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MEDFORD, ORISON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 3910.
No. 98.
PHOENIX DEVASTATED BY $10,000
Tllie WlflATllKll. 1
Tonight ujid toinoirow hilr
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Mail Tribune
BLAZE
HOLOCAUST
THREATENED
ALLPHOENIX
Weeks Plnnlnu Mill Destroyed with
Nearby Residence Entire Popula
tion, Aided by Mcdford Ffro De
partment, Flnht Flames, Which
Are Checked With Difficulty.
Phoenix buffered tho worst (Iro In
liur history at noon today, whoa Al
fred WookH' pinning mill nncl a hnlf
n dozen Hinnll houses woro burned.
Tho loan In estimated nt 110,000.
while It could not definitely bo de
termined It In reported that thoro
wan no liiHiirnnco.
Only for tho valiant efforts on tho
part of tho entire mnlo population
of Phoenix, a largo portion of tho
residence Huctlon of tho little town
would lmvo boon wlpod out.
AHHlntnnco from Mod ford war eont,
tho local company taking two chem
ical carlo down. Thoy ('.Id much
Kood work In Hutting tho flro under
control.
A scoro of automohlleu carrying
aitaletanco from thin city woro also
roHhod. to tho hcoiio.
Owing to tho fact that Phoonlx lias
no water supply, prlmltlvo mothodB
woro resorted to to chock tho tinmen.
Wntor wan carried In tulH for a block
and a hnlf, yet thin was the only
moaim at hand to combat tho flnmoH.
The origin of tho flro In not known
but It Ih believed that It ntartcd In
tho engine room of the mill. When
discovered It had made too much
headway to bo checked. In a few
uioinentH the entire mill van a mass
of flamcii and tho flro wan thread
ing to tho plloH of lumber In tho yard.
Two dwelling hoimou were endan
gered and volunteer firemen carried
nil of tho furnishings to a place of
wifely, Ilotlt of the houses were wiv
ed, however, aftor a stubborn fight.
While a number of Htnnll warohoiiBca
and Hhodn noldo from tho mill woro
burned, no Iioiiich woro lont.
A call for help wan sent early to
Mod ford and tho local tiro department
ronpnndod. Two chomlcnl wagons and
nourly 20 inomhorfl of tho depart
ment were dhipatchod by train to
Phoonlx, whore tho hoyn got himy In
u hurry.
Ashland waa nluo roquoHtod to Bend
aid, and sent n number of automo
biles flllod with voluntooru.
Immediately upon hearing of tho
flro Clonoral Manager Qorlg of tho
Pacific & Knstorn placed a train at
tho disposal of tho flro boye, and on
HiIh thoy woro nmhod to tho scono.
A. S, HoBonhaum of tho Southern Pa
cific broke all rocordH In gottlug a per
mit to riiBb tho train ovor tho South
ern Pacific tracku to Phoonlx,
Tho dltmBter would have been far
woi'ho had tho wind been In tho oppo
til to direction.
FORTY THOUSAND ELKS
MARCH IN PARADE
DETROIT, Midi., July l!). Today
wiih Hie big oiitortaiiiiiio.nt day fr
(ho thousands! of Elks who are hero
attending I heir annual convention.
Tho city wiih given over to tho vis
itor, Fully 10,00(1 Elks marched in
Ilia grand parade, while (10 brans,
bunds playod. AmuBomontR of vnri
oiiK kinds marked (ho day. Competi
tive drill contests woro hold lit Hollo
IhIo in the morning, with u Kiiiumur
festival for women in tho afternoon.
During tho day each of tho IOIIch
IhiikIh pariuleil through tho oily uud
HUi'oiuidod iiiiiiiy ptiblio iiiHtitutioiiH,
Tho (lav wiih hot unil many mnrohorH
were prost rated.
Tho 1'irfit prize of $500 offorod in
the oomnotitivo drill wiih won this
nftoriioon by tho Hnttlo Crook, Mioh.,
team. Tho "Whito Sqund" team
from Lou Angolas, Cnl., wiih second,
winning $250
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED
The city council hag called an election on July 20 in order
that tho people may pass upon the following amendmor's to tho
-f city cbnrter:
4- 1. An amendment to tho charter of tho city of Medford pro-
vldlng for tho nnBCHBincnt of property abutting on trunk water
4- mnliiH and trunk sowers heretofore or hereafter conBtructod by Bald
4- city for u portion of tho cost thereof, not exceeding tho cont of a
f Htiltublo lateral water main or Hewer for said property, and nu-
4- thorlztng tho uno of nnld trunk water tualnn rnd trunk sewers by
4 the ownorn of said abutting property for lateral purposes.
