ear- WW Clip the Big Special Coupon in the Mail Tribune Tonight, and Give it to Yonr Favorite Candidate See Page Three Medford Mail Tribune UNITED PIIK8B ASSOCIATION Full Leaned Wire Kjert. Tho Wontlior. Knlr (onli:lil a nil tomorrow. The only paper 1b th( -worJ4 puuimuoa in a city ne i6 K I Medford having a leaded wlrel 1 ararrn year. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1910. Ho. 153. nam jakes bbl to mm injplican ranks r. - .1 ' ' 1 f " " PATRONAGE RESTORED BY TAFT Believed That Restoration Is Indlca " lion That Politicians Close to Ad ministration Have Concluded That If Party Is to Bo United, Somc tlilnn Must Be Done. IIKVIJULY, Mass., Bopt. ID. The Iiiiik flnht between the itdmlnlntrntlon and tho liiHurKint wing of tho re publican pnrty lu ended, nt leant eo far as tho (Klinlnlstrntluit In concern ed, nnd ovory offort to houl tho brunch thnt linn boon widening ns tho coiiKrvKHlonal campaign ndvancca will bo imulo. Tho first inovo comes from tho pronldont hluiBclf. In a lot tor authorized by Tnft nnd addressed to n polltlclnn In Iowa, It In announc ed that tho patroniiKO denied to pro Krciialvo nor.ator mid congressmen will bo restored. In other worda, tho ndmlnlHtrntlon la ready to recognize tho progrowilvcs aa momborft of tho pnrty nnd treat them with tho immo coukldorntlon thnt tho regulars aro trcntbd. Tho nnnoiincemont was inndo to day thnt thlH attitude had been de termined upon. It In belluvod thnt the pntronngo restoration la moroly nn Indication that tho polltlclmiN cIoho to tho nd mlnlHtrntlon hnvo concluded thnt If tho pnrty la to ho united mid tho differences between lnsurgout and rcKulnr ended, bo thnt tho party enn present n united front r.t tho com In k olectton, something must bo dono quickly. Tho determination of tho president to deny patronage to progressive sonntors nnd representatives which wnB reached enrly In his ndmlnlH trntlon haa boon one of tho causoa for discontent on tho part of the In surgents, Accordlm; to tho InBiir gonts, thlB movo by tho ndmlnletra- (Continued on Page H.) MUCH PROGRESS PAGIFICSEASTERN Brick House Near Bear Creek Will Afford Quarters for Temporary Offices Steel s Laid to a Point Well Within Limits. Until tho permanent dopot 1b con utructed by tho 1'aclfl.c & Knstorn railway In their yards nt Medford, tho brick houso at G01 East Main Htroot wlll4nct an n ,gubstltuto, Tho partitions of tho Minding will bo torn down within tho uoxt few dnys nnd now divisions thnt nro roqulrod will bo built. Tho house Is uolldly constructed and will servo admira bly na u temporary dopot. Tho grading of tho Pacific & East ern roadbod 1b complete to tho dopot building nt tho east end of tho Hear Creek bridge, This clmplotcs tho grading of tho track botweon Butto Falls and Medford, OnnRB of inon nro laying Bteol out of tingle Point townrds Dutto FallB, Tho construc tion of sinal) bridges on route la tho only delay that provouts tho Hill lino from bolng completed within tho next two wookB, Urldgos, ties, rails nnd all will bo completed and trains running to Ilutto Falls within six wooks, Bteol huu boon laid on tho lino Into tho city to a point well with in tho city limits, , Teddy for President in 1912? j& j& j& j& j& j& Present Incumbent Thinks so "i,o hv American I'roim Ansnclntlon. BEVERLY. Mass., Sept. 15. President Tuft is convinced that Co'lonol liooHevcIt i planning to bo a presidential eamliiliito in 1012 nnd he is determined to give tlic colonel u clear field. The uresident does not want a second icnn. This information cuine from nn autheiitio source. It is stated thai Taft will not move against Roosevelt, no matter what taction Roosevelt may adopt. ELLIS SAYS AN S Speaker Will Not Lie Down Under Firo, He Asserts, But It Is Gener ally Understood That Ho Can Nover Succeed Himself Ellis In Portland Look ing After His Fences. . PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 15. -''Speaker Cannon ' will never bo Hpouker of tho house ntrnin," bald CnnurctiBimm W. R. Kllis of the sec ond eoiiuroHsional district of Ore kou today, noon after liin 'arrival at