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We. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON", WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 19.10. '4 i Medford Mail Tribune Comploto Scrloa; Thirty-ninth Tcarj Daily, Fifth Year. ITUBI.ISKED DAILT UXOEIT SATUR DAY BT THE MEDrOKD rBiinmta oo. A consolidation of tho Moilford Mall, established 1880; llio Southern Ore contnn, cntabllahcJ 1S02: the Democratio Times, established 1872; tho Ashland Tribune, established 1S0, and tho Mod lord Tribune, established 1906. OliOnan PUTNAM, Editor and Manager Entered as second-class matter No vember 1, 1909, Ht tho postofflco at Medford, Oregon, under tho net of March 3. 1879. Official 1'aner of the City of Medford. sinansnmiw tj ATrS Ono year by mall.. 15-00 One month by malt... 50 Per month, delivered by carrier. In Medford, Ashland, Jacksonville. Talent, Phoenix, Central Point, Gold 11111 and Woodvllle .50 Sunday only, by mall, per year... 2.00 Weekly, ono year 1.80 Xu 11 leaisd Wlrs Vnltad Press Dls patchts. Tho Mall Tribune Is on sale at the Ferry News Stand, San Francisco. Portland Hotel News Stand, Portland. Bowman News Co., Portland. Or. W. O. Whitney, Seattle. Wash. Hotel Spokane News Stand, fapokanc. Postage Bates. 8 to lS-pago paper 12 to 24-page paper.. 24 to 36-page paper SWORH CIKOUUkTION. Average Dally for November, 1909..... December, 1909. ................ . January, 1910 ! February, 1910 s apbxx. ciscrorATiOK. 1.700 1,842 1,925 2.122 2,375 2,325 2,325 2.325 2,335 2,325 2,400 2,350 2,450 2,350 2.350 2,350 1. 3. 2.300 2,350 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,350 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,300 2,325 1".. IS 19 20 21 22 24 25 4... e... 6... 7. ..' 8 . a 10... 11... 12... 26 in 2S.. 29.. IS. 14. 15. Total Less deductions ..5S.325 .. 800 57,525 Average net dally. 2.301. STATE OF OREGON, County of Jack- On' this 30th day of April. 1910, personally anpeared before me. O. Put- bune, who, upon oath, acknowlecreu that the above figures are true and correct. (Seal) H. N. TOCKEY. Notary Public for Oregon. MXDrOKS, OKEdOIT. Metropolis of Southern Oregon and Kortncrn uaurornia nnu laaiesi-sruw lnp city in Oregon. Population, May. 1910. 9.000. Rank denoslts. S2.500.000. Banner fruit city of uregon Rogue Klver apples won sweepstakes prize ana uue oi "Apple Kings of tho World" , at National Annie Show. SDOkane. 1909c Rogue River pears brought hlghtest prices in an markets or me worm mir ing the past five years. Writ- Commercial Club, enclosing 8 cents for postage on finest community pampniet ever wruien. Remember tho census. Bring Hill to Medford. a live town. Show him Commercial club meeting tonight Bo sure and be there. Poor Taft! Hearst and his minions nro sounding his praises. Crater Lake Is to bo exploited by the Hill line . They oucht to help construct the highway. Bally tor Jacksonville! No town ! dead that hustles for a railroad as the county ceat has. Hill admits that he owns the Ore gon Electric and United railways. But he hasn't admitted that ho tvns the P. & E. The whlto slave trade Is said to be Increasing. Ono result of the cen tralization of population In large cit ies. ' 1 Taft Is satisfied with tho progress being made on tho Panama canal, but no ono knows when it will be fin ished. Tho council did well to refuso to Increase the number of saloons In Medford. Now let them raise the license to $1000. If saloon mou had ordinary busi ness acumen they would Insist on $1000 license, If for no oter reason, to keep out competition. Medford's standing among tho cit ies -of tho United States for tho next ten years will be determines by tho eencus. Do' your share. The ultlmato consumer, -who knows Just how It Is, will extend his sym pathy to tho suspender trust, which la said to bo broken. The run on tho Los Angeles All Day and A)l Night bank is over. Be ing open all night has its disadvan tages during a run. James J. Hill has promlced to visit Crater Lake. If ho does, ho will an nnnox It to his railroad system. He knows a goou thing when he sees It. The otato railroad commission is doing good work in investigating rates to southern Oregon points, though Modforl is the only town that las sense onough to appreciate. It. A RIDICULOUS ONE of tho nmin nrgumoiits advanced by the Grants Pass fishermen's union against closing the stream to commercial fishing is the following, taken from the statement published by H. E. Gething. secretary of the union: "If the fishing should be closed and a large run of chinook salmon should come up to river there would be an immense quantity (I am afraid to try to give figures) that would kill themselves on the dams along the river, the current would wash them on the bars and with the heat of the summer sun would become a menace to the health of the inhabitants along the river." This is about as absurd an argument as could be made. The fish hogs