A . ' j THE WEATHER Fair tudnv niul Wednesday. Tha Mr singe of the nag!. White Fair weather. HI ICijo Italn or snow. White ami blue Local showers lllnck trinnculnr Above white, wanner, below white, colder. Whlto with bluck center Cold. Medford Mail Tribune Circulation MAIL TRIiUNE'S CIRCULA-' TION YESTERDAY WAS 2975 T. Mkii 9 -.' Tl . W FIFTH YEAH. nSDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DUCIIUER 13, 1910. NO. 226 NORTHW T ROADS READY FOR STRIKE TARIFF BITTERLY ASSAILED Cummins Says Many of Its Provis ions Arc Indefensible Defends His Resolution Providiun for a Schedule by Schedule Revision of the Tariff. Unique Snapshot Posed For by Champ Clark and Speaker Cannon WASHINGTON, I). C, Dec. l'J. -Defending the rcbolliliuti ho intro duced yo.sterdny for n modification of tiiu rules to permit a behedulc-b-schedulo revision ot tjio tariff fiom charges that it was "revolutionur and drastic," Senator Albert H. Cum mins of Iowa npoko in favor of the plan today. "It is not m.v purpose lo precipi tate a tariff debate," said Cummins. VI have no desire to discuss the mer its of the tariff law of 11)0!). 1 be lieve, however, that some of its pro visions are indefensible. I gue close attention to the recent political con test and I found the sentiment pre vailing throughout the country th.it somo of the schedules are too high Under present business condilioiic and with tho existing rules it is im possible to nmeud the tariff law. L'n lci?s the rules are modified tho pres ent tariff will continue until tlio-o believing in high protection think a . new not- is necessary, or thoso op posing tbo high protectionists wage a successful war." Cummins explninod tho effect of the proposed change, saying the uinendnionts would limit tho items of schedules tho bill carried. IIo ad mitted it would bar the limine from presenting any bill revising (lie en tire tariff. "I am heartily in favor of any plan of .atiswying the demand' of the people," said Cummins. IIo referred to the charge by Senator Halo that the rnlo ho proposed was drastic and revolutionary as entirely groundlc-. Senator Aid rich took part in the discussion, suggesting a plan foi considering tho tariff subject by sub ject. "I think lh tariff ouuht to bo con sidered subject by subject," said Aldrich. 'That would trivo a chance to consider the substnncc of the bill. I doubt if tho rule now proposed would permit of this plan." III TOILS Man Wanted at Butte Falls on a Charue 0f Hotj Stealinn. Is Nabbed in the South Relatives Live at the Falls. I " - 1 v f -mmrwwam mkw1; NGINEERS CMMP CjMMC 1 't0fWGCXmiwi Copyright. X910. by American Press Association. While bitter political rlwiN. Congressman Clianip Clark of Missouri and Speaker Cannon are Rood personal friends. Couurt'sxinun Cannon refers to Clark as "Mr Speaker" oa all occasions and enjoys tolling the Mlssourlan what ho may expect If lie becomes Democratic speaker of cougross. Clark Krowa costive under the banter of I lie Illinois statesman and says ho linn a 16ng row to hoo before bo reaches the speakership. COLO WAVE IS SWEEPING O'ER MIDDLE WEST Much Suffering Reported Among the Poor Thousands Spend Day in Bed in Order to Keep Warm Mer cury Drops to Zero. CHICAGO, III.; Doc. 13. Tho cold SENATOR ELKINS SURROUNDED BY iLUXURUTARVES Reported to Be Near Death Chief Trouble Is Inability to Diqcst His Food Has Lost Considerable Weight No One Sees Him. ARE ID IN RESERVE Francisco I. Made, Who Is To Be Executed if Captured. Work of Placing Reserve Engineers at All Division Points Has Been