t Boost the Development of the Rogue River Country" by Subscribing Liberally to the new Medford Pamphlet UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By fl the Urgett and best uewi report of any paper In Southern Oregon. The Weather Incrcasn.g coudinosa. Rain western portion. Wanner, THIRD YEAR. MRU FORD, Oh'KUUX, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3U, Xo. 2(i). NOW-UPTO PE STRONG DELEGAT URGE GRATE . SALEM, Or., Jan. 80. The Crater Lake road bill has been introduced in the house by Representative Purdin and in the senate by Senator Mulit, and been referred to the ways and means committee of both houses. From here it will go to the roads comniittoes. A joint meeting of ways and means and roads com mittees of both houses has .been promised to consider the bill some time during the first of the week, at which representations can be made by Medford and Jackson county and other people interested. It is up to the people of Medford and Jackson county to secure the appropriation. A delegation of Portland people have promised to assist. It can be done if the proper eflort is put forth. Now is the time. Oet busy. Let everybody know that Medford is on tho map. Send a rousing delega tion to Salem and take the appropriation by storm. 4- f-f' JOHNSON IS TO GET BUT LITTLE His Fight With Langlord in London Remarkable for Small Size of Purse NEW YORK, .hui. 3. When Tommy Burns had completed his triumphal ca reer in Knglnnd and sailed fnr Austra lia, he took with him practically "1! of the loose coin that had previously ad hered to the pockets of British sport ing men. That the latter have not re covered from the financial onslaught of the foxy Tommy is evidenced by the stinginess of the purse offered by the National Sporting club of London for the bout between .lack Johnson and Sain Lnngford for the world's heavyweight championship. The winner will get only the equivalent of 4000 American dol lars, while the loser will get as a salve for his injured feelings only the in significant sum of $l!000. Each man will get $7;Vt for training and traveling expenses. The National Sporting club certainly isn't going to go broke on this mill. When it is considered that the black champion could probably get at least $10,0011 for fighting a much easier mark than Longford in 'alifornia, it would seem that his manager is Inching in financial acumen to take up with any such proposition as is offered by the London chili. However. Fit .pat -rick isn't such a fool as he looks. The National Sporting club financed Johnson for his long trip to . Australia to meet Burns, with the understanding that the big black would return to Knglnnd for his first subsequent battle. These terms were accepted by Fit .p.? trick, mid he is a man of his word. Ho far ns Dangford is concerned, he has no choice in th matter. He has been nimble to get a fight in this coun try, nnd it was up to him to go abroad or take np hod-carrying or some sim ilar profession as a means of liveli hood. Although the purse hung up for the fight is one of the smallest ever offered for n heavyweight championship encounter, the winner of the coining battle of the blacks is likely to come home with a big wad of real British money in his jeans. There is no such projudico ngainst brunette fighters in England ns exists in this country, and tho victor will find it an easy matter to Rot long and profitable engagements in the London music halls. IS ANXIOUS TO FACE ACCUSER IN MICHIGAN YREKA. Cal.. Jan. :U. H. A. Benja min, arrested at Macdoel on the tenth inst., started back to Rose City. Mich., in charge of an officer yesterday to answer n charge of disposing of some stock to the value of 30n. which stock was covered bv a chattel mortgage. Benjamin offered to return alone if the Michigan authorities wonbl semi him a ticket, claiming thnt the charges ore false nnd that he is anxious to meet his accuser. He says that he substi tuted other security fr the stock and that it wns satisfactory to his creditor lit the time. Since leaving Rose City lie has been 'n cons'nnt communication with rela tives and f" -tends, has never used an nwimed nc.me. nnd even took up a homestead in this county last fall. Txical parties who interested them nelves in the man are strong in the ho lief thnt he has been wronged. THROWN FROM HORSE AND BRAINS DAHSED OUT WADSYVOltTII. N'ev.. .Tan. 3".