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Jrnfjon Htstorloal $ City Hall ii F" FIRST I SECTION Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER Mux H(l.r, MIh II, lluk'UU.TI. Fair mid Warmer. Dully Mix Hi Year. Km IV Klixl Vrnr FOURTEEN PAGES i GRAY CHARMED WITH ROGUE RIVER PROMISES SPEEDY CONSTRUCTION HEW RAILROADS BUREAU WILL MIUIMTOftD, OIII3QON, SUN.PAV, .JULY ), 1911. TWO SECTIONS. No. 92. IS GREAT NEED OF THIS SECTION President of Hill Lines Spends Day Vlcwlnu Orchards and Sluhts of What He Declares One of Most Picturesque Spot He Has Seen. PROMISES TO BUILD AS SOON AS MONEY IS READY Medford Wins Another Friend Who Is Enthusiastic In Praise of City and Surroiindlnn Country. "Tim Rogue River valley Im a 'peach.' " Dropping Into the vcuactilar In hiicIi a manner (Hit Curl It. dray, prcnlilcnt of llm Pacific Ai Canteru, mill head of I ho Mill line In Oregon, Kinn up IiIh Imprciuilonii of tho Uokuo Ithur mi I Icy after tlm greater iortlon of ii ilny litul been spent In drlvliiK throughout Hut orchard tlUtrlct l'riHliliint Oray wan outhuidiiitlo in hlit prnUuM of tlm valley and from llm general li'imr of hi remarks It wiin iih 1'uny to m) thut If in a Worn mnln-tti lili-lintnU tlint-tlw rnctHc Ai KuMerii will Im exli'iitled niut cant tern t-oiiuoctlou mado with tho Ore gon Trunk ltd rapidly iim poimlblc. 'riti(lint (Irny oxprcioted hlnimilf In no uncertain Ioiich regarding his Im prcimloim of tho valley and Medford Iiiih won another friend hy it showing of tho country on which Him lumen her .claims for dliitluctlou. "Nowhere," Mated Prcnlilonl Orny. "have I over seen n more beautiful vnlloy, nor oim giving evidence of n higher claim of citizenship. View from various HiinuiiltH which wo gained during our trip went magni ficent. Your orchards are well cared for niul hIiow thnt a contented nntl thrifty cIiimh of pcoplo cultlvato them. Tho 'automobile trip throiiKh your oi chimin In i truly delightful ovont "I coulil nee without holm; told that tlm ono groat need of UiIh valley Im trnuHportiitlou, I do not nay thin In relation to tho 1'arlflu & Kiwlern, hut producing iih you do porlshnblo products you must have a way to got them to market mid without delay. "(CToTiTfiiuod on Pago 3.) WTTr JAMES J. HILL MAY COME HERE Is to Visit Oregon In August nnd Presldont Gray Promises to Use His Influence In Havinu Him Visit tho Rogue River Valley. .lames .1. Hill, owner of tho Pa cini H. ICiiHtorn, may vIhII Medford next nnoiitli. Tho omplro hulldor, Ih to vIhIl Oregon mid President dray of tho Hill IIiioh In Oregon Htatod Hiilunluy that ho would iiho IiIh in fliieuco In .having Mr. IIIH vlHlt Mod ford wlillo ho Ih In tho Htnto. "Mr. Hill Ih vory much lutorostoil In Oregon," BtntoH Mr. Gray, "anil Ih continually talking of tho Htuto, If II wan nol for IiIh interests mid IiIh advanced ago I hellovo ho would como to thlH Htnto to live. "Wo expect him to visit tho Htuto In August, and If ho coiiioh 1 will iiho my Infliiouco to have hlin vIhII tho Roguo River valley, I urn Hiiro ho will ho dollKhtod with 4t." Mr, Hill nnnnlHod to como to Mod- fOI'll lllHt Hpl'llIK IIH HOOII IIH It WIIH convoulont tor him to muko tho trip, mid Medford ut that time planned to luivo a "Jim 11IU" day. TIioho plans will ho tnlcou up again and carried out If tho omplro builder nliould give a promise to visit this city, EXPLOIT MNFS Southern Oregon Mining Bureau Formed to Advertise and Develop Prospects of This Section, to Aid the Miner and Interest Capital. The Southern Oregon Mining bu reau wiih iirguuird Saturday at a liiiieliroii held ut the ouvre cafe with Dr. ('. It. ltn.v iih IiohI. The bureau hlartri with u iiicmherxliip of 100 noil it in propoHeil to eulirit over)' one in the valley who ilcnireH the devel opment of mining. The hiircmi will have a eiiiitul of $10,000, HharcK 10 each, noil only one share to a sub Heriher. It Ih not dtwigni'd iih ii money -milking proposition, hut will he nelf supjMirling. It Iiiih for its object, the htemalio niul Hi'ieutifio develop iiieut ami exploitation of inincH in houllierii Oregon. Judge V. At. Colvig presided :ih eliairmaii of the meeting mid Joe Ileemau of Qold Hill wiih elected sec ret nry, Tho president wan author ized to name a committee