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THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAROll ii, 15)0!).
No. 2!)(i.
TEDDY DEALS HARRIMAN FILIAL BLOW
KNOCKS OUT MAGNATE'S
ELECTRIC POWER PLANS
TODAY IS DAY adds 300,ooo VAST CROWD
OF DEAD 1
DUCKS
Tomorrow Many of The
OldStandbysMllbeDown
and Out in Washington
New Men Go In
WASHINGTON, Month 3. This is
the day consecrated and set apart to
the "dead ducks" those whoso offi
cial careers will come to an end on
the morrow.
Foremost of all the "dead ducks" is
President It none volt, who is spending
his last day in tho White House, with
a very live duck, William H. Taft, as
his guest.
In the senate the best known of the
dead ducks are Piatt of New York
and Foraker of Ohio, each of whom will
complete 12 years' service tomorrow.
Other retiring senators and their
length of service are as follows:
Ankeny of Washington, six years;
Fulton of Oregon, six years; Gary of
South Cnrolina, one year; . Hunsbrough
of North Dakota, 18 years; Hemenway
of Indiana, four years; Kittredge of
South Dakota, eight years; Long of
Kansas, six years; McCreary of Ken
tucky, five years; Milton of Florida,
one year; Teller of Colorado, 24 years.
Of the 391 members of the Sixty
first housefl 76 will then serve their
first terms as representatives, while
there will be six representatives who
did not serve in the Sixtieth congress,
but were members of previous houses.
In the present congress there are J1
men who arc serving their first ft'rms,
and 11 who did not succeed themselves,
but were members of former congresses,
which may be held to show that tin
people like the present members of the
house somewhat better than they did
that of the Fifty-ninth congress.
State Changes.
Colorado's whole delegation in the
next congress will be new to the halls
of national legislation. There are only
three of them, however, whilo Indiana
sends eight new men, leading all the
states in that respect. Iowa sends five,
Missouri six, New York seven, Ohio
ix and Pennsylvania seven. Delega
tions from California, Kansas, New
Hampshire, Oregon, Utah, West Virgin
ia and Wyoming are solidly republican,
while those from Nevada and south
Cr.rolina are solidly democratic. Ala
bama, Arkansis. Georgia. Louisiana,
Mississippi and Texas semi solidly dem
ocratic delegations, but their composi
tion will not be the same as in tho
Sixtieth congress. The states sending
solidly republican delegations, although
not the same men as in the Sixtieth
congress, are Ohio. Mnines, Michigan,
North Dakota, Rhode Island. Vermont
and Washington.
" Uncle Joe" Cannon, the speaker,
le2ds all in length of service, the Six
tteth congress making his ISth term.
He was a new member in the Forty
third congress and has served contin
uously since, save for the Fifty-second
congress. Bingham of Pennsylvania
exceeds him in length of continuous
service, the Sixty first congress heing
his lfith term without a break.
J. W. Holmes, the popular represen
tative of Armour & Co., is again visit
ing his valley customers. Mr. Holmes
states that Medford is the best market
for his products of any of the smaller
cities of the state.
W. B. Sherman, the hustling Grants
Pass realtv dealer, whose name is in
separably connected with the Tokay
grape boom, spent Wednesday in Med
ford. Mrs. Arthur Rupp nnd Miss Ina Oat
man of Talent are viniting relatives in
Medford.
Donald S. Clark of F.vanstnn. 111., ha
purchased a 20 acre tract about five
milts northeast of Medford from J. A.
Bothwell for $:0 an acre. Mrs. Clark
expect to set the entire tract out to
fruit trees this year. The sale was made
by R. W. Northrop,
acres ro big
RESERVE
Action Follows Investiga
tion of Nothern California-Deal
by the Govern
ment Agent-Bad Blow
WASHINGTON, March 3. Following
the- discovery of what is believed to
be a gigantic scheme of Kdward If.
