tlrfiflon HUtorlcal Society
city Hnll
MEDFORD SPENT $2,SOO,000 FOR BUILDINGS DURING 1909 - AND 1910 PROMISES TO SURPASS THIS AMAZING RECORD
WnUtxl I't-t'ait AiaMMlnttan,
1'iUl ImumkI Wlm Hrt
Th only papor lu tin
wor4 pultKwbcal la u Uy th
nlxo of Mndfard kuvlni; n
I wined wlro.
Medford Mail Tribun
THH WHAWW.
high, 44; low, 28; range, 30.
Cloudy. Sunday cloudy;
Today nnd Tuosdny
FOURTH YJflAR.
MEDKORD, Oltl'XiON, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 3910.
No. 252.
I?
ELEGAT10N
WILL DIE
HARD
So Writes C. E. Whlslcr to Profes
sor O'Gara In Regard to tho
Fight Over the La Fcan
Applo Dill.
OTHER NORTHWEST SECTIONS
SEND MEN ON TO EAST
Denver Applo Show Far Behind Spo
kane Whlslcr Says Westcr
lund Won Easily.
That tho northwest delegations
will "dlo hard" In tho fight thoy are
tanking nKnlnt tho I.i Fonn applo
bill l tho coutral thouKlit In a lottor
'received hy Profowor I. J. O'Oara
from C. K, WMslor, ropromntatlvo of
tho Hoguo rlvor vnlloy orrlmrdlata nt
Denver nnd who In going on to Wash
ington to fight It. HIh letter followr
"Dourer, Colo., Jnn. 0. I nm In
Donvor. Received your p.ood lottor.
nlso tho money to go to Washington.
Will go tomororw nvonlng nnd will
r.ot lm homo till about tho Inst of tho
month.
"Wo mot with tho Jonbom todny
nnd hnd n nlco brush of It, but got
licked. Wo havo a strong doleKntlon
horo from tho northwest but the
Jobbom nockii nro certainly bound
this tlmo nnd I hnvo really but llttlo
hope In tho ultimato result.
"Tho northwest will ond two
more men to Washington nnd f wo
dlo, wo will dlo hnrd, I nm certainly
gratified nt tho ntrong constltunncy
supported mo nnd Mat nlwnyn
ntrongthnnn a mnn very mntorlally.
"Tho show horo Is rory nlco but
not to bo comparod to Iho ono nt
Spokane nnd they certainly nro In
nood of mlanlonnry work on pack. Wo
moot with them tomorow In their
Btnto growers' association and par
ties from tho northwest will mnko n
demonstration on packing.
"Mr. Westorlund oally won first
on Nowtowna.
"C. 13. WHI8LER."
ANNUAL ELECTION
HELD T8MIRR0W
All of Old City Officials Practically
Suro of Re-election Bin Bat
A tlo Is on Tomorrow.
Modford'a annual city oloctlon In
hold tomorrow. First ward polls nro
nt tho Commorclnl Club rooms, boc
oud ward at Nnah hotel snmplo rooma
and third ward at city hall.
Thro councllmon, ono from each
wnrd, n city recorder nnd a city troas
uror nro to bo olectod, Four charter
nmondmontu nro also to bo voted, up
on! Tho administration ticket, compos
ed of tho prosont councllmon nud of
ficials la prnctlcally nuro of ro-oloc-tlon,
tho only opposition bolHg Dr.
Bwoot lu tho first wnrd who la op
posing Mr. Morrlck, II, 0. Nicholson
In tho nocond, who In opposing Mr.
Wortmnn, nnd Hob Tnylor, tho paint
er nnd pnporhungor, who la opposing
Mr, Tolfor, Tho othor cnndldntoH
nro without oppnaltton,
Mr, NleholORon'H ohmiccs hnvo boon
connldornhly Injured with progressive
clttzoiiH hy hla opposition to tho In
tonirban oUictrlo lino frnnchtflo,
which ho vigorously opposod nt tho
recent city election.
