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MEDFORD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1911.
No. 275.
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MALARKEY BILL
FINDS FRIENDS
IN COMITTFE
Public Utility Measure is Reported
Favorably and is Made Special
Order of the Day Kellalicr Says
Proposed Law is Full of Jokers.
OREGON SOLDIER BOYS
GAIN BIG INCREASE
Bailey Hangs on to His Job Senate
Tables Changes Charges Hurl
ed in Senate Over Bill.
', $ALtJM, Or., Fob. S. Malarkcy's
public, utility bill was reported fn
Vinibjyln the senato today by the
rnWojuljWmmiBSlon. Senator Kel
lahor'chnlrmnn of tho committee,
brought In n minority report In which
ho charged that Mnlarkoy's measuro
was "full of jokers." Tho bill was
inndo a special order for li:!!0 this
afternoon. Tliat It will pass In the
senato is indicated by the test vote
rejecting the minority report.
National (iuni-cl Gets Coin.
Iliso bill No. 72, which increases
the annual appropriation of the Ore
gon national guard from S4&.000 to
$70,000, went sailing through the
house at this morning's session. Tho
bill met with littlo opposition, ovon
Illgolow, tho "treasury watchdog,"
voting for the soldier boys.
Governor West today received a
tolegnuu from tho Seattle chamber
of commerce asking the stato organ
ization to assist tho plague sufferers
In China. Tho governor may ask the
legislature to take some action,
liuiley. Hangs On.
All tho charges against Dairy and
Food Commissioner Uniley may bo
dropped. Tho sonato today follow
ed tho example set by the house yes
torday by tabling tho charges. Bai
ley's friends In the two houses are
acsuslng tho governor of being be
hind the investigation, and it is prob
able that the commissioner will hold
onto tho office until his term expires.
Charges and counter-charges were
hurled back and forth this morning
in tho houso during tho debate on
Uowermnn's bill creating tho office
of assistant secretary of state.
Thompson of Lake county, who sup
ported tho bill, accused Governor
Vest of sending his emissaries into
into tho houso to lobby against Us
patsage and Hrownhlll, the Independ
ent membor from Yamhill county,
inndo tho charge that Thompson and
othor friends of Dowerman wanted
tho offico croatod for H. II. Corey,
chief clerk In tho secretary of btato's
offico, and a closo friend of tho for
mer acting govornor.
"A Fat .lob."
"This looks like a schemo of tho
old mnchlno to provide a fat job for
somebody, and tho niombers of this
houso should vote It down," said
Hrownhill. Fonts and Ammo of Mult
nomah and Johnson of Marion also
attacked tho bill.
McKInney nccmsod thoso who op
posed tho bill of not being good re
publicans, and Fonts promptly retort
ed that. tho republican party in Ore
gon met dofont for passing such laws
as tho one before tho public. After
much wrangling the bill passed by a
vote of 32 to 25.
MENACE TO ALFONSO
CROSSES GREAT DIVIDE
MADRID, Feb. S.-Ono groat
niennee to tho reign of King Alfonso
was removed today when Juan Costn,
loader of Hib Spanih republican..,
died here. Costa wat regarded as the
it longest figure in the propaganda
mid hi death is believed likely to
moan a drifting apart of the ropubli
oaii factions which he had largely held
together sineo the execution of Prof
owior Ferrer at Barcelona.
Times Suspect Released.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., Feb. 8.
Charles Smith held here several
day as susjwet iu connection with
the dynamiting of tho Times plant in
l.w Angelas last October, is at lib
erty today.
He was released afUr a brief con
enration with a wpwaentatiYS of
the Lo Angeles district utturne)'
YOUNGEST COUPLE
EVER WED IN THIS
COUNTY GET LICENSE
Sou of Kev. lloocrt Kunls to AWd
Sister of Dr. T. AV. Hester
Each Seventeen Years Old.
Tho Rev. Robert Ennls, pastor of
tho Presbyterian church of Jackson
ville, accompanied by Dr. T. AV. Hes
ter, nlso of that place, visited the
office of County Clerk AVllllnm R.
Coleman tills morning and gravely
Informed Deputy Clerk Flora Thomp
son that they had como for a mar
rlago license.
After the first shock, Miss Thomp
son ascertained that tho license was
for tho marriage of AVordon Ennls,
the 17-ycar-old son of the minister,
to Miss Mary Hester, nlso 17, and
the sister of Dr. Hester.
The wedding ceremony will take
place this afternoon at tho homo of
tho bride's parents in Jacksonville.
Tho two principals, who date the
beginning of their romance bnck to
the days wnon the nether garments
of each were abbreviated closo to the
knees, are tho youngest to have ever
secured a marriage llcenso at the
Jackson county courthouse, and, so
far as the memories of the oldest of
tho old timers In this vicinity date
bnck, are the youngest couple to
launch a matrimonial craft ever
known In southern Oregon.
