United IVhh Apodal Ion.
Full Ijoasod Wlro Itoiurt
Tlio only papor In tlio
world iiubllnliod In u city tlio
ltn of Mtidfurd having a
irmiiiI wlro.
Medford Mail
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FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD. OKKdON, Sl'XDAY, JANUARY 30, 1910.
No. 209.
DEFEAT
OF
IS ASSURED
LA
FC ARI DM I
tAIN BILL
WBISLER
CHIEF MOORE 10
AID VALLEY IN
I
Hecrefnry WIUou Hiin 1'nltitlng Mntlo
of Itngiin Itlver H)llzfiihorg mid
Hut It Hung In 1 1 1 Office, roi
crly LnMetl,
f RHIIULTS OBTAINED BY O. TO,
f
f
f
f
WXIHXiBB W XXX. II lit WABH- 4-
IMOTOJT AH THE XEFRU
BBCTATXVS Or THB BOQUB
bitbb rBurroBOWBsai
Insured defeat of Hi" obnnx
ioua Im Kean apple bill,
Convinced Chief Mourn (if
weather bureau of the need of u
local station mid wum promised
aid during front season.
Hcrur.id pledge of Secretary
Wilson to work against I.u IVan
bill.
Caused a spilt volo In conven
tion of commission men In re
sard to La lVuu bill.
Proved conclusively Unit prrs-
f
r
f
ant box used by local growers
t.t,l r.ill ....,. ..I a
FIGHTING
.r,. uii.iii'i.
" . "f Mo primed the Oregon ilelcgil-
4 tlun with raelN ri'iriinlliiK fruit
j,t f IniluMtry lirrn Unit lliey urn -n -
i. ubU4 to make strong fight for
f Interests of Southern Oregon.
Mucin Dm lloaiin Itlver valley
bolter known tlimi ever In Wash
ington. t HHt HI t -r
Willi til good linWM Unit III" lA l'Vuil
bill for tlm regulation of the rli of
boxes In whlrh tipples are In h puokrd
Is Certain of ilefeut, C. IJ. Whlsler. del-
0 Hutu of tlio Itoirun Itlver vallny frolt
men, turn roturiieii from bin trip to
Denver and Washington. Not nloiin illil
Mr. Whlsler Insure the defeat of the
bill, but lie succeeded In iloluir Nevpml
othtr things which will materially nbl
tba valley, nolnbly tlio IntureMtlnir of
Chief Moor of the weather bureau In
local conditions uml securing hi pledge
to alii local fruit men during the front
aeuitou. Aa a reault of IiIh trip thla val
ley In betler'knowu lliun over before for
Mr. WhUtnr ilhl aomii very effeetlvo
booalliiK,
X.a rn BUI Sura of Sfat.
Althouitli Mr. WblNler met with hnnl
luck at tlm ImiulM of the Western I'rull
Jobber III Denver, lie oompletely re
Yarned muttora nml praotlrnlly luaureil
Ui defeat of tlio bill by ntUHliitf u Hpllt
In the runka of tlm Nupportern of the
bill and by convlncliiK Keeretury Wll
noii of the depurtinent of nit rlcul turo
of Ita obnoxloua feutureH uml aecurlui;
IiIh pldK to (me IiIh Influence aenliiMt
The chief contention amed by the mip
portnrn of tlio ineuauro was that the
prevent bos In voun In Hokuo river uml
other fruit eiillonn of tlio nnrtliweat did
not contain u full btuhel of npplnn, Mr.
Whlalcr ntteiided the convention of I lie
National I. cumin of CommlHHloil Mcr
Cbaiita, hold In Norfolk, Vu nml there
he damoiiHtratrd by iihIiik a box' of up
plea oml two ntitndard half bimhet
mcasurea that tliu box contulncd n full
bunhnl. TIiIn caiiNed u Mpllt In the con
vention when It come to ludorxliiit the
bill no that the bill wautd havo rouulier
Bluildlllff In COIIKreHH.
lBtrita Baoratary Wltion.
Not content with thlti, however, Mr.
