mi. US The Tribune Prints More Live Telegraph News than all Dailies in the State of Oregon South of Salem Combined UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By far the largest and best news report of any paper in Southern Oregon. DUfciifeird .Oaily Crfltoine. The Weather Fuir tumult and Sunday; warmer ex cept near The const; northwest winds. 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 O ,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