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WB! r-- .ijp- "Wp""- TTifP f ""T" WPSSiJSFTi Medford is the Best City in .the State Says John M. Scott Medford Mail Tribune BANK CLEARINGS TODAY- $44,576.71 THE WEATHER Fair tonight and tomorrow. The Meiing of the Tint. White Fair weather, llluc -Italn or snow. White and blue Local showers Black triangular Abovo white, warmer; below white, colder. White with black center Cold. FIFTH YEAR. JNEEDFORD, OREGON", FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, .1911. No. 259. REGULATION OF SALOONS PLAN OF CITY OADS k Model License Law Is' Being Draftr cd Which Will Put Local Booze r ... ... . vendors Under Much Stricter Supervision. ALL SCREENS AND CARD TABLES PROBABLY GO New Ordinance Will Probably Be In troduced at Next Session of Council Early Closing The innyor niul members of the city council are working upon n model license law, which is being designed fur the purpose of more strictly reg ulating Medford saloons, Tho mem bers of the council are consulting with various business and profes sional men in tho city and giving the mater a great deal of thought, in all probability tho new ordinance will bo presented at the next session ot the city council. Three points in particular arc be ing given much consideration. One is for an earlier closing hour, one does away with card rooms and ta bles and one provides that all screens shall be removed. Jn tho opinion of many who have given the matter thought, it will bo a decided change for tho betcr if the barrooms of tho city close at an earlier houh than at present. In all probability tho saloons will be forced to closo either at 10 or 11 o'clock in tho evening whereas they close at L o'clock now and at 12 o Saturday nights. Card rooms, chairs and card play ing will probably bo eliminated, as these are sahl to constitute consider ablv to drunkenness and 'loafing in saloons. All screens nro to bo removed with the execcption of those five feel in height which will prevent children looking into barrooms. Hut above five feel in height tho view must br unobstructed. The details of the law have nol n ,cl been fully agreed upon but I he councilmcn feel that the saloon should he more rigidly regulated and are working toward that end. NEW RAILROAD IN ALASKA TO BE OPENED SOON RFATTLE, Wash., Jan. 20 Ac cording to advices from Cordova to day, tho Copper Hivcr railroad Alaska's greatest system will be opened on March lf, the dato orig inally set two years ago when the roast ruction work began to assume material proportions. Only fl" miles of track now re main lo be laid into Kcunecott, the terminus of tho line. Grading into Konnocott is practi cally completed and rail laying i being pushed by day and night crews. California Girl Meets Kaiser. PER LIN, Jan. 20. Mrs. Dartimo itch,"wil'o of tho Russian consul gen eral here, who was Miss Jonos ot dhiornia, today enjoys the distinc tion of being among the feww Ameri c.'iis who linvo intimatoly conversed with the kaiser. Mrs. Dartimovitch, Mtli her daughter, was presented at 1 t night', drawing room and for sm minutes talked with the om pci "SIMPLE' LIFE" TOO The bring that she preferred a f-treii mil-, business existence in Med i.nd t. a Quiet and Simple Lifo in A-tit.iiifl, Mrs. J. L. Stone, who, nf tcr pur.h.tsing a carload of funii i hi nvif a weak ago went from M dt.inl to the latter city to onibnik in t!..- lmtel business, roturaed and WiU n-opi-a the rooming house at 10 V'lth (ir.iie street which sho for um i ran. Mi.- piiivhiiMtl tho old Vendome b i in A-hlund but only remained tin ii- -eveu days, -M- - CARNEGIE GIVES MORE TO ENDOWMENT FUND NEW YORK, Jan. 20. An- "" " drew Carnegie today announced the addition of .MH.OOO.OOO Jo "t "" the Carnegie Institute endow- "" ment fund. This makes a total of $2f),000,000. Tho addition " wns made, ho said, beenuso the "" work of the institute had been unexpectedly satisfactory. f i 4- II 60.000 LOSS Willamette Still Steadily Rising but Weather Bureau Says It Will Soon Fall Dozen Homes Are Washed Away. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 20. Flooding of tho lands along th0 up per reaches of the Willnmolto river have practically removed all possi bility of a bad flood in tho vicinity of Portland and though tho high wat ers and rains combined have caused an estimated damage of $00,000 in Portlnnd and its suburbs it is believed today that but littles further harm will result. Tho Willamette is still rising slowly but the weather bureau predicted today that it will soon begin to recede. A few of the lower docks nre flooded. ' Reports from Oregon City indicat ed that the paper mills, endangered yesterday, are now safe. It is believed that the crest of the flood will strike Oregon City some time this afternoon and Portland this evening. The heaviest damage sustained from flood waters in tho vicinity of Portland was at Lents, a suburb. Johnson creek, a tributary of the Willamette river, overflowed its banks and earned away a dozen homes and rendered ovor two scoie persons temporarily homouess. The damage was estimated at .$-10,000. TO INVESTIGATE ASYLUjHEXPENSE Bowerman In Senate Attacks Pres ent Asylum Regime Says Wan ton Extravagance Has Held Sway of Late. SALEM, Or., Jan.20. It Is i rob-uble-that a ilomaml will bo made for an Investigation of tho administra tion of Dr. L. 13. Stelaoi, superin tendent of tho Oregon Incnno asylum, as a result of the outburst In tho son ato yesterday afternoon, when Sena tor Boworman attacked tho present asylum regime and charged that wan ton oxtrnvaga'neo obtained since Stoni er took control. In an Interview Stolner admitted that tho cost of op erating the asylum Is high or than It has been previously, but ho excused himself by assorting that tho "higher cost of living Is responsible" Bowormnn's speech was delivered In upholding his action in appointing Dr. J. D. Plamondon as suporlntond of tho Eastern Oregon branch asylum whllo ho was acting governor. Pla mondon was removed by Govornor West immedlf.toly nftor West was Inaugurated, as was expected by both Howerman and Plamondon. Bowerman nssortod that tho cost of caring for tho asylum patients has Incrensod practically ono-third since Stolner took charge, and that whllo ho was acting govornor he was com pelled to tell tho asylum superintend ent that ho would havo to cut down his oxpenses materially. In support of his contentions Bow orman read a largo numbor of vouch efs which showod among othor things that 112,000 had boon spent in com pleting tho farnlehlng of two physi cians' cottagos for which tho legisla ture appropriated $7500. Wlno glassos, automobllo up-keep mounting Into tho hundreds, oxpansivo walnut furniture, Into curtains and valuable rugs, all figured In tho vouchers as read off on tho sonato floor. OM USD PORTLAND MEDFORD TO BE E F Camping and Maneuver Grounds Containing 126 Square Miles, Is to Be Set Aside Within Crater Lake National Forest. PACIFIC & EASTERN WILL CROSS GROUNDS WANTED General Maus Makes Request Follow- lowing Exhaustive Examination Made Late In Summer. In order to establish a camping ground for tho troops assigned to tho department of tho Columbia, tho sec retary ot war and tho department of tho interior aro in communication relative to tho turning over to tho army of a, territory of 12 G square miles now a part of tho Crater na tional park and the Crater Lake na tional forest. Brigadier General P. II. Maus, commanding the district of tho Co lumbia, visited tho site of tho pro posed camping ground last year and it is believed that tho present nego tiations nro tho outcome of his rec ommendations. Tho territory embraced In tho pro posal consists of townships 30, 31, 32 and tho northern half of 33 south, In rango C east, and It comprises lGxC miles of tho Crater national park and 7xG miles In tho national forest. Tho location at tho headwaters of Klamath lako and on Soven-Mllo and Anna crcoks will, when tho P. & 13. railroad Is completed through thore, place tho grounds In direct proximity to Medford. This, together with tho establishment of proper frolght rates, will mean that Medford will not only become tho largest Jobbing center, with tho exception of Portland, In Oregon, but also a supply base for tho army. Considerable talk of establishing tho camping ground on tho Indian reservation near Klamath Palls was made prior to tho visit of Gonoral Maus to tho alto at present unjlur advlsomont, but slnco that tlmo no mention of such a move has boon made. Tho soloctlon of tho local slto will mean that tho soldiers stationed at tho encampment will, upon tho com pletion of tho P. & 13., como to Med ford to spend their leave of absence This foaturo alono promlsos tho monthly circulation of large