flrmon Historical Society.
City Hall "
Medford
FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1910.
No. 27!
TWO
E EXPLO
Tribune
SCORE
IN COAL
MIN
SON
COLORADO
CENE OF
ONLY ONE MAN
HAS ESCAPED
WITH HIS LIFE
"Remember Cherry!" Is Cry of Res-
cuers Who Are Bravlnu Depths In
Effort to Reach Seventy Men Still
Unaccounted for.
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PRJMHItO, Col., I'ob. 1. Wit! tho,
death roll KnmlnK ,mc rl ,
the resccuors make from the wrecked literary gciiim-ec, in Iiin widely road
Colorado Fuel antl Iron company's niuiice. "Tin- Hoiim of Hit Seven
i , Vi el.nrre.t mid mangled bodies. ""W" makes old IIoplb,,k, the
now l!o In ll.o Improved murKii i "I'n'Ho.itnlive "I hiiKliin.l oris
near the mouth of tlm tunnel tooniey. reduced by misfortune to
Although they Kail nlmou nN.n. '' nocwmlly of earning her own
doned hoo of flmiliifc even one man ''J' "'mI ;r .words to the
alive In the earth trap, the men work- cff,,0 !' MI" this world tile Lord
.I nil day Ilk? mad Ono by ono thoy '' t.. mortals on y ll lo-
liroiiKht to tho iiurfnco tho bodle of n" '?f MM',,CM ,hul M,',rV" '"
the minor who wore Killed outright ,k.cp'' ,'"n tnt n rraroiinWy full oxer-,
who,, th explosion occurred late .-lr","f f M,WPr ' Uil1'
lerdny afternoon, or .n.rcu.m. -d h,!"1 T " . ,,,"",M'rn,,"'
Hie Injuria they recolxed. "T' J1'" 'Wi"k' IMMn1, ' "t"
(look, in the iiioriiitnr wnw not the niosi
PRIMKIIO, Col., Feb. I. With the "hewing for the IndioH of the Orcnt-
discovery of threw more bruised mid 'p Med lord club, who for weeks bad
torn bodies today, tbe-nunibor of men been making preparations for the re-
known tu have lout their liter In an wplton nt Smith' hall to the Indies
explosion In tho conl mliiu of tho Col- of Medford. whieh look plnor yclor-
orado Fuel und Iron rouipuny wbi '"' afternoon, hut will, ohnrnetcriK-
lunronsed to 27, ' resolution the preparation wero
When tho explosion occurred thcro i""cd to the most minute de
were 150 men In the ...me. w.ivuuy " "' ffnir ln(-il off with
of these ore unaccounted ror, and are J OT of success mid general snt
olther dead or entombed In tho tun- ,wJ "''d' 'imlIH wlpn skies
nols under tons of earth and rock, ".""idinjr mid walking good. An nr.
Flftythreo miner escaped with "h",, "rnuifeme.it of iw. fonninr n
tillKht InJurleH. ' 1,', iierosn the renr of the ball
Fire llmkN Out. , afforded mi effective background for
Sotm after the uxploHlon'flre broke Ui' l"ld'. ntlrnetively Inid with
out In .the malt, tunnel. It wao ' '""delabrn bean.ijr twelve
Mumiohod, It l believed, before It w:,',,,,1 "l ,'l,l,'r
penetrated to the threv ot! er tunnelH ;v,'r" Wltl' loow-pwmlmir
where the men ar l.nprlHond. ' bou.pielH of lon-fi lemuied searlel
The .Urnth mhikkIoh o- - nmt.ons and tniil.n,. fern. Mrs,
mid praying men, caKht umlerground ,T' I,(,ot' 'JSN's,e(1 JV" J"am
In a firu.Hwept mine shaft, attempt
liiK to fli;lit their way to . .
described toiltiy bv nirxn i'., V
ilw. flr, ,..l..r I..L, rn.tn ll... wn.clj..
" "
e'd Prlmero mine,
TellN of DlmMer.
u 7' ";
b iir.ketH In u nlmprovlNcd ioh pltal
hero and In broken r.enteuces told,
throiiKli an Interpreter, all ho knew
of the disaster.
"Thcro was a deafonliiK roar," snld
VlrKcn, "then flushes of fire and
then darkneuM. I remember fallliiK
to the Krotind. Then riiniii a rush of I
men, Kcrainlnc. uhoiitliiK and praylus
In their attempts to escape, .
