Oregon Historical Soctriy
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Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
Tnlr niul warm Mr Wi
Mln I i.n.
l'iriyini'oiii1 Year.
Uiillv HnvnnUi V'ir.
MUDFORD, OIM'XJOX, Tl'hSIUV, .U'LYh, WV2
NO. 92
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FATAL TORRID WAVE GRIPS ENTIRE EAST
DEATH TOLL
11 IIS
VERY HEAVY
Tlilrty-flvc Have Perished From Heat
In Chlcnuo and Entire Country
From Missouri to Atlantic Suffer
ing No Help of Relief Held Cut.
Business Houses Close In Many
PlacesHundreds of Prostrations
Reported.
HAN I'UANCIHCO. Ciil.,
July U. While New York, tliu
I'llMt Illllt till) 111 1(1 ll 1 1) WOHt
HWilllcred tdllliy III (lilt IIIDMt
sevcrit Inwit wave of tint wen
IKIII, tint WllOllt Puelflo Count
region rejoiced In pleasant
Weather. No where VWIM
them opprcmdvcly high tem
peratures. Following worn tint thor
mometcr iiiurkH In tin' differ
ciit coast cities up to noen:
Hun rrniiultK'i), (id dcgioeH.
I'lirtluiul, tit! degrees.
llitllluKlinin, 02 degrees.'
Seattle, CO degrees.
Med lord, 71 degrees.
Ni:V YOHK. July !. Willi tin
mercury hoveling urnuinl the highest
figures of I In year ami absolutely
mi liupit of relief hi'lil out liy tint
weather forgniMor, Now Yijrk nerved
Itself toiliiy for n contln tint Ion or tint
heated spell. At tn o'clock tho of
ficial temporaluru tnkon on top of a
downtown nky-srrapur where tint
oi'oiin breem1 were mom full, wiib
ST.. Tint forecaster wiim certain tlwit
)entcrduy'ii IiIkIi level of (13 woiilil
bo far exceeded before tint IoIiiIh for
tint tiny luul been filed away. Ami
there wiih. not a trace of ruin any.
where on tlio map,
Down In tint narrow raiioii-llko
streets of tint business section anil In
tint tortuous labyrinth of tho poorer
sections tlio hnat wan stifling. .Miu,
wouiuii anil children Hhuflcd along
wllli all ambition vanished, try I in: iih
lll'flt they could to Hhailn tllo;ilSolVCH
from tint broiling nun. Tim aHpbalt
pavement reflected back a steaming
beat, which m ml it life almoiit linen
durable, and over In tho crowded
tenement districts tho death rnto hud
doubled and wan continuing to rive.
Children Suffer Most
i no little children and tho very
old suffered inont. Tho depots of
tho charitable orgiinlxutlons, which
litHiiml Ico to those who applied wont
.lammed to suffocation. To Home,
tint hI,o or tho pleco of frocu coin
fort ,van reduced, but where there
was iitotcuii&H lu tho family or little
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Crown of Thorns for
OW-W OW I
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Mhwm
FOR HARMONY 1b:, !
RANKS0FG.0.P. fc; Mk irflsl !
Reported That Petitions Arc to Dc
Circulated Throughout the Nation
Askliiu, Taft and Roosevelt to Ru
th c In Order to Save Officeholders.
Tad's Friends See Roosevelt Plot
hut Fi lends ol T. R. Say It Is Last
Attempt to Harmonize Party.
WASHINGTON, ,lulv II. Slivmi
nil clfolli ol' (ftulilii'illl lender to
day failed to iichmc e xouicc ot'
a n'Hiit Hint petition demanding
I'leoideiil Tult'w il luli'it w nl iih n ea'i
iliilute nte to be eiieiiluleil in u mi
Hull wide entlHliKU. Co pic of tho
"ielitinn" weie eiieiiluleil by iii.ul
mill without li'tleiliPiul. The plan -el
forth wiih hm follew:
Clleillule pHilioli in every mIiiIc
iihUihu Tall mill Koo-cct to will
tlinu. Tlnn ink the nnliiiiiiil c'i'ii
llllltrc In inline 11 new riiiupi'iillll-c
"Imuiionv" eiiinliiiale i the Repub'i
eiiu KlHiidurd hi'lirei, to pio-clit il
unili'il 1'innt to the llcinncnits--mid
HiiMt the thniiciiiiiU til' Republican
officchiililcrn their jnlm.
