edford Daily Tribune
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1909.
No. 48.
M
i SPECIAL SESSION
OF LEGISLATURE
. MAY BE CONVENED
t '
Scandal Among State Officers of
I Washington Grows Worse
I Legislature May Take
I Hand in Matter.
vj REFUSAL OF SHIVELY TO
( RESIGN LEADS TO ACTION
Committee Will File Its Report With
Governor Tomorrow and Is Ex
pected to Result in Call.
OLYMl'lA. Wash., Mny 14. Among
the state officials mid legislators
here it is generally believed that the
governor will call a special session
of the legislature to inquire into the
(.'J-nonil situation regarding the af
fairs of the state officers, which have
been surrounded by much scandal of
late.
The first gun for a special session
will be fired when the special lefris
lative investigation committee files
its report with the governor tomor
row. The refusal of state Insurance
(yimtnissioner Shively to resign, coup
led with the announcement of his de
termination to defy the legislative
committee, will be the principal rea
son for calling the legislature to
gether. POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE
OF THE CITY MARRIED
Frank B. Sit n key and Mils Gene
vieve Goodwyu were married last eve
ning at the residence of liev. 11. F.
Horn of this city. Both Mr. and
Mrs. San key have a large host of
friends in I In cily. who uxlend (heir
congratulations anil wish the young
couple a smooth and pleasant voyage
in I he iiiiitrimonial sea.
Mr. Sim key has been in the city
for the past year and a half, and is
one of Med ford's splendid young
men. At present he is the steward
of the Louvre cafe. Miss Ooodwyn
has long resided in Medford and is
a popular member of Med ford's
younger social set. The couple will
continue lo reside in this city.
WOMEN RAIDS BAKERY
AND SCATTERS BREAD
NKW YOKK, May 13. Disorders
incident to the bakers' strike, with
women playing u leading part as they
have mi several occasions recently,
stirred the upper Ka.-l Side district
today. More than a score of women
invaded a bakery ou upper Park
avenue and attacked the owner, Mrs.
S Lena Siegel. Her stock of bread was
thrown about the store and into the
street. Tvvn young women were ar
rested. FRENCH DEPUTIES
AGAINST STRIKERS
PARIS. May M.-rThe indications
this evening are that the govern
ment's Ksitinu in regit rd to the dis
missal of employes for participation
in the so-called "syndicalist" move
ment, will be sustained by a ma
jority of at least l.'iO in the chain
he r of deputies. A tnnnher of strong
speeches were made by the deputies
and the dehate hecame healed. One
deputy declared that the military was
prepared for nny emergencies and
was ready to suppress (lie threatened
riots.
Circuit Court.
Order made committing Ksiher Sil
va and Cleo Hurst t bays and girls
' aid society.
NIGHT RAIDERS
Revenge Themselves on Member of
Jury Which Indicted 100 Men
for Night Raiding in
Tennessee.
MAN HANGED TO RAFTERS
IN HIS BARN; NO CLUE
Had Friend Stay With Him, but the
Friend Heard Nothing of Men
When They Came.
l:XION CITY, TMiu., May 14.
Mansfield llnrelsou, a member of the
grand jury which indicted 100 men
accused, of. being night raiders, was t
lynched 1( the rafters of his barn
Inst night. It is supposed that, night
raiders committed the crime.
The bodv was found by K. Cnr-
niack, who slept at the Harelson ,
home at the request of the latter to
assist him in ease of an attack. Car
mnck swears that he did not hear;
anyone enter during the night.
POLITICAL UNREST
FELT IN PORTUGAL
LISBON, May 14. Much uneasi
ness has been created here by the
fact that during the last few days the
government has made if' number of
political arrests, searched the houses
of vnrious suspects and adopted oth
er precautionary measures. The au
thorities mnintain the grottiest reti
cence concerning these measures,
which are variously attributed to the
discovery of a plot or J he fear of a
big republican demonstration to take
advantage of the present political an
archy in parliament. The local gar
rison is constantly under arms.
CALIFORNIA TO FIGHT
THE CEMENT TRUST
SACRAMKNTO. t'al.. May 1-1.
War to the death with, the alleged
combine in force among the cement
manufacturers of the state is be
lieved today to be the determination
of Slate Engineer Klley. The en
gineer has Inid the facts of what he
believes a pact among the manufac
turers of this and other Pacific coast
slates, aided by the railroads, before
Attorney General Webb, asking that
it be prosecuted under the provisions
of the Cartwright 'anti-trust law.
