arennn MlMunsfll twiMig. Cfly Hill Ql Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER Max. -18, Min. 25. Heavy frost tonight. Fair Thursday I Dully HUtli Vi-nr. Forty-First Ynnr MEDFORD, 0RW10N, AVKDNKSDAV, MARCH. 20, 10J2. No. 310. tsvsts LA FOLLETTE SWEEPS NORTH DAKOTA WITH PLURALITY EXCEEDING 15,000 V t MAJORITY OF 10.000 OVER BOTH RIVALS La Follclto Wins Easy Victory In North Dakota, Snowlnn Under Doth Roosevelt ami Taft President Is Poor Third In Race Returns Slow. Standpatters Blame Democrats Who They Assert Voted for Wisconslnitc Little Dob May Have 20,000 Lead FAIUJO, N. I)., March 20. Prac tically complete returns from 32 coiintlon Into this afternoon rIvo Lu roiiotto u plurality or 8-Uu ovir ItooHi-vi'lt for tho republican pri-sl-iti'titlnl iiomliintlou. Roosevelt car ried 1.1 I'ouutli'M. Ho ran much HtroiiK"r In lh cow couutlcu tlititi In tln i out of tlu state, FARGO, N D March 20.-Relurn from nil sections of the state up to II o'clock today indicated that tho miijority of Senator Robert M. )m Follolti. of Wim-oimin in tlu presidon tinl iiii'tVii'titiitt primary will lie 10, (10(1 vntcn mure than those cast for President Tn ft ,it nil Colonel Roosevelt coinliincil. La Follcttp'n phi rnllt v is i7limiitcd ui friiin 16.000 to 20,000. OKAS!) FORKS, N, I)., March 20. Return received up to 10 o'clock fromtlfiO out of 800 precincts in the state give tho following figure: I.u Fullctte 21,057; Roosevelt 15,711. Colonel Roosevelt apparently Iiiih carried twelve counties, with Senator l.a Fnllettc in I he lend in the. other lliirt.v-Hi'voii counties of the Male. Hi-MMiHmiiK thn (miIcoiiic of t ho pri- iniirii,, II. , Tucker, cliiiiniiiin of the executive I'Oiumitlco of the North Dakota Republican loaguo said leilny: Never In Doubt. "The oulconut of thu election, in my mi ml, wiim never in ilouht. I knew the farmers wouhl do their share toward having tho statu decline in favor of u man of Mitch constructive ability uh Senator l,u Follelte. It was u glor iotiH victory and is shared liy hoth liiisiucHH men and fnmitTs. It proves tho old, old ndago that 'rilit mtit prevail,' La Follctlc's majority will he upwnrds of 15,000." .lolni linn, Ntate leader of thu Roosevelt, faction, ntti Unites Senator I.u Follotto's victory to tho fuel Hint lwlh Speaker riuinip Clark mill Oov ernor Wnotlrow Wilson reiuained off the demoertiliii ticket, hoth eandidnti's having agreed to allow tho democratic vole to go tiummtested uh a compli ment to Governor Miirltij. Hiihh said: lllnmo llcmoonitN. "I luivo notliing to Hay. Tho result npeukrt for itself. If tho demoeratK had stuyctl out of I lie repuhliean pri niary tho ri'Hult would hnvo Ifoen dif ferent. lltiudredH of demoeralH vot ed for Konutor Ln Follotlc." Chairinan Frank Tnloott, of the re publican (ditto committee, who oou ilucleil tho Roosevelt campaign, siiid: 'Wo hnvo received returns from np proxiinatuly two-thirds of tho coun ties and at present eiui only estimate tlic result in tho missing districts from tho returns received from other iliHtrielH. Estimating the rotnilt from tho niiHfcu'ngiliHlrintH on tho kiiiiio basis iih tlioHo hoard from tho indicntioiiH ni'o that Senator La Follclto Iiiih ear-, lied lwothirdn of tho ooimtioH, How over, it ,n impossible to estiinnto tho J'inal voto." Itoturns Am Slow, Tho Fargo Forum, which Htipported Colonel RoosovoU, ooneedeH Senator .I.u Follutto a ulurality of 5,000 voted. U'ho Tinios-llornld, n repuhliean pnp'r Hiiys Senator Ln Follotto'H plurality will ho Hiuall, Tho rotuniH from tlio isolated dis tricts aro ooming in slowly, nml it will ho Hoviu'nl iIiij'h huforo tho oouiit jh ooniploled. Most of tho returns ro ,i!ivtil ho far Iiavo hcon from tho oitioH, tho voto in tho rural diHtriotH hoing pructicully unlnuiwn ua yet. Tho Forgo Nowh, wliltdi nrtvdoatud Senator Lu Follotto's cnnilidnoy, givH Colonel Thoodoio Hooaovolt (Continued on I'hjto 8.) SALMON RUN IS CHECKED BY AMENT DAM Advance Guard of Chinooks Appear and Seven Thousand Will Be Deal- Inn Their Drains Out In Futile Ef-. forts to Ascend Ronue River. Clilof Deputy Warden Sandry Reports That Promises Are Made'hy New Receiver for Temporary Ffchway Ham Huudry, chief deputy gamo ami flith warden for Houtheru Ore gon, iinortH Hint rondlttouii are do plorntilo nt tho Anient ilnm and that iinlnH Immetllato HtepB are taken to relievo tho Hltuntlnii there will bo an flHhlng In the upper river thin year Haiti Mr. Hun dry: "The nprlug run of Chluookn In al ready on nml an ocanidonul flnh can he Been, lu a few weckR thore will ho thouiuinitrt of thom beatltiK their hraliiH out at tho dam In futile of fortH to UHcend tho Htroam. Thu istettl hentlH nro now coiiKrer.utccl In niitn hern holow tho dnm. "Tim lal ralHU In tho river car ried out tho tomporary ladder wo hnvo bren working on all winter and there In no way for the fish to Ret up. Itecolver Horclifton promised thnt ho will when tho water koh down, try to haw another tomporary lad der built, hut promlnea no relief for a permanent fUnway. "Tor year it this dnm Iiiih been tho groateMt obstacle In tho river for fUli and him probuhly done moro than all othur ratiHOK to retard rentockliig, Tho dam Ih In bud tttinpe and a flood will carry out tho Houth end, should n heavy rainfall occur. "I havo appealed to tho Htato flh nud game nn(ioclntlon for relief and look for upeutly action of kouio kind It miiHt cmnn booh If there Ih to be any Nulling ihlH year." BATTLE RAGING WITH OUTLAWS UlliLRVILLE, Vii., March 20. A uIiihIi hetwiien momherri of tho Allen gang of outlawH and a posse of Hieh inniul deteelives is reganied as likely today. A courier arrived hero thin morning with word thnt fivo of tho ringleaders of the elan have heen cor nered in it mountain paHs. A posso of niountaiueorri wcro nodicd from hero to reinforce tho offioerx. Deleetivo l.eo Felts, who ih lending the mountain pohkoh, Kent word that lie had hood Sidney Allen, tho outlaw chieftain, dodging in und out of the mountains' near Devil's Don. Allen, he Kiiitl, had heen injured. Four other members of tho elan wore also seen, and Fells believes Hint tho fivo men are separated from tho other inein hers of the gang. Jno): Allen, a brother of Floyd Al len, who wan siek on tho day of tho shooting, declnroH ho believes tho court room aHKiiHsiuatious wcro uu prommlitnloil. Ho contends that tho shooting and killing wore precipitated "nflor court officials had fired thu first Hhot." NATION-WIDE STRIKE IN GOAL FIELDS PENDS CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 20, -F.vory indication hero today points to ii iiationwido strike in tho coal fields, Thirty-two operators conferred with tho same number of roproHoutu- lives of tho miners lioro hut tho coii forenoo was fruitiest!, Tho operators aro adopting a uo-conipromiBu Atti tude and tho minors aro just na do-torniluid. rWENTItl J( CEffll LIMITED PLUNGES DR.. F.C. WAR.NSMU13 Racine toward New York at sofcatj B.lle an Iiour-to mxko up tostimrtb'c m-oud vcotlon of tbo OJweiStfcUi Cen tury Limited on tho Now York Central itallro&d dosbod off tbo rails four raltcu north of I'ouchkeepslo and the last tire of the seven cars plunged Into the LIud ou ltUer. Of tbo Ufty-li pusxenscra 5 FEACE UPON MAP Woodulle, Jackson county, Oregon, has heen erased from the map. It is now Rogue River. Following action by the city oounoil and by ixipular voto of tho people, the post office department has ord ered tho change and beginning with the new quarter, April 1, Itoguo River will ho postmarked upon all letters. Tho Southern Paoifio will follow suit nud eiiulicnto Woodvillo from its maps. Henceforth it will ho Rogue River for there were too many Woodvilles in tho country, hut only one Rnguo River. Under its new name, the town ex pects a material growth, as it will benefit to a greater extent by the ad vertising done for the entire valley, TAFT PARTY HELD UP BY DENSEST OF FOGS NF.W YORK, March 20. Presi dent Tuft's party was hold up by heavy fogs today, in tho Now York, New Haven nud Hartford railroad yards at Mutt Haven near lioro. The presidents oar was attachud to the "Oovernmenl Express" running be tween Huston and Washington. Willi tho harbor fogbound, seovot service men refused to permit tho president's car to ho transferred around tho city on a float. Tho car was sent to tho Grand Central station and switched to u siding, whero tho president slumbered undisturbed until thu fog lifted. Sylvester Peterson Dead I.OS ANGELES, Ma roil :0. Sys vostcr Futovsou, fill, hnukor of Fort land, Ore., and former United States land agent at Crookstou, Minn., died suddenly early today of lioavl failuvo. ITo had been visiting lVionds in i.os