Boost the Development of the Rogue River Country by Subscribing Liberally to the new Medford Pamphlet ! UNITED PRESS DIMM The Weather Fair weather is promised for tonight and tomorrow. DISPATCHES By fax Um Urgaat and beat mwi report of any paper Is Southern Oregon. THIRD YEAB. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1908. No. 232. PaiDy E STEEl VISIT To Urge Appropriation With Which to Construct Road From This County to Crater Lake. The passage of 11 resolution by the Cum mere iul club at their regular meet ing Wednesday evening endorsing the sending of Will 0. Steel to Washington to urge uu appropriation for the (Ira tor Inko road was the moHt important business to be considered. Mr. Steel ad dressed the club and after considerable discussion the following resolution wsis passed: Whereas, The building and construc tion of a first-class wagon road from some point on the line of the Southern Pacific railroad in Jackson county to Crater lake will be of great and inesti mable value to the people of Jackson county, as it will not only be a thor oughfare for practical use by a large number of the inhabitants of said coun ty who livo in tho vicinity of said road but will, at thennmo time, furnish t lie best a nd most desi ruble route to tho great, forests of tho upper ltogue country, and to the unparalleled scen ery of that region; and Whereas, Crater lake is justly regard ed as one of the great natural wonders of the world, and its reputation as such is rapidly becoming known Jo tourists and others', the numbers of which are increasing yearly) and who expend a large amount of money among the pen pie of Jackson county; and Whereas, There is not at this time auy good practical road leading from t he sett led port ions of 1 he county t o Crater lake; and Whereas, We believe that the loca tion of Crater lako and the beautiful and sublime scenery along the line of said road and in the vicinity of said lako is a valuable asset to the material resources of Jackson county and its peo ple; Endorse the Movement. Therefore, we, the Commercial club of Medford, Oregon, in regular meeting assembled, and being fully advised as to the importance of having a first-class rond leading from Rogue Itiver valley to Crater lako or at least to the west ern border of'tho forest reserve at or near tho falls of ltogue river; and being further advised that, now is tho time to urge tho construction of such a road, and to enlist financial aid from the genera! government, anil from the coin ing session of the Oregon legislature, and believing that it is of the highest, importance that some well informed person, who is thoroughly conversant with said region of county, and the ne cessity of having a firrt class road there to, be sent nt once to Washington city and there confer with tho governmental departments in referenco to tho same, and to secure, if possible, such finan cial aid as wilt insure the construction of such a road through that portion of the country that is within the present forest reserve and tho Crater Lake na tional park; and believing that no per son in the state of Oregon or elsewhere is better informed on tho subject than Mr.. Will 0. Steel, who has devoted years in o close and careful study of tho Crater lake region, nnd who is an enthusiast in everything pertaining thereto; We therefore most heartily recom mend and urge that Mr. Steel be ap peinted by the comity court of .Tack sou county as a representative of Jack son county nnd its people, and that such reasonable appropriation be made as may be necessary to defray his expenses to Washington citv and return. W. M. COLVIG President. Attest: A. H. M1LLKR. Secretary. Other Business. Report of the finance committee wa read, stating that they had found the proposition of Mr. C.rover. representa tive of the Peek Jndnh company, made at the meeting of December 2, would be too expensive for the club to handle. On motion the jonort was accepted. Committee appointed to meet with tli' imrk committee of tne ureaier ford eluli Was also rend. Report being hfifr Vf. Tlnrrinian had been asked to donate to the eityf Medford the piece of ground M ween A "d ' streets. The following bills were presented to the club after being reported by the flunnce committee: J. K. Gill & Co., ?."; Wm. Cnlvig. expense to Port land, $11. On motion these bills were ordered paid. The names of J. A. Westerlnnd. R. W. Northrop and E. B. Waterman were presented for membership. On motion the rules were suspended and these men WOULD HAV THE CAPITOL DISAPPEARS PROVES IIP (IN CI HIM i vsa.i