tiorlo .irftUJJU SB ia CM v.. Medford Mail Tribune TIIK WICATHICH UNITED TRESS ASSOCIATION Ftill Leased Wlro Report, Tonight and tomorrow Pair nad vmrin. Tho only paper la the worli published In a city the Bin f J Medford having a leased wlr. FIFTH YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2G, 1910. No. 136. NOW BELIEVED AT LEAST 175 PERISHED IN FIRES EIRE SITUATION IMPROVES; RAIN SEEMS TO BE IMMINENT M Uncle Sam's Home Finished After 117 Years by the Hanging of Doors. f A Jf V : I BBB Ti DAMAGE DONE IS ESTIMATED AT SI 5.000,000 Five Hundred Homeless and 2000 Out of Work In Clark County, Washington Fires for Most Part Arc Under Control. t DrwAiinn, wusu., auk. ju. wmi roncli succeeding dny reports from tho ; forest flro xoiio of Idaho and Mon- mm. nM .. o... u. ,.r i. ....i i. . ... ...... . ... M now believed that at least. 17G nor- tho family of Enoch Komlnll worn sons wore killed In tho holocuust of ,,, wnH n wltneMB nt tho coroner's Inst week. Inquest Into tho tragedy horo today. Many reports or tho discovery of i Many tlmcH Mrs. Stnrhuck wns ill ImdlcH continue to pour Into Wnl- J roc tod by Coroner Krunk Illnckburn lace, Missoula, Ilutto mid Spokane to raise her volco no that tho Jury from tho flro-swept dUtrfctc. ' men could hunr her testimony. The greatest lows of life, from all Indications, occurred In tho St. Joo fire, which otlll rages. I'robnbly 100 persons met death In this district. No Towns In Danger. None of tho Idaho nnd Montana towns nro endangered, according to reports reaching here oirly today. In fact, It Is believed Unit tho criti cal stage of tho flros has passed and that the slttinttnu Is mending. Today It Is cloudy and cool horo ( W. A. Cockrill, who testified thatjio nnd It is expected that tho long pray- discovered that tho Kendalls had din ed for rain will fall soon. ! appeared, nnd Judgo t D, Trooper, With a Htendy downpour, forestry ' who told of tho finding of tho vlc offlclals say, tho fires that hnvo col-, tims' bodies. lected such a terrible toll already will como to mi ond. Men conversant with tho situation sny that tho damago douo by tho fires will reach SIC, 000, 000. More conservative mon cut this estimate on tho ground thnt the damngo may not bo as had as pictured, Tho Clonrwator district flro of Idn lio continues to burn floreoly. Parties Turn Up. Official recoidB of tho forest sorv Iro do not Include scoros of mon who have boon flghrtlng the forest fires In Washington Idnho mid Montnnn. This hns been proven by tho arrival of severnl pnrtlon of fire fighters In this city during tho p.mt few ilnya who have reported concerning par ties heretofore unheard from. For this and other reasons tho official list of tho flro victims probnbly la far from nccurcto and tho total num ber of dead icidcubtedly will never ho known, as many a lonely settlor nnd traveler must have perished, lenvlng no record behind, Tho list of end and missing today follews: List of Fatalities. United Stnton forest omployes, Idn ho nnd Montana, 100. Settlors mid flro fighters, St, Joo valley, Idaho, CO. At Newport, Wash., 3. At Wallace, Idnho, I. (Doos not Include dead flro fighters), At Mullan and Spoknno, 3, Total, 1(10. Missing: (Continnod on Paco M OVER 90,000,000 OE OS NOW Director Durand of Census Bureau Gives Out First Official Statement Gain From Immigration Has Not Been as Great as Was Ex pectedOver 100,000,000, Countlnfi Filipinos. WASHINGTON, Aug. '211. Com plotiou of tliu present census will show u population in tho Unit cd States liutwoon 00,000,000 am! 01,- 000,000, according to (lie first offi- il statement iniulo by Director 1), i Durmul of the census bureau, mhod today, Adding to this the nililo population of the Philip- nea doubtless will givu a total of 100,000,000, I Although it wuh hoped tluit llio United States propur would return this total, (uileuliitloiiH arc fur enough mlvmicod now to predict with. cortniuty that tho nuuibor will bo! yumM' MRS. STARRUCK REPEATS STORY OF JAPANESE Woman Who Owns Ranch on Which Kendall Murder Occurred Is Wit ness Before Coroner's Jury Re poats What Jap Said to Her. HANTA K08A Cut., Aug. SO. Heavily veiled and Hponklng In nuch low tones Hint iiho could hardly ho board In tho courtroom, Mm. Mnr- gnrot K. Stnrhuck, on whoso ranch ..'