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, 3 h 7 .--ansa Hlilorl li 1, Hall '" "- CLEARINGS MANIC C'l.UAHlNdH ijitiN.niM.nii MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE WEATHER ir,ir Mux 87.5, Mln IH.5, Mfiiii 72.n, I'm i'.T Inrli I'nrly. Flint Ytmr. Dully Hlxlh Yfitr. AIMLWOKD, OKIWON, TlllIKSDA V, JUN10 1, 1911. No. 01 RAPID PROGRESS ON POWER PLAN I Prospect Construction Company Company Oulldlnn the New Plant at nuiiun River Rupltls Has Con struction Work Uniler Headway. THOUSAND TONS OF FREIGHT TO BE HAULED Temporary Power Plant Furnishes Juice to Operate Derricks and Trains. Tin' PioM'i'l Cniisti'iii'lion rimi pnuy, which if building tin ttT plant mi iit- Itngm' liver, il Pum ped Fur the Rogue Uiior Klii n lllllllpllliy HOW lllth II ITI'W of lllliMlt 75 men at wnik mill nri making npil piogrmiH with llu iiHtuii'tiini i'l tin idiiiil. Twu -saw mill nil' lit wil; getting out lumber for I'niistrueliiig the Iniililliip. Muiih' iiini ili'rrli'kn re quired; niiil II foiir-horso tomns aro nrnv ill work liiiiiliui! miiohinory and mipimni from Meilfnnl. Tlii'ii' irm about one fhnn-uiid tuns of iiiiH'liiiii'rv mill supplies J" I"' liuiili'il I ho Till miles hi'lwi'i'ii Mi'iUltnl mill Prospect. Among t liii-s me sin eh pieces tliut weigh 15 tout; uUn, 1200 foot of fllllf fllllt livoll'll StC'l pipo iiiiiiIi' of ihroo-qiinilor iurli lioil it plate. TIiIk pipe will imiiihi in sec linns 'J I fiil long, anil 1'itrli section Mil Wl'ijjll lllllllll SOCII twin. Ti'iiisniry I'lmit I'p. A temporary Miwi)r plmit of 200 lnrtt"fitivfr ciipiii'ilv has hi'i'ii erect I mill is now hi. operation, supply ing power lor unwinlllH, air compii's tnr, hoist. i'U'. Everything hi llio wny of lnb'ir saving mnoliiuory In i'piilili' llu1 uoik is being instated. A grail Irani for loweiing heavy wnjthl' ilowii tint side of III" run Vim In (In Main Mwor plmil, a oilienl distance of 500 fi'i'l, h being plni'i'il. Tin t nun ill ha vu a lilting capacity ol 'JO tllllH. All heavy inai'hiiu'ry, us it arrive will hi' hoisted off llu1 wapm with a 'JO ton chain Mock, plni'i'il on a mr ami lowered hy I lie gravity tinni In Ihopowor house nml thciia lilted with a 'JO ton crn i in ami plni'i'il on il foiinilaliou. All tht'"t' hoisting do vices uill ho opi'iali'il hy I'li'i'tiir power from the loinpornrv plant. l'oli I. loi' In Itiifitii'il, Rapid piogrosh in being iiiiiiIi' in the construction of tho polo Inn' which in being hnill hy Cnntiiiolnr E, (I, Pcrhuiu; all holes nio dug ami linn t'hmri'il for IK mill's mil from tin1 power plant at (Inhl Kay, ami hi." cm loads of polos ant on tin1 rouinl ii'iuly for raising. The main power linn will consist o poles HO l'fi't high, on lop of whii'li mo I'ttrrii'il tin on Htramh'il ahiminiim I'ahhiM one-halt' inch in diameter spaced seven fi'i'l aparl. The insula tors for currying (liin hi'iivy linn are II inches In iliiitni'ti'r ami weigh 30 lliri'i' ponmlH each. II in opeclod Ihal Ihn unw power plant will ho coniph'ti'il ami icmly for operation hy Oi'lohnr 1. UNION MAN APPOINTED POLICE COMMISSIONER HAN FHANCIHCO, Oil., Juno 1, l.uuri'uro Flaherty, third vli'O prt!nl limit of llio IiitDiiiiitlonul llrotliorlmoil of (.'nini'iit WoiIcith ami IiiihIuohh u;out for llio local union wau today appdlntiul pollen coiiiiiiIhuIoium- to hiic rood Waller K, O'Conuoll, who ro iilmioil IiihI Monday. Klaliorly Iiiih novor liuld political orflco. I In nHHitmnd (ho cominlKHlon I'lKlilp HiIh aftoruoon, Navy Department Can't Keep Brigham Young And Mormon Temple Off Utah's Silver Service. '' l it, " . -ri i-' v- S" 2T lis tI ', flHHKBH M'i i j vi ' ' K fflttt W Iwol "'M HSBBl Bl III ill IHH F" CONGRESS hF t 1:JI ' BAR PICTURESi ill " v tM!L1 JlH JF -' ivl ill ' vI ' iB ri'l 4Pti Mr' ,1:. Vrff V, .'4"S :iBk.:y xv v -m j ih . i.auarM .m.m LvTiBnr WILL OBSERVE GLORIOUS 4TH Business Men of the City Meet and Plan Two Day's Celebration for City Committees Will Get Busy at Once. t RACING WILL BE A FEATURE OF THE DAY Organization Perfected and Work Will Start Without Delay. ?I&HiMN LyviA 'Uf "PEERLESS ONE" AVIATION MEET IS NOT TO RUN' END OE OAKDALE t i William J. Bryan States That He Will Mechanicians Decide That Fence Not Be a Candidate Auain for President In the Coming Campaign Will Serve In Ranks. HT PAl'U Mann., Jnno 1.