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Newspaper Page Texto the we Other. Fnir touiM, .'x.-.-.t ruin neiir coast; witrnu'r in smith.- jior tiun; WY.Inesilnv, rain. Associated Press Dispatches i VOL. II. MEDFOK1), OK., TUESDAY, FEDRUARV 18. 1!KW. XO. lS2 Orchards In The Rogue River Valley Pay $1,000 Per Acre Annually ENTIRE EAST j IN GRASP OE STORM KING : Heaviest Snow of Winter j Piling Up Drifts In Cen 1 ' tral ;West Traffic De morlized. 4 f CHICAGO, Fob. 18. One of the i: heaviest snow storms of tin winter is raging today. A tbirty-ntiln gale is ; piliug the snow in deep drifts. f TOl'KKA, Kan., Feb. IS. A blizzard , prevails over Kansas tod a v. In Jewell county the worst storm in years is re ported. i KANSAS CITY, Feb. IS. A heavy wet snow is falling in Western M is Bouri today. 0 LINCOLN, Xeb.. Feb. IS. Railway and st reetcar traffic. is demoralized by the heavy fall of slow in this sec tion of Nebraska. The storm eon t in U0h. Snow is drifting bad I v. i (MA!I A, Neb., Feb. IS. A font of traow, which has drifted from four to BIX feet in many daees, greeted the . people of Omaha today. Traffic in the city is practically at a standstill. The storm is general in the state and ia it lie worst in many years. r M:S MOINI-X In., Feb. IS. The blizzard which started Inst night stil! : rages. Traffic is delayed. An ice gorge six miles long above the city threatens destruction. Dynamite is be- j; ing used wit h poor success to break f the ice. fiV ASH I Xli TON, Feb. 1 X. Storms mav iicccutuate flood conditions in the ; Ohio valley. Society night at the Mod ford rink '"will be Thursday of each week until j further notice. Music by the Med ford Blind will be provided. Admission "u cents: skates. .VI cents. 2S.1 Ten Reasoiisltf4i Why WE SHOULD SELL YOU That New Hat 'A'o "iiiu-iuitpp cvoi'v hat with 1 ho t-ash jn'icc paid. Wo a iv the exclusive agents for Knap) Felt Hats. "We sell hats that make salesmen of nnr customei's. "We sell more hats than any store south of Portland "We c-arry tho largest stock in all styles and qual ities. AVe alone can fit a derby comfortably to your head because We have the only genuine French hat ronfornia- teur in Modi'ord. We sell the only hat made with the Cravenolte va- terproof giiiirantee. AYo sell tln-ee dollars' woi-th of hat for three dol 1 lars. Ve sell John 15. Stetson hats at the same pVico you 1 iay for them in New Yolk. DANIELS' New Clothing Store "Whrrr You Arc Always Treat rd o NORTH SCHOOL CHILDREN GO OUT WATER COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL BUSY SEEKING SUPP1Y Members of Committee Leave Tomor row to Inspect Various Sources in Butte Creek Country Hope Visit Will Result in Obtaining Supply. Messrs. Merrick, Wortman and Kif ert, the city council's special commit too to secure au adequate water supply for Mod ford, leave tomorrow to inspect Butte creek and the sources in that vi cinity. A thorough investigation will be made, including the north fork of the ereek, us well as Big Butte. No stone will be left un aimed by this committee to sectire water. Lnst week they made a thorough inspection of Wagner creek, which was finally re jected. The committee expects to be able to report, soon. NEW FINISH GOVERNOR FORCES PLOTTERS TO MOVE ST. PKTKItNBriiCi, Feb. IS. Since the appointment of (Jeneral Von Hneek man to be governor of Finland, the province is no longer a haven for the