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i ifV " 4' Hume Interests Now 6eeR Compromise With Local Fish Association Medford Mail Tribune BANK CLEARINGS TODAY THE WEATHER Rain tonight nnd tomorrow. The Xeaiare of th Vlg. White Fair weather. Illuo Ilaln or snow. Whlto and blue Local showers Black triangular Abovo white, warmer: bolow white, colder. White with black center Cold.' 27,896.40 . ! . i. FIFTH YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 19.11. No. 257. P I EUGENE ELY IN AIRSHIP LANDS ON BATTLESHIP Makes Splendid Flight In View of Cheering Thousands Along San Francisco Water Front and Then Gently Descends On Cruiser's Deck. FIRST LANDING ON DECK EVER MADE BY AIR MAN Says It Was Very Easy and Will Try It Again Circled About Ship Like a Great Hawk. - SAN FHANCISCO. Cal., Jan. 18. Swceping like u giant bird up from tin south, through Sun Frnncisio lm V, Eugene Ely in a Curtiss bi-phuio today made tin) first landing any nninan has ever accomplished on the dock of .1 warship. At a high rata of cpeed Ely swept over the water amid the cheers of thousands who lined the shores and swarmed on the masts of the ships in the harbor. Just as his machine neari'd tho cruiser Pennsylvania Ely slowed down, hovered for a moment and then buttled down on the deck of the vessel us easily as a bird. He stopped with 120 feet to spare from tho edge of the pint form built to re ceive his cm ft. Tho aviator had two seven foot pontoons and five hooks to cut the ropes on landing on tho wurtdiip and one hydroplane aboard his nreopluuo, the latter being designed to prevent the machine turning a somersault, should it strike the water. Ely arrived early at Selfridge av iation field and began preparations for his i light. Special skids, calcu lated to check tho ninchino's flight more rapidly than the ordinary ones, were attached to the aeroplane. Hundreds of visitors and the avi ators and mechanicians from neigh boring hangars watched tho flight. Around Ely's shoulders the inner tube of an automobile tiro was fas tened as a life-preserver. The bay was crowded with boats watching Ely, ready to aid him 111 case ho fell. Ely's wife was the first to greet the daring aviator. She was aboard the Pennsylvania and, rushing up to her liiiibaml, throw her arms about his neck and kissed him. She pinned a big bunch of violets on tho biplane which had home him aboard. The officers of tho warship hoisted the aviator on their shoulders and carried him into the cabin, where they congratulated him. When Ely landed ho greeted the (Continued on Pjibo 6.) SULONS TIGHT OREGON PLAN Bitter War On Between Progressives and Foes of Initiative and Recall in State Legislature Over Kcllcher's Resolution. SALEM, Or., Jan. 18. Tho big got fight yot held in tho legislatuio wn. started this morning over Kcl li'hcr's resolution asserting that tho 'Oregon sy&tem" was tho best on colli. Couutrary to all expectations mo.t bitter att.icks were mado on tin resolution, and Senator Abraham diiii'd both tho peoplo and the ben n te to "make a fool of mysolf by sa.Miig we have tho best ystem. ' Au hour was taken in fighting over tin-, re-olution and an adjournment w,.s taken until this nftorjipon when the campaign will bo again on. As thM nidation is introduced in the n.it uro of advice to every legisla ture in the nation now considering tin- Oregon systom it dofoat is con-M.li-rcd by thendherots of popular t;n eminent to moan that tho hardest blow et struck at thoinitiative, ref erendum, and rooflll has boon struck l. the Oregon legislature. Perhaps most of your "bad luok" fi.nsists in failing to answer thr ., nit ads that ooutain opportunities for you. Spook Says it Helped Doctor Cook to Pole AVlIlliim T. Stoad Declares Shade of Sir John Fi-nnulln Cmuc nnd Told Hint of Helping Dee Cook Out WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. If testimony from tho world of f shndes Is to be taken at its faco -f value, neither Cook or Peary reached the north polo, though -f the Brooklyn doctor got nearer than Peary did. -f William T. Stead mado the declaration