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If you do not receive your paper promptly please notify the Tribune office Jmmediately The Weather The Weather Man says: Fair tonight. Light frost expected. Warmer tomorrow. UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By fur the largest an. I best news report of any paper in southern Oregon. DIMM No. 16. FOURTH YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, WKPNKSPAY, Al'RIU 7, U)P. MIAN ISICENTRAL POINT RAISES MEDFORD NEEDS OVER 14 MILES OF NEW SIDEWALK $1000 FOR ADVERTISING Daily HANDED A M HIGH S O L Will Be Open to the Public on Friday Afternoon Pre ceeding ExerGises INTERESTING REPORT IS FILED COVERING NEEDS OF THE CITY COUNCIL SETS APRIL 27 AS DAY ON WHICH TO PROTEST THE PAVING OF THE RESIDENCE STREETS OF CITY. The new high school building will be open Friday afternoon from 2 to f o'clock for inspection by tho pub lic. All who can und prefer to see the building in the afternoon rather than in the evening arc cordially in vited to inmi between the hours mentioned. There will be someone on hand to direct visitors through th building. The evening exercises, consisting of excellent music and addresses, will begin at 7 o'clock. A general re ception will be held immediately fol lowing the program to give everyone an opportunity to meet our visitors, to see the building, and to enjoy a good, social time. Everyone is cor dially invited to be present at the ex ercises and the reception. Iiemem ber the admission is free to everyone. OLWELL RECALL CALL RECALLED Echo From the Dark Ages Dug up at City Council Meeting-Asks Costs FEW Calls Firemaa Naughty Name and Hasa&rehead Today in Consequence Trouble Over Feed Bill IAP POTATO KING PLAYS PHILANTHROPIST HKHKELEY. Cul.. April 7. Tin i.nottn "nntato king." George Shi- ma, reputed to bo worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, has signunseu b,a settlement bv Berkeley by pre senting the University of California with ft check for $150 to be useo. in equipping a room in the university infirmary to bo used generally by any student, irrespective of race or color. President Wheeler, to whom the money was sent, calls the gift "splendid." Shinma is the first Jap anese to enter the list of the univer sity benofactors. Shima recently aroused a storm of protest in the fashionable residence district of Berkeley by purchasing a beautiful house and moving his family into it. opsin T WILL BE NEITHER REVOLUTION NOR ANARCHY ST. LOl:lS, April 7. "I see n revolution if the Standard Oil wins, nor industrial anarchy, ana mob rule, if the government wins. ;.! Aiiorncv .lolin C. Millbiirn, rep- i hp trust in tho govern ment's dissolution suit, today before tho hearing opened. un rnNTFKT OVER WILL OF LUCKY BALDWIN SAX FRANCISCO, Cul., April 7. Unless a new claimant to a portion of the enormous estate lelt by "Lnckv" Baldwin appears today his will will he probated without con test It is reported that Mrs. Zcldn Selbv, the daughter who threatened u contest, was given a million dol lars. BURNED HIS HOUSE TO AID SUFFERING WIFE SAX FRANCISCO, Col., Apnl 7, Driven bv hunger and the thought tf a suffering wife and baby, Leon Cimino set fire to his house early todav, hoping to collect the $1400 insurance, says Fire Marshal Towe. Cimino was arrested. SPOKANE, Wash., April 7. John P. Vollmer, the Lcwiston, Idaho, mil lion.,; hnnkcr. todnv offered to sub scribe one-tenth of any amount to SloO.OOl) to establish a factory in Lewiston. Edward P. Oilcrest of Engle Point is spending a few days in Medford. Colonel John O. Todd of Spokane is visiting valley cities. J. M. Potter was among the Ash land boosters who al tended the Cen tral Point Commercial club meet ing Tuesdav evening. He renewed acquaintances in Medford Wednesday. There are over 14 miles of side walks needed in tho city of Medford. Such was the result of a detailed in vestigation of the needs along this line in the variuus wards of the city brought out in a detailed report by the council, acling as an investiga tion enmmitlco of the whole. The ilv engineer's department, together with the city attorney, now have charge of the report with instructions lo gel at work as soon as possible ami sec Unit Mcdfonl gels the walks. H was at the first regular meeting if the council in March that the mat ter first came up. 1 he mayor nil upon a scheme to gel Hie mailer uc- fore the council by having eacli ol the two councilnien of each ward make nn investigation of tho condi tions in some other ward. The coun- cilmcn of the First ward took the Second, the Second the Third, and the Third the First. In this way each of the separate sets of council- men brought in a thorough report covering the entire city. Over 11 miles of walk arc needed. Ordi nances will be enforced as to put ting the walks in, and if the work is kept up it will he possible to keep out of the mud next winter. Plank Crossings. The street commissioner tendered an interesting report at the meeting regarding the work done by him dur ing the month of March. Over 21 plank crossings were put in and a number of stone ones, inese weie placed where they were most needed. 