Whlwler mioured un uudlcnco with Beo
ratary Wllaon of tlio dcpnrlineut of og
rloulture, and before him went throuKh
ths Mumn prnatlcal dcmoiiMti-ittlnu. At
Ita oonoliiHlnn the Meoret'iiry called for
a copy of the bill, read It throuuh and
then nald:
i, "Mr. WhlHlor, there nro Htlll hoiiio
bralus In coiisreRH, denplle the Kcuernl
opinion of the public to (he eoutrnry. I
'do not think that HiIh bill will become
i law."
Beta Oblof Mooro.
9 Hut Mr. WhlHlur did not content him
fnlf with flHlitlniT the I.u l'Vuil nppln
blll'Ulone. Ho called upon Chief Mooro
of tlio weather bureau and IntcrcHtcd
hint In the ofortH of tlio Itonue Itlver
valley frulturowurn to xectire u weather
atatloii In thlH city. Mr. Monro e
Illhluud tlmt It won llio pulley of the
TVt ndmlnlHt ration to cut federnl ex
pinmeH uh much iih poHHlble, und for that
rejiHOn ho believed that the matter for
the tlinu bulutr at leaHt nuiHt roHt. How
ever, he Htated that IiIh hureuu would
oo-oparato with tho local men durlUK the
fruit flouBou, und to that end ho or
dered KoieciiHter Ileal of I'oitliuid to
come to Medford nod confer with local
men for tho purpoNo of limiting noiuu
ariunueiueiitu to ud them, Mr, llnul
MS GOOD WORK
L
HOLD WHIP HAND
At 1'ivnoiii Conservative Have 2711,
l.llM'iiilM ii71, Hut letter Control
NotiiuiiillNt Volo of Kit Homo Kulo
for IrMi,
LONDON, Jon. !!. With ench aide
iiniurrd of :7 arnta, the tlo between
roimervnllVPN niwl Hi.- I.tbenila In lhi'
ptrlliimeulury elecllonH reiualiiM un-
j broken today.
Korecaiern urn busy IIiIn nfti-nloon
eMtlmaUiiK the final airvnuln or the oon
tendliiK Hirllo, While nit obaolotely
iircunttn prediction, of courne. la liiipon
Hlble, peraona coiiverH.int with the eon-
dltloiiN In the owiNtltuenelew yet to vote
any that tho iirlgmurnt In the next p.ir
llitnii'llt Will be nbolll ON follow:
CouaervntlveN 73, l.lberula 271, HUll
NiitlunallNlM to, l-aliorltvH 40.
If this prediction hold kou,I, the Mb
itiiIh with their allien undoubtedly will
be bupreme.
Rijolclnr Otnarat.
Amoui; the NatlonulJHlN rejolclni; la
lieliernl, for With the eiill iIIvIhIoii of
the two i; renter mrtliN the Imluuoe of
IvKlHlatUe power will tie In their huudH,
Thoy bellevo that their position to en
force nethoi on tlio home rule bill will
LIBERALS WIL
PARLIAMENT
M iinaaHUllable, nllhouuh tfmy 'artiiilt '- ' "dUiK out If powlbla who
there In little ohnnoe of Un piaaaKe at '"' Kovomment ncenta wero who wore
the coniliiK Hoaalnii. Klvlnit nut departmental Information.
Kind. e II war ainonif the Irlah and McO Jiad told Hermann that the re
theii the aelanre of the Inland by unmn ' lHlrl Indicated ono of tho blcffciit
uutl-KiiKllali power iih n Imalx for oper- , iniuua over, purpeiniuu on mo innn oi
nlloim iikiiIiimI lit tin In In Home that hor- j "ro'
rlfl.il Coim-rvHtlveN my thev forewe na . Attorney WorthlnRton objected to thla
a reault of tho predicted I.lberny victory
at the puIlM lu the Htlll not ipilte com-
plelml llrlllnh pnrllMioenlHry election.
Stquanco of Victory,
lrldli homo role, If tho Liberal imrly
fiilflllH. un It h-c in h likely to do, the
mile- election pledu" of ItH lender, Pre
mier Aaiitllth, will bo n Ncxiieuce of thla
I.lbeml victory. It Is trtlo that the j
premier did not promise complete imio-
pendeneo for the Irish. Ho expressed
utuiNeir na iiisunciiy oppoen 10 urnm- cftminlsalonett of tho general land of
Iiir 'hem tho rlRht t take any hand In, tle(,
the emplreV inialn on colonial or I Tj.i. ..... ,,tmo nruHmlnory to the In-
financial affairs. All ho offered was
aelf-Kovernniont under an Irlah parlia
ment every net of which should; be
nubject to the Imperial parliamentary
vein Tluuicli llm innMKoB of the Irlab
did not cotiHhler this enoiiRlu - fhi lr' po
litical orctnlr.iitlon decided that It
would do for a start and accepted the
premler'H proposition.
