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THE BIG BOOMERMEDFORD TRIBUNE'S 1908 HORTICULTURAL EDIT10NORDER COPIES NOW THE WEATHER. Ocenxional rain or snow to night; eolder. Thursday, rain or snow; westerly winds. Associated Press Dispatches VOL. II. MEDFOKD. OR., "WEDNESDAY, JANUARY -Ji),. 15)08. NO. LHi.') REDDY FILES HOME RULE AMENDMENT Mayor of Med ford, Futhers Initiation Petition Signed by I 9000 Voters. Mayor .1. K. K-'ddy thk w with tin- M'crt'tiirv of state k filed it Salem ; ;in initiative pet it inn signed b voters for iin amendment to the insti tution, giving home ru U ti cities and towns. "There is no good argument that can be made against this hill, ' ' said Dr. Heddy thin morning. "There is no rea son why people outside of a city should ! dictate the government of that city. It is simply a question of home rule. This hill, if it becomes a law, will restore to municipalities the right to regulate their own affairs. ' ' Proposed Amendment. The bill amends section, article 11, of the state constitution to read: j "Corporations may be founded under general Jaws, but shall not be created' by the legislative assembly by special laws. The legislative assembly shall not enact, amend or repeal any charter tir act of incorporation of any muniei-I'-Mity, city or town. Th legal voters or every city and town are hereby granted power to license, regulate, con trol and tax, or to suppress or prohibit theaters, racetracks, poolrooms, bowling alleys, billiard halls and the sale of liquors subject to the provisions of the local option law of the stnte of Ore gon, within the corporate limits of any municipality is vested in such munici pality. ' ' The section at present reads as fol lows: "Corporations may he framed under general lawn, but shall not be created by the legislative assembly by special laws. The legislative assembly shall not enact, amend or repeal any charter or act of incorporation or any munici pality, city or town. The legal voters of every city and town are hereby granted power to enact and amend their municipal charters, subject to the con stitution and criminal laws of the state of Oregon. ' ' Dr. Reddy's Argument. Pr. Roddy submitted the following argument for his measure: "The purpose of this amendment is to obtain practical home rule for all cities and towns in Oregon. " Laws which mav be necessarv and wise for a seaport may not be advisable and good for an inland town. "The proposed amendment gives to the voters of each city in Oregon the right to regulate their own local affairs and to make such laws as the majority of t he people of that town wish to make. "The majority shonM rale. Xo law can he pa"d of course except by a majority, and the pioposed amendment m rely prevents a minority .ruling. It gives t h- inn j.-rity this power, which thev certainly hould have. "it does not seem fair that people living in Eastern Oregon should vote as to what regulations should aoply to The local affair of a city in the Wil lamette vailev, nor. on the other hand. hnuM the iwiple ,, the Willmaetto vnl ley govern the local affairs of ' " in Entem Ores It is impossil.ie ttih make any law which will be equally ,.,,.,',. varietv. The tree bears late suitable for ail towns, and the pro- tm, frnit ri.ninj( in o,.tber. posed amendment gives the taxpayers Th(, M(Hon por js j.ribe,! as resem and voters of ea- h town the right to hVm( R nftrtHt in nn(1 iHM a govern their own local affairs within vUow ,.l)r TnP (,iiver pear is a vel the ,ity hoa.Hinne. iwW, green with a red cheek. Mr. Oli "The proved amendment i home . n,.v,.r attravU.(J , the par as rule for e,tl.... Peron who have some eurittmi,v nnti, r,.a(1ing of the diseov p-T mi-ieur" r f-iiic nnirn tney are airaiu i" :iii'.in i" oi i in people ' aniendm-nt. It can be i will niiit '- in opposed onlv t'V tt.nep p-rons who are afraid to abide bv be rule of the ma jority nf the rw'oplr. " Al Intle rt h.'uM upport it." FRANCO AMERICAN WINE TEEATY IS CO NT IK MED WASH I NT. TON. Jan. . S.