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DO YOU READ JACK50N COUNTY Will boom In 1905 THE NAIL Will koep ynu posted on panning ovont Woilon'tclnlm to publish the "ouly newinniw" innmithcru Oregon, rut "ol li'i' noni the hend of tuo clues lim It i-omtH to "tli bt'rtt" If not, why not? W- publish Hie news wlr'e it i- "new uml It's ahviiy rulialjie. "Whon you ice H In THE MA.',, It's so. VOL- XVIf. MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1905 NO. 7 JpuiL JUDGE TANNER CONFESSES. One of the most sensational develop mc-nis lo the land fraud cui-es carae at Portland Saturday afternoon when Judge A. H Tanner, one of the moat prominent attornuys in Portland und law partiK-r of U. .S. Senator John H. Mitchell, made a full confession in Judge Bellinger's court. Judye Tunuer "was recently indicted by the federal grand jury for pei jury in the land fraud eases. Ta ner admitted that the partnership agreement which Le fur nibbed to the grand jury recently when testifying for Senator Mitchell, was made up within the paet three mouths, iuBteud of earlier as then stated. That was done to prevent Mitchell from be ing caught on indictments later. He thereby admits that he swore to a false hood and that Mitchell received money lor illegal fees. In fact all the firm's fees received for government depart mental work went to Mitchell, While not specified, it is currently reported that such fees were received from Kribs aud others for expediting the issuance of land patents. The story of Judge Tanner's connec tion with the case and of the unraveling of the skein of evidence by the govern ment is an intereeting one. When Judge Tanner was called be fore the grand jury be testified, it is said, along the lines which would he suggested by the articles of copartner ship preeented to the investigating body. He said that the firm of Mitchell & Tanner had transacted business for Frederick A. Kribs, but that the Sen ator had not received any of the money due for the services rendered. He ad mitted that tho Senator had appeared before the General Land Office in an effort to expedite claims held byKribe which were'on the Euepended list, bui he denied that the Senator had receiv ed anything for this service. He held that under the terms of the contract be was entitled to the fees coming from ench service and that he had kept all of them. This, in brief is the story which the judge told the grand jury. But all this time the government through the able efforts of W.J. Burns and the secret service men, had been working up evidence against the Sena tor and what these men found threw the judge into the runkB of the perjur ed. The letter sent by Senator Mitchell through Mb private secretary, Harry C. Robertson, to Judge Tanner, was delivered to Mr. Henoy and the grand jury and its contents points plainly to the Senator's guilt. Senator Mitchell is full of fight, as will be testitied by those with whom he talks. He maintains, as he has from the first, that he is an innocont man, and that he has nothing to fear. "I am going into the court to make my fight, and when I do, you will sue that it is one thing to indict a man und quite another thing to proye the charges. I am not afraid of any charge maue against mo yet." Senator Mitchell is notv luclined to discuss Judge Tanner's oonfedbion. lie has nothing whatever to say about his agreement with Tanner, nor will he talk about any money received by the firm for handling land eases further than to state that he has never scon the firm's accounts, and does not know what moneys were received or how they were distributed. "If Judge Tanuor tells tho truth," says Sun at or Mitchell, "his te.