Anifoli'S, W DEAD I ETAKE W WW WM . WM M . . , ,,,,, ,Wtmmm2 on the train only sixteen escaped ln - Jury. The wreck was caused by a dc- feetlvo mil. am), a'conllng to experts, many Una would havo been lot bad JEFFRIES HOPES TO COME ASS E CLEVELAND, Ohio, March J0. Jniuos J. Jeffries of Los Angeles N the latest "come buck" Iioper, if Johnny Kilbnnc, featherweight cham pion, is to be believed. Kilhnue said hero today that Jeffrie told him in Los Angeles that he intends to start at tho bottom of tho heavyweights and again fight hi way to tho top. Jeffries, Killmno "ithi. is now secret ly training in the mountains. "1 intend to fight my way through the white hopes" Kilhano says Jef fries told him and "earn the right to challenge for the championship. First I will challenge fail Morris, then Jim Stewart of Now Yolk, then Al l'alxor, whom 1 consider the harder game. With him out of the way 1 shall be entitled to cliiillciigc tho winner of tho Johnson-Flynu tight. 1 nm pretty certain that that will ho Flymi. 1 know 1 can come buck." WHILE LOOTING SAFE SAN UEltNAHlllNO, Cal., March 20. Nows of a despornto revolver bnttlo lu which two bandits who at tempted to loot tho Central Lodo Mining company's otflco at Owl Springs ot bullion valued at $20,000 woro fatally wounded and Watchman Honry Preston wan shot through tho shoulder, was brought horo toduy. Tho bandits aro II. Langley, known as "Sllin," and IJort Lnuo, desort toaniBtora. Kueli man la reported to havo boon shot twice through tho cheat, Owl Springa la an Isolated camp In tho Itaudsuurg mining dis trict. ProBtou surprised tho men work ing over tho aafo whero tho treasure wo8 atorod, and opened tiro. Ho Will rcovor. BC T K6 INTO THE HUDSON HIIEB i tbo cars not been t steel construction, - , .IihIiv of the limited carried tho locjniotlre a '-o care more than a ma ' a mile ' - tho brutes BUTTLE EXPECTED JACKSON, Miss., March 20. Re ports received here today state that the posse which is pursuing the four bandits who held up Mobile nud Ohio passenger train number four, seven miles south of Corinth, Miss., Inst night iins located tho robbers in the Tusoumhin river bottoms. Blood hounds nro aiding in the pursuit, and tho po-sso oxpects to surround the bandits soon. The passenger train was prooeed iutr nortliward when two of the band crawled over the engine tender and with drawn revolvers commanded tho engineer to stop tho train. In the meantime other members of tho band, broke into tho express car, subdued the messenger and blew open tho safo. The contents, said to amount to $G0, 000 in eurrenoy and n quantity of valuables, were hastily gathered to gether and the robbers disappeared in the darkness, without stopping to loot the mail. Passengers wero not mo lested. M1RG COMES TO AID TEDDY PORTLAND, March 20. Ormsby Mcllarg, prominent supporter of Colonel Roosevelt will come to Oregon and Washington soon to work in tho liutorest of Roosevelt, it was an nounced today. R. P. Hudson of Chicago, another Roosovolt follower, will also ho in Oregon and Washing ton in a day or two to furthor Rooso volt's campaign, Tliomns McCuskor, head of tho La Follotto campaign in Oregon, said to day Hint ho would nip in tho bud any movement to nnito Oregon progres sives on Roosovolt. s it is rumored Hudson nud Mellwry will try to do. TUIiniiBBEB II " SIMP WITH LOOT MD MINI INJURED. bronsht the runaway to a stor- Dr. Warnhukj. of Grand Rapids, Mien., gave aid to those ln need of It. Laos planks were used as bridges from 'the car windows to the shore and on tbem the passengers crawled or walked. Somtf. "who had 'been knocked atnnt badly and were Cazed were carried out by the repair crew. Seroral women attired In the cloth- tnsr In wMoh they bad 1 - sleenlm- wer w anood tn eoata tlii mn. tholr own clothlns haying been lost Id the y water, llany more were drenched. S DRAWS 2 STATES CLOSER TOGETHER John M. Scott, general passenger agent of the Southern Pueifio rail iimil spent Wednesday in Medford on his return from San Francisco where he participated in the festivities con nected with the selection of the Ore gon building site nt the exposition. He snid : "The excursion was a most suc cessful one as well as tho largest on record. We were met with open nrnis and regally entertained by tho San Franciscans. The nffair has resulted in closer relations