-crtary i SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 29. Judge of State K"..: and Amha-lnr Jire Frank H. Dunne today overrul--dde raund hae .ia.! the Franco AiriQican , niurrers t indictments charging em recioro.-itv ,r-:r:r n-nt drawn under ' hf..U-wvt against J. Paljyll Drown. K s"ti"n t:.' rir'.j: a -. Tie-1 ar fTtii r s n ral manager, and Walter J. ring-in-nt O- b s F-.?re" the Darfn-tr. form. f) vi.e president of th-- bat fix n ;' .'. y- cent luti on ; abf'Titi.t Sa "-PefoBBtife-4.bmhii.m!-"hampagrt.- and -prt'kinig win.- i-Q-rt i'nO'ntO Pe it A TniV com e.1 by An, eric:. ,r rt-tur CD'f which t-an to-w iiQ't ha.. a receiver. Fjjncp MnfQ. th" r-.imi. tariff r.."-.v nrcor "c. acic -n. an prodiu KING OPENS PARLIAMENT IN SUNSHINE Fearof Demonstration by Women Suffrag ists Causes Unusa! Precautions. l,n'l)ON. Jan. ''!'. A most ran liVent in winter a elear, sunnv dnv favored the royal procession to West-! minster today, where the king opened parliament. An immense crowd wit nessed the parade. Premier Sir Henry Campbell-Bamier-man, whose health is feeble, was the only cabinet minister absent when the king ascended th throne. Queen Alex andra was seated on the chair of state at his right. Owing to the menace of a possible outbreak by woman suffrag ists, unusual precautions were taken, on ly certified ladies being admitted to the ceremonv. The king's spoeeh contained nothing of extraordinary interest. Referring to The Hague peace conference, the king said: "The various instruments annexed to the final act of that conference show progress has beon made, and they are receiving the nttentive consideration of my government. One of the most im portant of these instruments establishes the great principle of an international court of appeal in prize cases. My gov ernment is considering the question of inviting the representatives of the lead ing maritime nations to nttend a con ference in London next autumn, with a view to coming to an understanding on certain important points of internation al law for the guidaee of this court." SEEDLESS PEARS GROWN FOR PAST TWENTY YEARS PKNPLKTOX, Or., Jan. 29. Not sus pecting tiiat a seedless pear was any thing out of the ordinary, R. h. Oliver, n prominent fruitgrower two miles west of this city, has been growing pears of that nature for two decades. Much pub licity has been given during the past three months to a seedless pear diseov ered by A. 1. Mason, an orchard ist near Spokane. Accounts of a seedless pear tree began to flow in from Hood River and North Yakima about the same time. The Mason pear, however', him attract ed the most attention. Eastern papers have exploited it and the Michigan A vocato is the authoritv for the state ment that pomological experts nml nur serymen in various parts of the Cnited States and Canada will he .invited t t race the variety and history of th pear found by Mason. It states sampler of the pear have been sent to Lutln i Rurhank. The tree hearing Ihe seedless pear on the ( Miver farm near tins citv was growing on the place when he bought it j 'Jit years ago. The pears on the Olivei I tree differ in description from those of the Masen farm, being very large and 'resembling the Flemish ileauiv more i than any ntlier variety. They are en j tirely seedless mid have only the slight est t raring if core, being in effect core Ness as well as seedless. I lie iiesn is fine grained and solid, the flavor is good i on1 tlie nenr lint mnnv plniina for norm .... frmn lM,jnt, ......ll.uy Iin,l v ( ,( dless pear in the papers last Where the tree came from he does not know. The farm with the orchard on it was purchased from a nurseryman, who et the orchard out. DUNNE OVERRULES BANKERS' INDICTMENTS Th.