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Rogue River Orchards Yield $10Q0 an Acre Annually
edford Daily Tribune
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, T11URSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1909.
No. 190.
M
UNCLE JOE MAY
NOT STRIVE
TO RETAIN
HIS JOB
Congressmen and Senators Tell Him
He Will Have to Keep Out of
Race or Endanger Re
publican Party.
ON HIS HEAD ALONE
FALLS BRUNT OF ATTACK
Republicans Regard Him as an In
cubus, Out of Touch With
Present Conditions.
CHICAGO, Oct.. 28. A dispatch
received today by The Tribuue from
lleyena, Ark., nays that the congress-
men and Henators in Taffs party
have told Rpenkor Cannon that if he
ia again a candidute for the speak
ership of the house that the repub
licnn party will be endiingcred. A
conference wax held Inst night and it
was decided that the only hope for
Cannon lie in the coming of Taft to
his aid, uh lie camo to the aid of Aid
rich.
Uncle Joo Iiiih denied today in
terms moro forcible than polite thnt
ho had any intontion of (totting' out,
but political influoneoti are at work
of which the speaker hns full knowl
edge, and at the procr timo, that is
lo Kiiy, on the cvo of the next con
gressional campaign, ho will an
nounce his retirement from public
lifo. Thin sacrifice will bo mado by
him in order that tho control of the
Iwiiikii innv bo retained in the
hands of the republicans.
In the middle went tho opposition
to the new tariff law if) centering on
dm Hiieiiker's head.
By republicans of'nll classes the
speaker is regarded as an incubus,
out of dnto and lucking touch with
nrnannt conditions. '
, Ho is apt to (jot into tho trouble
even in his own storonghold of Illi
nois now. for in o speech n Cairo
whero tho presidential fleet stopped
for an hour, Cannon, ostensibly, sup
nnvlinif tho president's deep water
wnvs plan, was so loft-hnnded in his
indorsement of tho bond issue, hith
erto strongly denounced by him, that
it was evident his conversion is more
i,f the lin than of the heart.
Tn n long rambling speech full o
Kciintiinil reference, ho indorsed tn
resident's deon wntcr-wny speech
.Yin. In nl SI. T.OIIIM rCCCIltlV. Illt
wound up with a pnrnphrnso of Ag
irrimm's renlv to ApohIIo 1 mil
to
this effect: "Almost thou porsundes
inc to be ns thou art, except on tbeso
bonds."
ASK $2,000,000 MORE FOR
PARKS AND IMPROVEMENTS
SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 28. Seat
tle's pnrks and boulevard systom, de
clared by prominent eastorncrs who
visited tho A. Y. P. exposition this
summer to bo among tho finest in tho
United States, will bo nddod to the
extent of $2,000,000 if tho plans of
tho board of park commissioners are
successful. ThoVity council has boen
nrgod to submit to tho' pooplo at the
next gonoral election tho question of
a bond issue for '$2,000,000, which
the board wants for buying more.
.Xt, nnA nnnatrnptinr new dl1V6'
ways.,,, 'J J I
ARTICLES WILL BE
SIGNED TOMORROW
NEW YORK, Out. 28. Sam
Hergor und George Utile, tliu
tnniiiigcrH of Jeffries mid
JiiIimmiiii, decided to hold u
meeting nt .'I o'clock tomor
row to sign articles. Johnson
mill Jeffries will attend.
f-f-
CITY TO START
NEW SYSTEM OF
STORMSEWERS
First Move Will Be to Lay a 20-Inch
Main From Flour Mill East
to Empty Into Bear
Creek.
WORK TO START 800N
BEFORE WINTER RAINS
System- WMTfien Spread to Other
Sections of the 'dty Until
System Is Perfected.
The city hns started a now system
of storm sewers, and work will soon
begin on the first trunk line, which is
to bo laid from tho flour mills on
South Front street east to Boar creek,
whore it will empty tho storm water.
