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1 ,r..n,n Hlrtcricni tfftJMtog "jll nun " It k CLEARINGS HANK CliKAttlNtJH ipHMIuil.UO Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Winner. Mux 57, Mill !J7, Menu 17. ' H, liirtyKlrnt Vtuir. Iinlly -nixth Your. MED FORI), OMSGON, WJSPNKHDAY, MAY 24. 1011. No. 54 GOOD ROADS BUILDING IN FULL BLAST Crews at Work Near Ashland, Griffin Crook, Flounce Rock, Desert, Dcr hy, noiio River anil Other Places Construction Model Hluhways. WORK UNDER WAY ON TWO STEEL BRIDGES INTERVENTION IN MEXICO IS DECLARED NEAR As Result of Massacre and Activity of Scattered Bauds of Insurrcctos, Difficulties of Maintaining. Order In Southern Rcpuhhllc Increasing MADERO DECLINES TO EXPRESS ANY OPINION Hates a Snob ' Crew Near Ashland is Making Rapid Process With Macadnmlzlno of County Roads. Tim coiutty'H loml tmllitlnr. cum ImiIkii I iiw under way lit full nwlnr. ninl Kiiuliiror lliiriuon In Uit cm iho jiimp looking after tho varlmm do Uillii of tit work linvliiK n crow nv work iii'iir Ashland, nno on Griffin Creeli, mm oil tlm "desert," two bridge crows iniHogim lllvcr, tliu Derby roinl itiul tlm riounro Hock grudo. Mn addition t" thin tho mip enlMiro throughout Mi" county nro iloliu; coiiHlilvralitn work which In lm liiK looked nftor by Mr. Harmon. Tim AmIiIiiiiiI crow Ik doing much work ninl U building n ruul mncnilnm rottit. l.iiHt week (ttlx days) fi72 cubic yards of crushed road wiih laid unit rolled mill Iho road completed fit a rol of Kr. coiiIb u cubic ynril which U tlm eltcupont over placed on n Juek noti county mail. Tlm work In being iloim In splendid iniimier also mid iifxt winter mm nuvor before thin mail will l open to iiutoinolillo truffle The UrldgM crews on llogtio Ulvor tin ninkliiK rapid progrens as nro Iho coutrimtorii who are building Hi C Derby road. Thin road will ho fin-MMif-byMni-i6r"JfU!?urfnco,wUl ho 00 per roni rock. Tho I'louncn rock Kfii'l" will noon M completed nml open to trnvot. .Mr. Htirnion Is now completing ar rangements for Urn opening of u now quarry given to tln coiinly by Krod N. t'liininliiKB '" "o "cleimrt" muds In that end of tho county will limn bo completed. Mr. lliiriuon Ib nlo working on tho pinna for llio now bridge nl (Sold 11111 which will no n UO fool Hpau. WOULD SAVE POWER FOR KLAMATH PEOPLE WASHINGTON, May 21. To pri mal tlm snlo l private party or n corporation of tin1 Inst icuminini; water power Hito on the Klaiiiulfi liver iiviiiliibln for iiiiKUtitijx tlmti sands of nines of binds, llmroliy plac ing Keillors at tho mercy f a water mwit monopoly, Kupresontnlivo I law Icy linn niiule a perwinnl nppriil to Sourotnry Fisher on bclialf of Urn Klmtialli WaloriiHfi-H iinmioiiitmn, which nignnmilioii has nppealcil to tlm inleiior ilcparlnienl lo give it a preferential light lo liny Hui power hito. Piwhor was gicatlv "unpn'Hstil with HawlcyV npMal ami prmnineil, if any way ponnihlo wiih foinul lo tin Ho, Unit llm feiiicMt of the Wufomi-ei-h' iiHhoelalion would h Kinnlcil. Tlm Hito in ipicntion is a mile hi', low K'cno nml eomprihort HI) acre in n hI rip Bill) I'hoI ImiK. "hinj,' Iho Klaiualh ilvnr, with a waterfall of ().ri feel. II wan ileeiiled not lo iihc II in tlitH eoimeclioii. 'I'lm pivern iiieul omIoiciI it Hold ul piiblie mic tion on May 'Jll. If Hold al nuclioii, il will ko to u privnlo parly for npol eiiHh, iih piovlileil by Inw. 