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WMUMHI V-T y-yw"""w T T " .- --- -v.- v?t wmHPpTyry ist TR"f T . r"wt - nw' "M-?-w nnifiiftfFn'p A Trolley Line Now Jfeems Assured for the Rogue River Valley BANK CLEARANCES 'TODAY $36,693.54 Stormy tonight nnl tomorrow. The Menff6 of th Hags. White Knlr weather. Hluc Itatn or snow. Whlto and blue Local showers Black triangular Above white, warmer, below white, colder. Whlto with black center Cold. Medford Mail Tribune FIFTH YEAE. jtfEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 1911. No. 251. CANON RE-ELECT TROLLEY F E W$WWt vfA WmPP WLViiPHlWPHWR ' .H a "Xgt . I THE WEATHER J! M. Wjl 'Jim W. M. ED MAYOR; W, SIX MISSING REDDY WILL ASK 12IRTIN WORK 1ST RANCHISE; 1 MILLAR COUNCILMEN BEGIN WITHIN 60 DAYS EIFERT LOSES BY 36 VOTES George H. Millar First Socialist In Oregon to Be Elected to Office Woltcrs Polled 235 Votes and E. A. F. Bittncr 87. - -- T " f f -f 4 Mayor. H. Canon 444 W. Elfert 408 E, Wolters 235 P. A. Hlttner 97 -f f -f 4 4 f f 4 w. w. E. K. Total : 1174 CoilllclllllCll. First ward J. 13. Watt 179 Ft. P. Llttlo 13 V. I. Gould .,..' 63 Total 374 Second ward V. .1. Emerlsk 214 W. N. Campbell ICC W. .1. Druinlilll f47 Total 427 Third ward ' , G, II. Millar ... ..".. 151 .1. L. Demmer ." 112 It P. Antle 100 Total 3C3 Now charter Yes 37 No 4l HH f l f f W. II. Canon, who for the past two years has served as Medford's mayor, was on Tuesday re-elected to that office, receiving 44 4 votes. Ills near est opponont, V. W. Elfert, who Is presidont of the city council, wns de feated by 30 votes. E. E. Wolters, socialist, was third man, receiving 235, whlto A, E. P. Dlttuer, Inde pendent, received but 87. . In the First ward W. H. Watt de feated It. P. Little by 47 votes. In the Second,, V. J. Emerick was re-olected over W. N. Campbell by 48 votes. In the Third ward, George H. Mil lar, socialist, was elected over John L. Dommer and It. P. Antle, receiving 49 votes more than Dommor and 51 more than Antle. Millar Is the first socialist In the state to bo elected to the office of councilman. The charter amendment was snow nil under by the overwhelming vote of C41 to 367. Tho now offlcors will tal:o office next Tuesday. Thoy will servo two Years each. The council Is now com posed of MeBsors. Elfert, Wormian, Morrifk, Emorlck. Watt The Tote by wards: For mayor First Ward. Canon Elfert Hlttner Wolter For councilman J. E, Watt Tl. P. Lttllo and Millar. 154 124 30 71 179 J 132 W. P. Gould 63 Vote on charter amendment Yes 12 No Second, Ward. For mayor Canon Elfert Hlttner Wolter ;" For councilman Emerick Campbell Druinlilll ' i Voto on aharter amendment Yes f No Tliirtl Ward. f For mayor Canon : Elfert Hlttner Woltor For councilman Dommor Antlo Millar Vote on charter amendmont Yes No 200 194 157 31 54 214 166 .47 156 220 96 127 36 110 11- f f f 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 f 4 4' 4 4 MAYOR CANON THANKS FRIENDS FOR SUPPORT I desire to thank my friends nnd neighbors for their vole of confidence in my efforts to give M Gilford u I'lean, prog ressive government, by re electing me mayor of the city of Medford. I'shall enter upon my second term with en mity toward none and, with renewed vigor, continue my efforts to upbuild Medford. W. II. CANON. 4 4 4444444 44444444444 6. 0. P. AND TAFT TO RAP TARIFF Nevada Senator Predicts That Both Insurgent and Standpat Republi cans as Well as the President Will Admit Failure of Payne Tariff. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 11. Both the regular and Insurgent wings nf the republican party nnd Presi dent Taft himself will admit that the country is exceedingly dissatisfied vlth the Payne tariff, declared Sen ator Newlands of Nevada In a speech before the senate today demnndlng f ut tiro revision. Newlands wants Iho new schedules prepared In accordance with the Information gathered by a tariff commission. He predicted that the present session of congress will enact a measure providing for a per manent tariff commission. GREAT STORM. DEALS DEATH Foriy-Five Drowned and Sixty-Seven Vessels Lost Off Western Austra lia Early in December