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,otV$- 98w' to y f- . TIII3 WKATIIICK Medford Mail Tribune UNITED PKK8S ASSOGIATfOK Fnll Lcnscd Wire Report. Tonluht ami tomorrow Fair mill warm. Tho only papor la the wertC published In a city the slse C Medford having a leased wtre. fifth year. MEDFORD, ORKCION, "WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 33, 1910. No. 140. iJL- -ww- i V WAY IS FOUND TO FORCE HINT COMMITTEE WILL NOT EXONERATE AS EXPECTED If Plan Works, President Taft Will Be Forced to Ask (or Resignation of Secretary Move Is Part of n Bold Political- Stroke. HUVKKI.Y, .Maim., Aug. 31. That Secretary Unlllngor Ih to ho forced j tlio coiiforonro of Now York progros out of tho cnblnot hy a holil political olvim who nnnotincod that ItooBovolfn troki) Ih tho report curivnt hero to- J unmo an chairman. Most of tho day. " ! HooHOVult leaders, liowovar. illil not Ilalllngor, .limtond of being white washed by tlio conreKulonal In von tlgntlng committee, will bo commrcil, It Ih declared, thiiH forcing President Taft to tik for bin rcidgtiatlon The MiirceH of tlilti plan depends, It In declared, on tho defection of Congrciiuiiari Hnniuel W. McCnll of Mmumchulps, from tho majority fa vorlng exoneration, nnd tho non-par-tlclpatlon of Senator KIlliu Itoot of Now York In tho Verdict. If tho plan workH the committee will stand 11 fx to five' ngnlmtt Uiillln Kor. Senator Itoot wan iibsont from tho hearings during tho cloning days of tho Investigation. It Ih planned to disqualify him from voting bccaiiBo ho did not hear t,ho Impoj-tant tentl inony that waH prenented Jimt before the committed adjourned and did not hear tho argument In tho cniio. Hoot Hallod for Kuropo to represent tho United Staten In tho New Found-, land fisheries rase at Tho Hague JiihI before the Hornir.tlonnl teHtlmony at ( the clone of the hearing waH preoont-1 ed. It wnH stated poHltlvely Jiint be fore ho Hailed that ho would vote on 1 thn vordlct and that ho would sup port nnlllngor. Since then polltlclaiiH cIoho to tho ' ndmlnlHtrntlon have doemod It advls. able, according to Rtorlos current here, to force Ilalllncer out of tho front inn"'! on I'lttre 8. iTiiciDT" is Beautiful Young Woman Who Shot Herself In New York Yesterday Is Daughter of Late Colonel In tho v United States Army. NEW YORK, Aub. a 1. Identified n Very Filch, daiiBhtor of a lato col onel In tho United StntoH army, tho beautiful young girl who Bliot her self nt tho Hotol Astor la dying at tho Flower hoHpltal. Tho physlclnnu as sort that fiho cannot llvo .10 hours, She wna In groat pain nil night nnd, although half dlllrlous, continued to deny hor Identity. Mrs. Henry Fitch positively Iden tified tho suffering girl as hor daugh ter, In splto of this, Vera continued to rofiiHo to i;lvo hor namo nnd moan mean ed: "My pooplo aro solf-rospoctlngj do not bring thorn Into this," MIbh Vera Fitch formorly llvod In San Francisco with her slstor, Mrs. Grace Conger, wlfo of Hoy Conger, a nophow of former Minister to China Edwin II. Connor. Mro. Congor, at hor Ilroadwny homo today at first donlod that tho girl In tho Flower hospital was hor BlHtor, but later admitted that sho was. "You cannot blnnio mo for trying to docolve," sho said. "My slstor Is young and 1 wanted to protect hor." Vora'B frlonds say that most of hor troubles woro imngluory, Sho was very ambitious to becomo a lltorary light, but was easily dlsmiragod, Sho wroto short stories which sho was un- ablo to soil and thoroforo judged that ovoryono wa against hor, Her rolattves say sho had boon despond, ont for uomo timo, DENIED OF BALLINGER CHAIRMANSHIP i OF CONVENTION I A DIRECT ISSUE Teddy Will come Into the Open and Force Fljht With Sherman Ma chlno Expects a Hard Battle and Are Making Preparations. I NHW YOIUC, Aug. 31. Following fnvor the plan ami ItiHtenil tho mattor will no before tlio convention Itself. That the machlno Is exporting a hard fight Ih Indicated by tho prepnrn- Uoiih being made for tho battle. The organization oxpectH to put up Km hardtiU fight In tho cities. Lead rH will make every effort to captura doloKnteH there, believing that unless they ran control tho city dolccntcs tho Roosevelt forces will bo able to control tho convention, securing the bigger part of the country vote. DEFENSE FOR BROWNE RESTS Arguments Arc Expected to Be Acri monious This Is Second Trial of Defendant on Charge of Legisla tive Bribery. CHICAGO, Auk. HI. The defenso in the trial of I.00 O'Neil Hrowuo r,,ht'd it cane today. The state in (reduced minor rebuttal testimony 'during tlio alternooii. It is o.xpoet eil that, nrgunioiit will begin tomorrow uinl