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Medford Mail Tribune
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BANK CLEARANCES
TODAY
$60,203.88
I
FIFTH YEAR.
ALLEfiED fllIE SLAVER" WANTED TRUST FIGHTS JOHN SULLLIVAN, SPOKANE IBOYS PROVE
HERE, CAUGHT IN GRANTS PASS FOR ITS POLICECHIEISHOT;WAYLIVE DESPERATE
KEPT GIRLS III GREAT EXPLOSION MINNEAPOLIS
Ml I PV TIHIIH5 -!-
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Over 30 Witnesses to Prove Him a
Traffikcr In .Women May Bo
Turned Over to Federal Officials
for Prosecution Trainmen Gave
Kim a Way.
"John Dee" Parinor, a Greek, wns
arrested n Griiuts Pass this morning
by Deputy Sheriff Johnson of Jack
son county on a warrant charging
him with "white slavery." Ho will
he brought hack to Medford this aft
ernoon and taken to the county jail
to await tho action of tho federal au
thorities. According to the information in
the hands of tho Jackson county offi
cers. Farmer's girl victims, four In
number, have been located by him at
different points along tho lino of the
Southern Pacific railroad. Medford
Is mentioned ns having for a short
tlmo harbored one of tho girls, while
it is known that others have been
located by Farmer at Englo Point,
Grants Pass and Aohland.
The fjrst suspicion of Farmer's
connection with tho women were fur
nlshcd by railroad men, who wonder
ed at his frequent trips up and down
the lino. Ho was placed under sur
veillance by Chief of Police Shearer
and the county authorities, who bo
tween them hnvo woven a chain of
evcldenco against tho man which may
result in his being turned over to tho
government officials for trial under
tho white slave act of 1905.
Over 30 witnesses, nmong hem
Farmer's victims, will bo called by the
probceutlon at the man's trial.
IIMEsllRY
FUSE
Twenty-Tlircc Indictments Are Re
turned Generally Understood
They Are Directed Towards Three
Men Wlio Met Frequenty.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. C Al
though no official confirmation can
bo socurod, It Is generally understood
todny that 23 indictments roturned
by tho special grand Jury Investigat
ing tho TImoB explosion of October
I, were directed against threo men.
Those men aro M. A. Schmidt, J.
II. Hryson and David Caplln, at whoso
homo lu San Francisco tho trio Ih
known to have hot frequently. Twen-ty-ono
porsons wero killed in tho
Times disaster and it is believed three
man woro Indicted for each death.
Thlc would account for 21 triple
Indlctmonts. The romnlninc two bills
aro said to bo against tho samo men
for tho attempted dynamiting of tho
homo of F. J. .eohnndnlar, secrotary
of tho Merchants and Manufacturers'
association, and or General Harrison
Gray Otis, proprietor of tho Times.
CALIFORNIA MAY
REGULATE AVIATION
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. C,
Herniation of aviation and aviators
Is nrovldod for in a bill which Sena
tor HHro of Sni Francisco Is prepar
ing. Tho recent deaths of Hoxsoy
and Molwant and the approach of tho
big aviation moot in San Francisco
havo cauwd Hare to look into tne
question of prevontlng accidents. Al
though a rough drnft only hus boen
preparod it ie statod that tho mous
ure will proscribe cortain conditions
for soraplanoB before flight. Cor
Uln weather conditions also must ob
tain. , ,
Tho bill will nsk that an official
oxuminw of aeroplanes bo authoilzod.
It is posslulo that a section directing
thnt all blrdmou must undergo some
sort of a physical examln: Mem which
will be mclui'ed in tho mcuni.e
IRK
Gas Accumulates In Basement of
Plant Two Badly Injured Damage to an Extent of Half
Million Dollars Is Done.
MiNNEABOLIS, Minn., Jan. C.
An explosion, said to have been caus
ed by nn accumulation of gas in tho
basement, today wrecked tho plant
of the Minneapolis General Electric
company. Two persons voro severely
hurt ntul,tlie plant, valued nt half a
million dollars, was totally destroy
ed. Flames followed tho explosion
nnd spread to adjoining buildings.
Firemen stopped tho flro before it
reached mill "A" of tho Plllsburg
Wnshburn Flour company, which was
threatened.
LOCAL MEN WERE
T
J. W. Diamond and William Van der
Hellen, Returning From San Fran
cisco, Excite Suspicion of Pullman
Conductor Escape Arrest.
