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MEDFORl), OREOOX, SATURDAY, JULY 25, VMS.
No. 109.
WATER FROM CLARK
OFFERED CITY AT
POPE'S PRAISE
Says Church Enjoys Great
er Liberty Than Any
where Else
QUEBEC, Quo., July 2o. Kight Brit
isb warships, two Preach battleships ami
the United Slates ship New Hampshire
lined up in the St. Lawrence river to-
Any : and were reviewed by Prince
(leorge Frederick of Wales. The crowd
present at the review was enormous,
even eclipsing that of yesterday which
was one of the largest nsse mblnges ever'
seen in Quebec.
After reviewing the ships, the prince
witnessed a state per forma iue of thy .
pageant of the Plains of Abraham.
This evening he will uteml a banquet
at the Citadel, which will be teudered '
to the representatives of Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa and New found
land.
In a papal bulletin, Pope Pins X
addressed the Cnuadiun bishops and
people oa the occasion of the tere.en
tenry, commending the celebration. The
pope pays a magnificent tribute to the
memory of Champlain and upproves the
justice of the Unlink rule in Canada.
He says:
"The church, u.ny amott you-a
greater liberty than perhaps anywhere
else, and it gives us pleasure to rec
ognize there the just influence of the
British crown, at the same lime, as the
courage and perseverance of Catholic
citizens. 1 '
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
WITH VENEZUELA SEVERED
WASHINGTON, July 23. The news
received here that Oeorge Williams,
manager of the Knglish Salt & Match
'company, has been . withdrawn from
Venezuela is taken to mean that Kng
land will force a collection of the
claims of her citizens against the South
American republic.
Diplomats says that I'.uglnnd is tired
of the delay ami will use force to col
lect tne claims if this is rendered nee
esary. The cutting off of diplomatic
relations between the failed Slates
and Venezuela is taken to mean that
this country will not interfere with
England iinhas the Monroe: doctrine is
violated.
CORNERSTONE OF HCHOOL -
AT BUTTE FALLS LAID
The cornerstone for the ucw school
building of district No. H, at Butte
Falls, was laid Wednesday, July
Rev. P. J. Owens acted ns master of
ceremonies and an address was. deliv
ered by liev. Mr. lioulder. Music ap
propriate to the occasion was rendered
by a choir of Butte Kails Indies.
A procession of the school board, la
borers and school children marched from
the old schoolhouse to the site of the
new. The program reflects credit to
Mr. Owen nnd the building bids fair to
tie u credit to Architect C. K. Powers
and Contractor 1. B. Brouson, as well
us to the district. "A thing of beauty
) a joy forever.'
OREGON DELEGATES TO
IRRIGATION CONQRESS
Oregon delegate to the national ir
rigation congress nt Albuquerque, N M.,
September '..! to October 3, will form
part of a special train party trom the
Pacific northwest. From present indi
cations, the delegation from this state
will be minimally large. This is the first
time the irrigation congress has been
held in the southwest, where irrigation
is an especially live subject.
Oregon feels grateful to that portion
of the country for the reason that thai
section has sent large delegations t
the meetings in the northwest and also
because nf the election of Governor
Chamberlain as president of the eon
gress at the Boise meeting. Judge Geo.
T. Baldwin of Klamath Falls, vice
president of the congress for tlrcgoii, is
at work organizing a big delegation nnl
arrauging for the trip south.
Turkish Oanison Mutinies,
VIENNA, July 2.1. Word was re
reived here yesterday that the entire
Turkish garrison of Uskub Villayet in
Kos'ovo mutinied today. The dis
patches state that over " soldb-r are
involved id the miitiry, which includes
nearly all the civilian population.
FOR
600 INCHES OF
PURE MOUNTAIN
WATER FOR $2000
3. M. Hawk Will Soli Medford Thirty-Year-Old
Water Right at Nominal
Burn Tributary to Big Butto and
Han Elevation of 3000 Feet.
