1 The Tribune Prints More Live Telegraph News than all Dailies in the State of Oregon South of Salem Combined UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By fat the largest and boat news report of any paper in 8outhn Oregon. The Weather Fair weather is promised for tonight anil Sunday; westerly winds. THIRD YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1908. No. 157. it GRAND JURY RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNTY BOOKS BE EXPERTED LAST REPORT TELLS NEED The Grand Jury Were Dis charged Saturday Morn ing After 11 Days Labor Returned 9 True Bills "Wo respectfully recommend and urge upon the county court that they see fit to order the exporting of the county books, believing that it will result in a great saving of t ho county funds. " Such was a paragraph in tho final re port of the grand jury, who submitted their final report Saturday morning and were discharged. The report recommended that several improvements be made about tho court house in Jacksonville, urging chiefly tho work of having the books of the county exported and placed upon an up-to-date system, so that tho books could be undehrstood and looked over by the county court. Not Unexpected. As stated in Friday's Tribune, the action of the grand jury was expect ed, inasmuch as they visited nil of the county offices and inquired into the condition of the books. They were thor ough in their investigation and no doubt their recommendation will carry much weight with the eouniv court. Other Matters Reported On. The grand jury made many recom mendations regarding the repairing of tho courthouse and in fixing up the grounds. Xew furniture was recommend ed for some of the offices. The jury was in session 11 days, and during that time found nine true bills and seven not true bills. The court thanked tho jury for their work during this session and discharged them. BUYS ENTIRE CROP OF HOOD RIVER NEWTOWNS Steinhnrdt & Kelly, a new commis sion firm of Xew York City, has pur chased the entire crop of Newt owns in Hood River valley. The price paid was not made public, but is Baid to be much lower than it was originally ex pected would be secured, and far be low that of last year. Mr. Ste'nhardt passed through Med ford Saturday with the railroad pas senger agents, and admitted to John D. Ohvell that he had secured the entire output at Hood River, though he re fused to state the price paid. The ap ples were purchased for export trade. "Why I Am What I Am, It is interesting to hear some people tell why he or she is n Democrat, or a Republican, or a Socialist, or a Pro hibitionist. Some can 't even give a reason. It is also interesting to hear them tell why they hold to this or that denominational belief. Some can't tell why. At the Christian church Sunday night various church men will tell why they hold to this or that religious belief. The pastor will read these short con cise statements. Following this read ing, he will tell why he stands con nected with the Christian church. This service promines to be instruc tive and interesting. The morning subject. "The Trice of Success,' is one that every one should hear. Many dsire to succeed, but are not willing to pay the price of success. Manv in a wav desire to succeed in the C hristian life, but arc unwilling to pay the price of success, either because they do not know tho price or because they thiiifv it is too high. The most miser able thing to do in any enterprise is make a botch of it. Bible school at M a. m. flreat inter ent manifested; ."') ehnirs have been or dered, will soon be h re. If you are tint in Sunday school you lire invited to visit the Christian Sunday school Y. I. S. ( E. at 6:30. Cordiai invitation to all these services. J. Lirt ha. an expert gardener and or.hardist of Seattle, has decided to locat nar Medford. Ho terms Ro.e . River valley as "God's own country." WORK L PEOPLE HERE President of Western Ore gon OrGhard Company Is Visiting Valley J. A. Westcrlund of Chicago, presi dent of the Western Orchards company, owners of a 3000-acro orchard near Medford, and Ernest S. Knrtodt, pub lisher of tho Swedish Post of Seattlo, arrived Saturday to inspect local hold ings and to make a visit to Crater lake. Mred Luudahl will accompany them. Mr. Westerlund is planning to bring