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Oregon Historical Soctriy City Hall i" && iH Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Tnlr niul warm Mr Wi Mln I i.n. l'iriyini'oiii1 Year. Uiillv HnvnnUi V'ir. MUDFORD, OIM'XJOX, Tl'hSIUV, .U'LYh, WV2 NO. 92 ?2!J FATAL TORRID WAVE GRIPS ENTIRE EAST DEATH TOLL 11 IIS VERY HEAVY Tlilrty-flvc Have Perished From Heat In Chlcnuo and Entire Country From Missouri to Atlantic Suffer ing No Help of Relief Held Cut. Business Houses Close In Many PlacesHundreds of Prostrations Reported. HAN I'UANCIHCO. Ciil., July U. While New York, tliu I'llMt Illllt till) 111 1(1 ll 1 1) WOHt HWilllcred tdllliy III (lilt IIIDMt sevcrit Inwit wave of tint wen IKIII, tint WllOllt Puelflo Count region rejoiced In pleasant Weather. No where VWIM them opprcmdvcly high tem peratures. Following worn tint thor mometcr iiiurkH In tin' differ ciit coast cities up to noen: Hun rrniiultK'i), (id dcgioeH. I'lirtluiul, tit! degrees. llitllluKlinin, 02 degrees.' Seattle, CO degrees. Med lord, 71 degrees. Ni:V YOHK. July !. Willi tin mercury hoveling urnuinl the highest figures of I In year ami absolutely mi liupit of relief hi'lil out liy tint weather forgniMor, Now Yijrk nerved Itself toiliiy for n contln tint Ion or tint heated spell. At tn o'clock tho of ficial temporaluru tnkon on top of a downtown nky-srrapur where tint oi'oiin breem1 were mom full, wiib ST.. Tint forecaster wiim certain tlwit )entcrduy'ii IiIkIi level of (13 woiilil bo far exceeded before tint IoIiiIh for tint tiny luul been filed away. Ami there wiih. not a trace of ruin any. where on tlio map, Down In tint narrow raiioii-llko streets of tint business section anil In tint tortuous labyrinth of tho poorer sections tlio hnat wan stifling. .Miu, wouiuii anil children Hhuflcd along wllli all ambition vanished, try I in: iih lll'flt they could to Hhailn tllo;ilSolVCH from tint broiling nun. Tim aHpbalt pavement reflected back a steaming beat, which m ml it life almoiit linen durable, and over In tho crowded tenement districts tho death rnto hud doubled and wan continuing to rive. Children Suffer Most i no little children and tho very old suffered inont. Tho depots of tho charitable orgiinlxutlons, which litHiiml Ico to those who applied wont .lammed to suffocation. To Home, tint hI,o or tho pleco of frocu coin fort ,van reduced, but where there was iitotcuii&H lu tho family or little (Continued on Page G) Crown of Thorns for OW-W OW I F Mhwm FOR HARMONY 1b:, ! RANKS0FG.0.P. fc; Mk irflsl ! Reported That Petitions Arc to Dc Circulated Throughout the Nation Askliiu, Taft and Roosevelt to Ru th c In Order to Save Officeholders. Tad's Friends See Roosevelt Plot hut Fi lends ol T. R. Say It Is Last Attempt to Harmonize Party. WASHINGTON, ,lulv II. Slivmi nil clfolli ol' (ftulilii'illl lender to day failed to iichmc e xouicc ot' a n'Hiit Hint petition demanding I'leoideiil Tult'w il luli'it w nl iih n ea'i iliilute nte to be eiieiiluleil in u mi Hull wide entlHliKU. Co pic of tho "ielitinn" weie eiieiiluleil by iii.ul mill without li'tleiliPiul. The plan -el forth wiih hm follew: Clleillule pHilioli in every mIiiIc iihUihu Tall mill Koo-cct to will tlinu. Tlnn ink the nnliiiiiiil c'i'ii llllltrc In inline 11 new riiiupi'iillll-c "Imuiionv" eiiinliiiale i the Repub'i eiiu KlHiidurd hi'lirei, to pio-clit il unili'il 1'innt to the llcinncnits--mid HiiMt the thniiciiiiiU til' Republican officchiililcrn their jnlm. Hut no one nl' Inuli or low decree tuiliiy hIuihI sponsor t'oi Ihe plnn. Ol'licelnihlors were lepuited liehiild Die clieiuc. wliieli in said to coiilciu plnti' circulation of the williilinwiil petitions nevt week, unit Inter u Rc piiblii'iui "icfeicndiiin" mail uto by Republicans all over the country, on the question of their elioiee of eail iliilnte, IVieuils of President Tuft profec to him) nuotliei' ltii(wcve( plot lii'liind lint leporli'il M'lieme. They beliovo tho pet il ions would ho ni'iied priuei pally h.v pn)-KoiibcveH ItvpitlilictitiK, iih a lut i ! 