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THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1908.
No. 237.
TO STAR
COAL FIELD
WORE
I SOON 1 MEDFORD
TESTS SHOW LOCAL COAL
BEST ON PACIFIC COAST
Two Companies Have Been Organized
Cascade Coal Company Controls 360O
; Acres of Land-Vein
The immense bituminous eosl field the Cascade and Western eoal mines,
adjacent to Medford extending along The development of the local eol
ie east side of the valley from near fields will probably mean more to Med
Asbland north to Boxy Ann and on toVord than any other one movement that
w-ird Sams Valley "has attracted the at- hea ever been brought to the attention
tention of eastern capital and ia about of local people. There ia a tremendooa
to be developed on a large ecale by . market for eoal in the valley and aaide
' i t p hi ,,! nf Lincoln. 111., and . from that there are iron lands whieh
his associates. I need only fuel to have great smelters
The vein is 12 feet u thickness and erected thereon; there ia also a vast
extends f . r miles. The quality of coal acreage of the finest marble lands,
is pronounced by eastern experts to , where coal s needed to burn it for ce
eompare favorably with the Bock . ment and hrne. And the payrolls that
Borings, Wyo., or Georges Creek, Md., coal mines would bnng U Medford is
0 ii T I tlia Ana hin Korllv navlay1 in tha val.
coal and better than tnat 01 w jj
r Wellington. B. C. which is pronounc
ed the best coal on the coast. .. Samples
certainly show the coal all that is claim
ed for it..
High Test Is. Made.
A shipment recently made to Swift
t Co., Chicago, to test in their boilers
gave satisfactory results and the fol
lowing analysis was Teportoi: J.
Sample Ho. 8. .
Moisture i'.' ...i...- -
Ash dry V-v JM
Commercial
Vol. matter dry
Com
Carbon Dry . . .
Com
B. T. U. Dry . . .
17.5
. 37.8
. 35.6
43.6
. 41.4
11261 i
...... a 0641
Bulphur Dry
Com
Colonel Munday has organized two de
velopment companies, one known as the
Cascade Coal company and the other as
the Western Coal company. The Cas
cade company controls 3600 acres of
land and development is rapidly pro
gressing on what is known as the
Broadbent property, lying north' of
Boxy Ann.
Controls Mnch Land, j
The Western Coal company controls
Mft oorna and development is progress
ing on the Herrin property north of
t a AA-linlf miles sonth
f Ashland. Double track tunnels are'
being driven at both the EroadDent ano
Herrin mines. At the Broadbent there
has been 35-foot Bhaft Bunk, and the
double track tunnel is being driven
below. At the Herrine mine tie tun
nel is in '360 feet on the vein. The
coal from both mines is of excellent
quality.
' ThiB is purely a development propo
sition," states Colonel J. F. Mundy,
who for the past three months has been
engineering the coal properties, "and
there are no stock or bonds for sale. It
is not a stock jobbinR proposition
We
h.Heve there is a great coal 'field adja -
! Medford and propose to develop
Cent to MeOIOra, ana prupuw, w r
t-,. e 41.a flrot vein, we tDIBK
11' " . a Tni. i. the case
in other coal fields. Back of this there
- mav be a third. We are going to find
out. "
Comnany Could Not Deliver.
fnlnnel Mundv and his partner, Mr.
MutTtiv. a wenlthy eoal miner of Spring Reames, the other purchaser, has re-1 was indicated today m an address be
field ill., ' recently--.attempted to pur-1 sided in this section for more than a fnre the court by the public prosei utor,
chase the Medford Conl company's mine ! quarter of a century; during which timc'w,o rw emnieuded the children bo left
east of Phoenix, now bunded by the , he accumulated a large fortune and is wil h their mother.
PLiri.. Coal comranv of Loa Angeles, j now the wealthiest citizen in this entire .