a trninload of eastern people to sec Medford and the Rogue River valley next June. Ho estimates that 200 or 300 will inako the trip, and the route will be via California, returning via Portland and northwest cities. The pri mary object of the trip, however, is to show this region to prospective invest ors. Mr. Westerlund, who is a millionaire himself and has a largo following among Scandinavians, is contemplating other investments in this vicinity and has op tions on several pieces of land which he proposes to plant in orchards and sell in small tracts to easterners. He nas probably done more to ndvertise this section than any one man, and has spent many thousands of dollars for full-page ads in prominent eastern papers, such as the Chicago Sunday Tri bune, settling forth tho advantages of the Rogue River valley, and been in strumental in sending many people here. He has always been a liberal contribu tor to the Commercial club and co-operated in other ways to advance the community. "I find great progress has been made, in Medford since 1 was here Inst," said Mr. Westerlund. "The city has a lively appearance and has grown very rapidly. I look for a much larger com munity than you have now in the next few years. As the financial situation is clearing in the east, there will soon be a stendy exodus to the west, and an era of progress and development is ahead. " LAST CONCERT OF THE SEASON TOMORROW The last band concert of the season will be given tomorrow afternoon in the park, beginning at 4 o'clock. The following program has been arranged: 1 March "Regimental Pride" 2 O ve rt n re "Niagara" 3 Intermezzo " Cavalleria Rusticann" 4 Cornet solo . ." Flocktonian Polka" Mr. John Norling. .1 Onlop "Tarn O'Shanter's Ride" Intermission. CSceetion " King Todo" 7 Rag "King of Rags" 5 Orand selection "Faust" With solos for euphomiuin, clarin et, cornet md French horn. 9 March "Semper Fidelis" Chns. D. Hazelrigg, director. RUMORED THAT HILL HAS SECURED FRISCO TERMINUS SAX FRANCISCO, Sept. 19. It is rumored in railroad circles today that the purchase of a site of 1200 acres of water front on the San Francisco Hay, accessible to deepwater vessels, is in reality a move on the part of the Xonhern Pacific to secure a terminal in this city. The purchase was made ostensibly for the Hotaling railroad, which is an nounced to be a merger of several small railroads in this state. "This railroad will practically be a terminal company for a future trans continental line into Han Francisco, ' ' said Manager Charles W. Conlish today, and it is this statement that is puzzling railroad men. WORK TO BE BUSHED ON LARGE STEAM PLANT if BIG OAKLAND, Cal., Sept. Hi. It is announced at the offices of the fin-at Western power company to-lay that ork will be rushed on the new nuxil larv steam pow.-r plant of the com pany. hieh is to be 2,ooO.nn hnr power. H. P. Wilson of Xew York, vice president of the power company, nr rived here from Ne York last night and will superintend the starting of the work. O BELL IS TO SPEAK IN ASHLAND MONDAY NIGHT Hon. Theodore A. Bell of Cal ifornia, who presided at the nu tionnl democratic convention in Denver, will speak in Ashland Monday evening in tho Chautau qua building. He will discuss the various issues of tho present enmpaigu and is acknowledged to bo the leading oxpounder of democratic principles in tho west today. Mr. Bell is a close friend of Wm. J. Bryan. Ho is a tal ented and brilliant speaker and was tho choice of the party lend ers as well as Mr. Bryan to do liver the keynote of the cam paign. Those who read his speech will remember its force and tho eloquent presentation of tho is sues of tho country, Mr. Bell is. en ront'e east- to take part in tho campaign in tho pivotal states of tho Union and his influence will bo felt wher ever his ideas are presented. - UP; KILLS THREE Fire Started in Workshop and Readied Gasoline Storage Room SAX PEDRO, Cal., Sept. 10. Three men are reported dead and two dying as the result of an explosion of an oil tank on the steamer San Gabriel, which was loading lumber at the whnrf of t he Jerhof f -Cuscner Lumber company near here at l'i;i this morning. It has been learned that tho firo was started at the door between the work shop of the barge and the gasoline stor age room. Several