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FIFTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, ORKOON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1910.
No. 210.,
GREAT
ATTLE NEAR CASTRO CIENGAS
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LOSSES
ON BOTH
IDES REPORTED
TO BE VERY HEAVY
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MOVING
njlY DR. CRIPPEN PAYS
EL PASO, Nov. 23. A floco lmttlo
between n forco of 1000 rebels un
der command of Francisco Mndero,
Hie rorolutionnry leader, ami an equal
number of loyal Mexican troops was
fought early todny at, Castro dongas,
according to reports received hero at
9 o'elon this morning.
Tbe result or the ongngeinont could
not bo learned up to that hour. At
3 o'clock, two hours after tho battle
began, tho rebels wero rpported stead
ily gaining and about ready to storm
tho town.
According to tho mcagro details
obtained tbe Insurrection forco quiet
ly occupied n hilltop outsldo tho town
under cover of darkness and at mid
night moved ta tho nttack. At 10
o'clock a Rcntry challenged tho van
guard and Immedlato fighting be
gan. It Is impossible to estlmnto the
casualties, but from tho most rolla
blo accounts, It la believed tho los
kos on both sides wore heavy.
El 1'aso Is eagerly awaiting nows
of another conflict expected nt Chi
huahua. A force of 9000 rebels oc
cupied nn Atnerlcnn smelter company
plant Just outside tho town at dusk
last night, preparatory to attaoklng
tho town at daybreak. oQnornl Ter
rar.zas, commanding tho Mexican gar
rlsnu at Chjbuabua, .Issued, n draft
order and every citizen of inllitnry
:igo was ordered to report for duty.
No word has reached hero slnco mid
night, and It is bolleved that tho
fighting Is now In progress.
Another lmttlo is expected when
.'1000 loyalists, hastening to tho aid
or the sorely tried garrisons of (lomez
Polnclo, Torroon and Parral aro met
by a large forco of revolutionists
which hnvo gone to meet thorn He-
ports received hero today from tho
three points named aro that tho fight
ing Is still going on steadily. Tho
rebels twice occupied tho town of
Gomez Pnlaclo Inst night and each
time wero driven out. Two federal
soldleni and several rebels wero
slain.
Refugees from Torroon and Oomoz
Paluclo nrrlved hero today. They
declared that at Gomez Pnlaclo the
municipal palaco was burned and tho
chief of police killed. Tho revolu
tionists Trc driven out but returned,
only to bo again repulsed by tho rur-
ales. Tho casualties on tho sido of
teb Insurgents arc unknown, tho reb
els having taken their dead and
wounded to tho hills.
Parral, It Is reported, has boon re
taken by tho RoVornment troops.
Two American citizens, ono a miner
named Lawton, who was standing In
a doorway of tho Foreign club at
Gomez Palnclo, wore killed by stray
bullets. When reinforcements nr
rlved for the rcdernl troops tho rebels
fled to tho hills.
Torreon Is reported quiet, tho rof
tigess donylng that fighting occurred
there. They maintain that tho con
flict was continued 'to Gomoz Pn
laclo
Troops and rurales aro guarding
and fortifying Chlhunhua. Machine
guns have boon mounted otftiie muni
cipal palace and ono tho cathedral,
with a command of tho principal
stroots. A nnttnek was momentarily
expected when tho refugees left.
, Tho revolutionary junta hero de
nies thnt Insurgents killed or mal
treated Americans, saying that the
reports woro sprond by govnrnniont
sympathizers in order to discredit
tho uprising.
TOMORROW tho Mail Tribune intoiuljfcto move tho grantor portion oC its news
paper plant into the new building nMhc corner of Fir and Sixth streets, and on
Friday will be ready for business in the new, quarters. t
Tim mnviinr ot a newsiumor plant is a ihjivg uiuiertaicintr and tor tuat reason no
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.,., ,-.f,. w Iwi iuuiwwl fmnni'vmv.
