Boost the Development of thft Rogue River Country by Subscribing Liberally to the new Medford Pamphle UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By far the largest and beat newi report of any paper Is Southern Oregon. GrHnme. The Weather Increasing cloudiness. Ttuio western portion. Wanner, THIRD VEAR. MBDFORD, OKM-XiOX. WKDN'KSD.W. KKIJRTARV 10. l'lOi). No. 278. CRATER ROAD BILL IN HOUSE TOMORROW Daily M OF SATES OF General Manager Says Bell Company Misrepre sents Position of The Citizens Company. Tho mutter of the rates Hint Hit1 fit i.ens Telephone fompMi'v will charge seems to ivc tho Boll people consider able worry. They are Jil'niiil t lint the public, for which they conceived so hum" denly II tender regard, will not get till that is coming to it. Tho following clipping from the Ifogue Kiver Courier of (Smuts Bass, inspired by the representative of the I'eeifie Telephone and Telegraph com pany, is a fair sample of the effort to mislead the public as to the rates charged ly the Citizens company. The flipping follows: "It is worth whil, to consider the rates as are provided ill the franchise to the new telephone company, which an as follows: Individual business one party line, $'A per month : t wo party busiess line, ifJ.oi) per month, which is the minimum to business houses. " Dwellings 1 ndividual one-party line service, per month; two-party line, $l."iO per month; four-party line. $1.2o." This is so worded that the impression is created that these are the rates ihargod by the Citizen- company, while, in truth, it is only .i statement of the rates permitted to lie charged in the charier. These are the maximum rates, and there is no minimum rate fixed. This can easily be verified by a ref erence to the chart'-r itself as follows: Seel ion 5. The maximum rate of tele phone rentals to be charged for each telephone service shall be as designat ed in the following table, showing the various kinds of services with their re spective rates: $:i.0it per month for individual main line business service. $2,."u per month far two-party selec tive ringing service. 2.01) per month for individual main line residence service. $l.r0 per month for two-party selec tive ringing residence service. $l.'J."i per month for four party selec tive ringing residence service. To refute this misinformation in re gard to our rates I call the attention of the public to the schedule of rates we have fixed in (irni.ts Pass, as fol lows: Main line business, per month 2.."0 Two-party business, per month... 2.00 Main line residence, per mouth.. 1.7-" Two party residence, per month. 1.-"" Four-parly residence, per month. The above include a full selective secret service. These rates were made voluntarily by us after we had been given our charter in that city, which contains the same schedule as does the charter we have ashed for in Medford. As a matter of fact, the Citizens' company has no in tention of charging the maximum prices the charter allows. Those rates are sim ply n matter of protection for us in the future in case we are compelled to undertake heavy and expensive al terations such as putting all wires un der ground and such things. There is nothing which the Citizens' Telephone company has to conceal and nil we ask is a square- deal before the public. K. A. MAKSH C.eneral Manager. AN APPENDIX DINNER FOR A NOTED SURGEON PHII.ADFLPIUA. K b. 10. Dr. John t. Denver is to be given a dinner at the Cni verity elnb on February 1 ". will W. 1.-.0 i.hvsicinns on whom he has performed surgical! op eration, and from TJo of whom he has removed the v.