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DISPATCHES
By far tba largest and bnt nwi report
of any paper in Southern Oregon.
Ifiltoiircil Mlv Mwioiie.
TheWeather
t'loudy tonight mid tomorrow; colder;
nnrthonstorlv winds.
TJQRD YEAR.
MKDF(5RD, OKEliOX, TUESDAY. .JANUARY 5, 1!HM.
No. 247.
EXAMINERS
BANKS IN
E
Bank Experts Arrive in
City From Five States--To
Talk of Banking Meth
ods Following the instruct ions of Comp
troller of t lie Currency .Murray the tia
tinnul hank examinera of District 11,
comprising Mnn In nil, Idaho, Oregon,
Washington and California, are meeting
today in this city for their first gath
ering of its hind. The regulation, which
provides for such meetings is a new
depart art' of the depart uient and Med
i'ord was chosen, because of its central
locution as tin first iii"oling place.
Tin chairman of the meeting is K. T.
Wilson of .Montana, who arrived from
the north on No. I", accompanied by -
II. Luce of Washington, and 'huule
(bitch of Salem, C Lovcinud of Ida
hod, ,1. A. H. Kerr and ('. J. Weed
of California arriving on Xo. 14 from
the south.
The first session will he called at It
o'clock Tuesday afternoon and will con
tinue throughout, tho evening. It is
probable that the convention will have
completed- its business he fore train time
Wednesday so that II. j examiners may
depart.
The object of the convention is simi
lar to that of teachers' institute. The
examiners will talk over different meth
ods employed in their work and will
hear what each examiner will have to
otter along instructive lines. In this
manner Mr. Mnrry, the comptroller of
the currency, seeks to bring almut a
greater efficiency among his exam in
ers, thus placing his department iu bet-,
tor condition to perfoiir its many du
ties. The meeting was first called for San
Francisco, but Med ford was later des
ignated as being a mote central locu
tion. It is probable, however, that the
next session of the evuniiners will be
held in the California metropolis. The
order as first issued bv Mr. Murry pro
vided for four sessions of the examin
ers each year, but thin has later been
changed to two meetings.
So Med font has the honor of being
the meeting place of the first session
of the bank examiners of District No.
11.
RHODE ISLAND HAS i
A NEW GOVERNOR
PROVIDKNVE, R. t.. .Ian. .".Little;
Tthndy has a new chief executive, the
honor and duties of Ilia', office passing1
from .1 ami's II. lliggins to ("inventor
Aram J. I'othier today, when with the
pomp and ceremonial tlat has charac- '
teried state inaugural-; in the past,
Mr. I'othier and the other officers elect-
ed last November took their oaths of
office and the 1 " general assembly
organized for tin transaction of busi
ness. All the customs tint have marked
the induction of governors for years
were observed when Mr. I'othier as
onmed his duties. The swearing in of
the new governor wni announced, as of
yore, from the baleono of the state
house and was greeted with the govern
or's salute of 17 guns fiom the battery
stationed on the lawn.
After t he inaugural ,nu ceremonies
and the organization of the legisla
ture for its Hi) days of more of legisla
tion will come the reeept i.iti of the
new governor to the members of the
general assembly and their wives an. I
such dignitaries and guests as happen
to be present. In the evening will oc
cur the usual reception Mid illumination
of the capito, to which the public is
invited.
ROOSEVELT EXPECTED
TO CATCH 'EM ALIVE
WASHINC.TuN, Jan. 5. President
Roosevelt is expect "d to capture an
oryx, a kleeneboe and a kahau during
his African hunting trip and send them
alive to the zoological park here. These
animals are expcHullv doired I
they are nearly extinct.
The oryx is a South African antelope;
the kleene -hoc is an antelope, too, but
of another kind. Th oryx has the
mane and tail of a horse anil the eg
anil feet of an antelope, ftn horn are
about three feet long i:,o it i fleet of
foot.
