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WEATHER
Haiti tonight imtl Wednes
day; wanner.
CLEARINGS
Bunk clearings today were.
J? lU.iOS 80.
FIFTH YEAH.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2-1, 1911.
No. 262.
WORLD'S PLEA
10 JAPAN IS
RD
Twelve Socialists Are Executed by
Mikado's Aflcnts Not One Blanch
ed at End, but All Declared a Wil
lingness to Die for Freedom.
END CAME MORE SWIFTLY
THAN WAS EXPECTED
Word Spreads Througout Tokio
Causfng Wildest Excitement
Police and Troops Are Ready.
TOKIO, .Inn. 24. Disregarding a
stream of protects from nil over the
vorhl, the Japanese government to
day wiped out by means of the gal
lows the lives of Donjlro Kotoku,
his mistress, Suga Kanno, ami ten
other Japanoso socialists convicted
by star chamber sessions of the se
cret court of having conspired
against the llfo of the mikado.
Tho hanging of the 12 victims to
the government'u fear of socialism
began at 0 o'clock in tho morning in
the central prlsor. r.nd tho trap wns
not sprung for tho last one until 1
p. in. Not one of the socialists blanch
ed at the cud, and all declared their
willingness to dio for liberty.
Of the 1 1 socialists sentenced to
terms of imprisonment tho 12 whose
death senlonces were commuted are
confined In local fortresses.
While tho attitude of Premier Kat
Bura and his colleagues bnd for days
Indicated that they were resolved
that nothing short of death would
servo as tho punishment for Kotoku
and his fellow socialists, not an in
timation was allowed to escape up to
today that their end would como so
swiftly.
zllardly had tho preparations teen
completed at tho city prison for the
executions than tho word spread
throughout Toklo, causing tho wild
est excitement.
The executions were proceeded
with under direct orders, it Is said,
from Marquis Katsura. On his ex
press command, reports say, tho pro
curator general and tho necessary of
ficers wore In attendance early todny
and ono by ono tho socialists were
led forth to die.
Throughout all tho city special re
serves of pollco and troopo wore hold
in readiness to prevent any outbreak,
but so well were tho precautions tak
en that tho frionds of tho condemned
B"v that nny demonstration would
be ufaoless nnd refrained.
RECALL URGED
Rehearing Ordered in Ruef Case Stirs
California Bills Dealing With
Caso Flood Legislature and So
lons Get Busy.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., .Tan. 21.
"The decision of tho stnto supremo
court grunting Abe HueC a rehearing,
came at tho moment when supporters
of the administration measure for in
itiative, referendum and rocall wore
considering the withdrawal of appli
cation of tho recall to judges," said
Senator Gates today. "When tho de
cision boeamo known it stiffened the
backs of tho progrossivo leaders and
administration supporters and no ar
gument now will indttoo us to with
draw tho clauio rolating to the recall
of judges from tho bill."
The expression of Senator Gnto,
Mho introduced tho administration
initiative, roforoiidum and rocall
bill, is echoed by a groat numbor of
lawmakers.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., 2I.-D-signed
to provont technical defect,
fiom thwartiug tho oounw of justice
a bill remiirint: the court to give
ludgiueuts on applications for no
OR
JUDGES
tn.ils and on appeal regardless r.flmg began in the tpvr n..ii-e ..1 me
technical error wns in
ttodliced t.-
day by Senator Gates.
Reed Smoot Is
Somewhat of a
Mixer Himself!
In Speech in Senate He States That
the "Keystone Arch of Republican
Ism May He Kicked to Death."
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 21.
"Mixologists," in the metaphor line,
are choitliug. They have u new ro-
cruit in thei rorgnnizntiou in Sen
ator Heed Smoot of Utah. lie be
came eligible to membership in the
Mixed Metaphor club today when, in
concluding n speech against the
schedule by schedule tariff revision,
lie said:
"Such n system would result in
the destruction of our industries, and
the principle of protection, the key
stone arch in the temple of republi
canism, would ho nicked by sup
posed friends of n protective policy,
and kilched to death by the adher
ents of (he tariff for revenue only
idea."
county loses
By Destruction of Central Point
Structure Across Bear Creek
County Is Heavy Loser County
Out $2500 for Removal.
