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MEDFORD, ORISOON, SUNDAY, JULY 24, 1010.
No. 107.
ASHLAND GRANTS TROLLEY FRANCHISE
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BY OVERWHELMING VOTE CITY
REVERSES PREVIOUS ACTION
MAJORITY IN
FAVOR IS 221
Every Ward Piled Up Tremendous
Majority In Favor of Grantlnu
Franchise for Trolley Line to John
R. Allen Assures Electric Lino
Ilv tin overwhelming vote tho fit
irens of Ashland yesterday granted
to John R. Alien u franchise in that
city for nit oluotrio trolloy l'uic. The
vote stood 280 to (M, tho franchise
carrying by -21 majority.
Tim vote by wards:
First ward Yes Ml, no II; major
ity 82.
Second wnrd Yes 1)0. No 2(1; ma
jority 73.
Third wnrd Yob DO, No 21; ma
jority 00.
Tho vote was heavier than wns
expected, as tho balloting was done
very (iiietly.
Hy its notion yosturdny Ashland
roverscH it vote taken in regard to a
similar application of Mr. Allen
sonic weeks ago.
SOON TO CALL
FOR BIDS ON
GRATER ROAD
Enrjtaecr Heldel Completes Survey
for This Season Now Prcparlnrj
His Ecstlmatcs Preparatory to
Calllnn for Bids.
Engineer Iluidel has practically
concluded tho work of surveying tho
Crnter Lake road for tho distance he
contemplates doing this season and
is now eugnged in compiling his data
preparatory to calling for bids for
tho construction of tho road. This
work will occupy him for tho next
two weeks.
Mr. lleidel has already completed
his estimates on that section of tho
road within tho. national forest and
tho forestry department will call for
bids in tho near future. Tho section
of tho road surveyed by Mr. Haldol
this season extends from Prospect
to Trail.
BLOODY FIGHT ON
TACOMA STREET GAR
TACOMA, Wash., July 23. Piob
ecuting Attoruoy MoMurrny is today
investigating tho sensational attack
on Peter Jensen, one of tho leaders
of tho citizens of Fern Hill, in thoir
fight against tho streetcar company,
who was perhaps fatally beaten
shortly after midnight at Fern Hill
station. S. S, Ruiinoy, couduotod of
the ear which earned Jensen from
Tiieouui, is in jail, charged with tho
assault, whilo warrants' have also
boeii issued for the crow of tho car
mid for it number of other streetcar
men, who are churgod with aiding in
tho affray. Fern Hill pooplo are up
in arms today at tho outrago, frooly
charging conspiracy, and Prosooutor
MoMurrny is looking for ovidonco to
couuoot tlio assault with men higher
up in tho strootonr oompnny service
DETECTIVE ON
CRIPPENS PATH
Inspector Dow of Scotland Yard
Sails for Canada. Close on Trail
of Man Wanted for Brutal Murder
In Ennland.
LONDON, July 23. Dr. Hawlcy
Crippou, accused of wife murder,
with a typist, Miss Ethel Claire Len
eve, will ho Arrested in Montreal next
Saturday, when tho steamship Snr-
doiiiu ties up. According to n state
incut given out hy Scotland Ynrd
tonight the pnir are unaware that
thov arc under surveillance.
Tho man alleged to bo Crippen is
registered under tho alins, "Itcv. Dr.
Itobinson," whilo the supposed Len
ove, disguised as n boy, is traveling
as his son. Scotland Ynrd declares
there is no doubt ns to his identity.
LONDON, July 23. Inspector
Dow of Scotland Ynrd loft hurriedly
for Cnnndn today. Ho admitted that
bin purpose wns to rind Dr. Hawloy
II. Crlppon. tho Amorlcnn dontliit,
whom tho London pollco nrcuao of
tho murdor of his wife nt thoir homo
In Islington. Ho said ho hnd received
lmportnnt Information which makes
him boltovo Crlppon In In Cnnndn.
Tho Evening News declared that
Dow's dopnrturo followed tho receipt
of a wlrolesH moBHngo from n vessel
in mldoccnn doctoring thnt n couplo
resembling Dr. Crlppon nnd MUo.
Kthol Leneve wns nbonrd, Tho ves
sel Is bound for n Canadian port. Tho
namo of tho ship Is withhold.
It Is generally believed thnt tho
couplo reportoit to bo Dr. Crlppon
nnd MUo. Leneve nro nbonrd tho
stenmor Corslcnun, duo to nrrlvo in
Quebec Inst Thursdny. Inspector Dow
Hulled on tho Cnronln, bound for Now
York.
