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Medford Mail Tribune
united vnnm association
Full Lcaacd Wlro Report,
Tonight uttil Wodnondny
OUmr mill wnnnor.
Tho only paper In the world
published In a city the alie of
Medford having a loaned wire.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 3910.
No. 49.
COMMITTEE
IS GETTING
MUCH COIN
Mcctlnn With Splendid Success In
Soliciting Funds for tho Publicity
Campaign Outlook Is for Best
Year In Medford's History.
Tito Commercial club committed in
charge of soliciting miliHoriptioiiH for
tliu next publicity campaign Ih moot
iiifC with splendid huccosh, ittiiirly ov
cry tnoroliunt in Medford pledging it
monthly amount. Tho committee Iiiih
not yet had timo to not over tliu en
tire city.
Kvorything ih pointing toward tliu
banner your in Muilfonl'H history,
anil tho Comtnuroial olnh in planning
u creator publicity campaign than
uvor before undertaken.
Govcrnmcnt-Ownctl Ships.
CHICAGO, III., May 17. Rcpre
Hontativo McLaughlin of California
Hinted today that tho greatest regu
lator of raten would ho government
owned HtuauiHhiim on tho Pncifi'i
coast.
CITY'S CASE
JURY SHOULD BE
CHOSEN AT ONCE
City Endeavoring to Get Judge Calk
Ins to Havo Jury Drawn and Sent
to View Premises While Ho Hears
Another Case Maylio Wednesday.
If tho city Iiiib its way tho water
cuso with Ilanley will bo gotten under
way in tho circuit court Wednesday.
Tho city officialH aru bringing ovory
possible effort to hear upon the has
tening of tho condemnation Hiiit, but
uo far havo had little hiiceoHS in Hav
ing time.
Monday Judge Calkins overruled
Hounies' demurror to the complaint
and gave ItcamcH twenty-four liourn
in which to aiiHwor. Tho city attor
ney will aiiHwor thiH WoilncHihiy
morninu' and will then endeavor to
havo a jury cIiohoii. Judge Calkins
Iiiih a different ciibo to hear Wednes
day, hut tin effort will ho mailo to
havo tho jury taken to view tho
promises whilo Judgo Calkins pro
ceedn with bin other enso
WIN
WHO LOST REASON
FRANCISCO
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 17.
John W. Oorgaliorty, of Pnmuloiiu,
Cnl who In hi MinuonpollH today
rocclvod n tologrmn flaying t'mt hla
wlfo, vlto lost 1'Or ronunu la tho San
Francisco onrthqunko, rogalned hor
ronuoa la tho qualco at Pnunilona
SunJny.
Tho tologram tolling of hlawlfo'n
rocovory ramo from hla hoii who hi
now In Pauadoiin.
"Wo woro living In S'in Francisco
at tliu tlmo of tho quake," Qoraghor
ty said, "Our homo on Mnrlcol stroot
was dostroyoil. Fortunatoly with
my wlfo anit two children I oaenpod,
Wo nuulo our way to tho Presidio
whoro wo Uvod la tonta. ,
My wlfo was In poor health and
tho" ohoolc nr.d hnrdshlpy drovo hor
Inanno,
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REGAINS
18 PEONS
KILLED IN
EXPLOSION
I Twenty Additional Badly Injured
No Cause for Explosion Is Known
Nearby Structures Turned Into
Hospitals.
CANTON, 0., May 17. Hightcon
persons arc reported to have been
lulled nud 'JO or more injured in an
explosion in the works of the Amur
ienn Shoot it Tin Pinto company
hero this afternoon,
Tliu caimu of the explosion is un
known. Great excitement prevailed in tho
neighborhood. Windows woro Bhat
torcd in nearby dwelling.
Iinmcdinto steps were taken for
relief of sufferers, nearby structures
being turned into hospitals.
TIioho reHciied woro torn nud
mnimed by tho explosion. AniiH and
logs were Heattored about tho yard
of tho plant and many of the bodies
recovered wore mutilated bo that
hhjntiflontin miiyjbe impossible.
SOON-MAYBE
MANY EISH ARE
STOPPER BY DAM
Floods of Last Winter Destroyed
Flshway at Anient Dam and Sal
mon Aro Stopped In Progress Up
River to Spawning Grounds.
Five thousand chinook sitlmon,
more or less, aro imprisoned below
tho Anient dam and cannot ascend
the river to their spawning grounds
on account of tho destruction of the
fishways in tho dam wrought by tho
floods of lnflt winter, according to
MaHtor Fish Warden II. C. McAllis
ter, who has begun the const ruction
of a temporary fishway over tho
dam, which will enable tho salmon to
ascend until a now dam is built or
the present ono completely taken out
by the floods of next winter. Tho
now l'ishway will bo finished within
a few dayH.
Mr. McAllister and Deputy War
den Kdwurd Clauton spent Tuesday
iiiModforl inspecting local fish con
( Continued on I'auo ft.)
