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Medford Mail Tribune
UNITED ritKHS ASSOCIATION
Full Leased Wlro Report.
'I'll 10 WICATIIICH
Tonight itml tomorrow Fair
and warm.
Tho only papor In the world
publlshou In n city tho size of
Mod ford having a lonsod wire.
fjotji YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, -AUGUST 18, 19.10.
No. 129.
TROOPS HERE TONIGHT TO FIGHT FIRES
r
SIX ADDITIONAL FIRES ARE
REPORTED HEAD LITTLE BUTTE
FORTY MEN ARE
ENDEAVORING 10
CHECK FLAMES
Over 300 Acres Hnvc Been Burn
ed Over ami Timber Loss Is Heavy
Water Shed of Little Butte May
Bo Seriously Damaged by Flro
Forty men ruder the direction of
Supervisor t. I., F.rlcknon of thu Cm
tor national foront aro desperately
flgl t Iiik toi'ny to chock tho forest
flies which nro racing nliout thu base
of Mt. Mcl.oi ghlln, nbou' 3ft iiiIIch
east of tlilo city. Thoy nro mooting
with llttlo nuc-ess, howovor,
Tho grentoat damage rought hy
tho flro will not ho tho loss of tho
tlmhor which In vory heavy In tills
Bectlon", hut It Ih feared t) nt It will
KorloiiHly dr.mngn Modford'n water
supply, ns tho flnmcs nro raging in
tho watorahec". of Llttlo Ilutto crook
from which thin city taken Ita wntor.
Blx additional fires woro roportod
thin mnrnli.j; to hnvo broken out In
addition to tho four, burning In that
section hIiico I'io first of tho wcolc.
Tho Itogro Illvor Canal compnny
linn placed Itu crow of men at Flnh
Lnko nt tho dlnposnl of Supervisor
ttrlckson,
Tho Iohb cannot at thin tlmo ho es
timated, hul It l hollovod that It will
ho heavy, ait tho fla non aro In bo mo
of tho heaviest tlmhor In that flec
tion. Seeing that tho flrcH promlHod to
do tromondoiiH dnmngo, tho locnl
rnngora Inst evening rotrmunlcntod
with tho Portland forestry huroau
appealing for nld and a cr.ll for tho
nBHlHtonco of troopH wn Immodlatoly
forwnrdod to morlcnn Lnko, whoro
It mot with prompt roHponno.
Owing to tl o numhor and position
of flrcH, tho troopH will ho compolled
to organize Into timnll parties whon
thoy begin tholr hattlo agnltiHt tho
flroo.
STOCKMEN ARE
AFTER RUSTLERS
Larrjo Posses of Silver Lake Country
Pursuing Ganu of Aliened Cattle
Thieves 25 Mules Disappear and
Ranchmen Aro Annry.
11I3NI), Or., Aug. 18. A largo
poaso of stockmon of tho Sllvor 4itko
country aro purHiiIng n gnng of ni
dged cattlo and horao ruHtlorfl, ac
cording to Information received horo
todny. Itocontly two horso thtovoH
woro run to onrth hy tho ranohora,
and ono of tho ruHtlorfl allot to death.
Tho pobho wnH organized following
tho dlHnppcarnuco of 25 uuiIoh from
tho Iano ranch. Cowhoya woro put
on tho trail, which led southward.
Tho tracks of tho nnlmnla Indlcntod
thatt hoy woro holng driven toward
tho nCllfomla hnundnry at top apeod,
Tho riifltlora had a two dayB' atart
over tho pobho, hut It la hollovod tho
ranch num will nvortako thorn,
For tho pnat throo montliH rua
tlora hnvo boon actlvo In tho district
nod atockmen hnvo loat aovoral bnnda
of cattlo and horaoa.
An offoctlvo want ad' innkoa your
hualuoaa plan offoctlvo,
TWO
COMPANIES
FIRST INFANTRY
ORDERED HERE
Will Bo Taken Out as Soon as Possi
ble to Scene of Bin. Fire on Little
Butte 108 Men and Three Offi
cers Aro Coming
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 18
(Sroatly 'alarmed over the forest flro
situation In Orogon, offlclnlH of tho
department of tho Interior nro re
sponsible for tho ordering of another
tmttallou of Infantry to tho Oregon
flro front. TIiIb Is In addition to tho
two companion of fedornl troops al
ready aeut from American Lake to
Medford. Tho soldiers nro doing ef
fective work In fighting tho conflag
rations AMLIUCAN LAKH, Wash., Aug.