Report Just Brought. VICTORIA, D. C, Jan. 11. Forty-five men wero drowned and 67 pending vessels wore lost off west orn AitBtrnllr. early In December dur ing a hurricane, according to advices brought hero by tho stcamor Maku ra, wh'ch just arrived." According to the dispatches tho town of Uroomo was also badly dam aged and a lumber of structures wore destroyed by tho storm. I3roomo Is tho headqut.rtors of tho pearling fleet. Tho vossols wero attempting to mako.nroorao when tho hurrlcano struck, thorn off Entranco Point. Twenty-six boats sank off tho point, many wero swopt ashoro and six lug wers wore unaccounted for. Seventy boats reached shelter. REAPER CLAIMS YOUNG MOTHER Mrs. Louella Hoover Davis, wile of Olin C. I)iiis, diod ut the home of her father, L. K. Hoover, on tho Central Point mud rl' t,lis 11,or"' inir. , . i i She is survived by hor hiubnnd and two small children. Mm. Davii, who was 'JO yean. old. has boon an invalid for almo-t a yoMr mid hor douth wn oaufcod by nn al fection of the lungs. Tho funeral, under tho direction of (lie Porl Undertaking eompaiiv, will bo hold at the Baptist clmruh Thursday afternoon. Intormont will follow tit tho I. O. O. V. eometeri. Tlia "For Sale" clarified ads m'' l,lhe market-place Ur the useful 1&1 things thnt hnvc aln-adv been u -! i Sometimes n second-land article W would sene vu i" w" v "lkV 221 one Watch thi Ua---iiK4tiun' EATON GETS IN WRONG SALEM Unless He Gets Over His Wrath at Being Defeated for Speakership, University Will Gain No Plums at Hands of Legislature. SALEM, Or., Jan. 11. Tho state university at Eugene is likely to get a serious slap unless Eaton, defeated candidate for speaker, forgets his grouch, Representative Eaton Just now is organizing a fighting major ity to heckle and harass Speaker Rusk and ho also has a knife out for Representative- Lnir Thompson, who was also a candldnto for tho speaker ship, but who came into the Rusk camp and who now is sharing tho honors of running tho house. Not only Is Eaton in very bad with Husk and Thompson, but until he shows a different spirit tho state uni versity Is going to get no plums, and the big appropriation for this school will bo hung up high and dry until tho bushwhacking ceases. Is Flat laudato. This Is a flat mandate- from the lenders that rule the house and the result Is going to be that If Eaton gets obstreperous he is going to hurt tho university. Meanwhile tho Cor vallls school Is here with a big lobby, Is being good, has its representatives working with tho majority and Is reaching out for liberal appropria tions. About tho tlmo- this news trickles Into Eugene there probably will bo a lot of Eaton's constituents packing their grips and hitting tho trail to Salem to plane off the rough edges of Enton's wrath. 'Legislature Scnivil. Already tho legislature Is scared. So serious do tho members of tho up per house consider the water ques tion down hero that a resolution was Introduced and applauded that re quired the state to boll all the water for tho senate chamber and to estab lish a nice giant filter with this wa- ' ter Inside and to put aforesaid filter i within tho room under the eye of tho sergeant at arms. Last session sovernl members wero stricken with typold, tho Henato res olution nsserts that the drinking vn ter Is "nothing but unstrained rlvor water," and speeches mailo on tho floor of tho senate expressed tho dire alarm that various solona felt. A Godly Legislature. Tho humor of the situation Is that this Is a most Godly legislature, only one man In four smokes, and mighty few look upon tho flowing bowl, so unless theso senators bring a pot of tea or a bottlo of milk, their only healthful refreshment would bo tho sucking of a snowball. Tho Income tax amendmont Is not going to have oasy sledding In this session of tho legislature. This morning two resolutions came up regarding tho Incomo tax auiond mont and from tho first Jockoylng and a deslro for delay were evident. Finally the somite referred tho reso lutions to a committee, and some tlmo next weok tho committee may I report. Someone's necessity us indicated ' in a classified ad is probably you , opportunity. Somotimos n raise of salary can be secured only by a change of posi tions. So watch tho help wanted ads I 4-4--f 4-4---4--f---t-f'------ CONGRATULATIONS FOR MAYOR W. H. CANON PORTLAND, Jan. 11. Mayor W. H. Canon:. Med ford, Or.