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SftJft (orlcal tfuftletw , . Orcft MEDFORD UN1TKI) I'ltKSB AHHOOIAXUI.I Kull LriMrd Win) Uoport. The only paper In tho world published In a city tho ilio or Mcdford having u lonmvl ir FEFl'II YEA.ll. MEDFORD, ORISON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 3910. No. 98. PHOENIX DEVASTATED BY $10,000 Tllie WlflATllKll. 1 Tonight ujid toinoirow hilr mill warm f Mail Tribune BLAZE HOLOCAUST THREATENED ALLPHOENIX Weeks Plnnlnu Mill Destroyed with Nearby Residence Entire Popula tion, Aided by Mcdford Ffro De partment, Flnht Flames, Which Are Checked With Difficulty. Phoenix buffered tho worst (Iro In liur history at noon today, whoa Al fred WookH' pinning mill nncl a hnlf n dozen Hinnll houses woro burned. Tho loan In estimated nt 110,000. while It could not definitely bo de termined It In reported that thoro wan no liiHiirnnco. Only for tho valiant efforts on tho part of tho entire mnlo population of Phoenix, a largo portion of tho residence Huctlon of tho little town would lmvo boon wlpod out. AHHlntnnco from Mod ford war eont, tho local company taking two chem ical carlo down. Thoy ('.Id much Kood work In Hutting tho flro under control. A scoro of automohlleu carrying aitaletanco from thin city woro also roHhod. to tho hcoiio. Owing to tho fact that Phoonlx lias no water supply, prlmltlvo mothodB woro resorted to to chock tho tinmen. Wntor wan carried In tulH for a block and a hnlf, yet thin was the only moaim at hand to combat tho flnmoH. The origin of tho flro In not known but It Ih believed that It ntartcd In tho engine room of the mill. When discovered It had made too much headway to bo checked. In a few uioinentH the entire mill van a mass of flamcii and tho flro wan thread ing to tho plloH of lumber In tho yard. Two dwelling hoimou were endan gered and volunteer firemen carried nil of tho furnishings to a place of wifely, Ilotlt of the houses were wiv ed, however, aftor a stubborn fight. While a number of Htnnll warohoiiBca and Hhodn noldo from tho mill woro burned, no Iioiiich woro lont. A call for help wan sent early to Mod ford and tho local tiro department ronpnndod. Two chomlcnl wagons and nourly 20 inomhorfl of tho depart ment were dhipatchod by train to Phoonlx, whore tho hoyn got himy In u hurry. Ashland waa nluo roquoHtod to Bend aid, and sent n number of automo biles flllod with voluntooru. Immediately upon hearing of tho flro Clonoral Manager Qorlg of tho Pacific & Knstorn placed a train at tho disposal of tho flro boye, and on HiIh thoy woro nmhod to tho scono. A. S, HoBonhaum of tho Southern Pa cific broke all rocordH In gottlug a per mit to riiBb tho train ovor tho South ern Pacific tracku to Phoonlx, Tho dltmBter would have been far woi'ho had tho wind been In tho oppo til to direction. FORTY THOUSAND ELKS MARCH IN PARADE DETROIT, Midi., July l!). Today wiih Hie big oiitortaiiiiiio.nt day fr (ho thousands! of Elks who are hero attending I heir annual convention. Tho city wiih given over to tho vis itor, Fully 10,00(1 Elks marched in Ilia grand parade, while (10 brans, bunds playod. AmuBomontR of vnri oiiK kinds marked (ho day. Competi tive drill contests woro hold lit Hollo IhIo in the morning, with u Kiiiumur festival for women in tho afternoon. During tho day each of tho IOIIch IhiikIh pariuleil through tho oily uud HUi'oiuidod iiiiiiiy ptiblio iiiHtitutioiiH, Tho (lav wiih hot unil many mnrohorH were prost rated. Tho 1'irfit prize of $500 offorod in the oomnotitivo drill wiih won this nftoriioon by tho Hnttlo Crook, Mioh., team. Tho "Whito Sqund" team from Lou Angolas, Cnl., wiih second, winning $250 SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED The city council hag called an election on July 20 in order that tho people may pass upon the following amendmor's to tho -f city cbnrter: 4- 1. An amendment to tho charter of tho city of Medford pro- vldlng for tho nnBCHBincnt of property abutting on trunk water 4- mnliiH and trunk sowers heretofore or hereafter conBtructod by Bald 4- city for u portion of tho cost thereof, not exceeding tho cont of a f Htiltublo lateral water main or Hewer for said property, and nu- 4- thorlztng tho uno of nnld trunk water tualnn rnd trunk sewers by 4 the ownorn of said abutting property for lateral purposes. 