Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 11, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textareaftfi HWfrtnl fettrtifcw City Hall JXtifcjm SUBSCRIBERS rnlllinr to Kt impr will luvv 0)ie (1llvud by phuulnif of licit by u p, in, Medford Mail KtlBUNE WEATHER I'n I r sinv 8R.Uct Humidity in per cent. Mln -HI. Dully - Hlth Y'lir. Forty rum Ymr iMIOIJFOKD, OH IK 1CW. K1MIMY, AlfOUST 11, 191 J, No. 121. 1 MAY R T FACTORY ERE F ORCHEMCAL Thumsen Clirmlciil Comiiany Rcpro scntatlvo Hire to Look Over the Field to Suppply Oroharil Districts of Northwest With Chemicals. COMPROMISE ARRANGED ON WOOL TARIFF Schwab An Interesting Witness Before Steel Trust Probers CAPITAL OF CONCCRN IS FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS Greatly Impressed by Acreage In Fruit Hero-Will Dc Third Factory On the Cgast. Tlu TIidiiimi'ii Chemical cnmpiiii) wild liiMuliiiuili'i-ri at llultiuiorn iiihI i-mIimI nl .ffil) 000,000, being "I f Hi' largest iMititriiri of IIh kind in (lie ooihl, Iiiih turned iU attention to tin Rogue River alloy ami Iiiim a rcpro. sontoliwt hero looking over the llc'il with a view of ofttiihlUhiiig into of it fHt'tnriiw here for I ho putpooc nl Wipplyilig tin- orchard dintriet of the nnithwct with clii'iniiMtlM iioijiI hv (iri'liiinlihl IV i r praying ami the like. 0 It. Cimliiiiun, loproiientiug tin ruin pauy r HpiuidtUtf a I'mv ditjH looking ocr tht vhllcy in .tlui company i l'roliMir ()'(inrit, Tln Thonmmi Chemical company irt in i'Ium touch with Hi? department of agriculture niul i given a liiyli I'liiliiixuiiicnt hv tin government fur nothing all of tin chemicals fur the need (if tint dcpaitmcnt. Tltirt fat'l alone tmid in mIiow that if a factory if IiiIiini(!i1 locally (hat it will ho of gieal benefit to local fiuHgrow or m all nf the preparations will lie iii nnrorii wiia iininiiin orj;iiiiiiiiig iii ilia department, .Mr, Ciirtlunai) hpont the uioriiini: timing alionl tint orchard iliHtriot ami wan greatly imprcKHcd liy what he haw. The total aieu planted to fruit wan especially iniproiivo an it i iimiii ncrcogo that ho will hunt his tepoit to the eotnpaiiy, Thu TlioiiWn Cheiuieal compiin, hit two fiioloiio on Ilia const hoth of them being in California. Tlcv am now ooking a location for a third oiio ami geographically tho Rogue Riwr valley i foxiicil. If Mr. CiinIuiiuii finds thn t the valley orehard ilihlriul is what ho hah hnoii li'il to iiudeotam hit will reeonfiueml the establishment of a eheiairal fac tory in Medford. FATAL BATTLE IN COURT ROOM Convicted Prisoner Shoots Jinlnc Upon Dclnii Sentenced and Wounds Three Others Before Being Shot Dead Himself. LaFollctte and Underwood Agree to Split Difference Octwccn House and Senate Schedules Callintj for Revision of Wool Tariff. RATE ALSO APPLIES UPON WOOLEN SHODDIES AND RAGS Agreement to Dc Reached Scttllriu Minor Points This Afternoon To Pass It hy Insurant Help. CHRISTOPHER, III.. Aug. 11.- In a desperate halllo in tint comt room of Justice Mormon hero today .Mar tin Shmloweii, a convieled prisoner, wan hIioI dead and tho inuLst iat n ami Ihreo other persons wounded. The IVouhlo started when ;limtic!ti Mor mon committeil Nhadowen lo jail. Immediately tho man drew a revolver, nIioI (lie justice in tho arm and tried lo fight liiH way In freedom. Three oilmen foil heforo his gnu before a hullel penetrated IiIh head. Charles Shadowcir a brolhur of I ho. convict, was Ihrown from a window during Iho affray and fatally injured. Oth ers wounded hi Iho, inoleo wero Mar hIiiiI .lohii Slaohrlder ami two dopit ticH nauicil Maohoy nml IIiikIich. Whim Shadowen wiih Koarohcd he foro hit) arraimiincut for Kcnlomio a liiiifo and icvolvor worn ovorloolu'd. SHERMAN SIGNS BILL GRANTING STATEHOOD WASlllNdTON, I). 