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'3. (J 0Z"&"'' x u -A a. . 4 Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER day. No froit. Mnv. 5.1.5. Showers (oitiht nnl Wodnc K 1 M Kuily " cntiil Yt nr lliillv MimiiIIi Vuir AIICDFOUD, OHIMOX, TIMSSDAV, MUj 9, 1912. No. 15. i 100 PERSONS MAROONED By FLOOD I DAYS Party on Platform of Old Cotton Gin at Edmonton Willi Roar Heard (or Miles Lcveo at Wilson, Ark CreaksNew Portions Flooded. Osceola. With Population of 5000 En ihriijrrrri hy Flood Waters In haliltants Leavlnu City. 240,000 IONS COPPER OREAT BLUE LEDGE M KM I Ml IS, Teiin., April II Willi it nuir heard for inlN'x, t ti levee at Wilhou, Aik.i brokn lliix iillornooo, ncronliiig I" i'Mirl rwoiwid horn to ilny. Aw nil wire ntii down, il ('until not tut ItiHi'iii'il whether on live hud Iiih'ii ot or the extent of tin proper ty lllllllllgo. Mcporl lulu thin uflciuonn It'll of ftoinl condition in it nmv section tit Hie St. Frnnei IiiihIii; including pint of ,MiioliNiiip'pj, n district herolofoio UllllffeOUtd. .MK.MIMIIS. Twin.. April II. Willi I lie piotcctiiiK coo wonkciiiitK Us. tin. willi a population of 'i.iiOO is eiiduimciod by Hit' tlotnl wnlers liiiin illy .Mii!ipl iiM'r, uecordiug lo n ntporl lecoivod hero today. ' Tlu in liiiliitmilM it ro oiiitl lo lot leaving the it v for hlulior ground. Tlio wcnihor bureau thi iil'luniii hi WMtitMiiu'yilyUiitt.Miydjiiiiiiil unit Lou IstfiniT prillifilily wonliriit'iipi' slti-ions dllUIIIJKii. I.ITTLF, HOCK, Ark., April II. -Out- huiurrcd persons iiinrooucil for two day on Hit' pint form of mi oltl cotton kiii nt IMiiioiiIoii, in Critlouthii county, me in iininiiii'iit dungcr of bo liijf nwt'pl uwny hy flood witters,, no cording ,i u report icec'ived here I hi nllenmiiii from ('liiiiiimtn Phipple of the Mcinphi i-nnouo cmiiiiiillcc, The purl v. which include n nmiihcr fiiniilit'N, Iiiim Iihcii without food for imvoml tiivw, Kud their plight Ik ic poiled pitinhle. I'nil of the plnlfoim iilrcmly ha liei'ii swept iiwnv, nml t'linirni.iii Whipple report lluit the victim will he carried lo tlenth unlc rcncneil soon. Whipple's iui'-tnge was mmiI from Itoii'id Point Mlnlnn Enulneer Reports to Citizens Committee Upon Examination of Did Mine Ore Is Nearly Balanced Smeltltifi Flux. One Handliiifi of Ore Sufficient to Deliver It at Any Desired Place hy Its Own Gravity. CUSHMAN EW A L WASHINGTON, April II. Prosi tlenl Tall (inlay sent, to the somite the nominalioii 'of J-Mwniil 10. Cu-ii-nian to he United Slatim fetleral judge for Ilia western district of Wnshing t tin. V.. W. I.ilji'itriiin, n mining etiKiiier nf note, former iipriiitcfidiiit of the famuli l.e Itoi mine, now in cliitre of llic .Sontliem Oregon Mining Pur can, nt the rciiiel of the Citizens committee, iiintle an oxutuiiiutinii of the Itlne Lodge mint' Mmidnv and wn moht favoriihly impressed with whut he found, lie lm mmlc the follow inic rcxirt to the coiainiitci': The follow iitg i mi approximat cMiiiiuto of totimiKi til present uvml nlile for Moping in the llhie Ledge mine, n dclonuiii'-d hy perooiinl in nocclion hy Superintendent ('num.' hand, in charge: ()n hliieked out. lenity to Mope, 1,(1(10 feet lout; hv Illlll IVe'l deep liv a feet will", which ciUaN -MllK.IIOII euhie feel, ill 111 cuhie lent of ore. in place to .the ton, ie 'J HI, (Kill (oiim, all in hiiNie ehitt or lime wi-hi!. Vein tilliiiK eui4tn if lime, lMrwiy i plaecd liy 1itiMiM'p)Or MilplitdeS, wttli mi UHmtjiiHtinir ipinilx KMiigue. Tln makeM ii iii'iuly hitlnuceil miicltiiiir fhK. As to concentration, the rock re ipiniii couccutnitiou if largely cry lalli.cd lime, nfforduij; eaMy cleavuve and Depuration uf mcliillie xulpliiile-, tllllM liMUilliii; eceHhte MilllillK It i-. ehiitueil Hint tl)i-ui nre eer.il other oie hoilifh inrlotlly iij...