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4ron HIHrlHl i City Ht 4, Medford Mail Tribune MM SECOND EDITION WEATHER Cold. Mnv., 7jljM.f U2 ltd. Mum,, HH I'll Cent. J- Diilly Hlxili Venr. Korty-rirM Ymr. MEDFORD, ORKCJOX, RKIPAY, JANUARY 5, 1912. No. 24G. TRAIN 16 IS HELD UP AND ROBBED BLIZZARD SWEEPS MIDDLE-WEST STATES COUNTY COURT CREATES FIVE NEW VOTING PRECINCTS 1 t ? V it of Ir!" M ..,v fc CLERKS BOUND AND PQUGHES of mi rifled; Booty Will Run Uu Into the Thoti sands Posses Arc In Pursuit One Bandit Lett Train When It Reached Rcddlnq. CLERKS ARE TIED BY ROBBERS WITH ROPES Much Rcqlstcred Mall Was on the Train, But Little of It (or Medford. RKDDl.S'O, Cl.. Jhii. .'.. Entering tltu until CHf of tint fast northbound Oregon l&irhw utiortly after (J a. in. IimIhv two uuiiiMiikml hHtidit bound mill (ftpoe'd tin io iniiil oloiks in cliHrjjo of tin' until our, mill after rifling llii' content f i.N regiMeied limit Mii'k jumped from the tram1 nt Redding mill imiiimiiI. Tim exact amount of lout nblninod liy the ban- htrr?;i;1mtT?li?ITo'i.il tlmt H win total several thousand dollars. The iderlw in charge of the innil oar with I'liiirli'K .1. Rvnii. Robert It. Wnrnor nnd Peter llomriok of Snu I'liuu'wco. Tlic Imiulitn lioariti'il tin tuiiii Hi Red Hlufl'. Tin' engine liml hurdly ntnrtpil before tlii'.v li'aHil into the iiihiI car. Drawing revoKer. Jlio two IntndiU miiiimiinilitil iht' clerk to throw up their bunds. While on ulitflhiK hnndkoi chief into their other proeocdid to Kittf tin' clerks hy ntul'llng liHiiilki'ri'hiufH into the mouths. Tlit'ii tin' clerks wuro secure Iv.ImmiikI. This finished, tin- bandit proceeded to rifle the mail suck. DiiiuinliiiK ordinary mail. thoy fluffed tlu wiltmbU' registered puek upiH Into their overcoat pockets. Clerks Art' Mount!. SAN KRANVISCO, Oil., Jim. B. Clerk Humrioh, who wim in ehnrgit of tha Southern Pnoillo train No. HI. Jiohl up near Redding, Cul., stated thlil the two holdup nam honnlml (ha (rnin nt Cottonwood mul hold up tlio mail car between (hat point ami Redding, Ik' Hiiiil one of Ilia bandits did mil lonvo tlio train until it reached Redding. The robbers entered the oar, or dnnid tlio mail olorks to throw up their IiiiikU mul thVn hniuul (hum with ropes, according to preliminary re hiUh made to Division Superintend cut .1. W. Melcnlf of tlio ShiiHln divi mIoii, mul then wired tho imthi offi ces huro. Unit Important Mall. Train No. 1(1 left Sun l-Vnucist'o 'it 8:'J0 hiHt nikh(. arryiuj; tho most iiapoiliiut mail (liHpnlHi of tho day, miiionliiiu to Im'iil iiohIoI'IIcu aulhori (Itm, iiu'luiliuu; tho ai'iniuiulatioii of iVpsturtMl matli'i' nlailcil in thin ity iiml VL'ticivnl horn for ilintrihution liom ,ho Burroiiiiiliui; torritory, A (uiuttity of jouiHtuicil mutter from Ijitrt AukoIiih and othi'f Houthorn poinlH wan on tho train, Tho doHtiiintioii of tho mail was tho liV'thwoHt, Ori'KOH) Wimhiiiuton, AIiih ka, Idaho mid on h torn Monliuia, iiiHpudtorri Gray, HohiiiHiui, linh ortH and Kponoor worn diHputohod thin rnoniiiiir from Han l'Yniii'ihi'o hy t'hiot' TiiHpuotor Hull to tho hooiiu of tho johhiiry. Itiitlroad oflloinln horo tiro oou vinood from tho dOHiiriplioiiH rouwivi'd of tho iiIiiiiiioi' In which tho train was hold up thai tho lianditH woro woll !!iUniiiU'd with tho mail Horvioo. TIiih 1h bIiowii hy (ho faol tlmt thoy throw tiff tho poiiohoR at Cottonwood and Aiidorsoii and tonic on thoso mvniliiii; (ho train thoru, Thin pro viiuli'd