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MEDITORD, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 19.11.
No. ICO.
BATTLESHIP BLOWS UP; 300 DEAD
WITH FEZ AND FIZ THEY SCORN BIZ; SHRINERS? SURE TIS
CITY GREETS
NO E OM
'&.S
FAR UNO NEAR
All Sections Of Slnlo Represented By
Members Of The Order Of the
Mystic Shrine City In Holiday
Attlro.
CONVICTS TO
UD
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IMPERIAL POTENTATE
GREETED BY HUNDREDS
First Pilgrimage Of All Hllali
Temple Provlnu To De A
Groat Success.
Now il no happened during tliu
reign of Illustrious Potentnto Oruut
of lllllali Temple, thnt tt special dis
poiiHiition was grunted hint and his
follow nobles liy Imperial Potrnt.ito
' .1. F. Truat (May Allnli Mesa him)
v givinu unto tin-in tliu privilege of
pitching their louts on the cool tin it
refreshing oasts of Modford, desert
of Oregon, it ml thoru holding a cor
moiiiul Ni'foilon under tho uuhpiccH of
. llilhih Temple.
Now it hitmn to pusn Ihut on llio
J5th ditv of (ho tunth month Shnwwnl
tj" , BwilWU, Mohammedan calendar, .thorn
f?bpm0pr' :iiih!rA nt'lha'onftlil nforcmuhttnifcd
many nobles and son of shirks from
till partH of tho dcriort, and having
gntliorod ami refreshed themselves
they found that tunny uuregenoruto
miih of tliu dnttert had gathered ami
petitioned to lit' allowed to join the
caravan in itK pilgrimage to the holy
oily, and to enjoy the leaching of
the. wIko men. And after council hud
' been held it wart decided that the miiih
of tlio desert should go with them,
not an iino of them, hut rather ah
NcrvuutH unto them, and hearer of
4 burdens, until such timu ns they
Hhould he able ami willing to endure
lint Moslem IchI of eon race, faith and
, fidelity. And it wan g'uen tint peti-
tioiiH strictly in charge that Hhould
they fai to undergo tint trials of
those noble attributes that tliev
Hhould depart and live forever in the
tentH of tlio infidels.
Now on approaching the ohms of
Med ford tliu vast concourse of n-i-IiIch
discovered that tlio peace loving
people of that oithirt hud heen ap.
prised of their coming and had made
r overtures of poneo hy gaily dooornt-
" ing nx If in honor of the caravan. On
entering tlio oasis' tlio nobles found
flags ami banners of their colors
thrown to tlio four winds in HotiouH
v nhaudon whilo everywhere tlio iitys-
k lio Hvmbols of their fnith woro iIIh.
played. Thin pleased tlio nobles
" mightily and they spoko words of
prniso and commondntion. Tito rosi-
dentH of tliu soolion hoinir a peace
loving pcnpln engaged In the tending
of their Hooks, Iho tilling of the
ground and tlio cultivation of their
vineyards expressed delight in ro
ttoiving strangers from tint four
qunilcrs of tlio globo, hut in ord or
thai I hoy infill, not have their laws
t ' and regulations ruthlessly ignored
ami violated thoy throw open oil Iho
gales of Iho oily ami placed nil f
Iho favored spots at Iho disposal if
tho nobles. In thin way no conflict
nroHi) and Iho sojourners found com
plele and unmolested rest and ro
kt' freshmenl.
. Now it onmo to puss that hooii
'" after the nrrival of Iho great ourn-
1 van that Iho nobles woro uppriKod of
( - Iho proHonoo of J. V. Trent ( Way Al-
) lah IUchh him) who qnmo mi a
, , loiiK and wonryKomo journoy in order
" to retteivo their iiIokiuiol Bo Iho
', RubBorvimint to IiIh wihIi hut ho ho-
inj apprised of their loyally lalij
' ' nnido IiIh Hcoplro for a 8moo and
1 i!(iialily. Thou wIIiIvhI hooiioh of en
joyment woro enaolod, Many inolh-
oiIh ot providing plcnHuro woro cm-
)oyi'd, And it ciiino- to piiBH that
ho pllKniniiKo whk a reat hucochh
and tho nohlos woro plouHed.
CRATER LAKE
Governor West Pledges Aid in Con
struction Of Road Which He Re.
gards As State Highway 25 To
Como At First.
