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orntion Historical Socles. City Hall TIIIC WHATHKIL Medford Mail Tribune UNITKD PRMM AlMOCIATIOlt Full Lowed Wire Report. TiiiiIkIiI ami Krlilay atoudy; JIOHHlhlo gt MllOWlll'H, Tho only paper la the world publtohed la a city the ilse ef Medford haying a loaned wire. 1OTTII YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, IAY 19, 1910. No. 51. ,' COMET MAY I LONG TAIL Scientist Declares Comet's Tall Did Not Enwrap Earth Last Evening But That It May Do So Soon Three Possibilities Pointed Out by Leadlnn Astronomer, W1LLIAMH HAY, Win., Mny 10. Hiilliiy'n comet tuny hnvo IohI part of Kit tall, perhaps all, according to Di rector KroHt of YorkoM obnurvntory toilny. Tho dlroctor doclnn-d that tho oarth dl (J not pans through tho tnll of tho comot Inst night. Dlroctor Front nnltl that tho tnll Ik Htlll In tho uatitorn sky, whoro It showed from 10:.'IK lant night until 3:20 Hi Im morning. Ho nlito admitted tho poHHllilllty that It lm.1 not yot be Kiin tho rori'KMlou Journey on Itii orbit. Frost declared that, tho npicnrnnco of tho tall In tho cant nftor It hail been HiippoHoil to hnvo pns.ic;1. to tho wont muaiiH ono of three poHBlhllltlee: 1. Tho ciirvntnro of tho tnll has grown no groat, posHlbly by roaoon of tho earth's nttrnctlon, that whllo tho head linn panned tho tnll 1i:ih not. 2. Tho com tit may hnvo conned tta tnll-iunklng capacity, II ho Ilorcnl'n comot of 1003, ami gnno went, lonv lot: ItH tnll bohlud. 3. All calculation mny ho wreni: nud tho comot may not hnvo panned iih yot. HAVE LOS MR. COMET AND HIS TAIL DIDN'T KICK UP RUMPUS MANY PEOPLE DISAPPOINTED Failure of Celestial Wanderer to Mako Moro of a Row With His Tnll Caused Expressions of Regret Hoped Somethlnn Would Bo Doing. Yoh, Arnhel.n, wo wont safely through tho romct'H tnll. It w.ih ton bad you wore cUnappolntod, hut 'twas over thus. For flvo hours last ovonlng wo woro In tho tnll of n comot, hut It fnllod to do anything to tho Rogue Iltvor valley. Not ovon one little Hhootlng star wnn ueon nnd recordod. Tho world lu nafo again for nnothor 75 yonrn. A lnrgo number of local pooplo wntched for rosults laBt ovonlng, but there was nothing doing, Tho sky wats tho name n tiHiial, much to their disappointment. Mr. Comet, no moro will vo fonr you, or Bponu your nnmo in rwo wo nro OrogonlniiH, but our nncoa- torn woro MlncHourlnnH and you'll hnvo to flhow ub. HOLDS ALL RECORDS FOR LONG APPENDIX Montana Man Has Vormlform Ap pendix Nino and Half Inches Lonu It Was Wrapped Around Liver. BUTTE, Mont., Mny 10. An nu topsy ovor tho body of W. Q. Mof fntt, who dropped dond lodny, ro vonlod ft vermiform nppondix niuo nnd a half inohoa lonr, tho oud bo jnp; wrnppod nraund n portion of tho livor. No similar onso is known in mod ioli! ainialfj STEAMER IS BURNED BUT CREW SAFE Fire Breaks Out In Engine Room Captain and Crew of 10 Men Land at Newport Ono Man Dies of Ex posureTerrible .Hardships Arc Encountered. NBWI'OItT, Or., Mny 10. Kngln oor llmttrof ami two momborn of tho crow of tho oil burning steam bcIiooii- or J. Ilnrhoffor, arrived hero on foot today, lirliiKlnj; iiowh of tho burning of tho vessel WcdnoBdi'.y afternoon and tho death of n member of tho crow from oxpomiro following tho abandonment of tho vcbhoI, Captain Peterson, It In rlfo and 19 memberH of tho crow hnvo boon en camped In a iiliack at Not;nrty croek nnd will be bn light to Newport this afternoon In carriages nnd nutomo blleH, which hnvo been Kent to bring them In. Tho alilp burned to tho wntor'n odgo nnd uov; lies on tho rocks nbout 17 utiles no'th of Newport. Whllo racing townrd Portland hnt tllug ngalnct n northwctit gnlc, flro broke out In tho engine room. In a moment tho blnzo had aprend nnd tho terrible bent drovo tho flromcn nud engluomeu out of the hold to tho dock LOUIS HILL AND ' PARTYDUETONIGHT President of Great Northern, Who Has Been Touriurj Central Oregon, Will Arrlvo In This City Soon Commcrc'al Club to Entertain. LouIh Hill, prculdent of tho Groat Northern railroad, with hla party of railroad inon, who have boon touring central Oregon In nutom olilU'H, nro duo to arrive lu tlila city Thursday ovui:lng. Tho oxnet tlmo of their arrival Is lu Question, owing to tho fnct that they nro trnvollng by automobile. Tho Commercial club ;lll entertain tho party whllo hero nud will hold n mnuB meeting If It la ngrocublo to Mr. IIII1. John V. StoveiiK, who lu In chnrgo of tho Hill lutorcuta In Oicgon, U nt IitoHont lu th city and will meet tho party hero. JAMES WICKERSHAM IS TO RUN AGAIN Has