' 'V
"I HtaKKi'ied to my fV-i. bu
Unoeked down by iimmi w'mi wl" '
clothltiR on flro rushed nlotiR tho tun
nel, insane from thole aitony.
DiiiKKctl llluiNelf AIoiik.
"I was too weak to jjot l oil my
feet, so drowsed niyself aloni;. Over
dead bodies I crawled until n fainted,
When I canio to I nenrd tho i;roan
growing fainter and finally corwo. I
bellovod nil wero dond.
"Then I heard tho rosccupn.. j
shouted as loud na I could, hut had
not. ...mil. fltroniuh except to shout .
Intorvnls. '
When Vlrgeii was broiiRht to tho
mouth of tho shaft thorc . was u groat
demonstration by tho tlivomjs sur-
ronudli.K the mine, His condition is
critical,'1 bill ho Iiuh an oxen-elpuuw
for recovery.
1 ltoM'iioriH at Work.
nattered and inutlluted nltno-.t b.v
yond recognition, tho IioiIIoh of -l
of iho vIcllniH of an explosion In lh
coal initio of tho Colorado Fuel and
Iron company Ho todny In an Impfo
vised morgue,
IteiicnorH nro working frantically
to nave the men who are mipnovoil to
bo entombed lu tho wrcuked shaft.
At leant nr. wore linprlnonod .ami it
was feared they1 would no itad lo
foio liclw vould reach them,
A count todar o-owed (Vnt. V
MINE I
S
DIS
LADIES'
OUTLINES
COMING YEAR
In Spite of Snow Storm, 125 Ladles
Attend Reception and Most Pleas
Ing Afternoon Is Spent Much
Work Outlined for Club This Year.
Nathaniel Hawthorn, Unit bright
nlur In iho linuuiuont of America.
iiinii i nun nun .umn iim'miiiii ium'I,
poured, and the Indies of (lie nuxil-
I inrv committee were hostesson.
t ro 1 i.' i...i.i..' .. M....I ..t .i...
loluli, hv her ntlitude of ensv finee,
i... . . ii i . . . , , .
no ,cn itiiiii tier nuicKiiesH oi oecis-
ion and ltiimi of n xiliiiition. provw
hcwelf an effieieol presiding office,
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und Minn Kmily fitnity. eliuintim, of
tlet .neeial connnitlee, im deerviuir
of miieli credit for the MieccM.ful ef
fortK nut forth. Fully one hundred
mid I wen! v-five ladies were present
mill much interest wan expressed in
Hie excellenl proijrmii rendered, eneli
number of which called out hearty
npplnuse. and wan mven wih n tvlo
and finish that bespeaks a hitrl. stmi
.1 1 .. I t ! ... I ........ m i .
mm, im mem mu!icai insie. I wetiiv
nmnen were propned for inemherKhip
to the clnli.
Aide from' tho distinctly eootn.1
BiieeesH of (he mcclinir. II. e ladi.'s
feel (tint tlm iiflernonii wuh sienifi
onnl of (he future work to bo done
bv tlm club because, of the impelt.K
fril'i.ti ilia inmnt'titlif nmiini P unmn
hm fm. , ,(V
I ho nd.Wos of ,T. M. Hoot und K.
M. Andrew, Tito nmtlor of pnrU
h ft)0 f (0 ,livigioi)H of wor). ,0
,,.,,,, ,mf) ,,pon KjvJlip aUpn.
jon Hj1(.p jj, orgniilstntiot), but Mr.
,,))f .,, i.:n. ,,,,. of .,),.
1J(, HnnUntJotli opN)(MV uu nmi,nr
()f ,.,;.,, omiOIIV(iP.
hi(ll l0 I()(li(,R wi), ,1on,,(,ss ,,,,
I lioir nllontion nt nn onrlv ditto,
Ti nilili'( of iho president, ptv-
inir i. condenfsod l.)torv of Iho eluh
niu()0 ilR orRanizntion.' wiih n fol
h
own
"Wo wi-.1i to tbotik. ii tlii name of
Uio club nnd our fi "m1k, tho nrtisls
bo litivc iriven uu mcl.i ploiiMtro lo
ll iv, Th c ',tin.,M(' ii'.vi"i in
eliiuyo tliii' nflenioon's pplondld en-
li" ii 1 in. w y 1 li,i reii.iesloil Pie lo tell
to our Riicflts BomethinKx nbont tho
ppriMiKo op the Oro'ito.v Medford club
nnd tbo Hook elul'. 'nllh t viow of
AS
CLUB
WORK
having vesy lady present Mho H not
1 1 -1 - - ' ' "'r'l'lifl-
(Cimtlnuutf on p-.s 8.) ,
-
Advertise ' his Year
As you wish yowhad ad
vertised lust year
It In llkly that n IIiI'ik In eomicctlon with the ituin
iiKcmcnt of your b .kI,i lout year n mor rei;rotted
than the failure to .idvcrtlso ADEQUATELY.
