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Medford Mail Tribune UNITED I'HKBS ASSOCIATION Full Leased Wire Report, Tho only papor In the woria published In a city tho nlxe t Mcdfora having a loaned wire. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 1910. imrm yea.ii, No. 14. Til IC WIMT1IKIL Tonight ft ml Thursday Indl ciitloim a to for front tonight. Clear tomorrow. Call contrnl uftor 7 p. in. for further wnrn In K. S.P. CLASS RATES ARE UNDER FIRE i nallroail Commission on Motion Take Up Matter of Class Rates Imposed t by Southern Pacific on Its Lines ' to nnil From Portland to Points In Oregon Like Fight on 0. R. & N. CHARGES THAT PRESENT RATES UNREASONABLE Commission Has Just Closed Suc cessful Fight Through tho Courts of Llko Nature Made on Rates of 0. R. & N. 8ALKM. April C It tho flKlit ...l.l-t. 1. -(....a I. ...... ... .. ...... ...I t... ,1... WHICH 11(11 JUHl PVUII lUUIIliilUII 11 IMU statu railroad commission In regard to tho class rntvu on tho Southern Pacific la carried (o n successful tor mlnntlon lower rules will bo placed In offocl on prctlcnlly nil Hhlpmontn to niul from Portland polntn on tho company's lino oxcopt such commod Rloa ns grain, flour, mill food, pota toes, buy unit, lumber, brick, atono and live utucks, which tnko a lower or commodity rnto. Tito commlHDlon nn a proljmlnary atop hnn filed n complaint on It.-j own motion attacking tho pronont rates. Thu attnek In nlmllur to one In which claw rntoo ou tho O. It. & N, worn cut, ovor which tho commission has Just flnlnhed a successful tight through thu courts. It Is now turn ing Its attention to tho Bouthorn Pnclflo rntoo. In tbv complr.lut It Is Minted that "tho rnllroud commission of Oregon linn on Its own motion In vestigated tho said class rate Im posed nnd charged by tho ttntd South orn Pacific compnuy for tho trans portation of freight In carloads nnd loss than carloads, between Portland, Hast Portlnnd, Or., nnd points on the Ilium of tho snld Southern Pnclf lo company within tho utntu of Ore gon, nn aul ."orth in enld local nnd Joint frel'.ht tariff No. 225-A (O. It. C, No, -Ul) nnd supplonionta thoro to, and nftcr making such InvoHtlgn tlon ban becomo sntlMflod thr.t snffl clout groundn oxlHt to warrant nj boar Ins bolng ontarod to detarmtno v.'liothor tho snld clnss rates Imposed and charged for tho transportation of freight In carloads and less than carloads, botwoon said points within tho utnto of Oregon nro .inreasonnble or unjust!.- dlncrlmlnutory." BROODER LAMP EXPLODES AND BARN BURNS Klmor Qlbbs of Phoonlx precinct loat n vnlunblo homo Saturday night by tho burning of his bnrn. An In cubator wns plnced near tho bnrn, nd It in supposed that tho lamp In tho mnchlno cither exploded or was overturned In somo way. Tho bnrn nnd contents woro total ly destroyod. Mr. Olbbs munngod to got one of his horses out, but tho flames provonted him reaching tho other otto. .Mr, Qlbbs b nrs marks of tho biirnB rocolved In tryliiB to res cue the nnlmnl. E J, E. Watt Sells Ygunn Orchard Noar Central Point for $325 Per Acre Nearly All Planted to Fruit. J. E. Watt has Hold, through the agency of W. T. York & Co., bin young orchard, one nnd ono-half mllos from Contrnl Point; to T. W. Osgood, for $15,000. Tho orchard oomprisoa i7l nores And is noarly nil Hot to young trees. York & Co. nlso roport tho snlo of n hoiiso nnd lot on Hamilton streot by II. ITumphroy to Ralph Woodford and Will Warner for $2500. Also houbo and throo lota on Newtown Ffeot by Chnrlos M. English to W. db, Mooro for $3000, Bull Evidently Knew His Man Ooorgo McClalii, Who Operate Tan- nery Near Tulent, Is Put to Flight by mi Infuriated Hull. TALENT, April 0. Up on tlio inoiintnln side cunt of UtiH plnco there lives a bull who is wiso boyoml (lie ordinary run of bovines, Recently ho took occasion to clmsq. George MoCluiu, the local tnniioryinnn, Home few hundred yards in nn endeavor to ovor up HcorcH. And who flhnll nny (hat tho nniimil