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mmmmmKmmmmmm'' Tr -r jvv- Rogue River This Year Will Harvest the Greatest Fruit Crop In Its History Medford Mail Tribune BANK CLEARINGS Teday: $57,521.73. Saturday: $28,018.76. For week ending January 21: $206,641.88. THE WEATHER IUiln tonight; warmer. The Veiinge of the nsga. White Fair weather. Ulue Itftln or snow. "White and blue Local showera ISlack triangular Above white, warmer; bolow white, colder. White with black center Cold. FIFTH YEAtt. 3HEDFOJRD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANITA11Y 23, 1911. No. 2G.1. if l'75',ffvyfMS?t"S r y i ' , 1 m i -.ft 1 MODIFICATION OF ROGUE FISH LAW UNLIKELY rmmn Solons Realize That Some Injustice Has Been Done to Hume Interests but They Feel That If an Inch !s Given a Mile Will Be Taken. EGGLESTON IS VERY BUSY IN THE HOUSE Eggleston Will Introduce .a Bill Pro viding for a Branch Experiment Station' J for Southern Oregon. ' l,!ii il SALEMOr Jnn. 23. The offorts of Messrs,; i'jumo and Huranson to se cure a modification of the Initiative law closing the Hoguo river are not vory bright In the house. It is realiz ed that some injustice hns been done by the law, but most of the legisla tors are chnry of repealing a law so strongly endorsed by the people. Re sides it is realized that any modifi cation In the Interests of the Humes would arouse Josephine county fish ing iutercsts, who would also demand privileges and open the door for fur ther abuse and evasion of the law. Captain Eggleston introduced the first road bill Thursday evening and had It passed to third reading and up to a vote on ndoption, but some of tho grangers objected to tho sec tion which provides for expenditure of tho money under supervision of the highway commission. He didn't want to amend this section, otherwise he could have gotten It through the house than, tho plan- being to havo this hoctlon amended In tho senate In caso tho highway bill failed. The lirlnclp.il opposition will ho centered on tho highway bill. There are a few grange members represented in the houso here nnd they can bo depended upon for opposition to nny efficient mensuro for road construction and road administration in this state. It is believed, howover, that the prin cipal road bills will got through the house. CoiiMnblo 11III Recommended. Eggleston's constable bill has been recommended for passago by tho re vision of laws committee with cer tain amendments, which ho recom mended himself. Saturday Eggleston was before the commltteo on elections at their re quest, and his bill providing for a commltteo to advise voters on initia tive measures. They will recommend the passage of tho bill, amended so that this commltteo shall prepare tho ballot title Instead of tho attorney general ns now provided by law. Uren Is Inclined to oppose tho bill, but he is the onoly man so far seen who ob jected to It. Eggleston will introduce the bill the first of noxt week providing for the establishment of a' branch exper iment station In southern Oregon. This meanB a station for Jackson county. Insane 'Asylum Grilled. Tho fenture of the week was tho grilling that tho Insane asylum ad ministration received. There wore nlbo criticisms of one or two other Institutions. Thero Is politic exag geration on the Doworman side. Tho trouble with the administration of these stato institutions is that they have not had any proper supervision. Too much has beon put upon tho s.tato board, and tho stato board has comprised only one man for part of the time. Benson has really been unablo to attend to It. and Steolo has paid no attention to his duty as a member of tho board. Tho rosult has boon thnt tho secretary of stato's office, governor's office and tho board of administration havo been control led by a lot of clorks. Mombors of the logislaturo with a 40 days' session are unnble to gain tho Information that thoy should have rotative to tho management of those public institu tions. The htato makes no money by paing legislators ?8 per day and lim iting tho sosslons to -10 days. Tho othor night tho ways and menus commltteo had a Joint session with tho henate and listened to the Astorlans asking for $1 00.000 for