OREGON Is the Best
purt of the United States.
ROGUE RliER VHLLFY
iB the bout part of Oregon
MEDFORD ! In the center ol the
valley and THE MAIL, the beit paper
'4
If you want to
Mine, Saw Lumber,
liaise Fruit,
Grow Stock
or du most anvthing elre you
will find your opportunity here
THE HAIL tells about it
VOL. XVIII. MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, ItUY 4, 1906 . NO. 18
,11;
For bix Innings Sunday It looked
like a shut out (or Grants Pass, as
during thut time not a man from tiie
capital of Josephine suooeedod In
grossing the pluto. In the meantime
the Medford team, with the assistance
of tome costly errors on the part of
their opponents, had been scoring a
ran or two in eaoh inning, except the
fifth and sixth, until they wire six
vuns to the "good.
In the sixth for Grants Pass Haynes
made first on Cattnnaoh's error, stole
:seoond and scored on Allen's long hit
to left. Miles error gave Al. bofamldt
life and Allen scored on Harry
Smith's hit. Sohlmdt was oaaght try
ing to 'bteul third, Pernoll went out
Eifert to Patdy, Faubln was hit by
pitcher, bat died at second, when B.
Sohmidt was thrown out at first by
Wilkinson. Two ions. '
( -In the ninth inning Grants Pass
took a batting rally and aooumolated
a total of four runs, by a combina
tion of errors and timely hitting.
That was all, however. The honors
were even in hitting, eaoh pitcher
knUn . ....... l-l L - 1 .
'Giants Pass was unfortunate In being
unable to bunch tneir swats. Wilkin
son, King and Purdy are each 'credit
ed ' with two baggers. The latter
didn't intend to do it, but he 'did it,
juBt the same. Eight Medford men!
tore great boles in the atmosphere,1
while but two of the visitors etmrik
out.
Wlltrinann wallroH nna arl hlf thraa '
Pernoll issued refugee tiokets to two
and hit one Isaacs, out he always
gets hit anyway.
SCORE BY INNINGS:
1 2 3 4 -fi '7 tt :0'
Medford 2 1 1 1 0 0 a 1
Grants PaBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 U
Didn't bat in ninth.
It Was Terrific.
The. well-worn old classic, Rip Van
Winkle, might sometime In its career
have been presented in wane shape
than it waB Monday nigbt by Eller'e
tent show, but Its doubtful. The in
genue Nina talked and sang at the
roof of the tent all - the time, and re-,
marked after identifying "Rip" af
ter a twenty-years absence that h ,
was "so bewildered," in mer-y muoh
tne same tone and manner as one
would sav, "it's a nice day." The
meeting 'between tne two lovers was
also very att'eoting. They had been
parted ,tnree years and they shook
hands when they. met. Ye Gods, what
a dramatio climax. "Rip" himself
was a little better than the rest of the
bunoh, but that isn't saying muob.
In the usual before the last aot speil
the manager took oooasion to thank
the audience for the liberal applause.
As a matter of fact there had been
but little applause, and It ib still a
mystery whether those thanks were
in the way of sarcasm, or beoause the
company had had other things than
applause coming their way of late.
Tne only good things la the whole
Bhow were the trick, bioyole riding
and the band, both of whloli were
above the average.
Has Signed Stiteaeat No. 11.
': J. W. Perkins, the regular Kepubl1
oan nominee for the legislature from
Jackson oounty, called at The Mail
office Wednesdsy and asked that this
paper, in his behalf, make a -correction
of the erroneous report which
has been oirculated and whieh is in
esubstanoe that he did not sign State-;
ment No. 1. Mr. Perkins. stated most
emphatically that he hail signed the
statement above referred to and to1
set at ease the minds of those who
.-may be in doubt he has asked us to
. :iwnnHiiina r.iin Brjimmnnc aim ma
signature affixed thereto, whioh state
ment here follows:
1 further state to the people of Ore
gon, as well as to the people of my
legislative disrrlot, that during my
term of office I will always vote for
: that candidate for United States sen
ator in oongresB who has reoeived
the highest number of the people's
votes for that position at the genoral
election of a sonntor in oongroBS,
without regard to my individual pref
erence. J. W. PERKINS.