Under Way for Some Time Vote to Strike Was Ninety-Seven Per Cent in Favor. WASHINGTON, 1). C, Doc. 13. wnvo which yostd-uny continued to- Surroundod by luxury, yot utnivlng day and tho weather bureau predict-1 to death becauso of Inability to os el that sovoral days would olapso ho-1 nlmllato food, United Status Senator fore tho tompoarturo, which Is ueari Stephen 1). Elklns ot West Virginia tho zero mark, wjll rlso again. Is near death, according to a report Thoro 1b much sufforing among tho, cuiTont lioro today. poor, chlofly among tjio fflmlllos ot tho striking gatmont workers who are It Is said that the sonntor's chief trouble Is Inability to digest his food on tho vorgo of actual starvation and 'and that aa a leault his blood has aro without moans of purchasing, become Impoverished. It Is assorted fuol. Thousands of persons In tho 'that ho has lost consldorablo wolght tonomont liouso district spoilt yoster-and that bis frlonds would not know day In bed. Tho mercury vs sovon . him, so greatly has ho changod. No Above zero In tho hoart of tho city 'one Is parmlttetl to t,oo tho sountor, uid below zero In tho suburbs, tho I although It was announced at tho 151 coldost day rocordod so far this wln-i kins residence last night that his con7 e. I dltlon wau good and that thoro was The cold wnvo saoms lo bo gon- no causo for alarm oral throughout tho country. Din patches from Mlaslnlppl roport schools sufforing from cold and en tire communities aro strlokou with crip and slullar complaints. Moorhcad. Minn., rouortod the coldest murk, 10 below zoro; Winni peg, Canada, announced '.'0 below zero. Noithllcld. Vt , wus tho cold est place Ju t'.ie east, 8 below. . accidentalThot results in death FRED CUillNGS IS AJNEDICT ' Weds and Keeps Matter a Secret Un I til Ho Lets News Leak Out Is the ! Manager of the Rogue River Canal Company. POItTLANI), Or., Dec. IS). Front sources considered as well informed concerning railroad activities, it was reported today that tho various rail roads in tho northwest have been quietly preparing for a strugglo it the railway engineers go on sliiko. Through their president, Warren Stone, lucmhorx of the Hrothcibood of Locomotive Kugiiiccrs havo -ilclu erod their ultimatum of "liiulicr wages or strike" to tho railroad man agers at a conference in Chicagj icslorday, and somo sort of n reply was expoclcd before tonight. At a secret ballot,!)" pur cent of tho It", 0(10 engineers voted to strike if the dcinnud for an iuurcaso was turned down. Ju railroad circles ii is conuuot gossip that tho railroads liac euouch reserve engineers on, hand at the division points to operate tho mail and passenger trains without tho least trouble. It is said that the work of plneing Ibo reserves at tlu points whoro they would bo noi'dod in case of emergency has been undei way for the last two weeks in antici pation of a uoueral strike. It is sitid (hat the linos havo re servo engineers at Portland, Spo kane, Seattle, Tacouui, Umatilla, Or.: I'ocatello, Idaho; Huntington, Oi. and othor division points in the northwest. Accoiding to tho stories oireiilul ing hero tho Norlhsrn I'uoifio, Can adian Pacific, .Milwaukee, Union Pa cific and Great Northern havo boon nartiuulaiiy active in this commotion. i-i.