$500 Forfeit-The JnbuneGuarantees Twice the Paid Circulation in City or Country of the Morning Mail
. i -
-t l Uil I cU rKCM
DISPATCHES
td east winds.
THIRD YEAR. . MEDFOBD, QREQQy, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1908. y
MEANS $150,000 PAYROl I FATHYFAfi
SHTES CRy iFlHlMHAFER WILL BUILD FACTORY
IMJIS UfflK IS ACCEPTED
NIK BLUUU AK KfllilNIi
nr ATiTpn iiiiampm!.-.
U N H K M RFPIIFS
Tn niirnim
iu uutitita
Balkan War Is Imminent
Lack of Restraint Among
Populace Will Lead to
Serious Trouble
LONDON, Oct. I". Wnr in tho Bal
kans is imminent tudny, according to
statements made in diplomatic circles
here.
It is felt that the luck of restraint
among the populace of the smaller
Balkan states will lead to serious
trouble
The big powers are willing to nwnit
the action of a conference, but liul
gnrin, h-crvin and Montenegro, it is
feared, Will commit some overt act
that will start hostilities.
These seems little possibility, under
tho circumstances, of controlling the
people of these smaller states who have
set their hearts on wnr.
Many Towns in Path of
Forest Fire-Survivors
Tell of Experiences in
Heart of Flames
WouH Lynch Kewspaper Man.
BfiLOEADH, Sorvia, Oct. 17. A mob
of Servians attempted to lynch the lo
cal correspondent of a Vienna newspa
per today and attacked a number j!
other Austrian residents. Tho city is in
h turmoil. Nearly all tho Austrian resi
dents of tho town unvo taken refuL'o
in the embassy of Austria-Hungary and !
others have armed themselves ami bar-!
ricadi.d their homes prepared to resist
I'.ttiu-k.
The Servian people seem to be do
t.etminod to force Austria into a dec
laration of war. since King Fetor has
infused to declaro wnr.
LONDON, Oct. 17. Stock cxehang's
in nil tho great capitals of Furopo toduv
reflected tin ssimistic outlook follow
ing 'he announcement that Austria and
Pn.'garia will lcfuso to accept the pre
Rruui of the powers.
London stocks have slumped steadily
silico the war loomed up again over
TClliopc. The brokers nnd heavv deal-
DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 17. Forest
tires today are sweeping unconsfrollcd
through the northeastern counties of
Cheboygan, Presipio Isle nnd Alpena in
lower peninsula, according to ad
vices from the (ire zone. Oreat' areas
of forest are being annihilated hourly
by the flames, fanned bv a southwest
wind.
Alpena City, on Thunder Bay, the
"hipping point, for large outputs of
grain irom tlie northern part of the
state, is again threatened with destruc
tiou. The flro-.kopt across the boundary
lines i.f the city, anil only by the hard
est, work is it kept back.
Cheboygan on the south channel of
tho Mncltinue strait is menaced on the
three land sides by (ire. The intense
henl is driving the women nnd chil
dren to the protection of vessels in the
stream.
Dr. Ray Replies to Perti
nent Questions Regard
ing Proposition
WILL MEAN MUCH
TO LABORING MEN
AND MERCHANTS
Now Plant Will Hao Throe. Times
rreaeiu Capacity of Box Factinr
Owned by His Company In Woods
. Another $160,000 Pi;roll to Obtaij.
KINNEY ASSIGNS
HIS PROPERTY
I'll mnwe i xt ... ... . J
v ii r.i, w i !, wis., net. li. uishop
mines n. Williams, of the Episcopal
diocese of Michigan, who was reported
to have been killed yesterday at Met?,
in the forest (ires, returned hero today,
worn out alter a hard light against the
flames.
"I nrrived here early this morning
after having been (Ire-bound at llagens
villi', near Metz. I had a narrow es
cape from death in the fire that de
stroyed Metz. We fought fire at Ha
gensville nil night Thursday and all day
Friday.
"This whole country about here is
afire and a steady southwest gale has
been blowing for three days, lieports
say that many persons iinve perished in
the remote forests.
"When I left Ilagensville the re
ports of disasters were continunllv com
ers apparently arc more impressed with ing in. This whole country is a fire
the ecr.'ousness of the prospect than ever trap. Nowhero in it is thoro adequate
bcfolH protection."
