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Apple and Pear Orchards In The Rogue River Valley Pay $1,000 Per Acre Annually
THE WEATHER.
Kuiu tonight and Wednesday;
I'rr-h southerly breeze.
Associated Press Dispatches.
Till HI) YEAlf.
.MKDFOKM), OR., WEDNESDAY, MARCH L("), 1!)0S.
No. 3.
TE DF OR D ' S A PI J V jL
1 ("
REAL ESTATE
DEALERS TEST
:e
Agents Object to Being Regulat
ed Like Saloon Keepers-Test
Case-Smith Arrested for Not
Procuring License as City
Ordinance Requires.
Real estate dealers have determined
to make a test case ut' the city grdi
nance requiring each to pay u license
fee of $50. They clai mthat the law
is unconstitutional and illegal and ob
ject seriously to being classed along
with the saloon keepers us requiring
municipal regulation, cuutrol uod licens
ing. Jn aeoerdauce with this program, Al
fred Smith has been urrested for sell
ing and Holiciting real property for sale,
which is in violation of the ordinance.
Mr. Smith refused to pay the license.
The trial of the easo lias been set
down for Saturday morning at 9
o'clock. The city will be represented
by City Attorney H. Withington and
the defendant has employed Attorney
S. S. Pent., and Attorney Smith, who
has recently arrived in the city. The
trinl will be heard before Recorder B.
M. Collins, und tlw validity of the or
dinance tested.
There are now in the city about 30
real estate dealers, 23 or more of whom
have paid their licenes.
SPORTING NOTES.
The judge has never liked the cogno
men " Heaver." He thinks beavers are
sluw-gaited kquadrupeds and uut in har
mony with the' speed being displayed
by the Portland bunch. "The Sail
ors" was prompted by a desire to show
the world that Portland is a seaport
and ships the greatest amount of wheat
of any city in the world.
Tables were turned last Saturday at.
New Orleans, when Angelas, the stable
mate of Burlew & O'Neill's t'hnpul
tfpee, caine home four lengths ahead
of his stable companion. Meelick, win
ner of the t 'rescent "ity derby the.
Saturday before, an odd son favorite
for the last big event, was third, two
lengths away. The race itself was one
of the best ever seen in the south. An
gelas covered the mile and a quarter
in -2:04 3-4 in such a splendid manner
as to indicate that he could have
clipped something off tliis fast time
had he been pushed to do so.
Within six weeks a' uurU-li for the
world's championship at 1H.1 balklinn,
is likely to be played in New York.
Jacob Seliaefer, who holds the title,
has covered the forfeit of $L.0 depos
ited by fieorge Sutton in support of
his challenge to the winner of the
Seliaefer II oppe match, which took
pluee in !hicngo on March 11. Schaefer
has defended the trnpby successfully
three times in the biBt year.
Pallas college basketball team de
feated Multnomah club Saturday by a
L'2to21 score This give Dallas the
Oregon state championship. A game
has been arranged with the Snohomish
team for the Pacific roast champion
ship. IT :tn Wagner, considered by many to
be the greatest ballplayer living, has
proved that he will not play ball this
year by refusing $1.1,1100 which Dreyfus
offered him. Many an; of the opinion
that the Pittsburg team will ,ao to
pieces without Wayne, ed wiM not
finish above fourth.
Th-re s'-i'tns no longer :uiv niu-.ti.iii
:is to the best 2-renr old in California
T.ee Rose demonstrated supremacy j
in th- n.ll stakes at Km-ryvilN- Satur ;
d:iv. Tin heretofore invincible filly, J
Ifose fjiieen. was Mia-le favorite for the
four and one half furh-ng race, had all .
her remarkable speed, but th- voung
der stol a hard drive to get up to her,
and th-n bent lo-r to th- wire in tli" '
fnit time of :M 1 4.
POGEV SULLItAir a 8OTtt '
HWKS MAV IV SALCH OW
fHH'AOO. M"ar.li 11. t-, 'i.
