Ormn Historical Su
City Hull
TIIIC WICATIIICIL
TonlKht mill Wnl nml -Light
front! wninior ininorrow. Cull
I'ontrnl after 7 p, in, for fur
ther oliuiiKOri In tompiinituru.
No dniimgo litHt night.
Medford
Tribune
united vnms association
Full Lnweil Wirt) Report.
Tho only pner In tho world I
pttbllBhed In a cky tho nlio o(
Medford having n loosed wlro,
MEDFORD, OMSCION, TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1010.
mimi year.
No- 7.
MAIL
CLARK-HENERY
COMPANY GET
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SENATE VOTES TO
SUSTAIN ALLDS
Although Their Bid Was Hinder Than
That of Earlier Asphalt Company,
Council Decides That Specifica
tions Make a Difference Justifying
Acceptance of Higher Bid.
TOTAL CONTRACT WILL
FIGURE NEAR $450,000
Vote Was Unanimous With Sole Ex
ceptlon of Dcmmcr, Who Stood
Out for Granitoid on tho Business
Streets of the City.
At ii HpoL'ial mooting of tho eit.v
council nt f o'clock Monday uvcniiig,
Hid Chirk A: Jlcnery Construction
company of Snurninonto was invnrd-
ed tho contract tor grading, curhiny
nntl paving with asphalt nearly ten
miles of Mitl ford 'b Htrcots, nil conn
oilmen voting for tho nwurd except
Doiuiuor, who favored "Granitoid"
piiveinout ujkhi certain streets. Or
dinances wcro nt once paused au
thorizing tho miming of tho contract.
The grndoo of pavement for varioiiK
streets will ho determined Inter. In
the business district, Clans A pave
ment, consisting of f-inch concrete
base, 1-inch hinder and 2-iueh as
phnlt surface will lio laid. In rcui-
deuce HcutioiiH, prohahly n cheaper
Knulo will bo laid.
Clnrk-llnirry lllit.
Tho city engineer estimates Hint
there nrn 2011,000 square yards of
pavement to hu laid and fiU.OOO cubic
yards of excavation. The Clark A:
llouury company hid on dnss A
pavement, $1.7(1 a square yard, on
I it r. . . t i . .
r.M'iivnuiin ceniH a oucuo yarn, on
curbing -10 cents, on (l-inoh nut-iron
pipe $1, on fl-inoh "V" Mower pipe f0
cents, on 8-inch cast-iron pipo $1.35,
on 8-inrh sower piw 05 cents, on
catch hnsiiiH $21, on motor ensos $2,
on motor boxes $3.75. Tho total
coutrnot will probably figuro from
120,000 to $-150,000.
Harbor Hid.
Tho Harbor Asphalt conipany, on
tho name grade of pavement, bid
$1.77 V& n square yard, 50 cents n
cuhia yard for excavation, -15 contn
for curved curb und -10 cents for
straight curb, $1 for 0-iuch cast-
irou pipo, 50 coutH for 0-inch, sower
ipi..iu jor n-incii cnst-iron pipe, r
cents for 8-inch sewer, 25 for
cntch-bnsiiiH, $1,75 for motor onsen
nnd $2.50 for motor boxes. On pavo
mem, mo unrK iv ucnory company
was Vi cents n yn,rd lower than tho
Harbor, on excavation 15 cents
higher, tho same on straight curb,
hut 5 cents lower on curved ourh, the
hiiiiio on 0-iuch cast -iron and (l-iuch
fiowor pipe, 5 coats luHor on 8-iuch
onst-iron pipo, 10 cents holier on 8
inch sower pipo, $1 lower on
catch basins, 25 cents highor on mo
tor oases and $1.25 higher on slnud
ard motor boxes.
HpodflcntloiiN Count.
Tho nwnrd wns made to tho Clnrk
Honory company, etato the city of
fioinls, hooauso Its specifications
provido a superior pavomont to that
spoolfied hi tho Harbor spooifion
tionfl. Tho conoroto providod in tho
Clarlc-IIonory company specifica
fContinuoil on nniro fj.
ALUANY, N. V., March 20.
