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Medford Mail Tribune
UNITED PKK8S ASSOGIATfOK
Fnll Lcnscd Wire Report.
Tonluht ami tomorrow Fair
mill warm.
Tho only papor la the wertC
published In a city the slse C
Medford having a leased wtre.
fifth year.
MEDFORD, ORKCION, "WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 33, 1910.
No. 140.
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WAY IS FOUND TO FORCE
HINT
COMMITTEE WILL
NOT EXONERATE
AS EXPECTED
If Plan Works, President Taft Will
Be Forced to Ask (or Resignation
of Secretary Move Is Part of n
Bold Political- Stroke.
HUVKKI.Y, .Maim., Aug. 31. That
Secretary Unlllngor Ih to ho forced j tlio coiiforonro of Now York progros
out of tho cnblnot hy a holil political olvim who nnnotincod that ItooBovolfn
troki) Ih tho report curivnt hero to- J unmo an chairman. Most of tho
day. " ! HooHOVult leaders, liowovar. illil not
Ilalllngor, .limtond of being white
washed by tlio conreKulonal In von
tlgntlng committee, will bo commrcil,
It Ih declared, thiiH forcing President
Taft to tik for bin rcidgtiatlon
The MiirceH of tlilti plan depends,
It In declared, on tho defection of
Congrciiuiiari Hnniuel W. McCnll of
Mmumchulps, from tho majority fa
vorlng exoneration, nnd tho non-par-tlclpatlon
of Senator KIlliu Itoot of
Now York In tho Verdict.
If tho plan workH the committee
will stand 11 fx to five' ngnlmtt Uiillln
Kor. Senator Itoot wan iibsont from tho
hearings during tho cloning days of
tho Investigation. It Ih planned to
disqualify him from voting bccaiiBo
ho did not hear t,ho Impoj-tant tentl
inony that waH prenented Jimt before
the committed adjourned and did not
hear tho argument In tho cniio.
Hoot Hallod for Kuropo to represent
tho United Staten In tho New Found-,
land fisheries rase at Tho Hague JiihI
before the Hornir.tlonnl teHtlmony at (
the clone of the hearing waH preoont-1
ed. It wnH stated poHltlvely Jiint be
fore ho Hailed that ho would vote on 1
thn vordlct and that ho would sup
port nnlllngor.
Since then polltlclaiiH cIoho to tho '
ndmlnlHtrntlon have doemod It advls.
able, according to Rtorlos
current
here, to force Ilalllncer out of tho
front inn"'! on I'lttre 8.
iTiiciDT"
is
Beautiful Young Woman Who Shot
Herself In New York Yesterday Is
Daughter of Late Colonel In tho
v United States Army.
NEW YORK, Aub. a 1. Identified
n Very Filch, daiiBhtor of a lato col
onel In tho United StntoH army, tho
beautiful young girl who Bliot her
self nt tho Hotol Astor la dying at tho
Flower hoHpltal. Tho physlclnnu as
sort that fiho cannot llvo .10 hours,
She wna In groat pain nil night nnd,
although half dlllrlous, continued to
deny hor Identity.
Mrs. Henry Fitch positively Iden
tified tho suffering girl as hor daugh
ter, In splto of this, Vera continued
to rofiiHo to i;lvo hor namo nnd moan mean
ed: "My pooplo aro solf-rospoctlngj
do not bring thorn Into this,"
MIbh Vera Fitch formorly llvod In
San Francisco with her slstor, Mrs.
Grace Conger, wlfo of Hoy Conger, a
nophow of former Minister to China
Edwin II. Connor.
Mro. Congor, at hor Ilroadwny
homo today at first donlod that tho
girl In tho Flower hospital was hor
BlHtor, but later admitted that sho
was.
"You cannot blnnio mo for trying
to docolve," sho said. "My slstor Is
young and 1 wanted to protect hor."