in a letter to Ar- -f f thur Rollinson Colburn, a Wash- f Ingtoli lawyer, who turned the document 'over to Congressman -f Roberts of Massachusetts. Stead -f writes: -f "with regard to the polo con- -f f trovorsy, the only message we -f f nave received on tho subject -f f ono from Sir John Franklin. Ho -f f did not say nnything about -f -f Peary, but ho said l.o had per- -f f sonally conducted Cook nearly -f f to the pole and then left him to f continue tho journey himself." -f -r GREAT STORM IN WILLAMETTE IS ON ITS WAY HERE Willamette River Rises 10 Feet and Is Coming Up Eight Inches an Hour Barometer Here Drops, In dicating Heavy Rain. 4. 4.-f 4. f The storm now prevailing in tho Willamette is headed this f way and according to local bar- -f f ometcr readings it will strike -f f tho valloy within tho next 2-1 hours. A low barometer and a high f south wind tend to make tho - deluge heavy. But tho wind f may beat tho storm away from -f f this valley partially. -f - r-r -r-t- SALEM, Jan. IS. Tho Willam ette valley is going to huvo ono of tho worst floods In its r.istory unless tho torrents cease mighty soon. If it stopped raining In the entire up per Willamette- country right now soino new high water marks would bo set beforo tho torronts subsided, but as tho rain continues In Increas ing volume tho outlook Is gloomy". Tho river hero has jumped up ten feet abovo tho low water mark and it is rising at tho rate of eight Inches an hour. Tho flood crest from tho upper river has not started to hit Salem yet and tho local downpour is damming up every sewer and out lot until nt noon North Salem Is un der water. Tho Southern Pacific is out of commission and a few feet more will cut tho last link and put tho Oregon Electric out of business. Three streams run through Salem. They are all out of their banks and mllos of suburbs ae under water. Four Indies of rain has fallen In tho last 24 hours and It Is raining harder than over. LODGE IS AGAIN NAMEDJENATOR Wins Out In Spite of Hardest Fight of His Career Ames and Foss Bat tle With Him to the Very End. BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 18. Homy Cabot Iogo was today re-elected to tho Unitod Stntos somite, winning out dospito tho hardest fight of hi political caroor, in which tho personal animosity of Governor Eugene N FoM and tho ambitious efforts of Congressman Puller Ames- were tho backbone of u most bitter opposition, DEATH PENALTY IS 24 Japan, Despite World Wide Protest Orders Death of Socialists Ac cused of Tinh Treason to the Mikado. TWO ARE GIVEN LONG TERMS IN PENITENTIARY Great Secrecy Surrounded Farcial Trial of Men Socialist Papers Ahe Suppressed. TOKIO, Jan. 18. Sentence ol denth was passed hero today on 21 of the 20 cocinlists under nrrest for mi alleged terrorist plot which aimed at the assassination of the mikado All wero found guilty as the result of- n special trial. Two wero given long prison sentences. When tho death sentence, wns passed this afternoon in the court of cessation, Denjiro Kotoku, the leader of the socialist, hand, and Kanin, his mistress, calmly bade each othei and their fellows farewell and the whole baud joined in 11 chorus, danced frenziedly beforo the throng of spectators who jammed tho court, Wild Demonstration Tho two socialirts who were given prison sentences Nitta and Niiiuurn joined in tho world demonstration which which was only suppressed af ter tho most severe measures by Ihe officers of the court. When tho result of tho trial became known nnd it was learned that sen tence of death was to bo pronounced immediately on the bund of sociali sts, the whole city was thrown into tho wildest excitement, and if tho solo hope of clemency, 11 pardon from the Mikado fnils, it is believed the most sorious outbreaks here and through out Japan will follow. Aro Socialists Whilo tho bund of socialists sen tenced today aro dubbed "anarch ists" by tho government of Marquis Eatsurn, which has hounded them I ward death by star-chamber trials for months, they aro generally re garded by tho socialists throughout tho world ns comrades. It