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Subscribers Not Receiving Their Papers Promptly Will Confer a ' Great Favor by Notifying the Office At Once, THE WEATHER. 1'iniluht iintl 'humility dlmir, iMiiilnrs I'iohI. Hum day-High .III, low III- Full Leased Wlro Report. United Press Association. The only pnpor in llio lorld published in n city llio fiizo of Med ford linv- .ng a lonscd wire. DFORD MAIL TRIBUNE l-'OUHTJl Y.IGAR. MEDJTORU, OMOOON, AlONIMY, NOVJOMJiKU 10, 1909. No. 205. CHERRY COAL MINE STILL IS SEETHING FURNACE ENEYCOMES NGINEER STEVENS AT WORK BACK 10 ON ELECTRIC ROAD REPORT Me LARGE MEETING OF From All Parts of Valley Orcharillsts Gathered Silcnilltl Ad dress by Prof. O'Gara. Oim if tliH argent gatherings of IIioho interested in tin pnipiT onro ol orchard and tho growing of fruit, ever hold in tho enmity, wiih that at Ashland Saturday afternoon wlion the meeting of tho Hogtio River Hnrtieul tural Society wiih lioid thoro. I'rof. O'Oara'H ndiiresH on tho planting of an orchard wan listened to with marked interest, and ho wit froipiontly oallod iixtn liy his lionrop. to oliioidato miiiio Kiiut in thoir ht hoiiiiI experience, bearing iimui tlio mibjoot undor discussion. CharloH MoHorvn of Modford inado olio of liin oliaraolorihtio addresses ii. Hiipimrt of tlio inattor of securing government forecasting Iniroa uaiid t Moil survey for tho Koguo Hivor viiIKm Tho potitiotiH to tlio ngrieiillnrnl tl partinout for tlio ostulilishinont o.' those uoodod iiiipro-oiiioutH, were Migned prantioally unaniinoiiHly. 0. A. Ilovor addressed tho iiwctiiia on ilit projoot for orcnting a eoinhitin tinu of tlio fruit grower ol llio whole valloy for tho purpose of iiKirliolhg their fruit iik a wlnle, and nl-o lo inaugurate a iiiovoiao it low.wii o.tnh lulling u pir-eonling plan for Urn pii partition of fruit for Nhipiiiont and a oold storage for its pnworvatio if 1 1 1 r to hold it for any reason. IVo liirllior meetings will ho hold li'iw.K tho month i one at Grants Ih ne.; Stitmday, tho Saturday folio v inj' at (-old Hill. 'Yua program for those iiioet"ut; vu he praotieally the hiiiiio iih those foi tho former ones, Hum giving tho growers of llio whole valley friai A k1. In ltd to GriiuU I'iimk an opportuu iiv to personally hear I'rof. O'OuriiH tleeture on tho planting' lf an orehiud. GRAFT CASES TO AWAIT FICKERT Ncal of Calhoun, Street Railway Man date, Goes Over Until De cember 6 Lawlor Absent. (dulled I'rrnH Loused Wire,) HAN FUANUISCO. Cnl., Nov. 15. Tlio iioHtiioaoiaoiit of tlio resumption of tho trial of Patrick Calhoun, inll llonalro Htroet rallwny iniiBunto, on tho olmrgo of bribery today until I)o combor 0 removes all doubt of tho cimo going until .Inniimy, whon CharloH M. Fleltort will assume charge of tho officii of dlHtrlct attornoy. Frnnclti J. llonoy, who horotoforo ban proBocutod tho graft canon iih hb ulHtant dlHtrlct attornoy, allogod pub. llcly durliiK tho campaign that Flek ort wnH Calhoun'H caiulldato for tlio dlHtrlct nttornoyuhlp. Hlnco his oloe tlon Flckort ban announced that bo will proHocutn nil tbo Kraft enaoH. Tho turning of tho Calhoun trial to Flckort placoH tho roHiilt of tbrco yonrH of graft proHocutlon at n direct Ihriio and tbo now admlnlHtrntlou will bavo to deal with It booh aftor tnklng off loo. ,"""ir Tho poHtponomont wiih ordorod to day on account of tbo abminco of .TudKo I.awlor, boforo whom tbo sec- ond trial of Calhoun was bogitn Itiwt Hiiinnior. Judge Luwlor Ih lu tbo oast on u vacation. It would bo practically InipoHHlblo, If pant rocordH