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m n 'mHffnK ?v jrf r Medford Mail Tribune FIRST SECTION WEATHER Itnln Today; Cooler. FORTIETH YEAE. TWO SECTIONS. jSEEDFOKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1911. SIXTEEN PAGES. No. 272. s?1f? IF. EG6LEST0N DIES SUDDENLY OF PARALYSIS Was Leader in Jackson County Poli tics and Member of This County's Delegation In tlto House of Repre sentatives. FUNERAL WILL BE HELD IN HOME TOWN TODAY Committee From House is Appointed to Accompany Body Home Was Favorite on Floor of House. t SALEM. Or., Feb. 4. Captain M. F. Eggleston, a member of the leg islature from Jackson county, died this morning at 12:20 o'clock. The end enme peacefully at the Willam ette sanatorium In this city of a mal ady given out by his physician, Dr. It. M. Shaw, formerly of Ashland, as paralysis Although Captain Eggleston had been absent the greater portion of iliis week on account of sickness, his deatli was not expected. A committee, consisting of Rep resentatives Bonobrake of Ucntnn, Westorlund of Jackson, Smith of Jo sephine, Brownhill of Yamhill, Pe terson of Umatilla, Nouner of Doug las and Carter of Clackamas, will accompany, the remains of the rep resentative to Ashland tonight. Tlio funeral will bo held at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. Captain Eggleston was ono of the most popular members on the floor of the house. IIo was second choice of the Thompson-Rusk colierents for speaker of this session and would have been named If Husk had failed to gain enough votes on the first bal lot. As it was ho was given many important dommltteo assignments. He was chairman of the committee on statistics and emigration and a member of the house committeo on roads and hlghwnys and of tho one on ways and means. Last week when tho present at tack came on ho was too 111 to at-1 tend to his duties nnd behoved he should return to his homo at Ash- Ifitifl lmt fnlf Mint If u'na lila .tuft, fr. r...n..ln .n,l Brv M, ctnfn l lin1.i of the people of his county, who had,1" 11' ,ho Kt".e , W- , r tendered him a Beat In tho house of representatives. Captain Eggleston, was horn in Indiana. He was raised on a farm and n! the ago of 10 received an ap pointment at largo to the IT. S. mili tary academy at Went Point. lie graduated, from that institution in 1877, with commissioned a lieu tenant hi tho cavalry branch of the army and up to 18S1), when he so signed from the service, he did dulv on the southwestern frontier and in the Indian Territory as n troop com mander, engineer officer, Muff of ficer and on special duty as judge udvocate. ITiHin leaving the service he look ip rivii puniiiiiN oevo.uur niosi oi jiik nine io iiiiinug opera i ions aim journalism, until autumn, IDO.", when be was elected rocordor of the city of Ashland. lie held this position continuously until eloctod to the state LegWnture last November I)..!!,..: bis term .iJ?lM(1(, ,iy Jll(j.0 Cnvey, u s- PXih recorder of Ashland, Captain Kgqrie ton was sovornl timos conininnded in the highest terms for bis successful mauagoiuoiit of tin office involving larjro financial, judicial and executive responsibility. In addition to beinjr recorder, ho was also Justico of the re.ice, which position no hum until ius()ht This UlUiy expWiVP ,m,w1p:-, '"'""I' , , . lr. W. Jf. Hudson, inspector of the ltouiR well vorfled m law, he was j r in1)t iiPm.,r, powder com nble to allcnd to the duties of City) ,lllVi WM ,..trt (lf n hhilinPI fov Attorney wUh tlio result that in 1008 ,,,, America, s w- the .lvnamitr. the )co)lo of A.ldimd abolished that) n,i WH, .leliwie,! ,,, tlu. kIli', llefor,. oiueo ami iransierou 1110 dunes tjle dvnamile w..s tK.. aboard tho rocordor. His ndvont into tho office opened an ora of municipal improvement in Ashland, an, by virtue of hi educa tion and oxporiotico a an onineer, be was able to project mid oivniiiie the finaueing of tbut city's1 fine sowtr system, lie also otvanid the uvote incut which resulted in the laying of miles of ivnvod streets. His talent for or?Misatinn and admiiiistratloa of public affair, to. Kfther with the hijtk esteem with which he wns held by hit-, fellow cit:- Death Closes Long and Useful Career of Jackson Cpunty Man Rfc r1 m ? Captain M. ROAB OFFICIALS FACE CHARGE Said to