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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 22, 1908.
rffo. 185.
Pafflv
SMITH ON PALMER IS
TIE CONDOR PURCHASER
WATEROFFER OF CLAIMS
Attorney Sums, up the
Three Water Propositions
and Gives His Opinion
. Regarding Them
In determining which of tho various
proposition mado to supply Medford
with water shuuld bo accepted, there
aro three important features to ho con
sidered, viz:
First, nnd most important, the source
of supply. Second, the cost of instal
lation. Third, the cost of maintenance
nnd operotiou. These will be considered
ill the order named. The three sources
of supply offered are the springs nt
the head of Bi Untie by Mr. Hul'er,
Fish lake liy Mr. Hamilton and Itogno
river by the Condor Wnler A: Power
company.
Big Butte.
Tho offer of Mr. llafer is from a
source that will give pure water, lull
Air. Hafer does not own the water, ns
tho springs are tributary to Big Unite
creek, the lands along which have been
sottlod for years. This makes tho wa
ter of said stream the private property
of the owners of the land along the
same. Under tho law of this slate, tho
waters of any tributary of that stream
cannot be taken in such an amount
as would diminish the flow of the
streum to tho material injury of the
4nd owners without procuring- the right,
to do so from tho owners of tho land
by purchase or condemnation. This is
settled by the decision of the Oregon
supreme court, in the case of .Tones vs.
('aim, Ml Ore. 30. Mr. llafor does not
offer to procure the absohito right, to
divert the water he offers to supply.
Ho might "guarantee" the supply, but
sueh an agreement would not supply
the water in case its diversion was en
joined, but would only givo the city
the right to recover damages. However.
' ' damages ' ' would not be water.
Fish Lake.
The Fish Lake Ditch company 1ms
not made any proposition. .One is made
by I. L. Humilton. There is nothing in
Mr. Hamilton's proposition thai binds
the Fish Luke Ditch company. In ref
erence to the right of that company
to tako water from Little Butte creek,
it is in the same category with Mr.
Hafer. It has no absolute right against
the riparian owners of land along that,
stream helow tho point of intake. It
has purchased no rights and condemned
none, and there is a possibility of liti
gation nt nnv time. Mr. Hamilton
stateB the company will guarantee the j
water to a certain nmnunt. But what
B the value of the guarantee? What j
contract will the Fish Lake Hitch com- !
pany givef What bonds will it furnish?
If tho supply should lie enjoineu. now
much litigation will the city have
to enforce the bond, and what, will tin'
people drink in the ineantimof Little
Illlttc creek heads in a cattle range and
timber belt. This is not encouraging as
to tho character of water. Tt is not a
large strenni. From the point of in
take to the source is a few miles. Wlien
logging operations are begun at the
head of the stream, with the attendant
lumber canmps, it is n stream that will
ho easily polluted as compared with
Rogue river in proportion to the amount
of water it contains in comparison
with Regno river. It is not pleasant to
contemplate drinking water from n
small stream along which thousands of
cattle roam and feed, but add to that
the pollution that will come from set
tlements along the stream now cxisling
and to he made in the future, nnd the
picture is less alluring.
Rogue Elver.
Rogue river is the noblest of streams.
With a flow of SO.nilfl inches, or 7r..oOo
cubic feet per minute, at its lowest
Stage, fed mainly from melting snows,
dashing over rapids and falling over
cataracts, clear as crystal, it is because
of its volume of water almost impossi
ble of pollution. The enormous volume
of water and the constant oxygenation
of its waters, because of the constant
aeration of the water incident to its
rapids and the swiftness of its current,
would destroy in the flow of a few
miles a thousand times the pollution
that might come into it from any tnli
ntarics like Big Butte and Little Unite
creeks. It needs no argument to con
Vince that what would affect a stream
Of 1000 inches would not nffeet one
with a flow of from lnowin to l.owi..
000 cubic feet per minute. The next
consideration is the cost of the various
Systems. Mr. Hafer 's proposition will
cost 2I2,410. Mr. Hamilton's (Fish
Lake) will cost 2S4.10n, nnd the Ton
dor Water k Power company's proposi
tion 107,sno. On the first proposition
the interest will be 1.1.12n. on the sec
end 12,705, and on the third !sio.
