1908 HORTICULTURAL EDITION OF THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE 10,000 COPIES-READY IN JANUARY
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Associated Press
Dispatches
THE WEATHER.
Pair weather promised for to
night aud Sunday.
VOL. II.
JIEDFORD, OR., SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 190H.
No. 248.
8 HOLOCAUST
ra
INJURES MANY
Thirteen Story Build
ing Destroyed. Many
Hurt and Missing.
Loss $6,000,000.
NKW YOliK, Jan. 11. Fire early to
day ei)inplitrly gutted the Parker build
ing mi is'iiuliM nlh street and Fourth
avenue. Tin1 building was n 13-story
Htiucture, and owing to tho poor water
pieHsuro the i'ire could not be con
trolled until in ruins. Tho loss is esti
mated variously up to $0,000,000.
Although accounted fireproof, the
great build'ng burned like tinder. Three
firemen and a printer are reported as
missing. Search for the bodioB is pro
gressing under difficulties. Thero were
many thrilling rescues. Five firemen
caught on the roof must certainly have
perished had n.t a rocket carrying a
slout rope bet u sent up from the roof
of an adjoining building. Down this
rope they slid to safety. Three mon
were caught en the sixth floor when
the building collapsed. They were
forced to climb to tho eighth story,
where (hey v. -re rescued by fellows
who .ncendid the precipitous and tot
tering walls wilh scaling ladders. Scores
of firemen were injured during the con
flagration. Hubert Buyer, ft printer,
employed on (he fifth floor, is missing.
HENEY IS IN PORTLAND
TO BEGIN WORK MONDAY
POIiTI.AND, Jan. 11. Francis J.
Honey arrived in this city today from
San Frnnristo. to renew the prosecution
of alh gid laud frauds in this state. He
will begin wor!; on Monday, when the
case against loiiner umteu states J-1"-trict
Attorney John H. Hall will bo
called for trial. Honey is emphatic in
his statement of the decision that, the
Williamson case does not affect other
land-fraud cases now pending in Ore
gon, and says they will be pushed to
trial. Honey will not conduct nny
cases after he is finished with the Hull
matler. The prosecution of fuhm
cases will be largely in the hands of T.
C. Mocker, who has been appointed as
sislaat to Honey. Tiegarding the Ful
ton episode, Honey snys: "Wo will
show Mr. Fulton before wo get
through," but beyond that he would
say little affecting this case. Speaking
of the disposal of W. ('. Bristol as Unit
ed Stales attorney, Honey snys that he
recommended Bristol to Bonaparte as
the best man in the country to carry
the prosecution of laad frauds, aud still
slicks to his opinion.
SIXTEEN PEOPLE KILLED
BY SENSELESS ALARM
TIAItNSLRY YOliK, England, Jnn.
11
A senseless stampede of a crowd
nt a theater in this city resulted in n
shocking disaster. Sixteen persons, in
cluding a number of children in arms,
were crushed to dentil and many oth
ers were injured in the rush to get
out of I ho building. No danger of fire
was ountnhlo for the panic, but the
crowd found egress from the thenter
haiiiper.-d by its numbers.
Bijou Theater Opens
Tonight
Admission 10c
Remember
1 KM EM HER
The Prosperity Mass Meet
ing at the Opera House on
Monday, January 13, at 8
P. M.
Eyeryhody eomo every
body boost.
Just an enthusiastic good
time.
The host talent in Rogue;
River Valley will furnish
niusie, entertainment and
amusement.
Firing the whole family.
No charge for admission,1
no collections, no subscrip-!
t ions. i
MTSPFORI) COMMER- ;
CIALCLUB. 1
GOLD ABUNDANT
IN KLONDIKE
Output of Oold Will Be Increased in
tho Noithwost Territory by Many
New Discoveries Much Excitement
Caused Thereby.
VALDEZ, Alaska, Jan. 11. Advices
of one of tho biggest strikes in the Ko
yukuk district, which rivals any made
in the Klondike or Nome region, havo
been brought hero by Charles E. Bolds,
who just arrived from tho district. The
striko was made on Nolan creek by
John and Louis Olson.
