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MEDFORD, ORHOON, FRIDAY, JVNE 3, 3910.
No. 64.
BITTER FIGHT
rARTEO OVER
u
ROAD GRANT
Government Flics Brief to Sot Aside
Grants of 1866 and 1870 to the.
0. & C. Railroad Company Land
In Southern Oregon Is Involved
Important Suit.
PORTLAND, Or., June 3.--Following
thu filing of u liriof of u milt
against thu Oregon iV California
Ruilinad company (tint Soulhurn
Pacific)., in which 3,000,000 aciuw of
Orogon Innd, vnluoil nt $10,000,000,
in involved, government ufficinln to
day aro piupuriug for onu.of the
ItittoruHt legal Mnigglux in tho Ii'ih
tory of tho htatu. Tho land invohed
Sh Hituntud in tho southern part of
tho xtuto botwoou Portland and AmIi
Imul, being 'JO miloH haul; from tho
Southern Pacific lino and combat
ing of iiltciiintiiig miction of laud
arranged uh n oheckoi board.
Tho Hiiit of thu government i to
But aside tho grants of 1800 and 1870
to tho railroad, consisting of ahont
11,800,000 acros of land, and to ro
Kain poHHCHhion of tho .'1,000,000
acres of niiHold IiiikIh on the coiitcn
tion that tho railroad lias flagrantly
violated tho oonditioiiH of tho Kraut,
which woro that tho hind ho Mold to
autnal Bottlers only in ipumtiticH not
greater than oiio-tiiuiicr sot'lioii to
ono pnrohiihur and for a price not
u.cucdiug -f-.fjO per aorc.
Tho conlontioii in that with thix
alleged violation thu lands remaining
mihuld hiio hi'un mid ar- forfeited
to tho United StntoN.
Tho railroad company inakcH no
ahNottion that it has not Mild thu
IoimIk in larger iunntilien than blocks
of ipiurtor huotioiiN, nor that it ha
'not Hold tho InndH nt pricoH nhovo tlio
figure of .fS.fjO nn ituro. That great
(liinntiliuH of this land havo been Hold
to thu great mill companies nt prices
of fmin .fJ.". to $1000 nn aero is ml
The raihoad cninpnni, however, I
makes tho contention that tho Inndtf
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CLASS OF TEN
GET DIPLOMAS
THIS EVENING
Graduating Exercises at High School
Will Bo Held in Auditorium at 0
o'clock All Aro Invited to Attend
Splendid Program.
This ovoniiig bovon channiiiK young
ladioH and three Htalwart young muii
wilt receive their diplomas from thu
local high school and ho ready to
taku up their duties of litu in thu
world. An elaborate program Iiiih
buun proparod, which will lie roii
dorod in tho auditorium of thu high
school building tills ovoning nt 8
o'clock. All nro invitod.
Thu graduating cIuhs consists of
tho follewing:
Missus Cordelia Cloffe, Josephine
Riley, Kutulla PhloHtur, l.oruttu Sny
der, Looln Kwbank, Crystal MoNary,
Minnie Jackson and Messrs. Lester
Mocker, Frank Fat-roll and Clifford
Mizur.
Tho following program Iiiih boon
arranged :
"La I'romenadu" (grand march)..
High School Orchestra
Invocation Rev. Lucub
Salutation Lenin Eubank
Solootion, "In Uonuty'B Realm"..
Iligh Sohool Orchestra
CIiibb Ilintory JoHophiuo Itiloy
Oration, "Tho Groat Importauco of
Littlu Things" Lostor Mookur
Prophooy Frank P. Fnrroll
Rending, "Tho Judgmunt Day" . .
Miuuio 13, Juuknon
Ivy oration Clifford J. Mizor
"Mnrionotta" Wnltzos.Mandolin oluh
CIiibb Will Lore tin C. Snyder
CIiibb Bong, dedicated to '10 class, , ,
ProBuiitutinn of diplomas.
S
ME
NOW
GEniNG PAST
AMENT DAM
Temporary Flshway Has Been Con
structed and Although Far From
Perfect, Fish Aro Getting Over,
Which is a Great Improvement
Over Past Conditions.
A temporary fiflhwuy Iiun been
coiiHtructud ovor thu Anient dam and
fiHh aro now iihcondlng tho,Htructuro.
Ah a matter oi counte, tho latter in
far from perfect, hut fish can get
oxer and aro getting ovor, which !h
n gront luiprovoinent ovor pruvioiiH
uondilioiiH. A largo run of hiiIiiiou h
now nn.
