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I frcfion HUtovlcnl Society A City Hall r I. I!" Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Probably rjnr. Mnx,, 10 J 3IItt.. SM ltd. Hutu., HO. m I)tUy HlUt Yi-itr. KortyO'lrnt Yi-iir. MEDFORD, OMKJON, HA'JTKDAY, Dltf'KMIiKR 9, 1911. No. 22-1. EXPLOSION DEALS DEATH TO 150 RESCUE WORK IS CHECKED BY ESCAPING GAS explosion Cnmo Just After Day Shift Started Work Victims Burled Beneath Thousands of Tons of Earth and nock. ARE OVER TWO MILES FROM MINE ENTRANCE Volumes of Smoke Issue From En trance Believe Entire Interior is Durnlnii. .MIIllU.KHIIOItO, Ky Hit. l. .Mote Until lfil) minora worn enlntiibi'd ill III" iiiIiio uf llin ICuuxvilln Coal i'itiimiiy nl Hryonvillo, Tcuti., today. iiinl till are lii'liovml in have porilicil. All oxplnnioll 111' MUM irt hl'licvcil in llMVlt lii'IMI (III imllKI' III' till) ilixilMllT. mm fim U iMiutpiiiK Trniii the iiioii t It of tlic mine, mill preventing tin) ttntnilico of socuorn. A retiouc I'nr Iiiim been dispatched from Kuux villi) In tlio soono of the dUnslor. Tint cxploion which meant death to tint imprisoned minor rocked the earth for miles. Tlio victims an ini- prUllMKll billionth tlllltlKllllllH tOIIM ...r-iiiirfli-niiil milk two tti!lt from tlio ciilntiioo of Hid iiiiiio. Tho liliiKt occurred at 7:.'U) till morning, jiml itrtiii tlio day shift hud gotu In work. Volutin) of smoke at noon wore ntlll issuing from tlio en trance uf tho ml iij', which Ik believed to lio a muss of ilauioH in iU iiiuor WlltkillgS. Hundreds of wnnii'ii mill oliihlron gnllutri'd nt the mouth of tho pit at Hryoovillo, ami many of thmu tried tn hurl tlu'iiiHiJvcK into tho inino, donpniring of ovor again Hoeing their lovfil one wlio am Hlit 1 1 hoiioath. Tho only hope for tho oiitonihnil rooT of tho mini' havo oollupicd, abutting off tho iloiully gussos ulii.'h otherwise will kill ovorv hum on toinhoil, Tho firnt rescuer to attempt to enter tho pit woro driven hack liv tho maoko anil firo which raged in tho lowor working. It will ho hours bo foro (ho flamoH ran ho subdued, and until they arc controlled nothing can ho iloao toward a rescue. Tho explosion occurred when 200 mini woro in tho mine, most of them working doop in its recesses urar whero (ho explosion occurred. Tho iiiIiio adjoint tho Friitornvillo inino whero 200 men perished in a similar iliiiHlcr in 1D02. RECOVERS FROM 7. K. Daniels, who lost his oailnnd of Hlook and household goods hy firo while on route to Medford from thu oust ahoiit a year ago, has liooa given a verdict of ,f!l(IOO damages against thu Northern I'aolfio railroad com pany in thu federal courts at Poit- laud. Tho car caught firo nt night from u hot ho.v mid wiih entirely consum ed. In tho car woro nix horses iiud all of Mr. DiuiIcIh household goods. Ho Hiicd tho company for $7000 damiiKi'H, Attorney Confers With Taft. WAHIIINUTON, 1). 0., Doc. . Ualteil HtatcH nutrlct Attornoy Mc Oormlolc of I.oa AiikoIoh today coa forri'il with ITchIiIoiiL Taft at tlio while Iioiiko anil It Ih belloveil iiuulo a ill roe L rejiort on tho (lyuamlto prolni In California, Tlio roufoi'ouco Ih rousldoroil hIi; niriraiil In view of tho nowu from I. oh AiikoIoii that tho federal Kraml Jury tlie.ro Ih InveHtlKutln K tho fludliiK of ilyniiinlto aloiiK tho IIiioh of tho liar- rlmaii Hyutom at viiiIouh plaeoa dur Iiik thu rocoat vlult of thu president to tho woat, DR. FLEXNER HONORED. Jiff JSfiW f'AKXTJi'ff. I)r HIiiii a I'lexaor. of llio Rnrko feller liiKlltute for Medical IteHearell In New York Iiiim been appointed by Kmpcror William of (lormniiy to lion oiary iiiemlierMlilp In tlio lto)al IiihII tulo for ICxporltniMitul ThcrctiputlrM, of I'tmikfort on the Mala. M'NAMARAS ARE STILL DEFIANT; TAKE TRIP SOON Rcfso Positively to Make Any State ment to Federal Grand Jury Government Notifies Sheriff to Take Tlicm North When Ready. l.l)S ANdKI.KS, Dec. .