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Urcyon Historical Society . City Hall i-saSa Subscribers Not Receiving Their Papers Promptly Will ' Please Notify the Office At Once. Medford Mail Tribun FOURTH YEAE. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1909. No. 197. I? r m N Wl RER OF PRETTY Scathingly Denounces Cannon, Aid rich, Halo and Other Leaders as "Merc Puppets of the Interests." DENIES THAT PEOPLE HAVE VOICE IN NATION'S AFFAIRS Unhesitatingly Asserts That the Panic of 1907 Was Created to Kill Roosevelt Boom. "Will I be tho noxt senator from Wisconsin! Well, I guess I will I My opponents enn't beat mo. I'm going to win, and I'm going to beat them to a frazzle." LaFollotte. . f Vigorously denying that such a thing as representative government exists in tho United States, scathingly denouncing Morgan, Rockefeller and othor trust heads as the cause of nil tho dolotorious economic changes of tho past decade, and unhesitatingly asserting that these men deliberately initiated and fostered tho "artificial" panic of 1907, Robert Marion La Follottc, United Stales senator from Wisconsin, orator, so-called "graud standor" and insurgent republican, hold tho interest of a largo nudionco in tho opera house Thursday evening from 8:30 o'clock until midnight. lie attempted to stop at difforcnt times, but cries of "go on" kept him speak ing until after 12 o'clock. Senntor La Folletto denounced con gress, denounced tho senate, spoke in no mincing rannnor of Senators Aid rich, Spoakor Cannon and their allies, and charged that they were merely the puppets in all mnttors of so-called representative legislation of tho poworful Morgan-Rockefeller com bination. Began Buying Banks. "Five years" ago Morgan and Rock efeller saw that thoy must unito to control all factors of tho country's growth and industry and tho most po tent manner in which thoy could ob tain this control was to own tho banks and financial institutions. Now York naturally was tho scono of their op orations and thoy bognn quietly to ac quire tho stock of tho National City bank and tho Nntionnl Bank of Com merce, nnd 20 othor smnller institu tions in tho city. They then pro ceeded to elect their own directors, and with tlmir combined forco they could raise or lower tho intorost rates of tho country nt a moment's notice. "The panic of 1907 was an artifi cial ouo. Thoro was not one economic of financial reason for that fateful event. Do you know that tho farmers raised during 1907 $7Q0,000 raoro ag ricultural products than in 1900? That doesn't spell panic Do you know that the bnnk deposits in this country . in creased during 1907 over Jhe pre vious year by more than $100,000, 000? That doesn't spell panic. Do, you know that tho balance of trndo in favor of this country during tho e:.r 1907 was $500,000,000 ? That PHRASES - SPOKANE STILL IN HOT WATER SPOKANE, Nov. 5. Tho Industrial Workers of tho World show no signs of giving up tho fighot for freo speooh started Monday. Tho general executive board of tho organ ization have been summoned to this city to take up tho fight. Socialists nnd the paint ors' union passed resolutions condemning tho authorities and calling for a repeal of tho ordinance denying freo speech on tho street. t ALLEN AGAIN Did Not Complete Matter of Going Over Franchise Thursday May Not Act Tonight. Tho city council and John R. Allen who have undor consideration tho franchise applied for by Mr. Allen havo not yet completed their work and aro still in consultation. Several matters havo yet to bo considered by tho committee of tho whole boforo tho franchise is reported back to tho council nnd acted upon. Thoro is a disposition on both sides to arrive at a fair, equitnblo under standing. Tho city wants electric roads and only wants hor interests guarded. Tho council meets in special session this evening. doesn't spoil panic. Do