Be Responsible for Accident on Jersey City Pier in Which Thirty Men Went to Their Deaths Hard Fight Ahead. .1 HUSKY CITY, X. J., Feb. 1. -While divers wcro at work searching lie sunken lighters Kiithorino V. ;niil Whistler for the bodies of victims iwheii tl.Minmit'i) wrecked tho pior if Hie Central ltuilroud of New .Jersey, light official, of that road, of the wder trust 1111(1 JlllMOb Hon iliug, the janrned as responsible lor tho dis aster. With them appeared a big : rray of counsel, which iinlioated hat the jurisdiction of Hudson bounty in prosecuting windd be jit- taeked. In' opening for tho county, tin prosecutor said ho was prepared to rove that the oxplosho which enus- d the fatal wreck had boon for six days in the city without a permit i.iid he intimated that u strong at- euipt would bu mado to send to jail hose officials of the Dupoiit Pow Vlar Company, the trust, and of tb" ailrond who were responsible,. The officials of the Dupont Powde" iCoinpauy today declared they boliev- fl 10(1110 iwilllldh. nf Mllf.l.' .ifn luiw. ',, ...,.:.,,, ...... .... ..... .,.,, nf ,,.. ,iutlerino W.. caused the uxploMni.. mi not me (lyunmiie, wmen was i.i :i frozon state. All the arretted officials were fin ally liouutl over to the giaud jiir ibicli is investigating the explosion, nd released on their own recogni- d that all will be indicated. XKNV YORK. Keb. -1. Improper andliiiK of black jMiwder is the nuso assigned today for the explos 011 of dynamite at Comuiiinipuw, N. P, Wednesday, when ninny live were TARIFF COMMISSION BILL MAY NOT PASS WASIIINOTON, D. C. Feb. . Whether or not the tariff shall be regulated by a permanent board of tariff coismiMsionern will be fought out on the floor of the aenate. Judica tion today were (hut the fiuane committee would report back the pro. posed measure. Senator Uailey (Texan J, iotnocratie leader of . the senate predicted that the lull will not in-, tin-, he--ion. .aHBt, 4.u JSmW 4kaSBHBL. xraBH IMRHiHt turn. -T MtUKBBBBBnKm gMSat HI k.v ,Vv.-" ,V,ii , tiki F. Kgglcston TAFT TO APPEAL TO COUNTRY jl. 'ill Deliver Speeches to American Pcoplp and Outline Benefits of Re ciprocity Treaty with the Canadian Government. , WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 1. Piesldout Taft's administration today decided to go boforo tho country In an appeal for the ratification of tho reciprocity agreomont with Canada. Tho piosldent, In pursuit of this plan, will address tho Corn Exhibition at Columbus, Ohio, on February 10, and at Springfield, III., on Fobruary 11, he will dollver a fifteon-minuto talk on tho snnio subject. Tho wholo force of tho Tnft cabinet, It Is said, Is to bo employed In tho war for freer trado relations. It was also announced today that Socrotary Knox and J anion J. Hill would speak at a reciprocity dinner in Chicago on February 15. It is said to bo probable that tho administration will decide to conduct u whirlwind campaign throughout the wholo country, In an effort to stir tho sentiment of the public to tho now tariff policy, and thus to force con gress to act before March 1. HENEY PLEADS FOR RECALL LAW Attorney Makes Greatest Speech of ..His Life Before Judiciary Commit tee of California Legislature Urg ing Recall Measure. SACRAMKNTO, Cal., V. '1. With tho argil men t of Francis .1. Heney for tne recall of Judgea still ringing In theli ears, member of the senate judiciary committee today say ho influenced them powerfully. Men who have heard many of Ho ney' public utterances say hiu speech was tho greatest effort of bis life, lie derided the Constitution of the Halted Statue as a national political guide. He assarted there were no shields for the liberty of the common man in It; that It whs drawn by men who considered property first and man aeoond; that when It was writ ten the war spirit bad died, and bus iness was uppermost, limey said that only the coustltutloual amend ments eoMldered Individual rights. He ridiculed the rights of the su preme com 1 to oM'r-rulo loagifMH "S'jCai JRytTT COR SAYS THIS CITY LEADS ALL Tells J. C. Hall That Medford is Best One Night Stand in America Gives Local Men Ten Year Contract for Syndicate Productions Here. NEW $40,000 THEATRE FOR MEDFORD ASSURED Architect Will Bo Hero This Week to Talk Plans New Building to Be