- Defiant to tlio hiMt Jolin J. and Jiiiiioh II. Mc Nnninni will liu taken to San Quon in prison within tho next twenty-four hiuirx, haviinr rofiiHod innilivolv to make any nlalenient whatever to the fedoral ;rauil jury now prolan;; tin) allied dynamite outraoH. Tho prob- ern will not moot apiiu until next luosday and hy that time tho Mo NaumniM will occupy cell in San (jticutiii prison. Tho MKoial f)vcraiaoiit proMccu- tor today notified Sheriff llamtnell that theer wa.s no use retaining tho hrolhern longer in tho county jail. Ho Hlatcil that thoy siiemoi to have do- teriuined not to talk, and that, should they ohaiiKO their mind later, they could easily he returned to this jur". isdiolion hy tho San Quoutiii offi oIiiIh. IntoroHt conlored today in tho Franklin hrihery case, which conies up heforo .ItiKtico Yminj; next Mon day. That strenuous efforts arc ho iiijj Hindu to oontor tho ontiro interest in Krauklin Heemed certain. Doth tho diHtrict ntturncy and Joseph Kord, his asxiHtant in eharjo of the case declared they believed when I'Vaiikliu saw tho KetroiiKth of their case ho would plead guilty. Tho lat ter h attornoy, former Oovonior (liiKO, deolared empliatically his cli ent would do nothing of the sort, hut that tho ciifso would ho fought until the hit lor cud. If tho ciiho is fought to tho fin ish it fcenis certain that it will ho mado public just whero tho money l-'ranklin is alleged to havo used to bribe Haiti and Lookwwul camo from. Tlio district attornoy nnyH ho can trace every cent of thin money direct to tho hanks, and through tho hands of everyone it touched. JEFFRIES SAYS WOLGAST IS REAL CHAMPION T.0S ANORhKS, Cal Dee. 0. "All this talk about Ad Wolgast not be ing lightweight champion is pure hunk'. You can just put it down that ho is thu champion, and until ho is knocked out or beaten in a championship battle, ho will rotaiu tho title" This was tlio statement coming to day from .Tames J. Jeffries when ask ed to give his opinion concerning tho effect VYolguNt's illness would havo on tho championship. ' ! II King's Aunt Seeks Pcrdon. MADMD, Dee. n.l'iudou from King Alfonso of Spain is sought to day hy tho Tufautii tfulnlia, Ids aunt, wIioko puhlication iu Paris of n novel recently caused a, sensation, Rho has written tho king a letter saying that slio hud no intention of wound ing tlm feelings of tho royal family and that no political motive inspired her literary effort. ADVANCE ON PEKIN STARTS IN 48 HOURS If Peace Does Not Come Before Rev olutionists Reach Capital Bloodiest Battle of the War Is Certain to En sue Manchus Are eady. LAST STAND OF TARTARS CERTAIN TO BE DETERMINED Rebel Comandcr Writes to Tartar General in Attempt to Check Atrocities. TISKN THIN, IK. U. Tho ad vancing gnunl of a rehal army which is marching on I'okin today captured Chang SVn, demolishing the rail mail track and burning a number of iuiHirtatit buildings. Practically all the imperialist lroop had heen removed from Chang Shun to l'ekiu mid hut little resis tance was offered to tho rebel occu pation of the city. All tho foreign ers there are safe. Tho real advance of tho rebel fm ces mi l'ekiu will start within forty-vight hours, mid should peace not have heen agreed upon before their arrival at tho capital, one of tho intuit dohporatu battle of tlio war a sure to eiiHiie. lit l'ekiu. and es pecially in the forbidden city, the Maiichu forces have been preparing for a lest desperate hluiul. Thoir cause daily waning in strength throughout the provinces, tho adhe rents of tho Maiichu throne arc de termined