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Medford Mail Tribune UNixrcn vmm association Fall Lcamm Wlro Import. Tho only paper In the world publtshod In ft city Uio slue ot Med ford having a loaned wire. Tonight n ml Friday Clour mill warm, Tiieiidny'H TiMiiiKtratiiiOM HIkIi Oil, low 40, runico BD, Til id" WIOATIIICa, orilTH Y1BAK. MEDFORD, OREGON, TRUE SPAY, MARCH 17, 1910 i .. . . ; tjjsj. I I """" " ' ' ' ' M ii i ninn rnn ALL HUo LUK j PAVINR ARF I II Ml W llllb THROWN OUT City Council Issues Call for New Olds to Bo In by Saturday, March 20 All Bids Tendered March 8 Were Too High (or Acceptance by .tho City. f f f TOO SOFT YET TO COMMENCE PAVING OF WEST SEVENTH Although the HtrootH of tho city nocm well dried out, Su perintendent C'hipmnti of tho Wnrrci! Construction com pany, which hns tho contrnct for paving Went Main stroot, hmvh I lu- liui of tho road is ill much too soft to lay piivcincnt. Tlio work, how ever, lie slates, will bo under taken an boom ns possible. 00 GROWTH S. It ENGINEER SOON TO SET STAKES FOR PLANTING TREES OTHER COMPANIES HERE TO DID OH THE WORK Prospects Bright. for Seven or Eight Companies to Bid on the Work Believe Money Wil Be Saved to Property-Owners. Ail of tlio liidn offered hy vitrioiiH companies for tho pnvinp of ton miles of tho oity'M HtrootH wcro re jected by tlio city council nt n spo einl mooting hold Into Wednesday afternoon. A now order wns imme diately issued culling for bids to bo in by Saturday, March 20. It is believed by thin action tho city council will nnvo many Ihou nnndH of dollars to tho property owners, oh nil of tho bids tendered were disappointingly high. Tho representatives of two or three paving companion who wore not hero whon bidB wero offorod March 8. have arrived and prospects nro that Buven or eight companies will bid on tho work March 20. Tlio only other buninouM transact ed by the oouncil nt itH special meeting, was to reject tho applica tion of the Kugeno evangelist who would build n tabernacle in tho city park nenr tho old wntor tank and conduct revival meetings. 1 WEBSTER TO BE HERE SOON 10 IRLK OF MMDS Commercial Club Holds Enthusiastic 1 Meeting nt Which Much Business Was TransactedBuilding Com mittee Has Not Taken Any Action as Yet Claim Not Allowed. 10 MADE BV LIST PAST 24 HOUR Ince Noon on Wednesday Committee Raising Funds for Building of Cra-! ter Hlahwav Have Secured $1000. .. ,, . 4 f waxing loiai ai ino present rime Over $18,000. - City Engineer Foatcr will start work Friday in setting HtnkcH marking tke location of flhndo trocar e the vari ous streets of the city, nnd will conclude the work at the first of the week. The ladies of tho Creator Medford club nro planning to' follow him closely and see that the trees nro planted. hrirnn n i u in I Ivl b Ml lo j LIKE D01Y : nn PAPERS IN PORTLAND PLEDGE ASSISTANCE Thought That $25,000 Will Be Se- i cured In Portland When the Com- i j mlttee Starts Its Work In the Me tropolis. ! .?l8,-loo. ' j One thousand dollars i pnj growth j since noon WednoKdny. ... Remember the slogny, ".?25,000 by Saturday night." If you know of one who should givo, let tho committee, know. Only $0800 more to raiso and Iwn SOLICITING OF FUNDS TO START IMMEDIATELY At thu regular meoting of the Commercial club held Wednesday evening, President Colvig rend a communication from Jtulen I. If Webstar of Portland snvine thnt hclf"H Jn,s 5n w'licl to do it would bo horo within u short time lVonl hftR bccn received from to orgnnizo n division of tho Oregon) Portland aiint the three lnily pn- Good Roads anBociati.on nnd to lec- I"8 tnero Htnml rend to onii turo on good rondB. Howover, tho M"0 "Btnnco possible to the corn club took no notion in the matter. nilttee when the work of soliciting P. Oflotihrtiuiro rotxirlod for .1... ""' commenced in thnt city. It building committee thnt nothing fur- ls. bought that Portland will con- ther had been done In recard to so- Lini,ul "l ,enBl o.vvu mwnra curing a- building for the club. building tho road. J. A. Westerlund reported for the , Daim BISO ""s ont word along committeo