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x'M Tilt: WKATIIKIL. Medford Mail Tribune UNIXKI) I'ltKSS AB800IA110N Full Leaned Wire Ilvpurt. Tonight itinl tomorrow- Fair iiinl warmer. Tho only paper In tho worM published In a city tho lio of Medford having a loaned wlr JflLiroi'YJSAft. JUIfiDFOltD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1010. No. 94. ANOTHER MODERN BLOCK FOR MEDFORD Vl V f Y. HOWARD BROS. BUY CORNER AT SIXTH AND CENTRAL FOR BUILDING i i WILL HOUSE WELL LOCAL Dulldlnn Will Be Modern In Every Partlculnr Amount Paid for Old Vawtcr Residence Not Named, But Is Expected tc Be In Ncliihliorhood of $50,000. O. T II. 1). mid J. II. Howard hnvo purchased tho quarter block at tho southwest corner of Central nvo nuo and Sixth ntreot, paying In tho neighborhood of J50.000. Thoy will ntart work at onco on tho erection of a four-story building, which, when completed, will houoo tho Medford I'tirnlturo compnuy and tho Nichol son Hardware company. The build liiK 1h to bo mu'orn In every respect. Tho conutr ictloii work will bo com menced Juki bh noon an tho buildings nt present on tho grounds can bo ro moved and will bo forced n rapidly as possible. "Our plans ore not fully complotod as yet," Htn'.ou 8. T. Howard, "but wo hope to bo la tho bulldlug by January 1, 1911. That Is a hopo, ljowover, but cno that wo expect to ronltxo. Tho building will bo occu pied exclusively by the N'lcliolson Hardware company and t'o Medford Furniture cnmpt.ny and will bo four storleii hlrflu. 1 can't u'.vo you an ustliunto of the probable cost, ns our plans have uot boon finally adopt ed." Tho silo lonslnts of tho corner, 100 X00, owned by tho Ulg Ilo'nd Milling company and tho Inside lot, GOxlOO, owned by Warner, Wortman & Qoro. GAYNOR IS FRIEND TO FIGHT PICTURES BOSTON, Mass., July 8. In vivid uoiitniHt to tliu assurance of (lover iiot-H and mayors in other parts of tho eoiintry that thoy will use tlieir infliionuo ugninst tlio exhibition of tlm JoffrioH-JohiiHon fight pieturcH, Mayor (laynor ol' Now York City to day notified Soorolnry William M. Shaw of tlio Christum Endeavor So ciety that ho could koo no rcno for getting oxoitod over tho pioturcs. Tho mayor ridiuulud tlio idon that race rioting might result in New York. In his telegram to Secrutary Shaw who iiHkod the nmyor'H co-nporution in burring tho pictures, Claynor said: "It !h impoHHihlo for me to under stand how it oau enter any mind thai thoro is danger of raeo riots in Now York City. I have not tho right, by mere will, to prohibit nny thing. I shall consider what power lios within tlio provincu of any of ficial to follow your suggestion. Hut if tho law does not confer such power, I give you tho solemn as surance that it shall not bo oxor oised. I can sou no reason to be come excited." WATTERSON WAITS FOR GRAND JURY ACTION KINGSTON, N. Y., July 8. rawing Wnttorson, non of Colonel Hoary Wat toiHon, tho Loulsvlllo editor, waived oxamluatlon today before Police Judge Howo at SnughortloH on a charge of whootlng Mlchnol J. Martin, a saloonlccopor. Ho wiih conimltted to Jnll to nwnll tho grand Jury's notion on n charge of first dogroo assault. KNOWN FIRMS IMETHODISTS NEWSPAPERS ARE TO ERECT NW CHURCH Architects at Work on Plans and Colonel Roosevelt Is Bcinjj Rapidly Work Is to Benin Within a Few, Pushed Into the Insurant Whirl Weeks A Larnc Amount Hasj pool and Wlillo He Thinks "the Been Subscribed to the Bulldinrj water's fine," He Is Carried Faster Fund. The Methodists of tho city aro plan ning the erection of n now cliucli to Hiipplaut their present building on tho corner of Fourth and llartlott streets, and work Is to bo started ns soon as the architects can get his plans complotod. A large bulldlug fund has already been subscribed nud no difficulty Is expected. The now building Is to bo a modern structluro cap'.blo of