John S. Sullivan, n brother of the detn-...rati.-
central con m it t-.-n,-.-. R-ber
r. Snliivnn. n.t attd nn.r'allv nel
.-1 IT.tiM' Kraose of St T.oni lat niL'hf
in a '...loon owi.. d .': Ii '--!M.-V'
S-illi -l,..t Kr..n- :,f.T Kranse.
wr- '-'.-it l 'ii Tt-.'rv Tf-nd-r-oi, l.al
v. ' f " 1 ''" M with bb.ws on
Ml
o
;uvd his crisis.
ToM
PRISONERS
GET AWAY
Six of Them in Confinement at j
Chehalis Escape Through Care-!
lessness of Carpenters Who
Were Working on the Building
Left Ladder Near Window.
CHHALIS, Wash., March 2:.. Last!
evening six prisoners escaped from the
county jail, and only thi temely arrival
.. 'i ' , i i i i
of a deputy prevented a wholesale es -
r
cape. Those who got away are Tom
Brown, the patricide; George Wyatt, 1
Wulter Hazelgran, G. McDonald, .
Charles Anderson and Thomas Roberts, ;
accused of robbing a railroad car. Car -
penters working on the building left a
ladder in a convenient place and a hole
in the floor where the carpenters were ,
working ni lorded the means of cseap-;
ing to the ladder. None of the men arc
as yet apprehended.
RUEF WANTS TO PLACE
HE KEY ON STAND
SAN KHANCISCO, March 25. Abru-
ham Ruef today filed a 40,000-word af- '
fidavit in reply to the affidavit of Kran-,
cw J. Henry. Ruet wishes his arraign-,
1
ment upon the trolley franchise indict-, nrwoo- uj8 recommeudatiou for the im- ingnian. and while there are many cases
ments set aside. Ruef also filed several j mP(jintP re-enactment of the employers' where it may not be necessary for la
short affidavits in support of his mo- jjubilitv law. drawn to conform with borers to form a union, in many other
tion to pbice Rudolph Spreekcls, Hon
ey, District Attorney Langdon, Defec
tive Burns and several others, including
a number of newspaper men, ou tlie '
witness stand to cross-axemine them
relative to the alleged immunity con
tract, with Ruef.
TO LOCATE NEORO COLONY
ON IRRIGATED OREGON LANDS
PKXDLKTOX. Or.. March
-To
bring a large colony of negro families
from the southern states anil locate
mem on ine government am.pmuie ir-
rigui.on pru.fs.-is in me m-siem pun oi
i.maiina couniy is ine uesire oi ncv. i
lohn ('. Colemau. presiding elder for the
African Methodist church in the north
. , , . , .
Coleman is now here taking mibsi-np-,
, . , , .., , . ..
ttons with winch to build a church, it
iiii
being his aim to have a colored church
and school established before bringing
the
ilonists. Coleman savs he would ,
only bring substantial, sober and in
dustrious families, negroes who have al
ready demonstrated that they are capa
ble of making good citizens. He say
. . j
the part of the county iust being devel-1
.r . . , ,
oped furnishes ideal conditions for the J
fulfillment of his scheme, which is sure
i 1 , . ....,1
ONLY SEVENTY MILLIONS
FOE STEEL TRUST PBOriTS
N'KW YORK. March 25. Some idea
of the enoiDious receipts and profits of
the Tnited States Steel company, Com-1
moniv referred to as the "steel trust.
is given in t lie annual report of the
corporation. The statement shows that
during the ye.ir lOOi the gross receipts
were approximately .$737,01 4, 7(iS, and
the operating, expenses amounted to
."M,lir,.7;7. The total surplus s
STATE BREWERS ASSIST
IN ENFORCING STATUTES
The Stilt-' Urewers '
cided to n-gulale tin
tile state in ich a
1o t:i!.
