$500 ForfeitThe Tribune Guarantees Twice the Paid Circulation in City or Country of the Morning Mail UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By far the largest and best news report of any paper In Southern Oregon. The Weather Fair east; rnin went portion tonight. Tuesday, rain; southerly winds j fresh southerly gale along coast. THIRD YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1908. No. 194. RAY SHOWS ROCKEFELLER'S SUPPORT HIS OFFER TO WILL STAMPEDE VOTERS BE CHEAPEST TO DEMOCRATIC RANKS Condor Company Gets Re turns From Sale of Sur plus Water Outside of City Limits Why should Med ford build a lnrgor pipelino than needed from Koguo river uud allow tho C'oud ir eoinimny to sell the surplus wutor that Medfor does not' useo or need and havo nil the rev enue from sale of water outside of city limitsf Answer First: Beenuec tho Condor company mnst havo pay for its pumping charges, aud gets its from tho sale of surplus water outside of the city lim its. Second: If Medford in this way gets a cheaper proposition and lower water rntes, why not permit the Condor com pany to sell this surplus water that the city will not uset Third: Medford 's prosperity depends on the prosperity of the surrounding country, and all of the surrounding Y country needs water for irrigation. Then V why not iucrenso Medford 's prosperity ill the manner proposed by the Condor i company, especially since the irrigation- ' Ula outside of tho city limits will pay tho minuting charges, thus affording Medford cheaper water rates than nuy e"fi. gravity proposition? Is Cheaper Proposition. Why should tho city of Medford huild tho water system ns proponed by flm Condor eoinnanv and allow the 'ou- , dor company to havo 73 per cent of the nrofits instdo city limits! Answer First: If you get cheaper water proposition in that way, why not do itt Second: Jt is known that tho gravity Bvstom under city management will cost ti itv .'10.00(l per year for 30 years, 11 sides' the operating expenses. -It is nlso known that with n new city water distributing system in oper ation with no provision made or money mailable for extensions, that the city mnnngeiiient is not paying operating ex nensoB. much less interest charges on ti,,, ,t..l.l Now, nndor theso circumstances, if u gravity system is built and the city assumes $:iiin,(H" more debt, with no monev provided for new city exten sions' will not tho property owners of tho city have to pay this enormous tax ation of over 30,000 per yenrf Third: If the city water system will be self-supporting, as it will under the Condor proposition, and the properly owners treed from tho extra burden of taxation under the Condor proposition, then the people could well afford to give the. Condor company nil thej.rofits and a bonus besides. Hut tho city only gives them 75 per cent of the profits and the city council fixes the water rates, thereby control ling the amount of the profits. Am Electric Lighting Rates Higher? I.iirhtini? rates are lower than they wero under city management. Under city management lighting rates were lu cents per wilowatt: under Condor management they range from 10 cents down to 4 cents per kilowatt. The fact that some people pay more for lighting now tliiin they did before ia simnlv nn illustration of Unit man ngement of the city nnd shows why it went in debt operating the light plant and how it will go deeper in debt trying in nnerate tho water system. It is a well known fact that tho light meters were out of repair and worn out and did not register correctly, just ns is the case with a good ninny water me ters now. The rule of the Condor company is to investigate promptly any compia.ni f .oi.nnsed overcharge, test nt r-hnree and refund promptly any overcharge. Hamhilton Proposition. Theso proxv unsigned promises in the Medford Mail in behalf of Hamilton s water proposition who is responsible for them, nnd are they binding on Ham ilton f Hamilton's proposition merely says lie will furnish so much water. What guarantee dill the city have that it will get pure watert Hamilton 's. proposition says he will f., .;.!, nnd nines for so much li. nai guarantee will the city have