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Medford Mail Tribune
WEATHER
Probable rnlti. Max., 1H
Mlit., JIOj Hot. Mum., W Pet.
MEDJ70RD, OUIWON, TJIl'WSDAV, .JANUARY 18, 1.012.
No. 257.
LIVING'S COST
ASSAILED BY
W MM
Nl U I'M MHI NT POPULAR.
Director nf Oregon Agricultural Col
lege, Atl(li!sslii Merchants' Asso
clalltiii, Blames Consumer (or Llv
liill Beyond His Mentis.
SAYS HE DOES NOT
FAVOR PUBLIC MARKET
Mornlnii Session of Retail Merchants
Proves InterestingClose With
Daititict Tonlht.
11
MT), j
IHW V3H1
1 TENTATIVb
JURORS WILDE
CASE SECURED
Thl innmlng' miiiii f III'' On
rod Id'tnil Mfifliiiiilx' innciiilion
pioT'ttd lo Iih inn' of llii m"! intci
imtlitK of lilt piiwi'iit convention,
which will I'll)" wild it hiunpii't 1. 1
tint Hold Mmllunl (hi cuming. Tin-
HftlimtHMI lll't HMUM'iHtimi Mill i-Iii
HI'W offlww for till' coming M''' Mil"'
Hiljiuini nfd'C iMiiimilt'niin m-miniI
ItWllllllloltN,
Tim vMting rotwilmit win nil limit
Im llmir pntliMw of .Mtidfonl kihI thf
nwniuei' in which limy Iihxh been wel
tMii'd Mini ttMliirUinod while ht'ie. All
eaprtm grunt nilmlmliuM for Mod
foul.
' Tim morning' miwioii wit devilled
lo leveml tlhctlitfdoil. .loll" Collier
of I.M OrMiiilit It'll a ilUi'iimoii on tin
Ii)ili of "Xw l.igWHlioti"; W. l
Stnimbfrir of Vmii'mmr mi "Hold
ing Ti'Mil"; .1. C Mil f Mclfoi.l
on "A It moling h WoiiimiiV Truth'."
I. It. Merrick or I'orlliuul ili'lumvil
mm HildroM on "Tin' TiHilu I'npwr hihI
You."
Willi) combo SmiiI.n.
Vinoty I U ihimL iit"i'ntHK- "'
IriwNt (ffcilid morning wii
drift by JHiH Wtlll.vnnmbo, director
of Hid i'.Mliiiiniit Mutton nl Oienti
Airrltiiilltii'Ml colli'itc, iiton tin rem
lion of III' retailor to llu producer.
Till lllpll Will Of IIIIIIHttUl itlll'll'Nt lo
.Medfoid nt lliix linn1, owing I" U'oi'til
itKilntion for the i'tnlilMuniMit of a
jmlilii' market, it move not ilin'iued
wmm hv Dr. WhIivcoiiiIm'. Tin apeitk
it IiImiio'iI ill" high i'ol of livinu iimi
Iho univi'iMil IhimIi'iics to livii lipyoml
(lit fuinil) iiK-iiim, niul lo tln hIiiioi
iiihIIv liiitli ronlM wliicli ilimli'iM in pro
ilni'ii iiiiihI w, foirinir llicin lo mill
1.1 or 'Jll wr i'ihiI lo III' inilinl i'ot
of llii' mooiIk. Dr. Vitli)i'oiiiln) wiiil.
