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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1910. M V i t m Jk M m mi l 4. - t ' fJ ." : m- i '& r, m'V V TIMBERMEN TO FiSHT INCREASE Mew Tariff on Green Lumber From Willamette Valley to San Fran cisco Increased from $3.40 to $5 Legal War Will Be Started. PORTLAND, Or;, Sept. 21.-Lcgal representatives of tho Oregon and Washington Timber association in timated today that tho association Trouia fight tho proposed new tariff In effect November 16 increasing the rate on green timber between Wil lamette valley and San Francisco bay. Tho now schedulo which has Just been received from, tho San Francisco offices of tho Soutl'ern Pa cific, if it becomes effectlvo, will in crease tho w.to from $3.40 per thou sand feet to 5. This Is tho second nttenipt of the railroad company to raise tho rate to $5. A tariff to that effect was issued !n 1907, but the Oregon and Wash ington Lumber Manufacturers' asso ciation took tho case before the in terstate commerce commission. The rato had been f 3.10 and the commis sion, after a hearing, ordered in tho $3.40. Tho company appealed, but the commission was sustained by the United States court of appeals. From this court an appeal was taken to tho United States supreme court, where the easel s now pending. The order of the commission has teen in effect sinco October 15, 1908, nd expires by legal limit October IB, 1910. Railroad offilcals claim that the present rates make it hardly profit able to handle lumber shipments. MANY NATIONS INTEREST THEMSELVES CANAL WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 Now that the United States is about to complete tho Panima canal, many na- . tions 'are are interesting themselves la the question of fortification and have succeeded in arising the ques tion of the proposition. The United States, however, with plans for de fending the canal, which arc before President Taft, and the question, it any serious opposition develops, must bo setteled in congress this winter. Wilton Lackaye. Cleveland Moffett's play, "The Battle," in which Wilton Lacknye s to be seen at the Medford theater tonight, told New Yorkers some pretty harsh truths about their city. Dcspito tho fact that the play's scenes are laid in New York, citizens elsewhere cannot afford to shrug their shoulders and let these truths glance off on that account. Condi tions are much the same in all of our large cities, and human nature is pretty much the same the world over. "Tho Battle" is said to stimulate in terest in public affairs. For thnt alone it should be welcome everywhere. WILTON LACKAYE MEDFORD THEATRE, TONIGHT GREATER MARKET 0RE61 APPLES Four Salesmen to Be Sent Out on Road With View of Extending the Market for Fruit Grown in State of Oregon. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 22. With a view to increasing tho market for Oregon apples, offcials of the North western Frut Exchange announced today that four salesmen would be put to work n the mddlo western and southern states. Tho Northwestern Fruit exchange is identified with u number of growers' associations in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Tho-cnmpaigu will bo directed cs pooinlly to wholesale grocery trade, and it is expected that thero will bo opened up n wide territory hereto fore undeveloped on northwestern fruits. The campaign will bo the first of its kind ever inaugurated by the exchange in the interests of the industry. Plans are being formulated for tho co-operation of the exchange with its local constituents for tho betterment of the pack and grade of apples and to bring about an iin provement in tho practical working conditions of the business. WALDO HOTEL IS D GRANTS PASS, Sept. 22. About 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon the Waldo hotel, which has been doing sen-ice in thnt little town since the enrly '60s, was entirely destroyed by fire. This is the old Charles Decker hotel and for years has