VA
Miller-Ankeny,
From Eugene Register :
a. very quiet weaaing was solemn
ized last Wednesday evening at the
residence of Mr. H. E. Ankeuy on
the Hill, when the daughter of the
house. Miss Doily, beoame the bride
rjf Mr. Alfred H. Miller.
The oeremony was performed by Dr.
Loveridge in the presence of the fam
ily and a few intimate friends. The
bride was one of Eugene's most attrao
tlve young women and a general fa
vorite, and was exquisitely gowned
in white mult The bouse decorations
were Sweetbrlar and apple blossoms.
Tbe presents were many and inoluded
j everything required in the establish
ment cf a home.
During tne evening a light oollatlon
arnA fiArvMt. At 1 .Wl thA nanlit nait.
ded pair took the southbound train.
They will be at home In Modford af
ter May 15th.
EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE MEETS
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Rogue River Valley Devel
opment League was held at tbe oity
hall in Ashland Friday afternoon.
Some forty members of tbe oommittoe
from the several towns of Jaokson and
Josepbino counties were present.
A constitution and by-laws previous
ly prepared by Seoretary Eggleston
was adopted by tbe committee. This
constitution provides for the forma
tion of a central promotion organiza
tion, to inolode in its membership the
oommeroial -organization? of the oities
and towns of the valley, and also the
oitizens of every rural community in
both Jackson and Josephine oountiea.
Regular 'meetings of tbe exeoutive
board to consist of rare representative
for eadh twenty members or major
traotion thereof froon eaoh oommeroial
body in the valley will be held bi
monthly. Eaoh postoffloe district may
also select, at letvBt, one representa
tive 'from members in good standing
in ttbis organisation, and if there tie
twenty or mora snob members In such
dtstriot, there Bball be additional rep
resentatlon, pro rata.
'The admission fee is placed at $2 3U,
kaud'the duea will be suoh as tbe ex
ecutive oomniittee shall determine.
The officers of the development
league will be ex-offioio officers at itbe
'board.
H. E. Lounsbury, district freight
agent, and Wm. MoMurray, assistant)
general passenger agent of the South
ern PaoiUo Company,' addressed the
meeting at Ashland and promised the
co-operation of the railroad in 'the
development of the valley. Several
other short, but enthusiastic, -speeches'
-.were made.
Tbe next meeting will be held at
Grants Pass on June 9th. According
'to present calculations a big meeting
of the whole league will be held at
Ashland during Chautauqua week in
July, and it is proposed tO'bave;a de
velopment day at the assembly.
Among the members of -the 'execu
tive board present were:
Messrs O. R. Ray, J. W. Perkins,
John D. Olwell, of Medford:; V. T.
McOray, F. E. Bybee, of Agate;.!. W.
Pernoll, H. D. Kubli, R. E. 'O'Brien,
of Applegate; T. M. Jones, W. J.
Freeman, W. C. Leever, -oT (Central
Point ; Joshua Patterson, (Ehnmit Bee-
son, V. Dunlap, at Talent;; W. K.
Prioe, J. T. Hagan, W. A. Mansfield,
of Tolo; J. W. Grover, T. S3. Nichols,
J. F. Brown, of Eagle Point; H. H.
Cnger, E C. Tess, H. O. Williams, of
Placer; G. W. Barron, J. M. Wagner,
James Cook, of Barron; K. C. Wash
burn, J. C. Pendleton, S. K. Adams,
of Table Rook; 11. C. Kinney, W. tf.
Sherman, C. A. Dickison, H. CU Gil-
key, Frank South, R. iL. . Coe, of
Grants Pbbb ; A. E. Kellogg and W,
A. Carter, of Gold Hill
The Old Town All fiifjht.
