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Medford mail Tribune
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FIRST SECTION
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MEDFOBP. OREGON, SUNDAY, MARCH 33, 1910.
No. 305.
tX)iri?,TH YI3AR.
ROAD FUND
N0W$13,400i
tMedford's Roll of Honor Crows
Stcatllly, Now Numbering 134
Name Very Few Are Found Who
Dccllno to Sinn, While Many Hunt
Up Committee nnd Sign tho List.
SPECIAL CAR NORTH
IS PLAN OF COMMITTEE
Boosters Will Charter Car and In-
vade Northern Part of Stato In;
Search of Sinners Little Doubt!
as to Outcome of Campaign.
$13,400.
Two dayH gone.
And utill tlioy como.
Late last evcnlne: tho committee
if the Crater Lake highway com- , when ten prisoners awaiting
minion who have charge of tho sub., trial rawed away two steel bam and
fiuriptiun llHt roiM.rted Ihril -10 a.l- made Rood their oDcapo. In spite of
dillonnl alKiioro had been secured rt to locate them, they had
since Friday afternoon, nnd as yet not boon found at midnight,
the committee lias simply been about I The sheriff and deputies af the
Main htrcot mid has not undertaken tlmo of tho delivery woro biiHlly oc
n thorough ennvnsiVwhlch will come Cupod with tax payors In tho office
l"t". nnd It was Homo time bofore tho dl-
The committee reports that great T ,mroedlat0
IntercHt in being taken In tho work. '
Ah yet but Nory few havo declined took tho trail, but up to a lato hour
to sign tho lists, while many have "no had been recaptured.
hunted the committee up in order Evidently some confodointo on the
that they might be enrolled. tB'' ai1 n ,aw l,br0" '
A Himh-JhI Or. tho window to tho prlsonors, who took
The committee plans to charter a advantage of the liberty of tho cor-
car In the near future, after the rldors which had been srentod l thorn
Southern Oregon lowm have been Haw away tho bars of back wln-
onnvnHHod, fill it with boosters nnd C8cal)0 from tno WrA
invade tho territory to tho north and unseen.
secure slgnera to tho roll. Rose- Three bad check artists and four
burg, Eugene, Albany, Salem nnd burglars aro In the party. They are
Portland will all ho visited and tho. Will Ualley of Frcowntor. George
prominent men asked to aid in tho Slmpklns. James Carter. Leo Lent,
work. Ah Crater Lake has many ,Ptor Dloom. George Gould and Har
friend throughout tho state, it in nr nay. all of this city, oung
expected that many tinmen will be 8 Jnthor wa 0,80 ' U, Ju"'
n..rm1. T fnnt. a number have'it refused to accompany hla son. as
written Iho committoo offering to
givo tho $100.
Tho Medford boosters havo tnfom
charge of tho work of building the
road to Crater Lako nnd thoro Is to
bo no let-up.
SAYS 3000 COUPLES THINK
THEY'RE MARRIED, BUT NOT
NEW YORK. March 12. Though
thoro nro moro than 3000 couples liv
ing in this city today who think they
nro marriod, thoy are not, nooord
ing to a doclfiion hondod by Justico
Millor.
In rovorsing tho decision of ths
supremo court of Now York, Jiutico
Millor announced tho mnrringo of
Annio Krugor to Ilonry Krugor on
tho ground thai Iho consent of par
ents does not legalise tho marriage
of pemoiiH under nge.
Studying Halley's Comet.
PARIS, March 12. A soientifio
expedition, headed by Professor Iler-gasr-el
of Strosshurg, nnd Including
n numbor of well-known French and
English astronomers, nro journoying
today to Tonoriffo to study ITallcy's
comet.
ECCLES SPEEDING WESTjTO
fP ANSWER LAND FRAUD CHARGE
PORTLAND, Mnrch 12, David
Eaolos, president of tho Sumpter
Valjoy railroad and tho Oregon Lum
ber company, well known an ono of
tho londlng capitalists 'of Iho west
nndor indlotmorit for lnud frauds in
Eastern Orogon, will roach Portland
tomorrow or Mondny nnd will npponr
boforo tho Unilod States court and
glvo bonds of fffiOOO to Insuro his
appoarnnoo for trial.