-rifi.nn appendix. Thee phyi-iani will tome from all parts of the country. pr. Denver n:i graduated frm the University of Pennsylvania in ha been protY"r of anatomy there, ha lectured extensively on app. nd o-it is and f,,r several vi nrs has Wn chief ur goon at the" German hospital. He i credited with having performed more r.perations for appendicitis than any other surgeon on earth, and is said to have made a world record in removing 4.0 appendixes within a year. COMPANY CALIFORNIA SOLONS TO REBUKE ROOSEVELT SAClt AM KXT(, Cal., Feb. 10. A formal rebuke of President Roosevelt for criticizing Tinted States Senator Perkins during the recent nuti-.lupencse contro- rsy between Washington and Sacrament it is contained in a peppery set of resolutions intro- dueed into the legislature to- f day by Senator Anthony. They say that the "presidential tele- graphic strictures" upon Per- 4- kins should be allowed to pass unheeded as California still has faith in her senator. - Fails to Fall Into Wet Col umn on Medford Liquor Decission SAI.KM, Or., Feb. 10. The Condon loci'. I option case, involving the ques tion whether the person making applica tion for a writ of review of the order making (iilliam county dry was the proper person, was affirmed by the su preme court yesterday, and Condon will remain dry. i. V. liaper, a saloon proprietor, made application fur a writ reviewing the action of County Judge Dunn of (iillinm county declaring the county dry. Dunn took the action for Ihe purpose of testing the validity of the Condon harler, which, it is stated, resembles the Midford charter in that it gives the ity power to license saloons despite the local option law. As the case is decided, the quest ion f the Condon charter is not determined; merely whet her the persons applying for the reviews are the proper persons. The court in this decision, written by omunssioner King, holds 1 hat Dunn ivas not the proper person, "not being iir;'ctly interested in the subject matter at issue. Therefore, (iilliam eountv will remain dry, or at. least until the matter is raised in some different mail er. (iilliam county went dry by 'M votes 'st Juno, carrying Condon with it. 'TAFT WILL LEAD US INTO NEW LANDS OF PROMISE" PITTSnritC. Feb. 10. John IT. Flag ler, founder of the National tube works. How a part of the I'nited States Steel rporatiou, at a banquet given him tonight by the "(lid (iunrd," or men who worked ill the mills he erected here in IS70, declared that the tariff should ho removed entirely from politics. "The present methods by which tar iffs are decided are absurd," he said. The tariff should not be settled by politicians, but by the co-operative rec- mmendntions of labor and capital. ' ' Corporation and brot lierhood are the goals of the future and the Roose velt policies, which so many decry, believe to have 1 n (in spite of the mistakes and exaggerations of our re tiring president) a happy relief from the great dangers to the country from r-ck- U ss individualism. .Now a wiser man in law and administration than Mr. Uoosevelt will be the nat ion 's head. N'ever in the history of our government has one so well equipped for the presi dency been sent to the White House. He can be called the product and pro ducer of the best in American life. He has given confidence to us all and will lead us into new lands of promise." WAR ON A COPPER COMBINE GETS SETBACK IN COURTS fl V'IV V ATT L..l, 1 (I Tlif el-i im under an appeal, of Albert S. Bigeh-w "f Boston that the attempt oi ine am met and Heela company to vote a large block of stock in the Osceola Consol idated Mining company n year ago was an net in restraint of trade was denied todav by the Fnited States circuit court The complaint was inai one .oicuiU.wi .. ,.r.il...iod to control a e.ond Mich mine ,-ollt I HUoUS to II. I U" r w -ought was an injunction against otirig il stock That w.nld gi'" control. The ,..rt declared -r- had b-en prMuced rviden f unlawful act or unlawful intent, and aft-mod the action -.f the 1, wer court in di: mining ,w" "nit' brought by liigelow. r stocklndder. Tn the Alaka building at the Alan Vukon Pacific exposition next year will be a erie of map illustrating the ( haracter of the ren .ur. t of en h dis trict in the north. CONDON 1 DRY CONGRESS NAMES TAFT PRESIDENT NARRIMAN 10 In Joint Session Solons Canvass Recent Vote and Declare Taft and Sherman Eleded VASHl(iT(t, Feb. II). With im pressive ceremony, the closing seems of the presidential election was enacted today in the hall of the house of rep re M'litut ives. In joint session the members of (he senate and of tlx1 hom-e of the national congress met and counted the electoral vutis for president and vice-president and declared t he elect ion of William Howard Taft of Ohio and James Schoolcraft Sherman of Xew York. After tells