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Oregon Histuricul Society City Hail - Medford Tribune FOURTH YEAlt. MEDFORD, OKEdOX, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, V.)UU. 09 Daily WINNER OF BIG RACE TO REACH MEDFORD TODAY Ford No. 2 Winner of Transcontlnen- tal Auto Race From New York to Seattle Will Lay Over In Medford. LEFT CANYONVILLE AT 9:30 THIS MORNING Travelers on Way to Los Anodes, 1 Mabinn ih Trio hv Easv I- , .... ...r -, , Staoes. CANYON VILLI'.. Julv M. (Sue- einl.) The For.) cur which won Ou j transcontinental race from Now YorK ' to Seattle loft hern at !t:.'IO o'clock j this morning ami should reach Mod- i ford thin afternoon, where the party plans to Htuy over night. The ear is ,. ,". . , iiroccciliut; bv easv slum's towarn-4 LoH Angeles. ' ! On their way from Portland to Los ! ' Angeles, It. W. Scott and C .1. Smith, j j, in)i.ut!rilm tllr.rA wi b(. I10 ,,.tlin the heroes of the New York to Sent - i ; jjB worij Ho uiitomoliile race, should rciu h j Al a result a great impetus bus Medford Ibis veiling: r Thursday been taken on in realty transaction iih their doughty little Iriivel-soar-; both in Fugle Point ami in Hutte red Frd No. 'I cur that brought ' Fulls. In the former town lots nro fiinin to llui niniiiifnoturcrs and show- : changing hands to a considerable ex cil the slnying iualitics of the driv -; tent, while in the neighborhood of ors. j Huttc Falls timber land artnnsnctions They are go'uig (o Los Angeles by, nre continually taking place, easy stages and are taking their j H is reported that the Crater Lake time on the trip down the coast. The ' Liimlicr company is preparing to re rnce whiob they won attracted the , sumo o)oiii lions in I lie mills in tho attention of the entire country and timber licit and 'lint next suiiiinci' their car should attract much atten- much lunilicr will lie cut mid market lion when it arrives in this city. - cd. The Kugeno Register lins the fol-, F.agle Point is destined to become lowing interview with the travelers n iln-iviny little city along the line of when they were in that city MoiuIiin llic railroad, and its residents an. evening: beginning to realise in the fnitli thev Mr. Scott, who was at the wheel, 'have long had in its future, related some experience of the tr!;i ' lie said: "The most strenuous par'; of the race came at the lust end. Our nearest competitor was so close upo.i us that it required the greatest alert nes sand tact. to keep the lead we hud i gained. Alter we left Walla WiiI'ii we ran into n succession of drifting, sand dunes where it- seemed we wf.i absolutely up against il and we stuck dead a number of times. The only tiling we could do was to use our rope and tackle and we pulled ourselves out of this predicament several limes. When Ihe heavy Shawmut ear onnw over the same road they could not use these tactics and had to get tennis to pull them out. "When we got into the snows of Knoqualmie pass we both got out and shoveled snow until we were both exhausted. Finally we got down on to (he railroad and took the ties for n mile or two until we gol out of most of the suo.v. "Speaking oi railroad travel." Mr. Moon, said, ''h.w much of the iru-.k, did you really drive over?" "We did quite a bit of il. but it could only be done at ureal risk," an swered Mr. Scott. "We crossed many streams and ennqous on the railroad bridges, but in some of them we had 'to run back a long distance lo gel i on the tracks, as Ihe approaches to; the bridges were someiinies a iiiiil mile long. Frequently we pulled our selves up to the railroad track by attaching the rope to Ihe opposil i fail and pulling ourselves up, When asked how (he I ires slood tint trip, Mr. Seolt said: "The tires yo.t . see on our front wheels are the ones i we left New York with, Ihey having, not been touched all through Ihe trip, and we did not even have to pump ' them up. The tires on the bind wheels wore replaced once. One of those you see on thot wheel was put on at .Bul'rulo', New York." The