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FOURTH YJ3A.U.
MEDFORD, OltKCJON, TUESDAY, p ICC 'EMBER .1.4, 1009.
No. 229.
NF
11 JlJ
WORTHIAN IS
10 MAKE
RAGE
TAKE STEPS
XTRADITE
LEADERS IN DISSOLUTION SUIT
Councilman of Second Ware
Agroo3 to Bocomo Candi
dato to Succood Himsolf
All Old Officials Will Run
- Insuros Improvomont.
Himim'KH men of tlio citv have fi
niilly persuaded Harry 0. Worhnnn
councilman from tlm second ward (o
again outer tint lint mid become
candidate to succeed hintHcIf hh
mcnilier of the city council. A iteti
tion it now being circulated placing
him in nomination.
Mr. Wortman was urged to become
a candidate again because of his fa
tniliaritv with the water question
now pending'. It iri thought unwise
for Ii i in to terminate his association
with thin undertaking until it has
lioen completed for no new council
man could fnmilinrigc himself to tin
derlake (lie tank.
F. K. Merrick Iiiih nlso been per
minded to run again. In thin way tho
men iiiomI familiar with tho question,
of vital importance to tho welfare of
tlio city, can ho retained and the
dancer of "swapping horses while
eroding a M renin" ho ilono nwny
with.
Hoth Mr. Merrick anil Mr. Wort-
man have given much of their timu
to thu city, and their offorta havo
horn appreciated. In nil probability
the entire council will ha retained aw
Mr. KifcrtV announced candidacy
was most pleasing news in tho third
ward.
Irom prenent indications every
city oftleial whoso tonnH oxpiro this
year will ho ro-elootcd to office, thus
nKhtiriiig a continued urn of pro
gress and an ahlo handling of city
affairs. Tho paHt year Iuih heou
one of great progress, unmarred by
nlrifc, and tho next year will seo a
continuance of progress.
FIRST WARD BALL WAS
VERY TAME AFFAIR
CHICAGO, Ills., Deo. I I. -So of
fcetlvo wnH tho crusade conducted
against the "First ward ball" for
yearn held by Aldonuan "Hinky
Dink" Kciinii and "HalhhouHo John"
Coughliu that whon it wnH held Innt
night less than fivo hundred person
attended and fully thrco hundred po
licemen woro present. Tho officers
preKorved ordor nntl rofonnors con-
Hidor that (hoy havo won a great vic
tory. Tho namo of tho entertainment
was changed to tho "First Ward
Concert."
May Tako Him Back to Chi
cago to Try Him on Chargo
of Doaling in High Finance
Now- Receiver Is Asked
TJndor Advisoment.
If tho plana of tho HtockholdorH of
tho Golden Drift Mlulng company In
Chicago do not miscarry stops will
ho taken noon to extradlto 0. W.
Anient. In order that ho may ho tried
for alleged tlenlti In high flnnnco In
connection with company nffalni In
Josephine county. On Novomhor 23
a receiver wan appointed to tako
charge of tho company's hookH nnd
business and It Is reported that tho
allegation) mado In tho complaint
filed at tho time thu milt wan brought
for a recolvemhlp and other relief
hav(, been HiihHtantlated by what tho
receiver found In tho hooka.
Now Iteot-lvrr.
Hon. II. K. Haniin, Judgo of tho
circuit court, Iiiih under ndvlnemont
at prenent n motlop mado by Amout's
attorney for tho appointment of n
now receiver and an Increase of tho
bond from $5000 to $50,000. In
making thin motion Anient alleges
that fleorgo B. Sanderson, who wan
on November 23 appointed receiver, In
a stranger, having bcon went to Ore
gon by tho Chicago stockholder)!.
Whether Judgo llanua will grant tho
motion la not known, but bo Htnted
from tho bench when tho matter was
nrfguod thnt po buw no renBon for
Increasing tho bond.
Heal In Hlgll Finance.
If tho allegation! mado In tho com
plaint nr0 true Anient ban put
through a deal In "high finance'
without n parallel In tho annals o
Houthern Orogon. It Is claimed that
ho dlvorted to his own line nearly
$300,000 of tho stockholders' money.
Most of this Ih said to havo been In
vented In land near Grants PaHs and
In thu suit brought nn attempt Ih be
ing mado to declare Anient a trustee
for the company In this connection
Tho Goldon Drift Mining company
was Incorporated In Novomhor, 1901,
for $1,500,000, tho capital stock con
slHtlng of 1, COO, 000 Hharo. Tho com
lalut alleges that no hooks for sub
scription to tho stock woro oponod,
and after each director had boon giv
en one sharo thoro romalnod a hal
LEADING FIGURES IN THE GOVERNMENT'S LITIGATION TO HAVE THE STANDARD OIL COM
PANY DISSOLVED.
