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Medford Mail Tribune
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Full Lcaacd Wire Report.
FIRST SECTION
Tho only paper la the world
published In a city tko else of
Medford baring a leased wins.
PAGES 1 TO 8
MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1910.
No. 29.
SPEEDY CONSTRUCTION 0
ALLEN BACK FROM NEW YORK SNOW 10 RAIN
WITH ROAD FULLY FINANCED MIDDLE WEST-!
Awaita Granting of Franchiso in Ashland to Start Con
struction WorkWould Like to Moot Residents of
Valley in Ordor to Discuss Routo to Bo Followed
Line Pacific & Eastorn
B1
i RINGING
the
money to
tip-to-dnlo
lino from
construct
an
ntonirbnn trolley
GrnntH 1'iihh to Arihlund, John
It. Allen, builder of the l'u
cifio & Enttturu niilrouil, hits
returned from New York City
to complete dotuilH for tho
Medy coiiHtmotion of tho
electric rond. He also nn
uounceH that the work of con
tracting t'tiu Pacific & East
ern from Jtutte Falls onstwnrd
over tho CitHondcH will ho
.tiiKhed with tho tunny rapidity
which baa characterized thu
construction of tho line. Mr
Allen will remain n month r
m hero, then go t ow York
for u brief trip, returning to
make thu Snowy Iltitto orchard
. hi summer home.
"The proposed intcrurbnn
trollov lino linn boon entirely
financed," wild Mr. Allen, "and
the money for building it is
ready. Contttruction work will
be started ns noon nn tho city
of Atmlnnd grunts n frnuchiflc.
The dcopIo of AHhland, by a
vote of two to one, amended
tho city charter bo ns to permit the council to grunt n fifty-year fran
chiac, so that it is evident they wnnt tho elcctrio line, nnd I expect the
council will noon grant ono. I nm going ovor Monday to meet tho coun
cil. "I havo not yot deoidod upon the routo of tho trolley line. It has
not yot boon dotonnincd. I nm hero for that purpose nnd would liko to
moot tho citizens of tho various towns nnd the orchard owners who nre
desirous of having tho lino, run through their prooporty, and talk the
natter ovor with them. I will bo oithor nt tho Hotel Nash or tho Pn
clfio & Eastom offlcos for the next wcok or two to discuss routes. I
have not yot chosen tho strcots to run on or tho stntion sites, but would
liko to hoar from residents nnd those interested.
"Tho trolloy lino will bo woll built, with the latest equipment. It will
bo designed for both freight and pnssongor traffic. Tho raiU will ho
heavy and tho construction similar to that of tho Wlllnmotto Vnlley
lluo a first-class, pormnuout rond,
"As I stated boforo," concluded Mr. Alton, "construction work only
awaits tho granting of n franchiso in Ashland. As soon as this notion
is tukon work will bo bogun nnd pushed to a finish ns rapidly as tho
Pacific & Eastorn has.
"I will mako my homo in tho Fnowy Butto oichnrd, and brought my
houHokoopor nnd sorvnnts from Now York with mo for that purpose.
Over half of tho Snowy Buttto tracts havo bepn sold, nnd I nm very well
ploasod with tho oxporimcnt of outting nn old orohnrd into smnll tracts.
I don't caro whothor tho rost arc Hold or not, nnd nm willing to hold
them mysolf na a homo.
( "Pino progress has be,on nindo on tho Pooifio & Eastern. Tho rond
will bo opon to Butto Falls by tho middlo of Juno."
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Dinger Hermann
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Hx.CottgreumAn Lies at Death's
Door In ftoftoburg Home Doctors
to Hold
Comultatlon This Mom.
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ItOSEBUItG, April 23. Bingor
Hormann, former member of con.
gross from this district nnd ono of
the best-known politicians in tho
state, is lying nt tho point of doath
at bis homo in this city.
