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Mfeaon Historical ScMAjI CUV Hnll '&2m SUBSCRIBERS 1'ntllnir to irt inir will Irnvn uiw tlollvaril bjr phiiiilnir of. flco by 0 j, in. Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Fair Mnv. 7rt.n, Mln. IU, Menu r.H.R, I lur. l!.8t. Unity Mlnih Vciir l ii ty Mi Mt Vnii' i MI2DKORD, OWCOON, MONDAY, .TIINIO 20, 1911. No. 82. PINCHOT WINNER IN ALASKA COAL CASE PORTLAND'S FIRE CHIEF CAMPBELL LOSES LIFE IN BLAZE CAMPBELL DIES MID FLAMES IN WALLS TUMBLE Two Flrrmrn Perish Willi Chief as Result of Explosion of Gaasollnc Which Blows Out Two Walls mid Roof Crashes Down Body Found UNION OIL COMPANY OFFICE IS DEMOLISHED Properly Loss Will Total $200,000 Flrc Starts From Burned-out Motor In Basement. PORTLAND. Or., .Iiiiik I'll. David Campbell, chief nt the Portland file department tuul two men worn killed toduv in a l'ini wliirli destroyed ihe offices mill wnrchoimc of tho Union Oil company on Kiifl Water mill Kant Siiliuoii streets. Campbell' body was recovered at 10:;i(l, an lionr anil a half after lu entered tln burning slructuio. A search was Immediate lv storied for Ihe bodies of his com iniiiioiih who Mriht with him. . Tim chief itiol his livf men had rii- ' f ! iWn lrrilllmtfi-ontrortln"t)urniiig -wnrps hnuso nml wore exploring the inter ior when a tremendous explosion -if gnolnii lilew out two wall- anil the roof fell in. Hattalion Chief John Ymui. who wax diiccting his eonipany near the main entrance, wan knocked down ami m'hoiihIv injnicil h.v flying glass ami flame. He wax removed (o (he (loot! Samaritan hoHpilal. The firo Hurled shortly afler H o'clock presumably from a burned ont molor win quickly followed by others oh various tank of gasoline and oil hccaine ignited. Shortly before, he was Inst, Camp hell ordered u second and thin! alarm tinned in and ax soon iih ha wus missed every file company in the city wart summoned to the scene, Adjoining the warehouse of the I'nion Oil coinpmiy is the plant of lite Standard oil company, which is in the same hloek, within 100 feet of the scene of the file and the big rescr oirs of oil of the Standard are ad jacent. The loss is estimated nl .fJIIO.tlOO. LOCAL IN HAVE NARROW ESCAPE Kddio King mid Slim AdaniH had u narrow escnpo frnin death Sunday mi tlm Applegato. When a team of mules they wcro driving ran uwiy and hurled holh of them from thu rig. Mr, Adams was injured rather severely while .Mr. King was more, fortunate. Mr, Adams hud recently puihcased thu Million and was iiiiiiu ipmiiited with their tendencies. He is learning rapidly, however. SECOND TRIAL OF WAPPY UNDER WAY AT SEATTLE f 122 POUNDS IS BABY'S WEIGHT AND IS GOING UP MOl'NT A IKY, (In., .Iiiuir !!il. - .lauies Adolph Cody, aged 2, weight 122 Kiiiiiils mid growing every day, is declared to he the biggest hiihy hi the world. I In f sleeps well mid is ierVctly licallhy mid cuts meals like a gimvn mini, JmiicW iiieasureiiieuts are: Height !IU inches hare fool j neck 1-1; htht ICI; waist lilt; arm above elbow 12: wrist H: across f timid above thumb (I't ; first fin- ger '"'r hmiil 'J'A; thigh 25; knee III; mikle II; around foot ,f HJ'j; length of feel IP,; si Id- crs to. HH4U H HH4 IS. M'MANIGAL WONTTESTIFY Wifo of Aliened Dynamiter Refuses to Answer Questions Put to Her for Fear She Will Incriminate Htr Husband. SCORE HURT 1 What the Cunningham Decision Means CANCELLATION OF 1.08 ANOKLKK, June 'JO. Mr. Ortlo .McMiiulgal, wife of (he alleged dynamiter, wuh taken befnru the grand Jury shortly before noon and, dcilto miUMtlonliiK by Detntty DIh trlcl Attorneys Kurd and Morton, ab solutely refimi'd nu nnnwer nay ques tions or (ratify In any manner. Hhe gave a her grounds that It would not bo JiiHt (or her to mtiko HtntemeutK whlrh might Incriminate her liiibnnd. After u Hhort tlmo thu district at