Tho miners found tho old channel at
a depth of 125 feet, and the pans ran
over $200. Frequently the pny streak
was 25 feet wido.
This find has created great activity
in tho interior wherever tho news has
reached, and many have gone to the
Koynkuk.
Bolds made a quartz striko on Chan-
delar eroek and is bringing out with him
specimens fairly alive with gold taken
from the big lodgo.
WOMEN WANT NO PLUMAGE,
BUT THEY EXCEPT CROW
CHICAGO, Jan. 11. Pledges not to
wear the plumage of nny birds other
than crows were signed yosterday by
women representing 13 organizations in
tho Federation of Women's Clubs, the
occasion being n meeting of tho seventh
district of that body. The pledge ex
eludes domestic fowls.
Mrs. 8. P. Potorson, chairman, of the
forestry committee of the federation,
prompted tho move in an address and
especial emphasis was hold on placing
the ban on aigrettes, regardless of the
dictates of tho fashion. Membership in
the clubs represented at the meeting ex
ceeds 1000.
GEN. JACKSON'S VICTORY
CELEBRATED ONCE MORE
CHICAGO, Jan. 3 1. The stand
points from which tho aristocrat and
tho Democrat view societv and its ac
tivities formed the theme of a speech
delivered hero by William J. Bryan nt
tho Jacltaon day banquet of tho Jef
ferson club. Prominent party men from
several western states were present, the
occasion being generally regnrded as
the formal opening of Mr. Bryan 'b
campaign for the Democratic nomina
tion for tho presidency at the Denver
convention next July.
Mr. Bryan said in part:
"The questions which involve a dis
cussion of the relativo sphere of the
nation and the state bring out the dif
ference in tho point of view of the
aristocrat and the democrat. The aris
tocrat wants to get the government ns
far nway from the people as possible;
the Democrat doBires to bring the gov
ernment as nenr the people as possible.
The aristocrat would substitute nation
al remedies for state ones, because pre
datory wealth can protect itself from
national legislation; tho democrat
would add the national remedy to the
state remedy nnd thus give to the peo
ple the protection of both tho state
and federal governments.
"The labor question is considered
from both standpoints. The aristocrat
thinks only of the large employers;
the democrat of the army of employes
nnd of tho general public, which is in
convenienced by nny disruption of
friendly relations between employes
and employer.
"Wo find that everything depends
upon the point of view from which wo
examine the question, and there is no
better illustration of this than can be
found in the financial stringency
through which we are passing. The
liepublicnn lenders rushed to tho res
cue of the banks after those banks had
brought the stringency upon the coun
try by their unbusinesslike methods,
The banks of the rest of the country
were discriminated against in favor
of the banks of New York City, and
after the government had exhausted
the loanable surplus in the treasury,
it borrowed money at 3 per cent, in
order that it might have money to
loan to the banks for nothing; and the!
high flnnncinrs count it patriotism to
loan out at emergency rates the treas
ury money furnished them without in-j
forest. If tli Republican lenders had
spent half as much time in trying to
make depositors secure ns they have
spent in trying to increase the profits
of the bankers we should not have had
any pnnic at all."
THE PACIFIC NO&THWSBT
hat Ota ate FLiwr;
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Admiral
KvansVfleft may make trip to I'u
get Sound aftej; Jeaviiif Han Francisco
thim mmmnr iO
IS IN HANDS
OF THE JURY
Argument Closed at
Noon. After Instruc
tions by Judge Jury
Retired at 1:30 P.M.
Judge Hanna's ruling yesterday in
tho Pnlnani libel case at Jacksonville
practically shut out all material evi
dence fir tho defendant, by denying
him tho statutory right to prove tY.c
truth of his alleged libelous article, af
ter he bad testified as to the proper
motive for publication. Putnam Is ac
cused of criminally libeling the grand
iury and Deputy District At term y
Clarence L. Kennies by criticising them
for their failure to indict President W.
S. Barnum of the Rogue River Valley
nilroad for assaulting Mayor J. F.
Roddy of Medford with nn ax. lie
sought to justify his criticism by prov
ing the truth of his assertion and mini
moned many witnesses of tho Barnum
assault. None of them were allowed to
tostify, though several were plnce.l t.n
the stand and nsked questions in order
to secure tho basis of an nppenpl. But
little ovidence wont before tho jury.