sums of money la the city. MIKADO TAKES SEVERE ACTION Demands That His Ministers Keep Their Places Action Is One of the Most Momcntuous In the History of the Japanese Empire. TOKIO, Jan. 20. Indication that the mikado has decided on the most severe action to dam tho rising tide of socialism in Japan camo today when ho summoned Premier Katsura and Ministers Oura, llirata and Ko amtsudara and refused to accept the resignations of their portfolios, ten dered as a result of the condemna tion of 20 socialists alleged to have conspired against tho life of tho em peror. Tho net ion is taken horo as being ono of the most momcntuous in the history of tho empire. EPIDEMIC OF ROBBERIES STARTLES LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES, Cul., Jan. 20. Following scoroa of robberies which havo occurred during tho past three weeks, a streot car was hold up nt Forty-eighth streot and Arlington avenue by two maskod and armed mon early today. Conductor Groer and Motormnn Patton wore relieved of $-15 and two gold watches, Someone's neoosfcily as indicated in a classified ad is probably your opjwrtunity. I RS LOCAL TRAFFIC BUREAUSEEKS CHANGE IN LAW Jackson County Delegation In Legis lature Is Requested to Amend Ser ious Defect In, Railroad Commis sion Law, Now Hardship. WANT TESTIMONY FILED AT OPENING HEARING Present System Gives Railroad Great Chance to Stall Around and Keep Justice at Bay. Jackson county's legislative dole gatlon has been requested by tho Medford traffic bureau to amend a serious defect in tho railroad commis sion law, which at "present works grently to tho disadvantage of com plainants and to tho advnntngo of tho railroads. It Is to compol both par ties to file their testimony at tho opening hearing, as Is dono In civil cases. At tho hearing of tho Medford cases tho complainant mado Its caso fully at tho opening Wiring, but no attempt was mado by tho dofondant railroad to introduce any ovldonco or pwear any witness. An adjournment was asked for and all dolay posslblo secured. This gavo tho railroad tareo weeks in which to nnnlyzo tho ovl denco ot tho complainant and result ed In great disadvantage to Medford, working an Injustice in permitting tho dofondant to liavo all tho ovl donco of tho plaintiff boforo answer. Medford urges that tho law bo amended so that principal ovldonco of' both parties Is submitted at tho opening hearing, ns In civil cases. A RANCH FOR STRIKERS PLAN From Thirty to Fifty Thousand Acres to Bo Purchased On Which Strikers or Men Out of Employ ment Will Be Taken Care Of. SAN HAFAEL, Cul., Jan. 20. A committee to bo appointed at tho ses sion of tho state building tradou council hero Into today will bo in trusted with the purchase of a big ranch to be used as a baso of sup plies in times of industrial war, ac cording to Secretary Tveitmoe of tho council. Thirty to 50,000 acres will bo pur chased and strikers or men out oi employment will be cared for on the ranch, according to tho plan. Funds of tho council in times of peace will pay for tho original cost. "Wo hope to secure tho ranch within tho present year," said Tvoit moo. "Not only do wo expect to em ploy idlo members on it but its pro ducts will incronho our slriko funds, wo boliove." Tvoitmoo said tho ranch plan had boon widely discussed in labor cir cles before this, but so far as he know had novor been put into oper ation. CREST OF FLOOD PASSES IN YAMHILL M'MINNVILLK, Or., Jan. 20. It Is bolleved that tho crost of tho flood In tho Yamhill rlvor has passed. Tho river gaugo rogistorod 44 feot short ly aftormldnlght and tho waters aro falling. Whllo tho uky Is clouded, In dications aro that only a llttlo rain will fall, If any. Tho lowlands aro Inundated nnd sovora homos In the lowlands have been washed away. There was a small loss of livestock. To find a bettor furnished room porhapg at oven lc rent than you now pay is stiroly a tank worth n fow hours of your limo. Arm your clf with some clipped adb and start on a "liltlo journey I'1 MEDFORD BEST CITY IN STATE SAYS J.M.SC0TT Assistant Passenger Agent of Oregon-Washington Roailroad& Nav igation Company Has High Words of Praise for This City. GREAT INFLUX DUE FRO MEAST THIS YEAR Says Special Train Will Bo Provided for Medford Excursion tri South Next Year. That Medford Is tho host city In tho Btato In onterpriso and tho "do something" spirit, Is tjio, bollot