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Medford Daily Tribune;
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, HATURI) AY, OCTOBER 30, 1909.
No. 192.
NINE PERSONS
ARE CAUGHT
III FIRE TRAP
Twenty Are Injured in Trying to
Escape Three City
Blocks Are Wiped
. Out.
MOTHER LAYS DOWN
LIFE TO SAVE CHILD
Fire Spread Rapidly, Making It Dif
ficult for Rescuers to
Work.
ST. JOIINKHUKO, VI., Oct. 30.
At leant nino persons wcro burned
Id death or killed while ill tiMiiptii('
to escape when I li Citizens' hank
building liiiVni'il with several build
ing iiour tli structure. Thrro city
blocks wcro burned over. Over 20
are seriously injured unci some nuiy
not recover.
Mw. Ilcrinn Cushiuiiii perished in
endeavoring I" 've l"'r 2-yeiir-nld
daughter from tho flames.'
Tho fire spread nip'ully, making il
difficult for anyone to escape.
Rescue work wiih practically im
possible. CARPENTERS OF
ASHLAND UNITE
Local Carpenters Visit Ashland and
Institute Local In That
City.
A largo delegation of local or.r
ponters, headed by Frnnk Poole, vis
ited Asland on Wednesday evening
mid instituted a local in that city.
Tlio new organization will start off
with 27 mcmhors.
LAND OFFICE DOES
RECORD BUSINESS
"llAILEY. Idaho, Oct. . 28 Tho
United Statos land of fine in Hailcy is
entitled to the record for the most
extensive bnsinoss ovor done during
a month.' Tho fees collected in July
. of this year are exceeded by$388.02
during September. An ngainst Aug
ust;1 tho excess or' overrun w
Segregation of 00,000 acres of land
for tho Twin Falls and Ruft Rivor
company's irrigation project in tho
Haft river valley is about completed.
Auto Found.
ASHLAND, Oct. 30. H. P. Holmes
automobile backboard disappeared
from its garngo at his homo on Maa
znnila street last night and was found
this morning on North Mnin stroot,
opposite the old north school sito.
The polico aro after the perpetrators
of this and somo minor depredations
which occurred tho previous evening,
' who nro boliovod to ho hoys who do
not realize tho oxtont of thoir offonso,
nnd who havo boon anticipating the!
Halloween season which does not be
gin until Saturday.
NOTICE.
Wator bills aro payable nt tho of-,
fmo of tho city recorder from tho
first to tho tenth of oach month. No
notico othor than this will bo given.
Water hills not paid on of before tho
tenth will become delinquont ond wa
ter will be shut off without further
notico,' ' " ' '
ROBT. W. TELFER. ;
197 "'" City Rocordor.
GRAVITY
E
COMPLETED TO
HANLEY LINE
Men and Teams Taken Off the Line
Question Now Is Where to
Get Water to Fill the'
Pipeline.
CITY SOON AGAIN TO
TALK WITH MR. HANLEY
Some Arrangements May Be Made In
Near Future Which Will
Settle Question.
Tlio gravity pipeline lias been com
pleted to the west lino of M. P. Han
Icy premise on Little Itntto creek
and the men and teams taken from
tlio work. The question which now
confronts tlio city is where to get the
water to keep tlio lino full until such
time as the litigation which is keep
ing the city from entering upon Mr.
Hanlcy's land can ho settled and the
system completed.
Within the next few days the city
council will have another consulta
tion with M. F. llanley and it may he
that some agreement can be reached.
Another matter that is bolheriii!;
the Fish Lake Ditch company is in
regard to cleaning their canal. Every
winter they clean out the canal, and
hnw to do this and still supply the
city with water from the Drndshaw
drop is a question.
NATIONAL APPLE SHOW
BEGINS TOO EARLY
DAYTON, Wash., Oct. 30 Fruit
growers of Touchct valley are plan
ning to represent this district at the
national apple show to be held at
Spokane next month. President J. I,.