0., Auk. 1 1,--Ylno I'lewidcnt Khorinan loday Higmjil tho Hlalohood rcHolulion ami it In now ready for Iho action of Iho president, II h oxpcclcd Ihal duo of TiiIVh 1'irnl ol'l'ioial iioIk al'lor rcliirnliif,' from hiy wook end Kolfiiif? at Hcv t'lly will he In void Iho hiciihiiio, 'AHIIIX(JTON. I). C. Auk. II Kettlomunt I))' tho vexed wool ipicte tlon antuii lioru toiliiy when the homo coiifmeH, lieiuled by democratic, leader Underwood nml tho neiiato conforoH, lieuded hy Komitor I.ttKolluttc, agreed on a -!' per cent tariff on raw wool Tho iiKreemenl ttpllt tho difference between tho Iioiimu and nenato mcait ii rex for revlxlon of tho wool tariff. Tho Iiouno hill provided for a 20 per cent duty and tho Hiniatc'o iiionHiire tlR per rout. It uari iiImo oki ceil that tho 2!) per rout advalorem rate nhould ap ply lo woolen tdioddloH, iiikb. etc. Al though Homo dlfforcitrra on tho hill, remained iittHottlcd, Underwood mild ho exported to reuch nn nroemenl on everythliiK voinetlmo HiIh afternoon GATES SUPPORTED THIRTY DIFFERENT FAMILIES NKW YOltlC- Auk. 1 1. Alllioujsl mil cHpceially noted for Mm lieuefi enure, .lohu W. (late MipMrtcil ;norc than ;i() fauiiliet hpsiilen his own, tw rordiiic to htatcmciilri made h frieudri of Ihe late millionaire here loday. It is Miitl that he had a re ular lit to whom ho mailed check every mouth. Hin mmi Charles if erediteil with havioL told frieudM ol th'iK fact on Hcveral occaiouH. f-f 4 4 t y t s iii j wPm 8 l'SSS ' 1 ijmiHmtamFJF AfMlSk mEKtnsmmXSBmaikmBISTi Si ilmui WW? IL , -sff d. ASQUIIH WINS RAVC Y MJlHWAir-MR.(rARNCGIE:wtllt.lNBUSlNE55 ID Dfff HL WOULD NOT CLJ Pkir.F.5 THE. WAY HE DID? ChnrlcH M Schwah Knvo nomo liiturostliiK testimony heforo tho special ConRrcsslonal committee now cn KtiReil In prylnK Into tho necretn of tho Steel Trtmt. Mr. Schwnb spent a wbolo day before tho inquisitors and iiiniiHliiKb told how J, l'Jerpont Morgan conceived tho plan of the United States Steel Corporation after ho had heard Schwah speaking at a dinner of tho University Club, in New York, when Mr. Schwab outlined tho poHHlbllltlcH of such a combination. Mr. Schwab will probably ho called. EARTHQUAKE FELT AT SAN BERNARDINO SAX HKItXAItniN'A, Ciil., Aii. 11.- An earthquake Nhook .Sail Itcrnardiuo and vicinitv at Itl:ll thirt'inoru iup;. The movement hccmcd to he north ami mmiIIi. N'o dam HK' linn ho fr hceu reported. -f4-fffff f EAST WANTS VETO; WEST FOR SIGNING ('IIICA(U), III., Auk. II. Thul Iho went ip'iu'i'idly i for ntvit.1011 of the tariff ami that iln diiro is that Prohidcnl Tuft hin tlie pemliiiK hills designed lo nccomplish that end is Iho j,'iht of a poll of editors of the whole country which was completed loday hy tho ChieaKo Trihuno. The ciihl, as a whole, is for thu oxoroiho of thu presidential voto power. In all, J 1 OH answers were received lo tho Tribune's query fmtl rcpnh lieiius, .'187 demooratK and lot! indo pemleiilH. Of these (IHO declared that thu president should sign' and -1711 Hint ho should yeto the hills. PRICES RISE SHARPLY IN STOCK MARKET NKY YOKIv' Aujr. 11. l'riuos in Iho slock markcl rose sharply at Iho opening today, Canadian l'aoil'io Kuiuinp; iy and Union l'auifie, Southern l'liolfio, Great Nortltern and Hook iBliiud preferred 1. Tho entire list showed 11 stroiiK under gone and other issues advanced frac tionally. A lni'ko pint of tho early L'uiiiHl were soon loht, many iirices fulliuK hack to ycsterday'8 idosiup: level ami a low holow. Further do oliues were made later hut prices re covered partially heforo Iho oIom, which was dull. Trading came al most to a standstill. MoiiiIh were, nlemly, DENNIS VISITS LOCAIJROVES Entjllsh Fruit Buyer Is Visiting the Valley for the Fourth Time Reit erates Praises of This Section and Its Product. Reiterating his prai.se for the won derful product of the orchards of the Rogue Rixor valley, John W. Dennis of tho firm of Y. Dennis & Sons of London, is