The bridegroom, who apepars much
older than 17, is employed in tho
mines near Jacksonville, and the
youthful bride camo homo from Now
burg, whore sho has been attending
school, only last Sunday.
The wedding will bo a quiet homo
affair.-
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High Officials of Russian Police Say
Their Agents Havo Warned Them
of Great Trouble Which is to Come
in the Near Future.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. S. Eu
rope Is on the ovo of a despernto
struggle with anarchy, according to
high officials of tho Russian police
today, who say their agents havo
warned them of trouble in tho near
future. Even England, thoy say,
realizes tho situation and tho bill to
bo Introduced In parliament provid
ing for tho exclusion of undesirables
from England Is tho best evidence of
the official attitude.
Tho arrest in Buda Pest of Dr.
Pater Saraflnoff or Moscow for n plot
to kill Czar N'lcholas, tho breaking
up of a Charlottonburg conspiracy to
assassinate tho kaiser, tho ronowal
of bomb outrngos at Barcolona, Spain,
and tho activity of tho anarchists In
France and Italy, tho police say, all
point to a ronowal of tho terrorist
activity. The pollco predict a per
fect epidemic of anarchist plots and
outrages during tho coming summer.
chargeswTfe
WITjKRUELIY
Charles M. Rexford Asks Divorce
From His Wife, Alice, on Grounds
That She Abuses Him in Presence
of Children Married Herein 1880.
Charging his wife, Aliee Itexford,
with having treated him in n cruol
and inhuman manner, and alleging
that for several months past sho lia
refused to live with him and that
she hag boasted to neighbors of the
humiliation and porsonnl indignities
tht she lias heaped upon him, Charles
M. Rexford, of Jaokwm county, filed
papers iu tho circuit court yesterdav
asking for an absolute divorce.
According to (ho eoin)aitit, the
oouple were married in this county
in 1SS0. They have five children,
the youngest of which a girl, is now
fourteen yearn old.
Kexford asserts that he has at ail
times provided for his wife mid fam
ily to the best of his ability, but
that of late bis wife has developed
an ungovernable temper.
The eowiriaint state that Itexford
is the owner of considerable acreage,
but that a satisfactory monetary set
tlement ha been arranged outside of
ANARCHY
SPREADS
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court.
WINS IN SENATE
Senate Committeo on Expositions
Votes Unaminously in Favor of
Pacific Coast City For Panama
Exposition.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. S. The
Semite committee on expositions to
day voted unanimously in favor of
Snu Francisco for the Puiinnm Fair
Tho action of tho committee vir
tually ends the opposition of New
Orleans to the selection of San Fran
cisco. It is believed tho resolution
reported favorably by the senate com
mittee will soon bo adopted by tin?
senate.
TAFT TO FORCE
CONGRESS TO ACT
Will Stand No Dilatory Tactics By
Congress in Any Attempt to Hold
Up a Vote on Legislation He Fav
ors. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 8.-
Presidenl Tnft today made it plain
Hint ho will stand no dilatory tactics
by congress in any attempt to hold
up n vote on legislation he desires.
The president summoned Senators
Crane (Massachusetts) and Carter
(Montana) and placed upon them the
responsibility for un extra session,
described as "an no&hrdlulnoihrdlu
While tho meeting was officially
described as "an informal talk on
legislation," it vis learned at its con
clusion that Ihe president camo out
flat with the declaration (hat ho mu&l
have certain of his measures passed,
even if it required nnother'sossioii.
The senators said they would at
tempt to secure consideration of (hi
various measures.
HIGH COST OF
Southern Pacific Officials Testify
Regarding the Expense of Mountain
Operation as an Excuse for Resist
ing Ordered Reduction in Rates.
PORTLAND. Fob. 8. Goneral Su
perintendent J. M. Davis of tho Cal
ifornia division of tho Southern Pa
cific railway, told a story of almost
Insuperable difficulties oncountorod
by tho company In operating ovor tho
Siskiyou mountains to Examiner
Ward Prouty of tho interstate com
merce commission today. Ho gavo
this recital to prove that tho com
pany could not afford to haul lum
ber across this formidable rnngo for
13.10 and ?3.00 a ton, as ordorod by
tho commission. Many Interesting
facts were presented In regard to the
oporaUng difficulties faced, and tho
expense of tho work.
Tho ninxlnium grade on the Slskl
yous Is 3.15 por cont, and Tor 52 miles
of the mountain unction the curva
ture ranges from 0 to 1 1 dogreos. In
a dlstanco of 207 miles there Is 107
miles of tho track on a curve, only
100 nilloB of the reach being left on
a tangont. When Hnrnum & Dalloy's
circus of 81 rars was taken over the
mountain last summer Mr. Davis said
that 10 locomotives had to be used.
