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I J 9 THE WEATHER Fair today and Tuesday. ,i The Menage of the TUgn. Vlilip Knlr weather. " Itliip Haiti or snow. While ami liluo Local showers Hlnrk triangular Above white, warmer; below white, colder. While with black center Cold. I Jackson County Ranks Fifth in 'the State in Valuation and Population Medford Mail Tribune Circulation MAIL TRIBUNE'S CIRCULA TION YESTERDAY WAS 3050 -FIFTH YEAH. MEDFORD, OKKOON, MONDAY, DEOEM 1)1011 12, 1910. NO. 22,1 WHITE IS APPO NTED U. S. CHIEF JUSTICE 4 M1LU0ND0LLARSSEEKINVESTIVIENTHERE SO FAR OVER 500 NQUIRES HAVE COME THIS MONTH Takiiifl Reports of Past Three Weeks Over 15 Per Cent of Correspond ents Give Amounts They Have to Invest Total Is Astonishing. Diversified lines in modern pub licity work is doing wonders in the work of llio Aludford (.'oiinncrcui.l club. According to tho report of Muuuger Mnlboouf, the number of iutpiirics reeeived during the ptirt few weoks has not only been the greatest in point of numbers in the history of the club, but .the most healthy condition of affairs is ap parent from the fact that more Hum 80 per cent of tho inquiries now coming in reuresent letters of defi nite nature which require personal answer, and that tho percentage ol requests for literature alone has re versed from 8U,if(!r'icciit of (ho total a few months nfgo&to less than '20 per cent. " As compared with tho reports made by the many commeruial clubs of Oregon, represented at tho recent meeting of tho Oregon Devcloijmo it league at Salem? Ibis record has never before been displayed by any commercial bodv in tho state. 'fhe most interesting feature is the development of iiwiuirie upon tho lines adopted by Manager Mill-. boeuf in tho endeavor to have in quiring parties outline their ideas ii. detail u to tho speeitie character oi' in t'oi matioii doniiod, as well as the amount of capital intended to bo in vested. Taking the reports of the. three past weeks, over l."i per cent of tho correspondents are giving 'lliexe figures, that portion showing an average of not less than $(10,001) of iuipiiriuir capital each week, or an avorago of $n,0()0,00() per annum. This is only a biuall part of the total represented money, and it is closely estimated that during the'past mouth nearly .ffiOO.OOO in the oust is seek ing more definite and iiual fiiet-. of our great resources. Tho club' efforts for co-operation with tlie real eatHto doulur lias met with th. greatest success, and now nearly eery one of tho principal dealers i'i the citv is clonulv following the Ik.-, of inquiry which are supplied to tlieiu daily by the club. Perhaps the most healthy of all conditions is thv fact that after several mouths ol effort in that direction over 25 per cent of tho cornxxiiuloiilM are ask ing to huvo their names presented t.i the real estate uyaloiv for direct in iorinntinii. This condition has not been uudurtakuu by any other ulub in thu state, and is u development Ic.ituro of tho highest degree, as viewed by tho groat publicity uxpuils ol tho l'aelfio const. During the month of Puoambor so far over 550 nmuinub have buou received by the it ult. and tho number i increasing il.nlv. Mr, Malboouf, in his report t the hoard of directors showed ili.it Medfoid is gutting inoie adver tising through thu proa, of the on uru L'nitud Sfatos than any city .in Orcgoti, not excepting Portland, the direction of work through pit bu-n-au circles puiug tliiutiyh more than 230 of tho principal tv;ers in the country. In ovory noi-sinv , the name of Radford i beinu loiged' into print riant aud left, and the m- siilu that are now apparent sli w iug the xraat offaetivonea of llu; work. Thin k the way to build u eouunanity. aUhottpk the methods are little known to the people ol Medford. sven to the inoinbwa f the dab- Manaear MaUioauf ptediet U 1U will be by far thq ..natest that la Hogno ltiver vulUjr Ui ever witused. Dave B. Harnay. a well?to?do olt Izen of Tartlo. Mo., Is In .Medford fl,r few oeyi. Mr. Harney Is hore (or the purpose of purchasing a small iratt of laaa near some of the alley ton. where he ran build a home Jimt to hi liking. SOCIALISTS PUT FORTH PLATFORM