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MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1908.
No. 197.
Baity
ELECTION BRYAN WENT DOWN WITH I
OF LITTLE CLEAN HANDS AND A HIGH
INTEREST REPUTE"-COL. WATTERSON
Nothing Startling Devel
ops in Balloting for a
Choice of ..Water Supply
For City of Medford
At 2:30 p. in. the number of vote east
in tin' different waids was:
First ward l"i
Second ward !-"
Third ward 12$
Lark of interest was the feature of
'I nursduy 's balloting upon the choice
of a water supply fur the city of Med
ford. Tho city without bestirring it
self is any inn when the $250,00(1 voted
in April is to lie spent. Whether wa
tt r from Fish lake wilt he brought in
or whether it will he pumped from the
Kogue. The Big Butte proposition was
dropped some days ago, and although
that blank appears upon the hallols, it
will prtdialdy he passed up for the rea
son that it is generally understood that
it, has been withdrawn.
Whether it is simply apathy upon
the part of t ho voters of the city or
whether the I! 'Ken corrupt, practices
net has He red out any who might feel
inclined to work for one or the other
tif the two propositions it remains that
nowhere wore to ' he seen voters dis
cussing the matter.
Wide Publicity Given.
During the past few weeks wide pub
licity has been given t he. J wo offers.
Dr. liny for the Condor Water & Power
company has explained both by adver
tising matter and circulars the .many
points of his proposition-- .Mr, II am U
lon, on the other hand, has- 5TorKld
strenuously to spread light hy'wVu'd of
mouth regarding his offer. '1,1 lie voters
of the city have a rather thorough un
derstanding of the merits and' demerits
of each of the two offers, aad tho Vote
cast should be tin intelligent one.
The balloting today is in no way a
legal matter. It is simply a straw vote
taken in order that the council may be
guided in making a choice.-. They will
in al! probability oe guided by the re
sult of today's vote, but should they
desire they could enter into n contract
with any other party who might have
a proposition to offer.
It has been eight, months since the
bonds wore voted for the building of
a water system. Thursday the choice
will probably be made. Let us hope
that we get water some time.
PANAMANS OBJECT TO
IMPORTED FREE TRADE
WASHINGTON, Xov. C Obnldin,
son of the president of Panama, who
is here on his way to establish a Pan
ama .consulate at London, said today
that while he has r.a official status in
I lie United States, he would like to as
sist the Panama merchants who are pro
' testing against what they charge to be
an encroachment on their trade by the
Isthmian Canal commission.
lie savs the commission is handling
delicacies, fine clothes, etc., and that
when the canal employes can buy these
things from the commissary on a free
trade basis they are not going to private
business lotuses, where there is an av
erage of 10 per cent tariff on imports
besides the storekeeper's necessary prof
it. He also charges that canal employes
have loaned their trailing coupons tn
Die natives of Panama.
The canal commission's contention is
that whi n the problem was left to the
native storekeepers to solve the cm
nloves either could not get the article;
thev wanted or were fored to pay too
hi I'll prices.
Tt is stated that since the American
occupation the business of the Panama
merchants has increased 75 per
cent.
Jeff "Hoard. A. K. Beamts. with
partv of friends, went out for n ipinil
hunt Thursday.
4 OREGON FOR ONCE
IS FREE OF DEBT
SALKM. Or.. Nov. 5 For the
firt time in many weeks Oregon
is today boasting over tie fact
that she is free from debt..
State Treasurer Steel 's report
Mit issued show the state In
no debt. horded or otherwise,
and that there i in the treasury
a .ash bah.'M-e of ?i;:;..TJit.l.".
of which $21 I.V7.!" i in the
general fund, an amount vff
eient to pay the state's expense
until next March, when the l!M.i
taxes will be paid.
