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KOII.UTH YEA It.
PROMISES OF
PARTY JIT LAST
Greatest Result of Upheaval In the
House, Shearing Cannon of Power,
Will Bo tho Step Taken Toward
Fulfilling Plntform Plcducs of the
Republican Party.
TAFT'S LEGISLATIVE
PROGRAM GETS A SHOW
Democrats Bitter Because Insurants
Old Not Stay With Them and Oust
Cannon From the Speakership on
Saturday.
WASHINGTON, March 21 Tho
KrunUmt result of tho rulon resolu
tion In thu lioimo of ruircntatvc
tto fur nx tho pn;nont humIoii Ii con
cerned will l)o a full (llactuiiloii of tho
Tnft It'KlHlntlvo urogram on tho floor,
acconlliiK to Inmirgont leiidors todny.
"No matter how tho now commit
ter on nil oh In cotiHtltutod," declared
lU'iircHonUtlvu NorrU, leudor of tho
attack on tho orKnnlxatlon, "It hns
been nettled that tho hoimo can de
cide for iUolf what It wants to do.
No matter what tho now rules com
inlUoo limy do, tho hotiso ltsolt will
havo tho lush. Our fluht has do
terniliu'd that.
To Fulfill I'ledK.-H.
"I belluYo last week's victory was
a stop towards tho fulfillment of tho
platform plod gun ot tho republican
party.
"As to tho so-rallud Tnft proKram,
mnny of us claim tho rlcht to Bay
how tho pledKOS uhall bo rodocmoJ.
Tho chango that tho now 'rules com
mittee makes will give us tho right
to dlHciiHS our Ideas Inn tho floor ot
tho house.
"As to tho nurlcson ro.olutlon to
oust tho speaker, I voted against It
bocnusu It was an onttroly dlfforont
nronoultlon than oloctlng a now
speaker. I would novor voto for Can
non for opoakor, but when It comes
to ousting him wo must l.avo more
against him than wo haro now."
Insurgents Hatred.
Lato today tho Indications wcro
that tho Insurgents havo no placo on
tho rules commlttoo. It Is Intimat
ed by tho leadors that thoy attond
tho republican caucus that will de
cide on tho committee membership
and they will abldo by Urn caucus ac
tion. Tho dny'H Houston of tho houiw was
without Incldout. Iloutlno buslnoss
was transacted and thoro was nothing
to Indlcnto tho turbulent times of
Saturday.
Want No Responsibility.
Most of tho lnBurgonts today soom
willing to miko no offort to got rep
resentation on tho now commlttoo.
It thoy had placet) on tho commlttoo
they say thoy would bo responsible
for Its notions, and since tllero Is lit
tle chanco that thoy could control
tho commlttoo, thoy would rnthor
havo no part of tho responsibility for
Its actions.
Victor Murdoch of Kansas, ono of
tho Insurgent loaders, doclarod today
that If tho Durloaon resolution hnd
not boon prosontod ho bollovod Can
non would hnvo boon ouBtod botoro
tho ond of tho present woolc. Ho de
clares that tho InsurgontB and tho
rogulnrs would havo caucused and
that a now spoakor would havo boon
agrood on,
"Pigs Is Pigs."
A. M. IIolmB bolloves moro and
more in tho axiom thtU "hogs i b
hogs," ospooinlly at tho prioo that
nrimo norkors nro brinelutr now.
Monday ho brought in a couplo of
shouts thnt tippod tho bonm at 575
pounds oollootivoly. When tho
bntchor wroto tho ohook, Al was in
possession of forty-Bovon bucks nml
a half.
Tho nics woro of tho Folnnd-Chiim
brood uml Mr, Ilolms has moro of
them, When two hogs at a littlo ovor
n voar old nro worth ns muoh as a
2-yonr-old Btoor, It looks liko tho
"hog train" would bo a good plaoo to
HAVE CHANCE
rido,
Striking Carmen Reject Companys Offer
Still Insist on
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March U
lly n voto of 7 nyes to 12 im--.
tho Carmen's union today reject.
the proposition of tho Philadelphia
Itapid Transit company looking to it
settlement of tho streotcnr strike.
