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Mod ford hnvlng a leased wire.
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CRATER LAKE
Five Additional Members Placed
Upon tho Road Commission Club
Votes to Stand Behind Committee
In tho Matter of Preliminary and
Necessary Expenses.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
IN LODGING HOUSE MATTER
Mrs. Conrad, Assistant Secretary of
Club is Voted Salary of $50 a
Month Protest Against Ice Cream
License Is Passed.
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Portland, Or., Feb. 10, 1010.
Mr. W. St. Colvig,
Modford, .Oregon.
My Dour Sir: I think (ho
"" notion which your coinmor-
cinl club is nhout to tnko in
regard to finnnclng tho Crntcr
Lnko rond is n vory commend-
nble ono, and should nppcnl
to nil citizens, nnd thorcforo
, fool it rny duty to respond ns
ono of tho Bubflcrihors to the
Amount of $100. You mny,
thorcforo, draw on mo for
that amount.
Very 'truly youni,
ANDREW C. SMITn.
Tho Crntor Lnko highway commit
too of tho Crntor Lnko Club was in
creased by fivo ndditionnl member
upon tho request of the committee it
self At tho club's regular meeting;
Wednesday evening Tho members
added nro Dr., C. It. Rny, J. A. West
erlund, K. IJ. Wntonnnn, John M.
Root nnd Dr. J. P. Roddy. Tho club
voted to Bland behind tho highway
committco in tho mnttor of prelimin
ary nnd ncecBsnry expenses in se
curing (ho HtdiHoripltonB.
Apple Show Writtn.
A communication wnH received
from tho Nationnl Applo Show nt
Spoknno flubmiting a proopsition that
tho club co-opornto in taking tho ex
hibits nt tho next npplo show to Chi
cago., whoro nrnngomoiilN have boon
mndo to display all tho exhibits nt
tho armory tho week following the
Bpokano show. This mater wnB re
fored to a committco of (hroo to bo
appointed by President Colvig, which
will act as n pormnnont oxhibit com
mittco, nnd tnko chargo of all dis
play a to bo made during tho coming
year by tho club.
Tlutt Ico Cream License.
Aftor Bomo discussion n committee
composed of J. A. Wontorlund, Main
Klum nnd P. Modynoki wan appoint
ed to wait upon tho city council and
request nn nitoration in tho llconso
imposod upon ico cream wngons and
a reduction from tho present oxoos
Hive fco of $f0 a month. Tho com
mittoo were instructed to inform tho
council that tho club considered it
An nnjtiBt discrimination.
Tlio rndtcM Heard From.
Ed M. Audrowa prooBntcTT n re
quost from tho Indies of tho Greater
Medford Club that tho commercial
club co-opornto with thorn in tho ef
fort to sooiiro ncoommodntionB for
homoHookors who cannot he tnkon
caro of by tho hotolu nnd lodging
houflOH. A committoo composed of
Ed M, Andrews, P. Osccnbruggo, Vnn
Wnltorfl, J, II. Cnrkin was appointed
to assist tho ladies and to obtain if
possible a lot upon which a tempo
rary Btruoturo can bo oroctud or tonts
provldod.
Bulary for Sirs. Connul.
Upon omtion of P. Modycnski a
salary of $50 u month, dating from
January 1, wnB votod Mrc. IT. L.
Conrad, aflsistaut soorotary of tho
club, who for tho pnst yonr has work
ed faithfuly for tho club free of
chargo. Tho motion wnB carried
unanimously.
Tho following now members woro
elootod: C. M. Dolin, Prank S. Tor-
roy, D. J, Runyard, C. Walter Mc-Callum.
