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MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2(5, 108.
No. K:l
UNANIMOUS
OF
THE COURT
Heavy Taxpayers AlISeem
In favor of Having the
County Give $5o,ooo to
Crater Lake Project
The heavy taxpayers of Medtord arc
all seemingly in favor of hnving the
county court expo ml $50,000 toward
building the Orater lake rond. A few of
tho opinions expressed are as follows:
J. F. Keddy: 1 urn heartily in fnvor
of tho movement. The road will mean
much to Jackson county.
J. K. Enyart: If tho conuty court
will give the money, we will stand the
taxes.
V. H. Oauon; A splendid proposition.
One that will mean much money for the
county. It is business.
Captain J. T. C. Nash: Splendid. 11
will mean a great development. 1 will
have to build three stories on mv ho
tel. John TJ. Olwtll: The greatest in
vestment Jackson county can ever
make.
J. IX Heard: I pay large taxes. I
will pay larger ones with better grace
if all moneys expended are for such
good proposition.
.7. C. Hall: A splendid opportunity
for Jackson county to get into business.
Yov can't lose.
S. P. Little.: Tho county court can
have my hearty support. I believe in
it.
Dr. Piekel: Purely a business propo
jut ion that will pay haudesome divi
dends. F. L. Tou Velio: Go over the present
road. Imagino it improved. There is
but ono niiHwer: Spend the money and
it will not be regretted.
Assessor Applegate: We are wort h
tifl.OOU.ftrtO. If it were an individual
he would jump at the chance.
llonton Powers: The road will be
a great asset. Let tin build it by all
means.
J. A. Perry: A good proposition, one
that should ho heartily supported.
F. II. Hopkins: Assess Central Point.
Wo will pay our $10W1 and taxes be
sides. F. H. Randall: Finest thing in t ln
world. Give the money and we will
all help pay the debt.
J. C Brown: Fine. Let the county
court go ahead. It is n splendid under
taking. FOREST FIRES RAGE IN
THE SALMON COUNTRY
YHEKA, Cnl., Sept. 2i. It. L. P.
Bigelow, supervisor of the Klamn! h
national forest reserve, has just re
turned from the Salmon river country,
where he was colled several days since
on account of forest fires which were !
burning within the reserve. I
Bigelow stated that the fires were
numerous, t here being some 1 "i f i res
in different parts of the Salmon river
country, and while the fires had burned
over quite nn area, the damage was not
great on account of the character of
timber and underbrush that was des
troyed. He reports the fires all under
control now, most of them being en
tirely out.
It is stated that the departm ent at
Washington intends establishing branch
offices throughout the west, which will
ho under the suervision of the general
Innd nffoec at Washington, with heads
of each office selected from among
the supervisors throughout the country.
Bigelow, its is aid, will be railed to
ono of these offices by the first of the
vear.
MANY OROCERS OATHER
IN BELLINGHAM, WASH.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Sept. 2ii.
Tho State Growers' association ended
its annual convention here yesterday
evening with a big banquet at the Ba
ker hotel. President Coon declares that
tho meeting is the best ever held by
th association.
Th convention will meet in Tacoma
next rear and the association pledg-d
itself to meet in Walln Walla. Wa-.li..
in 1911. President Conn was re elect
ed president of the association.
LESLIE J. CARTER PASSES
OUT INTO THE NIGHT
CHICAGO, Sept. 2. Leslie J. Car
ter, who organized the South Side Kle
vated Railway company and who was
former president of it, died at his home
in this city yesterday. Mr. Garter,
who was the former husbnnd of Mrs.
Leslie Carter, the well known actress,
was partially asphyxiated Inst Novem
bed and had been in a state of ruin a
tlmoit constantly vvtr since.