that it will !.. nnn Vftfirl I Wood Pipe. Th Medford Mail .publishes state ments n-garling woM pip from woml pipe compnnies nnd others, but none nf the statements say how long me pipe has been nsed satisfactorily or whether it is guarantee-! one year or ot ls wood pipe guaranteed over one viir'by any wood pipe company! " ' (.less name the company and the length (Continued on page .) Wellman Says Republicans Inwardly NervousResult in Indiana, Ohio and New York Close tabor Vote the Big FaGtor, Imposible to Tell Which Way It Will Turn CHICAGO, Nov. 2. Walter Wellman writes in the Record-Herald today as follows: "Election week dawns with tho re publican lenders outwardly confident, but inwardly nervous. Tlio democratic innnngers are hopeful, ns usual. Signs poiut to Tnft's triumph,, but some un settled conditions may reverse this pre- lietion. "The result of tho Hockefeller inci dent is uncertnin. 'It is not known how powerful tho labor vote is in Indinnn, Ohio and Now York. Are the republicans ill the labor unions joining Gompers in his fightf Is the prevalent discontent nn indication that laboring men will demand a change in government 7 Oil Support Aids Bryan. "There is reason to believo that Hockefeller 'a support of Taft will stam pede voters to Bryan and great llnxic tv exists over tho effect of his an BOTH PARTIES Both Sides Claim Nebras ka, Iowa, Colorado, and Kansas CHICAGO, Nov. 2. At the head quarters of the republican nnd demo cratic national committees today state ments were given out, each party pre dieting n victory In tomorrow's elec tion. Dispatches received from all parts of the west, at the headquarters of notn parties today indicate the following coa litions in states that have noon clnimcu bv both parties: n Nebraska the nemocrnis ami ine republicans are both claiming the stat The republican chairman says Taft will get a plurality of 10,000 and the dem ocrats claim tho stnte liy the same pin i-nlitv. In Iowa the republicans claim that Taft will cot the usual republican ma ioritv. The democrats claim that the fiffht for the United States senntorship will, reduce Taft's plurality and give Rrvnn a chaace to win. in Colorado the democrats charge the republicans with having tried to "fix (lie election in Uis Animas and liner fiino counties. Both sides claims the state. The speaking coinpaign in Col oriido hns been closed. In Kansas lirvan's entry into the northern part of tho state today is claimed bv the democrats to bo cffoC' five in securing the state for him. Both aides claim a victory in the state. PHACTS FBOM PHOENIX. Arthur and Fred Farry returned Thursday from Dead Indian where they went to look after their cattle. They brought nearly enough ducks to supply the town. The Feck Rnthe car from Jennings, I.nttsiana arrived here Friday morning, Miss Young of Ashland came down Friday to organize n musicnl class. Miss Young in n noted piano instructor. What's the matter with Talentf Why die don't talk any more. Finch your self and wake up Mi3s or Mrs. or Mr. Lloyd Colver is getting his orchard into fine shape. Claud '. ( ntes left for Ashland Fri - day. l'rof. fi. A. Stannard and wife spent Wednewlny. Thurwiay aud t relay ! Medford attending the teachers insti- - tnte. Fred Ilnpp nnd Marion Sowash of Talent passed through here Monday on CLAIM VICTORY meir return nome iroio inn, """"k ( Klamain r ails, wner etney nrgnnizeo , trip to mosquito swamp near Mt. Pitt.jj tribe of the Improved Order of lied They each got their limit of deer. I men with A large membership. 1 Riley Nycewarmer has had anice little Vr. and Mrs. T, IT. Miles visited rol ( cottage built nn hia place on Coleman ( ntives and friends living nt Ashland , creek, next to F.lmer Coleman's. The Sunday. work was done by James Trask and te r, t to Talent morning for I Wink Smith. la short visit. Outwardly Confident but nouncement. It accentuates greatly the protest against tho. undue power of wealth in polities. "Tho result in Indiana, Ohio aud New York is close. If any one of these slates is saved to Taft, it will be ho rcBtilt of the arousing of tho laboring classes nfter months of apathy. What the republicans fear is that