4- 2. An amendment to tho charter of tho city of Mcdford author-
4- Izlng tho re-assessment of property specially benefited by utrcot
4 Improvement Howoru or wator malnn In cases whore tho original ns-
4 HCHHiucnt levied for tho cont thereof In for any reason void or dc-
4 fectlvo.
4- 3, An nmcudmont to tho charter of tho city of Medford pro-
4- vldlng for tho assessment on property specially bcnofltcd of tho
4 cost of opening or widening streotn In tho city of Mcdford, and pro-
4 vldlng tho manner of opening or widening streets uud tho lovying of
4 such iiHBcsatnonts.
4 -I. An nmondment to tho charter of tho city of Medford amend-
4- Ing section 100 thoreof. Thin amendment wub onco passed by tho
4- citizens, but owing to a mlstako It In impossible to put It Into effect
4uii1cub ropassod.
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Tho city council nt a special meet
ing held Tuesday evening called n
Hpcctnl election In tho city to vote
upon four amendments to tho charter
of tho city, Tho dato sot was July
20.
Tho amendments to bo voted upon
relate to tho carrying on of Improve
ments In the city, giving it moat def-
ulto power and course of procedure
In tho matter of levying uKsossmonts.
Tho council ordored n 10-Inch sow
er laid on Sixth street from Ivy to
TO
FAIL IS RUMOR
WASHINGTON. I). C, July 13.
While tho true fuels of tho ease aro
not siibslnnlinl enough to icceive of
ficial confirmation, it ih rumoied in
usually well-informed circles that
Secretary ,MuoVon',h. of tin treas
ury department, expects to icsigu
this full mid that Charles I). Norton,
President Tuft's privato soerotary,
will bo appointed to 1 ill the vacancy.
It is Hiiid that Secretary MaoVeagh
desires to retire i'roui iiclivo busi
ness uud political life.
Norton uud Seeietnry MnoVoiigh
are close friends. When MnoVcagh
was appointed sooiolary ho hi ought
Noilnn with him from Chicago and
practically turned over tho routine
work of the department to him.
Norton handled (lie work so well
that MnoVongh, it is said, jccoin
uieiuled him to the president when
Tn ft was searching for u private sec
retary to succeed former Secretary
Ciirpoutor, resigned.
MEDFORD ATTORNEY RETURNS
FROM EAST WITH BRIDE
John Cnrkin returned from n viml
oast a few days since, and to the
surprise of his friends hcic, was ac
companied by Mr, Cnrkin, who n.
sinned (lint uaiiio on June 'Jl ut Rey
nolds, N. 1).
Mrs. Cnrkin was formerly Miss
V'ulii Tuyucr of Hoynolds, N. I)., uud
one of the popular young ladies of
that city.
Mr. Carkiu has been practicing law
in Mcdford for tho piiht two yeais.
Mr, Carkiu mid his bride aro re
ceiving tho congratulations of the
Ninth Dakota delegation, which U
quite numorous in this city.
CENSUS BUREAU GIVES
POPULATION OF PEORIA
WASHINGTON. 1). C, July 111.--Tho
consul) bureau in a bulletin to
day announced tho following popula
tions obtained in the recent census:
Poorm, III,, 0(1,000; East St. Louis, I
f4,r84; Knid, Oklu., 13,700,
MACVEAGH
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Illvorsldo, deep enough to drnln all
of tho basement being constructed
under new buildings. Tho work is
to start In tho Immedlnto future
A. Coleman was granted permission
to move his brick house r.t Main nnd
Ivy streets to mnko way for the now
Hotel Medford.
A committee wbb named to meet J.
W. Opp and lea so him the city's quar
ry near Jacksonville.
Other minor business was discuss
ed.
FIVE MEN DASHED TO
DEATH FROM BALLOON
rOLOQNK, .Inly 13.-Carrying
five men to dentil, the dirigible linl
loon Eibhlooh fell ."lOllO feet near
I'nscheid, West Oermnny, today.
Herr Erhslooh. coiintruolor of tho
dirigible uud nn inventor of re
nown, is among the dead.
Tho aii-ship, u sixth as largo an
the Zeppelin craft, hud made several
flights with passenger. The Krh
sloch ascended from Diifseldorf
shortly nfter sunrise, carrying, be
sides tho inventor, two companions
nnd two professional chauffcurx,
who wore noting ns mochnniciiuis.
