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THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OR EUOX, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1908.
. No. 138.
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WHEN
A JOLT
The California Republicans
Adopt Platform Having
No Reference to the Suf
fragrettes .
OAKLAND, Cul., August 28. When
the republican stnto convention recon
vened at 9:, 10 o'clock this morning
Chairman MeNubb of the resolutions
eominitteo read tho draft of the. plat
form and it was adopted unanimously
as read, la addition to the features
announced in advance, the platform
recommends a law establishing a re
formatory for first offenders in this
state, and for the segregation of thin
class of criminals from other offend
ers. It contains no reference to the cap
ital removal agitation. The Springfield
race riots are condemned and promised
protection to the negro.
Improvement of harbors and rivers is
demanded mid the proposed taxation
amendment providing for the segrega
tion of state and county tuxes is en
dorsed. Nominal ions for presidential electors
were begun this morning.
No Votes for Women.
The platform as adopted by the com
mittee on resolutions omits all mention
uf the suffragists and their demand
for the submission of a constitutional
amendment culling for woman 's suf
frage. The platform, which binds the assem
blymen and senators nominated by the
republicans this year, contains a
strong endorsement of Senator Perkins.
A meeting instructing for re-election
will be nsked.
Tho platform favors the revision of
the tariff, provided Califomin products
are not nffected, pledges the next legis
lature to ecooniny in the expenditure of
public funds, calls for the direct pri
mary, praises the administration of Gov
ernor Gillette ami demands Asiatic ex
clusion. THE NEW YORK MARKET
FOR APPLES AND PEARS
Apples We had rather a liberal sup
ply from western New York early in
the week and the market ruled lower
under rather a slack trade. Since Wed
nesday, however, the supply has been
lighter and the market for choice to
fancy has recovered under a very good
demand. Buyers are looking for large
fruit, both in the red and green varie
ties and such is promptly salable with
rare lots of exceptionally fancy qual
ity bringing a little more than we quote.
Offerings of medium nnd ordinary qual
ities are ample nnd meeting rather n
quiet market at very irregular prices.
Choice small cherry crab apples are
scarce nnd wanted at good prices, but
the larger varieties slow.
The liovernorment Crop Reporter for
August 1 gives the average condition of
the apple crop as 52.2 per cent, against
3H.4 per cent, same date Inst year. Eu
ropean advices indicate n larger crop
and the prospects for export trade arc
not encouraging unless prices are on n
very moderate basis.
Pears The market has been liberally
supplied with Hart let t pears, most of
which are of small to medium siflo and
for such we have had rather a dull
trade. Receivers have been ohliged
to accept easy prices to fnrce an out
let, the great bulk of the business rang
ing from 2rt2.."o with some small and
common stock ranging still lower.
Choice large, clear Bartletts have been
scarce and such when found have sold
quite readily at n range of $2.7'fi
3.2.1 generally, rare lots of exception
nllv fine fruit brineim? n shade more.
CSlapp's Favorite have been of good
quality as n rule, showing better size,
and these have sold promptly nt good
prices, ranging from $.1(fi 4 pr barrel,
but generally at about 3.f0o7 .1.75. A
few lots of Burro Clairgeau and other
desirable later varieties have a p pen red,
but tahey are moving slowly as yet nnd
the commoner summer j tears meet only
a moderate demand, generally. in rang'
of fl.T.Wi 2.2 " per barrel. Jersey Le
Cnnte are dull. Some strictly prime
fruit of good sized varieties are freely
offered at t2(a 2.2." without provpt tnk
rr. A few far son t her pnft Unv
continued to arrive, but the ft,t bn
largely in bad ord-e)
West Co.
SOUTHERN 11 DIE AS
FLOODS ARE RESULT OF
RECEDING CLOUDBURST
Relief
Being Given Under
the Organized System
the Rains Have at Last
Ceased
ATLANTA, Ga.; August 28. Reports
from Augusta today say that the waters
am receding nnd that many of the des
titute people aro now receiving relief
under an roganized system. Fifteen
are known to be dead. Most of them
are negroes.
