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MDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1910.
liW.rH YEAH.
No. 24.
Medtord Mail Tribune
RETIREMENTOF
ALDRICH SOON
IS CONFIRMED
General Brnyton, Ropuhtlcnn Doss of
Wioilc Island, Announces That Un
der No Clrcumstnnces Will Altlrlclt
be Candidate for Rc-clcctlon to
Senate Held Office 29 Years.
ILL-HEALTH IS GIVEN
AS REASON OF WITHDRAWAL
Retirement of Alilrlch Will Remove
One of Most Strlkino Flnures
From Senate Dominates Senate
at Present.
rnOVIDKKCK, It. I., April 18.
Sonntor Nolson Aldrich will lotiro nt
tho uml of his present, tenn. Uiitlor
no circiiiiibtuucoK will hu bu candi
date for ro-oleotioii. The niiiiaiiiiuc
niciit wan nmdo by General Hruyton,
known iih the Itepiibllcait bore of the
fltnto. Ocnornl Urayton declare
that ill-health in tho caubc of the
senator's determination to rutiru.
General Drayton's nnnounceinunt in
considered ntithoritativo and tho ru
mor which has been circulated for
the pant three days that Aldriuh
planned to retire in now generally ac
cepted here. Aldriuh has refused an
yet to mako nny statement other than
that lit? would fight for re-election if
tho fight figniiibt Iilm in dTiirobi
continued or if a fight wuru started
ngninst him in Ithodo Island.
General Drayton's announcement
is taken to mean that an understand
in jC lias been reached by Republican
loader in the Mate and that Senator
Aldrich will bo allowed to retire with
out any movement against him here,
but with tho indorsement of his
party bore.
Tho retirement of Aldrich will take
from tho senate one of tho most
striking figures in recent years, and
the man generally conceded to have
uiu greatest lnuuonco in ino upper
house of congress.
Aldrich was clouted to the sonato
in 1881 and sorvod continuously since
ho took his sent, October 11 of that
year. Prior to that ho had sorved in
tho lower houso in congross nnd as a
mombor of tho Rhodo Island general country. Tho routo was laid out via
assembly. Jackson vllle, over to Applegnte, down
Aldrich, beennso of his long service!, imt stream nnd return by way of
nnd hia great influonco, has boon Grants Pass
considered tho loader of tho Ropub- Tho trip was mnde without inci
icnnB in tho sonnto. Although tho dent unti, tho noon Cftrap Wft8 mn(le
nsurgonts linvo mndo him tho con- whon jt wns discovered that thoro
tor of thoir nttnok, thoy linvo novor
succeeded in undormining hi power.
ITo is conuidorud as tho dictator of
tho rocont tariff bill, ns it passod
tho sonnto. If ho retires nt tho cud
of this torin, which oxpircs uoxt year,
ho will not linvo achieved tho pot am
bition of his career. ITo Is credited
with having doslrod, moro than any
other thing, to frnmo tho financial
legislation which is expected to
ohango tho prosont system of finnnce.
Will Itcorganlzo Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 18.
Tho rotiremont of Sonntor Aldrich nt
tho close of his torin In 1011 menus
(Continued on Pago 8.)
Dr. Frederick A. Cook Now
Living Life of Exile In
v South American Hamlet
TRENTON, N. J April 18. Ac
cording to formor Stato Comptroller
William S, Hancock, who has Just
ijroturnod from . tour of South Amor
Ica, Dr, Frodorlclc A. Cook, tho dis
credited Arctlo oxploror, is living in
.. small vlllngo named Chllnscolos, on
tho Ohtlonn sldo of tho Andos, Ills
wlfo Is with him,
Whon a party, of which Hancock
, wns n mombor, nrrlvod at Chllacolos,
tho natives woro talking of two Araor
Ican strangors whom thoy boliovod
to bo fugltlvoB from Justico,
Ono mombor of Hancock's party
UNCLE SAM IS
INVESTIGATING
CITY'S GROWTH
Postmaster Is Furnished Blanks to
Give Information Regarding Fed
eral Building Need In Hctlford
Score of Questions Are Asked Re
garding Local Field.
COMMITTEE LOST NO
TIME IN GETTING BUSY
Assistant Postmaster Woodford Is
Busy Collecting Data Federal
Building Bill; Should Be Reported
Within Few Weeks.
The committee on public bulldlngo
of tho houo of representatives, to
which wtis referred Congressman
UnwloyVblll providing $125,000 for
a federal building In this city, has
loHt no time In getting busy and In
vestigating the growth and future of
Medford. Although tho bill was In
troduced on April S, blanks linvo al
ready been received hero by tho post
master with a request to have them
filled out nnd returned.
