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Medford Daily Tribune MEDFORD.. OKKUON, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1909. FOURTH YEAR. No. 38. CHAMBERLAIN IS TO AID BEDFORD ; FREEDELIVERY Writes That He Is Surprised That It Has Not Been Instituted Before Y and That He Will Assist. WILL TAKE MATTER UP AT ONCE WITH DEPARTMENT Will Keep Medford Advised as to His Progress With the Department Will Urge Matter. United Stales Senator Geurge E. Chamberlain lias taken the mutter of a free carrier service for Medford up with the postal department in Washington and will assist in every way that he can to secure a free earlier service for this city. In ii recent letter he expresses him self as very much astonished that Medford has not had this service es tablished before, lie pi onuses his co-operation in every way and has nndoiibtnbly before lh:s taken the mutter up with i.1 e Hi pu-tment. lie nlso stilted that lie will keep Medford Vd vised as to his prioress in the matter. POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE OF THIS CITY MARRIED Mr. Karl Knlstnn and Miss Ifessie Jordan, both of this city, were mar ried on lust Sntuiiiiir evening at the parsonage of the M. E. ehureli, South, by liev. W. T. Goulder. They will continue to make their bonie in Med ford. Mrs. Knlston. us Miss Jordan, was most popular with the younger so cial set of the city. She has resided here for some time and has a wide ncipinintance and is universally ad mired for her womanly ipmlilics. Mr. ltalston has for some months been employed by the Medford Pub lishing company. Kadi of the oa- trnctinir narlies have a host of friends, who wish them a bon volnge on the matrimonial sea. JUDGE PURDIN WEDS LADY OF LOS ANGELES Hon. Mahlon Paiditi. one of .Tuck son county's representatives in the last legislaiiire, was united in innr- riage Monday morning to Mrs. Irene B. Kly of I.os Angeles ut Jacksonville bv Judire Neil. The ceremony was a . ouict one. witnessed by members of the groom's family. Judge I'uidin is one of Medford's pioneers and widely known through out the county. His popularity was known by his election a year ago as democrat in a strongly rcpnhhcui -county. !le was a widower. Hi 'u-ido was a w idow. The couple will build a cottage and in Medford. I KILLNG FROST IN KANSAS IS EXPECTED 'CHITA. Kan.. May 3. A cold. f" wind from the north, heavy i ft. that threatened rain nionicn- ,i!y. a iMI-nnie-uii-hour wine nud n tcliuperature of Ml de-Trees above zeni .a tin- weather here today. The lem-M-rature has fallen from 74 degrees In 111 since 4 u'clock yesterday. The local weather bureau this morning issued a warning of n killing frost throughout Southern Kansiu to-aiL-ht. with a temperature at or near freezing. James Fay. publisher of the Gold Hill XewK. spent Sunday visitiug hi fnmilv in Medford. rcsld. blca 92,000 ACRES ARE RESTORED IK LA GRANDE Over 178,000 Acres Are Withdrawn for the Lower Powder River Reclamation Project Now Under Way. MOST OF LAND WITHDRAWN ' FOR THE MALHEUR PROJECT Secretary Balllnger Says That Gov- .rnment will Cn at Work at Once on Projects. WASHINGTON, .May 3. Secretary ! Itntlinccr of the interior denartment ' t...i.i v..u,.cn in Auifv no nun nrnu today lestorea lo entry -,uuu acres of loud in Oregon and withdrew 178.- 0110 in the same state. The land restored is in the La Grande, Or., land district, and wa-s withdrawn on Murch 30 for the lower 1'owdcr river reclamation project, ' ..:u:u : j . i The land withdrawn was made un- der the reclamation act. It includes :HI.(H)(I for the lower Powder alio-, i.roiect and the remainder is in connection with the Malheur re-' clamatiou project in the Hums. Or.. ! land district i,..n: i i.. snvornmeiit is not to delay work on any of their projects throughout the j west. 1 ' YREKA TO CELEBRATE i there and every day comes in j iirnllv pursued the man, who had riir cniiDTU np JULY'""'1 "'""y l"101''11' u"d '" lllistiine to get some in or l.'i feet dis- way will be able to make a splendid ,, whoII ,), Kmv ,.llllK,t his fool, VlfKKA. rnl.. May .'i. Th licul liulire uf V(Hnlnicn of the WnrM M n oimiioco oi me miiiiii . . , i. i . ii, i. lr,,lls always bright, active and ultrac- j hofJulvcHebm.ioii.and11-- he greets with a sunny suiilo i i ; '.. 