Eighty-five hundred dollars is a
conservative estimate of the loss li
the county taxpayer by the destruc
tion of the bridge across Bear creek
near Central Point by recent high
water. The bridge cost the county
(())) and fully JfJlVJOO will be need
ed to wreck the partially destroyed
structure to permit the erection of a
new bridge which will cost another
jftiOOO. The county court is now in
vestigating the matter before deter
mining how to repair the bridge.
Huge stringers are being laid todn.v
to temporarily repair the bridge.
$103,777 WAS
SPENT ON ROADS
Annual Report of County Clerk of
Operations Shows Huge Amount
Was Spent on Highways of Coun
ty During 1910.
One hundred and three thousand,
seven hundred seventy seven dollais
and eighty-two cents was the
amount expended by Jackson coun
ty during 31)10 for better roads. This
is about JKIO.ftOO more than the
amount expended during 2!)0!(.
These figures weie brought out in
the annual report of tho county clerk
to the court.
WAR BEING WAGED II
NEW YORK. Jan. 21. A general
campaign against alleged bogus med
ical concorns was inaugurated today
by the federal government. Chief
Post Office Inspoetor Dickson has
raided tho Collins Now York Modicnl
institute and tho Litlnnnmii .insti
uto. Dickson says 7j other places
will ho ovorhaulod.
Tho government alleges that the
bous medical concerns draw mil
lions annually under fale piotunsc
most of the victims berngjiunnigrunN
CORRUPTION CHARGED
IN VIRGINIA ELECTION
CHARLESTON, W. Va.. Jan. 24. -Charging
corruption, Uepresontutive
Hubbard started a bolt today
against Wutn, the democratic cau
cus nominee for till hrt term Unit
ed Stutes senutorfllup. when ballot-
legislature. J oil nu-r u.-in.Miai
homed witJjMtublMid, nil otmg toiyi
3500 OH BRIDGE
MEDICAL
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AND OLWELL
GETTOGEtHER
Exhibit Building Will Bo Occpicd by
Secretary of Commercial Club Af
tcr April I Papers to Be Signed
This Afternoon.
OLWELL REMAINS IN
BUILDING UNTIL APRIL I
Reports That Negotiations Had
Ceased Were Erroneous Clear
Understanding Has Been
Reachedl
After April 1 the exhibit building
will be occupied'by the Medford Com
mercial club.
John D. Olwell and the committee
appointed to confer with him have
reached an understanding nnd the
papers will be signed this afternoon
if sortie unforseen feature does not
arise.
Mr. Olwell asked the committee
that he be granted until the first of
April to leave the building, as he will
at that time have new quarters ready
to movo into. The committee has
acceded to this request and the mat
ter has been arranged satisfactorily.
Mr. Olwell sells liig interest in the
building to the club for $2000. Heal
cstato and business men in the city
put up the money.
OWNER CASE
GOESJO JURY
Evidence All In Defense Put Up
Strong Case and Acquittal Likely
Prosecution Shows Theft hut
O'Connor's Connection Is Hazy.
Tho ovldonco in tho trial of Jack
O'Connor, now being bold before
Judge P. M. Calkins In tho circuit
in Jacksonville, was given to the
Jury this afternoon nnd that body
retired from tho courtroom for de
liberation. O'Connor, who Is charged with tho
larceny of a number of hogs, alleged
to havo been tho property of P. Y.
Allen of Trail, prosontod a strong
defenso. IIo wns represented by At
torney Gus Newbury.
District Attorney H. P. Mulkoy, In
chargo of tho prosecution, closed his
argument shortly after 1 o'clock nnd
turned tho caso over to tho Jury. Ho
brought out considerable tctlinony
showing thdt, but O'Connor's con
nection was hazy.
TAFT BURIED
BY TELEGRAMS
Substantial Evidence That "Solid
West" Favors City by tho Golden
Gate Is fleceiveil by President
. Taft.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 2-1.-
Substnntial evidence that the "wolid
wost is 111 lavor ol holding tho Pan
ama exposition in 1915 in San Fran
cisco, was heapod upon President
Taft today in tho shape of tolo
grnms which came to the White
House in a perfect flood. Tho pros
idetit read as many as possible but
was finally forced to give up the
task as oven the shelving f ajl
state affairs and tho loss of his
night's sleep would not onnblu him
to ktep up with the task of roMdintr
the telegrams of the friends ofihc
city by the golden gato.
Other douio-
Congresn-elect Dabix.
crats h.tve piouncd to vote for Da-
Ms if the charges against Watson
re sustiunvd.