nro a fair crltorlon, to obtain n Jury boforo January If tbo ciiho woro roHiunod nt onco, and II Ih cortnln that llttlo progress can bo inado botwoon Docoinbor (1 nnd Jnn- unry, wbon Flckort boob Into offlco. H, D. Choiiowotb of Wugono was n Mod ford vlultor on Monday. FRUITMEN ASHLAND 375 AND 400 MINERS STILL ENTOMBED Widows and Orphans Hoplno Atjalnst Hopes for Safety of Loved Ones . Rescuers Are Driven Back. CIIKItltY. III., Nov. IT,. Hoik) that tho riro bud binned out In tho Ht. Paul niliiii whoro noiirly -100 milium aro entombed wiih bliiHtod today wbon four ntHcuorM rtitiirued from tbo hoc oinl trip Into tbo shaft nnd reported that they woro Htoppod by tbo In terne) hent aftor proceeding along tbo 200-foot luvul for a short dint a nee. Thoy exproMed tho bollof nnt tV flro In mill raging tboro. Thoy falledto find any trace of on- lombor men, either HvIiik or dead. Tho rescuers f Imt wont to tbo 300 foot level and thou tried to pene trate tbo 200-foot lovol. Hohu moil will bo sent down to fight tbo flro with water. TIiIh roport Iiiih put llio tnoNt don porato nmopt on tbo situation Hlnco tbo Hluift waH flrt Healed. ItcnruliiK Party Tliuiirfoil. ItoHcuorii woarliu: kh proof armor doNcoiidod Into tho St. Paul initio to day and found novcntl InmpH, eapn and ooll caiiH at tbo aoo-foot lovol near (bo hIiu ft . IndlcatliiK tbnl hoiiio of tho 100 entombed men IimiI made their way to tho Hluift and kouo away uKaln. Tho doHcont wiih of an experimen tal natiiro and wiih entirely hiiccohh f til. Tbo men Haw no fire and aro confident that It Iiiih burned Itnolf out. Relative Still IIiK'fnl. Mono Iiiih not yet fled from tblH vll- lao of wIiIowh nnd orphaiiH. Tho belief Ih h! Ill Htroiu: that many of the Hovoral hundred men entombed In tbo St. Paul mine Saturday aro Mill nllve on tho lower lovola, U growing today lu Hplto of tho apparent IiopoUhhuohh of tho Hltut.tlon. Not until tho explorations nro mndo and It Ik loi'ined definitely wbotbor tho men aro dotal will tbo relations of tbo entombed men j;lvo up hope. Community Paed. Tin. i.Tilbb. iiL-oiiv of SUurdav nluht and Sunday nlKbt. during which time women ami children b-vo kouo through tbo moHt boart-rondlni? Htif- ferliiKH, haH loft tblH llttlo communi ty dnzod nnd Hlckoned. Tbo doctorn and nurflOH. who bavo boon riiHbed boro bavo bad plenty to do carlni: for tho dlHtr.'.ctod rolntlvofl of tho entombed men. Tomnornry boopltalB nro ready for tho recoi'Uon of tho HtirvlvorH If any aro brought to tbo Hitrfaco nllvo. Proiildont A. J. Warll K of tbo qhlciiKo, Mllwtukeo & St. Paul Hall- road company, which oviih tlio tnino, Iiiih boon on tbo hcoiio Hlnco yofltcrdny and laH boon dlreotliiK In porr.on tbo urrnni'omontH for tho rollof work. Ulcbard Novhoiii, olir.lnunn of tbo Illinois Mlnlni: commlHnlon, Ih In obnrKO of tlio Hltutlon, hnviiiB aa Hnmod coiuiuand Imtuedlatoly upon bin arrival. From tbo bont obtnluablo i-fltltnateH. It Ih bollovod that botwoon !t7r. and 100 men nro nt til lu tbo mine. Have Narrow Escano Tho firnt lrii ituo tlio initio 'dny wiih inado by Rlnlo Mine fi.sn.ietor TlionuiK Mnsos nnd A. . Hoinliiin. ol tho federal bureau of Urbane and tbo Hooond by Tnnpootor .Tamos l' Taylor and J. S. Webb of tbo lodoiiii rosono liuroau. Tt in imposKihlo to lonru Itio oxmH oondilioiiR in llio tnino at tlio hVnl is too Rroat for llio iuBpoolots to vunturo very fur. Wbon tliov wont tnlo tbo minn thov Hworo in a hundred dopuliou to Loop (ho orowd (100 fool from tho ili-ifi. TiiHpeotor Taylor was donlhly pnlo wbon lio onmo out of I bo initio nnd HlntfKorod about blindly when ho loft tbo oauo. It Ih runiorod Hint Tfy'or and Webb lmd n narrow iwonpo on lliimo oond lovol. Tlio.v refiwed lo iIIuoiihh thoir trin nnd would not 'ti.v wbotbor thov lmd neon n '.v IimIIo-i. Shortly aftor 15 o'chuk ,i .