Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 20, 1910, THANKSGIVING EDITION, SECTION ONE, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text"V; ;'' " r l"TW-3ffTWT ' v. i t f-- M r SECTION ONE "' " THANKSGIVING EDITION lit Medford Mail Tribune Circulation MAIL TMSUNE'S CIRCULA' TION YESTERDAY WAS 3O50 FJFT1I YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1910. iii-UJJ-'A' viuu, vifciauwu, wuwwil, XNVM JlUXLUitilli, J.V, LULU. -jr, ny MEXICAN REVOLUTIONISTSGATHERING TEXAS RflJGBS ARE ORDERED OUT TO BREAK UP BANDS OF ARID ffl 1000 MEN SAID TO BE WAITING If SIGN TO MM Waslilnnton Officials Learn of Plan and Ask Governor Campbell to Stop Any Armed Men From Lcav I(i(i United States to Start Trouble IMS SEASON'S PLANTING WILL COVER 20,000 ACRES OF LAND Mf. II, CANON TO ENTER RACE Champ Clark Looms Up - As Speaker For Congress. AUSTIN, Tex., Nov. 11). Gover nor Campbell ordered today tliu en tire force ol' Texas Rangers to pro coed to tlie Mexican border to break up armed bund of Mexicans form ing I'tfre for tbo supposed invasion of Mexico. Goxernor Campbell di lectod tliu rangers to art est all who attempted to cross the hinder on the ground of a violation of the neutrality law. Hungers in Honk Springs who have been mobilized there for the purpose of preventing a clash between cow boy and Mexican? believed to he marcHlni: toward Hock Springs lell early today for Del Rio to patrol that section of tho river between Del IfliiTrtWKSii'lii PiiCk. f II lint rnmrnis are gathering at San Avtonid to bo carried to the border by railroad Governor Campbell announced he would patrol every section of the border between Texas and Mexico. Unlets From Washington. Tho older followed the receipt ot ndxicos fioin Washington and cou ple! with confirmation fiom nt-eii li on the boundary that (limed hunri- of Moxicnus were gathering and thai American residents were in fear ol an invasion. According to ndvices received from Del Hio and I'.ale Pass more than 11)00 Moxieiuis are encampoi1 along the Hio Grande in bands o 2( to 100. Karly last night these bands begun a cnmjonl ruled movement n cross (ho river, Watchers on the Aineiican side hastily spread tin alanii and within a short time ranch ers and cowhovs were gathered in n small group awaiting the first hos tile move before advancing and at tempting to drive tho invaders Injok Conspiracy Charged. WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. It). Kuowledgo of a gigantic conspiracy lo start u revolution in Mexico is cauiing the state department n gieat ileal of worry today. From authoritative .source, it was learned that cYidoucu of the plot had been dicnvoicd in all four of tho hol der states and so far had the plans progressed tli.it the revolutionists weie about to start expeditions to mxudo Mvxieo and attempt to cap ture Mexico Citv. Hi'voliitionary loaders in Califor nia. New Moxieu. Arizona and Texas aic under surveillance by secret ser xice men who have older.-, to pi event a mobilization of force-, on United Stale, soil at any cost. While Texas ostensibly is tho hot bed of the i evolution, from an an tlioiitntivo source it was learned to 3iiv lliut Now Mexico and Arizona are equally populated with revolu tionists. At a sijinl from then leader. ' is said, 1000 men from the Milled .States side and at least ten times that many from towns in N'rlbpru Mexico are ready to take the t1ld and equipment for twice that umubrr iw in K.es,ion of the lcvolutiuuiMt. All talk of trouble batweon armed Mexican ami Anwrieans in Texas i foolish, nr.d U starlod vlh piii-potM-, ' ' '-"ding to another offl ciul tll m "" Mexican nfjairs. The "war lalk" i- Iwdioved to bo a blind