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iyw F v -r- ir "mmm n rir -$ fTrjpr .pffiw? -Ti i"55fTTv,'"ri,' ffft Rta-T- VMATHKI.HJ tonight. J! !'--"Hlii or rniow. iXIfll0 .nli,d OIU,o I'ocal shower Week trJiuwuUi aI.ovo white" warmer; below white, colder Whlta with Mck cenlcr-Cold MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE RTFIM! YEAR. Full fifitNCcl Wins, IUih)iU Tito only paper- In tito yrorld published In a city the size of Mod ford having ity lonsed wlru. MEDFORD, .OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1910. No. 20G. CENSUS RETURNS GIVE TOO GREAT REPRESENTATION WASHINGTON, Nov. IS In Bplto of tho Increased population ot the United States, It Is probable that one of tho jmbjocts of legislation before thu short scFsIon of compress will bo a decrouso In the membership of the house of representatives. The lower body already Is regarded aa too un wieldy and to Incrcaso the represen tation based on census roturns would place tho house boyond the power of transacting the government's bus iness, Tho population required of each congressional district probably will lie raised and It is not likely that tho representation will bo In creased except In tho far west, whero the porcentngo of growth In popula tion has been enormous. Plans for the short session of con gross wero discussed Informally to day by Senators ale ot Maine, Bur ton or Ohio, Uorah of Idaho, Flint , of California, Cullom ot Illinois, Pile of Washington, Ilalloy of Tex- , as Money of Mississippi, Culberson of Texas and Overman of Indiana. Offices have been openvd by-Uio, foregoing benatorl Tor" Hie approach-. lug session, i The senators named expected to lime a further conference with Pres ident Taft upon his return front Pan ama Other subjects that will bo considered are: Ship subsidy, reap porMonment of congressional dis tills, llconblng corporations by tho t nlfcd States, and pensioning super auuated employes of the govern u tut FIRST EXHIBIT OF ART IN CITY SPLENDID HOW $2.50 EACH FOR VOTES IN OREGON Tl'n Mate of Oregon has paid tint nn average of $2.50 for each vol c st ut the last general election, or w II have paltl out that sun: by the 'lie the bills are all In, according to " figure In the secretary of state's i) Ire This Includes the expenses of tie primary, tho pamphlets Issuod by tin state In which tho cant'ld'ttes set forth the reasons why they uhoulil he elc-tee", tho printing of the ballots and othei incidental expenses. BURGLAR TURNS ON LIGHT; IS FRIGHTENED t'l'iiiiiuliiiritv with the electric imittiwiin'i". nl the W. T. IteoriiUo jhoin.- at 2(I'J South Ouktlnlu eiitt-ed a bold, bed burglar U have to make gttnv.iv without a;iv suns' la-l ;i.i.iit. lie hid mailu (lie eiitniiiee .ill light li the libiinl route of Inking itt .i ii-ifii l'rom the porch mill lis- mi: the "skeleton" oil thu kitehe i door. Instead of having provided liiuiselt with oiio of tluibv electric searchlights whieh louttiro m much in the mugazinu tloteetive stories, lie depended umui the hou.o lights to Inn! him to liis houlv. Thoro is vl'eie he inaile the nitstiiko. The ''uryl.inoiis person turned tho wtonj M.jtih mid iiiiniodliUoly the whole 1 nl-,. u,;.. lighted. A eollie dog, wiiu It hud been punoofully bleepm..' ' Hi- lieu of the btaifs, got busy . bout that tune-nut raised an alarm whuh brought l.olnud IJQveridgo nnJ i hut "flat" to thu fore. All the v "ing man saw, howovor, was a -hail.iMV form viulntin tlie speed nerd aioiiu the alloy, bound wt. l'"li' einun Muuisio win. eallud. hut ' tlu'l li eoul dfind was an exc.t- d ttituily nntl the brokeu seroun li r Medford is having lief first art exhibit ami n very eredilable one it H. The pictures are a part of the Elson educational art exhibit of lioston ami comprises copies of till tho masters. A great variety of subjects aro represented and n good idcu of tho different schools of the different periods is given. The ex hibit is shown in the Greater Med io rd club rooms ut the Nntatoriiitiw Tho exhibit comprises the Kgypl iau art, showing the Sphynx, the Pyramids ami sum of the temples. In the Greek and Uomnu architec ture aro found the Acropolis, the Forum, the Parthenon mid others. Among (lie Greek and liomaii sculp ture are copies of Aphrodite, Apollo, the Victory of Sninntlirnce., In the Italian school are found the Gothic and some of tho high Hciiais sance, including teveral of I'm An gelica, Botticelli, Andrea del Snrto, Michael Augelo, Itapbacl and Leon ardo da Vinci.