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MIDDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 5, .1910.
No. 91.
BLOODY RACE RIOTS FOLLOW FIGHT
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MANY KILLED AND HUNDREDS INJURED
IN RACE CLASHES ALL OVER COUNTRY
HEAVY TOLL
HUMAN LIFE
At Noon Elnhtccn Ncnrocs and Five
Whites Reported Killed and Hun
dreds of Both Races Injured, Many
Fatally Scores In Prisons.
CHICAGO, III., July C A toll of
bbxiilnhcd nnil riot wan today's nftor
miith of tho Jcffrlou-Johniion fight.
Tho IiIowh thnt beat down tho white
inati nl Reno woro re-echoed throtiKh
tho iilh'hl ami today In nil parts of
tho country. Tho com of Johnson's
victory In liuiiiiui llvon could not bo
estimated exactly because of varying
roportM, but In believed thnt tho di
rect result of tho fight will bo no ex
tensive douth lint. Mont of tho vic
tim woro member of JoIiiiboii'b own
rnco.
Up to noon today 18 npgroeii nnd
flvu whiten hnd boon killed, hundreds
of both racon Injurod, many fatally,
V R NAT ON
If niiu neuron in iirinuiin in vnriuiia cihuh.
Hang Negro In New York.
NKW YOltIC, July C A negro wan
hniiKi'd to a lamp pout In tho tender
loin huro today, but tho pollen cut
him down In tlmo to snvo bin Ufa.
Illntn continued nil nlKht, and tho
pollco foar furl or troublo during tho
day. Thousands of pollromoii nro on
duty In tho colorod Boctlnnn of tho
city.
Negro co.nchir.ou nnd butlers, who
hnvo won largo hiiiiih of money on tho
fight, nro quitting worlc. Tho no
grocH nro nHHiimlni; an ovorhonrlng
nnd liiHolont domennor nnd go out
of tholr way to crowd whltim off tho
Bldownlku.
night Dead In South.
AT. LOUIS, Mo July G. Reports
from southwestern polnta ludlcnto
that eight uegrnoH wfcro killed and
tcoroa Injurod, four fatally, In rlota
following tho defeat of Jeffries by
Jack Johnson. Tio nogrocn hnd plnn
nod a colohrntlon hero todny, but tho
uthorltloH Intorforod nnd tho plnns
ConHnued on Page 8.)
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SLAUGHTERS l
Collision ot Twentieth Century Lim
ited and Dayton Train Injures
Thirty and Kills a Score Other
Bodies May Still Be In Debris.
MiniJLKTOWN, 0 July fi. With
tho recovery of an unidentified body
today from tho wreckage of Iho
Twontiolh Century Limited of tho
Itig Four rood nnd u train of the
Cincinnati, llmuilloii k Dayton, tho
total dead as n rosult of yest onlay's
collision numbers 'Jl. Mtiny bodies
nro boliovcd to be under tho wreck
ago. Thirty piirsons, soriously injurod,
nro hoiui; cured for ut the liospilnls
anil holels hero. Practically all Iho
(load mid injured are residents of
Ohio towns.
ProfoHHnr John Duxburv of Mun
ehosler, nglnud, is missing mid is
boliovod to ho among Iho (lend,
Coronor Purnott nnd u grand jury
nro iuvoHtigaliug the wreck.
RAI
WRECK
Roanoke, Vu. Six negroes beuten uiul dying; 0110 whilo mini Hliot.
Pittsburg, Pu. Scores liurt in race riotH in which 1000 negroosnttneked white men; 100 rioters
arrested. J
Philadelphia, Pit., Wljitos nnd negroes fight with hriekH ami missiles.
Louisville, Ky. Crowds ,of negrooH nttnek wliito newsboys selling extras telling of nice riots last
night.
Wilmington, Del. Whiten attempt wholeHiilo lynchings nnd scorcH of persons nro injured in re
sultant riotH, v
Now UrluiuiH, La. In riotH before bulletin boards of newspapers' revolvers and knives nre used
with fatal effect.
