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MEDFORD SPENT $100 PER CAPITA DURING 1909 IN MAKING A MORE COMFORTABLE CITY IN WHICH TO LIVE
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THE WKAWWt.
Tonight find Friday
Cloudy. Wednesday Cloarj
High, '18; low, 32; rango, 40.
I'WR'ni YEAR.
MJflDFOTtD. OREGON, IWRSDAY, JAOTARY 13, 1910.
No. 255.
STARTW0RK0N$50,000DEP0TIN10DAYS
WILL BE SECOND IN OREGON
IN SIZE ONLY TO PORTLAND
EXTRA!
0'
DECIDES ON
TWO
AFTER TALKING
ORIGINAL
LOCATION
BLOCKS
NORTH,
WITH CITIZENS
Plans Now On Exhibit Will Do of Stone and Concrete, Steam Heated
Throughout nifjht of Way Through City Is to Bo Parked Freight
Depot Is to Bo Moved South Impression Mado by City on Lovett Dur
ing His Recent Visit Rosponslblo for Quick Action.
UNION MEN KICKED
OUT; MINES CLOSE
Thirteen of Largest Mines In Black
Hills Shut Down Following
Hew Order.
Work on tho new Medford piiHMuiiKer depot, to bo constructed of con
onito nutJ lirlok, modern throughout, nt a cost of $00,000, is to commenco
-within ten duyH according to tlm promlno nuulo by J. P. O'Hrlon, view presi
dent nnil general malinger of tlio Southern Pacific to n delegation of prop
erty owner nml citizens who called upon lilm In bin prlrato car Wednesday.
Tho now passenger dopot will bo erected two hlockH north of tho present
Htructuro, on land now occupied by tho tiectlon house. Tho present dopot
will bo moved two blocltit south nml used ih ii freight depot.
The now depot will bo tho largest In Oregon outsldo of Portlnnd,
which In fitting, uh Medford does tho I urgent railroad business. It will bo
tho miino slzo rn that lu Walla Wnlln, Wn., nnd considerably largor than
thtmo recently erected at Eugene nnd Albany, being deHlguod, na Mr.
O'llrleu stated, with a vlow to Medford' future Krowth. Said Mr. O'Drlcn:
"I recommended thin depot last year, but wan nfrnld that tho money
would not bo appropriated for use thin year. Oilly yestorday, however, I
received Prettldent Lovott's approval, and havo thn monuy to begin work nt
onco. Construction wlU'commonco within "thirty UnyB, probably within ton
days."
This speedy action In duo Inrgoly to tho favorable Impression mado by
Medford nnd tho Rogue rlvor vnlley upon Mr. Ijovott when hero r. Bhort tlmo
ngo. IIo tnlkod over the matter thou
nnd approved tho Holection of tli
sito. Tho cordial rocopttou given
him by tho people greatly plonsod luui
nnd ho unid that he wns tetnplod to
buy n. Rtnnll orchard nnd rotiro to the
Roguo River valley.
Appreciates Friendliness.
"Tho Southern Pacific appreciates
tho friendly relnlioiiH existing with
thn ponplu of Medford, nnd wunt to
(tiro Medford tho best, nnd whenever
they wnnt anything from uh thoy will
cither got It or I will como horo nnd
explain why wo cannot grant it.
"Tlio dopot grounds and riht of
wny through thn city will ho turned
ovor to tho IndioH of tho flrcntor
Medford club to park nnd otherwise
heantify. The Htoekynrdn nnd othor
unsightly structures along the trade
will ho romoved further south.
"Medford has the best exhibit
building in tho ntnto; it is koup up
thn liOMt nnd in tho mnnnn of nttrnot
ing n great denl of attention from
people on passing trams. It in dcsir
d to move this building nenror the
now depot., Tho Southern Pacific
will move it free of expense
Only One Track.
"Wo think it host for the city nt
tho prosont timo to liavo ono mam
crossing, and HiIh should ho Main
etrcot, JiiHt ono track will bo loft,
tho otbora tnkon up nnd made atubs.
