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al IDDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1910.
No. 95.
ASHLAND HAS A CHANGE OF HEART
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RECONSIDERS
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COUNCIL ORDERS i
ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON JULY 23
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Mildness of Opposition to Move
Shows Sentiment ncuanllno Line
Has Cliannetl Little Doubt But
That Franchise Will Be Granted
ASHLAND, Or., July 0. Tlint thin
city luiH experienced it change of henrt
In regard to tho John It. Allon trolley
(rnnchlito was hown Inst ovonlm;,
whon tho city council ordered a Mo
clat election on July 23, tho earlloMt
datu poHMlblo uniler tho law, on a
franchlso similar to tho ono turned
down by a narrow margin rocontly.
TIioho who at that time opposed It
aro now openly working for It, and It
la believed that tho franchlno will bo
granted Mr. Allon.
Many of thoao who voted against
granting Mr. Allen a franchlso at tho
recent election havo Blnco Btntod that
they did not fully undonttnnd tho
proposition, and that If thoy had
they would 1invo voted for It.
It Ib bolloved hero,( nnd common
ly mated tonight, that tho franchlso
Ih certain of bolm; granted on July 23.
ST. PAUL MAY LOSE
THE BIG CONVENTION
8T, PAUL, Minn., July S. Ah a ro
fliill of tho illHagroomont of the local
commltteo with Qlffoid IMnchot ovor
the Holectloii of Hpoakers to address
the national) conservation congroHB
preparing to nssomblo horo, It Ih fear
cd that 8t. Paul may loso tho con
vention. Tho local commltteo linn demanded
that certain speakers Known to bo fa
vorable to Balllngor's policies In tho
department of tho Interior shall ad
drosH tho convention. IMnchot has ro
fused to accede to tho domtnd. Tho
commltteo hnB asked for a further
conforonco on tho question nnd Pln
chot Iiiih not ropllod.
CONTRACT LET
NEW HOTEL
Shaska &. Ament Get Excavation
Work Dirt Will Benin to Fly at
the First of the Week Contracts
for Bulldlnn Will Follow.
The lmuiioU'iH of the projected
Hotel Medford at the eouier of Ivy
and .Main streets are not losing any
time in netting their ontorpiiso sturt
etl. Tho eouliuct for tho o.xouvnlion
work has boon let to Shusku &
Anient, mill those men will at nneo
iiiHtull excavating inuohinory d tho
dill will ooiiunoiiiso to llv ne.t week.
With this anil the Page hotel, Med
ford will have two first-class hoft
tolrios, excelled by nouu in the state
and in hooping with tho giowlh and
iiiipoilaiii'e 4l the town,
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Tlio oily I'ouni'il has ro
stiietnd the Iioiiih of inlgu
tion in tlie eity nnd tho or
ders will lie Kliiolly obeyed. It
is now lawful to irriunio lio
tween tlio hours ul' f ami 8
a. m. and 0 uml U p. m.
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J. R. ALLEN
JEFFRIES AND
JOHNSON MAY
Fill AGAIN
Bin Fellow Breaks Silence and Says
That He May Meet Ncnro In Re
turn Match Johnson Says That
He Is Wllllnn to Fix It Up.
1.08 AN0i:M:8, Cnl., July 9. "I
may fight Johnson again and within
hIx montliH," declared Jninoii J. Jef
fries today. "Thoro aro reasonB why
I should want a return fight nnd I
am considering thorn carefully. I
mny bo prepared to tnako a definite
statement very soon."
At his Cypress nvonuo homo Jof
frlos, after Ioiir conforonco with Sam
Horgor, admitted a ropresontatlvo of
tho United I'ress and broko tho long
silence that followed his dofcat by
Jack Johnson at Iteno,
"Until todny," tho fortnor cham
pion said, "I havo had no heart to
talk of my plans for tho future But
I would bo foolish to deny that I havo
not consldorod another meeting with
Johnson or to deny that I would llko
a ohnnco to rodoom niysolf.
May right Again.
"I mny fight Johnson again. I will
admit thnt I havo discussed anothor
match with Horgor, my brother Jack
and Jack Klppor. Whllo anothor
fight Is more of a possibility" than a
probability, you may say that I am
thinking hard nlid may havo some
thing to sny to you vory soon."
(Continued on Patro ft.)
FOREST FIRES
HI M TREES
Santa Cruz Grove of Bin Trees Are
In Danner Larflc Force of Ranq
crs Aro Flflhtlnn tho Flames
Thousands of Acres Burned Over.
SANTA CRUZ, Cnl., July 0. For
est fires thieuteu di'Strtietiou to the
Santa Cilia grovo of hit; trees, ac
cording to messages received heio
today from tho heudwuters of tho
San Lorenro river, whoro a lnrgo
force of finest runners nro fighting
tho fllUllOH.
Tho grovo is seven miles fioin
hero and tlio files mo reported to
he in close proximity to tho treos.