is believed that from nil tho world over will eonio protests ngainst their execu tion. Kotoku, who imbibed his social ism in America five or six years ago, is the father of the movement in Ja pan. IIo nnd his followers allege thnt their doctrines nro like those ol the American socialists and that the deprocato the employment of force. (Continued on Phro 6,) MAYOR'S SLATE PASSES CIIIINCIL Partial List of Appointments Sub mitted by Mayor Canon Passes Council Committee Appointments Evenly Divided. Despito the objections of Council man W. W. Eifert, the city council last night confirmed tho uppoiutmout of Dr." R. Stearns as city health officer. Mayor Canon read to tho council n partial list of his appoint ments and, when he had finished Ei fert jumped to his feet and moved to confirm every nnmo on tho slate but that of Dr. Stearns. Tho mayor then read the names singly and alll wero confirmed without protest ex cept that of the now health officer. Eifert moved for rojeolion but was not seconded and on n motion by Merrick tho appointment of Stenru was confirmed. The othor nppointmonts mado last night were Porter J. Koi& city at torney; Dr. It. W. Stearns,"ity health officor; W. P. Hakor, street commi.i sionor; William Hinton and Harry V. Snyder, polico; T. J. Williams, park attendant; Hnzloton reappointed plumbing inspector; library board, Mrs. V. E, Moriek. J. E. Watt, P. J. "(Continued 'on I'ut'o 6.) PASSED i SOCIALISTS GREEKS COME BEARING GIFTS TO ASSOCIATION Herbert Hume, Nephew of Late "Lord of the Rogue," Here to Meet Fish Association Wants Compromise in Regard to Fishing WILL PROMISE ANY OLD THING TO GAIN POINT Before Law Was Passed , However, Hume Interests Laughed at Any Suggestions from Sportsmen. Herbert Humo, nephew of tho late R. D. Humo, "lord of tho Rogue," and manager of tho Humo estate, and Ivnn Humason of Portland, for merly of Medford, who has purchased tho Interests of some of tho heirs, aro In Medford trying to mako some kind of a compromise with tho mem bers of the Hoguo River Pish Pro tection association, authors of tho Initiative bill closing tho Hoguo to commercial fishing. They aro will ing to mako any kind of a compro mise in order to keep tholr largo sal mon packing plant In operation nt tho mouth of tho Roguo nnd seek legislative modification of the Initia tive bill agreeablo to tho local ang lors. "Tho initiative law," they stato, "means virtual confiscation of a sov oral hundred thousand dollar Invest ment in tho cannery plant and the abandonment of tho hatchory work tho Humes havo long carried on. It moans ruin for the two towns of Gold Beach and Woddcrburn at the mouth of tho rlvor, whose, Bola source of livelihood Is supplied by tho fishing Industry carried on for nearly forty years." "Wo aro willing," states Mr. Hum ason, "to stop fishing for steel head ontlroly and only fish for salmon, which nro valueless to tho sportsman. Wo aro willing to shorten tho season or Hvo up to any requirements doomed neccEsary. Wo havo been refrigerating tho steelheads and ship ping them eaBt. Wo will ngreo to ctoiso this urinch of tho Industry, dlsmuntlo our cold ntorago plants and help protect tho steollicad. Wo will turn our Elk crook hatchery ovor to the association to bo used as a trout hatchery. "Tho present ownors ennnot be blamed for tho actions of tho into K. I). Humo, and aro acting In good faith. Wo do not thing tho people gonovally would hnvo voted for the bill If they had understood that It meant confiscation and ruin to an established Industry and two com munities, nnd a largo number of In habitants." Members of tho Roguo River Pish Protection association stati that when they ought compromise, thoy woro laughed at; when thoy Intro duced noedod legislation, it was killed; and whllo thoy havo no par ticular deslro to protect nalmon, they do not seo how salmon can bo caught and Htoolhonds escape. In genera! tholr attitude Is to "bowaro of the OreokB boaring gifts." Thoy also claim tho matter has passed out of their control and rests with tho peo plo of Orogon. Nevertheless, thoy admit tho Humos