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THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1908.
No. 139.
VAWTER WOULD HAVE WATER
BROUGHT FROM BIG BUTTE
E
IN APPLE RATE
District Freight Agent Ad
vises Tribune There Is
No Increase
0. A. Mulboeuf, district freight agent
of the Southern Pacific, notified the
Tribune today that the changes made
in "apple rates do nut in any way ad
vance the rates from Southern Pacific
points in Oregon.
Friday it was impossible to determine
exactly whether the advance in rates
would effect Southern Oregon or not
nnd steps were taken immediately to get
in touch with Mr. Mulhoeuf to learn
whether local growers were affected or
not;
The following is what Mr. Mulboeuf
has to Hay in the matter:
'In spite of published articles to the
contrary, there has been no increase in
freight, rates east and none are contem
plated. The changes mentioned do not
in any way advance rates from South
ern Pacific points in Oregon."
EIGHT MORE VICTIMS
OF SOUTHERN CLOUDBURST
FAj PASO, Tex., August 29. flight
more victims of the cloudburst which
flooded Folsom, N. M., were recovered
today, according to reports received
here. This makes the list total 2.1. None
of the bodies found today was identi
fied. Five of the victims were traveling
men, who were asleep in tho hotel when
the, great wall of water swept down
uopn the town. Tho hotel was destroyed
and the occupant h swept awny and
drowned. Their clothes and effects are
scattered over the valley and there is
no possible means nf learning their
names at this time.
Practically the whole town, which had
TiOO inhabitants, was destroyed by the
rush of water, and the survivors are in
great need of aid. Belief is being rush
ed from the nearest cities, but railroad
conditions are bad nnd travel is slow.
One report received here says that the
water came down the valley in a solid
wall lii feet high. The disaster hap
pened at midnight, when the little town
was asleep and for this reason it is
believed that ninny were drowned in
their beds and their bodies still remain
in the flooded houses.
The bodies were scattered by the
flood over the valley for 15 miles be
luw the town.
GEORGE NOLAN TO
SUCCEED JUDGE BENSON
ASTOlil A. Or., Aug. 2fl. Covernor
( 'hamberlaiu announced on the stand
yesterday that he had appointed George
Xolan circuit judge at. Klamath Falls
to fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of Judge Hensoii.
Judge Xolan was n prominent bar
rister here till about two years ago,
when he left for Klamath Falls nnd
engaged in the practice of law with
Richard S. Smith. lie was citv nttornev
here for two years and presidential
elector in 1!2. He was also n member
of the board of pilot commission till the
time of his departure for Klamath Falls.
Judge Xolan is a democrat.
HARRIMAN WILL
STOP AT ALBANY
ALBANY. Or., August 29.
So many cities in Oregon have
sent him invitations to visit
them that E. H. Harriman. who
is spending a few weeks at Pel
ican liny lodge, has wired .1. P.
O'Brien of the Albany Herald
that he will stop off at Willam
ette valley towns on hi way
north to Portland.
"We nre about to extend the
Corvnltis & Eastern railroad.
The Albany people will be glad
to meet you," were the contents
of a telegram sent Mr. Harri
man. The latter receive the
flowing reply:
"Vr. Harriman desires t
roplt to your kind telegram dik
ing that when he cn north
will stop off at 11M."
4 4MtM
NO A
IF OPEN DITCH IS
! FEASIBLE THEN IT
IS MADE POSSIBLE
Canal Can Be Constructed for $2500 a
Mile Fifteen Miles of Pipe Required
Total Cost About Two Hundred and
Twenty Thousand Dollars.
W. I. Vawter spent nil of the
morning in consultation with members
of the water committee and Engineer
Roberts going into the merits of a plan
to bring water to this city from Big
Butte. Mr, Vnwter is of tho opinion
that this can be done for approximately
$220,000, as the open canal is no long
er objected to.
The distance to Big Butte is approx
imately 40 miles. Of this distnnce 25
miles would require only a canal, which
can be constructed at an approximate
cost of $2fon a mile, making a total
of $02,;"u0. The remaining J5 miles
woud require a pipeline at a cost of
$10,000 a mile, or sfMO.OOO. This would
bring the total cost to $212,500, which
would allow n margin of $17,500 before
the cost would approach tho lowest pre
vious estimate, that of $230,000 submit
ted by tho Sterling Mine company.
