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Medford Mail Tribune
UNITKD PItKSfl ASSOCIATION
Full Lamed Wlro Itcport.
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Tonight mill TiioHtlay Cloudy,
llOMllllIu llllllWOI'H.
Tho only papor In tho world
published In a city tho ilsa ot
Medford having u lonnod wtr
iTiirrn year.
MEttFOIU), OREGON, MONDAY, JLTNI3 20, 1910.
No. 78.
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RICKARD LEAVES FOR RENO TO
PICK NEVADA BATTLE GROUND
TEDDY SWAMPED
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Miss Eleanor Alexander and
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Scene of Ceremony.
OF LETTERS; BEES FDR RESPITE
, j4 fa .4nimi,lmH
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Willi
DELUGE
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BLOT ABANDONS
PUN TO HOLD
A TEST FIGHT
Lnniifortl-Kaufmnn Flfiht Is Off
Golilflclil After Bin Mill, Guaran
tying $200,000 Gate Fans All
Think Reno Will Uo Picked.
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Today' doiolopiiicutM in
" fight Hituatieti:
" Kickurd guo In Home. Ink-
"" ing arena Itnitilitr with him ""
"" itiul ngnin declaring that San
"" Francisco will not Im seeno of
big fight.
" Announcement that Reno ""
"" will bo hattlo ground to ho
" iiindo tonight or tomorrow
"" morning.
" Luugford-Kuufintiu fight
declared off.
" Liingford and Kijtohel h1k
" to fight at Meno on morning
of Jnlv -I.
" Iami'ih Hlot iiliiiudnim plan
"" to liold test fight today in bin ""
" iirt'im.
" If lawyers m advise Hlot,
"" ho will put on n light weight
fiuhl Saturday afternoon,
"troops or no troop."
HAN FRANCISCO, Juno 20. "Tox"
Itlcknrd toduy shook iho duat of thin
city from hie hIioou nnd boarded tho
10:30 train fQr Rono, Nov.
Uo took' with him a prominent
builder, and thoreby eloquently om
phnnlzed lilu Htatement that tho fifth t
would bo hold In Nevada.
Meanwhile Loula Hlot, tho would
bo promoter of tho Knufmnn-Lnngford
net-to, Hnld today that ho had defi
nitely abandoned hie plan of holding
a fight thin afternoon to tOHt tho pow
or of tho guvornor. Hn said that his
future roui'Ho of action would depend
on tho advice of cotinnol.
It wnu rmuorod t(day that Diot'a
nttorneyc vould ronault with Mayor
McCarthy and District Attornoy Flck
ort regarding tho LniiKford-Kutfmnn
fight, which Ih now Hthcdtilcd to bo
held horo noxt Sntvrdny.
Among tho ntiKKOM'lons thnt havo
boon nindo was one that tho govornor
nhould be enjoined from ordering out
tho inllltla In San Frnnclsco at a tlmo
when tho city Is at poaco. Tho nttor
noyH aro uald to bo looking Into tho
ltKiil poKHlbllltlea ot provontlnB tho
Kovernor from IntorforltiR.
Hlot Bald that If lila nttornoya na
ourod him thr.t ho Is within tho law
In BtnRlnK tho Kaufmnn-Tinnuford
bout ho will put on tho flKht Satur
day, "troops or no troops."
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Juno 20.
Uy tomorrow morning It iH hu
lievod tho alto of tho Jeffries-Jolin-hoii
uiiplouHiiiitiioHH will ho definitely
auouueud. Tox Hiekard IiiIh uono to
tho HiiKohruHh Htato,
At Ueuo onthuhiiiHtio piomotorH
tell him of the wonderH of (loldfield
mid the benutios of Reno. Tlioy will
whinper laloH of tho coin to he alh
erod nt either place and will offer
uHHiii'iincoH of permits and non-in-torl'ereneo
of l'aeifio uoveriiorH'iind
wildly eiithusiiibtie merehantH, and
will paint rainbow coloved pioturoH
of the jinKlini? that will How into
the pi'oiuotoi'ri' poeketa if the Hornp ia
pulled off in their oity. And then
lliekard will dcoldo.