'Vlnm" at the proxiilnt upon opiMiini; UU eiiuipniK'ii amt us u boost for tho now putty. oomvc1( parli-iiui, on (ho other hniiil, mill uiaiiv lemlerM in htntes whore scnutoix, represeiituliOH mid other olfieeholilerH me to be elected thin full, prole (o hiilieo the with ill aw al im a last ilesperuto ileviMt to hmiuoiure the I! O. 1'. THIEVES STEAL $5000 GEMS FROM HOME OF HOPKINS MKXO PARK. Cnl., July !. -Pin-Keilon ilcteetives uro tuiliiy ou (lie I rail of thievi'K who nlole $.1111)0 worth of P'liiri from the home of Kilwitnl V. llopldiiK, millionaire eliibmun ami prehideiil of tho 1'iiion ce I'oinpany, in tho Aleulo I 'a it; colony. The theft wiih cnuiiuiltcit wliilo Mr. niul Mi. Hopkins were Kolfitu;. Th. jewelh went taken ulniiHt before the eyes of hoveinl sorwints iiouo of wlioiu, however, in Mipoclo ilof coin plieit.V. Clark's Houn' Dawg J.liOAM I-VWt. Two Fatal Accidents in Midair That Occurred Last Week r 1 MtiUVIN VANIMAN ANDTME CRE.V ' . OF THE. VKRON. r-p?n v -- I 1 T -.v i ft -""'A &, 1 tiiii Ann rsw-fr-r-rr 'VVTnHH illl I'llhl ill ll II 1 1 .' ?3SH SEA GIRT FOR I ! -m ...-. nnMnrAA 'PBW.MCNTS OP f)AJJCO4 F(H.III(j AFTCR CJtPkO&ION SIAIt BUSNtSS W . SUA (HUT. N. J., July U. The "sumuier ciipltal" that ban boon tho brlKht spot on the democratic map hIiico tho Ilaltimoro coiiveutlou, sub Hided today to a mere Jersey coast town when Governor Woodrow Wil son, at i::!0 o'clock, left In his auto mobile for Trenton, to ttannuct state TiiikIiiohh. Since coiiiIuk to tho "lit tle white house," for tho summer, tho governor has k"o each Tuesday to Trenton and has returned nt night to Sea Girt. On this trip ho Intended to bo gone until tomorrow nlKht or possibly Thursday, This afternoon ho has an appointment to meet Samuel Gom pons and other members of tho exe cutive council of tho American Kod oratlon of Labor, who asked for n con ference to learn Governor Wilson's Ideas, ou labor. On an evening train Governor Wilson plans to go to At lantic City, whore tomorrow ho Is scheduled to lay a corner-stone and address tho national convention of building and loan associations. While lu Trenton, Governor Wilson probably will consult with other democratic leaders upon tho problem of the national chairmanship, fo). lowing his conference of lust night with Senator Gore of Oklahoma, and Chairman Norman K Mack of Buffa lo. After tho departure ot Gore, who predicted a sweeping democratic victory. It was said today that tho party might return to tho old custom of having two chairmen, odd al tho head of the national committed and tho other chairman of tho campaign committee. E NEARS A VOTE WASHINGTON, July H. It ap peared for n moment this afternoon lu tho Hcunto that an Immediate vote would ho. taken ou tho retention or expulsion of Senator l.oi'lmor of Illinois, When, after Senator Dillingham concluded his speech defending tho Illinois member, no ouo aroHu to con tinue tho debate, tho presiding offi cer was nonplussed. Klnally Sona tor Lorlnior declared that ho desired to speak but wanted to conclude tho entire debate. Ho said that unless other senators desired to speak ho would begin ut once. No ono re sponded. A recess of thirty minutes was then taken to demand a course of procedure. Tho property of platinum flpongo to absorb gas, which rapidly lu eroiiBOB tho tomporuturo of tho metal', Ih employed lu connection with n thoruiostat to dim tho light In an elect lie lamp for miners to warn thorn of danger, RIME A ,&!.,' ,. . ""laB Mi ' M ', .