Ciiy ttaU
UnUml IWm Awioinllau,
Kail IcamhI Wlro IU)jKrt
Thu only tior In tho
world publlahnd In u oily thu
hIzu of Mod ford having a
loitmwl wlro.
Medford Mail Tribune
TH13 WHUHKR.
Tonight and Saturday -Rain.
Thurndny High 48,
low 32, rnngo 40. '
MEDFORD. OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1910.
No. 256.
NEW BUSINESS BLOCK AND MODERN STORE FOR MEDFORD
DAVIS TO
ONCE ON NEW 40,000 BLOCK
TWO FLOORS TO
BE OCCUPIED
BYJEW FIRM
G. F. Cuthbcrt & Co. Will Open Com
plete Housefurnislilnrj Store to Be
Conducted on Modern Llnes-New
Block Will Be Flvo Stories High.
Construction of n modern bualncaa
block of nroHHod brick, etonm heated
with olootrlo olovntor, 50x100 foot,
extending from tho poatofflco niong
Central nvonuo to Sixth' atreot, to bo
ovoi.tunlly flvo ctorlns In height. Is to
bo begun nt onco. Tho ontlro lowor
two floorti n-icl balcony Iiavo boon
leased by O. l Cuthbort & Co., who
wljl opon ns neon an possible a com
ploto houmt furnlfthlng atoro, to bo
fondnctcd on modern llnoa. Tho
building will b constructed by A. A.
Davla of tho HIk Donil Milling com
pany, who atntea Hint tfco bnaomont
nnd At lonttt throo atorloa wlll'bo con
atructod nt mco nt nn estlmntod coat
of $40,0Q0. Tho othor ctorlon will
probably bo added lAtor,
IUg Plato (lliiNN Prnnt.
Tho lot la 90x120 foot nnd tho
building will contain a ulato glnaa
frontage of nt lonat 130 foot along
Contrnl nvonuo nnd Sixth atroot, and
tho dtrnl marks another atop In tho
municipal growth of Modford.
Who llio lA'aacoa Arc.
Tho lonaeos nro G. F. Cuthbort &
Co., who announce thnt thoy will put
In a moat comploto atock of furniture
nnd hoiiHo fumlahlnga nnd will mnko
thla atnro fliich thnt It will bo a
credit to a town throo tlmea tho alzo
of Modford.
Mr. Cuthbort hna for tho pnat 15
yenra been connected with W. & J.
Slonuo of Now York and San Fran
cisco, and for tho pnat throo yonra
Kna hnd chnrgu of tholr Senttlo atoro.
Slonuo & Co, aa la woll known, la ono
of .tho Inrgcst concorna of Its kind
In tho Unltod States.
II, W. Ornnaky, tho othor mombor
of tho firm, Is n brother of C. 13.
Orunaky, ox-Panama cnnnl cotnmla
alonor, nnd cornea from an old pion
eer fnmlly of Stockton, Cnl., whoro
ho hna boon In bualnoas for tho past
six yonra.
Iloth of Uioro Rontleraon como
hlRhly recommended and tholr oxpo
porlenco and tralnliiR fit thorn to
carry on tholr hualnosa In tho moat
up-to-dnto mnnnor.
Plan of Now Storo,
Tho flrat floor of tholr bulldlnR will
lmvo two InrRo aqunro vootlhulo on
trnncen on Central avonuo nnd ono
on Sixth atreot, with aolld rIabs show
windows on both atrootu, prlam lights
belnR uaed on tho uppor portion.
Thoro will ho a apnclotiR Ualconv a
portion of which will bo dimiwp to ft
ladles' rent room. Tho uppor floors,
na woll an tho flrat, will bo URod to
dlaplny tholr vnrloua llnea. Tho
bulldlnR will ho ntenm hentod
throughout, will linvo an olovntor nnd
will bo built oopoclnlly to' ault tho
llnea which will bo carrtod,
It la expected that tho bulldlnR will
bo rondy for occupnncy within tho
i.ext three or four monthn, na ovory
effort la bolng mndo by Mr. Davis
to hnaton tho construction.
