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mm HIMorlcaJ ty City Haft TIIIC WKATHICIU Medford Mail Tribune UNITKD PRB69 ASSOCIATION Full Leiwcd "Wire Itepert. Tniilnht mid TliuiMday Clear nml warmer, Mttlo danger of froHt toiiltclit. Cull con trnl after 7 p. tit. for further wnrnltii'n, The only papar in the wart, published In a cliy the ilse ot M&dfori baring' a loawd wire. JiMFiUI YJSAI't. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNEDAY, APRIL 33, 1910. No. 20. LA FEAN BILL DOWN AND OUT Committee on Arjrlculturo Votes Not to Report Bill Into House This Sea son, and Thus Disposes of It for This Session at Least. S GUGGENHEIM DILL BURIED IN COMMITTEE Frultmcn of Northwest Win First Round Regarding Obnoxious Apple Bill Regulating Size, of Boxes " Washington, I). C, April 13. D. II. Russell, Medford: Committee on iigriculturo took nction on Ln Fonn bill today. My motion to lay that bill on tho tnblo was carried by vote of 0 to 0. Thin de fends the bill. (Signed.) W. C. I1AWLEY. by vote of 0 to 0. Thin do- .f.mln tin, bill. fSltnietU .WASHINGTON, April 13. The houso coinmittco on agriculture th'iH morning votoed to tnblo tho Ln Fean bill, which has for its purpofte the regulation of apple HbipmcntH. The bill will not come up in tho houso this HOHhion. The Guggenheim bill, whicli wuh of n like nature nnd was introduced re cently in tho flcnnto, ban evidently been buried in the sonnto committee on agriculture. Membors of the Iiouho committee hero today stnto that it was shown at recent hearings that the bill was unfair nnd that it would not be re ported fnvornbly. The Ln'Fenn bill, against which a hard battle was waged by fruitmen of tho northwest, has ovidently been offcctually disposed of for this ecs fiion. Tho notion of the house committee disposes of it thoro nnd it is im probable, that Senator Guggenheim' bill in tho sennto will bo reported back. That tho bill was defeated is due Inrgely to tho efforts of C. E. Whis lor of this city, who, nB n roproflcntn tivo of tho growers in tho Roguo River vnlloy, mado two trips to Washington to fight. If pnssod, tho bill would have worked groat hardship to tho grow ers of Jho Roguo River vnlloy nnd tho entire northwest. WANT RECIPROCITY TREATY WJTH CANADA Immediate Action Leaking Toward Negotiations Will Probably Be Un dertaken by Taft. Washington, d. a, April 13. Immediate nction looking toward ne gotiations for n reciprocity tronty with Cnundn will probably follow n conforenoo which Prosidont Taft ar ranged with tho londors of tho ways and means committoo of tho houso. Roprcsontatlvo Pnyno, chairman of tlio commltteo, will hnndlo tho oom mittoo end of tho mnttor. Tho prosidont dosiros an onrly fa vorable report on tho resolution in troduced uy Iloprosontntivo Amos of Mnssnchusotts, which doolnros in fa vor of opening negotiations with Cnnndn immodintoly. Whilo tho prosidont could opon nogotintions himsolf without nutliorizution from congross, ho fools n dobnto on tho floor of tho lmuso would bonofit tho plans of tho administration, If tho prosidont is unablo to porsundo tho ways nml monns committoo to roport tho bill, Roprosontntlvo Amos do olnros ho will oirculnto a round-robin on tho floor of tho houso in favor of tho roport. Ho says ho has boon as sured of tho support of tho Now England and nortlorn bordor stato dologations. Reprieve For Sugar Trust rrvnlilcnt Decide CongrcMlonnl In vrntlgntloii Wll Ho Inexpedient nt Thin Time -FitenilcVii Itoiolutlon Smothered. WASHINGTON, D. C April 13. After a confcrcnco botweon President Tnft nnd ItcpreHontntlvo Hill nt tho White House today It was reported that n congressional Investigation f the iio-called migar trust would bo Inexpedient nt this tlmo. Itepreiientntlvo Hill of Connecticut, chairman of the hotieo commltteo on l)w expenditures to which Hltzgor nld'n resolution providing for nn In vestigation wan