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Ormn Historical Su City Hull TIIIC WICATIIICIL TonlKht mill Wnl nml -Light front! wninior ininorrow. Cull I'ontrnl after 7 p, in, for fur ther oliuiiKOri In tompiinituru. No dniimgo litHt night. Medford Tribune united vnms association Full Lnweil Wirt) Report. Tho only pner In tho world I pttbllBhed In a cky tho nlio o( Medford having n loosed wlro, MEDFORD, OMSCION, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1010. mimi year. No- 7. MAIL CLARK-HENERY COMPANY GET PAVING WORK - 4- SENATE VOTES TO SUSTAIN ALLDS Although Their Bid Was Hinder Than That of Earlier Asphalt Company, Council Decides That Specifica tions Make a Difference Justifying Acceptance of Higher Bid. TOTAL CONTRACT WILL FIGURE NEAR $450,000 Vote Was Unanimous With Sole Ex ceptlon of Dcmmcr, Who Stood Out for Granitoid on tho Business Streets of the City. At ii HpoL'ial mooting of tho eit.v council nt f o'clock Monday uvcniiig, Hid Chirk A: Jlcnery Construction company of Snurninonto was invnrd- ed tho contract tor grading, curhiny nntl paving with asphalt nearly ten miles of Mitl ford 'b Htrcots, nil conn oilmen voting for tho nwurd except Doiuiuor, who favored "Granitoid" piiveinout ujkhi certain streets. Or dinances wcro nt once paused au thorizing tho miming of tho contract. The grndoo of pavement for varioiiK streets will ho determined Inter. In the business district, Clans A pave ment, consisting of f-inch concrete base, 1-inch hinder and 2-iueh as phnlt surface will lio laid. In rcui- deuce HcutioiiH, prohahly n cheaper Knulo will bo laid. Clnrk-llnirry lllit. Tho city engineer estimates Hint there nrn 2011,000 square yards of pavement to hu laid and fiU.OOO cubic yards of excavation. The Clark A: llouury company hid on dnss A pavement, $1.7(1 a square yard, on I it r. . . t i . . r.M'iivnuiin ceniH a oucuo yarn, on curbing -10 cents, on (l-inoh nut-iron pipe $1, on fl-inoh "V" Mower pipe f0 cents, on 8-inch cast-iron pipo $1.35, on 8-inrh sower piw 05 cents, on catch hnsiiiH $21, on motor ensos $2, on motor boxes $3.75. Tho total coutrnot will probably figuro from 120,000 to $-150,000. Harbor Hid. Tho Harbor Asphalt conipany, on tho name grade of pavement, bid $1.77 V& n square yard, 50 cents n cuhia yard for excavation, -15 contn for curved curb und -10 cents for straight curb, $1 for 0-iuch cast- irou pipo, 50 coutH for 0-inch, sower ipi..iu jor n-incii cnst-iron pipe, r cents for 8-inch sewer, 25 for cntch-bnsiiiH, $1,75 for motor onsen nnd $2.50 for motor boxes. On pavo mem, mo unrK iv ucnory company was Vi cents n yn,rd lower than tho Harbor, on excavation 15 cents higher, tho same on straight curb, hut 5 cents lower on curved ourh, the hiiiiio on 0-iuch cast -iron and (l-iuch fiowor pipe, 5 coats luHor on 8-iuch onst-iron pipo, 10 cents holier on 8 inch sower pipo, $1 lower on catch basins, 25 cents highor on mo tor oases and $1.25 higher on slnud ard motor boxes. HpodflcntloiiN Count. Tho nwnrd wns made to tho Clnrk Honory company, etato the city of fioinls, hooauso Its specifications provido a superior pavomont to that spoolfied hi tho Harbor spooifion tionfl. Tho conoroto providod in tho Clarlc-IIonory company specifica fContinuoil on nniro fj. ALUANY, N. V., March 20. . lly a voto of I0 to tho state sennto (inlay decided Hint Hie charge ngniiiHt Hnn ntor .fotluui 1'. Allds, that he Milloitcd and accepted a bribe of $10,000 had hoen HIHlllillCll. The charge of hnving no, (M'pteil a brilm was brought agniiiHt AIM hy Senator Conger, who alleged that AlhN agreed to iiho his in fluence to kill li'giHlation nin'iit tho bridge trust while a uicmher of the nnwombly in exchnligo for tho alleged bribe. 