The voto was tnken after an all
night "session.
Tho compromiso proposed by tho
traction officials bad been drawn up
by President W. D. Mnhon of the In
ternational Cannon's union. Its
terms follow:
'Iintiinilinf ii rmtiutntfttiKmt of strik
ing omploycH as far as available po-
AUTOS KILLING
LIVERYBUSINESS
Union Livery & Feed Stable Is Sold
by R. 0. Duncan, Who Blames the
Autos for Inroads Made on Busi
ness of Livery Barns.
Ono rosull of tho popularity of the
nutomobilo in Modfjord is shown by
tho sale Monday of tho Union Liv
ery S rood Btablo by i( u. uunonn.
Hubbard Bros, purchased tho build
ings and property, a 100.140-foot lot
and barn on Riverside avonuu, be
tween Eighth and Ninth, for $0200,
and will probably uso it as a store-
liouso for agricultural implements.
Tho livestook, volnolos and harness
was purchased by Sponcor Childors
for $4000. This includes 20 wagons,
21 head of horses, buggies, harness,
oto., nnd will bo disposod of by Mr.
Cliildors within tho noxt 30 days.
"Tho nutomobilo is to blnmo," said
Mr. Dnncnn, "for tho dooronsod liv
ery businoBH in Medford. Thoro arc
only about two-thirds ns many
horsos now in livery as thoro wore
three yonrs ago. Tho high prieq of
hay and food has taken tho profits
of tho businoss, for tho stableman
cannot ask proportionate inoronsos
for tho uso of rigs, nB tho public, will
not pny for it. Tho rosult is that
thoro Is now littlo profit in tho livery
businoBS. Tho Inrgo numbor of.
nutofl has dooronsod tho domnud for
horsoH, nnd tho horso is not holding
hia own, at loast in tho livory busi
noss, with tho nuto."
Mr. Duncan has not yet decided
what ho will do in tho future, but he
intonds to rcmuin iu Medford nnd
ongago in otliul business.
LATE LOCAL NEW3.
IT, Von dor Ilollen of Wollcn " as n
Modford visitor on Monday.
A. J. Olson of Gold Hill was in
Medford Monday.
Profossor P. J. O'Gnra returned
Sunday from a trip to tho Umpqun
country. Done ns countv irrowors
tiro taking much intorost this year m.tomlod services since tho nnnounoo
ndvancod methods in tho growing of went of his plan to establish tho gi
fn,u
MED FORT).
Full Recognition of Union
Mtions allow.
"Payment of surplus strikers nt a
rale of $2 per day until places for
'hem are provided.
"Wage incrcaso of 3 cents nn
hour on June 1.
"Annual increnso of Mi-cent nn
hiiur until wncos roach lit cents nn
hour.
"Reeopiition of a grievance com
mittce.
, "A committee consisting of Presi
dent Krutrer of tho company nndlccntcd. Tho local carmen insist on
President Driscoll of the local union
to decide tho fnto of 173 carmen
whom tho company discharged.
"Tho appointment of n third mom-
JOHNSON BALKS
90 DAY TRAINING
Says Neither Gleason
Nor Anyone
Train Three
Heavyweight
Else Can Make Him
Months for the Big
Mill.
CHICAGO, III., March 21. Jack
Johnson, the colored heavyweight,
was indignant todny when told that
Promoter Jack Gleason, now en
route for Chicago, might attempt to
compel him to go into training 90
days boforo tho fight.
"If Gleason or anybody else thinks
they can mnko mo train three months
for this fight thoy nro crazy," said
the so-called champion.
Johnson said that he had fought
enough battles to know just how
long it will tnko him to get into con
dition, and that tho time necessary
was not throo months. In all prob
ability, however, Johnson will bo
seen treking westward toward the
broad Pacific before many moons,
and tho fans nro of tho opinion that
ho will bo in training within tho pro
scribed throo months' limit, despito
his declarations to tho contrary.
ROCKEFELLER GOES TO
CHURCH UNDER GUARD
Much Discussion Aroused by Fact
That John D. Went to Church Acr
companled by Bodyguard.
