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TIIK WlOATIIICIl.
IWITKD PRIMA AMOOIAmMT'
Fall Lee4 Wire Kepert.
Tonight iiiid Thursday
I'lour mill wurnior. Mitxliuiiiri
toiiiHiraturu Wednesday, 87.
The oHljr paper Ik tae wcW
publkhed la a city the riM
Medford having a laaaed wire.
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MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, .TUNE 1, 1910.
No. 62.
DISGRACEFUL
IN
T
Thousands Upon Thousands of Fish
Vainly Strive to Ascend Stream
and In Frantic Leaps Meet Death
Pitiful Slflht Presented at tho
Structure.
lly II LV.
A disgraceful mill pitiful condi
tion exists at tho Anient dam; dlu
grareful because of tho apathy which
IB ItH d()lo VXCUHU; pltlflll llCCUUDO
thousands yon, tons of thoiiHnndK
of tho finest gnmo ami food fish In
America are healing thotr liven out
in a vain endeavor to obey tho law
of Mother .Vattiio which bids thorn
to spawn In tho lieadwiitorn of n
Htreatn,
Each day that this condition exists
hiindredu ot salmon and Ktuol headK
are lout. Tho reputation of tho
flni'kt trout ntream In tho wotl Ih
being bartered for tho benefit of
n few gllliiottors, A clear violation
of tho law Ih being met with a nhrtiK
of tho nhoulderH. Not only a tils
Krace ll Ih a crime.
, A Pitiful Might.
Never before In tho iinnnla of tho
ItoKiie ban hucIi n ntntv of affairs
existed no U to be found today at
tho Anient dam. It la a wonder
rul Hlght, but pitiful.
Tho high wntor of tho wlntor tore
away one end of tho dam Juat enough
to allow all tho water of tho Iloguo
to pour over thin end, leaving tho
crest high and dry. TIiIh outlet
lit about thirty foot wldo and through
It tho st renin leaps twenty-flvo or
thirty feet to tho rocks below. It Is
nu ImpoiMlblllty for fish to nscond It.
try as thoy mny, I ntood by tho
side of this fall yesterday and snw
hundreds of great salmon nnd ntool
heads try tho leap only to bo hurled
back Into tho pool bolow. Sovornl
woro caught In tho swirl of tho wa
ters and hurled upon tho locks at
one side; only to slip, stunned and
bleeding, baclc Into tho wntor to bo
carried away down stream and cast
up on tho shore llko driftwood.
In this great pool at tho foot of
"(ContTuuod on Iao 877"
FISHWAY WILL
BEJtEPJURED
Master Fish Warden Orders Work
Berjun Attorney-General Craw
ford Starts for Scene to Look Af
ter Lcnal Status and Rltjhts.
A telephono moHsago was recolved
today from II. 0. McAllister, mnetor
fish warden, stating that ho has or
dered Ed Clnnton, doputy fftih war
don, to start work at onco with six
men remedying conditions nt tho
Anient dam, whoro thousands of fish
aro provonted from making their way
up stream to their spawning places.
Mr, McAllister statod that ho would
see that tho matter was remedied
without further delay.
Attornoy-aenornl Crnwford will
leave Balom this evening to look into
tho matter and seo that tho state law
regarding blocking of utroatiiB Is en
forced. TWO INCHES SNOW
FALLS IN MICHIGAN
DETROIT, Mioh., Juno 1. Snow
which foil in sovornl Michigan coun
ties yesterday has disappeared to
day. Tho storm wns gonornl through
out tho stftto nnd in Ostogo county
biiow foil to tho dopth of two inolion.
In Woxford county tho tomporu
tnro dropped to tho freezing point
and wintry woathor provailod
throughout tho northern sootiou of
tlio Btnto. Heavy damage to early
orops is fonrod.
M
AM
E
STABLSH
LAKE
STAGE
Planned to Run Seven Automobiles
From Medford to Scenic Wonder
ds Soon as Roads Permit Steel
Comlnn to Close Deal.
Tlio Orator Lnko company, the
.Southern ravifio and H. M. Cuth
1)0 rt liavo completed arrangements
for im automobile Btngo lino between
Medford and Klamath Fulls via Cra
ter Lake, to r.o placed in operation
ns hooii after Juno 13 no possible.