IKlJJl-l 111 uu woimi wu...vi.... JL
The management hopes to soon Do nine to invito its large
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX TO
ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON
Kiln Whedlur Wilcox, America'
iiroinior feminine nullior, will arrive
in Mi'dfnrd litis afternoon for n visit
willt 'friends mnl will remain until
iiunI Sunday. - Mrs. Wilcox, with lift
liunlfuntl, is touring llie world, nnl
nro -(oppiiic over horu in older lo
i-il Mr. and Mr, llatiptiiiau of Ta
ble Hock.
Mr-. Wilco will be mot by a com
mit I 'o of Imliet from the Greater
r'ilfortl elult, coiif,rtl)ujr of Me.--dnmos
rnroy, Kuntiior, Vnwter, Al
ford, Undue, l'ickul and Ilurmon
She will lo oseotted to the Nosh ho
tul, whore u room litis been decorated
for lier. It i tastefully doeorutoi'
with pink'carnuliniib and Oregon
ni(.
If Mrs. Wilcox is willinsr a rooep
tiou will bo tciitlcrcd her lieforo liei
departure Suidiiv
WM
SMASH
BENSELLING FOR
ASQUJTH'S HOUSE SENATE PRESIDENT
Suffrancttes Execute Flank Move-1 Multnomah Senators
meut and Hurl Stones and Bottles, ready With Candidate
at Home of Premier, Smashing I
Nearly Every Window.
LONDON, Nov. 2.1. Thoir move
ment Hidduit l.V U heavy foic thnt
norlittiiK London. atiffrnKotlos oab
culed n flunk movement utt the lioino
of 1'iamier Aaqnlth early todny, mid,
hurliae iron bulU, moiios and bot
tle, broke nearly uvury window in
11m' Iiohm.
Th attack. Iated fcavoral min
utes, during Hbich a hail of iiii
mUs fell about tho Aaquiih homo.
The rit niiuiftler and hi family
were anui-.-d. but wr unable U
ffHl the attack. Finaky the xtlic
er Miiiiin.'iieil uud several of the
.iltifl-mg l-'i'iy re iirreWd.
Tin im'ii.mi iuttraiti'ltc iili nt-
lacii-d ! b"tii'- of Sir
(lrv. )creir.v fir fori(ii
in Field Al
to Preside
Over State Senate Joseph Simon
Last Portland Man in Position.
I'OKTLAND, Or., Nov. 23. Hub
Soiling, u local merchant, wuu the
iiiiHiiimoiiii choice of llie Miiltiionuili
K0unton for prtxiiilaiit of tliu uuuh
ut u poiif oi oo lt nit;lit. Tli
Multuouwli dvlttKution iu llie liounc
lm MiiuyNueed that if the twt wilt
cive Mulliioiimli county Ilia piWiltmt
of the iHtnuto it will uot iml up a
onudidnto for mmHkwr, Mid a meol
iutr of Ilia .Miilliiiiimtli ilclesiliui
prolmlily will h hold in the iieai
ftituro to iuriortfe the action of tin
taettalurtf lt lUfht.
MultiMiwah oounty has not had the
pwhidenoy of the neurit -incn Jo-
i M-pii MmoH irMHlt(l ovor Die uppor
Ilwaril , houo Mini the Mitltuoiuali ilnlatioi
affaitv, ' in both brHiit-hen of thf lcj(i.lHlme
and Wuixtoii (.'bnrcliill, xwrflarv for hu- taken the ih.mIu.ii lli.it Ibe pre--lint
a II ii it . a well a- Ike hoiiii" ot-ideiii'V of tllr cnal- l due lln-I-Wi.
llaic.Ult. - r.-UI IV Htflllli.
eirele of friends in to
inspect the new quarters. Once in the new building the .Mail Tribune will have tho
finest, most eonveni(,nt"home of any newspaper in the state outside of Portland, and
we want vou all to see it.
MEDFORD WILL
FULLY OBSERVE
-4--r-f r Hf
EIFERT CANDIDATE
FOR MAYOR
THANKSG
VING
Stores. Will Close Tomorrow
Churches to Hold Proper Cerc
Monics Football Game Is Ar
ranfletl for Afternoon.
