Gold Hill
Create««
N u t o r u l K ooourooo
o f S a a l h a r n O ro g o n
II
On
b o u n t ifu l H o g u o M o o r
VOL 16
fte (Solih Mi II
Jackson Co.
O n o C o m m u n ity o f O p p o r
t u n it y - /f o g a o M o o r V a llo y .
" ’b o ro th o a p p to
f a i n « / fa m o
GOLD HILL JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, SATI RDAY, JULY 2«, 1913
TRACKAGE FOR CEMENT PLANT NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Killers of DedaskloilS Arrival of Constructing Engineer J Plnvii ic I p k I nnen
' Must Abandon Hope and
Start Progress
’
L C tS L ° ° S €
Terrific July Storm
M
on Southern Oregon Plant
Supreme Court Up
holds Decision and
Denies Appeal
MITCHELL PALMER
GEORGE F. COTTERILL
( onstruction of the sp u n and sidings on the Beaver-Port
land Cement company’s property west of this city, was actively
commenced yesterday morning. The local section crew and an
extra gang, of the Southern Pacific company, will complete the
laying of the track within the next few days, when all will be
Mike Spam « anil Frank Seymour will
in readiness for the arrival of the giant crusher and other mach
be broughl before Judge Galkina probab
inery, which has already been shipped.
ly mutt w.«*k to na»ive th» «m ienm of
death according to Attorney McCabe, of
The arrival of constructing engineer Leigh Hunt, A. D.
Medford. Tin* supreme court baa utlirni-
Nicholson, millionaire cement manufacturer, and directors of
«1 th e dedaion of the circuit court con-
the Beaver-Portland Cement company, is announced for the
victing tin* two men of first degree m u r
d e r after an appeal bail been w ade on the
coming week. With the arrival of the party the final arrange
ground* the onnfeaaion wan obtained by
ments for the construction of the company’s $500,000 plant at
" tliln l d eg n v " method«. A h anon aw
this
city will be attended to, and construction work immediately
Judge Galkina sentence« them to death
commenced.
Mr. Met ’ala* will put the m atter before
< inventor Weal in the laal attem pt to
Delay in the actual work of construction has beee caused
eave the men'« Uvea.
by
the
endeavor of the Leigh Hunt Engineering company to
Spum e ami Seymour killed a fellow
G reek Ian fall for a large am*unit of
complete a $1,500,000 plant at Medicine Hat, Alberta, before
money be waa believed to have bail in
commencing the new undertaking. The construction contract
Ilia |HNM«Mion. Ilia laaly wax bidden
which has been let to this company calls for the completion of
«MUler a warehouse m ar the Southern
the
Gold Hill plant before January 1, 1914, and no doubts are
Pacific depot at Medford.
entertained of the satisfactory completion of the project upon
that date.
In affirming tile Judgement of the low
e r court in the caau of Frank Seymour
Title to all of the land necessary for the site of the large
ami Mike Spanoa, convicted o f tin* m ur
plant and the necessary yards and trackage has been secured
der of G eorge Hftiaxknloii* at Medford,
Sepu*mla*r 22, 11112 the suprem e court
and the final payments made, while the lime dyke to be operated
s a id :
was secured by the company several months since.
“ The confeaaion ollereil in evidence w ss
A. M itch ell Palm er, the Pennsyl
Geo. F. C o tte rlll, M ayor o f Seattle,
reduced to writing, aigneil by the defend vania Congressman who wee Im per
J. C. Burch, president of the Beaver-Portland Cement com who blames the Seattle Tim es fo r the
ant*. and contains a detailed statem ent of sonated by David Lam ar, the New pany, who has been in this city for some time arranging details, attacks on I. W. W . and Socialist halls
the methods employisl by the defendant* York stock broker.
j departed on Tuesday evening for a conference with associates at by bluejackets.
am i their conaortato encnni|>w*athv death
i Portland.
Slualaw Reserve la to Be Opened
of their victim. We deem a recital of the
Boast G ets Him Behind Bare.
Oldtimers Agree for
Once,“Never Hap
pened Before”
So seldom ia it th at aoutliern Oregon
experience* a storm , electrical or other-
i wise, in the placid warmth of July, th a t
¡ the clouds which advanced and retreated
j for several «lays prior to the downpour of
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, were
j generally dismissed as not worth consid-
, eration by the weather wise.
J In this district the storm burst first on
. Sardine Creek Monday evening, the rain
¡falling in torrents th at inundated the
S roads, washed huge piles of debris down
i trie m ountain sides, and ruined much
) hay. Early the following morning the
i deluge became general, accompanied by
i an unusual electrical display.
No dam -
! age by lightning in the vicinity of Gold
Hill was reported, with the exception of
the Blackington ranch on Galls Creek,
which was struck but not m aterially
damaged The inm ates of the resilience
escaped unharmed.
