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CLEARINGS
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FORTIETH YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1911.
No. 280.
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BILL IS STILL
IN CODIMITTEE
Local Men Making Strong Fight Be
fore Senate Committee, However,
to Save People's Law Passed In
November.
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
OF PORTLAND CONDEMNS
Appeals to Governor West to Veto
Any Attack Made on Any Initi
ative Law Passed by People.
SALEM, Fob. It. Tho Pierce fi-h
bill repenlhig the Rogue river fi.sli
bill ppusscd by the people at the last
general election by a majority of
more than 10,000 is ns yet in the
hands of the senate committee on
fisheries. The dale of its appearance
in I he senate has not as yet ben
Jixed.
George I'ntnam and J. K. Knyart
of .Medford are today in Salem for
I he purpose of appearing before the
committee and making a fight
against thp bill.
Senator Von der ITellen of Jackson
comity is prepared to make a strong
battle against the measure if it be
reported favorably to the senate b
the fisheries committee.
It is freely predicted in Salem to
day that the bill will not nass the
senate owing to tho strong sentiment
which lias developed throughout the
state against the legislature repeal
any of tho pcoplo's laws under the in
itiative. It is further generally be
lieved that the governor will veto the
measure should it pass as he has
staled that ho will not stand for
any tampering with any law of the
people's making.
PORTLAND, Fob. 14. --The Cen
tral Labor council of (bis city passed
the following resolution at its lat
regular meeting:
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Governor Wires Sheriff to Preserve
Ordc rat Any Cost Commission
crs Arc In Jail Fight Comes Over
Removal of County Scat.
OKLAHOMA C'OTY, Oklu , Fob. 1 1.
Mob spirit is rampant in Snlaason
County today as a result of tho fight
over the removal of tho county soat
Horn Mountain Park to Snyder.
County CommiHitonor Hull nnd
Thompson and County Clerk Hrls
tow Hie prisoners in tho Mountain
Park pull charger with illegally mov
ing the county records to Snydor.
Additional guards wore stationed
around the Mountain Park Jail today
as It was feared that an attempt
would be made by Snydor resldonts
tonight to release tho prisoner.
Governor Cruse 1ms wired tho shor
Iff of Salanson County to presorvo
order at any cost.
'TWAS NOT POTASSIUM
THAT KILLED LOVERS
CPMUIJULANI), Mr.. Feb. 11.
Tho theory that cyanldo of potas
sium tas responsible for tho myste
rious deaths of Charles Twlgg and
Oraco Kloiser wm apparently aban
doned this afternoon when Stato's
Attorney Kobb declared that tho re
ports of the physicians showed that
the oounle were killed by carbon
monoxide.
Detune tho fact that the local po
lled force, aided by Plnkertons, have
been working ou the cmso since De
cember IS, when Mrs. Klosser found
Uer daughter. Grace, and ber Ifance.
CtarWw Twlgg, seated side by side on
a couch in the Ulosjar home. The
mystery surrounding their deaths, to
many, is still a mystery. The accep
tance by the stale of the carbon mon
oxide theory Is viewed aa the desire
of the officials to find the easiest
av out t.f I hi- perplexing puwle.
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RAMPAR
OKLAHOMA
HOUSE BILL TO
EG A
OF FISH POT
If Senate Passes Measure No Rogue
River Fish May Be Sold or Ship
ped Passes After Matter is Ex
plained by Southern Members.
ANTI-WHIPPING POST
BILL REPASSED BY HOUSE
One Additional Judge is Allowed
Multnomah Automobile Law
Easily Passes.
SALEM, Feb.ll House bill 181,
regulating the sale and transporta
tion of fish eiiught in the Rogue
river, passed without much opposi
tion afler the southern Oregon mem
bers explained that it would in no
way conflict with the initiative meas
ure passed by the people.
The Collin's bill allowing Multno
mah county one additional circuit
judge passed the house this morning
with 18 dissenting votes. Higelow
made a strong fight against the bill
which he termed another attempt to
raid thetreasury.
The bouse of representatives this
morning struck back at Governor
West by passing Huchunnn's bill
abolishing the whipping post over bis
veto. Uuchnnnn accused the gov
ernor of meddling in legislative af
fairs and warned him to keep his
hands off. .