'flic Klain nlii ViitoniKrH iiHMieintiou eannol raiMi Iho i'iihIi, hut offoi-H lo repay Iho no.vciiiiimnl tlic original cimt, with inlcrcHt, if tho amount can ho inuilo a ohm-pi upon tlm firnl unit of IuiuIh. STEAMER STRIKES ROCK: ' NO ONE IS INJURED QUIOIONHTOWN, Miiy HI. Tho Ouniinl Htomnor Ivornlu which loft IIohIoii May I" fr Quoonutown finn J.lvorpool, Htruok DunntB Uock at noon toilny tlurliiK bt'i'vy foj? iih hIio wiih uiuiroiichlnK IIiIh port. 'j ho llnor Ih now lylnu at nnchor uearjho lOitBlorn bank of Klnlooh llh.uinnl In tho lnnor hurlior, with 2.i fuol of wator In lmr forwanl com piutnmnt, No ono ahonnl tho Htcnm oi wiih Injured, Grave Concern Expressed Over Slnuolitcr of Chinese Insur ants in Restless Move. .iTAIIK.. M'-xi May '2L M"- doio lodiiy dccliiicil to iHhim any Htuteiiicnt on Ihr piMBihility of Anmr icon inter entlon in Mexico until he Iiuk hccii mi orricial report of the Tor rcoii ihiikhiicio. It i probable that a member of tlm .Modern family will Ho lo Torrcon to inveHtir;nto coinlU tinim thoro mid inform tho provision al prc'Hiocnt nH (a wlmther nny otheix (hail ChincHi! were killed. Alndero today in cnoily awaiting iiowb from Mexico City that Dinr. hn renipicd. Iiniaciliately upon its re ceipt tin rebel eliicf will Htnrt I'm the capital. KU PASO. Tuxiim. Mnv 21.- He portM that, iih a roHiill of Iho Torrcon tmihxiiuri' mid tlm notlvily of neat tercd ImiidH of iiiMiirrcctort throuiih out Mexico. American intervention ic near, nro today greatly increiiHiui,' the diffioultiort of FraueiHco Madero. Tlm reportH nro the Hole topio of con veoatioit in Mndero'rt camp anil the iiihiincohiHnhout t Juarez mvlii u niSf" reHlii-tW-'fiioo'il, moiil of 'flic chiel'H deploriiiK thcinaclion whieh purvaileH tho rebel raukn, Madero hiniM'lf refiiMw to diKcu-i-llm Torrcon incident. ChicfK eohc to liiiu ailmil, houever, that tlm pro vihioual prexident is jjnivcly rou ccrncd over the affair. If it hIiiiII develop (hut there were nny .InpancM' ntuohi; Iho morelhmi 200 killed at Torrcon, army officer here mid in San Antonio p'ncrnlly believe the mi kado will demand American interven tion iih a guarantee of the future milVlv of the ,IiipnucM in Mexico. If Madero jjoph to Mexico City, it i iioiulcd out that he iitul Ue La Harm will be forced lo iihmiiiio be forclho woiliMhe respoiibibility fof Iho eln of all iiiMio;cnlH opHHcd to the I liar. Uepuie, oven thoiinli lliey do not cnultol tho Kl.000 rebel uudei rieneral lgueroa, nor the independ ent hand in Vera Crux mid in tin Mexican hIiiIch iiIoiik the Pacilio Their aol. it wan feared, may cut hbroil Mexico uilli oilier xiwers anil force the Cnited Slates to intervene CITY DADS AND T MEET aCM.7EACl5 a. NEWLANDS OS NEVAT2A Kenator NowIiiiiiIh who on tho floor of tho Kciuito Krllleil tho iimmborK of fiiBhloiiublo clubH In WiiKliluKtou for black ImllliiK tllHtliimihihcrf men bn ciitiBO tlmy were not Hocloly leadvrM. DYNAMITING IS BEING PROBED Grand Jury Investigation, Attempted Destruction of Los Angeles Hall of Records Ironworkers Will Not Defend Conncrs and Parks. OUR Brldno Over Bear Creek Is Bolnrj Dis cussed Today by County and City Authorities Would Construct New Bridge. Mcinhom of tho city council mo In KOHBlon thin attoriioou with tlm county court iIIuuiihhIiik tho matter of count riicthiK a nuw lirlilKo over Hoar Creek on Main utreot In thlu city. Tho mutter will bo thriiHhed out completely anil hoiiio doclulou reached, It Ih propoHod to coiiHtruct n mod orn IuIiIko over tho crook of unliable width mid replace Iho proHont ono, which Ih Inadouuato for proBout noedu. MRS. ROBERT McLEAN DEAD FROM HEART FAILURE (WANTS PASS, May 21.