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aiEDffORD, OHttGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, ISlf
OSWALD WEST TAKES OATH
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All Members of House and Senate
Present President Selling of Sen
ate Presides Lono Message From
Acting Governor Bowerman Read.
Scna! Awakes to Fact That Prayer
is Needed and Today Invited Min
isters of Salem
Them.
to Officiate for
SJvLBM, Or. Jan. 10. Oswald
.West was inaugurated as governor
of Oregon this afternoon In the pres
ence of a large assemblngo in the
hall oft reV rcscn tatives at tho state
ca)itol. Tho oath of office wits ad
ministered by Chief Justice Eaton.
AH members of tho house and Benate
were preaont, and President Selling
of the senate presided.
Immediately upon (he completion
of tho inaugural ceremonies, a long
message from Acting Governor Bow
erman was rend, and it was followed
by Govornor, West's innugura ad
dress. Tho senato having opened two ses
sions without prayer, realized Its need
this morning and invited tho minis
ters or Salem to petition the .throne
of Grace in Us deliberations.
An effort to have a law digest fur
nished each, scnutpr. at $7,50 each
was turned down.
M;my bills wero introduced, the
more Important -of which was that
fixing tho length of fire-crackers at
not to exceed two and one-half inches,
providing for rotation of names on
election ballots and permitting coun
ties to build pauper hospitals.
In the house matters of routine
nature wore taken up. Thcro was a
flood of bills, tho first being against
white slavery, tho second to abolish
capital piulohmont, and tho third to
make .Juno 12 Columbus day.
Japs Prepare For War.
MANILA. Jan. 10. That Japan i.
prepnring for war is the belief o'
Americans in tho Philippines, follow
ing the unnom.ccuient that .Japan i
purchasing food supplies in lnrgr
rpiiiuyies. A hundred thousand ton
of rice, which the Japaneso govern
meiit is ni(l to have ordeied fion
Saigon, in ndo-Chiun, thoy regard at
positive proof that a hostile nunc ol
some kind is contemplated.
WILL SURVEY MORE
PEIICAHAY LOTS
All of tho 10 residential lots re
cently platted by tho forest sen ice
on the short of Pehean Im.v have
been leased by summer cottagers, and
the demand for them was so great
that Supervisor M. L. Eriektson will
have an additional yo Jotu surveyed
as soon as the snow ir off the
ground.
The location. of the lots is ideal,
being on n good auto road and with
in easy distance from Medford.
The rental charged by the govern
ment for them is nominal,
K. OF'mSTE
NEW CANDIDATES
The "third degree," with nil tho
Imrror-s, joys or whatever is in real
ity attached to tho conferring of that
mysterious "torture, was suecosfull
tried out ami presented by tlto
Knights of Pythias' last night to .i
tiio of candidates.
hi honor of the ocous-iou about 20
knight from Ashland came heie, at
tending tirst a dimior in their honor
at I ho Louvre mid Inter tho lodge
work am supper at tho K. of P. hall.
About 85 people witnessed, tho cer
emony mid work of the degree team.
PROGRESS!
MEASURES R
URGED BY WEST
Governor Sends Legislature Lengthy
Document declaring He Is In Favor
of Present "Oregon Plan" 4md
Recommending Progressive Laws
Would Abolish Capital Punishment
Favors Conservation of Resources
Wants Appropriations For Im
proved Highways.
SALEM, Or.,. Jan. 10. Recom
mending a number of i progresshc
measures and declaring that he is in
accord with tho "Oregon plan" oi
popular government, Governor' Os
wald West today sent his first mess
age to the legislature. .
Among the proposed measure
which he urges the lc;islatitre to
adopt is the abolishment of capital
punishment ; the conservation of nat
ural resources within the state; jfy
creation of an adequate poIio&Pnl
lorest protection; liberal appropria
tions for .salmon hatcheries, improve
ments of Ihe state highways ami the
extension of Ihe powers of the stnu'
railway commission to include the
right to regulate all public service,
corporations not now under the con
trol of the commission.
Speaking on the subject, of con
servation, GoVonibr West declares
lor stale and federal co-operatioiirm
the conservation of national ic-.-ources.
lie iisserls, however, that
the state should hae full control of
all streams within Wrest reserves
that do not flow beyond stnte boun
daries. .
Favors Conservation.
