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TUB WICATIIKR.
Tonight and Friday Partly
cloudy.
Wednesday's Temperatures -High
fifl. low 38. range fil.
Tim (inly pnpor In tlio world
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Medford having ii l(iinnd wire.
FOURTH YEAR.
M BDFOH ) ORIOrJON, THURSDAY. IWBRrARY 24. 1010.
No. 201.
TATE CONSTABULA
RDERED TO PHILADELPHIA
RY
20,000 ME
STRIKE
Quaker City Faces Greatest Crisis in
Her History Business In Every
Direction Is Damaoed by Threat
ened Strikes Stores Sufferers.
SCHOOLS FORCED TO
CLOSE; NO PUPILS
Rioting Continues on Streets of City
State Militia May Be Ordered
Out Unions May Strike.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 24. -Leaders
of thu f.triU'.'ig pit) t form men
of the Philadelphia Hapid Transit
company admitted today that tho nr
Tivnl of four companies of gray-olad
constabulary and tho possibility of
tho calling out of tho state militia
a severe blow to their ciuiho.
Tho lcadors woro In conference
nearly nil night and today nnnounu-
cd that thoy, too, had been preparing
"drastic" measures with which to
meet tho now turn of oventB in tho
Industrial Htrifo that linn rent tho
city sinco laHt Saturday and in
which Hovcrnl persons have lost their
lives.
Drnntlc Measure.
They declared that tho arrival of
state coiiBtubulary was regarded by
them ns n drastic moasuuro on tho
part of their opponents und said that
equally decUivo action would be
taken by tho unionists to win their
fight.
Thoy rofiiHod, however, to reveal
what action thoy would tnko or tho
nature of tho monsures under con
sideration. Tho city was filled with
wild rumors today that ovory union
man and woman in tho city would bo
ordored out of tho workshops, BtorcB
and factories hoforo sundown.
Facing Crisl.
Doth sidoH admitted that tho city
faces ono of tho grontost orisos in
Philadelphia's history. Already buR
inoss in ovory diroction is damaged
by thrcatonod Htrikos. Stores oro
suffering from lack of customors.
Soma schools have been closed bo
causo of datiRur in tho streets to
childron, who aro compollod to walk
through tho districts which aro bo
ing disturbed by rioting.
Tho calling out of 20,000 laboring
mon will complotoly stagnate tho
commorcial lifo of tho city and would
add fuel to tho fires of riot that
break out snosmodically.
Pollco Cluirgo Mob.
Tho first disturbance todny result
cd in the injury of sovoral of tho
riotors who stonod n car in West
Philadelphia'. Tho polioo ohurgod
tho mob and dispnrscd it, arresting n
ringloudor.
Tho four companion of constab
ulary woro ordored to Northoast
Philadelphia, tho sootion whoro tho
most of tho laboring pooplo live. Tho
Frankfort oar bam was surrounded
by a dotail of constabulary and a
lino of tho stato troops was thrown
along Konslngton avonuo to glvo
protootion to tho oars of tho com
pany in oporation thoro today.
BHOO 1'ollco.
Tho mnssing of tho constabulary
in tho northoastoru sootion of tho
city onnblod tho polioo authorities to
distrihuto their 55(10 mon with hotter
offoot in othor sootions.
Tho inoronso of tho polioo forco
by addition of tho constabulary in
diontod that tho authorities havo ro
spondod to tho transit company's
demand for polioo protootion to ou
nblo it to run' its full quota of cars.
Mayor Royburn announcod thnt
tho company would ho givon ndo
qtiato protootion nnd that if tho
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WORK BEGINS
GOLD HUE
ROAD
First Step Taken In Development of
Great Lime Beds Near Gold Hill
Largo Lumber Mill to Be Erected
for Foot's Creek Lumber.
Strengthening' of Lines for Battle
Premier Denies Change of Attitude
MACHINERY FOR LIME
KILN IS ON GROUND
Baxter Last Week Purchased 4000
Acres Timber Land for $125,000
Composed of Pine and Fir.
Construction began Wednesday by
tho Gold Hill Railroad and Lumber
company of n railroad to oxtend from
Gold Hill to tho l!mo dopostta four
miles west and thonco to tho timber
bolt In tho upper Foots crook country.
This marks tho first step In tho de
velopment of tho great llmo bods near
Gold 1II1I. Tho machinery for tho
llmo kilns Is on tho ground, and man
ufacture will begin shortly on a largo
scalo.
