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J- T1IK WEATHER. Medford Mail Tribune UNITED PIIKSS ASSOCIATION Pull Leased Wire Report. Tonight nnd Tuesday Cloudy nnd ipossiblo rain. Sunday's Temperatures High Gl. low 3C, range 44. Tho only paper In the world published In a city tho alio of Medford having a leased wire. FOURTH YEAR MEDFORD OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1910. No. 294. AVALANCHE WEEP 500 TO DEATH UTILE TOWNS AND BURKE THOUGHT TO BE BURIED DEEP IN SNOW Wires Over Northwest Are Down and Late Reports Regarding Second Slide Cannot Be Confirmed Mace Buried Beneath Tons of Snow, Dirt, and Debris Every Abale Bodied Man in Wallace, Armed With Picks and Shovels Are Rushed to Scene of Disaster to Assist In Rescue Work. WALLACE, Malm, Fob. 28. Willi the towns of Mine and .Ilurke bur led devp under a double avnlanrlie of snow, Ice and debris and SO dead Imd ies already recovered, hundreds of rescuers are working dosiierntcly this afternoon in the Iiojh; of saving the lives of scores imprisoned beneath their collapsed houses who still may Ihj nllve. The heroic work Is liolng carried on against tremendous odds nnd tho men who are struggling nguinst the great weight of snow are In constant danger of being entombed by a third slide. After the first axalancbe hud smothered the town of Mace and crushed the slight frame structures of the little mining camp as If they had Ik-oii made of pasteboard, scores of jtersons from the adjoining towns In'gan the work of rescue, continuing their At daylight a great mass of snow- of Ilurke gave way and with grinding, road rush, swept down the moun tainside, burying the camp under tons of rocks, trees, earth and stone. The men who were attempting to rescue the imprisoned victims of the first slide fled in terror, as the mas imiH-uding over Ilurke began to move. Most of the 111(11 of Ilurke had rcsjionded to the call for volunteers when Mace was burled and these beheld the destruction of their homes nnd tho prolmble deatli of the wives and children of those who were married. WALLACE, Idaho, Teh. UH. At least .100 M'isons are thought to have been swept to death by an avalanche, which after threatening the little town of Mare for two days, last evening tore itself loose and with a deaf ening road hurled Itself upon the town. Hundreds were swept to death. A nunilter escaped death, having been warned that the avalanche was apt to descend at any time. Later today the destruction of Ilurke, a mining town adjacent to Mace, was rcHrted. A second nvalanche Is said to have burled It. Rurke Is simply a continuance to Mace, and It is feared that the second avalanche retorted may have endangered sonic of the Mace resellers. Weather conditions throughout the northwest have resulted In a pros tration of wires and the second snowslldc cannot he jKisltlvely verified tills morning. Every nble lKdled man in Wallaco is at tho scene tills morning help ing to rescue those buried leneath the snow. Hardware stores today open ed their doors and gave out picks an shovels and two relief trains were immediately dispatched to the scene, AVanihig had Ik-cii Issued to tho little towns that an avalanche was to be feared, but little attention was paid to the reort. Tho little town of Mace Hog bo twoen two precipices, a straggling lino of buildings in the creek bot tom, with scarce a dividing lino be tween tho towns of Dlack Boar, Com, Maco and Burke, form a long string of houses for aMlatanco of ilx miles along the valley. Mace has a popula tion, oi louu, inumiy miners. Three box cars, containing BO Northern Pacific section mon. were standing on the sidetrack when the slide came. All of those are sup posed to havo been killed. At the Mace boarding house tho snow Is 30 feet deep and all tho flats from tho boarding house to the east end of tho town are burled beneath the slid. Rescue trains began arriving here from adjacent towns to answer tho frantlco appeals from tho scene of the disaster. As fast as It was pos sible to handle the crewds with the poor equipment of the little ore car railroad line to Mace the men were rushed to the entombed camp. Largo quantities of dynamite were taken to tho scent, as the enormous masses of frozen earth and rock could nt once be removed by the use of explosives. The rescuers, however, were afraid to resort to blasting, for fear that persons still alive under the debris would be killed by the concussion. ,Word reached here that IS bodies bad been recovered at Mace and that 13 persons were killed on the out skirts of Burke by a second slide. The