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VMATHKI.HJ tonight.
J! !'--"Hlii or rniow.
iXIfll0 .nli,d OIU,o I'ocal shower
Week trJiuwuUi aI.ovo white"
warmer; below white, colder
Whlta with Mck cenlcr-Cold
MEDTORD MAIL TRIBUNE
RTFIM! YEAR.
Full fifitNCcl Wins, IUih)iU
Tito only paper- In tito yrorld
published In a city the size of
Mod ford having ity lonsed wlru.
MEDFORD, .OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1910.
No. 20G.
CENSUS RETURNS
GIVE TOO GREAT
REPRESENTATION
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS In Bplto
of tho Increased population ot the
United States, It Is probable that one
of tho jmbjocts of legislation before
thu short scFsIon of compress will bo
a decrouso In the membership of the
house of representatives. The lower
body already Is regarded aa too un
wieldy and to Incrcaso the represen
tation based on census roturns would
place tho house boyond the power
of transacting the government's bus
iness, Tho population required of
each congressional district probably
will lie raised and It is not likely
that tho representation will bo In
creased except In tho far west, whero
the porcentngo of growth In popula
tion has been enormous.
Plans for the short session of con
gross wero discussed Informally to
day by Senators ale ot Maine, Bur
ton or Ohio, Uorah of Idaho, Flint
, of California, Cullom ot Illinois,
Pile of Washington, Ilalloy of Tex-
, as Money of Mississippi, Culberson
of Texas and Overman of Indiana.
Offices have been openvd by-Uio,
foregoing benatorl Tor" Hie approach-.
lug session, i
The senators named expected to
lime a further conference with Pres
ident Taft upon his return front Pan
ama Other subjects that will bo
considered are: Ship subsidy, reap
porMonment of congressional dis
tills, llconblng corporations by tho
t nlfcd States, and pensioning super
auuated employes of the govern
u tut
FIRST EXHIBIT
OF ART
IN CITY
SPLENDID
HOW
$2.50 EACH FOR
VOTES IN OREGON
Tl'n Mate of Oregon has paid tint
nn average of $2.50 for each vol
c st ut the last general election, or
w II have paltl out that sun: by the
'lie the bills are all In, according to
" figure In the secretary of state's
i) Ire This Includes the expenses of
tie primary, tho pamphlets Issuod by
tin state In which tho cant'ld'ttes set
forth the reasons why they uhoulil he
elc-tee", tho printing of the ballots
and othei incidental expenses.
BURGLAR TURNS ON
LIGHT; IS FRIGHTENED
t'l'iiiiiuliiiritv with the electric
imittiwiin'i". nl the W. T. IteoriiUo
jhoin.- at 2(I'J South Ouktlnlu eiitt-ed
a bold, bed burglar U have to make
gttnv.iv without a;iv suns' la-l
;i.i.iit.
lie hid mailu (lie eiitniiiee .ill
light li the libiinl route of Inking
itt .i ii-ifii l'rom the porch mill lis-
mi: the "skeleton" oil thu kitehe i
door. Instead of having provided
liiuiselt with oiio of tluibv electric
searchlights whieh louttiro m much
in the mugazinu tloteetive stories, lie
depended umui the hou.o lights to
Inn! him to liis houlv. Thoro is
vl'eie he inaile the nitstiiko. The
''uryl.inoiis person turned tho wtonj
M.jtih mid iiiiniodliUoly the whole
1 nl-,. u,;.. lighted. A eollie dog,
wiiu It hud been punoofully bleepm..'