Thought to ho the bandits who held
ui and looted the Overland Limited
near Ogdcn nt the first of the week,
J. W. Diamond of this city nnd Wil
liam Von der Hellen of Kaglc Point,
narrowly escaped tho clutches of th
law while returning to this city from
Sun Francisco Thursday.
Messrs. Van dor Hellen and Dia
mond were traveling together and
each had hugetrnveling bags. Yos
teidny morning Mr. Diamond, who i
in tho jewelry business here opened
his grip and showed Mr. Von del
Hellen several samples of jewelry.
Twis enough. The Pullman conduc
tor had visions of u great reward.
He passed tho word to thetrnin de
tective who kept tho pair under stn
veillance on suspicion that tlte.v
were tho hirudits who looted 1 1 1
Overland. When thetwo dropped off
here the conductor was nonplussed
to see each of the men greet a
bunch of friends. It was then that
he discovered the 'identity of tin
supposed hold train men. ,
Hilly Von der Hellen states that lie
intends now to cultivate a more
peaceful npcarauce for fear lie will
run afoul of come ambitious officer
of the law.
A. 1 Ai M. ATTENTION.
Thero will bo work lu tho F. C.
degree this evening.
By order of W. M.
WILLIAM MULLElt, Sec.
TOE CITY AND
In order that nil may fully under
stand what follows, a little history
must be told.
lu 11100 the city of Medford made
11 10-yoar contract with tho Condor
Water & Power company for powor
to operate the city's pumping .plant
at the extremely low price of 1 1-1
cent-, per kilowatt hour.
The next year, nt a special elec
tion, the voters of tho eitS' turned
over to this company its electric
ligthing plant and gave it a 'J.")-yeur
franchise In thu franchise it was
provided that the company should
pay the city o por cent of its grota
receipts, as rental for tho plant. Hut
the franchise also contained a clause
fixing the prieoo tho company could
charge for electricity, and the lowoit
price named was 4 cents por kilowatt
hour.
The company nt once mado the
claim that tin supttrcudod the old
charge and that it wiu entitled from
the date of tho franchise to charge
the city 4 conts instead of 1 1-4
(touts for electricity furnished foi
pumping. It presented its hills on
that Iiusi and when the cit reh.-ed
B
1 10 pa tin in it ref.i-ul to p.i it
MEDFORD. OREGON.
Geral Electric Company and Blows Up
Th destruction of tho plant shut
off light and power from many fac
tories. Tho Western Union nnd Pos
tal Telegraph companies found them
selves without current and for a
time wero unable to hnndlo any mes
sages. The Western Union finally
obtr.lned power from St. Paul
The tickers In tho chamber of com
merce were stopped. Tho Dally News
was forced to operate Its llnotypo
machines with power furnished by
automobile storage batteries station
ed In the street outside tho building.
TO CREATE FOUR
Action of Commissioners' Court This
Morninn Will Cause Change of
Present Conditions To Fix Tax
Levy Saturday.
As tho result of a decision reach
ed by the court of commissioners now
sitting In Jacksonville this morning,
Jackson county will bo so rearranged
as to permit of 14 road districts In
stead of tho present number of ten.
The districts to bo cut up In ordor
to permit of tho new ones have not
as yet been deckled upon.
Tho afternoon session of tho court
today was taken up In drawing the
200 names of Jurymen for tho ensu
ing year.
Tomorrow morning the court will
decldo upon Its appointments and tho
fixing of tho tax levy.
SUPPORT IS FOUND
FOR NICK'S BILL
WASHINGTON. D. C Jan. C -Tho
national tariff commission as
sociation, through President Cobb,
has promised to support tho bill in
troduced by Itopresentalivo Long
worth of Ohio yostorduy providing for
a comnilsclon.
"A few minor points nro not on
tlrcly In accordanco with our views,
but gonerally the mcasuro Is n splon
dld oiio," said Cobb. "Tho provision
regarding tho subponalng of witnesses
r.ud compelllug them to bring books
and papers Is an excellent solution of
a much discussed question."
THE ELECTRIC
tho ." por cent under the franchise.
Tho matter ran on in this way from
the time the franchise was granted
until Mayor Cuou nssmmed office.
My this time the oompniiy's bills
amounted to nearly $0000 more than
tho f) por cent. Hut if the bills were
chnrged nt the old price they would
be entirely wiped out and the com
pany would be owing the city about
1000.