ngaiu iu the valley to con fer with fruit growers. While here .Mr. Dennis is the guest of .John 1). Olwell. Mr. Di'imU has little lo say for publication at this time hut is loud mi his praises of this fruit section which ho states is the peer of all orchard districts Ihe woild over. This is hi fourth visit to the Koguo and ho takes great pleasure in his annual diivo about the valley, Mr.. Dennis has little to sav iu re gard to the outlook for prices hut states Ihal the Kuglish murket is iu need of fancy pears. From thu gen eral tenor of his remarks it can he judged that good prices will he paid in Kuglaud. Mr. Dennis firm holds Ihe worhl'ij record in the matter of securing high prices for green fruit. Ho sold the Cornice from the Ilillcrest oruhard which hrouht .f 10.08 a box in Kuglaud. H SSION TO CONTROL TRUSTS Perkins Advocates Federal Board to Regulate All Interstate Corpora tions Under Investigation Where Fault Lies. $2000 A YEAR EOR LONDON', Aug. II. A new era iu rcpresentnlivo government in Kuglaud which is oxpeelcd to mako greatly for demovraey opened today through tho passago by tho houso of oonunons of u resolution to pay themselves $12000 a year. Tips, it is believed, will open tho doors of parliament to many workinginen who hoforo could not afford to aspire to a ublio career. STANDARD OIL PAYS COSTS OF DISSOLUTION WASHINGTON, 1). C, Aug. 11. It cost tho Standard Oil company $1:1,000 lo ho declared "a monopoly in restraint of trade," Today Iho company paid tho costs in tho reoont dissolution suit. Tho sum is the largest over nsHossod iih eoMs. WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 11. A federal trust commission, controlling all inter-stato corporations under In vestigation, was recommended today to tho Stanley steel investigating commltteo by George V. Perkins as tlie solution of tho trust and Indus trial problem. Representative Littleton told Pei Klns. while the latter was on the stand, that bo proposed Introducing In the house a resolution providing for a coinpreheaslvo Investigation of the. Industrial conditions preliminary to alterations In tho Sherman anti trust act, and that big business men and representatives of both capltol and labor would bo called In to help settle In a broad way tho present pro- blunts. Perkins received this Information enthusiastically. "That's tho tut nows I havo beard In a long time," ho said. Representative Hartlctt, resuming tho inquiry, nsked It tho steel trust's attorneys were consulted before 13. 11. Gary and Henry Krlck held their con ference with President Roosevelt which resulted la tho absorption of tho Tennessee Coal and Iron Com pany. "1 don't kno," rerklns roplfcd. "At that time no ana could got law yors to toll what wo could legally do under tho Shornmu law." After declaring thnt business should not mix la politics or politics In business, PerMuH said tho trouble with tho Sherman law is that tho cor porations, under the decision of tho Bupremo court cannot tell what Is "reasonable." ARE HIS PICTURES "ART" OR MERELY OBSCENITIES TACOMA, Wah., Aug. 11. Ef forts are being niado to locale Henri I' Sturgis, an aitist, who has dh appeared alter mailing a lutter to a friend here, declaring his intention to drown himself in the Avn. Stur gis was to lune appeared iu police court yesterday to answer a charge of painting pictures from undo fe male models, A jury had been se cured t decide who.Uior tho paint ings wore work f art nml therefore JACK LONDON TO BE HERE TONIGHT Left Grants Pass at Noon for Med ford Is On His Way to Visit Cra ter Lake-Says He Will Write Back to the Soil" Volume. GRANTS PASS, Aug. 11. Jn?k Iiudon, Mrs. London anil their Jnpa jieso servant, Y. Muktitu, who ac companied tho Londons on the cruise with the Snark, arrived hero with his four horso team last ovening and left nt noon for