S. M. Hawk, owner of the old Wnku-
fleld sawmill on Clark's creek, a trib
utary of the Big Butte near its mouth,
ffers to sell the city SOU inches of wa
ter in Clark's creek for $2000. The
water filings were made for mining,
irrigation ami milling purposes, .10 years
or so ago, and th ewnter has been in
use rout iimously since. It is the purest
of mount a in water ami can bo taken
nut at an elevation of .luim feet.
Mr. Hawk guarantees a . minimum
flow of liOO inches in the dryest of dry
years. This amount is iised to operate
the lumber mill, and in addition irri
gate alfalfa fields. The distance from
I he eily by pipeline is not much far
ther than Wusson canyon, if as far. The
intake would be about a mile from the
Lower Butte Creek bridge, which would
give rou feet fall to eoino over the
ohciu-hain pass below Itoumltop mill.
No other filings than those owned by
Mr. Hawk have been made upon the
water of Clark's creek until the last
year or so. The water is free from
vegetable or mineral matter. The iron
and steel on the water wheel at the mill,
in use ftir ten years past, has no rust
or corrode upon it.
' There is t hreo or four t inies t lie
amount of water in Clark's creek that
therei s in Wnsson canyon toilay," said
Mr. Hawk. "1 only ask people to come
up and see for I hemselves. -There is
maily' times the drainage area,' nml
practically no one living in the wuter
shed. ' '
BRYAN CLAD TURKEY
HAS GONE DEMOCRATIC
CHICAGO, July 2.-1. "1 am glad to
see that Turkey has gone democratic."
This was the statement made by Wil
liam J. Bryan when asked to talk poli
tics. That ,wns all he had to say. He
-irrivei at H o'clock I his morning and
went direct lo 1 he Auditorium annex,
where hi met the subcommittee.
The Commoner s train was olu'cred
all the way of his journey. Crowds con
stantly called for Bryan to ciHiie out,
but he remained in the train. It looks
like convoutioii limes in a small way
aud tlx air is full of politics.
During the morning Bryan held a
long conference with John W. Kern,
the vice-president ial candidate; Thoin
as Taggart of Indiana, Xoitnan K. Mack
of New York and lioger Sullivan of
Chicago. It is supposed that they went
carefully over the ground and discussed
I he suggest ions t hat t hey wished to
refer to the subcommittee. The con
ference between Bryan nnd the full
committee of ten began at noon.
CIOARETTE SMOKERS
BARRED FROM MINE
PENO, New, July 2.'.. Snperint.-ud
en. Vanderhoeff of the Copper Flat
and Nevada Consolidated Mines at Ely
has posted a notice that no man who
e; peels to work for the concern will
smoke cigarettes. This order apples
t'i all men, whether living on or off the
mm puny 's property. Miners Applying
for employment will be asked the no
ti'e riids whether they smoke. Ap
plicants nre told not to seek the super
;ntendent unless they do not.
Vanderhoeff believes that his men
can di more work if they do not use
;giettes.
MUST WEAR TROUSERS
TO BE A MAIL CARRIER
WASHINGTON, July 2., Unless
igresH passes a special net similar
to that adopted on behalf of Dr. Mary
Walker in i gnition nf her services
in the civil war, (tennitting women at
Idaho Fa IN, Idaho, to wear masculine
a I tire, Acting Postmaster General
Grand Held decided I lint a not her civil
Hi r ice examtnnt ion must be held In
fill the position of mail carrier in the
western town.
When an cxa initial in for the mt
of mail carrit r w.ih held at Idaho Falls
il tily applicant was a young woman.
she filled the requirements of the coin
mitfee and her appointment was sob
milled to the dpai t nieiit for approval.
Then it was dio ert-d that under the
law carriers are it quired to wear a
uniform, which is described in detail.
It being in violation for another law
for Uotnei) to dun the attire pnrnb'd
for carriers, it was n-r'm,'iry to reject
The Idaho woinnn ' application.
