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MEDFORD, OREQON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1910.
No. 159.
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LOWER FREIGHT RATES FOR MEDFORD
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VLAIL
STATE RAILWAY COMMISSION
ORDERS CUT IN CLASS TARIFF
REDUCTION OF
15 PER CENT
IS
SALEM, Or., Sopt. 21. ClitMi
rates on tlio Southern Pacific be
tween Portland nnd nil polntH on Its
lino In Oregon will bo cut If thu rnll-
rond obeys thu order reducing tho
rates, which has boon prepared by
Statu Itallrond Commissioner Oswald
West and officially announced today.
It In uHtliuatod thnt tho now ordor
will bring about u 15 to 22 per cent
reduction on tho majority of classes
to polntH south of Eugene.
Ah thoro In a strong wntor compe
tition between Portland nnd Kugono,
there will not bo n material cut of
rate affecting points north of En
gone. Tho now ordor covors both tho
went nlde, main lino nnd nil branches
within tho atnto.
DEMANDED
$IKDFOHD.
- Class. ' 1'rcHont.
Now,
Four ... .88 1
Five . ....... ,71) .ul)
A ' - '
D SO .17
ASHLAND.
Two $1.07 $i.or
Three ll M
Four 01 .71
Five 82 .112
A 7-1 .02
II 58 .40
. Kind class unchanged.
Classen C, D nnd E practically un
changed. ItatcH apply to and from Portland.
At tho Investigation of rates or
dorcd by tho commission, Messrs.
Qnrnott of 'ho Onrnott-Coroy com
pany nnd Lang of tho Med ford Gro
cory company npponrod In bohnlf of
Medford shippers. Thoy sought n
greater spread hotweon carload and
loss than carload shipments, and tho
nbovo dlspntch Indicates tho succoss
of tholr nrgumonts.
Tho roductlon In rntca Is tho out
come of tho complaint filed with tho
railroad commission by tho Medford
Traffic bureau, an organization cora-
priding local shippers, and la. tho first
of a series of actions begun with a
vlow to securing tormlnnl and dis
tributing rates for Medford, with tho
object of building up a Jobbing contor
hero. Othor complaints ponding nro
vfor tho purpoao of securing lowor
class rates out of Medford In Oregon,
nnd with tho Interstate, .commorco
commission to socuro lowor class
rates outsdo of Orogon and tormlnnl
rates from tho oast,
HAWLEYTO LOSE
BENTON COUNTY
COHVALLIS, Or., Soft. 22. It is
tlio general opinion in Bontou coun
ty thnt B. F. Mulkoy, Insurgent enn
didnto for congress against Willis
0. lluwloy. tlio Btnudpat assombly
enndidnto, will carry tho county by
n good majority. Uonton county ib
tho old homo of CoiigroBsuum lluw
loy, but his record in congrosB and
Mb nligiimunt there have onusud
ranny of thoso who woro suppurtora
of his to forsaUo him.
At n mooting hold horo Monday
niglit, nt which thoro woro '100 val
ors proBont, tho iiiBurgont Bcntimout
wuh ovorwholming. Mr. Mulkoy do
that tho insurgent idotis sot forward
nu attempt of tho bettor olomont oC
tlio ropublioan party to got haok to
tho platform of two yours ago.
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KAILKOAI) COMMISSIONER- OSWALD WEST,
Who wrolo tho opinion ordering swooping reductions on freight rates on
tlio Southern Pacific.
DEMOCRATS ARE
TO NAME SMITH
AS CANDIDATE
Aftor sovoral weokR of onrnest so
licitation at tho hnnds of his frlendsi
Ilobort U, Smith of Qrnnta Pubs, ono
of tho most widely known membors of
tho soutliorn Oregon bar, haB con
sented to ontor tho congressional
rnco and as It Is now too Into to tlio
a petition asking that his name bo
placed on tho ballot, democrats nro
urged to wrlto his namo In nt tho
primary election on Saturday.
Mr. Smith has no opponent nnd
thoro is but little question but thnt
ho will got tho nomination. Ho will
thon ontor tho raco with tho repub
lican nominoo for tho gonoral elec
tion. Mr. Smith's qualifications for tho
place nro well known throughout tho
district, Ho has been urgod many
times to enter tho con tost against
Mr. Hnwley, but has dccllnod, plead
ing that ho could not givo up his
prnctloo, oi.o of tho most oxtonslvo
In this section.
LOS ANC1HLKS, Cal Sopt. 21.