Roames' Contention.
District Attorney A. K. lieames
opened tho enso for the state. Ho con
tonded that tho words in tho alleged
libelous article, "but anyono can try
to brain a man with nn nx and secure
immunity from tho blindfolded repre
sentatives of justice" meant that nnv-
one could commit n felony and bribe his
way to freedom from grand jury and
district attorney. W. 1. Vawter, at
torney for the defendant, denied that
any such nssertion or imputation was
contained in the article. Here Judge
Manna ruled that the facts of the Bar
num assault upon Mavor Reddy could
not bo gone into by tho defense, but
that the grand jury's conclusions must
bo accepted as final. As it was pro
posed to prove tho facts of tho assault
as alleged in the article, showing that
the grand jury had reached the wrong
conclusion, the entire defense was shat
tered. Grand Jurors Testified.
Members of the' grand jury testified
ns to having investigated the Barnum
assault, and considering all the evidence
possible to obtain. All stated that no
attempt was made to bribo or unduly
influence them. Mr. Pottingcr admitted
that he knew that Lewis Ulrich saw the
assault, but he had made no effort to
bring him before the grand jury. The
other members did not know that XT I -rich
had seen the assault, but knew that
Stato Railroad Commissioner West had.
Deputy District Attorney Reames
stated that lie had summoned all the
witnesses of the assault he had heard
of and had wired Mr. West, but hnd
received no repply. No undue influence
had been brought to bear upon him,
either.
Defendant on Stand.
Putnam, the defendant, stated that he
had written the nlleged libelous articbf,
bocause he considered the jury's act in
exonerating Barnum for his attack upon
Reddy an outrage to justice. Ho had
seen the assault, which was unprovoked,
and had no personal hatred or malice
against any of the grand jurors or
against Clarence L. Keames. He only
knew one of the jurors, and him but
Blightly, and had only met Kennies the
night before the assault. The defend
ant wns not allowed by the court to
talk further about the assault, the court
holding that the grand jury's findings
were conclusive nnd eould not bo ques
tioned. State Railroad Commissioner West of
Salem stated he had witnessed the ns
sault and hnd volunteered to go before
the grand jury, as he was anxious to
see an indictment returned. He waited
until the morning that the grand jury
met to hear from Mr. Reames, but not
hearing, left for Eastern Oregon. Ho
had never received the message nlleged
to have been sent by Mr. Renins. Mr,
West was not permitted by the court
to tell about the assault.
Ulrich Told Reames.
Lewis Clrieh, a well known merchant
of Jacksonville, also witnessed the Bar
mini assault, but wns not permitted to
tell about it. He had told Harenec
Reames about it the day it happened,
but hnd not been summoned before the
grand jury. He stated the time and
place of giving the information.
Mayor Reddy wns placed on the 4tand,
but not allowed to tell of tho Barnum
nssnult He had been before the grand
jury, but did Hot think they had made
PUTNAM CAS
CHARGES PANIC
TO PRESIDENT
Now York Congressman Eulivons the
Sossion with Chargos That President
Roosevelt Wns the Cause of tho Re
cent Panic.
WASHINGTON, dan. 11. The reso
lution referring tho president's mes
sage to the several committees furnished
the occasion in the house of representa
tives for a number of addresses. These
covered a variety of subjects, but thoso
that attracted special attention were by
Sheppnrd of Texas and Willot of Now
York.
The former not only made a plea for
the restoration of the legend, "In God
We Trust," on American coins, but dis
cussed the cruise of tho Americau bat
tleship fleet and referred to n possible
conflict with Japan.
Willet placed all the blame for the
recent financial panic on President
Roosevelt, whom ho denounced in se
vere terms. He charged tho presideut
with not being a sensible man nnd
with having turned on the gas and
not tho light, and with going up nnd
I own the country, condemning and
striking with the big stick tho heads
of great industrial interests.
'The president had gone forth day
after day to the people and tho peo
ple of the world, nnd declared to them
that the men who hold tho reins of
our great industrial institutions are
ilishonest and are not worthy of our
confidence. "We want cheer,' he said.