tho poHHihilily of aroiiHinn' HiiHpli'ion (hut iinythiujr viih uiiiIhh on tho (rain whon it "pod llirouli (luino (owns, II lu uMIOIIWIIll lllllf lllll I llll if (CpiiIIiiuuU on f'ojje ,7 I S ' NEVADA'S GOVERNOR. BBBUljiiii if iH jjBBHBW.JMBBg'y k V iiima m in iimiiiim i IIP ' Gov T L Oddie,. Wln-iii'vor flovonior Oddio of No Hila in nilniduoi'd to an OHttnior tho latter iiiihIIv hiiiiioh a "miuI doi;" nil, Hink, thriistH his toiiKiio in hirt I'hcfk, iiikIk Hi' K"''''U'ir in tho rih and "iiy, "Nawida, oh from Itoiio, I uppoc. .MiirI he a prolly hri-k 1 it t If town, Itoiio. Kh, (JiuiTiiorf" WEST TO ARRIVE TO Will Leave at Once (or "Westvlllc," Where He Will Spend Sunday Special Train (or Governor to Derby. (lovoruor Oswald WVt-t will urrhe in .Medford .Saturdav moiuiiii; on I ruin No. IU mid loavn at ouoo for "'wtill" Honor ramp No. 1, where ho will Mpoinl Sunday vixitim; the uioii and lookiiiK over their work, lie will ho iteeompaiiied hy I'.iiiuoof Ilnnniin, CharloM (lay, (I. Putiium and oithor ComtuiMiiouor Owens or Dnvirf, pcr linim hoth. Tlio u'ovomor will uo hv P. & K. n'IhI to Dai by, where Iioiyi'K will he waitimr to tuki him aeross tho eoiiiitrv to tho Klount'i) rook urado, whoro tho oamp Ik. As there two foot of hiiow in the onunlry, tho (rip will he inndo on hor.ubtiok. Ho will rot urn to Medford Momlnv. Monday afloruoou nt I o'eloek thn i;ooruor will udJion the Indios of tho fl nm tor Modfoul (Hub nt St. MurkM hull. DuriAif his stay in Medford, Mho K'uruor has lu'oii invilod to hooomu the iiutvt of the now Holland hotel and the lluoM snito rooms in the house sot nsido for him. ICE IN COLUMBIA PORTLAND, Oro Jan. C tco In tho Columbia rlvor Ih running down atroaiu uh far na Vancouver today ST VISJTHONORMEN WHO IS YOUR CHOICE FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE? Mark cross botworm uuiiibor and lianio of candidate. .Republican. 1 (...!...:) William Howard Taft. 2 ( ) Kobort M. La Follotto. . 8 ( ) TJicouoro Koosovclt. Doinocrat, 'I ( ) Woodrow AVilson. 5 (....!...) .Tudson Harmon. , 0 ( ) Ohamp Clark. 7 ( ) William .T. Bryan. Cut out and mail to Mail Tribune.. Name Address ARRESTED FOR BEATING AND ROBBING MAN Andrew Swatzel Charqes Dick Thom ason With Assault and Hluhway Robbery Says Nearly $40 Was Taken From Him. SAID THOMASON THOUGHT THAT VICTIM WAS DRUNK Invited Him to Take Ride and When He Did So He Was Badly Beaten. Andrew Swatzel, nu employe of nn vli'ctriu oompitny in Ahhlaud. wan as Hiuillod mid robbed -of uimrly .?!() iibniit IU o'olook Thursduy uicht nu tho Modford-l'eutral Point road. Dick Thomnsou in oliaryod with the crime. Swatzel is haul to have driven from Ashland to Medford for a loud of oon and iiihtoad of nt ouoo returning to Ahhlaud, ho. put bis team in n stable, mid roimnoucud to eiuwume nil tho rod liiiuor in Medford. In Uiom' efforts ho is paid to have had a oon oninl companion in tho portion of Die); Thomasou, who, after making the discoery that Swatzol bad a few Kold piocos which ho had not already slid over n bar, iuvitud him to take n rido into the country. A rig whn secured nt a livery stable and the two started north on tho Mcnfnrd Ceutral Point road and when a uoupie of miles out, as told by Swutzu), he was knocked out of tho buwy by Tboinasoii and when on tho ground' was beaten in tho face by Tliomasou with his list and noarly $10 taken from his isickcts. Thnmithou had tied the lior.e to a telephone polo while Swatr.er lay in a