$ 500"; Forfeit The Tribune Guarantees Twice the Paid Circulation in City or Country of the Morning Mail UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By fu tbt largest ud beat news report of toy ptpat la Southern Oregon. The Weather Pair went In-r lit promised for tonight and Saturday; oustt-rly winds. THIRD YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1908. No. 186. Daily 1 ' PRAISE FOR HEARST'S CANDIDATE WATERS OF ASKS WHO CONTRIBUTED THE ROGUE $300,000 TO DEMOCRACY W. C. Hale in Grants Pass Paper Says Rogue River Would Be More Appre ciated by Eastern City The following oxtraot from open let ; tor of W. C. Halo appearing in the Oregon Observer, October 21, 1008, ' shows his opinion of Rogue river wa ter: Boguo river, the source of supply, would be highly npprecinted by any eastern city or town; that water is wholesome is shown by the absence of all diseases in our city which could be f attributed to its use. The quantity is certainly umplu for nil time; tint intake is in deep water fur above- the city nnd nil sewerage. All the maximum consump tion of wnter from the system is 750.. ' OOO gallons per day. .No sufficient sup ply of water of a better quality can be secured. "The couneil appointed a committee to investigate and report the cost per i month of operating tlio plant, and the monthly receipts. The committee re ported the average monthly copt to be 4 If! 94 oAMn.r t.i tixia tJOO i.nr immlli interest at G per cent on $1)4,000 makes coat 7M.2S per month. That ! monthly reooip,, are 1114.13, ! the total . " i-'F ,V ; I leaving nn average monthly profit of oration. , J "That the receipts will increase as j the city develops nnd expands is beyond dispute, while the cost of operation will i i not increase, as the power in contract- ' ed for 20 years at an average cost of $180 per month; the capacity of the plant is four times tho present con sumption, with the power contracted for at the, price stated the city can, if it purchases the plant, furnish the pa- trons four times tho quantity of water; now furnished without increasing the cost of operation or the cost to patrons. ' The engineer's report shows that the pumping pant nnd mains are equal to the full capacity of tho power con tracted for; therefore the plant is fully equal to any anticipated increase in consumption for years o come. ,"Our city has a population of oOuo, and covering a large area for Hie popu lation. The city has now but 32 hy drants for fire protection. These are inadequate; for reasonable safety the city needs 100 hydrants. Should the city purchase the plant, ample fire hy drants can be supplied for the initial cost of installation, And ample fire pro tection afforded. All appreciate the necessity for "better fire protection. "There is some agitation for a grav ity system to supply the city; but it should be borne in mind that such n system would cost an enormous sum for construction of a highline ditch or pipe line, nnd in addition reservoirs would have to be constructed ns well as a distribution pipe system, which would cost a further sum. This nil appears from an inspection of the engineer's re port now on filo in this matter. "Prom tho experience of our neigh bor city, Med ford, it is clear that not less than $300,000 would be required for a gravity system, and our city would still be in competition witli the present plant. Such competition would he disastrous to both concerns, and cer tainly would take from the city a large portion of its revenue." ALL HOPE OP FINDING LOST HUNTERS IS GONE TAcOMA, Wash., Oct. 23. All hope of finding Fred W. Kloeber and .Tubus Kuminie, the two hunters lost m the mountains since Monday, nlive was practically abandoned today. One of the searching parties, accompanied by four bloodhounds, returned to .reon j River Hot Springs early today and an nounced that absolutely no trace of the hunters could be found. The dogs fail ed to pick up the went. Kloeber and Kuromie have been exposed to the ter rific cold above tho snow line for M 1 hours. YOUNG MAN TO HANDLE LABGE FRISCO INTERESTS WASHINGTON". CM. 23.