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THIRD YEAJt.
MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1908.
No. 222.
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T IS
PIPELINE
Hamilton Will Go At Work
At Once-Will Sublet
Rock Work --Reservoir
First Undertaken
Mayor Ileddy, Recorder Collins and
I. L. Hamilton on Sutiirclay morning
nrrixpd tneir signaturcH to tlio contract
providing for tho eonntrnction of the
U -ftvity water system to Little Butte,
creek.- Mr. Hamilton to now free to go
m tiled intely nt work.
The rock work njidor the contract
held by Mr. Hamilton will bo miblet
so tli nt tho rook in on cini get at work
on tho building of tho intake mid other
work at their own convenience. It it
mliablo that tho trenching will also
lie miblct.
Work on tho reservoir ns far as the
excavation is concerned will be under
taken immediately, although the con
tractor will bo forced to wait for
spring bofore- putting on tho cement.
The hauling of material is another mat
ter that will have to await spring, as
the hauling will bo impossible at pres-.
enfc.
Engineer Roberts is in the field at
tho present time and will probably have
the line finished within a Bhort time.
Then will come tho securing of u right
of way and afterward the actual con
struction of the line.
WILL PROTECT CLAIM OP
STENOGRAPHER AQAINST ESTATE
SANTA CRUZ, Cni., Pec. 5. The nt
torimva .for Miss Anna linstecd, former
confidential stenographer for Major
l'Yauk- McLaughlin, who shot and in
stantly killed his daughter nnd himself
several mouths ago at Santa Cruz, are
preparing today to protect her claim
for $15,(17(1.25 against tho estate. Miss
Itusteed declares that this represents
money hIio loaned Major McLaughlin
during his financial embarrassments.
'Clio petition was to have come up for
hearing yesterdny, but owing to tho in
tervention of a demurrer on tho part
of Samuel N. Ruck or, administrator of
tho estate, the ease waa continued until
January U.
Argument between counsel for the re
mo va 1 of R uc ker was hea rd by t he
court, nnd resulted in a row in which the
lie was passed by Attorney R. V. Whit
ing of Sun Francisco, representing Miss
liunteed. The charge of Miss linstecd
is that her chanee of collecting the
amount she claims to have loaned Mc
Laughlin has been jeopardized by Ruck
er's sulo of tho estate under a bank
foreclosure.
MANY NOTABLES TO MEET
WITH CONSERVATION CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Doe. Andrew
Carniegic, James J. II ill, President
Roosevelt,' President-elect ' Tat't and
nliouut half the governors of the state
will all take part in tho conservation
congress which opens hrro next Tuesday.
The president and Mr. Taft will speak
on Tuesday afternoon.
Members of tho national conservation
commission will bo present and will re
port of tho work which has been car
ried out under their supervision during
the summer nnd fall. This work has
resulted in the first thorough inventory
of the nation's natural resources which
the federal government has ever made.
On (his inventory will bo based tho re
port which President Roosevelt has re
quested tho commission to make to him
r.t Inter than January 1.
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS RENDER
SELECTION FROM SCOTT'S EPIC
Tho following program was rendered
by the first year class in high school
Fridny afternoon, December 4, from the
"Lady of the Lake: "
Biography of Scott, Miss Stevenson;
reading from First Canto, Miss F.ifert;
recitation from First Canto, Mr. Ander
son; rending from tho Second ( 'an to.
Mr. Ray; recitaion from tho Second
Canto, Miss Clark; reading from Third
Cnnt'. Miss Griffin; piano solo. Miss
Roberts; rending from Fourth Canto,
Mr. Corey; recitation from Fourth Can
to. Mr. Taylor; reading from Fifth
Canto, Miss Baily; reading from Sixth
Canto, Miss McKilligan; piano solo,
Miw Wortman.
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION
OF ROBBING HIS PARTNER
TU'TTK. Mont.. Doe. .1. Nick Mat-
son, formerly of Everett, Minn., was
arrested here this morning on suspicion
of holding up his uwu saloon and at
tempting to rob his partner.