To make amends thl year- Ja "rood HHiniiure" for
atlvertlnltiK that itxn NOT DONE Inet year; or, to"
"Muke up" this MONTH for tho Insufficient advertis
ing of last month; or, this WICKK for last week's non
BKKresHlveness In a IvcrtlslnR these are the privileges
of the business rnni who Is working to WIN. '
HtRMANN PLACEO On STAKD
Denies Bit by Bit Case Built Up Against Him by Government Heney
Takes Copious Notes and When HeStarts Cross-Examin-'
' f ' " atlon the Fireworks Will Benin.
PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 1. Dlngor
Hermann Is denying bit by bit the'
case built up CRalnst lilin by Prose
eutor lleney for tho government. His
witnesses bnvo entered absolute do
nlals of tho testimony of Henry Mel
drum, surveyor general, to tho effect
that Mays and Hermann discussed
the creation of the Illuo Mountain re
serve -In Moldrum's office. Charles
Holmstrom denied tho testimony ot
H. I.. Patterson of Orer.on, who nld
that ho had soon Hermann and Mel-
drum and Mays In the office of Mel-I
drum. Holstrom who was with Pat -
terson, mys that ho never saw either
Mays' or Herman:, In Moldrum's of
fice. Mrs. Moda Bllversteln denies
that she was ever spoken to by Mel
drum. Hermann himself, now on' tho
stand, has started In at the begin
ning of the government's caso and Is
controverting the evidence right down
tho lino. Ho donloa Hint ho ever
met Mays In Moldrum's office. He
COUNTRY SUFFERS
MORE THAN PARIS
Residents of Suburbs Indignant at
Undivided Attention Paid. Paris
by Authorities Seine Is
Slowly Falling.
PARIS, Feb. 1. During, tho 24
hours ending nt noon today the So I no
fell hut a fraction over two Inches
nt Pont d'Austerlltx, and fears were
expressed that tho waters might rise
again and renew their attack upon
tho city. The wnter at tho bridge
measured 25 feet .1 Inches.,
This painfully slow recession, how
ever, was attrluuted ny tint tin vial
department ton slight rise In the
river Yonne, a tributary of tho Solne.
It probably will not greatly affect tho
greater river. ,
A general protest arose In tho sub-
urlm today because ot tho undivided
attention tho authorities nro giving
Paris. Asldo from tho actual work
of rewoulng persona whoso lives wore
menaced by the Jlood, tho suburbs
hnvo boon prnctlcnlly neglected, ac
cording to their Indignant residents.
Ti.o property loss In tho outskirts
of Paris and lu Uio Htivrnur.dlug cit
ies has been proportionately greator
than In tho capital Itself,
CORONER'WILL LOOK
INTO DEATH OF SWOPE
KANSAS CITY, Mo Feb. 1,Cto
oner Stewart muiotinecd todny that
ho would begin preparations for an
iniiuost into tbo denth of Colonel
Thorons II. Swopo, the Knnsns City
millionaire. Ho doclnred that ibe re
port of tho Chicago ebomintH uttitiiig
that a quantity of poison bad been
fovnd in tbo stomach and vUtera of
fiwopo mwih sufficient to wnvrnet
holding iw, ii.q.ieat.
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T
dcules that ho ever dlsctiBsed tho
Blue Mountain rcscrro with Mays or
Meldrum. Ho denies that ha advised
Meldrum to buy school In nils.
Hermann explains all of his offi
cial ac4s as being diametrically op
posed to tho KOYornmor.t'8 theory of
the caso. Ho was fighting tho crea
tion of reserves, not promoting them,
ho said.
Hermann went on too stand yester
day afternoon and began his story.
Ho has continued his story dnrlng
tho . morning session today and will
I bo on the stand on direct examination
durlBgKvll pf the afternoon and per
haps part way throurih tomorrow.