This will loHson tho dnngor to traf
fic. "The now depot will bo 42x104 foot
in rIzo. Tho mnin waiting room will
bo dOxfl l foot. In addition, there will
bo n gontlomon'o Brooking room nnd
n Indies' wailing room, each 18x20,
ns largo an tho Availing roniii In tho
proRent depot,
Cement mid Ilrick,
"Tho walls will bo eoniont and brick
with pobhlo dnfih, stucco fininlt,
proBRod brick quoins nnd trimmings.
Tho roofing will bo gnlvnnir.od iron,
Spanish tile. Tlinro will ho a con
oroto platform nround thn building,
Tho intnrior will bo finlRhod In Ore
gon fir, pnnollod, tho floor oonoroto
with a oomont finish, nnd hontod
throughout willi hot wntor.
"Tho bnggngo room will bo 02x41,
nnd (ho boiler room, in tho south end
of tlio dopot, 10x32."
Many Approved,
MoRsrs. W. I. Vnwlor, J, C.rTow
nrd nnd othor oltizmiR tlinnke'd Mr.
O'Hrlon nnd oxprosRod tlioir approval
of tho Hilo Roloelod, nnd whon Mr.
O'Brion nskod If thorn worn nny ob
jections, thoro wnR iv unnnlmous ox
proBsion In fnvor of tho now site, nnd
GRIEVE TO ASK
CITY DADS TO
LENDJ HAND
Will Appear Before the City Coun
cil and Ask for Co-operation In
Assessing City School Districts
to Be Divided.
DISADWOOD, 8. D Jan. 13.
Thirteen of tho largoot mines In tho
Iilnck Hllla dUtrlct Bliut down today
following tho announcement that tho
ownorH Intoml to wago a blttor battlo
ngalnstt ho unions In that section.
Eight hundred men aro Idlo, In ad
dition to thoBO thrown out of em
ployment by tho Homestnko mine,
ono of tho largest prodticors In South
Dakota, which siiBpon'dod oporntlona
a month ngo It was announcod fol
lowing tho closing of tho mlnoa, that
efforts would be mado Immediately
to replace tho union minors with
non-union men, nnd that tho mines
would reopen whon this wan dono.
Assessor V. T. Oricve will take
the nHsessmcnt for Medford person
nlly this year nnd will do his best to
mnko nn equitable ono.
"An cqnitnDlo assessment doosri't
mean one that is satisfactory to ov
cry one. Thnt's impossible," said Mr.
Grieve, "for someone will bo diasnt
isfied whntevor you do. I intend to
como before tho city council nt tho
February meeting nnd nsk their co
operation in making nn equitable n
sessmcnt for this city. Last yoar 1
wns now to the trnme nnd nm free to
confess thnt mistakes wcro made,
not only in fedford, but other places.
T know more than 1 did last year '"
do not know nil; but I nm lonrnui
nil tho time. To that end. between
now nnd tho timo that I put my-Hf
nnd my deputies in tho field, I will
try to strengthen my knowledge
nm writing letters to nil school
bonrds asking them to inform mo ns
to possihlo chnnges in tho lines of
the school districts. Lnst year
corrected assessments on quito n
number of distriets-Jn which changes
had been mndo nftcr tho nssemont
hnd been mndc. This year the chango
must bo mado "boforo tho 1st of
March."
MILLIONAIRE CONFINED
12 YEARS BY FRAUD
W. S. CLAY APPEALS
FROM ORDER OF COURT
W. S. Clay, through his attorney,
W. R. Phlpps, has npiwalod from tho
ordor of tho circuit court requiring
hi mto pay into tho court $000 for
tl mnintonnnco of his wifo, Alrira
Clny, nnd for her court oxponsos,
ponding tho settlement of his suit
for divorce.
T. Y, MiloR of tho Jackson Coun
ty Ahstrnot Co. was at Jacksonville
Thursday on business.
a notition, flignod by nearly nil prop
erty ownora nnd raorolmnta on Main
streot, was prosontod in fnvor of tho
now site. I
Roforo lonving, Dr. J. P. Roddy
and Dolroy Gotoholl hnd ft confer
ence with Mr. O'Brion, protesting tho
romovnl of tho dopot from its prosont
Hito, nnd Dr. Roddy Btatos that Mr.
O'Hrion promised to Bond n man to
look into tho quostlon further before
dofinltely dnniding upon tho location
for the now dopot.
