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irana pprrpwv' ssi? OT fr SECTION ONE THE Wl ATHIE . Cloudy tonight and tMnomrtr, ih itMMtr r tk . " White Fair WMttor. Blue Rain or ftnow. Whlto and blue LomI shswera Dlack triangular Above white, warmer; below white, colder. White with black center Ce44. MEDFORD V I 1TOTH YEAJJ, atEDFOJRD, OREGON, SUNDAY. JANUARY 8, 1911. NO. 248 .ij (- " 1 - . . . " .; , , . Tribune MAIL kff ,4 . i.i y - w ' I ED BYE LOSS IS GREAT Carnetrie Trust Company of Ne York Is Closed Involving $l 1,000.- 'X 000 Dickinson Was Orflanizcr of .Institution. Death of Organizer, Was Surrounded by Mystery Which Has Never Been . Completely Solved Bank Opened . In 1 907. , NEW YORK. Jan. 7. Tlic Curno- .' ' gio Trust company was closed today by Slate Hank Superintendent Che ney. The company, .which Wus char tered in 1907, has deposits amount ing to $8,900,000. t-W. capital war, $1,01)0,000 surplus 4.500,000 and un divided prolits $73,000. J. B. Heichnmnn was president. Ovei' $11(000,000 wus involved in the closing of thu buuk. The hibt ro port, made November 10, showed us M'UiV of $11,170,000. The principal organizer of the Car negie Trust company was Charles O Dickin-joii, whou mysterious death by gas poisoning, which occurred May J4 ut Scrauton, pn., never has been fully explained. The bank open id lirbt in 1907. A few months later Dickinson resigned the presidency, to which he was elected, in favor ol Leslie M. Shaw, former becretary ol tint IreaMirv. Dickinson became vice picsident and returned the vir tual management of the concorn. After a few months Shaw re signed. It is reported that he quit because of politics. Dickinson at that time chained that Shaw' was "bebot with a bee to become1 presi dent of tho United States." The- bunk grow rapidly under Dickinson. Eventually tho management was criticised for unsecured loans to George I. Sheldon of the Phoenix Jiibiirauco company, who died while under indictment. It was authori tatively stated that the Sheldon loans were insignificant and 'that the bank pocketed tho loss. Before Dickinson's doath tho Louis bolt company secured n court ordei for tho examination of Dickinson, hit, brother, and Secretary Hobeit Mo rebuild of thu trust company, 10 gardiug u loan of $1,000,000 to P ,1. Kicran, piesulent of the Fidelity Funding company, which hud been put partly in tho name of the Kloy bolt company in order to avoid having such a large loan booked under Kierny's name. Dickinson died befoi tho exami nation wus Hindu. His death, it was staled, was duo to pneumonia and kidney disease, complicated by the inhalation of poisonous gases hi ,M0 laboratory of F. W. Lunge at Scrai. ton. It was reported that Dickiuso.i undent hurt, were watching an ex per ineal in a non-corrosive metal, and that in accident occurred, Dickinson inhaling gases from tho crucible used in (ho laboratory. Another story (old was that Lnngt alleged he could mnko gold and sil ver and that Dickinson was called in to wnleh tho preparation. It wa reported that Lunge sought the buck in1.' of the banker in the establish ment of a "gold manufacturing con cern." According to reports, ho wni succossful, but tho pises inhaled caused Dickinson' death," Lunge denied that any accident occurred mid that Dickinson's death ' was caused by a visit to his Inborn- ins: Reports that Dickinson ended Jiin life were denied by his irieuds and iclulivcs. Tho mystery was never completely solved. A short time before this Dickin son had been thrown from a horse in Central park and his skr,l frac- lured. BURY TOWNSEND AT ODD FELLOWS TODAY The funeral service over the re mains of Charles Townsend, who died Fndny moniinj,' following an -illness of two weeks, will be held this afternoon at the Perl . undertaking establishment. The Mr. Belknap wi'l officiate. The servicer, will be conducted in the iiudertnkinj; cnmpnnyVi chapel, I CLOS XAMINFR T E III CITY City Engineer's Recapitulation of Ail Work Done to Date to City of Medford Shows Last Two Years Great Strides Have Been Made. i Over. 20 Miles of. Water and Sewer Mains 28 Miles of Sidewalks Over a Million Has Been Expended for Them. , '$ -- 4 4- V-t$ f MEDFOUl) NOW HAS: 4 4' 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 STRIDES M IMPROVEMENTS -f Miles or sowers 20.20 4 Miles of water mains 20. 