Thcv onrmiroa the -Sunset- Coal. com-) seetion. v- v t . . JACKSONVILLE ITEMS.
nanv to acquire the ioperty but the It will be the policy of the new own-!
deal hns hung fire, owing to the innbil- : rs of this large ranch to dispose of it H. 1). Kulili of Applegate spent Tues-
itv of the Pacific vmi compan i
,-.i Tho Medford owners have
endeavored to hasten the deal, .but so
Vfar without success. If the fac.nc
Pacific
Coal eompasv1 refuses w. compel .
,r ' -vr.,w nnd Mundv will
contaiuue the development of the oth
er properties they have acquired. So
far, till the development work done al
the Medford mine hss been in the sur
fare croppings.
What the Work Means. j
r'ololipl Mundy and associates are con- Plearara
fident of success in their undertakings I Vrom the
and expect to build a rnilroad from "Znhby did ye
lletlford to their coal properties before 1 cake o little S
the distant future. They hope to ac-1 " Y-iiim. '
mtWr the Medford mine in addition to first."
12 feet Wide
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ATJTHOB OT "DEARIE" HAS ,
" PURCHASES TAKTMA LAND
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Dec. 23.
Clare Kummer, the New York author
of the song "Dearie," haa purchased
five acres of raw land west of here.
BIB DEAL IN
; KLAMATH CO.
I, R. Reaaies and D. B.
-Campbell Purchaso 3300
Acres for$80,W :' '
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec 23.
One of the largest real estate deals,
considering the amount of , money in
volved, that has ever been made in
the Klamath country was consummated
in this city a few days ago, when E. B.
Reames and D. B. Campbell purchased
the Miller ranch and the townsite of
Midland. The Miller ranch comprises
3300 acres, all under the government
ditch and the townsite of Midland iB
located six miles south of Klamath
Falls, on the California Northeastern.
The exact amount of money paid is
not known, but it is generally under
1 stood that it was between 75,000 and
I $80,000. Campbell, one of the purchas-
r
Offl. came Dure mnJt) juui Tcotn dkv auu,
1 has since been closely identified with
i the development of the Klamath ceun-
try ana witn tne growm 01 me c.vy u.
j Klamath Falls, which ho has made his!
I home and where he is interested in the
1 well known Hot Springs addition.
-
move onto the lands and farm them.
'
' MAINE AND NORTH CAROLINA
ON WAY TO VENEZUELA
WASHINGTON", Dec. 2.1. It was ad
mitted in the war department today
'int the battleships Maine and North
i arulina were on th"ir way to Venpr.ii
elr.n waters.
T'rt.
face
FIRE RENDERS
1
BROOKLYN
Many Are Driven Out into
the Snow Swept Streets j tljn Forwarded to Kim
Where Biting Gold-: Reii: j b Jabi? 1 Frbm ; Vene
ders Then Unconscious , zBela-SO Signers
NEW YORK, Des. S3. Four then-
sand men, women and' children were
j i . .... , .
driven from -their burning .homes in
s - "
xirooxiyn eany mis morning, and or proeiamsition, ,oi" Aeting President Go
into the snowstorm that is sweeping Abe, j men .announcing the overthrow of Cat
streets. , .- .' 1 tnvjwd: warning', him. .that, his prop
Scores have been overcome by "tb. ewouM be eonfiscated if he attempt
. ' led any 'retaliation. He was olsa in
ure, ua..g peunoa ,o m. narrow
utbers are unconscious in the biting
cold.
. .. i
Aneavy snowstorm Has the town in
its grasp and it is very difficult to ren
der aid to the homeless. Many are des-1
titute and it is feared, that tonight 's 1
toll will be heavy if shelter be not pro-J
vided '. ' - '"' i
The catastrophe has. thrown a chill of j
horror over the entire city, checking j
the Christmas kaiety, just as it wnsj
approaching its greatest height.
The number of dead is unknown, 'and j
it is impossible to estimate it. i
IN8UBAUCE SCANDAL -v.:-,
.'CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM
NEW TOBE, De4 23. Tho insurance
BcandalB are belie yomJ to bave clnimcd
another 'yietom in the suicide today off
Frederick A.. Burham; formerly the'
president of the Mutual Reserve Life :
Insurance company. He inhaled gai in I
his apartment in thin eity., , ."v
His company wu - involved 1 'in- the
invrstigation of iniruranee eompanies by ;
tho antboritiea, While it baa not 18.1
yet leen determined. it is thought that j
several matter have been aaeovered !
-which nhow that Burham. had used the
fund of th,e company for private pur-1
poses. ' ' - - j
Before tking the ftoltaetaoi.mzetau
Before taking the fatal tep Burham
carefully destroyed all of hit' private
papers in the fire of his apartment,
Nothing else was disturbed in the apart-
nxnt. f i' ' i. -',
i
WHEELEB GETS TAT -. . --
JOB IN HAN FRANCISCO
. . ---.- jons full of packages. Streets full of
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 23. It has wagons and loaded arms arm peace
boen unofficially announced that Wil-jfulty leaded. Ten thousand things go
liam R. Wheeler) the aesistant secretary ! ing on so hastily and feverishly that
of commerce and labor, baa been ap ' a pagan from Timbuctoo would certain-
pointed to tho position or manager oi
the traffic bureau of the Merchants'
j Kxehange. Tho salary is $12,5000 a year.
..,- -on-at mTT.T. VlfW nvv
vuui 1 w
CHILDREN FROM MOTHER
PARIS, Dec. 23. A decision favoring
Princess De Sagan, formerly Anna
Ooulil. in the suit biought by Count
Boni for the custody of the ehildrnn
,
Mines Fav Senrs
rr! -nna
Wendt
, "P""
f-.v h
'ur 1. 1 Mfdf-irt! .
aftcrnoori.
J,. f,. MoVt in-ill' tl.'Wii from Vtlilnid
Tuci-lny on limine., in the circuit cmrt.
M-'.'. lames M. Wilson was visiting
Medford friends recently.
R. G. Smith, the Orants Pass attor
ney, was a business caller at Jackson
ville Tuesday.
Mrs. K. .1. Kubli left for Portland
Tuesdiiy evening where she will spend
the holidays with her children. Mrs.
KuMi is contemplating a trip to south
ern California immediately after Xnins j
a--coiiip;in:ed by her dnujrhtcr, Mrs. h.
II. Watson,
NEWS THROWS
CASTRO INTO
E
Copy ol Coraez Proclama-
t
BKMJN, Dee.. 23. ClptUno Castro;
the ep president of Veneraela,
lwua thrown into a fu'riona rage today
i . 3 .
when ne- received a eable copy of the
iforme3 if he should attempt to
return to his country he would be ar-
Jested and charged with embeixling the
n..l.l:-. t...a. .. - ' '
The proclamation was signed by 80
I prominent citizens.
. Castro, though furiously angry,; says
that he intends to return to Venesuela
and take with him arms and ammuni-
uon wiin wnicn-o overioiow ioey usurp-
er' and regain ttisb'fficii'.'' J'"
ST. NICK REAL
IN NEW YORK
Letters Sent to Sa ta
Claus Through Nail Are
Answered by Parties i.
( NEW YORK, Dee. 23; This ib a long
nay, a feverishly busy day and a hard
J day for Santa Clauses on earth, par-
ticularly id New York. And a warm
j day for them, no matter how eold. it
'may seem to fingers and toes of the
(little people who have only just to
fidget around and expect, the. appear
1 once of Christmas day. Arms and wag-
f u.o w tu jvi, , k111
that there were to bo mighty revelries
.lay after tomorrow.
j A letter for Santa Claus ha, turned
n of Ihrf oenern nnlnff ep. inst in
r -- r, j , -
time. The clerk picks it up
tune. The clerk picks it up in a mat-
1 terof-faet way, with scarcely a glance
' lit the inscription. Ono would, think
that ho believed m Santa Claus. He
does in a way. Ho drops it into a great
box filled as deep as you could reach
down, all with letters to the same hon
Kt gentleman. i:
Letters Will Be Called For. "
Thoso li-tters will bo called for too.
