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Mffflfffi 3 '-i.i?' In the Past Two Years Medford Has Paved One-Fifth of Her Streets Medtord Mail Tribune SECTION ONE Circulation MAIL TRIBUNE'S, CIRCULA TION YESTERDAY WAS 2975 FIFTH YEAR. rWENTY-FOUK PAGES. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1910. TN FOUR SECTIONS NO. 230 Tw'nr rt v THOUSANDS PERRYB KFROM CHICAGOlHE BOOSTED LOYALLY Glowinn Reports of Interest Taken in Rotitfc River Exhibit at Land Show Hundreds Besieged Him Each Day With Questions Audut Vallcv Tlijil thousands of people uic eoii templuliug coming to I Iks Itnguc Hiver valley as .-turn as possible, uilh l ho idea of making liioir bonus In to. is thu repoit brought back by .1. A. Perry, who him just .returtu'd I linn his trip to Chieujjv, whore l.o hail ohaigo of tho Koguo Hiver e. hil.it at tin1 gienl lanil show. Mr. I 'out slates 'that each day of his -t ji v, in Chicago ho was liu-u'jicd by hunilicils ill' person-, t ho iiskcd him innumerable questions i.egnrdiug thi valley and cpreed their intention nl inakiiisr thoir home hero. Mr. rolls al-ii brought baok uilh hint a li l of 2."00 iiunics oi people inter ested. "I am hniiio. worn out." sink's Mr. IViry. "anil -iok anil tired of ntis wojinir ipic-iinns rogniding condi tions hero. l'or weeks I have boon be-ioged on all sides by hundreds oi people eager to 001110 to Southern Oicgou ami looato in Ibis neighbor b i"il, Kvoryvvhcrc the peoplu are talkie-: Kngue Hiver and next year I look for 1 1 1 cm to oome by the thou sands. . "The evhilnt al the laud -how was a win. )(;. In pears o.-peeiallv wore people interested. 'I'lioy all seemed lo know of Itnguc Hivor Cornice, and I had to vyulch t liu e.hibit enuliiiu- aiiv rfrftoTm.nire-spi7rr,i7nt rT,j,i Willi me were rot stolen." That Mr. I'oitv'h work was loy ally done and is fur-ieiiehing in it el feci is hlmwii bv the himdieds of letter- being lcecivod now bv th.' .('Miiiiuerei.il club 'in diieet io.-pou-( to Mr. Pern's, woik. People will not a nine that your stole is us good a- its -limine-.! oi'inpi tu r ntiJt-r- it- ndvcitisiug i- PER CENT OF EDFORDSTREETS ARE NOW PAVED City Enjiinccr Compiles Flrjures Giv inil Total Amount of Pavintj in the City Sidewalks and Total Lemith of Streets Also in Report. According to figuies compiled iv 'it v Kngineor Foster for his annual loport to tho eity eouueil, which b as yet iiiooniplote. IS per cent of tin .-tieet- of Medford, or nearly one tilth, have been paved, anil the pave ment accepted. According to the report, Medio -.d si loot- total 4j.1;) miles. Of this dis tance, S.42 aroj.aod, or J8 per oonl Another eight mile.- have been order ed paved. 'fhe oit.v now has 'JO.IIO miles ot cement sidewalks and 8.40 mill)- ol board walks. Mil the city l(17."i boii-c have been numbered. Aeeording to the report, tho eit h.i- l.'7.021 siuaro yards of pave ment, which cost ?il77,(il"j.0S. Popular Couple Married. Mi-. Sadie Sturgi-, one of Afod lnid' iHipub'.r young Indie-, and a daughter of the locator of the Star-, gi- mine. iii united in marriage on Suturdav to John J. O-onbrugge who l- associated with his father in bii-ine-- in thU city. Mr. Oson liiiitfiH is ono of Medford's popular yoaiisf binine moil. Tho vounsf couple will reside in Medford. They have a host of friends who wik them wall. Want-adverliso for nurder anil do l)inin9 i" the capacity of our hiiii-p. HEADED FOR INS IN JOSEPHINE TO BE RUN OUT Federal Aflcnts Have Been Workinji for Soinc Time Locatinn Stills in Southern Orcflon One Man Is Un der Arrest. POHTLAND. Dee. 17. L'niteil Slates leveuiic ol fleers have begun a campaign against niooiishiners who are said to be operating illicit -tills in Lane. Josephine and Douglas counties. It was learned today that federal ii"uuts have boon working for sev eral months in locating arious stills in Southern Oregon ami that a mini her of arrests probably will be liiad.' in the near future. L. F. MoPhorson. an old resident along the Sin-law river, was arro-t-ed bv the government detectives yos leidav. He is charged with having operated a -till for (he manufacture of prime brandy. A still which AlePhcrsnii adinittoi belonged to him. was captured by thr oifioois and has been turned over t' Collector of Internal Hovonuc Dunne It is snid that MoPhor-on'.