-, In the Dutch and Flemish school arc, found some -of Uoinbrundl. Hu- 1ons ami Villi Oyek, The Kreneli iffhool is represented by Htmn Hon heiir, Corot, Dupic, Le Ilruu mid Millet. In the Kuglish school are Land- seer, Reynold!-, Turner, Walker and Watts, ami others. Murillo .repre sents the Spanish school. Tho'Ain- erican school is comprised chielly of i por rails mid subjects relating to American history. Many additional subjects are given troin artists of all iintioni'lilu"-, and a good collcc- tiou of miscellaneous archilcclure A collection of the wink ilniie !i COUNT TCILSTO WEAKENING END IS NOT FAR OFF ST. PI0TI3USUUHG, Nov. IS. The condition of Cent Leo Tolstoi is re garded us, hopeless today, and ef forts Rro being made to reconcllo him to the Greek church from which he was excommunicated, following the publication of his work, "Tho Ites aurrcctlon," to obvlato bis refusing a Christian burial. Tho church Itself Is making tho first advances. Dlshop Tamboff, em powered to act with authority, start ed today for Astapova, whoro Tolstoi has been since his collapse In tho railway station at that placo early thlR week. Ulshop Tamboff was vested with power to rescind tho ct communlcntlou at a meeting of the holy synod yesterday. Ho Is tho bearer of a sollcltlous messago to Tolstoi from Antonlous, Metropolitan of St. Petersburg, president of tho synod. Count Tolstoi passed a sleoplcsu bight, and Ills heart beats wero scarcely porceptlblo today. Ills fovor had subsldod to 00 degrees. It was predicted by Ills, physicians that ho "could not long romaTn alive, and that l'o would pass out quietly whlto sleeping. ' the students of the public schools is also shown. The art department was. introduced oiilv Ibis year in t lie schools, tinder the diiceiiou of Mis Sncdicor, and considering (hat the" collcclioii represents only about two mouths' work, the showing is mu.-d creditable. All of tin schools im represented, from tho primary to the I ugh seliiiol.niiiljlie work is io char (Continued on pa en 8,) MAY REDUCE MEMBERSHIP OF HOUSE LOWER BODY OF CONGRESS TOO UNWIELDY TO DO GOOD WORK REPOR ON FEDERAL Word Awaited From Washington With Greatest Interest Report of Special Agent Roberts Not Yet in Washington Until It Docs, Local " People Must Walt. f TWELVE ACRES BEARING TREES SOLD; $2000 AN ACRE IS PRICE fc . ' !! I II ! IMI.M I I. .1 ! MMT-M M,mn .WIM - - CHICAGO BANK OFFICIAL BOYS BURRELL TRACT EFFORTS 0 COMPROMISE FAILS T SOON TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT LONDON'. Nov. lb. Premier As iiuith aiiuouiiccd today (hal parlia ment will be dissolved November tih. insurini: a t'ciienil eloutioii beforo Christmas, The iiiinouiiconiout of Asiiuith wn i surprise, ii& many, ij. both side- were hopeful (hat a' 'ooinproinUo would be rencluiil. Thu premier was defiant when he addressed the house or coiniuuiifc this uftoriiimu, "It is uxofi'is to continue the iaieij anv IMijjor," lie said. "To reform the house of lords and simultane ous) v Io permit thcni to ictain lh' riht of U'tn .inipl makes the ov criifticut a f lie The htnwMcil conipromisc luin not been ut Hie iii tore.slrfKVf' the people. Thu oeni-mi'jir-jdlttHi aj dfatiuot foj,rraiu which nuiH?Hiefsvmi Aut." ThimTiijifft. Ijt wn lenrncil, di ciisHeirnTl the HiiuKosted coiiiprom ic njid decided that none was feas ible. Ihprcrorn, H recoiniiieniieil Hlint trni" kimJrTdibs'olvo pnrliainout on November 28. The liberal huuelip.