Thla la ono of tho Inrgoat trnnsao
tlona of IIh character ynt hnndlod In
Modford.
"Our nttontlon wan drnwn to Mod
ford," atatcd Mr. Cuthbort, "by tho
fact that Medford Ih tho boat ndvor
tlfiod town In tlio country. Wo hayo
found tho pooplo tho boat act of
booatorfl that any town enn bonat of,
and wo aro going to join tho pro
coaslon, having nlready Rlvon our
nnmoB In to tho Commorclnl olub,"
TART WORK AT
AVIATORS
MY
HOLD 016 MEET
SOON IN DENVER
Rain Puts Damper on Today's Stunts
In Los Anrjclcs Hamilton May Try
for Altitude Record Before Meet! Endlnn to Injunction Suit Fen
Closes. I ton's Argument Able.
AVIATION F1KLD, Lob Angeles,
Cnl., Jan. 1-1. School children by thu
hundreds flocked toward aviation
Hold today, but at noon tho wonthor
wna throntoning and tho official
woro npprohonsivo of rnin. Tho
cloudn put n damper on tho ardor of
thu pcoplo nnd not bo mnny arrived
early as on provious days.
At tho French camp tho mechan
icians wuro busily engaged nil tho
forenoon overhauling tho Woriot
monoplanes. It wnn Htntcd that tho
first real flight of tho "cross-chan-nol
noronnuts" will bo mado this nf
ternoon. It was rumored around tho
grounds thnt Charles K. Hamilton,
tho daring young Missourinn, would
mnko nn nttempt to beat Pnulhon's
altitude record before nightfall. Ham
ilton, howover, was reticent concorn
inir tho report. Ho refused citlior to
affirm or deny it. Ho snid:
"Woll, it's oarly in tho moot yet.
There in no telling what may happen
beforo it ifl ovor."
Hamilton said today that thoro
was a probability of Denver getting
an aviation meet with Pnulhan and
Curtias as participants. Ho intends
to mnko nn exhibition flight before
long. In Rpoaking of the suggested
meet nt tho Coloredn enpitnl ho said:
"That is up to Denver. If tho citi
zens thoro nro willing to put up tho
monoy ns woll as suitable prizes, I
nm suro tho matter can bo arranged.
Wo nre working along thoso lines at
prosont nnd mny know something
dofinito on Monday.
"I expect to loavo for Denver at
tho cIoro of tho Lor Angolos meet. I
intond to mnko exhibition flights
thoro."
Hamilton's mnnnor nnd tono indi
cated that ho will not bo alone when
tho Colorado pcoplo aro troatcd to
tho sight of an noroplnno in action,
and it is holiovcd that jvornl other
aviators will bo present.
Tt was announced thnt the princi
pal events for this aftornoon would
bo tho spood tests hotweon Pnulhnu
nnd Curtiss. There is n keen rivnlry
hotweon tho Fronchmnn nnd tho Am
erican. Pnulhnn tried to bent Curtiss'
timo for ton Inps yestordny and
failed.
Ho was diBnppoiutod at his poor
showing. Ab a result ho spent threo
hours today working ovor tho power
ful engines of his Farmnn biplane,
with tho intontion of making tho sec
ond attempt to boat tho Atnoricnn'
speed allowing.
INDICTMENTS RETURNED
IN SUGAR TRUST SCANDALS
NEW YOKK, Jan. 14. Tho fod
oral grand Jury today roturnod blan
kot chnrgos against six mon connect
ed with tho American Sugar Refining
company. Tho Indlctod mon nro:
Charles R, Holko, Hocrotnry-troas-urer
of tho company.
Ernost Qorbrlc, formor gonorn su
perintendent of tho company's Hrook
lyn roflnory.
James F, Condor Nngoj, caahlor of
tho Wllllnmaburg plant.
Joan M. Voolkor.
James Ilalllrin, formorly employ
ed iib chockor at Brooklyn.