CLEVELAND DID NOT WIETHE
ARTICLE FAVORING THE ELECTION
OF W. H. TAFT TO PRESIDENCY
Executor of Estate
dent Wrote Article Prior to His Death
Republicans Will Recall Pamphlet
NEW YORK, Sept. !!. The New
York Times today prints the following
communication from F S. Hastings, exe
cutor of the estate of the lnte Grover
Cleveland, denying that the late presi
dent wrote an article, which appeared
in t iie Times and which represented
Cleveland as fuvoring the election of
William II. Taft to the presidency:
si) Itroadway. Sept. 2."). To the Edi
tor nf the New York Times Sir: Since
our interview of September 2"J, which
was followed on September "J!! by the
publicat ion in the Times of a state
ment then made by me relative to the
article attributed to t ho authorship of
the late Grover Cleveland, which was
puhlish-d in the Times on August 110, T
now desire to say that there since emtio
to my knowledge evidence which lenvos
in my mind no doubt of the fact that
the said article was not written nor
signed by Grover Cleveland, and there
fore is. in my opinion, no longer enti
tled t" credit as his production.
TWENTY DEAD
Three More. Cannot Re
cover-Collision Due to!
Engineer Stealing Time !
BUTTE, Mont., Sept. l!f. The death
of Samuel Slonowitz. a prominent citi
zen of Billings, Mont., today brings
the number of dead in the Northern
Pacific wreck of yesterday nl Young's
Point to 20.
Of the 1.1 who were seriously hurt it is
believed today that three ennnot re
cover. They are:
F. Dyer of Mount funnel, 111.
Susan K. Cord in of Flathead Mission,
Mont.
Benjamin S. Westbury, whose address
is unknown.
The body of Charles E. Johnson of
I leaver, district passenger agent of the
Nickel Plate line, was taken from the
wreckage today in such a crushed con
dition that it bore no resemblance to
a human form. ' Johnson was sitting
near the front of the smoking car at
the time of the collision.
Cuh.nel Hudson, a prominent resident
of Utah, had b-en talking to a friend
in the dining car and left him just
before th dlWinii. Hudson had just
entered the smoker when the crash came
and he was killed instantly.
The investigation Ihus far seems to
place tie- blame for the wreck on the
crew of the eiigi f the freight train.
who. it seems, must have tried to steal
time on the passenger by making the
siding at Youngs Point, six miles ahead
of the meting place designated in the
orders. The freight was just reaching
the siding when the crew heard the
whistle of the limited, which was ap
proaching at the rate of Jfi miles an
hour.
The brakemaii who rushed forward
with th signal flag was not seen in thft
blinding snowstorm, t hough he hurled
the flag against the window of the cab
nf the nisengor engine.
LAND AGENT APPOINTED
BY THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
SN FRAN)
"ISCO, Cal., Sept. 2i,
eting of the board of di
uuth.'rn Pacific the Cen-
Follow ing a no
Ti i-Tors of t he H
tral P.-eit'ic am
forilia Pailr-THl
MoilliC d th:tt B.
elected land eg.
:it ton-". Mi a :p
lie h.st M..uda
that The three t
r.-s.nttd by a
Southern Paeifi.
land a ije nt tor
b-ing tep..rari!y
The I elitnl Pa'
itmtt' d !?. t)
MeAIU-l. e Win
nii-OMfier -f Mie
headquarter at
poinm.it it is
be Mms.derable
d the Oregon nnd Oili-
4 yeitordny it v.ns an
A. McAllaitee h::s been
lit of t he t hre Co. por
illUlieiit became effect
T!tH U flu- first time
adwvs have been rep
i u 1 - land nyoat. The
has had no permam-nt
.v. t'll vears. the office
till'-f daring that time,
ifi. 1,-m been 'omilaity
..- .(.all. "! W. II. Mill.
,,iit ;l rt-eenlly land rem
Union Pacific with his
in. aha. With his np
ip. e. d tlmt there will
a i r i t y n. bud held
.pamitt.
Uj- the thru son.
IN A WRECK
Denies That Ex presi
Mrs. Cleveland, in my judgement, was
right in regard to it, when she positive
ly declared to ns since its publication:
"1 do not believe it is genuine." I
therefore hasten to inform you of my
conclusion regarding tho nrticle and beg
to express tho hope and belief that yon
will promptly give to this communica
tion the name degree of prominence in
the Times that was given to tho state
ment made by mo in your issue of Sep
tember ail. Yours respectfully,
F. S. HASTINGS.
Mrs. Cleveland, nssisted by personal
friends of her husband, conducted a
searching inquiry to learn whether the
article was nuthoritative. The result
is the letter from Hastings to tho Times.