Olomont Gulon, mining engineer nnd
explorer, Is in Lob Angolos today as
sembling tho members of a party ho
will load on a trip of discovery to tho
hoadwators of tho Amazon,
Von der Hellcn and Passes
To tho Editer:
Much capital is mudo of tho fact thnt Mr. II. Yon dor Ilellon, n
moinbor of tho logiBlntivo body of 1005, nccopted passes from tho
various railroad companies nnd that his ontiro family traveled on
pnsscs ns well. It should bo said in behalf of Mr. Yon dor ifollpn that
oVory official in tho stnto traveled on pnssos during thoso timos. It
wns a pnrt of tho imwrittou Inw thnt tlio railroad companies should
Jsbuo to nil members of tho legislnturo passes, which woro givon vol
untarily nnd without any expectation of any reward iii return.
As early ns 1005 tho anti-pass legislation was undor considera
tion, Tho bill during that session was introduced by Ilobort O. Smith
nnd being dosignntod as ITouso Bill No. 0. Whon tho bill prohibiting
tho issunneo of railroad pnssos onmo on for final nation, Mr. Von dor
Ilellon votod in favor of it, as any ono intorostott can vorify by rof
oronoo to tho IIouso Journal of 1005 at pngo 1123 thoroof.
W. I. VAWTBR.
CONVICT WADE
REPORTED AT
MNSBOO
Tho residents of Drownsboro nro
greatly alarmed, over the report that
Frnnk Wndo, tho'k Central Point raur
doror, who recently escaped from tho
stnto iiisauo asylum, is roaming tho
hills near that sollleiuont, with lmt
ono idea in his bond and thnt of
"getting" cortain men in that local
ity. A number of sottlors hnvo arm
ed thoniselves, fearing an attack.
When ho was sont to tho asylum
Wndo said ho wouW return some day
nnd "ovqh up scoros" with n, num
ber of men. Among theso woro Lorn
Charley, Hill Dnloy nnd Charles Tor
rill. Tho fact thot ho roeontly es
caped and was making his way south
gnvo ciuiso for apprehension and
now that ho is reported to bo in tho
neighborhood of tho homes of thoso
mon nro causing tho sottlors to keep
n weather oyo open for his npponr
nuce, Major In Trouble.
NEW YOIIK, Sopt. 31. Military
circles nro today buzzing with gossip
boeauso of tho rumor that Major 121
moro Tnggart of tho Twenty-fourth
United States, infantry is to bo court-martlalod.
MURDERER IS
STILL AT
Coroner's Jury Reaches Verdict
That Smith Came to His Death at
Hands of Julian A. Mock Do Not
Comment on PremedltaMon Mrc.
Mock Cool and Collected.
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J. A. Mock, slayer of Jesse C.
Smith, Is still at largo. The sheriff
and his posso aro believed to hav
no traco of the fugitive.
But llttlo word has' .been received
from them today.
A man telephoned to Sheriff Jones
Into Inst night nnd told him that
Mock was surrounded In a cabin at
tho Sterling mine. Tho sheriff on
receipt of the message left with four
mon for tho scene. After waiting
around tho cabin ail night daybreak
rovealed ,thnt tho bird either had
flown or had never been there.
Tho Ecarch Is being prosecuted
with all diligence ,
A verdict was reached, today by
tho coroner's Jury holdlninm-lnquest
over the body of Tessc C 8mlth to
tho effect that the victim came to
his death ut the hands of ono Julian
A. Mock on tho evening oT September
20. There wns no decision given by
the Jury as to whether tho crlmo was
premeditated.
Mrs. Julian Mock, tho 18-year-old
girl wife of Mock, tho murderor, was
calm and collected throughout the
Investigation. Sho mnlatalned that
her husband's crime wns not premed
itated. Considering tho circumstances
under which tho young woman tes
tified, her nbsoluto freedom from
nervousness and emotion was extra
ordinary. Only onco did Mrs. Mock
lot her tomper loose In connection
with tho namo of tho murdered man
nnd thnt was when she said: "My
husband treated Josso Smith llko a
gontlomnn and ho treated -my hus
band liko a dog."
Much testimony was presented sup
porting tho chnrgo that tho crlmo
was cold-blooded, premeditated mur
der. Llttlo Mary Martin, daughter of
David Mnrtin, ono of tho eye-witnesses
of the tragedy, testified that
sho had scon Mr. Mock sharpening
his knlfo on tho afternoon before tho
murder. Mrs. Mnrtin stated that
Mock, ns ho came out of tho ..house
utter killing Smith, said: "I have
donot what I told my wlfo I -would
do." Mnrtin and McMullcn, tho two
men present nt tho murder, -said that
Mock's actions woro such nB to show
a carefully laid plan. Theso two wit
nesses bellovo that ho carried his
knlfo open in his pockot.