to die hard or hy one suc cessful action, to turn tho tide and wrest victory from defeat. It is not at all certain, tho rebel lenders say, that they will he permitted to reach tho capital without n buttle. Tho Manchus are known to he well arm ed and aro expected to sally forth front l'ekiu and oppose tho march ol tho rebels in a great baltlo with out its walls. WU CIIANO. Dec. f). Protesting against Maiifliu atrocities, General Li Yuan Hung, tho rebel commander, has written to Premier Yuan Shi Kai, at Pekin, begging him to forco tho imperialists to conduct tlio war hu inanely and threatening rotailiation unless tho barbarities cei(se. "This is not war it is savagcrv." ho wrtcs. "Tho greatest empire iu tho world's history is being dis graced. Wo cannot restrain tho reb els if tho Manchus continue to slaughter defenseless people. It is your duty to stop the massacres. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. . Minister Calhoun at Pekin was order ed today to investigate n report that rebels havo massacred four Ameri can missionaries in a general slaugh ter at Sian Fu. RODGERS TO END TRIP TO-MORROW I.OS AN013LKS, Cal Dec. 9. Calbratth P. Rongors, transcontinen tal aviator whoso complotlon of hla Journoy from tho Atlantlo to tho Pacific ocean was provontod wlion ho foil near Compton and narrowly os- caped death sovoral wooks ago, will finish his Journoy tomorrow. When soon at tho Mnrylaud liotol, l'asadona, today, Uodgora assorted that ho was fooling flno and waB confldont of gottlng his inachlno up at tho point whoro It foil near Comp ton and to roach tho ocean uhoro at Long Uoach within a row nilnutea. Ho Is still on crutches but snya this Ih not duo to nocoBslty, but bo causo tho doctors havo ordorod that ho lcoop all tho strulu off his angloB as long as posslblo. Ho suro iuTii road tho want ads. of tlm Mmlrm-,1 Mnit mvii.. uuo, PERSIA PROCLAIMS WAR AGAINST RUSSIA OVER W. MORGAN. SHUSTER; RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO ADVANCE ON TEHERAN KU331AH CAUCA31AH M0r5P.OKLEVKJ KOZIBLL OiitAM HltWrtER IH TEffgRAM SISTER SAIS RE ILL REM! Ill PRESE1T PLACE American Financial Adviser to Per sia Declares He Will Defy Russia and Will Not Quit His Work as Demanded. TKHKKAN. Doc. 0. Declaring that tho placing of 400 soldiers on the hordors of Persia by ltusMii i either an attempt tn make war or an act to wanton hostility to tho Ameri cans serving the Persion government, W. Morgan Shunter today announced his intention of defying Ilussin and of retaining his position as financial advisor to Persia. Sinister declares that during his service in Teheran ho has cleared the Persian treasurv of a $500,000 deficit and given tho country a national fund of $800,000, in spile, of the recent civil war, which cost $l,"i00,000. Iu two years, ho declared, lie would have Persia prosperous and well organ ised for the development of her re sources. Ho said that Ilusiu and England seek to undo this work, and that he'will not leave tho country un til thoy show one good reason why Persia would be benefited by his re moval. PINCHOT WANTS MARE HOMES BUILT CHICAGO, UK. Doc. 0. Warmly advocating greatir oo-opuration on tho part of the raited States govern, meat iu tho hoino-nmking activities of its citizeasy. Gifford Pinohot former chief forester, was the center of interest at tho national irrigation congress here. His address was en thusiastically received hy the delo gates. "It is tho duly of tho nntioual gov eminent to hold agricultural lauds for settlement purposes, and to re claim all arid and swamplands," do olared Pinohot. "It is essential that such lands should hn opened to all homesteaders on tho snino terms, so that all may own homoa without be ing