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1 SECOND ""j SJiCllUJN Medford Mail Tribune SOCIETY iou'ry-ijMusT yioAii. MISDJb'Omj OUIMION, SATURDAY, AUUUST :10, 3911. No. 128. i ; w '?! Week s Happenings in Medford Society Minx I'M ft) of Ht, JomiipIi, Mo a KHt'ut of Mr. C. II. Ilmlfluld, lum heou tlni recipient of wivc-nil plentilng t fulrn Urn iiiidt wwik, lloforu return Ink Iioiiui alio oxjim-tn to upend huiiiu (lino In Health). Among the hoHtimmirt who imtnrtaln. 'il In honor of Minn Flfo worn Mm. Unrilon, who matin hrltlK" tlm iimuim incut of it row hours Wmliiimdny aft ernoon, ami Mm, Wooilfonl, who guvo a delightful btwn party Thurndny aft uruoon at hur homo on Went Tooth iilrotil. MlhHKii Iliirtha Kiigllidi ami Mnzcl ImvIh gave a delightful afternoon ut bridge Monday with MUn Mao Thorn, im iin honor giioiit. Thoro woro .lb young ladleit premmt. M In sen Helen Diitil ami May Thomnit received prlx. MlhK Khlhor Morrltt of Central I'olnl, who returned to llrknlttyr Cab, Tuesday morning to reaunm hur hi tut Ion In Minn Jload'n itchool, vlnlt il Mt'itfonl frlomlM before her do pnrtiir'. Mm, Oagood anil Mm. Ilatirn tiro niilli'lpniliiK ' vlnlt the flrnt of tho week from tholr ulntor, Mr. F. N. Whitman of Minneapolis. J. II. NoiitfUttt, who ha been upend, lug the Hiiiuiiier at hi orchard cant of Medford, ban returned from a trip to Han I'rancluro, MIhh Marlon Dwlght, who ha been tho milliliter gii"it of Mr. ami Mr. II. Meeker, ha returned to her homo In Aittorln, Mr. and Mr. J. II. Bollinger ami noil Italph havn returned from a ev oral week' outing nt Coleatlu, lion. II I-, Mulkoy was among tho arrival from Grant 1'aim Thursday. fWENTYTARS" " PEARS SHIPPED Next Week Will Witness a Continu ation of ShipmentsAll Arc Splen did In Point of QualityPack Best Ever Sent Out. Thursday ovunliii; a number of Med ford rlllreiiH, attended thu ri roptlou temtored Mr. ami Mm, Jack London at tho opera Iioiiho upon their nihirii from an auto trip to Crater Lnko. Mr. London, who, IichIuch ho liiK an ardent socialist, In it popular novelist and a world wldo traveler, In an iiitlortnlulng lecture related how ho mum to tnko tip nocltillmu and after tho rendition, of ttuvonil enjoy- ahlo muiilcal Hi'lectlomi, greeted thu friend amtomhleil with marked cordiality. Mm. J, II, Itodgcrii, a former tomI dent of hludford, who I now living In Spokane, In tho client of Medford friend for n few day, Hho I ac companied by her nou Albert. Several friend aro Invited for an Inforuiul evening with Dr. and Mr. I'orter, who llvo on Booth Oakdalo, tho occnidoii being tho former' birth day. Mr, I'orter opened her homo Sat-i itrday evening to HavnrAl frlund, tho occasion being "r. I'orter' birthday. Mr. H, A. N)' an hontcHH to n few frlund gave an Im formal lirldRU par ty till. Saturday, afternoon. Superintendent, and Mr. Collin and two children woro among tho pa. nongern for Colestln Thumdny. Mr. and Mm. Ilafer havo gone- to Klamalli Fnllit by nuto on a fow day' business ami- pleusurotrip. Ml Uurn Trclchlor loft Thunulay morning for Herkeley. Cal.. whoro who will outer thu U. of C. A K. Iloamon returned ThurBilay from a business trip to l'ortland. SHUT OFF WATER EARLY SUNDAY The Crater Highway Winds Through Miles of Forest Like This Tito elono of thiM week will hi-o u total of 'JO onr of Uoue river pi-urn nliie( cnt. TIi'ih ineltnleH tho nhip ini'iilf from Hip dont orcliiirtl, from CI in tit t-t 1'iiHfi niul tliohe nhippeil by tho KoKim Hlvor Fruit & Produce iih Hoeialion. - The Hhipini'iils will eoiitiuuo in full IiIiihI nexi week. I'earrt me fillim; uieely ami nil that have pine for waul have hreu cxeellenl in point f ipuility. Ah tlm market i Kraiiunlly reeiiveriiiK it in expeeteil that tltey will liriui; Hplciiilitl prieeH, GREAT FOREST FIRE RAGING IN REDWOODS K A CHAM UNTO- Cal., Auk. 1.