Medford from where tho party will go to Crater lake. Mr. London, on being asked when ho expected to write another book, stated that he would begin iu Octo ber on a work of fictiou. tho theme of which will he "Back to tho Soil," iu which tho noted writer will urge the return to tho laud of many thou sands of intelligent mechanics and other wage earners in Amcricaa cities. EIGHT GRANDSONS ARE POLLBEARERS AT FUNERAL LKWISTON, Me., Aug. 11. His eight grnndsons acting as pallbear ers1 the late Senntor William P. Frye, until his death ranking member of tho upper house of congress, was buried hero today. Stnto nnd munic ipal offices wero closed as a tributo to his memory. Governor Pluisted and his official staff attended tho funeral services. 1 1 TO VISIT COAST WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 11. I'residont Tafl will ineludo coast cit ies in tho itinerary of his proposed western hip and will bo present nt tho groundbreaking ceremonies of thCf Panama Pacific exposition at San Francisco unless something unfor heen arises. Tho president's decision followod tho receipt of hundreds of telegrams from various commercial organizations of tho Pacific coast. not objoolionnblo, 0 rwhothor they wore merely obscenities, Tho envelope of tho furewoll let ter is postmarked Senttlo. In it tho missing man declares ho prefors death to taking a clumoo of convlo tiou in court, BY VETO BILL Messages of Congratulation Pour In Upon Premier From All Parts of Empire Peers Pass Bill Rather Than Have New Peers Created. COMMONS SOLE FACTOR IN RUNNING GOVERNMENT Liberal Control Perpetuated as Con servatives Are Demoralized 1 Home Rule for Ireland. LONDON, Aug. 11. Messages of congratulation today nre pouring in on Premier Asquith and other lib eral leaders from every part of the empire in consequence of the passage of the lord's veto bill. In future the house of commons will be the sole factor in the budget in deciding the rate of taxation and really running tho government. The passage of the bill makes constitu tional government in Great Britain a reality nnd probably will perpetu ate liberal control of the country for many years, as the conservatives ore hopelessly divided. Unbounded enthusiasm has been nroused among the Irish members by Asquith's victory, which is taken to mean a rapid realization of the na tional dream of home rule. The passage of the veto bill is be lieved to have killed all chance of William Waldorf Astor becoming n peer. Astor bitterly opposed A. J. Balfour and Lord Lansdowne in their conduct of the fight. BAILEY ONCE AGAIN RESIGNS IN HUFF WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 11.- Scnntor Joseph Weldon Bailey of Texas resigued today as a member of the monetary commission. The resignation was presented when the senntc was engaged in a spirited fili buster to kill the Cummins bill to end tho monetary commission. The Texan, becoraiup; disgruntled at some of the things said about the com mission, tendered his resignation. It was acccepted without objetcion. The filibuster was begun by Senn tor Burton (republican, Ohio), also a member of tho emmission. Bailey aided in the fight on the Cummins measure. CAPTAIN BLAMED EOR SANTA ROSA WRECK SAX FliAXCISCO, Cal., Aug. 11. -Responsibility for the wreck of tho steamer Suntn Rosa today was luid at tho doors of Captain J. O. Faria and Third Officer Thomas, formal charges of negligence being mndo by Federal Inspectors Bolles aud Bulger, au dtho cases against tho accused of ficers will be taken up Monday morn ing in San Francisco. Tho charges of tho inspectors came ns tho result of their exhaustive examinations. SOUTHERN PACIFIC PAYS OVER MILLION IN TAXES SACRAMENTO" Cal., Aug. 11. tho Southern Pueifio company paid tho first half of its 1011 corpora tion tax into tho stato treasury to day. Tho payment