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The Weather'
Partly' cloudy west portion tonight.
Tomorrow fair; northerly winds.
THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1908.
No. 123. .
WILL GET WATER 'FROM FISH LAKE DITCH
OFFICERS FASTENED
VISITING FOR HOURS
ROTORUA UNDER TREE bryan may
I
Jackies Infatuated With j
Queen of the South Seas
-Dinner Given to Legis
lature by Sperry.
r (By Lee Cloth worthy, staff corre
spondent of the United Press with the
Atlantic fleet.)
AUCKLAND, New Zealand. August
12. The officers of the Atlantie fleet
net out early today for Rotnrun, the
Yellowstone park of New Zealand, to
view the wonders of this count ry of
mar vols. Fntertninmonts hnvo been
planned at Kotorua and it is said that
the three days' trip will be most en
joyable. The entertainment committee
has arranged the itinerary so that tin1
visitors will have a good opportunity
to observe the customs and manners
of life of the natives. The party ex
peets to arrive in Auckland Friday eve
ning in time for the grand state ball
at the government house.
Tho sailors are taking in the theaters,
races and athletic sports. The jackies
are infatuated with the beautiful young
girts of Auckland, who are not satisfied
unless they are in company with I'ucle
Sam 's boys.
The ent husinsm for America and
Americans is evident everywhere, and
the control of the 1'neific is certain
to become a faet in the progress of
nf fairs.
Tho recept ion here couldn 'I be ex
celled, and the sailors are as delighted
as they were with thr manner in which
they were made welcome on the Pacific
coast at home.
The luncheon given byAdmirnl Sper
ry on board the flag-On p Connecticut In
the members of !tie legislature was the
occasion for further expressions of good
will and brotherhood between the peo
pie of New Xealand nid America.
COMPLETING RAILWAY
TO KLAMATH FALLS
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. August II.
Klamath Falls people are aware that
it is practically out of the question fur
the California Northeastern railroad to
be extended to this city this year, but
they are given every assurance 1 hat
the rond will be completed to naviga
ble water in t he fall of t he present
yen r.
The track is now laid to a point a
short distance across the state line,
and construction trains are running to
that point, hauling heavy material and
machinery. The force is now larger
than it w:ii some few weeks ago and
it is stated t hat about 7io men are
employed on the roadbed from Hip ter
minus of the mad to the edge of the
marsh.
The dike is still the one drawback
to the early extension of the road -to
this city. The two dredges on the job
lose considerable time by breaks in the
machinery and the dike is being built
in a way that is unsatisfactory to the
Southern Pacific engineers in charge
of the construct inn. Progress is ex
ceedingly slow, which means delay in
reaching Klamath Falls.
BEYCE STOPPED AT KINO'S
PALACE AS LUNATIC
LONDON. August 1 1. Ambassador
James Brvee, who is in London on
leave of nh-enee fr,,m Washington, had
a curious adventure at the gates of
Buckingham palace.
Mr. Bryeo went to the palace on font
and was stopped by the policeman on
duty. Mr. Bryee nid he was going to
we the king.
"Ah. yes." said the policeman, "a
good many people tell me that. "
The ambassador, who wn being t-
corted outside the gates a a harmless
crank, had to prove his identity by
produeintf documents before the guard
iau of the palace would M him pn
through.
Mrs. iveiaiiin 'L foilin u-i I In I
dren, th family of i ,tc Id t-v ' t
litis, are out on Ap;d 'K11 ' wn U
visiting friend. Tr Cnllini t night
)ol t for
George Ward Caught by
Falling Tree and Lies
Exposed for 21 Hours
Before Aid Arrives
Pinned for 11 hours under an im-
mense tree, with one leg and three ribs
broken, was the experience of George.