been one of the old landmarks of that vicinity and noted for the splendid accommo dations it hns furnished to the trav eler in those parts. It is believed that the building caught fire from n spark from the flue. Nothing was saved belonging to the hotel, al though some of the effects of the lodgers were saved. Frank Leland, a mining promoter, was stopping at the hotel and had many valuable papers in his room, and as he was absent at tho time of the fire his loss would have been large had it not been for tho timely work of Mrs. Will White. Mrs. White went to his room and gather ing up all the valuable data she could find, carried them from the building and was rewarded with a $20 goldpiece by Mr. Leland on his return. The hotel building was the property of Mrs. Ida Veatch, former ly Mrs. Charles Decker of Waldo. She is at present residing at Eugene. W. R. Davidson of Alasauaua. la.. is in Medford looking for a location. Mrs. J. D. Fry, Mrs. Anna Presley and Mrs. Ed Lister aro In Medford from Grants Pa38 attending the Meth odist conference. DEATH ANGEL RIDES STORM Lightning Slays Woman ami Six Men Communication Is Cut Off by Storm Woman Killed as She Drives for Shelter. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 22. A woman and six men are dead as n result of yesterday's thunder storm, according to reports which were received today from the storm-swept districts. Tho dead, whoso names are known, nre: MRS. GUS KRATZ. JAMES BLAND. CHARLES LELICAMAS, nil liv ing near Elbert. Telcphouo lines and telegraph wires are down and tho communica tion is difficult. It is n yet im possible to lenrn the identify of the other victims. Mrs, Krntz was struck by light ning ns sho opened the gate to her ranch, after having driven sovcrul miles at a breakneck pneo to got; into shelter. Bland and C. Bethel, n compan ion, drove to Lelicnmns' ranch. Le licnmns met them in front of his house and the three started toward the barn. A flash of )i-litning struck n nearby tree, killing Bland and Le-1 lieamns. Bethel, who stood between the two, was uninjured. WEDNESDAY'S SCORES. Coast League. Portland 1, Vernon 6. Los Angeles 3, Sacramento 9. San Francisco 1, Oakland 2. National League. Brooklyn 4, Chicago 1. New York 4, St. Louis 5. Philadelphia 13, Clncianati 11. American League. Chicago 6, New York 4. Cleveland 0, Philadelphia 0 (call ed in 11th ianing account darkness.) St. Louis 2, Boston 4. Northwestern League. Seattle 4, SpokaneG. Vancouver 3, Tacoma 2. HAL CHASE WINS OUT. Is Now Acting Manager of the New YORK TEAM. CHICAGO, Sept. 22. "Peerless" Hal Chase Las won out in his dispute with Manaeer George Stallings of tho New York Highlanders. ChaBO began today his duties as anting man ager of the club, vice Stallings, whoso rate is now la tho hands of Owner Frrrell. Chase's promotion is the result of yesterday's conference between Far- rell and Stallings, In which Stallings accused Chaso of "laying down" and demanded that ho ho eusponded. Chase says he already has his con tract to be manager next year. In local baseball circles It Is be lloved that Stallings knew of this con tract and that it was the direct ccuso of the breach. Nelson to Sign, KANSAS CITY, Sept. 22. Bat tling Nelson today will meet Monto Dale to completo arrangements for a ten-round match at Kansas City on October 10. Tho battler, who has boon out of tho ring since he lost tho lightweight championship last Febru ary, will begin training for tho mill at once. Ho has secured quarters nt Elcel Bior Springs. PRO-ROOSEVELT RESOLUTION KILLED COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Sept. 22. Resolutions applauding Roobevelt and La Follotte and de nouncing Guggonhcim wero almost unanimously tabled by tho republican convention which convened hero yes torday. A resolution demanding the appointment of n public utilities commission nnd still anothor ngninst tho passage of tho direct primaries law met witli tho same fate. Mevlo Vincent, loader of tho insurgents, presented