The ('oimerviitlveN say It will be
enoiiKh, too, to brliiK about all the ovIIh
they prophesy iih n roNiilt of the Llbernl
leaderH' pb dRe. It Is, hesldeH, they ur
Rite, only I he entering wimIro for n com
pletely fri Ireland.
fluminlnr up the Nltuatlnn In n phrase
for which he rIvcn credit lo John lied
mond, the Irish leader, tho Dublin cor
respondent of the Conservative London
Post saldr
"Tho Intention of tho homo-rulers In
to overturn tho forclRn domination of
our land' for nn Irish republic 'after tho
fashion of tho United Stales iih to con
stitution.' "
It Is, of course, Clermany that tho
Conservatives have In mind.
"What the Irish could do Is not tho
question," tho I'OHt'H: correspqndent
ild, "but what they could cnablo oth
ers to do. Ireland could not break tho
peace, but iiPMiiinliiK tho penqo broken,
she mlRht easily mako tho detormlnlni:
factor.
"A few (lerman oxperlH could soon
make Ireland n Rreat flRhtliiR power."
Tho Liberals poo-pooh this Conservn-
tlvo scare. Mindful of PromltT Ah-
qui th's pledRO nnd urged by their Irish
nllloH, as, of course, they will be, to
mtiko It ((nod,
will bo In Medford within the next two
Weeks.
Whllo In WoshliiKton Mr. Whlsler
presented Secretary WIInoii with sumo
ery fine Hpluenhei-R npples. ono or
hese wiih so fine tlmt Heerotnry Wilson
directed that It bo painted and the
palutliiR Iiuiik lu his office, properly la
nded. ThlH will prove of ureal value
o I ho valley.
Mr. Whlsler reports that (hero In the
Kreiilest Intermit In tho oast, reRardlni;
un vnney linn nun mo vituey may wen
be proud of ItH reputation In tho east.
Tlioso Sour Orapes,
In reRiird to tho report that soma of
tho prUowlimljiR apples woro diseased,
Mr. WhlHlor HtateH Jhat whllo nn lit-
empi wiih iuiiuo to riiiii hucii ii report,
that thoro wiih not litiu: In tho enso. No
fuiiRUH dlHenHo wiih found, a wuH'klat-
d lu tlm dispatch to tho Mall Tribune
from WiiNhlnirtou Prldny.
WASHINGTON
DEFENSE IS TO
START ON CASE
EARLY MONDAY
WoMliliiKlon ltiiiiifitM Adjournment
In Ordi r Tlmt Ciiko Mny llo Vn
mml for SM'fily l'rom'iitntloii (u
Coiirf.
l'OltTI.AND.'Or Jan. 2. Tho pre
mmlalloii of rteatlniony by the defenae
In the llliiKcr Horinann trial will atnrt
In ciinii'Mt Monduy mornliii;. Prosecu
tor I. J. Henry rested the cuco for th
Kovernmeut late yentenlay, nfter rftd
InK tho dlHpuled portion of tho McUe
tenttmony from tho .WiihIiIiikIoo trial,
Tliln lentfinony .hud to do with the
roiive riwttlou between McCIee and Her
t munn over tho HolaltiKer report on the
Hyde-llAnann fraudn lu California. Mc
llen te-itlflcl Unit hu had tuken the
HoInIiikw reMirt to Hermann, na com
inlaalo'ner,' nnd that after dlcouioilni: It
find Niixi;eHled that the iiftentlon of the
aecreinry of th Interior ahould bo cull
ed to the mutter. '
Hermann told Mc'ee, ao ho tcMlfled,
that he waa coinmlaaloner of the land
office and tlmt lie would follow up the
InveNtlcatlon In IiIn own' department, lie
had accordingly directed that McOoo
yrlte ii Nfcond letter tv HolalnRfr In
itructliiK IiIh Koine Into' the matter !n
I Icatlionny bolim- put In. contondlmr that
It did not blivo nnythluK to do with the
Illue Mountain cnuuplrocy. Jinlne Wol-
verton held that the testimony went to
ahow tho knowledge of Hermann of the
fraudulent practices obtatnliiR In the
creation of reervcH lu tho u of cer
tain IuiiiIm.
