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nrP..on Hl-Urlcal Society r ty Hall MEDFORD SPENT $100 PER CAPITA DURING 1909 IN MAKING A MORE COMFORTABLE CITY IN WHICH TO LIVE Wullml I'H'nh Aodnlon. I'ull leiied Wli-o thrport 'I'll n only pripor In tlio world )u)IIhIi' lu u city tlm ulr.o of Medford hrivlrig a leased wire, Medford Mail Tribune THE WKAWWt. Tonight find Friday Cloudy. Wednesday Cloarj High, '18; low, 32; rango, 40. I'WR'ni YEAR. MJflDFOTtD. OREGON, IWRSDAY, JAOTARY 13, 1910. No. 255. STARTW0RK0N$50,000DEP0TIN10DAYS WILL BE SECOND IN OREGON IN SIZE ONLY TO PORTLAND EXTRA! 0' DECIDES ON TWO AFTER TALKING ORIGINAL LOCATION BLOCKS NORTH, WITH CITIZENS Plans Now On Exhibit Will Do of Stone and Concrete, Steam Heated Throughout nifjht of Way Through City Is to Bo Parked Freight Depot Is to Bo Moved South Impression Mado by City on Lovett Dur ing His Recent Visit Rosponslblo for Quick Action. UNION MEN KICKED OUT; MINES CLOSE Thirteen of Largest Mines In Black Hills Shut Down Following Hew Order. Work on tho new Medford piiHMuiiKer depot, to bo constructed of con onito nutJ lirlok, modern throughout, nt a cost of $00,000, is to commenco -within ten duyH according to tlm promlno nuulo by J. P. O'Hrlon, view presi dent nnil general malinger of tlio Southern Pacific to n delegation of prop erty owner nml citizens who called upon lilm In bin prlrato car Wednesday. Tho now passenger dopot will bo erected two hlockH north of tho present Htructuro, on land now occupied by tho tiectlon house. Tho present dopot will bo moved two blocltit south nml used ih ii freight depot. The now depot will bo tho largest In Oregon outsldo of Portlnnd, which In fitting, uh Medford does tho I urgent railroad business. It will bo tho miino slzo rn that lu Walla Wnlln, Wn., nnd considerably largor than thtmo recently erected at Eugene nnd Albany, being deHlguod, na Mr. O'llrleu stated, with a vlow to Medford' future Krowth. Said Mr. O'Drlcn: "I recommended thin depot last year, but wan nfrnld that tho money would not bo appropriated for use thin year. Oilly yestorday, however, I received Prettldent Lovott's approval, and havo thn monuy to begin work nt onco. Construction wlU'commonco within "thirty UnyB, probably within ton days." This speedy action In duo Inrgoly to tho favorable Impression mado by Medford nnd tho Rogue rlvor vnlley upon Mr. Ijovott when hero r. Bhort tlmo ngo. IIo tnlkod over the matter thou nnd approved tho Holection of tli sito. Tho cordial rocopttou given him by tho people greatly plonsod luui nnd ho unid that he wns tetnplod to buy n. Rtnnll orchard nnd rotiro to the Roguo River valley. Appreciates Friendliness. "Tho Southern Pacific appreciates tho friendly relnlioiiH existing with thn ponplu of Medford, nnd wunt to (tiro Medford tho best, nnd whenever they wnnt anything from uh thoy will cither got It or I will como horo nnd explain why wo cannot grant it. "Tlio dopot grounds and riht of wny through thn city will ho turned ovor to tho IndioH of tho flrcntor Medford club to park nnd otherwise heantify. The Htoekynrdn nnd othor unsightly structures along the trade will ho romoved further south. "Medford has the best exhibit building in tho ntnto; it is koup up thn liOMt nnd in tho mnnnn of nttrnot ing n great denl of attention from people on passing trams. It in dcsir d to move this building nenror the now depot., Tho Southern Pacific will move it free of expense Only One Track. "Wo think it host for the city nt tho prosont timo to liavo ono mam crossing, and HiIh should ho Main etrcot, JiiHt ono track will bo loft, tho otbora tnkon up nnd made atubs. This will loHson tho dnngor to traf fic. "The now depot will bo 42x104 foot in rIzo. Tho mnin waiting room will bo dOxfl l foot. In addition, there will bo n gontlomon'o Brooking room nnd n Indies' wailing room, each 18x20, ns largo an tho Availing