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ilrftnMI CltyHuH ff LJI 1 r gl"V Jr.- TT y " ' i' " " t .t a SUBSCRIBERS rulllnir to g pnptr wnl liv on ilillvtrftl hy phoning of yflc by a p, m. Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Fnlr Max.HO.ft; ltd. If tint. i!2 ioc rent; Mhi. no. Dully Hlxth Yritr. Korlv.Klmt Ymir MEDtfORD, OitlilUOX, MONDAY, AUMJHT 21, 30H. No. 129. TUFT SIGNS BILL CREATING TWO STATES Only Refusal of Two Territories to Comply With Conditions Ho Im poses Stand In Wny of Arizona and New Mexico. BEATTIE TRIAL $trke of Liverpool Dockworkers Settled Men R esume Work OR Mflfl S UNDERWAY HOUSE STEAM ROLLERS FORCES COTTON BILL VOTE Toll Accepts Invlatlon to Lay Cor nerstone of New Oakland City Hall. WAHIIINUTON, 1). C. Auk. 21. Following a oonforonro, Speaker Clark nml Democratic Umdor Under wood nnnoiini-od thin afternoon that tlmy retimed to imnoiit to tbii pro groin of roiiKrmtn niljouruliiK tonlttht. WASHINGTON, 1). C, Aug. 21. ProMident Tn ft lliln afternoon algiicd Out bill admitting iirizonu nml Now Motion Iti Hlnlt'linotl. Only tlio x. fiiHitl or lint Inn li'rrllnriiM to fom ly with iho conditions iniHiHi'il by cutigrcrw run now operate I" prevent thriu from nlrinj; tliv union in uhout three miiulliH. Under the proviHioim of Iho hill New Mexico iniirtt veto tlio iromnnl of making itM coiiHtitiitiou inoro huh ocpiihlu to amendment. Arizona i ri'iiiirctl lo eliminate Iho recall of judge provision from Ih oontitilu tion. Thcm Htepn taken, tlio eloetimi of Mali" offii'crH and congroHUmoii must tlinn )iu huld. "TliVlioiffd ' democrat (oilny oiled up mul put their hIoiiiii roller into action, mill, overriding nil ljc liotiH, succeeded In forcing it vote on the cotton hill for tl o'clock (his OVOIling. r.M'n Cannon opposed the Htt'mn roller taction of tho majority. PrcHident Ta ft toilny nccoplcd an invitation to lay Iho oornerstonu of tho now Oakland oily hull, thtiA clinching his Intention to go Nu",t Ihirt fall. Youth Accused of Slaying Wife for Love of Gird Pleads Not Guilty and Day Is Spent Selecting Trial Jury Woman In Case Not Present. ACCUSED PLEASED WITH ATTENTION HE ATTRACTS Parents Show Only Sign of Gloom Motion for Delay of Trial Is Overruled, WASHINGTON, D. C, Aur. 21. Tho cotton hill probably will ho pniw l hy tho hoiuo HiIk afternoon. Pro blem Tnft In preparing a veto men Hugo and Im oxpoclod to return tlio luoatturo without approval luiinoillnto. Jy after It ronohou him. FEAR SHOAF IS KIDNAPPED Socialist Writer Mysteriously Disap pears at Los Angeles Was In Possession of Evidence That Would Clear McNamara of Dynamiting. LOS ANOKU58, Cnl Aur, 21. "Spare no oxpeiiHO l ' otUnl to locale (loorgo V. Bhonf." TIiIh wna tho muwinKo rornlvcil to day hy Aloxandor Irvlno. Now York HoclulnlHt, from tho editor ot tho Ap peal to Houhou, a Khubuh puhllcntlon, In a' pica to lochto CIcorKO F. Shoaf, HuclullHt writer, who has boon inyn torloiiBly mlHaliiR from Los AnKolos hIiico AuRUBt 13. Uoflpllo uiuiBiml ac tivity hy Joful pollco, no truco of Shonf linu boon found, althouRh tho iioarch ban boon conducted In all tho principal cltloa of tho Paclfld count. lluroio.hlH dlBHPPoaranco Shonf confldod to Irvlno that bo bnd un oartbod ovldonco which would iiIiho lutoly OBlubllHb tho luiioconco of tho AIcNimmrns from all connection with tho Tlmotf ciibo. "I urn Bhudowod," bo told Irvlno, "both day and nlnht by poraoiiH who uro eookluK to convict tho accuaoil men," Soclallutn and union labor men In timate that porumiH ueekliiR to IniiiR about (ho conviction or tho McNamma brotboiH could throw llRhl on Shoafn (lltluppimniuco If they would talk. They maintain that bo Ih beliiR held u oaptlvo and will not bn freed until nfter tho Tlniou cuho Iiiih been