Vora'B frlonds say that most of hor
troubles woro imngluory, Sho was
very ambitious to becomo a lltorary
light, but was easily dlsmiragod, Sho
wroto short stories which sho was un-
ablo to soil and thoroforo judged
that ovoryono wa against hor, Her
rolattves say sho had boon despond,
ont for uomo timo,
DENIED
OF BALLINGER
CHAIRMANSHIP
i OF CONVENTION
I
A DIRECT ISSUE
Teddy Will come Into the Open and
Force Fljht With Sherman Ma
chlno Expects a Hard Battle and
Are Making Preparations.
I
NHW YOIUC, Aug. 31. Following
fnvor the plan ami ItiHtenil tho mattor
will no before tlio convention Itself.
That the machlno Is exporting a
hard fight Ih Indicated by tho prepnrn-
Uoiih being made for tho battle.
The organization oxpectH to put up
Km hardtiU fight In tho cities. Lead
rH will make every effort to captura
doloKnteH there, believing that unless
they ran control tho city dolccntcs
tho Roosevelt forces will bo able to
control tho convention, securing the
bigger part of the country vote.
DEFENSE FOR
BROWNE RESTS
Arguments Arc Expected to Be Acri
monious This Is Second Trial of
Defendant on Charge of Legisla
tive Bribery.
CHICAGO, Auk. HI. The defenso
in
the trial of I.00 O'Neil Hrowuo
r,,ht'd it cane today. The state in
(reduced minor rebuttal testimony
'during tlio alternooii. It is o.xpoet
eil that, nrgunioiit will begin tomorrow
uinl that tlio enso will lie in tho
,JuimiIn of tlie jury bol'oro tho end of
, the week.
1 Tlio arguments nro expected to ho
iierimoniouH. Throughout tlio trial
testimony liiiK.nccii ottered to nn
peneli not only witnesses, but the ut
toriioys themselves. Although this
U'Htiiiiony Iiiih been bnrrcil, it has
caused hitter feeling, whieli, coupled
with open charges by the court and
tlio prosecutor, mill admissions by
veniremen that uttempts wore mndo
to reach tho jury, is oxpected to
make the speeches of tho uttoruoys
iiiiiiHiiully heated,
LOCAL PHYSICIAN
HOME WITH BRIDE
Dr. It. W. Stearns of this city has
returned homo from n five weoka'
viult in Iowa. Ho briiiKS with him
a bride, having wedded Miss Etiuim
Ktiiy. of Morning Sun, la., on Au
gust 18. Tho eoujJo will rosido
here.
Medford
(H.v
DR. J. E. BREAKER,
City
Health Officer.)
To tho Editer:
During the Inst month or so there
have been hundreds' of inquiries of
mo as health officer regarding tho
purity nnd wholesomouess of tho
city's now supply of water, coupled
with urgent requests 'for an iuvus
tigatlon and report, and as 1 recent
ly luid the opportunity of availing
myself of the company of a party
eoiiHlsting of Frank Hurgess, Dr.
I'orlor, O. M. Murphy nnd Charles
rruo. Home of whom wore familiar
with tlio Fish Lake region, I ac
cordingly determined to mnko a
thorough investigation of tho situa
tion, which I did, with the most
gratifying results. Whntovor dis
trust of this witter supply has boon
felt by tho skeptics Is based entirely
P&rk Dedicated by Colonel Roosevelt to
Commemorate John Brown's Life and Death.
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VETERANS HAND
ONE TO SHERMAN.
Adopt Resolutions Saying That Re
cent Action of Vice-President Is a
"Deliberate Insult" Say He Of
fered Unpatriotic Affront.
JOPLIN, Mo., Aug. 31. Vlco-Pres-Idoiit
James S. Sherman who Is to
day on his way to Oklahoma on a
speaking tour under tho auspices of
tjio republican campaign committee,
1 Is duo to rccelvo n jolt whoa ho opens
a letter sent from hero containing
resolutions adopted by tlio Unxtor
Springs G. A. R. Reunion associa
tion. Shormnn wns to speak boforo
tho veterans. Tho dnto was cancel
led. Tho soldiers' committee wont to
tho vice-president nnd woro told that
tho matter was In tho 'hands of tho
congressional committee Tho sol
diers' roprosontntlvos wlrod tho com
mlttco headquartors In Chicago and
received a reply saying that tho mat
ter would bo loft entirely to Sher
man's personal wishes. Shormnn re
fused to speak.