-tl -ji the eaiup Mhich iiithcale cipinl iiiiiuni tiitle of ore iih the Mine l.ctlije. One hiiiidliiu.' of oie kIioiiIi! he Mif fieieut to tleliver it nt any tleircd place hy ilt own Ki'avily, n the niir fiice oulerop in ulioiit fifty deKiee. from hori.oiilnl from the Imltom of the eaiiyou up over two thounanil feet. The region doe lint hhow heavy wind or xiiow sliihtx. However, reas tiiiahln care xliinilil he ohxerved in citlliiiK' off the liuiher to pile the hruh and Inirii it in open plncex, no iik to hiivc the httiinp no Hint they inn v hold the miow until the new growth etui sustain it, Respectfully stihuultrd, II W. MLIKdllAM. TAFT FAILS 10 GEI NEW YORK TIED UP TO HI Republican Machine Leaders In State Convention Side-stepped Question of Instructions for President Barnes Declares Afialnst. Stantlpat Leaders Say Platform Can llinorc Initiative and Referendum But Must Denounce Judicial Recall When Doctors Disagree Unci ICSTKR. X. V., April II. He pahlieau iiiio-liiiie lenders, in opening the xtate convention Intro totlnv, mJiU-. ilcpped the iiftiou of iio'lriictiug the htuleV dch'ifiilc ut laigij for f njT&ivt HIM OOHE OF in " auumm, T'orttrn nt 0tfM f TOUR 7KAT HC1TJ Y TMCPtlS ftOTMIflC v TH MATTtd VIlTil iHf. ?.OY ElCtrT ocoripiii iin; r.ftrmnn novim.-- M1HL"J AIXTIIVOT TOT HIM1C35fl AM& Ht'5 l COMEn" i rr" x i-fN. I TOT UIM1D 7lfB I ' Hi? .k x$s&&vir i ea ... ttn - . & s 0" A vote for Dunn It a vide lo keep .larkson county hick. President Tuft. The .twnion wn ilf J DOD I A ff! I Ll I C'O voted lo'orgniiizHtion nml the .Irnlt- I DUD LTl I ULLL I IL 0 ing of a platforui. Vice l'n nli-nl .Inuic S. SheriHHii and Senator Khhn Root urged the dclegaton to itiHtruct the del twite, nt large for J're-itlent Tuft, hut it wax not heliewil tlii notion wouhl lie taken. .Iut hefore the iMiuveiitiou opened Scntttor ito it iil: "We need nnJv few more dele giitei to liuve the N'ew York ttelega tion iiitriicted for Tafl, and we ex pect to get theni." A hewvv miowntoiin prevailed to day, lint thin failed to keep the ilt-lo- jnt'' away fnnn the convention. WTIIioiu II.; llamoM, junior, luatler of the ivpuhlicnn mitcliiue forew in the nlMle. foii;hl the effort! of Vine MANAGER CERTAIN OF Will I LA FOLLETTE SETS NEBRASKA AFLAME ''The prtiKlH'ctrt ill Ciiiiloinin for Mr. I.n l-'tdlotle couhjitut he hetter. He wilt earrv the Khite easily. Gov ernor .Iohn-on swucu" f nun I.n Tol lutte to Hoo-tivuU uhjvri'iiulintt--il hy a people whi'TJfrttfSTiF' piny.'' Such wh Walter lloii-er' Mim mnrv of the nilit lent situation in the t , P,,.-;,l,.i i,..r,,,, i vjf.. iim.riM'ir tHie, expri-M-ii wiuie in .Motl- ia !,,.,. the ,li.l..nii.iM iiiyinu.i.wi r,r'l'"''d Tuofdiiv iiinniiiiL'. Mr. IIoiimt Taft. He tlet-lnred hiicIi iiiHtructious m ENTHUSIASM were unnceci'nrv. The . I nml put Icn-ilci-x Miiiil the ihitfonn could ignore tlin initiative ami ivfercndiim uiea- "iirei, "althouuh the recall of juds; ' dnn.'iiiiii-d specific tleiiunciatiou." Alter the iiddic of NicliolitK Mur ray ltiiller, the ieuipmiirv ami peimii ueiit chairman of tho convention, the oeMMiou ailourued until 11 u. in. lo- is I.n Folli'ttt1'- netioual campaign munagcr uiitl will return this after noon fnnn Oohl Hill to iulilrc-i loenl voter, nt the city park, leaving for flrantx Pn.. on N'urrihor HI. Mr. lfoii-er i nltHi umkiiir arrangement for Mr. I.u I-'olletic'. speech here on April IS. "I helieve that tin- love of fair piny on the part of the American people i . . . ....... morrow, when speeches do-cu-ning! V" "'"" ,0 'Mr' '" r"""' niiiiiinn- llw, tilnir.nni t., l.e n.lmile.l u-ill 1. ! '"" collllllUed Mr. IIollMT. "Tllf ' '- "!'