- vMBm i" w..rJ-i. r x .i 'Twjurst , -1 ' ' . STAffcT OF MISS UK OE TEDDY'S E NKW YORK, July 0.- Whether il wim the heat or the published smi gcMiuii that he nuu'lit retire iih n enn ihdiit for the proMdonoy, rolonel WooM'velt was decidedly peei-h to day. Ho enino to town to work nt his regular job of contributing editor of the Outlook, whore he expect- 'o hnvio mi article "Thou Shalt Not Steal" in this week's issue. When lu intention was called to the publi-ltl ftorv thai he and President Tntt lire nre to be a-ked bv petition- nok be iiiK circulated to iclire from olittc. for the pie-cut cainpai;u he became iuiltv and -uaimcil out; "You uiu-t not ask ino nbout so prcposterou- and Kulf-ovidout nffair. As u matter of fact I have nothing to Miy about that or anything else." The colonel then retiied to hi sanctum and .-Imuuiud the door behind him. Uuiinj,' the day ho belt) u eou icreuce with Y. N. Mitchell, nil At lantn, (la., railroad man, WOMAN TO CONFESS PART IN PLOT AGAINST FUNK CHICAGO, July !. -Mrs. Josephine llenniui;, wife of Hie man who sued Clarence S. l'iuk, cliarKin alienation of bis wife's affections, prrixed in Cbieano today from Now York with Thoinus .Marshall. She was taken nt once to the oflice of Stale's. Attorney Wnymaii. It is undei-stood tbnt she was uivon tlio oppoitunity of confess iue; her part in the plot apiiust the harvester man niul giving testimony against Mrs. Alccn Ileppuor, whose trial on tho charge ot perjury was scheduled to begin today, or of submitting- to arrest on a charge of con spiraoy in connection with tlio charces which were proven groundless PREPOSTEROUS 10 QUITTING A against Funk, HAf2lET QUIMEsY WITH MR. i THI2. BOSS OF DLL ELKS ARMORY m'lLDlNCl, PORT LANIJ, Ore., July I). -Thomas P,. Iills, of Superior, Wis., today was dieted grand exulted ruler of the 11. P. O. Klks, for the ensuing year. Charles If. Ward, of PumuIcuh, Cul., was elected grand esteemed loyal knight. lloth Mills and Wind were elected by acclamation. The election of the-e two officers was all the bii-incss done in tlio forenoon. It was then decided to continue the balloting into the af ternoon completing tho election of officers before selecting it city in which to hold the 10 111 convention. Reports pre-ented to tho grand lodge of Klks today at tho opening biistnes session hero showed that the Klks bad tnado a largo increase in membership in the last year and that the finances of tho order are in splen did condition. The total membership of tho Klks now is US 1,742, un in crease of 2r,0llU in tho year. There . - I I I mm b. mills OF SUPERIOR. WIS. HILLES CHOSEN I TAFI'S BAnLE Secretary of President Selected fo Manage Republican Campaign Is Unanimously Chosen by Sub-Committee Reynolds Is Secretary. ! Three Headquarters to Be Maintained At Hew York, Chicago and Port landNew Manager Young Man. WASHINGTON July 9. Charles Dewey Hlllex, secretary to the presi dent will manage the Taft re-election eampalKn. He was unanimously , choBon nutlonnl rhalrtnan by tho Hub. ( eomnilltee of the national republican rouinilttee at Its meeting here to day. littles was President Taft's own choice but when the executive met tho t fub-commltfee early today be told them he would leave the selection en tirely to them and refused even to suRgest a manager. The committee (Continued on Page C- . VZ tlAISD t RNI6H TAFT WILL BASE T TERM ON TIFF WASHINGTON, July 0. Tho tar iff will bo the main Issuo on which