TRAC
SIGNED FOR
MANY SIGN ROLL
OF CONTEMPLATED
BUSINESS CLUB
To Date 105 Have Signed Boll and
Have Promised 130 to Aid the New
Institution Meeting for Organlca
tion Next Week.
A nou-partisan, non-sectarian elub
fur Medford now seems an assured fact.
To date 105 business men of the city
havo signed a roll circulated by P. E.
Kellogg, signifying their willingness to
bueouie a member and pledeinir MO as
the initiation fee.
There will bo a meeting of members
next week some day for organisation
when tho affairs of tho club will be
placed in tho hands of a board of di
rectors. The directors will secure suit
able rooms for elub purposes nnd lease
tho samo.
The elub is for tho purposo of making
tho institution a suitable place down
town for members to gather in order
to pass an evening. Ho liquor or gam
bling is to bo allowed on tho premises.
Tlioso signing the roll are: w. I.
Vawter, J. E. Enyart, W. 8. Crowell,
F. K. Deuel, J. 8. Orth, F. W. Hollis,
I. A. Terry, 11. T. Findlay, L. B. Has-
kiiiB, T. K. Daniels, 8. T. Richardson,
W. T. Kontnor, II. 0. Koutnor, F. C.
Pago, Dr. J. O. Bockatoce, J. J. Bucll-
ter, W. F. Isaacs, T. J. Newman, C. L.
Kennies, O. f. O'Brien, A. T. Brown, I
I. !. Bighnin, H. A. Thicroff, J. A.I
Kiser, G. II. Merritt, F. C. Kellogg, F.
L. Tou Vclle, -C. M. Snydor, V. N.
Campbell, W. H. Wutt, F. E. Merrick,
0. W. 1'riddy, O. D. Nnglo, Bobort
King. Charles Nngle, A. B. Bosenbaum,
A. II. Miller, E. A. Welsh, W. E. Phipps,
It. .1. Conroy, II. C. Oarnett, E. R. Van
Dyke, A. K. .Whitman, W. W. Irving, i
W.. G. Ahlenhngcn, II. P. Hargrave, j
II. I,. Getchcll, J. II. Carkln, F. W.
Miles, E. B: Pickel, Charles S. Nowhall, !
J. D. Olwell, J. E. Barkdull, Wm.
Holmes, O. Randall, P. J. Neff, L. D.
Harris, 11. W. Rothermcl, M. E. Wor
rell, II. E. Morrison, F. J. Cnrlow, J. A.
Mcintosh, . E. (Ireen, I. L. Hamilton,
V. G. Cloudy, O. F. Lindley, Edgnr
Infer, (leorgo Putr.nin, O. C. Hriggs,
M. .1. Rrdily, O. F. Merriman, A. 0.1
Hubbard, U. W. McDonald, J. B. Wood,
W. C. Hengnn, J. M. Keone, F. II. Hull, )
'harles Campbell, C. R. Ray, L. M. !
Lyon, J. W. Dunlap, C. D Hazelrigg, !
Charles Meservc, B. II. Harris, J. A. !
Bothweli, Bort Andorson, L. A. Greg-1
ory, .1. T. Phlegnr, E. R. Kelly, C. F.
Hutehason, C. E. Whisler, II. Withing-I
ton, S. A. Nye, W. J. Mnrtin, h. 13. 1
Warner, Jr., A. S. Bliton, E. C. Gnddis, :
(;. M. Kidd, D. H. Jackson, J. D. Heard, 1
J. F. Mundy, W. T. Boveriilge, J. F. ;
Ueddy, Howard S. Dudley, M. Purrlin.
FREDDIE WELSH WILL GIVE
M'FARLAND A FIGHT
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Doc. 5. Fred- '
die Welsh, tho English lightweight !
ehnmpion, said that ho is willing to!
give Packy McFnrland n fight. Welsh
is excited over tho statements in tho !
