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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1909.
No. 200.
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Tom Richardson Says This City Has
Great Opportunity to Become
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News Disseminating Center '
to Its Great Advantage.
URGES BUILDING OF GREAT
DAILY IN THIS SECTION
Will Insist on Mining Concessions in Morocco,
Especially Those in the Riff Gountry--Kaiser
Seeking Experts on International Law
HEME
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Booster Meeting in Opera House
' Well Attended Many Excellent
Short Speeches Are Made.
MADRID, Nov. 9. That Germany
seriously proposed to mako trouble
over Its raining claims In Morocco
and especially over t.hoso In the Riff
country, to which Spain lays claim,
Is apparently conclusively proven by
the reports tho Madrid government
has received from Its agents In Ber
lin and at other capitals whero the
lcalsor's representatives hnvo consult
ed experts on International law.
Tho advlco of 13 of these authori
ties has been taken, It la learned, by
tho kaiser. All of them, including
tho celebrated Profossor Westlako,
probably tho .best known of the en-j
tiro group, are agreed that tho com-.
RAN
HOLDING
UP PAVING ON
IS
SEVENTH
Insisting that Medford has the
greatest opportunity of any city in
Oregon, and ono equal to any city in
tho world, to come prominently into
tho public eye, and advertise, not on
ly Medford, but the entire stnte, Tom
Richardson of tho Oregon Develop
ment league, before an nudienco that
filled the opera house Monday ovc
ning, stated that Mcdford's opportu
nity Iriy in the fact that she cuuld
becqmo famous as a news dissemin
ating point, "through, building, up in
this city a great daily paper, giving
daily the news of tho world.
"You have your opportunity," said
Mr. Richardson, "and I onlv came to
tell -ynu of it. For tho first time
you nre in n position to grasp some
thing distinct; to single out oiio thing
tostnnd prominently with before-' the j
public. No-other city in Oregon has
tho chance. lho trams eomo ,pist While tho rain of the past week
right. A traveling public, hungry for has resulted in much good to tho val-
nows, passes through this city day loy, it had the effect of stopping the
after day. Now, if Medford will laying of pwpmont on West.Sov-
work harmoniously to build up a enth street. If this rain continues
groat daily, to bo placed upon trains for any length of time It may delay
going each w-ay, it will not; bo long the work until spring, as It Is not
boforo tho world will know that Mod- practical, to lay pavomrKf over a
ford is n placo whero they can get sof toned 'roadway,
tho news. NoverJias a city had it is uollovcd. however, that tho
greater opportunity to advertise hoi-- weather will clear again for three or
Ing international conference on the
elaboration of Moroccan mining laws
can deal only with tho future and
from tho so-called Manneomann con
cessions must therefore stand, no mat
tor what tho conference may result
In otherwise.
If Is considered a certainty here
that the kaiser has been taking ex
port counsel simply to furnish him
Colliers' Publishes, Article telling of
Guggenheim Interests In Depart
ment of the Interior Glacis
Tells of Controversy.
From Addresses Made it is Certain . That Taft Will
Will Advocate Postal Savings Bank, Merchant
Marine and Other Subjects, to Congress
SAYS CLAIMS PATENTED
WITHOUT DUE INVESTIGATION
with a pretext for hanging .onto ov- Says President Taft Chose to Treat
orythlng his countrymen want and
that ho meanB to Uphold his conten
tion at any cost Is made evident by
the fact that tho Mannermanns have
already given security to tho sultan
for his percentage from the conces
sions.
His Report as a Charge ,of
Criminality No Such Charge.
WILMINGTON. N. C., Nor. S. By
8i30 o'clock tomorrow night Presi
dent William H. Taft will have com
pleted his first long tour of tho coun
try Us president of the United States.
After his arrival In Washington ho
will only be at the While- House for
about ten hours, for he leavo3 almost
Immediately for MIddleton, Couni,
whore he Is to assist In tho Inaugura
tion of Shanklln as president of Wcb
leyan college
President Taft .s entirely satisfied
gross can be safely forecasted.
Ho has approved the Ahlrlch-Payno
tariff nnd tho present bill w)U re'
main unchanged while tho president
Is In office, despite the efforts of
'Insurgents" and democrats.
In his messago the president will
advocate the postal savings bank; a
Bhlp subsidy, creating a merchant
marine; a simplified form of govern
ment, and all other Important sub
jects upon which ho touched during
his trip. There w.111 bo no startling
Innovations In tho mosEingo, nnd It
dl
AND
HARRY DALEY TO
WILMINGTON, Nov. O.-r-When
President Taft's attention was dulled
to the Qlavis article which appeared
in this week's Colliors' ho refused to
make .any comment on it.
with his trip and has presented his
views almost to the entire nation. As ( will be anything but a Roosovoltlan
a result his annual message to conr document
TUNNEL
AAN
HANG
FRIDAY
If Present Weather Continues Any-.