- While riding along th- big canal of tlie Wadsworth Light Power company this morning. Robert F.sden. aged 13. and son of the president of the rompnny. was thrown from his horse and had his brains dashed out ageinst the trunk of a tree. RAP LOO .LIKE SIELTE NE Carload of Powder Receiv ed For Blue Ledge-Miners Are Put at work Indications present time t the Blue l.ed nd lint lite n ed by Hubert On Friday a fur t lie J.ii lie. I tending at the that I':.' work a I show is picking np rapidly smeller is t lie civet VIM' ( iv Yuri being pin It i- I nails been ont. .1 that 1w. nppl:s other ed 11 inuii (lie ' ing to show that mal1i-i tin iiidvi's for the d.'Velo copper district on u large ; arf shaping pmi'irt of the PLENTY OF WATER NOW: MAY BE LITTLE LATER HAPPY CAM 1. .1. tinned rains of the pa resulted in a big flow i. rtn.-- ti hi I wo ve'ks have t' water for intu ing along tin' Kla it li. and e-.en I he poorlv Wat ere. I linis are in full opera lion, with the indications that tle-v will be enabled to eoiitieue for sunn- time. Kanaka Hill, under lease by a Niski von company, is running day and night: William Maxwell is operating his mine to the full enpaeity; (Joodwiu and Civ ilian are working the (ioodwin mine to the limit: the Siskiyou, under leae by Lei Soul hard, is moving gravel at a rapid rate with two giants, and J. I'M Beck is turning over Millikeu bar with ilenty of water under high pressure. Then1 is besides much mining on a mall scale along the river and on in "lowing Hr v.uif. all tributary to Happy Camp, the gold trotn whi.-h amis much u t he vein me of focal business an' oneo,uent ly tu t he prosperity of the vicmit v. The Klamath and its tributaries are believed to be higher than at any time ! year. llowe r. (lo re is said to be n the Siskiyou no feet where then- bi to ten in January. very little snow more than nine iiinnionly from I'nless the j.,,. jght r t. n fee! n' nturm en-'s with t ,,r on the UM'un ild in mi '". rvnr.Ni fear sn'pmer will be anolli drv em, and in eonso tains an'", e here that the coming exceedingly pie a I ba.t f i 1 I'' mi CHINAMAN IS FINED FOR SELLING OPIUM b'CN'O. V.-v.. .la.i. -Cliee lnmg r in..' :i wealthv cr.;:use nienlnnt of this eitv. v:ii yest-nlay arretted a cliat-"" of se11;p" oniiiin. ard on be ing found guilty b..f..p P"!ie .lndg Richardson. -w:w fine,! l'". ,- i ih first viHim under the new "aulidope" urdii'tMwe. which prut ides i!,:,t n.. tii..r morphine, cocaine, opium r other dm, of that nature shall be sold in the city unless bv order of a physician, Yesterd.'iv Victor King, a trntv ir the citv jail, bought the drug and was trying to smuggle it to other prisoners when be was detected. THE FINAli W THE 1 7.",. nnd the payroll during tin OLD HARPER FAILURE 1 .,.t I, has siilT. nd a eorn-sponding de ii- l.r.ase. lint two of the five big for (iNtiXN'ATT. .. J-'iu- Peposi- j nn.T hae been kep'. in operation, anil tors in the r'nli-l'tv X::'"'!:'!! baoV thej.i,.ir t eularil v as thriatened onei' oi V. t. Horner iiistJtotioM whirli went tvvi.-e. under in 1-'!'' full failure -of tt nrirkel. i l. e.l for ITnriier to "eorto I'five re.oiveil 1 lful of 1 per a total of r,:i t 1 the he final lii i,t." This .er coil ,y the depositors. j The Veb lit v Xal'mhal had : r .on.i.oi.o ;,n,l !.-, ri;.- surplus j l,.,,it . ajL'r.-f.- it"l i l..