, its iff -TTjWWCTrj Med ford's Building' Record for 1911 Will Surpass That of 191Q THE WEATHER Fair tonight nud tomorrow. Ths ICttnngB of tht nf. "White Fair weather. Blue Ilaln or snow. White anil blue Local showers Black trianuular Above white, warmer; below white, colder. Whlto with black center Cold. SECTION ONE Medford Mail Tribune FIFTH YEAH. aiEDFOKD, OREGON, S17NDAY, JANUARY 22, 1911. No. 260. GOLD II INVENTOR HORRIBLY MAUD BY EXPLOSION OF CHEMICALS inv BIG BUILDING PROJECTS NOW ARE PROMISED Building Operations During 1911 Promise to Be Much Greater Than They Were During 1910 When All Records Were Smashed. FEDERAL BUILDING IS BUT ONE OF MANY City Improvements Will Be Greater Than Ever Much More Pav ing Is to Be Done This Year. That building operations in Mod ford during the year 1011 will exceed in gain over 11)10 more than that year did its predecessor is the prom ise made by locul contractors. These predictions include, besides business blocks and residence?, street, sower and city work of all descriptions. Topping the list of contemplated buildings i3 the structure to "be erect ed by the federal government. This building, for which considerably over .$100,000 is already assured, will house nil the federal offices main tained in this city and provision will also bo made to take care of any of fices likely to be established here within tho near futuro as increase in tho population will make neces sary. Tho Odd Fellows building, ns it was not completed until nftor the advent f the now year will be included in this year's figures when, next Do combebr, tho accomplishments for the 12 months nro reviewed, and among tho others which will occupy promi nent positions in thb list are tho Ma sonic building, to bo erected at tho cornor of Riverside avenuo and Main street at a cost of .$50,000; the two now school buildings to cost approximately $:KI,000 each and to be located, one in the Queen Anne addition and tho other on Jackson boulevard; the Puhn building, to be built opposite tho St. Mark's build ing on Main street and to cost in the neighborhood of .$120,000; tho Medford hotel, $l2,y)00; the Cnrno f'io library, to cost .$120,000 and io occupy the site in tho city park for merly occupied by tho water tower; th" John M. Hoot building, to cost .$:i(),000, work upon which bun al ready boon started; Howard building opposite tho probcrt po-.toffico; and the completion of building on tho Neff property, adjoining tho Mail Tribune building. Tho Siulors of Charity arc con templating tho erection of a hospital building in East Medford which will cost in tho neighborhood of $100, 000. It is the intention of tho sis ters to complete this building and have it ready for occupancy within A numbor of business enterprises already suitably located nro con templating the building of additions to their present quarters; principil among theso being tho Union Meat company who will shortly start work on threo new cold storugo buildings. Owing to tho fact that the Southern Pecific in tends to park their prop erty on tho west side of tho track tho I'nion Moat company may possibly hnvo to secure a now site for their entire plant, but whether this u made necessary or not they will in stall three now cold storage rooms before the coming hot season. The Southern Pacific railroad for tlrir part will spend somewhero in the neighborhood of $lf,000 or $20. 000 in parking tlieir right of way and the street railroad system upon uluch work has nlroady been started will mutornlly increaso building fig ures for tho present year. Not only will building notivity bo great in tho businos portion but be tween four and five hundred resi dences will bo built during tho com ing vonr. They will vary hirgoly i.i co-,t, but an average price of $2000 each will be estimated by tho class of building put up Inst year. Apart from tho work contomplntod hv individuals the city will this year spond almost as much as it did dnr (Continue! on I'nc ) GE C K SAYS ELECTION WAS ILLEGAL Grants Pass Must Remain In Dry Column for Some Time to Come According to . Decision Handed Down In Circuit Court. COUNCIL HAD PASSED MODEL LIQUOR LAW The License Fee Was Fixed at $800 a Year One Saloon Was to Be Allowed for Each 750 People. Twelve hours after tho Grants Pass city council passed an ordi nance providing