'Conservation as 1 view it," writes
(he governor, "means the -development
and utilization of natural re
sources under safeguarded regula
tion that will give the people of the
present day and tho coming gener
ations the maximum of benefit with
tho minimum of waste."
lie places himself on record as fa
vorable to labor legislation and urges
the legislation to cat ef ally considei
measures presented by representa
tives of organized labor. His only
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lints of unr
Three Barges Belonging to Philadel
phia & Reading Railroad Sink
Life Savers' Efforts Unavailing
Heavy Waves Capsize Barges.
PltOVINCHTOWN, Masn., Jan. 10.
Seventeen men wore drowned to
day when threo barges belonging to
tho Philadelphia & Heading railroad
wore- sunk near horo. Tho barges
woro being convoyed by tho tug Lu
kens, LIfcsavera attempted to rescue
tho men, but f.-lled. According to the
llfesavors. thcro woro coven mon on
tho first bargo and flvo each on the
others.
The mon woro drowned In sight of
shoro against Long Hntolo flo-.t. Tho
llfosavers assort that thoy saw, 17
men on tho wrecked barges. "
Attorneys Clash.
WHEELING. W. Vo., Jan. 10.
Arguments of counsel was tho feature
in tho trial today of MrB. Laura
Sebenk, chargod with poisoning her
husband, John O. Schonk, million
aire packer. Attorneyj for tho stato
occasioned consldorablo surprise
when thoy aunouncod that their case
would bo vory brlof. In splto of the
fact that relative of Mrs. Sohonk's
husband spent thousands of dollars
In gathering evidence against her,
tho prosecution uald It "would not call
a single detec(ivo as a witness.
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Government to Press Criminal Prosecution
Of the Indicted Beef Trust Magnates.
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CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 10. Another obslaclo In the way of tho criminal proseculion of Chicago puckers
'was removed today when Federal Judge Carpenter decided that the government had a right to proceed
against the alleged members of the beef trust under tho Sherman law, The decision wns icndered on thu
point raised by Attorney John S. Shellcr for the defence that an injunction granted by Judge (Irosscup in
ll)0:i prevented the government from iirnceeding. Judge Carpenter held that the injunction was non-opi'mi-tive
so far us the present case is caicornod, which point, was contended by Edwin W. Sims for the govern
UNKNOWN MAN
"SKATES" SKATE
ON ICY STREET
Dobbin Has Hard Time Navigating
After Frost Sun, However, An
swers Silent Appeal Nobly and
Within Short Time Started Tha.v.
Medford local, No. Hill), of tho
Workhorses' union today went on
record!as heartily endorsing tho ac
tions of "Old Sou, and extended him
thre henrty yet tiilcnt ohcers for hav
ing come to their lusctio this morn
ing, Owoiug (o the floats of last night
the entiio paved district this morn
ing was olio uniuterriiupted sheet of
ice, and poor Dobbin, when he turned
out for work, found himself in u po
sition like that which is sometimes
expressed by tho words "up against
it.
Try as they would drivors found it
impossible to make any headway and,
when the sun iirst evinced its inten
tion of working u shoyl shift, most of
them lined their tenuis against the
curb mid awaited the thaw'.
Candidates lining the city's sido
uulks sniffed the' crip morning air
and saluted the sun's appearance a
a good omen for tlioin, but ihe
"skuk','' glancing at tluhn qut of)he
corner of hi" eye, offered up a pray
er of lltNiiks that wan only ended by
the "git np" of tho driver when thr
streets weio agiiiu passable.
The Dalles Has 4880.
WASHINGTON'. I- C.f Jim. 10.
Thu census biitoiiu toduv announced
the population of Tho Dalle. Or., n
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NEAR DEATH AS RESULT OF BEATING
WAS WANDERING
ON STREET ALONE
Taken to Southern Oregon Hospital
Where It Was Learned That His
Skull Was Fractured Police In
vestigate Man Will Probably Die.
As tho icsu'.t of as double cross
fracturo of tho skull, believed to liuvu
boon sustained during a boarding
house brawl Saturday night, an un
known man lies m thu point of doath
ut tho Southern Oregon hospital.
