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Medford Mail Tribune
Full leased Wire Ileport.
Tho only pnpor In tho world
published In a city tho bUo of
Medford having a loused wlra.
MJ3DIT0RD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1910.
iottji year.
No. 181.
CORRUPTION CHARGE SHAKES NEW YORK
$1,000,000 BRIBERY
FUND USED AGAINST
IANTI-RACING BILL
NKW YORK, Oft. It).-Charges Unit will tour open tlia finiuu'liil
mid political centers of Uio Now York mill nnonl a corrupt ring Unit
would Iiiivo rtiirpnHHeil tho wildest drcnuiw of Hohh Tweed wen- contained
in tenth y given t inlay before tlio Hughes committee investigating III '
alluKi'd wholoMiihi bribery !' members of tho 11)08 legislature to defeat th.
anti-race track gambling bills.
Tho names ill' lending "iniimi-M .Iiutit'H K. Kcenc, Harry Pnvnc
Wliitm'V, Charles Hyih' of politician ami of lender in tho racing game
anil in polilicH were incnlioncil iih originators of bribery funds to pur
chase otes against raco truck Icgis-lnlion.
The chrnges were contained in tho testimony of Congressman Fnol
kcr. then u sitae senator, and of District Attorney Kldur of King
"- (OoillillUl'll III! I'llKt' H ) .,
BASEBALL
WORLD ON
QUI VIVE
Chlcano Fans Plan Great Welcome
for Cubs Father Penn Clean
Dotty Today Cubs Will Probnh.lv
Pitch Reulbach In Opening Gacm
on Home Grounds.
CHICAGO, Oci. l.-Chiengo fim
do iiiioday is arranging a program
of eoiiccrti'd rooting in tomorrow's
content between Iho Philadelphia
Athletics and tlio Cubs on tho home
grounds. Kvcry variuty of uoicu
uuikei with the exception of dyna
mite and bit; guns probably will bo
employed to scud Connie Muck'
Amoriejms itorosknting.
Captain Chance probably wil pitch
Houlbaeh, holding Colo in reserve,
and probably will m-iii! in Mointyie
Friday, i'lank is tho election of
tho Athletic for tho ThurMlay triune,
reserving 'Morgan, it is likely that
jloiidor again will go against tho
CiiIih Friday.
(Conttiuiuit on 1'itKn h.)
IMS
LEADING RACE
International Balloon Raco is Prov
Iiiii Exciting Affair One Ship Al
ready GOO Miles From Starting
Place Three Quit. ,
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8T. LOUIS, Oct. 19. Sailing along
on n nri-inllo broozo, tho linlloun
America II, lillototl by Allan D. Haw
ley. took tho load In tho Interna
tional balloon raco today and la now
bollovod to bo headed directly toward
HudRon bay, 000 iiiIIob from tho start
and a good CO mllcn ahead or her
noarcht competitor, which Ih bollovod
to bo tho Gorman baloon DuBsoldorf.
Thin morning -10 bourn had olapBOd
wlnco tho raco wnH started nnd only
throo of tb6 ton entrants bad coino
down. According to tho boat calculu
tloiiH, tho loaders In tho balloon raco
havo already covorod botwoon C00
nnd G50 uiIIoh and It Ih bollovod all
rororua will bo brobon boforo tho
raco Ih ondod.
Tho fight for first plnco has boon
hard and nil last night It was a nip
and tuck affair botwoon Pilot Hawloy
of tlio DiiHHoldorf and Pilot Hawloy
of tho Amorlcii fl. For ninny ihIIob
tho two gigantic gnu bags Balled along
tbo Amoiica about flvo mlloH In tho
roar. 'Tn pausing over Monroe county
Hawloy took bla balloon up a thou
aan'd foot or moro, atruclc a Hwlft air
curront anil rapidly pulled ahead.
Aftor that tbo DuHBoldorf Btoorod
northward, mot with advorso currents
and apparently could not 'untrnck"
ItHOlf.
V
SHY ON ROLL
OF
With Some 200 Blanks Still to Come
In Number of Voters Do Not Reach
Mark of 1908, In Spite of Fact
that Population Has Greatly In
creased. ,
Thu roglHtrnt'ou of voters In Jnck
Hon county for thu fall elections,
which cloned Monday nlelit, Ih loss
by 800 voters than It wn two years
ago, In spite of the fact that the pop
ulation of tho county Iuih greatly In
cror.Beil. With a posHlblo -00 tilanks
to I'oun In, ll.o total number regis
tered Is YS'H, wbllo two years ago
It was approximately 5100.