Depreciation estimated at 3 13 per cent
Gives Three Year Bond in
Amount of $10,000 for
Holdings of Medford Cop
per Co. Near Blue Ledge
Honoro Palmer has purchased the
group of claims owned by the Medford
Copper company in tho Uluo Lodge dis
trict, giving in payment a three-year
bond for $10,0111). lie has also agreed
lo do a considerable amount of develop
ment work.
The Medford Copper company is com
posed for the most part, of local people.
and the group of claims that it has own
ed are said lo be some of the finest
in tho Uluo Ledge country. A consider
able amount of work has beeu done ,m
tho claims, tho prospoctB being of the
liest. The stoc klu, liters in tho company
aro J. 8. ltogors, E. J. Percival, J. F.
I.Vddy, A. M. Short, Edgar lliifer, K. N.
Warner, A. A. Davis, J. II. Keeno, R.
W. (liny, II. C. linrnoU, F. W. Mollis,
L. U. Brown, .1. P. Roberts, E. W. Mon
i (i. Miller, ('. II. King, It. II. While
head, .1. II. Cnlp, .1. A. Perry, 0. F.
King, I-1. Oseiibrugge, II. C. Kentuor,
L. II. Kent, W. F. Isaacs, P. .1. Malloy,
H. Van Dyke, Kd King, L. T. Jones,
Louis Warner, C. W. Davis, Hutchison
4. Lomsden, II. T. Faucctt, P. Daily, II.
Withingloii, A. T. I.uiiilgren, W. W..
Moses and J. M. Willinms.
per annum will be the same on each, to
w i t :
(In Mr. Holer's .tSlilli, on Mr. Hum
ilon's $s-l70, and on tho Condor Water
Jc Power company's .ili!:i. The sink
ing fund to meet tho bonds (if thoy nro
to be met other than by taxation) must
eipial the cost. Within HO years at the
longest the city must not, only derive
revenue enough to meet tile interest,
and sinking fund, but to provide new
pipelines nnd new flumes. In 30 years
the city, in order to pay interest on
bonds, the cost of pipelines and flumes,
and to provide for a renewal of the
pipes and flumes, must raise the fol
lowing amounts:
(In Mr. Ilal'er's system (at least,
but probably much more on account
of the flume) the city must prepare to
raise:
1. Tho first cost to go into tho
sinking fund $2(12.410
For renewal at end of 30
years 2(12,410
:l. Interest for 30 years at 5
per
cut
303,01."
Total $IIIS.I."..-
To n t this the city must raise $30,-
liiin on an average for the next 30 years
above its other expenditures. In addi
tion to this the eily must secure the
right of way for 20 miles of flume and
lo miles of pipeline. What, will the
cost lie? The distressing feature of this
proposition is the risk the city assumes
,,n tl leveled pipe or flume lino of
Jo miles. Mr. llafer ngi s to pay one
third the cost of repairs to the elevat
ed pip.-line or fluiu". The first in
quiry is what would that amount tot
The' elevated pipe or f Initio line will
cost originally $110,000, according to
his estimate. If the elevated flume and
trestle would last 1.1 years, that would
he longer than such lumber contrtie
tioiis usually endure. Taking 1-i years
us the life of such a line, the city IS
assuming a risk of having to pay to
maintain its water supply two-thirds
of twice the cost in 30 years, or $140,
lion. This added to !USvt3.-, will give
tl,0(;.".o3."i, and at tl nd of that time
l he flniiie must b rebuilt at an added
cost of 1 10.0110, provided lumber is
no higher than now, and this woulil
bring Hie total to $1.17.".03."), and to re
build for another 13 vears to last as
long as the new pipeline built to re
place the first one. v.-onld make n total
exi. use of fl.'J-'.o:!.",. Mr. llafer
agrees to keep three patrolmen on the
flume line when uing it for carrying
lumber. This will tneati an expense
of ,-Juo p: r month. How many months
will Mr. Hafer i rate the flume! Pine
lumber cannot be ; uceessfully handled
ie col.l weather, for the reason that it
"blues," owing to the fermentation of
Hie sap in the lumber except during
warm weather. The sawing season does
not exlend over six months. If the
fl-inie is n-ed onlv six month, that
means tie- city mo-! patrol il for the
In' her six mouths, and through the win
jti-r months, the most dangerous because
of slides, falling timber, ibep snows
land floods. The tune that it Would
I take to get material to the flume line
i tn repair it in case of a break is an
tother niatt r worthy of consideration.