workmen wore in the room at the time, and all of them will be questioned about the cigarette story by tho board of inquiry. Trying to Locate Bodies. Searchers f rom the navy yard were at work today with grappling irons try ing to locate the bodies of Chief Ma chinist 's Mate Theodore May and A. Martin, the boy, both of whom were lost in the bay at the time of the ex plosion. The bodies were not found and it is thought that they were car ried out into the bay by a title early today. May could not swim, and it is regnrd ed as certain that he was drowned when he jumped from the barge, Martin, who was peddling fruit to 'he ships at tho navy yard, wns soon to row in near tho barge just before the explosion, and when the fire had been extinguished his boat was found tied to one of tho tugs that was on fire. He did not return home last night, and his parents think that he was drowned trying to escape the sea of flame that enveloped the vessels about the quay when the expulsion occurred. It is stated that the board of inquiry will bo in session several days. Tho findings will be sent to Washington, as the navy department has wired for a complete report on the accident. PREACHER LOSES TEMPER AND SWEARS AT COP BELLIXOHAM, Wash., Sept. 10. Angry because his devotions in his cell were broken by Chief of Police Cade, James Wardner, an itinerant preacher now under arrest, startled the chief hy swearing at him roundly, complain ing because he had been put in the lockup for expounding his faith. Wardner claims to bo an Hawaiian, and says he has I n preaching for the last ten years in churches and on the streets, and has never been lorked up before. He was arrested lat night while declaiming to a crowd, Bible in hand, on Holly street. The arresting oflicer listed him as men tally unbal a need. OIL TAiNK BLOWS At the Bijou. Packed houses all last, night at the Bijou. The performance is nil exeep tionnlly strong one. "Br. Curem's Pa tients" was the cause of all kinds of laughter. The doctor 'ft of f ie K, takes charge during t he d tor ' tb sence and plft MM itokW tients. "Captain Molly-! f ft thrilling war story. "Ts 4 Ibr Barroom l-.r.r" is nil if 1tt ftrtl touching drama t ic ptrttir ft f duced. 'I- balance of trie pr composed nf strong comic tidijecfq a patriotic illustrated long. 0 WILKENSON IS UP FOR TRIAL Charged With Selling Li quor to a Minor Local Man Pleads Not Guilty H. O, Wilkinson, propriotor of the saloon in this city known as "Woary Willie's," is on trial today in Jack sonville charged with having sold liquor to a minor. Most of tho morning was spent in getting a jury, and probably most of tho lifter no on will bo consumed before tho caso is finally submitted to the jury. , It is charged that on July 3 Wilkin son sold a glass of beer to George Low cry, who is under tho ago of 21 years. Tho caso was investigated by the grand jury, who returned a true bill. A second indictment was returned against "John Doe," a resident of Jacksonville, for a similar offense. This ease will bo tho next on tho docket. Coon Pleads Not Guilty, Tho preliminaries in tho case of Wal ter Mason, colored, who is accused of stabbing Richard Roach, was held Fri day, the grand jury having returned a true bill. Tho coon entered a plea of not guilty and K. K. Kelly wns ap pointed by the court to defend. The case was set for Saturday, but may not be reached. HAZEL EIGHTS TO ESCAPE SENTENCE YHIOKA, Cal., Sept. 10. Denny Ha zel, who was convicted of murder in the first degree, as has been told in tho Sacramento Bee, was in court yester day for sentence, but instead of receiv ing his sentence, his counsel moved the court for a new trial on tho grounds that the court erred in its decision of questions of law arising during tho trial of the case, in overruling defendant's objection to tho introduction of testi mony, which was excepted to by the de fendant, and on the further ground that new evidence had been discovered material to the defendant and which he ould not with reasonable diligence hnve discovered and yproducod at the trial. The whole matter went over until Thursday, October in order to allow counsel for defendant to prepare and present a bill of exceptions. On motion of defendant 's counsel the court ordered nil the testimony re lating to the