Normal July weather produces but .19
of rainfall in this section of Oregon, but
more than 2 indies have fallen in this
week’s storm. From a cerulean blue
tone the Rogue changed overnight to a
tawny torrent, rising two feet in a few
hours. Report has it th at a cloudburst
also enlivened the up,«* Rogue, sweeping
away the salmon racks at tne Elk Creek
hatchery.
AH country telephone lines went down
Eugene, Or.—C om plete reversal of
grewaonie fai t* profitless, ami .rent by
Roaehurg. —- C harles Howard of
th e policy of th e forest service with and electric lines were put out of com
-ayiug they allow a murderous act com Edenbower, who la u n d er bonds for
relation to th e Siuslaw national forest mission in all the smaller towns of the
m itted in a deliberate ami foul m anner.
alleged bootlegging waa arrneted on
and
th e w elcom ing of hom esteaders valley. I-urge transform ers of the Calif
The ,iroHeeution oili-red in evldeniv a ch arg e of contem pt of court. Ha
to the whole coast country of Oregon, o rn ia ! Iregon Power Co. a t Gold Ray,
the testimony of the officer* of the law lioasted, It Is raid, th at he could buy
from Tillam ook to Coos Bay, w as an Rogueriver and Jacksonville were* burned
eunnected with the case, ami a niuula-r Intoxicating liquor a t 14 places in
nounced here, follow ing a w eek's in out and a dozen smaller ones throughout
of Ollier responsible witllcsaie, to till- ef Roaehurg. w hich Is a dry town. W hen
spection of th e national fo rest by the county sntt'ered.
fect th a t defendant* while uninfluenced called before th e grand jury he said
The only large «laniage reporte«! is to
by any insidious surroundings expressed it w as tru e he could buy booze but he
not recognize th e H uerta ad m in istra Chief F o rester G raves.
grain and alfalfa, principally in the Grif
a drain* to make a clean bread of the refused to nam e th e places. He was
tion and th a t It would not last a y ta r ;
faeta connected with the commission of fined $25 and ord ered held In Jail until
(2) th a t the president had sta te d that Referendum Suit is Filed at Salem fin Creek country. No damage to fruit
Salem, Or.—Charging gross frauds is reported. Three indies of rain feli
(he crim e; Unit they were apprised he-i he consented to tell.
th is country would establish a pro
fun* m aking the eonfi-Miona that w hat i
te cto rate over all C entral A m erican In th e obtaining of sig n atu res to the within an hour at Griffin Creek, about ,5
they would say would la* used against
Exiled E ditor Will Return
countries to guard the I 't ia m a Canal, p etitions to refer th e w orkm en's com " ’dock Tuesday. A wall of water from
them , and th a t any atatement made
S a le m —D eclaring th a t he waa k id
S ecretary T um ulty stated th a t there pensation act a t th e special election two to three feet in height swept down
must Is* the offspring of their own free naped and taken from Bandon. Dr.
was absolutely no foundation in tru th tn N ovem ber th e s ta te in relation of from the hills, sweeping everything lie-
W ashington.—Reduction in parcel for eith er of the above statem en ts."
Gale S. Hill, d istric t attorney, through fore it, hay and grain stacks, and even
will and accord.
Bailey K. L each, Socialist sp eak er and
"A fter a painstaking study of the evi publisher, announced In an ad d ress post rates w ithin the first and second
R eports of conditions surrounding E. R. Ringo, rep resen tin g the people, bales of hay were carried away.
The rain Tuesday evening made an end
dence adduced at tin* trial, we cannot here th a t he would re tu rn to th a t city zones, and increases In th e maximum th e H uertn governm ent In Mexico filed su it In th e Marion county circuit
aay th a t the presiding judge, in adm itting in sev eral weeks. He aald he would weight of pureels and su bstitution of have put adm inistration officials in an court to enjoin S ecretary of S talo Ol to five Jackson county forest fires th at
t h e confessions, commit U-d an e rro r' resum e th e publication of his paper a new ra te c h art for th e com plicated attitu d e of keenest apprehension to cott from placing the m easure on the threatened to be destructive. One of the
present map was ordered by P o stm ast ward th e situation there.
fires, tlie most dangerous, was in Ashland
mauifeal and d ear, and, in consequence i on his retu rn .
