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f.-r -T- . 3. " . 5" ttp"'Sijji' v '" wr i ft- NEW YEAR'S I T I O N the Weather a) Cloudy tonight unit tomorrow! Tha Memwr of tH nf. Whlto Fair weather. Blue Rain or mum. White and blue Local Bhowprs Illnck triangular -Above white, warmer: bolow white, colder. Whlto with black renter Cold. Medford y Tribune ( ' M t;''pi jri U, 41 FIFTH YEAH. YlEDFQED. OREGOK 'SUNDAY JANUARY l.Toil. -5 NO. 242- Work Will Start Soon on. Erection of $100,000 Page Hotel CITY'S GROWTH r. "T Wjk.7-wti ARCHI 1910 TOLO IN FAIL; KILLED Holder of World's Altitude Record Plinifies 800 Feet to His Death Before Horror-Stricken Crowd Attempted Spiral Glide Too Often. Moissant Is Killed in New Orleans rails 100 Feet After Machine Sud denly Became Unmanageable Was Off on 'Lonn Trip. 4 -f f i -M . ,t t I Aviation Deaths in December Cc'cih'Oruoe, British, sup- pintail Ulrowtietl in North son, on return flight neross Kng- lish ciinunel, Calais to Do- ver. Marquis Mario Pnullu, passenger, and Al-xandrc " Lnffon, instruelor at Antoi nette School of Aviation, killed in France when their . inachiuo dropped 200 feet as they started, on n I'nris-to-Hrussels flight. John B, Moissant, Ameri can, killed in Now Orlenns. Arch Iloxsey, American, hilled at Los Angeles. f ' -? DOMINflUEX AVIATION FIELD Cal., Dec. 31. Arch Iloxsey, holdei of the world's nltitudo record, fo'l 800 foot this afternoon and was in - stantly-killedr - . , - Iloxsey lind been flying at n height of 7G0O foot. Ho had been in the nit more than two hours. Descending, hu executed tho spiral dip that has made tho aviators of tho Wright school famous. Throe limes ho turned and twisted in tho air, while fho thousands in tho stands bolow gasped their wonder and fear. When 800 feet from the ground tho boy ossnved another spiral. Oaco ho went over sncccssiuiiy. Wind Proves Fatal. Tho second twist was almost com pleted when tho wind lifted a tilting plane and the aeroplane shot towind the earth like a plummet. Twice be foro it struck tho earth the biplane turned completely over. Iloxsey did not lose his seat, but was beneath (he plane when it struck tho mrth with n sickening crash. Scores of mechanicians and specta tors lushed toward tho north end oi the field,1 where tho machine drop ped. lVlico reserves drew their clubs and laboied frantically to keep back tho mob. The young aviator lay in n piti ful, crumpled heap beneiUh the wings of tho gieat bird in which ho had sailed repojttedly for the entertain moiit of thousands. Killed Instantly. Ho was dead before the firt trembling hand of his brother ab ators touched him. The crowded grandstands wero in an uproar in u moment. Women screamed hystoricaljy and socr.il fainted. Tho spiral dip, which Iloxsey was executing when ho mot his death, wc" tho same that proved fatal to Ralph Johnstone, another Wright aviator, at Iho recent Denver meet. The wind vns blowing harder when Iloxsey made his fatal dip than at any time during tho afternoon. It was estimated tluif its velocity on tho ground was 30 mile an hour. A .times it nppearcd almost to leach the proportions of a small gale. Qre.it . Clouds of dust woro whipped into the ,kfn'ces of the mop and women in tbf Staudf , When Iloxsey mado his final spiral it became apparent thnt hi? innchino wns acting badly. Several times it veered sickemngly nnd tilt ed from side to side. Tho pilot could bo seen working levers nnd ap parently trying to tamo it into sub mission. But so inured hnd tho spec tators become that tliev did not seem to realize that their Idol was fnllintr until he was rushing with awful speed toward the earth. Hoxsev. during the dnvfi of tho Los- Angeles meet, had established (Continued on Page 2.) 3S3?" , ssw 4MmhMM4 - -V." ! ljafc Zr::-"brr " PACE HOTEL, MEDFORD, ORE. ROJVER 3t REEVE & ARCKTJJ. The opening of the Page hotel to the traveling public and to the resi dents of Medford and vicinity early in the summer of 1011 will be an event worthy of note in tho annals of Medford. The Pniri! hotel is bointr financed and erected by the Page Building iv Laud company, a eoiporation, of which Dr. Frederick C. Page of Medford is president. Dr. Page has for covcrnl years been gathering facts' nnd ideas rela tive to hotel work-, by travel, by cor respondence and the study of pub lications on tho subject, lie has been ipiietly, carefully, patiently nnd persistently working at his hotel problem, personally satisfying him self as to overy detail and substan tiating his conclusions by tho export opinions of loading hotel men, engi neers and architects. He has not at any time been hnsty or in tho least inclined to "mushroom" method.