null Relatives Searching For Edward SwartzWho Dis appeared in November No Trace Is Found. Relatives of Fdwnrd Swartz, who proved up on a homestead on Evans eroek November 10 and who left short ly afterwards from his home in Pros sor, Wnsh.fc are keeping the telegrnph wires hot in an endeavor to locato the inuii who has not been ssen since he left this city in the early part of No vember. Swartz owns considerable property in Washington nnd there, as fur as iv known, no reason for his sud den disappearance. Swart 7. came to this city somo thin ago and was located upon u homestead by A. H, Saling, the homestead being on Kvans creek. On . November 10 Swartz went before County Clerk Cole man and made final proof upon the homestead, his witnesses being A. It. Saling and E. C. Pomeroy of Reagle. Swartz borrowed $:t0 from Mr. Saling with which to prove up and left for Washington promising to return the $30 as soon as he reached home. Mr. Sal iug was careful to inform him that he made the loan only for a Bhort period and must be repaid soon. This Swart z promised to do, nnd left, presumably, for his home in Washington. After (Wne two weeks went by Mr. Saling wrote to Swartz nnd received jib reply. lie then wrote to a real es tate dealer of Prosser and asked regard ing Swartz. The rjply came back that Swartz had not returned to his home in Washington and that a neighbor was still caring for his team. Then. Mr. Sal ing wrote to the real estate man nnd told him the facts in the case. In n letter which was received a few days ago tho realty dealer t Prosser said that he was about to write to relatives of Swartz who lived in Aberdeen, N. 1. It is thought that they have just received this letter and are now wiring to locate the man. The police in the different cities throughout the northwest have been notified of Swartz' disappearance nnd an endeavor will be made to locate him. All of the man's affairs are said to be in perfect order. SwartK was a heavy set man, rather nil, smooth face and about 30 years of age. lie was unmarried. PYTHIAN SISTERS ELECT OFFICERS FOR YEAR On Wednesday evening, December 16, the Pvthian Sisters elected the follow ing officers: Post l.ief, Mrs. Luy; most excellent chief, Mrs. Dr. Ray; senior, ,T. N. Hamilton; junior Mh Edna Eiftrt; manager, Mrs. E. Trnw hridge; mistress of records, Miss Ear hart; mistress of finance, Mrse. J. But ler; protector of temple, Miss Corwin; guard, Mrs. A. Hubbard. BERLIN LIKES BRAINS IN AN ENVOY, NOT BOODLE BERLIN, Dec. 17. "We rejoice that Mr. Hill has been appointed ambassador by the United States," declared Radical Representative Hnussmnn in the reich stag today, "and that ho has remained here. We ditto cherish tho hope that the reception which he, as an eminent nnd intellectual personality, deserved and found in Berlin will prove to him and tho United States that tho incidents prior to his coming wero based on a misunderstanding iu which the German people did not share but which caused the impression that only millionaires are acceptable at Berlin as representa tives of a great state. "That may be true of St. Petersburg, but in Berlin, as a counterbalance to the materialistic conception often con nected with the dollar, we must insist that it is the intellectual pre-eminence of a foreign representative which not only gives him the right to such a po sition, but guarantees an interchange between the two powers much more iipeful than can be had by the spread ing of tin most lavib banquets." elected to membership. It was decided after somo discussion that on January fi. HMO, the regular m.Mting. at which time the annual elec tion of the officers will be heM be made somewhat different from the regu lar order of things uud that a smoker or lunch be prepared for that evening, and what other entertainment the com mittee believe ndvirahle. Committee appointed bv the chair was Putnam, Findlev nnd Welsh. All business men of the citv who are not members of the club are to be invited to attend the meeting. SURVEY OF PIPE LINE Roberts Decides on Route -Reservoir Will be Over 1500 Feet Above the City. .As anon as Engineer W. J. Roberts is able to get ou, tho profile of the pipeline to Little Rutin creek he will get out tho right of way -maps and have tho water committee of tho city council take up the matter of necuriug rights of way for the line immediately. He has completed the field work of the sur vey and now all that he has to go is to work out his figures. The contract for the excavation of the reservoir will probably bo under taken at once, an this season of