- Wil liam J. Ilryau will not bo a cundldato amilii for pri'xldi'ut In tho coming na tional campalKii. Ho until no lilin mtlf today. HpoakliiK l a liampiot teniloroo him by llio doinocratlo club of llio nortliwoHt, llriui nnld: "I am not a candldato for prohl dont. 1 can bo f un-ator sorvleo In l ho rnnkri. MohIiIoh thorn Im plonty of Kiioil inatorlal from which to uIiuoho prortldontlal llmlior." f tt ft t f - MRS. HARRIMAN IS NOT TO FOUND GREAT . 'VARSITY AS REPORTED f -f NKW YORK, Juno 1. A ih'iiinl that Mm. K. U. Ham- limn pinnrt In founil u iiuivor- "" hiI.o im n memorial to hoc lain "t IiiiuIiii ml titnu tuhJIIflil Iflfllll ii T lllinif.lllil, nun in"iiu iiij .tw " hnr officii horn. Thn ilouial imimi following tho rcooipt of niaiiy liili'KnuiiH from wilorn " iwiinlH ol'fol'iuir h'iIcH. "" 4 ' " t tHr t ft-ftfft STENOGRAPHER BURNS TO DEATH IN SEATTLE SKATTIiti. Wash., .Imio 1. IK'P olothoH ij,'iitli'il h th' oploiion of mi alcohol lamp on which nho was winking hnr supper, Mist. Aiinin Os Iroin, 'J I, stenographer, won fatally hiirnoil in front of hoc lodging at 811 Spring h1 root last night. Tho girl ran into Ihn slreot, frus Iraliug nltompts inmlo to otingu'rh tho IiIuko. Shu ilii'il at tho city Inw ..!i..i ii.:.. ....,..,!.,.. pilill mm iiiiii ii ii(-, Creel's Arrest Not Confirmed. MKXICO CITY, MoNico, .liuin 1. - No further reports havo heon ro wiivoil toilay from Chihuahuu reganl ing the roportwl ane., Ihoro lasl nighl of .luaii Creel, brother of Kn riipin T. Creel, foimor minister of foreign affair in Din.' oahiuol. ('mil, ncoiding to tho report, han hui'ii nrroslcil on tlio charge of ooin plioily in Ihn plot against Mmlero. Steamer Strikes Rock. VANCOUVER, II. C, .luun 1. Thn 0. I'. It. stemiiei' Amur struck- a rook lit Wrangol Narrows yestonla.v afloruoon and floated off again shortly nflorwnnls, lining uin nshoro on a sauily hcaoh nl Nnrlli Vial, ao cordiug to ndviocs veceived horn nl ovoning. Thovo wiih no danger to paspengorri or mow, Around Ball Parn Offers Too Great a Danger to Aviator While nislni). Tho aviation meet Saturday will hn hold al llio cud of Oakdalo au'iiuo instead of at tho baseball pail;. ThU was decided iiikui Wcilni'Kilay after noon aftor tint mcchauioiaus mmi! ahead bv Aviator Klv had viewed the bull paik and decided that it n not largo enough to ii-o out of with out an clement of danger. The maehino which arrived Tues day has been set up ready for flight mid a big day Saturday is promised. Kvorythlug Is a huttItuK on tlio aviation field. Tho now mnchlno ot tho latortt CuiUhh hloplanca Ih nlinost In roadlnonH for tho moat flight Sai tirday. HiiiuIkhIh of people aro visit ing tho flold and Inspecting tho now machine. Tho now niachliio Is olght nyjlndor and a beauty In ovory ro Hpoct. It Is tho consonslon of opjiln lou that lOly will imiko ouu of tho nioHt auccosaful flights hero ho over miulo. Ho In very anxious to ploaso tho poopln In Southern Oregon, with his fllghtH, and tho peoplo may rest aasuiod that thoy will witness an ex hibition worth going miles to seo. Reported That Committee on Naval Affairs Will Heed Plea of Women and Keep Young' Picture Off Sil ver Service. ' WASHINGTON. JfJune . Con gress may sot a new Tirewilont in the near futuro by lakTugactwn. in '" - . gnlirl4itlic- wilvcr ?nW'T'resohrpl hy u slate to the battleship bearing its iiniue. It it, reported that the committee on naval affnirs will rcc ommeihl that Ilrighnio Young'- pic ture be not placed on the silver ser vice presented by the state to tho battleship Utah. The navy department ncknowleikod its