Tho registration by precluctH as
compared by tho county clerk Tues
day evening was as follews:
Antloch 21
East Ashland ....237
West Ashland '.,..'. 341
.South Ashland 300
iVpplcgato 7S
(ConUnuc(loii I'ngp 8.)
NOTABLE SUCCESS
School Officers of Jackson County
Took Up Many Matters of Import
ance at Meeting in City Monday
Decide on Action.
The school officers' convention held'
In tblH city Monday wiih u great sue
cosii In ovory way. Thoio wore 4S
delegates present and permanent or
ganization was offectod by olectlon
of the following efficers: Dr. H. C.
Kelcoy of Gold Hill, president; J. II.
Cochran of Medford, vice-president;
Wolborn Dcohou of Tnlont, secrotnry
trcaBiirer, nnd the naino ot thu or
ganization Ib to be "School Officers'
Association for JnckBon County, Ore
gon."
Tho proHldont was authorized to
appoint a committee to draft nnd sub
mit a constitution and bylaws for
consideration of next mooting,
Noxt mooting to bo hold In Med
ford In connection with next aunhul
teacborB' liiHtltuto In Octobor, 1911.
Will work for nttendanco of 200 dol
ogatoH at that mooting.
Discussion of county high school
fund lod by L. H. Aldormnn of tbo
University or Oregon. On motion of
J. P. Dodge tho eonvontlon unnnl
mouBly Indorsed tbo county high
Bchool fund and ordorod tho commit
too of that tnonauro to iirocood with
n publicity campaign.
Aftor a dlBQusslon tho eonvontlon
oxprossod Itsolt ub bolng unanimously
In favor of ii bottor ByBtom ot rural
school BiiporvlBlon, and rocommond-
COUNTY
CONVEN T ON WAS
(Contlnuod on imgo 8.)
Medford's New Passenger Depot Opened
j& j& j& jgr j&
Great Crowds Attend Opening Ceremonies
NEW DEPOT IS
TENDERED BY
ROAD TO CITY
Kindly Feelings Expressed By Offi
cials of Medford and By the Offi-
clals of the Southern Pacific at
Openlno of New Depot.
v "Tho Southern Pacific Company
lines in Oregon formally dedicator,
its now pah.enger ileMt to the peo
ple of Medford and vicinity, Tues
day, October IS, 1010, not only in
recoKiiitiou of their MilMnutinl
yrowth nnd commercial importance,
but in celebration of Mcdford'r. ml-
iiiisi(in into tin rankh of cities lm-
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TliChe word-, which appear in the
dedication Miuveuir iMU'd by the
Southern Pacific Company in con
nection with tbo dedication of their
hiindnomo new depot in this city
Tuesday, Miinn up the feeling enter
tnined for thi. city by tlio Southern
Pacific. Many times during the ded
ication of tbo depot in the afternoon
nnd the Mihse(ucut opeuiutr of I he
new (iiuirtei-f. of tbo Mcdfoid Com
mercial Club in the evening tbo sen
timent contained in those lew words
was rceitornted in various forms,
leaving no doubt of their sincerity.
Met liy lbiiul.
Tlio events of the day blurted with
the arrival of Train HI from the
north at .'liIKI o'clock in tho after
noon, which brought to thi city ml
of tho prominent officials of tbo
Southern Pacific Company linos in
Oregon. The train was met by tho
Medtord baud and by muiio ."P0 local
(Contlnticit on I'ngn S ) '
PULLMAN PORTER
IS FOUND GUILTY
Nctjro Charncd With Assault By
Grants Pass Girl Is Convicted
Crime Occurred in July on Train
1 5 In Douglas County.
HOSKnUKO, Or., Oct. 10. A Jury
tbo circuit court haB found S. M.
Reynolds, a negro and former Pull
man car porter, guilty of attomptod
asHiuilt upon Josopblno Moss, a 14-year-old
Grants PasH girl,
Reynolds' crlmo was commlttod on
a southbound passenger train on tbo
night of July IS last, while tho girl
was on route on her roturu homo to
Grants Pass nftor a visit with hor
graudpnronta hi Portland. Sbo told a
plain, straightforward story In an In
uocont, childish way on tho witness
stand yesterday, nnd In no particular
did she, contradict" horsolf during tho
cross-examination.
Wbon tho train noarod Grants Pnes
tho negro, for tho npparont purpose
of Inducing tho girl not to Inform on
bis conduct, gavo her candy, gum and
(Continued on Page 8.)
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IN ENTIRE STATE
Portland Alone Can Boast of Pas
senger Depot Which Can Rank
With One in This City Open Day
and Night From Now On.
