MEDFORD SPENT $2,500,000 FOR BUILDINGS DURINGJ1909 - AND 1910 PROMISES TO SURPASS THIS AMAZING RECORD
UnlUd Vim AswosUUmi,
I'd It lmM YTUn lUfMJrt
Tim uulr pupor In tho
World psUWbod In a city tho
size of Modford having n
loutied wlro.
Medford Mail Tribune
TUB WKATHKR.
Tonight and Saturday
Cloudy. Thursday cloudy;
high, 41 i low, 21; range, SO.
FOXJWVH. YEAR.
MEDFOKD, OKEGON, FKLTJAY, JAJTXARY 7, 1910.
NO. 250.
COAL FAMINE THREATENS MIDDLE WE
ST
SUFFERING IS
INTENSE
Chlcnno Poor Already Feeling Lack
of. Fuel Several Large Buildings
Aro Forced to Close Office
Men Out of Work.
NO RELIEF UNLESS GRIP
. OF STORM IS BROKEN
Iowa Is Practically Without .Coal to
Protect Her Blizzards Still
Rage- Throughout Montana. y
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lii-iiiL'it utiiriim nf intense Buf
fering due to the hlUtnrdH,
cold snnp and luck of fuol.
Ituilronds nro blocked nnd
the poor In tho larger sections
enn ohtniu no fuel. Lnrgo
buildings intint clono owing to
lack of fuel with which to
heat them. Chicago is In
dospemto straits. No relief
h In ftiislit nnd unlesB a
chance in the weather comes,
ninny dontlm will probably ho
reported.
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CHICAGO. Jan. 7. Tho coal sun
ply of thirt city i nearly exhausted
today and with trnffio demoralized
becnuso of tho rocent storms, thero
was little likelihood of quickly bring
ltn In furlbof Hli'miiHintfl.
Tho Buffering among tho poor wan
growing. Hohoi incnBiirofl undortnk
ii. bv tlm varioiiR charitablo onrnni
rations failed to allay the Buffering
because of tho Hcorclty of fuol and
tho high prices of provisions.
Hut Llttlo Fuel.
Tho nvorngo household had not fuol
enough to last over a few days, Tho
big consumers Biipplies will bo ox
hnustcd' tomorrow, which threatens
to result In a cessation of manufac
turing nnd n depletion of cloetrio nnd
steam traffic.
Many buildings wero Bohoduled to
closo because of tho look of boat and
It, wns fenrcd that a whnlosalo ordor
for tho temporary suspension of
olorks and offico men would follow.
RAILROADS THROUGHOUT
MONTANA ARE TIED
UP BY BLIZZARDS
REBEL LEADER, LOYALIST SUPPORTER
AND MAKINES NOW IN NICARAGUA.
HELENA. Mont., Jan. 7. Tho con
tinunneo of tho blizzard that has boon
awooping Montana for tho Inst 24
hours hna roBultod in a comploto tie
up on tho HnoB of tho Northern. Pa
oifio railroad in this state.
Two west-bound Northern Pnoifio
passenger. trnitiB aro stalled bolwoon
Livingston and Columbus,' A snow
plow that tried to dear tho rails near
Livingston was derailed early today,
and tho eamo fate befell a wrecking
train that was dispatched to tho as
sistance of tho ploy's orow.
. Trulnn nro beinc held tin at Butte.
Bozeman and various other points.!
'bv th railroad officials.
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IOWA THREATENED
WITH WORSE FUEL
7 FAMINE IN HISTORY
' Satlsiled that tho United States would countrnnnce no more of Jose Santos
'Zclayn'u method an president of Nlcnragun, .Mexico Bought by mediatory
steps to have tliu department of state recognize Dr. J. Mndrlz, In whoso
fnvor Zelaya announced hla wUIlngnoas to resign. Madrlz Is recognized ns n
part loan of Jkilnya, nnd It Is bollorcd that the tyrant's Jniluenco would con
tliiiitf to be felt by Amorlcnus and American Interests If one of his nrtvocnies
took charge of nfTalrs. General Estrada, leader of the revolutionists, natu
rally expressed disapproval of Mndrlz, nnd It Is believed In iiemlojilclal circles
In Washington thnt Ustmda's rccommpndatlotis will be considered by the
state department In every detail of the negotiations fur restoring pedce In
the Central American republic. The marines in the accompanying photograph
aro from the Yorktown and are somo of tho first United 8 taxes troops to land
lu Nleamgtta sine the rocent trouble.
