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O'ricn nUlv.Ioal Society Oily Hall 4 .4 fa- Medford Mail Tribune MEDFORD, OKIWQN TLTKMJAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1910. No. 277- FOURTH Y ISA R. "LEAVE US ALONE OR SUFFER CITY'S CASE M PANIC" SAYS. WALL STREET: I COURT j WALL STREET IS BENT ON HAVING OWN SWEET WAY Interests Manipulate Stocks Just Enoutih to Give Administration an Object Lesson Would Discipline Administration and Also Supremo Court Banks Are In Good Shape. NEW VOItK. Fob. 8. Ail undo uiimmt of K u ii (id it with it sharp frac tional ntlly following tho opening of tho stock market under heavy pre iiuro todny, showed that th 'Inter cmk" who uro believed to bo giving tin government and tin- court an "object htmiM" Intend to give jUNt enough strength to prevent n dlwis-, trmiH punk'. " It In believed Unit tho "Interests" will tnko care to protect themselves from nny severe loss, but tin ob ject con" U proving a moat ox pensive bnon to thoftti who wcra not propuwd for It MIIIIOUN lAMt. ' .Many uin who have been credited with clearing millions lu the sensa tional upward movement of ntwlj mid Heading, nave noen all their pro fits wiped out by tbe ftrhdy- down ward movement In. the tocki dur ing (ho Itutt fow weeks. Ii In stated upon official, luformar tlou ttiat the banks ar1a gtfflrt con dition nnd hero Is strongm belief throughout thi financial district that In spite of tho slumping tendency, the market la under tho control of the powers and that It Ik 'well In hand." "ObJct Laura." Thnt thw "Interests" ur giving the Tnft ndtnlulstration and tbo supremo court of tho United Btut "a lesson" by pronounred manipulations of tho flock markets, In tho abortion of exports hero today. Direct charges aro umdo thut fluc tuations In tho slocks arc for the pur pose of Influencing the government In ItH dealing with tr until. Warning to Court. It Im declared that tho money pow ers have determined to glvo the gov ernment and tho courtn a "practical demonstration" of wluit ni clu ' cs pectod If tho tobacco trust should bo dissolved and tho decision dissolving tho Htandnrd Oil company of Now Jersey should be upheld, It In a I no bolloved that certain In to rem h aro very much dlstrubed by tho proposed federal Inixirporatlon bill for feor that congress will "throw fnt In tho flro" by providing more stringent regulations thinngh amendment of tho meaauro as pre aon ted. Iiicoronitloii Hill. Efforts to hnvo tho Incorporation bill changed lu fluch a manner as to mnko tho tcarod niiiendmentH Impos nlblo liavo already been mudo and grent Influeuuo 1h bolrig centered on the progress of tho measure through congress. Tho unnouueomeut that tho federal Incorporation bill will not bu proHBtul lor pnnsnga In of no par ticular IntoroHt to tho brolcorK be caiiKe thoy look upon It as nlmoit a certainty, Tho fact thnt It la considered ac cording to the view of tho dealers In ntookB that ovontunlly with tho power of tho ndmlulHtrntlon behind It It will bo enacted Into a law, Thin lino of rcnBonliit; Ih preKouted toduy In luont nutboratUo circles as aa explsV nation of bear raldH on tlo tnnrket durlnK tho laHt, few diiyH when Blocks uHimlly looked upon aa utandards, bnvo droppod oft until, In many ensos tho lowoHt nutrku of Inst year havoj boon reached, I Myitterious Infiileiicw Through tho printout period of weaknoflH there neoiiiB to have, con ntnntly been preaont Homo myHtorlous Influetirn which wuh undefined and yot nil powerful. No ono Hoeroed to ho able to give any definite canoe for the heavy Boiling either on fluturdny HfrfH-uVrfHft .i..nm nu ! fTH CtA REBELS MEET WITH . SEVERE SETBACK - ' mm HliUliriKIiDS, .Vlmimmm, J'cli. H. (Vii-fl. to Colon.) Advloen rt'eeived here today hlnto that Oenend Clinmurio, the iiiHiiryi'iil (io;iimnndei'f has met n HeriotiH reverse. IIik winjj of the irovix!(ii)nl army lu reported to have been out flanked mid oomiielled to re treat to the HwatnpR to eMtvij' capture. Other mcHrije nrrivitiR from the interior ore to the effeot thnt Madrid's qdmiiiih tration foreeM have recaptur ed Moneii, whieh wuk taken fro mthem hy the revolution. UtH limt wcok, f -f f 4-4- f f IS HILL'S PLAN Files at Washington New Map Ask ing for Rl&ht of Way Through' the Klamath Indian Reservation. 