of John M. Scott, assistant passenger agent ot tho llnrrlmnn lines In Ore gon, who arrived In tho city last eve ning with tho Canadian excursion south. Mr. Scott is unstinted In his words of prnlso for Medford, classing It among tho front ranks of tho pro gressive 'cities on tho Pacific coast. Mr. Scott states that in his bollot tho year 1911 will seo a groator In flux of pcoplo Into tho northwest than ever boforo In history. Tho railroad offices nro bolng flooded with Inqui ries, ho nsscrts. Tho colonist rntes for 1911 will probably go Into effect In tho spring, ho says, as thoy will bo agreed upon at a meeting to bo held nt tho first of tho month In Chicago. j Medford will la all probability, says Mr. Scott, havo a special train next year fo rtho annual January excur sion to Los AngoloB, as tho showing this year Is remarkable, 212 pcoplo leaving Thursdnynlght. "This Is tho largest excursion," states tho railroad man, "ovor loav Ing a town tho slzo of Medford that 1 know of. It shows that Medford peoplo aro tho 'ready monoy' kind." BEAR CREEK IS SAFE NOW Danger From Logs Great Whllo High Water Was On Creek Goes Down Three Feet During the Night All Danger to Property Is Now Past. Fears for tho safely of prouporly along tho banks of Pear crook woro dispelled this morning when it was discovered that the waters had goao down about three feot during the night. Up uutl last night, tho crook remained at tho high water level, about six feet higher than under or dinary conditions. Fearing that tho logs in tho stream might jam ata the bridge approaches, Street Commissioner W. P. linker put a crow of men to work with pike polos to keep tho logs from piling up. Several jams occurred (that proved difficult to dislodge, but this morning all danger was found to be over. EVERY DOG SHOT IN DURKEE BY CITIZENS IlAKEIt CITY, Or., Jan. 20.- Fol lowing a charge of rubied coyotes into tho villago of Durkee lust night, citizens armed thomsolvofl and until early today hunted down and shot every dog that thoy could find. Not a livo canine could bo found on the at roofs today, Sovoral persons woro attacked by tho mad coyotes ac cording to a telephone mossngo re ceived horo and it is probable that thoy will bo sent to Portland for the Pasteur troatmont. Tho doge were killml as a numbor of tliom woro button by tho coyotes and it was feared that thoy would go mad. Thin is tho first timo in motnory of tho olde-it inhabitant that mad coyotes banded togitber. 4 4 SOME BELIEVE IN MR. PEARY, ANYWAY WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. "" 20. Tho houso couunittco on naval affairs this afternoon "" "" submitted a report declaring " "" that members believed Pobort "" E. Peary had reached tho North "" Polo and was entitled to official " recognition at tho hands of his " countrymen. " - RAYNOR PLEADS FORDIRECTVOTE ,s. Urges Every Member of Senate Fa voring Direct Vote to Prevent Un necessary Obstacles Being Placed In Way of tho Measure. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 20.- Plcading that every member of I ho sonato in favor of direct election of members to tho upper house of con gress do everything in his power lo prevent unnecessary obtaclos being placed in the way of tho measure Senator Unynor of Maryland spoke today. "It is evident that ovcry momber of tho sennto has already decided how ho will cast his vote on this proposition which Avil mean its denth. I urgo tho into givo their earnest and sincere support to the measure" HIST! 'TIS 60ING TO CLEARJIP SOON Local Weather Man Dopes It Out On His Little Barometer Rogue River Falling Rapidly Reached Twclvo Foot Stage. It In going to clear up. At least that Is what Professor P. J. O'Gara, tho local weather man, says, and ho doped it out on a llttlo clock looking nrrangomont ho calls a barometer, which has moved up two points slnco yerttordny and now registers .'10. lly tonight tho vonth or should clear, ho sayc, and tho Itoguo Rlvor vnlloy got somo of Its ordinary weather. Reports from tho north today show that tho backbone of tho recent storm hnB broken in tho Willamette vnlloy. Rivers aro falling and mattors aro being again adjusted. Roguo rlvor Is down to tho six foot lovel today. Tho erect of tho flood was reached about 8 o'clock last evening wlion tho 12-foot stage was reached. Since then tho stream haH been falling steadily. Dear creek Is