St. IjOIiIh, .Mo. Negroes are attacked by whites.
Cincinnati, O. NegrooH are tnkeu from homes mid henten by whites.
Atlanta, On. Negro runs uniiick following the victory of JoIiiihoii nnd is saved from death by
the iHiliee.
Hnltimore, .Mil. Several negrooH stubbed in n riot.
Washington, I). C Hospitals crowded with injured whites and blacks. Rioting continued nil
niKht; 'J.'IO under arrest.
Now York Negro beaten to donth; scores injured; police reserves out in nil negro sections.
Shreveport, Lu. Threo negroes killed, one white man fntnlly injured, scores of- whites nnd
lilnckH hurt in riot following' tho fitrlit rutitniH from Itono. Reports from Northern Louisinnn tell of
many persons injured in riots. 1
Chiot.go, III. One negro Htnhbed and dying; scores injured; frequent fights in tho "black belt."
Omiihu, Neb, One negro killed mid several injured.
Little Rook, Ark. Two negroes killed, many injured.
Houston, Tex. A white man wnt. stabbed by u negro nnd then killed his ussailnnt; several ne
groes utlui'keil mid beaten.
Fort Worth, Tex. Two iiegrcw.es nttnek white woman nnd bent her fatally with boor bottles.
Augusta, (lu. Riots rejmrteil in Southern Qeorgin; three negroes killed, mnuy injured.
Mound, III. Negro constable killed by negroes, whom ho was attempting to nrrost for "shooting
up the town" in celebration of Johnson's victory.
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NEED TROOPS
Mob of Seven Thousand Spent Riot
ous Night and Day Negroes At
tack Whites In Their Homes Na
tional Capital Made Hideous.
WASHINGTON, P. C, July fi.
Rioting, in which 7000 negroes uini
whiles participated, eoutinued
throughout tho night hare. Kvery
available poliecmmi in ushingtoo is
on duty today mid it is possible
that federal troops may bo ordered
into the national capital to restore
order.
Tho fighting was coutiuuuous
along Peuusylvnuin avcuuo botwoon
the eupitol mid the While House.
The neuroos nro wild with cuthus
iusm mid their hoistorousness in
creased us tho evening woro on.
Attacks were made upon white men
in their homes by negroes, joy
muddeued at the beating of Jeffries
by Jack Johnson. Threo nogrossos
eulereil the homes of white women,
dragged them to tho streets, bent
nnd toro their clothos from thorn Lo
fore it moh of howling blacks. A
fierce riot followed when polico and
whilo iiieu rescued tho women.
Hundreds of drunken negroes pro
ceeded through tho streots, making
night hideous with thoir erics. Po
lice, who had been reinforced by re
serves, attempted to quiet them, mid
tho result invariably was a conflict
in which one or moro persons were
seriously injured.
Two whilo men, stabbed by ne
groes, are dying in a hospital. At
least 200 blacks are under arrest mid
moro than 30 wliito men nro in jail.
i'he hospitals nro filled with wound
ed negroes and several whites.
The negro quarters are patrolled
by largo dotnehmonts of polico, hut
daylight brought little cessation of
the celebration of tho victory of u
black man over a white, and fuithor
trouble is predicted.
Tho black population of Washing
ton numbers 100,000 nnd the indica
tions today were that u great major
ity woro hilariously and uiconirol
Inbly drunk.
Jeff Hoard wires from Rone:
"Jeffries couldn't licit a Chinese
cook," which probnhly was among
the most expensive knowledge he bus
acquired,
N WASH NGTON
JEFF
HIS
BLAMES
STOMACH
Says Fight Was Won Fairly and on ! Nearly Quarter Million Dollars Di
Its Merits Was Not Knocked vided Between Pugilists for Ycs-
uompictciy out, But Was All In
and Exhausted.
Y JA.MKS J. JKFFHIKS.