Louisville Editor Pays a Glowing Tribute to the He-
roclG Son of Nebraska-Land Too Busy to Con
sider any Danger to the Immortal Soul of Its Con
stitutional Fabric Corporations Won
LOI'ISVILLK, K.V., Nov. 5. Review
ing t he presidential elect ion, Colonel
Henry Wnttersou, in the Courier-Jour
nal, lodav savs:
' ' The result of Tuesday 'a elect ion
hows conclusively that a great major
ty of the people, of the controlling
sections of the Union are well ontcnt
with things as they are; that it, is bet
ter to endure the conceded shortcoming
of the party in power Hum embark upon
in unknown sea of continuous agitation;
that Itryaii meant this, while Tuft meant
t, hi short, a dollar, though tainted,
hand, is worth a bushel of patriotic
abstractions.
'The idiosylcracy of tho time is com
merce. As in the last century it was
liberty reaching out after- institution
al freedom and measurably attaining
it it is now materialism reaching out
after markets. Tho average voter of
better education and intelligence tnkoH
no thought of the hereafter, and is
even more indifferent to the heretofore,
lie is completely engrossed by tho plus.
That which Paeon calls ' the wisdom
of our ancestors' makes as little appeal
to his reverence or reason as that which
Burns calls Might from heaven' makes
to his imagination.
"He would not exchange the current
crop reports with n price list for all
the books t hat over worn written on
political economy. Ho either carries off
the vicinage with him or else raises
noiigh dust to blind his eyes and dis
SSDURI FOR
Stone Defeats Folk by 1 600
Again in Republican Column
ST. LOP1S, Mo., Nov. 5". Returns to
day indicate that the state was carried
by Taft by a small plurality that may
not be over 100. The estimates show
ing a big plurality for Bryan have been
increased constant ly until the result
is swinging the state back into the
rairks of the republican party, when'
it took its place as t he " mysterious
stranger" four years ago.
Attorney (lenernl Hndley; republic
SWING AROUND CIRCLE
TO UPLIFT THE FARMER
ITHACA. N. V., Nov. 5. The itiner
ary of the first trip of President
Koosevelt 's Farmers 1'plift commission
was anouiiced today by Chairman Lib
erty Hyde .Pa 'ley. The commission will
hold its first hearing at the Agricultur
al College of Maryland tomorrow. The
party will then go south and the next,
ten days will he spent on hvarings in the
states south of Washington and east of
the Mississippi river. During this per
iod the commission will separate n order
ro cover the territory nu re thoroughly.
The eemmi. ion will be in Wellington
mi Nv. P! ami 17. conferring with ag
riculturalists On the night of Nov. 17
the party wij leave for the southwest,
going through Tennessee and Texns,
swinging up through Arizona and into
California. The northern and southern
state of the Hock" mountain group
wil be covered. TIm trip back across
the country will embrace hearings in all
the staff of the midle west. The party
u-ii return for a final hearing in Wash
ing tn on D"c, is. The hearing in
Ithaca will 'cur about the middle of
December.
Mcrs P. ardinan and Mc Alpine, nf
the International V. M. C A. will be
with tin- paity on part of the trip, and
miin'Ts and various professional men
wil I"- pi ) ed up on the journey. The
hcariiit" w'll be of one day's duration
s.itiH' r.Honoo circular letters
have alreadv been S'nt out from Wash
niglon to various part of the country,
and about. 2,,," replies have ben re
:,.;) daily. 1'iiabliaji th- commission
to g t int" elf.se t..uch with all en
j t-Tprie for rural hefermrnt.
Albert Jhnon of upper Little Butte
j creek was in Medford Thursday.
arm his suffrage.
Bryau Will Livo in History.
"Thi result shows that we oversized
I he spiritual am) uiidenii.td the mute
rial in the hearts and minds of the peo-
' (ile. They were deaf alike to prece
dents, to reason and to eloquence; for
nothing would surpass, nothing has
ever etpiuled, the personal canvass of
Mr. Bryan; its woudroua lucidity and
power of statement; its splendid intel
lectual ami physical endurance; its un
answerable argument. Xor did lgna
tins of Loyola sweep through n world
of incarnate evil bearing the cross of
; Jesus to triumph, with greater force
' of inspiration and truth than did the
heroic son of Nebraska traverse n land
! gaping, with curiottity, but too busy
over its work and play to consider any
! danger to the immortal soul of its eou-
' st itut ior.nl fabi ic.
