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r or w"?j T THE GREAT SPECIAL OFFER CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT. HAVE YOU HELPED HER? I Medford Mail Tribune dotted mwm association Full Leaflet! Wke Itepert. ' Till- WICATHKU. 7' Cloudy tonight with poinlblo The only paper In the werl published In a city the alM of Medford having; a leased wire. nhnworn, FETTHYEAB. MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1910. No. 157. I J jCViC i te. SENATOR BOURNE DENIES USE OF "SLUSH FUND" IN CAMPAIGN HAS KOI LOANED Oil PAID A DOLLAR TO NEWSPAPERS Says He Has the Utmost Confidence In the Intclllflcncc, Honesty and In dependence of the People, ami Be lieves In Defeat of Candidates. PORTLAND, Sopt. 20. "Nolwith Htnnding Iho entire luck of organ ization, tliu uiiti-ussoiiibly campaign hitH been admirably eowiuotod," wild Scimtor Jonnlliuii Hournr, Jr., today in n HtuU-iiiLMit issued to tho promt. "Tho proirressivo iiowspaporn, the grange mid tho labor loader, to- KUthur with candidate! who stand for progressive laws, have dono Kplon did work and tho election rctnniH will hIiow that the work has not been in vnin. 'Naturally tho trailer part of tho work Iiiim fnllim tinnii tint iitoltuhmIvo uowHpnpere, for tho campaign Ib largely 0110 or iiilnrmation. huh in a fight of tho people ugniiiHt polit ical bosses and machines and all thnt in iHTeHKary in that tho people tdiull bo advised which candidatoN Htand for tho tnnchine and which arc ad vocates of truly popular government. There can bo no doubt how the peo .plo will voto if thuy know tho ntti tudo of tho varioiiK candidates. 'i have not paid, promised or loaned a dollar directly or indirect ly to any newspaper, candidate or public speaker during (Iiih campaign, except for my iihiiiiI HuliHoriptiniiH to five daily paporx and the purchase of GO extra copies of one issuo of nn evening paper. I do not own a do)lnrK interest in any newspaper. "On my return to Oregon last fall I quiakly realized thnt nn effort would bo mndo through the assembly plan to restore under a new name the old thrco-HhcIl game of polities for the porxonnl benefit of disgruntled politicians and npoeia lintorcats. On October .18, 1000, I issued no ad dress to tho people of Oregon expos ing tho efforts and methods of tho nsscmblyitcs. At an expense of loss than $1000 I -had printed mid mailed about 30,000 copies of this nddross to a many citizens of 'Oregon. I urged, and still urgo, tho defeat of all candidates who sought or accept ed mi assembly nomination. Kcton tion of a groat fundamental principle is of more importance to socioty than any individual or party. "In, my opinion, Orogon'n laws are tho greatest asset the slate has. Pco plo will go whore thoy cnir o:n'oy the greatest personal liberty and invent their labor, brains and capital where thoy will receive the grdato.U cquir abe protection. Oregon furnishes these conditions in addition to pos sessing the greatest undeveloped na tural resources. (Continued on Page 8.) LAST STAND OF PUGS IS TAKEN Promoter Tom McCarey Is Awaiting Action of Los Angeles City Coun cil on Proposed Anti-Boxing Or dinance. LOS ANGKLES, Cnl., Sept. 20. -Promoter Tom McCarey has made his last plea for the fight game in Lob Angeles, and today ho is await ing with trepidation the action of tho city council on the proposed anti boxing ordiuauco, which, if passed as it stands, will leave Tom and his pugilistic dependents out in tho cold, MoCaroy appoarcd last ovoning boforo tho legislative oommittoo of tho council. - Jackson County Finances Jackson county Is approximately $130,000 In debt, mid this despite the fact that tho constitution of tho state of Oregon forbids an indebt edness of more than .