The kleene i the smallest variety
of antelope known, ll ir. only a foot
high at t he s holder-. Mid is so timid
that it is almost hnpo-slbb for hunter
to get elor.e enough t i 1 ill one.
Tb kah.iu. or prob.-j.ei monkey, is
an ape about three fee high., and one
it the rarest of the monkey family. It
is remarkable for it great length of
noio, from which it d. i ives its name.
It is a native of Roni-o. but some have
b,cen shirtjgpd from Africa recently.
Comb k True. " -
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mt mm
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j Vernon Arena Club Offer
ed lor Sale-Jim Is Con
sidering Offer
LOS ANGELES, Cnl., Jan. 5. The
Vernon Arena club, iu which .Tames J.
defines is the principal owner, was to
day offered for sale, this adding argu
ment that Jeffries will re enter the ring
ti put Johnson out.
It is believed that til $50,000 purse,
win or lose, Hint is offered the big
boy will get him back into the ring.
Jeff's most intimnly friends almost
fell dead with surprise when the big
fel'ow began commenting on what a lot
of money $50,(100 was. In a conversa
tion dim fluid:
"Say, hoy'd give me that "0,000 all
right, wouldn't theyf Don't you think
I could pick up $0,C00 on the ruad
after 1 licked the Bkiirkf"
Wonder if the news that Jim Corbet t
wished to take on Johnson provided he
was offered a big pin so, got Jeffries
to thinking
"What do you think about Corbetts
talk?' was asked Jeffries.
"Say, what could he do, anyhow?
bet he'd take $"0,onu, though."
All hough Jeff still refuses to even
my " I might pome back," it is evident
that he is considering the big money
which has been offered, a thing that
he was not doing thro days ago.
That JelV utterly overlooks the prob
ibility of losing to Johnson is to be
seen by his remark concerning $50,000
to be picked up on the road.
ERSTWHILE MILLIONAIRE
PASSES WORTHLESS CHECKS
TiENO, Nov., Jan. 5. Harry Mac
M illan, an erstwhile mining million
nil o, who was recently engaged tivEdiin
fi dorich, the actress, vho i3 now the
wife of Nat Goodwin, the actor, was
arrested laght night in Tonopnb on the
complaint of James May, the gambling
king, who charged MaeMillnn with pass
ihg worthless checks I'liiounting to !,
iimi. Mac Millau declared he gave the
chucks asking May to hold them until
he could get money to make them good.
TO PUT CAPITAL
II
Bill Introduced Into the
House Providing for the
Abolition of Liquor
WASHINGTON, Jan. .. The project
for a "dry" Washington, which haR
been urged for years by anti-saloon
reformers and has found expression in
a bill introduced by Representative
Sims, was considered today by the
house committee on d-strict affairs.
That the people of 'he national capi
tal will not be allowe.1 to vote on the
liquor question is already decided.
The members nil agiee the prohibi
tion question is one upon which all Un
people should be sutisfl.'d, but thoy say
the plan to allow them to vote would
be more difficult to arrange than would
the passage of the bill. They also con
tend that sufficient hearings have been
allowed by I he district committee for
all interested persons to state their ap
proval or object ion l. the bill intro
duced by Representative Sims.
If the question were submitted to a
vote of the people, say some of the
committeemen, congress would have
to give its sanction Jo it anyway, and,
therefore, (hey contend voting on the
proposition is useless. If the commit
tee approves the bill introduced by Mr.
Sims, they say, it vill have just as
much weight as would a vote of the
people.
The population of Washington is
made up of residents of so many states,
and so many persons vho go to their
home states to vote, that th suffrage
question would be hard to handle, be
lieve the congressmen. They do not
think the ones who vote in other states
should be allowed to tte in any elec
tion that might be held in Washington,
even if they were only on a local issue.