' Hi- lieu of the btaifs, got busy
. bout that tune-nut raised an alarm
whuh brought l.olnud IJQveridgo nnJ
i hut "flat" to thu fore. All the
v "ing man saw, howovor, was a
-hail.iMV form viulntin tlie speed
nerd aioiiu the alloy, bound wt.
l'"li' einun Muuisio win. eallud. hut
' tlu'l li eoul dfind was an exc.t-
d ttituily nntl the brokeu seroun
li r
Medford is having lief first art
exhibit ami n very eredilable one it
H. The pictures are a part of the
Elson educational art exhibit of
lioston ami comprises copies of till
tho masters. A great variety of
subjects aro represented and n good
idcu of tho different schools of the
different periods is given. The ex
hibit is shown in the Greater Med
io rd club rooms ut the Nntatoriiitiw
Tho exhibit comprises the Kgypl
iau art, showing the Sphynx, the
Pyramids ami sum of the temples.
In the Greek and Uomnu architec
ture aro found the Acropolis, the
Forum, the Parthenon mid others.
Among (lie Greek and liomaii sculp
ture are copies of Aphrodite, Apollo,
the Victory of Sninntlirnce.,
In the Italian school are found the
Gothic and some of tho high Hciiais
sance, including teveral of I'm An
gelica, Botticelli, Andrea del Snrto,
Michael Augelo, Itapbacl and Leon
ardo da Vinci.-,
In the Dutch and Flemish school
arc, found some -of Uoinbrundl. Hu-
1ons ami Villi Oyek, The Kreneli
iffhool is represented by Htmn Hon
heiir, Corot, Dupic, Le Ilruu mid
Millet.
In the Kuglish school are Land-
seer, Reynold!-, Turner, Walker and
Watts, ami others. Murillo .repre
sents the Spanish school. Tho'Ain-
erican school is comprised chielly of i
por rails mid subjects relating to
American history. Many additional
subjects are given troin artists of
all iintioni'lilu"-, and a good collcc-
tiou of miscellaneous archilcclure
A collection of the wink ilniie !i
COUNT TCILSTO
WEAKENING END
IS NOT FAR OFF
ST. PI0TI3USUUHG, Nov. IS. The
condition of Cent Leo Tolstoi is re
garded us, hopeless today, and ef
forts Rro being made to reconcllo him
to the Greek church from which he
was excommunicated, following the
publication of his work, "Tho Ites
aurrcctlon," to obvlato bis refusing
a Christian burial.
Tho church Itself Is making tho
first advances. Dlshop Tamboff, em
powered to act with authority, start
ed today for Astapova, whoro Tolstoi
has been since his collapse In tho
railway station at that placo early
thlR week. Ulshop Tamboff was
vested with power to rescind tho ct
communlcntlou at a meeting of the
holy synod yesterday. Ho Is tho
bearer of a sollcltlous messago to
Tolstoi from Antonlous, Metropolitan
of St. Petersburg, president of tho
synod.
Count Tolstoi passed a sleoplcsu
bight, and Ills heart beats wero
scarcely porceptlblo today. Ills fovor
had subsldod to 00 degrees. It was
predicted by Ills, physicians that ho
"could not long romaTn alive, and that
l'o would pass out quietly whlto
sleeping. '
the students of the public schools is
also shown. The art department
was. introduced oiilv Ibis year in t lie
schools, tinder the diiceiiou of Mis
Sncdicor, and considering (hat the"
collcclioii represents only about two
mouths' work, the showing is mu.-d
creditable. All of tin schools im
represented, from tho primary to the
I ugh seliiiol.niiiljlie work is io char
(Continued on pa en 8,)
MAY REDUCE MEMBERSHIP OF HOUSE
LOWER BODY OF CONGRESS TOO
UNWIELDY TO DO GOOD WORK
REPOR
ON FEDERAL
Word Awaited From Washington
With Greatest Interest Report of
Special Agent Roberts Not Yet in
Washington Until It Docs, Local
" People Must Walt.
f TWELVE ACRES BEARING TREES
SOLD; $2000 AN ACRE IS PRICE
fc . ' !! I II ! IMI.M I I. .1 ! MMT-M M,mn .WIM - -
CHICAGO BANK
OFFICIAL BOYS
BURRELL TRACT
EFFORTS
0 COMPROMISE FAILS
T
SOON TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT
LONDON'. Nov. lb. Premier As
iiuith aiiuouiiccd today (hal parlia
ment will be dissolved November tih.
insurini: a t'ciienil eloutioii beforo
Christmas,
The iiiinouiiconiout of Asiiuith wn
i surprise, ii& many, ij. both side-
were hopeful (hat a' 'ooinproinUo
would be rencluiil.
