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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 1909)
Hulled Vi'tt AnkocIhI Ion, Full Imimm1 Who Report Tim only paper In tho world iMilillHhod In a city tho hI.o of Medford liuvlntt ft k'ltHud wlro. FOURTH YE Ail. By Unanimous Voto Oitizons of School District Decide on Tax Lovy for School Purposes. ONE MILL HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR! Will Give tho School Board in Neighborhood of $28,000 for Year's Expenses. Ily it uttnuiiiiouN vole the oitizctiH of tliim hcIuioI district Wednesday afternoon at to high school building decided to levy a Htdiool tux of eight milieu for tlii nyour, which will give tho school Itonrd ill the neighborhood of $2ft,(IOO for next yt'itr'n oxpoiihCK Tho attendance at tliu meeting wui not heavy lint all won) unanimous in making tlio voto. Tliu levy in niio Villi higher tliiui that ot last year, , duo to increased atteiidaneo and therefore increased expense. While the city council has not " taken format action the city levy will ho lower than last year, and this In hpite of it reduced aHHospinent. MISSING GIRL BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED LOUISVILLE, Ivy., Deo. The police nro ranking every efort today to find Alum Kcllnor, eight yearn of ago, daughter of J. F, kcllnor, a wealthy hrowor, who it fa hclyiovcd is being held for raiimnn hy kidnap pers. She disappeared nt i) o'clock yoMorday morning while en route to , iniiMH at the St. JoIiii'h church. A heavily veiled woatnu called at tho Kcllnor residenco yesterday he fore the child diHappearcd, and asked to see Alma'H grandmother on a nutt ier of groat importance. Sho rc funed to wtate her mlHsinn and wit refused ndinittnnco. In tho nfte--iioon a man, rof iiHtnu' to give his name or hiiHinesH, called at ICollnnr'n offpe yesterday afternoon hut Kcllnor wan out. Tho vinitH of these two myster ious persons has utronglhonod the theory of the polieo that tho child wits kidnapped, . W. C. Smith of Ashlarl was in Medford on business Tliursduv. H. A, McLclluu is in .Taokrionvillo Oil hURillCHH, SCHOOL TAX JOERROWN ALLEN OFFERS TO AID LADIES' CLUB Will Pay Expenses of Special Elec tion Called to Voto on I Trco Planting. a-' s, John It. Allen, owner of tho Pa f cifiu & Eastern railroad, projector '' of mi elect t ic road through tho val ley, has offered to defray the ex puusoH of a special election on ho half of the ladies of the Greater , Medford Club, at which time there ".will bo submitted to the people for their adoption or rejection a pr posed charter umondinout giving (he jAjitliU'Uil power Icrogplnlo, tliu plaut Siug of trees in the oily. In this way 1 t ho planting of trees will bo uniform and thorough. f The Indies of tliu (trouter Medford I. Club now have tho mat tor under nd ikomont, .Either' a, upp.oinl election will he held ir the mnttor'uubiniltod nt1, (ho1'ei(litrdlootloip In- January The recent raiim have retarded the work hoiiiewhut as nurnuriea in tliu Willamette valley have been unable to dig the trees, i Medford I Consents to Run in Second J Ward Has Many Qualifi-1 cations Which Fit Him for' the Placo. TELFER WILL RUN FOR RECORDERSHIP 1 Many Frionds of F. E. Mer rick .Aro Urging Him to Run for Re-Election. loo Drown, Keller of high grndu din, Iiiimuomh man and largo property owner. Iiiih concmitcd to liecomo a candidate in the second ward to fill the placo of Hurry O. Wortuian, whose term oxpitoii next mouth. .Mr. Itrown Iiiih liccn urged for soino timo b.v Wis many Jrieitds to make the :nei!. and after giving much thought to the matter consented. It in liclicvcd that .Mr. Drown will meet with hut title opixinition as he is a thorough business man', aud owncH much tiroporty. His progros hivejiehH wiih shown when lio urged paving on Went .Main, in Hpite of the fact that ho wax 0110 of tho largest holders on that Ktreet. Ho Iiiih