"We can do our own thinking with
out his interference," he said, "and
I think that the action of this body
in overriding the veto will servo as
a wnrning that hci s not tho whole
thing."
The bill had just the constitution
al two-thirds majority, several mem
bers voting to sustain the executive
veto.
Representative Ralph Clyde had
two bills killed today in the bouse.
One measure whica would compel
owners of hotels to provide clean
-heels and pillow slips every time .i
bed is usedd, and referred to in the
house as 'the lice annihilator" re
ceived a few votes. The other meas
ure which aimed to prevent employer
from using pressuro on their em
ployes to prevent them from becoming
members of a labor union, was also
ovled down.
McKinney's. measure for the regu
lation of automobiles and automobile
drivers went through without opp)
sition. Tho bill prescribes rules of
the road for automobiles and provides
for the licensing and identification ol
chauffers.
That Oregon will participate in the
Panama exposition to be held at San
Francisco is shown by the action of
both houses today.
In the house the governor's message
asking (lint a committee be nppointed
to investigate a site for the Oregon
building, was actod upon favorablv.
and (ho somite fell in lino by unan
imously passing n resolution along
the same linos.
It is probably (lint n joint com
mittee from both houses will be ap
pointed boforo the session adjourns
to provido ways and moans for a
suitable building and appropriate ex
hibit at tho great exposition to bo held
in the bay city.
Progressive members of tho senate
succeeded this morning in having the
Pouts resolution, calling on President
Tuft to withdraw tho Canndian recip
rocal agreement from eongrns,
pascd. Several mombors of (ho up
per bouse spoke against the adoption
of the resolution.
Seontl iinpurtnnt measures wore
indefinitely postponed today in the
senate. Among those killed was the,
KellMher bill which provided that
long distance telephouo companies,
be compelled to rcduco their charges
for night service.
The more important bills which
pased in tho house today Hie:
Chat ton's bill for regulating sal
mon SUhiug in the Willamette rivor.
This measure eouipels net fishermen
to keep 000 feet below the falls ui
Oregon City and allows the book ami
line men to fish within 200 feet of
the falls. A concession is given the'
net men in allowing them to fish two
M-okn euilit'i ih.t'i the ungler.
What, In Your Estimation, Does Medford Need the Most?
What Medford neods the most is a mooted question. Therefore' the Mail Tri
bune seeks to know just where its readers stand in this regard. For this purpose
it will give all a chance to register their views. The answers will be compiled and
published in the Sunday issue of the Mail Tribune Sunday, February 19. Your
name, if you so signify, will be treated confidentially. Lniiit your answer to 15
words. Name thd one thing which, in your estimation, this city needs more than
any other one thing. Clip tho following coupon and mail it to the Sun,da.y Edi
tor, Medford Mail Tribune, before the mail closes next Friday evening. This will
give a chance for the compilation of the answers for the Sunday edition.
Medford, Or. 1911.
To the Sunday Editor, Medford Mail Tribune.
Sir: In my estimation, Medford at the the present time needs more than any
other thing
May wc use your nnmof
(.Murk with cross)
REBATES WILL
UNBE PAID
Southern Pacific Agrees to Return
Overcharge to Shippers Without
Trouble Shippers Need Only lo
Receipt for Money.
SALEM, Feb. 1-1. Southern Or
eon shippers will not have to present
their shipping receipts to tho South
ern Pacific to secure the rebates due
to overcharges on freight received be
tween the time tho railroad commis
sion ordered the reduction in clnss
rates and the tinio the now rates
wero fin t into effect.
The railroad has agreed with tho
commission to voluntarily return the
amount, due each shipper so that nil
the shippers will have to do will be
to receipt for the money.
Want ads in the Mail Tribune al
ways bring results.
SUPREME COURTTO
Measure Providing for Two New Jus
tices Killed Because of Strong
Lobby Against the Measure West
Intimates He Would Veto. .
STATU HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb.
II. Saying that the bill to increase
the number of justices of tho su
premo court wiih being lobbied for
cortniu poisons who expected Jbc
appointed, the senate voted down the
bill, and there wil bo no addition to
the court this session. The emer
gency clause had as much to do with
killing tho measure as anything else,
as well as Governor West's intima
tion that he would veto Mich a bill.
