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WEATHER
CLEARINGS
Hank clearings today were
Itnlii mid .snow.
fortieth yeau.
AEEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY. .JANlTA"RY 31, 1911.
Xo. 268.
A EXPOSITION TO SAN FRANCISCO
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TIPS IN OR
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F BILL PASSE
Proposed Law Makes it Crime for
Any Employer to Solicit or Reserve
a Tip Botli Qivcr and Receiver
Would he Violation. Law.
RUSK IS ACCUSED
OF BEJNG A CZAR
Representative Neuner of Douglas
Declares That He Has Had Enough
of "This Joe Cannon Stunt."
RALK.M", Ore. Jan. 11. Senator
Diniiclv't bill providing for eight
hours for employees of nil niiiiiu
fncluring institutions where the 1111-i'liiiiM-4
nie run for ti longer period
(I11111 ti.'i bonis 11 calendar lny, passed
the senute thin forenoon with but
Jie votes registered against it.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 31. Waiters,
porters, bellboys and othors who grow
rich on tbo bounty of the, generous
tipper will have slim pickings If the.
bill now being prepared by Repre
sentative Blgelow of Portland be
comes a law. Tlio lllgelow bill is
shaped after the Washington anti
tipplng law, which provides a ponul
t for both tipper and tippee. if it
should pass it would bo a crime, in
Oicgnn for any employe to solicit or
receive a fee or tip, and both giver
and receiver would bo violating the
law.
Representative Xouner of Douglas
county caused some excitement in the
lioiiho today by accusing Speaker
Husk of being a czar. Neuner Is one
of the legislators who stayed away
from Saturday's session and ho took
exceptions today to the rulings of the
speaker in fining tlioso who remained
away. "We have- bad-enough of this
.loo Cannon business," said Neuner.
"and I for one am not going to stand
for It any longor."
Hills killed In tho house tills morn
ing wero tho Peterson monsuro pro
filing for tho abolition of capital
punishment, which was indefinitely
postponed; houso bill No. 217, which
profiled that no ono under IS years
of age should be allowed to run an
autoniobllo and house bill No. 170.
relating to tho list of agencies trans
acting buslnoss with public bodlos.
A lively scrap is on In tho senate
over the pnssago of tho Ulmmick
eight-hour law. Tho bill Ir up today
for third reading, nnd the big em
ployers of Orogon aro making a stron
uous effort to havo It klllod.
Senator Bowermnn is lending the
fight against tho nieasuro on tho
giound that it will injure the flour
industry of onstern Oregon.
Senator Dlmmlck made startliug
charges ngainst tlio paper mills of
Oiegon City, which he accused of
working their employes for nearly
2 I hours at one stretch. A vote will
be taken on tho bill some time this
afternoon.
BUBONIC PLAGUE
FRIGHTENS KAISER
LONDON, Jan. 31. Owing to the
prevalence of bubonic plague In Chi
na and Manchuria, the visit of the
German crown princa to the orient
lias boen postponed, according to a
dispatch published today by Reuters
agency. The prince will end his tour
ui ..nee. the dlapatch says, returning
to IJerllu from Calcutta.
Notes of regret have been sent to
the countries the prince Intended to
Mslt. The change In plans, It Is un
derwood, was rosde at the express
directum of thu kaiser.
If the real estate ad "read al
li-lit," go and see the property, ami
nu'll probably find thut the ad -"straight"
nud candid.
WLID
SAVINGS BANK
TAKES LEASE ON
S CORNER 7TB SC
New Institution Will Occupy Quar
ters From Which Allen Grocery
Company is Movinjj Will Be En
tirely Remodeled.
THIS PUTS BANK ON
EACH CORNER THERE
New Fermanent House Hopes to Be
Ready for Business Within Next
Sixty Days.
Tho First Savings Hank fc Trust
company have taken a lease on the
quarters being vacated by tlio Alien
Grocery company, at Seventh and
Central avenue, owned by Dr. 11. P.
Atkins. Tlio corner will bo entirely
remodeled and fitted pioperly for the
institution. Tho new concern hopes
to be ready for business within tlio
next CO days.
Tlio incorporators of tho new com
pany are C. K. Newhnll, Kurles S. S.