COMMISSION
IS ENLARGED
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BLUE HAZE AROUND
DEPOT IN SPITE OF
SOFT, SPRING WEATHER
4- In until! 111' tllfl Boft. HDrillL'
inoiiiiiiL' there wan u bluo hnzo
4- I. ....! ,1 (li.i .l,uit nf T
tho It. H. V. 11. depot Thurs-
r day forenoon wlion tlio pass-
ongorn for Jacksonville con-
grogated. Tho motor enr wbh
tlio only meatiH of trnnnpor-
4" ilfiii niul wliiln I Iml onr 111.
iiiost lis grunt nn tho "Wid-
ow'h CriiHf," it hr.s a limit. J
full load boforo tho arrival of
tho 8:04 train from Ashland
nnd camo back after awhile
for tho bnlancc, which in-
eluded Judge Calkins, Attor-
noyrt RonmoH and Uriggs,
Commissioner Owcno, and
onoiiKh moro to make the to-
tnl numbor nineteen, beside n
few more who woro left on
tho second trin.
4- .In.li.n PnllrinR wnA linoor-
tain whether it was contompt
4" nt AAiicf nnt Imt will Inulf
tho mnttor up during vacation.
t Mnnnim ift nnw ftaid to ho
4" t1nnn!m 4a lii-itlf this I mill
over in tho morning, not n car.
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GAS ELECTION
TO BE HELD
ON MARCH 21
Mere Streets Ask for Pavlno Coun
cil Takes Action In Regard to the
Bettering, Sanitary Conditions of
tt City Much Routine" Business
Is Transacted by the City.
March 21 was tho day set by the
city council for the 8ccial election
to amend tho charter to allow the
city council to grant a frnnchiso for
n gas plant in tho city for a period
of thirty yars. The expenses of tho
eloetion are to bo paid by tho pro
moters of tho gas plant.
At tho session of tho council Wed
nesday evonbg thrco moro petitions
for pavement of strcolc were consid
ered. Thoy cover eight etrcctB from
Pir to Onkdalo, South Grnpo from
Eighth to Thirteenth, ami nro Ivy
street from Main to Sixth.
Tho council mado two moves Wed
nesday evening toward bettering (he
health of tho city, Ono wns ordering
the city attorney to draft an ordi
nance requiring tho phynicianB of the
city to reKirt nil contagious disonsas
to tho Aty health officer and requir
ing thnt official to notify tho librar
ian in ordor that books might not bo
loaned to parties in whoso homo tho
contagious disenso in locntod. Tho
othor was instructing tho mayor to
look up VignroB appertaining to inoin
orators with a view of securing' ono
for tho city.
Itoutlnc Unfitness.
Tho Hills for February woro aud
ited and allowed.
C. W. Davia was granted a pormit
to construct n warohouso on River
Bldo avonuo. A dood to n vaonntcd
strip of land for uso ns a street re
ceived from J. O, Smith was accept
ed. Tho city tittornoy was instructed
to draw a plumbing ordinance under
supervision of a committco of tho
council.
An ordinnnco doclaring tho cost of
n sowor on Ivy wab passed.
A four-inch wntor main wan order
ed in Park Place.
A five-foot comont vnlk wns or
dered In on Dnkotnh nvt:iuo from
Onkdalo avonuo to King Rtroet.
Steamer Wrecked.
VALLBJO., Cnl., March 3. Tho
steamer Glen Covo, ono of tho fastest
Sncramonto rlvor freighters, crashed,
on a rock near nonocla today. Tho
vessel struck In a fog and other craft
woro sont to her nsslBtauee.
Tugs arrived In tho foronoon and
began to lighter tho vobsoI of hor
cargo. It was found that tho Olon
Covo was rostlng easily, but tho
stonmer Is In a sorlous position. A
lnrgo holo was stovo In hor bow and
tho water surrounding the rock U
more than SO foot doop.
IMPRESSIVE
CEREMONIES
AT ST. MARKS
Laying of the Corntrstone of Hew
Granite Church Is Marked With
Impressive and Splendid Services,
In Presence of Vast Concourse of
People From Over Entire Valley.
DAME NATURE SMILES
UPON UNDERTAKING
Bishop Scaddlng Makes Address at
Opera House In Evening Which
Was Well Received Work Re
newed with Increased Enthusiasm.