Tho fiwhway wiib constructed iin
dur orders (riven hv Master Finh
Wuiden II. C. McAllister and Deputy
Warden Edward Clanton is now at
worlc remodeling tho old fMiwnv
through thu center of tho dam, ho iih
to make it nvnilnhle iiIko for tho fish.
As hooii iib this ih done, modificu
tioiiH will he imulo in tho temporary
fiHliway, which will improve it, and
for tho halaneo of tho hcuhoii fish
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CHINA FEARED
BY AUTHORITIES
Missionaries Demand That England
Interveno to Prevent Uprising and
Savo Lives of Whites Throughout
Flowery Kingdom.
LONDON, Juno 3. All legations
and coiiMilntos of China hao been
warned of an impending outbreak
which it is feared will surpass the
I!o.or war. .Missionary societies
hero today aro demanding that Fng
Iniid, intervene to prevent an upris
ing and to Hino the lives of white
pinen and women in tho flowery king
dom.
Tho warning was sent out by Chi
nese revolutionists who doclare they
will ho powerless to provcut attacks
on foiciguers whun tho uprising oc
curs, Secret soeietius throughout China,
hacked by tho "Triad," which is a
combination of tluuo powerful po
litical organizations, have been pre
paring for months for nu outbreak in
the hope of overthrowing tho Muiichu
dynasty and opening up China to
commerce mid instituting govern
mental refoims.
SAYS EVERYBODY
WILL BE CRAZY
IN 250 YEARS
Doctor Declares That Insanity Has
Increased 100 Per Cent In Past
100 Yoars Says Present Manner
of Living Is to Blame.
BOSTON, Miibb., Juno 3. That
everybody will bo insiuio 250 years
from now, if insanity increases at its
present rate, is thu belief of Dr. ,1.
II. Kellogg, professor of surgical
pathology in tho college of physioiaus
and surgeons, today.
Dr. Kellogg doulared that insanity
had inoronscd 100 por cout in thu last
100 yoars and now thoro aro 3J,000
idiots and lunatics to ovory million of
people in tho world.
IIo attributes tho provnloneo of in
sanity to physical dogonornoy, onus
od by tho prosont inaiinor of living.
OUTBREAK
T
CREATES FIVE
Increased Voting Strcnnth in This
City Makes Step NecessaryRoxy
and North and South Medford Are
Remodeled Tho Descriptions of
the Precincts.
The county court 1wb created five
voting precincts from what was for
Hiorly North and South Medford and
Hoxy precincts. The change was ne
ccKBary owing to tho increased tot
ing strength of tho citv. Tho new
precincts aru Northwest Medford,
comprising approximately the terri
tory west of tho Southern Pacitic j
trnck mid north of Main street, as;
far west n Griffin creek. South
west Medford lies south of .Main and
west of tho rnilrond. Northeast i
takes in nil enst of Hear ereek mid '
north of Main. Southeast tnkes the
territory enst of the creek mid south
of Main. Central Medford takes all
the territory between the creek Mud
the rnilrond.
V. V. .Mctlfout.
Beginning wheie center hue of
West Seventh intersects Southern,
Pacific rnilrond, thence along said
rnilrond northerly whoro it intersects,
tho enst mid wost center line of sec
tion 13, township IT, 2 west; thence
west to center of section l.'i. thence
south to whero snid courso inter
sects Griffin creek; ('-.ence south
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RAILROADS AND
SHIPPERS ARE
READY FOR WAR
Both Sides Preparing for Big Strug
gle Over Rate Question Big
Meeting to Bo Held Soon in Chi
cago by Shippers.
CHICAGO, Juno 3. Unllrontls nnd
Bhlpiiurs today are contemplating
"wnr plans." Doth Bides nro preparing
for a big HtrugRlo ovor tho rnto qucB.
tlon. Following tho flllnu of rnto In
creases yesto'-dny by tho onstorn nnd
rontrnl wostom rnllroadB, tho ehlp
pors nro preparing to tnko measures
to ktfop tho rates from going Into of.
feet. On tho other hand, tho rnllronds
onjolnod by tho federal courts from
allowing their rates to tnko offect nro
meeting to form pinna to fight tho
case.
Another Important meetings In tho
rnto fight v.HI bo hold hero Mondny.
It Is ronortod that many of tho
rondB aro cancelling orders fo' Im
provements and rehabilitation nnd
thnt thoy may drop many omployoa.
JANITOR SUSPECT
IN KELLNER CASE
Clothes Are Taken In Order to De
termine if Spots on Them Are
Blood Stains Janitor Has Disap
peared. LOUISVILLK, Ky., Juno 3. Por
tions of Alma Kollnor's body, whioh
woro found in tho basomont of St.