What il itf
CREEK
10 W RATE
FIGHTS LOWER
Southern Pacific Attacks
Validity to Prevent Re
duction Order
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., July 2.V
For the firpt time on thn Pacific coast
the Southern Pacific company has as
sumed thr offensive against the inter
state commerce commission. A suit has
been filed by the company for restraiut
cf the in:W lumber ratea between Wil
lamette valley points nnd San Fran
e'.spo 'ind bay points. The attorneys
I for thoHarrimnii road today express
the opinion that the case will bo sue
cess fill, for the railroad and predict that
the supreme court of the United States
will knock the Hepburn act as uncoil
Mtitutinunl.
Alleged Unconstitutional.
The suit, which is an ecpiity suit,
was filed late yesterday afternoon, al
leges that the laws under which 'the
interstate commerce commission ro
ceives its authority are unconstitution
al, because they confer on the-interstate
commerce commission, legislature,
judicial and executive authority. This,
savs the complaint, is in violation of
section one of article I of the consti
tution,-which provides that "all legis
liilivtf powers herein granted .shall be
vested in the congress of the United
Slates." ami section 1 of article ill,
providing that " all judicial powers
shall be vested in one supreme court
and such inferior courts as congress
shall from time to time establish."
The complaint goes into the history
of the case from the beginning. The
rate of $.V10 a ton to apply lo the green
lir timber and lath from points on the
east bank of the Willamette river and
points on the west bank of the Willam
ette south of Corvallis to San Francisco
ami bay points and the rate of if:..!..", a
Ion from points oil the east bank of
the Willamette to bay points are both
declared too low.
Tlio complain I asks that I he court
make the injunction permanent, and
suggests that if shippers in the Lower
Willamette do not like 1 he nil I road rate
t hey can resort to water transporta
tion.
lodge Morrow issued an order direct
ing the interstate commerce commission
lo appear before him August II to show
nine why the restraining order should
not le granted.
GOLDFIELD LITIOATION.
SETTLED OUT OF COURT
SAX FliANClSCO, Cal., July 2.1
It was h-arm-d here toilay that two
big I told field lit igat ions had been set
tied out of court at a conference held
it the St. Francis hotel last night, and
it is thought that the stock market will
be affeced by the news of the ending
f the legal hat ties,
The apex controversy of the Ootdfleld
Consolidated, which threatened t he
camp with war, was one of the suits
set lied at the conference; By this set
llement the wedge claim of the Jumbo
extension Mining company passes into
the hands of the GoMnVld Consolidut
ed. A half interest in the Vineragone
fraction also passes into the hands of
the Gohlfield Consolidated by the terms
of this settlement.
The second suit settled was the lili
gatinn that has been ih the courts for
three years between the Mae Natrium
and the West End companies. The ver
tical line was the b:i-us of this settle
ilient. A Blit-on Boosting question.
"We are in hopes that people will
not ice that every issue of t he Morn
ing Mnil is a bonnier is-oie. We wish
to invite all the people lo enlist in the
great booster campaign of the season,
of ntl the seasons. Southern Oregonians
nre all boosters all the time. The true
southern Oregoiiian is he who has the
sunshine of (lie glorious climate in his
henrl, with the frangraiice of the flow
its mid the song of the mocking birds.
"Mot this is to be a sjwvinl effort.
Iet lift nil jnin handf and 'make a
hmg pull, n strong pull u pull alto
gether u they say ut sea, and set
things moving along all line. The
me fU)-stifn is how to bo.eit jimt now.
Mail of .luly L'l.'.