... Mrs. Stnrhuck repeated tho story she formerly told District Attorney Lea,' regarding the visit of Henry , Yamnguchl to her homo In Oakland and of his confession thnt ho had killed Tom Kendall and Kondall's parents after they had attacked him. She declnred that she did not know tho present whereabouts' of the Jap anese Other witnesses this morning wero Answering District Attorney Lea, , Mrs, Stnrhuck told of tho dramatic arrival at her homo of tho Jnpnneso Yamnguchl. Ho camo to hor door on Mondny night, July 25. In an swer to a violent ringing of tho boll Mrs. Stnrhuck admlttod I tin. found ho had had no supper and took him ' Into tho kitchen, whoro with hor own hnnds sho prepared lunch for him. Tho Japanese had with him tho dog ' from to Kendall ranch. "Did you steal tho dog?" asked Mrs, Starbuck of Yamnguchl. ( "No, I fought with tho wholo Kon- , dnll family," Mrs. Stnrhuck swore wns tho answer given by tho Jnpn iioso, although sho said ho told hor "Tom Kendall slapped mo and shot nt me. Mrs. Kcndnll enmo nt mo with nn nx nnd I did 'em nil up tho wholo family." Methodists May Dance. VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 20. Tho specific restrictions in (lie Methodist oiiiircli discipline dealing with the mom! I'oiiiluol of its members, in cluding dancing, theater-going, oto., have been swept nwuy and in their place lias been substituted a geueiMl admonition im to guild conduct, such us is consistent with u Christian lifo. The change wns el'l'eeted by tho gon ern! eonferenee n( its session yoslor ilny afternoon. Occasionally wo moot a man whoso traln(of thought reminds us of a row of flnt cars. Himillor. "Tho not gain from inmiigralion," said Durum), "during tho Inst leu vein's litis not been us large us might he supposed. For example, inimigm- lion from 1001 to 1007 into the Unit- ed Status wn only (l,Ji0,(J00 in round iiuniliers. Fully 1 ,'227,000 of those peoplo returned to tho country from which thoy enmo, leaving a (o- tal inoronso in population from iiu- migration during theso .vears of only 4,202,000. Ho it can ho soon that about -11 per cent of all immigrants in theso years added nothing to tho total population," ilDHuiMBJHBjaJiBjHjW HRHH BJSBFBJHBBBff'BwSHHltv2ii2-i'fc.',si i .-?.'!'i.a CopyrlKht, 1310. by American I'rons Atmoclntlon. At Inst I'lK'le Sum can close Ills doers on whom nnd what nation he pleases. It has been 117 years since he start ed to build his home, commonly known us the eupltol. and tit Inst be has hung the doors great big bronze doors eight feet wide and thirteen feet hlgh-at the entrance to the house of representatives wing. Of course there have been doors In nearly the same place before, but they have been temporary ones, Just until the real ones were An lulled. Over the doors there Is u transom on which nro flinircs representing America In n chnrlot drawn by Horn and led by a child, signifying the superiority of Intellect over brute force... Jtrsltli the chariot walk Architecture. Litera ture, Painting. Music. .Sculpture, Mining, Commerce nnd Industry. On one ldc of the transom panels is a figure of Thomiis Jefferson nnd on the other side one of ltcujumlii Prunkllu. Medallions nt the four corners represent Pea Itody. founder of educational Institutions; Kmerxon. philosepher: ijenice Maun, educator, and Johns I26pklna. mer chant and philanthropist. HILL ENGINEER VISITS MEDFORD Men Now at Work Locating Roatf From Pelican Bay to Where It Will Connect With tho Pacific & Eastern. h. F. Wakefield, the