The government clerks and employes
of t he district comprise nearly two
thirds of the voting population, and if
a question of miffr.ige were brought
IN DRY COLUMN
Up. it Would be nece-mary to offset the
npgro vot or th wh'tes and black
would be nearly equally divided. For
that reason many of the members of
the house tjpKn any movement to give
suffrage to the eople. They say it
would be next to irapotsihlf to eradi
cate the negro vote,
ing - . , , ,
Mitchell ai.pruacbcd the boy !. ..:
GROUND IS
BROKEN ON
PIPE LINE
Men Clearing Reservoir
Site Pipe has Been
Shipped- Contractors
Figuring on Work
Ground has been broken for tho con
struction of the pipeline to Little ttutte
creek for tho gravity wuter supply sys
tem of the city. A gang of men are
engaged at tho present time in clearing
the reservoir site, whil? contractors are
engaged iti figuring on the rock work
and excavation necessaiy on the work.
The larger portion of the rights of
way for the pipeline have . been se
cured bv tho water committee and not a
trip has been made. The matter was
taken up with the different partieB
along the line by coi respoudence and
when the property owners have been in
town they have made it a point to cnll
upon the committee and fix up the mat
tor of the crossing of their land. In
this manner most of the rights of way
have been secured and negotiations are
pending for the remainder. Xo trouble
is anticipated.
Engineer Itohorts is busy figuring
with contractors at the present time,
showing them the details of the work
and in making trips . to the reservoir
and to other points on the line. A
number of sub contractors are in the
city figuring on sub eon tract ing the
mujority of the coast ruction work. C, K.
Hade is expected to arrive iu this city
Tuesday f rom Portland to figure tin
the trenching. According to Engineer
Itohorts, there is some seven miles of
trench that can be easily constructed
with the ditcher, which put iu the sew
er mains of the city :nd a considerable
further distance that is along the side
hill, where it will probably be possible
for the big machine to work.
The cast iron pipe fer the water main
from the reservoir has been shipped and
will arrive in this city about January
i. This represents about li.jOO feet
of pipe.
At last the actual work on tho pipe
line seems about to gel. undav wav.
ROOSEVELT IGNORES
PROPHESIES OF EVIL
WASHINGTON, Jan. .". President
Roosevelt is not alarmed by the gloomy
horoscope cast for him bby Astrologer
Meyers of llohokeu, liiiJ he will go on
with his preparations for the African
hunt, although in doing so he will fly
iu the face of till the planets.
"If this lloboken swr cannot promise
(he president anything worse than that
horoscope," said an official tit the
White House today, "we will refuse to
pay any attention to h:m. Meyers saw
only probable insanity, danger from big
ben His and bullets ami other terrors of
t he jungle. Other future gazers have
had him blown up by bombs, stabbed
by assassins, poisoned by servants,
wrecked on railroad tniins and sunk iu
ships."
The president today ordered two
lightweight rough rid r hats, one black
and the other the regulation khaki col
or. They will have exln heavy leather
bauds. lie directed 'In hatter to send
to London the form of his head, ami
there he will have made n pith helmet,
to be delivered at Mombassa. The pres
ident ' size is seven ar.d three-eighths.
ROOSEVELT PARDONS
MILITARY PRISONER
HAN KTt.WClKCO, Cn Jan. o
Private William Huwalda, who was sen
teneed tit five years te the military
prison on Aicatra. isl.md for applaud
ing Kmma Goldman, the "queen of the
anarchists," was toi'av pardoned by
President Roosevelt. Recently his sen
tence was reduced to three years upon
the recommendation -t General Funs
ton. Jtuwnldn called t attend the meet
ing to take noieh but the military
f ourt did not believe him.
SAN FR.N isro, i al.. .Inn.
Mr., .lack London in a b tier to n friend
ill I'.erkelcv declares liiat her husband.
Jack London, is sick and will abandon
the world voyage in the boat Snark.
