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University News Ofllco
Medford Mail Tribune
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CLEARINGS
Rank clearings today wero
$111, HOLHT.
WEATHER
Kali' Mar. 20.01; Max. 72;
Mln. 27; Moan, 10.5.
FORTIETH YEAR.
jtfEDFORD, OREGON', THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1911.
No. 306.
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240.000 50.YDS
PAVING TO BE
JIT
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Hauliiifi of Material Begins on Mon
day and Graders Will Be Ready
" for Work a Few Days Later Work
' to Be Rushed During Summer.
JACKSON FIRST STREET
SCHEDULED FOR PAVEMENT
Asphalt Specified in Majority of Pe
titions so Far Filed With City
Council for New Work.
Ono hundred uiitl forty thousand
Bijunro yards of usphali paving con
tracted for Inst year, uro to lie put
down this year, in addition to 100,000
fiqtuiro yards now petitioned for
With the return of Miinngccr A. V
Clarke of the Clarke Henery Con
struction company thai concern j
making rapid progress in arrange
ments for starting the season's work
of paving in tlio city. Teams, which
have been funned out during the win
ter arc being brought into tho city
the plant overhauled, material distrib
uted. Jn short, the entire plant ol
the company is beginning to tuko on
life. ilr. Clarke stated this morn
ing that ho would begin nauling ma
terial Monday and that the graders
would bo hern ready for work by the
LTdh. From that time on work will
be rushed.
.Much Work in Sight.
The company has much work to be
done this season as many new eon
tracts are to be let. The old con
tract, according to Mr. Clarke will
keep the company busy until July 1
and after thai date new work will br
in order. More men and equipment
will be used this season than last and
the work will progress more rapidly
the season's work will be openei'
on .Jackson street according to a rc
olutioii passed by the city council u
a recent meeting. This U one of tin
most important residence streets :i
tho city .Vol unpaved and was one ol
tho first Inst season to petition foi
pavement.
Already petitions for the paing of
many additional streets have beer
filed with tho city council and a large
number of those specify asphalt n
laid by the Clarke Henery people.
Work to He Rii-hed.
"We intend to rush tho work this
season," states Mr. Clarke, "and will
put on moro men and more teams than
before. Wo expect to have the orig
inal contract completed by July J and
bo ready to pavo tho other streets in
the city which have applied for pavo
incut. Wo will ho in full operation
before (ho end of tho month. We
huvo already called in our teams
which wo fanned out during tho win
ter and will begin hauling material
Monday.
"Tho graders will be shipped from
Sacramento this week and will be
hero ready for oporation soon. And
by tho time a street is graded read
for the laying of the stone wo will
have our plant working in full blast."
Last year Clarke & Henery laid
120,000 square yards of asphalt pav
ing, and it has proved by far the most
satisfactory puement yet put down
in Medford.
USED PHONE RECEIVER
TO DARN SOCKS ON
MOIMSSTO, Cal.', March 10. Help
ful hints to housewives. When hub
by's sos noed relnforconiont, comuian
dear tho telephone rocolvor. It is an
lUiI darning ball.
This was trlod successfully by a
little old lady on Cores Road, who
mondoil tho box of tho farmers dur
ing Saturday and Sunday with tho
result that tho ontlro form district
telephone sorvlco of tho Pacific Tol
phono and Telegraph company uoar
hro "wont dead."
After investigating ropotilod com
plaints, the company prosontwl the
ingonloHs housewife with a sot of
darning balls nf nil slza.
M VSL
him iitcukku; us
Indians From Yaqui Country Hurry
ing to Join Revolutionists Blowing
Up of Juarez Barracks Docs Little
Damage.
1SL PASO, To.v., March 16. A bat
tic between' .Mexican ferals and Gen
eriu uinnoo s lnsurrecto forco near
Douglas, Artz., was reported In prog
ress, according to advices received
here today. Passengers from Sonora
report that n largo body of Indians,
well armed and mounted, are hurry
ing from tho Yaqul country to Join
tho insurgents.