Ward, a homesteader in tho Applegate
country, on Saturday and Sunday. That
Mr. Ward still lives is due to his won-
derful vitality and powers of endnr- !
a nee. j
Mr. Ward left his home early Satur-
day morning to clear some timber off.
the upper portion of his homestead.;
With him he took his luncheon, as his j
wife planned a trip to Jacksonville in
order to do some trading. j
Late that evening she returned home'
aud was surprised not to find her bus- i
band awaiting her. She did not think1
much of the mat lev ;it the time, but at
midnight she was thoroughly alarmed.'
She began a scan-it which lasted ;
t hroughnut t hi! night and tint il nearly
0 o'clock Sunday morning. She found!
her husband pinned under an immense ;
tree, unconscious from the pain he had
suffered.
Mrs. Ward was unable to free her
husband without aid. which was three
miles distant. LVturuiiig to the house
she hastily hit cited her team and drove'
to a neighbor's when' t wo men were
secured. The trunk of the tree had to'
be cut 1 h rough twice before the un- '
conscious man could be freed." j
Ward was then taken to the cabin
and medical assistance given. At last
reports he is doing nicely and will re i
cover. !
Ward states that in Irving to get out
id' the way of the tree he stumbled and J
before he could recover he was caught j
by the fallen branches. Me states that :
it was shortly after noon when the ncci- ;
dentoccuned and that he was under the ;
tree for at least ill hours.
CROWNED BUST OF NERO
IS FOUND AT VIENNA
PA L'lS, August 1 1. During excava
lions in the court of the old Woman
t Ilea ter of Vienna, in the tsere do- ,
part men), some workmen have unearth
ed a bust of a Roman emperor in mar
ble, life size, the head wrealhefl with
a crown, to which is hung a double row
of large pearls. Outside t lie cuirass
is a large martial cloak dropping from
the right shoulder and held by a gold
en clasp. This dress was reserved for
Roman generals and during the empire
for emperors. From the expression of
the fnce and above all from the head
dress, it is believed that the bust is
that of Kmperor Nero.
FRENCHMAN WILL NOT FLY
UNLESS FOR MONEY
NKW VOlfK. August in. I'nless
UU,imn j. forthcoming today. Henri
Farman, the French aeronaut, will make
no more flights in his .".irship for the
b-nefit of America:) enthusiast?-.
William T. MacMaehi n, publishe of
an aeronautic magazine, who wti one
el' the m it instrumental in bringing
Fa rum n to America, disclaims respon
sibility for t he Frenchman 's payroll.
M r. Bovina:i, president of the A aero
plane company, has rot indicated what
lie will do in ll. matter, but if is un
derstood that the necessary money will
lie raised before night.
NOTHING LIKE THIS
IN SOUTHERN OREGON
SAX D1KGO. Cnl.. Augii-t II. An
el.-cTrieal storm, more sever than any
tdat lias visited this section of the state
J'.ir m.'iiiv years, m-enm-d Sunday nfter-
i ri hi -tween I and o 'clock. The
rain descended in torrents for a time,
and r-porls from 4lie country indicate,
that some damage was done to the
H rapes.
At Curonai". m the tent city, the
downpour routed some U.min people who
were living under light canvas at the
.;mmef resort.
TEMPORARY LINE TO
AT ONCE TO PROTECT CITY
VISIT COAST
Edelman Urges DeniOGra
tiG Leader to Come to
the Coast aud Speak
FA1KV1FW, Lincoln, Xeb.
11. Charles Kdelman, member of the
notification committee from Ran Fran
cisco, today appealed to William ,1.
Bryan to visit the Pacific coast on a
stumping tour during the- campaign.
"If you will come to the const and
speak," declared Kdelman, "1 am sure
there is no doubt of your winning the
electoral vote of California and you
would have a good chance to carry the
electoral vote of Oregon ami Washing
ton." Bryan was much interested in what
Kdelman had to tell him about condi
tions on the coast, and he promised to
consider seriously making a speaking
tour of 'the Pacific states.
Conference Being Hold.
A conference was held today by
Bryan, John W. Kern, National Chair
man Norman F. Mack, lr. P. L. Hall,
vice national chairman; .loscphus Dan
iels of North Carolina and other mem
bers nf t he national committee, at
which plans for the coining campaign
were discussed and preparations made
for I he not if icat ion tomorrow.