Hut no one nl' Inuli or low decree
tuiliiy hIuihI sponsor t'oi Ihe plnn.
Ol'licelnihlors were lepuited liehiild
Die clieiuc. wliieli in said to coiilciu
plnti' circulation of the williilinwiil
petitions nevt week, unit Inter u Rc
piiblii'iui "icfeicndiiin" mail uto by
Republicans all over the country, on
the question of their elioiee of eail
iliilnte, IVieuils of President Tuft profec
to him) nuotliei' ltii(wcve( plot lii'liind
lint leporli'il M'lieme. They beliovo
tho pet il ions would ho ni'iied priuei
pally h.v pn)-KoiibcveH ItvpitlilictitiK,
iih a lut i ! 'Vlnm" at the proxiilnt
upon opiMiini; UU eiiuipniK'ii amt us u
boost for tho now putty.
oomvc1( parli-iiui, on (ho other
hniiil, mill uiaiiv lemlerM in htntes
whore scnutoix, represeiituliOH mid
other olfieeholilerH me to be elected
thin full, prole (o hiilieo the with
ill aw al im a last ilesperuto ileviMt to
hmiuoiure the I! O. 1'.
THIEVES STEAL $5000 GEMS
FROM HOME OF HOPKINS
MKXO PARK. Cnl., July !. -Pin-Keilon
ilcteetives uro tuiliiy ou (lie
I rail of thievi'K who nlole $.1111)0 worth
of P'liiri from the home of Kilwitnl V.
llopldiiK, millionaire eliibmun ami
prehideiil of tho 1'iiion ce I'oinpany,
in tho Aleulo I 'a it; colony.
The theft wiih cnuiiuiltcit wliilo Mr.
niul Mi. Hopkins were Kolfitu;. Th.
jewelh went taken ulniiHt before the
eyes of hoveinl sorwints iiouo of
wlioiu, however, in Mipoclo ilof coin
plieit.V. Clark's Houn' Dawg
J.liOAM I-VWt.
Two Fatal Accidents in Midair That Occurred Last Week
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MtiUVIN VANIMAN ANDTME CRE.V ' .
OF THE. VKRON. r-p?n v -- I
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ft -""'A &, 1
tiiii Ann rsw-fr-r-rr 'VVTnHH
illl I'llhl ill ll II 1 1 .' ?3SH
SEA GIRT FOR I ! -m
...-. nnMnrAA 'PBW.MCNTS OP f)AJJCO4 F(H.III(j AFTCR CJtPkO&ION
SIAIt BUSNtSS W .
SUA (HUT. N. J., July U. The
"sumuier ciipltal" that ban boon tho
brlKht spot on the democratic map
hIiico tho Ilaltimoro coiiveutlou, sub
Hided today to a mere Jersey coast
town when Governor Woodrow Wil
son, at i::!0 o'clock, left In his auto
mobile for Trenton, to ttannuct state
TiiikIiiohh. Since coiiiIuk to tho "lit
tle white house," for tho summer,
tho governor has k"o each Tuesday
to Trenton and has returned nt night
to Sea Girt.
On this trip ho Intended to bo gone
until tomorrow nlKht or possibly
Thursday, This afternoon ho has an
appointment to meet Samuel Gom
pons and other members of tho exe
cutive council of tho American Kod
oratlon of Labor, who asked for n con
ference to learn Governor Wilson's
Ideas, ou labor. On an evening train
Governor Wilson plans to go to At
lantic City, whore tomorrow ho Is
scheduled to lay a corner-stone and
address tho national convention of
building and loan associations.
While lu Trenton, Governor Wilson
probably will consult with other
democratic leaders upon tho problem
of the national chairmanship, fo).
lowing his conference of lust night
with Senator Gore of Oklahoma, and
Chairman Norman K Mack of Buffa
lo. After tho departure ot Gore,
who predicted a sweeping democratic
victory. It was said today that tho
party might return to tho old custom
of having two chairmen, odd al tho
head of the national committed and
tho other chairman of tho campaign
committee.