It will bo placed at once before the
winter rains set in and will replace
tho old ditch which has heretofore
carried off tho water from thnt sec
tion and which is now interfered with
bv tho building operations on the site
of tho onora house. This storm sew
er will be 20 inches in dinnicter,
which will afford capacity enough to
handle the floods from that section
Tho laying of this main will bo tho
first move towards installing a storm
sewer svstom for the entire city.
will form the nucleus around which
will grow a permanent and adequate
system.
CHINCH BUGS COST
MILLIONS IN MONEY
MANHATTAN. Kan.. Oct. 28.
Declaring thnt the annual loss to the
fanners of Knnsas on noennnt o
chinch hmrs is from $5,000,000 to
$25,000,000, Dr. J. T. Ilendlco
charge of tho department of cnto
moloev at tho Kansas state agri'
cultural college, is experimenting with
different methods of destroying the
post. J. B. Parker, an assistant, is
now in tho southern part of tho stat
nnd is devotinc all his time" to
study of the chinch bugs nnd their
habits.'
Dr. Headlco states that tho most
feasible plan is to destroy tho bugs in
their winter hiding places. These vary
according to the nature of tho coun
try, and wet or dry season.
MILLIONS OF EUCALYPTUS
TREES WILL BE PLANTED
WILLOWS. Oct. 28. Tho forest
syndicate, which planted several mil
lion oucnlyptus trees in this county
last spring, has begun work on anoth
er tract of land. It will plant 1200
acres moro to those trees, which will
mean Vievornl millions moro of trcoa.
Only 'about 2 por cent of tho trees
iilontod last spring failed to grow,
and wherovor thoro is a (load troo it
will bo roplnced by a young ono. This
will also tako somo time, tho own
ers snv that 2 Per cont is n very
small amount to lose.
tiSEGOND STORM
RAGING ALONG
CHINESE COAST
Typhoon Again Wreck Ports and
Kills Natives by Hundreds
Second Within a
Week.
BELIEVED THAT RELIEF
STEAMERS ARE WRECKED
Terrific Havoc Wrought by High
Wind, Which Is Followed by
Torrents of Rain.
LONDON, Oct. 28. A- roport
reuched this city today via Suez
that a terrific typhoon is raging along
the Chinese coast. This is the sec
ond storm within a week to strike that
section.
The details are meager, 'but bun
dreds of small sea coast towns are
reported to be in ruins. A high wind
swept the coast, which was followed
by torrents of rain.
Thousands of natives are reported
killed. Two relief steamers, which
were dispatched to aid the sufferers
of the first storm, are reported
wrecked.
W. ESTELL PHIPPS AND
MISS RADER ARE MARRIED
Miss Clara Ruder was married on
Wednesday evening, October 27, at
tho home of her mother, Mrs. C. Ra
der, Oakdale avenue, to W. Estell
I'hipps of Medford, by the Rev. Fran
cis Van Clareiibeck. Besides the
bride's mother, Mr. and Mrs. George
Garrett were tho only witnesses of
tho ceremony. The house was taste
fully decorated for tho occasion.
The bride comes of a pioneer fam
ily nnd is the sister of former Sheriff
Joseph Ruder, C. M. Rnder nnd Mrs,
Garrett, and popular among a large
circle of friends. The groom is
prominent attorney, a largo realty
owner and is widely known ns a lead
cr among the progressive element
of tho ity.
Tho ninrringo came as a surprise
to tho many frionds of tho contract
ing parties, who will mnko their home
in the handsome bungnlow recently
built oTl North Riverside avenuo, in
I'hipps' addition, by the groom.
RUSSIAN THUGS USE
BOMBS FOR
GUNS
ODESSA, Oct. 28. Bomb throw
ing hnd a wonderful revival in Rus
sit recently. There were 26 success
ful or attempted ontrnges within the
czar's European dominions nnd sev
oral others in Siberia during Scptem
her, and tho October figures promise
to bo oven larger.
The situation is especially serious
from, tho fact that terrorist efforts
to inform everyone concerning the
use of explosives have armed the
criminal classes with nmplo ability
to manufacture their own bombs.
Outlaws almost invariably go pro
vided with them, finding them much
moro serviceable than revolvers in
stopping or scattering police pursuit.
