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Cloudy tonight anil TlMirsduy
Tba Maiiag of the TUfff.
While Fair weather. B
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White and blue Local showers
lllack trlungulnr Above white,
warmer; below white, colder.
White with black enter Cold.
Medford
Mail
Tribune
Circulation
MAIL TRIBUNE'S CIRCULA
TION YESTERDAY WAS
297 5
FIFTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1-1, 1910.
NO. 227
11 MINERS
KILLED: 23
- 4--H-4
REPRESENTATIVES
SPENDING $100,000
EVERY MINUTE
N MB
Terrific Explosion "Occurs Rescue
Parties Ornanlzed and Rushed to
Scene Reports on Number of
Dead Not Yet Confirmed Twenty
two Killed Outright.
IILUEFIELDS, V. Vn., Dec. 14.- -Twenty-two
miners were killed and
'2'.) entombed in the Green mine at
Tncomn, Vn., according to a report
received Here tins nlternonn.
A terrific explosion occurred in
Hie mine. It is reported that 122 ol
thu men working in the lower levels
wero killed outright, nnd that the
others have no uvenne of escape.
Heseue parties have been organ
ized nnd rushed to the scene of the
disaster.
The reports of tho number dead
hnvo not yet been confirmed.
The Green mine is 100 miles from
hero i.nd is the property of the Hond
Goal company.
Kolief parties, fitted out with oxy
gen, helmets and siugicul supplies,
arc on the way to the mine.
Superintendent James Drowning, i'
was learned, entered the mine ju-l
befoie the explosion nnd is among
tho 'killed. . '
RAILROADS CAN FIX
RATES ON PRIVATE CARS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. VX-
Thu railroads have the right to im
pose Mich demurrage charges on prir
vnt'tf ciirH'rfrUheysifitttt'Ct)fdniS'
to n decision rendered today by the
interstato commerco commission. The
finding was given in n case brought
by Proctor & Gamble, soup manu
facturers p Cincinnati, against the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton rail
road, Tho charges to which the
company were objected weie assess
ed against the company for not un
loading its private cars, standing on
its private tracks until they were un
loaded. The soap concern argued that to
force tho owners of cat's to pay thu
storage on goods held in their mio
property was unfair and beyond thu
power of the railroad company.
Tho railroad argued that the pri
vate cars were used as a favor to
the owners and insisted that as soon
as they wero taken by the mads for
thu transportation of goods thay
Ceased to ho private, but were hauled
biibjeut to the same conditions as
any others by a common carrier.
Thu eouipiifision held that the rail
roads aro not forced to use private
cars uud may therefore impose such
conditions as thev see fit when thev
handle them for the owner
WASHINGTON. D. C,
Dec. 14. That tho house of
representatives is spending
$100,000 overy minute was n
statement made by mathema
ticians here today. It was
calculated that in the first
seven working days of tho
present session the house
appropriated $101,000,000,
which is tho total of tho riv
prs nnd luubors, Indian find
pension supply bills.
The house has been in ses
sion .'JIM hours, making nn
average appropriation of
$0,000,000 hourly.
bUUUKUAUu
I IN PRAISE
i LOCAL CLUB
' - --
300 REVOLUTIONISTS
CLASH WITH 500
FEDERAL TROOPS
HARMON
NO
OIXIN 1912
IS CRY Of OX
Sacramento Man in New York
Launches Democratic Presidential
Boom Says Dix Has Made a Hit
on Coast Wilson Also Favored.
After Enfllnccr Heidel Reports to the
Convention on Crater Lake Road
Resolution Is Adopted Commend
ing Medford Commercial Club en
Its Activity to Carry Out Plan.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14. Chairmnn
Thomas Fox, of the Sacramento
county (California) democratic com
mittee, today launched a boom for
Harmon and Dix as the democratic
standard-bearers in 1012.
"Dix's businesslike utterances
made a hit on the coast," said Fox.