Darao Nature added hor quota to
making a success sof tho laying of
tho cornerstone of St. Mark's church
yesterday by giving a real spring
day, such as southern Oregon is not
ed for. After tho loworing skies and
cold winds of tho past several weeks,
the balmy sunshiuo was omro than
appreciated nnd as a consequence tho
ceremonies of tho day were witnessed
by n largo concourse of people.
Bishop Charles Scadding presided
at tho laying of tho cornerstone of
this, tho first granite church to bo
erected, in southern Oregon, nnd was
assisted by Archdeacon Chambors,
Rev. Samuel Dorrnnco of Ashland,
Rev. F. B. Bartlott of Grants Pass
and Rev. Wm. Lucas of Medford.
Poll Ceremonies.
Tho full office of tho church, pro
scribed for such ceremonies was car
ried out, tho music being led by the
choir of St. Mark's church. At tho
conclusion when tho Lord's Prayer
wns recited, few voices wero silent in
the congregation.
In tho box which was plnced in
the cornerstone there was plnced a
short history of the Medford pnrish,
h. copy of the lenflet containing the
service, tho last adddres of tho late
Bishop Morris to tho Enlscopal con
vention of Oregon in 1005, two cop
ies pf tho Orccon Churchman, the of
ficial paper of tho chnrch, one of
January and ono of February; a copy
of the journal of tho twenty-first
annual meeting of tho Oregon dio
cese, n copy of tho Medford Mail
Tribune of March 2 and n heart of
gold, set with jewels, contributed by
tho Ashland congregation with the
mcpsnge that their henrts woro In
tho work.
Address ty Hev. I.wms.
Rev. Mr. Lucas made a short ad
dress in which ho thanked the people
of Modford for tholr support of tho
church, and outlined tho good thnt
comes in advertising a city as oue of
churches and schools.
Archdoacon Chambers Rpoko from
tho financial point of viow nnd wns
oqnally enthusiastic over tho out
look.
Tho bishop them pronounced tho,
bonodiction and tho hnmmor nnd saw,
which had been silent during tho coro
monics, onco moro woro lienrd nnd
tho work of tho erection of tho build
ing bognn again with seemingly ro
nowod vim.
Row Mr. Dorrnnco of Ashlnml
spoko of tho time when Ashland, Bit
ting nt tho foot of tho Siskiyous look
ed down tho valley and saw no Med
ford, becnuso it was not. Later she
gaiod down the valley and oaw a
growing eity. Rivalry thon was at
first, but no moro, excepting that ri
valry that makes for bettor moral,
spiritual and intellectual conditions.
Tho ITnroliigg orehostra rondorod
scvornl appropriate solcctlons, nnd
vocal Boloctlons wero rondorcd by
Mrs. ITnzolrigg, Moosrs. Andrews nnd
Hanson, nnd n piano solo by Prof.
Fiold. Thooo artists nro toq woll
known In Modford to rcquiro special
rcontion. Tho fact that thoy appear
ed is sufficient to show those who
woro not prcsont what thoy (missod.
During tho ovoning Bishop Chnrlos
Scndding spoko enthusiastically for
a nnitod Oregon, no said that whilo
a clorgyman should not bo what is
technically onllod a "promotor" or
"boostor" for oountry or Btnto it is
right that his pntriotiq spirit should
(Continued on Pago 8.)
CRROOy. THTflKDAY.
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COUNCILMAN WELSH
4- IS IMMORTALIZED BY
4- FELLOW OFFICIALS
4- Down throuch tho dusty
corridors of time, will go tho
nnmo of E. A. Welsh, tho
highly officicnt and populnr
representative of tho citizens
4- of tho First ward in tho coun
cil chambors of tho city, and
mny bo that years hence,
4 Rnmn rliilil will ask. not ns
tho poot Una it, "How great
was Alexander, pa," but "How
great was Mr. Welsh, deddyT"
For on Wednesday overling,
colleagues of Councilman
Wolsh mado provision for his
undying famo.
Tho matter came up among
the pnsBfcgo of billB and cri
otiK debate. Out in the north
end is n Btrcot and tho resi
dents thereof would secure
somo imprqveraent, it matters
not what. But the street had
no name and owing to this
the mnttcr wnB in danger of
the pigeon hole, when W. W.