11c is to keep tins work up during inc summer so that Medford residents will never have to go through a win ter as full ot inconvenience owinj. to the mud as the one just passed through. The sidewalks arc an important subject at Ibis -time owing to the fact that free mail delivery is contingent upon the construction of these walks. The streei signs lire nearly all in nlnee. I he street commissioner re porting that he had placed 208 of these (1 ii rui it the monin. mm me council determined to get these side ,,il.s mil in as soon as possible, it will not be n great while before the mail service is insinuieo. Pav na of Streets. The iiaving of the residence streets of the city came up nt the meeting and the council passed resolution: ..ii:n,r f,,r nrotests against the pav ing of North and soma imhuuiu, u,t Seventh street to the city lim- l i.,st Seventh street. The citv has $.1000 on hand, which it can devote to the paving ol the mtcrsec .;..s ,.n these streets, and the reso lotion provides that the bids must b. i n,.M,.li to make the entire cost to the property owners come within the amount specified in their peti tions to the council. I he council win l.ear protests in regard to the paving ..f tu.n streets on Anril 27. t...- :..,,.,,,.. were nassen o 1 WO UlllllMH" i- .i.. ,.ll One nrovided for the placing of poles and the stringing of wires upon the sueeis mi ! ,! ih. mher nrovided for th' assessments for sewer being placed ll,n lien docket. Considerable business of a routine . transacted. 1 he ortl other matters of importance were the . ,.f ,!, nlat of Jackson nccepuin" - i ...i,i;iio the ncepntnnce of the res igna.ion of Ir. H. E. Morrison as !citv health office, the dismissal of charges brought against City Elec trician Fitzgerald for want of cvi ! deuce, and the ordering of the grnd , inp of Jackson street. I'p out of the musty past, like the voice of some long forgotten friend, the Olwcll recall proposition bus reared its ancient bend. Time seems turned backward in its flight as if in answer of the poet's prayer, and decrepit with age the matter has tot tered again into ihe limelight. To the oldest inhabitant the matter brings up a flood of memories. The days of the strenuous strife arc brought back in a flood of memories The old fight over the granting ot sa loon licenses by a tie vote with the mayor voting in favor is before one again in all of its cherished recollec tions. A movement started in the hope of removing a councilman who voted in favor of the licenses but which was doomed to defeat from the first is about the size of the Ol wcll scrap. And now there is a lit tle bill of some $17 court costs for the citv to nay. The Olwcll recall never did lino much favor in Medford. The first nctitions Ibat were started out slum bered for iiiaiiv weeks in some dusty pigeonhole of someone's desk. Thei in all of its dustiness it was dragged forth and filed. Then those who had signed it took their mimes off. Then it was about to be acted upon. I hen nine the court, and suit, and injunc tion to slop it. It stopped and it ha been forgotten, lo, these many moons Olwcll fnished his term mid his suc cor has had time to get onto the job. lint now the city must pay. The communication was read at the meeting of the council Tuesday eve ning. It was Ihoiiuhl at first that it would go to the committee on an ient history but upon second thought it was referred to the finance committee. And in such manner was the 01 II recall well recalled. FISHERMEN DIE TERRIFIC STORM Over 1500 Are Swept Out to Sea on Floating Iceberg-Vessels Wrecked I ic cause he so far forgot himself to apply a vile epithet lo Charles Si owe. who is in charge ot the cu fire department, Harry (1. Wortinan, 'ounciluian from the Second ward mil a prominent business man, is verv much indisposed loony, .siowc demanded an apology, and when none was loillicoming. lie proccciuii lo collect one. Wortman's face suf fered considerably before the upol- y came but it arrived. The fracas occurred Tuesday eve ning alter the regular council iiicci- had adjourned. Wortinan, with a lew others, were discussing lire dc- partincnt needs, when the question of feed came up. Wortinan asserted that Stowc was feeding the team loo much grain. 