From tho painstaking care with
which Heney Is following tho testi
mony of tho witness and the quantity
of notes which he is making, it Is
evident, that the big bnttlo of the
trial will between Hermann and Ho
ney on cross-examination. When that
begins tho fireworks of tho trial will
he set off.
CANON AND WELSH
ACK ON SUNDAY
Have Seen Several Paving Companies
and Aro Interesting Them
itr the Local
Held.
Mayor W. H. Canon nnd Council
man B. A. Welch are expected to re
turn Sunday from 'southern Cali
fornia, where thoy hnvo been looking
Into the pavment Question in order to
sect.ro a cheaper pavement for this
city. Word has been received that
they have found several compnnles
doing excellent work for less money
than the city has been paying, and
thoy hnvo discussed tho locnl situa
tion with several companies. Whon
last heard from they, wore lu Los
inseles.
POLICEMAN WOULD
MEET WITH BERGER
H12LLINOIJAM. Wash., Feb. 1.
Police Cnptaln Al Callahan, ono of
tho officers who nrrostod Sam Ilor-
gor hero on Sunday nIght,announc
od today that ho will accept" tho chal
lenge of tho Jet f rles-Gotch show man-
agon 'In which that person otfors to
whip tho entire local forco In pairs.
Callahan wants to go It nlono, but
specifies that it must bo n rough-nnd-tuniblo
affair, no refereo, no rules, no
limit, for a bet of ?G00. IJo also
says tho nm'eh must bo flxod so that
II cm bo held without going counter
to tho laws it 'l o land. Callahan
says he Is not boasting- -ho 18 JnRt
soro at Hoigor'i threatf.
Chief ot Police Cado ban uOiod tho
. vll servlc board to Investigate tho
.conduct ot tho offsets wh.i forcod
their -way Into tho show lirr Rundny
nlpM and arrested TJergor b'ecnuno
lie rcfutted to admit, them.
ILTON
SOLD; TO
KM FIGHT IN
ASHLAND IS NOW
ON IN EARNEST
Petition Formally Filed and Charges
Laid Bare Said to Be Progress
ives Against Mossbacks in Strug
gle to the Death.
ASHLAND, Feb. 1. Tho much-
talkcd-of recall petition ngaint
Mayor Ji. IS, Snell wus filed this aft
ernoon with Recorder Eggleston. Fol
lowing aro the charges upon which
the petition is based:
"To M. F. KKglcston, city recorder,
Ashland, Or. :
' "Whereas, the present mayor, R.
N. Snell, having been in the office of
mayor of the city of Ashland, Or.,
for one year; and,
Wherens, lie has hhnwn himself
generally incompetent in the admin
istration of his office as mayor; and,
Y7horcap, ho has hceii instrumental
in improcrly expending the public
funds.on improvements rando partic
ularly for the benefit of his private
property, thereby limiting funds
available for necessary public im-
provements;-aud,
"Whereas, he has summarily dis
missed tho superintending engineer of
tho municipal electric lighting plant,
thus prccipitnting a suit in the
courts, the expense of which will have
to be met by the public funds; nnd,
Whereas, ho has shown his favor
itism and incompetency in the ap
pointment of certain committees for
tho current year.
"Therefore, we, tho undersigned
legal voters of said city, availing
ourselves of the provisions of sec
tion 18 of article 2 of the constitu
tion of Oregon, hereby demand a re
call election to be had whereby H.
N. Sneyy shall be recalled from the
office of mayor of said city."
It is claimed that theso so-called
charges do not constitute sufficient
grounds upon which to ask for a re
call election, and Mayor Snell's
friends say that it lofiks very much
ns if tho taxpayers would have lo
foot tho expenses of nn election
merely to gratify the whim of n num
ber of men who do not ngree with
Mayor Snell in his publio policy.
Friends o tho law under which tho
action was takon arc indignant that
it should be used with so littlo rea
son, thus bringing it into disrepute
ns n law.
Who Signed Tt.
A close perusal of tho list of sign
ers, 229 in numbor, throws soino light
on tho matter, say tho mayor's
friends. A lender-of tho progressive
elemont sums the situation up, say
ing: "A fow who call thcmsolves pro
gressivo oitizons havo signed, for
reasons best kifown to themselves,
Quito a number of Socialists seized
m.a nnnnrhmiiv to vesfe.- ,v kiek
..w it". 'j r I .
a
against tho government, nnd ovory
well-moaning " hut unenlightened
t
inossbaek in tbo city una every uvow
od obstructionist jumped at tko
chnnco to givo progress t black eve
by signing tho petition to rccnll tho
most progressive mayor tho i-'tlj bus
had for ten yoars."
