Medford Mail Tribune
UNixrcn vmm association
Fall Lcamm Wlro Import.
Tho only paper In the world
publtshod In ft city Uio slue ot
Med ford having a loaned wire.
Tonight n ml Friday Clour mill
warm,
Tiieiidny'H TiMiiiKtratiiiOM HIkIi
Oil, low 40, runico BD,
Til id" WIOATIIICa,
orilTH Y1BAK.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TRUE SPAY, MARCH 17, 1910
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ALL HUo LUK j
PAVINR ARF
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THROWN OUT
City Council Issues Call for New
Olds to Bo In by Saturday, March
20 All Bids Tendered March 8
Were Too High (or Acceptance by
.tho City.
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TOO SOFT YET TO
COMMENCE PAVING
OF WEST SEVENTH
Although the HtrootH of tho
city nocm well dried out, Su
perintendent C'hipmnti of tho
Wnrrci! Construction com
pany, which hns tho contrnct
for paving Went Main stroot,
hmvh I lu- liui of tho road is
ill much too soft to lay
piivcincnt. Tlio work, how
ever, lie slates, will bo under
taken an boom ns possible.
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ENGINEER SOON
TO SET STAKES FOR
PLANTING TREES
OTHER COMPANIES HERE
TO DID OH THE WORK
Prospects Bright. for Seven or Eight
Companies to Bid on the Work
Believe Money Wil Be Saved to
Property-Owners.
Ail of tlio liidn offered hy vitrioiiH
companies for tho pnvinp of ton
miles of tho oity'M HtrootH wcro re
jected by tlio city council nt n spo
einl mooting hold Into Wednesday
afternoon. A now order wns imme
diately issued culling for bids to bo
in by Saturday, March 20.
It is believed by thin action tho
city council will nnvo many Ihou
nnndH of dollars to tho property
owners, oh nil of tho bids tendered
were disappointingly high.
Tho representatives of two or
three paving companion who wore not
hero whon bidB wero offorod March
8. have arrived and prospects nro
that Buven or eight companies will
bid on tho work March 20.
Tlio only other buninouM transact
ed by the oouncil nt itH special
meeting, was to reject tho applica
tion of the Kugeno evangelist who
would build n tabernacle in tho city
park nenr tho old wntor tank and
conduct revival meetings. 1
WEBSTER TO BE
HERE SOON 10
IRLK OF MMDS
Commercial Club Holds Enthusiastic
1 Meeting nt Which Much Business
Was TransactedBuilding Com
mittee Has Not Taken Any Action
as Yet Claim Not Allowed.
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MADE BV LIST
PAST 24 HOUR
Ince Noon on Wednesday Committee
Raising Funds for Building of Cra-!
ter Hlahwav Have Secured $1000.
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waxing loiai ai ino present rime
Over $18,000.
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City Engineer Foatcr will
start work Friday in setting
HtnkcH marking tke location
of flhndo trocar e the vari
ous streets of the city, nnd
will conclude the work at the
first of the week. The ladies
of tho Creator Medford club
nro planning to' follow him
closely and see that the trees
nro planted.
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PAPERS IN PORTLAND
PLEDGE ASSISTANCE
Thought That $25,000 Will Be Se-
i cured In Portland When the Com-
i
j mlttee Starts Its Work In the Me
tropolis. ! .?l8,-loo. '
j One thousand dollars i pnj growth
j since noon WednoKdny. ...
Remember the slogny, ".?25,000 by
Saturday night."
If you know of one who should
givo, let tho committee, know.
Only $0800 more to raiso and Iwn
SOLICITING OF
FUNDS TO START
IMMEDIATELY
At thu regular meoting of the
Commercial club held Wednesday
evening, President Colvig rend a
communication from Jtulen I. If
Webstar of Portland snvine thnt hclf"H Jn,s 5n w'licl to do it
would bo horo within u short time lVonl hftR bccn received from
to orgnnizo n division of tho Oregon) Portland aiint the three lnily pn-
Good Roads anBociati.on nnd to lec- I"8 tnero Htnml rend to onii
turo on good rondB. Howover, tho M"0 "Btnnco possible to the corn
club took no notion in the matter. nilttee when the work of soliciting
P. Oflotihrtiuiro rotxirlod for .1... ""' commenced in thnt city. It
building committee thnt nothing fur- ls. bought that Portland will con-
ther had been done In recard to so- Lini,ul "l ,enBl o.vvu mwnra
curing a- building for the club. building tho road.