-timouy will nut injure me. Neither he nor any one else can produce the slightest bit of proof that I ever improperly re ceived one di ie for my service or influence as Senator." All talk about reliiiquiehlnc his seat in the Senate ecema to arouse Seuator Mitchell. Funny how much interest they have in my seat back there, isn't it?" he remaiked, "well I am going to hold the seat; they need not worry about that." Senator Mitchell maintains that ho is entitled to his teat to tho end of his term, unless in thenienMiuie he should be found gnilty as Imltettd. JYeeed eut and custom hi the Senate-guv htm Mil priveline, which ho intemla in enjoj, ?pciUy as lie purists in his declaration of innocence and exprtiP-ea everv residence that he will be acquit; ted. lie doe not Utte what he will do if found guilty, for hi- f?i ho will no', consider ruca a pes-li'ibt , cor can l e conccdv? that ai.y fud v.. relict will bo rendered. Mr'. K ft. Cor KM.'ln-r id mu-ic Mason system. Cuii.lrea taurli' in dividually or In ' e-Uss"?. .Medfo.d, Oregon. Stock Association Meets. The annual meeting of the Jackson County Stoekmer's Association was held at Jacksonville on Saturday Inst. The association is now on a solid basis, financially and otherwise, hav ing nearly one hundred members, comprising neurly every stoekraiser of prominence in tho comity and ex tending its membership into Siski you county, California. The members ' havo found that i-ho association is very much to their interest. Stock which havo strayed from the home range are identified on strange ranges by the aid of the brand , P''lans never, so far as a world's book, the owners notified and the tatr iB concerned. There are lew peo- -stock taken care of bv members of llle iu this c"ty who have, an ado-1 the association until returned to their I"11'0 conception, of the important po own range. By this system of co-' sitiou we ouclll5' iu the state, as tur opeation and mutual assistance, loss by astrnying has been reduced to a minimum, aud stock has been recov ered that supposedly was lost. t The members of the association control over 13,000 head of cattle in the district covei'ed by it, outside of horses aud other stock. . Now members are being taken iu all the time aud the brand book, re cently printed by The Mail, is al ready due to receive some additional! loaves. Two years ago when the association was formed it was regarded somewhat in the nature of an experiment and on account of the death of the old as sociation it was thought the present one would not survive, but its growth has been steady all the time. New accessions have been made until now it numbers over twice the membership it had at the commencement of its career. The following officers were elected far the ensuing year Saturday : Presi dent, David Horn, of Hornbrook, Calif. ; vice-president, Joe Kader, of Jacksonville ; secretary and treasurer, Loreu Damon, of Medford. Executive board, G. C. Culy, of Steamboat, Geo. Owens, of Ashland, in addition to the officers named above. There is also an advisory board se- lected to represent each district in the county, the duty of the members of which is to at once notify the sec retary of any stray stock coming into their districts together with marks and brands and owerneship if possi ble ; alBO of stock disappearing from the range. The secretary then notifies the parties interested. The advisory board is comprised of twelve members, whose names are here given, together with the terri tory over which they are expeoted to keep a watchful eye as to estrays and stock matters generally : R. J. Colo,, upper Klamath, or Hornbrook section ; Mr. i'Veshour, lower Klamath ; Henry Barnebnrg, Dead Indian ; A. S. Kloiuhammor, upper Applegato; Geo. Nichols, Jr., Lake creek; E. B. llurron, Hintfc Prairie; Emmett fieeson, Talent; Goorgu Cniy, lower Applegato; A. E. Moore, Antelope; Win. Volt dor Hellen, lower Antelope; J. U. Smith, ull western end of county ; C. VV. Ashpolp, Hoguo rivor. noire i COUNTY. Uld Tho Ashland city council has made an appropriation of for the purpose of maintaining a porinanent exhibit at tho S. P. depot in that city. Among tho recent articles of incor poration filed with tho secretary of stare, Jacksonville Electric Company, Jacksonville ; capital slock, $30,0000; C. K. Iiiiv, A. E. Heamoa and Peter A. Deisch, in corporators. Fritz Unmuiercly, formerly of Gold Hill, ia now a soldier in the U, S. army and ia now stationed at Van couver. Ho passed through the val ley Inst week as ono of tho guard en gaged iu transporting some prisoners to AieaVraz. Dr. .1, S. McFaddon, n well-known resident of tho Applegato valley, where he had lived sinco 187C, died at his homo Sunday, the 5th inst. I Ho was a native of Ohio and carno to Oregon iu 1&72, In 1880 ho married to Miss Kato Kubli, who with the following children (survive; .7 as. .7. MeFadden, who Is now located at f't. Jones, Cul. ; Elsie MeFadden and Josoph S Vnt and Herman Me Fadden, all of Davidson, k To Wha:;i if may Cqncsrn Wo havo ivbt received a cur tho fa;pon3 (iuo5-:.'C co il, und '-'ill piic-1.1. rPh it i i'O t;e vety h"! Onnlio.