-..: O the tr ' wg tv set fratwt dav. FINE THEATER FOR MEDFORD NOW ASSURED Dr. Page to Erect Magnificent Play' House Equal to any in Portland. j i n-v playhouse tVr Me.It'oid seems be an uMi:vd fact. I'iaus l""r the new rage t li'-at. r. which I t J- re.iei ir C. Page will civet at Seventh and A els. have arrived, and are now he mg shown by I liaries u. iin.eiiigg. to whose untiring efforts Med lord will owe the new house and who will be its manager. The plans call for a beautiful struc ture with pressed brick front, one that will be a credit to any city of oO.nilo, for, as Pr. Page says. "I want to build a theater good enough so that no one else will even think of building one for the next 25 years.' Will Seat a Thousand. Entrance will be had to the auditor ium through a spacious lobby, 20 feet wide, where will be found the box office, cloakroom, retiring-rooms and toilets for both ladies and gentlemen, and the stairs to the gallery. Three six-foot swinging doors lead to the or chestra floor with stairways on each side to the balcony. The lower floor will hold 440 opera chairs and there will be SOU more, in the balcony with seating capacity for 2.rH in the gallery a total of 1000. There will be four stage boxes on each floor; also a circle of loges or open boxes holding four ' ... , , i posit therein at various dates, together n eYiieiitio will he snared on the!' .... .. ... ' , ; stage to make it absolutely perfect. Mr. " , , .. Ilaztliigg says: "1 can play anything on that stage that leaves. New York- eeu i.en ii.ii . . .. , . .... curtain opening will ie .iu leer wine. The stag proper is .'10 feet from the curtain line to the back wall. Oil feet between walls, of. feet to the "grid iron or root, with tiv unneries ana everv n-'cessarv adjunct. The house wll be tutated by steam and ample emergency exits have been provided. Sale of First-Night Seats. V hue Dr. J'nge will erect this beau tiful theater himself and there will be no call for stock subscriptions, Mr. II zelrigg has agreed to raise $,'tniM) from the sale of seats for the first 'night 's performance, which will he about Sep- leather 10. While there will he no fixed price fnr these seats, Mr. Ha.elrigg hopes to average $.1 each. Thre will in io s'Hts sold on the opening night outside the tnillery, all opera . chairs going to subscribers. I tie list, is now in Mr. Ha.elrigg 's hands and is being rapid ly f iiled. Pun wait for him to . all '. hut in; nt him ll j yonrsi if ;iud that yi. o appreciate tin emerpri will ni.e Med ford a better theat even i'l'r'Jand possesses. that ' than ! SNOWBALLS PUT OUT ' FIRE AND SAVE TOWN , - 1 J those of you wlm seem to appreciate JOHNSTOWN", I'n.. Jan. L'lt. fmh- . w ,.,( h;i done tn bring many of ihe abl t!i. iiuwt remarkable, manner of (dark deeds to light, as I feel that "ei 4xtingiiikiiing a fire occurred at Bs-!ety will he in a better piition to pro weli. a mining town near here, tsheiijtert themselves and even though the hiiinlr.nis nf men, women and hoys and j real men responsible go clear, perhaps girls saved the town from detrtic ""it we have done irnicli L"'d. I know 1 by tnr-w;ng snowballs. J have got a clear conscience now. as i Ihe town has no fire department know I can loi.k up fo my (ioil and sin and water is scarce. The flames gained icrr. lv ay I have made all the earthly much headway, and a building in which ! ret it ut ion within my power." wa s;,,,-ed sufficient ("W,i r t" blow j up the .Kago was threatened. j KEYSTONE ARCHITECT TO As H last resort virtually the entire TURN STATE'S EVIDENCE population began throwing tieiu-ands of; -- 1 niiowtiaiu-. made from soft, wet snow-, j II A ii RlSBC lf(i. Jan. The prob and .'ift'T a time prevnt-d the r-xplo- ,.m of tie- (b fenve of the capitol