Tho railroad Is being built by tho
timber men. comprising John Baxter
of Walla Walla, Wash; IJ. II. Harris
of Modford, and others who havo se
cured a contract from Mr. Hughes of
Salom, who Is developing tho llmo
deposit, calling for tho shipment of
400 barrels of lime or 100 tons a day
for tho next 20 years.
Tho Gold Hill Railroad and Lum
ber company plan to work many mon
during tho coming season, . A large
mill will bo built at Gold Hill for tho
manufneturo of lumber and tho rof
ubo will bo hauled to tho llmo kiln
for fuel. Construction of tho lumber
mill, announces Managor B. H. Har
ris, will begin at once.
Mr. Rnxtor last weok purchased
4000 acres of timber land In tho Foots
creok section from Dr. Fowler and
associates of Clovoland, 0 at a cost
of $125,000. Tho timber Is plno and
fir, nnd manufacturo will commonco
upon a largo scalo at an early date,
LnnLU
FEAR FLOO
RTHER
RFRON
DS
Springlike Weather Causes Snow to
'Melt Rapidly and Rivers and Small
Mountain Streams Are Fast Ap
proaching Flood Stage.
10 LOOK INTO
OEAL
United States Attorney McCourt
Asks for Special Federal Grand
Jury to investigate Acquisition of
100,000 Acres Timber Land.
HEAVY RAINS FALL
IN HOOD RIVER SECTION
Willamette River Expected to Ap
proach High Water Mark
Preparations Are Made.
Parties Wish to Pass Budget Before
Taking Chances With Throwing
Out Government Fear Conserva
tive Victory if Elections Called.
NATATORIUM
S
SOON TOBE BUILT
Ground Is Being Cleared and Con
tracts for Materials Made
Amusement Park Certain.
Tho Medford Natatorlum & Amusc
mont company havo already commenc
ed work on tho park thoy Intond
building this season. Tho grounds aro
bolng cleared of brush In ordor to
niako way for tho various amusomonts
nnd tho plans aro nearly porfoctod.
Tho company has cocurod tho sorv
Icos of R. I, Stuart, tho architect who
built tho Falrmount hotol In San
Francisco, to superintend tho work.
Mr. Stuart Is not now actlvoly ongag-
oil In biiBlnoss, but has consented to
superintend tho work ot building tho
Medford natatorlum.
Tho work will bo dono under his
suporvlslon and ho has alroady con
tracted for tho dollvory of sovoral
carloads of comont to bo usod In tho
work. Also whllo hero Wednesday
Mr. Stuart waa looking out for lum
ber to bo usod In tho sovornl build
ings to bo constructed on tho grounds.
Tho company Is comprised of F. 13,
Morrlck, J, 13. Enyart, II. O, Kontnor,
W. H, Brown and John Orth.
LONDON", Feb. 24. There has
been a strengthening nil along the
lino of battlo over tho radical liberal
budget supported by Premier As-
quith and his chief lioulonaat, Chan
cellor of tho Exchequor Lloyd -George,
and today's session of par
liament shows, that open wnrfnro is
not far distant.
Tho roports sent out yesterday
that Mrs. Asquith, wifo of tho pre
mier, had wielded her influence over
hor husband for tho prize of social
proferment nnd bad induced him to
wenkon in his Btnnd against the
lords, was vehemently denied today
by his friends. Ho disclnims nnv
tendonoy to ndopt a vaccilnting pol
icy, nnd tho oarly dissolution of par
liament predicted, is not borne out
by his stand today.
Doth tho nationalists nnd labor
parties nro nwnro that they hnve
nothing to gain by throwing out the
govommont; as this would lead to a
dissolution nnd to tho probable vic
tory of the conservatives at tho next
genoral elections. Ilenco tho extrem
ists todav display a more concilia
tory spirit.
J'ho cabinet had n long council to
draft tho voto resolutions and to do-
bato tho genoral situation. The re
suit oi i no deliberations was a
spooch in the house of commons by
Winston Churchill, president of tho
board of trndo, in which ho an
nouncod the determination of tho
government to stand or fall by tho
voto bill. This determination should
to some dogroo satisfy tho irrccon
oilablcs, who, it should bo remom
bored, in no way ngreo among them-
boIvcs, tho laboritos being ns strong
ly for tho budgot ns tho nationalists
nro against it. Any diroot co-opor-ntion
botwoon thoso two pnrtios with
tho express intention of defonting tho
govommont is improbnblo.
Negotiations nro now proceeding
botwoon tho difforont pnrties with n
vlow to averting a crisis until the
budgot is adopted, nnd some prog
ress hns boon made with tho veto
resolutions.