The rains have ceased in the upper
Savannah valley and at Augusta the
river is falling. Tho prospects are bet
ter today than at any time since the
floods began the first part of the week.
The full number of the dead is still
unknown, but it is now believed that
it will probably not be as great as at
lirst- thought.
The water is still deep in the streets
of Augusta and the property loss there
aunot fall below $1,000,000. Some, es
timates today place it at $2,000,000.
When the wires are patched and re
ports begin coming in it is hoped that
tho general resilts of tho floods will
not prove as serious ns has been indi
cated, although there is no crop in most
of tho flooded districts.
BILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS
SPENT FOR BETTER NAVIES
LONDON, August 2S. According to
an estimate announced today by the
British admiralty, $l,4:il,070,98J has
been expended in the last three years
upon the development of the navies of
England, America, France, Itussiu, Ger
many, Ataly and Japan. England
stands at the head of the list, haviug
expended $47oOiI5,43.1. nnd America is
second with $341,310,740. The tremen
dous expenditures are commented upon
here as significant of the constant do
delopmcnt of preparations by the na
tions for a great world struggle. Sever
al commentaries point out the fact that
the English and Americans are nt the
head of the advancement of naval re
sources as indicative of a mutual feel
ing that the two countries must face
the world together at some future time.
All the comments, however, are of
purely speculative character.
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
William Bybee has returned from n
short visit at his springs on Evans creek
somewhat improved in health.
I. It. Keith, the Salt Lake capitalist,
who has been visiting his daughter, Mrs.
A. C. Allen, returned Friday.
Frank R. Neil of Big Butte district
was in Medford and Jacksonville Thurs
day, accompanied by one of his daugh
ters. George Merriman leaves Friday eve
ning for a week's visit in 'Wtlniid.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Reugun have re
turned from a camping trip in the
mountains.
Fred Luv has concluded to become
a festive granger and will soon, with
his family, take up his residence in
Antelope district.
J. E. Enyart and wife left Thursday
for a visit to Yellowstone nationnl park.
Mr. Enyart will take in the shoot at
Anaconda during September.
W. H. Coleman, count v clerk, is nt
his post of duty again, after n short
outing at Dead Indian springs, an un
usually (Kipular resort this summer.
Frank Hammond came flown from T'p
per Rogue river this week with a large
quantity of fine huckleberries, which he
readily disposed of at ! per gallon.
W. F. Taylor of Ashland, for many
years a prominent citizen of this val
ley, was in Medford Thursday on his
wav home from attending the annual
reunion of the Southern Oregon Pion
eers society. He spoke very highly of
the event.
J. F. DeWitt and Miss Edith Light,
both of OoldfieM. Nev., were married
in Los Angeles. ( at.. August 10. Mr.
DeWitt is a son of Deputy Assessor Eli
sha DeWitt of Vreka. Csl.. and always
lived here up to a few j..r ago. when
he went to Goldfield nnd engsted in
the merchandise business.
tf to the police aa "Mieaer itv
Storm in the Mountains
Brings Death to Many
Many Houses Are Swept
Away
EL PASO, Tex., August 28. Eleven
persons nre know to be dead, many oth
ers nrc supposed to huve perished and
the town of Folsom is under water as
the result of a cloudburst in the moun
tains early today. The know dead are:
R. B. WKNOEIt,
MRS. R. B. WENGER.
MTSS DAISY WENGER.
T. W. WHEELER.
MRS. WHEELER.
THREE CHILDREN.
MRS. ROOK K, T. W. Wheeler's sister-
in-law.
Advices received here today say that
the city was submerged by floods caused
by the cloudburst.
Many houses were completely swept
away and nearly every house in the
town was damnged to some extent.
That the loss of life will greatly ex
ceed Jl is believed here, ns many per
sons lived in the canyons above the
city, through which the floods swept.
The advices say searching parties have
been formed and that it is expected
many more bodies will be found before
night.
MORE COAST LEAGUE
GAMES FOR PORTLAND
LOS ANGELES, Cal., August 28.