COUNTY MUST FURNISH
FOREMAN; SQUARE DEAL
wnomn
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WHMHIM-H I I II , mi I !! ! u, .1,1. IK ! II .Mil . . -MiaaMMVWMIMMHHMMiaaBH
Says Crater Lnko Is Oregon's Great
est Scenic Highway Urges
County To Guild Roads.
I!1
Fully fiOO niomliorfl of Iho ordor of
llio Myutto Shrlnu nru in tlio oily
Tho French crulnor Mborto, which wns reckcl In tho illenstcr In Toulon harbor today, wan one of tho three
wnnililiM attending tho lludnoii-Fulton colohrntlon two yonra ago. The othor vesbola which acoctnpanled tho Ll
1)0 r to woro tlio Vcrlto nntl tho Juatlco. Thoy ench coat 112,000,000,
"Upon rc()iicl of tho Jcnknon conn,
ty court, I will next November or Do
comtmr, noml twonty-flvo cohvlctH to
work upon tho Crater Lnko hlKliwny,
thn tiitmhor to ho Incronnod Inter )f
dettlreil. Tho cotivlctn will bo f urii
ImIicJ thu county free, but miiHt ho
well fed and taken cam of," Hlnto
(lovernor Went Hiyuluy lieforo bU do
parturo for Bnlont. llo outlined IiIr
phiti tin follown:
"Tlio ronvlctn will bo sent hero
nlono Mini tinKiinrtled. I will person
ally nelcH't thu prlaonom to tm no
trtiHted, A fuw hiny brvnk their hon
or pledge nml nttempt to uiicape, hut
tdouJit-ltntnl;-mj;-cxifcrlcncc'Ho'far"
junuiies my Doner.
"Tho county muni furnUh n com
petent foremnn. who will trent tho
prUoncm oqunro. No IIMreutment
will bo tolerated, and tho men will bo
Inntriicied to return to Salem It not
Klvon tt nqunro deal.
"I will niimo a committee of Jnck-
hoii county cUIioiih to cij-opornto wltli
the county court In tho handling of
tho men and In looking after them
One of thorn will bo deputized iih n
penltetitlnry warden with full author
ity to net. I lo will bo hold rcupomil-
bio for tho ncjlouti of tho convict.
"I regard thu Grater Kako hlKhwny
as properly a wtuto hlKhway, I heplcd
to got tho Htato appropriation through
for Itu coiiKtructloii. , If tt were pohbI
tile, tho Htato Hhould "build It. Ah It Ih,
the ntnto can aid itn comitructlou by
furultthliiR labor and tho convicts
tiro belter off in uuoriil occupation
than In prhtou,
"Thlti waH my flrHt trip to Crater
like. It Ih beyond my pnworri to do-
Hcrlbo Itu beauty. It Is, and always
will be. one of tho great national won-
doni of tho world Orogon'H greatettt
hcoiiIo titiriKitlou.
"Tho Hokuo river Ih tho mont beau
tiful river 1 hnvo ovor neon and I
have Heen every Btream In Oregon.
Other riven tiro botautlful In npotb,
but thn Itoguo In a continuous pitno
rnuiiv of beauty,
"Thero Ih no question nt nil but
Hint tho Crater Lnko highway will
rank among thu great nconln driven of
tho world, but In Itu coiiHtruetlou, Uh
hcciiIo poKHlhllltlcH uhould hi) iiuiilo tho
IllOHl of.
"JackBon county Iihh n great oppor
tunity to become n tourlnt renter. It
Hhould griiHp tho opportunity nt onro.
llulld your hlghwayH and build them
aa boon an ponHlhle."
MADERO WILL BE
ELECTED PRESIDENT
MKXIGO CITV, Me.ieo, Sept. Itf.
Tho eleoliou of Franeis I. Mado
ro h pronident of the repuhlio is to
Karded iih a foregone eonolusion hero
today. Inlori'Hl in Iho context con
torn mainly on tho race for tho vice
proHidenoy helween Joso l'ino Sumex,
FranoiHen DoLallarrn and Dr. Fran
e'tHeo Qomor.. Tho eampaign without
inHitoH ami ia lielnu fought on por
Honal linen.
loilay for Iho firnl pilgrimago of llil
hih Templo. Tho affair takes on
lidded imporlaneo owinj to tho pros-'
eneo of John F, Trent, imporial po
tentate. Tho only foaturo to ho enjoyed hy
tho puhlio nt lnro will ho tho hltf
Htreot partulo at ! o'oloul;.