Eifcrt, president of tho coun
cil, moved thnt tho street be
given a name. Nay, more, ho
prooscd a name. Passed.
The name is Welsh avenue.
What matters it if the
street is only ono block long!
S
CLAPP ATTACK
PROPOSES LAW
Submit Minority Rtport to Senate
Attacking interstate Cofimerce
Law as Reported by Commission-
Declare Measure Creates Useless
Court.
WASHINGTON, March 3. Sena
tors Cummins and Cl&pp today sub
mltted to tbo senate a minority re
port attacking tho Interstate com
merce bill as reported by tho Inter
stnto commerce commission.
Ho declared that tho measure cre
ates a usoless "court, reduces the au
thority of tho Interstao commerco
commission, falls to regulato prop
erly tho railroads or to protect tbo
public and provpnts neither ovor-cajv
Itnltzatlon nor combination.
Tho minority report doclared that
ovor-cnp!talltatlon and combination
would bo posalblo under tho proposed
law because the bill la confined to
railroad corporations, whereas It Is
contended that it should include all
corporations and common carrlors
subject to act.
Tho report points thnt the prohlbl
tory moasuro regarding tho Issuance
ot stocks and bonds Is limited by tho
phraso, "shall horcafter lsauo for any
purpose connected with or relating to
any part ot Us business governod by
tho said act to regulato commerco,
otc, and-statos that these words des
troy tho forco of tho whole plan.
It Is declared that thoro Is noth
ing to prevont any holding corpora
tion from lsauin? all tho stocks and
bonds It pleases. Tho report declares
also that there Is practically no limit
to tho privileges of reorganization
and consolidation, that thoro Is no
relation concerning the capitalization
of increasing Values.
It expressly provldod that, ovon
though every provision ot tho law L'
violated in tho issuance ot stocks and
bondr, they shall novortholess bo val
Id in tho hands of Innocent purchas
ers. Cummins nnd Clapp doaUro that
tho clauej attempting to prmun tho
consolidation of competing ral roud
lines Is valueless and that no it nl
attempt has boon mado to' prevont
tho consolidation ot competing water
or rail lines, this feature ot tho bill
does not includo express telophono or
tolograph companies or suburban
olcctrlo passenger railway corpora
tions. Thoy doclared that any electric
railway company could purchase all
tho railways In tho country and com
bine them without interference In so
far as tho bill, as reported by the
majority ot tho committee, would af
fect tho transaction.
CUMMIN
AND
MARCH 3, 1910.
LABOR UNIONS
A
GREAT STRIKE
Ultimatum Assured That If the Of
ficials of Rapid Transit Company
Do Not Decide to Arbitrate That
General Strike Will Become Effec
tive Friday at Midnight.
LEADERS SAY 200,000
MEN WILL HEED ORDER
Last Hope of Citizens of Philadel
phia Center In C!!y Council, Which
Will Try to Bring Warring Ele
ments Together ' &
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 3.
A general strike ot union laborers in
Philadelphia to bo effectivo at mid
night tomorrow was proclaimed at 2
o'clock this morning by Xbe Central
Labor Union ot this city.
According to tho ultimatum, the
leaders declared would be Issued to
day, if tho officials of the Philadel
phia Rapid Transit company recon
sidered their determination not to
arbitrate before tomorrow the strike
order will bo rescinded.
The meeting at wnluh the strike
was proclaimed was enthusiastically
In favor of a general walkout. The
leaders estimated moro than 200,000
workingmen and womn would beed
the order.
Dispatches from the labor unions
ot San Francisco and Chicago offer
!ng financial support in tbo event ot
a general strike wero read. They
called forth wild applause.
Trusting CoubcH.
Tho last Lope of every citizen here
for an amicable settlement ot tho
street car strike and the prevention
of a general strike Is centered today
in tho city couucil. Tho council to
day Issued a call for a meeting, nnd
it is hoped that it may be able to
brlnp tho warrlny Industrial and po
litical elements together.