General Navarro announced today
that no ono was killed In tho blow
Ing up of a portion of tho federal
barracks at Juarez last night by tho
Insurgents. Tho rebols entered tho
town by way of tho railroad boforo 9
o'clock. After tho explosion all ex
cept two escaped. Theso men wero
wounded and captured.
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Government Still Holds Cars Used
to Transport Men Ammunition is
Left on Cars in the Yards With
No Placo to Put It.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. March 1G.
Although 11,000 troops have arrived
hero and are In camp, tho government
still holds nearly 'every car that was
used to transport them atld their
equipment.
QpantllioB of ammunition arriving
arc loft on tho cars In tho yards. Tour
ist sleepers, day coaches, 400 gondola
cars, stock cars and locomotives also
are being hold here, but railway offi
cials will not say whether tho gov
irnmcnt Is paying tho demurrage.
Tho 1 1,000 troops aro being re
'rulted to a strength of 20,000.
Tho' first "inanniivors" took placo
oday, when several regiments wero
irdored to conceal themselves in tho
on n try nearby, while Lltoutcnant
Foulols and Aviator Parmaleo wero
ordered to scout duty and Instructed
to find the concealed forces nnd rc
nort their numbers, location, equip
ment, position of guns and most vul
nerable point of attack. It Is Intend
ed that tho aerial scouts shall bo glv
"n the most severe tests.
Hiked 1000 Miles in 26 Days.
NHW YORK, March 1(1. Miss Do
rah Harrison of Brooklyn today col
lected a wager of $1000 for having
completed u tramp of 1175 miles,
walking from Trenton, N. .1., to Tam
pa, Via., In 2G days. She returned
by train.
The people who nro influenced only
by placard advertising aro probably
not tho kind you want for tenants.
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BIG CROPS IN PROSPECT IN VALLEY
Best Prospects in Years Due to Heavy Rainfall Last Winter
Nights Prevent a Too Early Bloom in Fruit
Tr ccs.
drain and hay rancher, orohurd
lsts and fnrmort all over tho Itoguo
river valley aro looking forward this
season to tho largest orop in tho his
tory of tho district, which moans
that tho total market valuo of tho
cerenU, giaso, vegetables and'fruits
will bo u matter of several millions.
lt is ostimutcd by growers (hat of i ing the iuct that thousands of auras
I hi amount fully $1,000,000 will bnthavo boon put uudor tho ditch during
thoir shuro from tho apple and pear (ho last I'd months. The mountain
crops alone. districts aro full of snow, (bus uUo
Spring Hooding and plowing and assuring nmjilo moisture in the nou
trnnsplaiiting i uudor way m the on-! irrigated bolt,
tiro district. No whont is reported i Jt is exported (lint thousands of
frozen out anywhere nor has thoro1
boon any sorwus damage to other
erops. la fact, Uuited Statos wonth-
er bureau reports show tho tnoroury
did not reach lower than 14 dogreos'!
abi.e zcrn at nnv tbuo during tho
i u.L't. TIm mi wit Htiiient know m
RECORD YIELD
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County Fruit Inspectors Complete
Prc-Blossoming Inspection and
Find Indications Point to Bumper
Fruit Crop.
ORCHARDS MORE FREE
FROM PESTS THAN EVER
Fruitgrowers Prepared to Co-operate
With Professor O'Gara In Frost
Preventive Campaign.
4-4-4--t-4----- 4- 4.4-4-4-4-4-
4- 4-
4 County fruit Inspectors 4-
4- have completed their pre- 4-
4- blossoming inspection and -f
4 have found ns follews: -f
4 That tho orchards of tho 4
4 Roguo will produce ii greater 4
4- fruit crop this year than ever 4-
4 boforo. -f
4 That tho orchnrds wero 4
4- never moro free from pestB 4-
4- or orchard diseases. 4
4 That tho orchards in tho
4 foothills and outlying dls- 4-
4- trlcts nro getting hotter caro 4
4 than over before. -f
4 That every orchard man 4-
4- with bearing trees has pre- -f
4 pared to co-operuto In Pro- 4-
4 fessor 0'Gar.a's plan for frost 4
f prevention, thus Insuring 4
4 their crop. 4
4 4
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The county fruit Inspectors, work
ing under the direction of Profossor
P. J. O'Gara, has completed thoir
prc-bloBBomlng Inspection of the or
chards of tho Roguo River valloy and
hnvo reported to the pathologist that
thoy have found tho orchards In tho
valley to bo In tho best condition they
have ovor been known to bo In. Ev
erywhere a scientific warfaro has
been wngod on pests and dlseaso un
til there is not a traco of either to bo
found In tho valley. Professor O'Gara
Is highly gratified by tho reports and
voices great appreciation of tho aid
lent his men by tho orchnrdlsts, who
hnvo como to reni.zo that fruit posts
and dlseaso aro largely tho result of
Indolence and Indifference on tho
part of the growers.