- plum was callable of turning out Id gal Ions of "pare prune juice" daily. According to federal iijf'iils. tin Coii-l moiiuliiiu lnoon-hiners have found a ready market lor their b iiuor.s nl Collage drove and olhe drv town in the southern part ol th stale. It i- asserted that a number o -mall slill- aio in operation. Pitiu In and v ami other alcoholic bever age- made from fri',"l- arc belli; 'uaiiiifai'luied in fhe mounlaiu -lill it i- said. HEAVIEST FREEZE IN YEARS HITS KLAMATH COUNTY KLAMATH FALLS. Dee. 17. Pr,obablv not in the hi-torv of Kin malb Falls lias there been such a di is roil- fog onil freeze a- th'1 one o' tlit pa- few da V-. Beginning -o -oral (lav- ego Ibe fog lis- lomainei' oer (he cilv like a pall aril for th" mst two das and nialil- pi- boor freezing to everything which wa--lalionerv. Yoslerdnv it booanio so heaw that maiiv of the limb- from roe- mid -orno telephone and telo "raph wire- wovc broken down and tho light and telephone sv-tcin i 'iioro or e deinoralizd all over the count rv. In fact, thi- freoo is iinolhing of the nature of what in Portland would be called a "sjlvce frooe" and it has done n grout deal of damage all over Ibe counlrv. The electric wires arc so heavilv laden with C 111 ice t tin t maiiv of the small wires are as largo as one's thumb and are sag ging in place- almost to the ground, while in others the weight bus broken them down entirely. The power eom pnnv hns had considerable trouble in keeping lights and in many places hero wore no lights at all part of 'as( night. The rural liiys are said 'o be in bad shape and every nvail- ible man is out on the wires work "tiir to keep them in repair. Dam Death to Suckers. KLAMATH PALLS. Die., Dee. 17. The diversion dam which is to be "onstructod across Lost river at the Oup will mean the passing of the famous Lost River sucker. This Micecr, or mullet, which is its right name, has boon famous along Lost river over .since the whito man knew iho country. Knoh spring, as the fio-hot water if tho hill- come ru-hing down thi--tream and .-well it abovo its u-.ii.tl proportions, the suckers have been wont to run up the river to their -pawning grounds about Honanza, and during thi- time the people th ing along the banks have caugiit tho-u by the thou.-amls. When this dam is completed and the water- of Tule lake drv up tho.o fish will have no place in which t remain during the most of the year, and Ms the river i to bo diverted into tho Klamath rivor what few of thoin happen to be above this dam when it is finished mid tho water turned out of the old channel will loso lliem elo ij, tlit wi'lct- of tin Kl.iinalh and bike- ot tin- i-nliiifrv. IRDGUE VALLEY SAYS CONSPIRACY TO BRING ON WAR Connrcssman Charn.es That Latest Talk of Dcfcncclcssncss of Coast Is But Plan to Create Business for Powder Manufacturers. WASHINGTON, I). C, Dee. 17. A conspiracy to bring on a war scare for tho purpose ot supplying btiHlness for the powder and arma ment innuufncturers Is In existence, according to Congressman I'rlnco of Illinois. I'rlnco today said that army and unvy officers are aiding tho nion jfacturcra In stirring up agitation for greater defense precautions. I'rlnco said that tho principal trou ble with the nation's land forco was that too many soldiers are doing dorks' duty or menial tasks. "We have 150 army posts," ho said, "and that Is too many by about 00. Most )f thorn were established because nearby cities wished tho business the post Would bring. The policy re 5tilteil In scattering tho army