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ot-)jmin Historical floolfit 'I'lllt WKATIIKIU Medford Mail Tribune UNITED PKKB0 ASSOCIATION Full IiCMCd Wlro Ileport. Toiilr.lu mill Bnlurdiiy Clear itml wnrmor. Tho only paper la the world publtihud In a cliy the alia of Mod ford having a loaned wire. hW:lYKAM. MEDFORD, ORHOON, FRIDAY, JVNE 3, 3910. No. 64. BITTER FIGHT rARTEO OVER u ROAD GRANT Government Flics Brief to Sot Aside Grants of 1866 and 1870 to the. 0. & C. Railroad Company Land In Southern Oregon Is Involved Important Suit. PORTLAND, Or., June 3.--Following thu filing of u liriof of u milt against thu Oregon iV California Ruilinad company (tint Soulhurn Pacific)., in which 3,000,000 aciuw of Orogon Innd, vnluoil nt $10,000,000, in involved, government ufficinln to day aro piupuriug for onu.of the ItittoruHt legal Mnigglux in tho Ii'ih tory of tho htatu. Tho land invohed Sh Hituntud in tho southern part of tho xtuto botwoou Portland and AmIi Imul, being 'JO miloH haul; from tho Southern Pacific lino and combat ing of iiltciiintiiig miction of laud arranged uh n oheckoi board. Tho Hiiit of thu government i to But aside tho grants of 1800 and 1870 to tho railroad, consisting of ahont 11,800,000 acros of land, and to ro Kain poHHCHhion of tho .'1,000,000 acres of niiHold IiiikIh on the coiitcn tion that tho railroad lias flagrantly violated tho oonditioiiH of tho Kraut, which woro that tho hind ho Mold to autnal Bottlers only in ipumtiticH not greater than oiio-tiiuiicr sot'lioii to ono pnrohiihur and for a price not u.cucdiug -f-.fjO per aorc. Tho conlontioii in that with thix alleged violation thu lands remaining mihuld hiio hi'un mid ar- forfeited to tho United StntoN. Tho railroad company inakcH no ahNottion that it has not Mild thu IoimIk in larger iunntilien than blocks of ipiurtor huotioiiN, nor that it ha 'not Hold tho InndH nt pricoH nhovo tlio figure of .fS.fjO nn ituro. That great (liinntiliuH of this land havo been Hold to thu great mill companies nt prices of fmin .fJ.". to $1000 nn aero is ml The raihoad cninpnni, however, I makes tho contention that tho Inndtf (Continued on PngoS.) CLASS OF TEN GET DIPLOMAS THIS EVENING Graduating Exercises at High School Will Bo Held in Auditorium at 0 o'clock All Aro Invited to Attend Splendid Program. This ovoniiig bovon channiiiK young ladioH and three Htalwart young muii wilt receive their diplomas from thu local high school and ho ready to taku up their duties of litu in thu world. An elaborate program Iiiih buun proparod, which will lie roii dorod in tho auditorium of thu high school building tills ovoning nt 8 o'clock. All nro invitod. Thu graduating cIuhs consists of tho follewing: Missus Cordelia Cloffe, Josephine Riley, Kutulla PhloHtur, l.oruttu Sny der, Looln Kwbank, Crystal MoNary, Minnie Jackson and Messrs. Lester Mocker, Frank Fat-roll and Clifford Mizur. Tho following program Iiiih boon arranged : "La I'romenadu" (grand march).. High School Orchestra Invocation Rev. Lucub Salutation Lenin Eubank Solootion, "In Uonuty'B Realm".. Iligh Sohool Orchestra CIiibb Ilintory JoHophiuo Itiloy Oration, "Tho Groat Importauco of Littlu Things" Lostor Mookur Prophooy Frank P. Fnrroll Rending, "Tho Judgmunt Day" . . Miuuio 13, Juuknon Ivy oration Clifford J. Mizor "Mnrionotta" Wnltzos.Mandolin oluh CIiibb Will Lore tin C. Snyder CIiibb Bong, dedicated to '10 class, , , ProBuiitutinn of diplomas. S ME NOW GEniNG PAST AMENT DAM Temporary Flshway Has Been Con structed and Although Far From Perfect, Fish Aro Getting Over, Which is a Great Improvement Over Past Conditions. A temporary fiflhwuy Iiun been coiiHtructud ovor thu Anient dam and fiHh aro now iihcondlng tho,Htructuro. Ah a matter oi counte, tho latter in far from perfect, hut fish can get oxer and aro getting ovor, which !h n gront luiprovoinent ovor pruvioiiH uondilioiiH. A largo run of hiiIiiiou h now nn. Tho fiwhway wiib constructed iin dur orders (riven hv Master Finh Wuiden II. C. McAllister and Deputy Warden Edward Clanton is now at worlc remodeling tho old fMiwnv through thu center of tho dam, ho iih to make it nvnilnhle iiIko for tho fish. As hooii iib this ih done, modificu tioiiH will he imulo in tho temporary fiHliway, which