4- 2. An amendment to tho charter of tho city of Mcdford author- 4- Izlng tho re-assessment of property specially benefited by utrcot 4 Improvement Howoru or wator malnn In cases whore tho original ns- 4 HCHHiucnt levied for tho cont thereof In for any reason void or dc- 4 fectlvo. 4- 3, An nmcudmont to tho charter of tho city of Medford pro- 4- vldlng for tho assessment on property specially bcnofltcd of tho 4 cost of opening or widening streotn In tho city of Mcdford, and pro- 4 vldlng tho manner of opening or widening streets uud tho lovying of 4 such iiHBcsatnonts. 4 -I. An nmondment to tho charter of tho city of Medford amend- 4- Ing section 100 thoreof. Thin amendment wub onco passed by tho 4- citizens, but owing to a mlstako It In impossible to put It Into effect 4uii1cub ropassod. 4 4444 4 4 4 44 4 4444444f444444444 4f 4444 Tho city council nt a special meet ing held Tuesday evening called n Hpcctnl election In tho city to vote upon four amendments to tho charter of tho city, Tho dato sot was July 20. Tho amendments to bo voted upon relate to tho carrying on of Improve ments In the city, giving it moat def- ulto power and course of procedure In tho matter of levying uKsossmonts. Tho council ordored n 10-Inch sow er laid on Sixth street from Ivy to TO FAIL IS RUMOR WASHINGTON. I). C, July 13. While tho true fuels of tho ease aro not siibslnnlinl enough to icceive of ficial confirmation, it ih rumoied in usually well-informed circles that Secretary ,MuoVon',h. of tin treas ury department, expects to icsigu this full mid that Charles I). Norton, President Tuft's privato soerotary, will bo appointed to 1 ill the vacancy. It is Hiiid that Secretary MaoVeagh desires to retire i'roui iiclivo busi ness uud political life. Norton uud Seeietnry MnoVoiigh are close friends. When MnoVcagh was appointed sooiolary ho hi ought Noilnn with him from Chicago and practically turned over tho routine work of the department to him. Norton handled (lie work so well that MnoVongh, it is said, jccoin uieiuled him to the president when Tn ft was searching for u private sec retary to succeed former Secretary Ciirpoutor, resigned. MEDFORD ATTORNEY RETURNS FROM EAST WITH BRIDE John Cnrkin returned from n viml oast a few days since, and to the surprise of his friends hcic, was ac companied by Mr, Cnrkin, who n. sinned (lint uaiiio on June 'Jl ut Rey nolds, N. 1). Mrs. Cnrkin was formerly Miss V'ulii Tuyucr of Hoynolds, N. I)., uud one of the popular young ladies of that city. Mr. Carkiu has been practicing law in Mcdford for tho piiht two yeais. Mr, Carkiu mid his bride aro re ceiving tho congratulations of the Ninth Dakota delegation, which U quite numorous in this city. CENSUS BUREAU GIVES POPULATION OF PEORIA WASHINGTON. 1). C, July 111.--Tho consul) bureau in a bulletin to day announced tho following popula tions obtained in the recent census: Poorm, III,, 0(1,000; East St. Louis, I f4,r84; Knid, Oklu., 13,700, MACVEAGH AM I 4- 4-4- 4- 4-4-4- 4- Illvorsldo, deep enough to drnln all of tho basement being constructed under new buildings. Tho work is to start In tho Immedlnto future A. Coleman was granted permission to move his brick house r.t Main nnd Ivy streets to mnko way for the now Hotel Medford. A committee wbb named to meet J. W. Opp and lea so him the city's quar ry near Jacksonville. Other minor business was discuss ed. FIVE MEN DASHED TO DEATH FROM BALLOON rOLOQNK, .Inly 13.-Carrying five men to dentil, the dirigible linl loon Eibhlooh fell ."lOllO feet near I'nscheid, West Oermnny, today. Herr Erhslooh. coiintruolor of tho dirigible uud nn inventor of re nown, is among the dead. Tho aii-ship, u sixth as largo an the Zeppelin craft, hud made several flights with passenger. The Krh sloch ascended from Diifseldorf shortly nfter sunrise, carrying, be sides tho inventor, two companions nnd two professional chauffcurx, who wore noting ns mochnniciiuis. Near l'aschoid one of the balloon nets, of which thoro woro 12, set in u rigid, framcliku, water-tight com partment of a ship, burst, and tho gits hag it contained exploded. The other hags woro ripped to pieces and the aluminum car, with its passen gers and heavy engines, dropped like a plummet. Tho car turned over before thoo inside could leap from it. Tho en gines, which