Mr. Vawter argues that the biggest
drawing card would be the amount of
water. It would be easy to divert 1000
inches of water. If this bo too much
a canal which would carry 500 inches
would probably cost considerably less.
Mr. Vawter stated today that he has
not gone far into the question as yet,
'nit intends to do so. The committee and
engineer nre giving the matter thought.
The proposition was not suggested
previously owing to objections express
ed regarding an open canal. As this
found in the proposition submitted
by the Sterling Mine company, he is
of the opinion the Big Butte proposi
tion is the better one, as gooil water can
be obt ai tied a t a lower cost a ml i n
greater quantity.
TRAFFIC MANAGERS
TO MEET IN CHICAGO
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. August 20.
Edward Chambers, traffic manager of
the Santa Fe railroad in ibis city .left
oday for Chicago, where he has been
suddenly called by his HiIcm to a con-
ference. As the Harriman interests
have already ordered H. A. ones, freight
traffic manager of the Southern Pa- j
cific to the same destination, the in
ference is drawn here that a general
traffic conference of the trans-continental
lines is contemplated.
It is believed thet raffic men have
been colled on to discuss the trans-Pa-cific
rate problem and the reccut ruling
of the interstate commerce commission,
which requires the publication of trans
continental freight rates on interna
tional and trans Pacific hauls. The
commission has suspended enforcement
of the rule till October 1, pending an
appeal by the railroads. The corpora
tions claim that the rule, if enforced,
would enable the various foreign steam
ship lines using the Suez canal route
to know exactly how much to cut their
rates in order to underbid the American
steamships on New York business to
the orient.
SMITH REPORTED TO HAVE
WON CONTEST TO ESTATE
NEW YORK. August Frank Pe
terson Smith, the so-called "lost heir,"
to the estate of Charles h. Fair of San
Francisco, nnd a brother of Mrs. Fair,
who with her husband was killed in an
automobile accident in France has won
his contest for a portion of the estate,
according to the bent information ob
tainable here today. Smith was fight
ing t recover one seventh of the $S,
Ooo.oOO estate from Mrs. William K.
Vamlerbilt and Mrs. Herman Oelrichs.
in whise hands it had been left.
Speeding today to Newark, X. J.,
w here Sm i I h has been forcing h is
claim, his "lout" daughter, Miss Lil
I lian Smith,, is on her way to receive
Imt jMirtioti of the money her fnther
li:is ftcciired. She has been employed
as kitchen girl in a boanling house in
Slienamloah. la., for some time.
hc will tf.-t K.l.'K-l.
Now
Siiith brought uit for recovery of
th Mmv !! v-'if md h lince
trtvel! over "Ti-e !! r.nrope in
i.fctftifttig .-.! "V d'-nce to support
k g A.
9Ucifffl Tflbu.vS'fe IT
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,f to the' police" a." MieVey
GERMAN P
11
Turns Up Suddenly As the
English Maneuvers Are
Being Conducted
LONDON, Aug. 21. British naval of
ficers in charge of the torpedo boat
maneuvers in the Tyne today wero
thrown into a rage by the sudden np
pearance in their midst of tho (lermau
torpedo boat D 5, which they suspect of
having been sent on a spying expedi
tion. The German boat was boarded
by British officers.
The British officers demanded that
the commander of the German boat ex
plain his presence in the Tyne. The
German said that while cruising off
tho const his boat had been dittabled
sudden) v nnd that he was forced to
put in to the Tyne for repairs.
The German disclaimed any inten
tion of spying on tho British maneu
vers nnd un investigation of the I) 5
showed that the statement that she
was disabled was true.
Bitter Feeling Caused.
The affair, however, has canned much
bitter feeling on both sides. The Brit
ish officers wero furious when the
German boat came up the Tyne, un
noticed until she was actually within
the territory of the maneuvers. The
iiermuns are angry at their reception
and at the suspicion of spying. They
objected to the manner in which the
I) 5 was stopped and protest against
the net ion of the Brit ish officials in
boarding the German.