Chicago papers which nro misleading
as to the lightweight situation. Dis-1
cussing the matter today, ho said: i
"Since Battling Nelson will bo busy'
writing his hook until tho first of Feb
mary, aud ns I do not caro to remain
idle for that lenath of timo. I would
like to got on for a match with Packy
McFarland, the Chicago lightweight.
McFarlnnd made a good showing with
mo in our Fourth of July fight and I
am willing to give him another chance.
"I will fight McFarland for a $5000
side bet at the lightweight limit, the
samo weight he will havo to make if
ho fights Nelson. Now, if he is sincere
in the matter, let him come through,
and if not let him keep still."
TRAINS WILL REACH
NAVIGABLE WATER
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 5.
Preparations are being made to estab
lish the terminus of the California
Northeastern nt navigable water. Pil
ing is now being ptaccd for the foun
dation for a large warehouso and as
soon as this is completed and tho track
in laid the stnge conches and the freight
wagons will be a thing of history in
coming to Klamath Falls. It is not def
initely known when the terminus will
be moved, but it will likely he some
time this month. Tn tho event that
the channel should freeze so as to pre-
ent navigation, then orden will be
used ns n terminal point.
GRAND JURY HANDS
ONE TO MAYOR DAHLMAN
OMAHA, Neb., Dec. . The grand
jury today in its report to the court i
branded Mayor James C. Da hi man and
tho other city officials as "absolutely
without regard for the duties of their
offices, making no attempt to enforce
the laws."
"The officials frankly admitted that
thev have no conception of their du
ties. They servo tho people neithor
honestly nor ably," saya tho report.
Dahlmnn has for many years been a
leader in tho democratic politics of the
state. He was chairman of the national
democratic campaign committee for
10H to tho present year and has long
ben one of the advisors of Wiliara J.
Bryan. ,
SEATTLECARS
SMASH IN
FOB
Both MotormeB Will Die
Gars Running at a High
Rate of Speed and Col
lide Without Notice "
SEATTLE, Wash. Dec. 5. While
running at a high rate of speed through
tho denso fog early today two Univer
sity street cars, both of which were
huavily loaded, collided head on ut a
street corner, fatally injuring ut least
three, seriously injuring a dozvu and
bruising or maiming between 30 and
10 of the passengers. Both motormeu,
Oim Olson, Charles Boling and John
Ktandel of Ballard will die. Elandul,
who is 01 years old, lias both legs brok
en, his loft hand crushed and was in
jured internally. .
Tho collision is thought to bo due to
a nustuko on the block signals, as
tho two cars met about tho center of
one of the block sections. It was on a
straight stretch of track on a slight
grade and as both cars wero running
ut a fast clip tho compact when they
enme together was terrific.
Tho front vestibules of both cars wore
telescoped like eggshells and overy win
dow was brogen. (Several of tho seats
wero torn from their fastenings aud
tho helpless load of humaujty was pitch
ed forward in tho aisle nnd over the
seats.
Both of tho injured motormen were
pinned in tho wreckage, of tho vesti
bules and had to be chopped out. It is
not believed that n person on tho in
coming car, which carried a capacity
load, escaped some sort of injury. Sev
eral women fainted nud a great many
were badly cut by flying glass.
v It was two hours beforo tho lino was
open again for traffic Ambulances
wore culled and those seriously injured
wero tnken to hospitals without any
effort being mudo to lenrn their names.
TWO STREET CARS COLLIDE
IN DENSE SEATTLE FOG
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 5. Running
at full speed in tho dense fog two heuv
ily loaded street cars crashed together
oarly today at East Lake nnd Edgar
streets. One motorinan was taken from
tho wreck ago badly injured, and it ib
fnnrod ho ennnot livo. The other mo
tormna was able to wnlk, aftor being
lifted from beneath tho timbors. A
dozen people aro still lying alongside
of tho truck waiting for ambulances.
Their legs and arms are broken.