IN CITY FIELD Believe in All Modern Improvements at- Least Feasible Cost Wanb. Union Laliel on All City Printing Promise Greatest Good. Tho Socialist party in Medfoid has adopted the following platform on which their candidates ask elec tion at tho next city election: "We, the Socialist party, pi' Med ford, Or., hero assembled at a reg ularly called convention, do hereby reaffirm our previous platforms and those of tho state aud nation. "We, tho working classes, as a Class, contend that wo are entitled io ul least proportional lepresentution in the administration ot the city, as wo are directly affected thereby, and therefore place in nomination our candidates, and ask nil those believ ing in our principles to support us. Our , candidates are nominated and controlled by tho parly membership who sign their resignation blank be fore election, and will be promptly recalled for breach of trust. "Wo shall not aim to define our policy in detail, but meet all issues as they arise, then dispose of them the greatest good to tho greatest number, "Wo believp in all modern improve ments at the least feasible cost, aud that all public work done directly by tho city, under o.xpoit supervision. "Wo demand tho abolition of the contract system, an eight-hour day and union wages "Tho union Jnbul bo ordered on all city printing. The municipal ownership of nil city utilities. "A sunitury city. "Tho enforcement of nil reason able city ordinances, udmiuislero.l alike to all, and the repeal of all ob noxious ones. "We strictly adhere to one of our fundamental ptmciplcs, which i-, TOTAL CAPITAL COUNTRY'S BANKS 20 ,682,518,177 Avcranc Deposit Is $420, and There Are 9,142,908 Depositors Total Number of Banks Is 22,223 Fin ancial Conditions Improved. DEMOCRAT GETS PLACE WHYWALLSTREETAND NOT WASHINGTON? 1 , A UN UWNu 'S.el (Continued on Pace 6.) WASHINGTON', D. CV, Dec. 12. Tho peopel of tho United States .sup port 22,2211 , banks with assets of $20, 082,578, 177, according to tho nn nttnl report submitted to congress liy tho comptroller of tho currency to day. ' Flnanclnl conditions have Improved (luring tho past year but only slight ly, according to tho report. Tho nv erago doposlt Is ?t20, and theer uro $9,142,008 depositors. Of the banks now In oxlstonce 7,153 aro antlonal Institutions. Tho assets ot theso total ?5,128,8S2,351. Tho net earning of national banks during tho year woro equivalent to 0.07 per cent of their capital and sur plus. M Banks, other than national, num ber ir,,9fi0, Including 12.1G0 com mercial banks; 17H9 savings banks; 1001 loan and trust companies and liai private banks. Tho total re sources of theso lntsitutlons were ?t24,r)n:j,G9n,S2G. IDio nggrogato liabilities of banks reached a maxi mum during tho year when they touched $0, SOU, 000,000 during the month of Juno. During tho panic In 1007 tho aggregnto was $S,17(5,500, 000. During tho past few months, howovor, tho liabilities liavo decreased steadily. Between tho months of Iiino and September of tho prosont year, a docrcaso of $70,23:1,000 has been noted. Handing and loan associations are growing In popularity. Thoro nrc now 7in of those associations with 2,010,051 depositors. Tholr assots total $850,332,719. Df school savings banks thcro nro 70G5, located In 530 Hchools. Studont depositors number 100,180 ami hnvo a lialanto of $721,732 to tholr credit. AS CHIEF Appointment Comes After President Has Held Lengthy Consultations With Politician? of All Factions No Reason Gwcn Why Kiifllics Was Neglected. RUBBER STARK it WASHINGTON, 1). L, Dec. In justice Kdwnrd Doi,las White of tho supreme court of tho United States was today nominated to be chicl justice and Judge Willis Vundoveu tor of tho eighth circuit of tho Unit ed States, and Judge Joseph Lamar of Georgia, formerly of tho Georgia supremo court, were renominated for associate justices of thu suprcmu court by President Tail. Tho nom inations were confirmed by tho sen ate, f Martin A. Kpupp, chairman of tho interstate ediiitneivo commission; John Kniinett Garland and Judge Ju lian Mack of Illinois were nominated for membors of the nowly created commerce court. (Contliutoil oh Vay,i 6.) JACKSON FIFTH