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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, July G, .1910.
No. 92.
BAN IS PLACED ON RENO RING PICTURES
OF
TRAIN KILL
F.
Thomas C. Smith Decapitated by
Number Sixteen Near Central
Point While Walkinn Along Track
Probably Fell Under Cars After
Ennino Had Passed
TlmtuiiH K. Sinitli, aged about 110,
a native of Maryland, mid a ranch
liaml employed on tho IJoull farm
near Central Point, was run down
and iiiHtantly killed by noction 1 of
Southern Pacific train No. 10 wliilu
walking along tho track at tho
Snowy llutto orchard Tuesday ovun
iug. He wan evidently Inn led tindur
tho car wheels, for hu wan tktfnpitut
cd and IiIh body cniHhud to a pulp.
When the second section whk Hear
ing Central Point thu body of a mini
wax seen lying alongside thu track.
Thu matter wan reported at thu sta
tion, n few hundred yards away and
an investigation niado aa to identity.
Ho proved to be Thomas K. Smith,
who bad been employed on the Ileal!
much for Huveral montliH. Smith
had celebrated tho Fourth and re
turned to the ranch TueKilay morn
ing. Hu went to bed but nromi
about 1 o'clock in the aftemoou. He
ciimo to .Moil ford on No. 13 and
returned to Central Point on the
motor.
Prom tho surrounding ciroum
HtauccH it is evident that whilo going
homeward, along a narrow path run
ning close to thu railway, iho fa
tality liapiH'iicd. The engine miiht
hau passed him and the Hiictiou of
thu train probably caused him to
fall beneath thu wheels. 1Mb bead
was cut off and bin body badly torn.
The firrit section of thu train roxrt
iug nothing iudicntos that hu wiih
not Htruuk by thu engino.
The body was removed by orders
of thu coroner to tho Central Point
morgue and thu iuipiuHt held Wednes
day afternoon,
Smith was about .10 yearn of ago
and has relatives in Maryland who
have been communicated with.
LEAP IN ROGUE
SAVES HIS LIFE
Fourtccn-Year-Old Boy Experiments
With Dynamite Caps They Ex
plode, Sottlnn Him Afire ant! Ho
Dashes to Stream.
Tho 14-ycar-olil son of John Pan
hoy, who Ih driving 1KH for tLo Roguo
Klvor Nloetrlo Power company, ox
porlmontoil with a dy.'inmlto cap on
tho Fourth with disastrous rosults.
Tho cap exploded, hurtling tho boy's
hands badly and Hutting flro to his
clothing. With his hands practical
ly out of commission ho couldn't ex
tinguish tho flro In his clothes, and
was In Imminent danger of burning
to death. With rnro prosonco of
mind and courngo as well ho ran to
tho rlvor noar hy and Jumpod In. Ills
burns nro painful but not dangorous.
PACIFIC EXPRESS WILL
EXTEND TO SAN FRANCISCO
SALT LAKH CITY, Utah, July (I.
With the opening of passongor scr
vioo to California over Iho lino of
tho Western Pacific thu Pacific K.
pross Company will uxtend its service
to Ran FraiuuHco.'Tho Pacific now
opciuloH over all thu Gould lines in
thu Hast and Southwest
I'lll I Kill), I III III! Il(
WHEELS
MAN
Yucuimy unused hy tho roooul denth
ROOSEVELT
SILENT ON
BALLINGER
Colonel Issues Denial of Statement
That Ho Indorsed Polndcxtcr for
Senator but Was Glad to Find Lat
ter in Such Hearty Accord With
Him on Conservation
NBW YOKK. duly (I. Colonel
Theodora IIoohuvuH today declared
that ho did not iIImmikk the Halliu
gor controversy when Congrchsmnn
Miles Poiuduxter of Washington con
ferred with him yoHtcrdny at Oyster
May, Tly declaration wan made in
a formal statement issued today
from Ifoohuvolt's office at Tho Out
look. "Koosrvelt will hi'u many senators,
cougrcsuueu, assemblymen and other
pubho men representing nil phnsos of
public opinion, tho statement says.
"Ho declines to bo rcsponoiblo for
any statements except those bo
makes himself.