in mil:
"All iiinnini of I'onililimm niv
uriliiil tilt liuiiiK tliii t'liii'f fui'toiH in
iMinhiliiitiiiK In tin' iiliiioiiiinl i'oii( of
foml. It ioiiilnr, in hiicli ilini'ti
nimiai, to iluplcl Iho iimii'liiiiit or ilmil
or hh I li'o chiof trniiHgii'nxor. 'flic
tionlilo im oftfii dun to (lie luck of
iniw (u'onoiuy in tlm liuinc, an I'ron
mny Unit in In kmipintc wild llu I'niii
ily iiii'oiiin. Tlmro h a Mli'nng ami
nliuohl iinivmxil It'iiili'iicv in llif
flood Main .of pioxpcrity lo live liw
imiil tlm family uunum. l-'n'ipiuntly
only ilm uliiildt'Hl ami IiIkIidmI prici'il
'cult l' moat will wiiffii'i' for tlm
talilti. Dolii'iinliiH aii ili'iuanili'il wliicli
lii'imtly swell tlm I'ooil IniilL't'l.
llapH 'rcli-plioiK'.
"Tlio liiliiplimm iiIno imixt lionr il
pm I ion of tin' lilanin for tlio IijkIi coM
of livini;. Tliiw inmli'in anil imlis
pmmiililo iimlnimoiit for facilitating
liiihini'MM ami prmimtinc ploitNtiri' nf
I'oiiIk ii ruaily iuoiiiin for onliiini,
ailiiiloM Uial olhorwico would, per
Imp, Im lull iinpiiivliaKi'il. TIiIh in
Hliuimiiit of cniiwiiii'iit I'oniiauuii'a
liilily !h iiIko roHpmiMilili) for man
iiiuorttiinoy onliM'H, willi their upt'i'ial
iloliviiry, wliii'h mid Imiiu'iiminilily In
llm ihihI ol' iliMtrilmlioii.
"It Is wiill that tlu Nianilani or
liviiiK should Im dlovali'il, liil '"ii
Knrvatihin and ocoimiiiy jliniilit ho tin1
pivuruiiitf fiidtoi nf Hid homo. Liv
ing n.poiHUH blinuld In) Ki'pl uilthin
tlio IiuiiihIh of pnipiicly at hwint to
III llui liuaiii'ial Hlution in lift'. Tlm
niin-tiino (tommmi friiKil prai'tlco nf
tlio luim.owil'11 in llu limno minniut; of
fniil.i and v('Ki'lalilos in in kiuvii
danut' of lii'iimuinK n Inst art, TIiohd
ntliidiw nf fond an now mom i'oii
vciilnntly piii'i'linm'd in allraidivi'ly
Inlmlcd caiiH nt tlio cnrnoi' K'ooory,
wlili'lniluo mid iniinonsoly In (lit) 001
of living.
rmiNiimi'i' HuffiTH,
"II in mil tlm coiiHUimu' who i tlio
i'oiiIchL HiilTorcr midor prosont oiui.
iiiimic I'imililioiiH, in tlio producer
who ix Iho iiiiihI friHHly wnmuoil.
TIiIh in Urn mm ureal iViuoii of Iho
uiii'c-d nil dlHi'oiitout aimmi; I'iuiiici'h
DK JOI1II CRlhXlUDUEtf
The fliH-ilon of l)r John Hrlcr Hll
lien ait prt'iiliU'iil of I'rliii'ftoii Uiihcr
lly mi 11 iiiihir iii'tloii. He In n
Krout fnvorllo nt I'rlncclou, where h
lm ticeii profi'htKir of luulc tiitl lhl
loiiphy for innny yeurn.
uim is pi
FOB (1 PORTION OR
BARNEBURGTRACT
More Evidence That Detectives Work
Inn, Either for the Prosecution or
Defense, ur Doth, Have Approached
Veniremen, Secured.
SECOND MAN, SAYS HE
WAS QUESTIONED RECENTLY
Hope to Secure a Jury hy Friday So
That Real Trial May
Open Monday.
Greater Portion of the Land Will Be
Set to Fruit hy New Owner, Who
Is Stephen Tohln of the State of
Wyomlnji.
Two hnmliMil Mini thirty aero of
(ho I'olor IlNriiulmrK plntm worn nolil
WmIiiwhIh)' to Uttftihea Tohln. of
CHir, W)o., tho prim imlil IhiIiik
fao.oon.