woro attached lo tho car, wcio driven into the earth by the impact and tho men caught in the descending car woro half-buried in tho ground. Tho splintered framework, twisted nets nnd ripped canvas fell on top of tho engines uud the car. The ac cident was witnessed ut I'nscheid nnd automobiles with soldiers mid physicians woro rushed to the spot where tho moil nnd wroekugo fell. When the ueronnuts were dragged from tho debris of tho dirigible it was evident that thoy hud been killed instnntly. Surgeons declared that tho mangled bodies woro in tho worst condition thoy had over scon. Tho dirigible was registered in tho Hhiuo Aorial club. Tho oruft had boon undor severe tents, which woro successful, mid exports could not no- count for the suddou breaking of tho nets. Hy n "want nil" ennipaign" i mount porsistonoy in rnnonting your nd until you lmvo iro t ton vour ro- Hulls 1 That doosn't always moan many itiBortious or much delay. DIVIDE CITY 'JAPAN AND RUSS INDISTRICTS OPEN DOORWIANCHURIA r 1 1 It Inf A I tIt '' West of Bear Creek and South of Main Street to Irrirjate 5 to 7 A. M 7:30 to 9:30 P. M. Balance of City From 7 to 9 A. M. and 5:30 to 7:30 P. M. Hereafter nil that portion of the city lying west of Dear creel; and 'south of Main street will Irrigate lawns nnd gardens between S a. ni. and 7 a. m, and between 7:30 p. m. and 0:30 p. m., and at no other time. All that portion of the city lying cast of Dear creek and all that portion lying west of Bear creek and north of Main street will irrlg-to lawns and gardena between 7 a. m. and 9 n. m. nnd between 5:30 p. m. and 30 p. in. and at no other time. All water users are earnestly re quested to co-operato with tho city authorities In meeting tho present sit uation to tho end that nil may secure tho wntor they noii. By order of tho city council. W. II. CANON, Mayor. Tho Impression exists with many that the city Is furnishing a largo amount of wrter from Its pipeline to parties outside tho city for Irriga tion purposes. This la positively not tho case. All outsldo Irrigators were shut off sorao tlmo ago. Tho Inadequacy of- tho water sup ply during certain hours of tho day la due largoiy to the facL tat tho city is not getting more than half of Its full supply of wator and will be unnblo to got more until Its pipeline Is completed, which will bo about Au gust 1. At tho samo tlmo there 13 plenty of wnter oven now for everyone Ifj ovoryono will confine his use to his actual nocdo nnd co-operato with tho city administration In tho enforce ment of tho necessary icgulatlons. Tho city, oven now, Is receiving twice tho amount of water per capita that most cities in tho United St.Mes find sufficient. It has boon found necessary to modify tho regulations with refer. onco to tho use of water for irrigat ing lnwnr. and gardens. Woolarowers to Meet. PORTLAND, Or., July 13. Thero will bo n creat gathering of wool growers In Portland next January, whon tho annual convention of tho National 'Woolirrowors association will bo hold. It is estimated that no less than 20,000 visitors will come to this city at that tlmo. It Is be lloved tho gathering will bo one of tho greatest conventions of Its kind ovor hold In tl.o west, and Portland Is so nllvo to Its Importance that stepa to entortaln tho convention vis itors aro already being outlined. POSTMASTERS SHY AT POSTAL BANKS WASHINGTON, D. C, July 13. Hecauso postmnsters aro slow about asking tho establishment of postal banks, tho bank advisory board will decldo In which cities these banks will bo established without waiting for requests. "Wo oxpoctod many mora requests for postal savings banks tlTan lmvo como In," said Hitchcock, "This, howovor, la not surprising. Pos,tinas Jora naturally do not want to do more work without more pay, and postal banks would ontnll much additional labor." TOKIO, July 13. Tho full text of the Russo-Japaneso treaty regarding tho Manchurl in situation was made public here today. 