Upon learning tho Hlsplclons of tho
offlcom nbonrd tho Corslcana, tho lo
cal pollco cnblod tho Quoboc authori
ties to moo tho steamship nnd Bonrch
for tho fugitives. Thoy iiIbo naked
thnt dotoctlvoa soarch tho Btcnmors
Hosporlnn, Snscandra, Mognntlc, Si
cilian, Empress of Britain, Dominion
nnd Virginian,
STOCK IS SOLD
Nino Bids Received Junction City
Firm Gets Stock, Paying. $11,700,
Which Represents 45 Cents on the
Dollar Appraised at $10,000.
Tho bankrupt stock of tho Rnkor
Hutchasou company was sold Satur
day to a firm in Junction City. Tho
successful firm bid $11,750 for tho
stock, which was inventoried at
$2-1,000 and appraised at $10,000.
Tho bid represents about -10 cents
on tho dollar. Roforoo Wellington
was notified Into Saturday and lie
immediately confirmed the sale.
Nino sealed bids woro received,
among them being a number from
Medford. Tho bids woro opened in
Portland by If. h. Sabin, trustee.
Whether tho successful bidders will
dispose of the stock hero or take it
to Portland is not known.
Ono of tho plncos adyortlsod for
rout would mr.ko your kind of a homo
porhnpB,
ON CO
SUFFRAGETTES
IN BIG PARADE
Over Half Million Women March
Throunh Streets of London, Vole
Inn Their Disapproval of Parlia
ment In Shelvlnn Bill.
LONDON. July 23. Tho greatest
siiffrngotto pnrado that ovor marched
through tho streets of London wns
teen today when moro thnn half n
million womon nhowod thoir Indigna
tion nt tho sholvlnc of tho Chncklo-
ton bill giving tho right of franchlso
to woman In pnrllamontary oloctlons.
Tho great column wns headed by
C17 "prison martyrs" In tho cor-.
roctlon houso uniforms worn by suf
frngottos ImprlBonod for dlaturblng
tho penco In London's streets and
public hnlls.
Womon In every profession wore
represented by brigades. Threo hun
dred womon artists, carrying pal
ettes nnd brushes, formed on division.
Moro thnn 1000 professional nurses
woro In anotnhor.
Tho actresses, including practically
all tho promlnont womon on tho Eng
lish stngo, formod a detachment 300
strong. s.'
ThorO woro women doctors, womon
lawyers, thousands of housokcopora
nnd houBowlvos nnd working womon.
A regiment of suffragist cavalry,
Biiporbly mounted, acted as escort to
promlnont Bunffrngotto loaders, In
cluding Mrs. Dolmont. In tho col
umn woro many flonts nnd scores of
bcniitlfull wovon bnnnors.
GREAT DAMAGE
FOREST FIRES
Thirteen Dead, Two Towns Wiped
Out, 400 Homeless, $4,500,000 Es
timated Loss in Forest Fires of
the Past Week.
Tho forest firo toll during
tho past wook has boen:
13 doaths.
2 towns wiped out.
100 homeless.
$1,500,000 estimated loss.
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PORTLAND, Or., July 23.
Showers during tho past OH hours
have done much toward chocking the
big forost firos which have been
sweeping tho forests of tho Pacific
northwest and Hritish Columbia tho
past week. Despite tho downpour,
howovor, sovoral big firos aro still
burning in Idaho and Hritish Colum
bia and a few smaller ones in Mon
tana, Oregon and 'Washington.
A consorvntivo estimate by gov
ernment officials and timbermen con
versant with the situation places tho
damngo at $1,000,000, with a strong
possibility of tho damage being
higher when tho full extent of tho
fires is known.
Tho devastation has been terrific
during tho last two weeks, Two
towns, Whit own tor, H. C and Hynn,
Wash., havo boon wiped off tho map;
13 portions, including a woman and
baby, woro burned to doath; over 400
havo lost thoir homes; stretches of
country onco hoavily timbored with
tho choicest forests mo now a deso-
20 CAW
EXHIBITSARE
PROMISED
Ren H. Rice Now Sending Out Hun
dreds of Invitations to Apple
Growers to Send in Exhibits-
Twenty Carloads Are Promised.
BlflQcr Show Than Ever.
SPOKANE, Wash., July 23.
Twenty carload exhibits of apples
arc already promised for the na
tional apple show here this fall. Lnst
year there wero but 13 full carload
exhibits, of which tho Iloguo River,
Oregon, orchardists furnished the
best.