should be allowed to exterminate the salmon lest they commit suicide and their corpses endanger pub lic health! If all fishing was prohibited, it would take many and many a year for the salmon to become plentiful enough to permit the farmer to catch his winter's supply, as he could years ago, let alone becoming a nuisance. MOST EFFECTIVE ADVERTISING. People of Medford have a chance to do their most effec tive advertising between now and the closing of the census count. It is your business to see that Medford is put in the right light before the world and get her just dues from Uncle Sam. ! ' Medford may have paved streets, fine water works, costly buildings and all the but if the census doesn't prove her to be the largest among southern Oregon cities, to have grown the fastest, she is going to take a back seat in or so. .J.V:I.. If any other city in southern Oregon makes a better showing than Medford in the census she will have dis counted all the remarkable energy, push and enterprise that have put Medford in the limelight. If Medford can not deliver the goods in the cold and impartial census cal culation, all the organized boosting will not overcome the handicap. )" The census is the one criterion the people have been taught to rely upon. Nine out of-ten homeseekers for the next year at least, will consider the growth in population various towns, which he is considering for a location, have made in the last ten years, and what these figures show will have a tremendous effect in making up his mind. Get out and do a little enumerating yourself. Perhaps your neighbor hasn't been counted yet, and doesn't care whether or not he has. There are lots of that sort of people people who don't care. Perhaps you know of some trans ient newcomers, of some people "who are out of town. These are the kind of people whom it is most difficult to enumer ate. They all belong to Medford and must be included in the count. Store clerks can help along wonderfully by inquir ing of every customer: "Have you been enumerated?" If they respond in the negative, tell them to leave their name, age, address and occupation. Everybody ought to help in this census work. ADVERTISING CENTRAL OREGON. James J". Hill has started a campaign of advertising for Oregon, particularly central Oregon, calculated to set tle up the. country as if by magic. Pamphlets are already being circulated containing an illustrated description of tho country. The distribution of booklets, is but one of the means that will be used to attract settlers into central Oregon. Other methods which have been used to advantage in the east, such as the display of samples of agricultural prod ucts raised in central Oergon contained in an exhibit car to tour the eastern states, as well as permanent agricultural shows in some of the larger cities, will be used, The Hill management anticipates that the settlement of central Orpgon will be comparatively rapid, and will oe a repetition of the experience of the Great Northern railway in populating the prairie land lying aloncr its main line in Montana. For years to tne north and south of the Montana were considered practically of no value for farm ing purposes. Today filings are being made on govern ment homestead lands in the Great Falls and Glasgow at the rate of about three thou sand per month. Three hundred and fifty plowing outfits have been shipped into that region since January 1, 1910. If this experience can be repeated in central Oregon it will be but a matter of two or three years before the vast stretches of untilled prairie land in Lake, Klamath and Crook counties will be converted into waving fields of grain, and comfortable farm homes. Fifteen years ago the lands in the Big Bend country of Washington, along the main lines of the Great Northern railway were in the same primitive condition in which much of tho land in central Oregon can now be found. Today millions of bushels of wheat are shipped from this section. This can be repeated in central Oregon, and the new railroad promises to do much to bring about this de sired result. ARGUMENT.. things that go to make a city,. the boosting for the next year , the broad prairies stretching Great Northern railway in United States land offices at !j NDIAN WARS OF (From J. C. Wnlllntj's History of Southern Oronon.) CHAPTER XI. Tho Early Explorers Attacked. JouVilinh S. Smith's Journey Through Northern California nml Southern Oregon First Knowledge of the Imliuns Locality of Smith's De feat Turner-Qay-Kwing Young Wilkes' Exploring Expedition Fremont's Expedition Across tho riuins Attack by Modocs Trav el Through Southern Oregon In dian Outrages in 1850 and 1851. k It is pertinent to tho subject to introduce hero tho account of Jedo diah S. Smith's ronmrknblo trip through Southern Oregon, from Cali fornia to tho Hudson Hay Company's settlement nt Vancouver. It will thus bo seen that tho spirit of hos tility ngainst