"Out there thoy want to know more
about him. I therefore have invited
Ithn-tn como to Sncranieirto next
winter. The ticket of Hnrmtii and
Dix best suits western democrat i,
though in tho northwest there :s
some sentiment for Woodrow Wilson."
STATE LAND AGENTS FILES
BIENNIAL REPORT OF SALE
NAB SUSPECTS
IN MURDER CASE
Man and Wife Formerly Employed
on Barnhart Farm Are Accused of
Murdering Four Persons Stained
Clothes Are Found.
KANSAS CITV, Knns., Dec. 11.
Samuel, nI)lloy. formerly employed
on tho Darnhart farm and a woman
claiming to bo his wife wero arrest
ed today as suspects In tho Olntho
miirdor case In which Mrs. Darnhart,
hor son and two men wero killed.
Tho pair wero arrested on tho
strongth of a statement by John
Foagles, who Is also under arrest as
a suspoot; that Georgo Darnhart, one
of tho vIotlniH. had quarrelled with
Dalloy shortly before the murders.
Darnhart's hat was In IJnlloy'a
Ijogecsslon when tho officers placed
him tinder arrest. Ho bad a pair of
blood-talmul overalls, for which ho
was unnbla to aooohnts; also a sack
of money whloh It is believed he
'took from tho Darnhart home.
Ilnlley Is a giant and physically
capable of wielding a club as the evi
dence Indicated the Olathe murderer
must have done.
SALEM, Oro.. Dec. 14. Clerk G.
P. Drown of (ho slat e land board
gave out his bcnnial report yesterday
covering a period of two years end
ing September- HO, 11)10 which chows
that the sole of land during that per
iod have been consummated to the
amount of 7.",027.r!) acres. Of these
thih sum' to tho amount of 74,772.0.)
acres were sold out of tho school laud
The icmninder comprises .'120.10 ac
res of tide lands and 480 acres ot
swamp lauds and the amount re
ceived for those lands totaled .ffiOo-
487,.7f. The net increase of loans
made fiom the common school fund
has been $:i71,4:n..r:i, and tho total
amount outstanding loans now is $',
078,144.05 and is gradually climbing
toward $0,000,000. Agricultural
college and university funds arc in
a similny condition. There wore no
foreclosed farms on bad at the dale
of the closing of this repoit.
On Octobed 12, 11)00, the board nd
anccd tho price of iudemity school
lands from $8.7."i to $10 an ncie; on
February 4, 1010 to .fill an acre: on
April 12, 11)10 to $1.') an acre. This
is the net price to the purchaser, ail
charges, such ns filing, publication
fees ami such being paid bv the state
The price of orduiarv school lands,
has been advanced to not loss than
$7..r0 nn acre and swamp lands to
not les, than $20 an acre.
LAST RITES O'ER
Tho Stato oGod Roads convention
at Portland Monday owning before
It adjournment, called upon Engin
eer D. P. Ho'Idol who has charge of
tho Crater Lako highway construc
tion, who made a report In dotall as
to tho work tinder way and tho con
struction already' accomplished. At
tho conclusion of his remarks, upon
motion of J. H. Albert of Salem, the
convontou unanimously passed a
resolution commending tho Medford
Commerclaj club for its enterprise
and energy In attempting to carry
out tho project and recommending
tho project to tho support nnd con
sideration of tho peoplo of Oregon.
Mr. Heidel stated flint contract
had been let and work was partially
completed on tho construction of a
4 per cent grade to replace tho pres
ent 33 per cent grado on Pumlco
hill. Tho road Is being graded a
width of 23 feet through a moun
tainous section of country, much of
tho work being In solid rock. It
skirted a precipice some GOO or 700
abovo tho Iloguo river, nnd when
completed tho highway will traverso
a region equally as scenic as tho
Yosemltu.
Tnwlay Mr. Meldql and other
members of tho Jnckson county del
egation wero guests at luncheon of
Dr. Andrew C. Smith, president of
tho Stnte Good Honda organization,
who promised his nctjvo support In
tho proposed legislation to utlllzo
convict lubor for tho construction of
tho highway. Prominent members
of the association nlso agreed to uro
their best efforts to help tho pro
posed bill. Many legislators, visiting
at Poitland, nlso promised their co
operation. Among thoso who r eturncd
Wednesday from tho roads conven
tion woro nopresentntlves-elect M. F.