over tho 'country. "I want to see tho army mobilized with the men in their own regiments ind to give the cnptalns a chanco to 'niow their colonels. I want to see he enlisted men learning soldiering ,inil not merely caring for useless i tiny posts. I favor as many guns ml as much ammunition as may bo needed, but no first class power has dared to attack us in 100 years and now wu are stronger than ever." WASHINGTON, D. C Dec. 17. Correspondence referring to tho Mc Lachlan resolution calling for a re port from the secretary of war on tho alleged unproparodnoss of tho United States for iuk attack on tho Pacific coast was laid before tho houso to day and without comment was or dered printed. The correspondence included a lot tor froln Secretary Dickinson tra ad mitting tho reports as "confidential" and Speaker Cannon's letter refusing to accept the report. BARTHOLOMEW IS GRANTED A DIVORCE Thomas Marlholoinow has boon granted a diwirco fiom hi- wife anil has boon awarded the custody of the two children. .Mrs. Marlholoinow i in Pittsburg with her parents. The case wiii. not contested. AUTO RAFFIE NEXT FRIDAY Crater Lake Road Commission Will Dispose of the Flanders "20" Do nated by Company for the Benefit of the Road. The Crater Lake loud commission bus made nrraugoniouU for the final disposal of tho Flanders "20," do nated to tho Crater Lake road by the K. M. F. and Studebakor Auto mobile company, chances on which have boon sold during the past throe months. Ttfo cur will bo raft led o.i next Friday evening. Baker Has Heavy Snow. HAKKH, Ore., Dec. 17. Snow bo gnu fulling hero at 2 o'clock this at teriioou and up to (I o'clock about six inches is o nthe ground. There is about Hi foot of snow in the mountains, which is something unusual for thi time of the year. C. R. Hammond Is Dead. GRANTS I'ASS. Or.. Dec. 17.- ( C. !(. Hammond, aged 71, a piomvr resident of Koguo Hivor valley, diml' Wodnofcdny night altor a hort ill- ao.-. I It is survivod by a widow, Sarah Hammond, two sons, Loron and Alva, and two daughters, Mrs.' Flora William , of Mvrtle Point, and Ml- l.etlle Stnlili- (, (i. .(.Inn. r EM PORTLAND'S ACTION IS PROTESTED Local Merchants Write Portland Joh hcrs in Rcnarcl to Their Interfer ence in Efforts to Secure Lower Rates Mcctiiifl of Chamber of Commerce In Consequence. l'OHTIiAND, Dee. 17. - Letters re eoived from Medford and Baker merchants protesting against tho in terference of Portland jobbers it. tho railroad rate cusses brought b. the two oilies to secure lower com modity (carload) rates and distri bution rates, was the occasion of i. special meeting of, the Portluud cbamlier ot commerce yesterday. The letters from Medford lend a follows: "Medford. Or., 'Dec. JO. -Deal Sir: The Medford traffic bureau, ol which we are members, has pending before the state railroad eoiiuuissioi of Oregon u suit for the establish ment of reasonable carload com modity rates from Portland to Med lord. A hearing was R.d in tin ease at Modfory' on November 221) mill there appeared at thai lii'iiriu. Attorney Winifree, who stilled in was there in the interest of the transportation committee of tin Portluud chamber of conuiioioe. Mr Winifree wus asked: 'Were you re iptosted to appear here for Hosoburg, Grant.- l'ass or other points outsidi of Portland?' Ho replied, 'No, sir.' Ho was thou asked, 'Are you appear ing 'hero expressly J'or tho Portlnm iobber'' He replicib 'Ves,sir.' Mr Winifree contested the establishment of carload commodity rates fro i oriiauu to ;Uciiori, wiiicu is m the interest of the innniifacturor. "It was shown by competent tes timony ut the healing that in the in torost undrighls of the earlier thai . corresponding reduction in cbiss rates cannot bo made to equalizi whiif would bo reasonable couuuoditN rates, as the, cost of tvansportntioi averages about seven times more for less than carload shipments than I'm cailond shipments, and that