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THE WEATHER.
Tonight and Tuesday
Continued cloudy; rain.
Sunday Ruin .10; high
02, low 52, range 55.
High southwest winds.
Full Leased Wire Report.
United Press Association.
The only paper in the
rorld published in a city
the sizo of Medford hriv
.ng a leased wire.
Medford Mail Tribune
FOURTH YEAE.
MEDFORD. OREGON, MONDAY,-NOVEMBER 8, 1909.
No. 199.
1
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COUNCIL grant:
ALLEN FRANCHI
ONLY STREET
LEFT OFF
LIST '
Must Have Two, Miles' of Road in
" Operation Within Five Years
Rights Lapse End of
Seven.
The city council at a meoting held
Saturday granted to John R. Allen
a franchise for an electric road in
the city of Medford. The franchise
covers all streets with the exception
of Oakdnle avenue.
Suraiuarized, the terms of the
franchise are:
The franchise becomes void at tlui
expiration of one year, unless at that
time actual, construction work &hall
have commenced.
Within two years Mr. Allen must
filo with the city a pink upon, which
is indicated all of the streets whiol;
are to bo utilized by the company,
and nil streets not so indicated shall
l evert to the city.
The company must have in opera
tion at least two miles of railway
within five years.
All streets revort to city that are
not used by company at end of seven
years. . . 1
Any power may be used excepting
steam.
Tracks must be laid flush with
grade of street. i
Allen must keep m repair that por
.. ., . r. . j i ..
tion of tho street occupied by him
laying between a point 18 inches be-
yond tho outsido rails of the tracks.
Company may charge 5 cents for
each trip from any passenger on any
trip within city limits in one direc
tion.
m, , . . j. . t -
The fronchiso is for a ponod of
ten years.
Mr. Allen must filo his written ac
ceptance of tho franchise within 30
days.
FISHERMAN FINDS BIG
FORTUNE IN OCEAN
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Nov.
8.Jnnies Curry, a fisherman, today
is worth $100,000, if tho suHtunco
Ire found floating in the straits of
Juan de Fuca yesterday proves to
be ambergris,- as local chemists de
clare it is.
With n companion, Curry was row
ing small boat a few miles north of
here. lie discovered tho. suhstanco
noar the spot. Ifxweighs nearly 150
pounds. Thus far it has answered.
every superficial for ambergris which
is used in the manufacture of por
fume. NEW ARRIVAL PLEASES
MEDFORD'S CITIZENS 'MJtclieJl. Morrison and I are sen
Itcncod to long months of imprison
One of the very latest arrivals in ment, nnd the ignominy of being
Medford, the home of the autoiro- flnsajfied as criminals? We have
bile, came in on a late train Snt.ir- dared to defend pur constitutional
day night in tho shape, of the new-fights ns men and as citizens, do
eat model "Hudson 20." This -classy 8nite tho injunction of a court which
little creation already has a host of
friends in this city' and tho Valloy
Auto company, nt whose establish?
ment it can be seen, requests the
pleasure of a call, and jf ou aro
npw, or expect to be, in the niurket
they" can convince you of " the mark
ed superiority of this car over any
other of its class now on the mar
ket. 199
flriri Fftllows. Attention
There will be an important meet-
ing of the Odd Fellows tonight at
their hall. Your presence is desir-
od. By order of the N. G.
SE
i
ONLY GOOD WILL
RESULT SAYS
GOfflPERSOF
CASE
Labor Leader .In Annual Address
Scores Justice Wright InPass
ing Upon His and Other
Leaders' Cases.
TORONTO, Ont., Nov. 8. Samuel
Gompers, president of the American,
Federation of Labor, reviewed ihc
famous case in which ho, Jofin Milch
ell and Socretary Morrison were sen
tenced to jail in the District' of Co
lumbia for violation of an injunc
tion, in his report to tho twenty-ninth
intornntional convention of the or
ganization of labor, in session today
here. Ho declares that he believed
oventual good will come from the
case, saying:
"I know that tho neoplo or our
country and labor movement will be
found, united in patriotic protest
against the curtailment "ofho Jibpr
tics for which our forefathers strug
gled in ordor that wc might be freo."