UiM- o: .u!tinu;i. vie.al im.-. nl
The ;toi-i;itioii has nml-T ci,n
i ,i phi ii ef r-L'nla' 'en w ht'-li
i he .
m.. rati
jail salo
asked u
mitfi iti th st:ne
i) ojicrnte in raising
Id b-
tan-i
aid of tin Lincss. Tie pl:-.- in.
which had been and continued to ! din ;,
orderly pla.e- to be put ini-b r the t ,
bit n by tho br.w .-is t he nisei - . s and
forced out of business.
According to th" plan ir. is now i ii.g
annolili'. "I by the ItleWcrs' .issoc iu' i.ui
that tie .o fcNi ui a t uilt n.n,.-r:'!i'
rt;i!i 'In- an Ino it Its in euloicim; the
law i. The orL'anint inn will in-t if ute
i.-foi-Mv mi the i " ail trade. ,. pers,,ri
tie
will
allowed
M ,'' b-
. hold a
rder.d e.
o
o
o
Thursday.
coast
IN A SPECIAL RAGE
ROOSEVELT ASSERTS NEED
OF REVISION OF TARIFF
President Outlines Program of Legisletion that Should be Enact-
ed by Present Session-Labor
and Necessary-Strikes are Necessary but Boycotts Should be
Done Away WithEmployers Liability Law Advocated InJunG
; : i i i be Taken Away from Courts.
WASHINGTON, Murch 25. The
special message from the president was
read iu both "ousi'S of congress soon
latter convening today and was closely
! , , . . ' iL . . 4. I
followed. In the bouse tho declaration J
j that tne tim! ha( come for a revision .
of the tariff was greeted with demo-
cratic applause. The republicans con-
fined their applause to the message as
a whole. In the senate the message
was received without com moot of any ;
kind.
WASHINGTON March
'J't. 1 n u
',,iui im,ssaee to congress todav th.
president urged prompt, action bv con
press on various measures supestcd bv
,:m ..t'tWtiinj li.bor cnrwlitions uml mi
mutters pertaining to trusts und inter-
state commerce. 1 He president asked
that child liilmr ho nrnhibiteil through-
ollt thp nation nU(i Ht least, a model
(.ibor Din b(l passed for the lis-
trict of Columbia. The president re-
recent decisions of the supreme court,
and that provision be made fur federal
employes who may be iujured in gov
ornmeiitii.1 aorvico.
The president urged legislation in the
matter of injunctions, recommending
that no temporary rest raining order
should be issued by any court without
notice. :ind that u not it ion for :i tier,
niim,,nt jnjlim.tioii should be heard by
the same court issuing the temporary
injunction. Tlie president called atten
tion to the urgent need of amending the
interstate commerce law and especially
((f .M) )nti trilHt ,tW ionf, ,im.s
t,n,(lj, jn jjs aM im.SHflf;p, H rrcmn.
mends that the interstate commerce law
)lK. Illm,n(If.(1 t tfivo tm. railroads the:
right to make tratfie agreements, sub-j
i.i'Ct to the approval of the interstate
,... nAmmiaoi'nn I
commerce commission.
. ,
Amend Anti-Trust Law.
,.
1
'
j iumiuh oi it receiver ine iiirnrncv iner;ti
'should have the right to nominate at
i least one of the receivers, who should
operate the road so as to as speedily as
'possible pay debt and return the road
' ' k
,to its proper owners. An amendment
propc
hoiild be made to the anti trust law,
IjetMIUHC i I UliriTllI III l (If IU I1U Mill
j law affects combinations among labor
ing men and farmers, if the combina
tion has anv tendency to restrict inter
state commerce.
JAPAN'S NAVY TWICE AS
DLyj AO
- - (
TOKIO. Man-li Japan 's navy to-
day
f.hnovt twice as great in ton
tiai-e as at the time of the war with
Kussia. Hho has twice as many battle-
ships as at any tim
before or during
the conflict.
R'-li:iUi- fiu'ires now
the Maud p.-w-T b.-fori-
t h:
the
nl how
.var had
of i1;;;.
N f a
IHiW llM
ll.-i.les
-it;il timi;i
1.-. I
en. 'munis mi re
.-1.