. lly a voto of I0 to tho
state sennto (inlay decided
Hint Hie charge ngniiiHt Hnn
ntor .fotluui 1'. Allds, that he
Milloitcd and accepted a
bribe of $10,000 had hoen
HIHlllillCll.
The charge of hnving no,
(M'pteil a brilm was brought
agniiiHt AIM hy Senator
Conger, who alleged that
AlhN agreed to iiho his in
fluence to kill li'giHlation
nin'iit tho bridge trust while
a uicmher of the nnwombly in
exchnligo for tho alleged
bribe.
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75,000 PEOPLE
ORDERED FROM
THEIR HOMES
Civil Authorities Order All Inhabi
tants on South Slope of Mount
Aetna and Vicinity to Abandon
Homos and Flee for SafetyOrder
Based on Reports of Scientists.
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NATIONALISTS
RESENT SPEECH
OF ROOSEVELT
BELIEVE ERUPTION DID
. AWAY WITH GREAT QUAKE
Already Thousands- of Peasants
Have Left Their Homes 'and Are
Encamped In Fields -They Have
Now Been Ordered to Vacate.
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MANY SETTLERS TO
ENRICH CANADA
OTTAWA, Ont,2,Mnreh 20.
Some interesting figures
regarding tho movement of
American settlers 5 into Can
ada this year woro gion to
day hy V7. J. White, inspec
tor for tho Dominion govern
ment offices, in the United
States.
''In one train passing into
Canada at North Portal tho
American Bottlers have in
cash or checks f$225,000,"
said White. The total num
ber of Bottlers entering Can
ada from tho United States
in tho eleven months ending
Mnrch 1 wns 80,-188.
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FIRM FRIEND
CONSERVATION
"Our Georgo" States Before Senate
that His Only Regret Is That
President Has Not Used His Power
of Withdrawal More Frequently In
the PastMakes Long Speech.
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RUMORED THAT JIM
JEFFRIES IS HURT
ST
OC
HOLDERS
CATANIA, March 20. The civil
authorities today ordered 75,000
DISAGREEMENT
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However, Editors of Nationalist PaHu;r; Huichason Company Forced Into
pcrs Do Not Make the Attack Up- their homes in anticipation of n great Bankruptcy Because Stockholders
on mm mat was txpecica-wm Tho nct;0I, f tho authorities was
Mako Issue of Soeech After thnM,"94 on nn official report hy a
I mart V of scientists who risked their
uepanure or ICUOy. lives in climbing the mountain and
I tanking nn examination of the cra
ters. Tho scientists could annroach
CAIIIO, Kgypt. March 29. "Roohc- only tho lowor fissures on the moun
tain, nnd this they did nt tho immi
nent risk of suffocation.
Act tin Is Chokrtl.
In Concern Are Unable to Agree on
Policy of the Firm In Handling
Business.
T. E. Ilaannorely, deDuty United
States marshal, on -Monday served
tho papers in tho bankruptcy pro
ceedings in which the Hutchason
Tim mnorl tbnt Apt,n M,nL-..i oompany figures, they "having filed u
r i. j . . liHJtition in bankruntcv a few Aan
hnvo become distended upward bv nKt several ineffectual efforts
erpnt nrwHiir fmm m . , ., to mattOrS SO Uut tb.0 fhm
pinceu in a. jm.minoni pomuon on t(.rioP of ,i10 .-:. 5a vr5f!. would not be forced into bankruptcy
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mo asscis oi mo concern are
volt has Joined hands with tho Eng
)Uh and otidomcn tho work of tho
oppressor."
Tho Bhabtm, tho moit radical ot the
local newspaper, today leaned an
oxtrn with tho foregoing statement
SAYS BALLINGER FIRST
TO QUESTION AUTHORITY
Chamberlain Roundly Condemns Law
Which Allowed Railroads to Select
Finest Government Lands in Ex
change for Those In Reserves.
llio float page
Commenting on Hoouovolt's
pooches whllo hero, tho Shabua says:
"Ho might have told us something
beneficial out of his American expe
riences
Tho constant reenrrinrr rwnlnKlnii-
within the craters lead to the belief P,vc" 8 ?-uo aJlU consist of
on tho part of tho observers that r.O0ls ". ""ures, while the liabd-
Aetna w soon burst the teinnorim ,uus' eoasisung oi unpaid claims,
mifetv-vnlvA rm.l ft.m,v n im,n.i. nmomit to souio $26,000-one offset
Wo uro surprised that too ....., Ar..lMu i... J tiff ttho other.
hould havo given no suggestion tol.-i.-ii.. Almost from the foundine of the
those who aro Booking a constitution. , linkor-Hutclmson coinpam' tiere was
government. disfujrecmcnts among the partners.