We do not want our chief executive
going up nnd down this country con
demning and striking with the big stick
everything that sticks its head up."
What was wanted, he said, wns a man
to perform bis duties with dignity nnd
power, nnd with thet influeuco of all
sane men behind him,
"It has been said, our president is
sincere," ho continued. "Ho may bo
so, but wo want good sense in tho
president along with his sincerity."
He declared that the president was
not a sensible man, nnd concluded:
"It is because of what I ehargo him
with, with all tho powers of my mind
and body, ns my profound conviction
and because of his lack of senso and
lack of due appreciation of the true
condition of our nation, that wo have
this panic today."
SECOND HOMESTEADS
MAY BE ALLOWED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The senate
committee on public lands has author
ized a favorable report on tho "second
homestead" bill which is n step inter
esting to every state whero public
lands nre located. The bill permits n
homesteader who makes nn unsatisfac
tory location through a mistake to make
another entry providing he has not re
linquished his claim for gain.
PROSPECTIVE APPOINTMENT
CAUSES A BIG CLASH
SALFM, Jan. 11. The four-year term
of N. H. Looney as superintendent of
tho reform school, having expired Janu
ary 1, Governor Chamberlain proposed
at a board mooting that Looney bo re
elected, but Secretary of Stato Benson
and State Treasurer Steel nsked that the
mutter be deferred. Tt is taken as
conclusive indication that Steel and
Benson intend to put some one else in
Looney 's place.
RUTH BRYAN LEAVITT
TIRES OF HER HUSBAND
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 11. Mrs. Ruth
Bryan Leuvitt, daughter of William J.
Bryan, announces in a letter to a friend
that her sopurnptipon from her husband
is final. The former love affairs of her
husband are said to be at the bottom
of the trouble that led to tho separa
tion. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan objected to
the marriage at the start.
much of an investigation, as many wit
nesses informed him that they hnd seen
the attack, but had not been before the
grand jury.
Fritz Bennies, the Medford brewer,
was also a witness of the assault, but
was not allowed to tell about it. He
had not been nsked to go before the
grand jury.
('b)sing arguments were made this
morning. J he jury ns finally selected
was as follows:
LiBt of Jury.
George Hoffman, Applegate.
A. B. Chapman, Barron.
W. A. Patrick, A-diland.
J. C. Wilson, Central Point.
H. F, Hathaway, Central Point.
C. M. Parker, North Medford.
George L. Davis, Jacksonville.
FW. Amy! 'Cent nil Point.
H. L. Beniiett, Medford.
Isaac Merrinian, Nort h Medford.
Julin Bellinger, North Jacksonville.
Nick Kime, Griffin Creek, r
The following talesmen were exam
ined and rxemed:
C. . Bavse, Jacksonville.
J. 1 1. Williams. Ashland.
A. C. Allen, West Medford.
J. F. Bitter, Medford.
Kd Wilkinson, .Medford.
Jason llnrtmnn, Medford.
CENTRAL POINT
NEW
E
A Fine, New Building
Goes Up in Flames
Loss $17,000-Was
Well Insured.
The firmament wns brightly illumin
ated Friday night between 8 nnd 0
o'clock bv flames that destroyed Cen
tral Point's beautiful schoolhouse.
The origin of the firo is unknown,
but it, is supposed to have originated
from the heating apparatus.
Tho loss is estimated at about $17,-
000, which was pretty well covered In
surance. The building was n handsome brick,
well appointed nnd up-to-date. It wuh
completed a little more than a year ago
and had been used but little. Its loss
is a severe blow to tho people of Cen
tral Point district, who were justly
proud of their edifice.
Fortunately tho old schoolhouso,
which had been moved a short distance
from its successor, was saved, and it
will be brought into use again .until an
other building can bo constructed.
Jacksonville lost a new schoolhouse
in the same muniier not long ago. It
seems that moro attention should be
paid to this matter by school directors,
who should also make it n point to hire
none but careful, reliable janitors.