roniii In tho proRent depot, Cement mid Ilrick, "Tho walls will bo eoniont and brick with pobhlo dnfih, stucco fininlt, proBRod brick quoins nnd trimmings. Tho roofing will bo gnlvnnir.od iron, Spanish tile. Tlinro will ho a con oroto platform nround thn building, Tho intnrior will bo finlRhod In Ore gon fir, pnnollod, tho floor oonoroto with a oomont finish, nnd hontod throughout willi hot wntor. "Tho bnggngo room will bo 02x41, nnd (ho boiler room, in tho south end of tlio dopot, 10x32." Many Approved, MoRsrs. W. I. Vnwlor, J, C.rTow nrd nnd othor oltizmiR tlinnke'd Mr. O'Hrlon nnd oxprosRod tlioir approval of tho Hilo Roloelod, nnd whon Mr. O'Brion nskod If thorn worn nny ob jections, thoro wnR iv unnnlmous ox proBsion In fnvor of tho now site, nnd GRIEVE TO ASK CITY DADS TO LENDJ HAND Will Appear Before the City Coun cil and Ask for Co-operation In Assessing City School Districts to Be Divided. DISADWOOD, 8. D Jan. 13. Thirteen of tho largoot mines In tho Iilnck Hllla dUtrlct Bliut down today following tho announcement that tho ownorH Intoml to wago a blttor battlo ngalnstt ho unions In that section. Eight hundred men aro Idlo, In ad dition to thoBO thrown out of em ployment by tho Homestnko mine, ono of tho largest prodticors In South Dakota, which siiBpon'dod oporntlona a month ngo It was announcod fol lowing tho closing of tho mlnoa, that efforts would be mado Immediately to replace tho union minors with non-union men, nnd that tho mines would reopen whon this wan dono. Assessor V. T. Oricve will take the nHsessmcnt for Medford person nlly this year nnd will do his best to mnko nn equitable ono. "An cqnitnDlo assessment doosri't mean one that is satisfactory to ov cry one. Thnt's impossible," said Mr. Grieve, "for someone will bo diasnt isfied whntevor you do. I intend to como before tho city council nt tho February meeting nnd nsk their co operation in making nn equitable n sessmcnt for this city. Last yoar 1 wns now to the trnme nnd nm free to confess thnt mistakes wcro made, not only in fedford, but other places. T know more than 1 did last year '" do not know nil; but I nm lonrnui nil tho time. To that end. between now nnd tho timo that I put my-Hf nnd my deputies in tho field, I will try to strengthen my knowledge nm writing letters to nil school bonrds asking them to inform mo ns to possihlo chnnges in tho lines of the school districts. Lnst year corrected assessments on quito n number of distriets-Jn which changes had been mndo nftcr tho nssemont hnd been mndc. This year the chango must bo mado "boforo tho 1st of March." MILLIONAIRE CONFINED 12 YEARS BY FRAUD W. S. CLAY APPEALS FROM ORDER OF COURT W. S. Clay, through his attorney, W. R. Phlpps, has npiwalod from tho ordor of tho circuit court requiring hi mto pay into tho court $000 for tl mnintonnnco of his wifo, Alrira Clny, nnd for her court oxponsos, ponding tho settlement of his suit for divorce. T. Y, MiloR of tho Jackson Coun ty Ahstrnot Co. was at Jacksonville Thursday on business. a notition, flignod by nearly nil prop erty ownora nnd raorolmnta on Main streot, was prosontod in fnvor of tho now site. I Roforo lonving, Dr. J. P. Roddy and Dolroy Gotoholl hnd ft confer ence with Mr. O'Brion, protesting tho romovnl of tho dopot from its prosont Hito, nnd Dr. Roddy Btatos that Mr. O'Hrion promised to Bond n man to look into tho quostlon further before dofinltely dnniding upon tho location for the now dopot. Mr. O'Rrion loft Thursday morning for Portlnnd. TTo wns nocompauiod by Superintendent Fields. Plans nnd drawings of tho now do pot onu ho .Roon in the windows of tho Oregon Ornhnvda Syndionto. Man Alleges Mexican Official Had Him Confined In Insano Asylum for Twelve Weary Years. SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Jnn. 13 Following his rolcnBO from tho In sano asylum whoro he claims ho was Illegally Imprisoned for twoWe