The doubt thrown upon the matter now,
it is said, likely will cause the recall
of a great number of pamphlets, con
taining the nrticle, which has been dis
tributed by the republican organiza
tion. ?.
Bill Passed Legislature
Today by Vote of 55 to
45 Governor Will Sign
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind,, Sept. 26.
Tho county local option bill, giving
each county within this state tho right
to decide individually whether or not
liquors shall be sold within its bounda
ries, was passed by the house today by
a vole. of oo to 4;!.
As Governor Hanley called together
the special session for tho purpose of
putting through the local option meas
ure, he will sign the bill.
It is believed that the county local
option is a step toward state-wide pro
hibition in Indiana and that in BUI a
const i tut ioiiat amendment prohibiting
the snleof intoxicants throughout the
state will be submitted.
INJUNCTION WILL COVER
BOTH SIDES OF RIVER
PORTLAND, Or., Sept. !. At the
suggestion of Master Fish Warden Mc
Allister, the temporary injunction grant
ed by .bulge Gilbert in tho United
States court last week, prohibiting the
l iregon authorities from interfering
with fishing on this side of the river,
is to be extended so as to cover both
sides of the Columbia river. Attorney
Genernl Crawford looks upon the plan
favorably, ns do the county authori
ties. The injunction is returnable next
Monday, nnd at that time u request
will probably bo made so that the exten
sion order will rest until the case in
l lie supreme court is decided.
FINANCIERS CAUGHT IN
PINCH IN CORN MARKET
CHICAGO, Sept. 2d. According to
gossip in financial circles here, J. Og
den Armour, W. II. Bartlett and other
well known financiers have been caught
in a pinch in the corn market and with
lli.i ceureal standing nt about HO cents
w II lose heavily.
The "shorts" sold heavily for Sep
tember delivery at from 1.1 to Is cents
below the prevailing market price, and
;!. close of the month is near at hand,
it is not believed they ran deliver the
r.rn.
The present price is believed to be
about as low as the shorts will be able
to obtain to secure corn for delivery
at from tl.'t to .! cents.
W ILBUR WRIGHTS MAKES
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO FLY
LEMANS, France, Sept. Hfi. After n
flight hut ing 3fl minutes in his aero
plane, Wilbur Wright was forced to
descend today and bandon the official
test on ncrount of the unfavorable
wind Me rxert to resume the flight
this evening if the weather i right.
INDIANA HAS
LOCAL OPTION
NAMES THE
S
E
Joe Hammersley of Gold
Hill Thinks Steps Should
Be Takerf to Build New
Fish Ladders
"It is nn outrage, nnd something
should bo done in the matter, for we
will not have any fishing in tho Rogue
whatever. Seining should be restricted
to that part of 'the river below tide
water, and suitable fish racks nnd lad
ders should be constructed. 1 do not
understand tho present apathy of the
state officials."
Such was tho indignant reply of Joe
Hammersley of Gold Hill when asked
his views of fishing in the Rogue. An
enthusiast ic angler, he knows the ins
and outs of the river like a book. And
no scores present conditions.
"If matters are not adjusted thorn
will be but few fish left in the river.
Each year will prove, poorer until the
Rogue will lose entirely its reputation
as a trout stream."
A Grants Pass View.