known victims from the Burke slfce were not burled and were easi ly recovered It,J feared here this afternoon that the final report of the disaster when the details become known will show that at least 100 lives baTe been lost. It Is Impossible, however, to make Of MACE labors through the night. and Ice that had overhung the town a positive or authoritative estimate of the loss of lives. No one can tell the oxact number of perFons who wore In tho two towns. Many aro bolleved to be alive In their housos. While excavations so far mado show that the houses crum bled like paper, there Is no doubt that tho walls of many of the strong er structures nt least partially with stood tho weight of the slldo. Therefore tho miners hero predict that the rescue work will show that many persons are-Imprisoned In their burled housos nnd aro still alive un der from 20 to 30 feet of snow and debris, Tho fact that the majority of the S00 Inhabitants of Burko wore not caught In tho second slldo was the result of the warning given by the old time miners after the first slide. Scores of porsons fled from the town during the night and camped out on the higher ground, while most of the mon went to the Bcone of tho first slide to alJ In the work of excavating. Burke, another little canyon min ing camp, reported under vnow, was almost wiped out by a landslide on February 1. 1890. Never since has a eoeur d'Alene town been so strick en as Maco. Warnings were Issued to the can yon towns that conditions were favor able for another bad slide, but no one seems to have paid any attention. In the little canyon between the Coeur d'Alene mountains Just below Burke the mining camp of Maee li Isolated from the outside world ex cept for the railroad that winds IU way up the steep mountain trade to Wallace. Burke Is thi end of trie s,ur which fTortinrie'' ir Pnpf 4 NESMITH FAVORS SECESSION ALSO i .-IS- Jp r? - - " - Tho residents of the proposed nrc making n great effort to win their nbovo cartoon represents tho reasons WIAYOR.FINDS A Returns With Report That "Grani toid" is Superior to Bitulithic But Still More Expensive Is Said to Be Moro Durable. Mayor Canon and Councilman Mor rlck have returned from a trip to Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma rind Port land, where they Inspected pnvomonts In various cities and Inntorestod pav ing companies to bid on the nine mllos of pavement to be let next week. Said Mayor Canon: "We found n new pavement, called Granitoid,' manufactured by tho B. S. Blome company, superior oven to bitulithic, but still moro oxponslvo. It Is composed of n flvo-lnch concreto base and an Inch and a half surface of crushed rock and cement. It la said to be the most durable of any pavement laid, and U guaranteed for five year by the contractors. "We expect bids for paving will be made by the Barbar Asphalt company, by the Warren construction company, by Falrchlld, Gllmoro & Wilton com pany of Los Angeles for asphalt pav ing aiid by the oil macadam con tractors, and as well as for Gnanlt old l tU- r.iome company." BUSINESS BLOCK Property at the Corner of Fourth Street and Central Avenue Sold for $12,000 Building to Go Up. T. E. Pottengor has sold his prop erty on Central avenue at the corner of Fourth street to Eugene D. Sum my of Seattle for $12,006. The property fronts 200 feot on Central avenue and runs west 100 feet on Fourth, Mr. Sumray has not announced his full Intention as to the disposition of the property, but gives the Impree-i slon that a business building will go; up on the corner this season, j As It is only a little over a block from the site of the new passenger j depot, the location Is a flnit-elasi , one for a business building. Tbe home maker's thoughts are greatly centered, these days, on fur-! n it u re on the thin that are needed !for the periodical "renewing" of the' home So that the furniture ads nrc e.pi . li,, "hp reading matter" .n-f '.W PAVEMENT h1 new county of Nesmith lo lie carved fight. Neglect of their section led why they would secede from the old COMMITTEE 101 IN LINEFOR TAFT Only Four Members Favor President's Plan lii Connection With Interstate Commerce Court May Yield to Taft. , WASHINGTON', D. C, Feb. 128. -Chairman Mnnn of tho houso enm rnittco on interstate commerce de clared today that only four members of his committee nro in favor of the interstate commerce court advocated by Prosident Tnft nnd included in tho interstate commerce bill that forms nn importnnt itom nnd tho ad ministration's oxecutivo program. Mann was positive in his declara tion thnt only members of tho