to draft article of incorporation ami pre pare conHtitiitiou and liy-lawx. The committee hcleeteil h headed with Joe Hiiiniucndcy of Gold Hill iih chairman. It in proponed to employ mi iih Hiyur mid mining engineer, who will iihmi.v mill make feMirlH on the m in ex. Tho income thus derived o ho paid in part in tho tiHxayer as part Milnry eoiiNiilenitioii, and tho halauce to be put Into the mining bureau. Speeches were made, by Judge I'ol vig, I. Vuwter, II. ('. Uarnett, (J. K. Hook, (J. h, Davin, W. II. Canon, J. II. Ileemau, S. S. Smith, Joe Ham uierrtlcy, J. A. WcNtorlund, Dr. C. It. Ituy ami other Hpcukcr, who net forth the mining situation iih it ex ist today mid its poHhihilities. The biirenii will have temporary of fice at 'Jill Went Alain Htrccl. All mine owners are rofiic8tcil to heml HiimpIcK of llieir ore to the office for free exhibition, together with a full description of their property htatiug price of property if for sale. A fully equipped unsay office is now ready for business to iinike assays for gold, silver, lead, copper or any other minerals, also ipiautitative or ipmlitativo rhcmicnl analysis or on testing for proper treatment methodj, mines surveyed and full reports made hy experienced mining engineer. The Southern Oregon Alining bu reau is prepared to miiko all assays, full milling reports and map mid will list for sale on commission iiud ad vertise mining properties. Among tho members, of tho ex change are the following: 'J. H. narlaliill, Court Hall, Colonel J. R Redely, Walter AleCalluni, Wal ler I,. Hrown, W. 11. Kverhard, K. V. Atussam, II. C. Oaruett, fleorgo K. Hoos, Luerctiu Knyait, AI. K. Worrell, l' Ossenbriigge, J. A. Perry, George i. Davis, T. I-, Daniels, Atessler ei ICeuworlhy, A. K. Remnes, J. K. K. yart, W. S. Crowell, Lou llarher, J. II. Heoman, I. Vuwter, J. l. Carkin, V. E. Reno, l J. Neff, Ed gar 1 Infer, Georgo Piitnani, 1 L. Ton Voile, C. II. l'ieroe, J. 0. Gohlo, W. AL Colvig, Grace Henry, I). II. Liiwlou, Charles S. l.ebo, Med ford Sun, A. A. Elyun, E. C. Ireland, 1 S. SleeiiHtrup, I. W. Heneoin, C. E. Whistler, H. S. Driiiulilo, W. E. Crows, TIioiuiih UnrHioloiuow, II, G. King, Af. Adams, John 1). Olwell, Clnroixio Reams, J. T. Sullivan, l- L, Colvig, W. II. Canon, W. Hiidgo, Jueoli Klippel, II. A. Alears, Wf A. Corni tius, S. W. AroClendon, W. V. Chis holm, h, R. Cardvvell, h. Jennings, J. 1 Afiindy, H. V, Reason, A. S. Ifosonhaiuii, J. A, WoHterlund, Wil liam Gerig, H, V. Van Do Car, S. V. Reokwilli, L. Ruiuly, 1). R. Wood, II. 1). I'atleiHon, W. 0. Alilenliagen WASIIIiNOTON, I). 0, July 8,--Off for mi ocean Joy rldo, President Taft loft tho Longuo IbIuikI navy yurd hiHt midnight on hoard tho Mayflower. With him woro eight Honatoi-H. Thoy will npond tho tlmo until Monday cruising up and down the coaut and ovor tho Potomac MULTITUDE AGAINST FEW Teachers at National Meeting at San .Francisco Lining Up for Battle Royal for Control of Funds Belong ing to Association. BAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 8.; Liuing up their forces for u big fight to decide whether the 7000 teachers enrolled in the membership of the National Educational associa tion, shall Hay what shall be done with its funds or whether, iih tho "insur gentH" in the body Hay is now the iih, three or four men will do n they will with its easii, a horde of teachers attending their convention here tonight are prepuring for the fray, which will come next week. Ah ii preliminary to the real fight, candidates to succeed President Airs. Ella Klagg Voung of Chicago are marshalling their strength, (it these E. 0. Pearse, superintendent of schools in Milwaukee, is backed by the "insurgent" foiccH, while A. E. Winship of Ronton, editor of tnc New England Journal of Education, is the candidate of the "old guard." James A- Harr, superintendent of schools, Stockton, Cal., is also men tioned, but the big fight is expected to be with Wiuship mid Pearse. Heading the "old guard" in the war over the disposition of the fuiuK of the-association is' Chnrles 11 Iveyes, president of tho National council, lieliind I'carse and his "in surgent" forces Ih said to lie Airs. Kiln Klngg Young, the present pres ideut of the association, and when the matter