Various propositions for compro
mise and arbitration bad been tallied
over and at the time Mayor Canon
took office one such wnn under con
sideration. Mayor at once look the position
claim wns unjust. It whs too plain
for argument that the voters would
never have granted this frauohino
bad they suppomd it would give the
company the right to raise the oity'a
rate for power more limn 1100 pur
cent.
Accordingly bo took (lie position
thai not 1 oont khould be appealed
said otherwise.
Tlia council bneked tho mayor up
in thi position and directed the ciiv
iitiiriif-i t'i C'lininciicf legal pi.x'ced
ngi nt 01.ee.
0
DISTRICTS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1911.
American Tobacco Company's Case
Again Being Heard by Supreme
Court-Over $! 04,000,000 Is at
Stake Formidable Array of Doc
uments In tho Case.
WASHINGTON D. C, Jan. fi.
Before tho court of last resort today
began tho final egal battlo for tho
life of tho American Tobacco com
pany and its subsidiaries. High priced
corporation lawyers matched wits
with tho government's trust busters
In a strugglo to determine whether
tho Sherman anti-trust law is Invalid
or whether it has tho power to crush
tho tobacco trust.
On tho outcome of tho fight do-
ponds the life or death cf tho vast
corporation with an invested capital
of more than $100,000,000, or the
emasculation of tho Sherman law,
which would milllfy tho government's
strongest weapon ngalnst corporate
aggression.
In tho small, prim chambor of tho
court, boforo Its nine silk-robed jus
tice, with an nudlonco mado up of
lawyers, tho legal Waterloo began.
Attorney General George W. Wlckor
sham and Special Attornoy J. C. Rey
nolds commanded tho forces of tho
sovornment.
Attorneys John C. Johnson nnd
William U. Hornblowor represented
tho tohncco company. To Johnson, na
chief counsel for tho appallant, foil
tho duty of making the opening ar
gument, and his legal defense of tho
accused corporation consumed by far
tho greater part of tho day.
This Is tho second tlmo that tho
story of tho tobacco trust has reach
ed tho highest court in tho land. It
was argued last year, but death and
3leknees so thinned tho ranks of tho
Justices that It was decldod that ro
nrgument should ho held so that tho
decision, considered by tho cpurt as
well as tho atlcmoy general, ono of
ho most Important tho tribunal over
faced, might bo decided beforo a full
bench.
Piled on the bench' In front of the
Justices wna a formldablo array of
documents, muto ovldonco of tho com
plexity of tho caso. Tho record alone
fills two fnt volumes of 300 pages
each. Tho government's brier is
spread over 320 closely printed pages,
tho two briefs of tho nttornoyo for
tho trust nro compressed Into tvo
volumes or 200 pages each. A copy
of each or thoso documents wns be
foro each Justice.
Tho case hud Its inception In a bill
of complaint filed July 10, 1907, bo
foro the circuit rourt for tho southern
district of New York. It vns allogod
that tho American Tobacco company
had gradually acquired a monopoly
or tho tobacco buMnosB in tho Unltod
States by n series or bold buccaneer
ing exploits; had stifled competition
and defied independent dealers
LICIT COMPANY
The coiupanv -aw Hint it was deal
ing with men 11 Im wero in earnest and
meant business and ralber than In
drawn into litigation which might in
volve a great deal more Hum the
$7000, it pbandoncd its position, set
tled the controversy op he basis of
Lllio city's contention and paid into
the oily tieasiirv (lie full amount ot
the fi per cent lr the entire period
after deducting tho city's bill figured
at 1 1-4 cents. Since (hat time the
company has regularly paid the ."i pei
cent uccoiduiLr to its franchise. Ir
all there lias been thus paid to tin
oily on this account during Mayor
Canon's udmim-tniUnii irioro thai'
'.1000 in money. Thi is (lie first ami
only money that te ever been paid
bv the compaii) to thu city under it
fruuehiho.
One more incident remains to be
told. Liixl summer thu city ordered
from the elect no light oompaiiv
about 150 new olactrio arc lights fm
street lighting. The price to be pan'
was $0 piu month por light.
This contract meant about $3GQ0
por yonr in now business for the
company, and It Is natural to assume
hat the companv was jiad to get It
White Sitting In His Home Assassin Shoots Through Window Chief Is
Wounded In Lung Is In Serious Condition No Clue Is Found of
Would-Bc Murderer Room In Which He Was Seated Was Brilliantly
Lighted.