Tho council Is regarded as tho court
of last resort In tho present crisis.
and tho public, represented by lead
lng men tn all walks of life, Is united
In a demand for interference py the
council.
Unless tho councilmen intercede
and their subsequent actions to stop
the strike prove successful, a general
walkout ot every labor man and wom
an in tho city will take placo at mid'
night Friday.
Mayor Rcyburn and the Transit
company officials refuso to admit tho
posslbltty ot a general strlko and are
suro that the prcsont striko will soon
terminate. Citizens hore fear that
their sangulno attltudo may be as
sumed by tho council to the detriment
ot the poople.
UNWASHED HINDUS
BANE OF JUDGE
NEW WESTMINISTER, B. C,
March 3. Judgo Pitoagor doclared
that ho will novor hear another Hindu
ease unless it bo held in tho opon
air. ,
Yostoixlay 08 unwashed Hindus
crowded into tho'district court rooom
in nn assault caso. Tho etory wns
told amid profnso salaams. Tho
magistrate' called a halt and ordered
n window closed ns ho was suffering
from a cold. Five minutos later
howovor ho ordorod th windows nil
oponod and begged tho witnosssos to
hnftton. But boforo thoy finished ho
declared tch accused euilty on gon
oral prinoiplos and suspeudod son
tonco on, tho condition thnt ovorj'one
of tho swarthy , sons of tho Oriont
niako a quick oxit from tho court
room.
May Rename State Street.
CHICAGO, March 3. Chicago's
well known thoroughfare, Stato
streot, may bo ronamod "Roosevelt
streot," In honor of former President
Roosovolt, If Aldorman Otto J, No
vak carries oiit his Intention of call
ing on the city council to chango the
namo ot the street, as ho Insisted he
would do today.
PROCLAIM
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ROCKEFELLER IS TO
PERFECT THE GREATEST
OF CHARITY SCHEMES
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NEW YORK, March 3.
Behind tho incorporation of
the Rockefeller foi-tnno is hid-
den the greatest plan for a
systematized charity in tho
history of tho world.
Rockefeller's vast wealth is
to bo devoted to charity in tho "
4" broadest sense including ev-
cry field of human endeavor
" for many years to come and
" probably through fntnro cen-
tnrics.
It waB learned today that "
the plan is on an even greater
Ecalc than was thought to be
4" tlin rssn and t! will not i
volve practically tho entire
" Rockefeller fortune but will J
present & definite life work
for John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
The younger Rockefeller is
making preparations today to
retire from all corporations
4" vctth vchtfh ti 5r nnnnpid in
order that he may givo his en-
tire time to the foundation. It
was this in view that ho re
cently withdrew from tho
4 ItAnvil nf rlimkMnra nf thn
4- Kfnnrlnrrl Oil romnanv. "
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WHAT TAFT HAS
COMPLETED
ONESHORT YEAR
Today Is Last Day of the First Year
of Administration of President
Taft He Has Traveled Far and
Has Done Much Work During His
Tenure of Office.
WASHINGTON, March 3. This Is
tbo last day of tho first year of the
administration ot President Taft, a
catalogue of the hapuenlngs which
have marked his initial 12 months as
tho chief executive presents varie
gated reading. Following are some
of the features of the year:
Tho president traveled 20,638
miles on railroad trains.
He traveled 5000 miles In automo
biles. He visited 30 states and two terri
tories. He made 348 speeches.
He lost seven pounds, his weight
now being 319 pounds.
Ho obtained the enactment ot the
now tariff law, which Is the only Im
portant measure enacted so far, al
though the present session ot the
congress Is half over.
Ho has taken steps toward the
prosecution ot tho beef trust.
He caused customs frauds to bo
uneartrohed In New York.
He discharged Chlof Forestor Pln
chot, Assistant Forester Price and
Law Officer Shaw of tho forestry
service.
Ho approved the dismissal of L. R.
Glavls ot the land office, following
the action of Glavls In filing charges
against Secretary Balltnger.
