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THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 11)08.
No. 131.
10 PER CENT
NCREASE
IN LUMBER
PriGes Will Be Tilted in
This City Soon, to Meet
General Advance Over
the Coast
Within a very few days tho price of
lumber in this city will be boosted by
the different dealers about 10 per cent.
The advance includes all kinds of lum
ber from common rough to the most
expensive finishing materials. The ad
vance locally is in accordance with that
put in effect over the entire coast, the
reason fur the advance being assigned
to tho better demand for Oregon fir in
the eastern markets and tho improved
outlook for the industry.
Common rough lumber, which has
been selling fur $15 a thousand feet,
will now be $1(.50. There will be a
general advance all along the line most
of the rougher grades being increased
$l.r0 per thousaud, while on the higher
grades the advance will be oven larger
in proportion. On tho whole, the raise
will average at least 10 per cent.
The lumber industry in this state,
which has been in the doldrums for the
past four months, shows great improve
ment. Four months ago there was no
demand in the east for Oregon fir. but
tollay all mills are loaded with orders,
and, with the constant increase in the
demand from the east, manufacturers
are turning their attention from the lo
cal field to the eastern markets and an
not nursing the retail trade here to
the extent they have been, while the
eastern markets have ben dormant.
Lumber manufacturers of the city
are .jubilant over the better tone of the
market and the activity of the Oregon
lumber trade in tho east.
FRISCO SHORTSTOP IS
SOLD TO WHITE SOX
SAX FRANCISCO. Cal.. August 20.
Tt was announced here today that Dan
nv, manager of the Seals, has sold Hoi
lie Zei.ler. the cleverest shortstop in
the Pacific Coast league, to Manager
Comiskey of the White Sox for three
players and a snug little sum-to boot.
The deal, which was closed yesterday,
ends of lot of dickering for the San
Francisco shortstop who is considered
the best fielder in tue Pacific Coast
league.
The terms of the agreement allow
Zeider to finish the season with the
.Seals and give Long the right to state
what kind of players he wants when
the time for delivery rolls around next
spring.
SENATOR HODSON WILL
GIVE AN APPLE PRIZE
M'MIXXVILLE, Or. August 20.
Senator C. W. liodson of Portland has
announced to the applegrowers of Vain
hilt county hi- intention of offering a
trophy for the lust commercial packed
exhibit of three varieties of apples to
be shown at the apple fair to be held
ji McMinnviHe next November. The
competition will lie held under the aus
pices ot the. Willamette Valley Apple
growers association, and the exhibits
will b. judged for quality, form, type
and col.ir of fruit, as well as for the
packing of the same. Three-tier apples
will not be allowed in the competition
Apples in this competition must be
irrown in amhil! county. iy a resmeni
of the county. The trophy offered by
Mr. Ilmlson be eompeted for an-
nuallv and be v-.n three times in suc
cession, bv the same person, when it
1 me the property of the winner.
NEW THEATER TO TAKE
PLACE OF COLUMBIA
SAX FRANCISCO. Cal.. August 20
San Francisco today greeted with pleas
lire the announcement that the Colum
bia theater, one of the most popular
houses before the fire April. H0i, is
about to b'gin t he construction of a
magnificent new theater in the down
town district. Tin fact that the thea
ters have begun the march to the old
business section of the city is regard
ed a a sure sign of the returning of the
spirit that once made the city famous
The new structure will be ereeted at
the corner of Geary and Maon streets
in whnt was formerly the center of the
Inline district. It will oot between
2SOJHHI and t'O.OOO.
iRAGING FIRE
THREATENS
VANCOUVER
Forest Fires Dangerously
Near City Limits-Worst
Conflagration in a De
cade VANCOUVER, B. C, August 20. A
heavy pall of smoke caused by ap
proaching forest fires hangs over this
city. The air is oppressive and there
are no signs of it clearing. The fires
now burning in Vancouver's vicinity
are tho worst known in ten years. They
are now dangerously near the city lim
its and are still burning fiercely. The
Canadian Pacific and British Columbia
electric railways have large bodies of
men out on the Lulu Island line fight
ing the flames.