0G f Miles ofpavlng 8.43 f Miles or sldowalks ...28.7G 4 Prior to 190D Medford 4 had: 4- Miles of sewers 5.JT4 4 Miles of water mains 7.39 4 Miles of paving 0.00 4 Miles of sldowalks ...8.18 A. ' f444 44 For city Improvements thoclty of Medford during tho pnst' two years has expended far moro than was ex pended in all the years previous. During that tlmo tho city has ex pended $931,581, whllo previous to 1U09 tho amount spont for civic im provements totaled but $93,929.59. January 1, 1909, foundtho city of Medford with tho following civic Imprevements: Sowers, 5.54 miles, no record of cost; wator mains, 7.39 miles, cost S71,C12X.31; sldowalks, cement 2.3 miles, board G.88 miles, cost $15,317.28; total cost S93, 929.59. Slnco that tlmo the following Im provements have been made: Sani tary sewers, 13. C7 miles, cost S97, 010; storm sowers, 1.15 mile's, cost $19,372.31; water mains, 12.67 miles, cost $8S,45C82; pavement, asphalt 5.27 miles, cost $234,699, bltullthlc 3.16 miles, cost $142, 916.08; sldowalks (cement), 18 miles, board, 2.58 miles, cost $74, 000.60; gravity water system, cost $275,000. Total cost, $931,581. Those figures aro gleaned from a report of tho city onglncor, recapitu lating the civic Improvements In tho city of Medford, It show3 moro com prehensively than any report yet made what tho city has accomplish ed during tho past two years. GAUGHTJN FIRE Stage Manarjer of "U-Go" Theatre Victim of Curious Circumstance Lost Wife Seven Months Ago and Baby Girl Seven Weeks. William Smith, stage nuinagor of tho "Ugo" 'theator, sustained Inju ries to his hand Saturday afternoon which at first were believed to bo of such a 'serious naturo that amputa tion might have to bo resorted to. Whllo working about tho stage of tho thoater Friday his hand was scratched by a nail protruding from n box. Ho dressed It with bandages 'soaked In turpentine- and yesterday while Igniting a match accidentally set fire to It. His Injuries wore dressed by Dr. H. E. Porter. By a curious coincidence, Smith, who Is a veteran of tho Anglo-Boer wur. lost his wife Just seven months ago; and a baby girl Just seven wcefcB beforp tho, day upon which he Injured. was Tho "For Sale" classifiwl ads aie tho market-place for iiv useful IhinRS that have alrcadybeen used. Sometimes a second-hand articlo would fcerve yu ns well ns a new one. Watch this classification I nfter which tho interment, in. charge of tho Modern Woodmen of Amerira will take place lit the O. O. F. cemetery. BANDAGED HAND Any Change Against Mayor CanohiV Jjtyjtegrity ' V i mm To the Editer: I desire to make, through your columns, the following statement: I iibvcir at ny time agreed that the cost of the pplc Jinj?s niado neces sary by, the extra :arc lights ordered by iheehVy should be advanced oy.tlie city, X never find any knowledge or intimation that such a thing Was contemplated until 1 saw the contract to that effect signed by Mr. Eifert as doting mayor. The fran chise of the eicctricjlight company expressly requires thaty company to make, all necessary extensions. Extra lights have been ordered before during tho past two years and have been placed by the company, and considerable extensions made by it without asking the city to advance anything on that account. I regret becoming involved in any personal controversy with Mr. Eifert in the closing hours of this campaign, hut thfc foregoing statement is the simple truth and I feel that I am entitled to make it to the public. It has been intimated to me that certain of my opponents intend, during the closing hours of the campaign, to publish statements, the exact nature of which I do not know reflecting on my integrity. I have served as mayor for two years. My record has been an open book. FoVthcWo mpnths last past I have been t an .avowed 'candidate for re-election. If there were anything Which could be . said which would bear investigation reflecting on my honesty, there has Nbccn ample opportunity to say it, and you may bQ sure it would have been said. To any fair minded man it must be apparent that any charge which isheld back until the clos ing hours of the campaign, when it is to late for the public to investigate and do tormina Whether it is true or false, is one wliich the ncrsons makinir it know will not bear investigation and -which is entitled to no weight or consideration. estimation 1 shall, therefore, refuse to notice in any way any against me from this timo has been rewosed in me tho loyal and faithful to the limit of my ability. If the people of Medford ar.c not con vinced of this, nothing I can say will avail. I have endeavored to avoid all abuse ot my opponents and Have asked only that our merits be judged by oui" public records. If it develops that the people of Medford demand that