RUSSIAN CZAR SHOWS
CONSIDERATION TO NON-MONK
ST. FBTHRSDURG, Jnn. 11. Em
peror Nicholas has manifested confi
deuce in Father John Cronstndt by up
pointing him to participate in sittings
of the synod of this year, a rare honor
for n non-monkish clergyman and en
joyed by but two other men.
ANOTHER DOUBLE MURDER
RECORDED IN CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 1 1. Pietro
Sarochi, an ironworker, nnd his wife
fought a duel to tho death thifl morn
ing at their cottage. Ho was armed
with a large butcher knife, she with a
razor. After fighting 20 minutes the
husband slew his wife and cut his own
throat from ear to ear, expiring on
her dead body. Worry over money
said to be deposited In the defunct
California bank, together with the fact
that his wife left him several times
recently, is believed to havo been
among the causes of tho fatal quarrel.
DROUTH IN INDIA
IS BROKEN AT LAST
LAHORE, India, Jan. 11. The
drouth which bus prevailed during the
pant six months was broken by cop!
ous rains throughout the Punjab dis
trict and disastrous famine is avoided.
MOROCCO PRETENDER
FINALLY BECOMES SULTAN
TANGI Kit, Morocco, Jan. 11. Mulai
Ilafia was on January Q proclaimed sul
tan at Fez and n holy war has been de
clared. Massacres aro expected.
PARIS, Jan. 11. Tho French gov
ernment Is considerably disturbed over
the unexpected declaration of a holy
war at Fez, and is anxiously awaiting
in format ion from n number of tribes
who may follow the rebel sultan, Mulai
Hafig.
JACKSON COUNTY JOURNALISTS
WILL ORGANIZE AT LAST
The newspaper publishers of the val
ley have been invited to meet at Ash
laud, Sunday, January 12, for the pur
pose of organizing the .lack son County
Press association, which is to bo repre
sented ns a body at the meeting of the
Oregon Press association at Portland,
called for January 17. ?
It is high time that the brethren wore
getting together.
BASKETBALL TONIOHT
MEDFORD HIGH VS. ASHLAND
There will be a game of basketball
at Ashland this (Saturday) night bo
t ween the first local team and the '
M fid ford high school team. It is et r
tain to be an excellent exhibition, for
both fives have been practicing regu-1
larly and comprise the bent players
in their respective towns.
This will be the last game the Ash- (
land boys will (day at home before
starting on the northern trip. I
ROBBERS STOLE 12 MO
HAVE BEEN CAPTURED
NEW YORK, Jan. II. Police have
arrested Frank Rivn, his wife and his
brother Carlo fo theft of jewels vnl
tied at 2.l,000 from the homo ogChns.
F. Brookor at Anson in, Conn. Rivn
was formerly butler at Brookor ' home.
Jewel were found In nn east side ten
ement to tho value of $17,000.
FIELD EQUIPAGE
TO BE REDUCED
Secretary Taft Recommends That the
Weight Soldiers Must Pack While on
March Should be Cut Down Con
sidorauly.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Thero is
talk in army circles of further reducing
tho omorgoucy ration already heretofore
reduced from 102 ounces. Next to main
tenance of its quality of sustenance the
desire is to minimize the weight of the
ration, to tho end that thero may bo A
reduction to tho last degreo of tho bur
den of the soldier in the field on emer
gency call. Somo of tho European na
tions hnvu emergency rations lowor than
ours, nnd tho opinion is that this nuy bo
safely reduced In weight, whilo at the
same time retaining Its effect ns a diet.
The war department has approved
suggestions of tho commissary general
for an extension of the system of in
struction of baking and cooking bo as
to include ns many as possible of the
militia camps to bo held during the
coming summer.
Because of changed conditions a new
haversack nnd cup, Biimller than now in
use, have been adopted. Fifty thousand
of these will bo manufactured for issue
as they may bo needed.
GUN MANUFACTURER SAYS
JAPAN IS PREPARING
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. "Japan
is rushing preparations for war nnd
may striko us at any minute." This
waff the startling statement inndo today
by Hudson Maxim, a member of a big
company that mnnufacturos arniB, who
is visiting in Washington.
"It is n Had mistake to think that
Japan is financially ombnrrassod,"
ho continued. "It's Japan's old game
to rush war preparations and complain
about being poverty-stricken at the
same time."