$5000. Is this a business proposition T Jackson county's Indebtedness has Increased approximately $50,000 In the two years past. It is mmunlly incroamng at the same ratio. Is this a business proposition? Jackson county cannot issue bonds. Instead, warrants nro issued which boar interest from date until paid. The county is now a year and a half behind that Is, Its Income' for the next eighteen months has already been expended'. Ih this ft business proposition f County finnnccs nro managed by tho county commissioners, of whom Joshua Pnttcrson is tho controlling spirit. Insufficient rovenuo is rained by taxation to meet expenditures, becnuso it is easier to run the COUnty In debt than it is to faco tho storm which increased taxatiqn neceBHnry to secure needed rovenuo would raise. Ih this a business proposition? Shall tho county run nlong, year after year, going deeper and deeper into debt? Tho day of rcokoning must comb whon tho limit of unauthorized credit will havo been reached, when wnrnnts will drop below pnr, holders will becomo frightened and injunctions prevent the issuance of moro warrants. Then will come panic, depression, stag nation. Is this a business proposition? Hotter Change the system, introduco business methods, mnintain tho credit of tho county, before it is too Into. This is a business proposition. There is only one wav this can bo dono, and thnt is by retiring Joshua Patterson to private Hfo by electing a competent, successful financier and business man, like Qoorgo L. Davis, in his place. This, nlso, is n business proposition. COMMITTEE NOW LOOKING INTO LORIMER CASE In Session Today to Determine the Method of Procedure and Scope of Inquiry Which They Will Under takeHearing Is to Be Open. CHICAGO, Sept. 20. Tho sena torial inquiry into tho allegod frauds and bribery connected wjtlt tho elec tion of William Lorimor to tho Unit ed States senate was begun hero today. All the members of tho com mittee with tho exception of Fruzior (Tennessee) and Hulkeloy (Connec ticut) nro present. Hoth those motn bors nro en route to Chicago. The committee mot this morning to determine the method of procod- "nro and tho scopo of inquiry which tho committee will undortnko. The mooting today was executive. Tho hearing itself, it wns announced, will bo open. Tho conference was held at tho CongrosH hotel. Senator Lorimor was at tho Con gress hotel during the day, but did not soo his colleagues. lie said ho did not know whothor ho would bo summoned boforo tho committee Tho real hearing will begin tomor row, according to nu announcement mndo by Sonator Bill-rows ' (Michi gan). Tho commit (bo will not mnko any finding, it is oxpoctod, It Ih noting ns a subcommittee to tnko ovidouco and tho facts gathered wil, bo sub mitted to tho full oommitjoo on elec tions nnd privilogos. POWERFUL AIRSHIP BOUGHT BY VANDERBILT NEW YORK, Sopt. 10. Tho Blor lot monopn..a bought by William K. Vnndorbllt, Jr., which will nrrlvo to morrow from Noitllly, Franco, Is said to bo tho most powerful ntrshlp yot built, It was Rocrotly constricted un dor tho Buporvlslon of tho famouH French aviator and at Its trial flight it mndo n trip of 12 mlnutoa at tho reta of 82 miles an hour, SEDUCED VOTE EXPECTED FOR JAMESTAWNEY Early Reports Indicate That If Not Defeated His Vote Will Be Much Lower Than It Was at Previous Election. MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 20. Eaily rejiorts in tho congressional primar ies being hold in Minnesota todny in dicnto that Congressman James A. TaWIlOV will hn rohllknil liv n rmliw.n.l voto if ho is not defeated for ro nominntion. Tho weuthor was cloar and tho vote probably will bo very neavy. In the fourth congressional dis trict, watchers at tho polls prodict that Stevens, Htandpnttor, will bo re turned a winner over Ilnllmrt. insur gent. Congressman Nye is on tho iicionsivo in the lifth district. Ho is nccused of Cannonisui. Tho so called Silent VOto will nrnlmlilv .In. torniino tho result. His opponent is .aiuori xinii, an insurgent. DAUGHTERS OF AMEmCAN REVOLUTION AT FUNERAL CIIICAOO, Sopt. 10, Scores of daughters of tho Involution and many women members of other pat riotic orders throughout tho country nro oxpoctod. to attond tho funeral of Mrs. William Robov. who 5b ,in,i at her homo in Chicago. Mrs. ItoboV was loumlor of tho