loiig huiil distribution is iioj ecouoiuica lo tit" carrier nor just to tho con sumer. - "There is ul-o pending before tin interstate commerce commission a suit for similar rates from Sin Francisco to Medford, which, undoi previous rulings of the commission will re-ul favorably for the com iilninuut. It has been thought ad xisahlc, in justice to you ami otlu Portland mnutifactuieis, to call yoin attention to the matter of the com moilily rate -nit bo! ore (bo stal' railroad commission of Oiogou, ns it is belieod.vou niav not know voui interests uio in jeopardy to tho Poit lund iobber, "The Medfoiil merchant believes ir homo trade and nlunys gives pref erence to Orogon-iaado goods when prices permit, but ou will at once see thai with ron.-niinble curloai commodity rates ft ma Situ Francisco to Medford it will mt bo possible toi you to iiiuke such pricon us will on nble you to place jour goods on the Medford market, and lliut this uiur ket will be lost both lo you and tho Portland jobber. "W believe thi- is a matter ol sufficient importance to you to in vestigate the matter iiidopondoutlv of the Portland jobber who, it ap pears, has made common cause with the railroad against both you ami Medfo;'(l distribution. "The time to act is now. when n general rate adjustment is iiudei way, and it will bo much ousior to so euro a commodity rule adjustment from Portland to Medford, which will give von the Medford torrittorv than at a Inter date, when th public mind is lost, pliable lo tho hiibjoct. "Another hearing will bo hold at Portland, December 20, in this suit. Thih information i- given you foi such consideration .mil ae.lion you niav deem the matter requires." In nildrorfning the committee, J. N Teal, attorney tor tho chambor ol commerce, aaid : "Lot it bt uiider-looil fiom tln bturt that wo are with Iho applica tion of the mou from linker and Medford ;n any jeductioii of rates that can be secured. We are tipht- il'.i I Hi'"- 1 on l(lKt t I JULIAN A. MOCK MAY ESCAPE DEATH DIAZ' TROOPS PUT TO ROUT BY Federal Forces Demoralized as Re sult of Gucrrila Fljihtlntj Rein forcements Cut Off by Superior Number of Rebels. ML PASO, Toxns, Doc. 17. A gen eral advance o ftho insurrection army forces that for weeks have boon con centrating noar Ojlnnda began todn and tho cavalry of tjiolnsurgonts clashed with Mexican federal troops Ht Haclondo, 14 miles from Ojlnnda It Is reported that tho rebels drove Diaz's troops from their position nnd stampeded tho federal cavalry over r lie International lino to tho Iilg Bend country in Texas. This engagement Is said to bo tho 'jcghinlng of a movement by Fran cisco Mndcro to divide tho govern ment troops In Chlhuakliun In tho 'astern and western sections of the state. In western Chlhuahun, General Na varro's forces are demoralized as a esult of weeks of guerilla fighting. The morale of tho government sol llors Is very poor and It Is reported that many of tho privates dosortod to 'holnsurroctos after evory clash. A eport that Gonornl Navarro was 'npturcd could not bo confirmed. It wns learned today that General Ucrnadoz with reinforcements front Jhtliuahua was cut off by a superior number of rebels and uiiablo to of 'ect a Junction with Navarro. Mcs mges Indicate that the rebels nuin 'jor 4000 men and that they aro pfe nning to strike a decisive blow. Tho pooplo of Chihuahua City fear Mint the first move of the Insurgents .vill be to tear up tho Mexican Con .ral railroad tracks and Invest tho -Ity. Business Is at a standstill and wild rumors keep tho people In con stant alarm. The capture by tholnsurroctos of La Junta .1 unction, a point on the Yloxleon Northwestern railway, was -oportcd In today's dispatches. Af ,cr desperate fighting tho federal foieo surrendered the town and laid lovvn thoir arms. Tholnsurroctos then advanced upon Madera and MI nara. The store advertisement that is positively profitable to those who cad