Following tho announcement that an
eight-team league, with continuous base
ball for Los Angeles, is assured by the
coast magnates next season, it is re
ported here that arrangements nre be
ing made to give Portland more games
than it has had in the past.
As Sacramento will also have a good
share of tho games, it is believed that
the season will be extended from seven
months to eight.
Preparations aro being made here to
day for the sale of the stock of the
Los Angeles Athletic club, the name j
under which the new local organization
was promised a franchise, for the sixth
team in the re-organized league. Within
ten days Danny Shay, who is to be
captain, will be lining up his men, and
when the directors meet at San Fran
cisco September 7 arrangements will
be completed and there will be nothing
to prevent the granting of a franchise.
NEARLY 50,000,000 ACRES OF
OF GOVERNMENT LAND
WASHINGTON, August 28. The
general land office has compiled its an
nual statement showing the area of the
public domain remaining undisposed
of July 1. 190ft. From this statement
it appears that the government still
has an area of 7.l,M.")Jt.2!H; acres of sur
vcyed and unsurveved lands, including
the following:
Alaska. :ts0,o21."0!l acres; Arizona.
42,70!i,2O2; California. 2),72,4t3; Col
orado, 2::.0!M;,i;i7; Idaho. 2fi,7H.i.Oi)2;
Montana. 4f..;V.2,440; Nevada, 01,177,
ofiO; New Mexico, 44, 777, !."; Oregon,
lfi.8.".7,!H3; I'tah, 30,."7H,90S; Washing
ton, 4.350,001; Wyoming, 37,145,.'tn2.
In Oregon there nre 4.70it,4oO acres of
iinsnrveycd laud ; Washington, 2.2M7,
17(1 ncres .and Idaho, lJt.470,014 acres.
Tii Alaska all the land is unsurveved.
SAFE BLOWERS ROB OFFICE
OF STAMPS AND MONEY
T A COMA, Wash.. August 2S. Safe
blowers forced their way into the post
office at Parkland, a suburb of Ta co
ma, early today, blew open the safe,
partially wrecking it, ransacked every
nook of the office and escaped wit h
l."00 in cash, stamps and other post
office supplies.
According to an estimate made today
by Postmaster Krickson, the loss con
sists of 22,"O0 two cent stumps, 2o0
one cent stamps. $300 in post officio mon
ey, $3fiO of Erickson 's personal mon
ey and a book of blank money orders.
Some valuables and rare coins owned
by Erie)on are also missing.
Vdford Tribune, S0 per mo 3th.
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MA PAYS
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A Foreigner Goes to His
Death Showing Little
Emotion-Murdered His
Wife
Dolphin Albitre .f Los Angeles county,
paid the extreme penalty on the gal
lows at 10 o'clock for the murder of his
wife..
The man showed no signs of emotion
and walked stolidly to his death, lie
had no statement to make and said
nothing to his guards. He apparently
was prepared to meet his fate and did
not flinch.
The trap was sprung exactly at 10
o 'clock a ud the man was pronounced
dead at 10:10.
The guards and attendants nt the
prison said tho eexeution was one of
tho most suffessful. There was not the
slightest break in the sccduled arrange
ments. Albitre, who was 3o years old, and
a foreigner, seemed to be the one least
interested in the proceedings this morn
ing, and as he looked about for the last
tune before the hood was put over his
head, his eyes seemed clear, and his ex
pression was that of determination, if
lie felt emot ion at all, he completely
disguised it.'
IIAINS BROTHERS BOUND
OVER TO GRAND JURY
NEW YORK, August 2S. Cnptnin
Peter C. Hains nnd Thornton Jenkins
Hains, both charged with the murder
of William E. Anuis, went handcuffed
again today ami taken before Magis
trate (iildroy, in the Long Island city
police court.
After a brief hearing, the brothers
were bound over to the grand jury with
out bail.
Fnder an order issued by Governor
Hughes, a grand jury will be empan
eled specinlyy to take up the case, and
it is expected that it will convene nbout
Scpleinlier 21. The governor also will
appoint a special judge to try the case.
