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mwmmimr OMirtfl HIiTTh City Hall TS Medford Mail Tribune WiliWIMI'N g SECOND EDITION WEATHER Unlit, Mat., U; Mill.. !7 ltd. Hum., Off IVr Out, nU IJMly Hlxtli Vi-nr. Korly.rirnl Your, MICDFORD, OIMCION, THTRKDAY, DKCMWIBIfllt 28, 1911. No. 239. il MANCHU PRINCES ASSENT TO REPUBLIC s NIG REAT CHANGE National Convention Shall Decide, Says Edict, Between the Monarchy anil a Republic Cabinet to Decide at Onco on New Election Laws. FINAL SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES TO COME SOON Manchii Princes Evidently Flml That Further Resistance Is Hopeless. . BIlANrilfAl, l" 28. -In mi li Hril i'ilii'1 iituird toilny tint Miuiiiliu priimott pmetlonlly iimikiiI In I la- ! ilhmtinu or (lit) tmmrir and Hid ". tHblUhiiii'tit of n Cliiiiene republic. limned after it pintriicltiil mi't-tiiig of lite prltieo, in which t lit) ficrceM rticrliniiiittiuiiH v'ro indulged, tin ttllll't llMM'tlt lit (III) pHlptHllll Hint II IIHIIiMIhI tlilMM)tiO slltlll tlei'illll III'' twntui (lit inoiinreliy ami a lepuhlie, Hint tinier Itiu enbiiiet to decide nt omit' on cleetlnn lawn by whioh tlio ilnlexnttM to tint emneiition shall be I'lltlUltlt. Tin I'tlicl specifically NtnliM lliul Twig Sluto Vi, (In Maiu-htt rcpie utMlio hern, shall t'oiiNitlt with Wii Tin I'ii u u' regHrdiug Urn film! hii pmiMioii of Inutilities, mill says it liopmt I liy ileoiuiiin of tlio CTonveiition tmtvFflnnllvl"bt,whntcvnr In for the gMn of Hip country. Tlio publication of tlio edict is tnk on Intro to int'iui that, fiinlinir further nwiwtitiicc liopoli'MM, I lie Mm lU'lut princes have f tint It v iloleniiint'd to yinlil, and have adopted this im'tliml of ho lining in an i'f fort to save at ltmt a lilht' of their power ami pox (KwaionM, a well h to tlolny a long tin ixHtaililit tlio ilav of icckoiiiiiK. The action of tlio Mani'lin chief rtMtiltHi! front it final untieo front Yiihii Shi ICiti tlint ho liiul dune all iMtHtfllilit tn HMve tlni menurnhv: llutt a national ciinviuilinn wan llmir only fuilvutiiui, iiiul that if hi expedient Well) IcfllNCll lilt WOlllll CCIIHO front tin v further efforts to Hli'in tlio lido of rebellion. TIlU Clliet, II H SOIII1 Its isHIICll. WIIK foruaiiloil limit by telegraph float l'i'kin, ami liotli Tang Shan ami Dr. Wn wore apprised of i(s contents nt tuiuo. No Ntnti'inont linn yet been given ant liy tiithor tlio Muiiclui reprc tnmtalivo or tlio fonnor Clilnoit mm- SHtl'l' to llllt Ulliloil SllltllH as to wlinl anlion will tin taken, lint Dr. Wu at oiioo wont into conference with tlio otlior rebel' chiefs in an of fort to pre pare an answer to tlio ptopoHnl. Whilo ho woiilil make no itofinito Hliilctiiunt, Wn Tim: Kung in tunler Hlooil not o ho oiitliiiHiaHlio ovor tlio tioiiMintion Helicmo oittlinoil in tlio mi pnrinl edict. Vn foil in that tlio up pat out surrender is merely an oxpcdi (nit to gain delay, (o pormit tlio conn try lo drift into nunrchv, anil thus lo ciuiHii foicigu intorvontion. WANT ELK FOR CRATER PARK Dinner Hermann Requests Wyonilnu Congressional Delcoatlon for Two Carloads of Elk to Bo Liberated In Crater Lake National Park. f t !4UH COLD WAVE SWEEPS OVER MIDDLE WEST ('IIU'A(H), III., Dpi-. 28.--Willi tlio iiififtiry nt fi almvo roro, tlio folilt'Mt tvnvi) of tlio winter Htrnolc Chionuo anil I lie lulco ri'Kion (oiliiv. Two ileutlin nil end v linw ri'Mlilteil mnl IIiiiiihiiikIm of etxoiH nto nuf rerlni,'. At Miiliti'iiHiliH 11 n H lii'low roio, mnl at I.ii('iiphi', Win,, 7 lielow. HH IHMMH WDULDST1I SERV E REW YEAR'S? THEM LAY U STOCK Vou Must Do New Year's Shopplnu Early This Year, for on Sunday the Lid Will Be Clamped on Tlylit, This Not Bcinn an Open Face Town. WASHINGTON, Doc 18. A re qitorit litis boon roooivod front Hiiit;or lUiniiunn by inonihorn of tbu Wyuin Ini: ooiigieHriloiinl ilolegntioii for two (iiirloailH of WyomiiiK 'IK' 