Tonight the party lenders will attend
a banquet given by the local typograhp
ical union in honor of K. P. Sullivan
of Lynn, Mass.. a prominent member nf
the orgauiazt ion, who will take part in
the Bryan not if icat ion tomorrow.
All is ready for the great celebration
and the city is rapidly filling with visi
tors in spite of the failure of the rail
w ays to g i t e red u c ed rat es. I jnde rs
from all parts of the country are at the
hotels today and Lincoln is prepared
to entertain the visitors.
GIRL OF .i-XTEEN
SLAY FOUR POINTED Et'CK
SAN TA IfO-i . .ognst i
h en year ol t ;nzi. (i-i.s u of .M-'ii.'o-cino
,'oinitv hoi :s I J.'-. iic-.ii mi S na
and Mendocino io.iir.ies for hfn ing
H. 'd one of riie biggest dper yt it
ch red this so-tson. 1 1. was :i ' four
pointer. ' and Miss Gibon naturally
hail to get assistance t swing ihe buck
across her horse. She brought the Jin"
an tiered animal down with a well-directed
bulbt from her trusty rifle. Last
year she was equally successful ami
laughingly says t hat she will get the
limit " before the season ends. At
fishing and hunting Miss Gibson puts
many of the men to shame. Sho goes
out hunting alone, sometimes accompa
nied by her dog.
FIRE WIPES OUT
LOS ANOELES BLOCK
LOH AVGF.LFS. Cnl., August 11.
Fire which broke out here this after
noon completely destroyed the whole
sale establishment of .John Anderson
k Co.. on the corner of Main and Sixth
streets. The fire started in the base
ment and the 1 lames could not be
checked before the entire block was
destroyed. The loss will amount to
t lon.iiiMi. It was partially covered by
insurance. The firm is one of the Inrg
est wholesale dealers in southern f'ali
fornia.
BUTTER BURIED FOR TWO
CENTURIES FOUND IN BOO
DCBLIX. Ang'f 1 1. Wmr ling
burbd for two -:? i-i a fi:l. n con
taining a hun-'rM r ii' f I ''
been dug ip in F.ithitln-ntiK If g '.u n
tc Tyrone, t.v , f-nrmr irnmd V i!'i. m
Veelv. TV 'io; and sft.e -i . til-
kin, v. hieh w-o" 1 feet unji ;
'o I lapsed i' heo it :ia lif . d
(he butter in ti n pevfu't st'it
sanation.
.tad
Sfedford Trib, Jc
CITY TO BORROW
PORTION OF THE
PIPE NEEDED
Superintendent Furrar Will Beffin Wi.r
Today Oity Has OTvThir l of Nec
essary Piping ai'd Will n.nr r.v or
Rent the Bemitnd ir.
. Confronted with the practical cer
tainty of a tolal failure of tho water
August supply from Bear creek unless Nome
remedy were speedily found, a wator
famine, with nil its attendant inconve
niences and dangers, the water commit
tee and Superintendent Farrar of the
pumping station evolved a plan of re
lief which seems likely to prove n I most
providential.
Connection Witb Fish Lake Ditch.
A connection is to bo made with the
ditch nf the Fish Lake Ditch company
off the northern end of the A street
main of Ihe city distributing system. A
temporary pumping plant will be in
stalled ami this improvised method, it
is hoped, will tide over the crisis and
provide, during the next few weeks,
a water supply sufficient at least to
give the city some sort of fire pro tec
(ion.
4000 Feet of Temporary Pipe.
The distance from the city main to
the ditch, which must be piped is be
tween 1001) and .Hum teet. The city has
in its possession approximately one
third of the necessary pipe. Fortu
nately an additional supply of pipe is
easily accessible, as tho Grnydnn Min
ing company of Gold Hill, in which Dr.
Bay is largely interested, has Heveral
thousand feet of pipe not now in use
lying on the ground near the spot, and
it is expected that arrangements can
be made with that company for the use
of their pipe in the emergency.