of the funds comes up, it is exiMJCted the Chicago woman will put up a hot fight for lier view. That view is that the pnfo in Chicago, which holds the .f 180,000 bonds in the jxiHsession of the association, should bo opened and the securities exam ined, mid that the ultimate disposi tion of the cash they represent should be placed in tho decision of the 7000 members of tho associations. "And not" as her fellow insurgents say, "ho allowed to pilo up year hy. year while those who handle it de vote iflOO miuually to educational re search and $:iri,000 to 'expense. " MINING MAN IS INJURED C. C. Inman, Who Has Been Investi gating Local Mining Properties Has Neck Dislocated When Auto mobile Strikes a Chuck Hole. C. C. Inmnii of Goldfiold, Nov., is lying at the Nash hotel in u serious condition due to mi accident Satur day while traveling in nu automo bile west of Grants Push? Tho ma chino hit a chuck hole throwing Air. Inman in the 'air. His head struck ono of the stays in tho nutomohilo top and hi.- neck was dislocated, Ho wan lushed to a physician who jerked his neck back into position and thou brought him to this city. About 12 years ago Afr. Iniiu'n suffered mi injury to his neck and this accounts for the ease with which it was dislocated Saturday. In tho machine with him at tho time was; ArcBsrs. Irving and Rarneburg. Air. Irving is not thought to he in any jimuoditito danger although his injuries are seridus and painful. CHAMBERLAIN OBSERVES HIS 75TH BIRTHDAY '' mi LONDON, July 8. "Joo" Chum borlaln, privy councillor, and famous nioinbor of parliament for Wost Hir mingliimi, is today oelebratincr his 7f)th birthday nt Cannes, whoro he has n splendid villa for tlo soasoii. Cliamborhiin, who is a paralytic, isvin hotter health t)imi ho bus been dur ing tho past few years. 72 Years Old MR. JOHN O. ROCKEFELUh OIL KltG IS 11 YEARS OLD STILL FRISKY John D. Rockefeller Makes First Trip to Company's Offices Since the Suit Against Standard Oil Was Commenced Three Years Ago. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 8.John D. Rockefeller, president of the Standard Oil company, Is today cele brating hl neventy-Bcconil birthday here. Although Rockefeller is agile enough, he recently compassed two unuHiial feats which surprised his In timate friends. Two weeks ago hp took n private trip to New York, which was almost unknown to tho members of his own household, and since then he made another hurried trip to 2G Broadway, although he had not been in the company's New York offices since he witnessed tho government's suit ngalnst tho com pany threo years jind: GOMPERS ASKS IMPEACHMENT Labor Leader Claims That Justice Wright of Supreme Court of Dis trict of Columbia Should Be Made to Answer for His Course. WASHINGTON, D. C, July 8. Tho direct charge that Justice Wright of tho supremo court of the District of Columbia should be im peached for his eourso in the con tempt eases agatiii't Gompers, Mitch ell and Morrison was mude to the senate committee investigating the "third degree" methods by President Samuel Gompers of tho American Federation of Labor today. Assert ing that hu and his fellow officers woro cited to appear July 17 for the same oontempt charge on which they had once been heard, he continued: "We have the altomative of apol ogising to tho court. I suppose we nro all of .the same mind but certain ly for myself 1 nm not ready to apol ogize for working for tho poor devils who are giving tho best in them for the good of tho country. Justice Wright, I fear, will grow considerably older if bo waits for tho apologies. I know that tho senato cannot iuttiato impeachment proceedings, but inves tigation by this committee might have n-good effect on the notion of judges in such cases in tho near future." TORONTO, Out., July 8. Kicbtor, tho aviator, known as the "Flying Dutchman," attempted to give an ex hibition at tho Island last uvoniug, but had risoa only a few feet when tho aeroplane dashed into tho grand stand ami was demolished. Riohtor's both legs were broken and bo is in jured internally. Ho was taken to the hospital and is not expooted to survive. - -" AVIATOR BREAKS ALTITUDE RECORD AIOUIUIELON, Franco, July 8. By sonding bis mono plane up 10,0112 feet in tho