Dumas of the Washington Horticultu
ral society and owner of tho famous
Pomona ranch near here, will ship a
carload of Yellow Ncwtowns in ad
dition to 20 10-box exhibits. Part of
Iho Pomonn exhibit has already been
shipped. J. D. Taggnrt of WaitsburgJ
may scud a carload of Rome Beauties
and will at least display several 10
box selections. E. C, Ryorson will ho
one of the principal Touchct valley
exhibitors.
President Duniiis behoves the dntc
of the national show has been fixed
too early. Ho said that owing to the
latcnoss of tho apple crop of the
northwest many of tho largo growers
will not bo through their fall work in
time to prcpnro n suitable display.
Tho apple crop of tho valley will not
be over 40 cars this year, according
to President Dumas!' Tho shortnge
is duo to overproduction tho Inst
threo years. Picking, packing and
shipping is now in. full blast.
GREAT VIEW FROM TOP
OF GRIZZLY PEAK
Tu tho words of those who have
recently made the trip, parlies who
wish' to obscrvo one ' of the most
striking viows of tho scenic attrac
tions of this vicinity, should cross
Bear creek and tako tho Antelope
valley trail towards Grizzly peak, and
viow ft pnnoVamft of not only Ashland
but Modford, Contrnl Point, riiocnix,
nnd Tnlont, together with Mounts
Shasta nnd Ashland "nnd Tablo Rock.
Thoso who have taken this outing
theso glorious autumnal days, pro
nounco tho outlook surpassing any
which they havo noted from differ
ent diroctions, nnd well worth tho
effort, whioh is not ft diffioult one, ns
thoro is a fnirly good highway oven
this route. Tidings.
RAINFALL WILL
ADD COLOR TO'
LATE APPLES
I- i -
Nearly Two Inches Has Fallen So
Far and Only Good Has
Been Done in the
Valley.
FOOTHILLS BLANKETED
FIRST TIME THIS YEAR
Weather Man Predicts Continued
Showers for This Evening
and Sunday.
Nearly two inches of rain bus fell
(uu so far dring the present storm,
which has been bv far the heaviest
of the season. Last evening the
downpour was continuous and heavy
for Borne hours. Saturday morning
snow was in evidence on tho tops of
all the nenrbv mountains, the white
blanket reaching nearer to the foot-1
hills than at any time before this sca-
son.
The rain lias
most part over
done good for tho
the
valley. It will ;
put an added bit of color in the late i
apples .nun win not injure inosc oe-i
I 1 MI . .. . il 1 -
ing pi.-ked, although it will make it ;
rather dump for picking. J
The weather man predicts eontm-,
IK-M r.i:i,n:i9 i"i una i.T4i,u
showers
Sunday
FINCH WILL KNOW HIS
- FATE IN A FEW DAYS
PORTLAND, Oct. 30. Within a
few days James A. Finch will learn
whether or not the supreme court ol i
the United States will entertain n writ
of error upon his conviction for the j
murder of Ralph It. Fisher, or wheth
er ho must hang by the neck until
dead on Friday November 12, the)
date fixed by Judge Bronaiigh.
John A. Jeffrey, his attorney,
states that a petition for writ of error
hns been filed with supemo court nt
Washington nnd will bo taken up very
early next week, questions ot tins
sort having precedence as matters of
urgency. Within a few days there
after the supreme court is expected
to make known whether or not the
writ will issue. If it docs, the matter
will he set for hearing and a stay will
be granted to prevent the execution
of Finch on the date fixed.
PRESBYTERIANS OUT
OF POLITICAL FIGHT
COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 30 After
a long discussion tho Missouri sy
nod of the Presbyterian church in
session here yesterday refused to in
dorse the movement of tho state con
stitutional amendment organization
which is seeking to make the entire
slate "dry." It was finntly agreed
thnflhe question was purely a politi
cal one. Resolutions were adopted
asking the' state legislature to pass
laws requiring ninrringo bans to be
published two weeks in advance be
fore n ceremony can be performed in
the state, and to disqualify justices
of tho penco from officiating nt mar
riages. AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN
PARIS FORMALLY OPENED
PARIS, Oct. 30. Tho Americnn
hospital, built and oquipped through
tho generosity of the Americnn col
ony in Paris, was formally opened
yesterday m tho presonco of Am
bassador White, Minister of Educa
tion Doumorgeu, who represented the
French govemmont, mombors of the
board of governors nnd the medical
staff.