The nnswi-r:
" 'fVini- here to die. rends a head
line in an Anhtand paper. Probnblv
the man wanted to go where there
were pbntv of other dead ones. "Mail
of .lulv
Souovo Indian ware and
LUMBER RATES
PULL VEILS
OFF WOMEN
OF TURKEY
Young Turkey Idea Vic
torlous -Commands ot the
Koran Cancelled by. the
"Priest- Females Parade
BERLIN, July 25. Dispatches re
ccivod here todav from Monastir state
l but the women of 'nil Macedonia are
parading-1 he streets unveiled, rejoicing
in the granting of the new constitution
by the sultan. Thei.nradcs are the re
sult of an order of taje priests cancelling
the order of the Koran that ull women
mnst veil in public jilacos, and for the
first time the womdn of Turkey have
exposed their faces to t.he public. The
Koran orders absolutely that no woman
of t he fait h can appear outside her
house without a veil covering her entire
face with the exception of a slit for
her eyes.
The fact that the Moslems have tak
en it upon themselves to cancel the
sacred commands of the Koran indi
cates that the advocates of the " Young
Turkey" theory have thoroughly in
trenched themselves before beginning
operations. With the religious element
on itaside, the revolution in Macedonia
assumes a more serious aspect, and it is
I hough t that il will be hard for the
sultan to overcomo I he dissatisfaction
of the whole country without yielding
to the demands of his European sub
jects. A statement given out today by the
leaders of the moveiueiil. announces that
the iiiHiirrcct iouisls wilt not lav down
their arms until they are assured that
the representation will bo fair and that
the press will be free and that they
nre granted amnesty. The 11 Young
Turks" are complete masters of thn sit
uation. They have succeeded in get
ting 'the Macedonian garrisons of the
sultan ou their side because of tlio fail
ure of the government to be prompt
with the soldiers' pay. The revolution
has been so carefully planned I lint the
revolutionists have not vet met with
defeat. .
The provinces of Kossovo, Skutari,
J a uia, Selfidze and Salonika are all
under the control of the rebels. The
A ibiaa t roops sent against I he rebels
by the sultan have all joined the revo-.
lulioiusts.
SHY YELLOW EDITOR
REFUSES NOMINATION
NEW VOKK, July L'.. William Kan
lolph Hearst arrived here today from
Kuropo 011 tin1 liner T.ucauia, -
" I ruler no corn! i I ions will I bo a
indidale fur pnsideiit of the Cuited
Slates," he said when pr caned by news
paper represent at ives for un answer
that is worrying the delegates to the
independence party's convention in Chi-
ago.
Hearst reiterated that he would not
arcept (he iiMinimit ion for the prrs'i
leney even though delegates to the con
vent ion brought prensure to bear upon
linn.
One nf the newspaper men asked him
if this pledge referred to the future,
ind he laughed hear I ily, leaving the
ptcstion unanswered.
Hearst declined to discuss the slate
uient made by (lompers that the Hearst
:ible from Cans had not been prompted
by a leading labor lender. ,
"I have been out of (ouch with pidit
ical matlers dining the past week," be
xplaiiu-d. "I might say Something
later."
Hearnl was accompanied by his wife
and children. Ho leave this evening
for 'hicago.
THROWfl CHILD IN LAKE
WASHINGTON TO DROWN
j SKATTLi:, Wash., July U.'.Thal lit
jtle Melhn Murk ley is alive today after
i she had been thrown inlo Lake Wash
! iuglon by her mot her, M is. Tressa
'..arkley, who leaped into the water an
; instant later and was drowned is con
j sidered remarkable.
' After failing in one attempt to kill
; her 7 year old daughter and herself,
Julio il is believed ns temporarily in
l.:irii', the woman h-d the child to the
lake I'riday night. She suddftily seized
the girl, t'eed her into Ihf lake and
1 1 hen plunged in herself. The mother
; was drowned, but her dauglih'r, after
:pi'iiding an hour in t-timbing a sleep
j lull, renched the home of Arthur 1.
j Vottin-r, trenched to the skin, nnd
fold her slory. Mrs. Markb-y wns th
Hife of Norman K. Markley, ni uttor
j ne v. The body of the woman was re
1 covered.
Ttenford green mat ware.