-h.ml 'A it U utiuiiln ' mi j,? 1 1 icruitocd lo . tiivo it a triiil and . Kospi-eifullv. :Mf. MUVITKLLv; nOIZHX. Pirit'Hfi. iulorior doe'.nf in.-; mid pipnr h-ujging. Work usr lushed. Kuit & tihearur, t 3-2a. T There has never been ti more im portant mutter before the people of Jackson county than the question of a suitable exhibit at tho Lewis and Clark fair. It is an- opportunity which will not bo presented again during tho present generation, and as climate and productions go. Here, with tho largest acreage in bearing of the leading varieties of commercial fruits, especially apples, tho greatest acreage set to young trees of nuy valley in the northwest, the largest area adapted to the production of Hue fruits, tho valley of the most diversi fled production, .the one corn county of Oregon, the most beautiful valloy in tho world so far as scenic attrao- tions is concerned, by far tho most desirable climate in either Oregon or Washington, and yet wo sit su pinely and are content to watch the procession go by, without making an effort to let the world know our merits. It is time to make a change in our methods, and wake to the chance which tho great world's fail is presenting. Tho quick response which some sections of the state are making to the demand for assistance in making this one of the notable fairs in nil tho world's history bids us to also bestir ourselves. The whole continent is now aware that the Port laud exposition is going to expand far beyond what local men contem plated a year ago, and that in some features it will eclipse anything which has gone before. Especially will it illustrate what can bo accomplished with only nature's assistance in a white man's climate, in the display of floral attractions and the fruits of man's industry in the horticultuial line. In these two particulars the fair will be a thing of its kind, which has never been seen before. All Oregon once pointed to the Rogue river valley as being almost the whole show when it came to ex hibits of fruits and the vegetable world. Of late years we have been altogether too willing to rest upon our laurels, and have pursued the prosaic path of the commercial or chard ist, willing to let the other fel low win the glory, so long as we found a ready market for our output. This could only havo one result. Tho "other fellows" have stolen our thunder, and through sheer neglect, we have allowed theru to appropriate it. This has gone far enough. It is high time wo woro claiming our own. Those who will recall the time when at the reunions of tho pioneers in local fruit fairs, we took delight in showing an acrlment of premium truit such as even a slide fair eai-t uf tho Ituckics could not nearly equal, can also remember the astonishment of the casual observer from the onaL wheso good fortune it was to bo pres ent. If wo should again take tho patus to make ouch collections of fruits uf the valloy, tho old family orchard varieties, we could make the commercial variety counties hang their heads iu shame. Where they havo ono point to recommend them, wo have a, dozen, and if wo merely call the attention of the world to oui merits, this valley will hoc such an irruption of immigrants as we have never over dreamed of. The world knows a good thing when it sees it. Wo have tho best ou the coast by long odds to show. Let us 101130 ourselves from tho lethargy wliicii hus distinguished us for the past decode, aud "toot ourtrumpot." All hoaor to thono more progressive sections which havo taken advan tage of thoir opportunities, for they nro right in making most of tho situ ation. With us, the foundation has boen laid for the most completo ex hibition of our productions which we have ever made, and it behooves uo to complete tho work. The con nly authorities signify their willingness to appropriate an much an will ho noct -fi:i y to jtid pri vate auudcriptinna iii making a full exhibit, but will not if.. ull in iu at ; ii p;;n.i:.il or Si If .iVrliu'ld, Th.