Dr. Bay has been out of the city, and
consequently could not be approached
in the matter; but he is expected back
this afternoon and it is stated on good
authority that he is likely to readily
.accede to the request of the water com
mittee. Immediate Commencement of Work.
Meanwhile measurements are being
made today, tind Superintendent Farrar
stated that the entire work of laying
the pipe nnd putting in the pump ought
not to consume more than three or four
days. 11 is fortunate that such speedy
relief is in sight, as it is almost a ques
tion of hours now how long the city
can stagger along on the steadily di
minishing supply of water being pump
ed from Bear en-ek. The large pump
uring the last few days has been al
most entirely abandoned, and as it is
the small pump is taking out the water
faster than it is coming in, and tho wa
ler is slowly falling in the well inside
the pumping station. About two feet
of wnter remain over the bottom of the
intake pipe.
Record Low Water for Bear Creek,
In the history of the water depart
ment Bear creek has never before fallen
so low, and the low mark in far from
being reached yet.
Kverything points (o a record drottgh
in all the streams of the valley. Mnnv
ol the smaller streams are entirely dried
up, and the latest report from the Rogue
river is to the effectt hat all low rec
ords in the remembrance of the oldest
settlers have been completely eclipsed.
PASTOR THRASHED BY
IBATE HUSBAND
II I If LOCK, Md., August 11. Thorn
as Carew, who thrashed the Itev, Hteven
P. Hhipman, pastor of the Washing M.
K. church, when he found the prencher
in a room with Mrs. Carew today, an
nounced that he has filed in the circuit
court a pet it ion for absolute divorce
from his wife.
Mrs. Carew 'n mother, Vr. Xathnn
Todd, relative to the preacher's plea
the "woman tempted me," today said:
"Sliame on Mr. Hhipman. That man
must be a coward who will hide be
hind a woman 's skirts to save him
self. The world will never know te
truth of the story, ait t"ilher I nr my,
daughter will testify in th diTre
uit. "
BE LAD)
MANY CHINESE
ARE STARVING
Typhoon Spreads Death
and Destruction in Its
Wake in China
HONGKONG, August 11. In a re
port issued today from the headquar
ters relief Htatiou, it is stated that ad
vices from southern China give details
of appalling conditions among tho vic
tims of the recent typhoon, which laid
waste an immense territory along the
coast nnd killed thousands of natives.
The report says that more than 1,
500,00)) refugees are at the point of
death from exposure nnd thnt many
thousands have succumbed since tho din
aster.
The tale of hardship aud destitution
is pitiful in the extreme. Scores of the
refugees in all quarters arc without
shelter of nny kind, forced to speud
days and nights huddled together like
stormbound sheep. In some districts
there is only sufficient food to supply
one meal every three days. More ter
rible are the conditions in other local
ities where there is absolutely no food
and the people nre dying by the hun
Ireds. The dead are piled in heaps, no
menns for their burial being possible.
MRS. ISAACS WILL
SOON OUTSTRIP BILL
W. V. Isaacs, the champion fly canter,
and his wife returned last evening from
a week's camping and fishing on the
Kogue. They had nn ideal trip aud re
port the fishing as bing abundant.
Mrs. Isaacs bids fair i t "qual the fish
ing record of her famous husband if
she continues nt her pijsont pace. The
very first day she hooked live big steel
heads. Her biggest catch, however, was
made the Inst day, when she fo iglit with
a big fellow for owr -W minioes and
finally landed him with n sivo'ince id
and a No. ti fly. Me -vcighed nearly
six pounds. While on 'h' trip ,ney 'h
ited the camp of D II. Miller, which
was located a few miir.t farther down
the river, and found iverythln com
forlnhle and fine. On the return trip
last night, before t hey reached Kigl."
I ciiiit, tho party enconn; -n d three; coy
otes, the largest which hav-1 b,' n Keen
in the valley for mn.v v-iis. They
passed quite clos to Ihe rigs and Tog
gery Bill put n fonrde n rounds of
buckshot in one ( t h 'le. uly Ihe
absence nf a rifl 1 pr-v n,. 1 him from
briuging tn a could of them .is oip en
irs of his trip.
PRINTERS FROM ALL
OVER WORLD GATHER
BORTON,Muss.,Augnst 11, For the
opening session of the Mth annual con
vention of the International Typograph
ical Vii ion, printers gathered here today
from all parts of the United States,
Canada, Porto Itico, Cuba, tin Phillip
pines and even from Kngland. It la the
first time representatives from the Lon
don society of printers have attended
tho convention. Nothing more than
preliminary business was accomplished
today and after the registration of the
delegates the session adjourned and. tlx
entire body participated in an exeur
sion to the bav.
NEGRO DEMOCRATS
IN LINE FOR BRYAN
CHICAGO, August I L- Prominent
negroes from nil sections assembled to
day at the Keystone hotel for a confer
encc of the Negro Democratic league.
Plans will be made for furthering the
intercuts of Bryan in the campaign. A
place and dnte will be selected for thr
next quadrennial national convention.
.1. A. Boss of Buffalo is chairman of
the league. It is declared that the ne
groes of the country are almost a unit
in their opposition to Taft and that
Bryan will receive a larger colored
vot next November than any demo
enStic candidal haa ever received.
AT POLLS IN
Both Democratic and Re
publican Parties Choos
ing Delegates to Con
ventions SAN FRANCISCO, Cab, August 11.
Both tho republican and democratic par
ties are holding primaries all over the
state today for the selection of dele
gates to state, congressional and legis
lative conventions.
The fight lint ween the "regulars"
and the "reformers" of both parties
has boon unusunlly bitter this year and
has called out a greater vote than has
ever been polled nt nil August primary
in Ihe history of the state.
The next legislnturo will have the
selection of senator to succeed Senator
Perkins, who is a enndidnte to succeed
himself. This has added interest to the
selection of delegates to tho party con
ventions thnt name candidates for the
state legislature.
Fight at Sacramento.
SACKAMKNTO, Cnl., August 11.
While the hottest fight in the history
of tho republican primaries in Sacra
mento is being enacted today, up to
noon there were no disturbances at the
polls and Ihe election progressed smooth
I y. Absolutely no interest is being
betrayed on the democratic side, and
tho slated ticket will go through with
out opposition.
Both tho machine nnd Lincolu-Itoose-velt
wings of tho G. O, p. claim a vic
tory with a majority of delegate in the
next county and district conventions,
and tho outcome is hard to predict, al
though the regulars have the stronger
organization and more sinews of war
with which to direct the fight, nnd the
advantage probably lies their way.
Vote Is Heavy,
Tho vote in the downtown precincts
is light, but in the residence sections
will probably be heavier than ever be
fore nt a primary election. The regu
lars hope tn carry two superviHoral dis
tricts in the city aud while conceding
the third to the reformers and a good
part of the country, expect to get
enough delegates in the outside district
through the injection of a county su
pervisal issue to control. The Lincolu
Itoosoveltera figure upon the country
almost solidly nnd at least one nnd prob
ably two districts in tho city.
Action nt the national committee In t
making selection for Gillette for govern j
or in 1!l0d a challenge test in the coun
try district where primaries are unof
ficial has caused a lot of dissension.
Hundreds of republicans voted for Bell
in preference to Gillette, nnd under a
strict enforcement of tho rulo they
could be held from voting. But the
regulars claim thnt tho test will not
be used save on democrats who may
wish to assist the Itoform league, and
no complaints have come from the coun
try. PILOT BOAT RUN DOWN
BY GREAT STEAMSHIP
SAX FKAXC1HCO, Cnl., August 10.
The little pilot boat Lady Mino limped
into port yesterday with a jngged ho.-
in her sido nnd her rigging badly shat
tered by a collision Saturday night with
the Kosmofl line stenmer Ttitdmus near
the bar Ik'htshin. She was nut on wavs
I at a local shinvnrd for renairs.