1'wn t'10 JiMiksou'n llolo region, for plaoinc in Oiato l.ulcu park, llo Iiiih boon nil vlnod o iniiko foimal iiiiplii'iitinii to tint tjoorotarv of iimiuultiiro uiul tlio Kovurnor of Wyoming, Not ninny rooiI HtonograpborH, rooiI nlurkH or otbor offioiont bolporB will ho foinul in HiIh Uy thin woel: ax ci'it tltrouali wunt mlvurlMiiK. Ilniitlioappcil by tlio fiilumbir ubit'b HitH Hint tlio tibl joar of lilll iiintt niako itn t'xit at iniiliiinlit next Hun tiny, tlinnc wlui lutvo boon wont to bbl tbu tlopartinc 1- innntliH kooiIIim in coiiipuiiy with tint cap that fltt'or ami iiinkcM 'ma oliinb the wbat-not, will either bid obi boary 1011 farewell a day before it tnkew ilH one wn ticket ami bikoH for tlio bonoc or will tlo their Now Your') hbeppinj: oarly, for no liquor may bo mIi1 aflor inidiiht on Salnnbty, Medford lint beini: t'lmtifd with tlio open faco Iowiik, .So tlni "jionntl if revelry by nljlit will Itn litmril on Satnrtbiy, Dccctabor DO. at all the crill nnil fitfet. This year of 101 1 Iiiih boon n pros pt'roim olio for tlio biiteher ami tlio bnkor, to Hay nnlbinc of (lie oantllo itiok inakor, ami il is protlioJotl tint a L'eiierul uooil time will bo tipped over on Saturday nij;ltt, Doooaibor 110. A Kiuioral iood tinio at thw hojisoii of (ho year means (ho MiillntK f or footly ionl fluid known bv (Itn Na tions titlos of "joy water," "tickle jttioo," "joy riders' delight," "a luitj: otto" and some other 8000 unities that have not yet been ehunifiud. All of wbielt mutters not. Custom has decreed (hat folk must eolehrntc when the old year lenxes and tlio new ono enters. Whether it is as a wel come for the baby year or a fond farewell for the need 12 months, probably tlio eelebrators tliPinsolvo tin not knowor care. It doesn't make any difference, anyway. EDICT ISSUED Si One of the Features of the New Year's Edition CROWDS IN STORM HEAR LA fflLLETTE Declares That Propcssive Movement Is Simply an Effort to Restore the Government to the People Direct Primaries Necessary. TMk cut, rihowlnt; (ho now homn of tlio Tlrst Xutloiml Kmk of MoilfortI, Is but ono of (ho ninny striking foiittiro whloli will npiKNir in tlio Now YonrV tHiUion of The Mall Tribune, to Ih issued ne3Ioiiilayt mid whlcli will Hrtruy In i htrlkhiK iimuuor not only the development of Medford and tlio Itogue ltlver valley durliiK the iuist )eur, hut also the manifold iVhOitivoN of this section. This edition will be (ho most complete out attempted in the auuaN of southern Oregon Joutnallsun Ordor jour extrti copies now and do jour sdiatv In attracting eastern friends to .Mod ford and the Houo Ither alley. LILLIAN RUSSELL IS TO WED NEXT MAY CLKVKLANl), Ohio, Ooc. 28. Leaving behind him nieuiotios of an I'ulhusiustu) day, Senator Hobeit M. La Folletto left hero today for his second day's invasion of Ohio cities in hit) fight (o cnturo tbu state dele pillion front Prehident Tuft. Five thousand people braved a bliss yard heio last tiiht to hear Lit Fol letto talk in Amy's armory. His ad die.sH was principally an uttitclc on (ho trusts, Ho. innilo no direct men tion of l'tcsidont Tuft or of his own candidacy for the presidency, but do voted his time in lui'fjo part to a do nunoiatiou of the. Tuft and Gary plans for a federal license, of incor porations, oh a trust controlling de vice. Ho also bitterly denounced the Aldrieh-Payno tariff law as "the most outiaKt'oiiK assault of private interests on tlio peoplo contained in tariff history." La Folletto, who is making his cn tiro tour on regular trains and oloo ti'io iutontthnu railroads anil attend ing himself to his baggage, opoko nt noon today to railway employes and residents of a rural cnnunuuily near Norwallc, Ho will niako an address in Toledo touik'ht. .. -1 N13W YORK, Dec. 2S. Lillian HusKull la to j ii nip Into the N'at Good win chins In tlio umtrlmonlnl raro, when alto la, for tlio