The Tribune Prints More Live Telegraph News than all Dailies in the State of Oregon South of Salem Uongr UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By far the largest and best newa repeat of any paper in Soufcern Oregon. The Weather Fair weather is promised for tonight and Thursday; easterly winds. THIRD EAR. MEDFORD, OKKOOX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1908. No. 136. DlUnmnie. TO LEAVE Circuit Judge Tenders His Resignation to Governor Chamberlain to Take Ef fect September 10. SALEM, Or., August 20. Henry L. Bon ho nt circuit judge in the first ju dicial district and brother of Secre tary of Stale Frank Benson, sent his resignation to (iovernor Chamberlain Monday to tako effect September 10. Judge Benson will retire to private practice as the quickly developing Klamath country affords an alluring field to efficient attorneys. The first (list rift comprises Lake, Klamath, Jo sephine and Jackson counties. (iovernor Chamberlain will be called upon to appoint a successor to succeed Benson at once, and it is thought that cither George Nolan or W. J. Moore will bet the appointment, with the chances in favor of the former. Both are democrats. Judge Benson has been on t he bench in Klamath and Luke counties fur ton years, having been elected for a second term four years agos which loaves two more years of his unexpired term to be served by ap pointment. The First judicial district has beeu divided between Judge 11. K. Ilanua and .fudge Benson oa account of the poor transportation facilities. Judge Hanna has charge of Josephine and Jackson counties, white udge Benson and successor has the Lake and Klam ath counties. WILL PROPAGATE GOLDEN TROUT WASH I XGTON, August The United States fish commission announc es that within a few years one of the giimest and showiest species of the fish kingdom probably will be caught out of a thousand streams in all parts of the country where it now is found in but me, and that n most remote brook. This rare fish has beeu named the Koosevelt gulden trout, because of President Koos evelt 's efforts to preserve it from threatened extermination. The Roosevelt golden trout at present is the product solely of Volcano creek, a turbulent water course of Jo miles in length on the slopes of Mount Whitney, t'al. Two years ago some of President Koosevelt 's friends in 'aiflornia ap pealed to him to save from extermin ation this most beautiful fish. COUNT LEO TOLSTOI CRITICALLY ILL; MAY DIE ST. PETERSBURG. August 2(i. A message received here today from Yas nnya says that Count Loo Tolstoi, the famous philosopher and author, is crit ically ill at his home there from a com plication of troubles and may die. Several weeks ago Tolstoi was strick en with a severe attack of rheumatism following a cold plunge into the river wliilo in an overheated condition from a long walk. He was confined to his bed for some time and complications set in. To day 's message says that he is very low. SOUTHERN PACIFIC PLANS NEW SCHEDULE FOR NEWPORT NEWPORT, r., August 20. The peo pie here are purling themselves over the question of accepting the Southern Pacific company's offer of a noon train a- a substitute for the present service. Those in favor of the change point out th:it the new schedule will enable them to sS'iid the evening at home, as under the nrrniiKWif-nt by which the train nrri vi d at night many went to town for t he mail. The business men who are anxious f,,r a resumption of tlx former nitflil service say that the pe cntiisry gain is greater than any social detriment due to boys and girls having no homo life and being on the street till late. The Newport and Lincoln County Commercial Hub is divided on the maC ter. Waldpnrt is anxious for the noon service from Almanr. Toledo is equally anxious for the old early morning and late at night service, while Newport it self is divided on the question. THE BENCH E E For a Short Time at Least the Eagle Point Stage Is Relegated to the Past by the P. & E. Again has the iron horse proved its superiority over the stage line. The Kagle Point stage has been put out of business after a fight extending over many months by the Pacific & Eastern railroad. The stago is sidetracked for tho present and will remain in the back ground for at least ten days, when it will again assume mighty proportions as the rival of the P. & K., unless the road is given a new right to run its flyer over the tracks of the Southern Pacific. But, like the proverial cat with nine lives, the moment the train is forced to await its passengers at the junction the stag again will spring into life. When the P. & E. is forced to await the traveling public at the junction north of the city the fight between the line and the stage is about even. It is then that the traffic managers lie awake nights trying as hard as ever did cht officials of the Harrimau and Gould lines to think of schemes by which they might attract travel to their respec tive lines. Some days tho P. & K. Would carry aa extra passenger and sometimes the stage would do likewise. It was then that mighty brains bent to their tasks anil made up the differ ence so that the tight was always horse and iron horse. But when the P. & K. in just gor inio town its coaches were crowded and the stago was forced down and out. Ten days of grace has the railroad, then the stage -will again enter the arena and the old fight will be renewed. This unless the Southern Pacific sees fit to again grant the P. & E. the right to travel over their lines. When the ten dayfl are up, again will a long suffering public be forced to choose between a mile walk and a back breaking ride over dusty roads. This unless the Southern Pacific takes pity on the local traveling public. QUEEN OF PICKPOCKETS IS PLACED IN JAIL RENO, Nov., August 2fl. Irene Haw ley, alias Irene iJuff, known through out the United States as "queen of the pickpockets," is in jail today at Sparks, after up- exciting escape from officers yesterday morning. The woman cleverly robbed a Sparks bartender of $90 and fled to Reno, where she was followed and arersted by Constable Malay of Sparks. On a street car bound for the latter place Malay missed a diamond pin and his wallet. He stopped the car and ordered a sea re h, but while t h e car was i n progress his prisoner slipped out of the car and jumped into an automo bile standing near by and started away at breakneck speed. Hearing of the runaway prisoners, Deputy Sheriff Maxwell of Sparks start ed toward Iteno in .in automobile to intercept her. When she sighted the approaching officer tho woman jumped from the speeding machine into a pond and secreted herself. The deputy kept on nfter the chauffeur. Later the fu gitive was captured at a roadhouse and arrested. While at the police station undergoing examination she slipped a diamond ring from the finger of an officer but dropped it on tho floor by accident. COLONEL STEWART MUST TAKE THE RIDING TEST WASHINGTON, Aiigust 2ti. Colonel William F. Stewart, who was sent to the almndoned military post of Fort Grunt, Ariz., because of teniperamon tal incapacity,' will be out of exile long enough to take the riding test prescribed for lb Id officers by the pres ident' orders to that effect which have already been issued. Colonel Stewart, it is said, was giv ii the optilon of riding on horseback miles a day for three consecutive days or walking .",n miles in the same period. He ha been ordered to proceed from Fort Grant to Fort Puachuca, Ariz., a distance of Ion miles, to take! the test. Fort (ieurtt is 2b" mibs from the nearest railroad. MtaVo- Vriban, 60e ft month.0 RON SUPPLANTS 1 STAG ITALIAN CLEANING PROVES A UP READY BOASTER TO LEAVE Pietri Says the English Girls Are Darlings and That He Received Many Offers MODENA, Italy, August 20. The little god of love has become angered byb the boastful attitude of Dorando Pietri, who finished first but did not win ,in the Marathon race at London, and today a report camo from the vil lage of Carpi that Dorando 's sweet heart, has foresworn her troth. Whether the girl has lost faith in her lover through his repeated declarations that he won the race fairly, or whether she is piqued by his flattering remarks about the English girls is not known. Since his return to Italy Pietri has given the newspapers several interviews in which he boasts of his conquests among the. daughters of Britain. "The darlings," ho is quoted as exclaiming. "they are lovely. Scores of them want ed me. : I had ma ny tent pt i ng of f ors, but before J could think of accepting any 1 shqold have to gain the consent of the girl 1 left behind in Carpi." The gossips have it that when "the girl in Carpi" saw this interview she wrote at onco to her gallant that he had her full consent and he had better go back to his "tempting offers" at once. A not her report declares that t he young woman has admitted that "she will not marry anyone who cannot win a race fairly." OFFICIALS UNCOVER BAND OF SMUGGLERS SEATTLE, Wash., August 26. The customs officials here today declare that they haveevidence that a gang of smug glers composed of the firemen on many of the coastwise vessels, have boon op erating for some time carrying opium fiom Victoria, B. (.'., in Seattle. James Murphy, a fireman on the Pa cific Coast Steamship company's steam er President, is under arrest here today charged with smuggling opium in a vest made especially for the purpose. When ho was apprehended on the bunt yesterr day he had ten pounds of tho drug stored away in t he vest , which was worn next to his bod v. George Minis, the expert horticul turist, was flown from his orchard, lo cated a few miles northeast of Central Point, Tuesdav. SAYS AMERICA'S TRINITY IS SUCCESS, PLEASURE AND GOLD NEW YORK, August 2(1 The Rev. Albert II. Trick, a Presbyterian minis ter, lies dead at his home today, hiving killed himself yesterdey because he could no longer worship "America's Trinit v success, ploniito and gold. ' ' He committed suicide in a room of the Mills hotel. In a letter which Trick wrote, ju-it before he killed himseT he savs: "t hnvo never been able to conquer an inborn contempt for (". place motl ey has in the world. Neither can 1 worship success, pleasure and gold, America's Trinity. The church twists all