- Accopt our hearty congratulations on your ro eloctloii. Wo also congratu late tho citizens of Medford in their continuation of mi hmieflt. sane bunlnomi admin istration J M KKKNE. M HASLLY f-f-M fftt tt tt 1 F I GREAT GAINS Cincinnati Suffers Milfion Dollar Fire One of Most Modern Struc tures In City Destroyed Search inn Ruins for Bodies of Missing Men. CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 11. Six men missing sincd tho fire destroyed tho ohambor of commerce building here today were believed by polico and firemen to bo dead after a search o tho rums. In addition i' liromen were fntnlly hurt. Among the miss ing are Vice President Marshal and Secretary Churles Sibbald of the Early Daniels company, last seen trying to rescue papers from the of fice of tho compnny in tho building. Tho others who are believed to be dend are Harry Leslie, n porter; Les lie Uiichiuiun, a boy of J7; Prod Sclm, night engineer of tho building and one fireman of the building, name unknown. The financial loss is estimated nl between .$500,000 and $1,000,000. In dividual losses of firms in the Ituil 1 ing may increase tho total. The chamber of commerce build ing wns ono of the most modern of fice structures in Cincinnati. In it wero housed tho Cincinnati stock o. change, the Louisville nnd Nashville railroad offices?' tho ISumiicss Meu' club, the Kivrly Dnnicls company nnd a number of other linns. The fir; started in tho kitchen of the club. A bniiquct -was in progress but the guests, warned of the fire, made thcii way to the street safely. Tho blaze spread rapidly. Coiuei dentally another fire broke nu( in tin I'oiucinuc apartment house in Avou dnlo, two miles nwuy and u great part of tlie fire apparatus of the cil had been sent there. As n conse (uciici it wns some time after tin first alarm from the chamber ol commerce building before the fu1' force of Iho city could bo gathered. By that time tho flumes had fought their way from tho fourth floor to tho roof. A crowd of f000 porsom stood ,iust outside tho fire lines win" the roof began to blnzo. A number of employes of tho build ing wore permitted to go inside the lines. It was at this time, according to police reports, that Marshal and Kie bnld hurried to their offices to gel papers. A few minutes Inter tho roof o llio building fell and n shower a4 sparks, sent whirling through tip air, fell on the crowd. Thick sniob filled the streets. Tho firemen wero cnught in the wreckage of the collapsed roof, II was boliovod the other persons re ported missing were in tho building .i' litis time. A enreful search of tho ruins wn nlnnned to follow tho hurried worl. of the firemen and police this mom ing. CENSUS GIVES Salem Has 14.0994, Oregon City 4284, .LaGrande 4843 Medford Has 8840 According' to Report of Census. WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 1L Tho population f four Oregon uitio was miiiouuced bv tho cousin bureau today n follow i: Salem, 11,001; Oregon City, -1287; LaGrande -18 Kl; Kugne 0000. Tho oeiifiiH gave Medford 88.10. Kugoiie clniiiit or 12,001). At the ratio of growth indiqated lly postal rocoiptw Medford now litis more pun pie than the Uuib county city. Eou a erv entliueiaetio adver tisement of real intiito i not often misleading lor n good real estate bargain ju tt' ume fiitliii'.insui Mi udertici!ig ENE 0 LUUAL HANKS Three of Four Medford Bank's Hold Annual Stockholders Meeting Phenomenal Growth Made During 1910 Is Shown. Throo of Medford's four banks hold tholr annual stockholders' meetings on Tuesday, pursuant to tho custom throughout tho United States, for the holding of such meetings on tho second Tuesday in January. Tho Jackson Count, bank being a state' Institution will hold their annual meeting next month. Tho great growth In resources made during tho past year In Medford shows tho prosperity which prevails In Medford