All of tho mou who woro indicted
by tho fcdornl grand jury for com
plicity In nllogod land frauds in Bn
kor county, through whloli it Is snid
iiiil I'Jtuunn ill 1 11 ilia iinawvtiMwu uv-
ourod 100,000 noros of govornmont
land contrary to tho land Inws, hnvo
iSEVEN IN
ESCAPE JAIL
One of Most Darlnrj Jail Deliveries
Ever Oocurrlni) In Portland Took
t Place Yesterday Afternoon
i Seven Out of Ten Prisoners Make
I Their Getaway.
'SHERIFF WAS BUSY WITH
COLLECTION OF TAXES
Some Confederate Passed Saw In to
Prisoners, -Who Soon Cut Their
Way to Freedom Check Artists
and Burglars In the Bunch.
PORTLAND, Or, March 12.' Ono
of the muni daring Jnll deliveries In
tho hlHtory of Multnomah county oc-
curred ut 5 o'clock thl afternoon.
' two other prisoners.
TOWN DESTROYED WHEN
HUGE DAM GIVES WAY
JULESHURG, Colo., March 12.
Floods resulting from tho breaking
of an irrigation dam at Ovid, in
NortheaHtorn Colorado, nro roported
today to bo weeding. Tho town of
Ovid was destroyed and this city
thrcnteuod with destruction. Heavy
proporty damngo was sustained, but
no loss of lifo was reported.
Union Pacific tracks woro wnsliod
away, but tho wntor has receded
from the rondbed and tho damngo in
now being repaired,.
Llllls Again at Home.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Match 12. -Pnnkor
Jerc S. Lillis, who was dis
figured for lifo by John Cudnhy, son
of tho wonlthy Chicago paokor, wan
removed to his homo last night and.
according to physicians, will bo nble
to be out in a few days.
Prosecutor Conklin announced to
day that thoro would bo no prosecu
tion of Cudnhy for slashing Lillis
with a knifo at tho Cudnhy homo, un
less Lillis himself filed a complaint.
now been sorvod by Iho United States
mnrshal, and most of thorn havo giv
en the $5000 bond roqulrcd by Judge
Wolvorton.
Grant Godded, gonoral manager of
Iho Sumptor Valley railroad and Or
egon Land company, and Joseph
Barton, gonoral suporintondont of Ihe
Sumptor Valloy railroad, havo both
givon thoir bond In Rnkor City, nnd
will not ho vonulrod to como to Port
land until tha caso Ih called and thoy
npponr for arraignment. M. Sliurt
liff of tho Orogon Lumber company,
Frcdoriok Atkinson and W. A. Groon.