tho whites was devel oped nt tho very moment of tho hit ters first appearance in tho country and wo shall see that tltis spirit of hostility was kept alivo until the In dians' expulsion from tho country, twenty-eight years after. The evidence shows that Smith fol lowed tho const line in his first trip northward to Capo Arngo, nud'doubt less ho with two companions con tinued along tho const as far ns tho Columbia, for the interior he could have known nothing of, sineo even the Hudson's Hay people had not mndo exulorations in that direction. While every ,0110 nccords to Smith the distinction of having led the first white men into Southern Oregon there is much loft to conjeoturo in re gard to numerous important details of his passage. The exact spot where his camp was destroyed by Indians is snot known, nor itss approximate situation. Certain manuscripts as cribe nn island in (or near) the Umpqun ns tho plnco of tho tragedy, while others mention Cape Arago as tho locality in question. The fact thnt nn important tributary of the Umpqun has been named Smith River docs not settle the question, while from certain facts tho presumption is in favor of Capo Arago. At any rato tho Umpqun Indians (who nro well known to hnvo inhabited the vi cinity of the mouth of thnt river) nro characterized by nn indisposition to nets of violence, while the unlives of Coos Bay, and moro particularly of the Coquille country, nehioved quite n reputation ns murderers of stray parties of whites, ns will nr pear in another part of this hook. These considerations render it likely that Smith's party was attacked nt some point further south than thq SENSATIONAL SUIT FILED III CHICAGO a John C. Fetzcr Seeks to Enoln Rail road from Collecting $525,000 He Was Ordered to Pay by Coast Ref eree. CHICAGO, May 4. In ono of tho moat sensatlonrtl bills filed in a Chi cago court in years, John C. Fotzor seeks to cnjcln tho Chicago and Western Indiana railroad from col lectlng $525,000 which ho was or dered to pay by a court roforoo, fol lowing tho Investigation rocontly of graft charges mado against blmsolf and two assistants by tho Wostorn Indiana in connection with tho road's real estato transactions. Tho bill may precipitate a situation that will involvo questions of bribery In both council and legislature. With tho bill Fetzor makes public n lottor alleged to hnvo boon written by F. A. Delano, prcaldont of tho Wabash railroad and director of tho Western Indlara, to Bonjamiu Thom as, former preuldont of tho Westorn Indiana, which is full of mystorlous hints as to securing "quiet" legisla tion for tho railroad. It touches upon "house bill No. 77," which crontod a stir In the legislature sororal yearn ago. Tho roforoo In tho Fotzor-Wcstorn Indiana caso found thnt tho railroad had paid out $212,000 for legisla tion and "similar mnttorB." Tho "similar matters" Fotzor insinuates wero legislature favors. MAYOR TURNS DOWN SALOONS (Continued from Page 1.) no. Tho councllmon stato that Mr, Mur phy's personality did not ontor Into tho matter, as thoy each hnvo a high rogard for his standing, but that thoy bollovo tho sontlmont of tho cltlzons of Medford is against tho opening of additional saloons, especially on tho West Sldo away from saloon row. Raskins for Iloalth. SOUTHERN OREGON generally aoeeptod locality, though tho question an interesting oiie desorvos, and should receive, investi gation. Under sueh circumstances" South ern Oregon began to become known to the world, and for a long scries of yours remained unsettled by civil ised men, the only objects of the few white persons who entered its hounds being tho pursuit of fur-hour-ing animals or else urged through these dangerous solitudes by the ex igencies of travel. Tho Hudson Day Company's ugcuts wore quick to take ndvautngo of tho information brought by Smith, and parties of hunters mid trappers wore sent forth to systematically explore and in some sense occupy tho country. This oc cupation extended no farther than tho construction of u ponnnnetit post at the junction of F.Ik Creek and the Umpqun River, whero Elkton is now situated. This post, called Fort Umpqun, served ns the headquarters of tho Company's employees through out the section embracing the Umpqun, Hoguo, Klamath uud upper Sacramento Hivers. Tn June, 18110, ns is credibly told, a party of whites, including George Gny, well known in Oregon's early history, Daniel Miller, Edward Hnnios, Dr. Dailey, J. Tumor and his squaw, 1 Sanders nnd Wnniiwnrf It. nml n limn knnwn nn Irish Tom. were attacked near thcil mouth of Foot's Creek (below Hook Point) on Hoguo River, nnd Miller, Sanders, Unities and Irish Tom wore! killed, whilo the others, bndl wound-, ed, mndo their escape. As narrated by J. W. Nesmith, in Transactions j of Orogon Pioneers, 18S'- tho eir-! cumstnricos wore ns followss: "The! pnrty was under tho leadership of Turner nnd wns on n trapping ex pedition. About