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Vestern and Southern Senators Crowding
Their Eastern Brethren Out of Limelight.
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The eastern pan of the 1'nlted States lias long labored under tho Impression that tho west was Just countr, a
place where folks lived, but did not eaio much beyond raising crops and digging minerals. There havo been poltlcnl
leaders In Washington who havo given vent to such feelings, and now they are sorry, for tho west nnd south nre
crowding the senators from the cast out of the limelight In patronage, political power and number of bills In
troduced. Senator Money of Mississippi lias a number of reform measures that he wants passed beroro ho retires.
Some five oilier senators who are going to take part In shaping the laws of the country for some time are being
looked upon as men who arc to become link1, Aldrlches, lturrowses and Dcpows. Theso men are Senators Owen,
Oklahoma! Ilevburu. Idahe: Chaiiibeilaln. Oretieu: Burton. Ohio, and Sutherland. Utah. '
MN
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E LOSES EYE
Inventor, Victim of Explosion Last
Saturday, Said to Be Out of Dan
gerChild Who Was Watching
Experiment, May Lose Sight.
H. C. Ricriel, a Gold Hill miner,
who lost liotli of liw hands lust Sat
urday by the explosion of chemienlH
with which he was experimenting oil
the invention of u new sulphur mutch,
is said todnv to have n fighting
chance for his life, but his vt-yunr-old
daughter, who was standing lie
Mde him al the tiniu, may, as the
result of burns she received about
the face, loo the sight of one of her
eyes.
A sister of tho injured man, a
trained nurse in a St. Ioui, Mo.,
hospital will arrive in Gold Hill to
night to take chargo of the injured
man.
Owing to tho jaggid wounds in
flicted by the explosion, surgeons
were forood to umpiitnls on both
Riedel's arms above tho wrist, but it
was from an in jury to an artery iu
his neck, ruptured by n flying piece
of the tin basin in whioli he whs
mixing tho cliemicnls, that it was
feared ho might lo.-o his life.
The little girl is being constantly
watched by surgeons al the Gold
Hi!. hospital und every weans is he
mic resorted to by them in their of
fortn to buvp her sight.
Mrs. Riedei, who was ill in an ad
joining room when titi explosion oc
curred suffered a slight relapse
from nervous shock.
Ths "For Sale" cliuatftal ads ii
the market-place for lbs useful
thing that have . ready been used
Sometimes u se ud-hund article
vw iild serve vn as will at a iicm
one W.ittli tin-, du .bilieutioii!
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Contract for Grading and Excava
tion Will Probably Be Let Today
Ground Will Be Broken In Next
48 Hours.
In all probability tho suli-contraot
for the grading and oxcavntlui; for
the foundations of tho two now
schools will bo let todny by Alfred
Ivey, who secured tho contrnot for
their ornctlon. If no hitch occurs
the ground will be broken within the
next h hours. Prom that tlmu on
tho work will be rushed.
As tho basement for each school Is
considerably above the ground, the
excavation will be of short duration.
It Is expected, with favorable weath
er conditions, that work of erecting
the couorete will start wlthluthreo
weeks.
Kneli school will cost $30,000. One
will he established on Jackson boul
evard in West Medford and the other
In Queen Anne addition on tho Kast
Bide.
WARREN SAYS ONLY
GUILTY ASK PARDON
GJKARD, Kans., Jan. 24. -Fred
Warren, tho socialist editor sen
tenced for wrongful use ot the mails
today made it very plain that ho was
not concerned ; the application lo
President Tatt for bis pardon which
yesterday was made by Congress
man Campbell of Kansas City, in
a statement to ths L'uitwl Prsss to
day Warren said:
"I have not violated lbs law, Onlv
the guilty ask pardon. 1 have not
asked for pardon and I shall not. I
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My conviction is the result of polit- though Dyers (republican) withdro.v
ical iteroccutioii. This is admitted , lodav from the stnaloi ml race, Ken
by evcrviiie except the imii'4 w.n and r'uiik, both republican,
tliiuii'rli vvlmli the c.i-m diaggcd los in.nh cii'i.il giiih- and the deadlock
tour i ul
M'fiPS
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y6?J0A0.
MARIE GETS
JERSEY TOGA
James Smith, Jr., Withdraws From
Senatorial Race Owing to Opposi
tion on Part of Woodrow Wilson,
Governor.