Modern. J. C. Hall has returned from . a busincsu trip to Seattle where ho secured 11 ten year contract with John Cort, the northwest theatrical mag nate, for high class productions for this city. This assures tho erection of a large modern $10,000 theatre in this city. During this week an architect of .Seattle will visit Medford for the purpose of consulting with the pro moters of the local theatre in regard to plans. This nian was asked to come here by Mr. Hall, as ho has erected si.xty-ninu theaters during the past twelve years. "The erection of the new theiitc is assured," states Mr. Hall, "as we have most of the money needed sub scribed. We will erect a theater, modern 011 every respect. "John Cort told 1110 while in Scut tle Hint bo considered Medford ,tbc best one night theater town in Ainori cu. He was much interested in the erection of a new theater and states that if tho building is erected for its opening ho will send (be highest grade performance on circuit Io this cily for that occasion, even if he loses money by it. He agreed to do every thing in his power to help us with the scheme. IIo will give us tho best in the business and more production-- than over before. "The new theater will seat eithu 1200 or l.'iOO people. Mr. Cort urged 1110 to erect the larger size as be has great faith in the future growth of this city. "Wo expect to have the building ready for opening by October 1. The work will be given to local contrac tors. Medford bung (be best show town ns Mr. Cort says shall havo a theater in keeping with its reputa tion." FIGHT DROPPED DV NEW ORLEANS pill . IM xecutivo of Exposition Company Telegraphs Loulsana Senators to Use Their Own Judgment In Keep ing up Fight. NKW ORLEANS. Fob. 1. Tho ex ecutive of tho expedition company hero this afternoon telegraphed tho Louisiana sonntors at Washington to uso tholr own Judgment about con tinuing tho fight for tho fair. The action practically concedes dofoat. Tho telegram said that tho com mitteo would not undortako to In struct tho sonatoiH to withdraw from tho contest. Fourtaon of tho twenty thren incnibora of tho committeo wore opposed to prolonging tho contest, but all wished to avoid embarrassing tho senators. AMENDMENT OFFERED TO RECIPROCITY TREATY WASHINGTON'. I). C, Feb. .--' When Itopres at itio rWdney, Michi gan, tliis uftcrmiHii "fiercd an amend ment to tho w"d pulp schedule of the McCnll rocipi"uv Chairman Payne of the ways and means committee de clared that ; 1 n v amondiiig of the agniQinout uimld be practically equi valent to a r I'ction of the treaty. I'rogidont l.dwnrd Nines of tlio National A--ociutioii of Lumber show w Maniifnoturt'i- was oxnuiiuod by thei Ojuiiiga. ooinmiltoo tin- afternoon. U da-1 Aftor lie takes Juurog he will be- clnroil thi tree lumber would notion a march which it is buliovod will materially all- i prices in the United! Kt.itan JUAREZ WILL BE SCENE OF BATTLE SODN Revolutionists Arc Ready to Move on City Today-Its Fall Will ho Sig nal for General Advance on City of Mexico Success Seems Certain NON-COMBATANTS FLEE TO PLACES OF SAFETY All Business Houses in Little Mexi can Town Arc Closed Foreign Flags Fly. KL PASO, Feb. !. General Orozco will attack Junrz at day break ac cording to advices tonight from rebel camps. Orozco said ho had delayed to give purees tlmo to rest after an enforced march. Tho preparations for the attack aro all completed. KL PASO, Texas, Feb. !. Indica tions Hint the federals are consider ing the surrender of .Juarez were soon this evening when a party of soldier" carrying three flags, two green mid ono while, started South. It Li thought Ihey havo gone to tronly with Orozco nnd thus prevent the shelling of the city. Attack upon duarez by the force of General l'usquals Orozco, tho revolu tionary leader, whoso soldiers ire encamped to the South of tho Mom can border city, it was expected would surely occur within the not few hours. Why the rebel leader has not assaulted the cily boforo this time is a puzzle to the federals, who arc cut 'from succor nnd wbo, 'villi anununitlon senre, aro in houily dread that the battle will open. Fighting (o Ho Sovero There was little prohnhili.v thai the fighting would bo sovore when Orozco finally decided to move 'i he heart has been taken out of tho fed