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The Weather
Fair weather in promised for topigbt
ami Friday: easterly ki litis.
DISPATCHES
By far the Urgest sad beat nam report
of tuj paper In Southern Oregon.
THIRD YEAR.
MEDPORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1908.
Na 203, "
r HARRf M AN TO 327 MINERS ARE DEAD
WAR ON AS RESULT OF EXPLOSION
: 11 IN GERMAN COALMINE
Railroad Magnates Will
Lock Horns for Control
of Pacific-Fight All A
long the Coast
SAN FRANCISCO, fl fNoy. 12.
Financiers litre any that B. If. Hnrri
muu nnd Jnmet J. Hill, the two greatest
ruflroad mugmlteu iu tlie world, ure
preparing to lock horns in a battlo for
the" coutrol of transportation in the
went nnd on the Pacific enaBt.
Followers of railroad construction
say todny tlmt tho brittle beginning in
tho northwest will be fought out nil
along the const into Ban EraiiciHCO.
It is pointed out mat the nctivity
of Hill in the Spokane,1 Portland, Seat
tle road nnd the vnriciia electric feed
ers to his road in the northwest is to
foroBtall any development by Hnrriman
that may take away from the Hill
roads tho valuable trnffie of that sec
tion of tho country. Hnrriman has
been strengthening himself in Oregon
and California by electrifying his linen
and, by building new ones, but Hill in
expected to show his hand soon, when
the new road from San FranciBco to
Oregon via Tiburon is opened.
Tho proposed road from Tiburon to
Portland is supposed to bo backed by
Hill. Rights of way have-been so
cured by tho Hotnling interests nnd the
road will connect with" Sau Francisco
via Tiburon and run to Vallojo and tho
Raeramonto river islands, thence to
Portland via the Pacific, N'upn Valley
& Kurcka.
HAS MONEY TO INVEST;
WORKS REAL ESTATE MEN
A dispatch from Brants Pass to the
Telegram says:
A number of the lawyers nnd real
estate men nf the Hoguo River valley
have just been made the victims of n
smooth stranger from tho east, poBtng
as a laboring man with about $5000 to
invest. In Brants Pnss he gave the
name of Frank In man nnd claimed to
have property in Maine. He consulted
severnl lawyers about looking over the
nbstracts of some property he was pro
paring to buy, got the real estate men
to givo hi mautomobilo rides ovor tho
Country, then represented that he was
a littlo short of funds and borrowed
about $2 apiece from each victim. Ho
played the game in Mcdford and also
hero, and the supposition is that he is
paying his way north by stopping in
each town. What makes it so easy for
him is that each victim thinks he is
going to make anywhere from $5 to
$200.
M'OBEDIE SAYS TWO
TEAMS FOB PORTLAND
OHICAnO, Nov. 12. Wnltflr McCro
din, manager of the Portland baseball
club, thia afternoon declared to the na
tional mooting that iti s almost certain
that Portland will have two teams next
year.
MrCredie tmid that he had consulted
fnl V.wlmt. nresident nf the Coaat
league,, and found that Ewlng nnd ovory
ono else wns willing for Portland to
have two tennis.
T !inminn-cd this nfternoon that
Danzig, the Pacific coast inflelder, has
been sold to the Boston Americans.
.PROPERTY OWNERS OOT
BUSY WITH SHOVELB
ji, Property owners awake this
"morning along d 'Anion street
only to get busy with their picks
nnd shovels. Out into the street
thev went and began to dig for
dear life. And all because they
did not heed the warning of tho
water committee that the wa
ter from the old water main
wns to be cut off on November
12. The Nash livery barn took
their horses to the creek for wa
ter. The Oregon Ornnite com
pany wns forced to shut down
their plant. The Emerirk cafe
and saloons alone; the row were
without a drop of water. Knr
a while consternation reigned
and there was a call for men.
Not being able !o secure these
in a hurry, the property own
ers went out themselves and dug
the trenches fur the new ronnee
tionse. Then came along Robert
King and put in the taps; and
once again the water flows mer
rily through their service cocks.