there be made on behalf of their successful candidates a cam paign of villificatiou, abuse and vituperation, I shall be quite content to retire to private life. . ; W. H. OANON. PEARY TELLS OF DISCOVERY To House Committee on Naval Af- fairs. Explorer Relates .Discovery of North Pole Drank Toast There to "the Kids." WASHINGTON", I). C.',.Jan. 7 Commander Hubert' E. l'enry told Iho story of the discovery of the north pole to the house committee on navnl nffujrs today. Fingering bin greiiHy memorandum books, looking inquisitively liko bits of crumpled paper bearing scrawly figures and duU'ri, thu congressmen listened to the tale of the dash to the big nail. All the documents upon which the national geographical society bjiscd their decision that he had reached Iho pole were submitted for the in spection of the men who aro striv ing to determine whether Peary is en titled to congressional recognition. Poary told the committee that four men, five sledges and fit) 'dogn made tho final dash. They went 2.ri miles the firht day,,'J0 the second, 27 on tie third and i'ourth and 110 or the fifth. "I reached thu pole on April (( nix' remained .'10 hours," he ,s,uid. "I started hack April 7 at 4 in tho af ternoon. On two sucec-scivc days returning, we covered thu niileagti of two trips in one day. .A strong northerly 'wind was at our backs.'' He told the committee that the. entries in his journal were made ii thu Tgloos at tho end of the duy'e march. Tho toinpenit'ir' ho said, was never abovo zsro. Tho entries were nil penciled. Congressman Hutler asked whether it would have bee.i absolutely neces siiry for Peary to have have been .at the )Mlo in order to prepare thosu observations. ., "That is a question that has been much discussed," said' 'thu com mander. "I believe that -it is a fact that observations have never yet been made that stood the test unless they werp made on the spot where thov purported to have been made." "Countries havo made tin cnlcula tious without being at the polo." Congressman Hutler persisted 'Ji there any way to detect if they were not made." Some reports of experts sy thcie can bo fakes," Peary replied. "Is that n possible thing lb dot" Congressman Hoburta asked. "Well I snpiKiso so," Peary admit ted, "if a man is an expert." "Did you make your entries dul ly "f" asked Dawson of Town. "No," suid Penry. "I did not niuho them every dny." "Ileyoud your word, which 1 ns iFall Flat at This Late Hour forward. I am conscious of having given the trust that best service of which I am capable and of having been SAY NEFF DID. NOT 'BUTT. IN' Charter Revision Commission Put . End to Deport That City. Attorney Dictated Charter to Be. submitted at Next City Election; " ' - - f MEDFORD, Or., Jan. 5, f To tho Editer: Tho under- -f 4- signed members of tho com- -f f mission appointed by tho -f f mayor to revise tho charter, -f deslro to stato to tho public -f f that wo do not consider Mr. -f f Noff, tho city attornoy, In- 4- traded himself In tho slight- -f 4- est degree upon our dellber- -f f atlonB. -f f It was at tho suggestion -f t and request of tho chairman -f f of tho commission and of sov- -f f oral mombors that Mr. Noff -f preparod tho original draft of f tho revised chartor and sub- f mltted It to us, and wo havo f not tjio slightest ground for -f 4- any suspicion that Mr. Noff -f f acted othorwUo than with on- , f tiro fairness und a ulnglo do- 4- slro to follow tho directions -f f of tho commission. f WM. S. CnOWELL, f C. L. HI3AMES, 4- W. I. VAWTEIt, 4- W. N. CAMPBELL, 4 L. G. PORTER. 4-4- 4- 4-4-4 -f 4-4' TJy tho forogoliiK slatomont tho members of tho chartor rovlslon com mlttco havo forocr put at an end reports that City Attorney Noff "Rutted In" and dictated tho now charter. II. C. Garnett, a mombor of tho commission, Is absent from tho city, und heuco could not sign tho stato- mont, , Constitution For Monaco. .MONTE CAHLO, Jan. 7. Accud ing in iurt to tho republican party, Princo Albert toduy proclaimed i. constitutional form of government for tho principality of Monaco. Al though nominally an italiiln princi pality Monaco is uitually controlled hy Franco, . , member of this committee accept ai holutoly and tho observations you havo offered have you nothing fur ther!" asked Hutler. "That ib all," said Peary. Th committee was deeply inter ested in the dairy Kept uy the ex nlnrer between Annl 1 und fl nt the pole. The dairy refitted that Peiu-vwhlBPerod t0 both Pawnor and coun drank a toustto "Mrs. Peary und e' " t ono stago of tho proceed the kids" in the