-:. ' , v 1MB, n' r Ldfls BP ink. ' ' mmmimmmMmiaBmuummF nnini.m i.m mtAibAnu FM QUARRELED OVER DRESS HUBBYSHOT Wife of .Millionaire Clubman Con fesses That She Shot Her Husband t When Ho Struck Her Quarrel Followed Her Appearance In a Tea Gown. Roseburg Child, Wounded by Broth er While at Play, Succumbs to In Jury Was Shot With .22-Calibcr Revolver. ' Constable SInglar has gone to VI lnlla, Cal., to bring back Jaek O'Con uur. who lias caused tho police so much trouble and who Is wantd noar Hull Falls for hog stealing. O'Connor was marrlod about a yir ago to Mies Cooll Edsall of lJutto Kalis and lived with his father-in-law, John Hdsall, and it was during this tlmo that nolglibors noarby bognn to ItOSBItlHtO. Oro.. Dbo. 18. lb mist; tholr Iinga. but O Connor was'mor Hjidloott. agl 8 years, dlixl at not snapeetail for many months. Ho, tho hospital yeatordny morning from was furnishing moat to tho P. & H.,tt buljt wound hi tho stomaoli, ln nllroad oarap, but not blng satisfied fllutod acoidouUiUy by hla U-yar-old bgan tho wholwmlo theft of bogs brother, with !!S-callbr pMul at and Mbllo hauling thorn to Medford, ttootr home Uwl Friday at :30 a. m. was dlscovorsd as tho roal hog thlof The boys were playln In the homo et Hutte aFlls. O'Connor mado awtj, tho niatol when the older lad. haaty got-away. and would probably pacing a jwrlor watch under tho never hate been cauit had the hammer of the weapon. wbl h ho up young wife not have followed him. nosed te he unloaded, snapped It at Thut Fred X. Cumuilutp liflf "bor rowed Uiu wing of Oupid mid flown t'j Oii'tuu Orwo," - now an niliur. td fact hiiuhik his htwdrciN oi frieude, but h) guine of uecricv wa ft luoet profound sueeom. until lu wan naked to join aomo of hih bali elor frienda iu auine out-ol-towi Held aport, and lio remarked : "Ver aorry, -but I onn't go, an .Mrs. ln minm will be here on Umt 1i-.' That settled U. HU old imtnixinions m ningle uj!sedms knew that aome thiiiK secret and aoiious hud hap pened and aaid no more. It sceuiK that soma two weeks ajr. while in In eataoity aa jfeneral munager f the Rogue Hiver Valley ( i' mil i .riiian, Mr. Ciiiniiiiiimi made ii itu -nit--.- trip tn 1'i.if liiml. , !ii. which bad been carefully planned for! WINN1PF.0. Man,, Hoe. Kl. Leading' engine diivoia on (hu rail iays running out of Wliuiipog lire preparing for a strike. Local on uiuomou staled today n great ongin eura' strike, ntfeottiig all AmeHcin railways, would bo ulillcd on Duccin bcr Hi. if (be coinimnioH did not grant im incrcasi' in pny. Six dnvV clupsu bet m ccn t lie null and tho acl iinl stiike, which puiiod briuga thr strike dole to Uiicumbor 2J, on which duv all locomotnee will bo uiort, l is uxM-.tcil. All onujlisors fiom here to Vancouxer ard Inoliuled, and iruiiMcoulmeiitiil trnffju would be ul logelher timl up alioilld a strike be doclnnyl. TACO.MA. WaluTHo. M. -F.u-uinceiN emploed on niilrouils enter ing Tacoma loduy (j.ireasud I Ik opinion thut there wllj be no ireneril atnke of limtliiliood mon. Tliev up pour conlidiMil ilittt(ijiu (imlinns in diaputo will bo nrbilmtail. There arc mo surface indicutlofls of prtpura liouH on the part of Uiu milroada for u tie-up REBELS CLASH CHIHUAHUA Trains Moving Northward Filled With Women and Children, Refit gees From Fighting Zone Heavy Loss of Lifo Reported. JUL PASO, Toxna, Dou. 1 3.A bat; tic bui'Vuuu fodurul trooug and Insur aenta to mlloa from Pedornaloa, In ho alato of Chihuahua which bogait Sunday la roportod to huvo roaultoi) In heavy losa of life. Dispatches to day Indicate that tho fight Is still In progrosa bupt do not say which sldo hue tho advautno. Ono ineaaiigo atatos that tho liisur Mtintw uolxod two inachlno guns at San Andreas. Trains' aro moving northward on WALL STREET IS SATISFIED WITH SUPREME COURT Wall Street Organ Says That Major ity of Court, as Rounded