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FIFTH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1930.
No. 148.
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MASONS TO
STARTWORK
IS FALL
Board of Directors of Masonic Build
inn Association Meet and Toko
Steps to Hasten Erection of Their
New $50,000 Temple at Corner of
Main and Riverside.
Tin) lionrd of directors, of Ihu Ma
sonic Building association mot in a
IniHincMH hosston Thursday evening
nnil decided to tnko iinmodinto steps
regarding the erection of a now lom
Dlu on their lot at thu nnrnor of Main
and Riverside. If mutters can so
!o riiHhcd tlicy plan to havo thu bnso
tuuiit constructed tliiH winter in or-'
dor that tlio firwt harbinger of spring
will find them ready to start con
struction of thu building,
Thu plans for tlio nuw building are
now being prepared nnd all matter
aro being adjiiHtcd ho iih to avoid
fiirtlmr delay.
Tim hiiitdinir will ho three stories in
height with full liuHoment. It !h to
ho modern in every respect. The
lodge pIiuih el iih rooinH. in addition to
a largo lodge room on the third
floor. The second floor will bo de
voted to officoH, while the irround
floor will ho fitted for mercantile es
tablishments. WILL FORTIFY
PANAMA CANAL
United States Will Probably Not
Consult Other Powers in Regard to
Matter Foreign Countries Oppose
Move.
BEVERLY. Miihh., Sept. 1). That
the United States probably will go
ahead with the fortification of (he
Fiiimmn canal without consulting tlio
powers in regard to the matter is an
intimation that Iiiih hecn given out
htrougly h.V (ho administration. While
it is said that no dofinito confer
ences either with the war depart
ment or tlio statu dCpartmcnt'iind the
president have boon held rocently, it
is known that the administration has
considered the subject in all its
phases and hits determined that when
the proper time comes to ask for ap
propriations to huild the necessary
fori.
It n hold that tlio trenty with
Great Britain givos the United Statos
the necessary authority to fortify
the ennui. Consultation with the
powers over the matter, it is held by
many of tlio administration advisors,
would recognise the right of foreign
countries to interfere in American
affairs, an end of Iho Monroe doo
trino that thoy aro not at all dispos
ed to bring into (iiestion.
President Taft was himself in fa
vor of fortification when ho was
head of tlio war department, and it
is iniimatod that ho has never scon
any oecnsion to change his beliof
that this is advisable
COLONEL SPENDS A
DAY WITH ALICE
CINCINNATI, 0., Sopt, 0, Colo
nol KooHovolt is visiting informally
today nt tho homo of IiIh daughter,
Mrs. Nicholas I.ongtforth. At Tor
ronco Station ho loft the train thnt
brought him to Cincinnati and was
driven to tho Longworth homo, whe-ro
ho spout tho morning,
Shortly boforo noon RoosovljU vis
ited tho grounds of tho Ohio Vnlloy
oxponition, whoro ho was tho guest
at luncheon. Lntor ho spoke in tho
Cincinnati imisio hall.
Arrest and Trial
Officials
IJ A ittmmmmw m4-tttWw Jtvm VBbBV m I
i-mrl-Vm ti MBMHBHBHHIBBT m t wmT'i'A-Wm f M
riiotoa by American I'rcaa Aaoclntlon.
What promlflca to xs utiu of the 8euntlonn of tlio year has developed oat
of the cliurKCM of thievery nnd graft among hlKh olllccnt of tbo Illinois Cen
tral railroad. Tbroo men Frank II. Ilnrrlman, former Keneral mnnoKcr; John
M. Tnylor. former Rcneral nton)keccr, and CbnrlcN I.. Kwlnff, former ccnerul
U)crlntcndcut of tlio IlUnolM Central llnee north of tbo Ohio river were tbo
flrat to be nrrcHtiMl, charged wltb.coiwplrHcy to commit nn llleRnl act nnd with
obtnlnltiK money by monnH of a confldcncecnme. In each case tlio accused stout
ly maintained their innocence nnd dcclnrcd that If a conspiracy cxlstnl It
wn on the part of tbo road to pernocutv theni. Hack of tbo nrreata thoro Is
a trnRtc story of the "sweatliiR" of an olllclnl of tlio Ulue Island Car Ilcpnlr
nnd Kqnlpmcnt company and finally of tlio confcsalnn that fumlshrd what In
accepted ns the clinching bit of evidence ngnlust the former road otllcials.