amounted to $1,235,11-1.37 and was in gold. Thero wero 05 sacks, weighing 75 pounds each, making a totnl of moio than '1800 pounds. Tho ottal corpor ation tax for tho Southern Pacific this year is $2,470,228.7-1. TO COURTMARTIAL ROMANTIS SOLDIER WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 11. Tho war department today issued or dors for u courtmartial of George Pctors, a const nrtillory private, who is alleged to havo told Ida awcot hoart ho was a. spy in tho employ of tho government of Austria. Tho do pnrtmont believes Peters was deceiv ing his sweetheart but dosiros to as certain tho truth of his statements. EA 0 0 STRIKE RIOTS I N N END Famine and Impending Financial Ruin for Strikers and Employers End Labor War That Threatened Welfare of Empire. BOARD OF TRADE BRINGS EMPLOYERS TO TERMS Docks Piled High With Food for Which Public Clamors Traf fic Still Paralyzed.. LONDON, Aug. 11. Fcaw of bloodshed in London were allayed early today when it was announced that the carmen's strike, which hns caused most of tho rioting in the present labor war, had been settled. Cavalry from Aldcrshot detrained in the city soon after dawn. Famine and impending financial ruin for tho strikers and their em ployers' respectively, have been tho principal means of forcing peace. Of the workers thousnnds aro literally starving. Tho pawnshops, their shelves glntted with pledges, nro re fusing further loans, tho heat is in tense, the hospitals aro filled, and tho price of ice has soared to prohib itive figures, largely due to tho dif ficulty of transporting it through tho streets where- traffic is still par alyzed. Every industry in the city is af fected by tho labor war anil tho em ployers aro being brought to terms by the board of trade, which fore sees general ruin for its members,tin Icss peace comes. Even iho mint has been closed, as there nro no wagons obtainable to haul its bullion. Along tho wnter front tho situation is unprecedented. Every dock is-piled high with food, for which tho city is suffering; the Thames is simply blocked with laden ships, and, until tho employers settle, virtually not a pound is being moved or a blow struck by tho workmen who havo grimly resolved that if they Btarve others shall share their sufferings. Among tho cargoes held up by tho strike aro scores of fruit shipments, one of which is a ginnt consignment of California fruit which is rotting on tho steamer Minnehaha. SHOP STOCKADE AT ESPEE SHOPS Preparation Made at Sacramento to Isolate Railroad Yards In Case of Strike Among Employes All $- Strangers Forbidden to Enter. . SACKAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 11. A gaug of carpenters aro today com pleting u 10 foot board fenco sur rounding tho Southorn Pncifio shops hero. On top of tho board aro heavy posts from which four strands of barbed wire havo been strung. Gates are being made at only tho principal places of entrnuco and exits of shu shops and all strangers nro forbid den to pass through. Division Superintendent Sheridan is out of tho city today but otlior of ficials iu charge when asked for a statement regarding tho fence mere ly replied that thoy followed instruc tions from hoadquartcrs. Shopmen today sny thoy havo a better understanding of tho situation following a meeting lust night in tho labor templo whoro leaders of tho federation oxpluined in dotail tho de mands mndo and just what their ef fect would bo on tho employers and employes. Litllo was said about striking, tho men proforring to wait until official notion is taken on their requests. ( WALLA WALLA. Wash. Heeding tho "call of tho land" President Pen rose of Whitman collogo accom panied by Mrs. Penrose Is en route to Twin Falls, Idaho, to take up a homestead. "I may como to ho a far mer yet," said Penrose shortly bq foro his departure. W ' :.)l 'n ,31 F.