all offioinls of tho Orogon Lumber
company pr tho Sumptor rood, have
nlso put up thoir bonds In Rnkor
City,
MEDFORD'S ROLL OF HONOR
Following arc tho namo of thoso who have subscribed to tho fund
W. M. Colvlg J. A. Tornoy
I Ooorgo L. Davis A. Conro Floio
3. A. Wostorlund B. L. Dodgo
J. D. Hoard T. V. Osgood
t J. M. Root -7. D. Olwoll
i Glen Fabrlck O. H. Rolchmnn
I W. M. I'ayno . . - W. J. Mundy
I B. Ii. Davis It. H. Hanauor
I II. P. Uargraro W. M. Hodeoa
t C. L. neamos " NV. T. York
I K. C. Gaddls . W. Koyes
I W. I. Vawtor J. n. Wood
t E. D. Plckol . ' H. L. Montgomery
J. F. Itlttor . j O. A. Moreo
I 11. Humphrey E. D. Waterman
F. L. Tou Vollo C H. Glalro
I C. H. Snydor C. H. Coroy
I E. M. Andrews v C. D. Miller
I C. W. Palm A. S. Itosonbaara
I W. F. Isnacs O. Putnam
J. A. Porry C. IJrown
I C. F. Youn W. C. Hcagan
I J. W. Duulap A. C. Allon
F. K. Deuel t " ' W. M. Smith
t I). It. Hill A. L. Cuslck
t F. C. Pago - O. V. Meyers
$ D. II. Palmer J. E. Watt
I A. 8. Dllton J. E. Enyart
C. W. McDonald W. W. Glasgow
It. A. Thomas W. H. Drown
t 8. Guilders C. M. English
W. M. Holmes D. T. Lawtor.
T. E. Daniels 3. H. Dutlor
HAMILTON IS
NEARLY KILLED
Famous Aviator Meets With Accident
In Seattle and May Die In Conse
quenceMachine Falls With the
"Man Bird" Underneath.
SEATTLE, March 12. Charles j Tho locnl lodge of Elks are tnk
K. Hamilton, tho world-renowned linp tho necessary 6teps to float a
aviator, was so bailly hurt today that' bond issuo for tho purposo of erect
ile will probably die. Ho is still un-
conscious at n Into hour tonight. 1
Hamilton was appearing at tho (
Seattle aviation meet nnd while
skimming along tho surfaco of a
small lako ho -extended hi3 foot to
strike the water. Tho innohino enmo wag cr0atcd and their present nc
down with a rush, tho aviator un- tivity was not unexpected. Though
domcntht but about six months old, they have
Tho crowd went to his rcsciio. ' ovor 200 members.
When brought ashoro ho was uncon- ;
scions and hns remained so since. Weds Chorus Girl.
It is thought that his skull is frac- ILVM,LT0N 0( March 12.Johu
tUrOd. W,, .,:,, on.. Tnntmo Pn.l.
Tho machlno hns not been taken ,
from ,h0
TO CLEAN UP THE MARE . Octsel, a chorus girl of 19.
ISLAND NAVY-YARD Ho snid that ho mot her three
. j weeks ago and followod her from
WASHINGTON, D. C, March 12. "3 NasUvillo homo to Lexington,
An official closo to tho secretary ' then on to Hamilton,
of tho navy Mover is authority for1 "Tins will not bo a case of Knox,
tho stntomont that ho "has wanted to Jr.," said Galnos, refornng to the
clean up Mara Island navy-yard for.clnndostmo marnago of tho son of
a long time" and that tho appoint-, tho soorotary of state.. "Father
ment of rear-admiral Hugo Ostor-, didn't know about this, but ho will
bans to succeed ronr-admiral Pholpsiot turn mo down."
iu I. ut 11 Wirt of his L'ouurnl nlan for .
i!TJffi2r.iIITTIMOTTON
jlinin. IV nun iiiiiiiuiivti ih.h.
yards on tho Pacific coast and ono
on tho Atlantic soaboard would ro-
coivo spoeiul attention in tho future
It is understood Meyer intends to go
"down tho lino" nnd placo tho
strongest men in tho biggest jobs
with a view of getting moro offi-
ciout work out of all tho yards.
When renr-ndminil Ostorhnus
takes charge of tho Mnro Island
1 1 mi 1... ..:.... r..n ou.ii...
yarns no win uu kh nm 0111111;
with tho powor to deenpitnto tho of-
fioial bonds of any subordinates inK
tho yards, it is stated. 1
Ostorhnus is n strict disciplinnr-1 J
inn, and as a rosult it is oxpootodj"'
up nt tho ynrdo soon nftor his nr-
rivnj, ,
Will UU l kuhuhh viviiii- 1
Former Governor Arrested.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 12, For-,
mor aovornor David It. Francis cn-
pltultttotl today and furnished S200
for his appoaranco In court attor his
arrest yostordny on a warrant result
ing from n ohargo that ho failed to
n.ako return ot porsonnl taxos.