Smith, J. D. Heard and A. 13. Iteames.
Tho capital stock is ?G0,000.
Tho incorporators of the new in
stitution stato that they Intend to
handlo only savings accounts and to
do a trust company business. They
will in no manner enetr the commer
cial banking field, which Is occupied
by four banks at the present time.
Two of the Incorporator Messrs.
Heard and Heames aro well known
in tho city, being residents of Med
ford. Their associates, Messrs. New
hall and Smith, come from tho east,
where the were engaged in tho bank
ing business.
SCHOOLTO STAGE
Fred Carlyle, Dramatic Coach of
University of California, Arrives to
Coacli Production hy Local High
School.
Fred Carl vie the ilramntie coach oi
the Unier-ity of California arrived
from Berkeley yesterday to coach
I lie operatic extravaganza ''The .Mili
tary fiirl" by students of Medlim!
High School. The production i
very ambitious one mitl will be staged
omelime in February. "The Militur
fiirl" is. in two acts, the frst being
a inlitary M)t. The principal character-,
are as the name suggests moitly
of u military order, hiumo of the
dashing order, military drills, prettv
costumes, intricate daneiiK and len
did comedy make the e.traaganze
.ne which will please the most fnli-(I1..11-.
Thcie are about seventy 111
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IS SLIGHTLY BETTER
PHILADELPHIA, Pa . Jan. 31.
The condition of Archbishop Hyan,
believed d.ving from heart trouble,
was reported Improved today. The
prelate passed a comfortable night,
according to a bulletin Issued by his
pb)lcUns, and was resting easy to
day. BRING MAN BACK
HERE FOR FUNERAL
The bodv of Thomas OiUon, who
died in Kalem recently, will be
brought buck here for interment in
the J.iekoiiille Cemetery.
r,l. ltakci J"Iim A I'irl will meet
tlic b..d h' ic '"' '-,l1 '""l h"ld u
pending luniK.i .iinn -:- "-' t.
nui ma
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PACIFIC COAST CITY WIN
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SEVERE ELECTRICAL
STORM IN LOS ANGELES
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LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Jan. -f
f 31. A severe rain and elec- -f
f trlcal storm caused consld-
f orabio damngo here last night, -f
The main plant of the Los -f
f Angeles Gas and Electric -f
4- Light company was damaged, -f
Tho East Lake power houso -f
f of the Edison company was -f
f struck, but tho arresters car- -f
f rled the heavy current into -f
f tlio ground. -4-
So severe was tho disturb- -f
nnco that tho ducks in East -f
- Lake park wore killed and -f
4- persons In that vicinity re- -f
4- ported that tho ground 4-4-
around tho lako was smoking 4-4-
as if on fire several seconds -f
4- after ho lightning struck. -f
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ELY PROVES HE
HAS THE NERVE
Aviator Goes Down in Submarine
But Fails to Fall for Scare Officers
of Craft Would Throw Into
Him.
SAN niF.CIO, Cnl., Jim. 31. The
laugh is not on Kiigene Kly, the avia
tor today. The officers of the miu
niarino boat I'ike took Kly down un
der the bay yesterday. In the course
of the run water was ndmitted into
one of the compartments of the sub
marine. As usual this made a rather
alarming noise, nnd some of the crew,
bent on scaring Klv a little, as other
isitors have been scared, eiied out
111 apparent alarm:
"Engineer, what is that?"
Then all looked at Kly to see him
grow pale. The trouble was he did
not. Xor did he bat an eyelid. And
thereupon they admitted that Hly had
the requisite none for een n miii
marine job.
T. R. SAYS: II
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Says "We" Must Work and Fiht for
Restoration of Popular Rule
Through Direct Primary, Recall
and Like Measures.
JKHSEY CITY, X. J.. Jan. 31. -"I'm
a progressive. 1 oouldn't be
an thing olo, for 11 progrosfcivo I
me who really bolioveu in tho puo
plc" is the moBsago which Theodore
oose(H sont to tho Now- Idoa He
i. iblicans at Jersoy City Inst night.
i da the leader are discussing the
letti r the colonel sent in answer to
.111 invitation to speak.