nt tho present tlmo. Each bnnk bns made substantial growth. With an increaso In deposits dur ing 1910 of $238,000, or almost 40 per cent ovor tho preceding year, tho stockholders of tho First National bank of Medford, at a meeting held Tuesday, re-elected all of tho Insti tution's offlcors to sorvo another year, ind In addition Increased tho mem bership of tho directorate from flvo to seven. Tho directors arc; William S. Crowoll, president; P. K. Deuel, first vice-president; Charles M. English, second vlco-preshlont; M. L. Alford, cashier; George W. Dunn, Charles Strang and J. E. Watt. Messrs. Watt and Alford nro the now directors. Oris Crawford re nalus as assistant cashier. Plans suggested for tho following year include tho oroctlon of a now modern office building upon tho pres ent site. Work on this will probably begin this spring. The stockholders oxpressod thoin sclves as delighted with tho showing mado by tholr Institution and wont on record having firm faith In tho continued prosperity of Medford. Tho Medford National bunk gained (100, 000 during tho past year in re jourcoB. All of tho old offlcors of ho bank were ro-elocted nud In ad- lltlon P. E. Merrick was elected a vlco-prosldoni. Tho offlcors nre: J. E. Enynrt, president; J. A. Perry, vice-president; P. E. Merrick, vice president; John S, Orth, cashier; V. 11. Jackson, assistant cashier. The llrectors aro J. E. Enynrt, J. A. Per ry, P. E. Morrlck, W. H. Goro nnd Horace Polton. The Farmers' and FriilttfrowerB' lank lins nindo great growth during tho year. Although Its first year, It succeeded In laying asldo $2000 aH a surplus. Its old officers wero re elected. Thoy are: G. L. Davis, pres ident; L. Noldormoyor, vlco-prosl-dont; L. E. Wakoman, cashier; L. L. Jacobs, assistant cashier. Tho direc tors are W. II. Stewart, L. Noldor- oyer. It P Antle, James Campbell, j W Thomas. L E. Wakeiuan ami, in I ( L. Davis BRANDE1S FLAYS HIGHER RATES ....,. D.(ni.n Inlnr-clitn PnmmprrA Commission and Declares Greed, .,.i in,i.nniu ULnm rtpcnnnclhle I llllll IHIIUI llllbli livin ,iU.w. ........ lor increascu larms. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jim. ll. Declaring ignorance und greod wore rofeponsiblo for tho proposed freight rato increase, Attorney Louis Hrim doit appeared before tho interstate commerce commission today," artru ing against higher tariffs. Briuidoi repented bin statement that (lie rail roads bv imiug modem method would siivo $1,000,000 duily nnd out lined brieflv the plan uhiuli ho Muid would offoot thi suviuk. 'Tho separation of planning from performance in tin- matter nt di - veloiiinent n 'look be I ore von lean policy' w;i ore ot the c--.eoiiat priiiiplc- ' h md Other, i en 'putti' tho buriK'i 44444 44 44444444444 MILLAR THANKS FRIENDS FOR THEIR SUPPORT I wish to thank my neigh bors and frjonds us well as every Socialist for their gen erous vote of confidence re corded in my behalf on Tues day, I realize theiniportnnco of tlto trust bestowed upon me and shall aim for a greater 'Medford along scientific, and Economical lines, nnd fuvor no special interests. G. II. MILLAR. 4- - SNOW FIRST TO FATE THIS YEAR Street Department Clears Cross Walks Early Thaw ,Couses Fall to Turn to Slush Storm May Continue No End Yet In Sight. Tho heavy snow fall which covered Medford and tho surrounding coun try today, was tho first snow recorded hero aince that which mndo last Thanksgiving a "whlto" ono. During tho early hourfl of the morning tho snow was crisp and sol id underfoot, but later In tho day converted most of tho streets In tho paved districts Into rivers of slush. Street cleaners woro at work early shoveling the snow from tho street crossings and ns nuist of tho business houses had tho walks in front of thom cleaned off early, the peoplo coming down town to business felt llttlo In convenience. Tho weather reports predict a con tinuation of tho storm throughout to night. WHITEjL Bills Aro Introduced In Legislature Providing Heavy Penalty for Traf ficking In Women In This State Arc Three In Number. SALEM, Or., Jan. 11. Throo bills which aim to combat tho "white alavo" traffic lmvo