ESTATE OF RUSSELL SAGE
HAS DIMINISHED $f0,000,000
NEW YORK, August 2H. Wall street
today is waiting with interest an ex
planation of the mysterious disappear
ance of approximately $50,000,000 from
the estate of the late Russell .Sage. The
discovery that this enormous sum is
missing was made yesterday when the
appraisal of the estate was filed with
Surrogate Beckett. Those who were
intimately acquainted with the affairs
of the millionaire declare that the os
late was worth at least $115,000,1100,
a lit tie less t lian t wice the n in nut at
which it has been appraised for the pur
pose of taxation. The total taxable
value is slated to be $(;t,153.S(Ml. Of
this sum Mrs. Sage, the widow, gets
$03, 778,800, t he remaining port ion go
ing to the 2!l lesser legatees.
It is the opinion of many persons that
t he nltiat ion placed upon the various
securities a ml other assessable prop
ertv of the estate is extremely dow, and
that the shrinkage is thus accounted
for.
FATHER LOSES LIFE IN
ATTEMPT TO SAVE BON
TWIN FALLS. Idaho. A limit.! 2H. 1
F. Topper ami his 0-year-old son are
dead today as the result of an attempt
made y t he tat her to save t he ho.v
from drowning. Thev were fishinir to
get her in the Snake river, when the
young boy fell in. His father jumped
in in an attempt to save his life ami
both were drowned.
SEARCHING FOR SAFE
CRACKER IN LOS ANGELE8
LOS ANGELF.S. Cal., August 2.
Search is being ma de today for safe-
crackers who robbed the Rom-daTc Feed
nnd Fuel company of 100 early t his
morn ing. The robber piled bags of
grain, s-ed nnd flour about tho safe
to muffle the report before blowing
the four open.
JAPS PLAN
SPLENDID INCREASE WILL VISIT
WELCOME IN RATES
Reception by
Nipponese
to Be the Greatest Naval
Display Ever Seen in the
World
TOKIO, August 28. It was deter
mined today that the American battle
ship fleet shall be greeted upon arri
val at Yokohama by the assembled navy
of Japan drawn up in a grand battle
line of welcome. H will bo the cul
minating maneuver of the mikado's
practice in which practically all the
important ships or Japan will take part.
Japan ia planning to make the re
ception of the fleet hero the most mag
nificent event of tho world tour, and
battleships of the western nation will
bo the guests of tho ships of Nippon,
while the sailors nnd officers nre the
guests of tho people.
The spectacle of the visiting fleet
being welcomed by the Japanese ships
in their best nrrny, shining and deco
rated in holiday attire, is expected to
bo the greatest naval display ever wit
nessed in the orient, if not in the en
tire world.
Tho occasion of the nrrival of tho
American men of war on October 17,
following tho completion of the grand
mnneuvers by tho home fleet, is being
anticipated as the most important event
of tho year in Japan.
LOS ANGELES MAN LOOKING
UP LAND VALUES FOR FRIENDS
(leorge W. Hope, tho forerunner of a
large number uf Lob Angeles people
who are interested in the valley, ar
rived in Medford Thursday evening to
look over property here in order to
make a report to his friends ns to con
ditions in the valley.
Mr. Hope states that in southern Cal
ifornia it is impossible for a man with
only $10,000 to engage in orange rais
ing, as land values are much too high.
His friends, who would visit Medford,
have about that amount to invest and
it is to determine what can enn be
lone with an investment of that kind
here.
The literature being sent out by the
Commercial club is working n great
good and attracting many people in the
opinion of Mr. Hope, lie states that
during the past few months the Rogue
River valley is becoming known more
and more in southern California and
that many have their interest directed
to this locality. If his report is favor
able there will probably be n number
of new families for the vnllev.
EVELYN THAW IS IN
SANITARIUM FOR TREATMENT
NEW YORK, August 2H. It is re
ported here today that Mrs, Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw is in a sanitarium, a ner
vous wreck, her expenses being paid
by friends. Mrs. Thaw is said to be
registered at the hospital under the
name of Mrs, Fitzgerald.