Advices official b a llo t
e r G eneral Burleson to tak e effect Au which officials believe to be perfecUy
canyon and was reported at headquarters
• hereof, w,* an* forbidden by the legal
gust IS.
at Medford Tuesday by Forest Ranger 8.
tru stw o rth y seem to indicate th a t the
policy of tin* atate from diaturhing the Rich Strike Reported on
The ra te of postage In th e first zone strife betw een th e H uerta regim e and Arant Gives Up Fight for
A. Moore who with a n u m b e r of Ashland
determ ination of tin* trial court. ”
Sucker Creek Near Holland Is reduced from 5 cen ts fo r th e first the revolutionary elem ents Is nearing
Stewardship of Crater Lake men fought the fire. The others were
Pound and 1 cent for ench additional a point w here som e definite conclusion
near the Crater I-akc forest, about Pros
Liquors To Be Seized
pound to 6 cen ts for th e first pound is to bo reached.
pect, near the Elk creek hatchery and
Salem , O r.—-Governor W est h as Is
GRANTS PA SS,O r., Ju ly 22.—Reports and 1 cent for each additional two
PORTLAND,
July
23.—Unites
States
Two senators. Nelson and Clapp, or
received the attention of the Jackson
aued a proclam ation Instructing peace | from H olland, in t lie Illinois valley, i. Il pounds. T he nfixiinum w eight of p ar
M innesota, took the stand before th e M arshall Scott today wired Federal Dis County Fire Patrol association. Several
officer« to seize all intoxicating li of the strike of gold-hearing on* on upper cel post packages is Increased from 11
com m ittee of th e ir colleagues Investi trict A ttorney Kearnes from Crater Lake other small fires were reported on the
q u ors shipped Into th e sta te in viola Slicker creek, which, if true, will eclipse to 20 pounds, but only in th e first and
g ating th e “lobby" and denied the National Park that the work of transfer east side of the Cascades near Pelican
tion of federal and s ta te laws.
any strike ever la-fore made in southern second zones for the present. If this tru th of sta te m e n ts made by M artin ring the office of superintendent of the
Bay. The fires are the first of the season
‘ It Is dally brought to th e atten tio n Oregon. A vein of telluride on* ISO f<s*t w orks o u t th e m axim um will be made M. Mulhall, all around field w orker for park from W. F. A rant to W ill G. Steel
and were started by the electrical storm
o f th is office,“ says the proclam ation, in width ia said to have been traced for a 20 pounds everyw here.
th e N ational A ssociation of M anufac hail been completed and that he would Monday evening.
“ th a t unlaw ful shipm ents of such li distance of 1500 feet and assays Hindi
In addition, th e insurance rate, orig tu rers.
leave for Portland today. He stated that
The total rainfall for the season from
q u o r an* being m ade, particu larly by from it show gold values of from $>100 to inally 10 cen ts, will be reduced to 5
In letters reed into the record Mul Arant announced he would m ake no fur September 1 to date is now 20.07 inches.
m eans of ocean and riv er steam ers $l2iki l*-r ton. A group of eight claim cen ts on p arcels up to th e value of $25. hall told of conversations with S enator ther effort to push his contention th at he
The norm al is 20.81, and the season is
plying betw een points w ithin this s ta ts surrounding and including that of John Bryan Proposes to Guide Nicaragua N elson—a m em ber of tho lobby com had been illegally deposed.
shy 6.74, despite unusual precipitation
and points w ithin th is and o th e r Sowell, original locator, has already laeii
Deputy Marshall D. B. Fnller was left
for April, May, June a n d July, October,
A new policy tow ard Nicarngmi, In m ittee— in relation to the rejection
states.**
opliotiial by a company from lliia city,
at
Crater
Lake
while
A
rant,
who
was
al
early In 1909 of a bill am ending the
i-.x peris left G rants Pass thia morning to volving th e v irtual control of the a f Sherm an a n ti-tru st act by a senate lowed three days in which to complete November, December, January, February
and March were shy, but the distribution
Bulgaria Not to M ake Resistance
investigate tin* alleged strike and already fairs of th a t republic by a United subcom m ittee, of which Mr. Nelson some work, rem ained in the park.
lias been better this year.
London.—Any Idea that th e B ulgar a small rush ia on to the district, which S tates tru s t p ro tecto rate, sim ilar to w as chairm an.
th at now exercised over Cuba was ou t
Fishermen everywhere in the valley
ian arm y Is preparing for a co u n ter is forty mile« west of hen*.
in one le tte r Mulhall spoke of being
Sand In W ate r Kills Cows
lined by S ecretary Bryan a t a confer
are impatiently awaiting the fall of the
Stroke has been a ban do tied
It haa
Bend.—Sand as an enem y of the river, when a fresh run of salmon and
ence with m em bers of th e sen ate for introduced to S enator Clapp by Mr.
become known th at III Ills anxiety to
Nelson and of talking w ith both men dairym an has just been discovered by steelhead trout is confidently anticipated. •
eign
relatio
n
s
com
m
ittee.