roforred, discussed tho mnttor with President Tuft for half nu hour. Ah n result of tho conference Hill will not report Fitzgerald's resolu tion from the com ml t too on account of n possibility that Immunity might bo era a tod to offender nhonld they testify before nn Investigating com mltteo. Johnson May . Forswear Us Hut Cleveland Ex-Mayor Consigns Keportem to Warmer Climate, When Asked Ilegnrdliig Mutter. LONDON, April 13. An nttcmpt to get a btntcmcnt from former Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland re garding a rumor that he intended to live in England elicited thejraply: Oo to h ." That wns the only nnswer that could bo secured to tho inquiries re gnrding tho Ohionns plnnB for tho future. Whoro tho mmor originntcd is not known, but is believed that Johnson plans to enter politics hero. Mnny politicians behove that tuo rumor has eubfitnntial foundntion nnd that thereafter ho will bo n big figuro in affairs on this sido of tho Atlantic Politicians interested in tho report duclnro that ho would have n big following if iio doeided to enter pub- lie life. Posse Arrests Sheriff Jones All Jacfcsonrillo Turns Out to Greet Sheriff and nridc "Sheriff Parad Tfirough ilia Main Street.. Nonrly alt of Jacksonville assom bled at the realdenco of Shorlff Jonos Tuesday night nnd thoso who could not get Into tho house stnyod sutsldo and choered. It was not a charivari, but elmply an expression of tho ea tcom In which ti.o newly weddod cou plo woro hold by tho townspeople. An olnbornto lunch had boon prepared by Mrs, Jones und hor frlonds nnd spoeches of congratulation and ox' prcsslons of good will woro numer ous. W. R. Colomnc told of hia long and pleasant relations as a follow off! clal with tho groom, Will Grlovo addod Bomo witty and npproprlato re marks. Bob Dow spoko In. favorab terma of Liu "bias," nnd othor con gratulatory remarks woro mado. Then Shorlff Jones was arrested ) a posse and taken down town. Kit patrol wngon bolng nvallublo, ho wn niountod on tho bonst which Is so fre quently montlonod In both profnno nnd rollglous history ns tho original moans of artificial locomotion for jnnn, and nftor having ontlsflod tho jjudgoa of his probity nnd good in- jtontlons, wnB allowed nnnuy to ro turn to his homo, EVELYN THAW TO STUDY SCULPTURE IN PARIS NEW YORK, April 13. A friond of Mrs. Evolyn Nosbit Thuw, wifo of Hurry K. Thaw, hns authorized tho nnnouncomont thnt Mrs. Thaw had riven up hor npnrtmont nnd thnt sho would loavo for Paris noxt Thursday to study sculpture KAISER ASKS TEDDYJO COME Urges Colonel to Bp His Guest Three Days at His Palaco In Berlin and to Brhjg the Folks Along to Stay Admires Him Greatly. PORTO JIAIR1ZIO, Italy, April ".-tinperor W UIwiu of Gorumny todny ipm demonstrated tho high rcgnrd in which ho holds former President Roosevelt by writing a personal letter urging that Mrs. Roosovelt, Hermit and Miss Ethel, us well as tho colonel, becomo guests at his palace for tbrco days. Whilo it was expected that Mrs. Roosovelt would sharo with her hus band tho kaiser's hospitality, tho fact that the ruler laid usido official red tapo nnd urged in u personal letter thnt tho entire family should accept his hospitality is considered note worthy. Roosevelt nnd Kermit sturtcd for Venice nt 2:30 this uftcmoon. They will arrive thoro at 2 o'clock Thurs day morning and twclvo hours later will start for Vienna. Mi's. Roosovolt and Miss Ethel will remain hero ulitil tho colonel arrives in Paris on April 17. They will re join him at tho French capital. Posters which bado Roosevelt wcl como when lio arrived hero have been replaced by othors bidding him tho following farowoll: "Good-bye, Roosovelt; como buck soon." In nddition to tho posters, the mnyor issuod an official pronuncin ucnto sotting forth "our most dis tinguished fellow-citizen" is nbout to leave. Tho jnnyor exprossed the honor felt hi' tho oily at the