ended. ClIKHTKItFlKM) COUKT IIOUKK. Va., Aur. til. -Henry Clay Hunttio, jr.' pale ami norvotiH, hut otlierwiso showing mi HiRiiK of emalion, nettled hiiiiHelf htolidly in bin chair hcrtido nil array of ooiiiihcI in tho little old court hotiMu hern today when (he court rofiiKod (o Rrnut a Htuy of trial on the indictment for tint murder cf hid wife, Mrn( JouiHo Wolfonl Owen Heat tic, on (ho Midlothian pike near Itichmoiiil, July '18. Ten jurymen wore Holccloil. The iittoruoyK for the iIoJuiihu urged it wook'n delay hut JiiiIro Wnt Hon overruled (he motion. Heattiu wiih called to (he bar of tho court and lttrt Inwycra mo veil to quash (lie indictnient. Thin iho wah denied. Mcattio (lion enlcrcd hm pica of not Builly. Ilenlnli Illiifonl AhMont. lk'iilah Hinford, tho 17-yonr-old (,'irl, who bore Hcuttio. n Hon, ami for whose nuke ho is Hiiid to have killed hiit wifo,w"hw not present. Tho nit IhorilioH, dccmiiiR hor prohonco un- liPCcHKary, led hor in (he Henrico county Jail. lleattio Hccined In enjoy (he ntlrn lion lie attracted. Ho arrived in an nutotnohiln from tlio county jnil and Binilod with an nir of superiority on Iho IhroiiR that Riceted him. Many boyhood friendH wore in tho crowd hut tho ncoiiKcd iimu jiasHed through the RntheriiiR without sign of recognition. llontlio'rt pnrentH dixplnycd tho only Hign of gloom. Their Had ex proHHinus wore in decided contract lo (he eager couulcunuccK of the hpcetutofri mid court officialH. CYCLONE SWEEPS NORTH DAKOTA Only Four Corpses Found but Twenty Persons Believed to Have Been Killed Two Hundred Injured by Storm. PRC5CNT OW LIVtRPOOL.JLtN rROlTUt MERSCY, WITH US 6XILKT RWLRSIDI. fLAfX.THE. NEW DOCK. BCVRO Of rCl$ " n" t1l " ' -' " - "" - '" ' " """ m . ' I I II I' IWllll ! I ' J Wmw MMHaWMWa Ml J ! ' i ii l.lLKrUUL. - ASKS NATION TO DEVELOPE COAL NIINES La.Follette Demands That Uncle Sam Ojjen Alaskan Resources and Sell Product to People at a Minimum Profit to Benefit Entire Nation. THC PHINC& DOCK.. o- THI AMFMlC, CtNTRAL 5TAT10N. RANtLAGH 5TRELT. LIVERPOOL. - MVKHI'OOL, Aug. 2J. The loo kout of (ho dock worker hero wnn hctllcd tonight and the men were ordered to return to work immediately. With tho diffScultivri of the roilwu y employed already ndjiibted and the dock men now resuming work, the general htnke is believed to be t nn end in I.ivor)ol. . WOMAN S A NARROW ESCAPE Small Boys Shooting at Pigeons Nar rowly Escape Hitting Mrs. Peterson at 616 Peach Street, Who Was Resting on the Lawn. ' KA1MI0, N. ., Aug. 21. Though only four corpsca have boon found, It Ih believed beretoday that nt loaat 20 perBimu were killed In this Btnto by yoBtordiiy'H cyclono. Two hundred pemoiiH are known to lmvo been In jured, and na nil when are down, thu IIbI may bo exceedingly greater when full details uro received. Tho prop erty diimuRO will oxcoed $1,000,000. Tho cyclono first struck Antlor, N. I),, razing every building In tho town, It then moved Houtb and weal and at West Hope 1R0 portions woro Injured. Olbor towns struck woii Snurls, Sher wood, Mohull and Loralue. nil nlqng tho North Dakota-Manitoba boundary lino, It is reported that tho tall of tho tornado swept Wlnulpog, ALL LEADERS LOSE IN STOCK MARKET NWW YOAIC, Aug. 21. All tho leaders In the stock market today re flected BOino heaviness, Reading lost 1 1-1, Union Pacific 3-1, United States Steel, AtchlBon mid Southern Pacific Ci-K, Further recessions woro mndo on tho proiiouucod weakness of tho Ilarrlmaii Issues, Union Paclflo fell 3 points, Lohlgh Small boys, nhooliifg tit pigcoiiH iK-ar (UO I'onoh strvct'filiiiiliiY uflcr- noon onme very near wounding Mrs. L. .M. I'oterson, ns hhe wus hitting on the lawn of her residence. The jxtlicc wore called to Htop the bhooting hut the hoys