ThO IliliiI'lifirT.hnimil U loctitcd ono
Hint a Imlf mlltM Hiiithoniil of Meil
font ami In pail of tho Kro( llurnc-
Inirx ilnnallon luml oliilm. Of tho
Intel iiuiThtihitil Ifiu ncrtw aro now
rmuly for thv plow. Tho roimilmliir
of It IhcIUiIim whnl Ik Known an tho
HurnithiirK llolvhtM, ipilUi a proinl
nent point on tlm html which over
look l hv out Ire VHlloy.
Tho hind him tiovor Inmn net to
fruit, hut for It). odd ycnrH It Iiuh
Krowu oNCollont eroiw of wlnxit and
corn. Mr. Tohln will ItmVo noon for
WynniliiK hut wilt lelurn lo Mod
ford In March, whoa ho oxpculH to
tftkn up IiIh rimfdimeo hero. Next
winter hu will not (Im urea tor part of
IiIh recent purt'liuito to fruit, for
which It In woll adapted.
Aaldo from tho tract ahovo mon
tlmifd Mr. Tohln owiih (pilto a Iiitko
McrtKo of laud notir KiikIo Point,
which lit Im huvlnn not to fruit thin
wlutor.
Mr Tohln Iihh hoon a vory oxton-
mIvo Hhfup raloHr In Wyoming and
litis iiihiIo a fortune In that IiiirIhush,
and lain iivldontly ileclitod to InvoHt a
portion of It In Hokiio river valley
fruit hi mix.
Th I h mile whh inade hy A F. Har
nett, a Medford real t'Htato doalor-
IRE HOOPS ME
ASKED BY MAYOR
(CoirtlaUQt) ua pui'o J,)
Governor Foss Uracil to Send Two
Additional Rcnhucnts of Militia to
Lnwrcncu to Prevent Trouble With
1
Strikers.
rmm.AN'11. on-.. .Ihu. us. m
fiilciit'o l hat tlclui'tivfrt working
cither for Ihu proMcoulioit, the ilc
ft'iimt, or both, in tho Wildo cinlicz.li'
iiieiit ctic, Imvt! hcen exceedingly
active ipuwIiouiuK vciiiremeii con-,
ccriiinir Iheir opinion on WildeV guilt
or iiiMoccnec, wan lirouulit out in
IiiiIko KhviuihukIi'm cour during (he
forenoon hct,niiui ludav.
L. A. .Injoic, eouxiu of the famourt
hall player of the hiiiuo uaiue, while
imiler exniuiuatioii, naid ho hud lieou
approaelicd hy a man recently urn!
iiNked rc-K'ai ilintr (he eane. llih state
incut was hiinilar to that made by
Venirciuaii Saltier Tuiwday.
When the noon rcvii with taken
11 toulntivo jurymen occupied the
box. Two of lliuiu were pacd for
eiuiHc loday. They me V. K. .Inckson
and Ii. A. I.njoie.
Si rone hope of noinpletiiig the
jury today, nlileh i to try Manker
Wilde of San Diego on t'lnbor.y.lemeiil
eharjtes, wa n. priced by attorneys
tills foriMlooil M'heii kviiimiiuiMiiii 1 r
venircinoii wi romjiiied. Nino tentn
live jurors occupied Hie box when
court opened.
The kIiiIc lias lliroo ami the ile
fem.0 hix peremptory oluillongex. t'n.
lens lliese are Ktuiernlly exercised it
was predicted thai a penuuuent jury
will be heated by Saturday noon ami
HihI the actual trial will begin Monday.
1 lie iiirce veniremen passed lor
cause eserdiiy are .Afarliu Saltier,
painler; .1. A. MoArllitir, mcreliant.
ami W. (J. Katon, real e-tnto broker.
VETERAN IS FOUND
STARVING TO DEATH
I.OS ANOHt.nS, Ciil.. Jan. IS.