you know that the United States Steel Corpora tion made larger net profits in 1907 than over beforo? That doesn't spell panic. Do you know thnt tho not earnings of tho railroads throughout tho country wcro over $2 per milo higher in 1907 than in 1900? That doesn't spell panic. Do you know that there were only 41 failures of financial institutions in 1907, boforo tho panic, fewer than in tho same months for many preceding years? That doesn't spell panic. Panic an Artificial One. "The panic was an artificial device of tho trusts nnd corporations to pre vent Roosovolt from securing a third term. Ho had been vigorous in his attacks on their intorests and a panic was tho surest method of making con tain ho would leave tho chief execu tive's chair. They ruined banks in Now York, Kansas City, and other financial contors, with mnlico aforo thought, and gavo this country tho Jesson thoy thought it needed. Rocke feller nnd Morgan were directly and solely responsible for tho panic of 1007. "The tariff matter was all settled by tho same combination. Noithor in congress nor in tho sennto did any individuals havo tho slightest chanco of making any amendments or changes in tho schedules that tho par ty loaders, acting undor tho dictate of tho Standard Oil interests, didn't want. Speaker Cannon is a Standnrd Oil puppet and appoints tho commit tees of tho house. They handled the tariff bill as thoy pleased and accord ing to dictates from their bosses. In the house it was all cut nnd dried bo foro tho special caucus met. Aldrich and Halo handled everything and did it nil in 48 hours. It was absoluto folly to call tho extra session of the legislature to revise tho tariff. It COUNSL AND CONFERENCE (Continued on page 8.) EDWAVIN6 OF ENGLAND IS TO HAVE LOCAL APPLES Vancouver Society Orders Spitzen berg and Newtown Apples for Shipment to England for King. TR0NS0N & GUTHRIE NEAR EAGLE POINT, GET ORDER Six Boxes of Choicest Rogue River' Fruit Will Grace Table of Great Britain's Ruler. Colonel R. M. Brereton of Portland has ordered from Tronson & Guth rie, the Eaglo Point npplo growers, six boxes of choice Rogue River ap ples, which aro to be shipped to tho British-Amorican Bonovolent society of Vancouver, B. C, which society is to ship them to England as a pres ent to Edward VH, king of Great Britain. The shipment will consist of threo boxes of tho finest Spitzenborgs nnd three of Newtowns. They will bo selected with great care and will bo indeed fit for a king. They, ,nro to be' sent forward' at onco. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY WILL MEET TOMORROW Tho monthly meeting of tho Roguo River Horticultural society will bo hold at tho Commercial club rooms Saturday afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock sharp, in order to give mom bors from a distance time to roturn homo. Professor O'Gnra will deliver a lecture on "Tho Planting of an Or chant," discussing each phaso of tho process, selection of trees, character of soil, tho laying out of tho orchard, pruning fox the first year, cross pollienization, etc., comprising ,n great deal of valnnblo information for tho established orchardists, as well as thoso who aro just entoring into tho business or contemplate doing so. Also, delegntes will bo elected to tho fruit growers' convention to be held nt Spokane November 30, during the progress of. tho Nntional n"K snow ui Hint piace. . i i ni i Tho meeting will bo a pnblio one and everyono interested in fruit grow ing, especially tho ladies, are invited to attend. LOOKING FOR A CHANGE IN NAME FOR BABY CHICAGO, Nov. 5. Wanted: One nnmo for a bnby. Tho one in question a boy- boasts six months of lifo. His par ents are Mr. and Mrs. Potior Palmer, Jr. ,and his grnndpnronts aro Mrs. Potter Palmer and Mr. nnd Mrs. II. n. Kohlsnat. Ilonoro Palmer choso to call his first boy Pottor Palmer, for his fath er, instead