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THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OR., WEDNESDAY, APRIL '), 190S.
XO. 3.')
PAY TAX LEADING CITIZENS WILL
ON WRONG DEBATE UPON BENEFITS
PROPunr
Owner Finds Sheriff Has
Put Him in DouglassCoun
ty and in the Wrong
School District.
Though .Tames Kershaw lives on A n -telopo
crook near Well on f Sheriff Jack
son has placed him wny up ni the moun
tains oast ol' Rosehnrg, ami ho has aiil
Jackson county taxes on land described
as being in Douglas county. Hn has
also paid school taxes in Gold Hill dis
trict, and not in his own district, and
hasn't been able to recover the money,
minor.
' don't want to pay taxes over
again," says Mr. Kershaw, "and X re
fuse to move to Douglas county, just
because the sheriff lias put mo down
them, I object also tn supporting the
fiold Hill district school, when T have
no property there.
"I paid $32.17 taxes listed against ine
nnd did not notice unlil afterwards that
my statement rend for township 27 in
stead of 37. and that I was put in school
district (11 InRtead oi ti. I wrote to
the sheriff about it and he replied that
the money had already been sent to
school district No. til nnd that it should
be returned to me, but it hasn't been.
1 suppose T am out that much money
and have to raise some more for my
own school district."
What Mr, Kershaw complains of is
of fi'gipT.ent occurrence in Jackson coun
ty. Property owners find themselves
paying on tn. wrong property, or off
the rolls entirely, or put on the delin
quent list for non-payment of taxes
they have already paid, showing the nh
solute lack of business methods and
system in the sheriff's and assessor's
offices. No wonder Sheriff Jackson
refuses to have his books expertedl
KEYSTONE REPUBLICANS
DECLARE FOR KNOX
HARRTSBURG, Pa., April 2ft. The
republican state convention met here
todav. Thirty-four presidential elec
tors were nominated and four delegates
at large and four alternates selceleii to,
fo to the Chicnen convention.
It was
tho quietest convention held here in
years. Tho platform nwlorseii Knnse
velt's administration on tho work hp
complisehd by it and commends the part
taken by Senator Knox. Protective tar
iff is indorsed, but the general demand
for revision is recognized. This revi
sion should be made by the republican
party in order to insure stability and
"should not be entrusted to any doc
trinaire demogogue or democratic par
ty." Delegates to tho national convention
were instructed to support Knox for
presidential candidate so long as his
name was before the convention.
JACKSON COUNTY PIONEER
DEAD AT ROSEBURO
Sergeant Robert S. Dniilap, a Mcxi
can war veteran and pioneer of Jack
son county, died at tho soldiers' home
I win v. He was one of the oldest Masons
in Oregon. The burial will take place j
in the home cemetery Friday under d
rec of the local Masom.
II A ME R FOR RECEIVER
AT BLACKFOOT, IDAHO
WASHINGTON'. April !. The presi
dent has sent the name of Thomas H.
Hamer to be receiver of public moneys
at Black font. Idaho.
New Gold Dredge.
CALLAHAN'. Oil.. April 20. The
construction of the dredger for the Por
tors Bar Mining company was resumed
yestedyav. W. Cameron of Oroville
has charge of operations and William
Freeman of Folsom is acting in the ca
pacity of chief assistant. A large force
of carpenters and laborers are on the
ground, and as soou as tho hull of the
huge boat is ready the machinery will
be put in place. It is being hauled from
Yrekn.
The contract for the const ruction of
the JVdger calls for its cmpl-lion
within 90 day.
Judge Head Presides.
YREKA. Cnl., April 20. The Hon.
Charles M. Head, judge of department
1 of th superior court of Shasta coun
ty, is occupying the bench in the su
perior court hero this week in several
matters in which Judge Heard is dis
qualified. Judge Beard llt4 taken ad
vantage of the opportunity and has
gone to the southern part nf the atnte
for n short vacation.
Mrs. C. W. Turpin nnd children left
Wednesday for a few days' visit at
Ashland with old acquaintances.