Unless the Standard Oil company appeals to tho supremo court of the United States within thirty days from tho
decision of Judge W. 11. Sanborn of tho United States circuit court for tho district of .Missouri his decision declaring
the Standard Oil company nn Illegal corporation and ordering It dissolved wllf go Into efTect. Prank B. Kellogg of
St. I'nul was tho leading attorney for the government In the case, nnd he was assisted by Clmrles U. Morrison of
Chicago. John G. Mllburn and others represented tho oil company. John D. Archbold Is now tho head of the com
pany, John 1), Itockefeller recently declared thnt he was no longer Identified with the nctlvc management, although
he holds nn enormous block of the rompany's stock. Henry M. FInglcr, one of tho defendants. Is also a heavy stock-bolder.
GRANTS PASS G
IS
i LIGHT VOTE IS
BEING POLLED
Election Very Quiet From
All Indications Amend
ment Will Be Carried.
Up to noon tho voo on the pro
posed nmendent to glvo th0 city coun
ell tho privilege to grant franchises
nnco of stock in th trasury of 1, 190,- for a greater length of time than ten, Jlldyc H. K. Hatllia of
93 shares
HAH
S
WORD
At 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon
the Circuit)
N FRANCH
RIGHTS RUN FOR
TERM 050 YEARS
Council Is Unanimous in Its
Action Ashland Consid
ers Matter This Evening.
FREE SPEECH EIGHT
IS HEARING CLOSE
Early Today 60 of Industrialists Ask
to Go to Work on Rock Pilo
and Bo Fed.
RPOICANH, Wash., Dec. M. Tho
authorities appear to havo Knitted tlio
upper hand in tlio difficulties with
Iho inomborH of tito 1. W.
Knrly today 00 of tlio Industrial
ists wlio were arrested in connection
witli tho Spoknno free speech niovo
1 1 1 o 1 1 1 notified tlio authorities that
they wished to ho allowed lo no to
work on Iho rook pilo whoro they
would bo Hiippliod witli wholesome
food.
Whon first nrroHtod thoso men re
fused tnwork on tlio rook pile nnd
since havo heou iiiearcorated in
Franklin school, whoro t hoy havo
been fod on broad and water.
Lenders of tho Industrialists ex
plained Hint Ihif) ohnngo of front was
duo lo the 1'aol (lint tho men wanted
to go lo work whoro lltoy could pro
dim food in sufficient nnd (pialily
to inialilu thoin to luko up tlio light
nnow.
9
It was then that Anient, according
to the complaint, offored to convoy
to the coinprny certain mining claims
(Contlnuoil on puss I.)
CONRAD SECRETARY
FOR ENSUING YEAR
- . 1 Pmirt nnifA hie rlanlclnn In lUt nnc& n(
years, ns now prescribed by tho clinr-' u"'u ... .
ter, was very light, less than 200 ' naniey vs. mo uiy oi men-
f AHfl 1 K A llnnlllrtl1 Ulna I m r 4
votes having boon recorded In tho 10 ucusiuii wua u uvur ui
threo wards nt that time. ! !?". Hanley. The city will appeal lo
Prom tho conoral trend of sontl- u,u spicule tuui i.
ment, ns evidenced by tho oxpr'es-
Blons of tho people, tho amendment
should carry by n good mnjorlty.
A strnnger In tho city would not
havo known whether an olectlon was
going on or not, so quiet was tho
day. Trom nil Indications tho
amondment will carry,
Directors of Commercial Club Hold
First Mcctlnn Exccutlvo Com
mittee Is Named.
MONSTER SUFFRAGE
PLEA TAKING SHAPE
LANE PROPERTY ON
FRONT STREET SOLD
WASHINGTON', Dee. II. Tho
petition demnndiiif votes for women,
which will contnin 1,000,000 mimes.
Tlio now directors of tho Comnior- is rapidly tnkinj; shnpc nt tho Xu-
einl 'Club hold iv moalititf Monday liounl Suffrage headquarters hero,
night nt which timo II. L. Conrad waa 'Vhen it is presented to oonpross onr-
oleetod Hoorolary for tho onsuiiiK ly in April, it will outdo in size, any
your. A now oxooutivo comnutloo politinn over presented lo that body.
was nnmou ns lollows; .1. a. nohi- Already bOU,00(i nnmes havo been nt
orlund, elinirmaiii K, H. Wuterman, fixed nnd sections of tho petition
I. W. Hoot, 07 Putnmn nnd W. M. nro nrrivinpt ovory day. It is expeet-
LolviK. rJaiiH woro diousnod tor ed that tho last sheet of tho pondor-
Krontor aotivity for tlio comiiiK yoni'Jous document will have arrived by
WALLA WALLA HAS NO
ROOM FOR DEAD DNES
WALLA WA1-I.A, Wash., lice. I t.
