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MKDITOftD, OftlsaON, MtlDAY. HlOTJflMBJStt 1, 191.1.
No, 13$
RAIL ens
CONFER WITH
LABOR
CHIEFS
FAMOUS ACTUESS ILL
With Industrial Pcnco or War op All
Homman Llne as Probable Out
come, Momentous Conference De
gun at San Francisco.
KLINE REPRESENTS UNIONS
AND KRUTTSCHNITT ROAD
TO' kJh
Anxiety Is Keynote of Situation In
Both Camps More Men
Discharged.
HAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. The
conference of union loaders of tint
Hhopmnn of tlij Hnrrlmnn llnnn with
Julius Kruttuchultt, manager of the
m)Uiu, ended hero nt 2: .10 this nft
ornoou with nothing nccomplhihcd,
Thuro will not bo another meeting
Tlio iinlmt lenders will meet In half
itu hour nml limun u slntomont.
It la believed (ho men will strike.
HAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1. Willi
linliintrlrtl jtonro or war on nil the
Hnrrlmnn 'lines went of tho Mliutlndp.
pl nil (tit probnhln outcome, ono of
tho most momentous coriforiuiren In
labor history began hero promptly at
11 o'clock today, when International
prontilnntH of flvo shopmen's union
or their representative, jnot with
(li'lU'rnt Mnnniter KrutUctinltt of the
llnrrlmnii roads.
Al 2 o'clock no word liiwl comu of
tho outcome.
J. W, Kline. president of tho hlnck.
-smiths' International union, was tho
spokesman for tho iiton. With hint
wero M, I Hynn, president of tho
rallwny ennnon; J. A. Franklin, pre.
Ident of tho lKillortnnkcru: J, P.
Ilncknlow, vlco-presldent of tho ma
chinists, mill J. I), Crnno, represent
ing President M. O'Sulllviin of tho
sheet tmitnl workers.
Anvlrty In llotti ('jimp.
Anxiety wiih tho koynoto of tho nit.
untlon both In tho en nip of tho labor
lenders nml nt tho company's offlro
thin inornliiK. Neither tho general of
ficers of tho unions nor tho member
of tho ndvlnory honrd of tho fedora-
tlon would speak regarding (ho prob
nhlo outcoino of tho mooting nftor
Kline, tho chnlruuin, hnd mudo his
stntomont,
Seventy-five trnln auditors In tho
Pacific system of tho Southern Pn
clfln nud 25 other employed In tho
Flood hulldlnic hondqunrtorH here
woro lot out today. According to Fred
(5, Athenru, head of tho economic
Imrenii of thn rnllrond, thin makes
500 In nil who hnvo been dismissed
Mluro tho company recently prnmul
gated Its proKrnni of retrenchment
Ml1?5 MAW P. UOOTIY
PV.V.PLL
Buffering from n mild attack of
heart (liKciiHe, Mrrt. Robert U. Man
tell, ulio in well known on tlio singe
iim Miss Mm rio liotlt HiihhcII, lias
been ordoicil y ter physician to
uhnrxloii )ier plnnx to accompany her
iiiiHiminl uh hm leading woman tlur
in the early part of the coming aeii-
hoii. hho in now nt her homo in At
liutllo HIuIiIiuiiIh, N. J., nml will re
main lliero with lier fumily until lute
in tin; autumn.
BOTCH A BIG
FAVORITE AT
5T0 3 ODDS
BEATTIE, CHARGED WITH MURDER, TAKES FATHER IN CONFIDENCE
Champion Arrives at Chfcago and
Welcomed by Immense Crowd
Which He Proceeds to Escape
Fortune for. Wrestlers.
WRESTLING RULES MEET
WITH APPROVAL OF BOTH
Light Work by Both Principals In
Preparation for Monday's
Big Event.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
STRIKE CERTAIN
President Markham Refuses to Deal
With Shopmen's Federation If
Kruttschnitt Does Likewise, Other
Roads Will Follow.