terrorists, and plotters, who are moving to Sweden in large numbers. The work of the Hussiau police is greatly facili tated. LAND FRAUD TRIALS TO BE RESUMED IN APRIL Trials nf laud-fraud eases will be re sumed April i:t, with Judge Wolverton presiding, when Horace (ireeley Mo Kinlev will be tried for forgery. T. ('. Becker will probably conduct, the pros ecution, although this is not definitely settled. F. .1. Money will return to Portland to try Binger Hermann, and possibly .1. N. Williamson, but other than t heso Honey will not. part ieipnte further in the prosecution of the men ho caused to be indicted. When sotting 22 caws for trial Hut unlay evening. Money dismissed the in dictments against. Charles F. Lord and Charles Haves. J. k: ... m DEMAND REINSTATEMENT Scholars Refuse to At tend School Under New Instructor, Who Was Transferred By Board. Si'lmul cliildrnn of Mcdfiml nttfiid- inR eighth urii.lo .if the North m-lionl "r","." " ".,rik- .T1'.v drnun.d the ro-, t Kiag ,lt.k , s,.h,)o ,,., ,lp iB .i.tiit...n..nt ot lT,,i,inl .1. . Sh.rl.-v ' ,,,.,. ,.,;,, v Iv.rn their instrnetor, and retuse to intend ! , . i , ,, , ,!, : who., unless he is reinstated. To this!. rt" ""' lv-v B"wk 1 ,"'S''"-V '""r"- end the striking pupils nre cirrulutiiiK j "'K "H ""'v wm' "K l'tition pt'titi.ms whiell lire lieinjj sillied bv ' 'or ""' reinstatement of J'rofessor .1. tnisiness men asking for 1'rofessor Sliir-j Shirley as teacher in the eighth y s reinstatement. The Med ford school board trans- I'rofessor Shirley to the fifth ..,. ' ' 'm wim.1. ami oigageoisnil!,p(, )ls ,hov ,Mi(,( (lf wn)j;j, ii. ii. nii'iii, loiim-iiv an euiiuovo ill Uarnetfs hardware store, to sm nh.nt him. Prof essor Shirlev looked upon Ins transfer as an undeserved hum ilia turn and ret used M take charge of thei fifth grade, appealing his ease to thej county and state superintendents. j Lack of Discipline. Members of the school board state that I'rofessur Shirlev was apparently j incapable of maintain in-; r iscioliue I among his students, and that frequent: IlieotlllL'S ot t ie school tuin-i were ne cessary to adjust grievances with par-j cuts and investigate eomidaints. For! being unable to contnd the unrulv lovs under him and not for any fault found with Inn as a teacher, hs transfer to inn lingo smaller scholars was deter mined upon as a solution of the diffi culty and a new instructor engaged in Shirley's place. Mr. Shirley was not j consulted in the matter and given no j hearing before the board. Many Pranks Played. ! There has been more or iess trouble ; in maintaining discipline at the North sehool, where the elder boys seem to ; have above the average share of aui ; ma I spirits. Si one of t lie boys wore ; suspended from school last year for unruly pranks and others have been 111 trouble 1 reipieiit v since. Among the hoys was Marrv Porter, son of I School 1 h rector I'orter. who was spanked with a wooden paddle by Pro fessor Shirley for had behavior last fall. At the 'hristtmis tree celebra tion the instructor was presented with a beer bolt e and only a Week ago came the card -play ing incident, when the sons of ( "unite ilin a a Merrick were suspended, but afterward reinstated. The ehildretis' petitions will have no bearing upon the aetious of the school beard, state it s mem tiers, as it would lie destructive of all 'Ii: grant it. ciphne School Directors' Statements. 