Harry Wnlkor, assistant dock su
perintendent at Brooklyn,
It la undorutood thnt tho Indict
niontH nro tho reault of tho Investiga
tion of tho sugar weighing frauds,
DECISION
CRATER CASE
iN TWO WEEKS
'Attorney Rcames Returns from Sa
lem with Hope High for Favorable
"A decision in tho Crater Lake
cnBo may ho expected within two
wooks," states Clnrcnco L. Reames,
who returned this morning from""Sa
loin, whoro ho appeared for tho do
fonso. "I nm confident that wo will
win put. hut of course this is a mat
ter for tho future
"Tho cntitro enso moved along
smoothtb' and Fenton's argument
wns a masterly ono. I feci that wo
nro bound to win out.
"Wo havo been promised nn enrly
decision in tho caso and I look for it
within two weeks."
WESTERLUND SAYS
NORTHWEST ASLEEP
Local Orchardlst Who Won First for
' Newtowns at Denver Says
West Must Wake Up.
"Tho npplegrowcra of tho north-
Wnnf Yinvn linnn nolnitii " onM T A
Wcsterlund, of tho Western Orchard
Co., whon asked about tho meeting nt
Donver. "Thov Rhnuld Jmvn
boforo this timo in tho mntter of tho
la J' can lull. But thoy woro relying
on tho quality of tho fruit thoy woro
putting out, nnd failed to realizo un
til it was almost too Into that tho
eastern jobbor was not in tho busi
ness for his health.
"At tho Denver mooting there woro
two representatives from tho Iloguo
llivor vnlloy. two from Wonntcho),
two from Yakima, two from Idnho,
two from nood river nnd two from
Montnnn, representing the fruit inter
cats of tho northwoRt. At tho apple
show tho northwes wns fnr in tho
lend, both in the pack and in tho
nunlily of tho fruit. Had tho north
western growors eommoncod tho
enmpnign sooner tho Cnlnmn
plo would perhaps lmvo fallen in lino.
Tho difference between the close
pnek of Oregon and Washington, os
compared with their shovel pnek wns
so apparent thoy couldn't help hut
boo it.
"What should bo dnnn linw ia Hint
overy fruit growor in tho vnlloy tjIio
is acquainted with a mombor of con
gress or onn ronoh him in nny way
Hiimmi nnng ovory pnsHiblo influence
to boar upon him. Seo that tho sido
of the producer is ns fullv presented
os is tho jobbors' sido. Hrinr to bear
uio arguments in favor of allowing1
tho npnlcerowers of lm nnwi,u.i.
who iimugurntod tho oloso paolc for
"pples and nro Rolling thoir apples
in tho mnrkots of tho world, not in
competition of the barrel apples of
tho east, hut on their own merits, to
continue to mnrkot their products
without the handicap of n short box."
French Find Plot.
PAIIIR, Jan. 1-1. Vholosnle nr
rosts nro reportod to havo boon mndo
in Madrid todny ns tho" rosult of tho
oxposuro of a plot which is alleged
to havo boon dosignod to bring about
tho downfall of tho present govern
meat undor Promior Moroty Prondor
gnst, nnd which enmo vory nonr boing
Riiecossful.
TAFT WOULD
HAVE NEW
LAWS
Sends Message to Congress Asking
Solons to Pass Laws to Carry
Out Plans for Conservation
of Resources.
WANTS IMMEDIATE ACTION;
WOULD NOT BE DELAYED
Says His Message Is Epitome of Leg
islation Recommended by Secre
tary Balllnger in Report.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 14.
President Taft sent to congress to
day a message urging immediate con
sideration of conservation legislation
without waiting for tho result of tho
investigation of the charges against
Secretary of the Interior Ballingcr.
Tho president states that his propos
als ore really an epitome of tho' rec
ommendation made by Bnll'mgcr in
his annual report, and says that bills
prepared by Balhngor incorporate
his ideas of what should be done.
Tho message snys that tho early
idea in this country was to give awav
jail the public lands, and states:
Conscrvo nnd Develop.
"Thoro has developed in recent
years a deep concern in tho public
mind respecting tho preservation nnd
tho proper use of nntnrnl resources.