The charges arose over Klley's in
ahility to -ecu re at what he deemed
a reasonable price the 100.000 bar
rels of cement needed for proposed
slate work.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR..
RESIGNS FROM STAFF
HAU'lToliD. Conn.. May 14. Ma
jor Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. son of
former President Rooseeett, who was
a military aide on the personal staff
of the late Governor Lilley. will not
serve in a like capacity ou Govern
or Weeks' staff. The latter today
reappointed Governor Li I ley's staff
as his own. bat Major Roosevelt's
name did not appear, he having de
clined to serve.
Mrs. Alien, wile of the superintend
ent of the Hart Hamilton orchard
tracls. near Kaglc Point, spent a few
hour- in Medford Thursday, calling
duriny the dav at the Tribune office.
Frank Reese, the T-os Angeles pav
ing contractor, left for his home Fri
day to ship pavivig materials to Med
ford. During his absence. Jeff Heard
is his authorized representative.
MEDFORD BAND
OUT LOOKING
FOR A LEADER
Charles Hazelrigg Gives Up Direc-'
torship After Successfully
Leading Band for Two
Years.
SAYS HE IS TOO BUSY TO , !
HANDLE IT ANY LONGER
Band Boys Will Take Matter Up
Wfth Commercial Club and See j
What Can Be Done. j
i
Charles I). Hazelrigg has resigned'
as director of the Medford band, i
Those who have looked forward to,
the concerts which formed a very
important place in Medford's social
events last summer and which were
expected again this year, seem doom
ed to disappointment, fur unless some
thing is done soon there will he no
baud and hence no Sunday afternoon
concerts in the park.
Mr. Hazelrigg states as his reason
for resigning thafhe is too busy. He
also stales that there is no money in
it that the band is not a self-supporting
organization, and (tint unless ,
this mutter is rectified he will be
forced to leave the band.
At the next meeting of the Com
mercial club the band boys are plan
ning to lake the matter up with the
club and see what can be done to
wards arranging for concerts this
summer.
An interesting conjecture arises in
this connection what will (he Fourth
of .Inly Celebration be without n
band?
PRESIDENT IN FAVOR OF
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
WASHINGTON, .May 14. Presi
dent Taft today addressed the fol
lowing letter lo ('. Jefferson Davis,
president of the I'lieni ployed Protec
tive association, whose hcndiiuarlers
are at Cincinnati, (. :
"I hae your letter and suggestion
wilh reference to methods which shall
increase the amount of win k and ren
der employed the unemployed. I un
derstand you are about lo alleud tin
good roads convention at Itallimore.
and 1 have no doubt that the pro po
sition for the construction of good
roads and furl her attention to them
means a great deal more work for the
unemployed. I write this to 'you to
express my sympathy with the work
you are trying to do, and my willing
ness to assist wherever it is consist
ent wilh my views of the national
jurisdiction. "
WICKERSHAM INSTRUCTED
TO PREPARE ITINERARY
WASHINGTON, May 1 L TaH to
day reipiesied Delegate Wickcrsham
of Alaska lo prepare immediately a
complete itinerary of a presidential
trip to the coast this summer. The
president says he wants to make the
Irip thorough, Marling in Seattle and
visiting all the big citie- of Alaska.
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN
BROKER ASSIGNS TRADE
MINNEAPOLIS. May 1 .- Gorge
H. Daggeit. a grain broker of this
city, has withdrawn from business
and assigned his trade to Gallett
Company. Following the notice of
the withdrawal came the information
that the demands of the creditor,
which were not heavy, would be paid
in full. Poor health and lack of
business are the reasons given for
the retirement of Mr. Daggett.
