fppleand Pear Orchards In The Rogue River Valley Pay $1,000 Per Acre Annually mm BEDFORD'S APU GROWTH Year Kndmir IVofiu-e hank Pu.u- THE WEATHE. Showers tonight ami Sunday; southerly winds. Associated Press Dispatches. Jimuary. irevsipu. DeMsil.. 11W4 .'..a 14.IU ;lill,fe 2.1(H) liOS.OWl 3. MM C.5.WKJ 4.200 1 Vl.0ll I 11-07 VOL. II. MEDFORD, OR., SATURDAY, MARCH 14. 1908. NO. 304 GREAT WAR COMING SOON SAYS PINCHOT Chief Forester PrediGts That America will Have to Fight-Forest Rangers are Only SGOuts Available. NEW YORK, March W. Declaring that it is only the forest rangers in the service of the United States that scouts can be recruited for service "in the war that is coining," G if ford Pin chot, chief forester of the department of agriculture, startled his hearers at a dinner last evening by discussing war as if tht; conflict were unavoidable. 14 In the great war which this coun try will fight, but which I hope with all my heart it will not have to fight soon, the only quarter to which this government could look for scouts is the bureau of forestry. There and there only an men trained in such fashion that they would be of service." Pinchot also said that there is only timber enough in tin- country to last ;tt venrs. DEMOCRATS PROMISE TO SUPPORT JAP EXCLUSION SlllXf;To, March. 14. liecause tin tu ut hern democrats have promised to support til'1 Japanese esdusioli bill whi -it ii is pp'-m-d by i he house com mittee mi fi,n ign nff:ir. i'"M'"esentn tive Hi-yes .if California b lieves that the bill will-urely pass when it comes up for a vote. The MMithi'i'iiers. it is said, will sup port the bill in the hope that they will get the votes of the western and coast delegations in Mippoit of legislation af fecting the south and the negro prob lem. Having tite negro to contend with in the '.oath, their sympathies nr."1 na turally with tin ast members, who are confronted by t he Japanese (pies lion. Saiil one southern democrat: 44 We know that the p.-ople who live in a M'rtiun populated part ly by an other race are the ones who best know how to deal with the situation. We are wit h t he Pacific coast people be cause Miir experience has taught us that the race problem should be solved by the people whom it affects. Therefore our votes will support the will of the coa-st in dealing with the Japanese." GRAINDEALERS OBJECT TO FEDERAL REGULATION WASHINGTON. March 1 -1. Repre sentatives of the graingrowing, shipping and exporting interests from the prin cipal cities of the country met here in Cnnfereiii-e to.av under the auspices of the Craindeiilers National association, tn consider matters pending in congress providing fur the establishment by the peiTetarv of :igp.-ult nie id" a classifica tion fur th gi-a-Mng "f L'rain. the ap point M'eid nf federal inspectors and the prohibit ion of the use uf other grades.. There is eidisiderabb opposition to the proposed j'lan. fur the rea-on That there will If reipiired a very large number if inspectors, and uie set id' grading nihs not suitable for the entire ennn t ry. and the im-ivha ids eunsider t he proposed interterelM-e .if their blisine by tlie government nn war rant ed. TO CONSTRUCT TORPEDO BOATS ON PACIFIC WASHINGTON. Mar.li II. K. V. l!ibb of Seattle, one nf the construct ors of tit. battleship Nebraska, a un- pa.iied by Representative II iimphrev. -atlid on Secretary uf tli" Navy Met- a'f To ii r i:e that f the snbma- rriie (.ope bi boats provided fur in the tending naval appropriation be enn stin. ted mi the Picific coast. They ex .lain..! to the se.-r.tarv that tie- cost uf 1T met loll uf these V.-sels oil tile Atlantic roa.t. added To 1 h cost of their transportation tn the wst. where They will 1 mmissimied for service. Would g,-e:iTlv I T.-eed the co-t of coll tr'tiiiii on the pacific oast. Mr. M-'t , alf agreed with the pre-en t a i ion made bv Mr. Ilibbs and said that h- wmild j -r.i. aor t.. h.