for licensing, regu lating and controlling snloons, Judge F. M. Calkins of the circuit couit, upheld the ruling of District Attor ney B. F. Mulkoy and declared the recent election, at which the town was voted wet, illegal. Thursday evening the council in session passed a model liquor lic ense law, restricting the number of saaloons to bo iuhnabittants and placing the license at $800 per year. Screens, card rooms aand all other evils are debarred by tho new law and every applicant for a license must, under its provisions, file a bond of $1000. Thi law will bo in effect on February 8th, or twenty days from the date of its passage. Friday morning, Judge Cunlkins overruled tho rcinurrcrs to the in dictments of tho men accused of vio lating the local option law and held that law was still in force in Grants Pass nolhwithstaauding tho recent election. As the thing stands it seems as if the council has no right to issue ithasnoinorerightto 'license snu-Vifll ii has no more right to license sa loons that the county court or anny other unauthorized body. Tho opinion of Judge Cunlkins, given in part, is as folews: In tho Circuit of the State of Oregon for Johcphine County. Tho State of Oregon vs. Jack Whitsctt. This matter was submitted to tho court for determination upon the demurrer to tho indictment filed herein. The only question for de cision is whether tho constitutionaal amendment known aas tho homo rule bill operates to repeal the local op tion law so fur as it aifects Grants Pass. Unlil'tho taking of ccct of the amendment known ns the homo rule nuiendmont. all municipalities of tho (Continued on I'nRo 0.) MAY RESIGN TO GO ELSEWHERE; City Engineer Harry Foster Report-1 ,, t ed contemplating Leaving uiy-,1)(mjy Place May Be Filled by S. E. Se - mon, Present First Assistant. Harry Et Foster, city engineer, will rosign in tho near futuro and leave Medford, according to a re port circulated last evening, and it is bolioved by his friends that his resignation will bo tendered to tho mayor at an oarly date. Tho fact that Foster has been con templating a removul to unother sec tion has been known for some time past but ho has not at yot decided when ho will tako tho step. His position horo will in all prob ability be filled by S. E. Semon, nt present Foster's first assistant audi formerly n inombor of tho onginoer-' turned in tho alarm. Despito the ing staff under City Engineor It. A. I efforts of the firemen the house, was Thompson of Sonttle, Wash. destroyed. Tho woman was bumod Mr. Foster could not bo looatod' almost beyond recognition and u er last night and no continuation of vunt girl, Violet Martin, was badly the report was obtainable. " burned nid Inken Io the hospital. DEFENSE ALL IN IN ENK POISON CASE Ono Time Society Leader Does Not Tell Her Story In Court Con spiracy Is Basis of Defense of Millionaire's Wife. CREDIBILITY OF MRS. HEDGES IS ATTACKED Sixty New Witnesses Are Sub poenaed to, Rebut Evidence Offered by Defense. WHEELING, W. Vu., Jan. 21. Without a ehunco to hear from the lips of Mrs. Laura Fnrnsworth Schcnk her personal refutation of the charge that she administered lead and arsenic poison to hor millionaire hucbund John O. Schcnk tho jury be fore which tho one time society lead er is being tried heard tho announce ment nt 3 :.'10 this afternoon, "the de fense closes." As soon as the defense had closed prosecutor Haudlr.n announced tii.it ho had subpoenaed 0 now witnesses to rebut the "conspiracy" evidence of Mrs. Tcdgos an dothers. Mrs. John Lasch, one of these, cnuscd a scene in court just boforo the noon recess. Leaving tho stand sho walked quickly to where Mrs. Schcnk sat and kissed tho defendant. Each woman wopt in the other's anus. Prosecutor llaudlnn this after noon bitterly attacked the credibility of Mrs. Hedges. IIo produced u nolo she wns alleged t have written to Albort Schcnk, brother of John Schcnk, alleged head of a conspiracy against the pneker's wife. "No doubt you will bo surprised when I take tho stand acalnst your slBtor In lny." tho nolo said. Handlan asks: "Did Albort blto?" Witness: "What do you mean?" Handlnn: "You know you wrote that. You wanted to boo If Albort wouldn't buy you off, didn't you?" Mrs. Hodges bristled and sheuted: "No, no." As soon as Prosecutor Handlan finished grllllu Mrs. Hodges tho