fourth tlmo, lod to tlio nltnr In May. Alex P. Mooro, oilltor nnd imblfHlier of tlio Pitts burgh Lender, Is to ho tlio groom. CUTS RED TAPE THAT MEN MAY WORK PORTLAND, Ore.. Dee. 28. I)e elatitig that the problem of the un employed did not pormit of red tape, Mayor Rushlight said today that the city would put n many men to woik on (ho Mount Tabor road as ho pos sibly could tomottow. The mayor ii einpoweted to expend $10,000 in pto vidiug labor for men with families RUSSIA TAKES STERN STEPS IN PERSIA ST. PETERSBURG, Dee. 2S. With orders to bang all Persians who pattioipa(o in attacks on the ezav's citizens, troops were today started for Persia to wage what looks Hko n war of extermination. Tito war office here is greatly (muted and it is believed preparations aro being made for an extended campaign - TO THE PUBLIC. TL'ho New Year's Mail Tribune will be the largest and finest edition wo havo over Attempted to issue. K will contain more cuts than all previous special issues c'ombined. J t is far and away tlio most costly edition ever attompted in southern IIII1IMIMI The New Year's numbor will con! ain an illustratod orchard section, devoted to s horticultural interests of tho valley; a Medford section, devoted to the growth and -..1lr.:n,. i . :i. :ti. , t i.-i. n -n v it . i i j uAjjiiiiBiini uj iitu uu,y, wiui panoramas anu pnoios ol jui now nuiiuuigs aiui sraus tics of improvements; a ftoguo rivor valley section, with panoramas of tho various cities and photos of their buildinirs and descriptions of their Droirress. Thoro will bo illustrated articles on tho new Prospect power plant, on tho convict camp, on uraier Ijiiko nignway, on valloy soil survey and many otlior subiocts. AVo appeal to tho pooplo of tlio "Rogue river valloy, particularly Medford, for gonerous support. Now is tho tnno to show tho world our progress. All should cooporato m tlio endeavor. M ILEDTTORD irATJi TRIBUNE. 3 W ff -f -f -f --'- f TAFT TO TRAIL IN WAKE OF LA F0LLETTE WASHINGTON, I). C, Dec. 28. I'rmiflrni Tft intemU following Scnnlor La Kollclto "" on his (hrce dnys' wprwhmnk- ing (rips through Ohio. This (innouiifcment wan rnnde nt (he While House (odny. It wns htatt'il that the president "" " expects to penk in rievelnml "" Janunry 20; at CotnmbiiH .Tnnunrv 30, nnd nt Akron " Janunry 31. f -f TWER'S BOOKS IN 10iONE-lF S 0UTBUTS1B TERR Splendid Record Is Made by Robert W. Telfer As City Recorder Ex perts Complete Their Work Today at City Hall. While their report has not ns yet been made public, it is reported that the findings of (be experts who are just completing (heir examination of the city's books for the period of Robert W. Telfers incumbency as city recorder have found a shortage of approximately $1G. This in a pe riod of two and one-half years, dur ing which time Mr. Telfer has hnn dled, in round numbers, $70,000 in actual cash and over $1,000,000 in bond Nmic and accounts. That bis books should show but $10 shortage is remarkable, as JIr. Telfer in tak ing cash bus never dealt in pennies. For instance, nn account of $1.30 has always been ncrepted and credited when paid ns $1.35. To this is due the shortage. It is further reported that the re port of the experts, which will soon be submitted to (he finance commit tee of. the city council, will compli ment Mr. Telfer very highly in re gard to the manner in which ho hnd kept the books. $584,829 IN PAST YEAR FOR PUBLIC WORK City Engineer Arnsplgcr Completes His Annual Statement ShewlftH Vast Strides Made by Medford In Past Year in Improvements. MORE PAVING THIS YEAR THAN TOTAL BEFORE Twelve Miles of Service Mains Are Laid Four Miles of Ce ment Walks. Stock Changes Slight. NEW YORK, Dec. 28. At tho opening of today's stock market changes were very slight and stocks made little headway. Later thoro was a resumption of yesterday's late selling, but the declines were