11c objected to Ihe size of the feed bill, although as a mem ber of the council committee, he had already approved it. The argument grew healed. Slowe slated that the only objection that Wortinan had to the amount of feed fed the team was that the feed was not purchased of the firm in which Wormian bos an interest. Worlman app AT MEETING TUESDAY RICHARDSON PRAISES SPIRIT SHOWN LARGE DELEGATIONS PRESENT FROM OTHER CITIES IN THE VALLEY. LANS COT SOME GOOD BASEBALL Mixup in Game Enlivened Afternoon-Gardner Made Good Showing. BKHLIN. April 7. A dispatch re ceived in this city today by the Loknl Anzciger says that un iceberg, on which I .Hill Russian fishermen wore :il work near Riga, was driven toward Ihe open sea today by a heavy wind. Only .Hi escaped. One dispatch says that the ice berg turned over and that all wore lost. Another report is to the effect that it is still floating. Ten fishing vessels were founder ed ill the terrific gale sweeping the Baltic sea off the Oerinan coast to day. Over 10 fishermen tiro known to have been lost. A number of other vessels have not yd been heard from. The storm is the worst that has been experienced in this section in a ileciide. The gale is slowly approach ing Ihe coast and if it docs not abate it will work untold damage. JUDGE BALDWIN FOR MAYOR OF KLAMATH .TnnVc George T. Baldwin is being urged to be a candidate for mayor of Klamath Falls at the coming city election. The city is confronted with large problems on a. 'count of its rap- i,l o-rowth in the past few years and v good business executive is wanted. Streets must be paved, n sewerage system established and other civic improvements are necessary. A com mittee of prominent citizens are now evising the city charter. Judge Baldwin has not expressed his willingness to be a candidate on account of the sacrifice to his per- mnl business affairs. WEATHER SIGNALS ON DEUEL-KENTNER BLOCK ed a vile name to Slowe. Stowc . t . .i , , 5 1 1 1 1 1 ,- 1 un explanation, and as none was forth ling slated thai he would "lake il out of his hide." Wort inan drew back as if to strike, and attempted to rush his opponent, but Stowc got into action first, and us a ,'onsconciicc Woi'Iiumii got all ot tin blows, his face being badly bruised and cul. Judging from Ihe blood upon the floor of the room. Wortinan lost considerable blood, lie offered an apology, which was accepted. No action has as yet been taken in the matter. Wortinan is a mem her of the fire commit lee, but wheth- be has the authority or power or the inclination to discharge Slowe is a mailer for Ihe future to decide. NO DAMAGE TO FRUIT FROM FROSTY NIGHTS That the present frosty nights have done no damage to fruit buds and bloom is tho universal opinion of or chanlisls. The spring has been very backward. Apples are not yet in hlooui, and only a portion of the i...iics. No damage has been done. i even to strawberry bloom. "My opinion is that the cold season l-us acclimated the trees," said 1,. K. Hoover, the nurseryman, when dis cussing the effect of the cold nights. "Damage by frost usually results when a cold snap ofollows u spell if warm weather. The liniiou- cnld nights have accustomed the trees lo frost. A little frost would In' a good thing and save money, for the trees arc so heavily laden with hails thai hand thinning will be necessary." MOVEMENT IS STARTED TO RECALL MAYOR TAYLOR SAN FliANI'ISI'O. April 7. - I'eli lions demanding the recall of Mayor Taylor of Ibis city aic being prepared bv llu nly niuiltce of the Inile- pcndi e parly. Alleged iui pc- tenov is the basis of the movement. The chairman of the connuillce start ed the movement at iasl night's mooting. He declared that il is sup ported by the labor unions of the city. CRUISER ARRIVES WITH SHIPWRECK SURVIVORS At Ihe largest and most enthusi astic meeting ever held nt Central Point, over iflOUO was raisod for publicity purposes for the uso of the new Central Point Commercial club. Large delegations from Ashland, Medford and Jacksonville wore pres ent mid rcpresciilulives from (Irunts Puss und other Hoguo Hiver valley towns addressed an audience that nplclely packed the opera house. What Tom Says. "11 was one of the most enthusi astic meetings of the many I have attended," said Tom liichnrdsou, manager of the Portland Commercial club and organizer of tho Oregon De velopment league, who was the orator of the evening and the money raiser. "Considering Ihe population, tho sub scription was Ihe largest 1 ever se cured," he continued. ''Tho people of Central Point are all right, and a n whole the Koguc Hiver valley is tin1 inosl wide awake and progressive section of Orcg as well as uu richest in resources. 