prow ion and .nfined th- fbii.e. to a half !eution has been . hiniged completely by doen buildings. , t lo- act toti of A n hit' rt Joseph Mc- 'Huston of Philadelphia in securing a Dr. Rowland Dead. P:. L. L. Rowland, who died at his home in Salem Sunday at errmnu at the ag" of 77 years. p.nt marly the entire period "f hie li.ng and useful life tn Oregon. In the prime of his lif" I. w :,n act f in the e-hi' a er! wor; of the i-tate. both in private and offic tend, to 1- He 1 ;.! capacity. M of public A Tin 17 J low n. fron ell . r n t . ti- 1- i in fr..::, .u! 5t . hniim. .V-ii.!,.-.. O 0' ::,?,io gumau. GORTELYOU EXPLAINS IN PHAMPLET Secretary of Treasury Issues Back Telling Mow Money Is Dis tributed. WAHIN'tiTON. Jan. :!:. The reply of Seen tary ' 'ortelvou to the senate I'esolui ion railing for information eon-i-efiiiiiL' tin' ooerut ions of the treasury depart inent . in connect ion with the re rent financinl crisis was laid before the senate today by the vice president. The document was not read, but a printed copy was on the desk of each senator. Culberson inquired of the vice-president whether the pamphlet contained all the secretary's communications. The vice-president said he had not exam ined the report and did not know whether the pamphlet contained all of the message, "1 don't recall an instance," said Culberson, "in which a head of a de partment of the government has an swered a senate resolution in printed form. Cortelyou's report detailed statements concerning the award of the Panama bonds, H per cent certificates, together with the recent transactions of the gov ernment on the financial situation, also embodying information as to the gen eral state of the national finances for the closing months of HH)7. The report was accompanied by a long letter from Cortelyou to the president of the sen ate and embraces a list, of depositories and tlu amounts of money placed on de i with the data regarding necerittes and I . . .other iiitoiinatiou. , 0RCHARD DECLARES HE jg GLAD TRUTH IS OUT CKII'I'IJ-: ClfKKK. Colo., Jan. !!!. P. C. Seott of this city received a let ter recently from . Ihert h llorsley. I . ,, - ' . . ... . . , .. imifir, much- ue is ji t ;i i ( i lie; iriiii 101 the murder of ex( inventor Steuneu berg, which he has confessed. Orchard I was the principal witness at the trials ' of William P. Haywood, nee ret a ry i treasurer of the Western Federation of J M biers, and (ieorge A. I'ett ihoue, a former member of the executive board, j on the charge of complicity-- in the Steunenherg murder, which milted in j their acquittals. The letter tn part i - as follows: j "1 am frying lo Keep upas well as I ran. but fee very nd at times. But j never once have I regretted that I have I the truth and made a clean hreutd I of my J on mi 's, and VMuild not go back on ime thing, if by so doing I would save my life ;md have, my liberty. J I; now t hat I have been released f rom gp-ati-r b. ohIs thai) those that imw bind me. But if I only looked at it from a woildly tfnieliii1. if uouM linn h.ok ' ts- i f! .i ;-'. when h" wax 'onviMieil 1j- wa- wrong got the wor t of tt. 1 'in fei-l mtv kindiv to parat'- trial wiih the consent of the oinmonucaltij. Huston s action seems o indicate tnn' lo- h ri rt agreement ! wit h t he eomrnouwenlt h to he one f it - principal witm Attornevs on horn sides d " matter, e bi'i n s-jb- rod' f nd S.'uiderson. c I tO tliu.'iitJH l hi- i. . .. I.,, ffir 'h ..r . I. .1,11 II. -r,.-.l :.ri' - ' 'i - A.I.I!' y Tr.-;.-.1 ' '" "" '("''' f. -mI V;li:im I'. Ki VMI-im I.. M:i1 Ii ,,.