tho resolutions. SPOTTING NEWS SCHOOL MA'AMS SOON TH GATHER Joint Institute of Josephine and Jackson County Teachers Will Bo Held October 1 13-15 Largo At tendanco Expected. GRANTS PASS, Sept. 22. This city will bo nlivo with school nm'nms for three days during the mlmllo'of October, for on Vho 13th to 15th tho joint county teachers' institute for Josephine and Jackson counties will ho held. Superintendent. Savage is making plans for n largo attendance and an ticipates thnt thero will ho at least 230 teachers present. Superintend ent of Public Instruction J. II. Aek ernmn of Snlem will be present with other distinguished members of the teaching profession, including L. R. Aldersou, head of the department of education of the University of Or egon; Miss Catherine Montgomery, superintendent of, primary education of the Bcllinghnm public schooU; Professor Sampson of tho Washing ton stnto normal school at Cheney. There will bo two general sessions held each day at the high school building. The evening sessions will bo held nt tho opera house. The program will be divided into four general divisions primary, interme diate, rural schools and supcriutou- I - k At 1 tents nnit nrmeinnis ot ntirii scnoois. j AUSTRALIA WANTS BATTLE. Johnson and Lnngford Resume Their Negotiations. BOSTON, Sept. 22. An offor ot $30,000 for at match between Sam Lanagford and Jeek, Johnson by Hugh Mcintosh vra received today by the two blades and negotiations looking towards a .battle which wero brokon off yesterday were again re sumed. Mclntoeh, who is in Austra lia, wants to match the pair in Lon don, and acceding to his tolecram will return to promoto tho match just as bo on as he winds up thrco or four fights ho has scheduled now in Australia. Whether Johnion will still demand his side bet of $20,000 is not known. From yeotorday's meeting It appears that Langford has about mado up his mind to put up tho money. ALL START GAMES SOON. Cincinnati Promoter Says No Hitch Hns Occurred. CINCINNATI. O.. Soot. 22. Tho nil-star post season games will bo playod just as we planned," said D, A. Fletcher, the Cincinnati promoter, today. "All reports to tho contra ry aro untruo and spring from unre liable sources." Flotchor offered to proluco lotters from nearly ever' one of tho stars ho had asked to play, saying that they would accept his terms. "I oven have a letter from Mc Graw," said Fletcher. "Other stars who have ncreed to play for mo aro Evers, Hoffman, Collins, Mullln, Crawford, Stauage, Bush and Walter Johnson." Middleweight to Tight. CHICAGO, Sept. 22. Articles call ing for a match botwoen Frank Klaus, tho Pittsburg middleweight. and Eddlo McGoorty, tho Irish cham pion, wero Bigncd hero today by the two principals. The fight will bo staged by tho Badger Athletic club in Milwnukeo at a date to bo sot soon. Tho men meet at tho middle weight limit. i After voting down tho first Gug genheim resolution, n second resolu tion endorsing Guggenheim was pro posed and passed. Tho provision that tho next convention niimo the sonaforial candidate mot with a hitch and was undecided. Taft and tho tariff wero endorsed. A quotation from one of RooBovelt' speeches on good roads was ombori ied in tho resolution of endorsement. Tho convention this afternoon be gnu tho consideration of tho plank denouncing tho referendum and re call recommended hv tho coinmittco on resolutions. Tho plnnk was ovov- wiioimingiy rejected ana a pimiK commending tho rnnulilicnns. sun- porting tho initiative and referendum and submitting tho question to the voters was substituted. ONE UNHURT IN 50 PASSENGERS 'Authorities Investigating Wrecking of Two Electric Cars Near Kings land, In Which 40 Wero Killed and Eight Injured. PORT WAYNE, lud., Sept. 22. Noth tho Wells county authorities irtid tho officials of tho Wabash Valley Traction company today are investigating the wrecking yesterday of two eleetrio ears near Kingshihd, in which ,I0 persons wero killed and eight severely