UNITED STATES 1 S S INSTITUTES T HOMESTEAHERS The United Stales has instituted contests iu the local laud oil ice agnlnst six different huuutotoudera in this district, dunging non-rwiduncj and noii-cultivHtion. The hoinestoad ors uru: Iliram Ooiibleduy, Archie 1! Kiiicaid, Daniel l Wnlsoii, M 1011 ret Lindsay, Chailo li. Turrill aud 11. II. Ilrudfoid. The contest filed raiiiHt Ilini.n Doublodny will be henrd February .1, 11)11. Tha govurnment ohnrjies llmt ho undo only a pretence- at cultivat ing hi land aud did not maku lb plucu hi homo. Douhlediiy applUd for a patent in 1001, but none hn been granted. Archie U. Kincaid's claim it cu'i teMeil on the groiind of non-rei- dciico. The contc-t will bo heard be fore ('oiumiiouer Canon I'cbruary 4, 1041. Daniui 12. Wnlffou, tho Kovoiiiinoat olaiuiH, did not cultivate (ho land mir llvu on it. Content will he hoard Juiitiury I). MrKMtct Lindsay's cluiin in con torted on the ground (if uon-roai-deuce. Tho conlust will ho huaid 1'elinmr.v (I, 1011. ('hnrloai H. Terrill, snys tho gov ormueiit in iU coin plaint , did not uuikr life homo 011 the n-Uuu in good faith and b'd not cullivHto the luiul. Coutoit liuHring w net for Febru ary 8. 1(. II. Hrudfonl is charKed with tioii-culliwition mid noii-ri'Mideiii'o. Ilcarijig on Fcbrunrv 'J, 1011. POPULATON i nLUAT SAYSN.Y.WORLD Books of Company Arc Seen by a Reporter Who Purchased One Share of Stoci Aldrlcli Charged With Manipulating Tariff. Asscscd Valuation of Taxable Prop erty in State Approaches $1,000, 000 Not Including Corporations, Value Is $747,000,000. SALKM, Or., Dec 12. Thu total anbOH&cd value of taxable propcily iu tho statu of Oregon when J'liinlK equalized by the stuto board ol eipuili.alion will be uboil IH'J.'i.OOO, 000. This is 011 ' basin of a full value iiHsessiucul, though few of the iiHOsorx hnvo mado their assess ment for tho lull value. Tho lolul Milne of property hhuoshuiI by the couiilv iissO'o.iirs aud um opiali.d bv the couiilv hoard of uipializatiui ii 7 17.02 1, 101.71. This auui will not he nltciYil by lliu slate board ' c(tiali.atioii, but thu imsusNiiiciils in tho dil'fiirciit coiiiiticH will be ud jmtcd so llmt no louiity will wuftcr liticiuiho it-. 11-ci-or did asscn for NHW YOllK, Dec. 12. Nelson W. LAldrlch, senior sonntor from Ithodo iBlnud, owns inoro llinn 300 shares of stock In tho United States Rubber company, according to tho Now York World. Tho World's story is based on a vlow of tho stock books of tho rubber company obtalnod by a World reporter who purchased 0110 sharo of the stock In 01 dor 'that ho might bo entitled to o.vamlno tho list cf shnro holdors. ' Although, protesting against doing so, Secretary Norrls of tho rubber company showed him tho stock book. At tho top of7 0110 pngo wan written tho namo of NolsonW. Aldrlch. Tho entry, tho World says, showed Aid rich owned 310 shares of tho first preferred stock. Tho date of tho en try was July 18, 1910. "is tunt tho date tho slock was purchased?" asked tho reporter. "Oh, no," Norrls Is reported to havo replied, "That Iu merely tho date It wan transferred fro in tho old lodger lo has owned It for- soino tlm." Tho nnnies of four other Aldrlchos, It Is reported, appeared Iu tho list of shareholders, tho World says. The Investigation of tho stock books was made following tho an swer some tlmo ngo of Sonntor Aid rich to chnrucH by Sonntor Ilrlstowof Kansas that Aldrlch profited directly by thcluci'cnscs In rubber schedulou In the recently adopted turlfr bill. Aldrlch In a letter to Congressman McKlnley, chairman of tho congress ional campaign commlttoo, said that neither ho nor any member of his family had an pecuniary luturost ns to whether the duties 011 munufac turos of rubber were 30, 35 or 300 per font. (('uiillntii ii on I'uku 0 AMPUTATION OF FOOT IS FOUND TO BE NECESSARY J. A. AndcYson Operated on for Sec ond Time in Order to Save His Life Arteries Badly Injured Where Bone Was Broken. A second operation was found ne cessary to fj'uvo the life of J. It. An dorsoii, who wiih badly injured liu.l week liy 11 falling polo, which crushed his foot mid fractured his leg. This time the entire foot wns removed, owing lo tho fact llmt above