visit of Roosovelt and called upon tho citi ions to decorato tho railway station with flowers. Tho residents responded with good will and tho dopot looked liko a bridal altar. Roosovolt's carriago was pelt ed with roses whilo on its wny from tho villa of Miss Carow, whoro tho Roosovelts sojourned, to tho station. Hugo bouquets wcro presented Mrs. Itoosovclt nn'd Miss Ethol. All work in Porto Mnurizio wns suspended to day until nfter tho depnrturo of tho Roosovelts. H0LERA THREATENS CAPITAL OF RUSSIA ST. PETERSBURG, via Eydtkuh neu, April 13. It wns lonrned today that cholera is again threatening St. Petersburg and thnt tho outbreak of a yenr ngo wns nover crushed com pletely, nnd the past two weeks has a small increnco in the numbor of cases. NO SHORT WEIGHING SAYS PROSECUTOR Investigator Declares Uncle lam Was Not Buncoed by Sugar Company In New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, La., April 13. bpccial fcdoral Prosooutor Winifred Donnison, who arrived here recently from Washington to invostigato a ru mor to tho offoot that tho sugar trust was short-woighmg Biigar importa tions, declnrod today that ho did not belicvo tho govorumcnt hud lout a ueut in Now Orlcnns through sugar frauds. lie said thnt tho government had outwitted tho "sugnr trust" in Now Orlonus by installing moving scnlos instoad of stationary onos, which could bo tamporod with. Donmson said that ho probably would comploto tho investigation by noxt Friday night. Tho largost su gar rofinory in tho Unitod States i.s situntod horo. For somo timo it wns porsistontly rumorod thnt tho sugnr compnnios horo woro making- a prao tico of short-woighing. Donnison was sont down to invostigato, with tho result that ho announced that nothing of nn illogal naturo, as for as ho wns nblo to find, had boon committod. If thoro's nny work thnt. you can do do woll you onn find a ohnnoe to do it, through want advertising, Was Swope's Body Taken From Grave? j& jg? jg? jg? jg? Such Is Defence Set Up By Dr. Hyde D Ad- 'rfK ministered to Col. Swopc After yfmfW " Death Evidence to This Effect. mf oniiynii tii io MANY MATTERS Much Work, Entailing Investigations of Existing Conditions, Ordered Laying of Water Mains Under DIs cussion. Informal discussion of citv prob - ft lems marked tho incoting.'of tho coun- !severoi, momasA annB lue nnc, oil Tuesday night, and work ontnirmgi wa not euard- ...... :..nC;i!i., f nvia.; ,i:;nncl The attorneys declared that they j..i ? !.. ographer aud city salaries furnished the subjoats for discussion. Tho most important mnttcr dis cussed wns tho laying of n water main on Genosso street by Contract ore Vincent nnd Baker, when the street wns not included in their con tract. Work had been nbnndoncd on Court street, which was included in tho contract, to prosccuto the work on Gcnceee. Complaint wns mado to tho council by Charles Boardmnn and investigation ordered by tho wntor committer Tho next problem came up in con nection with tho request of Mrs. Tolfor thnt she be given somo com- ponsntion for her work in tho re corder's office. It developed that tho city had employed a stonogrnphor nt a salary of $05 n month to work botwoon tho mayor's, citj attorney's nnd recordore offices, but that sho hnd not so' divided her timo between tho tliroo offices. Tho m..tter was roforrod to tho finance committee. Ono of tho most important matters disauBStid was that of public health. City Health Officer Dr. Shcnror was present nnd called attention to n number of pcoplo who persist in re fusing to mhko sowor connections nnd elenn up their premisos. no was instructed to appear boforo the rocordor, swoar out complaints nnd hnvo theso pooplo brought boforo tho city authorities nnd finod if thoy porsistcd in thoir rofusnls. This campaign is to start nt onco. Tho city is considering tho pur- chnso of 1000 feet of now hoso for tlin t . n ilAinti.initr lnli.nl. . 