1 doubt if any valley in the world, tor its size, ha; the resources and the possibilitii'! Hint the Koguc Hiver valley has." Pattison Presides. S. A. Pallisc litor of the Cell i ml I '. ,i nt Herald, president of tin Central Point Coinniercial club, pre sided al the mecling. To his efforts is due very largely the awakening of Central Point ami to him belongs in a large degree credit lor Ihe si i' ol' Ihe n ting. W C. l.evcr. inavor of Central Point, welcomed the visitors in brief s I (I cxt led the b pilnlily of the city. Medford Greetings SAN' FRANCISCO. Cul., Aprul 7. - Tl ruiscr California carrying the passengers rescued from the wreck ed steamship Indiana, arrived here today. The Indiana was wrecked on the rocks near .Magdalcun hay. The Commercial club is hoisting weather signals daily from Ihe lop of the Deuel 4: Kentuer building for the benefit of orchardists and the pub- The daily predict ions are re vived bv wire and can be obtained bv phoning the Commercial club. The car of nil for experimental smudging on valley orchards to pre vent frost is due in a day or two. It has been delayed by the necessity .if attaching a pumping outfit to the car. ST. JOHN WILL HAVE LOCAL STATION AGENT SALl'.M. Or.. April 7. Manager J. I'. o'Uri f the llarriman lines i Oregon today notified Ihe railroad unniissiou that the railroad would install a freight agent at SI. John. Or eqnestcd by the business men. USED OWN FLESH AS BAIT TO CATCH FISH WASHINGTON. April 7. It was learned today that Tuft otfered Charles Fulton of Oregon the por tion of envoy extraordinary and min ister plenipotentiary to t hina. rut ton asked ton days in which to con sider the position. i I "THE PICADILLY." POUT AHTIH'K. April 7. - By cut ting strips .f flesh from her own body, a heroic Indian woman living' north of her-, baited hooks with it and caught l'i-h lo save her children from starvation. The story was brought here by a woods man, whose comrade- are caring for her. The fir-t fi-h caught wa- the first food the family bad in many dnv. COOS BAY PEOPLE WILL BUILD THEIR OWN ROAD MAKSHFIKLI), 0.. April 7. The railroad committee of the North Bend and Marshfield chambers of com merce have applied to the secretary of state for a charter for the Coos Bay. Oregon and Idaho railroad. When the charter is secured public , tings will be held and the plans discussed before Ihe 'people. This is Ihe fir-t definite step on the part of the Coos Hay people lo build the road. :BALLINGER will not GIVE AWAY HARNEY LAND I WASHINGTON. April 7. - Seere larv of the Interior Hallinger today denied ih" application of the Harney Valley luiprov emeu! company for oj.luut acres nf land in the Harney valley, under Ihe Carey act, on the ground thai the land is not of desert character. I TORNADO CLAIMS FOUR LIVES IN MISSISSIPPI JACKSON, Miss., April 7. - Four men were killed at Aberdeen by a tornado, which swept this vicinity ve-tcnlay. The dead arc: W. C. M.-Cilian. Ihe president of the Aber deen bank; T. C. McMillan, a cotton hover, and two negroes. Great damage was done in Aber deen, the county suit of Monroe county, where the four were killed. TAXPAYERS HAVE SAVED OVER $3000 IN REBATES KLAMATH FALLS. Or., April (i. The ,eoplc of Klamnth county have saved :i!i:t.l7 In rebates on their taxes this year. The throe per cent ! rebate does not seem much, but il j amounts to a good I'eal when the to- lal una t of la ve- are considered. , The sheriff's office up to Saturday ! collected sln:i.L"i0.H:i out of a total i ,,f ,:I72.'JI on the tax roll, or : about two-thirds of the tuxes. 'I'be proportion of the taxes col ' lecled Inst year up to April 1 was ; about the snme it will be this year ' There has been collected this year ! $10,020 for the new courthouse fund, i tMoiHO for road work, and $0 "ill for 1 Ihe city of Klamnth Falls. .lo.loi. W. M. Colvig, president ol the Medford Commercial club, voiced th irdial good will and friendship of Medford for Central Point, and in of Ihe best speeches of the evc- i. .1,1 the work Ihe club could mpli-b in building up Ihe city. "Medford hopes." he concluded, "Hint Central Point will grow, so that Hie .. i.. i '....1....1 policemen Ol .llcilioro lino winmi Point will meel on their daily rounds and -hake hands ss Ihe division line." K. T. Staples, president of Ihe Ashland Coinniercial club, and K. V. Carter. "Ashland's boss booster." spoke for Ashland and voiced the greetings and good wishes of Ash laud for the success of Central Point. "We hope