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BANK CLEARANCES
'TODAY
$36,693.54
Stormy tonight nnl tomorrow.
The Menff6 of th Hags.
White Knlr weather.
Hluc Itatn or snow.
Whlto and blue Local showers
Black triangular Above white,
warmer, below white, colder.
Whlto with black center Cold.
Medford Mail Tribune
FIFTH YEAE.
jtfEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11, 1911.
No. 251.
CANON RE-ELECT
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MILLAR COUNCILMEN
BEGIN WITHIN 60 DAYS
EIFERT LOSES
BY 36 VOTES
George H. Millar First Socialist In
Oregon to Be Elected to Office
Woltcrs Polled 235 Votes and
E. A. F. Bittncr 87.
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H. Canon 444
W. Elfert 408
E, Wolters 235
P. A. Hlttner 97
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Total : 1174
CoilllclllllCll.
First ward
J. 13. Watt 179
Ft. P. Llttlo 13
V. I. Gould .,..' 63
Total 374
Second ward
V. .1. Emerlsk 214
W. N. Campbell ICC
W. .1. Druinlilll f47
Total 427
Third ward ' ,
G, II. Millar ... ..".. 151
.1. L. Demmer ." 112
It P. Antle 100
Total 3C3
Now charter
Yes 37
No 4l
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W. II. Canon, who for the past two
years has served as Medford's mayor,
was on Tuesday re-elected to that
office, receiving 44 4 votes. Ills near
est opponont, V. W. Elfert, who Is
presidont of the city council, wns de
feated by 30 votes. E. E. Wolters,
socialist, was third man, receiving
235, whlto A, E. P. Dlttuer, Inde
pendent, received but 87.
. In the First ward W. H. Watt de
feated It. P. Little by 47 votes.
In the Second,, V. J. Emerick was
re-olected over W. N. Campbell by 48
votes.
In the Third ward, George H. Mil
lar, socialist, was elected over John
L. Dommer and It. P. Antle, receiving
49 votes more than Dommor and 51
more than Antle. Millar Is the first
socialist In the state to bo elected
to the office of councilman.
The charter amendment was snow
nil under by the overwhelming vote
of C41 to 367.
Tho now offlcors will tal:o office
next Tuesday. Thoy will servo two
Years each. The council Is now com
posed of MeBsors. Elfert,
Wormian,
Morrifk, Emorlck. Watt
The Tote by wards:
For mayor
First Ward.
Canon
Elfert
Hlttner
Wolter
For councilman
J. E, Watt
Tl. P. Lttllo
and Millar.
154
124
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179 J
132
W. P. Gould 63
Vote on charter amendment
Yes
12
No
Second, Ward.
For mayor
Canon
Elfert
Hlttner
Wolter ;"
For councilman
Emerick
Campbell
Druinlilll ' i
Voto on aharter amendment
Yes f
No
Tliirtl Ward. f
For mayor
Canon :
Elfert
Hlttner
Woltor
For councilman
Dommor
Antlo
Millar
Vote on charter amendmont
Yes
No
200
194
157
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54
214
166
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220
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MAYOR CANON THANKS
FRIENDS FOR SUPPORT
I desire to thank my friends
nnd neighbors for their vole
of confidence in my efforts
to give M Gilford u I'lean, prog
ressive government, by re
electing me mayor of the city
of Medford. I'shall enter
upon my second term with en
mity toward none and, with
renewed vigor, continue my
efforts to upbuild Medford.
W. II. CANON.
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6. 0. P. AND TAFT
TO RAP TARIFF
Nevada Senator Predicts That Both
Insurgent and Standpat Republi
cans as Well as the President Will
Admit Failure of Payne Tariff.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 11.
Both the regular and Insurgent wings
nf the republican party nnd Presi
dent Taft himself will admit that the
country is exceedingly dissatisfied
vlth the Payne tariff, declared Sen
ator Newlands of Nevada In a speech
before the senate today demnndlng
f ut tiro revision. Newlands wants Iho
new schedules prepared In accordance
with the Information gathered by a
tariff commission. He predicted that
the present session of congress will
enact a measure providing for a per
manent tariff commission.
GREAT STORM.
DEALS DEATH
Foriy-Five Drowned and Sixty-Seven
Vessels Lost Off Western Austra
lia Early in December Report
Just Brought.