Othor millionaires nrroatod at tho(
snmo tlmo promptly furnished ball
and woro released,
that thoro will bo a gonoral olonn-iT
highway
H. N. Dutlor
B. O. Doeck
J. C. Smith
T. Hubbard
E. II. Prochard
O. R. Llndley
. H. C. Kentncr
V. W. Hollls
A. A. Darls
M. J. noddy r
O. M. Bordeaux,
F. H. Hopkins'
. g. M. Hamlll
glnudo Miles
o. M. Selsby
C. A. Malboouf
W. C. Murphy ,
Jf E. narklul!
, Scott V. Davis
JH. 8. Dudley
F. H. Walto
A. D. Helms
Tarren Construction Co.
M. L. Alford .
O. C. Doggs
5'. 8. Crowell
roesler & Antlo
1. C. Washburn
Conroy & Clancy
E. B. Hanley
O. M. Speck
. 3. Dascom
E. C. Ireland
ELKS PLANNING
BIG BOND ISSU
Local Lodge Will Put .Building on the
Lot Recently Purekased by Them
on Central Avenue To Cost $30
000 to $40,000.
mg n building on tho lot recently
purchased by them from Mrs. Tice
on North Central avenue.
The antlcrcd herd plans to put up
mod(jrn fa a
T, , , , rnD;aiv since
"KO,u- ' "
'admitted his marriage to Annetto
IN NORTHWEST
SEATTLE, Wash., March
12. Prices of ham, bacon,
mutton nnd lamb and prob
ably beof, aro' scheduled to go
skyward Monday. Thoro is
not moro than a onrload of
mutton in Seattle today, and
P. O. Wright of tha Yakima
Shoop company is authority
for tho statement that thoro
is no mutton iu tho states of
Idaho, Oregon and Washing-
4-
ton. All tliroo stnios nro ao-
pending on Montana, and bad
woathor had provonted
ranchors from gotting tho
i" shoop to tho cars and' tho
slioop to tho cars and
trains havo boon dolayod by
floods nnd snow blookndos.
Thoro will bo n full cont
ndvnnco on bacon Monday, a
half cont on smoked nnd
boilod hams, a half-cent on
hoof, a cont on mutton and a
cont on lnmbs.
f .. 4- 4
for tho building of tho Crater Lake ;;
Hotel Mooro
Warnor, Wortman & Goro
Homo Telephone Co.
If. C. Donny
Dr. H. E. Morrison
J. W. Dressier
Lucretla Enyrrt
B. F, Mtilkoy
Gus Nowbury
It. C. F. Astbury ,
Dr. E. II. Secly '
S. M. Mcars, Jr.
F. E. Memck
II. E. Doydcn
C. E. Dado
Fred M. Cummlngs
R. B. Wilson
F. J. Newman
J, D, Dawson
W. H. Stewart "-
Chas. W. Sharp
J. G. Goblo
S L. Leonard
M. Bellinger -V t
I. W. Miles
William Gcrlg
3. P. Mima .
V. G. Emerlck
S. I. Brown .
Court Hall
Queen Anne Addition, Inc.
M. F. Hanley
N. S. Bennett
GROUND BROKEN
FOR NEW DEPOT
Representative of Contractor Arrives
With Twe Men and Stakes Out
Foundation Work Is Now to Be
Rushed to Completion Huge Fill.
Ground was broken Saturday for
the new $50,000 Southern Pacific
depot, J. C. Bigham, a representative
of Robert Wakefield, the Portland
contractor, who has the job, arriv
ing with two men nnd staking out the
lines for the foundation.
The excavation for tho foundation
will start at tho first of the week
and as soon as the foundation is put
in a huge fill will bo made to bring
the platforms on n level with the
rails. From now until its comple
tion the work is to bo rushed.
"Wo do not expect to be very long
in putting this building up," stated
Mr. Bigham, "as we are not going to
wasto any tirao. Wo will soon call
for bids on various parts of tho
work from local contractors and
sublet much of it."
