Medford daily tribune., July 13, 1909, Page 1, Image 1

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Medford Daily Tribune
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFOJU), OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 3909.
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CITY' GRAVITY
WATER SYSTEM
SECOND TO NONE
Installed at a Cost of Nearly Half
Million of Dollars It Will Fur
nish Supply of Pure
Mountain Water.
DVER TWENTY MILES OF
MAINS IN PRESENT SYSTEM
Water Is Taken From Heart of the
Mountains and Brought Through
23 Miles of Pipe to the City.
When Mcdfyrd's new water sys
tcm m completed, both the laying of
additional mains- in the city and the
gravity supph' this city will have n
water supply tbut will be second to
none, and for superior !o any known
system installed by a city of Med
ford' sue. To install such a sys
ti'tii the city will puy nearly a hu'f
million dollurs truly nn nmbitinm
nmonnt for a city of 0000 souls. The
fut ur hn bwn carefully snfeguuro
ed and out of the revenue will coma
the interest on the bonds issued I
construct Ihe system and the ncc
esMiry sinking fund with which tr
take up the bonds when they mature.
In tbn old water system, through
wliicb u pumping pi u lit on the. bunks
of Hear creek forced the Mipply,
there was 21,440 feet of dintribut
in mains, a little over four miles.
After renovating this system the citv
'"(.an Inst fall the laying of 35,577
feet or over seven miles of new mains.
These mains were large, ones und
were put nut ns trunk mains to feed
the laterals, a contract for which, to
nn iiinoiuit of 43,327 feet or over
eight miles, has just been let. Thus
Hie city will have in the very near
future a distributing system eniHain
ing 103,314 feet of pipe or nearlv
2(1 riiiles. Oilier laterals will be laid
in the immediate Inline, which will
(.really extend the distributing sys
tem of the city.
The cost of thu laying of the orig
inal four miles of water mains was
approximately $50,000. Last fall the
ndditioiial trunk lines cost Ihe city
lihoul $70.0011. Moll) ol these
Hiiioniils were inel liy slrniglit city
niids. The recent contract, provid
ig for the construction of liiternl
mains lo the amount of 43,327 feet,
or over eight miles, culls for about
7.1.000, which will be paid by the
property owners under the Bancroft
hcI, which ".ives Ihe property owners
ten years in which to pay for the in
stiillution of the mains the city issu
ing Hiecial city improvement bonds to
pay the contractors.
Ko the city will soon have a dis
tributing system at a eosl of approx
imately $200,000.
The supply of water lo feed this
system' of mains and laterals is
thoroughly eipuil to its tusk. It i
liikv; from the Little Itulle creek. 23
miles from Medford, and brought
through il pipeline the entire distance
entirely by gravity. This gravity miiiii
lias been completed lo Ihe Itrndshuvv
drop, about 111 miles from Medford,
and is Ihere connected with the cu
tuil of tho Fish Lake Ditch company,
furnishing the city with a temporary
supply luiii! the I'enininder of the
system is completed.
Little Unite creek, the source id'
supply for Ihe system, finds its
source in Fish lake, which is fed
by Ihe melting snows "ten thou
sands summers old" upon the dopes
Ml. McLoughlin. The creek tears
i s wiiv down through 12 miles ol
gorge, inning -.ion icei in nun ins
i. ii! iimn iv.- jl.-.i .1:.
tance. The siiles ol Hie canyon
through which it liinefully (ears its
way ave lined with giant firs 'ami
(Continued on pug 4)
CRATER LAKE TO
BE ADVERTISED !
COUNTRY OVER
Southern Pacific Company Plans to
Make It Its Headllner for the
Season of 1910 Advert Is
Men to Meet.
i
STEEL PREPARING FOR
NEXT SEASON'S INFLUX
Plans Going Ahead for Improvement Barricades Stormed and Rebels Prove
of Accommodations at Camp ; Victors In Each Conflict Worn
Hay and Gasoline to Be Kept. ' en Suffer Brutalities.
During I he season of 1!M0 the
Southern Pacific railroad, on all of
its lines, will make a headline!- of
Crater Lake and will instruct every
ngeul to urge tourists to visit thrf
lake. The Southern Pacific will ai1-veili-e
Crater Lake fis it hR south
ern California und Vosemite valley
in tli past. A conference has been
culled for early spring of all the
advertising men of the various lines
and a teremendous advertising cam
paign undertaken to educate the peo
ple of the Cnitod Stales a to the
greatest natural wonder of the world.
with this in view the railroad com
pany has urged Wil) O. Sieel to make
preparations for ihe season of 191')
so rnicn . 'his season n-t for next.
