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Medford Mail Tribune
FOURTH YJDAB.
MEDFORD. OKliUON, &J5I)NKKIMY, FEMIIMKY 2, 1910.
No. 272.
TAKEN
EATHDEALING MINE
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official;
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IIULM-2TIN
KAN ANTONIO, TA 1VI. a.
Flfty.tuo tiM'ii vvn klllml iuiiI nix
Injiiml In II lllllll) rxplohloil id Iah
KxiKTiiiito, Mexico. uiitirtlliig (u ill".
imtiiii'M rcii lvi il lit in IimIii)'.
Tlio mlno Ih tho irH'rty of Hie
Mexico Mining company, anil novrrnl
fatal explosion licit iHiurritl tlierr
III tho NtNt.
4-
Tho llvuri of lit least 85
tui'ii wlio labored deep !u tho
"" cart!, for tliolr ilnily liroml
"hnvo biti'ii snuffed nut by ex-
f
f
f
plosion nnd fire within tho
Inst thrco diiyH.
In addition to th i' ut
IciiHt 2(1 other uro missing,
nnd it in regarded n almost
no rt n in that they, too, wero
killed.
If this belief Ih well found
imI, 1 1 1 minerx have gone to
their doathn.
Fifty-two r-hurrcd . nnd
twisted bodil'S llllVl! llt'CII
takon from tho wrecked tun
nals of tho Colorado Fuel &
Iron company's mine at Pri
tlllTII. Colo.
Thirty-tbrco bodies have
been ruined from tho Broiler
mine ut Drakesboro, Ky,
Two half-miffnenti'd min
ors woro nwued from the
Sholl mine at South Barton
villo, III., Inst evening
While tho bodies uro being
brought to tho wirfnee, ut
these death-hole men aro
searching tho long-sealed St.
Paul initio nt fhorry, III.,
whoro mora than 200 dend
f
.f
f
are entombed.
PRIMERO, Colo., Fob. 2. Lying
in long rowK in lhi improvised
(Continued on t.)
;AYS INSUR6ENTS
Representative Norrls of Nebraska
Bitter End Says "Machlno"
Members Into Line by
WASHINGTON, Fob. 2. Follow
ing tho failure of tho president to In
duco tho Insurgents to compromlao on
tho house ruloH nnd tho throat by
SponUor Cannon that ho would reslttn
tho speakership ir he woro romoved
from membership on tlio rulos com
mlttoo, tho war botvroon tho Inour
goiitHnnd tho nigulurH Ik btttoror than
ovor today.
"Wo will accept no compromise un
less It mon.nR that tlio speaker 1m re
moved from tho rules enmmlttoo,"
ilofilart'd tho Insurgents to tho prosl
dont. "I will resign tho speakership It I
am takon out or tho rulci? commlttoo,"
said. Cannon to tho president.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 3. Repre
sentative Norrls of Nobrnaka todny
announcod that reports to tho offoct
that tlio hoiiHO InsnrgontH huvo re
treated from their early poaltlon aro
without foundation.
"Wo have not 1 - mi tnm d and wo
havo not Maid down' In our ;iiFMoneo
that tho ronuhlinnn nartj ivo up
tho platform plodimi," iltrolnrort, Nor
rls. "Wo huvo boon j-sprorontod n
having been oppnued to tho pronl.
dnntii pollelom and having leen Just
ANOTHER
IK
TRY TO
BLAME
REDDY ASKS FOR
$6000 FEE
IN CASE
Files His Report With Circuit Judge
and Asks Only Reasonable Amount
for His Services Tells of Matters
Connected With the Interesting of
Capital and Resale of Road.
Dr. J. F. Rcddy, rccetvor of tho
Medford anil Crater Lake rullronil.
Iiiih filed hlH report In tho circuit
court ninl iMkn compensation for bis
services In tho sum of $0000. Tho
roport was filed boforo Judge llanna
loft tho bench, but tho mnttor wnB
allowed to o ovor for tho consld
orntlon of J ml go Calkins. Tho roport
Ih an exhaustive one nnd fully cover
till of tho matters comliiK up In con
nection with tho road slnco February
2, 1007, when Dr. Heddy was ap
polutod receiver.
With tho filing of tho roport of
Dr. Iloddy nil receiver, A. A. Davis,
nil nn unpaid creditor, through his
attorneys, Colvlg & Durham, filed a
protest against the payment of tho
foo until hucIi time ns his claim
uKntnst tho defunct company Is set
tled. Tho matter Is now In court,
but it Is probable that it will bo set
tled In tho near future.