-i cheered the auiioiiucemgiit us tho premier con cluded. Lord (YoWo, liberal leader in tliy upper jiliamljor, announced (he decision in the housu of lords. Tho horeditarv inunibuix bcliec that the uniioiiiiccineul is the fore runner of the cud of their iKilitieal activities mid their ien if the sit i tun is most cloomv. MEXCAN I IB SY Heavily Armed Band Is Seen on Mexican Side of Rio Grande, Which Leads to Belief That Raid on Mexican Town and Not United States Town Is Being Contemplated uy the Mou. KL PASO, Ti', Nov. 18. Inabil ity to iUro the wliBiutthoMt of h ImHil of 00 htvily anwd JIesien seun vtwturdiiy on tho Mu.ieau M of tiie i Gnuil, PIoit t,lu , . r.,,i,nn '(id tailiM from here. Iiii lud U. th litlif tfant a rid on Mcxitfiiii iwid not un l-nuwi aii towns i beins cwitMHKt by tlie lavnlulioiHst. Stilts who were liatilv siii urn Mt iniduwht lmllfd the If" Uramlo. for miles uillmut ihfiuu " -", urtued Mtnicwii, and early today re luriied to .MnrMtliiiii, where the eiti Mm. had Ihiuji usneinblud nil uilil uiidur arnia, ftmrinu an attnok. Sheriff Walton of Alpine uoiiuty. Tuxu, who in iuvestiatiu the nv Hrt. baid today that there could he im doubt bHt that the Mo.vicaiw wore mmbii last nislit. hut what became il tliMH in a myktury. Uu khvo it in. hi belief that reolutioujtti. wvro a-tiu and were imiiis the Aiiieneiin Mexicau excitement to cocr up their lii'iwrnei.tK WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. -tSpo-clal) Tlio treasury department lins not as yet received tho report of Special Slto Agent Roberts, who re cently passed on tho federal build ing Hltcs offorod In Medford. Until the report is received uo action can bo taken. Tho abovo dispatch was received today by the Mall Trlbiino from its Washington correspondent, and seta at rest a rumor that lias been going tho rounds that tlio person tender ing the location favored by Mr. Rob erts had boon notified that their of fer had been accepted. Interest fa keen In Medford re garding tlio location pf tho now building nnd according to street re ports no lesB than 1500 has been wagered on tlio cholco of locntlon, LANDSS GRANTS CHANGE OF VENUE ClIICAdO, III., Nov, 18.- United Stater, .ludgoK. AI. IjiWdjt. today craiilud u petition fyin&ld)nt:o of veiino tji tliiMJiidfclott nieoiiaokoui, who faced trial in hi. courl. .Jud-ie Laudib held us well tiikenftlio eou tuntiou of tlio packers' ullorpyyd tliat he was disiiunlifii'd from liynr inir Hie taurfoK hucaiise of his ueliVo partifiuiion in the beef trust prose eutiojisoCJUr). Laiidi.-. rofiihcd lo cerlify the eascH lo lhl United State circuit court and instead' said he would lranst'cr them to the United Slates disluct court, presided oxer by .Judjre t'arpenler. The utlornc.VH for the packeix said thai such action was unwarranted ami protested to the court. CROWD AIRS OREGON APPLES WIN SWEEPSTAKES AT SPOKANE SHOW Sl'OKANIO, Nov. LS.-i-For tho sec ond successive tlntu Oregon apples have carried off the sweopstako prlzo at tlio national applo show. This year .first place went to a car of Spitzch- uergs cxniimcu uy u. ti. sprout oi Hood river, nnd Inst year tho swoop Btakes wero awarded to Tronson & Guthrie of tif Jltogno river valley. Second sxyoMnUes wero awarded Illiunan & QriWyW Wenntchoo, who oxhll)lled a cnofSpltsenburgs. A carload Qy Ncvtown apples ex hibited by A.ff- 'Helms of Ashlniid took second.. 