Splendid Time Planned.
Thep luus which Mr. Steel has ir
cludcs the erection of a rustic inn
on the rim of the crater. This build
ing will be over 100 feet in length
and will be fronted with a liiiu
Hirch, 20 feel in width, upon which
vistors may sit and view the luke,
the rim of the crater being less than
l.'i feet from where they are flitting.
Sleeping accommodations as well as
a splendid dining service will be pro
vided. Mr. Steel arrived from Portland
Tuesday morning and left shortly aft
er noon for the lake in the after
noon. He is taking with him a man
to run Ihe boats on the lake and is
making preparations for putting wa
ter at Crater Camp ns the new site
on the rim of the lake has been chris
tened. Gasoline for Hungry Autos.
Kverylhing for Ihe comfort of vis
ilors Ibis summer is being provided,
liny will be sent up, ns well as a
large supply of gasoline, so that hors.i
and auto alike can have their fill.
Mr. Sleel will address the mem
bers of the National Kditorial asso
ciation when they gather iu Seiittl's
on .Inly 22. He will tell the pencil
pushers of the wonders of Ihe lake
and doubtless do much splendid mis
sionary work. He will return from
the lake on Saturday on his way to
Portland.
BANG!
A in i ti came into Recorder j
Collins' office this morning, i
carrying a friend on his buck. .
"What's the mutter?" asked j
Ihe judge. The man answer-
ed, "Judge, this iiiau is ;i
friend of mine, and his name
is Ounn. Xow, Ounn is loaded. '
know thai il is against Ihe ;
law to carry n loaded gun on (
Ihe streets, so 1 brought him
here." The judge said : "flunn
you are dischnrged." And
now Ihe report is in Ihe Tri-
hiine. !
I'MVuisbed housekeeping rooms
rooms for rent. Benson Investment.
Co.
8
IPERSIAN REBELS
ENTER TEHERAN:
BLOODY BATTLES!
Wade Through Sea of Blood Toward
the Palace Seems Certain that
Monarch Will Fall Into
Hands of Enemies.
'
PRIESTS INCITING REBELS
TO DECLARE HOLY WAR
TKHEHAN, Persia, July 13.--Strewing
the streets' with Tehera.i
dead und wounded,' the Persian reb
els entered the city today and storm
ed the barricades and verily waded
their way toward the palace through
a sea of blood.
The royal Cossacks of the shah
were powerless in the ' face of the
rebels' onslaught, und it seems cer
tain that the monarch will fall into
the hands of bis enemies.
The rebels are sparing no one. The
women urc-being horribly mistreat
ed and the most appalling scenes of
brutality are on every hand.
The priests of the Sacred College
of Mujthids have issued a proclama
tion inciting the rebels to declare
holy wnr against the members of the
! Moslem faith.
I ANOTHER MINNES0TAN
JOINS LOCAL COLONY
Medford is becoming tho home of
n Inrge colony of Minneapolis iwo
pie. A dozen or more leading citi
zens of the Minnesota metropolis
have purchased orchards in the Rogue
River valley any many others are
headed this way. The latest to join
Ihe Minneapolis colony is K. T. Rol
lins, who has bought the Xickelson
tract, near the llanlev orchard, con
sisting of 38 acres, partially planted
to young orchard, for $6500.
TWO NATIONAL BANKS
FOR MALHEUR TOWNS
WASHINGTON', Jnlv 13. Renrc
seutntive Kllis today endorsed two
applications to establish national
i banks in Malheur count v, one at Bro-
! gnu, with a capital of $50,000, and
another at Westfall. with n capital
of $2,"),000. The town of llrogan has
I only had a postoffice three months.
BUTTE MEN HOSTILE
TO PRESIDENT M0YER
DKNVKR, Col.. July . lU.-Csmi;
. addresses of welcome marked the
opening session of the convention of
the Western Federation of Miners lo
; day. Activity on the part of the Unite
! dcleirntion to oust President Mutop
is already iioticccbie. A warm I'igbi
. is .inticipa'en.
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS IN THE CONTEST
Reuieiuber, you can take the trip any time you choose, and that
all subscriptions carry votes.