Will U. Steel, of the Crater Lake
company, will arrive in Mod fold
within a few duys and lie mid Mr.
Culliburt will make a triu over the
route horsobnok and note thoso por
tioiifl of tho road which require fix
ing. A orow of moil will follow to
liridgo Union creek and work over
other difficult siKitH along tho road.
It is planned to use seven machines
on the stage line. A ear will leave
Medford each morning mid one will
arrive each evening. It is planned
to make the trip to the lake in nine
hours.
The Southern Pncifio has arranged
to sell tickets from nil poiutH on the
Pacific coast lines via Crater Lake.
The faro to ho charged will bo $25
and the passenger will havu the op
tion of going out by Klamath Palls
or returning to Medford.
The railroad company has also nr
rnuged for nu o.xtcnsivo advertising
campaign, setting forth the scenic
wonders of tho lake.
HOTTEST MAY
DAYS IN YEARS
Monday and Tuesday Broke Five
Years Records With the Thermom
eter at 95 Cooler Weather Today
and Tomorrow.
Monday and Tuesday woro tho hot
test May days tho Iloguo Rlvor val
ley tins experienced In tho past flvo
years, tho thermomotor touching 09
dogreoR on each day. On tho snmo
dates a yoar ago 80 and 82 respect
ively was recorded.
In tho past, May weather hnB oc
casionally touched tho 90'a nnd on
Mny 2 of hist yoar 98 waa reached.
On May 10, 1905, tho thermomotor
reached an oven 100, which was tho
hottest In tho past decado In May.
Today Is coolor but waruor wonth
er Ih predicted for Thursday.
TIDAL WAVE SWEEPS
COST OF TILLAMOOK
PORTLAND, Or., Juno 1. Ac
cording to information received here
from Tillamook, Or., today, tho coast
of Tillamook county wiih washed by
n ton-foot tidal wave Thursday
night. Tho tramway of tho lifesnv
iug Btatiou at Guribaldi beach was
damaged and a number of fisher
men's uetB woro broken by the big
wuvo.
John Turk, u member cf the lifu-
anving orow, narrowly esonpod being
engulfed.
Ho was patroliug tho beaoh wlion
ho Baw n gront coinbor swooping
toward tho land. Ho succeeded mii
reaching Bomo logs up tho bonoh bu
foro tho wuvo struck nnd carriod tho
man nnd logs to tho foot of n bluff
a hundred foot awny. Turk was
slightly oriiBhod by tho rolling tim
bivrs. OIIIOAGO, 111., Juno 1. Judgo
McSurly today ovorrnlod tho motion
of tho dofonBo to quaBh tho Intftct
mont charging Loo O'Nell Drowno
with brlbory In connection with tho
oloctlon of William jKorlmor to tho
Unltod Stntos sonnto nnd ordorod
Drown 'a trial to procoed.
AUTO
CONFIDENT
OF
NEW RATES
Attorney-General Suro of Success In
Proventlttn Proposed Increase In
Frclflht Tariffs Suit Is Begun In
St. Louis and Certificate Filed.
WASHINGTON; I). C. ouno l.
Declaring ho was sanguine of win
ning his suit for a permanent in
junction restraining tho 25 railroads'
in tho Westoni Trnffio association
from iucronsing freight rates, Attorney-General
Wickcrsham today is
sued n statement in which he said
tho proposed iucroiises uro "sub
servient" to public interests.
Wickorshnm said ho began work
Friday on tho suit yesterday filed nt
St. Louis and considered by Judge
Dyer nt Hannibal. Mo. He consider
ed secrecy necessary to the sueecsrt
of the plan, he said.
Sunday WiekenOimn sent Assistant
Attoniev-Gcneral Orosvcnor West to
start tho suits. Ho said he had re
ceived numerous telegrams Thursday
nnd Friday protesting tho increases
proX)scri nnd Bpent Friday, Satur
day and Sunday propuring a bill of
particulars and getting affidavits
showing that the railroads designat
ed W. II. Hosmcr chairman of tho
Western Trunk committco nB agent
of all the roads in iucrcitsiug the
rates.