8AN VHANCIBCO, Cal.. Feb. S Hallway men here today arc speculat ing upon tho probability and pnsIbll Ity that tho Hill Intercut have filed at WaihlnKton, D. 0., a right of way throuKb'thfl Klamath Indian reserva tion. Thin right of way would com plete the Hill road from tho mouth of the Denchuten canyon to Klarnntb PaIIh. OrcKon, following tbo fillnR of a rlcht of way through two town fihlp Jtmt north of tho reservation. Tho township ftllnRfla were made nt Lakevlow, OreKon. nnd rIvo to tho Oregon Trunk a throuRii line from ltn Junction with the Northern I'nclflo rond to the Nnrtheru line of the Klamnth reoervntlon. PRISONER SETS MATTRESS ON EIRE Pat Gavin Goes to Sleep in Cot and Cigarette Sets Fire to Bed Last Night. l.iiBt oishl M Onnoh it ml Pat Gavin were withered in hy the po lice, hnvinc imbibpcl more of tho Htuff thut caused Xouh trouble than U compatible with the ethics of tho city of Mod ford. flnnnn. who hud heert on the war path Homo before hi inenroeration, uliHided immedintel.v nnd went to the In ml of dreams. On the other hnud, Gavin conclud ed that n cigarette iir a ninlitqnp would ho about the proper tliinp nnd proceeded to indulge. Rleop ovor enme him, however, and tho ciRnvctfe commeneed to. cot busy with tho hod clothe, Soon the jail wn filled with the miimled fumes of hud whiKhy, worse ciirnrettes and, Ktoll mrtro woivo, hurniuj; wool. The firehoys overhiuul were nrouRcd liy tho coin motion and the burning mnttross was draped nut. -Mr, Gavin reposed tho rest of tho nifht without n mattress and wits assessed $10 this morning hv JttdRO rnnon. Gavin hnd when arrested a hnttlo- of ohampnpio nnd tine of whisky. These kooiIb were confiscated by the authorities, in spite of most strenuous protests on the pint of the defendant. JUDICIARY COMMITTEE GETS INCORPORATION BILL WASHINGTON, T). 0.. Feb. S, FVcsideul Toft's federal incprporn tion bill was referred to the judiciary committee when it 'came. up for onii. siderOtion in the senate todny. UN TO KLAMATH i a i i in ii ijv v v r n - s bk f Mr I nHRflLU OF fn U "INTERESTS"T1E AND TIME AGAIN All Financiers and Mandates Who Have Visited White House This Winter Have Left Behind Threat o Panic Taft Explains Measures Are Designed to Benefit Capital. WASHINGTON. . C. Feb. 8. I'rcNldent Taft is face to face today with tlm question of whether he muct turn ti Ih back to tho wall and fight, It out to n finish with the big finan cial Intercuts, an well an with con- grctui In order to put through his ex ecutive program. It In knowjn that threats of a pan ic have been Intimated by financiers and mugnatex who have visited the White Hon bo this winter. Tho fear of the federal incorpora tion bill ban been expressed in bo un certain terms. Wall fltreet Worried. Hut It Is believed here that 'Wall street Is roost worried by the possi bility of tbo United States supremo court upholding tho Shcrroaa anti trust law In the cases of (be American Tobacco company and the Standard Oil company. 4 . Tliero has been a great abhadanco of "advice" and "counsel' for the president from Wall streeet this w la ter. Kvery floncter who has vMted the White House has brought out the "bugaboo" of a financial panic, Would "ItBin,' CoHntry. Most of them have tried to show that radical legislation would "ruin the country." President Taft has hnd a hard time ever since the beginning of tho pro. ent session .frovlng thnt his measures nrc "destined ultimately for the hen- ..4U 1 oi mpiiai. ii is prcii) ueunuriy FCiueo inai Taft proponen to make a general Islntlon under the Shermn.i Anti-trust If It upheld In the two big cases now l iiuuih. Standard Oil Cnio. The supreme court Is to decide wnemcr mo great , uocKcreiier nun- dred million dollar holding company, which represents holdings far In ex - cess of Its capitalization, must bo dlB.,,.nor narraon wouJd mako a better Hoivc.1 ncconiinn to the o. dor or ttie federal circult.court at St. Ix)uIb. Tho supreme court also must do-' cldo whether the vast tobacco trust i had been conducted in violation of tho law. Interests Nervous. Aa tho day approaches for tho an nouncement of these decisions, tho nervous caaeB of tho "Interests" in tho caso becomes more Intense. No ono knows just when the supremo court will hand down Its decisions. If tho excitement In Wnll street vaB caused yesterday by tho Intro duction of tho federal inco-poratlon bill, tho financiers wero frlghtonod by a shadow. Taft has no Intention of pressing tho bill to paBsago at thin session. Congress IUIIm. It Is doubtful if ho could prod con gress Into pnBHlng It ovon If ho was determined to do bo. Tho munsuro was introduced In ordor that tbo committees might thresh out Its faults and virtues and whip It Into shnpo nB far us possible, President Taft does not relish tho Intimation of throatR from Wall street. Washington Sore. Official Washington as a wholo does