KKN'O. Nov., July 5. I entered
tho ring in tho best shape I could
hnvo possibly put myself in. I felt
confident nnd trained as faithfully
us any man could. Tho people dc
munded that I return to the ring
nfter my long retirement to faeo
Johiibon, and I went through n long
siego of work boforo I announced
that I would fight. I thought I
could regain my old form nnd 1
worked hard in an effort to got into
the best possible shape.
Johnson is a groat fighter and tho
people c.innot imagine how clover ho
is. I hnvo nothing to Bay against
Johnson. Ho fought fairly and won
the battle striotly on its merits. As
early as tho third round 1 found my
stomach troubling mo, nnd I did not
hnvo tho speed and strength 1
thought I had. I was not knocked
out completely, but I was nil in and
it did not matter whether tho fight
ended in that round or tho next, as
I was exhnusted.
"JOHN ARTHUR JOHNSON FOR ALDERMAN"
IS POLITICAL BOOM THAT STARTS TROUBLE
CIIIOAOO, 111., July G. "John Ar
thur Johnson for nldormnn,"
That Is tho political boom which
started nonr rlotu In Chicago follow
ing tho victory of tho colorod hoavy-
wolght ovor tho "hope of tho whito
rnco."
It Is ostlmated thnt tho uogrocs of
Chlcngo won a quartor of a million
dollars as a result of Jack's fistic
ability, AntluiBlnstlo ovor this sud
den lucronBo In wealth, thoy started
a boom to mnko tho dusky champion
nldormnn, Placarding an automobllo
with Johnson's niiuio, thoy started a
parado. Whito mon showorod tho
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JACK $120,500
JEFF $1 1 7.000
terday's Fight at Reno-Loser
Nets Almost as Much as Winner.
HKNO, Nov., July 5. When tho
last bit of money in the house is
counted it is believed thnt Johnson's
victory ovor Jeffries will only net
him $11000 moro than the defeated
whito man will receive. It is believ
ed that Rickard nnd Glcnson will
split approximately $130,000, in ad
dition to their interests; in the mo
tion pictures.
It is estimated that the gate re
ceipts woro $230,000. Tho purse
was $101,000, with $10,000 bonus
for each fighter. Tho cost of the
arena approximated $30,000. The
estimated attendance was 18,500.
Johnson's share of the purse will
bo about $00,(100; his bonus, $10,000.
and his picture rights $fi(),00. making
a total of $120,.ri00.
Joffrioa is to receive $40,400, a
bonus of $10,000 and $GbGGfi for
his motion picturo rights, or a total
of $117,000.
Kaiser Off on Cruise.
PKUL1N, July ."). Kaiser Wilhelm
has started on a four weoks' vruiso
in his yacht llohonzollorin. The trip
will bo along tho coast of Norway.
parade wltir "IrUh confottl" and n
numhor of porsons woro Injurod bo
foro tho polico rostoroil ordor.
Whites Invading tho "black bolt"
last night woro forcod to choor for
Johnson. Frank Bryant, colorod, and
Joseph Huntor, white, got Into nn nr
gumont whon Huntor rofusod to
choor! A fight followod and Bryant
'was fntnlly stabbod.
I William Kolly, a whito tonmstor,
(was benton unconscious by nogrooa
who. choorod for Johnson, Kolly pro
' tested against tho demonstration for
tho uogro champion,
JEFF WENT
TO PIECES
N AH
Once Great Fiahter Lost Everything
He Showed in Traininq as Soon as
He Entered Rlnrj Had Absolute
ly Nothing Not at All Like the
Old Fighter of Other Days.
(BY MAX BALTHASAR.)
RENO, Nov., July 5. Perhaps It
was a case of youth being served;
perhaps It wos something psycholog
ical, perhaps It was a piece of luck.
At any rate, Jack Johnson today
stands forth as the greatest heavy
weight In tho world, with none to dis
pute his tltlo unless It Is Sam Lang
ford, equally n- black and fully aa
confident as Jeffries was yesterday
that ho can take the measure of Tom
my Burns' conqueror. The cervlng
of jouth may lave been a frxtor In
tho downfall of the hope of the white
race; psychology may enter very
largely and luck also may have fig
ured, but to cet down to th real nub
bin of the thing, Is as complex as
the manny excuses offered for Jef
fries' defeat.