J. A. Westerlund reported for the , Daim BISO ""s ont word along
committeo annotated tn mooi ni, thnt the committee will be welcomed
the city council regarding the taxing nnA tho P001 work helped along. In
of ice cream stands, thnt thev hnd fnc, encouragement hns been "ro
raet with the oonnnil nml thnt thn coived from all sections of the state.
tax had been changed from $60 nor 0n Sunday the Mail Tribune will: is a movement which should be en-
month to $00 per yonr. In this con- Pb"h n complete review of tho cournged.
nrsi wcck's worK nnd will give tho
Work of Securing Subscribers to
Capital Stock of Rogue River Val
ley Fruit & Produce Association
00K FAIR
Early Morning Slumbers of Execu
tive on Visit to Chicago Were Dfs
turbed by a Shindy Between Se
cret Service Men' and Railway
Linemen.
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REAMES BUYS
CROWELL LOT,
PAYING $10,000
Clarence L. Hcames has
purchased Judge W. S. Crow
eil's lot on Main and Oak
dole, paying $10,000. Tho
lot is exceptionally well lo
cated and is a splendid busi
ness corner. Mr. Iieames
states that ho has no build
ing plans ,at present, but that
the lot will probably not re
main vacant long.
LINEMAN WAVES PIECE
OF RUBBER FOR SHILLAGLAH
Aged Woman Tries to Dash Herself
Under Wheels of Taft's Automo
bileSays President Is Like St
Patrick.
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Tho Milicitiug of subscriptions to
the capital stock of the Hturue Itiwr
Valley Fruit & Produce association
was nctively commenced this morn
ing by Dr. J. F. Reddy, agisted by
Walter McCnllnra and W. A- Sum
ner, Pr. The meeting of the stock
holders is to be held in April.
The association was nlnnnrd liv
tho fruitgrowers of (h'S Rogue River
valley nnd embraces, ail of the ter
ritory from Merlin to,the California
lino. The by-laws asd framing of
its planr, were the irotlr of a com
mittee of 15, representing nil of the
district covered.
Tho association is one thnt hns
long been needed in the vnlley nnd
llfction. Mr. WoMtnn llmnl-A.l Mm
OLD PIONEER HOLDS ;0ub for tho service rendered him. rev,PC(1 no11 of "a"r n Bo
A BIRTHDAY PARTY' nnd particularly the committee who "ro n"d neo that your namo is
took notivo nnrf. nnd nnnn h i r. Kneu in umo.
HERE'S FIRST BIG FISH
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STORY OF THE YEAR!
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Portland and Will Deal of Life In
the Northwest Cartoon Weekly.
John It. Oruhb eolebrated his 07th pressing a desire to join the club,
birthday nt tho homo of Henry Aj)-iwn voted in.
plegnte nt tho Hoono rnnch, ten ' Ed Andrews reported for tho corn-
miles abovo Ashland, Inst Saturday, mitteo appointed to mcot with the
Mr. Oruhb is tha Hull (if ilin Inin Indies of tho Greater Mixlfnrtl fli.l. I LONG REACFI. Cnl.. Wnroh 17
Samuel Gnibb, ono of the first set- regarding nccommodntions for the Tho host fish story of the senson is New Publication Will Be Issued in
tiers on hmigrnnt crock, nbovo Ash- colonist trade, stating thnt tho lodiox told today by Both Lnwson, who is
land, nnd has lived in tho Itoguo did not want to take tho responsibil- recounting his experience with n 00-'
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juvcr viiuoy oinco uoynoou. . imi.vhik- ioiuh nuu nuing incm "" mue unu nis escapo irom ucnui ,
Among thoso present wjre: Mr. "Pi "t thnt the firm of Cothhort & from tho threshing of tho mighty
And Mru rinnrv Annlm.ntn n.t.KlliA.. Griinskv wnillil nlmllv An enmit n.l I InvSnilinn.
sons, Airs, unit wnlkor, .Mr. nnd Mrs. "i "o ono responsible, ir i was not uihiko most ltsii-story tollers. POuTLuVND. Or.. March 17.