havo cause for complaint, do not blnmo thorn for Booking redress, nnd nro willing to hear their side of the controvert)'. LAURA SUNK IFALLS SENSELESS Woman On Trll for Attempted Pois oning of Millionaire Husband Col lapses In Court Trial Is Stopped, WHKI3LLNO, W. Va., Jan. IS. Mrs. Laura Pnrniiworth Bcliouk, ac cused of tho attempt to poison hor millionaire husband, John O. Schonk, oollupsod In court horo today. Tho trial was Htoppud and tho dafondant tnkon to a room In the Jail, whoro sho was placed In the euro of physicians. Institute of France Because She MOTiffwMVcURIE AT WORKljl I I Ml ' 'l-' ' .. I u J After a long nnd animated debate tho lustltuto of Franco voted SO to M that tho election of women to tho lnslltuto "was contrary to Immutable tradi tion," nnd thereby tho candidacy of Mine. Curie, who, with her husband, dis covered radium, was defeated. This decision was not imposed upon tho tlvo separate academics which mako up the Institute. Mme. Curie's chances of being elected to tho placo nindo vacant in tho Academy of Mornl Sciences, however, aro adversely affected by the Institute's action. Scientific reports havo given more credit to Mine. Curio than to her husband for tho researches which resulted in tho discovery of radium. It was when working with M. Schmidt in 1S9S, Independently, that she found that thorium was possessed of properties enabling It to emit rays that would pierce liquids and solids. Sir William Ramsay lately said of her: "Sho Is the most Important woman In the world today und among the most brilliant. Her work tins added largely to human advancement. I consider nullum the most wonderful discovery that tho selentlllc world will know for many years." TWO SEEK COIN BLASTED BLASTING MEN CAUSE BLAST OF WRATH J. H. Hittson Writes Letter Jointly to Jackson-Bade Company and City Seeking Balsam in Way of Coin. J. l' Hittson, u resident of East Main street nnd Willumette avenue, is wearing u lurgo chip on his shoul der ns the result damage inflicted lo his properly by workmen blasting n sower along East Main street. "Tho City of Medford uud the con tracting firm of Jucobson-Hndo aro picked out by tho irato Mr. Hittson as the foes ngainst which ho will invoke tho wrath of the gods unless u sooth ing buliii in tho form of u cheek for $1(18.50 i Bpuodily forthcoming. In a letter addressed jointly to the "City of Mcdforil and tho Jacobson Hade company," .Mr. IlitUon itemizes tho extent of his injuries in the. fol lowing manner: Dainngo to roof, $lfi0. Dnmngo to cement coping, $10. To two day' labor romoving rooks from lot, .tO. To doctor's fees, $200. Nor does ho intend to lot the mat tor drop with tho writing of tho let ter, for nppci.dcd to tho bill is a note reading: "Tin-, is a compromise of fer and will bo withdrawn uiile promptly accepted," THE INCOME TAX State Senate Today hy Vote of 25 to 2 Approves Amendment House Yesterday Favorably Considered tho Matter. SALEM, Jan. 18. Orogon hna rat ified tho inconio tax amondmont to tho United Stato constitution. By a vote of -fi to 2, with throo absen tees, tho state senate today approvod tho amendment, favorable action having boon taken by tho house, yo torduy. "liy our proftsut lax tyiitom, which Is most unjimt," said Senator Hlnnot. "tho poor man In taxod upon what ho consumes nnd the rich man Is (Cuiillliuod on Jiuuo 2.) IMIIIIN Rejects Mme. Curie Is a Woman. irrj FROM CITY DADS "TIME IS MONEY" TO THIS MAN IT SEEMS Rev. Mr. Black of Cottarje Grove Would Be Reimbursed hy City for Loss of His Telephone Connection, That tho old adago "Timo is money" is us equally applicable to wearers of the cloth ns to Iheir lay brethren is exemplified in u letter re ceived by City ltecordor Hobort W. Telfor hist night from the Kov. V. L. Pluck, n minister of the gospel, ro sidiug in Cottage drove. Mr. Pluck desires to bo reimbursed for damage done his house by work men engaged in laying sewers along East Main street under the direction of the Jucobson-lhido company. He enclosed tin itemized statement which, rend by (he mayor nt a moot ing of tho city council lust night, caused a roar of laughter. "To repairs and now shingles," the Htnteincnt roads, ".tl.r0; to repairing telephone, $100; paint and shingle stain required lo rejuvonute appear ance of mansion, $105; and to "Time spent without use of phono, $f)00," Tho grand total asked by the niiu istcr ns u balm lo his injured house nnd feelings nnd for the gront incon venience ho was occasioned by being unable lo hnnr the musical "Number, plea-.e?" of tho Tetrnzzmi voiced "huV brigade is $!)