-n - at .-asr f,,,ir nf The eight vpJ!l built in western ards. AT'ERICAV TORPEDO BOATS RIVE AT PANAMA CITY ' ' ; I . .Ma v I, 1 !. The ,fli i, b--t T'l uhi.J, , f rail:,,, ' FINDS OREGON LEADS WASHINGTON IN AL L NATURAL RESOURSES D. H. Miller Returns From Four Mouths Spent in Evergreen State Fruit Does Not Compare With That Grown in Rogue River Valley. I have visited every section of the state of Washington and find no place so attractive, either climatically or for business, a-s Southern Oregon," states I). II. Miller, who has returner after four mouths spent in the Evergreen state. "The natural resources of Washing ton do not compare with those of Ore gon. Xeither in agriculture, horticul ture, stoekraising, mining or timber can Washington take precedence of Oregon. Hut they have developed their resources better, and if Oregon people had shown th energy put forth by Washingtoninw. Oregon would have twice its present popnlat ion. "The Yakima, Wcnatehee and Spo kane fruit belts do not compare with those in Oregon. Their apples are not as well flavored or as good keepers, nor are the trees as prolific. Besides, irrigation is necessary throughout these districts. "At Yakima they are planting 30.000 acres of orchards. I think it a mis take, ns the product is inferior to that of either the Hood Kiver or Rogue River valleys, and the fruit is not, as. good a keeper or seller. Ol all parts of Oregon. Southern I Oregon has the best prospects. The great trouble is that Washington is bet ter advertised and gets first crack at rl:e colonists. Thee head them off from j "riling (:-. .n,M. and nf i rse but t'i-w those l:t remdi Portland find their way to Medford. although there are more opportunities here than in anv citv ! in the state. "What the Rogue River valley needs :'; a permanent exhibit and displav in ' l:ii"V with a nnblicitv agent to !.ep the region constantly before the cv of the homeseeker. " ROSEBURG RAISES FUND OF SG100 FOR PUBLICITY liOSKliCRd. or.. .March H -The most enthusiastic mass meeting ever held in this city occurred Thursday eve ning, when "0d representative Rnseburg citizens assembled to hear Tom Richard son, the I'urtland booster, deliver an address upon improvements and prog ress in the state of Oregon. At the con clusion of the speech Mr. Richardson ashed that a subscription be started for advertising purposes, and within 13 min utes l4'lil was raised. The meeting was marked for its enthusiasm, every individual assembled feeling confident over the prospect) of a greater and more prosperous city. The money subscribed is payable monthly, and is bin. ling for a term of w year, which shows con- ! chisively that the citizens mean husi-j Aside from the advertising cam ngn. Mr. Richardson urged that the streets be iaved. v. hieh sneg'"! ion met with hearty approval. At the conclusion of the meet ini: many of t he hia v prop orty-owners expressed themselves as much phased, and pledged their -no port toward helping the project tn a swedy realization. Tips meeting, it might be aid. was the first of its kind ever held in this 'i'"1 "''ll no doubt result in ureal good, tin' spirit of iinproovuietit being the main topic of conversation at this t line. Mr. Ri.-hardson. at the conclusion '(' the meeting, stated that he was ie ' "l'ase.! with the refill, and was nf tl iiiuiuii that Rnsehurg citizens had awakened from their long sleep and would accomplish great things in the future. GIRL ARRESTED FOR WEARING MALE ATTIRE COUWW Wash.. March 11. A girl giving her name as Kmma Carson arid her age as I s years, was arrestei) at Tekoa today by City Marshal N-sslv. while mtired in men's clo'hing. Misv ''arson was in cum .anv with a crowd at a saloon ami was bnviug drinks wh. n arretted. She says -,,e came from Tc,a ami thai she left h r parent at V.