The novelist underwent uu operation
in Sydney. They will r, rurn to C'alifor
Dili.
E
MASKED
Council Will Consider Or
dinance Tonight lor High
License
In all probability the city council
at its regular session tonight will pass
an ordinauce fixing the amouut of a
license tti conduct a saloon at $1000 n
year. Tho ordinauce will also proba
bly carry strict provisions for the regu
lation of the liquor traffic in Medford.
For some time tho matter of impos
ing a heavier license on the Medford
liquor dealers has beer, under consider
Miou by members of the council, there
being an ordinance iiibmitted not long
ago providing for a stricter regulation
of the saloons and fixing tho annual
license at $H00. This ordinance was
tabled at the time being.
If this bo passed and the same num
ber of saloons continue in business, it
will mean n revenue to the city of $10,
OUt) a year.
1-4-STORY CHURCH AND
OFFICE BUILDING COMBINED
I'lTTSBCHQ, I'll., fi. A coinliinu
tiim foiirtoon-Htory ollioo bitiMing nnil
fliiiri-li roinbiiii'd in prnposml for iluwii
luwn 1'ittnlmrg by Ha' Pint Uniloil
HvmiKoliriil l'rotwitunt (Ionium church.
Tin, plnnH wito hIhiwii ti'duy.
Tlic sito is ill Hixtli nvi'inic nnil Smith
fluid stri'i'I, in one of tin- memt villnnblo
in town, mill was given free in tho lira"
of Williiini lVnn, one provinion of tho
grmil boiiiR that it sl.uiiM always bo
iiaoil for i-huri h pnrposi's. This million
it iiiipoKsiblo for tho congregation to
bnilil olsoworo, though I lie- property
might he sold to gre'ii advantage.
The plans provide Hint for seven sto
ries up the building nhljl show H most
eluborato elmri'h fiwi., enthedral style,
fill, a chime of bells Above the soy
colli ritorv will rise seven stories of
offices. Tho new building will be nns
of the largest in the city
ACTIVITY REPORTED IN
MANY MINES OF COUNTRY
The company now operating the
Mack Channel mine, on Fools creek,
huvo given out that I In y expect soon
to begin tho construct inn of a dredge
u thoir newly acipiireil property.
TI ichine to be installed is known
as n jinny dredge and is of smaller cup
city than the two now operating lit this
place. It is likely the electric shovel
that is not floteil, yet it Inn endless
chains of buckets, the same us the
rhaniplin dredge.
No further information upon the sub
ject has been given out. The Mlack
Channel is one of the richest placer
mines in Oregon and tae installation of
! machine will mean much.
The . new "spud "print arrived the
forepart of this week for the dredge on
I'oots creek and is now being placed in
possition. The point 'h a solid block of
steel weighing Hrtno nod moving it from
the depot at Cold II ill to the boat was
no small task.
Tho MeCluro Meilaon rtmiip mill has
been Milling the forep-ut of this week,
upon a test run of ore rroin the flolden
Kagle mine, near ItocT Point. This
initio is now being worked by II. I.
Jones mid son. and is utekiiig mi excell
out showing. '
INTEREST IN HARDWARE
COMPANY IS SOLD
II. A. Nicholson of the Nicholson
ilanlwnre company li s sold n part of
his interest ill the l.n.inoss to .1. A.
Howard. This makes four partners in
the business Meisrs. Ttltller, Piatt.
Howard and Nichols ,n.
LUMBER INTERESTS SEND
I COMMITTEE TO WASHINGTON
SKATTI.K. Wash., Ian. .". A delcga
Iron representing the lumber hite.rists
of the entire pacific const, including
the loggers, lumber and shingle innnn.
facturors, will lonve for Washington
this WPok to discuss r-ith f'hiof Forest
er Pinchot the probh iu which is play
ing an imM)rtsnl part in making up
I tariff schedules, Thoy will give the
ways mid moans committee additional
data concerning the lumber and shin
gle industry.
