Boost the Development of the Rogue River Country by Subscribing Liberally to the new Medford Pamphlet UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES Br ftr th Urgeit tai belt ntwi npart of mj ptpar la Southern Oregon. dUnme The Weather Increasing eioudinoss. Rain western portion. Wanner. THIRD YEAR. MEDFORQ, ORKGON. Til V KSDA V. KKHRUARV fl, 1IP!. No. 279. CRATER BILL IS REPORTED FAVORABLY ON T Prospect for Passage is Growing BrlghterHas Been Changed to Four Yearly Payments STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 11. The house voted to accept the report of the ways and moans committee this il'ternoon and made the bill the special crder of the day to be considered Friday at 1 : 30 p. m. OMORROW STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 11. After two weeks' consideration, the house committee on ways and menus to day reported favorably on tho Outer lake road bill, the only alteration from ' ' (lie original measure being a clause mak ing tho nintiey available in four equal ; annual payments of 0M) each in- 1 stead of in two payments of $."0,000 each. j tmm uome up Xiato xoaay. The measure will come up for a vote lute today or on Friday. The calendar is blocked by u large number of senate bills which are causing lengthy de bates which prevent rapid action. Tho prospects for tho passage of the measure are growing brighter each day. John S. Orth and W. M. French wfll leave for Medford today, leaving Will O. Steel, Dr. .1. M. Keene nnd O. Put nam to roll the remaining logs. TWENTY-SIX ARRESTED FOR LAND FRAUDS IN OKLAHOMA MUSKOGEE, Okla., Feb. 11. Indict ments ngainst 20 representatives of big corporations, charging them with hav ing stolen valuable timber from segre gated land in Oklahoma, have been returned b the federal grand jury. An additional indictment whs returned against one person for having imper sonated a I'nited States officer in fur therance of tho scheme of alleged tim ber thieves. The alleged thefts occurred chiefly in tho Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole nations. Judge Campbell issued strict orders that no names be given out until tho in dicted persons have been arrested. For years the government has been harassed by timber thieves representing big corporations capitalized iu the east, which have been stealing from segre gated Indian lauds on the Sugar Loaf, Backbone, Winding Stair and other mountains, millions of dollars' worth of pine, walnut, oak and other valuable timber. When the government inspect ors reached the thefts it has been the custom of the timber thieves to admit their guilt nnd to pay certain amounts into the treasury of the Indian agencies in lien of tho vnlue of the timber stol en. Then the thieves would promise not to commit any mere depredations upon the forests, only to forget their prom ise, a nd t here lias been a con tinual repetition of the offense for years. Finally United States District At torney Gregg grew tired of this way of handling the thieves and the indict ments returned todav aro the result. Government inspectors have agents collecting evidence. Bpecinl FERRY STEAMER BURNS AND THREE MEN PERISH NORFOLK, Va Feb. 11 The ferry steamer running between Willoghby street and Old Faint Comfort whs burn ed at her pier today. Three uf her crew were burned to death iu their bunks. DANCE PLANNED FOR EVENING OF FEBRUARY 18 The ladies of St. Ann's socio- ty are planning an enjoyable dance on the pvening of Fehru- nry 1 at the Angle opera house. Tho dunces given by these ladies 4- are always most enjoyable and a large attendance is assured. aV The &rrnni'monts are in the 4 fe BatfAs of a mns ciflri0t ATW E HAND ON Till IN Political Possibilities At tend Gonhrerice o! Op ium Commission in the Orient SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 11. Before the representatives of tho world powers of Occident nnd orient together with representatives from the drug cursed isles of remote Oceania, constituting the international opium commission, which is in session in this city, Eng- land, tho mother of the atrocious opium i traffic, is standing trial, charged with ( one of the most heinous crimes ever i perpetrated against humanity. Eliminating the great moral equation involved in this world movement to free millions of slaves from the drug habit, through tho prohibition of tho expor tation or importation of opium except for medicinal purposes, political possi bilities attend the findings of the com mission, which are holding the atten tion