Tho physicians who havo boon at
tending him say a consultation will
be hold in tho morning,
REALTY SALES FOR
TVJRING tho past wook
Rogue
J Rivor vnlloy orohnrd land
hat
sold, unplantod, for $428 nn nore,
whilo n bonrlng orchard has changed
hands at $2375 nn noro, Those
prices sot a now rocord for tliouu
paid in tho northwost for orchards
and aro bnsod upon tho production
of tho land, Hence they aro simply
another tribute to the superiority of
on Over the Cascades.
Rioters Still
Busy In China
Feuivd Uprising Will Spread to
Other Provinces If Tills Occurs
Government Will Do Unablo to
Protect Foreigners.
LONDON, April 24. Disntpehos
today from China siy that rioting is
continuing in Chnng Sha and tho
Himan province It is foarod that
tho uprising will sproad to other
provinces. '
ououiu uio upnsing uoeomo Kon.',,tnttn .rntru . ,ininv,i
wh ma ioroign ouico jonrs mat tno
viu.iuuo KUVOrnmoiH Will UO linttUIO 10
protOOt foroignOW.
'lho Roguo Rivor vnlloy as a fruit
growing distriot.
During tho prosbnt season ovor
$2,600,000 has boen paid for fruit
lands in tho Roguo Riyor vnlloy,
Many largo snlos havo boon mado,
chief among whioh was that of tho
Burroll orchard for a half million of
dollars.
Subdivision is the keynote of op
OREGON WARM
by Lake States Suffec Heavy Damane'
From Blizzard Follow Earlv
Spring ana Tnousanas Of Dollars'
Damage Is Done Many Farmers
Are Ruined.
PORTLAND, April 23. Both rcc
ord heat nnd record cold were w -
ported from various parts of the
middlo west and the far west todny.
In tho lake states extreme cold, ac-
comnnnied hv hnw 5n,U.
J . " difficulties thnn do any of tho oth-
ported, while n stonn on tho grcntLw. rrun i,m ,t, w ir.:
Inkcs tonight, almost unheard of nti8 lho onJy crossing, of Bear creek
this time of year, is blowing a hcavv.for n milo or more? Mirth, nnd tlm
gnlc nnd shipping is endnngcrcd.
On the const, all points in Oregon
rcport cxtrnordinnry wnnn wenther.
III Portland the glnns reached 88 nt.
3 o'eloek. At Rotcburg 02 was the
record ncnt ior April. Eastern Or -
aimi. r.nstern ur-
cgon rcportfc wnrm wenther with dry
I winds, iog Angeles rcnorts enrlv
crops dried up by tho warmest
weather known in the historv- of that
Hocuon. onn Jrnncisco remstored
87 in the shade. Tho early straw
berry crop, reported at San Fran.
ciseo from Southern California, was
all but ruined.
CHICAGO, III., April 23. The
storm raging over tho middlo west
todny is ono of tho mo6t nnusnnl
ever known in thiB section nf tho
country, nnd it is fenred thnt h nnvv
damage to cropa will result. In
mnny sections eold-wenther records
for tho season hnvo been broken.
Snow in many plnces visited by
tho present storm has never boforo
fallen so Into in tho year, according
to ndviser ceceived.
Tho storm follows an unusually
early spring. During March through
me entire section now botng swept
by snow nnd wind, wnnn, wenther
prevailed. March registered woather
wnrmor in Minneapolis than in Los
Aiifolcs.
It is feared today that bosides tho
usual minor storm damage, honvy
loss has been suffered in tho fruit
growing region. Although tho full
extent of tho dnmago cannot yet bo
ascertained, it is belioved that tho
applo orohards of Missouri havo
suffered hoavily nnd thnt in Michi
gan othor dnmago has been done.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 23. Tho
thermometer at 8 o'clock today reg
istered 28 degrees. This is the cold
est that was ovor known hero at
this tirao of tho year. A driving
snow is falling. Continued cold is
predicted nnd it is fenred that tho
fruit has been hoaviJy damaged.
CALUMET, Mich., April 23. A
70-milo blizzard is swooping this
section today. Lako Suporior has
boen Instiod into fury and is storm
swept for its ontiro longth. Tho
storm extends from Duluth to tho
Soo, Six inches of snow havo fal
len. Warning was issued at Duluth bo
foro tho storm struck and only a
few vessols nro boliovod to bo any
whoro on tho lake.
jt js estimated that the storm has
,1nn t).ft,ic.m,l0 nf ,1nl1nr wnrtn nf
'(1nmnpn.