- 'Wd' ouriy exhibit or Id I. the policy, iii' ; dl ul eafcf-r '''"! .L;o:n'-t Jiing o! iA'-f .'Ur.in. fid piichtv, v. ho '!, .,.: .:r.Pc:i, bual tli .t thi! world at a! an; ' P"MK v J-ivf. j an- .un-.t n"i ' :M''V(" ' : 'd i-yr in-'i (tioa ul stjoin Ihu has to offer in jhese lines at Portland, and to see also an exhibit of the min erals and soils, the woods and the grains of this famous Rogue river valloy, and Jwe must not disappoint them. It will not pay us to become u back number in tho march of west ern progress. The valley never lo foro was in such fettle to jump for the pole and win out hands down iu tho raco for supremacy among tho west ern valleys. Nowhoro else have the forces of nature been harnessed as they havo hero to do man's bidding, and nowhere elso do the transmission lines deliver power and light along their wires on more reasonable tonus than right hero. Nowhere else can one enjoy as Iiore all the comforts of life in town, and still preserve tho independence ' of . country life. It really looks to us. as if wo were just waiting for some one to touch the button and launch our ship into tho greatest development ocean we ever dreamed of. Tho millions of foot of timber are ripo for reaping, and no magician's hand is needed to depict what will happen, when the scream ing eugine will push its pilot into the mountain fastnesses where the great sugar piuo holds sway. Huu-, drods and thousands of cars will soon j be drawing the accumulated wood wealth of tho wilderness from tho head of Rogue river to supply tho world's needs, and dozens of box- factories will give constant employ ment to scores and scores of men. Those things are waiting for us, and the future is big with opportunity, if we will only reach forth and grasp it. United effort is essential. Not .Medford,2not any one town is able to meet tho situation as it is pre sented today. The whole valley. united and steadfast in its purpose to once more demand and attain its recognition as the Mecca of Oregon and the Norbwest, alone is equal to the work. Let there be a full at tendance at the public meeting called for the purpose of devisintr ways and means to give the valley the prominence which it deserves at Portland during the coming sum mer. Do not forget the date, Medford, February lhth. Coldest Weather in Years. The cold wave which teems to be general all over the country, in the moat severe experienced in the United States in many years. Several people have been frozen to death iu Kansas aud Indian Terri tory. At Tuisa, I. T., the thermome ter stood at -10 degrees below zero on the 12th. Reports of intense cold, accompa nied in sections by snow fall, come from Colorado, Wyoming and North ern New Mexcico, the worst storm since 1880 is raging. In New Mexico the storm has reached tho proportions of u blizzard and great damage to stnek ia reported. In (ho southern part of Xew Mexico, where cold weather is rare, tho zero mark was reached at cei-lain points. At Cincinnati several hundred thousand dollar:) worth of property vm destroyed by tho breaking of an ice gorge. At Omaha it was sixteen below, ami railroad trains are badly delayed. Weiser, Idaho ivporis ten bleuw zero, but the weather ia l.-ioderating. Kven Oregon did not escape, but nothing like tho sevore cold of the oust, wnsi f'nm ioiirwl 1 1. wua 1-i l. low Com short time at La Urande, but no Buirering is repurted. ' .Vr i,.Qii i i.n )iw1w,n.ini. n fifUton abtivo nnd many wator 'pipcu were frozen. At Albany tho luivot ! was cijdititcn abovo, and pondtj v.ero i'mzfu over. Kven at Astoria tho thermometer stood ut twont.y-throo abovo. Thatj in pretty cold weather lor Western Oreijon. Friday evening there was a full of ! ono-half inch of snow in Ashhind, tho first visit of tho beautiful this winter, and tho thermometer dropped down to 2.J above that titht. Satur day night, which many pooplo sup posed to bo colder than tho previous one, registered liQ degrees above. Tho coldfst nifiht of tho fwnson so far was ou the 2d of February, when, the mercury tvfciflcrod U abovo. . IHUau uo.,r: Kfdalo of Geo, Ho:tt, W. fj. S'r;.ii' (pji iitifel Colo. T. V. tho interior to the iirieuRund do JutiC3 and ChaH, partmont has been approved by tho ap;uart!uu, l.stnto piosident, aud in fid uro tho reaervea 'il-lirfitaed, Jit. 70. J'.: I, llLV. :0hr ,-d.' J. I;, wind r;nd ( :ippniisi'i'.j. U ll-.Ui't ut if. A. i (.i;-,;u'.e t,Ui" iii'.'id ;.,) kc'-U, .J. L. Ii ar il i.idrr.