air, Aviator Loridau today broko today broko tho world's record for altitudo in a flight here. FOURTEEN LIVES LOST IN WRECK OF ILLFATED STEAMER SANTA ROSA KAISER WANTS AFRICAN PB A D Cfl'S PLANS Germany Reported as Declaring That It Never Pledged Itself to a Disin terested Polick In Morocco Will Hold On Despite Protests. TANGIER, Aforoeeo, July 8. Dispatches received here today say tho German cruiser Berlin tins re lieved the gunboat Panther at Aga dir. This is taken us indicating in tention to hold the Aforoccun port; despite all protests. LONDON, July 8. It is stated au thoritatively here today that England has received from Germany a note regarding the dispatch of a German warship to Agndir, Alorocco. Ger many, in its note, is reported to have said that it bad never pledged itself to a disinterested policy in Alo rocco and that it would consider the dispatch of British or French war ships to Agndir an unfriendly act. The alleged contents have created a great sensation here and if they are as represented it is possible that the consequences will be most grave. DEFENSE ASKS FOR DISMISSAL Attorneys for McNamara Move That Indictments Be Quashed Because of Alleged Bias On Part of Grand Jury No Decision by Court. LOS ANGELES, Cal., July S. Judge Uordwell about noon today ad journed court until 10 o'clock Mon day morning without having taken any action on the motion of tho de fense to quash tho Indictments against tho McNamara brothers be cause of alleged bias on tho part of the grand Jury. When court re-opened in tho Mc Namaar case at 9 o'clock today tho defenso filed a motion to quash the Indictment against, John J. McNa mara in tho Llewlyn Iron works case. Sharp criticism of tho methods of tho grand Jury characterized tho mo tion. An affidavit attached to tho document makes tho charge that tho grand Jury "has been kept in session and has brought various pooplo bo foro It with tho evident Intention of Intimidating any who suight bo friendly or favorablo to tho affiant, and forcing from witnesses any state meat or evidence that might bo by any possibility construed against tho intoreat of this affiant." GRAND JURY PROBES WAPPENSTEIN JURY SEATTLE, Wash., July S. Hur rlodly summoned last night by tho grand Jury, tho first Wappenstoln Jury, which failed to roach a verdict, appoarod boforo that Investigating body this morning. la tho first trial seven of tho Jurors voted to acquit and fivo to convict tho ox-pollco chlof. It Is bclloved that tho grand jury wants tho first Jury to explain Its ac tions in falling to reach a vordlct. Tho foroman was tho first to go Into tho grand Jury room today. -f f t MRS. FLAGG DECLINES PRESIDENCY OF TEACHERS SAN FRANCISCO, Cab, July 1. Declaring that sho will not bo a can didate for tho presidonoy of tho Na tional Educational association, Mm. Ella Flngg Young of Chicago, pres ent hoad of tho organization, is Ijorq today for the coimuitioii of the association. S S DANGER IN Central Bank Idea Is Excoriated by Minnesota Progressive Who Charges That Passage of Measure Would Give Control to Morgan. WASHINGTON. July 8. A huge money trust which would overshadow and control the financial Interests of tho entire nation and prove a grave menace to the American people was forecasted tonight by Representative Lindberg as certain to follow the enactment of tho proposed Senator Aldrich's central bank scheme. Lind berg, who Is a Minnesota progressive republican, today introduced a reso lution demanding an lnvest(gatIon of the matter by a special commit tee of tho house to detennlna If thero Isn't at the present time a financial combination operating inviolation of the law. This action on the part of Lind berg followed a few hours after tho 110,000,000 National City company was incorporated at Albany, N. Y. Lindberg bitterly exorcated the Aldrlch banking scheme, which Presi dent Taft has already twice publicly endorsed, and declared that It would give the control of tho country's finances to the "Morgan crowd" on account of various "jokers," which ho charged were cleverly bidden in tho measure as proposed by the Rhode Island man. BRUSH FIRE BURNS HOME N. Jorry, Well Known Mining Oper ator Loses His Place On Lane Creek Hard Fight Is Made by Ranchers