'I-
::)'
, , ,
,. ,,
boa".
TI,-
ga ji 'lining
s... :ig:rins
Tie- war.
c.i ,t lire.
ilic, of th-
in the f;
a program a--!;
I'l'ir' S. w hi.-h
f-.tlv f0 per
i "-net ion. ' he
-t in
the
and
t : I
c:,
-it,
i.
o
M waitnT mining man.
and Capital Combinations Legal
The president says that all these com
binations if and while existing for nud
ongugod in the promotion of innocent
and proper purposes, should be recog-
. , . , , . .,
nized as legal, and declares that the
anti trust law is a most unwisely drawn
statute, and that iu the modern indus-
trial world combinations are absolutely
necessary. Tho are. necessary among
business men, they are necessary among
laboring men, and they are very, vory
necessary among farmers,
Arbitration for Strikes.
I'he president recommends urbitra
tion as a substitute for strikes among
laboring men, but believes that strikes
are and should lie recocnixed as legal.
and dedans that, combinations unions'
workingrnen have a peculiar reason for
their existence.
"The verv wen I th V individual ein-
nlover. or still more, the very wealthy
corporations, stand at. enormous advan-
tage when compared to individual work-
cases it ih indispensable."
The president declares that the right
nf employers to combine and contract
with one auotber and with their era-
ployes should be recognized, as should
tlie right of employes to combine and
contract with employers.
Of the tariff the president declares
t lint the time lias come for its revision.
and points out that one of the provinces
nf the house of representatives is to
originate a I a riff bill anil fix its terms,
nml lie recommends that, something be
done at this session toward collecting
full material and data so that the re
vision can bo taken up immediately
after
digress convenes next tall.
To Conserve Resources.
The president urges that as prote
to (Hir forPf,ts pulp wood should be
i i- . -.i i
,mt nn ti,n fr,.p tHt with a correspond-
. , ,
ing reduction upon paper made from
i i .i r .
. , , ' . .
i t ' lL
iiuty on iiiem,
The president urges that ample pro
vision be nirnlc for a M'rinanent water-
way commission, with whatever power
is required to make it effective, end
... i
he points out the need of conservation
of waters.
( niliill ii'- iimirii in-1 n I I i , 111 in
cm-dunce with the policy stated in my
recent message, to veto any water pow
er bill which does not provide for a
time limit."
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
M. T. Kindley has returned from I'orl
land, where he has been on buiucs
,,,r ".-
' u
ot .lack son villc were luisilieHs callers
i,.(tf(.r,i uvdnesilnv.
K. MeCioab, who recently arrived
in Milfnl from Kit pert, Ida ho. has
f.iriinil a partnership with T. V. Hailv
ill the -e;i ostate Inisfliess. Their office
i ... r the M...e clothing store.
I Ifahi), I'.Mr.in Wll.. hrts been emuloVed
it t)i
mines i ii Sha st :i con n t y.
v isii ing his mot In r, 1 In-
! teacher. He has been
i a severe attack of In-
I if.,
TWENTY MICHIGAN FAMILIES
WIIiL MOVE TO MEDFORD
V.. II lf::r.:s ha
,';lii. W hi I he ha
n-i lt'-s matter-.
i ie-ii
I a ft ci
Mill. i
1 been 1m
Miss I'm
.1 iti, Mr. Harris and will tak
of Mr. Harris' familv. Mr. and
.1. II Miller, old acpiaintanees.
Ilie i Med fold tP't Wee!; to
.M:it - 'hi-'"eir pdinatient home Mr.
II.-I.TI- W-.tes That there Will be L' -T
;o fa-eil!. - 1. ove fro,,, hi. old ll.OI.e
. M..K....I d .ring thi- sp.jn-.
DRURY LAVE THEATER
DAMAGED EY FLAMES
W1LFLEY IS
CLEARED BY
American Judge in China Found!
Innocent of Charge Brought
Against Him-EvidenGe In
sufficient to Prove AGGusa
tions Made by Enemies.