I lor comotory filled, Wnlln Walla
faces a shortago In burial spaco, and
tho city council tonight will consider
stiiuo plan to onlargo tho present
comotory, Sovoral offers havo boon
mado to xupply land, uoino ndjolulug
tho coinotory, but tho prlco on all
haB bon prohlbltlvo, Thoro nro loss
than a dozon lota loft in tho comotory
at pi'osout.
Feb run V" 1.
Sitinors nro classified both as to
occupation and sow Tho nnmes af
fixed include ninny prominent men
nnd women. Hooth Tnrkington sent
regrots thnt ho could not si;u one
thousand times. Mark Twain, Geo.
Ade, Willinin Dean Ilowells, Mary
Johustoh nnd Ellen fllsngow have
siuned. Prominent ninonf tho gov
oniors of stntos is tho Into John A.
Johnson of Miiinesotn. Few of tho
slaio oxooutives havo refused to
sign, Bay tho suffragists.
Tho city council of Grants Pass on
Monday evening voted unanimous
ly to grant John R. Allen a franchise
In thnt city for nn electric road. Tho
nctlon was taken after two weeks of
consideration and wns approved by
tho entire town.
The franchise provides for tho right
I to operate nn electric line In that
city for a term of 50 years.
Ashland Arts Tonight
Tho city council of Ashland will
take action In regard to Mr. Allen's
application for an electric road fran
chlse. . In all probability tho matter
thero will bo submitted to tho people
for n voto on tho question. It will
undoubtedly carry, according to ex-
presslons mado by prominent men of
Mrs. T. B. Kinsman. Mother of Dr'.tnnt city.
ZELAYA S
ABOUT TO
RESIGN
AID O'GARA MUST
Capital in Hands of Rabid
Pro-Revolution Mob, Who
Shout "Hurrah for Estrada
and Taft" Big Battle Ex
pected Soon.
NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 14.
Managua, tho capital of Nicaragua,
Is In tho hands of a rabid pro-revolution
mob, according to a cable, ap
parently authentic, from Oreytown
late today.
Tho streets are thronged with ex
cited KIcaraguans. Shouting mobs
are parading before tho palace, cry
ing "Hurrah for Estrada and Taft."
Rumors that Zelaya Is about to
make good his declaration that he
would resign have thrown tho popu
lace Into the greatest excitement.
Another la being circulated to the
effect that the dictator Is planning a
flight from tho country.
Demand Resignation.
Tho Zlayan troops arc making no
effort to quell the' rioters and the
disturbance Is hourly growing In In
tensity. By popular cry tho people
are demanding tho immediate abdi
cation or iseiaya, and If his resigna
tion Is not forthcoming It Is feared
the palaco will bo stormed.
J. L. Helms, Buys Property
Occupied by Nash Stables.
Mis. T. H. Kinsman, formerly
Ashland but whois now residins
MISS PRETZ TURNS DOWN
SPOKANE'S OFFER
of
m '
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 14.
Floronco Pretz,.tho creator of mill
gen "God of things as they ought to
, bo." had positively refused to accent
this city with her son, J. L. Holms, 'tho Spoknno Rooster club's offer of
D. V. S., has purchased tho S. ft. $1000 If sho would resumQ her art
Lnno property on Front street, whoro , studios.
tho Issh livery stables are now locat
ed, nud will later improvo tho prop
erty. Mrs. Kinsman owns considerable
SPOKANE STRIKERS ARE
STILL OUT; NO TROUBLE
property in Ashland nnd is now huv-' SPOKANK, Wash., Deo. 4. Dos
iiiR plnns drnwn for a now brick pito tho fact that no local strikers
buildinc in that city. Recently sliejlmvo returned to work, tlio officials
moved to Medford to tako up hov,o tho railroads involved in tho
rosideneo hero with her son. ! switchmen's striko declared today
Mrs. Kinsman states that sho is 'that conditions again were normal,
not decided as yot as to what im-jnnd that tho striko had been broken
provomeuts she will place upon the so far as thoy woro concorued. The
property sho recently purchased in ndjustmont of difficulties In tho use
this oity, thnt being a matter of tho of non-union men in tho local yards
future. hns nverted 0, fuol-fiunino for this
, city. Many train loads of coal two
F. S. Harrison of Ashland wns a! being rushed horo from tho north and
recent Modford visitor. J oast.
Estrada Abandons Defensive.
BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua. Dec. 14
'(By wireless toColon.) Provbv
ional President Estrada has aban
doned the defenslvo and Is massing
his forces for an attack upon the
Zelayans, according to advices
brought from tho revolutionists
camp today. Tho Impending battle,
which promises to be the most im
portant of tho revolution, probably
will bo fought at Recero, 12 miles
from Rama.
Gunboat to Aid.
Tho light gunboat Blanca, which Is
in the hnnds of the revolutionists.
lies near Recero. The boat is equip
ped with Hotchklss and rapid firing
guns, which it Is believed will be utll
ized in the general attack.
Estrada's sudden determination to
assumo tho offenslve is the result of
urgent appeals from sympathizers
with tho revolutionary movement in
Mexico and the United States, in ad
dition to its Nlcaraguan sponsors.
His consular representative at Wash
ington, Senor Castrlllo, particularly
urged that tbo attack b0 made im
EM
HELP
Unless County Commission
ers Change Their Policy in
Regard to Employment of
Inspectors Warfare on Or
chard Pests Will Be at End.
ORTIS HAMILTON
IS FOUND GUILTY
Attorney Is Preparing Application for
New Trial Penalty Is From
Ono to Ten Years.
Unless tho county commissioners
change their policy In regard to the
employment of inspectors to assist
In the warfare against fruit pests, P.
J. O'Gara, pathologist of tho depart
ment of agriculture, will pack up
and go back to Washington to be as
signed to some other district. Pro
fessor O'Gara is disgusted with the
turn affairs have taken.
Inspectors Let Go.
Last month tho county court cut
J. C. Altken, one of the inspectors.
from the list, pleading economy. Now
another, T. F. Smith of Ashland, is
to bo let go and George W. Taylor,
Jackson county's Teteran inspector.
has In deep disgust prepared his
resignation to tako effect at the first
of the year. The attitude of the
commissioners throughout has been
lukewarm toward the fight which has
done so much to aid the valley, and
has given It a nation-wide reputa
tion, and this attltudo has disgusted
the men who have been making the
fight. . .
Pro'essor O'Gara has little to say
In regard to the matter, but does
state that unless ho la accorded full
support that he can do better else
whero. Fruit growers of the valley are
planning to take up the matter with
tho county commissioners direct and
see wbat can bo done. It would
work great damage to tho valley to
allow Professor O'Gara to leave. His
presence is needed and all of the or
ehardtsts realize this.
CITY
MARSHAL FINED
FOR PROFANE LANGUAGE
LA CENTER, Wash., Dec. 14. It
cost City Marshal W. D. Wamplo Just
$1 per word for using profano lan
guage on tho streets of this town.
As marshal Wample explained In
tho courtroom today ho became "all
het up" oyer the romarks of a neigh
bor, "and Just had to let off a little
steam."
As tho marshal only "uncorked"
fivo "cuss" words Jusflce of tho
Peaco Brothers let him off with a fine
of $5.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 14. At
torney T. M, Vanco Is today prepar
ing an application for a new trial for
Ortis Hamilton, former adjutant gon
oral of tho Washington stato guard,
who last ulsht wnR found guilty of
larceny by embezzlement In collec
lng and converting tho stato's funds
to his own uso.
While tho specific chargo on which
Hamilton was convicted was tho em
bezzlement of ?11SS, his total pecu
lations aro placod la the neighbor
hood of $30,000.
Tho ponnlty prescribed by statute
for th0 offenso U from ono to ton
years in the ponltnnltry. Although
a sentouco of ono year In the county
jail Is dlscrotlonnry with tho court.
Hamilton appeared unnffected
whon tho vordlct of tho Jury was
read, nnd today when asked for a
statement on Us finding, merely smil
ed nnd said: "Thoro are sovoral days
to como."
BANK
CLOSES ITS
Again Guarantee Banking Act Is
Called Upon to Protect
Depositors.
GUTHRIE, Okln., Doc. 14. Tho.
First Stato bank of Ktefer, Okln.,
closed its doors today as tho result
of the falluro of tho Farmers' Na
tional btyik at Tulsac. Tho bnnk'a.
officials declared that tho depositors
will bo fully protected by tho bank's
gunrnuty fund under tho Oklahoma
banking laws.
H0BS0N STILL IS AFTER
SIX MORE BATTLESHIPS
WASHINGTON, D. C, Deo. 1.
Declaring that war is inevitable nnd
urging tho building of six hnttloships
annually to keep tho lmvnl strength
of tho United Stntos at least as groat
ns of Japan, Hichmond Ponrson Ilob
son today mndo a pica in tiio house
for war-time preparations.
Ho doclnred Poarl Harbor tho piv
ot of tho world with Japan controlling
tho wators around it nnd nskod for
nn adequate navy in tho Pacific,
ocean to protect against tho advancon
of an incoming nation.