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About Medford daily tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1906-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1909)
Daily RIBUNE FOURTH YEAR. ilEDFOKD, Olil&OX, TUESDAY, .ILWK 1,'ltMH). NO. (!3. RECEIPTS OF THE POSTOFFICE ARE STILL GROWING Receipts of the Month Just Past ;J Compare Most Favorably With Those of One . . Year Ago RECEIPTS. FOR YEAR SHOW CONTINUED GREAT GROWTH Gain of Over $709 Has Been Made During the Past Two Months Albany is Left I ) 1 1 i-i 1 1 1 1' nun ih til' M.iv, ll.'HU. tin ri'ci'ipts iif tlt Ms'iiiiiril oMin'ii't; intiilU'iI l-l!). 07. an iucronse of $382.37 over the iicpiits of lln v, 1WI8. uli.'ii Ihey totaled 41 l(f.70. During tin past year enilinp: May 1!0!. I he total receipts of the lo cal office was $1(1,207.(1(1. At the end of (lie last quarter which was March 31, the receipts for the year totaled $l."i,)."il.Kl and were at that time $200 ahead of Albany. A (lain has hecn made of $7.V8. during the past two inonlhs. vThe local hnsiness continues (o piVvv and reflect in a reat measure fclhe prosperity of the eily. 1,000 MOTS ARE TO BE DISCHARGED NKW YORK, Juno 1. Names of 1O00 agents will he dropped from the mils of the New York Life Insurance company nftert ndny, because of the limit of $1;0,000.00(I new life in Kiiruuce that may he written in n your. The constitutionality of this lnw was upheld by Supreme Court Jnstiee O'floruiu recently. When the amount of the new busi ness was figured last December, the New York Life, found that it had reached the $1.')0.00(),000 limit and considerable new business hud to b rejected. The matter came before Justice O'Uoram in a suit by uu agent to col lect a commission on a $2.5,000 policy which the company had rejected on the grounds that the limit of new business had been reached. Charles If. Hush, the agent who brought suit Pays he will take the case to the court ol' appeals. The New York Life began more than leu years ago to build up a great agency force. By off el's of I trend tuns it greatly increased its bushiAs so that in a few years it wrote more htau $l."u.uOO.(Hln n year. The discharge of 1.000 agents is the most drastic act nf the kind ever undertaken by any life insurance company. That the blow may fall a lightly Hssihle the company selected the agents to go from those engaged in other business. Many rent estate dealers and fire insur ance agents handle the insurance. ftidward R. Perkins scond vice president said : "Two year- airo we employed HOO agents, today but KOOO. Xo i other business is subject to such a Maw. There is no lesral imit on the Winers ft banker or broker may do. I ,r e do a hiiMiis of $VM.OnO.OflO la year we officinlly would be landed J' prion. B "Three years ago we hnd forty Ix1 "fficpr in Xew York city; now a have only ten. Some of the agent Whn were tinted to go did a life in Jiranr hushes of from $15,000 to IMPROVEMENTS TO BE STARTED ON GLEN ROGUE' John M. Sweeny Has Arrived From Detroit and Will Let Con- tracts for Imjrovement of the Property I WILL CUT 5000 CORDS OF W0DD DURING THE SUMMER Many Pear Trees are to Be Set Out Sweeny's Faith in Valley Is Not Shaken v j John M. Sweeny of Detroit, who Net summer purchased the Henry Mankiu place near Jacksonville, is igain in Med ford, this time to start work on many improvements planned for the properly and to make a pay ment of $10,000 on the property. Mr. Sweeny returns with his faith in the Rogue River valley greater than ever and wil remain in the city until his plans for improvement of the prop erty are well under wav. Mr. Sweeny will let a contract while ere for the culling of 5000 cords of wood on the place. The cutting of this timber will serve a double pur- Mise. It will not only prove a source of revenue, but will also make avail able valuable fruit land. A large ac reage or pears are to be planted this fall and other laud cleared. In acquiring the Mankin place. Inch has been renamed by Mr. Sweeny "(ilcn Rogue" a valuable, tract of hind was secured. It will be; levoted almost entirely to fruit. The Rogue River valley is the. most wonderful