commit- teo nro strongly in favor of tho court. His statement mado it plain Hint tho bill is destined to meet with sorious opposition in coimnittoo. lie quali fied his declaration, however, by inti mating that tliuro is n possibility that those recalcitrant membors may be brought to n different frame of mind. Dospite Mnnn's views and his ns scrtions, n smitimont has developed that tho members of 'he committee will yield to wlint thev know nro the prexidont's wishe. ami report tb' bill intact. CARNEGIE DENOUNCES PUGILISTS AND FIGHTS SANTA BARBARA. Pal., Feb. 28. "San Francisco is hurt seriously by Its reputation for such things ns prize fights, and tho sooner her butter peo plo realize this and act upon tho real ization tho sooner the will assume her rightful place among Amerlcnn cltlos," waB tho arraignment of San Francisco's citizens of fltiann voiced by Andrew Carnegie, who Is In this city today. "I,os Angolos permits 10-round boxing matchoH, I understand," the steel king continued "That Is vary well. Manly sport Is manly sport, but when people aro permitted to enter a ring and batter each other for the greater part of an afternoon, while i thousands of others howl their ap proval the time hai' arr'vtwl when rad-; teal measures are necessary." j While Carnegie made no ipeolflo reference to the encounter between , Battling Kelson and Ad Wolgast on . Washington's birthday, hlsjnferonee was unmistakable. 1 He declared that people have "grown away" from sueb things, and, that they should be stopped when the first principles of humanity showed that interference was necessary. ' I i, e l out of Douglas and Lnuo counties, thorn to ndvocato a now county. The counties. PRESIDENT MAY BE AWITNESS His Private Utterances on Conserva tion May Be Introduced as Evi dence in Ballinflcr-Plnchot Contro versy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. Shall Preeldont Taft's prlvato utterances on tho conservation of natlonnl resources In tho Bnlllngor-Plnchot controversy bo Introduced as ovldonco? Attorney Vortrees representing Secretary Balllnger of the Interior department raised this question when ho objected to Gilford Plnchot's In troducing a convorsntlon ho had with Prosident Taft on Aprnl 20, 1909. Tho commltteo today aro pondering on tho now phaso of tho case. When tho Investigating commltteo ronssom bles It Is freely nssortod that tho com mltteo will open the subject. It is hold that Taft already rondored him solf liable to summons boforo the committee by engaging In tho con troversy. Your 'odnvV s'oro ml. should find i lot of new friends for your store people b Imw'n'i heretofore), hail any 'p'oii.l Conviction .hat your - lore i miiM verv e lliein BUY HALF INTEREST IN NOTED ORCHARD Elmer Shanks Takes Two Partners In His Fruit Farm Down Rogue River Valley. CHANTS PASS, Kali. 28. 'Hie fa mous Klmor Shank orchard, formerly known as tlu Kisuianu property, one of thu best orchards in the lower Rogue river valley, has attracted the attention of two gentlemen of meant, and business ability of Orass Vallev, this state. They ate Samuel II. Rak er and Charlei A. Buckley. The for mer is the cashier of the Citizens' bank anil the other vie. president of the same institution at that place. They have purchased from Mr. Shank a half interest in the property which consists of &5 acres, 35 acre, of hiek is in bearing and 20 acre wore which will be in hearing the cowing season; thus making oft sore of choice apples. The old orchard the past oeuMiu produced a $12,000 prop nnd it ws the wort year in the In'torv ft f'Mit growi' g ;r tin- Mi! '-s "fh pr re p'u for Hip half o U r; " f n SATURDAY IS J0ALK-OUT DAY Labor Leaders Hold Meeting and Formulate Plans for General Strike In Philadelphia to Effect 125,000 Union Men. BUSINESS MEN PLEAD WITH COUNCIL FOR AID Thought Now That Nothing Can Avert General Strike Few of the Leaders Oppose Plan. PHILADELPHIA. Pa., Feb. 28. Developments in the street car strike today Indicated thnt tho hreatened walkout of 125,000 union Inbor mon of this city nctunlly will tnko place next Saturday. Tho underlying current of political maneuvering shown thnt tho city council, to whom tho people of this city hnve nppenled for a ccssntlon of hostilities, Is bound to tho Inter ests of those favoring n continuation of tho street enr strike. Tho council Is dominated, It Is de clared, by Stato Senator James P. McNIchol, who, It Is assorted, could forco tho council to arbltrato nnd end tho strike. McNIchol, howovor, Is a polltlcnl ro-workor of Stato Sonntor Claronco Wolfe, vice-president of tho Phllndol phla Rapid