the year is in no way a drawback to the accomplishment of this work. The res ervoir is iu sandstone entirely with tho exception of probably .a foot of surface soil, so there will be no hard rock to excavate. The route of the lino ban been de termined by Mr. Roberts as follows: Si art i ng some 500 or (100 feet above the Hanley ford on railroad land the line will crous the Hanley plm'c, then the linger ranch and across the lower Hanley ranch. It will then cross to the south side of Butte creek nt the dividing of tho roads, where one goes across the prairie before reaching the Hanley and Slinger ranches and the other follows the creek. The lino after crossing the creek follows along the south side of the Fish take'dltch ncross the McDonald pine?, Charley place, and makes the turn towards this city on the E. H. Tucker place. Here a tuunel may be put in which will reduce the Irng'.h of the line if tho cost is found to he no greater than the distance need ed to round the point of the hill. Prom the Tucker place the line comes almost directly towards Medford, cross ing tho Carlton, Walsh Von dor Bel lea, Astbury, Owens," Stinson, the "401," Hansen, Wilkenson places, then following the county road for n mile below the Bates place, nnd from there ncross tho Stewart, Pierce and McAn drews places. Upon the latter .the res ervoir is to he placed, The reservoir will have nn elevntion of IflSfl feet above the service iu the city, which will insure a splendid pres sure. Tho distance to tho reservoir from Roosevelt avenue, whero connec tion is made with the distributing sys tem is 0218 feet. The total distanco of the line is ap proximately 115,5(12 feet, although this mnv vnrv to a smdl extent. report AGAIN THAT EMPEROR BILL IS INSANE CHICAGO, Dec. 17. The German press of Chicago hnj received transla tions of articles published by tho Dres dener N'achrirhten, a leading conserva tive, newspaper iu Dresden, openly charging that Kinperor William of Ger many is insane. The publication avers the emperor has acute religious dementia. Accord ing to information the editor claims to have learned ffTuii atiaches to the royal household that the ruler spends many hours in bed daily reading religious books and making prayers for recent outbursts of popnlar indignation against him. JANITOR GOES INSANE AS RESULT OF PAIN REDDING, Cal., Dec 17. Adam Spider, janitor of the Elks' clubroom, has been held in the insane ward for four days. He is suffering intensely from a gathering in his head. He is crazed with pain. Spnler was taken to the insane ward when he was picked up wandering about in a listless way. lie became so violent that he had to be put in straps to keep him from doing himself bodily harm and to prevent him from destroying the insane ward itseif. Spuler is a German of goo.) habits ami remarkable industry. His sickness, because of its peculiar turn, is partic ularly distressing. It is believed that his mind will be restored completely when the swelling in his hend is re duce d. BELIEVE THAT COSOROVE WILL FULLY RECOVER PASO IIOBLES, Cut., Dec. 17. It is believed here today that Governor elect Cnsgrove will recover from tin attack of Bright 's disease and that he will be able to take the oath of office on Jan nary 1. He is on liquid diet and hni stopped the hot baths. mm VENEZUELA f I Takes Up Gauntlet Hurled at Her Feet In Defiance and Will Fight-Castro Is In Germany. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Venezuela has formally declared war against Hol land. The state department was so advised this morning by Pnxtou Hibben, the secretary of the American legation nt Bogota, Colombia. The message says that the Colombian minister of foreign affairs received a following message from Curacao: "In view of the blockade establish ed and the capture by the blockading vessels of Venezuelan vessels, the heads of government for Venezuehi after as suming extraordinary powers for the defense of the country, have declared n state of war." Tho fact that President Castro of Venezuela is in Germany in order to under go an operation for cancer makes the matter all tho more serious. I 3000 JOBS AT DISPOSAL I OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. The re publicans in tho house today put them selves on record ns in favor of the KpoilH system and against auy enlarge ment of the scope of the census bureau which woud show the extent of Amer ican exportation of protected products. The bill providing for the taking of the );tth census wits passed almost as it came frfom the committee. AH amend men ts proposed to it