Hero are the ndmlsHlons dcclnred to have been obtained from him: That tbo
Illinois Central was mulcted of botwwn ftOO.OoO and $00,000 In fnko repnlr
bills nud exorbitant prices for inntorlulu stolon from the mllrond. Thnt the
rond was compolled to pay for doors nud roofs for coal cars, which hnvo
neither doors nor roofs. Thnt numerous rich "melono" were cut among the
stockholders of tbo corporation. In nddltlnu to the big dividends paid. (This,
It wns declared, wns done In secret In order to prevent tbo outward appear
anco of too much prosperity on the pnrt of the corporation.) Thnt the ofllclnls
and dlnvtopi of the compnnv beenmo so cnrclesii thnt they failed to destroy
the records of ninny of theso "melons" nnd thnt the doenmentnry proofs of
their gntlieilngs still exist and enn bo produced nt the present hearing.
FIRE FIGHTING
COSU30.000
Over 45,000 Acres of Timber Burned
Over In Crater National Forest
Soldiers Will Arrive Hero on Next
Sunday Morning.
"Fighting tho forest fires in
Southern Oregon will cost tho gov
ernment $30,000," says Assistant
Forester Hack, who has been the
general in tho war waged with tho
f lames during tho past low weeks. Of
this sum, :jil!l,000 has already been
paid out in wages to the firefighters.
Three thousand d(u!a.s liau been
spent on tools. During tho excite
ment of the fire, when all available
men were being rushed to tho firo
fronts, Iho local office bought every
available shovel and ax in the towns
of Ashland, Medford nud Grants
I'ass. Groat inroads were also made
on water bugs. The tola that were
not hastily dropped and burned by
thu advancing flames will bo stored
away in different parts of tho for
est in readinohs for future enierg
onoy. Tho food for tho firefighters
is estimated by local officials al
WOOO. Tho rest of tho $30,000 is in
hills yet to bo presented by unpaid
firefighters and in tho expenses in
curred by the army.
Mr, Hack estimntes that 45,000
acres of timber has been burned over
by tho fires of Southern Oregon. Tho
actual damage done is not so gunt
as one would tuipposo. M. L. Fuiok
sou, supervisor of tho Crater Forest,
who returned Wednesday from tho
Cat Hill firo, says that the fire there
sproild over fiO square miles of ter
ritory, of which 80 pur cent was in
old burns, whoro no damage was
dono, 10 por cont was in poor tim
bor whoro littlo damage was dono and
of Railway
Develop Sensation.
LLOYD W. BOWERS
DIES
Was Solicitor-General of United
States and Was Recently Promi
nently Mentioned for Place on the
Supreme Bench.
BOSTON, Sept. I). United States
Solicitor-Genernl Lloyd V. Howors
died today at thu hotel Touraiuu from
complicated bronchitis.
llowers, who rocontly was men
tioned prominently for a scat on tho
United States supreme bench, con
tracted a sovoro cold some time ago,
which developed into bronchitis. He
With recuperating in this city.
Bowers was born in Springfield,
Mass., 01 yeara ago. Aftor his
graduation from Ynlo in 1870 and
from Columbia university law school
in 1882 ho was admitted to tho bar.
For many .vein's ho was chif coun
sel for tho Chicago & Northwestern
railroad, which position bo hold when
(Called into uuhlio life.
10 por cont was in valuable timber,
whero tlio dainngo was considerable.
Sam Swejininc, doputy supervisor,
will return from Prospeot this eve
ning. Ho writes that firo in his dis
trict was ovoro, destroying much
valuablo timber belonging to privnto
individuals. At ouo timo tho soldiers
woro almost surrounded by rapidly
moving flamos and fear was felt that
somo might bo out off.
J, 11. Kuapp, assistant district for
ester, who has boon doing valiant
service in tho Butto Falls district in
directing the firefighters, will return
to Medford Saturday ovening on
route to 1'ortlnnd.