Ilarriman nnd his allied interests to
gain the control of the electric power
situation in northern California nnd
Nevada by the purchase of options on
all available power sites on unappro
priated lands, President Roosevelt today
signed a proclamation adding 300,000
acres to the Tahoe forest reserve, thus
effectively putting an end to tho scheme
! and dealing Harriman n staggering
blow.
; The president took action nftor a
j thorough investigation by government
agents, who have been at work for some
' time.
j The first inkling of such n movement
; on the part of Hnrriman came last sum
i mer. Since then the movement has
i been closely watched.
j Ifooscvelt has by this act dealt a
j blow that will stop Harriman 's scheme
j fur the time being.
CREAMERY OPENED
AT KLAMATH FALLS
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., March 3.
Operation of Klamath Falls" first
creamery was begun today, and upon
the success of this enterprise, in a
measure, depends the future of this part
of Klamath county as a dairying cen
ter. The new institution begins busi
ness under very promising circum
stances. Enough milk contracts have
been secured to insunre the continuous
operation of the plant and there is at
present a strong local demand for dairy
products. The creamery at Bonanza,
in the eastern part of the county, has
been a paying proposition nnd has not
only supplied the demand of practically
all Klamath county, but has exported
thousands of pounds of butter to the
markets of California.
60 TRIPS MADE IN YEAR
BY EVERY INHABITANT
WASHINGTON, March 3. An aver
age of 60 journeys by street railway
was taken by every inhabitant of the
United Kingdom during the last fiscal
year, according to a report made by
Robert .1. Wynee, American consul gen
eral ta London, to the bureau of manu-
! frietnrors. He says that the length of
j lint's open for traf fir has increased
1 from 2m miles in 1(7S to 2404 miles
i it the present time, and the capital has
I grown from a little oer $'20,000,000 to
; rr.ore lhan $.100,000,000.
BOY SWEARS UNCLE
MURDERED A FAMILY
DECATUR, Ala., March 3. "Uncle
Bob Clements told me that he had killed
jail of the Edmonsnns and put them in
j the house and would set fire to the
j house that night and burn them up, and
he gave me 20 cents not to tell."
This was the uncontradicted evidence
of Gilbert Luker. 13 year old son of
Riifus Luker and the son of Bob Clem
ents sister.
i " I'nelc Bob told me the whole Ed
niondson family got ::fter him and he
'had to kill them or they would have
t killed him, nnd then his children would
'starve to death," testified the boy. "He
;said EdmomNon had a knife and the
rest of the familv had sticks and bar-
j row teeth after him. T asked Uncle Bob
(where Nettie was, and he said she was
I then Iving in the fit-Id dead.
! "He said lie was high strung and
that she liked to have gotten away
from him. On the night of the fire,"
jsaid the boy, "I told mama, father nnd
j sister what Uncle Bob had told me."
' Rufus Luker. father of Gilbert Luker,
testified practically to the same facts
as did his ion.
F
CAPITAl
Hotel Crowded for Inaug-urationTomorrow-SGores
of Marching Clubs Attend
-No Rough Riders Present
WASHINGTON, March 3. Every
train into tho national capital today
brings its quota of enthusiastic Amer
icans, eager to witness the ceremonies
attendant upon tho inauguration of a
new president.
Already the hotels are crowded' nnd
the Htreotn, which have become a veri
table riot of color, are thronged with
visitors. Scores of limitary companies
and uniformed marching clubs, headed
by brass bands, were among today 'h
arrivals. Every preparation has been
made for the delivery of William H.
Taft, 's inaugural address on the stand
now erected before Ihe east portico of
the capitol, regardless of the kind of
w lather that may prevail tomorrow.
The Huction of the stand from wlijch
Mi'. Taft will deliver hia nddress will
be provided with a canvas cover to be
put in place if necessary. Not siuce
1833, when Androw Jr.ckaon was in
augurated a second time with the house
of representatives, has the ceremony
been held indoors.
No Wild West Show.