- Mi Robert MeLeau, wife of Iho pastor of llm Hothnuy Pi-esiiylorian ohuvoh died Hiiddonly Tnefidny nftoruoon from heart, failure. For ix weoks Mrs. Milonn had been far from well nml duriiiK llm IiihI 10 days had been oonfinott t hey bcil, I.OS ANGKLKS, Cut., Mny 21. That tho Htrurtiiral Iron workijra, an an organization probably will do nothliiK townrd tho dofeiiBo of D. H. Coutinrii nnd J. M. Turks, nrrcHtod on the clinic of havItiK attemped to blow up the Hull of Hecord, was tho Htntomenl snado this afternoon by GeorRo Gunrey, secrotary-treaisurer fl'ltti!?UuH4nmw-vlL crr . "Doflnlto' nctlon Ii.iji ndt yet been taken," isnld Gunroy, "and It cannot bo nok-ltlvelv hii Id what tho Btrtictural Iron workerH will do In rrgnrd to tho dcfeiiBO of ConnerB nnd Parks. '.hluk It Ih (jolte likely that the union, jb nu orRiuilzatlon, will hnvo nothing o do with their defense. IJoforo wo tftko final action, however, wo will InvcstlKnte tlm facta thoroughly and ico If thoy nro entitled to tho support 'if tho labor ori;aulzutlonK." From the lint of witnesses yet to be examined It Ih not expected that tho Brand Jury will report on tho case before late tomorrow. It was Bald this afternoon, however, that indict- niontH have been roiKirefl by tho dis trict attorncy'H office and will bo held In reudlncHH to bo voted on by tho Jury following tho hearing of tostl ninny. A. 11. Muplo mid Kiln MiiHgravo. both frleuilH of ('onuers and ovcu jther wUnoBHi's are to testify before he Kinml Jury nniKca Its report. BOARDMAN IS GIVEN F Klamath KuIIh city council has iiianluiously puhbciI an ordinance ruutiiiK a frunuhlrio to tho V. V, Honidmau coiupaiiy of Kan Kranclsco to equip, maintain mid operate n kub plant In tho city of Klamuth KiUIh. Under tho teruiB of tho franchlso tho company iiiiihI lie-in opornttnns within t0 duys, and muHt huvo tho works completed mid In full opera tion In eight montliH from tho time thu ordinance kooh Into effect, or the franchise Ih forfeited toRothor with u certified check for JfiOOO. Mr. Uounlmun will bo In KlumutU Kails In n few days to urrmiKo for stnrtlut; tho lnytiiK of pipes. Tho work will ho rushed to an early completion In or der to keep ahead of tho at root pav Inu, TIiIh company now him gaa plants In operation in tho following Oregon towns, HoHclmrg, Medford nnd Grunts 1'nsH, nnd KJmnutli Kails will mnko ho fourth elty in this state, while In California- tho company, Is opera ting In some twenty cltlos. Three hoiih, Hoy Mel.enn, of Wood villo; uv. Hoberi N. McLean, pastor of n Presbyterian ohureh nt Atuiuii hollo, u Hubsurli of Povllaud; nnd Dr. Edward MoLonn, wlio in u studenl in n medionl school in New York and n daughter, Miss Cltristina MoLean, be bidua hov hu.shiiud, biirvivo her. BLETHEN SAYS POL TICS CAUS E OF NO M N Conspiracy to Protect Gambling and Bawdy Houses and Unlawful Sale of Liquor; Maintaining Public Nui sance Are Charges. WAPPENSTEIN ACCUSED OF FOUR NEW CRIME! Total Bonds of Former Police Chief Aggregate $87,000 Editor's Son AJso Accused. SKATTLK, Wntli., May 21. Hec ordn today hIiow that Aldcu .1. Illclh cn, editor of tho SMiltle Times, HtniuU indicted on three count eoimpirncy to protect Kiimhliiu; hoiihcs, houses t. prostitution and - unlawful sale ol Iifimr; with iniiiiitoiimi u public mil Hiincc in thu Hhnpe of the A remit dance hall; with criminally libeling J. Y. ICellw, city coiini'iliiian. C. IL Hlcthcn,. urn of A. J., mid inuiMKiiiK editor was indicted on the first count of connpirney and tin third of libel. C. it. Itathbun, cit editor, wnK indicted for libel. C. V. Wnppentein, former ehiel of police, was indicted on