did not know the na ture of McClain's occupation ? On Sunday, McClnin, with n few friends, Hturtcil on n short explora tion trip up nnd around thu Sunny side Cliffs oast of Hear creok. lie, being more nctlvo than (ho rest, rlimhed further nnd wiih lost to view. When ho renppenred ho was traveling like a Huiok "10," while n huo bull was n cIoko Hcoond. A little nhifty footwork ou tho pari of McClniu Mnvcd him from mnl Ircnttncnt at tho horns of tho bull, but not from (ho jibes of his com panions. Now McClnin 5b vowing (o (an tho hide of that particular animal. Colonel Ray To Give Band Stand .Mrs. I teddy nod .Mrs. Ilnfer Sccuro Colonel's I'romlao to Doiuite (Intuitu fur llnmhtnod. Colonel liny hnn promised (o civo the grunlto ncccKsnry for tho erec tion of a handsome Krmiito band stand which is to grnoo Uio Medford park, as tho improvements nro plnuued by tho Ladies of tho Greater Medford club. Mrs. J. P. Roddy nnd Mrs. Edgar llufer tire tho two Indies composing (he ootnmitteo which Kceurcd Colonel Rny's promise. Tlioy nro now going to tnko up tho mnttor of trnnsimrtn tion of tho granite with the Southern Pnoifio company, liopiug to got it laid down in Medford free of charge, us it is to bo used for the henutifien tioti of (he oily. Mayor Busse is Handed a Jolt Liquor lnrt'tlons Apparently u Vic tory for tho "Wets" ThIrty.T,wo Dry Counties Out of 102. CIIICAOO, III., April 0. Mnyor Huhso'h onotuies toilny see n popular rebiiko to his ailmiuirttration in the fuel that 11 Uopublicnu .ilduriiioii woro defeated for ro-oloetion. Tliis gives tho Dcmoeruts n majority in the city council. Tho result of liquor elections in 242 towns of the stnto is apparently u victory for tho "wots." TMirtv nitio dry (owns wont wot. Nineteen wot towns wont drv: Sevonty-two stnyed wot nnd 112 dry. I hero nro now 112 dry oountitti in Illinois out of the 122 counties of (ho Htnto. VERDICT IN C0SS AGAjNST ANDREWS Tho suit of II. M. Cosh vh. Clnvn M. Andrews to rocovor monoy nllog- ed to bo duo Cobs nn commission lit A real ostnto transaction was submit ted to tho jury just boforo noon. Ah tho Mail Tribune is going to prosa it ia roportod that tho jury hn8 ngrood, but tholr vordict has not boon report ed to tho court. TEDDY CAN SEND HIS MAIL FREE OK CHARGE WASHINGTON, April 6. Tho hoiiBO this aftornoou paaood a bill ox- tondlng tho lottor-frnnklng provision prlvllogolo to formor Thoodoro Rooso volt. Tho voto was 120 to 76. Mc Oall of MnBsnchusotts was tho only republican who votod agalnBt tho moasuro, TEDDY TO WORLD A REST Desires to Retravcl Route Taken 24 Years Ago on His Honeymoon and Asks Correspondents to Leave Him Until April 13 Will Be-Out of Public Eye for a Week. VATICAN INCIDENT STILL STIRRING UP TROUBLE Cardinal Merry Del Val's Reputation as Dlplomatlst'ls Shattered Gray Heads In Vatican Wish for Return of Leo and His Policies. HO.MK. April C. Desiring to ro travel tho route taken 2i years ago on his honcymcon, Colonel Theodore Itoosovolt today naked tho corre spondents to temporarily withdraw from tho party nnd to moot him again at Genoa, April 13, So strong Is tho colonol's dcslro for socluslon at. ' tho abandonment of himself and Mrs. Roosovclt to the tender momoriea that ovon Kermlt and Miss Ethel will not accompany them nlong tho shores of the Medit erranean from Spcgla to Genoa. IWU for n Week. Colonel Roosevelt plans to IeaTO Homo tonight and will be out of tho public eye completely for a week. Tho iloosevelts lenvo at 11:30 to night for Spezla nnd will make the Journey from there to Genoa by nu tomobllo. Whllo on ronto to Genon tho Itoose volts will stny thieo days at tho vllln of Miss Carow, Mrs. Roosevelt's sis ter, at Porto Mnurlslo. Roosevelt plans to moot Glfford Plnchot, but in-uo It plain that nelth or ho nor Plnrbot hnvo nnythlng to miy nftor the taiorvlew and that tho correspondents will temporarily with draw from the party would not miss nnythlng of importance Roosovolt wns pleased to receive