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VOL. XX
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 17. 1908,.
NO. 29
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FULTON
" IS HERE
Cuurles W. Fulton, United 8tates
senator from Oregon, U In thli cltr
accompanied by hia aon( Fred C.
Fulton. Tbe two will remain here
for a day or two n order to look
over this lection ot Hie country with
a view to finding a suitable location
for a fruit ranch for tbe young man.
They arrived yesterday afternoon
from the north on No. 13. and are
registered at tho Hotel Nash.
Mr. Fulton did not watte a great
deal of time wbeu called upon by a
representative of The Morning Mall
In explaining that hia visit to Med
ford at thla time iiad nothing what
ever to do with politics He itated
that hia eon waa determined to be
a termer, and that he waa showing
him varloua sections ot the state be
fore allowing him to settle upon any
one place. Young Mr. Fulton la con
versant with the grain busineaa and
now hia father la taking care ths.
be be ahown some of the advantages
of fruit raising before making a
choice.
"Thla trip la for the sole purpose
of letting my son aee thla section of
the country." aald Mr. Fulton, "and
there are no politics mlied up with
the trip. I am not baring anythlnc
to do with the political game at ths
present time."
"What do you think of the chances
of Mr Taft?" be waa asked.
Tuft has a ap'.endld show and
there la absolutely no doubt but
that he will be elected. I aee that
th Democrats have prartlcallr con
reded New York and other eastern
states already, and claim that they
erlll carry the middle west, where
the campaign la to be fought out this
year. This la wrong, for they can
never do It In the world. Taft wi'l
easily be elected aa anyone would
know after being In the east aud
aeelng how he Is regarded there. And
he will make a splendid president,
for he la a splendid man."
"How about the vote In Oregon?"
"I do not believe that Taft will
carry the state by as large a ma
jority as did Roosevelt, but It will
safely be tor Taft. Bryan will never
carry this portion of the United
States. Thla state la Republican
atrong when It comes to presidential
electlona."
Mr. Fulton waa asked regarding
the place which, according to re
port, he had been ottered In the
cabinet of Mr. Taft.
1 oat is a matter, ue ubwcictii
"that is too far In the future to con
alder at the present time. We will
first attend to the election of Mr.
Taft. Such a position Is not to be
lightly considered, for It Is too great
an honor for any man to Jest about.
But until after election the matter
will have to remain where it Is at the
present time."
Mr. Fulton stated that he believed
that the choice of Mr. Hitchcock as
the chairman ot the National Repub
lican committee was a wise move.
"He certainly demonstrated his abil
ity as an organiser and a shrewd
politician at the Chicago convention
aa the manager of the Taft cam
paign for the nomination."
Mr. Fulton also stated that there
was never, at any time, any doubt
that Mr. Taft would be nominated In
the minds of those on the inside.
Ho stated inat, ot, course, there were
those on the outside who thought
that the matter waa not settled previ
ously, and also that there were many
rumors atarted which disconcerted a
number ot delegates, but none of the
leadera were ever alarmed.
Mr. Fulton was asked If he was
through with politics.
"That Is a hard question to an
swer. I have nothing In view at the
present tlir.e, although I will prob
ably go on the stump thla tall for
Taft In this state. I will not go east
in order to sneak. For a man to say
whether or not that he la through
with politics la a hard matter."
STRAWBERRIES PROFITABLE.
O. A. Miller, the local atrawberry
man, has about a fifth of an acre of
strawberries that yield him a neat in'
come every year. Last year he so'd
between 475 and 500 gallons of
berries from this small piece of
ground and realized 8187.50 after
thr expense of marketing then.' was
paid. The crop this year Is nearly
is good as last, although slightly
damaged by a. late frost. Wallowa
Sun.
MIXING CONGRESS MEETS.
DENVER. Col., July 14. Special
members ot the American Minin-r
congress will meet tomorrow evening
to discuss plans for the enlargement
ot the work of the organisation
Some amendments to the constitution
ai.d by-law will be considered. One
amendment provides for the expulsion
ot members who bring discredit on
the congress. . Plans will be pre, ared
l bring about a greater uniformity
in mining laws in the various states.
c.
I'itlKKT Ml'KDKKKK HANGED.