Hut under the prop. .it em made by Mr.
Hafer. if a railroad should be built
to the timber belt, he is not required
to kop up the flame or patrol, exrept
(Continued on Page 4.)
RAY AGAIN
REPLIES TO
Answers Questions Ask
ed by Medford Mail and
Asks a Few More on
His Own Account
(Will tho Mpilfnnl Mail publish roplv
in full f Coiitlor Wutor & Power Com
puny.)
It t ply to qu.'HtiniLH hereto attlii'liel I
ii.r:iriu in the Morning Mail Or to I
her I.M1K.
Questions for Dr. Ray.
Does the ten miles of pipe, osthnut
oil to oust I!I7,SIHI, i lie Tin I e the three
fonrlliH mile from the iluin to it point
aliove the mouth of Hear creek f Does
it nlfu im-lmle the mile ami a half from
l(i ersi.le avenue ami Seventh hI reel
lo tin neaieHt point for a reservoir site.'
Moos it inrhulo a filter plant having a
i-.'Lpneiiy of t.ouo.uiMI a ilayf
Why is not a ili vision of the net
profits, three-fourths to you fi ml one
fourth In tin' city a partnerships
fho following letter from the Wash
ington Pipe & Kouiulry company of Tu-
I'oma is self -explanatory:"
Taeoma, Wash., Sent. IS. IT. C. Htoil
lanl, Ksip, Sup 't Hofrno River Kleetrii-
Co., Mod fori! , Oregon. Dour Sir: Wei
igree to construct tho proposed water i
system in plnco for the sum of $1!17,S00.
Pile ptnnt will have a capacity of not !
less 1 hit it M.OIiO.OilOgnllnim lower roser-
voir service; I .iKHl.nno gallon high sorv-i
icfl reservoir; also a pumping ami filter1
plant for the high service supply.
Wo have figured on tho pipeline laid
on t he bridge across Itoguo Iiivor- f rom
your power plan, to the high service
reservoir, as approximately indicated
on blue print herewith enclosed.
The high service reservoir to ho lo-,
ated from ISO to 20 foot abovo the,
ity, which height will givo you a suf
ficient pressuro for firo protection.
This estimate is matin for installing
a first-class water system that will moot
I lie re(uiromentfl of the. city of Med
fonl for many years to come, mil no
on hfc will he tho best system that the
ity can possibly install for the amount
f money. j
We are informed by our engineer
that you have submitted tho scheme'
to the city council to inslal this system,'
i ml should t hoy consider tho matter
favorably, wo would be phased to talte
the matter up y it It you nnd srud our;
engineer over to make surveys for n
I'll It set of plans for tho proposed sys
tem. o doubt hut that this will
greatly facilitate matters, as by having
i ho plans yon will be fully able to ci?i
vince tho members of the council that
the proposed svstetn will be first-class
:n every respect.
These figures nro based on the mar
ket values al this time, and would ask
ii possibly to hurry this matter through
in order that should wo ho awarded the
contract work could ho commenced at
I lie earliest, possible time, because there
is every reason to believe that, all class
es of material, together with labor, will
advance shortly after tho lirwt of the
year. We have been advised by the
steel companies to tho of feet that thoy
were compelled to withdraw all former
quotations. This would indicate that,
material will he on t ho rise short ly.
Other indications would load up to be
lieve that ai! soon as tho railrouda com
mont-e their const ruction work labor will
be scarce, and no doubt theru will bo
a riso in labor. Therefore wo would
ask that you kindly consider this prop
ositioii, as we assure you it is based uii
tirst class material in every respect and
at the lowest po-oble margin of profit.
In fact, we have based these calcula
lions on a profit of S p. r cent.
Wo thank you very kindly for the
opportunity presented 11:1 of bidding on
your proposed system, and hope t hat
our engineer has given you valuable
in format ion, ami t rust that wo m;iy
luiVf the pleasure of filtering into the
coiiinii-i in completing the proposed
water system.