of nonoro Palmor, Jr., for himsolf. When tho son arrived in tho family of Potter Palmer, Jr., there was nlready a Potter Palmer ni. Could tho son of Potter Palmor II bo a Potter Palmer IV? Possibly, but ho hns not become so. W. J. Wimer of Waldo, one of the pionoor minors of Joscphino county, is registered at Uu Mooro. GINSENG FOUND RIVE IN Experiments Conducted by David Graham Near Prospect Prove Remarkable for Great Suc " cess Obtained. WILL PAY $35,000 AN ACRE IF PROPERLY RAISED Samples Sent East Bring Offer of $7.50 Round for Product f . . Pounds This Year. -100 Successful experiments made by David Graham of Prospoct havo add ed anothor to tho many resources of Jacks6ri county, in the shape of ginseng, tho valuable modietnal root, which is so scarco that it brings big prices all tho time, and instead of seeking a market tho market seeks tho plant. Four years ago. Mr. Graham planted an eighth of. an acre of gin seng on bis place near Prospect, and this year ho lmrvested his first crop, or rather partial crop, as ginseng re quires fiVocars in order to mature, but tho plants' had become so crowd ed that transplantation was nocos- (sary, and Mr. Graham figured that it would bo moro profitable to sell tho roots, immaturo as thoy were, than to transplant thorn. Samples wore accordingly sent to dealers in the ar ticle, and from thoso samples Mr. Graham has received offers of from $6.40 us a minimum, up to $7.50 per pound. Ho shipped to Chicago this weok 45 pounds ns a selling sample, and judgos that ho will have 100' pounds of tho finished product when ho hns completed thinning out his crop, Tho ginsong root is icd exten sively in tho materia modica, and es pecially in China, whero it of ton sells at $30 a pound and more, and the plnces whore it can bo grown in per fection aro so few lat thoro is a constant demnnd for it. Tho fact that Mr. Graham has been able to secure closo to- the top prico for his product, lacking n year of maturity, indicates that , tho uppor Roguo rivor section is 'adapted to tho growing of tho plttn. It costs something, howovor, to start a ginseng farm, ns tho ground must ho especially prepared and shndo provided for tho growing plants. Mr. Graham estimates that the cost of cloaring-ntlio plant thrives host on leaf mold planting and taking care of an, ncro of gin seng for fivo years, wlio.ii it reaohoa maturity, at $3000, of this amount $000 must bo oxponded for seed. But ho also fignros that nt ordinary prices tho incomp from that acre would be $35,000 nt the ond of the term. It looks big, but tho fnotx can bo demonstrated. Mr. Graham intends planting a quarter of an acre each year now until ho hns an ncro and a quartor in ginseng, Avhich will giyo him a fifth of tho laud planted to harvest cjioli year, and ho thinks that ho will ho able to keep ihq wolf, pn tho oior side of' the doorstep with this amount of land. D. E. Holler and wife of Grant Pass woro Medford visitors Thursday TO JH JACKSON COUNTY i ' jn j and Friday. ' 4- f - FEARFUL SCENES ARE ENACTED IN TEHERAN .... - . " TEHERAN, Nov. 5. The tribesmeu of Ardobii aro be- ' sieging the Russian consulate where tho 'Persian governor, city officials, clorgynVsn nnd foreigners liavo taken refugo. " r Thoy aro dofendod by a small band of Cossacks, who are short on ammunition. Tribes- men threaten to burn tho city. Scenes of wildest horror aro being enacted throughout tho town and tho besiegors nro nl- ' ready looting houses and out- raging women. ,400. OF County Assessor Grieve Completes Total Will Complete Work and Have Summary Within a Few Days. Tho assessed valuation of Jackson county for this year as fixod by Assossor W. T. Griovo is $20,400,000, The total hns not boon acctratoiy de termined as yot, but it is" close to that figure . Tho inorcaso is about $200,000 oyor last yoar. Howovor,' the greatest incrense was mndo in tho