NEW YORK, March 21. Tho fact
that John D. Rookofollor nttondod
tho Fifth Avonuo Hnptist church yos
torday with a bodyguard, is tho in
spiration of much discussion horo to
day. Rookofollor just roturned from tho
south nnd u was tlio tirst timo no at-
Iguntlo HocKQteilor xounaauon,
ORTCnOK. MONDAY, MAEOH 21. 1910.
her of tho foregoing committee by
Driscoll and Kruger in the event
that tho company may be able to
reach an agreement.
Tho terms differ from former
propositions in that the strikers who
cannot bo re-employed at the prca
eut were to receive h. per day in
stead of $1.50.
The carmen's executive committee
rejected nil tho propositions in spite
of Mnhon's advice that they be ae
; a full rccocnition of the union by the
traction company. Until this is done
! conferences will be ineffective, they
declaro.
GRAF! SHOWN UP
BY COUNGILMEN
Six Former Officials of Pittsburg
In Open Court Tell of Wholesale
Grafting Investigating the White
Slave Traffic.
PITTSBURG, IV... March 21.-
Six former city eoui.eilnien and one
prominent member of tho council to
day confessed to Judge Frasor in
opon court their connection with a
system of coiincilmnnic grafting. The
men will bo indioted this afternoon
by tho local grand jury, according to
tho district uttornoy's roport.
It is probnblo that thoy will be
given immunity in oxchnngo for their
confessions. Tho district attorney
recontly offorod an opportunity to
some 00 mon accused of grafting to
como into court nnd confess their
allegod- wrong-doing, practically in
timating they would esenpo punish
ment in oxchnngo for testimony
which might implicate moro promi
nont nnd wealthier men.
Tho local grand jury today began
its investigation of the alleged com
plicity of tho 00 former- oounoilmen
of Pittsburg in n system of graft
reported to havo been revoaled by
convicted Councilman Charles Kloin.
Klein is alleged to havo disclosed
tho oporations of a giont municipal
ring which trafficked in "white
slavos." It is alleged that monoy
was collected from iumatos of ovory
house of ill-fnmo in the city and that
ono formor city offieinl has been
acting ns tho ropresentativo of tho
"vice syndicate" in enstorn citios.
NASH HOTEL BEING
FITTED WITH. FIRE-ESCAPES
Tho Nash hotel building is being
fitted with modern firo-osonpos for
thq protection of tho guosts of that
hostelry.
At prosent only three nro in con
templation, ono on Main, tho second
on Front nnd tho third in tho roar of
tlio building, thus giving nmplo
means of oscapo forfrguests In tho
upper etorlos, should tho building
on teh fire.
MANY SOUGHT.
FAME AT FIVE
CKSAHEi
"American Progress Magazine" at
Last Comes Out in All Its Glory
"Stunn Club" Is Organized Imme
diately Afterwards Membership
of Thirty-five.
ALL ARE DEPICTED
REACHING FOR THE V
Members of Medford Stung Club Arc
Receiving on All Hands Congratu
lations of the Envious Ed Root
Is the Only Prominent Man Over
looked. The "American Progress Maga
zine," May number, likewise Janu
ary, February and April numbers
rolled into one, comprising a 42-page
pamphlet and containing portraits of
the famous men of Medford, except
Ed Root, has came. It contains also
tiinhirns nf the celebrated men of
Ashland, Roscburg and Eugene, as
well as of rekn, Dunsmnir, bacrn
mcnto and other valley cities.
Pencil sketches of some 35 of
Medford's leading citizens are pre
sented on page 41. It is truo that
they arc sandwiched together close
ly, but all havo the satisfaction of
becoming famous. Five dollars was
the nvcrnee price paid for fame
some, of course, contributed
more,
others less, so that the page cost
$175. On account of the prominence
given to Dr. J. M. Kecno ns tho cen-
tral figure in tho galaxy of the
"stunir." with a head four or five
times ns large as other citizens, he
has been unanimously elected ns
president of the "Stung club." whose
members have purchased these
nitches in the hnll of fame.
Underneath the picture of the
Stung club is the legion, "The boys
that havo mndo Medford. The cen
tral figure in the nbovo cut is Dr.