'
STORES TO CLOSE.
In nccordiinco with the
wish of tho innjorily of tho
murehaiitK ot tho city, the
hoard of directors of tho
Merchailt)' associutioii have
rJ.tiiUAted that all llie .storvtn,
with the exception of grocer
ies uud meal murkelrt, he
(tlosed nil of ThiiuksxiviiiK
day in order that the day
may he enjoyed as n holiday
by nil.
drocuricu and meal iimr
kcts will remaiir open until
31 u. m. to accommodate
their, patrons.
II. C. OAKNKTT, Pies.
J. II. C'AKICIN, Sec.
f-t--f-ft-f -f-ft
loli;ious Bervicob, soeinl func
lioiis, fiitertaiiiinont, fcnstiiiK uud
-porl will bo noino of the varied fea
tures on the program of observance
ihnt will he offered tho people of
Modforrd on Thanksgiving d'ny.
As the day i a leul holiday in
the utnte, all public offices will be
lotted. Most private institutions,
itich us wholc-nlc mid ret nil storos,
banks uud otfices, will lollow tho
iistom of former yours anil run with
uinimum fjucos or he olomid entire
ly. Union ThnnkuKiviiiK aorvieos will
')U held nt (ho l'loMbytiiriuii cluircli
riiuisduy ovoniiiK nt 7:'M o'clock,
.hu two Methodist, tho Presbyterian,
.ho UitptUl, the Christian and Oer
aiau Luthoraii churchos .joining in
ho hen ioo. Tho ohoim of (lie hi--ral
churchoH will join in tho inii-ic.
Itev. Mr. Pliipiir. of tbo M. I).
iliurch South will deliver tbo cere
mony. The pastors of tho olhor
hurdie will aitfl in tlio ooruiuoii-
IOh.
The services nro hold in tliu ovn
niug for tlio milfoil (hat provious
-xpaiiutioo ha proven it to lie dif
ficult to Nuciiru u good (UiiUunoo in
the moruintr.
Hev. Mr. Luoiia of SL , Mark'.
ICpiticopal church will hold TIiiiiiIih
u'i vini; services ul 10 o'olook in St.
Murk's hall.
Miimh will ho aaid ut lliw Catholic
ohiirch at 10 o'olook. '
Tho return lo llmir homo of Mod
ford' Kroiip of hoys and tclrU who
are utleiidiiiK oolleKoa uud iinlvorai-
Jit in tho iiorthwottt will hu tho oe
ruxioii of nuineniiia pleAsant auoial
evonU,
In the field of Hporla, Medford
will hnvo (hu ploaaure of wiluoaxiiiK
a foolhall namo hotwouu Modfurd
ami Aliland in the afternoon.
Eight Injured.
LOS ANflHLKS, Nov. 23. hslit
yeriona woro Injured wbon a atrottt
cor on the Vermont avunuo lluv
JumiHxl tbo track borlly after mid
nlK'il No out huh MrloiiMly hurt.
Hltbougli hCM-ral rcren. m ciiIh uml
bruUim
To- tho Editor:
Acting upon tlio ndvico nud
frolioitution of my friends, 1
hnvo decided lo announce
myself us ti Caiulidalo for
election to tlio offioo of
mayor ut tho coming oily
election. I fool thil my three
uud a hnlf, yl'ars' cxijoriojioo
us councilman, president of
the council nud anting mayor
have qualified me to give
Medford what is desired 'by
all our people a business
udmiuistrulioii, and, if olcot
od, thnt will ho m.y earnest
mid sincero omlonvor.
W. W. EIFRHT.
Um TONS AND
HALF IS WEIGHT
MEDFORD'S BIRD
f -f f flU H
CAVEN
BLOCKS
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STORM
SEWER
Prppcrty .Is Flooded by Flood Wa
ter Laroc Force of Men at Work
'Puttinii in a Temporary Drain-
Tim heavy rain of Tuesday night
caused u oavo-iu of tlio storm Bower
ditch between Oakdalo uud lv
street, uud smaller slips along the
lino 'to (trapu.