appointed by both houses and represent ing hot h polit icul part ies had carefully scrutinized the returns from the several mates, Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks announced that out of the -ts;t votes m the electoral college .'IlM had been east for Taft for president, .'tii 1 for Sherman for vice president, Hi- for William .1. Itryan for president and H)L' for John W. Kern for vice president. This statement was received with pro longed applause on the republican side ami settled forever any lingering doubt that might have existed in any demo cratic mind that perhaps (he final count might show n majority for the "peer less leader" from Nebraska. Incidentally, the feci war. recalled that it was the largest vote ever cast for candidates for president in (he his lory of the I'nited Slates, the recent admission of Oklahoma having added .-.even votes to the eject oral college since this ceremony was pernnned four years ago. Congress in Joint Session. Precisely at 1 o'clock the doorkoep ir announced the coming of the senate. The speaker's gavel fell and the repre sentatives stood to receive t heir col leagues from the othei end of the cap itot. The doors were thrown open and, headed by Vice-President. Fairbanks, Secretary Dennett and Sergeant at Arms Kunsdell, the senators filed into the fall of the house in pairs. They were escorted to seats reserved for them on the democratic idle near Ihe speak or "s rost rum. From h polished hardwood case. which was unlocked by an attendant, the vice-president, amid impressive si lence, took a document resplendent in red and gold seals. Thiy was passed to Senator Hurrows, who announced thai it appeared to be a fully authenticated record, in legal form, of the electoral vote of the state of Alabama, cast for William Jennines lirvan of Nebraska and John W. Kerns of Indiana. This was greeted with democratic applause. The: reading of the records of the other -dates in alphabetical order was then proceeded with, each tiller making an I announcement in t urn. There was a tremendous outburst of republican applause when Maryland 's vote was declared to be six for Hryan and two for Tuft, showing an increase1 of one in the electoral vote of that state I for the republican candidate as com i pared with four yea's ago. Missouri for Taft. A similar republican demon1 t rat ion occurred when the teller read that the; IS votes of Missouri had been cast for: Tf ft, thus duplicating in a former rock 1 ribbed democratic slate 1 he perform-! aneo of four years ago. when it also was carried by the tepublican candi- dales. It was some minutes before 1 lu applause subsided. The democrats had, th"ic turn when the fir-t electoral vote i .:,st bv th" new state of Oklahoma was j announced as having been cat for Pry- , an ami Kern. States of the eat Htld middle w.t. in which big majorities were rolled up for Taft and Sherman, followed in iiicl; succession. Senator Burrows had th satisfaction of re:,. ling the returns from Michigan, and Senator liaib v wa. e.pial lv well pleasi d to amiom tlme from Tela, despite th- f:ct that the Whole j M Votes Were plumped for the losing eandidate. i After ab-.ut one hour had been con Uumed. Wyoming's name, the la-t on lhe IM. was reached, and with th" an 1 nouncemeiit of her vote, the vice pre-i ' dent rapped for ord-r At his rwm-t Senator Hurrows counted the tally sheet 'and announced the record showed that tlo whole number oi eiecioi.u STEEL DOES GOOD WORK WITH AN ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ON LAKE HAVE HOE AT Railroad King Will Put in 20,000 and Col. Holabird Raises Balance for Build ing on Hot Springs KLAMATH PAI.I.S, Or., Feb. 111. ( 'oloiiel W. II. llolahitd on his recent trip In re made the statement that Klam ath Pulls would have a modern hotel and sanatorium th' coming year. The hotel is to be built on the Hot Springn. Mr. Holabird stated that K. II. Ilarri man had guaranteed 42i),llllM toward ihe building, if an additional $:in,(MHI was raised and lessee was secured to put in $.