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 beat news report of any paper in Southern Oregon. OlftetilM Daily CrUmne. The Weather Fair and cooler tonight. Tuesday, fair; cooler cast portion; westerly winds. THIRD TEAK. MEDFOED, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1908. No. 138 MAHY WANT NAMES OFF REC ALL PET T ON ALLEGE WATER QUESTION MIXED P W MOV UW APPLY IN i CASE? i Petition For Recall o! 01 well Started by Prohis Under the Guise of First Warders Filed Alleging that the filing of a petition for the recall of John D. Olwell aa councilman of the First ward is noth ing more or less than a political move 'to place it within the power of certain members of the city council to close n deal to have the city obtain their wutor for the proposed water gravity system from Wasson canyon, a number of the original signers of the petition called at the city hall Monday morn ing and asked to have their names tak en from the pot it ion. They stated that they signed the petition in the first place for the purpose of having the First ward represented in the council as the petition alleges, and now that it is being used for the sole purpose of gaining a majority on the eouucil in favor of Wasson canyon. Prohi Movement First. It became known soon after the launching of the movement that the petition was a prohi movement in order to gain a majority on the council op posed to the granting of liquor licenses, although ostentacionsly it was for the purpose of getting a resident of the First ward to represent the ward in the city council, as Mr. Olwell had mov ed from the ward. When the reason came out, a number took their names from the petition, and ever since it has reposed in some pigeonhole accu mulating dust until suddenly it was resurrected and filed with the city re corder on Saturday afternoon. Storm of Protest. Upon the filing of the petition with the city recorder after it was thought that it had died a natural death a storm of protest went up on all sides, and on Monday a number of signers. headed by J. N. Howard, called at, the citv hall and asked the recorder to take their names from the petition, Mr. Collins asked them to await such time as he could consult legal advice to determine whether he could take their names off or not, the petition having been filed. Thin decision he will make known later. The final dis position of the petition also awaits legal advice. May Bo Water Question. When the petition was first circulat ed it followed closely upon a scrap in the council over the application of the Hotel Xash for a liquor license. Tht license was granted bv Councilmen )l well. Hnfer nnd Eif-rt voting yes, and Trowbridge. Merrick end Wortman vot ing no, the mayor casting the deciding vote. If the recall could be used on "Mr. Olwell. and a man with different views elected to his T.lace, tlu-n all li nnor licenses could be rejected. The matter has been allowed to lapse for some months, and the fact that it is brought up at the pr-ent time is paid to be owing to the fact that Merrick. Trowbridge nnd Wortman stand ngaint Hnfer, olwell nnd Eifr-rt regarding the water question. The first thren are on record in favor of Wasson canyon as a niiun-c f supply ngnint nil others. Watt Will Not Bun. J. K. Watt has IWn mot prominent Iv mentioned as a probable un-ees.or to Mr. Olwell by those who filed the peti tion in ennr- nf the recall is successful. Mr. Watt, hnwever. stated positively Mnndav morninif that he would not be come a candidate for the place under any circumstances. A Legal Obstacle. In the recall law ndopted in .Tune 'here in, however, n clause rending: "There may be required, 23 per c-nt, but not more, of the number of elector v who voted In hit district at the preccd- . .. f - r . V ... ; - JOHN D. OIi WELL, Councilman From the First Ward, Whom the Frohis Are After. WATER FAMINE Plenty ef Water For Use in City at Present Time Irrigate at All Hours The water famine which has been ever present during the summer has come lo a close. There is plenty of . water for irrigation purposes at the present time, and no more will the householder have to rise at 6 