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TIIIO WICATIIICH
UMTKI) PItKSS ASSOCIATION
Full LcaNcd Wlro Report.
Tonight and tomorrow Fair
nml wnrm,
Tho only papor In tho werl
published in a city tho size o
Medford having a loosed wke.
FIJJTJI YEAR
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1910.
No. 133.
300 FIREFIGHTERS ARE BELIEVED DEAD
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SUPERVISOR SAYS
HALF OF HIS FORCE
CANNOT BE FOUND
DEATH LIST
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Plans for Rcuuildlnrj of Wallace an;!
Other Settlements Arc Already
Under Way Citizens Da'zed by
Terrific Toll Taken by Flames.
WALLACi;, Idaho, Auk. 23.
Three hundred government flro fight
ers In thu Cocur d'Alonoa nro believ
ed to bo dead. TIiIh iuohI appalling
Information was given out this inonu
Inn by BupcrvlMor Wolghlo. who de
clares that out of bin forco of GOO
men In tho district 300 nro mill mine.
I"K.
"I had COO men working on tho
north of tho headwaters of tho Coour
d'Alono, CO nillcii from Wallace and
on tho headwaterx of tho St. Joe,
100 miles south of Wallace," said
Supervisor Wolglo. "Up to 8 o'clock
this mornltiK 300 of thorn, working
In thu worst miction, where tho fires
ranged tho fiercest, have not been
accountod for."
Dentil LUt Inrgt.
8POKANH, Wash., Aug. 23. Tho
forest flro situation In Idaho has Im
proved within tho past 24 hours navo
In tho Wnllaco and St. Jlo Itlver dis
tricts. There tho flumes have lick
ed up tho timber strl, approximately
25 miles long and 11 miles wldo. It
continues to burn fiercely nnd lu tho
afternoon when tho wind usually
inrlses It Is expected that tho fow
.fires reduced to smoldering ombers
twill spring to life and sweep onward
Although tho outlook Is dUcour-
nglng nnd tho army of flro fighters
xcattored throughout the. flro zone
are oxhausted, there Is n gonornl fool-
ling of relief, as It Is believed that tho
flreu have done their worst nnd that
Lho situation will continue to mend.
ItNls believed that tho doath list will
total 100 when full reports from Ida
ho, Mentnna and Washington aro In,
Although many liven buvo boon
lost and hundreds have been Impov
erished by tho burning of their
homes nnd possessions, plana for re
building Wallace, tho amnllor not
tlomonts, mining plants nnd saw
mills destroyed In tho holacaust aro
undor way.
READY FOR STEEL
M E. NEW LINE
Thompson Bros. Make Great Prog
ress With New Line Into Medford
for Hill Road-Material Will Be
Hauled In for Road Bed.
With the exception of one point
nlong tho lino from where it leaven
the present truck of the P, & K, to
tho point whore tho grndo abutn
against East Main streot, Thompson
Bros,, who have contracted for
adjng the now entrance of tho P.
havo had little difficulty. Thin
of work requires more filling
can bo taken from tho right of
way, hut this trouble will bo rem
edied by hauling filling material from
other points. Tho lino in nearly ready
for stool.
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WOMEN AND
CHILDREN ARE
SENTTO SAFETY
Fire Situation Is Much Improved To
dayTroops Arrive and Aro
Taken to the Front Ashland No
Longer In Danger.
There is not it woman or child to
he found today in the territory
known us "The UiiHiirveyed," lying
it few tuilcH beyond Ittitte Falls.
They have all been Hunt lo places of
safely, while tho men hnvo remained,
to combat tho flumes, which are rng
ing in that neighborhood. Tho de
rision to so nil tho women and chil
dren out followed tho bunting of thu
homes of several of the settlors,
funny of whom havo lout their all
during tho past two days. Late re
ports are to the effect that manny
other homes nro today in danger. It
is now a common sight in llutte Falls
to see heavily loaded wngoiiB driven
into the eily by women. Only enough
food for the men was left behind and
what furniture and belongings which
could not bo carried.
Today over 1000 Tncn are fighting
firo in the Crater national forest
and the situation is much improved,
as far n private holdings aro con
cerned. The fires for tho most part
are now well within (he confines of
the forest, and it is hero that the
soldiers nro at work.
Five additional companies of reg
ulars arrive dlnst oveniug and wore
taken out to Englo Point, where they
spent the night. Ono litutdrod of the
men started tit daylight this morn
ing for the Lodge Polo camp, on
Kaueharee creek, by way of Hutto
Falls, nnd another 100 wore started
for the Hod lilnuket ranch, on up
per ICoguo river, by way of Pros
pect. This is a two-day march. Tho
firo on upper Hogue river is ono of
the worst now burning and help is
badly needed in that section.