uot .Iko tho suggestion that tho Interests may liavo "fixed up a llttlo panlo" for tho purpose of Influencing tho supremo court of tho United StnteH. No ono Is to bo found who can sug gest tho barest possibility of tho na tion's highest tribunal being affected by such a movement mt, , i t City Attorney Ncf f Notified hy Clerk j of Supreme Court That. Case Will Soon Be Called No Decision in ; the Crater Lake Case, Until Next Week. 3hn lotur-dra'wn-out suit between tho city and M. P. Hatdey for a right of" way across the Hatdey pTuilties on Little Untte creek will be heard in the supreme court on or about February '24. City Attorney Neff has heyii mi notified by the clerk of the conrt. Attorney A. E. Ileamcs, for M. F. Hntilcy, has not as yet filed his brief in the "tipretr.e court, nkin and ob taining an extension of time for that purpose. It will be fucd within a few dnys, however. Attorney Neff is confined to his borne, by illness nt the nrescnt'timc. and if he does not recover in time tba case may have" to' be postponed. Will P. Menley is attending to Mr. Nefffi business while he is ill. So Itecbuoa Orafer Lake. The supreme court did not hand down a decision in the Crater Lake road rase today, ns'wns expected, bat will probably do so next week. ELLIS SENT TO V I BY TAFT Is to Endeavor and Line Up Reputi licans In Order to Win Gov ernorship at the Next ElecUen. CINCINNATI, Ohio, -Feb) 8. At- tenUoB of Democrats throughout oh(o t0Jay fe be,nJ -lrected toward ,;0VI,rDor Rtmon for rcnomlnatlon 1arty following the action of . , T--. atimlni8tralion 8undlnc 1 lcg-!Wado L E,8 int0 0hl0 to aUgn th0 (pitmJbiican forces. j u ,g aprmrent thftt the ndmtn!?tra- lilmi In rlufrjit tlnrmnn for re election as the re-election would mean 1Bt Hwrlllon ,wouId bocolno a strong caudl(,Rt0 for tbe DemocraUe prosl !,lcntla, nomination- 1 uenubllcans hero believe that Gov. Mndldato than any Democrat now rnm,nn i the n.rrr . Kills resigned his 'losltlon as ns- slstant United Stutes i.ttorney ester day to accept the chairmanship of the Ohio republican executive committee. This fact alone ts taken to indicate that tho administration Is intonsoly" interested In the Ohio gubernatorial situation. BY NEGRO MOB UIATTANOOGA, Tonn.; Fob. 8. Aftor- killing three negroes of a mob that had beseiged them in a construc tion camp near Ilall'a bar, a party of whlto surveyors and workmon wore rescued today by Captoln Burke nnd a pi8Bo of officers from the local po Moo dupurtment. Nowb reached Chattanooga late last night that the negroes who wore armed with rifles had surrounded the v bites. Tho surveyors bad taken rof ugo behind the unflulshod govern incut datu tboy wero building, Im mediately u vescuo party was dis patched to Hall'fl bar. Captain llurke, in chargo of the posse, telephoned hoadquurtors to duy that tho three nogyooa had been killed during tho solgo which had beou lifted. Ho stated thatitho trou ble.. waV ow rtliii. JWIiL .HM ARVEY TELLS OF HIS EDI Editor of Oregonian Placed on Stand Witness Juror Asks What Reference Silver Question Has to Blue Mountain Reserve and Short Scott Queried PORTLAND, Or., Fch. 8. IT. A. Mcfcnlf, juror in the Bingr Hermann case, got into nntion-again today and helped shorten tho agony of that trial, which hu. been suffered by himseil and bis eleven companions for more than four weeks. "I would like to ask a question, if it is permitted," he said, rising to his foct and interrupting tho testi mony of Harvey W. Sott. Tho court told him to ask what he wanted to. "I wonld like to know," asked Met- calf, "what refcrence'tho silver ques tion lias to the conspiracy to create tho Blue Mountain rcservet" While the court explained the reference, Ilenay brought his examination of the witness to a more or less. abrupt close. Scott had been called for further t cross-examination. He had been put on the stand in tie first instance as a character -witness and Ecney had drawn a long list of editorials he had written bitterly assailing nermann for bis political acts, Heney was cross-examining Scott about these editorials when the question of Juror Metcalf pointed to tbe state of mind 'of the jury, and Heney did SEARCH LIGHT IS TURNED Oil Republican Leadrs Plan Far-Reaching Investigation into Hih Cest ef Living Rest Pads of Many Res olutions Are Adapted. WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 8. Plans for searching Investigation into tbe high cost of living by tbe senate to bo conducted Independent of the houso investigation, were perfected today at a meetlns of (he Republican leaders. All of