Trusting to hear from vou at vour
earliest convenience relative to this, w
:ire. yours wry truly,
WASHINGTON 1'IPK i KOI NIjICY CO
By W. K. HusM. II. Vice President.
Our estimated cost of our proposed
water system for Medford is $177,".f)0.
which includes t Itroo (piartors mile of
intake pipe above thr dam and above
the mouth of hear creek, also one and
one half mi leu of pipe from Riverside
avenue and Seventh street to our reser
voir site, also 4. oOd.OOO gallon filter,
when needed.
Tho reason why a division of the
profits is not a partnership in shown
in Attorney R. O. Smith's opinion,
which i self-explanatory, hereto nt
t ached:
Condor Wntor & Power Company,
Medford, Or Oentb tnen: Tho water
1 proposition submit tod hy you to the
MR. ON
A
n in
ONCE HE
Says Bryan Has Not Ex
pressed Views on Labor
--Bryan Refers Him to
Chicago Labor Speedi
MM NT PI.KASANT, W. Va., Oct. 22.
In reference to President Kooscvelt's
letter to Senator Knox of Pennsylva
nia, in which tho president said Itryiin
had not made known his views on the
labor question, the Commoner today do-
la red that if the president desired
the information all hv had to do was
to road Bryan's Labor day speech nt
Chicago. Bryan will reply nt length
to the Roosevelt tetter later. Mo do
dined to make any further comment,
however, at this time.
Bryan ilelivorinl 20 addresses todav
and yesterday in West Virginia and
will start tomorrow morning for New
York, lie will stop in Now Jersey on
tho way.
In hi ft speeches today Bryan appealed
to tho farmers and tho labor vote. He
reiterated his arguments of previous
addresses on similar subjects and pro
tested vigorously against 1 he alleged
ittetnpt to coerce voters.
.T. I). Kvnns of Phoenix snout Won-
nesdny in Medford, lie has cut up
nart of his farm into five nnd teu-aere
frail tracts and has placed them on tho
market.
HUMPHREY WILL NOT
SPEAK ON MONDAY
St a t e ( 'nin in i 1 1 ee m an ,T . M .
Keeno was advised Thursday
morning that it will be impossi
ble for ( 'ongiensman Humph
rey of Washington to fill his en
gagement here on next Monday
as announced yesterday in The
Tribune. Tho meeting has been
cancelled entirely.
I.oeal republicans nro plan
ning to wind up tho campaign
on the evening November 2 in a
g ud hi 1 ly, a t wh ich a la rge
number of speakers of promi
lienio will he present.
city of Medford is not in any sense a
proposition for partnership, ami could
never be construed as such. Jn the first
place, the intention of tho parties on
tcring into a contract of that kind is
the m obit important factor In dotormin
;ng their legal relation. Second, under
your proposal you imply undertake to
pump water through a pipeline owned
bv tho city, info reservoirs owned by
the city, ami you are to receive a con
Lingont Kharo of the profits.
Tho Condor company performs sorv
ices, and for flio same is to receive n
p:.rt of tho profits only, if there should
be iiiiy, for I ho serviced rendered. The
p.oposal made amounts lo nothing more
than a contract of hiring for which
you are to receive a contingent com
pensal.ioii. The following uuthoriticb
aro in point:
Kluteniiau vs. Hayes, 17 Or. 2H.
Itiwhco vs. Taft, II It. I. :il)7.
Uobinson vs. Bullock, Ala., 018
Brown vs. .raipn'tle, 2!t Ala. 770.
Wilson vs. Kdmondi, 1.10 U. S. 472.
Rundo vs. Moffat, 7.'l Mich.
Respect full v yours,
R. O. SMITH.
In return wo would like to have an
iwers to following questions:
In the city hall in the presence ol
Mr. 1(1 it on nnd t lie city council, di-i
ii it Mr. Haiib-y state that ho wouh:
permit no man to sell his water?
What size bond will I. F. Ifamiltor
or t lie Fish Lake Ditch company put
on as a guarantee of fho amount ot
u.iter it will deliver and as a gun ran
t..- against, litigation!
What guarantee will T. h. Hamilton
or the IVh Lake Ditch company give
a- to the purity of the watT the
p .pove to deliver!