at all times stood for the advancement of the city aud as a private citizen has aided greatly in its improvement. Ah a councilman his field of usefulness will bo greatly oxtondodT Mr. Drown is tho first in tho i'iold. J'elfer for Recorder. ltohort W. Telfor, who has m creditably filled tho office of city recorder sinco tho resignation of Hcnj. .M. Collins, has given in to the urging of hia friends aud consented to become a candidnto for that of fice. It is doubtful if ho will meet with opposition for nil seen satisfied with the niowing ho lias made, and it seems to he an unanimous opinion that he bo retained, ringing Merrick to Hun. ProRsuro is being brought to hear upon Mr. Merick in (lie firt ward to become a oaudidato to succeed himself. So far ho has declined to stiite whether ho will consent to run or not. Ho has given of His timo to the city nud says that ho duos not feel that further saorifico on his part should bo demanded. Mr. Mer rick is chairman of the spociul water committee in whose hands rest tlio greater part of the work on tho gravity water system. There is a (Continued on paco a.) TELEPHONE FRANCHISE E. C. Sharpe Withdraws Application In Order to Modify Sotno of Its Provisions. 13, C. Sliarpo, who roprosouta tho Independent Tolophono company, which Is proptii'lnK to build through southern Oregon, was In Modford on Thursday on routo to tho north, "Tho proposed franchise for Ash land has boon withdrawn," fluid Mr. Sharpe, "In order that uonto of Its provisions may ho modified, hut that does not' mean that wo havo abandon ed tho flold by any nieanB. Wo will Submit another draft of'th'o franchise within a short timo. Mr, Clark of Ashland Is now preparing the plant for our Medford building, nnd hy tho middle of January wo will bo .ready to rocolvo bids for tho construc lon of tho building." , t.uK, V j :' I 11 ''ill. I'-l' A. , A l.oo 13111a of Prospoct Is la Mod ford on a short busluoHS trip. Ho roports tbrco feet of snow In his section, MEDFORD, ORKCiON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1909. "RED TAPE" STARVING WIDOWS Ti SWITCHMEN ARE BACK AGAIN AT THE1R0LD JOBS Strike in Montana Practi cally Collapsed Today Charges of Peonage Said to Be Joke by Officials. I1UTT13, Mont., Dec. 9. Tho strlko of tho swltcbmon In Montana prac- tlcnlly collapsed today, when tho strikers at Livingston, on tho North ern Pacific returned to work, no- ports front other contcrs Indlcnto that tho stross of lust week hna been ro lloved and frolght trains nro boing moved with llttlo difficulty. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 9. Stato Labor Commissioner McKwon Investigating charges of peonage against railroads of tho northwest, filed by 13. D. Carr of Toledo of tho switchmen's union nnd 13. Wilson of tho llrotherhood of Kallwny Train molt. They nllcgo that railroads aro kcoplng Intportod strikebreakers un dor nrmed guard to provont tholr Joining tho strlkrs. Th strlkors nllogo, also, that the men nro locked up at night In tho rnllrond yards, and gunrds postod to provont thorn from escaping. General Mnnngor Slndo of tho Northern Pa cific, ono of the roads accused In tho charges, laughed at tho report. Ho declared that tho strikebreakers aro working voluntarily and that no ef fort will bo made to keep them at work nnglnst tholr wishes. Died On tho John Arnold farm, it Jacksonville proqinot, ;AVodiios- day, December 3, 100!), Mary Aipi Ford, nu'cd fill years, Tho funeral will tnko tjlaoo Friday. December 30, 1nlofimho1ngnird6ift thS- Jack'- o, illc eeiuelcv.v, I'M I the j;ive. pffieiittiiiK. Service.