the middlo of June I they were encamped nt tho Point of j Rocks (Hock Point) on the south, bnnk of Roguo River. .Sovornl bun-' dred Indians dropped into enmp, but Tumor thinking there wns no dnnger took no precaution and the nntives! most unexpectedly attacked the patty with clubs, bows and knives. Tliev, got possession of thrco of tho Kims, with which tho whites wore armed, nnd for n timo the trappers fought them with firo-brnnds, clubbed guns and whatever enmo hnndy. Turner, n big Kentucky rinnt, seized n fir limb from the fire nnd fought lustily, no rolcnscd Ony who wns held down by snvnges, nnd finally tl.o nssntl nnts were driven from the enmp. (To Ho Continued.) KENTNER BUYS Extensive Improvements Are Being Made Men's Goods to Be Moved In. Front Part of Room Formerly Used by Rex Grocery Company. Tho business of tho II. C. Kontnor compnny, Incorporated, has grown with leaps and bounds during the past year. Realizing tho growing ncod for moro room, a deal has boon on for somo llttlo tlmo between tho Ilex Orocory compnny and tho Kontnor company, A fow days ago tiro doal waaclos- cd and today all hands nro busy mov Ing nnd straightening around. Partition Goes Out, Tho partition will bo romovod, thoroby throwing both rooms Into ono Immonso show place This will allow a better vJow of tho store; glvo bettor light and afford the largest and most commodious display of any storo In Orogon outsldo of Portland. Tho Men's Goods. And nil kind rod linos will ho moved to tho front of tho roofrt formorly oc cupied by tho Itox company, This will mnko tho finest display of men's goods In southern Oregon, Tho Groceries, will bo dlsplnyod along tho dhtiro width of both rooms, Tho main stair way will bo oponed from undornoatli,- affording a view of tho grocory dis play. This will bo a big improvomont to tho main storo. Door on Sldo, A door will bo mado to open on tho sldo street, affording a direct on tranco to. and from tho grocory do pnrtmont. Dy carrying grocorlos In connoctlon with othor linos, tho storo will bo In position to soil for very reasonable prices. Beautiful Storo, When all Improvements aro mado, tho romovlng of tho doublo sholvlng In tho main storo and roplaclng it with a slnglo sholvlng, romovlng nil partitions, displaying tho many lines as only thoy can bo displayed 'in a mammoth room, ouch as this will bo, X GUY Sherman Clay 6 Co. 134 West Main Steinway THE STANDARD OP THE WORLD The whole world turns to (ho Steinway as the per fection of piano possibilities. Say all the good things you can about other makes, there yet remains ono thing true only of Steinway Pianos ' THEY ARE THE BEST. Sherman, Clay & Co. tire sole Pacific Soast repre sentatives of Steinway & Sons and other artistic Pianos, including A. B. CHASE, EVERETT, PACK ARD, ESTEY, LUDWXG, CONOVER, EMERSON, KURTZMANN, KINGSBURY, AVELL'INGTON, AND A BEAUTIFUL LINE OF PLAYER PIANOS. will mnko this storo ono of tho finest nnd most beautiful on tho const. Tho growth'of Medford during tho Inst two years demnnds n big store, run on modern linos, whoro goods nro sold on small margins, nnd tlio ninny special offerings will be ndvortlscd truthfully nnd often. In Humming Up It should boromomborod that with tho years of prcstlgo and good vnluo giving behind tho Kontnor company thnt this storo Bhould grow faster in tho futuro than ovor in tho past, MAIL TRIBUNE OVERLOOKS PATTON'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS "You overlooked ono of my ac complishments in that writeup you TURN EXP EN INTO INVESTMENT If it's merely a question of what you can "get along with," use an ordinary paper for your business stationery. If, however, you are seek ing to turn expense into in vestment, use Thi itaJ,ir,t jtr ftr butlnm tUthtitry The added influence given your messages by the clean, crisp sheets wjll wipe out the expense item and leave a bal ance on the other side. A IlltU Journey Into th working! of 'our own mind will irancilian our argu ment, lo lulp, atk in for a tpccinun book of the (japtr thowing IciirrliMdi nd other Uiiinen formi, printed, llllio. rfraplml and cngrtvtd on tin whit nd lourtMn colors of Old HAMr-iitwi ItoNu, Il'i worth tiavlng, Midi by If Aursnini 1'Arxn CoMfANV, ilm only pr miktri in Ilia world making bond paptrcxcluifraly, Medford Printing Hindu tho othur day," Hiiid Mnungor I'utton of tho Nush, thin morning. "In ndilition to nil the tblngtt you cnlled mo I'm n mnrringo bureau. Twice within tho last month have I IohI n huly luy olork, by Homo guy mnrrying her. I'm still looking for moro of them, howovor. It's good girls both thoso fellown hnvo won, nnd I envy tho boyH while I congrnt ulute the girls. I wnnt nnothor girl, but hIio must sign up for n month nt leant." Property ownora to whom tho spoctor of "vncnnt npnrtrnontH" is disturbing should qunlify quickly ns pornistoLt wnnt ndvertisori, HasklBB for neltn. 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