Transit company. Tho Rtrlkers declaro that Wolfo Is responsible for tho dlschnrgo of f00 union men. theroby forcing n strike. Labor londors held a meeting this nftornoon nt which plans wero for mulated for the gonnrnl strike. Thoso will bo put Into execution ns soon ns hope of n comprnmlsn Is nbandoned. A fow of tho lenders h.ivo taken n stand against tho proposed strlko on tho ground thnt working agreements with employers In other trndes would bo violated In other trades. A majority, however, look upon tho present situation ns a crisis In tho affairs of union labor horo. and nro Insisting that tho question bo settled for nil tlmo. Two minor clashes wore reported todav. i Business men, mlnlstors and oth ers of this city nro today calling upon I tho mnynr nnd council to nrgo the! prevention of a gonornl call-out of all union men In this city, which ts threatened unless tho street car com-1 pany gives In to tho demands of tho striking employes for flat wagos of 2K cents nn hour and a recognition of their union. Tlio rioting continual Sunday and resulted In tho fatally wounding of two porsons nnd tho Injuring of 75 others. The company today claims that thoy havo 1000 cars In operation. Tho men operating them are protect ed by having pollee juards and aro carrying but few passenger. Plant Resumes Operations. RHTHLRHBM. Pa.. Fob. 28 The Bethlehem steel plant re u mod oper ations today, guarded bv big squads of troops and deputy sheriff, who prevented Hi" strikers from approach lag the nates. Iv below the real value. The pur chasers of this half interest are friends of R. E William, who for merly lived in Orass Valley, and it was through him they enme on a visit to this section. The sale was mudf by J. Vv Laos, who has been asso ciated with Mr. Shank in the real es tate business since last summer. Mr. Lucas is an energetic vom.g lnmln'- fi.i" ,ir d ba- proved h rinlf a wipi ,h !! ' ' fir P I rr 60 PERISH IN CHANNEL STORM Terrific Gale Sweeps Over English Channel Docs Huge Damage to Shipping Two Steamers Last Many In Danger. SIXTY KNOWN TO BE DEAD IN THE GALE France Swept by Heavy Rains and High Winds Thought Another Flood Is Imminent. LONDON, Feb. 28. Sixty lives aro known to hnyo been lost In tho terrif ic gnlo which swopt tho channel last, ovonlng. Two Inrgo vessels aro lost nnd It Is feared a scoro of amallor onos hnvo sunk. Tho storm enmo up suddonly and before warnings could bo given. Today tho shoro near Dovor ts lin ed with wreckage Although tho storin lias lost somo of Its fury, rain. Is still falling. PARIS, Franco, Feb. 28. A( hoavy rain Is bolng oxporlonccd today ovor southern Europe. Tho storm camo up suddonly yestordny afternoon. Unless tho storm abates soon a rep etition of tho sovoro floods in this city Is feared. WILL OPPOSE SCHEME FOR TWO NEW SHIPS WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 28. Representative James A. Tawuoy of Minnesota, chairman of tho houso ap propriations eominittuo today quietly commenced tho organization of oppo sition to tho administration's naval program ns outlined to thu commit too by Suorotury of tho Navy Moyorv Tawnoy forecasted tho attitude of thu opposition last evening in a caus tio stutuomiit arraigning the naval program. IIo forosnw "Bankruptcy for tho government" if snob plans aro ad hered to and oharod their agitation to a "conspiraoy of tho ship-building interests." "I road of the government's tontu tivo naval program with profound us toiiixhiueiit," the rupruosnUtivo said. "It involves an enormous additional appropriation without furnishing n worthy basis for the expenditure. Neither is the wish for more naval st length based upon deface necessi ties. "If our naval policy is to be deter mined by our ability to compete with Uuroponn nrtions in tho mnttor of construction nnd in numerical strength strength, tlion it should it should be enroid out wtihout refer ence to our ncods." ASQUITH'S EXPLANATION FAILS TO EXPLAIN LONDON, Fob. 28. Premier As nuith's long nwnitod explanation of the government's legislative program failed to day to olnrify the politionl situation. Asquith outlined his program in tho house of representatives this after noon hut liis explanations proved more of a piizile than of his nay for mer notions. The premier made no direct refor saee to the budget an which depends the routine life of th govramat, lut asked the commons to authorize a consideration at next week's sessions of "borowing inesuresM to meet th country's deficit. 1 HeferriiiL' t the et hill which 'In ii'o-t ilmi'.'' i "'i- n'le-tioti be'or l 'i M. )( iu r-r pri ,!rw-ed