injured. A third in vestigation, conducted by tho Indi ana railroad commission, may bu held to dotormiuo responsibility for. the accident. Frank Hardy, superintendent of tho traction company, in n statement today, blames Motormnu Corkwoll of tho southbound car, saying that ho was probably responsible for tho noeidont. Corkwell was terribly in jured and will probably dio. Tho southbound ear was running empty to Bluffton. Tho northbound enr, with Motormnn Van Dyne nnd Conductor Spillor in charge, was jammed with people bound for the county fair here. It is asserted by tho trnetion offi cials that the southbound car was ordered to wait at Greensboro be tween Kingsland nnd Ossinn, for tho northbound car, and that ho disre garded the order and tried to meet it at Kingsland. Tho nccident oc curred on n long curve just north of Kingsland. Of tho 50 persons in tho two cars, only one escaped unhurt. HUOKIN'4 IIOIISS THAT BUCK Tlieero Will be n Lnfgo Delegation Of Real Western Bronchos and Burking Horses With tlto Wild West nnd Kir at "Frontier Days" In tho mlddlo west means no much to tho ranch men nnd tho cowboys within n two hundred miles rndluB as does tho Btato fair to tho peoplo of tho east ern section of Uuclo Sam's domain. And tho feature of features with tho hardy westerner on this Ms day of days, Is tho bucking bronchos con test. It is therofort aproprnito that ono of tho features of a typical west ern exhibition should bo a broncho "busting" display with tho Wild West and tho Far East. Thoro Is no end of excitement in this display. Thero is a riot of fun and any amount ot skillful horsemanship, for tho "bucking broncho" Is full of 111 tem per. Hco recognizes no master and resents any attomp to rldo him. Ho sldcstops, backa bucks and Jumps iwth lighting rapidity, and It re quires a saddlo export to stay on him more than a couplo of minutes at a time. Thcso horses can not bo train ed to "buck ' for no -animal could Do trained to mako n display which may end at any moment in n broken neck for Mr. Eqplno. Tho "buck ing" is the real gonulno artlclo, and tho cowboys who do tho ttnddlolng and tho riding nro just an real a tho buckoro. Tho man has not ns yet boon dlscovored who can toll Just why tho bucking broncho bucks, ns no two animals employ tho samo tactics In ridding themselves of tho obnoxloiiB person who attempts to bestride thorn. In this samo arpnn will bo .shown how tho range horso after being conquered can bo trained. Ray Thompson will exhibit his troupe headed by "Jop Bally" in feats of graco and Intelllgonco here tofore only known In trained nnd thoroughbreds ot tho circus norona. Tho contrast between tho wild buck or and tho trained ran go horso Ib mnrkod, and tho spectator geta a good idea what can bo accomplished through the comparison of tho wild horso and tho skillful trained brother Thoy will bo seen next Saturdayy with Buffalo Bill and Pnwnco Bills' Stakes Life on Card. JOLIET, III., Sopt. 21. John Puvcglio, 10, today staked his lifa on tho turn of a card and lost. Ho then blew out his biaius with u shot gun. Pnvcglio is beliovcd to have been despondent ovor u love affair. Ho i-cturticd home shortly after mid night and socurcd a pack of cards which ho carried to his room. Ten minutes later his brother heard a shot and wont to tho room, whore ho found tho cards strown about the table i'aco downward. Ono card, a deuce of clubs, was turned up. Paveglio's ljody lay on thu floor. "To wasto is an offonso," no soil thoso socond hand things you've ceas ed to UBho, Such sales are "want ad business." Hoskkus for Health. CRIPPEN TRIAL WILL BE SHORT AEFAIR LONDON, Sept. 22. Judging o.v tho way ordors wero expedited before tho police magistrate, it now seems certain that tho trial or Dr. Uawloy Hurvoy Crippon for tho murder of his wife, nnd of Ethol Clnro Leuovo ns nu accessory, will bo ready for hearing by tho time tho October sessions at tho Old Pailoy begin. Tho change from tho stuffy III Ho How stroot police