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' rf 4 " - , rit x pr'"'itpT5i'?W Ornnon Historical Soolo1 nily llnll V I h SUBSCRIBERS rlllnir tu irl iifepo will )im on i1llvr(1 tiy phuulntf af rit) ir a p, m. Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER I'ulr. Mux. T, mln. m. ltd, liurii. !! per ccHt. Dully-. Klxtli Vnnr. I'ntly-l'IrHl Ynir, MEDFORD. OMWON, WHJIflfKKIMY, OOTOBtiU .18, 191.1. No. 180. ill'- i.J HUNDREDS SLAIN' IN CHINESE BATTLE REBELS MEET FIRST DEFEAT Alter Several Hours of Saiiiilnary Fl!itlii flcht'ls Aro Dlslodjjcd liy linprrlal Troops Trn In Loads ol Wounded Arrive nt Hnnkow. WEDS R. R. PRESIDENT'S SON. HANKOW, China, Oct. IK. After it denpeiiilo buttle in which hundred Wl'llt Mlllill, 1101 til III' lllM'O linluy, till1 Chinese rebels sustained (heir find HiiriniiK ilt'lVut. The impel iM troops kIiii v.eru landed from Hid fled it it -tier Admiral Kali Chen Ping nllnckcd Ihu icliol ciilicnchmciils mill inflict I'll llO0UH hliWtf mi llm lldlll't'CIlt ill' tin proclaimed ivpiililii', After scvuinl hours of siiiighiunr.v fighting llic rebel were dUludgcd from llielr breuitl works ami reheat ed toward lliuir fortress nt Wn I hiring lliu engagement llm inoul desperate valor wiih exhibited by both h'mU'h. Tin rebels xevenil liini'x deserted llutir Itii'iiNlwuiliH mill swept a en i wn llm nM'ii niMiiitry to tlio liin'N which tin) federals held. Katli thie they were I'l'ptilix'il nt lull point of tlu bayonet. Ti'iiIiiIoiuIh of tin wounded from lliu fluid of battle nru arriving here. ILiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiW jWfe frMwAi LiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiB i i " A l J. -LW. kJ SIX MEN ARE PASSEDJFOR CAUSE Defense Intends to Demolish II Pos sible the Prosecution's Theory That the Times Was Destroyed hy Dynamite Say It Was Gas. PKKIN, )(. 18.- Report from tin interior toiluv slate llnit thou sands mo nlitrvint: iimt talit uiili-Hh niil in ii'iiilnntil totoii tlmt lliu ili'itth lil will MirpiiMx tlmt of iiuy fiiiiiini' of IIIOlllTII ttllll'H. N'd rrporln luivo licu ii'i-i'ivi'il of till Mlimtiiillllril'H hi tin Wliutiu Clin pioiiicn mill it i imw lii'liuwil Hint lliuv luivo licvn liillnl. FOWLER MEETS WITH ACCIDEKT I.OS ANdKI.KS. Cnl., Oil. IS. Aviator Itolitirt (I. I'luvlcr, uliiln ki'v in up liin miifliiiii nt 1 1 :'iH a. in. to ilny liroliu olio of lliu nprililn, nn lliu riu'lit i'tn mill lirold oim of llic hkliU of IiIh mtroplaiu,) ili'layiiif,' liir iMiiiht to i-oiihI flight. ) liopits to K't Iiim mni'liiiii yailv to iiinko n fn'xli html nl :i::i0 oVlooy thin nftur-noon. AVIATOR RGDGERS REACHES DALLAS UAMiAH. Ti'.xns, Oct. IH. Avln lor (VI1. Hotlp'iH nrrivoil Iumk from l,4oil Worth, Ti'MiH, Huh nftoinooii, nllj;litiiiK ill tin I'll If kioiiiiiIn. SAYS WILDE NOT WANT TO FACE TRIAL PlUITIiAN'l), On-., OH. IH. Tlmt I.oiiIk .1. Wlhh'i tlio Sun l)U'j,'o hunk it, ui'iiiiKi'il iC hnviiiK iuiliit't'il V. Conpur .MoitIm, ninlilor of llm iltil'um'l Oitkoii TiiIhI niul KavJiiKrt n"li If commit u fololiy l.V HpUUInjj u coin uiihHinu of 4ll,(ll0 n-cuivnl for ilu tuilu of u hlool; of Idlcphoim htouk to thu lunik, h niilf iih uiuIimih to iiomo to liiul iih Wlhln itMii'li'fli wiih iuli iimli'il loilay hy of fJiiliilb of Ihu iI'ih trli'l iitloiiiuy'rt n f lino. MCfi AUUIHAI t M.M.