torney' ileimtlen cnnio out of the grand Jury chnmboru and Hiimiuoned Attorney Job Hurrliiinn, Clarence Harrow mid I.ccompto DiivIh before the linpilHltorlal board. After being In the grand Jury room a few minute (hey emerged and Immediately went Into cnufcrourc with Mm, Mc.Mnulgal, SMASH-UP OE STREET CARS Inbound Santa Monica Flyer and Ar lington Heffjfits Cars On Interurban Line Came Ttogether With Fatal Results Number Will Die. ALL AMBULANCES IN CITY RUSHED TO SCENE Judge Allen of California Appellate Court Among Those Most Seriously Injured. DELUGED BY RAIN WINNIPKO, Man.. Juno 2C. Heavy rains have vltdtcd many partH of the went, Winnipeg, Brandon, Sas katoon, I.ethbrldgo and many other place being deluged for several hour on Saturday night nml Sunday morning. At Shoal Inko and Stoney moun tain, both In Manitoba, building were fired by lightning, while at many place rellaiH wcro Inundated mid much damage wuh canned by good being Hpollud by the water. "NOT HALF A MAN," SO BEAUTY ASKS DIVORCE LOS ANUKLKS, Juno 2C More than a score of pasRunger worn In jured shortly after t o'clock Oil morning In a collision between an Inbound Haula Monica flyer and mi Arlington Height car on the In An gules Pacific Interurban line at Six teenth mid Hobart Hired. All the ambulance In (ho city wero runhud to the Been (i and aro now removing (ho Injured to thu various hospitals. The police mate that a number of the Injured will die. Judge Allen of thu appellate court of California I among the most. e rloiiMly Injured, lie Is thought to bo fatally Injured, Thu curiously Injured aro: Judge Allen, Injured Internally and cut by flying gin, critical condition; Kdward Domerton, G, Injured Inter nally, may die; Mr. 1C. M. dimming, badly cut by gin and bruised; K. V. Wright, bruised and cut; Allen Wheeler, cut and bruised; Mrs. John Kurlcy of Snwtollo, Cal., badly cut and bruised; A. F. Melleu of Suw telle, badly cut about (ho facu and arm; Mrs. A. K. Mullen, badly brill, ed and uluikou up. I-Tvu oilier were less HcrloiiKly Injured. TRADING ACTIVE IN STOCK MARKET NEW YORK, Juno 2C Today' opening stock market Hhowcd n move ment of Mtuck. Trading was active. Thu dcclHlou In thu llarrlinan merger caun resulted lu heavy buying de mand. I.ntur thu tono beenmo weak. At noon mnny stocks wcro ruling fractionally under Saturday's clone. Thu market closed firm. llonds wnro Irregular. Hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Alaskan coal lands conserved for the peo ple. The probable immediate opening to development of Alaska and a consequent great growth in the territory's population. The vindication of L. U. fllavis, special agent of the interior department, and of Gif I'oi'd Pinchot, former chief forester, who were dismissed from the service after a clash with former Secretary Hallingcr over the Cunningham claims. The probable final death of the Morgan-Guggenheim plan to grab the resources of Alaska. An impending influx of Alaskan coal into the markets of the Pacific coast, eliminat ing the necessity of purchasing British Columbia fuel. The development of a great naval base on the coast, where coal may be cheaply obtained for thq fleet and the consequent strengthening of America in the Pacific. U1NHAM CLAIMS IS ORDERED LOCAL CLOTHING RIVER GIVES UP HOUSE ENTERED' M'DOHALD SODV Burglars Force Entrance Into Store Fall to Secure Anything of Value Leave Stock In Orderly Array Broke In at Window. PAPER BOARD MAKERS IN EAST INDICTED SHATTM-5, WitHh., , 'Jll. Thu second trial of 'Charles V, Wnppcu Klein, tlm eight tjmes indicted ex chief of police, begun today, In thu first trial the jury dlHiigrccd, A spu cinl venire of J 00 wuh HUiumoiied by Judge Itoniihl, who will preside 'n place of Judge Main, from whom a change nl! venuu wiin Hcuuruil by Wnppcusteiii, Tito examination of jurors begun