The following from an .old citizen
of this city Is emblematio of tbe opin
ion whioh both new and old 'residents
have formed of Medford. We would
oall particular attention to the last
clause in the artiote. The letter was
written by J. B. Thompson, -now of
Weed, Califoria.who was some sixteen
years aga a resident of thistttty, when
it was in its "swaddling clothes,'" but
who is Impressed by its growth, pros
perity and the enterprise of its -citizens:
"While a visitor recently for a few
hours in your oity ! was so favorably
impreBBed by its thriving, prosperous
condition that I feel inspired, as it
were. Knowing of no more publio
way of giving my Inspiration to the
publio than through the oolumns of
your paper, I beg to acknowledge
your KindneBB. My Impressions were
formed wholly from superflnal, rapid
fli'e observations, since- to all intentB
and -purposes I am a stranger here. I
see in Medford the . banner oity for
many a weary mile, both noitb and
south. Tbe line of proposed improve
ment (under suoh general discussion
means muoh to Southern Oregon. A
proportionately larger -trade must
come to your oity through Increased
transportation iaoilities. Your pro
posed system alone will bring about a
model system of intensive farming for
which Rogue River Valley iB peculiarly
adapted. The soil and climatic con
ditions bo unite aa to form a veritable
garden spot, at once healthful and
wonderfully productive.
"Then, too, your oity offers a wide
and promising field to the Inventor.
None of that mushroom Dronensltv.
spelled boom to create fiotltious valu
ations, notning but a sturdy growth
whioh promises more than one hun
dred cents on the invested dollar.
"sixteen short years have rolled
merrily on ainoe vour. etc.. was an
abused school boy In the old frame
graded sohool. Today 1 find that tbe
onward maroh or time and Med ford's
enterprising citizens have replaced
that ancient ball of learning by an
elegaut modern structure of wbtoh no
city need have shame. Many familiar
namoB appear upon the various busi
ness bouses which all tends to oon
vinoe me that Medford is good enough
for some people and why not more.
Here's to tbe good old town. Mean
while get your promotion committee
busy, keep them there, find a slogan
and advertise! Advertise 1 1 Adver
tise I II"
Medford now has the most up-to-date
abstract system in this oounty.
See Jaokson County Abstract Co.,
Palm-Neidermeyer building. 2-tf
DESPERADO SMITH
Driven to Earth by Armed
Smith Perishes at the
OREGON OITY, Or., May 1. Des
perado Frank Smith, murderer of
three officers of the law, was killed
this forenoon in tbe woods south of
New Era, ClaekamaB oounty, by a
bullet in his head from the revolver
of Harry Draper, of Spokane.
The outlaw was trapped at 0 o'olook
this morning and at 11:10 he was
writhing in the underbrush wounded
unto death.
Prior to his destruction Smith bad
made a sensational eecapo into the
timber and had been surrounded and
penned in by at least 200 officers and
volunteers. Dynamite bad keen used
to dislogde 'him, and h woods had
been fusifaded with uuilets, all of
whioh he escaped unbarmed.
Smith 'was traoked to bis lair through
tbe sagacious intelligence of Draper's
bloodhounds, whioh did the best work
that bloodhounds tiave ever accom
plished in this stwtp.
'Concealed behind a fallen log, less
than twenty-five 'feet in a straight line
from tbe railroad track, Smitb was
brought to bay and there crouched
until tbe pursuers came upon him.
Tne flushing of Smith was unexpect
ed, although the men were certain be
was in the timber. The officers stum
bled upon him and were s' an fling
within three feet of him -tieu ne was
espied.
The dogs, which had been follow
ing the hot scent- and uttering loud
ories, stopped at the lug and sniffed
the air, holding their heads aloft.
'Draper had the beasts in leash, and
Dora Jennings Net Ouilty.
At midnight, Thursday night, the
jury in the oaso of Dora Jennings on
trial for her life for the second time,
before Judge Hanna at Grants Pass
and oharged with tbe murder of her
father, brought in a verdict of not
guilty. Tbe jury deliberated for only
a ahort time to reach this verdict.
DiBtrlot Attorney Reames did not fin
ish his argument until 10 o'olook, af
ter which time the ehatge .was given
to the jury and it retired.
Newton. M. Jennings was killed in
his oabin at the Granite Hill mine,
Josephine county, on the night of
September?, 1905. He was shot in the
head while he slept in a room occu
pied also by his daughter, Dora, a girl,
of nineteen, and also a young daugh
ter. Two sons, Jasper and Jimmie,
were In a room upstairs. All -denied
hearing any noise or tine report of
firearms in the night.