Rescuers Blocked by Wreckage Flames and Fumes
. Entire Population ol City Gathers in Vicinity ol
Mine-Fatalities May Reach Greater , Number-Thirty-eight
Only Escaped With Their Lives
HAMM, Westphalia, Germauy, Nov.
12.-Three hundred and twenty-two
men are believed to be either dead or
doomed in the buruiug Bad bod coal
mine near hero. An explosion of fire
damp shattered tho workings last night
and the fire quickly followed. Rescu
ers today are blocked by the wrockage,
flatneB and fumes, and are unable to
reach tho chambers where the men are
imprisoned.
There wero 300 mon at work in the
mine at the time of tho explosion. Thirty-eight
escaped, but one of these died
today and several others aro fatally
hurt.
TWO LAND SALES TOTAL
11 OF 2090 ACRES
Honore Palmer Purchases! Los Angeles Men Purchase
Famous Bybee Ranch
Near Eagle Point
The finest fishing ground along the
Rogue rivor. tho stretch running from
the Bybco bridgo to n milo abovo the
mouth of the Little. Butte, is now the
property of Honoro Tulnier, son of tho
Into Chicago multimHlionnire, who has
purchased tho Bybee ranch, comprising
1240 acres of rich bottom land, paying
$37,000 for tho same. Probably 200
acres are covered by the river in ex
treme high water, leaving a thousand
which will be planted to orchard,
to bo eventually subdivided into five
and ton-acre tracts and placed on tho
market.
Originally Donation Claims.
The Bvbee tract iB obo of tho best
known in tho Rogue Rivor valley nnd
ono of the most fertile. It consisted
originally of donation land claims,
which wore acquired half a century
ago by the late William Bybee, in whose
possession tho property remained ui
a few days booro his denth. The old
Bybee homestead Bite is in the center
of tho tract, which, beginning a few
hundred vards below tho bridge, stretch
es along' both aides of the river for
approximately two miles, un mo Home
stead a small orchard was planted by
Mr. Bybco over so years ago. ins
ii, n .ince it has felt neither
pruning' knife nor spray, tho trees are
thrifty nnd laden yearly wun iruu
i, ,.,',. nenrtrees nre annually litor-
ally laden down with giant pears of
nn unknown variety, that average in
n nn ;ni.lAa in lonirth nnd weigh
a pound apiece, showing the natural
fitness of the soil, a aoep vauoy nmm
for fruit.
Famous for Fishing.
At nresent the tract is leased to va
rious farmers, and alfalfa.-grain, corn
nil a miai.aU. nni frnn MTR mixed
Most of the land lies on the north side
..f !. TfomtA fhniinh a nnrmw strin.
reaching to the top of the bluff, runs
-inml.thA smith siiifl of tno stream.
A heavy forest covers a portion of the
land along tno river ano u is esiini.v
ed that $10,000 worth of eordwood can
u ..... llinriwin.
This section of the Rogne is famous
r- fiihini, .nd is known to everv an-
i.. :-. n, t It is hern that Tog
K" ' ... . I.!
gory Bill has maoc me lamnus t
shown in photograpns inn. navo gone
around the world, and it is here that
Mansfield, the champion fly easter, and
other anglers of wide repute, have
fought battles with the biggest and
gamest trout the wono pruuui:.
n.imaf'i nirn uiTDikiucuii
tl- made hv Dr. J. F. Rcd-
dv, who closed the deal while in nira
' --- he has lust returned
It is the third investment the Palmers
have made in the Rogue Kiver valley,
-.i.- n.Ai,-l. for which they
,aid 26.0OO, being the first and the
Uajr.M eonner mine in m- ---.-
district being the second. Other deals
are said to be in prospect.
The fire in the mine Is now burning
fiercely and it seems that if will be
impossible to enter it for several days.
Practically tho whole population -of
this city of 40,000 people has gathered
to the vicinity of the mine and hun-'
dreds of relatives of the imprisoned
men nre in the horror-stricken crowds.
After the first explosiou there were
soveral others, which, it is believed,
must have communicated tho fire to nil
parts of tho mine.
Tho Loknl Anzeigor, after a careful
investigation, ostimates the number of
dead in the mine disaster to be 3-7.