Length of Time Work May
Be Delayed Until
Spring. 11
Governor Benson Working Hard
Considering Pleas for? Clem
encyCommutation of
Sentences Unlikely.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. Secre
tary Bollinger this afternoon made
the following statement, to the United
Press regarding tho Glnvis articlo in
this Week's' Collior's, which was en
titled, "Tho Whitewashing of Ballin-
eror
"Tho Glavis story' "is .a, tissk-bf
lalscliootls, utterly unwarranted, m when Line of Southern Panlfln Wns
view or tacts which coma easily uo
CAVES IN; TRACK
STILL BLOCKED
obtained by anybody
them."
who wanted
NEW YORK, Nov. 0. Undor tho
head, "Tho White-washing of Bnlliu
gor, Arc the UuggenheiinH.in Uhni'e
SALEM, Or., Nov. 9. Two exeem- 0i 1,10 "epariineni oi mo iinorion
' ' ! rn:,.,.,. n.: ...,.i. . .. "....
.. ... . ... o -1 i i vyuuium nun wuuiv iiiiiuo u luiu-
ui will lUKU muuu in aiuum uu.i. , ., .. . T ni
1 nniro cnntnhiition hv L. It. O iivih.
Friday at noon unless sufficient fonnor chiof ()f fio,a (livision oC lll0
pressure can bo brought to hour on department of tho interior, whoso
Governor Benson to secure clemency charges .occasioned tho Ballingor-
beforo that time. Friends of James Pinchot controversy. Mr.
Finch, the slavor of Rnlnh Fisher, aro says in part:
busy. His'tnother and wife aro Hv- U,,1V,H UMts ,l,s ni(lc-
iutr at Salem. Tho mother is 80 years "From 1002 to 1000 I was in tho
Nearly Opened Another Cave
in Blocks Line Prob
ably No Show.
self.
'ino lommorcini ciui snouia tnuo for the work to bo completed to tho
stops to plnco tho papor upon the cty limits.
trains free for six months. Then, the Tho contractors' aro hauling cruslj-
puhlic will begin to buy them. I am en- rock ln ,u,'0n the streof. ns rapidly
not talking for tho publishers of tho ns possible. A low soft spoots are
local oniiy; i am not tajlnng tor Med- boIng uug 0(lt and rctampod
ioru aione; i came nero.to aauross
you on behalf of tho state of Oregon. HYPNOTIZED; MAN FAILS
i ho not Know it ino present
publication will till the bill. If it will
not. got ono that will, but do not lose
sight of this great opportunity. T
lid not come here at tho instance of
old and has hiuKan interview with field service of tho general land of
four weeks of Bimshine Jong enough the governor. Her plea is offset by fico, for tho last two nnd a half
i no meal liumisnors. ino Know notn- -; z- - ' ,
ing of my plans, and I do know tltut "f1 Simpson, 18 years old, was ; 1o-
the present editor is the greatest SInre(1 J1?,n1 .tod"; D,r- 'llinm
?rnnk in the state. But tho oppor- '"Z oll?wi Simpson a collnpse
TO COME-BACK TO LIFE
SOMERVILLE, N. J Nov. 9.
After every known means of rostor-
the local publishers. Tho know noth- "uu uSn mea 1
in
the
Pl'imts ill flirt wtntn Hut tlin nnnn
tuuity is here. Improve it!" Iftst n,Rht whil n,u,er tho h,Potio
Mr. Richardson dealt with otlior ,fI,!enco ? Art,.llir Evorton, a pro
features of the development of tho fess'0'1"1 liypnotwt, at n local tho-
state. his remarks being very well re- ntLr: . .
ceived'."" Simpson was a "professional sub
let in and help tho ladies of thi i?(,f'" nml trvoIfl w!th Kvorton, who
city beautify it. They havo started flmms t,mt M10 by 13 1,ot len(1' bl,t
on a very lnudahlo undertaking and ,n " cataleptic stato.
should receive tho assistance of all. , Df. Lonu insists that Simpson was
Nothing makes a city moro boautiful VT1 w,,0 ho firsl fel1 to tho stnK
tlinn Hin Uniform' "nlnnfinrr "nf clin.ln Iloor'
trees. Beautify the city. They have
started. All should assist.
"Medford," he continued, "is most
cosmopolitan in its nature. You can
stand in tho. Nash hotel nnd rub ol
bows with tho aristocratic
HELP MUST ARRIVE SOON
TO SAVE CONSULATE
TEHERAN, Nov. 0. Messages ro-
Enclirih ceved lioro today from the besieged
orclinrdists. the cowboy, tho enstorn Russian consulnte nt Ardebeil says
business man nnd the man who "'nt unless holp arrives within 24
works." hours tho consulate will fall into tho
Judge Colvig presided nt tho meet- hands of the besieging tribesmen,
ing, introducing the various speale- The rest of tho city already has
ors, tho five-minute talks being inter- hoen seized by tho besieging party
sporsed with musical numbers and nntl many women have been outraged,
sketches by members of tho Bijou The reinforcements havo been
stock comnany. rushed to Ardebeil nnd tho Turkish
Porter J. Neff told of tho city and authorities hope that they will arrive
porno or tno tilings it is doing, ln mtm.v,
tho course of his remarks he brought city would hnvo spont over $25,000,
out a striking comparison. 000."
"For every man, woman nnd John M. Root and J. D. OlwoU
child." ho stated, "in the city during spoke briofly. Mrs. Andrews fnvor
tho past year, $000 has been spent in ed with a vocal solo, while Professor
municipal improvement. Tf this nr Romanoff delighted the audience with to the negligence of a brakoman, it
rata were louoweu in Portland, that violm selections. is claimed.
Another cave-In on tho main lino
of tho Southern Pacific this morn
Ing will block tho lino for several
days to como. Tho track was near
ly cleared, when another slldo occur
Glnvis rd blocking tho lino'
Great Inconvonlonco haa boon caus
cd in Medford by tho ca,ve-ln over a
wool: ago, by non-arrival of frolght
In all probability the play achedulod
thn r.l.nvrrn flint wl.on Finnli 15vt.fi Years as 01 of of f e d d V S on. Ill tor tno opera IIOUBO weamiuuuy uvu
with his mother nt Alhanv ho no- Soptcmbor, 1000, I wns summarily nlng will not got In
elected her and tho noiuhbors fro- removed from my position without a
r r r- I " . . I -. . mmm lllKHIf Mkiro
oucntlv eaiKo to her reliof. formal hearing by Richard A. Hnllin- NOTHING LIKt WUHK, oAYo
Governor Benson is going into the gor, secretary of tho intorior, by nu- JUDGE, FOR DRUNKARDS
facts of tho case, and sont tho un- tnorizntion or tho president ol tno
usual formal official lottor asking in- United btatcs. Thnt removal was no- SPOKANE. Wash.. Nov. 9. Sam
foimation of Judgo Bronnuglit, wlio compnnied by tho publication of n M0i a. Mann, 'polico magistrnto of
sentenced Finch, nnd Camoron, the letter ot tlio president to Mr, uailiu- Snoknno. formorlv a nowspapor writ
district attorney, who triod him. Po- gor. I heliovo '' removal was 01. nnd theatrical performer in tho
titions arc on tho way from Portland, unfair. I bolioc - pvesidonl's lot- onfit believes ho lias solved tho prob-
No Snlem men aro signing tho pcti- ter .was gnovously unfair, booajiso hom 0f donling with hardened crim-
tion for Finch's friends, nnd this is in It tho president gives wciglit lo-a i,mis, habitual drunknrdB and hop
n n 1-1. - ! L ..I T I. . 1 ' .
considered unravornDie.ior mm. cnargo iigninst mo which i imvcr inni rf jends, wifo-beators, dranes and ju-
lo o opportuniry to see or answer.. u no vonii0 offenders. Tho panacea:
Harry Daly, convicted of tho kill- prosidont statos in his lottor that II "Q-wa them work work thnt tiros
ing of Harry Kinney, a Portland en- withheld from him information fnvor- tj10 my nmj reatH (10 mind; give
loonkcopor, was tried by Judgo GaH- ablo to my Kuporiors. I do pot know m,om wholosomo food and frequout
Tho rockpilo is a suitable
tho absenco of an establish
houfio."
oney, but District Attorney Cameron should not now mako and public jUUgo Maiurlmndlos from 45 to 00
is against commutation. Thoro is n statement of tho mattor woro it cases dailv during tho six days a
petition of jurors and somo promt- still possums to save tor tno govern- Wcok tho court is in sesMion, tlniH
nenf. citizens of Portl
seems to hnvo no immcdiivl
or relatives. Govomor Benson is may in tho near fuluro grant to in ITo hiivh thov invariablv return
working dliy and night on both cases, fraudulent clnimnnts. The hnpo thnt H0 nhswor fo some other, if not llio
trying to go over every detail of tho nvy statement will help o arouse pub- L,flmn. ,.i,.,ivn. and the full is from
petitions and letters that are piling He sentiment, and that this danger to bad to worse, the climax, as a rule,
up. tho national resources may bo avert- hjcjn tl0 penitentiary for life or long
. t , IT I . 11 i .1.1. I
jftncii nto n lienrty meal tins morn- eu, is wnnt nciuaies mo. mis snte-
ing in 'tho prison nnd his courngo Ijas ment will simply give facts and leave
not receded in tho least. Ho is un- to the judgment of those who road
iloubtedlv basing much crounds for whothor or not tho land offico has
been zealous in (lie public service.
Tlio Facts Aro These,
SALOON
ALL NEBRASKA
S MUST
CLOSE AT SIX
Supremo Court Affirms Constitution
ality of Nebraska's Six o'clock
Closing LawOpen from
Six to Six.
PLANTING OF
TREES SGON
STARTS.
Ladies of Greater Medford Club Meet . -'
and Map Out .Campalfln to Be'v ;;',
Waged Systematically Over
tho Entire City.
SCHOOL CHILDRENS';AID
ENLISTED BY LADIES
City Divided Into Districts and Com
mittees Named to Take Charg
of Each Field. ' 1
LINCOLN, Nob., Nov. 0. Tho su
premo icourt today affirmo(Ltho con
Htitutionnlity of tho fl o'clock closiiig
law adopted by tho last legislating
which Vominnnded that nil saloons
should cease to do business nt that
hour. Saloons niny bo opon only
from fl n. m. to u p, m.
Tho law wnB attacked by an or
ganization of Omaha browors and li
quor doalorp.
loonkcopor, was tned by Judgo UaH- aoio to my superiors. 1 uo not Know jl0m wjlt
tenbein of Portlnnd. Tlio judge has of nny such information withhold by m(jl8, 'f
written a letter that might be con- no, nor nnf T consciouK of doing my plnco. in t
strued into a plen for oxecutivo clem- superiors injustice. Nevertheless, I e(j woricj,,
orncy Cameron should not now mako and public JuHq J
n. Thoro is a statement of tho mattor woro it iot cn8efi dni
u biiiiiu iuiiii- r...,i ,,,.l,,,., , Hw.u..- WCQK IIIO COIirt In 111 HOKHIUII, UIU
land, but Daly mont many thousands of acres of coal giving hi mopportunity to seo tlio re
nediivto friends lands which T bcliovo tho land office HHjt 0f peiling prisoners to tho eit;
hopo on the persistent pleas of his
friends to tho chiof oxecutivo, and
ho views the entire occurrence as a
matter of course.
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
COLLIDE; TWO ARE DEAD
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 0. Two
trainmen aro dead and a passenger
named Inkleroad wns badly hurt in
a collision today between a freight
and a passengor train on tho Louis
villo & Nashville railroad.
Tho cause of the accident wns duo
periods.
MEN ACCUSED OF ROBBING
BURNS OFFICE ARE FREE
"The coal lands, of Alaska owned SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Nov. 9.-
by tho government amount to over Jeremiah VanWormor, William Cor
100,000 acres. Thov aro the futuro "In, Jtox Hamlin and Albert McCau-
coal suppIv of tho nation, of ulmott 10' w,1 woro arrested on the com-
inestimnlilo value. Possession ' of plaint of Special Agent William J,
them by private individuals means Burns four months ago and accused
great wcnlthn monopoly of them ot looting his private offico of papers
would bo a national menace. and documontfl connected with tho
'"On Novcniber.12, 1000. President grnft prosecutions, wore releasod
Roosevelt withdrew all coal landn in from custody today because of lack
Alaska from public cntrv: but pro- o fovldonce. t Tho charges llkowlso
vious to that time there wore about wio dismissed.
900 claims Tiled, covering about, 100,
00Q acres (nearly the whole of the
(Continued on Pago 5.)
IRISH AND DUTCH MIX
WITH SERIOUS RESULTS
PORTLAND, Nov. 0. While opor
nting n crosscut saw, Henry Tnhr
nnd Miohnol Corrignn becaino in
volved in a quarrel near Holbrook,
Or., Iato Saturday aftornoon, Which
led to tiio sorious injury of Tnhr,
The lattor was thrown beneath tho
saw when Corrigan guvo n .vicious
tug to express his wrath. Tho fallen
sawyor wns then severely cut on tho
left leg, nbovo tho kueo, when Corri
giuii regardless of hi companion's
fate, kept rasping nwny with the saw.