-pofiiil train nrrivod boro witli liolnu" 1 oipnp- BETWEEN SHARPE ASKS FRANCHISE IN ASHLAND States That Ho is Soon to Start Con struction Work in This City to Fulfill Franchise Requirements. H. C. Sharpo, who wiik reoontly granted a fraucliio in tliin city for tho const ruction of a telephone lino, iri today in Afthltiud applying for a Himilar frauchiHO, haviiif; retimiod Sunday from San Francisco. Mr. Sharpo Htatei that he in to start actual coiinI ruction wifrk iih miou iik IHiKNihlo and will live up. to all the lornirt iiiiMino(l by the coiincil it Kmiiliui; tho frnnohiso, amoiif; which in one roipiiriiiK u cortnin amount of work to he doiio within a certain time. It is Mr. Sharpo's intention if he in able to secure I ho franchises, lo build lines covering every section of tho valloy. 1200 DENOUNCE SPOKANE FIGHT Seattle Members of Industrial Work ers do Not Like Stand Taken by City Authorities. It'iiltnt I'i'pmh LctoHMl Wire) SICATTUC. Wash.. Nov. in.At n miiHH mootlUK attended by 1200 men lu Arcade ball biHt nllit. reHolutlotiH of protout agalimt tho prohibiting by tbo city offlclnlH of Spoitano of speak- ItiK by inemberH of tho IudUBtrlal WorkorH of tit World woro adopted. Many speakorH woro. hoard and tho iiuthorltloH of SpoUnno woro do- uonnceil for their attitude. Tho moot ItiK which uiih hold under tho aus pices of be local lodi;o of tho In diiHtrlal WorkarH. with tbo asHlstnnco of tho I'nltod Wiino WoikotH, n so olallHtlo oiKnulzatlon, wiih called for tho purpono of ralHlnj: ftinda to as- alHt tho Spokatio ntreot HpeakotB, and about $100 wiih Hiibscrlbod for tbo purpoao. E Menoro Reports Show That Island Suffered Heavily From Recent Hurricane. (Pnltctl I'ichh l.i'iiHoil Wire.) KINdSTON, .lainalca. Nov. 15. MoiiKor roportH received boro today hIiow that enormous property damiiKo wiih wrought In tbo Interior by tbo Htorm nnd burrlcano of Inst WoduoB day and TltuiBdny. . Hnllroad traffic Ih complotoly paral yzod and It w'll bo wooIcb boforo tin hlKbwayii nro piiHBablo. DEFAULTING OFFICIAL IS INDICTED ON TWO COUNTS. (United rronH l.oumnl Wire.) PINTINNATI, O., NTov. T5. Ohas It. Wnrriifer, former looal IroiiRiuvrof the llic Four railroad company, was indicted on two counts todny ohnrtfiuH: eniboKzleiiient nnd n;rnnd larcony. Warrinor is ncousod of etubozzliiiK $(M:i,00l) of Iho oompnny'ri fluids. pod with telephones, and llio roscner nro going down into tho mine with chemicals to fight tlio firo, Tlio belief is general this nftoi'uo.in that thoro is little, if any olmncu of saving nny of tlio entombed mo-i EON Formal Announcement Made of His Reappointment as Assistant At torney General to Take Up Orcfjon Land Cases. HENEY REMAINS IN 'FRISCO UNTIL JANUARY Announcement Comes Unexepectedly Was Not Believed He Would Afjain Work in This State. M'iiIIimI 1'rrnii ltinmi Wlrn.) WASHINGTON, Nov. If,. -Formal announcement wiih tnudu at tho de partment of JiiBtlco today of tbo reappointment of Francis J. Houoy iih iiHHlHtant attornoy general to rop- roHout tho govornmcnt in tho Orsgon land cacos. SAN FltANCISCO, Nov. 1.". In all probability FranclH J. llonoy will con- tlnue hlH duties In this city an assist ant dlBtrlqt attorney un l J.i ttiary 1. wbon bta torrn expires Ti n nn- nouncoment ciimn Htiddonly, au It was not expected bo would go lu "k to Oregon. INTO SE Following Her Acquittal Saturday NiQht Mme. Steinheil Denies Herself to All Callers. (t'nlted 1T.HH I., mt Wlro I PARIS. Nov. I...