CANON CITY, Col., July 15.
Calling maledictions of "Most high
upon Roman priesthood" and shout
ing in Italian "Long live Italy; long
live Protestants," Oluesepe Alia, mur
derer of Father Leo Heinrlchs, waa
curried to tho death trau at xactl
8:30 tonight and paid the extreme
penalty for his crime. Perhaps a
more sensational and thrilling acene
was never bebeld uy any of the 91.
persons present than the execution of
this misguided murderer, whose cries
were only hushed by the automatic
springing of the mechanism which
forever silenced hia tongue that cried
for vengeance againpt those Alia con
sidered to be the destroyers of bis
home and happiness. At 4 o'clock,
Warden Cleghorn, through an Inter
preter, read the death warrant to
Alia. Contrary to expectations, he
showed not the slightest emotion.
When the reading waa finished he
said: "All right: I am ready to die
now." At 6 o'clock supper waa served
the prisoner. This he apparently
relished. At 7 o'clock Alia waa notl
lied that the execution would take
place In aa hour. Alia said ho-had
no regret tor killing tbe priest. He
said he waa certain that Helnrlch waa
the man he had been hunting for;
that he had worked for htm In Por
tugal, and he was sure he bad killed
the right man. He aald he did not
believe in God, for if there were one
he would not have been permitted
to be in the prevent predicament.
He had no fault to find with the law.
but aald the priest did wrong In
breaking up hia family. Just before
8:30 Alia waa conducted to the exe
cution house, where the black cap
and noose were adjusted. During
this procedure Alia became frantic
and rent the air with yells and curses
against the priesthood. Alia was
placed on the trap, and after a prayer
by Chaplain Blake, the dripping wa
ter of the automatic mechanlclsm re
leased the great weight and at exact
ly 8:30 the body waa jerked Into the
air. Unfortunately, hia neck waa
not broken and be died ot strangula
tion. After 10 mlnutesthe body was
cut down and he waa pronounced
dead.
TO TEST MOISTl'Rk.
has the Rogui! Rlror valley a
rtva. ot Wirard UurbanV ot Santa
Rosa? It would seet.r so, If the
claims made by Hen,' Stovensou
prove all that on their face they now
lrpear. He has Invented a "mois
ture tester," he says, o simple iu
construction that any farmer may
make one for himself, and by mean"
of this delicate instrument and a
table of moisture at which crops
thrive best, under various conditions,
the farmer may be assured of double
tbe yield now possible by the ordi
nary methods ot trrigatiou and fertil
ization.
Mr. 8tevenson haa been a life-long
student of agriculture and Is, In ed
ition a o';!!ful mechanic, with bent
: . ectlon He has already had
consldnralW success In tV -lnechani-
tleld, rut this la hi first effort
to reduce farming to a scientific
basla. -
"All the land In this valley now
i.l in agricultural purposes la
easily wortt. 8- for every $1. If
farmed according to the plan I have
In mind." la Mr. Stevenson's start
ling remark. "For mRny yenrs," he
continued, "I have been a patient
observer of soils, crops nnd all that,
and delight in nothing more than to
mk what farmers are doing. I have
made careful notea o! what 1 have
Men, and finally hit on an liea of
the 'moisture farming '
'There Is no reason why farming
should always be hit and miss, as It
if throughout the world. And, of
course, the farmers 'Of tbe Ilogue
Klver valley are In the same rut as
rtre the agriculturalists elsewhere.
Eilefly my plan Is based on the use
oT a moisture tester, an Invention of
m; own. Aa the thertrometer Is
used for measuring heat and cold.
mine Is for determining; the
nmount of watet iu various kinds r.f
11. So simple it the instrument
that In five :liii?s you may deter
mine accurat! the amount of mots
tire In the -n'.l to a depth of six feet.
'No, the Instrument Is not pat
ented, and I have nothing to sell, not
at all It Is for the good of agrlcul'
ture. I never thought of (making
money out of it and expect to lay my
full plans before the agricultural de
partment at Washington. No doubt
the Instrument will be commented
on and adopted generally.
"By means of the moisture tester
a knowledge ot soils and amounts of
moisture, which I am now studying
out and setting down In the forms
of comparative tables, it will be pos
sible for any farmer to double his
croups without going Into expensive
fertiliser or anything like that."