their contonnlal celobration. Albee. who was In tho chair, atteinptod to commit tho mombors by assuring the delegation thmat he felt there was no mombor who would not gladly give (Continued on imse 8 ) PROSPECTS FOR CRPISY T Pears and Newtowns Set Well, and Trees Give Promise of Surpasshifl Themselves, States Professor P. J. O'Gara, Who Is Closely Watching PLENTY OF WATER IS STORED T 0ASSURE CROP With Opening of Spring Trees Will Be Ready to Start Out for Rec ord Breaking Season. That tho year 1911 will witness tho harvesting of tho greatest fruit crop apples and pears tho valley has over seen,. Is tho prediction of P. J. O'Gara, pathologist, who bases 'ils statement upon conditions now existing. Never before slnco Ills ar rival In tho valley, ho states, has climatic and other conditions prom ised more for a crop. While he has as yet been unable to get over the entire valley, ho has seen enough to warrant his prediction. "The pears and Newtown apples aro already heavily set with buds and, Judicious th.nnlng will causo this fruit to fill out nnd color highly. "Thero Is a great recorvo supply of moisture In tho ground. Tho snow storm worked a great benefit. In fact, everything tends to assure the greatest crop in tho valley's history. "Many additional acres will come Into bearinc this next year, which will increase the number of cars to bo shipped. I havo noticed many predictions that 1911 will bo a ban ner year for building in Medford. I wnnt to say that tho year will be a banner one from the fruit shndpolnt also." LAST DAY OF MONTH WEST'S "PARDON" DAY SALEM". Or., Jan. 'J.'!. Oovernor Oswald WW has Mt apart the Inst day of every mouth lor the purpose of henriiij; petitions for pardon. The governor cays he will not be bothered with petitions for pardons on any other day of the month unless- the nuttier is urgent, but that, ho will gladly devote the entire day on the Inst day of each mouth to pardon mutters if it is nceor.sary. Such n rule lias been established in other states, but never before in this state Persons hearing minions for execu tive clemency have made it a prac tice to come with, them to the irnv--ernor whenever tliev could get a hear ing or imd him t the capitol. ANTI-RACE LAW KNOCKED OUT New York Supreme Court Rules That Law Is Confiscatory and Is There fore Void Newcomers in Private Dispatches. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23. Prl vato dispatches to racing mon horo today report that tho stato supremo court of New York has ruled that tho anti-racing law fathered by formor CJovornor Hughes Is confiscatory and therefore void. No Senator Yet In Colorado. DKKVKK. Col., Jan. 23. Failure of n democratic cauciib called hoie for tonight to holed a United States honatorinl enndidnto to succeed the late Sonator Hughe h predicted to day through tile aliened hick of proi rofesivo inclinations in Kpuer urn! Ad ams, the prineiiml iipiraiiU. Twenty-one of the democratic mouthers of the legislature are pledged to vote for no uawliilate for euutor until assured that certain nrogrcfehho lejn Nation demanded in the last platform will be paused. A no iihMiniunrf of an agreement on thexe matters have vet been reached. t ii. believed I hcii' will be a deadlock mi till- seii.it'ill.il sclcrtidll. I M Judge Blair, Undaunted by Death Threats, Continues To Punish West Union (0.) Vote Sellers. I "T 7 1 1 V f f; - Tn4 ymrjas.&nmwcwA&ssissocMm(w I SCENE N t.. .-. ..... I Judge A. Z. lllulr of West Union, ()., Is going ahead with the lining of the hundreds of citizens of Adams coun ty who have confessed to selling their votes for many years. The number of bribery cases Is sure to reach 3,000, Judge irialr declares. Threats have been made ngalnst his life, but they do not seem to worry him. RUNAWAY TEAM HUflTSJLD MAN John Schankler, Elderly Rancher of Thompson Creek Sustains Painful Injuries When Buggy He Was Driving Is Crashed Into. John Schnnkler, 03 years old, a rancher near Thompson creek, uns tained severe injurie.i last Friday when n buii'.'