court to tho airy now building of the Old llniloy will bring into sharp relief tho nrchnio procedure, long in existence in Eng land, that will prevail nt the hear ing. NO VAUDEVILLE FOR UNCLE JOE DANVILLK, III., Sept. 22. "I'll not go into vnudovlllo for $3000 u week, nor for three times three thousand," declared "nolo Jou" Can non, when asked if ho would accept tho offer of a Toledo theatrical man. "I've got other things to think about, anyhow, than trying to elevate tho vaudeville stage." Cannon admitted his receipt of n telegram from Toledo offering him tho sum named to "do a turn" twice u day. But "nclo Joo" says ho throw it into the basket without ovon not ing tho signature. Alaska Shlppinn Closes. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 21. All Inland navigation In Alaska cloned to day and tho torrltory will seo no more shipping from tho outside till noxt Juno. Most ot tho Yukon rlvor Btoaiuors succeeded In reaching St. Mlchnols this week, according to n cnblo gram received hero today. A fow freighters woro caught in tho Ico Inst' winter rind hold prisoners all winter. OREGON AGAINST SCHEME. (Continued from page 1.) tum'ccn in bringing about reduc tions in grain rates. Mr. West found Eastern Oregon nlivo to tho issue of asHcmblyitin. .Many farmers wore attending the sessions of court as jurors or ns witnesses, and ho was given an op portunity to learn tho strength of tho nnti-nsscmbly sentiment. Ho says ho behoves threo-fourths of tho peoplo thoro aro opposed to tho as sembly movement. "Ropot'ts I roccivod thoro mid those coming to mo through tho mail mako mo confident that I will roceivo tho democratic nomination for go crnor," ho snid. "I feel Hiiro I will carry custom Oregon by a substan tial voto. "Tho duties of my offico on tho stnto railway commission havo pre vented mo from making tho canvass I would like to havo made. Rut I NOVELTIES in NECKWEAR Novelties in Neckwear arriving daily. flA handsome assortment of Stocks, Itabats, Jabots and Laundered Collars in lace effects. Prices of these range from 15cts to 65 cts Persian Belts JA largo assortment of Persian ELASTIC Belts full lino of newest patterns and shadings; all tho rage this season. Fine values at $1.25 Notions, etc. CJDon't forgot wo carry a complete lino of Notions and Small Wares. Our lines aro boing completed ovory day INTRODUCTION SALE CONTINUES ALL WEEK GRAY & MOE THE PLACE TO GO FORMERLY VAN DYKE'S -f -f -f-f f 4 TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY, f l'W RKNT Furnished (l-room cot Inge, !Mll N. Ivy. Iuqulro at 1-17 N. Holly or Medford Furniture Co. WANTHD-Hids for cement side walk entire length Queen Anno hv enuo, For particulars boo Waller MtiCalluni, Hotel Ninth. tf ' WANTKD Four or fivo-room limine, small 'family, no children. Inquire or nddresH cigar factory, lit) K. 0th st. FOR SAIiE$1200 cukIi for ono house and two lots on lloutty fit, linmiro nt KM Honttv st. 107 Pure Clear Sparkling You can't ufford to do without thin splondid, refreshing drink. Call up nnd order a oano sent to the house. Tho purest, most healthful drink known is SISKIYOU MINERAL WATER P. C. BIGHAM, Agent. !. .l Long For the Energy of Youth CJMniiy persons in middlo life long for tho energy of youth when they seo effici ent young men rising social- ly nnd financially. QTo seo how it is dono only requires better perception and con serving of energy. JWc in crease perception and con serve energy, with our Toric, Cylindrical a n d Bifocal lenses. Try us. DR. RIOKERT Over Kentner's. believe the- fnct I havo attondod to business will not work to my disad vantage. Tho democrats of tho state should look with at least as much favor ti)ou my candidacy as if I neglected my duties and spout my timo running ovor tho stnto." Mr. West loft this afternoon for his offico nt Salem. If nominated for governor, ho announced ho will nuike an active campaign of tho statu beforo election day in Novem ber. 4 A s iff ; in3ij .A? - --AVVK . f-. ,"' ,