a. m. in order to coax a little water from tho system for his lawn. Now the irri gating can bo done at any old hour one chooses out of the 24. Tho water committee Monday morn ing turned on the water, so to sprak, and bade all residents to help them selves. Tho chief cause for tho rise in water was the digging of a trench across Hear creek. J lien tne rain came aim " , snow on Ashland butte, all of which helps out tho cause. So have no hesitancy in giving the grass a good old soak. It will help both the lawn and the temper. ing election for justice of tho supreme court to file their petition demanding his recall by the people." As the First ward has not voted upon the election of justice of the supreme court, there is no way nf determining, according to the law. the number of voters iu the ward. This is said to invalidate the petition. Tho Recall Petition. The petition filed in no follows: "To tho Honorable Recorder of (he j City of Modford, Jackson County, Ore- : . ... .1 " e. tlio undersigned, legal voters; ... .1... I..;-... 1 :.. i... ..;.. ,.f t,.,l. ford .l.wk.on connti- Oroon. do here- bv and here wit h resnec tfullv petition and iltmand the recall by the people of t :.i "i T..l.n li. Olwell. from the office of councilman t ;(l. ..t i,ir..,.i . .!,,. h ffio the H-.iui John I). Olwell wan elected .rom the First ward of the city of Medford, to serve as councilman from ,,rd. fr,,,,, .ho mi. day of said First .lanuarv. l!m ' ' uary, l!i"i(. j 'The reasons ft "signed are that the said John I. Olwell does not now re- j aide in the First ward of the city of MMfurd. niM no rilI',I i" sni(I i Firt ward for more than nix months , p.'t. "We bt r,t.o in tin- ward from whicn Ihoy arc rl.-H.-l lo offuo. " Kvi-n tlioanh l'"' r,-'""V!l' nf " r""n oilman front was i-lo,t,-'l tl.,, ward from wltu-n li-1 to offio' li"t I'ar .... ;;,, o tlit function, of him from aid rif f Li-i-. vi-t, it i: I'o i-otistitu'-nl ualil 1,.- i. iviiy r ,. 1 .. -r iaiir,t ...I for tin- war minted, of hi" 1 from ;i, ,.e, ted. that whii h mirh roaai-ilmati w .I ..;in,riT, (ontirm'- to re.i.le "" " , thon-in during hi. li-n" of on . ..Tl,,. r.oional of a enuncilmnn from the ward from whiih he was ! (Conrtsned to pj ) led lo GOME TO END T JaGkson Found That He Was in Weed Sept. 17 Letter Written on Sept. 16-Other Inconsistencies From various facts determined by former Sheriff D. II. Jackson, who was sent to investigate the supposed mur der of O. M. Cagle at Grass Lake, Cal., it appears that Cagle was not mur dered,, but that he planned the letter to the chief of police in this city with tho deliberate intention of covering up his tracks and disappearing from the country. Mr. .Inckson could find no trace of a murdered man, but he found instead that Cagle left Dorris Septem ber 15, that ho was seen in Weed Sep tember 17, one day after the letter was written telling of finding his body with the head battered in, "which find evidently been exposed for three or four days." Iii Dorris September 15. Cagle was in Dorris September 15 and was known to have- left on that day for Weed. No ticket was sold to Grass Lake, nnd no ensh fare was paid to that point. Furthermore, no stranger was seen at Grass Lake, which would certainly have been the ense had Ca gle stopped there, for the total popu lation is only three or four persons, The letter to Chief Shearer was dat ed on September KJ, and was not signed. In Weed September 17. Mr. Jackson determined further that Cagle was seen in Weed on September 17, the dny after the letter was written, telling of the finding of his body. In fact, every indication shows that the man wrote the letter lumseir in oruer to get nwav and cover up his tracks. When Cagle left. Dorris he had no guns or ammunition with him that were in evidence, which would certainly have been the case had he intended hunting in Grass Lake as he wrote his wife. No Reason for Action. As far as can be determined there was no reason, such as debt, for the man's action. The money he had with him was his own, lie left no bad debts behind him or was there any reason knnwn )1)ls(,rtr(1 ts wifl. ,! two SI11IlU 0ii1.1-n in this