Rockefel ler's endorsement of Tuft may turn euough votes in these states to elect Hrynn. "A well informed mnn of Now York says that Rockefeller's endorsement of Tnft is not a trick of the democrats. He says that Rockefeller has always bren a republican and desires Tnft's election, Rockefeller wns not nwnro of so great unpopularity, says this man, nnd thought that his endorsement would really benefit Taft. The oil mngnatc is really sorry that it has reacted against Taft, he says. " BRYAN TALKS Commoner Will Be Royal ly Welcomed Home Is Greeted by Crowds . KANSAS CITY, Knn., Nov. 2. Bry- in left hero this morning for a tour through northern Kansas to make his final speeches of the campaign before reaching Lincoln, Neb., tonight, where rousing welcome linn been planned. A monster parade has been planned for Brvan's homecoming in this city. The entire town will turn out to do honor lo its candidate. At everv step todnv Brvnn continued his attack on tho republican party be- ause of Rockefeller s endorsement of Tnft. II' denounced President Roose velt's statement thnt tho Rockefeller endorsement wns u campaign trick of the democrats as a campaign document I declared that it is weak on its face. 'I believe thnt we will have votes to spare in t ho electoral college, and ii considerable majority of the popular vote," Bnid Bryan today in summing up the campaign. 'Th republicans will nave an un pleasant surprise awaiting them on the duv after election. 1 think that wo will rarry Illinois." LAT1 LOCAL VBW& The Rogue River Horticultural so ciety will meet on Saturday, November 7, at which meeting Professor O'Gnra will address the members on blight. Charlton Perkins, son of H. C. Per kins, surveyor of Josephine county, nnd his wife arrived at Grants Pass Sun day for a visit. Mr. P. hns been in the Philippines for a number of years. A. C. Wnlker. the expert nurseryman. who lives near Central Point, transacted business in Medford a few dnys since, P. B. Bronson, who has the contract for building the new sehoolhouse ot Uiitte Fnlls, was in Medford the fore part of the week. C .R. McCJintoek and George Die trieh, who nro developing some prom ising mines in Sterling 0.1st net, ro , t,irncd to Medford durin if the nast week j ,t w nnt renlnn iong. . w. Hays, the pioneer blacksmith, I was among the many in Medford during t),8 pMt week. in, Mrs. W. K. Bartlett of San Francisco nas neen visiting ncr parents, Mr. anil 1 Mrs. George Hoffman of Apnlegnte i . ,;, lj, Fitzgerald, Waller Kennedy ttni jOSOph Caskey have returned from HOLLAND TO WAGE WAR ON CASTRO Orders Blockade ol Ven- ezuelan Ports-Castro Mobolizes Troops --Holland Preparing to Fight THE HAGUE, Nov. 2. War was vir tually declared ou Venezuela today when ttio Dutch government ordered a bloc kudo of nil Venezuelan ports. Or ders wero so nt to tho commanders of tho Dutch battleships at Willeinntndt last Saturday and it ic believed that these orders directed that a blockade bo enforced beginning today. Tho gov ernment is preparing to send more war ships to the scene of the trouble. Tho blockade of all Venezuelan ports was ordered by Holland oftor several months of delay in dealing with Presi dent ('astro. It is believed that Holland is preparing to fight and will sond troops to Venezuela to enforce hor do ma nds if necessary. Yesterday was the hint day as the lim it of time given Castro by Holland. Custro refuses to reverso hia decision. Advicos received from hero today stnto that Castro has mobilised 20,000 troops which are ready to resist the blockade. The troops are tinder the command of General Nicholas Holland, a former revolutionist lender. It is stat ed hero that tho cruiser Utrocht will be sent to Venezuela from hero and tlint the Dutch cruisers are in tho Cor- ribenn son and the East Indies will be nmhed to enforce tho block ft do. NEAHLY 600 STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF OREGON UNIVERSITY OP OREGON, Eugene, Or., Nov. 2. Every county in the state, with the exception uf a half dnzon in eiiHtoru and southeastern Oregon, which there aro no complete high schools and everv four-venr high school nnd academy in the stnto is represented in