II. L. Ailing of Grants Pass in a
communication to The Tribune says:
"I have read with much interest the
articles in The Tribune regarding the
extermination of fish in Ifogue river
by salmon fishers and tun somewhat sur
prised at Master FJsh Warden MeAI
lister jf 'Replies to them. He claims
there arei very few of the steelheails
taken by seine. This is a mistake. I
have seen tons of them taken below the
racks and shipped . Another thing, I
know from observation that the steel
heads follow the salmon and feed on
tho eggs. Ho also offers to fish with
anybody above and below the racks
to determine if there arc as many steel
heads above the racks as there are
below. I f this is put to a test you
will notice the first caught above are
smaller on nn average than those
caught below. These small fish get
through the racks, but ns soon as they
discover there are but few salmon eggs
above they nearly all ret urn and sel
dom wilt you catch a steelhead a mile
above the racks. The few who are
making fortunes by seining and ship
ping their (Ish are doing il at the ex
pense of all who enjoy fishing in a
sportsmanlike manner, and the Rogue
river is soon to lose its fame ns a fish
ing stream unless this awful slaughter
is stopped. The (ishways of both the
Anient and Way dams are complete fail
ures, excepl in very high water, when
the water is at a natural or low stage
(ish cannot ascend either of them. I
have my doubts about Mr. McAllister's
sincerity in wishing to preserve fishing
in the river above his racks, and if
this matter is not soon in charge of
simeone who is interested to some ex
teat in good fishing in the Rogue in
Jackson county, il will be a Ihing of
the past, hi fact, it is now, nnd nil
for the benefit of a few fish hogs, with
no regard for the hundreds of good cit
i.ens who enjoy the manly sport of
fishing with roil and reel."
STUDENTS TOO AMBITIOUS;
FAL FROM LADDER; INJURED
PULLMAN. Wash.. Sept. 'Jd. One
student is dying and several others are
sulTorhig painful injuries today ns the
result of a peculiar accident that oc
curred nt Washington state college last
night, when members of tho 1912 class
undertook to put their class number on
the H'l-foot smokestack of the mining
building. A trellis nf ladders was built
on th" interior of the smokestack, and
as the students started to descend, the
top bolder brok", letting three men
fall nearly "." feet.
One atudent, name not lenrned, suf
fered a long gash in his back from the
broken ladder, and the other two were
badly bruised. A student by the name
of Smith caught on the top of the
smokestack nnd hung suspended MO feet
from the ground nearly nn hour until
the bidders were repnired, placed in
position and he was rescued.
BETTING ON THE MORAN
HANLON BOUT 10 TO B
SAN KliA.S'i s (), OH., Sept. lit;, As
ttie vigorous b. Ming campaign by the
followers of Owen Mornii, odds n: the
fight hetwei-n the Hritiher nnd Eddie
Hanlon, September :ii, today stand at
1ft to H with the Cnlifnrninn on the
short end,
While the local fans are betting on
Hanlon giving their moral support, back
ing of mon- tibitnnt in I natire are
lurking.
0
rtUTRAG
BILLY BEARS V.
Ths Two Littls Bears Who Would
(Written fr
Now Billy T got nervous.
As nervous as could be,
And hollered loud for Toddy's help
To beat poor Billy B.
''He's got so many vagaries.
Has that awt'ni Billy It.
That the peojnd' need some fixin'
Both from Teddy and from me.
"So I'll swing around the circle
And Mambast' Billy B;
I'll make him know he's had a fight
Before he's through with Billy T.
" 1 ll tackle nil his vagaries,
From behind the G. O. P."
Go at him right with all my might.
And win out trom Billy 11,
Now Billy B took rapid flight
And went to the center with alt hi?
might.
TWO OF THE FAIR
WHO WILL RIDE
A HALF MILE
t
MISS FOSTER.
No race on the program during tho
an tl.o ladies' two and a half lnllo rolay.
and Miss Dearborn Jacksonville. Other entrios are being made, and the race
will bo fast and furious from start to finish.
NO LID GOES ON IN
PORTLAND SUNDAY
PORTLAND, Or., Sept. M. The lid
will not go on Sunday. This is tho erse
declaration made by representatives nf
local business interests today following
a meeting held last night. An organ
iatiou was formed for the purpose of
resisting District Attorney Cameron s
edict that all places of trade not. ex
empled by law must apply the padlock
on the Lord's day hen-after.
It was decided that all shops and
stores which have been accustomed to
remaining op n Sunday will follow
(hat practice this coming Sundav. If
t lie police, following ( 'ameron "s order,
are not rest rained from enforcing t In
law, then all are In submit quietly to
;ircst, put up such amount as may be
demanded for bail and return to ennlin
it ' business operations.
WELL KNOWN BUSINESS MAN
DIES AS RESULT OF SHOCK
SAX FKANClsro, ( at., Sept.