of the cabinets of those powers with far eastern interests. The responsibility for tho introduc tion of the drug to China and tho ex tension of its vicious influence over the peoples of the oast is chargeable to England, nnd the determined members of the court now in session have indi cated their intention of demanding ex piation of the offense, though it threat enn tbo dismemberment of Rritnin 's carter n empire. That the surrender cf Eugtand to the demand for opium prohibition under pressure from tho other powers, which are practically committed to giving offi cial aid in carrying out the recommen dations nf the commission, will develop an immediate crisis in turbulent Tndin, is acknowledged to be inevitable. The History of It. A brief reference to the history of the opium trnffic, in view of tho des perate position Knglnnd occupies to day, justifies the belief in the law of j ultimate compensation, , In lS.'U, Commissioner Lin of tho Chinese government destroyed an enor- ; mous quantity of opium stored in Can ton nnd an imperial edict was issued concurrently prohibiting the importa tion of the drug. Tho dost roved opium had been im- ported from Tndia. England realizing that the heavy export tax collected in India on the drug would be lost to her colonial treasury if the edict was made operative, charged China with destroy- ng the property of English citizens, and ilispatched a military and naval force against the helpless empire. , At tho conclusion of the war thus . inaugurated China was forced to pay , an indemity of $27,000,000 and to give ! official sanction to the importation of opium from India nnd finally to cede i Hongkong to the English. : At this time there was not a poppy plant in China, and not until England had made drug fiends of millions of the Chinese was the cultivation of the plant undertaken in China. j In !S7t the export tax collected on opium in India amounted to $30,000, 000 nnd today over $"0,000t000 is pour ing into the colonial treasury from the same source. This stupendous sum pays tho entire expense of maintaining tho British gar risons in India, nnd a large part of the idministrative expenses of the colony. Lose Much Revenue. The prohibition of the opium traffic would wipe out practically this entire revenue with no other source of reven ue available. Any attempt to levy tnves on the restless millions of Tndia, already fac ing starvation, it is admitted by the colonial officials, would result in im mediate insurrection. The present conditions of England's finances prohibits the garrisons and ad ministrative expend s being met by the home government. The game conditions obtain in Hongkong, where practically all the governmental oxf-onsMS derived from the unholy opi fcwmfl fcnwiJ to Chinese by tl Br'r1 avnvfrwnii. It is owing fffJwmiWrm poMl tion bi which Emu" u plwri the oiorwtoov bum only ' ewnlive sesin ittd ttw fiBdUtf1 a1' reported bjo-tf CO tto' rfOv.'Oil'Ots represent- efl. Bishop Brent of Manila and Dr. Ham ilton Wright of the American delegation are recognized as two of the most force ful members of the commission. AS THE CARTOONIST CAUGHT THE REX GROCERV COMPANY MOVING TO THEIR NEW HOME They wore crowded in their quarters; business growing every day, And the customers kept coming, with their little cash to pay. 'Tis an awful thing fur grocers, in the heavy, midday rush, To bo crowded in their storo space passing each day through a crush. 'Tis an awful thing to work there, in a little tiny groove, So Miller went to Ewbank, saying: "Seo here, William, wo must move." Now tho br.unl new Mission was a distance down the street, And a storeroom was for rent there, so they went ami had a peep. No sooner had they seen it than they took the whole shebang; Then the drays were got together, and all night the pave ment rang, Rang out with exultation, for cramped quarters were no more. In nu up todato location now ii found their grocery store. LINCOLN TO BE H From All Over Country Comes Word of Monster Celebration of Birth lay WASHINGTON", Feb. 11. Reports re ceived hero indnicnto that tomorrow will ha utmost universally observed as a holiday throughout the country, in hon or of the centennial anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. In the ncluth as well as the north, the west ;;S well &b the east, loving tribute will bo paid to tho martyr president. President Hoosovelt tins left for Ken tucky, Lincoln 's birthplace, whero he wilt deliver the principal address at the dedication of tho monument