had fled in tho meantime. Ouo of the bullets struck tho house not two feet to one bido of M. Po terhou. Tho tdiock badly frightened her. Her husband attempted to catch tho hoys hut failed. Residents of (lint section state (hat during the pnst two weekn sev eral Htiiull boy nnned with rifles of Hinall calibre havo been in (ho habit of shooting at pigeons in that neigh borhood nnd yesterday they were holder than usual. If caught they will ho proseouied for discharging firearms within the city limits. BELLBOY TRIED FOIUKDER Young Slayer of Aged Millionaire Finds Mysterious Defender Who Supplies Cash to Defeat Justice at the Bar. SUBMIT SAMPLES OE LOCAL STONE Local Company Will Endeavor to Se cure Contract for Building Stone for New Federal Buildings in the State Must Pass Test. Jn neeord with njreeent dictum sent out hy the BitpcrAJng nrcbitect of the treasury department, tho Oregon (Iruiutc company of this city will sub mit samples of local building stone in order to obtain a chance to put in a hid for the furnishing of southern Or egon granite for uso in tho new fed eral buildings to ho erected in the state. Three or four new building are to he erected mid the local com pany will endeavor, to have (heir stone accepted by tho nrcbitect nnd Inter attempts to secure the contract to furnish tlio sone.- All qunrrymen whether in the state or not will have to submit samples which will be tot ed nml then if the stone passes the tests they will be allowed to bid. It is thought that tho-southern Oregon stone will prove up to standard ns stone men hnve pronounced it the fin est found in the west for building nnd monumental purposes. EISHWAY GOLD RAY COMPLETED Water Was Turned In Sunday and It Looks as If the Conditions at That Dam Have Been Permanently Remedied. The repairs on the fishway nt Gold Ray dam have been completed nnd ii is now 'believed that all of the exist ing evils nt the dam relating to fish have been completely remedied. Water was turned in and from ap pearances tho fishwny is operating successfully. "I believe thnt we lmvo effectually corrected all of the evils nt the dam," states Chief Deputy Sam L. Sandry, "and I will now turn my attention to other dums. Manager Snnders at the Anient dam has promised to build an other largo fishway there and I will now spend some time supervising tho installation of that one." NKT YORK, Aug. 21. 1'nul (loi del, tho 8-ycar-old bellboy who is charged with having murdered Henry Jackson, an aged Wall street mil lionaire today was jilaeed on trial. His attorneys being unable to bolster his norvo, tho guards suppoiting him. Oeidel's mother was not allowed in tho chamber. His sister also wna barred. When Iho eno was called the at torneys for tho defense, who, it is understood, uro being paid by a Hart ford, Conn., millionaire, who has in dicated his willingness to supply moi-o Hum $50,000 if necessary, moved for nn adjournment on the ground that important witnesses woro absent. The motion was denied and (he onso ordored to proceed. WIIITR 1JLAINS, Ky. BocauBO ChnrloB llurebard dyed his hair, his wlfo Is sooklng a dlvorro. 8ho said ho did It to conceal tho tnct thnt bo was older than ho bad told hor ho was. Valley 2 3--1, Rending 2 1-2 nnd United Statos Stool 2, Trading lator Blunkonod, but tho list still manifest ed n ronctlonnry tondoncy. Union Paclflo mndo n small recovery. Tho market closod dull, BondB woro steady, BEACHY WINS ALTITUDERECORD Young Aviator Files the Highest Yet Reaches 11,528 Feet Correction of Barograph Will Make It 11,603 Feet. CHICAGO, III., Aug. 21. Major Reber, in charge of the barographs at tho International Aviation associ ation's meet just closed here, an nounced (odny thnt tho figures show Lincoln Uonohos