w
Ashland's Population, According' to the Census Bureau is 5020
BANK CLEARINGS
TODAY
$30,137.44
THE WEATHER
Stormy tonight niul tomorrow.
Medford Mail Tribune
Th Message of th Mags.
"White Fair weather.
Hlue Ilnln or enow.
WMto nnd btuo Local showers
Mack triangular Abovo white,
warmer, bolow white, colder.
White with black center Cola
FIFTH YEATJ.
MEDFORD, ORIQGON. FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 1911.
No. 253.
-YEAR-OLD BOY PRISONER CONFESSES
--Prr-a9f
15
Nli POSSIBLE
CHANCE FOR
HIS VICTIM
Physicians Say That Pittman Can
not Recover Boy Arrested Yes
terday Admits He Struck Man
With Rock During Altercation
OFFICERS HOLD LAD;
MURDER MAY BE CHARGE
Boy Objected to Attentions Pittman
Was Paying to His Mother and
This Led to Fatal Fight
Alter (i gruelling examination tit
police hendquuiters Churlcs Ituhi.i
hiii, the i'il'tceiYjycur-old boy arrested
Thursday on suspicion of liti iiijr de
livered the blow Monday night whieli
caused a eoinpound fracture of the
skuull nnd will in all probability lei
suit in the death of Sidney Pittman.
last night confessed his guilt, bu
stoutly maintained that he had
struck l'ilttnun in self defence.
When told by the police that he
had been seen to knock l'ittanu
down by three women witnesses, the
boy ceased to make denials and told
the officer, that during a fight with
I'ittmnn when, he alleges, the lattei
drew a knife on him, he struck him
on the head first with u large stone
and then when l'ittinan rose to hi
fcel with the knife still clasped in
hi- hand he knocked him down ugnii
with a shovel.
"I acted in self defense," he said,
"and only allowed l'ittma.n to draw
ine into a fight when his lungungo
and actions in my mother's room be
came such that 1 went with him to
the street." .
District Attorney It. F. Mulkey vis
ited the prisoner in the city jail this
morning and secured the same ad
mission.
To all, IJohinson insists that he is
1.") years old, despite the tact thai
he appears much elder: a statement
corroborated by his mother, who told
the police that her son was l." year
old last .June.
IMttmnn, tho victim of the assault,
is still In an unconscious condition.
City Ph.VKicion .1. 12. Shower, who
vlsltihl him this morning, reported
to tho chief of police that it was ex
tremely unlikely that he would live
through today. His heart action Is
considerably weaker and tho artorles
conversing near tho point of fraeturo
in the man's brain wore ruptured by
tho blow.
Coroner A. E. Kellogg notified the
district attorney's office this morn
ing that ho would arrive hero today
from Gold Hill to commonco his In
voHtlRiitlon or tho case, which, while
tho man Is not dond yet. will pass
Into tho hands of that official when
tho Inevltablo occurs.
. Robinson charges Pittman with
having drawn a knlfo on him, but
tho only knlfo found on l'ittinan upon
ills arrival at tho Southorn Oiegon
hospital on Tuesday mornluR. about
1:2 hours after the alleged fight, was
a small pocket knlfo. Tho prisoner's
niothor, who is said to liavo como
lioro from Roseburg in Pittman's
company. Inst Friday, denies saying
that she met Pittman hore andthut
sho alone, and not in company with
Pittman, occupied tho room In the
South Grape street lodging house
whore tho argument between him and
her son. which lod up to tho fight on
tho sidewalk, occurred.
Mrs. Itobinson lias visltod Pittman
iu tho hospital several times and In
hearing of parsons there Is alleged
to have said that she had known
Pittman sineo ho was 10 years old.
.Itobinson gives as a reason for
Pittman's challenging him -a iM
on Monday night til fact that ho.
Pittman. know of tho boy's aversion
to him and of his unwillingness to
see Pittman and his mother married,
which ho says, it was their intention
to do.
Tho preliminary hearing before
Justico of tha Vvneo Taylor hat been
postponed, owing to the fact that the
outcome of Plttmans injuries i atlll
GIVE
TO
5020 PEOPLE
In 1900 She Had 2634 People As
toria Has 9059, Beating Eugene
Out by the Narrow Margin of Only
50 People Baker City 6742
MEDFORD'S GROWTH FOUR
TIMES THAT OF ASHLAND
Medford Now Fifth City in State Al
though School Census Shows
She Crowds Eugene
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 13.
The census In rcau today announced
the population of Ash'r.nO, Or., as
5020, Astoria 9059, Baker City G712.
In 1S90 Aahland had 1784 and In
1900 sho had 2G31.
While Ashland Increased her pop
ulation frori 26.: 1 to 5040, Medford
Increased hero froia 1793 to 8840.