The big slide, howovor, is tho only
ono from which duiuugc , resulted.
The coutraclorh woro just ready t
connect the storm sewer ttiidor tho
pavement of Oakdalu and tho trench
hud not been filled below. Tho ninny
tons of earth falling upon the un
protected pipo caused u break,
which htoiiiicd tho flow of tlio wn-
tor uud bucked it up ovor tho Mir-
roiinding proper! v.
St root (JommiasiouQr linker litis n
force of moii putting in u temporary
drain to toliovo the congestion uud
to divert the ihw of the unler "ltn
tho sewer bclou the break.
NORTH YAKIMA
IS SOME
SORE
Great American Turkey Wllh Form
Chief Article of Food on Many
Tables in Medford Tomorrow
Many of Them Sold.
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"" Hero nro tho specifications
"" of Medford's Thanksgiving
" turkov:
Woi.dit -rillll imiimlu. ii .
T two tons nml n half. mS"''
t Aviirngiu prit'o liaid 2tt5
f p.iat .t.i:m ho
"" Tills lurkoy will ho distrih-
tiled among fil 1 fatnilios.
According li estimates furninhod
by tho viirioim moiit mnrkola of
Medford fill turkeys will he union
.in Medford tomorrow. The average
weight of tho birds is ton pound-
nud tho nvorngo price paid is '8
cents. Hence Medford will expend
noarlv $ 1 500 for the white und dark
moat.
Wednesday morning Ityheo & Neill
hud disposed of 111) birds; llie Hev
innrkot acknowledges to B.'i, Nich.ils
& Ashpole 100, JViirnor, Wortinnn &
Ooro 110 ami (he Kogito 1'ivcr Fih
innrkot .10, making a toinl of 'II").
Aocordiug to the OH(imnlo:i made on
today's mile Iho toinl number will
reach .111. '
' The t ratio has boon holier this
year, wiy tho purveyors of mollis,
t lut ti oyer bof'oro, und while tho total
number is largo, it is ooimurvulivc
onlininfo.
Frultiirowers Arc Not Pleased by
the Decision of Jmlics at the Na
tional Apple Show Exhibited
Nine Carloads.
NORTH YAKIMA. Wtwli., Nov. 23.
With nine eurloud. out of 10
shown at the Spokane apple mIiow,
ttom tliu Vakiinu uille.y, this swlioii
in not owriy idttaMid with Iho de
oiaioue of the jiulaea. That Norlh
VukiiuH fruit would,, out wiu lue
swoMlakM wiu u fjuioKniia con
olnaion. Thwr are grower hero
who believu I hot Yuklliia could ex
hibit for a iiuuki'r of a ouniury with
out once earrying off (ho bif rit.
Aaide fruiu (he carlout of Wiuexuiu.
exhibited by II. M. Gilbert, priu-ti
cally no fine in the omisirtunt
cjuMMri cuiue this wu.v, tliotigb in I1114
aud idale exhibiu the valley receiv
ed a number ' of awards. Iitc
uwardx irivf firl prize on a mi.l
carload o linluiiil Hurl of Tuimh
i"b. t"i' I)i-li ion- nud Whiii- nii.-r
1'iiiroi.iii'-
Auto Overturns.
SANTA MONICA, Nov. 23. Oho
racing automobile overturned und
two others wont through iiuiiHital ac
robatic porrorniiitioo today on tbo
Nevada avontio 'Mouth ourvo" of tbo
Santa .Monica road ruro course. Tho
big Apportion car, lion IComobor drlv-
lni( and KorgiiKon moehaiilclau, ovor-
turned mi tbo daiiKorous curve.
Neither man was Injured, although
Homelier was caught bonorith tbo car.
According to Kona'hor, tho machine
will bo In Hhnpo for tomorrow's race
In upllo of minor broakagoa canned by
the acoldunt,
Baseball Mcetinn.