111000 LICENS
OVER
C
PETITION
Time for Filing Petitions
Expired Monday Night-
Two Full Tickets Are in
the Field
Monday evening the legal time for
filing petitions for candidates for city
officers tu be voted fer at the coming
election expired. There nre two com
plete tickets iu the field, the business
men's nud taxpayers' ticket, represent
ing the high license Nonlimciit, nnil that
headed hy J. A. Porry for inuynr, in
dorsed by the prohibitionists and the
Medford Mail.
Tho business men and tnxpayers'ltiek
et is headed by Judge V. H. Cnnon
for mayor, K, A. Welch for councilman
First ward, V. L. Fmericlt .Second wnrd
am John Denier Third wnrd. The pro
hibitinnists mid tho Mail's ticket is
J A. Perry for mayor, J, IL Corey
for rounciliniin First ward, W, N. Cntiip
bell Second ward nnd F. W. Mollis
for the Third ward.
Canon's Larga Petition.
Judge Cnnon 's pet i linn is one of the
largest over presented, cnntllillillg over
-ill) signatures, showing his popularity.
Mr. Perry's petition hud 51) signers.
The others had from 40 In inn aignn
hires. Tho question in to who mini
iniited Judge Cnnon h answered in the
following petition:
To the llocorder of he City of Med
ford, Oregon:
I Wo, the undersigned legal voters mill
ciinlified electors of the city of Med
ford, hereby nominate W. II. Canon, n
resident nnd qualified elector of said
city, for the office of mayor of said
city for n term of two years, begin
ning in Jnnunry, lfnhl, nud hereby pe
tition yourself and the city council of
snid city to cnuse his niime to be plnced
upon the bntlots to be voted lit the cily
eloction to be held on Jmmary 12, Itmtl.
as the business men's nud taxpayers'
candidate for snid nffieo.
The Signers.
K. A. Welsh, John S. Oith, W. W.
Kifort, Willinm French. W. M. Col
vig. V I, F.iiieriok, .1 F Roddy, II II
Hicks, .1. K. Knrkdiill, (loorge Put
nam, A. II. Miller, K. '.V. Brows. ). X.
Burnett, V. F. Isaacs, F.. It. Van Dyke.
W C Murphy, Crover Coriim,
U. P. Little, I. L. Hamilton, A. V.
Walker, W. R. Weave, J. H. Filzger
Id, It. J. Conroy, W. Kechest, W. c.
Ilreon. W. C. ltengan, L. fl. Porter. W.
J. Ilockeiiyos, W. K. Johnson, J, It.
Stevenson," J. M. Keene, (I. Miller, V.
F. Sonser, L. J. Roberts, S. ChiMors.
W. A. Hooker, T. L. Master. K. T. Ham
inond, W. A. I.odhetter. W. M. Muller.
I). C. Hern, C. II. (lav, J. C. Hull, .1.
I. Olwell. L. C. Hill. S. II. Purdy, A.
Storer, J. K. Hnliss, H. F. Allen, Frank
Wail, K. J. Roche, IX It. Wood. T. J.
Carney, P. (!. (loodtiigcr, I). M. Selsby.
W. Raster, It. II. Whitehead, A. F Per
civnl Hert Percivnl, W II Stalker, c
W. Palm, L M Lynn, C 1) llnzelrigg.
J II Atwell, J c Drown, L ItecliCll.
W Pillion. J II llutler, V T M.Cra.v.
J W Itiirknll, W 13 Purdy, I. Itnii.lv.
.1 W Itnrb. .1 Houek, W Ashpole, .Toft"
llrophv. I. L Jacobs T A Tif. r, 7. Max
ey. J F Pryor, L Wills, J T Summer
ville, T w' Mills, It II Toft, (loorge
Merriiumi. X I. Mod aw, C If Ray, .1
c Jones, .1 i: W Is, li c Hale, J J
Clevelan. J C Murphy, ll W Cuddy, Fd
Andrews. W II Hnmphley, H F Clark.