J. L. Gnibb nnd family, Mr. and successful, if it was tho wish of the however, Lawson hns plenty of sub- Ilomor Davenport, the famous car
jur. .lonn .Murphy, .Mrs. Annio Wul- omn. inm wns discussed nt some stantintion lor his narrative, as pev-: toonist, is todny going ovor the
kcr, MiHs Olbo Davis and Judge J. length, but no notion was taken, oral othor followers of tho rod audi ground horo preliminary to the es
ji. won. ine day was paHscd in ro-l r. usonoruggo reported lor the reel nad narrow oscnpes from doath. tablishmont of n plant for tho nub
cniung inoiuoms or tno pioneer Jlmes nnnco oomnimco regnrtini" tho hill iiawson wns. laiy ensttng lim lino
and in doing justice to tho toothsomo "till standing against the Tronson from a little skiff on tho ocoan sido
. viandn provided by tho Indies. Guthrie exhibit at Spokane. Aft.'r f tho San Pedro breakwater. IIo
somo disoussion tho bill wns disal- 'elt a tug, tho lino tautonod nnd his
Tho Pacifio hastcrn railway ro- lowed,
ccived n new pasHoncor conch on f Tho
following wero elected
polo bont noarly doublo.
Lnwson bent his onorgios to hold-
Thursday, which will onoblo tho road' Fred Thompson, Kmest Hofler, 13. ing og. Suddenly n hugo form rose
io moro auoqunieiy nccommounto tho u. iiolt, John II. Shepherd, M.
inorpasing passenger traffic. Radon C. A. MoArthir.
FIRST DRESS REHEARSAL
FOR THIS YEARS PASSION
r PLAY TOOK PLACE TODAY
MUNICH, March 17. Aftor throo
yonra' preparation, tho first droos ro-
hearsal of tho Pnaolon Play, last pro
ducod In 1000, took plnco nt Obor-
amorgnu today.
Porformancoa will continue nt In
torvals until tho ond of Soptombor.
Tho play, no usual, boglns with two
tabloaux, tho first roprosontlng tho
exclusion of Adam nnd Evo from
Kdon, and tho socond tho adoration of
tho cross. Thon follow 18 scones, bo
glnntng with Ohrlst'B ontry Into Jo-
rusalom nnd concluding with tho as
conBlon. In this yonr's rendition Anton Lang,
the vlllago potter, takos tho part ot
Christ as In 1000. Johnno Zwlnk,
who was Judua ton years ago, also
appears agdln'ln tho namo rolo. The
part of John Is takon by a plumber,
Simon by a coopor, Thnddeua by a
road eleanor, Androw by a ahoemak-
. A 1 . f t . L A 1. -
vr, Annu me hib" jticbi oy mo par
ish beadle, and the Virgin Mary by
upwnrd through tho wnter nhohd of
him, a great jot of wnter shot into
tho nir as tho big fish spouted, nnd
suddenly tho skiff raced through the
wntor. towod by tho monster.
Lnwson lost no timo in nbnndoniiig
bnit, hook, lino nnd pole, and in
scudding from tho troubled sens thnt
threatened to sink bis craft.
Tlio whnlo wns in a playful mood,
nnd, unmindful of tho ynrds of lino
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who plnya Judas. In all about 1000 " m. wwiion
poraona tako part In various capacl- V." .W."M " ur Z l- scn"oro
tloB In tho play. fishing party. Tho fishormon Bnw
Tho costumes wore airmado ln the " , " K , TV onr8 Ior 11,0
vlllago and no makeup la permtttod
among any of tho porformora, Nolth'
or la profoaalonnl holp nllowod In tho
presentation of tho play, Tbo prelim
inary work for It wna carried out by
a local commlttoo undor tho presi
dency q( tho burgomnator with tho
clorgymon of tho vlllago na honorary
mombors. Ab la always tho pustom,
ono-thlrd of tho not profits will be
used for public purposoa,
brenkwntor nnd snfoty.
CHICAGO, III., March 17. The
Put Under Way by Dr. J. F. Rddy 'presidents official St.-Patrick's day
A.m... n t i. ni- :boKn somewhat like a Don ny brook
The slumbers of the president were
disturbed by a shindy between secret
service mu and n lineman for a
wireless telephone company. The
li.iemnn insisted that he should in
stall a wireless telephone in the
president's car. The secret service
gunrds of the president ruled other
wise. The lineman endeavored to
back up his argument by waving a
section of rubber hose as a shillag
lah, but was speedily subdued by the
government agents who possess Cel
tic nnmes and Celtic blood.
An aged and infirm woman tried
to dash herself under the wheels of
President Taft's nutomobile here to
day. She was rescued by a riding
policeman, who snatched here from
the path of the moving machine and
bore her to safety.