SCALE
CARPENTERS RAISE
Owing to Increased Cost of Living Union Votes Increase of 50 Cents
a Day Will Take Effect on April First
New Officers Installed.
Owing to tho inoreasod cost of liv
ing which is general ovor tho entire
country tho lobnl union of carpen
tors hnvo votod to inorenso tho min
imum sonlo for n day of ight hours
from $3 to $3,50. Tho now scnlo
goos into of foot April 3, 1910.
Tho inoroaso la not na grcnt ns is
indicated, ns most of tho carpenter
hnvo for somo timo boon paid $3.(30
n day, but this will protoat mombora
of tho union, by.praviding $3.50 for
tno8o who nro not paid n bouus
owing to their skill. s
Local. No. "1840. hold a social and
business session Thursday nvoiiinc nt
w . - - -
which timo tho officors for tho onau-
ing venr wero installed. The now of
ficors nro: J. J. Sonlo, prosldont; W.
h. Thompson, vico-prcsidont; C. P.
Loathormnn, reoording Becretnry;
V. N. Offnt, flnanclal eoorotary;
Frank Pqolo, auditor; W. C. Buck-
mnstor, wardon and J. L. Dcmmcr,
tronsuror. A mo6t cm'ovnble ban
quot followed tho business session.
SMITH TO ASHLAND
TO MEET COUNCIL
Supposed That He Will Appear In
Order to Secure Understanding
Regarding Electric Franchise.
DES MOINES, Jan. 7. Throaton
od with n fuol famine, Iown today is
prnotlonlly without protootlon from
tho blttor cold that prevails through
out tho Btnto,
Oovonior Carroll nnd tho Btnto
railroad commlssionors today Issuod
nn ordor to all railroads forbidding
thorn to approprinto nny conl In
trnnslt for tholr own uso, Tho of
floinls of prnotlonlly ovqry railrond
(Contlnuod on pags 8.J
ASHLAND, Jan. 7. R. Q, Smith of
Grants Pass, attornoy for John It. Al
Ion, applicant for an oloctrlo railroad
frnncliloo from tbo city of ABhland,'
pbonod up yestorday to loarn tbo dato
of tho noxt mooting of tho city coun
cil, Indicating that bo oxpoctod to ap
ronr boforo tho olty fathers at tho
first opportunity la tho mattor of
tho franchtso asked for by Mr, Al
ton. Tho frnnclilBo as prosontod to
tho council mot with somo objec
tions ns to cortatn foaturos, and tbo
council docllnod to grant It or sub
mit It to tho pooplo without amond
mont, nnd in this Bhnpo tbo nogotla-
ATHLETIC CLUB -MEETS
TONIGHT
Meeting for Final and Permanent
Action Is Caltad for Tonight
at the Athletic Hall.
S PINCH'
The oommittoo appointed at tho
meeting held Monday ovoning to do
viso ways nnd moans for the organi
zation of tho Modford Athlotio Club
is rendy to report nnd n mooting of
all mombors.of tho club nnd thos
who hnvo signified tholr intontlon to
bocomo such, is called for this ovon
ing. Tho oommittoo has boou busy
nnd hnvo Boourod quito a bit of
money. Also thoy hnvo sont for
copio's of tho obnrtors of tho differ
ent athlotio clubs in tho etatq, nnd
will bo prepared to ranko n fall ro
port. j
tlons botwoon tho Alton lntoroats and
tho city now romaln.
HEAD TO
FALL?
Balllnger Closeted. With Taft and
Indications Are That Chief
- Forester Will ie Removed
From Office.
WOULD BE "MARTYR
TO ROOSEVELT POLICIES"
Presidential Ire Aroused by State
ment of Pinchers Made In
Defense of Glavls.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 7.
Tho houso today adopted a special
Tiilo to allow tbo Immediate consider
ation of tbo resolution calling for an
Investigation of tbo , Uallinger-Pln-ebot
controvrsy.
Representative Fitzgerald oppos
ing tho resolution, declared that Its
object was to nllow President Talt
"to got on tho bond -wacon."
Fitzgerald declard hat Tnft bos
hid down tho lid as long as bo dares
Ho demanded tho lavestigatlon bo
narrowed to Secretary Balllngor
alono, proposing that tho portion
which brlLirs tho forest sorvlc Into
th scono of tbo Investigation bo
stricken out.
EUGENIE, EX-EMPRESS OF PRANCE,
AND HER HOME NEAR LONDON.
WASHINGTON, D. Ct, Jan; 7.