AMERICAN ATHLETES LEAD
IN OLYMPIC GAME EVENTS
big chiefs
NEXT WEEK
Preparing For the Grand
Council of Redmen Who
Assemble In Medford
All day the local lied men under the
lirection of Chief ,T. II. Fitzgernld have
been busy with the details preparatory
lo the big encampment noxl week. Sev
enth street ha been strung with count
less incandescent bulbs for the big elec
trical display which is planned. Mer
chants are commoaciug the decoration
of their stores with tho Insignia of the
order and holiday bunting, nnd planning
the Iudian window decorations which
will compete in the cash prize contest
which has been offered for the most
attractive window on this subject. Post
ers have been put up announcing the
three days' program of entertainment
which is on a more lavish scale than
has ever before been undertaken in
this part of the state by uuy body or
organization. Including the big ban
net, the auto parade, the . impressive
installation ceremonies before represen
tatives of the order from nil parts of
Oregon, and concluding with the grand
ball at the opera house, the many visit-
ug lied men 'are sure of a royal good
time during their visit hore. Already
they are beginning to pour in, and sev
eral are registered at the hotels or vis
iting with local brothers. By Monday
Medford will be alive with the stran
gers, for whom every preparation has
been made to give u warm welcome.
ASHLAND TO ASCERTAIN
HER POWER FACILITIES
The citv council of Ashland this week
took steps to secure u survey and esti
mates of the. available wuter power in
Ashland cauvon, by authorizing the em
ployment of Frank C. Kelsey, the well
known Portland engineer, for thn work,
which will be taken up nt once. This
is preliminary to any plan which may
be provided for the establishment uf a
municipal light and power plant for
Ashland, I he council desiring to be in
a position to give thn people reliable
information before making any recom
mendations in tho matter, says the Tid
ings.
However, they are ipiilo iu earnest
apparently, and something is really
looked for lo coum nut of the question
at this time.
Three years ago at a special election,
the people voled 4 1 2 per cent bonds
to the amount of $.r.O,OOU for a munici
pal electric plant for the furnishing of
light and power for Atihlnnd, contracts
from householders nnd merchants were
secured, which nre still valid nud in
cluding a great proportion of thn con
sinners of t he city. Hough estimates
weie secured not only upon the wuter
power available, but also upon thn ma
chiuery and equipment for serving the
public with electric juice. At that time
estimate of $;tr,(nni for installing
and equipping t he plant was secured.
The growth of the city find the lucreaso
in cost ol wiring, however, makes it
necessary to revise these estimates ma
terially now. Those iu a position to
know think that a bond issue of not
less than $7fptMiO would be required at
this time.
Although it would be valid for the
city council lo go ahead and issue ut
any time needed, bonds voted, in nddi
lion to the balance of an issue of $'M
nun water improvement bonds, only
tl!3,iHMl of which were used, a new elec
tion and authorization would probably
lie nskcil of the people.
NORTHERN RA1LROADH TO
REHTORE OLD RATES
TAroMA, Wash., July i!o--Soino or
the rail muds affected by the recent de
cision of the interstate commerce com
mission in I tie In ruber rale case will,
for the present at least, obey the ruling
of the commission nnd restore the old
tariff for the lumber trade.
Official of the Northern Pacific road
announced ihir intention of accepting
the rated fined l.y the commission, and
they will go into effect as soon ut pn
silile
It was the original intention of
the lines in the imrthwest to open alof profit he declares he Inst because I places of amusement.
bitter fight against the increased rates, Itbe defendants enull not give him a I Four theaters of (he town were closed
but I hi v have audilcnly rhauged their lcl.nr title to 10,000 acres of. land In 1 last night by the marshal in compll
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I representing the roads are busy get-1 He alleges that no tltln could he glv-lman nf the fir and water committee
iting rendy for nn attark iu the nenrlen, aa the government held that thelof tho hoard, who declared that ther
(future. Hand hart been wrongfully obtained. I were constructed in violation of the
i
vrnere la uj
PORTLAND BOY IS
AN EASY WINNER
OF HURDLE RACE
Suritlison'a Victory Puta American
Team 43 Points In the Lead of the
Englishmen Long Dlstanoa Belay
AIbo Does to Uncle Sain'a Boys.