HAZEL CASE TO
JURY SOMETIME
THIS AFTERNOON
Morning Spent in Arguing Motion
Made, by Fenton for
a Directed Ver
' diet.
ATTORNEYS MAKING
THEIR FINAL ARGUMENTS
Judge Wolverton Takes Motion of
of Fenton Under Advisement
Until Later.
The suit brought by W. D. Hazel
against the Southern Pacific for $20,
130 damages for personal injuries
will be submitted to the jury some
time during the afternoon. The at
torneys are makiiir? their final argu
ments in the case and are expected j
to submit the matter to the jury
n
The morning was s)eiit arguing a
motion made bv W. D. Fenton for
the defendant nsljing that a directed
v(,r(i(.t 1)C rPtllnied in favor of his
company.
After hearing the argu-
. j , u-olverton
ee( i
meats.
, ( , resBrve ,,;,
nnd
nUmv 10 cas(, )o 0 to ,he xhen
(,ic nmH(;. (.ni) ,)c take.ui nRnm on
,: f,, n now irin it tin lnrv
finds for the plaintiff.
It is not thought that the jury will
be out long in reaching a verdict, as
only 'a few mutters are to be consid
ered. RUSSIA TO FINLAND:
"STAND AND DELIVER!" '
11ELS1NGFORS, Finland. Oct. 30.
A force of 123 Cossacks arrived at'
Tavastehus today, and more are ex
pected to arrive nt Frcderikshamin
and Ilelsingfors soon. These are the
ndvance guard of the force to be sent,
there by the Russian government as a
preventative against any movement
on the part of the Finns to oppose
Russin's enforcement of her demand
for $4,000,000 for national defense.
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaie
vitch, commander of the imperial
guard, has arrived to take charge of
the dispatch of troops to -Finland if
it becomes necessnrv to send them.
BIG TIME PLANNED FOR
OPENING OF NATAT0RIUM
ASHLAND, Oct. 30 The formal
opening of the fine new natatoriura
in Ashland Saturday afternoon and
evening has been signalized by the is
suance of n proclamation for a gen
eral gala day in Ashland by Mayor
R. N snoll, who calls attention to the
importance of the enterprise and the
credit due its projectors as well as
the pride that should he felt by all
loyal citizens of the community in
the addition of another attraction to
Ashlond tendimr to increase its pres
tige as n coming resort city.
EIGHT POUND POTATO
GROWN AT ELGIN
Eugene, Oregon, Oct. 28. What is
thought to bo the largest potato in
the world is on exhibition by tlio com
mercial club here. It weighs eight
pounds nnd considerably ovcrsizes
any potato over grown of which there
is record. At the world's fair in Chi
cago, tho prizo for the largest po
tato wos secured by Honorable Dun
ham Wright of Medical Springs, in
this county,: who showed ft potato
which weighed six nnd one half
pounds. , Tho Elgin monster bents
this record by a pound and a hulf .
EDICT ISSUED
THAT ALL MUST
SPRAY TREES
Every Fruit Grower Must Spray by
March I for San Jose
Scale or Lose
Trees.
COMMISSIONER CARSON
EMPOWERED TO ACT
Ashland Is Cleaned Up by Inspectors
and Phoenix and Talent Will Be
Next Point of Attack.
"Every farmer, orchardist and bftck
yard fruit grower is given until the
"irst f? March to spray for San Jose
-calc iuid if at the end of that time
the work is not done, the trees will
be cut down" says Professor P. J
O'Gara. This is by the order of the
state board of horticulture, and the
Flon. A. IT. Cnrson as commissioner
to this district is authorized to see
that the law is enforced.
Professor .O'Gara and assistants
have practically destroyed ' all the
pear might' in the city or Asniana
and with it 400 pear, quince and ap-
P'e trees. From Ashland the inspec
tors go to Phoenix and .talent, then
to Central Point and finally to Mcd-
ford. Professor O'Gara has. encoun
tered no very decided objections
from the owners of trees and what
was encountered was removed by a
little tact and patience.
