Medford Mail Tribun IW'TfON ONE PAGES 1 TO J FOURTH YEAR. MEDFORD, OJtlSdON, SUNDAY, FIOBIi TARY (5, 1010. No. 275; E ANOTHER MINE IS VISITED BY DEATH BETWEEN 50 AN 70 MEN ARE KILLED Only One Man Succeeds In Reaching Surface Makes Fourth Mine Dis aster Within Week Explosion Is Caused by Coal Oust. KHNK8T, Pn.. Fob. 5. It In Nr od that between BO nutl 70 men wore killed In nn cxplniilou In mine No. 2 of th Jufforson nnd Clearfield Coal and Iron company here today. Only onu of tlin men who entered tho workings thin morning hit ap peared from tho shaft since (lit acci dent. He was almost overcome but innn- riccd to tell how he fought hln way through fumes 'until he reached tun mnlri tunnel. Ho mild thnt ho stumbled over heaps of objects which ln believes were fellow miners cither dead or dying. Tlin explosion wn canned by mine dust. The ronciUTH wore hampered In thllr work thin afternoon by tho 'frantic members of tho families of tho-entombed men. who rnthered nliUHC-thirentrnrtco ah actually' rongni nmi strtiKKlcd wltb the offl Clttls, Tho pxplimlun ocruirod JiihI nftor the dny shift hnd entered the mine tun! fifteen men who were Ml!) he low the entrance of tlx tunnel wore rescued nfter they bad been gnnrhed down by the form of tho vploHlnn nnd briil ly burned. Iloporls reuiirdlnK tho number of inon In the mine nt the time of tho accident nr ronfllptlni. un It Ih dif ficult to nrcrtulu positively whether tho entlie shift hnd panned Into tho workliiKA. One report says that lflfi men witro In the mine, while tho ..lino official olnlm thnt ftioco were not more t tin n fifteen or twenty In tho shaft. PIS OBJECTS TO PAYMENT OF FEE Characterize Request of Dr. Reddy That He Be Paid $6000 Fee as "Fraud and Outrage" Says Re cent Report Is Not Complete. No XewK Available. IMTTSM'ltO, Pa . Feb. 5 - Bf. ucnlnring tbnt It would be n "fraud nnd Mi ontniKe" upon tho credltorn nnd stockholders of the .Medford & Crnter Luku railroad comtuuy to penult the fiuds of tho receivership to be applied In pay wont for mci vires rendered by Dr. J. I'. lleddy, nnd A. K. Hximo8, nnd alleging that the claims of the two tire excessive nnd not the fees usually allowed by court In such tnnttom A. A. Davis, nn unpaid creditor, ban f led n proUwl In tho circuit court against the payment of .the foe of IG000, besldca 11980 expended In rash, nuked of the court by Dr. J. V. lleddy for scrvlcon a receiver of the company, nnd the 18, GOO asked by A. B. Iteamrs nn attorney fees. The mutter U now In court and will como up noon for adjudication before Judge P. M. Calkins. In hh 'protent Mr. Tlnvl allogeii thnt ther recent report filed by Dr lleddy with JtidEO Wanna In not u f.ill u lid cotnplete report but that It Ih In effect a petition to the court for luiinodlnto, allowance nnd pay ment of compensation of the receiv er nnd li Ih coiinvol, A. 13. Kennies nnd thnt It Ih agnlnst a summary hearing nnd determination upon the petition thnt he 1mch his objections Mr. Davln further nllugt that bb- foro any adjt. dilation enn properly be made an to the amount of' the romper.hntlou tho receiver should file n report slinwlng the i.niount of money now on hnnd In the receiver ship fund. TIiIh report should con tain, says .Mr. IVavIs, thcinmos of the creditors and nmountu of their va rloiiH claliitH. Including the unraes o parties holdlui; Block of the corpor at Ion. It In further alleged by Mr. DhvIh (Continued on Page 8.) (Continued on Page 8.) ATTORNEYS SEE PAPERS IN OSE Balllnger Turns Over Largo Number of Documents and Attorneys on Both Sides