Thanks to somo persons, among the
busiest of the onineiirs- of .St. Nick,
the letters will ho- ojrf'ned anil read
a terribl" t :ik, yet. fascinating. Many
of the queer little pleas, for toys or
other Christmas necessities will be grnnt
i d by hasty messengers riding up to
'swly floors and leaving gifts, at the
:ast moment, with so trace of where
'.bey came from. ;
Santa chins will bo a reality for
these little children of the poor, who
write pitiful missive to the good saint
.md wait in all faith for the fulfillment
of their d'-sirei. And some of tlietn,
torr, want so little ,i doll, or a rubber
rattle for baby or a new calico dress
for iratna. There is patient fnith cx
uressid in these ill spdlcd, rugged mis
sives and there is also'tlte cynicism of
youngsters who do not believs in Santa
' '"tis. nor in nnythirtg, much, and wh
A
MITCHELL GETS
NINE MONTHS;
MORRISON SIX
Case is the Develepment
of One oftm Bitterest
'Fights in ;tbe History, of
American Federation 1
WASHINGTON, Deo, 1!3. Justice
Wright of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia today found Pres
ident Samuel Oompers anad Secretary
Morrison of the American Federation of
Labor and John Mitehell, former presi
dent of the Federation of Miners, guil
ty of having flagrantly violated an in
junction granted by Justice Gould to
the Bnek Stove company.
Punishment was fixed is Campers'
easo at ons year in jail, in Mitchell's
case at nine months, while Secretary
Morrison was given ' six months, .
. The ease:is the development of one
of the bitterest fights in the history
of the.. American Federation. . At the
head of ihe fight agaiuBt the Federation
war James 'Vnna; Cleave, president of
the Buck , Stove company, who is the
most prominent enemy of organised lar
bor.
Go mpers, Mitrhell and Morrison were
in court when the opinion was read,
and gavo notice of appeal. Oompers
was roleased on $5000 bondB, Mitchell
and Morrison on bonds of $4000 and
$3000 respectively. The justice pointed
out that before the injunction was is
sued Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison
declared that would not obey i. l '
VERDICT RETUENED IN
FAVOR OF DR. KEENE
nemin'-'rc.- iv-tb the instruc
tions"." ". "m by" Judge H. K, Han
na, the jui in the caw of Roddy vs.
Keene in the circuit court, on Wednes
day morning,, returned a. ardict.-in
favor of tbe defendant.
The suit brought by Dr. J. F.
Roddy against Dr. J.. M. Keene for
commission on a sale of real estate. Dr.
Keene claimed he had no agreement
with Dr. Roddy to that effect, se nit
was brought. '
, The instruqtions of. the judge to the
jury were: .
"Gentlemen: I am compelled to do
in this case what the couft always dis
likes to do that ia to take the matter
under consideration away from the jury.
We would rathe-, in every case, whore
there ifl uny evidence to warrant it,
sv.limit the case to the jury for deter
mination; but as in this case you have
hoard me say in your hearing, there is
such an entire lack of evidence that if
the matter were submitted to you and
you should find for tbe plaintiff in
this ease, I would have to set the deci
sion asido and grant a now trial. Rath
er than there should be any chance
taken of that, I will submit this form
of verdict to you. It is not necessary
that you should retire. You may select
some ono of your members right thero
in tbe box as foreman and authorize
your foreman to sign this verdict,'
which I will rend before submitting it
to you. It Is entitled In the Circuit
Court of tho State of Oregon for Jack
son County Verdict: We, tho jury
in the above entitled action, find for
tho defendant. This you will sign by
your foreman after you havo elected
a foreman." '
Thereupon the jury elected William
Ulrich foreman, who signed nnd return
ed the foregoing verdict.
ask little bee auso they expect little. '
For many of the children in the va
rious hospitals and home of I lie city
little crippled wretches and wee tots
sick to tho point of ilenlli, whose days
are filled with pnin and their nights
with dread Christinas will begin to
morrow. The hospittil authorities have
decreed Hint one day of Christmas
cheer is not enough for these "Inckloss
pots mnrred in the mailing." nnd their
Christmas will Inst through two or three
oilnys.