LONDON, July 5. Forrest Smith
sou, the wonderful Portland, Or., ruu
ner, cut 2 5 of a second from the Olym
pic, record, winning the gold medal
in I he 110-meter hurdle race ut the
Olympic gnmeB today.
His time was in Boconds flat. '
The. Americans swept the Held in
t Ilia rat'e. Carrels taking second place
nml A. 11. Slinw finishing third.
Q ... . , . . i .. ,, ,
Smithsou a victory In the 110-moter
J
hurdle today made thn American team
13 points iu the lead of the English'
men, the total score at the conclusion
of tlio oveut standing, America, 109 1-3;
Canadian Win. a First 1 " Anoth" Pmlhl. 340 A- """'
Canadian Wins a rirst. : an account of the economic mineral re-
MiKouuld uf Canuda was first lnHoiirccs of the Riddle quadrangle, giv-
tho running hop, step and jump, hisjing the results of last year's labors. It
distance boiug 48 feet 5 1-4 Inches. Law
sou of Norway took second place with
-17 fcoL 2 3-4 inches.
Iu the liiOO-moter swimming finals,
Taylor of Kngland finished first, Bat
lursby of England finished second and
Boaurepaire of Australia took third
plnvtf.
Another victory was added to tho al
ready long list held by the Americans,
Tvhon the tenin from the United State
wou first place iu the ItlOO meter relay
race. The nicu who rau iu the victo
rious team are: William V, Hamilton
of Chicago Athletic club, N. J. Cart
mel of the University of Pennsylvania,
J. 1(. Taylor of tho lriBh-Ainerican Ath
letic club, and Melvin W. Bhcppard of
the IriHli Athletic club.
Americans Refuse to Run.
Hobbins and Taylor, the American
runners, refused to enter the 400-meter
race, which was re run at the Olympic
games today, contending that Carpenter
oi i.orneit university won the event
fairly when he defeated Meutswat
Halzwell Thursduy, and tho English
man was allowed to dash around the
track alone, taking tho gold medal and
being officially doclared victor. Halt
well ran tho distance in 50 seconds, one
second slower than the record be made
in the preliminaries.
FIFTH TRAGEDY IN MONTH
IN EPPINGER FAMILY
HAN ntANC'I.St.'O, (ay.. July 25.
In the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Epniu
ger, widow of the late Jacob Kppinger,
inn grain King, wnoae failure several
years ago plunged several houses on
tho coast inlo bankruptcy, the fifth
tragedy in a little more than a month
has been recorded in the Eppinger fam
ily. The list follows in chronological
order:
I.onis Kppingor, brother of the lute
Jaeoh Kppinger and manager of the
druml hotel, Yokohama, died January,
Iiicoli Kppinger, former grain kinu
and imlicleil millionaire, died June 23,
I WOO,
Mrs. William Oerschel, daughter of
mo iaie .iiicoii i.ppingor, died June IK
lww.
Isaac Kppinger, son of the late Jacob
l.ppiiigiT, committed to an insane v
linn from Han Francisco, July 83, 1B08.
Mm. Jacob Eppinger, widow of the
lale Jamb Kppinger, died in Han Fran
cis. o, July 24, 1408.
BOUOI1T OREGON LANDS,
BUT OOT NO TITLE
I IMl 'AdO, July 2.1. li. I'otX'i'". an
iiregonifin, said to Ixi prominent polit
ically, nnd others, are accuned nf hav
ing soM 1(1,000 acres of land wrongful
ly Inkcn from the government, in a
uiit begun in the circuit today by ttnbe
Kiiigi'iioliluH lo culled MO, mill damages.
riiiTurd ('. Coggins, Mary K. Cnggios
and the firm of Coggins llr.it hern &
luipuny lire coib-fenduuts.