Fifty men, or one company of reg
ulars, were taken to Ashland, where
they will assist the -00 men in that
section in fighting tho firo in Ash
laud creek. One of tho largo fires in
that neighborhood, on Anderson
oreok, is under control, and it is be
lieved u second ono that on 'ag
uer creek, will bo under control with
in the next 2-1 hours.
It is now believed that all dnngor
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HAWLEY HERE
Congressman States That He Is
Finding Everything In Splendid
Shape Will Spend Day or So In
terviewing Local People.
W C. llawloy, congressman front
this district, is spending a fow days
In Medford looking ovor his fonces,
having arrived Monday evening from
Klamath,
Mr, Hawloy exprcssos himself as
greatly ploasod with tho outlook. Ho
states that ho is standing upon his
record in tho district and that bo
feols coufldont of ro-oloctlon.
AMPA NING
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Consents to Run for County Commis
sioner at Instance of Business Men
and Farmers Will Stand Out for
Good Roads and Business Admin
istration. George L. Davis, president of the
Farmers and Fruitgrowers' bank, a
pfoncor of Medford and ono of tho
best known business men of tho val
ley, bus consented at tho Instance of
business men nnd farmers to become
a candidate for county commissioner
on tho republican tlckot. Ills plat
form will Include a business adminis
tration and a good roads propagan
da. Friends hnvo convinced Mr. Davis
that tho county needs someone of
his ability to fill this important of
fice and to sacrltlco his Inclinations
for tho good of the community, and
Mr. Davis will havo tho undivided
support of tho progrosslvo olomont,
both republicans and democrats In
his candidacy.
Mr. Davis was one of tho pioneer
merchants of Medford, In a long
business career ho has boon success
ful In whatever he has undertaken.
Ho was ono of tho foundors of tho
Medford Commercial club, as well as
of tho Jacksonville Commercial club,
and always hail been among those
who havo helped by work nnd onorgy
to build up tho country.
So far aa known, Mr. Davis will be
unopposed.
WILL APPOINT
State Commissioner Carson Will Ap
point Deputy Commissioners In
stead of County Inspectors In Or
der to Expedite Inspection.
Stato Fruit Commissioner A. II.
Carson will nrrlvo on tho 3:20 train
this aftornoon and will Immediately
ontor Into consultation with Profes
sor O'Gara and tho moinbors of tho
Rogue nivor Horticultural associa
tion on tho matter of tho appointment
of deputy commissioners to tako caro
of orchard conditions In this valley.
Tho stato commissioner has power
to appoint as many doputlos as ho
wIbIicb to, provided that oxcopt In
extraordinary cases, thoy sorvo vol
untarily. It is tho Intention to ap
point two or moro dopttty commis
sioners In each particular neighbor
hood, clothed with all tho authority
of tho commissioner hlmsolf. Those
voluntary workors will work togeth
er In cleaning up tholr rospoctlvo
districts, and in conjunction with tho
county Inspectors.
This plan will losson tho number of
county Inspectors noodod, as each
district will havo competent volun
teers who aro protecting thomsolvos
while protecting tholr neighbors, and
redttco tho cost to tho county of fruit
Inspection, which has always boon a
thorn In tho side of tho county court.
This plan Is tho result of a con
foronco botwoon Mr. Carson and Pro
fessor O'Gara, whon ways and means
for a thorough Inspection of tho or
chards of tho valley wore thouogh
ly discussed.
If your advertising is so unimpor
tant that It makes pooplo suppose
your utoro to bo unimportant ork
hard to correct the Impression.
R
V FRENDS
COMMISSIONERS
LEGISLATURE CALLED
' TO VOTE FAIR AID
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8ACKAMENTO, Cal.J Aug.
23. Governor Gillott this -f
f morning Issued a proclsma-
tlon calling the stato legists- 4-
f turo Into npcclal session 8op-
-f tember C for tho purpose of
f adopting amendments to tho -f
f stato constitution which Bball
f bo submitted to the peoplo -f
f nlmlng to give financial as- -f
slstanco to tho Panama Pa-
clflc exposition to bo held In -f
f in San Francisco. -f
f Tho probablo plan will bo -f
to Jovy a tax of four mills
for fwour or five years. -f
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LONDON FRUIT
WITH VALLEY
Charles M. Simons, English Importer
of Fancy Fruit, Speaks Well of
Rogue River Valley and Its Prod
ucts. "The Rogue River vail cA is cer
tainly ono of the finest fruit sec
tions In the world. Nowhere have I
seen such perfect orchards and no
where do they produce better fruit,"
states Charles M. Simons of London,
Glasgow and Liverpool, tho largest
apple importer in tho United King
dom, who, accompanied by his Now
York representative, W. M. French,
has spent tho past two days in Med
ford nnd the valley. This is his first
trip to America, though ho Is fa
miliar with all fruit districts of Eu
rope. "Oregon apples nro tho finest
grown, and these is an unlimited
market abroad for thorn as soon ns
they can bo produced at a price tho
masses can afford to pay. At present
only tho few can afford to purchase,
but an increased production will
solve the problem. You should ralso
apples for tho million ns well ns the
few.