The mother was aooused by the son,
Jasper, of having killed the father.
This charge was not proved. Jasper
was tried and oonvioted of tbe murder
of his father, the objects assigned
being the desire of Jasper to gain
possession of 8650 in cash belonging
to bis father and to seuure a wood
oon tract that produced a revrnue of
9100 a month. The young man wanted
the money, it was Bhown in the trial,
to bring his sweetheart to the .Lewis
and Clark Exhibition.
JaBper likewise aooused bis sister,
Dora, of oomplioly in the killing of
their father and she was arrested and
tried on the charge. The first trial
resulted In a disagreement on Janu
ary 2G, 100G. Jasper alleged the shoot
ing was done by his sister Dora with
his rifle whioh she afterward! bid.
The trial caused intense interest,
and was attended by many women,
who beoame enthslsatiu adherents to
Dora's onuBe. Tbey filled the court
room at each session of the court, and
the orowds were so great that the
;jjurors were oveoome by the fetid at
mosphere of the illy ventilated court
room In Grants PasB and were com
pelled to ask for adjournment.
The verdiot rendered in the present
trial bas been productive of expres
sions of general satisfaction that tbe
girl, who is considered innooent, has
been acquitted.
Central Committee Meeting.
The Itepublloan central committee,
elected at the primaries on April 20th,
met at the Commercial Club rooms on
Monday to organize and formulate a
plan of onmpalgn. The meeting was
called to order by E. T. Staples, chair
man of tbe former committee, who
stated the object of the meeting. The
committee then organized by the elec
tion of M. F. McCown, of Medford,'
as obairman and J. A. Harvey, of
Ashland, as seoretary.
W. A. Carter, of Gold Hill, wus
chosen as state central committeeman
and P. H. Dally, of Jacksonville, aB
congressional committeeman.
An executive committee was ap
pointed, consisting of J. W. Robinson,
of Jacksonville, C. O. Taylor, of
Roxy, W. F. Isaaos, of Medford, and
C. H. Pierce, ot Ashland. The chair
man of the oounty central oommlttee
was made an ex-offioio member and
ohalrmau of the exeoutive committee.
Sticky? Not if vou use "Bvera'
Beat" flour. Get It at E. N. Warner's
Double Front Grocery.
PAYS THE PENALTY.
Men and Bloodhounds, Frank
Hands of Harry Draper
was urging them on. Suddenly Drap
er glanoed down, and tnere, oonoealed
party by the log, was the murderer
and fugitive.
"Are you Smith?" demanded Drap
er. "Yes," wus the brief answer.
As Smitb made this reply he pulled
his revolver from the inside of his
ooat and started tc level it at Draper.
"Plug him 1" exclaimed tbe detec
tive and sheriff's office men, and In
the winkling of an eye Draper had
whipped out his own revolver from its
holster and sent a bullet orushing
through Smith's temple.
The outlaw was -dragged from the
brush to the railroad track and laid
on a handcar. A dozen men pushed
the oar the quarter-mile - to New Era,
Smitn groaned tneentlre distance and
died soon afterward.
Smith escaped 'from the Portlud
jail, where he wus under arrest ior
having robbed 'the Troutdale post-
office, Wednesday morning of last
week. That night be shot and billed
Policeman HatJlon, of Oregon City,
while the latter was trying to plaoe
him under -arrest.
The next night he robbed tfae Canby
postoffloe and on Saturday might, in
a battle with the posse near Wood-
burn, iilfcl Oapt. Heatteraon and
wounded Sheriff Shaver, t Clackamas
oounty-, fatally.
The climax of the chase oame as
told in the a Dove and Smith died as
he had 'caused other Iranian beings
to die.
Tells of "Conditions in San Francisco.
Wiben'San Francisco was laid low
fay earthquake and fire Mr. L. E.
Hoover at onoe wrote 'to hiB old-tune:
Medford friends, Attorney and Mrs.