There wil bo no such luck, how
ever, whon the bill for increasing the
circuit judges of Multnomah count
comas up, for tho lawyor lobby has
packed enough support from tho del
egation to laud one of tho two judges
asked for.
Eleven of the ." lawyers in the sen
ate voted against tho bill to increase
the supremo court, and the only four
votos tho bill rocoivod came from At
torneys Madarky, Joseph Norton and
Oliver.
ACCUSED INSPECTOR
CLEARED BY PROBE
SAN FRANCISCO, Cut . Feb. 11
Deputy Collector of Cuctoms Hamil
ton today took tho toHtlmony of In
spectors Bennlngor and Stono nnd
othors In rogard to tho complaint
against NiKht Inspector Chostor Gib
bons by IJonnlngor which gnvo rlsoj
to tho suspicion that Gibbons had i
boon engaged in smuggling opium off'
the Liner Siberia. Gibbons will, In j
all probability bo clarod of the smug-i
gling suspicion with perhaps a ro-
plmand for falling to comply with tho
rules of tho department regarding tho
Immediate reporting of wUurca.
COMMITTEE
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HOWEVER IS CUT
Wcstcrlund Makes Strong Fight Be
fore Committee and Succeeds in
Getting It Favorably Reported to
the House.
SALEM, Fob. 1 1. Tho ways and
mcaiiB committee of tjie houso today
reported favorably upon tho bill es
tnbllshmlng a branch experiment
station In tho Rogua River Valley.
Tho appropriation for tho establish
ment, however was cut to $fi000.
Representative Westerlund of Jnck
son countly nindo a nrd fight for
tho hill nppwarlng may times boforo
tho commltteo but failed to sucecd
in keeping tho appropriation from bo
lug cut. However ho saved tho bill
from being unfavarobly reported up
on as was predicted would bo tho
case.
TAKES
OHM LIFE
Many Owners Are Making Prepara
tions for Rushing Development
Work Throughout Mining District
of Southern Oregon.
That tho coming spring will wit
ness the birth of n now era among
tho mining Interests of tho Rogue
Rivor Valloy is assured by tho pro
visions for increased activity being
prepared for by tho owners of prop
erties in this section.
Most of tho better properties nro
already pushing development work to
tho utmost and nccordlng to a num
ber of mine ring of tho necessary
capital with which to mnko acourato
showings havo unlimited njinntltlos
will probably bo shlppol la hero for
Installation as soon as tho present
winter woathor ceases.
II. L. Getcholl, a mining man from
Middle Fork district, snld this morn
ing that tho properties In his Im
mediate vicinity aro contompbitlng
either installing machinery thom
olvcs or olso turning tho proportion
over to a largo syndicate to operate,
A number of engineers from big min
ing lntorosts have vlHltod this sec
tion and tentative offers havo alroady
boon rocelvod hy owners of many of
tho properties located thoro.
Tho oxtont to which tho district is
mineralized, Is beyond tho conception
of most people who uro not familiar
with tho country surrounding Mod
ford. Within tho city limits of Jackson
ville, many finds of nuggets havo
been mado, and It in a recognized fuot
that most of tho prnporty located
within tho corporation limits of that
city nro as equally valuable for tholr
mineral worth as for any other. Tho
only difficulty standing In tho way
of development Ik the fact that per
mission to initio within tho corporate
limits cannot ba uecurad.
While standing near tho horso
""" (To n II oiled on pate's.)
AN
OPRA N
MING
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PORTLAND STORE
Clerk Knocked Senseless by Well
Dressed Thug Who Secures $100 in
Cash; $5000 in Diamonds and
Makes His Escape in Crowd.
PORTLAND, Ore., Fob. It.
Knocking James Gilbert, a clerk,
senseless wltir a blnekjack, this af
ternoon, n woll dressed desperado
rushed to tho back otflio Diamond
I'alaco Jowolry Storo on Washington
Street In tho heart of tho city, lootod
tho safo of over $ 1,000 In cash nnd
thou brushed the contents of a tray
of diamonds Into his pockot. , AUor.
doing tins I no rouuer wont out or too
front door of tho sore nnd wiih lost
in tho crowd. Tho vnluo of tho dia
monds secured Is estlmatod at $5,000.
A dozon detectives wero Immed
iately rushed to the secono nnd all
city policemen wero notified to bo
on a look out for tho robber.