The appearance of the D 5 at once
put a stop to the maneuvers and they
will not be resumed until next Mon
day, by which time the Germnn 1 5 ;
was ordered to leave. The damage is
slight. 1
It is expected that the affair become
a matter for international considera
tion and there is every prospect that
England will ask Germany for an of
ficial statement in regard to (he inci
dent. The affair is given extraordinary im
portance in view of the recent talk of
war between England and Germany be-1
ing certain to come sooner or la ted.
The "jingo" papers here, which have,
been dilating on the situation for :
months past, nre greatly agitated over
the incident and attribute the utmost
significance to if.
CHINESS GIRLS REFUSED
ENTRANCE TO SCHOOLS
SAX FRANCISCO, Cal., August 20.
Three Chinese girls who have been
raised in an American mission, are to
av considering employing legal nirl to
force the San Francisco board of edu
cation to permit them to attend the
white schools of this city. They were
refused admission today on a written
opinion of City Attorney Long, who
holds that the board of education is
compelled by law to permit no orien
tals in the white schools nf the city as
long ii h the ericntal u-hool is in exist
ence. The girls attended the Oakland
schools and recently applied for nd
mission to a grammar school here, be
cause they have moved to this city
and did not wish to make a trip across
the bav every day. The claimed that
they had been raised under American
influence snd the influence of the ori
en tnl school would be detrimental to
them.
The city attorney Imlds that the
board of education has im power under
the law to admit orientals to the white
schools of the city.
MAURICE SAYER WILL MEET
LITTLE PACKY M'FARLAND
MII.WAFKEK. Wis., August 20.
Maurice Sayers today accepted an of
for to fight a 25 round battle at the
.TefTri's Ixs Angeles dub, taking on
I'aeky McFarland. or the winner of the
Owen-Welch go, as the management may
decide.
The fight if si Meduled for mmii time
next month and will be Hay' isitisi
appeiranee of the i'-ific roast. T
hattle ill be 25 round ffair and th
men ViH Weigh 1 3." pounds. Sayers
in cl flr to th Ift.'I und mnif now and
run 0 tod. gf i to eight with little work.
;"T,.V. in Medford
the Fat.
ADVERSE
REPORT TO
E
Engineer Roberts Is Pleas
ed With Conditions En
countered While Inves
tigating New Offer
"So far there is nothing adverse to
report to the water committee or tho
city council. There is at tho present
time approximately 000 inches of wa
ter at the intake of tho cnnal of the
Sterling Mining company and the wa
ter is splendid."
Thus did Engineer Roberts express
his opinion of the Sterling Mine com
pany's offer to the city of 500 inches
of water for the flat rate of $2..0,000.
Tho engineer returned last evening
from a trip made for the purpose of
investigating conditions in connection
with tho new proposition. He was
taken to the intake of tho present ca
nal owned by the company by Wes
Green in tho latter s automobile. The
round trip was made in 12 hours, the
engineer being on tho ground for a
number of hours.
Everything Favorable.
Every matter thus far lookod into
bv the engineer has proved to bo what
the men milking the offer have stated.
There remains but tbo engineering
problems, which give promise of being
readilv solved.
The water at the intake, according
to the engineer, is of splendid qi.nl-
itv. He states that it would be ox-
tremely difficult for any ono to tell
it from Wassnn canyon or Little Butte
water. The manner in which a canal
ould be constructed would be such as
to insure tho purity of tho water.
Only approximate measurements
ould be made and tho averago deter
mined by the engineer was in the
neighborhood of 000,
Thirty-two Years at One Job.
Antone Rose has been riding along
the canal keeping it in repair for the
past 32 years. During tho winter, when
the mine is in operation, he never loses
a day in not going over the canal. He
informed the engineer Friday that this
vear is the drvest ol the it tins is
true, and Hose should know, then this
yaer is a good one for ft contract to
be made after it is determined that
there is always sufficient water in the
canal.
Antotie becomes indignant when
piestioned as to tho purity uf the wa
ter. He answered the engineer's ques
tion yesterday with:
' Heem pure Sure. I drink heem
thirtv -two var. 1 no dead yet."