Of WETJRJRY TOWN
Prohibition Issue to be Threshed Out Between
Mayor Redely and "Shorty Garnett. W. H. Stalker
and Rev. Shields, Shorty Hamilton and Mayor
Matlock and Judge Kelley and Rev. Reuter.
A public debate is being arranged on
the question as to whether or not it
benefits Med ford to have the county
go dry. A challenge has been issued
by Mayor Iteddy and " Shorty" Ham
ilton representing the Wets and ac
cepted by the Rev. W. F. Shields and
"Shorty" Garnett for the Drys.
There will be several debaters on each
sine. William H. Stalker will be pit
ied against the ltev. Shields, Mayor
Iteddy against Shorty Garnett, E. E.
Kelley against tho Rev. Reuter and
John D. 01 well against C. H. Pierce.
Shorty Hamilton will go against Mayor
Matlock of Eugene. Jeff D. Heard is
also to represent the wets, but has not
signified who ho will challenge.
At the conclusion of the big debate
1.1 minutes will be allowed to pull off
n not her debate, for which challenges
STEEL IN SHADOW OF
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
George A. Steel, treasurer of Oregon,
is under the shadow of investigation
for his connection with J. TUorburu
lioss nnd T. T. Burkhnrt in the wreck-
ine of the Titilo Uuarantce & Trust
company, nnd may have to answer be-
fore the courts. I
Untouched by tho law during the in-j
VMtigation resulting in tho indictment
nf J Thor ium Rohr. T. T. BnrkhniK
John H. Aitehisou nnd George H. Hill. fnr waKes- U wn8 a hanl f,R1'- ,'so
State Treasurer Steel was expected to Mrs- Stoddard claiming that the de-
be able to aid the prosecution very ma
terially when tho cases of the ' bank
wreckers came to trial. Evidenco in
the hands of tho district attorneys of
fice showed that Mr. Steel knew much
concerning tho deposits of tho state
money nnd how they were handled by
the bank, it was expected that when
put upon the witness stand his testi
mony would be of great aid to tin
state.
SAW NO PLACE THAT
EQUALS SOUTHERN OREGON
L. B. Warner, Sr., who has been ah-
onul tY.im fnrri fnr t he mint HIX
w,vks visit ine in I ho M.HI, poturiiHl 1
Wednesday morning. He visited in
.V tlinna nininlv ( Hi in. Where lie
horn .mi me. nno sister that he had .
not met for 4!l years, and also saw old
schoolmates of his youthful days. Mr.
Warner states that the merchants who
have grown up since his leaving there
are following the same ruts they fol
lowed when he was a boy, anil that in
all his travels, which covered 13 dif- .
fere nt states, he saw no place that ,
equals southern Oregon.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE OUT t
FOR STATEMENT NO. ONE;1'- Iviil. Oakland; A. Pankey, Ash
. I land; F, E. Ramsey, Portland; P. D.
w V it..rr..tt of Ilillsboro has I Gilbert, Portland; Charles Prim, Jack-
switched siine his nomination as joint !
senator for the counties of Lincoln. !
Till'.mnnk Waalimirtnn and Yamhill and
1ms now conn, out strong on a State '
m.-nt No. 1 hint form. Since dointr this !
he has been indorsed as the senatorial
candidale by the mass meeting held in
Washington county on Friday Inst.
LICORICE ROOT FOUND
ON FARM AT SELMA
If the expectations of farmers living
around Selma are realized, Oregon may
add to her already diversified list of
agricultural products that of licorice
root, which is said to be found in
abundance in that vicinity. Tn a letter
S. A. Araett says t he root grows in
abundance on his farm and he asks
if thro is any sale for it here.
Wholesale firms of Portland import
this product from Spain and Russia and
dealers say they never heard of any
growing in this count ry, but would not
be surprised if the root found near
Sclmn proved to be marketable nnd, if
so, it would find ready sale on the local
market at from 7 to ! rents n pound.
PARTNERS OF ROBS
MAY PLEAD GUILTY
SALEM, or.. April H. Thai T. T.