orals by bis slow but steady iiilv.incc from Sauialayuea and the probability was Htrong that when his gnus .1 ;tual ly opened against Juarez (bo city would soon send nloft tho find of surrendor. In Juarez loday all was in n state of expectation. All the In .iiics. wore closed and only the open saloons giuc a semblance of civic life io the bo- leagured city. Over niosi of tho busi ness houses the flags of half n down nations floated ,lbcir owners hoping that with the entrance of the rebel Iheso ensigns would prove u protec tion against pillage. Authorities hose Ilojm, ' That the federal authorities in Juarez were losing honit was indi cated by the releaso of General Orozco's brother and undo, who bad been held as political piisoiioM. Threats by the revolutionary go icrnl of reprisals threw a chill into the federals an dboth were turned loos,). Today they came to Kl Paso and con ferri'd with Abraham Gonzales, tl'c provisional insurrecto Oo"cinor of Cliihiibua and upon their ndvi"c by messenger it wua boliovod, Oitizco waited before giving the order for a general advance. Americans Leave. N'olice to Americans and all oilier non-combatants to leave Juaioz i- officially proclaimed today by Ameri can Consul 1'Mwards as follews: "To Whom It May Cencern: "American consulate, Ciudnd Jua rez. Mexico, February !, 1011, "Having received official notice from Kl General Ku Jofo P. 0. Oro,:co a prominent comiiiauder of the pro visional anli-rn-electiouisls in Mex ico, that ho will attack tho city of Juarez without delay, I would ear nestly advise all Americans', nil for eigners nnd all tioii-combataiih ab sent (liomsolscH from GJudnd Juarez. until sufficient time as state of tran- ipiillity shall have been established. (Signed) "THOMAS Nr. KUWAimS, "American Consul." Advice from General Orozco' camp this afternoon plaeu tlio num ber of troops' at present under llm rebel chief at appioximntely 1,000, but it is said he expects huge rein forcements hourly from the diioction tak" '"' trainht to Mexioo City. Ho (Pont tllllm en I'mch 4j -. 4. 4.4 WILL NOT CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION Owing to tho fact that but twolvo days of tho legislative session remain, Governor West will not call a special election In this county, as pro vided In tho constitution, for tho election of a successor to Captain M. F. Kggleston who died yestorday. The governor arrived at this decision aftor consulting several of tho prominent men of this county. 4 f f - f-f-f-f-f -f-f -f-f -t- MEDFORD FIRST TO CONGRATULATE That tho Medford Commer cial Club was tho first organ ization to cxtond congratula tions to tho cly of San Fran cisco following tho awarding to that city by Congress of tho I'annma Exposition for 1015, was tho Information contained In a telegram from Charles Woodhead, business manager of tho "Sunrfot" magazlno, received last night by Secrotnry Malboouf of tho Medford Commercial Club. f ---f - OUTLOOK FOR ROADS BETTER fcn ini ! Multnomah Men in House May Vote Solidly for Them; Some Support Gained Elsewhere; Debate Tuesday Morning at 10 o'clock. SALEM, Or., Fob. 4. Fenrlnc that If they hold a night session upon tho good roads bills thoy would not rench tholr bods nt nil, hut thnt morning would still find thorn debating tho subject, members of tho houso turn ed down tho proposal to tako up the proposed roads laws Monday night. Instead thoy will begin discussion of thorn Tuesday. Consideration of tho bills had been sot for Saturday morning, but It wnH necensary to change the tlmo aftor an adjournment was taken until Mon day. Clemens of Multnomah propos ed to hold tho Mondny night session, but this was voted down nnd on mo tion of Ambrose of Multnomah, tho dolmto was sot for 10 o'clock Tues day morning. Urownhlll of Yamhill proposed that all but representatives bu exclud ed from talking upon tho bills, but Speaker Husk suggested that Tues day morning would ho a bettor tlmo to decldo upon such a motion, and Urownhlll withdrew It. Advocntcs of tho bills proposod by tho State Good Ilonds association and pasHod by tho sonato gained some ground yesterday and thoro is now a cheerful outlook for them In tho houso. The Multnomah delegation will probably lino up solid for thorn. There will also bo consldorablo sup port from among