- w m i,S V fftfsrt flSIPfel ' wfa4wh ii.fa4ty '?'' ftUy U l SUBSCRIBERS IMlllinr U' Kl l"l'r will hiiva unt dillvirad by uhonln of. tlvv by 0 i, in. Dally- IM.xtti Ynir, t'oriyKlrt Your. Medford Mail Tribune WEATHERS ltnln, Cloudy Max. H Mln. . . . Iflj Itt'l. Hhm, 4S. MEDPOHD, OinsaON", THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1911 No. 163, PROSECUTION TO FOLLOW STRIKE KLAMATH WANTS BOND ISSUE TO FAIL -. ft She Eloped With a Plumber Boy TO HUNT OUTLAWS " IN AN AEROPLANE GIGANTIC POWER MERGER , IS PLANNED BY CHURCHILL TO OPERATE TRUNK LI ALONG COAST Portland to San Francisco, and on tn Los Angles Is Territory (o ho Covered by Trunk Power Lino If Plan Carries. CHURCHILL, SAYS MATTER WILL DE CONSUMMATED Believes M truer Would Do of- Great Benefit by Encont'passlnu Uni form Distribution. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Sept 'JH. A iMjwttr unci light merger which operate n irnlik lino from Portland to Sun IVniiitiHt'o ituil Lint Angeles 'ik (lit) scheme which J. W. Churchill, jirwlilenl of the Kinkiymi Electric Light ami I'nwnr Co. announced lion today. Churchill Mild Hip project would be coUMimiuntcd in lliv near futnri1 Jiy mutual ngroi'inent of tho numerous coiiipiinu'H in iiiu nt'Ki nun woiini of great advantage by ciirniupnKit big the uniform dintribiiliuu of clue. Iricitl energy in both Oregon iitul California. Tho Siskiyou Klectrio Light mid Power company iveeully puYcluiMi llutltnv hit pronerties in thin Mil ley, paying $:i,aoi),tHlO for (lii'iii. Tim invci them nu iiniiii'iirto territory and tlu power to eider such mi agree ment with other companies on tin t'OIIHt. PRESIDENT IS ON PROBATION So Declares a Leader of Kansas Pol- Itlcs Promises of Tariff Revision Alono Can Savo Him In 1012 If They Arc Carried Out. COUNCIL HI.UI'TH, town, Sept. 28.' ProMdont Tuft Invatloil Iowa on his "swing around tho clrclo." Ho In woll HiittBf tod with hla rocop tlou In Kansas and his friends imy that his welcome wax warmor thiiu hinders accompanying him on his trip and cacti vlcdng In honoring hlin. "Taft'n Htnndlng In Kuiisiih depends i pou what tho next cougroiiu dons," ouo loader Hiild. "If IiIh promises ot tarirr reform through tho tariff board aro fulfilled, President Tnft may havo a chauro for tho next nonilnatou, Hu 1m how on probation." GOT "THANK YOU" FOR HIS TROUBLE SANTA ROSA, Onl., Sop). 28. Digesting u polite "I bank you" iih bin only reward for rotiiruhii- a wnllcd oontaining $1,000 and viiluahla pa porri to Mnrao Corsi, Frank Stewart, local bnggugoinftstor, today mused on tho Ingnililutln of humanity. Coi-nI and bin family had stnrlod for Kuiopa and bo bad ouroliissly loft (bo pui'HO containing their tick ets to Ooiiou, i'orolj;n ourronoy and tho $1000 on ft truok at thodopof. Blowart rushed nboard and handed tho wallet to Cordi jimt an tho train pulled out. I ROADS TO SHOW AKOTKER USE SHERMAN LAW MRS. V3JTETC 1. 3LTYJ31M, JR. DIVORCE FILED BEFOREJHE LEFT New Developments Occur In Suydam Divorce Proceedings Woman Fled With Her "Soul-Mate" After No tlce of Divorce Had Been Filed. NKW YOlftC, Sept. SB. With tho hcariui; of tho dixorco proueodiiiKH hern boforo Justicu Clark now de vrlopmcutrt wcro brought to liht whirb divert tho elopement of Mrs. Kloiho Suydam, wife of Walter K penard Suydam, tbu lltiio Point mil lionaire, with Fredrriok Noble, the Ul-ynir-old koii of a llrooklyu plum biT, a new I'ompU'xion. .Mi-h. Suydam wart hurved with tho iinlicu of (bo prot'ciulinpt at l?liu I'oiut on SvpU'mhi'r i, which was thrco dayti boforo hbo oloped with Noble. Tho complaint filod by Suydam'h h'K'al rcprosuiitativert iiamert Noble iih tho corexpondotit and oitoH iih the bitMiH of tho procci'diut; a trip taken by Mra. Suydam ami Noblo in a boat in Great South Hay about August 'JO. In tho luMiriiu; hero today Suydlm testified only to tho uiurriiiKO while Mi-h.. Cecilia MoMara, Vlio is em ployed at tho Suydam home, teslifuul that sho Haw !Mrs. Suydam ami Noblo together at tho Mluo Point house about AiiKUHt 'J!!. Tbn affidavits of other employes wore presented. It requited less than fifteen min utes for Justieo Clark to hear tho ovideia'o and riit an inteilooulory divoreo decree to Suvdain. Afrs. Suydam niado no answer to tho complaint. GUTTING DOWN STOCKS SPOKANH, Wn., Sept. 2S. In or- dor that tho nihilmum amount of Htoclc may ho on tho Bliolvon Nvhoirtho now roduned frolcht