to Save Places. The brush flro which has been burning for two days on Lano creek, in the Willow Springs district, de stroyed a house owned by N. Jerry, tho well-known mining operator, and nearly reached a saw mill owned by Mr. Jerry in that locality. Only a hard fight saved tho latter. Tho flro lies without tho territory covered by tho Jackson County Flro Patrol association and is not near tho national forest reserve, henco tho fighting of tho flames fell uopn tho ranchers who reside In that district and they were to scarce to put up much of a fight. Tho flro is still raging in tho brush In that nelghbor hoodd. Nearly 100 acres havo been burned over and tho flro is spreading. CHICAGO SWELTERS IN DEADLY HEAT CHICAGO, III., July 8. Chicago is today 'sweltering in heat as deadly as any it has experienced within tho past week and no roliof is in sight. Thero wero 25 heat deaths hero yes terday, not including 41 burial cer tificates for babies a record for tho city. Suicides of porsons drivon in sane by tho beat aro' increasing. DRUMS IS R 1 I VESSEL'S IITSIN Passengers Bitter Against Com- mander of Wrecked Ship Declare He Showed Incompetence and Cru elty In Treatment of Passengers. CENSURED FOR LANDING PASSENGERS AT NIGHT Survivors Reach San Francisco and Los Angeles and Declare Many Are Still Missing. SAN FRANCISCO, July S. Pur ser Carlton of tho Santa Rosa ad mitted tonight that fourteen are missing and probably dead In tho wreck. WASHINGTON, July 8. That tho record hot spoil has undoubtedly in jured crops in tho north nnd .middle west was tho opinion expressed by Seorotnry Wilson tonight. "Wo bavo boon unublo to got ovon approximate roports," said ho, "but bay and otbor pasturo crops will bo decidedly short." NEW YORK. Marriago license bureau officials issued a stntoniont that 005D liconses to wed wero issued in Juno us against 5728 in Juno lust year. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., July 8. The most authentic reports of tho casualties in tho Santa Rosa disaa-, ter late this aftemoon placed tho number of dead at a score. Owing to the reluctance of members of the crew to talk it has been impossible to secure, outside of the members of the -ship's crew, -the names of 'per sons who lost their lives when tho vessel broke in twain nmidships. A horrifying story of tho experi ences of passengers on tho doomed steamer was told here this afternoon by John Barclay of San Fraucisco who with bis wife wero enrouto to San Diego. 3rre. Barclay lies in n local hospital probably fatally HI from exposure. Barclay said: Captain Most rllutal. "Captain Faria was tho most bru tal man that I over met. Armed with a big pistol ho stood at tho bridge and threatened men and women when they approached begging to bo .sent ashore. "'Stand back," bo yelled; 'Til shoot the first mother's son of you that attempts to como on this bridge !' "It was only when tho ship began to break up and tho man passougors went to Faria in a body and threat ened violence that preparations wero made to take the crowd ashore." A wireless messago from Point' Ar guollo lato this afternoon said that Miss Clara Rodgers was among tho passengers known to bo dead. Lato today the beach adjaceut to Point Arguello was boing patrolled by searchers, waiting for tho bodies of tho victims to bo washed ashore. Charge Drunkenness. Survivors of tho wreck this aftor- (Contlnued on D&se 3.) GRAY CANNOT CONFIRM RUMOR Report That Hill Had Appropriated Twenty-fio Millions for Exten sion In Oregon Has Not as Yet Officially Reached Gray. If plans havo beon mado to spond twonty-flvo million in Oregon of tho six hundred million bond Ibsuo rocontly mado by tho Hill roads, aB was reported Friday Is true, Presldont Carl R. Gray of tho Hill lines in Ore gon knows nothing of it. And Presi dent Gray would bo ono of tho ltrst to know, an tho monoy would be spent In this state undor hla direction. "I havo had no word In rogard to tho mattor," atatod Presldont Gray Saturday, "so I can say nothing of It. I havo not as yot hoard from tho oast In this connection." Tho roport Friday was to tho ef fect that IIIH was planning to spend $25,000,000 of tho 1000,000,000 bond issuo, rocontly mado by his roads, In this stato. r M ! l X.