J. M. Keene, ono of tho originators
of the Commercial club which hns
made Medford the most conspicuous
spot in Oregon today."
What Did Ioc Pay?
Members of the Stung club are
asking ouch other how much Doc
paid for tho honor that is thus thrust
upon him. It is popularly supposed
thnt he paid a Jat price, with several
dinners nt tho Hotel Nash thrown in.
Among other members conspicu
ous in tho Stunc olub is C. L.
Renmes, displaying a largo diamond;
Dr. J. F. Reddy is labelled "Ono man
that knew a good thing when ho saw
it," though tho inconspicuous posi
tion awarded his picture indicates
that ho did not appreciate tho good
thing ns much as Dr. Keene. A. S.
Rosenbnum, another stung booster,
has a yearning look in his cyo, as
though ho wcro seeking for tho $5.
J, A. Westorlund is represented hold
ing an apple, with tho othor hand in
his pocket reaching for tho five.
John D. Olwoll looks ns if somebody
had smashed him evidently the five
was quite n blow. Chief of Police
Shearer is also among the famous,
probably because ho let tho artist
osoape. Wos Greon is shown dig
ging in his pockets for tho five.
Judgo Crowell has tho $5 piled in
currency in front of him. Dr. Thos.
Rnrtholomow is sitting down to dig
for his coin. John M. Root is writ
ing n cheek; Ed Andrews looks very
snd, nnd so do J, A. Perry, Dr. Con
roy nnd W. E. Fhinps.
The Roster.
Resides Ihoso mentioned, the other
members of the Stung olub nro Dr. C.
R. Ray, R. A. Holmes, Ronj. Sholdon,
E. B. Waterman, B. F. Mulkoy,
Charles Duffield, T, W. Miles, B.
TClum, S. T. Richardson, W. T. Kont
noc, R. F. S. Bnrbor, W. P. Neeloy,
F, W. Osgood, O. H. Roichmnn, Jonas
Wnld, Holbrook Withington, Bort
Anderson, O. O. Boggs, Dr. II. E.
Morrison, Art C, Burgoss, M. L. Al
ford, nnl L. Conrad and Geo. Put
Dam. Tho "American Progress Maga
zine" is dated in San Francisco,
ELECTION ON
GAS PLANT IS
SLOW AFFAIR
Very Little Interest Is Displayed In
Election Colled to Amend City
Charter Giving 3Ioro Tower.
Tho election being held to-
day, submitting to the people
a charter amendment giving
.-JbB.-COunciL power to grant a
franchise for a gas plant for
a period of 30 years, is prob
ably the most quiet that has
been held in years. There is
but very little interest taken
in the matter, less than 50
votes being cast nt noon.
It is probable that the
amendment will carry.
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42 PERISH IN
TRAIN WRECK
Officials Say That Fourteen Bodies
Have Been Recovered and That
Forty Were Injured Fully Twenty-five
Dead Result of Collision.
np.TKTVRCK. la.. March 21.-
Forty-two persons wcro killed today
in a wreck of a Kock lsianu iruw
iWmirini? over the Chicago Great
tracks, owme to another
! Rock Island wreck.
The train was drawn by two en
gines and all tho cars were derailed.
Rock Island officials here say J.-
i bodies have been recovered from the
wreck of tho double-header passen
ger train derailed at Rcinbeck.
It is reported that the total num
ber killed is 42 and that 00 were in
jured. The wreck occurred at O o'clock
this morning. Tho train was tho
connection of two Minneapolis & St.
Paul passengers, ono of which left
Chicago and the other St. Louis last
nicht.
Tho train was runninc over the
Chicnco Grent Western tracks be
cause the Rock Islnud was blooked
by another wreck. The front cn
gino was derailed and dragged the
second engine nnd three cars from
tho track, accordine to nn official
statement here.
land in March, at the Portland
Printinc Houso, although it contaius
tho legend, "Published on the 25th of
each month preceding date of issue.