Near l'aschoid one of the balloon
nets, of which thoro woro 12, set in
u rigid, framcliku, water-tight com
partment of a ship, burst, and tho
gits hag it contained exploded. The
other hags woro ripped to pieces and
the aluminum car, with its passen
gers and heavy engines, dropped like
a plummet.
Tho car turned over before thoo
inside could leap from it. Tho en
gines, which woro attached lo tho
car, wcio driven into the earth by
the impact and tho men caught in the
descending car woro half-buried in
tho ground.
Tho splintered framework, twisted
nets nnd ripped canvas fell on top
of tho engines uud the car. The ac
cident was witnessed ut I'nscheid
nnd automobiles with soldiers mid
physicians woro rushed to the spot
where tho moil nnd wroekugo fell.
When the ueronnuts were dragged
from tho debris of tho dirigible it
was evident that thoy hud been killed
instnntly. Surgeons declared that
tho mangled bodies woro in tho worst
condition thoy had over scon.
Tho dirigible was registered in tho
Hhiuo Aorial club. Tho oruft had
boon undor severe tents, which woro
successful, mid exports could not no-
count for the suddou breaking of tho
nets.
Hy n "want nil" ennipaign" i
mount porsistonoy in rnnonting your
nd until you lmvo iro t ton vour ro-
Hulls 1 That doosn't always moan
many itiBortious or much delay.
DIVIDE CITY 'JAPAN AND RUSS
INDISTRICTS OPEN DOORWIANCHURIA
r 1 1 It Inf A I tIt ''
West of Bear Creek and South of
Main Street to Irrirjate 5 to 7 A.
M 7:30 to 9:30 P. M. Balance of
City From 7 to 9 A. M. and 5:30 to
7:30 P. M.
Hereafter nil that portion of the
city lying west of Dear creel; and
'south of Main street will Irrigate
lawns nnd gardens between S a. ni.
and 7 a. m, and between 7:30 p. m.
and 0:30 p. m., and at no other time.
All that portion of the city lying
cast of Dear creek and all that portion
lying west of Bear creek and north
of Main street will irrlg-to lawns
and gardena between 7 a. m. and 9
n. m. nnd between 5:30 p. m. and
30 p. in. and at no other time.
All water users are earnestly re
quested to co-operato with tho city
authorities In meeting tho present sit
uation to tho end that nil may secure
tho wntor they noii.
By order of tho city council.
W. II. CANON, Mayor.
Tho Impression exists with many
that the city Is furnishing a largo
amount of wrter from Its pipeline to
parties outside tho city for Irriga
tion purposes. This la positively not
tho case. All outsldo Irrigators were
shut off sorao tlmo ago.
Tho Inadequacy of- tho water sup
ply during certain hours of tho day
la due largoiy to the facL tat tho
city is not getting more than half of
Its full supply of wator and will be
unnblo to got more until Its pipeline
Is completed, which will bo about Au
gust 1.
At tho samo tlmo there 13 plenty
of wnter oven now for everyone Ifj
ovoryono will confine his use to his
actual nocdo nnd co-operato with tho
city administration In tho enforce
ment of tho necessary icgulatlons.
Tho city, oven now, Is receiving twice
tho amount of water per capita that
most cities in tho United St.Mes find
sufficient.
It has boon found necessary to
modify tho regulations with refer.
onco to tho use of water for irrigat
ing lnwnr. and gardens.
Woolarowers to Meet.
PORTLAND, Or., July 13. Thero
will bo n creat gathering of wool
growers In Portland next January,
whon tho annual convention of tho
National 'Woolirrowors association
will bo hold. It is estimated that no
less than 20,000 visitors will come
to this city at that tlmo. It Is be
lloved tho gathering will bo one of
tho greatest conventions of Its kind
ovor hold In tl.o west, and Portland
Is so nllvo to Its Importance that
stepa to entortaln tho convention vis
itors aro already being outlined.
POSTMASTERS SHY
AT POSTAL BANKS
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 13.
Hecauso postmnsters aro slow about
asking tho establishment of postal
banks, tho bank advisory board will
decldo In which cities these banks
will bo established without waiting
for requests.
"Wo oxpoctod many mora requests
for postal savings banks tlTan lmvo
como In," said Hitchcock, "This,
howovor, la not surprising. Pos,tinas
Jora naturally do not want to do more
work without more pay, and postal
banks would ontnll much additional
labor."