four counts the firsi for conspiring with A. J. Htethcn and othen. to protect gamb ling houses, liou'ts of prostitution mid unlawful Hale of liipior. The sec oud involves tho Arcade dance hall and the third ncecptiiic bribes from Gideon Tupper and Ourence Gerald. Mike powcm, police enptnin nnd chief nido of irtpejiH)cm, was in iliutcd on the first chnrjjc of eonspi rney. Dtuloviu Dallagiovnnni faces two indictments, the firnt of conspinioy nnd the second for maintaining the Arcade dance hull. Chnrles Berry innn, suloontniin, indicted same us Ludovie" nnd Frank Clnney for per mitting the use of part of his buildinp for n ciimbling house. Included in the general conspiracy indictment is the Seattle Times Pub lishing company. The Blethens wcro nrrcsted in theii offices but not taken to court, Pronc euliiig Attorney .Murjdiy iulcrecdiiig nml permitted them to go free on their own reeognicauoe until today when .r()00 bail in each case wiif ngreed to bo put up. Wtippom-teiii. already under .-ffujOOO bail, was re leased until today to put up i?20.000 additional. The others gave bond. A. J. Blelhcn issued a statement denouncing theiiulictments n the re sult of polities and without founda tion in fact. Letters published today show in timato relations between A. J. Blcth en and Wappenstoin. ARCHB0LD KILLED BABE WITH AUTO NKYV IIKIIFOKI), Jfass., May 2-1.-Althougli tho accident occurred Jidv 211, 1D0S, it wrought out bore today for tho first time that John D. Arch bold, vice- president of tho Standard Oil eumpnny, had killed a littlo child while running his uutomobilc. The child was flttilliclms DoMcllo, aged 7, daughter of William Do Melio. The uows becamo pulilio ns a icmiII of l)o Mollo's suti for dnmngis, SEVERAL SALES MADE OF TALENT PROPERTY That Talent real estate is in de mand is proved by the following sales that were made Monday and Tues day : J. N. Manning to Emmet t Beeson, threo lots in Talent, good house on lot. Consideration $2500. John Conway t A. Y. Lindoy, lot in Talent. Upon this lot is located tho Talent drug storo, Considera tion $1100. This propel ly was sold through tho agency of L. N. Judd. It 13 n valuable piece of property and Mr. Lindsey can considers himsolf fortunate to putchaso it so cheap, J". N. Miming to Qoorgo Zidors, house nnd lot in Talent. Considera tion $I2.'i, 0. A- Oavduer iijent, French Troops to the Rescue . , , i EUROPEANS IN FEZjEJOICE French Troops Enter Beleaguered City and Release Inhabitants from Attacks of Rebellious Tribesmen Who Have Beseiged Place. TAN'fllKH. Mrty 21. AH of the Kurope.iiiH in Fez are rejoicing over their release from the attack of the rebellious tribesmen who have been besieging the capital. The French column is now encamped in the city. WILL OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY Local Post of Grand Army of the Re public Arrange for Suitable 0b serancTlfrT)ecor"airon Day Pa role to Be Feature. A memorial day will be suitably observed In this city by the local post of tho Rrnnd Army of the Republic. Tho following program has been ar ranged: PaTado will start from G. A. R. hall, Main street, promptly at 2 p. m.. May 30th. Marshall Wes Lawton, chief of po lice with pallco force, mayor and city council. Orator.of the day, Hon. Wm. Gore, accompanied by Invited guests, Gen. Svoy Smith and others. Medford city flro company, escort for Genoral Antho Post No. 47. Dopartment of Oregon, Medford city band, General Arthur Post No. 17, Department of Orcgou, Relief Corps No. 34, Sons of Veterans, Department of Oregon and California No. 39. 