John's paroohial school, together
with tho child's clothing, woro takuu
by Coronur Duncan to thu city chem
ist todny. Tho ooronor also turned
ovor to tho ohomibt tho clothing of
Joseph Wendling, janitor of tho
sohool, to nscortain whothor cortain
stain on tho apparel aro bloodstains.
Mcunwhilo ovory effort is lining
mado to find Wendling, who disap
poarod from tho sohool a short tinio
after Alma Kolluor wiib lost to ken.
IIIITY
OR
N W PR NC
Governor Haskell Will
Face Federal Jury.
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma will be vigorously prosecuted under a
criminal ludlctment iu connection with the Oklahoma town lot Indian cases.
Tho department of justico will seek to have n petit Jury of Oklahomans pass
upon the guilt or innocence of the governor nt the June term of the federal
.court. This decision was made by Attorney General Wlckersham after a
conference with tho president and following a request of Oklahoma Demo
cratic senators and congressmen that some mnn of specinl selection by tho
president look Into tho prosecutions nnd report whether the government Is
justlfled in continuing these cases. The prosecution of these town lot cases
nnd of the governor has been iu charge of S. It. ltusli. a special assistant to
tho attorney general. Tho prosecution will continue under tho charge of
Mr. Hush, who is said nt the department of Justice to have done clean work
throuchout his connection with the case.
EXTRA SLEEPER
So Many Are Planning to Leave for
Portland Sunday That Agent Ro
senbaum Is Forced to Order an
Additional Pullman.
So ninny local people arc planning
to leavo Sunday and Monday eve
nings for Poitluud to attend the rose
festival that Agent Kosenbaum has
ordered a m'coiuI sleeper.
All who wish reservations must
speak oarlv or thoy will ho umiblo 'o
secure a berth.
HEW YORUTOCK
EXCHANGE SUED
NKW YORK, Juno 3. A suit In
volving President Rnusomo II. Thom
as ot tho Now York stock oxchnngo
and Its 1100 members la ponding In
tho United States circuit court todny.
Tho Now York Danknoto company Is
plaintiff ami asltB $5,000,000 dam
ages, alloslna that tho rulos of tho
Now York stock oxchango mnko It
mandatory that corlflcatos of all com
panies trading In tho oxchango shall
bo printed bv tho Amerlcnn Ilanknoto
company,
MEDFORD
GILLETTE SAYS HE
IS SIGKOF FIGHT
California Executive Brands Big Mill
Fake and Stirs Up Much Comment
in Press Throughout the Coun
try. CHICAGO. III., Juno 3. Governor
Oillotte. after branding the Johuson-ucniic-
liht a u fake, it. on his
way wost todny.
"I am sick of tho whole business,"
wh the final interview tho California
oxooutivo gave out just befoio ho
loft Chicago.
Tho governor's interview has caus
ed a storm of commont hero nnd fight
fans todny aro at a fever heat of
oxeitement over Gillotto's statements.
Sporting writers commenting on tho
intorviow declare that "suspicions
regarding tho fight" havo been great
ly inorensod, while "thirty-second de
grees fight bugs" ngrco that tho match
will havo to bo watched very closely
indeed if tho suspicion of a "frame
up" which Gilletto voiced so openly
is to be avoided.
ANOTHER SPOKANE MAN
JOINS LOCAL FRATERNITY
Another Spokane man has joined
tho local fraternity of real estate and
laud men of tho Koguo River valloy.
John S. Mnnloy hns recently come
to Medford for tho purpose of hand
ling tho Innd snlos of Itoguolauds, lu
eoiporated, and will also soil tho wa
tor contracts of tho Rogue River
Valley Canal company.
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WR
AS
ARASKDOR
THIS SECTION
H. C. Garnett and I. Lang Appear
Before Railroad Commission in an
Endeavor to Secure Better Freight
Rates for Medford All Points
Are Brought Out.
II. C. Garnett of tho Garnett-Corcy
Hardware company and I. Lang of tho
Medford Grocery company nro rep
resenting the Medford Commercial
club at the hearing before tho rail
road commission now In progress In
Portland, wnero lower rates on tho
Southern Pacific aro sought to bo so
ured for southern Oregon. . Tho hear
lngs have brought out the fact that
while lower rates will probably be
granted, the railroad will endeavor to
maintain tho same ratio between car-
I load rates and less than carload rates
that exist at present a difference so
i slight that it Is Impossible to build
.up a jobbing center south of Portland.