Wickcrsham said ho feared to nn
nounco his intention to bringing salt,
fearing tho attorneys for the rail
roads might persuade the judge that
no injunction was nccessnrA.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 1. Tho
government todny filod nn "expedit
ing certificnto" in the federal court
here, asking that the issue in the
suit to restrain tho 25 western' rail
roads from increasing freight rates
bo given prcccdenco over other eases
on tho court calendar. It was an
nounced after the filing of tho suit
that this notion would be taken.
Tho filing of tho expediting certif
icate, according to Speeinl Agent
Judson, of the department of justice.
is the last action Hint will be taken
GAS PLANT'S
FIRST PIPE
Initial Work Bcnun on New Llrjhtlnn
and Hcatlno System From Now
on Rapid Propess Will Bo Made
Must Bo Completed Within Year.
The first pipu for tho new gas
plant in this ciy was laid Tuesday
nnd from this timo on the work is to
bo rushed. The company is signing
men as rapidly as possible, and many
moro aro wanted.
J. It. Anderson, of the company,
states that tho work will continue as
rapidly as possible in order that
they may fulfill the tonus of the
franchise mid be furnishing gas by
the lirst ot tho yoar. I
LONDON, Juno 1. English offi
cialdom refuses to comment publicly
on Hoosovelt'rt speech at Guild Hall
becauso of tho sonii-officiul clinrno
tor of tho formor president's visit
lioro. In spite of this lnulc of open
commont, howovor, it is plnin to seo
that mnny officials fear tho speech
may rosult in nn uphoaval of tho
Anglo-Egyptian rolntions.
Many people today doolaro that
Roosevelt violntod diplomatic pro
priety and eomparo tho incidouts
surrounding his spooeh to tho Lord
Snokvillo West iuoidont in 1888,
when President Cleveland dismissed
tho British ambassador for advising
oitizoiiH of tho Unitod Stntos to voto
for Cleveland, The pross lioro is
dumbfounded by tho oolouol'a utter-nnocs.
ROOSEVELT
THE FIRST OF MEOFORD'S JIM BRIBES fSTABBED IN INCREASE OF
.ggSkg. I QUARREL AT 28 PERCENT
JiaHk CHOP HOUSE POST OFFICE
Mrs. A. Conro FIcro, nee Andrews.
MISS GRACE ANDREWS NOW
E
Pretty Horn Wedding of Popular
Couple at Residence of Bride's
Parents, With Only Relatives and
Immediate Friends Present Cou
ple Leave for California.
Tho wedding of Miss Grace An
drews, youngest daughter of Mr. nnd
Mrs. William T. Andrews, to Mt. A.
Conro Floro, formerly of Chicago,
son of Mrs. A. W. Flero,
was solemnized nt high noon
Wednesday, Juno 1, nt tho Andrews
resldenco on South Rlvorsldo Ave-
nuo. It was a very qulot homo
wedding only rolutlves and most in -
tlmnto friends of tho contracting par-
ties being present,
Tho brido, attended by Mrs. Philip
W. Ilnmll as matron ot honor, and
Miss Emollo Flero, sister ot tho
groom, as mnid of honor, entered
tho room on tho arm of her father.
Tho wedding ceremony, nt which the
Rov. W. T. Lucas ot St. Marks
church officiated, was performed In
the spacious living room which was
transformed Into a bowoi of ptnk
and whlto roses, and banked with
palms. Tho groom was attended by
Mr, Phlplp W. Hamll, as best man.
Miss Andrews, a pottto and most
attrnctlvo brunetto, mndo u beauti
ful brido, gowned In a most elnbor-
ato dress of whlto chiffon over whlto'
satin, mndo on traino nnd trimmed
with point laco with a tullo vol!
which reached to tho horn of her
gown. Slio woro a beautiful nock
laco of poarls, tho gift of tho groom,
and carried a huge shower bouquot
of whlto roses.
Mrs. Philip Hamll, nn sattracttvo
F
Roosevelt's Speech Deemed Boyish '
'
and Muddled and Called a Social '
Crime Grave Diplomatic
'and Violation of Proprieties.
I
The Evening Star Buys Hoosovolt ,
,'c lui. . fcmvn - ....;....
tho lnws binding on host nnd guost."