"Ho lino said nothing and intend
to hiiv nothing regarding any con
test for nomination. Ilcgnrdiug the
corifflrciK'( with Congressman Poiii
doxtor. I will say I was plonRcd to
find bis past record regarding con-
(Continued on Pnge 8.)
CLUB MEETS
F0RJSINES8
Metlford's Commercial Body Holds
Important Session Tonight and Full
Attendance is Desired Many Im
portant Topics.
Thoro will ho a rogulnr mooting
of tho Commorclal club tonight. A
full report i tho building commlttco
Is expected, ns woll nH ono from tho
Orator Lnko highway commission. It
Is nls odonlrcd thot a plan ho formu
lated to make an exhibit of sovornl
cars of npplca nt tho Spokano Nn
tlor.nl Applo show this fnll. , Long
before this tlmo tho commorclnl clubs
of tho valloy should hnvo boon tak
ing thin nmttor up, and If tho tltlo
"Applo Klnsn of Amorlca" Is to bo
kopt In tho Roeuo Itlvor valloy eomo
notion must Lotkon at onco.
It Is hoped that ovory mombor of
tho club will bo prosont, proclaoly at
S p, m ns thoro Is n largo volumo of
Important buslnoss to como boforo tho
mooting.
JEFFRIES MAY BE BLIND
EYE RECIVED
OAKLAND, Cal., July . James
J. Joffrloo and pnrty arrlvod horo
shortly boforo 11 o'clock today from
Uono. Tho 'ofoatod fighter was un-
eortaln regarding tho length of his
stny In Oakland. Whou ho loft tho
train ho woo tnkon direct to tho 1 omo
of Dick Adams, ono of his closest
frlonds.
"All I would llko tho publlo to do
Is to loavo mo alono nnd forgot about
mo," Bald tho big follow. "I have
douo my bos', hut I could not fight
at my best, 1 want to go back to my
homo near Los Angeles and to ho
rognrdod ab my private cltlzou and
ho loft undisturbed."
Jorfrlcs' right oyo la still In had
shupo. Ho can soo with It, hut Is
eompollod when roadlnc to bring tho
pnpor wlthl'j two Inches of his noso.
MA
P LIITY
MANAGER
Directors of Commercial Club Elect
Railroad Man as Mananer-Secre-tary
and Broaden Held of Club's
Work Present Methods Outgrown
and Change of System
At n meeting of the directors of
tho Medford Commercial Club held
Tuesday ovening, C. A. Mnlbocuf,
until recently district, freight mali
nger of the Southern Pacific, was
elected manager-secretary of tho
club, at a salary of $350 per month,
to include assistants, stenographers
mid expenses. Ho will tnko office
July lfl.
There wiih a long list of applicants
and considerable discussion arose
over the proposition of electing n
sccretnry simply with clerical duties,
or a manager, whose duties Bhould
include the secretary's as well as
tho broader field of publicity work.
It was decided that tho club had out
grown present motbods nnd nn ex
port's sorviceB woro desired. Tho
incronsod cxpenso to bo mot by ad
ditional membership secured by tho
mu'ungor.
In accepting tho position, Mr. Mnl
bocuf said:
"Tho Medford Commercial Club
has pnid mo a high compliment in
selecting mo as its manager. It is
certainly gratifying to bo ablo to
take an active and prominent part in
tho publicity, work of Medford and
tho Hoguo llivor Valley, and tho of
fieo is particularly desirable on ac-
vount of tho splendid opportunity for
solid results.
"My faith in the great futuro of
Southern Oregon which has been
apparent to mo for many years, will,
I am satioficd, bo of material nid in
my efforts to further upbuild our
many interests. I expect to do much
that has borotoforo been left undone
and my aim will bo to help ns far
as iMissiblo, mnko it tho strongest or
ganization of tho kind in tho West.
I feel wo ought to have a membership
of 1,000 within a year's time mid
hopo to bo able to bring that about."
Other applicants for tho position
were Arthur Geary, L. 1 Flower of
Portland, C. II. duly, 1 Guy
Stearns, O. T. Colt of Sutherlin, Er
nest II. Johnson. Judgu Colvig
stated Hint Will O. Stool would not
ho nn applicant against Mr. Mal
boouf. The statement that Mr.
Qiiiscnborry was a candidate was
erroneous.