will improve it, and for tho halaneo of tho hcuhoii fish (Continued on Page !.) CHINA FEARED BY AUTHORITIES Missionaries Demand That England Interveno to Prevent Uprising and Savo Lives of Whites Throughout Flowery Kingdom. LONDON, Juno 3. All legations and coiiMilntos of China hao been warned of an impending outbreak which it is feared will surpass the I!o.or war. .Missionary societies hero today aro demanding that Fng Iniid, intervene to prevent an upris ing and to Hino the lives of white pinen and women in tho flowery king dom. Tho warning was sent out by Chi nese revolutionists who doclare they will ho powerless to provcut attacks on foiciguers whun tho uprising oc curs, Secret soeietius throughout China, hacked by tho "Triad," which is a combination of tluuo powerful po litical organizations, have been pre paring for months for nu outbreak in the hope of overthrowing tho Muiichu dynasty and opening up China to commerce mid instituting govern mental refoims. SAYS EVERYBODY WILL BE CRAZY IN 250 YEARS Doctor Declares That Insanity Has Increased 100 Per Cent In Past 100 Yoars Says Present Manner of Living Is to Blame. BOSTON, Miibb., Juno 3. That everybody will bo insiuio 250 years from now, if insanity increases at its present rate, is thu belief of Dr. ,1. II. Kellogg, professor of surgical pathology in tho college of physioiaus and surgeons, today. Dr. Kellogg doulared that insanity had inoronscd 100 por cout in thu last 100 yoars and now thoro aro 3J,000 idiots and lunatics to ovory million of people in tho world. IIo attributes tho provnloneo of in sanity to physical dogonornoy, onus od by tho prosont inaiinor of living. OUTBREAK T CREATES FIVE Increased Voting Strcnnth in This City Makes Step NecessaryRoxy and North and South Medford Are Remodeled Tho Descriptions of the Precincts. The county court 1wb created five voting precincts from what was for Hiorly North and South Medford and Hoxy precincts. The change was ne ccKBary owing to tho increased tot ing strength of tho citv. Tho new precincts aru Northwest Medford, comprising approximately the terri tory west of tho Southern Pacitic j trnck mid north of Main street, as; far west n Griffin creek. South west Medford lies south of .Main and west of tho rnilrond. Northeast i takes in nil enst of Hear ereek mid ' north of Main. Southeast tnkes the territory enst of the creek mid south of Main. Central Medford takes all the territory between the creek Mud the rnilrond. V. V. .Mctlfout. Beginning wheie center hue of West Seventh intersects Southern, Pacific rnilrond, thence along said rnilrond northerly whoro it intersects, tho enst mid wost center line of sec tion 13, township IT, 2 west; thence west to center of section l.'i. thence south to whero snid courso inter sects Griffin creek; ('-.ence south (Continued on Pngo 4.) RAILROADS AND SHIPPERS ARE READY FOR WAR Both Sides Preparing for Big Strug gle Over Rate Question Big Meeting to Bo Held Soon in Chi cago by Shippers. CHICAGO, Juno 3. Unllrontls nnd Bhlpiiurs today are contemplating "wnr plans." Doth Bides nro preparing for a big HtrugRlo ovor tho rnto qucB. tlon. Following tho flllnu of rnto In creases yesto'-dny by tho onstorn nnd rontrnl wostom rnllroadB, tho ehlp pors nro preparing to tnko measures to ktfop tho rates from going Into of. feet. On tho other hand, tho rnllronds onjolnod by tho federal courts from allowing their rates to tnko offect nro meeting to form pinna to fight tho case. Another Important meetings In tho rnto fight v.HI bo hold hero Mondny. It Is ronortod that many of tho rondB aro cancelling orders fo' Im provements and rehabilitation nnd thnt thoy may drop many omployoa. JANITOR SUSPECT IN KELLNER CASE Clothes Are Taken In Order to De termine if Spots on Them Are Blood Stains Janitor Has Disap peared. LOUISVILLK, Ky., Juno 3. Por tions of Alma Kollnor's body, whioh woro found in tho basomont of St. John's paroohial school, together with tho child's clothing, woro takuu by Coronur Duncan to thu city chem ist todny. Tho ooronor also turned ovor to tho ohomibt tho clothing of Joseph Wendling, janitor of tho sohool, to nscortain whothor cortain stain on tho apparel aro bloodstains. Mcunwhilo ovory effort is lining mado to find