.v in which he was driv ing wiu run down by u ruimwn.v tea in. Tho injured man wus badly cut nbout the head mid face nnd suf fered u severe shock. lie was driving along towards his home and had just oro.sscd the lower ford when nnotlior team, in cltnrge of Henry Knutzen of Jacksonville, be ennie frightened when the wagon ;o which they were attached broke down half way across the ford. When the team started to run to wards Sc!.ankler's buggy Knutz'ii endeavored to attract the old mini' attention but as Schankler is partial ly doaf ho knew nothing until the frightened team deahed into the rear of his huggy. A physician fiom .Jacksonville who attended Kchcnklcr ittu his homo aid that his injuries are serious but not i'nti.l. NOTED AUTHOR IS SHOT David Graham Phillips Is Seriously Wounded in Cluh Five Shots Fired Into Writer's Body Man Kills Himself. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. Huid Gra ham Phillip, the author, wis shot nnd heriotuly wounded at tho Prince ton cluh, on 1'ibt Twenty-first street today by a man who afterward com mitted suicide by hooliiitf himself through the hond. Tho hliootiug occurred in front of tho I'rincesri club. The assailant fired fio shots into ritillips' body, and ut.ed the sixth to kill himself. Newton Jumes and Fruit k Uini. menthol's of the club, were descend iNK tho steps of the building al the ' - ' - tune and en unlit Phillip hh he I'lulli.m m l.a u..,u Amrrm n lV WW l P falling. The cuthor iriuped: "Some fellow sh,ot me." Me was earned in'o the cluh and later rushed to lklle vue hospital. I lie, condition is ent- icul. l'eiidintr the arrival of the cor - oner, ilo attempt h.is Ihm-h made identify Phillips' assailant. Medford Mall Trlbuno aro builnoss bringers. W J. PLUV 0' n SPOILS IT ALL Just as the Valley Was Beginning to Flower Under the Rays of an Effulgent Sun, Ha Comes Along With a Rain Storm. J. i'luvins O'Gara hits spoiled it all. After Idling Medford mid the Rogue l'iver alley bask in the rays of as fair a sun as (lie world has ever seen, lie comes along witli a gentle little announcement that to night it will rain. But one exleii'i uting (iiiciunstauce takes the edge off the ultimatum and that is that it will be wanner. During tho pasit two days the JCoguo River valley lias been enjo intr it i ic mil fine weather. It was hoped that it would continue for .i week or t o at least but the wciilhur mi'Ji has poile I it all. TRY ALLEGED Case of State Against John 0'Con nor Begun in Circuit Court This Morning Charge of Grand Lar ceny Preferred Against Defendant. Tho tilnl of John O'Connor, rhnrg- ! ed wlth (ci and larceny, was started. before Judge F. M. Calkins in tho (Ircult rou it in Jacksonville this morning. j O'Connor, who live near Iluttu cieek, is alleged to havo stolen a, number of pigs from F. Y. Allen of i Trail last September and to have dis poned of tlieui as pork. In the war rants swoiii out for tholr arrests, Everett Kdsall, O'Connor's brother- in-law, was named as an accomplice, i Doth mon disappeared before the war-1 rents wero served, but O'Connor was arrostot by the police authorities of Vallejo, Cal., ami brought back, Ed sall In still at larco. At tho session this morning work of empaneling the Jury was commenc ed, but It is not expuotod that the Jury blx will be filled until tomorrow. District Attorney II. F. Mulkey Is prosucuting tho case ami Attorney . .. . . . . . i- uu wiry is appearing lor me oe- lOIHIUIlC. lf the real estate ad "reads all right," go and ce tho projiei'ty, and you'll probably find that the ad n ' "stiuixltt" and candid Perhnps most of your "had luck" RA U 'consists to lulling lo answer tin Want ads Hnt nds tbat coiitniu opp.it tumli -'for j on. WEST UNION, O. ! I , , ,..,.. I. ,W ! -I UNITED WEST IS VS. SOLID SOUTH President Receives Over 30,000 Tel egrams From West Urging Him lo Work for San Francisco as Sito for Exposition. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. 