4- The treaty vnu signed at St. Petersburg July 4 by representatives of -f -f both povere. Its provisions follew: -f "Article 1. With tho object of facilitating communication and f decvloping the commerce of nations, the two high contracting -f f parties mutually engage to lend each other their friendly co-opera- Hon vfltu a view to amelioration of their respective railway lines In -f f Manchuria and the Improvement of the connecting service of the -f said lines and to abstain from all competition prejudicial to tho f realization of this object, "Article 2. Each of tho high contracting parties engages to malnUMn and respect the status quo In Manchuria resulting from -f the treaties, convention. and other arrangements concluded up to -f f this day between Japan and Russia, or between cither of these f two powers and China. Copies of the aforesaid arrangements have f been exchangd. 4- "Article 3. In case any event arises of a nature to mennco the -f status quo above mentioned, the two high contracting parties -f f tlmll In each case outer into communication with each other In order to arrive at an understanding as to the measures they may Judge necessary to tako or the maintenance of said status quo." - 4- --... 4-- 4 44444 44- LONDON, July 13. That Japan and Russia, through their new treaty made public, have slammed shut the "open door" tn Manchuria Is the tacit admission of diplomats here. Although none will openly state his opinion, It is tho general belief that Encland rnd tho United States. In particular, and other world pow ers will oppose the new agreement. The third clause of the treaty, which Is tho shortest ono on record covorlng so Important a question, Is oxpected to prove tho troublo maker. It reads: "In case say event arises of i na-1 turo to menace the status quo above The position In which the treaty montloncd, tho two high contracting places China Is also a 'dangerous fac partles shall In each caBO enter Intojtor. China regards both England and communication with ench other In Japan as Intruders In Manchuria. At order to arrive at an understanding as to tho measures which may bo found necescary to tako for tho main- tenance of said status quo." Tho second clause is a promise to LOWER PULLMAN RATES IF DECISION IS PORTLAND. Julv 13. Reduced rates for Pullman berths from Port land to tho Knst, ordered by the inter stnto commerce commission wont in to effect today, with n strong string attached. Persons who started for St Pnul, Chicago, Knnsns City, Denver nnd other Missouri River points woro compelled to pay tho old charge. Kach person was given a rebate cheek for tho difference between tho old chnrgo nnd that ordered by tho commission. Tin rebate chock was drawn on the United States Circuit court nt Chicago, and is payable only nfter the euurt decides tho Pullman appeal from tho rate ordered and provided tho corporation!! plea is not sup ported. North rates between Portland and Seattle, or Portland and California nro not nf footed by tho reduced rates ordored. The standard Pulhnnn rates on either tho uppor or lower berths between Portland and St. Paul has boon $12. The commission's ordar fixed tho rate for lower at $10 uud the upper nt $8..)0. PICTURES TO SHOW ACROSS THE CANADIAN BOUNDARY VICTORIA, n. C, July 12. As far as tho civic authorities aro concornod, no ban will bo placed on tho exhibi tion of moving pictures In Victoria showing tho rocont Joffrlos-Johnson fight. A bylaw framed to prevent such an exhibition was considered by tho city council last night and was defeated by cv.voto pf, 7 to 4, !A CLOSE maintain the situation as It now Is. That meais tho present open door poljcy. The thjrd clause Is regarded ns cancelling the second. Should Eng land or America or any other power become formldablo in Minchurlan trnde, Russia or Japan could deem it a "menace to the statu quo" and could tako action That action would be n ralno In rates on their railway lines In Man churia. This raise would exclude all merchants except those of tho czar nnd the mikado. If the rates wero raised, It Is believed here that Eng land, the United States and Germany would make strong protests. the present tlmo China Is overawed by force, but later sho may resist any attempt by the treaty powers to dls- criminate agrlnst Chinese merchants by raising rates on Manchurixn lines. MS ACTIVE CAMPAIGN SPOKANE, Wash., July 13. Miles Poindexter, insurgent con gressman and candidate for United Stntes senator to succeed Senator Piles, began has nctivo campaign to day, following his arrival last night from the cast, where ho had a con ference with Theodore Roosevelt. In