CHICAOO, Hopt. I. On tho out
como of tho conference toilny In San
Frmiclnco hotweon General MnnaRor
KrilllHI'lllllll (if llm tlnrrlmnn lln
mul lenders 0r the nhopmen'. union. !!1h,,,,,,'un ,29'000 rr h,B B,,nro cf
nrobnblr will ilenoml wimthnr u u r..ltno Pictures
lm nnnrii nr n-n l.oin.... !... .1-... -....I BOOl aftor lllH
.. ,...., ... ., ... i,vinvrii iiiu IIIVII mm
CIIICAOO, 8opt. J. Tho Ootch
party nrrlvod hero nt 0:30 o'clock
toilny, the champion wrestler having
a private enr for bin retluuo on a
ri'Kulnr Chicago & Northwestern
trnln. Ho wns accompanied by hln
wife and her parents, Ucfercc Smith,
his mnmiKcr, Hmil Klnnk, nnd his
trnluers, "Farmer" Itilrns, Gus Kol
mor, "Vnnkeo" Jtogers, AHbell and
Hnssnn,
When Gotch'a prlvnto car pulled
Into the Northwestern dopot the
crowd awnltlng tho champion wnB so
denso that ho "ducked" from tho
(ruin In tho yards and secretly went
to his old resort, tho Hotel Morrison.
His manager, Kmll Klnnlc, went to
tho Hotel Sherman, whore ho received
$11,000 ns an Installment on Gotch'a
gunrnntee.
Fortune for Wrestlers.
In addition to his guarantee Gotch
will rccelvo half of the motion picture
privilege. Jack Curley, Hackon
schmldt's manager, today offered tho
tho Illinois Central.
President Markham of tho Illinois
(Vntrnl hits refused to deal with tho
shopmen's federation. If Krutt
schnltt does tho nntuo It will ostnb-
IIhJi n jirecedent on other roads, nud,
should a strike on tho Hnrrlmnn Hues
come, theru Is llttlo doubt thnt the
lubor war will spread to every rond
west of tho Mississippi nnd perhaps
throughout jmrt of tho west ns well.
NEGRO LAWYER
DISRUPTS BAR
Color Lino Tost Threatens to Dis
rupt American Bar Association
Advised to Withdraw But Ho Won't
Do It.
IIOSTON, Munh, Sop!. 1 Tlio ool
or linn icril thronteiiH to tcinpontrilv
ilinnipt (lie Ainurioim Ilnr ArmioIu
tion in convoiition hero boouuao Spe
uial AKHirttnnt Diatrict Allornoy L(nv
ih, u negro, iiiiuouiieun Hint ho will
. poaitivoly not icuigit uh ii member of
tliut (IiHlinguImieil body.
(Southern liurriHloiH did not nttcini
tho limiiiuet liiut niglit Ihiouuho tliev
i'miied IjOwIh would ho tlioro. They
iimiHt toiiny Hint if I.owin i w!ho ho
will roaigu without i'liillior tiouhlo.
A foi'ciuor preHiileut of tlio iianoum
lioin wlioao niiuio in witliliold, eniil to
day:. "The eiiuiilry hIioiiIiI know thai Ihu
Amurliiiiii liar AHHouiation did not
""Tiluol IowIh ii 11)01111)01'. Tlio MiiHna
(ihiiHultH eouiieil, moulliH ngo, pro
pimed liin niiuio in tliu Q.xtHHilivo ooun
oil whioh novor rejeolH nnyono pro
poaod by a looul oouuoil, It ia uu
I'lirtuiHito thnt MiiHHiicliiiHotlH pro
positi U IP(Jlti
M'GOWAN NEW
GAME WARDEN
Art C. Burness Resigns to Take Up
Other Duties New Appointco of
Sandry Is 'Well Qualified for the
Place Took Office Today.
John K. MucGowou has been ap
pointed deputy fiali ami gumo war
den to rtiiruci'd Art C. Jlurgess, ro-
Hijjneil, Mr, AlneCIownn, bettor
known ns "JiiiU", took bin offioe
today nud those who know him host
think that he will put tho "Jinx" on
law violntofH in thin iliBtriot.
Mr. Hurgesa wlio lias served for
the punt three months uh wurdon, ro
Higneil in onler to tnko up other du
ties. Cliiof Deputy Sundry states
thnt ho was Riitisfiotl in ovory way
with, Mr. Uurgofis work and regret
leil to seo him go, but ho feels that
.Mr. MneOownn will fill tlio place
oieditubly.
Mr. MucClowuii is known us an ar
dent sportsman himself, anil has long
stood for an enforcement of ilm
game laws, lio served a year ns
piesident of tho Hoguo Hivor Fish
I'rotoelivo Assooiation, whioh organ
ization liad tho river closed to ooin
mereial fishing,
RBATTLK, Wn Sept. 1.-'TII
niovo in tomorrow," suid a strange,
man yesleiday afternoon to Mrs.
fliary Vaughn, proprietress of n
rooming iiouso, "but boforo I go lot
mo kiss .you,"
Mrs. Vaughn rqplin.l nngeriy and
inslunlly the man pulled out a revol
ver ami fired twice at her, both shots
missing. Then ho ran down into tho
liiiKonionl looking tho doors behind
him. Id was oliused by tlio polioo to
tho second floor again, Tlioro ho
fired a ballot into his bond, dying a
few iniiiittoH Inter,
N
arrival Klnnk an
nounccd thnt tho orlglnnl articles of
agreement under which Hnckcn
sch ml ill and Gotch were mnthed con
tained tho rules under which they
will wrestle, ndd!ng: "As Referee
Smith's rules will not differ material
ly from those originally decided upon,
wo probably will help him out by
adopting his rules."