The intake of the canal is just be
low the fork of Glade creek, nnd the
Little Applegate. With COO inches of
water available a 15 per cent decrease
could be allowed throughout the cnnal
I stilt there would be 500 inches
guaranteed by the company.
Engineering Problem.
Then' remains the problem of getting
the water across I'oor Man's divide.
Engineer Poster of the company claims
that he can make the elevation. En
gineer Hoberts slates that be would
have to investigate the matter before
expressing his opinion one wny or the
other.
One thing is assured. There is a suf
ficient amount of water, and the qual
ity of the water is unquestioned.
RACING PROGRAM OPENS
AT CALIFORNIA FAIR
SACRAMENTO, Cal., August 29.
With blooded horses from all parts of
the state entered in tho different events,
the racing program of the 55th annual
state fair opened today at tho great
park before a big crowd of spectators.
Interest in the racing program has been
keen for the past several days, and
with th opening card today lovers of
horse flesh turned out en masse.
Today's feature wns tho Occidental
stakes, trotting, with a purse of $2535,
of which $Bil went to the winner. The
second event was a pacing race for the
2:12 class, purse hO0.
At a meeting of the different driving
dubs Inst night, four amateur rices
wTf added to the progrnm. Wednes
d n , September 2, a paring rare and
irot is scheduled in which many fast
niiu.teurs are entered. A similar added
program for Fridav, September 4, prom-
to be equally interesting. Horses
f rt m Stockton, Harflftmnntn and Lndi
will bo represented.
after tW
Monday. pUtel,
I
1
COAL COMPANY TURNS DOWN
PROPOSITION RECENTLY MADE
ATLANTIC FLEET
E
Welcome Out-ranks Any
Extended So Far-City Is
Crowded With Visitors
MELBOURNE, Aug. 2ft. The Atlnn
tie fleet arrived hero at 3 o'clock this
afternoon and was 'accorded a welcome
thnt outranked in magnificence anything
so far on this eventful trip.
From Port Phillip head to tho tin
chornge grounds in Port Phillip Bay,
a distance of 30 miles, the entranco of
the white squadron was ono long ova
tion. Thousands of pleasure craft had
come out to tho head to meet the Am
erican bnttleships nnd the shores were
lined with almost as many people ns
witnessed tho entrance of tho fleet into
San Francisco harbor.
Tho British cruiser Psyche boomed
her cannon 33 times nnd dipped her
flag to tho Connecticut ns she cntored
the harbor and the salute was returned
Will Land Monday.
Although tho official landing of the
officers nnd men of tho fleot will not
take place until Monday morning, Ad
miral Sperry and his staff came ashoro
today and paid nn official visit to Hon.
Sir Reginald A. J. Tnlbott, governor of
Victoria. He was entertained at din
ner and officially called on board the
Connecticut.
Melbourne is crowded with thousands
of people who have come from the in
terior tit visit the city during the stay
of the fleet. Her 500,000 pnoplo have
been greatly increased nnd every one
is beaming a welcomo to tho American
sailors.
Th newspapers of the city nre ull
warm in their expressions of welcomo.
The press urges an understanding be
tween Great Britain and tho United
Stntes for the control of the Pacific
Ocean by the English-speaking people.
Tomorrow will bo spent quietly. No
isitors will bo nllowed on bonrd the
American warships until Monday. The
usual devotional services nn nil the
ships will be observed.
TAFT DELAYED BY
WRECK OF FREIGHT TRAIN
ATHENS, ., August 20. William
H. Taft arrived here today. Tho train
on which Taft came here was delayed
by a freight wreck ahead of it, and ar
rived three hours behind tho schedule.
He is on his wnv to Middle Bass is
land, and was greted at the station by
a great crowd of veterans of the civil
war, who are holding a reunion with
the veterans of the Spanish war. The
old soldiers cheered the big candidate
with great enthusiasm. Taft made a
ten minute address of an entirely non
political nature, dwelling mainly upon
the honors due the soldiers who fight
and risk their lives for their country.