23. As a result of annouucementH pub lished In wubtorn papers today, Pres ident Taft recolvcd this morning tolo grauiH from fi0!) commercial organiza tions demanding consideration of tho United west as against tho "solid south" In placing tho sito for tho Pan ama fair In 1915. At noon moro than .'10,000 tele grams had been filed In wOHtorn com munities for tho president, accord ing to an announcement from tho headquarters of tho S.in Francisco boomers. All tho messagoB prosontod the domandK of tho west that Presi dent Taft vigorously aid in securing tho fair for tho coast. Activity of tho westorn boomors today mnkCK tho offorts of tho Now Orleans backorn appo.ir tamo. Tho capital ban seldom seen uuch a flro of demands, pleas and protestations as S.in Francisco concentrated on con-grr-HH today preparatory to tomor .ow's contest, and It Is gonornlly silil "IT hustle will get tl'o fair, San Fianclsco will win." s ;.RE HEARING IS F Supremo Court of California Gives Frisco Boodler Another Chance Appellata Court Turned Him Down Some Months Ago. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 23. -The state supreme court today or- Klcicd a lli'lieui'iiig nuioro uiu upptn I ate court of the plea of Abraham Knef for a new trial on tliuiudiet- meat under which lie was convicted of bribery and sentenced to id ysnrs iinprit.oumeiil al San Quontiii, Tim indictment was brought in ! tho "trolley" case aud was tri.'d I before Superior .Indue Luwlor. II iief wan couicted in November, ,1007, and niece then lias had his case on appeal. The apMal was de nied bv the appelate court v'mht mouths auo. HAIISIIFIKLD, Mo., Jan. 23. Ad- niittiiiif onlv of a verdict of first or ' second degree murder, Judge Skiu- 1 ner read his charue to the jury i". ilir trial .if Waller J)iU'v and Gl die Smith, chin i.'1-d with the murder i Mill. II. vm lii li.iiii.nu Staul. Iv i. Il.l .J.!.l GRANTED E WILL PUT BAN ON SALE OF ALL FISH OF ROGUE Bill to That Effect Is Introduced In Legislature Eleven New Would-Bo Laws Arc Introduced In as Many Minutes. EXPERIMENT STATION FOR ROGUE IS ASKED Clyde's Freo Text Book Bill Pa New Masonic Body Is H li Buchanan's Measure. SALEM, Or., Jan. 23. ElqffcnJ would,-bo lawa hit tho houso In ten minutes thin morning. This makes 18-1 In one branch of tho lcglslnturo In two weeks, which is a record down this way. A southern Orocon experi ment station, now nnd higher bonds for tho treasurer of Multnomah coun ty, a ban on tho sale of all fish caught in tho Hoguo river, aud forbidding tho pursuing of nny business undor an assumed name, unless said nnmo Is registered w'tli tho county clerk, aro among tho things provided for in tho new measures. Clyde's freo textbook bill passed tho houso almost unanlmoiioly thin morning aud favorable action from tho soiinto Is expected. This bill rives tho voters In any school district tho right to decldo whether tho dis trict aliall provldo booka freo to all tho pupils or not nnd to a certain extent curbs the ; present graft of tho school book trust by taking out of tho I nnds'oT the book cliijuo tho se lection of textbooks. Houso bill number li by Iluchnuau pnssed this morning In tho house. Tho measure Is directly aimed at tho now Macouic body that Is operating In Oregon and that clalmu It han Its au thority direct from tho Scottish char ter body. This bill provides ponaltlcs for tho iifo oi tho Insignia, passwords or other secret lodgo credentials by anybody not authorized by tho Htato grand lodgo. Thin nffecta practically only tho Masons, makes tho Oregon f, nil id lodgo tho controlling body of tho state, aud makes 'it Illegal and a mlsdomeauor for any other body of Miisoiih to scok or arcept mombors. Houso bill No. 173 Introduced this morning will gjvo Multnomah county two moio clicuit JudgcB at tho same si'larloH $ 1000 tho present judge receive. This will give Multnoiunh county seven judges, and tho mato . Iiil Increase, costing moro th.in $10, 000 a year, was nelthor oxpoctod by monibors of tho Multnomah delega tion, nor, so far as can bo discovered hero, regarded as nocosnary ovon by tho Multnomah liar association. Tho two additional Judges ,"ould bo ap pointed by tho govnrnor to servo un til tho next general election, WILL BURY MAN WHO DIED ALONE Aged Carpenter, Who Was Found Dead in Bed, to Be Interred in Cathplic Cemetery with Catholic Rites Sister Telegraphs . George Hogc, ''5 years old, who was found dead In hod at l.ls lodgings at 700 South Oakdale street a weok auo last Saturday, will be burlod to morrow In thu Catholic comotory at Jacksonville. Hoggs' death was caused by an at tack of heart failure, suffered during tho night, ami ho was found to have expired when called for bronkfnst. The deceased was a carpenter by trade and formerly a member of tho union, hut Investigation after his death revealed that bis anion card wus not up to date, nnd on thoso (rounds the local lodge of the organ ization refused to assume- tho respon sibility of the Intormo'H. from bin affortH. Ilmnllv Pnmiinr i .1..1.1. a iwi i.n tnnv ,.'