-et l The capital nnd -.nn.lus w.r loot and tlie stoeMmldrrs were for 101 per cent. Ihe noli. OPLE OF ION SHOULD 'PROPRIATION If PS P W TO That Smooth Affable Gen tleman on the Oregonian Took Him Into Camp President II. C. (iarnett of the North west 1 1 a i d wa ro I )ea lers ' recently had his liguiess in the Portland Oregonian -and thereby hang a tale. Of edWse Shorlio was the fall guy. but then the iiIpt fellow had such a smooth, affa ble way about him that Shortio just couldn't be angry. The first scene of this drama opens ip in ihe convention hall of the hard ;;iv dealers in I'urtland assembled. The iiig duiugs were over as far as Shortie cunct rued, as he hail been eelcted president and had delivered his extern porn neons (typewrit! cm ) speech of ileiitks for the unexpected honor, thus '!i:us; up .ii him. II ' had settled back to hear what the others had lo say. .vlielfc "lirr rr-rr. " rang the lelephone Tiell. President (iarnett- wan informed that i'e was wanted at ihe phone, i ".Viiw, who the thought Shor ie. as he touk down the phone. " Hello, hollo, is this Mr. Unmet?" ' ' Yes. ' ' Mr. (iarnett of Medford.'" "Yes." '"I say, Mr. (iaraelt, there is a gen tleman at Hie Oregonian office who would like to s.-e yon. 'an vou cuine .lowii?" ' " j " Not now. but a little later." "All right when ii. is convenient." Thereupon President (iarnett waited I v ien ; ly as possible until t he con vent ion adjourned. He was trying to figure mil which reticular friend ofj hi hung out in the Oregonian build ing. 1 Mr. (iiirtielt presented himself at the ) regit man office. 1 1 in trod need him self. "oh. yes," said a courteous young man. "Ihe gentleman is upstairs." Shortie was shot heavenward in the elevator at a mile per. Soinowheio in the clouds th" car stop ped. Shortie steeped out lie was taken in tow by a youngster and led to where th'1 "gentleman who wanted to see Mr. (Irriiolt' stood. The man was a photographer! That is how il happened that Presi dent Miort io's phi, looked at you from page of the Oregontfin recently. TIBUP AT MAMMOTH SMELTER OPEECOME KK.VNKTT. Cal.. Jan. :io. The im .rtiult ore tl'.'lllMliitrtatioll svlem be i 'eu the Mamiiiiil h mine and smelter i- imlay ag.-tiit in thorough operating ..Hit and delivering the important snl (.hide prodllet at full capacity, the firs! 'ili:C ill throe weeks. The mishaps of the past 21 days have loin as unusual as the lal" period of storm, althoiioh the first two aci-ident i r'nipliliL' eai'ti of tile surfai-e gravity tr.-ini and the overhead of aerial tram .Min no in the remotest wav related to the storms. Tlie gross prodiirt n of the smelter li:;s eitsilv FuffiTnl to the extent of The last two breakdowns or. w- out of tie- storm coll.! it inns, but have final ie Ix .-n rem. .lied. It l as been ihe worst .i. nji the Mammoth smel r has ei seen and tln re is much sat isfaef ton n that both trams are again running. More than per cent of th xliibit space at the Alaska Yukon Paeifi ie ex at .altle oas taken si 1111. ' .... ,:.-!, before the date of opening, J, 1909. COSS CASE SEljQUAKE NEAR GIBRALTAR r tn Tni 1 1 FOR TRIAL IN IE Will Come up oh February 13-StateHasFiIednoBrief and Unless Chief JustlGe so Orders, State Will be Unrepresented8 Tlic rohcnrinir of the cmhi) of uluto vs. I Cons lias hoi'il Net ilown fur triiil in tho 8i!reio court on r'ohrunry III. Tho stato hiiN not filed its brief in tho mut ter, and unless tho eliief justice so or ders, tho state will he unrepresented during tho rehearing, Tho time in which the state wits sup posed to file it h brief ran out some time ago, lint District Attorney Mulkey-fuil-ed to make such n filing. The elork of the court, nftor making inquiries, set the case for reheuriog on Keliruury l.'l. State Not Represented. Tty the failure to so file a brief, the state, according to tho law, cannot tie represented during tho rehenringfi un less a suitllblo excuse for not doing so is shown. If this be dime, the chief justice con make