-, nnd now, after several seasons of conservative thought and prepara tion, he is ready to present to Mod ford a hotel modern in' overy ap pointment and oqu uutieipatitig (Continued on Page- Two.) HJUMRHSEIr NEAR 2500,000 Value of Hardware Used in 1910 Building Placed at $450,000 in Conservative Estimate Building Figures Beyond Possible Estimate. '- : Tin- hardware to tho value of $ 150,000 was used in building con struction alone in Medford during tho year 1010. and that this figuio represents only a very conservative estimate, is the opinion of II. C. Garnott, of the Oarnett-Corey Hard ware company. "Our company alone," snid Mr, Garnett, "imported 13 cars of naiH during 1010, and it is safe to esti mate that at least three additional carload lots were bi ought here be sides. Among the other articles of build ing hardware that can ho estimated by tho carload shipments are sash weights, of which we handled four cars; wall plaster, ten cars; sewer pipe, ten ears; rooting material, four cars, and plumbing supplies eight cars." Theso figuies include- only a por tion ot tho mn'teriulh' necessary for tho construction of buildings and give only a partial idea of tlu' amount of money invested locally in the hardware and other incidentals necessary to make tho homos nnd'of fito buildings habitable once out of the builders' hands. An estimate of this may bo gain ed from the laot that ono hardwaie fiun disponed of two carloads of stoves. winnipIuiIt car strike ends WINNIPKO, Man., Dee. 31. The streetcar strike which has been in progress in this city for the past forlniuliT. aud which was submitted to n committee for utbitration, wn ended late this afternoon. The men returned to work under tho old con ditions and only those who refrain ed from violence will bo reinstutcd Want-advertise whon you want household help for threo-fouitliH of the competent servants secure situa tions by udvertising or answering ads. HIEHHOW FATALLY HURT Placer Miner Caught in Snowslido Friday at Onion Creek Suffered Terrible Injuries Rescuers Work Hour to Reach Him. As tho result of a disastrous snow slido on Onion creek, 28 miles from Grants Pass, Friday, a placor miner named McDowoll received Injuries from which It Is thought ho will illo. McDowell, vho wns alono when tho accident occurred, was working on his claim when, without any warn ing, the mass ot earth, rocks nnd snow stnrtod from a point about 200 feet up tho mountain from him. Minors from a neighboring claim who beard tho noise of tho slide and who know of McDowell's presenco thoro Immediately st to work to rcs cuo him but ilesplto thulr efforts tho Injured man was forced to Ho In freeglnz cold water for over an, hour boforo ho could bo renched. Dr. Lough rldgo, who waB sum moned, was only ablo to to drlvo vIthln four miles of tho Injured man when ho wns forced to trnvol on foot to reach him. McDowell's Injuries consist of frac tures to both collar bones, several crushed ribs and severo contusions to tho flesh about tho arms and legs, ilo was removed to tho hospital at O rants Pass Siturdny. ENGLISH DISTANCE LONDON, Dec. 31. Captain Cody, an English aviator, sot a new Eng lish record for dlatanco today by flying 195 miles In four hours and GO minutes winning tho prlzo offored for the longest flight In England In 1910. James Ogllvlo, flying a Wright bi plane, met with an accident and smashed his machine while trying to outdo Cody'c feat. ' Aviator Sopwlth, who flow 173 miles from England Into Belgium, will bo awarded tho DcForest prlzo of $20,000. The contest was limited to Englls men In English-built machines. SCHOOL BOARD BUY DEW SITE Twelve Lots in South Park Addition on Ivy Street Secured at Consid eration of $5000 Will Build a School Later. Medford scliool board celebrated tho death of the old yenr by purch asing from Judge W. ill Crows a sito for a third new school to be erected in the near futuie. Twelvo lots in South Park addition, comprising block (J, il Ivy nnd Monroe streets, wero secured for $f000. Tho land in question was platted this last summer and wns 'formerly u part of the John Whitman tract, This will givo southwest Medford