VICTORIA, D. C, Jan. 11. Forty-five
men wero drowned and 67
pending vessels wore lost off west
orn AitBtrnllr. early In December dur
ing a hurricane, according to advices
brought hero by tho stcamor Maku
ra, wh'ch just arrived."
According to the dispatches tho
town of Uroomo was also badly dam
aged and a lumber of structures wore
destroyed by tho storm. I3roomo Is
tho headqut.rtors of tho pearling
fleet.
Tho vossols wero attempting to
mako.nroorao when tho hurrlcano
struck, thorn off Entranco Point.
Twenty-six boats sank off tho point,
many wero swopt ashoro and six lug
wers wore unaccounted for. Seventy
boats reached shelter.
REAPER CLAIMS
YOUNG MOTHER
Mrs. Louella Hoover Davis, wile
of Olin C. I)iiis, diod ut the home
of her father, L. K. Hoover, on tho
Central Point mud rl' t,lis 11,or"'
inir. , . i i
She is survived by hor hiubnnd and
two small children.
Mm. Davii, who was 'JO yean. old.
has boon an invalid for almo-t a yoMr
mid hor douth wn oaufcod by nn al
fection of the lungs.
Tho funeral, under tho direction
of (lie Porl Undertaking eompaiiv,
will bo hold at the Baptist clmruh
Thursday afternoon. Intormont will
follow tit tho I. O. O. V. eometeri.
Tlia "For Sale" clarified ads m''
l,lhe market-place Ur the useful
1&1 things thnt hnvc aln-adv been u -!
i Sometimes n second-land article
W would sene vu i" w" v "lkV
221 one Watch thi Ua---iiK4tiun'
EATON GETS IN
WRONG SALEM
Unless He Gets Over His Wrath at
Being Defeated for Speakership,
University Will Gain No Plums at
Hands of Legislature.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 11. Tho state
university at Eugene is likely to get
a serious slap unless Eaton, defeated
candidate for speaker, forgets his
grouch, Representative Eaton Just
now is organizing a fighting major
ity to heckle and harass Speaker
Rusk and ho also has a knife out for
Representative- Lnir Thompson, who
was also a candldnto for tho speaker
ship, but who came into the Rusk
camp and who now is sharing tho
honors of running tho house.
Not only Is Eaton in very bad with
Husk and Thompson, but until he
shows a different spirit tho state uni
versity Is going to get no plums, and
the big appropriation for this school
will bo hung up high and dry until
tho bushwhacking ceases.
Is Flat laudato.
This Is a flat mandate- from the
lenders that rule the house and the
result Is going to be that If Eaton
gets obstreperous he is going to hurt
tho university. Meanwhile tho Cor
vallls school Is here with a big lobby,
Is being good, has its representatives
working with tho majority and Is
reaching out for liberal appropria
tions. About tho tlmo- this news trickles
Into Eugene there probably will bo a
lot of Eaton's constituents packing
their grips and hitting tho trail to
Salem to plane off the rough edges of
Enton's wrath.
'Legislature Scnivil.
Already tho legislature Is scared.
So serious do tho members of tho up
per house consider the water ques
tion down hero that a resolution was
Introduced and applauded that re
quired the state to boll all the water
for tho senate chamber and to estab
lish a nice giant filter with this wa-
' ter Inside and to put aforesaid filter
i within tho room under the eye of tho
sergeant at arms.
Last session sovernl members wero
stricken with typold, tho Henato res
olution nsserts that the drinking vn
ter Is "nothing but unstrained rlvor
water," and speeches mailo on tho
floor of tho senate expressed tho dire
alarm that various solona felt.
A Godly Legislature.
Tho humor of the situation Is that
this Is a most Godly legislature, only
one man In four smokes, and mighty
few look upon tho flowing bowl, so
unless theso senators bring a pot of
tea or a bottlo of milk, their only
healthful refreshment would bo tho
sucking of a snowball. Tho Income
tax amendmont Is not going to have
oasy sledding In this session of tho
legislature.
This morning two resolutions came
up regarding tho Incomo tax auiond
mont and from tho first Jockoylng
and a deslro for delay were evident.
Finally the somite referred tho reso
lutions to a committee, and some
tlmo next weok tho committee may
I report.
Someone's necessity us indicated
' in a classified ad is probably you
, opportunity.
Somotimos n raise of salary can be
secured only by a change of posi
tions. So watch tho help wanted
ads I
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CONGRATULATIONS FOR
MAYOR W. H. CANON
PORTLAND, Jan. 11.