He paid a high tribute to the soldiers
of both wars nnd spoke of the sacri
fices they made, declaring that the
men who lost their health or lives in
tho Philippines or in Cuba are entitled
to the samo gratitude from their conn
try m on as those who gave up their
lives or health in the civil war. Both,
h said, were discharging their duty to
their country and both are entitled to
tho full measure of gratitude nnd hon
or. His speech was well received and
many of tho veterans crowded about to
shake hands with him.
Tnft wns tho guest of a small lunch
eon party at tho home of former Con
gressmau Charles H. Grosvenor, and im
mediately afterward resumed his jour
ney to Toledo, where he will arrive at
10 o'clork tonight. He will then at
once embfirk for Middlo Bass inland to
spend the week in rer rent ion In-fore
returning to Cincinnati.
DIVORCE ASKED BECAUSE
HUSBAND BOUGHT ICE CEEAM
I.OH ANIIKI.KH, Cnl., Auifimt 2.
Charged with buying ice cream wxla for
a neighbor, whoao photographs are al
lowed to be the chief adornment of bin
home, Jamea J. Jonea of i'nwidena in
today the defendant in a divorce flint
Mn. o.Ineii allege that Jonea ban
photogrnphi of Mm. Cora Mulford,
dren.eil in bnthing 8uitn, kimono, tni
lured milt ami fluffy gown.
the 1hTenf artne
M BOURN
EASTERN MAN WOULD
DEVELOP LOCAL COAL
MINE IF ALLOWED
Representative Has Been In Medford
for Some Time Endeavoring to Get
Hold of Local Mine Southeast of
This City.
Tho Medford Coal company, owners
of tho local coal mine soulhoast of thiB
city, who recently sold their property
to the Pacific Coal company, receiving
a $10,000 payment, Friday turned down
n proposition made to them by B. F.
Murphy of Chicago through his rep
resentative, John J? Mundy, who has
been in Medford for sorao timo nego
tiating the deal.
Mr. Murphy proposed to tnko hold
of the mine, buying out both the Med
ford Coal company and the Pacific Coal
company. Ho would issuo first mort
gage bouds to tho local parties and to
the Pacific Coal company. He then
planned to start development work at
once and stated he would build tho rail
road and put 1500 men at work imme
diately. This meant that ho would
spend' $200,000 or $300,000 at once in
development work.
Offer Turned Down.
Yesterday the Medford Coal company
held a meeting and voted to turn down
the proposition. They notified Mr. Mun
dv of their decision, but have failed
to give him any rensou for so doing
or to make him a proposition so thnt he
could denl with them.
Mr. Mundy stated this morning that
he did not know the reason that his
oiler had been turned down. Jin stat
ed thero was nothing for him to do but
to return east.
' Mr. Murphy is a practical coal min
er," said Mr. Mundy, "and after n
visit here thought thnt he could take
hold of this property nnd make n mine
out of it. We planned to spend a couple
of hundred thousand in dovelopmont
work, but our proposition has been
turned down, for what reason I do not
know,
Tho Proposition.
"Our proposition wns to give the In
cal company their prico in first mort
gage bonds. We would then do the
development work. Before wo could get
a dollar back thoso bonds would have
to be paid. Wo would bo developing
iitiil improving tho property in the mean
time nnd we thought tho proposition a
fair one. But wo havo been turned
down. There is nothing to do hut to
go home."
POLICE STILL SEARCHING
FOB BOYS LOST ON BAY
SAN FHANcftlCO, Cnl., Aug. 29.
Tim police of t lii I'otroro uml Harbor
stations urn toiltiy making a last search
of Ihe liny in n vnin Attempt to locate
IIm; fivo hoyn who wero lout llicro while
rowing.
M. Ilimlett, fnther of Jtobcrt linn
lett, ono of tho boyit, declare Hint the
skiff found on tho beach At Went
Horkeloy in not Ihe one in which the
Itoyn went rowing.
ENORMOUS CROWDS WATCH
START OF BALLOON RACE
Col.l'MHI'H, ()., Aug. 29. Knor-
itmun crowds throngi-d Columbus early
today in anticipation of the start late
this nfternoon of tho fourth interna
tional balloon race, in which six mons
ter gns bags will bo entered in compe
tition for a silver trophy valued at
."'0O. The race Is from Columbus to
Ihe Atlantic sea coast, a distance of
proximately 1000 miles.