engineer who located the line of tho Oregon Trunk for the Hill interests, spent Friday in .Medford, having como over from Klamath Falls. Ho reports forces of men at work in tho vicinity of Peli can Hay, locating the commoting link between the Oregon Trunk and the Pacific A: Fnstern. .Mr. Wakefield eomo limo since re signed' from tho Oregon Trunk nnd organized the Central Oregon Im provement Co. to lay out townsilos along the Hill line mid ussist in de veloping the country. The im provement company works in har mony with the Oregon Trunk and i by inmiy regarded as' a subsidiary company. The improvement company hns platted the town of Crescent, form erly known ns Odell. Contracts for tho construction of the lull hue to (l.io ...,:,,! I, ,.. nlioiiiilv Iimiii lilt 'Pint Ililtr. I'lHIlt .mill i,,v;iii.(. ,wv.i in, . .v Hill and llirrriinan lines come to gether nt Crescent and tho located Hnrrimun Klmuuth Fulls line mid the proposed rond across Central Ore gon to .Malliour eomu together there, Some '200 lots have been sold. Cres cent will be u division point on the Oregon Trunk and the Natron-Vale lino of tho Southern Pacific.- The townsite is situated on the Little Deschutes river, 100 miles from' Klmuuth Falls, ll.r miles east of Eu gene, '220 miles south of Celilo mid r)0 miles south of llcnd. It is in the center of a great timber boll. A pint of another now town, to be known us Wakefield, has recently hctMi filed by tho siuue promoters, Il is located on Heaver marsh, '2.r mile Muti of CrcM'out, 18 miles due east from Crator Lake. Hotels, siore-i mill other buildings are to bo erected by the company and extensive de velopment follow. Fred W. Monro of Medford and I). V. Moor mill .John F. Flmi of tho Moor-Elini company, with offices in tho Fruitgrowers' Hank building, will handle tho property in Medford for tho Central . OejjojnInimjiyoment Co. Surveyors at Work. A party of nino men arrived in Grants Push this morning to begin active work surveying the ITimiman lino from Giants Pass to Crescent City. MEDFORD HEN LEADS WORLD Denver Has Hen Which Lays Single Egg Weighing 8yj Ounces Port land Bests That With Daily Egg of That Size, But Local Hen Is Best. DENVER, Colo.. Aue. '20. Sud den jump. in Rocky mountain tern peratures flustered a Denver hen'reau of fisheries, visited the Ament into forget fulness today. Sho broke the union rules by Inying an egg six and u lmlf ounces overweight. The product hearing the union label is never heavier than two ounces; tho whopper that hns just been material ized tips tho scales at 8V ounces. The erring hen belongs to Mrs. A. S. Scott, a poultry fancier of Den ver. The egg has been placed on ex hibition. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. '20. Tho hen nt Denver thnt laid an egg which weighed 8',i ounces has nothing. on a hen belonging to Mrs. A. M. Craw ford of Mount Tabor, easf of Port land. Egged on by nothing but hor own pride, tho hen for tho past month has been laying eggs which weighed from 7 to 8l oiineos.onch dny. while the Denver hen, accord ing to dispatches, has laid only one huge egg, nnd' thnt was due, it i aid, to the fluctuations of tempera ture. The hen owned by Mrs. Crawford is t cross between a Coohin-China mid n Plymouth Rock. Denver and Portland lions hno little to crow over in regard to tho size of eggs, unless they can do hot. lor than 8Va ounces. For the past two weeks A. N. Wells, a local fano- i ier, has been showing his friends nn egg laid by one of his full-blooded Plymouth Rooks which tips the beam nt )V ounces. Heiress Weds Engineer. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. '2(1.