It is not admitted to the mail and
has no volume or serial numbor. It
contains a sketch by John Bidwell, a
California pioneer, probably also
paid for; brief writo-ups of Sacra
mouto valley towns, and those of
Southern Oregon, illustrated with a
few cuts borrowed from the comniu
nitv pnmnhlets, and pictures of
about 400 boosters and prominent
citizens of tho districts visited, each
of which reprosonts nn average
probably of $5, making $2000 worth
of this class of businoss in tho mag
azine, which was gotten up for this
purpose.
Tho Editors.
For tho past two months or more
two artists, Chet Wildor nnd G. D.
Hoisloy,' have boen visiting tho vari
ous towns nnd taking sketches of the
leading citizens, who rondily fell for
the schemo, although nono of them
had over seen a numbor of tho Am
erican Progress Magazine or hoard
of it boforo. Each soction wns
promised nn illustrated write-up. Al
though Mrs. Conrad's namo appears
over tho Modford writo-up, it is
principally from last year's Modford
pamphlot.
Each mombers of tho Stung olub
furnished a short story of himself to
go with his pioturo in tho magazine,
which ho was given to understand
would occupy a, prominont plneo.
Thorefore, there is some disappoint
ment when tho pictures appeared not
much Inrgor than a postago stamp.
"Tho Society of tho Stung" can bo
organized with quite an extensive
membership nnd ohnptors in all tho
No. 312.
knapp quit:
AS MEDIATOR
IN DISGUST
Labor Commissioner Nell!, Howv-,
Still Is Working Like a Trajan (t
Avoid Great Strike of 25,000 Fire
men on Forty-nine of the Westwc
Railroads.
IF UNSUCCESSFUL, HE
MAY ALSO QUIT TONIGHT
Chairman Knapp Has Ceased HI
Efforts and Is Speeding Back t
Washington Decision Is Expwto
Some Time Tonight.
CHICAGO, 111., March 21. Labor
Commissioner Ncill is working like
Trojan today to avoid a great strike
of 25,000 firemen on 49 -western
railroads.
Chairman Knapp of the interstate
commerce commission atreaay ap
parently has given up his attempt &s
mediator in disgust. He has return
ed to Washington.
Unless Neill can bnng nbout a
agreement between the Brotherhood
of Firemen and Enginemcn and tfc
railway managers' committee, it w
probable that his efforts to forestall
a strike will cease tonight. Nefft
held conferences all day yesterday
until midnight. He then retired far
a brief rest and resumed the hearing
early today.
FATHER CONRARDY
dying of mm
Priest Who Went to Assistance sf
Father Damlen at Molokal, Said tt
Be Dying on Island Near CantM
CHICAGO, 111., March 21. Ac
cording to friends hero today, Rev.
Lambert Louis Conrardy is slowly
dying of leprosy among the lepers o
a colony which he founded on aa
island near Canton about a year ani
a half ago. '
The priest made his name known
through tho world when ho went ut
the Molokai island leper colony in tho
Hawaiian islands, in 1888 to aid
Father Damien, who was ill.
Ho remained as Father Damien'
companion for n year, and upon the
death of his fellow-worker, Father
Conrardy continued hLs work for
seven years. Ho was relieved of hk
duties then, as the United States
government took control of tho col
ony, making personal sacrifice na
longer necessary.
Father Conrardy then went to
Canton to assist tho helpless leper
thoro who were living in misorablo
hovels in graveyards.
Later ho journeyed to Portland,
Or., whero ho studied medicine to
carry on his work, After four yeanr
study ho took his dogreo and start
ed onco more for China.
J. Frank Brown of Engle Point
wns in Modford Monday looking af
ter business matters.
the members havo received the
monoy's worth of fame, nnd ho mm
bo n groedy man indeed who expect
to become very prominent for $1
Members of Medford Stung olub ar
receiving on all hands tho congratu
lations of tho envious who woro too
penurious oven to contract for $S
worth of celebrity.
Tho opening sesame to tho h aorta
of tho local business mon or those
who had nny doubts as to the gen
uineness of the two artists was their
emphatic ani oft-repeated state
ments that thoy did not want money.
Tho mngaziue wns doing its work
free gratis for the good of tho.
community. But thoy sold coptea ot
the njngazino and collected in ad-