Tho men and women standing in tho
nislo wero thrown In a henp on the
floor when tho cars struck. Not a pas
senger on tho incoming car escaped
without injury. Those whoso hurts wore
slight pulled the more soriously injured
victims nut. The accident cuiuo with
out a second's warning.
PRETTY DIVORCEE GIVES
PROSPECTIVE BRIDES ADVICE
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 5 Fat
men aro recommended tut tho best hus
bands today by Miss Anna Sowney, who
until last Monday was Pietro Angeline
T'ascale. Tho pretty divorcee, who is
very particular to havo it understood
that she is now legally Miss, guvo to
prospective brides a few hints based
upon her own experience ns the wife
of a Italian musician. Hero they are:
Don't marry a slender man, Tho fat
man makes the best husband.
Don't marry a foreigner. Ho won't
understand you.
Don't marry a musician. His temper
ament makes him nervons.
Don't marry a man who prides him
self on his good looks.
Marry an Irishman if you can get
him. Ho will let you boss him.
Don't get marrwvl again.
MASONS RETAIN ALL
OF THEIR OLD OFFICERS
Medford lodge, No. 103. F. and A. M-,
held their aanual election of officers
Friday evening. All of the old officers
wro retained for another year. They
are: M. Purdin. W. M.; I,, f). Haskins,
S. W.; E. A. Hicks, J. W.; Will Mai
ler, secretary; Z. Maxr.y, treasurer. The
lodge shows a gratifying growth during
11)09.
COMPANY ORGANIZED TO
EXPORT ARKANSAS DIAMONDS
LITTLE BOCK, Ark., Dee. 5. Arti
ticles of incorporation of tho Arkansas
Diamond compaay wero filed today, i
The capital stock ia 1, 000,000. 8he
company will exploit the recently dis-1
covered diamond fields in Arkansas. '
HUGE COLLIER IS
LAUNCHED AT MARE
ISLAND NAVY YARD
Immense Throng of People From All
Parts of the State Witnessod the
Ship Take to the WaterGovernor
Oillett Spoke,
VALLEJO, Cal., Dec. 5. The huge
government collier Prometheus was
launched at Maro Island navy yard to
day in tho presence of u great throng
which had gathered from all parts of
the stato to witness the ceremony. Va
rious excursion boats and trains wore
arriving all morning.
To Miss Dollie Evans, tho lO-ycar-old
daughter of Naval Constructor Holder
A. Evans, the builder of tho ship, fell
tho honor of christening tho collier. She
occupied a conspicuous place ou the pint
form with Cnptnin Thomas S. Phelps,
couuunudniit of tho navy yard, Governor
Gillett and other dignitaries. Just before
tho ship slipped down tho ways to ninko
her niuideu dip in the waves, the little
girl tossed a gaily decorated bottle of
champagne against the sides of tho
boat crying: "I christen then Prome
theus. "
Following the launching brief exer
sises woro held and addresses wero de
livered by n number of prominent speak
ers. Governor Gillett 's subject was
"California's Interest in tho Event."
Naval Constructor Evnna followed with
an address on ship building at nacy
yards. J. O. Hnrron of flio California
promotion committeo ditjeucsed 1 ' San
Francisco's Relation to Maro Island
Nnvy Yard," nnd Walter Mac Arthur
spoke on "Tho Builders of Ships."
Citizens Sorvod Luncheon.
Following tho exercises, luncheon for
3000 guests was served by tho civic
officers of Vallejo nt tho nnvy yard
buildings. Tho visitors were then shown
over tho entire statioa.
The Prometheus and her sister ship,
tho Vestal, built at the New York yard,
aro tho first two fleet colliers ever built
by tho government. Each cost $1,500,-
000. Tho keel of tho Prometheus was
laid ou Octoln'r 1S llio", nnd the vessel
is today 90 per cent finished. She is
nearer aetual completion than any other
government vessel was its time of
launching.