the ankle where tho bono was broken thu arteries were badly injured. Drs, Pickol mid l'ortor performed thu operation "1I11B morning. The first operation simply removed n portion of tho foot. QUE STION IS ASKED OF ALL CONGRESSMEN Millionaire in Letter Charges That, Railroads Levy for Higher Tribute on Average Family Than Tariff Toll Per Year Said to Be $87. (Oontlnuiil mi I'ukm Two) L TAX FIXED AT 1 ILLS Very Little Interest Is Taken at Election, Only Six or Seven Voters Ap pearing Seven-Mill Tax Is Decmud Larfic Enough to Give the Necessary Funds. At tka school ejection lield Dacem-I slight, only nix or Keren niter m her 0, 11 school tux of T wills w l oil the soon. uutlumJUgl for the coining year f.ir w s WriJit of AiUmim) wm M-hool urpow. Thin will Rive tbJimsittlHg buslttMS In Medford. Ajoonnt needed to conduct MadfordV Monday. Mr. Wrlfbt formerly lived MchftiiL Tor ili coming year. '' ,he Willow goring dtatrlrt uwir IntMt 111 llio iimttcr wnn er (''Mr Point. 45 TOTAL DEAD AT BELLEVUE Death List Grows at Canadian Mine Disaster Several of Injured Men Recovered Will Die Twenty-one Dead Found Last Night. WENT. TO HELP FRIEND; IS HIT BY STOVE LOS ANOKLHK, Oal., Dec. 12. Aside from being painfully burned about thu face and HhouldcrH, James Medio wiih Htrirok on tho head and knocked down by 11 blazing fitovo hurled by n mini whom ho was trying to bufriond. JuntJ uh Medio was retiring lnM ninlit, hiA wife rushed to his room mid told him that the home of Hon endo llohaudo, no.xt door, wih on fire. Iaku a good neighbor, .McCue iiimIkuI to IIoIuiikIo'h aid. A the reneuor was daubing into thu llo haudo kitchen 11 hurtling ohjocl with a tail of flanio duscundud oil hi head. Iluriiiug oil wiih thrown on hi head and body and he rolled 011 thof ground, Hureuming with pain. IIi wifo extinguished the flames liy throwing 11 quilt over bur nulTorimt hiiKband mid Kitting 011 him, hut not before he wiih badly burned. Hohmido explained today that the Move hud exploded mid thai ho hud hurled it through the door, It met McCiie at the moment of it grout -r-l clncilv. OR ENTER EAST SIDE SHOE STORE; mm LITTLE LOOT HurglaiM eiilei'i-d the Dufflold Shoo IIkIiIh kept l-urnliig In tho atlru and I'KWNIK. II C, I)ti. 1if.--Tli ImJ ft I'lOllllllV lit of hs liollovtu) Ulllie dixHxter givan tho liumliur ol (lend ii I"). Thin include 33 iui?.era and ten mwnber of u mhcuu arty from lloMiuer and Frank. Albr)u, who wars eiitood in tka inino Ohile saarckiuif for victim of Qu Thur (ty ax 1 Jo woo. Tba last hady of tha known dead whm rwraij this Mtorn- illL'. It U believed that savaral of tti nii'ii wli'i were injured Hill die. Hun ilniU of iiu'ii haw arrived here f rm 1 k'11110111 mini-, inn, cainMi wilhlii ill'' (row'a Nat di-liiit to an.-irt 111 I'f coviriiig the bodicii. TwhiiU -oiio dend wtre found .11 llu I'lUT i-wU 11) inilcK fntin tllH I'llllllll" c l.'-l lllglll. 5loro 011 lOuMt Main Ntruat at about 1:80 Monday morning and warn din covorod mnkltiK tlielr "gotAawy" from tho buck door by Harry Qlngciild, night policeman, as ha whm 011 his way hoiiiu. Mr. Cluifcoltl summoned lot- 11 en in Ir, the night uollcamsn and logcihcr the officers avo ehsso, but .a tho burKlara had advantage of a uiMiil Rtart and the darltnaas thay nero not enuglu. It was found that an attempt wos mado to atiterthu front door, hut as tin key would not work that plan wax abaiiiloiiod and tha burglar loft tho key and vent to tho back door whero an ontraneo waa affiled. Coii- (lltlonn iiiikIo ililiigx practically eaay ( for tho liuiT'!aih, an thcro uro no tho rear la In practical durklioaa. Thu police uavo, kopt an ospaolnl watch on thla atoro for soiuo tlmo hcoiiuaid of Ita darkonull Odndltion and It wna I(um of this vigilance tho officer, Cnlugcald, oai'irkt sight of thu de parting burgsl a on Monday morning. There Is missing from tha store eight pairs of box-wolt oCioUyeur ahoos, which iooui to have been tak en regardloas of alse. Kvorythlug In the caao polnla to "novice" thievery. Yet thai opinion la ont held b; all tho officers. A man at tho.t'uloii stable aaw u number of ladu at different tlnioa In tho rear ot tho building picking up old shoe, nud the opinion (('ontimici on 1'age Two) AfflA ES TAMMAN Y Historic Center of Political History iu New York Suffers Blaze licemen for Once Enter Chief's Office Without Sitting Without and Waiting Their Terms. HALL -Po- I NKW YOHIC, I Jar. 12.