't'vuryoncr as she trips down tlui .streets , litis nhinnttt of the Knurl h with tlmt end in jvv has heen inter . .: : i. . ..n: ri .. n. 'U C I lit til .fll, I 1 1 tl III! in . . . r r suecess, aimul mhi ha viiii; alraiiy I 1 4.. i.. m ii.-,.j:.... ui'i'ii iit;in.'i.'ii lufviiiiin nit; ix-iuuiuiiiiii. It is desired to raise at least 10110 before definite nrrunjrenients lire made, and it is thought that their will be no difficulty in raising thai amount. If the Woodmen succeed in get ting the amount that will be necessary it is intended to ffive a rousing old time honored parade, baseball and other games, fireworks, iniisic, and an open air ball. A feature of the celebration will hr an automobile parade, there being : somv l.'i cars now owned here and the ' number is constantly increusmg. tm ; that by the Fourth there ought to be ; enough ears lo make this a big ten- ; : ' ninftnp np enrtTPD uinuuo ur nnuicn KIND COMING : . . es, kido, the bes t circus oi the year will show in Medford May li. It will be the big Sells-Floto cir-! ens. The press agent calls it an 'all : feature" show. There will be lots ol . animals, trained and otherwise, and : !,0n """I''''- frn'n'hi" roustabouts to lierlonners and high . santneo aniinai iraioeii. II you want to see tile circus mi- J foad it will be "early to rise" for you. ; The circus special will arrive early in the inoruinL' show day and the -licet parade will begin at HI o'clock and traxei-se the usual route. The world famous Armour $1!').000 dappli: ray horses are a great fei lure with the SelN-Floto show tb vear. THIRTEEN PLOTTERS ARE EXECUTED IN TURKEY COXSTAN'TIN'OI'LK. Muy 3. Thirteen plotters were executed to - day. Several soldier leaders were publicly -hot and iheir accomplices loinjcd. POPULAR GIRLS WORKING FOR THAT FREE TRIP Miss Mabel Parsons of Ashland Is : Out to Win in Her District and Is Making Great Progress. MISS EDNA EIFERT IS IN RACE IN MEDFORD List of Contestants Will Be Pub- lished Durino Week and Their - Standing in the Race. Great activity is beginning ' show mi in 'tin. Tribune's ureal trio con- . .1 - ieg, Four new ones enter the con-! . , , ,i,..,.,;- KhB I lUst e determined she wl" ue lllc "e 10 BUl 1Me sP,ullum ; .trip north given by The Tribune mid ; that she will show people her mends! , relatives just what they can do. ! i The contest will be of short dura- j . j reclam-:bBtu'ed,,r',1T d ! ,l ,,J ' tho ,lme 11 U'"T .Kal l"hu: ... . ! M,M" 1 urKO,m ol .As"'"a e"ler tUe ce bds la.r o be one ol , the party and to be Ashland 8 lepra- sentutive in the contest party. Miss , '''-. mls ' Ashland most oi oui iut uiiu nun "L-iMra ; m that benuUlnl city. At present she I is working in u confectionery store run. r.vcryone in . Asniunn Knows , Miss Parsons, and loves the girl,, who ; mid there isn't it one but that will be . , i , ... i . . , . ijjrliul tn pay np their subscription (o rlad to pay np their subscription lo i'lie Tribune or take it in order to see her take the trip to the fair. Ash- , , .. , , , i ,. '!' l.'t"'l' U l,"ve. Um !ev" " (heir loyally, and now' is the time for tin-in to show it in supporting their pretty candidate. Miss l'arsons will have lo depend . a good deal on her friends for assist ance, as she has very little lime out -siile of her work, as she is kept pret ty busy there all the lime. Miss Eifert Enters. One of the several new contestants to enter the race from Medford is Mi K Kifert. the charming dm,,,-,,,.,. f yy. -. Kifert. president u- (n(, M0jfr(i ,.jtv council. Miss I Kit-ert js om, of Ul(," )((,st . an& , ,, ppi,nr of Medford girls. She! is of a vivacious brunette beauty and j uu accomplished musician. She is an i 'actress and smger ol great anility i al w much applause as a star in productions by the Medford Opera company. Miss Kifert is long-distance jji-- alor , lhc telephone office, and solo - iKt evmin-rs at the Savoy theater, ho h,.r thn(. irt irMy ,) ,-upied and she ,mls, (i(.,B.a , friends to help ber win tin. co,.t,-t. which she has s, .r ..,r, ,,. ,.r wide ac- ipianitance anil great opuiaru.v win p her in her eflorts. Tomorrow The Tribune will print K, names of oilier e.inlestanls and t,is week begin publishing their stand jn j (). ,U.P. 1 , JACKSONVILLE POST IS SOLD TO D. W. BAGSHAW The Jacksonville Post has been