X4 I'MTKO I'ltliNH AHKOCIATIO.N I'iiII l,eiiM-d Win- ltc(irl. Medford MAIL T1IK WKATIIETU Tonight and Tuesday Partly cloudy. Sunday's Tomporaluro Hlgjfci 59, low 42, rnngo 54. Tlio only paper In tint world puhllsliud In u city tliu nlzo of Mt'ilfonl linvliiit a lertHm) who wwktii yidae. MEDFORD, ORJMON, MONDAY, FJOBRTARY 21, 1910. No. 28S. POLICEMEN TRIKERS PHILADELPHIA Tribune AND CLASH IN QUAKER GITY SUFFERS STRIKE Three Thousand Special Policemen Sworn In to Preserve Order Durlnn Great Streetcar Strike FiQhtlng in Streets Continues. NO ATTEMPT IS MADE TO OPERATE CARS General Council May Call a Strike of All Union Men In Philadelphia Fifty In Hospitals. IMIILADKMMIIA. Vn. Fob. 21. Rioting, In which tivrnl pnnavngcni woro Injurod. two of tin-in xorloualy, marked ttm attempt of tho Philadel phia Itnpld Trntult rompnny to ro nuinu operation of Its street enn, manned by non-union pint form crown A mob of workliiRiuen nnd tlii-lr sympathizer, attacked ft trolley rnr At Kensington avenue mid Cuinlirlu, toned It jmMciiitorl until thoy flod. then beat Ita crow nnd n dotnll of pollco who were following In n "trail or" to protect tho company' prop erty nnd Xhr passengers' lives. Two of tho paisengors on tho cars woro ntrnck down by atonco and tak en to a hospital. Olhora woro mor or leas aerloualy Injurod. Tho tlmoly arrival of pollco rencrveii prevented tho serious Injury of police and strikebreakers. At Konalngton avenue nnd I.ohlgh a enr wna riddled with etonoa by a mob. Four policemen woro on tho car, but no pniaongora. Tho police drow their cluba nnd revolvora nnd charged the mob. Tho crowd broke under the nttneka of tho bluecnnta and rnn. In many Instances pollco woro com polled to leavo their "trailers" cars and club members of tho mob caught In tho net of stoning them. Kvory man or tho regular pollco forco cnlled out for strike duty nnd the enrollment of .1000 special police mon todny glvo this city nn appear ance of n Jioloagucrod garrlnon. Street fighting was returned at daybreak todny following nn nttompt of tho Philadelphia Rapid Transit company to operate Its cars with non union platform men. Attack Cars. Scores of working men In tho out lying districts, unwilling to; board the cara to reach tholr work, bognn attacking tho first cars ns thoy ap peared from tho barns. Pollco nnd apoclnls broke up scores of Incipient rlota. Tho conflicts were not serious and dlsyplaya of force detorred work ing men and their sympathizers from vlolonco, Tho crowds were not aa large as thoBo of yesterday, whon riot Ing resulted oln serious Injury to dozens of poraons among pollco and mob. Most of tho workmon who par ticipated In tho dlsordors of yostor day had not returned to tholr work ezcopt those la the outlying dl- trlcta whoro occurrod tho prlnclpnl disorders of todny. .WAS SUICIDE WANTED BY MISSOURI POLICE? SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 21. Thnt Thomns Alexander Brooks, who knolt boforo a strootonr Inst Friday and was killed was wanted in Nook, Mo., noar Clnromont, Mo., on nn at tempt to murdor is donied by his relatives hero today nnd just as firmly .doolarod by tho police. His rolativos also deny thnt ho committed suioide, doolnring thnt a oaroloss motormnn ran him down, Brooks is wnntod at Nook for at tempting to murder his wifo Ootobor 22 last, tho polioo claim, They also said ho is tho same man wanted in Clnromont for assault with intent to Mil. Commissioner West Here J& & J& Jc? The Simple Life for Him Ohwnlil Went, Htnto railroad com - nu.MMoiK-r. ih ui .Mcdtonl milking n Hying iiiHic-ctiuii of roads in this sec - him nnd picking up what complaJfcU. peopio imvo to offer. Ho linn, how- over, found few complaints in thin section. .Mr. West has long been nn ardent Hiipporter of tho Crater Lake boulo- vnrd. In speaking of it ho paid: "It is to bo regretted thnt tho su promo court had to hold the Crater Lake rond bill unconstitutional Many frionds of tho project out over tho state, whilo fearful of