inability to bar the picture, as it wns primarily a state affair, but the opHiiicuts of the Mormon church carried their tight into eongre-s. A few iluys ago representatives of the American Federation of Women's i'hibs appeared before' the committee on naval affaii and argued IhiMiint lor at Mime length. The meeting hi-ld by the buslnrsA mon In the Itculty Ausoctation rooms wns woll attended and In a tnael storm of onthuslasm those present decided to hold a two days celebra tion July 3d and 4th Instead the us ual Fourth of July holiday. The Idea that n county fair fchould be bold hero annually was also dis cussed and all subscription money not used for the celebration on the Fourth will be expended In promoting a fair some time In the autumn. The old race track on the Pacific and Kastern grounds has been secur ed, a new fence and grand Btand are to be erected and preparations made for the largo crowds the two days on which the races will be held. There are some fast running, trotting and pacing horses In Medford and good sport Is assured to all race track en thusiasts. An automobile race Is al so being planned and some of the local motor fiends will hero have an opportunity to open the throttle- as wide as their nerve will allow. The course as planned will be from Mod ford to Ashland. Thence to Jackson ville. Gold Hill, Grants Pans and back m MPrifrird. tho finish bclnc at the '" - -fc . ti - race irauK. Excursion rates will be granted from all tho near by towns and ft program of gomes, races, baseball, and tho patriotic exercises will prove an attraction strong enough to bring many visitors from near by towns. The officers of the meeting were A. K. Ware, chairman; Robert Tel ler, secretary and Geo. L. Davis, treasurer. These gentlemen were made permanent officers and another meeting will be held Friday night In tho Realty Association rooms and further arrangements discussed. A finance committee was made up of Ed. Andrews, Ed Ireland, W. P Itau, Dr. Helms. Bob Flynn and T. E. Daniels. II i Arabs Rebel. CONSTANTINOIMiK, Juno 1. He hellions' Arahs havo assaulted and captured Ahha, thn capital of Assyr, accouling In advices received hero today. The garii-ou of JltlOO troops is reported to havo, surivnilorcd (hron butteries of fiehl guns and a huge number of rifles fulling into tho hands of tho rebels. Wo notice that somo merchants In othor cities aro using considerable spneo ml voi Using "Mado In Oregon" goods, That l as It should bo. Tho merchant must know that his Indivi dual prosperity Is to a groat oxtout dependent upon tlio prosperity of thn state at largo, and If Orogon manu faoturors aro patronl.od, that it will moan greater pay rolls, and greater pay rolls moan a larger dogroo of prosperity for ovory man, woman and child In 0 logon. WRESTLING WITH WOOL TARIFF Democrats Go Into Caucus to De ckle on Course of Action Think Reduction of 50 Per Cent Will Be Adopted. WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno 1. The democrats of the house wont In to caucus at noon today to struggle with tho problem of rovlslu gtho wool schedule. Chulrman Underwood of tho ways and moans committee pre dicted Just boforo tho cuusus began that thl bill propaied by his commit too reducing the tariff r0 por cent would bo adopted by the caucus by a two thirds vote. Ho declared tho Uryan's opposition to tho measure hud holpod tho supporters ot tho wnys and moans committee's bill. Tho llryan followers chargod that tho failure of thu momhors of tlio com mittee to urge froo wool violated tho platform pledges ot tho 'party. PUMICE HILL BIKOPEIEB Worst Part of Old Road to Crater Lake Eliminated by New Section of Highway Is 23 Feet Wide and Splendid Road. 0 Once Empress THE EMPRESS CUOCHI6 fy Former Einpriws Eugenic, once the lovliefit woman in court circles, U now the mo-t pathetic figure in F.u rope. She it now eighty-five nml is living a secluded mid lonely life near Miiidoii. She