REDDY PETITION HERE'S CHANGE
FOR PAYMENT TO GET A JOB;
UP SATURDAY' GLORY IS PAY
Juudge Calkins Will Hear Arguments Weather Observer Is Wanted in Med-
on Reddy's Petition Soon Davis ford to Work in Connection With
Will Fight Payment of Fee Asked. Portland Bureau and Fix the
by Receiver. Weather.
PORTLAND. Or.. Fob. 24. Re
ports received today from Oregon and
eastern Washington where unusual
weather conditions nave prevailed for
several days, with severe blizzards
In some sections, Indicate an improve
ment, although floods aro now threat
ened In several localities as the re
sult ot warm 'winds, which are rap
Idly melting the heavy snow that has
fallen In the mountains.
Springlike weather la reported from
j Walla Walla today, with tho heavy
snow rapidly disappearing, mo tjy
crs and small mountain streams are
rising rapidly and much damage from
floods is feared. There Is more snow
In the hills now than when the last
flood occurred, Isolating the city.
Reports from Tho Dalles and Hood
MAY RIVAL NOTED LAND
FRAUD CASES IN SENSATION
Violation of Timber and Stone Act In
General Charged Huge Tract
of Land in the Balance.
PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 24. United
tates District Attorney John McCourt
tdday made a special application for
the calling of a federal grand jury to
investigate the acquisition of more
than 100,000 acres ot Baker county
timber lands by the Oregon Lumber ,
company, one of the largest logging'
and manufacturing corporations la
the stato, and the Sumpter Valley
Railway company. Federal udge
Bean granted tno order and the grand
jury was called to report on March 1.
Prominent Men la Seal.
The investigation promises to rival
in Importance and sensational fea
tures the famous Oregon land fraud
cases. More than a score of promt
nent men in eastern Oregon will, It is
said, figure In the Investigation. Al-
Tho bearing of the arguments on
Who wants to bo United States
tho petition of Dr. J. F. Reddy that , weathor observer In Medford and reg
no bo allowed a fee of $6000 nnd mate tne climate?
$1900 oxper.80 money for survlcos as
rcelvor ot the Medford & Crater Lake
railroad and A. E. Reames for at
torney's feets In an amount ot SS500
will bo heard before Judjro Calkins
on Saturday. Tho petition Is being
opposed by A. A. Davis ns nn un
paid creditor who protosts tho man
ner In which Reddy handled the re
ceivership and tho amount of tho fee.
It Is expected that much of the
unwritten history of tho caso will bo
brought out in court at this hearing.
It Is also known that a largo, number
of local men nro to be oubpenaed to
show tho nature of tho work per
formed by Dr. Roddy as receiver.
NEW COMPANIES
ARE INCORPORATED
Gold Hill Luumber & Railroad Com
pany and Eaglo Drug Company
File Articles With Clerk.
Tho Rogue River vnlley fruitgrow
ers aro looking for someone to fill
thnt place, but so far havo been una
ble to locate a man who will tnko the
Job over.
There Is no money In nit, there
fore the aching void.
Observer Beals of Portland station,
who was recently in tho city to moot
local orchardUts, to arrange for
local Eorvlco In order to bo of as
sistance during the frost season, out
lined n plan whereby his offlco would
co-oporate with local people. Tho or-
chnrdlsts aro to purchaso tho necea
sary instruments and a volunteer Is
needed. Tho Portland bureau will
furnish instructions and keep In touch
with the local man.
Whllo this arrangement Is not al
together satisfactory, It Is tho be
thnt can bo dono at present, as Uncle
Sam Is so busy building battleships
to keep out the yellow peril.
Mrs. O, E. Roso of Applogato died
at hor homo Tuosdny morning. Mrs.
Roso was n pionoor of tho Applogato
II, J, Wilson of Grants Pass spent 'sootion and was a slstor of Mrs. S,
Thursday in Modford on business. ,R. Taylor of Jacksonville.
Two companies have filed their in
corporation papers with tho county
olork, one tho Gold Hill Lumber &
Railroad company and tho othor tho
hoglo Drug company.
Gold Hill Lumbor & Knilrond com
pany, B. II. Hnrris, L. W. Smith nnd
J. H. Cnrkin, incorporators; Med
ford principal place of , business i
stock $100,000.
. Eaglo Drug company, Medford;
Chnrlos Pnlm, A. E. Whitmnn, f hos.
Bartholomew; stock $15,000.