SPOKANE, Waal)., Jnn. 0,---While
sitting in tho living room of his homo
alone Inst night, Captain and former
Chief of Police John T. Sullivan was
shot through tho loft lung by an
assassin who stod outside of the
house and fired through tho win
dow. While lu a serious condition, hos
pital physicians reported today that
Sullivan had passed a good night and
that his chnnco or recovery was ralr
ly good. Sullivan was able to mnko
a stntcmont himself, lu which ho de
clared ho would rocovor.
Tho shooting occurred nt S:4G
last night. According to marks on
o'clock last night. According to
marks on a rrost covered ronco the
assassin stood by tho fonco when ho
fired. Tho blind of tho window was
up nnd tho room brilliantly lighted.
Cutting a clean, round holo In tho
"OREGON POINTS
LA FOLLETTE
MADISON, Wis., Jan. (1.- Asking
thnt Wall street bo not allowed to
soled- (lie nntion's president LuFol
lette's Magazine in an editorial to
day urges tho election of dolegutes
to the natioiuil conventions of 19012
at direct primaries. All states aro
called upon lo join the movement
This, tho editorial says, would mean
that tlie voters would he able to se
cure a platform representing their
rcul wishes and candidates who
would fulfill the platform pledges.
"Oregon has pointed tho way," the
article continues. "Under the initi
ative the people there adopted n law
FOOR RUN DOWN BY
TRAIN AND KILLED
CONNELSVILLE, Pa., Jan. C.
Four employes or tho Western Mary
land railroad woro run down and kill
ed by tho Hultlinoro & Ohio's Do
quesiio Limited, westbound, today.
Tho men woro mombora or a gang
working in tho Plukortou tunnol near
horo and woro walking to their work.
through a network of subsidiary com
panies, operating as "Independent"
concerns.
OR A TALE OF
Hut the company is roproseuted by a
not or loyal and energetic business
men. With tliotii nothing Is good
enough for the company but tho best
that can bo gotten They dotormlued,
ir possible, to Induce tho city lo ad
vance tho cost or the now polo line
and lamps mado necessary by this
now buslnoss, and which they esti
mated would bo about $1100,
Hut tho company had had some
experience with Mayor Canon tiud
wisely decided not to tuko the mut
ter up with him.
Lust full Mayor Canon wns com
pelled to loavo tho city for a couple
or days and Councilman Eirert there
upon became, during Mayor Canon's
absence, acting mayor. Hero wiis
tho opportunity. Tho company
promptly opened negotiations with
Mr. Eirort, nnd beforo Mayor Can
on's return It had an agreement to
Its liking, signed, sealed and dollw
orod. Horo is a copy of It:
Medford, Ore., Oetobor 6, 1910.
llogue Itlvur Electrlu Company, City:
Please Install are lamp)) us per list
attached, which vo agreo to pay for
at the rate of $0 00 per lamp per
mouth, and also ugieo to advance
pane, another lnco curtain nnd a
third in tho chair back, tho bullet
passcdp through Sullivan's back and
lung and then out, dropping on tho
floor. Tho captain picked tt up, cnll
ed for help, and thou telephoned to
tho police station.
No clue as to tho Idontlty or tho
man who did tho shooting has been
round. Neighbors heard a man run
ning down tho street Immediately
after tho shot was heard, but that Is
all.
Several months ngo Sullivan, while
chief of police, was charged with In
competency, with ravorltism toward
certain pollco officers, nnd with 11
legal handling of hquscn of ill fame.
Ho resigned as acting chlof, keeping
his former position or polico captain.
The city council round him guilty on
tho charges and ordored him suspend
ed pending a grand Jury "probo or the
entire city administration.
THE WAY" SAYS
TO THE NATION
providing not only for the election
of delegates to thu national conven
tions, hut providing Hint each votet
shall, at the April primaries in 1DU1 -have
opportunity to express a clioici
for president and vice president.
"Wall street haH already selected
the candidate) of both parties. Le
the people organize and demand that
every legislature enact a law foi
the election of national delegates hj
direct vole, embracing u provisio.
giving the voters the right to oxprosf
preference for president and vice
president. Such a plan would heal
Wall street and would elect a presi
dent for nil tho people."
MANY VIEW REMAINS
OF SENATOR ELKINS
WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. C
Several huiidrod porsomi today vlow-
od the body of Senator Stephen II.