Portland to "fix i'eneea" for the ptntoukdo pnnuuioH Soptoinber 'J I. Klliti is it Htrouu eousorvativu mid he lias a linvd fiuht on his hands for roiiomiuntion, duo to hio affiliation witli tho Ho-tmllcd imiehiiio. "Mr. Camion will not lie down un der firo," continued Mr. Kllin, "hut it is uonernllv undornlood that ho enn never uncoiled himself. Even liis Old Subscribers Entitled to Votes Ask For Them wmmmimmammmmmmm $-100 Pmno or oiio of tho othor valuable Prices. Every Contestant in this outorpriso is entitled In tho zoalous support of hor fiieuds and husiiioss neipmintaueos, nnd you now have an opportunity to aid tho ono thnt you would liko to seo win. Also, uny subscription that you wish to pay in advance, whoth or it is new or old, would ho tho moans of helping somo ono in tho race. GIVE SOMH ONE THE VOTESTIIEY ARE AIISOMJTB h FREE, Ho regnrds tlio coIonelV activity sor row fully, not nnprily.' The president has been advised that tho admiiiibtration has not been advertised properly, and what it has accoinplibhcd has not been bronchi to the attention of tho people vividly enouu'h. A press aent litis been recommended. Taft was unconvinc ed, however, and tho "soft pedal" lKilioy now in effect undoubtedly will continue. DEAD ONE closest friondo nail political Bupport ers do not assort that ho ovor aain will Biiecced to tho speakership. I find thnt there is an inclination to fuvor some youiiKer itinn; a coiisor vativo who will sorvo to draw to gether tho breaeli in tho republican party. Two men hnvo boon promi nently mentioned, Judgo Walter I. Smith of tho ninth Iowa district and M. K. OluiHtend of Pennsylvania." Owinir to Ellis' strong stand as a "reuular," it is boliovpd hero that hu has inside fnformution tlmt Cannon is to ho sacrificed by tho administra tion. Thoro is no oxtra charge for ' soouriiiR votes in tho Mail Trib iino'a Hjir Contest. If you lmvo u Imok subscription to pay up, ask for tho votes and in thnt way as sist your favorito candidate in tho contest to win tho Automobile, ONLY 3300 VOTERS 1 REGISTER When Books Closed About 3000 Names Had Been Received by the County Clerk, But 300 More Are Expected Republicans Show Two to One Strennth. The total registration reecixed by County Clerk Coleman when tho rolls closed Wcduchdny JiirIiI at 0 o'clock was less than 30)0. How ever, late lists arc Mill coming in and it is believed that the registra tion for the primary elections will be between 11300 mid 3400 for tho county. The books nro now cloccd and will remain clofed nnjil- September 29, when Ihev will bo opened for the general election. Th,ey will finally close on October 15. The. list now hhows about 50 per cent of the vot ing strength of the county, The registration of democrats and republicans in the precincts of the county nt 5 o'clock Wednesday eve ning was: jt Precinct Rep.;. Dcm. Antioch 'fej , " f9 KiikI Afchland Ill C8 West AshlniiiP 204. 45 South Ashlnnd 173 30 Applegatc 40 10 Harron 30 11 Big Butte 54 25 Clima 0 2 Central Point SO ( Englo Point 80 , 10 Flounco Rock 7 1 Foots Creek ........ 7 7 Gold Hill G9 85 North Jacksonville... 08 32 South Jacksonville .. G7 20 Lnko Creek 29 12 MendowK v. . 7 7 Xortlieifet Medford.. 40 30 Northwest Medford.. 9,8 53 Southeast Medford.. 30 17 Southwest Medford.. 219 100 Central Medford 219 87 Mound 17 15 Phoeniv 18 25 Rock Point 15 ' 4 Sam's Valley 18 24 Sterling 5 0 Talent 57 30 Trail 10. 10 Union 33v 15 Wntkins 14 2 Willow Springs 7v 7 Wimcr 8?. 11 Woodville 53 , 19 Totals 1043 828 About 150 aro registered as soeial ists. independents and prohibition ists. BALLU LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 15. Sec retary of tho Intonor Ballinger lett Seattle today for Washington, posi tively nnd emphntienlly refusing to mako nnv comment whatever upon tho action of the stand-pat faction in tho committee appointed by con gress to investigate tho Ballinger administration in postponing tho eommitteo mooting until next De cember. Mi:i)n)iii) max 1)1 KS AT PAIR SALEM, Or., Sent. 15. f Whllo standing on the stroot -f -f horo thlB moralng waiting -f -f for ft stroot car, A. Z. Soars, -f 60, pf Medford, was stricken f with apoploxy and foil, dying -f f Instantly. Ills rehtlvoa nro -f f cnmpliiB at tho fair grouuds. -f VETERAN MEETS FORMER CAPTAIH AFTER40YEARS Father of Well-Known Local Men. Visiting in Valley, Is Accosted by Old Soldier Who Proves to Be a Member of Officer's Command. ' Two old soldiers who hnd been comrades together in the civil war met by chance oil Main street Wed nesday for the first tune in 40 years. Ono hnd been n private, the other a captain in tho snmo company. The grizzled captain was Jacob Butler, father of Jesse and Ilary Butler, well-known residents of Medford, who hnd come from his home in Cla riudu, la., to spend the winter with his boys. The other was H. Tuttle, a resident of tho valley. Captain Butler, as he stood on the corner in front of a local drugstore, where his son is employed, was ac costed by nn old soldier, who said, "What was j-our reginvnt, com radoT" "The first infantry of Xebrnska," tho captain responded. "What company!" the other ask ed, eagerly. "Mine wns company I. ' "Thnt wns mine, too, and you were my captain," said the old vet eran of the ranks, as he fumbled for his .credentials. The twp comrades had a Jong talk of the experiences that they ' had while fighting to preserve the Union in the Iron mountains of Missouii. Both had responded to Lincoln's first call for 75.000 volunteers. ROOSEVELT AUTO IS STOPPED FOR SPEEDING HUNTINGTON, L. I., Sept. 15. Colonel Roosevelt's automobile wns stopped twice today ns it ran through Huntington. The police warned tho driver to go slower. Near Huntington one of tho tires exploded, but no dnmage wns done. The colonel stopped at Mayor Gaynor's cottage. Gnynor wns out for n walk. Colonel Roosevelt chnt tcd for n few minutes with Mrs. Gny nor. CASE AGAINST Attorney Ridicules Attempts of Prosecution to Establish a Case Pre dicts That His Client Will Not Even Be Bound Over to the Grand Jury. LONDON, Sept. 15. Tho case of tho crown against Dr. II. II. Crippen, the American dentist charged with the murder of his wife, who was Belle Elmore, a vaudovillo singer, has utterly collapsed, according to Ar thur Xowton, England's famed crim inal barrister, who is defending tho American. In a statement to the United Press today. Newton ridiculed the attempts of tho prosecution to establish a case against Crippen. Ho predicted tlmt unices evidence of n more sub stantial character is introduced his client will not oven bo bound over to tho grand jury. "So far tho prosooution has fail ed miserablv even to .show whv Dr. RELIEF IS ASKED Petition Circulated Asking County Court to Give Aged Chinese Wo man a Monthly Allowance for Her Sustenance. Tal Quoy, bottor known as "China Mary," who has llvod In tho Jock sonvlllo Chinatown since tho gold PROGRESSIVES SHOW STRENGTH IN WYOMING Republicans Gather in Convention Bitter Fiflht on Platform Meas ures Predicted Dozen Men Arc Proposed for Governorship. RAWLINS, Wjro.. Sept. 15. It Is expected that the Wyoming republic an state convention today will de velop a strong Insurgent movement throughout the state. A bitter fight over platform measures has been pre dicted. Insurgents claim they con trol the convention and that a pro gressive platform will be adopted. It Is probable, however, that tho op posing factions will compromise on platform issues with a result that tho platform, while practically progres sive, will at the same time partially endorse the administration. The names of a dozen men are pro posed for the gubernatorial nomin ation. It Is believed that a dark horse will be put before the conven tion at the last moment. Two-thirds of the delegates are unlnstructed. COOK STILL TRYS TO MAKE BLUFF STICK LOXDOX, Sept. 15. A Central Xews dispatch from Copenhagen to day says that Dr. Frederick A. CooTc is aboard Cornelins Bradley's yacht Beauty, bound for Etah, to recover the records he says will establish his claims to polar discovery. Communications, the dispatch states, have been received from government officinls in Greenland snying thnt all the