Almost a Tragedy.
Only the fact that tho machine wns
moving rather slowly prevented a
tragedy that would have marred the
celebration of St. Patrick's day,
which Taft came hero from Wash
ington to attend.
The woman, whose name has -no
been made public, made two at
tempts to kill herself. She broke
through the police lines shortly be
fore the president's machine had
halted. At that time she was seize
by several men and carried back to
the crowd. Later on Michigan nve
nue she made her way through the
lines, evaded the police and threw
horsclf prone benoath the oncoming
car in which tho president was seat
cd.
"I am glad to meet the men who
do the real work and are not rcspon
sible for the editorials," was Prosi
dent Taft's greoting today to the men
of the Newspaper club, where a re
oeption was hold in his honor.
After n few friendly words of
greeting the president made nn in
formal address in which he gently
prodded the editorial writers.
"I sny this," he continued, after
referring to tho men "responsible for
the editorials," "Lecntiso I nm ns
tounded evory day nt the many hypo
critical statements and the unsound
TI8 TO
launch a mm
STEEL 15 GIVEN
ARBITRATION
IS ONDER WAY
IN WINDY CITY
ENCOURAGEMENT
WASHINGTON
Knapp and Neil! Are In Chfcaia In
Conference With Rallfead Manag
ers and Officials of Firemen
Will Not Give Out Proceedings
Must Act In Near Future.
300,000 COAL MINERS
MAY GO OUT APRIL I
Unions Demand Advance hi Wa&e
Scale and if Net Granted IhjfMt
Has Received Some Assurance From Strike In History May fia On Ta
Interior Department That They Ta Effect First af April.
Will Aid in Building Road Lec-
tu.res on Crater Lake and Is Ap- K", t'. T, . V
' Knapp of tho Interstate commerce
plauded.
WASHINGTON, March 17. Will
G. Steel, promoter of the Crater Lake
National park, who is here in the
interests of the building of a high
way to Crater Lake, lectnred Inst
evening at the First Congregational
church here, and severely censured
the Oregon supreme court on ac
count of the decision against the
road: bill. When he declared. "We
will push that road anyway and are
raising the money to that end," he
was roundly applauded.
Steel is still endeavoring to get
the interior department to aid in the
building of the road and has some
assurance that the department will
grant the request
MAN ASKS FOR 17
WEDDING LICENSES
hcntion of a weekly magazine The
magazine, ho says, will be national
in scope and devoted lnrgoly to
home and country life. J. E. Cham
berlain, for years editor of the
Youths Companion, is to be tho ed
itor. Discussing tho now venture, Dav
enport Baid:
"Tho mngazino will not bo essen
tially nn illustrated paper. It will
be lorgor than the populnr wcoklv
papors nnd cneli week the cover will
boar n cartoon. It will donl largely i nrticles that I read on the editorial
with lifo m the northwest. 'pages,
".ht. John Thnddeus, .tho famous
portrait painter, whom I met at Cor
ouado, will supply a supplement in
colors of the upbuilders of tho west
for each wook's issue. This will be
high-class work and will lm one of
of tho important' fenturos of tho pub
lication."
Store-growth follows does not
prccedo, but follows growth nnd ex
pansion of the storo advertising. .
Sheriff W. A. Jones was in Med
ford Wednesdny evening from Jnok
sonvillo.
Suporintondont L. R, Fiolds nnd
Assistant Suporintoudonts Hlbod,
Younger and Weston of the South
ern Pacifio lineB in Orogon, woro in
Modford Wodnosdny aftornoon on n
tour of inspection, Thoy lookod
ovor the ynrds oarofully with a view
to inaugurating somo substantial I
improvementa in tho way of handling
nmii V i 1 V . th(J rePw'y increasing traffic in ov
Ottllle Zwlnk, daughter of the aetor ery department of this station.
SEND YOUR FRIENDS A PAPER
The Big Easter Edition
WILL BE PINE. PRINTED SUNDAY, MARCH 20.
Your friends in tho east are looking towards tho Rogue River valley and anxious
for news, Tho Eastor edition is the v.est thing to send, for it more elearlv show3
tho spirit and class of people livintr here stives them a clear idea of tho business
Doing done and shows to a marked decree the progress of this section. Kring
your orders for papors in as soon as v jible. .
Our ad man will bo pleased to call ind holp dress up your advertisement, so that
it will bring tho best results.