tho out come, hoped and felt that the court might consider tho matter of such importance to the stnte and nation ns to tnko it out of tho "local" class. Hut sinro the verdict has been ren dered tlioro is nothing for you to do but to tnko n now tnck. "Obstacles put smnll minds out of business, hut big minds riso above thorn. You have too many good heads in Southern Oregon to lay down in this matter. It is up to you people to build the rond youreclvon. Brains and outorpriBo has put South ern Oregon on the map, nnd if you build this rond you will put it nil over tho map by making it tho Mecca of all eastern tourists." Tho new dojxit to ho crooted in Medford will bo of great benefit to the city, in Mr. West's opinion. riio building ot your now pnsson- i gor depot is going to bo ono of the j I. not l.t....i ...... I 1 I uuot iiiiupn nun, vim iiiipjicu 10 your TILLMAN SLIGHTLY BETTERCAN SPEAK Still Dangerously III, But Physicians Hope for His Recovery -Never Again Able to Exercise Voice. WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 21. Sonator Beu Tillman of South Caro lina, who is dangerously ill at his Washington homo, was ablo to spoak a fow words today. Dr. Tiokford nnd tho othor physicians who uro at tending him woro olatcd, and Tiok ford now has hopos thut tho sonator will reoovor. Tillman collapsed last Wednesday on tho Btepa of tho onpitol. Ho was rumovod to his homo and Dr. Tiok ford was summoned. Tho physician stated Tillman had boon stricken by a partial paralysis and might novor regain his spooch. Dr, Tiokford said today that tho senator's oondition is rooro encour aging than it has boon nt any time since he was striokon. ITo exprosBod tho fear, howovor, that Tillmnir nover will be able to exoroise full control over his speech. ! town. Nothing attracts the attention. of tho touriht and hoincsceker nnd .fixes bis opinion of u place bo much ,nn ita tmssencor donot nnd surround.. ing grounds. He seems to think it .reflects the condition of people and surrounding country." Just boforo leaving Salem, Mr. West announced thnt he will not be a candidato for ro-olcctiou at tho forthcoming election. His reason is thnt ho does not want tho job and that if ho did want it tho fact that he is a Democrat would probnbly precludo him from obtaining it. Mr. West's statement follows: "I nra not going to be u candidate becnuso I don't wnnt the job. Being a Democrat, I don't supposo I could bo elected if I did want it and should stand as a candidate Officcholding is all right ns long as it lnsts, but you must nlwnys think of tho day whon it will end, for thnt tnno is sure to come, and when it docs como nnd you nro thrown overbonrd upon the soa of life, unless you hnve provided yourself well with life-preservers you will find that yon are i swimming. I want to get overboard boforo I forget how to Bwira." Only West's office will bo fillod at tho coming election. Commissioners Thomas K. Campbell and Clyde B. lUoliiPon hold over until .1012. c It is reportod thnt Charles A. Mnl hoouf of the Medford Land & O'rch- ard compnny will bo n enndidnto for .1. wie ouico. AERIAL COMPANY TO CARRY PASSENGERS Plans Perfected for Trans-Channel Aerial Service to Start Within a Year Building Sheds. LONDON, Fob. 21. A trnns-ohnn-nol norinl service, oporating both dir igibles and noroplnnos, will bo in op eration within n year, according to an announcement today by offioials of tho Paris-London Aorial compnny. The company yesterday opo;iod ne gotiations for tho orootion of Bhods nt Dovor, which has been solootod as the English terminus, Thoso shods will bo usod to houso the norinl cars. E. W. Cnrdor returned ,Sundny from a businoss trip through Iown, Nebraska, Illinois and other middlo west states. lie is of tho opinion thnt nil reports of tho prospective emigration from thnt sootion to tho northwest for 1010 havo boon under estimated, ns it socmod to him that almost overy othor man was trying' to sell out und como wost. i WILL SHOWiTHlEVES