Thu premier was defiant when he
addressed the house or coiniuuiifc
this uftoriiimu,
"It is uxofi'is to continue the iaieij
anv IMijjor," lie said. "To reform
the house of lords and simultane
ous) v Io permit thcni to ictain lh'
riht of U'tn .inipl makes the ov
criifticut a f lie The htnwMcil
conipromisc luin not been ut Hie iii
tore.slrfKVf' the people. Thu oeni-mi'jir-jdlttHi
aj dfatiuot foj,rraiu which
nuiH?Hiefsvmi Aut."
ThimTiijifft. Ijt wn lenrncil, di
ciisHeirnTl the HiiuKosted coiiiprom
ic njid decided that none was feas
ible. Ihprcrorn, H recoiniiieniieil
Hlint trni" kimJrTdibs'olvo pnrliainout on
November 28.
The liberal huuelip.-i cheered the
auiioiiucemgiit us tho premier con
cluded. Lord (YoWo, liberal leader
in tliy upper jiliamljor, announced (he
decision in the housu of lords.
Tho horeditarv inunibuix bcliec
that the uniioiiiiccineul is the fore
runner of the cud of their iKilitieal
activities mid their ien if the sit
i tun is most cloomv.
MEXCAN
I
IB
SY
Heavily Armed Band Is Seen on Mexican Side of Rio Grande, Which
Leads to Belief That Raid on Mexican Town and Not United
States Town Is Being Contemplated uy the Mou.
KL PASO, Ti', Nov. 18. Inabil
ity to iUro the wliBiutthoMt of h
ImHil of 00 htvily anwd JIesien
seun vtwturdiiy on tho Mu.ieau M
of tiie i Gnuil, PIoit t,lu
, . r.,,i,nn '(id tailiM from
here. Iiii lud U. th litlif tfant a rid
on Mcxitfiiii iwid not un l-nuwi aii
towns i beins cwitMHKt by tlie
lavnlulioiHst.
Stilts who were liatilv siii urn
Mt iniduwht lmllfd the If" Uramlo.
for miles uillmut ihfiuu " -",
urtued Mtnicwii, and early today re
luriied to .MnrMtliiiii, where the eiti
Mm. had Ihiuji usneinblud nil uilil
uiidur arnia, ftmrinu an attnok.
Sheriff Walton of Alpine uoiiuty.
Tuxu, who in iuvestiatiu the nv
Hrt. baid today that there could he
im doubt bHt that the Mo.vicaiw wore
mmbii last nislit. hut what became il
tliMH in a myktury. Uu khvo it in.
hi belief that reolutioujtti. wvro
a-tiu and were imiiis the Aiiieneiin
Mexicau excitement to cocr up
their lii'iwrnei.tK
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. -tSpo-clal)
Tlio treasury department lins
not as yet received tho report of
Special Slto Agent Roberts, who re
cently passed on tho federal build
ing Hltcs offorod In Medford. Until
the report is received uo action can
bo taken.
Tho abovo dispatch was received
today by the Mall Trlbiino from its
Washington correspondent, and seta
at rest a rumor that lias been going
tho rounds that tlio person tender
ing the location favored by Mr. Rob
erts had boon notified that their of
fer had been accepted.