stuimr on tho ground, but with ro tuniiiiu' cousciousiionh he gainod his foot mid, ruuntuir to where tho horso was tied, cut tho tio strap, jumped into the hmwv uud mndo his escupe, driving back to Medford mid deliv ering the rig to tho stublo from which il had boon hired. A complaint was sworn to this morning by Swatzel and a warrant of arrest issued for Tliomasou, and Sheriff Jones soon located his man in Central Point and brought him to Medford. A hearing is being hud in Judge Tnylor's couit this afternoon. Iliomasou was arretted a few months ago charged with assault and robbery and is now out of jail on $1000 bail waiting a hearing in the circuit court, his itibo being' set for January UU. Swatzel is quite well known among tho laboring men of Medford, having boon employed on tho Muil Tribune building uud by tho Clark-Henry company oji street work. ami oh u- result navigation bctwoon Portland and Tlio Dalles bnu boon BUBpondcil temporarily. Meno of tho roRiilur lino Htenmom left tholr docks lioro today. & A TINY BRIDEGROOM. Samuel c drew WEIGHT, 457 FOUNDS. Samuel ('. Drew t a hcnlthv little bridegroom from Dover, N. 11., who liar, just rot u mod with bin bride fropi their honevmooif. The liny youngsUr wciguH -t.'i7 ixiuiujkt wjojo tho bride tfoiifvsos to 27K,nmg a conibiucil weight of 7.1.J Miimd!-. The counle will net mi a little home of their own. TEDDY REFUSES TD THAT INTERVIEW Has Nothing to Say Recording State ment by Lawrence Abbott That He Will Not Be a Candidate Colonel Demands Privacy at His Home. NF.W YORK". Jim. 5. Doclnring that ho, had poitively nothing to say on any snbjoot, but nt the saiuo time asserting that ho hail not road Law rence AhhottV interview, which said that ho was not a cuudidatc for the residential nomination, Colonel Theo dore Itoosovclt, tor tho first time in several du.. appeared at his office hero today. Akcd regarding tho nu thouticity of the Abbott interview, which hIm staiod that the former president wus d ing all in his power to disoojtrngo the ugo of his uaino in connection with the political situation, Colonel Itonscvclt said: "I have not road tho Abbott article, fo I nm not in a 'position to speak about that, lie sent mo a copy of tho story, hut. I don't think I shall read it. I have nothing to say today on any subject, and you newspaper men will waste your, timo hanging around here." Colonel Roosowlt staled he wished "editors would desist from sending re porters to Sngamoro, Hill, adding: "It is nu iuptsticQ to both these men and myself. I ctntniuly will not receive thorn, ami all thoy can do Is to Vtuud uroiiud tho gato and shiver and possibly nun their health. 1 shall have nothing (o say to tho news papers ut my homo nt uny time. 1 demand the right of urivaoy," GAYL0RD ADDRESSES LARGE AUDIENCE Winfi'Kil flnvlrml. Kluln cnnnlni. nT Wisconsin and socialist lecturer, ad dressed n largo nudionno at tho Nnta torium Thursdiu ovoning. Tonight ho tneets ,C. K, WhiSlor in de,bato on "Woman's Suffrage." Wlfo of Justlco Day Dead. CANTON, Ohio, Jan. n.