stato began tho examination of 80 ro buttal witnesses partlcuarly reapec crcdibllity of Dr. Myors MOTHER MO HER FOUR BABES BURN Wife of Manager of Fairbanks Scale Company With Four Children Loses Life When Home Burns. Lived In Toronto. TORONTO, Out., Jan. 21. Five j persons met their death and another was tukeu to tho Western hospital badly burned as tho result of a lire which destroyed tho lesideuco of HrookBf niIinBcr of tho Vaiv ! bunks Sci'.lo company of Toronto, nt iNo. 4335 Indiun road early today. !jt H believed tho firo started from a defective furnace. ' Tho dead nre: MRS. PERCY BROOKS and hor four children. Brooks is at present in Chicago on business. Tho bodies of two of tho childran wore found on the first floor in tho bath room while tho body of Mrs. Brooks and her two youngest chil dren was discovered in hor bedroom on tho second floor, Tho positions of Mrs. Brooks' body indicated that she had thrown herself before her children as a shield from tho flame. Tho firo was discovered by a neighborhood, T. MoAvish who AS E BOW BLOWN TO a One Eye Is Lost and Small Hope Is Held Out for His Recovery Was Carrying On Experiments With Chemicals In His Home. LITTLE DAUGHTER IS ALSO BADLY BURNED Mother In 'Next Room at Time of Explosion Ruptured Vein Bursts Endangering Life. In full view of his baby daughter II. C. Kiedel of Gold Hill had both of his hands completely blown oTf yes torduy when chemicals with which ho was experimenting at his home exploded. Besides tho injuries to his hands, whieli! necessitated their amputation, fragments of tho tin pan in which ha was mixing the chemicals cut him about tho face and ruptured a blood vessel, in his neck so badly that it burst shortly afterwards. His left eye was al most blown out of his head and sur geons attending him at tho Gold Hill hospital hold out- little hope of his recovery. Tho little girl Jwho was standing beside him suffered burns about tho face. Itcidcl, who is a miner by occu pation, was working on theju voli tion of a now friction match which would ignite oven though it had onco been wet. Tho chemicals ho was mixing in tho improvised mor tar wore powderod red phosphorous sulphur and chlorate 'of potash. A few minutes boforo tho explos ion Roidel turned to tho child nt ids sido and told hor to run away .is tho material was almost dry and when in that condition easily com bustible. Sho had turned to obey when both she and father were sud denly enveloped in a sheet of flume Immediately nftor the explosion neighbors who had boon attracted by the noise summoned Dr. R. C Kelsey. Tourniquets were applied to tho man's wrists to staunch the flow of blood and he was rushed to the hospital. Both hands wero amputated nud for a while it was bolioved thnt the patient would recover but the rup tured vein burst causing a loss of blood that may result J'utally. Mrs. Riedel who was confined to her bed in an adjoining room es caped injury. FLOOD WRECKS COUNTY BRIDGE Cement Approaches to New Struc ture Across Bear Creek Near Cen tral Point Arc Damaged by High Water. Tho cement approaches to tho new county bridge across Bear creek, near Central Point were displaced by tho recent high water and travel over it at present is impossible, causing the orchurdists in that sec tion much inconvenience. This bridgo carao into notice early last fall during tho primary cam paign whon Joshua Pnttorson, coun ty commicsionor, was up for re election. It was charged then that tho cement work was not done in tho proper mannor, Tho bridgo approach on this side of tho crook whs swopt out of plnoo while tho ono on tho opposite sido is badly crackod. Those who hnvo seen tho structure sineo the flood of Tuesday snv that the bridge will hnvo to be pruHirnllv n-built S E Rffl N DEADLY FOE OF PEOPLES' LAW Attacks Rogue River1 Fish Bill In Senate Evident He Has Not For gotten Big Majority Given West In Jackson County. HE IS COUNTED CHIEF ALLY BY HUME INTERESTS He Seems to Be Devoting His Ener gies to Punishing His Political Enemies Attacks Bourne. SALEM, Jan. 21. That Jny'Bow ormau is devoting his energies to punishing his political enemies la made clearer every day. His bitter attnek upon Senator Bourne, his course on tho eastern Oregon asylum and his assault upon Dr. Steiuer and tho stato institutions, indicate that ho is