1 I . - I . Bj.4i.uv.,i, u.iu is uhui.v A liquor iiceiiBO ofGooreo Bor deaux was transferred to Adams Bros, Salaries seemed lo be nn impor tant' item nt last ovonine's session. 'lM.n l,.,ni. r r m. . wiu uuiiiwi uiiiuur. iuva, xouor nml tho drivor of tho firo ngmo each claim of tho Columbia Bridge oom asked for a raise. Thoy Avero re- pnny for $1330.32 as payment for forrod to tho finnnco committee, and from indications tho salarios asked will bo granted. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. April 13. That the body of Colonel Thomas H. Swope, the Kansas City millionaire, was removed from its casket and filled with poison will be tho prin cipal defense of Dr. B. C. Hyde, charged with the murder of Colonel Swope. Attorneys for Dr. Hyde said today that they had discovered evidence tending to destroythrce of tho state's strongest links in the chain of casu alties that resulted in- tho charge ngninst the physician. The body of Colonel Swopo lay m jn vault nt Forest Hill cemetery for ihnd discovered that tho body of Colonel Swope was tampered with af- ter it had been pined m tho vault. Thoy assert that there is unmistake- nblo evidence that the body was re moved from the casket for somo purpose, presumably to iuject poison into the veins. Tho attorneys said that Harry Cooke, superintendent nt tho ceme tery, told them that tho key to the vault wns accessible to a number of men; thnt a number of persons he did not know were seen about the body and remained nt the vault for as long as an hour at a timo. The casket, according to tho at torneys, hnd been unfastened and loosely refnstcucd. Air had entered the coffin and tho body had frozen. They said that tho rofnsteuing of the casket wns apparently done by in experienced hands. ST. ANNE'S TO GIVE BIG DANCE THIS EVENING Tho ladles of St. Ann's society will givo a danc. nt the Angle opera houso this evening. L'ausual preparations have been p.ade towards making this tho ono danco of tho season. Up to date an unusually largo sale of tick ets have been sold ln advance and ovorything points to a record crowd. This will bo tho last Janco society will havo an opportunity to patronize this season, and the ladtos of St. Ana aro striving wltn each other to mako It tho most memorable) in the history of tho society, A very nttr&divo featuro of theso erntlinrfniTa la ihn nlnrrnnt cnpnml n.n- ... vided by tho ladles and on this oc cnslon nothing will bo lacking to mako tho danco a hugo success, JOSEPHINE COUNTY COURT IN SESSION GRANTS PASS, April 13. At tho Ijlfif TlinnMnn- nf ilm nnnntv nnnvr lnbor and oxpenso of tonring down tho old bridge nt tho foot of Sixth strcot, nllowed and ordered paid. SIX FIREMEN DIE AT POST OF DUTY Jail Burns, 300 Prisoners Narrowly Escaping Death Guarding of the Prisoners Hamper Men In Fighting Flames Militia to Rescue. NEW HAVEN'. Conn.. April 13.- Fire Chief Fancher this afternoon re ported six of his men to be missing and expressed tho fear that they were all killed when the root of tho county Jail collapsed in a flro which des troyed tho building, several rest donees and for a time threatened tho (buslness section of tho city. The entire fire department of tho city was called out and continued ithelr efforts this afternoon to save Lthe main building of the Jail. Tho root, which collapsed, fell upon the third floor and tho firemen who aro missing were working on that loor at tho time of the collapso. , In addition to thoso missing, gour firemen aro reported injured, three of them probably fatally. Three hundred prisoners were tak en from tho jail by policemen and .deputy sheriffs. Tho work of rescu ing tho prisoners, hampered tho flro .department In fighting tho flames. .Every prisbnov, however, is reported safe. Tho prisoners are now under euard at the various police precincts of the ! about tho onSittouB which provaU city. A few are BUfforing