--Madame Stein- boll, "tho rod widow," who was ac quitted Saturday of tbo murder of bor aitlst husband and stepmother, Mad nnio Jnpy, Ih In hiding todny In a country villa noar boro. She Is denying herself to nil callers and newspaper niou ami bor plans for tho futuro cannot bo learned. It Is freoiy prodlctod today that sweeping court reforms will result from tb widow's trial. It was learned today that Madamo StolnhoirH first reijuost wbon alio reached tbo Hotol Terminus whoro she spout tbo nlsht aftor 1 or acquit- till, was for ebainpapuo and sand wiches. "How hnpny and con ton toil I nm," bIiq Bald, "0Md how glad 1 am that It Ih over." ALL UNION MEN MAY WALK OUT In Case Sentence Atjalnst Labor Leaders Is Imposed Resolutions Are Adopted. (.Mall Ti'' tine Special Service.) PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. Nov. 15. A local committee of tbo Central La bor body lu today developing a plan for all union men and non-union men in tho city to quit work for two weeks lu eiiBO (lumpers, Morr'eov and Mit chell nro tmprlBnued In tbo coutompt procoodlngH decided against thoin. 1 Union loado's hero hnpo It linvo tho plan adopted throughout tbo Unttod Statoa and Canada. At yesterday's mooting of tho Cen tral Labor union a resolution to this offoct Introduced by II. O. rnrkor of tho cigar makers' union, was ndopt od. Copies of tho rosulutlon woro forwarded to tho annual convontlon of tho Amorlcan Federation of Labor now In hobsIoii u Toronto, WIDOW GOES CLUSION DECLARES TIME FOR RIPE IN Wife of Millionaire Socialism Says New Rebellion Must Use Either Ballots or Bullets.. (I'nltwl VrvnH Iofet Wire.) NEW YOKK.'Nov. 15. Hoso Pas tor Stokes, who was a cigar worker In Cleveland, O., before marrying J. U. l'hclK) StokoB, tho millionaire so cialist, today charged that August Iloltnont, tbo American rcprescnUtlv of tbo HothschlldB, hns contributed 150,000 to conduct a fight against Bociallsm and tho National Monufac turers' association was considering spending J1.000.000 for tho same pur poro. Sho also declared that tho time for socialism was rlpo Iri America, but not throughout tho rest of tbo world. In this connection, Mrs. Stokes Bald: "This new robolllon must bo fought with tho ballot If possible, but with bullet If necesw.ry. "American is probably rlnor than any other countnry for -a scientific socIallHt movement. Delada was ini prisoned at Ios Angelea nnd Fernan do Is under a Jail sentenco hero for speaking the truth about tho 'czar' of Mexico. "In Spokane hundreds have been imprisoned betnuso they lovo liberty. "Tboro must bo a rebellion or white slavry will result. "Tho mastor classes of America cannot force tho pooplo to violent action, bowover, until every condi tion Is right for a completo victory for the working people. "I cannot see that we can win by tho bollot alone. I wish that wo could, but tbo federal courts are so blinded by capltnl that It is impossi ble for thorn to cope with tho present conditions." WOULD HAVE SALONS PROHIBIT FOOTBALL. (United Pivsn Leaned Wire.) WASHINGTON', I. C, Xov. IS. A movement lias been started in Washington to have congressional ac tion taken to prohibit football in tho District of Columbia as a result of tlio death of Archie Christinn, tho University of Virginia football pla,er who wns hurt in tlio gamo with Georgctowns University Saturday. A court of inquiry will bo held to dny nnd tlio