The letter wa read by Onorgo Hoc
nrd. before the proifrewdvo gathor
in. "I am aorr' I cnnnol acnopt an
invitation to RMtak before tho Pro
gressive Republican League of Hud
son County," Ifoosevelt wrote. "Wo
must work and fisrht for the restora
tion of popular rule through the di
rect primary, ft corrupt practice act,
popular election of senators, direct
nomination of national convention
delegates and the initiative and refer
endum where thoy are needed. These
are wood onlv if, when adopted, they
are ucd to secure the welfure of the
people.
If vou are sure that your storo of
fers better ulues than anv other in
voir line, be equally biiro that it J
better adertied.
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SENATE WILE
FOp EEAD
San Francisco Mail With Joy Sen
ate Business Men Have Hats Hirjh
in Air and Parade on Market
Street Their Hopes Come True.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 31.
San Francisco won tho preliminary
vote on tho world's fair fl;ht today.
Tho house decided to take up tlio
ICalin resolution for immedlato con
sideration. The voto was: San Fran
cisco JSS, Now Orleans 15G.
Tho action of tho house cuts off
any consideration in that body of
the claims of Now Orleans for tho
world's fair slto and means that the
house favors San Francisco.
Senate Will Kollow Lead.
San Francisco hooiaeis in con-
Kiess this afternoon pay tho senate
will follow tlio lead tlio house, and
they regard the fight as already won.
Tho special rule providing for half
nn hour debate on each side was
unanimously adopted. Mooro of
Pennsylvania, republican, asked if hu
could name some noutral city.
"Hongkong If yuu llko,' said tho
bpeaker.
Congressman Fassett of Js'ow York,
republican, opened tho debato for San
Francisco. That San Francisco Is on
the nf rest end of tlio ennui and Now
Orleans on tho nearest was tho main
point of his argument.
"Thero is room for 12,000,000
liomeueekers out thoro," ho said.
"Why not let tho world know It by
giving them tho fnir?"
Gardner of Massachusetts followed
Fassett, suppoitlng San Francisco.
Frisco Mail Willi Joy.
SAN FKANCISCO, Jan. 31. Tho
news that San Fianciuco had won the
preliminary fight for tho world's fair
caused a wild demonstration In San
Francisco. Whistles screamed the
tidings to tho residents nnd thoro was
a demonstration at tho headipiarters
of tho exposition.
Tho wlroloss station at Yurlm
Huona fhibliod tlio tidings to every
vessel on the Pacific ocean that could
ho reached.
In inarkot stroot thoro was a 10
mnrkahlo demonstration. People
shouted and danced and 111011 hugged
each other. Tho crowd loft tho slilo
walks and matched up tho middle of
the broad street shouting and laugh
ing. Tho whole city snouied to havo
gone wild with Joy when tho result
was announced. Flags woro raised
over tho downtown buildings and tho
shipping in tlio harbor.
At tho headquarteiB of tlio Pan
ama Pacific International company In
tho Merchants' Kxchango, staid busl
noss men forgot their dignity and
lioppod around like school hoys. Tho
big building was fairly shaken with
tho thttndor of cheers that wont up.
Tho demonstration continued for
nearly half an hour.
WASIUNCiTON, D. C. Jan. 31
A final rain of telegrams urging tho
claims of Sun Francisco wore ic
coivod today from tho oitius of the
I'aoifiu Coat.t by tho congicnsniwi
who woro scheduled to voto this at
toruoou on the site for a I'miamc.
Mxpohition. At heudiuarleis cbcci
iug messages trom homo were hIiovsci -ed
iiiion the San Francisco boosters
hero to watch the final stages oi
the fight. Around the Sun Frnncixco
headquarters during the morning
thoro was an air of ouliinism and lh-j
boosters predicted a majority of the
voto in the house on the first ballot.
New Orleans booster were etie;jt urilved from Nog.iles repoit Mux
during the morning. Final effort ' (.a f(lcrul tmop and iebels have
were wade to win ovor individual !,tteu engaged fighting near Canauea
congressmen. The real work of tuoUiwe gumruy. No details of tba bat
rival delegations, however, was fin-jut, have been received,
ixhed lat uigbt and the energies of, a report that tho Mexican govern
both today werp confined to keeping .! jg offering $10 a day for Amer-
(C'untliiutd on pace S.)
