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Orenon Historical "fcij City Hall fe. H t i H I SUBSCRIBERS ralllnir to g ppr wlU h on lUllvma by vhonlnf of floi by o p. in. Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Cloudy -Max. 7 Ml. 48 1(4-1. Humidity tt Per Cent. i)TiHriiiir Yrur."" I'uriy.Klmt Ynr. i'VJiu. . i ' j ii . i ' '. .'miui. r ld "u . i iJ.it! 1JUJ. .. MEDPORD. OM'XJON, WJflUNKSIMY, 00T0B1CIM, 19.11. r:JBl lUMl.-il.l.J.MLJ f.. l - No. 168. JL UL ri U Jk- i-UL-5 ssmmt Ml WEATHER PROMISED FOR REST OF FAIR Bnromotcr Steadily Rising nml Only Occasional Showers are Expected to Fnll at the Worst Exhlhlt Is Lnrno and Interesting FAIR GROUNDS ARE ' IN EXCELLENT CONDITION Tomorrow will lie Medford Day and all Local Citizens Should Attend , - Fair Features Kulr weather In indicated for the remainder of III" I'nlr liy n liflni; hniuim'tcr. -. t (Iroiiudri are not muddy hh 4 infill lut expecjed, but urn in excellent condition. . Kxhihit Ik ii Hplendid one ami largest itvor idimvn in tho emui- ly. A largo exhibit arrived from Axlilaiul thin morning. 4- Knee track It In excellent con- ditinn nml lacing nliirlH HiIh nf- 4 tciunnn. Tomorrow Kill he Medford Day. -Every one in llm city frlmnlil ntlcud. . PROCLAMATION. Mcdfonl, Oivcii,'Octl)iT -lUi, 3011. TlmrHuiiy, Orlobor filli to Alcriford Day at the Rotfiio liivcV Vnllc.v liKhmtrinl Fair. Tlicj iiHHOciution which i giving this Tail' to eoiiipum'd largely of raiich jth and I'rnitgroworH of Huh valley. They have worked earnestly and have given liberally to make Huh fair a HiieeeHH. They deHerve the appreciation and support of the entire community. , I, therefore, an mayor of the City of Medford, call upon all merchantH and bimincHH men of the city to KUHpend all biminoHH on Tlnnwluy, October 5th, between ,tlie hours of one o'clock and .six o'clock p. m. and to clone their places of business and help make Medford Dav of the fair this vear one long to be remembered. NUT. (' ANON, Mayor. THIRTY MEN DEFY OFFICERS Barricaded In Cabin In Virginia Mountains they are Preparing for a Fight to the Death with Large Posse of Officers Willi Hip barometer utondily on lb'' rU, brining with ll n promlne of 'fiilF'wN-nHiltrrftnifviUirilio exhibit placed, including n largo one which nrrlved from Aalihind Huh morula,: tho Itnguc River Valley luduHtrinl Fair in now under wny in full bhl nml in u milliner which iinHiire i htiPOPHK. Conlntrv In Hip general In lh'f iip-louu the fnlr grounds nro ui'l nimbly, but nro In excellent con.li (Ion. The niln him thurouuhly He1 lied Hip dut wlileh workfil nnii-i" ilim'ouifort on Hip Fourth of July itm1 without innkliiu Hip Kr"",,'H uuiibly. TimIii)'h Had iik iUxtil. The rm'PH nn M'lii'ilulpd lo Hlnil Ihlri nfti'rnoon nml Hut trnok ih ii Hlileiul'ul cnmlitiou. It wiih IIioukIiI Uiul it wuiitil bo hIow nml wet bill fuii'b ix not Hip ph. It N well imnkeil down. Tim proKnun of rlutc for thin nfturitniiii followH: Kii'it-for-nll Irot Kpiiiu'IIi C, by Wullnoo of Sun niipKi Cnl., rcpnr.l 2:13 l-l; NV1I N.. by Norton nf Murnlifii'lil, Ore., ioi' o'nl U. 11 1-1; Dolly MeKlnnoy, by Clark of Kukoiic. 12:211 lml YHiun.n., Murk II., SI. Mh-lmpl nml Davhl Ilnnim. The Ih horno it u lopal one, owned by Dr. llitlum of llilrt pity. Tim liitoli-up or fannerH' rnoo will iiIho bo In-Ill HiIh nftoruooii. AkIiIiiihI IMillift l4r;o. All exhibit from Ahhlaud nrrlvcil HiIh iiioinluK nml i u very oreditnble one. It Ih pxtenslvo nml when phi cod tin- exhibit bulldlnc wiih tilled to ovei flowing, nioru nhelving lieiug eou Htnielcil to aeeomninilattt it. The ex hibit of valley produolH in well worth HceiiiL'. H'h excellence in rather a Hiiiprine to the official who Htnte that they Jmvo far more exhibits than they dared to hoiui for, llultoon ANteiiHlou 'I'iMlny. A lnilluon uHmiiiHion willi M'ihh Tinv