Tho blnnkB nsk n multitude of
iliiestlons. One of them Is for the pos
tal receipts ten years ago, what thoy
irw -loUyj.nd an mthnnt of what
thoy. will be ten years honco. Popu
lation Is nWo-ntkodor these threo
porlods.
Other government departments hero
here will bo queried. Thcso Include
tho land office, federal court, O'Gara's
offlco and tho forestry department.
Location Is n difficult matter for
n federal regulation provides that tho
building must bo distant 40 teot from
every other building.
It begins to look as It Medford
might got her federal building, nftor
nil.
MEDFORD AUTOMOBILISTS
HAVE PLEASANT DRIVE
Sunday morning eight touring
nnfnH loft Merifnril ftr n ilnv'it out.
i nnii Bnmit .i1(, ,iv :n t.U,,.. tho
wns ono mnchino missing, By tho
timo tho dinner was sproad this ma
chine, L. D. Brown's, came back. IIo
had started in tho load, outrun tho
others, gono on to Grants Pass, and
tk'on, romemboring tho contents of
tho hampers in the othor machines,
drovo back tho eight miles in order
to participate in the good things pro
vided. At Woodvillo, on tho way bnok, tho
party picnicked again nnd enmo
liomo In tho cool of the evening.
In tho trip tho nutos covered over
80 miles. Tho mnchincs woro thoso
of Mossrs. Rittor, Merrick, Nicholson,
W. IT. Brown, Alford, Eubnnks, Cnrl
ton, L. B. Brown.
was cortnln that tho straucors woro
Mr, nnd Mrs. Cook. An Inquiry was
mndo nnd Cook admitted his ldon
tity. IIo docllned to dlBCUBs nny ot tho
charges mado against him by mora
bors of tho vivoub googrnphlcnl so
clotlos, IIo Boomed to bo gloomy and
wns dotormtnod to bo ns much nlono
as posslblo.
Mrs. Cook also seemed much do
pressed. Mombors of tho party who had Boon
Cook whon ho roaohod Now York
said ho Bhowod considerable change
, J. C. O'Laughlin,
Incident, and
Ono iM'lnt uf Interest that In duo to be discussed fur a long time Is the connection of John C.0'Laughlln with tho
IloosevolM'opo I'lus Incident Mr. O'Lnughltn was assistant secretary of stato under Mr. Itoosovelt, bnt now earns
bis inone as n newspaper man. President Taft disliked O'Laugblln, and the feeling was returned. The friends
of President Tnft bare wondered and will contlnuo to wonder until the Itoosovelt party returns Just how much
O'Laugblln had to do with the Incident. O'Laugblln Is a Washington newspaper man sent to Europe to meet the
Roosevelt party, but his training ns n diplomat and his friendship for Colonel Iloosevelt seem to have led him Into'
othor paths. Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop Itynn, Farley and Ireland have defended tho pope, as they did In tho
Fairbanks Incident. For days to come a discussion between the representatives of the pope and tho representa
tives of oUicr denominations are due to bo added to the political discussion as to what effect Colonel Roosevelt's ac
tion wlU have on his political popularity.
Jam Carries
T. R. Off Feet
Austrian Chief of Police Is Suffering
Ilroken U-g as Hesult of Roosevelt
Visit Teddy Calls on Itoyalty.
DUD A PEST, April IS. Tho visit
of Thcodoro Itoosovelt has cost tho
chlof Vt pollco bore n broken leg.
The Hungarians' enthusiasm over tho
former president's visit cnusod tho
accident and It has also caused tho
pollco officials In general consider
able worry.
Tho pollco chief last nluht was
cnucht In tho rush nt tht railway
station. Poop!" rushed forward to
got closo to Ruoaovolt. Tho Jam was
so tremendous that tho colonol wns
lifted off his feet and carried 40 foot
botoro ho could oscnpo, IIo was un
hurt. Tho pollco chlof, howovor, try
ing to stay tho onrushlng slghtsoors,
was thrown down nnd trnmplod on
nnd his leg fractured.
Today Itoosovelt called on Arch-
duko Joseph and Promlor Count Hod
orvary, Count Apponyl, an old friend
of tho colonol, who had visited him
In Washington, acted as escort during
tho calls, noosovolt visited parlia
ment today.
Tonight ho will nttend a dlnnor nt
which tho legislative loadors will nt
tond. Itoosovolt broko away from royalty
long onough to visit Francis Kos
suth, loador ot tho united opposition
party.