going to play politics throughout the session. It is also evident that he has not forgotten the big majority given West iir Jackson county, for ho went out of his way in his Bourne speech to attack (he Rogue River fish law, southern Or egon's pet measure, paused by initia tive hist November, which ho de clared took the means of livelihood from u hundred families. Bowonnau is counted upon by the Hunle forces to lead the fight to nul lify the present law, nud restore commercial fishing on the, Roguo. Ho will have the support of tho assem bly clement to a largo extent. With this following and tho support of the fishing interests, it is hoped to make a strong showing, though tho fact that the law had such an immense majority of tho popular vote," ren ders its repeal problematical, Captain Egglcstou has introduced a bill fixing fees for constables. Senator Von dor Hollen has intro duced a bill to prevent railroad rate discrimination and Representative Huchauan u bill to classify counties and place officials upon established (.alary basis, to do away with spe cial legislative action for ovory in civaso in salary uo to increase in growth of busincsK mi dcounly. TRANSFER SLOW Negotiations Have Been Delayed Pending Completion of Details Consent to Transfer Must Yet Be Received. Transfer of tho Exhibit building from John I). Olwcll to tho Commer cial club is delated pending com pletion of detuils. Before papers are signed consent of tho Southern Pacific to tho trnnnfor must bo re ceived and it will bo sovcral days boforo their action is known. At a conforoneo Saturday botween Mr. Olwell and members of tho Com mercial club committed appointed to coujludo negotiations, a disagree inont as to tonus arose, which may delay final transfer. Mr. Olwell de manded $.'00 cash, tho balance ($1600) to be placed in escrow until deed was turned ovor, and agreed Io surrender possession upon April 1. This was not soon enough to suit tho committee. Ponding receipt of word from the railroad uc to tho loaso, tho mutter is up in tho air. It is probable that a compromise will bo reached and tho affair amicably adjusted. To find n bolter furnished room porhaps at even loss rent than you now pay is surely a task worth a fow hours of your tinio. Arm your self with somo clipped nils and start on a "little uurne '" X U ASKED FOR ASYLUM TO BE PARED Over $800,000 Asked and Commll mittco Recommends That It Be Cut Down to $579,000 Which Is to Cover All Expenses. DR. STEINER GRILLED FOR MISMANAGEMENT Legislative Committee Off to View Site Chosen by Bowcrman for Branch Insaane Asylum. SALEM, Or., Jan. 21. From all indications tho appropriation asked for by Superintendent Stoiner for tho asylum during tho biennial per iod will bo pared by tho legislature to about two thirds tho figures pre sented by Steinor. Tho superintendent asked for an appropriation of $812,375; tho com mittee in reporting back to both houses , Into yesterday afternoon recommended that $070,740 ho ap propriated to cover all expenses of tho asylum, including innnprove ments nud further recommend that tho asylum boinvestigntod by tho leg islature. Tho report of tho house committee declined tho aims, pur poses and uses of tho statu school for feeble minded hnvo been per verted. In tho report Dr. Steinor was (trilled for alleged mismanagement and extra vaganco and mention was mado of the fact that an automobile was purchased with stato monoy for uso of tho asylum officials despito tho previous refusal of tho legisla ture to appropriate money for tho purchase of tho big red cur. In explanation of tho deficiency between tho asylum oxpeuso and the appropriation Steinor doclnros tho high cost of living is responsible. Tho legiiilntivo committee named nt the request of Governor West and Stato Treasurer Kay will leave Sa lem coon for Pendleton to viow tho silo selected by Acting Governor Bowcrmuii uta that placu for tho biauch asylum. Tho committee will undoubtedly invito tho cnmmmittco of medical ox ports named by tho board of trus tees to neennnnpuuy them. It will also sclent such engineor and medi cal exports as it deems necessary to advise it relative to tho site. Those experts will bo selected by tho com mittee in tho first purt of next week. Tho purpose of tho committee's vif.it will bo to report to tho legis lature