national ordor of the women's uuxiliary of tho Grand Army of tho Ropublio nnd a momhor of tho Daughters of tho Revolution. Sho was born in Bos ton in 18-18. TUGBOATS LEAVE TO AID WRECKED SHIP RELLINGHAM. Wash.. Sout. 10. wTwo tugboats, conimandod by Captains Franko and Ilondorson, sot out from lioro at 11 o'clock this fore noon to go to tho aid of the steam ship Puobla, which is ashore in the straits of Goorgin, somowhoro be. twooi) Rollingham and Vuncouvor, B. O, 4-f -f -- f f f VETERANS TO MEET ON HISTORIC FIELD ATLANTIC CITiV, N. J Sept. 20. A mou'ment to hold n reunion onjhc field of Gettysburg in 1013, on the COtli niiiiivcrsnryof that fa mous buttlo, was launched to day by dclcgntes to tho en campment of tho Grand Army of the Republic, in session here, A resolution proposing Hint tho Confederate Veter ans bo invited to participate likely will be introduced. According to "thoxe behind ihc plan, comrhHteeq will be appointed by the G. A, R. and by the Confederates to ar range tho details. July 1, 2 nnd .'! are tho dates of the battle. J f f f DAVIS FAVORS CONTRACT PLAN TO BUILD ROADS Says That First Step Taken Should Be Survey, In Order That County Need Not Work in Um Dark Gov ernment Would Be Glad to Aid. "If elected county commissioner I shall favor building county roads by the contrnct system," stntes George L. Davis, president of the Farmers' & Fruiturowers' bank, who is a can didate for tho republican nomina tion. - fi "I believe thorougluyV. in good roads," he contiu4ed, "I think, however, they should first bo sur vcyed, quantities figured, f-nccifien tionfi be made nnd then bids nsked for construction, nnd tho contractors forced to live up to specifications. "Tho Nntional Good Roads nsso ciation nnd the federal government's department of good roads liavo sim plified tho problem of highways. They are willing to lend assistance nnd eo-opernto to the fullest extent in tho mnttcr of road-building, and will even co to tho extent of build ing n mile of highway providing mn teriais are furnished. "ll elected, I shall give to the county's business the same earn nn.l attention thnt I have alwnys given to my own business. I ennnot sparo the timo to mnko a nersnnnl Mm. paign, but leave it to tho people wnoiner tnev invor n change in meth ods or not." ANNEXED SI 750 Says He Is Surprised at. Number of Old Men and Imbeciles In City About $800 More to Be Collected Before He Quits. That foo of tho worklngmnn. S. A. D. Hlggtii8, poll tnx colrector. has waged eo successful a war on tho pocketbooks of tho citizens of the city that ho has annexed to dato some 11750, Thero still remains about fSOO to collect, and "Sad" Is figur ing on gottlng It dono within tho next fow days, ' "Many pooplo toll mo," states Mr. Hlgglns, "that it Is tholr belief that I should got soino $3000 in in Med ford boforo I quit, but' I won't, for Imbeciles and tho aged a:o oxompt. And, do you know, thero nro a bunch of mon In Medford who suddenly got to bo over B0 yonrs of ago." ASHLAND ELKS SOON TO DEDICATE NEW TEMPLE Tho Ashland herd e: Kiks aro planning to dedicnto their now tem ple on October 13, 14, 1G, nnd tho local brethren nro making groat preparations, and tho host hot of the soason will bo tho dedication, The ovonts will oulminnto on Saturday J afternoon nnd evening. HIG NS HS 1 AYS TAFTTOT.R. Open Opposition to Roosevelt May Develop Soon on Part of Adminis tration Taft Said to Be Real Leader and That Colonel Realizes the Fact. ABOARD TAFT TRAIN. COLUM BUS, O., ScpL 20. That Taft is a real leader nnd that he is planning to hold the leadership, in spite of Roosevelt; thnt, in fact, open oppo sition to Roosevelt may develop on the part of the administration later, is the belief of the politicians of the country, is shown by the messages thnt have been received by Tnft to dny. From all parts of the country messages have been pouring in on the chief executive, congratulating him on his stand yesterday in the conference with Roosevelt. The telegrams all infer that Tuft refus ed to acquiesce to the requests made by the former president at tho New Haven meeting. The politicians nboard tho train nlso praise Tnft for the stand that he has taken. The fact that the colonel sought the interview is be ing pointed out as an indication that the president is a real leader and that this is realized by Roosevelt probably better than by any one else. The administration forces are ju bilant: NEW VQRK, Sept. 20. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt reached his of fice in tho Outlook today Tather later than usual. He told the cor respondents thnt he had no state ment to make regarding his interview with Tnft yesterday at New Haven. He snid, however, that ho wanted it distinctly understood thnt he would not compromise nt the Saratoga con vention. Intimnte friends of the colonel to day intimate that the former presi dent had no cnuso to feel cxulated over tho conference yesterdny. If ho exnectcd help from Tnft in the New York situation he wns disap pointed, it is intimated. It is believed that Taft will keep out of tho Now York fight and that further than tho letter sent to Gris com ho will have nothing to say un til tho Saratoga convention is over with. What effect tho conference will have on tho Saratoga convention hns (Continued on Paeo 8.) CUPID FORSAKES COUNTY:LICENSE BUSINESS SLOW For Past Eight Days No Marriage Licenses Have Been Applied For County Clerk Thinking of Cut ting Prices to Revive Business. Cupid has been driven from tho products of Jackson county, is tho boliof of tho officials in tho county dork's offico at Jacksouvillo. Thero havo boen no demands for marriago lieonsos for eight days, which horo toforo has boon an nnhonrd-of stato of Affairs in Jackson county. To mako tho matter worse, two divorces wore granted by Circuit Judge Calkins last .Monday ana IhroQ othor dissatisfied wives havo filod comnlaints neainst their hus bands, Booking legnl separation. It is tho boliof of tho county ot ficials that a matrimonial bureau is badly noodod to inorenso tho county' rovenuo worn this source Willi none in sight, County Clork Coleman is considering n hnrgain salo in ordor to rovivo business, 4- SAYS TAFT IS STILL FRIEND OF BALLINGER WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. Thnt President Taft hns not changed his nttitudo toward Secretary Bnllinger, " " but will support him until tho "" report of the investigating "" "" committee has been finnlly "" " submitted, is the opinion of "" E. C. Finney, former private "" secretary of Bnllinger. "Taft hns not changed his " nttitude toward Bailinger," "" Finney said today. "Bailinger "" "" kept in touch with Taft while "" "" he was in tho west. He was " assured that tho reported " "" changed nttitude on the part " of tho orcsident had no foun- dation." -f -- KNIFING GREW OUT OF QUARREL nasi cents Negro Stabbed Monday Passes Rest ful Night and Will in All Proba bility Recover Only 50 tents In volved in Dice Game. Gcorgo Johnson, tho negro who was stabbed during a fight over n dice game In a box car yesterday by James Watson, another negro, pass ed a restful night. Dr. C. R. Conroy, the attending physician, stated this morning that he believed that John son would live, as probing had failed to find whero tho knife had entered the vital portions of the abdomen. If no complications arisd within the next 24 hours, the wounded negro will bo out of danger. Details of the encounter as des cribed to Chief of Police Shearer this morning by the wounded man con firm tho statements made by Watson that he had acted in self-defense to a great degree. However, Johnson claims that be had won the money, which was 50 cents, and that Watson had tried to grab tho stakes. The victim says that he had no knife with him and that he fought only with his fists. James Watson is being hold in the city jail pending a hearing before Mayor Canon this afternoon, in which ho may be found over to the circuit court. He will bo moved to Jackson ville for safo keeping, if bound over. MANY ORDANCES COMEUP TONIGHT