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CWv Hall ' "w M," Subscribers Not Receiving Their Papers Promptly Will Confer a Great Favor by Notifying the Office At Once THE WEATHER. 'Today nnd Monduy Cloudy, copier; frost. Saturday High 49, 1ot 33; range 44. Full Leased Wire Report. United Press Association The only paper 1ft the rorld published in a city the size of Medford hav- Medford Mail Tri ,ng a leased wire. 4- KOTJRTH YEAR. MEDJTORB, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1909. No. 204. 480 PERISH IN COAL MINE E ESCAPE CUT OFF BY RACING . UNCLE JOE'S MRS. STE1HEIL ACQUITTED HEAT SQ INTENSE (ffltlllS 111 HOW IMS t& BSW W III HI MNMM RESCUERS NOT HUES TALK If! IIJilBEi OF nermann mdder promised to REUNION q IS TO INVADE' JOIN INJNIID ABLE TO OVER TREE REGISTERS "Sr MANY ARE STATE OF FRENZIED MOW PI AMTIMC , IK f.Kfi PPPCFNT flDFGMI QWIIM Men Just Preparing to Leave When Explosion Came Entire Towp f Is Shaken Heartrending Scenes at Mine. CHICAGO, 111.. Nov. .13. Four hundred a'nd eighty men perished this evening in a coal mine explosion in' the Cherry bituminous mines near r,n Salle. III. A terrific fire is raging and res cuing parties are absolutely unable to get near tho imprisoned workers. Thoro is not one chnnco in a thou sand ,that any cscapod -alive. 4 Late tonight a party of 12 vol' unteerfl returned, from the shaft af tor a fruitless effort to reach tho en tombed miners. Fire dnmp caused tho explosion, which caved in all approaching shifts and tunnels. Tho fiorco firo which followed drove out all rescuing par ties. A shift of 205 men woro jusjt pro jnring to leave at tho 0 o'clock shift when tho explosion came. Fivo min utes later theso'205 would have been paved. " Tho explosion shopk tho town of Cherry and wns felt in La Salle. Ten corpses woro recovered. Phono messnges woro sent in all directions for aid. Heartrending scenes woro enacted at tho mouth of the mine, where hun dreds of women, wives, sweethearts and children of tho entombed men gathered. Tho accident is tho worst ever -occurring in tho middle west. CITY AT DEADLOCK WITH MIKE HANLEY "Nothing Doing" Is Result of Con ference of City Dads No De cision Is Reached. An informal meeting of the city council was held Snturday for tho purposo of discussing a compromise with M. F. Ilnnloy aud settling tho deadlock that has existed and block ed tho completion of tho city's wa ter system. No decision was arrived at and tho situation is unchanged. It is understood that tho city will not make a further concession to Mr. Hnnley, having- offered him $l'i,000 for Wasson cauyon water, ns against his offer of $20,000. 'SEATTLE, Nov. 13. Judge Mitchell Gilliam of the su premo court surprised the city by a sudden call for, a grand jury late this afternoon. Bus iness men are said to be back of a move to investigate city niwl cniit'tv officials. All the -judges of, tho Supremo court concur. A big scandal is ex pected, i t Conference Is Held in City Hall- City Attorney Tells of Legal Steps Which Might Be.. Taken hy Council." '. The Indies of tho Greater Medford club at their meeting Snturday after noon were, in conference with tho for; cstry service, tho mayor anad tho city attornoy in rolation to their plans for making a "city boautiful" of Mod ford. A committeo appointed by tho club ... . ..a UU...1..UUJU "Mstiraa. is tho Oregon ngcrit for tlio city aiucu materially bjft map! lurmsueu mem uy J. o. riowarti, tno votoran civil engineer, nnd ono of tho fnthors of tho town with a view a t a t- r- -r-r- JTV . 1 to ascertaining the number of trees necessary to socuro in order that ov ary street might in the near fularo have its bordor "of shalo. In their canvass tho ladies found nn almost universal disposition among tho proporty Qwnors to beautify their holdings by tho planting of shndo trees, and believe that tho mattor of tho .first planting can be considered as settled. Tho trees, in whatever quantity re quired, havo been promised' tho club at actual cost, nnd tho plan is to givo tho property owners tho advantage of this offer. Mr. Foster, of tho forest service, spoko on tho proper distance for tho planting of thy trees and tho general care of them. City Attornoy Porter G, Ncff in structed