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FIFTH YEAJB.
MEDFORD, OREOON, WEJ)NESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1910.
No. 146.
INSURGENTS VICTORS IN MANY STATES
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BALLINGER IS CENSURED BY
INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE
SECRETARY IS
DECLARED 10
BE UNFAITHFUL
Stronii Resolution Is Adopted, Five
Affirmative Votes Belno Cast
Nelson Declares No Quorum Was
Present and Action Void.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Supt. 7.
Tliu Dallinger-Pinchol investigating
committee today adopted a" resolu
tion, introduced by Senator Floteh
or of Floriiln, declaring Dnlliugor 1111
l'aitlit'til to his tniHt ami tluitiitittltiiu
his removal.
Tltu resolution, as introduced liv
Sonator Fletcher, wiih worded so
strongly that Representative Madi
noii demanded that it ho amended.
After u tdiort discussion tho text wwh
changed' slightly.
Whim tho resolution wan ready to
bu submitted to a vote Sonator Suth
erland (Hop.) of Utah anil Hopre
Hcntatlvo McCnll (Hop.) of Massa
elniHottti alimptly loft tho room.
Tho rcKoliition wax adopted, five
affinnativo votes licinir east.
Chairman Nelson held that no
iliiorum wns present and refused to
vote, declaring (lie resolution had
failed.
Telegrams summoning the nliHont
memhorh of tho llulliugcr-Piuchnt
inwstigutiug committee were cent
out hastily today after the commit
teo wan called to order here, ami tho
nuti-HulliugoritcH, who eontrolled in
the ahhoueu of Senator Hoot and
Representatives Olmstond ami Hen
hy. iiiHJKt oil on notion. Tho Demo -
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YOUNG MEN
TEST IRRIGATION
Ex-Students of 0. A. C. Havo Been
Conducting a Number of Experi
ments in tho Valloy During Past
Year With Good Results.
8. A. Hall anil It. W. Itooao, ox
Htuilonta at O. A, 0., havo boon con
ducting amumbor of vnluablo ox
porlmouta In tho lloguo Hlvor valloy
this Hiimmor. Thoy havo boon nnilor
tho direction of tho Oregon Stato Ex
porlmuut Station outabllahoil at Cor
valllH. Tho two oxporlmontor's havo
boon dotormtnlng tho propor amount
of water to bo used on trooa In dif
ferent Idndu of hoII. Thoy hnvo
practically had chnrgo of tho Judy,
S. L. Ilennott, ami Talent Orchard
company orchards this summer and
havo bundled thorn to tho comploto
satisfaction of tho ownora,
Thoy havo bottled hundreds of.
HoII anmplou taken at tho depth of
each foot of ground around tho
troou, boforo and after Irrigation and
havo Hhlppod thorn to tho agronomy
dopnrtmonOnt O. A, 0. At Cor
vallla tho BtunploH havo buon tcatod
na to tho amount of soil thoy con
tain thuu allowing, tho rapidity with
which tho wator aproada through tho
dlfforont Bolls. Hall nnd Rooa havo
alBO conductod oxporlmouta on croas
pollaatton, boglnnlng thin work last
spring whon tho trooa woro In bloom,
Mr, Hooa will contluuo oxporlmontal
work In tho v.Mloy aftor applo pick
ing whllo Mi. Hull liaa discontinued
hla oxporlmontal work to aaaumo hla
dutloa as toachor In tho aolonco do
partmont of tho Medford high
school,
RICHARD A. BALLINGER.
Whoso career as secretary of tho Interior has been stormy, to say least.
NEXT ASSESSMENT WAY GIVE
CITY S6.000.000 VALUATION
County Assessor W. T. Qriovo ban
practically completed tho work of
assessing Medford property and
within a Nhort time will havo definite
figures, Ho ban a few blocks on
Main street yet to assess and then ho
will begin to prepare his rolls. Tho
assessed valuation of Medford for
11)10 will ho close to $0,000,000,
whereas last year it amounted io
.',0(10,000.
Tho ureal increase in tho assessed
valuation of tho city is not duo alone
to tho advance in values which havo
been general over tho valloy, but is
duo in a irroat respect to tho vast
EXPERIMENT
President Kerr of 0. A C. and Chairman Burden of Board of Regents
Assure John D. Olwell That Branch Station Will Be Placed
Here To Test Electricity As Applied to Plants.
Dr, Kerr, president of tho Oregon
Agricultural college and chairman of
tho board of rcgonts of that lustl
tuolon, who visited Medford a short
tlmo ago havo assured John D. ON
well that tho collogo will establish
a branch oxporlmont station In Med
ford as soon ;.a poaalblo,
Colonel Frank Ray laat Bummor
offered tho ututo, land, electricity
nnd wator If It would ostr-LUah an
oxporlmont station at Gold Ray,
Tho recent vlalt of tho O, A, C.
pooplo was to look Into tho proposi
tion, Tho branch of oxporlmontal
work that will bo apoclallzod lu at
amount of improvement work which
has been done in tho city. Over
rll.OOO.OOO'has beon oxi
stautial structures alouo since the
previous assessment was made and
property throughout tho city has
been greatly enhanced in value hy
reason of the largo amount of city
improvements which havo beon made.