City Council Will Have a Busy Ses sionPetition for Sidewalk on East Main and for Liquor License Will Be Considered. Eleven ordinances assessing tho cost of paving on various streets of the city will bo considered nt tho regular meeting of tho city council schedulod for this ovoning. This business will constitute tho chief mat tor to bo considered. The streetB on which such assess ments will bo mado tonight are: East Main, North Bartlett, South Bartlett, Ross court, Peach, South Laurel, North Holly, South Fir, South Front, Eighth and tho alley between Main and Sixth east of Central avenue. In addition to thle business tho council will consider tho petition of J. W. Sllngcr for nn extonslon of his liquor llconso for n period of six months. A pottlon for n sidewalk on East Main will also ba considered. Hotelkeepers Arrested, SAN DIEGO, Cnl., Sept. 20. War rants were Issued todny for 13 own ers of tourist hotels which aro not equlppod as tho law demands with flro escapes. It Is declared that vigorous pros ecutions will follow. SALARY OF P.J.IIGARA IS HELD UP Attitude of Commissioners ts Orch-' ardists Is Again Shown by Their ; Refusal to Pay Pathologist fw 4 First Month, While He Was East ' Securing Co-operation. The county commissioners at their last meeting refused to pay Profes Hor P. J. O'Gara for the first month' ' work on the ground that he was east and not attending to hia work. Professor O'Gara was employed ua- . der contract by the county to take charge of orchard Inspection and ths warfare on fruit pests for one year. The first month of tho year, July, was spent in tho east, where Profes sor O'Gara arranged for the co-operation of the federal department oC agrlcvulture. As tho contract espec ially stipulates that this co-operatloa be secured, the commissioners will either have to pay his expenses lm securing It, or his salary. The attitude of the commlselonerti in this regard is characteristic of their attitude on everything affecting tho fruit growing Interests. What ever they have done, especially what ever Commissioner Patterson has done, has been grudgingly dona under pressure, and in some Instances, doae In spite of his opposition, by ths other members of the board. In ,n . effort made by fruit growers haT) thoy had tho hearty co-operatfoa "oi" assistance of Mr. Patterson. MRS. BRADLEY IS VICTORJN COURT Woman Who Shot Senator Irewa Secures Part of His Fortune fr Her Children Case Has Been.Unf; der Way Since 1906. J SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 20. After years of legal fighting, Mrs. Anna Bradley, who shot former Sen-r ator Brown in Washington because he refused to acknowledge her tws children, which sho alleges were his, has secured a part of his fortune for them. The case, which has drag ged along since tho shooting in 1906, has finally been settled out of court. Mrs. Bradley gets $12,500 for'the two children, according to tho term entered Into in the settlement. Be-' foro his death Brown wlllod $100,- 000 to the children of his first wlfe Ho cut Mrs. Bradley's chldlron ott without a cent. ' METHODIST CHURCH , SOUTH SHOWS GROWTH tint Rev. Goulder's roport at the quar terly conference of his church last, Monday night showed tho Methodist Episcopal church, South, to bo In a1 very prosperous condition. Tho rise In the price of land la Medford has brought the value of the church "ana, parsonage to tho sum of $36,000.' Frank G. Llndloy was elected trus teo, W. C. Rice wns chosen Sunday, school superintendent, and F.-' 8. Brandon, Mrs. William Miller, W. cl Rice, Mrs. E. O. Frenback.- B. F?fO for and T. K. Murray were elect4J stewards. i $50 A HEAD PAID FOR BUNUH UI- Bttf Fifty dollars was the average price , received by Bon Frodonlmrg for 39 head of cnttla which ho drove Ine Medford on Monday from his rano near Butto Falls. Each one of the, cattlo weighed In tho neighborhood of 1100 poundB. Tho price of four hh4 a half cents a pound that he receiv ed from a local butcher shews that cattio raising is a promamv uuiu. 1. 1 .i si