"Ills mlml, ovldoatfy. . has been , To scientists also regard the f- Tho firm did a Rood business, hut
coniaminuioa '-y coniaci wim ws a tiguui- iiavmg started on a very small cni-
hoaU." cnnt itnl. it had hnnl mihin wnrV 4t, m..
When Aetna recently subsided, Vc jw ti,0 demands roado upen it.
UV.' , , . ' 1 r Stnrting in the fall of 1907, it was
a thick volume, Vesuvius is quiet, hundienpped at the outset hy the
panic, Iho nest spring itisprond out
CAIKO, Egipt, March 20. Con
trary to expectations, tho National
ist press did not attack Uoosovelt
for ycstordav'K sjwech. Tho Na
tionalist comment following the
Khartoum hpeech was very bittor.
Today (hero was no trace of hitter
nesa. Tho Absence of severe criticism ta
attributed to tho hoart-to-lmart talk
lloosovelt luul Sunday with the Na
tionalist editors, telling them men
Aetnn is in active state. This leads
sc.onusis 10 ieve that tuo vol- Rlui took more floor space and later,
"7" ""u communi-n moo, opened shoe nnd milKnerj-
r. ! i . . . ., .. departments. It is belic-od that had
n m finicii nini mo enipuon ot ,m tmniiin :i .-,..i.
Aetnn nreveuted a t?rpnt rarninnnl'n i
i. .. ., . i V , :. iuer huh mis urm would nover
hi , , . Ims uc"01 nnH 1,10 Pris- hnvo boon in trooble.
ii cnoKine- oi im craters on Aetna.) Vbont March 1 of lUs vear tho
observers hero hehevo that unless the LtGklml.lr 1.,U ,.;.." ...i n
vo.cnno uirows on tlio clogtrmg ob- W. Zom nd a w KvelarH R7
(lino A 1 - tl ' ' -
must havo the courage of their con- " Y "".V"ur' B,u "I"ko of tho 100 shares of stock -in favor
victions nnd that they must be leni- ie"V , u -m 0 ?? "J" of e,,i"S out to l" S,,lith ''ef
cut with those who differed in their ,a ,,S of the v,IlnRefi on Actn" s "ofit of tho colors, Mr. Tluteh-;
view., HlT 1,nv,e cm,p mV? nmont! (,, refusing to votf, stating that'
Koosovelt is credited with a clever , T. "u; "u"ovo '"r ,H0 ,,B ,,oliove,, ,l"it tlwMo vonU come
political stroke in coining hero and r V, 1 , .r ' "" of it and instead offerod to Inko the
tolling tho monk what no other per- c" 1,10 Kvcnrmonrs Ktoro nml nm believing from the
son has over dared to tell thorn and I,.,,, , . aBsurnncos that he hid from other
, """" " imrtios thnt couM he lave entire con-
Airoauy iiiousanus oi Densruits I tiol or tlm i.u.i-n.ni v ..n..ui
heing able to mitko tho people listen
to him.
Despite tho fact that there is little lou uie,r 9aae8 luld camped capital and oventunlly pay all ored
ratioualistB keen- " 1,10 0,)P" lWM- xsow ,nev ve ttoes in full and keep onioCkmg outtln tho -past."
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 20.
"Whllo there has been conservation
of natural resources at tho presi
dential spigot, there has been enor
mous waste going on nt the congres
sional bung," declared Senator Cham
berlain of Oregon today, In speaking
on tho bill empowering the president
to withdraw public lands for forestry
sites and other purposes. Chamber
lain favors the measure.
Tho bill specifies that the president
may withdraw land for water power
sites, Irrigation, forestry reserves,
classification or other public pur
poses.
President's Right.
