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MEDJ70RD, OUHCiON, TUBSIMV, AlWHT 8, 1011.
No. 118.
STEEL TRUST FINANCED TARIFF LEAGUE
P
ACTVES
WN
BY CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUND
REPUBLICAN PARTY
TO AD
RURAL ROUTE
NUMBER TWO
RECOMMENDED
George W. Perkins, Former Partner of Morgan- Forced to Admit Political
Contributions Authorized by Do aril to Aid Protection Even Last
Sprlnn Money Was Contributed to Publish Book Called "Protection
and Prosperity" Protective Tar Iff Lcnguo Got $2000 Annually.
PERKINS CITED APPEAR BEFORE BAR OF
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR CONTEMPT
Refuses to Answrr Questions by Adlcc of Counsel and Is Summoned to
Explain Refusal to Conness -Contributions Charged
to Welfare Fund by Directors.
WASHINGTON, I). ('., An 8.
(Ionian I'oikiiiM, former partner ul
I. P. .Mingnii, won today ordoicd by
Stanley to appear before llio tut t" ul
I tu homo "for foniliii'l utterly, in
contempt of tin) kIimiI cniiiinittco iiimI
ilw Htilliorily." I'eikinn declined ti
uiiMVvor, on llio nth ice of Atlonuiy
l.iiiilnlitirv, liw coiiiiwi'l, lo "tiiHiir
itnttioiitf n to hi peoonnl bluiti1'
in making campaign contributions
tuul tin "jo of tlic corporations with
which In' was connected.
WASHINGTON. D. ('., An S
lViMiiiiC I ho oltirdw memory of
(It'orgo W. IVrkiiiw, former chief
lieutenant of .1. l'iirHiiit Morgan'
about fact eoiineeled willi tin: inside
"utory of hIhoIi" tin member, of the
",SiiwilydiMlHVliiVt'illglllllli: riiliiuril-
' -li'u today' hfircif tho political nctlv
tie of tin1 giunt trust.
Tim chief uiiito'of lln Moignu fi
nithriiil crtttt wrim;li'il iiinl mciiii iimmI.
but Chairman A. O. Stanley, tint in
iiiiiliMi Kentucky I'oiiM'MKiiutii,
armed with voliiiniiioiiH honk of tin
I'liiti'il Ktntiw Sleet corpoinlioii,
nailed him down to the fact liy
-dlOwitlg 1 1 1 lit tllC lellldli. Kxoii ulmii
was forced reluctantly lo identify
iccoids llrt to dctuilK.
Sl1-l'Tlllt III Politic.
Thi' dcmnerntH Mat hni'k smiling
while Cliiiirinaii Stanley led Perkins
through tho inure, that ended In
pioof Hint the ulcel trout supported
llio republican tariff doctrine. It
wan brought out that only lnnt spring
thu trust eoiitrilniti'd money to pub-
licit and dcsHeuiinnlo a In-alien liy
Special Agent Morse Again Reports
Favorably Upon Establishment of
Free Delivery for District Between
Jacksonville and Central Point.
PROBABLY BE STARTED
BY NEXT OCTOBER
Length of Route Is Twenty-five Miles
Will Give Mail Service to
142 Families.
Hpeclal Agent H. II. Morxo, of the
tiiiMtofflro ileimrtmcnt who In now In
Medford, hint decided to again rccom
tnend thu establishment of rural mall
routo No. 2 out of Medford, and with
thu nmlfitanco of Assistant PoBtmast-
cr Ituljih Woodford, hnn made up the
following routo:
Starting from tho Modford post-
offlro tho uirrlor will go northwest
vln Central avenue to railroad croas
Inif. west on Hohh nvcnuo to Central
BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS MET, TRAGIC DFATH
George II. CurticH, untied "Prospcri- Polnt-Jacksonvlllc road, eaHt rotraco
ty and Protection." It wan further to Jones corner; South to Orchard
shown that in 11102 and IIIOII the uteel Homo road; went to Knlpp'ii rorner;
norporatiou eoiitiilmted .f'JUOO yearly north to ledford-JackBonvlllo road;
to the rndeetite lanff league. rant to Snyder'B corner; west (re-
Tho "tteirnm fund" of the, nteel
IiiinI, whieli (lie Htrel iiui(.'iliiteH had
tiMtifu'd wiik for "tiOfdoloc'ii'iil work
and for ftirtlitM ttivr tho healtli and
iiomfort .if finiilovtih.'i wiiKalm fund
Plo WhiPirrfiieh" f-dfitriliiiliTiifK wiiiiIi!S
ehntved. IVrkiim admitted hut lie
could iiot'ieuieinlier any ftpt'oific in
NlaueeM. I'lliaiiietl I'rolertlou Work.