Hggleston, C. J. A. Wostcrlund, Dr.
C. It. Uay, Engineer H. F. Holdol and
O. Putnam.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico,
Dec. 14. Tho extent of n
two-days battle near Guor
rero was made public today
by tho war department. It
was stated flial 300 rebels
engaged in conflict with G00
federal troops under General
Navarro, and that tho lnsur
rcctos wero thrlco driven
back, leaving their dead In
tho trenches.
Official dispatches states
that 70 rebels and 14 federal
soldiers wero killed ami 150
Insurgents and SO regular
soldiers wounded.
Principals In Famous Schenk Poison
Mystery of Wheeling, W. Va.
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RUNAWAY ON
MAIN SNAPS
HYDRANT OFF
Several Lives Imperilled by Team-
Water Spout for Second Time in
Three Months on Corner of Ccn
tral Avcnua..andj Main.
s n v-r-i
ifii iHfe Sto i& fly
JBHBOr' I jK jK.
F " '-ii ' n I 1 hi i i i rin li Im
WILL FIX
TAX LEV!
CITY SOON
City Council Meets In Session This
Afternoon for Purposo of Levying
Annual Tax Thought It Will Be
Lower Than Last Year Assessed
Valuation Higher.
HARMON
William A. Hennon, nn aged citi
z'it, died at tho home of his daugh
ter, .Mrs. Harold I). Foster, (il.'i
Eleventh streot, Sundnv owning, De
cember 11, 1010. William .A. Her
inon was a native of Greenwich, N.
Y liitving been boni there in 1840
Ho was married to Mary A. Itukands
of Iilaekinglon, Miihs., in Ifcifll. He
is survived by bin widow, one dnnith
tor. Mrs. H. I). Foster, of this eitv,
and Diaries II, Hennon, n brother, in
Dlaekington, Iras.
Tho funeral Rorviee woro boid
fnin the esidence, 01 "i WeM Kle
otali street, Tuesday .iflcmoun .it
2;i0 oVI.iok
SALEM MAN INVENTS
PRATICAL APPLE PICKER
SALKM. Or., Doc. 14. B. Tiger
stiuiid, u lives on Fourth nnd
Norway stieeth, and has lor years
been a practical horticulturist in this
city, has invented an apple picket
that attracted n great deal of atten
tion at tho Oregon apple show. He
had one of his pickers attached to
a 20-foot pole and shoued bow the
upplef, pcain or peaches or any large
fruit can be taken irom the limb uud
come traveling down with its own
weight to the piokor, and not oven
remove the bloom from tho fniit. Tho
flipper cuts the stem of the apple
or pear and it cornea down slowly
tlirnucji a nutting tube, that prevents
bruising, or scratching the fruit, and
no two npples come against each
other. Mr. Tigerstrand lias u alit
able invention and already persons
lire trying to buy his patent. H
seems to bo the first man whu
thought of this contrivance, uud.
strange to suv, the taut that hu win
of Scandinavian birth and under
stood knitting nets cnablod him to
perfect an instrument that make it
poiblo to pick fuiit perfectly from
any place on the treo.
BIG POLICE SHAKEUP
COMING IN FRISCO
SAX FRANCISCO, ('.. Doc. 14.
IieoaiibO of police fttiluro to chouL
oriine, u bhuke-up nffttctuig mon
than 000 patrolmen i impending, hc-
eordiiig to ui aiinouucument by Chiuf
Syiiioiir todny. Tho now chief
would ehnnge every iwtrolinan in th
citv to a now boat.
"A change eometitnw dotw a world
of gnoil," Maid Seymour. "Not that
there is anv imire crime hero no
than Ihtrtf uUa hu been, but
llien- i- loo much. -uti
A dangerous runaway, which
might have resulted in death, but
luckily resulted in nothing more se
rious than a broken hydrant) u budl.