SOCIALISTS
FAVOR CITY
11
;mi '.'VM.'iii;.
Adopt Resolutions Which
Are Practically Their
Platform in tits Cooing
City Election
The socialist party in Medford on
Tuesday evening adopted resolutions '
whieh are practically their platform in
the coming city election. Tbe salient -points
are:
Abolition orf private contracts. '
Establishment of public bathhouse,'
guiunsjuui uuu uiiuani nail. ,
Striking out property cIuiiscb is the:'
chcarter. . , '
; Publio ownership of public light pluut
Throwing open of ' all - street eross- -.
ings on Southern Pacific, right of way.
. Jrnest. Walters is the candidate for
mayor. J. S. YVonderley and D. U.
Reams for eouneilmrn, with one to be
(boson. - . ,
Tha resolution as duputed was: '
' r' 'Endorse Socialistic Principles.
"We the BocialiBts of Medford, in
convention assembled, again 'indorse-the
principles of - International aociulistn.
We cull the attention of the people of
Medford ta the fact that nil govern
ments are essentially class governments,
and that all legislation is primarly class
legislation.' Taking this for-a-starting
point, it is unreasonable to -expect the
profit taking employing chum to,- legis
late in the interest at the wage-earner
- tl.T. l.a .....Irn ivn In Muaiva.
any benefits from legislation they must
organise 'politically., in, order that they
may eloct ..tbeix -own representatives ta
city, county or state dogislntive bodies..
This- iM the- eHMOll'O ui. (Uut .luutic.ious-.
ness'.whieh our president bo imicli de
plores. ;.f . it 4 ;" i
.." Realising this truth, we come bs
foro the voters of this city in the inter- '
est of the working clues. And if it-'
should be our good fortunc'toibs elected
to any office we shall be found work.
ing lor tne interest or ion working,
class.;
"As measures to the immediate in
terest of tho workers, wo offer the fol
lowing: - - ; -- -
For Immediate Relief.
"First The abolition of all private
contracts on public work . Men to be
hired direct by tbe city, thereby doing
away with the large profits to wealthy
coutractorB, which should go to the
wuge-eurncr in increased wages.
"Second We demund tho eight-hour
workday on-all public work, und that
union wages be paid, ' , '
'.'Third We demand that the city
establish a public, bathhouse, gymnasi
um and billiard room, so that men will
havo a place to go other than the sa
locn. ; , ' . ' s ,. , '
j" Fourth We demand ,hat tho prop
erty clauses in tho city charter be
stricken out. It is uiicoiistitiitioniil for
proporty to be made the basis for tho
holding of office. It is also chins leg
inlation. i . , , . t, )
"Fifth Wo favor tho cstnbliiAing
of a eity electric and power plant' and
furnish Connuintrs with light',; licit and
jiowor ut cost of production. Hut we
call your attention that, public owner
ship nin only be a sueoess wjlorl its
friends are behind it.
"Sixth We demand that nil street
crossings on the Southern Pacific track
be thrown open.
"If you favor there' niensn'res there
is only on0 way to get tlrotll that - is by
voting for socialist candidates."
MARRIED.
I riONNEY DANIFIeSON In Medford
on December 20 Mr. If. C. Bonncy and
Miss Anna Dniiielsun, Rev. f. I.eRoy
Hall officiating. A host of frier U ioin
in congratulations and well v'
WHITLKY-VOOKL In ' -Id,
Oil., November 20, Mr. I" ' " ' it
ley of Flounce Hock pr ' . ' I s
Orn Vogel of Illinois
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