Tho problem is how to save and how
to utilize: how to conserve nnd still
dovclop, for no snno person can con
tend that it is for tho common good
to hold thnt nnluro's blessings arc
only for unborn generations. Among
tho most noteworthy reforms initiat
ed by my distinguished predecessor
was tho vigorous prosecution of land
frauds and tho bringing to public at
tention of tho noeossitv for preserv
ing tho remaining public domain from
furthor despoliation."
Tho president declared that since
Sccrotary Ballingcr has been in of-
nee wiinurnwais ot water power
sites had been mndo on 120 streams,
covering 229 por cont raoro streams
than wero covered prior to thnt dtao.
"Tho present statutes, except so
far as they dispose of tho nreeinn's
metals nnd puroly agricultural lands,
nro not adapted to carry out the
modern view of tho best disposition
of public lands to privnto ownership
under conditions offorinrr. on nun
hand, sufficient inducement to pri
vate enpitnl to tako them over, nnd
for propor dovelopmont on tho other,
winch shall scouro to the public that
character of control which will nro-
vent monopoly or misuse." declared
President Taft.
Power Indefinite.
He snid thnt tho power of tho seo.
rotary of tho intorior to mnko with.
drnwals of public lands is not now
eithor dofinito or satisfactory, add
ing: "It scorns to mo thnt it is tho dutv
of congross now by stntuto to vali
date tho withdrawal! that have been
mndo by tho soorotary of tho inter
ior nnd to nuthorizo tho secretary of
tho intorior to 'withdraw lands pond
ing tho submission to congress of
rocommondntion ns to legislation to
meet conditions or emergencies us
thev nrise,"
no rocommends thnt surfneo mid
subsurface rights bo separated so as
to allow agricultural laws of tho sur
fneo nnd the rotontion by tho govern
ment of coal or other minornl depos
its both publio Innds. Ho suggosls
that tho mining of coal bo allowed on
a royalty basis, requiring n certain
amount of dovelopmont yearly, nud
says :
"It is extromoly diffioult to rotnin
government control of proporty to bo
dovolonod."
IConUnuoa on rs .)
MANY VIEW APPOINTMENT A;
A CLEVER POLITICAL MOVE
WATCHERS WAIT
FOR OLD OCEAN TO;
GIVE UP ITS DEAD
Not a Body Has as Yet Come Ashore
From Wrecked Steamer Czarina
Millis Prostrated With Grief nt
Loss of Son Only One Survivor.
MARSHFIKLD, Or., Jan. 14.
Scores of watchers today aro patrollng
tho beach In tho hopo that some of
tho bodies of. tho victims of tho
wrecked steamer Czarina may drift
ashore. Up until 10 o'clock this
morning not a body had como ashoro.
... . . . .. , ,io cover costs or suit in carrying mo
although yesterday tho viscera of , t j , ,
some poor fellow whose body had'forcea City . Attorney Neff to show
been torn asunder In tho wreck float- thnt his sureties aro good. The
ed In. Despite tho assertions of tho 1 only "object that Reames could havo
llfo savors, who aay that perhaps making the move is to further
... ... ,,, t . delay tho city the matter taking
nono of tho bodies will over bo re- I , rn AntB ln nAiB.
covered, friends and relatives of tho i
victims havo not given up hope. .
Young Mlllls Ixst. !
C. J. MIUIs, general Kanagor of
tho Southern Pacific Interests here, j
la prostrated today with grief oven
tho death of hla only son. Harold, '
who was among tho last to desert the
doomed vessel. Mlia was onaof tho
watchers on tho beach, whore ho had
dono vigil for 24 hours, and wns a
witness to his aon waving farewell to
tho crowd on the shore and then div
ing into tho turbulent sea.
Although tho storm which sent the
Czarina reeling on tho North Spit
had greatly subsided today, all that
can bo aeon of tho big vessol Is Its
mainmast. To all appearances the
wrecked Schooner Is Ivlntr in Almost
tho Identical anot In whirl, WJ
thrown Wednesday by tho great comb-
era which plied ono after another
upon It with death-dealing forco. ;
Totnl Wreck.