city. It may be possible that the matter was all a hoax and that Mr. Cagle wilt return. The case is a puzzling one and at present the only positive farts known by the authorities are that, he is gone, that tli' y hnvo tin' letter, ami Unit t liny tin nut know his present whereabouts. SOUTHERN CANDIDATES TO FIOHT A DUEL PAI.Qt'P.MlNI', Ala.. Sept. 2 1. The friends of Calvin K. Schwing, success fill candidate in the recent primaries for the judgeship, declared today that he undoubtedly would accept the chal lenge ninde by T,. C. r.elilanche, his opponent in the election, to fight a duel. Kchwlnff won the contest liy one vote i .ell anc ne sno'i io noio.i.w.oo-. i trict committee to recount the ballots ! but neither Schwing nor l.emancii could decid ' ftnif indoe to trv tlie ! When R-hwing was granted a writ of prohibition bv the supremo court yes terdav LeLlanche wai so angry that he formally challenged Sowing to a duel SECTION OF CHELSEA ESCAPED i . A MURDERED AN AWAY? BECOME SCENE OF RAGINO iumlaokaiium iiiu tall CIIKI.HKA, Ma.., S-pt. SI.TIk whole B'Cti'n i,f rlii'Lea that a"'l ! the cmflaeration f In. I win!"r. i that rnunrilnipn huuM liiiminir. Aid ha .iimm..rii'l from I'.o.tntt. Maiden nnd Kn-rett and It I. f.areil that the nut of the town will lie destroyed liefore the flume, ran 1m elioeked. The poliee helieve that the fire w.'i. of ineendiary origin, no ijuieklv did it .tart. The flame, were first noticed in the ldoek hounded liy Hutk n.l Vale, utreet., Kver.'tt. avenue .,.1 the Ho.ton Maine rmlrnnd trnek.. The whole l.lork wa. on nnre, nno : liv 9 o'clock Hi hoii.en an? a Or(o ff fartorv mft.hnwenw K':f w'r i trovi-d. There wai the wildest cuufuiion t JONATHAN BUYS PEARS FOR TEDDY Senator Orders 40 Boxes ol LoGal Pears to Pre sent to Roosevelt and Members of Cabinet Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon has ordered 40 boxes of Cornice pears from the Lewis orchard in this valley whicn he intends to present to Presi dent Roosevelt and members of the cab inet in order to prove to them some of his tales of Oregon's wonderful penrs, which lie told in Washington during the last session of congress. The work of picking and packing tho penrs was undertaken Monday morning and shipment will speedily fol low. Urent caro is to bo exercised in Ciioosing t he largest and finest ones, and they will be packed with great caro so that they will bo in tho best condi tion possible when they reach the cast. ARRESTED FOR MISUSING THE UNITED STATES MAIL FKICSNO. Cal., Sept. ill. Mrs. Mnr garet Walder, a blonde, aged 2(1, is in jail here today, facing a charge of misusing the United States mails as the result of. the operations of a little matrimonial bureau she conducted nil by herself. The ollicers declare that she has done a big business for the past few years and she will be called upon to explain her bureau. The arrest of Mrs. Walder came about through a deal with S. It. Johnson, Jr., of Guthrie, Okla. Johnson claims that he made an agreement to innrry the woman and give her $lli,imil. lln wrote a check for that amount and neglect ed to write ".Ir. after his name. The check was relumed and the own er of the ranch placed the affair in the hands of a local constable. .Johnson was exonerated and the woman nrrest- cl. The ollicers claim that she has been writing to prospective ' husbands and asking for carfare and then keeping the monev. RICH STRIKE REPORTED IN THE BOWDEN MINE .Tames Davis of the Blaekwell dis trict, who in company with Thomas Ha- gan, is developing the old Howden mine reports an exceptionally ricn sirme 01 ore on that property. On the seventy foot level they ran into n body of ore that averages from ten to twenty four inches wide and assays show values ranging from 1'i to 5f per ton. They have been running for some weeks in this ore and the pay streak shows no signs of diminishing. They expect to cn-ct a five-stamp mill on the property about the first of the year. Tn years oast the Itowdeii has been one of the leading mines of Southern Oregon, nnd to see it come into prominence again is .M-atifving to these men, Mr. Davis was -me of the original owners