that has been erected on the site of the old nig cabin in which Lincoln was born. The farm surrounding the cabin is to be purchased bv tho mibscription of citi zens and a museum erected which will servo to preserve not only tho log cabin itself, but other inteiesting historical relics of Lincoln and the pioneer days. In this city the day will he observed as a general holiday and senators and representatives, rega.'dless of pr.rty, will do hoonr to "Honest Abe," In Chicago a monster celebration will be held, with President Wood row of Princeton as the orator of the day. Springfield, III., where Lincoln was bo well known will observe the centenary with a great ban quet. Xew York city's observance will include four largo mass meetings and numerous small gatherings of the ad mirers of Lincoln. i President-elect Taft is expected to ar.-ive in New Orleans, nnd the pro gram of reception arranged in his honor wit! doubtless include a tribute to the memory of Lincoln. Various other southern eties will have Lincoln cele brations, including Louisville, Atlanta. Richmond, Jacksonville and St. An goxtine. Observances of the day will m 8-neml throughout the west nnd im pnrtnat meeting will be held in Cin iBBii'i, Detroit, Milwnukee, St. Paul. I fen Moines, St. Louis, Kansas City, f ffclafeoifta f'ity, Denve. Rait Lake City. Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and other cities. William Wade and family nf San Francisco are visiting at the home of Ins father, Levi Wad, on South K street. REMEMBERED TEACHERS TAKE EXAMINATIONS Many Visit County Seat in Endeavor to Obtain Per mits to TeaGh Jacksonville has been a lively place during the past few days, owing to the large number of tendon and would be teachers who have been t.-ik-irg their ox amiimtions. The county applicants are: Gladvs Shaw, Jacksonville; lb-rtha Ditsworth. Peyton; Stella Pur key pile, Central Point; Margaret L. Shuck, Central Point; Mrs. II. It. Pea.liert, Woodville; M. Maud O 'Hrien, Applcgutc; HcHsic Flippen, Rock Point; II. K. Ifeaeln-rt. Woodville; Kay Oscar Whitley, Pros pi't; Peter Joseph King.-ry, Medford; L. M. Kincaid, Mi-dford; Sadie Kliz abeth N'iningcr, Sams Valley ; Mabel Pearl Scott, Sams Valley; (irace Krivp holt, Medford; Mra. T. K. Roberts. Medford; Kstli-r Agnei Murphv. Med ford ; Km ma Wend I, Jacksonville; Mil I red McNeil, Jacksonville; Kllen Ku nice Fox, Ashland; Krnia Jlascltine Al bn, Medford; Minnie Ktta Ring, Cold Kill; Lewell Wright, Itutte Falls; Md Vina Fox, Lake ( 'reek ; Kt he Jlnm'-r, A-hlaiid; Mae Hash, Ashland; Willis Oliver Wheeler. Ashland; Florem-e K. ! Minis, Central Point; Mrs. Kliziibethj Holm, Kngle Point; Mary K. Higl.ain. Kagb Point; Kstella friswell, Jackson ville; Mabel Muhn, Central Point; Kh thjr Pankey, Central Point; Mabel Vio la Libbv, Phoenix; Mrs. Ada L. Stan nard, Phoenix; F.thet Shaffer, Phoenix. The state applicant are: Minnie Lew is, Nellie 'rocker, Jcnunctte Allen, Kdit Ii Mel line, (Jert rude Ka1 mail, (ieorgie M. Whyte, Vivian Johnson, Amy Puckctt, Heni.- Warner, lieolnh Caldwell.. Klizabetli May iNaver, Ma hetl Rifner, Francis f. Aiken, all of Ashland, and Ada Weh-h. en t nil Point. VENIRE CALLED TO TRY THE S29,00O,0fX) CASE ( HH'AOO. Feb. ll.Jiidg - A. R An dcrfcnn in th" I'nited Sf.te. district court today imueil r order for a venire .f l.'fl rnen to app'r-r February ii." for service in th' retrial of 1 he famous Standard Oil t-i.- K'JOU fine case. Since removing to the Mission, business has increased by bounds. Fvery day their brand new wagon, heavy loaded, makes its rounds. Calling on the bus housewife, booking orders at the door, And delivering them by sundown, keeping wives from getting sore At forgetfulness of hubby, when he wnds Iuh way down town, Never thinking of the order for 'twould lake four blocks around. The slogan of their business yet is cash, for "cash," you see, Slill cuts the prices on the goods as tow as lliev can bo. "Service" is thou- watchword, as a call on Ihein will show. Tor someone is over waiting, ever courteous, never slow. Who will ask you what yu care for. and will always be on hand, To make your visit, pleasant to this store with the cash plan. NEIL GETS A Was Dug From its Grave In Senate and Passed This Morning STATK IHU'SK, NMeni, Or., Feb. . -Tie- hill increasing t he salary of 'oiinty Judge ei from 10(1 ji year o $siiii a year, which was put to sleep ii the senate last, wevk, was reconsider d by the senate this morning and pass JEALOUS LOVER MAY HAVE MURDERED SINGER OTTI'M