Tlio fiio started in tho second growth
of redwoods near tho trrove, and
thousands of acres of timber are in
flames.
Firo Wurdon Mallett and a large
crow of men nro backfiring liotweon
tho finest fire and the tieo.
Fires also nro riming in tho vicin
ity of King orook.
HIBERNIANS ARE COMING
TO PORTLAND 20,000 STRONG
PORTLAND, Or., Julv D Coining
on a poncoi'ul inihMou of good-will
nnd Inotlioilv love, nunc custom poo-J
phi will iuvado Portland dining tlio,
week beginning July ID than went loj
Rono to sco tho Jeffries-Johnson .
fight. The Hibernians mo coming
20,000 r.tiontr. Train! ml ullev
trainload will roll into tho City of
Roses, coming from every htato in
the Union to attend the annual nn-
tuition of the Ancient Onlor of Ili-
ELECTRIC LI
HOT WEATHER
CONTINUES TO
SCORCH EAST
Total Number of Dead In Chlcano
Now 96 Three Additional Deaths
Occur in New York No Relief as
Yet In Sinht.
WASHINGTON, U. C, July .
For 30 hours more tho eastern and
middle vtostern states will swelter in
tho hot wave that has gripped the
country for tho past fow days, ac
cording to tho chief of the weather
bureau.
In surrounding cities tho hot
weather continues. New York ro
poiteil a temperature of 80 degrees
long licforo noon nnd three deaths
occurred thoro today.
Philadelphia, Baltimore and other
eastern cities suffered greatly from
tho hent.
DENVER, Colo., July 0 Tho hot
wnvo that has been baking Denver
for tho past fortnight was broken
today, dolightfully cool weather fol
lowing. It was cold enough today to
build fires in gratos and stove.
CHICAGO, III.; July 0 With the
mercury but two degree lower than
csterday, which, with its registra
tion of 00 degrees, was tho hottest
July 8 in tho history of tho local
uenthor bureau, Chicago today
claimed another heat victim, bringing
tho total deaths since the present
torrid sieL'o began up to AG.
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Presbyterians Join March of Prog
ress and Will Erect Handsome
Structure to Cost Not Less Than
$40,000 Will Sell Present Church
Property.
The bonrd of trustee of the Pres
byterian church met Friday evening
to consider offers mndo for the prop
erty where the church now stands,
and it is generally understood that
a sale will bo closed in ;hc near fu
ture at something like from $25,000
to $27,000.
Tho lot whoro tho inau'-e now
stands has attracted the eye of in
vestors and it is understood thnt as
high as $15,000 has been offered for
this quarter block. These properties
nro located fronting the park, and it
is small wonder thnt someone has not
succeeded in snapping them up crc
this.
At tho recent board meeting plans
for building a $40,000 chinch edifice
were discussed nnd it was practi
cally v decided that the entire bonrd
would mako a trip to Portland and
other cities to get ported on coht
of construction amV'view buildings
low being constructed.
No stono will be left unturned in
order to build the most convenient
plnco for worship, including parlors,
committeo nnd Sunday school rooms,
otc.
In deciding to erect this church
building the Prc-h.vtoriiiu- hne
joined tho march of progress in tho
city. Tho Catholic have jiibt com
pleted a now churc h. the Kpiscopnl-
Confession to Murdering His Wife
the Most Startling In Police Annals.
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WORK ON PACIFIC & EASTERN
NTO CITY WILL START
MEDFORD WILL
NOT SEE FILMS
OF RENO FIGHT
Mayor Canon Says That He Does
Not See Hew They Can Benefit
Any Ono and That They Had Bet
ter Be Kept Out.
Medford will not sec the moving
pictures of the "bnttlo of tho cen
tury." held in Reno, July 4.
At least that is what was intimated
by Mayor Canon in an interview yes
terday when he was asked if the pic
tures would be allpwcd to show in
Medford.
"I would not adviso any one to
contract for tho pictures," stated the
mnyor. "However, at this time, I
have not fully considered the mat
ter. I do not sec how they can ben
efit nny one, and there is no reason
why they should bo exhibited before
the children of the city."
Only a Boxing Match.
CHICAGO, 111., July 9 Police of
ficials this afternoon saw the mo
tion picture-, of the Jeffries-Johnson
fifch.1. Thoy declared that the films
did not portrnv brutal conflict, but
refused to sav whether they would
advio Chipf Steward to prevent the
exhibition of tho pictures in Chi
cago. inns arc building nnd tho Methodists
nnd Baptists have announced their
intentions to erect handsome now
structures.
ONE SPEECH BY
TEDDY IS WORTH
. 10.000 VOTES
So Say Managers of Senator Bev
eridge, Who Think Roosevelt's In
fluence Is Enough to Pile Up Tre
mendous Vote In Their Favor.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 9.
One speech by Theodore Roosevelt is
equivalent to 10,000 votes. That is
the "official forecast" of the polit
ical managers of Senator Beveridge,
who today are predicting that John
W. Kern, Democratic candidate for
the senate, will be swamped through
the colonel's lifesaving invasion of
Indiana.