Colonel WorthlnRton nt onco, bPRnn
.i.,, nr..H.,iitatloii of tho riefenan bv ToaA
.. tl,lmi1(.r of domnnenlN nnd nnniial
r,,,)0r,s ii, ,y Horummt whllo ho wow
troductlon of'testlmony, 'Colonel Worth
lnRton requesting nn ndjnurnment of
the court until Monday morning nt 10
o'clock In order that tho defense might
have an opportunity to frame up Its
cose for speedy presentation.
WOULD LEARN WHY
IS
IVl roleu in Mnkei'N Association to Ask
for OouuroNsloiml Inwstlpitlun
HcKtiiillnn PJm'inilioIln.
MINNEAPOLIS,- Minn.. Jan, 29.
Seaklnif to learn why tho government
Iioh failed, to ' tnko up a "boycott"
against tho Stnmluril Oil company that
.was recommended by Secretary Dickin
son of tho war dopartmmit, tho execu
tive comuiltteo of tlio Independent Pe
troleum Makers' association of Amer
ica Ih preparing today to ask for a con
gressional Investigation Into tho wat
te r.
ltecenlly Secretary Dickinson declar
ed against tho purchase of Standard oil
for army use, nnd In this wiih upheld
by tho executive committee of tho In
dependent oilmen, Tho government,
however, In splto of Secretary Dickin
son's recommendation, continued ItH use
of Standard oil over tho protests of tho
Independent oil refiners.
FINED TOR AN ATTEMPT
OH HIS OWN Lirn
POUTLAND. Or., dan. 29. Nicholas
Tliulia wiih today fined 350 for attempt
ing to tnko IiIh own life. Ho Ih unable
to pay tho amount nnd will servo 25
ihiVM on Ihn rooknlle. Tlmbii Ih n llul.
garhiu and lived lu a hoardlng-houso
on CllleH avenue.
Timlin locked tho door of his room
anil attempted ,lo out IiIh throat with n
rusty pocket knlfo. When this foiled
ho used u ptHtol, Tho wounds wero not
deep enough to causa death. After ti
few days' treatment at tho hospital ho
was arraigned lu tho municipal court
for discharging flreuniiH In tho city. Ho
pleuded utility.
MEDFORD
nil
LIST
I'aj-B Worts Tovi-H, Tlmn Anlilnnd hy
IjHI.OOO Topi livery Bi-ctloii of
JiKkNoii County When .JKoIl Im
Jliulf. .
That Medford Is the Urce.it and
wealthiest precinct .ln tho county la
shown by tlio amount of money to- Ihj
collected for taxes from the residents
ond property owners of this precinct.
Tho money which Medford will pay Into
tho tux fund la lll.J68.67 greater than
tliut of Ita neurvr competitor, Aaliland,
which 1b due for- I8MI7.6S. Mcdford's
proportion In divided ua follows: Ktate
taxes, 120.1S1.S3: school. 123.711.09:
road, 10,ICl,5il; city, 32.80.05; total,
92H.S5.
The 1909 aaaeHsment roll was turned
over to the sheriff for collection Hatur-
ilay afternoon.
The totul taxublo property In the
county, nn euuallxed by the stato board
of equalization, -la' I6.43S.C66. Of this
aasuasmcnt $10,120,000 In aascaaed on
tlllublo and non-tlllablo lands. Improve
ments, town lots und Improvements
thereon. The balance of $11,318,606, or
thereuboutH, Is aaaeased to the several
foreign corporations doing business In
the county.
Following Is tho apportionment for
the several precincts outsldo of the
ptoiwrty usavaned to tho corporations
obovu mentloiini: '
Antlocl 1,807.92
Appleeato 2.439.C5
Anlilnnd , & 1.047 38
Iturron 0,706.51
lilt,- Huttc ......
4,460.59
13.668.44
1.094.27
6.S40.6C
4,911.16
2.001. 4S
4,883.10
17,340.20
2.810.5S
1,940.02
92.914.S5
3.62S.33
Central Point . .