The soldiers, who aro fast gather
ing at Butto Falls, will arrivo in
Medford Sunday morning for that
promised plunge at tho Nntntorinru,
BOSTON
EXCLUSIVE
AUTOROAD
ABOUT!
Uncle Sam Plans leulevard About
Rim of Crater Lake for Exclusive
Use of AutomeWles Waion Road
Also Will Be Csflstructed-New
Trail to Water.
An exclusive automobile boulevard
is planned by tho United States gov
ernment about tho rim of Crater
Luke. Uncle Sam is now surveying
routes on the edge of tho crater for
two roads. Ono is to be on nutomo
bilo boulevard, while the other is for
the use of wagons. No horee-drnwn
vehicles will be allowed on the auto
mobile boulevard.
Major Morrow nnd Engineer Mar
shall, who wore recently scnl by Sec
retary liallingcr to nrraugo for tho
car)) completion of these ronds and
to look over the grade of the propos
ed automobile boulevard through the
Crater Lake national park, arc now
at tho lake and will return through
Medford Saturday night. A new
train from the rim down to the edge
of tho Inko has just been completed.
by Undo Sam's employes. The re
cently built trail is much less steep
than tho former ono.
An automobile boulevard about the
rim of the crater is certain to prove
a great attraction to the touring pub
lic, which is becoming greater in
number each year.
MAJOR ACCEPTS
Major Martin, In command of tho
First Infantry, which has dono so
variant servlco protecting tho forest
Interests of southorn Oregon, has ac
cepted tho offer of the Medford Com
mercial club of a froo pi u n go In tho
Natatorium next Sunday when thoy
nrrlvo In Medford
Major .Martin and tho 13 officers
of the First Infantry will bo guests
of the Medford Commercial club at
luncheon In tho Nash Grill noxt Sun
day noon.
Further courtesy Is being planned
for pie soldiers In tho way of giving
them all tho Roguo River valley fruit
they can eat.
Following Is the letter of Major
Martin:
Butto Falls, Or., Sept. 7. Mr,
C. A, Malboeuf, Medford Commer
cial Club Dear Mr. Malboeut: jAs
tho date of our departuro was so un
certain, I havo delayed tho acknowl
edgment of your vory kind invitation
to visit tho Natatorium on our ro
turn homo through Medford, At
present it appears tlmt tho command
of somo 13 officers and 330 enlisted
soldiers will go through your city
somo timo Sunday attornoon next,
Soptombor-11. If you can arrange
a tow hours' dolny with tho railroad
officials I assure you that wo shall
bo only too glad to partnko of your
hospitality.
Again thanking you In bohalf of
tho entire command, I an, vory truly
yours.
C. II. MARTIN,
Major U. S. A.
N, D. I want your good pooplo
to know that wo are all enthusiastic
OrogonianB boostora from way back
and know all about Medford bolng
ou tho map. O. H, M.
SERIOUS FIRE STARTS
NEAR VICTORIA, B. C.
VICTORIA, ilTc!, Sopt. 9. It was
reported by tho govornmont wire at
midnight that a serious bush, firo wbb
raging In tho Ottor Point district.
That It Is tho lnrgest and throatona
moro damage than nuy audi conflag
ration In this Boctlon of Vanoouvor
Island In tho past year. Tho flames
aro swooping toward' tho homes of
many farmora.
NT ON
LEE O'NEfL
LA UW
CHICAGO, Sopt. O. Lee O'.VcIl Hrownc wan acquitted of legislative
bribery today. Tbo Jury reported a verdict of not guilty shortly before 3
o'clock tills afternoon.
Itrowne was not In the courtroo m when the Jury announced that its
crdlct was ready and the rejwrt wns delayed while he was sent. Tho
crowd in the courtroom cheered.
Ilrownc was accused of brilcry I n connection with the election of
William Ixirimcr to tlio United States Bcnatc. At his first trial the Jury
disagreed after being out over 130 hoars.