bit of land in the world." said Mr. Sweeny, "and it will in Lin no to become more renowned each vear as it continues to yield the fabulous returns, sich as are in sight J for this year. If my faith had di- ; miuished in the slightest degree do you think that 1 would be here at the present time to make a payment of: $111.1100 on the property!" WHITE FLOUR SOON BE THING SF PAST WASHINGTON". June 1 If (he authorities find il possihle In briiifr ahoiit a strict enforcement of the lnw. which is highly doubtful, there will be no more white bread after tomorrow. Under the new statute it will he unlawful to sell flour that has been bleached. A provision of the pure food law prohibits the practice Tbe reason for the prohibitive clause is til si t flour is deterioated by the bleaching process, liotll the flavor nod nutritive ipuiliiies are impaired. How the demand lor Hour that would make bread of nnl chalky whiteness i;rew. would he hard to ex plain. It devcloM d a- other fad- de velop, and the stonuich bore an ad ded burden in order that the fad of the eye m iirht be gratified. CARNEGIE ABOUT TO GIVE FRANCE A "HERO FUND" PARIS, June 1. Andrew Carne gie ha- ananircd to L'iw $1,000,000 for the establishment of a 'hero fund' in France under practically the -ame conditions as trove rn similar funds in the Cnitcd States. Knglnnd and Scotland. formal announcement nf thi- L'ift will be made jit n luncheon at the Sorbonne (I'liiver-ity of Pari) to morrow niaht at which Mr. Oimee will be the yup-t of honor. Presi dent Fallier-i will attend the luncheon. WORK ON P. & E. IS GOING AHEAD VERY RAPIDLY Are Already Shipping Ties for the Construction of Extension ! Rails Are on The Way TWENTY TEAMS ARE AT WORK ' GRADING NEAR EAGLE POINT Allen Evidently Intends to Rush Con- struction and Reach Butte Falls Before Fall. Shipment of tics for the extension of the Pacific & Kastern to Butte Kails began Tuesday. Twenty teams are at work grading the right-of-way from Kagle Point. About two miles of rails are on hand and by the time these are laid, the $40,000 worth of rails contracted for from the South ern Pacific will be received. fetters received from J. R. Allen, the new owner of the road, indicate the establishment of the New York office al 40 Wall street. Mr. Allen evidently intends to rush construc tion, and before the summer is over, the line will probably reach Butte Kails. PUPILS GRADUATE IN JACKSONVILLE The Jacksonville high school held their graduating exercises in the school assembly hall Saturday even ing, a large crowd being present. . The program was a good one con sisting of selections by the school band, singing and an address- by State Superintendent ,1. M. Acker man. The class history by lounl! Cameron was very appropriate and well read, while an essay on the his tory of Kducatiou in Jacksonville by Hazel Rnypholtz proved interesting to all present. The graduates were: Donald Cameron and Hazel Rny pholtz, from the high school and Hlunch Applcgate, Sigure Xorling, Kay Larmspagh, Chas Prim. Kva H uffer, Annie Proud, Kraucis Ken ney, Chester Wendt, Alfred Xorris, Wordcn Knnis. Maude Newbury, and Alice Unit from the eight grade. JOB AWAITS WOMAN WITH GLASS EYE AND CORK LEG KURT COLLINS, Col.. June L This advertisement was inserted in ihe local paper by n member of the Virginia I'ale district school board: VANTKI For school district No. 1J, a teacher with n glass eye, gray hair, wooden or cork leg, so she can't dance, and is sure to take to the woods if she sees n man coming. Miss Myrtle Purdee taught the Virginia Pale school. She was pret ty and was deluged with invitations In dances A dozen youths of the faruiintt country laid their hearts at (he altar of her beauty. The rave heads of the school board ooii decided that a teacher who danced so dmucly and so fre quently at night could not properly work her head during the day. Then the board inserted its ad- e rli-cmc nt. ANAPOLIS. Md., June 1.