Now that the bankrupt proceedings of
her husband have cut her off from!
funds, Mrs. Thaw is said to be in pov
erty, as she spent her allowance us fast
as she got it.
Her friends prevailed upon her to go
to n sanitarium after her doctor had
told her that she must take a rest or
he would be an invalid,
YOUTHS GO OUT IN BARGE
AND FAIL TO RETURN
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August L'S.
The parents of five men and the entire
force of the Pot hero police station nr
today searching for the youths who
have been nut on the bay in a light
barge and dressed only in light row
ing lights since early yesterday morn
ing.
The boys arc Parker Ashort, Robert
Basel, Frank Mefluiro, Owen Hley and
Frank Thomson.
They left the boathouse of the South
End Rowing club at U o'clock yesterday
and have not been seen since.
It is thought that they were carried
by a stiff breeze and cast on the mud
flats nnd have been unnble to get off.
It is fen red that some of the boys may
be in a critcal condition, as they were
9l dressed n light costume.
POSSIBLE HARRIMAN
Local Agent Does
Not An
ticipate Increase in Ap
pie Rate as Published in
Oregonian
The Oregon iau of Thursday publish
ed the following regarding an advance
in freight rates on apples:
"After September 13, applegrowers
of this state, as well as of the entire
Pacific northwest, will bo required to
pay a sharp increase in freight rates
to market their apples in the east. The
biggest advances are made to points
west of the Missouri river, while for
rreight to points east of the river the
increase is slight.
Fruitgrowers are up in nrms over the
proposed advance, but it is improbable
that they can accomplish anything by
objecting to the new rates. Tho rail
road ofticials maintain that tho tariff
charged on apples to the east and mid
dle west has been entirely too low and
that the new figures nre not inequita
ble The advance on apple shipments
from this torritory raugoB from 15
cintH to 25 cents per loo pounds, do
ponding upon point of shipment and des
tination. "From Portland, tho Willamette val
ley and othor North Pacific coast ter
initials, tho old ratu is 80 cents per
100 pounds, in cnrloads, to St, Pnul,
Omaha, ('(dorado points, Chicago and
St. Louis. This rato will be raised
September 13 to $1.
"That isn't all. The minimum weight
for mixed carloads, when apples are
included, has been raised from 20,000
pounds to 24,000. Hitherto shippers
have been permitted to mix apples with
other fruit commodities and bill at the
mixed fruit rate, with minimum of 20,
ooo n cor. Now apples can no longer
t,e inserted in the cars as fillers. If
there are any tipples, the shippers must
make up 24,000 pounds actually or the
oretically by paying for it,
"It is believed that tho advance of
over 15 cents on every 100 pounds
weight of fruit will tend to discourage
the growers and will retard the develop
meat of the industry. It ia said that
when the advance in freight rates is
learned in the east, it will stop many
from coming to this territory to en
gage in fruit growing.1'
When shown the nrticlcju the Orego
niau regarding raise in rates east on
apples, A. H. Rosenbnnm, local agent,
stated he has had no advices or tariffs
showing any increase, and from his in
terpretation of the article in the Ore
goninn, slates Hint this territory will
not be affected, as fruit from this sec
tion is not shipped into tho territory
named. As for tho increase in the
minimum, the minimum is and lias been
20,000 pounds, and not 20,Ono and 24,
0( ns slated in the Oregonian.
Mr. Koseuhniim stated that C. A.
Mnlboeuf, district freight agent, would
be here Monday next nnd expects him
to corroborate the foregoing.
NATIVE SONS OBJECT
TO DIRECT OI RE GOWNS
HAN FRANCISCO, Cal., August 28,
Society here is in a slate of fluttering
expectancy today awaiting the outcome
of a rpiiet little war that is being wagod
behind the scenes between tho mem
bers of the various parlors of tho Na
tive Sons' order and 12 prominent so
ciety women of San Francisco over the
propriety of wearing directoiro gowns
at the coming ball of the Native Sons
at Monterey.