Light mat work todny nnd tomor
row Is on Gotch'a schedulo, Sunday
ho will taper off his trnlulng to prac
tically a quiet rest.
Hnckcnschnldt today Is doing noth
lag but running and swimming. Ho
Is "Very confident over tho prospects
of, tho chances ho has to throw tho
champion.
Ootch n Favorite.
Ootch Is tho favorlto on Jim
I.nry's book, whoro n number of good
slzod bets nro being placed. Some
wngors nro mndo nt 10 to 7, while
others have been registered nt 5 to
3. Tho followers .of tho champion
heliovo thnt ho will scoro a fall ovor
tho Russian within tho first on
minutes. Many bets nro being mudo
on this basis.
Tho promotors will havo cntertnln-
mont for 'the early comora nt tho
Whlto Sox ball grounds, whoro tho
mntch will bo staged. Thoy plan to
begin tho bouts at 11 a. in.
PFVliBHIs'r;lrLlH '
Vim mmmmmi i !.! ii.su.. . n . i i. II i . , , M ,.
MYS ROUS
WITNESS
AID BEATTIE
Murder Trial Interrupted by Message
Promising Valuable Testimony
Prisoner to Take Stand In His Own
Defense This Afternoon.
YOUTHFUL BROTHER TELLS
A NEW STORY OF TRAGEDY
HEWKY CLAY BEATTIS JK. AND HI3.FATHEH. TALKING DUHIRG COUKT RCES3J.,gcwT,,et
Tho above photograph shows Henry Clay Heattle, Jr., now on trial for wife murder at Chesterfield,
Va , discussing his trial with his nged father. .Vote the cynical smile of tho prisoner and his attitude of
apparent nbsoluto indifference. Yoifng Heattle is an Inveterate cigarette smoker and when not smoking ho Is
nervously biting the ends off tho weed.
MAPS TO SHOW
NEW ROAD WORK
County Road Engineer's Office Pre
paring Maps of Each District to
Show How Money Will Be Expend
ed If Bond Issue Carries.
Herman 1'ouefl, draughtsman iu
tho office' of W. 'NWHar.nion, county
road engineer. Is fast completing
maps of tho various road districts of
tho county which will bo used to
show tho taxpayers of tho county
where tlje $ 1.500,000', If voted by tho
county nt tho end of this month, wilt
bo expended in each district. Tho
maps which Mr. Powell lc completing
show tho present roads, tho roads un
der construction and tho roads to bo
constructed if thtv money Is availa
ble.
It is believed thnt -with each road
district In possession of ono of theso
maps showing how It will bo improv
ed will do much to allay fears that
any particular section of tl)o county Is
to bo slighted. Tho mnps will soon
bo ready for distribution.
INVITE TAFT DYNAMITE IN
TO STOP HERE
President Colvlg of Commercial Club
Wires Chief Executive to Tarry in
Medford on His Way to San Francisco.
BURNING BARN
Buried However and Fails to Explode
G. A. Reading's Barn on Central
Point Road Destroyed Last Evening.
4-
William , Howard Taft, -f
President of tho United States.
f Washington, D. C. Can you
-f stop at Medford ns you pass
flhrough to Sau Francisco from
Portland October 127 Tho
f peoplo of this city and th'o -f
f Hoguo River valley In general
would he delighted to sco and -f
hear you. -f
(Signed) VM. M. COL.VIG.
4- President of tho Medford -f
f Commercial Club. -f
August Weather
...'.w Humid.
MIn. Haute, pr.ct.
E
DEMAND ON MARKET
NBW YORK, Sopt. l.-Today's
6took markot oponod with a gain of a
point by Canadian Pacific, Southern
Pnclflo nnd I.ehlgh Valloy. Most of
tho active issuos advanced fraction
ally. Atchison preferred, showing
about tho only early loss, docllned a
point and a half. Reading, United
States Stool and tho Hnrrlmnn laauee
woro In demand.