Are to Examine Them Before Proceeding With Investigation of Controversy. wAuinvfiTrvw n n i.i. r t t wiih decided today tlmt tho uttoruoyri for both Hides will be permitted to fxntuino nil the puperH ileiuiiudeil by cotuiHol in tho Knlliiiger-Pincbot in vcHticittion. The eonKreHHionnl eommittno held ft long utnr-chnmber soHHion today and afterward held u brief open mooting, in which a renolntloil wiib adopted by which tho rmpcrH mjfjht be oxnmined, but the exiuniiiiitionH mimt talto plnco'in tho proHonco of Hocro tnry Lornnn of tlin committee. After they linvo looked over tho puperH, the rcRoltitiori provideH, tho nttonieys ure to report; oxuelly nr RUincntfl they doBired iutroducod in evidence. It h expected thnt Home of thin work may ho done boforo the romimrition of the liuiuirv next Fri. day, nnd in tlmt way the action of 'the committco fncilituted. SeorotJiry Hnllinor today turned over to the eominittoo a large num ber of paporH, which hnd been ro quontod ly Attorney MrnndelH, rep reHontiiiK - - OIuy'ih, nnd Iirnn dels nfiked tnt he be allowed to ex amine them ijt onoo. Chairman Nel non ruled tbrit Uio contiRfll .pqnld nee the pnperH nr) boon nn Uio cleric could mnke wibcdide of them,, which wis ordered doi.e rt once, It wi.k older- tiny. cd thnt tho examination should be made m n private room nnd that no ono should be. permitted to i pres ent except Secretary Lemiui nnd the nttornovri. Former chief forester Pinclmt np ponrod nnd nHked thu committee to enroll Nntlinn A. Smythu of New York nB his counhol, po thnt Sinythu could see the papora. ConKre88innn Denby took ndvnii tuKO of the prcsonco of Pinebot to nHk bim what sort of testimony ho would have to offer, (I will tell the ntory of my con nection with t ho consorvntion move. ment," replied tlin deponed forecaster. "Does thnt incliidn Alaskan cnnl Innd nnd wnter power onsen T" nflked Sonntor Suthorlniid. "Yes," replied Pinehot, Tho committee will not mill Piucbot to tho stand for nomn time, ns it in oxpeelod tlmt the oxnminntion of fllaviw will tnko up much time. At torney Vortrcon of Tonnossoo put in his first npponrnnoe ns counsel for Reoretnry Bnllingor today, Tio meetinir todny wns not in no cord witb tho ndjoumment yoHtordny, which net the time for tho n6xt moet tntr ns Feb run rv 11. Tho samo dnte wnH.H0t in the ndjournrhent'ordor to- REORGANIZE GREATEST 0 DEFENSES ! STRIKES IS IS CRY ' ON TAP CHEAPER PAVING ASSURED FOR CITY Forthcoming Report of Genwal Army Staff Said to Purpose CempTete Reorganization of Defenses Taft Blocks Report In Order to Keep Down Expenditures to Minimum. WASHINGTON, D. C. Fob. 5. It van learned today that tho forth- romlnc special report of tho Kncml ntnff of tho army will propone an nl- moiit complete reorpr.nl7:tlon Involv ing Krent clianRen with a view to fitrcnfUhonlng tbo country') ayntem of defense. It Is understood that President Taft prevented the report being filed as n part of the annual report of the secretary of w?r beennoo of his sx prcMcd desire to keep down no low as possible tho estimates of expenso for the next year submitted by the cabinet officers. Tho proposals of tho general staff will bo submitted later as a special bill and will bo accompanied by a npeclnl messago from tho president. The report will censure the pres ent plan of Hcatterlns the army into smnll garrisons and will decide against tho so-called "pork-barrel" systems of military appropriations. It was learned by tho Dnlted Press thut tho stuff wants five new resl menU established each year for six yeawi. KololWlntr this enlarKesneat of tho Htandlnj forces It Is proposed to do away with the vnrlous rmall "departments" nnd concentrate the (rpntinued on Page Jj.) greatest Strike In History of Bitum Ineus Coat Mining Can Naw Only" Be Averted by Joint Agreement Be tween Workers and Owners Sulf Admitted to Be Wide. NEW STORE SOON 10 BE OPENED Cuthbert & Company Secure Tempo rary Location on Main Street, Near Deuel & Kentner's Dispose of Business. 