In the first rlace, there Is no deny
ing tho fact th: t Johnson showed, the
greater speed, strength, judgment and
skill. His remarkablo defense was
ever to the fore, and Jeffries' best
efforts wer turned aside as a duck's
back turns water.
Superior Fighting.
But It was tho negro's superior
fighting qualltv thnt won the battle
for him. Was It a lucky punch or
was It a strange pall that seemed to
come over Jefi'rles tho moment he
stepped Into the ring?
Fair minded critics will not take
anything nway from JohnsoL for the
victorious battle he fought. Ho fought
cleanly, cleverly and with his consum
mate skill ho combined tho qualities
of a gentleman, so fas as gentlemanly
conduct enn go In tho prize ring,
whore tho principal aim of the con
testant Is to "knock tho block off" of
his honorable opponent. Jack never
transgressed tho rules. Ho took no
unduo advantage while tho roforeo
was not looking, but Inshed out
squarely and when ho lnndcd It was
a fair punch.
Not the Olrt Jeff.
Getting down to brnss tacks, Jef
fries lost everything ho showod In
training tho moment ho stopped Into
tho ring. Ho had absolutely nothing.
Cold as a fish, his hands more Hko Ici
cles than tho great bono and gristle
maulers that sent so manay mon to de
feat, ho was nothing Hko tho Jef
fries whoso training stunts made tho
grent judges of condition mnrvol and
predict thnt ho would mako mince
ment out of Johnson. Why ho should
hnvo gone to pieces upon entering tho
ring, as Sam Borcer, Jim Corbett and
Billy Muldoon say ho did, Is an In
tnnglblo somothing thnt may como
under tho head ot psychology. Psy
chology or whr.tovor you mny call It,
Johnson seomed to have Joffrles' goat
and no matter what tho power or In
fluence, Johnson won enslly and fair
ly.
Lucky Punch Talk.
Tho lucky punch talk mado Its de
but In tho second round. Johnson
bouncod a sizzling straight loft off
tho whito man's oyo. Instnntly it
began to swell. Tho punch did not
rock Joffrlo9, but his oyo was In bad
shapo, Tho moment tho punch land
ed ho looked dazed and stoppod Into
tho enslest sort of punches to nvold.
Ills judgment of dlstnnco wont to
plocos and ho hogan to fight Hko a
washerwoman. To tho mon In his
cornor tho answer was apparently
simple. Ho hnd been synipnthotlcally
blinded the punch on tho right oyo
had hit tho sympnthotto nervo and
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BALL1NBER
NO QUITTER
STANDS PAT
Secretary Visits Taft and Says He
Does Not Expect to Resign Con
ference Decides Fate of Director
Newell of Reclamation Service
Plans Western Trip Shortly.
BEVERLY, Mass., July 5. "I have
never been a quitter and have not
brought my resignation with me,"
Bald Secretary Balllnger of the In
terior department today whet, asked
If he intended to relinquish tho inte
rior portfolio.
"Moreover, I do not expect to re
sign," continued the secretary. "I
came to discuss with the president a
plan to reorganize the land office and
reclamation service. New regulations
recently enacted requires new work
by tho Interior service. I think tho
Indian service offices and somo other
bureaus aro in splendid shape."
Balllnger bad luncheon with Presi
dent Taft and conferred with him
at 2 o'clock thl9 afternoon. It is un
derstood that the conferenco will de
cide the fate of Director Newell of
the reclamation service.
Balllnger already stated his belief
that Newell wasn't the man for the
reclamation service. The secretary:
claims that the service was demoral-
ized by the changes made.
CHOLERA RAGES;
RUSSIANS RIOT
Attempts of Authorities to Enforce
Sanitary Laws Meets Violent Re
sistance on Part of Natives, Who
Believe in Visitation of Providence
ST. PETERSBURG, July 5.