Tho collier Is 4o() foot long, (10 feet
wldo nnd HO feet deep. It has a cargo
capacity of (CilH) tons and 7500 horse
power, giving her a speed of Ut knots
when fully loaded. She will bo armed
with a battery of 4-inch rapid fire
guns and will carry 11 officors and a
crew of J52 men. Slio has been built
particularly for use ns nn auxiliary ves
sel to accompany fleets - on distant
cruises.
Secretary of the Navy Truman H.
Newberry sent to tho launching exer
cises the following telegram of congrat
ulation:
"Tho department takes this occasion
on tho launching of tho Prometheus to
express its appreciation of the efforts
of the officers ami men, who by their
intelligence aud devotion to duty have
contributed to this event, which dem
onstrates to tho world the capacity and
resources of the Maro Island nnvy
yard. "
SEATTLE TO JOIN IN FIGHT
AQAINST rKEIOHT BATES
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. (i. Prepara
tions for fighting the advanced in rail
road rutos have been inndo hy the trnns
Iiortntiou commission of (lie chamber
of commerce. Several of tho members
of the commission nrc in fnvor of co
operating with the Him KranciHco nnd
Portland chnuihcrs of i-oiiimcrco iu com
mencing an active wur ngnitiHt Hie ad
vance. "Tho Sail FraneiKen and Portland
chambers are desirous that we enter
the fight with them,'' aaid Chairman
Robert II. Fox. "Our plana nro not yet
complete, but it looks an though we
would have to outer the light and that
tho bent plan will be to co-ojiernto with
thooc two bodicH. AlP'ndy we aro rais
ing n fund for the woik."
COLONTAL JACK HERE ON
TRIP AROUND UNITED STATES
"Coloaial" Jack, with his "sphinx"
arrived ia Medt'ord .Saturday morning
on his 0000 niilo walk around Hie bor
ders of the I'nitcd mutes. Medford i
marks the completion of 1200 miles niol
the pedestrian is now some flno miles likewise, nnd it is likely thnt nn nrdi
ahead of his schedule, which is 'V-. nance with this object in view will bo
miles a dav. He started from Portland.
Me., and traveled through tho northern jdono n special election will bo held tOti,n woro fmln,l shows unmistaka-
states and will return by wny of the, vote bonds for constructing the city's M PVideneo of having been subjected
iarjthland.
Jack's "sphinx" nttrncted much at
tention in the city during the stay he
made in this city. It is a pvrimad
mounted on a bicycle wheel and hns Hie
appearance of a wheelbarrow.
ALL OF THE WEED
LUMBER MILLS CLOSE
WEED, Cal., Dec. S Tho Weed r.um
bor company's big lumber mills at this
place closed Tuesday for tho waon.
The box factory will continue opera
tions during the winter. The nulls at
Igerne closed last week.
L
OF LOCAL
LIFE
Clifton Johnson to Visit
Rogue River Valley and
Write a New Story on
Oregon Life
In nil probability, Clifton Joliuaou,
I ho noted portruyer of matin and rural
secnea throughout the United State,
win pay a vmit to llio Koguo River
vulloy and bane a new article for "Out
ing" upon life us it la found in the
Rogue River valley.
Iu tho December mimbor of Outiuir
tjoro appeared an article ou "Life on
au Ori'gu Farm," which portrayed only
mo moHHDacK aeetiou. A visit to Can-
yoiiville iu tho Cow Orcuk canyon far
oir ino ucatca track was described,
which did not do the country iustico
and was not calculated to advantage
ously advertise tho state.
Tribune Took Matter Up.
Sooa after tho inaga.ine was placed
oa the book stands, tho article In ques
tion was noted by Tho Tribune, which,
after editorially commenting upon it,
addressed a letter to Casper Whitney,
en i n n nis attention to tho fact anil
suggesting Hint us Tho Outing, having
portrayed a niossliack seetina, typical
of tho old Oregon, should now portray
a progressive region typical of tho
new Oregon. It slOiild describe Hie
Koguo Hiver valley, whero tho farinors
anil nrchardista havo telephones, haul
produce to market la automobiles, and
livo in mansions or spend their timo
in soul hern Cnlil'ornia or Europe. It
should photograph oreliards whose fruit
holds world's records for quality ami
price and which yield as high bh $2U()0
an acre u year; or broad expanses of
alfnlfn, which return large profits an
nually. It should portray scenes where
the beauty of earth mid sky uiako per
fect landscnpcs, and then its thousands
of readers will havo a more correct ideu
of Oregon.