TOKIO, July 13. Tho full text of the Russo-Japaneso treaty
regarding tho Manchurl in situation was made public here today.
4- The treaty vnu signed at St. Petersburg July 4 by representatives of -f
-f both povere. Its provisions follew:
-f "Article 1. With tho object of facilitating communication and
f decvloping the commerce of nations, the two high contracting -f
f parties mutually engage to lend each other their friendly co-opera-
Hon vfltu a view to amelioration of their respective railway lines In -f
f Manchuria and the Improvement of the connecting service of the -f
said lines and to abstain from all competition prejudicial to tho
f realization of this object,
"Article 2. Each of tho high contracting parties engages to
malnUMn and respect the status quo In Manchuria resulting from -f
the treaties, convention. and other arrangements concluded up to -f
f this day between Japan and Russia, or between cither of these
f two powers and China. Copies of the aforesaid arrangements have
f been exchangd.
4- "Article 3. In case any event arises of a nature to mennco the -f
status quo above mentioned, the two high contracting parties -f
f tlmll In each case outer into communication with each other In
order to arrive at an understanding as to the measures they may
Judge necessary to tako or the maintenance of said status quo." -
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LONDON, July 13. That Japan
and Russia, through their new treaty
made public, have slammed shut the
"open door" tn Manchuria Is the
tacit admission of diplomats here.
Although none will openly state
his opinion, It is tho general belief
that Encland rnd tho United States.
In particular, and other world pow
ers will oppose the new agreement.
The third clause of the treaty,
which Is tho shortest ono on record
covorlng so Important a question, Is
oxpected to prove tho troublo maker.
It reads:
"In case say event arises of i na-1
turo to menace the status quo above The position In which the treaty
montloncd, tho two high contracting places China Is also a 'dangerous fac
partles shall In each caBO enter Intojtor. China regards both England and
communication with ench other In Japan as Intruders In Manchuria. At
order to arrive at an understanding
as to tho measures which may bo
found necescary to tako for tho main-
tenance of said status quo."
Tho second clause is a promise to
LOWER PULLMAN RATES
IF DECISION IS
PORTLAND. Julv 13. Reduced
rates for Pullman berths from Port
land to tho Knst, ordered by the inter
stnto commerce commission wont in
to effect today, with n strong string
attached.
Persons who started for St Pnul,
Chicago, Knnsns City, Denver nnd
other Missouri River points woro
compelled to pay tho old charge.
Kach person was given a rebate
cheek for tho difference between tho
old chnrgo nnd that ordered by tho
commission.
Tin rebate chock was drawn on
the United States Circuit court nt
Chicago, and is payable only nfter
the euurt decides tho Pullman appeal
from tho rate ordered and provided
tho corporation!! plea is not sup
ported. North rates between Portland and
Seattle, or Portland and California
nro not nf footed by tho reduced rates
ordored. The standard Pulhnnn rates
on either tho uppor or lower berths
between Portland and St. Paul has
boon $12. The commission's ordar
fixed tho rate for lower at $10 uud
the upper nt $8..)0.
PICTURES TO SHOW ACROSS
THE CANADIAN BOUNDARY
VICTORIA, n. C, July 12. As far
as tho civic authorities aro concornod,
no ban will bo placed on tho exhibi
tion of moving pictures In Victoria
showing tho rocont Joffrlos-Johnson
fight. A bylaw framed to prevent
such an exhibition was considered by
tho city council last night and was
defeated by cv.voto pf, 7 to 4,
!A CLOSE
maintain the situation as It now Is.
That meais tho present open door
poljcy. The thjrd clause Is regarded
ns cancelling the second. Should Eng
land or America or any other power
become formldablo in Minchurlan
trnde, Russia or Japan could deem
it a "menace to the statu quo" and
could tako action
That action would be n ralno In
rates on their railway lines In Man
churia. This raise would exclude all
merchants except those of tho czar
nnd the mikado. If the rates wero
raised, It Is believed here that Eng
land, the United States and Germany
would make strong protests.
the present tlmo China Is overawed by
force, but later sho may resist any
attempt by the treaty powers to dls-
criminate agrlnst Chinese merchants
by raising rates on Manchurixn lines.
MS ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
SPOKANE, Wash., July 13.