assessment of thojailroad property. Within a day or two tho assessor will completo tho roll and, havo tho exact figuros. STEAMER THOUGHT LOST ' OFF BODEGA BAY TOMALES, Cal., Nov. 5. No traco was found this morning of tho steam er supposed to havo gono on tho rocks in Bodega bay yestorday. Tho cutter McCullough is still searching. The wenthor continues thick. Thoso acquainted with tho coast dcelaro it is possiblo for tho sfcv to striko tho rock and slide into deep wntor, ioav iug no traco behind. SAN FRANCISCO WANTS A WORLD'S FAIR IN 1913 WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. To fur- thor tho project for a world's fair in San Francisco in 1013, Staie Sen ator Ed I. Wolfe of California yos torday conforrod with Roprosontalivo Kahn. Mr. Knliu will introduce a bill at tho noxt congress to npproprinto money for tho exposition. SOCIALIST VOTE IN NEW YORK IS SHRINKING NEW YORK, Nov. fi. Complete election returns show thnt tho social ist vnlo throughout this city was considerably loss than hnlf of last year, whon Etigono V. Dobs ran for president. This city gavo Dobs a voto of 25,000. Tho total socialist vote thii yoar was 10,000. PRESIDENT IS GPEST OF SOUTHERN CITY SAVANNAH, Gn., Nov. 5. Presi dent Tnft is a guest of this city to dny. A'n elaborate recoption is hpiitg tendorod mu NOTICE. V Tiicro will bo a special meeting of the stockholders of tho Siskiyou Copper & Gold Povelopmo'nt company Friday, November 12, at 7:30 p. in. at thoir office in tho Medford hotel, to considor tho purchase of addition al claims. - 204 26 000 VALUATION Hi COUNTY M. J. LOVE, Pronidont. EMI DEAD Wall Street Corporation With Inter ests In Africa Believed to Bo Source of Report No Confirmation. : INQUIRIES AT NAIROBI BROUGHT FORTH DENIAL New York Wildly Excited by News ' Correspondent With Roosevelt Cannot Bo Reached. NEW YORK, Nov. 5. A roport was current this mornning that Colonel Theodore Roosovelt had boon killed yesterday In African jungles. No de tails wore given. - Officors of a Wall strcot corpora tion with entensivo intorests in Afri ca, wore boliovod to bo at the source of the rumor. Tho Unitod Press has been unablo to get into immodinto communication with its correspondent with, tho Roosovolt party, but inquirios mndo in Nairobi brought fortli donials! ! Groat excitement was caused in , this -city by tho roport. . -r.. Washington Hears Nothing. ' , WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. The state' department has not rocoived anything indicating any truth or basis for tho rumor that Roosovo'lt met with mis hap in Africa. Inquiry of tho Smith sonian Instituto nnd nil plnces whoro , information is likely to bo sent fnilod to rovonl any reason for tho rumor. POPULAR YOUNG WOMAN DIES SUDENLY IN ASHLAND Mrs. F. G. Allnrd, tho wifo of Frank Allnrd, head machinist in tho South ern Pnoifio roundhouse in Ashland, died suddenly nt hor homo in Ash land. Sho was formerly a Miss Bush' of Portland and was very popular in Ashland, whoro sho has a largo cir clo of friends. M. W. A. Notice Thoro will a sooinl hour with refreshments tho first Friday in November. Tho committco havo a good time in storo. All Woodmen come. R. W. STEARNS. 197 Clork Pro Twn. T. E. Pottongor of tho Applognto spent Thursday in Medford visiting with his many friends. J. D. Wakomnn, ouo of tho pioneers of Wiinor, was in Medford Friday. Robert Dow was a visitor in Med ford Thursday evening. Houry C. Stonowiill of Williams Crook was in Medford on business Friday. John Stetson of Eugoiio is visit ing friends in Medford, William B. Hendorson of Ashland was a visitor in Medford Friday. Tho city council moots in regular session this evening. E. B. Brown of Grants Pass is in Medford on husinoss in connection with tho Columbia Life & Trust com pany. Reo A. C. Howiott of Eaglo Point was n .visitor in Medford Friday, RODS SAYS RII1R, NAIROBI DENIES J