seating 1000 people nnd will bo In keoplng with tho progressiva spirit of tho city. I TRAIL COLONEL OVER INDIANA When Roosevelt Flashes Over Politi cal Horizon In Hooslcr State, Mar shall Will Follow Him In Effort to Counteract Influence. INDIANAPOLIS, 1ml., July 8. Thoro will ho a tail to the comet wliun Colonel Theodore Hoosovelt flashes across tlio Indiana political horizon on a speech-making tour on liehalf of Senator Bovoridgo. Domoeratio politeal leaders in In dinua have been awaiting with con siderable upprcliniiHion the un uouuecmeut thai "Itwanu Tiimho" is to invade Indiana, and for somo weeks past have been figuring on plans to counteract the effect of his coming, should he decide to assist Bovoridgo. As u losult it is prac tically decided that tho Hoosovelt tour will ho immediutely followed by a speecli'innkiiig roimd jiMho stnto (Continued on Page Eight. ) unNiinnir PRESIDENCY GROWS CIIAULEV01X, Mach., July 8.--The boom for Governor Illinium of Ohio for the Demooratio nomination for president in 101 'J, cradled m Ohio, has slipped across tho state border into Michigan. The Ohio ex ecutive has -re-affixed his "O. K," to tlio Bummons highor and a mimbor of Michigan Domocrats arc busily engaged in increasing tho output of, liimnon sentiment today. liariuou's Michigan oiidircni.'ut cnino nftor a political pow wow ioie, at which ho was prosout. IIo ns Burod tho gatliorod party londors that ho would hoed the cull if it came "from all the l)emoorat." If it's "for Mile," want advertise MARSHAL WIL MAKE TEDDY INSURGENT Than Ho Likes. OVSTKIt HAY, N. Y.. July 8. 'Colonel Hoosovelt bns becomo Just a 'trifle nnuoyea nt tho manner In which ho Is being pitched Into tho Insurgent whirlpool. Wlillo thoro h no doubt thnt ho thinks tho "water's flno," tho rush of Insurget.ts nnd progressives to Sagamoro Hill and tho graphic descriptions Bent out by all corre spondents of tho smiles they wenr as (they depart hay tended to carry the colonel along toward u showdown that Is faster than ho desires. ' On his return from abroad Roose velt announced positively that ho would keep out of tho political ewlm for two months at lonsU Yv"hllo thoro seoniB now to hnvo been llttlo doubt that ho was welded to tho Insurgent canto aftor his mooting with G If ford Plnchot In Itnly, tho colonol really do- l sired to remain quot until bo could 'have an oppo-tip-lty to Invcstlgnto 'both nldcB of tho republican political t fight. With this In vlow ho has been 'very chary of tho Invitations ho has extended to political nabobs. Tho In surgents, hovovor, either from Insldo Information or hecnuso of a "hunch" hnvo clnlmod T. R. ns thoir own, jam! havo not waited for Invitations to visit thoir political mecca. , On tho other hand, tho regulars, noting tlio apprront drift oHho wind, hnvo hold aloof, nnd nbout the only wheol horses of tho organization who havo visited Oystor Bay havo booa those who camo by Invitation. Tho I result linB boon thnt tho press has boon by Innuendo unofficially lnbolod Colonel Roosovolt as tho man bo jlilnd the gnu In tho Insurgent move ment. WILL OBEY THE LAW CHICAGO. July S. A picture film thnt would plonBo tho public might bo mndo If tho man bohtnd tho enm ern would turn tho crnnlc when tho governors of tho Amorlca Vltngraph cntnpniiy moot In Now Yoii. tomor row to discuss tho agitation against tho display of tho Joffrleq-Johnson fight pictures. That tho scono will ho anlmatod whon tlio governors dis cuss tho crusndo against tho exhibi tion mid concldor tho enormous out lay thoy liavo mndo to obtnln tho films Is consldorod a suror bet than any that woro laid at Rono. Tho Vltngraph company, somo of Its offlcors nnnniincod boforo loavlng horo for Now York, will not attompt to opposo tho law, and It is nlroady a cortalnty that tho pictures will not bo dlsplayod In cities whoro tho au thorities