TRICNTON, N. J., Jan. 2J. Jnintw
Smith, jr.. this afternoon withdruw
from the Now Jersey sonatoiiul rune.
This insures tho election tomorrow
of James .Mai lino, when balloting v
resumed. Smith's withdrawal is a
insult of tho figjit mnciu by Governor
Wilson in .Mnrtiuo's behalf.
In the balloting today Murtino
lucked ono vote of election. Smith
is chairman of the democratic state
committee mid did much to elect Wil
son. Marline was chosen at a pri
mary election.
ST. BIKE
CAUSED BY LEAK
A small tire, successfully put out
before any damage was done, oc
curred late last night ou tho side
walk in front of lite R. R. V. rail
road station. '
A quantity of gasoline whioli had
leaked from the tank of a popcorn
roaster onto the walk became ignited
and until stamped nut. caused a sheet
of flume several feel high.
Iowa Deadlock Prevails.
l)KS MOINKK. In.. Jan. 2 1. Al
luii.uncd uitbloUcii,
:rftwrarass-irii
SOLONS HEAR
ADVOCATES OE
GOOD ROADS
Lobbies of Senate and House Arc
Packed by Boosters for Webster
Good Roads Measures-Bringing
Much Influence to Bear.
HEAVY LICENSE FOR
ALL PEDDLERS PROPOSED
Twenty New BillsHit House Several
Bills Passed by Lower Body
of Legislature.
SAL13M, Or., Jnn. 21. Tho boost
ers for tho Webster road bills and
for tho Portland-Vancouver brldgo
across tho Colarnbln arrived In Sa
lem this morning and packed tho
lobby of tho house and onato. Thero
aro fivo "good roads" bills Included
In tho program of tho association,
headed by Judgo Webster, nnd a lot
of Influonco will bo brought to benr
by menibors of tho nssoclatlon over
tho stnto. '
Tho measures provide for n bureau
to havo In chargo nil tho road work
In tho stato, to work tho convicts and
to havo tho widest powers. Tho cen
tralization of so much powor In tho
hands of a few, and tho fear that n
political machlno may bo built up aro
aruuinoiits against tho measures thnt
sovoral senators and representatives
aro advancing, nnd tho path of thoso
measures will not bo easy. Last
week tho first of thoso bills struck a
snag In tho liouso and was sont baclc
to tho comniltteo for nioro Investi
gation. Tho most Important hit of now leg
islation In tho sonato today was tho
resolution by Dlinick providing for
an export Investigating commltteo to
probo tho asylum, to discover wheth
er tho pnyroll wns pndded, and to
find out if tho stato's monoy wns
being wlsoly oxponded.
All agents, from book solicitors to
Insurance men nVo mndo peddlers by
a liouso bill Introduced this morning.
This hill provides for a heavy llconso
feo for all pcddlors, and ovory solic
itor or ngont Iu a poddlor undor this
law. Exceptions aro mndo only for
farmers soiling tholr own produco or
for old soldiers. Indeed, tho mcasuro
does not exempt tho grocery hoy; tho
milkman or tho butchor's cart.
Tvvonty mora now bills hit tho
house this morning. Tho Important
ones aro thoso providing for the stnto
r.ld in tho draining of marsh lands;
constituting a commission In each
county to havo chargo of nil county
division monsures; making a penalty
of from one to 15 yours and ?5000
flno for tho practlco of abortion; li
censing all mercantile and collection
agonclos nt 2G0 a yonr, and consti
tuting co-oducntlonal boards to havo
supervision ovor tho county school
with the aid of the county superin
tendent. Tho houso this morning passed
house bill No. 10 exempting legisla
tors from Jury duty; liouso 1111 102,
ending tho prattico of making tho
.Monday following a holiday on Sat
urday a holiday ton; liouso bill No.
130. taken (rjiin the ' I'at of school
holidays February 22 and election
days.
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Only Hope for Young Man Accused
of Wife Murder Is Supreme Court
to Which an Appeal Will Soon Be
Taken.
TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 24. Un
less the supromo court rovorsos tho
decision of tho lower court, Porter
Chailton will bo returned to Italy
for wifo murdor.
Cliarltou's father said today an
append would bo taken. After a
hearing yesterday Judgo Kollstnb
dismissed the application for n writ
of habeas corpus to prevent oxtrudi
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