0. P. Cuthbert A Co. hnve secur ed Dr. Pnpo's building, on -Main street, nenr Mivorsido nvenne. nnvi to Deuel & Kentner's, where thev will open temporarily until their new buildinj is ready, which i? to be erected nt the comer of Central ave nue nnd Sixth street. Ats soon s the Mnin -street building is vncated will he completely overhauled nnd put into pood Mini. It lui n front ne of ."50 feet on Mnin and is two stories high. Cuthbert. & Co. will not nnlv n stock of furniture and lionsefurn ixhiiiKH, but nre in u position to do iiiKiM'insB deeorntmg nnd furnish ing. Jfr. Cuthbert hns bud years of experience in this lino of work with one of the Inrsrest houses in tho country. Mr. Cuthbert loaves in n fw ilnvs for Snntn nnrbnrn to Rot hi3 fnm- i.v. When they return thev will oc cupy n rosidenco on West Sovcnth Rtreot. Mr. Orunsky, of this same eoneorn, wHl probnblv be hero bv April 1. TTu is nt npnqenl in fnllfm'. nin sottlin-rhis nffnirs so thnt he mny tnke up hi? residence pennnnentlv in Medford. Cuthbert & Co. hnve ilisnoKPil of nic ii. r. Lnwton business to It. II. iTielmrd of Portland, who hns nl. rendy moved his family hero ami is now in chnrso of the business. TOLEDO, O., Feb. 5. The great est strike in the history of bitumin ous coul tnininc can only be averted by a joint agreement 0n the cjuestion at Issue, according to leading miners nad operators today, regarding the shortening of hours and a higher scale of wnges. A great breach is now admitted by both sides. Realizing the Bcriousnoss of the sitaution, plans nre being mndo for the calling of a special convention of the miners to consider and meet conditions that have arisen from the failure, of the joint conference of bbch and employers here. That a great gulf separates the miners and mineownen is not denied by eilher aide. The conservatives hope that this mny be bridged nnd that compromises bv hnth cMm win nvcrt what undoubtedly would be one oi tne greatest industrial struggles me country hns ever known. Th majority of the United Mine workers of America, however. 1m. lieve that it ia impossible for both sides to agree on crucial rxrinLi. Thev , nrgu lant tho trenRury JR wellsnp- pneo witBV adennato funds of more than .$2,000,000, nnd that now is the time to strike. UOWERS'COMMTEE LO LIVELY SESSION IS I Committee Appointed to Confer With County Court Concerning Appoint ment of Inspectors Whisler Tells of Trip East as Delegate. The horticulturists of the Rogue River valley, or as many of them as could be crowded into the small hall, BACK FROM SOUTH At Least Three California Cempai ies Will Come to Medford and Sub mit Bids on Pavement of Streets Large Number of Figures Gathered Mayor W. H. Canon and Conucii- man E. A. Welsh returned last nick from their trip to Southern Califor- i a.l 1 All! were present at ino meeting oi idc . ,. . , Itogne River Horticultural society I assurance that a cheaper Saturday nftcrnoon. j pavement would be secured for Mei- President Watt called the meeting ord than that laid last year. At to order at 2 o'clock, and the first least three paving companies will bil thine that came tin