Interest fa keen In Medford re
garding tlio location pf tho now
building nnd according to street re
ports no lesB than 1500 has been
wagered on tlio cholco of locntlon,
LANDSS GRANTS
CHANGE OF VENUE
ClIICAdO, III., Nov, 18.- United
Stater, .ludgoK. AI. IjiWdjt. today
craiilud u petition fyin&ld)nt:o of
veiino tji tliiMJiidfclott nieoiiaokoui,
who faced trial in hi. courl. .Jud-ie
Laudib held us well tiikenftlio eou
tuntiou of tlio packers' ullorpyyd
tliat he was disiiunlifii'd from liynr
inir Hie taurfoK hucaiise of his ueliVo
partifiuiion in the beef trust prose
eutiojisoCJUr). Laiidi.-. rofiihcd lo cerlify the
eascH lo lhl United State circuit
court and instead' said he would
lranst'cr them to the United Slates
disluct court, presided oxer by
.Judjre t'arpenler. The utlornc.VH for
the packeix said thai such action
was unwarranted ami protested to
the court.
CROWD
AIRS
OREGON APPLES
WIN SWEEPSTAKES
AT SPOKANE SHOW
Sl'OKANIO, Nov. LS.-i-For tho sec
ond successive tlntu Oregon apples
have carried off the sweopstako prlzo
at tlio national applo show. This year
.first place went to a car of Spitzch-
uergs cxniimcu uy u. ti. sprout oi
Hood river, nnd Inst year tho swoop
Btakes wero awarded to Tronson &
Guthrie of tif Jltogno river valley.
Second sxyoMnUes wero awarded
Illiunan & QriWyW Wenntchoo, who
oxhll)lled a cnofSpltsenburgs.
A carload Qy Ncvtown apples ex
hibited by A.ff- 'Helms of Ashlniid
took second.. 'prize- for Nowtowns.
Very Ilros. of 'tlynl river voro first. I
Thousands u( Visitors havo dally
thronged tho show' since It opoiiod.
As; soon as thu show bore closes the
prlzo wlnnors will bo shipped to Chi
cago for exhibition thoro.
NO ONE BLAMED
NO END IN SIGHT
PRESENT STORM
TI
RN
GCODR
JUfll
nn
innmiyT
Hlihllllll1i
To the IMilor:
As (here seem lo have been hiiuu
iincei (unity us to (lie cause of the
uccidciit which resulted iu Hie death
of Wnrren K. Hodge. I doHiro lo snto
that inv dauglilur, Mrs. Hodge, and
niv fuiuilv uiid nivself me eonxinced
iieyoinl u doubt Ihut it was uu uu-
'JiMiidable uceideiit nnd wiih not the
(nmidl of tlio fuiill or daivleiwuuHH
jif uiivone, mid we' take this menus
wf fullv expiuirittiug the iiicinherM of
jjhO fire dcpiirjuieiit from rospgnsi-
bllilV and ot tliaiikiiiL' tlieiu. qui- aim
Two inches and a tiurter ot nun
haye fallen durinir the present rain
Htdrm throtiuhout the valley, and nc
cofdiue; to thcwcatlior reports the
end is not yet in sight. With the
cotninur of night today colder weather
iti predicted and it nitty ho that snow
will fall.
Jtcports received today hidienle
that a snow storm is- cofniue; down
from the north. Whether it will
reach Southern Oregon is doiilitful,
although uoveral flurrioa were expe
rienced lust Your before Huh time
There is un doubt but that the
present ruin h tho genuine wiutui
moisture, although Southern Ore
gon's renowned fall huh is expected
to break through thu clouds most
uuy day and remain out for dys nl
n time.
ELLA WHEELER
W1IG0X COMING
Kiln Wheeler Wilcox will arrive in
Mcilford next Wednesday for a visit
with Mr. ami .Mrs. Huuptiiiuu of Ta
ble itoek, Sho is nceompuuicd h
her husband They are making u
tour of Hid -world.
Should (ho talented author become
enamored of Hie valley tho chulices
are Hint she will advertise it exten
sively with her pen.
all, for their IhouuhlfulnosH uiid
consideration for us in our bereave
ment. W. W. KIFBHT.