Late last nlgi ' 'bo man was found
wandorltig about town by Offlcoru
Joo Memslc and (Mngcaide. who, be
ing unable to find out anything from
him. locked him up ovqr night. Ho
yas reloased e.rl this morning and
a short tlmo later was scon by pa-
tlontu In the lmMdtal walking aim
lessly up and down South Central
avenuo,
Shortly before H) o'clock Dr. R. II.
Porter vlslieii (be hospital and was
aiiproached Ijy a oung man who told
him that an ii.irutit!y Injured man
had applied to him 'for money with
which to Kt i'ood. Tho man him
self pafwod b uh thy wore talking
and Dr. Porter took him Into tho Iioh
pltnl. A Biipiiflclal exauiluatlon
thoro showed td.it (ho man's skull
was fractured, so Dr J. R. Shoaror,
city boalth offlu". was notified. LnU
or In thu morning D.rs. Shearer and
Sooly trephined bin . nluill, and re
moved a largo bluifil clot from the
man's brain.
"Tho wound," wild Dr. Shearer,
"might have either boon onued by
a blow from u blunt liistrumoat or
by a fall. Should ho die Mr tarn .will
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WWWMt'M'H
TO REVISE MAP
OF CRATER LAKE
Forest Service Will Commence Work
On Revision of Present Maps of
Forest Reserve New Map Will
Show Features and Topography.
SuporviKor l. L. Krioksou of the
Crater Lake J'oioat is having complete
mapH of three aectioiis of tho reserve
made which, when completed wi;
show tho status of every aero con
tiuued in them.
When this work ig completed the lo
cal offiuc, will coiimionco upon a com
pleto levisiou of (he present maps of
the 1'oionl. These uinps when fin
Mii'd will ho coinplolo ns to olnsbifi
cation of timber, to)ogniphy, etc.
Owing to tho lack of money with
which to do tho work, the service will
bo iinablo to take any iiioal step dur
ing the spring to prevent fires dining
tho dry period.
"Wo should have about 10 t linos
as many guards during tho dr.
months an our preoonl funds will mi
uhlo us to have." said Supervisor M.
i. Kriokson tiiie morning, "but wo
will have to do the best we can with
the forces at our command as no
proviMion lias lioon made for supph
iutf ii with more men."
In the xio of exlremo noooBsilv
tin bohliors oiib ho oalled upon but
ut hiwt tlmy ouii be but a euro wliute
hm nlmt n uodud w a inevoulutivu.
Soiii0timeK n raise of salary enn lie
tfKtlL I'lil lltll lit' II allllllft ft ( ItAUi
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HEAVY VOff IS
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CITY EEECTION
Canon a 10 to 7 Favorite In Lirjht
Bcttinn Interest Is Shown By
Crowds On Street Corners and In
Hotel Lobbies.
Indications Are That Over MOO
Votes 'Will Be Rcn.lstcred "Early
Voto" Was Largest' In History of
City.
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total voto, polled at 3 o'clock
ttioro Is lltlo doubt but that
Mayor Canon Is ro-olectod by
a largo plurality. It has been
Canon .".gainst tho field, and
probabilities aro that ho v111
poll ih largo a voto ns tho
combined opposition.
Indications also presago
tho election of Dommor,
Campbell and Watt, though
Millar In running a closo raco
with Doimnor.
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The great inteiest being taken in
I ho present city flection wns sbowu
this inii'l,llio, .piling "Xthg
lienvieJiny'-irtluriiTslttr
of Ihe oily. For thu first two hours
each of tho wards recorded move
than a voto a minute. There cumo
a slight let up about noon but tlii
afternoou the voters are lining up
again ut the polling places, indica
tions ure that over 1100 votes will
he Hilled. Hotting on the outcome
was exceptionally light with V. H
Canon a JO to 7 favorite over his
opponents.
Great iutoresl was displayed.
Htreot corners wero crowded with
men trying to "dope it out.
There was ovidently no effort be
ing inude by any parties to "run in '
any voters. Kverythiug progressed
in mi even, uneventful sort o' way.
RADICALjfflMS
Calls For Kansas' Endorsement of
LaFollcttc's Cry to Beat Prcsidcn
tlal Candidates of Wall Street-
Flays 4000 School Tteachcrs.
TOPI2KA. Kan., Jan. 10. A do
mnud for radical roform, anothor for
tho enactment of tho initiative ref
erendum and recall, tho endorsement
of Sonator Lafollotto's cry to beat
the presidential candidates of Wall
street, and a fling at -1000 Kansas
school teachers woro tho features of
Governor Stubbs1 messago iiout to the
loglslaturo today.