'prize- for Nowtowns. Very Ilros. of 'tlynl river voro first. I Thousands u( Visitors havo dally thronged tho show' since It opoiiod. As; soon as thu show bore closes the prlzo wlnnors will bo shipped to Chi cago for exhibition thoro. NO ONE BLAMED NO END IN SIGHT PRESENT STORM TI RN GCODR JUfll nn innmiyT Hlihllllll1i To the IMilor: As (here seem lo have been hiiuu iincei (unity us to (lie cause of the uccidciit which resulted iu Hie death of Wnrren K. Hodge. I doHiro lo snto that inv dauglilur, Mrs. Hodge, and niv fuiuilv uiid nivself me eonxinced iieyoinl u doubt Ihut it was uu uu- 'JiMiidable uceideiit nnd wiih not the (nmidl of tlio fuiill or daivleiwuuHH jif uiivone, mid we' take this menus wf fullv expiuirittiug the iiicinherM of jjhO fire dcpiirjuieiit from rospgnsi- bllilV and ot tliaiikiiiL' tlieiu. qui- aim Two inches and a tiurter ot nun haye fallen durinir the present rain Htdrm throtiuhout the valley, and nc cofdiue; to thcwcatlior reports the end is not yet in sight. With the cotninur of night today colder weather iti predicted and it nitty ho that snow will fall. Jtcports received today hidienle that a snow storm is- cofniue; down from the north. Whether it will reach Southern Oregon is doiilitful, although uoveral flurrioa were expe rienced lust Your before Huh time There is un doubt but that the present ruin h tho genuine wiutui moisture, although Southern Ore gon's renowned fall huh is expected to break through thu clouds most uuy day and remain out for dys nl n time. ELLA WHEELER W1IG0X COMING Kiln Wheeler Wilcox will arrive in Mcilford next Wednesday for a visit with Mr. ami .Mrs. Huuptiiiuu of Ta ble itoek, Sho is nceompuuicd h her husband They are making u tour of Hid -world. Should (ho talented author become enamored of Hie valley tho chulices are Hint she will advertise it exten sively with her pen. all, for their IhouuhlfulnosH uiid consideration for us in our bereave ment. W. W. KIFBHT. MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES ATTACK POLICE; SCORE HURT FOR JAP'S BLOOD I.OS ANUF.hi;, l'.il. Km. lh. InhiigJshiwntn, a diminutive Jnpuu o,e, t. held ut the ut jail toda.v pending uu mxestigalioii of an .U tuek upon him which ucuurred utter Mis. P, II. t'aso ot Santa Ana had been struck mid kimckud down bv u stone he throw at out of a gang ot youths he declared had abused him. fshiwatn told the police that uc was set upon late lust night by three men who knocked him to the pave ment ami sliiiiik hiin. he allege, without provocation, lie seized a stone and hurled it at tho mm lost "I Ins UMuiluuU. The man duuked ami the missilo truck Mr. (ue, who was walking on the opposite side of the street, inilictiusr a painful wound on hur ohofet. A croud (iiickl. -urroiindud the woinan. Koomuue houlud thai she iiad been struck bv a Japanese. h awata Hod nnd a pursued bv score of mou and lni' witli ones of "Out a ropo!" and "hyuah him!" Tljo .IMiHo.e was suvod hy Harry IIumloH. vaudeville nolor, who imnliud him into the offli'c-s of (lit Homo Tttluplinnii omupmiy, whare liv hid until thi isdiee arrivml. I)tpijiv SUeriff It. Ik Dow r tunwd ftttui Portland Prldny inoru iris, h hither be hud been lo men re Williuiu Mulliii. nci'iKMfd of insuiug checks agaiiiot bunks uheu he hud im fund LOMIJON, Nov. lH. Three hu.i dreiLmiilitant suffraucttoH attutjkei the police stationed around the pur iliaiueni Diuiiiings loony wnon niov yerc refused admillaiiee, iiudi riot in which a score of women wero hurt and hall u ilozon more hriust ed followed. , Thu HotK continued throughout, the day until iiiouiiUmI poliuc eliarg ed the crowds and cleared an open ing about tho buildings. The trouble hugnii wliml a delugti tioii of i.uffruicuttoM uttumptml to ou ter the house of lords. I'uifoimed men barred the wuv and held hark the leaders. The women withdnw for u fnniillutiiu, lined up for a "llMlig wedge in Ipnit ol the wide ciitrai.ee and charged I mbrcllus beeiiiiir i.iiei- .mil iH'iii'emc'i'H hel finds were Killed in Hie dust. , "J lie enarge was repuien.iueii re pented nguiu mid again. Six of the hl.oilur, woinuii pi'oiiiinuiit in the Lmidoii Hiiffragutto iiiovuineut, were un lifted. - When Hie afternoon session of imrliamunt was opened the women ugaiii dumaudeil admission. Now of the rioting hud spread ami scores of hoodlums- uuic on haiul. Tlienc o.jined in the rush of the militants, hustling women about and tcaiing their clothing from their backs. The police sternly represked