a ruling allowing the state to be represented. The case of the tnte vs. Cuss is one ll:ut attracted widespread attention throughout the state. II. M. loss was barged with a statutory crime by Car rie Stagg, a 14-ycnr-old domestic, em ployed in his household. Coss was in d by the graml jury, was arresieu. and ..fler being 1'ied in the circuit sourt was found guilty and sentenced to seven years in tho penitentiary. ' .:;t''rneys, Colvig and Reanies, im- .iiulintoly secured a slay of execution from ilio supreme court to allow them to f lo a bill or exceptions, nun move for a r hearing. Tins wns granted, Loss ,o''ii .nt under bond in the meantime, "he e,.se now comes up for final dis '.r.; inn on February lit. ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO FLOOD THEIR LANDS WASHINGTON, Jen. .1(1. The house committee on public lnnus wnicn nun under consideration the bill providing for flooding of certain binds in an fornia, has reported favorably on that measure. The land to which the bill refers is prnetirnlly valueless and it is proposed to trv an interesting experi ment with it. If is i" 'he wash of Ihe Santa Ana river near Keuianus, in. I'nr almost n half mile on each hunk oi the river there is no soil wnaieor, ..no pointed nut that bnulilers. grnvci and coarse sand predominate. Only n few applicants-have filed refpiesis im the land. The secretary of the inlenor has withdrawn the land from further The idea is to nil ui' l'" " .. . . - th water, which will sink to oen and it is thought that it will rock. make its appearance ngain on in. . er-part of the river, where it may be diverted into the irrigation rannls nnd also feed the flowing wens, no- .. nsrt emphasizes the fuel, that if these flood waters are not turned into the earth thev will speed on down the river course nnd empty Into tho ocean with out serving any good purpose whatever. Tim irovernment incurs no er as it merely permits persons fl.e lands in minuneation. to flood ALBANY APPLE GROWERS OBJECT TO PORTER BILL ALBANY. Hi ehell. secretary Horticultural ' , Jan. .W. V. M Mil of the Linn Cnunty .eietv. has forwarded .ngiessional delegation to the Oregon e resolution passed by Ihe society pro testing against the pissage of n bill making n bushel the size of a standard ai.ole box. This resolution has been in dorsed bv a number of different granges In Linn county and by friiitmeii gen ernllv. BOY SUDDENLY KIDNAPPED AND SUDENLY RETURNED I'HI'W'i". .Inn. :to.-Mis . Diehard (iibson has iisko.l the police to explain the kidnaping and mysterious resfoni tion of her -" vea r old son Arehie. Tlie bov wns snatched fiom his mother's arms in a street crowded by theatergo ers Sunday night and ts hours Inter was thrust bark into her arms by n strsng' woman who hid hvr identity in ili1it. SUPREM c JACKSON COUNTY CLAIMS HUNDRED VICTIMS OLD CLUKEY'S OPINION OF THE LAIRD OF SKIBO lie's a tunckle wee Scot, with huge, hungry ken. Ho mndc all his millions from poor working men. He's giving buck trifles! With "t'lukey" don't goj He's 11 sma' greedy Scot, this Luird of Skibo." This sinu' greedy Scot, who hnrassed tin) poor, Set the laws nt defiance, will do so no more. All his ill-gotten wealth, "his charity, too," Won't sqnnro his "deficit," this l.nird of Skibo. Just wait till "Skibo" gets into my don! "Hoot mon," won't this hritnstoun blur his brichl kon, When ho sees all the pieturo of lives his greed slow, Melhiuks he'll feel "squaky," this Lnird of Skibo. His books and his bells ull stolen from ninn, "Hoot mull," but they'll haunt him when ho gets in my II is great acts of chnrity with "Clukcy" won't go; He'll just "shovel sulphur," this d.niard of Skibo. WILL DIG PIT TO GET WATER " Central Point Practically Decides to Sink for Water-Will Run Tunnels Centrnl Point citi.ens have prncti ally decided to dig u hug pit from which to obtain (lie water to supply the it V. This in preference