the student body nt tho University of Oregon. The registration hns now reach ed 521, which is the greatest in tho his tory of tho university, nnd will bo 'in- creased to 600 by tho registration ut the opening of tho second semestor. Many students enter nt this time, com pleting their work nt the midyear lour vears hence. The registration of 521 includes only the departments of liber al arts and engineering, and not the departments of medicine and law. If these wore included, the total would be about 750. Fifty-three Btudents nro reg' istered from states outside of Oregon an indication of the large number of people from other states that am sot tling in tho state. Muttnomnh county leads in number of students, followed in order bv Lane, Marion, Baker, Clack nmns, Jackson, Douglns nnd Umatilla CENTRAL POINT TURNED TOPSY TURVY HALLOWEEN Central Point was turned topsy tur vy Saturday evening, Halloween, by a crowd of its young men nnd boyz. 1 he streets presented a sorry spectacle Sun day morning. Wagons, upside down, lit tered the sidewalks. Store signs were 'Hinsferred End placed in absurd posi tions. An outhouse wr, carted onto store-porch nnd ft roctnurnnt sign nail el on. Every movable around the town was moved, nnd it will take several days to straighten thing out. TRACKLAYERS RAPIDLY NEARINO KLAMATH FALLS KIjAMATH FALLS, Or., Nov. 2 Word en, the second townsitn south from Klamath Palls, will be reached by track layers of the California Northeastern railway next woek. All nlong the line of the grade the greatest activity prevails, and almost before this eiay realizes it the rails will bo here. THE EE TORT COURTEOUS DR. RAY TO BLITON Mr. Bliton of the Medford Morning Mail in his subsidized fight ngninst the Condor Water & Power company proposition hns resorted to every disreputa ble means to misrepresent nnd defeat the Condor water proposi tion nnd in his paper of Novem ber 1 libeloiisly nttacks the char nrter of Dr. liny of the Condor company. However, it is well known thnt Bliton is not responsible for what he says or publishes nnd to sue him for libel would bo like "shooting n skunk nothing would come of it but a stink.' C. R. RAY. DEBS OFF ON FINAL TOUR THROUGH STATE .. OF ILLINOIS; IS PLEASED WITH RESULTS J " tff.'.&l 1 VIA i? THE SOCIALIST CANDIDATE FOR CHICAGO, Nov. 2. Eugeno V. Deb", .,. t..r .. Inn, .,f llio ulnli, in Hie flnnl will close his canvass t might at Torro Del,, ulnte.1 Hint I lie tour lie lion iimt. OHt. At tho party headquarters it was ... ... ill Chicago will no 5U,0UU ami unit tun voie in mo suue A. M. S. Km'nis of the socinlist niltiolial committee today declared that in the ,o,i,o.,rt I lirooirhoiit the middle 0 or 1,211(1,1100 voten tomorrow, lie os - e Itoo.lioo and that 40.000 will bo cast f 25,000 in Illinois nud.n gain of OOO. - Fish Lake Property Is Under Option to Eastern People-Want to Sell It has been nbout two weeks since tho Moil was requested to give gome infor mation about the responsibility nnd guurnntee behind the Pish Lake water proposit inn. Hut these (j nest ions are still unanswered. The people have :i right to know, since it is known that the right to di vert water from Little finite creek will he attacked in the eonrts. Mr. Hamilton has claimed that the Fish Luke Hitch company wilt guaran tee tho litle to the water. Tim people have the right to know the nature of that gunniiitec. If it is not in writing, it is absolutely worthless. Fish Lako Wnter Option. Another reason why it is important is that tho Pish Luke company hns boon for the last five years trying to sell nil its property and rights, and its whole proper! v is now under optinu to eastern people. If a sale is made the Pish Lake Water company would immediately bn dissolved. This would leave the people as protection against litigation a guaranty if there ever was one from a defunct corporation. If the city would get into litigation over the water right and lose, it would bo nn able to recover a penny, Iu Cnso of a Sale. If a snlo is made by the FiHh Lake Water company, of rourso the proceeds would not be kept in tho treasury, but be immediately distributed nmong the I stockholders, and the company