Mr. O'Rrion loft Thursday morning
for Portlnnd. TTo wns nocompauiod
by Superintendent Fields.
Plans nnd drawings of tho now do
pot onu ho .Roon in the windows of
tho Oregon Ornhnvda Syndionto.
Man Alleges Mexican Official Had
Him Confined In Insano Asylum
for Twelve Weary Years.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Jnn. 13
Following his rolcnBO from tho In
sano asylum whoro he claims ho was
Illegally Imprisoned for twoWe years,
V. J. nrowno, a millionaire, Is pre
paring to Icavo for a king trip to ro
cuporato from his long incarceration
In tho mad houso.
Drowno nllcgod that ho had been
hold In tho asylum through tho mach
inations of a Mexican government of
ficial, IIo charged that ho had been
porsuaded to ontor tho nsyltim by Do
ing told thnc Ills wifo was thora.
Tills ovldonco was otferod to tho
court by his wifo who had worked
faithfully to gain hi release. When
tho.truo status of the caso was called
to tho attontlon of tho judge, ho or
dered that Drowno bo brought boforo
him. Tho man wna given a rigid ex
amination nnd was Immediately re
leased. Drowno stated today that ho will
bring logal action against tho asylum
authorities that slgnod tho commit
ment pnpors.
RE SIGH S
Judge H. K. Hanna of the circuit
court today tendered his resignation
to Governor Benson to take effect
February I. Govwnor Benson has ap
pointed Frank Calkins of Ashland to
succeed him and fill out the term.
So far as Is known Judge Hanna
has not even Intimated that he in
tended taking (tJje step. He is at
present in Grant Pss holding court.
Frank Calkins, who succeeds him,
Is tho present stenographer of the
court.
Judgo Hanna has served this dis
trlct twenty-two years. Some time
slnco he annsunced he would not be
a candidate for re-election.
ONLY ONE ESCAPES FROM SHIP
WRECK OFF OREGON COAST
MERRICK. EIFERT
AND WORTMAN
ARE SWORN IN
Coundlmen Returned From Their
Several Wards Are Again Sworn
in as Members of Council Vote of
Recent Election Canvassed.
PAULHAM IS
HERO OE
MEET
Soars Like a' Bird About Aviation
Field In Los Angeles Breaks
Three Records In Rapid
Succession.
NO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS
HAVE MARRED PLEASURE
Officials Issue Rule Preventing Aero
nauts From Hovering Abovo .
the Grand Stand.
Battlos With Police.
ALAM10DA, Cnl Jan. 13. Fol
lowing u battlo with Chief of Pollco
oCnrnd, In .hlch alio Is ntlegod to
havo fired Eovoral shots, Mrs. Mary
Cox Is In tho city Jail horo today,
Mrs. Cox oooupiod n "squatters"
cabin on tho wator front. Sho ro-
fiiBod tovaeato whon n Southern Pn-
flco grading gang nppoarod to go
ovor that section of tho wator front,
upon which tho railroad had soourod
a right of wny,
AVIATION FIELD, LOS AN
GELES, Cnl., Jan. 13. As quiot nnd
unassumiin: ns though ho wore not
ono of the most-talked-of mon m tho
world todnv. Louis Paulhan, the
coglo of all birdmen, wns early to
tho fiold today nnd hnrd nt work get
ting his biplano in shnpo for tho
flights this afternoon.
To soo the smnll Frenchman busily
engntrod in tinkoring with his motors,
snapping the wiros which brace tho
wings, touching horo, fooling there,
ono would never boliovo thnt he is
tho man who drovo his biplano f000
feet in tho nir, thus establishing n
new rocord for tho aorinl world.
A now rule went into offeet nt the
fiold todny, which prohibits any
noroplano from boing driven oyer the
grnndstnnd. Tho ruling wns mado
by President Courtlandt, fiold bishop,
nftcr he had watched Paulhan and
Curtiss diving over tho crowds, ns he
feared that some persons might ho
injured in the ovont of nn nccidont.
Pasnilemi Day.
This is Pasadona day, and long bo
foro noon crowds in motors, on
horsohnck and from tho trains enmo
trooping to tho grounds from "Mil
lionnirehurg." It is confidently oxpoeted by the
officials that another world's rocord
will ho broken bqforo the closo of tho
moot. Courllnndt F. Pishop, tho of
ficial bend of aeronautics in Amer
ica, snid todny (hnt tho motoorolog
ionl conditions horo nro idonl.