Mayor W. H. Canon:. Med
ford, Or.- Accopt our hearty
congratulations on your ro
eloctloii. Wo also congratu
late tho citizens of Medford
in their continuation of mi
hmieflt. sane bunlnomi admin
istration J M KKKNE.
M HASLLY
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F I GREAT GAINS
Cincinnati Suffers Milfion Dollar
Fire One of Most Modern Struc
tures In City Destroyed Search
inn Ruins for Bodies of Missing
Men.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 11. Six
men missing sincd tho fire destroyed
tho ohambor of commerce building
here today were believed by polico and
firemen to bo dead after a search o
tho rums. In addition i' liromen
were fntnlly hurt. Among the miss
ing are Vice President Marshal and
Secretary Churles Sibbald of the
Early Daniels company, last seen
trying to rescue papers from the of
fice of tho compnny in tho building.
Tho others who are believed to be
dend are Harry Leslie, n porter; Les
lie Uiichiuiun, a boy of J7; Prod Sclm,
night engineer of tho building and
one fireman of the building, name
unknown.
The financial loss is estimated nl
between .$500,000 and $1,000,000. In
dividual losses of firms in the Ituil 1
ing may increase tho total.
The chamber of commerce build
ing wns ono of the most modern of
fice structures in Cincinnati. In it
wero housed tho Cincinnati stock o.
change, the Louisville nnd Nashville
railroad offices?' tho ISumiicss Meu'
club, the Kivrly Dnnicls company nnd
a number of other linns. The fir;
started in tho kitchen of the club. A
bniiquct -was in progress but the
guests, warned of the fire, made thcii
way to the street safely.
Tho blaze spread rapidly. Coiuei
dentally another fire broke nu( in tin
I'oiucinuc apartment house in Avou
dnlo, two miles nwuy and u great
part of tlie fire apparatus of the cil
had been sent there. As n conse
(uciici it wns some time after tin
first alarm from the chamber ol
commerce building before the fu1'
force of Iho city could bo gathered.
By that time tho flumes had fought
their way from tho fourth floor to
tho roof. A crowd of f000 porsom
stood ,iust outside tho fire lines win"
the roof began to blnzo.
A number of employes of tho build
ing wore permitted to go inside the
lines.
It was at this time, according to
police reports, that Marshal and Kie
bnld hurried to their offices to gel
papers.
A few minutes Inter tho roof o
llio building fell and n shower a4
sparks, sent whirling through tip
air, fell on the crowd. Thick sniob
filled the streets.
Tho firemen wero cnught in the
wreckage of the collapsed roof, II
was boliovod the other persons re
ported missing were in tho building .i'
litis time.
A enreful search of tho ruins wn
nlnnned to follow tho hurried worl.
of the firemen and police this mom
ing.
CENSUS GIVES
Salem Has 14.0994, Oregon City
4284, .LaGrande 4843 Medford
Has 8840 According' to Report of
Census.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jan. 1L
Tho population f four Oregon uitio
was miiiouuced bv tho cousin bureau
today n follow i:
Salem, 11,001; Oregon City, -1287;
LaGrande -18 Kl; Kugne 0000.
Tho oeiifiiH gave Medford 88.10.
Kugoiie clniiiit or 12,001). At the
ratio of growth indiqated lly postal
rocoiptw Medford now litis more pun
pie than the Uuib county city.
Eou a erv entliueiaetio adver
tisement of real intiito i not often
misleading lor n good real estate
bargain ju tt' ume fiitliii'.insui Mi
udertici!ig
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LUUAL HANKS
Three of Four Medford Bank's Hold
Annual Stockholders Meeting
Phenomenal Growth Made During
1910 Is Shown.
Throo of Medford's four banks hold
tholr annual stockholders' meetings
on Tuesday, pursuant to tho custom
throughout tho United States, for
the holding of such meetings on tho
second Tuesday in January. Tho
Jackson Count, bank being a state'
Institution will hold their annual
meeting next month.
Tho great growth In resources made
during tho past year In Medford
shows tho prosperity which prevails
In Medford nt tho present tlmo. Each
bnnk bns made substantial growth.
With an increaso In deposits dur
ing 1910 of $238,000, or almost 40
per cent ovor tho preceding year, tho
stockholders of tho First National
bank of Medford, at a meeting held
Tuesday, re-elected all of tho Insti
tution's offlcors to sorvo another year,
ind In addition Increased tho mem
bership of tho directorate from flvo
to seven.