BUS NEWBURY STRIKES GUSHER
Automobile Skids on Wet Pavement, Snappina, Fire Plug Water Gushes
Forth and Forms Great Geyser City Officials Get Busy
in a Hurry to Check Reed.
Gus Newbury, barrister, who oc
casionally strikes a flow of oratory
in court, struck a different kind of
flow this morning when his automo
bile skidded on tho wet pavement of
Seventh street nnd hurled itself into
a fire plug in front of the Medford
National bank, snupping off the plug.
For the next few moments Medford
had a gusher on her principal thor
oughfare which put to shame any of
the world-fnracd geysers of tho Yel
lowstone. Frantic scrnmblings on
the pnrt of tho city officials finally
resulted in tho water being shut off,
but not until considerable water had
raced over tho, city streets and had
done some damage, principally to the
basement of the new Howard block.
which wns partially flooded. Only
prompt measures on the part of the
workmen in tho bnsement. who hast
ily erected an embankment, turning
the wnter, prevented further damage.
Mr. Newbury, according to eye
witnesses, was not proceeding at nn
exccsive sK?ed. and the wet pave
ment, it is said, aviis resonsiblo in
a great degree for tho accident. In
negotiating the turn it slipped ami
in nn instant tho dnmnge had been
done.
With the snapping of the plug tho
wnter gushed forth nearly as high
as tho top of the Medford National
ORCHARD INSPECTORS AR
Professor 0'Gara Complies List of Deputies Who Will Begin Work as
Soon as Their Commissions Arrive Rigid Enforcement of
the Law Is Plan of Expert.
Professor P. J. O'Gurn, chief dop
uty of Horticultural Commi&sionor
Carbons., has compiled a list of dep
uty district commib&iunors for this
district, nnd as soon ns their com
missions arrive they will all inspect
their immedinte territory and enforce
a clenniug up of all of tho orchards.
Tho fall cninpnign against fruit pois
and diseases will be carried on with
greater vigor than over boforo and
spring will find tho Hoguo ltiver val
ley in splendid condition.
Following is a list ot inspectors.
Thoso for Ashland will bo appointed
on Saturday:
C. C. Scott, Phoenix; K. S. Pul-
mor, Central Point; W. L. Scantlin,
Talent; L. I). Minnrd. Medford; V.
WING CASE
PUIPFSVS.CITY
Attorneys Newbury and Noff will
appear tins attornoon oeiore uuugo
Calkins, sitting in chambers in Ash-
laud, and arguo a motion to dissolve
tho temporary restraining order is
sued in the onso of I. J. Phipps vs,
tho city of Medford.
An early dooision is expected.
Tho circuit court will bo in session
again tomorrow.
BROWNE IS
bank building. CounciImnnt Demmer,
who was near, rushed to his machine
and broke all speed limits in reach
ing West Jackson street, where B. A.
Boone was at work upon a main
which burst Thursday afternoon.
Back they hurried to the scene with
a tap koy to shut off the water. In
the meantime Street Commissioner
Baker had secured a key and was
endeavoring to stem the tide. Ow
ing to tho great pressnre on the main
and the length of time since the tap
hnd been in use it was with consid
erable difficulty that the flow was
finally checked.
Contractor rowers, who is in
.charge of the. Howard building, csti
mutes the damage done to the base
meat nt an amount ranging between
$73 and $100. Tho water also cross
ed new pavement nt Sixth and Bart
lett nnd is said to have done some
damage there. Further damage
would have been dono to tho How
ard basement had it not been for the
fact that two wagons loaded with
gravel were near by and were dump
ed so ns to form a dike, turning the
wnter.
Mayor Canon stntes that nn inves
tigation will be mndo in order to de
termine whero the responsibility lies.
This will be determined by finding at
what rate of speed Mr. Newbury was
traveling.
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Pendletou. R. C. Washburn, Table
Rock; R. E. Wilson, O, D. Whituov,
L. Perkins, Medford; O, E. Shiplov,
C. E. Miller, Sam's Vnlloy; F. Pel
oiue, Eagle Point; E. B. Hnnley, O.
R. Goddard, Medford; Kenneth
Beebe. Central Point; R. W. Hitch
cock, Eaglo Point; A. C. A'llcn, G. 0.