ear showed every evidence of DIRT ELYING ON P. & E. EXTENSION TO TIMBER BELT ver Tnre lles 0 Roadbed Has Been Graded and a Mile of Track Has Been Laid. EVERYTHING POINTS TO COMPLETION OF ROAD j Eagle Point and Butte Falls Showing Increased Activity Over 30 Men at Work Grading Road. I A fast us a crew or M men ana "limber of teams can work, the Pacific & Eastern railroad is being pushed oil towards Butte Falls under the direction of Knginoor Rogers. To date over three miles of roadbed has "con graded and a mile of track laid. The work will bo carried on through B H"nlm,'r or m,,il B,lt,c Ftl"S !sj reached, a distance of 17 miles. , Morn und clnls nre, ?te,i hv thrt Ittitlilitru nl Inn nut it b ruin I AUTO DRIVERS ARE Putting Bridge Across Union Creek So That Trip to Crater Lake Can Be Made Without Trouble. Automobile men have taken mutters into their own hands regarding the repairing of the road lo Crater Lake in the neighborhood of 1'nion creek, I'J miles beyond Prospect, aiifl a number of them have left to repaii" the road at that point. The inos' important repair work to be done will lie Ihe eonslructioif of a bridge across Union creek. Willi this spot in the road repaired there will he no Trouble in driving a ear to the A rani camp near the lake. Heretofore this season autos hue had to have a team lo pull them across the creek. When Ihe bridge is in and n few other repairs made the road rtill be in a good shape. All good people of Medford nro cordially invited to ntteud the .social dance nl tho Bungalow Saturday "iu'bt. ' hard service and no attempt has hooM made to clean or polish il up. II is a small, heavily built. Iwo-sonleu runabout and there were many names scratched on. the painted seals lit various places along the' way. ' After spending a couple of wcok. lit Los Angeles, Messrs, Scott and Smith, who live in Detroit, will go leisurely across the continent, again In New York via the southern route.' PLANNING FOR TAFT:S VISIT CRATER LAKE Commercial Club Soon to Take Steps Toward Getting President's Con sent to Making the Trip in September. HAS EXPRESSED DESIRE TO SEE THE WONDER Road Will Be Put in Good Shape and and Autos Provided for the f Presidential Party. Steps are to be taken very soon by the Comm. Trial club to make surn of President Tuft's visit to Crater Ijike while he is in the west in September. Will O. Steel, while in Medford Tues day, talked the matter over with :i number tif members of the club and steps nil be taken at once to sec that Mr. Tuft visits the lake. Some time ago the president advis ed Mr. Steel, through bis secretary, that he most desirous of visiting the k.ko while west this summer and would do so if it could bo arranged. It is planned to have the president visit the lake, going in from either Klamath Falls or Medford and comin out at the opposite end of the route Which wuy he will go is dcpeudiii.; on whether he visits Los Angeles or Seattle first. To put the roads in condition for a fast trip, as well as providing ma chines for the trip, will probably tak. u few hundred dollars, but the ad vertisemont would be a splendid one, as every paper in the United State would tell of the president's trip. MANY PEOPLE AFTER FLATHEAD LANDS Over 5000 Strangers in Missoula to Participate in Opening of Reservation Lands. M1SSOIXA. July 14. At least ."iOOO strangers are in tho hotels and rooming houses of this city todav anticipating the opening of the Flat head Indian reservation. It is ex pected that fully 30,000 will register for the lands, which comprise 50,000 acres all told. After the registration Ihe draw ing will be conducted by a committee appointed by the government. Miss t'luistie Donlan. the 12-yeur-oWl daughter of Senator Donlan. has been officially chosen to draw th1 allotments. Mr. and Mrs. Oris Crawford hae left for a trip lo.the Seattle fair anil other northern points. STANDING OF CONTESTANTS IN THE CONTEST Remember, you can take tho all subscriptions carry votes Miss Martha Price Miss Hazel Tiee Miss Kva Patterson . . . Miss Donna Bell Miss Lueile Humphrey. Miss Klmira Sharp, . , Miss Anna Spicer Miss Winne Jones..., f Mis Ha.el Messenger. , CONTEST CLOSES WAR CLOUDS ARE LOWERING OVER GREECE-TURKEY Declaration of War Is Momentarily Expected as Result of Recent Order Issued by Turkey. PERSIANS CONTINUING . BLOODY ENGAGEMENTS Rebels Storming Barricades, Which Are Last Hope of Royalists Hundreds Killed and Wounded. SALONICA, Turkey, July 14. A declaration of war against: Turkey by Greece is momentarily expected. Troops are being mobilized by both nations. The immediate cause of the trouble is the result of an order recently is sued at Constantinople for the Turk ish troops to drive all Greeks off tl'.e Turkish frontier. 'Warships to Scene. Sl'K.Z, July 14. Three British cruisers have been ordered to sail for Turkish ports at once in order to protect British subjects in case of war between Turkev and Greece. . Slight Flurry in Stocks. LONDON, July 14. There was but a slight flurry in far eastern stocks today as the result of the reported trouble between Greece and Turkev. Persians Fighting. fKUKIiAN. Persia. Julv 14. The ; cannonading today resulted in tho I heaviest loss of, life ill both the roy ; nlit and nationalist armies, since the ; rebels stormed tho cilv earlv vestcr jday. I Hundreds of soldiers were killed 'and the fighting continues. The reb els have stormed the barricade which are. the lust hope of the royalists. MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION. Special matters of importance t.i come up at regular meeting Thurs day at 8 o'clock, Commercial club rooms. 100 J. II. CARK1N. Secretary. K S. Iletzler of Table Hook was a Medford visitor Tuesday. Mr. llet;. ler states he expects to leave soon fur a visit in the c:. with relatives and plans lo he absent se"vl . months. ' Rev. W. T. Goulder has returned from a trip lo northern point. BIJOU THEATER. ' The Wheelers present coined v I sketch entitled the "Tramp." visit lo I the Haunted House, The Kmperov, Suffragette Wants a Husband. Sail er's Life and Moscow. Illustrated song. Admission 10c and 20c. trip any time you choose ..Illnho . . Medford , . Medford , .lirownsboro . , .Central Point , .Ashland . . . . . . 'aeksonville . . ..Gold . .. . . .Central Point JULY 17, 1909. 4 , and that ...ar.o'jo ...:i'j.:tii ...-o.iai ... 8,00:1 ... 3,639 ...1,V0!I ... 1,390 ... 9,00(5 ' ... 600 E FIREMEN DIE AT THEIR POST OF DUTY Fire in San Francisco Wipes Out Tenement Block Occupied by Greeks Fire Boys in Trap. BELIEVED THAT SEVERAL RESIDENTS LOST LIVES Hard Fight Eaved Other Blocks From Burning Two Firemen in Hos pital and May Die. SAN FRANCISCO. July 14. Nine firemen lost their lives in a tenement fire on Jackson street shortly after cupy no small part. of. an -elaborate noon todav. Thev were caught in njbook of photogravure "of. Oregon fire trap and could not be reached. I It is thought that several of the residents, which were all Greeks, hnvo lost their lives. j Two reserve companies were call- I cd out to save other blocks in th. district lrom burning. Ihe proper! J loss'is about $75,000. Three firemen injured by a falling wall are in the Good Samaritan hos- pitnl and are not expected to live. MUCH LUMBER CAME DOWN ROGUE RIVER Approximately 2,000,000 Feet of Logs Were Floated Down Rogue River by Electric Company. j view of Anna Creek canyon is giv Approximatcly '.2.000.000 feet ofn. The beautiful Rogue is portrayed logs were floated down the Rogue j " eight different iews. Lake of the river this spring bv the Kogne Kiver, Woods, Lake McLaughlin, Ml, Pitt l'.leclric cojipauy from the upper; ""d the Pead Indian country are fo: Kogue below I'rospcct Last year a j "'c first time adequately photograph ' million feet were successfully floated . c tor the public. Oue orchard scene, down to Gold Ray. j showing the Merrick and adjacent The logs will be sawed into lum- j orchards east of Medfvrd is given, her at Gold Ray and sold throughout j , T,e most remarkable photograph the valley. The loss this