President Gompors'. report pro
ceeds to deal with tho question of
injunctions, eight-hour law, employ
ers' liabilities and automatic compen
sation laws, ship subsidy bill, con
vict labor, child labor, immigration,
Gompors' European tour, subjects
concerning tho conduct of tho Amor-
I ican Fodorntion, and thon ,say
, '
inn Y r
s in
I part :
Scores the Judge.
"This passing comment appears
jippropos. It is that an unprejudic
ed, impartial judge might well have
doferred a decision in a contempt
cose alleging violation of an mjuno-
.. , h . .. ,
.tion wine nn appeal upon tho valid
ity of the injunction itself was pend
ing and was being considered for do
cision by a higher court; and further,
that tho unprecedented sentences im
posed were entirely in conflict with
tho spirit and plain provision of tho
constitution as being cruel and nti
usual. The lnnguago and manner of
Justico Wright in delivering his opin-
ion upon the guilt of tho ccn charged
.with disobeying tho terms of tho in
junction, the fact that ho had given
.his opinion, or pormittcd it to bo given
out in advance; tho wholo mockory
nnd formality of asking us whether
wo had any Tcasons to assign why
sentence should not bo pronounced,
when ho had determined on the sen-
tenco m advance all these, as well
ns tho mattor and manner of the ar
rangemont for tho scene nnd the de
livery of tho opinion and sentence in
dicated tho unfitness of tho man to
wear the judicial robe and occupy
tho judicial position.
Wlint na 41in nffnnena -fnr wtiipll
spite tho injuncti
sought to invade tho rights of froo
speech and free press secured to tho
Anglo-Saxon people centurios ago by
the Magna Charta, and clinched by
H,a nr1rmtlr.it of thB first amendment
to the constitution of the
United,
States."
Morrison's Report.
Secretary Morrison's report show
i . 11 1 r it.. .. !
Jinn for ih vflnr endintr Sentembor
disbanded.
ditures $203,702.07. The excess add-,
cd to the cash on hand made a bal-by
ance of $107,303.40.
The voting strength of the
ATTEND THE GREAT BOOSTER MEETING TONIGHT
Every patriotic citizen of Medford, evory man, woman and child who has the
welfare of the city at heart, should attend the great booster meeting under the
auspices of the Greater Medford Club and the Commercial Club at tho Medford
Theater at 8 o'clock tonight and hear Tom Richardson of the Oregon Develop-'
ment league and other orators speak on the way to build up and beautify a city,
There will be a fine musical program and eloquence by leading citizens. Mrs.
Hazelrig'g and Mrs. Andrews, jMi Walters, Miv ndrews and other 'local favor
ites will sing, Professor Romanoff, Mr. Norlbng antt other famous musicians play.
Medford leads among Oregon cities for progress, and the lead must be'maintain
ed. Only by. every citizen becoming a booster and boosting all the time, all for
bue and one for all, can Medford keep in the lead, fulfill its destiny, and become the
largest city between Portland and San Francisco.
Even resident, from school child millionaire, can help, and that without bui'
dening liimself. A little aid and a little energy. from each makes the'.task an easy
one. What to do and how to do it will be told you. ,
Come one, come all admission free.
LADIES PLAN
JO BEAUTIFY
ENTIRE CITY
Ladies of Greater Medford Club
Start Systematic Campaign for
Planting of Shade Trees
'in Medford. ' '.
' Every pnoporty ownor, in .the 'city,
is expected to Improve his resldenco5.
property by planting atong his front
age trees, which will be uniform on
tho different streets, if ho carries
out tho wlBhes of tho ladles of tho
Greater Medford club, who havo
started a systematic campaign for
beautifying tho Btreots of the city.
The ladle's, aro .already at work and
unless moro man wishes to como un
der their displeasure thoy had bet
ter got busy.
The ladles plan to sell tho trees
to tho property owners and havo or
dered them. Many havo signed, up
and within a year or bo Modford's
streets should presont a splendid ap
pearance. Tho following article was prepar
ed by Professor P. J. O'Qara, pathol
ogist of tho dopartmont of ngrlcul-
ture, whoso aid was enll3tod by tho
ladles:
What It Means.
Tho ladles of tho Greater Medford
club aro contemplating the beautify
ing of tho city streets, avenues and
parks by planting In a thoroughly
systematic manner, the bettor varie
ties of shade trees adapted to tho
southern Oregom climate Thoy also
propose a parking systom wjilch will
utilize what may often bo termed
waste ground, and In this way beau
tify tho city. Anyone who has vis
ited tho national capital and has seen
Its beautiful avenues of trees can
appreclato what a systematic plan
ning and1 planting moans. In tho city1
of Washington overy tree that Is
planted, as well ao tho placo whoro It
Is planted, forma a part of a genoral
.lnairrn iviiipn in in coniormiiY wiiu
r " 7. V 7"i.-
us surroundings, mo iiiuuuui, ui
trees In a city by tho Individual
moans planting without thought or
plan. Tho Greater Medford club,
through Its commlttoo, Mrs. J. P.
Reddy and Mrs. M. L. Alford, U
making a thorough study of tho
needs o ftho city. Theao ladles havo
called at tho forestry offlco and tho
office of tho' pathologist, United
States dopartmont of agriculture, and
these two offices offer tho following
suggestions;
Selection of Trees.
The most Important thing In the
planning of n city parking system
Is tho selection of tho tree best
adapted to climatic conditions. It Is
(Continued on Pago 5.)
tion in 1909 was 15",804. against 10,-
802 in 1908. Thtf report also shows
hat ot tlie tuna oi .j.-ii.uj ruiscu
.. . a . i a i k m nrr .1 i
defend Uompers, Morrison nnu
Mitchell, $38,024 remains. During
tho voar 1008, 198 now charters were
h.,..nA ,l,;io Qio iininna lmd their
charters revoked, were suspended or
inouvui "' -
Te gain in membership reported
the secretaries of 34 international
organizations over the mcmherslup on
federa-Septeraber 1 last year, is 8J.
4
COL. HOFER PAYS HIS
RESPECTS OVER SPE
CIAL LEASED WIRE
SALEM, Nov. 8. Editor
Moil Tribune, Mddfofd,- Or.2
Congrntiilalions on tnkimr.
tho United Press leasod wii
telegrnphio rdport. It is th.i
best .my! most comploto eve
ning newspaper service now
furnished' on tho Pacific coast
nnd equal, in my opinion, t'o
nnythihg of the kind taken by
"Eastern ndwspnjters. TJtoro is1
no -.city ;vsize-o Medford
'that'lias. anything lilfe itnn,'
MSt for your indomitable-
Scourago as a city-builder and
wealth creator VAur commu-,
f
tho biggest wire report of juiy
city in the world of its sizo.
With host wishes' for your
self and the M,edfpi;d boosl-,
ers, remain,-' IrHOFEJJ
Editor Daily Capital Joum.
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ANDERSON SELLS
FORJ27.500
Florida Man Invests In Rogue River
Valley Cottam Buys an
Orchard for
jV s .. $9000.
Bert Anderson hns sold his farm
near Central Point, which ho purch
ased last year, to R. D. Hoko, who
recently camo hero from Florida, for
$27,500. The tract contains 181i2
acres, located on th f'nar creek bot
tom, two and one-half miles bolow
Central Point, 100 acres of it being
as fine bottom land as lays outdoors.
Tho tract has not been sot to orch
ard ns yet, but tho now owner will
lcommenc6 remedying that difficulty
at once.
Mr. Hoko was formerly oxlentiively
engaged in tho growing of pineapples
nnd grape fruit on tho west const of
Florida, hut has sold out his hold
ings there and will become a fixture
in Southern Oregon.
C. W. Cottam, who has been trav
eling through this section for iho past
12 or 15 years, and is known to
ovorybody along tho lino, hns becomo
imbued with tho fruit hug nnd has
invested in a tract of land in tiny
Roguo River vnlloy. Monday ho con
eluded negotiations whereby h'o be
came a half-owner in the Uothwoll &
Glasgow tract, recently sold by them
to Andorson & Green, lyin, couth and
west of Medford, pnying $9000
therefor. The tract consists of 23
acres 20 nrcos of wh: Ji aro set to
nity would not, geJtJjuSfVwI.'
wide advertisement d' tnlrine .
fruit. tho young man called off tho ongage-
Through the agency of tho W. T.ment for tho reason that ho was suf-
York Co., A. N; Wright has sold tofering from tuberculosis of tho ear,
W. II. Bowen, late of Butte, Mont., 17
acres of land near Jacksonville, for
tho sum of $7000. Mr. Wright bought
this property a year ago,., nnd tho
rise in land values gives him n fair
profit on the invostment. Three ncros
are in young orchnrd, and Mr. Bowon
intends to iraprovo tho tract and set
it nearly nil to orchard, The land
CASE AGAINST.