Lost m Mo
tiniains:
lay Have Perished
Hermnr Torrill, npert 27, a baker well
Viowi ii Medford, who recently sold
bis fli op ;n Central Point, lost his way
wkile hunting Wednesday in tho moun
tains on Morrison crock, in the Mead
ows country, not far from Ttengho. and
in supposed to have perished frmii ox
posure (hiring tho storm which ha
raped since.
Torrill was hunting doer with his
brother, TToydo Torrill, nnd John Miuh
ell. They returner! to camp early in
the afternoon nnd n waited Herman
Ten-ill's return. j man who lives on
a homestead nearby came down to the
camp about dusk nnd naked if one of
the hunters had not been losl. ns he . M, . t'..nl ami
had hoard throo ehota fired in rapid j lie wa tli
succession, the usual signal of the ht in die Mea
hunter. Tie stated that ho had re- ,,f t :t t ti r-
plied with one shot, but was unable to news was brought
secure a response. Charles flay.
started to
Shots were
Dr. C. R. Ray, for the Condor Water
& Powor company, has answered a num
er of questions regarding the offer of
his comnnnv to furnish the eifv
us follows:
Question What would be tho water
rals under the Condor Water & Power
company proposition as compared with
the other water propositions?
Answer They would be lower, be
cause tho Condor
eusi. ns mucn ns tlie other proposition
and because the Condor Water & Power
company's operating expenses nird main
tenance will bo less than the other wa-
. Mi"riHMi. i ne water rates would i.,,i
William Ulrich Named as
Assignee-He Owes Ove
Eighteen Thousand
present
The i.ecqitnnce of tin. water prop..
""' ly Kdgat llafer, milling.
"f the Crater I.alto Lumber coinpai.
moans he immediate establishment I
Modfui.l of a box faccrv with a pav- i
roll ,( sfc 1 .-.II duo o - ' i " 1
- h iiieans an
...,, ,nyroii ot a like amount to he
I'xpcmleil in tho woodt, a total of
$.100,000 n year, or $25,1X10 a month. In
the ;.; rcrnl oflVr of Mr. llafer this
tin t has I ecu overt loked bv n gre it
maiiv irenle
1 is i.k I (tit inn snvs: ' ' by Kinney to Antone
I'lio timiu.r i,..i.ii.,,. ..e .i... .......!"'"' Jndgo K. K. Kellv. of this cilv.
(iroposition will not ' T..i ,.,,,, f . I represents creditors to the iimo..,.i
, ii'in uuiy reiirese t nboi.t
': li.r. cniisii.W'-.nnooo,,,, '."0-
, iK i.gh i mber to run a sasl, ,,l ,i'r' 1,1 "" pmuability .T. D. Heard will be
, wd bo factory plant for a term .f
i lo years, cuttinir :t0 nun onii r.,f ....
er pel nniiuiu, representing a pay
Thomas .1. Kinney, of .laeksonvi
osterday made an assignment of
I property to William Ulrich in favor
j Ins creditors. Mr. Ulrich jmiuediatelv
took hold of the store owned by Kinne
I nno is taking stock at the
time.
ine dents against the propevtv total
Mr. llafer In n.nfi.,:,, , ?"."" "t tins nninnnt there
lie fixed by the city council.
tjnest ion Does the Condor Water &
ell i.f $ ifill 000
per ye.i.-. not including
1'owcr comoanv mnke av l, t 1 '"HKX'i enmps and saw
pumping? ' " 1 "s- n'"": "prescnti. an additional
Answer-They do not, except tUrv"""! VT H ' '
get 75 per cent of the profits inside citv ' , . ""'""' '" t our tun-
1 "'1 llO l.llll'S OOl lV I Oil 111 Ul ll.ln.inH
timber is cut'each vear. so llmi ...,n
The hunters iniinerlinlely
search for the missing man.
fired frenuentlv nnd the woods made
to echo with shunts. After dark it
begun to mill and the searchers were
forced 1o return to camp. Since then
the search lias Ihimi continued, without
results.