from burni!thla rear. i and thoso whn worn In tha n'.tr ... .i from shock. None of tho prisoner. ' - .HW I . ... I. escaped. The flro ia believed to havo started from defective electrlo wiring ln tho chair factory of tho prison. The fac tory was destroyed, togothor with va rious workshops and tho building In which was housed tho prison com mlsary department. When tho fire broke out the prisoners bocame pan- Jc-strickon. Many of the prisoners woro at work ln tho chair factory (and some of theso wero tramplod In ft rush for the door, Whilo some of tho gunrds provout od a Jail break, othors rushed to tho factory and aftor a hard fight with tho torror-strlckon Inmates succood od In saving them from death. Whilo the firemen woro endeav oring to save tho Jail buildings, tho pollco, doputy Bherlffs and militia ar rived and took tho prisonora In charge. This gave tho firemen a freo hand in fighting tho blaze. LARGEST CROP RY Professor P. J. O'Gara Says Nevtr Before Were Conditions as Splen did Nor the Outlook as Good for 2 Banner Crop In Valley as TMs Year Trees Doing Well. FREEDOM OF DISEASE AND CLIMATE BOTH FACTORS Pears and Apples Will Both Proditae Large Crops of Splendid QuatHy No Danger of Losing it. -; Prospects for this year's -f fruit crop In tho Itoguo River -f , valley according to Professor -f O'Gara: Pears Heavier than last f year. Trees are In better con- dition than over before. Apples Tho best crop la -f f tho history of. tho valley, -f Newtowns anad Spiezcnberga -f a"ro in splendid condition. -f Cherries Heavy. -f" f Peaches Never better. General The banner crop ln tbo history of tho valley. 4 , Climatic conditions havo been splendid and novor before 4- wereo tho orchards as freo of -f pests and diseases. Thoy may bo said to be as clean as It Is f possible to get them. -f ' f A banner fruit crop will bo har vested ln tho Rogue River valley thta year one never equaled before la Its history according to P. J. .O'Gara, pathologist of the depart ment of agriculture, who has beea watching tho orchards of the valley .closely slnco they first began to put forth buds with the oponing of Jmrtng; Novor before woro tho trees In bet ter condition or did they give prom ise of a greater crop than tho ono t bo hnrveated this year. A dec watch will bo kept on tho we&ttar. and as tho Rogue RIvor valley was never known to lose a fruit crop wltfc frost, it is unlikely that with aetab title methods being used to preveafc Injury from this source that It .wK occur. Thoro aro a multitudo of reason for tho quantity of fruit which tha trees givo promise of producing tat year. Chief among these are the f vorablo climatlo conditions, whlck have prevailed throughout the year. Secondly, tho orchards were nver beforo in as splendid condition M they are this year. Seientlflo carf has been glvon tho trees until nenr thoy aro as clear as It Is posslblo for man to mako them. Theso aro tfaa n,t.it. ntmn.. ..,... m. . .. " The applo crop, accordln gto Pns feasor O'Gara, Is the largest whlak has ever been grown In the valley, and gives ever) promise of being af flno fruit as was ever grown. Applet in othor sections, while In tho north west they aro heavy, aro reported light, especially In Colorado, whera a heavy crop was harvostod last year. Tha Inrnl nnnr prnn nmnMnllv tf Bartletts and d'AnJous, givo promlw of bolng vory heavy and of produelag tho finest of fruit. "Takon all In all," states Professor O'Gara," tho outlook Is hotter than ft oror has boon boforo for a heavy crop, Ever condition is perfect and all w havo to do now Is to guard against somo unoxpocted turn ln tho weather or tho dovolopment of soma post or disease, and In the Huguo RIvor val ley, whoro tho orcbardlsts aro all them carefully watching tholr or chards) and giving them tho highest sclontlflo culture, It may bo said that there Is practically no danger," IN HISTO OF ROGUE VALLEY