Announced His Candidacy for Ro-olcctlon as Delegate on Con gress From Alaska. JUNEAU, Alaska, Mny 10. JnB. Wiakorshnm, dolcp;nto from Alaska, nud nuti-QuKKOuliohn man, an iiouncoB kia onndidnoy for ro-olcotion in ft mossnRO from WnshiuRtou to tho Daily Dispatch hero. Tho cable rottda : , "In answer to iiisistont domnmls of my friends iu ovory sootion of Alnskft and in uunltornblo opposition to tho BovonuRo bill mid Quezon-, hoim doininntion in Alaska, I doom it my duty to ngnm bo n onndidnto for doloRiito from Alnskn," King George V. and Queen May, the King Edward and the MiHlflr yffi XMvlBBgftflBWW king HV ' mWBBHMmBL- queen FANATIC OFFERS TO KEEP JACKSONVILLE TO MAKE EAGLE SCREAM JULY 4 Jncksonvillo will colebrnto the Fourth of July this year and has served notico to thnt effect on other Southont OreRon towns. Two yeur3 io Ashland pulled the cukIu's tail last year Medford sent her howls of patriotism Bkywnru, nnd tins yonr Jncksonvillo claims tho honor. Thnt Jncksonvillo will mako good is n foregone conclusion. The nat ural ndvnntnKCo of tho littlo city in. tho hills nro idonl for n day spoilt in picniokiup; or eolobrntlnp;, whilo tlio hospitality of the Jncksouvillnus is woll known. It is up to Jnokson county to help tho county sent out. SCIENTIST SAYS THAT AT DAYLIGHT TODAY WE HAD NOT YET ENTERED COMET'S TAIL L1CIC OI1SEKVATOHY, Cal May 19. Up to dalllght this morning tho onrth had not ontorod tho tnll of tho comot, Unloss It passes through tho tnll this forenoon It will not pnss through nt all. This Is tho statomout todny of Dlroctor Cnnipboll of tho Lick obsorvntory. "Wo will not bo ablo to ascortaln," said Cnmpboll 'loflnltoly thnt tho oarth hns pnssod through tho tnll of tho comet todny until dnrknoss comes and an obBorvatlon can bo inndo. Thon wo must Judgo by tho position of tho HIS DAUGHTER AS SACRIFICE THE WORLD FROM DESTRUCTION AUTHORITIES JUST IN TIME PREVENT CRIME ALINE, Okln., May 19. Becnuso Hor.ry llelnman, leader of a band of religious fanatics, wantoJ to sacrlflco his lG-yoar-old Etep-dnuj;,,tor, Jnno Farflold to b.ivo the world from tho comet, mob vlolcnco la feared hero today. Holnmnu was arrested nud la lundor guard at tho county Jail. Uolnmnn was n leader of a band of 40 rollgious fanatics. Thoy dcclnrod tho coming of tho comot was tho ven genuco of tho Lord ngaliut tho world, nnd only n human sacrlflco would pre vent a groat catastrophe Uolnmnn otfored his step-daughter ns tho sac rlflco. Plans for tho "offrlng" woro mndo and Holnmnu nnd hla followers woro (Continued on Page Five) tnll whothor tho oarth passod through. Thoro Is no posslblo way to obsorvo tho tntl in daylight. Tho scloutlsts horo fool cortnln that tho oarth on torod tho ta'l of tho comot this fore noon, but thoy hnvo no way of defi nitely ascertaining this fact as long as daylight lasts. "Tho figures of Profossor Lousch nor, corroborated by Profossor Kroutz of Klol, Oorninny, and ondorsed by Profossor Tlckorlng of Harvard, aro correct aB far as thoy rotor to tho transit of tho comot across tho disc Late Dowager Queen. DELEGATION IN CONGRESS WILL WORK FOR PARK That tho Oregon delegation in con- press is doing nil in its power to get a federal appropriation for tho im provement of tho Crater Lake na tional park and for tho construction of a road to tho park is shown by tho following lottors from Washing ton, which nro solf-oxpluuntory: 'Washington, May 12. Secretary Commercial club, Medford Or. My Dear Sir: I beg to acknowledge tho rocoipt of your rocont communi cation inclosing copy of resolutions adopted by your body, urging tho Oregon delegation in congress to so curo an ndoqunto appropriation to carry on during tho present season tho work of surveying, mapping, (Continued on Page 5.) of tho sun, but up to daylight this morning tho onrth had not passed through tho tnll of tho comot, "I obsorvod a faint glow In tho southeast boforo daylight today, which indlcctod thnt tho comot's tall Is near us, but ns wo do not know tho dlstanco of .tho tall from tho oarth, wo cannot predict tho oxnet tlmo of transit oxcopt to say that If tho oarth I does not pnss through tho tnll boforo , noon It will not pnss through during (tho present visit of Halloy's comot , in this portion of tho universe." IMPORTANT RULING SOON BY CALKINS Will Rule on Reames' Contention This Afternoon, Which Will Decide Whether Condemnation Suit Will Be Tried Out Now or Suffer An other Long Delay. Whether A. E. Reames, attornoy for M. F. Hanley, will again block tho city in tho effort to secure an early trial of the