Miles Poindexter, insurgent con
gressman and candidate for United
Stntes senator to succeed Senator
Piles, began has nctivo campaign to
day, following his arrival last night
from the cast, where ho had a con
ference with Theodore Roosevelt. In
discussing attacks made upon him by
opponents, he declared:
"If it is n fight they nro nfter,
they will surely bo accommodated.
Wo expect to conduct tho senatorial
campaign on u high plane, but if the
opposition begins to throw mud thoy
will find thoy have a hard road to
travel."
Five hundred peoplo will nttend u
banquet in oiudextcr's honor this
evening.
BLACK HAND AGENT
SHOOTS RICH MERCHANT
NEW ORLEANS, La., July 13.
Joscph Spiggnao, n Hlnck Hand
agent, today shot mid killed John
Mazcla, a wealthy Sicilian merchmu,
who refused n demand for money mm
was then himself shot and killed b
Mmi7cla's daughter as he attempted
to escape.
Spiggnao eotorcd Manzola's store
nt daylight. Ho doinnndod n sum of
monoy, threatening vcngomico hy tho
Pluck Hnud society. Munzcla re
fused nnd tried to put Spiggnao out
of tho storo. The intruder drew a
rovolvor nnd shot Muuzela through
tho heart. Then ho rushed out of tho
storo, As ho renehod tho sidewalk
Miuizehi's daughter, who hnd hoard
tho dispute, run to tho front of tho
storo and shot Spignno.
MAILED LIST
A CEASED
TO
German Diplomats Issue a Third
Statement, in Which They Back:
Down From Def I Acknowledge
Right of United States in Regard
to Enforcing Monroe Doctrine.
BERLIN, July 13. A caso of bad
ly crossed wires in tho foreign of
fico fcccms today to bo tho explana
tion of yesterday's "teapot tempest,"'
resulting from Germany's attitude
toward the United States in the Ma
driz letter incident.
Events occurred with such rapid
ity in the foreign office yesterday as
to suggest a bad caso of rattles in
the department, nnd for a time it
koked ns though t!i- Monroe doc
trine, the status quo, and quite a bit
of other diplomatic bric-a-brac was
in danger. Today tho fingers of the
mailed fist lmvo censed to twitch
and appear to bo folded quite peace
fully. Hinged on Mistake.
The exciting situation which devel
oped seems to lmvo hinged entirely
on a mistake of tho German foreign-
office in jumping nt tho conclusion
that the stnto department at Wash
ington has given to tho newspapers
the letter of the kniser indorsing the
election of President Joso Mndriz of
Nicaragua. When the Gennnu offi
cials, nfter going off prematurely
with their statements to tho press,,
found thnt Washington had not pub
lished the letter, but that it hud been
given out by friends of Madriz, they
about-faced with moro haste than,
dignity, nnd the result was a vio
lent conflict of statemonts not only
between tho afternoon and morning
papers of foreign countries, but be
tween the statements appearing in.
the morning nnd afternoon editions
of tho officially inspired press of
Berlin.
Contradictory Statements..
The first statement given to Ihe
United Press yestorday was an as
suranco thnt tho Kaisor hnd no de
sire to mcddlo in Amoricnn polities
and that his lottor to Madriz was
only couched in tho usual diplomatic
language In ft vory fow moments
this statement wns yithdrawn and
another substituted which virtually
throw down tho gauntlet to the
United States, and stated that Gor
mnny refused to rocognizo nny right
on the part of tho United States to
suporviso her diplomatic relations
with any-other country, in South or
Central Amorica or nnywhoro- olso
Third Sstatcment.
Last night tho foroign office again
suffored n chnngo of heart and is
sued a third statement, this being of
a pacifio tono and denying that any
suggestion other than ft diplomatic,
courtesy was intondod by tho Madriz
note.
Tho extent of tho confusion in the
foreign offico is probably best shown
by tho attitude of tho official and-semi-official
Berlin papors, which
print only such stnto and diplomatic
news ns is consored by tho govern
ment officials. Tho morning papers,
in their inspired columns, upheld the
notion of tho kaisor and declared,
that Germany would not submit to
supervision of her rolnlions with
ihoso countries undor tho Monroe
doctrine. On tho other hand, tho af
ternoon editions, which tiro iiIpo of
ficial in their inspiration, double on
tho tracks of tho morning papers ana!
doolaro that Gormany recognizes tin
right of Amorica to maintain her self
appointed guardianship of South and.
Central America.
Slaps United States.
Tho Borlinor Post, the govornmcat"
morning organ, says editorially;
"The kaisor does not need to apptyy
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