P C Highnin, c O Stone, W Weissor.
F. C Kolihius, It V. dray, .1 M Kcigom.
F. c Rohhins, J M Ki'vinaii. M Mur
prv, F F Downing, Charles Milligan.
W Miller. Fdgar Lifer. Peter D. nhoff.
F C Morris. It Fllis, C A Jackson. R
II. S I aldsnn Solsby. N 11 Itnolbiiry.
W L drr, .1 W Ling, C K Titll. J I lorry.
II I, Cohorts, fioy Taylor. W II Monty.
F II Moore. S S Cole, (I A CcCutehenn,
A Coleman, F Ihu-liliruggc, W M Skeel,
F, A King. J II Heiisoliuan. F. I) FI
wood. W Wilbur, A W Lacy, W I) Ha
zcl, J I) Buchanan, W Anglo, J B Deal.
II W Nichols, II V Hargriives, II W
Rothormcl, (I K Vouhg. A .1 chalk, .1
S Payne, N C Sorenr.oii, W K I'llipps.
(i. Fnsko, M Kllwissl, Louis Fllwood,
I, It llaskitis, F L Colv.g, lir F. It See
ly, F M .Ionian, L 1) ( ranfill, .1 II Ms
kine, ,1 D Lnwreilee, W .1 Fredeiilturg,
F L Smith, W I Viwter. (' W Stone.
C F Cooke, J. F. Hitter. F A Bliss, C II
King, II F Piatt, II I! richolsoti, F J
Itoi.l, F. A llofler, II I. (lelcloll, p i;
Ijitnbert, K I) Root, II Lnkrenzo, M
J Love, JatuoH Stewart, W II Meeker.
I) It Andrus, .1 K finunyaw, Tom Col
lins, I W Berry, C P Tnionl, C P True,
W M Hislion .1 II Messier, J Ruhr
back, 11 T Fiudluv and 11 Helms.
THREE INCHES
IN LAST STORM
Deluge is General Over
Coast-Snow in Willam
ette Valley
Tlu' pri'Hcnt rainstorm in thf Ihmiv
i.'sl of i ho wi'snnt mison. Puriiiir tho
-'J hours I'liiliil ;il 7 oVIuvk Tuorttlay
iiioitiiiiK, throo i lie (mm foil. The tlutvii
potir hi'jrmi wrli a pntlo ilr.7lo Sun
lay ovi'iniii,', wlmh i-out imicl with
moro ir less intorni.t ion until A oVloe't
Monclny nt'toi-noon, wlur tho flooilKatf
tpenou ana a lioavy tlowniiotir ooin
monooil, which with ilaplilit clinnKol
to ilri.lo a;uin.
Romio river at (iohl Kav r.m,- oioht
fcot during tho nilil, hut foil slihlly
ly uoitii. No ilniiiao whh roportoii.
Hi'iir orooli niiRotl two iwt innl tho ilaui
nt tlio city wator rrU in tlirt'titont-il
with (loKtrui'tiou.
Thort is Ktill a hi'hho;ihI 1of icioticv iu
(ho ruint'all. Tho writor han boon an
uuiiMially dry ono uu far. Last your
tho lust honvy ilownpmi" of tho Hcasoii
onrroil iu tho lattrr pprt of .lanuary.
Tho storm i jfoiirr,.! ovor tho coast,!
a lienvy ilowuour ln-iti riiorlol from i
iiorthorn i nhforma. I
Tho hoaviost now ;it V'm'H In fallinir1
in tho Willamotto vallry tutluy. Six
iiu hoH fell in Salom Ix-foro noon. Port 1
hiuil hIho wiarH n wl ito blanket uf j
snow. Tho slooknn'ii will fool thn snnw.
hut othorwino it is not harmful.