"Tho faot that RoosovoII'b predo
oossor was assassinatod," the Stai
ndds, "should mako him onrofnl in!
his comments regarding tho assas
sination of Boutros PnBhn."
Tho Mnnohostor Qunrdinn calls
tho colonel's viows "muddlod nnd
boyish." Tho Standard calls his
DUMB
OE A. CONRO HERO
blond, was very stunning in a whlto
hand-made lingerie gown made over
pink silk, nnd Miss Flero made a
charming picture in n lingerie gown
over pink silk trimmed with lace.
Doth carried bouquets of pink and
white roses.
Mrs. William Andrews, the moth
er of the bride, was becomingly
gowned In a cream messallno
trimmed with duchess laco, and Mrs.
James Stevens, sister of tho brido,
was charming in an elaborate white
pongee, trimmed with cluny lace.
Mrs. Flero, mother of the groom,
was beautifully gowned In a hand
some black chiffon taffeta with yoke
nnd trimmings of point do esprit.
Hazelrlgg's orchestra played the
pruning mnrcn wnen tno Driuo en
t0,e1 and a wedding breakfast fol
lowed tho marriage ceremony, after
which tho happy couple motored to
Ashland nccompanied by Miss Flero
nnd Mr. Hnmll, whoro they took tho
train for California. They will spend
a. few days in San Francisco and
from there will go to Del Monte, re
turning in about n week, when thoy
will resldo on Mr. Flero's ranch, In
tho now homo he has been building
for his bride.
Mr. and Mrs. Flero will glvo n re
ception, which will be in the nnturo
ot n house warming, to their friends
as soon as they arc settled In their
now homo at Woodlawn, the fine
orchard owned by Mr. Flero.
Thoso presontjit the woddlng wero
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hamll, Mrs
Harvey, Capt. and Mrs. Voorhees,
Mr. nnd Mrs. John dwell, Mr. nnd
Mrs. Wllllnm Andrews, Mrs. f A. W.
Klero, Mrs. Joseph Stevens, Miss Cnr
ollno Andrews, cousin of tho bride,
Miss Emily Floro and Rev. Lucas.
Tho brido has resided with her
(Continued on Page 8.)
ALLE
speech "a social erimo, little short
of s"lec-"
All the newspapors concedo that
Koosovelt's arraignment of tho Eug-
tror . highest honor violated tho propri
loties. I Tho London Times wonts Rooso-
volt that ho must not bo surprised
"diouM unpleasant manifestations
0Mr' ll to sensitiveness resulting
from his criticism."
Tho Nows contemptuously denies
tho stntoments of the colonel.
Tho Lender calls him "tlio greatest
of modern sontimentnlists." Average
I citizens frankly ore nngored ovor tho
' Hoosovolt speech. Tho gonornl ex
pression is hoard that Roosovolt dis
continued on Page 8.)
Cutting Affray Nearly Terminates in
Murder at Front-Street restau
rant This Afternoon Lee Myers,
One of Employes, Cut Across Left
Side by Drunken Man.
A cutting affray" which nearly ter
minated in a murder occurred at tho
EngllBh Chop House on Front street
shortly after noon today. In con
sequence Lee Myers, ono of the em
ployes, lies In the Southern Oregon
hospital with a nasty cut across his
left side, and his assailant, a drunken
man, whose name has not been
learned, is In the city jail, booked
on a charge of murderous assault. It
Is not thought that the young man
will die, but he is in a serious con
dition.
Tho assault upon Myers followed
his ejection of the drunken man from
the chop house. The man had been
creating a rumpus and Myers ordered
him to leave When ho refused to
do so, Myers put him out. He then
re-entered the house and Vhen Myers
started to put him out again, drew
a knife and cut him.
Bystanders prevented him striking
twice and to this the young man prob
ably owes his life.
The police say tho man Is a stran
ger to them. Within flfteon min
utes after he had been locked up
he was fast asleep and until he
awakens It will be impossible to learn
his name.
LA FOLLETTE
LOSES OUT
Amendment to Railroad Bill Provid
ing for Physical Valuation of Lines
Defeated 25 to 30 Regulars Op
posed With Elkins as Speaker.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno 1.
Tho senate today rejected Sonator
La Folletto'6 amendment to the
railroad regulation bill providing for
tho physical valuation of railroads.