Claim Itcasounblc.
Attorneys who aro familiar with
tho case consider Dr. Roddy's re
quest that ho bo paid $6000 Is most
reasonable as ho spout two years
and a half of bin undivided 4tmo In
effecting a unlo of tho property and
spent more than half that sum over
and above $1300, which ho asks to
be reimbursed. This $1900 Is court
costs, stenographer hlro and nttornoy
fecx, and does not Include any of the
telogrnph IiIIIh, traveling expenses or
expoimoH connected In tho resale of
tho road, Tho court is asked by Dr.
Roddy to tnko these Into considera
tion as n part of tho compensation
(Continued on pat t.)
HAVE NOT QUIT
Says Fight Will Bo Continued to tho
Is Trying to Club Insurgent
Blocking Legislation.
brought round to his support.
This
Is misrepresentation,
"Wo liavo always beon fitvorablo'
to President Taft'n policies In, so far
ns thoy follow thoso of formor Prosl
dont RooBovolt's.'
Norrls dorJnrod that tho "mnchlno"
Is trying to club tho Insurgonts Into
lino for (lannon by threatening lo
block legislation.
Tho Nobranknn said that If tho
mnnhluo lenders want tho InsurgnntH,
to nupport certain uionsiiros, thoy
must bring tho hi Irs to the floor of
tho house, whoro, If tho InaurgontH
consider them to bo good loglslntion,
thoy will support them nnd fight for
thorn.
Mrs. Le Doux to Prison.
STOCKTON, Cnl., Feb. 2. Mrs.
Emma LoDoux, who ploadod guilty
to tho murder of A. N. MoVitnr and
took n life sentence in Smi Quonlin
Miller than attempt to fneo the or
dcnl of u socond trinl, with n possi
liililv of u sneond dnath Knntonnn.
way luxon io prison iiiih morning
A I'onumnlrd by Rherlff Sibley tind
Mrs. Goorgo Slionpord, tho jail mat
ron. Hie lnfl on tliA 7flf5 (rsin. "Nfrx,
I l.O. ,lUHA IK't'llllVV H(J 'U IIIVI IUWV"
WITH THE MUNICIPAL FOLK
ASKS FRANCHISE
OAS PLANT
N THIS CITY
Elmer C. Johnson Agrees to Expend
$12,500 In One Year in City if He
Is Given Franchise Probably Go
to Vote of People.
Elmer C. Johnson, a capitalist of
Portland, through his nttornoy, W.
I. Vnwtcr, asked Inst evening n fran
chise for a rob plant in tho city of
Medford for n period of forty years.
Tho council diHcttHScd the mnttor
briofly nnd then Acting Mayor W.
W. Kifcrt called a committee, of tho
wholo to meet nt 3 o'clock thia af
ternoon to diffcusH the mnttor. It
will probably ro to a vote of tho
people, Mr. Johnson iiRreoiiiK to pay
all election expenses.
By tho terms of tho proposed
franchise its rights will extend 40
yearn. The fjns to be furnished will
bo for cookinjj purposes only. The
city mny fix the rates, but they munt
not be Ickk than .$1.50 minimum per
month. After 21 years tho city may
purchaso tho plant at what it in
voice. If tho franchiso is granted Mr.
Johnpon will expend $12,.ri00 within
12 months for material.
BATTLE ROYAL 8N;
HENEY VS. HERMANN
On Cross-Examination Prosecutor
Takes Ex-Congressman Through
All of His Official Career.
PORTLAND, Feb. 2. Francis J.
Honey U having bis Inning today at
tho Dinger Hermann trial. Begin
ning slowly yesterday attornoon in tho
cross-examination of Hermann, ho
took tho defondant through his early
career In Oregon and up to tho tlmo
when ho begun his service ns com
missioner of tho general land office.
Then ho plunged sharply Into his sub
'Joct nnd during all of tho morning
sosslon It has boon n gamo of fonco,
thrust nnd parry hot ween tho govern
ment prosecutor on tho ono sldo nnd
tho defendant on tho other. Candor
compels tho statement that at differ
ent times during tho contest Honey
has penetrated tho armor of defense
and drawn blood.