doe not go into soci ety and is vi-ited bv few ktoii. DID TAFT KEEP REPORTJDDEN? Steel Trust Chairman Intimates That President or Department Sup pressed Exhaustive Report of Trust's Methods. Baxter Not Insane. - Charged with insnnty William Haxtor, a resident of Jaok-onvillo was tried in Judo Noil's court Thur--ilav morning hut thoro was insuf ficient Ovidenoo to warrant his being hetil and the ca-e was ilismissei' Haxtor is said to havo written an noying and insulting letters to several woniou residing in tho neighborhood ami was gonorally rogauU'd as ihn gorous. Nothing to prove his insan ity (loulil ho produced and ho w.ip "ivim his freedom. Took at i ho ails -that offer em ployment ami you'll fiilil (lu right ouu soon. The Pumice hill section of the Cra ter lake highway, built by fund raised by public subscription, which illuminates tho worst feature of tho old road to tho world's greatest nut unit wonder hus been completed and accept oil by the county. It consists of a highway 23 feet in width, nearly three miles in length, with a Meyican grado of 4 per cent, as against an eight foot road with from 20 to 85 por cent grado formerly used. It has been surfaced with rook hut onunot be classed as a finished macadam high way. County ltouil l'ngineor W. W. Har mon and County Judge Neil returned Thursday from a trip over tho high way. They formally accepted the road for tlio county and aro highly pleased with tho road as ennuilotcd This section was tho most difficult and costly seotjnu of tho entire highway to coustrmuct. Il eliminates the greatest obstacle to tourist travel. It is now comparatively easy to roach tho lake, though a beginning has only heon mado in tho construc tion of tho boulovnrd. Tho socond half of the subscrip tions to highway fund aro now rtua and payable. Tho subscriptions won underwritten by Colonol Frank Kay ami tho four banks of Modford, si that construction work could procoed WASHINGTON, I). C. June 1. That President Tnft or the depart ment of commerce and labor, has sup pressed an exhaustive report of tho United States Steel corporation, il incthods and operations, wasjhu in timation, made, by E, H. Gary, clinh man of the board of directors of thnt 'corpft'rntuVti, as toduy's.-e.-"sifn of the house committee appointed to investignte-the steel trust. Gary de clared that nlmo-t any information that he might be able to give the com mittee already is known to the gov ernment. "The bureau of corporations." said Gary, "for six years has been exnm ing our books and records. It ex haustively reviewed our business and method- and operation. The burea i mu-t have a mass of documents big enough to fill this room regardim: the steel organization." "What!" shouted. Representative Stnnley of Kentucky of the commit tee. "You mean to say that the bu reau of corporations has been look ing into your business from the inside for the last four or five years?" "Certainly," replied the witne.-.-. "I don't know how many hundreds of thousands of dollars it ha- cot us to aid the government in investigating." "Have you iny information wheth er the data gathered by the bureau of corporations have been furnished to the present president of the Unitei' States?" asked Stanley. R. V. Lind aberry, who was permitted to appear ns couucel for the steel tru-t todnv objected to this ipie-tiou but Gary in sisted upon an-wering it. "I have no knowledge whether the matter was furnished to tho pre-i-dent or not," Gary said. "I have in formation to the effect that a report will be furui-hed to tho pio-ident within the next few months. I do no know whether partial reports have been 'made to him." GRANTS PASS BUSINESS MEN VISIT NEIGHBORS GRANTS PASS, Or., Jnno 1. Tho Grants Pass business men left yes terday morning on their first trip of tho year to visit outlying towns of the county. Tho first trip i- into the Kerby and Waldo distiiet and some 25 automobiles woro used. While