--Aberdeen discovered today that Miss Carrie France, daughter of formor Mayor Eugene France, a millionaire timber owner, wns no longor Mjss France, but Mrs. John Knox Suther land, wife of a civil engineer in tho employ of the Union Pacific on its now Grays Harbor lino. Taking mi automobile .Monday and speeding to Montesano, the two woro married about midnight by Justice Pottijoliu. The justice was awnkonod from a sound sleen to porform tho oorcmony. They nianaeod to keep tho news a J secret for three days. FISH HATCHERY AIMS HERE Henry O'Malley Makes Regular Visit of Inspection Blames Ament Dam for Little Success of Bureau in the Rogue. Henry O'Mnlley, superintendent of hatcheries for the United Stntes Bu- dam Thursday nnd left Fridny for the hatchery at Elk creek. Ho stntes thnt the temporary fish ladder erect ed at the Anient dam is not working satisfactorily, on account of tho low water, and that a largo run of snl tnon is blocked below tho dam. Mr. O'Malley states that but little snecesh hns attended the efforts of the bureau in the Rogue this year, duo principally to the Ament dam's blocking tho uscent of the fish. Duo to unfavorable conditions, no eggs will be taken on tho lower river this fall. Mr. O'Mnlley is preparing to so cure Rainbow trout eggs next hcason from Fish Luke in the Umpquas, which will bo hatched at Elk creek hatchery. On a recent trip Mr. O'Mnlley found Fish Lake well stock ed with rainbows. Ho advises that as many applications as'possiblo for trout fry bo made to tho bureau at Washington to restock tho Rogue. PERRY'S DEER ARE LIKE BIG FISH J. A. Perry and family returned Friday from n trip to Crator Lake. Klamath Falls and other points along tho secnio route. At the natural bridge, noar Uipou ereek, Mr. Perry shot two doer whilo seated in his automobile, hut was unable to secure either one. Tho deer woro on tho brink of tho gorge which is iuneeossiblo nt that point, nnd both fell over tho cliff. In spite of all efforts, Mr. Perry was unablo to roach' his ganio, although they woro plainly visible. "Still," ro markod Mr. Perry, "I can say that 1 have shot deor in Southern Ore gon from an automobile, oven if I didn't got thorn," An effective want ad makes your buelness plan effective. SMALL TOWN NEAR CHICO IS FIRE HEMMEO Frantic Efforts Have Been Made to Save It, But All Attempts to Check Flames Have Been Futile Many Messages Sent Asking Aid. CHICO, Cnl., Aug. 26. Bordans, a small town on the Humboldt road, near here, is doomed to destruction by fire. The men, women nnd chil dren have been putting forth frantic efforts since yesterday to turn the approaching flames from their path, today gave up all hope. A few of the younger men arc exhausting their Inst energies in a stand against the blazing forests. All the buildings in the town are of frame construction nnd it is not believed thnt a single one of them can be saved. Messages imploring aid have pour ed into Chico. All the townspeople who have friends nt or near Bordans have either set out for the scene of the conflagration themselves or are sending conveyances and supplies. The hills about Bordans are over run wtli campers at Jbis season of the year. The campers are hemmed in in the burned-over hills without any means of reaching their homes in tho valley. A stream fjwagons is TSSving Chico today, ready' to load on what may remain of the camp ers' belongings and to bring the ref ugees back. Although no fear for life is felt, the situation is most dis tressing. 4,100,000 DAILY COMING TG CITY Medford has "all the water" she needs now nnd then some, Is the ver dict of Water Superintendent Gault after a trip over tho pipeline end a measurement of the water coming Into the reservoir. "Sunday afternoon," said Mr. Gault, "Engineer Roberts r.nd I drove to the head of tho pipeline nnd put in tho next two days walking back along the lino of the pipe. We walk ed along that lino from the intake to the reservoir and didn't find a leak In tho whole lino that would let wa ter enough out to satisfy the thirst of a hummingbird. I had heard a num ber of rumors concerning faulty con struction, and that tho pipe