The per cent Increase in Medford's
case was nearly 400, while Ashland's
was 90.
These figures show Medford to be
'he fifth city In the state, although
according to the school census of Eu
gene that city Is crowded. The
cities: are Portland, with over 200,
000; Salem, 14,095; Astoria, 9059;
Eugene, 9009; Medford, SS40.
STATE TO AVENGE
MURDER OF SULLIVAN
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 13. Gov
ernor Hay today sent a special mes
sage to tho legislature urging an ap
propriation to covor a reward of
$1000 for tho capture of the man who
assassinated Pollco Captain Sullivan
of Spokane last week.
COLD MAY KILL
OFF PHEASANTS
Deputy State Game Warden Charles
B. Gay Predicts Extermination of
Rare Birds Unless Cold Wave
Ccasesd Cannot Get Food
Hecause of the recent iiow storm
and the consequent cowling up oi
their food supply, the Chinese and
Hungarian pheasants with which tin
Rogue river ' valley was recently
blocked are in imminent dnimor ot
extermination, according to Deputy
State Game Waiden Charles II. (la.
"In order to prevent the birds frou
becoming extinct, they wcio placed
on the closed Itet, but all those piv
i.Hiituntk inuv have been iu vitm un
less the -now leaves the giouiul i
an early date.
The bird that Mr. I-M Hanley i
raisins in captivity on his, ranch aic
thming. duo to the euro and atten
tion they receive, but the birds set
nt libi'il bv the state yet no sm-h
imtronnue nor i it possible to icc.i
ihcin, as lhe are too wild to be
rein-In d w'i- loud lor 'In in procur
able "
RAILROAD COMMISSION
w slll(i KIN'. T.in
1
Jiul-
Clements us i..d,u elected ebai
mail of the iniere.tute coiuuierte
fomiuiMtun. He nuci-e.d ilartiu A
lumpp, to beep Hpjiouited
lueinhur of tht court of eomuwree.
t'leunt a rwilinB member of th
couiipiikn.
Soinauna's neceii a indicate
in a 1-lin.i.il'ied nd i prohnhly yu
SO
CLEMENTS
CHAIRMAN
General William Booth, Veteran Leader
Of Salvation Army, to Undergo Operation.
GENERAL. "vtt'i Vffel &JSIW IlT JE&i
WILLIAM BOOTH? fyirJ 4rjS3f iMfK&SL4 1 JSKS
,4 Sr'l&ifi
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a,.' A.frvrnt x.
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. rf J'-5tJi.'xi'.'2S
s rrob iJx,.''.:r'i-n
immiii i1 i i 'i in ii i m mi mi m in lOTiinyirin'HTrrrnfam jrnTwrinni' tiii unrfniry
General William Hooth, the founder ot the Sanation Arnij. lias decided to have auuther oiieratiou performed on
his e.es In an ctl'ort to restore his sight (,'eueial Hooth Ii is been opti tied upon before for iiitarait of (ho eyen.
Owing to his iiiImiih cd eais his friends hae adtscil t..ili t the opci.itlou, but (eueral Hooth has insisted that tlio
operation must be performed hefvi Now Years vla.v Tin opernlliii will take place In London.
COLVIG ASKS
SALARY RAISE
Would Have Legislature Increase
His Salary From $1500 to $1800 n
Year Wants Two Deputies, One
at $900; the Other at $600
JACKSONVILLE. Jan. 3. Ered L.
Colvlg, county recorder, upon tho
grounds that the recordor'i office lias
had Its work Krontly extended during
tho pafit two or three years, has asked
tho luglalntuie to increase hlc iinlury
from $1500 to 51S00 a year and for
one deputy at $900 and another at
$000.
AF
Captain M. F Kg'jloKton of Jack
son's delegation In the house Intro
duced house bill 23, for purchasing
a plat of luud in Hlvervlew cemotory.
Portland, to be used an hu lal groiiml
for Spanish v..i veteiaim
PHILIP MOLGOLM IS
EGG M
COLLECTOR OF PORT'rst
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. IS.
Pblllji Malcol i waa aomlnated today
by Frasldes. Toft m coltoetor of cut
toraa at lo- OaMd, Or.
Kwwtelimea a rab of alary ma b
Murdtf only by a ahafif of ini
tioiiK. So watch th h? vz::izii
ads!
RELIGIOUS RIOTS
BOMBAY STREETS
Elnhtccn Arc Dead and Twenty-Four
Injured Troops Patrol City Mo
hammedans Dislike Order Prevent
ion Them From Paradltifl
HO.MHAY, Jan 13. Six religious
colubrauts wounded In a clash with
troops wliun a parade, planned as part
of tho celebration of tho Mohummar
dan new jonr, win prohibited today.'