--Slato I'orcrtli'i (J. W. lloinanH toilav in on Hie way- to Monte Itio, Sonoma enunly, utioitt 75 uiileH from Knu I'Viiik'Inco, where u lii fnrcHl fire ih riiitiug, ueeoriliiiK lo n iuli'Kniin re ruiveil heie, fiom T. H. Hulleek, who Haiti llial morn Iliiin 100 lirufii;literH lire iihKemliluiI, ami Hint the force U lieiiH Htenilily r.uj;nnnltMl by volun teers from Hid Hiinoiiiiilinir country. Jt ih Hiiiil Hml u iiumlier of Kiuumer idnoiIk niul cnlliiKfri in tlm iteililtor liooil uni Hirealcneil, lluuilrcdH of cninperri in Hie Keilwooil country iieiuhy urn lenvinu iih I'iihI iib tltey din puek their outfitH. City to Make Repairs to Cast Iron Main on East Side Water Will Be Off for Several Hours Until Dam age Can Be Repaired. Tlm city water nupply will Im hluit off Sunday immune at f o'clock and will remain off for three or four bourn while repairs are iniulo lo the ytcm on the oiihI Hide. Uecently while Hiilistiliitini: a ciinI iron main on tho cant tmlc in place of thu old wooden ono a vulvo was left too IiikIi ami muHt ho lowered beforn tho pav UK Jh completed. U in for this pur pose Hint tliu Mitpply of wnalo will bo tut'iu.'il off. THE CATTLE KING A7 THE MEDFORD SUNDAY Horn on tho frontier, mimed on the liountlluKs prniricx, ruined on tho plain, educated in tlm middle, that ix Hid history of LowIh & Clark, tho owncru and inaMiiors of the hlj: wliow Hint liearn their naiiicH. They nro ns proud of their ancestor iih if they wuro kings and itotcututes mid well they may he, u their fninilies moved from Kentucky lout: cro tho principal fiKuro of tho Cattlo Kiii nppearcd on tho scene of lifo uiid hero tltey Ituvu lived niul hero limy livu today owning niul farming n viihI urea of Inud in soulherii Wyoming. As Messrs. Lewis & Clnrk advanced in yent-s Hieir minds pictured out u wild wchtorn play, Tltey wrote tliu piece and play Hie leading diameters. This in brief is tlm history of tho Cattle King and its popular owners. Sun day, August 'JO. Prices 'J,ric, fiOc. MAKING CRATER LAKE ACCESSIBLE TO TOURISTS OF THE WORLD (By Kdgnr B. Piper in Oregoniau.) Willi thu completion of thu wagon road now building from Medford 'o ("rater lake, Oregon's far-famed sco nio wonder will bo easily accessible lo all travelers. Although much work has boon done on Ibis project within tho present year, it is fur from being oomplete. Difficulty in hc Ctiring financial aid with which to carry on the work has delayed prog ress. Tho campaign for tho construction of this highway has bcouvaged for thu last threo or four years. As thu laku is a state, asset and tho na tion's property, the interest in efforts to place it in closer touch with every lover of nature and the beautiful has attrautcd widespread attention. Sev eral years ago tho sjato legislature appropriated .fl0l),000 for tho work, but after plans had been drawn pay ment was withheld on tho ground that the law under which tho appro priation was obtained was unconsti tutional. People 1'iullMuaycil. Undismayed' Itoguo ltivor valley peoplo who had been instrumental in obtaining thu slate's promise of us sistuueo Htarled n campaign for funds by private subscriptions. They sucueoded in raising $'J.',000. B. V. Ileidc, United States engineer, pre pared plans for repairing, tho old county road connecting Medford nnd Port Klmuntli, Piuuieo hill, the greatest obstacle in tho way, was cut dipvn to. an excellent grade, hut tlm 'J.7 miles of highway thus creat ed was scoured at n cost of $18,000. Purl of tho funds were uppropn- ated by tho county court, while other money was mined by tho Medford Commercial club. Several firms and individuals nlro subscribed to the fund, but later repudiated their promises to pay. Now tho Medford Commercial club is endeavoring to collect ont heso subscriptions. More than .filfj.OOO already has been expended, but half tho work has not been done. Tho, proposed rond is 81 miles long. A World Wonder. Kveryono who has visited Crater lako has gone into ecstasies over its scenic grnuduer, nnd nil aro enthusi astic supporters of the schemo to build the mad from tho valley below to its hhores. They declare that with ample facilities for reaching this tint ttarl this natural beauty spot, it will become as famous and ns popular ns Niagara Kails' Yellowstone park, the Grand canyon or any of the other well-known attractions of tho coun try . Tho lako itself is ono of na ture's innrvels, and tho sconery sur rounding it is unexcelled. Crnter lako cannot ho compared with any other work of nature. The su premacy of each natural creation stands undisputed. Crater lake has a unique plueo among tho world's wonders. Scene Is Avto-Iitsplrlug. Crnter lako is located on tho sum mit nnd in the very heart of the Cas cado range. Its nnmo describes it perfectly. Its extreme depth is ap proximately -000 ecl, and its walls riso abruptly above its surfaco fully "J000 feet higher in irregular and strikingly picturoquo formations. It is possible to stand on top of some of these walls and drop pebbles into the water L'000 feet below, so nearly ver tical are they. The crater is slightly elliptical in shape, nnd is about five and one-half miles in diameter at its widest jM)int. Near the western shore is n huge cinder cone 845 feet high, with nnothcr crnter, 100 feet deep, in its summit. It is known as Wizard island. Near tho eastern shoro a jagged rock rises abruptly from tho water to a height of 70 feet and on accouut of its resemblance to a sailing ves sel has been named Phantom ship. Discovery of Lake. So fur as naturalists and explor ers hnvo been ablo to learn thoro is absolutely no inlet or outlet to tho lake. Its origin and tho strnugo for mations which surround it never have been determined. Most scientists ac cept tho theory that the mountain in which tho lnko now rests was at ono time n mighty volcano 'that sot tied within itself, taking into the earth's interior an inestimnblo quan tity of rocks nnd lava, and leaving this depression in place of its peak. Tho lako was discovered in 1853 by John A. llillman and a party of pros pectors. Becnuso of tho deep indigo blue of its wntors, it was then named Deep Bluo lake but it siueo has been known as Lako Mystery, Lnko Maj esty, Hole in tho Ground, nnd finally as Crater lako, which most natural utimo it no doubt will retain. Tho mountain containing this mysterious body of water hits been named Mount Miuama, after a mountain climbing club of tho northwest. MIhb lono Flynn entortalncd Wed nesday evening with high Jlnkn at hor homo on Tenth utrcet, tho honor guest being Miss Edna Tltton of Seattle Tho gucstfl woro Misses Agnes Isaacs, Luclla Campbell, Lorralno Dllton, Flora Welsh, Mildred dorlg, Opal Da ley, Fern Jerome and Dertha Dran denborg. Tho many friends of Mrs. Pearl Eaton, who left hero in quest health, will bo pleased to Iearo that she is much improved. Sho is ut present at Spokane, Wash. Miss Madgo Bidell is tho guest of Miss Hazel Myart on Koguo river for the week end. Miss Flora Gray, who has boca spending tho summer In Portland, has returned. Mrs. B. J. Trowbridge visited In Phoenix Thursday, the guest of Mrs. R. B. Orr. Mr. John Phlcgar has returned from a trip to Astoria, Seaside and Portland. J. O. Mann, who has been buying goods In the eastern markets, Is again at home. Mrs. II. C. Kontner Invited friends In Friday afternoon tor threo tables of bridge. Charles Rogers gt Spokane Is spending several days with Medford friends. " Silas Elizabeth Putnam Is confined to her home by an attack of malarial fever. Miss Opal Daley g&ve a bunk party Friday night for ten of her girl friends. H. O. Wortman and family are, spending a week camping near Butte Falls. Dr. and Mrs. J. M". Kecno leavo today for Pasadena. Creating a Natural Park. In the summer of 1885 W. G. Steel, a pioneer mountain climber and writ er of Oregon, started a movement to secure a national park which would include Crater lake, and iu January following President Cleve land signed a proclamation with drawing 10 townships from entry. Because of strong opposition no bill passed congress' nnd tho project lay dormant for mnny years. During the session of 1901 and 1902 it was again set in motion and on May 22, 1902, a bill was passed creating Crn ter Lako National park. Since then it has been under federal supervision. Uecently efforts hnvo been mado to secure additional government aid for improvement of the park, so that it may receive tho same shnro of at tention thnt is given to other na tional scenic reserves. Making Lako Accessible. Difficulty in reaching tho lnke has been the chief obstacle to its fame and popularity. Originally a tedious pack train expedition of 10 or 12 days from tho nearest railway sta tion was tho only manner by which if was accessible. Later rudely con structed wagon roads shortened tho tinto and modified the hardships. Now comfortable conveyances tnko tho traveler over tho stage road, but with tho advent of tho automobile tho demand for further improvements has been persistent. While tho con struction of tho road proposed by tho Medford Commercial club will nmko tho trip a comfort as well us a pleas ure, automobiles even now aro ablo to cover the distance cither way in day. WEST ADVOCATES STATE INSURANCE Governor Would Stop Sending MI!- lions Away as Premiums Money Could Be Used In Making Public Improvements. SALEM, Or., Aug. 19. With tho view of opening the matter for gen eral discussion. Governor West today camo out an advocate of a proposition to put tho state Into tho Insurance business. "I think it Is a good schemo," said tho governor, "and millions la pre miums that now pour Into tho cotters of eastern and foreign companies could bo kept right In Orogon. This money could bo used In making all manner of public Improvements. "I havo not worked out alt details of tho plan, but I think It a good ono and I probably will advocato it strongly." AVIATOR HARRY ATW0QD SPENDS DAY AT ERIE ERIE, Pa., Aug. 10. Aviator Har ry Atwood started from hero iu an automobilo today for Fairviow whoro ho left his aeroplano Inst night. Ho nsconded from Fairviow at 10:35 today but after rising 150 feet found tho wind too strong and descended. Ho oxpeutcd to make anothor attempt again about noon. M 4 hi Prospects Brighter for Settlement of the Great British Strike- Babies Dying From Starvation In the Large Cities .LONDON, Aug. 111. Morn than 2rii)v,fl00 iiKiu aro on strlko In Knu. laiul today, provisions In Loudon aro almost as Hcarco horo iih In Liverpool ami Hiiffnilng among tho poor Ih Iu- tlUIHO. Tho Times today says; "It Ih a mlHtako to minimize tho gravity or tho Munition, which al ready Ih far moro serious than any previously occurring In tho history of tho country's Industrial troubles," Tlm railway iiimnugorH admit tho rnadii In tho provinces aro virtually Hod up, hut thoy