Preparations are being made today for
I he funeral of Samuel C. Hammond,
formerly one of San Eraueiscn 's best
known business men, whose death from
locomotor ataxia was indirectly canned
by his terrible experience in the San
Francisco fire.
books, Hammond invaded the business
district on the morning after -the enrth
(piake. Several times he escaped death
almost by a miracle ni,d wherr the atress
was passed he was a nervous wreck.
Worry over business troubles, added to
his weakened condition brought on lo
comotor ataxia and for the prst two
months lie had ben helpless.
OFFICERS TO TAKS BACK
A SUPPOSED DUNHAM
SB EMMA Tex., Sept. 2d Sheriff
A. B. Langlord and l- puty M. M. Bluf
fington of Santa Clara county, Califor
nia, are expected to arrive here today
to take back to California William Hat
field, accused of Being James C. Dun
ham, wanted in that 1utc for the mur
der of six of his relatives IU years ago.
Ext nn it ion pnpers were issued to
Sin-riff Langford by (Inventor T. M.
Campbell yesterday. It remains for the
ofTiceis to identify (he man, who claim?
to be Hatfield, as th" California mur
derer. If this can be dmie, he will be
tak'-n to the e.iat without delay.
THIRTEEN KILLED NEAR
THE GERMAN CAPITOL
BEItLIN. Sept. lid. Thirt'-en persons
were kilbd nnd injured today in n
railway collision, which is reported to
be one of the wor-d in this section of
the enunlrv in yeurs.
Bo President of tho VutUd States.
The Trihuue.)
'Said Billy B: "I pray you see
I My brand new baby 'banks' guar
a n tee. '
"And Teddy, too, is iu this fight.
Boosting Tuft with all his might,
Which is not fair, twixt me and you.
But still I think I'll skin the two
"In spite of wealt or the " flaming
torch, '
I've Billy T off 'the old front
porch,
And the 'peepul everywhere tell me
I have the race won from Billy T.
"I'll tackle him left. I'll tackle him
right,
And fight every issue that comes in
sight.
Keeling sure the peepul's verdict will be
'We want Billy Bryan and not Bil
ly T. ' "
EQUESTRIANS
IN THE TWO AND
LADIES RELAY RACE
MISS DEARBORN.
fair in attracting so much attontion
mIhh Foator will represent Medford
TEDDY CAN SEE NO
HARM IN SUNDAY BALL
BOSTON, Mass., Sept. ad. That
rri'Hhteut ifoosevelt can sec no harm in
a Sunday baseball game is evide d
by :hr fact th-'l he has turned down
p"it f the W. C. T. U. asking that
he j i oh i Jut baseball on the Sabbat li
among the soldiers of Fort Banks. The
women representing the association
were notified today through the ndjn
taut general of the army that both
ll'o prot dent and the war department
a;i' tint the soldiers need the exercise
that ,, ball game furnishes, and there
C ue Sit'i'ta v baseball will not be put
mi - i t the ban.
TAFT'S VOICE WILL SOON
AGAIN BE IN OOOD SHAPE
CLINTON, O., Sept. 2d. Although
Judge Tafl has not fully recovered his
voice, a marked improvement was no
ticed today, and his physician. Dr. Itich
ardnon, announced that his distinguish
ed patient would be in good condition
to resume his speech making four after
n brief rest.
The Rev. John Wesby of New York,
'oiigri-ssman Bun! idle nf Illinois, who
are in the Taft party, have been delivering-the
Innng speeches from the
rear platform of the spii'inl car.
Acting on tho advice of Dr. Hichard
souo, the republican enndidate will do
very little talking until he hnh regain
ed his voice. Governor Cummins this
morning introduced Judge Tnft to large
crowds.
PRIEST FLEES FROM
DASHING MERRY WIDOWS
CHICAGO, Sept. afi. Followed by
wo Chicago widow. i, each of whom is
;:id to be anxious to win her way into
his affections, Dr. Ottoman Sear Adushi
ll:iliill, high priest of the Sun Worship
, is fleeing to the Pneifie coast to
day to escape their rather embarrass
n;g attentions, it is said.
A rdiug to statements made by
Miss Eileen Clements, whose mother is
a follower nf the teachings of Dr. Han
ish, the two widows are but u few of
the number who have been attempting
to win the favor of the doctor, since
his actions have aroused criticism, Han
i li has been the object nf so much nt
! i at ion, she sayn, that it has interfered
with his studies and caused him to seek
i e-t in t In- west, where it is under
stood he will keep his address n secret.