such ac tions, urrcntini; -0(1 men. Pimiln the uiotiuteil police .'lined ami ef fcclualh ended all disturbance bv hiiikiiiL' UP each eroup before it hud 'dine lo assume the proportions of a limb FRENCH AND AMERICANS CLASH Bloody Riots Occur Between Uncle Sam's Bluejackets and Those of France Following Discovery ol Body of American In Waters of Bay Patrols Carry Rifles to Head Off Trouhle. PARIS, Nov. IS. IHoody riot zo tweun BulloiK of tho Kocoml division of thu Amwlcun floot at Cherbourg and Kreiich sullom In tht port no cuifd todny, according to a ills patch rcelvod by IlntraUzOgnut bore. The dlsputch says that thu body of uu Amorlcun sailor later was found flouting in the wateis of tho Inner port. All patrols at Chor- bourg aro carrying loaded rifles with fixed bayoiiotH to prevent another at tack by the Americans, who, tho dis patch allege wero tho uggrusKors la the con f Hot. The doad sailor In II. i. Weldlloh of tho battloshlp I.oiilHlana. Thoro ajo conftlclliig wtorlos of his death. Boiuh any ho was drowned accident ally, whllo otheiH contend that ho was a vlitim of tho rioting pouglns Smith, vico-presidont of Chicago banking institution,, hits, purehnsed .I'J acres of bcariifg orch ard in tiio Durrcll' tract, paying $21,000, or $2000 an acre. J. L Harkdull mid Phil lliunlil mado thu stilo. , Oiio-hnlf of the tract is in 'J0-year-oid d'Anjou pears mid the other hall' iu 'JO-yenr-old Hovvpllfi, These trees hnvo bqen Btoady pro- ducors out! recordo tlioy lmvo nutdo in tlio past mpru than warrant tho" price pnid for the tract, For Sev eral -youra past tlioy have more than paid interest on a larger hum, Tim price is nonrJy a record for hearing orchard, Howovor, oua Iraet ip' the liurrcll grovu was , sold -at $2:iQ0 an acre. . , f& .Mr. Smith will nmkb tiie'.liHet 4a country liomo, wherop mi''iit4r from tlio caroa , of ,'tho binejfcj y world. '- ? '--i-vjv: PLANNEDADRUfiK WAS SUCCESSFUL l'Mward Itohiiisou appeared hufoiu Police Judge ('iiuoti Priday morning to uiiswer a charge of being drunk. "I live iu Ashland, your honor," hy -aid, "and 1 cuiuu lo Medford yuslur dny ttfteriioou witli thu iiiteuliuii of gutting drunk, nnd from the circum stances, us nearly us I can remem ber, nnd my feelings this morning, I surely luust'huve succeeded." Iu which HtiittjmniiL Edward wan cor roborated by the police "An Inmost confession is good for Hie soul," ipioth the .judge, "so it will oulv cost you $.' on account of vour successful effort." W. Thompson left u southbound train yesterday iu order to telieve the drouth produced by u journey through the arid regions north. He hoisted iu one too many mid the Southern Pacific, like tho tide, walls not. Tlmmimou'ri hut and oilier par aphernalia went on without him. Af ter giving him a little fatherly ad vice and 'adding .f.'l to Hie city trens. ury, .Indue Canon allowed him to continue bis joiirnev to Lukcview. WILL CONSIDER MANY T The cil t oiiiicd will meet tin evening m adptiirncd session to con sider a number of oidiimnccs. Among them will bo ordinances levying sewer aHossinoils on tivo streets on the cast Hide, imtieo of which as sOMiuunl have bueh duty piiblihed. ' The provision for .W'l.fiOO im liiovemeiit IidimU will nl&o.upnio up for uomaiduriitiuti. The light coiiiinittcu litis had uudir coiisiduratiou for some timu tho ntoiioxition of thu iimtallation of culcr liulits along Main street, ii. the Iniaiiiuftrf Koetion. The .projKisi liou U that the property owners iu- lall the Inmls in trout ot tltcil", sev eral liuldings and the uliy will, take oare of thorn thoroaftor', iwiyiiig: fr ulMctiieity, repaint, uio. , Other inatturs will probably I'giuo tpi for dioiiksiou. The ulGv i ucordor flavn iw never known vht( will lie spruuK uu him at any mm council niHotiiig. Tim riiinatnB of'fM:iv f!h:ii-lev whn - - " died at Portland Wudneiiduy, wore talma to HrnwuBbnro i-rltluy nioru lag. whore the Interment watt mado In the afternoon. :m