rates fto Into of- foct Novonihor 15, Spoltano Jphotaro lutorohauKliiK staples and uuppllea and aro purchafdnf; as llttlo outsldo utoelc iih poKfllhlo. When It Ih necessary to Bhtp In goods thoy aro pooling tholr ordora and iih a result tho railroads aro transporting tho mluliuui)t Into this section, OREGON TRAFFIC CONGRESS MEETS E. A. Welsh of This City, Is Elected Secretary and TreasurerCame Near Getting Into a Row at the Opening. SALK.M, Oro., Sept. 28. Tho pro position of taking up at once by the initiative a law for tho equalization of railroad freight rates in Oregon without consultation with tho rail road commission and without fur ther investigation came near splitting (ho partially formed organization of tho Oregon Traffiu Congress hero today. Tho meeting abruptly termin ated in a motion to adjourn until this afternoon with tho whole con troversy still an open issue. Delegates from nil parts of the statu met in tho cbambar of com merce building and wl'iilo tho commit tee on constitution and by-lawn was deliberating, V. A. Harmon of linker was elected president, and E. A. Welch of Medford secretary-treasurer. A motion was mado to invito the railroad coinmishiomirs and repre sentatives of tho Southern Paeifio to attend and Harmon started things when bo Baid that ho was willing (o resign if tho jredford delegation, whiclj called tho meeting hnd any nd vaaeo policy outlined ns Temporary Chairman it. C. (larnctt bad intimat ed iv short titno before. A few niinutos later adjournment wuh (aken until H n'clook to allow leaders to confer to settle u few mat ters. i i ii Cat Saves Their Lives. TlKMilN'tiUAM, Wn., Sept. 28. Saved from death in tho flames (hat destroyed their homo enrly this morn ing by a pet kitten that climbed on to (ho bed and awakened them by scratching (heir faces, Mary and Ed na Soule, 11 nnd 12, aro today little tho worso for tlioir oxporicnoes ex cept for n few slight burns inflioted whilo (hoy wero escaping from tho building. Tho father of tho girls in away from homo and tho mother bad loft curly to work in tho oannory, leaving tho children asleep in bod. Tho bouso took firo from tho stove and wiir burning fiorooly when (ho kitten, frightened by tho smoko and flames, jumped onto tho bod. Tho children wore-t awnkoned -by tho smutches just in tho nick of time, Leaders ef Fetftrftted Shopmen Will be Subjected '' Criminal Prosecu tion by Harrimtn Officials In Case a Strike. If Ctfed. mi. STRIKE TO EFFECTIVE AT 10 O'CLOCK SATURDAY Votes arc Pledge for Strike on That Day Kline Replies to Kriittschnitt. ', CHICAGO Ulrtj. Sept. 28. That the leaders of tho federated shopmen on the Hnrrimnn lines will bo sub jected to criminal prosecution by Harriiiinu officials in case a striko is called and that there may be more wayn than one (o use the Sherman anti-trust law', ras shown here today EKPECT NEWS FIRST BATTLE MOMENT Four Italian Battleships, Three Cruisers and Fleet of Transports Containing 30,800 Troops Lie Off the City of Tripoli. WAR SEEMS CERTAIN; EUROPE GIVES UP HOPE Pope Gives His Official Endorsement to the Move by Italy Turks Firm. LONDON, Sept. 28. With four Italian battleships, three' cruisers and a fleet of transport? CMit&lulnp .jp,00n Italian troops lying off the dty of Tripoli Drltlsh officialdom expects hourly today to hear that a landing has been made and that Italy's blow at Turkey for the acquisition of a new African euiplro bos been struck. when it was definitely teamed that There Is confidence expressed by all the Harrimnn offfclnln have fonnu- tio luted tbu inteutiotf-of going to tho federal court and demanding such n prosecution. Tho procedure, in the event of a strike, will be based on the allegation that the unions have "combined (o restrain (rndo" in ex press violation of (he terms of (lie act. It is scmi-officially announced here this afternoon thnt the general strike will becomo' effectivo at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. The bonds, of the Mieet jnelnl workers, the blacksmiths and tho machinists hac already voted to striko at that time. Tho president of (ho boilerrankers and cannon's unions have pledged (heir votes for a striko on that day, thus assuring the issuing of n striko order. LOS ANOKI.KS, Sept. 28. That tho long threatened striko of shop employees on the Harrlman lines Is but a few hours from actual reality was Indicated