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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, aiAY 30, 1910.
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DAY BEING
OBSERVED
Graves of Forty Veterans of Union
Army Are Decorated, as Well, as
Thrco of tho Confederate Army
Business Houses Close Many
Gather at City Park.
Memorial day is being fittingly ob
served in Medford today and loyal
citlzciiH arc paying their tributu to
thu thinning ranks of vutoran do
foadorH and revering tliu memory of
thoso ulio liuvo gone before. Most of
tho biiHincNu houses woro closed,
stilling tho wheels of commercialism,
while a grateful pooplo visited tho lo
cal cemeteries, carrying with them
hundrcdH of floral tributes to lay
noon tho graves of their dear oiioh.
TIiIh aftornoon in the city park hun
drcdH of towiiHocoplo have congre
gated to attend (ho memorial nervines
which liuvo been arranged.
Early thm morning thu members of
ChcKtor A. Arthur Post, G. A. It., and
thu local Women's Relief Corps met
at tho 0. A. It. hall and repaired to
thu coumtcry, whore thoy decorated
the graves of -10 Union vetorauH and
of threu veterans of tho Confederate
nnny.
lteturiliug from tho cemetery, tho
vetorniiH and their fnmilloA to tho
numbor of somo 'J00 gathered at tho
hall and Hat down to n luncheon pre
pared by tho W. R. C.
Early this nftonioon tho veterans
mnrched to tho city park, whoro an
appropriate program in being ren
dered. Hon. P. H. D'Arov in the
speaker of tho nftonioon.
20 INJURED
AT OAKLAND
Two Electric Cars Collide and Occu
pants of Both Seriously Hurt
Three Will Probably Die Cause'
Undetermined.
OAKLAND, Cal.. May .'10. Forty
porHonH woro injured, Home fatally,
today when two earn of tho Califor
nia llailway company, traveling at
high speed, met in a out between
Sathor station and Leona IIoightR.
Tho injured:
Gun Adding, Oakland, both legs
Bovorod.
George OoIdHtring, Oakland, onu
foot oruahod off.
C. Cnstollnzzo, 0 yoars old, Oak
laud, shaken up, ponsibly internally
injured.
Axel Frlosondnln, Oakland, kuco
hurt.
Sophie Andorson, Oakland, novoio
ly hurt.
M"uud Rothrouoh, 17, Borkoloy, legs
and foot crushed.
Itobort MoArthur, Oakland, ouo
leg cut off nud injurod internally;
will probably dio.
Raymond OIhoii, Borkoloy, HorioiiB
cutrt about head, injurod internally.
Kdward Swindell, Uorkoloy, sori
oubIv hurt.
(Continuod on pago (5.)
BLUEFIELDS BLUFF
TO BE RECAPTURED
NEW ORLEANS, La., May 30.--General
Zolodono of tho robol army
has takou a position noar tho Bluo
fiolda bluff, whloh was captured late
Inst wook bv tho govornmont troops,
nocordiug to dispatohos roooivod
horo today.
It is beliovod that ho will attempt
to rotako tho position, His command
has boon roiuforood and is said to bo
well nrmod.
137 MILES
A
Aviator Files From Albany to New
York, Rcachlnn Altitude of 5000
Feet and Wlnnlnn $10,000 Prize
Several Records Broken Averane
Speed of 54 4-5 Miles Maintained.
Ni:W YORK. May 30. Tho bogln
nlng of noroplnno flights between
Chicago a ml New York,, with no more
h(oim than would bu necessary tor nn
ovprcHH train to change engines Ib
connldered a probability hero today.
Aviators, cnthuscr by tho nchluvomont
of Glenn II. Curtlss In flying 137
mlloB between Albany and Now York
ycHtorday with only two descent, aro
claiming thnt with the establishment
of aerodromes and IncrcaRod knowl
edge of ncrlal condltlonfl, Curtlss'
flight may bo surpassed for greater
dltttnnccH and ovontually glgnntlo paH
HuiiKor carrying airships will ply be
tween principal cities of tho United
Statca.
Winn $ 10,000 Prize.
CtirtlBB today was tho recipient of
many honors and congratulations be
stowed by his admirers. More sub-
ntantlal In reward was tho Now York
World's check for $10,000, tho prizo
Curtis won by his successful flight.
Tho nvlator gavo tho check to Mrs.
Curtlss who took It with a i:i.IIu and
ald sho would "make g 1 uto
of It."
Among the records that Curtlss
fractured wjib the world's avorago
hourly speed record for long dlstanco
flights. Curtlwi maintained an
avorago speed of 54 4-5 miles an hour
throughout tho Journey. Ho esti
mated that he ascended to a height
of 5.000 feet at one tlmo In tho
flight.
Flew From Ground.