- ' , ... . ,1 . , , , iiintle ami xiuioiis resolution nctcil SAN' FKANCISCO, Cal- April 9. Ht.-nch! of tho La Follotto campaign tn California today received the fol lowing from John II. Hannan, secre tary for Senator '.n Follctte: "I.a Folletto Is setting the Nebras ka prairie nflrc. Politicians here anticipate h victory for him at tho primaries. Kvun Taft's manager concedes ho In stacking a large nmoiiut of hay." HEAVY VOTE IS BEING POLLED IN ILLINOIS MA Y CHICAGO, April !). With ideal weather conditions prevniliiiL' early coiiilitiinis poinu-d to the heaviest vote in the history of Illinois lieiitx polled at tho preldentin. preference primary election. Political sharps here declare that the vote up to noon had heen heavier than the entire vote in IPOS, and they predicted that he tween three and four hundred thou upon. SKATTLK, Wu., April l,-- IMwanl 1'.. ('tifchinnu, who was lodnv ninniiiii' ctl hy I't-etidi'iit Taft to ho federal judge to succeed Judge Dnuworth pi wchlern Wnsliingtoii is at preheat di triet judge in Alaska, Ho seen red the latter appointment Mtvcrnl years n;ii through the iul'lueiico of his hi'tithcr, llio Into CoiigrofiHiiiun Francis I!, fushinun of Taeomii. ludge Culi iiiiiii'h rcsidenco is officially given as in Taconia. Ho lips prneliccd law for morn than twenty years, coming to I'ugel Sound from Xchrasku. lie lived for a few .Years in Scuttle he fore removing to Tai'tunu. TO PITTSBURG HTTSIUMm, I'.t., April t). Col onel Tlicndnro Knpsoviilt today nccu )iitiH tho spotlight, in Pennsylvania'' political situation, The former presi dent arrived hero today early mid spuil iiiosi of llio day vesting at ,i lintel, Roosevelt, Senator Mows 13. Clapp and (lit'fnrd l'liieliot will lie tho principal speakers ut a political nicotine; hero toninmnv night. GIANT WEIGHING 870 GAINS UNTIL DEATH 110STON', April 1). -Ahraliuni S -tlekson, 'J(I years of age. died here today, having uttiiiucd the remark uhle weight of K7U pounds. I'liysi I'ians declared that Sotlekson gained twenty pounds n day during the hist weak of his life, lie died of l'n It v do general ion of the heart. AT END OF TERM WASIUNOTON. 1). C, April 9 niscutitdtig reports (lint ho Is to quit ProHlitcnt Tuft's cabinet soon, Attor ney (ioucrul Wlckorsham mild teday: "It is merely nnntlior annual re tiroment rumor, Of course, I will resign .March I, next, an Ir custom ary for all cabinet members to re sign when an administration ends." it Is understood, however, that WIckoiHliani has Informed tho presi dent that ho Intends to retire to private practice next March no mat ter how tho election lesults. tnct that iiiiiiiv of the leader- who hail pledged him support deported him for Roo-evelt has cuueil the mass of voter-, to lie with him. We are confident of going to the conven tion in second plate mid the senti ment of the voter expressed nt the primaries as-urc n- the ultimate i"-lory." E WAN FLOODS E SASKATOON HOI.nitEDCJK. Neb.. April 0. Schools were dismissed and business houses closed In Nebraska cities to day to permit children unit business men to hear Senator Robert M. La Folletto of Wisconsin, wtio was scheduled to make nearly a dozen speeches before his usual night meet