Rroudeiiek uh thu Hlur porfonncr, in fieheduled for this afternoon. To inoiiow blio will nuiku her fuuioiiH double parachute drop, which la Haiti to he a real thriller. Information denhed upon any Hub ji'i'L uiny be ubtaiued by applying to the. IipiuIh of the varloiiH ilepirl inentH. Following itj a 1 itmif the of- J'ieial. Keeielary of the aHHoeiation, A. K. Wniuj 11! W. Chuk, UHrtiHlaiice Hee relary, preHldeut, J, A. WcHtcilund uiul (leorge II. Carpenter. The exhibit aie in charge of C. K. WhlHller and ,1, A. WeHtcilund, W, II. Canon nml C, V. Potter being in (iliargo of the building. Mr. Ueunutt Iiiih Hharge of the poultry deparluient, 0, L. Kclieiiuuilioiu be Hhecp and UhjiIh, 1), T, hawtou the hoihen and M. V, llnilloy the entile. 1110 HTONi: (JAP. Vn Oct. 4. Thirty nieii henvlly nnaed, are burrl rruli'il In the cnhlu of Ocoritc Hiulth In tlio IiIIIm near bent' toiltty, prepnrtriK (or n fllKht to the death with n lnro iou itt oflctirn, at a rcmilt of the woiiiiiIIiik of Deputy Sheriff Juiuen t'olllim nml the killing of liln two mini. A Hherlff'ii pomie linn left Joucftvllhi to uttiick the ruhln nml n htg hnttlu U expected boforo iitKtit fall. The fntnl fight In which JnnieM Col Huh' two noun wr Killed occurred nl the rnlilu jcBterduy when Colllim -ntno there to gd Zurehln nml Mnr ;uerlto llarueltl, who were hidden In he rnhln. The officer brought nub jioenan for tlio two women, who are wnnteil n wUiipmph npnliiKt mem tier of tlio Denny fanilljr, chnrged .villi murder In Vlkiivllttf, Ky. The inen In the rnlilu rofiiK'it to glvo up the women mid opening fire, nhol down tint deputy nud hltt two itoua, Nine memherx of the Denny fnmlly. iurgi Smith, the owner, Calvin Mlr nrlu, nml the two women who Htnrt d the trouble, are reported to he In he cnhln. The uarrlrnilo Im n HtroiiK me, the position of the cabin In thu iIIIh mnUcH It n niilurnl Htronghold, mil tlio fiiRltlvpH have nmplo niuuui ultloii, ho n protracted nml hloody 'inltle In looked for before the offl 'em enn cniUuro their nunrry. NEW YORK NATIONALS CINCH THE PENNANT N'KW YOHIC, Oct. 4. 'IM lilg Chrln ty Mnthowaon, veternn twlrlor of the New York (llnntn, today belong the honor of twirling the gnmo which wIiih thu pennhnt for thu 1911 Nu tlounl LeaKUu neuuon for bin team. iMthowHou turned thu tilck today when ho blanked tlio llrooklyim, win ning by a 2 to 0 acoro. One run ench wnx Hcnreil In the fifth and ninth. Thin Ib the first pennant tho Olnntn have won slnco 1005. Tho Hcoro. Now York 2 7 0 llrooklyn 0 7 2 nllttorlcrt: aMthcwHon nml Mov ent: Uucker and Krwln. Umplreu: Klom nud llreiinan, SHERMAN LAW NEEDSDEFINMG So Asserts Perkins wfio Says Chaos Prevails in Business World Be cause of Uncertainty Regarding Legal Definitions. DKTHOIT. Mich., Oct. 1-AsHcrt-ing Hint chinm pievailK in the Inni uehn world becaunu of uucerlaintv regarding the legal defiiiitltniH of the Sherman law. and (.coring emigre for falling to definitely outline if exncl hcope, (Jcorge V. Porkinn, for mer, partner of J. I'ierpont Morgan, in nu address before the chamber of commerce heee today urged the he lection of a cougrcxHiounl eommittee whitdi would exactly defeiue the law regulating the huiucM of corpora tion. In part l'erkin said: "Kxperieuce bah bown that to en force the Shennan law means to throttle btttduch. Would it not facem pnideut ami jut to call u halt upon the iudiertmiiiate attack upon Hie Irnde pf the groat hiiliihtrinl sigeu- clc uiitHwimeoneninke it clear how u largo iutenialiounl butincK enn be ticcefully and legally con dueled? "I would ftiggent Hint tho corpora tion Ktilnuit to the government at regular inlerval, statements of their opeiatitni ami oapitulir.ntion." COREY IS SECRETARY RAILROAD COMMISSION SAI.KM, Ore., Oct. I.On account of ill-heallh, Oeorge 0. Ooodall, hop retary of the state railroad oemmis hiiin, ha tendered hi resignation miii will leave immediately for Cali fornia wheie he will reside. 