850 Acres of Land in
Sams Valley
D. O. Fitz of Los Angeles has pur
chased 030 acrca of land in Sams Val
ley, known as tho old McDowell place,
and prnpnsos to improvo th6 place nt
onco by the planting of fruit. The
tract is situated near tho railroad.
.1. II. Oraco of Los Angeles lias pur
based 220 acres adjoining the Tlengle
school.
It wns 23 years ago that Mr. Fitz
first visited tho valley. Hince then he
has endeavored to have his family move
to this eitv, but has been unsuccessful.
All but the last four years of the 23
were spent in tho east. Some throe
months ago Mr. Orace visited the valley,
then returned to Los Angeles and induc
ed Mr. Fitz to come up and buy the
old McDowell placo.
Tho entire sou acre tract is to be
planted to apples, pears and grapes. It
will then bo subdivided nnd again plac
ed oa the mnrkot.
Mr. Fit, will havo his brother-in-law
and his own family on the place with
him.
The two huvors left Thursday for
Los Angeles in order to bring their
families north.
FEAR OF BUSINESS
DEPRESSION CAUSE
OF BRYAN'S DEFEAT
'Pear of business depression and
hope of an early revival of commerce is
the onlv cause of Taft's election,"
states Mavor J. F. Beddy, who has re
eontly returned from New York and
other eastern cities. "1 hadn't "been
in New York but a few hours, when
I snw how things were going. It wasn't
that the people preferred Taft to Bry
an. The latter wns the popular favor
ito, but it was tho talk made by em
ployers to employes of probable shut
down, the old bread and butter coercion,
that swung the votes in line for Taft.
No one wanted to take a chance, and
the majority believed that Bryan's elec
tion might postpone the business revi
val for six months, while Taft's would
hasten it.
"But the people were wild for Bry
un. In Chicago the Saturday evening
before election 25,000 people waited un
til 1. o'clock in the morning to hear
him, and then it was Sunday and he
wouldn't mnde a political speech. He
was due at a o'clock nnd the railroads
convenmntly delayed him without any
cause whatever, as tho inquiry made
by the Chicago papers showed the rail
roads had no -nlid excuse for the de
lav." Notice.
Anv rewwinsibl1 nartv wihinff tn tnkf
d ffrxHl oil round hor for its winter'
I kfpp, tnll and o me nt Warner 'n Rtorf
; ftatunlav, November 14.
205 C. W. AUSTIN.
IS TAINTED
WHILE
CREEK
No Contamination Exists
in the Water of Fish
Lake As It Does In Wa
ter From Butte Creek
. )
Whatever coiitamntttioii of Fish lake
wnter occura takes placo ufter tho wa
ter lias left the lake, according to a
report received from Dr. Ralph MuUuu,
basteriologist to the statu board of
health, by Dr. K. B. Pickcl, for tho
water of the laku shows no bacillus Cull
communis present, as dues the water
takou near the spot it is proposed to
tuko the water in diverting it to this
city.
When Dr. Pickel forwarded tho sain
plo of wntor from Littlo Dntto creek,
taken nbovo tho llauley ford, ho also
forwarded samples of water from Big
Butte and Fish lake. Both of the lat
ter have been pronouncod pure and
freo from any baetoria, but tho water
in Littlo Butte nftor it flowB for lii
miles down the croew from Fish lako,
is pronounced unfit for domestic use.
Tho roport of Dr. Ma, toon on rmii
luko wntor follows:
Portland, Nov. 10, 108. To the Statu
Bonrd of Health, Portland, Oregon
Gontlomon: I havo to roport comple
tion of examination of specimen of
water received from Dr. K. B. Pickel
of Mcdford, ; Oregon. This specimen
was taken from FihIi lake, nnd upon
xaiiiinatinn, shows no bnciltus coli
communis present.. Would, therefore,
pronounce. aino safe for drinking or.
'lllllltlHMU purpu.UB.
Yours very truly,
RALPH C. MATRON,
Diicteriolugist to tho Htntc Board.
BASEBALL A NEW GAME?