Mr. Tolfor lint) dono no campaign
ing while Mr, Taylor has boon bimy
nud oxpocta to carry tho onBt sldo,
whom ho roflldoa nnd nlao to ho oloct
od. llowovor, tho chnncoa nil fnvor
Mr. Tolfor'u retention,
L, W. Whiting In taking u fow iniya
ri'Ht at hla Jtlvorsldo rnnch,
JOHN HAH RETT, NOTED DIPLOMAT,
URGES UNION OF LATIN REPUBLICS.
w oiiivrvrnv v... in TTn.lnr
' rector of tho bureau of American
tornntionnl impresario that inBtittition una unown in jib vnncgnicu
enrocr. tho United States is preparing to mnko tho Pnn-Amencnn cou
foronco which in to be held in Rio do Janeiro next Bummer onq of tho
most notable gatherings on this aido of tho Atlantic. Tho delegates will
Ko down on a wnrxhip if congress enn bo provniled upon to provido nn
npproprintion in time. Besides. Secretary Meyer is planning a Bpccinl
cruiso of tho cruiser Boundron of the Atlantic floot, which will tnko the
Hhips to Rio for tho openiiiK of tho conference. In tho meantime, Scc
rctnry Knox nnd Prqsident Tnft nro nrrninnnc n tenntivo list of dele
gates to represent tho United Stntca i order that thoro may bo no dclny
nftcr roncrcss has provided tho funds.
Tho Pnn-Americnn conference of 1010 will hnvo mnny important
mibjootH to discuBH, tho firet of which !h tho preparation for tho coloura
tion of tho opening of tho Pannma cnnnl in 1013. Although this is tho
projVt of tho United Stntes. it is to ho nn occasion for mutual congrnt
ulation nmong nil the Nor(hnnd South Amcricnn countries, nnd it is
exported to ho another menus of linking tno interests of tho United
Stnto with nil of l.ntin Amoricn.
Tho diplomntic sipiiflcnnco of tho, event is tho more importnnt in
tho cyos of tho world. President Tnft nnd Sccrotnrv Knox will hnvo nn
opportunity nrtt only of giving evidence of tho friendship in tho United
States for tho Latin American republics, hut of boosting tho commer
cial program of tho United Stntcs in Central and South Amoricn to tho
credit of nil countries concerned. With this event in view, it is desirable
that tho wrinklos in tho Contrnl Amcricnn situation should bo ironed out
as soon ns possiblo in ordor that thoro may bo no uncomfortable enmf
tinQ In tnnr Iho mnwoq of tho liitor."ntinnl function
Men Convicted In Sunar Trust Scandals Aro Sentenced Scored for Not
Making Clean Breast of Their Part
In the' Deal.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Fedorol
Judge Martin todny sentenced Thos.
Kohoo, Patrick J. Ilcnnossoy, John
R. Bojlo nnd Edward A. Coylo, form-)
prly chockora on tho .AViHinmBhurg,
docks of tho Sugar Trust, to ono
ygar's imprisonment on Blaokwoll'a,
Island. They woro conviotod Dooom
bor 17, 1000, of manipulating tho
scales on tho Williamsburg docks in
tho interest of tho importors.
Olivor Splttor, nnothor ohookor
RUEF IN BED FOLLOWING
OPERATION; IS VERY ILL
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Jnn. 10.
According to his attornoy, Goorgo
Konno, Abraham Ruof, Hoposod pol
itical boss, who was Bontoncod to a
term in prison for his coinplioity in
tho so-called San Franuisoo graft
ansos, is confined to Iub bod, follow
ing nn oporation rocoutly porforniud
on him. Jtuof iH nt his homo, whovo
ho was taken by ordor of tho court
wlion it was shown thai hia health
wiih hroakiug down by his confine
ment behind tho bars. No ia out on
bail ponding niijtpponl.
J. A. MoIIolU of Glandule is horo
on n business trip,
Urn initiative of John Bnrrotl. di
rqpnblicB nnd tho moat Buccossful in-
EOR3WE
who wna convicted with tho above,
will be scutonccd on February 1. Ho
is in a locnl hospital recovering from
nn oporntion porfonned yesterday.
Prior to pronouncing sontonco,
Judgo Martin scored tho ))risonors
for refusing to tnko ndvnntngo of a
hint ho dropped during thoir trial to
tho offoot that should thoy mako a
clonn broast of their pnrt in tho su
gar soandnls thoy woud bo trontod
leniently. It ia oxpootod that tho mon
jjvill npiieaj.