Btirkhart, treasurer of the defunct Title
i Ilia ran lee Trust company, nnd his
attorney, Harrison Albn. are Qiisider
inn Hie advisability of entering a plea
of guilty in the case in which Burk
hart is co def-ndant with J. Thorburn
Ross in the rumor since the Tiiirkbnrt
case has been continued for trial unlit
July i:t.
The Burkhart case hnd been M for
tr.O May 4, but was continued until
July 1.1 by agreement of the attorneys
for lid. hart and the state.
have been out for some time. State
ment One will be the subject debated,
and Hill ITIrieh of Eagle Point will be
pitted against. Dr. J. M. Keene and
George Putnam against Joe Hammers
ley, I'lrieh and Putnam speaking for
the statement.
" I can 't make a speech," says
Shorty Hamilton, "but 1 can hold my
own with Mayor Matlock and then
some. "
Shorty Garnett is enl husiustic over
the prospect of going for Mayor Roddy,
and intimates that there won't be much
lefj. of the mayor when he finishes.
The debate will be held in the Med
ford opera house. A small ait mission
fee will be charged to defray the ex
penses of tho hall, ami the surplus will
bo turned over to tho Commercial club's
publicity fund.
JURY AWARDS DAMAGES
TO DRESSMAKER SUED
A jury of Medford's prominent bus
iness men, after listening to the argu
ments in tho justice court case brought
I y M i s. H. C. St odd ard to recover
,,Uo f,,r a (lr(,f8 nidged to have been
ruined in tho making by Mrs. E. ITmann
i he dressmaker brought in n verdict
for (U.f(1ulant nlowin(r her .7.1
h
I'eudant had cut the material bo as to
n,1,!C a it impossible. Mrs. Amann
put in a counter claim for wages,
Tho plaintiff was represented by
Judge h, h, (volley and tho defendant
by Ernest C Smith. Tho jujors were
II. C Kentner, P. W. Weews, O. IT.
Howland, J. 0. Hall, Ed Van J"vke
and G. Miller.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
The Nash.
I. D. Host wick, Omaha; H. E. My
ers, Portland; R. M. Louchiemer,. Bal
timore; J. Mulvelioh, New York; P.
li. Galbeher, Milwaukee; C. L. Monson,
1'orHnii.l; William l'Utt, fVattlo; Ar-
1 ihur E. Hull, San Francisco; W. B.
I TI.. ....... '1, i 11 I !.. lw.Ht u !..!!
mnu H. Jones, Knmlnch, F. E. Ram
f Falls; Arthur Horsburg, New York; A.
1 R. Nichols, Seattle; Ed Meade, San
Francisco; C, R. Pfeifer, Portland; R.
B. Wilson, Portland; J. E. Martin, Port
land; W. F. Jeffries, Portland; L. Knl-
muk, Sail Francisco; Thomas Mulhern,
Sacramento; E. J. Guthrie. Eagle Point;
111. R. Reynold Portland; H. C. Allen.
Portland; J. li. Narvev, Galice; M
Fremont hnl, Frank Mack, Portland; It.
wnville; George NVnber, Jacksonville;
I'orllni.d; W. S. Worden
H "id wife, Klamath Falls; William J.
Parker, San Francisco; John Odsen,
H'ton; Margaret lies. Walnlce Howe
and wife Sana Francisco; R. ('. Smith
Chicago; W. F. Mil, Hood Itiver; Chas,
K. Stein, Chicago; R. H. Dunbar, San
I'ranciscu; F. S, Armstrong, city; J.
W. Hawkins, St. Louis; li. M. Glayicr,
Omaha; X. Swett, Portland; fl. E. Met-
calf; Eugene; Max Wise, Portland; A.
It. Calloway, I. K, Tidball, Portland
H. li. West, Chicago,
MARRIED
BIIOWX iNMAN Tuesday evening at
il o'clock nt the Christian church par
sonage, Arthur Brown, manager or the
circulation department, Med ford Mail,
and Annie E. Jninan. sister of Mrs. M.
F. Horn. Rev. M. F. Horn officiated.
It was a quiet home wedding, only a
few friends being present. They will
be nt home to their many friends after
Mnv I.