This suit is an echo of the famous
land fronds perpc trnteii on the govern
ment some time ago which caused a
widespread investigation into the
sets of certnin wealthy westerners. Hpe
cifically KliiKenoldus aska that he be
given iudument for H(i.0(H). the amount
i 1
i
At the Medford Toa ft Coffee House.
ROGUE COAL
FED LARGE
A Government Geologist
States That the Deposits
Will Be Valuable
The Rogue River conl field is one
of tlio moat i xtouaivo in Oregon, " aaid
ProfesHor J. S. Diller, geologist with
tho United Rtatos geological survey,
who made an examination of t6 coal
fields of Oregou last fall. He - spent
Friday In Medford cu route to Kose-
hurg.
1 ' Homo day thcBO lignito rieposita will
bo very valuable, when the gaa engine
, ' . , - . i . j
hnromeH lterfeeten. I have commoted
n de(.riUon of the Rogue River coal
Holds, which will be issued bv thn gov-
' ernment pamphlet 340 B. Coal. It
cu" b oa l'P'ction to the direc-
can also bo had, ns can my Propesslon
al Paper on Crater l.ako National Park
upon application.
"A new survey is being made of
Crater lake, n topographical survey un
der the direction of Chief Geographer
.vlurshall. The 0 rants Pass quadrangle
is ready for distribution and we are .
working now uf Kuch, continuing the
survey," concluded Professor Dillor. '
EDDIE HANLON MEETS '
JOHNNY MURPHY TONIGHT
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 25.
Despite the fact that the betting is 12
lo. 1, Eddie Hanlon doclared he would
win the ten-round bout he is to fight
with Johnny Murphy tonight at Roche 'a
t-olma pavilion. Wiseacres ahaka their
hcada and assert that there is nothiug
in the "coming back" theory, but tho
former lightweight star is confident
that after his two yeurs rest he is bet
tor than he over was before.
The fight tonight will be a test for
Llanlon. He hn.t picked out in Murphy
an opponent who should show class, and
who, although he is nol among the top-
notchors in tiio lightweight division, is
tough nnd a coming figlitor. If Han
Inn wius tonight's battle he will provo
his assertion that it is possible for a
fighter to break back into the ring
after having been shoved into the
down and nut club.
Haulou backs his theory with the ar-
gument that be was too young when
he entered the ring. He aaya he took
too many beatings when he was not in
i-.ondition to stand them. He aaya bia
two years' rest has strengthened bim
up and that he can put up a better
fight now than be ever did in bis palm
iest days.
YELLOW FINE LUMBER
COMBINE IN FORMING
CHICAGO, July 25. Preliminary to
tho convention of the Northwestern
Lumbermen's association a secret meet
ing was held hore by 29 men who con
trol the yellow pine lumber market of
tho world, at which was discussed tho
greatest lumber mergor ever planned.
A capitalitatlon of $300,000,000 has
lieen suggosted.
Frederick E. Weyerhaeuser, the lum
ber king, who has been designated as
the wealthiest man in tho world, was
the principal factor in the meeting,
which was held in the Auditorium hotel.
The committee of 25 was appointed
two weeks ago at a general meeting of
the yellow pine manufacturers, held in
St. Louis. It is thought the details of
thn combine will be perfected today.
It is claimed that competition Is
ruining profits in the soft lumber busi
ness and some action is imperative.
While the conference does not bear
lireclly upon the Pacific coast lumber
interests, it will undoubtedly affect all
lumber markets. The Pacific north
west intercuts are known to be af f if 11
iated with the central northwest In
terests. MARY8VILLE THEATBRB
GLOBED BY MARSHAL
M AHY8VII.LE. Cal.. July 25. The
I owners of the U-cai theaters are today
Inreunrina to hrina court oroceedtnaa to
1 corneal their trnateea to reopen their
fire ordinances of thi town. A -bit-
ter fight la eipected.