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SALEM, Ore., Jan. 31.- If
flovernor Wot signs Senator
Locke's bill which prohibits
the use of Hie title "doctor"
ns 11 business sign save by
those who have been licensed
bv the slate, Christian Scien
tist practitioners in Oregon
will not be allowed to use tho
title.
Tlio bill however will not
piive them of their right to
practice.
The lne'nsuro slipped
through tho senato yesterday
iifternoon after 11 short de
bate, and only two votes wero
cast against it. It is iiitued it
"fake" doctors.
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WORKMEN MAKE
EF
Portions of Human Skeleton is Found
on Old Bcckman Placo Near Eagle
Point Now Owned hy Benton Bow
ers. Workmen engaged In building a
fence on the old lleokmau placo near
ICaglo Point, which Is now ownod by
Denton ilowors, recently mado a
gruesome find when thoy uncovered
portions of a lpiuiau skeleton. Thoy
lOported their find and thu authori
ties are investigating.
Tho bouos wero ngod and it Is be
lieved that they aro portions of some
early pioneer or Indian, as 110110 of
tho old bottlers In that uelghhoihood
recall any mysterious dlBiipeparanco
In recent years.
COUNCIL MEETS
10 FIX DATE
Petition for Vacation of Alley for
Post Office Site Will Be Brought
Up at Special Meeting This After
noonThirty Days Notice.
In order to qualify with tho logal
requiieuientB culling for a .10-day
period bofoie grunting a hearing, tho
city council will moot this afternoon
10 set a date for tho final hearing of
a petition of a number of property
holders 011 an alley runnliiK botwuou
Fifth and Sixth streets parallel to
Holly and Ivy stroets.
A petition signed by nil of tho
property holders was recently fllod
with the city recorder, tho doslro bo
lug to vacate In ordnr to permit of
the sale of tho necossary amount of
ground required by tho fodaral au
thorities for the now postofflco slto.
A date will bo so by tho council
this afternoon before which protest
niuv bo filed against tho vacation of
the pot tiori of the alley required.
HEAVY BATTLE 18
IirACHrc V, J.m III Persons
haii army vetetuns is denied,
VOTES
GRUESOM
NO
ROAD IS GIVEN
WEK 10 MAKE
ITS NEW TARIFF
Railroad Officials Agree to Rush
Preparation of New Schedule From
Portland to Southern Oregon Points
Given Brief Respite.
ANYONE WHO HAS
SAVED BILLS MAY RECOVER
Medford Traffic Bureau's Case for
Lower Commodity Rate Will
Come up This Week.
Hailwny Commissioner C. II. Ail
chison has given the Southern l'ncife
trnffiu officials n week's timu in
which to issuo the new tariff for
Southern l'ucifio class rules, pur
suant to tho order oftho Commission
that should havo become offectivu Oc
tober 15. Following n refusiil of the
Federal Court to grant n restraining
older pending final hearing of thu
case, there was nothing for tho eom.
nany to do but acquiesce, and it
agreed to hasten preparation of tho
tariff.
Attorney J. N. Teal, who nppeuvs
for the Commission in the legal pro
ceedings, says that tho JfTiO.OOO bond
of thu company filed at tho time of
the application for a temporary in
junction, will cover I ho higher rules
paid by shippers on Southern Pacific
class freight between October 13, and
the decsiou of tho court last week.
Any one who preserved bis bill of
lading can recover tho difference be
tween what the rnto should have
been in thai period and what was
really charged.
Is Important Hilling.
Jlnkjug the Southern I'acifie's
schedule of fi eight charges in the
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SERIOUS FLOOD
Southern Pacific Loses Miles of
Track Lowlands arc Flooded
Heavy Snow in Mountains Melting
Rapidly.
STOCKTON', Cal., Jan. 31. With
much of yoKteidiiy's freshet witter
still standing on tho hundred of
acres in this county and a vast vol
ume of water Killing toward tho low
land, from tho mountains, tho pros
peotri aid for a serious flood. Lin
den, 12 miles east of Stockton, is
already under water. Tho Farming
lon district is inundated for inilds.