--M. Robert Guggenheim, a son of Daniel Guggen heim, the smelter magnate, is to leave for San Francisco the first of next month to assume charge of the Guggen heim interests oa the west coast and in Alaska. The announcement was m.M tu1. nt ihA offices of the com- panv and is taken to mean that the com'paaT is soon to open up its proper- ties in' Alaska, over which there had Hmi considerable discussion lately. !Tf4 mui, Sff fmr th. Hisgen Addresses Open Denies Roosevelt Is Author Of Charge Says Bryan Is Uncommonly Unfortunate Regarding His Choice of Friends TOLKPO, O., Oct. 23. A request for the name or names of tlio contributors of the "$300,000 to the campaign fund uf democracy " and the choice of Bry mi 's polit ical f riends are the salient features of an open letter addressed to die democratic presidential uuiiihico by Thomas L. Hisgen, in an open letter published hero toil uy. The- letter begins by denying (hut President Roosevelt was tlio author of tlio charge that the donation came, from the .Standard Oil and that an answer to the question js not due the president, luit is due to Hisgen. The Hearst candidate declares that the ipiestiua demanded an answer be cause the people are wondering who contribute, so largo an amount and why. " I 'roof pointed to the Standard Oil company," continues the water, "and rat her than explain this situation to !'10 M'"1'1 Mr. Alack finally stated to ""' l"'l'i'r mri. that I,.- made ' ' ,? " "1 i. 'l hud made .Uo,i)iiO and that he really did not have ,r J Questions Mack's Veracity. " Xow, Mr. -Bryan, how is the pres ident to know when your friend and campaign manager is telling the truth and" when he is telling a falsehood? Kither Mr. Mack's statement that he had the money is a falsehood oi"thc statement that ho did not hnvo tho money is a falsehood. Which is the falsehood f How is the president to C AY PERPLEXING QUESTION DISCUSSED BY CITY COUNCIL-CITY AT TORNEY WILL LOOK MATTER UP John Xuveen & Company of Chicago, bond buyers, are insisting that $20, ooo more of the gravity water supply bonds be signed and returned to them immediately. In regard to the accrued interest on the bonds, they insist that, the city pay all interest, which hns ac crued on the first issue of $39,000, nnd on ihe issue they now demand of $20,- 000, from the date of the bonds, duly 1, until date of deiivery. If this be done, the bond house will pay half or the accrued interest mi the remainder of the bunds. Council Meeting. A special meeting of the council was held Thursday evening to consider n number of telegrams from Xuveen & Company in regard to the matter, and after considerable discussion the mat ter was referred to the city ntiorney with instructions to employ further counsel hi the mailer in order to do 1 ermine what the city could do in the matter of tho interest. Xuveen & Company in their telegram to the city recorder seem to be very anxious on having tho $20,000 bonds signed up and forwarded to them. Thev I in)Ii(.at, th;(t tllv wi sm. ritv. on t,H.ir pnnlniH ; t)). ,.i1v I)(lt . ;ts h(.v (1((4jn. By Way Qf Explanation, bonds as lithographed nnd detiv- j . . .lj u DID M'KIEY DAYTON, O.. Oct. 2:1. The inter esting statement mado by Senator John Polliver of Iowa that President Mc-Kinli-v picked William H. Taft for the presidency is being discussed generally today where politicians congregate. Senator Ihdliver told a big audience about it hint night whih- h was mak ing .1 political -qwech. He said that it was while Taft was on the Ohio bench that President McKinleV sent for him and announced Ins intention 01 appomi- ing him governor of the Philippines. . "At first Judge Taft dcnurml, said , the speaks. "Thep resident spoke up saying: "Xow judge, I want to offer you a ! gre-t opportunity to serve your race Letter to Nebraskan- kuowf How is the public to know? "You say that you mado a false staterui nt, and you apologize for it. That is right. But must the president apologize because your friend, Mr. Mack, makes a false statement f The president is not responsible for Mack nor " for Mack 's falsehoods. You are responsible for Mr. Mack, Mr. Bryan. You are siugulnrly unfortnnnto in your friends, Mr. Bryan. Here is Mr. Mack, your intiinnto friend, slnted as a mem ber of your cabinet in the clouds, who publicly admits that ho is a falsifier. Tho only question therefore is uot whether Mr. Mack lied, but when he lied." Reviews Haskell