introduction of tho dying statement of Joseph Silva, Jr., writ ten by the court reporter. Judge Finch returned to his home at Willows last night and will return r.n October 75, when the matter comes up again. BELIEVES A JAPANESE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HOLDUPS SAX FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 10. It is believed by the police; that a Jap anes who held up Alfred (Jreenbaum, president of the Alaska Cod Fishing '-ompany, late last night is responsible for a number of recent holdups which have baffled the department. A vigor ous search is being made for Oreen baum's assailant, but as only a meager description was obtained of the ori ental, it is doubtful if a capture will be effected. (iroeuhauin was returning to his home when a Japanese jumped from the shad ow fo a lumber pilo and brandished n revolver, firoonbaum struck his assail ant a hard bolw in tho face. He fell and dragged down his intended victim. In the struggle the Japanese's recolver was discharged, Tho bullet passed througn (Jreenbaum 's overcoat, but did not injure him. Fearing other shots might be fired, Greenbaum released his hold on the Jap anese, who fled al top speed and could not be found when the police arrived. MEDFORD OIRL WINS JOURNAL SCHOLARSHIP M iss Freda lloekenyoS of Medford has won a scholarship in tho Portland Journal's great educations (scholarship i-ontest. She secured 4),0"0 vot.es, tak ing second place in District No. 3. which included Oregon south of Kugene. First pi; and cash prize of $100 was won by Verni. e fiilkcy of ('rants Pass ith HH.'Sl.'i vot. Third place was m P.t 1 r Bcrfen m of (Jardiner, Potirti ).! bt Ks III of Myrtle f'oift 4 fifift v' f ' ; tioij ji.ii, lowers t r'ft bm sf b :rD fMft, tfr Og tt tern' o'ft ik W llft'ft lull plftnt H tout ft ftl tfte fxhiV't builift. Tl ft supplied TyB. f. All TSe THE BILLY The Two Little Bears Who Would Bo President of tho United States. (Written for Tho Tribune.) Now Hilly B wns up niul stirring, As through tho stlltos ho went H whir ring As busy us a littlo boo, hight on tho trail of Billy T. Siiiil Billy B: "It's plain to mo That Teddy's helping Billy Tj His platform's weak as it can bo; It does not suit tho U. U. P. Will Not Allow Any Vol unteers to OcGiipy the Place o! Sellride LKMANS, Frnneo, Sept. 1!). In the faco of tho disaster which occurred to tho aeroplane of Orvillo Wright, nnd resulted in the deah of his assistant, Lieutenant Silfridge, a number of per sons today offered to accompany his brother, Wilbur Wright, who will make another flight Monday. Wright retains great faith in his in vention and announced today that he would make no change in tho construc tion of his aeroplane, llo considers the accident to his brother's mnchino was caused bv defectivo material nnd not to any fault in the lines of its construc tion. While ho has entire faith in the abil ity of his neroplnno to navigate the air successful!, he will not allow liny qf .tho volunteers to tako tho possible risk of accompanying him in Monday's flight, but will tako with him a sack of sand for ballast instead of a com panion. TULL WINS DAMAGE HUIT IN CIRCUIT COURT I'hnrlos Tull yesterday won his suit for damages against W. Loismois ter in tho Circuit court, to where it was carried by Ijcisiimistcr on an np peal from the justice's court. Tull brought suit for damages resulting from a smashup of a rig which he hired to Leismeister. Tho jury was out seven hours Friday before it wns agreed. SAVED THE STATE $45; WANTS LIGHT SENTENCE Dramatically, placing his right hand upon his heart, and extending the other towards the judge, William A. Ilnrvev l-'riday cast himself upon the mercy of tun court, pleading guilty to a charge of stealing a watch from Janers Boss. This, after he had withdrawn n plea of not guilty. Harvey pleaded with the judge for a light sentence. Ho reminded him that a jury trial had been saved in all he saved the statu some 15, and would tho judge pass only a light sen tence. Harvey will see what result his plea had on Monday, when he comes up for sonteneo. Harvey some time ago fell into a trap laid by Chief of I'olico Shearer, removing a watch from a man whom he believed to be drunk, lie was captured with the goods on. FILIPINOS DESIRE THE SUCCESS OF DEMOCRATS