'Mr, Shirley was simply incompe tent to ni;;i nt am discipline," stated Director Porter. "There was no fault with his teaching, but tie kef it the board in hot water all the time, ami we had to hold special meet in gs f re orient iy. He was unable to control his pupils. Mr. Shirley can appeal all he wants to. Our action is final." "Mr. Shirley was transferred because of his failure to proierly control stu dents and maintain discipline, " said Director K. N. Warner. "We did not mean for him to (juit teaching or to re move him, but transferred him to pu pils easier to keep in line. The peti tions will have no effect on the school board. ' ' Shirley Tells His Side. 1 ' I don "t believe in rushing to the papers with my trouble," said Pro f essor Shirley, "but I don't think J hu e had -a fair deal by the school board and think my transfer the result largely of spitework. Nn turn Ily, I would not accept n position beneath that which 1 wa engaged for. "I was not given a lo-aring by tie school board. No .-hnrg-s were pre f erred in-t me a nd I was to- ei summoned in my own dft'em.- before I lie boa rd. The t nmt'i r was a snr prise to me. a nd I have appealed uj ,;!- to the enmity and -l:iti- c,oo ail thorit ies. " I have ti. .thing to do with the pe titi.,. tie- -.fnHil childr-ii ate cir-nlat ing in my beja!f. Superintendent Signs Silent. So pet illT' ll.. lit l . P. ikIIIS refll-t to I I we 1 1 S tC it-e. :is le- w:i- l..t C-OI s. ilte. I in the matter. Hi- resignation, to tl.ke effect at tl el of t pp-- ent c( I war. :,lr":"tv ,"',n I"" tented the tcaid. and he i not it . a i I idale for a not fli r N 1 m. Me- tiling seems certain ---Prof ew.,,r Shirlev is much .e..-d bv his pupil-, though, a" member of the board ta'e, the pupil found it out too late in t i ( day. The notice flroiein.tr Shirb v reeeived foin t he b fSrtf cuntai(M) I the r'(Cc (t)ieve th;(t) you have failed xa tnai u tain rroV-r diwiplinc. For OF PROFESSOR SHIRLEY Pupils Circulate Petition Asking SGhool Board To Put Old Teacher Back At North School. ' H 'a tin' hi'st ti'iichi'r we vir had. Ho ,s '. l.P trwito.1 fiiirlv nn.l w,.V.. ra.le tun (irinripa) of the Xorth selioo). Deteriiiiiintion wus written upon the ' faces i i .1111 1 ., i,,M,,, "vvn """I"'" "P" professor. Entire Class Is Out. "The whole class is out, except, four or five, and they sympathize with us, and only stay in school because their parents make them, ' ' continued tho fair young strikers. "And we're jjo- . ing to stay out too, unless we get our1 teacher back. We never had any trou ble with him. Wo all like him. He's .inst line," Almost the entire eighth trade class at the North school is circulating iieti- It ions for 1'rofessor Shirley's rcinstate- moot. And the petitions are being gen erally signed by taxpayers and resi dents generally. Those eiroulut ing thein are hard to resist. It's easier to sign. But Few Pupils Remain. Monday t lie students walked out when t hey found they had a now teacher. There were but six or seven who remained. Tuesday some of these joined the strikers, while most, of the ot hers openly express their sympal tiy for the malcontents. Those remaining hool are Waller and Kuicrson Mer rick, sons of Councilman Merrick, who were recently expelled for having play ing cart Is in their possession ainl af terwards reinstated; Inn Cochran, daughter of School Director .1. II. Cochran; Arinond Tavlor and Kthel Ki fert. A lining those ci renin t ing pet it ions for Professor Shirley 's reinstatement are Itema Huberts. Ivy Itoeek. Ruby liurko, Wray t 'tirrey, A Men Denton, i liarles Hovden. Carrie Ituudv, Marry Shoults. Itueln M.