! "There is something yet belter than
i being president of t he Putted H'ales,
j and that is the real sense of duty dune.
liryau will live in history when Hayes
is forgotten. History will say of I try an
that in the great popular movements,
clouded I'onu t hues by errorH of judg
ment and obstructed always by corrup
tion, iih we now know by insurmount
able corruption he led nublimely; that
ho set before his country men the stand
ards alike of (iod and truth; and that
he went down beaten with clean hands
and high repute, carrying with him
the homage of patriotic men."
TAFT BY 1 00
"Mysterious Stranger'
an, undoubtedly has been elected gov
ernor over Cowherd.
The election of Stone over Folk is
assured and tho majority is now esti
mated 1000.
Five, and possibly hix, republican con
gressmen have been elected. Eighteen
counties ami a few scattering precincts
had not reported today, but it in believ
ed that these will increase the vote for
Taft.
BATTLING NELSON REFUSED
ADMITTANCE TO WALDORF
NKW VOlfK, Nov. 5. Battling Nel
son is staying today at a small hotel.
following the refusal of the manage
ment of the Waldorf-Astoria to admit
him as a guest to the fashionable hos
telry. Nelson was turned away last
night when he applied for a room and
a bath. Prize fighters are not wanted
at the hotfl and " Philadelphia " Jack
O'ltrien was ri'fcntlv turned awav for
that reason.
O'Brien became furious when he was
refused admission, but Nelson tpi'ietly
walked awav last night and made no
protest. When the ltattler applied for
a room, one of the clerks recognized
hint and called him by name. Nelson
answered and the clerk told him that
all the rooms were taken. He was sorry,
and did not know when a room would
be vacant.
ASK PERMISSION TO
SPEND TWO MILLION
SAX FRANCISCO. Cal.. Nov.
The Berkeley trustees are considering
today an offer by the Southern Pacific
railroad to spend $2.o(ifi,()(Ki in improve
ment next spring for permission to
change the motive power of the road
and extend th system in Berkeley.
The Southern , Pacific officials an
nouncement that they desire to change
the road from steam to electricity in the
operation of trains of. the -interurban
line. The road also wishes to extend
its lino northward frnm the city to
Contra Cota county, joining the line at
North Berkeley. A line to reach to the
campus of the University of California
will aNo be built if permiion is grant
ed bv the board.
W
IS GARBLED
Dr. Pickel Misquoted In
Interview Appearing in
Mail Relative to Little
Butte Water
"The Mail, in an ulhgcd interview
published Thursday on the discovery
it bacillus cob communis in Little Butte
water deliberately misrepresent;; me aud
garbles what 1 said," states Dr. K. II.
Pickel, member of the state board of
health, who took tho samples of wuGr
examined bv the state bacteriologist.
u the first, place, I did not take the
water from a hog wallow, but from the
middle of the stream when the current
was a regular mil I race. It was it fair
sample of t he wal er. 1 selected the
place mysell and those with me did not
even make a suggestion. 1 explain) d
to the Mail thnt the walervinight be
good aud soft, from a chemical stand
point, and still contain dangerous bac
teria. " I saw no hogs or cattle in the
stream near whero tho water was taken,
but I saw plenty nf them near Mc
Allister's springs, which I am informed
is nu railroad laud, and not in the
forest reserve.
'Both Mossrs. Hamilton and MeCray
know that the water of this section is
not fit for domestic use uuIchh filtered,
on account of entire section being a
cuttle range. If the water is brought
in it will be condemned by tho at ate
board of health and people will not
drink condemned water unless filtered.
"1 took the sample of water above
the ford above llunley's field, the point
named, in Mr. Hamilton's proposition.
