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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1911)
fWIIIIJPl IIJI JlppjSl(JllF" "Trs7a' yiri"'vjnP" fl(Tl v yp rxp. f "T,"'jR -C"y f,n m w'wr,TfVWlf ' " And Now Comes XVells-Fargo and Testifies to Growth of Cfty Medford Mail Tribune BANK CLEARANCES TODAY $33,922.60 tflFTII YEAK. aiEDffORD, OHttGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, ISlf OSWALD WEST TAKES OATH 3 n ,y , " ;." (J C- THI W1A.TH1 . m j White PIt, WmHw. - k ',!&M fehnrtqa'tT!ki' BmM , ' -MM Jllnck trlaBKUtar -Abr wMfc, ' 'H wwitaftr; below whlU. ldr. ' ,U yr'lilta With b!ftk cefi OoM. , ' H GOVERNOR 1 '-"' t " ' ' ' " " MU JUSTICE EA10N ADMINISTERS E All Members of House and Senate Present President Selling of Sen ate Presides Lono Message From Acting Governor Bowerman Read. Scna! Awakes to Fact That Prayer is Needed and Today Invited Min isters of Salem Them. to Officiate for SJvLBM, Or. Jan. 10. Oswald .West was inaugurated as governor of Oregon this afternoon In the pres ence of a large assemblngo in the hall oft reV rcscn tatives at tho state ca)itol. Tho oath of office wits ad ministered by Chief Justice Eaton. AH members of tho house and Benate were preaont, and President Selling of the senate presided. Immediately upon (he completion of tho inaugural ceremonies, a long message from Acting Governor Bow erman was rend, and it was followed by Govornor, West's innugura ad dress. Tho senato having opened two ses sions without prayer, realized Its need this morning and invited tho minis ters or Salem to petition the .throne of Grace in Us deliberations. An effort to have a law digest fur nished each, scnutpr. at $7,50 each was turned down. M;my bills wero introduced, the more Important -of which was that fixing tho length of fire-crackers at not to exceed two and one-half inches, providing for rotation of names on election ballots and permitting coun ties to build pauper hospitals. In the house matters of routine nature wore taken up. Thcro was a flood of bills, tho first being against white slavery, tho second to abolish capital piulohmont, and tho third to make .Juno 12 Columbus day. Japs Prepare For War. MANILA. Jan. 10. That Japan i. prepnring for war is the belief o' Americans in tho Philippines, follow ing the unnom.ccuient that .Japan i purchasing food supplies in lnrgr rpiiiuyies. A hundred thousand ton of rice, which the Japaneso govern meiit is ni(l to have ordeied fion Saigon, in ndo-Chiun, thoy regard at positive proof that a hostile nunc ol some kind is contemplated. WILL SURVEY MORE PEIICAHAY LOTS All of tho 10 residential lots re cently platted by tho forest sen ice on the short of Pehean Im.v have been leased by summer cottagers, and the demand for them was so great that Supervisor M. L. Eriektson will have an additional yo Jotu surveyed as soon as the snow ir off the ground. The location. of the lots is ideal, being on n good auto road and with in easy distance from Medford. The rental charged by the govern ment for them is nominal, K. OF'mSTE NEW CANDIDATES The "third degree," with nil tho Imrror-s, joys or whatever is in real ity attached to tho conferring of that mysterious "torture, was suecosfull tried out ami presented by tlto Knights of Pythias' last night to .i tiio of candidates. hi honor of the ocous-iou about 20 knight from Ashland came heie, at tending tirst a dimior in their honor at I ho Louvre mid Inter tho lodge work am supper at tho K. of P. hall. About 85 people witnessed, tho cer emony mid work of the degree team. PROGRESS! MEASURES R URGED BY WEST Governor Sends Legislature Lengthy Document declaring He Is In Favor of Present "Oregon Plan" 4md Recommending Progressive Laws Would Abolish Capital Punishment Favors Conservation of Resources Wants Appropriations For Im proved Highways. SALEM, Or.,. Jan. 10. Recom mending a number of i progresshc measures and declaring that he is in accord with tho "Oregon plan" oi popular government, Governor' Os wald West today sent his first mess age to the legislature. . Among the proposed measure which he urges the lc;islatitre to adopt is the abolishment of capital punishment ; the conservation of nat ural resources within the state; jfy creation of an adequate poIio&Pnl lorest protection; liberal appropria tions for .salmon hatcheries, improve ments of Ihe state highways ami the extension of Ihe powers of the stnu' railway commission to include the right to regulate all public service, corporations not now under the con trol of the commission. Speaking on the subject, of con servation, GoVonibr West declares lor stale and federal co-operatioiirm the conservation of national ic-.