In tho matter of brake shoes alone
tho genoral superintendent declared
the company underwent a heavy ox
lienso at this point, because of the
oxtra ordinary grades. In the past
year ho said that 11.170 shoes had
been removed from company trains
at Ashland, whereas only 10 1 w;ere
removed at Red Illuff, on the south
ern run. Shoes are about two Inches
thick when put on, but when It Is
found at Ashland that they are worn
to Inches thickness, they are re
moved, because It Is found that cross
ing the mountains will wear out more
lhaa a half inch shoe. This heavy
duty Is made necessary to prevent
accidents on the steep grades. A
rail that bad been used five years oil
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New York Senatorial Fight May Cause Downfall
Of Present Big Chief of Tammany Hall Braves.
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An unexpected phase of the llerco battle for tho senatorial scat of Ch.iuiKoy M. Dopow was the revolt ngalnat
Charles I- .Murphy, boss of Taiiiinnny Hall, whlili may result In his dethronement from the powerful olllce he lias
held for the last ton years. .1. Sergeant Cram, also prominent In Tnmmanj and a close friend and adviser of Mur
phy, has delled his leader and Is mentioned as his possible successor If the Internal buttle In Ihe wigwam continues
By ills denunciation of the candidacy of Edward M. Nhepnrd .Murphy was supposed to have eliminated tho Brook
Ivn lawyer from the senatorial race. Though not openly espousing William K. Shecluin of New York, It was under
stood the Tammany le.ider had picked htm us the colleague of Senator Root. Then came the upheaval from Cram,
the refusal to support Slu-chan and the claim that many Tamniany mini wore against him at heart. New York
politicians now prcdl.t u lgorous war for tho control of tho world fatuous political organization between Mur
phy and bis rr.twhllo conlldnut. ("rain
GOOD ROADS BILLS
over io fribay:
Representative Westcrluncl Is Given a
Chance to Acquaint Himself With
the Work Laid Down by Captahi
Eggleston.
SALI3M, Or., I-'eb. S. Considera
tion of the good roads bills went
ovor In tho lioiue until Friday, fol
lowing hoiiio tint exchanges between
membors Indicative of the warmth of
tho battle which will be waged over
the subjectH wh'ii they come up for
pnssaga or defeat.
Chairman Maim of the roads and
highways committee made the re
quest that tho Mils be considered at
a later day beta use of the death of
Captain M. Ir. Bggleston of Jackson
and tho fact that lleprosentatlva J.
A. WoHterlund of Jackson, who suo
ceodod him on tl.o oommltteo, has not
yet famillartacd himself with the
blllH.
Nounor of Douglas objected to de
laying the debate lie said the house
ought to at kattt consider Us own
bills and send them over to the sen
ate. "Some people back of the state
associations' biiu have threatened
that If the house falls to pass their
bills and sends othors over to the
seuatQ they will be killed," said Neu
uer. "I say should send some
over and see ir they will play tbat
gama."
HunrMentative C. A. Jilgelow of
Multnomah Jumped to Ills feet with
noma wnrm remarks la answer to
N'oupor,
"Thai is gruwiiUwl py." be de
claroil. "No on has laade any such
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AUSTRIA AND
italy my war
Outlook is Regarded With Uncarness
On Paper Armies Is About Equal
Afraid of Intervention Italians
Are Hopeful.
HOME. Feb. 8. War botwoen
Italy and Austria which was recent
ly predicted as inevitable by Admiral
Chtrart or the Austrian navy, is ad
mitted by Italian statesmen to bo
near. Iu official elides here the out
look Is regarded with uneasiness, but
the Italian people generally regard
their country as more than a match
for Austria and are determined to
force the government Into a conflict
to recover the Italian provinces now
under Austrian rule.
On paper the strength of the two
armies la about equal, but the Ital
ians believe their forceu are the bet
ter organized. On the mu Italy Is
easily the strouger.
The only dread Italy has Is that
Oarmany will Intervene to help the
ICperor Frans Joseph. Germany's
treaty with Austria, It Is pointed out,
only calls for active aid In the event
of Invasion "from tho eastward,"
but It is feared that should the clash
come the kaiser would be hard to re
strain. Italy hopes, , ho ever, that
Hngland might take a hand.
Banks of Taooma Close.
TACOMA, Wah., Feb. 8.Tbo
banks of Tacotna cloned their door
for one hour today, as did the Weyer
hueuaer Lumber Company, while their
employee attended the funsraJ of the
lute Koberl L. .Mi(''iiui. nnl.niiir
himbeniiuu.