Tho directors arc; William S.
Crowoll, president; P. K. Deuel, first
vice-president; Charles M. English,
second vlco-preshlont; M. L. Alford,
cashier; George W. Dunn, Charles
Strang and J. E. Watt.
Messrs. Watt and Alford nro the
now directors. Oris Crawford re
nalus as assistant cashier.
Plans suggested for tho following
year include tho oroctlon of a now
modern office building upon tho pres
ent site. Work on this will probably
begin this spring.
The stockholders oxpressod thoin
sclves as delighted with tho showing
mado by tholr Institution and wont
on record having firm faith In tho
continued prosperity of Medford.
Tho Medford National bunk gained
(100, 000 during tho past year in re
jourcoB. All of tho old offlcors of
ho bank were ro-elocted nud In ad-
lltlon P. E. Merrick was elected a
vlco-prosldoni. Tho offlcors nre: J.
E. Enynrt, president; J. A. Perry,
vice-president; P. E. Merrick, vice
president; John S, Orth, cashier; V.
11. Jackson, assistant cashier. The
llrectors aro J. E. Enynrt, J. A. Per
ry, P. E. Morrlck, W. H. Goro nnd
Horace Polton.
The Farmers' and FriilttfrowerB'
lank lins nindo great growth during
tho year. Although Its first year, It
succeeded In laying asldo $2000 aH
a surplus. Its old officers wero re
elected. Thoy are: G. L. Davis, pres
ident; L. Noldormoyor, vlco-prosl-dont;
L. E. Wakoman, cashier; L. L.
Jacobs, assistant cashier. Tho direc
tors are W. II. Stewart, L. Noldor-
oyer. It P Antle, James Campbell, j
W Thomas. L E. Wakeiuan ami,
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BRANDE1S FLAYS
HIGHER RATES
....,. D.(ni.n Inlnr-clitn PnmmprrA
Commission and Declares Greed,
.,.i in,i.nniu ULnm rtpcnnnclhle I
llllll IHIIUI llllbli livin ,iU.w. ........
lor increascu larms.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jim. ll.
Declaring ignorance und greod wore
rofeponsiblo for tho proposed freight
rato increase, Attorney Louis Hrim
doit appeared before tho interstate
commerce commission today," artru
ing against higher tariffs. Briuidoi
repented bin statement that (lie rail
roads bv imiug modem method
would siivo $1,000,000 duily nnd out
lined brieflv the plan uhiuli ho Muid
would offoot thi suviuk.
'Tho separation of planning from
performance in tin- matter nt di -
veloiiinent n 'look be I ore von lean
policy' w;i ore ot the c--.eoiiat
priiiiplc- ' h md
Other, i en 'putti' tho buriK'i
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MILLAR THANKS FRIENDS
FOR THEIR SUPPORT
I wish to thank my neigh
bors and frjonds us well as
every Socialist for their gen
erous vote of confidence re
corded in my behalf on Tues
day, I realize theiniportnnco
of tlto trust bestowed upon
me and shall aim for a greater
'Medford along scientific, and
Economical lines, nnd fuvor no
special interests.
G. II. MILLAR.
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SNOW FIRST TO
FATE THIS YEAR
Street Department Clears Cross
Walks Early Thaw ,Couses Fall
to Turn to Slush Storm May
Continue No End Yet In Sight.
Tho heavy snow fall which covered
Medford and tho surrounding coun
try today, was tho first snow recorded
hero aince that which mndo last
Thanksgiving a "whlto" ono.
During tho early hourfl of the
morning tho snow was crisp and sol
id underfoot, but later In tho day
converted most of tho streets In tho
paved districts Into rivers of slush.
Street cleaners woro at work early
shoveling the snow from tho street
crossings and ns nuist of tho business
houses had tho walks in front of thom
cleaned off early, the peoplo coming
down town to business felt llttlo In
convenience. Tho weather reports predict a con
tinuation of tho storm throughout to
night. WHITEjL
Bills Aro Introduced In Legislature
Providing Heavy Penalty for Traf
ficking In Women In This State
Arc Three In Number.
SALEM, Or., Jan. 11. Throo bills
which aim to combat tho "white
alavo" traffic lmvo boon Introduced
into tho houco. Llbby of Marlon, In
house bill No. 1, proposes to Impose
a fluo of not moro than $5000 and
linbrlsoniiiont of not moro than five
(( n wh() slml M '
way ,)y ncUm, offort or , fur I
nlshing trnnsportialon, in dobui.chlug
any woman. If tho victim Is under
18 tho bill provides a double pen
alty. Simpson of Linn Introduced two
bills on this subjoct. '
WILL BURY IS.