nltotudo record yesterday to ho nioro than 11,528 feet which is tho highest that any man has over flown. Tho three bar ographs carried hy theaviator are be ing calibrated. Tho first figuies woro not correct. Rohers expects to seo tho correc tions 11,003 feet. Tho weather con ditions nt that altitude must first ho ascertained hofoio tho official fig ures can bo compiled. NEW YORK'. Colonol SSupan downed mi old Iloldolborg beor drink ing rival, whom ho mot at tho Wal dorf, by putting away 39 soldels, each ono at a gulp, with tlmo only enough to any "X" botweon drinks. AS11URY PARK, N. Y. -Flvo mln utes after alio recolved a post card from her mothor warning hor of tho butpln danger, Miss Mary Mltcholl's EAGLES MEET TO ELECT NEW GRAND PRESIDENT SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug. 21. The fight in caucus for grand pres ident of tho Fraternal Ordor of Ea gles was resumed this afternoon with many delegates from western and middle western states following the California members in a stand for Joseph II. J. Cusnck of Snn Francis co nguinst Frank E. Hering of Indi ana. Tho Ilering forces have n strong line-up already working hnrd before tho grand lodge. Cleveland is in tho lead of the cities after tho next convention, del egates from there claiming to have left Houston and Atlanta out of tho race. $20,000- SAVED SAYS RECORDER Prompt Payment of Paving, Sewer and Water Assessments Have Saved City of Medfcrd Much Money According to City Recorder. The city of Medford has saved 20,000 in interest according to City Recorder Jiobert W. Telfer, because her residents and property owners have been prompt in the payment of assessments for service mains and paving. Had these payments been delayed the city necesssarily would havo had to pay interest for a longer period of time, which would have been a dead loss. "It is surprising how well proper ty owners are paying up," says Mr. Telfer. "We hnve comparatively few delinquents. This speaks well for tho business conditions in the city for ptople seem to think that the first debt they can let go unpaid is money they owe tho city." SUGGESTS BOARD OF CONTROL TO MANAGE OPERATIONS LOVING DENTIST IS SPIRITED TO SAFETY oyo Avas plorced by a hatpin worn by n woman who passed her on tboltomobiles went in tlio direction of SAN RERNARD1NO, Cal., Aug. 21 Positively refusing to divulge tho place of safety to which ho has sent Dr. A. W. McDavit, wealthy dentist, who is alleged to have held Miss Jcs sio McDonald' 21, n onptivo for 15 months in a room adjoining his office, Sheriff Rnlph this nftornoon an nounced that McDavit would not ho returned to San Bernardino until the dnto of tho preliminary hoaring. The ease is set for August 31. Although twice tho usual number of guards woro thrown around tho jail following MoDnvit's incarcera tion, feeling against tho dentist was running so high that Shoriff Ralph font ing a midnight attack, spirited tho prisoner out of town. Lntor aSt urday typewritten notices, "meet mo at tlio jail tonight," woro &ont to scores of citizens. Fearing an at tempt was to ho made to harm tho prisoner, tho sheriff lost no timo in hustling MoDavit out of town, Tho LIONESS TORE FLESH FROM ARM Sanitarium Inmate Seeks Protection of Beast From Imaginary Enemies and Nearly Furnishes Her a Meal .. Badly Injured. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 21. Gns Felher, 35, inmate of a sanitar ium awakened early today with tho idea thnt the onlv thing thnt could save him from imnginnry enemies was Kitty, a lioness kept nt East Lako park. Felner now lte3 in the emer gency hospital with tho left arm stripped of flesh fiom elbow to hand, his shoulder badly torn and tho lit tlo finger of his left hand missing. Chul in pajamas, Felner evaded his nurses and tramped 15 blocks to East Lako zoo. There ho thrust both arms through the bars and tljo lionoss raoro than met him half way. She gripped Felner's left arm and sepa rated the flesh from tho bono in a twinkling. Then sho nipped off Fel ner's lit tlo finger. Kitty was still busy when F. U. Rico, animal keeper, awakened by Felner's screams, saved hhn from further injury. WALLA WALLT, Wash. Tliero is sorious danger of a shortage of the applo crop in tho Walla Walla valley this fall according to publicity ox perls of the commercial ussoointion. streot. tUoiusnuo asylum at Puttou. ABERDEEN, Wash. Tlio larger shipment of silo lumber from Gray hiubor tor (lie middlo west left Ab erdeen today oi a speoial train. Tlio shipment amounts to 000,000 foot. Warns public of Efforts of Concen trated Wealth to Absorb Re- sources of Alaska. , WASHINGTON, I). C, Aug. 21. rmtncdhito development of tho miner al resources of Alaska through gov ernment ownership of railroads, ships' public utilities, wharves and docks, and through tho nctual min ing of Alaskan coal by tho govern ment, all to bo administered for tho benefit of tho pcoplo nt large through n board of control, was the plan out lined by Senator LaFoIIette of Wis consin today in a speech in tho sen ate. Declaring that every dny makes more evident the fact that the Ameri can people are waging a losing fight in Alaska, LaFoIIette assorted it wus time for the government to take an active hand. f i JOn one side," LaFoIIette said, "aro 35,000 pioneers who are risking their lives and fortunes in exploration and prospecting for undeveloped re sources. On the other side are tho millions of American "coplo to whom this great storehouse of, natural .re sources belong. Between them is the enormous power of tho greatest concentration of capital tho world ever knew. Foundation for Monopoly. "Anyone must seo thnt the founda tions are being laid in Wall street for tho building up of tho monopoly in Alaska equal to that which now controls the anthracite struggle which now consummated in the Mor gan interests holding complete con trol against the whole Americnn peo ple can, we expect n different re sull if tho Morgans and Guggenheims are permitted to control Alaska. "The power will lie in tho control of docks, wharves, mountain passes and the limited outlet to the world's markets. "Tho government should regard it self as a hoard of directors, pledged to properly caro for tho development of property in which the American people aro (ho stockholders. First Step Needed. "Tho first step should bo tho ere (Continued from Pago Six.) MAY RENEW LONDON STRIKE Railroads'Accused of Breaking Faith With Men by Discriminating Against Some of Their Former Employes Workmen Encouraged. LONDON, Aug. 21. Charging thnt the railroad companies nro breaking faith hv diborimiuatinir ncrainst scmo of the strikers, Secretary Thomas of tho Railway Lmployos' association today threatened a renowal of tho striko unless the companies' promises of impartial reinstatement aro ful filled to tho letter. Tho government is oxnooted to forco adhorouco to tho agreement by tho companies, however, nnd it is bo- lioved there is littlo danger of fur ther hostilities. Thousands of men returned (o work today. Only'omployos of tho Northonstorn railroad nro refusing to resume, nssoitinc that tho ncrce. ment does not cover their union nnd demanding a weokly wage of $5.00 tor an eignt hour day. Tho victory of tho railway workers is oxpectod to encourago employes along other lines. Street car inou already arc reported to bo secreRtly voting on a striko proposition. '' - l T W Ah ft x:vLw.-i.t . w&mL mM . tw ''iMTfKnr. -mamax A -IT, - "A '. V, SVf ''! ' - - -" - - - - -