"According to tho reports brought
In by the Inspectors and based on
what I hnvo seen for myself," states
tho professor, "tho Rogue River val
ley will this year produco the great
est crop In Its history. Tho fruit Is
well Rot and freedom from pests nnd
dlseaso is complete. Orchards In tho
foothills and outlying districts which
huvo boon neglected In tho past arc
recolving scientific caro and it Is hav
ing Its result. Men who huvo scoffed
at- tho work of this offlco In tho past
hnvo learned that wo aro hero to help
thorn and aro calling daily for infor
mation In regard to caro of orchards.
(Continued on Tag I.)
-Frosty
protect full-sown grain and the
thaws came at such times that tho
soil could absorb tho moisture. The
rainfall exceeded that of the year
previous by G iiiahua. Tho frosty
nights prevent u too ontiy bloom.
Thoro i iimplo water and to spare
for all requirement trom tho Itoguo
Itivor Canal company notwitliHtniid-
acroa will bo settled during tho year.1
Kail way officials say that several
thousand homewiokors will como into'
tho country during the next 'JO days
Those who have oomo so far aro ol
of
tha hotter olass of settlors from oon
tml HtnloH,
M'CLALLEN BOUND
TO GRAND JURY
ON $7500 BAIL
Coroner's Jury Brings in Verdict of
Murder in Second Degree Blamed
for Firing Fourth Shot Which Was
Fatal One.
ROS13MIRG, Or., March If.. Roy
McClalloii, who shot and killed H. A.
Mahan, was given n preliminary hear
ing in the district court today nnd
wns bound over to tho grand Jury
under $7500 bail, which ho furnished
today.
Tho coroner's Jury returned n ver
dict of guilty of murder In tho second
degree, stating that McClalloii had
good ground for fearing that Malum
would take his llf$. but was not Jus
tified In the fourth shot that killed
Mtihnn.
On tho stand McClalloii declared ho
shot when Mahan advanced townrd
him In n threatening manner and did
not heed his warning to stop.
Miss Splechor is confined at her
homo In n hysterical condition.
JURY STRIKES
FOR IRE PAY
Violent Scenes Mark Trial of Camor
rists Charged With Murder De
fendants Interrupted Trial, Curs
ing Witnesses, Prosecutor, Judge
VIT13RHO, Italy, March 1C Vio
lent scenes marked tho first real
day's progress In tho trial of two
scoro Camorrlsts chargod with mur
der. Tho jury sorvfcd c domnnd on
tho court for increased pay, and
.1ml go Illanchl, at tho request of tho
minister of justlco, refused the ro
qiiost. While the prosecuting officer was
reading an account of the Cuocoull
murdor, Morra dl Gemirro, tho young
est defondaht, cried hysterically: "I
swear my Innocence."
Clro Vltozzl, tho priest-prisoner,
comforted Dl Gcnnaro and declared
ho waa sharing tho defendants' suf
ferings in order to save their souls
from purgatory.
Tho defendants frequently Inter
rupted tho trial, execrating the wit
nesses, tho prosecutor and tho Judge.
Alfano, tho rliig-leador, spat In tho
faces of tho newHpnpor roportors and
denounced tho court, .ludgo Illanchl
refused to order Alfano gagged.
ALL GEORGES TO
MAKE PRESENT
Money to Be Contriutcd hy Name
sakes In Empire to Purchase Coro
nation Gift for His Majesty's Per
sonal Use.
VICTORIA, H. (' , March 10.