.jarred driver uud a team slightly in
jured, the jar received when the
iwngoi) struck tho hydrant.
AboutH 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning" n btinngor driving a team
belonging; to , IJnrtJJ'est Sido stubles
drove into Uio Ivh1i utablcs. Mr.
Tucker, theiroprietor, informed
him Hint the rig Hid "not belong there,
uud as the driver was backing the
team out of the barn ono ot the
horses fell on the sleek pavement.
breaking u polcstrap, and when Hie
horse got up both blurted to run
They crossed tho sidewalk in front
of Ryan & Brown's, turned east on
Main street and struck the li.vdrail
in front of the Medford National
Hank building, completely demulisli
iug the hydrant, causing a comploU
watei-ftpout for several minutes. Tin.
driver was thrown from the rig li
tho puwmcut uud while lor a tiuu
ho nwih completely knocked out hv
soon recovered and went in pursuit
of the team. The horses were ap
parently not baillv iiijuied. Doth
went a little lame after striking th
livd ni nt, and the one which fell al
the Nash barn seemed to run with
difficulty. The teimiiiatiou of tin
accident was fortunate in thu o.v
tromc, as a number of women ami
childi ou woro on tho sited, and at
tho time the team pns&tid the Ityau iV
Drown corner a lady with a bab
buggy in which two sinuLl ohildruii
were being wlieelcd was duugoroiinl.
near. Tim samu condition existed .it
tho National bank coruor, and only
lor timely warning mi elderly hi'!
would have been ciughed.
The hydrant in tho onwo skeins to
he Uie hoodoo hydrant of Hie Med
ford water s.yatuin. It waw only a
short time nun that an nutomobih
accident occurred and llitt wiiuu hd
rant was brokdu and life ciidangurad,
and on thiw occiiMioii uutliiug but t Is
best of fottune xuvud a number ol
people from being badly injuicd, il
not killed.
WHEELING, W. u., Dec, 14. A
motion by the defense for u contin
uance in the trial of Mr, Laura
Schenck, charged A-i(It attempting to
unison her husband, was today
granted by the court. Tho case was
set for Januarv 1).
John O. Schouek, n millionaire
paekor, is tho complaining witness
against his wife.
$10,000,000 IS
GIVEN TO PEACE
BY CARNEGIE
Income From Bonds Will Bo Used to
Promote International Peace
Taft Is Made Honorary President
of the Foundation.
EXPLOSION OF
GAS KILLS TWO
Fatal Accident In Washington Mine
Two More May Die Four Oth
ers Are Finally Rescued by Thtiir
' Companions.
HAVK.N8DALW, Wngh., Dm. 1 L
Two men wr killed and two fatally
Injured la an xpolon of ool go's
In tho luliifw hero yoitgrday. Ivan
Calo and L. MaurUh woro Instantly
killed and John Ash and Andrew
John Asb and Andrew Johnson, rws-l
WASIIINGTON, D. C, Doc'. 14.
Andiew Carnegio today donated
10,000,000 in fi per cent bonds to
(ho now pence. foundation. TJio in
come derived will bo used to uffoct
international ponce. Piowidont Taft
was made honorary president of the
foundation aijd Sunutor Eliliu Koul
active president.
The foundation will make perpet
ual disposition annually of .f.lOO.OOO
lor the put pose of peace. Should tlfo
.liuis of thu foundation be successful
thu I uud thuu ato to bo devoted to
the abolition of "tho ue.xt most de
grading evil or eils."
In the deed of trust Cnrnogiu ay :
"Although wu no lunj(r cut our
lellow-nuui, suck citio sand kill their
inhabitaiitK, wo slill kill uauh other
in war, like burburiaiiM. Only wild
henx aro Kxcusable in duinK that in
this, tho 20th century of lliu Clni
iMin orn, for lint oiuuu f Wl1'' '" I""
hermit since it decide not (li favor
of the right, but always in favor of
thu Mtiotig. That nation is criminal
which refioH's 'nrbil ration nnd drivos
its advursnry; it is a urimlnal nation
that knows nothing of rightuoim
judMiueiit.
