wjr"- socfl $ orlca 1& 4 ' FIRST SECTION PAGES 1 TO 8 immiYEAR. WAY ANIENT CASE PROVING TO BE DEAL IN NIGH FINANCE WITH A PARALLEL HEARING UDDER WAY REVEALING STARTLING FACIS Case Has Been Under Way Past Week In Grants Pass Calkins Rules That C. W. Anient Must An swer Queries Plaintiffs Compris ed of More Than 700 Stockholders. Tho testimony brought out lu tho hearing of tho cuko of William Zlm mormnii ot ul vh. tho Qoldon Drift Mining company nnd 0, W. Atnont, Itn president, now tindar wny In Grants I'nan, tendu to show that C. W, A meat's handling of tho com pnny'H biiHlncnn wnu ono of tho groat wit deals In high finance over at tempted In OroKon nnd without par allel lu thlH noctlon of tho ntnto. Tho plaintiffs, which comprlso tho stock- holdorN of tho compnny over 700 dlfforont individuals hnvo nllogod noma startling fnctH, nnd tho teatl moiiy Is mild to bo adding weight to tliolr contentious. llcguu Juno n. Iloforo Judge Calkins, tho nltorneya bognn tho cnao on Juno G. It devel oped Unit C. W. Anient hiul, through bin rolntlvoa who cotiHtltutcd tho board of ! I rectors of tho Golden Drift Mining compnny, voted himself bonds to tho amount of SI 05,000. Whon iiRlccd to Htato where tho bonds wore ho rofuHcd to aiiHWor on tho Kround that It wnH hia personal af fair. Tho plaintiffs woro unnblo to proceed without laying thla founda tion, nnd tho cnao camo to n suddon stop until tho mnttor should bo pas8Cd upon by tho court. This was douo on Monday, Juno . Tho court required him to annwor, not only thla (mention but othora of alm llar Import, and also atutod that If tho trauHactloiiH wero honest tho ovl donco would not hurt tho dofondnntH nnd If It woro dlahounHt It wnH some thing tho plaintiffs woro entitled to lenow. Cano IteHiimcd, On Tuesday following tho taking of ovldonco wnu renamed. Tho ovl donco tlinii far la said to show that C. "W. Ainont, prior to taking up tho Golden Drift transaction, had ronpod about S7G0,000 from tho aulo ot American Gold Flolda stoclc. which corporation had n bond on what la called tho Oranlto Hill ml no, situat ed about nlno mlloa from Grnnta TaBa. Tho property was novor paid for and reverted to tho ownora and Is now Idle, owing to tho fnct that tho proceed h of tho atock anloa wero not uaod to pay for tho mine end that Ainont Hold thla stock by paying monthly dlvldondu, which gavo It an appoarnnco of being a commercial InvoBtmont, Ho carried on a llko transaction with a corporation known as tho Modol Gold Mining compnny. Ho also had nu nioroua othor llko concorns for which ho sold h tonic, promoting tho snloa by bin pnyinoutu of dlvldendB out 9t tho procooda of atock aaloa. Company Orgiiiil.ed. Tho ovldonco la aald to show that ,nftor tlicao had all played out and Judguumta had gouo against him in considerable buiiih, growing out of thoso transactions, ho organized tho 'Qoldon Drift Mining company. Ho having any particular mlno in vlow. Ho wont to Coos county, whoro ho hnd hoard of a proporty, nnd on Ills roturn loarnod of tho Dry Diggings, ultuntort about throo mlloa from Grants Pnoa on Hoguo river, and which nro now tho holdlngj of tho (Continued on Page C.) Medford PAVED FOR N OREGON TAFT ROASTS BUI SIGNS THE "PORK BARREL" BILL President Sends Special Message to Congress Expressing His Disap proval of Haphazard Scheme of joaq s)uaumojduj dujn(!Jjsa the Country. 4-fff t-ff-f 4 WASHINGTON, D. C Juno f 25. Congress adjourned elno f die shortly before mldnlcbt. -f -f WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno 25. President Tnft toiluy signed the riv ern and harbors appropriation bill. lu coiiuoutioii with tho opening of tho "pork barrel," tho president sent a h pet-in I mocHtigo to congress express ing hia disapproval of the haphazard Hclicino of distributing river and har bor improvements nnd insisting that he would have vetoed the bill except for the reason that it contained cer tain paragraphs that should be ful filled. A resolution placing a million dol lars ut tho disposal of the presi dent to nilevinto flood conditions along the Colorado river wna intro duced by Sonator Flint of Cnlifor uin and adopted without debate. Tho prenideut urged