tho club on tho legnl re quirements and tho authority which might bo oxorcised by the city in tho promises. Undor tho charter tho city loin vcinli-o that troos bo planted or that they bo removed; can provide tho distance apart and their location, in relation to tho sidownlk or curb ing, but that the care of tho trees after planting is a mattor to bo pro vided for horoaftor, oithor by tho city council or by an amendment to tho charter compelling property owners to care for them. Mayor Canon wns present and agreed to appoint a commission' from names suggested by tho club to tako tho matter in ohnrge and oversee tho planting nnd selection of the trees. Dr. E. Bnrton Pickel of this city, membor of the stnto board of health, nt tho request of tho ladies, has made tho following stntcmcnt regard ing tho hpnlth feature of shade trees: "Someone has said that shade trees were detrimental to health; that exclusion of sunshine increased soil moisture, stimulating mold for mations, if not actuallv creatine? n ' - " n I culture field for the growth' of nil germ life, was conducive to a pro longed virility, increasing tho dangers of infection; that decaying vegeta tion was greatly increased, forming ono of our most prolific sources of soil contamination and infection; that by tin exclusion of sunshino ono of bur most powerful disinfectants and germicides is lost through lack of t dwsumtion I Hint the war cry ef free- Salesman Says Statistics of Com pany Show That Medford Leads in Quality and Number of Cash Registers. "Statistilcs in our office show us that Medford not only leads Oregon, but the United States, in tho num bbr nnd quality of cash registers in uso in tho city, considering the num ber of inhabitants. No other city in tho state Jsan como near touching it." buch is the stntcmcnt of John T, Stover oY"Snlom. who ronresonts the Wnaujajy Cash ucgistor company. Mr. ijtfi company, so that statistics are available in tho office, "Medford is certainly a splondid business town and I nm always cor tnin of doing n good business wljcn horo." (loin from diseaso on every hand is more sunshino, as all forms of bac teria aro quickly killed by it; that its offoots on tho higher lifo is to quicken nil tho vital processes by en riching tho blood nnd stimulating cell activity. "Tho abovo and possibly many othor points in favor of sunlight must bo admitted, but it is not by any moans chief among remodies for diseaso or its proven lion. Trcds aro groat nbsorbors of carbon, monoxide nnd othor poisonous gases distribut ed through tho atmosphere. Carbon dioxide, which is thrown off by all animals in largo quantities as well as in nil forms of combustion, while only injurious by replacing of oxygon, is kopt at nu equilibrium lnrgely by being taken up by treo and plant lifo. Shndo trees increnso oxygen in the ntmosphoro. ' DELIVERY OF BONDS COMPLETE New Issue of City Improvement Bonds Will Be Authorized Next Week. The delivery of tho bonds issued, October 1 for tho' improvomont of Oakdalo avenue and of C and D streets was completed this week. Tho issue amounts to $54,000 nnd $49,750 of tho amount was eubsoribed for by Phil Grossmayer and associ ates of Portland. 'The bnlnnco was taken up by local people. A new issue for new water mains' and sewer districts 7 and 8 will be authorized next wcok, and this issue has been practically subscribed for already. Portland capitalists seem to bo looking for Medford municipal bonds, as Recorder Telfer has on file numberless letters of inquiry from that source as to present and future issues of Medford bonds, and in most cases a premium is offered. HE HEARS OF SPEECH Uncle Joe Lets Himself Out and Says Papers Arc Sore on Him Owing ' to Duty on Wood Pulp. BLOOMINGTON, 111., Nov. 13.--Uncle Joe Cannon's dnudcr is up. In a speech hero late last night the sponkor of tho. house of representa tives handed out tho bitlorest exebr ciation of his enemies that ho has yot dolivered. " "Undo Joe" declared that tho riowspapors of tho country aro after his scalp bocausb tho free wood pulp liill failed ,locaiii&&Vthnt they aro trying to mako Cnnnonism nu issue. In his spedeh last night Cannon al leged that Herman Itiddor, president of tho Amoricnn Publishers' associ ation, headed a deputation which de manded that ho "railroad" through congress by illegal means a bill re moving tho duty on wood pulp, prom ising Cannon tho support of tho coun try's big nowspupors in return. Cannon declared that ho refused to be bought or cajoled and that tho big publishers then wont out after his scalp. Lie,- Says Ridder. (United Press Leased Wire.) NEW YORK, Nov; 13.