Widiiebiv evening and Thursday
an iniv n ji'ioreii. i ne rain if u in
torrents, but all e IfVts to locate the j
hist hunter w-re futile. Il is supposed
lliat he became ruffled nnd started over
the hill, losing himself in the forest
and Rifling farther and farther ewny!
from camp. I
Herman Tel-rill formerly
limits nnd all the revenue derived from
the sale of surplus water (not used by
the city outside city limits.
Question Who pays opcrntinir ex
penses?
Answer The operating expenses nut
ide of the citv limits nrn nnid In. tl.e
I oudor Water & Power comnnnv. ,! '""senfed
norniing expenses inside of the city
imits are paid by the Condor Water &
'"' company out. of the revenue and
are guaranteed less than the city oper
ating expenses would be under liko conditions.
Question -What, would be the advan
tages of the city owning and operating
ns own water svstemT
Answer-This can only be judged by
pant experience, the result of which wns
fiat the city did not pav expenses, but
wrnt in debt. Municipal operation in
rihor ei,:es in the whole countrv have
ii'en in the majority of instances disns-
'ous.
Question What is tho result of the
nrrntinn of the lighting plant by llr)
ondor Water Sc Power company?
Answer The city j, getting most ol
In street liglting free and getting n
evenue now nt the rate of about $1(100
per year. Herons under the city man-
gement ill the past the lighting rates
.ere highi and the service poorer, nnd
very year the city went more in deb.
Question What would be the advan-
ages of t.i ondor ntcr & Power
inpnny meraling the water systen
ni pumping troin liogun river?
Answer 'i he city would own mil
l-trol the svf-tem; the water would
be pure her:iuc it would bo filtered;
the system wonll cost less; the water'
ales would be less than under citv!
eoeration under like conditions; ther
cut-
n.nc perpetual operut'on to assure snf-
" 111 uii. nor lor lilt, en yearn
ting in ei'vance.
Will Build at Once.
"Mhoilld our water propos'ition. is
to the city of Medford. be
nnKd it is our irtcntiun to start
inimeilialely upon III- construction of
a iiianuiaeluriiig ,lnnt in Medfird
which will handlo lone times tha
iiiKcmiir ot 1 ber of our present
plant s ii.pncity, whi 'li means a great
deal to Alidford. - We have two saw
miKs I. ai tul in our timber, which cn i
be snrtii! immediately nnd therefore
there would bo no unnicessiiry delay ns
far as ".in. consl rueliug of the wilier
mMoim is concerned. The propositlo.l
we ha e presented f tho city will
mean ; (.rent deal tn the laboring poo
pi-- '-! winter. All of tho niatorials
will bo ii'iirufnctiired locally. Tin
cost of the installation of our overhead
pip.- line system figures close to I0.5,
rOit. if which theru would not bo to
(Mini .j.1110,1 sp.-nl enh.iile of hc le.-
ril.iiy n,r which eons'ruction of pipe!
liii is to be made. This alone means
11, e kiepuf. of at bast $100,000
it . cini!y which, if nnolher pr,iiosi
tir.n were iiceepted, would be spent on!
f.di' fir the btiyiue, o" .ipe.
Mi i ns More Thii. Railroad.
'' i'he building of an overhead sy,
I ni with a flume iu connection in
'" fi"K i.-ni.sporlati.iii of lumber tins
a grout ileal more to Medford than II -ivlenliio
of the Pacific & Knster
assign
. nalued receiver of Oeorge 10. N'euber,
who recently assigned his property t
"" "ii y. no owed Kinney sonic
$.5110 at the time his all'airs
turned over. This is said to have been
the cause, in a way, of K'innei
ing his property.
j ne ueius agniust ine Soulier prop
erty amount to about $14,0110. To off
sot tins JMeuher hna tho finest lifted
saloon in .Southern Oregon, billiard la
bles, mines nnd some 7011 head of stock
It. is highly probable that he will be
able to pay each creditor in full.
ADMIRAL BOB GIVES LOEB
GENTLE DIG IN THE BIBS
M! VOIIK, Oct. 17. "Mr. Loeli
is undoubtedly nun of the best men who
ever served ns secretary to it presi
dent," writes Hear Admiral Kvans, IT.
M. X, retired, in the November num
ber of Hampton's Ilroadway Magazine,
on sale hero today, "but 1 am sure I
could keep him busy for a long time
d.-nying things if I published every
tiling the president lins Haid to me.