the facts, philosophy and expressions of liberty, to make them square with their petty traditions and systems nf a dav. ' BREAKS INTO GOLD HILL TELEPHONE OFFICE Someone broke into the local tele phone office on Wednesday night of t his week and did considerable dam age to the furniture and other fixtures in the office. An entrance was affect ed by breaking the lock on the front door. After throwing the switch on the street lights they began telephoning up and down the, line and otherwise engaging in n lot of boisterous conduct. The glass door on the public booth was broken arid some wires in the office torn down. Manager Caine is at a loss to know who tfie parties could be or what their object was, ns nothing was taken from the office. News. II. H. Blaitub II, superintendent of the Tronsen k Guthrie orchard in Roxy precinct, and his wife were recent vis itors in Medford. All Absorbing TopiG Con tinues to Be the Friend ship Between Colonies and America - SYDNEY, N. S. , August Jacky is cleaning the brasswork or scrubbing the deck today, preparatory to the departure of tho fleet for Mel bourne tomorrow morning, and no vis itors have been allowed on tho ships. As liberal nu allowance for shore leave as is possible is made by Admiral Sper ry, however, and tho places of amuse ment are crowded with sailors and otlb cors. The one all-absorbing topic hero is the friendship between America and the British colonies that tho visit of tho fleet has re-discovered for both nations. Tho joining of interests for tho control of the Pacific ocean by the white races is the one issue that has forced itself on everybody's mind by the enthusi asm that has attended the passing of the fleet. Civilians are discussing the issue over the last friendly glnss today. II is certain that tho visit of the fleet has opened the eyes of all Australia to tho fact that America is a powerful na tion and a tremendous .factor in the control of the Pacific ocean. . . . Demonstration Prepared, A demonstration has been prepared for the departure of the fleet tomorrow morning. Cannon will boom out the national salute and it is thought that more people will bo here to see the American ships depart than were here to see them arrive, as thousands have come from their homes since the Amer icans' visit was begun. The officials of the government will deliver ad dresses nf farewell to Admiral Sperry, when ho is ready to leave tomorrow morning. The officers are glad that tho sched ule calls for the nrri val of the vessels at Melbourne on Sunday. There is to be no formal demonstration until Monday and the officers and men will have had time to rest up a little before their work of celebration. Admiral Sperry arranged today for the coaling of the fleet at Albany, St. George's May, West Australia, on Sep tember 1 1. ASSESSED VALUATION OF CALIFORNIA TWO BILLIONS SACRAMENTO, Cab, August 20. According to a report by the state board of equalization made public to day, the assessment value of all prop erty in the state for the year HtOK is tl,!Ui,ri.r),tii;t, an increase over that of last year of $1 12,.SiKI,0liS. Such an increase in one year shows that the assessed weallh of the state is rapidly approaching the two billion mark. The showing is regarded as remarka ble in view of the fact that California is just emerging from a period of finan cial inactivity. In the last two years I he combined total increase has been :h7,:i:!.,o-0. The stalt! lax levy is regarded as par I icularly grat i tying. It has been re duced from II i 2 cents on $100 to 10 cents. The rate will be formally rati fied at a rue. ting ,,f the state board in September. MACHINES NO GOOD; HOP PICKERS WANTED CHICO, Tal., August 20. The Amer ican Hop ami Barley company, which owns olio acres of hop fields near Nord, is complaining of the shortage of labor for the harvest of its crips, which must lnin tomorrow. The company claims that only I. VI people out of the Ton needed have registered, and if the add it ion a I mini Iter is not secured t he hops will spoil on the vines. To relieve tie- situation the companv lias made arrangements for pickers from San Francisco and other coast cities. It is thought that 2"0 will ar rive here before the first of September. The officials of this company claim that tli'- hoppieking machine :ire a failure and will not use iliein, Musicians, attention! Wanted, piano, cornet and clarinet players who are willing to organize tiinall on-Lent ra for da lice work. Address or see J. W. ilson, Bale's Music stnr. 131 MANY A DROWNED IN Worst Flood in South Car olina Since 1840 Mil lions of Dollars Lost by Property Holders COLUMBIA, S. C, August 20. Re portH received here today indicate that 45 or 50 persons have lost their lives in the floods which are raging in this state. The property loss will extend high into the millions, this state hav ing been visited by no such disaster from high water since tho famous floods of 1S40. Tho Watorsee river is out of its bed at Camden and the heaviest loss of life is reported there, where 10 per sons were drowned when a bridge from which they wore watching the waters collapsed. Water