Mr. Whitney acknowledged the let-
tor nnd forwarded it to Clifton John
son, the author of the article, who re
plied as follows:
Mr. Johnson's Reply.
Had ley, Mass., Nov. :io, mug. Your
letter of tho lllth to "Outing" hnn
been forwurded to mo, nud of eoursn I
piitn agree that I did not show Oregon
at its best. I think, however, you can
see tho difficulty I would havo in deal'
iug with more than one phase of life
n your tremendous stato when I was
limited to 2iOci .words; nnd I must say
Hint ns a matter of art and literature
is these appeal to me I find tho pic
turesque nnd rustic morn nttrnctive
than spick and spun prosperity. I dou 't
suppose a newspaper would be success
ful which dealt only with what was
best and most creditable in its region to
the neglect of what was rude and cu
rious and even ugly. In tho same wny
it Inltea all sorts of material to ninko
ningnxine interesting, and probably
Hie only way to sum up In this in
slnnee is, ns you suggest, to havo lb
second nrticlo, which no doubt will come
ti imp
I he nnme of your valley has a do-'
lightful tang, and when I am next on
tlio const I shnll keep it in mind and j
pun ray tne new Oregon ns seen hi your ,
vnlloy. I thank you for your letter. '
.ours very truly, .
CliU'TON JOII.VHON. j
I
KLAMATH FALLS MAY
CONSTRUCT SEWERS
' '
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 8.
i net question or. a sewerage sysrcai .
has for several years confronted the
WRITE
uinnieipiil government, but it now seems . MAY PROVE DIAMONDS
that it is soon to be solved. In one : .
part of the city, whero an open sewer TAt.'OMA, Wash., Doe. 5. Nows ro
wns maintained, the adjoining property I l,liri, hero today from Dawson brings
owners arc. on the demand of the city(t, ,try that wbito Btoncs havo bcea
council putting in a modern system. f,Mm,i jn a bine elny and their disrov.
Tho mayor and council are uow consid- I orer. c. P. Mack, has sent them to len
ering the miillor of compelling property
"uers in nil pans ol llio cily to no
!"isscu in tlio near luture. It tarn is
portion of tho system.
OPEN NEW DANCINO SCHOOL
WILL TEACH "BARN DANCE'
Tho younger si t nro to have an op- REFUSES TO HONOR THE
portunity to learn tho famous "barn REQUEST OF NEW JERSEY
dance," which is at present taking
tho effeto east by storm, for on Mon j HKATTI.E, Wash., Dee. Ji.-GoveTn-dny
night in the Engle opera horio or Mead has refused to honor tho rsqul
Mrs. barb's ('revision and Mrs. Ouv sition of Governor Fort of New Jorsof
Clark, recent arrivals from Houth Ilend, for tho return to New Jersey of Eliott
Tnd., are to open a dancing school. The, Archer, alias Archie Carter, who la
Indies are prepared to teach nil the wanted In that atato for trial on an
different steps. Tho school will bs
(ropeo each Monday evening. -
MAGOON WILL BE
SECRETARY OF WAR
IN TAFT'S CABINET
Haa Been Prominent as Provisional
Governor of Cuba Will Visit Phil
ippines to Study Conditions Then
Beforo Taking Plaoe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. C Charles K.
Mugoou, provisional governor of Cuba,
will bo made aocretary of war at the
end ef uext year, accordlug to the pres
ent program, the United Press ia in a
position to atuto today. It is planned
for Secretary Wright to remuiu at the
heud of Hie department until that timo.
