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City Knll MEDFORD SPENT $2,500,000 FOR BUILDINGS ,DURING. 1009 - AND 1910 PROMISES TO SURPASS THIS AMAZING RECORD IJulUd IV'M AMwoafattaii, Full I'mmm V'Io lloport Tint only i.r In tu world piit)llHli(id Iti u city tbo iilxo of Mod ford having a lonHud Mrlro. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBU THIS WKUMRMR. Toriight nnd Wednesday Cloudy. Monday Cloudy? high, -10; low, 28; rnngo, 30. FOUJITH YBAJ. MJSDJORU, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JAOTAKY 12, 1910. No. 254. PEOPLE ENDORSE CITY ADMINISTRATION AT THE POLL EELECTE Wortman Wins In Second Ward by Seventeen Majority Out of Three Hundred Votes Bal ance Walk In Easily. FIRST THREE CHARTER AMENDMENTS CARRY Fourth Amendment Lost by Narrow Marflln of Four Teller's Bio Lead for Recorder. Tho poopty of Mudford yesterday dciiioimtrated tliotr confidence In Uio Administration of 190'J by re-oloctliig Mouth Klfurt, Murrlcl; ami Wurtmuu ha city counnllmoii, mul t!olr appro edition of tho work of It. V. Tolfor iu ruconlor by mnkliig It u runaway rncu for him. Tlio only null flcht was iu tlio doc- ond ward between 11. 0. Wortman and II, 0. NIcholHon. nnd Wortman won by a uinrgln of 17 votOH. Tlio first tliroo of tlio four charter amendments proposed, woro carried, but tlio fourth mul dofunt. Tlio niiiundinont providing that the council hnvo power to doulKuntu (ho bank In which city fuutU iilmuld bo (lo)onltu,d ouoiuod uiOHt In favor ami tho majority In favor win H". Tho fourth iwiuuiduioat providing for uanuiimontH for liniirovuuiuulii was lost by four voton. Tho total voto wiih 713, consider nbly Hhort of what It wati iu 1900. when tlio coutout otxoudod nil alone tho lino. Tho first ward cant 213 votes, tho Hocond 300, nnd tho third 200. Thu following hi tho voto by wards: l'imt Ward. For recorder Tolfor, 130; Taylor, 77. Treasurer Jacobs, 19 4. Councilman Morrlck, 135; Bwoot, 75; Morlck'H majority, 00. Second Wnril."' Itocordor Tolfor, 1131; Taylor, 03. TremuirorJacobH, 27G, Councllinon, lf8; NlohoUou, HI; Wormian' mnporlty, 17. 'Nihil Ward. itoeorder Tolfur, 150; Taylor, t'i, TroaHiiror Jncohn, 172. Couuclluiaii Hlfort, 147. Tlio Amendments. Ainundniont So, 1. (Creating a police court) Flint wnrd, yoH, 1'iT', no, 72. Second ward Yen, 109; no, 111. Third ward yoH, 99; no, 79. Total, yoa, 395; no, 205. Amondiuont No, 2. (Providing salaries for mayor nnd council) Vital wnrd. yes, 132; no, 7S Sucond wnrd yoH, 151; no, 123. Third ward, yos, 92; no, 92; total, yos, 375; no, 273. Amendment No, 3, (Proscribing (ho tronanror'a dullea) Flrot ward, yoH, 12-1; no, 07. Second ward yes, ICO; no, 103, Third wnrd yos, 102; no, 09; total, you, 380; ho, 239, Amendment No, I. (Amondlng BoctlonB 80 and 8i) FlrBt ward, -yos, 99; no, 85. Second ward yos, 124; no, 117, Third ward yoo, 09; no, 94; total, yos, 292; no, 290, DALZELL NAMED TO INVESTIGATE BALLINGER WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. By un nulmoiiH consent tlio houso today adopted a motion to concur In tho Honiito umondmouts to tho Balllngor resolution. Speaker Canon thon apoplntod tho following momhorB to roproaont tho houso In tho conference: Dalzoll of Pennsylvania, Fltzgoral'd nnd Smith of Iowa, HUT TlmE IN AIR SHIPS COUNCIL RECORDS City Dads Reject Franchise Applica tion of Homo Company and Appeal Will Bo Made to People. WILL EXPERT BOOKS OF RECORDER EGGLEST0N Allen Trolley Franchise Postponed Councllmcn Exchanrjo Compli ments and Fccllnii Is Hhjh. A SI 1 1. AND, Jan. 12. TuoHdny night's council mooting wan full of