StiU Rising. The Congarseo. here has done much damagu and tho water is stilt rising. Reports received from the Lynch river district, through Camden say the suf fering and loss in that section is heavy and several deaths aro reported. Tho heavy rains nave been falling for three days and tho damage done to telegraph and telephone wires has made commit- mention with the surrounding dint ricta slow nnd in ninny cases impossible. The lull extent or the rinmnge dono by tho floods is not known. Official Roport. WASHINGTON', August 2(1. T 'ol- lowing ollic-inl report of the floods in South Carolina was issued today by the Southern rmlwny from the general: olliees here: ! Kains have been very heavy, over . our lines between Columbia and (Ireen- I ville, S. L'., and between Columbia, j boyhood days. Most of his address was Spartanburg, s- C, nnd Asheville, N. C. devoted lo his issue, "Shall the people "The Hronil river at Alston, 8. C, Unlet" is out of its banks and is higher than I Hell followed Hrynn with a brief ad at any time in five years. The fill j dress. Tho California!! scored the re west of Shellon, S. ('., on the Spartan- publican party for having "sold ou4n burg line, is being washed nut badly, j Iho interests," nnd declared that no und thero is a envein at Herbert's Hid relief could be expected from the party ing between Alston anil Spartanburg. I in power. He declared Ilia belief that Tin- treslle is reported lo be in bnd i Hrvnn can enrrv tho I'ncific nnal. in shape over Dig creek just east of Wil liniMHtiiii. S. C. A .111 fool slide, a smnll er slide and a washout tire reported from Melrose, K. ;., und Trvon, N. C. The trucks for 400 yards have beea washed out between Asheville and Pied mont, N. O. " The reports received by the compaiiv nre still incomplete on nccount of bad wire conditions. MAY POSTPONE T0KI0 EXPOSITION UNTIL 1912 TOKIO, August 211. The unpopular ity of President Kaneko nf the Tokio xpnsitiou has caused difficulty which may result in tho pnHtponemcnt of the great exposition, which now is set for The people are clamoring against the methods of Kaneko in spending great sums of government money, and t he reports of tho post ponement have been ho frequent that today the miniHter of agriculture and commerce found it nee ssary to issue n formal denial. He a id that the exposition would be held at the time set, hut even this assuruncc is not sulllcient to quiet the reports. The strained industrial and financial situation in Japan is the matter upper most in the minds of mosc of the j pie and there is a widespread feeling that the government chose a poor time to go to the enormous expense of holding the firKt great world's fair in the orient. Already millions of yen have been ex pomled in tho preparations and there i no doubt that further appropriation- will have to be asked if the presort phmn an to be carried oit. I 'otto I authorities are warning mei chants against the practice of enshing money orders for strangers, and espi' chilly Hat unlay nights. Money order forms have recently been stolen from the pustoffice at Sehurz, N'ev., mini bored from Itlol to 40)0, and from station l."i at Seattle, numbered in the 3.', 000 series. A number of tho latter have been received by husincM houses at Astoria, Han Jose, and Portland. Whenever a merchant rashes mi a of these spurious nrrs he Is the loser. BRYAN SEES BOYHOOD FR ENDS Is Received at His Blrth- PlaGe by Band Playing "Home, Sweet Home"- Makes Address SALEM, 111., August 2d. With the band playing "Home, Sweet Homo," and several thousand of his old friends and neighbors at tho depot to greet him, William .T. Bryan stepped off tho train at, his birthplace today. The can didate was escorted about town, fol lowed by an impromptu parade, and en thusiasm was unbounded. Bryan wns entertained at the homo of )iin rela tives here, and at noon wns the guest of tho Democratic club at a luncheon at headquarters. Thoodoro A. Belt wns witu the Commoner's party nnd was one of tho guests at tho luncheon, which assumed the character of u welcome to Bryan 's old home. The democratic headquarters were crowded with old timers who know Bry an as a boy and enmn to chat with him about old times. Knew Bryan In Short Pants. "L knew you when you wore short pants and went barefooted," exclaimed u Hiz.lcil old farmer, nrossinff forward I in Iho crowd to jrrasp tho candidate's hnnd. Urynn biii i led niid Hhook the old fel low's hand and drew hi in to one aide where they talked for several minutes over old limes. Thousands of people were present to got a glimpse of the candidate nnd h him talk. His address at the luncheon was in- formal, lie sketched the policies of the democratic nnrtv and dwelt on his the full if the democrats will stand together. His speech wns well direct ed. LAND OWNERS TO DROP OPPOSITION KLAMATH FALLS, Or., August H. Tho announcement that the govern ment is to begin work by force ac count on the Clear Lako dam has had a tendency to kquell tho dissatisfaction that has existed as to tho Klamath pro ject for some time. Tho petitions pre pared by tho landowners in tho Upper project will now go to the