- -"June, week" at the Naval Academy was u-hered in today with the arrival of the board of visitors. The gradu ation cxercUe wil take place on Fri day' morning and the intervening lime will be occupied with drills. in- PIPE ERE. CITY GETC WATER Engineer Still Expects to Turn Water From Little Butte Into City Mains Before July 4, If Not Sooner. HAULING OF PIPE ONLY THING TO DELAY WORK Canal Will be Completed Friday to Connect With Pipe Line at Bradshaw Drop Today, the first day of June, finds the contractors in charge of buildiuj; the crnvity water system, further alonjf than they dared hope at any time since the contract was signed. Ther remains to he laid at the pres ent lime 4(1,1)110 feet of piie bel'010 the. system can be iccled up with the citnal at Ihe Mradshaw drop mid if the pipe arrives mid can he de livered I his pipe can he laid at the rule of 2011(1 feet a day. The trench to the Uradshnw drop has been com pleted and the pipe laid in several of Ihe hardest places. The time that the city will receive water depends entirely upon the speed that the pipe is delivered upon the ground. If everything jjoes ahead as is ex pecctd. the city will have water de livered through Ihe system by July 4, as predicted by the engineer some time iiftci. The canal will be in readi ness Friday, to connect with the pipe line at the Uradshnw drop. Fi'ed Iffciuke. manager of Ihe Mutte Kails Lumber company, is in Medfonl on business. He reports a strike nmonfr the mill hands, but says new men will he at once brought in from Ihe valley to fill the places of tin' strikers. C. O. linker has been hauling freight for Dumprcy to Hutte Kails. LARGE PANORAMA OF ALASKA FINISHED SKATTLK. June 1. The finest j exploitation by the means of the pan orama is exemplified in the exhibit ! of the territory of Alaska at the Aluska-Yuknu-Pncific Kxpositinn. . The enormous painting has been exe cuted under Ihe direction of the Un led States Government and is the work of Mcsm-s. (inlet and Moran- ' o of Xew York. The seeue and local coo rim: occupied more than a year in gathering. The panorama l.'iO by 40 feet in dimensions and it resjective and general coloring are startlingly perfect, h shows mining operations being conducted in all branches and Ihe scenes of hydraulic and placer gold workings fishing, lumbering, limiting and agriculture and cterv instructive feature of the territory are brought close to hand. The foreground leading to the cibjc if the painting is made up of real earlh and rock, and where this gives way to the canvas, a dimin ulive miners cabin is built. The light ihg effects are skillfully arranged, and fourteen cluster arc lights show the panorama to the best advantage These are controlled by mechanism !-o arranged, that the four efl'wi of dawn, noon, sunset und night are produced. Kaeh of thee periods are of five niiuuts duration, and the passinir of the early mom into mid day, (hen to twiliirht and this fol lowed bv the wouderon coloring of HANLEY FOUND GUILTY; TO ASK FOR JEW TRIAL Maximum Penalty is $1000 Fine or One Year in Jail Li(jhter Sentence May be Given by Court. HANLEY SAYS HE IS SURPRISED AT VERDICT Jury Deliberated All Night Bringing In Verdict Early This Morning New Trial in Sight. I'OIiTI.ANI), June 1. William llanley, the wealthy rancher of Har ney county, was today found guilty of maintaining and eontroling mi en closure of MOJIIKI acres of govern ment laud. The maximum penally is n fine of $10(10 or a year in jail. The sentence, may he less, this lying within the dis cretion of Ihe judge. llanley was allowed .'10 days to file a motion for a new trial. "The verdict is n surprise,'" stat ed Mr. llanley today. "I do not think the evidence was such as to warrant the verdict." The jury was out alll night. LORENZO H. COLBY KILLED BY TRAIN Lorenzo M. Colby, who a few months ago married Miss Helen Goss of this city, was struck by train 10 Monday evn.ing a id died from the injuries he received a few hours lat er. The young man was years of age. Mr. Colby was driving out to (lie ranch of his brother, W. . Colby, and when about two miles south of this city was crossing the railroad track tthcu struck by Ihe train. It is re ported that the horse hulked while the carriage was on the track and I hat it was impossible for the young man to get out of the way. The