Twelve othors were killed yeHtorday,
making a total of is dean. In addi
tion 2 I wore severely wounded. A
fresh outbreak of rioting wax feared
today and tioops patrolled the sec
tions whore die disturbance waa fear
ed and others weie hold In loaillnoss
'or service at Instant notice.
The trouble was iho result of dlf
uMoncoH between th SuiinltuH, or tho
orthodox Mohamniedans, and tho
Shiiihs. another biauuh of tho suet,
over tho celebration of tho fostival
Mohorum, the Him of tho Mohamme
dan yonr. A preut parndo had boon
planned and It was proUfctod that It
would oud iu rioiinut on account of
the open hostility of tho two factions.
The authorltltw orderad the imrado
abandoned. .
The laudeiH ot the Mohammedans
decided that the purado should be
held In spite of this order, and ft wan
In Hue. The. troopc advanced
ept the movement of the pro-
reMlou, Kpil rioting euguwl.
yi . p mw
SACUAMKA'TO, Cal Jan. 13. -Wantl
s ld to be the Ijoavieiit snow
fall alate M0 U raging uu the South
ern Pauirte Une east of Suuiinlt to
day. Though the line ll oyen aud ajl
trail) are ruuninv. itftertl traltta.
beta mat aud wesiboifnt are both
likely la he dlel thre of fui
I
hours.
DEATH RIDES
STORM CLOUDS
Three Lives Lost, Inestimable Dam-
atjc to Livestock and No Relief In
Slant is Situation in Montana it
Is 20 Dcjirees Below Zczo
IIHLKNA, Mont.. Jan. 13.---Throe
lives have boon lost, Inostlmnblo dam
ago to livestock has been dono and
no signs of relief tiro In sight.
This Is tho summary of tho bliz
zard which struck Montana early this
week and has been raging with un
abated fury since.
It is believed that others huvo per
ished, but their bodies will not bo
found until the storm subsHus.
Leland, with five othorH, wuh bur
led under an avalauuho of snow and
lco. The others wore dug out, badly
front-bitten. Ledum! was frozen
stiff.
With the mercury at 20 bolow, tho
snowfall, which' had ceased, begun
iiKiilu today. It coutlnuod nil day.
lUllroad truffle, which has been
badly demoralized, shows little Im
provement. Giout Northern trains
throiiKli the Flatlioud country worn
entirely blocked uud truffio was rout
ed from Helena to Hpokuuo via tho
Northern Pacific. Hlovon hundred
pAssengers are on the stalled trains.
It Is thought they are plentifully sup
plied with food aud fuel nnd are not
suffering.
Food trnina behind rotary plows'
are hnutonlng to tholr relief, but
iirosjrow Is roported unusually slow
owing to numerous- slide.
SAIJCM, Jan. 1". A Hismanal to
congress in fin or ot returning to
OrtMjou 60 per cent "t all iiioiic, te-
PiVfd h.V the iivcliiliieiit I Mil)) tll,
sale, t-e m Ii-m i nl I. ii il- Ultllin till)
.' . I i li.ei.l 1 .11 - t I i I e- .ll till
l.lll ll - il'' 'I 'lit ill ,u iUr !' -
ale bv Iluiges of I'mutillu.
RRFA
T
BANK DEPOSITS
IN PAST YEAR
Four Medford Banks Make Report
Accordinn to Law and Show Re
sources of Nearly Three Millions
of Dollars
DEPOSITS INCREASE OVER
JANUARY, 1910, 15 PER CENT
In Spito of Winter Quietness Good
Showinrj Is Made All Found
In Good Condition
Showing resources amounting U
nearly three millions .of dollurs the
four Medford banks luivo filed re
ports of their condition us required
by law, nnd although mid-wiutei
when many lines of activity iu indus
trial circles are closed down unr
business is more or less (piiet iu con
sequence, the banks mnke a .spleudic1
showing nil of them nro shown lo
be on a firm finiueial basis.
The total deposits in tho fou
banks amount to $2,l(2,irr,f7, which
while not us Inrgo ns they wore No
vember 1, when paving, railroad con
struction and other work was uudei
way and not shut down as at present
for the winter, is a gain of 1(1 pei
cent over January 1, 11)10, or $298,
887. The bank deposits for the pas'
seven years in Med ford1 are:
January, 1 H0.1 $ (I00ylu7
Jauuary, 11)0(1 7'2(I.!)7I
January, 11107 ' l,08l!o:i-
January, 11108 1,2ii-M8l'
January, 11)01) I,'jt,-I31
January, 1010 l,8(i:t.fillf
January, 11)11 '2.1(12,10:
SNOW STORM
HITS WIRES
Medford Cut Off From Communica
tion With World for Few Hours-
Wires Down Both North and Soutl
But For Short Timo Only
&
For short intervals yesterday Med
ford' was mi t ti of communication witii
tlio outside world. Telegraph line
on tlie Western Union uud I'osic
companies were out of commission
Today conditions nro reported
much better and all of the wires on
again iu order. Witli the snow slorir
pusii;r natural conditions are again
obtaining
SEVENTY FIVE WILL
GO ONJIE JUNKET
Heventy-flvo reservations have ul
loady been made with Agent A. S.