immediate, notion and stutcd in hia message that he had been advised that the lives of thou sands of peraons and millions of dollars' worth of proporty woro in jeopardy. lu tlio message President Tuft said the bill was poorly constructed nnd ut one tiui'j ho had decided to voto it in order to secure tho enactment of a bettor one. I!o said ho opposed tho piecemeal policy of making npprn- (Contiuuod on Pngo 4.) SAYS GRATER LAKE SURPASSES YOSEMITE, CAL Dr. E. B. Packet Back From Visit to California's Great Natural Won der A Greater Booster Than Ever for Wonderful Crater Lake "Yosomito is not in it with Grator Lake in nny particular," states Dr. I'J. H. Piokol, who baa just returned from n visit in California's greatest natural wonder. "Our own nttrno tion is far more wonderful, far moro beautiful, far more entertaining to u lover of nature, Yosomito is won derful, but not iih windorful as Ora tor Lake." Ilr. Piokol, together with Sirs. Piokol nnd Mr. and Mrs. Vawtor, re turned Friday evening from a mo tor trip to San Francisco and Stock ton. From tho hitler place tho party wont in by train and stage. Tho trip was made without diffi culty and is reported very onjoyablo nt this timo of yonr, Mr, and Mrs. A. Cnntvoll of Jnok sonvillo roturnod from a visit to Grants Pass Saturday. MEDFORD, TWO KILLED IN HOLDUP! Citizens Glvo Chase and Succeed In Killing One, Another Suicides, Whllo Third Is Captured Manu facturer and His Bodyguard Vic timsPublic Feeling Runs High. LYNY Mnso., Juno 25. After having ahot nnd killed John Landrl gnn nnd Policeman Carroll, threo footpads woro pursued todny by a Pohho of citizens nnd police through tho atrcota of Lynn until ono was ahot nnd killed by a pollcotnan, an other committed suicide to avoid ar rcHt and tho third wna captured. T.ho bandits hold up Landrlgan, a shoo manufnctuir, as ho wna return ing from a bank with SG000 to pay off hia men. Ho rcslBtcd tholr at tack nnd was ahot down. Tho allots brought Policeman Carroll to tho accne, nnd ho, too foil undor a fuil lndo from tho rovolvcra ot tho thugs. Itobbcrs Flee. Hy thla time citizens nnd police r.a aombled nnd tho robbors, gntborlng up tho money, flod. Thoy woro pur aucd through tho streets to tho out skirts of tho town. So close wcro the pursuers that tho bandits aban doned tholr loot at HIghrock and It waa recovered by tho authorities. Tho chase continued and finally tho robbera wcro surrounded In Ro voro'a field, near Lynn. Ono Killed. Whllo the posse wna closing In, ono of tho bandits was ahot and killed by n policeman. A second, seeing thnt cscapo was hopeless, put his rovolvor to hia head and blew out his brains. The third was seized Just as ho raised his pistol to his head. Landrlgan was killed almost In stantly. Policeman Carroll died on tho way to tho hospital. Landrlgnn was a inombor of tho firm of Landrl gan & WnlBh. It had bo-n his cub torn to go to tho bnnk on Saturday morning for monoy for tho firm's payroll. It la believed that tho thugs wero awaro of this and laid tholr plans accordingly. Hut for tho brav ery of Carroll it Is belloved thoy (Continued on Pngo 5.) First Picture of Taken the A ....i .,! wmwwpww ii wm 4M1 W "-m.l " X3 Mail Tribune OREGON, SUNDAY, JUNE OPENING CRATER $10,000 FOR SURVEYS IN CRATERPARK Senator Chamberlain Persists in His Fight for Appropration and at Last Is Revarded. Although the Amount Is Cut $5000 Has Passed Congress and Is a Certainty. -f -r 4 HT . .!.. T " T.,r.n "f 25. George Putnnm, Med- I"" ford, Or.: An appropriation " for tho surveys of ronds "" "T 4!ifiii.1iinf 41, n f'VfWftt. )7n. tionnl Park was fixed in a second conference, on tho in- " "" stance of tho senate confer- ccs, nt $10,000. This was "" finnllv nerccd to bvitho house " nml lino nnccn.l pnnnrpQ. t "" (Signed.) GEO. K. CILVJmERLAIN. "" -- -f-f -- -f-- Senator Chnmberlauis shown by the nbovo dispatch, received Satur day evening, hns succeeded in get ting nn appropriation for Crater Lake, even after the house had re jected his amendment, nrtopted by tho senate, to the civil appropriation bill, providing .15,000 for tho sur veys. When the civil appropriation bill ws introduced in the Hcnnto a week ngo Senntor Chamberlain offered nn amendment providing $15,000 for surveys in the park. The amendment was accepted. However, in the house committee the item was trnek out. From his telegram it if. evident thnt Senntor Chamberlain persisted and nt n second conference succeed ed in securng .fl0,000. This appropriation paves the way for tho opening of Crater Lake to ' tho world. Without n survey of the I park tho department of the interior woidd bo unnblo to ask for nppropri 1 ations to further develop tho park mid innk'o it accessible. Tho Inck of such u survey lias in the past been the stumbling block. Through Sen ator Chnmborlnin's efforts tho way bus been paved for additional appropriations. Colonel Roosevelt Moment He Landed In New York. mi iimiuii u.i.i inin tin nnLiiim mi i uhiii ui mm i uni umi "$ caur . .prA" wn - . oft.TK'. - ' N . a41-v 2G, J9J0. MEXICAN ELECTIONS ON TODAY Although Country Was Quiet Yes terday, Officials Prepare to Guard Against Outbreaks Nephew of Diaz Resigns as Chief of Police to Placate People. MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Juno 25. Though tho country la qulot to day, officials throughout Mexico aro preparing to meet outbreaks tomor row, when tho national elections will bo held. That the administration re gards tho possibility of attempted uprisings as a grave danger la indi cated by a sudden change ot front today. It waa announced today that Ramon Corral, present vice president and candidato for re-election, against whom tho tiro of tho liberals has been directed, has withdrawn. Theo dore Dchesa will become tho ad ministration candidato for the vice presidency and he will bo probably declared elected after tho Balloting tomorrow ends. Would Placate People. As another Indication that tho administration dcsllres to placato people the announcement has been mnde thnt Felix Diaz, nephew of the president, has resigned as chief of police. Felix Diaz was ono of the most unpopular officials In tho ad ministration. It is through his offices that the numerous arrests of liber ate have been made, and because ho was related to the president power ful reactionaries have declared that the president had a much moro direct control over tho movement of tho police than he could have maintained through his office. Tho withdrawal of Corral and tho resignation of Fe lix Dlnz was intended as n sop to the liberals, it is declared, although tho newspapers make no comment. In many quarters it Is bollovcd that the victory of tho liberals is not n real victory and thnt Dehesa is only a figure-head. Corral himself, It is declared, will havo tho powers of of fice, no matter who may tako its title. It is also declared that the resignation of Felix DJaz is intended only to decolvo tho peoplo, t.nd it is bollovcd thr.t ho will bo re-appointed ihwiwuhimhwmh y"'Bm''';!l''""SJ""l ilifwk k-mnre ;;. " w (. .x . v. v" . xhiwki w. N -" ., ; -WMW" 3150.000 HOTEL 1 WEST SIDE PLANNED; PAGE HOTEL 1 COMPLETELY 1ANCED TO RESUME WORK 6 STORY BLOCK AT ONCE ON PAGE 4 STORY BLOCK Project Has Been Financed and Contracts Are to Be Let immedi atciy Will Represent an Invest ment of Over $100,000 All Mod cm Conveniences. Contracts will be let at once and work begin within a few weeks on the four-story hundred-room hotel to be erected at tho corner of Main and Riverside avenue by Dr. F. E. Page, the financing of tho project having' been completed today, when a syndicate of local business men took $40,000 of G per cent first mortgage bonds. The hotel will bo 88 by 150 feet in size, have four stories nnd basement, with grill, billiard room, barber shop, etc.. in the basement; office, storerooms nnd lobby on first floor, 114 rooms for guests, with sample rooms, etc., on top floor. Electric elevators will bo innstalled and all the fixtures of a first-class hostelry added. The building will cost $75,000 and will represent an investment exceed ing $100,000. Contracts will bo let calling for completion by December 1 next and bonus be offered for ev ery day ahead of this time. Tho basement excavation has already been completed. The bonds were taken by business men of the community, anions the subscribers being H. C. Kcntner, Hubbard Bros., Warner, Wortmnn ,& Gore, Will Goro, Dr. Goble, II. Humphreys and Hutchison & Lums den. Dr. Page states: "Tho now hotel is entirely financed. Work will bo begun as soon as possible nnd wo hopo to bo in operation by January 1. 