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IliriTIJ. .Mont.. Nov. UJI. The
first uieetiiiK of the Union IliiweliNll
aaMcuition will lie held in Unite on
Oeoetuher 7, according to mi hu
noiinoeiiiHol by W. II. Luoan, who i
oho of tfie priiiuotera of ilia newest
baaehall league in Iho weal.
'Ilia hiiMJliesH of the mueliiig wil
ho iriveti over to effoclinjc a perma
nent '-KAiiizMluiu. The friuichiae
will bo awarded al.o.
Them will ha rciueaenlntivo in
alteiidance from Mute, Kail ak?.
OhiIhiI) Ho is, Twin I'ulls, Idaho
.Kails, Miesoula and (ireat 1'nlU.
Mexican Attacked,
DKNVHIL CiUi.. Kov; 2a.Iuter
iitilioual couiplieMlioiiH are threaten
ed 11 the result of the iillrv.'.l mi-.
Ili'iiliiD'iil ot Mivoil ( .i-laiinn, .1
i ull'iil ul ltn- Mi n all 1 oli.iiv In 11
ulv i-laj w , r"
WITH HIS LIFE FOR
MURDER OF WIFE
i.u.NuuiM, inov, s;i. AinoiiK a Hcoroioiiuiiousiy 10 aiiss i.onevo, wno, thej
ot unmarked flagstono-covored gruves solicitously to Miss Lcnove. At that;
Iu tbo yard of Pontonvlllo prison tp- It lino tho girl, who roglatored as Miss
ilny lies tho body of Or. llnwloy H.J Allen, had loft Englnnd soil.
Crlppon, whllo Miss Ethol Clalro Lo-J yn jn.tti.fHSi 1 ' ,
novo, for whom Crlppen committed a I nronkrnst wna nerved at n ooek
crlmo for which ho pntd with his llfo. ,t (!rillon wotild not eat. At 8:30
Is being borrio toward America 011 tho tho KOvornop of tho pr(aoH Entitled "'
llnor Majestic. tbo condemned mnn that, lio must pre-
Dr. llawloy II. Crlppon hanged to. I)aro for tho mnrch to .... ac-nl(!-
uay ni rouiouviiio tor ttio nuiruer or
his wife, Hollo lClmoro Crlppon, 1 tie
coded to bo ono of tbo most roninrk
ablo criminals that ovor sprung a trap
011 any gallows In Merrlo England.
Did Ho Confess?
Whothor Crlppon confessed tho
crlmo to his spiritual advisor, Cnry,
after oiubr,acln Catholicism, Hhort'ly
lieforo ho started his Journey to tho
gallows, wnothor ho confessed tho
details of n liorrlblo crlmo to his
counsel, or whothor ho sold a bonn
fldo or spurlotis confession to tho
London EvonlnV Times to provldo
Mlsa Lonevo with n componsntlon,
probably aovor will bo known. Tho
Times roltorntcs that today tbo Amor
lean physician confessed n cunnnlngly
planned, crjlino; l-lnther Ciirpy. Miss
Lonovo nml Arthur Nowton, Crlppon's
coutisol, denied knowledge of nny
Was Wakeful
Tho doomed man's Inst night on
earth was a wakeful 011c. Ho cnllod
froouontly lo iho death watch to ask
tho tlmo. Father Caroy of tho church
of tbo Sacred Heart arrived nt dawn
and administered tho Inst rites of tho
rliurch. Crlppon ongagod In saraest
conforonco with tho priest and appar
ently did uot brood ovor his approach
ing end.
Frequently during tho talk In tho
dimly lighted coll Crlppon roforrod
Jailors pinioned Crlppon's arms and
bnrod his neck for tho easier adjust
ment of tho ropo.
Tho llttlo procession, consisting of
tho doomed man and two wardens,
led by Fathor Carey, who Intoned
prnycrs for tho dying, crossed the
fow yards separating tho condemned
colls to tho gallows and tho "scaffold,
whoro T3xccutlonor John Ellis stood
waiting.