Itosenbaum of the Southern Pacific
for the excursion to Los Augeloh
booked to start next Thursday.
Three Pullman standard sleepers
will accommodate the .Medford busi
ness men on their Junket thiough the
south, which, according to present
plans, will occupy about 30 da.s.
PEARY BILL WILL
PASS HOUSE SURE
WASMINC70N. I). C, Jbi . 1.1.--Tha
bill nitlrlng Kobort K. Peary with
tho rank of roar admiral In tho en
gineering donnirtmnnt or tho navy
who reported with favora'jle roroni
meujatlon froai tho liouso rommitttio
n natal affair' today. Tho t'ote In
lite committee was six to four.
GROWTH
CALIFORNIA IS
NO LONGER AT
ROADS MERCY
Governor Johnson Takes Up Battle
in Earnest By Demanding Front
Legislature Most Radical Legisla
tion Ever Asked of That Body
MESSAGE DEALS WITH
SPECIFIC FREIGHT RATES
Johnson Says He Will Not Stop Un
til State is Freed From Clutches
of Great Corporations
SACRAMKNTO, Jan. 13. Urging
ho most radical legislation over pre
sented to a California legislature,
Governor Johnson, iu a Bpeclal mes
sage, today demanded tho Immediate
-onsldorntlon nnd early passago of
the Stetson railroad regulation bill.
Tho lnensuro wns introduced five
minutes beforo tho governor's mes
sago was presented In the liouso.
Tho messago deals with specific
ates between stations in California,
showing their inequality, alleging
that they nro fixed to got nil tho traf
fic will bear. It quotes William It.
Wheeler of tho San Francisco Mer
chants' Traffic association for com
parison of rates In the east, and as
serts that tha operation of railways
In tho two great valleys of tho Btato
's as cheap ns anywhoro In tho world.
In part tho message is as follews:
"Thero has hoon presented to you
:odny a bill tho design of which is to
accord, the railroad commission of
Mio stnto of California tho amplest
jowcr to act Intelligently and justly
Hid with firmness and precision in
-natters arising between tho people
in the ono hand and tho railroads of
tho stato on the other, Tho bill has
'icon propnrod aftor great dolibora
lon aud study, and comes to yqtt
ivlth the sanction of those who nro
most familiar with tho subject em
braced within it. It Is presontcd
now In pursuance of tho policy that
'ias been announced by the various
lartloH within tho stato and Inpttr
uiauce of tho policy that was putllnod
it the commencement of, thlu admin
istration. "That the necessity for action ox
wtH In the matter of fixing railroad
rates within the stato of California
Is demonstrated by the rates thom
Helvos. The dlstanro from Hlvcr Sta
tion, In the city of Los Angoles, to
San Pedro Is lili miles. Tho freight
,-ates average on the Sun Pedro road
for this distance Is about 'i a ton.
Merchandise in carload lots ranges Iu
rates from 2 1-8 cents to 15 conts
;i hrundrod pounds or from $17 to
$30 n ton. These rntes nre Identical
with rates charged between San Diego
and Los Angeles, a distance of 120
miles.
"The ratos from Los Angeles to
an Pedro are practically eight or
ulno times higher than the average
rates of ull railroads throughout the
Pulled States. The effect of this Ik
to put Los Angeles, instead of "JU
miles from deep water, commercially,
more than 120 miles from deep wa
ter, and this In the caso of Los An
geles from its own harbor within Its
own city limits. The rate, I am Iik
formed, on sugar from San Pedro to
Los Augeloti Is $2 a ton; from Hon
olulu to San Pedro Is J 1.75 per ton.
"From San Francisco to Fresno is
approximately 200 miles ovor pretty
level country. Tho first-class rate,
which covets less than carload lots
movement of high-class goods,, llku
giocorles. Is 55 cents por hundred;
tho fourth-class rate, applying oiv
canned goods, ougar and other sta
ples. Is 11 conts for loss than u car
load and 42 cents per bundled
pounds in carload lots."
Mrs. Gould Has Her Gown
NEW YOHK. Jan. Kl, After n
night iu the customs house, where
it wum held for duty, Mrs. George J.
Gould' ij-tlOO gowu was -ro,ik'umed
today and removed to the home of
it owner. The creation was brought
across the Atlantic from n Paris
modiste by Lord T)eeloi, llniu'O of
Miss Vivian Gould,
-
In doubt.
i,,ijw.rtunity. .
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