car riage was completely demolished. M r, Colby was brought into the city in Ihe baggage car of the train lbs Pickcl and Morrison rendered nil the aid in their power but it was impossible to save the unfortunate mini's life. Mrs. Colby, who was formerly Mis Helen floss of this city, is at present at the home of her sister in San Francisco. The remains will be laken In Jefferson, In., for inter ment. MAGNETIC ORE ENOUGH FOR FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AMY. China, June 1. Ih-vclope-meut of Ihe Awtow iron mine, fifty miles north we-i of T-.iutnt-.iu, hut been activly resumed. An KngUsh expert once reported thai Ihe may lietis ore at the-c wines !H per cent pure and sufficient in quantity to Mipply the world for four centuries at the present rate of consumption The Awlow district is very rich in all kind" of niincrals. and the diu lance to tide water i only fifty mile- Work ba been suspended for ten mouths because of the exorbitant rovaltics demanded by the govern ment from HO to "fl per cenl.) and as n result of (ho .Tapanem) protest against the employing1 nf other than Japanese: engineers. These diffi-toiWiz-s hnve now been removed; Rrit- i-h or Anicricnii otfioeer nm fn be GREAT SEATTLE FAIR OPENED AT HIGH NOON Half Million People Witness Opening t Ceremonies Taft Pressed Key Opening the Exposition EVERY NATION ON EARTH REPRESENTED AT OPENING Pandemonium of Cheering Reechoed By Salutes and Bands Marked First Signal NKATTLK, Wash., June 1. With Ihe final impressive words of the in vocaliou delivered by the Wight Rev. Hishop Kdward O'Oen echoing through the groined arches of tower ing forest giants, a telegraph key of Alaskan gold, pressed by Presi dent Taft in the While limine ftt Wnshiuglon, flashed an electric spark across the continent, and the Alaska - Yukou - Pacific exposition was formally opened nt noon today. Tense silence brooded over the half million people gatheredin and a round the natural n tii pi theatre on Ihe Luke Washington shores of the exposition, as they wailed for the signal that was to open to the pub lic this beautiful show place. The blue waters of the lake reflected the now-caped peaks of the far moun tains, and high above, the circling sea fowl ceased their shrill cries, as though even they were impressed by (he momentous occasion. All Nations Represented How cd before Ihe words of the white haired prelate were repre sentatives of almost every creed and nationality on the face of Ihe earth. The tapering flagslaffs and graceful domes and minarets offered neither flags nor hunting to (he soft breezes Jusl as Ihe sun touched Ihe north ern edge of the circle, the lightning flash released by President Taft con nected with Ihe delicate rnechunUiu of the great engine in Machinery Hall and Instantly l'in:i (he dizzy height of L'.'iH feel . I Norlhcrn fir, a strip of bunting !'.!' fete in length proudly bearing I lie inrs and Stripes, broke from the uiasl head of I ofiu' circle. Thousands of Flays. Then from Ihe bra.eu throats of hundreds of musical instruments came era -lung the inspiring notes of Ihe ''Gloria Washington March,'" and from every staff, dome, minaret und elevated oiiit. Hags anil bunting were unloosed in countless number. The same electric spark opened Ihe shutlcr of a great camera , and a sculii.cd plate recorded the feat ures of the waiting throng. Two gi gantic Memo whittles in (hp down town district were aUo in connection and for five minutes their hoarse cries led the Itahcl of noises. The pent-up feeling of the multi tude of people, whose brenthiug bad -cn rce been audible, found relief in a piiio le iiiou him of cheeiiiig. I' nun the hovering lake cral'l whittles si reamed, while from the grenl build hiir the machinery whiied its accom paniment. Carried from ocr ihe bilN and woods came a deep re crhojng from the manufactories uutl hipping of ihe city and unler front, and Ihe while hull.- of ihe ship- of war of the I'uilcd Slates at anchor in (hi bay, were hidden iu the -moke from thir engines of destruction. Answering back from the filing Japanese crutKcrx came n thunderous national Mjilute of 1M guns.