years, V. J. nrowno, a millionaire, Is pre paring to Icavo for a king trip to ro cuporato from his long incarceration In tho mad houso. Drowno nllcgod that ho had been hold In tho asylum through tho mach inations of a Mexican government of ficial, IIo charged that ho had been porsuaded to ontor tho nsyltim by Do ing told thnc Ills wifo was thora. Tills ovldonco was otferod to tho court by his wifo who had worked faithfully to gain hi release. When tho.truo status of the caso was called to tho attontlon of tho judge, ho or dered that Drowno bo brought boforo him. Tho man wna given a rigid ex amination nnd was Immediately re leased. Drowno stated today that ho will bring logal action against tho asylum authorities that slgnod tho commit ment pnpors. RE SIGH S Judge H. K. Hanna of the circuit court today tendered his resignation to Governor Benson to take effect February I. Govwnor Benson has ap pointed Frank Calkins of Ashland to succeed him and fill out the term. So far as Is known Judge Hanna has not even Intimated that he in tended taking (tJje step. He is at present in Grant Pss holding court. Frank Calkins, who succeeds him, Is tho present stenographer of the court. Judgo Hanna has served this dis trlct twenty-two years. Some time slnco he annsunced he would not be a candidate for re-election. ONLY ONE ESCAPES FROM SHIP WRECK OFF OREGON COAST MERRICK. EIFERT AND WORTMAN ARE SWORN IN Coundlmen Returned From Their Several Wards Are Again Sworn in as Members of Council Vote of Recent Election Canvassed. PAULHAM IS HERO OE MEET Soars Like a' Bird About Aviation Field In Los Angeles Breaks Three Records In Rapid Succession. NO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS HAVE MARRED PLEASURE Officials Issue Rule Preventing Aero nauts From Hovering Abovo . the Grand Stand. Battlos With Police. ALAM10DA, Cnl Jan. 13. Fol lowing u battlo with Chief of Pollco oCnrnd, In .hlch alio Is ntlegod to havo fired Eovoral shots, Mrs. Mary Cox Is In tho city Jail horo today, Mrs. Cox oooupiod n "squatters" cabin on tho wator front. Sho ro- fiiBod tovaeato whon n Southern Pn- flco grading gang nppoarod to go ovor that section of tho wator front, upon which tho railroad had soourod a right of wny, AVIATION FIELD, LOS AN GELES, Cnl., Jan. 13. As quiot nnd unassumiin: ns though ho wore not ono of the most-talked-of mon m tho world todnv. Louis Paulhan, the coglo of all birdmen, wns early to tho fiold today nnd hnrd nt work get ting his biplano in shnpo for tho flights this afternoon. To soo the smnll Frenchman busily engntrod in tinkoring with his motors, snapping the wiros which brace tho wings, touching horo, fooling there, ono would never boliovo thnt he is tho man who drovo his biplano f000 feet in tho nir, thus establishing n new rocord for tho aorinl world. A now rule went into offeet nt the fiold todny, which prohibits any noroplano from boing driven oyer the grnndstnnd. Tho ruling wns mado by President Courtlandt, fiold bishop, nftcr he had watched Paulhan and Curtiss diving over tho crowds, ns he feared that some persons might ho injured in the ovont of nn nccidont. Pasnilemi Day. This is Pasadona day, and long bo foro noon crowds in motors, on horsohnck and from tho trains enmo trooping to tho grounds from "Mil lionnirehurg." It is confidently oxpoeted by the officials that another world's rocord will ho broken bqforo the closo of tho moot. Courllnndt F. Pishop, tho of ficial bend of aeronautics in Amer ica, snid todny (hnt tho motoorolog ionl conditions horo nro idonl. Tho conunittco of judgos mado tho offioinl announcement today that when Pnulhan bent Latham's alti tudo record of 3200 feet by flying (Continued on p"KQ 8.) The three councilmcn re-elected at Tuesday's election wcro resworn as members of tho city council this morning, following a canvass of the ballots, nnd entered upon another two yenrs of