CANNY ANDREW ESCAPES
NESWSPAPER MEN
SAN' FRANCISCO. March 12.
Disappointing a corps of nowspnpor
men and a host of frlonds, Andrew
Carneglo today loft tho St. Francis
hotel by a rear ontranco, leaped Into
an automobllo and disappeared.
Carneglo, accompanied by Mrs. Car
neglo and thoir daughter, Margaret,
arrived hero last night from Santa
Crur. They remained In hoir apart
ments for breakfast. Then canny An
drew sneaked.
Carneglo was programed this nft
ornoon to lay tho cornorstono of tho
now Scottish hall hero. Later in the
nftornoon ho wns schedu'ed to take
luncheon at tho Cliff House as tho
guest of tho San Francisco chamber
of commerce.
Tonight bo will bo the truest of tho
San Francisco Merchants' exchnngo
nt a banquet to 1)0 given In tho colon
ial ball room nt tit St. Francis. It
Is xpected that 400 guects will bo In
attendance.
Carneglo oxpocts to remain In San
Francisco until Monday. Because of
his short stay, ho has been unable
to accept scores of Inventions to en
tortalnments, banquets nnd tho like.
$11 Per for Hogs.
CHICAGO, 111., March ,12. Tho
price of hogs on the market contin
ued to skyrocket today and a new
rooord in porkors was sot with tho
high price of $11 per hundred
weight. Ono onrload of CO hogs sold at
thnt figure for 2110.
PRICES SOAR
QUAKER CITY
Retail Prices for Meat Ranp From
Five to Ten Cents a Pound Above
Normal Prices and Thousands of
Families Suffer In Consequence
Minor Disorders Feature of Day.
FEDERAL INTERVENTION
ONLY HOPE' FOR PEACE
President Taft Suggests That Indus
trial Peace Commission Founded
by Former President Should Inter
fere and Effect a Settlement.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. March 12.
The retail prices of meat here tc-
day range from five to ten cents a, Wednesday wo wui now
j . what the iLouse committee on ag
pound above normal prices and thou- rlcuUure wIH do n TOgard to- the
sands ot strikers and their families JLafean apple btn And j atn veryr
aro suffering In consequence. ,very hopeful for Its defeat. In fact.
The retail meat dealers predict an- things' look better than at any tlm
other advance on Monday. It Is also the measure was first lntroduc-
, ed and we started the war upon iu
asserted that other commodities will Wp thoroaghly expjodea tne Coa-
follow tho rlso of meat, tcntlon of the commission men that.
Tho strike leaders announced to- the northwest box does not contain
day that a number of men employed a bushel. I took two boxes of Hood
at tho Dlsston saw works at Tacony River apples, unpacked them befora
left the company today. The leaders the committee, filled a bushel meas
predicted that tbey would bo able to v.ro and had threo apples left from
close tho plant by nightfall. one box and four from tho other.
The Dlsston officials, however, de- This' was rather spectacular, but It
nted that the company was crippled was effective,- tor it could not bo aa
by tho defection ot tho men. Bwercd. Then the apples were paaa-
Mlnor disorders occurred through- ed around,
out tho day and in some streets the The hearolng was concluded Friday
cars wero stoned. evening and the committee announc-
Fcderal Intervention Asked. ed that It would give its, decision oa
Federal intervention in the street next Wednesday,
car and general strike hero is the 1 All of us who are here fighting tfis"
only hope for peace. , bill are confident that the bill will
Every effort by both sides in the not be reported in Its presont shape,
conflict as well as by tho general if at all, for it admittedly dlscrlmin
publlc to havo the question settled ntcs against the Oregon and Wash
amicably appears to have failed. Ington apple Industry by Its restrlc-
Charles Nogel, secretary of com- tlons. Thoso who were here with
merce and labor, and Charles Nelll, me and appeared against the bill
commissioner, aro expected to arrive were: L. H. Tltchenal of Wenatcheo
hero soon to Investigate conditions Valley; J. A. Wilson of Hood River
and make a report to Washington. jand W. K. Newell. Reprecentatlve
President Taft has suggested that(Hawley made the closing speech for
tho Industrial peace commission the northwestern Interests,
founded by former President Theo- s.
dore Roosevelt should interfere and,
endeavor to effect a settlement
Red Tape a Bar.