waste bas Itet and the residents of that section will work In harmony with the serv ice. All that they have asked in that the work bo begun this year so that they would have positive assurance that the government was going to build the dam and carry out its agreement in regard lo the irrigation of the lands in what is for convenience called the Up uer project. Work is to begin at once on the road to tho lake and as soon as this is com pleted the dam will be constructed. It wil Ibe MOO feet long on top and will bo about 'Mt foot high. The matorial to be used in the construction will be earth, rock and cement. The reservoir site covers 'J5.000 acres and vns pur c. tawed by the government when the project was in its ineipieney. It will bo remembered that the bids of contractors on the construction of tho dam were rejected because they were considered exseccive and instead of re advertising the reclamation serv ice will do the work itself. Tho pre liminary work will be done thin fall nd most of lhi material will be put on i lie ground so that in the early spring ork en n be talfon up nnd runhed to nflipleliMti. It is thi general opinion of all people ere that the announcement that work s about to begin will efface nil of the liHsensjon that has existed for some ime a::d that once more the govern ment and the Water Users.' association will work in perfect harmony. Joe Hlinger, who has been stationed at Fort Mrf'herson, (leorgin, during the past three years, is at home again. Ho creditably filled tho position of mu sician in tho United Htates army dur ing that time. ENGINEERS LOOKING UP NEW OFFER Water Committee Is Going Into the Merits ol the Sterling Mine Water Pro position The water committee has lost no time in going into the details of the Ulakeley-Henrd offer to furnish the city with 500 inches of wator delivered to the city for $2.10.000. which was made to the city council Tuesday. Wednesday morning Kngiueers Cum mtngs und Foster loft for tho sourco of the supply hi order to mako meas uremenis of tho water. Thoy will bo followed Thursday by Engineer Kobers, who will check up their figures. While Engineers Cummings nnd Fos ter wero on their w..y to the Little Applegato Kngineer Roberts, Fred J. Blakeloy, Couacilinen Eifert and Wort- man wero on their way to visit the Bite of the reservoir five miles from tho city. A thorough examination of the silo is to bo made. Tuesday afternoon Engineer Roberts went over tho figures compiled by En gineer Foster nnd looked into all data carefully. He will be in a position to make n report to the council In the near future. No decision has been reached by Messrs. Blakeloy nnd Heard ns to their acceptance of city bonds in payment of ap ortiun of "tho $2110,000. They have tho matter still under advisemont. Co mm it toe Returns. The com in it tee returned from their inspection of tho different reservoir sites shortly boforo noon Wednesday and state that they are very much pleas ed with the location. The site is at least ;iot) feet obovo tho city nnd is ideally situated. It is distant from tho city about four inilen, noar Griffin creek. The city is offered the choice of a number of sites, and tho committoo vis ited each of them. Thoy did not deter mine which one is the most suitable. As far as tho committee and tho en gineer would commit themselves, they seem to be impressed with tho proposi tion, tho only drawback at tho present time being the opcu ditch. There are arguments rfn both sidea of this ques tion, but all seem to agree that if the ditch is properly constructed that there fun be no contamination of the water. Kngiueer Roberts leaves tomorrow for the source of the supply on the Little Applegato. FRIDAY HAS NO TERRORS FOR TAFT HOT HPKINUS, Va., August 26. Arrangements for the departure of the Tn ft party wero completed today and the start for the week's fishing trip will bo made at 8:30 o'clock Friday morning. Newspaper reporters who have been with the candidate here wilt ac company the pnrty in a special car, cost to be borne in common. Tho first stop will bo niado at Oauley, where tho car iyill bo sidetracked for three hours, A throo minute stop will bo made at Oallippos, O. At Athens, ()., Tuft will make a non-political ad dress to tho civil war veterans. Tole do will be reached at 10 p. m. Satur day, and to avoid Sunday trnvoling the party will embark to Middle Bass Is land, where tho week will bo spent at the Middle Bass club. It is expocted that a number of loaders will come to the island during the week to hold ouferonecs with Tuft. But most of the time will be spent in fishing recrea tion in preparation for tho hard work of the campaign, which will start as soon as Taft reaches Cincinnati, where he will make his headquarters. MARRIED. WltHKLL -STOKES At the home of the bride, three miles north of this city, Mr. Nelson I'ursell nnd Miss Iner Sto keti, August 'Jtt, Itov, 0. Leroy officiat--iug. Cyrus E. Honk ins, a well known poinologist, nnd proprietor of the pop ular Hoskins cherry, died recently at Sewberg of heart failure, aged 68 years. Ho resided near Gold Hill be fore returning to Yamhill county. o