behind vim h the revolutionist are worth.' ! dodge to stir up Am erican vniMtHV after the fight is sl.irtd. I i said that at leu. I a lenili at the revolutionary nnny will he Aaturiian cowboys and ranchmen in th cvrnt that a revolution actu al!) w iHUUehcd. Approximately l,fil)0,000 ' fruit treVs- will bo received and planted in tho Hogue Hivor valley, according to an estimate made by Professor P. J. O'Gara. This number of trees will bo sufficient for .20,000 acres, Which will make' the total planted area in the orchard district of the Hogue Hivor valley 8."),000 acres. The majority of tiees to he plant ed this season will bo pears, nl IhmiL'li inntiv nnnlos will lie. nlnntcd. A considerable acreage of foothill j laud will ho planted to poncho.., while 'ninny Tokay grapes will be sot out. Professor O'Gnrn, having found it impossible for the inspectors in the valley to find time to take a census of trees, has uuiIertuUcn'(liu matter in person and is sending out circu lars and blanks to every owner of n fruit treo in tho valley, with a re quest that a report be made to him on the number, age and Variety of trees .grown. In this way a com plete count will bo made. Tito fruit inspectors have jnl completed a tree-to-treo inspection of every orchnrd in tho vnlloy and rennrt ovorvt niiir m sn cndid sliane. "Never before." states Professon ... ,, .. . , .. t u unrn. "wore tiio orciinnis oi mo Hogue j better condition." Will Be a Candidate for Re-election at Next City Election Asks Sec ond Term otnStrcnntlv of Admin istration He Has Given City Is First to Come Out. 5000 PEOPLE AREJEXPECTED Good Roads Meeting i.n Portland Called for December 12 Special Invitations Will Oe Sent All Com mercial Clubs and Officers. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 1!). There will ho a great good roads meeting In I'ortlnnd December 12. Proposed good roads legislation will bo taken up nml a (IccIbIoh innde as to whnt to ask from the legislature at tho next session. It Is tbo expectation of the State Good Roads association that at least GO00 Interested persons will bo In nttondiinco at this convention. Special Invitations to attend will be sent to all the commercial bodies, boards of county commissioners, county judges, road commissioners and threshermon and to each member of tho legislature. Prosldcnt Smith of tho association lias appointed a committee to drnft bills to bo submitted to tlto conven tion fox consideration and then put In final form for nrosentntlon to tho legislature for passago. Mombors of this committee, aro: C. Bristol, Llonol K, Webster. C S. Jackson, Frank C, Ulggs and John S. Hoall. 15.0 00 MAJORITY FORJSH BILL Nearly Every County Heard From Piles Up a Bin Vote in Favor Wheeler, Dounjas and Coos Arc Fornlnst. To the Editor; I wish to announce through "" vour minor (but 1 ulmll lu candidate for re-election lo f tin itffiiwi nf iiiiiv,ii. .if Xf.i.l- ford at tin, niiiiiml nliuilim, in "Vjannnrv. ' .f Imvo nerved in that en- J .pacity for on0 term and " " lmvo devoted wluit energy "" "" and ability I possess to (lie " T Wlll'l llP Itlil ,i(l'i..i. IC II... "f "" 1'eCOrd of inv Ililnmiwlrntimi f itppeai-s to the voters of tho city as worthy of an endorse- mont, I nhnll bo gratified to receive iLnnt tlioir hands. I - W. II. CANON. "" T " - -f 3- -f -ft ,4 ft. .' WILL MANUFACTURE PIANOS IN THIS CITY Medford is to have n piano man iifnetiiriug business some time in the near future. II. II. Achor, recently from Mis mhiIm. Muni., and oi'ii'inallv from Now York, is now connected witli the Hale Piano house and nine time soon will establish a nlnnt whole l)i- anos will be repaired, cleaned, tuned and actually made lo order. Mod