sol. I by J. W. Karnes to I). W Bagshaw f Washington, who will edit the j heot in tin- future. Mr. Kagshaw j has long been in the busincsH and I comes with a splendid record. He I states that ho will improie the paper and make it indispensable to those !rbo with county seal ns. circular saw pursues man; and kills him Walter Torry of Talent Dies In Ash j land Hospital From Loss of Blood Following Loss . of His Foot. a" ri.it rnum rtiAit . AMPUTATES HIS FOOT Leaves Wife and Two Small Children on Farm South of Talent Was Well Known in Valley. After being literally pursued by a circular saw and losing his foot be lore ne coma escape irora u, waiter . ,. . U"y' " suw-vur- who 1,ves Kl"" lwo nil(W goutll (( Tuenti iM slndliy night m the Ashland hospital before he could be' operated upon. The foot " ui on jusi, uuu mo uokic, aim ",'ss "i '"''' responsible ior me mull s i eutn. 1 Toit.v had hecu cutting stove wood ior some nine and naa n eircmur saw mounted uion smull wagon and "riven by a small gasoline engine. Sunday evening he thought that he w,d tl!st lhn SIlw vmamiory lo hurting w, k Monday morning. lie s, ,.,.,.,,1 .i... ,,, . ...i,.,.. i(1(. saw ,, gHlhere.1 momentum he uoliecd inai u was working loose, no turn ed and stalled to flee. The saw tore loose, struck the ground, turned and ,.in,etcly severing it from his body. ii wlls slll.. assistance as ... . . . ... MiKsiUlo at the tunc and humeri1 to A.h,,,ll(l , . .,, ,. ,IOI.,v Iimviil ut the siunla- rium and before hi aid be operat ed upon. Torry was well known in the val ley, lie was about If) years of age - !"'" I'""" on a ranch some two miles 'south of Talent. lie leaven a wife ,im (w0 sm children, - - EUGENE WILL VOTE ON CHARTER AMENDMENTS KI'OKNK. Or., May :i.--Thc Ku gene council has called a special elec tion for June 28 to vote upon the fol lowing proposed amendments to the city charter: Granting to the council the power lo acquire property for any munici pal purfMJse. Providing for the erection of a city hall at a cost not to exceed .-fHo.OUO. Grunting to the council the power to regulate the sale of liipior, de- luring places where lii-uor is sold i,,; ; : ,i 11,.,.:,ii,. i r.(,an.h ,lnj Hnizm.. j Providing a salarv of a vear1 ,- r he maVHr ,, $:m ,-or ,. j , : ' CTPUlmg bllj vuimiim ttJ .(i ,,t , pS( ,., aiinm (f( mHilllllin u balld Providing a manner for eondeiun- , v r,. slri.(. and s(.wt.,. , ,lrvi(in ,,. w ii,i,i f . (-j(v jlld,.h,,d,1(.sl,. ity iiidebtedliess. ! PREPARING EXHIBIT OF SOUTHERN OREGON GOLD ; Southern Oregon will have a large1 exhibit of eirgin gold at the Alaska-1 Yiikon-l'a.-ifie exposition this -um-; mer. and for that purpose H. ('. Per- kins of Grants Pass is in the city. Mr. Perkins is roiled Slates deputy mineral surveyor tor t alitornia anil Oregon and is niiturallv well tittfl to gather such an exhibit. The gold is secured from various parties and a heavy bonod given for its return. Mr. Perkins will be in Medford and vi- cinity for some day" in connection with the work. MEDFORD GIRL , IS DESERTED j ; III LOSANGELES Husband Robs and Leaves Miss Beat rice Brown of This City Were Married Here in Month of March. BELIEVES THAT HUSBAND HAS MANY OTHER VICTIMS Made Love to Another Woman Under Assumed Name Soon After Ar rival In Los Angeles. LOS ANGKI.KS, Cul., May 3. j TILLAMOOK, Or., May a. Circuit I'ictureH of a mother's heart torn by ; Judge Oallnway announced in open uaguish, but determined to withhold ! court this nioiuiug that ho is liiruat uid from her wayward son, and an ' ened with assassination if he oon ubundoncd wife's chagrin upon learn- viets certain parlioH in Tillamook of ing that her faithless husband, who nnniing "blind tigers." brought her to Ixis Angeles on their: Ht1(uU Ulul hu ha(l b()(m wuruod bridul tour, had made love to another lml to uu out u(l) lU llignt , ut. young woman under another name '(um pnhlie rusurts. within u few hon-s after their arri-: Keeling hure bus grown intense over vnl here, were displayed at the city tlu llUuI11,,t t() intjmj,,0 justia in jail building Saturday afternoon , tU lnnieimiUm oi 111UU0I. when the n.ollier of Walter Mutcli.n- ; mM u d hoU , ,.llH(8. sou and the wile of L. D. Stevens,; Thu , , j,,,, QaU alias M. S. Gaskcll, met and com- j(( q piued no es. . hul js b(j. iu(( in Mrs. Stevens, lonuerly Miss Heat- ....... ., , , , rice llrown of Medfor.l, Or., met L. I), i W'l bun. Lungivor.hy who ,s charged Stevens last spring un. fell in OVR ; ;v.U. selling li,i.or. Many cases have with him. She had saved t)00, and , bu"" ld 1,1 V"ly since local owned a diamond ring valued at $150. 