that tlio enso will lie in tho ,JuimiIn of tlie jury bol'oro tho end of , the week. 1 Tlio arguments nro expected to ho iierimoniouH. Throughout tlio trial testimony liiiK.nccii ottered to nn peneli not only witnesses, but the ut toriioys themselves. Although this U'Htiiiiony Iiiih been bnrrcil, it has caused hitter feeling, whieli, coupled with open charges by the court and tlio prosecutor, mill admissions by veniremen that uttempts wore mndo to reach tho jury, is oxpected to make the speeches of tho uttoruoys iiiiiiHiiully heated, LOCAL PHYSICIAN HOME WITH BRIDE Dr. It. W. Stearns of this city has returned homo from n five weoka' viult in Iowa. Ho briiiKS with him a bride, having wedded Miss Etiuim Ktiiy. of Morning Sun, la., on Au gust 18. Tho eoujJo will rosido here. Medford (H.v DR. J. E. BREAKER, City Health Officer.) To tho Editer: During the Inst month or so there have been hundreds' of inquiries of mo as health officer regarding tho purity nnd wholesomouess of tho city's now supply of water, coupled with urgent requests 'for an iuvus tigatlon and report, and as 1 recent ly luid the opportunity of availing myself of the company of a party eoiiHlsting of Frank Hurgess, Dr. I'orlor, O. M. Murphy nnd Charles rruo. Home of whom wore familiar with tlio Fish Lake region, I ac cordingly determined to mnko a thorough investigation of tho situa tion, which I did, with the most gratifying results. Whntovor dis trust of this witter supply has boon felt by tho skeptics Is based entirely P&rk Dedicated by Colonel Roosevelt to Commemorate John Brown's Life and Death. weif81 rv; nwff. II I A' Hi XV. . UI.I10 TstT Wmsh m VETERANS HAND ONE TO SHERMAN. Adopt Resolutions Saying That Re cent Action of Vice-President Is a "Deliberate Insult" Say He Of fered Unpatriotic Affront. JOPLIN, Mo., Aug. 31. Vlco-Pres-Idoiit James S. Sherman who Is to day on his way to Oklahoma on a speaking tour under tho auspices of tjio republican campaign committee, 1 Is duo to rccelvo n jolt whoa ho opens a letter sent from hero containing resolutions adopted by tlio Unxtor Springs G. A. R. Reunion associa tion. Shormnn wns to speak boforo tho veterans. Tho dnto was cancel led. Tho soldiers' committee wont to tho vice-president nnd woro told that tho matter was In tho 'hands of tho congressional committee Tho sol diers' roprosontntlvos wlrod tho com mlttco headquartors In Chicago and received a reply saying that tho mat ter would bo loft entirely to Sher man's personal wishes. Shormnn re fused to speak. Then tho G. A, R. Reunion associa tion held r. meeting and adopted a resolution saylug Sherman's action whs "notpnly cavalier and unpatriot ic affront to tho old soldlory of this vicinity and tho ontlro country, but a dollborato Insult directed at this organization." If tho furnished room, ad "looks good", run around to tho address glvon and tnko a look at It. . wxir-T?.mmL'7J&mm&,?',r-mkiinmwm . . -a Has the Best Water Supply On the Coast upon a misunderstanding or luck ot knowledge of the real facts in tho easo. .In order that all may have a clear understanding of tho truo conditions, I will first describe tho geographical and vhywcal surroundings of the wntor system. Fish Lake draws its water supply from one largo and several small springs in the lava rook nt tlio huso of Mt. MoLoughliu, from which tho water gushes forth in abundance, sparkling mid cold. A dnm is nearly eomplotod which will raise tho level of the lake flO feet, making a vast natural rcsorvoir, from tho sides of which all trees and vegetation nro to bu stripped to tho high-wntor lovol, which will oliullu ato the slight trace of vegetable or ganic matter in t)io wntor at present, duo to tho flooded timber along the D v HkTIVT .IHk. bTTHTI Hfluw siw Mr? JFIMsefc. . - IE) ft iVMfcTTf ifu v vVTW. "'IHBrBIjJBPr " m w"im. , n xrm n.. mui r; z&er&V ' S -fMmjm. TTammMRM&aiXMP i ' 1 vffaiwV' 3- mmmmm.'3ix;vm-3iamimrr i rrsjr 'wlY" iLWJv.HHK0vmriPilHQflbrusi& ' TEDDY AT HOME OF JOHN BROWN i Fully 25,000 Poople Accompanied Roosevelt to Scene of Historic Battle Also Visits Log Cabin in Which Abolitionist Lived. OSSAWATTOMIE, Kan., Aur. 31. Theodora Roosevelt today witness ed the scenes where the martyr, John Ilrnwn, lived. Tho colonel wns met at OsnRO City by Governor Stubhs and tho gover nor's stnl'f and escorted to Ossawnt tomie, where Congressmen Murdoek, Madibon, White nnd other insurgent leaders greeted him. Roosevelt was' taken to the log cabin built by John Brown near Os hawatomie ami later to tho "battle field," where tlio Kansas abolition ist, more limn hnlf a century ago, with a handful of men, withstood ten times their