Mrs, Mock has been under guard
at tho Palaco hotel slnco tho crlmo,
but now that tho Investigation is
over will bo granted her liberty. It
wns thought for a time that she
would bo hold ns an accomplice, but
It wnB tho'iioIlof of tho coronor that
sho was entirely unawaro of tho crlmo
premeditated by hor husband. Tho'1
bohnvlor of Mrs. Mock Is quite re
markable, Sho was laughing and
(milling whllo talking with hor guard,
while, tho coroner nnd Jury woro form
ing their vordict. Either sho fools that
hor husband is snfo from nrrost or
sho possosses n poronallty and con
stitution which rofusos to ylold to
worry and oxcltomont.
Thoro hns beon no word rocolvod
from tho dead man's sister in Rhodo
Island. Smith had no monoy at-tho
timo of his death and vory fow ef
fects. Ho had no causo to worry, ns
to a livelihood, ns ho rocolvod n $24
pension from tho government each
month on account of wounds ho had
rocolvod In tho Philippines,
A storo that always advortlsos is
supposed to always hnvo something!
spoclnl and Important to offer.
LARGE
TO MANUFACTURE LUMBER ON
LARGE SCALE NEAR FUTURE
HEARST RENEWS
HIS ATTACK ON
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. That a
lively encounter between Mayor Wil
liam J. Gaynor and W. R. Hearst, Ib
likely whon tho mayor resumes his
official duties is generally believed
MAYOR
GAYNOR
hero following tho publication of They mvolve the ciatmB 0f Laura
Hearst's answers to Gaynor's charge f HUchf Marloa Kab,t Roso Hughes and
that the attacks In tho former's New . Sal0 Bnger against the estate of
York newspapors were really respon- j Jerem'all unan and others. The fol
slblo for tho attempted assassination . ,owIne named Jurors have been
of tho mayor.
Gaynor's statement was contained
in a letter addressed to bis sister,
and it concluded by saying that the
mayor Intended to attack tho Hearst,
putting an end to what Gaynor term
ed "absolute defiance of tho Jaw."
Hearst's reply to the charges was
cabled from Paris:
"I am exceedingly sorry," ho said,
"that Maynor Gaynor was Bhot and,
it Mayor Gaynor has said what you'
tell me; 1 can oply add that Im ex
ceedingly sorry that his Injuries have
affected his mind.
"After his apparent recovery. May
or Gaynor expressed the hope that
his Illness would make a better man
of him. Many others entertained the
same hope, but unfortunately his ex
perience did not abnte his evil tem
per or his lying tongue. The crit
icism of Mayor Gaynor's public ac
tions by tho Hearst papers has been
temperate and truthful, dignified and
deserved, unprejudiced and in the
publln Interest."
Tho Hearst answer to Gaynor's at
tack and tho publication of Gaynor's
letter ends tho belief expressed In
many quarters after tho shooting that
the attempted assassination might
bring a truce between tho two men.
EASTERN OREGON
AGAINSTSCHEME
Oswald West, Democratic Candidate
for Nomination for Governor, Sees
Victory After a Recent Trip to
Baker City.
PORTLAND, Sept. 22. Oswald
West, enndidnto for the democratio
nomination for governor, arrived in
Portlnnd today from n busiuess trip
to Baker City, whoro ho wns cnlled
ns n witness for tho farmers of Ba
kor county in n suit brought by P.
W. Gninos. who claimed n fee for
( Continued on Pngo 8.)
IT IS ONLY
ACHIEVEMENT
THAT COUNTS
It is quito natural for tho Contestants to HOPE that thoy will "win
tho Automobile or ono of tho Beautiful Pianos or other prizes, nnd it is
equally plnusiblo that thoy should look forwnrd to such n happy con
clusion of tho contost with plonsurnblo anticipations. But tho con
testants who weavo a little ambitious endeavor along with their fab
ric, will probably bo tho fortunato ones who will roalizo thoir hopes
nnd hnvo thoir expectations fulfilled.
Tho special offor which givos 100,000 extra votes for ovory 00
months of now subscriptions will close Saturday night nt 11 o'clock.
SEE TO IT THAT YOU TAKE PULL ADVANTAGE OP IT.
FEDERAL COURT
JURORS PICKED
BY WOLVERTON
Charles 3. Wolverton, Judgo of the
United States court, Is arranging to
hold a regular term of that court at
Medford, beginning October 4, when
foiir ... nre docketed tor hearine.
, drawn to act durlnc the term:
W. T. York, real estate, Medford;
Isaac Woolf, farmer, Medford; John
Droiwell, real estate, Medford; J. "W.