Out by Recent Appointments, Is Extreme ly Conservative NliW vol IK, Hoo. I6.W11II struut ballovoa thai thu now supreme uoutt, aa rotiudud out by tho ap poinliiiouta of Proidout Taft, is 0011 aurvatlvo. Tho Now York Nowa Jiu roan, it ruoogtfUud Wall street or va 11, comiucniiiiK 011 tho outirt up poinlmoutH, today sy: ' ".Mombom of tho bur who hnvo been oiidonvoring thu classify tho probnblo nttitiidu of tho United StnltiH auprume court undur tho ii memborahip liuvu mmeludod thai it n 1110 .moxici iMinuweaieni nuironu 1 .,.,. lll,H1...i:.. n.,... ;t ,..,.0 ,..i w s-vw p nun tvfivti filled with women and child ran, ruf ugeea from tho fighting zone. rtrf . lll lik rat iipatul rn Tnnl. ai kaai. ii a. .1 i . a -V. sou county In a aw days whore he Tfie ekamber of the pistol was loaded ,.,, , llirrii, to MivS ,,.,,!. will be torwd to stand trial I grand 8na the cartridge aa discharged. ,- ,,, ,., H yoIif ,!( wm1i (i, Urcen'- . ,he net lw,lu in ,l,c t'1 In., known l..r vcur Hetui, .,... !.. stoma.h K-n efi-.u was mado to ,,,, ,,. ,,,,,. Ui j.,,,,!,,,,,,. ., ,,,,,. J. W. .MJ'WS W48 transaiung ou-i- Eme 1118 111- mm ii.- .iiiih.iP t , fUui.i!. Lw.l b.- WANTANEARLYVOTE" ON FAIR APPROIPRATION WASIHMiTON. D. C, Dec. 13 Confident that they havo sufflclont Hedge tif votes for San FraHolaeo for tin- I'Hiiaina exposition, members of the California ileleaatlou today coucout rated their efforts toward get ting an early vote on tho iiueatlou of federal deaignatlon of the fair site. They hope for an agreement Iu the UUUSC Villi' ll Mill pMfllit llf a bill llf - log voted upon either Thursday or Friday of this week. R. P. LITTLE CITY COUNCIL Resident of Medford for Seventeen Years Says He Will Dovote the Greater Portion of His Time to the Offlco If He Is Elected. K P. Little haa annouiteed hi andiduoy for the office of council man Vow the FirMt wnni and tll enter the lists agabist J. 15. Wait. ilr. Utile tor a coiiiJtmble tiuti heaitiiti'd ubmit eiiterinu the race, but HiihIIv gave 111 to the urging of his friends. Air. Ultlo bat been n renident ol ilcdfonl for the pal aveiitifii year'. Oaring that time he baa eter load f'r piotreHO.nd municipal in-innxf-iiii-iiis mi 1 ,ulb fuunoation. He Mtatea tuae ir he j rlevtfi) be hiII dcMile the ifrealcr iortiii of hit tiim- the Standard Oil ona and tho Am uriean Tobucco oaso wore heard laat leriii. Lawyer nlign tho niumbor ship iu about thu, following faahion : "Conservatives Chief Jiibtioe While and Juutiaou DaVj Hulmcw, Ltuhni nod Iluehoa. "KitdicMltJtiaUeoN Ilorlau and 'un eviiutor. "I'liawrtain Juatlooa Lamar and Me Kenan. "Somo are inclined to put Hughe 111 the unci'ttniii list htwauae he is re garded ne u siiticiaii, but Hughes' friends say he will decide imoordiuir to the facta in the case, and thut In menial mukc-itp in matters xrtalu- ing to the law is extiemelv cinscrin live." CIVIL WAR VETERAN to I be cilv'a business. Mr. Little 1 ,- iiinib- iln I.iIhI lip f the Imigiio u-ides at 7.1 Tnlnr strret. Vllill U.l tilt- H 'mle alt, 111 a'UIN I 1 iiiniiiii.j- mil i.rin.- 111 M. 11 ,,",n "' "'" "" "f c Hoiiiih) ness In Jacksonville Tueaday morn-lag. probed for the ball hut the Injury. , ,i ; ;.,.MM i..., ; ..: .... 