a new school along with northwest nnd cast Medford, ami settle the scliool problem for u vnr or two, at any rate. LABOR COUNCIL . TO LUNCH TODAY For the Purpose of Installing the Central Labor Council of Medford Under the Charter of A. F. of L and Also Oregon State F. of L. Tho Central Labor Council ot Medford has an elaborate program arranged for the public today at An glo opera house, where u bounteous luncheon will be spread and several prominent men ot tho city will speak. Tho meeting lias been arranged for the purpose of installing tho coun cil under the charter of the Ameri can Federation of Labor; also the Oregon State Federation of Labor The Central Labor Council of Medford is n delegate body, three members from each labor organiza tion making up its uctivo personnel. The new charter will bo read by the state organizer, who has been i'l the Held for some time. Invitations hao been spread broaden! mid t huge galheiiug ,-cxpccled. I'ENFAHT mi nus HIS BOW Is Tumultously Greeted by Medford Sirens and Lusty Throats Flinn News of Arrival Over City Cafes Crowded With Merrymakers. You write it "1011" now. One more year has departed into yester day's ten thousand vears to become ono with the dust of centuries, and a brnud-iiew year is here. The infant arrived on sehedulo time atitl was tu multously greeted by Medford folk last night. Sirens nnd lusty throats flung their giooting to tho youngster skywnrd nt midnight and for five moments the midnight ipiietncHs was shattered. Local cafes were crowded until the wee sum' hours by Medford'H so cial set. IIouso parties were numer ous, while several of tho churches hold watch meetings. Muiiy a toast was drunk to the dying year, for ho hud been kind, indeed, to Medford; but his passing was turned from without regret, foi the new year indeed promises much and brings with him assurances of greater things to bo. 00 PATROL BORDER LINE HUACHUCA, An., Dee. 31. -Troop O, federal cuvulry, stationed ut Fort Hiiachuea, Ariz., was or dered to tho Sonorn holder nt noon today upon receipt of ndvices that trouble wns expected there between Mexican government troops and in siugents who have mobilized on the Arizona side, Tho cavalry was given orders I plitiol tho border between Naco nnd Douglas. Although it could not be confirmed at the fort, it was report,, cd that the commanders of the sol diets have been given authority to prevent the passage into Mexico of any large body of men, whether tinned or otherwise, - For Hovorul dnys it Ikik been re ported ho-e (hat Mcxionn rebels were mobilizing in the Hiiiichucn hills pre para Ion to u ,ortie into Mexico, VAST FIGURES PUBLIC WORK Postal Receipts Arc 54 Per Cent Greater Than They Wero One Year Aflo Gain in December Over Cor- respondinn Month 57 Per Cent. Bank Deposits Gain 22 Per Cent in Year, or Nearly a Half Million of Dollars Prospects Are Briyht for 1911. In vast figures i (old the growth inndu by Medford during 1010. It is the banner your, so far in the his lory of tho city, but 101.1, which to day is with us, isH'xpeolcd to sur pass 1010 in us great' a degVeo as 1010 did 1000. Medford is fairly on her way. During 1010 postal receipts gaih ed fi4 por cent over 1000. Dank de posits gained '2'2 por cent ovor 1000. Every lino of business, every chan nel of human endeavor in Medford shows an increuso healthy, steady, certain. According to tho official figures compiled by Assistant Postmaster Kalph Woodford for tho business transacted by tho local office for the year 1010, nn increase of $10,338.2.), or 54 per cent, over Iho business nt tho snmo offico during 1000 ii shown. Tho total for 1V10 shows thnt $20,431.71 was taken in, as against $10,102.42 in 1000. Tho recoints this December wero $3800, tin 'increase i;f't00, nt'Tui per-cent, ovor-Docoipbuv 1000,-. The increase shown- bjythe fig ures of 1000, compared with the yenr 1008, showed, for the month . December, an increase of 38 per cont. The figures for 1008, 1000 and 1010. when "nmpnrcd show, besides great gains over each other, tho fuel that tho poitoffico dtmixr 1010 uiiidc nn increaso 10 per cent grcntor than its increaso during 1000, which was 38 per cent. Hank deposits show a gain of $115,000 ovor Jnnuury 1, 1010, nn iilcrenso of 22 por cent. ' BIG BANKING BUSINESS E Over $3,000,000 Business Is Handled by Local Banks During Quarter Endhifi December 31, 1910 Clear inrjs Show Size of Business. HfHf