the resolutions providing for investigations along this line were considered nnd tbe tradors formu lated a document containing what thoy considered to be the best fea tures of each, which will be reconij, mended to tho senate for adoption. Tho new resolution provfclcs fur an Invest Igatlonlng committee to bo com posed of seven senators who will un dertake tbe task of making a definite and detailed comparison of living con ditions In this country in tho year 1900 with those of tbe present day. Special attention will be giveu to the question of whether wages have Increased in proposition to the cost of tho necessities of life. Among the senators proront nt the. conference were Aldrlch, Burrows, Penrose, nale, Cullcn, Ixidgo, Smoot, Flint, Klklns, Kcan and Crane. The resolution bears Senator Elk Ins' name, but it Includes parts of tho original reRolutions Introduced by Senators McCumber and Lodge, After bolng favorably reported to the senate by the finance committee it was retorrod to tho commltteo on contingent expense, which Immediate ly brought in a favorable report. Its consideration was postponed until to morrow. Frisco Fight Card. SAN FItANCISCO. Keb. 8 Hither Walter Schslkeu or Joe Willis' will moet'Saltnas Jack Burns at tho Oak land Wheelmen's fistic show on Feb ruary lii, according to an announce ment hiado today by Matchmako.r. Mel Moffltt of tho Wheolraeu. Gunboat Smith was scheduled to meet Burns but he has telegrnphed thnt his sister Is dangerously 111 in Philadelphia. and ho cannot return to the- coast at thl etime. torial: In Hermann Case as a "Character , i jCuts Editor's Testimony Regarding Editorials. not j)ro.4et his examination much far ther. Snott was asked about a number of editorial, some of which he could not remember, and one of which ho said spoke of things he did not un derstand. Scott said thr.t hiB testi mony regarding the churacter of Hermann for integrity had antedated tbe land-frauds investigations. Ih giving his testimony he said he k&i. Separated political matters and Hermann's character as a man and n citizen. Scott said he had never approved nermann's methods as & politician. He had heard of many charges made against Hermann in a political way, just as other men bad been attacked, even Mr. Heney, but he hnd never charged him with a conspiracy to defraud the govern ment or with personal dishonesty. Following tbe testimony of Scott, Peter Jlpplegate, state land agent, was put on tho stand to testify re garding the records of the land of fice as far as they contained letters between Hermann and T. W. Daven port, regarding the lieu land net and the state school lands in the Cascade forest reserve- . Hundreds tf Friends Attend Serv ices at Presbyterian Church at High Twelve to Pay Last Tribute to Young Man. That they might pay tribute to the memory of Clurenco W. Gore,. who died at bi home ii this city Sundy afternoon,' hundreds of the yo . g man's friends throetred the Pre - . tcrian church from 10 to 12 o'ql- i k tlii moi-iiiittr, theii presence lend--g mute testimony i the worth of ttie young man whose death cniuo ns :i shock to the. entire community. T1i body laid in state for two hours. Tho funeral services in the church and at the graveside were simplo but impressive, Rev. Mr. Shields offici ating. The remains wore interred in the family plot in the Phoenix cem etery. A Inrge number of earriar a followed the earthly remains of t! e young mail to their last resting place. Clurenco W. Gore was born in Ashland, Fehnuuy 19, 1888. He re sided in Jnckn county dining his entire life. He was a young man of sterling character and high ideals and was prominent ui local church circles. Hundreds of friends, asi-'e from his father and two sisters, nro left to mourn his untimely death. Volcano Breaks Out. POUT LIMON. CnHhi IHen. TMi. S. Tho volcano Pons is in torriflo' eruption todny. Streams of lava are flowinsr through the fertile valleys near the foot of tho mountain ad several vitiligos are reported to havu been destroyed. Inhabitants of the Pons distriet. are desertinir their homes nnd flo - imr toward the coast. Almost evoi village between the voloann mid Sin Jose, tho iinpitnl, H Wported' to bo deserted. Tho villnce of La Lcoborln nlrendv has suffered severe dnmnge and toss, oi mo tliero has been reported. At Cnbadilln the streets nre oov. ered with a coating of ashes Persons troni tho districts near the mountain report that great rooks1 weighing as much as 200 pounds Jiavo beou hurled a distance of two miles from the base of the moun tain. . CH ARENCE GORE LAID AT REST