Slnnlev then produeed u letter lo
the hleel eoriHiratiou, written in I'lul-
adelphia and dated .laiiuary J'-', 11)11,
Inry of tho Amerieaii Iron and Steel
iiKHooiatinii, ankiiiK for uionev lo
I'onltonted wltli CMileiiee o poiuieal liuaiiei a piihlieahon of tin edition
eontiihiitinii nod eonlriliiitioiiK to of "I'roteetion and Prosperity," a
puhlie "ediuvitioual oikn on I ho pin- wotk utlxoeiitiiii; u lnli tarilT mid
lective tariff nlt'Hi," I'eikiim eoiild' wiilten hv (Jeori II. Curtiss of HiiiK
onlv rememher "KineralU," hut he' haiiipton. New York.
SHERIFF KILLED
AT FT.
KLAMATH
Deputy John Lambcr Opens Fire On
Two Strangers Who Fall Wounded
and Open Fire Killing Officer Had
Trouble Previously.
KhAMATII I'AU.B, Oro., Auk '..
IliunarldiiK "I uudorHtanil you fel
low ti aro IooMiik for mo," Deputy
.Sliinlft John l.iuulieit drow hlx re
voMir tu .luoli lloro'H hiiIooii at Kort
Kliiuiath IiihL iiIkIH and opened flro
on Al Wood and Will Donald, two
HtraiiKorH, with whom ho had had
tioulilo provloi'uily. Moth men wero
Hhol through tho h'K anil Wood'H log
wiih lnokon.
Ah ho foil lo I ho floor, Wood iliow
an aiitouiatlo rovolvor and idiot hIx
tliueii. I.amlniil full dead, with thrtio
IiiiIIoIh In hlrt hndy.
Donald and Wood woio hroui;ht to
Klaiiiath KiiIIh, today whom l hoy aro
IioIiik hold pondlui; an lnvontlt;ut Ion
tif tho affray.
traeu) to Central I'olnt-Jncknonvlllo
road; northoaHt to llanloy'u placo;
Houthwest to Jncksonvlllo; north to
ilelMtrom'A corner; xouth to School
hoiuo; -oaat to Central Point rojul;
north to Hell lane; cant to Morrlman'a
corner; south eat via Central Point
Medford road to Central avenuo to
Modford poHtotflcu.
Tho length of rural routo No. 2 Ih
Jf mlleH; tho area carried liy carrier
on tho route Is thirteen square ihIIch;
thn number of famlllcH who will, or
and Kilned hv .InmeK Swuiik" M-ere- ",a' recolvo mall on this route Is HS,
and tho population .of tho routo Is
100. The carrier when tho routo Is In
oporntlon will leave Medford post
office at S o'clock a. m. and return
at 2 o'clock p. m.
Tho exact date upon which this
service, will ho established cannot
now bo determined but In all pro
bability It will not bo later than Oc
tober 1st of this year.
No changes nro recommended for
route No. 1 out of Medford on ac
count of ItavInK too much territory
for ono carrier and not enough for
two, Utter some changes will ho
announced for that routo among
which will ho tho addition of Kings
Highway and some territory west df
Phoenk.
Thai territory na described In routo
No. 2 an Hell l.ano and Medford-Cen-tral
Point road wiih tnkon off of Con
tra! Point route No. 2 and added to
Modford.
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BLUE LEDGE
MINE DISTRICT
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jrine. Jjinteline. the noted Parisian netress, accidentally lost her life in
the Hhiue, ncarlhe Holland frontier. She fell overbonrd from the yncht
on which hhe wa emistiiK with hor hnshand, ron3. Alfred Charles Ed
wnrtR .Mine. Lautelme,, who has been deserihed as "tho most photo
graphed woman oil the French tnpe," was talented as well ns beautiful.