HiIh morning, mid lliu first liilcsiiuin, 11 oh n it Avaiu, u gro cer was ohiillmigcd by tlm dcfeiiHu on account of his admission of preju dice, mid wuh oMiusod. WuppuiiHteiii is ucoiiHOil of ncocpl iug u 1000 bribe from (lid Tuppur mid Chircucu (lerald for the opera tion of two rcaorlB. NKW YORK, Juno 20. Bitterly complaining that hor htiHhniid on their hoiioyinoon "treated hor liko n piccu of hIoho" nml only kissed her twiuo dully "with hird-liku little peckH," Mrs. Kdith It. Oamhier, wifo of Kdward V, (lambier, today is Hiiinp him for ilivorce. NKW YORK'. June 'J0.Officcrs, iigoiits and members of various paper board iiiiiuu fact tiring companies and co.parlnerliip-i included in thu mem bership of the Kasteru Box Hoard club wore iddictcd today by thu Unit ed States grand jury huro for oon Hptraoy in restraint of trade. Most of theso indiuled arc mom burs of thu Fibre & Manila associa tion which paid a fine of $88,000 in February, 11)10, fpr violation of tho Slioriunii luiti-trust law, SEE DECLARES HIMSELF DIVINE CHICAGO, 111., Juno 20. That Kvclyn Arthur See, "revcnler" nl tho cult of "abosluUi life," describod liimsolf in his writings as thu literal and true son of Clod, was declined to day in tliu trial of thu "prophut" by AsHistmft Statu's Attorney Ilurnliani in prosecuting Sou for causing tho delinquency of Mildred Bridges, one of his girl desciples. See, Buriihum said, assorted that hu wuh sent to bu the progenitor of a perfect rnuo who worn, by inimauu Into conception, to hu true sons mid duughturti of Uotl, Undue thu chap ter "Mildred," in his "hook of truth," Seo wroto: "In you shall ho horn tho child :f my son. You shall yield youvsolf to God's ordination, I havo given unto tho mother of tho now raco (Mildred Bridges) tho knowlodgo that, though shu is to bear a son in tho flush, it is not from tho flesh, hut from God that bho is conceived. Sho is tho ohoHCii one, tlicidol of my heart. God has called this wifu and daughter o bring forth tho nuw raco. I, God, doolaro it." Moun Rocs, tho soooud of Sco's disciples, testified today. Sho mado a general denial of charges, Burglars broke into the Model Clothing store I u to, Saturday night but secured little or nothing of val ue. Thu proprietors statu that they havo missed little' but admit thut considerable loot could have been taken from the shelves without their knowledge. Tho styck was not dis arranged in the Icaft& Kn trance was gained through a window at the rear of the store. The window fastener was dislodged and the frame removed. The body of Arthur McDonald was found thin afternoon in Rogue river lnMow Trail about six miles below the whirlpool in which ho was lost Sat urday. Coroner Kellogg has left to secure It and bring It to Medford. ELECTRIC CHAIR CLAIMS VICTIM AU11UKK, X. Y., Juno 20.-Quits-seppe Nacco, the murdered of Anto nio Canndiauo, with whom he lived, was electrocuted here today. The sight of the chair threw Nacco into hysterics, and screaming wildly, hu hroko for liberty. At tho door of the death room ho was overpowered, hnuled back, pushed into the chair mid tho straps adjusted. Then, still struggling, he wept bit terly, begging for a chanco to kiss the orucifiv. Father Kobctti, chaplain of tho prison, presented tho crucifix to Nacco's lips mid u moment later 1800 volts of electricity shot through his body. Life, however, was not soon extinct, mid two m ore con- tauts wcro required beloro tho slay er's spirit fled. AGREE TO VOTE ON RECIPROCITY WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno 20. An agreement was reached today for a vote oil the Koot .amendment on the reciprocity measure before adjourn ment of the senate. It appeared cer tain that It would bo defeated by a largo majority. Senator Thornton of Louisiana opened the debate Ho opposed the entiro agreement and Bald