Eskimos who ac companied Cook cm his trip are con vinced he reached the pole. Have you got tho want ad habit? If you. have not, you will have It If you will try one. CRIPPEN FAILS Crippen should be before a court," ho said today. "Xo evidence worthy of tho name has been presented. The nttornoys for tho crown have failed to establish a single fact in connection with tho alleged raurdor. There is nothing but fniluro for tho prosecution and freedom nnd vindi cation for my client." Crippen today appeared confident of his acquittal. Ho was cheorful and appeared anxious for tho time to arrive when ho would again go to Bow stroet police court. His com panion on his flight to Canada on tho liner Montrose, Ethel Claro Lon eve, is breaking under the strain of the hearings. She is wnn and palo and is almost constantly under tho care of a wardress. FOR "CHINA MARY" dny of '49, Is to recolvo a pension at thi hands of tho county. A petition has bcon circulated in Jacksonville asking that this bo dono, as tho aged woman Is apparently without means of support. ' China Mary" camo to Jackson ville with hor lord nnd master over 00 years ago and Is now almost tho solo loiiinant of what was onco ono nf the most nonulous Chinese en inn a on the coast barring San Francisco. ' MISTAKEN FOR 01; IS KILLED Roy M. McLean of Woodville Sheets George Mcgerie by Mistake Is" Frostrated by Grief First "Mis taken for Deer" Victim in South ern Oreqon This Year. . - The first "mistaken for a deer" victim has been claimed this year in Jackson county in the person of George Megerle of Woodville," whe was shot and instantly killed a few miles from Woodville Wednesday af ternoon by Roy McLean, a merchant of Woodville. Tho two were closa friends. Mr. McLean is prostrated by the tragedy. Tho two men were hunting deer a few miles from Woodville. Mcgorle hnd two guns with him nnd was com ing down a. hillside with one over each shoulder. McLean heard a noiserand on catching a glimpse of what ho thought to bo a deer, the two guns looking liko a pair of ant lers, he shot nnd insfaltly killed his friend. The day before tho tragedy yountc McLean went oul-huntinjrimdswhejil a few miles above Woodville he scared up a deer, but was unable to kill 'it: yesterday, accompanied by Sherman S. Carroll, he went out to see if he could find and kill it. When tho scene of tho tragedy was reached Carroll and McLean separated, Carroll going over the ridge. A few moments later McLean saw something moving in, the brush and thought it to be a deer, owing to the guns which Megerle carried on his shoulders. The likoucss to a deer wns further brought about by a cap with crlaps which Megerle wore, the flaps resembling tho ears of "a. deer. McLean, before shooting, whistled, a prearranged signal he had with Carroll. When tho moving object did not pause, ho shot. Mot oric was hard of hearing, and for that reason ho could not have heard the whistle. After shooting, McLean rushed to tho spot and found that ho had killed a man. He immediatolv fired fhe (Continued on Page 8.) HINDIS TODAY Insurgency and Legislative '"Jack Potting" Are Issues Before Pea pie Lee O'Nell Browne Flghtiw Hard for Re-election. lif", Z zj CIUCAGO, Sopt. 15. lirsurgcuoy and legislative "jackpotting" aro the issues being docided todnv at the Illinois primarios. Tho weather i ideal and a heavy vote is boinj? polled. Representative Henry S. BoutclrV , fight in tho ninth congressional dis- trict is ono of tho hardest of the campaign. Ho is oimoscd by Fred erick Gansbergor, insurgent. George Enlohnrd, insurgent, i contesting tho sent of Representa tive George E. Fobs in tho touth dis trict. James Mnnn, in tho second, also has strong insurgent opposition, tn tho southorn section of the stnto tho Douoen-Lorimer fight s 11 grontor issue than tho congressional elootions. Leo O'Ncil Browne, rei eently neonitted on n charge of leg- ' islativo bribery in connection with the olootion to the United States sen ato of William Lorimor of Chicago, is a candidate for ro-olootion to the legislature. PRIMARIES p f 4--f---4- -" . Hf1-