year was tbe book is n flashlight of the very ".call, only a few being lost in Krpflt marble caves of Josephine transit, according to Contractor Pan- j county, which have been explored for key of Tolo, who had charge of the Beve wiles by the government', and work. found to exceed the Mammoth eaves These log drives prove conclusively j0" Kentucky iff attractiveness. Tlu .that Ihe Rogue possesses peculiar , photograph was taken throe-quarters ' advantages to float lumber. Its chan- : nel is narrow, the banks unusually , clearly shows the remarkable for : steep and but small area is flooded mation. . jat high water. Considerable blasting , The photogravures of southern Ore 'was done along the channel to clear. Son are entitled as follows: ; it of rocks. I "Jackson County Sugar I'ine." ; Log driving by water, according , "Crater Lake," ''Treacherous Rogici ; to C. K. Svans, manager of the Weed Near .Medford," "Lake of Woods,'' ! Lumber company, who operates a j "Lnndscaie From Dead Indian ! lumber railroad and drives in two ' Trail." ''Rogue Is liroad Near Med j streams, is far cheaper than railroad j lord," "Mill Creek Falls." "Lake Mi -' logting, and there seems no good rest-j Luughliii," "Rapids of the Rogue," ' son whv the Romie should not ba ! utilized for the limber along the op- per Rogue. I A pleasant surprise party was ten i dered Mrs. W. T. Goulder at the home of Mrs. M. K. Trver Tuesday fler - i noon. A delightful collation was 'served.' Those present were: Me j dailies W. T. Goulder, W. L. Miller, M. Smith, C. Kirk. Nannie Woods, i X. Vlrooks, l'rank Brandon, O. J. i 'fryer, 11. L. Taylor. W. W. Foods, ir.'.I. Halloy. M. F. Tryer, Misses 'Gertrude Smith. Rose Whitney. Angle land Lee Halley, Golda Taylor. Al Iberla Goulder, Ralph and Eunice jllrandon, Olive Kirk and Hazel Kirk. Rev. M. F. Horn has tendered his resignation as pastor of Ihe Chris liun church in this city. He expects to remove Willi his fumily to the Willnmellx valley. His resignation hen mes effeciie.- August .t". BOOK PORTRAYS SCENIC WONDERS OF ROGUE VALLEY Under Title of "Art Worfl of Ore gon," W. D. Harney Has Pub- lished Splendid Books on Oregon Beauties. ' 1 MEDFORD WONDERS OCCUPY NO SMALL PART OF BOOK History of Oregon Is Given In Con nection With Views of State Photos Marvels of Beauty. , , ! Scenic wonder adjacent to Med ford and the Rogue River valley oc- scenery entitled "Art Worn oS Ore gon," published by W. D. Huriiev. which is now beine de.lv cred to sub- scribers at Medford. There are 31. j ages of photogravures and a his- tory of Oregon, The photographs, each oJ which is work of art, were taken bv Gif- ford of The Dalles, on. a trip throQgli this section last fall. Nearly ull ars new, and while he missed many pic turesque views on account of un-: favorable atmospheric conditions, there are enough scenic gems por trayed to show the lavish profusion of nature in making attractive south- ' era Oregon. A history of Oregon is given, writ ten by Judge George II. Williams, tho grand old man of Oregon, and it is nrobablv his last liternrv pffovf nnA a fit one to close his career. Ir is all that his friends expected and : more. But one view of Crater Lake is i shown, but it is a good one. A new , 01 a mile lrom the cut ranee and "Ashland Creek Near Ashland." "Mount Pitt - Desolation.'' "Pi-churn Scene Near Medford." "Where the Rogue Holies lis Nairn. Grants Pass," "Xew Government' Trail on Lower Rot-no." 'interior, Josephine 1 County Caves." "Gold Rnv. Table Rock in Distance," "Rouue River at Prospect." "Klamath Marsh." -"Klamath Lake." "A Glimpse of the Rogue Near Medford." "Toadstool Rock Near Ashland." "Mt. Pitt From Dead Indian Trail." "Anna Creek Canyon llelow C rale i' Lake." "THREE WEEKS'' PLEASED LARGE LOCAL AUDIENCE 'flic presentation of "Three, Weeks'' at the opera house Tuesday pluscd a large audience of local people. The scenic effects were especially good, while the lines of the play wet-e clean hut left withal much for the studenl of human nature to poitlPr over.