24 young ladles, King "brill, conducted by Mrs. Schultz, School Children of tho city of Med ford, followed by different fraternal societies of Medford. A special Invitation Is glvon by thta post to ull ex-Confedcrals to march with us In this parade. All citizens aro Invited to partici pate with us In observance of Decora tion dny. Tho post will moot at G. A. R. hall promptly at 9 a. m. Pre paratory to decorating gravo nt the different cometrles. A special reipiest by tho post and Relief Corps respectfully ask tho citizens of Medford nnd vicinity to contribute flowers to docorato our ration heroes. A lunch will bo served at tho hall for all old soldlors. Rollof Corps, Sons of Veterans and their families. You aro requested to bring full bas kets. Post wilt meet promptly at 1:30 p. in. to march to city park. Tlm U, P. O. F.IUb will nlso assist In tho ceromonles of tho day. G. A. R. momorlnl sorvlces will bo hold In tho Presbyterian church nt 2 p. in. Sorvlces conducted by Rov. lllpps of tho M. M. Church (South.) The Post and Relief Corps will march from G. A. R. bull promptly nt 1:30 p. in. II. Motz, Adjndont. MAJOR CRfiMOKD JACKSON LEADS ASSERTS NEIL County Now Has Best Road Machi nery of Any in State and is Equip ped to Build Fine Highways Mult nomah and Linn Order Equipment. Offieinl Scorer Withington of the local baseball league has figured out the butting averages of tho members of tho local team. His figures, how over, do not include last Sunday's game against Mt. Angel. Pitchers have not yet been averaged. Curly Wilson heads the stickers, having nn average of .301 j Antle is second with .51-15; llorlon third with .321. Tho others in ordor follow: Isnues, ,200.; Crowes, .281 Wilken Mm, .200; Milos, ,179, and Mil, .000. "Jackson county hn the best road machinery of any county in the state," stated County Judge J. R. Neil on his return from a visit lo north ern points, '"but will not have long, us Multniinnh,ns placed an order for machinery suck as we have Linn county has also fallen in line nnd is following Jackson county's lend. "I firmly believe thnt with the start we have made this spring, if we carry out our present plans, that Jackson county will soon bo known ns the most progressive county in the state in point of road building as well as in other lines. "Multnomah county in the rural districts has not tho roads which the public thinks she has. They are like a lot of our roads, but they nre im proving them nnd if Jackson county wants to gain n reputation for hav ing the bet roads iu the stateshe will have to keep the present puce up without any dalliance." PUMICE GRADE IS COMPLETED Will Be Open to Traffic Next Satur day and Contractor Will Leave by June I -Will Eliminate Heavy Grade. Tho Flounlco rock grade around Piimiro hill on tho Crater Lake roud will bo thrown open for traffic next Saturday and will bo entirely com pleted by Juno 1, according to ad vices reaching tho city today from the contractors camp. No nioro will tho Pumlco hill bo n terror for nutolsts ns It will bo entirely eliminated. Tho road was surveyed by I J. F. lloldcl, United States highway en gineer nnd construction stnrted un dor his direction. The county Is com pleting It, PROGRESSV E IV f NATION MEN IS WD E Woodrow Wilson Declares Insurgen cy Exists All Over Country Most Advanced State Is in Far West Blind Aleglancc to Party Passed, ELIMINATE BIG BUSINESS FROM POLITICAL CONTROL Speech rt Minneapolis Listened to By Great Throng Alliance of Money and Politics Bad. NEW PUMPS ARRIVE FOR USE AMENT