that ho would not support It unless amended to "prevent tho great Injustice that would otherwise be done to tho agricultural Interests." He favored the Hoot amendment. Senator Town send of Michigan and Senator Clark of Wyoming spoke In favor of tho amendment. PINCHOT UPON COAL DEC SION PRESIDENT RETURNS COINS SENT TO HIM WASHINGTON, U. C, Juno 26. Hundreds of silver coins mailed to President and Mrs. Taft for the sil ver wedding anniversary, aro being returned to the senders, with an ex- planatioii that tho exeautive mid hi. wifo appreciate tho motive prompt ing the gifts hut cannot accept them Tho coins ranged from dimes up. - - niiAnmiPi ftq nnnu . TO FARMER'S WIFE AT KLAMATH FALLS KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Juno 2(1. Though tho infant aro small, tho three girls which " wont to mnko up quadruplets "" bora to Mrs. Al Brinitol, a far- tiler's wifo near here, will prob- "" ably live, according to Dr. M. " Patterson, tho attending physi- "" :.... i. ,.i,.,. Mii. i,n. .;.,, i .. -f ',l,ll, 1WI.IIJ, . ..' M, 1,1V , l fow hours after birth. Their "" "" combined weight was 12 j T pounds. "" "" Tho babes aro all perfectly "" formed mid dopito, thoir unus- "" "" ually small sue, nro apparently "" "" strong and healthy. t t l f H H -t NEW YORK, Juno 2C. Discuss ing, tho decision of the department of the Interior to cancel all tho Cunning ham Alaskan' coal claims, former Chief Forester Qlfford Plnchot, In a statement to tho United Pross, said today: "Tho cancellation of the Cunning ham claims is proof by tho adminis tration Itself that tho fight against it' to prevent the coal monopoly of Alas ka Is not only successful, but neces sary to tho government. Tho action Insures tho cancellation of multitudes of fraudulent claims in Alaska. "Of course, the fight Is not yot won. It Is still posstblo that the secret order of last October whereby President Taft opened tho harbor frout of Controller Day, tho natural outlot for coal, will result In a coal monopoly through the transportation jnonoply thus created." OSCAR ROEDING L WIL RECOVER Three-year-old Boy Who Was Run Over by Lumber Wagon Near Cen tral Point Saturday Is Getting Along Nicely. Oscnr Roeding, the 3-year-old son of Mrs. Rose Roeding, who was bad ly injured Saturday when a loaded wagon ran over him, breaking every rib on his right side, will live, ac cording to authorities at the South em Oregon hospital. The lad is rest ing easily toduy. Little hope was held out for the boy's recovery Saturday as his in juries were very' severe. Prompt medical attention however saved iii life. Dr. Seely, who was called, re fused to forecast the result Satur day night, but now says the boy will live. FINAL EVENT OF CORONATION LONDON, June 20. Tonight's great feature of the coronation fes tivities will bo a gala performance nta tho Royal opera house, Covent garden. King George, Queen1 Mary, members of tho royal family and royal delegates to tho coronation from other countries have returned to London from Portsmouth to par ticipate in the concluding events of the celebration. The demand for seats for tonight's event is unprecedented. Ambassa dor Whitelaw Reid of tho United States secured a box sent for $500, but as high us $5000 bus been of fered for boxes by Into applicants. WOMEN HIRING OUT F0 RHARVEST WORK OMAHA, Neb., June 2(1. Lured by wages of $3.;")0 a day and board, scores of womon today are deserting tho restaurants and shops and dis placing men as harvest hands. They aro said to bo more reliable, quicker and do heavy work as well as men. Tho experiment was first mudo a year ago and worked out successfullv. Morgan-Guggenheim Effort to Grab Resources of Alaska Is Foiled Claims Held Grossly Defective and Restored to the Public Domain CLAIMANTS TO TAKE CASE TO FEDERAL SUPREME COURT Adherents of$Pinchot