Jl'U lass of hen.!1"8' wll0 Bno wa8 Pointed out by u'edicline left." charges which may be made REMANDS SLAVE ' CASE TO MONDAY Prosecution Requests Postponement In Order to Secure Additional Witnesses Tcstlmbny Saturday Causes Frequent Clashes itu At tho request of District Attornoy IJ. F. Mulkoy, Justlco of tho Peace Glonn C. Taylor yesterday continued tho hfurlr.g of A.lbort Farmer, charg ed with conniving nt prostitution, un til Monday morning nt 10 o'clock. Tho prosecution requested a post ponement, of tho hearing In ordor to secure additional wltnossos from Eaglo Point. According to tho testimony brought out at yestorday's hearing, tho de fendant Is alleged to havo attempt ed to procuro- tho attentions of a numbor of Grook laborers cam pod In tho vicinity of tho railroad station at Eaglo Point for it woman compan ion, with him at tho tlmo. Throo witnesses wcro placed on tho Btund by Prosecutor Mulkoy, dno of whom,, I). Starkos, dcclarod thut Farmor and a woman had visited hlni lit his tout there mid thut tho latter had attempt ed to Induco htm to accompany tho woman to an Improvised lodging In n blacksmith shop, Andrew Charlies, tho third and last witness, told a rather conflict ing story from tho stand. In tho cross examination, by Attornoy E. E, Kolloy, for tho defense, Charlies, whoso command of English, despite his assertions to tho contrary, was poor, told u jumbled up talo having as Its basis and ovldont foundation tho fact thut tho woman whom Farm er clnlms as his wlfo several days ago prevented lilm from forcing bin attentions upon a young girl In a down town lodging hvuso by per mitting her to tuko rofugo In hor, Furmor's wjfo's, room. Hh mudo froquont roforenco to "his girl" and "my girl," tulkod ln cossuntly, ' notwithstanding tho ef forts of both counsel and tho court attaches to kcop him quiet, and In tho end proved to know nothing moro about tho case than what ho had hoard and Imuglned, At tho session to bo hold Monday morning, District Attornoy Mulkoy bus promised to produco flvo wit nesses who, unloss tho prosecution has been misinformed, will' prove tho stato's caso against the defendant, Sitting by tio sldo of tho prison er throughout tho court proceedings and with him on tho journoy to and from tho county Jail In Jacksonville,' was the woman claimed by Farmor to bo his wife. At various times she jmnrnoH a ,uo woman who nnu nc ANNUAL REPORT POST-MASTER Great Gain Is Made In Every De partment of Office Increase Over 1 1909 Averages 65 Per Ccn Throughout the List. Postofflces During 1910 Reached $30,000 Class Last Year It Was Was Just Under $20,000 Class of Postoffice. Tho annual resume of tho business transacted during 1910 ut tlio local postotrico, which has Just been com piled by Assistant Postmaster Ralph Woodford, shows fl. great Increase ovor 1909 and roflccts In na groat degroo tho growth niado by the city. Tho nvorago por cent gain wus 65, During 1910 thoro wero 24,896 money ordor transactions, whllo dur ing tho previous year thero wero Tint 17,926, For theso orders there was rocoivod S163,41925 In 1910 and $91,708.38 in 1909. Tho stamp sales during 1910 amounted to $29,420.13, a groat In crease ovor 1909, when they amount ed to but $.19,192.42, This porcont' ago of growthNu tho grcutest made by any postoffice In Orogon, Eugene botng next In line, increasing from $28,000 to $34,000. During tho year just nlosdd $106, 219, G9 was paid local people through tho monoy ordor window. During 1909 thoso payments on money ordors amounted to $84,152.80. The total number of pieces of mall registered during 1910 was 7624, During 1909 tho pieces registered wore 4,443. Tho present payroll of tho offlco Is $12,700 por annum. Tho total amount pnld out in salaries during 1910 was $10,644. During 1910 2645 special delivery letters woro handled,' whllo during 1909 theso totalod but 1459. PZRL APPOINTED DEPUTY CORONER John A Perl of tho Perl Undertak ing company, in this city, was yes terday appointed a deputy coronoi by Coroner A. E. Kellogg. Mr, Kel logg himsolf resides at Gold Hill nnc "liutmont of Perl gives l Medford a deputy always on tin ground. AMERICAN SHIPS MAY PASS FREE No Charge Will Be Made On Ameri can Ships for Passing Through Canal When Completed. WASHINGTON, I). C, Jan. 7. Seeking to encourage the building oi coastwise vessels, tho senate com mittee on iuter-oceauiu canals bus decided to recommend a 'measure grunting American ships free pass age through tho Panama canal, The provision is contained in an amend ment by Senator l1' nt of California to