He lnsttiutcd Inquiry Into the high
cost ot living.
Ho forced Zelaya to abdicate tho
presidency ot Nicaragua.
Ho shook hands with President
Diaz on Mexican soil.
BIG PINES COMPANY
ACQUIRES FINE TEAM
Last summor tho big team of bay
colts driven by Lcm Charley of
Brownsboro, attracted much atten
tion nmong tho owners of good horse
flesh. Thoy woro big and strong,
porfectly mnthed nnd ns nearly tho
ideal of a draft horso as could be
fonnd.
Yostorday tho Big Pines Lumber
company, through tho agency of Chns.
E. Tull, became tho ownors of this
tenm for n consideration of $000
cash. '
The horsss are lm1'
aro four-year-olds, and weigh 1080
and 1720 pounds respectively. At
ago enoh will tip tho beam at nearly
1000 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Young were at
Gold IIill Thursday,
No. 297.
83 IS NUMBER
NOW GIVEN AS
SLIDfS OEAD
Railroad Officials Trying to Get An
other Train Into Wellington Teday
Reports of Second Avalanche Is
Denied by Railroad MenGreat
Suffering Over the Northwest.
FLOOD DEVASTATES
LITTLE TOWN OF COLFAX
Entire Town Near Seattle at Tep af
Mountain Range Is Cut Off Fram
Outside World and People Are
Starving.
SEATTLE, Wash., Starch 3. The
Great Northern Hallway company to-
SHcd nn official RRHOHHcesaeHt at 10
o'clock this morning, giving the dead
In the Wellington avalAHce as 8.
All of the missing ore figured la thl
statement aa dead. Tho company ac
knowledges that tho list may ho too
high or too loW, bat more probably
too high.
EVERETT, Wash., March 3. With
39 bodies recovered at "Wellington
today and 34 more still to be ac
counted for, the railroad company
estimates 73 dead tn the avalanche
at WelllnKton. Those that are mlse-
lng must be counted as dead.
Reports of a new avalanche at Wel
lington are denied absolutely today
by the railroad company. The tost
courier to reach Scenic Hot Spring
throneh the snow reported 39 per
sons dead and stated that the rescue
work was la full swing. Hk mes
sage from Scenic Is dated at 4 a. jb.
today. Much of the debris Is still
far beneath the shovels of the rescu
ers. 102 Passengers.
The railroad company's official
list of tho passengers and employes
on the wrecked tralnsare 103. Of
these 29 have been positively ac
counted for.
The railroad Is making another at
tempt to get a train through to Wel
lington today. It left Everett at lffl
o'clock this morning with new men,
supplies, moro doctors and nurses.
No newspaperman has yet reached the
scene. -."i
Twenty-Eight Tombs.
SCENTS HOT 8PRINGS, Wash.,
March 3. Twenty-eight temporary
tombs In tho snow, each with a body
of somcono who lost hla life In the
avalanche and marked with a rough
board, dot a little flat just east ot
Wellington today.
Tho Great Northern has been com
pletely blocked for a week and It
will be fully another week before the
line will be clear to Wellington. It Is
practically impossible to bring the
bodies out and tho snow will prevent
dissolution for days.
Many who have attempted to get
from here to Wellington have beea
compelled to turn back by fresa
slides and the depth ot the snow, A
party that struggled through the
drifts from Skykomlsh roached here
this morning on their way up the
mountain, but abandoned tho trip.
Suffering at Colfax.
COLFAX, Wash., March 3. Many
persons missing, dozens of families
homeless and penniless, dwellings an,d
business houses swept far from their
original sites these are somo of the
general features of the flood that has
devastated Colfax. Today tho waters
are receding and the gigantic task
of rehabilitation has begun, It Is Im
possible to glvo a close estimate of
the damage, but It will not run less
Now Town Ruined.
SEATTLp, Wash., March 3. The
nenw town of Lacona, on the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound railway,
50 miles .'roin Seattle, near the sum
mit of tho Cascades, has been cut oft
from the outsldo worlu for two
weeks by the snow and the people
nro' starving,