between Oregon and California and has brought about a bettor feeling botween the people of the two states. "I am glad to see Medford looking so prosperous and look forward to a steady growth during the ensuing yenr." Mr. Scott was tho guest of tho Uni versity club nt a noon luncheon given b" A. S. Itoscubaum and leaves to night for Portland. KOHL IN FEAR OT HIS NEMESIS SAN FRANCISCO, March 20. Fearing that vengeance will be wreok ed upon him if Adelo Vorgo, the French maid, who shot n,nd danger ously wounded him last summer, re turns to San Francisco, Dr. C. Fred erick Kohl, millionaire clubmun and member of tho social set, lias today obtained an indictment from the grand jury charging the girl with as sault witli intent to commit murder. At tho time of tho shooting, last Juno, Kohl rofiused to prosecute Miss Verge, and provided funds for hor return to Franco. He has now learn ed of a report that tho girl has fled from thnt country nftev stabbing a nptn nud is. on hev way to California, Th shooting ot Kohl followed ilia missal of it suit for $30,000 which tho maid brought against him. 10!, HANGS SELE WHEN CAUGHT SMUGGLING Mrs. Blanch Carson, Society Leader of San Francisco, Commits Sufdrfft in New York Hotel When Detected in Efforts to Evade Customs. Recently Returned from Wltnessini Durbar in India Shame ef Arrest Unbalanced Her Mind. NEW YORK, March 20. Caught in the net of smuggling valuable jewels into the United States, a won- an giving the name of Mrs. Blancho Cnrson of San Francisco committed suicide today here by hanging herself from the window of her room. The body was discovered dangling from nn eight story window on the Fifth avenue side of the Hotel Bro stett this morning. The woman bad tied an end of a rope around her neck nnd the other end to a radiator'in the room, and then clambered through the window. Unstrung Peorbt Seized. Mrs. Carson nrrived here Monday on board the steaming George Wash ington and irent to th'6 holerWbfootf, where she gnve the name of Mrs. Blanche Carson of San Francisoo. The woman was fashionably dressed nnd apparently cultured. She was about fifty years of age. The immediate cause of the smug gling charge was a quantity of un strung pearls which the woman de clared nt $800. the price sho said s.ie had paid for them in Indiu. Apprais ers estimated the value of the geips as well into the thousands. Whjn summoned before Suryeyor Henry, Mrs. Carson admitted thnt the pearbH were of greater value than she had( said, and also confessed that she had' smuggled two diamond enr-rings in her lint. These valuables sho trans ferred to the officials. Collupses In Court.. When taken into custody nud ar raigned before United States Com missioner Carpenter in Jersey City tne woman collapsed. She was re leased on $2,000 buil, and went im mediately to tho Hotel Wolcott, whero sho paid her bill, and proceeded to tho Brostett. A search was made of the womun'H personul effects, today, the coroner being convinced that she is prominent socially in tho west. Her belongings showed that she had attended tho Durbar nt Delhi, India. A number of letters indicated thnt her home had been in Los Angeles. One letter was addressed to Paul R. Mayberry, Los Angeles and began "My Dear Broth er." When she committed suicide, tho woman woro n light bluo dressing gown, n nightrobo and blaok stock ings. Sho used n 20 foot trunk rope. Probably Insane, Mrs. Carson was probably tempor arily insane. At tho Hotel Brozlett she brooded all night over her dis graco and the loss of jewelry worth $20,000 which sho hod turned over to the customs officials, and suicided in the early hours in tho morning. She had beon dead for some timo when the body wus noticed dangling from her window. A search of tho woman's belongings revealed $l,2o0 in cash nnd n fiheaf of letters addressed to residentn of various cities on tho Pacifio const. Tho woman left tho following pcn ciled note addressed to Attomoy Har rison Osborue: "My brother's address is Pjttil Mnybury, 010 West 28th street, Los Angeles. I can never 'thank you en ough for nil you havo done. Dispose of my remains hero quickly. Don't' send homo. R. Carson." Tho noto was timed 4 o'olock Ibis morning. Prominent Ih FrbicG, SAN FRANCISCO, Murok $. Mis Eugeniw Mbjry, wfe ftvl ii? thu St. UcKk.uvbuMfc Jwri Jwr . (Continue est w $, tz,