Tho daring of Curtlss during tho
sky voyage received commondatlon by
famous aviators and laymen. Thnt
tho aoronaut risked bucccrs In flying
from a steep torraco at Spuyton
Duyvll nfter ho had alighted a boc-
oad time Is generally believed. Tho
aviator, to use his own words sort
ed "as n bird would begin Its flight,"
not taking tho usual run along tho
ground. Curtlss trusted to IiIh planea
to bear him up nfter leaving tho
higher ground until ho could got his
engine Into notion. In doing this
ho Jeopardized his chnnco of success
but ho saved considerable tlmo, ns
tho ground from which ho nscondod
nt Spuyton Duyvlll was terraced and
uneven and ho would havo boon com
pelled, to trundlo tho machlno to
lovol ground.
Curtlss announced today that ho
would not fly ngnln for some tlmo.
Ho said ho would roturn to Hom
moudsport to rtnv sovoral weeks and
would thon probably go abroad.
MILLION ACRES
FROM RESERVES
Land Withdrawn Under Plncliot Re
stored by Balllntjcr Twenty-three
'Thousand Acres In Orenon Is Re
stored Today.
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 30.
It Is ostlmated that nioro than n
million neros of land hnYo boon re
stored to ontry from tho forost ro
Horvoa of tho Plncliot regime slnco
Secretary of tho Interior nalllngor
Inaugurated hlo IdonB of confjrvatlon
and inndo thorn offcctlvo,
llnlllugor holds that many of tho
withdrawals woro mado without lognl
authority and that vast stretches that
novor could ho nvnllnhlo for forost
woro Includod In rroswiont nooso-
volts swooping withdrawals of land
from ontry,
Soorotnry of Agriculture Wilson,
Vho'la ondonyorlng to check Amorlcau
Medford
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A BIG AIRSHIP
GIRL BUNCOES
POORJEWELER
Flftcen-Ycar-Old Miss Gets a Watch
to Take Home for Approval and
Disappears With It Said Doctor
Would Pay for It, But He Won't.
GItANTS PASS, Ore, Mny 30. A
young woman described cp having a
mincing step, demure mnunor nnd np
pnrently 15 yenrs of oge, Is being
sought by tho local authorities on a
warrant charging hor with having
swindled A. Lotschor, n Jowolor, out
of n valuablo gold watch.
According to Lotschor, tho protty
miss ontcrcd his storo Sunday, choso
tho best gold watch ho l.ad In tho
storo, suggested that sho tako It homo
on approval nnd whon tho salesman
consented, wnlkcd out nnd disap
peared.
I.ntcr n girl's volco oa tho tolo-
phono told Lotschor thnt n woll
known local physician would pay for
tho watch.
Tho Jowolor hecamo suspicious nnd
vlsltod tho doctor, only to learn thnt
tho young woman wns unknown to
him.
Tho girl was n stranger in Grnnts
PnBs and It is bollovcd sho is from
Cnllfornln.
ABOLISHES POLL TAX
SALEM, Oregon, May 30. An
amendment to tho constitution of Oro
gon abolishing tho poll tnv and mak
ing It nocossnry thu? all tax lnw3
Elifill ho approvod by tho pooplo nnd
removing therotrom Ml ; i stitutiontil
icHtrlrl'oi.'H has boon .nlthtrd by tho
stulo federation of 'nov A potl
t'on c ntnlulng in t" neighborhood
if IV aoo uninoH lm bn presontod
to tho recrotnry of stntes otflco fo
flllng, v. Hob prosos the nn.nndment.
Tho potltton will bo filed ns soon ns
tho names can bo choclcod ovor and
tholr validity afflrmod,
omigratlon Into Canada, is working
with Palllngor on tho consorvntion
problom. Wilson bollovos thnt tho
restorations will hnvo n mnrkod offect
in holding Bottlers.
Tho following rostoratlonB woro an
nounced teday:
Pocatollo, Idaho, 22,320 ncros; San
Isabol, Col., 10,005 ncros; Wallowa,
Orogon, 33,035,
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Aeroplane, Who In to Fly in Mcdfor
MEET SCHEDULED
TWO AIRSHIPS
TO MAKE FLIGHTS
AT SAME TIME
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Former Forester Predicts a Lot of
Medford is going to have tho lnrg-j Lemon Trees-Discusses Social
est airship meet yet held oir the , side of Visit With Roosevelt, But
const, excepting only thnt held Inst!
winter in Los Angeles. J Keeps Mum on Conversation.
Whipple Hull, tho celebrated nvi-
ator, will fly in his Curtiss biplane nt j
Oak Park Saturday and Sunday. In ' NEW YORK, May 30. Frank','
addition, Mr. Ely will nlso fly in his ; discussing the social features of his
relP- " " visit with former President Roose-
Two airships at tho same timo aro vcit -m itayf uut Ucut on tho sub
soldom seen anywhere, nnd it was1 jccta 0f tijC;r conversations ou polit
to give a superior attraction thnt tho ' icnj innttors, Gifford Pinchot, formor
Crnter Lake highway commission dcf f0rest6r, gave nn interview to
postponed the meet last week. day aboard tho steamship Arabic.