"I buliuvo thu shoiloet and (lumjst
imlh to pence li in .ndopthig 1'iesi
dstit Tafl's plat form put- hofuru the
peace nrbitrution society .March 22.
11)10."
The IruxteeM nmd by Cnrucgie
are Eliliu Root, Nicliolas Miiii.in
Itnllsr, Jofp!i Cliowte, Albert K
Smiley, an ed neat or: lonuer I'resi
dcut Eliot of I larvai di .liimoe Drown
si'i,il, solicitor of the xtate depart
incut; John V. Knater, former -ntory
of stute; foimor tluwrmu
MootngUH of Virginia; Qogie.Niuaii
Howard of'Oeoigiu, Jiidn Tlminns
lliirke of Scuttle, CouirMNUin Su
den of Tew. Andrew D. White, fo
mcr ninlm-Hdr to (Icnouny, Kobort
Hruwkiiik ol Hi. foiiii, Samuel Mulh
er of Clu eland; J. (J. Bohuifdt Kuapp
of Ciiiciiiimti. Ailliur W. Kuftter, rc
Hent of the I'uivernitY of Culitoinsi
It. A- Kranke of lluUken. N. J .
('barlcinagne Tower, Osi-nr Si ran-,
Anelin Vox ut Nhw York; John Cad
walader, an utlomuv of New York;
John Sharp Williams of Miiipph
T. L- Tali, cbeinnan of the Cur
neittt' beip (HJiamissiou, uud Ooorgu
W. IVrkiuN of New York.
MISS LE BLANC
IS ACQUinED
INSHORITIME
Wild Chccriiifi Follows Announce
ment of Verdict Trial Very Sen
sational Wife of Dead Man Prin
cipal Witness for tho Prosecution.
Tho city council will meet this
afternoon for tiio purposo of fixing
tho tnx levy for ID 11. tl Is hollared
that it will Uo reduced "from last
year when It was fixed at 17 1-10
inlllu.
Tho assessed valuation In tho city
Is much largor this yonr than It was
last and It Is believed that a"" lower
lory will furnish mifflclont ftindH fpr
tho transaction of business dnrliiR
tho ensuing year.
Tho council will conwltlor In du
tall tho amount of mouoy needed for
tho coming year and fix tho "levy ac-
cotdlngly.
Moore A.pfolnted. .
WASHINGTON, D. 0., Dec. 14.
President Taft is being urged today
to appoint O, C. Mooro of Spokane
ns United StateH judge, to suecocd
tho late Jitdgo Wliitsuu.
Congressman Miles Poindcxler of,
Washington brought up the matter in
the courso of a general conference
with the president pn tho subject of
"putroHiige.
OAMIIItmaK, Mnss., Dec. 14.
I Initio LoDlnno wnu acquitted today
of tho murder of Clarence Glover by
a Jury horo. Thoro verdict wait
reached after short deliberation.
When the court had completed Its
Instructions to tho jury, Miss Lo-
Itlaiui was asked If she desired to
make a statement.
"I didn't kill Claronco Glover,"
hIio said tremblingly. "I want to go
homo with my father."
Wlbl cheorlng followed tho an
uouueumont of tho verdict. I'ubllo
sentiment has been Htrong for tho
17-yoar-od girl dofondant.
Mlria Lolllauo was acuiiHed by
(Hover In bis dying statement. "Hut
tlo shot mo," woro his Inst words.
Tho gill sat with liur father and
hor aunts while, tho verdict was be
ing load.
Tho trial was ono of tho most sen
sational over held In this auction
Glover was a wealtlty laiindryman.
Mies Loltlauc Is a poor Krench girl
whom Glovur took from liur homo In
Canada to educate. Glover's wlfo
win tho principal WltnoH for tho
piosecutloti.
Taft's Aunt Dies.