would be without, property and without assets of any kind. Is this not the reason why Mr. Hamilton makes no guarantee! The question now is do the people of Med ford wnnt to give Mr. Hamilton th opportunity to make huge profits on wooden pipeline that is threatened with litigation, nnd to have for indrm nitv only his word that the Pish Lake Water compnnv will stand behind him and especially in view of the fact that the Pish Lake Water company may se its property nnyoweek nnd is trying to - it now? Does that look as if the people were being played for "Buck ersf" ROUT. O. SMITH. RIVAL STAGE TO ONE OWNED BY SOUTHERN PAOrFIC KLAMATH FALLS, fir.. Vnv. 2. Abel Ady, the "marsh king" in Kl:in ath county, contemplates n rivnl trans portation company in opposition to the one now ncting in conjunction with the Southern Pacific company. Transporta tion matters in this county have been quiet all summer, and Mr. Ady's move is caused by the new setieduln just go ing Into effect, prncticnlly cutting out his entlng station nt Teeters Landing. He advertises n reduction in rntes nnd Ifreo meals. WHAT IS NATURE OF GUARANTEE? rans PRESIDENT ON THL SToMP. socialist candidnte for president, dash of the caiilimign today, lie Haute, where ll big meeting will be held, eollllileted allows a wonderful llleleaso announced today thnt the socialist vote .1.- ..i... :n 1.- ion noo wthe socialist party would poll 1,1100.00 timates that the volo in Illinois will b in Cook county. This will be a gain o oOO in the entire United Stntes. E E IS SET FREE Parker, Who Induced Mrs. Olson to Leave.Medford is Fined $100 BKLLINGHAM, Wnsh., Nov. 2. Upon plea. ling guilty to the charge uf living with u woman not ins who. C. w. i'ai'ker was selitenceil to servo threo month in jail by Justice of tho eaco C. C. McDonald, of Jtlame, yes terday nftemooii, while Mrs. Oertio Olson, the erring wifo of Olo Olsou of Medford, Ore., who took her moth and four children nnd ran away with Parker, escaped prosecution. The mother sat in tho courtroom yesterday with her four children, ranging 111 nge I rum IS years to .'1 years of age, uroiiml her, nnd the father lacked tho heart to prosecute her. The woman has sinned two clivorc suits against her husbnnd, ono in Oro gon nnd one in the superior court of VVliat.com county. Olson is undecided lis to whether he will file a cross bill in the suit now pending in Oregon or whether ho will start n new one on his owu account. lii' says there iB no hope of a recon filiation, as he cannot overlook the fa that his wife ran away with another man. Prosecuting Attorney Peringer per mitted Pnrkor to enter a plen of guilty to the charge against him, ns tho man had already confessed to Detective Logs don, who handli d the case, and then nc copied the decision of Judge McDon aid to fine Parker tl00 and costs, in stead of having the prisoner bound ov to the superior court for trial. Mrs. Olson says that shn and he mother will be able to get along and euro for the children without the aid of her husband or Parker, who is In jail. She says she will not give up Ihe little ones unless ordered to do so by Hie court. The husband has left for his home in Oregon nnd it is believed that he is taking steps to recover the custody of the children. " Your Neighbor's Wifo." Mr. mill Mrs. Charles Kills delighte a large audience nt Anthony Wayne hall Inst, night in their protean play ..Your Neighbor's Wife." The marvel ous aptness with who h the nctnrB sti oeil from one nart into another wns nuile bewildering. Toledo, )., Hindi'. At Angle opera house Thursday, No veniber 5, auspices of M. . A. Wednesday evening tho Indies of .Inck Monville met nt the town hall to insti t'ole n club for the improvement of the town. A large number of Indies were in attendance and elected the following otlicnrs: Alice Plrirh, Resident; Mrs. W. H. Hii nut in, vice -pntident; Mrs. A. Rose, secretary; Mm. .Tohin P. Miller, treasurer. The club will serve a manor in the Odd Fellows ball on oleotion day from 12 o'clock at noon until 12 oVlock t in fnnn ii fnmi Tni the emu jto begin on. RRING WIF MALLISTER INSPECTS isits Rogue River it Re quest of Various Anglers ---Improvements