"There Is a great mnrket for your
pears, both Dartletts and wlntor
pears, in England. This year a crcat
storm practically destroyed tho crop
In tho Valley du Rhone, Franco,
which supplies England with winter
penrB so that your product ought to
command a high prlco.
"Your peoplo aro up-to-date In tho
management and care of orchards,
nnd with your climate life hero is
Indeed Ideal."
FREIGHT WRECK
DELAYSJRAFFIC
No. 221, South-Bound Freight, Goes
In Ditch and Holds Up No. 20, and
Causes Several Broken Dates Is
Most Popular Train on Road.
No. 221, southbound freight, wns
ditched near Phoenix Tuesday morn
ing and ns a coiibccpicncc the 8:0-1
local from Ashland failed to con
nect. This train is ono of the most
popular ones on the line, as it car
ries commuters to northern points,
commuters to Medford and doos a
land office business, ns a usual
thing,
Somo orchard foremen nro waiting
for the boss to oomo and give his
orders and a fow merchants aro
wondering why their out-of-town
clerks havo not appeared. Tho ans
wer A that' tho UHtinlly reliable No.
16 ia o'u the other side of tho wreok.
The wreck' y as not a sevoro one.
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EGGLESTON
STATEMENT
CANDIDATE
Well-Known Ashlander Announces
That Kc Will Run for Republican
Nomination for Representative
From Jackson County Upon Pro
gressive Platform.
Captain XT. F. Eggleston of Ash
laud today filed his Intention c be
coming n cundidate for the Repub
lican nomination for representative.
Captain Eggleston's petition em
bodies Statement No. 1 clause of the
direct primary law and rends ns fol fel fol
eows: "During my term of office I
will always vote for the candidate
for United States senntor who has
received the highest number of the
people's votes for that position at
the general election ' next preceding
the election of a Fenntor in congress,
without regard to my individual
preference."
The following words will be print
ed after Captain Eggleston's name
on the ballet: "For progressive leg
islation, good roads', education .and
direct primary law."
Captain Eggleston is a West Point
graduate nnd former army officer.
He left the army to enter journalism
nnd founded "Town Talk." which af
terward became the Ashland Tribune
and later the Medford Tribune. lie
has been eitv recorder of Ashland
for many yenrSj but intends to re
sign. He has been admitted to prac
tice Inw and is well qualified to) serve
the people in any capacity-
BAD FIRES NEAR
GRANTS PASS
Home of G. A. Hamilton Is Wiped
Out and Fruit is Badly Injured
Firo Started on Murphy Road, Be
low the Pass.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Aug. 23.
One of the wottt forest fires In years
has been raging tero tho past couple
of days. Last Friday tho forest on
tho mountains just across tho river
from this city was on fire. That
night and Saturday tho flro Increased
nnd It was telephoned to this city
that tho nlcghborhood of Frttltdale,
three miles up tho river, was about to
bo wiped out. Volunteors wore takon
to the scene in automobiles and the
ranchers front tho other sido of tho
mountains at Murphy nlso rendered
assistance until It was estimated that
fully 200 mon wero fighting the
flames.
Owing to the area burned over It
is not possible to now estimate tho
amount of damage dono, Tho homo
of G. A. Hamilton, together with his
hay, wood and outbuildings was to
tally destroyed. Mr. Hamilton has
ono of tho finest fruit farma In Rogue
Rlvor, nnd much of his fruit was lit
erally cooked by the flames. Mr. lies
ton, uIbo living Just south of tho clty
had his outbuildings, hay, wood and
nil his fences burned and it was only
by a miraclo that his houso was sav
ed. His fruit was also burned. Much
of tho tlmhor bursvd was very valua
ble and that loss cannot bo estimated
nt this time, but thoro yoro miles of
now foncos destroyed.
Tho firo Btnrtod Just south of
Grants Pass on who Is known as tho
Murphy road, and tho westorly wind
swept It Into the Frultdalo valley
almost bqforp people realized It. Many
pooplp from this cUyj ant across tho
on
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SHERMAN, TURNED
DOWNBYTAFLJAY
RESIGN HIS OFFICE
TEDDY SPEEDS
WESTWARD FROM
TANGLED SKEIN
Leaves Muddled Situation Behind
May Yet Be Chosen Temporary
Chairman of New York Conven
tionSherman Can't Oppose.
NEW YORK. Aug. 23. Leaving
behind him one of the most muddled
situations in the history of New York
politics, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt,
on a special train, left here at 10:30
a. m. for Utica, N". Y., the first stop
ping place In his long speaking tour.