CITY BOOSTED
AT LUNCHEON
IN PORTLAND
Colvlg Gives Brief Address to the
Portland Business Men Who
Were Present Some
400 Strong.
MEDFORD PAMPHLET WAS ON
EVERY TABLE IN THE CLUB
Medford Praised for Enterprise
Shown In Most Beautiful Pam
phlet In the Northwest.
rOHTLANI), Or., May H Today
whs Medford day tit the Commercial
Hub rooms and soiiii- -100 business
men of the city listened to sliort ad
dresses having to do with tlio thriv- j
in); southern Orej-'jii city and dis- j
cussed the beautiful piunpiiiet issued
liy the Medford Coniiiur ial Hub this'
year. A number of .roii'ini'iit Med
ford business men were present,
among whom was .'mlpo W. M. Col- ;
vi;; of Medford, president of the Com- '
inercial club in that city, '.vno spoke i
for a few moments upon Medford
and what that city 'vhh d ir in the
way of advertising low lesoiTee and
coming to the fron. hvey luble in
the huc liiiti-heot: loom h"i' upon
thirin copies of the Medl'old pam
phlet. A nuailier of lo"at men left ou
Thursday evening in order lo lie
present ill I'ortlaud today at the
I'.uicheou iveu by the Portland Coin
uiercial club lo visitors from Med
ford. Aiuirti: those who visfiml thai
cily were W. M. C.ilviir. A. II. Miller,
S. A. Nye, A. S. Iioseuliauin and Sev
ern! olhcrs.
HEPBURN DECLARES THAT
GOVERNMENT WAS ROBBED
WASHINGTON. May 'H. -Former
Representative Hepburn of lodn to
day told Taft that tin1 government
had been robbed by means of fraud
ulent weighing of sugar during the
past 2(1 years In his own knowledge.
He stated thai 1 years ago he was
a member of a committee to inves
tigate l he cusinia- bureau of New,
York, where they discovered flag-j
rant evidence of bribery and corrup
tion. 1
WARNS AGAINST USE
OF COLORED BLOTTERS
CHICAGO. May 14. Abraham
Meriiibaum. the pardon clerk in May
or Basse's office, is sounding a warn
ing against the use of blue blotters.
Danger of blood Ktisoiiiug exists
' roiu l he chemicals used in prepar
ing tlieiti. lie declared, ami in support
of his eon lent ion shows an infect
ed finger, which prevents his writing.
Dr. Mowry, who attended him. de
clares cases uf blood poisoning I'n mi
colored blotters are freipieul.
CHICAGO. May 14. A novel in.
novation has been installed n the
Illinois Central railroad. Sleeping
en r passengers a re no longer to be
disturbed by calls for meals in the
lining car, as the passenger leaves
a call if breakfast is desired, ibe
-amc - i- eu-tomary in hotels, and
I In sleeping ear conduetor sees that
hey a i e a wakened.
DIED.
MATTIIFAYS - At the home of her
parents, on Rogue river, May 10. 100ft
Martha Kli.abeth Matthews, beloved
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Mat
thews, aged 8 years. 2 month and
'J't day".
BEVERIDGE SAYS
HARD THINGS OF
TOBACCO TRUST
Brands It Most Effective of American
Trusts Defrauded the Gov
ernment of Millions
of Dollars.
INTRODUCED AMENDMENT
TO CHANGE TARIFF RATES
Declared That in Eight Years Gov
ernment Has Lost Millions WMch
Trust Got Through Fraud
WASHINGTON, .May 14. ltrund
iiij the tobacco trust as the "most
compact und effective private mo
nopoly existing." Senator MevoridKC
of Indiana today told the senate thai
the government had lost $18-),0!l!),5.r)7
which could have been collected in
revenue during the past eight years,
but which instead had gone into the
coffers of the octopus. !
Ileveridge made the assrdtiou when !
he introduced an amendment to the
tariff bill providing for an increase
in the rates of duty on tobacco, lie !
declared that his amendment would
bring at least .f21, l(il,l)'i4 more rev
enue yearly than the present rev- I
eiiuc. i
TABLE ROCK TATTLINGS.
K. A. Wykoff has gol back from
New York, where he has been in at
tendance on his brother, who was se
riously ill. He reports that bin broth
er is las regaining his health,
Frank Green from Portland was
here for a short visit with relatives
and left for home Saturday. j
A box social was held Saturday i
evening in the Myrnm grove for the(
purpose of raising money to pur- '
chase tnii organ for the Sunday school .
The attendance was large, compris
ing nearly all our own residents with
many visitors from Agate, Tola, Cen
tral Point and other places. The
Ceii i nil Point band came out and its
music was much appreciated by our
people. A short program was well
rendered before the sale of boexs
began. Major J. W. Hicks of Wil
low Springs, bnicing present as a
visitor at the home of hi Grand
Army comrade, S. M. Nealou, was
reit!csted to act as auctioneer, which
he did, and in a manner that showed
him to be no novice at the business.