-n.iiim to furnish Cie rooms. Mr. Ilola bird has the additional $:ii,(Hn ami ex peels to clo;-e the ileal with a prominent hotel man for the leasing of the build ing. Promoting Clumhousc. Colonel Holabird is ;:lso promol ing 1 he establishment of a big clubhouse in the northern part of the county, which will probably be located on the Pott Klum nth peninsula, .which if the property of Mrs. M. McMillan of the I,a kesade I u n. Colonel Holabird hav been (lie imilru in c 1 1 1 of bri iging many good things to the Klamath coniity and hi- has never vei made a failure in nnv of his prom si s. He firmly believes that Klamalh oiiiiiv is deslined t . become olie of the ino'-J faiuoii!'. summer re-.orls on I he o:.st, ami he usually is able 1o Hud men wilh money to back tip his judg meat. WARRANT FOR SON SO HIS DYING MOTHER CAN SEE HIM CHICAGO. Feb. in Willi the object ! taking him back to New York to (he bedside of his dying mother, a warrant for larcenv was issued today for i. P. Morris, a young attorney of New York. Ceorge 1J. Pohvell, an attorney, also of New York, caused the warrant to be isv I. It charges Morris with ab se ling recently with $Kim of his mother's money. Fidwell said t" Judg' Newcomer: "We want to arr.'i Morris and com pel Inn f return to the bedside of his dying mother. He will not be prose cuted. as his mother's onoly wish is to see her sou In-fore she dies. She wn dangerously ,11 when Morris left his home Monday night. The affair has wounded his mother to Ihe heart and. as we believe he is too proud and ashati) ed to face his mother, we have taken thi- a. -lion to comply with the wishes of a dying w an. Our only f'-ar is thai she may die b-fore we can locate her son." Morris was traced to a Chicago train in New York Monday night. Hetec lives with warrants are searching all hotels tonight. Lincoln's Birthday Exercises at Taber nacle Friday Evening, ' February 12. Then- Will I- a meeting of the eiti e.-S under the auspices of ihe (i. A. P.. Woodmen and liedim-n and their auxiliaries of this ei!y at tin- tabcrna ee on next Friday evening at 7::i" p. m. i cot -moratioii of the Inmli aimi er;arv of Lincoln 's birthday, and in which' all o'h.-r I'rajeriial orders an in , ited to win wi.h u. at which 1 lie following program 'vill Im- rcnd-Ted: Mmmc bv Martial Hand; choir; pray ,-r. ..v. Si: -M-; Lincoln's add s al i;, !-.-. Luil. V. rnoii Vawter:: choir; ad dres ,1-id ' o! ig: -olo. Mrs. I.iindv; .,,,!, Mr. M-ilk-y. "Atm-rica;" b-n nlif-tioli, I.vv. H irn. All orgnhiiiti"H". wishing to march to tal.-i r;n-!c will no . 1 at th" Angle . ,,,.,,-a lion- at 7:1-" p. m. rharp. Fri I.a-t - th. we.:e i the lad. Ug oj.eia holl-e W'l Kud. mirth and laugliier. antl. mum '-in-h-. Vm. v, i.lV ,;e- oe- a.ein1de. , f..r tie putpo-e "t ha tug a g ' :id that all succeed, d g-.- without .:iVii-. Tin- hall wis beautifully d-e.. .'n't-d" wilh r-tninders of the approach ,,f S. Valentine d:.V. The enriMiMttee tl id.aig. F.bab-lh Soliw. Clara ' I'.atkduil. SHia P.arkdnll. KUy ' .rwin. j Kate She. I aiel Nan .Matie y. KLAMATH A S WILSON STARTS EXPERTINGTHE COUNTY BOOKS Tackled Those of the Re corders office First- Con tracted to do Work for $1390-GoBack 10 Years A I last the long di laved work of ex pelling the books nf the county lias be u undertaken. Wednesday morning Joseph II. Wilson, to whom the contract wa:: let. slarled at. work by tackling the job iu the comity recorder's office find. H is not known how long it will reipiire to do tho work. To Look Ton Yenra Back. M r. Wilson agrees to go over the books for Ihe past ten years and audit every bill and check up the warrnuls to see thai I hey have not been raised for the sum of ifptoi). He will take the books of one official for a period of t wo years and 1 hen check up t he oilier books for the same period. The business of I he county has in creased greatly in the past five years and M r. Wilson will earn his money, lie believes that he will complete Ihe work iu about one year, but it is very doubtful whether he can finish the work ill two years. lie must go over every warrant and every bill and the sheriff's office handles th- !:ixck mi nearly JpO, UHii.nnii, besides other moneys received and handled through Ihis and other of I'ices. But Ono Sot of Books. There is but one net of books in Ihe courthouse, mid that ir. iu the Ireasur or's office. The other books in Ihe courthouse are only blanks in accord a nee wilh the stale law ami will not iviuirc much work. Mr. Wilson at first thought that he could commence work on the books r-bioit I-'ebruary I. liloil, but was de laved unlil this lime by md being able 1o finish hh: work in Idaho. IfiOO FAMILIES STARVING SLOW IN ASIA MINOR ciiNsTANTlNtH'I.K, Feb. Hi.