nlulm that two thirds or tholr omployoH In tho Lpn diui dlntrlct havo romalnoil loyal. Ah nlHliint floorotitry Thoiunii of thu Amalgamated Hallway Servants' as. uoclatlou, on tho other hand, predicts ultimata victory tor tho strlkora, do during ovory lino In tho country will bo paralyzed by tomorrow, Tubes In ()Miatlon. Tho London tubes nro employing HtrlkohrcakurH and trniiHportntlou in tho city Iiiih Improved. Half tho ouiployoR on tho Irlah rondH havo ault and tho strlkora horo aauort that conditions In Scotland aro abscolutoly demoralized, Although tho strikers genornlly aro Jubilant conditions In tho slum dis tricts ot tho larger cities nro moHt uorlouH. ThouBands aro racing starva tion mid with tin garlmrgo being re moved there Is gravo dniiKor or pestl lonco. "Find, It Is tho children," an Irish physician working In Liverpool Is (looted as Baying, "They aro dying everywhere. But It will not end with thorn unless tho refuse Is removed. Should Infectious diseases break out, peoplo would bo carried oft llko riles, Tho atmoRphoro ot tho city alroady Is bomothlng horrlblo," beolurlng tho situation In Loudon Ih tranquil, tho homo offlco today mado tho following Htntomont: No Serious ltiollng, "Tho train sorvlco in London Is roduced, but still ofrootlvo, Thoro Ib no deiivth of supplies except In Lon don and Liverpool, No really sorlous rioting has occurred." Tho strikers' eoinmltteo today con ferred with Chancellor ot tho 13xcho quer Lloyd-Oeorgo nnd Prosldont Huston of tho hoard of trade. Tho men Insist, howevor, In dealing rl roctly with their omployors. Thoy aro willing to'nrhltrato tho question or Increased pay, hut domiuid recog nition of tho union. Tho avorago wago ot tho 450,000 railway employes Is JO per week. Inoroasos averaging fiO contH n week aro asked. Outlook for PtNico, Chancellor Lloyd-Ooorgo this nft ornoon conforrod with tho railway malingers, after which ho roportod tho outlook tor an adjustment of tho dirroroncos was hotter today than at any previous tlmo slnco tho striko be gan, llo stated his bollot that tho railways would agreo to rocognlzo tho union. It a royal commission Is nam ed, It will bo hoadod probably by tho chancellor. Tho govornmont expects to estab lish a military train sorvlco soon In order to nvort a tamlno, Itoports Irom Birmingham, Man chester, Shorriold and Looda say that many mills, nnd collorloa nro closed down bociuiBO of lack of cars. Sovoral thousand Amorlcan tour Uts, stranded horo, petitioned the steamslilp company to nrrnngo trans- portatlou for them aboard tho French liners touching at Southampton. With tho Lustaula and Coltlo unablo to sail, all vessels aro crowded to tho limit. At best It must bo some tlmo botoro nil ot tho hugo numbor ask ing passago can bo accommodated, LIVfiliPOOL, Aug. lO.Famino today overhangs tho entiro city. Tho death rate is mounting upward by leaps and bounds. Hungry mobs, led by frenzied women, nttnoked tho cold storage plants but got nothing. The food supplies aro exhausted. Meanwhile tho mighty stench from uncollected garbage is something ter rible. Tons of refuse iH rotting in tho street under tho hot rays of tho sun, with no ono offering to reuiovo it. Every lump of coal in tho city is boiiig turned over to tho bakers to ennblo them to mako bread. VfUon it is baked,' tho city uuthoritioa will distribute it among the clamoring mobs. Not a rostnurnnt or saloon remains open. All power bus been shut off. Milk depots woro openo dtoday to dolo out scanty portions for dying babies. T. P. O'Connor, tho Irish Nation alist leader, is in tho city trying to nrrnngo a settlement of tho striko, Haeklns for Hoaltlr, .M r ! 41 1 Tv,