NKW HAVKM, Conn., Sept. 10. William .1. Bryan, in an interview to day. refuted the statement made by William II. Tnft on September 1! to tbe effect that the Independence party in the Philippines preferred a victory for tho Republican party and its con sequent effect on their independence, to n Bryan victory. Bryan stated that Fiske and Warren of lloston had rallied to Albert Bnr reto at Manila asking if Taft's decla ration were true. "The Nationalist party, with inline diate independe nce, as its creed, pre fers a triumph of the Democrats. Al the general convention hero July i it vas agreed unanimously to Indorse e.ithiiHisalir.illy tho Bryan platform." The Nationalist parly has the largest following of any of the political or gaiiintions in the Philippines. i ' '-.T3 F im tvtlib ymv iff a-itfc ftfi ilii wwsj t tms 1l4 tfc An'iiM. cMtniu tffciPftI ojActti 44 this ! n ftttvtlt. t tut o ten niinus wnsl rnndo wVn tto iiKctivbipd the TCi tiWit bu'.U- " WRIGHT TO RUN HODS WAX NO MORE RISKS VERY INDIGNANT BEARS III. "Just look nt Maine," said Billy B, i he stronghold of tho 0. O. T. Tho returns are not what they used to bo. Coming my way," said Billy B. "Just wait till I get through tho raee And get Billy T right face to faco; Tho 'poopulV verdiet then will be: ' We want the Commoner, Billy B.' " All Enthusiastic Anglers Blame Seiners and Fish Warden For Poor Fishing J. A. Teal of Portland, who has boon fishing on tho lioguo for Hovoral days, will Icuvu soon for San Francisco. Mr. Teal is one of tho most prominent at torneys in tho northwest, is attorney for tho J'ortland board of trndo in tho Mpoknno rato caso nnd another of tho Portland city chartor. "Fishing is poorer this your than I havo ovor known it. Dams, deficient fishwnysj seiners and lack of protec tion aro exterminating tho stoelhoad," said Mr. Toul. "Fishing oxeopt with rod and lino abovo tidewater should be stopped and adoquato fish ladders pro vided. Fishing is poor because thoro aro few fish. If you wunt to induce people like myself to oomo hero annu ally to fish, you must remedy present conditions." "Toggery Bill" Isaacs, champion of local fishermen, joins with other ang lers in pronouncing tho present season (ho poorest ho has known. "I hnvo fished tho Itoguo for many years, nnd never had the poor luck that I've had this year," ho said. "Tho Btcelhead aro being exterminated. They aro not in tho river. Dams, poor fishwuys, sein ing and government rackH have done their work. "Four good anglers nnd myself spent I Ik entire day Friday on tho Ilogue, fishing every favorite haunt from Trail to Bybeo's bridge. Wo got one small slcelhe.'id. This nover happened hefore, hut is tho regular thing this year. "When there aro only a few fish In the st renin there is nuch moro food for them and they do not raiso for the fly as the hungry fish will. Concerted action on tho part of our sportsmen is needid, or a valuable asset will lie lost to tl oun try. Seining above tide water must cease." J. K. Knyart, JehT Heard, Frank Ts aacs, Court Hall and practically all en thusiastic anglers tell the Maine story of poor finding and all Maine tho Hoin ors for the wholesale destruction ns well as t ho master fish warden 'a ne glect of the Itoguo and its tributaries and the failure to enforce laws for fish protection. INJUNCTION STAYS THE WAR ON COLUMBIA VOIt'lTAND, Or., Sept. B. Judicial interference in the form of an injunc tion has checked the hostilities between the Oregon fish warden nnd the Wash ington fishermen over tho now fish laws. Fish Warden McAllister of Oregon is enjoined from interfering with anybody fishing on the Washington side of the Columbia river. Federal Judge William Gilbert issued the injunction late yesterday, following a conference in Portland of federal nu thorities representing Oregon nnd Wash ington. When notified of the notion. McAllister at once notified his depu ties, who have been patrolling tho low i-r river to desist in their efforts to stop the operations nf fishermen on I ho Washington side. BIG CRANE OVERTURNS IN THE MAMMOTH YARDS KKNVKTT. Cal., Sept. 11. Tho big team locomotive crane used for the puKt six mouths in the Mammoth ynrds !.ok a somersault yesterday that came near diKinantling the handy mechanism fur good. It appears that the truck had been insufficiently clamped during the, shifting of a lot of scrap iron thnt was being hoisted from flat cars to be dump ed into the great moltet slag heaps be ing built up in tho forogrotid of the Kmcltcr tnl. Of a nndd. en nnd all went ofcrlx'rd, d it wiM bo sev eral e. fc for th hlnvy xCicltier trd t Ima ill w tof ft in rv u Tfti) m Classify, able for two horses, b loft and Urge, carriage hoe: suitable for garnge. E. B T Bnwyor, 303 North O street. 