WASHINGTON, Mareh 25. Im
peachment proceedings will not bo in
stituted iu tho United States senate
agaiust Lobbeus R. Wilflcy, judge of.
the United States court for China, as i
n result, of the charges of misbehavior
in office brought against him by Lor in '
And tows and other American lawyers j
resident in Shanghai. Tho report of I
the special committee, consisting of
Representatives Moon of lVnnsylvanin,
Webb of North Carolina and Dicgema
of Michigan, nppnintid by Speaker
Cannon to determine whether the
charges were based upon facts suffi
cient to warrant impeachment of Judge
Wilfley, today submitted its report to
the house commit.te. on the judiciary.
This report is in the neture of a ver-!
diet holding Judge Wilfley guiltless of
the bad motives noce&Kiiiy to a. legal
euusc. for impeachment, lr.it fluding him
guilty; though more by foieefnl infer
ence than direct ncr.usntion, of high
handedness and harsv.uss and soma se
rious mistakes in tV' conduct of his
court.
Report Follows Inquiry.
The investigation by tho special
committee, followed th introduction in
the house by Mr. WaMr. of New York
of a memorial comprising 2'-' distinct
chnrges made by Mr. Andrews and his
eo'Jaegiies. Iu the r.".rt -f the com
m it tee an exhaust ive review writ ten
i by Chairman Moon ami concurred in
j by Mr. Webb and Mr. Miehma, each of
i these charges and the real facts relat
I ing I hereto, as brought out bv test i
I mouy taken, are judicially disc listed
and disposed of and the coiicIiimioiis
reached are us follows:
"The conclusion of the committee ad
duced from the memorial, from the ex
amiuntion id' petitioner and from our
construct ion of I lie precedent of im
pcaclinicut (rials iu the Coiled Slates,
is that the actual facts charged in the
said memorial, even t bongli established
by eoiupetenl legal evidence, would not
.justify a conviction of Judge Wilfley
1 u noli charges of impeachment before
ithe Tailed States senate and would
; not therefore warrant a presentation
j by I lie house f representative of such
art icles of impeachment. Not with
'standing this finding, the investigation
j of the case ha made it clear to us
that the a noma Ions character of this
court, the extraordinary power given
1 by law to the judge, the fact that it
is separated several thousand miles
from an appellate tribunal with n broad
eeati intervening between, present ing
obstacles that burden the constitutional
right nf review with expense, delay mid
hazard unknown to any other court,
justify the people of the Cnited States
; in demanding nf this judge a temper
ate exeteihe of Ills gival power.
May Develop Tyrajiny.
"It is obviously tine that an aere
j gat ton ot entirely legal acts may lc
j vctop into a system of I viai.liV and op
press ion a ud that an i inipi ii a bb- . .t
ci-e of judicial discretion mav c.n
' i erf the miui-t i v of jnt j. e inl.. an en
1 gi f despotic and autocratic power.
; Thin may be accomplished w illo.ut the
.taint of individual corruption and wild
;l laudable l.olt.'e ef pillifvillg fl c.OO
iii unity and ..f i ha o-ni at ing civic re
fot in
CImi:-.. i ni.d a-aii.-' tl t-
hire a t.ecnliai and dang'iou. signifi
.: e. In 'Li- ca-e tle v are dimid
a- J .i Hi ...i i ..f imp-aehalde off. Iise
wha' we l..:i.e to be sound piiiei
l.h-s ..f h gal -.uncle. a. and Judge
Willi. is Hi. m by d-nied . eiv oppor
tniiitv for defence. Tie can file tt
' riris'ver and make no d.'i.ial nor explain
to ,e hou-e t le 1. gil lit or lieie--iM
for hi- a- t n-n
ATTEMPT TO WRECK
P.RTDOE v :th DYN'AMITE ,
PI.PTII MP' 'i . V J.. Mat. h r,.
