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jLEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1910.
No. 222.
WILL INVESTIGATE ALLEGED CHINESE SLAVERY SYSTEM IN SAN FRANCISCO
THIS STATE CALIFORNIA S.P.RATES feS" RUMOR HAS
POME TO FOLLOW LOWERED HE? fX-RULER
OUT WAY OUR LEAD 0NC00LING soon POISONED
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Massachusetts Writes to Oregon for
Copies of the Progressive Laws in
Use In This State Foss Will Use
flicm as a Basis for Recommen
dation.
Til
SALHM, Or., Dec. 8. Requests
nrq coming to tlio secretary of state's
offlco at Salom from far and wide
over the United States for Information
regarding the workings of tho Initia
tive and referendum, the recall and
otlicr measures following tho rccont
election in this state. The election
pamphlets Issued by tho stato aro In
C.rcnt domand, sovoral thousand hav
ing been mailed out to correspond
ents slnco they wore printed. Tho
latest roquost came today from Attor
ney Gcorgo Frederick Williams of
Hoston, a friend of Governor Foss of
Massachusetts. Williams stated that
Governor Foss would uso Orogon
laws its basis for recommendation
Fruitgrowers of Bear State Prepare
to Standardize Their Fruit, Hop
ing to Gain Reputation Similar (o
Titat Already Secured by the
Fruitgrowers of Oregon.
STOCKTON, Cal., Dee. 8. One
ot! tliu must important subjects
taken up by the California Fruit
growers' association in convention
horc standardization of pack n
being considered by the delegates to
day. The season just closed lias
marked the first year of organized
effort for standardization of fruit
in California. Five counties ship
ped no fruit this year (hat was not
stnuunnlizetl, and the result was
most satisfactory.
Tho growers hope to mnkc tho
label, "grown in Culifarulii, .stan
dardized." a sufficient guarantee of
Railroad Ordered to Reduce Its Re
frigerator Rates to Old Standing
by Interstate Commerce Commis
sion Rato Was Advanced Fifteen
Cents Per Hundred.
(Continued on Pago 2.)
WASHINGTON. D. C, Doe. 8.
Tho Southern Pacific railroad was
ordered to reduce its refrigerator
rates to the old standing by tho in
terstate commerce commission to
day, following the hearing of n com
plaint by shippers that tho rato had
been advanced 15 cents per hundred
pounds on oranges and lemons in
tho last year.
The Arlington Fruit Kxehnugo
company nnd other const fruit con
cerns wore" responsible for tho re
duction, having charged that tho
rates were exorbitant. Tho right of
tho bhippors to ro-cool tiieir fruit
was another matter brought up at
the hearing,
Extensive System of Chinese Peon
age Said to Exist in San Fran
ciscoBrought to Light by In
vestigation of Smuggling by Fed
eral Officials. "
Hill NOI INTERESTED IN 1 1 1 RAILROAD
SO SAID HEAD OF
EMPIREBUILDERS'
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OREGON
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AUTOMOBILE 10
SDPPLANI HORSE
John F. Stevens States That Re
ports Were Wrong Barnum
Bought Engine From Them, Giv
ing Color to Stoiy.
POllTLAND, Dec. 8.- Tho Hill
system lh ' interested i" any f,mn
or manner in tho Hoguo Kivor Valley
railroad that is operated between
Medford and Jacksonville, states
Pi cedent John F. Stevens of the
Hill lines in Oregon. He referred to
the matter, lie explained, bucause
when iM California reports readied
him to the effect that the road was
a part of the Hill system.
"I readily understand how that
rumor was started," explained Mr.
Stevens this morning. "Tho road
bought a locomotive from us that
had been used on tho Astoria & Co
lumbia River railroad and that w
bad no uso for, and seeing tiie let
tering on it, the people of course
drew tho conclusion (hat tiie road
wan using pari of our equipment.
Hut such is not tiie case. Wo sold
thein tho locomotive as we occas
ionally dispose of lulling stock that
we can spare to Jogging or oilier
smaller roads."
Mr. Steven has returned from
California, agonmpnuied by Mrs.
Stevens nnd his son, John F. Slov
ens Jr., and Mrs. John F. Sloven,
Jr. who are on their way home lo
Chicago on their wedding trip, Un
voting people having been married
about three weeks ago in Cliieng'.
where Mr. Stevens is in tho rnil
rmid Mipplv biiaino.-.-.