TENNIS CLUB
SEEKS COORT
Oakdale Club Docs Not Like Ground
Chosen hy Committee and Send
That Body Out on Another Hunf
Financial Success of Club Assured
The Oakdale Tenuis club met Mon
day evening nird considered several
propositions submitted to the com
mittee on grounds, but favorable no
tion was not taken on any of tlioin,
and the committee was sent buck.
Articles of incorporation are being
drawn up by William Mealy, uttor
new for the club. The par value of
tho stock has been fixed at $10. It
is the plan of the club to dispone
of thin stock in blocks of five shares
each, one-thud paid up nnd the bal
ance payable in two annual install
ments. The by-laws of the club pro
vide that no member shall own more
than two blocks, or 10 shines, of tho
(dub's slock. This will prevont its
ever becoming a one man's club.
An open meeting will be bold bv
the club on the evening of Thurs
day, February 23, at 7:110 p. m., in
room 25, Jackson County bank build
ing. All who are interested in tennis
are cordiallv invited to attend.
Doesn't Like Word "Hello."
TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 11.--Me-cause
the word "hello" sounds too
much like the name hot spot, mem
bers of the. Second Reformed church
of White Horse, at the solicitation
of thoir pastor, Ifov. Harry M. Hiteh
cox, today begun a, crusade ugniiiB
its use by telephone companies.
Ifov. Hilohcox want, the word "lo"
substituted for the cheery "hollo."
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The "For Sale" olansified nils un
file maikot-pliiee for the useful
things that havo already been used
Sometimes n second-hand article
would servo you as well as n new
one. Watch this clnsilicutiouI
STATION
LTARNG
RLIBBFRY
TIMBER TRUST
AN
STANDARD OIL
So Says Commissioner of Corpora
tions Herbert Knox Smith In Spe
cial Report to CongressSays Gi
gantic Trust Is Under Formation.
OWN ENOUGH TIMBER
FOR 16,000,000 HOMES
Charges That Largest Holders of
Country Are Not Cutting Tim
berMany Protests Received.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 14.
Producing sonio startling statistic,
Commissioner of Corporations llor
bert Knox Smith today sent n special
report to congress assorting that n
lumber trust la now bolng organized
which will mako tho Standnrd Oil
monopoly look llfo a pigmy.
Smith decmred that four-glgths of
tho compnny's Btnndlng tlmbor is pri
vately owned. Three of theso hold
ings, ho says, thoso of tho Woyor
hausor Timber Company, tho South
ern Pacific nnd tho Northern Pacific
comprise $238,000,000,000 feet or
11 per cent of all the privately own
ed timber In tho United States.
Commissioner Smlthm, In his re
port says:
"Thoso holdings havo enough
standing tlmbor to build nn ordinary
flvo or six room frame bouso for
each 1G.000.000 families. If It woro
sawed and placed on cars Is would
mako a train 100,000 miles long.
"Tho lnrgcst holders of tlmbor In
this country nro not cutting it. Thus
Ahoy .aro-."ro8orvlng to thomsolves In
"calculable profits which will nccuro
with tho company's growth, and tho
coiiBciipout diminishing of tho public
supply or any further conservation
thoreof.
"Many protects aro bolng rocelvod
against such a concentration of con
trol of tho standing timber of tho
country, which, If It Is pormltted to
continue makes probablo the final and
complete control of tho lumber busi
ness by theso Interest which ultimat
ely holding tho bulk of the tlmbor
can set their prices nt what they will.
When tho tlmbor Is finally cut, tho
land remains. Thoro Is being crcat
od, thereforo not only tho frnmo
work of an enormous timber mono
poly, but an equally sinister con
centration of laud.
"Finally, to tho concentration of
laud and timber, is added tho closoly
concentrated railroad domination.
Tho possibilities of this combination
In tho Pacific Northwest and olso
whoro aro most Important. Tho pos
sibilities of tho ownership of tlmbor,
aro enormous, and tho owners of
laud occupy dominating positions in
the railroad transportation over
great sections of tho country,
"Many of theso Interests aro pro
testing against conservation and the
national forest system because, they
Hay, It ties up iieutrol resources while
they thonisolvoB aro dellverately
tlclug up farm lauds for their prlvato
gain."
TIME CHECK NOW MAY
CEASE IN CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 11.