Are to be Made at Once Mauler Fish Warden II. G. McAllhv r in response to requests from the liogue river section, npont Saturday and Sunday at tho various dams across too stream and ns n result of his visit work is now under wny remedying the elects in the fishwnys, so that In a few lays fish will bo nblo to ascend tb river to their natural spawning ground. Ihe publication of conditions as they have existed in The Tribune Is respon sible, for tho official's visit, for an gling in the Hoguo wns threatened with extermination. Having secured good - fishwnys at the dams, the next move ' bo to secure legislation stopping all ,, , M,,K """: ."ii'nun'i uuu Mil uigau- - r.ution for tins purposo is under way. improvements Agreed Upon. Mr. McAllister arrived at Granta 'nss Saturday and was met by Repre sentative 0. II. Miller, Pish Warden Mward Clauton and Oamo Warden Harry Mossier. The Orants Pass dam' and the Anient dam wero inspected, At tho former n new fish ladder, on ap proved plans, is to bo constructed at once. At the Anient dam raeka are to fie built to steer the fish to the flsbway v and prevent their collecting In the holet ' under the cribbing and beating them-' soives to pieces against 1110 awn. ne - pairs nro to bo mudo to the fishway to render tho ascent of salmon and steel;' head easier. Sunday morning Mr. McAllister was tnken to Gold Kay in nn auto by Or. J. It. Kay and Superintendent Stoddard of the Condor Wnter Powor company Hero ho was met by a largo delegation of Medford and Hold Hill citizens in terested in angling, among them being Mr. nnd Mrs. .1. JO. Kuynrt, D. II .Mil- lor, Mr. nnd Mrs. Hussey, John Reed and .lack Ah! bury of Gold Hill and Wnrdena Clnuton and Messier. Mem bers of tho .Jackson County Press asio- in t ion wero also present, including 'resident S. A. Pnttisou of tho Central' I'ninl Herald, U. .1. Kisor of the Ash: laud Valley Itceord, Lynn Purdin of the Gold Hill News nnd George Putnam fo The Medford Tribune. Work Now Under Way. Work on remedying the defects In tho fishway had already commenced at tlie Tiny dam fishway. Tho bed roe k. in front of ,tho ladder Is being blasted out so as to make a deep channel from ' the main chunnol of .the river to the ladder. The cement side of the fish way are to be extended and raised and several new steps put in the laddor, The intake from the hike Is to be wid ened. "When theso chnnges nnd additions fire completed," said Mr. McAllister, "this will bo tho best fish bidder at any dam in Oregon. It will bo easy foi any fish to pass tlr dom. I wish to thank Dr. Ray for his courtesy and willingness to do everything suggest ed, for this is purely voluntary on bis part, ns tho fishwny had alrondy been accepted by my predecessor, and I have no authority to forco further improve ment, " Bay Alone Enforces Law. Or. Ray has rigidly enforced the law regarding fishing, preventing fishing within 'lull feet of tho dam, and does not allow employes or visitors to break the law. Mr. Anient, on the contrary, re fuses to aid in tho enforcement of the law iu any way at his dam, or to co operate with tho wardens in protecting the fish. Mr. McAllister promised thnt he will detail n special man to protect the fish in the ltogue, and more especially to watch the two lower dams nnd prevent the fish hogs from making their big hauls at the toes of the dams, as they have done in the past. Lawbreakers aro to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Entertained at Gold Hill. After nn inspection of the improve ments under way at tho clubhouse, which consist of a refrigerator and lee plant, remodeling and repainting and constructing an nuto road, Mr, McAllister accompanied Dr. Bay, Mr. Stoddard nnd tho newipa : per men to Gold Hill., where they were tho guests of Joe L. Ham mersloy, Editor Lynn Purdin nnd John Reed nt a most cnjoanble dinner at the Gold Hill Hotel, An elaborate menu was discussed and the most auccesaful meeting the press association baa yet : held followed. After dinner tho Medford contingent I returned on tho afternoon tTaiu, wnua Mho Gold Hilt entortninera took Mr. FISHWAYS i MeAiiisier to visit iUO ;nanuuon omisw at toots creek.