C, P. anell, who were residents of
that oity, telling them that it they
-had -been so unfortunate in looking,
their property in San:Franoisoo there
was a home for them in the Hoover
household -until suoh time aa they
'oold establish themselves In business
'again.. An-anBWer oame Monday -of
this week, acknowledging "receipt of
the kindly offer and stating that they
had decided to remain in the ntry:
Fdllowing -are a few excerp.s from;
Mrs. -Uncll's letter, whioh was written
on the 37th:
'The'firemen,ipolioe and people on
tne relief' committee live all around
us -and they are stocking up for u
year, but .'people -like ourselves 'get
very 'little. You know - everything
fifiVA'dav ia'.nUll and irrnft. and thin
I calamity is no exc eption and will leave
'some '.of 'the managers of it rich. LaBt
! night it rained and everybody is mis
erable -and the -suffering is great.
Tifaere are 'families here who have'
been -separated and taken to hospitals
and 'Crifferent-plaaes, and In many in
stances ithe children loBt and manjr'Ot
them will mever again be united in
this world. The .polioeman on our
beat said 'he knew of thirty-six people
who were made .violently insane over
this great oalamity. Tbe most of
these aro -at the -Presidio, but some
are wandering'tbe streets looking for
their loved ones. I tell you tbe earth
quake was awful -enough and the fire
was worse, tot losing their families is
the climax. Wo have bad small shakes
every day since the greBt Bhook and
yesterday (the 21th) one was haid
enough to shake another chimney
down and kill a -woman. It really
seems like a mtraole that none of us
were injured. All of the women here
are nervous and 1 'do not suppose we
will ever become reconciled to San
Franoisoo again. Over 200,000 people
have left itbe oity and 1 know they
will never come back. Charlie (Mr.
Snell) hasn't a book, typewriter or
any office furniture left and as bo had
offices in a fire-proof building (the
Call bnilding) be bad carried no in
surance.. The soldiers did a lot of wanton
shooting, still It was a God's blessing
that they were here for, seemingly,
every out-throat and gambler in tbe
United States oame here as fast us
they could to loot and kill. Uue's
life was in peril every second and we
stayed an olose home as possible.
We did not loose our home , still It
is very toddly and shakes every time
a team passes on the street. A great
many houses now standing will bo
condemned. If ever there was a
ruined oity this oortalnly is one, We
did not lose any clothing or house
hold effects and are not in need in
that way, and we have given of our
bounty to those lesB ''ortunate Co the
greatest possible extent.
For Sale.
Six bead of horses mares and colts.
Will haII nna or nil. Alnn nonnnrl hnnl
reaper for sale or trade. Chas. Thum-1
berg, one and a naif miles enit of'
Griffin oreek school house. 18-2t
For Sale. '
A good threshing maohlne cheap.
All complete. For particulars ad-1
dram, K. J. KUBLI,
17-4t Kubli, Oregon.
Jaokson oounty warrants are now
only a little more than a year and a
half In arrears, the last oall of the
oounty treasurer being for warrants
protested from Maroh 14th to October
7, 1004.
Southern Paoifio employes on this
division must wait a few weeks for
their salaries, tbe pay oheoks tor the
past month bavlug been destroyed in
the fire at San Franoisoo. Duplicates
will be Issued at onoe, ,
In spite ot the unfavorable Maroh
weather, Mauager Kitohln.oC tin Ash
land Fruit Produoe Association, es
timates that where there wero fifteen
carloads of peaches for shipment from
Ashland laBt year there will be twenty
this year, and that the berry orop 1b
most promising, Bays the Tidings.
Saturday night as Joe Stiokle was
going down to the Saidine oreek
bridge, where he iB employed, he was
asoosted by a trio of thugs who wish
ed to telieve him of his valuable at
tbe point of a gun. Fortunately Mr.
Stiokel oari'ied none with him and
the three gentlemen were oompelled to
depart as ipoor in this world's gooas
as before.- Gold Hill News.
W. C. T. U. Hms.
The Colon met at tbe Christian
ohurch with president and officers
present. Some time waB spent in
diecnsBioo, after whioh the Union de
voted 'the rest of the time to folding
leaflets of suffrage literature to be
distributed. Quite a number of tbe
Wfeiite Rlbboners went to Ashland
April 24th to attend the memorial ser
vices of Mrs. Ainna Hammond, whioh
was oonduoted by tbe W. C. T. U.