Tho intentions of tho government
officials with attending delays Rnd ooks ,iko a roal man to tosg R
through red tapo and routine may Rlasa of beor into the face of n morfl
bo thwarted by tho action of tho hiffct of lfi0 pounds or 80 waa
strike leaders last night in nsondlng demonstrated Saturday evening,
an ultimatum that unless tho Phlla- Tb(J two men engnf,ed in an ajter
dolphla Rapid Transit company con- cation at tho Mooro bar and th(J b!.
sents to arbitration within 48 hours,lKcr man threw ft Rjasg of beor -a
every union man in Pennsylvania will' thQ smallor ono.8 facCt They ad
bo called out. 'journed to tho sidowalk and the lit-
The leaders also declare that every j Uo el,ow procecded to do tUln)8 to
union man on strike now or lator hig ,arKor antagonist that would be
will demand an Increase of wages worth $10 ft scat in ft hoxinf. cou.
before Its members return to worktesh Not benR Batisfied with this,
unless tho company quickly consents ho crossed lhe raiiroad tmck nnd
to arbitration. ! Btnrted a rough-house in tho horsc
Offlclals of the transit company 8hoe ciub About thut tJme he mot
still mnlntaln that there Is no ques- p with p0iieemnn Brophy, nnd it
tlon pending which demands arbltra- wns Clirtains for b,n,
tlon and that they cannot consent to, About tho t;rao Brophy landed tho
recognize striking employes until first mtm ; tho bastilo tbo fiecond
thoso employes return to work as'onQ Rot noJgy and wag gQon in he
individuals and not as mombors ot 1 oppo8it0 cou. will be aafKn.
tho enrmen's linlon. ed Monday rooming.
YOUNG TURKS LOSE NEARLY
ONE-THIRD OF STRENGTH
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 12 j dred letters havo already been seized
(via Philipoppolis.) Tho recent split i by the police in which tho rivnla
in tho Young Turkish organization is , threaten loading members of ono
., . . . ' another's organization with assas-
threatening serious consequences. '8hmtion unloss thoy rotiro from pol.
Beginning with tho secession ton Hios. Actunl clashes, perhaps, on a
days ago of SG Young gTurkish largo scale, nre momentarily threat
members of pnrlinmont from tho encd.
committoo of union and progress, asj What makos tho situation nil tho
tho Young Turkish society is offi- more serious is that tho reactionaries
oially known,s thoro havo boen so may bo oxpooted at any tlmo to take
many othor dosortions to tho populnr advanthgo of tho dtssontions nraonff
party, ns tho socodors torm them-, tho liberals for nn attempt to ro-os-solves,
that the Young Turks nro os- tnblish tho old despotism,
timatcd to havo lost fully one-third The disagreement botwoon tho
of their provious numerical strongth. committee of union and progress and
Tho bitterness of tho fooling bo- tho popular party concerns tho prop
tweon tho two factions raayibo judg er degreo of power to be entrusted to
ed from tho fnf that several linn- tho. central government.
LA FEAN 1
HITS A SNA6
Runs Up Against a Demonstration
as to Contents of Northwest Applt
Bex and it Looks as if th lilt
Will Be Unfavorably Reported'
Upon Next Wednesday. .
WHISLER SAYS HE IS
"VERY, VERY HOPEFUL"
Northwest Representatives Makt
Good Shewing Before Cemnlttee
W. K. Newall of Washington Dsm
Good Work Before Committee.
Br C. K. WhMcr.
WASHINGTON. March 12. Next
HE WAS SMALL,
BUT HE COULD FIGHT"
That it is not alwavs safe bccau3a
on we;i,s close to tho 200-mark