DAM (WANTS PASS, Miiy 21. Tho Chiengo-Hoguo River company has received two pumps to be used iu tho plant to send water into the ditches of tho Josephine Irrigation and Pow er company. Tho pumps arrived yesterday and tho remainder of tho order, consist ing of pipe and other paraphernalia, will arrived during tho wcok. The pumps take tho place of tho big 22 ineh fiyo stngo pump lost in Roguo rivor in November, 1900, when Hood waters topk out pnrt of the dam three miles tibovo Grants Pass, MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 24. Arriving hpro today Governor Wood row Wilson of New Jersey wns groot cd by a big reception commltteo and conducted to the Publicity Club, where at noon ho dellovcrcd an ad dress. In an Interview hero today Gov ernor Wilson said: "The progressive movement Is not a matter of geography. It extends all over tho country. Tho most ad vanced state of the Independent voto Is In tho far west, but L do not be lieve their ideas materially dltfor from thoso ot tho progressives of tho east. Americans generally appreciate the problems confronting them una: Intend to solve them without blind allegiance to any party." In his speech he paid in part: "The modern world, Is, of course, a business world. A great many ot the older and more fundamental qu&stionB ot our politics were regard as long ago settled. Tho business ot politlcls'nowadHTS'abnalncwfor-adjustment, of meeting news conditions as they arise and making taws suit able to our changing life. "It is perfectly legitimate ot courso that the business interests of tho country should enjoy the protcctlou of the law not only, but that they should be in every way furthered and strengthened and facilitated by legis lation. Tho country has no Jealousy of nny connection between business and politics which Is a legltlmato con nection. "Unhappily, mdnoy Is necessary at every stage of tho political gamo. It is necessary' in connection with ovory part of our electoral process, becauso our electoral processes havo to bo public; men havo to' bo commended to the clcctrorate by methods of ono sort or another, llko public spoeches literature printed and distributed through tho malls by all tho Meth ods of publicity, which ahe necessar ily costly. A man cannot get Into office without tho expenditure ot a good deal of money, oven If ho con fines tho' expenditure- to perfectly legltlmato dbjects. "The business of the country ought to bo served by thoughtful nnd pro gressive legislation; but It ought to bo served openly, candidly, advanta geously, with a careful regard to lot ting overybody bo heard and ovory Intorest bo heard, tho Intorest which Is not backed by money as woll as tho Interest that is. This can only bo accomplished by somo simplifica tion of our methods which will cen ter tho public trust Into small groups of mon who will not lend by reason of legal authority or tho right to command but by tenson of their con tact with and amonnblllty to public opinion." SLIGHT DECLINE IN STOCK MARKET NEW YOKI, .May 24. An nctivo selling movement at the opening to dav forced most of the leading issues down substantially iu fractions. Ad tor retrieving Ihoiuitiul losses tho market fell away ndor tho weight of large selling orders in United States Steel, Union Pacific nnd Reading. Stool, Union Pacific, Itouding nnd wnmciin m uoiu il' josi emu aim um general list was downa good fraotion, Utah Connor rose- 1 noint and Pitts burg Coal preferred gullied 1 1-2 on tho rully. Tho market slosed stendy. Ilonils wcro irregular. ' j fi is l"t