boon Introduced into tho houco. Llbby of Marlon, In house bill No. 1, proposes to Impose a fluo of not moro than $5000 and linbrlsoniiiont of not moro than five (( n wh() slml M ' way ,)y ncUm, offort or , fur I nlshing trnnsportialon, in dobui.chlug any woman. If tho victim Is under 18 tho bill provides a double pen alty. Simpson of Linn Introduced two bills on this subjoct. ' WILL BURY IS. lYltuU ! .. Millllill ,, MllB :,., (,r r i. Mogo, diod at her homo on West I'Uuventh tttruot Tuesday. Tho fiinornl, under the diroction of Weeks & MeGowuii, uiidurtakorj, will bo held nt tho Cuthuliu church Tluimdiiy morning. She is survived to' bur hiiNbiui'l, a son mid dutiKliter. Tho fmniiv moved hum from Califnruiu liul summer. of Moconiplitthmoiit on the men re sponsible, tint on men wIumm duty it is to ohoy ardor; n iinivorsnl pie- pnretluoHS for emergency; mi aimlyt ical htudv of each operation to d" tciniine how much could he done with i the UaH expense nnd a stniiilariU WOULD H HURSDAY a t'"i of ua-thod , intiUtial and i-ipupuiuit " 1 ONE TO ALLEN SOLD 10 WELCH Welch Plans Work Soon So It seems That Electric Line In Valley Will at Last Become a Reality Work Must Start hy January IB. At tho next meeting of tho city council Dr. J. P. Itcddy will apply for a franchise to 'construct an in terurban trolloy line in Medford. "Tho application will probably 1)0 made," states Dr. Keddy, "in my name, but it is for other parties, who menu business, nnd vtfloso' identity I niu not ut liberty to discloso, but thoy aro heavily interested in Med ford and the Hoguo Hivcr valley. "The terms of tho franchise usked vi be tho sumo ns those in tho franchise grunted John H, Allen, ex cept that survey work must bo be gun within HO days nnd actual con struction within 00 days from ditto fiulichise is grunted. Tho people that I urn voluntarily noting for, am abundantly able to finance the road. Thoy menu business mid will start work ut once. Only on those condi tioiit, will tho frniichiso be nsked "It Is reported that Portland capi talists aro going to tako ovor tho Allen franchlsu. Tho Idea thnt Port laud capitalists will build an electric lino In tho Rogue River vnlley Is a Joke. Portland "capitalists have nover built any railroad In any part of Oro gon, mid It Is not reasonable to sup pose that thoy will build hero when thoro aro other sections they mo more favorable to than thoy aro to tho Hoguo rlvor, "This franchise- Is not for specu lation and will not bo hawked around. It will bo turned ovor at unco to tho party that nooks It, who Is u railroad bulldor," concluded Dr. Roddy. "Lntor on, It It becomes nec essary to state who tho franchise Is for, I will make such statement." Tho franchise granted John It. Al len was turned over by him to a lo cal syndicate composed of S. Vilus Bockwith and associates. It has been disposed of by tho local syndi cato to A. Welch of Portland, who him promoted electric Hues in tiiu Willamette valley. Under tho terms of the franchise, work must begin by .lununrv 18, 1011, nnd it is stated that Mr. Wojch expects to begin work ourly in tho weok. Should lie do so, mid tho council grant another franchise, there is prospect of two cloctric lines instead of one At any rate, the long prom ised line teems about to become u i entity. COLORADO DEAD Was Elected to Senate to Succeed Henry M. Teller His Term Would Not Havo Expired Until 1915 Was a Democrat. DENVER, Col., Jnn. It. Charles Junius Ilughos, Uultod States senator from Colorado, died hero at noon to day. ) Hughe, who was a domoarat, was born in Missouri, but had lived In Douver bIiico 1871. Ho wob elected U thu somite to succocd Henry M. Teller. Ills term would havo aspir ed In 1015. Defends His Bill. WASHINGTON. I). C., Jan. 11. Dooltiriug his ooomi mail service bill was not u subsidy measure mid pre dicting that if it pussud it would re sult in greatly increased trndo with South and Cent nil Amorioan conn trios, Souator flnllingor of Nov Hampshire spokem fuvor of the men-.uro hi tho senate today, No i Ainoriean Hteumslupa, lio said, wm GOES now running on any of tho long mutes to South. America, 1 w