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MEDFORD, OTCECJON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1910.
No. 56.
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KEEP OUT
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Final Effort to Henl Drench In Re
publican Party Falls Projjrosslvcs
Dcclilo to Stay Away Postal Sav
Iniis Bank Dill to Bo Considered
Canon Ono of Issues of Campalnn.
WASHINGTON', I). G. May 25.
Tonight's ciiiiciih wliii'li wan oxpccto.l
to include nil the HopubllcnnH in tho
house to consider tho panful wiving
lunik dill, gives evidence) today that
It will turn out to ho only a regular
Kopuhlicnti caui'tiM. Thu insurgents
who were in itutl to attcml and at
first considered accepting' tho invita
tion, will not ho present. A fow days
ago Home of thu insurgents announc
ed that thuy would not go to tliu cau
cus. Tod u v it is declared that none
of thu progressives will liu on hand.
Thu purpose of thu cuuoiih, it !u
learned today, !h to consider tho pos
tal savings hank hill.
If Cannon can hu Kaved until thu
end of thu present session of con
gress hu will ho an isMioin thu coin
in i: congressional catupnigu. That in
thu way a member of thu Iiouho today
sized up thu political situation.
It linn heroine an open secret here
that thu insurgents nro planning to
make Cnunon one of tho issueH in tho
coming campaign. It will not ho n
now experience for tho sneaker, nH
hu Iiiih heen the insuo in former cam
paigns, hut there will ho some now
antrles that aru making tho Republi
can house regulars decidedly uncomfortable.
NEW RATES:,
ON WATER
ARE FIXED
Schedule Adopted Which Will Yield
Greater Rovcnuo and Help Pay In
terest on Donds Minimum for Six
Room Dwclllniis Placed at $1.50 a
Month Slidinn Scato for Hotels.
LOUISIANA
SOLONS
ON TO CAPITOL
Headed by Governor, Entire Legisla
ture Goes in Eleven Pullman
Coaches to Secure Pannma Expo
sition Appropriation.
NKW OHM-JANS, La., May Bi. -Headed
by Governor Sunders and a
dor an othor statu officials, tho Lou
isiana legislature is booming toward
Washington today in u special train
to uiako fight for New Orleans u the
situ for tho proposed exposition to
celebrate tho completion of tho Pan
ama canal. Tho legislative delega
tion occupies 11 Pulliuau coaches.
A committee of thu dolegation wdl
lay Now Orleans' claims before va
rious congressional committees. Tho
othor legislators will lobby for their
plan s succoss.
Tho city council at a special moot
ing hold Tuesday evening adopted
tho water rnto report of tho wntor
committee nad Instructed tho city at
torney to propari nn ordinance em
bodying tho schedule aB prepared by
tho committee. It Is estimated tbr.t
this will Incron'ro tho pruoont Incomo
by 100 per cent, bh It will pny the city
a revenue of Home $2000 a month.
The schedule as adopted Is as fol-lown:
For six-room dwellings, on lots CO
X12G, fl.GO a month minimum.
For G-D-room dwellings on lota CO
xlSC, J 1.75 n month minimum.
For 9-12-room dwellings on lots
C0xl2C, $2 a month minimum.
Over 12 room dwellings on lota
C0xl2G, 2.C0 a month minimum.
On all lota wUh over C0-foot front
one cent n foot additional will bo
charged.
Oarages will pay from 5 to $10 a
month, tho amount being loty to tho
discretion of tho water superintend
ent. Hotels and lodging houses have a
sliding Hcalo with a S3 minimum. For
each bed 10 cents; for first b.ith, 75
rents; additional baths, COc each;
toilets, COc.
Hostaurauts will pay from S3 to
$10.
Id very stables will pay from $5
to $1G.
Tho council Is considering tho sub
mission of nn nmondmont to tho char
ter which will glvo them tho power
to charge every ploco of proporty past
wbloh a wator mnln Is laid with a
water rent, whether tho property Is
vncant or not.
Hereafter all wntor rent will bo
cbnrged to tho property and not to
tho Individual.
Views of Curtis Aeroplane to Fly in Medf ord Friday,
Saturday aud Sunday For Benefit of Crater Highway
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DESPERATE
BARE NOW RAGING
Estrada, the Revolutionary Leader of Nfcaranua, Driven to the Last Ditch
and Endeavoring to Prevent Capture ofCustoms'Hoiisc Roar of Bat-
j tie Distinctly Heard at Bluef lelds and Forcirjncrs Take Refuge at Con
sulatesGunners' Duel In Progress Now for' two' Daysr-dunbb'at Pa
ducah Really in Command of Situation'.'4'
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BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, May 25.
(By wireless to Colon.) :Juan J.