-is,-r, blah... ..,. tim- ago. She was dr-ssrl i ,, vera lis common work coat ami slon.-h hat, :md had gray i.y,. and black hair, cut hort Mr 'arson w;' Slie i - s brought to t,e Clf.-it pai.tted front ,..r has To Remove Comity Sent. '"i. 'i rt nn F "r I :, -rii.g JAPS AGREE WITH CHINA OVER SEIZUREj i ! i Negotiations Progressing Favorably for Settlement of War Scare-Jap Navy!' Preparing for ServiGe. PKKIX, March 14. Negotiations be tween China and Japan over the seiz- ure of the Tiitsu Maru report favorable progress. China agrees to pay for the arms seized and retain them, also to to pay demurrage for the delay of the steamer, da pan agrees to adopt ami enforce regulations against smuggling arms and ammunition into China from Japan, but refuses to include Macao in this limitation. China will take up the contraband traffic at Macao with Por- tugal. TOKIO, March 14. At, the office of the admiralty it is stated that there is no foundation for the alarming trend of dispatch from Hong Kong that part if the Japanese navy squadron is pre paring tor service. It is stated that the i.itv is due to the announcement made two months ago that u stpiadron is preparing for a s( res of navy maneuvers-. TOWNSEND OPPOSING "INNOCENT PURCHASERS' WASHINGTON. March 14. At yes terday's meeting nf the house public lands cumin it t e. alh-g d 4 innocent pur- -' " of ' fun A California rail ruad land and their counsel were heard at I'lig'h in If -half n' the amendi'ient to ! he rul toe ""solid :m. which would ostensibly validate practically every sale heretofore made ov the railroads, but eross-fjiiestioning of the witnesses by li. I. Townsend, who investigated The land grant clearlv ileveloped the fact, that the proposed "innocent pur chasers" amendment contains a joker which in reality would have fully pro tieied the railroad cotnoany nir,!nt anv suit whieh the department of justice ihight iust it ute. The en t ire day was devoted to the hearing, and tol-iv Mr, Tuwnsend will be heard in behalf of the resolution ns it passed the senate and j in nntn.siti.iri to all "innocent purchas- I ers ' ' amendments. NEBRASKA SOLID FOR TAFT FOR PRESIDENT OMAHA. March 11. Without a voice j of dissent the candidacy of William II. jTaft for president of the I'ndc.l States was indorsed bv the republican state convent if ill of 'ehrns;; ;t, a solid delegation for I he secretary will go to ' ' 'hicrigo Mist meted to vote for Ins mini illation fitM. last and all the time. ll was a TatT convention from siart to finish, despite talk of a division, aild. I' ll. II tile .pit K Ion of oerl in-r de eyates at large came up for considera tion, the slated delegal ion Governor heldmi. Seiia'or Norris ISrown. Victor Rosewater and Judge Allen W. Kiehl of Lincoln, vent through with a rush. ASPHALT TRUST CINCHED BY VENEZUELAN COURT CARACAS. Tim superior judgment of Sesse.l ll fine Venezuela, March 14. "ouit has confirmed the he lower court, which as of - uOOimii 11 the New 'H k A Meriimdi Asphalt a siM ing in T he 1 evotiit ii rigainst I'r.-si.bnt 1 astr... oiiipanv li.r 1 dir. etc. The Oust will .ppeal to the nnrt of assat inn. LATE LOCAL NEWS. I'laiil; K. Martin will soon begin the election of a frame twostorv tlat on ti Street, .VI fete front by MO feet deep. I.. K. lOaKc. a ranciier near Phoenix, transacted bnsnies in Meilfftnl Satur day. Mr. hrake i the owner of a fine raieh near the new coal unm-. N. I,. Narregai, ..f Kagh- Pmli! ivn a Imsin,- caller in Medford Saturday. He has jusT hinhcd v.-ttihg nut ;o more acres urcaatd this spring. His 4 year old on-hard is in excellent con ditioii and will bear this -,r. It is in 'he be. , ,,f :il.p. . :,..d f .'t T - l'i all he ha- .Vi a. res et r.