- Then is widespread suffering owing to the ) a i In re of crops in ma ny d ist rii-ts of Asia Minor. From Fr.eroiim comes distressing ap peals I'm- aid for towns and villages between there and Ilillis from pastors -ud preachers, who r-porl. that iu many places Ihere is lack of food, clothing. Iu. I and seed for spring sowing. The previous winter also was bad and Un people s.ild many Ihingv for bread. The American liible society ag-nt for Mi.- region of Vogal , (ii-mrak and Kaisariveh reports i-xlrerne want in "ill illages. The hildnn there, he says li e already r-d need to skeletons for lack of proper food. The Ib-v. C. U. Fowle, American mis sionary at Kaisariyeh. Caesares, writes: "In all my years in Turkey I have never seen sndi abject, hopeb's-t pover v. No food, no clothing to cover ,e bodies and alien illms of one or i-noie in the family is the story of many about us." H is esliui.'tted that l.'lif) families are uwly starving. VALE GOES BACK TO LAMFS AND CANDLES VAI.i:. Or.. Feb. n -Vale has been in darkness nights for about three we ks. After the recent heavy mow fall ami thaw the Malli-nr river rose ami washed Mit the dam of the electric power plant And it has not 1 n re placed. Consequently Vale is using ker oxene lamps and candles. The lighting plant has never been entirely ad'-piate ui. I since it was sold recently to a Hoise ,-oMipan v its iiiellici-ncy has become more marked. ow. eiio-nt is oil foot to secure a tiaii'hi-'- to enable the Oregon Idaho power company. whoe plant at llow tinrol. rear (tularin, is ncaring coin pletion, 1o put a line into this city and -upplv lights thai will burn. The Vat' cmpnnv lias an exclusive franchise .but lit is thought that tins is n-gnny oeo ! owing t" Hi" failure of th- company L.ppiy bghl. FISH BILL FAVORABLY REPORTED A! WILL BE CONSIDERED TOMORROW TO SHORTEN SEASON Provides Penalty for Violation-Bill Conies Up for Final Actio i Soon SALKM, Or., Feb. in. Tho cnmiuit tee has reported favorably upon the bill proposed by the Kogue Itiver Fish Protective association and will in nil probability bo considered by the house on Thursday. There is no doubt but that, it will pass. II provides for a clos d season on t he liogne from Au gust until May nine months in nil. The measure was reported by I lie committee and as it will probably pass the house is as follows: Text of tho BUI. For an act for the better protection of the salmon imlmitry of the stall! of ( b egon, and to repeal chapter 177 of the general laws of 1!K7, ami provid ing penalt ies for violat ion. He it enacted by the people of tin stale of Oregon: It- it enacted by the legislative as sembly of Ihn state of Oregon: Sect ion I. 1 1 shall be unlawful to h:ko, fish for, or catch, salmon fish of any kind, at any time, by any means whatever, except with hook and line, ciiinuioiily called angling, in the liogne river, or ih: I ribul arii-s cast of the A ment dam near t he (own of Grants Puss. ''vV Section It shall be unlawful to take fish for salmon iu the Kogue rirer j or its tributaries, west of the six hun dred (tlno) foot fishing limit now estab- ! Iilu-d al the Anient dam near the town . if Ciunls Pass, by any means, except- I iag wilh hook and line, commonly called I nig jug, bet ween 1. o 'clock noon, on I Ihe l-'ilh day of August, mid Pi o'clock I n i, on Ihe 1.1th day of May follow ing. Closed Nino Months. Section :t. If shall be unlawful for any person or persons, to sell, or offer for sab. ni- lo ship or cause to be car rod or t ram ported beyond the bounda-lie-i of Josephine or Jackson counties, nil- sale or exchange, nny salmon fish or steelhcnds, caught or taken from Ihe waiei-H of Kogue river, or its tributaries, or from the waters of the Illinois river, or its tributaries, above tliei confluence, with rod and line, o- otherwise, from the ."dh day of February to Hie l.'ith day of April, or from the first of August to Ihe .