At tke Christian Church.
Thursday evening April 30,
at h
lock, 0. K. Berry, editor of tke Pa
cific Christian and a preacher of pul
pit ability, will give An address at the
Christian church. Every member of the
congregation and the many friends nre
earnestly requested to romn out nnd
hear this address.
It has been weveral years since the
m nple have had an opjwtrtunity of henr
ing Mr. Berry, nnd all are cordially in
in d to henr him.
Coal for Sale.
We are now prepared to furniih hand
picked coal nt the mine, five mile
a At of town, in any amount desirftd
IS. 00 a toft.
ELEPHANT .ENRAGED BLUE JACKETS IF TO
ATTACKS STONE RESTAURANT FOR BE TRIED
SHETLAND OVERCHARGE IN PRICES AT FRISCO
Big Beast at Cirdis Be
comes Enraged and Fells
Small Trained Pony
Breaks Ribs and Leg.
One of the big trained elephants at
Xorris & Rowe's circus last night be
came enraged for some unknown cnuite
nid attacked one of the best trained
Shetland ponies with the show, l ear
ful ly pounding and mauling the tiny
horse.
Tho attack was made just as the eve
ning performance closed. Tho great
boast trumpeted with rag', knocked his
keeper to one side1 and rushed at the
pony, felling it with a blow from his
powerful trunk. The little horse, taken
nt i rely by surprise, struggled vainly
to get upon its feet, hut the elephant
stamped upon him, breaking the pony's
leg and crushing his ribs and injuring
him severely internally.
The big beast was finally driven off
by his Uoeper. The pony was cnrrioU
to the hospital car nnd placed in a
wing. Its leg was set ami it was
otherwise bandaged. Whether the lit
tle horse, one ot the most valuable with
the circus, will recover is problemati
cal. JACKSONVILLE ITEMS.
Mrs. M. M. Taylor has returned from
Grants Pass, where she has been hnv-
ing her oyes treated by Dr. Findloy.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Linn nrrived
from Portland Tuesday morning on a
visit al the home of Huvid Linn,
Miss .en n in K it to, who has been
spending the last three years in Den
ver, Col., is here on a visit with her
father, W. C. Kitto.
Word was received recently that Miss
Mabel Elliott and Frank Buck were
married in Portland on April -I. Only
tho relatives were present at tho cere
mony, the couple leaving immediately
for Mr. Buck's homestead, where they
will Hpend the summer. Miss Elliott
was a resident of Jacksonville fur many
us, returning most ly every summer
on a visit.
RAILROAD COMMISSION TO
ASCERTAIN VALUES
SALEM, April Estimates of the
value of all railroad holdings in Ore
gon will be collected by the railroad
commission during the summer. In
other states the commissions have sent
out their own engineers to take valua
tions, but in Oregon the railroads will
make the inventories nnd submit them
to the commission at hearings to be
appointed.
The first of theso hearings will take
place June l.V Only the brunch lines
of the O. II. & N. will bo invest igated
at that tune. The engineers for the
O. R. & X. will bo reipiired not only to
submit a report in writing, but, will
also be cross-examined regarding their
report.
BOWNE SIGNS UP FOR
LAND AT KLAMATH
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., April
Twenty five hundred acres of laud near
Houan.a, owned by Francis J, Downo,
was signed up to tho government, and
there is little doubt now that the clear
Lake dam will be begun this year.
The work on the Cpper Klamath pro
ject has been held up on account of
the failure of some of the Inrge land
holders to sign up their lands, and the
iel ion of I to wno is likely to he fol
lowed bv others.
ONLY TWELVE MILES OF
STAOINO TO KLAMATH FALLS
After May 1 tho Oregon & California
Transportation company will run the
steamer Klamath and its boats so as to
eosnect nt Dorris with the trains over
tke California Northeastern. The boat
will have Klamath Falls at 4 a. m. nnd
will run to Teeters, where it will con
nect with the tttages, which will arrive
:it Dorris at h o'clock, making connec
t ion wit h the outgoing train.