'I speut nearly three woeks in
California routine up mid looovoring
frmn hii attack nf tho grip that I
contracted on my recent trip oict."
said Mr. Stoveiis. "nnd tiow fee'
much letter. I did not allow myscif
to think of busiuo for a moment
while in California and did not even
receive any mull. So I have prac
tically been dead to the buiuois
world since T laft here.
Mr. and Mra. Steveae, Jr., wiJU
pr.diahlv remain in Portland a few
days bpfoi rpauiniaK the trip to
CliicHro.
DRAWN MICA
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DEAD WOMAN'S
IDENTITY KNOWN
Fire Laddies Hold Banquet and Bus
incss Session Many Matters for
tho "Good of the Department"
Discussed Officials to Aid.
That Medford will soon change her
present flro equlpniont, discarding
horses' tor modern nutomohllo flro
trucks, was forecast last ovenlng nt
a meeting of tho .Medford flro de
partment at which tlmo city officials
voiced their approval of such n
change on tho grounds that it was
more economical and much more
TMM KILLED
Had Lived Checkered Career
Throughout Northwest Coroner's
Jury Finds That She Came to Her
Death Under Wheels of Train.
Mystery no longer surrounds tho
death of the woman found by tho
railway track ..Wednesday morning.
While her truo identity is a more
conjecture, it is known that she
went by tho naino of Hollo Kills and
formerly Jived with hor husband, J.
If. Kllib, in Spokane, Wash. Tho
pair became estranged and, aooord-
( Continued on Pago -)
(Continued on Pago 2.)
I
. MARY BAKER G. EDDY IS
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SERVICE SIMPLE
BOSTON, Mass., Doc. 8. Tho fun- James Hussoll Lowell and Ollvor
oral of Mrs. .Mary Haker fllovor tidily,
founder and lute head of the Chris
tian Scloneo church, was held this
morning from hor lato ros'ldenco on
Chestnut Hill. The funoral was un
ostentatious and in accord with hor
wlshos there was no music nor floral
display.
The remain will he removed later
to a tomb now being constructed l'
Won (I oil Holmes ran bo soon.
As tho funoral rortego passed
through the Htreots on Its Way to tho
comotory It attractod considerable at
tention, many persons having waited
to watch It pass.
Aftor tho funoral party had loft
tho comotory a guard was thrown
around tho vault. Tho guard will bo
maintained until tho body Is finally
u most exclusive section of Mount Au-. placed In tho tomb that Is bolng pro-
burn, from which slfe the tombs of pared for It.
Washington; d. a, Dee. 8.
Federal officials will order a rigid
investigation of the San Francisco
Cliincso slavery system upon receipt
of official reports from tho local
immigration officials 'in that city.
Detailed reports have not yet been'
recoived, but it is expected Ihoy will
bo forthcoming soon.
Tho department of commerco and
labor and the trenBiiry department
never have received reports of cases
of peonage. It is thought this may
bo duo lo tho fact! that specific
cases become known only to individ
ual employes of tho different de
partments at Sau Francisco, and
that these employes failed to report
them to their superiors.
Witli the completion of tho opera
tions of u number of secret scrvico
agents on tho coast, it is intimated
here that ehnrges warranting ilu fi
nite action will bo'pruforred.
SAN FItANClSCO, Dec. 8. Fed
oral investigation Into tho cxtonslvo
smuggling ring today rovoaled tho
alleged existence of Chlneso peonago
In America. Chinamen desiring to
enter tho United States nro bound
out to morchnnts In the various Chl
neso quarters of Amerlcnn cities, be
coming virtual slaves until they havo
earned their passago to America, tho
fees of tho whlto and yellow smug
glers and a profft for their quasl-oin-ployor.
In addition to exposing tho peon
ago system of the smugglers, It Is
rumored In Chinatown today that 11
stowaways woro brought In on tho
liner Manchuria and that 2(1 of tho
contraband mon and women woro
lauded under cover of darkness bo
fore tho federal officers captured tho
1G now held at Angel island.
It Is said that tho stowaways woro
In two bands, each concealed In the
dark holds of the veasol.
Whether the customs and Immi
gration officials wero aware of .the
oxlstelnce ot the first band Is not
known, as the government agents aro
endeavoring to prevent In ovory way
tho development! of their Investiga
tion from becoming public.
Influential Chinese declare that tho
majority of tho officials In the ImiiiM
gratlon sorvlco horo personally know
of tho existence of tho peonage sys
tem and Its operation, but that offi
cially they aro unaware of It,
Persistent Rumor That Deposed
Turk Ruler Is Dead Was Given
Added Color Today Announced
That His Illness Has Taken Seri
ous Turn Whereabouts Secret.