Kossuth was conflnod to his npart-
monts by HlnoM. IIo was over-Joyed
nt tho unoxpoctod visit. Tho people
woro dollghtoC at this Instance of
RoobovoU's democracy,
J, W. Arm8trom of Corlnn, Cnl., is
in Medford on business,
Active In Roosevelt
Leaders of Catholic
'Sam Lock Gets
Off Good One
Proprietor of Cnntou Itcstnurnnt
Falls to Fall for Trick of Fellow
Coutitrymnn Turns tho Joke.
"For wnya thnt are dark
And tricks that are vain,
Tho Heathen' Chlneo is "peculiar.'
Sam Lock, who conductu tho Can
ton restanrront on Front streot. Is
laughing up his sleovo today at a
nent llttlo trick ho turned on a fol
low Chinaman Suuday. For Instead
of being "tho "fall guy" ho is four
bits ahead and has tho Joko on tho
othor follow. This Is tho tnlo.
On Sunday n Chinaman who lives
In Medford nnd has it in for Sam
sent a man ovor to tho Canton res
taurant with a request that Sam Lock
soil him soma whisky. Could ho got
It?
"Suro," Bald Sam. "I'll fix It up
you Just wait a moment.',
And Sam went Into tho rear ot tho
restaurant and soon roturnod with a
bottlo, which .looked good, at any
rnto.
Fifty cents was pnld, and tho man
loft. Today Sam is laughing up his
sleeves at tho result ot his llttlo
stunt.
For In tho bottlo was somo very
flno cold toa.
CHAUFFEUR RUNS DOWN
PARTY OF JOY RIDERS
SAN PRANCISCO, Cnl., April IS.
'Miss Mao Cnssin of this oitv and
H) E Borry of Onklnud nro in local
i.ospttna toilnVi onch sufforinc from
n brokou right leg as a result of bo-
ing struok by an automobile in front
of n rondhousa nonr Redwood City
Sunday morning.
- Pope
Church In U. S.
Huge Orchard
Is Enlarged
Westcrlund Adds 530 Acres to West
ern Oregon Orchard Company's
Holdings Now Totals SM3.
J. A: Westerlund has purchased
from M. W. Whoelor, for tho Western
Oregon Orchards company, tho 550
ncros adjoining tho company's prop
erty on tho south. It Is understood
thnt tho consideration approximated
$75,000.
This property makes a total ot 2843
acres in tho orchard property, of
which 1250 aro planted to fruit. This
ts tho largest orckard in tho north
west annd bids fair to becomo tho
largest In tho world. It Is located
threo miles southeast ot Modford.
Tho Wheolor tract Is excollent fruit
land nnd will bo subdivided Into ttvo
and ton-acro tracts.
WATER IS TURNED
INTO HOPKINS CANAL
Today tho water was turned Into
tho Hopkins canal from tho foot ot
tho "Bradshaw "drop," Tho full
amount of Improvements, contemplat
ed by tho Fish Lako company havo
not boon completed, owing to tho dif
ficulty experienced In securing a suf
ficient forco of mon nnd teams to
carry out tho plans. Howovor;, tho
domnnds for water bocamo so Insist
ent among tho usors along tho canal
that tho water was turned In nnd a
crow will bo kopt at work during tho
sonson making enlargomonts whor
ovor posslblo and soolng that tho ca
nal Is carrying its full capacity.
If you don't got frequent and vnlu
ablo sorvlco from tho want ads, you
nro not quite in touoh with tho way
things are accomplished in this town.
BIG BUILDING
IS BLOWN UP
BY DYNAMITERS
Steel Frame of Utah Hotel, a 13
Story Building In Course of Erec
tion, Completely Wrecked at Early
Hour Today Ho Clew to Hen
Who Did Work.
STEEL BEAMS HURLED INTO
THE AIR LIKE STRAWS
Roof of Neaf-by Bank Is Riddled and
Crushed Contractors Have - Been
Having Trouble With Union Labor
of Late. ,. 1
SAiT LAKE CITY, Utah,. April
18. Tho steel frame work of the
Utah hotel, a 13-story building in
course of construction, was dyna
mited early today.
The explosion shattered windows in
several n?ar-by blocks and scores of
panic-stricken persons rushed to tho
streets in their night -clothing.
Directors of the company have of
fered a big reward for tho dyna
miters. The explosion hurled steel beams
into the air and dropped them like
straws into tho streets, on .near-by
buildings nnd back into tho twisted
mass of girders.
The roof of the Utah Stato bank
was riddled and crushel by the fall
ing beams. Several persons in a
near-by apartment house had narrow
escapes from death.
Tho force of tho explosion was so
great that telephone operators in a
branch building two blocks away
from the hotel were thrown from
their chairs.