Mr. Stevenson says the amount of
moisture varies greatly, even with
in the distance ot half a mile or leas,
and too much confidence must not
be placed In the actual appearance
ot the soli. One with 10 per cent
may look very wet, while another
soil with 10 per cent may look very
dry. He la now making Investiga
tions along this Una also.
DEER SEASON
Today the season ot 1008 opens
for the killing of deer In this state,
and many sportsmen are making
ready to take to the mountains after
the elusive buck. A number of par
ties are already In the hills and
doubtleas there are many out with
their 30-30S this morning tracking.
It Is highly probable, however,
that there will not be a great num
ber of the old huntera out for some
tine yet. With bucka reported
scarce and the "dough" wherewith
41 hunt the long-pronged animals of
the hills atlll leas plentiful; with hot
weather and an nnusual amount of
blush and undergrowth coating the
mountain aides and canon vents, the
l-rospects for a large turnout ot deer-
buntera Is far from probable.
For the last two years conditions
l.a "e been exceedingly favorable for
the breeding ot deer; the water holes
were numerous, and the range cov
ered with thick brush, making the
access to deer haunts quite diffi
cult; the large number of watering
and feeding places scattered the at
tention of the buntamen, affording
added protection to the deer.
Yet rangers and trout fishermen
returning from the higher reaches
and ranges of the surrounding coun
try have not reported the number of
deer signs as numerous as was to be
expected In tbe existing circum
stances, and sportsmen are at a low
to explain the apparent absence of
the game. Some attribute the scarce
ness of the deer to the recent wave
of hot weather, saying that the deer
have retreated to the cooler fast
ucsses of the higher mountain!,
where the water la atlll more pler.tl-
tul and forage better. Certain!. Is
that a tramp in the right direction
and aa observance of proper precau
tion tliould take the gunner to pro
ductive territory; and aeveral parttds
at least have faith to believe that a
well-planned excursion to the well
known deer haunts will bring tbe
desiied reward. .
A number ot the more experienced
hunters .will delay . their . operations
until the weather Is more Inviting.
and rest on the assertion that the
damage done by the early season
hunter will not materially affect the
game market.
The choice of the local sportsmen
in regard to deer hunting Is In the
direction of Crater lake. Here Is
one ot the best 'ranges in Southern
Oregon and probably a large num
ber of successful hunts will be con
ducted In that section this summer.
There is also an abundance of uout
treams In tbat neighborhood and
the news that the ateelheada an he
einnlns to take the files cornea as
good tidings to the local Nlmrods.
No camping party will take to lite
hills this year without their fHhing
tackle
Tbe small-game hunting prospects
are ot the brightest for this rear.
The shotgun will soon be heard
abroad In the land to the sorrow of
the domestic fowls.
MEDFORD HAS JAP CITIZEN.
Ah there, 'Frisco!
Guess Medtord Is on the map.
Guesa Medtord la going to butt right
into thla Paclflc-coast-Japanese-war
scare-a-la-Hobson controversy.
Med ford has a fuH-fledged Amrr
Icanlzed Japanese. His name i" Al
bert Tatsuma which In Itself shows
that he Is both America it and Japan
ese. He received his naturalization
papers yesterday. Attorney HolhiooV
Withlngton obtained them for him
Mr. Tatsuma Is very well known
about Medtord. He bas a repair
shop on Seventh street, near the
bridge, where he repairs most any
old thing that Is taken to him. lit
is favorably known as an earnvrt,
honest worker. Many people in this
city have employed him at various
times in the past. His many friends
will be pleased to know that he is an
American citizen.
TO RAISE FINE STOCK.
L. E. Hughes or eigln, 0, ar
rived in this city yesterday with a
view of finding a location for a first
class stock ranch. Mr. Hughes con
templates starting a stock ranch that
will be the equal ot any in Southern
Oregon and supplying the ranchers
In this part ot the country with
blooded animals. He will look over
this section ot tbe state during the
next month and his remaining here
will depend upon what kind of a
place will be available.