discussing attacks made upon him by opponents, he declared: "If it is n fight they nro nfter, they will surely bo accommodated. Wo expect to conduct tho senatorial campaign on u high plane, but if the opposition begins to throw mud thoy will find thoy have a hard road to travel." Five hundred peoplo will nttend u banquet in oiudextcr's honor this evening. BLACK HAND AGENT SHOOTS RICH MERCHANT NEW ORLEANS, La., July 13. Joscph Spiggnao, n Hlnck Hand agent, today shot mid killed John Mazcla, a wealthy Sicilian merchmu, who refused n demand for money mm was then himself shot and killed b Mmi7cla's daughter as he attempted to escape. Spiggnao eotorcd Manzola's store nt daylight. Ho doinnndod n sum of monoy, threatening vcngomico hy tho Pluck Hnud society. Munzcla re fused nnd tried to put Spiggnao out of tho storo. The intruder drew a rovolvor nnd shot Muuzela through tho heart. Then ho rushed out of tho storo, As ho renehod tho sidewalk Miuizehi's daughter, who hnd hoard tho dispute, run to tho front of tho storo and shot Spignno. MAILED LIST A CEASED TO German Diplomats Issue a Third Statement, in Which They Back: Down From Def I Acknowledge Right of United States in Regard to Enforcing Monroe Doctrine. BERLIN, July 13. A caso of bad ly crossed wires in tho foreign of fico fcccms today to bo tho explana tion of yesterday's "teapot tempest,"' resulting from Germany's attitude toward the United States in the Ma driz letter incident. Events occurred with such rapid ity in the foreign office yesterday as to suggest a bad caso of rattles in the department, nnd for a time it koked ns though t!i- Monroe doc trine, the status quo, and quite a bit of other diplomatic bric-a-brac was in danger. Today tho fingers of the mailed fist lmvo censed to twitch and appear to bo folded quite peace fully. Hinged on Mistake. The exciting situation which devel oped seems to lmvo hinged entirely on a mistake of tho German foreign- office in jumping nt tho conclusion that the stnto department at Wash ington has given to tho newspapers the letter of the kniser indorsing the election of President Joso Mndriz of Nicaragua. When the Gennnu offi cials, nfter going off prematurely with their statements to tho press,, found thnt Washington had not pub lished the letter, but that it hud been given out by friends of Madriz, they about-faced with moro haste than, dignity, nnd the result was a vio lent conflict of statemonts not only between tho afternoon and morning papers of foreign countries, but be tween the statements appearing in. the morning nnd afternoon editions of tho officially inspired press of Berlin. Contradictory Statements.. The first statement given to Ihe United Press yestorday was an as suranco thnt tho Kaisor hnd no de sire to mcddlo in Amoricnn polities and that his lottor to Madriz was only couched in tho usual diplomatic language In ft vory fow moments this statement wns yithdrawn and another substituted which virtually throw down tho gauntlet to the United States, and stated that Gor mnny refused to rocognizo nny right on the part of tho United States to suporviso her diplomatic relations with any-other country, in South or Central Amorica or nnywhoro- olso Third Sstatcment. Last night tho foroign office again suffored n chnngo of heart and is sued a third statement, this being of a pacifio tono and denying that any suggestion other than ft diplomatic, courtesy was intondod by tho Madriz note. Tho extent of tho confusion in the foreign offico is probably best shown by tho attitude of tho official and-semi-official Berlin papors, which print only such stnto and diplomatic news ns is consored by tho govern ment officials. Tho morning papers, in their inspired columns, upheld the notion of tho kaisor and declared, that Germany would not submit to supervision of her rolnlions with ihoso countries undor tho Monroe doctrine. On tho other hand, tho af ternoon editions, which tiro iiIpo of ficial in their inspiration, double on tho tracks of tho morning papers ana! doolaro that Gormany recognizes tin right of Amorica to maintain her self appointed guardianship of South and. Central America. Slaps United States. Tho Borlinor Post, the govornmcat" morning organ, says editorially; "The kaisor does not need to apptyy (Continued on Page B. K TWITCH