Forgetting politics this afternoon, the
colonel Is scheduled to address the
Herkimer county grange.
'" That letter to Griscom.
In New York, following the publi
cation of President Taft's letter to
Lloyd C. Griscom, chairman of the
New York county republican commit
teo and tho men who presented
Roosevelt's name to the stcto commit
tee as temporary chairman of the
Saratoga state convention, only to
see Vice-President Sherman chosen In
his place, politicians aro trying to
figure out Just how the political skein
Is tangled. Today they predict that
Hughes and Roosevelt, backed by
Tnft himself, will control the repub
lican situation and that Roosevelt
may yet be n..med chairman and
Sherman asked to retire.
May Make Statement.
Sherman was expected In New York
city today, but ho has telegraphed
that he finds it impossiblo to come.
It Is believed, however, that he will
have a conference In the next few
days with tho leaders of tho Now
York republican committee, and It Is
likely, In tho light of the letter of
President Taft, some statement will
be mndo by him. Politicians here
say they would not bo surprised If
ho should voluntarily retire for tho
"sake of harmony."
As running mato of Taft in tho
Inst election and as an integral part
of tho administration, it is believed,
Sherman can hardly opposo the
wishes of tho president, and with the
Griscom lottor, In which Taft de
plores tho controversy, and the tele
gram of tho presldont to Sherman
suggesting a conferonco with Roose
velt, It is belloved that Sherman will
bo willing to make somo move to ro
storo tho harmony which Taft hoped
might bo attained.
Roosevelt Chairman Yet.
Griscom openly predicts that
Roosevelt will bo tho temporary
chairman of tho convention. Unless
Iloosovelt forbids any such action,
Griscom says, It 1b probablo the state
committee will meet on tho night bo
foro tho convontlon and attempt to
oust Sherman and namo the colonel.
At least four members of the com
mittee who supported Sherman Gris
com says, now support Roosevelt.
Griscom evon predicts, ptivatoly, that
Sherman will rotlro.
On tho other hand, Sherman's fol
lowers boliovo that Roosevelt will
stop nny fight against tho vice-president,
bollovlng that It has gone far
enough now, and tha. In tho Interest
of harmony it must bo ended, They
doclaro that it would suicidal for tho
party t begin Its campaign with a
quarrel In tho organization.
A Btoro that's on a "big scale"
ehould plan Its advertising on a big
ecalo.'
SAY TAFT NOW
SEEKING AID
OF ROOSEVELT
Taft Writes Letter Couched in Gentle
Terms Which Is Regarded as La
beling Sherman as "Political
Trickster"
BEVERLY, Mass., Aug. 23. As &
result of President Taft's repudia
tion of the political methods of Vice
President James S. Sherman, It U
predicted here today that Sherman,
may not only resign as temporary
chairman of the New York republic
an convention, but may resign ax
vice-president of tho United States.
Taft's letter, though couched to
gentle terms, ia regarded as labeling
Sherman as a "political trickster."
The administration followers believe
firmly that the letter will heal the
breach betwe n tho president and
Colonel Roosevelt, but thoy can see
no possible means by which the dif
ferences between Taft and the vice
president may be adjusted.
Taft Capitulates.
Roosevelt followers here point to
the fact that Taft capitulated to
Roosevelt's terms. Tho telegram to
Sherman made public with tho letter
to Griscom telling Sherman to con
sult with Roosevelt and endeavor to
bring about hcrmony, they declare,
makes it very plain that tho presi
dent wishes to conciliate Roosevelt.
That Sherman did not follow out his
wishes is cause for a disagreement
between the two men, but the atti
tudo which Sherman assumed and
which caused tho impression to be
generally circulated that Taft approv
ed of his action Is tho thing, it Is
declared, which rankles most In the
presidential breast.
Cared Naught for T. R.
Sherman, In his talks v.ith report
ers here, gave the Impression after
he had been selected over Roosevelt
for tho temporary chairmanship of
tho Saartoga convention that he
would not withdraw and that tho con
vontlon would adopt a reactionary
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PEARS DRING
LARGE RETURNS
Roflue River Fruit & Produce Asso
ciation Receives Returns nn Three
Cars of Fruit and Burrell Orchard
on One.
The Roguo Rlvor Fruit & Product
association has recolved returns on
three cars of Dartletts, each of which
brought a fair price.
Car No. 3650, containing 272 fan
cies and 134 choice, was sold in Nov
York, avoraglng $2.70 a box.
Car No, 2296, containing 329 fan
cies and 77 choico, was sold in Dos-
ton, averaging $2,44 a box.
Car No. 2357, containing 310 fan
cies and 96 choice, was sold In Pitts
burg avoraglng $2.47.
The Burrell orchards havo receiv
ed returns on tholr first, car of Dart
letts, which war. sold ia Boston,, av
eraging $3.30 a box, j