There will be no rough riders in the
inaugural parade, 4 ' Pi .en Pete ' ' and
"Sure Shot Sam" will not dash down
Pennsylvania avenue n: tho wake of
President Taft, roping inoffensive cit
izens and uttering strident " y i-pip-e
c-e 's. "
Instead, Mr. Taft 'a carriage will be
followed by a calvaeade of tho best
blood of Virginia and Maryland, mount
ed on their hunters and clad in the
pink coats and white trousers of cross
country riders.
Another feature of the parade will
be a " prosperity division ' ' composed
of business men and organizations.
Historic Pennsylvania avenue will be
c veritable bower of flags and bunting
on inauguration day, with the official
colors of the inaugural committee, green
and white, predominating in the day
light hours. At night the avenue will
present a picture of wonderland, with
millions of electric bulbs bathing the
thoroughfare in a glare of electricity.
A court of honor has been erected on
Pennsylvania avenue in front of the
White House, extending from Fifteenth
street to Seventeenth street. It con
si;:ts of eolonades at even spaces on
either side of the nvenue, connected
at the top with green garlands. Mas
sive pylons or gateways have heen
erected at Jackson place and Madison
plr.eo.
Veterans Will Be There.
Not the least, interesting picture in
the panorama will be the forenoon
parade of the grim old veterans of the
civil war units in the vanishing army
who with the Spanish war veterans
nnd the Army nnd Navy union, will
escort the president nnd vice president
to the capitol, where they will take the
oaih of office. The veterans will car
ry at the head of their faltering column
the shot-riven nnd fnling banners which
flew in their newness over many a
sanguinary field. Hundreds of brass
bands and dozens of triumphant repub
lican organizations will fill the air with
music and with noise.
LABOR DELEGATES ARE
DISCUSSING UNION LABEL
WASHINGTON, March 3. Delegates
from nil the labor organizations affil
iated with the American Federation as
sembled here ttiday for the purpose of
organizing fi national union label prop
r.ganda.
The department will have union label
sections of alt the big central labor
nnions in eah city of the country.
BENSON TO CALL
SPECIAL SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
SALEM. Or., March 3. Tn-
- dications are strong today that
Governor Bensou will issue a 4
call for a special session of the
legislature tomorrow. Tho aes-
sion will be held probably on
Friday and Saturday, March 1-
mid i;t.
CONSTRUCTION
CHIEF HERE TO
New Telephone System
Will Make It Possible to
Reach Central by Mere
ly Taking Down Receiver
E. F. Savior, tho division equipment
I'm reman of the Pacific Telephone com
pany, arrived in Medford Wednesday
morning to mup out the work for the
iinmediato reconstruction of tho tele
phono system in this city. The material
for the new system is all on the road
and tomorrow James Kern, tho district
plant chief, 'will arrive in Medford with
a crew of men, who will take up the
work at once.
Tho companv will first rewiro the
busiueHs houses mid residences of the
city so that all hrogen insulation wilt
be done a way with, and I lie best of
connections guaranteed. Cables will be
put in along the main streets ami these,
together with tho new poles, pi need in
alleys, will greatly improvo tho service
nnd appearance of the present system.
No More Boll Ringing.
Tho new switchboard to be installed
will do away with the crank turning,
b-'ll ringing nuisance to got central.
Tho new board, known as tho central
energy system, will make it possible to
simply take tho roc.eivor from tho hook
and central is "rung up" This makes
it possible to get a second Bervieo. Cen
tral also knows by this switchboard
when a pjerson hangs up, so that one
t: disconnected immediately, securing n
second party without delay.
Mr. Caylor will visit Jacksonville this
ifternoon ami mnj out plans for im
provement there. A new switchboard
will be installed and other work done.
"All of the supplies and materials
for an improved system in this city
have been ordered ami shipped," said
Mr. Savior, "and the work will be un
dertaken immediately autl hurried to
completion. With the new switchboard,
wire and refit t ing generally, Medford
will have a modern equipment.
New Telephones for City.
"As soon as tho work of renovating
the system is completed all of tho old
telephones in the city are to be re
moved nnd new ones put in their place.