1 .i.i.o ... .K',. H... v, mv 11, M,n fVF- (ietUIC lilt IM-HI UI mil-, IIIM I II 1,1 1 vwitf lum.i.:, Lipt ulx.llv iir.it 1011 fur the reecpiiun of the bnd ; 1 Mi- t miiiiiiii j- ill uriiii iuul u. u tw d4V. uhto ihc Htil Iu ,f,f 'A ht Kl""r M,r,', " M"" 'v iceelietl 111 lb leading Social "MTUlng. UW-fdllMT 18, aa eight ., Ilu. eiti , POUIUI KHI r '(I! luin II Cook, an ai-'iM soldier of the civil war, died uL the f.inn of II. K Howmun at 3: !' Huiulny af taruoou. Mr. Clark was a member of the Grund Army of the llepubllc. being a mem her of the post u' Cen tral Point 'I hw tuiierut took place atl p. Mi . Tuesday, from tho How- man residence uild ao l,irc. at- I leaded bv cumruilcs and frlendB. Iu u rinent In I o u. V. cemetery, ''" uiiimti'i. who owna a large faun near Kl';usbiirg, Waal)., l iiiklm; Iu He Hug id rlvop valloy, . Jaxmti'uaa.iw PIIILAUKLPHIA. Pa., Kjq. 13. Mrs. Jfario Clapp, wlfti of 'ilerberl Clapp, h milliouuiro clubiiiiin, uiys terioiisly wounded at his homo last night, todny uonfeased that sho shot her husband to protect her own life. "Hut I did not vant to kill hlm.V sho moaned. "1 shpt him before I thought; 1 did not want to kill him.'' When sho becamo fi littlo moio ipiiet sho told tho circuin.stancu'S loading up to tho shooting. "I only wanted to fix him so ho couldn't hurt mo," nid Mrs. Clapp an u prefnuo to tho story. "Ho at tacked mo first and 1 wanted to pro tect myself. I didn't want lo kill him." Tho (rouble, sho 8aid, sturfod Sun day night. ' "Last night," Mrs. Clapp contin ued, "I went to tho MajeHtio hotel to buy n newspaper. 1 was drosHcd ! a Iooho tea gown. Whou 1 returned my husband ehided mo for appearing in such u-dress, I loft him nnd went to my room nnd retired. Mr. Clapp (Irani; four big ghisse.H of whisky Hud look iU graiiiH of morphia. Later ho walked up to tho sjdo of my lied and without speaking struck mo in iho face. When I attempted lo rise ho seized my throat wilh his hands and choked mo. Ho held ino until my Inoath was nearly gono, thou ho released mo, but heaped insulting nainos upon mo. Ilu leaned over mo and struck ino uguiii. Then I struOl; back. v "Ho walkod slowly to his sijjo of tho bed and took his roolver from its holster. "1 run to tho other side of tho bed and he followed. 1 dodgid him and ran back. Ho climbed over tho bed and wo mot in the center of tho room hohvuou (ho bod and tho bureau. IIo pointed tho revolver nnd I grabbed lus hunda, tugging nt his fhigors uh all my strength. Tho gun went ofl, tho bullet entering thu ooiliuyr. Then ho broko uway from mo and htoppeil backward. '"I'll got you this time," ho aoronmud, 'and I'll got you right!' ".I was oortuln ho would kill mo, mill I wnnted to piolflol myholl'. f lunjud forward and seized the reul voi, 1 niannged to wroneh it lroiu my hushnnd'a hand. I Stopped buei.. aiilmd Iho weapon nt him and pulled lli.i triggor. Tho buliot puaaud clear througli Ida tiock and he dropped. "I win. frautiu, 1 olcaucd tho floor, wiping up tho littlo pool of blood. 1 imMtt. u potul card ovi r iho hole the bullet made hi n plrior when it left the buck of Ips heml " Mr3. Ciapp then hid hei-holf, kIio "fiid. but t(illy aurwend tbo Miim inouh of Iho H)liee. Clapp probably will recover. IIo i vrv bitter agulnt bi wile, miyiug l hat h intciuU to prertf tbo ohiuwe oT "miiielv wlh iutent to kdl" wltjuli. Ills been lodged ngHiiist her. "' DEATH THREAT SENT . TO SEATTLE PASTOR SUATTLK, Wunli., Doc. 13. Tho Culted. State postal authorities to day iMtgau a. tiearch for tbo unknown peibou who aent u death t-efli-tluouKb the nmila Inat guuday ,to Dr, duu Wilght Irfpnawl, paator'of tltiA 1'lii.t Metbodlat Uuirth of-Soattlo. iSuuday mwrnlnis the talnlator intmch U a powerful Herman attacking tbo aduiInMrntion pr.Jlayor Ollt and I'o- m I if lice Chief Wiyiptistoln. and ulumlng i1i.mii Tor theVleo coitdllloiia oxlatlng 111 tlin MKv s Iu tbo city. . IMMMMSJ