!". COUNCIL PASSES NEW ORJIANCES Provides for Laying of Sewers and Water Mains In Fourteen New Or dinancesAlso Passed $0500 for Improvement Bonds, Tho city council lust night passed VI ordinances providing for tho luy inif of now wutor in niiia an dsowors throughout tho oily mid ono ordinance prqviding for tho humunoo of $8500 in improvement bondd. Tho e;vur and mains, with their dimtmuioiiH and oost por front foot to property holders on both sides of the street abutting them nre: Six-inch lateral sower on Lamol from Kufhlh to Tenth; total $:I93.:I8; (Continued on Pugu -.) FOES OF WEST SAYHEHASPUT HI FOOT III II Declare That Governor Trapped Himself When He Decided to Re open Controversy Concerning Lo cation of Branch Insane Asylum. BIG RED AUTOMOBILE TO BE INVESTIGATED Bowerman and Kay Are at Outs Bowerman Asserts Governor Is Playing Politics In Deal. SALEM, Jnn. X'8. Opponents pt Govornor West today declared that tho govornor trapped hlmBolf when ho decided to reopen tho controversy concerning tho location of tho branch Insano asylum In caatorn Orogon. It is now asserted that tho Orogon stato asylum will como In for an Investjga tlon nnd tho officials will bo brought on tho carpet for a grilling, something that tho anti-West faction ardontly deslro. It was oxpocted that tho report ot tho legislative committee on ntntp In stitutions would read Us report today and tho alleged oxtravaganco ot tho asylum at Salem would flguro largely In It. It Is prodlctcd that Superin tendent Stolnor will bo asked to ex plain why a big red automobile was purchased for uso of asylum ofoflcluls with ntato monoy. That othor ques tions will bo asked, If Stelncr is called, Is a forcgono conclusion. A deficiency of $40,000 at tho nBylum stares thu logislaturu In tho faco and much ot tho commltteo's time prob ably will ho taken tip' In deciding how tho deficiency was brought about and how similar oxpondlturos can bo avoided In tho future Jay Povorman nnd Treasurer Kay aro at outs. Kay is a niombor of tho stato board and Bowerman assorts thnt the board headed by Governor West Ib playing politics In connection with n final sottlomont of tho slto for tho eastern Oregon asylum. Shortly boforo Wopt's inauguration tho old board soloctod lands near Pendleton. Now tho West board haH reopened tho affair and threaton to Bolcct other lands, Umatilla county wont ngainst West, whllo Union nnd Palter coun ties, both aspIrantB for tho asylum slto, rollod In good voles for him. Tho antts bollovo, however, that tho asylum finally will bo built neur Pendleton and that tho present flurry Is to give the West followers In Pen deoton a clianco to "savo" tho board asylum from romoval to anothor dis trict. PLAYED ROLE OF AVENGING ANGEL Fcarinn That tho Blind God of Jus tice Was Overlooking, a Bet Young Man Took Scolding Case Into His Own Hands. Declaring that nny man who would throw boiling water on a woman, whothor with lntont to harm her or not, had a "licking" coming to him mid uudor tho Improsslou that tho. blind goddess ot Juctlco was not attending to hor duties, WiUlum Cook ot Jacksonville took Into his own hands tho task of ropaylng Wil liam Doltoboum for having thrown a pall full of scnldlug water over (Continued on pngo 2) - " - - CHIEF OF POLICE SHEARER RESIGNS Chief of Polico II. E. Shear- t "" or this aftornoon tondorod his " resignation to Mayor W, II. "" "" Cunou, Tho resignation wns filod with City Heuordor Hob- crt W. Telfor. No suooossor has aa yot "" boon named by the mayor to "" fill tho position. ' --at v d , -,-(-"i- - y2SJ - t --" -- -.v t-" jfc Jrf ffi V3pWK''a2j'ifcj3j