Has Finn Step
Crlppon, without hesitation, as
though he had rohoarsod his part,
In n niltnlo tragedy, mounted the gal
lows with a firm step, iio did not
falter and ho did not break down.
To tbo few onlookers the governor,
tho sheriff, tho priest, the Jailers and
two representatives of tho prosa
Crlppon seemed acutely conscious
thnt hts thio had come. Ifo did not
speak", liowwver and irtoqd'flrra -walle'
tho black cap was being adjusted.
Outsldo tho Jail a morbid crowd
hod gathorpd, but a heavy .fog on
shrouded tho building and cloakod
tho vlow of tho Jail yard. Evon tho
forbidding black arm of tho gallows
I roe near tho roar wall could not bo
made out.
llbick Flag tTP
At 0 o'clock a spectre of a black
flag was hoisted to the top of tho
Hhndowy flag polo nonr tho prison
(Contlininl on 1'uga 8.)
BFRGER
M
l FLING AT
MORGAN AND INTERESTS
HT. LOUIR, Nov. 23. Congress-
miiit'oliiot Vlotor Merger of Wiscon
sin, soalnllst, took a fling at J. IMer
pont Morgan and tho moneyed Inter
cuts today, doubirlug that thoy woro
Indirectly ruspouulhlo for tho revolu
tion In Moxlco.
"Morgan ami tho other money
sharks are promoting tho roholllon," ,
snld llorgor, who Is a delegate to tho
Vliierlcan Federation of Labor con
vention lit session hero. "Their ln-
fuenco mimed tho United States gay
orumont to support Diaz hoforo, and
It now doubtloss extends to tho point
whoro It will cause tho placing of tho
United Stntos army at tho diunosal
of 1'rosldont Diaz. Diaz liu.-., ills
Job as president by a closo under
standing with Morgan nud the other
plutocrats whoso schomes Diaz fur
thered, sharing with thorn In tho plun
der they obtained.
SINGLED LOSES
OUT OjUIIRKEY
Constable Says His Prisoner Will
Meet Willi Little Consideration,
Inasmuch as He Canto Retwccn
Hint and His Dinner.
1 Countable ftlugler will take that
trip to Puiiuiiulr nrtur all. Yostor
day aftoriioon, whllo ho was waiting
for tho belated loiithbouiiil train In
order to go to Duiwniulr after ono Joe
Warroji. neemod of larceny In Mod
ford, ha received a dUputfh to the ef
fect that with the aid of his partner
Warren had oaeapod from tho Diiiih-
llliilr haatlle by chopping a hole In
(ho slilo walls of the J11U.
This morning Chief of I'olluo
JSIiuai'w rooelvsd Information that
Warren and his lwirtnor, whono nntuo
waa uot Klvaii, woro onpturod about
elht iuIIw aoiitli of Dummmlr, and
Sttmler left 011 tho 10:30 train to
bring 1'inK bis prlmiiUTH.
' Th.n
DIAZ WARNED
OFmilOl
Ambassador Wilson Reports to tho
State Department Tiiat He Told
the President Tiiat His Army Was
Too Concentrated.
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Nov, 211. -It
win. learned loduy 011 tho bighorn!
niiihoiily Hint tho state department
is suppressing reports that Ambas
sador Ilonry 1 1, Wilson of tho United
ytlllos warned l'rosiilopt Diaz of
Mexico that tho Miixioiin army was
tfjo con -culmtuil lo copa with n rov-
oljuliojij i
boarded tlio train. "I usually am of
nn oven dldposltlon, but whon a fol
thu train," uald Augiut '!),, as ho
low makes mo mlsa my Thanksgiving
dinner lu making n gotaway that
isn't any gol-uway at all, It makes mo
soro. so that nil tho turkoy Warron
will have will bo In his Imagination.
Thorn may bo a fow bones to bo
will be 110 chopping out of gliucd when I got home, Ut I am
, i.yJi
.
jilt, or 1 nuipiiii' .iO r I ma him on j iioul)ttuI
o