Hfl 4- f f- Bank Clearinus. December 31, $42,4 08.81); week ending December 31, $313,501.57; total month of December, $1,180,520.21; to tnl mouth November, $1,000, 348.01; total month October, $1,182,204.70; total (punter ending December 31, 1010, $3,242,133.52. -ffH f f IIHH Huslness to tho 'extent of or $3,000,000 bus been handled by tho local bunks uud tho postoffico dur ing the (imrtcr ending December 31, 1010. To keep pace with growing needs mid to facilitate tho handling of the city's inoreiibcd business, the four local banks uud tho postoffico form ed a clearing-house association lust August, ugieeiug to divide tho addi tional duties (hut such an institution required by handling it in turn for a week apiece. Tho figures arrived at ovory dav, showing the extent of hiisiucfcs transacted for that period, consti tute the greatest "boost" that Med. ford could bo given nnd provide nn over up-to-date nnd concrete foun dation upon which to base assertions relating to the city's standing. Toward the close of this year, when the clearing house association will hne been in existence for u pe City Etiflinecr Foster Completes His Annual Statement Showing Vast Strides Made by Medford in Past Two Years in Improvements. Nearly $400,000 Spent for Paving $116,412 for Sewers, $90,000 for Water Mains, $74,000 for '9fee-walkks-Cost of Engineering' Lety. HH t'Hl4i During tho past two years MedroriMinHiOxpdndcd $aa4, 7S) for public Improve ments. Thin amount naa been distributed as follews: Street paving $577,G1G Sldownlks 74,000 Sowors 110,4m Walter Mains 00.1G0 Water Mnlns U0.1G!) Macadam oltads ... .G97 Gravity wator system 27lT,000 , Total $934,789. r ! J4 v t f f (Dy Harry E. Foster,-City Engineer.) In compliance with your rogjicst that I proparo n statement setting forth tho amount of municipal Im provements that' have been done by tho city during tho last, two years, herewith find tho follewing: I Street Paving. Doforp tho completion of our blt ullthlc contract In June this year, the city advertised for bids covering about ulna miles of stroet Improve ments, in March of. this year five compotltlvo concerns submitted their rcBpoctivo bids for ths work, and ft might bq added, that tho contractors wqro obllgod to bid on this work without having plans showing tho quantities, etc. Aftor duo consider ation by thofcouncll tho contract was awarded to tho Clark & Honery Con struction Co., or Sacrnmonto, Cal, This company has complotcd this year 104,549,03 squaro yards, cover ing G.27 miles nt a total cost of 1234,099,00. In Juno of this year tho Warren Construction company -cofuploted their last contract for Idtullthlc pavements on West Main stroet, which completed 52,4 75.41 sq'naro'yards, covering 3.1 0 miles at a total cost of ?142, 910.08. ( Recapitulation stroot Improve Impreve ments: I Ultullthlo pavomont -3,10 miles, cost $142,910.08; asphult pave mont G.28 miles, cost $234,099. To tal 8.43 miles, cost $377,015.08. If. Sidewalks. During tho two yeara above men tioned thoro havo boon constructed 18 miles of cemontii sidewalks nnd 2.58 miles of board sidewalks at n, total cost of $74,000.00. III. Sewers. Thoro has been constructed In tho past two years by tho contracting firm of Jacobson-llado oO" 11.82 miles or 0, 8, 10, 12, II, 10, 20 and 24 inch sowors, at a total coat ot $110,412.00. Of this amount thoro tiro 1209 feet of 20 Inch storm sower laid from tho creek at tho Intersection ot Eighth and Hlvorsldo to tho Southern Pacific right of way on South D'AnJon street. This storm sower U des stgned to extend west to drain a part of tho southwest portion of tho clty'it storm wator. Leading from tho In tersection of West Mulu and Lutirol streets to tlo crook, thoro has been com Dieted 3959.30 feot ot 24-Inch storm sower. Through tho business section ot tho city, tulu newer Is laid approximately 15 feot deep, In order to servo basement drulnngo purposes. This sower will nlso bo extended for tho further drainage of storm waters. Tho combined capacity of theso two cross town storm sowors Is about 25 boo, foot, or 1000 minors inches. IV, Water Mains, Tho prosont administration has laid 13.21 miles of 4, 0 and 8 Inch wator mains through tho two con- (Coiitiuued on Page 3,) liod of 12 mouths, H will bo possiblo to show in figures exactly tho pro portion of business buiiH lriHHeted then to a similar dHte one ywr pV' tous, ' M M i 0 r ij V ' u -'cl 4