A n i n nova t ion was inaugurated by
voting not to permit the gown at the
ball and it is expected thut other par
lors will follow the example.
The women met some days ago and
agreed that they will wear the direc
toires at the Admission day hall of the
Native Sons at Monterey September P.
The gowns hnvo been purchased and it
is possible that tho women may refuse
to let the men dictate the mode of their
dress nnd appear at the hn IT In them
anyhow.
At any rate, everyone is waiting to
see what will be done.
HORSE STEPS IN HOLE IN
BRIDGE AND IS INJURED
A horse owned by Charles E. Tull of
this city was badly injured by stepping
In a hole in a bridge near Central Point Herald is in Klamath Falla and antlel
Thursday evening. With some dlffleub 1 patea getting an Interview with K. H.
ty the animal wns rescued. Harrimnn nt Pelican Lodge.
THIS CITY
Mayor Reddy Advised This
Morning That Railroad
Man Will Stop in Med
ford in Near Future
Mayor J. F. Reddy this morning re
ceived a telegram from K. H. Harriman
stating that the railroad man would
jmihs through Medford iu the near future
and that he would stop over for a
short time. The mnyor was advised
further that Mr. Harriman did not know
as yet when he would be in Medford,
but would wire Mr. Reddy as soon as
this had boon determined upon.
Tho mayor has written to Mr, Har
riman iu order to learn if It will be
agreeable to him to have his special
train met at Ashland by an automo
bile and the rnilroad man taken for a
drive through the orchards of tho val
ley, placing him aboard his train at
Central Point. As soon as it can be
determined what Mr. Harriman 's wishes
nre in the matter, steps will bo taken
to formulate plans for tho entertain
nient of Mr. Harriman.
M. Bellinger, tho roal estate agent,
and his wife will return from Newport
next week. He has negotiated tho sale
of S. K. Redden 's fine residence in
West Medford to I. W. Berry of Jack
sonville nt $3100.
VISITOR IS BELEIVER IN
ORCHARDS ON THE "STICKY"
S. A. Reeves of Trinidad, Col., who
has been visiting iu tho valley the past
week, is enthusiastic over tho future
for fruit industry here. Mr. Reeves
hus been making the rounds of the
different orchnrds nad says that irri
gation is the one thing to make a com
plete success of the industry. He says
that while the orchards seem to thrive
well without irrigation, he thinks it
will be only a few years until molt
of tho orchardists will be using wator.
"One of the finest young orchards
I hnvo seen," said Mr. Reeves, "is
Young & Hall's orchard on sticky ad
joining Dr. Pickel's. I understand this
lias been an adverse season for young
trees. But the growth of this orchard
has been something phenomenal. From
what I have seen of tho different or
chards on sticky, I think the soil Is pe
culiarly ad ay p ted for fruit, and pre
dict there will be a great demanad for
fruit lands iu a short time east of Bear
creek."
Mr. Reeves will lei ve in a few days
for Seattle and other points, but after
visiting other places, ho will probably
conclude to invest here.
REMARKABLE CASE OF SKIN
GRAFTING PROVES 8UC0E8S
PORTLAND, Or., August 2S. One
of the most remarkable cases of skin
grafting ever performed in a Portland
hospital now promises success. Leonard
Larone, a lineman, wns severely burned
by coming in contact with a livo wire
at a recent fire, and the burns refused
to heal. He submitted to operations
of skin grafting and large piece of
skin were taken from his hips and
transplanted to the burned places. The
announcement wns made today that La
rone will recover without any serious
r isfiguremeut.
He underwent the operations without
taking an nnesthetic nnd stood the or
deal without flinching.
NEGOTIATING TREATY WITH
JAPAN BY MAIL
WASHINGTON, August lift. It was
announced from the state department
that the exchange f the arbitration
treaty between the United States and
Japan is being accomplished by mail
on account of the absenco of Baron
Takahtra, the Japanese ambassador,
from Washington.
Takahira is away on his vacation and
as the matter is deemed urgent, the de
partment determined not to wait his
return.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. August 28.
I (Hen Andrews of tho Chicago Record
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