In giving his reasons for favoring
tho measure Chamberlain Bald that.
first, the main principles Involved
the right of tho president to withdraw
portions of tho public domain from
entry, settlement or sale, had been
approved by every department of gov
ornmont from tho earliest days.
Tho exorcise of power necessary to
protect from legislative Improvidence
what Is loft; of tho public domain
mado the bill advisable, ho declared
Ho argued that It Is necessary to
conserve undisposed and unapproprl
nted natural resources, and favored
tho bill as tho best plan for accom
plishlng this purpose.
Cites Decisions.
Ho cited 71 number of federal conrt
decisions upholding tho president'
power to withdraw lands, contending
thnt tho present measure la constitu
tional.
"I havo not been able to find," he
Bald, "any caso In which tho author
ity has "beon questioned unless the
point was raised by tho secretary o
tho Interior in his annual report of
Inst year and later by tho president
himself.
"It seoms to mo that a policy which
has proven salutary In years past and
has resulted In the prevention of the
monopolization of many natural re
sources ought not to hnvo been lightly
sot nsflo by this or by any other nd
ministration.
My own regret is thnt tho presl
dent's powor of withdrawal lias not
boon moro frequently nnd fully used
LOS ANGELES, Cnl.,
March 20. -It was rumored
on tho streets today that
Jim Jcffrios had fallen from
a cracker box nt his ranch
near Burbank nnd fractured
his arm. No confirmation of
tho rumor could be found,
At tho Burbank ranch it
wob strenuously denied thnt
Jeffries has been near the
place of tho reported acci
dent for a week. It was
stntcd that he wns not sup
posed to return from his
hunting trip in Southern
Inyo county until this evening.
COMNIEU
CLUB VOTES
TO BU! HOME
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JUSTICE BREWER
DIES SUDDENLY
N WASHINGTON
Aged Jurist Stricken With Apoplexy
and Dies Before He Can Be Car
ried 'to His BedWas Best Versed
Man hi Country on Corporation
Law Bowers Possible Successor.
muni I'ltinmmit llin K'nllmi
men- , , - , .. ' ,, v.u. i - .
ly resont tho speeches mado here 1 "n,,,TO" lo "wnnnon inose nun nt tlio stoto for the stoiddiolders. HcpnrtllnB tho Improvidence
Thnv will lint ninlnnvnr tr mnb .... piOCOOII 10 11 coilsidOllllllO Uistnili'c Mr. lllltc hnson's nnnmsitwiii ,- con cross In lnnil loelslntlnn Pimm.
ihsiiu of thu Bpoech until tho colonel .ieoiei nnd tlio stiHk wns sold ns vot -1 bnrlaln said that through lack of
ins departed, but it is believed here . """'"'T." noro 00(,nuBO 01 " previously, to 11 I. Strata of tin
that lutor tho Nationalist nross will u, rP broiulenmg ot the dnn- hoard of trade, Sou l'mnoikoo.
comment moro freely than thoy huvo KeL7'ono . - ' wns ,,ot h''ked upon favor
yet dono. ,,,u 0, n inni 111a new amy try somo of tho creditor, and
Hie Uoosovelt party lodny visitedJurni0V n. ,ou,!, 01,11 "! w ut was started against the former
tlio bazaars nnd spent tho montlnir 1 c". " ... ,um . 118 mnu' s'ckiioiflors, flitch resulted in bank-
buying souvenirs. Lntor Commaii- P"y'n'o. this opening is one ruploy proceedings
lor Tanakoo of tho Jnpnnoso float .w ',ch l",r' 'y "V"0'1 lww,IB 01 c"- Mr. Hutchnson stated todnv that
enllod.
JUDGE CALKINS GREATLY
EXPEDITES COURT WORK
BY ORDERS TO GRAND JURY
Judgo I M. Calkins of tho circuit
court, tho March term of which op
ened Mondny, hnB grontly oxpoditod
court work by his ordors to tlio
grand jury dolivorod nt tho oponing
of tho court thnt thoy ropprt and bo
rondy to adjourn by 0 p'olook Mon
day night. Tlio grand jury immedi
ately wont to work nnd roportod nt
0, bringing in four indintmontB.