Charges. Hisgen then goes on to review. the Haskell charges and declares that the Oklahoma governor withdrew his suit against his accuser through four. He classes Mack and Haskell as " bud "gg out f the same had basket," and closes by advising Bryan that tho dem ocratic standard bearer is "unfortunate in his choice of friends." In naming them he refers to Senator Bailey, Sen ator McLnuren, Itoger Sullivan, Thom as Taggart and John W. Kern. Bryan has denied emphatically that such a fund ever existed or that any such donation was ever made. His do ninl has been corroborated nnd sup ported by statements from National Chairman Norman K. Mack nnd various other democratic, leaders. ered to the city are dated July 1. The bond house turned the money for the distributing bonds over t-o the city about October 1 nnd- dema'uded Mint ho city paiy t-ho i-ntenest., a-houl; $800, which accrued between t'h'es'o two d'afes. Tho interest, according, to- t'hn ud-v-cntisc.-jnnnt for bids on tiro issue, w-ns to start upon delivery of tho bond's-. Nofcv X'm- veen & Coin pn nay want t-ho ciiy t.-t iav interest on the bonds during th three! months intervening between the di:ite of the bonds nnd the date of delivery. Thoy also want the interest on Hi $20,000 between July 1 and dal-e f de livery. Then 1 hey say they will pay one half of the interest accruing on the remainder of the gravity water supply bonds. As some of th bonds may not be de livered for a year or two years, the jiaying of this interest is a big prob lem. The city attorney will look into the matter and see if Nuvcen & Com pany cannot, be made to pay this money. License Granted. Tho onlv other matter coining before (he council was the granting of a license to sell linnor l Bass & Hale. This was done by f'.ifert and Olwell voting yes, Merrick and Trowbridge no, and Mayor Reddy yes. Ha for nn1; Wort man ,n!ii'tit PICK TUFT? and your generation, and if you do as 1 want you to do, yon will one day be president of the I'nited States." CRAWFOKItHVILLi:. Ind., Oct. 23. William ff. Taft begun the r,econd ilay of his campaign in Indiana state at Brar.il today. The candidate's throat is still sore nnd he has difficulty in making himself heard by the crowds. The principal annoyance to the candi date comes from the sulphur fumes of t he torches and colored fire used in the night meetings. Or, Richardson has requested the various arrangements committees in the town where night tays arc made to discontinue the il luminations. In many places, however, the request hat been disregarded. C. P. HERALD IN FAVOR OF the rogue mm Says the Irrigation Fea ture of Condor Proposi tion Is Best of All-Says Rogue is Logical Source Tho Central Point Herald makes the following comments on the Medforil water election: To an outside observer it would ap penr that the electors of Med ford should havo but little trouble in de ciding how to mbark their ballots at the coming water election. Three pro posals hiivo been submitted, one from tho Crater Lake Lumber company at a cost of $277,410, 0110 from the Fish Lake Dilch company nt a cost of $2r4, H 1), and one from the Condor Water & Power company at : cost of $107,000. The Crater Lake people contemplate the use of nn elevated wooden flume 2 miles long nnd through a rough tim bered country, and also a V shaped fhimo alongside the water flume, on the same foundation for carrying lumber, wood, etc., for tho benefit of tho lum b. r company exclusively. An i'lovat ed wooden flume does not appear to offer a very safe nor permanent menus for delivering water to n city which expects to grow within a few years to 2-00O or 50,000 people. Thero aro too many contingencies which might nrise nl any time that would put a wooden flume out of business. A fallen tree, a forest fire, a ilood, a laudslidu or a jam in the Y-shaped lumber flume might nt any time cut off the supply of wa ter nnd leave tho people of Med ford "up against it" as hard ns they were last summer. Fish Lake. The offer of the Fish Lake company 'ontemplates the use of a pipeline all of tho wavfi but there appears to be considerable doubt in Med ford as to the quality of Fish lake water. The lake has been dammed at the 011' let and the water raised nnd backed up over a large scope of adjacent