BROUGHER GETS BIG FEED
BEFORE LEAVING PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Or., Jnn, 10. Mom
bora of tho Whito Tomplo Rnptist
ohuroh aro preparing to bid thoir
pastor, J. Whitoomb Bronghor, God
Bpcod in his dopnrturo for Los An
golos by ap olaborato banquot to bo
given on tho evening of January 28.
At tho nnino tinio members of tho
church aro making plans to ontonUin
prominont Baptist ministers, ono of
whom might bo uvnilnbld as a buo
cossor to Dr. Broughor, in short vix
Un to tho city.
C. G. Constant nnd A. E. Voorhios
of tlio Grants ass Courier wore horo
Saturday to attend tho horticultural
mooting.
STATE LABOR
LEADERS
MEET
Believed That First Gun Will Be
Fired in Convention Against the
So-Called "Assembly Plan"
of Nominating.
LABOR LEADERS SAY FULTON
WOULD KILL PRIMARY LAW
C. E. S. Wood Addresses His Re
marks Against Amendment Giv
ing Stato Certain Powers.
PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 10. With
over 100 delegates present, repre
senting 80 unions in various parts of
tho state, tho seventh annual conven
tion of tho Oregon Stato Federation
of Labor was called to ordor at 10
o'clock this morning by President
Madscn of tho Portland Central La
bor Council.
Following Madscn's address of
welcome, William Daly, president of
tho Stnto Federation, delivered his
annual address. No business will be
transacted today by the convention,
tho forenoon being devoted to ad
dresses. Among those who spoke today aro
tho following:
W. S. U'Rcn of , Oregon City, who
spoko on "DirectJLcgiBlation." He
was followed by C. E. S. Wood,
whoso iopio was "Government Own
ership of Rnilroads," whose remarks
wcro directly aimed at tho roforcn
dum bill to bo voted on in Oregon
next November, giving tho state
powor to construct, own nnd operate
railroads. The labor organization
indorsed tbo bill, and Wood's argu
mcnts favored its ndoption.
Fight Primary Law.
It is boliovcd that tho first gun will
bo fired in tho convention iu a dos
porate fight against tho proposed so.
called "assembly plan" of nominating
men for stato officos.
Tho direct primary in Oregon did
away with political party conventions
nnd nppenls for votes on tho strength
of party loyalty. With tho placing
of a candidate's name before the
pcoplo on petition ho is called upon
to stand on his record nnd provo
tlint his promises will bo fulfilled.
It is alleged that tho destruction
of tho primnry lnw is what is aimed
at by ex-United States Senntor Chns.
W. Fulton, the author of tho "as
sembly plan," ni'cording to lnbor
lenders, who see nothing moro than
tho old nonuutiting convention in the
plan.
IHI IS WHY
MTISEB CITY
New Arrival From Los Angeles Says
That Entire Section Is Talking,
of Medford and Siskiyou.
"Without oxcoptlon. Medford is tho
best ndvortlsed small city on tho Pa
cific con6t today" states Waltor R.
Plttlngor, a recont arrival from
Bouthorn Callofrnla. "To ovory per
son almost I montionod that I wrta
bound for Medford, all opoko ot what
a good town It must bo, and Btatod
that thoy hnd hoard much of It.
"Another mattor which attracts
much attontion ovor Callfomln, espe
cially around Lob Angoles, Is tlio
movomont on for. tho now stato of
Siskiyou. Tho poqplo of Los Angoles
who recently advocated a stato of
thoir own nro now afraid that Med
ford and Houtliorn Oregon will boat
thorn to It."
Mr. Plttlnfior wna horo for a fow
wooks somo two years ago and was
so linprosscd with tho vnlloy that ho
deeldod to return nud mnko an In
vestment. Ho Is a nowspapor man
and a boyhood frlnd of H. IL Hicks,
WHITEWASH BRUSH
WELDED:
Reported That Madriz Will Cover U p Details of Execution of Cannon and
Grocc Investigation Has Been Ordered Zelaya Will Probably
Escape All Punishment, Owing to His Continued Ab
sence From the Country.