DROPE FEARS
SPREAD OF PLAGUE
Premonic Plague Which Has Denast
atcd Manchuria is Said to Have
Reached Peking London Papers
Fear Spread of It to England.
LONDON', Fob. 8. Dlsptitcbos
from China saying tho pneumonic
plague that has been devastating
Manchuria has now reached Poking
have alarmed the London paporb and
today thoy urge editorially that the
most strlugeul precautions bo taken
to prevent the spread of the plague to
lOurope. They point out that if tho
plague bus already been carried to
Peking there Is every probability of
Its spreudiug through China, and
predict millions muy perish hoforo
it Is checked.
ASSEMBLY WAY GET
POWER TO INPEACH
SACUAMUNTO, Cal., Feb. S.
Assemblyman Drown will Introduce a
constitutional law which would com
pel the assembly to prefer Impeach
ment charges against judges upon
petition of 25 per cent of the votors.
The senate would try the cases us
under tho present procedure. He
prefers this to the recall of the ju
diciary, NEGRO MURDERER IS
SURROUNDED IN SWAMP
KALIKIIO, N. C, Feb. 8. After
a two days uiau hunt Lewie West,
negro slayer of Deputv Sheriff San
ford, ws sin ,, tun! ,1 '.v a n.s-i to
day in n swamp neat luugu fcpringtt.
Yowia is tinned.
LOCAL MEN ASK
I BILL
Representatives of Roguo River Fish
Association Appear Before Fisher
ies Committee in Legislature and
Plead That Bill Be Not Altered.
NOT THOUGHT THAT
PLEA WILL BE HEEDED
Strong Fight Against Tampering With
People's Lav Will Be Made
Will Come Up Soon.
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 8.-Itcprc58jtA-tives
of tho ltogtio IUvoivFislilJrotjec
tion association yesterday appeared
hoforo (ho Fisheries committeo of tho
houso nnd mado a strong plea against
tho bill to reaper tho Boguo to com
mercial fishing. Despito their argu
ments, tho bill will bo reported favor
ably to (ho houso nnd (ho fight ho
transferred there. Tho bill will prob
ably como up for notion Wednesday
afternoon or Thursday morning.
Tho bill plnciug fish nnd gnmo
central under a commission, which
passed tho houso last week, will
probably bo ndvisscly reported by tho
senato committee on game, but friends
of tho measuro claim sufficient
strength to pass tho bill over tho head
of tho committee.
Tho lloguo llivcr bill, ns amended,
oponH tho river for commercial fishing
to Grants Puss, instead of tho county
boundary ns heretofore This puts
the nnicndmenl iu closed territory.
FOUR GO OUT
BY GAS ROUTE
En tiro Family Perish by Intent
Struggle for Existancc Became too
Hard Parents and Two Children
Die.
UKOOKLYN, N. Y. Feb., 8. Four
lives wont out hero .today by the gas
routo when their existence became too
fiorce. Thoy were Frank Horiuird,
!W, Ids wife Minnie, 30, und their two
children, George 4, und Daniel, 2
years old.
Unemployed nnd with nil his snv-
itii's gone, Uernurd doubled to end tho
Htrugglo. His wife agreed, nnd tho
gas was turned on iu their apartments
on the third floor of u Brooklyn tene
ment.
Footlights Call Dr. Cook.
NKW YORK. Feb. 8. Dr. Freder
ick A. Cook who "tbinkb" ho discov
ered tho North Polo nnd who is pretty
suro that l'uary didn't, will start his
camimimi to rccoiiviuuo tho nublio of
tho truth of hii position next week
on tho vauduvillo stage with n moving
picture fallow as an adjunct.
Woman Dies By Knife Route.
OMAHA, Neb., Fob. 8. Mrs. An
ton Chuiuan, the wife of n Boliomiaii
laborer, was stubbed to tho heart hero
today and diod in n, fow minutes. Hor
liiislmnd an ys tho woman was killed
when a knil'o with which sho was cut
ting bread slipped nnd buried itself
iu her side. The polico doubt tho un
usual oxplaimtiou and are keeping
Chiiiunu nailer mirvoillnnco.
Killed Father With Lamp
NKV t'ANTLF., Iiul., Feb. 8. Bo-
eaiihe he hurled a lighted lamp at his
fathers head a charge of murder was
placed today against William Shields,
23 ,of llrookvillo. Tho lump knock
ed tho elder Shields unconscious mid
covered him with burning oil. Ho
diod iu a hoapital several hours lator.
Burglars Kill Porter.
nAKERSKIKLU, C'nI., Fob, 8.-
Surprised in tho net of looting on
Kaat Bnkorsfiold saloon, hnrglnrd to
day shot and fatally wounded Mor-
an Cmuby, a porter.
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