Hulled Vi'tt AnkocIhI Ion,
Full Imimm1 Who Report
Tim only paper In tho
world iMilillHhod In a city tho
hI.o of Medford liuvlntt ft
k'ltHud wlro.
FOURTH YE Ail.
By Unanimous Voto Oitizons
of School District Decide
on Tax Lovy for School
Purposes.
ONE MILL HIGHER
THAN LAST YEAR!
Will Give tho School Board
in Neighborhood of $28,000
for Year's Expenses.
Ily it uttnuiiiiouN vole the oitizctiH
of tliim hcIuioI district Wednesday
afternoon at to high school building
decided to levy a Htdiool tux of eight
milieu for tlii nyour, which will give
tho school Itonrd ill the neighborhood
of $2ft,(IOO for next yt'itr'n oxpoiihCK
Tho attendance at tliu meeting wui
not heavy lint all won) unanimous in
making tlio voto. Tliu levy in niio
Villi higher tliiui that ot last year,
, duo to increased atteiidaneo and
therefore increased expense.
While the city council has not
" taken format action the city levy will
ho lower than last year, and this In
hpite of it reduced aHHospinent.
MISSING GIRL BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN KIDNAPPED
LOUISVILLE, Ivy., Deo. The
police nro ranking every efort today
to find Alum Kcllnor, eight yearn of
ago, daughter of J. F, kcllnor, a
wealthy hrowor, who it fa hclyiovcd
is being held for raiimnn hy kidnap
pers. She disappeared nt i) o'clock
yoMorday morning while en route to
, iniiMH at the St. JoIiii'h church.
A heavily veiled woatnu called at
tho Kcllnor residenco yesterday he
fore the child diHappearcd, and asked
to see Alma'H grandmother on a nutt
ier of groat importance. Sho rc
funed to wtate her mlHsinn and wit
refused ndinittnnco. In tho nfte--iioon
a man, rof iiHtnu' to give his name
or hiiHinesH, called at ICollnnr'n offpe
yesterday afternoon hut Kcllnor wan
out. Tho vinitH of these two myster
ious persons has utronglhonod the
theory of the polieo that tho child
wits kidnapped, .
W. C. Smith of Ashlarl was in
Medford on business Tliursduv.
H. A, McLclluu is in .Taokrionvillo
Oil hURillCHH,
SCHOOL TAX JOERROWN
ALLEN OFFERS TO
AID LADIES' CLUB
Will Pay Expenses of Special Elec
tion Called to Voto on
I Trco Planting.
a-'
s,
John It. Allen, owner of tho Pa
f cifiu & Eastern railroad, projector
'' of mi elect t ic road through tho val
ley, has offered to defray the ex
puusoH of a special election on ho
half of the ladies of the Greater
, Medford Club, at which time there
".will bo submitted to the people for
their adoption or rejection a pr
posed charter umondinout giving (he
jAjitliU'Uil power Icrogplnlo, tliu plaut
Siug of trees in the oily. In this way
1 t ho planting of trees will bo uniform
and thorough.
f The Indies of tliu (trouter Medford
I. Club now have tho mat tor under nd
ikomont, .Either' a, upp.oinl election
will he held ir the mnttor'uubiniltod
nt1, (ho1'ei(litrdlootloip In- January
The recent raiim have retarded the
work hoiiiewhut as nurnuriea in tliu
Willamette valley have been unable
to dig the trees, i
Medford
I Consents to Run in Second
J Ward Has Many Qualifi-1
cations Which Fit Him for'
the Placo.
TELFER WILL RUN
FOR RECORDERSHIP 1
Many Frionds of F. E. Mer
rick .Aro Urging Him to
Run for Re-Election.
loo Drown, Keller of high grndu
din, Iiiimuomh man and largo property
owner. Iiiih concmitcd to liecomo a
candidate in the second ward to fill
the placo of Hurry O. Wortuian,
whose term oxpitoii next mouth. .Mr.
Itrown Iiiih liccn urged for soino timo
b.v Wis many Jrieitds to make the
:nei!. and after giving much thought
to the matter consented.
It in liclicvcd that .Mr. Drown will
meet with hut title opixinition as he
is a thorough business man', aud
owncH much tiroporty. His progros
hivejiehH wiih shown when lio urged
paving on Went .Main, in Hpite of the
fact that ho wax 0110 of tho largest
holders on that Ktreet. Ho Iiiih at all
times stood for the advancement of
the city aud as a private citizen has
aided greatly in its improvement. Ah
a councilman his field of usefulness
will bo greatly oxtondodT Mr. Drown
is tho first in tho i'iold.
J'elfer for Recorder.
ltohort W. Telfor, who has m
creditably filled tho office of city
recorder sinco tho resignation of
Hcnj. .M. Collins, has given in to the
urging of hia friends aud consented
to become a candidnto for that of
fice. It is doubtful if ho will meet
with opposition for nil seen satisfied
with the niowing ho lias made, and it
seems to he an unanimous opinion
that he bo retained,
ringing Merrick to Hun.
ProRsuro is being brought to hear
upon Mr. Merick in (lie firt ward
to become a oaudidato to succeed
himself. So far ho has declined to
stiite whether ho will consent to run
or not. Ho has given of His timo to
the city nud says that ho duos not
feel that further saorifico on his
part should bo demanded. Mr. Mer
rick is chairman of the spociul water
committee in whose hands rest tlio
greater part of the work on tho
gravity water system. There is a
(Continued on paco a.)
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE
E. C. Sharpe Withdraws Application
In Order to Modify Sotno
of Its Provisions.
13, C. Sliarpo, who roprosouta tho
Independent Tolophono company,
which Is proptii'lnK to build through
southern Oregon, was In Modford on
Thursday on routo to tho north,
"Tho proposed franchise for Ash
land has boon withdrawn," fluid Mr.
Sharpe, "In order that uonto of Its
provisions may ho modified, hut that
does not' mean that wo havo abandon
ed tho flold by any nieanB. Wo will
Submit another draft of'th'o franchise
within a short timo. Mr, Clark of
Ashland Is now preparing the plant
for our Medford building, nnd hy
tho middle of January wo will bo
.ready to rocolvo bids for tho construc
lon of tho building." ,
t.uK, V j :' I 11 ''ill. I'-l' A. , A
l.oo 13111a of Prospoct Is la Mod
ford on a short busluoHS trip. Ho
roports tbrco feet of snow In his section,
MEDFORD, ORKCiON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1909.
"RED TAPE" STARVING WIDOWS
Ti
SWITCHMEN ARE
BACK AGAIN AT
THE1R0LD JOBS
Strike in Montana Practi
cally Collapsed Today
Charges of Peonage Said to
Be Joke by Officials.
I1UTT13, Mont., Dec. 9. Tho strlko
of tho swltcbmon In Montana prac-
tlcnlly collapsed today, when tho
strikers at Livingston, on tho North
ern Pacific returned to work, no-
ports front other contcrs Indlcnto that
tho stross of lust week hna been ro
lloved and frolght trains nro boing
moved with llttlo difficulty.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 9.
Stato Labor Commissioner McKwon
Investigating charges of peonage
against railroads of tho northwest,
filed by 13. D. Carr of Toledo of tho
switchmen's union nnd 13. Wilson of
tho llrotherhood of Kallwny Train
molt. They nllcgo that railroads aro
kcoplng Intportod strikebreakers un
dor nrmed guard to provont tholr
Joining tho strlkrs.
Th strlkors nllogo, also, that the
men nro locked up at night In tho
rnllrond yards, and gunrds postod to
provont thorn from escaping. General
Mnnngor Slndo of tho Northern Pa
cific, ono of the roads accused In tho
charges, laughed at tho report. Ho
declared that tho strikebreakers aro
working voluntarily and that no ef
fort will bo made to keep them at
work nnglnst tholr wishes.
Died On tho John Arnold farm,
it Jacksonville proqinot, ;AVodiios-
day, December 3, 100!), Mary Aipi
Ford, nu'cd fill years, Tho funeral
will tnko tjlaoo Friday. December 30,
1nlofimho1ngnird6ift thS- Jack'-
o, illc eeiuelcv.v,
I'M I the j;ive.
pffieiittiiiK.
Service.- will be
ev, Kobort Ou-
Mail Tribun
E
LOOKING INTO
E
United Mine Workers Say
That "Red Tape" Is Caus
ing Suffering Among Wid
ows and Orphans.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9. Mayor Dussoj
today began an official inveatlgatlon'j
MAYOR
BUSS
MINERS
H
into t no ennrges inaao uy oiiiciuis oi rains navo mauo u impossiDio xor
tho United Mine Workers to the ef- further work to bo done and all ac
fect tlint relief work nmong tho or-'tlvlty aside from caring for flood
phans and widows of the victims of wtor nnd putting in crossing has
the Cherry mine disaster Is being de-
iuvu V) lUU muva nuuwuuc iu
tnpo" and that many of the survlv-1
ors aro suffering from the lack of '
nourishment.
It Is oxpocted hero that Uusso will
demand that tho Red Cross orgnnlzn-.
1 t 1 -I. .11. i
'rcd
tlon entrust a portion of tho funds
collected for tho relief of theso
forors to tncUtiltcd Mino oricr" ror
distribution.
Tho officials of tho latter organiza
tion bollevo that they aro bottor ablo
to suporvlso a wlso distribution of
tho funds than tho Red Cross otfl-
cora and havo offorod tholr services
through Mayor Dusso. iet iu Keuoral closed from 1-1 to II
. J points higher.
MEMBERS OF COMBINE j The heaviest advnnco for tho day
WILL BE PROSECUTED was in Peunt.ylvnnin which gained
1 3 points higher than yesterday. New
Odoro jYork Central wits '2- points higher.
SEATTLE, Dec. 9. - Mombers ol .Norfolk & Western began activities
thoalleged grocery combine that Have J suddenly aud with tho heaviest buy
boon forcing Senttio grocers to loop ing that security during recent
tho prices of food stuff at nn iu;ti iweoks it closed with an ndvanco of
ficial figttro, will boihdioted by Uie 2 3-S points.
grand, jury, it is reported today, s Union Pacific was IVi and South
Tho ovidonoo so fur eiv.m ' before ( orn Paoifio higher at tho closing
tho grand jury lias onHstVd it tHnt of today, Amalgamated Copper, St.
indictments can bo.sueoessfully prlls- Paul. Great Northern and Louisville
ooutod, v' NMsiv' laud Nashvillo each advanced a point.
Short woigltts and high prices of, T'TT". 7T,
food products were under invosliga- Il(,lir' c- tBon of Eugeno Is
" ,e"' "w" '"
Oregon Historic Souitiyv
City Hall . .l,;,'..M
WORK ALMOST
ALL OVER FOR
THIS SEASON
Rains Make It Impossible
for Pavers or Pipe Layers
to Continue Goes Over
Until Spring.
Municipal . improvmnt work Is
about concluded for the season. Tho
censed.
I Mayor Canon stated this morning
that pavng wouW nQt bo rcsumed
untn spring, as tho city Is afraid
pavomcnt put in at this season of
tho year will not stand up.
Vincent & Bakor havo asked to
bo relieved of further work on water
and sower mains and their request
suf-,wlll probably bo granted.
, .,
NEW YORK STOCK
MARKET IS FIRM
. NEW YORK, Dec. 0. Tho stock
market was firm 'ith Katy o
ti,0 cnd0l. 0f XQ activity. Tho mark-
GITY pays mm
SSi 'of Sle
Southern Pacific Takes Over
$300,000 a Year in Freight
Tolls From This City Alone
on Incoming Goods.
LEADS ALL OTHER
CITIES BUT PORTLAND
When the Outward Bound
Freight Is Added Much
i More Is Realized.
j The freight receipts of the South
ern Pacific at cMdford for the pan
twelve months for incoming fricght
alone will average. over $1000 a daj-,
and the grand total for the year will
top $300,000.
" These fhzures are based on 'esti
mates, as no business firm cares to
give out the exact figures, nor in
deed, will questions asked on the sub
ject be answered categorically.
Enough infornmtion, however, has
been obtained to justify an estimate
(of $300,000 as the freight bills paid
rby Medford emrchants during the
'past twelve months for incoming
1 goods. This is exclusive of the out
ward bound freight which will
nmouuPY3'(iuite a sura in itself. Also
it does not include the nmtenal ship
ped by tho Pacific & Eastern,
i Ono prominent shipper, who de
clincd to give any infornmtion as to
tho freight bills of his firm, stated
that $300,000 would not miss the
mark for, nnd was rather low than
high.
Another confessed to $12,000 dur-
i mg the past year nnd intiamted that
there wore others that would exceed
his total ainteriallv.
Others run in tho neighborhood of
$10,000 a year.
Then there nro the outbound ship
ments, somo of which are prepaid,
but tho majority, fruit, stock, etc., is
(paid at the other end, making prob
tably nearly as largo a total as the
i ineoimnp frniplit. rh ihnt fho Snntli-
em Pacific realizes a tidy little sum
from its Medford station.-
Every day a carload of menMi'ti
dtso is loaded at Chicago for Med
ford and comes straight through.
This is a regular thing, nnd often
omro than a singlo car leaves Chica
go for this city.
Tho tolls paid in Medford exceed
thoso paid by any other city in tho
stato excepting Poitlnnd
DANCE FRIDAY FOR
LIBRARY BENEFIT
Ladies of Greater Medford Club
Plan Pleasant Evening for
Friday Night.
Tho ladles of tho Greater Medford
club havo arranged a dauco to bo
hold In tho Anglo opera house Friday
,ovonlng, tho proceeds of which aro to
bo used for tho purchaso ot juvenile
books for tho library.
Alt thoso who hold Swastika tick
ets aro invited to attend. Thoso who
do not caro to attend and still wish
to aid tho cause should hand tho
price of admission to somo ot tho
ladles. ,
STEAMER GOES ON ROCKS
FOUR ARE DROWNED
BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 0. Tho
steamer, Y. C, Hiohurdson, went on
tho rooks three miles out of nort this
nto'rniug and five mon wororo ported
to havo boon drowned, Rosouors
have reached horo with fourteen survivors.
THE WEATIIEIt.
Tutiight and Friday
Cloudy, wanner; Weduesdny
High 62; low 40; rnngq 18
No. 225.
Charge Is Made He Hired
Two Men to Fake Data for
Him for Submission to the
Scientists.
BRANDED A FRAUD
BY NEW YORKER
When He Failed to Come
Through With Coin in Pay
ment, Is Exposed.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9. George IL
Dunkle, an Insurance agent, today re
iterated charges mado by him In a
morning paper that he and Captain
A. W. Loose had prepared data for
P. A. Cook, with which DoW Cook
hoped to prove his claim that he dis
covered tho north pole.
Dunkle said that he "turned" on
Cook because Cook failed to pay him
a balance ot $3480, due from the al
leged agreed price of $5000 for the
faked observations.
Ho said that he gave tho story to
tho paper which published It this
morning, but declined to state whetr
cr the paper paid him the $3480.
Dunklo stated that John R. Brad
ley, whwo Is Cook's financial backer,
knew nothing of the fake. He said
that he induced Bradley to Introduce
him to Cook, but that Bradley had
no Idea of tho purpose for tho meet
ing. "Bradley Is an honest man. He has
simply been banded a lemon by
Cook," said Dunkle, "who himself-js
one Ihrgo joke a lemon of .no croon
size." ' :
COPENHAGEN, Donmark, Dec. 9.
If tho data submitted by Frederick
A. Cook in support of his claim that
ho discovered the north polo was
"faked" by Captain A. W. Loose, a
retired navigator and George H. Dun
kle, an lnsuranco agent of New York,
tho Danish scientists will easily dis
cover tho fraud. This was the only
statement obtainable at the university
today regarding the story cabled here
from New York to the effect that the
two men were hired by Cook to fake
data.
Tho authorities hero discredit the
Btatomont of Loose and Dunklo that
Cook showed after a brlet examina
tion great Ignorance of mntters nec
ossary for an explorer to know. Dr.
Cook was questioned hero by many
prominent scientists.
TROLLEY FRANCHISE
WILL BEJP TONIGHT
John R. Allen's Request for Fran
chise In Grants Pass Will Be
Finally Considered Tonight.
Tho city council ot Grauts Pass
this evening will take final; action
on tho application of John R. Allen
for a trolley franchise In that city.
At a mooting hold last Thursday the
council passed tho ordlnnnco to Its
third and lat reading and there left
It until this evening.
No opposition so far as Is known
haB developed and In all probability
tho franchiso will be granted.
v
BERKELEY PASTOR OFFERED
PLACE IN TAC0MA PULPIT
BERKELEY, Cal., Doc. 9. Rev.
Lapsloy A. McFeo, tho paslor of the
First Presbyterian church ot thta, cjty,
has boon offered a position as head
ot tho Whltworth college ot Tacoma.