-ources. lie iisserls, however, that the state should hae full control of all streams within Wrest reserves that do not flow beyond stnte boun daries. . Favors Conservation. 'Conservation as 1 view it," writes (he governor, "means the -development and utilization of natural re sources under safeguarded regula tion that will give the people of the present day and tho coming gener ations the maximum of benefit with tho minimum of waste." lie places himself on record as fa vorable to labor legislation and urges the legislation to cat ef ally considei measures presented by representa tives of organized labor. His only (Continued on I'aco -.) lints of unr Three Barges Belonging to Philadel phia & Reading Railroad Sink Life Savers' Efforts Unavailing Heavy Waves Capsize Barges. PltOVINCHTOWN, Masn., Jan. 10. Seventeen men wore drowned to day when threo barges belonging to tho Philadelphia & Heading railroad wore- sunk near horo. Tho barges woro being convoyed by tho tug Lu kens, LIfcsavera attempted to rescue tho men, but f.-lled. According to the llfesavors. thcro woro coven mon on tho first bargo and flvo each on the others. The mon woro drowned In sight of shoro against Long Hntolo flo-.t. Tho llfosavers assort that thoy saw, 17 men on tho wrecked barges. " Attorneys Clash. WHEELING. W. Vo., Jan. 10. Arguments of counsel was tho feature in tho trial today of MrB. Laura Sebenk, chargod with poisoning her husband, John O. Schonk, million aire packer. Attorneyj for tho stato occasioned consldorablo surprise when thoy aunouncod that their case would bo vory brlof. In splto of the fact that relative of Mrs. Sohonk's husband spent thousands of dollars In gathering evidence against her, tho prosecution uald It "would not call a single detec(ivo as a witness. IN Government to Press Criminal Prosecution Of the Indicted Beef Trust Magnates. MB V1LjYl" TCn.fr'wC HiMIHH.fFMfttlHI i . , in M'lV v: il ' 's,. '? W'yy :HifliHrl!MHi 1 a Vk i .cimo... i it .-. ..v. - ...iv CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 10. Another obslaclo In the way of tho criminal proseculion of Chicago puckers 'was removed today when Federal Judge Carpenter decided that the government had a right to proceed against the alleged members of the beef trust under tho Sherman law, The decision wns icndered on thu point raised by Attorney John S. Shellcr for the defence that an injunction granted by Judge (Irosscup in ll)0:i prevented the government from iirnceeding. Judge Carpenter held that the injunction was non-opi'mi-tive so far us the present case is caicornod, which point, was contended by Edwin W. Sims for the govern UNKNOWN MAN "SKATES" SKATE ON ICY STREET Dobbin Has Hard Time Navigating After Frost Sun, However, An swers Silent Appeal Nobly and Within Short Time Started Tha.v. Medford local, No. Hill), of tho Workhorses' union today went on record!as heartily endorsing tho ac tions of "Old Sou, and extended him thre henrty yet tiilcnt ohcers for hav ing come to their lusctio this morn ing, Owoiug (o the floats of last night the entiio paved district this morn ing was olio uniuterriiupted sheet of ice, and poor Dobbin, when he turned out for work, found himself in u po sition like that which is sometimes expressed by tho words "up against it. Try as they would drivors found it impossible to make any headway and, when the sun iirst evinced its inten tion of working u shoyl shift, most of them lined their tenuis against the curb mid awaited the thaw'. Candidates lining the city's sido uulks sniffed the' crip morning air and saluted the sun's appearance a a good omen for tlioin, but ihe "skuk','' glancing at tluhn qut of)he corner of hi" eye, offered up a pray er of lltNiiks that wan only ended by the "git np" of tho driver when thr streets weio agiiiu passable. The Dalles Has 4880. WASHINGTON'. I- C.f Jim. 10. Thu census biitoiiu toduv announced the population of Tho Dalle. Or., n 48S0. yK M IUa r wmmm&mm&mm xwmm . l T-nTWi ! i rr iti m r r i iiit m '"cm t NEAR DEATH AS RESULT OF BEATING WAS WANDERING ON STREET ALONE Taken to Southern Oregon Hospital Where It Was Learned That His Skull Was Fractured Police In vestigate Man Will Probably Die. As tho icsu'.t of as double cross fracturo of tho skull, believed to liuvu boon sustained during a boarding house brawl Saturday night, an un known man lies m thu point of doath ut tho Southern Oregon hospital. Late last nlgi ' 'bo man was found wandorltig about town by Offlcoru Joo Memslc and (Mngcaide. who, be ing unable to find out anything from him. locked him up ovqr night. Ho yas reloased e.rl this morning and a short tlmo later was scon by pa- tlontu In the lmMdtal walking aim lessly up and down South Central avenuo, Shortly before H) o'clock Dr. R. II. Porter vlslieii (be hospital and was aiiproached Ijy a oung man who told him that an ii.irutit!y Injured man had applied to him 'for money with which to Kt i'ood. Tho man him self pafwod b uh thy wore talking and Dr. Porter took him Into tho Iioh pltnl. A Biipiiflclal exauiluatlon thoro showed td.it (ho man's skull was fractured, so Dr J. R. Shoaror, city boalth offlu". was notified. LnU or In thu morning D.rs. Shearer and Sooly trephined bin . nluill, and re moved a largo bluifil clot from the man's brain. "Tho wound," wild Dr. Shearer, "might have either boon onued by a blow from u blunt liistrumoat or by a fall. Should ho die Mr tarn .will (CoiittiiucU on lui; 5.) WWWMt'M'H TO REVISE MAP OF CRATER LAKE Forest Service Will Commence Work On Revision of Present Maps of Forest Reserve New Map Will Show Features and Topography. SuporviKor l. L. Krioksou of the Crater Lake J'oioat is having complete mapH of three aectioiis of tho reserve made which, when completed wi; show tho status of every aero con tiuued in them. When this work ig completed the lo cal offiuc, will coiimionco upon a com pleto levisiou of (he present maps of the 1'oionl. These uinps when fin Mii'd will ho coinplolo ns to olnsbifi cation of timber, to)ogniphy, etc. Owing to tho lack of money with which to do tho work, the service will bo iinablo to take any iiioal step dur ing the spring to prevent fires dining tho dry period. "Wo should have about 10 t linos as many guards during tho dr. months an our preoonl funds will mi uhlo us to have." said Supervisor M. i. Kriokson tiiie morning, "but wo will have to do the best we can with the forces at our command as no proviMion lias lioon made for supph iutf ii with more men." In the xio of exlremo noooBsilv tin bohliors oiib ho oalled upon but ut hiwt tlmy ouii be but a euro wliute hm nlmt n uodud w a inevoulutivu. Soiii0timeK n raise of salary enn lie tfKtlL I'lil lltll lit' II allllllft ft ( ItAUi I!?"""" "'"'' , , ,,"" i . . 'lioiix. So watch lh, help wautml Ildsl HEAVY VOff IS BEING P E CITY EEECTION Canon a 10 to 7 Favorite In Lirjht Bcttinn Interest Is Shown By Crowds On Street Corners and In Hotel Lobbies. Indications Are That Over MOO Votes 'Will Be Rcn.lstcred "Early Voto" Was Largest' In History of City. -M-"-f -f 4 f f f f 4- 4-4- 4--f 4 f 4-4--f 4- AVlth 800, two-thlrdp or tho total voto, polled at 3 o'clock ttioro Is lltlo doubt but that Mayor Canon Is ro-olectod by a largo plurality. It has been Canon .".gainst tho field, and probabilities aro that ho v111 poll ih largo a voto ns tho combined opposition. Indications also presago tho election of Dommor, Campbell and Watt, though Millar In running a closo raco with Doimnor. 4- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-t4-,4-4-4-4- The great inteiest being taken in I ho present city flection wns sbowu this inii'l,llio, .piling "Xthg lienvieJiny'-irtluriiTslttr of Ihe oily. For thu first two hours each of tho wards recorded move than a voto a minute. There cumo a slight let up about noon but tlii afternoou the voters are lining up again ut the polling places, indica tions ure that over 1100 votes will he Hilled. Hotting on the outcome was exceptionally light with V. H Canon a JO to 7 favorite over his opponents. Great iutoresl was displayed. Htreot corners wero crowded with men trying to "dope it out. There was ovidently no effort be ing inude by any parties to "run in ' any voters. Kverythiug progressed in mi even, uneventful sort o' way. RADICALjfflMS Calls For Kansas' Endorsement of