timber and brush laeds, where it ia naid to become stagnant and impure during the sum mer season. AuoflM'r serious object ton which is In ing urged against this pro ject is that thero seems to bo a ipiestion as to the water righlH of this company, Mr. Hanley, owner of Ihe Wnsson can yon rights, having frequently been quot ed as wiving that he will at lack the ditch company's right, to divert water from Little Butte creek at the point named in their proposal. Rogue River. The third proposal is from Ihe (ton- dor War t & Bowci company. This companv propone?; to pump wuhT from l'(ig.iie river by means of their electric ) ow.c-r pliuM H G.olr Ray and ti filter Ihe wa-!:-r into a 1,000,000 gallon reser voir nrri-r Mvdtf.vTd. The length of th" ipcM-n-f wMI less than ten miles, nnd t'frc W'a.i'f rir!'f'S n-nd- qnai-titv of water for a-M ft-ilHM' M-ectM m absolutely im ouesl low), wk-i-V tiro w.-.e uf a oiod'ern filti-n-tici-n i-.lt 1 tit w-i-M rew-fo-r Mm water absMhili'lv ptw. 'f fto wu-M'p of Mm Wil liKiic.t-t.w river :H, Owr'Mi Ci-t-V, a-f-t-er 1'lowing Moo extuu-' lv-ii.g.'.!i Mm v.t1 li-y n'ol receivin-g, tlj-r sewavjo a-ml oMi-er i-npiiritii s of th::t iintm-n;te a-nd ctowd populated region, ia passed through a nitration plant and is said to be found tiv chemical analysis to be purer than' Portland 'n Bull Run vnter. A not hi point t ha? in urged in favor of th proposition it; that tho company pro poses to sell water for irrigation pur poses to farmers, fruit growers am gardeners all along tho course of the lipeline. which will traverse the most fertile and richest portion of the Rogue River valley. Tins feature of tho pro oosal will prove e.f inestimable ndvao luge to Mdford, as the future growth of that city must necessarily depend 1 great measure on tho growth find d ,-clopmenf of the surrounding count r Rogue river is the logical source o water supply for this valley, furnishing ;s it doe. and will, unlimited nnd chca i.ower for raising the water to any d -ired Ik ight for all uses, and it woul Mppenr to be the part of wisdom for our neighbors to siart right in the ti ginning and secure r.n unquestioned siq ;.lv for all time to come. : APE CRACKERS ROB WESTON POBTOFFICE WKHTOX Or.. Oct. 2.'!. Burglars who -rocked a safe in the local postoffin -xtracted $!" and n largo qoantil '( stamps and then ndocked the strong (ox last night with tool and are h ng sought by the police today. Be ionise tho safe cracknineu had not nsed dynamite nnd had done such n neat iob, tho robber v was not di?coverrd ntil late this morning, wlici one of h.. employes ha t occasion to njien the safe. NEW BATTLESHIP WHICH IS TO BE ADDED SOON TO UNCLE SAM'S NAVAL STRENGTH ICM.g-ai ..., r.T' ANOTHER BIG BATTLESHIP Tlu Nul'lll rtilkotu, Hi,' IliHt '.'".mill In iilmut n-uily to lw liiuuHii'il Ht Vitro inm-lihii' Is slmlliir to tlii' iilii wail', now lll lie ilrlven liv turliiui-H mill Is i-xln-'i ti-il uii huur. It will curry ten iwelve lmli tiu.-oiiil'iry tr l.ery. Speaks to -Local People at 2:30 p. m. in Angle Opera House Captain Richmond Pearson Hohson, ho wnu fame for himself at Santiago, luring the Spanish-American war, Inter was elected to congress from Alabama, and has added fame by his ability on the platform, will discusH political is sues Saturday afternoon at. the Angle pcra house under the auspices ot the icnt Bryan mid Kern club. Ihe moot ing will open nt 2:30 p. m. Captain Hobson is one of the most talked of men in the United Stales. He was ensilv elected to congress from his listrict and he has nl traded much at tentioii by his advocacy of a larger navy, lie has lectured in various parts I lie United States upon n number f subjects. lie was present at tho Denver conven tion and has taken an active part, in tho national campaign. Hero is a good hance to hear Captain Hobsoii 011 Ihe ive issues of today. The following vice-presidents have icon named to sit on the platform with 'aplain llobson: Judge .1. It. Noil, ,1. tin a 11, A. !. Reaines of Jacksonville; Hon. L. T. Miilit, K. A. Sherwin, 1 Mc Williams and K. J. Kaiser, of Ashland; T. .1. O'Harra, O. 1 Minis, M. Amy, R. V. Beall and M. Mar hall of Central Point; H. K. Reed, A. Stanley, J. C. Mnstcrsou and J. II. Iteemau of Cold Hill; A. H. Filler, Veil