-Keever. Kitty Clarke, Mary Stevenson, Myrtle MeKee, Malic) Peil, Ward Kaiser, Vera Hcudrickscri, town Dish and Harry Hull. The petition reads as follows: "To the Honorable School Hoard of the M;dford School District: We, the undersigned citizens of Mod ford School I Hslriet No. t!l, being well sat isl'ied with the management mid discipline of. the school under Professor J. V. Shir ley, hereby petition yoiir honorable 1 body to sustain said professor in the management, and discipline of the school and to retain him in the em-, ploy of the district and in the posi-! turn he has been filling until such time' a you arc satisfied that they are not giving general satisfaction to the pat rons of the school." Among the signers are Mavor J. K.I lieddv, C. H. Pierce. W. H. IfnidnllAW. j W. It. Jackson, ChrfrloK King, I,. I,. ' Jacobs, M. Hellinger, M. Purdin, Dr. K. II. Piekel. J. V. Mnrphv. W. K. Isaacs, IM Van Dvke. I. D. Phipps, W. tl. , Kent tier. V. I. Vawter. l K. Redder.! J. S. Orth. V. T. Vork. Dr. K. I(. S lev and ninny others. j MITCHELL MAY BE ILLINOIS GOVERNOR I MICA'iO. Feb. K.- Jm, Mitchell. pf sident of the I'tnted Mim-n-nrkei- t' Americi . haw u btouht into the -en a. ami he is already lie-te-d a a cainlidate for the no in iaa ii hi as governor of .-lifica a iny meiiii-tiMM-ratie lilinos. 1 In tint ti nr and political circle it ; iw c,iee...l that Mitchell has ail excel- j N nt cl.an. e 1.1 w-i. rlie i.lmu if he . 'iiiseiit to the awe of his name tn f, .r'- : 'lie con en I ion. He has liei-n int ro- j .li.e.l t,. all the big l mocrat in the -ri!e and thev reganl him as good tini- I. r. le.l Miet.et it a Vil.g MOthlfg - .ii reaw.,11 unl.riowu to ns you h:te . t the respect, and confidence A 1-rge number of vour jmpil." Wlon this notice wa , given the 1 nrd hnd in their i,ost.essi..n 'frVuJi .tg!ie. li nearlv all ttaehtg' in the' North school and bv it pflfpil ' j tt.e 1 !:efff) t") itig i'bttt Pr.KwT Phrr 1 ley be retiiiiHJ, jnl I .-riIIHl f cnnfl I n t (ins tain. (j ON STRIKE WOMAN ROUTES THIEF STEALING HER STOVE PIPE Burglar Caught by Mrs. Loar While Making Away with Chimney-He .Tiitnnc T'nrtfiA an A T1 01 T Ttnrlr. ness Butcho Shop Also Entered. Mrs. Hosa K. Loar. who conducts a boarding house on the corner of Kighth and D streets, armed with a poodle dog and a match, put a burglnr to t light last night and saved the fnm ily stovepipe from adorning the cliim ney of someone else. Mrs. Loar caught the thief in the act. She heard a noise, and taking her dog and a match to ascertain the cause she saw the intruder crouched by the wall. She asked him what ho wanted. He said ho was tired and had stopped to rest, but instantly recovered, for. jumping up, ho throw the joints of stovepipe in all directions, dashed forth, leaping the fence and disappear ing in the disatnee. Sunday night some midnight maraud er cut the screen out of t he rear of Wortman - (lore's market, pried open tho cash drawer, which was empty, and also failed to secure anything in the cash register. NEWPORT PREPARES FOR OLD VETERANS XKWPOltT. Or.. Feb. K The an nual reunion of tho 0, A. If. for tho tato of Oregon will be held here June 'Jl to 27, inclusive, lliisincss