WANT JOB
ONLY FOR
THE COIN
20 PER CENT
CONSTANTINOPLE. Dee. 8.--A
porstslent rumor that Abdul Hu
mid, deposed sultan, is dead, which
has been widely circulated for tho
past week nnd as widely believed,
despite denials from official sources
was given added color today when
it was aulhoritativol.V announced
that Abdul's illness had taken a se
rious turn. j
Tho theory is advanced tiint the
Turkish officials are preparing the
minds of Abdul's followers for I ho
worst. A sudden announcement of
his death, thoy beliovo, would bo fol-
Huinor says that Abdul was pois
oned. No ono knows his exact
whereabouts.
Many Ashland Men Would File for
Mayor and Council If Salary
Mcasuro Carries, Otherwise There
Will Bo a Dearth of Candidates at
Next Election.
GROWTH IS
MADEINU.S.
ASHLAND, Or., Deo. 8. If tho
salary measuro falls to pass at the
special city election to ho hold In this
city on Dccombcr It, there promises
to bo n dlrth of candidates for tho
various city offices which aro soon to
ho filled. On the other hand, If tho
measuro carries, tho candidates nro lo
glon. Ashland on tho 11th will voto on
a measuro providing n salary ot $125
n motrth for tho mayor, and $25 a
month for couucllmcn. One day later
tho dato for filing ot potltlona ot
candidates for offlco will cease. This
means that during tho olght hours
With Complete Returns From All
Except Eight States, Estimates by
Census Bureau Place Populatlsn
of United States at 92,135,221
Growth Is Rapid Gain 15,000,000
(Continued on Pago 2.)
WASHINGTON, D. O., (Doc. 8.
tistlmates by tho census bureau based
on complete returns from all oxcept
olght states place tho population ot
tho United States at 02,135,221. This
estimate docs not Includo Alaska or
other liiBiilar possessions.
Tho population In IP 00 was 7G,
303,387. Tho gain Is 15,831,044 or
20 per cont.
The United States kcops tho same
rank among tho nations ot the world.
China has 432,000,000, tho British
umplro 392,84G,835, and Russia 140,
7U0.C00. 'Tho consua of 1820 gavo tho Unlt-
CCotitinuod on Pago 2.)
DELEGATION
T
OATTEN ASM
LOOKS LIKE BIO
SANTA CLAUS IN
CITY THIS YEAR
All of tho Stores In the City Aro Ex
ceptionally Well Supplied With
Goods-Splendid Offering in All
Lines Stocks Freely Moving.
In no way are tho metropolitan
tendencies ot Medford more clearly
shown than In the largo and varied
stock of goods provided by all local
merchants In their soparatn and In
dividual Ilium for tho satisfaction of
tho Christmas shopper. In every
store and In overwhelming variety Is
found an excellent and up-to-date
WOMAN DEAD:
MAN IS DYING:
CRIME STARTLES
After Shooting Woman Five Times,
Man Hacks Own Throat Witli
Razor, Thrusts Head In Bath Tuli
and Tries to Beat Out Brains.
EMPLOYMENT OF
PRISONERS WILL
BE SUPPORTED
Memorial Is Adopted by Commercial
Club Requesting Oregon's Delega
tion In Congress to Ascertain tho
Cause of Delay in Granting Patent
(Continued on Pago 2.)
SAN FHANCJSCO. Cal.. Dee. 8.
.Mrs. Kulm Wcbb-llartley, 'JO,
proprietress of the Hotel Ilriilo, who
was shot five times yesterday by
lames Whitley, (10, hor' partner 1.1
tho hotel, died today ut 7 o'olook.
Whitley, who haokud his Ihtoal with
h razor. Ilmitit his head in a half
filled bathtub nnd iluui pojindud bin
(Continued on Page 2.)
WAS IT A FIGHT?
JEFF TO ANSWER
REPUBLICANS SPEND THREE
TIMES AS MUCH AS DEMOCRATS
WASHINGTON, I). C, Dee. 8. -The
republican and democratic na
tional campaign committees today
tiled lists of contributions and ex
penses in the lucent eongroMiioiial
campaign.
The republican received ni.d ex
pended $7l,:i";5; the democratc,
M7.771.