Mr. Hughes is a practical stock
raiser. He has raised blooded horses
for some time past and la fully ca
pable of taking hold of such a prct
osltlon and making a success out of
It
Mr. Hughes will raise both road
sters and draft horses. He In'.endo
to equip a place with all of the lit
est Improvements and enter the proy
oaitlon right
NOLO MANY LOTS.
The sale ot lots, or small tracts
of land In Pierce Son's Medtord
Heights addition, east of Medtord,
began yesterday morning and will
continue all of today. Fully 100
prospective buyers visited the tract
and a dozen or more lots were either
sold outright or we-e contratced for.
Mr. Pierce says that the success of
the sale was due to the Morning Mall.
Thla tract of land la situated just
two miles east of the center of Med
tord. or a little better than one mile
from the corporate limits of the city.
It contains 370 acres of land and is
most admirably located for a colony
of small homes. It haa been divided
into tracta ot from two to 80 acres,
and these are being sold at from 800
to 8150 per acre. The soli, Mr. Pierce,
who has Investigated, states, varies
In depth from three to nine teet. The
most ot It is very suitably located for
tree planting and homemaklng; It
has been provided with streets, or
lanes, so that each tract haa an out
let to a country road; there la a
school house on the land, and an
old, Hearing orchard on a few acres
of It. The owners of the tract have
reserved about 30 acres ot the tract
for park purposes. Thfp la situated
on tbe south part of the land, and
here they propose clearing out all un
derbrush, leaving only the oaks and
other shade trees standing, and main
tain a park for the pleasure of those
buying tracts of land from them
This park land Ilea quite high, all
ot It overlooking theAaaln part of the
tract, while near the center of the
park tract there ta a high butt-, from
which a view of six towns of the val
ley may be had, as well aa all the
prominent orchards, as well as the
full length and breadth of the valley.
This entire park reserve Is covered
with oak trees and the ground ilea
so high that all of It Is well drained.
. Messrs. Pierce & Son do nothing
by halves, as was evidenced yester
day. They furnished four automo
biles and carriage transportlon to all
prospective buyers, to and from the
t'act, and at the noon hour a free
luncheon waa served.
Today these same conveyances will
be furnished, and more If needed, aud
f-ey want ua to extend an Invit-t
tlc.n to everybody to enjoy a ride 1o
this very beautiful tract.
DOUBLE 8HOOTING.
NORTHPORT, N. Y., July 13
Standing within a few feet of
where a little more than tVd years
before he had shot and killed his
lather-in-law, Or. James Waddell
Simpson, a dentist of New York, was
shot and perhaps mortally wounlei
today by his mother-in-law, Mnt
Bartley Horner, whom he had uutde
a widow. Dr. Slmpson'a wife, from
whom he bad been estranged ior
many months, waa near whei the
shot was fired, but she waa n'it a
v. itness to the shooting.
Upon teaming It was her luiul-and
who had been wounded she refused
to go near him, and Dr. Simpson had
to crawl to a house 200 feet sway to
have his wounds attended to. Mrs.
Horner was later arrested and tcM
in $8000 ball, while Dr. Simpson,
with the assistance of two of his
friends, made his way to Rojsevelt
hospital In New York. The bullet
lodged in his liver and an immediate
operation was performed to take the
bullet out. The doctors aald ton';;M
that Simpson has only a sinnil
chance ot recovery.
Statements from Simpson tad Mis.
Horner as to the circumstances at
tending the shooting disagree. The
dentist says he had received word
from his wife that she intenled to
sue him tor divorce and that he went
to the Horner home to talk with her
about it. He says he rang the door
bell and upon receiving no re-none
peered through the door pan;. He
saw Mrs. Horner, he sal's, and called
upon her to open the door. Tier. Dr.
Simpson says she grabbed up a re
volver and ahot him. Tbe lullct en.
tered his body above the ahriotiim
and he fell back against the door
sill. The second shot was flr;d at
him, he declares, but the buUnt went
wild. Mrs. Horner did not deiy Jhe
did the shooting, but claims justttl
cation.
Through her lawyer, I'd. Mid
Miles, she said 8lmpson had strl
times called at her house aud Ms
visits were unwelcome. When he
came today she says she ordered him
away, and when he refused to go she
took up a revolver and shot at him.