US. STEINHIIL
IS
Today's Testimony in Famous French
Case Is Favorable to Widow
Confident of an. Ac
quittal. j
PARIS, Nov. 8. Tho Btate's case
against Madame Stcinhoil, "tho red
widow," wJkj is on trial horo on tho
clfargo pf murdering hor" artist hus
band nndoulptor, Madamo Japy,
appears taMe crumbling.
Today's testimony was entirely fa
vorablo to tho widow and sho appar
ently is confident of acquittal.
. Prodorol, on whoso tostimony tho
prosecution hopos to strongthon' 'its
case materially, tostuied that whoth
or or no Madamo bteinneil ovor
dreamed of marriage as a result of
their relations. This was considered
a great point in tho woman's favor,
for, if ho had testified that ho and
tho. woman had soriously considered
marriago tho prosecution would havo
used as a motive for tho murdors.
Dr. Acheray, tho Steinhoil's family
physician testified that tho accused
woman had enred tondorly for hor
husband and mother. This was an
other point in Madamo Steinhoil's fa
vor, as tho prosecution attempted n
provo that during tho two months'
illness of her husband that sho nover
went near hor husband.
Madnmo Stoinheil declares that tho
inquisitorial mothods of tho prosocu-
tion is holping her case.
KETCHEL HITS JAP WITH
HIS $6000 AUTOMOBILE
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. S.
Tho local Japaneso colony has on
gagod Attorney John Greoly to proso
cuto Stanloy Kotcholl, tho middle
weight champion prlzo flghtor, who
yesterday ran down and Injured M.
Oglbara, a Japanese, with his now
JC000 automobile.
Kotcholl was released on ball attor
ho had been charged with battery
and violating tho speed law.
' This makes tho fourth tlmo that
Kotcholl has boon arrested In two
months on chargos of violating tho
speed law.
SAN FRANCISCO BELLE
TO WED YOUNG CUDAHY
CHICAGO, 111., Nov. 8. Tho en
gagement between Edward I. Cudnhy,
tho son of tho millionaire packer, and
CRUMBLING
Miss Norn Brewer of San Francisco .theresult of a hro that broke out to
un norm- broken, nnd tho stories 'day i" Roland Froros' fumituro fac-
current recently to tho effect that
nro false, nccording to n statement
made by Mrs. Michael Cudahy, tho
mother of Edward, to tho United
Press today.
lies on tho cast side of the "Hill
Road," lending north from Jackson
ville, and Is every foot of it first
class orchard land.
ASSESSMENT ROLL
BOWS DECREASE
QUARTER
Big Reduction Shown Regardless of Tremendous,
-Increase in Assessment of Southern PacifiG
Assessment of Town Lots Nearly
$150,000 Less
Assessor W. T. Groives has com
pleted his totals of county assessed
vauntions for Jhe present yoar and
thoy show n decrenso of noarly a
quarter million , dollars, notwith
standing tho fact that the Southorn
Pacific has been increased ovor half
a million dollars. This would mako
tho tqtnl shrinkage in pro"porty valu
ations outsido tho railroad ovor thrco
quarters of a million dollars $783,
304, to bo oxnot nnd this despito a
mosti prosperous yonr, tho biggest
immigration in the county's history,
and a great increaso in soiling prices.
Every town in tho valley! has had a
largo growth, rind all town proporty
is held nt higher figures than ovor
boforo, yot tho nssossod valuation of
town lots is $147,083, lovfor than a
year ago. Tho past yoar has boon
tho biggest building yoarin tho his-
tory of the county, yot tho improve-
Aores of tillable land, 103,511.,..
Acres of non-tillnblo lnndvl,076,001... , . ,
Improvements on deeded Jland.