Mr. Hall has mndo ninny success- Ti,0 nenrest hint thnt Pinchot gave
ful flights. Ho is a pupil of Hamil- regarding Roosovelt's progrnm when
ton, who won plaudits at Portland, ho reaches America came when Pin
nud a membor of the California Avi- nhot referred to tho olive trees of
ator club. Ho comes horc from El
Paso, Tex., where ho has just con-,
eluded a successful flight.
POSTMASTER YOUNG
OF PORTLAND DEAD
PORTLAND, Ore., May 30. John scrvntion."
P. Young, postmaster of Portland, Thoro was a peculiar twinkle in
died nt his homo nt 1:30 this morn- Piuchot's eyes as ho emphasized the
lug nftor an illness of sovoral weoks. word "great."
IIo was unconscious whon tho end Pinchot rofused to discuss politics
camo. His wlfo, two soub and n ' or tell tho result of his secret confer
dnughtor woro nt his bedsldo during eueo with Ruobovelt.
his last moments.
Young had been Buffering from
enncor of tho stomach. For a week
ho had boon In n conatoso condition.
IIo was born in Salt Lake City
Docombor 21, llfrO, nnd wns n
nophow of nrlghnm Young, formor
lendor of tho Mormon Church. Hoi
rocolvod tho appointment as post
ninstor of Portland In 1009. Pre
viously ho had sorved as prlvato soc-
lotary to Sonntor Dourno of Orogon.
Ho had boon active In Orogon
Itlcs for 20 yoars. Boforo ontorlng
pottles Young was a newspaper man."0 "va" " "'" "- l
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OLDFIELD DRIVES
MILE 37 SECONDS
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MOTOR SPEEDWAY, In
diaunpolis, Ind., May 30.
Bnrnqv Oldfield, in a Hour
automobile, today covorod n
milo in 37 seconds, tho time
boing Ms 800ond bolow his
own world's record.
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P'TrfraiBSKa
1 on Saturday nnd Sunday.
FOR MEDFORD
PIHCHOT BACK
FROMWE
Italy.
"Woro thero no lemon trees?" ho
wns nsked.
"For some people, I gue&s, thoro
will bo a lot of thoso lemon trees,"
Pinchot signifienntly replied.
"I wns dolighted," continuod Pin
chot, "when Colonel Roosevelt ac
cepted my invitation to address that
conservation congress to bo held at
St. Paul. IIo showed tho grent in
i,
terest ho always has shown in con-
TAFT SPENDS QUIET
MEMORIAL DAY
NEW YORK, May 30. MoVorial
Day for Prosldent Tnft was a (Jilol
ouo with tho oxcoptlon of a public
pol-l0"'0 nran0 ,4nt U)Q ,arand Armr a;
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uiu uuja ui ui. nuiuuiuui iiuiiuubu
a fow woro In carriages.
When tho column reached River
side Drlvo and Eighty-ninth Street,
whoro stand tho Soldiers' nnd Sail
ors' monument, tho presldont en
tered n stand nnd reviewed tho
-f .marching column. Whllo horo
-f Tnft had breakfast nnd lunchoon at
tho homo of "Ilrothor Henry.' Ho
f intended to start for Washington Into
f today
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Mnko your ndvortlsing worthy of
f your storo and your Btoro worthy
of your advertising!
I RFMAINR
M KIDNAPPED
i- GIRL FOUND
Body of Alma Kellner, Eight-Year-Old
Child, Found in Cellar of a
Schoolhouse at Louisville Back
Broken and Ribs Crushed Was
Held for Ransom.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May SO. Tho
body of Alma Kellner, supposed to
have been kidnaped frcm Louis
ville some months ago, wan found
in the cellar of a school house near
hero today.
Alma Kellner, eight yenrs of age,
disappeared last December. Fred
erick Kellner. her father, Is a
wealthy brewer. He has made
every possible effort to find the girl.
Alma disappeared on her way to
school according to the story told by
her parents. It was believed thnt
sho was khlnr.ped and !'cld for a
ransom.
Child Was Killed.
Fred Fchr, uncle of the kidnaped
girl, has helped in the search. The
lait offer for the return of tho girl
was made April 1. Fehr with $10,-
000 went to the place appointed by
tho supposed kidnapers to get tho
girl. No defin'to statement of the
offer and tho place where the girl
was supposed to be hidden was given
out by the Kcllners for fear the po
lice would lntoi fere and the girl
would not be given to them.
Tho InvestlgJitlon so far made In
dicates that tho child t.is murdered
and her body droppel through a
trap door In t1.o floor.