(. n . tx r i lit ii'l. ,,1.T,. ii ml il.il,L-. O in. i r i :in.. :.nl, jO ,-.o I o C. HZ) o ci'-'o o0 J.V--- 1 ' 'I- FRAUD III QUARREL Heney and Bristol ClashOver Telegram Sent HendricksOver Immunity. IMiUTl.ANP. .Ian. HH. hi the Hall case tday, Cnited Stairs District At torney ristol and Francis .1. Heney lasiied, Ili'istol flatly denying thai he had made promises of immuiiitv to ex C tilled States Commissioner Hamilton H. Hendricks for his testimony against Hall. Heney flashed the following tele gram on Bristol, which would bear out Hendricks story: "Francis .L Heney Hendricks wants sentence date postponed to some day next week, to enable him to consult with vou relat ive to the evidence on Her mann and Hall, in consideration for A reduction in his sentence. I don't see any harm in postponement until you get here. What do you sawf Answer. "HRISTOL, "United 8tntes Attorney." "T never sent that telegram," de clared Bristol. RittenhouNO (Honey's secretary) showed it to me after it had been sent, and 1 jacked him up about it." Bristol denied emphatically that he had ordered a telegram sent, and reply ing to Heney 's questions, anid that while ho assisted Heney in some cases, he always thought Rittenhouse and Neuhausen were Honey's principal rep resntativs. "You thought so," said Hney. "It was a fact," answered Bristol firmly. "Didn't you tell me you had a talk wit h Hendricks and that he told you of his conversation with Hall?" asked Heney. "No, sir." and Bristol stepped down, heaving t he stand, he whispered into Honey's ear for a minute or two, evi dently striving to convince the prose cutor of some mistake about the tele gram. Hall was on the stand this morning. His testimony was not especially inter esting. SEVEN MILLION INCREASE IN ROLL OF PENSIONS WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Reprmen t at iv Keiter of Ohio, chairman of the subcouiinitt.ee on pensions of the house committer ,n appropriations, announces informally t hat that committee has agreed tn recommend the pensions' roll of ."H.VMmo.imn fr the fiscal year end ing June :m. 1 . This wilt he about $7.Hlli,!"in in excess of the periston roll of the present fiscal year. The increase in largely tue to tlo- previsions of the Met 'umber bill, effective ill I'Yhrunry, !!"7, bv which the enlargement of pen sinus in i.rfiiplniice with aye and Ihe abolis,un nt of ihysicnl einmiiiaf ion as a prerequisite to the establishmeiil of peasimi claims on accnunt of physical disabili'v were hrouglif out, Chairman Keif, r has addressed a letter each to the secretnry of the interior and com-mi-siii r of pensions, inviting them to appear before tlo sub eommitt tn peris imiv and support t he recommenda tion made by them that the number of pension agencies in the Tnited States he reduced to one only at Washington. STRANGERS LOSE LIVES IN ROGUE RIVER RAPIDS I i If A NT men Wll'. PASS, Or,. Jan. 'J!'. Two names could not be learned. but wlin w.-re supposed to be miners on t heir w :t to the lower Ib'gtjf river gold dftrot, loaded a rowbofit with a siipplv of grub and a camping outfit ami started down boguc river from Grants Pass, intending to shoot the rap t tils. Keport was receiel here taut the . boat. Ij ttoio Hide up. min is the men ! ami supplies, was picke.i up ny miners ai name carup, nines iieH,w w u (is suppo-.-d the boat un 'Miin""l in , t lo terrrb- maelstrom and whirlpool , of Hl-I '.are, between i.Ti:t. I'a's and 1 (ialire The rapids of H-ll -;u- are iil I lur iii'ir' ' ru mini i' !l .In r vi.:i anil llnrii. ... -In. I I ! .HIM -r. A ii. 'I ii hunt I. ml, r, illffi.-il- 1. ,.f II,. t I III III II! 11 ii. V. i . (, i',' .-I v. Iili , llii I. i : :,ll-. tn- l:..j- .. in. ii Ii. O In run lii II 'in' I. mil -I li ii ml.' r ! i 1 111 O 'ill ' It i- I t) 0' I II, . in- v..- f"'l 't ijr.'