The M. E. chnroh was well filled
most of the ministers of Ashland be
ing present. About forty partook of
tbe good things prepared by the Ash-
Hand ladles, who know how to have a
bountiful and'tasteful dinner. "Hody
Somerset was reading a liquor paper
rreoently and she saw there an open
letter addressed to herself, saying
that she should keep within the
-saored preoinots of home and that
thuB she would greatly adorn and
beautify sooiety. She turned the
page of the paper, and what did she
see on the other side An advertise
ment. What was it? 'Wanted A
barmaid ; must not be over ,. eighteen
years of age ; must be good looking ;
photograph indispensable.' Then she
thousht going forth hand olasped in
hand with White Ribboners in tbe
effort to make tne whole world more
home like. She oould find a home
for-that bar maid and deliver her from
the thraldom of the dramshop, where
man's greed has shut her in. It 1b
eaay'to see Lady Somerset! a working
'to give women homes white the liquor
traffic is robbing homes of their wo
men, and robbing women of their
homes." Tbsre will be no union next
Thursday, May 3d. The circus will
'be in Medford. The Union will meet
at Ithe CnriBtian ohurch May 10th,
The Union has a key of their own,
The doors will be open at 2:30 p. m,
PRESS 8UPT.
Pirates of Penzance.
Gilbert & Sullivan's well-known
oomio opera wbb produced by Ashland
talent, assisted by members of tbe
Andrews' Opera Company, at Davis
opera -bouse on Thursday evening
last, -and the audienoe was .universal
in its praises of the performance. The
mnsio is tuneful and catchy, and the
ohoruses are great.
Of the professional members of the
caste it is not necessary to say a great
deal, they have all aoquired reputa
tions in this line ot work, which
oould not he improved by what words
of praise we oould give them. Of tbe
amatuers, Messrs. Grover Neil, as the
"Pirate King," and K, T. Burnett,
as bis lieutenant, made distinot hits,
while Mesdames Provost and Burnett,
and Miss Hattie Satchwell, ae the
daughters of Major General Stanley
(Ed. Andrews) and Mrs. O. F. Shep
herd, a piratical maid of all work,
ang their roles in a very pleasing
manner.
The ohous work was ecmal to that of
many professional shows.
School Notes.
One month more of sohool.
Prof. Signs is in receipt of a lotter
from Supt, Aokerman stating that the
exeoutive oommlttee of the National
Eduoatlonal Assoolatlon have decided
not to hold a session thiB year on ao
count of the San Francisco disaster.
The program for commencement
printed last wook was pro-mature, ar
rangements not being fully completed.
The corrected program is aB follows:
Sunday evening, May 20th, at Baptist
ohurch, Baccalaureate sermon by Rev.
F. W. Caratens. Tuesday evening,
May 22d, Senior reoiption given by
Juniors. Eighth grade reception giv
en by Freshmen. Sopbmore banquet,
Wednesday evening, at opora houso,
eighth grade promotion exerolses.
Thursday, 2. p. m., at sohool house
building, grade exeroiseB. Thursday
evening, at opera hounw, 8 p. m.,
high sohool commencement followed
by olnss address by Pres. P. L. Camp
bell, of U. of O. Friday, 0 a.m., final
assembly. , filday evening, May 2&tb,
Alumni banquet.
MINDS SHATTERED
BY EARTHQUAKE
I OAKLAND, Calif., May l.-Many
waifs of the great San Franoisoo holo
caust have drifted Into the sheltering
walU ot tbe looal reoeiving hospital.
Every day several cases are treated,
and while numbers of these resolve
tnemsclves into temporary ouses of
hysteria, Borne show that tbe memory
of the uatastroDbe will never leave
their disordered minds.
One case whioh Is marked with a
pathetio heroism is that of Miss Tina
t-'als, twenty-two years of age, who
is au imbeoile. Her mother, Mrs.