The governor would havo tho names
of candidate!, for president and vlco
president of the United States writ
ten on the ballots for tho personal
Inspection of voters and tho election
of nrtloual couvonttoii detonates by
direct primary was urged In his mes
sage. The dlroct election of United
States senator, was also recommend
ed.
"Lafollotto's Idoa to 'beat tho can
didates of Wall street already has
chosen for president and vlce-proal-dent'
should bo taken up by tho peo
ple of Kansas."
Governor Stubbs excoriated tho
public school system, declaring that
I QUO of Kansas' pedagoguos woro ut
terly Incompotont.
AiiBwor nil "likely looking" help
want ad or it will not he all easy
matter lo Hud tho rigid job.
Someone' iiocuMrity iih indicated
in a classified ad i probably you'
oppoitiuiily.
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OFFICE HERE i
RANKS H GH I
Only Seattle Portland and Tacsma
Do Greater Business In Northwest
Than Greater Business In Nerlh
west Than Medford.
Gain In December Over On Year
Ago Was 45 F,tr Cent Over $5500
Was Taken In By LbcabOffkef
Durina That Montlh
Tho fourth offlco In Importance In
the chain of offices opornted by tin?
Wells Fargo Express company In tho
Pacific northwest, according to the
Dccombcr roport of tho company's
Kuporlntondcnt, 1b tho one In Medford.
During Decombor, 1910, Aout II.
S. Nutter and his staff of assistants
In tho now building fiext' to the South
ern Pacific railroad station, turnmcN
ed business to tho value of ?fi500(0T,
an lncronBO of $1715,47 over tho
business done by tho company here In
Decombor, 100'J, or 4f'jipr cent.
Ilut three cltloa lit tho entire north
west transactoJ moro biudiicstt during
tho same period of tlmei.aHd those, la
the order of tho amount' of. money
and express matter handled, wore
Portland, Scattlo and Tacoma. Fot
lowlng Medford on tho list ere: 8a
lun, with 15412.88, and Ru?ieno,
with' $fi217JGll. ih)C-,4V -
Tho Medford offlco ranks third n
Increnbcd percontngo over December,
ItiOl), and In pbltit of por cont ot
total amount required for operating
cost Is 2 1th on tho list.
Tho porcontaKo of rccolpts requir
ed for operating expenses was 10.18.
Tho oporatlng expenses at Salem woro
lO.ar. of tho rocolpts.
Two wagonn aro now helnk work
ed from the local offlco aul a third
will ho put on boforo April,
COLD SNAP IS
IN
Linht Snow Fails In Portland All
Sections of Northwest Report
Weather Banning Between 10 and
40 Dcnrces.
PORTLAND, Qr., Jan. 10. The
cold snap which it is predicted by tho
United States weather bureau which
will last for soveral days In tho north
west, was ushered In today with
.inowBtorniB in Washington. Idaho,
Montana and eastern Oregon and cold
rains along tho coast of southern Oro
gon. A light snow foil In Portland
last night, tho first of tho season.
Tho cold nvo follows a heavy rain
and windstorm which began Sunday
and did not end until Into yesterday.
Itoports from all over tho north
west today show that the tompera
turo bus dropped from 10 to 40 do
groes and it is expected that tho mer
cury will go lower tomorrow.
Tho wave originated in Alaska and
followed tho coast down to Vancou
ver, H. C, where It shitted and start
od eastward. It Is expoctcd Colorado
and tho Dakotas will feel tho grip
of tho wavo In two days,
Shafrotli Inaugurated,
DRNVKH, Col., Jan. 10. Govern
or John A. Shafrotli was inaugurated
for a second term na chlofo oxeeu
tlvo of Colorado today. There was
little coromony in connection wp,h
tho affair. Shafrotli announced at
tho close of tho ceremony that "dress
suits" worlu not bo necessary fit the
Inaugural ball tonight.
'In his Inaugural addreBO SUufroth
domtiiulod n ballot without party em
lilomB, a banking guaranty law, an
offoutlVo railroad commission, on r
tbiia'ss law, the oxtenolon ot the gov
ernor's term to four years tw tin r.r
call.
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