was the odontion n u, innni 1. of n resolution to fiz the nnnual dues. Vllvnr Pn . After some discussion, dnrin icWeh ' - ,ttBl "vonu the members all arrived at the same?""1' he ooght the trip would result goal by different paths, the dues im.Uie 8amnch money to prop- were fixed nt $3, payable semi-annn erty-owners in Medford, as they had returned with the positive promise of. ally. Abnot this time, Secretary Tut-!"tnracd with.the Positive promise of tlo nppcared and the minntes of the,thre coraPB bid on the local MUCH OF SNOWY BUTTE IS SOLO Tracts Moving Rapidly In Orchard Recently Cut Up Gcrlg Se cures Choice Section of Place. STOLE OVER $700,000: GETS ONLY TEN YEARS MASON. Mich.. Foh. r. Vnr tlin omboMlomont of nearly $700,000 of state fiitulH, former Stnto Treasurer Frank Olnr.ior wns sentenced today o servo nn indotorminntn from five to ton venr.i in the nnni- tontinrj. Tho court, in passim; son- tenco. ret'ommondod thnt tho convict ed man servo tho mnximnm leriu nn vldfd liv Jinv jind n hnril labor. Wlicn John R. Allen purchased the fcnowy Untte orchards from Mr. Hopkins nnd decided to cut the Innd into tracts of ten acres and offer th'in for sale thero wns some mine illation as to the success of a venture of tins onturo. but the doubting ones are now convinced that small fruit -producing nnd growing orchard tracts nre quite the thing most sought utter, and in proof of this it can be stated that no less than eiirht or ten of the oriinnnl 2t tracts have al ready been sold. Tho most gratifying phage of these "ales is. the fact that n eoodlv mini. her of them ure beintr mirehnsed bv local people. Among the morn recent of tlivse local investors is W. Gorig, vice-president and general manager for the Pacific & Eastern rnilrond. Mr. Oerig hns purchased lot X, for which ho paid $13,140. This trnet has on it over 300 20-yenr-old penr nmi nppio trees, nil of which will produce n splendid cron of fmit this yenr nnd will show n profit of sev- ernl thousnnd dollars when the re turns nre in. Aside from this nro- ducinc orchnrd, thero nro ovor 00 peai trees from 2 to 11 years old, some of which will be in bearing this season, nnd an additional mimbor will lie coming into hearing for the next three or four yenrs. There nre other tracts eipinlly as good "buys" as this one, many of which nro now being gathered in, Lots 'TV' nnd "C" hnvo been sold to Sent tlo people, while lot "W" was sold Friday to n Spokane party. Tho tracts range in price from $2500 to $lf,000. Many of tho cheaner tracts nre set to ponr trees mucins in ago from 1 to l years. These nro all commercial varieties and cannot but bo considered excep tionally gqid investments, t Tho sl'aci that an irrigating ditch (Continued on Pjitfo.S.) proved. ' 1 am cortnin, states tho mayor, F. B. Waterman, ns chairman of "epnee lor paving will be Iow- the special committee appointed V"?; "sited many places in look after the cleaning np of orchards wen receivea awl in the towns of the valley, reported ) pven. nc1CCS8 to ro?y figures. We Uic worlc o tho ccWiltoe completed y nas ot PavsC .,?.? nr.o .,'..,- aL a .