annotated tn mooi ni, thnt the committee will be welcomed the city council regarding the taxing nnA tho P001 work helped along. In of ice cream stands, thnt thev hnd fnc, encouragement hns been "ro raet with the oonnnil nml thnt thn coived from all sections of the state. tax had been changed from $60 nor 0n Sunday the Mail Tribune will: is a movement which should be en- month to $00 per yonr. In this con- Pb"h n complete review of tho cournged. nrsi wcck's worK nnd will give tho Work of Securing Subscribers to Capital Stock of Rogue River Val ley Fruit & Produce Association 00K FAIR Early Morning Slumbers of Execu tive on Visit to Chicago Were Dfs turbed by a Shindy Between Se cret Service Men' and Railway Linemen. 4 REAMES BUYS CROWELL LOT, PAYING $10,000 Clarence L. Hcames has purchased Judge W. S. Crow eil's lot on Main and Oak dole, paying $10,000. Tho lot is exceptionally well lo cated and is a splendid busi ness corner. Mr. Iieames states that ho has no build ing plans ,at present, but that the lot will probably not re main vacant long. LINEMAN WAVES PIECE OF RUBBER FOR SHILLAGLAH Aged Woman Tries to Dash Herself Under Wheels of Taft's Automo bileSays President Is Like St Patrick. !0 1?, Tho Milicitiug of subscriptions to the capital stock of the Hturue Itiwr Valley Fruit & Produce association was nctively commenced this morn ing by Dr. J. F. Reddy, agisted by Walter McCnllnra and W. A- Sum ner, Pr. The meeting of the stock holders is to be held in April. The association was nlnnnrd liv tho fruitgrowers of (h'S Rogue River valley nnd embraces, ail of the ter ritory from Merlin to,the California lino. The by-laws asd framing of its planr, were the irotlr of a com mittee of 15, representing nil of the district covered. Tho association is one thnt hns long been needed in the vnlley nnd llfction. Mr. WoMtnn llmnl-A.l Mm OLD PIONEER HOLDS ;0ub for tho service rendered him. rev,PC(1 no11 of "a"r n Bo A BIRTHDAY PARTY' nnd particularly the committee who "ro n"d neo that your namo is took notivo nnrf. nnd nnnn h i r. Kneu in umo. HERE'S FIRST BIG FISH I STORY OF THE YEAR! I Portland and Will Deal of Life In the Northwest Cartoon Weekly. John It. Oruhb eolebrated his 07th pressing a desire to join the club, birthday nt tho homo of Henry Aj)-iwn voted in. plegnte nt tho Hoono rnnch, ten ' Ed Andrews reported for tho corn- miles abovo Ashland, Inst Saturday, mitteo appointed to mcot with the Mr. Oruhb is tha Hull (if ilin Inin Indies of tho Greater Mixlfnrtl fli.l. I LONG REACFI. Cnl.. Wnroh 17 Samuel Gnibb, ono of the first set- regarding nccommodntions for the Tho host fish story of the senson is New Publication Will Be Issued in tiers on hmigrnnt crock, nbovo Ash- colonist trade, stating thnt tho lodiox told today by Both Lnwson, who is land, nnd has lived in tho Itoguo did not want to take tho responsibil- recounting his experience with n 00-' m. ii i 2,.. ..p i ; ...i r i i...i i i. .... juvcr viiuoy oinco uoynoou. . imi.vhik- ioiuh nuu nuing incm "" mue unu nis escapo irom ucnui , Among thoso present wjre: Mr. "Pi "t thnt the firm of Cothhort & from tho threshing of tho mighty And Mru rinnrv Annlm.ntn n.t.KlliA.. Griinskv wnillil nlmllv An enmit n.l I InvSnilinn. sons, Airs, unit wnlkor, .Mr. nnd Mrs. "i "o ono responsible, ir i was not uihiko most ltsii-story tollers. POuTLuVND. Or.. March 17. J. L. Gnibb nnd family, Mr. and successful, if it was tho wish of the however, Lawson hns plenty of sub- Ilomor Davenport, the famous car jur. .lonn .Murphy, .Mrs. Annio Wul- omn. inm wns discussed nt some stantintion lor his narrative, as pev-: toonist, is todny going ovor the kcr, MiHs Olbo Davis and Judge J. length, but no notion was taken, oral othor followers of tho rod audi ground horo preliminary to the es ji. won. ine day was paHscd in ro-l r. usonoruggo reported lor the reel nad narrow oscnpes from doath. tablishmont of n plant for tho nub cniung inoiuoms or tno pioneer Jlmes nnnco oomnimco regnrtini" tho hill iiawson wns. laiy ensttng lim lino and in doing justice to tho toothsomo "till standing against