"Mr. Bliton asked me about wood
pipe and t told him that I did not know
anything about it, but that if it was
worth while, was strange the manufac
turers wouldn't guarantee it for more
than a year, lie didn't print this."
HUNT LEWIS PAYS
$20,000 FOR THE
BEALL ORCHARD
F. L. Tou Velle Buys the Wiseman Prop
erty for 322,000 Both Purchasers
Have Mndo Money in Buying and
Selling Orchards in tho Valley.
Hunt Lewis, who recently sold his
famous Bear Creek orchard for $100,
000, has purchased the Heal I orchard,
one mile and a half norlheast, of Cen
tral Point on Il"t'.r creek, paying $20,
000 for 10 acres, 4f " HI an acre. The or
chard consists of .'10 acres of five and
six year old pear and apple trees, the
balance, leu acres, being in alfalfa.
F. L. Ton Velle, who has acciimu
laled the snug fortune of $ 10,000 in
buying, planting ami selling orchards
atoiiml Medford, has just closed a deal
for the purchase of the Wiseman place
in the samo locality, two miles north
of Central Point, adjoining on the north
tho Set-en Oaks orchard property of
Colonel (Jeorg- P. Minis, for i!2,nofl.
The tract consist! of 112 acres. There
are 1- acres of three-year-old orchard
and the balance of the rait is in al
falfa. This place is one of the few irri
gated tracts in the valley, water com
ing from Hear creek. It, is (he inten
tion of Mr. Ton Velle to plant 2'
acres more in orchard Ihis winter.
Both Messrs. Lewis and Ton Velle
have owned the finest orchard in the
valley, and hold the record for high
prices for fruit, have determined to re
invest and consider the part where they
have bought the choicest fruit land in
the valley.
Mr, Lewis is arranging to plant HO
which he owns a mile south of Medford,
the Peed tract, to fruit.
HOPKINS' WINTER N ELLIS
BRING RECORD PRICES
F. H. Hopkins, owner of the
Snowy Butte orchard at Cen
tral Point, has revived the rec
ord price of POM for Winter
Nellis pears, selling -112 boxes in
New York for .Vt.T a box, or
lOIS.L'O. Half boxes in the tnme
car sold for ,.37t-, or 1.75 a
full box. The car grouted
1705.15. The sale Was made by
Itae & Hat Held.
BY
DUKE OF THE ABRUZZI IS COMING;
DUKE; OF THE ABRUZZl IS NOT CONING
ji j i II
WC vti?i 7 II
tYRiMT. BY PICTOtlll HSWft
PRINCE LOUIS OF SAVOY, DUKE Of THE ABRUZZI. ,
MILAN, Italy, Nov. 5. Reports here today are to the effect that Prince
Louis of Savoy, jluke of the Abru.zi, has postponed his trip to America until
next summer. It is paid that the visit of the Italian warships to New York
has also been postponed. The reason for the postponing of the trip is not an
nounced, but it is thought to be in accordance with a compiomise wjth the
(pieeti mother, who objects strenuously t the match of tho duke with Miss
Katherine. Klkins, daughter of the senior senator of West Virginia.
KLKINS, W. Va., Xov. fi. Senator Klkins says that he or any mem
ber of his family have not been advised as to any change in the movements
of the Duke of the Abru..i. " But well you know," said Senator Klkins, "the
newspapers seem to know more of the duke's movements than wo know."
Miss Klkins would not'eonseut to bo seen.
HARMON WINS COSS UNABLE
OUT IN 01 TO GIVE BAIL
Democratic Governor Is
Chosen by 20.000 Leg
islature Republican
COLUMBUS, ()., Nov. fi.Uepublic
an Chairman Williams today concedes
the election of .hod ice Harmon, demo
crat, an governor with a plurality of
over 20,000.