-hard. '"I w ill : i 1 , 1 1 j.. iir iinlll ,s 1 II. II. T;ul,,r. tl,. .,1 fr. ...I- SUICIDE PACT TAKES j LIVES OF SEVERAL GIRLS IN NEW YORK! Startling Story of How rive or Six Young Women Took Their Own Lives Told by Girl Rescued From Death, Who Pleads to Join Her Companions. ,t.,i v of hmv five or six ymiuK girls I came tit Aew lurk troiii St. rum a lit- over a year ago and hat) co;nmit i I ted suiciile, was related today hy Helen. Ihtxter, aged 17, whose attempt last to commit suicide by gas was frus ! tinted. She said that after graduating J from a business college at St. I'aul they j nine to New York to make their way in the world. One by one her compan ions had committed suicide, and when the doctors worked over her today she begged that she be permitted to join them. She would not give the names of Her companions nor mimit a suicmo l'". I wo of the girls, including Helen, were victims ot tin- wiles or Helen m'U. HARRIMAN SUED TO RECOVER FORTY MILLIONS ' ' YORK, March M. Charges t '' Marrimau has caused a loss , to the stockholders ot the I inon Ja- eific railroad of over $40,000,000 by his .stock speculations with the funds of that corporal ion were filed with the board of directors Thursday. A formal demand was made that suit be brought against him and the other directors of the system who have been parties to his specula! ions, t o r ver 1 lie sums lost to the company through the illegal transact if nv. The a. lien is i . 1'utirnaiy to a suit to be iustitut d I powerful group of si ochholdi ' s to ''u'cc Mr. llarrimau to disgorge the pr..'!is he ami his nsso"i ates have -.ei-le i:i stock market oper ations v.:lh I'u'uti I'acifie funds and through the unloading of a large amount of securities of other corporations upon the coinpair 's treasury at prices far above their pn sent value. The action s desigi.i.l i forestall the plan of the 1'iiion I'acif'c executive committee to segregate ' ,'n se securities under a hold ing company, which is now being funned for the purpose. PAVED STREETS FOR GRANTS PASS PLANNED CIM NTS PASS, Or.. March 1 I. Paved streids for all the business sec tion tit' Grants Pass and leacadam or er.isheii ruck for many of the r sideiice si is are now assured. The city coun cil has voted I he pav iug and steps toward contracts are now being taken. Th" street committee of the council vis ited Portland. Kugene, Salem ami other northern O regno cities ami rcourhd thai paved streets are the only thing for a live I own. Work will beg;u in early spring fir summer. As there is an abun dance of rock for crushiiti- mar here t he work can be done with great dis patch. The city and count v will pur chase ;t crusher and roller, bid tie- pav ing will be done by a st reel pa iug company. NUREEPV FIRM CUED FOR ALLEGED DECEPTION . K. Phi.ps of act inn aga iusl Ashland has begun fi n Set t lemeier, man of U'.o t Ik- we known nursery Ibura. for if ."H Ml damages. The pla iul iff ns:iki s tlosi He purchased ."" clieny tr allegation-: es from the f;rm it: l!o of tli,- following a rietj.-sr Twenty five Royal lllis. I ". ;ngs, I "i l.-t-ebeit-, 'I'hee (ices, plaintiff plant ed, cultivated, irrigated and fertilized with much can- and expense. In Mm, the trees bore fruit and 'M of .the mini ber bore a cheap ami inferior and 1111 salable chen v. Plaintiff a-: for flaniages fin account of The trees not being of the varieties Winch they Weie labele.) and being false ly and fraudulently represented, sold and dejeied to plaintiff. MEDFORD TENNIS CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS A meeting dub was held f the last Medford i-ning al Tenuis which the following officers Pres.dent. .1. M. Keen H. A. Thier.df: r.'t;i h.'igen; tteiisunr. D. R of m. nil. ers of tin clnh Wi re elected - ; vice president, v, V 1; l.b-,, Wood. The t is: J. (. Keen.