required to pay exorbitant prices to private land speculators. There should bo an orpiitahlo arrangement hotwoon tho citizen and tlio govern ment h.v which tho orison pnys for tho oost of irrigation or drainage on tlio lands scoured for his homo." Pinohot tool; an optimistic view of tho Jtn Folletto proxidotilinl notnina- BBgJBrffBBjMjpJjtijMjByJBL p BfcfNJBr BjBTwJBt kBHe " 9eW 9l a"jLm 1 9BB rWu.vflBBHF'hHBHHHHHBHBBi' r tion campaign. . l TROOPS? PATROLLIHG THE PERSIAN FROHTIER, -wv .w - ZAgggguSZuJtt11 IAWJKY Txc.EuarAM.i AX.NT.Ui XKW YKAIt ISSUK f 4- f" 4-4- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 4 -f Iu accordance with annual custom Tho Mall Tribune will this year, as usual, Issue a .W Yocir'u edition devotod to the progress nnd'llovcJop meat of tho Ilogtto Klvor val ley and Its various communi ties. Tho Issue will be roplotc with Illustrations and cover Iu a comprehensive manner tho growth and prosperity of this section. To mako tho New Yoar's number the host possible ad vertisement for evory section of thu valley, orchardlsts, farmers and gardeners are re quested to mall to The Mall Tribune any records thoy havo made durln g the past year, cither as to size of product, total output, price received, otc. Tho Issuo will sell at tho usual price of 5 cents auleco and orders should bo booked In advance, tho edition being limited to tho demand indi cated by advanco orders. -f f -f 4 4-4-4-4-4-4- 4-4- OFF TO RESERVE R00MSJ0R ELKS Clarence Reames, Exalted Ruler of 1168, Will Place Orders for 150 Rooms In Portland Hotels for Lo cal Herd. Clarenco Reames, exaltor ritlor of lodge IKiS, D. P. O. K., loft Friday evening for Portland whoro ho will reserve loO rooms for tho uso of tho local hord when thoy go to Portland uoxt July to attend the national con vention of Klks. Fully 'J00 Klks from Medford aro expected to mako the trip. UNCLE SAM MAY SOON BREAK WITH RUSSIA Washington, 1). C Dec. (. Proh ahilily of u hreaw witli Russia ovor tho passport question is boliuvod to day to bo imminent, following yes. torday's cahtuet session, in which President Taft, mid ids advisers wrestled for two hours with tho prob lem, only to acknowledge that thoro was no solution in sight which would satisfy American Jews without em- linrrussiiu? either tho United States or Russia. TC53T DEW GIT? BOARD OF REGISTRATION TO MEETJWONOAY In Order to Vote at Coming City Election All Must Appear Before Board of Registration and Be En rolled. Tho new city board of rogistra tion will open Its sessions Monday in tho council chambor of tho city hall and will remain In session 10 days for tho purposo of roglstoring the voters of tho city In order that they may vote at tho next city election. Tho board will bo in session dally from 1 to 7 p. m. Tho board of registrtlon was re coatly named by the city council and consists of Messrs. Cady, Cottrell and Rador. In order to vote at tho next city olection all votors must appear and bo enrolled. If naturalized voters must bring their papers with thera. TROOPS WATCH L imOWNSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 9. If Genoral Heruano Royos, leador of tho latost revolution against Presi dent Mndexo of Mexico Is In uorth oastorn Mexico ondenvorlng to eludo tho authorities and get Into tho Unit ed States ho must pass through a cordon of Mexican troops which aro today patrolling tho Mexican bordor for a dlstauco of 150 miles from tho Gulf of Mexico to withiu'a fow miles of Lnredo, Texas, Numorous conflicting reports stato that Reyes has boon seen In different placos along tho border recently T GOES TO PORTLAND PORTLAND, Oro., Dec. 9. Tho Pacific Coast handicap shooting tournamont of 1911i will bo hold iu Portland, A tologram was rocolved