both Ashland and Central Point will grow so lluil each will em brace half of Medford and there will be one continuous lily," i lulled Mr. Curler, upon wh'ch Judge Colvig remarked that this would malic .Med io rd dry. Grants Pass Also. l' K. Blanchanl. secretary of the Grants Po-s Commercial club, spoke for Grants Pass and the desire of that conmiuiiilv for io-oieralion with the oilier cities of the Rogue Hiver valley. "We are nil one people, with ..omit interest, and all working to Kurd- mmoii end, the develop men! of the valley, and Grunts Pus ivants to 1 nsidercd in the pro jraiii of progress,' he sanl, II I'. Mulkev brought greeting from Ihe Jacksonville Commercial club and in an appropriate speech ,.! ,1 the county seal in the band v agon of progress. Appeals for Funds (Hy Will O. MauKaa.) Casey's Colts (i. Medford 2. Oh! vim Ktnv.ni.l,.,,,,. r...o the ball iramc of vonr lifp vAulnnlnv afternoon. There wnsn't n luinuto of tlic entire nine innings that both teams weren't fighting for the gniuc, and without nuestion it was the best game played so far since Manager v iisi-v uegiin ins iraiuing. In Ihe box for Medford wus Slim Gardner, Ihe elongated slabster whom I ascy released, and behind the bat was SI. John, one of the receivers dropped by tho Portland manager. Gardner was out to show Cusey someone Und blundered, and the way he heaved 'em down the alley was vvorlh the nrico of two iiilmisioiiM. ami he had Ihe Colts extending them selves line quarter horses to beat him. Gardner bad his strike-out de partment working, and during: the melee nine of CnseyTis pennant chas ers wiueu i ozone, ins rungc findcr was amiss, though, and he rallied the slats of four of the Colts and was slammed in the seventh in ning for a cluster of two two-bnggors and two singles, which cinched up the game for the sojourners from the Rose oily. Chinault Pitched. Chiuaull was on Ihe firing line for Casey, and in the opening canto' Fi ler! tut tor two Ntulions and Miles scored him with a single. With two down. McFarhind singled, scoring Miles. This was Mcdford's last chance, and the only timo Hint Chin n ill I was hit with the exception of St. John's two-bagger in the fourth. Carnes finished tho game. Oardnor made the only single off him, al though he filled the sacks once with bases on bulls. Portland's first run came in the second inning and their next in the (ourlh. One more fell their way in Ihe fifth, then two in the seventh and me in the ninth. Friday and Sundae will he llta hiir 'lavs. On Friday all of Hie himituma houses will close and on Sunday tho a I tract am will be Chief Pinnnne, the Chippewa Indian, who will pitch. Court Hall has mndo arrangements wiin .vianager i ascy to pitch the In- ihaii tiecaiise the tatm are auxioua to :ce him in action. Tom Richardson made an eloquent idea for oniiv of action and co-o ration, dwelt on the benefits accru- i in" from publicity work and the , itv of bucking the club financi ally in il- work. Ic concluded will an appeal for fund that met w ith la "cueron- response, both from th ,, oolite ot I elilr.'ll I oi 1 1 1 i iiios.- froni oilier sections who were pn oil Music by the Centra! Point brass band and hy n quartet consisting of A W. Moore. W. E. Kahler. V V Cooper and J. K. Grieves, enlivened Ihe meeting and received generous tip plaiisc, as did the remarks of the peakcrs. Ashland, Medford and Iher visiting boosters were decorat- d with while ribbons, while Central 'oiut boosters wore red ones. uesdiiv evening Messrs. Richard son and Kliinchiird w-nrc luLeii nbmtl the valley in autos, and after the meeting Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins enter tained a number ol the visitors at their charming home. List of Live Ones. I 'ledges of monthly subscriptions r 12 mouths were mndo ns follows: Five dollars each: ('antral Point. Slate hank, Central Point hotel, W. . I.cevcr, s. A. I'altison, Kogue Kiv r Kleotrio company, F. H. Hopkins, . C. Kobnolt. Three dollars a month: Marv Mee, W. K. Whitesiiles. A. W. Moon, Dr. I. . Anderson, W. J Albert. Two dollars a month: Medford Tri bune. W. G. Lewis. Dr. E. Davis, Frank Hawk. W. H. Noreross. Pnm Murray. G. P. Fox, C. S. Snndorsou, .1. 1 1. Olwcll of Medford. A. C. Iffln .lall of Medford, B. F. Beurkv'O- S. Moore. A, Hatfield. One dollar a month: A. If. Miller, -ecrclary of Ihe Medford Commercial tub: C. !',. Ilccman. ,1. J. Orim, Olenn Owen, II. C. Grim, Ouy Tex. B. P. Mulkev of Jacksonville. Valley lieo ord of Ashland. B. J. Aydloot, F. S. Cooper. W. K. Kahler. C. B. Rostel. "THE PICADILLY." ,' "THE PICABILLY." "THE PICADILLY." "THE PICADILLY." "THE PICAOILLY." "Thepicabilly: