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Oregon Historical Society Cltv Hall United Ir"M ANNoclnlloti, Pull IikmiI Wire Itopnrt Tim only paper In tlio world published In it city thn site of Mod ford having a leaned wlro. MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUN TUB WHATHER, G1 Tonight nnd Saturday Cloudy, wnrmer; Thursday High, 66; low, 44 j range, ro. FOURTH YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1909. No. 226 f CHANGES ARE PROPOSED IN CITYCHARTER Movo On to Roliovo Record or of Pollco Court Work Turn It Over to tho Mayor and Lator to Justice. TO PROVIDE ALL OFFICIALS WITH PAY Anothor Change Will Bo to .Designate Depositaries for .City's Funds. At tlio coming city election ov ornl charter timondiiicntH will be milt knitted to tho pooplo for their rejec tion or acceptance nnd tho ballot will bo a longthy ono. Five changes nro proposed nt present nnd probably other chtingeii will lio proponed Int er. An amendment will l offered to relive tho city recorder of his duties n h police JiiiIko, giving thnt offlco to the mayor, and giving tho council liower to Inter turn It over to tho JtiHtlCfl of the penco If they neo fit. Another proponed chango Ik the voting of snlnrlcN to tho councllmen nnd mnyor. Tho councllmen nro to bo pnld either I2C or $30 a month nnd tho mnyor $7G. 'A petition In bo Ing circulated now for tho purpose of having thin question submitted. An nmondmont changing certnln tcchnlcnlltleH In levying assessments In order to fncllltnto tho work will he offered. An nincndmont authorizing tho council to designate tho dopoRltnrleH for tho city's fundH will al obo sub .nilttcxl, an will ono giving tho coun cil authority as regnrdn tho planting of trocB In tho city. , REFUSED TO SAY WHERE WIFE WAS AND IS KILLED OAKLAND, Cab, Dee. 10. The tnurdor of Mrs. II. A. Jones of Oak land liy Fred Sehonk, who then eommitled suicide, is liolioved todny by tlio police to lmvo been folohvod by tho womnn'H refiiBnl to tell Bclionk wheor tlio wlfo who is snid to have left him in hiding. Sehonk last evening entered th room whe.ro Jonos and his wifo wore nt dinner. After flourishing n re volver in each hand, ho shot nnd fntnly wounded Mrs. Jones nnd fired two shots nt her husband, both of which missed thoir mnrk. Ho then, ended his own lifo by sending n bul let into bin brnin. WORST STORM IN 20 YEARS ON COAST Hiio Gnlo Swccplnij Along Off Shore Fears Felt for tho Safety of Schooner. . I f MA HSU FIELD, Or.-, Dec, 10, Tlio fitorin on tho ocean Is tho worst that llllti AVIUililitliOil,! rtt (inn Tint ..,.. v.M" i uii w,, iiu, j( wns stnteii uoro nv ineiniiers ot noii for a long I hue. Captain Mngeo, for-; houses of congress thai no go vo ru mor tug minder, says It Is worse than , ,0, i,l Would ,0 nromisod Iho nro- at any tlmo In tho last 10 yonrs. ,,;)R(.,i ltmnnm Paeifio exposition uu Four tugs and sevoral schoonors nro (i H,0 residents of San Frnnciseo and wnltlngln tlio liny for hotter weather. ,R mPR0 arrived nt an undorslnnd Homo nilsglvlngii nro folt for the UnfS s to whoro tho fair would be safety of tlio sohoonor Westornor. u,cl, Bho ennio closo to shoro TuoBdny to I Tt was smrirosled thnt tho Cnlifor- pump out bocnuRo of a leak and after j,,jn legislnturo nt its noxt session sot tomporary repairs continued to San , n0 tho mutter. At nrosont Flvnn nnd Podro. Mr. A. W. Hish nnd sous, Ainos nnd Ooorgo, nro hastening tho completion of Mr, Colomnn'H now residence in the Edwards addition 'in North Medford. FENTON SAYS CITYSHOULD WIN AT LAW Givos Opinion to City Coun cil Saying That Coke's Judgement Is Not Open to Collagoral Attack. SAYS INJUNCTION SHOULD DISSOLVE Goes Thoroughly Into Ques tion and Touches on All the Points of Law. "ContddorltiK the whole record In Hill's cane, I urn of tho opinion that there wnu no hiicIi Irregularity In tho proceeding nt tho Mpeclal term In the trial of tho enso of the city of Mod ford vh. M. K. llnuley iih to divest tho court of jurisdiction, nnd thnt tho Judgment In that action Is not open to collugorul attack, nnd that tlio In junction in the m ho of llnuley vh. city should Ir (Unsolved nnil the Kult iIIniiiIkmhI." Such 1b tho opinion of W, T). Fen ton, ono of tho foremost attorneys of tho state, of whom tho city council recently ntikcd an opinion regnrdlng tho suit between tho city and M. F. llanley. Tho' council wont about tho mntter quietly and tho first known of the matter wan tho allowing of a $100 hill at their last session In favor of Mr. Kenton. Mr. Kenton's opinion throughout shows whero tho law favors tho city. It deals at length with legal ques tions and In complete, concluding with tho summary quotod above. MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO SHIFT THE BLAME SPOKANE, Wash., Deo. 10. Evory effort is being nindo today by tho ontrymen rocctnly oxnmined in tho Cunninghnin coal lands inquiry to shift tho responsibility for tho vit- rioiiH ontorpriHos launched in con nection with tho joint development of ronl project1 to tho shoulders of Clnreneo Cuiininghnm. Tlio govoru- ment 1ms introduced Cunninghnin'H )rivnto journal, nnd also reports, for the piupopo of showing that omuoy invested in surveys for railroads, wharves, conl huukors nnd tunnels was pnid from tho pomonm fund with collusive- action by entrymon in de veloping tho properly. Tho ontry men now disdain any participation in thoso promotions, nnd say that it was the work of Cunningham. Entrymon P. C. Dnvjdson, nnd Joseph II. Noil testified along those lines at the hear iug today. Neil stilted thnt he sold his elnipi some mouths ugo through II. V. Winehell of Minneapolis who js snid to bo buying ,for tho Guggou hoiins, for $15,000. Tho lillo to this claim is snid to lmvo been placed in the tuimo of Fred S. Snydor. The Cnuninghnni inquiry will con clude in Spokane tomorrow night or Monday if Clnronco Ciiuuinghntn is not cnlled to the stand. S0L0NS WILL TAKE NO ACTION AT PRESENT WASHINGTON, D. 0., Deo. 10,-w- i I 1 mi. tho southorn Cnlifomia" roprosonta tivos in congress arc rcporlod a favor tho clnims of San Diogo, whilo fionntor PorkiiiH nnd tho representa tives from tho northorn enngrosslonnl list dels nro equuly strong for Sipi Prnncisoo. SOLONS hw of the men nho figure dully In ton nnd hnd outlined tlielr work rkninrrn nmr it ax (inAltn uflbc NUI SET FOR HEARING Case Supposed to Have Been Placed on Calendar for a Hearing December 12. The whereabouts of the Crater Lako road case nt present is a mat ter of conjecture, owing to the fact thnt tho different nttornoys who vol unteered to nppcnr in its defense have not yet been able- to ngree upon a day when they could nrguo the piat tor. Tho snpreom court evidenced n willingness to advance it on tho enl ondnr to suit tho convenience of the attorneys for tho defense but so fur tho case has not been plneed on the calendar, 11 was proopseti sumo nine ago to try tho case out in tho su preem court on December 12 but it happened that nil of tho nttornoys could not bo present on that day. Since, nnpartnely no effort has been nmde to lmvo it sot for trial and onw tho mntter seems forgotten by thoe supposed to lmvo it in charge. BELIEVE FERRY BOAT FOUNDERED AT SEA CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dee. 10. Movo than forty luurs overdue on her trip bolweon Couneant and Port Stnnloy, Ontario, tho ear ferry, Mar quolto nnd llosseiner, is supposed to hnvo foundered in the stiff gales .that for tlio Inst two days hnvo swept Lake Erie. Early today n mnss of wreckage was descried off Long Point. It was supposed to bo a portion of the superstructure of the ferrybon. EARTHQUAKE IS FELT IN CANADIAN TOWN OTTAWA, Out., Deo. 10. A sharp oavlbquako was folt this aftornoon in this city nnd wns reoorded at the local obsorvntory. Roportg' from surrounding towns indicato 'that the disturbance wns local. IN THE PUBLIC EYE news frtmi the nation's capital. All clearly In-fore the present sewslon .: I DANCE THIS EVENING FOR LIBRARY BENEFIT f f f f -f -f The Indies of the Greater Medford Club will give n dance at the Angle opera bouse 'for the benefit of the public library. iAll holding Swastika tickets are invited to attend. . -r -r -f PLEA FORJED FLAG Attorney for Woman in the Spokane Free Speech Fight Makes Impassioned Talk. SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 10. Aft- or deliberating for 20 minutes tho i Jury hearing the enso of Elizabeth j Ourloy Flynn, nntlonal organizer or the Industrial Workers of the World, charged with conspiracy to Inclto vio lation of the laws of Spokane, was Inst night found guilty and sentenced to serve three months In tho county Jnll. In nn Impnssloned nddross to the Jury. Fred H. Moore, counsol for the defense, declared that tho buttle- of nunker Hill hnd been fought under n red flag nnd that the flag of tho United Stntes was a rod flag hav ing stripes and stars simply to desig nate tho states. The convicted woman will most probably take her caso to a higher court. Diiitow to Aid Case. nclioviut' that the whole Socialistic and Industrial Workers' movement is imperiled by tho conviction of Eliza beth Gnrloy Flynn, national organizer of tho Industrial Workers df the World, on charges of conspiracy to incite violntion of tho lnws of Spo kane, Clarence Darrow, tho Chicago lftwyor, who successfully defended lTnvwnnil. Mover nnil Pnlhlinnn nt 'noise, in connection with tho murder of Governor Stounenborp was asked MAKES of these arrived early In Washing of congress began. COUNCIL DEFERS FINAL ACTION Grants Pass Decides to Wait Until Monday Evening Be fore Taking Action. Tho city couucil of Grants Pass at a session held Thursdny evening de ferred action on the application for nn electric road frnucbiso nsked in that city by John It. Allen, until Mon day evening. The postponement wns duo to tho recent city eleetnon held in thnt city. Thi sufternoon Mr. Allen meets with the city council of Ashland to discuss with them tho granting of a franchise in thnt city. Tho petition of Mr. Allen wns tendered Tuesday evening nnd Friday afternoon was set as tho time for discussion. For nml action will follow Inter. by tho Socialists by telegram today to rush to this city in dofenso of tho imprisoned Industrial Workors. Tho belief is general here that Dnr row will leave immediately for Spo kane. The jury in the enso against Miss Flynn wns out less than twenty min utes, when it returned n verdict of guilty as indicted, nnd tho woman wns inunedintelv sentenced to servo threo months in tho county'jnil. Ml-: Flynn Stunned. As the imoprt of the sutence dawn ed upon her Miss Flynn was for the moment shinned. When she hnd suf ficiently recovered her composure she requested thnt Attorney Darrow bo immediately asked to come to this city in her defense. "This is cruel, inhuman, unjust," tho snid ns sho was being led from the court room. ''Wo will tnko this enso to tho United States supreem court and if it is possible for one to got justico in tho courts of this country, I will get it." Fred II. Moore, who defended Miss Flynn, was bitter in his denunciation of tho vordiot. m charge PART OF PLOT Dillon Wallace Comes to Aid of Explorer and Asserts Dunkle and Loose Are Mere Blackmailers. SAYS PLOT FOEMED TO DISCREDIT COOK Maintains That He Knew Dunkle of Old and That It's a Scheme Against Cook. NEW YORK, Dec. 10. Dillon Wallace, the Labrador explorer, wbo organized an expedition a year ago for the purpose of searching for Dr. Fred Cook, If he had not returned before last summer, today came strongly to the defense of the Brook lyn explorer, and declared that the affidavits made by George II. Dun kle and Captain Loose are a part of a plot to discredit Dr. Cook. "Dunkle came to me and tried to get mo to Introduce him to Dr. Cook," said Wallace today. "I refused. I had no confidence in him or any suspic ions that ho might have. He called on mo last March when I was organ izing the relief expedition and told rae that he was one of tho best pro moters -alive. In s Promoter. VHo declared that he could raise any amount we wanted If wo would give him one-half of the money he collected. I believe that he entered this deal at the suggestions of others and that it was part of a plan to dls credit the first man who reached tho pole." Wallace Insists that Dr. Cook reached the north pole. Ho alleged that before Peary start ed on his last trip to the Arctic re gions ho left behind him, "with a group of men who for many years have gleaned recognition through as sociation with him," a letter design ed to made public If Cook should re turn while Peary was away and claim that he discovered the pole. Wallace said this lottor was designed to an nounco that Cook's claim was a "gold brick." Would Help Cook. Wallaco asserted that tho letter was about to bo mado public when Cook was first heard from, but final ly it was decided that it would help rather than retard recognition of Dr. Cook's claims. Wallace alleged that n plot now exists to send an exploring expedi tion to tho top of McKlnlay this win tor to "destroy tho records left at tho summit by Dr. Cook." Calling attention to the fact that Dr. Cook had boen on eight soparato Arcttc and Antarctic expeditions, Wallaco stated ho was "scientifically" qualified to mako records showing truly whoro ho had been. Wallace declares that Cook's des cription of tho tco about the polo was dlfferont from that over seon by any othor mnn previously and that i ... . i... 11113 description wan i-miuh iiicu Commander Peary's own story. For this reason Wallaco says Cook must hnvo gone to tho pole, as "no man could hnvo guessed so accurately." ALL OFFICIALS OF NEW , . ROAD ARE IN SEATTLE i SF.ATTLK, Wash., Dee, 10 With tho transfer fro mtho Butto todny of tho houdnunrlers of P. C, Ilnrt, gen eral superintendent, all of tho oper ating officials of tho Chienso. Mil- wnukeo nnd Ptigot Sound railroad, re now located in Sonttlo. Mr, Hin t . nrived in tho city yesterdny nnd to- ( day opened his offices in tho Henry i building, whoro nro tho offices of nth-1 or offiqinls of tho vond and by Mon-i' day, next his complete forco of as-, sistnntB nnd clorks will have romoved to this oityq. ' TQiNCOK UNCLE SAM CENSURED Committee Representing Va rious Central American Colonies Adopt Resolu tions of Condemnation. WAR NEARLY OVER IN NICARAGUA Revolutionary Forces Confi dently Awaiting Approach of Zelaya's Troops. MEXICO CITY, Mex.. Dec. 10. The action of a committee composed of 50 membors of the various Cen tral American colonies here In adopt ing caustic resolutions arraigning the United States government for Its ac tion concerning the execution of its citizens In Nicaragua, Is causing much excitement in this city today. Tho resolutions declared that the action of the United States govern ment with tho attending rebuking note from Secretary of State Knox and the Nicaragua clause of Presi dent Taft's message established a pre cedent whereby no Central American country could punish a North Amer ican criminal without fear of sum mary retaliation on tho part of the United States. Almost every resident of the local colonies of Central America to ap proved to this. American residents are equally rabid in their condemna tion of tho spirit .which provoked their passage. BLUEFIBLDS, Nicaragua, Dec. 10. (By Wireless to Colon.) Strong ly reinforced near Rama, the revolu tionary forces are awaiting tho ap proach of tho Zelayans, confident that the nd of the struggl is only a few days distant. Following their decisive victory near Rama last Tuesday, when Gen eral Vasquet' troops wero repulsed, leaving 200 dead on tho field and abandoning his cannon and a large supply of ammunition, tho rebels re tired Into Rama and busied them selves in strengthening their defenses Earthworks havo been thrown around on- three sides of the town, In front of which has been strung a network of barbed wlro. A towering hill be hind the city safeguards attack from that direction. Zelaya's army under General Ose Ja, is reported to havo approached within ten miles of Rama. Estrada apparently has determined to remain behind his fortifications and await tho attack ho thinks tho Zelayans will mako. If Oseja refuses to pre cipitate tho fight It Is thought the revolutionists will take tho Initia tive. 900 BANKS ARE CALLED Jl ACCOUNT Annual Report of Comptroller of Cur rency Shows Wonderful Increase In the Assets. WASHINGTON, Deo, 10. Tho nn nual roport of the comptroller of tho curroncy, Just Issued, shows nn In croano of $37C,S7S,57l In tho assets of tho nntlonnl banks of tho country. Thoro nro todny, according to tho roport, G077 nntlonnl banks in the United States, nn Increuso of 124 over last yoar. Tho total assets Soptombor 1, 1009, wero $0,573,054,377. Tho report statos that nearly 000 banks havo been warned by the comp troller that they nro violating tho banking laws and nro in danger of .forfolting thoir charters,