it will bo as. surely so for voiij -it ore through Ibe law of mutuuliiv vhich governs such things. JACKSON GETS S4957FR0MU.S- Orciion Counties In Forest Reserves Havo Money Apportioned tu Them Will Be Used for Schools and Roads in County. SALKM, Or., Dec. 17. Oiogon coimlioit in which are located forot rohorvoo are entitled to .filb.Oilo.S" for line of public nohool or muds, according to a letter received ut tho executive office today from the treasury department ut Washington This money is to bo tinned over to the secretary of state in compliance with the federal law, which pro scribes that 25 per cunt of the re ceipts of i'ororit rosorvorf will bo re turned to the MtntOh whore the re serves are located, to bo uhiiiI for school or road purposes in th'. coun ty or couulios whore tho rosorvou uro located, as tho legislatuie may soo lit to pioHoribo. The money is divided milling the fff f 1 1 ... . i . . itliieroni ioorvo hm iihj: ar cade, $2I7!U2; Crulor. (HU7.1'J; Deschutes, $;io:t8.:i2 ; Fremont, .f, .W.O.'l; Malheur, .-llOOIUO; Oregon, y!)(J().y0; Siakiyou, $122..10; Siu- nluw, 4o2.0(l; I'matilla, .I(120.0J: I'liUHiua, $lAa:i,07; Wallowa, 40,- 7.VJ.84; WeiialiH, I."W.27; Whit man. 425&.o0. A- uJcksou county teceivcM 80 per cent of the f Intel torc-t receipt -In I h.nc .- 1',7 EN NEW ENGLAND'S COAST SWEPT BY GREAT FLOOD Many Deaths in Wake of Hurricane -Terrific Damafjc to Shlppinu Two Barnes Flounder, Carrying Seven to Death. MOSTON, Muss., Dee. 17. Now Knglund's const is being swept to '!iv by n terrific storm that nlretulv is believed to have caused many deutlis nnd enormous damage t( shipping. The storm began oaUv yestorduy ami continued nppnrenth unubatod today. Two barges, the llinghninton aiu' Iho Scrnnton, foundered lute Ins' evening, currying seven men lo death according to n report from Mat hie-J head. The barge Maywood foundered but her crew was rescued. The gov ernment cutter Qrcsliuiu nssistoi' several distressed shins to pu"ts o' sufoty. The schooner Abbie' Colo of At a chins was strut, -led on Stone Hoix shoal, off Abinoniy Point. SJio w.t succored by the Oresliam. The schooner Thomas 11. Oarlai'i is a total wreck off Portsmouth. N II. Hor crew was rescued by life savors. Tho schooner N. 10. Ayor and Hi Uritisb schooner S. A. Fowner bo aiuo helpless of Old Harbor. Moth rows were rescued by the (Iresha'u and the Aver towed to port. The British ship went ashore. The lumber schooner Steven O Loud was"' abandoned , Hfl miles southeast of'Hostou light. Tho eio'v wiih rescued by the steamer Perry. Al Portsmouth the throo-musled -(homier Annie F.j Cojilou arrived, ii. a ballorgd cniidition, U.'j di;j' fioii. Philudolphiu. LONDON. Dee. 17. A six days' storm, causing the wreck of dozens if small craft and countless dcntln eoutiuiiod today with unabated vigor Scores of bodies huv.o been washed ashore; hundreds of siuuro miles ol bind along the large streams are un der water ami Southern Wales is in undated. The Selsoy peninsula, which pre vious tot storm u century uo v i in island, again bus become an isl and, the connecting strip of laud buying been destroyed. The inhabi tants of Selscy uro isolated. The damage on the south nnd west oasts of Great Britain is enormous. In addition to the havoc wrought bv the stoun, icy weather prevails and the suffering among tho poor an ! homeless is very groat. The rivers aro at the highest point The Thames has Hooded vast areas in Warwickshire, Shropshire Had norshiro, Somerset nnd Kssox, . BIG TRACT NEAR EAGLE POINT CHANGES HANDS Chudbourii Bros, & Co., a realty linn well known in Minneapolis, pur chased yesterday through the ngeni v. of Huntloy-Kromor company the tlrovor much ut Kuglo Point. The tract eoniprjkes 171 acres and ud joiuH tho corporate limits of the Kuglo Point towusito. One hundred acres aro in cultivation, which will bo planted to apple nnd pear,, next spring. About !I0 acres is