- The wife of Justice Day of tho I'nitod Slutos siipri'iuo court dii'd hero today. EVEN READ MEDFORD HAS PRECINCTS; . GAINS FOUR' Change Made hy County Court Owinu. to Heavy List of Voters In City Ashland Is Given One New Pre cinct. COUNTY COURT NOW AT WORK ON ELECTION BOARDS Will Also Draw Jury List for 1912 Before Adjourning Is Busy Session. The county court has completed its labors of creating new voting pre cincts in the county and has in creased the total number of precincts from 35 to 40. At-hlnnd has otic ad ditional precinct, winking a total of four, while Medford has four addi tional precincts., making a total ot nine. Thesewill-be known ns the .Medford Northwest '"precinct; Med ford Southwest precinct; .Medford North Central precinct. Medford South Central precinct, Medford North Main precinct, Medford South Main precinct, Medford Oakdale pre cinct, Medford Northeast precinct and Medford Southeast precinct. This change does not nffcot city elec tions, when only three precincts or wards are needed. This change was deemed nccossnry in Medford owing to the constantly increasing number of voters in the five former precincts. Tho county court is busy today choosing the judges and clerks of election to servo during the coining year. They also have a jury list for 11)12 to draw. The session is a very busy one, owing to the many matters to be con sidered ut the tlrt meeting in the your, ' SENATOR LA FOLLETTE THO' ILL CONTINUES CHICAGO, Jan. 5. Senator La Follotte resumed his tour of tho stale today, although ho is still ill and nto his first meal in 'M hours this morn iiiK. The Wisconsin senator said he was feeling somewhat better but far from well, but that he would go through with his itinerary. RAILROADS SHOW FALLING OFF JjY REVENUES FOR THE TEX MONTHS I9IQ (3 1011 inoo torn ij- Rcvtsun m3 tt Rtvolun Miimiiiffiwiiiiii U'iJ txrortts SI g? PPOrttS mmmmmi :wtkv. I It cr v- JESS I ijjRtVDUJrc mSa 5 RCVCTun Shim iiMiijiaiiimMii4in'iriiJ cxKNJn S3 E; DpO5 iijiTjiiMMi liwiSi? ;?tTRtv. 3 5 kct rcv. jgsay Yi KVOWQ liiiiiiTiii r 7 H Revchucs MMMMaBfarrMiiiiiiViiirii'iVBS i'J I? OPOtilS SB 1 DTENSO m&mMX& nct wv. a? " ct rcv jsasajj 5 KtVCNun ---:--- S? St RCVCNLtS tmnimlfitii iTi7i1i7J71i 1 iViii aSP T OHMtn I M sXPOiSCS lOTiiwiiirtOTwiiiiii I V iii? JSKCTRtV. mm t.i NCT REV, wtrntmrnrnmr . DKNSH ------. 52 j OCPQBK SSSSUiM nip 'i s kct rev ss? 9"' net RCV bTTiTmtjP ! ii i il wX 11 wlf WwwiFpil iww Lii.itwwimiilwi Railroad earnings for tho 10 mouths ending last Oetobor show n fall ing off, according to tho figures compiled by tho bureau of railway economics of Washington. The amounts reported for tho periods indi cated nro cumulative returns for thoso periods nud not monllily averages. When the returns for the 10 months of the calendar year 1011 nro com pared with the corresponding 10 mouths of 1010 thoy show dooroaseg in total operating revenues por mile of 2.0 por cent uud in not operating revenue por. mile of 4.7 por ceuL ,.. .. SERVES STATE SECOND TIME 1 & " ' ' " I tix:. w- "x- ' I sgr M"- " ; I I F ' 'H " 1 I 1 J I JAMES E..MCEERN' Jatnes H. Mcl'reurj-, who hn jift been iiiangHrated iiivenior of Ken tucky, .is the first governor to be inaugurated in the new state cnpitol, recently completed. This ir tbe second inauguration for Mr. MoCronry. DECISION THIS MONTR IN ROAD Attorney A. E. Reames In Closing His Argument Before Supreme Court Points Out Need for As Early a Decision As Possible. According to word received from A. E. Rcainos, attorney for the coun ty in the Jackson couuty roull bond contest, which was argued before the supreme court nt Salem Thursday, a decision will be rendered some time this month, ossibly within tivo weeks. . After closing his argument before tho supreme court, Mr. Kennies re quested an early decision in the mat ter, pointing to the fact that Jack son county was holding