.1) (" 1" O " n O . . ' niATE EXTENSION OF Engineer Arrives to Take Charge of Con struction Work-- GasolineCarlsHere. Kngiueer .1. W. Morris of l'ovtlaml arrived in Mod ford Wednesday to take charge of extension work on t he Pa cific & Kastern railroad, Mr. Morris will first go over the projected line anil Held notes used in preliminary sur bb field notes used in preliminary surveys, and will be materially assisted in mak ing estimates for the new work by these. It will be some time before he will ho prepared to issue a definite statement regarding proposed work. The gasoline motor car 1o be used temporarily Viet ween Med ford and "Kagle, Point has arrived from Portland. It U a much larger ear than that used oa the Jacksonville run and will hold twice an ninny passengers. Trackmaster Joe Kelly is working a crew of eight men repairing the track.. They are at present at work on tho dofl ort. One of the first moves of the now company will be an application for a franchise through the city of Medford, so that the track can be extended to tho business district. OUIDA DIES IN POVERTY IN TUSCAN VILLAGE HOME, Jan. 29. After having amassed and expended a fortune during her long career as writer, and through her popularity with the reading pub lic been hailed often as the foremost woman novelist of her age. Miss houise de la Itauiee (Oiiirln) died recently in comparative poverty at the little Tus can village of Massarosa. Here Miss Itamee made her home in a milkman's humble cottage fur nearly a year. At Ihe ago of 7M the sight of one eye had been destroyed, her hear ing had almost failed and other in firmities had added to her afflictions. Kor five years Ouida's life had been passed in seclusion and most of that time in dire want. Absolute inability to reckon the vabu of the money earned by more than 41) of her novels, which became the "rage," brought her to this unhappy pass. Her once large fortune wa squandered in giving to others. Nearly a year ago at tent ion was called to her unfortunate coudil ion t h rough the grant ing of a pension of -t7.riO per ii ii u 1 1 in to her. Kneads were eager to a ill her, but the proud old woman would have none of their char ity. Forced to give up the splendid villa at Lucca, where she had lived so long, she took to t he milk man 's cot fag.-. CANNOT USE SALT IN FREHERVING FRUIT SAX I'lIA M isci I. .Inn. I'll. I'rufi-s K. .1. Wirliimi, IiimmI uf llit di'i:irtiiii.nt III St 14 ' 11-IT I T lire lit till' Hi .'It MIlivi'lHilV. linn t.-iki'ii 'lii-'i'-t inhii.. Willi W. If. Wi-li-y, rlili-l' i.t" Iin- I'lH'iiiiilrv linri'iiu of tin- fiih nil ii-i!irtiiu'iit nf iiyrii-iilt lire, iin to tin- if'' nf I'lu'inii-iilM in ilrvinu fruit. A liiirniiiK iNsui' with llii' I 'iilifuniiil fruitiii'ii if tin' ii-'- nf Hiililiur fur i-ur i ii u fruit. I r. W'ili'y Iiiih I'liiiHt rni'il tin iuri' f'.ml Inw :ih fnrliiil'lin the MHi' nf llliliur. Illnl tll'Mlit illtiTi-MtM nf tin-Mtiiti- lijivi- viiiriniHly fnulit liin niliiiRl Ah it rntiipriiiniHi., Miilpliur in tn In1 Ill liiW 'l until ii Kiiliut it nil' iv iliKi'nvrri'il. Ilr. Wil. v uiii'l'. tin Hiiniiiini'i.iiM'iit In I In- ' iilifnriiiH ilcl'-Kiiti'in lit WiiHliiii tnii Mint In- liml fminil liv i-x mti iii'-nt m llmt it Kiitt "iluti 'null! lit UHi'il witlt UH "III iMl'lirt'iry r''ultn II" rnnlil Milliir. In ii I'tliT uililri'HKiil tn I'ri'siili'tit U 1i'"Nt, nf tin- univiTiit v. Wirlifiiin i'.un,li ti lv ilim-r'-ilitM Wilnv'B "iliHriiv it'.." Itiiliiiiini'iliu tlmt milt lrtl'1 lici'lf tii..l in IIiIn Htnti' li vi'iirH itnt ami fi.nii'l uii-uiliilili' fur tin' iuruti.. Tin' ii,:iTi r ii mil' tlmt ituliv I'lini'iTiiH til'- it, 'if frtiil in.lii-.ti v nf tli'- I ifii i',-:'"-. ;,i, i ml nit rv wnrtl, nmri' tli.'ili -t'-ll. MII.I.JOH DOLLAR FIRE LOM8 IS INDIANAPOLIS I v : 'I ' I'Ul.H. .1 in 'J!' I'll" ill I,, v I. n I'- i.l' II' "ii ' ' "burn Cn.. ,:,;! t.iili,', ,ri,,".il :i ln'.i 111 . I .Ililli.ll'HI. 1ll fll l'l n,fv"?-i Ht.iri'il .Hl'f Nil Kri'iMii wi-ri' in in Ml.- P.&E.PLANNED ' u r. O CO n O O Or, 0 o G 0 c'-'C o o o o O o 0 o" oo o c.O - rt r-KTi-V Wtit Vi - Of) o o o o o n c? o o