---Tammany A tisac, I be flroiwii, h -ticnii..iiH if. Hall. I be hlxlonc eenlei of ptdilie.il toil-, ke.l I lie Hallux cniilllicd U' neiniis of New York Ciiv, in ior- the top lloor, and hiiIi tlui aid of the loci udmiiii!ruUona kuouu an the jxilico the ahmble recordu and cuv "real citv hall," waa heavily daniag-1 i in the building were umhI. (U bv a tne that broke out in th" The lirmnen nud police u I an In (up Horn .it ilu- building loda. Al-paded the priwiie office of Itoi.-. though the lire burned tierecls I'oi Mnrplix, net w ailing ih is their Wn. 1 AKHON, 0 Dec. 12. "Why luia thu seat of govurnment been tnuirf ferred from Washington lo Wall sitruotf" asks 11 letter written lo ev ery congressman nud United Stnloa senntor deinniidii';: that the railways ho investigated mnt freight fates low ered. ' C. Darber, u millionaire mutch iiraiiiifauturer, is tho writer. In hiii letter he charges thai tho railroads levy u far higher tribute on the av erage family in America than does the tariff. Freight rales, ho said, aro tho principal cmtso of high cost of living. Ho demands that railroads! bo reformed. Tho tariff, ho estimates, costs tho avorago family in tho United Status 15 aiimially. Tho railroads, through freight rates, collect n toll of .$87 from tho nvorago family, t is alleged. Freight rates plus tho other uaruiugs of tho railroads, in crease this cost to approximately $127, thu letlqr says. . . . "What's the matter with Anjeriea? What's the matter with congress Who has tho seat of government been transferred to Wall struct?" tho letter dommufri. Harbor contends, having overmp itnli.od until their stock' represents far greater face vuliio than thuir ac tual worth, forfeit the right of levy ing 11 tux on the American people, bused on (lie face value of tho capi talisation. Tho people, it in charg ed, are nskud lo pay the dividends on this watered stock on the ground that tho railroads uro entitled to a "fnir profit" on thuir capitaliznlion. In thu offense of overcapitaliza tion the railroads, Daibur says, hnvo always set the pace. As n-mutter 01 fact, ho iiHM.rtH, irD.OOO.OOO.OOO of the $18,000,000,000 of railroad ho oitritiea U pure mid rdmplo water. In -pilo of this Ouoriuoiis porcenluge of water, ho points out, thu net earn ing" of thu rnllrnmlB havo udwuiccil -liadilv mid thu average dividend rate Iiiih moid thilii doiiblad in lh Inst 1.") yearn. On all thin oiflirinuu-. profit ha(l on a purely fietitiom miIuo. the puoplu huvo paid the I'ruiglit. Thu niilroadM, it waa pointed out, are oven now grnvaly arguing th.it tho ini'tenaod coat of operation ha-, made it uacuaaary for them to ad vance freight rnl's iu ordor to iusuie the "fttlx1 profit" which thay allege i I hair due. Thia, the letter iutiinute, ia simply another plea to .tU iiiom inonev to iucrenNo the pmlita mi the paper ,ilti.' of the railroads, and 1. not lulled 011 the real value. It ix iiiliuuited that (longrea lioulU know of the stock wn taring liuhitxjjf the muiIh, and if coiiki'' ia not aware of thla habit, it uuuhl eiiiil iufnnn itself nud huvo 11 raflj Iibmh on whieh laws could bu nuidu govwrniiitf railroad pitittora nud tin, which the inierktato eoininoreo ouuw minion and the courts could busu, decisions in niull)?H itffoeling rnU nuid enrningx. .SKATTLU, Waeh.. Doo. 12 Tho pollen aro today convinced that Uu llacovery of eight sticks of high jMiwcr dynan-lto uudor tho runrl ' supply shop of 11. 0. Domnn, wlil . load to tha uppreuonslon of n band of, ' tarrorlsta and bUcktualtew who lmv'o uaed the explosive In wruuKlug bov- ' eral Seal do buildings (luring tho Inst yewr. Two man weer aeon Iollorlng about tho Domnn place shortly bo foie. the dyuntnlto was dlagovorcd and the police arc confidant;, of up iireheudlng them tfldfiy. tl la believed U11U the Bumo nion who placed tha dynamite under tho Daman (MtalillHhmeut ar responsible lor the wrecking ot tho gtiraco or tho Italian consul hint week. ' u M iii. agfeiw jLfc.