nf the mine mm) came into possession of it again !:st Hummer, nnd since that time has tone much work upon it. Gold Hill News. The Leavers have been plnying good ball during the past ten days nnd wnl loped the Seals several timn at Port land, t hereby going into the second t-laee. The pennant has been cinched by Los Angeles, however. FIRE LAST WINTER TO - .Ann I I TIAII Tlll Fill ,- l,x factory. Over em,loyeii , L. ,.,d iiit L'one to work were com p.llod to flee for their live, nnd their e.eape w a. cut off nn nil .idea ley oni .vail of flame. The factory was built of wood nnd wu. ,,oii a marine furnnee of flnme. The womin nnd men employed are nil thought to have e.eaped with their live. I, lit II i tnit.ollile lo learn whether an. wei. lo.t. Th.re in the l..t confu.ion fiilitinv tl. fire. 4 'ire lone liiimt m i i u,w. ,.. p.. tiii-a mi rolliil thOeurb. ,l,.abling both and .erlou.ly handicapping the work of righting nr The mil engine, from tfiiiunn, r.ver elt Ad Tio.ton are ndvnnclng to holplhn. the local dcpartmo.it. & i H . 1 t r V' ! x t uy hi , f. K I f ' ", ; f HON. THEODORE A. Chairman of the Democratic Natlona Ronldonts of Jackson County at tho C DISC Saloon Keeper Goes Free Because IndiGtment Re-! turned Was Faulty I l II. ). YiilKciison, who owns the saloon : on d'Anjoii street, known as "Weary1 Willie 's, " was discharged Saturday, when arraigned for selling liquor to a minor. The indictment returned by thr grau jury alleged that Witkensou sold beer to a minor. No mention was mad of the bartender, who, it is said, sold the beer, hence no agency was shown. All that remained was for Wilkcnson to prove that he did not sell the beer personally, and he was discharged. The case proved of much interest, to number of local people who went to .lackHotn ille to hear the trial. 'I he mat ter wiih over in a ahort lime and Wil keiiHon was diachared. He waa rep reai'tlteil by Jiiil(i' :. M. Kelly. A aeeond indielmeat wan returned I. y the irnnd jury nipiiiiHt "John Doe," who, it i. ulleeed, .old liinior in Jack- Honville lo u minor. The indictment in alill on Hie ai-cret duck pendine tin arrent of Iho nccuBed man. The outcome in the Wilkemoui cam wn. a .evere di.nppoinlment to I i h t ri-1 Attorney Mulkey, who look a yreat in- tere.t in Hie cane, allhouoli the indict 1 merit drawn by him wan faulty. Mm- I or. were employed to Hoeure e idence ! and furnished money to luiv lieer with. CAN A HALF CHINESE CHILD OO TO SCHOOL? VLv f,ll I.1 VV4 1,. Met. I oiAl torncv lieneral (iuill today face, a dif i ficlllt problem in deciding whether or not lh- child of n Cliill.se who married a white woman ha. the right to all, n.l Hie public school, of thm slate. Tie matter came to the intention ot ine loeal scl I board a few days ago, when the child Attempted to enter Hie public school of Ht. I.andrv parish. 'I'll" mat Iter was turned over to State Superin '. ". JL . . tendent f.ouca, ,., na r,.. . a, -r, in o. ., . . . . . - 1 wi i mi. i,,r i ten 111" no..,.-. ... general to decide. WILKINSON BELL OF CALIFORNIA, 1 Convention, Who Will Spoak to tho liautauo.ua Building in AHliland Tonight. SELF IN FOOT Harold Cochran Victim of Accidently Discharged Rifle Will Not Cripple Harold Cochran, the I t year old Hon of J. II. Cochran of (his city, accident ally shot himself Sunday afternoon while playing with a companion on the hanlis of hear creek. A rifle which i he young man had was accidentally dis charged, the bullet entering his leg above 1 he knee, ranging downward through tlm foot. No bones were shut tered mid the young man will probably not he crippled as soon us tho flesh ' heals. ! With a plnvmnte, the boy was playing t ulong the luniks of tho creek, when , the accident oceurrecl. !ia companion rushed for ai.l and ('. D. Ilazelriitg nnd I.I. A. Hothwell carried Hie youngster ho where medical nsfOHtance ffim LMven. The wound wan dressed and jlhe youiio; man restinir easy before llic family returned from an online; on the liver. It is fortunate that nothing more rious than a flesh wound resulted, as Hie sliojilost deviation would have ti nde the boy n cripplo for life. J IREMEN RUSH TO AID OF THREATENED TOWNS MII.UAI KICi:, Wis., Sept. 21.