Estrada, revolutionary leader, driven
to the last ditch Is fighting desper
ately to day to prevent the capture
of the custom houso on the bluffs
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First Airships to Be Seen In South
ern Oregon Arrive for Flight Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday.
At last Medford haB la tho city a
genuine aeroplano, tho flying machlno
of Paul Ely, who Is to glvo demon
stration flights Friday, Saturday and
Sunday for tho benefit of the Crater
Lake road, having arrived.
Tho machine enmo crated In three
huge boxes. Mr. Ely will soon un
pack tho animal and proparo for tho
flights at tho end of tho week,
Tho young "man bird" had some
difficulty In Suthcrlln with his flights
owing to trouble with his motor. This,
howovor, hns now been eradicated and
It 1b bolloved thnt no difficulty will
bo experienced hero. Mr. Ely will
nnnounco his hours later.
CALL AH ELECTION S2000 PAID
FOR PARK BONDS: TO HANLEY
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ASSESSMENT ORDINANCES
ARE PASSED BY COUNCIL
Tho citv council Tueday Jvcniiu;
pnssod ordinances declaring the cot
of assessment for water mains on
Oenesec, Washington, Heunott
Howard streets.
FIGUEROA ACCUSED
OF SLAYING SPOUSE
SANTA MONICA, Cal., May 2.').
George Figueron is in jail today,
charged with tho murdor of his girl
wife Figuoron's arrest followed tho
verdict of a coroner's jury, which
stated that tho girl "came to her
death by a gunshot wound in tho
brain, homicidally inflicted, and tho
and, evidence points to Oeorgo Figuorou
as tho guilty party.
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A dclccntion from the Greater Uoniraci Tor mgni 01 way aigneu
Medford club called upon tho citv
council Tuesday evening and suc
ceeded in getting the coupcil to agree
to call a special election for the our
poso of voting bonds for park pur
poses. The Indie- stated thnt if the
bonds wero issued in small denomina
tions thnt they would see that thoy
woro sold.
Tho council took the first s-tep M
tho matter when thoy adopted a reso
lution instructing tho city attorney to
draw up a resolution ordering nn
election.
Salcsmon who might bo secured
to push your proposition nro all ad
readers, always.
EVER FISHED IN LAKE! CREEK? ITS GREAT! ASK JEFF
MODERATE ACTIVITY
NEW YORK MARKET
NKW YOKIv, May 25. Canadian
Pacific, which gained two points in
tho moderate activity of tho opening,
was ono of tho features of the mar
ket today. Consolidated Gas also
lnado u two-point gain a littlo later
in tho morning, whilo n mtinbor of
railroads gained i'rautious. Liberal
soiling followed tho opening and
prices wont down somowhnt until tho
IovoIb woro holow yesterday's dos
ing, anadiau Pnoifio dropped half
of its two-point gain, while Chicago
Gront Wostorn, Atnorionn Stool Foun
dries and International Harvester
slumpod. In tho Into morning trading
pricos woro varied, somo doclinos and
Boino advances hoiug noted. Thoro
was littlo trading toward noon, the
market being sluggish. Imtor thoro
was slight ronotion. Bonds woro
Btondy.
Tho markot olosod stoady.
.ludgo B. B. Kolly Bnyo thoro nro
throo irct liars In Medford. Ono Is
Jeff Heard and tho othor two Is Moso
narkdull. Edgnr S. Hafor voices a
complete nfflrmntlvo of Kolly'a vlowa.
It seonifl that Hafor, who known
nioro about Halloy's comot thnn ho
does about fishing, hnd two frlonds
coiuo up from 'Frisco on tho promlso
that ho would show thorn tho finest
fly fishing stronm In America. When
thoyirrlvod, realizing his own short
comings as a dlsclplo of Iko Walton,
ho foil back upon Joff Hoard to holp
him out. In ordor to do tho thing
right, ho touted JofI to thoso frlonds
as a mighty anglor tho ono boat
hot tho ronl Simon puro artlclo, who
know ovory rook, ovory rlfflo and
ovory fish that ovor auccoodod In got
tlng ovor tho Amont dam. Would Joff
tnko thorn outT Sur-r-r-ol
But hoforo starting on tholr quest
Joff got tho party ovor In tho most
socludod cornor of tho Nash lobby
and In a whlspor pnssod out some
thing llko this:
"Say you follors koop this ono
undor your hat, or It's curtains for
mo. Moso narkdull has Just cot back
with 150 four-pound trout caught
In two dnya In Lnko crook whlspor
It softly Lnlto crook, I've boon
thoro, an,d It's light boo? Now koop
mum, for If tho rabblo around horo
got on, tho apos't will bo gone. You
Just follow your undo and ho'll wlso
you up."
Of courso, thoy fell for a lino llko
Jeff Heard Guides the Party to the
Greatest Fishlnn Hole In the Coun
try Dudley Lands a Whale and
Hafer a Whopper.
that, and ordorod out tho buzz wag
ons and bait.