WA, la., Feb. 1 1. With the release for lack of evidence of Joe Hopkins, the negro government meat inspector, ihaigiil with the murder of l.iia Rusen, a while girl, the police are now working up a new due. A button, vole nt Jv torn from an overcoat, was found in the abandoned cellar where the unfortunate girl was thrown. The chief of police asserfH that they may be able to connect this button with a suspected person. Hopkins was ndeas ed upon the motion of the county ut Inrin v upon the grounds of lack of evi dcrce to hold him. The release of the various mimed suspect. dispels the the hi v of a vicious rr'sailant, and the mo iie in.vv being worked upon is plain robbery and jealousy upon the part of tome disappointed lo r. SENATE MAY LET GO OF COAL AND STEEL MERGER WASHINGTON, Feb. In.-It is not probable thai the Senate com mi 1 1 ee on jui'icarv will pnmue its inquiry into the merger of the Tenne-v, ,' u 4: (roll l oiupauy nnd th- I'nited S.aNs Steel rpor::t ion. Since liean n g the state ment of Grant It. Schb-v nt .eV; nrk. vl o managed lli.- affair f'T the partv f financiers who bought control of a niniotitv of the stock ot the leuues -ee concern and later it to the steel ornpany with the function of Presi Ii nt Roosevelt, no decision lies been refched to call ot her wit im-hkcs. WASHINGTON", F. b. 1 1 . Senator Fry todav abandoned Im-. efforts to hrve (he nomination of W. I. ( rum, ;he li"grn reappointed as collector of ciih toiii at Charleston, S. ('., confirmed .,t the present emu. SALARY RAISEO California Legislature is Disgusted With Whole Affair May do Some thing Else Now SACRA MFNTO, Cal., Feb. II. In view of the action taken by the house yetitovday in killing Johnson's nnti-Jap anese bill, it is doubtful todav if the Ucstiou will be seriously mentioned again this session. Most of the mem beis of the house are disgusted with the v hole affair. They state that there is too much world fighting for th bills with President Roosevelt, Governor Giltett. and Speaker Stanton against t hem. Tho senate this morning refused to lake any interest in the question. On reconsideration yesterday after noon Johnson 'a taut i -Japanese school bill was defeated by n vote of 41 to Grove L. Johnson then took up the lefense of his bill. "1 do not see," said Johnson, "why this assembly should back down, Shalt we accede to the orders of some one who is .'KHID miles away from here, or shall we vote as we desire! I believe we should all vote as we see fit. 1 Ihiuk this body is perfectly competent to decide this mutter without the aid of telegrams from the president or mes sages from the governor." lie warned the younger members of t he house who voted for his measure last week that they would make n mis take if they changed their minds nnd stood for reconsideration. Johnson told of what had taken place two years ago, when nut i -Japanese bills were pending before t he legislature. Ho said that t hen he favored post polling action be cause of the promises made by Itoose volt. PLANNING BIG REFORMS IN FIRE REGULATIONS CM Ii 'AGO, Feb. 1 1. Sweeping re forms in administrative measures ami the protection of property and tho sav ing of lives from fires nre foreshad 1 owed iu Mayor Husse's proposed ordi nance traijasferring enforcement of fire regulations iu buildings from tho build ing to the fire depart ment. If the change in authorized by the city coun cil, Fire Chief Koran promises an over hauling of building conditions that will reduce materially Chicago's heavy an nual toll of fire damages The an tiquated type of fire escape is doomed if the fire chief obtains authority to enforce what he considers proper regu lations. Not only will it be obligatory to install stairway fire escapes on new buildings, but owners will be compelled I o liar down t he ladders and put in the stairway typo. Tho chief also would abolish the outside stnndpipe. which generally is frozen up m winter. Me would require Htnmlpipes to be pro vided inside of all tall buildings. SAYS WEATHER MAKES AMERICANS ENERGETIC NKW YORK, Feb. 1 1. According to Willis L. Moore, chief of the United Stales weather bureau, Americans owe their spirit and enterprise to the ever- changing weather conditions in this country. Mr. Moore made this asser tion while delivering n lecture on 'Storms and Weather Forecasting nt oluriilna university yesterday after noon. NEW YORK'S "FINEST" WILL NOT TAKE PART NEW YORK. Feb. 11. In view nf I !ihe attitude of the board of aldermen. WANES QUESTION BURIED j a evidenced