On account of tho railroad's attltudo
JMedford's representatives are endeav
oring to Bhow that Portland jobbers
are being "protected" by tho railroad
company In discrimination against
towns of tLe Wlllametto valley and
southern Oregon.
At tho hearing held at tho office of
It. D. Miller, traffic manager of' tho
Southern Pacific. Mr. Lang submit
ted a number of questions to It. B.
Miller In an attempt to bring out
some evidence pt an alliance on
freight raTes between the Jobbers and
tho railroads. Mr. Miller objected
frequently to tho use ot the word
"protection" Jin referring to the com
pany's consideration of factors that
wero recognized In the making of
rates, and when Mr. Lang finally
asked If the railroad companies did
not use tho influence of the jobbers
and wholesalers to combat rates reg
ulations in congress, an objection to
tho rovelancy of tho question was
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HEAVY STORM
SWEEPING OVER
MIDDLE WEST
Produce- Dealers Damaged to Great
Extent Storm Is Accompanied by
Hail and Snow Driving Sleet Fol
lows.
CHICAGO, 111., Juno 3. Produce
dealers today estimnto that crops
woro damaged to tho extent of sov
crnl thousand dollars by thu storm
that hns been sweopiug over the
northern part of the Mississippi val
ley for tho last 14 hours.
Tho storm, which was aecompauied
by hail and snow, broko unexpected
ly. After two hours tho snow chang
ed to a driving sleet.
WANT DEBATE ON
POSTAL BILL LIMITED
WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno 3.
Tho liouso lenders today are seeking
to secure nn ngreoment to limit do
bato on tho postal savings bank bill.
If it is posslblo tho leaders would llko
to finish tho dobato in n clnglo day.
Tho flvo-mlnuto rulo will bo usotl If
consent can bo obtained.
Tho house lendors aro anxious to
avoid tho longthy discussion of this
mensuro that has marked tho othor
bills on tho president's leglslatlvo pro
gram. With tho postal savings bank
bill out of tho way a speedy adjourn
ment, It Is bollovod, will bo posslblo.
With tho congressional elections
drawing closer overy day, tho loaders
are anxious to leavo Washington at
tho earliest posslblo minute.
ORCHARDISTS
A COURT TO
RETAIN O'GARA
Committees Call Upon County Court
and Urge That Body to Provide
Appropriation of $5000 in Order
That Pathologist May Remain
Here.
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The county commissioners
adjourned Friday nftornoon
without taking action upon
the matter of appropriating
$5000 to recompense Profes
sor O'Gnra for his services
next yenr. They will recon
vene then nnd tnko action.
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Committees from tho Roguo River
Horticultural association and the
Roguo River Fruit nnd Produco as
sociation appeared before the county
court Thursday afternoon asking that
an appropriation of $5000 bo made
by tho county to retain tho services
of Professor P. J. O'Gara for tho en
suing year. Tho committee was a
representative ono and included G. A.
Hover, president of tho Horticultural
society; C. W. "Wllmeroth, manager
of tho Fruit and Produco associa
tion; A. C. Allen, C. C. Scott, C. W.
Potter, B. B. Hanloy and other prom-
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PROSPERITY AT
PRESENT RATE IS
UNSAFE TAFT
President Sounds Note of Warning
Against Practices of Certain At
torneysAlso Pays Attention to
Muckrakers.
ADA, O., Juno 3. Sounding a
warning that tho great prosperity of
tho nation cannot go on at its presont
rate and denouncing some of tho prac
tices of nttornoys who resort to ovory
oxpedient to win coses rather than
seek to securo Justlco, Prosldont Taft
todty addressed tho graduates of the
university horo.
"It Is Impossible to cpoot that tho
enormous trade growth of tho past
decado shall continuo in tho same pro
portion," ho said. "It la natural to
suppose thnt within a decado there
will bo somo reaction and perhaps
oven a financial panic. Nevertholoss
progress that has been m?do Is real
and substantial."
Dlscusslnc the administration of
Taft also turned his attention to
tho muck-raking magazines and nows
papors. MEDFORD'S GREAT
AVIATION MEET
TO BEGIN SOON
Medford's aviation moot will opou
in Oakdale park Saturday aftornoon
nt 2:30 o'olook, and everything aug
urs well for a successful exhibition.
Whipplo Hall arrived Thursday ovo
uing nnd kept his mechanics busy nil
night Betting up his mnohino. Early
Friday morning ho is said to havo
mndo a successful trial flight nt tho
park, encircling it throo timos.
Ely states that his machino is in
good condition nnd that ho is certain
of ranking good flights.
No little offlco "ovorturn" bothers
much If the offlco manager Is a
prompt want advertiser!
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