18. Compt.r.tcs K and M of tho
Flrat Infnii'ry, comprising three of
clra and 108 men, loft American Lnliu
early todny fo tho Crate Lnko na
tional foreai In southern, Oregon to
fight tho forest flrca which rre raging
In that dlatilc.
d'ion:o II. Cecil, assistant forester
at 1'oriland. telegraphed for troops
lnat night, and Urlgadlcr General
Mnua, comm.odlng tho mnnuvora,
Immodlatoly ordered two coiiipnnlea
out for duty.
It la expected that tho troops will
reach Medford, Or., Into this after
noon or everting.
Assistant Supervisor Swooning of
the Crntor national forest Is today
at work making nrrant.o'nenta to get
tho troops to tl.o scono of tho flro on
tho watershed of Little Ilutto creek
iih early .'.a poaslhlo aftoi tholr nr
rlv.tl In tlilo city. It wis upon his
request sent to tho dlai-lct offlco In
Portlnnd that acciued tho soldiers.
ILLINOIS MAN BUYS
45 ACRE TRACT
.1. J. Adams of Evnnaton, 111., has
purchased tho H. F. Hlddlo property
located In tho Griffin Crcok district
nliout six mllen from Medford. There
aro in acres In tho tract, S3 acres
of which nro Bot out to fruit trees,
trees, 20 acroi In pears, 10 ncroa
In npplea and 3 ncroa In peaches.
These troes nro In tholr socond nnd
third sonBona. About eight ncrca nro
In alfalfa.
Tho consideration wna $12,500.
Tho salo waa mado hy U. W. North-
ROGUE PEARS SELL
FOR $2.49INB0ST0N
A oar of poara from Grnnta rasa
sold today In lloaton for $1180 gross.
Tho car contalnod 12 ft boxes of fan
cy, 112 cholco and 200 culls. Tho
price per box avoragod $2,49,
A good otoro location la ndvortla
Ing; good storo sorvlco la advortlB
Ing hut both of thoao are supplo
montary to tho real advertising that
la dono In tho nowspnpor,
'TWAS SENATOR
HALE WHO GOT
USTHATS10.000
Senator Chamberlain Tells How the
Standpat Bulwark of Conservation
Secured $10,000 for Surveys In
Crater National Park.
To that stand-pat bulwark of con
servation, Senator Hole of Maine, is
due most of the credit for the $10,
0011 appropriation secured for tiic
survey of Crntor Lake National
park, introduced by thnt champion of
direct legislation, Senator O. E.
('liaui-crluin, according to the latter.
Hud it uot been for Mr. Hole's insis
tauce in tlio conference committee,
tlie item would have been htrioken
from the list, having been defeated
in tho House.
Tho bill na introduced by Senator
Chamberlain called for $15,000. It
wns.pussed by the pollute, but defeat
ed in ilio House." At this point, Sen
ator Phumhcrlniii called in Senator
Hale, who is a warm personal friend,
explained tho situation mid the need,
and secured the hitter's promise of
unistuiice.
Wlieu the bill enme back Senator
Hale, who was one of tho conferees,
Mood firm for tho appropriation, fin
ally compromising for $10,000. Had
it not been for his assistance, the
uiouMirc would hnvo been defeated.
HERE TO SURVEY
CRATER ROADS
Engineer and Party Arrives to Under
take the Work of Laying Out
Roads In Park as Provided at Re
cent Session of Congress.
Tho work of surveying trails and
roads In tho Crntor Iako national
park will bo undertaken Immediate
ly, II. L. Gilbert, United States en
gineer, and pnrty of 20 men having
loft for tho lako to start tho work.
At tho rocont session of congress
$10,000 wna appropriated to bo ox
ponded under tho direction of tho
socrotnry of war In aurvoylng roads
nnd trails In tho park. Mr. Ollbort
la hero for thnt purpose
Furthor appropriations aro oxpect
od to bo mado lntor for tho purpose
of building tho roads now being sur
veyed. EVEN SON-IN-I AW NICK
TURNS ON UNCLE JOE
IIKVBHLY, Maea., Aug. 18. Fol
lowing closoly upon political confer
ences at tho summor capltol yostor
day, Congressman Nicholas Long
worth of Ohio todny announced his
dotormluntlou to opposo Cannon for
re-election aa speaker of tho house
of roprosontatlvoa,
"I shall opposo Cannon's ro-oloc-tlon,"
said Longworth, "and I shall
do so In a lunnuor that 1 consldor
proper nnd offoctlvo for tho aottlo
mont of controvorsloB In my party
namely, In tho republican caucus:"
OREGON PLAN
IS
Senator Chamberlain Says Senate
Will Never Contest to Popular Elec
tion of Senators and That State
ment One Pleddfie For Legislators
Is Only radical Method of Secur
ing it Oregon Gets Much Ader
tiscment in Consequence.