Climax
Kaglu Point ....
l''!6unco Hock ...
I'ootH Creek
Oold Hill
Jacksonville , . . .
Lake Creek
Meadows ......
Medford
Mound
Phoonlx
Hock Point ....
Hoxy
Sam's Valloy ...
Sterling
Tulunt .
Trail
Union ,
Watklns
Willow Springs .
Winter
Woodvlllc
7.754.9C
1.322.50
4,455.45
3,621.82
2,493.74
7,768.06
3,164.04
1,933.82
1.047.24
2,495.94
6,509.90
3,060.76
BEAR STATE LEGISLATOR
Many Claim Tlmt Avowal to Do Awy
With IliiM'Imll .Slavery Is Only
n Weak -lolco.
CHICAGO, III.. Jun. 29. Chicago
baseball ufagiititeH today refuso to ills
ouss Herluusly the umiouucement of u
California senator that ho Intended to
Introduce u bill In the California legls
laturo attacking tho reserve clause In
tho contracts of baseball orgauUatlons
with their players.
Tlio Caltfornlan'H statement Is re
garded us n vain threat, many of the
baseball men hero claiming that the
oonstltutloinilltv of tho reserve clause
can appear only with tho consent of the
club reserving him, has been tested and
upheld.
Thoy dens that tho reserve constl.
tutcH tho virtual enslavement of players
and deprives them of a means of liveli
hood when the magnates declare tho bill
became a law In California and offenBo
bo mndo a dlsmeanor uh planned, tho no
tion would have llttlo effect on organ-
lr.ed ball throughout this country.
SROUQKBB LEAVES TOR
LOB ANGELES BOON
PORTLAND. Or., Jan. 2!). Dr. J.
Vhltcomb Hrougher, who recently 'fr
colved a cult front tho Temple liapttst
church of Los Angeles, where ho will
occupy tho pulpit left vacant hy tlio III
health of Or Hubert Hurdetle, will
leavo for his new pastorate Monday ovo
nine. '
Dr. and Mrs. Hrougher wero last tve
nlug Klvcn an official farewell by tho
oongregatlon of the White Temple, tho
.pulpit of which ho occupied for several
yqurH,
MARTIAL
INS
TO THIS
STUNT OF FLYING
SAYS J.D. HEARD
Loral Man 1 U-turns Prom Visit In Lob
AtiKeleii Says Ten Machines for
Medfonl AVllhln Sfxt Two Yearn
In Dead luwy.
"Bay! You take It from me, this lit
tle stunt of aviating about the merry.
merry bluw sky Is -like stealing a blind
man's pennies or taking candy from a
kid." HtAtes J. V. Heard, who lias Just
returned from a visit In Los Angeles
at the- first American aviation meet.
I tell you what 111 do I bet a stack
of blue chips that within two years the
Wonder City will have grabbed at least
ten of the birds. Why. they'll be -cart-In'
the hay home evenings In 'em. And
safe? Why. you don't take half the
chance In 'em that you do in bumpln'
the high Joints on Ttarnum's limited."
"This conversation about 'em smash
ing records makes me weary. Of course
they smash records. Here's the why-
fore of It: This bunch of sky artists!
get together und dope it up. They;
know these heaven scratchers will bo'
thicker than 'Ftlsco fog inside of two
years, and so if they get awuy with the
Jack-pot they have to do It in some
rush. So each one picks out some stdnt
' one takea-distance, another speed and.
sun anoiner aiiuuuc. men mey kh
out and smash records and pull down'
prlr.e money. Each day they do some
new stunt, but never yet have they done
what they could. They must save
some of the mustard for the second
handout.
'There's nothtn' to 'em but a little
canvas and an engine. Any old englno
will do. I'll bet the local boys grab
some of 'em soon.
"Some muts have Bllppcd It to me
Hint they don't want to go so high.
Then go low. You can sail two feet
off the ground. Jump the fences and
sagebrush Just as easy as you can go
high and scrape the blue."
"Are you going to buy oner' Jeff
was asked.
"If the Crater Lake road bill Is put
to tho bad," was his answer.
HOT SPHINQS, Ark., Ja. 29. It was
learned here today that James J. Jef
fries, Frank Ootch. tho wrestler, .and
Dr. B. F. Holler will spend some time,
at Hot Springs after the middle of Feb
ruary, when the present engagements
end.