QUAKE JUST
IT
"Inimedlntoly aftor tho qunlco wo
moved to PnaiiJonn. Whou I ro.id
o tho quako tli oro I tolograyhod my
mn. I wnB iifinld that tho shock
would kill my wlfo.
"Imaglno my RHtonlahinont vhon I
rocclvod tlilliiifs thnt alio had com
plotoly rocovovod hor montnl pow
ers, nlthouah bIio romombora nothing
that hna happened slnco tho tllsnstor
la San Frnncloco.
"I- can hardly bollovo tiiat It la
truo."
MAY HAVE TO TAKE THE
BIG FIGHT ELSEWHERE
OAKLAND Cal., Mny 17. Thnt
tho JoffrioH-JohiiBou fight will not hu
hold at Emoryvillo or in any other
part of Alnmodn county is tho gonr
oral bolief horo today,
IN ANOTHER
Latest Photograph of King George V.,
The New Ruler of the British Empire.
STENOGRAPHER ON STAND SHOWS THAT
BALLINGER HAS TOLD MANY UNTRUTHS
NEW SCHOOL ON
EAST SIDE TO BE
MISSION STYLE
School Board Draws Tentative Plans
for Handsome Structure Wash
ington School Is to Be Completely
Remodeled and Modernized.
Tho now school In Queen Anno,
on tho East SUlc, upon which con
struction work la soon to start, will
ho ono of tho most hand-onio struc
tures In tho vnlley. It is to bo of
tho iuIbbIoii a'ylo of nrchP.ecturo, con
tain olovou school rooms, a high
basement and a gymcUBlum. In fact,
tho structure will bo modorn In ovory
reupoct. Tho Washington bcIiooI la
to bo rcmodorcd completely and Ha
exterior and lntorlor complotoly
changed.
Demands Surrender of Bluoflelds.
BLUBPIELDS, Nicaragua, May
17. Tho supply ship Venus, flying
tho Nicnraguan flay, today domand
od tho surrender of Minefields on be
half of Prosidont Madrid.
THE TRUTH ABOUT HALLEY'S COMET
(Written for tho Unitod Press by Harold Jaoohy Kuthorford, Professor of Astronomy at Columbia Uni
versity.) NEW YORK, Mny 17. "Will tho comot injuro tho earth tomorrow night? I think not.
"Comets havo struck tho earth boforo and will continno to hit it in tho future
"Iu tho musoum of natural history in Now York thero is n meteor weighing 27 tons. Thoro mny
bo sovoral chips liko this in tho bond of Halloy's comet, and if tho bond struck wo would havo somo local
disturbance at loast.
"However, tho head will not como olosor to tho earth than 1-1,000,000 milos. Astronomers disngroo
on tho figures, but ngroo on thoso facts.
"Porhnps tho tail may ho long onough to roach tho onrth, and astronomors foel fairly suro that tho
toil will bo long onough. Wo know tho contot's head to bo solid. Wo also know that tho tail is loss donso
tlmn tho nir iu tho host vacuum wo can mako with a morcury air pump. This is thinnor than thin.
"Tho moloculos in tho comet's tail will ho sopnrntod from oach othor by sovoral cuhio foot, so thoro
should bo no fear of ill-offoots from Halloy's comot,"
Maw '- !f '''" '4?tf
IBBffBifn ffi& ' A
KERBY CALLED
AS WITNESS IN
INVESTIGATION
States That He Was Friendly With
Former Secretary Garfield, But
Denies Having Acted Upon Advice
of Former Official.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Mny 17.
Frodorick M. Kerhy, the former sten
ographer for tho interior department,
who Saturday gavo out a statement
tolling of tho preparation of the
"LaSvIor memorandum" in tho Bol
linger case, was today called as a
witness boforo tho investigating com
mittee. Sountor Knuto Nelson, ohair
ninu of the committee, aftor placing
President Taft's lottor of legislation
of Mny 10 on tho record, asked that
Ivorhy ho called. The president's
lottor oxplniuod tho use to which the
Lawlor lottor was put.
Attornoy Brnndcis, representing
Qlavis, asked thnt Korby'a affidavit
and Socrotnry Carpenter's denial bo
also placed on tho record. Sountor
(Continued on Page 5.)
MILLION
AND
QUARTER PEOPLE
yiEWEDWARD
Removal of Body to Westminster
Hall Resembles Great Dress Re
hearsal for Funeral Pageant Which
Will Be Held Friday.
LONDON, May 17. The removal
of tho body of King Edward from
Buckingham palace, where it has
lain in state, to Westminster hall,
whoro it may ho viowed by tho gen
try of England, today resombled a
glittering dress rehearsal for tho
groat funeral pageant today will bo
hold Friday.
Numhors fnil to givo nn idea of tho
vast throngs thnt lined tho streets
for tho funoral procession, of tho
great swarms of humnuity that clus-
j torcd iu the windows of houses along
tho route nud tho thousands that fill
ed porches, porchod on houso tops,
street posts and ovory ledgo and arch
thnt gavo footing. Thousands of
picked troops, tho flower of tho
(Continuod on Pajjo S.)