inturost. If the hill hnd been an nouueed tho city hall would not have iiciu uio crowuK i mu woiimi nuvo gathered to boo tlio show. Of ourso, it wnH largely vnudovillo, but higu cIiikh, up-to-date viuluvillo at that, nnd franchises, committee appoint ments nnd veiled charges of grntt simply filled the air, giving a decided metropolitan aspect to tho meeting. That Telephone Fnmrlilnc. Convinced that his prospects for getting a frnuchiHo from tlio council woro very slim, 12. C. Shnrpe, repre senting nn independent telephone company, last night infonnod tho city (laili! that ho would make the request direct to the people by initiative po tit ton. Mr. Shnrpe roprosonts tho peoplo who lmvo secured frnneliiRos iu Grunts Pass nnd Bedford nnd who propone to givo tho entire valley u first -class telephone service which will connect with long distance linen to the north and Mouth within n vo v short time. Tho attitude of the council, which ib wholly tho result of lack of foro sight, if imitated by tho peoplo, would bo equivalent to granting an oxclumvo franchise to tho Pacific Stntos Tolo phono enmpnny. j nuioy irniKiiuo rostMncl. John R. Allen's petition for n street railway franchise wns ngnm present ed Inst night nnd notion wns ngain postponed. Attorney Robert Olonn Smith of Grants Pans mndu tho plea in hehnlf of Allen, hut the council, being nn xccedingly Inrgo body, moves slowly, and had not vet arriv ed nt u point where n fiunl decision could ho mndo. Aolion was postpon ed until next meeting. Iu tho mean time, the citireiiR nro wondering just how much more monkey-business the (Continual on par D.) MOORE ANNEX IS SOLD, $24, T. E. Pottcnucr and F. M. Amy Pur chase Block West of Moore Hotol, on the Wost .Side. T. H. Mooro has Bold tho brick building on Main Btreot, West, known ns tho. Mooro Jlotol aiinox, to T, 13. Pattlngor nnd F. M. Amy for a consideration of $24,000., Tho building la, two atorlos high and fronts fifty feet on Main street. Tho lower floor 1b occuplod by BtoroB and tho uppor Is usod by tho Mooro Ilotol as lodghig rooms. Moasra. Pattlngor nnd Amy nro not forming nny plans for the futuro In gornd to tho proporty, having pur uhnsed It m an lnvostmont and bo lug pretty well satisfied with H as It Is. . 000 Glenn Curtiss, American Aviator, Travels at the Rate of Fifty-Five Miles an Hour at Los An gles Exhibition. PAULHAN IS AFTER HIGHEST ALTITUDE Two New Trlplanes Put In Air Late This Afternoon Biplanes and Monoplanes Are Tried. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 12. -Followitig his wonderful exhibitions In li vitalnnlnv nflnmnnn n'linrt In. fimnshod thrco world's records. fJlenn Curtis, the American aviator, is be-) ing idolized by tho people who until yesterday worshipped nt tho nedcstnl occupied by Panlhnn, tho Fronchmnn bird. Curtiss stated today (lint bo in tended to "cut looso nnd put n kink into every record goingi" if it is with in bis powor to do so. After smash ing tho stnrtine record by rising af ter the remarkably short run of OS feet, Curtiss immediately created a new world's record for quick slnrting by rising from the ground in 0 2-fi seconds. Then, before the cheers of the crowd hnd ceased echoing, tho American wnR in tho nir. with Je rome Fnneiulli ns a passenger, speeding bis biplane nround tho course nt tho rate of fifi miles .