also falling steadily. Tho stream at. no tlmo wns high enough -to do uuy damago. T FROM POLICE FORCE Patrolman William Ilinton of tho pollco forco tendered his resignation to tho mayor last night. It will take offoct when a rollof Is appoint ed to fill tho position. Ilinton gavo as his reason tho fact that ho did not caro to aorvo longor la tho departmont slnco all of his formor associates havo bon replaced by now mon. NO LATE APPOINTMENTS IF THIS BILL IS LAW SACRAMENTO, Cul., Jan. 20 Governor Johnson today sent to tho Jogislaturo making a law whioh would provont eleventh hour ap pointments by outgoing govornors. lie rofurrod spoeifieally to Gillett'o naming of Aldeu Anderson as bank inspector, T. F, Grant, Jr., labor labor commissioner; Charles Curry and Jacob Trausuo, building and loan oommisHioners, characterizing it as "appropriating the public sorvieo of the blate." ill SENATORS BITTER FIGHT S N W N IN LEGISLATURE Eaton Attacks Buchanan, Fouts Thompson and McKinney and Makes Specific Charges of Ex travagance and Spite. McKINNEY SAYS EATON IS BOLD LADY KILLER Roww Occupies About Half Morning Session Insurgent Fight oLoks Imminent In the House. J SALEM, Or., Jan. 20. All chanco ot thoro bolng nny harmony In tho house this session vanished this morning, when Eaton, defeated can d Ida to for spoakor, attacked' Buchan an, Fonts, Thompson and McKlnny, loaders of tho organization, and mado specific charges of extravagance Bpito nnd favoritism against thorn. In return Buchanan charged Ea ton with tolling untruths, McKinney said any extra fomalo help hired had boon omployed becauso of Eaton's lady-kllllng propensities. Thompson said that Eaton was obstructing tho houso becauso ho was sore over bis defeat. Tho row occupied about half tho morning session and was occasioned ovor tho unfnvorablo report of tho ''csolutlons commltteo on Eaton's res olution domnndlng that all resolu tions bo roportcd back from tho oora mlttoo In tho order rccelvod. During tho hot debate othor sup portors of Eaton took a hand and frankly Btated that If tho leaders wanted an Insurgont fight, that; would go through tho entlro session, thoy could got It aiiy tlmo. Food nnd Dairy Commission Bal loy's Job Is likely to go, ns woll as Balloy. A legislative investigating commltteo Is already on his trail and this morning Malarkoy of Multnomah Introduced a bill in tho sonato that doos away with tho position of food and dairy commissioner and puts tho work into tho hands of' tho slnto hoard of health. Inasmuch as tho houso and sonato havo already unani mously decided to Investigate Balloy, thoro Is ovory Indication that this measure will pnsa, and tho entlro work bo handed ovor to tho health board within thrco months. J ml go McGinn's policy ot pardon ing first offonso culprits will bo tho policy of all tho criminal courts in tho state, If Clydo's resolution Intro duced In tho houso today Is heeded. Tho resolution states that tho torm ex-convict Is not fit torm for nny man who might bo honest if ho had a chanco, and urges that McGinn's pol icy on tho sorlous attention ot all Oregon Judges bo paid. Bryant, Bonobroalc and Mann woro named by Speaker Rusk as tho houso committee on tho investigation ot tho Pendleton asylum site. This gives a majority of tho commltteo to tho Howorman supportors and to tho as sembly forces. Mann hlmsolf Is from Pendleton, nnd tho chances ot Buker City gottlng a chanco to havo tho" site matter again considered Is mighty slim. From tho houso nnd sonato bills already in it 1b certain that mora laws will bo considered by tho present legislature than by any provlous sos slon. Instead of decreasing, as ex ported, tho numbor of legislative measures, tho Initiative is Increasing greatly proposed legislation, chlofly becauso a largo per cont of tho mem bers havo bills either enlarging or cuiblng the Oregon system. TOO MUCH UJUTPUIS WOMANJO THE BAD SAN FRANCISCO, Cab, Jan. 20. Too littlo hair put Sampson to tho bad, but it is becauso slto has too much sonlplook that ltoso Burns, af ter boating up threo husky pqlico men, is today starting o. "thirty" in the county jail. Itoso, who is no fragile flowor, jug glos sohoonors of beer in a danco hall for u living. When tho threo cops saw tho dance hall patrons coming out of doors nnd windows as though shot from a gun, thoy but ted in, M.v 1 m ta ol 1 ' 4 1 vrMaMPMtfMBtta?i wmwMi