Socrotary of tbo Interior Balllnger
was closotcd with President Taft to
day nnd other conferences wero hold
nt which was discussed "tho question
"Shall tho presidential axo chop
off tho head of Gifford Plnchot,
clilof forcstor of tho United States?
Many aro Inclined to bellovo that
tho rending In th sonnto by Dolllver
of a lottor written by Plncbot. In
which tho chief forester dofonded
bio subordinates for tho aid they
cavo Ij. it. uiavis, lormor cniei oi
tho field division of tho land offico.
In nrenarlng tho casos on which
charges wero brought agnfrft Ballln
gor must mean Plnchot's dismissal.
A JXartyr..
The question of whether Plnchot
officially docpaltatcd, In tho rolo of
"martyr" to tho ItoosoTolt policies"
would not bo exceedingly ombarrass
Ing to tbo administration Is blug glv-
on sorlous consideration.
Tho presidential lro Is said to bavo
beon arousod to an extraordinary
oxtont by Plnchot's swtcment that
Glavls was "a most vigorous defend
er of tho pooplo's interests." This
coming In tho faco of tbo dismissal
of Glavls by Taft and tbo president
ial robuko administered to him for
bis charges against Balllnger, bas
dovolopod ono of tbo most Intensely
Interesting situations tbo capital baa
soon In many a day.
May Remove Plncbot.
Taft could romoyo Plnchot for vi
olation of tho president's, prder for
bidding offlclnls from writing letters
to members of congress: on depart
mental affairs, which, set forth that
such Information must manato from
members of tho cabinet
Tho question boforo tho administra
tion today Is whtber tbo dismissal of
Plncbot would not bring out tho
troublesomo ghost embodied In tbo
BO-callod "Roosovelt conspiracy" and
nrouso tho "back from Elba" move
ment. PIncbot's lottor wns ono of
tho chief toplc-j at today's session of
tbo cablnot.
Perkins Injured.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn, 7.-
Sonntor Georeo C. Perkins, of Cal
ifornia, who slipped op nn ioy pavo
mont nnd foil as ho wns leaving his
npartmonts for tho sonnto chamber
yostordny, will bo confined to his b'od
for at least a wook, according to n
stntomont by his physician today.
Marie Eugenie de Guznmo y Porto Carrcro, con nt ess of Teba. marchioness
of Mora and widow of the Kmpcror Nnpoieon, III. pt France, waaborn at
Grunndu. Spain, on May 3. IN2il She was the daughter of a Spanlsbgrand-e
nnd of a Scotch "clnlgrw. At the time of her marriage to Louis NapoleoD
she was regarded ns ttu most ttrtiutlful woman lu Europe and was a favorite
nt all the fashionable watering pmccsof tbe continent, where ber beauty and
wit attracted tbe ndmimtlou of many of the foremost men of tho old- world.
She wns known then as Mile. Moutljo. and ber love affair with Prince Jerome
Bonaparte wns the talk of the watering places three yennt before ber mar
riage to bU cousin Lunls. After tbe battle of Sedan she tied to London with
her son and educated him there. After his tragic death In Africa she re
tired to her home at FnrusborouRli Hill, near London, and rarely appeared In
public. One of the nccompadying photographs was taken when she but ap
Deared nt Westminster.
AND
ALES MO
BRISK
Manv 'Sales" Are Belnn Made Although This Is Supposed to Be Dull
Season of Year Many Strangers Here Seeking Orch
ard Land, Improved and Unimproved.
Athough this is' supposed to bo 12 acres of bearing orchard In
the dull season of tho yecr,, real os- southern California. Charles Sbarpo
tate dealer aro all reporting active made tbo transfer.
business and state that tho city ls E. Glbbs of Phoenix bas sold to
full of strangers -who aro scoklng lo-' A. C. Hermann of Colorado 40 acres
cations', unlmproxod and lmprovod. for $2000. Tho placo will bo 1m
Ono firm reports a salo for very day proved.
so far this year. I I. F. Williams bas sold 40 acres
C. E, Donning, of Sams Valloy has next to tho Tou Voile tract In tho
sold 200 acres to Sylvia Robinson Willow Springs district to H. S
of Corona, Cab, tho consideration . Plckard of Albuquorque, Now Mcx-
bclng $12,000. Mrs. Itoblnson will ,100, tho consideration being $12,000.
locnto on tho placo In tho spring and Two years ago Mr. Plckard oocured
Improvo it. I tho placo for a llvory stock valuod
Mr. Donnlnc has also purchased at $4000.