-i )i;r,o!:i'o ! :Ui vahttd at 'A', .r.i'aor-'f, dt'PCfif-d. u'i'1 A. C. NloJijIhon uod id ITMTS The Federal grand Jury returned a blanket indictment against ex-United Slates District Attorney John II, Hall, ex Major Harry L. Reea, for merly u paymaster in the United States army; Deputy Sheriff John jCordnno, Private' Detective Henry IP. h'ord, Attorneys C. F. Lord anil J. II. llitelungs. Grain liroker -A. P. Cayler and John Northrup clitug iug them with violation of section 5:i!l!), revised statutes, foi-ondoavoring to iulluence, intimidate aud im pede an oiHcor of a United States court iu the discharge of his duty. These indictments are the after math of tho attempt to blacken Dis trict Attorney Honey's character. John Nortlirup, one of those gather ed in the government's web, is ono of the two jurors responsible for tho recent disagreement of the Soreu son jury. It appears from the testimony in troduced before tho grand jury against these porsons that John II. Hull. smarting under the stigma of ills ro movnl from the office of district at torney, was tho real instigator or tho scheme to place Heuey iu such a com promising position with .Miss Ware that much of his usefulness would bo destroyed so far as his powers for successfully combatting tho land fraud issues aie concerned. It, is claimed by the government oltlcials that Ford, Kees, (Jordano and Cayler sought to further tho conspiracy by enlisting tho aid of Miss Alice White, who lives at 175 Ford street, aud Ettii Ford, her .companion, tho itiea being to entice Honey to tho White residonoo for tho purposo of meeting Mit-s Ware, aud thi u to "discover" them iu a compromising relationship. To the credit of Miss White it may be said that she lost no time in ap prising Marie Ware of the alleged in tended situation, and she, in turn, told Heney al! about it, with the re sult that the secret service agents of the government had an easy time unearthing all the details of the al leged conspiracy. Those In n position to know as sert that Mr. Heney is greatly cha grined over tho occurrence, und has announced his determination to pros ecute the instigators of tho scheme with unusual vigor. . THE BlUB MOUNTAIN INDICT MENT. John H. Mitchell, senator of Oregon ; Binger nermann,' represen tative in congress; John N. William son, representative in congress; Franklin P. Mays, state senator and Portland attorney ; W. N. Jones, Ueoigo Sorenson, ex-deputy sheriff and timber-dealer. It is alleged that the defendants conspired to defraud tins United Slates 01 land to be ob tallied in exchange for school lands frundiiloutly obtained from the state, and to be included iu the pro posed liluo Mountain Keservo. As an expression of their apprecia tion and friendship the I'Y'dond grand jury prepared tho resolutions printed herevith and presented them to United States District Attorney Francis J. Ileney yesterday ufter- J noon at tho 'tour of adjournment. I The following is the text of the res ;o,utifma ,md Ult "inulur,;8 "-''"l. I l)oIf, tlm ''on of thts jmy: Kosolvful. !iy tho WderaJ tfnmd jury, that wo oxtend our aiuenro tlll,nkH io JJiHlrfct Altor,1y ,,,!M,:V tor tho uniform kindness and courte.-,1 .shown this body und eounnoud Mini for bin faithful' and ullicient work on behalf of tho (overntnent. Jiesolved, That a copy of thoso res olutions '.; presented to Mr. Heney " 1 " c 1 ,n K""m jncjr v . 11. ii truuii, 1111 ennui tjumi j W. .lory, Heerotary; L-A. Vbtfid, W. , P. Dutton, Joseph Fotzner, tJnoro jtiluHtin, Foster Adams, A. fiottiiusuj', A. If. iParHons, (Jeorgo D. Peublor, J L. H. Herron, l U. Uulfttm, L. N. i Edwards, William Shepherd, John j Shaw, J. U. Hays, O. Chrkitoruou, 'josoph Kasnor, V. W. Kohuett, " Forest Reserve Regulations Tho net of foimrosH providing for tho transfer of furenl, roerve'j from will be under tho control of the chief t'orcbt. of the bureau ot fon-titry. 'I'ho not provides that ft,iC6i f;tip;sr vioi'fjand rangers shall bo fi;loo(ed '. Ji a praotioablo from citi.c;i;i of the klnU.