"I feel," stated Mr. Grieve, "that
the assessment in Medford this year
will he far more satisfactory than it
was last. I have personally super
vised tho work in that city and havo
endeavored to comploto tho work on
a fair, reasonable basig."
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Gold Ray will bo na to tho offoct of
electricity upon plant llfo. In Bel
gium and England considerable suc
cess hns boon gained along thoso
lino. It has boon found that elec
tricity appllod from a network of
wIjob ovorhead to an orchard or gar
don Increases tho slzo and tho
amount of migar contained In tho
fruit of vogotablos nnd hastens tho
maturity. Exporlmonta along this
lino of oloctrlcal activity aro but bo
gun and many scientists think that
hortloulturo offors a broad flold for
tho application of olootrlclty.
ON
ON
OLD Ht
REGULARS
SWIPED
New Hampshire, Wisconsin and
MichlganJ oin in Handing Bunch
of Regrets to Standpatters Ver
mont Republican Majority Badly
Falls Off.
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" IJcrc are u few results of ""
the primaries hold-Tuesday: ""
In Wisconsin, Senator La
"" Follette was indorsed for tho "
senate by a plurality of 100,-
"" 000. Insurgents' carried near- ""
" ly every district. ""
"" In Michigan Charles E. ""
"" Townbend, insurccnt, won ""
" over Seuntor Burrows,
"" standpatter, by a' majority of ""
"" 20,000. Insurgent candi- ""
"" dates for congress were gen- ""
" erally nominated. ""
" In Now Hampshire, Robert ""
"" Bass, proKrecssivc, was nom- ""
" inatcd oer Bertram Ellis.
"" reuular. I
"" Republicans lo, h'eavily in
" Venuont nt tho state elee- "
" lion, Mead's plurality being "
r -1000 below nonnal. "
Tho only setback of the ""
"" day received by progressive
Republicans was in New Mcx-
"" ico, where tlio election result "
" forecasts tho defeat of tho
"" plan to incorpontto the initi-
"" ativc and referendum in tho ""
" tentative charter for tho new ""
state.
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 7. Re
turns from two-thirds of tho stato
today show that Congressman
Charles E. Townsond la leading Son
ator Julius C. Burrows for tho on
dii'somoat for United States senator
by 19,000 votes. Townsond Is a
progressive; Burrows a etrlct admin
istration man.
Chaso Osborno Is leading Droyo for
tho governorship. Hli plurality In
tho district already reported Is
1S.000.
J. C. M. Smith, Inaurgont, has de
feated Congressman Gardlnor In tho
Second district for congressional dis
trict. Gardlnor la a regular. In
tho Fifth district Congressman
Diukomnn has been renominated, but
his plurality Is greatly roducod.
Dlekeman was opposed by Ellis, an
.Insurgent.
In tho Toath district, whoro thoro
Is a contest botweon Congressmen
Loud and Ruell, who Is opposing him,
nnd lu the Twelfth, whoro Congress
man Young la opposed by Korr. tho
result Is In doubt.
W. W. Wedemyor was nomlnatod
for congress from tho Bocond dis
trict, formerly represented by Town
sond. In VcriiioMtt.
MONTFEL1ER, V(.. Sept. 7. -With
two counties and eight towns
still to hear from, Dr. John A. Moad
(Hep,) has beeen elected governor of
tho stato by 10.000 plurality. This
is -1000 below tho normal plurality
and has reached thoc figures which
political forecasters considor an in
dication of "broakers ahead" for tho
Republican party.
Tho Republican plurality in Vor
inont in tho last general oloctiou was
120,(1 15. Today's returns indionto a
drop of lil.OOO Mites, which, in tho
faco of tho coming congressional
oloctiou, is considered nu indication
of Democratic gains in othor states.
When tho plurality tho stato is
loss than 20,000, politicians doolaro
that it presages Republioan losses in
similar proportion throughout tho
Unitod States.
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BY OVERWHELMING VOTE OF 4
TO 1 LA FOLLETTE IS NAMED
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SENATOR ROBERT M. IA FOLLETTE.
The "Litttln Giant." who cleaned 'em mi vesterdav to the tune of 100.000.
COMPLETE ROUT
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 7. Tho
eompleto rout of the state's right
ors and a sweeping victory for lie
followers of Giffmd Pinchot. Theo
dore Roosevelt and other advocates
of natiouar control of the country's
natural resources is indicated by tho
personnel of tho resolutions com
mittee of tho national conservation
congress.
Following Roosevelt's speech of
yesterday, there seems to hnvo been
a decided change in tho attitude of
several of the delegates, and dissen
sion ami argument stalked through
tho meetings of tho representatives
of several westeni states. Some ad
hered to tho plan for state control,
whilo others insisted that Roosevelt
wns right in saying that the ques
tion is: "Which can attend to the
matter host?"