members of tho eastern Oregon delegation, from somo of those In southern Oregon nml from n number of Willamette valloy representatives. ELOOD DANGER PASSING FAST Weather Turns Colder Along Moun tains Checking Melting of Snows Local Forecaster Says Danger is Past. SACUA.MKNTO. Cal., Fob. 1. With tho coHtatlon of rain along the upper Sacramento and San .loaiiulu watersheds, danger of flood Is past, according to a statement mado today by tho local forecaster. Tho rains of the Inst 18 hours havo not visibly affected the rivers In tho upper part of tlm valloy, although tho Sacra mento botweon Walnut Orovo and the buy Is still slowly rising, an Is al no tho lower San Joiiuln. At the summit tho wuathor has turned decidedly cooler and snow Is FIRE BOYS ARE AFTER MODERN SE Will Ask Council to Call Special Elec tion to Voto $15,000 Bonds for Purpose of Installing Modern Fire Fighting Apparatus. v REQUEST BACKED BY CITY'S BUSINESS MEN Would Get Auto Chemical Wagon and Hook and Ladder Truck Also Want Alarm System At tho next mooting of tho city council, thoro will bo presented to that body a lengthy communication from tho flro department which will ask that body to mnko several Improve ments In tho jircsont flro fighting equipment of tho city nnd request further thnt a special election bo callod for tho purposo of voting $15, 000 in bonds In order to socuro tho necessary funds for tho Improve ments. Tholr petition will bo backod by a long list of signers, Including most of tho business men of tho city. What Is Wanted. Tho flro boys would niako tho fol lowing additions nt tho cost set forth belew: Ono combination hoso anil U chemical nuto $ 5,000 One hook and lnddor truck. . 7,000 Ono compressed nlr whistle. . 200 Ono twenty-box flro alarm system 2,000 Total $14,200 Tho communication Is signed by tho following committeo of the volunteer flro department: Kitgono Amann, C. H. Cady, II. I). King, J. H. Butler, P. C. Dlghnm and O. F. Lindloy. Tho communication In part fol fel fol eows: 'J'ho Communication. To tho Ilonornblo Mayor and tho Common Council of tho City of Medford, Oregon. Gentlonien: Wo, tho mombors of tho volunteer flro department of tho city of Medford, nfer a thorough In vestigation and discussion ns to tho many things which nro needed by tho department for tho safety of tho city nlong the HncB of flro protection, sub mit tho following to your bonorahlo body for consideratien: For tho pnst twenty-two years our city hns had ono of tho best, If not the best, volunteer departments on tho Pacific Coast. Wo fool that wo havo been faithful to tho city, having dovotod a groat doal of tlmo nnd labor, nnd that It has now come to the tlmo whou this department Is en titled to somo consideration. Wo wish to call to your nttontlon that whenovor tho alarm sounds wo aro always thoro nnd thnt wo nlways do our best. Also, to tho fact that wo havo out of our own pockets or by ontortalnments by ourselves Invested between $1100 mid $1200 In tho ap paratus itsolf. This In Itself amounts to a groat deal moro thnn wo havo evor realized from our work, to say nothing of tho tlmo wo have spent or tho clothes wo havo rulucd. Want Wires Itciuoved. Tho first thing wo wish to cnll to your nttontlon Is tlio 20,000 voltnga who of tho Iloguo Itlvor Eloctrlo company, which Is carried on Blxty foot poles through tho alloy thnt runs north nnd south In blocks 19, 20, 21 and 22, original tnwnslto. Thin who wo ask you to lmo tho olcctrlo company plnco undor ground, ns It Is a monnco to human life. Suppos ing that n flro should break out in what Is called tho "Whlskoy Itow" district. If by any chanco n strenm of wator from ono of tho nozzles should strlko this wire It would tako every man from the nozzlo to tho hydrant. Furthermore, if tho ground around should bo wot It would per haps got a fow bystnndorB. Want Alarm System. Tho noxt matter Is that of nn alarm systoni. Tho first pnrt of tho alarm system should bo something to tako tho place of tho present boll. Tho boll In uso nt tho prosout tlmo Is al most ns good ns nono nt nil, especially at night Is this found to bo so. Thoro havo boon times when flromon la stores within 400 foot of tho station could not hoar tho alarm. To remedy this wo suggost that a compressed air C (Continued on Tago 6.)