NDUSTRY STILLED
WHILE JAFT SLEEPS
Obsequious Yardmaster Hushes tho
Whistles, Etc., While President
Slumbers in His Car.
River say that heavy rains fell there though McCourt'a application for the
. i a f - A - 111 A m M
all last night and today tho ground
is covered with a glaro of Ice. Some
damage may reault to small trees. "A
sliver thaw" Is threatened, though no
damage Is expected from floods at
the.o places, as tbere Is z.ot enough
snow to cause serious rise In the
streams.
Willamette River Up.
EUGENE. Or., Feb. 24. If the
high temperature and the warm rains
contlnuo another 24 hours It Is expect
ed that tho river hero will havo reach
ed tho flood stage. Notwithstanding
tho, heavy rain of last night and the
day before, the river roso onoly a few
inches, but it Is expected to rise more
rapidly during the day, as much snow
is doubtless being melted in tho hills,
Preparations Aro being made to
meet a posslblo flood which is ex-
pectcd to result should the present
warm weather contlnuo for any length
of time.
Grcnt Northern Blocked.
EVERETT, Wash., Fob, 14. Fif
teen feet of snow on tho tracks for
ten miles from Walllngton to Albion,
has completely blocked tho Great
Northern railway today and six pas
senger trains, with between 500 and
600 passengors aboard aro stalled In
tho mountains.
Tho rain which fell yesterday and
today, on the coast was suow in the
mountains and Is adding to tho block
ade ovory minute. Great Northern
officials hope to havo tho line cleared
by tonight, but it seems an impossi
ble task. Four rotary plows and six
snow plows aro battling with the snow
today.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. All
trnffio was tied for nn hour today nt
tho big union station because Presi
dent Taft wished to sloop.
Whon ho retired in his privnto ear
Owl Inst night nfter his speech nt
Newark, ho gave orders that he
should not bo disturbed until 8:30
Shoriff W. A. Jones was n visitor o'clock today. Tho Owl reached tho
in Medford Thursday on business, union station at 7:30 o'clock. Tho
MYRTLE CREEK, Or., Feb. 21.
Safecrackers early today blow the
safe in tho genoral merchandise store
of Rico Bros., in this town nnd es
caped with $100 in cash and notes
valued nt $7000.
The noiso of tho explosion arous
ed porsons living nonr tho store, nnd
tho authorities were notifiod, but tho
yeggmen succeeded in making thoir
osonpo before officers reached the
scone.
ynrdranstor gnve ordors that no
whistles should bb blown, no bells
.rung and' no car couplings made in
tho yard until tho cessation of slumber.
immediate calling of the federal grand
Jury gives only a hint of Its primary
purposes, the district attorney today
corroborated reports from Baker City,
Or., which told that aubpenaes were
being served on all officers of the
two companies, and on many land
agents. Tho application charges the
violation of the timber and stono act
and asks that the jury bo called Im
mediately, as tho statute of limita
tions In tho cases will soon expire.
According to McCourt, more thaa
100,000 acres of valuable timber land
lying In Baker county is in tho bal
ance. Tlw Cliiefs.
D. C. Eccles, tho Salt Lake mil
lionaire, Is named as president and
general manager ot the Oregon Lum
ber company, which owns and oper
ates mills at tho Oregon towns of In
galls, Bakor City, Hood River and
Austin. Charles T. Early Is given as
the acting managor of tho company,
with headquarters in Baker City, and
Joseph A. West is named as superin
tendent and general freight and pas
senger agent of tho railway company.
Tho Eccles intorests aro supposed to
own moro than 2,000,000,000 feet of
timber In tho stato of Oregon.
Just what charges havo been made
against the officers of tho two com
panies will not bo learnend until the
grand jury files Its finding. All that
Is known today Is that 100,000 acres
of timber land is involved, that vio
lations of tho timber and stono act ia
general aro charged, and that tho in
vestigation will begin March 1.
MEAT TRUST WOULD
BUY PROSECUTOR OFF
JERSEY CITY, N. J Feb. 24.--Thnt
friends of Prosecutor Garvan
wore approached by porsons repre
senting tho pnoking intores's with an
offer "to make it right with Garvan"
if he would find means of dropping
tho meat investigation and seo that
no personal indiotmqnts wero return
ed, was announced offioially today.
Tho stntcmont enmo from Gnr
vnn's office, but he refused to dis
cuss the matter. Assistant Prosecu
tor Viokers, however, stated thnt
Garvan ndmitted thnt tho attempts
to can mmorr Jiad beonjnado.
John w. Pomoll of Annlee-nto was
in Medford on business Thursday.
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