Xo ltesignatli u foe Snell.
Tho oorrospondont of tho Medford
Mail Tribuno interviewed Mnyor Snll
last night nnd found him full of fight.
"Am I going to resign?" ho shouted,
"Well, not on your life I Why, man,
look nt tho el urges," ho continued.'
"First they sny I am incompetent.
Well, that is n matter of opinion.
Then they allego that I have nod
public funds to improve a street that
runs past n pi-n e 'if tov own prop
erty. Gnat giu.sl Am. I to refuso
lo improo a inilo t street ho.onuMi
HA!
I hnpin to own a ploco of abutting , 1 nfkrnoH. 'i'ho emiro ro de
im inrh1' The third charge in par-P'tn't the city lias Iwun or
f'i)ttfii.'ii on pi- s.) (I'H'i'i! cot !V'?M krt f!ti.-.
RANCH IS
SUBDIVIDL
SPOKANE MEN
i PURCHASE 1100
ACRES FINE LfS
Is Situated Near Eagle Point and
Is Comprised of Some of the Best
Land In Valley Will Subdivide,
Plant and Sell.
A syndicate of Spokane and east-
-trni men havo purchased the William
Hart Hamilton blaco near Eagle
Point end plan to subdivide, plant
and sell to small holders in o, 20 and
20-acrc tracts. Tho consideration is
withheld, but it is known to ho well
up in the 6ix-figure class.
Tho tract consists of 1100 acres of
some of the- finest land in the valley.
Two hundred and five acres aro"
planted to ono ,two and thrcc-ye'ar-old
Spitzenbergs, Newtowns, Bart
letts, Cornice and d'Anjous. Tho
tract adjoins Eagle Point, which af
fords a shipping point for thCfruit.
Since Tronson & Guthrie's orch
ard near Eagle Point captured tho
sweepstakes at tho national apple
show with a car of Spitr.enbcrgs,
great activity hns been manifest In.
these lands. Several sales have been
reported, but none of tho magnitude
of this one. As it is near Tronson
& Guthrie's orchard, it enjoys tho
same advantages.
The syndicate plan an office in
Medford and also in vnrious eastern
cities. Those interested are If. II.
nnnnucr, K. F. Mnssnita of Sixikniie.
George Chandler of Osage, la., and
Charles D. Hoy of Decatur, 111. v
Throughout the valley the Iargor
practs are giving way one by one, be
ing subdivided and placed on tho
market. They are rapidly being
taken, and no wonder, when it Uiis
been demonstrated that mi acre of,.
Rogue River land pays $ldtl() iH.
ally ten or twenty norm i
for a family..
SAN FRANCISCO POLICE
ARE UNDER INVESTIGATE
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. t. Intima
tions that the dlstr'et attorney's tts
Blstanse will investigate tho action
of the pollro department in Us al
leged tampering with oldoneo In'
connection with the trial utf former
Police Captain Michael .1 Tonlinv.
wero tnado today by persons familiar
with tho details of the ease.
Con boy Is tried on a charge of
mamslaughtor for tho death of Ber
nard Lagan, who was shot by tho.
police captain. Conhoy's cJalni ,is
that he shot Hagen In self ilefoiHo.
Todny tho district attorney's as
sistants nro endeavoring to uscartnlu
cm w 'v ' '
' ' coat Lagan .wore on the Bight
of tho tmg. The blood-,.attured
. Garment, pierced by bullotholes made
1. A . . ut .1 1 - -.UA .
by missiles from the revolver ot Cup-
! (,,bo-' 8 S illt0 u,e ro
A 11. . ..all.. u ...... i Y U nl.,. ..till
of tho police propert.
clerk shortly
after tho Elsoo ing.
ILLINOIS PrOPLE TO
GATHER THIS EVENING.
The n "Hinuhwtlou of Natlvo
Soub mid URimhtrp of HMnnW u to
meet th evening nt tho PrtfbylorIan
church ' 7:30 o'clock. !"'fty-nlni
htno uorolloO. Kvoryone v'ulblo to
membership is requested to ba on
hand,
STANDARD OIL WARH0f.
BURNS IN HALT I
11 ALT I MORE, Md., ,Fe'. 1. A
brnnolt waroliouse of tho Slmtdurd
Oil .ompnny caught fiio liwo Into