Constable Hanson, who arrested
Simpson in 1905 when the dentist
shot Mrs. Horner's husband, arrest
ed Mrs. Horner this evening.
This second tragedy Is only an
other chapter of unhappy domestic
events of the last few years. The
shooting of Horner by Simpson
aroused the countryside and when
the dentist was put on trial for his
life his wife took the stand against
him, as did bis mother-in-law. Dr.
Simpson was going through the man
ual ot arms with a shotgun when he
shot Horner.
Don't forget the Medford Phar
macy, next to the postofflca.
FROM BLIGHT
There Is practically no pear blight
in the orchards of the Rogue River
valley at tbe present time. Such is
the statement made by County Com
missioner of Horticulture Taylor.
All ot the patrola which have been
on the outlook tor early Indlca'.ioLS
of tbe blight have been taken eft,
as there does not seem to be any
reason to justify the expense when
the orchards are In the splendid
shape that they are at the present
time.
Mr. Taylor stated that at the first
of the present year, esneclV.lv J ju as
the trees came into leaf, there was
considerable fear thai ths bllgut and
(.allied a foothold In this lly. He
says that blight failed to appear and
make any headway, and now there Is
absolutely no doubt but tbat the
orchards are safe from the blight.
Patrola have been watching the or
chards la order to get after the
blight Immediately In case it should
appear, but now It la so far along
In tbe season that he has felt justi
fied ta taking off the patrols. .
Mr. Taylor. 'In speaking ot the
matter, paid a high tribute to the
orchardlsts la this valley, stating
that they had co-operated with him
In a splendid manner to prevent any
disease breaking out among the
trees. At the present time there Is
absolutely no diseased trees In the
orchatds ot the Rogue River valley
and there Is no prospect that ther.i
will be any In the Immediate futuip.
In the opinion of Mr. Taylor, the
crop this year In the orchards of the
valley will be a heavy one. He tioke
especially optimistically regarding
the pear and apple crop. He says
that there haa been a great deal ot
talk of tbe. frost hurting the tree.
but that this waa not the case, with
the exception ot one or two orchard
on the lowest lands In the vallev. He
saya that at the present time there
is near Medtord apricots which mo
as large as ordinary pears.
Owing to the position held by Mr.
Taylor, he should know more re
garding the status ot the orchards
In this valley than any other r'l
dfnt.
NEW FIRM FORMED.
(From Thursday's Dally.)
This morning a new firm will be
gin operations In this city. It Is a
consolidation of the firm of E. N.
Warner and Wortman ft Gore, butch
ers. The two firms will occupy the
quarters In which the Warner groc
ery is situated, the partners having
purchased that property some time
ago.
It la proposed to have the b itcher
business, owned by Wortman & Gore,
which has been operated on Central
avenue, removed to a site In tbe es
tablishment ot E. N. Warne. . ine
two firms will hereafter be run at
one.
For some time the gentlemen have
been working on the deal, but It wai
not until yesterday that all matters
were adjusted so that the new firm
could start operattqns. Now that
the partners own the property where
the grocery Is at the present time
the place will be Improved and the
establishment made one of the finest
ml In the city.
Both of the business ilrms are fa
vorably known In this city, and their
host of friends will have the chance
this morning to call at the store and
wish them success In the new under
taking. After this It will not be
E. N. Warper, groceries, but rather
Warner, Wortman A Gore.
ROUND TOP MILL Itl'RNKD.
During the noon hour Thursday the
Round Top lumber mill, on the Obeu
chain range, near Big Butte, was
burned to the ground The origin
of the fire la unknown About 300,
000 feet of lumber was burned at the
same time. There was no insurance
and the loss Is complete.
The Round Top mill was built
about three years ago and was owned
by Messrs. Hamblin, Ashley and
Stepp. The mill waa a falr-sizd one
with a capacity of about 12,000 teet
a day. It represented an lnveHtmen.
of about 10000. The lumber that
was burned Increases the amo'int of
the loss to a considerable extent.
Very few particulars could be ob
tained regarding the affair. It was
reported from Eagle Point, however,
that no one was Injured, although
there were a number of rumors to
that effect about this city yesterday.
No one in Eagle Point could be
found who knew anything ot the par
ticulars as to the cause of the fire.