LaFollcttc's Cry to Beat Prcsidcn tlal Candidates of Wall Street- Flays 4000 School Tteachcrs. TOPI2KA. Kan., Jan. 10. A do mnud for radical roform, anothor for tho enactment of tho initiative ref erendum and recall, tho endorsement of Sonator Lafollotto's cry to beat the presidential candidates of Wall street, and a fling at -1000 Kansas school teachers woro tho features of Governor Stubbs1 messago iiout to the loglslaturo today. The governor would havo tho names of candidate!, for president and vlco president of the United States writ ten on the ballots for tho personal Inspection of voters and tho election of nrtloual couvonttoii detonates by direct primary was urged In his mes sage. The dlroct election of United States senator, was also recommend ed. "Lafollotto's Idoa to 'beat tho can didates of Wall street already has chosen for president and vlce-proal-dent' should bo taken up by tho peo ple of Kansas." Governor Stubbs excoriated tho public school system, declaring that I QUO of Kansas' pedagoguos woro ut terly Incompotont. AiiBwor nil "likely looking" help want ad or it will not he all easy matter lo Hud tho rigid job. Someone' iiocuMrity iih indicated in a classified ad i probably you' oppoitiuiily. BS MAN WELLS-FARGO- -J OFFICE HERE i RANKS H GH I Only Seattle Portland and Tacsma Do Greater Business In Northwest Than Greater Business In Nerlh west Than Medford. Gain In December Over On Year Ago Was 45 F,tr Cent Over $5500 Was Taken In By LbcabOffkef Durina That Montlh Tho fourth offlco In Importance In the chain of offices opornted by tin? Wells Fargo Express company In tho Pacific northwest, according to the Dccombcr roport of tho company's Kuporlntondcnt, 1b tho one In Medford. During Decombor, 1910, Aout II. S. Nutter and his staff of assistants In tho now building fiext' to the South ern Pacific railroad station, turnmcN ed business to tho value of ?fi500(0T, an lncronBO of $1715,47 over tho business done by tho company here In Decombor, 100'J, or 4f'jipr cent. Ilut three cltloa lit tho entire north west transactoJ moro biudiicstt during tho same period of tlmei.aHd those, la the order of tho amount' of. money and express matter handled, wore Portland, Scattlo and Tacoma. Fot lowlng Medford on tho list ere: 8a lun, with 15412.88, and Ru?ieno, with' $fi217JGll. ih)C-,4V - Tho Medford offlco ranks third n Increnbcd percontngo over December, ItiOl), and In pbltit of por cont ot total amount required for operating cost Is 2 1th on tho list. Tho porcontaKo of rccolpts requir ed for operating expenses was 10.18. Tho oporatlng expenses at Salem woro lO.ar. of tho rocolpts. Two wagonn aro now helnk work ed from the local offlco aul a third will ho put on boforo April, COLD SNAP IS IN Linht Snow Fails In Portland All Sections of Northwest Report Weather Banning Between 10 and 40 Dcnrces. PORTLAND, Qr., Jan. 10. The cold snap which it is predicted by tho United States weather bureau which will last for soveral days In tho north west, was ushered In today with .inowBtorniB in Washington. Idaho, Montana and eastern Oregon and cold rains along tho coast of southern Oro gon. A light snow foil In Portland last night, tho first of tho season. Tho cold nvo follows a heavy rain and windstorm which began Sunday and did not end until Into yesterday. Itoports from all over tho north west today show that the tompera turo bus dropped from 10 to 40 do groes and it is expected that tho mer cury will go lower tomorrow. Tho wave originated in Alaska and followed tho coast down to Vancou ver, H. C, where It shitted and start od eastward. It Is expoctcd Colorado and tho Dakotas will feel tho grip of tho wavo In two days, Shafrotli Inaugurated, DRNVKH, Col., Jan. 10. Govern or John A. Shafrotli was inaugurated for a second term na chlofo oxeeu tlvo of Colorado today. There was little coromony in connection wp,h tho affair. Shafrotli announced at tho close of tho ceremony that "dress suits" worlu not bo necessary fit the Inaugural ball tonight. 'In his Inaugural addreBO SUufroth domtiiulod n ballot without party em lilomB, a banking guaranty law, an offoutlVo railroad commission, on r tbiia'ss law, the oxtenolon ot the gov ernor's term to four years tw tin r.r call. r USHERED uJkti? nam. L.W4 . '&!-, Uv ii$WU'&g!l. IflUtttJA -," u. ' -..-, . "'- .mimAJIiiM .ImAjJu