-un fk. art '"V retHi, , utrHtw. .!., Mr. Anhiluihl MoiitKoiucry .Mo- Cn'ii, huh of Mr. .hinirx ,Mi('ri'ii, pn'-uh'iil of thu IViiiis)ImiiiIii rail roml, niul Mm, lmnl Duiilop willow of Davnl Dtiiitop, a imli'il horsi'inuit, with iiiiirnnl in N't'iv York. TRAINMEN MAY GO OUT SOON nill'AdO. Ills.. Oct. J8. KnKi iu'itm mul fitt'iiii'ii of Ihu lliirrimmi lit'M may mmmi niiku in nyinpnl!iy uilh Ihf xliiipuiuu, itut'tinliiiK lo ji ro pott iMiririit in Inlmr I'irclcH Iiitu tlii aftiTiit'ou. At Ihf hi'iiihpiftrtfrrt of tin imii'ij mul at Ihu railroail offi t't't no information wiih nviiilnlilc. COURl NUT A LOVE MART N'KW VOIMv .Oil. 18. Cliihinir In t'lito without fiilhnjr llflen Wooilruff Smith, the Slnmforil, Conn., hfirosH, to tin mIihhI, in Kiih-icll (iiihwoIilV $."11,0(10 hrfitfh of promise Miit iijMinM Iut, Atloruuy .Moonuy, for thu tlffciiHu (oilny jilifieil IiIh no tion Ity tlffluiiii: 'Tlio J'ourl room ih mil n lovu mart. Thu ipifhtimis urn whet her tint woman promihfil In ninny (hi iniiii, mul whether hlio hiiiko that pruiuUo nothiim mnru." I.OS ANOHI.KS. Oft. 18 John W. Knliorlh, ilitnliT in Mexicuu IiiikIh; Itohfit Haiti, fiirpfiitur; II. Y. (juufkfiihio'h, no htiHincuH; A. It. Mi'lutnrih, linker mul ruxtmiraul krcpiT; T. W. AtlaiiiH, retired; Oeo. W. MfK'tf, huihkT. Thu uhovu nix ineii Inul heen "piiM'! f'r I'HiiHc" hy the tlcfense when thu Mt'N'mnura murder trial wiih rt'Hiuiifil loilay. They hail yet, to run the cmiutlet of thu prosecu tion. 'J'hf ileffiihu intendrt In ilemolish, if poxhihle, thu proHft'iilioii'H theory that dynamite, wrecked the TimeH. 'n mhlilioii (o u mimhur of thu greatest experts on thu explosive powcrx of piH, i ha iiIko retained a iiumher of noted e.xpeits on liih cxjiIomvch. Hut fh Heinle in piiii to fiuht thin attempt to Ihu hist. It 1ms under Hiilnry n eore of men who have dealt in hifji explosive, all their li en. M'lietu men will nueur thai dyimiuili) wan lined. " AFTER PACIFIC COAST HANDICAP Medford Gun Club Will Dc Reorgan ized This Evenlnu and Plans Form ed to Secure Great Pacific Shoot for Next Ytar. MAY EXHIBIT AT APPLE SHOW AmihKuiiioiitN are. iindor way to have mi twhihit from the l(oj;uo liver wiley displaced ul thu Oregon Appl , Show lo he held under Ihu auspice of the Oregon Statu llorlieultural Society in uuuiieulion with itn 'Jlltli annual uieetiiiK tu hu held hi thn Yean IniildiiiK nt l'orllmitl Kovemher 1.1 IH. l'reiiiiiiui lists huvu heeu receiv ed and ennsiderahlu interest is he-in-; displayed in them. TAFT EXTENDS HIS JOURNEY ON IIUAIll) IMtKSIDKN'T TAPr'S THAIN. KN HOUTti, Oct. 38. -President Tuft today decided to ex tend his "seeing Iho county" tour ahont cilileon days more. Tin new program will carry the prcMilciil through thu Houlh-iuiddlu-wt'nt and miiiIIi. The proident will rcaoh Wiifhiiixloii ahuut November 18. President Tuft and the entire party am still disciisMu their narrow es cape from u M'lious wreck twenty iniltw west of Kelso, Nevada, last nipit. Accident wan averted when Hit' engineer discovered that a wheel of the cnejuo Imd slipHd a tire. Thn train would have heeu ditched iu an other mile. KiifiitfWKfri h7 th" shout which was he most rtucecssful in South crn Oregon, thu Medford (Jim Club will hold a meeting for thu election of officer and entire re-organ! zil lion nt Jliuiiphrcy'M gnu- htore at 8 o'clock this, evening. An entile new cou-(i(iilioii mid by laws will hu adoptt'd and plans formed to Hccuru the Pacific const handicap next summer The Pacific coast handicap is the great classic in this particular sort iu the west mid to secure the shoot Medford will have lo compete with the largest cities on the Pacific coast. Tlio meeting would bring at leaxt l.'iO shooters to Medford mid tJio cxM'iidituru Sn the lour days thuy would be here would amount ap proximately to .flfi.1100. The meet inu this evening will he open to all persons intetesled iu xhooting. HINES AT CHARGES WILSON BRAVES EURYjF LORD Despite Natlon-Wide Ministerial Pro test Secretary of Agriculture Pre sides at Brcwrs' Congress Says He Believes In Prayer. ' CHICAflO, III., Oct. 18. Despite nation-wide ministerial protests, Sec retary of Agriculture WIIhoii presided today at thu brewers' congress. Sneaking of tlio prayers of numer ous 'congregations throughout the laud soul Heavenward becauso of his dealings with tho brewers, ho said hero touay: "I believe In tlio efficacy of prayer, but nl tho same time I do not believe that I am In any Imminent danger of being stricken down by tho Lord becausn of being hero." Iu his address to tho brewers today Secretary Wilson discussed tho Amer ican pure food law and tho gain that American agricultural products arc inaklnK over those of other nations. T thomson to resign as c:ty engineer soon KKATThB, Wn., Out. I8.