a number of tnossnges from editors of Catholic papers nnd from sovornl expressing approval of bis action In connection with tho vr.tlcan Incident. He rofus ed to dlscloee tho nnmes 6f Ms cor respondents. WiUcrloo for Ttnl. WASHINGTON, April C "Roose velt, tho poli.lclnn, hns mot his Wa terloo." Tboso words uttered by tho Rov. Father Eugono Hannon, pastor of St. Martin's Catholic church hero, aro ringing through Washington to day. "Llko tho&ull In tho china shop," snld Father Hannon, "ho Attempted; to Jump Into tho Vatican and ovor- rldo tho otiquotto ot tho most nugiiBt court thnt tlu world has ovor known. "Tho court of Romo Is not given to assisting exploitations nnd surely lot Roosovolt know it in no uncortnln maimer." Reason for Methodist Attnek. Fnthor Hannon rovlowed tho Vati can Incident nnd then closed his comments on Its political effects In; America by Buying: "Roosovolt In his usual manner. comes forth and donouncos tho Moth- odlBt mlnlstor who enmo to his de fense. Why? So that American Catholics may bo nppensod, "Rut this will not suftlco Rooso- yolt, tho groat08t press agent tho world hns ovo- known, but who can oxpoct llttlo from tho Catholics of this country In tho future" Hurts Vatican. LONDON, April C. Tho London Tologrnph'e Romo correspondent In a longthy cablo dUpntch concornlng tho "vntlcan-Roosovolt Incident," saya: "Tho affair has added groat strongth to tho campaign against tho vntlcan at a tlmo when tho holy soo noodB nil tho fbrcos It enn muster to resist its onomlos' onslaughts. "Tho goncrnl opinion Ib that Car dinal Morry Dol Val's roputatlon as a diplomat is shattered. "Many gray bonds at tho Vatican aro slinking sadly theso dayo wishing for a roturn of tho dnys of Loo s rolgn, when tho gamo of diplomacy waB played by mon with brains and not by amateurs." MOVING VIEWS OF ORCHARDS H. Rclmcrs, Representing Sellg Poly scope Company, Greatest Movlny Plcture House In the World, Here to Take Photos of Orchards in Bloom for His Company. WILL RETURN IN FALL TO GET PICKING SCENE Crater Lake and Other Southern Or egon Points of Interest Will Be Visited in the Fall Has a Com plete Outfit. II. RcimcB, representing the Selig Polyscope compnuy, with headquar ters in Chicago, which is the larg est moving-picture concern in the world, hna urrived in Medford to tnko views of local orchards while in bloom. He plans to return in the fall to secure views of picker nut. packers at work. Thnt Mr. Rcitnos is here to tnke viows of tho vnlloy ts duo to the ef forts of E. C. Ilubbnrd, manager ot the Savoy theater of this city. Mr. Hubbard realized thnt here was n great chnnco to advertise the city nnd vnllcy and took the matter up with Selig. Mr. Rcimcft intends to tnko news of the orchards in bloom at this time. Those films will be fchclvcd until fall, when tho views of the 'picking nnd packing scenes will be secured. Then tho films will be sent onRnnd shown in thousands of moving-picture house over the country- The value of the advertising can hnrdly be e!--timntci. Mr. ReimoB will seenre viows of local scenery, especially Crater Lake, as well. Wilson Moves Once More. Tho building occupied by F. M. Wilson arf n cigar etoro Is onco moro on tho move. It hns been moved so ofton that It has a reputation for changing ltc habitat almost oqoal to that of tho "Wnndorine Jew" nt fic tion. It was first constructed of -corrugated Iron In the dnys of cheap build ings In Medford nnd stood on the elto of tho Jackson County Bank building, facing Mnln street When tho bank culldrog was built Mr. Wil son, who had bought tho building, lind to movo It. Ho secured Tn short Icaso on gr unQ on O street strcot In tho rear of tho bank and moved thoro. In i. fow months tho Big Dend Milling company concluded to build tho annex to tho Jackson County Rank building, and Frank had to! niovo again. This tlmo ho located Just north of the postofflce and hns boon a llttlo over two years thoro, hut when tho excavation