Thoro Is no doubt that tho vessel
wl bo a total wreck, if It is not
already so. "and seafarlnt?
today that thoro Is nothing to do but.from the crItlclsms that ba beeQ
loavo tho hulk of the vecsel to tho
sea.
First Assistant Englneor Harry
Kentzel, tho lono survivor of tho
wreck, Is almost ontlroly recovered
today. With tho exception of a black
eye, wnoro ho was struck by drift
wood, and a numbor of minor hn.tsM
no la nttlo worso for his two hours In l"u "Ul"-01 Ul ",a i'u.
tho surging sea. Kentzel todav saya contending that no matter how many,
that ho owea-hls llfo to a spar to p00pI went ovor tho Iand3 oiamtndj
which ho clung after diving from tholby hlm' or how many rPorts wero
ateamor's dock. Whon tho par woa mado- that no fau,t cou,d be 'ound!
tossed ashoro Kentzel's Insenslhlo wlth hIa rocommondatlons mado to'
form wns gripping it tonaclously. it . tho Beneral laud office, bocauso thoy
required ono hour's work by tho Hfoworo true' Andi ho continued, thoy
savors to reloaso Kentzol's iocs nnd woro Just as nonest aa tll0y wero truo-
nrma from tho wreckngo, which hoi
had gripped Jlko a viae.
RUSSIAN PAPER LEADS .
IN ATTACK ON KNOX
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 14. No- J
voo Vromya, Russia's most Influential twoon Hormnnn and Mays and Mel-'
nowspapor, led tho press todav In -?drum regarding tho creation of tho I
- v . - - - w..W
of State Knox to noutrnlizo tho Man-'
churlan rnllroads. Russia's attltudo
wns said to bo expressed In the fo-
lowing editorial In Novoo Vromya:
In answer to tho American at-
tompt to frighten with tho bogey of
Japnn, wo lmvo tho tul moral right
in nviirnfin nut mistrust nf nnr i.nnnn.
Ity to respect tho strict noutrajlty
which thoy promUo.
"In questions affecting the Pacific
gonornlly and tho far east particular
ly this rlpht they cpo ua by tholr
conduct during tho recent contest bo
twoon Russia and Japan. During
tljat war tho wostorn coast o Amor- nounood today that tho prosont rao
lca aorved as n baso of supplies for ling soason will bo extended at loast
Japan." .jo days longor, and possibly GO days.
REAMES STILL
QUIBBLING TO
BLOCK MEDFORD
How Comes Forward With Exception
to City Bond Only Effect Is in
Delaying City Five Days More in
Reaching Supreme Court.
Continuing tho policy of quibbling
nnd aUitory tactics which havo been
bis since tho city has had trouble
with M. F. Honley regarding a right
of way across land on Little Bntto
creek, Attorney A. E. Reames has
I lakon nn exception to tho city's bond
That Mr. "Reames knew that the
bond, which is a small one, was safo
i3 shown by the fact that tho men
on tho bond aro J. E. Watt, Charles
Palm and L. E. Wakeman.
nnUODU niTTfllim If
HnlSKY PI I HI SI I
UllmUU I I 1 1 LUUUL I j
PLEIIBSJR HIMSELF
Furnishes Only Feature of Day in
Hermann Trial No Connection
of Hermann With Fraud.
PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 14. S. D
0rmsby' ,(,rmor forest suPervlaor fori
'urcBOB' lorraer wmnianaer 01 iao
urana "arm OI lBO "cPUDllc. or-
lag with ago and palsied with illness,
furnished tho onjy feature of tho
Dinger Hermann trial today, when ho '
pleaded pltcously for vindication '
heaped upon htm during tho past
flvo years because of his connnectlon
with tho Bluo Mountain forest ro
sorvo case.