Valuo of all'loft , "i.-V...?; .,-. ..;v
Improvements 911 lots. . . ,' .
Improvements on land not dooded
Miles roadbed, 82.78
Miles rolling slock, 130.0
No miles tologrnph and tolephono lues, 233Yi
inoludod in nbovo in 1908)
Valuo of stationary engines
Valuo of merchandise . ,'
Valuo of farming implomcnts
Amount of money
Amount of notes and accounts,,,
Shares of stocks 1 ,
Vnlueof household goods. .......
No. of horses, 453G. ,
No. of cattle, 10,971 ',
No. of shcop, 13,120 ,
No. of hogs, 3713 . ,
No. of chickens, 200
No. of dogs, 17
Totnl amounts
EDDY CABLES THAT
ALL IS WELLWITH DIM
Mrs. Roosevelt Receives Cablegram
Telling of Colonel's Goo
Health.
ROME, Nov. 8. Mrs, Theodore
Roosovolt today received a cable
message from her husband, dated
Nairobi, in which ho stated that ho
was enjoying porfoct health and that
(hero was absolutely no truth in (he
rumor that ho hud been striokon down
with a sovoro illness.
FIREMEN DIE IN BAD
FIRE IN MONTREAL
MONTREAL, Que., Nov. 8. As
lory fw. firemen nro doad and six
wore injurod. Firomnn Mnlloy and
Holbrook wore both dug out from
beneath tho debris of the first floor,
which guvu way, crushing, the- men to
death.
Opera Singer Divorced;
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 8. Groco
Von Studdiford, the opera singor,
was today granted a d.ivqrcq from
hor husband, CJuuIob Von Studdiford,
a St, Louis traveling salesman.
MILLION
Than Last Year. ; :.
ments on town lots nro valued at,
$38,380 loss than thoy were a year
ago. . '
In spite of tho fact that 15,00ft
acres of now orchard, wero planted,
and, a largo acroago made tillable,
and that orchard property and ifarm
proporty is selling nt tho highest fig
ure in history, Assessor Greives has
doorcased tho value of tillable land
$228,190.
Stores aro moro numorous, bigger
and carry largor stocks of merchan
dise than ovor boforo, but Assessor
Groives hns dooreased their valua
tions $103,48,3.
As a result of Mr. Groives assess
ment and tho failure of tho. .board of
'.equalization to net, all cities and
towns in Jackson county , fnco a
highor rato of taxation to raise the
samo rovonuo ns raised last ,your.
In dotnil tho assessed, valuations
for tho two years is na follows:
Value. 1009.
Valuo 1908.
$ 0,313,529
709.136
0;085,333
10,594,492
903,673
1,980,095
8,800
2.i 37.70 V 1
2,027,481
0,575
, 1,901,048
171,200
.2,325,300
' 231,584
, 135,100
, 310,815
371,518
2;., - t
.475,001
122,2. ,
422,0811
102,335
17,000
227,237
23,900
198,755
. 28,031
12,973
105
134,335
278,174
201,708
140,205
240,010
270,770
184,035
31,078
11,373
50
200
$20,438,000 $26,085,204
ODGEN WANTS BIG
FIGHTJN JANUARY
Telegram Forwarded Offering $80,
000 Will Build Audltefiiim,
If Necessary.
OGDEN, Utah, Nov. 8.r-Tolograms
wore sent to Jack Johnson and Jamijs
Jeffries tn Now York today by
"Jhnniio" Dunn, offering a purso of
$80,000 for the JoffrioH-Johnsou
fight to bo hold in Ogdon. during the
National Woolgrpwera' convention on
January 4 to 9, t
Dunn says that ho will build an au
ditorium if he is successful In se-
ounng tho fight.
PRESS-FEEDERS DEMAND
BIG INCREASE IN WAGES
SAN" FRANCISCO, Cal, NW. 8,
Demanding an increase in '.wages
which amounts practically to $3 jwr
week, tho press feeders of sdl Ik?
oomraoroial printing finaa ar out'
today. '
It is expected that tlw diferwea
wiI hnvo been satisfactorily adjust
ed bofore tomorrow night.
Ed Weston, who has heH 0 a
business and pleasure trip, to"hi3 oi
homo at Doa Moines, Ia.retarned U
Modford Saturday,