(IrlnilliiK Out Dope.
In tho moaiitime tho Hportiucr world
hero is jiiHt ay huny Krindinfj out
ddpo as tho pndiahlo locution of tho
fight uh it luifl boon since Iho first
report wuh oiroulatod thnt the gov
ernor of California would atop the
exhibition in thin Htato,
Houo is tho one boM hot, aceord
iuir to tho Hportiug world. Hut tho
flportinjr world and Tex Hiekard
haven't hold tho snmo views for (ho
last few dayH. Tn fnot, Hiekard
HeeniH lo ho the only man iiHide from
OleiiHoii and a few otheih who havnn'l
been Hiiro whore Iho fight will ho
(Contimiod on Page Fivo.)
RAISING
FUNDS
TO INSURE
APPLE EXHIBIT
Subscriptions Como In Liberally to
Ftiiul to nclmliurso Growers Who
Thin Crop In Order to Grow Car of
Prlzo Wlnnlnu Apples.
Neatly ffiOO lnm l.ccn atibNcrlbed
to tho fund with which to Induce sev
ornl local fruit growers to ontor the
Hat ai (Spokane In November and
oniloavor to auouro for tho IIokuo
It Ivor valley for a Hocond tlmo tho
nwoopntakon prize and honorary tltlo,
!"Aipl(i Klugri of America." It. II.
Ilnnaucr is In actual olatgo of tho
campaign for fuiiilB and reports much
progress.
It 1h planned to ralHo r. largo pnoucIi
nmoiiut monoy to rolmhumo tho
grower who will bo forcod to thin
htmvlly ami jmt on oxlra wator, an
tho growing of a prize- winning car lo
an cxpoiiHlvo affair money will bo ad
vrucoil to the grower.
It la jilatircil to exhibit at leant five
enrn of Hoguo Itlvor fruit this year.
MOTOR CAR TOSSES WOMAN
AND CHILDREN FROM BRIDGE
SANTA OMV., CaU Juno 20. Pol
IowIbk the death of Mrn. nornnrd
Oarrlty and tho Injury of her threo
children by n motor trnln on n trentlo
near Moulder croolf an Invstlantlon
waa Htarted today. Tho hiiHband of
Mrs. (Inrrlty, who wltucsHod tho acci
dent, declares that the train i;avo no
wnrnliii: aa it opotl out' upon tho tres
tlo. Mrs, Oarrlty, with hor C-yoar-old
non, wuh Home distance behind hor
htmbaud and tho other three chlldron
wbon tho motor rounded a curve onto
tho trestle which they were crossing.
Hoehlni; to savo hor child, Mrs. Gar
rlty clasped him In hor arum just as
tho train struck hor nnd hurled thorn
to tho cr-ok bed 40 fcot bolow.
Her arms broke tho fall for tho
boy and ho ercapod death, although
sovoroly Injured. Mrs. Garrlty waa In
Htantly killed. Two other children,
lined 10 anil 12 years, woro brushod
from the trestlo and sllchtly hurt.
Garrlty mid tho fourth child stopped
acldo and woro not hit.
MCGRAN FIGHTING FOR
HIS LIFE IN SEATTLE
SMATTLH. Wash., June U0. Ex
Governor John II. McOraw is fight
ing a valir.nt battle agaitiHt death to
day. Four tiniou in tho past threo
weeks hia pliyniciaiiH linvo given up
liopo, and on each oceabion tho pa
tient hns rallied and lived.
