Medford Mail Tribune
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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
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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.
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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.
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