were de feated by close votes except those minor changes which the committee itself pro posed. The 3000 additional clerks to be em ployed in the work will be appointed on recommendations of members of con gress and not from the civil service list. Representative Hitchcock of Nebras ka proposed an amendment requiring the census director to get accurate data on the extent of American exportation. He said it was common knowledge that American manufacturers, protected by the tariff, sell goods abroad cheaper than at home. Republicans, headed by Chairman Crum packer, lined up to a man against the amendment, and it was lost. GREAT CROWDS ATTEND THE IRRIGATION CONGRESS BAKER CITV, Or., Dec. 17.- t Ik- great crowds attending today's session i.f () state irrigation congress mark il as one of the.- greatest gatherings in eastern Oregon. The keynote of nil the speeches is the conservation of Ore gon's resources, especially as lo water ' power in relation to irrigation. HARRIMAN AND GOULD DIG' UP THEIR HATCHETS . SAN FRANCISCO, Cat., Dee. 17. , What may be tin- indication t Tint the commercial peace pact between the Gould and Hurrimun interests is brok en was revealed today by the report that Gould's Western Pacific railroad I was negotiating for tho leasing of sev eral piers for the accommodation of u ! number of steamships to ply between 1 this city and oriental ports. The West tern Pacific officials say Hint without a trans-Pacific service the freight de i pnrtment of the road face u serious problem. NUMBER OF PERJURY CHARGES ARE THROWN OUT PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 17. Upon mot ion of the district attorney. Joint Wit ourt, the perjury charges against J. Gilpin, indicted with Louis Kohl ha yen of oseburg, nnd others by the Ij-sI grand jnry. were dismissed by Judge Wohrrtioi today. COMPANY CONTINUES TO MISREPRESENT LAND Tlnit the th"tt of Medford 's booster pamphlet by n St. Paul concern has not been stopped as rep irted is shown by half page advertisements appearing in different papers in the east. J. A. West rrliind of the Western Oregon Orchards company in in receipt of the Svennka Amcrknnka Post en (Swedish Ameri can Post) the Kditoi ltoneret, and the Minneapofis Veekofh.d, alt papers of Minnealis, each currying large ad of Ihe Oregon Realty Unit company. He has written the pnpirs telling of the fraud, which will probably have the effect of stopping the misrepresentation. MA SAYS WAR TO DEVELOP RON MINE AG II Tests Are Satisfactory Steel Plant Will Be Con-structed-Work to Begin February First. In its issue of tomorrow tho Gobi Hill News will say: J. D. Monnneh and Maxim Schumann of Seattle, Wash., week looking over the Gold Hill Iron mine, which is owned by Mr. Mennnch, and if the toHts to which this uro is uow being subjected prove satisfactory these men will immediately begin the construction of a steel plnnt at Gold Hill. Ou TucBdny they shipper 1000 pounds of the ore to thoir plant at Ho (piinm, Wnsh., where these tests art being made. If, as stated before, the testa are satisfactory, work will h. commenced upon the plant beforo the first of February. Under present condi tions they will install only n single unit plant, and will increase the capac ity as the demand comes. Tho furnaces will be of the latest type and oil nn I electricity v, ill bo used as fuel. An electric road will b built from Gold Hill to the mine, a dirtunco of two nnd one-half miles. Dr. Schumann, beforo ho left. Gold Hill, stated that he thought that the tests would without doubt prove satis factory. ft would be hard to over-estimate the great value to Gold Hill that tho open ing of this deposit of iron ore will ho. It would pavo the way for the estab lishing of factories of all kinds nt this point, where material and power are available, ami would soon be tho me dium through which Gold Hill would soon become tho leuding town in south ern Oregon. CUSICK RETURNS FROM HIS TRIP TO PORTLAND Albert L. Cusick, the local real es tate dealer who was convicted of per jury iu the United States district court iu Portland on Tuesday, returned home Wednesday, and is now awaiting to see what the effect of the recent opinion of the United Stales supreme court upon his case will be, in regard to the Cusick trlul the Oregoniau says: United States Attorney John Me Court does not believe the decision of the United States supremo court, hand ed down by Justice White, holding that indictments could not, bi found on sec tion 4740 In land mntters because the section was intended to cover viola tions of the pension laws, will