-r"It's a lio, a baso lio." This was the statement mado by Herman Riddor today when shown . tho speech of "Uncle Joe" Cannon, in which tho speaker stalqd that Rid- ( dor wanted "to rnilroad" the wood pulp bill thrii congress nnd that, in roiurn uincer wouiu insure nun tho support of tho big newspapers of tho country, "How could I pledge tho support qf tho Now York papers?" continued Riddor. "Why, tho ninn's crazy, ab solutely crazy. The story is falso and absolutely ridiculous." "Cannon surely must bo insnno to mako such a statement. I did not pledge him tho support of even my own paper, tho Staatz Zcitung. I novcr tnlkod to him about obtaining tho support of tho newspapers in any uch manner." SMALL BLAZE CALLS OUT FIRE DEPARTMENT . An alarm from the Medford Phar macy called out the firo department Saturday morning, The boys re sponded in good time, blit tho flame's had been subdued by the' time they nrrived on the sceno. $,J 4 repair work is threason why -f Owing to the not that tho pressroom of the Mail Tribune is being overhauled nnd ex tensive repairs mudo, the press work on the paper is not nt its best. Within n day or two matters ,will be ad justed. Afcf-:'" t 4:-f ?Vt Big Gathering for Second Annual Re union Splendid Program Is Followed by a Jolly Dinner. Tho Rogue Rivor Society of Native Ponnsylvnnians mot Saturday in tho Presbyterian church at 11 a. m. This is tho second annual mooting of this society. There is now a membership of 58, besides mnany who havo not yet nttended tho meetings of tho so oioty.' Those who attended" this session woro: Mr. and Mrs. J. Fj, Watt, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Shiolds, William An glo, D. W. Luko, Miss Lottn Lnko, Miss Alico M. Elder, Professor U. G. Smith, Mr. and Mrs, Jamps Kelso, Mrs. Etta Stovonson, Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles H. Donniston, Mrs. Eliznboth D. Pfoutz, Mrs. Gaddis, W. H. Watt, Professor Fiold, Theodore W. Kelso, Medford; Mr. Moado, Mrs. Alzina II. Mendo, Grants Pass; Guorgo B. Wil son, Ashlnnd; Mrs, Frmk, Mrs. Too moy, Mr. nnd Mrs. S. K. Adams, Central Point. Professor Field gavo two selections on - tho pipo organ. These woro very highly enjoyod both, in tho render ing nnd in tho clenr explanation of tho spirit aud idea of tho Rplcotion before it wns rendorcd on tho organ, D, W. Luko spoko of tho influence of Pennsylvania in our nation's his tory, lio said that Pennsylvania Is whoro tho spirit of liberty flamed, and tho Declaration on Independence was written. It is where tho Inde pendence boll rang out the glad news SEEMS TO BE COLD FEET, ALRIGHT Local Man Finds Nothing Wrong With Exhibit Rules at the Spokane Show. According to tho tologram recoived by J. A. Perry from W. A. Hookor, who is in charge of the car of.ijpitz onburgs shipped by TroiiKpn'dcf Oitth rio to tho Spokane npplo h$w, either the report from Hood River Hint the management of tho show hnd'ehungod tho rules wns without foundation or tho change had not boon divulged to Hooker, Ho says in his telegram: "Tronsou & Guthrio car first on tho grounds; looks fine. Ashland car not in yet. Our other exhibits, individual box exhibits, show up good." Nothing is said of the change in rules or tho necessity of nny repack ing other than contemplated when tho car was shipped. 