I.OS ANGELES TO VOTE ON
HUGE SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
I.OS A..:i,KN, f'nl., Jan. 5. Tu
morrnw tho citi.oim o" I.oa AiiroIch will
vote for or against the issue of Hi'liool
IiouiIk amount iuy to 7L'II,I)I)II,
Of this 7it,niHi rotpi roil, . (H(t,lnm is
ptaniieil to ho uneil to it ineilv the most
vital need of I .oh Au'les' Hi'liool sys
tern tho competent, equipment of tho
high ho lioids occupied ;it present , and
tho ohI :i hi inh tni-n t of ji new one.
The hond tHKiie proxides for no veil
new tfrariiriwr sehoidn, all in new and
levi loping sections of the city. Ho
Hid en this, four annexes would ho con
structed at schools now on thc-vcrc
of enntfOHl ion, These 11 hiiildinN rail
for .t;i-0,inm, tho rcmniuini; $'iilnno of
the grammar school ImmoIs ijoin toward
tho purchase of add it iounl lund near
prcsont sit ph.
TaU Will Become Presi
dent Just Two Months
From Yesterday
WASH I XiiTDN, .Ian. Two months
from vest onlay the i ational capital
will he (he si- lie of tit - most iiupoMiiit:
inaugural cereuionv in The n.itiou's his
dry.
In Hie oxpi-ndilure of money, time
ami energy the pre pa i al ions for- tlx
indiiriioti into oft"i.-e of Presidentelect
William llownrd Taf will exceed any
thing ever before attempted m Wash
iiigtou. N'o iu.'iiigiirat c-uiiiiiitlee in (he
past has made such l ipid progrens in
so short .'! time as has tho pnsert or
jyimizntion.
Hardly had the committee been an
nounced u hen it bi-c.niie h iiowu thai
more than flH.UHi) in subscript ions to
ward 1 1n- iti:iiit,'iir;il fund litul been re
ii'ived. Thir., too, wi, before any for
run t call hail Im en made
D. W. Mar! in, chairman of the sub
committer on railroal terminal facili
ties, ha" opened offices in thi' east wing
'if I ho I'liion station, i"id there laembors
of his rum mi I tee may be found Work
iitg diligently o i-r th ' proldoins of car
i ne; for I he l tooisa ihls of y isi I ors who
will come to Washiligloii to attend t lie
iiinuyural cep'inonies.
t 'liairmau I'liim Itu lo"'ih nt tin fin
works cotiiiniltee promises mativ new
fiatnri-s in the pyroti-cl uic display. He
has two sit.'s hi view for the setting
off of hundred'! of gii;;iitic bombs. Ho
man caudles, rochets and other fire
works. Prod eric k ( iwen, -m architect, and
chairman of a comiirttee of citielis
wkich ha-, the i -: 1 1 1 1 f " " 1 1 tf of parks and
hnilditiu'-' x iew, ha i l:nru'd a noel
scloiio'. IT iiiouot i tl.. 'it half .if the
aprou iat ion for fijovik be put into
illuniiu.'iti- I tlnj-t'; 1'iitbl. ie::tir m Hie va
riolic state",
"Tli.'e fl-kikI Mr. ilu'i n. "v.ill
be ma i i i r. i -!". !'ls of Die sev-
eial si ji t li :!-tt i; . mauti'd
by yountf hk'h d. ned i--. c tnmes
emtrtemal.c of Co d'.Ti rent lominon
wealth. The floats will form in lino
and parade from the capitol tu the
White Hoine."
PLANNING
INAUGURAL
HEARING
1
WA
Commission Meets in Jack-
sonvillftiMany Witnesses
Are Called to Testify in
Cas? Against Barnum
The railroad commituimu of Oregon
is in Hcssioa iu .lacltsonvillo hearing
tho evidence iu tho complaint that luu
I u lodged nogaitist V It. Barnum of
tho Itoguc liivor Vallvy ltuilroad com
pany, ami judging I' torn tho mt rubor
of witnoHsoa that havo boon callod to
testify, the hcuring wil' last for some
time.