by tho Portland club today from tho socrotary of tho lutorstato association saying that this city had boon select ed. Tho tournamont was hold at Madora, Cal., last yonr. EE SH HANDICAP BATHS TIME AT DIG MASS MEETING Large Number of People Attend Meeting Called by the Medford Commercial Club to Discuss Irri gation In the Valley. CLOUDY WEATHER WORKS AGAINST BARGAIN DAY I Mnuuouer TMe AffnnnM i - - "..w. n i mo rwitiiiuuu t uuiyc Number of Out-of-Town People Are Arriving. Irrigation and Prosperity Is tho theme at a big mass meeting being hold this afternoon at tho opera house, thero bolng many peoplo in i attendance. Tho value of water as 'applied to alnd is tho topic under dlscuKsIon and overy phaso of tho mattor is being considered. Although cloudy weather worked' 1 BOmtnvh.'it npnlnst flr anu. .r Bargain day, scheduled by tho Mer- ciiants' association for today, this afternoon a large number of out of town buyers are appearing, and tho day promises to be a success. W. II. Coro, P. J. O'dara and other aro tho principal speakers at this afternoon's Bcsslon . Prof. O'Gara Saltlih part: "I Havo heen asked to talk on soils, crops and water. This is a big subject and can be handled only in a very general way, at this time. At another time, we will tno up this subject in a spe cific way, and deal with such prob lems as may be considered the ex ception rathor than the rule. At Una time, our whole idea is water. By all moans, let us have it. Wo will consider everything else after tho water is here: namolv. tlm how. when nml what of irrigation. "The soils of this valley aro rich beyond quostion; thero are no alka lis anywhere to trouble us,' and. from that standpoint tho irrigator will never have to fear anything. Thero are over fifty types of soil iu thi valley, although tho general types are by ito means so numerous. As yet tho informntino which I have, nnd which has been gotten through my association with tho U. S. bureau of soils in their survey of tho valley is not for publication. However, tho many interesting facts regarding the valley soils will bo givoa to the pub lic, we hope, in tho course of a yenr. All that I would enro to say is that wo .have no ned of- delaying tho bringing ot' the water on account of the fato that wo do not know all about tho soils. Today, somo of uj look with more or Joss distrust upon certain soils and yet it is a fnot that those soils will booomo tho most vnU uable of any of tho vnlley soils onco water is provided. I may say that somo of tho richest soils may oven ' bo found on tho top and slopes of Tablo ock. "Thoro is no doubt that, outsido our orchard fruit crops, thoro ura many other crops which deservo nt tontlon. Prnctionffjy overy visitct who comes to my offico asks, "What can I grow besides orchard fruits?" With water, theer is hardly u crop that may not bo grown. It would bo ensior to ennmerato crops that may not oo grown than those that may he. It has beon shown that such crops as potatoes, tomatoes, cuouiu bors, beans, melons, onions, etc., may bo grown successfully nnd profitably., Only a fow years ago, it was said that potatoes could not bo grown in tho valloy. This Benson, with tho propor irrigation, and cultivation, wo huvo a record of 000 bushols per uoru Tomutoos iu this valloy reach thu Hghost orfootpion in oolor and tnqat inoss. It has boon remarked hy prom iuont dinners that our tnmutoeu aro among tho host in qunlity of any grown in tho United Stntos, With Ir rigation, n rooord of 22 1-2 tons, of. tomatooa woro grown on ono niid ono-half noros. Tho cucumber for pickling purposoH is ono of tho bet vcgotahloh which should return a pro fit. Wo havo records of enormous (Continued ou page 3.)" M '! "!"1 ,' r?k Hi.