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.. Millllill ,, MllB :,., (,r r i.
Mogo, diod at her homo on West
I'Uuventh tttruot Tuesday.
Tho fiinornl, under the diroction
of Weeks & MeGowuii, uiidurtakorj,
will bo held nt tho Cuthuliu church
Tluimdiiy morning.
She is survived to' bur hiiNbiui'l,
a son mid dutiKliter. Tho fmniiv
moved hum from Califnruiu liul
summer.
of Moconiplitthmoiit on the men re
sponsible, tint on men wIumm duty
it is to ohoy ardor; n iinivorsnl pie-
pnretluoHS for emergency; mi aimlyt
ical htudv of each operation to d"
tciniine how much could he done with i
the UaH expense nnd a stniiilariU
WOULD
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HURSDAY
a t'"i of ua-thod , intiUtial and
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ONE TO ALLEN
SOLD 10 WELCH
Welch Plans Work Soon So It seems
That Electric Line In Valley Will
at Last Become a Reality Work
Must Start hy January IB.
At tho next meeting of tho city
council Dr. J. P. Itcddy will apply
for a franchise to 'construct an in
terurban trolloy line in Medford.
"Tho application will probably 1)0
made," states Dr. Keddy, "in my
name, but it is for other parties, who
menu business, nnd vtfloso' identity
I niu not ut liberty to discloso, but
thoy aro heavily interested in Med
ford and the Hoguo Hivcr valley.
"The terms of tho franchise usked
vi be tho sumo ns those in tho
franchise grunted John H, Allen, ex
cept that survey work must bo be
gun within HO days nnd actual con
struction within 00 days from ditto
fiulichise is grunted. Tho people
that I urn voluntarily noting for, am
abundantly able to finance the road.
Thoy menu business mid will start
work ut once. Only on those condi
tioiit, will tho frniichiso be nsked
"It Is reported that Portland capi
talists aro going to tako ovor tho
Allen franchlsu. Tho Idea thnt Port
laud capitalists will build an electric
lino In tho Rogue River vnlley Is a
Joke. Portland "capitalists have nover
built any railroad In any part of Oro
gon, mid It Is not reasonable to sup
pose that thoy will build hero when
thoro aro other sections they mo more
favorable to than thoy aro to tho
Hoguo rlvor,
"This franchise- Is not for specu
lation and will not bo hawked
around. It will bo turned ovor at
unco to tho party that nooks It, who
Is u railroad bulldor," concluded Dr.
Roddy. "Lntor on, It It becomes nec
essary to state who tho franchise Is
for, I will make such statement."
Tho franchise granted John It. Al
len was turned over by him to a lo
cal syndicate composed of S. Vilus
Bockwith and associates. It has
been disposed of by tho local syndi
cato to A. Welch of Portland, who
him promoted electric Hues in tiiu
Willamette valley. Under tho terms
of the franchise, work must begin by
.lununrv 18, 1011, nnd it is stated
that Mr. Wojch expects to begin work
ourly in tho weok.
Should lie do so, mid tho council
grant another franchise, there is
prospect of two cloctric lines instead
of one At any rate, the long prom
ised line teems about to become u
i entity.
COLORADO DEAD
Was Elected to Senate to Succeed
Henry M. Teller His Term Would
Not Havo Expired Until 1915
Was a Democrat.
DENVER, Col., Jnn. It. Charles
Junius Ilughos, Uultod States senator
from Colorado, died hero at noon to
day. )
Hughe, who was a domoarat, was
born in Missouri, but had lived In
Douver bIiico 1871. Ho wob elected
U thu somite to succocd Henry M.
Teller. Ills term would havo aspir
ed In 1015.
Defends His Bill.
WASHINGTON. I). C., Jan. 11.
Dooltiriug his ooomi mail service bill
was not u subsidy measure mid pre
dicting that if it pussud it would re
sult in greatly increased trndo with
South and Cent nil Amorioan conn
trios, Souator flnllingor of Nov
Hampshire spokem fuvor of the
men-.uro hi tho senate today, No
i Ainoriean Hteumslupa, lio said, wm
GOES
now running on any of tho long
mutes to South. America,
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