The incoming train will arrive at
Dorris al 4 p. m. nnd the stages will
leave for TWters immediately niton tin
arrival, making connection with thf
boat and nrriving in this city at 7:'Ml
p. m.
This have only 12 miles of staging
to o nch Klamath Falls and gives in
9ming passengers n bont ridn of 20
milen, enabling them to see many of
the feature of the country that can
only be feu by a trip on tht water.
Sailors Have Been Dissatistied With Lack ol Enter-
mentat Santa Barbara also Overcharges of Various
Kinds have Engendered
American Flag Removed
SANTA BAUBAKA, Oil.. April
The last day of the fleet's slay was
marked by only one event of any im
portance so far as the oflicial program
was concerned. This was Held day tit"
the sailors at Athletic park. Tonight
a "dance of flowers," participated in
by over 111 young ladies, will take place.
An outbreak occurred on t he streets
last night in which several hundred
sailors threw stones at nnd partially
recked h small restaurant belonging
to John Sen tch. The bad feeling was
the culmination of overcharge in pur
chases with which sailors hail been con
fronted. Last night Senich attempted
to charge two sailors $(t for a meal. The
price them deemde exorbitant. They
demurred, but the appearance of a short
patrol compelled payment of the bill.
The sailors recounted their experience
to mates and finally a large crowd eon
gregated nnd stoned the place. The
THOUSAND ACTRESSES
ARE WITHOUT JOBS
CHICAGO, April LM1. A thousand ac
tors, actresses and theat rical people
without jobs are in Chicago, stranded
by wrecked companies. They have been
dumped here in the last six weeks, the
majority coming from the east. West
ern shows were not successful onst of
the Missouri. Many of them have been
musical comedies, which were success
ful in the West.
SWEDISH PRINCE TO
WED RUSSIAN DUCHESS
ST. PETEIiSUUKG,-April LML Prep
arations for the wedding of Prince Wil
helm of Sweden nnd the Grand Duchess
Marie Pavloua aro practically complete.
The king of Sweden, who is coming lo
attend the wedding, is expected tomor
row. The wedding festivities begin May
I and the ceremony will lake placo on
Sunday. This wedding will mark I he
lirst social revival of court, life since
tin- b'usNo Japanese war.
TOM JOHNSON'S DREAM
FOR CHEAP FARES TRUE
CLL'V KLAND, O., April liit.-Mayoi
Tom Johouson 'h fond dream of a II cent
streetcar fare has been realized.
After a seven year battle, which he
waged against the mighty traction i:i
tcrests at times when the struggle ap
peared hopeless, Ins efforls were crown
ed with victory shortly after midnight
t his morning, when the final papers
iierettsary to the transfer of the upern
lion of the streetcar lines to the Munic
ipal Traction company, fostered by
Johtisnu, were exchanged. Johnson made
his tirst light for 3 cent fares in !'H.
Within the year the fare will be in ef
fed with universal transfer within !)
1 1 ays.
tINWniTTRM T.AW .TlXflTIPTED
BY AN OREGON JURYl
VALE, Or., April John Brown
who on February 14 shot a ml instant
ly killed William T. Wisdom at iron
sole, this county, to avenge the wrongs
of his worse than mot herhss liti l
daughter, It years old, was released
f rm custody today, the Malheur county
gram) jury holding the killing justifia
hie and refusing to indict Brown. Pub
lie sentiment is satisfied with the do
cihion of hi grand jury.
REID'S DAUGHTER TO
WED NOBLE ENGLISHMAN
LONDON, April ail. The engage
no nt of Miss Jean Reid, daughter ol
Ambassador Ifeid, to John Hubert Ward,
brother of the Earl of Dudley, was an
flounced (inlaw
R. D. Hume Orders Two Launches.
( OCI'ILLE, Or. April 1?H. - It. D.
Hume, the Itogue River king, ha en
gaged Edwin KIliiigHoii, boaibuilder, to
build two gasoline boats to ply between
Maishlb-M nnd Wedderbnru. stopping nt
Bandou and Port Orford en route. They
nre to be tin feet long, with two mants.