Governor Mngoon ia a closo personal
friend of I'resideut-eloet Taft. His
work iu Cuba was pleasing to Taft, who,
when thero, ns puncicator, had oppor
tunities to observo Mngoon 'a methods.
After lua term ns governor of tho
slaud expires and Cuba is turned over
to tho new government ou Junuary U3,
Magoou will muko on inspection trip to
tlio I'liilippinea, rumnimiig in tho orient
six months. Ho then will return homo
and be mado aecrotary of war.
Prosidunt clect Taft believes that It
ir. impossible for any man to bo success
ful ns aecrotary of war who does not
koow conditions in tho Philippines.
Governor Magoon waa born iu Min
nesota. Ho studied and was admitted
to the bar in Nobrnska in 1882 and for
a timo was judgo advocato of tliu Ne
braska national gourd.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
OF LORD HERBERT RUSMELL
CHICAGO, Dee. S Much mystery
surrounds the disappearance from tho
Auditorium annex of a man giving the
name of Lord Herbert Russell of Bridge
pert, U ii gin ml, whoso wife is said to
be a former society girl of Bpokano,
WohIi.
Mrs. HiiHsell hns seat a lotter from
Spokane to tho local pollco, saying that
her husband had a largo auai of money
when he disappeared and that alio fours
he has met with foul play. Mrs. Rus
sell 'a maidea name Is unknown, but her
nddi-ess in Spokane ia said to bo 304
Euclid avenue.
Russell is snid to havo eome to Amor
icn over a year ago and went to Wash
ington, where he said ho was looking
after iavestments mado by English
men. It was while engaged In this pur
suit that ho. met and married tho Spo
kane woman.
Ho cnnio to Clticngo to look aftor a
syndicate He received a largo remit
tance frequently, ouo having arrived on
tho day of his disappearance. Mrs. Rus
sell went back to Spokane, fearing pub
licity, but after her arrival theru do
eided to notify tho police.
BOLD, BAD BURGLAR
OVERLOOKS MUCH COIN
KRNNKTT, Cal., Dec. 5. A bold
robber succeeded in perpetrating two
burglaries hero r.nd escaping, but se
cured no littlo when ho might Just ns
easily havo taken a groat deal moro
that on 1 en ruing tho facta ho probably
will consider Ii ia efforts almost fail
ures. The liner & Golinsky atom waa brok
en into and 45 in small ehnago secured
from the two caah registors, one of tho
machines hnving been enrried outsido
and opened. Near one of tho registers
who a snek rontnining $fi(10 in gold
which tho burglar overlooked.
A watch belonging to Benjamin flol
issky was also taken. Only the day
before Golinsky had replaced a valua-
,n watch hv one of littlo voluo which
, .on cnrrvinir. linttinir It In one
of tlio ensh registers.
The robber next went to tho room of
Samuel Harper, a butcher employed at
the Menzies meat market. Thero ho
Kt till nnd a valuable watch, lint orer-
luoKt-o Biivurni uunurou uouum iu n
trunk Hint Harper had drawa propnra-
try to lenving town.
The olliecrs aro working on the eiise,
but so far havo littlo to go nn.
groNES DISCOVERED WHICH
flon nn,i paris to bo festM in the hope
tilt n.v ro diamonds. Mack learned
of the existence of the gems through
Indinns who used tho rogh stones to
scratch nnd cut ilass. Tho plneo whero
I to violent volcanic action in ages gone
: hy. This makes the suggestion stronger
thnt diamonds may have been formed
I there.
Indictment charging forgery amounting
1 to 70,OOO.
UNO NOTICE
MISLEADS
MANY
Only 8500 Acres of List
Subject to Entry Insttti
of 91,000 As Advertise!
by Land Def
Tlio notico which tho United
laud department has given ont tft fH '
effect thnt 111,000 acres of forea$ ran
servo laud will bo thrown ope fag
settlement on December 81,. 190 . ;'
subject to entry under the pubUa laat,
laws, on January 0, 1909, Is being Wl '
ly elrenlutod through leading BesfaaO
pera. ....... : . '. ..