-K0I-loviiug lit Hiippolnliiioiil iih engineer of thu Port of Scuttle, It. H. Thoin biin will resign iih eily uiigluetul No vember .1, His nuecessor hurt not been decided on. Train Wr'cckotl; Ono Doatl. IIKAUMONT, Miss., Out. IK. Ono is ilend and twenty-seven aro injured today iih u result of tho wreck of u passenger train on thu Nuw Oreliuw Moilh) mid, Ohiuugo railroad, when ho I rnhi left I lie viiIIm mid lnnicd over. KI-JA'm'liK, Wn., Ofl 18. Uhiiik coiintfrfeil pay checks of the Ore-g'on-Wusliiiigton Knilroiid & Nnvi gnlioii ronipuYiy, u gang of forgefs operating hero has elentied'up thou- sands of dolhiis. M'ho forged cheeks hnve been eiisheil hy Seattlu and J'oillunil lueruhaulK mul more uru ex pected to turn up ul Spokuuo mid Taeouiu, Walls Fall; Two Dead. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Out. 18. Two purhOiiH were killed and twelvo injured here today wlion u portion of the walls of Iho Fowler paokiug plant recently liunied, eidlupsed. The file hud weakened Iho walla of thu building. Homo prosperity dopondH upon homo Industry, mpl Htato-whlo pros purity will ho greater If fnotorlos nnawor It promptly. PINCHOT GIVEN ' GREAT OVATION SKATTI.K, Wn..Oet. 18. When Clifford Pinehot, just returned fmui Alaska, was introduced hy President Maxwell ul thu Seattlu couimerciul club rooms lust night, ho wns given mi ovation never equalled before In the club's history. When Pinehot commended tho ac tion of the Chicago convention i.f progressives m indorsing Senator Lur'ullctto for prcMtluiit, tho audi eneo cheered wildly. STRIKE EEAOERS. ARE JUBILANT f.OS ANflKl.KS, Cul., Out. 18.-. The striking shopmen of thu Sifiilli en i Pacific will gather this afternoon iu a big luhor muss meeting mid lis ten to reports from other poiui where tho striko is in progress. Thu striko loaders are jubilant over tho way tho men uru "stnudiug put" and feeel that tlio striku is as good an won, RAN AWAY WITH GIRL; MUST GO TO JAIL TACOMA, Wn., Oct. 18. It. S. Tnulheu who slipped away to Seattle with iri-yeav-old Frances Arnold when they were refused a hmrriugo license, must servo from one to ten years in the penituuliury for abduc tion, ltnth hu and the girl uru still willing lo marry, hut her family oh-, jeet, NKW YOltlC, Oct. IS.Deuial of tho charges made by 'Lieutenant Gover nor Morris of. Wisconsin before tho tcuntorial coinhi?Alc idvcsligatiug the alleged illegal election of United Slutcs Senator Isaac Stephenson iu Milwaukee that Kdward Iiiucs, the lumber magnate, formed a jackpot to elect Stephenson was made by 1 lines here today. TODAY'S BALL GAME PUT OFF PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18. -The national conmiKMoii lothry postponed lodny'K ball game between Philadel phia mid New York owing to a heavy rain last night. 100 TURKS ARE KILLED, MAYBE LONDON, Oct. IS. Ouo hundred Italians were killed by Turks outside Tripoli when a reconnolterlnK party advanced too far from their base, ac cording to dispatches from Coustau tluoplo received hero today. 