Klghty-four years old and n veteran
of (ho civil wnr, Yeofol DeZor wbb
found uurouHclouB hero today an tho
topn of tlio Central pollco station,
lovvnrd which ho hail tottorod to find
warmth and nnk food. Half dead
from hunger and oxposuro, tho old
man wnn taken to tho recoIvhiR hos
pital, whoro ho was cared for.
UeZor oullHtod In tho S2il New
York Infantry on I'tosldont Lincoln's
first call for voliuiteorn and remained
In tho aorvlco until tho cloo of tho
war. Ho was wounded nt Oottys
hiirK and after IiIh recovery lny throo
moutliB In a confederate prison,
Soveroal wcokn ago DoZor ondoav
ored to gain admittance to tho Na
tional Soldlora' homo nt Sawtollo,
Cal. lie was denied hecnuso his aorv
lco papora had hoon lost. Hecnuso
of IiIh weakened condition ho Is able
to toll llttlo of hla strugelo ulnco
that Hmo.
' INNOCENCE " "-
MINE WORKERS OF MAS. DLSEN MUSI
lEBOEIND PRrFDRUSINGVUHIP
MEDFORD LEVY
IS LOWER THAN
ES
OR C
Excellent Condition of City Finances
Reflected by Total Levy Medfsri
Levy Is 28.5, While That of Ash
land Is Fixed at 40.5.
EAGLE POINT AND GOLD
HILL ALONE ARE LOWER
Eagle Point Has Levy of 24 Mills
and Gold Hill a
Levy of 28.
ENTRY TO POLITICS
Adopt Substitute Resolution to One
Which Indorsed Socialism and De
mand That Orrjanlzed Labor Enter
Politics.
IjAWKKNVK, Miihs., Jim. 18. -Charging
that Iho strikers in Iho tex
tile mills hero are planning to dyiju
mito tho plant, officials of tho cor
poration today demanded of Gov
ernor Kotts Unit ho Hunt two addi
tional regiments of militia here, and
doilare the oily under marilal Inw,
The Htrikcitt resent -tills insinuation,
declaring thai this it merely a plan
mi Iho pail of tho mill owners to
irniko tho situation appear moro se
rious than it really is.
Mayor Seaiilon has agreed with
tho mill owner! that moro troops aro
iiooosxury lo prcHorve ordor hero, and
Iuih wired Iho governor urging prompt
iu'IIiiii. Cloveruoi' Kiish wim iiIho lold
Hull Iho slrikei'rt were planning to
dyiiiuiillo lib rositlcucu in HohIoii.
M'MANIGAL BELIEVED TO
HAVE ENLARGED CONFESSION
lN'niAN.U'OIdS. Hid., Jan. 18.
Whon Ortlo McManlgal, self confessed
dyuamltor, rcHiimed his testimony to.
day hoforo tho federal grand Jury In
vestigating alleged dyunmlto plots, It
Is holloved that ho enlarged upon his
coufesBlou to Detootlvo William J.
Hums, in which ho Implicates 20 or
moro luhnr loadora la iih many dyna
miting outrages.
Tho prohors probably will finish
with McManlgal Into this nftornoou,
but It could not bo learned whon ho
would bo returned to I.oa Augolos,
whoro ho may hnvo to stand trial for
dynam'llng tho Llowolyn Iron Works
thoro.
SAN FUANOI8CO. W, A. anrd
nor hadn't Blop In wookn. An nffablo
si ranger with n "Or." on his cards
offorod to produce tlm desired ro-
Hiilt. "Tako tlioso powderB," bo Bald.
INDIANAPOLIS. Intl., .Tun. 1S.