Wolgamott, Medford; G. B. Deau,
Central Point; E. F. Adams, Reginald
II. Parsons, James Daily, Medford;
A. C. Fiero, W. R. Nowmnn, Central
Peint: G. A. Hover, G. Alford, Phoe
nix; G. G. Goold, C. W. Potter, T. J,
Williamson, Medford; M. I. Minear,
Griffin Creek; II. P. Houston, Phoo-
nix; R, Manning, Sams Valley A. L.
Marshall, Medford; W. D. Holdridgo,
Palont.
COMPROMISE ON
Itl s probable that both Talent and
IliVtto Falls will bo granted Incor
poration papors by tho county court
following a compromlso reached be
tween proporty owners who objected
to being, taken In and thoso advo
eating tho movo.
Potlttons from both towns woro
objected to by people owning farm
lands adjoining,
NAMED
INCO PORTION
'NO QUORUM'
BALLINGER
COMMITTEE
Friends of Secretary Stay Away hi
Order That Vote Censuring Offi
cial Cannot Be Passed Other
Members of Committee Are ts Ar
rive Soen in Minneapolis.
MJNNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sopt. 0. -Chairman
Nelson of tho Ballingcr'in
vestigating committco today called
off the meeting of the committee
scheduled for this afternoon. He in
structed tho members to meet at the
Auditoriom Annex hotel in Chicago
next Tuesday morning.
Inability to secure a quorum is
supposed to bo tho reason for post
poning the meeting. -i ,
Tho antl-Ballinger membors of the
Ballinger-Pinchot investigating com
mittee declared today they will dis
regard Chairman Nelson's order to
meet in Chicago next Tuesday. They
will continue their session here, they
say, and make a formal report.
This action on tho part of Ballin
ger's opponents on the committee
makes it appear probable that th
committee may meet in two sections
aud that two reports will be rendered.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 9.
With five anti-Ballingerites on hand
and four supporters of the secretary
of tho intcridr in Minneapolis today,
the first efforts to hold a meeting of
tho congressional investigating com
mitter resulted in "no quorum." Rep
resentative Denby of Michigan, Rep
resentative MeCal! of Massachusetts
and Senator Sutherland of Utah re
fused to attend tho meeting, which
wns called to order by Senator Knuto
Nelson of Minnesota, chairman, ut
10:04 o'clock.
It is presumed that tho absentees
remained away todaj to provent a
quorum attending tho session. Sena
tor Sutherland left the hotel where
tho committee is meeting a short
time before it wns palled to order.
McCall and Denby could not bo found
today. Tho other members of the
committee wero present when Chair
man Nelson called tho session to or-
dor.
It is reported that if tho commit
tee fails to get a quorum toduy tho
iuti-Ballingcritcs will leave for their
homes, allowing tho other membors
of the committee to meet lator and
framo nnv sort of a report thoy bee
fit.
Senators Flint and Root aro not
in tho city and Representative Olm
stead will not rench horo until to
night. At prcsont neither side is able
to secure u quorum.
ELDEST VISITOR TO
CRATER LAKE RETURNS
Mrs. C. W. Vroomau, nged"mothor
of Charles Strung, druggist, of Med
ford, has just returned from a so
journ at Crater Lake. Mrs. Vroo
man is 78 years old uud is undoubt
edly tho oldest womuu that over has
visited Crater Lake.
Mrs. Vrooman has lived in Med
ford for -10 years and up to tho past
wook hud novor seon tho great sconic
wonder of Southorn Oregon. Many
times sho had longed to visit tho lake,
but opportunity bad novor opened the
way to her. Finally sho decided that
if pooplo would coma from all parts
of tho world to rovel in naturo's mag
nificent splendors on exhibit in the
national park that sho was not too
old to tako tho trip' from Medfotd.
Mrs. Vroomnu was enraptured with
Crator Lake and its surroundings,
uud feels amply paid for tho fatigues
of tho trip. Sho stood tho journey
fino, fooling hotter now than before
hho loft. . , ,
If the furnished room ad "leeka
good", run around to. the- Mfm
given and take a look at It. '' '
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