Wendling, who disap poarod from tho sohool a short tinio after Alma Kolluor wiib lost to ken. IIIITY OR N W PR NC Governor Haskell Will Face Federal Jury. Governor Haskell of Oklahoma will be vigorously prosecuted under a criminal ludlctment iu connection with the Oklahoma town lot Indian cases. Tho department of justico will seek to have n petit Jury of Oklahomans pass upon the guilt or innocence of the governor nt the June term of the federal .court. This decision was made by Attorney General Wlckersham after a conference with tho president and following a request of Oklahoma Demo cratic senators and congressmen that some mnn of specinl selection by tho president look Into tho prosecutions nnd report whether the government Is justlfled in continuing these cases. The prosecution of these town lot cases nnd of the governor has been iu charge of S. It. ltusli. a special assistant to tho attorney general. Tho prosecution will continue under tho charge of Mr. Hush, who is said nt the department of Justice to have done clean work throuchout his connection with the case. EXTRA SLEEPER So Many Are Planning to Leave for Portland Sunday That Agent Ro senbaum Is Forced to Order an Additional Pullman. So ninny local people arc planning to leavo Sunday and Monday eve nings for Poitluud to attend the rose festival that Agent Kosenbaum has ordered a m'coiuI sleeper. All who wish reservations must speak oarlv or thoy will ho umiblo 'o secure a berth. HEW YORUTOCK EXCHANGE SUED NKW YORK, Juno 3. A suit In volving President Rnusomo II. Thom as ot tho Now York stock oxchnngo and Its 1100 members la ponding In tho United States circuit court todny. Tho Now York Danknoto company Is plaintiff ami asltB $5,000,000 dam ages, alloslna that tho rulos of tho Now York stock oxchango mnko It mandatory that corlflcatos of all com panies trading In tho oxchango shall bo printed bv tho Amerlcnn Ilanknoto company, MEDFORD GILLETTE SAYS HE IS SIGKOF FIGHT California Executive Brands Big Mill Fake and Stirs Up Much Comment in Press Throughout the Coun try. CHICAGO. III., Juno 3. Governor Oillotte. after branding the Johuson-ucniic- liht a u fake, it. on his way wost todny. "I am sick of tho whole business," wh the final interview tho California oxooutivo gave out just befoio ho loft Chicago. Tho governor's interview has caus ed a storm of commont hero nnd fight fans todny aro at a fever heat of oxeitement over Gillotto's statements. Sporting writers commenting on tho intorviow declare that "suspicions regarding tho fight" havo been great ly inorensod, while "thirty-second de grees fight bugs" ngrco that tho match will havo to bo watched very closely indeed if tho suspicion of a "frame up" which Gilletto voiced so openly is to be avoided. ANOTHER SPOKANE MAN JOINS LOCAL FRATERNITY Another Spokane man has joined tho local fraternity of real estate and laud men of tho Koguo River valloy. John S. Mnnloy hns recently come to Medford for tho purpose of hand ling tho Innd snlos of Itoguolauds, lu eoiporated, and will also soil tho wa tor contracts of tho Rogue River Valley Canal company. L WR AS ARASKDOR THIS SECTION H. C. Garnett and I. Lang Appear Before Railroad Commission in an Endeavor to Secure Better Freight Rates for Medford All Points Are Brought Out. II. C. Garnett of tho Garnett-Corcy Hardware company and I. Lang of tho Medford Grocery company nro rep resenting the Medford Commercial club at the hearing before tho rail road commission now In progress In Portland, wnero lower rates on tho Southern Pacific aro sought to bo so ured for southern Oregon. . Tho hear lngs have brought out the fact that while lower rates will probably be granted, the railroad will endeavor to maintain tho same ratio between car- I load rates and less than carload rates that exist at present a difference so i slight that it Is Impossible to build .up a jobbing center south of Portland. On account of tho railroad's attltudo JMedford's representatives are endeav oring to Bhow that Portland jobbers are being "protected" by tho railroad company In discrimination against towns of tLe Wlllametto valley and southern Oregon. At tho hearing held at tho office of It. D. Miller, traffic manager of' tho Southern