Tho grand jury will roconvono a
Wnntf finfnt.A 41m QAnlninliAi. tni.m nml
this will snvo two weeks' time to the
court.
tcllo and Allmnclli.
Slight enilhiiuako shocks in tho vi
cinity of tho mountain nm felt from,
time to time, but these iro iucouse
quentnl and have cnusod no loss of
lifo.
Tho prefect of Catanin. at whoso
instniiep tho ordors to abandon the
towns on tho southorn slopo woro is
sued, today declared that moro thnn
u dozen mountain villages wore in
volved in tho ordors.
(Continued on I'ago 6.)
FROST HAS DONE
NO DAMAGE AS
YET - O'GARA
Orchard hontincr was rosortod to
fllO toWllS will nnnilltinil liv Hinlliv llnii. fruilnmiKinsi fmi.ln,.
Tho indiotmcnts roturnod Mondny inilitary, and this duty iiluccs them in for tho'fh-st time (his sonsoi',. Th
ovonincr woro: Stntn vs. J. C. AdkinK. nnnci
i. ii. vwiclo and r. b. Jolly for oh- Vourotntion in thn vinlnltv nf Mm imui. lmt inmn.m wnc -.i
"!lifl! 'l s,roft,n ' ho Apiilognte inountnin is dostroyod. Th'o orch- Pcnv trees aro in full bloom mid
distriot; Stnto vs. Henry Dnloy el nrds and vinoynrds havo boon bontoii quito hoavily laden with blossoms,
ni., for Itoopmg an unolonn slnuchtur bv a hnll of w. ofnn
iouso; Stnto vs. Adolph Sohultz, em- biiriod in lava or smothered in vol- tlio only variety far enough ndvanc
nozzlemont of lodge funds, nnd Slnlo onnio dust. Tho ruined area is mnnv od to bo dnmmrod. should n h..vv
vs. John Doo and Richard Iloo, for miles in longth and hns a dosolnle frost ooour. As yet tlio oron pros-
"luo" wo(iing. appouranco. 'pocta aro uninjured.
safeguards great tracts ontored for
speculntlvo purposes under tho orig
inal -pre-emption law. eveutunlly wero
TOputed to bo largely tho cause of
land frauds.
"Tho timber and stono act of 187S
proved threo times worso," Chamber
lain continued.
"Over 12,500,000 ncres wore ac
quired undor It, It Is safe to say
that very little of this was acquired
for actual tiso by sottlors.
"In Oregon 33,556,930 acres woro
acquired under this act, whllo In
Washington 20,866, 53G ncres woro
acquired.
"Thoso frauds woro known to nil
men nnd nothing has over boon dono
to make thorn Impossible by repeal
ing tho law.
"Congress Is careless In language
It wroto Into tho railroad laws a
clause undor which tho railroads have
taken lands aggregating 102,05-1,-
064 acres."
Chamboiinln condomnod roundly
tho law which permits railroads to se
lect tho flnost govornmont lands In
oxchnngo for worthless land taken
from them In tho croatlon of forest
resorres.
WASHINGTON, March 39 Jus
tice Brewer ot tho United States su
premo court illol a tew minutes after
10 o'clock last night from a stroke
of apoplexy. He was stricken so sud
denly that he died beforo he could bo
carried to his bed, Mrs. Brewer was
by his side when he died.
The aged Jurist had not been feel
ing well for several days. Yesterday
he was apparently in good health. He
spent the evening reading.
He retired shortly before 10 o'clock
Later Mrs. Brewer heard a heavy
all. She Investigated and found
Justice Brewer lying on tho floor of
the bath room. Ho was unconscious
and died before a physician could
reach tho houso. He was 73 years of
ago.
Justice Brewer was the second old
est member of tho supremo court. He
camo to the supremo bench from the
federal court ot Kansas. Ho was con
sidered one of tho best versed men In
tho country on corporation law.
His counsel will ho missed greatly
by other members of the court dur
ing the framing of opinions on the
questions In connection with suits tor
tho dissolut'on of tho Standard Oil
and tho American Tobacco companies
which aro now ponding,
"4Ie was an nblo Judge," said Pres
ident Tnft, when ho learned of tho
sudden death of Asslstnnt Justice
Brewer of the United States supremo
court last night, jind today Taffs
simple tribute was re-echoed by all
who knew tho venerable Jurist,
Tho president was deeply affected
by tho death of the Justice, whom
ho numbered among his close person
al friends.