THIS SEASON TOTAL
orations in tha.valloy today. Nearly
oyery largo traot has boon sold and
is being plaoed on tho mnrkot in 10
and 20-noro tracts, whioh afford a
family a oomfortablo living.
Among the largo sales whioh havo
boon made this season is tho Burroll
traot for $500,000; Hamilton traot,
$125,000: Hargadine traot, $240,
000 Cox ranch, $120,000; Hanley
F TROLLEY LI
Clark - Henery
Ready For Work
Three Carload of Grading Mncliln
ery Arrive and U'orw Will Soon
Start on fitreets-7-Camp In
Wilt
i
i
man Parley
Tho Clark-IIcnery " Construction
company unloaded three carlonds of
wagons and machinery at ,Mcdford
iSnturdny and nro making prepara
tions to commence work on their
contract for paving in Medford ns
soon ns tho men and Machinery can
be assembled. j
Ground for tho location of the
- P,nnt has been secured in the Whit-
Lj,, be broURht from ,bo Rogue Bvcr
Granite company's plant nt Gold
.Ray.
Tho firat strcoMo'be paved will
O0. asi Ma aB ,l Penis more
paring compnny, in order to accom-
modnto tho traffic, may be comnell-
cd to pnvc the street half its width
at a time for n block or more, nnlil
convenient cross streeti-nllowinp tho
'countrv and
councrv ana lOcav trail jo la come'
.in behind tho pavers, cm bo reached,
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; LfllllieSe rTlllCe
Insults Friends
During Presentation of Gifts Ho
Calls to HU'jtctinnc nnd Abruptly
Leaves Room Chinatown Iladly
Wrought Up Over Matter.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., April 23.
Local Chincso nro indignant and
ashamed ovor tho notion, of Princo
Tsai Too, minister of war, uncle of
mo emperor nna oromer or tno
prince regent of tho imperial empire,
in deliberately ignoring thoir gifts,
their expressions of esteem. The
wnllu of Chinatown early today were
placarded with lampoons of the
youthful princo, in which ho was re
forrod to as n "child whoso ignor
anco wns only fbrgivenblo bocauso
of his youth."
lho action of tho princo which
aroused tho turmoil occurred last
night when ho abruptly called to his
retinue nnd led them from tho room
nt tho Palaco hotel when ho was be
ing prosonted with a vaso, n punch
sot nnd a silver loving cup by local
Lnincso societies.
New Eyeglasses
For Roosevelt
Colonel Discards Famous Pinchers"
Delivers Speech Iloforo Academy
and Delights French by Speaking
In Thoir Tongue.
PARIS, April 23. Colonel Rooso
velt todny disenrdod his famous
noseglasses and purchased a now
nnir from a loading oculist of Paris.
Ho also bought a number 'of 'rare old
books here. Later ho went to thn
A'cndomy of Sorbonno, whom a din
ner of 17 covors wns laid. Tho
guosts inoluded French Ambassador
.TnaaBrmn rA A,nr,Vo Amk--
,,1nr to Frnn Hnnn
ranch, $100,000, whilo many other
pmcos nave Deon soia ror prices
ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
Tho past weok has been exception
ally fino for the real esatto busi
ness. New records were Bstnhlinl..
ed in tho prices paid for land,, whije
the market was brisk. Bales ro
; ported were:
I Cox, t$120,000s Burrell traot. $45.-
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THROUGH
tUTHBERT BOW!
TO MOVE TENT
Proprietors of New Furniture Com
pany Decides to Erect Temporary
Quarters Outside of Fire Limits-
Will Go On Oakdale Avenue, Near
Tent City.
Bowing to the demand of the fire
company tnat tnoy do not erect a
tent, as given permission by the city
council, for temporary store pur
poses at Sixth and Central avenue,
Cuthbcrt & Co. will remove the
structure to Uakdnlo avenue, near
their tent city.