number of pro-slavery foes. Kitn.sntib and their visitors to tho number of 'J.'i.OOO accompanied the colonel to the historic field, whore tho distinguished guest dedicated tho battlefield memorial park and addressed the immense throng. Tho program for tonight i a bnu quot given by Governor Stubbs to Colonel Roosevelt at Luwreueo. Tho Roosevelt train on last night's joiunoy wns greeted by crowds at ev ery station up to midnight. Tho colonel did not mnko many speeches after dusk, hut he frequently stop ped to tho real platform to wave his hat nt tho people. Gifford Pinehot nnd former Secre tary James H, Garfield have been in djiilv conference with tho colonel and (Continuod on Page 5.) banks. From here, at a lovel of 1087 feet above sea lovel, the wntor falls swiftly through a cool, reeky can yon, 12Vj miles to tho city's intake, at' n lovel of 2111 feet; thcuco the city's Milly runs through pipe lino to tho city reservoir, at an elevation of 1580 feet, which is 210 feet nhovo the United States bench mark at tho Nabh hotel. At tho present timo this wntor is perfectly wholesome and can bo used with entire safety, for tho rapid fall of ovor 2500 foot in 12a miles, or 200 foot to tho mile, results in the water being thoroughly "charged" with air, just as soda wntor is charged with carbonic acid gas. This "aeration" of tho water, as it is called, has tho effect of purifying tho water of any contamination it may have received from tho vogota- 1 HEINZE WEDS VAMPIRE GIRL Couple Start on Yachting Trip and Will Later Visit Butte Neither Appear Worried by Threats of Mrs. French. NEW YORK. Aug. 31. F. Augus tus Ilelnzo of Montana and Mrs. Ber nlco Henderson, tho "Vampire Girl" of tho "A Fool There Was" company were married today in Brooklyn. Only a fow friends were present. The Rev. Dr. Hambele, pastor of a Brooklyn Episcopal church, officiated. After tho ceremony the couple started on a yachting trip. They an nounced that they would return- tho latter part of the week aud would thon go to Butte. Neither Hcinzo nor Mrs. Hender son appeared worried by tho threat of Mrs. Lillian Hobart French that sho would prevent tho marriage and that Ilelnzo had agreed to allow her money for hor support. Hcinzo asked tho minister to con duct tho ceremony without any more fuss than nececsary. HOME OFFICIALS DECLARE FRANCHISE, NOT FORFEITED Officials of tho Home Tolephono company deny that they have per mitted their Ashland frnnchlso to lapse, as declared by tho Ashland council, but assert that they have begun work and placed crossarms and liangors on tho poles, only awaiting tho arrival of material to go on with tho work. Thoy further assert that tho city council has no authority or right to declare tho franchise for foited. tiou on tho banks of tho lake dr from campers along its edges. It is evi dent that it must reach the consumer in nil its uurity as it completes its journoy in closed pipes. i is a com mon mistake to suppose that tho wa ter stands in the reservoir near tho city and boeomes warm and impure, but this is not true, as the water used in tho city is conducted through a 'by-pass" around tho reservoir, and runs directly from tho pipe line into tho distributing system. The water which tho city does not re quire, and whioh,is run through the reservoir nnd allowed to find its way ba3k to Hoar creek through ditchos and natural channels. Tho water in tho reservoir, which is Urns kopt frosh at nil times, is simply hold as n. reserve, supply, in ease it should bo ncqoss,ry to stop tho flow MIDDLE FORK FIR MEN ARE CIS 15000 IS NOW LOCAL HOSPITAL Committee Doing Good Work-Confidently Expect io Have $10,000 Pledged by End of Week Meet With' Great Success. Five thousand dollars toward the $10,000 subsidy required to secure the $100,000 hospital to be erected by he Sisters of Providence, had been pledged before the second day's solicitation ended. This amount does not include the banks, and some of the larger corporations, as well as many of the smaller business houses, and many citizens not yet called up on. It is confidently expected that the $10,000 required will be secured this week. The following is a partial list of the contributors np to noon tedny: B. B. Pickcl, $250; Conroy & Clancy, $250; E. II. Porter, $100; Dr. E. R. Seely, $250; J. E. Shearer, $100; Clark E. Saunders, $100; J. G. Thayer? $100; II. P. Hargrave, $150; Frederick C. Page, $100; Ho tel Nash Co., $100; Medford Mail Tribune, $100; F. N. Cummings, $100; II. C. Kentner Co., $100; Med ford Hardware Co., ,$100; Medford Furniture Co., $100;. Model Clothing Co., $100; Nicholson Hardware Co., $100; Woods Lumber