' t . ,,, .; In reel ' le 1l l'el tO-vl j
i ,.'.,- I b-dj. ..v. r th ffaritan ,
i . . . . . , -i A So.,th U, :
: ; . I-. - 1. earlv to
b.
SlERICAN
AMBASSADOR
T
Kaiser Refuses to Accept Dr.
David Jayne Hill as Successor
to Charlemagne Tower Whose
Resignation has been Accept
ed at Washington.
WASITINOTON, March 25. The ar-
, uiun government has declined to re
'ceivo David Jayne Hill in the capacity
nf American ambassador to succeed
( harlemngnc Tower, wluise resignation
has been accepted to tako effect upon
the qualification of his successor. Hill
is ot present American minister to Tho
Hague and formerly was ftrst ussistant
secretary of state under the adminis
tration of Secretary Hay. 1
The objection to Hill is purely per
sonal. Kmperor William has caused it
to be made known (hat the American
diplomat whs persona lion grata fo him.
The reason for the emperor s objection
is connected with the visit to America
several years ago of his brother. Prince
Henry. Dr. Hill at that time was first
assistant secretary of state, and neces
sarily was brought into official con
tact with the distinguished foreign vis
itor, .hist what he did, or did not do to
give offense is not known here.
The perplexing feature is the fact
that, last November the (ierman gov
ernment let. it be known that Hill would
be cordially received at Berlin. Hill
is exceptionally well versed iu litera
ture and diplomacy.
VANDERBILT FAMILY DESERT
NEWPORT FOR LONDON
I N'KW VOIfK, March 1'.". It became
J known today that Mrs. Alfred Vander
In It has reiiiov ed her personal effects
from her Oa It land farm at Newport to
her husband's country home. Her homo
during t he su miner, it is understood,
will be wit h her brot her. Amos Tuck
Vouch, at Tux.do. Vandeibilt recent
ly arrived in New York from London
and Ir now at the Hotel Plaza. He
Ha id t ha I he will return to London to
occupy the house he has rented for the
mi a sou. Tin- n n uon uce nie nt that I he
couple will not malte Newport their
home this summer has caused much sur-
prise in society circles.
FIRST DISASTER ON
DUNN'S ELEVATED ROAD
The finrst disaster on I he elevated
road I hat. Judge 1 it ti li is building be
I ween .Med lord a ud .lacltsonville oc
curred today, when a farmer 's wagon
jumped the track and tinned turtle in
front of the Allen place.
In the construction of tl Ieated.
Judge Dunn and tin coinniinionors are
honing into effect a immv system of
their own devising. The roadbed is
now five or six feet high ami on top of
thin is being dumped a foot or more of
I gravel. It, is said that il is being built
Inp with tl xj lation of getting it.
hiejr enoiieli o escape the rain.
PUBLIC RECEPTION AT
FRISCO FOR D. O. MILLS
s n.N's-i . Maid, -j:,.-
j public reception was" yiv. u this morn
; iii": L the chamber of commerce as a
; - u of nj. pi. chili..,, bv !h- hu-mess
jeoHimilllily of the elfolts of I . U. Mills
, to promote th.; ptoperUy of tin: citv
I aed . IV -V ,, ,ai'. s ' . ., ,',.
1 of the , hatnber pr. sid d and hpol:e in
!""" i- tal in'.-!- t-. Mayo,- Taylor d--
In ei. . a co, dial address of welcome.
. to hi. 1. M' Mill- responded, iii which
j le- ie i. u.d Me- u.oe'.of.il wo.!, iccoin
; plis" f, in tin- eJtv in rebuilding smco
j ' i" '"-i fn-e c,s than two .n f
'CIRCULATE PETITION
! FOR ORCHARD'S PARDON
IK. Id: M .i I i I, J". A petition
making tlie state board of pardon to
i .id ii; '.. del i :; t M,v,.;i(
v le I e , bo III I. I d f of , I be. rriliT Steidl
nl- i' w... ......mitted. It is urn', i i I
'ha- !o H-io.- i,e r.oire r -A
a -'lofi- d .. r .l--o .. sign the
WANTED