J. F. Iteddy and Edgar Hafer left
Wednesday on a business trip to San1
Francisco. t
Considerable
Before Attack.
shore palrol rushed to the scene and dis
persed the crowd. The sailors had been
dissatisfied with the lack of enter
I uiiimcnt here. More than :umtt conn1
ashore, but many, after spending a few
hours in town, have either taken train
for Los Angeles or returned to their
ships. The alleged overcharges of va
rinus ki mis have engendered consider
able ill fetding.
The front of the restaurant was well
covered with bunting and flags. Some
of Hie sailors culled attention to the
national colors before they began tin1
attack on the place, and members of
the party scaled up front and carefully
removed till decorations. When the
flags and buul iughad been carefully
removed and st owed away, tho rock
throwing began. No arrests were made
by the shore patrol. Senich owns an
other small place, and the sailors have
been heard to make threats against this
place also.
STAMPEDE FOR TEDDY
FEARED AT CONVENTION
PITTSBC KG, April '..Ml. Congressman
Nicholos Lougworth, the president 's
son-in-law, hinted in an interview on
polit ics that there is a strong likeli
hood id' the Chicago convention stam
peding in favor of President Itoosevelt
and in (hat event well, he won Id u t
venture to say what might happen.
Longworl h had been asked if I here
was the remotest sort of n probability
that li'ooseielt would accept the nom-
"I am sure of one thing," answered
I lie Ohio legislator, ''Hint the president
is sincere when he says he doesn't want
a not her term, hut if I he con veil I ion
should stampede to him I positively can
not say what his attitude would bo. If
he has his own way about it, however,
the nomination will not be forced upon
him.
Incidentally, Lougworth announced
that he was out for Tuft, He is here
o deliver nu address at the American
tub hauipiet today.
FIRM FAILS FOLLOWING
SUICIDE OF PARTNER
NEW April I'll. --Following
the news of the suii-ide last night of
harb'H Custer, the prominent Ion lie
nnd soi'ietv man, the slock cxrhnugi
linn of Cosier, Kuapp & Cm. aiiuouiu-ei
a suspension toda v. Coster, who was
raleil as a millionaire, had prepared for
dentil with a iluess nnd thoroughness
wliieh prove. I Ih-voimI dmibt that the ad
was preiniililated. Custer's pnriuer, J.
M. Knapp, t'l.l.iv insued a statement in
whirh he sai l Costel' had been speculat
ing lu-av 1 1 v and this spec u hit urn was
carried on nil limit the knowli-dge of the
linn.
SPIRIT BISHOP AWAY TO
PREVENT ASSASSINATION
SAX I'll A Xi 'I SCO, April L'il. Warn
ei that a uumlier of Koreans in Sail
Francisco were preparing to aeasiuate
the liov. Itishop McKariis upon hi lie
rival here this morning, federal author
ities met tin- liie-r Korea upon her ap
p-'arn ace in poi I , and plaeing I he di
vim' aboard a revenue cutter, look him
to Oakland. The to-tion of govern ni
ollieialtt came in response lo u reipusl
from Washington that all preetiut inn
be taken to avert any designs upon the
icrsiiit of the bishop.
Grants Pass Registration.
It may be interesting to note the
registration in Grunt Pass this year
as ipared with Hint of inn years ago.
This yai I In- registration in North
Giants Pics W;m 'l'.' as against .'Mil two
years ttn. In W'-st Grunts Pns the
total r-yistiution this year was 1 Mi and
that of Smith Grants Pas 171. The
total of ,m. i considerably less than
iho total of hnii;.- Paiifit- Onlliok,
FIRST HUSBAND'S GIFT
BENEFITS SECOND SPOUSE
il H'AGO. April ."..
p. !irl e presi-nli d
Moliiteaox to his wife
hnoigh Molineux, hav
Diamonds and
by L'oluud B.
Blanche these
been sold for
the bem lit
Senll, Him
f creditors of Wallace l
cured a divorce for Mrs.
Molineux and then
was caught in (he
married her. Scott
panic ami pledged
the diamonds for f--'oi.
l!o'i at nnrlioii.