jury will consist of the lending business niou of tho city. As n sign of sympathy tlio faculty of Georgetown immediately cancelled nil games scheduled for this year nnd Virginia took similar notion. Word received Irom Annapolis to day indicates that tho condition of Midshipman Karl D. W'lson, quurtoi back of tlio navy football tenia, who hns been paralyzed from his ueok ('own as tho result of an injury to liii epino four weoks ago, is not so filterable. MRS. STETSON EXAMINED BY THE MOTHER CHURCH (United Press Leaned Wire.) P.OSTON, Mass., Nov. 15. Mrs. Augusta Stetson, tho recontly dopos ed lender of tbo First church, Chris tian Scientist, In Now York, who has been tho chief flguro In tho recont storm within tho Christian Scionco church, was examined today boforo tho board of directors of tho mothor church. Tho oxniulnntton was secrot nnd thoso concomed refused to give out nny Information In connection with tho affair. FEDERATION DECLARES WAR ON STEEL CORPORATION (United Prexs Lonsed Wire.) TORONTO, Out., Nov. 15. Tho American Federation of Labor todaj doclarcd war on tbo Unltod States Stool corporation by adopting a reso lution to nttompt to unionize tho corporation's omployea, SOCIALISM AMERICA GOES OVER THE NORTH END OF E VALLEY Formal Application Has Been Made for Franchise in Grants Pass, Ashland, and Cen tral Point. John F. Stevens, former chief en gineer of the Panama canal, la In tho city working on a report for John R. Allen regarding an electric road In tho valley. With Mr. Allen he went over tho north end of the valley Sunday and will continue his work until he has gathered all data having a bearing upon the construction of the road. Formal application has been made In Ashland, Grants Pais and Central Point for franchises for tbo road and these will probably bo acted upon some time during this week. It was upon Mr. Stevens' report upon the P. & K. railroad that ena bled Mr. Allen to sell nil tho P. & E. bonds, and as soon as he began to consider tho construction of an electric road ho sent for Mr. Ste vens, as ho considers his advice In valuable In such matters. REFUSES TO BE GOOD; GOES TO JAIL (United Press Leased Wire.) nitlSTOL, England, Nov. 15. Re fusing to enter her own recognizance to keop tho peace. Theresa Gurnett, tho suffragette who attomptod to horsewhip Winston Churchill, presi dent of tho London board of trade, on Saturday, was today sentenced to one month's Imprisonment. As she was being led from tho courtroom sho shouted: "All ministers of tho present cab inet will wcotve similar treatment from suffragettes." BOYS WENT FOR SWIM; NOT LOST AS REPORTED SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15. After causing much apprehension by their prolonged absence five boys who were believed either o have been drowned in the bay or swept to sea in a sail boat, returned to their homes today. Tho lads declared they were in no real danger at any time. They reach ed Sausilito Saturday night and spent the day fishing. They had intended to return Sunday but tlio outgoing tide standed their sailboat on a mud flat and they were compelled to re main nway Sunday night also. HASKELL CASE AGAIN IS IN THE COURTS (United Preus Leased Wire.) OKLAHOMA CITY, O. T., Nov. 15. Judge Mnrshall today overruled tho demurrers to tho fraud Indlct monts Interposed by Governor Charles M. Hnskoll nnd other promi nent business men of Muskogee, In connection with tho town lot cases. This menns that Haskoll and tne other defendants must go to trial on tho Indictments. This is tho Bocond