"Mr. Meflriiw's condition is nuicli
tlui snmo," u nurse told cullers at the
Iiouho today, "Tho coiibtant hieeough
iug whieh was taxing his strength
has titoppcil today. Tho doetors havo
very small hopes for his ultimate re
covery.' Meflrnw rose from policcmnii to
ward boss, from ward boss to sher
iff and then to dibtriet leader, and
finally lo the governor's chair, Since
1801 lio has been a prominent figure
in republican polities,
CARUSO TO COME IN
PALATIAL YACHT
ROM 10, Juno 20.--Hni'ieo Caruso,
the loner, is contemplating Bailing In
Amorieu next fall in an ocean going
yacht, which ho intends to iiiuno "Tho
HadamoH," after his eharaelor in tho
oporn "Aida," Caruso has requested
Manager Herrone of tho Ansaldo
ship yard at Sail Hiordarenn, near
Ouiioii, lo give an estimate on the
coHt of a 2,000 or 11,000 ton yacht.
The tenor inleudb to hnU Mrs
I.eiHhman, wife of tho United States
amhiiBsador to Italy, to ehriston tho
ornft ns a tokon of hiB regard for tho
American people,
Caruso will loavo Oonoa in the lato
fall and oxpoots to roach Now York
in time to begin his 1011 season in
Aiuorioa,
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I'hjUM y Ade: lean l'naa .Amioolatlon.'l
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR., WEBS
PARK
TO WAIT
WASHINGTON, Juna 20. The
conference committee ou tl.o aundry
civil hill ban l ejected tho Chamber
lain Horn appropriating $15,000 tor
tho survoylns r,t ronds lu tho Crater
Lake Nntlouat park.
HARMON TO BE GIVEN
BOOST AT DAYTON
DAYTON, 0 Juno 20. "Harmon,
Hearst and Harmony," which Is Is
said would bo tho democratic slogan
during tho coming campaign will not
a boost horo tomorrow. At least tho
"Harmon, Heunony" part will bo
boosted.
Tho doniocratlo atnto convention
convones horo tomorrow and It la on
tho program thnt Govomor Harmon
will bo endorsed nnd that his boom
for tho prcsldoncy will bo glvou a lot
of encouragement. Tho program al3o
ImludCH an onolaught on bosslsm,
WOMAN MAKING LONG
TRIP OVERLAND IN AUTO
LINCOLN, Neb., Juno 20. Sooklng
to catr-bllah a woman's record for
an nutomobllo Journoy botweon Now
York and Los Angeles, lllancho Scott
ot Rochester, N. Y mil Gortrudo
Phillips of Hoaton loft hero today for
Donvor, having startod from Now
York May 10, They expoct to reach
San Francisco and Los Angeles soino
lino lu August,
T'io womon nro unaccompanied and
havo )lanned ndnd supervised ovory
dotall of tholr Journoy. They aro not
looking for a spood rocord at tho pros
ont tlmo, hut moroly deslro to accom
plish tho trip without mishap, Lator
they may dooldo to attempt a tlmo
rocord.
CRATER
SURVEY
CROWDS THRONG
STREETS NEAR
WEDDING PLACE
Groom Is Eldest Son of Ex-Presi-tlcnt
and Bride Is Popular Young
Woman of Manhattan Young
Couplo Will Make Home in S. F.
NFAV YORK. June 20. Few wed
dings in recent years attracted bo
much gonernl interest throughout the
citv lib the wedding this afternoon at
Fifth Avenue Fresbytorinu church,
corner Fifth avenue and Fifty-tifth
btieet, by which Miss Eleanor Hutler
Alexander, only daughter of Mrs.
Henry Addison Aloxandor, of 42
West. Forty-boventh ctreot, Manhat
tan, became the brido of Theodore
RooMnelt. Jr.. the eldest son of o-
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Taft Signs Statehood Bill anil New
Moxlco and Arizona Aro Now Part
of tho Great Family.
WASHINGTON, D. 0 Juno 20.
President Taft today signed tho state
hood bill piovldlug for tho admission
of Nlw Moxlco and Arizona into tho
Union ns separate otatos, Tho bill
waa pait of tho administration legis
lative program and Ita pnssago was
urgod by tho presldont,
2NEWSTATES
MISS ALEXANDER
TO CELEBRATE
SIGNING OE BILL
SANTA FB, N. M., Juno 20. Al
buquerquo and other cities and towns
w HI colobrato tho signing ot tho state
hood bill tonight with fireworks and
oratory. Santa Fe'a colobratlon be
gan Saturday when tho passago of tho
statehood bill was announced.