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 11. Mon
high in Russian court nnd army cir
cles, ns well as the St. Petersburg press,
are openly ridiculing Okuinn's repudi
ation of tho version given of his Kobe
speech in which ho was quoted as urg
ing India to ris engainst British rule.
The reports of tho speech fell into
the hands of Russian diplomats direct
ly nfter Okuum delivered his utter
ances and were forwarded, to tho cap
itol. It is said they do not agree with
tho press reports in which Okumn de
clares he was misquoted.
WASHINGTON NEWS
INTERESTING TO STATE
WASHINGTON, Jan. U. Represen
tative Humphrey of Washington intro
duced n bill appropriating $50,000 to
erect monuments marking tho old Oro
gon trail, traversed by Ezra Moekor
and other pioneers.
Congressman Ilawley has introduced
the following bills: To appropriate
$I2.ri,000 for a public building nt Rose
burg for the postoffice, land office, for
estry aud weather bureau puprposes. To
appropriate $100,000 for a postoffice
building at Albany,
Hotel Nash Grill
Sunday Table d'Hote Dinner, $1.00
MENU
1'onnpo, Wheelwright
Olynipia Oyntor Cocktail
Cromo of Terrapin, Maryland
California Olives
Filet of Hole, Jc.invillo
l'ninmes Natural Cucumbers
Chicken Patties, a la Kcino
ltoast Stuffed Capon, Hngo Dressing
(iuava Jelly
Ilrnnned Hweet Potatoes
Celery MuyonnaiHo
Rquash Pio 1
Vanilla Ire Cream
AHsorted CakeB
Coffeo
Hiiklyou HparkliK Water
F. O. ODKLIi, Htnwurd.
ftlNDAT, JANUARY 12, 1908
CHICAGO JUDG
CALLS TEODY
OVER IDEAL
Judge firosscup Says
We Must Not Go
Too Far in Practical
Side Life.
CHICAGO, Jan. 11. In an address
at a banquet of tho Beta Theta Phi
society lust night Judgo Petor Gross
cup Bays ho thinks Roosevelt is an
"ovor-ideul."
"I may not bo sure but what
velt is nn over-ideal," said tho judgo.
"Wo must not go too far in tho prac
tical side of life. They go hand in
hand and accomplish something moro
than dreams. Ideals aro ofton over
drawn and wo may carry them too
fur. It is in this respect I rofor to
tho president. Wo should not devote
ourselves in this commorcinl ago to
inero ideals, but should look further."
GRANTS PASS LAWYERS
IN A FISTIO DUEL
C. II. Clements, tho nowly-appointed
city attorney of Grants Pass, and Ol
iver Brown, n lnwyor who presented
tho two sides of a saloon caso before
tho Josephino county court, passed hot
words back and forth and not being
able to settlo tho argument in tho
courthouse with words, attempted to
reach a settloment in the old-fashioned
way out in tho street.
Brown called Clements a liar, and
Clements knocked Brown into tho gut
ter, sitting on him till bystanders in
terfered. Noithor was damaged much.
ITEMS FROM PEYTON,
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. W. Richardson nnd
son Edmund havo returned from Mod-
ford, whero tho spent tho holidays with
friends and relatives.
Miss Gladys E. Millor roturnod from
Wimer, where alio has been spending
tho holidays with her relatives.
Miss May Dltsworth left for Jack
sonville, whoro sho intends to go to
school.
Mrs. Effie Gordan, who has boon ill
for somo timo, is very much improved.
Mr. Luther visited tho Ditsworth
home a fow days ago.
Miss Bertha Ditsworth returned home
last Tuesday from a visit to Medford
and Jacksonville.
John McClannhnn visited tho Poyton
homo last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. U. E.Poyton spent New
Vear's with Mr. Whitley's folks.
APPLICATION FOR BALL
MADE FOR EUGENE SOHMITZ
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11. Appli
cation for release on bail of Eugeno
K. Schmitz, former mayor, confined in
tho county jail for tho past eight
months, was mado to Superior Judgo
Dunno this morning by counsel for de
fendant, but action was postponed un
til Monday.