As soon as tho firm found that
tho council acted without a legal
right in giving them permission to
erect tho tent insido of tho fire lim
its, tho company decided to press the
matter no further.
Tho meeting of the city council
Friday afternoon was a long-drawn
nut affair- nn.i trno mnm nf rruu.
(for-all discussion on the controversy
between tho firemen and the council
on the matter of the erection of the
tent than anything else.
When tho tent question
come up)
Mr. Welch spooo in favor of grant
ing tho permit to Cuthbcrt & Co.,
saying that they had lost out on
buildings they had thought to secure
for business purposes and should be
given some kind of a show.
Cuthbert & Co. presented their side
of the case, explaining that tho
8tructuro was merely temporary and
that they had acted in good faith in
supposing their authority from the
council wns amplo; also had agreed
to tear down and removo tho tent
as soon as they were through with it
Councilman Eifcrt thought tho
firemon were not showing a spirit of
fnimoRR. lint nrtm ttod thnt thn n
tion of the council was not legal.
Morrick admitted that there had
been carelessness horetoforo, but
that, owing to tho . expense gono to
by Cuthbert & Co., thought they
should be allowed to go nhead.
Tho mayor oxpressed his opinion
that the matter lay entirely with tho
chiof of tho firo department, and
that hereafter ho would have entire
control and tho council would "keep
thoir nosos out."
Mr. Butler, assistant firo chief,
who had somo part in tho contro
versy, nindo the following statement:
'1 would liko to correct tho state
ment that a fellow businoss man was
trying to keep Cuthbert & Co. out
ot a placo to do business. Holding
tho offico of assistant fire chief, I
was ordered by tho chief (ho being
unablo) to attend a spocial meeting
had authority to grant building per
mits within tho fire limits. I took
no part in tho proceedings until re
quested by a member of tho coun
cil to give my view in regard to the
matter.
"My objection (as a fireman) was,
first, that it was strictly against an;
ordinance passed by tho city coun
cil: socond, bocauso I considered it
vory dangerous to construot such a
building (board walls and tcntrobf )
so closo to the business center of
Medford; third, beonuso tho dry
season, with our north winds, would
place in jeopardy thousands of dol
lars' worth of property, if this firo
trap was allowed to bo constructed;
fourth, because I think tho prop
erty owners in that locality are due
to some consideration."
OVER TWO
000; Burroll traot, $57,500; Burroll
traot, $17,500; Burrell tract, $28,
500; Tucker ranch on Roguo rivor,
$25,000; Gold Range tract, $15,000;
Waterman, $30,000; Traot M, Suowy
Butto, $0500; Traot N. Snowy Butto,
$0750; Traot J. Snowy Butte, $5000;
portion Hamilton traot, $000; Smith,
placo on Antelope, $25,000; Leover
traet, $10,000; Symcox tract, $22,-
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MAND THAI WAT
BE SETTLED
Unanimous Sentiment Among Leading Business Men That
Litigation With Hanley Cease and Wasson Canyon
Water Be Purchased All Say Delay is Too Costly to
Welfare of the City Council May Take Action Soon.
ROWING more insistent eachl
VJ day. is -the demand on. the part .
of Med'ford'B citizens
troversy with M. F.
ing the completion of. the' gravity
water system, be settled throngm
arbitration with Mr. Hanley. Tho
seemingly never-ending litigation, 1
now extending over a -year,. ...ha&'..
thoroughly disgusted the city andj
now business men are demanding
that tho question be settled onno and
forever. , U
Tho demand f or arbitration is' j.
growing in volume daily. Hardly a'
man can now bo found who is not in
favor of meeting with Mr. Hanley
nnd settling the question. Tho suc -
-i.!nV, TTaniav ha hnA in'..
1 checkmating the city in the longU
fight through the courts gives prom-'x X T wa..,,nJr6fl tn
ise of being continued in the uture?- hke .?".
and for this reason citizens favor"
arbitration.
w ,o ;n..'