-r aich we believe will be suitable for Hover spoke at some length on mat- , .... ter of necessity of continuous lookout I A!c.ttsl b,ree c"Pnes will look for blight during the coming month, i a""m" 'q3- No action was taken on the request ' rnPPRHTU cave r-irii-r-of Mr. AVatennnn nnnrl II,. ! CCL.R9.L" SAYS FIGHT WILL of Wv Wnfflnnnu nnnrl 4ltA ml ' tee doesn't know whether it is dis charged or"'n6t. A petition was presented for sig Mntitre asking thnt there be appointed bv the county court as additional in spector to serve under the direction of Protessor O'Gara nt such times . he micht indicntc or circumstances demand, the inspectors to receive a1 fixed compensation while on dutv. and to be refpiired to keen a lookout for dilated trees in their districts at other times, the followinr nersoe- : .1. IS. Webster. Talent; Clyde Harnmn. rhoenix; E. S. Wolfer. Eagle Pom'; Frank E. Ilnl!, Woodville; R. II. Hob- msoii. Jneksonxille: .T tt "r.w1inx- J Continued on Page JiA BE HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO CHICAGO. III., Feb. f. Thnt the .Ieffri,.-.l.ihns,ii fight will be held in ban f ranciseo is the confident as- urtioii of Promoter Jim Coffroth. who arrived here todny. Coffroth. :'iMel that he believed Tex Ricknrd and Jack Gleuson would hnvo no trouble in reaching nn agreement on the place in which to stnge tho mill. Coffmth leaves this uftenioon for San Francisco, where be must m betV.ro Tuesday night to win a bet. '! 5-IUUU that he can break tho tiro; record between Inidon and San Francisco. Coffroth mndo his wn.. with Kiii:ene Corri. director of V. l ,iuil lwri;i f T I ... HERMRNN DEFENSE CLOSES CASE On Monday Heney Will Start Arguinent-Probably Late In Week Bef' -i Jury Will Have Chance to Bring In Verdict-Meldrum Tes timony Attacked by Attorney Worthlngton. rOHTIWD, Ore., Fob. r.. Col onel Worthlngton, cnlof counsel toi Dinger Hermann ia bis case now on trial before the United States court, closed his dotense this mornlut; at 11; IS o'clock and a few minutes lat er court was adjourned until Mon day when Prosecutor Heuey will be gin putting In bis testimony In rebut tal, which will take until Mouday noon. It will probably b tho later part of tho weok before tho jury will bo given their Bhare of tho work to do In finding a verdict In tho mass of evidence that has been put before them. Ab Its last gun the defense again attacked tho testimony given by Henry Meldrum during the session this mornlug. W. W. Cathcart, a former omployco in Moldrum'a office and Bald that Mldrum and Hermann were In the room alouo. Ho knew Mays, he said, but Mays had not been In tho office at tbo time Hermann was thero. Ho fixed the date as some In the fall of 1962. Cathcart's testimony was wakened by the fact that the Hermann visit was in 1901 aad sot Is 1902, t- CotonaZt-lVBrtBiRffton read eomo of tab testimony of Meldrnm irlven at ii. tu t... 1 1 ..... 1. 1 . ... . . .. vtiiuiiiugiuu irmi oi Hermnnn, in which Meldrum bad said ho sent Her. niann Duumhoor, n clerk In tho offlcj) after .some field notes for Mays and that naumboor brought the notes In to thx room while Hormnnu was talk-. Ing to Maya. Ununuioor, who Is nn aged Ger man, purtlnlly paralyzed ss tho re suit of a wound received at Corinth nt v,-hlch tlmo ho also lost hla r'0l-t arm, wns put on the stand to contra dict the testimony of Melrum. The old veteran dontcd that ho ever brought auy notes to Mara during his long Borvlce In the surveyor gon ernl's offlco, where ho Is still em ployed. Ho had never soon Hermann In tho offlco In 1901. ho Bald. 1 -i TOBACCO JUICE IS BASIS OF SUIT FOR DIVORCE PORTLAND. Or.. Feb. 5. Tho tea. timony of his little l-t-year-uIX daughter Zola, who testified that hear father, Chitrles A. Johnson, wns ad dicted to tho habit of spitting tt oncco juice in his wife's oyos, was the ground ou whioh Judge Morroir granted Mrs. Johnson it divorce ia court yesterday. The child declnrod that she had heard hor father threaten to kill both' her mothar ana himself.