President Tuffs reelection cam. palgn will bo fought. This was tho decision reached today by tho presi dent and the sub-comnittteo of the national campaign committee ap pointed to confer with him regard ing campaign officers. It Is tho pres ent expectation ot tho president's friends that ho will open his cam paign either with a speech or a for mal statement defining tho tariff Is suo as ho sees It. .Rovlslon aftor scientific Investiga tion by a tariff board will bo tho re publican argument against demo cracy's tariff for rovenuo only slo. gan. is n surplus in tho treasury of $1011, 333.21. The grand lodge planned to decide tho next eitv in which tho next eon volition shall bu held and elect offi cers for tho ensuiuir year in the foro noon if posible. f "- ' H FOR SECONDl .BOURNE GETS 1100,000 FOR CRATER LAKE Oregon's Progressive Senator Gets Large Appropriation for Natisnal Park Highways Inserted In Civil Sundry Bill-Confident Will Pass. Everyone Acquainted With Congress men Should Wire at Once to Urge Passage of Measure by House. HVHHHHI f WASHINGTON', D. C. July 9. Medford Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.: Tin nub-com-, " mittee on appropriations nt "" iny request Iinve inserted in " tho civil sundry bill nn appro- printiou for $100,000 for Crn "" tor Lake national park. I nm "" confident tbnt tho full com "" mittee and tho senate will cori " cur in the action of the ub- committee, JONATHAN' BOURNE, Jr. f V ' Senator Ronnie introduced tho bill cnlliiiK for $100,000 n yenr for poven years for the improvement of Crater Lake park Inst winter and secured 'iU passage by the senate. The bill Wan favorably reported by the house com mittee, but wns stricken out by tho house.awluclu struck ant nlUpnrk-ftp- proprintions in excess of those al reudy made. Congressman IfawJcy offered mi amendment calling for $150,000 for the pnrk, but it also met defeat. Tho sundry civil bill was vetoed by Presi dent Tnft, and sent back to be re drawn and passed. After its passage by the senate, the house must nlsq.net upon it, and tho danger to the appropriation lies there. Every person acquainted with con gressmen or senators should wire nt once to them to assist in the hiH'3 passage. GO TO DEATH CONISDORO. Yorkshire, England. July 9. Twenty heroes, Including some of tho most experienced miners in all England, went to almost cer tain death today In a desperate ef fort to rescue 30 miners, penned In the lower workings of tho C'adoby mine by explosion of gas. Despite tho fact that all ot the thirty victims of an early morning explosion woro believed to bo dead tho rescuors In sisted on trying to ponetrato to tho bottom of the gas-filled workings lu tho hopo that somo might still he ultve. Their effort was futllo, and four additional explosions completely shattered tho shaft and shaft house, put tho hoisting and ventilating ap paratus out of commission and Im prisoned tho entlro rescuo party In tho deep shaft Late this evening It was feared thut al) woro dead. HANFORO WARNS JUDGE WHO TAKES HIS PLACE TACOMA, Wash., July O.-Judga C. II. Ilanford swore in Judge E. K. Cushman as federal judge here yes terday, admonishing him: "I hope you will havo no difficulties, but no matter bow truthfully uhd impartially you net, you will tilwuyt bo Rubjoot to criticism of muligren and tlio vi tuporatiou of thofu who you uro called upon to decide against," ACTIVE SESSION DEVELOPS THOUGH OPENING WAS DULL NKW YORK, July 0. From nn ir regular and heavy opening toduy'n market developed into Un active ses sion in which trading wan rather brisk, ' Tho oloso was firm, - ".,,.., Bonds woro steady, , . j j MOT H ?,? i A ..- ..