Her latest huccc.skcs a.s a comedienne had been scored in "Le Yicil
1 Ionium" and Kn de Kin."
B
E SLAIN BY
REJECTED SUITOR
Mrs. A. J. Grant at Los Angeles Shot
Down by Admirer Who Then Turns
Gun Upon Himself Followed Bri
dal Couple From Former Home.
ADOPT PLAN TO REFORM
CURRENCY OF CELESTIALS
l.'ONDON, Auk. 8.- l'illmviiu; tho
eoiieliihion of llio iiitornuliiiiinl con
i'oroiKio on C'liiueso ourreiioy reform,
it h expeelod today that a report will
ho maie hoiuo lime Uuh week to tho
hiiiikH iutoi'OHted in tho matter.
Tho report, however, will not ho
iiiuilo puhlio until tho Chineno dole
galoH huvo roturuod to Pokin and con
Hulled with thoir ovt'rjmimi t h on
jioIiiIh involved.
The report will deal with u Hohouui
lo i ti form the Chlncho oiirrouoy h.yh
lem an u IiiihIh for tho loim p ofl'oot
tho projioHi'd oiimi),'o,
I.OR ANdKl.lCa, Cal., Aug. s.
Mrs. A, .1. (Iraut Hald to bo a bride
of a few weeliH and a recent arrival
with her liUHlmnd from San Francisco
was Hhot and Instantly killed tiy i:mll
Hoist In hor apartment hero today.
Hoist then shot hlnmolf, Inflicting a
wound by which ho died an hour
later.
From Information obtained by the
Rollro Hoist wa a rejected suitor of
Mrs. (Irani and followed her and her
husband hero with tlio Intontlou of
slaying both. Ho appeal od at tho
apartment Iioiiho whoro tho couplo
havo boon living thin morning two
bourn after ho arrived hero from San
Francisco as shown by ticket stuliH
found In his clothing.
1 lo acted In a peculiar manner and
wan refused adiulttauco by tho laud
lady, Mrs, M, Mucy.
Ili'iuihlng Mrs. Mucy aside, ho ran
tiljstalrH and burst Into tho Grant
apartment, whoro Mrs. Grant was
alone, and Hhot her three times, two
liulletH Rtrtklug her In tho hoad, kill
ing hor Instantly, Ho thou ran out
Into tho hall ami Hhot hlniHolf,
Tho dead woman's hiiHlmud Ih con
nected with tho I.oh Angoles (las and
Mloetrlo Company.
DIRECTORS OF FRUIT
ASSOCIATION MEET
Tho board of directors of tho
Itoguo Jtivor Fruit mid Produce iih
Hoeintion mot Tuesday for llio pur-
SHERIFF BOB TO
GETJIVORCE
Chanter Has Evidence Against Lina
Cavalerl and Prince Dolgoroukl,
tho "Prize Porker-" Which Will
Grant Him Release.
NKV YORK, Auk. 8. On evidence
soured by dotoolivcri who trailed
.ilia C'avalori from one F.uropoon
wutoriiiK place to auothor and fre
quently found her in company with
Prince Dolgorouki, dubbed tho' "prize
porker'1 by her husband, "Sheriff
Hob" Chanlor, tho lallor will briiiR
suit for absolute divorce within a
very short (imo, aceordine; to Ktlito
mouts inado hero today.
It Is ulho hit Id that the famous pro
nuptial ngrccmciit botweon "Sheriff
Hob" mid his fair oporntio brido will
bo mtlomatioally broken if his di
voreo suit is grunted.
pose of oomploline; nrraiiKomonts for
linudlhi),' the pear crop, Tho situa
tion was oarofully disouse and many
union mutters disposed of,
WANT DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION
Judge Colvig to Leave Saturday
Night for Astoria Effort Made to
Induce Others to Make the Trip
and Boost Valley.
William M. Colvig. president of the
Medford Commercial Club and hie la
bor o ftho Oregon Development Lea
gue will leavo Saturday evening for
Astoria In order to attend tho stato
convention of the Development Lea
gue. Mr. Colvig would llko to have
a largo representation. at the meeting
from Medford and au effort Is being
mado to have bcveral members of thu
local club attend tho meeting at As
toria.
Tho Centennial celobratlon of As
toria will open Thursday and will
bo under way when tho league meets,
so that a visit to Astoria at this time
Is of more than ordinary lutcrest.