PANAMA, Jan. 10. Information
recoived from Managua today by
American residents of Panama has
caused them to beliero that tho in
vestigation into the execution of Lc-
roy Cannon and Leonard Groco in
Nicaragua, ordered by President Ma
driz, will result only in the applica
tion of the officinl whitewash bruBh
to tho incident.
They boliovo that Madriz has con
sented to tho investigation only to
satisfy the dsssnds of American
residents of Nicnrngua and to placo
hiB administration upon a firmer
footing in Washington. That tho af
fair will result in no definite findings
or at best, that somo minor officer
will bo mado tho scapegoat, thoy say
is inevitable.
PINCHOT TO
Known Now That Former Chief Forestry Has Been in Communication
With Roosevelt Taft Supporters Worrying Over the
Next Statement. '
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Clifford
PlnchoV Is proparlng a public state
ment which will bo designed to "Vin
dicate his position In the controversy
which led to his dismissal as chief
forester by President Taft.
Stories that PInchot baa been in
communication with Colonel Roose
velt since tho former president went
to Africa, nro not denied by Pin
chot's friends today.
The Taft administration support-i
era appear to bo much concerned
over tho possiblo contents of the
forthcoming Plnchot statement. They
expect It will point out in strong
terms what Plnchot consldors the
dangors of tho attitude of tho Taft
administration toward tho conserva
tion of natural resources.
Plnchot is preparing tho state
ment In his capacity as a private cit
izen. Tho work so far has been
slow as ho has boon constantly in
terrupted by a stream of sympathetic
visitors who ,havo called to express
their regret that ho has loft the gov
ernment service Ho Is being almost
AKITHER TECHNICALITY
IN CALHIUN CASE
No Notation Wrrs Made on Court
Docket That Case Would Be
Reopened Today.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10. Be
cause no notation was found to have
boon mado that tho trial of Patrick
Calhoun, presldont ot tho Unltod
Railroads, c. argod with bribery, was
Bot for today, tho cquM not bo re
sumed. It wna announced-at tho laat
postponement that tho caso would be
ro-oponod January 10, but nccord
i..r ihn now rllnfrlrt attorney.
w ...v " - -- " '
Charles M. Flcuorc, iiio manor was
not ontorod ou tho court docket.
Flckort stated today that no rec
ord of ovldonco taken beforo tho
irrand Jury Vad boon found among
tho mass of papors tolling tho legal
story of tho sraft prosecutions turn
ed ovor to him by his predecessor,
Wllllnm H. Lnngdon, Although
Flckort doclnrcd that tho law pro
vided for tho taking ot a stenograph
ic transcript ot criminal hearings be
foro a grand jury, ho stated that his
predecessor toM hi in that this had
not boon done In tho Calhoun caso.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Tnylor vf
Jacksonville woro Medford visitors
Sunday.
MCARGUA
A rumor, supposed to have eman
ated from Managua, has it that Solo
mon Selya, the attornoy who prose
cuted tho two Americans, in behalf
of the Zelaya administration, may bo
brought to task. It is thought that
Selya will be able to clear himself by
producing Zclaya's authorization for
tho prosecution, which is reported to
have been given.
Shonld this authorization be intro
duced into tho investigation, Zelaya
might be charged with responsibil
ity for tho executions, but it is
thought bis absence from Nicaragua
will safeguard him against Having to
answer. Even though his extradition
should be asked, tho attitude of the
Mexicnn government would have to
J to be taken into consideration.
ANSWER TAFT
buriod under an avalanche ot mall
and telegrams' from friends and
cympathlzers throughout the coun
try.
To justify his action in calling to
tho public attention, tho. Cunningham
coal land cases, Plnchot will take tbo
position that President Tail's letter
to Secretary Balllnger last Septem
ber closed all avenues of official rem
edy for tho situation and made an
appeal to tho peoplo necessary. The
president's letter was made public.
while he was on his western tour and
cleared BalBHnBgoBr ot charges
brought by Li R. Glavls
Pinchot's friends declare that ho is
suro of tho position ho has taken and
that ho has -not acted without careful
consideration of tho results.
Tho former chief forester spent
most ot today with fornior Associate
Forester Prlco and former Assistant
Law Officer Shaw, who were dis
missed at tho samo time as Plnchot.