the Tronson from a little skiff on tho ocoan sido . viandn provided by tho Indies. Guthrie exhibit at Spokane. Aft.'r f tho San Pedro breakwater. IIo somo disoussion tho bill wns disal- 'elt a tug, tho lino tautonod nnd his Tho Pacifio hastcrn railway ro- lowed, ccived n new pasHoncor conch on f Tho following wero elected polo bont noarly doublo. Lnwson bent his onorgios to hold- Thursday, which will onoblo tho road' Fred Thompson, Kmest Hofler, 13. ing og. Suddenly n hugo form rose io moro auoqunieiy nccommounto tho u. iiolt, John II. Shepherd, M. inorpasing passenger traffic. Radon C. A. MoArthir. FIRST DRESS REHEARSAL FOR THIS YEARS PASSION r PLAY TOOK PLACE TODAY MUNICH, March 17. Aftor throo yonra' preparation, tho first droos ro- hearsal of tho Pnaolon Play, last pro ducod In 1000, took plnco nt Obor- amorgnu today. Porformancoa will continue nt In torvals until tho ond of Soptombor. Tho play, no usual, boglns with two tabloaux, tho first roprosontlng tho exclusion of Adam nnd Evo from Kdon, and tho socond tho adoration of tho cross. Thon follow 18 scones, bo glnntng with Ohrlst'B ontry Into Jo- rusalom nnd concluding with tho as conBlon. In this yonr's rendition Anton Lang, the vlllago potter, takos tho part ot Christ as In 1000. Johnno Zwlnk, who was Judua ton years ago, also appears agdln'ln tho namo rolo. The part of John Is takon by a plumber, Simon by a coopor, Thnddeua by a road eleanor, Androw by a ahoemak- . A 1 . f t . L A 1. - vr, Annu me hib" jticbi oy mo par ish beadle, and the Virgin Mary by upwnrd through tho wnter nhohd of him, a great jot of wnter shot into tho nir as tho big fish spouted, nnd suddenly tho skiff raced through the wntor. towod by tho monster. Lnwson lost no timo in nbnndoniiig bnit, hook, lino nnd pole, and in scudding from tho troubled sens thnt threatened to sink bis craft. Tlio whnlo wns in a playful mood, nnd, unmindful of tho ynrds of lino I - 1 !l! 1. !.!.. .5 I .... 1 who plnya Judas. In all about 1000 " m. wwiion poraona tako part In various capacl- V." .W."M " ur Z l- scn"oro tloB In tho play. fishing party. Tho fishormon Bnw Tho costumes wore airmado ln the " , " K , TV onr8 Ior 11,0 vlllago and no makeup la permtttod among any of tho porformora, Nolth' or la profoaalonnl holp nllowod In tho presentation of tho play, Tbo prelim inary work for It wna carried out by a local commlttoo undor tho presi dency q( tho burgomnator with tho clorgymon of tho vlllago na honorary mombors. Ab la always tho pustom, ono-thlrd of tho not profits will be used for public purposoa, brenkwntor nnd snfoty. CHICAGO, III., March 17. The Put Under Way by Dr. J. F. Rddy 'presidents official St.-Patrick's day A.m... n t i. ni- :boKn somewhat like a Don ny brook The slumbers of the president were disturbed by a shindy between secret service mu and n lineman for a wireless telephone company. The li.iemnn insisted that he should in stall a wireless telephone in the president's car. The secret service gunrds of the president ruled other wise. The lineman endeavored to back up his argument by waving a section of rubber hose as a shillag lah, but was speedily subdued by the government agents who possess Cel tic nnmes and Celtic blood. An aged and infirm woman tried to dash herself under the wheels of President Taft's nutomobile here to day. She was rescued by a riding policeman, who snatched here from the path of the moving machine and bore her to safety. Almost a Tragedy. Only the fact that tho machine wns moving rather slowly prevented a tragedy that would have marred the celebration of St. Patrick's day, which Taft came hero from Wash ington to attend. The woman, whose name has -no been made public, made two at tempts to kill herself. She broke through the police lines shortly be fore the president's machine had halted. At that time she was seize by several men and carried back to the crowd. Later on Michigan nve nue she made her way through the lines, evaded the police and threw horsclf prone benoath the oncoming car in which tho president was seat cd. "I am glad to meet the men who do the