-mi hour. He traveled three omirtcrs of a mile. This wns the third world' record made in one day by the avi ntor. An Alt Kudo Rccorfl. Not to be outdone, "for the sake of bis denr Fronce," Paulhnn stated to- day that ho would go after thi world's record of altitude this nftor noon. TTo passed the forenoon at tlm grounds getting bis Fnrman bipluno in rendmess for tho high flight. t linries K. Hamilton, who enmo nnnr boine hurt when his Curtiss bi pluno suddenly dropped from n height of 2.r feet, hns worked from early morning in an effort to cot his ma chine in working order ngnin. TYhen Hip npHinlniip plunc d 'wmvnrd the ground u'enr wns wrecked. Tt wns learned today that tho real rensou why l'nulliuu only remnined l.T seconds in the nir in n Bleriot innnoplnne wns because ho hnd promised his wife it to fly in tho skv terror nnd not on account of tho stiff wind, ns wns explained. IU is understood that Mmo. Pnullinn bn mndo Hi edaring mini-bird givo bis word Hint ho novor will essay n flight in n monoplane. uio wontnor conditions romiun idcnl and tho indications nro that moro records will bqsmnshed (Conttnuo4oir"psco I.) PROGRESSIVES STAND PAT. SAYS MR. P0INDEXTER WASHINGTON,. D. C, Jnn. 12. Roprosontntivo Poindoxtor of Wnsb iugton, in an intorviow today, said: "It is childish to supposo that threats of withdrnwnl of pntronngo or othor opposition will cause the progressives to abandon their prin ciples, "T do not roeognir.o tho fow bono fioinries of tho Torr'oy orgnniiiation in conuross n.s the diotntors of tho Kopublioan parity, "Tho nnllinger-Pinehot contro versy is merely nn incident. Thoro is n muob doopor issuo iu which Piu ohot stnnds for cortnin polioios for tho bonofit of nil tho poople. Those polioios nro olosoly rolntod to tho fight in tho houso ngninst tho rulos, which will go on until it moota with success," 0. W. MORSE. EX-ICE KING, FOB WHOM PRISON YAWNS. Judge Howe's rcuent decision d cnying n now trial to Chnrlea W. Morso was a sovcro blow to the litt 10 financier nnd when its full effect was realized by Morse's lawyers, the ,0ors of tho federal prison nt At lanta seemed nearer to Morse than c vor before, Fourteen, months ngo Morso wns convicted of nerious infractions of the banking laws nnd wns sontenced to sene 15 years iu tho federal prison. He claims to hnve been mndo a scapegoat for the sin s uf V.i) street. COT OP LAND FOR SMALL WARDS The Broadbcnt Tract of 1180 Acres, a Few Miles East of Medford, to Bo Surveyed and Sub- divided. Wednesday mornlnc tho firm of PARIS, Jan. 12. Nowo was ro Osgood & Cummlngs sent out flvo colvod hero today tending to confirm mon in chnrgo of Knglnoer Spencer to mnko a tonocranhlenl stirrer nf tho Drondbent tract oast of Medford. : with tho purpose of sub-dividing the; 11 SO acres contained. In tho tract In to such sized parcels ns would best ngreo with tlio tonography of thq section Involved. Tho sub-division or this tract is rnthor moro difficult than tho usual run of sub-dlvlstona In tho valley, as It lies In rather a hilly section and has a varlpty of soils. However, n topographical map will be tho ob ject of tho present survey and tho tract will bo dlvldod-aftonvnrd. QUARREL OVER-LAND RESULTS IN SHOOTING HUTTR. Mont., Jan. 12. In n quarrel ovor tlio homcsteading of n fow norQS of ground in tho field of Cyrus Spnngler. a well-known stock- man, Lawrence Holnnd, n ranch hand, wns shot to dentil by Spongier enrly todny. Bolnnd, who wns employed by Spanglor on his munch nenr Butte, hnd gouo to the field to help Spnn- glor sot up his stakes. A disputo nroso during which Spnnglor doolnr- od his omploye drew n wonpon. I he stockman said bo fired nt Bo- Innd with his revolvor in solf-dofonso. i Bolnnd wns killed instantly. Spnnglor tolophonod to tho nuthor- j Hios novo nun gavo himself up when officers wont for him, Ludios of