HOTEL BURNS; ONE
MAN 18 KILLED
Survivor of Cherry Mine Disaster
Goes Among Guests and
Averts Panic.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 7. Ono man
was killed and several Injured whon
tho Cambridge hotel was destroyed by
tiro oarly today. Scores of guosts
narrowly escaped with tholr lives,
Tho guosts at ino Barnum hotel,
adjacent to tho Cambrldgo, wero
thrown Into a panto wbon tho flames
woro dlscovorod.
William Clolland, a survivor of tho
Cherry mlno disaster, was staying at
tho Barnum with his family, and wont
among tho terrified lodgors assuring
thorn that thero va3 nov dangr. Ho
probably avortod a Btampodo.
VETERANS INSTALL
NEW OFFICERS
!
G. A. R. and W. R. C. Have Pleasant
, Evening When New Officers For
Ensuing Year Are Installed.
The 0. A. R. and W. R. C. Instal
lation and banquot at the Anglo op
era house was a grand success, es
pecially tho supper prepared by. tho
ladlos of tho rollof corps which was
grand to look upon but was still
grandor whon seatod at tbo table
and pormlttod to partako of tho
good things thus propared, Tho ta
bles falrl groonod undor tholr
load but wi? soon rolleved after
which songs and gamos of various
kinds of which young and old took
a part. All scomod to enjoy tbom-
boIvos to a full capacity. Miss Dotty
Shultz -presidod at tho piano. Thero
TAFT WANTS
COMMERCE
COURT
Sends Message to Congress Deallnf
,With Further Legislation Tend-,"
ing to Control Railroad -Corperatlens.
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URGES CREATION OF COURT
TO DEAL WITH QUESTION
Would- Have Greater Power Given'
Interstate Commerce Commission
to Curb Corporations..
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 6. On
V. ..Aln.l , f . . .
sent to congress by President Taft,
after calling attention to tho fact
that a large number of orders Issued
by tho interstate commerce commis
sion have been appealed from, says:
"It would not be proper to attempt
o deprive any corporation of tho right
to revlow by a court of any order or
decree which. If undisturbed would'
rob it of a reasonable return on Its
Investment or would subject it-to bur
dens that unjustly discriminate
against it and la favor of other car
riers similarly situated. What is of
supreme importance is that the decis
ion of such a question will be.,aa,
speedy as tho nature of the circum
stances will admit, and that a confor
mity of decision can be assured so as
to .bring about an effcctlvo. system
atical scientific enforcement of the
coramerco law rather than conflicting
decisions and uncertainty of final re
sult. For this purpose I recommend
the establishment of a court of the'
United States to bo composed of five
Judges, designated for such Burno
from among tho circuit Judges of the
united States, to bo known as. the
United Statc3 court of commerce,
which court shall bo clothed with or
iginal and oxcluslvo Jurisdiction ovor
tho following classes of cases:
Different Cases.
"First. All cases for enforcement.
othorwiso than by adjudication ana
for tho return of penalty or by tho in-
llction of criminal punishment of
any ordor of tho Interstate commerce
commission other than for the pay
ment of money.
"Socond. All cases brouKht to en-
Join, set aside, annul or suspend, any
ordor or requirement of tho Inter
state commerce commission.
"Third. All such cases ns under
tho soctlon 3, of tho act ,of Fobruary
19, 1303, known as the Elklns act.
aro authorized to bo maintained in s
circuit court of tho Unltod States.
(Continued on pago 3;)
woro about one hundred present.
Tho following named officers wero
duly Installed by the O. A, R.:
Commander, O. W. Elghmy; 8. V.
commander, 0. C. Paul; I. V. com
mander, Allx Duff; chaplalnj Re.
James Kolso; 4uartormaster, Jacob
Kllpple; O. day, I. I, Gacey, O;
guard, D. E, Clay; guard.. Victor
Paul; adjutant, D. R. Andus; Q. M
O., G. W. Hall; 8. M., F. M Stewart.
The officers of the W. R. C. arer
President, Nancy Wilson; 8. V. P.,
Ida Konwortby; I. V. P,, Susie Per
ry; secretary, Ella Shultz; treasurer,.
Sophl6 Ballard; conductor, Sarah
Clay; assistant conductor, Bell Ter
rell; guard, Mary Elghmy; assistant
guard, Addle Hart; musician, Nancy
B, Day; chaplain, Hollou M. Kent;
color bearers, No. 1, Francis B.
Motz; No. 2, Blrdlo Lyon; No. 3,
Elizabeth Kablor; No. 4, Maggie
Noblo.
Carl Von dor Hollon of Welleu was
In Modford on business Friday.