11. II. Corey, now the heerolary of the wnter hoard of control,' will suc ceed Ooodall. TALIANS OW N POSSESSION OF TURK CITY Turks Evacuate Forts at Tripoli When they arc ''Reduced to Ruins White FlajTfs Hoisted Over Ruined Fortress. WARSHIPS READY TO ft FIRE ON NICPOLIS J Detachment of FlMt is Bombarding Benghasl Which is Directly East ef Tripoli. DKIII.IN', Oct. 4. Tntoli has fall en. DiMpntchcH recehed here today nay that Hut Turku evacuated the forts only when they were reduced to ruin and the piicroorV palace mid barracks were, burning. The Turks bad firt commenced an or derly retreat io the lulls, but they could not witliHtnud the fleet shrap nel nml finally ficil ic! tncll. When n white ling wn hoisted over the ruined fort tho' Italian prepared to laud. To llomhartl NIcim.II. VIKNN'A. Oct. -J. New dispatch es received hero say that : several Italian wnrsliips are anchored off NicKlis cleared for action and nro awaiting the reply, of the Turkish commandant to a.dcmnnd to-surreni tier Hid town. The .Italians ty real en lo bombard if the demand U refused. "LADY BIRD," WHO WILL TAKt PART IN BIG MEET. Victor Merciful. ROME, Oct. 4. King Victor Em manuel issued -.or del U all Itnluni genera! and odmirul "to Mied n little blood a possible." This is taken here n nn indication tluiL tho king believe n peaceful so lution of the Turko-ifnhnn trouble is possible in the near future. Ilouilwrillng llenglinNi. ROME, Oct. !. A detachment of the Italian fleet is bombarding Helm hasi. which faces Tripoli on the east em side of the Gulf of Sidra. BROOKS Homo prosperity' doponda npon homo Industry, nml atnto-wldo pros perity will bo grontor If factorloa soiling "Mado In Oregon" good aro imt'onlzed b ythu local morchnnta. COMET IS COMPOSED OF GAS EI.AGSTAFr, Ariz., Oct. !.- Hrooks' comet i composed mostly of giiHf with practically no other mat ter in it, according to official at the Lowell observatory here today. Speutograms of thu comet which hao just been made, show Hint the comet' bead i composed of oynno- geu and the tail of caibon monoxide nml homo oyuuogen and hydrocar bon. Tho comet is growing brighter ns it is rapidly npproiiehing Hie earth. To Seize All Ships. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 4. All Italian ships wherever on the high sens will bo seined by Turkey, ac cording to ndvices received today nl the tUnte department from Ambassa dor Rockliill nt Constantinople. Neu tral property, except contraband, will be safeguarded. To Send r.O.OOJ) Men. HOMK, Oct. 4. Supplementing the forco of Italian soldiers already nt Tripoli tho Italian government offi cially nuonunced today that It ill start no, 000 men to tho front on Oct. 10. The inuii will bo embraced In four army corps that will jenvo from Nuptes, Angustn and Drludlsl, BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN IN OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA CITY, Okln., Oct. 4 Three masked bandits looted tho mall nml ban go cap of a .Missouri, Kansas ami Toxua train near Dartles vljlo today, Only a miiuII amount of booty waa secured. ,4iBHHiHVBffMBHMlBffliTflflflMaflffaraffflffflffflfffl MISS MATILDA M015ANT rriwT rrortK Mis Matilda Moisnnt i the most skilled of the women nvintorsHn this country. With four other women, Miss Moisnnt is taking pnrt in the international aviation meet now bci nc held at Nnsnu Roulevnrd, Ii. I. OPEN SHOP ON COAST Si TO PUN BE ROAD Southern Pacific Said to be Arrant' inp. for Wholesale Importation of Eastern Mechanics to Fill All Csast Shops. BLOODY CLASH ON ILLINOIS CENTRAL ROAD Treeps Ordered Out ts Pravtnt Di- structian ef RallrMi Prajwrty FREIGHT WRECK BLOCKS TRAINS Shasta Limited Due at 5:50 a-, in. Will Not Arrive Until Late this