What guarantee will I. L. Hamilton,
c. 1). Vincent or the Redwood Manufac
ti.ring company give as to the life of
ti! proposed pipeline?
Wood pipe manufacturers have stnt
e. (o ns that the guarantee on wood
pine is for one year, for which reason
ie our proposal we state wood or stool
p:;o, and personally we would prefer
' el pipe.
Some add it if in information for the
Mm! ford Mail:
Hamilton pipeline, 2 .'.:! mib-s long.
'. inch pipe; Condor company pipeline
lo miles long. 'Jo inch to 21 inch pipe.
1't re filtered Rogue rver water versus
T.-th- Butt- iinfiltered water.
coNliolt WATKR k POWKR CO.
Bv C. R. It AY, Preiidelit.
T
ON HAFER'S
Additional Information
Given by Crater Lake
Lumber Company Re
garding Proposition
The Crater Lake Lumber' company
supply the following additional infor
mation regarding their proposition to
bring tho waters of Big Bnlto springs
to Medford iih a municipal supply and
answer tho questions as follows:
How much of tho $105,000 that it will
cost to build tho flume of which tho
city pays $110,000 nnd the Crater Lake
Lumber company $"fi,000, will ho ox-
ponded in Jackson county
Not to exceed $2000 will ho spent
uitsido of the territory in which the
onstructiou of pipeline is to be made.
This menus the keeping of nt least
$l(t:t.0iiu in Jackson count v, which if
tho Fish Lake ditch or Ray proposition
wero accept od would bo spent out
side by tho buying of pipe.
How many foot of lumber will be
used in the construction of tho cover
ed flume and trcstlef
It will require at least 00 feet of
lumber w r lineal foot to build the same.
The city's flume will ho const rncled of
dear fir lumber of the sumo quality
as used in a wooden slave pipe. The
only differouco being t hat I ho flume
will ho square and will hold over twice
t ho amount of waler offered hy the
Fish Lake Ditch proposition.
Transporting Lumber.
How about I ra import ing lumber?
Tho building of tho city 's covered
flume with a V flume means more to
Medford than tho extending of the Pa-,
cific & Fnstcrn railroad to the timber.
Should the railroad ho extended to the
I imber, it would immediately offer
t ransporlat ion for products, which
ould ho manufactured in tho timber
belt nnd shipped, from there on through
shipments on which Medford would re
ive no benefit. By the construction
of lumber flume lumber cannot he man
ufactured into finished materials, such
as siding, rustic, flooring, mouldings,
sash and doors, boxes, etc., without first
delivering t ho lumber nt t his end of
i he line, as such products could not be
I'l limed on account of getting wot in
transportation.
This means that every thousand foot
of lumber manufactured will have to
be put into finished proline t at this
nd, represen'ing n total cost of at
least ." per thousand feet to ho ex
ended locally on every thousand foot
o-' lumber manufactured.
No Monopoly.
Will the Hume give tho ( niter Luk
Lumber company a monopoly on trans
porting luiubert
No. The flume will ho made a com
i mm! carrier, and lumber transported for
anyone at a nominal charge, furl her
more, assistance will be offered to now
establishments and now sawmills en
rournged as Critter Lake Lumber rom
p:tny is in a position to handle the en
I iro output.
How will tho construction of the
Hume affect tho Medford lumber mar
ketf
Tho lumber used in Medford nt the
present time is practical! all imported,
Im ing sawed by mills as far north ns
Port land causing n freight charge ot
from $:i to $o per thousand feet, which
is unnecessary when there is n large
body of timber adjacent to Mod ford.
Tho consumer is compelled to pay this
additional freight. If immediate facili
t ies wero mado to transport lumber
from the Roguo river bolt of timber
this freight charge would ho eliminat
ed, making a saving to everyone eon
tetnplating building.
What does it cost to manufacture
lumber!
Cost to Manufacture.
The raw material represents but litll
sav $1 per thousand foot. It costs on
an average $11 to manufacture the tint
her from stumpago to finished product
This represents labor. There is no re
source of any kind that, requires the
immense amout of labor that lumber
does. II ineiins more to a counlry than
any other industry. All lumber ex -
ported brings a return of from 1'-' to
$13 n thousand feet into the town, ami
will do more to upbuild Medford than
all iith-r resources combined.