BEATTI E 10 GO
. BEFORE JURY
Alleged Slayer of His Young Wife
Ready for Trial State Claims He
. Shot Spouse In Cold Blood to Pre
vent Disclosures to His Father.
KiniMON'D, U-, Auk. S. Henry
C. Hcattie, jr., tho yoUng banker who
is charged with h.ivinp; killed his wife
with n shotgun oa n lonely road near
hero1 that ho might resumu rotations
with 17-year-old Houlah llinford, will
jjo before tho grand jury beer next
Monday. Tho girl, who boro a child
to Honttio before his marriaKO, will
also bo examined.
In presenting" its ease against Hout
tio, tho stato will claim that ho was
thrown into a piuiio by information
that his wealthy father was coming
to Hiclmiond and tho fear that his
wifo would reveal his oj-iieltios and
infidelities, with tho result that his
income from bib father would bo out
off.
Tho prosecution will nsaort that
Heattio dolilioratcly planned his wife's
murder to prevent hur disclosures,
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ALL MUST WORK
SAYS JEW CHIEF
Clarence Helian Assumes Control of
Police Department and First Orders
Are to Clean Up Boes and Make
Them Go to Work.
FINDS FAVOR
F. E. Crawford, Manager of Marcus
Daley Estate- and Known Through
out Mining World, Visits Copper
Mine and Is Greatly Impressed.
LOVETT FIRM
IN REFUSING
WILL SEND ENGINEERS
TO EXAMINE PROSPECTS
Thinks This Will Be Noted Mining
Center Surface Only Scratched
Scientific Mining Needed.
Tliat the Blue Ledgo copper district
is one of the best in the west and
Hint it should be exploited is the be
lief of F. E. Crawford, one of the
foremost ininiriK men in the country,
and who, as manager of the immense
Marcus Daly estate of Montana, is
known throughout the mining world.
Mr. Crawford has just returned from
a visit to the Hlue Lodge and states
that bo will at once send in one of
his expert engineers to look over
that country and make a report. If
the report is favorable, nnjl Mr.
WAGE RAISE
Head of Harriman System Strongly
Intimates That Railroad Will Not
Accede to Demands of Shop Em
plos for Shorter Hours.
KRUTTSCHNITT CONDUCTING
NEGOTIATIONS WITH UNION
Demands Total-$50,000,000 a Year
Stockades Said to Be In Course
of Construction.
Crawford states that he believes itfwlth the situation
If you haven't got a job you bad
better get one. Clarcnco Ilcllman
Tne.-tlay morning assumed charge ti
Motif ord's polieo force us acting
chief and bis first instructions to the
patrolmen wero to tho effect that
every unemployed mau in tho city
without visible menus of support was
to bo rounded up and put to work.
The orchards are clamoring for help
to harvest tho pear crop and Acting
Chief llellmnn is coming to tho relief
of tho orchardmen. No longer ex
etiso remains for idleness, ho says,
and so no more will bo allowed.
Helian assumes control of tho po
lice department during tho absence
of Chief Ilittson, who leaves Wednes
day on a two weeks camping trip
through southern Oregon. Ho will be
accompanied by Mrs. Ilittson and his
daughter and by Mr. and Mrs. T. M.
Peelor and neico. Tho party will visit
Pelican hay by way of Dead Indian
and return by way of Crater lake.
FAMINHTARES
BRITIAN IN FACE
Docks Piled High With Unmoved
Freight at London and Liverpool
Commerce of England Tied Up
by Strike.
LONDON, Aug. 0. With docks
piled high with freight London mid
Liverpool today nro virtually tied
up by tho strike of tho dookmon and
teamsters. Tho dockers rofuso to ro
turn to work unless tho terms of tho
teamsters' nro mot and provisions aro
growing scarcer hour by hour.
I nnutioipation that sorious tiou
lilo may break out at any momont po
lieo rosorves nro boing bold in roadi
ness, Tho shipping masters and tho
union, representatives aro in oonfor
onoo trying to find a way out of tho
diffioulty.
will be, it wit Head to several invest
ments in that field by Mr. Crawford
and his associates. ,Mr. Crawford
left Monday afternoon for Mexico
to look after mining properties there.