Af ternoonBroken Flange Ditches a Freight. The Shnstn Limited and Southern Pacific train No. 15, both south bound, were held up this morning near Olendalc. Ore., on account of tbe-dcraJltnent-of'"sixfrciBhrjcars;of northbound southern I'acitio Ireight No. 222. from Snn Francisco. The freight was wrecked enrly today two railed north of Gleudnlo and n num ber of horses in one of the cars were killed. " The wreck was caused by n broken flange on a freight car. It is expected Hint the tracks would be cleared by noon. The northbound Shnstn Limited is also being delayed by the derail in. nt. The .southbound Shnstn Limited, due hero nt 5:30 n. m., will nrrivc this afternoon nbout 2:30 p. m., ac cording to ndvices. from the local Southern Pacific office. JUDGE GROSCCUP TO RESIGN THURSDAY CHICAGO, Ills., Oct. 4.--Judge Pe ter S. Grosscnp, of the United Stnte circuit court of appeals, will forward his resignation from tho federal bench to President Tnft before the end of the week, according to his published statement today. Grosscnp recently announced hi intention of resigning and soon nftor decided to retain hi seat, because rumors derogatory to his character wore circulated. Ho then said he would not resign until nil charges against him had been ninde and met. In bis statement totay Grosscnp savs he will enter n fiunl sales de cree in his enso of tho Chicngo-Mil-wnukee electric road Thursday nnd immediately forward his resignation to the president. Fortress Over Which White Flag Was Raised Today - ' mmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmimim9mmmmtmB i ! i i. .. I1!- LTm JmWki'' m Y ,.: .'-1 t.- v '-v'f'-.i-.igwnrwYjjTOjg-wr.ft 43KJH&iXJBBBHBflBaBBBBlBKf S '' i j 'ISSBBMBHHBH iiiMaiMfrnjBMMin 11 iiiiiiMiMMnin - v iiimfwmmjwrvvmWmMninnMWYxmK YHZ FORTRESS AT TR1POU. .. . tf ! I OREGON SYSTEM IS ATTACKED IWIM,ll4 Telephone- Company in Supreme Court Brief Declares Initiative and Ref erendum is "Unrepublican and a Government by Brute Force." WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 4 De claring that the initiative and' refer endum law of Oregon is "nnrepubli- can and a government by brute force,"- tha- Pacific- States 'Telephone nnd Telegraph company has filed n brief in the supreme court of the United Stntes attacking tho Oregon taxing law because it was enacted uttder the initiative clause of the stnte constitution. The corporation alleged that the Inw is n violation of Hie federal constitution. As the Oregon system forms the basis of nil initiative and referen dura legislation, enacted by various states of the -union, a decision up holding Hie company's contentions by declaring the law unconstitutional would have n far reaching effect, at torneys say, nnd would be n heavy blow to the popular progressive movement. Mnny lending attorneys here to day see in the action nu ntempt io end nil initiative nnd referendum legislation in the United States. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 4. That the Southern Pacific railroad intends permanently to eRtab'iah open shop conditions on the Pacific- coast and that the present stniggb between tbe railroad and its striking; shop men will bo fought to a finish vhs the declaration of the workmen' leaders here today. The Southern Pacific, tho strike chiefs say, is arranging for a whole sale importation of eastern mechan ics to fill the coast shops. The un ion men claim to have learned full details of the railroad's pmns and declare they arc prepared to fight the alleged scheme with every means in their power. Reports are being received at the strikers' headquarters that engine of the Southern Pacific are "going dead" at various points along the line. It was stated as an instance of the stress under which the Southern Pacific is working that two cuginiea came through last night with trains