Thoy inclined to the belief that tho
federal government wns in a better
position to servo tho country in con-
GREATINTERESTTAKEN IN CONTEST
A Splendid Array of Gifts Worth More Than $2500 Any Lady in the
Two Districts Is Eligible to Competition for These Prizes
Make a Nomination at Once Don't Put It Off.
Remember that each nomination
blank counts for 20 votes. A girl
can bo nominated ns many times as
sho can got blanks. Thoro is no re
striction placed on a contoslnut us
to where sho can go in soliciting sub
scriptions and gathering votes, For
cxamplo, a girl located in district
No, 3' cnu solicit votes in nnv terri
tory, but she does not havo to com
poto with any contestant oxcopt
those in her own district.
Tho contest will bo conductod in a
strictly fair and impartial mannor,
ami, tho fullost investigation is court
oil ut all timeB. The offico records
OF STATE
i IS P ED
scrvntiou matters than the states.
Senator Albert . Boveridgo of In
diana was among the speakers today.
He was accorded a tremendous ova
tion. A gray-haired woman cheered
shrilly when Gifford Pinchot's nnme
was mentioned by Senator Bover
idgo, and an ovntion lasting three
minutes followed.
Climbing up in her seat nnd wav
ing her arms frantically, Pinchot's
aged admirer led the applause.
Pinchot followed Boveridgo in a
brief addiess. Ho spoke along the
lines of Roosovelt's speech of yes
terday, lnuding the movement for
government control nnd pointing out
tho fallacies of leaving 6iich an im
portant duty to all tho people to tho
scparato states.
As tho result of tho fight in llio
Illinois delegation, Delegato IHnes
was removed as chairman of tho cre
dentials committee
will bo open to candidates ov friouds,
assuring every one that everything
is sipinro and impartial. No om
ployo nor member of an employe's
family will bo allowed t o compote,
nor will any favors bo shown to one
that is not shown to nil othor can
didates. Tho Mini Tribuuo will as
sist all candidates in any way pos
sible, but in so doing will trout all
alike.
Candidates should at onco intorost
thoiv friends in tho contest, and by
united and enorgotio notion induco as
many peoplo ns possible to voto for
thorn. Each nomination coupon cut
(CoatistMj ob Fagt S.)
PROGRESSIVES
SWEEP STATE
OFWISCONSIK
Burrows Is Defeated in Michigan by
20,000 Votes Attempt May Be
Made in Legislature to Down the
"Little Giant" Teddy Indorses.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 7.
Senntor La Follett's plurality over
Samuel Cook at yesterduy's primar
ies is estimated today to bo 100,000.
Returns from many districts are in
complete, bnt indications arc that
L.a Follette's margin will reach that
figure.
His supDortors refuse to credit a
report that an attempt will be made
in the legislature to prevent his elec
tion".
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 7.
Robert M. La Follettc has been en-.
doreed-for re-election tothe Unite- -Slates
senate0verSamuelA-,Cook,',.
by a vote of at least 4 to 1, accord
ing to returns received today from
all parts of the state.
The entitro La Folletto ticket, in
cluding Frank Tucker, tho candidate
for attorney-general, who killed him
self recently, wns nominated by an
overwhelming plurality. Tho insurg
ents carry the nominations for the
legislature and control the delegates
to the state convention which will
frame the Wisconsin platform.
Little Giant Talks.
"The result shows that the people
ure awake to their interests and are
determined to restore representative
government," said Senator La Fol
letto today. "Tho victory is nothing
personal it is simply a sign that the
peoplo aro onco more in command;
that thoy chooso to rule themselves.
Thoy will no longer suffer tho inter
ests to dominate them."
Frauds McGovoru, insurgent, was
nominated for governor by a plural
ity of 20,000. Thomas Morris, in
surgent, was nominated for liuuteu-nnt-governor.
Ho was opposed by
George Hudnull.
Great Insurgent.
James Frear, insurgent, wns nom
inated for socretary of stato, and
Andrew Dahl, insurgent, for treas
urer. The state commission, dominated
by the progressives, will uamo a can
didate to fill Tuckor's placo on the
tiokot.
Tho insurgents swept tho con
gressional districts, nominatiug
Cooper over Ingnlls in tho first dis
trict, and Nelson over Gilbert in tho
second. Kopp was nominated in the
third, Cary over Page in tho fourth,
Cochems over Stafford in tho fifth,
Frolich in tho sixth, Esch in tho sev
enth, Davidson ovor Bccdlo in the
eighth, Morscmau in tho tenth und
Leuroot in tho eleventh.
Each was nominated on an uuti-
Cannon platform and is known in
his district as a half-iusurgout. lu
tho ninth, Kustermann, who claims 14
have been convorted to insurgency,
was nominated over Spencer.
Tho total voto cast was about
130,000.
Statement an Indorsement.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sopt. 7. -
Things began to move almost (he
moment Colonel Roosovolt stepped
from his train here today. Wheu
told that an effort may be made to
defeat Sonator La Follotto for re
election whon tho legislature 00a
vcuos nt Madison, although the seu
ntor scored an overwhelming victory
in yosterdny's primurios, Roosevelt
declared :
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