Purry ami W. K. Anderson, of f'hocnix; V. A. I)u-nta, A. Alford nnd lames (lavin, of Talent; Thornns K. .N'ichols. J. M. Ruder and J0I1U Ashiob, lanJe Point; W. K. Price and R. I'. DeiMi of Willow Springs; Hon. D. 11. M'iller, Hon. M. Purdin,.!. It. Wilson, W. . CampliiM, W. K. Phips, J. P. Red ty, E. K. Kelly, II. C. (Inrnett, Mr. Ki P. M. Ton Velio, (ieorge P. Liiid- ly, K, K. Kelly, II. C. Harnett, Mr. Ki- .L S. Orth, W. H. Canon, C. (1. Miller, .T. A. Perry, .T. T Summerville, '. K. Daniels, J. P. Molony. Lee .la obs, W. W. Kifrrt, W. II. Holmes, It. i . Little. .1. I). Olwell, William French,! J. C. Brown. Dr. C. R. Rav, W. A. Jones, L. B. Haskins. J. K. Barkdull and Ilnrrv Angle. Judge W. S. Cm well will act as president of Ihe meeting and introduce ';t of :i in llobson. CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE THE PANAMA SCANDAL CHICAOO. Oct. 23. An investigation bv congress of tho alleged Panama ca purchase scandal will be demanded by Representative Henry T. Rainey of congress on its opening 111 December, according to his announcement here to ri sy. "The president," said Rainey, ought to he able to tell whether or not his brother in law, or the brother of Mr. Taft were interested in nn American syndicate which, it is said, succeeded in getting control of the securities of the Panama Canal com pnny. 'The president ought to be in a post tion to know who tho members of the RON HERE ON TOMORROW American syndicate are. The country , vs. Charles Obenchnin, tried In the Miller came hero last May from Un is entitled to know nil about it, and. circuit court this week, brought In alelnnnti." Darling, by whom he waa m I Intend to nrp that it is made pub I verdict of not guilty. Tho defendant ployed In Cincinnati, was . a lumber lie " . I waa chnm-d with (dentins a steer. 1 dealer. 1 . .f-i..-i.-t.-;,ajiWyYa APPROACHING COMPLETION. iii ImIHi'kIiIii iH llii' !lrc:iclnuliL'lil trite. HinT. Miism. This tiioimtur tlKli'tlnit ImlUInu' :il Ni-wport Xi-, Vn. It to hnvi- 11 hdii-iI ilf twi-iitv-iuia knnta turns uiul rnuin-i-n live lueli ONE BEST BET Local Theatre Has Great Crowds to See Common er Taft Drew Few " I would rather havo 30 feet of Bi yan than a mile of Tnftt" Such was I the manner in which tho manager of Ihe (Irand theater mourned up tho sit-1 nation after showing two films, one of William Jennings Bryan and the other of William Howard Taft. When the (Irand put on a film show ing Ihe Labor day parade in Chicago and Mr. Bryan at various places during Ihe day, the houso was crowded nt each and every performnnco. Aisles were crowded and tho audiences were en l husiasl ic, each view of the Commoner being the signal for a tremendous out burst, of applause. Tho (Irand has just boon showing a film of Mr. Taft. To say tho least, it wasa frost. The attendance wns poor and the enthusiasm was so great (f) that one could hear a pin drop at any time. The fact is a striking example of l ho great popularity of tho Nabrnskan. As one ma 11 remarked ; "It bents a ; si raw vole alt hollow, ' ' ROMANCE IN A CAB; OR RESULT OF FERNIE FIRE j SI 'OKA X K, Wash., Oct. 211. Married las Ihe culmination of a romance, that begun, in Ihe cab of a railroad engine j during Ihe disastrous Pernio fire, .1. A. i Murray, engineer for the Canadian Pa- : cific railroad, nnd his bride, formerly Li Die (in II van son, are todny enjoying 1 their honeymoon. The couple met for ! the first -time in their lives when the 1 fire was at its height. Murray had been ordered to run his engine at top speed I in carrying cars filled with refugees I from Pernie to Cruuhrook when Miss (iullyaasou climbed into the cnb am: isat beside Murray. As tho engine rum bled iiloni the enirineer and the vonnir 1 W(llnjll ,.Jtrrj(.,i mi a conversation. Thev met several t imes later in f 'ranbrook ( Ht night's wedding resulted WOMAN MADS INSANE BY FALSE IMPRISONMENT CLKVKLAXD. Oct. 22. Held in the 'county jail a month on the charge of pocket picking, of which she was inno- !eenl, Mrs. Catherine Hargrove, of Pc iroit. todav was taken to the Cleveland state hospital a raving mnninc. The in just ice of hr imprisonment and the ( Mh;mie of it preyed upon her mind so that she was hvsterir-al the Inst three da vs. Mrs, Hargrove was arrested Septem