Ten thousand voters will be
brought into 'lino for the Republican
senator, the forecasters suy, through
the colonel's influence, and 10,000
doubtful votes is always considered
enough to swing Indiana.
That Roosevelt's influence is
enough to mnkc that difference in
the total vote of the state is the firm
belief of the Beveridge supporters.
They point to the fact that Roose
velt carried tho state by more than
00.000 in 1904 nnd thnt four years
later Taft had barely enough margin
to secure the Indinnn electors. The
difference, the politicians declare,
wns purely a matter of pcrsonnl fol
lowing. A man with so much fol
lowing ought to be able to swing u
large part of it, thej declare, to any
mnn whoso case he takes up.
MANYCOMMENTS
ONTED'SACTIONS
Washington Agog With Comments on
Announcement That Roosevelt
Will Invade Indiana in Interests of
Senator Beveridge.
WASHINGTON, July 9. Politics,
dotted horo and there with "T. R."
are rioting through tho National
capltol hore today, following tho an
nouncement thnt Colonol Roosevelt
will Journey through Indiana to make
a political speech that will bo an In
dorsement of Senator Bovorldge.
Tho buzz of comment which started
when It was reportod that Roosovolt
would ondorso tho sensational canddl
dacy of Com nmracn Miles Poln
dextor of Washington had hardly sub
sided following tho stronous denial
fropi Sacnmoro Hill whon tho now an
uouueomont from tho samo plnco re-
l agitated tho situation.
Tho proposed ondorsomont puts
Roosovolt moro sauaroly In lino with
I tho Insurgents than any action ho has
itakon slnco tho "return from Elba,"
J according to tho Interpretation of tho
I progressive lenders.
Tho regulars, howevor, aro hoping
,thnt Roosovolt will confine his stato
iinouts to an eulogy of his friond
tUovoridgo, nnd that ho will uot touch
ton tho Ropubllcan stato plntform
which, dictated by Bovoridgo hlmsolf,
slapped tho pot measure, of tho regu
lars prnctlcilly repudiated tho tariff
bill which Bovoridgo had votod
against, and endorsed tho Taft nd
, ministration v 1th sovoral qualifica
tions. j Mr, mid Mrs. George R. Graves of
Snloin nro visiting Medford,
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WILL BUILD TO
NORTH LINE OF
PHIPPS' PUCE
Thompson Bros., Sub-Contractors, t
Establish Camp Just North of City
and Build Road as Rapidly as Pas
sibleBlocked by Condemnation
Work will start Monday on- tie
construction of tho Pacific & Easter
railway into the city from the pekttr
where the road now crosses Bear
creek. Thompson brothers, sub-eant-tractors
on the line, will esta&Uait.
their camp Just north of the- eKy
llmlts and do tho work.
Tho road will be rushed snd It I
expected that it will soon be complet
ed to the north lino of the I. J. Pbfrf
property and from there on ia asooeat.
as tho condemnation suit for a right
of way across this property- lias bees
heard. Mr. Phlpps has refused te
give a right of way to the road, ask
ing damages In an amount of $28,
700. The freight yards and shops of Uatr
road are to be established at the pres
ent P. & E. Junction, but the- wa
songcr depot will bo near tho heart
of the city, being on tho east side cf
Bear creek opposite the new natato-
rlum.
KLAMATH OFFICIALS WILL
NOT SURRENDER PRISONER
KLAMATH PALLS, July 9. -Dej-uty
United States Marshal Griffith
has arrived horo from Portland with
a federal warrant for Thaddcur E.
York, hotter known as Ilouston, to
take him to Chicago, where he is
wanted on a charge of perjury
York, as heretofore told, is In jaU
here awaiting trial on a charge of
buncoing the American Bank & Trast
company out of a largo sum. ot
money. Tho local authorities refuse
to surrender York to tho United
States marshal without a legal figtr
notwithstanding legal advice that fe&s
becu givon that tho federal charge
suporsedos tho local one.
York wns arrested and placed ia
jaill hero ho.foro tho fedoral warrant
was sened.
PAGE BUILDING
NOW CEUT?
Bids Are Asked for ConsfriiftFoiT M
Concrete Foundation Work Frow
Now On Is to Be Rushed Untft
Building Is Completed.
Bids havo been invited for tluv
construction of tho cemont founda
tion for tho Page hotel and thoatc
building, at tho corner of Main and
Riverside, nnd tho plans and speci
fications will bo ready for inspcotic-u
at tho office of Powers & Reeves, i
tho Pannors' & Fruitgrowers.' bnfc
budding, on Julj 13.
The oeuation for tho buildinr
wns mndo sovoral months ngo, bi
has been in statu quo for some tuna
However, now tho plana hao Ueea
porfeoted and active coustrucUoa
will bo commenced as soon as tiut
contracts aro lot,
This building will ho modem in ev
ery particular and will bo out t
tho fiuobt hotels in the stato.
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