COMMITTEES
ARE NAMED
GREET HUE
President Colvig Names Two Com
mittees to Have Charge of Wel
coming Louis W. Hill and Railroad
Officials When They Arrive
President Colvig of the Commer
cial club this morning naoied two
committees to perfect arrangements
for the welcome to be extended Louis
W. Hill and his party when Uey ar
rive in this citj'. It is planned to
givo them a banquet and take then?
for u drive through tho valley.
Tho committee in charge of ar
rangements for tho banquet arc:
John M. Root, chairman, Howard S.
Dudley and Dr. E. B. Pickel. The
committee to arrange a drive through
the valley consists of O. Putnam,
chairman. Colonel Frank L. Tou
Vclle and L. E. Wakcman.
The timo of the arrival of Mr. Hill
and his party has not been definite
ly determined. It mny be Wednes-
dayevening or Thursday.
GREAT WELCOME FQRTEDDY
WORK ON P.SE. GOTHAM MAKES
IS BEING BLOT PUNS READY
Past Week Saw Many Additional Committee in Charge Swamped With
Teams and Much Grading Machin-j Letters From Individuals Tendcr
ery Added to Th-it Already Hak- ing Their Services African Big
Ing Dirt Fly yon Extension. I Game Club Offers to Take Part.
The week just past has seen much
grading machinery and many addi
tional teams taken out to rush the
construction of tho extension of tho
road to Butto Falls. Fifteen teams
arrived recently and have been put
nt work.
Chief Engineer Gcrig states that
the rush is not duo to any now or
ders, but to the fact that the weath
or Is splendid for rushing the work.
Nenrly 1000 men nro employed.
Seattle Wants Plum.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 17.
An immigration station nt Senttlo to
cost $100,000 is proposed in n hill
introduced by Senator Piles of
Washington.
GREAT HAVOC IS
WROUGHT BY A
i
One Death, Three Fires and Thou
sands of Dollars' Damage Result
of Wind Storm in California
Woman Is Electrocuted.
SANTA ROSA, Cal., May 17. A
summary mado today of tho damage
dono by tho windstorm that swept
Sonoma Couuty in tho twonty-four
hours ending oarly today shows ono
death, threo fires, tho destruction of
nt least ono big building and a loss
aro off. Ho manager tho recent Los
At Caltonto, Mrs. Polonl was elec
trocuted by a fallon wlro.
In Sonoma sovoral housos woro un
roofed and chlmuoys broken.
At Astl, tho rosldonco of Suporin
tondont Allos&nl, of tho Italian Swls3
colony, was burned and on Hood
mountain, tho summor homo of J, H.
R. Klnnorsloy of San Rnfnol, wns
dcitroyod.
G
WINDSTORM
DECISION IN
LAND CASES
CONFIRNED
Judge in Circuit Court of Appeals
Writes Opinion Based on Appeal
of Willard Jones, Charged With
Conspiracy to Defraud-
SAX FRANCISCO, Cal., May M. '
A decision confirming tho decision
of tho lower court In tho Oregon fen
est reoervo land grab cases was ro
corded todry.
Judgo Morrow, sitting In tho cir
cuit court of appeals, wroto tho opin
ion, which was based on tho appeal ol
Willard N. Jonei
Bo3ldcs tho appellant, the defend
ants arc Dinger Hermann, John H.
Mitchell, J. N. WIHIamBon, Frank
lin P. Hays, and George Sorcnaon.
JTho government alleged theso mon, In
1900, purchased school lan!i: In tho
state of Oregon through dummies.
Judge Morrow decided tho evidence
tended to prove tho formation of a
conspiracy to defraud tho govern
ment. NEW YORK, May 17. Tho recep
tion to bo tendered Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt upon his arrival in Now
York on Juno 18, will bo ono of tho
largest uomonsiraiions in tno mstory
of tho city, judging from tho num
ber of applications already rocolvod
by tho committee In charge from or
ganizations and individuals wishing
to tako part.
Every mail brings letters from
committees and Individuals, wno
offer their sorvices to tho committee,
Tho African Dig Gamo Club has
offored to tako part and arrange
ments are being made to havo Re
publican delegations from evory as
sembly dlstrlc' of Now York march
in tho parado.
DAY WILL STILL
S
Measure to Change It to Last Thurs
day In April Is Lost by Only One
Vote Was Proposed In Amend
merit.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 17.
Iuauguration day will remain March
4, instond of tho last Thursday in
April, ns proposod in an amendment
submitted to tho houso by Represen
tative Honry, Democrat, of Texas,
Tho voto ou tho resolution stood 130
to 70, and ns n two thirds majority
wns needed, tho monsuro lost by only
ono voto.
Tho snnltarlum at St. Holona and
tho SI 00,000 homo of former United
Statos Sonator Koarns noar Kenwood
woro ondangoroc1 by flro.
At Elvorano a danco hall ae razed
by tho wind. Wires aro down la
many parts of tho country.
INAUGURATION
REMAN
MARCH 4
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