ARE APPLES IN PROMPTLY EAST NABBED Trustees of National Apple Show Plan to Put New Scheme Into Ef feet This Year by Taking Prize Winning Apples to the East. WOULD BE OF GREAT ADVANTAGE IN ADVERTISING Railroads Promise Assistance Show for This Year Is Promised on Most Elaborate Scale. SPOKANE, Wash.. Feb. 21. Plans for milking the third National Apple Show greater in sire, broader in scoH3 and more educational in purpose will bo discussed nt the meeting of the trustees next Wed ucsday, when the committee, which has just returned from St. Paul nnd will make its report ou the auvis ability of taking the prirewinninc ex hibits after the Spoknnahow nnd displaying them in Chicago or Now York. i Tho scheme o"tnkin?r"no rue- winning exhibits en ft has been evolv ed beemiHc of the many requests fol- owing the 1!10S nnd lflOO shows, th.it peopio of the ent who ennnot visit Spokane bo given nn opportunity to see the beautiful products of the northwest. The suggestion has often been mado that as an exploitation project for the Pacific northwest, no schome yet devised would equal that of showing several carloads of prire winning apples at some centra east ern point. A number of orchard land companies have signified n willing ness to assist in bearing the'expense,' nnd tho trustees of the Nntionnl Ap ple Show will consider these offers. Same Rules Hold. The plan is to hold tho third Na tional Apple Show in Spoknno next fall under the samo general rules of the first two shov-6. At the close of tho exhibition tho prizewinning ex hibits would bo repacked, loaded into n spccinl freight train and rushed through to Chicago, where the dis plays will bo placed in some suitablo downtown building, such ns the Col- isoum or .First Regiment armory, whero, with appropriate decorations and a band 'of national reputation, a seven-day exhibit will be given. The promoters believed this will arouse middlo eastern peopio to the im portance of this great industry. Assistance from tho northern rail roads was freely promised the apple show committee, consisting of E. F. Cartior, A. Van Dissol, chairman of tho board of trustees; Q. C. Corba ley nnd Ren H. Rico, secretary-man- agor. Tho railroads agreed to prno tically absorb transportation charg es, in addition to rushing tho trains through ou passenger schedule time, nnd to make overy offort in the traf fic departments to givo the exhibit right of way at both ends of tho line Tho bond of tho Great Northorn, tho Northern Pncifio, tho Burlington nnd tho Milwoukoo lines woro deep ly interested in tho schemo. Howard Elliott, prosidont of tho Northorn Pncifio Railway company, agreed to nccopt tho presidonoy of the organ ization another year, led the move ment with tho othor companies to givo substantial cash subscriptions in aid of tho projoot, and to pledge tho support of tho exploitation bu reaus ns well as tho traffio depart ments, Tho rnilway companies re gard tho applo show as most import- nut nllios in tho plan of oxploitntion which thoy are carrying on through the eastv Assurances were given the oommitteo that booklots, folders nnd Qther approprinto literature would be printed and distributed this year on ft larger Boalo than in 1009. Thoso (Continued on page 5.) Four Houses on Riverside Avenue Are Robbed, But Burglars Are Caught With Goods on by Prompt Action of Local Police Force. MALCREANTS CONFESS: GIVE UP PLUNDER Second Man Is Caught at Bee Hive at Noon Today Denies Knowl edge of Affair But Is Held. . Four Iiourc on Riverside avenuo woro robbed Sunday night while the occupants were at church, but the thieves failed to make any great haul. The residences ot I. J. Phlpps, C. M.! . T"l r f n Tnaanli Moore wero entered. From Professor Stlne's residence a watch, two rings and a fow souvenir coins were taken. From the Moon residence a purse containing a tew cents and some re ceipts was the total haul. Within 20 minutes Charles Gren- street, giving his address as Myrtle Park, Portland, was taken