horo at 11 a. m, today, when fifteen special policemen wero Rworn In. An official of tho pollco de partment admitted that theso men would ho assigned to duty at tho lo cal shops. Additional pollco will be sworn In this afternoon, It Is said. lpnrlng for Strike. POUTLAND. Oro., Sopt 2S. Opor- ntlng officials of tho Harrlman lines who woro scleduled to loavo Portland for vacations and duties,' today can celled all outsldo engagements nnd will remain here, owing to tho ser iousness of the Impending striko sit uation. J. P. O'llrlen, head of tho Harrlman Bystbm In tho northwest, admitted that tho outlook was throatonlng, and ho has taken char go -of tho affairs. Officials of tho machinists' union horo havo received telegraphic ordors to proparo for a striko ordor. Union shopmen say they aro ready to go out tho moment a striko ordor Is rocolved. Is Inevitable. CHICAGO, Ills.- Sopt. 28. Accord ing to a high officii! of tho System Federation of the Hairiman linos, a striko is tnovltahlc. Ho said It wouli bo called on aSturday morning. President Kline telephoned James O'Conuoll, president of tho machln lata union, who Is now nt Davonport nnd othor officials to tho offoct thnt (bo shopmen on tho Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad, affiliated with tho System Federation, bnvo struck In sympathy with tho carmen who aro not affiliated with tho Systom Fodor ntlon. Tho points affectod by tho Btrlko ro Donlson, San Antonio, Tox as; Sodalla, Mo., and Parsons, Knn. Kline had tho following to say on i (Continued oif Paso 8.) officials that war Is sure, and news of battle Is expected at any moment. Constantinople reports' today say that tho Italian charge d'affaires baa handed the Turkish foreign minister an official noto declaring that Tur key's reply, refuting allegations that tho Porte was strengthening Its hand in Tripoli by landing arms arid am munition from the transport Dcrna, was unsatisfactory to Italy. Tho charge d'affaires Is expected to de mand his passports at nny hour. Second Fleet Leaves. Hacking up the Italian force oft the city of Tripoli, a second expedition ary squndron of warships with tho battleship Umberto In tho van left Spezzla last night under sealed or ders. It Is bellovcd tho destination of the squadron is tho Turkish coast and tho blockade of Turkish seaport cities its objective. Tho Italian campaign, advices from Rome Indicate, contemplates the oc cupation of tho whole coast of the province of Tripoli. It Is admitted that a largo forco would bo necessary to operato In tho interior of tho country, whore tho determined resis tance ot tho Mussolman and Arab in habitants would provo a serious bar to pormanent occupation at this time. Tho smalt Turkish fleot of which American and Englishmen aro tho principal today was ordered from Bel rut to Constantinople. No llopo for Pence. 'Advices from Berlin, Vienna and St. Petersburg today Indicate that tho powers havo abandoned hope of a peaceful sottlement ot tho Italian Turkish dispute, and that all their efforts will bo directed to localizing tho fighting botweon tho two bclllg- eronts with tho Idea of preventing, if posslblo, n general European confla gration. Any overt act by ono of tho big powers particularly by Austria, Italy's hereditary foe would bo lm modlatoly resulted by tho othor pow- ora who aro lined up on tho othor side of tho dollcato European "balanco of power" nrangemont. Diplomats ad mit that tho general situation la crit ical. Stocks on tho exchange noro in vlow of tho gonoral uneasiness, open er norvous nnd doprossed. 'T' li'T'if'-fc . .i BHli 1M ?fllflBflflBIBRfli8raifl ''IfiiiiiP?!rV5JflB BPPPPBPpfc'ffMWBM MONS RENE 9IMON Hcuc Simon, tho well known avi ator, has consented to nssist Sheriff James F. Ireland, of Wn(sekn, III,, to hunt down a band of murderers who arc wanted for the killing of llcl ville Bradrick, of Crescent City Simon will uschia aeroplane in hunt ing for the fugitives, who are be lieved to be .hiding iri the cornfields- near Wntsekn. Thus is the, first twse in history that nn ncroplnneMs been put to such u$c. j&'-gr WILL SECURE CALIFORNIA TRUNK LINE U Committee of Bvslness Mm VmK Sacramento ts Ctnfar With CaN fernlans Refartinf Hlgliwty Through State ALL DEPENDS ON THIS x , COUNTY'S I0ND ISSUE v If Bonds Are Voted Down Trunk Highway Will Be Diverted at Wee. sjj TO INVESTIGATE FRUIT BURNING United