They brought
Mri A. Lucko of Central Point was
Medford culler Wudncsday.
Judge Dooling Denies Mo
tion for a Change of
Venue Heney Asserts
no PubliG Interest.
SAX PUAXC1SCO, April 2!K Judge
Dooling today denied Abe Ruef's mo
tion for a change of venue. At 2 o'clock
this afternoon Heuey began his open
ing argument agaiitsl Hnef, at the con
clusion of which the prosecution began
the introduction of evidence. Ruef set
up through counsel today Hint prejudice
in the city was so strong as the result
of newspaper and pulpit comments that
il was impossible to secure a fair trial.
Heuey, arguing for tho prosecution, r
plied that no appreciable sentiment ex
ists against Ifnef hi San Francisco,
that Ihi' feeling ngnitist him died out
mouths ago ami the public is taking
little interest in the graft trials at
present and that Itucf has many friends
who would tike to see him acquitted.
ALL GREAT POLITICIANS
AT GOVERNORS' CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, April i!t. Tho con
ferenco of governors and other public
men which the president has called for
a three davs session beginning May 1'-,
ns going to be nu important gathering
in the (list place, every presidential
audidale will be on hand Tuft, Bry
in, Highes, Johnson, Fairbanks, Gray,
Cannon, Knox nnd all. the rest. Gov
ernor Kivar of Hawaii will make the
pilgrimage from Honolulu, with three
delegates; the governor of Alaska has
sent an cut husiast if accept mice, and
then a host of plain American citizens
will attend as delegates from all the
ual ioual irgaui.al ions which have to
do with the conservation of the coun
try's natural resources.
Forests, rivers, soils, mining, trans
portation and agriculture are some of
tho big subjects thut will be discussed.
President Roosevelt has .long been deep
ly interested in the problem of how to
get the most out of tho earth while yet
leaving the greatest possible storo for
future generations. The alarming in
crease in the devastation per annum of
our natural resources, the wasteful cut
ting of timber, erosion of soil, river
riooi Is, etc., have brought him In believe
that there should be some concerted uc
tioii looking to more conservative uso
and letter protection.
M'OREGOR COLLECTOR OF
CUSTOMS AT ASTORIA
WASHINGTON, April William
P. McGregor of Astoria has been rec.-,
oinmcmh-d by the entire Oregon deb-ga
lion for appointment an collector of
customs at Astoria lo succeed Oirnahail,
deceased.
Senator Fulton met Senator Bourne
and told him he was anxious to have
this appointment made as early us pos
sible. i stated that he still stood by
McGregor, whom he selected i in media I h
Iv al'ler Caruahau's death, and also
infoi-meo1 him that Congressman Ellis
ami II a ley favored McGregor.
If Senator Hoiiruo had any candidate,
II did not mention the fact to Fulton,
nor did he r. port the result of his In
vestigation regarding McGregor, whom
he does not know. Li view of the
united ri commeiidal ion of the Oregon
del.gation, McGregor's prompt appoint
on nt is expected.
COUNTRY WANTS REST,
DECLARES DICK CROKER
Dl'BLI X. April ::!. Discussing
j American politics, Riehnrd Croker, once
j boss of Tammany Hall, gave it as his
opinion that Governor Hughes' indorse
' uient by New York is merely complt-uo-iitary.
I "Mr. Hughe' ' an ti gambling atti
tude,' " he said, "will injure him un
!donbtcdly in his own state. Why enn't
in. di nun keep out of that rut.' Isn't
jlifo all a gamble? But they select
the part of the gamble that's pleasant
and gives pleasure and propose to pen-
alie it.
"What the I'uited States needs,"
on id M r. roker in conslusioti, "is tl
( .piiet president. The country wants a
i rt-l for il long time anil some states
man like William McKinlcv.'
CHICAGO'S FORMER CHIEF
TP TED FOR CONSPIRACY
CHICAGO, April -it, The trial of
former Chief of Police Collins nnd
Frank D. C erf. pohce attorney.
charged with conspiring to defraud the
citv by diverting the use of policemen
from the regular duties to political work
against Busse, begun today.