be the means of giving freedom to James II. Parker, tho Baker City banker, and Albert Fj. Cusick, the Medford real estate dealer both of whom wero in diet i-d and convicted under section 1740. The decision of the United States supreme court came right at the heels of the conviction of Cusick, whose trinl had been going on beforo Judge Wol verton for n week. The very point decided by Justice White in the Colorado ease was raised by Attorney James Cole during his ar gument on the demurrer he filed iu be half of Cusick. Attorney Colo held that section 4710, prescribing a penalty for perjury, vas intended only for pension cases and could not apply to land mnt ters. Judge Wolvertoii, nfter hearing arguments on both sides, handed down a lengthy opinion, overruling tho de murrer nnd holding that an indictment for perjury under section 4740 was not necessarily confined to perjury in pen sion cases, but could be applied to per jury when it came to making false af fidavits or swearing falsely to nun mineral affidavits, in regard to land mutters. United States Attorney McCourt is getting ready to fight for the passing "f judgment upon Parker and Cusick. ID wrote yesterday for a copy of Jus tice White's decision nnd mailed to the attorney general a copy of the decision handed down by Judge Wolverton. There were two other eases pending, the defendants having been indicted under the section. Both of these enses had already been dismissed upon the reijiient of Attorney McCourt. Whether Justice White's decision will be as far reaching ns it now appears remnins to be seen. A great number of indict ments have been brought under this section. MACHINE DASHES INTO "DRIVER; TWO ARE DROWNED wfWm " ii MILWAITKEK, Wis., Dec. 17. O. Z. I '.art let t , n prominent member of the board of trade, and Albert Kun7., an emnlove of nn automobile company, wwre drowned today when their mKchtim Amnfaed Into th MUukeo tVver. WA SHOWN Galls Upon President to Submit to That Body all Information Upon Which He Bised "Insult." WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. Tho se lect committee of the house appointed to outline tho action to bo taken iu connection with tho president's alleged Insuit to congress, today agreed upon n report culling upon tho luTtudTno submit to congress the information on which ho based his insinuation that tho members of congress were afraid of being, investigated by tho secret serv ice, Tt is believed the president has the matter ready to submit and that the whole matter will bo aired. The resolution offered by the select committee asking Roosevelt to submit to congress the information concerning his insult to congress was adopted unan imously by the house today. Tho vote was 270 to 14. MARRIED PEOPLE'S CLUB SO GATHER THIS EVENING Tho Married People '?e1ub will moet thin evening for n cocyif ovuiing. Danc ing will bo in order. The club members are: Messrs. and Mesdames A. A, Dans A. S. Roseubnum, R. C. Gaddis, 0. It. Huker, Churl a King, (!. M. Kidd, O. U Sdjormerhorn, John Barneburg, M. L. Alford, G. Miller, H. O. Nicholson, Che.rtes llaehigg, J. p. Neff Kd Trow bridge M. Luke, John Orth,J. A. Per ry, Jesse Honek, W. T. Yorke P. K. Merrick, H. C. Stoddard, Will Bates, I. Ci Hamilton, John Butler, E. D. Kent-her,- Drs. and Mrs. Page, Butler and Irving. PHACTS FROM PHOENIX. Well, friends and fellow subscribers of The Tribune, my ambition has been stirred up to such an extent that I must tell you it phaet or two. First, is in Tuesday's Tribune. Tab ent (ur little sis, or Talent correspond ent said that off last Thursday evening the Women of Woodcraft gave a big todo in honor of Miss Gertrude ). Weeks, who would soon move to her new home in Medford, "and what do you think of that?" Woll, now, tho wholo thing hnppened. right hem iu our fair nnd prosperous littlo burg. Any way, there is no such nn organization in Talent, and Miss Weeks has been A resident of this place for a number of years, nnd 'all that wore on tho com mittee livo there. Klmer G. Coleman nnd wife are spend ing the week in Jacksonville, the guests of County Clerk W, R. Coleman, his brother. Mrs. T. Rose, Mrs. Carol ita Furry, Miss Grace Rose, Chnrles McClain Slim (tissue, Matthew Cnthoun. Owen Dun Inp and tunny others were Monday shop pers in Medford. The steam heating plant is being in stalled in our new school, William A. Altkcn has the contract, and when it is installed we'll have as nico and neat ami safe ami good n heating plant as any of those schoolhouscB n round here. The assembly hall is nearing com pie tion, and it would