- will be ev, Kobort Ou- Mail Tribun E LOOKING INTO E United Mine Workers Say That "Red Tape" Is Caus ing Suffering Among Wid ows and Orphans. CHICAGO, Dec. 9. Mayor Dussoj today began an official inveatlgatlon'j MAYOR BUSS MINERS H into t no ennrges inaao uy oiiiciuis oi rains navo mauo u impossiDio xor tho United Mine Workers to the ef- further work to bo done and all ac fect tlint relief work nmong tho or-'tlvlty aside from caring for flood phans and widows of the victims of wtor nnd putting in crossing has the Cherry mine disaster Is being de- iuvu V) lUU muva nuuwuuc iu tnpo" and that many of the survlv-1 ors aro suffering from the lack of ' nourishment. It Is oxpocted hero that Uusso will demand that tho Red Cross orgnnlzn-. 1 t 1 -I. .11. i 'rcd tlon entrust a portion of tho funds collected for tho relief of theso forors to tncUtiltcd Mino oricr" ror distribution. Tho officials of tho latter organiza tion bollevo that they aro bottor ablo to suporvlso a wlso distribution of tho funds than tho Red Cross otfl- cora and havo offorod tholr services through Mayor Dusso. iet iu Keuoral closed from 1-1 to II . J points higher. MEMBERS OF COMBINE j The heaviest advnnco for tho day WILL BE PROSECUTED was in Peunt.ylvnnin which gained 1 3 points higher than yesterday. New Odoro jYork Central wits '2- points higher. SEATTLE, Dec. 9. - Mombers ol .Norfolk & Western began activities thoalleged grocery combine that Have J suddenly aud with tho heaviest buy boon forcing Senttio grocers to loop ing that security during recent tho prices of food stuff at nn iu;ti iweoks it closed with an ndvanco of ficial figttro, will boihdioted by Uie 2 3-S points. grand, jury, it is reported today, s Union Pacific was IVi and South Tho ovidonoo so fur eiv.m ' before ( orn Paoifio higher at tho closing tho grand jury lias onHstVd it tHnt of today, Amalgamated Copper, St. indictments can bo.sueoessfully prlls- Paul. Great Northern and Louisville ooutod, v' NMsiv' laud Nashvillo each advanced a point. Short woigltts and high prices of, T'TT". 7T, food products were under invosliga- Il(,lir' c- tBon of Eugeno Is " ,e"' "w" '" Oregon Historic Souitiyv City Hall . .l,;,'..M WORK ALMOST ALL OVER FOR THIS SEASON Rains Make It Impossible for Pavers or Pipe Layers to Continue Goes Over Until Spring. Municipal . improvmnt work Is about concluded for the season. Tho censed. I Mayor Canon stated this morning that pavng wouW nQt bo rcsumed untn spring, as tho city Is afraid pavomcnt put in at this season of tho year will not stand up. Vincent & Bakor havo asked to bo relieved of further work on water and sower mains and their request suf-,wlll probably bo granted. , ., NEW YORK STOCK MARKET IS FIRM . NEW YORK, Dec. 0. Tho stock market was firm 'ith Katy o ti,0 cnd0l. 0f XQ activity. Tho mark- GITY pays mm SSi 'of Sle Southern Pacific Takes Over $300,000 a Year in Freight Tolls From This City Alone on Incoming Goods. LEADS ALL OTHER CITIES BUT PORTLAND When the Outward Bound Freight Is Added Much i More Is Realized. j The freight receipts of the South ern Pacific at cMdford for the pan twelve months for incoming fricght alone will average. over $1000 a daj-, and the grand total for the year will top $300,000. " These fhzures are based on 'esti mates, as no business firm cares to give out the exact figures, nor in deed, will questions asked on the sub ject be answered categorically. Enough infornmtion, however, has been obtained to justify an estimate (of $300,000 as the freight bills paid rby Medford emrchants during the 'past twelve months for incoming 1 goods. This is exclusive of the out ward bound freight which will nmouuPY3'(iuite a sura in itself. Also it does not include the nmtenal ship ped by tho Pacific & Eastern, i Ono prominent shipper, who de clincd to give any infornmtion as to tho freight bills of his firm, stated that $300,000 would not miss the mark for, nnd was rather low than high. Another confessed to $12,000 dur- i mg the past year nnd intiamted that there wore others that would exceed his total ainteriallv. Others run in tho neighborhood of $10,000 a year. Then there nro the outbound ship ments, somo of which are prepaid, but tho majority, fruit, stock, etc., is (paid at the other end, making prob tably nearly as largo a total as the i ineoimnp frniplit. rh ihnt fho Snntli- em Pacific realizes a tidy little sum from its Medford station.