havo declared against thorn. Tho question tho govomora .to ox poctod to deoldo Is whothor thoy will show tho pictures nt all. If tho gov ernors decldo that publlo sontlmont Is against tho films, thoy dll bo stor od In tho attic, togothor with a lot of othor undoslri.bles. Incldontnliy, If tho pictures aro discarded, a llttlo Itom of about $200,000 will appear on tlio profit and loss account of the company's books. E THREATENED BY FLAMES Hundreds Flee Before Forest Fires Which Are Sweeping Over Michi lian Smoke Hangs Over Superior Endangering Navigation Proper ty Loss Is Enormous. LANSING, Mich., July 8. Hun dreds of personns are fleeing today from forest fires which threaten the towns of Hiplcy, Powers and Green wood in Northern Michigan, accord ing to reports received here. Mnny settlements have been de stroyed by tho flnmes. Appeals for aid hnvo been received and the state authorities aro preparing to .'end fire fighters nnd supplies to the &trickenn district. A cloud of smoke from the flam ing timber is spreading over South ern Lnko Superior nnd endangering navigation. lingo Near Houghton. HOUGHTON, Mich., July 8. Fierce forest fires aro raging throughout this section today. A fire which smouldered two days sprang up Into last evening nnd swept J over n square miio l loresi near ine vitiligo of Hancock. Grass fres nre burning near On tnnagou, 45 miles west of Calumet. Scores of homestendors, according to messnges from Calumet, have fled from their homes. Damage aggregating hundreds ot thousands of, dollars has been dorr to standing timber nnd mnny settle ments havo been threatened with de struction in the northern peninsula. TROUBLE FEARED WHEN JOHNSON Number of Bitter Clashes Have Al ready Occurred and Extra Reserve Forces aro Ordered Out Many Revolvers' Arc Sold to Whites. NKW YORK, July 8. New York negroes today are planning to sur pass tho Chicago reception of cham pion Jack Johnson when he arrives hero Monday. Tho colored popu lation won heavily on tho lteuo fight by backing Johnson to tho limit under juicy odds given by Jeffries' sup porters. llarn Wiliks, eloso friends of the black champion, has oliargo of tho reception plans and promises that "San Juan Hill." Now York's col ored belt, will "agitato" whon John sou comes to town. Columbus Avenue, in tho vicinity Fifty-ninth St root; Thomson Street, tho San Juan Hill district and the negro quarter in Uarlo mulready are nblao with bunting nnd lithographs of "our champion" appear in the windows of practically every negro iipnrtmont in Now York. "Hell's kitchcr, tho Irish district adjoining Sun Juan on tho west side, also is ngitatccd hut in n different manner. A number of btttor flushes between whites and blacks occurred last night and polieo commissioner linker has ordered extra reserve forces thrown into tho feud districts beginning Sunday night. Serious trouble seems inevitable as Jlu "cockiness' of the colored population -.ceiii to liii incensed a hundred (Continued on Page 8.) TOWNS REACHES GOTHAM Darning Socks a Weary Job, So Deserts It For Footlights aBBBBBBiBlBBBBBflBVNBBHr&SBB: " bBBBBBBBBBBEBBBSBBBBBBBBBBESBBBBh .'TSBBBK ' A&r'A&u, 4t fit BBBBBHBHBffiStSHHKSMHR&JalBBK . TrJSm ft . W I . '; : . 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She will travel In a private cur, but, what Is better, will take her company as her guests to a summer home near Tncomn, Wash., for some two months HUNDREDS ILL OWING 10 BITES OF Texas Invaded With Pests and Many j Suffer Necessary in Ono Case to i Amputate Leg of Woman to Save Her Life. GALVESTON, Tox.. July 8. Mos quitoes havo Invaded Port Arthur and vicinity .n great swarms and to day between COO and 700 porsontj aro 111 from mosquito bites. Flvo per sons hnvo boon seriously Injured by tho bites of the Insects nnd It was necessary to amputato tho log of ono woman to savo hor llfo. Ten thousand barrels of oil havo been donated by a local oil company to bo used In covorlng tho swamp hinds adjacent to Port Arthur for tho purpose of destroying mosquito larvae, liy a "wiufl ml" campaign" i meant persistency m vonenting your ad until yon hnvo gotten your re sults! That doesn't nlwnvs moan many insertions or much delay. MOSQUITOS PRAYERS ARE OFFERED FOR RAIN IN EAST Unless Showers Come in Next 71 Hours Crops in Dakotas and Mln nesota Will Be Damaged to Ex tent of Hundreds of Thousands. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. July. 8. -It is feared today that unless rain fulls within tho next sovonty-two hours crops in Minnesota and tho Dakotas will bo damaged to tho ex tent of hundreds of thousands of dol lars. In practically every Minne apolis church prayers for rain woro offered Inst night and similar ser vices wore hold in othor MinnoMitu cities. Tlio drouth extends throughout the Northern wheal belt nnd threatens u bo the most sorious in yoara. Hun dreds of farmers will faco ruin if relief is not forthcoming boforo the end of tho wcok. "Put nionoy in thy purse" liv sell ing through n "for sale" ad- -some of tlio too-many things you own. '$38,700 IS ASKED FOR RIGHTOFWAY I. J. Phlpps et al. File Answer fe Condemnation Suit Brounht by the. Pacific & Eastern for a Rlflht-of-Way Into the City on the East Side of Bear Creek. Tho defendants in the right-of-way suit brought by the Pacific & Eastern Railway against I. J. Phipps et us., and C. B. Wolvcrton, have filed their answer to the complaint and nsk .$38,700 for a right-of-way across tho Phipps property on the cast side of Bear Creek. Tho defendants in a lengthy an swer set forth tho fact that land of the valtio of $8,000 will bo used in tho right-of-way asked and that adjacent property will be damaged to nn extent of $30,700. Tho case will probably como up for hearing in the circuit court next week. HAWLEY SAYS BA1LINGER IS TOJISIT LAKE Representative Says That If Surveys Are Made This Year That Appro priation Can Be Counted on to Open Lake to World. A Snlem dispatch to the Oregoninli says : Representative Willis C. llawley. who has just returned from Wash ington, declared today that ho will bo a candidate for re-election, but is not certain ns to tho time he will file his declaration. "I will spend this summer much ns I spent last summor," stated tho congressman, outlining his plans. "I expect to visit the various plnccs in tho district, ascertain tho peoplo's needs and socure a personal knowl edge of what my constituents do- siro. Itnlllnger Will Visit Oregon- "Just before 1 camo . away from Washington I received nssurnnccs from Secretary of tho Interior Bnl lingor that ho would visit Oregon this year and uinko a personal inspection of Crater Lnko Park and tho Kla math Indian reservation. Chairman Tawney of tho appropriations com-, mittee assured me that, if ho received " tlio proper surveys from the secre tary of tho interior, that I could count qii nn appropriation for park purposes nenr Crator Lnko, includ ing construction of highwnys. "Ono important movo I desiro to uinko ns early as possiblo in n visit to the Klumnth Indian reservation. I have a bill pending for the open ing of time reservation which will mean 500,000 acres thrown opon to entry. There nro cortnin points in tho bill on which further information is nocossary, and I wish to work these out with tho people, on the res ervation themselves. "0:e thin" tliu; I h.r o Ja . strenuous effort to bring nbout is tho opening of ngriouUttro lauds iir forest rosorvos, when those lands lire cnpablo of development, nnd with the -start which I have mndo in this diree tion I heliovo this may be brought about. I.argo Appropi'laltloiiH .Secured. "I con dr tlio -fusion in ' , ., has boon n very profitnblo one for (Continued qii Puge, 8.)