real work and are not rcspon sible for the editorials," was Prosi dent Taft's greoting today to the men of the Newspaper club, where a re oeption was hold in his honor. After n few friendly words of greeting the president made nn in formal address in which he gently prodded the editorial writers. "I sny this," he continued, after referring to tho men "responsible for the editorials," "Lecntiso I nm ns tounded evory day nt the many hypo critical statements and the unsound TI8 TO launch a mm STEEL 15 GIVEN ARBITRATION IS ONDER WAY IN WINDY CITY ENCOURAGEMENT WASHINGTON Knapp and Neil! Are In Chfcaia In Conference With Rallfead Manag ers and Officials of Firemen Will Not Give Out Proceedings Must Act In Near Future. 300,000 COAL MINERS MAY GO OUT APRIL I Unions Demand Advance hi Wa&e Scale and if Net Granted IhjfMt Has Received Some Assurance From Strike In History May fia On Ta Interior Department That They Ta Effect First af April. Will Aid in Building Road Lec- tu.res on Crater Lake and Is Ap- K", t'. T, . V ' Knapp of tho Interstate commerce plauded. WASHINGTON, March 17. Will G. Steel, promoter of the Crater Lake National park, who is here in the interests of the building of a high way to Crater Lake, lectnred Inst evening at the First Congregational church here, and severely censured the Oregon supreme court on ac count of the decision against the road: bill. When he declared. "We will push that road anyway and are raising the money to that end," he was roundly applauded. Steel is still endeavoring to get the interior department to aid in the building of the road and has some assurance that the department will grant the request MAN ASKS FOR 17 WEDDING LICENSES hcntion of a weekly magazine The magazine, ho says, will be national in scope and devoted lnrgoly to home and country life. J. E. Cham berlain, for years editor of the Youths Companion, is to be tho ed itor. Discussing tho now venture, Dav enport Baid: "Tho mngazino will not bo essen tially nn illustrated paper. It will be lorgor than the populnr wcoklv papors nnd cneli week the cover will boar n cartoon. It will donl largely i nrticles that I read on the editorial with lifo m the northwest. 'pages, ".ht. John Thnddeus, .tho famous portrait painter, whom I met at Cor ouado, will supply a supplement in colors of the upbuilders of tho west for each wook's issue. This will be high-class work and will lm one of of tho important' fenturos of tho pub lication." Store-growth follows does not prccedo, but follows growth nnd ex pansion of the storo advertising. . Sheriff W. A. Jones was in Med ford Wednesdny evening from Jnok sonvillo. Suporintondont L. R, Fiolds nnd Assistant Suporintoudonts Hlbod, Younger and Weston of the South ern Pacifio lineB in Orogon, woro in Modford Wodnosdny aftornoon on n tour of inspection, Thoy lookod ovor the ynrds oarofully with a view to inaugurating somo substantial I improvementa in tho way of handling nmii V i 1 V . th(J rePw'y increasing traffic in ov Ottllle Zwlnk, daughter of the aetor ery department of this station. SEND YOUR FRIENDS A PAPER The Big Easter Edition WILL BE PINE. PRINTED SUNDAY, MARCH 20. Your friends in tho east are looking towards tho Rogue River valley and anxious for news, Tho Eastor edition is the v.est thing to send, for it more elearlv show3 tho spirit and class of people livintr here stives them a clear idea of tho business Doing done and shows to a marked decree the progress of this section. Kring your orders for papors in as soon as v jible. . Our ad man will bo pleased to call ind holp dress up your advertisement, so that it will bring tho best results. Fortune smiles on tho persistent advertisor. CINCINNATI, 0., March 17.