- Every day a carload of menMi'ti dtso is loaded at Chicago for Med ford and comes straight through. This is a regular thing, nnd often omro than a singlo car leaves Chica go for this city. Tho tolls paid in Medford exceed thoso paid by any other city in tho stato excepting Poitlnnd DANCE FRIDAY FOR LIBRARY BENEFIT Ladies of Greater Medford Club Plan Pleasant Evening for Friday Night. Tho ladles of tho Greater Medford club havo arranged a dauco to bo hold In tho Anglo opera house Friday ,ovonlng, tho proceeds of which aro to bo used for tho purchaso ot juvenile books for tho library. Alt thoso who hold Swastika tick ets aro invited to attend. Thoso who do not caro to attend and still wish to aid tho cause should hand tho price of admission to somo ot tho ladles. , STEAMER GOES ON ROCKS FOUR ARE DROWNED BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 0. Tho steamer, Y. C, Hiohurdson, went on tho rooks three miles out of nort this nto'rniug and five mon wororo ported to havo boon drowned, Rosouors have reached horo with fourteen survivors. THE WEATIIEIt. Tutiight and Friday Cloudy, wanner; Weduesdny High 62; low 40; rnngq 18 No. 225. Charge Is Made He Hired Two Men to Fake Data for Him for Submission to the Scientists. BRANDED A FRAUD BY NEW YORKER When He Failed to Come Through With Coin in Pay ment, Is Exposed. NEW YORK, Dec. 9. George IL Dunkle, an Insurance agent, today re iterated charges mado by him In a morning paper that he and Captain A. W. Loose had prepared data for P. A. Cook, with which DoW Cook hoped to prove his claim that he dis covered tho north pole. Dunkle said that he "turned" on Cook because Cook failed to pay him a balance ot $3480, due from the al leged agreed price of $5000 for the faked observations. Ho said that he gave tho story to tho paper which published It this morning, but declined to state whetr cr the paper paid him the $3480. Dunklo stated that John R. Brad ley, whwo Is Cook's financial backer, knew nothing of the fake. He said that he induced Bradley to Introduce him to Cook, but that Bradley had no Idea of tho purpose for tho meet ing. "Bradley Is an honest man. He has simply been banded a lemon by Cook," said Dunkle, "who himself-js one Ihrgo joke a lemon of .no croon size." ' : COPENHAGEN, Donmark, Dec. 9. If tho data submitted by Frederick A. Cook in support of his claim that ho discovered the north polo was "faked" by Captain A. W. Loose, a retired navigator and George H. Dun kle, an lnsuranco agent of New York, tho Danish scientists will easily dis cover tho fraud. This was the only statement obtainable at the university today regarding the story cabled here from New York to the effect that the two men were hired by Cook to fake data. Tho authorities hero discredit the Btatomont of Loose and Dunklo that Cook showed after a brlet examina tion great Ignorance of mntters nec ossary for an explorer to know. Dr. Cook was questioned hero by many prominent scientists. TROLLEY FRANCHISE WILL BEJP TONIGHT John R. Allen's Request for Fran chise In Grants Pass Will Be Finally Considered Tonight. Tho city council ot Grauts Pass this evening will take final; action on tho application of John R. Allen for a trolley franchise In that city. At a mooting hold last Thursday the council passed tho ordlnnnco to Its third and lat reading and there left It until this evening. No opposition so far as Is known haB developed and In all probability tho franchiso will be granted. v BERKELEY PASTOR OFFERED PLACE IN TAC0MA PULPIT BERKELEY, Cal., Doc. 9. Rev. Lapsloy A. McFeo, tho paslor of the First Presbyterian church ot thta, cjty, has boon offered a position as head ot tho Whltworth college ot Tacoma.