I straight from Los. Angeles owiajjto, tbe fact that relief erigwifrS'weraHat- avniluble nt division points. , t Nothing to Giro Out. SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl, Oct. 4. The Southern Pacific railroad com pany continues to maintain silence in regard to the strike situation over the Harriman lines. F. G. Atbearn, head of the bureau of economics of the Southern Pacific when asked for a statement today declared that e had nothing nt nil to give out for the information of the public. West Olves His Views. SALEM, Ore., Oct. 4. "Friends of the Initiative and referendum have watched and studied tho case of the Pacific tSates Telephone and Tele graph company which is now in the supreme court of the United tSates and the object of which Is to have these laws declared unconstitutional so that they may evade an assessment on their gross earnings, and they are rallying to the support of tho laws, declared Governor West when inter viewed on the subject this morning "I am particularly interested in the case and havo made a close study of tho questions Involved. From time to tlmo as I havo met Influential citizens from other states I have discussed tho questions with them and Impressed uopn them what was at -stako. I hap when tho decision comes for the caso to bo heard to bo nblo to secure Sen otor Chamberlain to make an argu ment in behalf of the state. "I also understand that tho Direct Legislation League of tho United tSates has taken the subject up. In tho meantime I Intend to closely watch tho proceedings nnd shall tako whatovor steps Its may bo posslhlo for me to take to protect aud maintain theso laws." RODGERS DELAYED BY AN ACCIDENT ninnies Railroad. LOS ANGELES, Cal.f Oct. 4. The advisory board of the system federation controlling the striking Harriman nud Santa Fe shopmen here, held a session today, trails acted general business and discussed plans for keeping the situation in hand. 8hree members of each cratt were present nnd reported their men holding fast and prepared for a long siege. President James J. Jones of the advisory board, issued n statement declaring that the riots occurring in the east are bemg inspired by Hie railroad officials themselves, through the gunrds they have hired to protect railroad property. HUNTINGTON, Ind., Oct, 4. Av iator C. P. Hodgcrs is vesting here today from tho shook of yestoulay'h accident. Svhen Iiir noroimiuo wns wrecked. He. has cjuit flyjnj for tho present, uut may resume 1113 irnni ooiitluenlul flight on Thursday. CHICAGO, Ills., Oct. . Recruit ing of strikebreakers on the Illinois Central railroad has ceased, accord ing to announcement made here to day by the officials of the company who fear tho resultant rioting and bloodshed in the south will cause leg islation to bo enacted aaglnst thorn. It was the sending of strikebreakers south In largo numbers which ang ered tho strikers and caused the riot ing at McComb, Miss. A high official of tho railroad said today: "Wo havo a perfect right to fill tho places vacated by tho strik ers, but wo fear that tho sending ot more strikebreakers south would be followed by more' bloodshed, and that by legislation inimical to us." The belief Is prevalent here that if tho strikers rofuso to obey the feder al Injunctions against thorn which tho Illinois Central secured from United States Judge Wright, which la probable, tho railroad will request thu anslstanco of federal troops. Martial Law Prevails, McCOMH, Miss., Oct. 4. Martial law practically prevails here today as a result of a battlo between strid ors and strikebreakers on tho Illinois Central rallroud, bolng called out lm medlatoly nfter tho fight. Troublo bogan whon a special train loaded with strikebreakers and bouad for Now Orolans stopped hero. oW, (Continued on Fuse I.) -I a m i w 'A f J. r m