This will be the finishing touch in giv
ing Medford the best system possible."
OYSTER BAY PLANS TO
GREET CITIZEN ROOSEVELT
OYSTER KAY. March 3. As Presi I
dent Roosevelt is ind expected to reach i
here until 1 1 :3 o'clock at night on
Thursday next, following the i nan git- j
ration in Washington of William II
Taft as president of the ,'nited Slates,!
it has been decided not to proceed with
plans for a formal reception. A hearty
welcome for Roosevelt at the station
will not be lacking, however. The
young men of lh village plan to have
big bonfires hurning when he arrives,
and it is expected that the residences
throughout the village will be illum
inated. REAL FLYER TRAIN NEXT,
SO DAME RUMOR SAYS I
Reports are widelv current that the
much talked of new trr.in service will
be inaugurated about the 1,'th inst..
thai the additional train will be known
as the "Pacific Coast Flyer," with
first class equipment limited to pull
in: -i, dining and observation coaches,
in.-Itid ing a mail service; that it will
tnrske the run between Seattle nnd San
l-'iiineipco instead of the liny City and
Portland, ayr. the Tidings; and further
more, that th" time between these two
great terminals will be reduced fully
four hours. As yet there r, nothing
authentic regarding this much desired
ri'iilt. but a well founded rumor that
n ill not down is prevalent to the ef
fect that the flyer will begin its sched
ule at an osirly dale, and thai it will be
permanent affair instead of merely a
transient feature incident to the exist
rnce of the Seattle exposition.
TAKE UP WORK
CRATER ROAD BOOSTERS TO
JOURNEY TO JACKSONVILLE
MULKEY MftYTQ urge couhtyIbLACK HAND
my for
TOGA
Considering Proposition
to Run in 1910 for Haw
ley's Place la Congress
Undecided as Yet
District Attorney II. V. Miilkoy will
prnhnljly lip ii candidate fur tho repub
lican niiiniiinti.in for congress in the
r'irst cnnirressional district against Con
uressmnn Hnwley, whose record is not
such us to mslio him a fnriiiidnMe op
ponent. Mr. Mnlltey has ft wide nc
ipir.intnnee in the Willllilietle vnlley
counties, anil is very popular through
out Ihe district. When naked renrd
inu his prospective enn.liilncy Mr. Mill
Itov snid:
''When in Sill eccnlly inliny of
the lending politicians of the valley
ui,t me to lieconie tl candidate,
and they advanced such strong argu
ments that I am considering inn prop..
sitioil. I was surprised at tile msenn-
,,.i evUlii.ir with the present incum
bent, nml was assured vigorous support
should I decide to l)C n candidate."
A Hiileni dispatch to the Portland
tonriiiil resardinir Mr. Mulkcy ' can
didacy rends as follows:
"It is being reliably Btftted about
i, house at Pnlcm those days
thnl n. V. Mnlkey, now district attor
ney in .Jackson county, is being care
fuilv groomed for Ihe congressional race
in the l-'irst district in ltllfl. It is rur
Iher snid that Mulkcy and his friends
have kept n watchful eye on the situa
ion in the First district nail nave uc-
ided the time has about arrived to
spring the candidacy.
is poinled out tnal Minxcy lias ....
great many years employed shrewd
aclics. He was born in Lnno county,
I about, the i ter ..f the district. He
s well known there. He has made his
,. 1 11 l,,ll ...niiilv. in the northern
part of the district, and has a wide nc-
laintnuce in Polk and Marion. In tact
has represented Polk county in the
..I.. ui.i was coiintv clerk in Polk
and nt one time was a member of the
faculty of the Oregon fltato normal
school at Monmouth, thereby taking ad
vantage of another valuable nicann for
xtending the circle of his acquain
tance.
Won In Republican Districts.