.Proliibilcil by it constitution from
favoring any specillo olitioal party,
the 1'nited Mine Workers of America,
in convention here, adopted today a
substitute resolution for the measure
proposed yesterday, which indoied
Hooinlism and demanded that organ
ised labor enter polities. The substi
tuted resolution 1- not marked by any
strong recoinincndrttion, but merely
advocates independent political ac
tion. The bill introduced in congress by
CongrofMiiiin Yiclor Merger of Wis
consin which pro wiles n pension for
the aged and iulinii wns indorsed by
the eouventiou and tlint portion of
tlio measure which provides that no
court shall be uv-tod with power to
destroy tho bill should it become 41
law was reeoiiiiuciiiletl.
E
MI
Woman Who Horsewhipped Judge
Found Guilty in Third Degree-
Maximum Penalty Is One Year in
County Jail.
IMPERIAL CLAN
MEETS FRIDAY
Abdication of Emperor and the Man
cliti Princes Will Bo Topic of Dis
cussion Believe Dowager Has
Final Word.
SHANGHAI, .I1111. 18. Final de
cision as to whether the Maueliu em
peror will abdieate Ids throno and the
Mauchu princes lay down their power
will i'oiiio tomorrow at I'ekin at n
general mooting of tho imperial clan,
It is said by the adherents of tho
dyiuiHty hero that tlio majority of the
Mnnohti princes are 111 favor of end
Qardnor did. Ho awakoned $7G shy in.. i.. ...,. 1... ., i,ir.ni .in.,i...,.....i
from tho government. It is behoved
SKATTLE, Wash., Jan. 18. Mrs.
OhrUtinn ONcn, who horsewhipped
Judge Main in the conrthoiibe corri
dor for setting aside a jury verdiot
in her favor, and who was defended
by her husbnnd, Harry Olson, n paint
er, nftor turning down the court's of
fer to provide him with threo of the
best lawyers in Seattle, wns found
guilty of assault in the third de
gree. The maximum penalty is one
year in the county jail and n .foOO
tine. Two of the throe women jurors,
Mrs. Hottn Dodge and Mivs Ida M.
Kleemnu, were tlrm for Mrs. OlsenV
conviction. Two men voted for her
aeiiuittal consistently until tho final
ballot.
Tho story which led up to the ns-
snult was excluded from tho testi
mony. Olson wanted to show that
Mis. Olson was under groat provoca
tion. The Olsons paid about .fOOO in
rent to nn agent of a Mrs. Sylvoster
for 20 months in ndvnnce. The agent
decamped and Mrs, Sjlvester sued
for the entire amount. Two different
jtuies decided in favor of the Olsons.
Judge Main then set aside the second
verdict on the ground that the agent's
lease had run out.
HOPEOFCLEMENCY
FOR RICHESQN RAS
OEEfUHOflEO
Governor Foss Urged Executive
Council to Refuse Commutation to
Silas Phelps, Executed Last Week
Looks Bad for Richeson.
The excellent condition of the
finances of the city of Medford U
reflected by tho tax levy this season
In comparison with the other sec
tions of Jackson county. In nearly
every instance It Is lower than In
the other towns or cities of tho val
ley, and this In splto ot the fact
that Medford has led the van of pub
lic Improvements. The total levy in
Medford this year Is 28.5, while that
of Ashland Is 40.5. The city levy
ot Grants Pass Is forecast at 15 mills,
although It has not been decided
upon definitely and the Josephine
county tax of 18 mills brings It to
33 mills and to this the school tax.
must be added. Tho city ot Eugene
will pay at a rate of 30.7 mills.
The tax levy In the cities and
towns of Jackson county for 1912 Is
as follews:
Place. City. School. Co. Tot.
Medford 9.5 8 11 28.5
Ashland 21 8.5 11 40.5
Talent 8 10 11 29
Phoenjx 18 . 5 t 11 34
Eagle Point... 10 q 11 24
Central Point. 15 6 11 32
Jacksonville .10 10 11 37
Gold Hill.'.... 5 12 11 28
Woodvllle 15 C 11 32
BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 18. The
Rev. C. V. T. Hiehoson's counsel have
abandoned hope of clemency for the
condemned minister, self confessed
murderer of his discarded swethenrt.
Avis Liuuell, ns n result of the gov
ernor urging the executive council to
refuse commutation to Silns Phelps,
who win executed last week for the
murder of Sheriff Haskins.
Governor Foss found that seven of
the nine members of the counoil be
lieved in enforcing the elctrocution
law, as long as it remains on the
statutes, and thousands of letters
urgiug the execution of Iiiehesou have
been received by Governor Foss.
Hielioson'.-, uttomeys admit Hint
public suutimeut against Richeson is
too strong. They now fear ho will
pay the extreme penalty for his
crime.
The county court on "Wednesday
completed Its work of fixing the tax
levy for 1912. It totals an oven 11
mills, wh'ch will provide $418,297
this year. The levy is divided as fol fel fol
eows: Purpose. Levy. Amount.
Schools and library.. 1.6 ? 59,640
State 2.8 106,470
High school 3 11,408
Armory, Experiment
station and fair 4 15,210
General expense 1.9 72,251
Road 4. 152,108
Total 11
1418,297
GUARD IS DOUBLED
ABOUT LOS ANGELES JAIL
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 18.
Acting upon orders wired by Sheriff
Hammel. In Indianapolis, tho county
jailer today doubled tho guard about
the jail where Uert H. Conners, Ira
Oender nnd A. D. Maple, charged
with conspiring to blow up tho hall
of records In Los Angeles, aro con
fined. The possibility of a Jail break Is
said to have caused the extra precautions.
Tory Party Is Active.
LONDON, Jan. 18. Tho Tor)
pnrty today has arranged for 40 mass
meetings In Lnncnshlro January 22
and 23 as tho latttal -step in Its.nntl
homo rule campaign. Tho constitu
encies In theso two powerful coun
ties, though Inclined to bo liberal In
politics, nro protestnnt, and tho Tory
lenders bono to play on the religious
projudlco of tho electors to woun
thorn nwny from tho llbornl pnrty, nnd
so to dofont homo rulo for Irolnnd-
today,
tlint tho dowager empress will sny
tho Until word which will mean re
sumption of fighting or immediate es
tablishment of tho proi'lanued republic.
STEPHENSON IS
CLEARED BY PROBE
"No Evidence of Corruption" Is Re
port of Sensational Subcommittee
Which Has Been Investigating Elec
tion of Solon.1
OFFICER TO FACE TRIAL
FOR BEATING HIS WIFE
VALLEJO, Cal., Jan. 18. Facing
n courtmnrtial on charges ot actions
unbecoming an offlcor and a gontle
man ns a result of nn attack upon
his wife. Captain Ernest H. West,
r. S. M. C, Is under nrrcBt today
nt tho barracks here.
Captain West ts regarded as ono
of tho brightest officers In tho serv
ice He wns sent horo to act as Judgo
udvocnto ut the caurtmartluls follow
ing tho Uennlngton dlsaotor.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. 18.
"No evldeuco of corruption," Is tho
unanimous verdict reached by the
Bonntnrlul Biibcommlttoo probing tho
olectlon of United States Senator
Isaac Stophonson of Wisconsin, which
was announced todoy.
Tho subcommittee agreed to so re
port to tho full senuto committee on
prlvllogea nnd elections.
Women Outvote Men.
FRESNO, Cal., Jan. 18. Women
outvoted tho men, In a percentage
comparison, in tho special freehold
ers' election hero, 117 out ot 200
registered casting ballots, whllo but
500 out ot 5000 registered males
voted. No women mudo mistakes,
whllo many men callod tor now ballots.
Troops Near China,
PEKIN, Jan, 18. Tho forco or
Amorlcau troops recontly dispatched
from Manila to act guards along the
Amorlcau section of tho Pekln rail
road from Tang Shan to Lanchow aro
duo to urrlve nt Chin Wank Tao ear
ly tomorrow on tho transport Logan.