ford wdll eniov tho distinc tion of being the smallest city in the west with a real slim for building pianos. Mr. Achor is a man of wido expe rience, a brother-in-law of George ('. Liudlev, in the Jackson Counts hank, and will he wvlcomod to the Hoguo Hivor valley. Tbo bill to close tho Hoguo river to commercial fishinir missed hv a majority of at least lfi.OOO. accord ing to returns thus far received. Hut threo counties voted against tliu hill, Coos, Wheeler and Douglas, the lat ter two by small majorities. Prob ably Curry nho voted ngninst the measure, but the vote of this county is very light. Coos county is tho only one Hint has so far returned a substantial majority against tbo measure, its inujority biyng Ob'2. Josephine county voted for (he measure by n majority of .'11, despite the fact that the Grants Puss papers vigprouslv fought it, showing Hint tho sentiment of tbo counties affected is over whelmingly in favor of tho bill. Multnomah bad the record inujor ity for the hill, TO.'ji). Jackson coun ty gave it a majority of ir:;), or fivo to ono vote. Willninetlo vnlln.- counties returned substantial ma jorities. The opposition of Coos is explain ed by tho fact that the Humes have extensive interests m ,is county and n considerable levenuo is de rived tlierofiom. Also by tbo fear Hint tho oxnmple of a ohisod iiv,.p would bo followed by lesidouts along other streams monopolized by fish lings. So fur ns offieinl rotums have been received, tho voto on tbo bill is ns follows: .Multnomah, yes 12,871. no f)812; Jackson, yos .'11132, no (12!); Hood River yos (101.no 211); Yam hill, ves 1281, no 100.')j Henlon, vos 008, no 002; Lane, ves 2107, no 20f0; Marion, yes 2821, no 2207; Josophinc. yes 814, no 810; Grant, ves 411, no 411: Polk-. vu inn ., 027; Wheeler, ves 110, no 180; Coos. ves .), no 1721. In tho foregoing statement, Mayor V. II. Canon of Iho city of Medford announces himself a candidate for ic-cieuiion, inun putting an end to street reports that ho would not con sider a second term. Willi tho stale election over, local politicians are beginning . to tjini tlioir ntlculioii to city nffairs. The iinniml citv election will ho held early in January, mid at that time a mayor and three couiioibuen aro lo bo elected. Mayor Canon is tho first 'to. an nouiico his candidacy, Whether others will oonlesf with him for llio mayoralty -cumins to ho seen. LOOKS LIKE 25 C FOR THATTHRKEY Prices Golnn Up for Tliank'snjvinii Birds Could Have Been Bouqlit a Week Arjo for 16 Cents, But De mand Forces Prices Upward. Photo by American I'ross Association. NKW YORK, Nov. 10. "Those ntei.dmj, lo suppoit Chump Chirk for speaker of the house cannot bo ton muck m ainoiiiicipg the fact. The enemies of turif'f reduction are not i -lecp," .aid Congressman - elect Henry Geoigo today in declining that "ested interests" are opposing lilo Missouri democratic leader. "They will lesist at every slop,' ho continued. "The next stand will bo sure to bo oxer Iho speakership. ' Tbev will oiicoiirngo dissension ami confusion with a view to slipping it 'safe' man into the speakership who will impede tnd possibly thwart th popular inaiulato for tariff reg ulation It behooxes tin, new ciumicssmcu lo gather around Iho man of dcaicst standiinr lor tln real (i-Jit ng.nn-l high tariff." To Fly Over Tehachapl. nAKBUSFIKLD. Gal.. Nov. 19. Captain Vana Tassell, the aeronaut, has commenced preparations for a dirigible flight from this city to Los Angeles. The route Is over a wild country, where landing In case ot a breakdown will bo difficult, and In cludes the crossing of the Tehachapl. several thousand foot high. Captain Van Tassell plans to take with him