to obtaining the wutor from Kntfuii river or tin Mod ford Hvstnin. It is ln 11 ned tn Mink n Hugo pit . mid 11 out tunnels in two direction to H'niff the wilt or in trnin either aide. tluH inn 11 nor nn :il)nndiini'e nf purr wnler eould lio Hupnlied and an the IIh on tluit Hide of the vnlley are in- liiiiiMtilde, 11 pit would Hupply suflicient wntnr. Tho eont of such ft syMleni would lie iiuitt'riiilly leHS than uny olhnr Bystnin tlirtt eould 1)0 put in. UNOLE SAM PROBABLY WILL REIMBURSE HAWAII WASHINGTON, Jnn. 3n. ConBrnwH in a fair wny to reiinlmrHtt the torn tury of Hawaii for money expended by that territory in its li(r)ithouHe service from the time Ifawaii became a (erri torv of the United State until the service wiih tawen under the manage ment nnd con t ml of tlie lihthoiiHe board. The hiiiii involved is $2.T,.'tl):tt and it covers expenen from April ItO, 11(00. to the dater of the territorial orgaui.n lion, to January 1, 1104, when tlie in- milar lighthouHe eitfiblitdunent was turn I over to the I nitcd States lighthouse service. The bill has paused the house and has been favorably reported to the Hen ate by tho committee. NEVADA TO SUPPLY SPUDS AND ONIONS KKNO. Xev.. Jan. :tM. Following the floods which ruined crops in ah for i in, Nevada farmer t are enjoying nn ndependent prosperity for they have i corner on potatoes and onions. In Hie last two weeks com mission merchant. presenting California firms have been busy buying up local produee and stock ing the wnreh(.us''H. with the result thnt the price of potatoes has increased from 1.1 to 'J!i a ton. The price of onion. hows a similar increase. Local mer hiiiiti declnn the price will go even higher, intimating that pot n toes will II for as high ns .Vi a ton. REAPPRAISE UNSOLD LOTS IN TOWNSITES WASHINGTON', Jan. 30. Senator Hevburn of Idaho ha'i introduced a bill authorizing th- reappraisemonl of mi sold tow ncit es under reclamation pro irets and giving the secretary of the In terior authority to sell all such lots on p: rt ial payments. The bill provides that w)np' siieh lots have not been sold within t wo yea rs after t he ti rnt a praisenient they may be revalued and then re.d. I ntnany cases it has been found that the original valuation was tort high. f X f s f STORM CLAIMS MANY V MS Three Dead in St. Louis as Result of Blizzard- Chicago Heavy Sufferer ST. I.oriS, Jan. MO. Tlirw porHniiR 11 rn dead nnd threo futnlly injured ns tho romilt of llic hliKziird which hats boon nixing hero the piwl few dny. BuHinoHH n paraly.el. (.'uiuinunicalion ly lolcpliouo hiiK praeticnlly ceimed. Tlir city wiih without, power fir tho Kr,,,t or portion of the morning. Indicn tionn nro t lint the city will be without lights tonight. Chicago Snowbound. ' riW'AOO, Jan. .10. Thin city cninplelelv snowbound lis tho result nf the forst Hnowstoriu that was ever Inn i wn throughout the middle went. Wire communication is crippled in all directions. Throughout the middle west the same conditions prevail. The suffering among the poor sect ions of this city in in tense. MAGISTRATE REMOVED; HE RELEASED PRISONERS NKW YOHK, Jan. .ill. Otto II, Did cge was today removed from his posi tion us city magistrate by order of the appellate division of the supremo court mi motion of counsel tor the Hnr iisho i-iation of Xew York. The appellnte I i vision. January S, found the mngis- tinto guilty "t cliargen that lie had re leased illegally prisoners whom he had itiinitted to the workhouse, and thai an attempt had been made to bribe a newspaper reporter who was writing n story reflecting on the magistrate 's Jn- licial actions. TEN GAME MATCH AT CHESS OPENS TOMORROW NKW YOHK. Jan. ?.. Frank J. Mar si all and rhnrlctt Jeffe. two of the foremost, chess expert) of America, will b.