.,. f .hn1 body, discovered that Hoggs had a Hlster in t'iruK, and a telogram to hor brought an answer this morning !;ii P ill' w (Continued on pugo 8 ) PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS GETTUGFTHER Formal Announcement of the Na tional Republican Progressive League Is Made Senators, Gov ernors and Congressmen Sign. BOURNE IS PRESIDENT; N0RRIS, VICE PRESIDENT Object of League Is Promotion of Popular Government and Prog i rcssivo Legislation I ti Nation. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 23. Formal announ'ceniont was made to day of tho organization of tho nation al republican progressive league. It was formed by progressive republic an senators, governors, congressmen aud othors to make n nation-wide, systematic fight for popular govern ment. Plana that hnvo been under way slnco tho opening of congress wero consummated at a meeting Saturday night, when a declaration of princi ples wns signed and a constitution adopted nnd tho following officers elected: lloiiruo In President. President, Senator Bourne of Ore- gon. ' -l First vlce-presldont, Congressman NorrlH of Nebraska. Second vlco-prealdont, Osborne of Michigan. Governor i Treasuror, Charles Crane, Chicago. Executive commltteo Senators' Clnpp of Minnesota nnd Drlstow and Lenroot of Wisconsin, Itoproscntntlve elect William Kent of California, Glf ford Plnchot of Poiinsylvnnla, George L. Record of Now Jersoy. Want .Popular (Jovcnmient. Tho declaration of principle.1) was signed by nlno ropublfcnn United States senators, tho governors of six republican states aud 1G members of tllO llOIIKO. Tho object of tho leaguo Ih tho pro motion of popular government and progresslvo legislation. "Popular government In Amorlca has beon thwarted, progresslvo legis lation strangled by Hpeclal Interests which 'control caucuses, dologatea to conventions and party organizations, and through tho control of the ma chinery of tho govornmont, dictate nominations and platforms nnd elect administrations, legislatures, repro soutntlvcH In congress, United Stntes hountoi'H and control cabinet offices," says tho declaration. Public Iutctv.st Thwarted. "Under oxlstlng conditions, legis lation In tho public Interest has been muffled nnd defeated. This Is ovi deuced by n long struggle to securo laws but partially offcctlvo, for con trol of railway rates and services and a icvialon of tho tariff In tho In terest of tho producer and consumer; I HtntutoM dealing with trusts and com ' bluatloiiH, based on sound economic 1 principles ns applied to modern In dustrial nnd commercial conditions; wise, comprehensive and impartial ' construction of thu banking aud mon jctnry laws; cousorvnlion of coal, oil, I gas, timber, wnter power sites and i othor natural rosnurcea belonging to tho people, and for tho onnctmont of all legislation solely for tho common KOOtl. j j States Point tho Way. "Just In proportion as popular gov ernment has in certain stntes super ceded tho dolcgato convention system and tho people have assumed control of the machinery of government, hns govornmont become rosponslvo to tho popular will and legislation beon so citrod. l "Tho Progressive Republican leaguo liollovos that popular govornmont is fundnmontnl to all other questions. To this oud it advecates: "1 Kloctlon ot Unttod States sen ators by direct voto of people. "2 Dlroct prlnmrlofi for tho noui luntlon of all oloutlvo officials. "3 Dlroct election ot dologates to national conventions with tho oppor tunity of tho votor to express his choice for president and vice-president, l "4 Amondmont of stato conatltu- ,lonB Providing for tho lnltluttve, ret eroudum and rcciill. "5 A tliorugh-golngeorrupt prac tices act." ii (Oiintluucd on ikigo 3.) & 'Vj I H M 4 4 w iisini nmm-imml 'i'-1 'imSSmmmLammBLtBmmmmmmmmBmimm