ing. I.a Folletto arrived here lato last night after a trip through a section of tho state that has been admittedly a Itoosevett hotbed. RATE CASE SPLITS E SUPREM COR T and votes would he east in Copk county alone. Adherents of Governor Deneeii claimed that he will he re- ! nominated hy a plurality exceeding .10,000. The RooeveIt adherents nre claim ing their man will carry every district in the state, while the Taft following is just as confident of success. Sen ator La Follette's manager predicted that the Wisconsin man will carry a many of the districts ns either Roose velt or Taft. Three unidentified men early today probably fatally -tubbed Thomas O'Hrien, u west side political worker. His nssaihints escaped. BRING BEEF BARONS TO JURY FOR TRIAL AT IN FULL CONTROL LABOR ON Men Who Originated Defaming Cir cular and Attempted to Defend It at Open Session Are Avowed Socialists. Union Labor Men Brand Circular a Disgrace But Are Unable to Vote It Down. ( SASKATOON', Sn-.fe., April !). -Following u rise ot the Saskatchewan river of IS feet in a few hours, most of tho town resembles n hike today, and the water still threatens great dost ruction of property. The city water plant has been submerged, and railway bridges, wharves and houses have heen swept away. MENACES FLOODED TOWNS IN THE WEST .FAMINE NOW i ii in i . i rflBHHI Mill TlidBai Jbtm I Z- ' TRENTON, N. J., April 0. With the request hy Prosecutor Gnrvan of Jersey City that Governor Wilson sign the neees-nry requisition papers. WASHINGTON, P. C, April 9. i tlu first step toward prosecution It i reported hero today that the i Now Jersey of the Chicago beef bar- l nited States supremo court is even ly divided in the intennountain rate case, four members of the court fav oring the interstate commerce com mission's reduction of rates on west bound freight to intennountain cities and four opposing. When the case is re-argued in October it is said that associate Justice Mnhloit "Pitney will have tho deciding vote. I ons, recently acquitted in Chicago on !a similar charge, for violation of the anti-trust laws, was taken today. That socialist members of the Cen tral Labor Council absolutely control that body and that this clement In the ranks of organized labor in this city is responsible for the recent cir cular defaming this city and valley, despite the protests of the strictly union members, was clearly brought out at an open meeting of the labor council held Monday night to discuss the circular with business men nml others. All of the men who spoke against a retraction of the circular were avowed socialists two of them being active in the work of organizing a local brunch of the I. W. W. in this city. Two union men who declared that the matter was illegal, ns it had not gone to a referendum vote of the locnls nml that the issuance of such n circular was a disgrace to organ ized lubor, were finable to do but little, owing 'tii'"tli4v.overwhelming so cialist sentiment at the meeiing. Fol lowing the open meeting the labor council went into executive session and voted not to retract any of tho defaming statements. Ity Way of Itetnliation. Following the session many of the delegates declared that the issuance of tho circular was in direct retalia tion for the failure of tho city to pass the eight hour law which, by the way. was originated within tho socialist " ranks nnd submitted to the Central Labor Council for endorsement. Duriiii- the open meeting the circu lar was discussed in detail. Fred N. Cummings, mnnager of the Itogue