The legislature will bo republican, bul
an Senator Fornker's time expires be
fon: the special tariff revision session
of congress and there will be no regu
lar Hcssioii of Hie hgbdnlurc in. the
meantime, Governor Harmon might have
the appointment of a successor to For
aker to serve the special session.
Governor Harris remains in office
unt i I t he second Monday in .lanuary.
It is expected that Governor Harris will
call Iho new legislature into itessiou
Januarv '2 to elect a senator.
Democrat in North Dakota.
FA IfGO, N. It., Nov. The returns
early today confirm the election of
Iturke, democrat, for governor, although
by a majority much less than of two
years ago. There is no possibility of
Johnson, republican, being able to over
take him.
(iovernor-elect Burke is the only dem
ocrat chosen.
The race for the senatorial nomination
by the republican legislature is close,
but the returns fas or M. M. Johnson,
although Marshall asserts that victory
is his.
Moro Votot in June.
SALKM. Or., Nov. ."..According to
unofficial count, nearly I'lOU more voles
re cast in Marion county for United
States senator last June than for presi
dential electors this week.
The total vote for United Slates sen
itor was 77M, while the total vote for
president ial electors, as far as is known.
is not more than ."Won, The vote in six
-mall precinct is vet unknown and
aniiot be determined until the official)
oiint is completed th!h evening. i
.fudire Tuft's plurality in Marion
oiitilv liow stands at about 15o(l,
The
hist figures obtainable give Taft 3rtJI
and liryau 2150, or a plurality for Taft
of 1 173.
DKTROlT, Mich., Nov. 5. Practical
tv complete returns from the state to
dnv assure tie re-election of Governor
'red M. Warner, republican, by a plu-
ality or 10,000.
Miss Mamie Itagsdcle, who recently)
returned from San Francisco to accept
a position nt the Hotel Mooro, has ac
eepted her old position with tho Hotel
Nash. '
CQ.
Amount Fixed by Hanna
at $5,000 Alter Supreme
Court Gave Order
H. M. Coss, who was convicted some
time ago of a statutory crime upon the
person of Carrie Hlagg and who was
Inter granted a certificate of probable
cause by tho supreme court, together
with a stay of execution until such a
t ime as it would bo postiihte to bear
the attorneys for the defense in tho su
preme court, has had his bail fixed by
.ludge II. K. Hanna at $-000. The su
preme court having directed Judge Han'
ua to fixe the amount. Ho far Coss has
oeen unable to find bondsmen in that
amount ami remains in the coitfity jail
It is understood that Coss had consul
erable difficulty in raising the amount
of bail required by the court before his
conviction, when it was placed at $;IOOO,
Now thai this amount has been increas
ed to ;.iHiu he has so far failed in all
attempts. (
VANCOUVER OUTPLAYS
STANFORD AT RUOBY
STANTOItl) HN'I VKItSlTY, Cub,
Nov. .". While admitting that thn Van
i-ouver football team played a fast game
yesterday, when I hey defeated the Stan
1' 1 1 1... .. ...... nf II "I t l. o nt
if gin us tod.iy point to the fact that
! three of their best men were not in the
' Lfame. Thre is nines disappointment
game.
j however,
I c made
wing to the comparison to
;li the 3 0 score of the Call-
I I' ii uia university game.
I ''he ;4t.iiili id players, however, are
not discouraged and will endeavor to
tnlo the second game from the visitors.
'i he record of the Vancouver team so
tr i a tie and a victory from Cult
fotnia and a victory from Stanford.
football i itics are uuauimotm that
'. nncouver p.uycd a faster and superior
...me thmi di 1 her opponents.
'
i INDIANS ARRESTED
FOR BOLD HOLDUP
I'MNDLKTON, r., Nov. 5. Two In-
dians, Joe Parr and Dan Gaston, are
lay awaiting trial on a charge of com
mittiug what the citizens of this city
term the boldest holdup ever perpetrat
ed. Petto Tellck says he was their vic
tim, lie cli urges that they held kirn
up at the point of a pistol on Main
st reet in the back room of a "soft
drink restaurnnt," and compelled him
to I urn over his valuables.