Tho directors rccommondod that
Mr. Gonry bo employed ns assislnnt
bv Mr. Malboouf.
FROM BLOW ON
DURING SECOND ROUND
Resides Jeffries nnd Mrs. Joffrlos
tho other mombors of tho party wore:
Sam Rorgor, Hogor Cornoll, Joo Choy
uskl, Jack Jof f t los and Farmer Rums.
Although efforts woro mado to koop
tho fact secrot, tho blow Johnson do
llvered in tho second round of his
fight with Jo.'frloa at Uono pnrnlyzod
tho optlo norvo of tho right oyo nnd
possibly pormanontly Injured tho
whlto mnn'a eight.
Jeffries mado light of tho blow nt
first, but It was admitted today thnt
tho right sldo of his faco la still af
fected, tho a'ht of tho rl3ht oyo do
rnngod nnd tho norvo itlll partlnlly
pnrnlyzod,
Jeffries cau soo with tlm rlht oyo,
but "not distinctly, and doctors nro
hoping that ho may ovontually fully
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(200) foot to tho point of beginning. mi
Also lots ono (1). two (3), "'"" filL
Sir Genille Cave -Brown -Cave, Cowboy
.Baronet, Goes A-wooing For Fortune.
Photos by American Press Association,
Somewhat handicapped by bis name, but otherwise all right, Sir Genille Cave-Brown-Cave, the eleventh baronet
of thnt nnnie. Is seeking u wife. The ancestral halls of "Kid Cave," as he was known among the cowboys of Colo
rado and New Mexico, are located in Leicestershire. England. Stretton Hall Is mortgaged, much to the sorrow of
his kulghtshlp. who bns been famous In the United States for the past three years as the best English cowboy
hi tho west. Since the death of his father a short time ago the baronet has been Id England, but now be has re
turned to the United States and Is living nt Richmond Hill, N. Y. "Frankly," says the baronet, "I am seeking h.
wife. I niu n good cowboy, a good Englishman, but loyal to the States. I'm broke, but for a bit of a pittance
that comes to me monthly, nnd 1 have plenty of mortgages on my property. I would like to clear up the mort
gages andwell, marry a good American girl." In the meantime Mrs. Ruroness must have money. "Kid Cave"
hots he has rejected a number of society marriages. He says be does not want a society woman for a wife.
JOHNSON KNOCKS
MAN OFF TRAIN:
Crowd Cheers Champion When He
Punishes White Man Who Called
Hlm a Vile Name as Car Stopped
at Depot. i
OGDE.V, Ut?h, July C Roforo tho
train to which Jack Johncon's prl
cato car w.ii attached pullod out from
Ogdon station another whlto man folt
tho wolght o" tho champion's fist.
This tlmo tho crowd was with tho
negro nnd applauded vigorously whon
ho sent a follow who callovl him a
vllo nnmo whirling from tho platform
of Mb car,
As tho trnla loft tho station John
son npponrod at a window. A man
In tho crowC uttorcd an oplthot nnd
darod Johnson to loavo tho train.
Johnson saw tho follow swing onto
tho roar platform of tho car and mot
him nt tho door. Tho no-yro Btruck
tho Intrudor and tho crowd "hcored
when tho mmi tumblod from tho car.
No Opposition in Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, 11. C, July .
Thoro will bo no opposition to the
Keno fight picture-', horo, thoro boiug
so few uegroos in town that people
do not know what blnuk and white
racial fooling is.
B
HOY DROWNS
IN TOE ROGUE
Youth In Swimming at Woodvllle Is
Att'acked With Cramps and Per-
Ishes Body Found on Following
Day.
; The l'J-yenr-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Kinkol, of Woodville, was
' diowucd in Hoguo Uiver nt thnt plneo
on July 4.
The boy was in mid-stream when
htricken with a cramp. Other batb
cn rushed to his aid, but before hu
could be reached he sank from sight
and never appeared, tho treachorous
current carrying him beyond tho
reach of the rcsemJrs. Tho body
was recovored the next day, n short
distauco below where tho drowning
occurred.
SISTER OF SLOCUM
ON FIRE IN HARBOR
NBW YORK, July li The steam
er Grand Ivepuhlic, sister ship to tho
Oonoral Slocmn, cnugjit firu todav
while coming through tho Narrows.