During his cross-examination by
Mr. "Worthlngton for tho defense hoj
asked to bo allowed to oxyplaln away,
tno charge that htl beon mado
Tn0 Hormann trial la coming to
tn0 ,a8t day of lts (,rst wec1 without j
UIICTl CUUUVIillUU UDIWUVU IIUIUUUU
an dtho other mombers of the aljeged
conspiracy being ahown.t With tho
oxcoptlon of tho Moldrum testimony,
which relates to tho conversations be-1
lUIUOVU !U, UU LtUk.UiUU; UU
oonnoctod Hormnnn In any way with
tho consnlracv.
Judgo Wojvortou announced at
noon today that ho would adjourn
court tomorrow noou until Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. It Is not be-
Uovod that thoro will bo any start-
u.... 1 . . i i . i . n. I
ling developments In tho trial, thoro-j
foro, betoro tho first of tho coming
week.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Jan. 14.
With a statemont that Walkor
Otis law had not injured racing at
tho Emoryvillo track, it was un-
ENSON'S ACTION
CONDEMNED AS
BEING TOO NASTY
News of AppaintmMit of Calkins as
Successor to Jurfge Harma Cames
as Great Surprise Only a Few
Knew af the Matter.
Residents of the first judicial dis
trict are today charging that Gover
nor Benson allowed himself to ba
drawn into some very clever political
manipulations in conncotion with the
resignation of Circuit Judge TL K.
Hannn, and tho appointment of
Frank 1L Calkins as his successor.
Generally the governor's action is
beintr condemned as hasty, it beinpe
! believed that ho should have consult
ed more members of tho bar in tho
district, rather than acting upon tho
advice of n few. It is generally be-
, lieved that the move was a purely po
1 litical one, designed to give Mr.
t Calkins prestige nt the primaries noxt
, September, at which time it is known
, that he intends to seek nomination.
It has been understood thnt ho
would bo opposed by Judge W. Jf.
Colvig, who would easily win in tho
primaries, unless his opponent had'
ns an aid the prestige which an in
enmbency of the office would lend'
him.
Mr. Calkins' friends were very
quiet in heir movements to secure"
tho office. Ho wns recommended by
only two nttornevs of this city, Gns
Newberry and W. I. Vnwter. The
only other attorneys to recommend
him wero BT. D. Norton of Grants,
Pass and Herbert ITannn. Judgo
Hanna sent down a very strong let
tor of recommendation, as did W. R.
Colemnn. R. T. Burnett, C. C. Beok
mnn and" F. D. Wagner. Tho com-
initteo who went to Salem to urge
the appointment consisted of E. V.
Carter of Ashland, O. S. Blnnehnrd
and II. D. Norton of Grants Pass. A
few other business men of Ashland
recommended the appointment.
Mr. Calkins has been n resident ot
this section for tho past nine years.
Ho studied law and wns admitted to '
tho bar. Ills practico has beon small,
however, as most of his connection
with tho circuit court has been thnt
of court reporter. For this reason,
many doubt his qualifications to Bit
on a bench as importnnt ns tho ono
in this district, whero there is a vast
amount of litigation.
Judgo H. K. BJannn, whoso resig
nation takes effect Fobrttary 1, has
been identified with tho history of
Southern Oregon for over 40 years.
First as a justice of tho peaoo at
Waldo, then known as "Sailor Dig
gings," afterward as n law student
undor tho late James D. Fay, ono of
tho prominent lawyors of oarly days,
then ns prosoouting attorney for tho
first district, whn it comprised all
of Oregon south of Douglas county;
thon na oircuit judgo in tho '80s,
which offico ho resigned, to bo buo
eooded by L. R. Webster, in order to
take enro of his private practico, and
finnlly ns judgo of tho oircuit court
for tho past thveo terms Judge
Hanna has been much in tho publio
oye.
hetchelTmine in
siskiyou county sold
Tho Hetcholl mine, situated ln B ki
lt ty on county, California, Juat over
tho Siskiyou rango south of tho Bluo
Ledgo, has been Bold to O. L. Mont
gomery, lately from Death Valloy, for
$10,000. A doposlt of $2500 has
beon mado on tho purchaso prico,
Tho mlno consists of 12 claims
nnd la attuatod on McCoy's gulch,
tributary of Horso crook, and la only
eight miles south of tho Dlue Lodge,