bottom laud and irrigated, which tho owners expect to plat into small gurde.i tracts. Tho entire property will bo subdivided and developed under the contract plan, Huutloy-Kroiuer Co taking charge of the work ut this end, The traol is bounded on the south bv the Alia Vista orohuids, formerly owned by Dr. F. C. Page, and is lo than one and oiio-half miles from tho famous Ti;onou & (liillitio orchard. The ow i hii-s aro to bo congratulated on their puroliiue. Tho property, he iug located o close to u glowing town and in a well-known section of tho valley, it should soil ruadily in ouiall tracts. A g'.od many of the puoplo who DM loading and answering elnifio.l advertisements in thin newspaper iiovvudav- are as anxious to find ,i dcsiuiblc place to live as you are M -ci 1 1 re i dc-ii'ahlc tenant. STATE'S' CASE DAMAGED BY HIS STRAIGHT STORY All Efforts to Shake Him on Cross Examination Fall Witnesses for State Arc Weakened on Cross-ExaminationTrial Lengthened. Thai Julian A. Mock will probably o-capo a death penalty for killing Jesse C. Smith in this city in Sep tember is tho belief of those who have followed the murder trial now .indor way in Jacksonville. This is 'lite principally to the fact that tho date's testimony has been broken lovvn to sonio extent and Iho i'uvor illo impression nuido by Mock in his testimony. The lirst witness called by the date was John AIcAlulleiu with whom Smith was staying. Mullen testified hat ho reached homo about (i:!10 on ho night of the homicide; that Jesse Smith ciiiuo in a few minutes later md that 1). Al. Martin, a neighbor, ilso dropped in. Sniitb sstated that .'"Yceso would bo in in a few minutes tud they would have a game of urds. Shortly after this eouversu ion u knock was hoard at the door. Smith, being nearest the door, open d it, thhiKing the visitor was Feoso, nit it proved to ho Julian A. Mock, ho man with whom he had been uniting. Mock walked in, passing Smith nnd spoke to Mullen. Smith then introduced Mock to Martin, and they shook handti. Martin said: 'T have met Mock," and Atoek then turned to Smith. nnd said: '',1css"e, did I' uo1vtreiit,'yon'tliko'"ti gentleman on t tin t hunting trip, buy ing nil tho provisions for tho parly, mid feed for your horses and furn ishing' you with a gun and ammunition.-" Smith replied: "Yes, you did, Mr. Mock." "Then why uro you trying to ste.il my dog?" asked Mock. "I did not sleal your dog," re turned Smith. (Continued on Paco 5.) STANDPATTERS WOUID HEAD OFF RULE BY PEOPIE Steady Growth of Sentiment for Di rect Primaries and Popular Elec tion of United States Senators Is Provinn Most Disconcerting. WASHINGTON. D. C, Dee. 17. Tho steady growth of sentiment for tho direct and popular election of United States senators today caused loading standpatters to confer over plans to head off tho movement. It is assorted by friends of the direct election pjun that Senators llulc and Hoot are eudouvoiing to keep in thu common judiciary a resolution call ing J'or tho diioct election of bona tors, an.d that thoy hope to succeed in holding tho measure in coinmittcu until the end of thu present session. Tho committee, it is said, is about evenly divided on tho question. It is holiovod that if a constitu tional amendment be submitted to tho peoplu it will bo adopted, Tho hoiuu four times bus passed a reso lution favoring thu direct eleotipii plan, and each time thu senate has killed tho ineasuio. States practically on rgeord having favored direct cleutiou a? of senator are: Arkansas, California, Minnesota, 1'tnli, Kansas, Texas, Illinois, Indi aim, South Dakota, Idaho, Washing ton, North Carolina, Toiiiiobsoo, Wy oming, Montana. Nevada. Michigan. Wisconsin, AlUsouri, lovvn, Oregon Louisiana. Colorado, Kejituoky, Poiim.ylvaiiia, Nebraska, and Okla homa. Logislaluius in a majority of thusu stati already huvo declared in fa vor of direct election of federal sea- 'ators, rx k ,fi&