Tho market elosod sloady.
Honda woro firm.
BELLBOY CONVICTED
FIRSTDE6REEMURBER
,NHV YORK, Sopt. 1. Paul Gel
dol, tho 17-yenr-oId bollhoy, who kill
ed Mllllonniro William Jackson for
tho purpoBo of robbory, wna convict
ed 'of second degreo murder todny.
When npprlBOd of tho vordlot tho
boy wopt bitterly,
Dnto. Max.
1 S5 51 34 26
2 68 46 42 29
3 89.5 51.5 38 30
4 ...... 89. 5 50 39.5 27
5 90.5 GO 40.5 22
C SO 52 37 23
7 90 51.5 3S.5 24
8 S8 47.5 40.5 28
9 8S 17.5 40.5 20
10 89 48 v 41 23
11 88. 5 46 42.5 22
12 ..... SO. 5 47 42.5 IS
13 8S 49.5 38.5 26.5
H 85 51.5 33,5 29.5
15 S2.5 47.5 35 26
16 87 45,5 41.5 23
17 87 49;g 7.5 20
IS 89.5 50 39.6 22
19 80 49 SI 25
20 85 ,43.5 42..5 21
21 94.5 43.5 51 12
22 ..A. ...97 49-; 4S 15.5
23 ...,i.97 50.5 "VgS 15.5
24 ....'. ,97 47, GO' 15.5
25 .95 50 45 20
26 93 48.5 44,5 32
37 92.5 49.5 43 24
28 90 50.5 t 39.5 25
29 9 1 50 44 IS
30 97 GO 47 15
31 95,5 53.5 42 29
Mean maximum 90.03
Moan minimum , , 1 S . 90
Maximum -.,..... 97
Dates, 22, 33, 24, 30
Minimum . 43.50
Datos, 20, 21
Total precipitation, August L.trnco
Numbor of clear days ,..,..,,, .29
Numhor of cloudy days ..,,,,,. 0
Numbor of partly cloudy duys , , , i
P. J. O'GARA,
Local ForocaBter, U. S. Woatjior Uu-
romi, Medford station,
Tho nbovo tolcgram was sent to
President Taft Thursdny when It be
carao known thnt tho presidont would
approach the coast through tho north
west. It Is believed by Mr. Colvlg
that Mr. Taft can bo Induced to stop
hero whllo ho is en routo from Port
land to Sau Francisco. A determined
effort will bo made to havo him tarry
hero for a half hour at the least.
POSTAL RECEIPTS
STILL GROWING
Gratifying Increase Is Made During
August Over One Year Ago- Al
though Month Just Ending Is Al
ways Very Quiet.
In spito of tho fact that August is
alwnys tho ilullost month o tho year,
a gratifying inorenso is rejnuted by
Assistant Postmaster Woodford over
August of ono year ago. Tlio phe
nomenal gains which havo been mudo
by tlio offioo continues unceasingly.
During August of this year receipts
bliow a gain of seven per cent ovor a
year ngo during tlio same month. For
tho year ending August 3011, the
gam is oor 40 per eont ovor the year
ending August, 1010.
Local members of tho 11. I', 0.
Elks aro taking a great deal of in
terest in tlio films scoured by the
management of tho Savoy tlicator ou
Front street showing tho recont con
vention of tho "Hollo Bill" boys at
Atlantic City. Tlio pictures nro said
to ho very good, showing tho pnrado
nnd different stunts pulled off by the
Elk dolegates. W. W. Eifort, tho !o
onl jopresontntivQ at Atlantio City,
was shown tho pictures this morning
and doclnres that thoy aro oxoollont,
Tho pictures will bo shown tonight
and Saturday night,
Twenty sticks of dynamite stored
iu a -shallow bole beneath the floor; or.'
a bam owned by O. A. Reading on
the Central Point road failed to ex
plode Thursday night when fire de
stroyed tho building nnd thereby
probably saved a score of lives
among the fire fighters who attacked
the flames. A tlun covering of ea.th
over the explosive kept it safe
through the conflagration. Dynamite
will bum without exploding provid
ing that no jar shakes it a'L'Io it !
heated. Then tho slightest move
ment will cause it to "go off." Hnd u
rafter fallen last night in the burn
ing Structure and hit the spot above
the powder it is highly probable that
tho resulting explosion would, not
only have hurled embers in all direc
tions but it would havo been resopn-
siblo for a loss of life.
It is believed that the fire was
started by a tramp. No othor theory
is tenntnble. The loss amounts to
nearly $1500.