The boxes hi) night and Villi what
was previously donated more than
paid for the organ, lee cream was
served before the gathering broke
up, and all prescenl pronounced the
affair a great success. Some few
tried lo make tin- effort to raise I lie
money a fnilurc, tint the result shows
how small their influence is,
A resident of Table Rock was ar
rested Saturday and taken before 0.
C. Gall, justice ol the peace at Sams
Valley, to answer to a charge of
a -sinilt and bat t cry commit ted on
Thursday night on a young man of
our community. A fine of $10 uud
costs- was assessed against him.
Spraying against orchard pe-l- i
the order of the day here now, a
we find we viM have i good cr p of
; fruit and v. :r.:t it to he -:i N:' '
FINDS BIG RATTLER
IN HIS MAIL BAG
i
j SOt Til NMRWALK. C,.im.. Ma ;
1 I.--When John C Greenwood, post- ;
man, pat his hand in his mail hag
this morning he drew it out anin in
a hurry, for, coiled up in the hot
lom was ii three-font rattler, alive.
Green wood killed (he reptile, which
was found lf have ten rat (lew.
PLANNING OUT
ROUTE OF ROAD
TO CRESENT CITY
Ellas Ruud, Who Represents Syndi
cate Contemplating Building
New Railroad, Leaves
for the Coast.
WILL FOLLOW ROUTE OF
THE PROPOSED RAILROAD
Surveying Parties Will Probably Be
in the Field Within a Few Weeks
to Make Careful Estimates.
Klias Ruud, the engineer who rep
resents the syndicate that is planning
to build a railroad from Medford to
Crescent City, left at 4 o'clock Fri
day morning on a trip over the pro
posed route. Sam Graves, the Seat
tle promoter who is to finance fhn
surveys of the new line, has been de
tained in Winnipeg by a law suit, but
is expected here within a week. Sev
eral of those interested in thv road's
promotion are in Medford and Grants
Pa sb.
Mr. Ruud is consul ting engineer
for a foreign syndicate of capitalists,
who, it is reported, will fin an en the
mad when the survey is completed.
It is estimated that the road will cost
in the vicinity of $.', 000,000. and will
furnish an outlet for southern Ore
gon to (he sea.
Surveying parties are c.cctcd to
he put in the field within the next few
weeks. While tin citixens of Central
Point ur raising a subsidy for the.
projected rond to mako their cily the
terminal, nothing tins been asked, of
the people of Medford. y
MOTHER ILL, TWO BOYS
STUDIED IN THE STREET
NKW YORK, May M. -William
and Allen Pike, .12 and 15 years of
age, were studying their lessons un
der an electric light street lamp it j
South Orange, N. J., before day
break Wednesday, when I hey were
interrupted by a polieeiuau, who con
sidered it so si ran -.re that he took
thcui to the slat ior. The boys ex
plained Ihal they bad gOlcii behind
in their lessons because of the lime
they bad hi spend in unr-ing their
mother, who has been ill in bed tor
a long lime. They had been up with
her most of the night, and when bho
finally dropped off to sh-cg nt 2
o'clock they stole silently out tl '
h'oise to -lady their books by fteli :.
lamp rather than risl. ihe danger o
awakening their niol her by having
a light in (he hou-e.
FROSTS KILL LOTS
OF HALSEY FRUIT
I1AI.SKY, Or.. May 1 I. -A IVw
liyitl shower- have been tin only an
swer lo ''-inner- who Irnve been watch
tug the cloud- in this vicinity in hopes
of a gcuelou- downpour. Spring
crop- are -ulfering most, but rain
is badly needed on all crops and gar
dens. Heavy fro-4 at night-, with ice
a half-inch thick, has killed straw
hei l ie-, peaehe-, early apples, grape
and prune-. In many pluees nil fruit
ha- been injured; in other loealilies
ttoM'e will iie an abiu:dat'"e of ap
.,' . .h-iC'. -: I ' .
CHAM2F' API APTE M JP F
( SAM ABOUT TWAT PEST
: WASHINGTON. May I i. S" :;( v
( haiabi'i lain look action cab-iilaiod
to induce prompt paymei i m
(Mill due Oie;.'ai from the go erirnctit
lor ii'oi'ev e penned by I he -laic
raising' volunteers fur (he war against
the In din n.