4 -f f f 4-4 4 4 75,000 PEOPLE ORDERED FROM THEIR HOMES Civil Authorities Order All Inhabi tants on South Slope of Mount Aetna and Vicinity to Abandon Homos and Flee for SafetyOrder Based on Reports of Scientists. 444444444444 NATIONALISTS RESENT SPEECH OF ROOSEVELT BELIEVE ERUPTION DID . AWAY WITH GREAT QUAKE Already Thousands- of Peasants Have Left Their Homes 'and Are Encamped In Fields -They Have Now Been Ordered to Vacate. 4- 4-4- -r -f-f44f4 4--, 4 MANY SETTLERS TO ENRICH CANADA OTTAWA, Ont,2,Mnreh 20. Some interesting figures regarding tho movement of American settlers 5 into Can ada this year woro gion to day hy V7. J. White, inspec tor for tho Dominion govern ment offices, in the United States. ''In one train passing into Canada at North Portal tho American Bottlers have in cash or checks f$225,000," said White. The total num ber of Bottlers entering Can ada from tho United States in tho eleven months ending Mnrch 1 wns 80,-188. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 f 4 4 4 4 4 4 if 4444444444 44 44 4 HMD AN E FIRM FRIEND CONSERVATION "Our Georgo" States Before Senate that His Only Regret Is That President Has Not Used His Power of Withdrawal More Frequently In the PastMakes Long Speech. 4444 44 4 444 4 444 44 4 RUMORED THAT JIM JEFFRIES IS HURT ST OC HOLDERS CATANIA, March 20. The civil authorities today ordered 75,000 DISAGREEMENT ;s I ST E . .!.! k .. - J a 1. . t. . I . . However, Editors of Nationalist PaHu;r; Huichason Company Forced Into pcrs Do Not Make the Attack Up- their homes in anticipation of n great Bankruptcy Because Stockholders on mm mat was txpecica-wm Tho nct;0I, f tho authorities was Mako Issue of Soeech After thnM,"94 on nn official report hy a I mart V of scientists who risked their uepanure or ICUOy. lives in climbing the mountain and I tanking nn examination of the cra ters. Tho scientists could annroach CAIIIO, Kgypt. March 29. "Roohc- only tho lowor fissures on the moun tain, nnd this they did nt tho immi nent risk of suffocation. Act tin Is Chokrtl. In Concern Are Unable to Agree on Policy of the Firm In Handling Business. T. E. Ilaannorely, deDuty United States marshal, on -Monday served tho papers in tho bankruptcy pro ceedings in which the Hutchason Tim mnorl tbnt Apt,n M,nL-..i oompany figures, they "having filed u r i. j . . liHJtition in bankruntcv a few Aan hnvo become distended upward bv nKt several ineffectual efforts erpnt nrwHiir fmm m . , ., to mattOrS SO Uut tb.0 fhm pinceu in a. jm.minoni pomuon on t(.rioP of ,i10 .-:. 5a vr5f!. would not be forced into bankruptcy ....... i ' i ,, , mo asscis oi mo concern are volt has Joined hands with tho Eng )Uh and otidomcn tho work of tho oppressor." Tho Bhabtm, tho moit radical ot the local newspaper, today leaned an oxtrn with tho foregoing statement SAYS BALLINGER FIRST TO QUESTION AUTHORITY Chamberlain Roundly Condemns Law Which Allowed Railroads to Select Finest Government Lands in Ex change for Those In Reserves. llio float page Commenting on Hoouovolt's pooches whllo hero, tho Shabua says: "Ho might have told us something beneficial out of his American expe riences Tho constant reenrrinrr rwnlnKlnii- within the craters lead to the belief P,vc" 8 ?-uo aJlU consist of on tho part of tho observers that r.O0ls ". ""ures, while the liabd- Aetna w soon burst the teinnorim ,uus' eoasisung oi unpaid claims, mifetv-vnlvA rm.l ft.m,v n im,n.i. nmomit to souio $26,000-one offset Wo uro surprised that too ....., Ar..lMu i... J tiff ttho other. hould havo given no suggestion tol.-i.-ii.. Almost from the foundine of the those who aro Booking a constitution. , linkor-Hutclmson coinpam' tiere was government. disfujrecmcnts among the partners. "Ills mlml, ovldoatfy. . has been , To scientists also regard the f- Tho firm did a Rood business, hut coniaminuioa '-y coniaci wim ws a tiguui- iiavmg started on a very small cni- hoaU." cnnt itnl. it had hnnl mihin wnrV 4t, m.. When Aetna recently subsided, Vc jw ti,0 demands roado upen it. UV.' , , . ' 1 r Stnrting in the fall of 1907, it was a thick volume, Vesuvius is quiet, hundienpped at the outset hy the panic, Iho nest spring itisprond out CAIKO, Egipt, March 20. Con trary to expectations, tho National ist press did not attack Uoosovelt for ycstordav'K sjwech. Tho Na tionalist comment following the Khartoum hpeech was very bittor. Today (hero was no trace of hitter nesa. Tho Absence of severe criticism ta attributed to tho hoart-to-lmart talk lloosovelt luul Sunday with the Na tionalist editors, telling them men Aetnn is in active state. This leads sc.onusis 10 ieve that tuo vol- Rlui took more floor space and later, "7" ""u communi-n moo, opened shoe nnd milKnerj- r. ! i . . . ., .. departments. It is belic-od that had n m finicii nini mo enipuon ot ,m tmniiin :i .-,..i. Aetnn nreveuted a t?rpnt rarninnnl'n i i. .. ., . i V , :. iuer huh mis urm would nover hi , , . Ims uc"01 nnH 1,10 Pris- hnvo boon in trooble. ii cnoKine- oi im craters on Aetna.) Vbont March 1 of lUs vear tho observers hero hehevo that unless the LtGklml.lr 1.,U ,.;.." ...i n vo.cnno uirows on tlio clogtrmg ob- W. Zom nd a w KvelarH R7 (lino A 1 - tl ' ' - must havo the courage of their con- " Y "".V"ur' B,u "I"ko of tho 100 shares of stock -in favor victions nnd that they must be leni- ie"V , u -m 0 ?? "J" of e,,i"S out to l" S,,lith ''ef cut with those who differed in their ,a ,,S of the v,IlnRefi on Actn" s "ofit of tho colors, Mr. Tluteh-; view., HlT 1,nv,e cm,p mV? nmont! (,, refusing to votf, stating that' Koosovelt is credited with a clever , T. "u; "u"ovo '"r ,H0 ,,B ,,oliove,, ,l"it tlwMo vonU come political stroke in coining hero and r V, 1 , .r ' "" of it and instead offerod to Inko the tolling tho monk what no other per- c" 1,10 Kvcnrmonrs Ktoro nml nm believing from the son has over dared to tell thorn and I,.,,, , . aBsurnncos that he hid from other , """" " imrtios thnt couM he lave entire con- Airoauy iiiousanus oi Densruits I tiol or tlm i.u.i-n.ni v ..n..ui heing able to mitko tho people listen to him. Despite tho fact that there is little lou uie,r 9aae8 luld camped capital and oventunlly pay all ored ratioualistB keen- " 1,10 0,)P" lWM- xsow ,nev ve ttoes in full and keep onioCkmg outtln tho -past." WASHINGTON, D. C. March 20. "Whllo there has been conservation of natural resources at tho presi dential spigot, there has been enor mous waste going on nt the congres sional bung," declared Senator Cham berlain of Oregon today, In speaking on tho bill empowering the president to withdraw public lands for forestry sites and other purposes. Chamber lain favors the measure. Tho bill specifies that the president may withdraw land for water power sites, Irrigation, forestry reserves, classification or other public pur poses. President's Right. In giving his reasons for favoring tho measure Chamberlain Bald that. first, the main principles Involved the right of tho president to withdraw portions of tho public domain from entry, settlement or sale, had been approved by every department of gov ornmont from tho earliest days. Tho exorcise of power necessary to protect from legislative Improvidence what Is loft; of tho public domain mado the bill advisable, ho declared Ho argued that It Is necessary to conserve undisposed and unapproprl nted natural resources, and favored tho bill as tho best plan for accom plishlng this purpose. Cites Decisions. Ho cited 71 number of federal conrt decisions upholding tho president' power to withdraw lands, contending thnt tho present measure la constitu tional. "I havo not been able to find," he Bald, "any caso In which tho author ity has "beon questioned unless the point was raised by tho secretary o tho Interior in his annual report of Inst year and later by tho president himself. "It seoms to mo that a policy which has proven salutary In years past and has resulted In the prevention of the monopolization of many natural re sources ought not to hnvo been lightly sot nsflo by this or by any other nd ministration. My own regret is thnt tho presl dent's powor of withdrawal lias not boon moro frequently nnd fully used LOS ANGELES, Cnl., March 20. -It was rumored on tho streets today that Jim Jcffrios had fallen from a cracker box nt his ranch near Burbank nnd fractured his arm. No confirmation of tho rumor could be found, At tho Burbank ranch it wob strenuously denied thnt Jeffries has been near the place of tho reported acci dent for a week. It was stntcd that he wns not sup posed to return from his hunting trip in Southern Inyo county until this evening. COMNIEU CLUB VOTES TO BU! HOME f-f -f -f -f-f-f-f-f t- JUSTICE BREWER DIES SUDDENLY N WASHINGTON Aged Jurist Stricken With Apoplexy and Dies Before He Can Be Car ried 'to His BedWas Best Versed Man hi Country on Corporation Law Bowers Possible Successor. muni I'ltinmmit llin K'nllmi men- , , - , .. ' ,, v.u. i - . ly resont tho speeches mado here 1 "n,,,TO" lo "wnnnon inose nun nt tlio stoto for the stoiddiolders. HcpnrtllnB tho Improvidence Thnv will lint ninlnnvnr tr mnb .... piOCOOII 10 11 coilsidOllllllO Uistnili'c Mr. lllltc hnson's nnnmsitwiii ,- con cross In lnnil loelslntlnn Pimm. ihsiiu of thu Bpoech until tho colonel .ieoiei nnd tlio stiHk wns sold ns vot -1 bnrlaln said that through lack of ins departed, but it is believed here . """'"'T." noro 00(,nuBO 01 " previously, to 11 I. Strata of tin that lutor tho Nationalist nross will u, rP broiulenmg ot the dnn- hoard of trade, Sou l'mnoikoo. comment moro freely than thoy huvo KeL7'ono . - ' wns ,,ot h''ked upon favor yet dono. ,,,u 0, n inni 111a new amy try somo of tho creditor, and Hie Uoosovelt party lodny visitedJurni0V n. ,ou,!, 01,11 "! w ut was started against the former tlio bazaars nnd spent tho montlnir 1 c". " ... ,um . 118 mnu' s'ckiioiflors, flitch resulted in bank- buying souvenirs. Lntor Commaii- P"y'n'o. this opening is one ruploy proceedings lor Tanakoo of tho Jnpnnoso float .w ',ch l",r' 'y "V"0'1 lww,IB 01 c"- Mr. Hutchnson stated todnv that enllod. JUDGE CALKINS GREATLY EXPEDITES COURT WORK BY ORDERS TO GRAND JURY Judgo I M. Calkins of tho circuit court, tho March term of which op ened Mondny, hnB grontly oxpoditod court work by his ordors to tlio grand jury dolivorod nt tho oponing of tho court thnt thoy ropprt and bo rondy to adjourn by 0 p'olook Mon day night. Tlio grand jury immedi ately wont to work nnd roportod nt 0, bringing in four indintmontB. Tho grand jury will roconvono a Wnntf finfnt.A 41m QAnlninliAi. tni.m nml this will snvo two weeks' time to the court. tcllo and Allmnclli. Slight enilhiiuako shocks in tho vi cinity of tho mountain nm felt from, time to time, but these iro iucouse quentnl and have cnusod no loss of lifo. Tho prefect of Catanin. at whoso instniiep tho ordors to abandon the towns on tho southorn slopo woro is sued, today declared that moro thnn u dozen mountain villages wore in volved in tho ordors. (Continued on I'ago 6.) FROST HAS DONE NO DAMAGE AS YET - O'GARA Orchard hontincr was rosortod to fllO toWllS will nnnilltinil liv Hinlliv llnii. fruilnmiKinsi fmi.ln,. Tho indiotmcnts roturnod Mondny inilitary, and this duty iiluccs them in for tho'fh-st time (his sonsoi',. Th ovonincr woro: Stntn vs. J. C. AdkinK. nnnci i. ii. vwiclo and r. b. Jolly for oh- Vourotntion in thn vinlnltv nf Mm imui. lmt inmn.m wnc -.i "!lifl! 'l s,roft,n ' ho Apiilognte inountnin is dostroyod. Th'o orch- Pcnv trees aro in full bloom mid distriot; Stnto vs. Henry Dnloy el nrds and vinoynrds havo boon bontoii quito hoavily laden with blossoms, ni., for Itoopmg an unolonn slnuchtur bv a hnll of w. ofnn iouso; Stnto vs. Adolph Sohultz, em- biiriod in lava or smothered in vol- tlio only variety far enough ndvanc nozzlemont of lodge funds, nnd Slnlo onnio dust. Tho ruined area is mnnv od to bo dnmmrod. should n h..vv vs. John Doo and Richard Iloo, for miles in longth and hns a dosolnle frost ooour. As yet tlio oron pros- "luo" wo(iing. appouranco. 'pocta aro uninjured. safeguards great tracts ontored for speculntlvo purposes under tho orig inal -pre-emption law. eveutunlly wero TOputed to bo largely tho cause of land frauds. "Tho timber and stono act of 187S proved threo times worso," Chamber lain continued. "Over 12,500,000 ncres wore ac quired undor It, It Is safe to say that very little of this was acquired for actual tiso by sottlors. "In Oregon 33,556,930 acres woro acquired under this act, whllo In Washington 20,866, 53G ncres woro acquired. "Thoso frauds woro known to nil men nnd nothing has over boon dono to make thorn Impossible by repeal ing tho law. "Congress Is careless In language It wroto Into tho railroad laws a clause undor which tho railroads have taken lands aggregating 102,05-1,- 064 acres." Chamboiinln condomnod roundly tho law which permits railroads to se lect tho flnost govornmont lands In oxchnngo for worthless land taken from them In tho croatlon of forest resorres. WASHINGTON, March 39 Jus tice Brewer ot tho United States su premo court illol a tew minutes after 10 o'clock last night from a stroke of apoplexy. He was stricken so sud denly that he died beforo he could bo carried to his bed, Mrs. Brewer was by his side when he died. The aged Jurist had not been feel ing well for several days. Yesterday he was apparently in good health. He spent the evening reading. He retired shortly before 10 o'clock Later Mrs. Brewer heard a heavy all. She Investigated and found Justice Brewer lying on tho floor of the bath room. Ho was unconscious and died before a physician could reach tho houso. He was 73 years of ago. Justice Brewer was the second old est member of tho supremo court. He camo to the supremo bench from the federal court ot Kansas. Ho was con sidered one of tho best versed men In tho country on corporation law. His counsel will ho missed greatly by other members of the court dur ing the framing of opinions on the questions In connection with suits tor tho dissolut'on of tho Standard Oil and tho American Tobacco companies which aro now ponding, "4Ie was an nblo Judge," said Pres ident Tnft, when ho learned of tho sudden death of Asslstnnt Justice Brewer of the United States supremo court last night, jind today Taffs simple tribute was re-echoed by all who knew tho venerable Jurist, Tho president was deeply affected