Then tho G. A, R. Reunion associa
tion held r. meeting and adopted a
resolution saylug Sherman's action
whs "notpnly cavalier and unpatriot
ic affront to tho old soldlory of this
vicinity and tho ontlro country, but
a dollborato Insult directed at this
organization."
If tho furnished room, ad "looks
good", run around to tho address
glvon and tnko a look at It.
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Has the Best Water Supply On the Coast
upon a misunderstanding or luck ot
knowledge of the real facts in tho
easo.
.In order that all may have a clear
understanding of tho truo conditions,
I will first describe tho geographical
and vhywcal surroundings of the
wntor system. Fish Lake draws its
water supply from one largo and
several small springs in the lava
rook nt tlio huso of Mt. MoLoughliu,
from which tho water gushes forth
in abundance, sparkling mid cold. A
dnm is nearly eomplotod which will
raise tho level of the lake flO feet,
making a vast natural rcsorvoir,
from tho sides of which all trees and
vegetation nro to bu stripped to tho
high-wntor lovol, which will oliullu
ato the slight trace of vegetable or
ganic matter in t)io wntor at present,
duo to tho flooded timber along the
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TEDDY AT HOME
OF JOHN BROWN
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Fully 25,000 Poople Accompanied
Roosevelt to Scene of Historic
Battle Also Visits Log Cabin in
Which Abolitionist Lived.
OSSAWATTOMIE, Kan., Aur. 31.
Theodora Roosevelt today witness
ed the scenes where the martyr, John
Ilrnwn, lived.
Tho colonel wns met at OsnRO City
by Governor Stubhs and tho gover
nor's stnl'f and escorted to Ossawnt
tomie, where Congressmen Murdoek,
Madibon, White nnd other insurgent
leaders greeted him.
Roosevelt was' taken to the log
cabin built by John Brown near Os
hawatomie ami later to tho "battle
field," where tlio Kansas abolition
ist, more limn hnlf a century ago,
with a handful of men, withstood ten
times their number of pro-slavery
foes. Kitn.sntib and their visitors to
tho number of 'J.'i.OOO accompanied
the colonel to the historic field, whore
tho distinguished guest dedicated
tho battlefield memorial park and
addressed the immense throng.
Tho program for tonight i a bnu
quot given by Governor Stubbs to
Colonel Roosevelt at Luwreueo.
Tho Roosevelt train on last night's
joiunoy wns greeted by crowds at ev
ery station up to midnight. Tho
colonel did not mnko many speeches
after dusk, hut he frequently stop
ped to tho real platform to wave
his hat nt tho people.
Gifford Pinehot nnd former Secre
tary James H, Garfield have been in
djiilv conference with tho colonel and
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banks. From here, at a lovel of 1087
feet above sea lovel, the wntor falls
swiftly through a cool, reeky can
yon, 12Vj miles to tho city's intake,
at' n lovel of 2111 feet; thcuco the
city's Milly runs through pipe lino
to tho city reservoir, at an elevation
of 1580 feet, which is 210 feet nhovo
the United States bench mark at tho
Nabh hotel.
At tho present timo this wntor is
perfectly wholesome and can bo used
with entire safety, for tho rapid fall
of ovor 2500 foot in 12a miles, or
200 foot to tho mile, results in the
water being thoroughly "charged"
with air, just as soda wntor is
charged with carbonic acid gas. This
"aeration" of tho water, as it is
called, has tho effect of purifying
tho water of any contamination it
may have received from tho vogota-
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HEINZE WEDS
VAMPIRE GIRL
Couple Start on Yachting Trip and
Will Later Visit Butte Neither
Appear Worried by Threats of
Mrs. French.