WANT HUNTING
SEASONJLOSED
Owners of Four Million Acres of
Timber Want Governor to Close
Season and Have Hunters Called
Out of the Woods.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 1. Backed by
tho recommendation of Stato Forest
er Elliott and tho Oregon Forest Firo
association, ownors of 4,000,000 acres
of timbor land today potitioned Gov
ernor West to clnso at least tempora
rily tho hunting season. Although
tho tlmbormon havo signed tho peti
tion, Stato Forester Elliott said that
mauy moro ownors could readily bo
obtained,
C0WLES TO LECTURE
ON FIRE CONTROL
F. II. Cowles, oxport flro statisti
cian and fighter, has arrangod to de
liver a numbor of addresses boforo
tho public school chlldron of this city
during tho coming year. Mr. Cowles
will Inform tho children of tho enor
mous yearly loss by flro in tho coun
try and then Bhow thom how this loss
can bo cut down. Mr. Cowles will
prouauiy auuross mo scnool cuiidron
in othor schools throughout tho coun-
ty. He wljl ondoavor to impress upon
tho pupils tho nood of carefulness in
doallug with this Qloinont,
Mars Effect of Recital by Admitting
Would Destroy Evidence t
Shield Henry.
CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE,
Va., Sept. 1. With an element o
mystery injected by receipt of a tel
egram which Attorney Smith for tho
defense excitedly declared contained
Information of tho most Important
character and with the promise that
Henry Clay Reattio, Jr., taking tho
stand in his own defense, would make
disclosures calculated to prove his ln
nocenso of tho chargo of having mur
dered his young wife, the trial of tho
banker today assumed an atmosphere
of intensity far greatei than has ex
isted at any other time since the court
proceedings first began.
Prisoner's Ilrothcr Called.
Tardy arrival of wltneasos delayed
proceedings foV an half hour. Then
character witnesses were sworn. Cap
tain Wright of tho RlcHmond police,
J. P. Jones, R. O. Broadus and Rich
ard Sanders all testified that tho rep
utation of of E. Neblltt, whoso testi
mony (tally contradicted that of Paul
Beattle, and Henry Clay Seattle, Jr..
wero both good.
Following theso witnesses the de
fense, in further efforts to show that
tho relations between Beattlo and his
wlfo wero most cordial, placed tho
prisoner's brother, Douglas Beattlo,
on tho stand.
After stating that Henry Beattlo
and his wife apparently kissed when
ever they met and tnht ho had never
noticed any lack of harmony between
them, Douglas, referring to tho nigh
of tho tragedy, said:
Story of Murder.
"In response to a telephone call
from Dr. Mercer, my father, my Bis
ter and I hastened to the Owen home.
Father entered first and vrben I went
in I saw Henry In father's arms, sob
bing and fondling a llttlo slipper. It
belonged to Louise, and I knoTT then
that sho was dead."
Tho boy then went on to describe
smearing his clothes with blood In
driving tho automobllo after tho trag
edy.
Seek Mysterious Witness.
Later Smlth'dramatlcally callod tho
over they met and that he had never
sheriff asldo and, writing a name on
a small slip of paper, handed it to tho
officer, saying:
"Havo the witness summoned forth
with but keep tho namo a secret.
You'll havo no trouble In finding him.
Any policeman In Richmond can tell
you whore ho Is."
If tho witness la brought In, It la
probable that Honry Beattlo will not
bo summoned to tho stand today.
Douglas Beattlo, resuming tho
stand, strengthened tho contention of
tho defcuso that tho blood spots on
tho gun wero not caused by tho pris
oner's handling, by stating thai ho
had handled tho gun aftor the tragedy
when his hands wero covered with
blood as a result of having driven tho
automobllo.
Itutns Effect on Jury.
Douglas cross-examination then
bogan aud'tho effect of hla testimony
was uttorly ruined when responding
to ono of tho prosecutlon'u questions,
ho declared hoatodlyj
"If I had known tho turn this caso
has taken I would iavo eliminated
tho Moodspots and would not hayo
carried tho dotectlvcs to tho scono of
tho murdor. I would havo destroyed
ovldonco that was to bo usod against
my brothr.
Tho wltncsa also admitted having
carrlod a messago from tho dofend
anto Uoulah Ulnford In which Honry
told tho girl not to forget htm. .
SALEMT, Oro., Aui;. SI. Tela,
gruphiu notico that President Taft
had ohnuged his itinerary nnd would
arrive in Portland October 11 from
tho north instend of October. 1-1 from
tlio south, was received by Congress
rami Ilawloy horo today,
V.