Miss Martha Price ' Illuhe.... 37,018
Miss I fa .el Tien. Medford 32,305
Miss Kva Patterson Medford ...20,030
Miss Donna Hell , , , llrownshoro 5,301
" Miss Lucile Humphrey ..Central Point 3,639
Miss Klmira Sharp ....Ashland 15,503 4
Miss Anna Spieer ncksoinnllo 1,390
Miss Winuo Jones... Gold Hill 9,056
Miss Margaret South' Grants Pass 720
Miss Ha.el Messenger Central Point 690
CONTRRT CLOSES JULY 17, 1909.
i
GREAT GROWTH
IN RESOURCES
OF THE COUNTY
During Past Ten Years the Income of
Jackson County Has More
Than Doubled Growth
Continues.
INCOME HAS BEEN NEARLY
TWO MILLION IN TEN YEARS
Expert Wilson Compiles Interesting
Data Regarding Great Growth
in the County's Business.
That Jackson county has more
thun doubled in wealth and resources
in the past ten years is proved by
Expert Joseph Wilson's report on the
receipts and expenditures at the
conrthouM. Ten years ago tax re
ceipts were 0250,712. Now they arc
$500,009.62
Receipts from all sources by the
county in ten years total $1,701,
568.H1. Disbursements are $1,661,
106.70. showing economical manage
ment. Id detail, the statement for
ten years from July; 1808, to Jnly,
1008, isas follows:
Receipts.
Tux . receipts ... . .
$l
518.lli8.71
1.065.J-.5
6.248.71
17.4ti7.0S
2fi.835.70
1,817.11
Mdeage, fees
Fines, cost, etc
Clerks' fees
Record few
Ftates . j .
Institute f
Township deposits .
State land sales
Schools
Liquor licenses
Roads
Premiums on warrants
Scalp lummy
Est rays
Reimbursed from indi
digents
Old properly sold
Miscellaneous . . s
724,.;
1,052.12
10,625.85
104,812.40
2.200.00
1.116.23
420.82
3.617.53
105.35
782.0 s
04..'!"
3.403.77
Total . $1,701,568.81
Disbursements.
General county exp $558,088.51
Schools 587.044.70
State luxes 272.575.3S
Roads 77,014.05
City orders paid 151,700.!:!
ndigeut soldiers' orders pd 1.100.85
SM!ciul fund orders pd.. 2.440.10
Kstale hinds pai-l 393.08
Library fund 1.618.10
Miscehilueons -orders ... 1.475.35
Institutes 503.50
State sculp bounty 4.011.12
liicyde path orders ... 641.70
Total
.$1,661,106.70
Touiyht you will huv all opportu
nity I" see Elinor Glyu's play, "Three
Weeks," dramatized at the Medforn
theater. Re sure you don't miss the
opportunity.
EXPERT FOUND
$1600 SHORTAGE
COUNTY BOOKS
Not Due to Any Intentional Delin
quency, but to Clerical Errors
and Lack Business
Methods.
SHOWING IS GOOD ONE
CONSIDERING LONG TERM
Expert Wilson Makes Several Recom
mendations Regarding InstaHa
tion of New Methods.
A total shortage of $1629.14 in the
accounts of county officials, extend
ing over a period of ten years, is re
ported by Expert Joseph IT. Wilson.,
who was employed by the commis
sioners and connty court to go over
the books at the courthouse. These
shortages are due to clerical errors
and lax business methods, and not to
intentional delinquency on the part
of officials, states the report. Con
sidering the long period covered, the
showing is deemed a good one, ani
speaks well for the honesty ef coun
ty officials. The shortages are sum
marized as follows:
Peter Applegate, recorder 48.95;
Gus Newbury, clerk 151.11 !
;A'x Oi-me, sheriff 211.05
i.lolo Orth. clerk 407.3!!
J. M. luulc -. -''--iff 60.0!) I
! U. P.. Ilow, recorder 67.48 '.
'f. T. Burnett, re -order 165.68!
W. I.'. :!,-! :!.. clerk . 160.85;
I). H. Jnct'oti 379.54
Amounts Reduced.
These amounts are reduced bv .
$42.25 for D. IT. Jackson, since the
first report was made. $49.32 for R.
11. Dow. for fees in filing plats, and
$40 for W. R. Coleman, who is enti
tled to half the naturalization fee;..
Says Mr. Wilson :
"The funds have been carefully
and conscientiously kept by officers.
The omissions of fees and tax re
ceipts are due usually to causes
which make absolute correctness very
difficult, due to methods iu fore.-,
due lo several clerks handling funds,
not keeping county funds separate
from individual funds, and not enter
ing transactions at once.
"The shortages are due to failnri
to keep county fees separate from
indiviidual funds of clerks, and III'
hurry and rush congesting business o!'
the office at frequent intervals."