It is the opinion of the men who
know that there will be no trees des
troyed March 1, for scale, as every
one will take advantage of the time
given them to spray.
ATTEMPT MADE TO MAKE
AWAY WITH MUCH FLOUR
ASHLAND, Oct. 30. Elmer Niles,
night watchman at the Warren Con
struction company's bitulithic mixing
plant in the railroad yards on A
street, reported to the police Thurs
day that about 2 o clock in the morn
ing six men, with a heavy wagon and
team of horses, drove up to n carload
of flour on a siding nnd were load
ing their wagon with it when fright
ened away by him. Later one of the
men approached him and wanted to
know if he was watchman for the
paving plant or the railroad company
nnd offered to furnish him a supply
of flour if ho would so in on the job,
which he indiennntlv refused to do.
He failed to notify the night officer,
however, or the bold plunderers might
have been captured forthwith.
The car in question was consigned
to local merchants and was partially
unloaded yesterday by Wiley Bros.,
tho truckmen.
FOREGOES THE CLOISTER
TO FIND LOST FATHER
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30. Miss Elsie
Swnnson of St. Louis renounced her
aspiration to become a nun because
she believed her duty was to search
for her father, whom she hnd not
seen for 11 years. She found him
yesterday in the county jail at Joplin,
n few minutes after he was convict
ed of burglary and larceny and sen
tenced to two years in the peniten
tiary.
Swauson did not recognize his
daughter, hut sho picked him from a
crowd of prisoners in the main cell
room. Father nnd daughter wept in
each other's arms. She will not try
to obtain a parole for him, and as
he was convicted sololy on his own
ndmission of guilt, it is possible her
plea for clemency will be granted,
GRAN
T
- AUTO RACE
Drives His Car 278.08 Miles in Four
Hours, Twenty-five Minutes and
Forty Secondsr-Parker Is '
Second.
NO ONE INJURED, BUT
MANY ACCIDENTS OCCUR
Day Was Ideal 150,000 Peopjle Wit
nessed the Race Fifteen
'"'" "Started.
VANDERBILT RACE COURSE,
Long Island, Oct. 30. Harry F.
Grant, driving an Alco car, captured
the vanderbilt cup race this after
noon, tie drove the car 28.08 miles
in 4:23:40. Parker, in a Fiat car.
v.us second, being only five minutes-
behind.
Although no persons were injured,
the race was marked by several ac
cidents to machines. Although the
day was ideal for racing only 150,
000 people witnessed it. Strang was
the first starter and was followed
by other cars at intervals of 15 seconds-
Fifteen cars started.
WILL GRAZE 15,1
SHEEP IN COUNTY
Negotiations Concluded Whereby the
Weyerhaeuser Company Lease
Much Land.
It is reported that negotiations
have just been concluded by an ex
tensive sheepman, Mr. Bowne, where
by the Weyerhauser company has
leased over a hundred thousand acres
of its timber lands lying in the vi
cinity of Aspen lake and westward
to the Jackson county line for sheep
grazing purposes. Mr. Bowne cal
culates, it is said, to put about 15.000
sheep upon the land. He also leases
the big ranch at Thrall "owned by
the Weyerhaeuser interests which he
will operate in connection with the
care of the sheep.
PRACTICAL TRAINING
FOR INDIAN FARMERS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. To train
Indians, in agricultural pursuits on a
broader and more practical scale, the
Indian bureau has undertaken the
project of installing model farr's on
all Indian reservations, with teachers
who have been in scientific ngiicull
tural schools.
INSURANCE POLICY FOR
AVIATORS IS THE LATEST
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Insur
ance for those who go up in flying
machines is the latest form of policy
brought out by an enterprising
Scottish casualty insuranco com
pany. Maxwell P.lnke, United States
Consul nt Dumforline, Scotland, re
ports today at the Bureau of Com
merce nnd Lnbor, that the corpora
tion in question hns recognized the
need for insuring aviators.
NOTICE.
There will be a meoting of tho
stockholders of the Joo Creek Min
ing company at the offices of With
ington & Kelly, Palb block, Monday
evening at 7:30 o'clock, November 1.
H. C. GARNETT, Presidont.
WINS
VANDERBILT