Honey has forced two important
points from Hermann: ono that ho
had a general knowledge of tho fact
that school lands could bo, and por
baps woro being used for fraudulent
exchango under the llou laud act in
1901, tho other that ho had madoj
temporary withdrawals of proposed
roserves as Boon as tho Investigations
FOR
Into tho feasibility of tho reserves was J Doputy Qamo Wurdon Snndry nr
'eommoncod that it would havo sorvod vod j,oro morning from Wood
as an of foctual bar against school land vjj0( imvinfr in charge Charles Kni-
or oinor rrauus. ij0 nn(j Gcorgo Cartor, under ar-
Thoso two points enmo Into Ho-rost for tilling door out of sonnou
noys poasosalon after much parrying jn tho Evans creek sootion. Tho de
hotwoon tho witness nnd tho prosocii- fonjftnt8 wjj i,0 arraigned boforo
tor. Many trlpB about various do-!jU8tjC0 jforolook this afternoon. It
tails of land offlco routine nnd back :g undorstood that tho neewsod will
again to tho main quostlon, always
skilfully wero parried by tho wltnosa
The Bomestic Science Course
TOMORROW' tho socond lort re In tho Homo Course on Domeotlc
Science, which Is n regular w'eokly ftaturo of tho Mall Tri
bune, will npponr. P..UC.0 tho ptbllcntlon of lecture 1, this otflco
has beon In rocolpt of many coj.m imcatlons from tK housewives
of tho valley tolling of tho pl-isiiro wUh whldf thoy treotr I Ipc
tui'o 1, and urging an early puhlii ' lou of tho r innlnder of, tho
course. ThlB, owing to apaco limitations, is Impossible. Hut one
will upuiav ouch Thursday.
Tho topio of Miss QU.fiifton'3 lfoturo, tomorrow will bo "Tho se
lection of food." Au.l it, Is ranlly on Rollout a.tWe on a practical
topic
STREETS
; ORDERED PAVED
BY CITYCOUNCIL
Most Important Matter Discussed liy
Council Is Pavlnrj of Streets
Much Routine Business Discussed
Banks and Treasurer File Bonds
The most important business dis
cussed at the regular session of the
city council Tuesday evening was
the paving of streets in tho citj'. A
large number of resolutions were
passed ordering in pavement and
probably more will be passed later.
Resolutions were passed ordering the
paving of South Riverside street to
Twelfth, Summit avenue, West Main
to Fourth; Holly from Main to Sec
ond, Riverside avenue from Main
north to city limits, Laurel from
Main to Eleventh, Queen Ann avenue
from, Roosevelt avenue to Phipps
street, Orange from Main to Tenth;
Fir south from Mnin to city limits,
Genesseo from East Muin to north
end of street. Tenth from Onkdale to
Hamilton, Sixth from Oakdalo to
Southern Pacific railway, nlley be
tween Sixth and Mnin from Central
aveane to Riverside, Bartlelt from
Sixth to Main, South Central from
Eighth to city limits, North Central
(Continued on pac S.)
CONGRESS AFTER
THAT COST TO LIVE
If Senatorial Resolutions Will Make
It Cheaper Then There Seems to
Be Some Hope fer Relief.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. If sena
torial resolutions will bring It about,
tho people of the United States will
know why the cost of living has in
creased, as enator lodge today pre
sented tho third proposal for an In
vestigation. Tho Lodge resolution was referred
to the finance committee. A similar
resolution, offered by enator Elklns,
Is now boforo tho commlttoo on con
tingent oxponscs.
Tho resolution Introduced by Sen
ator McCumber Is being considered
by tho agricultural committee
All throo resolutions ask for the
sarao thing. Thoy refer to the pres
ent complaint throughout tho nation
because of tho cost of tho necessities
of llfo, and provide for un investiga
tion by congress to determine tho why
and whoroforo of It.
VIOLATORS OF GAME
LAW ARE ARRESTED
Q0Lp nLh, Fob. 2. (Special.)
pioud guilty of a toohuical violation
0f l0 ftWt
MANY
POSTAL RECEIPTS
GAIN 55 PER CENT
ENTRALORE
Stockmen Suffer Loss on Range
Feed Is Scarce and Hard to Ob
tainConditions Once Again Nor
mal in Willamette Valley Tem
perature at Zero Mark.
PENDLETON, Or., Feb. 2. With
rezo weather prevailing and the
ground covered with snow, stockmen
in this section nreexperlenclng heavy
losses.
The hay suppl yis exhausted and
cattle can be purchased at $5 a bead.
It Is said that they are already too
weak to be driven out to where feed
can be obtained Feed Is high and
hard to get at any price.
Today the temperature Is hovering
near the zero mark.-
Madras Suffer.