at yesterday s meeting, '' !i. seems to be definitely settled that j CALIFORNIA RAINS BEGIN j none of New York's "finest" will go TO STOP; DANGER OVER .to Washington on March I to partici-j - i t.nte in the inaugural parade of W. H. SAN" FRANCISCO, Cnl., Feb. 11. ( Taft. Public spirited citizens had j According to reports received by the ,-tiri eed to subscribe $Humi to def ray i went her bureau today, clearing wenther the expense of sending a contingent nf prevails over the entire state, except in I'm mounted policemen for the ceremo- the northern portior, where light rains iiv, but the corporation counsel has do-j continue to fall. The recent storm has eideil that it would be illegal to remove ' passed eastward, and no further dam-tin- horses and that the aldermen nor 1 age from floods is anticipated. Rail- anv other city official has the power to sco. Accordingly a resolution asking that a three davs' h ave of absence be granted to the men was sent to the committee on rules, where it will prob ibly rest. LIBEL CASE . PUTNAM C Arrangements Are Being Heard by Highest Tri bunal ol State Smith and Mulkey Appear SALKM, Or., Feb. 1 1. Arguments in the case of the state vs. Putnam aro being made in tho supremo court by Attorney Robert G. Smith of Grants PatH and the state by District Attorney H. F. Mulkey. This case has attracted state wide at tention. The defendant was tried and convicted at tho December, 1007, term of tho circuit court of Jackson county of the crime of libel. From tho judg ment ami sentence of tho court tho de fendant appealed, claiming the court. eired nt tho trial in receiving and re fusing evidence and in giving and re fusing certain instructions, which wore duly excepted to in tho progress of the trial. Tho offense charged in tho in dictment grew out of au article pub lished in the Medford Tribune, of which tho defendant was editor and mnnnger, commenting npnu the work of tho grand jury iu investigating a charge of aa trault with a dangerous) weapon mado by one W. H. Itanium upon J. F. Tteddy. Bamtiru hail been held to nnswer to the grand jury by u justice of tho peaeo, end the grand jury on examination of l he case returned not n true bill. Upon the trial the defendant offered to prove the truthfulness of the article published and set out in the indictment, and for that purpose offered evidenco to show that W. S. Itanium had committed a murderous assault upon J. F. Iteddv, and that the grand jury did not make a proper investigation of the offense committed. Tho tri-il court held that the defendant had no right under the law to go into the question of the man ner nf investigation by the grand jury, or to offer any evidence concerning the nature of the nssault made upon' Iteddy bv Itanium, COLORADO MAN SAYS HE ONCE SPANKED TEDDY O If K K LEY. Col., Feb. 1 1 . Ernost Minewitz, formerly chemist in tho Wind sor migar factory, en.jnyn tho distinction of being tho only man in Colorado who upunlu'd Theodore Roosevelt when tho latter was a boy. He says that when Roosevelt was I I years old his mother placed him in the Mincwit. family at Dresden, Germany, to learn Gorman. One day young Roosevelt put on some boxing gloves nnd gave tho German lad a punchh", saving: ' ' This is the way we do it in American," whereupou the stout German lad, who was a few years tho elder nf tho future president, took him across his knees and administered a spanking, saying: "This is the way we tto it in Germanv. ' ' AIDS WOMAN; IS CHARGED WITH STEALING PURSB NKW VORK, Feb. II. After assist ing a woman whom he saw struggling slong the street. Or. James A. Stew art was arrested last night on the com plaint of a bystander, who said that, the physician had taken the woman's purse. Dr. Setwurt, who lives in West KMM h street, was accompanied by his wife and three children nt the time. At the police stat inn he declared that a great mistake had been made. Tho purse contained only $.'1I. The physician's wife was greatly excited, nnd left her husband nt the station house to procure bail. Dr. Stewart ?aid that he was a graduate of Chicago Medical college, and that he was born in that city. One of the bystanders who witnessed the I scene ileclured that he had seen tr. Stewart take the purse, but that he probably took it for snfe keeping. . road communication has prnetienlly been restored to a normal basis. All tines of the Southern Pacific nre open tod.".y except th.' stretches between Woodlnnd uud Marysville, which will rcipiiro two weeks more to repair.