Th,e police were notified and Parr
( aiul Gnston were arrestea.
t 1
. Mrs. ft. Bundel of Los Angrier, it vit
' Hing with friends la the city.
60LD STATE
SENDS BACK
MEMBERS
California Re-elects Con
gressmenDunne Wins
His Fight In San Fran
cisco For Judgeship
SAN FIIANCIHCO, Cab, Nov. 15.
With but a few scattering precineta
yet to bo heard from, returns from all
parts nf the state indicate the ro-oloe-
tion of California's republican congress
men by approximately following phi-,
ralities:
First district William Knglebright,
0000.
Second district Duncan K. MeK in
lay, 4000.
Third district Joseph R. Knowland,
WOO.
earth district Julius Knlin, 1044.
Returns complete.
Fifth district B. A. Hayes, 3430. Bo-
turns complete.
Sixth district James C. Need ha in,
4K00,
Seventh district James MeLachlau,
71130.
Kighth district S. C. Smith, 8300.
Judges in San Francisco.
The complete voto in Snn Francis
co on superior judges was as follows:
For the long term, four to be elected:
John K. Hunt, republican and inde-
peuco party, 30,3(14.
John J. Van Nostrum!, republican
and union labor, 2!),r00.
Frank II, Dunne, democrat, good gov
ernment and independence, HP, If IS.
George A. Hturtovnnr, republican, la
bor, 29,07S.
Carroll Cook, republican, union labor
ami independence party, 127,753.
For the short term, one to bo elected t
George IL Cabanis, democrat, good
government, union labor, 31,591.
Isadora Golden, republican and inde
pendence party, 17,K(tO,
The fight centered on the rn-eloctiou
of Judge Dunne aud Judge Conk. Dunne
was supported by the "graft prosecu
tion," and Carroll Cook was support
ed by Ilnef and the anti-graft prosecu
tion element.
HAY SHORTAGE SCARES
DEALERS IN CALIFORNIA
SAN FRANCISCO, Cab, Nov. fi.
Tho hav dealers all over the state have
shut down on tho selling of hay today,
following the publication of a report by
tho San Francisco Hay association this
morning thnt there is a possibility all
the horses and cattle of the state having
putting short rations as tho result of
the hav shortage. Tho price of hay is
$24 a ton today as against, a price of
from tl-1 to $18 nt this time last year,
and it is stated before tho week is over
it will go to 30. per ton.
The dry year in Utah ami Ne
vada which states usually help out- Cal
ifornia in the hay famines, made n
shortage in those states and the avail
able crop there already bought iip. Cal
ifornia hay merchants are looking to
Oregon and Washington to make up
the shortage, but transportation and the
shortage of cars will undoubtedly make
it impossible for hay to ship from these
states until tho price has soared.
CAME BETWEEN HUSBAND
AND WIFE; IS JAILED
OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 5. It. C.
Blake, stepson of Michael Tallihan, a
San Francisco politician, is in tho city
I prison here today as the result of tin
confession of Mrs. C It. Bright that
he aided here to chloroform and rob her
husband. According to Mrs. Bright.
she became so enamored of Blnke that
she fell in with his suggestion that she
should chloroform her husband and rob
him after retiring for the night. This
was done und she says Blake secured
$17n. Latnr she lenrned that Blake
had cause ! nu estrangement between
herself slid her husband by enrrying
concocted tales to each regarding the
alleged act'ons of the other.
.f
BRYAN WrRES TAFT
HIS CONGRATULATIONS
LIN 'OLN, No h. , No v . 5 .
Convinced by more complete re
turns from the doubtful and
close states thnt Teft has been
elected, Hrynn today sent the
following telegram:
William H. Taft, Cinciminti,
Ohio: .Pleane accept my congrat
ulations and best wishes for tho
soccer of vour ndmtnistrnUon.
"WILLIAM J. BUYAN."
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