232 DIED IN MEXICAN STORM NOG ALBS. Art., Oct. 18. Two hundred and thirty-two persons lost their lives In th terrific storm and tidal wave that swept tho west coast of Mexico on October 4 last, accord ing to an eye witness, who arrived hero today from Giiaymas, Mexico, It was estimated today that It will requlro at least six weoks to restoro rail communication. Tbo loss Is placed at 120.000. WILL MELLEN RESIGN7 . i i CHARLES S. MELLEII. ner.rr ftwarn j v Much mystery has been caused by nu official minouunccmcnt nt the offices of tho New York, New Haven and Hartford Knilroad nt New Hav en that Jfr. Charles S. 3Iel!en is to retire from the prcidcnccy of that road. The rcjwrt was followed by n piompt denial of that statement by Mr. Mullen, who is in Portland, Me., on a tour of inspection. WILL ASK GOVERNOR WEST FOR CLEMENCY SALKM, Ore., Oct. 18. Attorneys for J. W. UiiKMiur, a carpenter, who shot mid killed hw "wife in Portland Hud then attempted suicide, today prepared to ask exeoutivo elcmenoy of Ihu governor, following tho decis ion of the supremo court which de cided udverMtlY to his -appeal. Ho is under sentence to hung. MfSSINLV HDTFL MAN OF PORTLAND WRITES EDISON TO GET NOBEL PRIZE STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 18.--It is rcKiried hero today that Thom as A. Edison will bo awarded the Nobel prize this year for his dis tinguished achievements in physics. The prir.e consists of one-fifth of the annual interest from n .f'J.000,000 fund left in 1800 by Alfred B. Nobel for rewarding tho services to tho world pf those who make tho most distinguished advances in iho five branches of physics chemistry, medicine, literature and peace. SLAYS WIFE AND KILLS HIMSELF CANADA GAINS IN POPULATION OTTAWA, Oat.. Oct. 18.- Census figures just announced show that Canada has gained a population ef 1,7HV54 since 1U01 with Montreal the leadintr city, increased 198,4(57 in population. The total population of the dominion i given as 7,081,88'J. CLUSTER EIGHTS irrwo weeks Rapid progress is being mnde with the work of installing tho cluster lights on Main street, the posts be ini: nearly nil set on the west side. The contractors bcliuvo that thev will he ready to have tho lights turn ed on in two weeks if rain does not hold up iho work. CALIFORNIA SAID TO FAVOR WILSON STRIKERS SAY THEY WILL WIN Leaders in San Francisco Declare That Railroad Has Been Forced to Abandon Large Part of Its Frclfht Service. SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Oct. 18. Local lenders of the shopmen's striko on tho Southern Pacific declare themselves pleased with present pros pects iu n striko bulletin today and assert Hint present signs point to their winning their demands. They allege that tho railroad lias been forced to abandon n large part of it.? freight service and that mnny pas senger trnins nre running from four to six hours Intc. Striko pickets dcclnro that but three of the original enrmen-aro left in the local shops together with hut six imported men. Thoy say nearly 500 cars are unrepaired in the yards mid nllegc that an average of but five cars aro being repaired daily ngainst a previous average of from forty to fifty. u ROADS EMPLOY GUN FIGHTERS FRESNO, Cal., Oct. 18. That the Southern Pacific company has col lected a force of 200 mea here, halt the number gun fighters, and Is making preparations to receive mora is tho statement made today by Hen ry Johnson, a deserting strikebreaker. Ho said that more bunkhouscs are bejng orccted in tbo stockade where tho 200 men aro housed In propara lon for additions to tho force. PORTLAND, Ore, Oct. IS. Lying In positions which Indicated that ho had shot and killed his wlfo whllo Hho sat nt a piano In their npnrt ments nt tho Stanley hnuso and had then blown out his own brains, tho bodies of Irving A. Mllllchaut, 29, city salesman for tho Standard Oil company, and his wlfo woro found today. It Is believed tho murder and aulcldo occurred Monday night. WESTERLUND HAS A VERY STRONG STOMACH PORTLAND, Oie.t Out. 18. Theo- .doru Kriisu, u wealthy hotul mail, jvho cUidduuly dropped li'tlm sight here iu August is ut the homo of his parents at