"Tighting Hob's" gentle dig at Loch
M occasioned by Loch's denial nt the
lime the battlesliin fleet sailed from
Maniofon Ttonds that it would stay but
a few months on tho Pacific. Const, and
then return to the Atlantic, seaboard.
'' he assertion was made by n paper tha!
.iltrinuted its information to an an
t In.) itati e source.
That source has now turned to be n-.
nt her than Admiral Kvans. After de
ecrib'ng his lenvetaking of tho presi
dent at the time of the fleet, departure.
I.e says-
"The first time I was authorized by
I he president tn say to the officers mi l
men of the fleet that after it stay of
a few months in the Pncific the flcit
vouhl return to an Atl.'.ntie port xia
the Suez canal."
The admiral then explained that tin
... i.oe.i io ine ujnner. I his mnv seen i.icssairn was conveved to lliem l.v .!..
.Visurd to some. hi should the rail ,,al the first nighl n't sen and nnnouncr .l
Mad he fxtoi.do.d to Hie timber it ! In the oficers at the ward room dinner,
would inunediafelv offer transportation I newsonner man ...,! ll.n i
products which could bo maniifni - I his paper nnd it wns orinted and inline
would be no lancer of litigation over
i.ntcr right! the pipe line from liogue "ired in tne timlier belt nnd shipied j diately denied by I.neb.
ruM would furnish Hie citv 50 per trnm there on through shipments, which .
cut, tnor.'
.itien.
ci than i ny other prop-e
COPPER COMPANY PAYS
FOE DAMAGE TO CROPS
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
BRINGS ITS SESSION TO CLOSE
hnd
many friends here.
.wrier ef nn acres of hind
,us country. He was short
Ml of slight build, oflie
j The following is the resolution unan
worked0 in itnonsly adopted at the annual county
Suinlnv school convention for Jackson
county, Oregon, held in the First Pres
byterian church of Medford, Ore., Octo
ber 12 to II, Ifios. nt th cloe of the
Medford livj.
.on:
TINO 90 DHTEBMINE
UHISGOUWD DKAIlf TO LAKE
" KLAMATH FALLS, Oct. 17. A
esnip has been established at the Tub
Lake outlet, and work wil be carried
on under the niiicrvisinn of n goern
meat engineer, to determine if nr. mi
'"ground outlet can be found that will
to of practical value iu draining lie'
lal.e.
Work on sections of the Kl;nfh
project are now completed nnd the force
of laborers has been transferred to'ub'
I'ke, Clear Lake Pnm nnd other work
in tl project.
The Keno Cnnnl, within the city lim
''i is now completed nsfnr ns the
Mo,,r pow house and water has been
turned H.
MURDERER OF DUNHAM
ATTEMPTS 0 tSf&
sllKHM AN".
Ilalfo Id. alb-g'
wh" niiir-icr.-.l
T.X.,
IX v.'irs
Oct. IT illia
be .1. C. llnnham,
persons "ear G$n
is in el''
iil be
s of
!. in the
is belo-VI
confinein.'ni t.lay nt I lie
,.f an atteaipt t . ape.
The j.lilen found piece.
ing and crii-li.-d Lri-I. in
fillenilit. d i.'lil brent:
authorities to indicate that Hatfield
the man wanted bv Hi" ':ilif"rnia an
thorite.
w,th the n rival of (Rf'cers fr.mi
.1oo .(iy
attorney
to prex-'Ut
o
',(.. fll-
ell. Tlie
I by the
:in
"Resolved. That n vole of thanks he
I extended to the people of Medford for
i their generous hospitality in the enter
tainnient of deli gates, to nil those wh
nnsli'.l such delightful mnic, to the
to 'paper of the county for their gen
ome notices of our work, to the pator
and trustees of the First Presbyterian
church for the use of their beautiful
eliiirr, to Secretary Phipps. Dr. .1. V.
lilligan. Rev. Robert MeI.ean and Hon.