1 The Hood River' kiok.snoins to Im developing into a clear ouso of "cold foet." ' ' , , XPL0SI0N Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Make Everett and Not Its Terminus in . Northwest. . Paul Will Seattle tho PORTLAND, Nov. 13. A Wash ington special says: Th govornmont has information that tho" Chicago, Milwaukeo &- StV Paul railroad will mako Evorott, and not Soattlo, its terminus. Tho road will also build to Portland and ako an active part in tho crusndo in this state. It waijcfijijly reported in Port land 4'l't this" rond hnd soourod an option on 14 blocks of land in tho north end. Tho Evorott deal is said to bo tho result of tho efforts of the big lumber interests thoro. , in 1770 and tho flag of our nntion wns designe'd. Washington began his military ca roor in Ponnsylvnnin, and in it Lin coln mado his most famous speech. Franklin, Buchanan, Blnino nnd Quay havo added to Pennsylvania's fame and glory. Tho resources of Penn sylvania, aro groat and sho has ox orted a great Tnflucnco in tho com mercial Mlovelopniout of our country. Hor influcnco for education has al ways boon for tho very best. W. F. Shields 'spoko on "What Ponnsylvaniann Should Stnnd for on thd Pncifio Const," spying that all Ponnsylvnnians should lend in prog ress nnd novor allow thomsolvos to bo run down by thof progress. Thoy should bo optimislitc and with pro photio vision thoy-should look into tho future Thoy should regard themselves as able to copo with tho duties of a citizen on this const, and should allow no ono nor any combi nation of men to crowd them out of what is their nocossary rights nnd privileges in tho making of our coun try. Pennsylvnninns should stand for education nnd tho honor of tho flag. Professor U. G, Smith spoko Of tho great mon of Pennsylvania and hor special glory and honor in boing tho first stnto to cstnblish n univorsity, Thnt stnto ho said had produced soma grout leadors of men, nnd thnt the pooplo loved justico nnd right, nnd that thoy aro a religious people. "Wo should omulnto tho greatness of PeuiiBylvnuinns and bo true to the. flag," ho said. James Kelso said that William Ponn" started tho state right- when ho decided to do right with tho Indians, Tho Indians know right from wrong and thoy woro truo to Penn ns long ua tho sun' and moon endured, Officors woro olected for tho com ing year: President, J. E. Wntt; vico proside'nt, U. O. Smith; ficcrotnry nndj tronsuror, W, F. Bhiolds. ; A voto of thanks wnB given to Pro fessor Fiold for his kindness in holp ing in tho program. Tho committeo on badges and col ors furnished tho society with a boau tiful blue, badge witlj-tly;. words. "Soq oud Annual Reunion Nov, 13, 1000, Nntive PonnBylvnnianB.y X Jury Ott But Few Moment's Mme. Steinhcil Swoons When Ver dict Is Returned Famous Murder Case Ended. PARIS, Nov. 13. Mmo. Stoirtheil was acquitted . of tho, murder of her husband horo tonight. It,i8.q8timntod that 200,000 pep- jmu Hurrouuuuu uiu i-uiuis ousiico and participated in, n demonstration such us this city has seldom seen, Tho oaso was given to tho jury';ut 10:uU p. in. That body deliberated briefly, Whenaee&ioo wus reached (uQVowavJoakod ok't nnd the ItUge o&?a wont jaind. jfjy, When Mine! SlehciMipnrd the ver dict of not guilty' s'lio swMJl'd, liARIS. Noy. llfWitfi'Wr -d'of lfor trial in eigtyt, . ,Mmo. : charged with th(i'r'fciijfrdior of h y tist husband and stepmother, U a nervous wreck. , rfJVhon sho ontqro(lit'tho courtroom touay.sho was palq aful Jrtiggnrd and tremuiea m every jimur. For n.timoitoduy tho .illness of tho forefnnn at tho jury tifreiltohod to postpone tho case, but'' Judge Do Vnllos ordqrod an oxtra juror to sorvo in his'pla'c'o. r Thoro woro uianydiBtingui8hcd vis itors in tho courtroom today, Among those prosent woro'"Mdx v,Nordoau, Mme. Rojono, tho actress; ITonry Bernstein and Henry do Rotchild. Mine, Stoinhoil is much exercised ns a rosult of a paper tacked on tho front door of hor rostdoneo threat ening with her doatli in enso a vordjet of acquittal is ron'dorocl, whioh tho polico eny is tho work of some crank. ' Friends off tho accused woman nve preparing to ontortaiu hor tonight, ns they beliovo that she hns spent hor Inst night in prison, ackermTnIsTo address citizens On Monday Nltfit In High School Auditorium State Superinten dent Will Talk. Hon. J. IL Ackeran, stato super tntendoat of public jBBtrucUqn, will opend Monday In Medford looking over tho schools of this city. In tlio ovonlng he wll dol)verw8( addroijs.to the people of Mcdfordst the high school building. Mr. Ackcrman's address ohould b) of eapoclal Interest to the pcitre' et the school, as his wide exparloae M Biiporlntondonti of tho schools of state will be drawn pmn Is glTjag s'uBKeatlona for1 the future progress of the Behoofs, , f