whether or not it deems tho present locution Biiituh'j) for a building sito E IS SENT TO SALEM Office of Good Roads In Response to Request of Chairman Von der Hellcn,' Instructs Heldel to Pro ceed to Capital. Tho office of public roads, do partmont of agriculture, noting upon u roqucst mado by Chairman Van dor Hellon of tho senate committee on highways, hnvo ordered Benja min F. lloidel, highway enginoor and good roads export, who has boon in charge of tho construction of tho Crater Lnko road., to proceod to Sa lem and tlioro wait upon tho comimt tcog of tho logislnturo and furnish them such data and adviuo ns thoy may require. Stato aided highways nro assured at this session nud Mr, Von dor Hoi Ion in being given tho uhairmuuship of this oommitteo was placed in a rosponsiblo place, which is gratify ing to his constituents in Jackson county. G E LOCATION OF FEDERAL B'LD'G IS UNDER FIRE Meeting of Citizens Held In Com mercial Club Rooms at Which Committee Is Appointed to Ascer- . tain Feeling of People in Matter. WEST AND EAST SIDES BOTH AIR THEIR VIEWS Judge Kelly Acts' as Chairman Dr. Plckcl Points Out Steady Growth of West Side. In order to delonninc the attitudo of residents of Medford gcnornlly towards tho sito reccnltly selected by tho federal authorities for tho, location of tho new postoffico 'and' government building, n commiltco of threo business men wero appointed at a mooting hold in tho Commer cial club rooms last night to mako a canvas which, whon .completed, will bo submitted nt n muss meeting to bo held in somo designated hull. Although tho meeting wus called by persona fuvoring the sending of a protest against tho sito to tho postoffico authorities, a numbor o mon fuvoring tho locution wero pres ent and arguments along both linos wore mado. Tho theories advanced by thoso not in TaVo'i' of tho present' sito cen tered around tho fact that at the present time tho business center of tho city is located at tho junction of Central avenuo nud Main street and thnt tho probabilities aro thnt activ ities will radiato from thnt ccntor for some time to como by virtue- of tho fact that that point is also mid way botween tho two railway pas senger stations. Anothor point advanced in favor of keeping tho postoffico on tho oust, sido of tho Southern Pncifio truck was that tho junction of tho four highways ovor which tho rural and suburban patrons of tho Medford postoffico must travel is located at Riverside avenue nud Muiu street. E. E. Jclly who wus appointed chairman of tho meeting, stated that his opposition to tho present loca tion wns not based on proporty in terests but on tho grounds that m placing of the postoffico in a posi tion closer to tho business ccntor tho interests of the people of tho city us a whole Would bo bettor sorved. Dr. J, G, Goble favored u protest mid based his contention on tho belief that tho next few years will sco tho bettor residential dis trict located on the east $ji) of Boar creek. IIo maintained that in tho nonr futuro thoro would bo not ono but several bridges thrown across that stream and that expansion is as likely in that diroation as towards tho west. Numerous sites betweou tho two present passenger stations, it was advanced, could bo obtained by tho govornmont which would plnoo tho postoffico within tho 80-rod limit inside of which tho mails would bo transported to and from (rains nt tho oxpeuso of tho carrying rail road; that the mnttor was ono for tho people, who pay tho taxes, that will build a fodoral building and for whoso convenience such nn institu tion is conducted, and not a fow proporty or businoss interests to do oido. Tho appropriation for tho building, now already mado, thoy claimed could not bo withdrawn by tho govornmont and that so long art tho building was an assured fact tho docihion of u government oftioinl who might novor oven seo Medford again much loss bo himself placed to any iicouvenicnco by a mistnko in the location of tho postoffico should not bo allowed to bo final if in tho minds of tho major portion of tho patrons of tho proposed buildiug it bo inaccessibly placed. Tho ohiof argument advanced by thoso favoring tho Sixth street sito wus tho faot that that location, be ing near tho present conlcr of pop ulation, which thov placed at tho. point where tho Washington school i i