Secretary Ren II. Rice is now
sending out hundreds of invitations
to all parts of tho continent in an
effort to make tho competition great
er thnn over before. Many fino ex
hibits arc expected from Oregon be
causo of the excellent success with
which Oregon growers met lnst year.
$25,000 Pi
FOR 35 ACRES
ORCHARD LAND
Andrews Brothers Purchase 35 Acres
of Sam Bennett Tract Contains
Ten Acres of Ncwtowns, Which
Have Made Name for Themselves.
Dr. J. W. Andrews of Mnnknto,
Minn., nnd George Andrews of this
city havo purchased 35 acres of the
Sam Bennett orchard, pnying $25,
000 cash. Ocorgo Andrews will re
side on tho property. Ed Andrews
tnndo tho snle.
Tho Bennett orchard is ono of tho
best known in tho valley. On tho
tract purchased is ten acres of New
towns, which havo inndo n groat rep
utation for themselves. Tho other
portion of the laud is planted to
pears.
This property is situated ideally
upon which to make a homo, and it
is tho intention of Dr. Andrews to
build such a homo there. George
Andrews will have ehargo of tho
proporty, with full authority to carry
out his ideas in tho making of an
artistic suburban home.
Tho placo has been christened tho
''Westviow Orchards," and will bo
known as such from now on.
PRESIDENT TAET
SPRAINS HIS ANKLE
ELLSWORTH. Mo., July 23..
President Taft tonight is suffering
from a sprained ankle sustained on
tho golf links at Bar Harbor. Ho is
under a surgeon's euro. Tlio nnklu
is bandaged or ho couldn't walk at
all.
Ho was injured when ho slipped on
tho grass auad fell heavily. Ho was
ablo to resume tho gniuo. Today,
howovor, tho ankle began hurting and
a surgeon was called.
Into sea of nshos.
I.ibby, Mont., roports tho fires in
tho Kootenai reserve practically ex
tinguished. Small firos still rugo in
tho Flothoad country, in Idaho. Tho
grent Pine Crook firo continues un
abated, but is believed to bo nndor
control.
Engineers Report
Of Pisa May
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The tojal engineers appointed to Investigate the condition of. the famous
leaning tower of Pisa reported thnt tho inclination from the perpendicular
has recently Increased eight Inches owing to tho weakness of the foundation.
The cngln !rs declare the hlstpric old tower is on the verge of collapse nnd
that It ! extremely doubtful If It can bo repaired. The ringing of the bells
In the to nr has been ordered stopped, becanse the vibrations thus caused
throntened to throw down the structure. This cnmpanlle or leaning tower
was erected In 1 171-1350. It was In this structure that Galilei worked out the
tbeorv tho pendulum.
ASHLAND AWARDS PAVING TO
WARREN CONSTRUCTION CD
ASHLAND. Or.. July 23. Tho
city council of Ashland lnst night
opened bids for the improvement of
certain streets in the city with bitu
lithic pavement, as heretofore ad
vertised. Two bids were received, one
by tho Beaver Construction com
pany nnd the other by the Warren
Construction company. The bid of
the Warren Construction company
was determined by tho council to be
the lowest nnd best and the contract
was ordered awarded to that com
pany. Tho aggregate cost of the
work, as shown by the surety bond
furnished, will be a little over $140,
000. Immediately after awarding the
contract tho contract and accom
panying papers were laid before the
council, thoy having been already
prepared, and were executed by Mr.
Olson, an agent of the Warren com
pany, who hnd been appointed at
torney in fact with power to Mgn
for tlio company, nnd by tho mayor
and recorder. Tho contract and
surety bond were then approved by
tho council.
Councilman Cunningham protest
ed against tho undue hasto and ir
regularity in all theso proceedings,
since a caso had been instituted on
tho referendum petition in tho circuit
court, whoso decision might nullify
all that had been done; that tho con-'
All FORMER RECORDS FOR
ITRAVEl TO IAKE SHATTERED
Secretary Parkhurst of tho Orator
Lake company arrlvod from tho lake
Saturday aftornoon, and states thnt
tho trnvol to this grent natural won
der was Increasing very rapidly. Dur
ing tho month of Juno 320 pooplo
registered at tho govornniont station,
and during tho first 15 days of this
month 2 GO had registered.
This bronks all former records for
this ttmo of yonr to tho rim of Crater
Lake. Tho trail down to tho water's
odgo had been improved, and a largo
numbor havo gono down to tho water
and tnkon boat rides and fished In tho
lako. Theso roport good luck nil hav
Leaning Tower
Fall Any Second.
tract hnd been awarded to this com
pany without proper competition and
tho people who hnd to pay for the
improvement had been given no con
sideration whatever.