I H... ,l:,v when Mulliev was pursu
ing politics ill Polk, the county was
largely democrat ic and Ins meltio.ls or
overcoming the democratic majorities
were greatly admired among approving
fellow politicians in the state. It is
because of Ihese eliarneterist ics, which
still form parls of Mr. Mulkcy, that he
is looked upon as n formidable candi
date. And in these days of direct pri
mary nomination wide acquaintance
counts.
"Now Mulkey's bnse of operations is
in Jackson nnd Josephine counties. At
first he was president of the Southern
Oregon state normal school at Ashland,
hut last June he was elected district
attorury in the first prosecuting attor-
nev district or uregon, a oivision o.
the r'irst judicial district. It is said
hi.-, acquaintance is growing daily and
If with the orogres-
element of the enterprising south
ern Oregon people, no he is about ready
now for the ftual plunge.
Hawley aim ruiton men.
"Mulhey's friends say Congressman
Hawlev has now 1 n in the national
ass mblv for one whole term and part
f '.notlu.r -.n.l li.is IICCOIII 111 islied little
hexide securing a few pensions. This
is good as far as it goes, mey org'',
but it does not go far.
"Furthermore, they tell one faction,
the state grange asked Hawley to ex
press nu opinion as to wh'-t her the
pledged members of the legislature were
in duty bound to vote for Chamberlain
for United State senator, and Hawley
never cjime through with a reply. On
the other hand, Hawley used no effort
to defeat Governor Chamberlain. There-
TO TAKE STEPS
AT ONCE
Train Will Leave at 1:30 p.
m.-Every Booster Urged
to Join and Visit County
Seat and Commissioners
la order to get the county court to
make tho appropriation of $.",0,000 for
the Crater Luke, mud, v. large delega
tion of business men from various parts
of die county will journey to Jackson
ville tomorrow afternoon and nppeur
lieforo t he court.
Kvery business niiiu who has tho in
terests of the county nt heart mid real
m's what the ('(instruction of this road
will mean lo this nectiou of Oregon Is
urged to be on hand end nmku the trip
to Jacksonville.
The train will leave the H. H, V. rail
road depot at 1:.'I0 p. in, Itoom will be
provided for all who winh to make (he
trip.
The mailer will be thoroughly thresh
ed out al a meeting of the Commercial
cli b tonight..
It is just as essential that Ihe bus! '
iiesM men of the county appenr before
Ihe eommiKHioners in this matter us it
was for I hem to go to Salem. Not n
single buHiness man of the city can af
ford to stay away.
The stato appropriation is contingent
upon the appropriation by tho county.
Inasmuch as the expenditure of $50,
ooo by Jackson county on tho road
menus tho expenditure of an addition
al $150,000, most of it in Jackson coun
ty, the. investment is one that rannnt
be questioned.
Matters are lo be rushed in order to
get the work under way as soon an pos-
ORISCOM SPENDING LAST
DAY AS AMBASSADOR
KOMK. March It. Idoyd C. Oriscom
ts loday spending his lant day in the
Kternal City as American ambassador
to Italy.
His resignal ion came as a shock upon
the diplomatic " camera " as they cull
it here the group of men who devote
their lives to diplomacy, and do not
ttiko it up as a pastime because they
want to see how it feels to bo called
" excellency, " or to satisfy thoir wives'
ambitions. Of theso in tho diplomatic
career it may almost be said that there
are only two among American represen
l a t i ves a broad lien ry Whit e, now in
I'aris. and John W. Hitblle, in St. Pe
tershurg.
Mr. and Mrs. (i rim-oat have been par
ticularly successful in Koine. They are
both young and charming, and they are
not too rich just rich enough ami
w hen il is added t hat they entertain
and make Americans welcome the list
of their virtues j quite long enough.