men here and citizens generally will unite in tin? uidertaking to give the old veterans a hearty welcome and I lie most, hos pitable entertainment. The hotels will make low rates and camp grounds will tie provided for t hose who prefer n season of tent life. There were many competitors for the honor of entertain ing t be encampment, but Newport 's attractions as a coast resort won the da v. It is estimfned that o00 visitors will be here on account of the event. JAPAN TO REPLY ON EMIGRATION PROBLEM TON IO. Peb. IS. The reply of Ja pan to t lie memora ml urn from the A in erica n government of January 'Jit will be handed to Ambassador Thomas .1. O'Hrien on l-Vhinary IP. The docu ment .mi lines pla ns proposed for the fill ore .lapa m 111:1 11 v coiit rol o' t lie emigration of -to to America, and includes i'o ticcss ions. Japanese officials tltal the reply will be sntisfije- the I'nited States. SCHOOL CHILDREN USED FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE ST A M l' Mi D, Conn.. Keb. 1. Dr. Wilson i. Cill. president of the Amer ican Patriotic league, has made a new move for universal peace. He proposes to inaugurate a system of correspond ence between the children of the pub lie schools of various nations to bring about a more intimate knowledge of the peoples of the world. He proposes to begin a correspondence between the school children in this city and the normal school in Tokio. TOBACCO TRUST FIGHTS EIGHTY MILLION FINE ij-:xin;to, Ky., p.-b. ih..h liotMif ctiH-iit has been made that the American Toba m pa ay, known as the tobacco trust, will put lo a test in the higher courts the indictments re turned separately against its agens. At torm vs nay (hat if the antitrust law is upheld through all stages of the liti gat ion. and that if maximum fines are imposed the will lie logged than the one assessed in the case of I lie Stand arl Oil company by Judge Lnudi at t liicngo. The mini in 11111 fine could be .fis.11110.M011 and the maximum Mi,f)fiii, (ion. ALFONSO NOT KILLED BY ANARCHIST BOMB i ri: 1 1 . f.i.. is, -ri i ... .nitli in th. r.M.il t'liini I'nti. I.'i.i nijjtlt 'lint Kin; NH'on-ii ..;. m w ; . w. i lil.t.'l. It u:iw .l l : I . I - Hi.- mil u'ln.M Ii .f Him I.oinl. . 1 . 1 i . r , :.l f ,.-.). . . . ; , mi iT'l ri.', wlii.-li w:i. III.- wr.ili . if mi :,i,l,i-i. S...H.I iv.-r.- Iill.il .,r hi inr.Hl. Alt'. ..i. wii :.l S.-.ill. . IKTOMBED MINERS IN COAL PIT ARE RESCUED ."H WClKIV. I':... f-l.. I". Ml I.11' t' III.- 'J III. II Mtl'l I.MV ' ll..llNi i.-.Hv 1.1 II.. Mi.ImiIIi.v .-..lli.r. .T.- r. .i ll. i1 .rl. t.rti:..' Itip ii'Qn I'. II ilnn.i 11 . lint. :. ft'-r llu- o.i.'I'pt :..i. ;i I ill. 1. U id'tf Reirerf e Inrreated, ll I !. TnS, f.-K m-Tl. .l. iit I bf -is,.. 4 i-f-i'la . Ati. rrrnt ing ai i-nt M,. until. u 1. n.nrv Riki.ihhi a-i. t. it-. SI tti m nati'.nnl ftt. io rrn tftiif-nom. All h.. 1 n ,ix th.- .r..si bv tui. j,rii. lumii. ti.-ft nr.- in M hi CToV. .t--.