service. From the first ward, F. E. Merrick wns returned; from the second, II. G. Wortraan, nnd from the third, W. W. Eifert Tho first regular meeting of the council will ho held next Tuesday evening not n single break being in sight for continued municipal ad vanceraent. As is nsunl following a close elec tion, there hns been some tnlk of n contest in the second ward, but no direct charges were made and no ev idences of fraud were found by the council today. In one instance, where a man was mentioned ns hnv ing illegally voted, strict senrch was made, hut his namo did not appear on rnll nnr irnrn nnv am1a.iia0 .f i fraudulent voting unearthed. STEAMER CZARINA FLOUNDERS WHILE CROSSING MARSHFIELD BAR; MATE ALONE IS SAFE Four Bodies Alone Seen at Daybreak In Rigging Believed That Seme t These Are Dead Over Twenty Were Seen to Be Carried Away by tl Waters No Aid Can Get Near Wreck All Hope Believed Last fi ' Those Remaining on Board the D oomed Steamer. HIGH PRICES TRAIL EVEN BEYOND GRAVE Retail Monument Dealers Post Ulti matum Saying That Prices Must Be Raised. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 13. High priced consumers extend evon beyond death, according to tho ulti matum posted today oy retail mon ument dealers. Tho Indiana retail monument deal ers association Is In nnnual conven tion hero. During tho morning ses sion today, a formal statement was authorized to the offeet that so long ns food prices aro maintained nt their present lovol, monuments must bo sold at corresponding prlcee. MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 13. Lashed to tho mainmast of tho found ered steamer Czarina are four men, tho lost but ono ot tho twenty-five who wero aboard the vessel when she left Coos Bay, 'for San Francisco ystor day afternoon. Theso men who wore sighted at daylight this morning are believed to be dead by tho life-savers. Tho steam schooner Nan Smith, which arrived from San Francisco early today Is outside tho bar and Is trying to get close to the stranded vessel. It Is doubtful, however, whether Bho will be able to render assist ance. Itclicved One Scad. " It is believed that the men lashed to the mast aro Captain Duggftn, Harold Millts, Second Mato McNlchols and Purser Hedges. It is believed that Hedges succumbed to tho zero weather, but Mlllis, Captain Duggan and McNlchols seem to still be alive. Captain Olson of the Nan Smith, which bos gone to tho rescue of t& imperilled men, Is known far and wide for his liravery and courage; In going to the rescue of stranded vessels. Seafaring men here believe that if tho men can possibly be saved that Olson will leave nothing undone to bring their rescue about. At midnight it was known thnt several men wero lashed to the only remaining mast because all during tho night thoy managed to make lights Indicating that they woro sttll alivo. Jit was not believed, howover they could bo thoro this morning as if was thought that tho heavy seas would bo certain to sweep them front their lashod positions. This morlsg, however, they could bo seen plainly. All night long tho beach was pa trolled by watchers in the hope thr thoy might bo of soma assistance J rescuing or recovering bodies as th came in shore, and In encouragln tho men who might still bo aboan Only ono body was washed ashoi and it was In a frightful condition. Th cntrals of anothor man have been washed ashoro and found to bo fast ened to a big bolt which had evident ly diBombowIcd tho unfortunato man. DRIVEN INSANE BY CONSTANT TEASING Girl "Hugged" Against Her Will, and After Being Bantered by Com panions, Is Crazed. FRUITGROWERS PLAN EUGENE APPLE SHOW EUGENE, Or., Jan. 13. Through tho instrumentality nnd suggestion of the Eugone Commercial club, fruit growers of Lane county will promote an npplo show in Eugene to be hold nt tho closo of the coming season. Tho nnminl meeting of the Lnue County