MILITANT SUFFRAGETTES
ATTACK POLICE; SCORE HURT
FOR JAP'S BLOOD
I.OS ANUF.hi;, l'.il. Km. lh.
InhiigJshiwntn, a diminutive Jnpuu
o,e, t. held ut the ut jail toda.v
pending uu mxestigalioii of an .U
tuek upon him which ucuurred utter
Mis. P, II. t'aso ot Santa Ana had
been struck mid kimckud down bv u
stone he throw at out of a gang ot
youths he declared had abused him.
fshiwatn told the police that uc
was set upon late lust night by three
men who knocked him to the pave
ment ami sliiiiik hiin. he allege,
without provocation, lie seized a
stone and hurled it at tho mm lost "I
Ins UMuiluuU. The man duuked ami
the missilo truck Mr. (ue, who
was walking on the opposite side of
the street, inilictiusr a painful wound
on hur ohofet.
A croud (iiickl. -urroiindud the
woinan. Koomuue houlud thai she
iiad been struck bv a Japanese. h
awata Hod nnd a pursued bv
score of mou and lni' witli ones
of "Out a ropo!" and "hyuah him!"
Tljo .IMiHo.e was suvod hy Harry
IIumloH. vaudeville nolor, who
imnliud him into the offli'c-s of (lit
Homo Tttluplinnii omupmiy, whare liv
hid until thi isdiee arrivml.
I)tpijiv SUeriff It. Ik Dow r
tunwd ftttui Portland Prldny inoru
iris, h hither be hud been lo men re
Williuiu Mulliii. nci'iKMfd of insuiug
checks agaiiiot bunks uheu he hud im
fund
LOMIJON, Nov. lH. Three hu.i
dreiLmiilitant suffraucttoH attutjkei
the police stationed around the pur
iliaiueni Diuiiiings loony wnon niov
yerc refused admillaiiee, iiudi riot
in which a score of women wero
hurt and hall u ilozon more hriust
ed followed. ,
Thu HotK continued throughout,
the day until iiiouiiUmI poliuc eliarg
ed the crowds and cleared an open
ing about tho buildings.
The trouble hugnii wliml a delugti
tioii of i.uffruicuttoM uttumptml to ou
ter the house of lords. I'uifoimed
men barred the wuv and held hark
the leaders. The women withdnw
for u fnniillutiiu, lined up for a
"llMlig wedge in Ipnit ol the wide
ciitrai.ee and charged I mbrcllus
beeiiiiir i.iiei- .mil iH'iii'emc'i'H hel
finds were Killed in Hie dust.
, "J lie enarge was repuien.iueii re
pented nguiu mid again. Six of the
hl.oilur, woinuii pi'oiiiinuiit in the
Lmidoii Hiiffragutto iiiovuineut, were
un lifted.
- When Hie afternoon session of
imrliamunt was opened the women
ugaiii dumaudeil admission. Now
of the rioting hud spread ami scores
of hoodlums- uuic on haiul. Tlienc
o.jined in the rush of the militants,
hustling women about and tcaiing
their clothing from their backs. The
police sternly represked such ac
tions, urrcntini; -0(1 men. Pimiln
the uiotiuteil police .'lined ami ef
fcclualh ended all disturbance bv
hiiikiiiL' UP each eroup before it hud
'dine lo assume the proportions of a
limb
FRENCH AND AMERICANS CLASH
Bloody Riots Occur Between Uncle Sam's Bluejackets and Those of
France Following Discovery ol Body of American In Waters
of Bay Patrols Carry Rifles to Head Off Trouhle.
PARIS, Nov. IS. IHoody riot zo
tweun BulloiK of tho Kocoml division
of thu Amwlcun floot at Cherbourg
and Kreiich sullom In tht port no
cuifd todny, according to a ills
patch rcelvod by IlntraUzOgnut
bore. The dlsputch says that thu
body of uu Amorlcun sailor later was
found flouting in the wateis of tho
Inner port. All patrols at Chor-
bourg aro carrying loaded rifles with
fixed bayoiiotH to prevent another at
tack by the Americans, who, tho dis
patch allege wero tho uggrusKors la
the con f Hot.