coramonced for tho Cuthbort & Co. building It was a caso of "movo on." "I nm going to movo tho old shack i to my own lot on South Central nvo- nun," snld Mr. Wilson, 'land tho noxt tlmo I move I won't tako tho building with mo," PROMINENT KNIGHT TEMPI AR ON VISIT Medford Templars to Visit Ashland v Tills Evening to Greet Grand Com mander of of Oregon. Right Eminent Sir Thomas C. Tay lor of Pondloton, nnd one of tho prominent public mon of Eastern Oregon, who holds for tho current term tho honorary position of grand oommnndor of tho grand commnndory of Oregon, Knights Templar, will pay nn otficial visit to Malta Command ory, No. 4, nt its asylum at Magouio Temple in Ashland, Wednesday eve ning, nnd tho fritters aro preparing to givo him nn appropriate woloomo nnd roooptiouion tho ocension of his visit. A largo numbo of Knights nro planning to visit Asdilnnd from this oity this ovoning to greet him, King Edward's Health Is Alarming Court Physicians. HARRITZ, April (.--It is feared His physicians today stated that that King Kdwnrd will never rcgniuihis condition was better, but from his health and his present ilIno- other sources it was learned that of may result in his death. late he has made no improvement. SOCIALISTS WIN Pattern Maker Elected to Mayor's Office Say Victory Most Impor tant In History of Party Number of Changes Expected. MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 6. Emll Soldel, working today as usual as a pattern maker, will In a few days throw up his Job and Bit down at the mayor's desk In tho city hall to direct the affairs of the city. 'Sel dcl Is tho new socialist mayor-elect. Socialists today declare tho victory In Milwaukee wns one of tho most Important their party over won. Tho big lauor voto in Milwaukee was turn ed almost solidly In Seldol's favor and the pattern maker ran far ahead of tho other candidates. , The advent of tho now admlnlstra- Hon In .Milwaukee Is regarded with considerable interest hero, follow ing tho ndmluhurntion of Rose, elect ed as a business man's candidate, Mllwnnkeo expects somo of tho thrills that preceded tho Roso ndmtnlstra- tlon, when Mnyor "Shorblo" Docker, tho "boy mayor," hold tho reins, The switch to tho socialist lender It la vxpectol will load to a number of changes. Just what they are has not boon said. Four socialists hnvo beec elected to city office besides a number of socialist nldormen. Their Pledges. Hero aro some of tho subjects which tho socialists are pledged to Introduce: Homo rule. Initiative and referendum for tho city. Rotter schools. Munlclpnl ownership. Penny lunches. To compel tho street car company to sprlnklo streots. To Innugurato union labor condi tions for all labor. To compel the streot car company to provldo n Boat for each passonger. To establish three-cont fares. To onforco nn eight-hour day for all Inborors, To socuro cheaper gns, Ico, coal, Wood and light by means ot munici pal plants -nd woodyards. To compel corporations to pay their full share of taxos. To onforco tho cleaning and disin fecting of street cars dally, To provldo street closots, To compel tho transportation coin- MILWAUKEE ASHLAND CLUB IS AFTER NEW HOME Members of Commercial Body Advo cate Purchase of Lot and Erection of Home for the Club Bond Issue Is the Plan. ASHLAND, Or., April 6. Enthu siasts ovor fio matter are Indulging In tho advisability ot securing an ell glblo tlto for a proposed permanont home for tho Commercial club before tho host locations are all gono. Nat urally their oyes happen to fasten upon a sltb that is particularly conve nient to all concerned and such a one Is declared to bo tho Reaconbr lot In the vicinity ot tho Allon-McN'alr block. It has :i troutage ot about 25 feet, and builders on tho premises would Bhnro tho advantages of a par ty vail. Prlco of this property Is quoted at $2500. Tho aforesaid enthusiasts suggest n three-story building, the entlro oxtent of which should bo devoted to club use, with