Recommendations.
I Mr. Wilson suggest a general rc
j cciving register for every clerk's of-
iice, where every paper tiled in t It
various offices shall he entered, shoo
! iug the time of filing, the nature ami
ire fjittti, miu msu iuc losiaoaiuio i-;
cash registers for cash received be
longing to the county, lie concludes
as follows:
"There is nothing indicating any
intention upon the pari of any coun
ty officer handling county funds t,.
appropriate to his own use county
funds."
The report of short ages is given
in detail as follows:
July, 1808. to July. 1900
Peter Applegate, recorder . . .$ 4.10
(Ins Xewbury. clerk 81.80
Alex Orme, sheriff 73.26
Peter Applegale, recorder ... 33.3.".
(ius Xewbury. clerk 09.51
Alex Orme. "sheriff 137.7c1 ;
P. II. Daily, school superintendenl.
"certificate stubs approximately
agree with record. Many stubs
hlilnk and furnish no evidence."
July, 1902, to Jnly. 1904--Peter
Applegate. recorder . . .$ 11.50
J. S. Orth. clerk 90.34
J. M. Under, sheriff 15.0!)
July, 1904, to July, 1 WW
II. B. Dow, recorder $ C7.4S
"Knlitled lo $19.32 for fees in re-
HOT WAVE IN
CHICAGO GROWS
WORSE DAILY
0ver60 Persons Dead and Hundreds
Prostrated as Thermometer
Touches 90 Scores
Desert Crty. :
HOSPITALS JAMMED WITH
SUFFERING HUMANITY
Weather Bureau Sees No Relief in
Sight Suffering Among Poor
er Classes Intense.
CinCAGO, Jnly 13. With the
thermometer touching 90 degreeu this
city is sweltering in the worst hoi
wave of the year. Over 60 deaths
have been recorded and hundreds are
prostrated.
Every person who can do so Is
leaving for resorts along the lakes.
The hospitals of the city are jam
med with sufferers from the heat. In
the poorer districts the suffering ir;
terrible.
The weather bureau at 3 p. m. to
day announced that they saw no re
bel in near future.
The freight dcKit at Phoenix wiw
broken into and robbed on Snturdnv
evening. The loss was slight.
h. U J'reeman. wife and child, and
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Foard comprise
nn automobile party en route to Seat tle
from Snn Francisco that stoppe-i
in Medford Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Harst of Apple
gate are visiting in Medford.
E. P. Vilas from the Vilas ranch is
visiting in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Hlakeley an-i
daughter Grace are visiting in Med
ford. A. C. Adams of Cole is in Medford
on business.
cording plats and entering maps.''
J. S. Orth. clerk . .$317.05
J. M. Itader. sheriff 15.00
P. II. Daily, school siipi-riiitcaili-i-i.
"cciiificate record shows 00 certifi
cates isutil. H str.lc 1 normal, il
teachers examined tailed to rceeiv :
cciiil icates. It'ccoril docs not show
any deposits in treasury for im-i!-lute
funds, nor any payments from
treasury for institutes held."
July, 19tl(i. to July. lOn.-'. -
li. T. Itiirncll. rec irdc", . l'i5.(iS.
"P.urr.ctl stales thai, full .. j,w :,.
custom of bis prcilci-i.. :s,,i.. ,
tained Iroui town plats i!ic s.:m of
$1K1.3S on acc iMcl o! !:':;--::i:ii';: '
pensf coniiccted with 1 c
plats."
P. 11. Daily, school siincrinl" :
cut "33 ccrlilieaU's iss-u-.l An-j :
11, 1900 : 33 February IS. 11107: 31
August M, 1!1(I7: 20 stale and i.v..
normal registered and rcp-nls si-.
18 failed to receive certificates. Teh
riiary 5. 1908. Daily resigned and .).
Percy Wells appointed. Balance
against Daily amounting to $161 paid
by bondsmen."
W. R. Coleman,' couiuy clerk,
$150.85. '"I'mlcr naturalization law
clerk entered $80 for declaration ol
intention and application for citi
zenship, and is entitled to one-hall' of
: these."
D. II. Jacks sheriff.. $379.54.
.Since then Mr. Jackson liasi account
ed for $42.25 of this ninounf.
There is no disposition on Hie .part
of county officials lo question the
.expert's findings, and most of them
have already placed their checks with
the county court to cover reported
shortages. The report cost the coun
ty $1300, and has evidently more Hum
; paid for itself. The report will be
: formally considered by tho comity
j court Wednesday. '