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NEARS A VOTE
WASHINGTON, July H. It ap
peared for n moment this afternoon
lu tho Hcunto that an Immediate vote
would ho. taken ou tho retention or
expulsion of Senator l.oi'lmor of
Illinois,
When, after Senator Dillingham
concluded his speech defending tho
Illinois member, no ouo aroHu to con
tinue tho debate, tho presiding offi
cer was nonplussed. Klnally Sona
tor Lorlnior declared that ho desired
to speak but wanted to conclude tho
entire debate. Ho said that unless
other senators desired to speak ho
would begin ut once. No ono re
sponded.
A recess of thirty minutes was
then taken to demand a course of
procedure.
Tho property of platinum flpongo
to absorb gas, which rapidly lu
eroiiBOB tho tomporuturo of tho metal',
Ih employed lu connection with n
thoruiostat to dim tho light In an
elect lie lamp for miners to warn thorn
of danger,
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STAffcT OF MISS
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NKW YORK, July 0.- Whether il
wim the heat or the published smi
gcMiuii that he nuu'lit retire iih n enn
ihdiit for the proMdonoy, rolonel
WooM'velt was decidedly peei-h to
day. Ho enino to town to work nt
his regular job of contributing editor
of the Outlook, whore he expect- 'o
hnvio mi article "Thou Shalt Not
Steal" in this week's issue. When lu
intention was called to the publi-ltl
ftorv thai he and President Tntt lire
nre to be a-ked bv petition- nok be
iiiK circulated to iclire from olittc.
for the pie-cut cainpai;u he became
iuiltv and -uaimcil out;
"You uiu-t not ask ino nbout so
prcposterou- and Kulf-ovidout nffair.
As u matter of fact I have nothing
to Miy about that or anything else."
The colonel then retiied to hi
sanctum and .-Imuuiud the door behind
him. Uuiinj,' the day ho belt) u eou
icreuce with Y. N. Mitchell, nil At
lantn, (la., railroad man,
WOMAN TO CONFESS PART
IN PLOT AGAINST FUNK
CHICAGO, July !. -Mrs. Josephine
llenniui;, wife of Hie man who sued
Clarence S. l'iuk, cliarKin alienation
of bis wife's affections, prrixed in
Cbieano today from Now York with
Thoinus .Marshall. She was taken nt
once to the oflice of Stale's. Attorney
Wnymaii. It is undei-stood tbnt she
was uivon tlio oppoitunity of confess
iue; her part in the plot apiiust the
harvester man niul giving testimony
against Mrs. Alccn Ileppuor, whose
trial on tho charge ot perjury was
scheduled to begin today, or of submitting-
to arrest on a charge of con
spiraoy in connection with tlio
charces which were proven groundless
PREPOSTEROUS 10
QUITTING
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against Funk,
HAf2lET QUIMEsY
WITH MR.
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THI2.
BOSS OF DLL ELKS
ARMORY m'lLDlNCl, PORT
LANIJ, Ore., July I). -Thomas P,.
Iills, of Superior, Wis., today was
dieted grand exulted ruler of the
11. P. O. Klks, for the ensuing year.
Charles If. Ward, of PumuIcuh, Cul.,
was elected grand esteemed loyal
knight.
lloth Mills and Wind were elected
by acclamation. The election of the-e
two officers was all the bii-incss done
in tlio forenoon. It was then decided
to continue the balloting into the af
ternoon completing tho election of
officers before selecting it city in
which to hold the 10 111 convention.
Reports pre-ented to tho grand
lodge of Klks today at tho opening
biistnes session hero showed that the
Klks bad tnado a largo increase in
membership in the last year and that
the finances of tho order are in splen
did condition. The total membership
of tho Klks now is US 1,742, un in
crease of 2r,0llU in tho year. There
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OF SUPERIOR. WIS.
HILLES CHOSEN
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TAFI'S BAnLE
Secretary of President Selected fo
Manage Republican Campaign Is
Unanimously Chosen by Sub-Committee
Reynolds Is Secretary.
! Three Headquarters to Be Maintained
At Hew York, Chicago and Port
landNew Manager Young Man.
WASHINGTON July 9. Charles
Dewey Hlllex, secretary to the presi
dent will manage the Taft re-election
eampalKn. He was unanimously
, choBon nutlonnl rhalrtnan by tho Hub.