-ii and territories in which t fio l ' 'erven uro loc-dcd, that r:'i;ldn of . way fur const ruction and nance of dams, resorvoii'fj, ID'tllltl' ditt:hnj, oto., for municipal of mining pur. poses shall be granted through tho forest reserves during tho period of their' bonefloiul rise, subject to rulos und regulations of the agricultural department and subject to the laws of tno state in winch the roservos uro lo cated; that money received from llio sale of products of tho reserve, tho use of land thoreou or resources thereof shall bo cervered Into tho United States treasury for five years to bo used for tho protection, im provement and administration of forest affairs. Tho forest reserve- service is also placed under civil service regulations. In his circular, recently Issued, Seorotury Wilson of tho Agricultural' Department, sinus up tho intention of the government, as follows: In the administration of tho forest roservos it must be clearly borne iu mind that all land is to bo devoted, to its most productive uso for tho porinanont good of the whole pooplo and not for tho temporary beuoflt of individuals or companies. All tho resources of forest reserves nro for use, nud this use must bo brought about In a thoroughly prompt and businesslike innnnor, under such 're strictions only as will insuro tho perniauenco of thoso resources. Tho permanence of tho resources of tho reserves is indispensa :ile to continued prosperity, and tho policy of this de partment for their protection and uso will invariably bo guided by this fact, always bearing in mind that tho convscrvulivo use uf these resources in uo way conflicts with their per manent value. The continued pros perity of tho agricultural, luiubor iug, mining and live-stock interests is directly dependent upon n porinan ent nnd nceessiblo supply of water, wood and forago, as well as upon the present and future uso of thoso re sources under buslnessliko regula tions, enforced with promptness,, effectiveness and common sense. Iu. the management of each roservo local cpiestiuus will bo decided upon, local grounds; tho dominant indus try will bo considered first, but with as little-restriction to minor indusf tries as may be possible; sudden changes in industrial conditions will be avoided by gradual adjustment after due notice; and where con flicting interests must be reconciled, tho question will always bo decided from tho standpoint of tho grontest good of tho greatest number in tho long run. ML GO TD The affairs of the Medford A Crater Lake Kuilway nro progressing as will as could bo e.vpocled. The topnyrn)h- icul plats are being rapidly completed and nearly ull tho righls of way havu boon secured. The company ban not experienced a tfreut ihml of diilleulty in this line, but still there are a fow laud owueni whoso ideaa of the busiuesH don't ('(ducide. h'or inslauco ono mini i.j said to have doubled the soiling price of his farm on account; of tho ruilroiuX passing through it and wants moro for damaKOK for a ridil, nf way tlum he originally did for tho farm. Tho attfjitiou this mad is attracting outsido tliis vicinity is tfrail,, and haa resulted iu ompiirjoH from eapltali;, eon tractors, homeseekers, in ("net, all classes of poopl--, nud tho renult of it CoiiHtruution will he an immeiiHu iu oreaso iu tho population, producla and wealth of Jaoksnn county, f.io why should anyone fry l,o ndard It is construction. Let's tirko hold and push, rather than pull back. "Nellie, Hie News Oirl." "Xottie, tho News (ilrl,1 which bo. (.'an a wnek'H engagement at thrt IMiird Avonuo vestnrdav siiornfl nun of tho biggest hits of tho melodrama season. Tho piece has plenty ol' thrills In it and it is handled well by n good company. Most outbiisinsti'ii nppreciution was shown by tho gal lory, and down stairs keen Intent fa in tho fiM'times and tho luisforlmnu of the lh.tlo news girl was munifev! ( d. ho ureal a hit Uui Wanda Lm'lov rnako in the part uf the news i-irl y.'.BdU'dny afternoon iu the op"hin peifnnniim:" that tho fcea'tle 'Uy:.n boys' Union proinnllv nutdo'hrr mi h-nioraiy iiHimii'ir ot their orgjin tra tiou und tho muvgiil bocaniu a iiev;:-.- uov. Tho pirco continues through tho Week, with Wednesday aud S;iUird.:y juatineeiJ.'Hoal'iio Whir. 1-or n.j!c. A ni y w old rcguwei'jd .Tiv bull. Lii-uiro o.'.' 3-V T. u. crrTST:r, C--5 ilodro d, Orojoi,; 1