Thoy woro busily engaged In going
ovor papers when not interrupted by
visitors.
NAiE COMMITTEE
Fiercest Battle Ever On Between In
surgents and Regulars Starts
In the Upper House.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 10.
Sonator Nelson of Minnesota, chair
man of. tho publio lands committee,
today roportod to the sonato tho
houso resolution calling for nn in
vestigation of tho Ballineer-Pinchot
controversy.
Tho resolution provides for tho np
pointment of investigating commit
teo, taking tho powor of appointment
from tlio hnnds of Spenkor Cannon
and Vico-Prosidont Sherman.
Anothor resolution providing for
tho appointment of tho committee ns
originally drawn is also boforo tbo
sonato.
On thoso resolutions it is expected
one of tho fiercest battlos between
tho regulars and tlio insurgents in tho
upper houso will tnko placo.
Missing Heiress Found.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 10. A
report has beou recoived horo that
oRbert DoJonon, tho missing Phila
delphia heiress, has boon tounr at
Excolslor Springs, Mo., a summer ro
sort 30 miles from this city.
HERMANN IS
P
Trial Starts In ortland Before Judgt
Wolverton Court Kept Busy
Hearing Excuses of
Jurors.
OVER 150 FAIL TO PUT
IN APPEARANCE AT COURT
Standing Room at Premium Her
mann Again Enters His Plea
of Not Guilty.
PORTLAND, Jan. 10. Bingor
Hermann faced the opening of hfa
trial for conspiracy to defraud the
govorenment of public lands in the
MJnlted States court boforo Judge
Wolverton this morning at 10n
o'clock. Up to !2;30 tho court was
busy with hearing tho excuses of tho-
veniremen called to form the jury-
to try the caso. This afternoon the
attorneys will begin the task ot se
lecting twelvo men out of the remain
der left of the men ot the petit Jury
called to hear the case.
When Cleric Marsh finished calling
the names it was found that 150 had
failed to put in nn appearance be
foro the court. Fifty-five more were
excuses by Judge Wolverton tot
reasona of illness and, buoiccas "1
Choosing Jary. 7
This afternoon at 2 o'clock tner
work of selecting tho trial Jury will
e resumed.
It Is evident that the trial will be
a long one, and tedious.
Arrangemcats have been mado be
twoen the prosecution and the de
fense by which a portion pt the evi
dence given at the Hermann trial in
Washington whero Hermann was acr
cused ot having dstroyed public re-,
cords of the land office, will be road
Into the records.
To Savo Expense.
This has been dono to save the
defense tho expense and delay of
bringing witnesses frorn Washing-,
ton. How much of this transcript
will be read has not been determln.-
ted and may depend upon tho course
of tho trial as It dovolops. It Is ex
pected, however, that a month wll
bo consumed In ge;-lns the caso to
tho Jury.
Spectators were shut out of the
court In order that tho veniremen
could bo admitted and evon then
standing room was at a premium.
Hermann Appears.
Hermann, tho .defendant, came
first into tho room, .alono, and took
hla placo at ono end of tbo long ta
ble. He closely was followed by
John M. Gearln and A. S. Worthlng
ton. his other attornoy. Honey came
Into tbo room Just prior to the en
trance ot tho judge,
A tew ox-parto matters disposed
of, Judgo Wolverton oponod tho Her
mann case. Honey asked that the;
records bo straightened by an order
to show the over-ruling of a domur
rer to tho indictment made several
years ago. This was dono. Then
J. N. Williams, ouo of tho defend
ants according to tho Indictment was
soparatod from tho trial leaving
Hermann to stand alono. The de
fendant had uover, up today, boon
arraigned In court or ontorod a ploa.
Ho went through this formality,
nodding his head in atlrmatlon ot the
plea of not guilty entored by hla at
tornoy. Benton county and Portland
seomod to bo tho most popular local
ities In tho Boloctlou of jurors, Tho
county clork and his deputy, tho
foromau ot tho Benton county grand
Jury ami of tho Juror, other officials
from tluit section and many roaldonte
woro called ns Jurors, and most of
thorn woro excused. t (
In Portland thoro was a largo rep
resentation of uuslneu mon, all ot
thorn doslrlng to bo excused from sor-vlco.
1 IU IU
n ti In