The contest is conducted nnder the
gi-nern) directum ol w. 11. I'lCKens, rep
resenting the Columbus Aero cllil), tin
der the auspices of which the contest is
being held.
BRIDE 62 YEARS OLD
LEAVES 70 YEAR HUSBAND
I'HOKNIX, Aria., Aug. 29. After
litarreling with her husband of 70
iinrs. (lenriie Washington Sparks, his
bride of three months, formerly Miss
Villa Davidson of Albany, Or., who
herself has panned the l!2 year mark,
lodny started for her Willamette val
lev home.
The nenarntion of Sparks and his
bride follown a remnrkable romance.
The nied swain firnt met Mrs. David
son 31) hours before their marriage took
place.
T PRICES
FOR PEARS
Rogue River Valley Grow
ers Will Obtain Big Price
For Their Fruit
That local growers will recoive or
thoir pears not what California grow
ers rneoived grons is tho opinion ex
pressed by L. D. Harris, formorly man
ager of tho Lowis orchards, who re
turned to this city yesterday after an
extonded trip to eastern points. Mr.
Harris looked carefully into eastern
market conditions and found that while
California growore had realized about
$1.00 gross for thoir Bartlott peart,
that rnut from this section, which is
just going forward, will bring about
$2.50 gross, which will net grower
about $l.rU a box.
Mr. Harris says that tho chief rea
son the prices nro low this season is
owing to tho panio of last fall, from
which tho east haH not fully recovered.
Pears and apples are considered a lux
ury and when retrenchment is required
these ure tho first to go by the board.
as they are not classed nmong the ne-
BE
cossities or life.
"The fact. I hat our fruit will get to
mnrket after tho California crop is all "
in," said Jlr. Harris, "will causo bet
ter prices for our fruit. Thus once
again will tho liogue Hiver valley
seoro over other poilits."
Mr. Harris stnteB that he found bus
iness at a standstill in tho middle west,
owing to the election this fall. Oreat
doubt is expressed throughout the Mis
sissippi valley and thoro nro many in
dications that lirvnn has a better
chance than ever bofore to win out.
Sentiment in favor of Bryan 1b increas
ing wonderfully, he asserts, and it is
probable Hint the Commoner will be
ideeteil.
DANNY SHAY MAY
MANAGE VENICE TEAM
STOCKTON, Cnl., August 29. Should
Cyrus Moreing, Jr., decide to go .to
Oakland next year to manage a team in
tho slate league, nn effort will be made
to induce Danny Shay to remain in
Stockton nnd tako chargo of the local
ball club. Kclativo to the report sent
nut yesterday from Los Angeles to the
effect thnt ho is slated to manage the
new Const league club at Venice, Shay
says: "X have a sixth interest In the
new club at Los Angeles, and while I
haven't closed a deal with them, it is
understood iiuinong the stockholders
thnt I will tnko the management of the
tenm. They want me to pick a team
and will probably do so. I could' own
part of the club and still not be iden
tified with it as a player. I will go
down nnd sco them noon.
"Tiiis spring I took mv case up with
the national basclinll commission and
wan declared n freo lance. I am free
to sign where I choose. At any rate,
I'm not tied up for next season."
Miss Xudo Owkens, the popular school
teacher, who is visiting in this section,
was in Medford Friday, accompanied by
her sister. She will soon return to Eu
gene to renumo her duties in the public
schools of that citv.
.
GRANDSTAND COLLAPSES
AT SOUTHERN OREGON FADJ
MARS1IFIELD, Or., August
29. A small percentago of ,
Marshfleld's population la eithor
swathed in bandages and spend
ing tho day at home or limp
ing about the atroota rocelving
tliu hearty congratulations on
their remarkable escape from
more serious injuries or possi
ble denth when a section of the
grandstand seating 500 persons
collnpscd yesterday at tho South
ern Oregon district fair.
The spectators were piled one
upon another, but It was feared
thut many had been hurt when
the crowd was quieted and It
wns found that minor injuries
and bruises constituted the ex
tent of the damage.
West Co