DIK'ATUH. III., Doe. Xi Mrs.
cued In a few mluut aftor the blast jih.,,,,,1, Jtt.k, Mll ,,, of ,,e M,r
oy woraere irom .uo suriaco. win , p,.,,,,, Tall. .Ii-.l at her hoinc
orol.abiy die nccordliiK to pli)slclaiie ,ieu. Ml j,,, k Wil. vtirh ,,,
today. W genera mXti a u,., ,,,,,, M ,,,,,, )fV ,..,
IN SEATTLE SUBRUB
SEATTLE. Wash. Die II. In
vestigation today showed that none
of the 1(1 puenengers ill) mad in the
head-on ciillisiioi 1iii inula between
the limited on the I'uget Sound Ele -trio
and the Seattle-bound ln-al nw.ir
Furrow Siding, wa neriously injured
when (he two interuilmu traiu
cfMidiftd in a dense fig.
Tho ho who were the most budly
hurt weni pavscugciH on the limited
The Irnuis Acre traveling at a nut
of .'10 miles ho hour when the col
lision orcurred.
No lives worn lost, (iwing to i be
fuel Unit the eiuieli. nt thu liliutfd
v('le Iimile nt -leel.
The iu.iuied paseuuKerM were taken
to Tucouia, where the) are oil re
IMirted to be renting easily. The oi.i
jorilv of llieai ei-aid with omv
briiiscn, althwiiuh several of ihton
sllrttiiuit-d sfrinlis (tlt fliuil ll.vmg
glass.
Mm. Ida A Worrell hus bwn
called to I'ortluud on accoutn of thu
rti-rloiiti lUneioi of her sUtor.
Beat Wrong, Man.
KLAMATH PALLS, Ore. Dec 14.
-D. U. Campbell, ono of tho promi
nent citizens and capitalists of tho
city, wbb assaulted on tho Mreot
horo yestorday by an Italian, who
clnlmed that ho had bcon robbod and
who, solng Mr. Campbell going down
tho utreot, mistook him for tho rob
ber. Tho Italian nttaekod Mr. Campbell
from behind and struck htm sovoral
blows boforo ho' could dofond hlmnolf.
When Mr. Campbell turned and tho
Italian saw his fnco lio dlscovorod
his mlstako uud offered profttso
apologies, and ngrcod to do anything
to rectify tho mlstako, but nothing
could be done which would stop tho
swelling on Mr. Cnmpbcll'H race.
Tho assaultod man took pity on tho
follow and allowed him to go with
out turning him over to thu police.
9 1-2 ACRES ARE
SOLD F0RS1 2,000
Loomls Orchard, Just South of City,
Purchased by Ohio Man Orcliattl
Consists of Newtown and Spitzcu
Ijcru Apples.
The I.onmie orulinrd, adjoining tho
eiiy al the couth limit, coflsit int.' im'
nine and otiu-half niuoe, was sold
Wedneedoy to William O'llaru of
Lima, 0., for $12,000, The orcliaid
Hineutfe of Yellow Xowtouu and
Hpitaeuberg upploit and is praqtiuatly
all in bearing, ami tho tract is mj
nf the beet in tho grunt orchard dis
trict MirronudiiiK ll'm city of Mud
ford. Mr. O'Hura, who has n homa at
IUS South Fir otreul, will bo joinod
bv hu wde on New Voat'e day, Miw,
O'llaru liavins; imriIo arriiiigeinautw
to lenw tho Huokoyc ittnte In liuo lt
arrive al Medford on that date,
The l.oomle orolutrd is all yomut
trees just coming in Uavlng. It U
nn orchard that haa been onmfully
selected. Ranted and cidthutod, uud
nil oreliaidinte and runl ostnto mon
concede that Mr. O'Hara found U"'
best liaitain iu tiio Itngun Uivor vnl
Icy when ho bought nine and ono-hal?
acres nf null nn cxnellit tract for
the modest sum of $12,000, iunsnuu !
u it i iminted to thu iirizvviuniiig
apple ot (he world and loins tho
smiiheiii limits of the most eiiter
iirisin null rnpnllv growing nlly it
Houtlum Oregon.
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