The Southern Pacific roadbed wa
uimhud out north of the CaIaor.is
Itiver last night and thu oompuuy is
now cut off from Sacramento. The
( untrnl Uiltlonuu Traction oompauv
was obliged to censo operations oi
tho Stooktou-Suernmonto lino hut
night, tho third rail being under wa
ter. This morning cars are being
pulled through the flooded section
with a locomotive
BACK FROM
TRIP
THROUGH HILLS;
Samuel S. Su earning, deputy sup
crvinur of tho Crater lMtko National
Potest, leturnod to the city Sunday
lioiu an e.vtonsivo tour of tha for
est. During hig triw Mr. Sweenning,
who was on snow shoes most of the
lime, encountered snows varying
from throe aud one half feat to sovun
feet deep.
OuUide of u slight cold he was
none thu uri for hi trying jour-"'J'.
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COSTLY BLAZE
THOUGHT TO BE
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Talent Suffers $30,000 Blaze Five
Business Houses Arc Destroyed
Flames Started in Hardware Storo
of Marion Trycr.
CITIZENS SEARCH FOR
SOME CLUE TO INCENDIARY
Blazo Started Shortly at 2 o'clock
This Morning Help is Sum
moned From Nearby Towns.
Citizens of tho littlo town of Tal
ont, Just south of this city, aro today
searching for some cluo as to tho
origin of a disastrous firo bollovod to
havo boon of Incondlnry origin, which
dostroyed tho building occupied by
tlio Marlon Tryer lmrdwnro storo, tho
C. W. Woltor8 niorcantllo storo, tho
Stato Bank of Talent, J. P. Norman's
harbor shop and John Conway's shoo
storo.
Tho firo stnrtcd shortly nftor 2
o'clock Tuesday morning, and al
though calls for asslstnnco woro sent
to tlio flip department of Medford nnd
Ashland, tho local volunteer brlgndo
at Talent succeeded in getting tho
flames undor control boforo tho Ash
land apparatus arrived. Tho Med
ford call wiib cancelled n short tlmo
after tho nlnrm was given nnd boforo
a start was mado on tho Journoy to
Talent.
Total Loss .i:i(),O0().
Tho total loss Is placed at between
$125,000 nnd $:i0,000, part of which
Is covered by Insurance.
Tlio hollof la strong in Tnlont that
tho firo was started hy lncondlnrles.
Shortly after i) o'clock last night om
ployos of tho Tryer storo passed by
tho front of It nnd nt tho time mado
sure that thoro was even a remnant
of tho day's firo in tlio stovo. At 1
o'clock this morning ovorytblng Is
still believed to havo boon secure, as
( W. Woltors said that, being un
able to sloop, ho had gone to tho win
dow of ills room nnd had looked out
over tho property which n abort tlmo
later was btirnod to tho ground. At
the time, ho said today, ho noticed
what ho then thought was a bank of
fog settling over tlio hank building.
Ho returned to bod, but at 2 o'clock
got up again to find flames eating
their way through tlio roof of tho
Tryor hardwaro storo.
ltlao Spread ltapldly.
In quick succession tlio blazo
spread to tlio hank, to tho barber
shop, tho Conway storo and thu Wal
ters building nnd was only proventcd
fiom enveloping tho buildings of tho
Talent Drug and Furnlturo companies
and tho Dell hotel, which aro only
separated from tho burnod proper
ties by an olxbt-fnot alley, by heroic
work on tho part of tlio volunlier
firo fighters.
Besides tho loss of bis building
and stock, John Conway nluo Buf
fered tho loss of a pnpor containing
the name of tho local agent of tho
Phoenix Mutual Flio Insuranco com
pany of Oregon, in which company
his building was cnrrlod, and spent
the rouialndor of today calling up
Medford Insuranco mon in an en
deavor to locato tlio agent.
REVOLUTIONISTS READY
TO MARCH ON CAPITOT
SAN J TAX DKIi SUK, Nicaragua,
Jan. 31. Oonorul Duron and 000 rev
olutionists prewired today to march
on Tegucigalpa, tlio capital of Hon
duras. The rebels nlroady havo In
vaded the department of Cholutcca,
A second body of revolutionists la
operating near Campnnoto and prob
ably will join Gonoral Duron.
Want ads la tho Mall Tribune aro
like Investments n Medford real es
tate Biiro winners,
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