It Is thought that the men were care
less about smoking or something of
that nature.
Just the lumber and the mill were
burned. The houses about the mill
were laved
Miss Rita Lee. of Yreka. was visit
ing friends in Medford last week.
CONFIDENCE COMING BACK.
Victor A. Johnson, the Pacific
Coast representative of the McCor
mlck Implement Company was In
this city yesterday. He la making
an auto tour ot the country from
San Francisco to Portland and In
cidents looking after business in the
grain growing sections of the coun
try which he traverses. He Is most
optimistic regarding the outlook for
the remainder ot the year aa regards
uusiness and says that confidence
has been restored through out the
United States In all lines. This
years crop is to be a tremendous
one and it Is his prediction that
money will be cheap and easy to ob
tain as It haa been In the past In
good yean. To a representative ot
The Morning Mall he aald:
"The tendency so far this year has
been towards improvement, with
e fluctuations, until the read
justment In prices were made early
In June, when the placing of orders
Iu most lines waa practically sus
pended. This waa because many of
those who were contemplating pur
chasing farming Implements were la
doubt aa to whether or not there
would be further adjustments of
prices
"All that Is required at the pre
sent time ta bring about satisfactory
business conditions ta the restoration
of perfect confidence, and that ap
pears to be near at hand.
'In many lines of business there
la no (round for complaint. In
some departmenta ot the agricul
tural Implement trade, for Instance,
the sales per diem are now the
greatest In the history ot the coun
try. "This ahowa to a demonstration
two things: That the farmers, the
great wealth producers of the coun
try, have confidence In financial con
ditions and that they are satisfied
with the crop propecta for the year.
'The basic conditions ot tbe
country are sound. First of all the
moral tone of the people has been
elevated. Multitudes have- been
thoroughly converted to the doctrine
ot a 'square deal.' I am of the opin
ion that President Roosevelt has
sentatlve of the i Morning Mall he
done much towards raising the stan
dard In business and In arousing a
keener appreciation of tne old
maxim tbat-'Hoaesty la tba best
policy."
"This is a presldental year. I
think that Taft Is the man for he
will carry out 'the famoua Roosevelt
policies. Thla years election will
have a lesser effect on the business
of the country at large than any
presldental election held so far in
my opinion."
LAND TRIALS TODAY.
PODTLAND. July 15. Robert A
Booth, ex-state senator; James H.
Booth, ex-reglster of the Roseburg
land office, and T. E. Singleton, their
brother-in-law, will be placed on trial
in the United States court tomorrow
in Indictments charging conspiracy
to defraud the government public
domain. The specific charge is that
they conspired to procure I. Thomaa
Agee to make false affidavits and
proof of homestead entry ot 160 aerw
of public land In Lane county during
the year 1903.
FIRE IN CALIFORNIA.
SANTA BARBARA, Cat.. July 15.
Two men were killed and property
valued at about 8100,000 was de
stroyed by lire In the Santa Maria
oil fields at Orcutt, the principal
pumping and shipping station of the
Union Oil company and Standard Oil
company, today. Tbe fire Is still
raging, but it Is believed this even
ing that the town can be saved from
the flames. Four high tanks, each
holding 36.ono barrels ot oil, have
been consumed. In the explosion of
one tank two workmen fighting the
fire in an effort to keep it off the
pumping station, were overwhelmed
by burning oil. One was Instantly
killed and the body was ciraumed
by the flames. The other, crazed
with pain and bllndfd with oil, brok
from his rescuers and rushed madly
back Into the burning oil. The fire
started at midnight, presumably from
crossed electric wires.
The fourth and last tank exploded
about 5 o'clock this evening, throw
ing a sheet of flames about 500 yards
In every direction, and enveloping the
pumping plant of the company In
flames. It was totally destroyed.
Oil Is still burning on the ground,
but no further damage Is likely.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
BAN FRANCISCO, July 15. The
coroner's Jury sitting the case ot John
Buchnlft, a lad whose body was found
Friday under a garbage bin at the
Sanitary Reduction works, today re
turned a verdict of accidental death.