wasn't covered properly, but I failed to see anything of tho kind. At tho res ervoir wo made a weir measurement of tho water and wero careful not to overestimate, nnd wo estimated that 4,100,000 gnllons of water was com ing Into tho reservoir overy 24 hours. Tho city is now using some 2,000,000 gallons In ench 24 hours, just about F 'States That Progressive Republicans COLONEL ORNINST War of Insurgents Is Against Every Kind of Corruption, Especially of Business and Politics. i CARROLL. In., Aug. '20. Colonel Roosovelt, when his attention was called to the statement of Timothy L. Woodruff of New York, that llio republican fight in tho stnto hinged on tho diroct primavy issuo, said this afternoen: . "Tho progressives favor direct noininiitions substantially on tho Hughes plan, hut this is not tho main issuo. "Tho principal Issue is that wo stand against bossism, big or little, and in favor of popular rule, not on ly at elections, but in tho party or ganization." Thus Roosevelt identified himself WITH RENEWED STRENGTH MEN ATTACK FLAMES Favorable Reports Are Received From All Parts of Fire District Only One Largo Fire Now Raitafl Prospect Is Safe. With a dampness in the air, giving a promise of rain in tho near fu ture, tho army of firefighters in the Crater national forest took new heart today and are making much progress against the flames which have wrought havoo in local forests during the past week. Reports reach ing Assistant Forester Buck today were for tho most part favorable, and if the ram comes, as is expect ed, the fires will soon bo under full control. The day was featureless when compared with the past week. Only one severe fire is still sweeping the count)', while the soldiers have suc ceeded in checking the fires which threatened Prospect and Ashland. The chief fire today is one extend ing from Short ereek to Little Elk. This fire is making its way toward Big Elk in nn alarming manner, and a messenger was dispatched this morning from Butte Falls to Super visor Ericksou at Lodgo Pole telling him of it and asking him to send as large a force as possible to that sec tion. The fire near Colestin, which showed renewed fury Thursday eve ning, is reported controlled today. The fire between tho middle and south forks of the Rogue has been held by the soldiers and Prospect is in no immediate danger. The Four Bit fire is practically under control, as is tho firo near Dudley, on tho unsurveyed. The Evans creek fire is being cheeked. Tho firo in tho vicinity of Mount Pitt has broken away from the fighters nnd is now on tho other side of tho range. The flames are burn ing on what is known as Three Mile ereek, near Seven Milo. Mon have been sent from Fort Klamath to holp fight tho flames. Tho latest messago from the scene of tho blazo was received yesterday, and stated that about seven miles of fire front. had been controlled, but thnt the fire continually breaks away from the fighters, owing to the wind. Part of tho firefighting orow js camped at the head of Rnncheria ereek. Tho fire seems to cover the high country from Mount Pitt to Rustler peak. There are two firos on Mount Pitt nt a height of about 7000 feet. half of tho available supply." Mr. Gault further stated that he was more than agreeably surprised at tho charactor and quality of tho work done. Favor Direct Nominations Says with tho progressives. ' Corrtinuing, ho said: "Above all. our war is ruthless against overy species of corruption, against un nllianco betweon corrupt business and corrupt politics as to which it hnabocn found the boss sys tem offers peculiarly efficient and objectionable means of communica tion against domination of the party mid public by spocinl interests, whether those nro political, busines or a compound of both." Tho stntemont followed an hovfr conforonco tho colonol had with Sen ntor Cummins, who boarded -tut train at Ames, OSS SYSTEM