The doad sailor In II. i. Weldlloh
of tho battloshlp I.oiilHlana. Thoro
ajo conftlclliig wtorlos of his death.
Boiuh any ho was drowned accident
ally, whllo otheiH contend that ho
was a vlitim of tho rioting
pouglns Smith, vico-presidont of
Chicago banking institution,, hits,
purehnsed .I'J acres of bcariifg orch
ard in tiio Durrcll' tract, paying
$21,000, or $2000 an acre. J. L
Harkdull mid Phil lliunlil mado thu
stilo. ,
Oiio-hnlf of the tract is in 'J0-year-oid
d'Anjou pears mid the
other hall' iu 'JO-yenr-old Hovvpllfi,
These trees hnvo bqen Btoady pro-
ducors out! recordo tlioy lmvo nutdo
in tlio past mpru than warrant tho"
price pnid for the tract, For Sev
eral -youra past tlioy have more
than paid interest on a larger hum,
Tim price is nonrJy a record for
hearing orchard, Howovor, oua
Iraet ip' the liurrcll grovu was , sold -at
$2:iQ0 an acre. . , f&
.Mr. Smith will nmkb tiie'.liHet 4a
country liomo, wherop mi''iit4r
from tlio caroa , of ,'tho binejfcj y
world. '- ? '--i-vjv:
PLANNEDADRUfiK
WAS SUCCESSFUL
l'Mward Itohiiisou appeared hufoiu
Police Judge ('iiuoti Priday morning
to uiiswer a charge of being drunk.
"I live iu Ashland, your honor," hy
-aid, "and 1 cuiuu lo Medford yuslur
dny ttfteriioou witli thu iiiteuliuii of
gutting drunk, nnd from the circum
stances, us nearly us I can remem
ber, nnd my feelings this morning, I
surely luust'huve succeeded." Iu
which HtiittjmniiL Edward wan cor
roborated by the police
"An Inmost confession is good for
Hie soul," ipioth the .judge, "so it
will oulv cost you $.' on account of
vour successful effort."
W. Thompson left u southbound
train yesterday iu order to telieve
the drouth produced by u journey
through the arid regions north. He
hoisted iu one too many mid the
Southern Pacific, like tho tide, walls
not. Tlmmimou'ri hut and oilier par
aphernalia went on without him. Af
ter giving him a little fatherly ad
vice and 'adding .f.'l to Hie city trens.
ury, .Indue Canon allowed him to
continue bis joiirnev to Lukcview.
WILL CONSIDER MANY
T
The cil t oiiiicd will meet tin
evening m adptiirncd session to con
sider a number of oidiimnccs. Among
them will bo ordinances levying
sewer aHossinoils on tivo streets on
the cast Hide, imtieo of which as
sOMiuunl have bueh duty piiblihed.
' The provision for .W'l.fiOO im
liiovemeiit IidimU will nl&o.upnio up
for uomaiduriitiuti.
The light coiiiinittcu litis had uudir
coiisiduratiou for some timu tho
ntoiioxition of thu iimtallation of
culcr liulits along Main street, ii.
the Iniaiiiuftrf Koetion. The .projKisi
liou U that the property owners iu-
lall the Inmls in trout ot tltcil", sev
eral liuldings and the uliy will, take
oare of thorn thoroaftor', iwiyiiig: fr
ulMctiieity, repaint, uio.
, Other inatturs will probably I'giuo
tpi for dioiiksiou. The ulGv i ucordor
flavn iw never known vht( will lie
spruuK uu him at any mm council
niHotiiig.
Tim riiinatnB of'fM:iv f!h:ii-lev whn
- - "
died at Portland Wudneiiduy, wore
talma to HrnwuBbnro i-rltluy nioru
lag. whore the Interment watt mado
In the afternoon.
:m