small. When Lehigh Valley gained a point the balance of tho list recovered fully. Tho market closed firm. Bonds were steady. $3,000,000 GASN N OREGON BANKS Total Deposits Now $121,982,533 While One Year Ago They Were But $119,194,851 Actual Gain In Year Is $2,776,681. live hundred, eighty-four thou sand, eight hundred nnd twenty-nino dollars and thirty-seven cents was expended by the city of Medford in 1911 for public improvements', ac cording to the niiiiual report of Olen Arnspiger, city engineer, tho nd vnnco sheets of which have just been completed. This money was apent as follows : Pavement, 0.17 miles, $434,530.23; sewers, 5.84 miles, $52,000.17; storm sowers, 0.44 miles, $2717.75; water mains, 7.34 miles, $77,300.80; con crete walks, 4.38 miles, $10,187.15; miscellaneous. $1328.21. This gives the city of Medford on nnuary 1, 1912, n general summary of improvements ns follews: Pave ments, 10.77 miles, $824,307.20; sow ers, 24.95 miles, $103,704.01; storm sewers, 1.50 miles, l.OOO.OG.water ranins, 27.4 miles, fi2l4,T58.oT;rcon crete walks, 24.08 miles, $91,214.53; miscellaneous, $1328.21; gravity wa ter system, 23 miles, $275,000. Total, $1,C51 ,203.02. Paving. Medford today has $824,307.20 worth of pavement laid, 330,277.80 square yards, or 10.77 miles. Dur ing 1911 179,233 Bqnnro yards of this amount was laid, or more than in all previous years together. January 1, 1911, found 157,024 square yards laid. Tho total amount of paving in tho city nt present is classed as fol fel fol eows: Bitulithic, 52,475 square yards asphalt, 279,907; brickolithic, 3831 square yards. Water Mains. During 1911, 7.34 miles of now water maiu3 were laid in tho city, inning a grand total of 27.4 miles, constructed at n cost of $244,558.90. Sewers. During 1911, 5.84 miles of sanitary sewers were laid, making a total of 24.93 miles of mains laid at a total cost of $1113,704.01. Sidewalks. During 1911, 4.38 miles of concreto walks were constructed in tho qity, making a total of 24.08 miles, laid at n cost of $91,211.50. SALKM, Ore., Dee. 28. Almost $3,000,000 gain in the bank deposits of Oregon during tho year is shown by a slatement just complete dby Superintendent Banks Wiight. At tho close of business December 5, 1011, the total deposits in tho banks of tho stato amounted to $121,982, 533, whilo the deposits for tho last repoit ia 1910 were $110,194,831, n gain of $2,770,081. Snow Covers Ground. Medford peoplo nwukouert this morning to sco a whito mantle of snow on (ho wound fully an inch deep. This, howovor, did not remain on tho ground and by 10 o'clock Medford's holiday snow storm was but n memory. Yesterday snow fell nearly nil day in Ashlnnd nnd this morning there was u depth of sovoral inches on tho ground. At Hutto Falls and Prospect tho snow was 14 iuohos deep this morning. Tito mountains on all sitles of Medfonl aro a mantlo of whito, and tho placer miuers aro elated ovor tho prospocts for a good bouson's work in their miuos. NEW DISEASE STARTLES BERLIN Wtiat Was First Thought to Be Ptomaine Poisoning Now Thought to Be Some Unknown Plagas Deaths Are On the Increase. - I1EULIN, Dec. 28. With 50 indi gent ulready in tho Berlin municipal night shelter and other asylums uiul 100 other cases reported, tho wholo city is terrified lest it has been stricken with somo unknown plnguo. Tho deaths woro at first attributed to vtomaiiiQ poisoning, caused by eating tainted herring, which tho in mates of tho asylums had brought in from tho stxeets. Physicians today, howovor, confess that they nro un able to diagnoso tho disease, and thu greatest couscrnation exists in goy orment circles lest (ho epidemic shall spread. The victims, die quietly. They nro seized with spasms of severo vomiting and within a few hours oxpiro. IIIIIIIIMHv I l Not many good jobs will ho fonwl in this city (his week except through want advertising-. itl