It was shown that the boy was dig
ging In garbage for candy when
a ItMU ui swruagv w uuuiiu iu
on top of aim and he smothered, years ago Kern presented rairoanxs
August Delmonte, held on suspicion, 'to a big non-partisan gathering un
was released. der similar circumstances
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JIM HILL'S x
INHERE
During the latter days of last week
James J. Hill, the great railroad and
steamship magnate, had a represen
tative In this city. As It is known
that he waa shown at least three dit- :
ferent coal prospects near this city.
It is to be presumed that "Jim" Hill
Is looking for a place In Oregon
where he can obtain coal for hia '
great ateamships which ply between
Seattle and the Orient over the
Great Northern Route.
Major Anderson, the gentleman
who waa in thla city, la the right
hand man of Jamea J. Hill. His
headquarters, as are those ot bis fa
moua chief, are located In 8t. Paul,
Minn. Mr. Anderson is a well-known
figure la an of the -railroad and"
financial centers in the United Btates
and whenever ha appears the rivals
of Mr. Hill begin to keep their eyas
open tor possible developments. .
Tbe visit of Major Anderson ta
thla elty'wMa kept Tory quiet- Had
It not been for the tact that there ;
are two gentlemen In thla city who
know him and saw aim here, rt
would probably aot have beet known
that he waa la thla etty. However.
was recognised and It was found
that he had looked over no less ths a
three coal prospects near thla City.
It the prospects pleased Mr. Ander
son, and they should, for the local
coal Is known to be ot a high grade, .
It Is highly probable that Mr. Hill
will take steps to bars It mined and
supplied to him at Seattle.
Mr. Hill owns three of the largest
steamers on the Pacific. They are
large passenger boats and run from
Seattle to various porta In the Orient.
For these, vast quantities of coal are
needed, and an doubt th ramnt enal -
famine In ths state of Washington
has led Mr. Hill to turn his atten
tion to those sections of Oregon
where coal ot sufficient quality and
quantity la to be found.
If James J. Hill does come to this
sectionspf th country to start mining
operatlohs.lt will mean the speedy
development of one of the Industries
which Is bound to become one of the '
leaders in this valley.
STATE HAS ON HAND $375,000.
SALEM, Or., July 15. The semi
annual report of . State Treasurer
Steel, Issued today, shows the cash
tan hand In the several funds ot tbe
state, June 30. waa 8374,203.63, as
against 8118,377.08, at the close ot
the previous semi-annual term, Jan
uary 1, 1008, and ahowa a gradual .
and healthy Increase of the state
funds In all departments, and all
accounts over the same period ot a
year ago.
The report shows that 8642,'i26,-
02, or over halt the state taxes, had
been paid In up to the closo o. tbe
report, a record at thla time of year.
which demonatratea the good fin
ancial condition ot the state gener
ally. The tax on foreign insurance
companies, being two per cent ot
their net premiums during the peri
od covered by the report, amounted
to 8800,039.01, and the state income
for Inheritance taxes totaled 817.-
102.88. the largest amount ever col
lected In six months before.
The total amount of the income
from the loan ot the Irreducible
school fund during the year closing
June 30, from all sources, was 8227,-
792.07, of which amount 86169.94
was paid out In warrants, and 1119,
100.00 was apportioned among the
serval counties In April of this year,
leaving a balance of 102.522.13 on
hand, to be apportioned August 1,
and it is estimated that this balance
will be Increased by at least 840,000
before the close of this month, mak
ing the largest annual school appor
tionment ever made. The cash on
hand in the Irreducible school fund
January 1, 1908, was 8293. IS!. 60,
and this has been Increased lo 373
995.85 up to July 1.
The total amount of the irreduc
eible school fund, Including out
standing first mortgage !oan. scViol
district bonds and certificates ot sai'j
of state lands, Is 84,953,201.92. and
thia wll be Increased to the 8".000.
000 mark before the close ot thi
present year.
RF.CKPTION TO KERX.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., July la.
The reception given John W. Kern,
Democratic nominee for vice-presi
dent, held tonight, was as hearty and
generous and spontaneous as citizens
ot Indianapolis, regardless of party.
could make it. Fully 6.000 people
gave Kern a hearty welcome and
cheered him enthusiastically. The
candidate addressed the crowd for
about 20 minutes after being present
ed by Vice-President Fairbanks. Four
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