"Tho Insurgent spirit Is everywhero
In the nntlon," stated United States
Senntor Gcorgo E. Chamberlain, who
loft for Roseburg' Thursday after a
two daya' visit In Medford and tho
Hoguo Ulver valley. "Not only Is
Insurgency fnmpant In mlddlo west
ern atntes and tho Pacllfc coast, but
It Is showing its strength In tho
south, jtnd even In tho New England
states.
"Thorel b a great awakening of
tho people to tho necessity at direct
legislation. Tho result In California
did not surprlso me. What happened
there Is happening elsewhere Every
where tho principles of Insurgency aro
making rapid headway, and only tho
politicians fr.ll to grasp Its signifi
cance. L ,
"Oregon hns led tho way with tho
restoration of govornment to tho pco
jile, and Is receiving a great deal of
advertising in consequence. All
through tho east tho bill boards aro
placarded with promises of candidates
to vote for tho adoption of tho 'Ore
gon plan.' Tho Interest It has awak
ened U shown by tho domnnd for
Senator Dourno's speech, over a mil
lion individual requests having been
recolved for it.
( Continued on Page r.)
SHOOTERS MEET
FOR BIG SHOOT
With Weather Conditions Perfect
Crack Shots Arc Having Splendid
Time on Local Grounds May
Smash Records.
With perfect woathur conditions
prevailing and all plans mude car
ried out without a hitch tho Medford
(lun club opened a two days shoot on
thoir grounds north of tho city this
morning and right merrily liuvo the
gun.s been popping eer hiuee.
Many of the best trap shooters on
the Pacific count nro present nt the
shoot nnd it is oxpoctcd thnt sovoral
records will be Miiashed.
Following is tho program of events
for the two days.
First Day
No. 1 10 Minis, r'ntraueo $1, Mor
ohundiso added. No. 2 20 Birds, on
tranco $2, morohnndiso added. No. l
20 Mirdt!, entrance $2, mereliandiso
added. No. 4 20 Minis, ontranco $2,
morohnndiso added. No. 5, 20 birds,
entrance .$!!, morohnndiso added. No.
(i, 20 Minis, entrance 2, merchan
dise added. No. 7, 20 Minis, ontranco
$'2, merchandise added. No. 8, 20
birds, ontranco 'f2, morchnndiso ad
ded. Second Day
No. 1, 10 Minis, ontranco $1, mor
chnndiso added. No. 2, 20 Minis, on
tranco $2, morohnndiso addod, No. 51,
20 Minis, entrance $2, morehandir.o
added. No. -1, 20 Minis, ontranco $2,
morohnndiso added. No. .r, 20 Minis,
ontranco $2, morehnnidso added, No.
ll, 20 Minis, ontranco $2, morohnndiso
added, No. 7, 20 birds, ontranco $1,
morchnndiso added. No. 8, 20 Minis,
ontranco $2, morchnndiso added..
1
WAY
TEDDY AND TAFT SAID TO HAVE
BROKEN;
Teddy May Have Wanted
Ito Have Been Turned Down
W&tHiUt Br KPI NaBSHHSyuBHlHlHillHillllllH
Vice Trcslilent Sherman.
ConKri'8inan McGulre.
From today's dispatelies it develop that Colonel Roosevelt may have
wanted to be turned down by the New York Republicans as temporary
chairman of the convention nnd Vice- President Sherman, whoso likeness
is shown above, named, in order to force the administration to show its Ii
and.
With the vice-president in the jbove picturo is shown Senntor
Chnrle-s Curtis nnd Congrcinnn AfcGuiro who were nnmed with him in
connection witli Senator Gore's bribery elinrges Rrowinf out of Oklahoma
Indian contests.
PAVING
PROGRAM
IS
City Council Meets With W. R. Clark!
and Decides Upon the Streets to be1
Paved
Wait.
This Year Many Will
Tho city council met with W. R.
Clarke of the Clark & Henery Pav
ing compaiVK Wednesday afternoon
nnd decided upon a paving program
for tho remainder of this season.
Fifty thousand yards aro to bo paved
before tho plant Is shut down for
winter,
Tho streets which' will bo complet
ed tills year aro South D'Anjou. Dart
lott streot from Sixth to Eighth,
South Front, a half hlotk on Enst
Main, two blocks on South Holly, ono
.tlock on North Holly, Summit avenue,
Poach atroot, Ross court, North Rly
orsldo, North Central nnd Front
streot south of Fourth.