Acting Governor Jaffa today re
plied felicitously to tolegrams of con
gratulation from tho governor and
other officials of Arizona, which will
ontor the Union at tho same tlmo no
Now Moxlco ULder tho new Inw.
THIS HEATHEN CHINESE
COULD CERTAINY GO SOME
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 20.
Toug Hoy is a fighting Chinaman.
Ho proved it today when ho found
Will Cnrtor in tho alleged act of
looting liih lodgings.
The cataloguo of Carter's injuries
us registered at the Kniorgcncy ho
ptila follews:
Two blackened oyes.
Fractured noao.
Di&locntcd jaw.
Lacerated cheeks, caused by
Hoy's finger nails.
Scalp iu painful condition
Toug
with
several handfuls of hair mibsiug.
Puffed nnd swollen oars.
Hody blaok nnd bluo from pum
incline.
Logs bruised and battored.
Otherwise Cartor. who ia in tho
city jail charged with burglary, is
uninjured.
Strike Soon to Be Over.
INDIANAPOLIS, Intl., Juno 20.
President Lewis of tho United Mine
Workers of America announced that
the gioat strike on the southwestern
coal districts would ho adjusted
within two woeks. Thirty thousand
men nro idle in tho southwost.
E FIRST
TORI
THIS SEASON;
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R. M. Ctithbert Takes Party of Fiver
to Rim of Crater Encounter
Much Snow In Vicinity of Lake
Parkhurst Gets Busy.
R. M. Cuthbert has returned from
a trip to Klamath Falls 7la Crater
Lake, and succeeded In driving tho
first car to the rim of the lako this
Earson. Mr. Cuthbert reports the roads
In fair condition.
Mr. Parkhurst, secret-Try of the
Crater Lake company, who accompa
nied Mr. Cuthbert, remained In Klam-
atr Falls, where he Is nrranglng for
the opening of tho tourist scacon.
Landscape Architect Hawks was a
mombor of the party and laid out the
location of buildings to bo placed on
the rim of the lake.
It will bo only a short time now
before the season will open In full
blast.
CONFLICTING REPORTS
FINDING OF COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno 20.
Conflicting reports wto mado today
to the senate udlclary committee on
the investigation of tte removal of
District Attorney Sutherland and
Marshal Boyce of Alaska and the
nomination oi John Rustgard and H.
L. Faulkner to succeed thorn.
The rcnort was mr.de hv (hn inh.
committee that has been Investigat
ing the charges that tho Morgan-Guggenheim
syndicate dhtated the re
moval and suggested tho appoint
ments.
Senator Xelton favored tho con
firmation of the new appointees. Sen
ators Borah and Overman opposed the
confirmation, but did not agree as to
reasons for their stand. As a conse
quence thortr were three reports. Tho
fell committee will consider the re
ports nnd mr.kt a report to tho senate
In tho next few days.
SMALL FIRE CALLS
OUT BIG CROWD
A fire alarm turned In from 125
Taft aveauo Sunday ovonlng called
out the nro department and a princi
pal part of the citizens ot tho town
from tho apper-rance of tho crowd.
wo haven't yet gotten ovor tho vil
lage Idea of running to a flro. but
somo of us woo not in co much of
n hurry by tho tlmo vo had arrived
ar wero when we started. For when
you start on a run from tho city hall
to tho location of that fire you must
be In Mnrathon training to niako the
distance.
The fire was In a small barn In the
rear of the resldonco at tho number
given. Tho barn was burned, togeth
er with tho contents, several bales
ot hay. Tho damage v as merely nom
inal.
MAN AND GIRL LEAP
SIXTY FEET TO DEATH '
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MONTREAL. Juno 20. Albert Es
nough, a builder of St. Lambert, and I
his adopted ds.ughtor, Lena Healy.