The now passenger dopot of tho
Southern Pacific company In this city,
which wnB thrown open to tbo pub
lic Tuesday afternoon will represent,
when completed, an outlay of no less
than $50,000. While tho bulldlnu Is
finished with tho exception of touch
ing up n few corners, tho grounds
nro yet to bo parked and mndo to
conform with tho handsome struc
ture. Tho depot 1b anld to bo tho
(Continued on lago S.j
KEEP YOUR"
FREIGHT BILLS
y
In Case Suit Against Railroad Com
mission Falls There Will Be a Re
bate Coming On All State Ship
mentsRoad Has Bend Up.
NEWBU
MOS
HANDSOME
In caso tho suit filed against tho
state railroad commission by the
Southern Pacific for an Injunction en
joining the commission from putting
Into effect a lower Bchodulo of rates
falls, thoro will bo a robato on nil
state business. Tho Mod ford traffic
bureau thereforo lias sent tbo follow
ing notice to all of Its inombois;
"Wo beg to mlvUo you that tbo
Southorn Pacific, has filed Injunction
against tho atnto railroad commission
In order to keop tho commission
from enforcing tho now rates they
had established to tako otfoct.
"Tho writer understands that tbo
court has compollod tho rnllrond com
pany to furnish tbo nocessaty bond
so as to rolmburso tho shippers In
this torrttory if tho decision goos
ngalnBt thorn finally,
(Continued on Pane .)
ARE
THROWN OPEN
Over 2,500 People Attend Formal
Opening of New Quarters of Com
mercial Club in Natatorium Build
ingMany Speaker!
The new quarters of the Medford
Commercial Club in the Xatatorium
building were formally opened Tues
day evening and fully .'1.000 pcroii
were in attendance. Iocnl people
flocked to the buildiur by hundreds
and many remained to bear the
speakers of the evening. Tbo occa
sion also embraced the formal open
ing o the Natatorium building,
whielf, though occupied some time,
has not been fully completed.
Tho meeting of the club in the
large biKl was called to order prompt
ly at 8 o'clock by President Corns.
who mndo a brief speech, and then
introduced Secretary Mnlboen, who
sketched the work of the club in the
upbuilding of -Medtord and -poke of
its purposes in the future.
Mrs. II. C. Stoddnrd, for tbo
Greater Medford Club, told of the
efforts of that organization for
city ben-utiful. Her remarks were
very well received.
Following the addiess by Mis.
Stoddard, W. Fenton of the legal
department of the Southern Pacific
was introduced, who sketched the
growth of Medford from a farm to -i
city of 10,000. He then predicted
'Jt'i.OOO within the next ten years.
The music of the evening was es
pccially well received nnd included
(Continued on Pace 3.)
SAYS
DANGER PAST
Insists on Loyalty of Army and
States that "Theree is Nothing to
Be Feared" Says Portuguese
Were Fools.
MADHin, Oct. 19. Inclstlng that
tho loyalty of tho army Is as groat
as over and that "thoro is absolutely
nothing to be feared" from recent
ovoiits In Portugal, Premier Cnnnle-'
Jas today declared his utmost confi
dence of a continuation of penco In
Spain.
"Portuguese ovents will not bo ro
poatod horo," snld tho prenMer. "Tho
lato Portuguese government lived In
r. fool's paradUo, counting absolutely
on tho fldollty of tho army and navy.
Horo In Spain, wo expected tbo Lis
bon hnpponlngs, only thoy occurred
soonor thnn wo expoctod,
"In Spain wo tolorato republicans.
Thoy havo a right of free speech so
long as thoy aro logal."
PREMIER
TIMES CASE
SO E I
ARRESTED
Woman is Taken Into Custody on a
"Jane Dee" Warant and Hurried to
Los Angeles Said to Have Shel
tered "Smithy" at Her Home in
San Francisco.
SAX FKAXCISCO, Oct. 10. That
the Time destruction was the work
of n bund of anarchists with head
quarters In this city was today ac
cepted us final by the men investigat
ing the disaster. That the arrest of
.Airs. Itelle Lnvln is Imt the forerun
ner of others soon to follow is be
lieved here and that tlio men or wom
en arrested are nctively identified
with tho anarchistic movement or
known to have anarchistic sympathies
is certain.
At least two suicides and possibly
one murder will follow the arrest
of the man known as "Smithy," was
the statement made today at the in
vestigating headquarters.
It is lelle-el that men indirectly
connected with the- Times explosion
will attempt the death of "Smithy"
to prevent him from being the "Har
ry Orchard of the Times murders."
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 19. Mrs.
Belle Lavin, arrested In San Fran
cisco on a "Jane Dee" warrant charg
ing murder, arrived in Los Angeles
today In tho custody of detecMves.-
She was placed in the county Jail.