Telegraph and telephone lines ad-
jncent to tho building were put out
of commission.
Shortly before tho explosion the
watchmen reported that they had
seen two men emerge irom the
shadows of the framework and run
at top speed. Tho watchmen said
they started in pursuit, nnd thoy be
lievo that to this fact they owe their
lives.
Labor disputes havo marked the
entire period of construction and
several men are reported to havo
been attacked because thoy worked
on tho building after tho Jones Con
struction company had declared for
"open shop."
Tho steel structure had reached u
height of eight stories.
ANOTHER HITCH IN THE
WELSH-H'FARLAND MILL
CHICAGO, 111., April 18. Another
hitch has appeared in the plans for
tho Freddio Wclsh-Pncky Mclnrland
fight in London. Wolgast, who is ir.
Cleveland playing a theatrical en
gagement, announced just boforo ho
left Chicago that Welsh had 6cut
word that tho MoFarland fight
would bo called off if satisfactory
arrangements can bo mado for a
Wolgast-Wolsh scrap at San Fran
cisco. However, ho will fight tho man
who will bring him tho most money.
Fiends Attempt Wholesale "
Slaughter of Children By
Scattering Poisoned Candy
MOUNT VICTORIA, 0 April 18.
A score of detoctivos havo boon
employed to assist tho local officers
In capturlnc tho powons who dur
ing tho 'last wook, havo scattered
pounds ot poisoned candy in tho
strootB In what Is boliovod to havo
boon a Ilondlsh attempt at a whole
sale slaughter ot children.
Within tho Inst threo days between
50 and 60 dogs have died, and a scoro
ot children havo boon tho victims ot
a mystorlaus Ulnes3 which was ac
companied by toarful cramps and yIo
lont nausea. Examinations of the
stomachs ot six of tho dogs rovoalod
10 ENTERTAIN
BUSINESS MEN
FROM PORTLAND
Commercial Club Plans a Rceptl6K
Which Will Surpass Everything ef
Its Kind Ever Pulled Off in Ore
gon and Which Will Delight Vis
itors. 150 AUTOS TO SHOW
VISITORS THE VALLEY
"Know Oregon" Excursion Will Be
Here Next Monday and Then
There Will Be Something Doing
Along Boosting Lines.
If the plans' of th cMcdford' Com
mercial club da not miscarry some
thing that has norcr happened ns yet
the entertainment which will bo af
forded the Portland business men
when their excursion reaches this
city next Monday, will bo the most
elaborate ever pulled off in Medford
and that's going somo.
The train will arrive in Medford at
1:40 p. m. and is scheduled to leave
for Ashland and the south at 4:10 p.
m. Tho timo whilo hero will bo de
voted to various forms of entertain
ment, chief among which will be an
auto ride through the valley.
It is thought that at least.150 ma
chines -will bo on hand to welcome,
tho "Know Oregon" excursionists,
and the ride through tho valley will
be something worth while.
The Commercial club will thrash
tho entire matter out at its regular
meeting Wednesday overling and
formulate plans which will make the
other towns in tho itinerary of tho
trip go some to surpass.
POLICE INVESTIGATE
BLACK HAND STORIES
CHICAGO, 111., April 18. The-po
lice today began an investigation of
a story told them by one of four
Italians arrested here, that he and
two others of threo men wore tho
"original Black-Handors" in tb
United States. Charles Moratzzc, 45
years old, -when taken into custody
with William Lorenzoni, 48, and John
Morisi, 62, admitted that ho had been
blackmailing and declared that ho
and tho other two men 19 years ago
first conceived tho notion of using
tho terror which Italian secret so
cieties inspired to extort monoy from
wealthy men. Thoir idea was taken
up by othor Itnlians, said Moratzze,
and within a few years tho Black
Hand had spread to all parts of the
country. On further information by
Moratzze, Rosien Romacciotti was
arrested today. x
Moratzze was arrested last night
on suspicion following investigation
of a complaint that an Italian gang
had been trying to blackmail a
wealthy Sicilian. Ho triod to es
capo whilo officers woro questioning
him and fired several times at pur
suing blucconts, but was finally cap
tured. strychnine 11 astounding quantities.
It also developed that tho children
who woro taken IU had oaten "cboc
olato drops" thoy had found In the
streot3.
Last ovening tho officers gathered
n bucketful of candles which were
found scattered In ovory Boction ot
tho town. Evorj morsol contained
strychnine Tho city council will
meet in special session ato today to
consider means of capturing the of
fenders. It Is bolleved that tho coun
cil will offer a largo roward for In
formation that will lead to the arrest
ot tho "polsoaera."