COLD GREETING
FORJR. TAFI
Farmers In Heart Of Insurgent Kan
sas District Stand Glum And Si
lent As President Speaks Hardly
A Cheer Or A Handclap.
COFKKKVII.LK, Kiiiih., Sept, 2.",
With hardly a ehocr or a handclap to
greet him from the 30,000 persons
who thronged abbot tho stand from
which he spoke, l'rcflidcnt Tnft de-
lfejlrdJtcn5,to,day'v,ve,lo,meBKiige
on the wool, cotton and other bills
Tho fanners in the heart of tho insur
gent district stood glum and silent us
tho president voiced his defem-c.
"Hound ns 1 was hv platform
pledges," he naid, "lo see that Amer
ican industry jvas sufficiently pro
tected, I could do nothiiij; hut with
hold my signature from the hills."
On arrival here President Tnft
breakfasted nt the Country Club nnd
then autoniohiled through tho streets.
He spoko from a temporary stand in
the main plana of tho town.
REIGN OF TERROR
ON IN ROSSIA
ST. I'KTKIISlllMin. Eydtkulmcn,
Sept. Ufi.--Whether Slolypin was
killed as a result of a genuiuo revo
lutionary voll or at tho instance of
other government officers who hated
his policy there is no doubt that the
Hussion tervorist organization is on.
tho ovo of a fresh period of activity.
Tho premier is by no means tho
first officer to meet death at an as
HnsHin'H hands recently. Ho was
merely so prominent Hint tho news of
his denth could not ho suppressed,
That of the victims who preceded
him has thus far heen pretty effect
ually hushed up hy tho government,
whioh ohjeets to encouraging- the rev
olutionary element hy letting it be
come generally known ho wsucooss
ful tho terrorists have been lately.
llcginuing six weeks ago thero fol
lowed in rapid succession tho kill
ing of the assistant prosecutor, the
deputy usMstnnt prosecutor and the
assistant chief of poiico of Tamhoff
and tho l7-year,-old son of Captain
Ivurosh, commanding tho erui.Ser Finn
at llolhiugforri in 11)0(1; tho serious
wounding of tho governor of Koran
tiuski prison, and tho suicide of a
high police officer named Sasonoff.
ARE YOU CRAZY?
THEN ATTEND DANCES
MOIIK1S PLAINS, N. J., Sept.
'2Cu IlocnuHo ho holiovos thnt duuu
ing is one of tho chief cures for in
sanity, Dr. fl. D. lOvans, noted oxperl
of tho Thaw trial, and hoad of tho
Now Jorsoy slato insnuo asylum,
states today thnt heroaftor all nurs
es engaged hy him must ho willlnf
to ten oli patients to dance,
COST OF LIVING
IS
INCREASING
Freely Asserted That In A Month
Altitude Recerd Of A Year Ago
Will Be Exceeded Sugar Higher
Than In Years.
ROAD STRIKE
N0WPR0SPECT
Conferences Will End Tonight And
Action Is Expected Tomorrow
No Statement Is Made Regarding
Situation.
NKW YOKKSepl. 25. ricei f
foor products nro soaring bo rapid
ly that it wnsi freely asserted in
wholesale circles' todnv that within
another month ))g, altitudo record
of uycnrng"d -wu"a ho exceeded and
that hy tho firt of the year the
necessities of life would he out of
reach of tho common people.
Wholesale dealers make no effort
to mitiimixo the situation.
Sugnr is higher thna since tho civil
war days; coffee is daily advancing;
eggs am butter nro almost prohihi
vo; potatoes nro selling; for ? for
10,1 pounds; other products aro pro
portionately higher, making tho out
look gloomy for those with limited
moans.
ITALY AND
TURKEY ARE
NEAR CLASH
Italy's Attempt To Seize Tripoli Has
Awakened Turks To Fact That
They Must Fhjht To Retain Dis
puted Territory.
ALL RESERVES HAVE BEEN
SUMMONED TO COLORS
All Italians Have Been Ordered To
Leave Turkish Territory War
Seems Near.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 25.
The first nrmy corps is beine; mobi
lized for embarkation to Tripoli lo
reinforce 30,000 troops already there
in readiness to oppo.se the Italinu
seizure of that colony.