Hrcinurhuveu, Germany, according to a letter reeeiwd by u frieiul hero is investigating tho charges that Lor- TACOMA, Wn., Out. 18. Carl Westerlund is alive today and well and thu doctors are complimenting hi moil thu strength of his stomach. Carl took to catsup niul vinegar when the saloons closed two nights ago nud for u while tho doctors thought he would surely dio, CHICAGO, Ills. Tho dying re quest of Sheriff Thomas. Bnrrott of Cook county, Ills., was tho reason for tho support extended William Lorimer, tho Chicago boss, by Ropro hentative Wilson of tho Illinois legis lature. So Wilson testified today be foro the sonntorinl committee which tunny. Kruse staled grel his dopiului'c, he did not re- liner's election to Iho United Stntes pollute wns illegaL LO SANGKLKS. Cal., Oct. 18.- That Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey will receive tho solid vote of tho ulifornia delegation for the presidential nomination nt tho demo cratic convention next year is the belief of some of the leading demo crats of Los Angeles. STOCK MANIPULATION CHARGES STARTLE BOX CAR GOT THE BEST OF DISPUTE William C. Whitson, who resides on West Second street, hud an argu ment with it box ear over tho right of way just south of Mum street Tues day evening. Tho box car got tho best of the argument and Whitson got n black eye. The man faited to notice the cur and humped into it. CHINAMAN GETS E DAMAGES SBATTLK, Wash., Oct. IS. Mak ing sensational charges of stock manipulation against directors and officers of tho Continental Llfo In surance company, Everett E. Smith of Seattle representing policy hold ers of tho company, has filed suit ngainst prominent Salt Luko City men. among them Thomas R. Cutler, brother of Governor Cutler of Utah; William S. McCornlck, banker, and V, J. Hngcnbnrtb, mlnliiK brokor. tl Is claimed tho trustees made n profit whllo tho company lost f 105,000. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Oct. 18, Goorgo .Lambert, third steward of thu barkcutlno MucKawoll, thu only witness to tho alleged murder of r Japanese cabin boy for which Charles T. Smith, tho mato, was put on trial In tho United Stntca circuit court hero today, has disappeared. Lambert Is suppnsod to have re- shipped on tho Makawoll without heeding (ho subpoena Judgo Van Kleot, who Is trying tho caso, has instructed tho doputy marshal to find Lnmbort nnd hrlnff htm back. A jury Is bolng solocted. Look at tho ads for the ehnnco ta buy tho property you need at a "rijjht price." SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 18. Chin Quong, , Chinese labor con tractor, today wns given n verdict for $120,11)0 by u jury in tho federal circuit court against tho Aluskii Fishermen's Packing company of Astoria. Quong secured labor for tho de fendants, representing it as skilled. Tho company claimed it was not skilled labor nud ik-educted 'J0,ll)0 iu paying thu bill. WROTE LETTER TO JUDGE ARE GUILTY OF CONTEMPT SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 18. For writing letters to Judges Morrow" Gilbert, Wolvortou mid Ross of thu United States circuit court of up peals asking leniency for Clnrpnco Haytoii Ilillmnn, a Seattle real es tate operator, whoso appeal from thn conviction nnd judgment in SontHo In 1010 of two nnd a half years nt .McNeil's Island and a fino of $5200 on nn indictment charging tho uso of tho mail to promito fraudulent land Kohomes is pending, Ililhnan, E. F. Bnteman nnd 1). II. Cook wero ad judged guilty oC contempt today by tho court. t . SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 18. Thu bodies of Mr. and Mrs. N, F, Duncan woro round In tholr room on Twenty! fourth avenue ut noon today, Thoy had beon oatlm? crabs and It is thought thoy woro poisoned, ' i i m i i i ; !- aii t r4.s,t. (tf -f,firt,h:'nf! r ' ' ' ?,' J.,i VltjMlyfcll i.