( eomnilltee of the national republican
rouinilttee at Its meeting here to
day. littles was President Taft's own
choice but when the executive met tho
t fub-commltfee early today be told
them he would leave the selection en
tirely to them and refused even to
suRgest a manager. The committee
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RNI6H
TAFT WILL BASE
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TERM ON TIFF
WASHINGTON, July 0. Tho tar
iff will bo the main Issuo on which
President Tuffs reelection cam.
palgn will bo fought. This was tho
decision reached today by tho presi
dent and the sub-comnittteo of the
national campaign committee ap
pointed to confer with him regard
ing campaign officers. It Is tho pres
ent expectation ot tho president's
friends that ho will open his cam
paign either with a speech or a for
mal statement defining tho tariff Is
suo as ho sees It.
.Rovlslon aftor scientific Investiga
tion by a tariff board will bo tho re
publican argument against demo
cracy's tariff for rovenuo only slo.
gan.
is n surplus in tho treasury of $1011,
333.21. The grand lodge planned to decide
tho next eitv in which tho next eon
volition shall bu held and elect offi
cers for tho ensuiuir year in the foro
noon if posible.
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FOR SECONDl
.BOURNE GETS
1100,000 FOR
CRATER LAKE
Oregon's Progressive Senator Gets
Large Appropriation for Natisnal
Park Highways Inserted In Civil
Sundry Bill-Confident Will Pass.
Everyone Acquainted With Congress
men Should Wire at Once to Urge
Passage of Measure by House.
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WASHINGTON', D. C. July
9. Medford Mail Tribune,
Medford, Ore.: Tin nub-com-,
" mittee on appropriations nt
"" iny request Iinve inserted in
" tho civil sundry bill nn appro-
printiou for $100,000 for Crn
"" tor Lake national park. I nm
"" confident tbnt tho full com
"" mittee and tho senate will cori
" cur in the action of the ub-
committee,
JONATHAN' BOURNE, Jr.
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Senator Ronnie introduced tho bill
cnlliiiK for $100,000 n yenr for poven
years for the improvement of Crater
Lake park Inst winter and secured 'iU
passage by the senate. The bill Wan
favorably reported by the house com
mittee, but wns stricken out by tho
house.awluclu struck ant nlUpnrk-ftp-
proprintions in excess of those al
reudy made.
Congressman IfawJcy offered mi
amendment calling for $150,000 for
the pnrk, but it also met defeat. Tho
sundry civil bill was vetoed by Presi
dent Tnft, and sent back to be re
drawn and passed.
After its passage by the senate, the
house must nlsq.net upon it, and tho
danger to the appropriation lies there.
Every person acquainted with con
gressmen or senators should wire nt
once to them to assist in the hiH'3
passage.
GO TO DEATH
CONISDORO. Yorkshire, England.
July 9. Twenty heroes, Including
some of tho most experienced miners
in all England, went to almost cer
tain death today In a desperate ef
fort to rescue 30 miners, penned In
the lower workings of tho C'adoby
mine by explosion of gas. Despite
tho fact that all ot the thirty victims
of an early morning explosion woro
believed to bo dead tho rescuors In
sisted on trying to ponetrato to tho
bottom of the gas-filled workings lu
tho hopo that somo might still he
ultve.
Their effort was futllo, and four
additional explosions completely
shattered tho shaft and shaft house,
put tho hoisting and ventilating ap
paratus out of commission and Im
prisoned tho entlro rescuo party In
tho deep shaft Late this evening It
was feared thut al) woro dead.
HANFORO WARNS JUDGE
WHO TAKES HIS PLACE
TACOMA, Wash., July O.-Judga
C. II. Ilanford swore in Judge E. K.
Cushman as federal judge here yes
terday, admonishing him: "I hope
you will havo no difficulties, but no
matter bow truthfully uhd impartially
you net, you will tilwuyt bo Rubjoot
to criticism of muligren and tlio vi
tuporatiou of thofu who you uro
called upon to decide against,"
ACTIVE SESSION DEVELOPS
THOUGH OPENING WAS DULL
NKW YORK, July 0. From nn ir
regular and heavy opening toduy'n
market developed into Un active ses
sion in which trading wan rather
brisk, '
Tho oloso was firm, - ".,,..,
Bonds woro steady, , . j j
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