be a credit even to Talent. Listen! Talent says I mean that correspondent that the company's man came down, from Talent and was tak ing orders for electric lights among North Talent, South Phoenix and Phoe nix residents. We mny get tho lights though. We can hear the tingle jingle of wed ding bells already yet so soon 1 guess. Lee J. Reinhnrt, who is Ihe contrac tor building our new schoolhonse, is so welt taken up with Phoenix that he has bought property here. D. I.e liners has been appointed sta tion agent hern for the Southern Pacific company. O. K. Reynolds wns up from Med ford Monday, where he is employed by f tit t it 9t Dunlnp, the confectioners. Uiit'iiWSE OF COFFEY NOW BEING HEARD VRKKA, Cal.. Dec. 17. On account of Huturdny being law nnd motion day in the superior court Judge Bush, at Ihe end of the session of court Friday afternoon, ordered an adjournment of the Coffey murder trial until this morn ing nt 10 o'clock. Some of the jurors took advantage of the adjournment and visited their , homo durtnu the ntermlwdon. The I pTOMr.ntlnii him wtted n th Aofonse ll muklnff gooa progrott. JONATHAN WOULD PAY E Oregon's Senator . Intro duces Bill Providing For Increase In President's Salary. WASHINGTON iw 1 7 !.... Jonathan Bourne of Oregon today 'i U irouuceu a urn into tne acnute providing .... I.,,,-........ ..K .1.. : ! 7 nry from .10,000 to $100,000 and "tllat- oi mo vico-presiiient rrom 9 13 00Q t0 Lf,000. He says tho salaries are inad equate to permit tho maintenance of an oflicial establishment by anyono except wealthy presidents or vice-presidents. "JIM" WOOD MAKES BIG SALE OF LAND NEAR BYBEE BRIDGE J. B. Wood has sold to R. W. Gray of this city ft Sract of land known as the B. O. Gleosnn place, near tho Bybee bridge, for the sum of $12,000. The tract consists of $K acres of land and will be improved by being planted to orchard. Mrs. Louis Gleesou has pur chased the residenro property of D. L. Duy in this city, paying for it tho sum of $.'1700. This salo was ntso made by Mr. Wood. JOHN D. WHITMAN, FORMER MEDFORD RESIDENT, DEAD . Word reached this city Thursday morning of the death in Klamath Falls of John Doty Whitman, who was for merly ono of tho moat prominent citi zens of Medford. Mr. Whitman was born in the state of New York on Au gust L4, 1X1M, and citme to the Rogue Itiver valley in Hm, where for many yeurs ho was ono of the leading citi zens. Ho leaves one son Burt Whit man of New York, His daughter-in- law, Mrs. I. R. AudriiH, is living in Medford. Circuit Court News. Thomas Mornu vs. George D, Dod- son; nppoal from justice court; de fendant given judgment for his costs and disbursements. Thomas Moran vs. George W. Dod son; demurrer overruled. Klfred Bar.ee et ul. vs. John Wint- ziu; suit to quiet title; dismissed. State of Oregon vs. C. K. Roach; 1 larceny; grand jury returned a true bill. Gun Newbury, administrator estate A. Pool, vs. George R. Wilkorsoii; or der mmle confirming sale of real eu- tato. Stuto of Oregon vs. Karl Jackson; ; assault and buttery; grand jury return ed not a true bill, State of Oregon vs. I. M. Williams; grnnd jury returned not a true bill. State of Oregon vs. John Doe; grnnd jnry returned a truo bill. Sarah J. Kidinau vs Adolpu KrditiHa; . suit for divorce; deci.e by default. SENATE ASKS FOR THE RECORDS OF DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON", Dec. 17. A resolu tion introduced by Senator Foraker calling upon the war department to produce all the information regarding the employment of detectives who shad owed the supposed ringleaders in the -Brownsville affair was adopted by tho seunte todny. There was no discutsiou. WILSON CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF BOSS SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Dec. 17. !ohn Wilson was charged Into yester day by the coroner's j jury with the . murder of Harry Boas, the electrician who died two weeks ago nfter swallow ing "stomach powders" sent him through tli mail iu a mysterious letter purporting to come from a friendly doc to- FISH PROTECTIONISTS WILL MEET TONIGHT There will be an important meeting of the Fish Protective association at the Commercial club room tonight. Final ar rangements will bo made to so-' cure fish for the Rogue and its tributaries. Will G. Steol of Crater lake fame, who has had considerable experience in trans porting fry and stocking hikes, will address tho club. Mr. Steel goes to Washington in the inter est of the Crater lake highway. Kfforts will lie mtule for him to represent tho club Viofore the fUherle bureau. 4 , 4-' TACT MOR