01,U"" el,e"v- March 10, whorf they were married, she gave her money and the ring to ; her husband. Her mother gave him' her deud husband's diuiuond ring as1 a wedding gift. Sent to Theater. On their honeymoon they came -.iMitb on a steamer wit li .1. 1). Keu-niinoi-e and a woman he introduced as his wife. This woman was a Miss Kdelvu Clark. On March aflcr arriving in Los Angeles, I'Viiuh -e anil Stevens, who was known here as M. S. (iaskell, -jave lhc women tieli els and sent them to a theater. After Ihev had left the men enlci d their apiirllncMls and are said to have stolen all the won 's valua bles. Hears of New Romance. Mrs. Stevens was shocked when : she learned the truth. She did not taint or -how tears, and Mrs. Hutch inson told the descried briile that her hii-baud had made love to pretty Vesta ( i in ll Spaaldiiig. :iliK South Kicmoiit avenue, mid hail asked hel lo elope with him lo New York. "I am not surprised," said Mrs. Stevens. "I wonder whether there is another descried wife of his in the west f If there is, I desire to meet her; and compare notes." ; i Miss lii owo. a talented and popu- lar voiing woman of this city, met Stevens in the spring, when he came here and worked on getting out spec ification covers for local architects, 'l'hev were married and left irntne diatclv for the south. Mrs. Stevens has many friends in II, ! ...I,, wl,,, i. ill ,li,,,lv km. ninth. 7C . ' '. . ', 1 - 1 will) aer in a.-r uiisi oi t one. EDITOR KAISER TESTING WILLAMETTE SENTIMENT SA LKM. Or., May :i. - K. .1. Kaiser, ...n,,,.. f tin- Vallev Ifccnrd of Ash - ,Huv tnr of the Willam- ' v,.v i.ii,,,, scntlmei.t on the i ,,,,, SH ( ,,v the tefen-ndnin to , t, ppipriatioii made by the legls ; ,,rn fr the Oregon agricultural college. He has until May X to file the petitions. ' Jeff Heard and family have moved to the site of their new home on the hill at the ened or Knst Mnni street. LOCAL OPTION KBITTER Circuit Judge Is Threatened With As sassination if He Convicts Certain Parties in County. FEELING OVER BOOTLEGGING CASES GROWS MOST INTENSE Many Cases Have Been Tried in That County Since Local Option Went Into Effect. NEWSBOY MAY SERVE AS JUROR TO TRY BANKER I'lTTSIiriiG, I'a., May :!. John J. l-'iiin, one of lhc best known newsboys in the city, who is always stationed at the northwest corner of the l-'ed-cral building, is among the jurors who ivporlcil today for lhc May term of lhc I'niled Slates dislricl coiirl. lie is ruled as a "nicrchnnl." 'flic list is llioroiighlv renresenhilive, iu- c-litciiii'r m misters, miiaufaeiai'crs, 1. 1. lies, siwl iiii-ii and mere hauls front all surrounding counties. Iinpoi'luut cases, inclinin g several j , , ,i,., k ,,Tici:iU defend ants, will be bl'ou'll I trial ill this term. An indictM:c 1 .ipiiusl II. (1. Watson, former I, ''vr oI'Mlie Alle gheny national bin k. of which Wil pected. to be t ried. TAKING TESTIMONY IN HARRIMAN MERGER SUIT I'OltTLANI). Or.. May II. Testi mony in tin- government's suits lo dissolve tin- merger of the Tnion I'a- J lhc and Southern I'acilic is being'' "'" "ere today. .Matty sulip. s of witnesses, m ig whom are in- eluded railroad men who previous to the merger were in the employ of one I or the other of the railroads and local j shippers, have been served. I MEDFORD LOSES GAME TO , HILT IN THE NINTH SPASM look III.' cond gallic from Medford Sunday afternoon by a score- : ,.1' 1 t,, M Tl,,. ,.. as I,, si o, llo. i . " . .' , . - ,11111111 inning. 1 ne euampious 01 'northern California proved loo much 1 r,- the local hov- and 1 rimmed th.-nj ,ii,t. The game was good, however j ,1M, ,v,. tt,.,l,,,. j - j : BOLD BURGLAR ROBS I i POLICE CHIEF OF PANTS .1 OltKGON" CITY, Or.. Mav 3. c - hmglar entered the home of Clue of Police Unrns Inst night and car riIM) awnv the chief's trousers. Whef j he awoke this morning be missed hi trousers, secured another pair niu ' H,,r,.( search. He found foot . p-;ns leading to the gate (xist, wher ,e found the gnrment hanging.