The fires are consuming hundreds of
thousands of dollars' worth of valua
be standing timber, leaving hundreds
f acres of land with nothing but black
ened stumps. The worst fires are in the
Squamish valley and on Bo wen island,
but the blazes at Point Grey and in the
t'apilano valley are likely prove very
troubleosinp. The civic water works
property is said to be threatened by the
fire, and n force of men has been sent
.nit to check the flameH.
Fire in Heavy Timber.
The fire has gone into the big tim
ber and some exceedingly valuable
oroperty was lost. It was reported at
Squamish landing today that the fire
was racing through the forest and
would, unless rain came soon, cause
thousands of dollars' loss.
The fire on Bowen island is the same
one which caused so much trouble last
week. It was thought that the blaze
was under control, but the smoulder
ing embers were fanned into activity
by the westerly gale of wind last Sun
day, and now the fire is again burning
ft ere eh.
FINANCIAL COMMISSION
COMPLETES ITS LABORS
LONDON, August 20. The Aldrich
Vreeland financial commission of Tint
ed States senators and representatives
announced today that they had ob
tained sutlicient data regarding the mon-
etarv systems of foreign countries and
would return to America without in
vestigating in other cities. It was the
plan of the commission to tour all cap
itals of Europe and make the most ex
haust tve investigations. After their
stay of several weeks in Loudon they
find they have collected enough data
to meet all their requirements nnd that
further investigation woul dentail use
less expense. It was said that noth
ing would be announced regarding the
results of the investigations until a
report is made to congress.
LEADER OF MOB OWNS UP
TO ALL BUT MURDER
SFRIXGFIELD, III.. August 20. A.
Braymer, the Russian Jew who is al
leged to have been one of the leaders
in the bloodiest work of the race riot
ers here, is said to have confessed to
practically every charge against him
except murder. He has weakened per
ceptibly. Kate Howard, the woman ar
rested during the riots for inciting dls
order, is practically certain to be in
dicted by the grand jury today. The
town is orderly nnd the grand jury is
the whole center of interest.
Eight hundred soldiers were on duty
at noon today, all the others having
departed. The soldiers remaining com
prise the Seventh regiment nnd a few
cavalrymen. It is probable that they
will remain on duty indefinitely or at
least until the grand jury has complet
ed its work.
Shot for Deer in Siskiyou Woods.
SAX FRANCISCO. Cal.. August 20,
George H. T. Jackson, a member of the
widely known family of this state,
clubman and manager of the Napa Soda
company, lies at the point of death in
a local hospital today as the result of
being mistaken for a deer.
Jackon wn out hunting in the Si
kivou woods with some friends Inst
week, and John Smith, a guide, mis
took him for a deer and shot at him.
The bullet entered the fediy psrt of the
hin.
The injured man was removed to thi
city nsQoon a possible. Hi chnnce
of recoverv are somewhat meager.
o
WILL URGE
A BY
1
Committee Appointed to
Take Up Matter of Num
bering Houses With the
City Dads
The matter of having the streets of
the city named and the houses number
ed so that n free carrier service could
be inaugurated in the city was thor
oughly discussed at last evening's ses
sion of the Commercial club. The mat
ter was referred to the committee on
ordinances, who will take the matter
up at the next meeting of the citv coun
cil. The merchants of the city desire to
see the work done, not so much for the
f reo del i very of mail as to ma k o it
possible that can know where to do
liver goods when ordered. At the pres
ent t imc they must quest ion t he pur
chaser as to the color of his house, who
he lives near, etc., in order to know
where to send the articles purchased.
Assistant Post master Woodford last
evening explained to the club that with
a few more sidewalks and with the
houses numbered and streets named,
that the government would without hes
itation start the carrier service here.
The city council can order sidewalks
put in and it is up to the city en
gineer to get busy on the matter. How
ever, he states he is so busy that he
ennnot handle the matter at present.
The committee of the club will urge
the matter before the council and have
something done, if possible in the mat
ter. Med ford was entitled to free deliv
ery last October by the amount of busi
ness done in the postoffice. The mat
ter has lapsed since that time, and con
sequently Med ford has no free deliv
ery. The ordinance committee was supple
mented by Messrs. Find ley. Anderson
aid Randall.
MAY BE ANOTHER
RUSSIAN-JAP WAR
VICTORIA, li. C. August 2n If re
ports brought here by the steamer
Sh iua no Maru have any foundation.
Japan and Russia are about to be in
volved in a serious quarrel which it is
said, may result in another war between
(hem.
The impending t rouble was caused
by the Russians seizing a sealing school)
er, the Efuku Maru, for alleged raiding
at the Cooper Island seal rookeries on
August 1. Commenting on the seizure,
a Japanese paper, the Hochi Shimhun,
says: "Old wounds are always in dan
ger of bleeding. ' '
In another instance the Russians sen
tenced six Japanese to death on a
charge of stealing seals. Those who
have been watching the situation pre
d ict t hat war is not unlikely if the
condemned men are executed.
KETCHELL IS STILL OUT
AFTER MATCH WITH BURNS
SAX FRAXCISCO Cal., August 20
Stanley Ketcliell, chain pi on middle
weight fighter of the world, announced
today that he would leave for Los An
geles next Saturday morning in an auto
mobile with his manager, Joe O'Connor.
Ketcliell will stand on the assumption
that t he fight wit h I'apke will go
through as planned, but if I'apke in
sists on his making I'd pounds at ft
o'clock, as eastern dispatches Mate that
he will, Ketchell will claim the forfeit
and return to Han Francisco to await
a chance at Tom in v Burns.
There is nothing to indicate that
I'apke will forfeit hi end of the con
tract, but K- tchell will not dicker about
the match. If I'apke doe not stick to
the articles he will call the fight off.
O'Connor is in receipt of a letter
from Jim Jeffrie Mating that he will
have a bunch of motor car to meet
Ketehell mid t hat the chain pt on will
be the real mimke while he is in Los
A n geles.
COMPANY HAS BELIEF
IV 1UOBVB VTATU ONDI
KCGEXE, Or., August 2n. Ii seems
probable that the Wilauii t Vnlly
company will accept fll'l.onn in hou'
in payment for their plant, in Hie i
4 f the fact tl: .!! $ Co.. '$ fiH
that had ngr-Ol to kf the otl.t
iinti (lf the isi h:M' declared them il
legal. O
AV T
CON SCAT
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County Inspector
Warns
All the Grocery Men and
Growers Not to Handle
Diseased Fruit
County Fr.nt lnsp'vr.ir Talor this
morning called upon all of the mer
chants of tho city who handle fruit and
warned them against handling and dis
eased fruit upon penalty of having ii
confiscated. He has also notified nil of
the growers in the valley to tho same
effect ami will take steps to enforco the
slate law, which empowers him to des
troy any fruit placed on the market for
sale which is in any way diseased.
Mr. Taylor on his rounds of tho gro
cery stores this morning, did not find
any fruit which was infected. However,
he will continue to make inspections at
short intervals in order to see that the
warning given by him today is observ
ed. This will have a tendency to shut out
any sale of inferior or diseased fruit
by vendors at the trains during tho fruit
season. Heretofore some of the fruit
sold on the trains has been a disgrace
to Med ford, but now netween Inspector
Taylor on the outlook for diseased fruit
anil II. T. Fiudlny of tho Commercial
club on the outlook for small fruit, the
fruit sold at the trains should be of
the best grown.
GRANTS PASS PEACHES
ARE BEING SHIPPED
GRANTS PASS. August 20, That
the frosts of last spring did little or no
damage to the peach crop of Josephine
county is evident by the heavy ship
ments being made from Grants Pass
and Merlin. From the latter place,
eight miles north of here, over 2,000
boxes have already been shipped to the
Portland market. Most of these were
form one orchard, that of the celebrated
"Crow's Ranch" on Rogue river near
Nell Gate. This big orchard was re
cently purchased by an eastern man nnd
is being enlarged. Before another sen
son it will be one of the very largest
peach orchards on the coast. Th
peaches of this season's crop are up to
their usual standard both as to size and
flavor.
SEVERS HAND WITH
KNIFE AND HATCHET
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., August 20.
Robert Lnughliir. a laboring man
quite well known in this city, has be
come mentally deranged and while in
t hat condition he conceived the idea
that God was commanding him to cut
off his hand. Following the imagined
instructions, he procured a butcher
knife and a hatchet and proceeded to
cut off his left hand. He hacked it
sow ml times with the hatchet and final
ly succeeded in severing the hnn dfrom
i he am at the wrist. He was found
in this condition by L. Beihn near the
Klamath house. The hand which wm
found in the rear of the Klamath house,
was in a badly m.ing'e! condition, ns it
t nd been a diffietit tak f- r I im to an
pet a . it.
ENTERPRISE SHOWS
SHE IS ENTERPRISING
ENTERPRISE, Or., August 20. At
the meeting of the city council last
night a special election was culled on
September 12 to Vole on issuing bonds
not to exceed $,,.0,(HKi, with which to
inMal a gravity water system.
It is the expectation to go four miles
up the Wallowa river and secur the
water supply f nun a group of big
spring r i r feet htigher than the city.
It is thought the bonds will carry by a
big majority, as at an election held Hut
nrday on a charter amendment to per
mit. majority rule, the water works side
won bv K vote to Ciii. Enterprise now
has no debt.
SCHOOLS OF THE CITY
WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 7
The board of education is having the
t.-hool buildings of the city put in ord-r
for the opening iff the schools on Mon
flav, September Parents should note
the date for the opening of the set Is
:i. be ready to Mart their children on
('fv of the term. Children start
in 'e nlunys do so to their own
di Ivnutuge because of missing irnpor
taut wor kO
GOOD TIGS FLEET
TO EAT EOR
Committee
of Commercial
Club Will Meet Magnate
at Rogue River With a
Luncheon
A committee: appointed by the Com-'
morcial club last evening to make ar- j
rangements to welcome E. H. Hand
man, Governor George E. Chamberlain
and other notables when they arrive in
this city Friday has been very busy
today completing arrangements to meet
the party tomorrow at noon with a
luncheon on the banks of Rogue river.
There will probably be about five in
the party that goes to meet the Hnrri
man party.
Luncheon is being prepared by a
number of tho women of the city and
this, with n goodly supply of ico nnd
cooling drinks, will bo furnished to the
party, picnic style, somewhere on the
banks of tho Rogue.
There will probably be no formal
method of ontertnining the men while
they are in this city other than on Sat
urday they will be driven about the
valley in automobiles and shown all
tho interesting sights of tho valley,
Mr. Harrimnu has stated that he will
be in the city for a period of a day
and a half. This would allow him to
leave for the south on his return to
Pelican Bay on Sunday morning's train.
Tho Commercial flub discussed the
method of entertainment nt great length
last evening with tho result slated.
The committee is composed of W. F.
Vawter, Dr. J. It. Keene, John M. Root,
George Putnam nnd A. C. Allen.
Tn the evening at the Hotel Nash
following the arrival of the parly Fri
day a public reception will probably be
given so that the townspeople mny meet
Mr. Hnrriman and the governor.
LOOKS LIKE HILL WILL
BUILD NORTH BANK ROAD
THE DALLES. Or.. August 20.
the presence of N. W. Hethel, locating
engineer of the Hill lines, simultaneous
ly with that of V. F. Nelson, of Heat
tie, the promoter nnd principal owner
of the Oregon Trunk railroad has start
ed again the surf i tic that James J.
Hill is preparing to make good his veil
ed threat spoken by him at the memo
rable banquet in Portland three years
ago this fall, when he made public his
intention to build the North Bank rail
road. The Oregon Trunk, like the North
Coast railway, is a fat herless reality.
No one seems to know where it comes
from, no one knows where it is going
to, and no one knows who is actually
behi ml il. Nevertheless, continual,
though gradual progress is made.
The Oregon Trunk, so fas as is given
out, is to run up the Deschutes valley.
The stockholders of record nre a coterie
of Seattle capitalists, but from the day
of incorporation it has been generally
taken for granted that they are figure
heads, concealing the actual backers of
1h- enterprise.
WATER VERY LOW
IN KLAMATH LAKES
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., August 20.
- Owing to the tack of rain during
the past several months, the lakes of
this section are now lower than they
have been for a number of years, and
in many places the boats find it hard
t o mi v i ga t e. It is est i ma t ed by ( 'a p
tain Parker of the Maa ma that the
water in Wood river is H inches lower
this year than it has been at any time
for a number of years, und it is making
it extremely difficult to navigate the
stream with a large boat.
The boat stirs up the drift sand and
as it is washed down stream it forms a
bur at the mouth of the river, making
it hard for a large boat to crow. This
bar has been removed several t inies,
but it is only a matter of a few days
until another forms and the name diffi
i-ulty is encountered. Mr. Parker thinks
this is iue partly to the fact that the
water is hw and bemuse there is so
much drift in the river. It is the opiu
ion of Mr. Parker that the large boat
will have to give up the river trip for
a time at least, and in the meantime he
propose to put a launch on the run.
MvtterA Tribiut, fiO yr want.
AR MAN
HEARTILY
Suggestion as to Anglo
American Alliance Is
Endorsed by Australian
Press
(By Lee Olothworthy, staff corre
spondent of the United Press, with tho
Atlantic fleet.)
SYDNEY, N. S .W., August 20. The
newspapers here today contain edito
rials favoring an Anglo-American alli
ance for the control of the Pacific, fol
lowing up in strongest terms tho sug
gestions made at Auckland. Tho ex
pressions of kinship and blood relation
ship aro made frequently and tho re
ception of tho Americans hero has been
or the heartiest, most cordial nature.
The thought uppermost in the miuds
of the Australians, as is tho case of
tho New Zcalanders, seems to he the
necessity of the white men forcing au
thority over the yellow races in the
Pacific waters. The voyage of the
fleet is looked upon as an awakening
on the part of America to the necessi
ties of the situation nnd is hailed with
great, joy.
Trouble Over Landing Troops.
The misunderstanding relative to the
great parade tomorrow has cnused much
comment, nnd for n time it was be
lieved that the American sailors would
not be permitted to participate, as had
been planned. Just whnt the nature of
the disagreement was could not be as
certained, ns it wns guarded with the
greatest secrecy. It is supposed that
it was in connection with the British
law which forbids the lauding of a for
eign armed force on British soil. What
ever tho cause, the incident is now said
to have passed, and it is believed today
that satisfactory arrangements have
j been made nnd tho parade will take
i place as tit first contemplated.
I Reports for a timo wont so far ns
I to say that, tho incident might cause in
! tcrnntionnl complications, but this statc
i ment Is not given credence and there is
j a tendency to discredit the importance
of t he incident.
Dinner to Sperry.
J The only formal event in the enter-
tainment of the fleet today was a din
ner given this evening in honor of Ad
mi nil Sperry nnd his stnff by Govern
or General Northcote. Tho affair was
deluightful and tho extending of cour
tesies were profuse. A toast to "Prcs
ident Theodore Roosevelt" was the sig
nal for applause. Admiral Sperry and
tho governor general exchanged felic
itations. The official landing of Admiral Sper
ry nnd the officers will take place to
morrow (Fridny) morning. A public
reception will be held find this will be
followed by n parndo in which the
American sailors will participate. The
state dinner will be given in the eve
ning. London Excited.
LONDON, August 20. All London is
rife with speculation today as to wheth
er the reported attempt on the part of
the aulhoritieH at Sydney to prevent
the lauding of the American sailors
would result in a diplomatic tnngte.
Every effort is being made to dis
cover the exact nat'ire of tho trouble.
Sydney officials and officers of the
fleet, realizing the possibilities of mis
representation growing out of tho incl
dent, are using the most strenuous of
forts to suppress nil reference to it.
It is understood here today that, the
I rouble has been sat isfnetorilv even
amicably settled nnd the American sail
ors will march through the streets as
was planned originally,
The trouble, it is said on the best ob
tninnhlea uthority, wns the result of the
failure on the part of the entertain
ment committee to obtain a suspension
a( the dominion regulation which pre
vents the landing of an armed body of
sailors of any foreign country.
FUND COMPLETED TO
FIGHT THE WHITE PLAGUE
BERLIN. August 2o. The Koch tu
berculosis fund in now complete. The
kaiser having donated the 21,000 which
was lacking to make it reach the $100
000 mark. Andrew Carnegie stipulat
ed that this amount shoud be raised bp
fore he would contribute a sum equal
to It.
WOULD OUST
KNOCKERS
FROM CLUB
John M. Root Introduced
DrastlG Resolution at the
Commercial Club-Failed
to Receive Support
John M. Knot last evening introduced
in tho commercial club a drastic reso
lution which would have, according to
tho opinions expressed by mouthers of
the club, resulted in the annihilation of
tho club. Mr. Root,, nt tho closo of a
much emphasised spech offered a reso
lution providing for the ousting from
tho club any member "who, upon proof
of two other members, is found guilty
of knocking." Mr. Root's motion
found no socoud.
Mr. Root bused his argument on tho
case of a man, who is, he claimed, near
ly frantic because of the knocks regard-
ing the land tho man recently purchas
ed. Ho also made reference to the"
nuicido of Frank I. Nolke, who, it is said
wns driven to his rash net by knockers.
Mr. Root was advised that it was
persons outside, of the roll of the club
who did the knocking.
"It is not' replied Mr. Root with
considerable warmth. "Tho worst and
most dispicable knocker in this cily ia
a member of this club.'
"His name, his name," came from all
parts of tho room.
"You will got Hint whoa this resolu
tion has passed, ' ' and Mr. Roof sat
down.
A general discussion followed, and
while knocking was knocked, it was the
opinion of the club that nuch a resolu
tion, if passed, would kill the club, a
any two members could hold power over
any third member.
Mr. Root thou explained that ho had
introduced the motion to get an expres
sion from the club and he had got it.
Iter I Andorson, during tho discunoion
stated that it had been his experience
that as the years go by knocking in
any community woudl gradually die out,
as, year after year, property continued
to increase in value.
Other Business.
George Putnam being the only dole
gnte present who attended tho good
roads meeting in Portland, made a re
port that uuMt of the time wns spent
calling on Governor George E. Chamber
Inin, T. E, Wilcox, C. 8. Jnckoon nnd
W. S. Ludd in nu endeavor to interest
hem in improving the road to Crator
Lake, tho result being that Mr. Cham
berlain agreed to visit tho Icko and
come to Med ford nt the invitation of
the Commercial club,
J. G. Rogers, George Priddy, V. H.
Rainsford and E. C, (,'rnter were elect
ed to membership iu the club.
letter from tho wavs and means
committee of the Oregon Good Roads
association was read stating thnt the
committee would like to havo a mcoting
in Medford on September 21 and that
the expense to Medford would bo $200.
A committee consisting of W. I. Vaw
ter, J. M. Root, J. F. Reddy and C. R.
Ruy, was nppointed to make necessary
arrangements nnd to rnise the fund as
asked for in the lettor.
A report of the ordinance committee
was made by Chairman Root to the ef
feet that they had done everything
possible to get action on the garbage
situation und bring the incinerator to
a vote of tho people, but that the coun
cil had tabled the matter.
CALIFORNIA SPANISH WAR
VETERANS ELECT OFFICERS
VALLEJO, Cal., August 20. Follow
ing is the result of the eloctions of
otlieers of the California department of
Spanish War Veterans in this city:
Department past commander, Mont
g ery M. Moulton, Snn Diego; de
partment commander, James IL Nand.
San Francisco; senior vice commander,
S. W. Kav, SCacramento; junior vice-
commander, W. S. Copping Pasadona;
nspector, E. I. Duncan, San Francis
co; department surgeon, N. T. Sever
son, Los Angeles; judge advocate, Har
ry E. Speers. Sacramento; chaplain, Rev
Father Mcluade, San Francisco j dep
uty marshal, Sam Solomon; delegates to
the national council at Boston, George
S. Oior, Long Beach; V. J. Annin, Oak
und; A. J. Solomon, Ioa Angeles; J
, R. Thompson, Sacramento.
I The next encampment wU be belfl .
Pasadona.