Whon tho first gray streaks of
dawn broko ovor tho eastorn sky tho
party got undor wny bonded for
La';o crook pnsto It in your hat
Lake ciook. In tho party woro Ha
for's two frlonds from 'Frisco, Joff
Hoard, Judgo Kolly, Howard S. Dud
loy and B, 7,. Hafor,
Onward, ovor onward, thoy spod
hoadod for Lake crook mark that
down Lake crook, whoro tho four
pound trout bo anxious to bo caught
woro found. (Didn't Moso hook
150?) And all along tho road Joff
told of wondrous fishing In this
stronm' In yoars gono by. Tho spood
omotor clicked oft 20 miles, thon 25,
thon 30, thon 35. Finally thoy mot
a fnrmor.
"How much further la It to Lake
crook?" nskod Joff.
"Aro you going to fish o.' locato a
quartz mlno?" parrlod tho farmor.
"Fish," answorod Joff.
"In Lnko crook?"
"Yes."
"Ain't you off?"
"No, Isn't thoro nn Irrigation ditch
near Lake crook?"
"Yos."
"I'm on," said Jeff. "Touch up
tho nccolorator."
And on thoy sped.
Finally they reached that niecca of
tho "wlso ones" that stream abound
ing In great shlmmorlng speckled
beauties, but
Lake crook was dry I
ENLARGE CITY
BY78 TO 1
By the overwhelming vote of 78
oh n.r ncii Pinnllv, .c.ttlprf to 1. Medford voted to annex the ter-
Iritory southwest of the city at the
Contractors Notified to Begin : spec5nl eiection held Tuesday. Tho
Work at Once. vote follews:
I Ward For
;First 23
The city Wednesday morning ten-'Second 33
dered a wnr:ant for $2000 to A. E. Third 12
Rcames, attorney for M. F. Hanley, ,
In payment for a right of way across j
tho Hanley premises on Littlo Butto
Outside 10
Against.
0
0
1
0
Totals 78 1
fTliA lnfwrfc.v time Vrttml 1,1 fnvfW
creek, In accordance with tho agree- ,, , , A ,... , , .:n.:..
. , . c . . . ,,,,, Medford CO additional acres withm
ment reached Saturday by William ., .. ,. .. T, . ... ,, .f
TT , . ,, . .. .. the city limits. It i estimnted that
the population is n tho neighborhood
of 100 persons.
Hanley and Mayor Cnnon settling tho
water question. Tho warrant was
accepted and the contract signed.
The city linn given ordora to Vin
cent & Baker to resume work nt onco.
Already they have a portion of their
outfit ready to take tho ftold and
woik will bo started Immediately and
will bo completed within 60 days.
Two othor Instances enllvoncd tho
day. Ono wna when Dudley caught
a fish so small that ho cculdn't tell
whothor to tako tho fish off tho hook
or tho hook off tho fish, and tho oth
or was when Hnfer mndo tho big catch
of tho day It was his first fish
and It fought so vnllantly that Ha
for lost his footing and went out of
sight this was In Littlo Butto
but flnnlly landed him. Tho monster
of tho doop which so noarly took
Bdgnr down to tho sea was Just olght
nnd sovon-olglitt-8 Inchon long!
Dudley says Lnko crook Is so dry
that tho rockB In tho bottom wero
crnckod,
Joff says ho Is going to kill Moso
whon ho moots him.
Kolly says thoro Isn't enough wntor
In Lake crook to form n rospoctablo
chasor.
Tho party Is wondorlng todny why
Joff didn't uso nn oak troo or a rock
or most any uncommon thing, In
stond""of a rnro Irrigation ditch,
CHARGES FILED AGAINST
CLEVELAND'S POLICE CHIEF
CLEVELAND, O., Mny 23. Chief
of Police Fred Kolilor todny declar
ed ho would put up a hard fight to
disprove tho charges which havo been
filed against him. Ho characterized
tho charges as tho work of "charac
ter snntchcrs, blaokmnilors nnd
grnvo-robbers, who havo been after
me for vears."
Tho charges mado against him nro
drunkonness. gross immorality, in
competency, malfeasance, failuro to
oby his suporior officers and con
duot unbecomng nn officer and a
gontlomnn. A young nttornov named
Schoenemnn is sponsor for them.
CHIFTEN CONVICTED OF
i FIRST DEGREE MURDER
SAN JOSE, Cnl., May 23. Follow
ing his conviction for having killed
IWatchninn Georeo Whybnrk of Snnta
, Clara, Chnrles Chiftcn, who confess
ed to many crimes, today is awating
removal to tho state penitentiary.