NO DIG FIGHT
IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Sept 2G. Tho clergy of
Hugland, who hfavo been making
Htrcn efforts to put a quietus on tho
proposed heavyweight fight between
Jack Johnson, world's heavyweight
champion, and Uombnrdlor Wolls, En
glish champion, won their victory to
day, when it wns nnoininccd here that
tho fight will not take plnco.
Tho announcement comes ns n rc
Biilt of tho stand tnkon by Winston
Churchill, tho homo secretary, who
declared thnt unless tho promoters
voluntarily nbumloacd tho match ho
would put tho nmttor in tho hands of
n magistrate and havo both Johnson
nnd Wolls bouiu' over to keep tho
peace.'
DAVENPORT. Iowa, Sept. 25.
With international officers of tho va
rlous crafts conferring bero with
President O'Conncll ot the .machinists
union', tho indications today are
strong tfiat the allied trades of tho
Harr'man lines will strike.
Tho conference with President
O'Connell w'll end tonight and action
Is expected tomorrow. Both Presi
dent O'Conncll and the other officers
of the dlfefrcnt crafts refuso to mafco
any statement in regard to the situ
ation, but It is said to bo very grave,
and tnht a strike is imminent.
A report on tho general conditions
along the Harrimaa lines will be made
on tho floor at tho machinists conven
tion hero this afternoon.
FIRE STARTED
E
N S OR
ROOM
NEAR
POWDER
Everywhere Explosion Is Regarded
As-An Evil Omen, Coming On Heels
Of Peaceful Settlemnte Of Mer oc
ean Difficulties.
CRUISER LIBERTE OF
FRENCH NAVY ON SCENE
Warship Republique Near By Was
Badiy Damaged And Is Placed,
In Drydock.
LOWER MARKET
FOR TOP STEERS
PORTLAND, Sept. 23. lleeeipts
for tho week were 21140 eattlo; 111
calves, 171-1 hogs; 2351) bheep nnd
10 horses.
Packers and buyers started in llio
week fairly well loaded with supplies
ami the increased offerings of oat
tlo caused a lower market, Steers,
especially the heavy classes, wore
from 25 to .10 cents less than the
week previous. Thoro was a more
frequent call for cows and hutohor
cattle and tho market on this class
ranged more hlaedy. Tho calf mar
ket wns steady,
Tho constant arrival of Eastern
East and tho matter of quality eased
lllrv tnrr omrlrllf HO IV lilll Ollfl Inh
of tops sold at $8.00, with extra'
heavy as low ns $7.00.
Tho sheep market wns stonily to
strong, with top Iambs at $5.00,
FOWLER THINKS
HE WILL CROSS
EMIGRANT GAP, Cnl., Sopt. 25.
After having circled above Cisco, JO
miles further east than ho has yet
been, Aviator Robert G. Fowler is
today timing up his machine for the
hi- test to Summit.
Fowler is solving the problem of the
air currents by degrees, and Lo
thinks when ho passes Summit he
will havo no further trouble, ne
claims ho was up over 8,000 feet yes
terday and that another day's flight
will seo him over tho Sierras, llo
probably will try again tomorrow.
LITTLE CASH IN
DEFENSE FUND
LOS ANOKLKS. Sopt. 25.
ered by a lack of funds with w
carry on proper Investigations
preparation of tho coming trial
will undoubtedly start October
dofueso in tho enso ot John
Jabos n. McNnmnra Is today
faeo with a serious proposition
Hanip-
hlch to
n tho
, which
11, tho
J. and
faco to
BLIND JAN CHOPS
HOLE, ESCAPES EIRE
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 25.--With
their rooming houso in flames, and a
solid wall of fire hlookim; their way
to safety, Peter Schiltzo, blind pro
prietor of a rooming housa at Tenth
and Hoyt streots, saved himself and
wifo from incenorntion by hopping
through tho wall with an ao,
VIENNA, Sept. 25. Private ad
vices from Constantinople say that
Turkey is fighting mad. Italy's at
tempt to seize Tripoli has awakenc-j
the whole country to the realization
that it must fight to retain the dis
puted territory, and all classes are
rallying to the support pf the gov
cniment.
All the reserves have been sura
nioncd to the colors and an order
expelling all Italians from Ttu-kw'i
territory has been signed by the Sul
tan and is in the hands of the pre
mier ready for issuance when it is
certain htat war must come.
Steamer Reputed Seized.
If Italy invades Turkey the fight
ing will be most bitter.