The authorities aro exerting them
selves to tho utmost to suppress tho
unauthorized possession of explo
sives, but with largo number of ex
ports secretly producing their own,
thoso efforts are producing small re
sults. M. W. Uneer of Portland is in
specting somo of the Roguo orchards
and may invest.
BUSINESS
ARE GUESTS OE
JOHN R. ALLEN
Taken Out Over the Line of the Pa
cific & Eastern as Far
as It Is Com
pleted. HEAVIEST GRADE WILL BE
ONE AND A HALF PERCENT
Greatest Handicap Now Suffered Is
Lack of Laborers With Which
to Rush the Work.
A number of bunkers and business
men were1 guests of President John R.
Allen of the Pacific & Eastern on
Thursday in an' excursion over the
railroad as far as completed. In the
party were W, I. Vawtcr, W. M. Crow-
ell, P. KJ Deuel, John Porter and
Frank C. Amy. -
"We saw enough to convince the
most skeptical that rapid progress is
being made in extending the rail'
road," said Mr. Vawter. The pres
ent roadbed is being ballasted and
new camps made by the contractors
beyond the graded rights of way,
which extend for five miles beyond
Eagle Point."
"There can be little doubt in the
minds or airy wno nave Deen over me
work bnt ntat Medford is shortly to
have a railroad," said Judge Crow
ell on his return. "A steam shovel
is digging cobblestone ballast at Ta
ble Roek station, which is rapidly
making the trnck fit for winter trav
el. New tics are replacing the old
and telegrnph poles are being placed
along the right of way. At the pres
ent terminnl is a large pile of rails
for extension."
According to Chief Engineer Gerig,
tho steepest grade on the lino when
completed will be one nnd a half per
cent. The heaviest cut will be ;0
feet deep in solid rock some ten miles
bevond Eacle Point. The track will
be bnllnsted sufficiently for winter
use in another month. The greatest
hnndicnp suffered now is shortage of
men. Although the company is will
ing to purchase all the ties from
Butte Fnlls mills, the latter have been
unable to supply them, forcing the
importation of Eugene nnd other lum
ber. EUGENE SEEKS ALBANY'S
EXPERIMENTAL STATION
EUGENE, Or., Oct. 28. Efforts
are being mado to secure the location
of the government irrigation experi
ment nnd demonstration station, now
at Albany, for either Eugene or
Springfield, the commercial clubs of
tho two cities having met to discuss
tho matter. It is said thnt a small
... . i e
sum win insure me removal uj. mc
station, nnd members of the two
clubs have subscribed nearly enough
for that purpose While Albany is
just ns good n location for tho sta
tion, it is snid there is a desire to
change because of a variety of soil in
this section.
WRIGHT TAKES FIRST
WOMAN PASSENGER
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. Wilbur
Wright,, who refused tho appeals of
kinirs nnd dukes to grant their ro
quest to fly for tho first time, in
America took a woman in his aero
piano ns a pnssongcr. She was Mrs.
Ralph II. Vandcman, the wife of an
nrmv captain. With Mrs. Vandemnn
in the mnchino Wright piloted care
fully and continued for four minntos,
I
L0VETT PRESIDENT
OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC
NEW YORK, Oct 28. Rob
ert Lovett was today elected
president and William Mahl
vice-president of the South
ern Pacific. Lovett was al
ready president of the Union
Pacific.
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T
OFFICIALS PUT
UNDER ARREST
Three Directors, President and Cash
ier of Oregon Trust & Savings
Bank, Appear In Police
Court.
CASES CONTINUED FOR
ONE WEEK BY REQUEST
Arrested Charged With Accepting De
posits After They Knew Bank
Was Insolvent
PORTLAND, Oct. 28. Walter
Moore, president, W. Cooper Morris,
cashier; E. E. Little, Henry A. Moore
and Leo Friede, directors of the de
funct Oregon Trust and Savings bank
who were arrested .yesterday on a
charge of accepting deposits after,
it is alleged, they knew the bank to
be insolvent, appeared before Police
Justice Olson this morning. Lpon
application of their attorneys, their
cases were continued a week. The
officials were arrested upon informa
tion sworn to by Abraham Henkle, a
depositor. They are out on bonds of
$5000 each.
