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Medford Mail Tribune
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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1910.
Ho. 153.
nam jakes bbl to mm injplican ranks
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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.
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