ber I" on the charge of having picked a watch from a man's pocket in the street. She protested her innocence. nt 111 vain, and wns placed 111 jail , .Hatitrdav the grand jury refused to in diet her. as there wns no evidence against her. Sho was then ordered held ns a witness against Joseph Boyle, who was charged with the crime, the watch question having been found in his possession. The jury in the case of the Rtnte BRIAN FILM MA LABORERS A POSITION Box Factory Will Give Much Employment to the Local Workingmen Will Mean Much to Merchants The fallowing additional information regarding Big Butte springs water is supplied by tho Crntor Lake Lumber company in answer to queries: Is tho Crater Luke Lumbor company prepared to begin work at once upon tho flume! Yes; upon the letting of the contract. Wo havo two sawmills located in our ' timber, which can Im started immediate ly, nnd therefore there willbo no un necessary delay as far as the construe- " tion of tho water system is concerned. Wo give bond to comploto flume bv July 1. How will the construction of the lum ber mills affect the labor markotf Beneficially. It will provido steady work for a targe number of mou both-.;1 in Medford and in tho forests. Will also help solvo tho fruitgrowers' prob lem, ns during tho fruit packing season tho sawmills and other manufacturing plants could run with a small crew, thus allowing u large number of men to assist in tho handling of fruit dur ing tho season. Hns the Crater Lake Lumber company any riparian water rights on the Big Buttof Yes, as it owns- llio land through which tho stream flows, and also owns tho land at tho proposed point of db orsion. In addition, water rights are Heeured by water filings. How does the water of Big' Butte Hpringf compare with that of Pish lake or the Rogue river f Butte springs water is the finest sup ply ever offered any city.' 'H 4rt supe rior in quality to that eirher'mf Fish lake or the Rogue river, as the wnter Is taken practically at the springs, frhtch gush a river in volunio from the earth, there is no chance for impurities to mprcgnntc the waters. On the other hand, the water of Pish hike is during a large part of the season unfit to. Irinkthe lake being in fact a snbmerg-. ed forest, and the decaying trees ren der Ihn water injurious for tiso. Much' uf the time tho lake is. covered with a green scum nlong the edges and campers find it necessary to row into the center of the lake to secure water fit for use. Prom Fish lake the water is dropped into the north fork of Little Butte, whoso watershed is n vast cow pasture, and where several thousnnd head of ent ile aro wintered. In addition many ampers spend the summer nlong the banks of tho stream polluting its wa ter. It is admitted that tho Rogue river water will have to bo filtered before it is fit for use. All that is necessary for anyone to make up their mind o ntliis subject is to visit tho proposed sources of supply, and tho verdict will be unanimous for Big Butte springs. ' t DEMOCRATS DISSEMINATE REPUBLICAN THUNDER CHICAHO, Oct. 23. Republican! at the national headquarters uro laughing over on incident which they say "evens up tho blunder of tho Omaha Bee edi torial." Tho republicans recently had printed a carload of Taft literature in Yiddish, Polish, Bohemian and the Slavonic lan guages. Draymen became confused and delivered tho literature at the demo cratic headquarters in the Auditorium annex. The democrats had ordered a similar output for Bryan and welcomed tho draymen with a good "tip." There was no one in the headquarters who could read the circulars and no one suspected the character of the litera ture. ' The shipping bureau promptly souzed it and expressed two wagon londs off to foreign voters with a Bryan leaning. Another load was on the way to voters when a Lit human visitor discovered the dreadful mistake. Frantic efforts are being hiade to prevent deliyery of the stuff throughout the state. ARRESTED IN SEATTLE FOR CRIME IN CINCINNATI SKATTLK, Wnsh., O-t. 23. Edward Marx Miller. 2H years old, bookkeeper for the local agency of the Flsk Rub- Iter company, is under arrest here on a I chnrire of otnhe?!7.Hng 2ft0 from J. '. Darltna of Cincinnati. Miller ad- mts his Identity, but demos the charge.