-. J IV P. .1 I.V.I, lv. .1 ll, (ll,-ll. .1. p, II. I. Mi' Mm I ll. II. V,,,I. W. II i' V W. II in.. II. T. KiMli... s l;,,,.,l,..,ii. Iir. l':iL'... II. . Tliii-r W. ii. VI. I, i . T. I! !.... I-. II. 1 i.L.,,.. ),. , ,1,-. ,n, r ... r l.'ntl,, r- ,:. I W:,,, :. ,.!, 1 .in Ivl Vin H'.l.,.. I ha.l... K,;r. W. T l I'-tl 11:1 tn. tl' I! V. W. i. l!,,.ln E rifi ft a FOR MEDFORD i rtU V QllOG Ul WilllllCl " Gial Club's Pamphlet Re-ceived-Is a Thing of Beauty and a Joy Forever Advance copies of the Commercial club's new Medford pamphlets, printed )lv sunset .Magazine, have arrived and boiliJi w;n j,,, r,,U)y for distribution UH Huon m Hu f t'ii-it-nt funds ure raised to insure the cost. Committees are now at work raising the money. Those who desire to give can help by notifying 1'resideut Colvig or members of the li nance committee. The pamphlet is one of the best ever issued by any city anywhere and is a great improvement over that issued last 'l lie hi..e i lile hUhlC, but lilt! printing and typographical work far su perior to that of the old book. Many id' the same pictures are used, but many new nliol o-rni ohs are rciirndiie ed. The reading matter is similar to that used l,.l.r,. I.u ....m.I.m lii.J I Io-ommIiI .InlKII to date. All of the pictures are framed, giving t he book a mure finished appearance. Green ink is used instead of black, with more art ist ic results. The pamphlet, contains a panoramic picture of the val ley, showing in detail Med find and all points of interest along the Rogue river. The most .striliiug feature of the book is the cover, a picture in colors of a Spit I'.eubi rg apple tree laden with fruit. The apples show red against the yreen foliage, a st rik ingly beaut i fill effect. On the back cover is the ' 'ommercial club 'h offer, now raised to $10011 n -nard, for any section eiiual to the Rogue river country within a 40-mile radius id' Medford. Inside the cover art hired pictures of Spitzenberg ap pies and Cornice pears. The fly leaf contains an index ami a piet ure showing the Rogue 1 ; : ribo Medford. I he -ame picture Used oil the cover of the old pamphlet. FALLING OFF SHOWN IN TOURIST TRAVEL Colonist figures compiled by t lie llammnn lines for'tle' travel to points on their lines during the fiit week o' March, tin beginning ; h" rir ! otl:st im e'lieul . show that the clo-ilig of the Porllaml gateway to Paget S I has n-sulted in a cons id. Table falling off over 1 he figures for th rrespond- b u. f .,.vl,. " t.. e hen it is taken into consideration that colonists, buving tic! . '. liorth of Portland do not settle in this e, but niale Washi ngtoii points 'l-eir dest -uat ion, the showing is favor able and indicates an increase in coin ni-'! trawl to Oregon points. The ti till I ber of one wa' lloltieseelt el's' tickets I . I 1.1. up dllfbig the first . : di! day- of Mai.-h amount to ;i tola! of 1211. T.ast year the figure for the same p.-riod was b'.sp. This shows n decrease of iM tin- total, but last year .Vi:! colonists in the l,is!i had des tiuatious north of Portland or in Wash 1. : ..1 - etc 'e. making an iin-iea-e of I IP in colo ni-t travel to Oregon oxer the same i-e-iod ..f last y.-ar. Portland got L'ft'l c..!oiiits dillili'.' the first week in the ...-I"'.. The Dalles got I I. H-ppner 1 L. P- :-eh no. ''I. I. Grand.- b".. Il'il.. r Cite Id aid cul.u,i-ta .icnf t w,,.v point-, south of Portland. fiOT.D HTLL CANAL COMPANY IN FINANCIAL STRAITS tl 1.-,t St, it, di- at P rtl.in.l l.-il TiK-wlny .linli,. Will :iv;n,,., ,-i ,,.,-ri.- tu the M.-irinii .,,i,in,v ,,f lili:,n:i f,,r IIL'.. :,, . , ,,!.. .,.,... ll. .i. Hill l,:,n v. i:itt ;il'ii tin' inmi.Mtiv .nt, v:,l...l :il I'll", it.iii 1,1 tl,,. tn, t :i.,.l -I. Cinli.-il in tl,,. int.T..-t ul". Tin ,l,,,.rU uf III.. in I i, .-it 1. "i. 1 iiiii i 1,, 1,,. ni,i. it " n l,;it I ),.-.. lv f I lio icli T.lnii NOW READY ,111," tin. I 1,.. Ill- Tl.