PORTLAND GETS A
GLIMPSE OE COMET
Several Cities In Oregon Are Treated
to nilmpso of "Comet j
A-1010." I
PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 29. Amateur
astronomers of Portland nre today dis
cussing the comet "A 1910" with renew
ed vigor, for they obtained tho first
glimpse of it last evening, it became
visible at sundown, and was in vlow
for almost two hours.
Several hundred people went to Coun
cil Crest, a high eminence overlooking
the city, where an excellent and unob
structed vlow of the comot was had.
Tho comet was also vlslblo last eve
ning at Vancouver, Salem, Albany und
Corvnllls nnd other smaller cities of
this state and Washington.
WOMEN PLEAD NOT
OUILTT OF OBXXB
NEWARK, N, J., Jan. 29. Tho mother,
and two aunts of Mrs. Ocey W. M. I
Smuiil, tho EuBt Orange bathtub vic
tim, pleaded not guilty today when)
they wero brought 'Into court for tHal
upon the charge of murder. I
The defendants, Mrs. Carollno B. Mar-
tin. tint mother, nnd MIhh Vlrclnlu
'wnrdlaw, und Mrs. Henry 8neart, the
aunts, are alleged to havo entered a
plot to bring about the death of Mrs.
Ocoy Snead In order to obtain Insur
ance upon her life. They, are sisters,
their family naino" being Wnrdlaw,
Tho Indictments brought against tho
sisters are In two forms. Ono charges
each of tho sisters with being a prin
cipal llu causing tho death of Mrs,
Snead by drowning. Tho other Indict
ment cuargoH the three sinters.
NOTHIN
LAW DECLARED
TORM-SHAIIIRED PARIS
SIS HOPKINS IS
LATEST JO JIN
LOCAL.MONY
Medford' Theatrical Folk Hare Vai
. liable, AddltloH-r-.MIsa. .Mcli'.Uo, .to
Thl,C!tjr Hays City ,ProjertT. '
The latest to Join Medford's theatri
cal colony la Sis Hopkins, otherwise
kpown to , fame as Miss Ilo Melville.
A year ago when "Sla" played to her
delighted auditors abe fell In lova with
the Rogue River valley, and this year
she cut out her performance scheduled
for Eugene In order to spent- an extra
day in Medford, where she baa many
friends of her childhood days. Before
leaving this time she authorized tho
purchase of an orchard and a parcel
of city property.
Mfss Melville was a schoolmate of
Charles HazelrlJCC and 'well acquainted
With Mr. Andrews and other Wmbers
lteves Medfprd h'aa a' great fufura ami
thinks frultraislns the most Ideal of
occupations.
SOCIALISTS RAISE ;
EUR8REHICHSTAG
Speech In Furor of Absolute Mon
archy Creates Great Stir la
. German Parliament.
RERLIN, Jan. 29. Socialist members
of the Relchstage today started a riot
when Ilerr Von Oldenburg, a supporter
of the kaiser, made a stirring spch rj
favor of absolute monarchy.
When the tenor of Von Oldenburg's
speech became apparent, the Socialists
began a demonstration in which infurj
luted members shook their fists in the
faco of the speaker, overturned tables
and desks and attempted to dratr Von
Oldenburg from his seat.
Other Socialists mounted their chairs
or desks and yellod, "Down with ab
so'utlsm!" The tumult became greater
with every attempt of Von Oldenburg
to speak. Finally order was restored
when the speaker surrendered to the
handicap of noise and disorder, "
It Is believed that Von Oldenburg'
speech was Inspired by Kaiser WUheltn
for the purpose of ascertaining thi
number of Socialist adherents and also
for other political use.
WILL GO IR JAIL ,
AS HUMAUAf!
Young Map. Will, AJloyrUmself to o
Arrested for Irioo of Study
ing Question.
BERKELEY, Cal., Jan. 29. Robert
Lebrlck, a senior student In the Uiilvei1
slty of California, Is going to Jail for
the suko of suffering humanity, Soma
time within tho next two weeks the
young collegian will cause himself to
bo arrested and wR be taken to the Alu
meda county Jail, whero ho will con
duct a quiet Investigation during his
incarceration Into the conditions preva
lent thoro, ,
Lebrlck Is enrolled In a course of so
ciology offered by Professor J. L. Reed.