Birdie Falk, at the risk of ber own
life, save bere from tbe burning borne
at First and Harrison streets, San
Franoisoo, and led her gently through
falling ruins to the ferries and thenoe
to Oakland.
The adllotcd young woman wbb
lodged In the reoeiving hospital for
laok of a better asylum.
The experience of Mrs. Marie Dem
aitre, a young Frenob woman, is an
other pathetio case. She was taken
to the receiving hospital by tbe po
lice last night; her mind apparently
bo shattered that ail memory of ber
antecedents had fled.
After a night's rest she was able to
remember her name and tbe faot that,
in the midst of the horrors of tbe
earthquake and fire, Bhe beoame sep
arated from ber huBband and three
children. Sne Is still unable to re
member her old address, and 1b being
detained until ber intelleot beoomes
strong enough to aid her out of her
dilema.
Adams H. Anderson, aged seventy
four years, is another arthquake vic
tim, his mind having been completely
shattered by the shook.
Indict Hearst Men.
NEW YORK, April 30. IndiotmetB
for nine men, who had to do with the
forging of names on petitions by
whioh William R. Hearst and other
candidates of the Munioipal Owner,
ship League were nominated, were
handed down by the grand jury to
day. Benoh warrants were issued for
tne men, but none of them had baen
arrested when Reoorder Golf adjourn
ed his part of the general sessions
court this afternoon. It is expected
they -will be taken Into -court tomor
row.
One of the men Indicted Is Benja
min M. Goldberger, who was arrested
several -weeks ago. He bas admitted
that of the 6000 names on Mr. Hearst's
petition for nomination for mayor he
forged 6000, hiring copyists, who took
the names from tbe list of registered
voters printed in the city reoord,
Then he hired notaries public who for
a consideration swore that they had
seen each signer plaoe his name on
the petitions, and that the signatures
wers genuine. Some of these notaries
have also oonfessed and they are also
Indioted.
Several minor officials, who were
eleoted aftnr being nominated by the
fraudulent petitions, are amonfg those
indioted.
They knew, it Is oharged, that the
petitions were forged. Among these
are Max Eokmann, who was elected
to tbe assembly from tbe twelfth as
sembly d ist let, and JameB J. Smith,
who was sent to the board of alder
men from tbe same district. It was
developed tnat Eokmann had hie chil
dren copy names on the petition.
Will Be Here Sometime.
Up in Claoknmas and Polk and
other counties and all over old Yam
hill tbbrn are weekly papers whose
main tilling Ib made up by the coun
try oorreBponoent. Every oroBsroads
and every little postoffloe settlement
bas its batob of items mostly person
al or of a "personal" nature, some of
whioh goes to the neart of the boy or
girl exiled down here in the oity,
most likely about his or her kin ; and
as he reads it and furtively wlpos
away a tear, his thoughts go back to
the days of bis oblldhood when there
was no plaoo like homo. It will be a
dreary world when the country cor
respondent 18 orowded out of it.
Portland Oregonlan.
It will take many yoars even in
thoBe rushing times to eliminate the
country nowspaper or tho oountry
oorrespondent, and principally be
cause of the personal and local nature
of the news thoy furnish. And no
prosperous newspaper wishoa to elim
inate them, Tne correspondence de
partment Ib tho most interesting oi
any part of the paper.
Attend This Meeting.
A meoting of tho voters of Medford
sohool district will bo hold at the
sohool house on Wodnesday, May
ICth, for tho purpose of getting tbe
sense of tho peopls on the matter of
the building of a new sohool houso,
and to discuss ways and moans of
oonstruotlng such building. Every
voter and taxpayer In the dlstrlot
should attend this meeting and par
ticipate in Its deliberations. Tnat
mure room Is needed In our sohools
Is self evident, the question la tho
nest plan to relieve the situation.
QUICK
Fi
For a short time Tuesday afternoon,
between four and five o'olook, the
plant of the Iowa Lumber & Box Co.
was in imminent dangor of destruc
tion by fire.