Tho amendment was defeated 25 to
30.
Senntor Elkins single handed de
bated against the amondmont while
the insurgents and Democrats argued
In favor of tho provision.
Tho fight of tho regulars was in
spired by tho fact that tho house
has already adopted a physical val
uation amendment and if it wero
passed by the senate tho conference
committco would havo no power to
eliminate it from tho bill. The
rogulars do not want tho provision
adopted. The Interstate commerce
commission has long sought tho
powor to assess tho physical valuation
of railroads as a basis for Judging
tho fairness of freight rates. La
Folletto spoko In favor ot tho amond
mont. Ho declared that the Wiscon
sin physical valuation law has saved
millions to tho peoplo of that
state.
PATTON HIT HARD
BY MORGAN CROWD
CHICAGO, 111., June 1. Although
it is not known just how much of
a loss James A. Patten suffered yes
terday whoa cotton dropped $1.50
por balo, indications are that ho suf
fered heavily. It is estimated that
tho bulls, headed by Morgan & Co,,
which is aft or Patten's bcnlp, havo
soourod 800,000 bales, which is worth
$27,000,000. Tho day's doolino of
$1.50 per bale would amount to
$540,000 on thoso holdings. This in
dicates that Patten was hard hit, as
ho was n big holder of May cotton,
Business for Month of May CMtl
ues to Reflect the Steady Qtmrik
of Medferd Receipts of Year Aft
Thirty Per Cent Greater Tm Mm
Year Previews.
The receipts In tho local postofile
for the month of May continue to re
flect the steady growth of the cltr.
An increase of 28 per cent is showa
over May, 1303, and tho receipts eC
that months shows an Increase ot St
per cent over May, 1908. The re
ceipts are as folelws:
May, 1910 2.08i
May. 1909 $1,54
May, 1908 $1,1H
CHOIR PRACTICE OF
FIRST METHODIST CHOIR
Owing to commencement, tho rega
lar Friday night practice will ifle
diatcly follow prayer meeting Thurs
day evening of this week. Dr. Dyre
will preach Sunday morning for Ike
last time beforo his departure for his
old himo in Iowa, and & full attead
ance of the choir is desired to pro
pare for these services.
FORREST EDMEADES.
Will STREET
NEAR PANIC
Action of Government Causes a De
moralization of Railroad Stacks
Entire List Under Pressure
Many Lose a Few Points.
NEW YORK. June 1. Tho govern
ment's suit against tho 25 railroads
in tho Western Traffic association
caused near-panic in tho stock ex
change today. Wall Street, startled
yesterday by the onslaught of tka
railroads, was visibly affected today.
The market opened weak, issues sell
ing off from 3 to G points. Railroad
woro particularly noticeable in the
slump.
A fenturo of tho demoralization of
the market was the transfer of cer
tain bull loaders to the bear side.
Thoy oppressed tho boliof that rail
road earnings would suffer througk
tho notion of tho government.
The entire railroad list was under
pressure. St. Paul dropped GJi
points 50 minutes after tho mnrket
opened.
Early in tho day Iowa Central and
Atchison and Denver & Rio Grande
dropped 2 points, while Union Pacific
and Northorn Paoifio lost 1. One
point wa.s lost by tho Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas, B. & 0 N. Y. C. and
Great Northorn preferred.
Later tho slump affected I. CX,
which dropped 2M; Reading, which
fell 2 3-8, and Atlnntio Const Line,
214.
FOUR CLUBS ONLY IN
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
STOCKTON, Cnl., Juno 1. Tne
California State longuo will be con
tinued us a four-club organization,
San Francisco and Saorameuto drop
ping out of thoir own nccord, '
After a session that lasted into the
early hours of tho morning and an
other meeting nt the flotol Stockton,
tho lenguo manngora ndjourned this
morning. Attempts to find two
othor cities to take up tho franchises
forfoitod by Sacramento and Saa
Franoisco proved uusuccesaful.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, June 1. Am
carthquako lasting from 1:01 a, m.
to 2:30 a, in, was recorded today r
tho seismograph at St, TgaatliM Ml
lege here. Father Odenbach, the as
tronomer, said that the IndlcaMoM
woro, that tho temblor was la Jape
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