into cus tody by Policemen Brophy and At- tcll. nnd more of tho goods were found on him. He had thrown away the purses, but after his arrest went with the officers and helped them to recover the property. Ho claimed that he had a compan ion, who did most of the work, and took tho bigger part of tho swag. At noon today Brophy nnd Attell arrested James S. Wilson In tho Bee Hive lunch house aB the second man jn the robbery. Greenstreet denied all knowledge of Wilson nnd tho lat ter claimed Innocence. Wilson had nothing on him excepting 35 cents in money, n memorandum book and a card from a local employment agen cy Indicating he had a prospect for a job on the Phlpps ranch, four miles cast of Medford. Wilson was held by tha police, how ovor, until tho story ho torn can he verified. Wilson came hero several days ago broke, and In a day or so showed up with considerable monoy. Ho claimed to hrtve received $10 from his father In North Yakima, but gave o satisfactory explanation ot the rest. Travels Bare of Clothes. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 21. It is bolioved here todny thnt Alexander Floron, the stranger who, after strip ping every vestigo of clothing from his body, started back into the snow covered Lngle Creek hills Wednes day, has no doubt perished. Tho search for tho main hns been futile. When last seen Floren was seated on a roll of bedding about a milo from the constmotion camp of Ran dall & Baker of the Oregon Trunk line. He appeared to bo ill. The fol lowing morning tho mnn's bedding was found and on top of it was the clothes in which Floron hnd been dressed. Prints of his bnre feet in tho snow led nwny toward the hills. Posse Searches for Robbers'. COAL CHEEK. B. C, Feb. 21. A posse Is searching today for tho two men who held up and robbed J. W. Qulnney of Fornle, B, C, and Thomas If, Bnlrd, head grocery clerk of the Trltes Wood company, at tholr store here Saturday night, as thoy passed tho city Jail, and got S1800 In cash and checks. Qulnney, ns usual on pay ntghts, went to Coal Groek to got the day's collections, and Batrd was accompany ing him down tha hill to the midnight train for Fornto, Both thought they woro victims ot a Joke and attempt ed to draw tholr guns. Several sound raps from the highwaymen's guas si lenced them, howovor, WILL BULLETIN WOLGAST-NELSON FIGHT TUESDAY The Mail Tribune will re ceive a report of the Nelson Wolgast fight by rounds to morrow afternoon by direct wire from the ringside. As the main event is not sched uled to begin until 2:15 o'clock, it will be received too late for publication in the city edition, so arrangements have been made to bulletin it in the lobby of the Hotel Nash. NEW DEPOT WILL STAND AT FIFTH TST. J. P. O'Brien So Notifies Local Peo ple Who Protested Moving It From Its Present Location Two Blocks North. J. P. O'Brien, general manager of the Southern Pacific lines' in Oregon, has riten to Jhe fow. Medford citi; zens who protesteSTa gainst locating AND FRON 4ut : . , 'lever, so the crowd was ontertatne stating that inasmuch as he has been . ' . . , . shown that the majority of local people favor that site that the mat - ter 5 rWd nnd thnt ih stand there. For soma time the site of the new $50,000 depot has been in doubt, as certain local people opposed the pro posed site. Mr. O'Brien heard both sides and has definitely decided up on the location at Fifth and Front. FK READY 'S TAP Nelson and Wolgast Each Confident of Winning Tomorrow's Fight Figure on a Large Crowd. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 21. Both boing below the required weight of 133 pounds, Battling Nel son and Ad Wolgast are resting to day before the battle, and from now until thoy are called into the ring thej' will do nothing mora than is ne cessary to keep their muscles from stiffening. Wolgast went out for a long walk this morning and upon his return he announced that he was through. Nelson also took a walk and this afternoon played a game of handball. Late today Wolgast will go to ; Point Richmond and remain in one of the hotels until fight time. Nelson will spend tho night nt the Sultan baths, leaving there at 9 o'clock to morrow morning nnd board a launch which will convey him to Point Rich mond. Immediately after tho bat tle, win or lose, ho will board the Overland limited, as he has a num ber of theatrical engagements to fill Mn the middle west. Nelson is enthusinstio over the showing ho made nt Recreation park as compared with Wolgast's. Tho Dane bolioves that he convinced the spootntors that he is the better boy and declares that if Wolgast does not show nny better in the ring tomorrow than he did against Jeff Porry yes terday the battle will not last long, Wolgast's remarkable show-of conn fidence seems to grow stronger as the hour of battle approaches. That he is in great shape there can be no denying, and he is most positive in his assertion that he is in condition FOR GONG BATTLE Recall of Mayor Snell Is Being V&ietf on Today Great Interest Is BMf Taken in Fight Campaign Cemm to a Bitter Close. SNELL CONFIDENT OF ' WINNING BY THREE TO ONE! He Issues Statement to People to Which He Pledges to Have Books Experted. ASHLAND. Feb. 21. Ashland ' ts day Is In the throes of her first re call election. All day tho friends Mayor Snell have been busy at tStm polls and It Is conceded .that he vIK' win by a threo-tc-one rote. Hte ey-ponent- Is W, M. Grubb. Tho electioneering came to aa aaCv with the mass meeting called tsT committee of citizens Saturday to H ten to arguments by the recnllers axGt by Mayor Sncll's adherents. It mw well attended, fully 300 voters betes: present. The antt-Snell forces- re fused, to come out Into tho open, how- 'by about a dozen prominent citf; 17 7 T , , ... ' for tho Prcscnt administration air fit wgi coo, vuuuuiuicu iiiuuio Schell confined their remarks to favtaw and figures regarding tho building eT the municipal electric lighting pTsxC about wu!:h so much has been sU by the rccallers, and they succeeded In completely refuting the chargM the Insurgents. Although It Is conceded that Mayer Sneli would be sustained at today' election, It no one had takero the trouble to answer ridiculous charge made by the rccallers, yet It vram. clearly seen that the facts given atr. by Moore and by Schell made' a la vorable Impression on many who wrv uninformed as to the real motive . back of the recall petition. It Is sat to say that Mayor Snoll will be abs tained by a vote of three to one, r the fight against him Is rapidly ff zllng toward tho close of tho cbu palgs. Forty-one of tho signers ot the recall petition deserted the csrafla? nnd signed a second petition stathnp. that their signatures to the reaaX were secured by mlsrepresentatfew and asktng that their names he strick en from same. Mayor Snell gained many friend by Isoutng a bulletin Saturday ta which he answerod charges made tj Jhe Insurgonts and closed with ma statement to the effect that as th source of the recall movement waa actuated by his determination to haw the city's books experted, that stood for exporting tho books for ati least six years back from January IV. 1910, and promised If retained a, mayor to have this done. to go as long nnd fast a route a Nelson or any othor lightweight eaai. The advance sale continues to Sw heavy. Between $11,000 and $12; 000 was in tho box whon tho sale wa resumed today, and before nightfaRJ it is expected that the $18,000 mnrfc will hnve boon renched. Tho major ity of tho tiokots sold wero the Mgfc-er-priced ones, nnd with the lowair priced reserved seats and 5000 92 blonohor Boats remaining, Promoter ITester now is figuring on n $35,00 gate. The betting remains unchangJC. but with the apponrnnce of now Wolgast money the odds are to go from 10 to 6 to 10 to 7. BVaW money is offered that Wolgast vff stay 25 rounds. Tho fight is sohoduled to start a 2:15 o'clook tomorrow afternoon. J, B. Woods returned Sunday from- a business trip to Portland,