1911." E TO BE BUILT ACROSS UNION CREEK Crater Lake Road Commission De cides to Build Bridge at Once In Order to Make Lake Accessible This Season New Hotel to Go Up at Once. A bridge across Union crcok is to bo built nt ouco by tho Crater Lake road commission. This is to bo dono in ordor to mnko tho lako accessible by automobile this season. Secret nry Parkhurst of tho Crn tor Lnko company has roturned from his first visit to tho lnko this sea son and states that work is to bo started at onco on tho now hotol on tho rim of tho lnko. Mr. Parkhurst states further that accommodations for tho public will bo ready July 1 at Arant camp. II. L. Holgato, superintendent of water rights in Southern Oregon, was in Medford Saturday on offi cial business connected with tho ad judicating of water claims in this district. BRIDG UNITtfl) PRKS8 ABSOCIATIOH Full Loaned WIro Report. Tho only papor In the world published In a city tho alto ef Mod ford having u lanaA vrlv No. 83. PARK TO BE ERECTED MAINJND IVY Local Men Form Company and Plans Are Now Being Drawn for Modern Hotel Building Work Is to Start in the Immediate Future and Will Be Rushed. As soon as the plans can bo com pleted and bids received, work is to start on tho erection of a six-story hotel building on the corner of Main and Ivy streets, commonly known as the Coleman proporty. The building is ta be erected by tho Medford Ho tel company, u syndicate of local men, and will cost $150,000. Tho incorporators of the new com pany aro W. F. Rau, Bert Anderson, A. Coleman, Emil Mohr, C. W. Palm, J. B. Wright, L. E. Wakeman, E. C. Ireland. J. C. Brown. Messrs. Clark & Forrest, archi tects, have about completed the de tailed plans and ground will bo bro ken within a very few days on the lot above mentioned and which lot has heretofore been owned by A. Coleman, but is now taken over by. tho company. Tho company was organized by W. F. Bau and Emil Mohr. Mr. Bau is au old hotel man who has long seen tho need of a new hotel here. Emil Mohr became a partner of Mr. Baa in tho Hotel Moore some months ago. He likewise saw tho necessity of a hotel into which tho peoplo who come hero to seek homes or who como here for pleasure could bo taken, without ' making them feel that thoy wished thoy wero back homo as soon as they entered their rooms. Therefore thoy, with tho assistanco of local merchants and citizens, organized this company to build. Tho hotel will havo a well-nrrang- ed lobby, mezzanine floor, olovntors for passengers and freight as wellj" an up-to-dato grill and diuing room, in which will bo furnished a per fect cuisino nndor tho supervision of nn expert chof. A fojituro will also be tho finest samplo rooms, tho samo boing ar ranged in such a manner that the light will come in from all sides. An other feature will bo n barnquot nnd. assembly halls, same being copied af ter tho latcs styles of tho hotels in Europo and tho oast, which were. latoly visited by Mr. Mohr and to which ho puid particular uttontion. It will bo supplied with its own cold-storage and electric light plant, will havo hot wator plunt for heating purposes and will havo about 00 rooms with baths and about 75 rooms without baths, and ovory room will bo nn outsido room. It will bo sup plied with billiard hall nnd a read ing room. M'LOUGHLIN AND LONG EASILY WIN TENNIS HONORS VENICE, Cal., Juno 25. Maurice McLougliliu and Melville Long of San Francisco easily made thoir way, into tho finals of tho men's doubloa at tho Vcnico Country club's seventh" annual tenuis touriinmout today, de feating tho Barker brothers of Los Angoles in straight sots, 0-2, 0-4. . Tho Bogors brothors of Los An geles won the scnii-fiiinls in the op posite franio by defeating Holme and Ilorroll, 0-3, 7-5. Thoy were scheduled to moot tho San Franoiij cans in tho finals lato today. John Brinor of Tulant ws in, Mel ford Saturday, grootiug old" friends. . ' m (i j i