Jumped from the contor of Victoria
bridge sixty feet into tho swift cur
rent of tho St. Lawrence today. Both '
woro drowned. ;
Esuough leaped first aud was fol
lowed a moment later by tho girl, butl
whether sho Jumped becauso of ex
citement or lu following out a suicide I
compact may novor bo known. ;
Tho only witness wna tho brldgol
olectrlclan. Ho saw tho two sitting,!
evidently In earnest conversation, i
Suddenly both got up, and Esnough,'
who waa forty-five years old, climbed i
tho flvo-foot railing and plunged, Intp!
tho river. Tho girl followod boforo'
tho eloctrlclan could luterforo.
Esnough had beon In 111 health for
years.
DRIV
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POSTMASTER
HAS
NO TIME NOW TO
READ POST CARDS
Roosevelt Asks American Public to
Kindly Quit Writing to Him for the
Time . Being Important Matters
Being Swamped by Mall.
NEW YORK, Juno 20. Thq post
master at Oyster Bay has no time
now to read postal cards. SInco tho
return of Thoodorc Roosovcll. private
citizen, tho postmastor has been
swamped and ho 13 frantically ap
pealing for help. For that mattor,
so Is Cilonel Roosevelt.
Letters and telegrams from enthu
siastic Americans who did lot got to
say "howdj" to Roosevelt when he
arrived Saturday havo been, pouring
into Oyster Bay.
"I would bo glad If you would aa-
nounco through tho United Press,"
said Robsovclt to a correspondent to
day, "that the volumo of ray corre
spondence renders It Impossible for
mo to glvo It my personal attention.
I regret tho condition very much, but
It Is impossible for mo to read all the
letters thet aro sent. It will bo a
kindness for well disposed strangers
to refrain from writing and tolcgraph
Ivg." Tho former president has not tho
necessary force of secretaries to han
dle so mujh mall as ho is receiving.
As a result. Important matters are
being swamped by the mall that la
pouring in. During his stay In Lon
don Roosevelt received about 3000
letters. He received about 4000 let
ters after he retired from offlco on
March 4. 1909, aud before he had
sailed for Africa.
MARGARET ILLINGTON NOT
GOING BACK TO STAGE
TACOM-V, Wash., Juno 20. Tho
report published iu New York that
Margaret Illington, tho actress, who
in prhatc life is Mrs. Bowes, wifo of
a miljionniro real cstato man here,
is going back to tho stage is not
given crodeneo in Tacoma.
Ever since tho couplo were mar-
rie dat Reno last wintor thoro has
been report after report to tho effect
that she was to roturu to the boards.
Bowes has beeii busy denying thorn
as rapidly as thoy woro published.
A few wcks ago a report was pub
lished iu Seattle that she was to re
turn to tne footlights. Bowes wruth-
f ully denied it, "Sho's not going back
to the stngo, and those rumors aro
absolutely unfounded," ho said.
The Bowes aro out of town today,
so could not bo seen.
Bowes father, however, denied tho
report.
ALL WORK, NO PLAY,
NEVER A VACATION
CHICAGO, Juno 20. George M,
Reynolds, bond of tho $200,000,000
Continental and Commercial bank at
tho ago of 45, is a Jiving oxnmplo, of
what attending strictly to business
will do for a innn. President of tho
second financial institution in Amer
ica while young enough to he tho sou
of many of his directors, Mr. Reyn
olds is a man who novor stopped
working aud novor suffered a re
verse. Mr. Roynolds has never lost u day
from sickness; ho has never taken
a ueatmu that did not havo busi
ness inside; he does not drink; ho
does not smoko; ho docs not play
bridge; ho does not play golf; ho
has no favorite author; ho has no
hobby but hanking; ho has no coun
try residence; lie does not oven take
exorcise; ho works nine hours u duy.
"Make your business your pleas
ure and marry early. Tlieso are my
rule1?," said Mr. Reynolds. "I niar
riod nt 10 a girl iu the littlo Iowa
town whore I was cashior of the
bank. My lioultii is fino. I don't
piny any outdoor games, 1 havo no
interest iu them, and yet I novor was
iu better health iu my life,
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