Frnitgrowors' association on Saturday was ono of tho most suc cessful hold by tho association, Stops nro to bo taken to exploit Lano county's apples in tho general raar kots. That tho orchards nround Eu geno produco ns fine quality of ap ples as tho best land in tho stnto is conceded, but it wns tho sense of tho convention that tho time has como when tho prnolicnl knowledge should be moro gonorally disseminatod. Prosidont Wilkins of tho Commorcinl club nnd Mnnnger D. C. Freeman ad dressed the dologutos. They explain ed tho publicity operations and what tho club proposed to do to advertise tho fruit and borry products of this section. Tho sohemo for an npplo show mot with much fnvor. Many utndreds of orchard nares around Eugene were represented for tho first timo nt this business gathering, KEOKUK, Iowa, Jan. 13. Lllllo Mygron, 20 years of ago, is in tho state insano asylum today because hor frlondB persisted In teasing her after they had seen her being hugged by a young man. aiiss iuygren was employed In a local factory. During tho noon hour recently tho factory "cut-up" seized her and hugged her against her will. Immediately tho badgering on tho part of her factory friends began. After sho ha.i loft work yesterday Miss Mygren's mind apparently be came unbalanced. Sho was cared tor by physicians and today was ad judged Insano. TAX ROLL WILL BE IN ABOUT FEBRUARY I The tnx roll for 1900 is boing ex tended ns rapidly as possible aiul tho expectation is that it will be rondy to be turned over to tho sheriff for collection by the first of February "it the latest. Tho work has been delayed some what owing to numerous changes mndo and the delay in turning in spocial assessments for school and othor purposes. It wns necessary at the January term of tho county court to lovy spe cial assessments in sovornl districts where tho stato sohoql money did not MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 13. Early reports today from Coos Bay whoro the schooner Czarina llos stranded on the North Spit bar Indl- cato that thirty-one mdn havo lost their lives. Tho Czarina vmt on tho bar lato jestorday afternoon. At 3 o'clock this roomine? Assist ant Engineer Harry Kontzol, too ,weak from delirium to talk, inco herent and barely abjo to stand, roached tho shore and declared that Captain Duggau nnd Harold Mlllis wore laqhed tq tho lam remaining spar and are ctlll on board tho ves sel. Tho captain wau bound against his will. An hour later C. J. Mlllis roturned from tho Jetty with tho news that Robinson, an assistant engluoer at tho todsuI, drifted nohoro at aa early hour. He roportod that Cap tain Ducsa.i, tho first otflcor and Harold Mlllis, a son of C. J. Millla, aro still altvo lu tho rigging. Furious dale Raging, Tho weather Is' intensely cold am a furious galo Is raging. It Is hard ly boliovo 1 that the mon lashed U tuo rigging oc tno in-rated vessel como up to the minimum of $300 pro scribed by law. This also delayed can much longer withstand tho ox tne worK, olso tlio record ot Inst yoar would hnvo been equaled when the tnx roll was finished and turned over to tho sheriff January 27. Train Wreck Kills. COLUMRUS, Gn., Jan. 13. Sov eral persons nro reported to hnvo been killed near Sulphur Springs, Gn., whon two pnsscngor coaches on i Sonhoard Air Lino train overturn ed oarly today. Wrecking trains, hnvo been sent to the scene of tho ' nccidont.' ... posuro. At an eirly hour this morning on ly ono dead body hud boon washod ashoro. It had not been Identified. Tho thormomotor Is hovering near tho zero mark and nil throughout ho night tho watchers on the beaeX had to klndlo bonfires to protect themselves from tho blttor cold, Tho gnlo which sont tho vossol on the bar Into yostorday Is still raging and tho Ufa-savors aro as badly hampered In their, work today us they wre (Continued on pr.co 5.) " 1 " " mi Hii..ii ii' . .