Tho so-called time check ovll Is dono
away with In tho bill passed by tho
assembly today prohibiting the Issu
ance of negotiable paper for wages.
It allows payment of checks on banks
which may bo cashed without dis
count, but upon demand of tho em
ploye tho employer must pay In cash.
'OREGON PLAN" IS
CURE FOR THIS ILL
HELENA. Mont., Feb. LJ.-Tho
deadlock in tho otiug for United
States senator remained unbroken
after today' ballot.
EAST, IN GRIP OF
ICE, HOLDS RACES
NKWHURGH, N. V.. Feb. 1 I.
Skating races for the championship of
tho east began hero today under tho
auuplces of Hit Nowburgh Whoelmen.
If the roal estato ad "roads all
right," go mid see tho property, and
you'll probably find that tho ad is
"straight" and candid.
ASSOCIATION
GAUD S5950
IN PAST YEAR
Rogue River Fruit and Produce As
sociation Holds Annual Meeting
for Election of Directors Expect
ed Deficit but Finds Net Gain.
HANDLES SIXTY-SEVEN
CENT OF APPLES AND PEARS
Valley Shipped 507 Cars of Fruits
Medford Is Chief Shipping
Point In Rogue.
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Stockholders of tho Hoguo River
Fruit & 1'roduco association who
met in annual session today, woro
greeted with tho cheering roport that
tho asoemtion during tho first year
of its history had mado n net gain a
.f5D50.2. When tho orgaiuzution
was formed it was believed Mint if
the nssociation broke nearly even it
would be well and to learn Mint n
net gain of ncnrly $G000 was mndo.
Tho statement as tho nssociation
to its stockholders follews:
RESOURCES.
Warehouses Grants Pnss, Central
Point, Medford "A" nnd "D,"
1-0859.1(5; merchandise, $11,043.17;
duo for stock, commission, uccounts,
.$79,81)1.81 ; cash, $:i!),002.7. Total
$130,857.11.
LTA1HLITIES.
Capital stock subscribed, $27,-5-10.00;
accounts and bills payable,
$103,500.81; net gain, $5950.27. To
tal, $138,857.11,
During 1910 thoro woro 507 enrs
of fruit shipped from tho valley of
which number 315 cars woro shipped
by tho association. Tho 102 enrs
shipped by individuals included 10
ears of peaches, so Mini tho nssocin
tion shipped (y per cont of tho ap
ples nnd pears leaving the vnley.
Shipment of fruit was divided as
follows among the stations of the
vnlley:
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HAS BEEN CHECKED
Rebels Hold Federal Troops on Their
Way to Relief of Juarez Another
Rebel Victim is Said to Have Taken
Place.
HI, PASO, Texas, Fob. 14. Ills ad
vanco to tho relief of Jueraz blocked
by Orozco's command, General Navar
ro and his fedornl troopB today nro
hold nt Candolnrln, nccordlng to ad
vices reaching tho rebel punta horo
today by courier from tho south.
This courier nnd rnllroad man re
turning from down tho lino of tho
Mexican Central Railroad say Hint
yesterday's firing near Samalayucn
wns at long range between tho pickets
of tho Navarro and Orozco forces.
Tho Insurgents today nro roported
to bomassliig their forces at Guada
loupo and on a lino from thoro to
Xaragosa, HI miles down tho rivor
from .Minrez. At Zaragosa, Abrani
Gonsnles, tho provisional governor of
Chihuahua, who flod from 101 Paso
whon warrants woro Issued for his nr
rost for violation of tho neutrality
law is roported to hnvo sot up a pro
visional government backed by 2.10
men under tho command of Rnotil
Madoro, brothoi of Francisco Madoro,
tho loador of tho revolt.
Couriers from Casac Grandcs,
which llos to tho south wost of Jua
rez, toll of another rouol victory or
allogod victory, thoro. General
illanco's forco of revolutionists nro
reported to hnvo beaten tho ISth
Moxlcan Infantry, which was moving
to tholr rollof of Jueraz, nnd to
hnvo fnrcod that regiment to retreat
with losses, to Guleana.
EUSTACE BALFOUR DEAD.
LONDON. Fob. 14. Kpstaco Ral
four, brother of formor l'romler Ar
thur J. lialfour, died hero today.
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