-- John F. Burkhardt. living in Nor wood, went to the courthouse here and earnestly asked Daniel Williams, deputy clerk, for 17 marriage li censes. Williams stared in speech less nstonishment, but the man re peated his request. "Yon see, it's just this way," said Burkhardt. "Las night my wife and I wcro ploying checkers, and I .thought then it would be a good plan for mo to fill 17 houses I have here with wives. "I'll buy each of the women a fine nutomobile, erect a big place where they can have races and, in all, make it very agreeable for them. "I've long wanted to own a harem, nnd this seems about tho finest chance I've ever had. There are 17 women who want to marry me, and have promised me they will be the best kind of wives." A brother of Burkhardt waa-tele- phoned for, and he went tn see if he could help tho insane man. ThdV commission and Commissioner NU1 of tho labor commission, arrived here today to attempt to proveat the threat cned strike ot "western locomotive firemen and englnemea. Commissioner Nell! announced that all negotiations with tho railway managers' committee and the repre sentatives of the brotherhood were secret. He said that he would not announce . the proceedings. President Carter of the Brother hood of Locomotive Firemea and Englncmen, reiterated his previous statement that the matters under dis cussion between the firemen asd the railroads would have to be arbitrat ed quickly or the men would so oat. Mlaera Slay Strike. CINCINNATI, O., March 17. La bor leaders who attended the coavea tlon of the United Mine Workers here. Intimated today that the oaly thing which will prevent the strike ot 300, 000 coal workers after April 1 will be an advance of wages. Otherwise no wage scale will bo signed and the men will be ordered out. The scale committee ot the mlae workers held an executive sessioa last night. Although no announce ment was. made, it was hinted that the members could not agree oa a now wage 6caIo. It was rumored that the committee would endeavor to reach a compromise before the mat ter was finally submitted to the dele gates at the special convention, as the convention will decldo whether there shall be a strlko after consider ing the data to be presented by tha scale committee. probated him and sent him to tft asylum. Burkhardt is a former the atrical manager horo, but for several' months has been afflicted with fail ing montality. "W. A. Folger was in Medford Wed nesday from his foothill farm, which he recently purchased. 'TWBLL BE MAY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE COMPLETES ITS BALLINGER INVESTIGATION WASHINGTON, March 17 -Unless tho Balllngor-Plnchot congressional committeo finds It necessary to Jour ney to Alaska to Investigate the Cun ningham land claims, tho hearings In tho famous controversy probably will , .... .1 . ... ' vim vy mo iimur pari or .May, tho reclnamtlon service. "The prosecution" has called upon Managing Director Stephen Birch onJ General Counsol John M. Steel of the Morgan-Guggenheim syudlcato to testify on bohalf of tho "Plncotlte." Director Newell of the reclamation It Is bellovod today that tho Jour-j probably will take the stand tomor row whon tho hearing la resumed In behalf o fthe- "prosecution." ney to Alaska will not be necessary. but It is Impossible to predict the tlmo whon tho committee's decision on tho ovldenco will bo forthcoming. As far as yet known there are 1C to be called before the case la closed. It Js likely that many more will be summoned as developments requare that tho secretory of the lntorlor, Dalllngor, will bo the star witness for the "dofenso," with Assistant Secre tary Plerco, Land .Commissioner Den nett and Chief of Field Schwartz as satellites. It ls Improbable that George Otla Smith, director of tho geological sur vey, also will be called by the Dal llngor forces In view of the testimony concerning water power sites recent ly given by Chief Engineer Davis of TWO OLD PIONEERS MEET FIRST TIME IN YEARS In the county clerk's offico at Jacksonville Thursday two old men mot who hnd not seen oaoh other for many years. Both wero Millers John S., who lives in tbo Appiegate section, nnd John X.. whoso fcaMfat Servlco.ia at Trail. Tho two men we tr. gether in tho early sottloment of Southern Oregon, and both are In dian wur veterans. Each has a fund of stories of the early days in Southern Oregon, and they HfHy forgot thoir errand's at the (Mturt house In exchanging rwUUtuee.