-T.H otlict :tOOO feet of liose lllld U Colli- l ' ' " 1 "" " "" Hint ,u 1 1 r '" l:iv ' r' sponse to nil urgent appeal I t..r help in fighting the forest fire that I I" iri,-M:oillL' Hie toWII. l ie- ro.pn.t for help stated that one gine and n company of men had been Siting the fire for hour. .d the men . e f 1 w re almost, exh.listcd. Advices Inter today stitcd that the ,,. is favorable lo Mincl.adcr, but lliat towns of flirt t. K'Stiico, Moon .mil l.a.l.vsinith a' li''.l itl ilea t i acl ion BOY A ir.ling to mrw r...v,. .,, ,cer -- . ., i .i. i..A,.,ve..n fiokt.l w,m 1 .rater lioing nnd Tletaon Ho- ' "'"'-'. 'min , total t ,., , rnibtrenl oAls are enceTieut for n good ea.on I - - - - . ....... ) have lieen moved to o.icn ot safety. TO DELIVER ROCK WEEK Will Probably Get First cars on Wednesday-Paving to Start Soon After wardsQuarry Ready Tf nothing happens to prevent, the city will receive tho first ears of crush ed rock from tho quarry near Jackson ville on Wednesday nf this weok, and soon afterwards the work of paving Seventh street will bo undertaken. The work was to have started last week, but owing to tho trouble experienced in finding a suitable location for the bunk ers, tho work was delayed. Everything at tho quarry is in readi ness to commence crushing the rock, and all that remains to be dono is to complete tho bunkers near tho city lim its of tho West Side. This is nearly done, and it will not be long before they are full of tho material for tho grading of the street nnd making it ready to reccivo tho bitulithio covering. Kverything in connection with tho work is shaping itself for Iho speedy completion of tho job, and Superintend ent Chipman does not contemplate auy difficulty in completing tho work with in Iho time specified by his contract, or November L JURY CHOSEN IN C0SS CASE; TRIAL UNDER WAY The trial of 11. M. Coss, who is charg ed with a statutory crime by Carrie Stnggs, was begun in the circuit court Mondiw' morning. The forenoon was spent iu choosing a jury and the work of Ink ing testimony started at 1:30 o'clock. The personnel is as follows; John Lvden, John ( off man, Arthur Nichols.' J. M. DesH, W. W. Scott, J. M. Mast, David l-'orce, J. K. Roberts, 8. G. Van Dyke, M. II. Gorden, Joe Goldsby, and M. II. Koiiudtree. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF BRYAN CLUB NAMED President W. W. Kifeit of the Itrynn dub announces tie appointment of an executive committee as follows: W. N. Campbell, It. V. Little, K. K. Kelly and S. I. llrowu nnd J. A. Terry. BIO, LAND DEAL TURNED BY J. B. WOOD ,f. It. Wood has Hold the north 100 :ien-s of the Isaacs property to Charles II. lb-own of Springfield, ill., for $11,- , Mr. llrowu will erect sccveral new buildings and put U'O acres out to fruit. FINAL BAND CONCERT ENJOYABLE AFFAIR A Ini-oe number of locul people gath ered nt the park Sunday afternoon to hear tho Haul concert of tho season. The baud was unusually good and will bo missed for the rest of tho yenr. John A. Norline; of .lackionville entertained with n cornet solo, which, .pidgin,; from the applause, was the most pleasing ti 1 1 in l.i - r. LATB LOCAL NEWS. IMgnr llafer, J. P. Iteddy, C. A. Mai boeuf nnd W'es (Ircen returned last eve ning from n hunting and fishiug trip in the llig Unite district. They met a party of I iiiibernieu, consisting of W. II. Merscrcaa, K. (I. Husenburg, W. A. Iliisenblllg. Hert Skillller and R. W. M.scrcn:, ami at nipanied them home. Krcd I'urry of Phoenix has .old his fin tn, consisting of S'.l acres, to A. A. Davis, the Medfonl capitalist. The price paid is said to be in tho vicinity of fin, nun. Mr. I'urry will inovo tn Phoo ni and open a feed nnd livery .table. Tvsoii lleall of l eulrnl Point .pent Moiidav in .Medfonl. P. i. MeWilliann of Ashland has .,,1,1 the Williams ranch near Hold Hill to llarrv ltoss of Hiiwhide, Nov., 37 acres, for 3-100. Kd Howling of Gold UiH .pent Sat urday in Medford. He renort. tlmt tne i Hen UitcK ovrawi Dy . w. tl.o W.t r,m In yenrs Vt .en.on. ceaia.up over ;KW. Vro- tUi winter with tho average rolntnU. 1... ,. h 11." .VM.M n