Chairman McKinli-v
publcaii committee
of tho r"
CLAIM VICTOR? FOR THE PEERS
Lord Roseberry ami Arthur Balfour Say Elections Were Not Suffi
ciently Decisive to Warrant Curtailment of Power of the
House of Lords Liberal Orgrti Is Opposed.
LONDON, Dee. 8. A conferva-, Lord Kobrrv and Arthur HaJfour
live MUr gmi of larec ul. in pr-!d "da that the election were
liamcnt ywterday gave n tdav ""' -utfWntlv deceive to warrant
lo tke moat extravagant claim.
MRS
0 INII
(Coiiliniit-d on Pago 2.)
l.OH ANOHLKS. Cal., Doc. 8
James J. Jeffries" prlvato opinion as
to whothor tho rccr-nt Hono unpleas
antness actually was a prize fight
must bo told In court, and by the
fallen hope of tho white race hlmsolf.
Jeffrlos was served with a subponu
yesterday by a detoctiro from the ills,
trlct attorney's office. Ho must ap
pear In a suit against I). Uyrne, who
Is alleged to havo exhibited pictures
of tho Johnson victory at Arcadia In
violation of the statutes.
Jeffries Is reported to havo dodged
tho subpena servors for several days.
It has boen facetiously said that he
entertains socretly tho opinion ox
pressed publicly by (arsons who saw
tho affair that It could not bo digni
fied by the term "fight," according
to the stipulation made
lexicographers that It
nsnkf any fight. tho striken and their families U dally
$r0(J(), the Union League oluli of
Philadelphia tj57.')0, Leslie M. Sh.iw
$HJ:H, Hlilui Itoot $oUU, John liny
Hammond .f 100, Frank II. Hitch
cock $300, Charles D. Norton, non
rotary to tho president, $101); Am
baHMidor Kerens, $')00,
Tho republican funds were dis
tributed iiin-.t livi-U in KaiiHan,
I'Mwi, Ki-iitii'k, Mk'Iiiuii, Minnc
hota, Ohio, Ti'iiui--te, Oklahoma
contributed nnd Miout
SflUff 1
Garment Workers Growing Desperate Five Thousand Families Without
Necessities of Life 25,000 People Now B.lii( Fed by Com
missaries Established by the Organization.
CHICAdO. !). 8. With Indlcn-ibei-omliiKinoredeeuerflt. Plvathoii-
by certain 'Hone Hut garment workers strue will ml famUlee are reported as near
takes two to contluuull winter, the situation of,""1""1 starvation. Jhilonltts assort
(Continued on Pago 2.)
Jledford will scud a laro dulegu
liou to the state ood roads conven
tion to bo hold nt Portland Monday,
instructed to work for sluto-aided
highways mid for tho employment of
atulo prisoners on tho Crater Lako
highway. At the meeting of the
iMitdfortl Commercial uJuh held Wed
itosday, every member interested in
tho subject who can attend wan re
quested lo inform the secretary and
receive appointment as nil .author
ized doliwio.
A memorial was adopted request
iiiK Oregon's coiigroHiotial delega
tion lo ascertain tho reasons for do
lay in j;rnii(iu(r patents to thu- lihto
Ledgo copper mine, which woro np-
plied for two years ago, and which,
lor eomo unknown otuiio mid unax
pluiued reason, are lieiuj; hold up by
the department of ilia interior. Tho
Oregon senators nnd uongros&iuou
are loipioutud to unfnthoiu thu mys
tery nnd hasten (lie onto along, m
thu speedy operation of tho uiuie,
upon which u million dollars htvj
I) eon apetit in development work, dc
peuda .ii)oii the rucclving oj.' Jho pul
uiits. The exhibit building came up for
ilUonssion and the history' of tho
structure was given by its huildoro.
It was built seven yours ago from
funds raised by John D. Olwell, uot
tributed bv seven fruitgrowers and
htirtitioMM men of Medford. Thu ex
hibits went collected, owned and
mnttitaiued by Mr. Olwell, tho lights
lining furnished free by the lloguu
ltier KJootriu company nnd tho hitu,
by the Southern Pacific. It hud
uover ooat tho Commoroiul oluh or
the cillaen of Medford a cent, and
wnri purely a privnto enterprise,
though of puMio benefit. Mr. Olwell
tutod that ho was' willing to re
move it, or to soil it to tho club, if
duaitud, but thu olub decided that
lit Ita present financial condition tho
piirchtthe and mniiitainanco were
out nf the nueMion nnd recommend-
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