In ti.e cluss a discussion of prison
methods and treatment was precipitat
ed, und Professor Reed elicited the In
formation that r.one of his students ever
hud spent a night In u, penal Institu
tion. It was decided that some member of
th duns should permit himself to bo
arrested and Jailed. After serving what
ever terra, was Imposed, he would re
turn and report to the class, Several
students were mentioned for the, unus
ual sacrifice, but their spirits, faileq.
Lebrlck finally volunteered.
The prisoners In the Jail of course
will bo In Ignorance that q reformer and
martyr Is among thejn,
IS
'PITIFUL AMONG
POOR CLASSES
Danger Interne From lJloa
Helao. Continues to Fall DrMaM
Water Is Scarce Cities Tabs
Stern to Afford Relief.
PARIS. Jan. 29. Martial , law was
proclaimed In Paris today. The author
ities came to the conclusion that tfels
was the only means of rigidly coatrel
ling the situation.
Hungry refugees from ths flooded
districts increased th4r attack, upan
the food shops this afternoon, and lu
many instances openly defied the po
lice. . The added danger was apparent wbea
the engineers announced that (he fa
mous wubway under the Seine was" hi
danger of collapsing.
Loss $SfiO,OOO.oeo.
Final estimates this afternoon placw
the total property loss at 1206,669,000,
with the probability of an additional
$50,000,000 resulting from the under
mining of the city.
The breaking of sewers 414 new carn
age today to the Place de la Syara,
which was roped off yesterday wheni it
was discovered that there was dangar
"ot a. cave-la. ,
affsrlas Intense.
Suffering, especially among the poor
er refugees. Is pitiful. In one house vis
ited by the police today Xlve eblldrea.
the eldest of w) m was but 12 years of
age. wera removed from a room. in the
second story, wherd they had taken ref
uge. According to the story they told, they
had' been commanded to remain there
until their father, who had gone for
food, returned. It was learned later,
when the grief-atrlckun father found
them at police headquarters, he had
been prevented from returning by tke
officers who were guarding that sec
tion of the city.
Sfamlly Taken Ttom Xatt.
A family was rescued from a frail
raft in tho river" after drifting about
for five hours, exposed to the cbllllng
rains, of yesterday. They had taken to
the craft, which was hastily constructed
Cf doors, when the water had risen
about their house near the river front,
and the parents had feared they would
be unable to care for all the children
should they try to roach a place of
safety by wading through tlio rising
flood. Ono of the children, a baby Rlrl
of 2 years, was much weakened by ex
posure. The transportation problem within Uio
city wan solved partially today by the
action of many' wealthy Parisians, 'who
placed private' equipages at the dispos
al of the authorities. The Rothschilds .
wero among the.t! public benefactors.
Aato Aid Xticst Work.
Many sections of the city today re
semble the wake of an earthquake. In
the streets under which subways er
sewers have been broken by tho force
of the waters great fissures have ap
peared, In other places the pavements
have settled, forming sinkholes luto
which the yellow waters havo rushed,
carrying with It debris and refuse,
Sarth Bulges.
Hummocks of ea Mi have appeared lu
publio parks, and n private grounds.
In places these hills have risen uudar
the buildings, wrenching many of them
ou their foundations and twlsttnt their
walls as though they had been grippes
by. a giant.
Following tho official announcement
by the authorities that th,e flood )i
reached Its crest and the crisis, la past,
tho pcoplo of ParlH today are rejoicing
In a frenzy of thanksgiving.
Seine rails.
At 16 o'clock the riotous Bolne had
fa en three Inches below ita Highest
point during tho last terrlblo week, und
was still receding. The therniomeier
registered 32 degrees and general
weather conditions were mora favor
able than for many days.
Although the danger of further dam
ago Is believed to be passed, the -itreots
In the river districts and the lower por
tions of the city present scenes of de
struction that are qppatllng.
Hexror Hhooks.
Whllo the hysteria of immediate per
sonal danger no longer grips tke'wholo
city, the people are beginning' to awakwi
to a realization of the fact that the
days of actual suffering and of real
danger of a nature mora horrible than
fjood confronts thoai,
The sanitary conditions In the flooded
dlatrloU ara frightful.
s
UFFERNG