Fortune smiles on tho persistent advertisor.
CINCINNATI, 0., March 17.--
John F. Burkhardt. living in Nor
wood, went to the courthouse here
and earnestly asked Daniel Williams,
deputy clerk, for 17 marriage li
censes. Williams stared in speech
less nstonishment, but the man re
peated his request.
"Yon see, it's just this way," said
Burkhardt. "Las night my wife and
I wcro ploying checkers, and I
.thought then it would be a good
plan for mo to fill 17 houses I have
here with wives.
"I'll buy each of the women a fine
nutomobile, erect a big place where
they can have races and, in all, make
it very agreeable for them.
"I've long wanted to own a harem,
nnd this seems about tho finest
chance I've ever had. There are 17
women who want to marry me, and
have promised me they will be the
best kind of wives."
A brother of Burkhardt waa-tele-
phoned for, and he went tn see if he
could help tho insane man. ThdV
commission and Commissioner NU1
of tho labor commission, arrived here
today to attempt to proveat the threat
cned strike ot "western locomotive
firemen and englnemea.
Commissioner Nell! announced that
all negotiations with tho railway
managers' committee and the repre
sentatives of the brotherhood were
secret. He said that he would not
announce . the proceedings.
President Carter of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemea and
Englncmen, reiterated his previous
statement that the matters under dis
cussion between the firemen asd the
railroads would have to be arbitrat
ed quickly or the men would so oat.
Mlaera Slay Strike.
CINCINNATI, O., March 17. La
bor leaders who attended the coavea
tlon of the United Mine Workers here.
Intimated today that the oaly thing
which will prevent the strike ot 300,
000 coal workers after April 1 will
be an advance of wages. Otherwise
no wage scale will bo signed and the
men will be ordered out.
The scale committee ot the mlae
workers held an executive sessioa
last night. Although no announce
ment was. made, it was hinted that
the members could not agree oa a
now wage 6caIo. It was rumored that
the committee would endeavor to
reach a compromise before the mat
ter was finally submitted to the dele
gates at the special convention, as
the convention will decldo whether
there shall be a strlko after consider
ing the data to be presented by tha
scale committee.
probated him and sent him to tft
asylum. Burkhardt is a former the
atrical manager horo, but for several'
months has been afflicted with fail
ing montality.
"W. A. Folger was in Medford Wed
nesday from his foothill farm, which
he recently purchased.
'TWBLL BE MAY BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE COMPLETES ITS
BALLINGER INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, March 17 -Unless
tho Balllngor-Plnchot congressional
committeo finds It necessary to Jour
ney to Alaska to Investigate the Cun
ningham land claims, tho hearings In
tho famous controversy probably will ,
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vim vy mo iimur pari or .May,
tho reclnamtlon service.
"The prosecution" has called upon
Managing Director Stephen Birch onJ
General Counsol John M. Steel of
the Morgan-Guggenheim syudlcato to
testify on bohalf of tho "Plncotlte."
Director Newell of the reclamation
It Is bellovod today that tho Jour-j probably will take the stand tomor
row whon tho hearing la resumed In
behalf o fthe- "prosecution."
ney to Alaska will not be necessary.
but It is Impossible to predict the
tlmo whon tho committee's decision
on tho ovldenco will bo forthcoming.
As far as yet known there are 1C
to be called before the case la closed.
It Js likely that many more will be
summoned as developments requare
that tho secretory of the lntorlor,
Dalllngor, will bo the star witness for
the "dofenso," with Assistant Secre
tary Plerco, Land .Commissioner Den
nett and Chief of Field
Schwartz as satellites.
It ls Improbable that George Otla
Smith, director of tho geological sur
vey, also will be called by the Dal
llngor forces In view of the testimony
concerning water power sites recent
ly given by Chief Engineer Davis of
TWO OLD PIONEERS MEET
FIRST TIME IN YEARS
In the county clerk's offico at
Jacksonville Thursday two old men
mot who hnd not seen oaoh other for
many years. Both wero Millers
John S., who lives in tbo Appiegate
section, nnd John X.. whoso fcaMfat
Servlco.ia at Trail. Tho two men we tr.
gether in tho early sottloment of
Southern Oregon, and both are In
dian wur veterans. Each has a
fund of stories of the early days in
Southern Oregon, and they HfHy
forgot thoir errand's at the (Mturt
house In exchanging rwUUtuee.