What is the siio of the Rogue Iliver
t l.lt f
It cruises eight billion feet, which
Mi
WATEROFFER
would run five establishments cutting Ml could not regain the same.
: :tonio,(MH feet per year for over Tid Will the Crater Lake Lumber com
I vi iirs, ami would mean the expenditure ( pany actually erect a large plant if U
in labor alone of 1.(100,000 per annum, secures the wuter enntrnctt
1 of which .10 tier cent could bo secured
bv Medford if it would otfer reasonable
...i.i.nfi. to a lumber manufacture,
1 Should the Industry get started nt
certain point, others will follow, and
WARFARE IS
UNDER WAY
For Ten Days Past Bat
tles Have Been Waged
and Scores Have Been
KilfS?! Troops On Scene
LONDON, Oct. 22. Opeu warfare
has boon in process In Bosnia and Her
zegovina for ton days nud scores have
oeou killed, according to information
brought hero today hy tho Monteneg
rin! agent.
More than 120,000 Austrian troops
have boon attacked by insurrectionists
iu tho annexed territories and the fight
ing has been continuous, so far ns
know no pitched battle has boon record
ed, as the insurrectionists nro greatly
outnumbered bv the Austrinns, but their
guerilla tactics hnve boon very effec
tive The situntion is sn serious that the
Austrian government has rushed, rein
forcements to tho nid of the border
troops.
Through strict censorship, tho ngent
said, tho Austrian government has sup
pressed all reports of the situation as it
really is.
Annrchy exists in tho eastern and
southern sections of the annexed terri
tory. TAFT'S VOICE IS MUCH
BETTER AFTER A REST
CINCINNATI, ()., Oct. 22. William
II. Taft. who left here at 7 o'clock this
morning, nl'ter n day of rest, spoke
to a large crowd at Lawrence burg;, show
ing that his throat is improving rapid
Iv. Ho will spend three days in In
liana making a great number of
speeches and putting in Ins final blows
the battle for the ever doubtful lloo-
sier st. ..to. He will start oant Satur-
lay night to spend tho last week of
tho campaign in Now York. On Mon
day he will go into Connecticut, whore
he will make one speech. Dr. J. J. Rich-
iirdson of Washington, the throat spe
cialist, is with tho randidato nnd said
today he is well pleased at tho condi
lion of his patient.
GRAPE GROWERS WIRE
TEDDY REGARDING RULING
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 22.
I'ho grape growers of California nro
awaiting word from the president today
iu response to their telegram asking
Roosevelt to reverse tho ruling of the
commission of international revenue for
bidding the use of American sweet
wines as medicinal components. I ho
lelegrani was sent, yesterday result
f a meeting of the grape glowers nf
the state in this citv. As an nrgumeut
favor of their stand, the growers
tit the text of a resolution passed by
I lie trans-Mississippi convention favor
ing the use of sweet wines.
TRAIN 15 CUTS MAN
IN TWO IN HORNBROOK
llORNBIiOOK, Cal., Oct, 22. Frank
It. Carrier was instantly killed hy bo
ing run over by the first section of train
Sn. lo. More than 100 people witnessed
the distressing accident.
The train was moving very slowly
when Carrier tried to swing under and
onto a brakeheam. Ho missed his foot
ing, fell directly iu front of the wheels
and was cut squarely in two at the
waist.
At the coroner's inquest this morn
ing his name was found in n pocket
book and his address was given a
JH'o Fourth street, North Fast. Miu
mapolis. His ago was about 32 years
HARRIMAN MAY USE
ELECTRICITY IN SIERRAS
SAN rilA !SrO, Cal.. Oct. 2'J.
W. A. Worlhington, assistant to the
director of maintenance and operation
nt' the Iliirrinian lines, is today eonferr
ing wit ti official:' of the Southern Pa
cific syslem regarding the proposed
i-liangis of the motive power tn elec
trieity in the Sierras Imth to racili
Mate shipments and red the cost of
i hauling. Washington will stay here
four days, lie has inspected Iho entire
j system from Chicago to San Francisco,
j visiting Portland and other northern
, l ilies.
i "- - - r-
i if Medford once loses the opportunity
1 Yes. H will begin work at once, nnd
.it is willing to give bonds, thnt ft plant
BOSNIA
twice the ir.o of the present ono Willi fute,
nlbo erected nt once to handle tho prod
uct.