Jubilant Con sider Fight Made Against Bal linrjer Fully Justified. BALLINGER SAYS ITS ALL POLITICS SKATTLE, Wash., Juno 20. Af ter stating that ho would say nothing in relation to tho general land office's action in cancelling the Cunningham claims, ex-Seorotary of the Interior R, A. Ballinger, later in tho day re considered tho matter and gavo tho following statement to the United Press : "Many persons seem to bo laboring undor the erroneous impression that tho recent decision of tho commis sioners of tho general bind office in cancelling tho Cunningham claims is a roversal of my official rolatiou to those claims. "Since 1907, when I was commis sioner of tho general land office, theso claims havo been standing on my order of re-investigation. A secretary of tho interior, I took no notion respecting those claims as they woro under tho control Com missioner Dennett. As to the pres ent decision, I am of tho firm bo liof that there is no evidence that a court of justice would hold sufficient to warrant tho denial of pntoutH. . "In othor words, the decision of tho commissioner is political and not judicial." WASHINGTON. I). C, June 20. Cancellation of all the Cunningham coal claims in Alasku, tho fight over which cost former Secretary of the Interior Ballinger bis place, in public life, was today ordered by Commis sioner Fred Dennett of the general land office with the approval of Sec retary Walter L. Fisher of the in terior department. This action o the government, it is alleged, will forever frustrate the Morgan-Guggenheim clieme to grab Alaska K3 the lands are fesfiifeil'totho public domain and will be at once thrown open to re-entry. Adherents of Gifford Pinohot, for mer chief forester, wero jubilant when the government's decision was announced, and 'consider that tho fight against Ballinger has thus been entirely justified. Attorneys for tho Cunningham claimants, however, havo decided to carry the case to the Unit ed States supreme court and will fight to tho lust ditch to retain thu Morgan-Guggenheim hold on the coal fields of the far north. lcmrtnu-iit Findings. The decision of tho government finds : "Several locations, Tilings and en tries made pursuant to an under standing and agreement of tho claim ants prior to their location to com bine the claims for their joint uso and benefit; each location, filing nml entry was mado with tho unlawful purpose and intent that the title ac quired thereunder should inure to the benefit and use of mi association or corporation of claimants." Tho department then rules "That no mine of coal opened or improved on these tracts shall be located or entered." Tho government finds that tho claims of Charles Sweeney and V. W. Baker, both in the Cunningham group, are defective as to be invali dated, regardless of tho decision as affecting the group generally. Tho government department decides it to have been clearly shown that tho Morgan-Guggenheim syndicate had an option to finance and tako over tho development of tho coal lauds through a $3,000,000 corporation which was not ratified by a majority of the claimants. Is a Final Decision. Secretary Fishor, after the publi cation of tho Cunningham decision announced that action on tho other Alaskan coal claims in dispute would bo at once pushed to a conclusion nud that congress would be uskod at tho next session to enact now land laws for tho territory. Of the Cunning hum decision, Secretary Fisher said: "This is the final dceisiou on the Cunningham claims so far as the de partment of tho interior is con cerned." VOLIVA INDICTED IN ILLINOIS ELECTION FRAUDS WAUKKGAN, 111., Juno 20. Of 100 indictments returned boforo a grand jury hero this afternoon for conspiracy to violate tho election laws, one, it is said, is Wilbur Glenn Volivn, successor to Dowio an hoad of Zion city. I II t;