Tho company plans to finish this
work nnd havo everything cleaned up
for tho winter by tho mlddlo of Oc
tobor, At thnt tlmo they expect to
havo 120 000 square yards paved.
INDIANAPOLIS, 1ml., Aug. 18.
With quiet restored, the conferences
regarding the nffilintion of tho West
ern Federation of Minors nnd tho
United Mine Workers of America
wore continued today. Tho delegates
of tho two organizations are con
sidering ovory phnso of the propos
ed amalgamation,
ARRANGED
MEANS WAR, IF TRUE
Photo to r-u.iiLun 1'rvsK Asocl..tlon
Suimtiir I'tl.lllt'S ru.
DAHLMAN MAY
YET LOSE OUT
Has Lead of Only 2300 Now Over
Shallenberger Result Will be Close
Not Know Until Last Returns.
LINCOLN, Nob., Aug. 18. Com
pleto returns from 23 counties and in
complete from forty five give Mayor
Dahlman of Omaha, a lead of 23U0
in tho contest for the Democratic
nomination for governor. Tho result
will be closo and will remain in doubt
until tho last returns nro in. Both
candidates aro claimink tho nomina
ion. Congressional Nominee llaywani,
j successful in tho first district on an
I anti-Canon plntform, today received
. telegram from President Tuft con-
grutulnting him on his nomination.
This is regarded as significant in view
of tho statements given out todny by
1 Representative Nicholas Lougworth to
tho effect that ho would strongly op
pose the re-eleotiou of Cannon to tho
speakership. It is boliovcd thnt these
nro tlio first hostilities in thu oum
pnign by tho administration against
Caunonism.
Milwaukee Grows
WASHINGTON, I). C, Aug. 18.
Tlio population of Milwaukee is 387,-3-!l
according to statistics given out
today,
Dos Moines, fnwu, lias 80,5108 in-
i habitants, bay tlio census recorders.
DID THE COLONEL
WANTTURNDOWN
AT CONVENTION?
Report Now That Ho Wished Admini
stration to Show its Hand in Order
To Givo Him Chance to Break
Sherman's Selection Said to Havo
Been a Declaration of War
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 18.- -That
the next few days are apt to
bring a sharper division in the re
publican party between the conser
vatives nud the radicals, with Taft
leading tho "old guard," and Roose
velt leading the "progressives," is
confidently expected here.
Tiic statement that Roosevelt and
Taft have broken is considered hero
as unquestionably authoritative. That
Beverly was not surprised by vice
president Sherman's selection in
stead of Roosevelt as chairman is
said to bo indicative of an admini
stration victory.
War Is Declared.
This is said hero to amount to a
declaration of wnr.
Roosevelt's follower-? think that tho
colonel displayed political strategy in
allowing his name to go boforo tho
New York stato committee, forcing
tho committee to reject him and
making making tho administration to
slipw its hand.
Roosevelt is now connected with
the consorvaticos openly, as they
view tho situation. His connection
with Gifford Pinchot nnd Congress
man Victor Mtrrdock in coufering
over the speech he will deliver at
Ossawatomie, Kas., is believed to bo
tlio former president's declaration for
(Continued on Page 8.)
IS
L
The Registration so Far Little Over
One-third of Estimated Number
More Republicans Than Democrats
Are Registering Throught Country
Registration la not so brisk as It
should bo with tho close but throo
weok8 away.
Somo of tho outside, precincts havo
evidently boon roglstored almost to
tho limit of tho voters, whllo tho
cltlos, oxcoptlng Medford, havo fall
en short.
For instance tho throo Ashland
procincts show a total of 293 rogls
torod votors, as reported, while Cen
tral Medford alono has 290. In tho
flvo Medford procincts thoro aro 707
voters who hr.ve reglstorod. This
may bo cut down somo, as many vot
ers registered boforo tho change in
tho lines of the precincts wero mudo
aad afterward ro-roglstorod, so that
thoro may be a number of doubles.
Two procincts so far havo report
ed only ono registered voter ouch.
Tho registered ono was i domocrat
In each caso. Tho precincts aro Wi
nter and Climax and, according to
tho voto from these preclacta In past
years, tho county might savo monoy
by allowing theso gentlemen to cost
tho vote of tholr respoctlvo procincts,
Tho number of roglstored votors
Thursday morning waa 2000, and
County Clorlc Coloman estimates a
voto of at least B000. .j
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