Owing to the fact th,t the courthouao
wis in uso by tho circuit court, tho
commission hold their session in tho
city hall. District Attorney Mulkcy
is conducting tho prosecution. Tho com
missiourrs present uro Thomas K Camp-,
bell, f. t. Aitchison nnd Oswald Wost.
The witnesHOR called to testify are
K. li. Uriggs, Prnuk falkins, E. E. Kel
ly, K. K. I'hipps, (. It. llomnvti, W. I.
Vuwter, A. S. HoHoubaum, A. M. Wootl
fon), Charlos Prim, M. M. Taylor, Km
est Luugly, Lnmn L'lrich, W. (,', Kitto,
K. Itoundtroe, ,1. li. liarnes, ('harlot) Dua
ford, (', Beeknian, T. .1, Kinnoy, ,0,
.1. Davis, .1. L Miller and ll. D. An
glo. ;
The complaint ngaiMst Murium! and htt
railroad covers a number of points,
tu it r 1 ' all ei' thorn lor not providing
the comforts for passengers that nre
provided by other lid's, such an wait
ing rooms, lnvatrio:(t hent, light etc.
UNCLE SAM TEACHING
BOYS HOW TO SHOOT
NF.WPORT, . 1., J:tii. 5. Instruc
tion of the seniuan'H gunner class waa
commenced today nt the Newport naval
toipislo station.
This class is larg:r than before nnd
about Ion men are to ho enrolled. The
course for the seaman gunner lias now
been lengthened from fivo to nino
months, ami no one bo low a potty offi
cer's rating is admitted. Home of tint
seaman gunners who were graduated
from the last class are hack to finish
out t lie new course, which is to bo
made exclusively of the study of mines
and torpedoes. This will graduate tho
members of the class practically full
fhdgcd machine is or machinists' mntci
as they are to be known. This is the
object of the im w course, it. being tho
desire of tho navy department to have
men on each ship who nro capable of
repairing torpedoes ti'iu mines without
sending them to the tuna' torpedo stu
i ion for minor defects.
PROF. FORD FINDS HOLE
IN THE AMERICAN STATE
WASHINGTON', .Inn .". With Brit
ish Ambassador It rye presiding, t ho
American Pol it tent Science association
met here today. The general topic for
cousiderat ion was ' ' The Increase of
Federal Influence nni Power in tho ,
I'nited Stntin.' Olio of the principal
papers was by Steph"U licacock of Mo
(Jill university, ('ana la, on "The Limit
ation of the l-Vdoral liovcrmnciit."
Professor Henry .bun s of Princeton
university declared that neither tho
power nor t lie responsibility essential
to democratic rule wa4 embodied iu tho
A merica n slate.
"The resemblances, ' he ftaid t lint
hilorians are now noting between nn
eient and modern hos-e's, grafters nnd
spoilsmen rest upon substantial identi
ties, affording a fine o'motistr.'ition of
the universal principle that. Hko causes
produnce like effects, irrespective of
the emotions ami intentions with which
the cao-es are set in opt ration."
He asserted that the efforts of re
formers were directed !o the conditions
under which power was gained, rather
than to the conditieiii under which
power was exercin-d.
' (iohl 1 1 ill does n t owe n cent, '
states Sam Me 'Iciu'nn, the Cold Hill
realty dealer. "There is money in
tin' town treasury, we own onr water
worhs, the town is -ewend nnd it in
paid for. The only town tax collected
i 1! I 2 mills for th.1 school. A fivo
mill tax as voted last 'ir, when it mi
fen red prohibit ion would carry hut it
will not ho collected. Many improve
ments nr. under way, nnd Gobi Hill
wants no prohibition in upset our prosperity."