-,th day of November of tiny year. Section I. It shall be unlawful to Jake or fish for salmon, or other ana dromons fish, at any lime, by any means whatever, except wilh Imok and line, .(-mil ly called fugling, in the waters ,,f the Illinois river, or any of its tribu 1 aries. Penalties Named. Section ". Any person or person: vio laling anv of the provisions of this net . h:-M I"- deemed guilt v of a misdemean or, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fim of not less than fifty ft-'O) dollars, m r more than one thousand (tl'i't'O dollars, and th" costs nf the action, or by imprisonment in the loiiulv jail not less than twenty five f'J"V) davs nor more than one () year, oi by both such fine and imprisonment; :.ro ided. in case of line oiilv. that he be imprisoned in the county jail until such fine and costs of action be paid; li hall be credited on such fine ami Cst the sum of J for each day if imprts nnment. In all act-oim for violation of ihe provisions -f Ihis act, one third ,,f the moneys cdleclcl as fines sh. be paid to the district attorney, or to liiu dei.tlties. Who coinlUClS ui" iinoo., one third shall be paid to the informer SALEM PEOPLE T Governor Chambirlain In troduces Steel to Large Audience-Many Attend ST ATM IIOU8K, Salem, Or., Fob. 10. The Crater lako rond bill will eomo up in the liouso for consideration on Thursday, instead of today, as was ox peeted. The delay was cnuscd by tho precedence of other measures in tho hands of the committee, and long-drawn out. wrangles over the normal school and insurance bills. Tho normal bill, winch recommends one school at Mon mouth and the closing of the Aslilnnd and Weslon schools, wan referred bnek H. Hie cm itteo with instructions to report in favor of three, including Ash land. Will Pass House. There is but little doubt but that tho Crater lake road bill will pass tho liouso and (hat a favorable report wilt bo mndo to the senate. The chances in tho sen ate are-bright. The senate will be tho great battle ground. There seems enough favorablo sentiment in the liouso to assuro tho bill's passago there, but tho senato is ihe stumbling block and all effort is being concentrated upon it with good prospects of success, Stoel Gives Lecture. A crowded opera house listened tn a lecture upon Crater lako last night by Will (i. Steel. Two thirds of tho mem bers of both houses heard tho lecturo, which is remarkable, considering tho great rush of committee work now on. The lecture was illustrated with 410 ohired slides of the lake nnd park. Introduced by Chamberlain. Mr. Steel was introduced to tho audi ence by (lovernor (ii-nrgo K. Chamber lain, who strongly advocnted tho pus sage of the measure as being of great benefit to Oregon. His remarks were warmly applauded. In fact, tho sym pathy of the audience was with the pro ject. Stoccl Applauded. M r. Steel was frequently applauded during his remarks and the most beau tiful of the pictures of tho lako woro received with great dapping of hands. Many questions were asked by the au dience, which Mr. Steel answered. Tho public sentiment ntnnng the people nf Salem is stronog for Ihe project, as it is in the lobby of the legislature. lu'ttle opposition of any kind is being ncountered. More Boosters Arrive. The ranks of the boomers wero swell d today by the arrival of Benton Row ers and F. V. Carter of Ashland, Hob- rt (. Smith of (Hants Pass, .ludgo Baldwin and II. L. Pen son of Klamath Falls. Peter Applegate nnd .Tudgo Neil uf Jacksonville and Clarenco Hutchi son and (ieorge King of Medford, NOTICE. Thorn will lie 11 romihlr lliei'tint of Kennies chapter. No. C', . K. H., at tho Masonic temple tonight. All urn urged to attend. LILLIAN II WOODFORD, Secretary. or prosecuting witness; provided, such informer or prosecuting witness is not a regularly appointed nnd salaried fish warden, or salaried dnptttp fish warden, the remaining one third or two-thirds, or all as the case may be, shall be paid tl. the Master Fish Warden, nnd by him deposited with the state treasurer t be placed in the "hatchery fund" for the district in which the fine was imposed. ASSIS WORK "(ntinned on page 4.)