MADRAS, Feb. 2. Tho stockmen
1n this section aro today reporting
much suffering on the ranges owing
to tho cold weather prevailing. Feed
ia scarce, and. unless the weather
changes soon tho loss will bo heavy.
Willamette "Warmer.
EUGENE, Or., Feb. 2. Tho ther
mometer has taken Its course upward'
again and the usual climatic condi
tions again prevail here after sev
eral days of real eastern weather.
Tho recent storm caused no damage,
but Interfered some with communi
cation by wire. '
Klamath Cold.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Feb. 2.
This soction Is experiencing the cold
est weather In some years, From
tho ranges cornea word of suffering
among stock. Indications today are
for normal weather again.
Arthur Brown returned from a
business trip to Woodville Wednes
day. TYPH
inn
SUFFERS FROM
COLD
BREAKS OUT
Health Authorities Placard City Urging All to Boil the Water Traffic
Fast Assuming Its Normal Condition Police Have the
Situation Well in Hand.
PARIS, Feb. 2. Several eases of
typhoid fever wero reported to tho
nuthoritios and nn opidemio is feared
among thoso who havo used tho wa-
tor from tho city's supply. This wa
ter has boon polluted by tho brenkiug
of mains and trunk sewors undor the
streets, nnd hoalth authorities hnvo
issued warnings against its consump
tion. Tho department of honlth is urg
ing upon tho pooplo tho nooossity of
boiling tho water thoy uso for do
mestic purposes. Its agents havo
placarded tho city with posters ad
vising this course. Physicians to
day aro investigating tho striokou,
nnd extrotno measures, if necossnry,
will bo takon to provont a 6prend of
tho disoaso.
Tho Seino is falling rapidly today
nnd now is practically within its own
boundaries. Tho authorities have
permitted tho uso of most of tl.o
bridgos that woro deemed unsafe,
and traffic is fast resuming its i.or
inul conditions.
Aside from a few uiiuor disturb
micae, tho polieo had littlo difficulty
tndnv in retraining the ltwls e)
nieiit. The "Aimu'Jich" fouliuitetl
GQNiGREAT GROWTH
SHOWN OVER
YEAR AGO
January, 1010, Is Highest in Amount
of Receipts of Any Month Previ
ous In History of Postofflce Re
flects Great Strides Taken in Lo
cal Business Field.
f
Postal receipts for Jana
ary, 1910, show nn increase
of 55 per cent over January,
1909.
January receipts aro tho
largest in the history of tho
local postoffico for any
month in any previous year.
If the growth continues,
Medford's receipts for 1910
will be over $29,000.
January, 1910 $2424.43
January, 1909 1504.49
Increase $ 859.94
Per cent increase, .54 plus.
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rf
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Exceeding January,. 1909, receipts
of the local postofflce by nearly 55
per cent, the January, 1910, receipts
are the largest ever known in any
one month in the local postoffice, to
taling $2424.43. The receipts in
January, 1909, wero .$1504.49, the
increase being $859.94. The receipts
in December, 1909, were $2403.59.
The great growth made by the
postoffice is perhaps the best index
tothe strides Medford is making in
material wealth. The business field
is rapidly growing.
Tho comptroller of the currency
has issued n call for national bank
statements at tho close of business
January 31, 1910. As soon ns theso
are available it is expected that they
will reflect in a like manner the
strides taken by the local business
field.
N PARIS
their depredations, but their disturb
ances wero promptly quelled by tho
officers.
RESENTED ANSWERING
PHONE AT NIGHT; NO JOB
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 2.
Colouol J. C. Kirkpatriuk, mnnngor of
tho Palnco hotel, who is ns geuial and
corpulent nnd who rivals the genor
ous dimensions of President Tnft, is
not a park commissioner today be
cause of his fniluro to nnswer a tolo
phono call at 2 o'olock in the morn
ing, according to his friends.
When Mayor McCnrthy made hia
spectacular political coup he luid tho
plans for tho movement in the early
morning hours. Tho mayor decided
upon Kirkpntriok ns nn ideal park
commissioner.
Tho eolonol's tolepliono bell jingled.
Tho tinklo fell ou uuhoeding ears.
Agaiu tho bell pealed, Tho colonel
kopt on 4i,o ring,
Finally tho insistent summons
a' oiiHed t'm gleei'!'ig hotol man. Re
im orod u ib,o'..o and hrid a short
conversation with the mayor. What
tho conversation wne is not rr lotf
hy lh vnlMtf, U :t i-n mVtyar:ilv lie
ill'Oi lltd y !" (iStii'uHia tt4ttlvki