Riots nro breaking out throughout
Southwestern Russia ns a result of
attompts bv tho authorities to en
force the sanitary laws. Cholera is
prevalent in ninny localities nnd tho
ntithoritics nre seeking to prevent its
spread.
Threo reasons arc assigned for
the opposition of tho peasants to tho
efforts of the health authorities.
First, they beliove that if u pesti
lenco visits them it is by will of
heaven and tho nuthoritics have no
right to intorfero; second, they ob
ject to tin intrusion by officialdom,
nnd, third, they fear ill-treatment of
tho sick at tho hands of the authori
ties. The plague it. gaining hendwnv
rapidly and the government is de
termined to check it if possible.
JEFFRIES ACTIONS GIVE RISE TO RUMORS
THAT HE WAS "DOPED" BEFORE FIGHT BEGIN
RENO, Nov., July 5. Jnmes J.
Joffrles, defeated heavyweight cham
pion of tho world, is Btlll a theatri
cal attraction. Today he received a
nunibor of offora for bookings for
theatrical trips. Ono managed on
doavored to book Joffrles and Cor
bett together. Corbett would not
accept, rofuslng to do n boxing act.
Joffrles was In fair shapo today
following tho pounding ho recolvod
from Johnson yestordny, Tho con
stant application of hot packs had
roducod tho swolllngs. Ills most so
vere Injury Is a cut on tho lip and
SEEK SITE
OF FEDERAL
STRUCTURE
Government Asks Bids for Property
Upon Which New Postoffice WW
Be Erected Must Be 140 Feet
Square, Centrally Located BMs
Will Be Opened August 2.
Uncle Sam is looking for a site
to placo tho new federal building or
dered by congress upon. Bids an
asked for a lot 140 feet square. The
government appropriation Is $110,
000 for building and alto. It is ex
pected the site will cost within $10,
000, leaving $100,00 for the build
ing. On account of inflated valuation
placed upon much city property, some
difficulty is expected to be encoun
tered in securing tho proper kind of
a lot.
The advertisement reads as fol
lews:
Washington, D. C, June 29, 191.
Proposals are hereby solicited te
be opened in the office of the super
vising architect, treasury department.
Washington, D. C, at 10 o'clock a. sa.
on August 2, 1910, for the sale or
donation to the United RtstM of m.
corner lot, approximately 140x14
feet, centrally located and suitable for
a federal building slto at Medford,
Oregon.
Upon application to tho postmaster,
will supply prospective bidders witk
a circular giving particulars as to
requirements and instructions for
preparation of bids and data to ac
company same.
FRANKLIN MACVEAGH, Sec.
RUSSO-JAPANESE
TREATY IS SIGNED
TOKIO, July 5. Government of
ficios today received notification of
the signing late yesterday ' of tho
Russo-Japanese treaty at St. Pe
tersburg. Though the treaty lias
beon signed, its terms will not ba
made publio for somo days. It is
expected tho toxt will bo given out
about July 10.
A cable from Vladivostok today
says tho new agreement relates
chiefly to territorial integrity and is
intended to mnintnin the present
status in regard to Russi
aneso holdings in tho Orient.
The treaty, it is declared, also
recognizes tho right of enoh country
to maintain urmnments in Asia and
provides for tho surrender of crim
inals under extradition proceedings.
W. E. Phipps hns found how to
settle a voxatious problem. Ho
snys: "Match Johnson against Lang
ford, the winnor ngainst a gorilla,
and the gorilla against Roosevelt "
that Is oxpectod to hoal without diffi
culty. Ills oyes which woro tho tar
get ot tho negro's attack aro all right
today, Tho big follow still appeared
dazed. He c&nnot remeabw aaythlag
about tho fight. He says ho doesn't
remember ontorlng tho ring.
Ills actions just boforo nnd after
tho tight havo caused rumors her
that he was doped boforo ho ontered
tho ring. Ills hnndlors deny tho sto
ry stronuously. Thoy declaro that the
niontnl strain so upset tho big fight
er that l'P dldr't know what h was
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