160 ELOPERS ARE ALLOWED 10 00 IN PEACE Woman Who Deserted Hus band and Four Children With Her Escort is Set Free-Back to Husband The final chapter has boen written, as far ns tho stato of Oregon ia con corned, in the caso of Lottie E. Simmons and Charles W. Stinson, who oloped sotno months ago, tho woman leaving a husband nnd four children, for lifo with Stinson. Thoy wero recently re leased from bustody because the hus band, John Simmons, rofuscd to prose cute, and without him tho state was powerless, as tho chargo upon which tho couple wero held is not punishable unless tho wife or husband profers it. It wns sumo months ago that Mrs. Simmons tired of tho homo which her husband provided in this city, and one night when he returned ho found a cold hearthstone and his four small children awaiting him. MrB. Simmons' had loft for tho south with Charlos W. Stinson, who had boon engaged for some time in tho city ns a painter. The husband sworo to a complaint, the conplo wero nppreheuded, brought back from California, tried in tho justice's court nnd bound over to await the grand jury. All through tho summer months the conplo havo been inmates of tho county jail, where, through the bars, thoy chat ted and laughed together, evidently for getful of their troubles. When tho grand jury took up their enso. lo! it was found that tho heart of the husband had molted from Its stony hardness. Ho wished his wifo no bad luck, but would havo her again to live with him. (So ho would not press the charge. The couple wore freed. Once again Mrs. Simmons is installed as queen of her husband's household. Stinson is at work in Jacksonville and it is said that ever nnd anon ho gazes with regret in his eves towards the little brick building whrro ho spent the siiinmer, with bolird mid lodg'ng freo, ehatling nnd ofttimes raising his voice through an excess of puro joy in song. PREPARING FOR WINTER AT THE BLUE LEDGE Forty men nro engaged at tho presont time in putting tho HI no Ledge mine into shape for the winter, Recording to Superintendent J. K. Carnahan, who is in this city on business. Everything is iiietr tho oidy mining work being carried on being a small amount of surfacing. "This is tho time of year," said Mr. ''arnahaii, "when wo do most of our work nt the mine. Wo continue tho surface work and at tho same time pre pare for winter. "We havo not struck anything re markable of late, but over tho moun tain back of us a rich striko was ro oorled n short time ago. This was ovor tho California lino. Wo tire continuing to peg away, nnd contemplate no change in tho near future." DR. W. W. OUTH IS ELECTED HEAD OF PACIFIC UNIVERSITY PACIFIC (lltOVK, Cal., Sept. 19. In a session nf the Methodist conference which lasted until nn early hour today, Dr. W. W. Cuth of Cambridge, Mass., was elected president of tho University f the J'aeific at San Jose, ns noting president M. Cross was elected vice- nresHieiit, nnd ins salary mcreaseu rrom l.'ino to I Win per year, tho threat ened walkout of a number of students, tissatisfied with tho proposed election, has been averted. The session was stormy, and It wns only after much argument that a selec tion was made. The opponents of Dr. lut h wished to post pone his election ir n year and retain Dr. Cross in the interim as a compromise, but last night n communication from tho stu nts was received stating thnt while they objected to the selection of Dr. Mut h, thev would nbido by tho action f the conference. ITIAWIIE. CAI.DKK CAUNKV In Jackson ville, Saturday, September 19, 1908, Mr. ldchard J. Calder nnd Miss Pansy Carney of this city. Both of tho con tracting parties are well Known In tho vnlley nnd have the congratula tions nnd well wishes of ft host of frinmU Tltfv will be nt Vtnmft tn I their friends at their new home on lo street after Octobor.l. -H t. V. . 4 ; o