NO, OLD AS THE HILL8I
OlIICACiO, Nov. 12. "Baseball is
not a modern game, and all credit for
(ho iiiveiiliun of it should go to the
mound buildiTH.
fli'm declaration was nindo todny by
Professor Frederick Slorr of tho Uni-
ersitv of Chicago in a lecture delivered
to his class in prehistoric archaeology.
Professor Starr declares that through
the southern part of Ohio nnd Indinun
ho has found geometrically perfect
mounds or inclosures closely resembling
tho modern baseball diamond. These nre
generally believed to huvo been built
for purposes f protection, but Professor
Stnrr says "They aro nothing more
or less thnn old hall fields of the mound
builders. The game ns played by these
hi people resembled our modern game
closely. A ball made of wood or stone
and inclosed in Bkins was used, and it
was batted with sticks such ns ill the
present ila.V game. Tho most essential
difference, is that our gnmo calls for
only nino players, while in prohlBtoric
timeB ns many as 100 mon wero iioc.es
wiry. ' '
How many innings they played, how
many runs they made, whether a game
with 10(1 plnvers lastedl onger than u
cricket match, or whether the cry of
"kill the umpire" was ever raised were
points ns to which the learned professor
lid not onliplitcn his lienrers.
Prnfesii-"- ri n said, however, that
the line in "Oi'ev at the bnt," "There
an no ioy in M.u'viUe, for Cnsey hail
-trick on1..'' ciimc from Mudvillc.
noted nioiiin! builiVr in Ohio. He thinks
the chainpit iilhii in those dnys was in
r Ti'.ound Chi-:tyc.
NEW CULT FORMED; WILL OO
FURTHER THAN MRS. EDDY
(HH'AtJO, (Vv. 12. "Tho Lrndnr
of Kijjht Mving" tho nnmo nf a now
rult which Hiwlinp TnllnwH of Ht. PhuI'k
Reformed E.iHronl church announoen
today, will be wturtefl nil over tlm Unit
M Htaten. He m to bo ' proairlont " of
tho now npi't nnl local ,ontr urn to
b rstHblifhod in nil pnrt nf thf conn
try.
Thn biMhop any that tho n-w cult
will go farther thnn (,'hrintiMn He i Mice
without tnkinit the namr ntllliMo n
Mrs. E-My'tt f"lhwnrM townrd modi
oinc. The r.'liKion taiiKht by thn bishop
and bis followers ii to bo kne1 on
what in termed the proper way to live.
"Wo will now devote nitrsclve "merely
to the enre of tho nick nnd the relief
of. miffer-inK." wiid Hihop Fallows to
dny. "Wo will net for oumolven the
tnk of ditwovorinif our iinned pow
ors nnd makinir them nvailable."
Noted neuruloints hnve nifreeil t
rontribiite nrticles f ir ntudy. Tho new
cult will endeavor to make diwensn less
frequent thnn it ia at present by tonch
ln(( riht Itving, ritfht Iwhavior mtd
rijht thinking.
M4fer4 Tribute, 50 per tnoata.
POSTAL DEFICIT FOR LAST
FISCAL YEAR 16 MILLIONS
' ( i I J ' ' ' " 1
SECOND ASSISTANT POST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. The second assistant postmaster general, .In.
soph Stewart, has announced that the postal deticit for the last fiscal year
was 10,91O,278.0n, tho greatest in the history-of the country.- He suggest
ed that, ns a means of preventing a deficit,; a special .local parcels post he in
augurated over rural free delivory roulesj Stewart declared that tlie eaiitu-
lishment of this parcels post would wip it the deficit ultimately by making
tlie rural free delivery routes self-supporting. t . '
Postul receipts for tlie Inst fiscal year were tltir,'-l7H,nii2.4) and the ei
pemliliires wero 20S,:i.l iSO. The receipts for I lie fiscal year I'.HIH exceeded
those nf the fiscal yoilr 11)07 by 7,89.t,ii?.K-. " '' '
Tho postal receipts for Ootober, 1II0S,
receipts for tho same month lust year. Tho statements of the '.receipts from
the 50 largest postnfflces in the United Slates show Hint New York receiv
d l,704,7il".OII during this month, n I!
tho sumo month last year. San Francisco
an increnso of nearly 6 per cent ovor October, ISI0H.