-.t n kii.iM' .inn fin 1ib oflhotn ir. of Ih ..,Hl ronfitv. FIN EY OF P. & E. IS IQqw qJ Fifteen Men Start I ' on Location Work for Extension of Road to Great Timber Belt. Chief Kngineer Morris and u survey corps of 1 men started Tuesday morn ing to make the final survey and loca tion for tho Pacific & Kastern railroad to the timber belt. They exct to ho out all summer, construction work fol lowing location. Kdgar (Infer, one of the owners of the road, has returned from a trip over t he preliminary route, which ho approved, and lie states that, construu t ion work will ln begun as soon us possilde upon the extension from I'lagle Point to Itntte Calls. Heavy t raff ic upon the line has been resumed and the train will here after make regular trips. STONE SPEAKS AGAINST ALDRICH BILL IN SENATE W ASH 1 N ( ;T t X . Keb. 1 s Spea king in the senate. Stone of Missouri today declared that while the recent finan cial panic was in part due to the short- ago of available currency, the concen tration of money at given points had. much to do with it. There was, ho said, too much of this money in Now York. He regarded the Aldrich bill as a makeshift. WOMAN AND HER SON PERISH IN THE FLAMES K HI ST W N Ph., Fell. IK. Kiro siaried in t ho home of Mrs. Kdward .ut.i'iibiirg at Itarnesboro, resulting in the death of the woman and her sou. The property loss is $n,(i(ii, including several stores and a hotel. YORK, Pa., l-'eb. tK Pire destroyed the I10111 eof I suae Herring! on today. M is. I errington a tnl her grandchild were suffocated. GOVERNMENT IN SHAPE TO ARM STATE MILITIA W ASH INCTON. Keb. is. Ac-liim Secrelaiv Oliver announces that the war department is at l;M in a position to completely arm tl rg:i ni .ei militia of the 1 ntiy. inn, unit strong, with the in w high power arinv rifle or mus ket. The weapon is officially known as the mod. I of l'.i":l rr-li:inili red for lie- ami) itmn of pan;, i.- , isi ingn Mi ing I'lUtine of which is (he new sharp Iv pointed light steel clad bullet with its enormous range and flat t rajeclory. Coveiiiors of states may have the new rifle for the militia op'n reipijsi tiou and turning in the K rag .loigeit sen guns of the type -1 in Die Spall isli American war--the first magazine shoulder arm regularly issn d to ihe A no rieiin army. m;w viii;k. iyi the former banker moter, indicted l' Is. 1 . W. Morse, mt f'liiiiiiHliip pro per ; 1 1 v . today He was released pleaded not guilt v I. 11 fin, mill lui'l. Tin- imv iii'li.tliii'iil iii.-w ..nt ..I' ii..- 1 t urn. t.i v.. II. 'I'll. .11111'. sl'lll M.l'l Kl.li. III.. I-'. I., is.-Tl. 1 If. -. nlili.-l.il ill.t Iilrill .-..llllliitt. r t.. I.-.V .:i-. .l l.--..,l.lt inliH .-....Hilir .1...' I 1 111 I'.r tl..- pi .siili'ii.-v. I A I . I i. V. N. V.. I'.-li. is. Tli mrt .il' :iii..'.iN li:i miHtiiiii,-, tl n i.-timi j f 1 h.-.i.-r dill. -it.-. I1.1 kilM hi i . . tlll-MI t. HT.T, "OLD ARKAN8AW" AT THE MKDFORD TONIGHT The natives of the 0ail. mountain r. gii.m of A 1 i.aiih.'is aie a crude peoph who worrv little al.i.iit what goe ,,u in fh. . oiler I. plav founded mi tin mi- pe. ,(,! i r.iming heie, ami that I. ft male- the t',.ll.,v. ing s)..rv doubly meiesii,,:;: Inning a bli.nrd m l'."'o a in W o.:i per Hltiivii) into the leiiillled ritfioll of He- OtMl-. The ii;ties g,,t '".l-t of 1' l'l no time in fuetmif mati "It" tild r- .f, 4II tit ik mi in. 11 to h. nf ih- n. 'pe ...nn ibl I . " Whnt ne Mi 1 i'Q 4 a Io., c -o W al,i!g.Mi n ' TM 1- a I. r 1. pli- .l, Tlv or- 'Toil.fl fo "T l.injj. 1 Htnn frdn jnt f I OW sldiOf; W . .rt ff,ittift -o h year. ftid t'l-v f ftiottf ifliril-Im " The fJtl.tM.flC lfcipJj friJU his W al , sayiif " ( ieemfii ffhi! (lld I am (t)-t out of fi$er! Tlie plnv refenWl to aUw wan r)t ten by Kri(tl) Kavuiond Si ml Oif , culled "Old Afuiiiw," (1 UNDERTAKEN o o o o o o t 1 o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o