-gin n ten game match at the, rooms .f the Hire Chens Hub tomorrow. A purse of 200 has been hung lip. While the terms of the match provide for ten t- nios. if neressarv, it tt not likely that tliiw number will be played, since so soon as either player scores a winning IliaiorirV oI points ine eoilieni will counr. The time limit agreed upon is 30 move in the first two hour and 1-1 moves an hour thereafter. CAPTAIN, WIPE AND CHILD KILLED BY FALLING SPARS SAX ntAN-'ISCO. Cal., Jan. 30. The schooner Soquel from Cull on for Port Townsend, has been wrecked on Siabird rocks. Captain Jamieson, his wife. nnd child were killed by falling spars. Five men were saved by the 1'nited Stales life saving crew and six were still on the wrecked schooner nt latent accounts. Tho revenue cutter Daniel Manning and tho United States life saving crck wen; standing by. L WAVE IS E IN LOSS Coast Devastated- Feared Loss in Adjacent Towns is Stupendous-Communication Interfered With GIBItAliTAIt, Spain, Jan. 30. Over 100 persons tost their lives in an earth quake that shook tho Moore linn coast yesterday afternoon, nccording to tho meager reports received here. It is feared that the loss in adjneent towns will greatly incrense this num ber. A huges (idul wuvi: is roported us following the earthquake nnd wrecking many of the smaller towns nlong the const, Barcelona Escaped. MADRID, Jan. 30. According to nil reports received so far in this city, the. province and city of Itarceloua escaped the great damage, although the earth quake wiih aocvoro in that section. tidal wave devastated ninny of llm villages along the coast of that listrict. Telegraphic communication Iiuh been 'Htablished wit h Iliircelauo. The gov- lament is taking immedinto stops for rcliei. King Aitonso ip expressing tne greatest interest nnd solicitude in the !isaster to Ii i h people. Supply trains are being made up in this city to bo hurried to the stricken sections. MAN MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS ON TRAIN C1IICAOO, Jan. 30. A search car ried on by the Chicago & Northwestern fficials hiiK failed to explain the mys- teriaoiis disappearance of n man from a passenger train at Maple Park, III., arly Tuenday. A report that the man had leaped from the train while it was running at a high rate of speed was lenied. "The passenger in question had dis played signs of extreme nervousness, said an official, and although he had a ticket for Chicago, seemed to want to leave the trnin. 'When Maple Park had been reached i'nd the train was leaving the place, the (inductor wns told that the anxious passenger had leaped through a car win- .liiw while the train' was stationary." CHIEF WILKIE PLACED ON STAND BEFORE COMMITTEE WAfllllNClTON, Jan. 30. What is I escribed as one of the most interest ing hearings nf this session took place this afternoon In th" rooms of tho house committee on appropriations, when tho mib committee in charge of the drafting of the civil appropriation bill had Chief Wilki", nf the secret ser vice, on the witness stand. He was asked for Information concerning the eonduct of his officers, being question ed bv the members whose names hi.vo figured in the secret service contro- ersy with the president. ALL EVIDENCE PLACED INTO HANDS OF RECEIVER WASHINGTON", Jan. 30. It is un derstood by the senate committee on hidieinrv that all data collected by Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith rel ative to the merger of the Tennessee Co:-.! & Iron company with the United States Steel corporation hns been plac ed in the hands of a receiver. This ;etion is said to be in anticipation of the subpena of Smith by the senate judiciary committee. TWENTY TWO MEN EXAMINED; NOT A JUROR IS CHOSEN s . N PltNCTSCO, Cal.. Jan. 30. Fulling to find a eiti7en who had not alrendv made up his mind ns tn tho guilt er Innocence of Patrick Calhoun, presi dent of the T'nited Katlroads. nttnrneys 'ng.ig"d in the trial today completed -her rviminatinn of 2 talesmen with out ner-ptnnco of tingle juror. G FACTOR