Will DEEP
TO BATTLE
Southern Pacific Will Dis
tribute Phamplets on
Smudging jto Local Or
chard Men
At tlit regular niocting of the Com
inerciul club WVilnosiluy ovtuiing C. A.
Miilhnouf nnd Ii. 13. Millor, official
of tho Snutlii'ru Pacific company, ad
IrcHHcil Hie incniliiMH and anoko of many
mnttiTH which wero being lookod after,
by officials of thoir company which
would result in nid for Medford.
Mr. Mnlhocuf mild that for some
tiino he had been collecting data re
garding smudging of orclinrds and that
thiH data would be printiMl in pam
phlet form nnd distributed among the
orchard men nf this vnllcv.
Tlicro was but little business before
tho club. W. J. Roberts was admitted
tn membership nnd tho bill of the
Medford bund for services at the dis
trict fair was ordered paid. J. A. Per
ry was instructed to forward a few
boxes of fruit for exhibition at the fut
stock sliow iu Chicago during the first
week in Docombor.
MACHINE SHOP IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
BED llMW, Onl., Oct. 22. Scores
of ineii wero placed out of work by a
I'ire that completely destroyed tho Red
llluff nuii'hine shops anil foundry early
today. Tho fire was discovered at 2
ii 'clock and owing to tho limited firo
fighting appurutuu at. hand, litlle could .
bo done to cheek Hio flames.
Nothing in the shop of tho foundry
was saved. It. is believed that tho loss
exceeds $1(1,00(1. Tho buildings were
only partly insured.
BANK VAULT BLOWN1
OPEN AND RIFLED
SIOUX FALLS, S. 1)., Oct. 22. The
nulls nf the Stale bank of Virgil were
looted toduy by crncksmen who dyna-.
inited tho huge steel doors lifter break-
ng their way into iho building. The
burglars took will, them -I700 and
valuablo pnpers. The work of the aafo-
rackers was clean cut nnd showed that
killed operators had worked on the
job. After securing the money nnd
papers the gang fled, leaving no eluo.
ARTIST ROOERS WEDS HIS
SWEETHEART TO CHEAT DEATH
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 22, When
physicians told (icorgo ('. D'lly Rogers
Iho artist Uml he hail only two yearB to.
live and he confided the Information to
liis sweeihenrt Theresa Drum, likewise
an arlist, they decided to ulllko the moat
of tho time renuiiniug and eloped. The
young couple aro anxiously nwnitiug
word of forgiveness today from an im
placable fal her nnd brother nf tho bride.
They are living quietly in n Chestnut
Hlreet Hliidiu while their country home
at l'np.ir Mills, l'a., is being mode ready
for thorn. The young artist iH the son of
Henry W. Kogera, a wealthy silk man
iifnclurer of Itarro, Milan., nnd Is n rel
ative of II. 11. Rogers of Standard Oil
fame. Mrs. Rogers is a descendant of M
old New York family.
WIFE SHATTERS GLASS
AS HUSBAND WOULD DRINK
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 22. Only by
Hie prompt action of his wife in knock
ing a bottle of carbolic acid from his
hand was William Olcnn, .10 yenrs of
age. a steamship punier, saved from com
mitting suicide today. His face was
badly burned by the acid, aad so was
Mrs. (llenn's arm. Detectives who in
vestigated Iho case, say the couple had
a trivinl quarrel.
f
"KINO OF THE ROGUE"
NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH
4
MARSHFIEI.D. Or., Oct. 22.
Confirmation of the report that
the gasoline launch Enterprise
was wrecked and the additional
news that It. D. Hume, the Rogue
Itiver salmon king, ami his crews
were saved reached here today
4- from (ioldbeacll.
The Enterprise r.ml Osprey
with iiinnll crews were caught In
a heavy rlnrin Monday while
trying to cross the bar into Gold-
beach. The engine of tho F.ntor-
prioo broke down nnd sho was
1 thrown upon the bench. The 0-
I prey narrowly escaped n similar
JACK FROST