possibly threo passengers. No date has been set. $12,000 SUIT REVEALS SECRETS OF HIGH FINANCE NEW YORK, Nov. 10 How Gen oral Rrayton Ivwi, presdent of tho Metropolitan Trust comuanv. rr.,iv- ed 10,600 shares of stock of two railroads for loaning I1C0.000 to tho Alabama Securities company, Is set forth lu an affidavit filed with Jus tice Davis In tho supremo court by counsol for tho Alabama Seoiiritlos company to have bet aside a Judg- mem lor I2.000 obtained against it by Edward V. Harman. Herman sued on a claim nimiimn.i him by Jamos T. Odell. a director In many railroads, it Is clian.-...i n.-. Odell ontiirnil ini, nn ....! .., I vv IHlIIKUt Willi I the late R jj HarrJman. It looks very much an If It Is up to Mr. Ilouneandlott to nay ; iuimIh a pound for tbo privilege of sitting about the ThanksglvliiK board thin year ami partaking of tho great tin tlonnl bird Prices aro on tho up ward trend and as tho domnnd fur uxceods the ability of tho merchants to supply fiom the .local flold, prices aro tortnln to go to 2G cents. At tho first day ot last week tur keys wore ipiotod at 10 and 17 cents. Tho 20-cent mark Iuib now boon pass ed and tbo prlco Is still climbing. Looal markets will bg woll sup plied with birds tbo first of tho week, us local merchants aro drawing upon Douglas county for them. TOLSTO IS REPORTED DEAD NKW YORK, Nox. 20 (Sunday. Report-, tonight slate Hint Iho enti ling). The New York Herald ''bin f Count l.co Tolstoi is graxc morn bus reccixed u "Hash" stating th.it Count Tolstoi h dend. ST. I-r.TI.KKin((i, Nox. 20 in I hi extreme. Durim: I he dnv la experienced a serious cardiac seii wii'. hut (his passed uwav. Tin nut roalizoH that his illness is rrituiil jind is prepnred for deitlli Makes Report on Dr. Cook. COPKNHAGKN, Denmark, Nov. ID. The ship which took Ktiud Ku. iDiiwtuu, the Danish oxploror, to Capo Yoik Jint sinniner has loluiii ed. The captain brotn-hl a ronoH from Husiuiistton, who was a stanch mippoiter of Dr. Cook, which n. n complfte refutation of the doctor's stHtemeiit thut he hajd rouuhod the pole. HiiNmussou yi bo hunted up the two Kskiino bovh, Ilmikiisuk aud Apiluk, who were with Cook, ami from them lenrned tlmt the psemlo-j expli.iei had not xenturcd into liic far north it t nil The l.skinios nlsu asserted lh.il Cook hud swindled them in t. nul icr of pay for the try. PASSENGERS SIX TEAMS NOW 10 FALLS AS YEI AI WORK ON LINKS Rain Softens Roadbed and Ballast Inn Is Delayed Train Service Not Yet Inauniirated and May Be De layed for Some Time. Th Pacific & KnWeni railway will not inaugurate u train service to Hutto I'nlU for moiui little lim. no cot ding to Chief I'lniin.-er Goiv. owing lo Iho fact that tho wunl ruin has softened tliu roudbed to micIi on oxtojit that the laying of ballnst bus hoen dolayod. Thtre rtiiimiiis three uiilos ol tmek to hn bajaited. it dopeiidM entirely Ujs.ji the weather when tin track U ojjjploti.,l iitl a regular train nevvieo inuugu rated. Early to Bed In This Town. OHOVK CITY. I',.., Nov. io. A curfew law for udulN is hJng rig idlv eufon-ed here by tl. wnot ! pohee, nn inslriii-liiiiiN immi h tin' borough c-oiim-il. 