tho Groator Medford club want moro orders for shndo trees. KING MENELIK OF ABYSSINIA DEAD Confirmation of Report of Demise on December 23 Received at Paris Uprising Is Probable, ! tho roport that King Menelik of Ab- 8ynnlft dlcd on Dcmbor 23 and tlloro ,s considerable concern for tho soldlors at Adlzaba, tho capital of Abysslna. The old king had lain a plan to mako his youthful grandson, Ltjjas bu, his successor, In opposition to the wishes of ninuy of tho tribes. It Is supposed that tho death of tho king was kopt secret as long as possible In ordor that ovory means of preventing an uprising could be taken. Messages received last week said that It was generally known that tho king was nenr death and a general uprising was then Imminent. A telegram receded January 4 from Quornm stated tho residents of tho foreign polony at tho capital wore prepared to seek refugo in tho lega tions. BOHEMIAN. CLUBMEN ARRESTED FOR SWINDLING SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl.. Jnn. 12. A wnrrnnt charging Walter J. Wnylo nnd Charles P. Grimwood, members of tho oxoinitivo committeo of the Bohemian club, witii obtain ing monoy by falso pretenses, wns issued todny upon tho complaint of W, H. Ford, n ooutrnotor. Ford nllogos Hint Wnylo nnd Grim wood induced him to invest $9000 iu n whiting plnnt in Alnmcdn, which ho nllogos tho clubmen told him was 11 A. pnymg a mommy prom averaging $10-12,50. CU LAKE IS ARGUED Reames and Fenton Make Addresses Before Supreme Court, Uphold ing Constitutionality of SHI Making Appropriation. M'MAHOJ APPEARS AGAINST THE MEASURE Probably Be Several Weeks Before Decision Is Rendered,. Which Will Settle Controversy. SALEM. Or., Jnn. 12. The famous Crrrter Lake caso Is being argued this morning before tho supremo court of tho state, but a decision will probably not bo rendered by the court for several weeks. This caso was instituted before Judgo Galloway In tho circuit court hero by James K. Sears for the pnr- poso of enjoining tho secretary- of stato and tho state treasurer from tho payment of $100,000 appropri ated by the last legislature for the construction of a macadamized road from Medford to Crater Lake via Klamath Falls on condition that the counties In which these towns are lo cated should make an appropriation of $50,000 each for the same pur pose. Tho county In which Medford is located made tho appropriation, but before steps could bo taken for tho construction of tho road, Sears through his attorney, L. IL McMa- hon, brought proceedings to enjoin tho two state officers from paying out tho stato appropriation on tho ground that tho act was, unconstltu tional in that it was special leglsla tlon which Is prohibited by tho con stitutlon. Judge Galloway in his de cision sustained tho contention of McMahon .and declared the act un constitutional and tho case is now before tho supremo court for final adjudication. Tho stato Is represented by C. L. ueames of Medford and W. D. Fen ton, attorney for tho Southorn Pa clflo railroad. MINE DESPUTE ENDS IN CRIME James McGulre Shoots and Kills An gus Knappa Over Copper Claim in Josephine County and Surrenders Himself. GRANTS PASS, Or., Jnn. 12, Anothor shooting affray has been ndded to Josephino couuty's long list. Yosterdny nftornoon Jnmos McGuiro shot nnd killed Angus Knnppn over u disputo over n copper prospect on tho Illinois rivor, nbout -10 miles from this city. The first uows enmo from McGuiro, who tolophonod in to tho shoriff ns to what ho had dono nnd then panic iu this morning nnd gnvo himself up. His story is that Knnppn was attempting to