condemnation Bult whereby the city will gain entrance upon tho Hanley premises on Littlo Butte creek will bo decided this after noon, whn Judge Calkins rules upon a contntlon of Mr. Reamcs that tho suit In equity upon tho alleged con tract Hanley holds with the city bo tried first. If Reamcs Is upheld this suit will como up at once in court and bo threshed out, tho condemna tion suit awaiting it; but if his con tention Is overruled tho condemnation suit will start in tho circuit court Friday. Mr. Reames has long contended that Hanley holds a valid contract with tho city whereby ho Is to sell tho Wasson canyon water to tho city for $25,000. Tho city claims that no such contract is held. Reames now asks that this be tried out before tho condemnation cult is tried. COMMERCIAL CLUB IS TO USE COUNC ROM AND SAVE RENT O'GARA CALLED TO HOOD RIVER Pathologist's Services Are Needed in Fruit Section, Owing to Blight In fection, for the First Time In Their History. Professor O'Gava, assistant pathol ogist of tho department of agricul ture, has been called to Hood River, owing to a blight lufectlon there among the Spifzenberg apples. This Infection is tho first In their history and while not serious now Is exceed ingly dangerous and tho orchardists are taking immedlato steps to check its spread. The Umpqua section is also calling for the services of Professor O'Gara, owing to an outbreak of blight. HALLEY'S COMET DRIVES MAN INSANE Washington Sheephertler Confined in Padded Cell as Result of Worrying Over Approach of Sky Wanderer. WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 19. Potor Augusta, n French shoop hordor, is confined in a padded cell in tho city jail today, suspected of boing iusnno ns a result of worry ovor tho approach of Ilalloy's comot. Tho man was brought to Walla Walla sovoral days ago from tho Snake rivor distriot. Sinoo boing placed in tho coll ho has talked insistently iu his own tonguo about tho comot, and showed ovory ovidonoo of torror on account of its approach. Pronchmon who hoard Augusta'8 ravings said that tho man's talk showed thnt ho is n oloso student of litornturo printed about tho comet. ROYAL TEARS FALL WREN King George and Der Kaiser Fall en Each Other's Necks, Plant Chastt Kisses, Weep and Separate Many Persons Striving to See Body ef Dead King. LONDON, May 19. King George met Emperor William of Germany at tho Victoria station at noon today. Doth monarchs were weeping who they embraced and kissed each othor. Tho kaiser apparently was affected most deeply. After the greetings were over tho kaiser was driven to Buck ingham palace. A lino of people two miles long was In waiting when tho doors of Westminster hall woro thrown open today. This is tho last day on which tho public may pass beside the coffin of tho late king, and thousands re mained up all night to hold their places in tho line. Three thousand soldiers and police were ordered to bo ready to repel any attempt on tho part of tho disappoint ed thousands to "rush tho doors" when closing tlmo comes. William Henderson of Ashland spent Thursday with Medford friends. STILL LOOKING BUILDING SITE McAndrews Lot Is Favored as Site for Club Building Will Move to City Hall July I and Occupy Coun cil Chambers Free of Charge. At tho regular mcotlng of tho Com mercial club Wednesday evening A. S. Rosenbaum reported fo" tho build ing committee that tho Me And rows lot was again on tho markot foi $8000 and although ho had boon unable to sco tho other members of tho com mittee ho was cortaln that thoy would consider tho property a good Invest ment for tho club. Ho also said tlnt tho nayor and city council had offered tho club the uso of tl'o council rooms for club pur poses, absolutely froo of chargo, and' recommondod tho club accepting" tho offor. Tho club accoptcd tho offor of tho city and will movo Into tho couu- cll rooms on Jrly 1. Tho committee woro given more' tlmo In which to seo Mr. McAndrows and find out vhat torms tlo lot could' bo purchased on. TO URGE BONDS TO BUILD ROADS Tho mattor rf circulating Initiative potltlons for tho purposo of having tho pcoplo voto In Novombor on a lavf allowing countlos to create a bondod Indebtedness for road purposes hns again boon takon up by tho Commer cial club and tho mattor will now be attondod to. Last evening a commit tee consisting of G. Putnnm, Porter J. Noff nnd G, L. Roamor, was ap pointed to proparo tho potltlons anft launch tho work. Tho committee will got In touch at onco with tho Oregon Good Roads association' and work with thom. Kl MEET A l M