'flu- idin.uii ,.' j.,., xidcs that no .iilult M.,., ,). streels Iji iv . ...i i., ...t - I -", .uni i ii m. may bo ain ted. uoli-, ., ,,.,, Joimble enplan.iliuu 1- Um Country Club Is Active Golf Links Arc Beinii Put in Shape and It Will Not Bo Lortn Before Game Can Be Played Locally. Six teams aro at' work on the, grjlf llnka of the new country club, and It, will not be long before tho gaum will Is. pluytul locally Tho links are lidng put la condition aa rapidly as possible. linn Hi hulim drawn for n mod oru couutry club home and work will soon utArt on tho (minis grounds, ilany uw itiemliorH tiro being ro- clvel uad the club's prospocta for iho future aro bright Indeed. L It .x'L , 5 uPHl ISMS GppjHAHpjpappppiHpBappjpppBappppK $& sMBS&nfUM v.iMHBBHHB iWILLREVAMP CHARTER OF CITY Australia's Population. WASHINGTON'TlfTa, Nov. 10. Adxuur tMthimtes of the population of tbo commonweulUj of Australia imidf bj tho fedeial statistician places tolul number of people lu the six , ain .it l.u I. ooo, according to con Kiil.n it-ports rcetved r.ero The tak- io" nr Mm (lennal cciisuh will be I" t'MIl Oil plU t. Commission Named by Mayw l Work Over City Charter and Rec ommend ChanRes Necessary WIH Be Submitted te People Later fr Their Approval at Pslls. In ordor to mak'e the city charter an up-to-date Instrument, embodying tho various amendments which have boon mado from time to time, and thus facllltato city business, Mayor Canon at tho last regular session of tho city council appointed a commit teo of citizens to xvork tho cbartor over and submit It to tho people for uieir action nt the next regular elec tion. f The porsonnol of tho committee to Jo tho work Is W. S. Orowell, C. L. tloames, W. I. Vawtor, O. C, Doggs, '.. O. Porter, W. N. Campbell and II. C. aarnott. This commission will recommontl inch changes In tho organic law of the city as they may agree upjin, Bub lect to tho approval ot tho council intl tho poopld. In, thq mntter, of t,ho opcnlnKer a street from Dakota nventfe an ox 'onslon of Orango to tho county road uiutli tho enso xvna roforred to tho ilreot commltteo for furthor action. Tho mattor of tho loaso of tho .'round upon which tho Warron Im- nrovemont company's plant xvas lo- rated nnd xvhoro thore Is still qulto quantity of rock. WHS Mho rnrnrrml for furthor consideration. Ordinances xvoro passed fixing ns lessmonts for eight-Inch lateral aoxv-31-s on East Wuahlngton from (lon--seo to Itooseovltj on Tripp from Kast Main to south ond of Trlppj on How ard from UtiHt Washington to Ilon nott; on Uennott from Howard to Uoosovolt; on (lenoseo from Rast Main to Washington. An ordinance waB passed calling for bids for 144.500 lmprovomont liondri. The Chirk & Henory company pre anted n bid for IM.C00 of Improve ment bonds xvlth accrued Interest, ac- coni'ianled by a check for 7G0, one fifth of tho nmoiint of tho bid, which bid was accepted. Tho Woods Lumbor company nskod permission to eroct u frame building covored with flro jiroof material pn tho north sldo of Tenth street near the Southern Pacific track for stor ago purposos. Dominor move tho pe tition bo granted, but his motion, re ceiving no second, no action xvas tak en. ltesolutlons for tho construction of sldowulks on tho xvest side of South Central from ICIovcnth to Twelfth und on both shies of Hast Twelfth from Central to Front, passed. Tbo recorder was ordered to post legal notice in tho matter of the va- atlou of Palm street. GOVERNORSHIP COST OSWALD WEST $450 SAL KM, Or., Nov. lD.Oswuld WiM, governor-clou., expended only $l,'i( in scouring tbo office, nccord iiiL' to it statement of onimmiLMi ev- lieiioifH wliteli xvuh filed by him xvilh the suerotary of ftato lale tins aft triioou. It is understood that John 11. Hx'iiu of the Doutuoriititt central coin" mittee will file a statement in ft short time showing capojidiluros of about .f-PKJU in support of demo cratio nominees. Aped Bride Is a Suicide. imiDOHI'OItT, Conn., Noy. 19. Despondent over tho fact that ska had quurrelod xvlth her 70-yoar-oM husband, utter she had lived xvlth htm only a day and a half, .Mrs. Ell- both I ngor, ugor 7it pommUtwl wf- dd by lnlmlltig lllumluaihig hhs. body wuh found late last Might. &r tJ Ws W 15 :'l 11 ,nl M K lller