WILLIAM BYBEE
PASSES AWAY
Pioneer of Jackson Coun
ty Dies At Residence in
Jacksonville
William Bybco, ono of the old. 'at
pioneers of the vnlloy, coining to thin
couuty in 18.14, and who had wince that
time been ono of the best known men
in Houthorii Oregon, died Wednesday
morning nt hia home in Jacksonville, of
tho advanced aye of 78 years and !i
months.
For so mo time Mr. Bybco hud boon
suffering from stomach troublo nnd
had been raduiilly growing weaker, the
end coming ns no surprise to hia fam
ily and friends.
Mr. Hybeo was ut one time the Inrg
est land holder iu the country, lie
wned immense acreage of land on all
sides und had most of them improved
to a considerable ox tent. Urn place
near Kagle Point is one of the laud
murks of tho valley. Coining to the
valley, ns ho did, at an early dato, he
was ubln to secure land that today is
worth thousands of dollars.
In Clarke county, Kentucky, Mr. By
bee first saw the light of day, being
born in 1H30. He rnmo across tho plains
to Oregon In 1852 and in 1 nettled
in Jacksonville. He married Miss Klir.
ubetb Walker in IHK4, the union result
ing iu 11 children, five nf whom stir
vive their father and mother, Mrs. Ity
bee passing nwnv in 1810. Theie nre
Mrs. Kred Luy of this city, Mrs. ('harles
Prim and Frank Hvben of Jacknonvillo
Hnd William and Robert Bybee.
Mr. Bybee was la political life to n
considerable extent iu tho county, be
ing twico ele'ted sheriff. Ho wns
member of the Jacksonville lodge of
Odd Fellows.
Funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the resi
dence in Jacksonville.
Lbrary Board Meeting.
There will be a mooting nf thn libra
ry hoard at King's book store this eve
nlng nt 7:30.
MRU. II- U RTODDARD,
Librarian.
Medlar Trtfcue, ftf Br aeatte
MASTER GENERAL STEWART.
showed n general increase over (he
per cent nicrensc over the receipts for
is high on the list with .f 1 02,1108.0(1,
NEW E
LEAGUE
Rev. Goulder Organized
New Chapter-Surprised
By Many Friends ;
Kev. W. T. (ioulder nf tho Methodist
Episcopal church, South, on Wednesday
veiling organ i.ud nn Kpworth league
among his church members, iu order
that the work of the church .might be
materially strengthened. Mr. Boulder
met with considerable success, some
members signing tit" roll ami signi
fying their desire to aid in the work.
Frank Lindley was elected president,
Miss (Jertrudo Smith secretary, and
llnsil (iregory treasurer. Five vice
presidents were elected, booing Mrs.
William Miller. Miss Aubrey, Miss Man
ning. Miss Offett nnd Mrs. H. U Tay
lor. '
Pica wed with the result of the eve
ning's work. Kev. Mr Boulder started
homeward tn n happy Trame of mind
and was to be made even more pleased
fur upon liis arrival he found some 50
members of his church nwniting him
when the lights went on. The surprise
was complete ami a jolly time follow
ed. The company had broirght edibles
in great iputntitici and one of the most
Niiecossfiil social gatherings of the year
followed.
COUNCIL ENTERS INTO
CONTRACT WITH HAMDLTON
The principal business transacted by
the city council Wednesday evening
wns the adoption of a contract with 1.
I j. Hamilton in accordance with the
proposition submitted by him and nc
cepted by the people.
A liquor license wns granted to Mur
phy & Downing.
I. A. Armstrong submitted a proposi
tion offering tho city tt site for a res
ervoir. Referred to the consulting en
gineer.
A resolution wits passed vacating an
alley in block 41 as petitioned by prop
erty holdera.
The water committee was given pow
er to aeruTfl a right of way for the pipe
line to Little Butte.