''Tho Uluo Ledgo is indeed ono of
the best looking copper properties hi
the west," stated Mr. Crawford on his
return from a two days' visit at the
mine" and I believe that it will be
come a noted mining center. The
development work which has been
completed there shows it to be an
immense property and with transpor
tation I believe that it will prove a
very attractive investment.
"I have heard niuch of the mining
of southern Oregon and I believe that
when yon mine scientifically thnt
your mines will attract capital from
all parts of the world. As has been
said ninny times before, the surface
has only been scratched ns yet."
TOGOlfSfJOWN
NAVAL YARDS
All Rules and Regulations a Lid Aside
as Compliment to Japanese Ad
miralAsks Many Questions and
Is Deeply Interested.
NEW YOR.K, Aug. 8. Robert S.
Lovett, chairman of tho board of di
rectors of tho Harriman system,
strongly intimated today that tho
railroads will not accedo to tho de
mands of tho shop employes for In
creased wages, for tho present at
least.
Lovett stated that Julius Krutt-
schnltt, vlco president and general
manager o ftho lines, Is conducting
tbo actual negotiations, but admitted
that ho was keeping In close touch
Lovett declined to say whether or
not ho believed a general striko
would bo called by tho heads of tho
organizations.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 8.
Naval regulations of tho strictest
character woro put asldo today when
Admiral Togo, as tho nation's guest,
was takon through Washington navy
yard and allowed to mako a complete
Inspection. A rule rigidly adhered to
prohibits army or navy offlcors of a
foreign nation from oven ontorlng a
United States navy yard. Admiral
Togo's visit fractured tho rulo. It was
n porsoual compliment to Japan's
great sea-ftghtor.
urlng tho Inspection tho admiral
asked many questions nud was much
Interested In ovorythlng ho saw. Ho
paid particular attention to tho naval
gun factory.
Following lunch with Asslstnnt
Secretary of Stato Huntington Wil
son Admiral Togo took an automobllo
ride around tho city and vlcltcd con
gress.
Togo's program tonight Includes
dlnnor with Assistant ,Sccrotary of
tho Navy Ilookmau Wlnthrop and a
rocoptlon at tho Army and Navy Club.
Ho will go to Ualtlmoro tomorrow.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Colonol
John Jacob Astor today announced
that October 15 had boon soloctod as
tho dato for his wedding with Miss
Madeline, Force Tho honoymoon will
bo spont on a crulso In tho Astor
yacht.
Forco and his family aro all auom
borH of tho Episcopal church,
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Aug. S.
"Wo cannot say what tho unions will
do," was tho statement of officials
of tho Harriman lines bureau of eco
nomics, their official mouthpiece,
"but trouble, If It comes, will not
como for somo timo. Tho request of
tho car workers, Iron moulders, ma
chinists, blacksmiths and other shop
workers for shorter hours and higher
pay has been refused hero. Now tho
matter will go, probably to Julius
Krutischnltt, vlco president of tho
Harriman lines, and possibly to Chair
man Lovett of tho board of directors
in case Kruttschnlit falls to settlo
tho difficulty."
MUD BAY SAM
PASSES AWAY
Most Famous Medicine Man of the
Coast Indian Tribes, Dead at Age
of a Hundred Founder of New
Religion Known as Shaker Faith.
TACOMA, "Wash., Aug. 8. Advices
received from Olympla today announ
co tho death at his homo near tho
capital of Mud Day Sam tin Indian
approaching tho century mark In ago
and famed from California to Alaska
as tho most Influential nnd powerful
medlcluo mon of nil tho coast tribes.
Mud Bay Sam was dlroctlng hoad
and founder of tho now religion
among tho Indlnus known as tho
Shaker faith, with a dloccso extend
ing from tho Columbia rlvor to tho
Arctic Circle.
Tho old Iudlan was a character, lit
staturo about as broad au ho wau
long, always scon beneath a ribbon
dobeckod hat almost ns largo as Its
owner, and attondod by a largo ro-
tlnuo of other Indians, small boys
and curious Idlors.
Tho passing of Sam will ho marked
by a great funoral and a mighty pot-
latch of tho docoasea'H possessions.
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POPE PIUS FAILING
CONDITION SERIOUS
LONDON, Aug. 8, Speoinl
disputchos from Romo to tho
Times today say Popo Pius
passed a bad night nud that
his condition is anything but
reassuring.
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