.T'.hn I.rrett for valuable service ren
retelered. ' '
OFFICERS OF ORCHARDS
COMPANY IN MEDFORD
v.ouid mean notlutiL' nw.ro than tl...
calling of a whistling stnlion of Med j
f nd. Hy the const met ion of n lumber
Tunic the lumber cannot be ninnufno
tired into finish materials, m., B j
siding, rustic, flooring. Mouldings',;
sash mid doors, boxes, etc., without!
first delivering the lumber nt this end j
of the line, ns such products could not
be fluined on account of getting wet '
in transportation. This means that ev-
"J llioiisan.l reel or lumber mnnil j farm in the years 1007 and lltox. Hy
factored ,i have to be put into its an agreement lumle between him mid
Innslied product at this end, represent
ing a cost of at least $5 per 1000 feet
to be exp'-nded locally on every thou
sand feet of lumber manufactured.
No Monopoly.
"It has been the impression of sonic
that we lire contemplating the monop.
oly on transport.'! ion of I u rubor. This
I'art i ti 'it o. We expect to malo- tho
flume ;i iMiitrMri carrier ami wnibl be
;ery yhul ,, tmn-iport ' lutnlu r fur any
cae fit :i very iiDrriiruil rlmrxp. Wp fur-ttierim-re
wihiM ,iTer till niistance pos
Sible t'i ei-ure ij.-w I'ttabltrthfiii Ills tn
euriiiirae new tuiwrnilN, ni we -ire in
pt.-ilion to handle th'-ir entire u.itput."
KKXNKTT, Oct. 17. The Mammoth
"upper company has purchased n
"smoke fnseim-nt" from W. U. Shep
pard, a fanner livint; two miles enxf
of Ke.Miiijr :mi nt least ten miles south'
oust of the Konn.-tt smelter. Hhep;;irl
clnimerl that tlie fumes from the smel
ter ilamatt:'''! vegetation on his lTflncn-
; the Mammoth Copper company the cor
priratinns pays Hliopnrrl $200 for the
i damage nlleeil to havo been incnrrei
and also 4 100 every year that the srnel
ter is kept in operation hereafter. The
Mnmmuih Copper company ii purlieu
lar, however, to deny that the smoke
or fumes from the nnlt-r enured any
damnjm tn Hlioppnnl 's vejetat ion. The
n (freemen t has been filed for re.-nrd.
Uncle Joe is Confident of
Being Returned to House
..VI A " Kr ii
UNCLE JOE CANNON AND HIS ENERGETIC POLITICAL OPPONENT
MAItsilAMi, III., Oct. 17 l.'ncle ,Te Cnnnoii, in spite of tho fact thai
he is having tin- political light of his Mr,. j .striving to be re-elected Iri.iu
"": "'K' inn voiigres ul llistl'ict of llll.io.s lul.
conioient, 01 I lie olilcome. Ills opponent, Henry O,
..." 'ii leiicniug lor ine labor vole and
sililB. "I'ncle .loo's" ircstige, howi
tight for re election.
'! have not the least doubt," said Mr. c,,,,,,,,,, 'lit ll, T will 1 rn.
turned to the house. 1 wil have to admit, though, that I havo the light of
my life on hand."
I f I mi I I i en ii leaders are said
expressed himself us
Mel, is spending most of
meeting with gratifying re-
is proving a strong factor in his
til 1)0 irellil'.r l,,.relhii. 1 ., ,l.:..n tn 1......
I iw.1.1 -lo c :.. , r V 'kH ............
' " iiLitill UI'IIILr I'll N l HUIlt.lllf.il.
the Iioiiho if he is elected,
LECTION ON
NOVEMBER
5
ouncil Sets Date of Elec
tion on Water Question-
SeGond Election
MI8S ELKINH' DUKE
EN ROUTE TO AMERICA
The election to seltlo which one of
I ho three water nroliositions olVered
Hie eily is the one that the pie
nit will be held on November Ii: the
ond election, if u 'ssnry to get. a
l.lority of the votes, is to be held
oveiulier 7. So decided the citv coon-
ill il session held Friday lil'leruoou.
The Ihtee propositions were silb-
iltid by Fdgar X. Hater, for the I ra
l.aho Lumber compauv: I'. It. Itav.
for the Condor Waler power com
liny, and one by I. I,. Hamilton. The
...... ...ine, wnier iroin Hie ing
Hutte springs, the second from liogoe
river nnd the third from Fish hike.