-r.. i-'jiiarlnru. DARING BREAK FOR FREEDOM IS MADE BY ASSASSIN ALIA Condemned Murderer of Priest Attacks Trusty With a Razor, Cutting His Neck Latter Pursues Assailant and Overpowers Him. DKNYKR, March 14. An attempt to escape was made today by Alia, the condemned murderer of father Leo. While a trusty was cleaning his cell, Alia suddenly attached him with a ra zor, slashing the trusty's neck, then made n rush to get away. The trusty, despite the cut. pursued Al;a. pinion ed him and with the help of a deputy warden overpowered the murderer. FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND FOR LOSS OF BOTH LEGS The largest award of damages ever brought by a jurv in an Oregon court was returner! at Kugene recently in the case of M. Doyle against the Southern Pacific for the loss of both lees 'n an accident at Divide, a small station :n Kane county, about 24 miles below Ku gene. A verdict of $41.01 HI was brought in favor of the plaintiff. It was one of the hardest -fought cases of the kind ever instituted in the state mid its outcome has been watched with interest by I he legal fraternity. The counsel for t he railroad corn pan v iviw composed of W. D. Kenton of Portland ami John Pipes of Kugene. The attorneys for the plaintiff were I ,tnff"r ll- ' I'o'lland. A. S, Itfnitl'H Ot I I"1 POlll'S lUMl A. t Wood cock of Kugene. The case was opened in the district circuit court nf Kane count v Thursdav and closed at 0 o'clock KriJnv night. The jury deliberated from tt to 11 o'clock before tin verdict was reached. liirip the tr'-il t h hi'-v mid court were taken to the scene nf the accident at Oui.'e. The case of th" nhiMit'ff was based on the grounds that 'he ra'dmad fa'led to ha e d lo ikopt stni'ioiel ahead: that the eiif'pecr was ftim:iuf 1ms tra'ti at ;iH eeil"C('i.l-- Jl"d (bllloerupS rale of wuoe 1, 11 lid h' eo n-M rn be- 'Va irieeil either by whistle or bell. Tn. defense l,'i.,l its .i'-Ir"-i..e e" t) . nf con- tributory negligem n the nnrt tf the (bfcndtiut. The case was tried before Judge Harris. missouri conventions lint: up for hughes ST. KOI'IS. March I !. Republican fin vi nt inns held 011 t he call of the bairi'mn of th stn'" ro rn:t.lco in the Kiev, nth an 1 T dfi, congi. ssiunal il'mri-tv (. (' ct ibdi -jat' to the na Tional com eid 'on adopt'-' re .illations ...lo-Vn: f New Ml III 'welflli re the ' t'h.-M'.w- K. Hughes I h e '.resident, eh- -I I from the - iustrncli I d -h gates ( . Vrl- e... .'let dele;.-,: or him, and be instructed nt i e. The H'."-e iiliill I bv th" tl(. the iiiliniuis "t ami in ' 1 candidate -Ibd nil to ' 1 n.el fear .n-eiit ad th II. eutl: ted. I ll r. s-dut'oiis ?. be..", o coueiitioiis indorse e, b I . REVOLUTION THREATENED IN FAR-AWAY INDIA I.0NH0N gm eminent .March has reali 1 I. The 'ed that U llieb 1 Itiitish :i crisis is j mm iiieii I in snuiethiug more l calls for litive ex- ;i 11 l umnlat i e a. I ice unices show that r 1 1 break forth at a h ut the gnat India .P'l s.dilio.. an- lb, . . da InrmiM s f loin nut hen) ic olid ton is rojidy n points through empire. Purest .if I lawlessness mi-, difficult to The hill -t lllo e ma le 1 I Mill. -nt V. '.s I III- ir .lames Wilc.y. at evp.-1-tl. n. ag. !le- Itiitish ELEVATOR BOY S COOLNESS SAVES LIVES IN TIRE VKW ViillK. Mm, I,,-". ,,(' ,m ,,.l (t,,- I .'..1,. nli, 1 im:i.I.. fi., fir., in tl.- v:iii. Iv f, i:-"ini; ill IVnl liniiii- : u I'm i-irl" pin,-,.. 'In tl,,. Iii.t t - T ""I inii'il lli-nry ." ilniiiii, ;i ..I Wit,, .1 1. ,iv... I ., IIM.I ill III,. , , II f l.'l Hll'. "hut itilii I Ii,. , ,., I,:,n.l- Tl,.- fii 1.. . nt I ".t,..i. 'I-,' il.L' ll"' fi' tut", lnirniiiu O10 hov'll llMll'.l in III,- Tl..- 1,. I, trim, I, Mill. r. nli., I ,. I ".,ni ,11,. ff illitil.ll llllVf II I.V HlM-itll nfirinnt i.-n o 11 y, arf (.ril, 1,:,h l,f.'n O in l"T fnnr rnrn ' d h. I'... .1 I,. ..f V., rill I'...' 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