It will be pleasing news to mnny dem
ocrats in Jackson county to learn that
Governor Chumberlnin will address the
voters nf southern Oregon next month
in thu interests 9t Williaus J. Briu.
HASH III
HEARST
Tells Friends to Read Law
if They Would Know Result---
Holds Conference
With William J. Bryan
CHICAGO. Sept. ati. "You read the
law and yon will know the limit.'
This was the written answer given by
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma who
resigned last night as treasurer of tho
national democratic committee to a
question as to what action he contem
plated taking against his accusers.
Haskell's friends say that he will
take action immediately against Hearst,
and even intimate that he is preparing
an action against President Itoosevell.
Haskell was in private conforenco
with William J. Bryan at tho national
headquarters today.
Confers With Bryan.
When Haskell entered the conference
room everyone else left but Bryan, and
the former treasurer and candidate talk
ed for 1.1 minutes. When Bryan came
out he left hurriedly for Madison, Wis.
He refused to discuss the Haskell res
iguat ion and would say nothing re
garding his probable successor. Bryan
intimated, however, that he might have
a statement to make later iu the day.
At noon Governor Haskell made it
known that if the newspaper men would
write out questions and send them to
him he won hi answer them. Iu reply
to questions submitted in this way, Has
kell said he hail no information as to
whether .1. B. Doolcy, his assistant as
national ereasurer, would resign.
Haskell said that he presumed that
his resignation already had been accept
ed, though he had not he.cn informed
to thai effect.
HORSES PLAY FOOTBALL IN
BUFFALO BILL'S SHOW
Football ou horseback bids fair to
rival polo as a game for horseback rid
ers in this country. It 1ms been a
popular form of amusement in Eng
land for the past season, and thorn is
reason to believe that our own horse
men will take it up.: The Buffalo Bill
wild west is demonstrating the sport
this year as one of the features of that
popular exhibition. It is played by a
group of horsemen, trained to nxpert
uess iu the new " fad," mounted' on
the lively western ponies, which are
features of the wild west.
A large ball, standing half as high as
an ordinary horse, is used as the "foot
ball.' Tin' knees of tho ponies nro
padded and by running into it the ball
is Ihus propelled from goal to goal.
Aside from the interest which Hie game
creates, there is a strong element 'of
grotesque comedy in the exhibition. Tho
horses are rigged out after the fashion
of the regulation football player, with
guards, and pad so f all sorts, present
ing a grotesque appearance. In overy
way the football horses nro interesting,
and the diversion is proving a great,
hit with patrons of the wild west ex
hibition. The horses play a star part through
out Buffalo Bill's entire program. Kay
Thompson 's trained western rnnge
horses are a special feature, and their
graceful evol ut ions and high school
tricks are not surpassed by the train
ed thoroughbreds of the circus arena.
Bucking horses. IndiaM ponies and Ara
bian steeds are numbered among the
equine stars of the Wild West, contrib
uting vastly to a program of lively
events.
The big Indian battles, the wild west
scenes ami the reproductions of historic
events add materially to the distintic
tive entertainment of which Colonel
William F. Cody, I he original and only
Buffalo Hill, is the originator and
founder. The battle of Summit Springs
presents striking illustration of bar
barb- methods of warfare; the great
train holdup shows the bandits of the
plains in active operation : a holiday
at 'T E" ranch presents an idea ot
the pleasures of the cowboys and plains
men, and in other scetns vistas of west-
n life are pictured in sharp relief.
SEES ELECTRIC CAR
FOR THE FIRST TIME
SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. aii.-For the
(list time iu his lit"-, J. E. W. Clark,
who is 7! years old, saw an electric
streetcar ami an automobile today when
he nrrived in this city from Alaska.
when1 he has been employed an a watch
man for -5 vear. Clark took a ride on
a car " just for the novelty of it," but
allowed he would ' 1 take no chances
with those durn things," ns he enUed
the nutomobile.
Clark is nu his wiv to bis old home
in Portland. 1
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