Co.. $100; J. (Continued on Page 5.) SEES HIS FIRST AT 75 j Oliver Norsa, an Ex-Miner of the Grants Pass District, Attended Barnum & Bailey's Show Here on Monday Was His First Show. Oliver Norsn, aged 75, an ex-miner of tho Grants Pass district attendod Barnum and Bailey's "greatest Bhow ou earth" in this city Monday after noon. Therel s but little worthy of notice in that announcement, to be true, as some other 10,000 porcons did tho same thing, but this vns Mr. Norsa's first experience of tho kind in tho 75 years of his life. Never before had ho sat on the hard benches and munched peanuts and drank pink lomonado; for tho first time ho In dulged In what Is the free born right of every American boy. Mr. Norsa enjoyed it. All of his life ho has spent on tho frontier of civilization. Never had ho known a circus savo by hearsay. And now that ho has seen one, ho Is planning to seo as many moro as possible, for In his words, ho had "one glorious tlmo." through tho pipo lino for a timo for making repairs or any other pur pose. It should also bo borne in mind that the intake of tho pipo lino is above tho Huuley ranch, aud that tho water is therefora protoctcd from contamination by cattle, etc., con trary fo a mistnken idea which has been formed by some people. In fact, tho only possiblo sourcos of contamination are, as I havo stuted, the flooded vegetation nlong the shores of Fish. Lake, which aro to bo stripped of tjiis vegetation, and tho summer campers nt MoAllistor Springs and along the lake. All dan ger from the latter sourco can bo removed entirely by tho establish ment of proper snnitury conditions for thoso campers, which can bo done (Continued on Pugo 8.) SUBSCRIBED OR CIRCUS F WORSE: MORE PATCHEDTO SCENE NEW EIRE NOW RAGING EAST OF UNION CREEK Crater Lake National Park May Burn Over Flames Near DeadLJn dian Still Unchecked and Many Settlers May Lose Homes. The middle work fires near Pros pect have gained an added fury dar ing the paBt 34 hours, owing to th wind, which has come up and Betr prevails In that section, and mors men have been dispatched to jola. thoso now elngaged in fighting It According to reports from Pros pect this morning, there is great dan ger of the flames leaping the mlddl fork of Rogue river and if it doe it Is a certainty that Prospect will bo wiped out. Tho timber Is hcfcvr surrounding the settlement and ex tends to the rlrer. Twenty-six additional soldiers wh have been at work near Dudley have been sent to Prospect. This give the rangers directing the fight there a force of about ICO men, 100 sol diers and many civilians having al ready been at work there. A new fire has broken out In the heavy timber between Union creek and the Crater Lake national park. A call for aid was sent In by th guards in that section and the for estry officials will endeavor to seat men to fight this fire from tho Klan. nth side. The guards in hc park and the engineering party there will also 1)0 asked to lend their aid. The fire Is rapidly racing towar the park and may sweep ovor a largo section of it. Tho timber in that section is very heavy. The Dead Indian fire is also worse today, owing to a. high wind. Sev eral settlers are In danger of losing? their homes and much stock Is said to be in peril. Other fires aro said to have bees, checked. BRADY VICTOR AT ES Insurgents of Idaho Claim Victory for French, Progressive Republi can Candidate Homer Is Believes Defeated. BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 31. Idaho In surgent 1 As tho returns from Idaho's fc'irst primary election poured into Iloiso todny, the regular loaders were compelled to admit that Burton F. French, progressive candidato for tho congressional nomination, would in all probability win ovor Congress man Thomas Hnmor, stalwart, who is out for renominntion. French stumped the stato and mndo Cannonism and Aldrichism an issuo, while Humor declared for standpatisin and tho "old guard." Governor Brady, it is said, will secure tho Republican indorsement. Tho Insurgents were claiming vic tory for Burton L, Froaoh, progres sive candidate. Returns indicated that ho would carry Boise and Ad, county by a largo majority with t fair lead over his ticket. Reports from northorn Idaho ahowod that French was lending In tho Panbadle also. Thomas R. Humor, prosont con gressman and stalwart, was strongly supportod In tho southeastern Idahe region, bt it was bolloved that he could not overcome French's load. Arthur Bowen was leading ovw John Sewell for tho democratic con gressional nomination. It looks as though Idaho would remain wet. When in doubt put a wast ad U Tho Mall-Tribune PRMAR