BRANCH
BY
Mrs. Dowllng Rendered
unconscious by a Fall
From High Seat of Wagon-General
Mix-up i
Mrs. Bowling, n rcsidont of South
Mcdford, wan rendered unconscious
Thursday morning by being hurled from
tho high seat of u wagon when-.thfr
team her huNbaud whh driving been mo
frightened and started to run away on
South M Htreet. Mr. Bowling was bIhu 1
thrown to tho ground, but bevond a .
shaking up wns uniujureTl. Mrs. Bowl
ing was carried into the store of Mnr--
dorf & Woolf and Br. H. B. Piekol at
tended hor. . - ,
The team was tho causn of another
runaway, they frightening a team of
mules being driven by L. B. Minenr."
These mules tore tho roach out of a
spring wngon and mnde away towards
tho depot of tho Rogue River Valley
railroad. They straddled n Imndcur, .
which hung upon the track, stopping the
mules. A third runaway was only ;
nverted by someone catching tho head
of an animal standing in front of
Mordorf & Woolf 's into which tho team :,
belonging to Bowling crushed. For n,
while there wns plenty of excitement in
the neighborhood. .
Mrs.' Bowling was removed to hor .'
home after she had regained conscious
ness. Beyond a few bruises and a cut-.;
shoulder Mlie was uninjured, although '
t sunned by tho fall.
Bowling's team aro rather frlaky'aml
Hlnrted the melee by ono of them jump
ing up nnd straddling the pole. That'
tho fracas did not result in a futnlity
is due to luck.
4- FLASHES FROM THE WIRES.
The alleged jumping of a million
dollar gold claim nn the third bench :
ut Nome by the Pioneer Mining com
pany ami other companies is tho chargo
that tho attorneys of Henry Tomlinson
aro gathering evidence today to prove.
Miss Ida P.. M tiler, a woll known .
realty denier of San Francisco, is in the
city prison today awaiting the outcome
of a charge of forgery that has been
placed against her by Miss Frances
Oh tit ton, a wealthy Kotmiii, who accuses
Miss Miller of having forged her namo ,
us endorsement to several notes.
The traction linos of Cleveland, which '
have been the basis of a long legal
struggle, nre to be operated under tho
lirection of Judge Robert W. Taylor.
Charles )aua tlibson is on hia way
to Seattle today tn begin n series of
pen nnd ink swetehos of "Burly West-
enters," which will appear in thn mag
azines.
Three Pullman coaches attached to '
rite 20th Century limited, the New York
.'entral's Xew York-Chicago flyer, worn
1 itched east of this city at It o'clock
Thursday morning. The occupnnts were
thrown from their bertha, but nsido from
bruises none was injured.
Abo Attel nnd Fredde Welsh will be
gin active work today for their sched
uled 1.1 round battle before tho Jef
fries Athlet ic club Thanksgiving ere.
Deeming that Mm. Itelle (tininess, the .
mysterious widow of the Lx Porto mur
der farm is still alive, Hay Lamphere
has caused subpenas to be i-isiied for
her.
WES OREEN RESIDENCE
SOLD TO MRS. CARROLL
Tho residence of Wes Green on J
street has beti sold to Mrs. Captain
Carroll, the consideration being !)tfllOt.
Tho Jacob Olcen property north-vest
of the city come three miles, consist
ing of Ki acres of alfalfa nnd improve
ments, has been sold to B. K. Boom is
for .i00o
TRON80N & GUTHRIE
RECORD APPLE PRICE
4-.
4-4-4-
4-4-
The highest price received in
the Rogue River valley for ap
ples in is that secured by
Tron so n & But h r ie for f an cy
fruit from their Kagle Point or
rhard. They hnve received
n box for Spitzenburgs
f. n. b. the railroad, nnd $3 for
N'ewtowns. The purchases were
made by California parties nnd
by one of Portland's leading
clubs. Last year this same fruit
obtained $fl it box, and 50 boxes
at that figure w-ro obtained by
F.. II. Hnrriman. The apples aro
tho choicest, ever shipped from-
the vnlloy and well worth tho
fancy figure obtained.
4-4-4--4 4-4-4-4-
INJURED
RUNAWAY
TEAM