W, B. Bheruian, the well known Wstr
ber man of Grants Pass, Or., syesdf, :
Friday in Medford. Ho state Mat lis ; "
is being besieged with numerous "l4e '
quiries, both personal and by lettesV
to tho character and value of tfcsso,.'
lands. ...
To keep himself well Informed iik-tw
gard to all timber movements, Mr. EMMe: ,
man secured an abstract showing JV -tho
vacant government lands la tfeer"'
tracts supposed to bo oponod. It skesnr "
thnt tho government haa but aomethlasj.
like 8r00 acres to offer her subject o; , .
entry, Instead of 91,000 acre. AbecrtT '
8t!,0()0 acres of this tract had beetsj -
disposed of beforo the reserve waa sjk; ,
t0d -
It would appear for, once, at Insure,
that our government is advertising re
open for entry lands that are aires 't
pntnntod. . . -. , , -
Mr. Shornmn is unablo to understates. -
why the laud ofice official riuHdB
scud out an advertisemeat stating tfcs& '
thero are 91,000 acres in the tract t(J
be thrown open to entry when, ear Ira-'" "
haa been well informed, thero are onl "
about anuii acres,'aad by far the gseavt
er portion of this in all probability is-.,
worthless, , ,, . -
Tho Unipqua nntioanl forest reassvsV
wns created by exoeutive ordor July -4,
11103 and had all tho lauds within tk
exterior boundaries been a part of Met
reserve would havo contalnod aboaft MLsi
Out) acres. But it muat bo romembore
that tho Uaipqua valley was sotUsel. . ,
many yearn ago and during the last 9M( ''
years it has been senrehed as wltsV ev
fine toothed comb for lands worth set,
tllng upon. This sottlemont, taken wit, ,
tho fact that ovory other seotion ) -. i
Included in the grant made, to the ret,-?
rend at the tiuio of its building, aesv
icduccd tho area by something . over -
82,000 acres. . This leaves less than 869 '
acres, and it is probable that the Baa-
jority of this is loft because of He-
wort hlessness. . I i i . , ,VrA.
"There can be," said Mr. Shernuaa.
no question as to tho advisability eat. . .
tho government excluding these S6e)
acres from the nntioanl forest reserve-.
It is n necessity to havo our forest-
rcsorves thoroughly patroled by goss
criiment fire rnngera to provent forort
fires. To patrol thoso OoOO acree r
rnncipallv ' worthless leads, scatters!
over eight townships would require a
oiiuill army of rangers.
'Common senso would tell anyone-
who stopped to think of tho matte.,
that if there wero any considereM.
ii-ciis of ti nhfi or fruit land available
for entry, Hi! lens ot thousands ef ta
hat itanta of tho Umpqun valley wool
quickly locate on them. Inasmuch, hew
ever, as there is roally such a small
amount of land to bo opened for eater
and this land of so little probable
value it would really bo doing an fn
iustico to the public tn allow it to
published broadcast statements to tae
effect that 91,000 acres of land will be
thrown open for entry whon but SJwe
acres aro to bo so opened.'.'
HANDWRITING EXPERT AT
WORK ON BOA8 Oaf
HAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec! I.
Theodore Kytka, handwriting expert,
hns been called in hy tho San Francisco,
police to decide officially whother er
not tho hnodwrlting of tho doctor's
letter which accompanied tho deadly
stomach powders ' ' swallowed by Har
ry Hons beforo his death oarly Thursday
is the hand writing of the young maa.
Letters of his havo been furnished Ky-.
tka aad the export will make n careful .
examination and comparison of them.
fore he passes Anal Judgment. His
preliminary inspection of the writing
vesterday afternoon led him to believe
that they- were dissimilar, and, If thi
proves tn be his ultlmato opinion, it
ill go for toward hopelessly upsetting
tho polico theory that Boos wrote the
letter himself nnd sent the stryennin
to himself In a whimsical mood, desiring'
tn make his suicide as sensational a
I possible. ; j