tlmo Haskoll has been Indicted for tho alleged fraud. Tho first indict ment returned against him was dis missed on Haskell's objection that tho Indlctmont roturnod by tho grand jury was faulty. POLICE STRIVING TO HEAD OF ANOTHER TONG WAR (United Press Leased Wire.) OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 15. With tho Meo family and tho On Ylcks tong fighting, rumors of friction ue tweon tho Stioy Ylng tong and tho Ulng Kongs ovor tho nllogod abduc tion of a Chinese slavo girl, have reached tho oars of tho pollco and offorta today to forestall another tong war nro being mndo by tho lo ca lauthorltles. According to tho pollco, a Ring Kong man Htolo a woman belonging to a member of tbo Suey Ylnga a week ago. Slnco then relations havo been strained and war throntona to broak out botwoon them, ROG ouniii on BY PRESIDENT Tronson & Guthrie's Car Is Attract ing Much A ;:rition Among G;,r Exhibit.'. (United PrexK Leased Wlro.) SPOKANE, Wash., Xov. 1 '. The doors of the second national applo show were thrown open at 10 o'clock this morning, when President Taft touched a golden key at tho White House. A million and a half apples of all varieties are on exhibition. Tho show- covers mo.c than ten acres of apace n-.f entrlet. l-m all over tho United ;.M.Us aro a display. Tronz & Outi.. . from Kaglo Point in Ilcgue RUor valley l'.fivc a carload exhibit. It was held (n rail road yards for two days and tu i ex hibitors worked'all night getting them Into place. This lot Is "jelng greatly admired. BERIOT WANTS BIG TO FLY i Tells Los Angeles He Will Be Glad to Participate In Their Meet for $80,000. (United Press Leased Wire.) LONDON, Nov. 15. M. Perlot, tho Frenchman who startled tho world by piloting his aeroplano across tho English channel, will not appear dur ing tho America navlatlon week nt Los Aneoles. Cal.. undoss ho receives J SS0.000 for his services, llorlot pro poses competing at the Egyptian meet which Is causing no small amount of discussion throughout Eu rope and unless tho Amorlcan pro motors meet his terms, ho probably will try for soroo of tho vnluablo prizes that will bo offered In the land of tho Sphynx. Several Fronch avia tors who bavo been approachod with offers to appear In the United States have exprossed their willingness to tako thoir air craft across tho ocean. COMPLETE SWEEP TO BE MADE OF EMPLOYEES (United Press Leased Wire.) NEW YORK, Nov. 15. Collector Loeb la expected to mako r. comploto renovation of the customs sorvlco within tho next two weeks, It was learned today. Wholesale dismissals are to bo made and thooo will bo followed quickly by tho largest batches of lndlctmonts thus far found against persons suspected of com plicity In tho customs frauds. As no moro Immunity baths aro to bo ox tended to government employes, thoso that aro dismissed by tho col lector may bo oxpoctod to bo Indict ed and vigorously prosecuted. NEW CRUISERS PUT INTO COMMISSI N (United Press Leased W' ) VALLEJO, Cnl., Nov. 1". Tho cruiser Now Orloans was p",:ipr,d in commission nt tho Maro Ialond navy yard today with CommanJor Uugor Wells in charge Tho crow and tho major'' Itfl offlcora woro tranoforred ir'-ni Iho monitor Choyonno. Tho Now Or'ovta la destlnod for sorvlco nt thr Alt!c station. BROWN SLATED FOR THE AMATEUR PRESIDENCY NEW YORK, Nov. 15, E. C. Drown of Cblcngo, probably will bo oloctod prosldont of the Amateur Athletic union, In convontlon hor today. James Sullivan, tho presont presi dent, probably will ho oloctod aecre tar yand treasurer of tho union. SPOKANE THROWN OPEN