The warehouse of tbe oompauy, .
which was paoked full of box shook
and this veryfpacking probably saved
the building by obstructing the draft
caught fire underneath the floor at
the north end. How long the Are had
been smoldering is unknown, but
when first seen flames and smoke were
issuing from the roof. Manager Hat
er and Mr. Williams were the first on
the scene and Mr. Hafer olimbed at
once to tbe second floor of the build
ing, where tbe smoke was so dense he
oould see nothing and with a fire ex-
t'ngoisher held the Are In that part
in oheck until water conld be turned
on. Other mschines were brought In
to play and the fire department arriv
ing promptly tbe fire was soon under
control. It was quiok aotion and
nerve on the prat of the factory peo
ple, however, that averted a serious
conflagration, as with the high wind
whioh was blowing the Are would have
spread to the whole plant and to many
residences nearby.
The loss will be between t25O0 and
$3000, covered by insurance in the
Queens and Royal lnsuranoe Com
panies. The prinoipal damage was to
the box shooks stored in tne build
ing, many of whioh were totally rain
ed, on account of being stained by the
smoke and soaked with water.
The suppositious origin of the Are
iB that some hobo bad spent the night
under the building and had left a cig
arette or coals from bis pipe smolder
ing In the debris beneath the plat
form. That the Are started from below and
upon the Inside is shown by tbe con
dition of the walls and sills. The sill
where tbe main part of the fire was is
oharrsd to the depth of an inch or
more and tbe inside of the wall is also
ohurr -d from tbe floor to the roof.
On the outside there is no trace ot
fire.
The day of the fire the Iowa Lum
ber & Box Co. . bad reoeived a new
chemical engine with a hundred feet
of hose, but at tbe time of the Are'
the engine had not been oharged.
Now it is ready for business and ca
pable of soplng with any ordinary
blaze.
The Presbytery of Southern Oregon:
In the Presbyterian ohurch on Wed
nesday, May 2d, the Presbytery of
Southern Oregon met in an adjourned
meeting for tbe transaction of busi
ness and to ordain Mr. Geo. D. Byera
as a minister of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ Mr. Byeis was examined by
Presbytery In the various studies pur
sued in his preparation for tbe min
istory and bis parts of trial, which
were a sermon, leoture, Latin thesis
and Greek exegesis, were also exam
ined. In all these tests and tr'als Mr.
Byers acquitted himself to the entire
satiBfaotlon of the whole Presbytery.
At a meeting at 8 p. m. the service of
ordination took plaoe. Rev. James M.
Wilson, of ABbland, presided and ask
ed tbe constitutional questions and
olfered the ordaining prayer. It una
impresslvo aB the candidate for ordi
nation kneeled and the Presbytery
laid upon hiB head their hands in
clothing him with all tbe authority
and privileges of a minister of the
Gospel in the Presbyterian .ohurch,
and at tbe conclusion of the ordain
ing prayor tne oboir and congregation
broke out in singing;
"Ye Christian hearldB, go proclaim
Salvation through Emanuel's name:
To diBtaut climes the tidings bear,
Ana plant tne roso ol tibaron
tnere. "
Rev. W. S. Holt, D. D., of the Pros.
bytery of Portland, by request made
tbe oharage to the young man who was
thus ordained to go bb a missionary
to Hainan. Dr. Holt's oharge was
impressive, not only to the one to
whom he was especially speaking, but
also to the entire audienoe. Ho was
for many years a missionary in China
and Ib now a Synodical Missionary In
his home oountry, and out of his life's
experiences he cpoke oloquent words
of admonitions that will forever ro
main an inspiration to the young
ministor and to all.
The oholr had prepared appropriate
music, whioh waB impressively and
beautifully rendered. Presbytery ad
journed with everyone Baying In his
heart, "Ob I for more days like this."
A. E. Reames Will Resign.
Dlstrlot Attorney Konmes bas signi
fied hiB intention of tendering his
resignation in the near future
The reason given by Mr. Reames is
that he Is unable to attend to his pri
vate praotioo and at the earno time
give BUUloiont attention to the duties
of his oflloo. The appointment of his
suooessor will He in the hands of Gov
ernor Chamberlain, and It Is snid that .
J. 14. Noll, of Jacksonville, and H. D.
Norton, of Grants Pass, have both ex
pressed a willingness to immolate
themaelveB upon the altar of official
duty.