thu Panama bill of Congressman Mlinii (Illinois). ( Thu bill provides for canal tolls ol H to $1.25 per ton net. Tho amend ment remits this charge but stipulate thut coastwise otcumers owned and controlled directly or indirectly by railroad companies, or director or stockholders acting in tho interests of the railroads shull not bo exempt ed from those tolls. ' companlcd Farmer into his tent at Eaglo Point, whon tho nllogod at tompt at prootiromunt'was mndo, she at first showed surprise and then smiled Incredulously, None of thoprosccutlon's witnesses could namo tho exact day upon which tho allogod pffoiiHo took placo and tho uttttudo of tho defense seomed to show that an attompt will bo made to provo an alibi. Tho namo of another woman, n Mrs, Mock, was Introduced In tho courso of tho hearing. Sho was not inn court and an effort will bo mado to produce her for the hearing Mpn duy. - - SHOW ROW E WILL SOON BE MAKING LAWS Twentieth Session of Oregon Legisla tive Body Will Open Tomorrew In Salem Hot Fight On For Offices. Much Work Ahead For Solons Re form Legislation Will le Consid ered Assembly Will B CmsM ered Assembly Still MaMnf FifM SALEM, Ore., Jun. 4. Although Oregon through tho initiative at ihu November election enacted some most important reform legislation, the twentieth session of, the legisla ture which convenes Monday, will also sco tho introduction of many swooping measures, from present in dications. Tho chief doubt now is whether tho legislature will provo 113 radical as did the voters in Novem ber. In November the voters adopted a stringont employers' liability luw, u throe-fourths jury law ''for civil cases, a presidential preference measure and started after the single' tax system through an introductoiy measure. ' -- Thu legislature will puss upon physical valuation of railroads, pro po rat ion commission with power to porution commission, with power to relievo abuses even in city public servico corporations, a sweeping highways measure, that is intended to mnko Oregon the good roods statu of the nation in 10 years, and a num ber of other measures of state im portance, if pot of national interest. Reform legislation will probably occupy most of tho session, at An ient this year and while much of this legislation may not puss it is be lieved that no corporation measures or laws weakoning any of tho initi ative system u I ready in forco or, ef fect, will be adopted. Tho fight in Oregon this year was between the old republican machine and tho insurgents. The republican regulars adopted an "assembly'' ticket and though it lost the govorrn orship and the Multnomah county delegation and several southern Or egon delegations, in tho house and senate the state generally electod u large numbor of assembly republi cans, Tho biilnnco of power be tween tho assembly and anti-assembly republicans is yet in doubt. Just now tho assembly lenders aro making ovory effort to elect Jay Uowerman, defeated candidate for governor, as president of the senate, and to clgot an assembly man as speaker of tho house. Should tho regulars succeed in their efforts, iibscmblyiucu prob ably would be apopiutcd on thu im portant committees mid there is a possibility that they would be able to kill some of the so-called reform legislation by passing other bills with an emergency clause attached, Such action would prevent them being de feated later by the people under tho roforoudum. Tho weak, link in tho chain, how ever, is that Oswald West will be governor. West was eleoted on a direct primary, initiative and refer endum platform after a hittor light. Naturally very littlo assembly legis lation will get by his veto and as thu voto now btauds it is &o close thut it is improbable thut many measutus can bo passed oer his voto. Tho sossion probably will bu tho last stand of tho republican parly as a closed corporation in Oregon, Within two years initiative legisla on will probably bo passed that will eiiahlo tho voters to elect tho speak er of tho houso and prcsdeut of thu scnato. This will put to rout all rings, assemblies and other ofToito at machine organization, and Ore gon will bo in position to gvu tho gon will bo in position to givo tho fullest possiblo ideas of direct gov uniiueut thu acid test of practice. SUES FOR DIVORCE, Floroneo II. Ooffe, through hor at torneys, yesterday filed tho papers! in a suit for divorce from William l' (loffo, hor husband, nt the county court house, Tho caso will he heard Ht thfl nwt M'Shjon of thu circuit court, , G AM 'I 1 IV? ft C ( 4 j 4. iffflww "sr