The failure of the bank in Au
gust, 1907, created a great sensation,
The bank's depositors included many
poor persons, induced to deposit their
savings on a promise of 4 per cent
interest.
A receiver was appointed and his
report showed immense sums loaned,
principally it is alleged on worthless
securities. A grand jury investiga
tion is now proceeding.
PASS ISSUED FOR
LIFE IS HELD GOOD
ANDERSON, Ind., Oct. 28. In the
superior court, Judge Austil decided
that the Hepburn railroad anti-pass
act is a prospective, nnd nofa retro
spective law.
The case of W. B. Boland ot tbis
city, who was granted a lifetime pass
over the lines of the Big Four rail
road several years ago in consid
eration of a gravel lease on land he
owned between this city nnd Pendle
ton, came to trial here.
The railway company hnd revoked
the pass when the Hepburn bill went
into effect., Judge Austil holds that
the pass is not invalidated.
LUMBERMAN LARSON
DIES FROM INJURIES
MARSIIFIFLD, Or., Oct. 28. P.
G. Larson hns died us a result of
injuries received at his logging camp
on Coos river with his In othor-in-law,
Henry Roeek. He conducted nnd
owned tho Larson Hueek camp. He
was struck by a log and died of shock
after hoing brought to the North
Bend hospital. Mr. Larson was about
50 years old and was known through
out the state.
DEENC
HAZEL CASE
IS
CALLED III
FEDERAL
I
Jury Chosen and Work of Presenting
Case Is Under Way Is Su
ing Railroad Company
for $20,150.
JURY TAKEN OUT TO ZHjj,
VIEW THE PREMISES
Robert G. Smith and E. E. Kelly Are
Appearing for the Plaintiff
Short Case Promised.
The case of D. W. Hazel vs. the
Southern Pacific company for $20,
150 for personal injuries was called
Thursday morning in the federal -court.
The following jury was chosen to
hear the case : R. H. Whitehead, J. M.
Lofland, G. G. Briscoe, R. G. Grim
mett, J. W. Dodge, G. R. Carter, i.
L. McCohn, J. R. Mackin, S. L. Ben
nett, A. Coleman, H. H. Taylor and
A. C. Hubbard.
... The jury was taken out tp view the
. premises just north of the depot,
where last winter Mr. ' Hazel was '
struck by a freight train and nearly
killed -while crossing the track.
The matter of presenting evidence
was taken up immediately afterwards
and it is not believed that much time
will be used in presenting the case.
Robert G. Smith and Edward E. Kelly
are appearing for the plaintiff and
Judge Fcnton of Portland' nnd Wil
liam M. Colvig are appearing for the
company.
Light Gets $2300.
The jury which heard the case of
George W. Light against the South
ern Pacific company Thursday morn
ing awarded the plaintiff damages in
an amount of $2300. At the first
trial Light got a verdict for $12,000.
The jury was charged Wednesday
afternoon and was out until noon to
day u arriving at a verdict. They
enme into court this morning and
asked further instructions.
MOUNTAIN COPPER CO.
TO REGULATE SMOKE
KESWICK, Cal.. Oct. 28. The
news that the Mountain Copper com
pany is arranging to erect new stacks
at its Martinez plant to minimize the
smoke nuisance, coming at a time
when the company is preparing to re
sume operations at its Keswick plant,
indicntes thnt the pioneer smelter
company is falling in line with the
Mnni'moth copper people in the mat
ter of protecting tho farmers and
fruit men ngaiust damage done by
the smelter fumes.
At Martinez the company is pre
paring to erect four new stacks to
handle tho smoke that is now being
eared for by one 200-foot stack. At
tho top of the new stacks there will
be appliances for diluting the acid
gases that are supposed to do dam
age. It is believed here that as soon as
the Keswick plant is remodolod and
in operation the same devices will be
installed and that all danger from
the smoke and acids will be eliminated.