The company agrees to complete
tho whole of the projected improve
ment within 70 days from the begin
ning of the work.
This is tho improvement against
which tho referendum wns invoked,
and iv restraining order against the
referendum secured by the Wnrren
Construction company through its
attorney, A. E. Reamcs.
It is stated that an arrangement
has been mnde between Mr. Rcnmco
and R. G. Smith, attorney for the pe
titioners nnd nbutters, under which
. the court will hear arguments on the
restraining order next Monday.
. Some interesting points aro involved
in this caso of far-reaching import
ance since it involves tho applica
tion of tho referendum to tho most
important 'subjects of legislation.
The petitioners claim that since a
part of tho expenditure for tho pro
posed improvement is to come out of
the fund provided by tho taxpayer,
it is a mutter of general legislation
and the ordinance was- ono subjoet
to tho lawful exercise of tho refer
endum. Tho other siiV claims that
it is a kind of special legislation not
at all subject to tho roforondum.
ing caught tho limit of flvo to tho
Individual.
Mr. Parknurst snys whilo tho soa
son opened at tho lako this season
earlier than usual, tho tourist travel
Iuib hardly bogim In earnest, nnd ho
expects tho heavlost travol through
thero this yenr over known.
Within a vory short time tho din
ing room on tho rim of tho Inko In
tho now lodgo will havo boon com
pleted. Tho opening of this resort
has been delayed owing to theso bo
Ing no wntor avallnblo, tho pump bq
Ing broken. Howovor, In a fow days
this will bo remedied.
PAGE HOTEL
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Long-Term Lease Is Taken on tht
Building by Weil-Known Hot
Man, Who Expects to Scrvev New
Year's Dinner in New Structure
Concrete Work" Is Let.
Work will start Monday on the
erection of the Page .Hotel building
at the corner of Main and Riverside.
It will be rushed to completion with
the expectation of serving a Now
Year dinner in tho grill of the new
hotel.
A long-term Icaso has been taken
on tho hotel by Frank A. Clark of
Portland, who is ono of the beat
known hotel men in tho northwest.
Tho building, is to bo erected by
the Page Building & Land company,
which has just been incorporate
with a capital stock of SlOO.nnn. rir
P. C. Page, S. K. Page and C. A.
ivnignt are the incorporators.
A COUtruct for thn nrrfhnn nf it..
foundation wns lot Saturday to the
Medford Cement & Paving company.
mey win start work Monday. The
Garoctt-Corey Hardware company
was granted a permit for the sewer
(Continued on Page 8.)
ADJOURNED TERM
OF CIRCUIT COURT
MEETSJHONDAY
Judge Calkins Calls a Special Venire
of Seventeen Trial Jurors, and
Also Orders March Grand Jury ta
Meet Many Matters to Come Up.
The Mnrch term of circuit court
will bo reconvened Monday pursuant
to tho regular torm.
In ordor to facilitate the buslaeaa
of tho court, Judge Calkins has or
dored that tho grand Jury meet Mon
day for tho consideration of tho sev
eral mattor which aro to como botorav
thorn.
Thero aro nlno prlsonora In tho
county jail awaiting examination be
foro tho grand Jury on charges rang
ing from larceny to assault with la
tont to kill. t
Frank "Williams nnd William Free
man will bo called upon to answer a
charge of Iarcony, in a dwelling, com
mitted In Meiford.
Lloyd French Is accused of hay
ing stolon a horso and was commit
ted from Jacksonville.
Tom Root and Jack Williams usdd
knives on opponents and must aa-
swor to a ehargo of using a dnmgtr.
oub weapon.
Norman Grantham must explain
why ho used another man's namo in
vain on a chock.
Frank McDonald and Pierre Slan
tto aro accused of using weapons not
classed as Innocent.
Auguat Hnrtwoll, according to tho
complaint, otolo anothor man's "un
nibontlonnblos" and was wearing
thorn whon f jund by tho police. Au
gust will oxplaln this to tlio grand
Jury,
Tho first caso to bo considered oa
Monday morning will bo tho Pacific
& Kastorn-Phli-ps right of way case
und tho spoclal vonlro of trial Jurors
Is principally callod to adjudicate
this caso,
Tho grand Jury consists of F. M,
Contcrs, R. C. F. Atbury, M. D,
Bowles, R. A. Clark. Frank Nell. J,
O. Barnard, C. R. Kllnso.i.
CONTRAC
IS AWARDED