Elklns or West Virginia as It lay lu
tho Elklns homo lu IC street. A spe
cial train bearing tho body, tho mom
bom or tho family and a number or
officials who will attend tho funeral,
av.hs scheduled to leavo Washington
at f p. m. for tho aonu'tor'a Into homo
lu Elklnc, W. Vu. Hundreds or tele
grams or sympathy and floral tributes
woro received by tho family today
TWO
I
tho estimated cost of lino construe
Hon to bo rebated to us at tho rate
of, ono-hulf our bill for lighting ouch
mouth until the amount advanced
by us is returned. Lights to bo paid
for at full rale thereafter. Tho es
timated cost of polo lino is $1355.40
' CITY OF MEDFOnn.
(Signed) W. W. EIFEUT,
Acting Muyor
It. W. TELFEIt.
Of course, tho city had no $1400
to spare for uiiythlug of this kind.
but you "never mlns tho water till
tho well runs dry."
Mayor Canon enmo back and
promptly repudiated thu whole ar
rangement becauso It bad never boon
authorized by tho council. This was
ono llttlo matter that had apparent
ly boon overlooked by the contract
lug partlus.
The mattor oamo beforo tho coun
cil and that body unhesitatingly re
fused to ratiry tho contract, oven Mr.
Elfort on tho final roll call voting
with tho rest,
Tho sequel to this tula follews:
Tho company Is now busily engaged
lu making extensions with Its own
money.
MY
NO. 247
CRIMINALS
After Committing Scries of Crimes
Reading Like a Jesse James Novel
Youngsters Shoot Police Officer,
Hold Up Car and Make Their
Escape.
DULUTH, Minn., Jan. (I. A sor
ieu of crimes reading liku a elmpttr
from a Jesse James novel committed
by William Muzzury and Allf John
son, bolh 10, euliuinaled' today in-the
killing ot roliciiinun 'Hurry Chis
more. Following the shooting of
Chsmure, the two outlaws held u ear
load of peoplu at bay for several
minutes and finally escaped.
Muzzary and Johnson were urrest
ed by Chiamoro on suspicion of hav
ing bebl up Night Clerk Clarenco
Stubsted nnd Porter dairies 1 Firo
voil and robbed the olltel McKay of
f.'jO. Chisuioru placed them ubouid
aear to take them (o tho station.
When opposito the intorstuto bridge
one of tho youths whippeij a revol
ver from liissleovo nnd shot Chis
Migh the chest.
A score of passengers nnd the
street cur crew wore ordered to hold
up their hands. Thu bids then
backed out of tho car, jumped to tho
ground and ran.
Within a short time a dozen posses
wore in pursuit. The lads took.
Chicmoro's weapons and thoso which
tho officer hud tiikcn from them. It
was expected thoy would figlU if
overtaken by their pursuers.
Automobiles, motorcycles and po-'
destriaus joined in the chase. It was
believed the boys would soon bo
caught. . .
Muzzury and Johnson nro suid to
have formerly been bell boys nt the,
McKay hotel.
LEASE LOTS FOR
SUMMER HOMES
Forest Service Aportlons Ten Lots
on Shore of Pejican Bay for Use
of Summer Cottages Will Bar
Hotels.
Ton lota, situated on tho banks of
Pelican bay and Ideally located for
summer homes, aro to bo loasod by
tho United States forest survlco to
anyone making application for them
to Supervisor M. L. Eiicksou at tho
orrico or tho Crater Lake rorest re
servo here,
Tho lots, which llavo a rrontuge of
100 feet apiece on tho lake and vary
from 22G to 32C feet in depth, will
he leased by tho government to per
sons wishing them for summer homo
purposes for an annual rental of $5.
Thoy will not bo leased to hotels
or other commercial enterprises.
Tho ground Is located to tho north
of tho Hartimau lodge, and Is easily
.ircoHHlblo from Medford either by
auto or train, and boat.
WANT MORE MONEY
FOR PANAMA CANAL
WASHINGTON, D. C Jan. 0.
The war department iuib sent its ea
tiumtoM of tho cost, of thu Huiiumu
canal to the house, asking for addi
tional appropriations. An appropri
ation of a quarter of a million is
asked at once to compluto the ycar'a
work on tho rolocutiou of tho I'au
ima railroad, damaged becauso of a
slide in the Culebra cut. It is asked
that the appropriation be incorporat
ed in tho urgent deficiency bill.
It In requested that tho annual im
propriation be iiievonsicd next you
1' rum 11 million to a million mid thro 2
niarterb. Answer nil "likely looking" help
want ads -or it will not lm an way
'mutter to find tho riUt job.
,