The accident hapuened when the Lady
Mine approached the big steamer t)
lake off Pilot Holmes, According to
Hie crew of the sma.ler ship, the line,
veered to port instead of to starboard
and rammr-d the sailing vessel on thrt'
port side. I
The Lady Mine was howled over on j
her ben in ends aud the crew of four m n i
went into the rigging eipeeting her to
sink at once. Hawsers were sent for
from the steamer and made fast white
the big hide in the schooner's side was
bning stopped
tvn.Ti M'vrisi iiouin urn uuning"
sumcientiy repaired to enable the pilot l
boat to put back into the harbor.
CALIFORNIA
TURKISH '
MUSTER
RECALLED
Mehmed AH Bey Has Been
Ordered Home by the
Sultan-Other Ministers;
Will Be Recalled
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 11:
The report that Sultan Abdul Hamll .II,
had recalled Mohmed AH Bey, the Turk-,
ish minister nt Washington, was con
firmed today by officials of tho new'
cabinet. It was lea mod also that the
French and Russian ambassadors will,
bo rooalled.
It Is believed that tho entire diplo--inatic
corps of Turkey will be changed
before the sultan gets through with his
program of reform. . i.
No Charges.
There are no specitic charges of in-1
I competency or maladministration against.
Bey or the others, but the chnngos are
to made merely to give Turkey an en-:
tirely new service. It is stated that
members of tho Young Turk party,
who are now in absolute control of ther
government, will bo sont to represent
the Turkish government at the capitals
of the world. - '... I S
Tho Young Turks nro still holding
aloof from the sultnn in Macedonia in
spite of the fact that the Rtiltan has -issued
n sweeping statement pledging
himself tn work out o rapidly an possi
ble the reforms demanded. . .; ;.
Would Weed Out Incompetents.
In his proclamation the sultan ad
mits thnt the tusk of weeding owp tha
incompetent and corrupt officialdom
in-Turkey is almost overwhelming. He
pledges himself, however, tn rush the
work as rapidly as possiblo without
risk of Injustice to offico holders or
disorga tiia t ion of the government ma
chinery. Almost a clean swoop has been made
of the palace corps and Inspector Gen
oral Ismail Pasha of the army schools1,'
who organized the Mil Spy system, .has
gone into hiding. An enormous mass
of evidence has been laid: before the
sultaii proving that Ismail used his offi
eial position to ruin hundreds of politi
cal enemies, sending men into exile B&
amassing a fortune by blackmail, '
The sultan is anxious to mnko an exf-
ample of him, and ho is in danger of
assassination at the hands of tho mob
if he is captured. ' ' u
The rebels are still in control of Mace
donin. Nuizi Bey, commanding the reb
els, has refused to disband his forces
or " visit the sultan in Constantino-
pie.
HOPEFUL OF GETTING
PLENTY Of WATEE
YRF.KA, Cal., August It. The mu
nicipality has a force of workmen and
and teams at work at the source of the
water supply on Greenhorn endeavor
ing to get a larger flow of water from
the bedrock. When the city put in
cement dam ou tho bedrock to bold. the
wnter hack so that it would flow in
the pipes instead of on down the un
derground channol it is thought that
the dnm did not extend clenr across
tne channel and that water was flow
ing around the end of tho dam. The
object of the present work is to extend
the dam so that it will catch all of the
wnter and turn it into the pipes.
Tho workmen can hear the water
flowing whore they are working, and
they nro confident that they will bo
able to get eight or ten inches of water
into tho pipes. If thin is tho case there
will be ample water tn keep the roser
voir full at nil times nnd the pump at
the corporation works will he greatly
relieved. ' '
For a time it looked as if there would
be a scarcity of water for the balance
of tho summer, hut the outlook is more
cnuraging now, and it is thought that
there will b plenty of water after all.
U. W. Iloutchcns, who baa been -resid
ing in Med ford for some time, left thta
muniitin tnr Hnn. RnKn in nRV ft vllt
tit hU mothf.
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