Orenon Historical Wcirty
City Hall
edford Daily Tribune
FOURTH YEAR.
MEUFUl.'D. ORKdON. FRIDAY, JULY U. VMi.
95
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HOUSE I
NSULTED
BY SENATE ACTS
ON TARIFF BILL
Aldrich's. Action In Appointing Con
ferees Before Amended Bill
Reaches Lower Body
Contrary to Precedent.
TEN REPUBLICANS VOTE
AGAINST BH.L IN SENATE
Measure Passes House Lat at Night
" Only One Democrat Votes .
far High Protection
WASHINGTON. July O.J-ConnWI-erablo
unfavorable comment .wa
heard todiy among members of th'
bouse over the action of , the Minute,
which, at the instigation of Aldrich,
in appointing conferees or the tar
iff before the measure had been re
tnrned to the house. .
The ordinary procedure is to (tend
the amended bill to the boose to
await it action before appointing
conferee.
Done to Save Time.
Aldrich claimed that hi, courso
bad been adopted to hvo tim, bui
Homo of the house members feel that
they were insulted.
The Semite eonfereeK were appoint
ed Inst night after the pnssugn of
the tariff bill by" the senate. The
first conference wit! probably bo held
tomorrow.
The member are: Senators Ald-
rich, Burrow, Penrose, Wale, Cul
loro, republicans ; Daniels, Money nnd
Tlntler. democrats. - "'
- The republican house conferees are
Pnyne, Dolwdl, MeColl, Bontelle, and
Cnlderbend.(
Bill Passed Senate.
The bill passed the senate by n voce
of 46 to 34. The republicans vot
ing in the negative were Reveridge,
Bristow. Brown of Nebraska, Bur
kett, Clnpp. Crnwford, Cummins, Dol
liver. Ln Follette. Nelson, MoEneiY
of Louisuna was tho only democrat
voiing in the nffmniitivo.
At 12:03 o'clock this nftenmon
tho secretary of the senate presented
the tariff bill to tne Iioiiho ami re
quested thnt a conferenee recess b
taken.
NEW BUGGY AND SHED
IS BLOWN TO PIECES
About 10 ciVliii'k Tiiesditvnijrhl
N. J(c('nne nnd family on Aslilnn l
street heard a loud report at their
home, hut thinkinjr il was some per
son passing that exploded a giant
firecracker, slept on until this morn
ing, when they discovered tho new
$12" dollar rubber tired. buggy blown
all to pieces, with (he buggy shed roof
blown off nnd tho sides wrecked, says
the Vallcv Hoenrd, The barn wn
duly slightly damaged. Tho animals
nero on tho other side of the bain
and uninjured. The job was perform
ed with dyuaniili;.-There is no dm.
Mr. MeCmin knows of no one wil'i
tiny possible grievance or mntivo that
would pull off such an 'affair through
niplieo.
,t. Further examination indicates, the
explosion was made by either nitro
glycerine or dynninito. Tracks of one
man's shoes were discovered going to
nnd from tho placn to tho boulevard.
A falsi! alarm of fire was sent in
fr'un Wiiiier and Main street firebox
at midnight last night, There is. a
belief, abroad (hat (he dynamiter and
Ihn author of the fire .alarm were the
same person, Ihn theory being that il
is some half-witted person seekin r
excitement There is no, evidence.
however, of this.
I ROGUE RIVER VALLEY STRAWBERRIES AND ROSES
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ALFALFA SELLIKG
Entire Crop of Some Farms Contract
ed for at Thfs FljuTei-Prospects
Are for Record , Returns.
Alfalfa promises to reach u recod
price this hciikoii, on uccount of tho
ran air mr tai
mm j nt iur
shortage in the huy crop throughout llourish better than in the Rogue
Oregon nnd California. Local firms River volley. Not even Portland, the
n iv now paying as high' as $14.."0 n i "rose city," can produce fiuer 1'low
(on for alfalfa hay delivered. urs.