buck its tax levy until such time as it could be determined whether the bonds would be available or not. In return he vs assured that the court would return n. decision ns early ns ossible. Mr. IteNiues further stated that the supreme court had taken grent in terest in the case, asking many ques tions in regard to the bond issue. They wont into details very carefully, much time being consumed. The argument closed about a o'clock. SAN JOSE. Cal. Tho smart sot is warring against what thoy term San Francisco's sensuous suvngerios, the Texas tommy, bunny hug and grixzly bear. The woro danced nt tho swell Vondome and debutantes were dragged home. 7S0O I0OOO BOND COCTffl SUFFERING IS INTENSE FROM COLD CHICAGO Over 150,000 Persons Aro Out flf Work and With ThermonKtw at 8 Degrees Below and Due to Go Lew er Suffering Is Severe. HUNDREDS BESIEGE POLICE STATIONS FOR SHELTER Terrific Blizzard Sweeping Over Ne braska and Kansas Roads Are Blockaded. t TODAY'S TEMPERATURES Below Zero. Chicago, 8 degrees; Super ior, Wis., 32, Dubuque, Iowa, 1G; LnCrossc, Wis., 22; Min neanlis, 28; IJismarck, N D., 14; Devil's Lake, 22; Duluth, 20; Siou Cfty." Iowa, '0; Mudison, Win., 12 Winnipeg, 24; Williston. N. D., IS; Green Day, Wis., 14. Above Zero. Snn Diego, 50; Los Angeles, 00; Pasadena, CO; Sacra mento, 34; Oakland, 35; Sim IVnncisco, 41; Medford, Ore., .j ; rorimuti, j ; xucoinn, 61 ; ' Seattle. 37; Dellingham, 38; Vancouver, B. C, 28; New Westminster, 1). C., 32. - CHICAGO, Jam ii. Gripped in he severest weather of the season and with tho cold record in many years shattered, the suffering in the frozen district of tho great lakes and tho Rooky mountains today is intense. Witli loU.000 persons hero out of work and the thermometer registering 8 degrees below and due to take an other tumble before night, the char ity agoncios of the city aro practical ly overwhelmed and helploss. Tho municipal lodging houses aro packed to the doors u'nd hundreds of iuc!', women and children are besieging tho police stations, pleading for admit tance that they may keep warm. The mercury begun to drop hero Inst night and by 8 o'clock this morn ing it wns standing ut 8 below uud the forecaster predicted still colder weather. Two (he in the early hours of tlio morning sont tho members of two families into the street in their night clothing. They nearly froze to death before finding placos of refuge. loo had to bo chopped twin the tiro plugs and tho water froze in the nozzles of tho pipe, leaving the firemen help less. A terrific blizzard today swept down upon Nebraska and Knnsns. Tho railroads arc blockaded and some of tho brunch linos had to bo ubnn doued. Tlueo Die ot Cold. .MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. fi.- -Three persons are known to bo dead and soores aro in a serious condition ut hospitals in this state as a result of the cold wave thnt swept ovor tho northwest. One of the victims, Theo dore Seizor, whose bauds and toot nro frozen, died in Milwaukee. Two other deaths nro reported from othotr points in Wisconsin. Minnesota ZH Below, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Jan, G. Minnesota is in tlio throes of ora weather, tho avorngo temperature of tho last four days being 11 below zoro, Tho moroury liaa not risen above, 4 degrees below during that period. Itoports from all sootion of tho northwest indicate that tho terniMira" turo throughout that entire section of the country It 28 below,