Tho conunittco of judgos mado tho
offioinl announcement today that
when Pnulhan bent Latham's alti
tudo record of 3200 feet by flying
(Continued on p"KQ 8.)
The three councilmcn re-elected at
Tuesday's election wcro resworn as
members of tho city council this
morning, following a canvass of the
ballots, nnd entered upon another
two yenrs of service. From the first
ward, F. E. Merrick wns returned;
from the second, II. G. Wortraan,
nnd from the third, W. W. Eifert
Tho first regular meeting of the
council will ho held next Tuesday
evening not n single break being in
sight for continued municipal ad
vanceraent.
As is nsunl following a close elec
tion, there hns been some tnlk of n
contest in the second ward, but no
direct charges were made and no ev
idences of fraud were found by the
council today. In one instance,
where a man was mentioned ns hnv
ing illegally voted, strict senrch was
made, hut his namo did not appear on
rnll nnr irnrn nnv am1a.iia0 .f i
fraudulent voting unearthed.
STEAMER CZARINA FLOUNDERS
WHILE CROSSING MARSHFIELD
BAR; MATE ALONE IS SAFE
Four Bodies Alone Seen at Daybreak In Rigging Believed That Seme t
These Are Dead Over Twenty Were Seen to Be Carried Away by tl
Waters No Aid Can Get Near Wreck All Hope Believed Last fi
' Those Remaining on Board the D oomed Steamer.
HIGH PRICES TRAIL
EVEN BEYOND GRAVE
Retail Monument Dealers Post Ulti
matum Saying That Prices
Must Be Raised.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 13.
High priced consumers extend evon
beyond death, according to tho ulti
matum posted today oy retail mon
ument dealers.
Tho Indiana retail monument deal
ers association Is In nnnual conven
tion hero. During tho morning ses
sion today, a formal statement was
authorized to the offeet that so long
ns food prices aro maintained nt their
present lovol, monuments must bo
sold at corresponding prlcee.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 13. Lashed to tho mainmast of tho found
ered steamer Czarina are four men, tho lost but ono ot tho twenty-five who
wero aboard the vessel when she left Coos Bay, 'for San Francisco ystor
day afternoon. Theso men who wore sighted at daylight this morning are
believed to be dead by tho life-savers.
Tho steam schooner Nan Smith, which arrived from San Francisco
early today Is outside tho bar and Is trying to get close to the stranded
vessel. It Is doubtful, however, whether Bho will be able to render assist
ance. Itclicved One Scad. "
It is believed that the men lashed to the mast aro Captain Duggftn,
Harold Millts, Second Mato McNlchols and Purser Hedges. It is believed
that Hedges succumbed to tho zero weather, but Mlllis, Captain Duggan and
McNlchols seem to still be alive.
Captain Olson of the Nan Smith, which bos gone to tho rescue of t&
imperilled men, Is known far and wide for his liravery and courage; In
going to the rescue of stranded vessels. Seafaring men here believe that
if tho men can possibly be saved that Olson will leave nothing undone to
bring their rescue about.
At midnight it was known thnt several men wero lashed to the only
remaining mast because all during
tho night thoy managed to make
lights Indicating that they woro sttll
alivo. Jit was not believed, howover
they could bo thoro this morning as if
was thought that tho heavy seas
would bo certain to sweep them front
their lashod positions. This morlsg,
however, they could bo seen plainly.
All night long tho beach was pa
trolled by watchers in the hope thr
thoy might bo of soma assistance J
rescuing or recovering bodies as th
came in shore, and In encouragln
tho men who might still bo aboan
Only ono body was washed ashoi
and it was In a frightful condition.
Th cntrals of anothor man have been
washed ashoro and found to bo fast
ened to a big bolt which had evident
ly diBombowIcd tho unfortunato man.
DRIVEN INSANE BY
CONSTANT TEASING
Girl "Hugged" Against Her Will, and
After Being Bantered by Com
panions, Is Crazed.
FRUITGROWERS PLAN
EUGENE APPLE SHOW
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 13. Through
tho instrumentality nnd suggestion of
the Eugone Commercial club, fruit
growers of Lane county will promote
an npplo show in Eugene to be hold
nt tho closo of the coming season.