Innds, Inc., which is directly hit by the lies in the circular, was present on invitation nnd showed clonrly where the circular hit at his company and the damage it was doing. Ho answered many questions clearly ami concisely nnd showed where n man f moderate means could go onto a tract of his land and make a good living. C. W. Iliirriiitrtoii, secretary of the Central Labor Council, attempted to defend the circular nml ehargeil that many of theunion men who were now declaring they had nothing to do with tho matter had favored the cir cular, but that when they saw the indignation in the city they developed (Continued on Page C.) BLUE LEDGEWELL DEVELOPED MINE AMERICANS I E OUT OF wa MOXTHKHY, Mexico. April 9. With thousands of American citizens chartering special trains in prepara tion for flight from Mexico tho American colonies throughout tho ro publlc are In a high stato ot excite ment today ns a result of tho deci sion of tho American conductors and engineers ot tho National Railways of Moxico to strike April 15, Tills action may also affect tho nil Iron its In Texas. HUSBAND SHOT FIVE TIMES BY SUFFRAGETTE UV0J BTOUK TAlnU lUi'UUJQ 1 it Oju tliu tiLVyi) U1M U'nij ViiltAfl.UA OJb" A HOUSE CHICAGO, April 0. Heciuis ho Hnoeriugly refused to vote for "votes for women," Charles Ritchie, a photo grapher, was shot five limes through tho arms nnd 1KS hy his ii'ito wife hero today. Tho wounds nre tuft fatul. Fully fifty citizens of Medford. In nutos, iniulo tho trip to the Dluo Ledge initio Monday and wero inoro than satisfied with tho showing found. Tho visitors wero met by Superintendent Curnalian, Coolgar dlo Jones, Sam Rogers nnd other local nit n era and shown through the uiazo of tunnels and shafta that con stitute tho in I no. There are fully 30 buildings cIub tored on a flat about Joo creek com pressor plant, assay offtco and other structures nocessary for tho devel opment work. The iiiluo entraiices aro on tho mountainside from GOO to 800 feet nbovo. Half a inllo fur ther down Is tho Eiloen tavern and towusltc, nnd some ftvo miles down tho creek and somo 2000 feet lower In elevation Is Joo Bar, tho pronosotl alto of the, concentrating plant. A gravity trnin would tako tho oro from tho mlno to this point, Tho tunnels aro on various levels 300 foot apart, connected by ahafts, and oxteud for 11,500 feet, all In lodge, matter. In addition, 15,000 foot of diamond drill work hua boon done, demonstrating tho existence of an iminpnso body of ore, Whora work was stopped, tho diamond drill was still tn rich ledgo matter, some 1200 feet In on tho upper levol. Over a quarter million tons of oro has been blocked out, ready for shipment. In tho mlno are a number ot nat ural caves, tho existence of which was disclosed by branch tuunole or tho drill. These wero rich d-poslts of oro, which have been bleached out by tho water. Tho road 1 la flno condition ox copt tho last five miles, which Is In bettor slmpo than oxpectod. Among ttioso making tho trip wore; Messrs. Canon, Counclliuen Ireland, Mitchell, Arnsplger, Father O'FurrolI, Dr. Conroy, Shorldan, Hell, Hoot, An drows, Drown, Ulrlch, Ash, Harmon, Orton, O. Murphy, J. Murphy, Cal- laghan, Llljogram, Llndloy, King, Qorst, IK M. Qolllns, Todd Cameron, McCallum, Knno, Luy, Taylor, Illley, Loonurd, donner, Waniflloff, eluby. Hall, Putnam, fioro, Patterson, Paul Heddy, Dr. lteddy, Shufer, Ton Vell, O'Uara; MeHdumett Cnrimhuti and Knyart. Lunch, which was taken up Sun day by Walter McCallum, wan Hrved nt Hlloen by Sum itaKr and Hanry Cullaghan. -. ;'s