Thoro are two entrances Into the
cellar, and a trap door icstde the
school room, which for a long tlmo
has not been opened. Tho other Is
a doorway rer.r tho side entrance
of tho school and between father
Schumann's home and the school
houso.
Hack nnd Ribs Broken.
A hasty Investigation by tho
coroner rovcilcd the fact that six of
Alma's ribs had been fractured and
that hor bsck ves broken.
Quicklime vns found In the car-
pot wrapped around tho body. A
holo had been scooped In the floor
of the basement and the body put
In and covered with rubbish.
Fred Kellner, Alma'3 fntler, was
summoned and identified the body
as that of his daus'iter. Frank
Fohr, the r'rl's undo who has been
untiring In hb search for Alma, ac
companied Kellner.
"Thero is not the sllgh'est doubt
In my mind thnt Alma was mur
dored," Fehr said, after looking nt
tho plnco In which tho body was
found.
SPITZER TO TELL
OF MORE FRAUD
Further Revelations of Swindling Op
erations Expected When Trial Con
tinues Tomorrow Drawback Bus
iness to Be Investigated Next.
NEW'' YORK, May 30. Further
rovelatlons of fraudulent transac
tions by tho so-callod sugar trust
In connection with tho United Statos
customs sorvlco aro expected this
weok from Oliver Spltzor, former
dock superintendent of tho American
Sugar Refining Company. Spltzor
had boon convicted of fiaud, but
wns pardoned by President Taft. Ro-
contly ho too tho witness stand In
tho trial of Charles R. Helke, an of
ficor of the sugar company, and his
testimony wns sensational.
Tho Spltzor expected disclosures
will deal tho "trusts" ndawbnck
business, a phnso of tho Investiga
tion' hitherto unmontloned. Spltzor
will tostlfy boforo tho fedornl grand
(Continued on Page 5.)
LOST LIFE
IN RAPIDS
OF ROGUE
George Conners, Lumberjack,
ployed in Driving Logs Down Mwr,
Misses Footing Near Trail mi
Loses Life Body Not Yet Fleck
ered, Though Search is Made.
George Conners. one of the lum
bermen employ.."!1, by tho Rogue Rmr
Electric company in driving lags
down Roguo river, missed his foot
ing late Saturday afternoon nnd was
drowned. His body has not been re
covered. Tho accident happeaei
above Trail. t
Conners had been employed for
somo time nt tho work and was oh
of the most export of tho crew. Tfce
foreman bad issued orders for the
men not to go out on tho logs unless
tho boat kept with the crew was
manned and ready to go to the res
cue of any person falling into tkfl
stream. Conners disregarded these
orders nnd went out on the logs te
free a jam. He missed his footiafc
and the swift current carried bua
away.
This is the first accident of its
kind to occur, although the company
has long been engaged in floating
logs down to the sawmill at 'Gold
Ray.
Conners. as far as is known, ku,
no immedinto relatives. Little i
known of his history.
INDICTED SOLON
"WILL SURRENDER
Senator John Broderick Indicted far
Bribery in Lorimer Election, MfH
Give Himself Up Further lnvit
tigatlon Postponed Until Tuesday.
CHICAGO, III., May 30. State
Senator John Broderick, Democrat,
indicted for haviug paid State Sen
ator D. W. HUtslaw $2500 to vote
for William Lorimer, representative
for tho United States senate, has
sent work to tho authorities that ha
surrender today. IIo will bo releas
ed on bonds, tho sum having b
fixed nt .?10,000. Brodorick will not
give himsolf up until lie has mad
tho necessary arrangements to fur
nish this amount of bail.
Rrodoriok wns indicted Saturday
by tho Sangamon county grand jury
nt Springfield after a sonsatiotuU
confession by Holtslnw, made at
about tho same timo Senator Lori
mor in the senate was oxplniniug the
ehnrges as "lios" basod on tho ill
will toward him of a Chicago news
paper. An attempt wns mado Saturday to
find Brodorick, but tho officer were
unsuccessful. Yostordny thoy failed
to find him and tho soarch was go
ing on today whon Broderick sent
word ho would surrondor.
Tho investigation of the Tiribery
charges was postponed until tomor-
row, tho grand jury having ndjouni-,
od bocnuso today is Momorial day.
WESTERN UNION TO
HAVE NEW OFFICE
E. A. Kippil, Buporintoudent of tbe
Wostorn Union Tolograph company,
has boen in tho city for sovoral days
past making arrangements for quar
ters in which to houso tho local of
fice of tho company. While ho haa
not dofiuitoly dooidod upon a loca
tinn for tho office it will be titber
in tho prosont offico of tho Wells
Pargo Express company or where De.
Qohlo is, in tho Perry building;.
Tho officos (ira to bo moved tmm
tho depot in the immodiato futura.
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