Tho death of Justice Brewer leaves
only seven active members of the
Lot 50 vy 100 Feet In Size at Corner
of Fifth and Central Avenue Is
Decided Upon as a Site for a
Commercial Club Building Cost
Is $8000.
TRUSTEES VOLUNTEER
TO TAKE UP THE LOT
Club Will Ratify Action at Reguly
Meeting Wednesday Night, or, if
It Fails, Trustees Will Purchase
Lot for Themselves.
Ren H. film, mnnnimr nt
the Spokane Apple Show, is
in Medford for the. purpose of
interesting he fruit growers
of this district in tho matter
of exhibiting at the National
Apple Show at Spokane next
fall. The exhibit will bo
takon east afterward. A
meeting will be held at the
Commercial club rooms this
evening at 7:30 o'clock,
which Mr. Rice will address.
At a special meeting of the Com
mercial club held MoBday events, the
members present voted to purchase
the 50xl00-feot at tho northwest cor
ner of Fifth and O streets as a site
for a Commercial club building. Thoso
present votod to act as trustees for
the club and put up the Initial pur
chase money, and If the club does not
ratify the purchase at Its Wednes
day evening meeting, to purchase tho
lot for thomsolves. The volunteer
trustees aro W. M. Colvig, J. A. Wes
terlund, John M. Root, P. V. Mo
dinsky and Van Walters.
Tho price paid tor the lot is J8000.
ENGLAND HOPES TEDDY
WILL SOON LEAVE EGYPT
LONDON, March 20. England
will breathe easier when Theodore
Roosevelt leaves Egypt.
That is the opinion today of many
politicians who obviously do not
deign to be quoted directly in view
of the American's; coming visit l&
Britain.
Tho diplomats havo only jirniser
for Roosevelt's fearlessness in ox
pressing his conviction publicly and
forcibly.
SITE AGREED UPON
BY CITY C0UNCIL-
Tho city council Mondny ovonuYfc
voted to permit the erection on k
Banium property, Oakdalo and tho
try ivnnle n
upromo court, as Justice Moody has " j "l"niry pavilion
been unable to cervo since tho begin- T re.vlvai .8T,ce tn'
nlng of tho present session, owing to I , "ua ,oee" . u.0Ioro
111 health. i"" .r tt wees past, tlie evnngo-
It Is freely predicted that Lloyd
Bowors, now solicitor general, will
bo appointed by Taft to fill the va
cancy on tho bonch.
Bowers was considered the presi
dents socond choice when ho appoint
ed Judgt) Lurton recently to succeed
tho late Justice Peckham.
lists seeking to erect a buildino- on
the city park. As the ladios plan tho
immediate improvement of tho park,
the request was rejected.
Tho site solccted by tho council
wns evidently not satisfactory for
the churches today announced that
the pavilion will be erected on North
B street, next tho Luwton residence.
DR. J. F. REDDY IS ALLOWED
$6390.15 IN PART PAYMENT
OF HIS FEES AS RECEIVER
Judge F. M. Calkins has entered lowed and S1000 for nnpt, nn nn-Mni
an order In tho caso of Edgar Hafor ' payment of thojr sorvlcos.
ot nl, vs. the Modford and Crater! Judge Calkhr declined to pass fur
Lake railroad, a dofunct corporation, ther upon Roddy's petition until all
w,l,L" " a"ows r. J. p, ueddy of the claims against tho road had
$6390.15 in partial paymont of his been heard, ono ot which la that of
foo ns rocelvor of tho rond. Tho or- A. A. Davis. Thla cintm win in ti
dor wns not a final ono, and tho Judge. probability bo heard next Saturday,
dotermlnod upon tho nmotint nftor he Following this, tho Judee will nm
learned that A. B. Reamoa was out
about $2000 oxpensos, and Dr. Rod
dy an equal amount. This was al-
upon tho entire amount asked by At
torney Renmos and Rocev6r Roddy,
which amount to about 114,000,