Tho vordict ngainst Chiftcn was
returned by tho jury Into last night,
murder in tho first degree, with a
recommendation tor lito imprison
mont.
overlooking Bluoflelds. This position
Is considered tho key" to tho city. A
gunner's duel began yesterday and
contln'ucd throughout tho night, ia
still in progress, while tho soldlors
of Madriz today havo m.do charge
after chargo on tho Estrada soldlora.
Should Madriz force Estrada's sur
render ho will call on Commander
Gilmer of tho United States gunboat
Paducah to enter tho city. If per
mission is refused, Madriz probably
will attempt to enter Blucflclds by
force.
niucficlds to Full.
Tho fall of Bluefields scorns Inev
itable. The Madriz forces are fight
ing desperately, and although their
charges against tho first division of
Estrada's army have been repulsed.
they are rallying for another attack.
and reinforcements aro being harried
up to add weight to the next oa-
Blaught.
Five hundred men landed last night
by the gunboat Venus on tho bluffs
below Bluoflelds are today bombard
ing the custom houso and raking B-
Ltrada's forces with a heavy fire from
light field guns.
Americans operating machlno guns
are tho main reliance of tho Estrada
forces. The doadly fire from tho ma
chine guns has turned many of the
charges.
Roar of Battle Ileartl.
Tho roar of tho battlo can bo plainly-
heard In Bluoflelds today, and torror
striken women and children are run
ning through tho streets. Many for
eigners have gono to their consulates
for protection and tho consuls are
ready to servo notico on Madrls
should his forces finally reach the
city that they must be protected and
that any violation ot neutrality will
bo considered as a warlike movo by
tho nations thoy ropresent.
Tho gunboat Paducah is really In.
command of tho situation.
With marines landed In the city
and tho guns of tho gunboat com
manding tho harbor It Is hold that tho
Paducah will bo tho only powor that
can maintain order and prevent tho
pillago ot Blueflolds It tho Madrls-
forces win.
American residents havo been as
sured that thoy will be protected.
Commander Qllmor Is firm In his
stand that tho government troops
must not enter tho city, and a clash
betweon tho marines and the advanco
guard of Madriz' army Is not unllko-
Tho ads aro taking on that
tlon tone," nowadays.
vnca-
THREE INJURED WHEN
AUTO HITS FREIGHT TRAIN
PORTLAND, Or., Mny 25, Tholr
nutomobilo struck by u string of
froight cars early today, throo per
sons woro injured, ono of thorn prob
ably fatally.
Tho nutomobilo wns drivon by C.
Harry Cunimings nnd wns owned by
Thomas Cnso, mnnngor of tho Rhoin
pfnlz hotel. Cnso, his wife nnd Mr.
nnd Mrs. William Wobbor woro in tho
enr with Cunimings.
Mrs. Cnso was tho most seriously
injured.
WARNING
TO ALL
ITS
J. W. Myors, county fruit Inspec
tor, hns boon glvon Instructions by
A. II. Carson, horticultural commis
sioner of this district, to seo that
tho stato law regarding diseased fruit
trees Is strictly onforcod. Ho writes
Mr. Myors as follews:
Offlco ot Commissioner Third DIs
trlctj Murphy (Oranta Pass), Oregon,
Mny 23, 1910. J. W. Myors, coupty
fruit Inspector, Control Point, Orogon
Dear Sir: It has been reported to
mothat fruit growers In Jackson coun
ty that havo trees dlsoased with the
blight aro using such ucoless com
pounds as Cooper's sprays, , carbolic
acid, koroseno, for tho purposo of
storllizlng tools usod In cutting oft
tho blight. From now on iu all cases
whore you cervo notices on growers
who havo trees diseased with tho
blight, you will specify In ruch notices
Sho may dio,
Cunimings sustained dangerous.,13 follows, to-wlt: That I havo found
bruises on tho body. Cnso wns also yf trees dlr.easod with tho poar
painfully hurt. blight germ, That at onco you are to
cut tho samo out, and destroy ther
same by bu.nlng. That after cutting
off a limb diseased with tho blight,
that beforo cutting off another limb
or dUeasod wood you must storllize
tho tool used by disinfecting tho samo
with corrosive sublimate at a strength
of not less' than 1 to 1000. Should
growors whom you may sorvo this no
tice Ignoro tho samo, nnd uso some
usoless compound that doos not kill
tho gormB of tho blight you aro In
structed whoro tho blight still pre
vails you aro to declare such diseas
ed trees a public dangor, and a publlo
nulsnnco, and will at onco abato said
nuisance by cutting dowi audi dls
eaood trees, end destroy thorn. In
struct all doputy Inspectors in your
county to this effect. The Jaw re
quires growors to only use such rem
edies ns tho state board of horticul
ture endorses and orders used.
A. H. CARSON,
Commissioner Third Dlatrlat.