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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