The session of til" council Friday all
ei'iioon was u very short one, the mat
ter being sellleil in a short time. In
the absence of Mnyor Ife.ldy Council
man Trowbridge acted as mavor.
FLEE! REACHES
T
PO
SUNDAY
Fleet Sends Wireless That
It Will Anchor at Yoko
hama Tomorrow
tokio,
le ree.-
pony,
if Ameiii-uii battl
hipn will arrive
O.-t. 17.-
ived today
eiOlllM.'ilider
fleet
the
Sui.d;
delny
terrd
Aii
date i
A wireless mes
Irom Admiral
of tho Atlantic
diipa, says that
off Yokohama
y morning, lie explains that the
was en used by storms pncoutl
off th north em.Ht of Luzon,
effort will be innde to have the
if depart ure from Yokohama post
poned
program of e
ried i. ut.
Aecordiiiir
-I M li-n.' b
b-ave Siintlay
that Admiral
lay iu order that a full
1'nterlainment runv be car-
o the h
I'M here
nijilit.
Sperry
h diiln tho fleet
today ami would
It is hoped now
will njjroe that
NAT OOODWIN MAY
NOT WED MISS GOODRICH
at
in., o.-t. i;. x
n'tnr. who is here wit h
MM ye ( '. Wr-edi-tl, f null
lied himself fu news
were anxious to find
Mr.
rnnx.ri"! that HatfieM n
,,!,. nl. lo their iiinnn
...xtrnditiea if their clo-nt.
V.. Hroox Randall nnd D. G. Iddinps,
h.t Ii executive officers of tho Ro(;no contra tr In te
bjer Valley OrcLnrds comnaiiy. are heir, who mad
(5)
Medfyrd nnd will remain
hTo for
iiiiiO titno looking nftr the ir;erestn
oihcir company.
and MrM. I.. I). Owints ore In ini'
ier the arrival of an
his npfM-nrnnoe Sunday
irniti(f.
U,tnT& Tribu,., Br) par montk.
IrOMK. ftrt. 17. After Mireh.ninc '
00,000 worth of jew. Is from a Turin!
firm and presenting each officer of his
ship, the Reginald Kb nn, with a pair j
nf gold sleeve links, Duke d'Abruzri
; lias disappeared. Although absolutely
1 not h ing can bo lenrned of the dnke's
I whereabouts, il is whispered thai ho
will loon turn up in Americn.
tliev reiiijiin unril a week from Snndav.
The pri'i;iaui of ''i.tertaininent has
been er.iwded ho full of imnortnnt
events (hut it. would be ditlicnlt to
shorten it without causing severe dis
appointment, to 1Im eiiihnsiastic hosts.
FRISCO TLANNINO I'OR
MAMMOTH AUDITORIUM
S A
('nllllllilti
t'nMp:in.
pmp'-iti
'It ANi lsro. i al., ()et. 17. A
e nt' the t:ilit.,iniii Promotion
today in-digating tho
i. n I. irect a mammoth nudi-
Goodwill, th"
his partner, (
b'eno. today d
papi-r men
out the truth or fnNilv nf the rumor
that ho would many Ivlna (iondrieh.
'I.iodwin r frrred all io-wpaper men to
his partner, who reiterated n M atitnent
uifid" la-t niyht bv the ai tor. fioodwin
vaol:
"1 rfturiif'l from 1'uropo seven weeks
ago. While then- I .1 Ml not e Mihn
l.iltm (.ofMlnrM. ,le .-ost and the means nf mnlnf.nn--
"I am now an a.-tor, business man I and administration of tho buiblinK.
and newnpiiper p,lbliher for 1 have rtlTho boost-rs from the I'liciflp. Const are
Ueno pap-r and miner. Is that not I trying hard to bring the national con
enough to keep me busy without hunt- vent'ion hero fnr yimrn hence, nnt the
Ing nround for more domestic t rouble I j investigation of tho commit too th
1 1 guess so." vvwi ..f this movement.
toriorn that will
mous auditorium,
i-ral o- l ; i T iii:iI i-t
yea r.
Tii.- -.1. :
I IM -.I IIK'tllOll
outdo Denver fa
in hich tho Demo
iM itt ,,ti was held this
i- ii. report ou the
on.tnii'tion, tho Bite,