Tahr, a Gorman, and Corrigan, an
Irishman,, woro quarreling ovor tho
respective merits of their rncos when
tho ncnidont occurred. Corrigan im
mediately summoned help when Tnhr
was injured, and tho Inner was
brought to tho Good Samaritan Iioh
pital, wlioro ho was reported as im
proved Monday,
ENGLAND BUILDING TWO
MORE GREAT SEA DOGS
W. ('. Simmons of Grants Pass is
visiting in Medford. '
LONDON, Nov. . According lo
high naval officials, the nowost
British Dreadnnught cruisor Lion nnd
Its sister ship, for which contracts
have been lot recently, will bo ro
markablo for tho groat tonnage and
high speed. The yossols will bo 700
feet long nnd will cavry an armamoat
of eight 12-inch guns nndwi second
ary battery made up of rifles of
smnllor caliber. Tho registered tonn
age cf tho vobsoIk will bo 20,5150 tons
and tho contracts call for a speed of
23 knots.
Tho worships will qpst $10,000,000
.each.
At a meeting of tho ladloa of' the
Creator Medford club Moii Jay a cam-"
palgn wag organized for tree plant-
Ing along streets, tho Initial moyo ln
tho effort to croato tho city beautl-.
ful. Tho aid of tho public school
chlldron has boon Invoked aand a
treo planting day will ho named for
tho lattor part- of tho month.
Tho members 6f tho Groater Med
ford club 1n tihitfrgd of tho trco.planti -.,
Ing aro: Mrs; F. B. Morrltk, Mrs. M. "
J, Mlllor, Mrs. J. V, Roddy.
Thojclty hnslieon divided up Into.
districts and tho following Bpecial
committors will havo charco ot each
district:
East Side Mrs. F. B. (MorrIck,
Mrs, W. H. Canon, Mrs. L. B. Kont.
West Sixth and. Main streot Mrs.,
F. W. Hollls, Mrs. FroiTK. Pace; -:
West ElRhth and Ninth, Mrs. H
C. Garnott, Mrs. Will Bates.
West Tenth and Eleventh Mrs. '
Culp, Mrs. A. S. ItOBonbaum.
Oakdaln avonuo and tho st""-'-
Tuttlo addiyon Mrs. Portor J. N"V
Mrs. H. u. Wortman.
North tnd South Holly utreot'
Mrs. W. I. Vnwtor, Mrs. B. B. PIckcl.V
North and South Ivy Mrs,. Charleap,,
Palm, Mrs, W. II. MtGovan.-
North and South Orapn street 1
Mrs. H. O. Stoddard. Mrs. W. C. Itoa-
gan.
Ulvorsldo uronup, Applo stroqt ,
Bartlott and Contral avonuo 'Mrs. J. ,
E. Watt, ,Mra. Will Andrews, Mrs.
Charlps D. Hnzolrlgg, Mrs. C.v W.
Conklln. . ...,,,
As tho trooa are to bo cot 30 feet ,
apart, thoy will averago 11 to the,. .
block. Tho cost of moat of tho yav
rlotlos, as tho ladloa, through the
gonoroslty of our nurso-ymon recelyo, ,
tto troos at cost, will bo ,25 cents. ,
Thly Is so small that overyoqo will bo
enabled to purchnso trooa.
By advlco of Mr. Errlcson tho trees ..:
will meo".uro from flvo to ,lx4feot In
holght.
BODY OF INFANT GIRL IS
FOUND IN PASTEDOARD BOX
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. Q.
Concealed in a pastcbonrd box,, in'
u romoto corner of tho nursery at tho
imporium department store, tho body
of an infant girl -was discovered by
tho matron, Mrs. C, M. Caunan, Into
ostorday, Tho police woro notified
and today Dr, Clark, who performed
nu autopsy, declared thnt tho child
evidently hud boon placed in tho box,
and abandoned in tho store.
Detectives hnvo boon detailed to
work on tho enso, , .-.
GOLD HILL PAYS UP
ON SEWER CONTRACTS, '
The Gold Hill city council mot" in
regular session last Monday night,
with little business beforo t,ho board. . .
Tho second installment on the sewer v
contract payments was settled up in ,
full. Tho proposition of the Condors
company was taken up nnd disease
ed, and finally lnid pn the table, ajit
tlio Oregon Power company author-'
zed to go ahead with thoiv ftyrangi ,
monts for lighting tho cttv, 'and eiy.h "
T. O, Eriokson is oxpoatcd to re
turn soon from n trip to LIHyglen imjothev business m thoy find in their
business. . 'lino,