States District Attorney is Asked to Investigate Portland Commission Houses Regarding Burning of 54,000 Pounds of Food. Navy Heady. NEW YORK. Sopt. 28, A color ed cablegram from tho United Pros3 staff In Rome rocolvod horo today, says: "Tho ontlro Italian navy has beon commissioned and most of tho war ships havo sallod. Word la momen tarily oxpoctod that tho troops havo landed and occupied tho African pro. vlncca of Tripoli, Bonghasl and Dor-na, "It Is admitted that Turkey's land- (Oontlnut'il on t'uto $,) PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 28. The United States district attorney to day was asked to investigate local commission houses, to ascertain whether nny combination to restraint trade exists, when it became known that 54,000 pounds of food had been burned in the city incinerator in tue last ten days. When told of tho alleged wanton waste of food (o keep up prices, Mayor Rushlight said he would take what steps he could to end tho prne- tico nnd that ho would strongly favor n public market. , According to men employed nt the incinerator, thousands of pounds cf food has been offered by various commission men for burning thut was without taint. All kinds nnd va rieties of foodstuffs from fruits to vegetables were included. It is asserted that tho commission, houses agreed on n certain sales prieo for their supplies and when provisions nro not purchased at (hat price, (he goods aro either hauled away (o bo burned or kept until they have decapod. KLAMATH FALLS, Sept. 28. If Jackson county's proposed bond is sue of $1,500,000 for the building of good roads, fails on Saturday next, this city will be the objective point of the great trunk highway tc be constructed through the state of California. If Jackson county pass es the bond issue the road -will erow the Siskiyous to join the 'maM high way to be constructed in thVRoftfe River valley. This is the word brought back by the committee of business men who have just returned from a visit to Sacramento, where they went in an effort to seenre the highway. Wheth er Klamath Falls will bo tho objec tive point or not depends upon Jack son county. The committee called attention to the fact that if the highway passed through Klamath Palls, Crater Lake could easily be reached from the highway. USED OIL START FIREJURY 5 Man Loses Fivo Members of His Family When Home Burns In jured Two Others and Himself Was Careless. MITCHELL, HI., Sept. 28. Using oonl oil to improve tho kitchen firo early today, Virgil ViuiDoror start ed ft conflagration that resulted in tho death of fivo nieiubors of his fnmily and tho serious injury of two othors nnd himself. Mrs. Virgil YnnDoror nnd hor four children Clertrudo, 15; Bossio, 13; Ear), G, and Wtuido, 1 woro burned to death. VanDoror and his 18-ycar-old stop son, C. Frankford, and Thoryl Van Dororj 8; woro seriously injured. Judging from (ho foregoing dis palch there is more at stake than tho matter of building roads on Sat urday. It seems that unless Jackson county passes tho bond iss.ue and constructs highways (hat she will Ioso n great opportunity of receiv ing the benefits of a great highway to the south over -which thousands of tourists would pass annually and which is to be constructed at r.n expense of $18,000,000. If tho trunk highway in Califorr nitv is diverted to Klamath it will mean the loss of thousands of dollars annually to Jackson county, CUSS RATES ARE INCREASED Will Become Effective Nevtmutr I In Line With Plans Fermvlated During Hearing ef Into -Mountain Cases. TORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 28. Ac cording to notification receivod hero today by railroad officials from Chi cago, a general increase of class rates from eastern oontors to tho l'noifio coast will becomo effectivo Novcmbor 1. The proposed increases nro in lino with tho plans formulat ed during tho hearing of the. intor mountain rnto cases by tho inter state commorco commission. Com modity rates will not ho affected. About 5 por eont of tho total triffio is mndo up of class rato Miipments. SEATTLE, Wn. Ono mpnth ago Seattlo began tho free oolloolionfof garbage, nnd judging from (he ppjit of this first mouth's work, (he gar-, bnge collection will cost $300,009 year, it is roported (oday, Ji- tWy flj i rl ' tj $S,A O iS?Xsv v . i . - r.tv,, -.pw-'M . ,' , , ff!t"'1t'' 4 s Swimv . ' .. I 1 r tin4.flr f t.l