So that the faet that they are going
;iw:iv has produced something nppronch
ing consternation in the American col
ony. HOMER DAVENPORT HURT
IN A TAXICAB WRECK
XKW YORK. March 3. Homer Dav
enpurt, the cartoonist, who was in a
taticab crash in Centrnl Park, received
nnlv a gash in the forehead with a seven-
shaking lift, and it was ascertained
nt fiiH hotel after the accident that his
injuries were comparatively slight. The
automobile was wrecked and the chauf
fi ur was hurled 20 feet and st united,
but was uninjured. The chauffeur said
'that he could not account for the tied
dent but he admitted that he was run
uiiig f;it nt the time ami rounding a
! enrve, when the cab struck (l tree.
l-M Andrews of Itosebnrg is making
! ;mi extended stav with relatives In Med-
! ford.
! tor.-. Mulkey's friends hope li whip the
1-iilton men into nne.
j "If this is nil trii". it is a shrewd
'game, which will be watched closely
j l.v intclCHted observers in the Kirs! .lis
trict.
CLAIMS 10
VICTIMS
Oil Poured In Tenement,
Fire Follows-Mlners are
Killed in Butte - Many
Killed by Earthquake
NKW YORK, March 3. Ten Italians
are dead nnd a half score more are
writhing in hospitals with bums and
broken limbs as the result of tho lat
est" toll" exacted by tho Black Hand
societies. Iesperndoos are charged
with firing a Seventh uveuuo tunement
early today.
When tho flames we.ro chocked tho
charred corpses were found on tho stair
laiigiiigs. Thrno wore burned beyond
recognition. Many wtro found kneel
ing in prayer. Indications aro that the
fivoHtory building, crowded with Itftt-
i it ti h, was flooded with oil from top to
hoi torn ami t lieu fired.
Four Miners Killed.
HUTTH, Mont., March 3. Four min
ts were killed in the Diatnoud mine of
ho Amalgamated Copper company this
morning, the result of the miners' sin
gle shift firing a blast just before
quitting the night's work. They were
in tho net of lighting 20 holoB when the
fuse beenmo entangled, setting off two
blasts prematurely. Four men were
killed, thoir bodies being covered with
rock. They were recovered by the sur
face men.
Earthquake KUIb Many.
SMYRNA, March 3. An earthquake
in the village of Masran, nenr Jerusa
lem, killed 1 10 persons today, accord
ing lo a dispatch from Paris.
SAYS ROOSEVELT IS
GREAT AND SMALL
ClIlCAdo. March 3. M. N. Man-
gasariaii has made his promised criti
cism of President Roosevelt's action
in refusing to recoive hiB protest against
the characterization of Thomas Paine
as "a filthy littlo atheist."
' I do not blame President Roosevelt
for his remark,'1 said Mangasarian.
His religious training is responsible
for his narrow views. This is the day
of political tolerance. Tho name of
Jefferson Davis has been restored to
its place among .other illustrious names
Washington. Oliver Cromwell, who
led the king of Fngland to the scaffold,
has his in in the Pantheon of Kng-
land. In politics we nre civilized: in
ligion we are stilt barbarians.
" President Roosevelt. ' virtues are
grent and we respect him for them,
fireat in some things, he is so small in
ot hers t hat it seems incomprehensible
that one man can be capable of doing
nnd saying things so wide apart. I
pity his ignorance, nnd the worst I wish
him is that he may in time become en
lightened. ' '
KILLED MAN IN
QUARREL OVER BOO
CHTOAflO. March .. Tn a cell at ft
police station O. 0. Harbaugh. a waiter,
awaits formal arrnignment for killing
Charles Kelly, n cook, by plunging a
carving knife through his heart. Har
baugh had ordered three eggs for a
customer, the cook blundered and pre
pared only two, and the waiter, in
sanely angry, slew him after 5 short
quarrel.
The sergeant who took Harbaugh
into custody gave n metaphysical view
of Ihe crime when he had disposed of
his captive.
"Now when you write this tip." he
urged, "don't go and sny 'the two men
quarreled over tin egg.' Nothing of the
kind happened. You might as well sny
that those 70 men were killed ont. nt
the crib by a parlor matehe. What killed
them wns dynamite. What killed Kelly
was Harlmitgh's grouch. Tho egg just
started Harbaugh grouch going."