Contractors from other places are Hoses in Med ford' and vicinity ae
here and have closed contracts with in full bloom nt least two months be
several growers for their entire crops Core the first buds open their fr:,-
of alfalfa hay nt $13 a ton f. o. b grant M-tnls in tli state's nietropo
cars nt the various sidings. This in- lis, nnd throughout the entire sum
eludes not only tho first two crops, mer and until Into in the winter, they
which are the best, but the two fol- continue to bloom. A little enre, o
lowing crops, which are generally i latter water, and soil and sunshine
considered poorer hoy than the enr-jdoes the rest. Nowhere is a little as
lier product. ' . I sLstnnce so abundantly rewarded--
The present outlook is that nil the nowhere urn roses more prolific,
hay of the valley will be contractedi In two or three years climber
fur before cut, ami that a local shor;- 1 reach the top of the porch and adorn
age will ensue, which. will send thf with their blooms the second story
price skyward. , j windows.
Considerable acreage will be cit In color, perfume and size tlu
for seed Ihis season, and as (his is roses of the Itogue Kiver valley
the only region in Oregon that pro
duces good alfalfa seed, the returns
run from $ti0 to $fl0 an noro. I
SALEM CHERRY FAIR
OPENS JVITH PARADE
SAI.K.M, Or.. July fl. Weather
conditions could not liave been move
favorable if made to order than
marked ihe opening day of the fourth
annual cherry fair, which began on
Wednesday wil.li a grand parade
through the principal linsiiies street
and will continue ihro.iigliout the
week. All trains coining into the city
this morning, both sleuni and electric
born hundreds of visitors from out
side points, and it is estimated thnt
no less than 1S.0O0 people lined the
streets lo witness the partide. ,
A camping party consisting of Mr.
and Mrs. F. K. Redden, Mrs. J. W.
Hodden, Mrs. E. W. -Ciirdor and fam
ily and Mrs. Miuniu.Wolf left Fri
day on a camping trip in the Dead in
dian country. "
ROSE CULTURE IN -
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
In Color; Size, Perfume and ProUf
u Ic 'ness' Southern Oregon
' Beats the Wrld. .
In no part of Oregon, n stale fa
mous for its bountiful rosos, do roses
score the top of the list.
returned from a
I).
vi-it
C. Male has
to Kentucky.
STANDING OF- CONTESTANTS IN THE CONTEST
4-
l!eincinber,.you can take the
all subscriptions carry votes.
Miss Martha Price
Miss Hazel Tic'e. ......
Miss Kva Patterson
Miss Donna Pell
Miss l.ncile Humphrey.'.
Miss Klmirn Sharp....
Miss Anna Spicer
Miss Cordelia Renter. . .
Miss Whine Jones
Miss Margaret South..
Mis.- Iliizel Messenger.
CONTEST CLOSES
CI6 GRANITE QUARRY
Fine Duality and Limitless Quantity
c44uilding and Uoitumental
ve Stone for All Markets.
Stilistantial pi-ogress is beiug mnd Much complaint exlts throughout
in opening up the - gniuite quarry atjtjie valley on account of poor mail
Gold R.-y undcf lha direction of Co'.-' ,.nil.e rt.s.ui,unt ,jie. ,.ilmie ,.f
onel frank Kay. A coal bench som
100 feet above lh; railroad has been
excavated and a workinsr force on
the granite secured 'tloirts. lifts, etc..
arc installed, an.l ; handcar tract'
laid to the Southern Pacific si,l- i
ing.
A bench has been excavated for
bunkers adjoining the track and
their erection will soon be under way.
A rock crushding plant is n-vaitinj;
erection.
A very fine quality and limitless
(i;:nlity of building and mnuument'il
granite can be secMi'e l and a mar
ket exists .it both San Francisco and
Portland for a'l thai ran be supplied.
Tn addition crushed rock for paving
ami road building will be supplied.
See ''Oolnh" at then pcr.i houe
tomorrow night. It will be a laic
treat, for the costumes and scenery
alone will be well worth your while.
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Change In T;:;.c of Kerthtwund and
i JackMrrriHc-'Maits Causes :
' Great trrconveniertce.
i schedules. Train No. 1G, which cur
' ried the northbound mail, no lonsr"r
lakes it, but it goes on train No. 14.
lu oousefpience. letters mailed i'l
Medford, Ashland and other points
are not distributed in Portland until
the following afternoon, and it is no
longer possible to get mail to the peo
ple in the valley on the day letters
are written.
Central Point has the poorest mail
serviee in its history virtually only
one mail a day. The complaint i
loud and universal. There seems :u
excuse for switching the mail car !