NEW YORK. Aug. 31. F. Augus
tus Ilelnzo of Montana and Mrs. Ber
nlco Henderson, tho "Vampire Girl"
of tho "A Fool There Was" company
were married today in Brooklyn. Only
a fow friends were present. The Rev.
Dr. Hambele, pastor of a Brooklyn
Episcopal church, officiated.
After tho ceremony the couple
started on a yachting trip. They an
nounced that they would return- tho
latter part of the week aud would
thon go to Butte.
Neither Hcinzo nor Mrs. Hender
son appeared worried by tho threat
of Mrs. Lillian Hobart French that
sho would prevent tho marriage and
that Ilelnzo had agreed to allow her
money for hor support.
Hcinzo asked tho minister to con
duct tho ceremony without any more
fuss than nececsary.
HOME OFFICIALS DECLARE
FRANCHISE, NOT FORFEITED
Officials of tho Home Tolephono
company deny that they have per
mitted their Ashland frnnchlso to
lapse, as declared by tho Ashland
council, but assert that they have
begun work and placed crossarms and
liangors on tho poles, only awaiting
tho arrival of material to go on with
tho work. Thoy further assert that
tho city council has no authority or
right to declare tho franchise for
foited. tiou on tho banks of tho lake dr from
campers along its edges. It is evi
dent that it must reach the consumer
in nil its uurity as it completes its
journoy in closed pipes. i is a com
mon mistake to suppose that tho wa
ter stands in the reservoir near tho
city and boeomes warm and impure,
but this is not true, as the water
used in tho city is conducted through
a 'by-pass" around tho reservoir,
and runs directly from tho pipe line
into tho distributing system. The
water which tho city does not re
quire, and whioh,is run through the
reservoir nnd allowed to find its way
ba3k to Hoar creek through ditchos
and natural channels. Tho water in
tho reservoir, which is Urns kopt
frosh at nil times, is simply hold as
n. reserve, supply, in ease it should
bo ncqoss,ry to stop tho flow
MIDDLE FORK FIR
MEN ARE CIS
15000 IS NOW
LOCAL HOSPITAL
Committee Doing Good Work-Confidently
Expect io Have $10,000
Pledged by End of Week Meet
With' Great Success.
Five thousand dollars toward the
$10,000 subsidy required to secure
the $100,000 hospital to be erected
by he Sisters of Providence, had
been pledged before the second day's
solicitation ended. This amount does
not include the banks, and some of
the larger corporations, as well as
many of the smaller business houses,
and many citizens not yet called up
on. It is confidently expected that
the $10,000 required will be secured
this week.
The following is a partial list of
the contributors np to noon tedny:
B. B. Pickcl, $250; Conroy &
Clancy, $250; E. II. Porter, $100;
Dr. E. R. Seely, $250; J. E. Shearer,
$100; Clark E. Saunders, $100; J.
G. Thayer? $100; II. P. Hargrave,
$150; Frederick C. Page, $100; Ho
tel Nash Co., $100; Medford Mail
Tribune, $100; F. N. Cummings,
$100; II. C. Kentner Co., $100; Med
ford Hardware Co., ,$100; Medford
Furniture Co., $100;. Model Clothing
Co., $100; Nicholson Hardware Co.,
$100; Woods Lumber Co.. $100; J.
(Continued on Page 5.)
SEES HIS FIRST
AT 75
j Oliver Norsa, an Ex-Miner of the
Grants Pass District, Attended
Barnum & Bailey's Show Here on
Monday Was His First Show.
Oliver Norsn, aged 75, an ex-miner
of tho Grants Pass district attendod
Barnum and Bailey's "greatest Bhow
ou earth" in this city Monday after
noon. Therel s but little worthy of notice
in that announcement, to be true, as
some other 10,000 porcons did tho
same thing, but this vns Mr. Norsa's
first experience of tho kind in tho 75
years of his life. Never before had
ho sat on the hard benches and
munched peanuts and drank pink
lomonado; for tho first time ho In
dulged In what Is the free born right
of every American boy.