Bonar, farmer, Medford; Sam String
er, farmer, Grants Pass; Paul C. Al
len, farmer, Ashland; H. G. Meyer,
farmer, Lake Creek; C. C. Blrum.
miner. Grants Pass; C, C. Taylor,
hotelkeeper, Wonder; J. W. Dodge,
farmer, Phoe.nlx; W. H. Norcross,
armer.r,Central' Point; SamEgger,
faxmer. Vaido;. pt"CrBIgeTow,"'faf
er, Williams; John Grubb, farmer,
Barron; B. R. Stevens, manufactur
er, Ashland; E. V. Ingles, assayer,
Grants Pass; S. J. Myers, farmer,
Central Point; B. F. Hathaway, farm
er Dryden; Theodore A. Class, farm
er, Beagle; J. W. Merrltt, merchant.
Central Point; Jack Morris, merchant
Ashland; J. P. Hoagland, farmer,
Central Point; C. H. DeMarcy, drug
gist, Grants Pass; Peter Van Harden
burg, farmer, Central; H. E. Gothlng,
farmer, Murphy.
107.729 VOTERS
iE REGISTERED
Of This Number 74,037 Are Repub
licans, 23,148 Democrats and
Other Parties 10,544 Vote May
Be Increased.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 21. With re
turns from all counties practically
completed, the tol registration for
the Oregon state-wjdo primaries Sat
urday is 107,729. It Is probable that
this number will bo augmented by
approximately 2000 when reports
from a few outlying districts aro re
ceived. Tho registration shows re
publicans registered to bo 74,037,
democrats 23,148 nnd other parties
10,544.
Occasionally we meet n man whose
train of thought reminds us of a row
of flat cars.
There is n wholo lot of sago
philosophy in IIOPi; nnd thoro is
n great deal of comfort to bo do
rivod from pleasant expectations.
But thoro is more genuine comfoit
nnd onioyment of a substantial
character in nohiovomont, All of
which loads back to tho subjoct
of good odvico that may bo nb
soibed to considerable profit by
tho candidates in t)io Mail Trib
une's Orent Contest.
OFFICIALS OF
CRATER LAKE
COMPANY HERE
That manufacturing of timber oa
a largo scalo will be undertaken so6a
by the Crater Lake Lumber company
is indicated today by tho arrival Is
this city of E. E. Hart and C. Hater
of Council Bluffs, la., officials of
that company, for a conference witk
Edgar Hafer, general manager. Mr.
Hart today virtually admitted that
the company would commence oper
ations, but was waiting until attain
should be so arranged that tho op
erations would be on a larger seal
tbanheretofore undertaken.
Tho Crater Lake Lumber company
owns extensive tracts of southern
Oregon timber, embracing'the finest
bodies of sugar pine In this section.
The advent of the Pacific & Eastern
railroad into Butte Falls makes ta
timDor accessmie ana me ume is bow
here when tho work can be uader
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Tbe operation of this compaay
means a great deal to Medford, for
the manufacturing of lumber in the
forests near this city will assure a'
permanent payroll for the city, a
thing which Is needed and on which
the future prosperity of tho city in a
great degree rests.
"We will spend about a week la
Medford." states Mr. Hart, "and will
carefully go over tho situation, W
wish to being operation as soon aa
possible, but are waiting until we caa
operate on a large scale.
"I am delighted with your city. It
has completely grown away from Baa
in the past year. Tho faith I hava
had for years in the futdro of Me4-
ford Is more than justified."
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HENRY D. REED
FOR ASSEMBLY
Democrats Asked to Write His-Nam
in on the Ballot That He Might
Enter Race-for Joint Representa
tiveNo Other Candidate.
Henry D. Reed of Gold Hill, fa
miliarly known as "Johnny" Reed,
announces his candidacy for the dem
ocratic nomination as Joint represen
tative from Jackson" and Douglas
counties. As it la too Into to get
his namo on tho ballot, democrats
aro requosted to wrlto it In. Mr.
Reed Is a merchant of Gold Hill, wide
ly nnd favorably known, and wiH.
make an onergetic race it nominate
against J. A, Buchanan of Roseburg.
It is pointed out in Mr, Reed's be-;
half that Jackson county Is ontitled
to this office, as Douglas hud it last
time. Mr. Reed Is a believer in State
ment No. 1, and Mr. Buchanan Is aa
assombly man and openly opposed to
It,
JOSEJHINE GRAND JURY '
INDICTS CHECK ARTIST
GRANTS PASS, Sopt. 22. Thef
grand jury mot Wednesday and se ;
far has rotnrnod ono indictment,
charging John Currnn with tho,
forging of a chock for $20. Thla?
oheok wna drawn in favor of John
Boyuolds, nnd was signed "Gliosa-.,
iro." It was cashed by It. Byrd, wU
later became suspicious and caught
thj man just as ho was boarding tbe
train and rocovorod (he greater
sharo of his money. Tho grand jury;
instill examining witnesses. . (
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