The report that Turkish officials
at JTersina had seized the Navignz
ione Gcnernlo Itnliana's steamer Re
gion jrarghcrita is unconfirmed, al
though generally believed to bo true.
Italy's attempt to acquire Tripoli
is alarming European capitals and it
is feared it will re-open the Mediter
ranean problem.
Fifty thousand Italians hnto large
financial interests in Tripoli.
AH hope of affecting an amicable
settlement between Italy and Turkev
in tho Tripoli altercations seems to
have been abandoned, and Italy'rf
purjwse, it is stated, is to strike be
fore Franco and Gormnny have final
ly concluded tho Moroccan negotia
tions. Forces Available.
It is unofficially announced today
thnt tho Itnlinn troops have landed
bn tho coast of Tripoli, taotily declar
ing war with Turkey, and that 112.
000 reservists havo been called to
tho colors and will bo held in readi
ness to embark at a moment's notice
Besides these reservists, Italy has n
force of 60,000 men available for for
eign service, and it is stated thnt all
of theso troops will compriso tho
first expedition.
No official coufinnntiou can bo ob
tained of theso reports. There is the
strictest censorship of newspapers,
which nro threatened with diro penal
ties if they publish anything regard
ing the military or naval movements.
It was beliove.l until todiy that
Turkey had given i-.tle credonco to
reports of Italian war preparations
but plans for nuynientinp tho forcer,
in tho disputed territory nro now be
ing devised. Thirty thousand Turk
ish troops aro nov in Tripoli.
CITY DADS PULL
DOWN BILLBOARDS
GRAND HAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 25.
Determined to rid tho city of tho
billboard ovil in tho downtown dis
tricts, Mayor Georgo Elliss and 24
nldonuen mndo an attack on tho
signboards and demolished four
tho largest ones.
TOULON, France, Sept. 25. At
least 300 officers nnd men of the
cruiser Libcrto are dead hero today
through the destruction of the cruis
er which blew up and sank in tho
roadstead off this port early today.
Only about 100 members of the crew
of tho warship escaped, they swim-
minc; to shore when tho vessel, af
ter soaring skyward in a terrific ex
plosion, settled back in tho water
and sank like a plummet.
Tho instruction of tho Libcrte
strikingly parallehrtftrWowratJwf
tho battleship Maine in Havana Jiar
bor and early accounts of the disas
ter followed by the wildest excitement
throughout the country.
The warship Republique was badly
damaged and was hurriedly placed in
drydock.
The explosion broke the Liberate in
two nnd tho forward part lies at tho
bottom of the harbor upside down.
PARIS, Sept. 25. The minister of
marine is preparing to render aid to
tho families of tho victims of tho
Liberte explosion.
Everywhere tho explosion is re
garded ns an ovil omen, coming on
the heels of tho peaceful settlement
of tho Moroccan difficulties with
Germany.
According to Captain Jaures' re
port, there were 32 officers on tho
warship. One-third of tho officers
and 72 men had been given shore
lenvc over Sunday and tho remain
der of the lost crow were sleeping
betwen decks.
Tho minister of marine thinks that
the fire started in tho storo room ad
jacent to the magazine and short
circuited the electrical wiring, caus
ing tho explosion. As the sailors
took their posts for fire drill, slight
explosions wcro felt, followed hy
flames bursting out nil over tho af
ter quarter.
Explosions then followed at brief
intervals, the third shooting tho lira
mast high. By this light tho crew
was visible fighting tho flames from
tho magazines.
HARRINGTON CASE
MAY BEPUT OVER
LOS ANGELES, Cnl., Sept. 25.
When tho enso of Attorney John IL
Harrington of counsel for tho AIc
Nnmara brothers, eitod for rontenipt
for refusing to nnswoi questions
propounded by tho graq-l Jury, cornea
up boforo Judgo Hordwoll this after
noon, Attornoy Leeompte Davis will
likely ask that tho matter bo fcI ovo?
until after tho Times trial. Tho do
fonso maintain!; tho Harrington case
is parallel with those of Mrs. Ortio
MeMonigal and Goorgo Bchm, who
woro cited for contempt in refusing
to nnswer questions bearing on tho
McNumara enso.
OTTAWA, Ont., Sept. 25. Sir
Wilfrid Lnurier, tho dofoatcd promior
of Canada, is preparing to go to Cali
fornia whoro ho will resf for two
weeks boforo taking tip the leader
ship of the opposition nt Ottawa.
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