Mr. Norsa enjoyed it. All of his
life ho has spent on tho frontier of
civilization. Never had ho known a
circus savo by hearsay. And now
that ho has seen one, ho Is planning
to seo as many moro as possible, for
In his words, ho had "one glorious
tlmo."
through tho pipo lino for a timo for
making repairs or any other pur
pose. It should also bo borne in mind
that the intake of tho pipo lino is
above tho Huuley ranch, aud that
tho water is therefora protoctcd from
contamination by cattle, etc., con
trary fo a mistnken idea which has
been formed by some people. In
fact, tho only possiblo sourcos of
contamination are, as I havo stuted,
the flooded vegetation nlong the
shores of Fish. Lake, which aro to
bo stripped of tjiis vegetation, and
tho summer campers nt MoAllistor
Springs and along the lake. All dan
ger from the latter sourco can bo
removed entirely by tho establish
ment of proper snnitury conditions
for thoso campers, which can bo done
(Continued on Pugo 8.)
SUBSCRIBED OR
CIRCUS
F WORSE:
MORE
PATCHEDTO SCENE
NEW EIRE NOW
RAGING EAST OF
UNION CREEK
Crater Lake National Park May
Burn Over Flames Near DeadLJn
dian Still Unchecked and Many
Settlers May Lose Homes.
The middle work fires near Pros
pect have gained an added fury dar
ing the paBt 34 hours, owing to th
wind, which has come up and Betr
prevails In that section, and mors
men have been dispatched to jola.
thoso now elngaged in fighting It
According to reports from Pros
pect this morning, there is great dan
ger of the flames leaping the mlddl
fork of Rogue river and if it doe
it Is a certainty that Prospect will
bo wiped out. Tho timber Is hcfcvr
surrounding the settlement and ex
tends to the rlrer.
Twenty-six additional soldiers wh
have been at work near Dudley have
been sent to Prospect. This give
the rangers directing the fight there
a force of about ICO men, 100 sol
diers and many civilians having al
ready been at work there.
A new fire has broken out In the
heavy timber between Union creek
and the Crater Lake national park.
A call for aid was sent In by th
guards in that section and the for
estry officials will endeavor to seat
men to fight this fire from tho Klan.
nth side. The guards in hc park
and the engineering party there will
also 1)0 asked to lend their aid.
The fire Is rapidly racing towar
the park and may sweep ovor a largo
section of it. Tho timber in that
section is very heavy.
The Dead Indian fire is also worse
today, owing to a. high wind. Sev
eral settlers are In danger of losing?
their homes and much stock Is said to
be in peril.
Other fires aro said to have bees,
checked.
BRADY VICTOR
AT
ES
Insurgents of Idaho Claim Victory
for French, Progressive Republi
can Candidate Homer Is Believes
Defeated.
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 31. Idaho In
surgent 1 As tho returns from Idaho's
fc'irst primary election poured into
Iloiso todny, the regular loaders were
compelled to admit that Burton F.
French, progressive candidato for
tho congressional nomination, would
in all probability win ovor Congress
man Thomas Hnmor, stalwart, who is
out for renominntion.
French stumped the stato and
mndo Cannonism and Aldrichism an
issuo, while Humor declared for
standpatisin and tho "old guard."
Governor Brady, it is said, will
secure tho Republican indorsement.
Tho Insurgents were claiming vic
tory for Burton L, Froaoh, progres
sive candidate. Returns indicated
that ho would carry Boise and Ad,
county by a largo majority with t
fair lead over his ticket. Reports
from northorn Idaho ahowod that
French was lending In tho Panbadle
also. Thomas R. Humor, prosont con
gressman and stalwart, was strongly
supportod In tho southeastern Idahe
region, bt it was bolloved that he
could not overcome French's load.
Arthur Bowen was leading ovw
John Sewell for tho democratic con
gressional nomination. It looks as
though Idaho would remain wet.
When in doubt put a wast ad U
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