Tho detectives took their prisoner
from the train at a suburban station
to avoid a cu-Ious crowd that had
collected at the Arcade depot.
Mrs. Lavin was arrested yesterday
on one of six warrants issued in Los
(Continued on Page S.)
A HUGE COMET
Thousands View Stranger of the
Skies Appears to Be Larger and
.Brighter Than Venus Reaches
Intense Brilliance.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 19. -Llko a
huge ball ot fire in the southeastern
skies, a comet, oblong in shape, with
n straight tall, suspended perpendic
ularly, attracted the attention of
thousands of Portland persons last
night.
Tho strange body first made its
appearance about 7:30 o'clock and
grow gradually In brightness, reach
ing intense brilliance about S:15
o'clock.
The comet appeared much larger
and brlghtor thnn Venus.
Tho direction of the body seemed
to be nlmost directly south, veering
slightly toward tho east In Its flight
from tho earth.
ONE MORE LIVE 0'
NAbfD BY POLICE
John King was arraigned before
Mayor Canon Wednesday morning.
Drunk was tbo charge. John was
glvon n certain timo to depart and a
policeman detailed to seo that ho
'iiado said departure.
Thomas Rudolph was assessed $5,
but didn't havo 5 cents. His Bontence
wno suspended pursuant to good be
havior. John Collins was considerably ox
hlleratod when nrrested, and had
quite a sum of money In nn old to
bacco sack In bis pocket and a brand
new fiddle. Ho was fined f 5, which
ho paid.
"Now, what tho dovll do I want
with that Uddlo?" bo said. "I know
that I bought It yesterday, but what
to do with It now I don't know. I
enn't piny It."
PORTLAND
SEES
DEATH I
DEALT BY
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Only Meagre Reports Are Received ..
Key West is Believed to Have Sus
tained the Greatest Damage
Tampa Has Not Been Heard Of .. J
Since Saturday
ATLANTA, Gn., Oct. 19. Tho
Florida hurricane struck Savannah
late this afternoon, cutting off all '
communication with the coast city.
All of Florida and half of Georgia '
is isolated as far as land communi-'
cation js concerned.
Scores of "Wrecka.
HAVANA, Oct. 19. The damage
done by the Florida hurricane is far
renter than tit first reported. The
Key West cable was restored this
aftemoon and reports of scores of, .
wrecks filled the first dispatches.
The Britsh steamer Inventor res
cued ten sailors of the Spanish bark
Hugo nnd sailors of the American
schooner Martin. Others aboard the
lo&t vessels were drowned.
The Norwegian, steamer Fos is '
stranded at Bocn Grande! island nnd
the Norwegian ' steamer Norman
Fresch Is" disabled in Alligator bay.
SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. 19. The .
great Florida peninsula and the ter
ritory south of Savannah is devas
tated today. Death and destruction,,
accompanied terrific storms ''that,
swept the south const, the Antilles
nnd the Gulf of Mexico during the
last four days.
Florida is isolated and only meager
reports of the havoc wrought by the
elements have been received here
Key West is believed to hnve'sus
(Conttnued onPaj:e 8.)
READY TO START
FRAUD CASES
Government Completes Details and
is Ready to Go to Trial With Fa
mous Southern Idaho Land Fraud
and Conspiracy Cases.
BOISE, Idaho. Oct. 19. Tho gov
ernment has completed details of its
case and Is prepared to go to trial
tomorrow with the famous Southern
Idaho land fraud and conspiracy
cases, In which Garnett, Daniels,
Howie. Colthrop and Griffiths, for
merly associated with tho defunct
Great Western Beet Sugar company,
are defendants. It Is believed that
the trial will occupy at least ten
days.
Witnesses from all sections of tho
United States have boon summoned to
give testlmouy on behalf of tho gov
ernment. Tho amended bill of par
ticulars contains the names of be
"wii do and 75 witnesses who reside
as far east as "Wisconsin nnd as far
west ns Seattle.
J,mlgo Dlerlch. who will preside,
has consolidated two Indictments, tho
first charging conspiracy to dofraud
tho government, and the second al
leging nn unlawful agreement. All
flvo dopondants pleaded not guilty ,
and will stand trial together under
tho gonoral charge of cousplrncy to
dofraud.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Oct. 19.
Tho body of Stanley Ketcholl, the ,
pugilist who was killed near Spring
field, Mo,, last week, lies today at
tho homo of his parents, whoro It Is
bolng viewed by membora of the?
sporting fraternity,
f -f ffi
Club Meets Tonight. "
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"" There will bo a mooting of ""
" tbo Commercial oClub this '
" ovoning in tbo now quarters '
at tho Natatorium. "
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