on tho tour tho now mining strikes will bo investigated. Other visits will ho mado later in tho season to other parts of tho county. Tho peoplo of this city should buy "Mado In Oregon" goods from tho local merchants whenever tho vrtco and quality aro equal to Eastorn mudo goods. MAY FIGURES REFLECT G Postal Receipts, Water Receipts, Real Estate Sales and Buildings Started Reflects General Aalr of Prosperity. POSTAL RECEIPTS SHOW GAIN OF 21 PER CENT Water Receipts for Quarter Just Ending Are 101 Per Cent Great er Than Year Ajo. and tho mud by finished. Tho road was surveyed and planned by 1. r. Ilcidol of tho department of highwavs of tho United States government. It was turned over to tho county foi completion in April, tho county court agreeing to pay tho balance bohveou tho cost of tho road and tho total of tho subscriptions, estimated at ;j10.-000. Tho month of Jfuy was n prosper ous one in the city of Medford, all lines of business showing n grent gain over the corresponding mouth of one year ago. Postal receipts increased 21 per cent, water receipts for tho ipinrter ending May 31, increased 101 per cent. While real estate sales during the "month were far more nu merous nnd totaled a greater amount than at any other time during thin year. A number of new buildings were either started or builders an nounced that work would soon begin. Postal receipts which are n cer tain criterion of the business dono in the city totaled, during May, $2,582,311. During the correspond ing month in 1910 the receipts were 1-2,124.-18, the increase being $457.87 or 21 per cent. For the year ending May 31, 1911, the receipts in the local offico were 432,319.G0, whereas for the year ending May 31, 1910, they were $22, 609.40, the increase being $11,020.20. or 42 per cent. Wnter receipts in the recorder's of fice show for the quarter endinp May 31, 1911, nn increase of over 100 per ,ehTovcr"'onoVetjfngorDur ing March, April and May the city this year collected $7,385.07 in water rents. During tho corresponding months in 1910 the receipts were $3074.21. Two years ngo for tho snme three months thoy wero $2,311.79. For the year ending May 31. 1811, the city received ns water revenue the su mof $32,081.7. The investment made by the city is a mod ern nnd ample water supply is pay ing a splendid return. The receipts nre paying all interest on tho bonds nnd the sinking fund is growing rup idly. The real estate business during tho past month in the city shows a marked increase over the preceding months of the year. A large amount of money was invested and deals were reported in goodly numbers. A number of new buildings wero started during tho month, ohiof. among them being the First National bank building nnd tho business col lege on Grnpo street. Taken nil in all Medford has en joyed no better May in her history. PASADENA'S MAYOR IS ROASTED BY VETERANS PASADENA, Col., Juno 1. Tho failure of William Thum, Pasadena'ti millionaire mayor, inventor of sticky flypaper, to nppear and speak at yes terday's Memorial day exercises has caused much comment today. Tho veterans and their affiliated organi zations are up in arms ovor theinci dent nnd are unwilling to accept Thum's excuse. "These people know I can't make n decent speech, and still thoy ex pected me to appear," hnid Thum. "As a matter of fact, their invitation was not delivered to mo personally; therefore, I don't seo how thoy can feel as they do." Printing of all kinds nt Portland prices. Mail Tribune offico. V -f -f -f "THE HOBBLE DOTH MAKE PRISONERS OF US ALL" LONfjONr Jnno 1. Sup- porters of Queen Mury'u cm- " siulo against tho hobblo skirt "" "" are gleefully relating today "" llio predicament of ladios at "" tho dorby yostorday who, uu- able to climb from tho top of their couches beeuuHQ of tho clinging skirts about their ankles, sat through a ilronoh- " iug shower. Tho rain, it is estimated, ruined fully $100,- 000 wortli of gowns;