Pacific. Mr. Lang submit ted a number of questions to It. B. Miller In an attempt to bring out some evidence pt an alliance on freight raTes between the Jobbers and tho railroads. Mr. Miller objected frequently to tho use ot the word "protection" Jin referring to the com pany's consideration of factors that wero recognized In the making of rates, and when Mr. Lang finally asked If the railroad companies did not use tho influence of the jobbers and wholesalers to combat rates reg ulations in congress, an objection to tho rovelancy of tho question was (Continued on pace 5.1 HEAVY STORM SWEEPING OVER MIDDLE WEST Produce- Dealers Damaged to Great Extent Storm Is Accompanied by Hail and Snow Driving Sleet Fol lows. CHICAGO, 111., Juno 3. Produce dealers today estimnto that crops woro damaged to tho extent of sov crnl thousand dollars by thu storm that hns been sweopiug over the northern part of the Mississippi val ley for tho last 14 hours. Tho storm, which was aecompauied by hail and snow, broko unexpected ly. After two hours tho snow chang ed to a driving sleet. WANT DEBATE ON POSTAL BILL LIMITED WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno 3. Tho liouso lenders today are seeking to secure nn ngreoment to limit do bato on tho postal savings bank bill. If it is posslblo tho leaders would llko to finish tho dobato in n clnglo day. Tho flvo-mlnuto rulo will bo usotl If consent can bo obtained. Tho house lendors aro anxious to avoid tho longthy discussion of this mensuro that has marked tho othor bills on tho president's leglslatlvo pro gram. With tho postal savings bank bill out of tho way a speedy adjourn ment, It Is bollovod, will bo posslblo. With tho congressional elections drawing closer overy day, tho loaders are anxious to leavo Washington at tho earliest posslblo minute. ORCHARDISTS A COURT TO RETAIN O'GARA Committees Call Upon County Court and Urge That Body to Provide Appropriation of $5000 in Order That Pathologist May Remain Here. 4- -f The county commissioners adjourned Friday nftornoon without taking action upon the matter of appropriating $5000 to recompense Profes sor O'Gnra for his services next yenr. They will recon vene then nnd tnko action. -f f f f 4- Committees from tho Roguo River Horticultural association and the Roguo River Fruit nnd Produco as sociation appeared before the county court Thursday afternoon asking that an appropriation of $5000 bo made by tho county to retain tho services of Professor P. J. O'Gara for tho en suing year. Tho committee was a representative ono and included G. A. Hover, president of tho Horticultural society; C. W. "Wllmeroth, manager of tho Fruit and Produco associa tion; A. C. Allen, C. C. Scott, C. W. Potter, B. B. Hanloy and other prom- ( Continued on Page 8.) PROSPERITY AT PRESENT RATE IS UNSAFE TAFT President Sounds Note of Warning Against Practices of Certain At torneysAlso Pays Attention to Muckrakers. ADA, O., Juno 3. Sounding a warning that tho great prosperity of tho nation cannot go on at its presont rate and denouncing some of tho prac tices of nttornoys who resort to ovory oxpedient to win coses rather than seek to securo Justlco, Prosldont Taft todty addressed tho graduates of the university horo. "It Is Impossible to cpoot that tho enormous trade growth of tho past decado shall continuo in tho same pro portion," ho said. "It la natural to suppose thnt within a decado there will bo somo reaction and perhaps oven a financial panic. Nevertholoss progress that has been m?do Is real and substantial." Dlscusslnc the administration of Taft also turned his attention to tho muck-raking magazines and nows papors. MEDFORD'S GREAT AVIATION MEET TO BEGIN SOON Medford's aviation moot will opou in Oakdale park Saturday aftornoon nt 2:30 o'olook, and everything aug urs well for a successful exhibition. Whipplo Hall arrived Thursday ovo uing nnd kept his mechanics busy nil night Betting up his mnohino. Early Friday morning ho is said to havo mndo a successful trial flight nt tho park, encircling it throo timos. Ely states that his machino is in good condition nnd that ho is certain of ranking good flights. No little offlco "ovorturn" bothers much If the offlco manager Is a prompt want advertiser! M MM-