lobby, offices, exhibit rooms, etc. A rest room on a com- monsurato scale with tho city's needs is clso mentioned as a valuable ac - cessory which such a building could nfford- j i u Bu oi oiumia, uonus nnu ; dobontureo, it Is pointed out by tho Improvomeut'o advocates l ow easy It would bo to ffnnnco tho proposition, and it romnins to bo' soon whether It Is a feasible ono or merely n pipe dream. Hetty Green III. NEW YORK, April 6. A report that Hetty Croon, ono of Amorica's wealthiest womon, ia seriously JU in somo suburb of New York was circu lated today In financial circles. Mrs, Oreen has not boon soon for weoks In tho banks and other places whoro aha dally transacted business. An officer of tho National Park bank admitted that she is 111, but decided that her whereabouts is unknown ovon to financial advisors. panics to provldo comfortablo sta tions. To provldo work for tho unem ployed. To provldo a standard weight for bread. To remit wator rates to widow wash-womon supporting families. ECUADOR MAY WAR ON PERU Ancient Boundary Line Questlen Is Cause of Friction and Recent Events All Point Teward War Would Probably Involve All e South American Countries. UNCLE SAM MAY STEP IN AND SPANK EOT FT Suggested That Conference Be Held, But If It Is a Stormy Peace Con gress May Be the Result Affair Is Closely Watched. Strength of Peru. Army 1000 regulars. Equipment 20,000 Mauser rifles, 24 Maxim gatling guns, 24 light field guns. Navy Three cruisers, two transports, two dispatch boats. Strength of Ecuador. Army 1500 regulars. Equipment 25,000 rifles, small number of field and machine guns. Navy One torpedo boat, one transport. Cause of the Dispute. Ancient boundary lino question which has resulted in bitterness between tho re publics and frequently threat ened to result in war. Tho last dispute resulted in tho entire matter being placed in the hands of King Alfonso of Spain for Settlement. -t- x WASHINGTON, D. C, April 0. The state department nnd the Latin America diplomatic body here is ou tiptoe today awaiting developments of the extremely critical situation in South America between Peru and Ecundor. War between tho two republics ia regarded as almost a certainty un less the United States interferes and brings pressure to bear on the two governments. It is believed hero among tho offi cials that unless Peru or Ecuador ror quest Amorica's good offices in. et' tling tho dispute, Secretary of State Knox- will diplomatically suggest in terference on tho part of tho United Stntos without waiting for an invi tation. Tho Pan-American peacct conference which it is planned to hold nt Buenos Ayres in July, may be abandoned as a result of tho pre?;, ent strained situation. All tho South American republics 1 nro to bo represented at the confer ence, provided it is hold. It is expected that Peru will nnnn break off diplomntio relations with Colombin beeiuiso Colombia hns nft. - fered to aid Ecundor in the evont of" wnr between tho two nations Should Peru tako suoh notion, it would plnco hor in bad relations with couaoor, l oiombin, Chili. Bolivia nnd tVrgontmo. Suoh a situation would be certain to orento a, stormy peace. coniorenco, nt tho least. Tho friction between Poru and Ecuador, which had its origin in a boundary dispute, which in itself is not regarded n- particularly serious. EMERYVILLE RACING SEASON CONTINUED UNTIL JUNE EMERYVILLE, Cal., April . Rnco goera oxprossod no surprise to- day regarding tho announcoment of President Tom Wllllamu of tho Cal ifornia Jockey club that tho racing season would be contlnuod to Jun 4. Tho season wa3 to close May 5. Horsemen have been oxpectlng tho announcement of nn extonBlon ot the season over since tho supreme court docldod that a stakeholder eould not bo punished for holding wagera. This decision caused an Immediate enllvomont of the betting ring, and tho grandstand audience baa greatly Increased. From now on until tho close raoe will bo held six daya a week. 1