Medford Mail Tribun
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FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OJtlSdON, SUNDAY, FIOBIi TARY (5, 1010.
No. 275;
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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
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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
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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
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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.