JCo. 14. which is a fast train, ami
as each car added reduces the speed,
il prevents another sleeper being car
ried to increase accommodation for
the traveling public.
"'Jacksonville is also bewailing its
poor mail service. The I'ariiuin road
has switched tho mail f''om the I'',
o'clock train to ihc 11:110 and in con
sequence most of (ho Medford ma I
is received the day after it is written,
including the newspapers.
OREGON DAY OBSERVED
AT. ALASKA-YUKON FAIR
SKATTI.i:. Wash.. July O.-rThis is
Oregon day at t lie fair, and Oregon
biiildiicr is hustling . with activitv.
Women who made it possible to en
tertain thousands who passed throi'mb
Ihe building, predominate. An ad
dress was delivered by Archbishop
Alexander '"inistie of the Catholic
diocese ot Oregon ntid Governor Ben
son. If' n t v. five Oregon counties were
represented among the hostesses,
nearly every owman a member of
women's clnbs. ' . .
PORTLAND ELKS
WELCOMED BY
MEDEORD HERD
Rousing Deception Accorded Delega
tion From Metropolis on Their ,
Way to National Conven
tion at Los Angeles. '
PALATIAL TRAIN ALL
MANNED BY BROTHERS
Eastern Oregon Special '-Follows a
Few Hours Later With Baker;
City Crowd. -
Portland Elks, lodge, No. 142, 132
strong, passed through Medford Fri
day afternoon en route to the na
tional conversion at Los Angeles. A
ten-minute, stop was . made at Med
ford, and local members of the order
assembled in number to greet this
an tided herd.
It was after 2 o'clock. when the
Jrain pulled into Medford. ' Among
those who joined the excursion here
were T. E. Daniels and wife, Roy
Sexton, Court Hall nnd Marion Tay
lor of Jacksonville. : "' '
- The noon extra of the "Daily"
Goat," Monroe ' Goldstein, "editor,
owner, circulation manager, reports?,,
type-sticker,1 newsboy and office,
cat," contains, the following sensa
(ionalnews: , v ... , ' 'i
Four
f Noo
orious Gamblers Are Arrest
ed in Raid.
Chief of Detectives - Cordono i Des-
cenas on i;or iso. i. s.
Convictions Are Quickly Secure!
4 Through fteney Methods. f
One of the most sensational -raids
in years was made this- morning, whfi-.i
Detective Cordano and a posse of
heavily aimed .deputies-broke int vv
drawing room A of Cnr2, and ar
rested J. J. Jennings, A. K. Jenkin5,
"Shorty" Harris and ','Tip" Rowlai.'d
on charges of gambling and visiting a
gambling house." The prisoners wcv-
taken before Judge McKay and
speedily convicted. Attorney Moser
appearing for the prosecution. F',"
turning state's evidence. Jcnniii'js
was given an . immunity bath and
threats are being made against him.
The defendants were sentenced lo
Klkesses with liquid refreshments.
Calls for Sadie in Hi-, Slumbers,
lirothcr Par-on- of Indianapolis V.
I.'i. Accused of Alto'iitiog to
Steal Handsome Wife of a
Prollcr KH- l'n in
No. :ur.
A most trrave ,iffen-e v.-i.; romicit
led during -the night in Car 4. S
grave in fact, that I'.i 'l'i-:- Par-o- s
of ! mliii mi i mlis was i-ited to apnea
l.el'ore a trial board to answer
c'mrge of exprc ing a i'e-ire in li
-lumbers to acquire a broth-r's wil'i
The ncdi-cd was heard to rcpeatediv
call for Sadie and also threatened to
toss his wife out of the window. Sen
sational developments are expected.
Here Is the Makeup of the N'e.v
Train Crew. ,
Engineer. T. E. Luster: firem.vi,
(Ins McCiiHoiigh: conductor, C. ('.
Grimes; lirakenieu, H. E. Allison and
Cr. M. Wcilnnd.
The special train is a palalial oiH
carrying all modern conveniences.
daily newspAper is printed aboard,
and a mock police court furnished
news for the sheet. The engineer
and crew are all Elks. While at Los
Angeles Portland's headquarters will
he in suites 321. 323 and 32.) in the
Angolus hnlel, while the delegation
will have its quarters at the Heiiute-'
man and Tlintonhotels. .
(Continued on page 8.)