Tho nnminl meeting of the Lnue
County Frnitgrowors' association on
Saturday was ono of tho most suc
cessful hold by tho association,
Stops nro to bo taken to exploit Lano
county's apples in tho general raar
kots. That tho orchards nround Eu
geno produco ns fine quality of ap
ples as tho best land in tho stnto is
conceded, but it wns tho sense of tho
convention that tho time has como
when tho prnolicnl knowledge should
be moro gonorally disseminatod.
Prosidont Wilkins of tho Commorcinl
club nnd Mnnnger D. C. Freeman ad
dressed the dologutos. They explain
ed tho publicity operations and what
tho club proposed to do to advertise
tho fruit and borry products of this
section. Tho sohemo for an npplo
show mot with much fnvor. Many
utndreds of orchard nares around
Eugene were represented for tho first
timo nt this business gathering,
KEOKUK, Iowa, Jan. 13. Lllllo
Mygron, 20 years of ago, is in tho
state insano asylum today because
hor frlondB persisted In teasing her
after they had seen her being hugged
by a young man.
aiiss iuygren was employed In a
local factory. During tho noon hour
recently tho factory "cut-up" seized
her and hugged her against her will.
Immediately tho badgering on tho
part of her factory friends began.
After sho ha.i loft work yesterday
Miss Mygren's mind apparently be
came unbalanced. Sho was cared
tor by physicians and today was ad
judged Insano.
TAX ROLL WILL BE
IN ABOUT FEBRUARY I
The tnx roll for 1900 is boing ex
tended ns rapidly as possible aiul tho
expectation is that it will be rondy
to be turned over to tho sheriff for
collection by the first of February "it
the latest.
Tho work has been delayed some
what owing to numerous changes
mndo and the delay in turning in
spocial assessments for school and
othor purposes.
It wns necessary at the January
term of tho county court to lovy spe
cial assessments in sovornl districts
where tho stato sohoql money did not
MARSHFIELD, Or., Jan. 13.
Early reports today from Coos Bay
whoro the schooner Czarina llos
stranded on the North Spit bar Indl-
cato that thirty-one mdn havo lost
their lives. Tho Czarina vmt on tho
bar lato jestorday afternoon.
At 3 o'clock this roomine? Assist
ant Engineer Harry Kontzol, too
,weak from delirium to talk, inco
herent and barely abjo to stand,
roached tho shore and declared that
Captain Duggau nnd Harold Mlllis
wore laqhed tq tho lam remaining
spar and are ctlll on board tho ves
sel. Tho captain wau bound against
his will.
An hour later C. J. Mlllis roturned
from tho Jetty with tho news that
Robinson, an assistant engluoer
at tho todsuI, drifted nohoro at aa
early hour. He roportod that Cap
tain Ducsa.i, tho first otflcor and
Harold Mlllis, a son of C. J. Millla,
aro still altvo lu tho rigging.
Furious dale Raging,
Tho weather Is' intensely cold am
a furious galo Is raging. It Is hard
ly boliovo 1 that the mon lashed U
tuo rigging oc tno in-rated vessel
como up to the minimum of $300 pro
scribed by law. This also delayed can much longer withstand tho ox
tne worK, olso tlio record ot Inst yoar
would hnvo been equaled when the
tnx roll was finished and turned over
to tho sheriff January 27.
Train Wreck Kills.
COLUMRUS, Gn., Jan. 13. Sov
eral persons nro reported to hnvo
been killed near Sulphur Springs,
Gn., whon two pnsscngor coaches on
i Sonhoard Air Lino train overturn
ed oarly today. Wrecking trains,
hnvo been sent to the scene of tho
' nccidont.' ...
posuro.
At an eirly hour this morning on
ly ono dead body hud boon washod
ashoro. It had not been Identified.
Tho thormomotor Is hovering near
tho zero mark and nil throughout
ho night tho watchers on the beaeX
had to klndlo bonfires to protect
themselves from tho blttor cold, Tho
gnlo which sont tho vossol on the
bar Into yostorday Is still raging and
tho Ufa-savors aro as badly hampered
In their, work today us they wre
(Continued on pr.co 5.)
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