Crawford
Makes
Ruling
bring about peace, King F erdinand ap
Mr. B ryan's proposal, coming as a about a recen t decision u n d er the a Powell B utte rancher. A fine dairy The rush of a summer freshet to the sea
M arshfield. -Attorney G eneral Crnw-
pealed to tiie G erm an em peror reg ard
Sherm an act.
cow of his died suddenly and to d e te r is the signal for a large school of fish to
ing R oum anla'a action. The n atu re of ford, In n w ritten opinion sen t to su rp rise to m em bers of th e com m ittee, j
mine the cause of h e r death he m ade begin the ascent of the Rogue, and altho
h
as
been
taken
by
many
sen
ato
is
aa
National Capital Brevities
Judge
Pennock,
of
M
arshfield,
holds
th e em peror's reply has not been d is
that reg istratio n clerks, under the new th e first pronouncem ent of a general . W ashington advices say th a t both an exam ination and found th a t th ere fishing will not be attem pted for several
closed.
A semi-official dispatch from Sofia law, can n o t reg ister v oters In o th er policy on th e part of the ad m in istra foreign and A m erican com m ercial in w as nearly a q u art of fine sand be 'lays it is believed that the la st angl ing
aays th a t even should tho R oum anians p recincts th an the one In which they tion to extend A m erican control ever te re sts are clam oring for recognition tw een th e second and third stom achs. of the season will open next week.
Invade the capital no resistan ce would are appointed. The new lnw requires th e countries surrounding th e Panam a by th e U nited S tates of the H uerta The cow had been d rinking from sh al
low irrigation ditches, and the light
the reg istratio n clerks to give bond Canal, and to assu re th e stab ility of governm ent in Mexico.
he offered.
F ifty “women vigilantes" a t W auke
for $.300 for the faithful perform ance C entral A m erican republics and th e
P resident W ilson ha* selected W il putnlce sand had been so abundant In
dom ination by th e U nited S tates of liam L. C ham bers, of th e D istrict of the w ater as to accum ulate and cause gan, 111., seized Mrs. John R ichardson,
R epresentative Underwood of A la of th eir duties.
th eir relatio n s w ith o th er g re a t pow Columbia, to be com m issioner of medi death. Fine dairy stock previously tore off p a rt of her clothing, rode h e r
bam a, dem ocratic house leader, has
ers.
K
lam
ath
Opposes
Revision
ation and conciliation under th e New- lost by o th er farm ers is now believed on a rail, pelted her with mud, and
ex p ressed uutiafiicllon with th e prog
to have died also from the sam e cause. ordered h er to leave town.
K lnm sth F alls.- T h e proposed fed Mexican Situation Alarm s Officials Innds act.
reus th a t Is now being made with th e
In papers filed In the S uperior court
An
official
m
essage
was
sen
t
from
new ta riff law.
t »i*ef eral legislation which would close the
So d elicate is th e Mexican situation
of San Francisco, Phil K. Gordon, gen
Aphis A ttacks Young O rchards
The governm ent has established season for duck hu n tin g D ecem ber 16, considered in official circles th a t tile ; W ashington to H enry lam e W ilson.
M onm outh,— Polk county’s young eral agent of the passenger d epart
h anking by mall In connection with instead of F eb ru ary 16, ns provided W hite H ouse issued th e following A m erican am bassador to Mexico city,
by
th
e
s
ta
te
lnw,
would
c
u
t
out
much
to
come
a
t
once
to
W
ashington.
orchards
of cherries and pears are m ent of the S unset Route of th e
th e postal savings hank system . De
statem en t to clear up m isrep resen ta
Chile has signified its w illingness again being m olested w ith green aphis. S outhern Pacific com pany, with head
p o sits m ay bo made and w ithdraw als of tho best p a rt of the h unting season tions.
q u arters In Son Francisco, w as mado
effected h e re a fte r by mail, und an of in Ibis region. T he K lam ath S p o rts
"On his atten tio n being called to the to consider th e details of S ecretary The tiny pests app ear on the ends of
flclal announcem ent to th a t effect is m en's association lias taken tb s m at following statem en ts appearing in cer B ryan's peace plan. It has becom e the th e sm allest limbs and do dam age to defendant in a suit for $50,000 and
te r In hand and will p ress objections
22d nation to endorse the plan in p rin such an extent th a t th e leaves curl up. costs on charges of alien .•••:;:•*; tho af
being sen t to th e po stm asters through
tain afternoon new spapers (1)
. . thnt ciple.
I to the undesirable features.
wife
C herry trees especially are having a fections of Mrs. Lillian .'
o u t the country.
th e p resident had stated th a t ho would
of A rth u r A. Beck, of
i
, i
hard y ear for th eir foliage grow th.
Good News from Capital is
Lowering of Parcel Post Rate
Effective August 15
Increase Limit to
20 Pounds