jump his claim nnd was mnking tlirets ngninst his life, and Hint whilo ho wns going down to his mine' yesterday he noticed Kunpp skulking off in tho brush uonr Iho trail. Thinking his life in dangor, ho immediately shot with his 25-30 nnd fired throo timos, nnd thon enmo off nnd left tho body. Both pnrties woro old men, being ovor 00 yenrs of ngo. Join tho Commoroinl club and b"e a booster. HERMANN'S IN EARNEST Opening Statements in Famous Latitl Fraud Case Made by Francis J. Heney and A. S Worthing-, , ton to CrowdwJCaurt; , FORTY WITNESSES FRO Mia, 1 : , ', t rWf BACK COUNTRY ARRIV1 Selection of Jury Completed' Late Yesterday Prosecutor's Ar2 gument Is BriefJ PORTLAND, Or., Jnn. 12. Bing Hermann faced tho first witness of tho government today in tho caso now on trial in the United States court, when John W. Rowland, a draughts man in the surveyor-general's office, was called to tho 'stand to show that. Hermann, Mjrins and Mel drum, thea." stato attorney-general, met in the of fice of tho latter in Portland to lay plans for the Blue Mountain conspir acy. When court was adjooxned ai' noon, Rowland hnd testified that he had made maps for Mays' and 'later for W. N. Jones of tho Blue mountain reserve, as it was asked to be witli drawn by Hermann, thon commis sioner of the general land office. ' Familiar Faces Seen. It is evident from the opening statement of Heney this morning that Henry Meldrum, former surveyor general, convicted of fraudulent sur veys; S. B. Ormsby, indicted for mat ing fraudulent roports ns a special ngent; Dan Tarploy, who dabbled in tho Blue Mountin reserve deal; li Sorensen, under several indictments F. Pierco Mnys, nlready convicted o conspiracy in connection with th Blue Mountain reservo nnd others p tho well-known Innd caso defendants, will bo cnlled as witnesses for tho government. On tho other hand, it is evident from tho opening statement of A. S.. Worthington, nttorney for Hormana, tnnt tnc dctenso will rely lnrcolv on tho official records of the eenerI lnnd office to show that normaaa himself did not havo anything "to, do with the Blue Mountain conspiracy, it being Worthington's contention that "Mr. Hermann's record is as clour us tho sunshine" Heney Reviews Case. Prosecutor Honoy in his Rtntomcnt said that Hermann wns a candidate for tho Unitod Stntos senate in 1001 nt tho time of the nllcged formation of the Bine Mountain conspiracy, and that ho desired tho political friend ship of Mnys, n stnte sonntor, II. A. Smith nnd Willnrd N. Jones, mom bors of the houso of representatives, Hermnnn secured no lnnd or profits from tho Blue Mountain donl, nor wns to do so, Honey Baid to tho jury,, but ho wnntod political honor ond wns willing to join in tho creation of tho reserve to win tho friendship of the, three members of tho legislature. It is the intention of tho govern ment, to show that Mnys, Smith, Jonc3 nnd ohhers formed tho idon.!, tho Blue Mountain roscrvo, nnd thai Mays secured tho co-operation ol Hermann whilo Hermann wns in Portland in tho summer of lobl. Ignorance is Claimed. In opposition to this, tho dofonso will contend that Hormann know nothing of any conspiracy, Hint bo did not rocommond tho creation of tho Blue Mountain reservo, but simp ly iu answer to n petition, resolutions of tho Oregon Shoop-Orowors' asso ciation and Jotters from Mays, rccca mondud the withdrawal of tho mnrfrt temporarily nnd thut when" tho soo rotary of stnto npprovod tho rooorn mendntiou, recommonded Hint tho gc ologioul survey mnko nn investigation of tlio proposed rosorvo and roport (Oontlnuet oil iko 8.;