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given as reasons for demanding nr -
bitration :
First Tho pipe lino must contain
water by June 1 or it will deteriora-1 becn 8cttIed eiKM months ago. It is
ato rapidly when the drying-out pro-1 poor business to delay the matter
cess starts, which will cause a long. Close it at once,
heavy damage. I joha R. Allen Get a wholesome
Second That without an adc-l . ,
auato supply of fresh water with.8 Pp,y of wator 88 800n aa P08"
tho summer coming on, the henlth of
'the city will bo endangered.
The Mail Tribune yesterday se-
cured the views of a scoro or more
of local business men regarding tho I
situation and out of that number I
only ono stated that he favored
fighting to tho bitter end but that
ho did not wish to bo quoted one
way or tha other in regard to the
matter. Following are a few of the
interveiws:
Dr. E. B. Pickel Arbitrate by all i
means and get tho- question settled,
Better spond a few dollars than I
leave tho health of the city in
ger.
W. I. Vawter Compromise, and
do it in a hurry. It is sound busi
ness souse.
Dr. J. F. Reddy If it had boen
my personal affair it would have
95 Persons Die
In Flood Waters
Danwgo Aggregating $2,600,000 Has
Been Done in Territory Contigu
ous to Kragutivatz, Which Was
Destroyed,
BELGRAVIA, Sorvia, April 23.
Ninoty-fivo persons havo been
drowned within 24 hours in the by the Russian authorities, accord
flooded rivor Morava, according to 'ing to advices received here,
reports brought here today. Twoi Premier Stolypin says tho f hole
hundred others have been injured by J sale expulsion was made because the
tho storms prevalent in tho rivor val- Jews had sottled in Kieff without
ley. first obtaining tho permission of tha
The river was ropcrted to bo ris- Kussian government Those of tho
ing rapidly and further damage and Jows who have always lived in Kieff
loss of life is almost certain. were allowed to romain in the city.
MILLION AND HALF
Tho sale of the John Cox place,
just south of town, established tho
new prico reoord for unplantod or
chard land, Two hundred and
eighty aoros wore sold for $120,000,
or $428 an aore. This prico was
not paid by blind investors, but by
men who carefully looked ovor tho
situation first and found what tho
production of Rogue River orchard
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MdrejyU.
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mand on. the part . .
& tkatftno fctKAYOrT-CAMOM.lJASfES
".1", '., n BUCK TO COUNCIL
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While admitting that the
city's greatest need at the
present time was to settle
the water controversy with
M..P. Hanley, Mayor Canon
'passed the buck to the city
council by stating thnt it was
up to theta to say what
should be done.
"I am willinghio . do what
ever 'th8,coHncl:iMriks best,"
stated- the mayor, "but I be
lieve that the case will bo
settled, so that the city can
go ahead, in May, when
Judge Calkins hears the case.
It is an unfortunate affair
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. Mem&ers or the council fa-
'T vor arbitration with Mr.
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Hanley conditionally.
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,8lble 1 ed: last fall to give
,$1000 to have the .question settled.
The city cannot Btnnd the delay
longer
J EnyartArbitrttto at onco.
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Tho malter shou,d hvo b MttIed
lnB R-
L. E. Wakeman Closo tho matter
as soon as possible Give us good
water and at once,
Edgar Hafer Medford must have
tho water. What is a few dollars
compared to the loss to the city
through a ruined imputation for
dan-.health T
H. C. Garnett Give us water at
any cost and end this litigation
which never gets nnywhoro.
J. D. Olwell Wo need water
abovo everything else. Lot's have it
settled at once.
Russiaus Drive
10,000 Jews Out
Feared That Action at Kleff Is
Preludo to Anti-Semite Demands
Throughout Russia Wholesale
Kxpulslon.
BERLIN, April 23. Ton thousand
Jews wore driven from Kieff totday
Tho record prico for bearing or
chard was established when O. H.
Burkhart of Philadelphia, Fa., pil
$28,500 for 12 aoros of pears in tha
Burrell orehard, er ip9t7f m aam.
This was an eoeptional fine bay. Tke
salo was made by Joha D. Oiwell.
Novor beforo ttas there ueh
prosperous realty season h Um
Rogue River Yalky, but otham am
tf
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