Sounding her siren, the steamer
bonded for shore. A horde of tugs
and small craft followed tho Repub
lic and tho excursionists woro tnkon
off wi bout in jury.
POLICE WANT
FIGHTS ENDED
Association of Chiefs Enter Warfare
Against Moving Pictures of Ring
Christian Endeavor Utters Its
Protest.
jiEW YORK, July 6. Charging
that tho exhibition of tho Jeffries
Johnson fight pictures constitutes tho
reproduction of an illegal act and in
sisting that tho exhibiting of tho pic
tures amounts practlcrl.y to tho
flaunting of a crlmo In tho publlo
faco, tho International Association of
Polico Chiefs today entered tho fight
against tho picture produc'Jon of tho
Into affair nt Rono.
At tho last mooting of tho associa
tion tho chiefs put tbo ban on exhibit
ing rny plcturo of crlmo. Today they
declare tho Joffrles-Johnsou is tho
sort of fl&ht that Is n crlmo In most
states and as a result they cannot
sanction a broadcast reproduction of
tho battlo iu plcturos.
Tho Christian Endeavor Bocloty
with headquarters in Ronton, today
also wedged Into tho fight. Secre
tary William Shaw will wlro to ovory
govornor In tho country in addition
to tho mayors of many cities urging
thorn to oxcludo tho pictures. IIo
also urged President Taft, formor
SLOP SHOW
oe lie
FIGHT FILMS
Movement to Prevent Exhibition if
Reno Fight Pictures Sweeps East
and South Many Cities ForkM
Them, Fearing Recurrence of Rat
ing That Followed Black Man's
Victory.
CHICAGO, 111., July 6. A move
ment to prevent tho exhibition of tho
Jeffries-Johnson fight pictures Is
sweeping tho country today. In many
cities of tho middle west and south,
tho authorities havo ordered that
tho pictures cannot bo shown fearing
a lecurrenco of the rioting that fol
lowea tho victory of tho giant black
man over tho so-callod "hops of the
white late."
The movement started when the
mayor of Houston, Tex., Issued an or
der against tho exhibition of the
films. Since then In many cities sim
ilar orders have been Issued and la
other cities tho matter Is being agi
tated. .Orders against tho pictures have
been Issued In Washington, Cincin
nati, St. Louis, Des Moines, Lincoln,
Detroit, Kansas City and Houston.
In Kansas City, Denver and other
cities the matter has been brought
before tho authorities. In Now Or
leans the authorities have decided to
allow tho pictures to be exhibited,
but will not permit whites and blacks
to see thorn at the same tlmo and
unusual precautions will bo taken to
prevent any disturbance.
In Chicago Mayor Busso and Chief
of Polico Steward havo conferred
about the matter and havo decided
that tho pictures may bo displayed.
They declaro that there Is no reason
why tho pictures should not be ex
hibited here, but If any reason de
velops they will probably tako dras
tic action against them.
NO PARADES TO
WELCOME JACK
Chicago Chief of Police Announces
That He Will Not Permit Negroes
to Give Demonstrations Planned
as Rioting Will Result.
CEICAGO, Ills., July G. Chief,
of Polico Stuwnrd today announced
that he would not permit negroes to
parndo tho storets of Chicago upon
tbo return of champion Jack John
son from Reno.
Tho blacks havo boen making elab
orate preparations for a welcome
homo for Johnson and ovory negro
organization planned to bo in lino.
Tho chief says that negroes will
bo permitted to meet Johnson but
that no parado will be allowed. The
chief declared that ho feared a rep
etition of riots.
DAILY STAGE AND
MAIL FROM EAGLE POINT
July 1st a daily mail and stage
service was started from Kaglo Point
to Uuttu Fulls, via Urownsboro. The
stage connects with tho, morning and
i .-I ; .:. o.i t'.i- p ; . t
Englo Point.
Proaldont Roosovelt nnd Governor
Hughes of Now York to leal tho autl-
plcturo movement with his Influonco.
Shaw snys: "Raco rlota and mur-
dors already Urvo followod the an
nouncement of Johnson's victor). Tho
niQYlng'ploUirw will create nunc vlo-lonco."