by tho death of the Justice, whom ho numbered among his close person al friends. Tho death of Justice Brewer leaves only seven active members of the Lot 50 vy 100 Feet In Size at Corner of Fifth and Central Avenue Is Decided Upon as a Site for a Commercial Club Building Cost Is $8000. TRUSTEES VOLUNTEER TO TAKE UP THE LOT Club Will Ratify Action at Reguly Meeting Wednesday Night, or, if It Fails, Trustees Will Purchase Lot for Themselves. Ren H. film, mnnnimr nt the Spokane Apple Show, is in Medford for the. purpose of interesting he fruit growers of this district in tho matter of exhibiting at the National Apple Show at Spokane next fall. The exhibit will bo takon east afterward. A meeting will be held at the Commercial club rooms this evening at 7:30 o'clock, which Mr. Rice will address. At a special meeting of the Com mercial club held MoBday events, the members present voted to purchase the 50xl00-feot at tho northwest cor ner of Fifth and O streets as a site for a Commercial club building. Thoso present votod to act as trustees for the club and put up the Initial pur chase money, and If the club does not ratify the purchase at Its Wednes day evening meeting, to purchase tho lot for thomsolves. The volunteer trustees aro W. M. Colvig, J. A. Wes terlund, John M. Root, P. V. Mo dinsky and Van Walters. Tho price paid tor the lot is J8000. ENGLAND HOPES TEDDY WILL SOON LEAVE EGYPT LONDON, March 20. England will breathe easier when Theodore Roosevelt leaves Egypt. That is the opinion today of many politicians who obviously do not deign to be quoted directly in view of the American's; coming visit l& Britain. Tho diplomats havo only jirniser for Roosevelt's fearlessness in ox pressing his conviction publicly and forcibly. SITE AGREED UPON BY CITY C0UNCIL- Tho city council Mondny ovonuYfc voted to permit the erection on k Banium property, Oakdalo and tho try ivnnle n upromo court, as Justice Moody has " j "l"niry pavilion been unable to cervo since tho begin- T re.vlvai .8T,ce tn' nlng of tho present session, owing to I , "ua ,oee" . u.0Ioro 111 health. i"" .r tt wees past, tlie evnngo- It Is freely predicted that Lloyd Bowors, now solicitor general, will bo appointed by Taft to fill the va cancy on tho bonch. Bowers was considered the presi dents socond choice when ho appoint ed Judgt) Lurton recently to succeed tho late Justice Peckham. lists seeking to erect a buildino- on the city park. As the ladios plan tho immediate improvement of tho park, the request was rejected. Tho site solccted by tho council wns evidently not satisfactory for the churches today announced that the pavilion will be erected on North B street, next tho Luwton residence. DR. J. F. REDDY IS ALLOWED $6390.15 IN PART PAYMENT OF HIS FEES AS RECEIVER Judge F. M. Calkins has entered lowed and S1000 for nnpt, nn nn-Mni an order In tho caso of Edgar Hafor ' payment of thojr sorvlcos. ot nl, vs. the Modford and Crater! Judge Calkhr declined to pass fur Lake railroad, a dofunct corporation, ther upon Roddy's petition until all w,l,L" " a"ows r. J. p, ueddy of the claims against tho road had $6390.15 in partial paymont of his been heard, ono ot which la that of foo ns rocelvor of tho rond. Tho or- A. A. Davis. Thla cintm win in ti dor wns not a final ono, and tho Judge. probability bo heard next Saturday, dotermlnod upon tho nmotint nftor he Following this, tho Judee will nm learned that A. B. Reamoa was out about $2000 oxpensos, and Dr. Rod dy an equal amount. This was al- upon tho entire amount asked by At torney Renmos and Rocev6r Roddy, which amount to about 114,000,