Governor Genoral Hurl Groy has
transmitted to tho provincial secre
tary through the lieutenant governor
certain correspondence which ho has
received with regard to tho present
to bo mudo to the king of all British
subjects bearing the name of George.
Tho project has been tnkon up very
uctlvoly in tho old country by a com
mittoo consisting of Lord Curzon,
Lord George Hamilton, Sir George
Reld, Admiral Warronder nnd tho
earl of Bt rail brook p.
Tho Idoa Is that tho "Goorgos of
tho omplro" shall contribute whatever
sums thoy may see fit and that tho
money shall bo used for the purpose
of purchasing some article of orna-
,mont for his majesty's personal uso.
ROCKEFELLER PRAISES
HIS FORMER PASTOR
NKW YORK, March 1(1.- Kosolu
lions by John I), Rockefeller praising
Dr. Charlob V. Aked's work lioro weio
adopted at a special mooting accept
ing hifl resignation (o (nko offitot
April 9. Dr, Akud will hortJy after
ward go lo Su Kriiiiitbifti,
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ADVANCE HOST
Band of Fifty Colonists Arrive it;
Medford and Scatter to Rooming
Houses Mostly Heads of Families
in Search of Locations.
MANY REPRESENT PEOPLE
LOOKING FOR INVESTMENT
Looking for Easier Climate Than In
East Most Have From
$2500 to $5000.
Tho advonco guard of colonists
reached Medford on train 15 Thurs
day morn lag, 50 strong. On leaving
tho train thoy scattered to tho four
quarters of tho city, in search of
rooming houses. Ko wwont to hotols,
as they aro hero to stay. A numbor
of real estate men met thorn at tho
train mid directed them to various
places whoro rooms nro to bo lot.
It Is bolleved thnt each train for
tho next few dnys will bring In homo
seekers. Several parties aro reported
to bo now on thoir way to Medford
nnd tho Roguo Rivor valloy. A num
ber Htoppod ovor on Thursday In
Grants Pnss and a numbor wont on
to Ashland.
Tho colonists arriving todny wero
for tho most part heads of families
who aro In search of locations Intend
ing to bring their families hero later.
V. O. Samuel, ono of tho nrrlvnls
today from Nobraska, statos that ho
Is tho forerunner of a largo numbor
of families who Intend to como hero
as soon ns he makes n report, provid
ing thnt roport bo fnvornblo.
"W,o hnvo honrd a gront deal of
tho Rogue River vnlloy and of Med
ford," ho stntes, "nnd hnvo tho Oro
gon rover. This Is a glorious day
mill tho climate looks good to mo, If
you hnvo much of this wenthor. I
shall look over tho valloy and If I
can find locations hero for people
with money to Invest ranging from
$12500 to $5000, I will have a largo
number of peoplo out hero In the near
futiiro.
"A number of tho men todny ar
riving In this city enmo directly to
Medford, us I hnvo done, from va
rious points lu tho inlddlo west. Thoy
seom to bo men who wish to got an
easier country In which to ninko a
living and are all well pnstod on tho
Roguo River valloy. If you huvo not
misrepresented, thoy will probably
remain with you."
MAY YOHE MUST PAY
FOR DRESSES PURCHASED
NKW YORK', March 1(1. May
Yohe of Portland and Sentllo must
pay Anna M. Nelson, u dressmaker
$717 for gowns purehnsed in 11)0(1
The verdict was returned against the
aetrcHK by Justice Green. Miss Nel
son testified that Miss Yoho camo to
New York Hhhoring from Portland iu
the fall of 100(1 and (hut she loaned
her .fill) to u fur coat out of stor
age. Says It Would Take Japan a Year to
America, and There Is
To Do
WASHINGTON, D. (J., March 1(1
Admiral George Dewey, Iu a stnto
mont to tho United I'rosH, today de
clared that ho sympathized with the
arbitration vlown of Admiral Lord
Charles HereHiord. but that ho was
not sanguine of thoir application for
many yoars.
Lord IJerosford Buhl that America
was best qualified to load tho way
toward universal arbitration. Dewey
Indicated that ho does not bollevo
that tho United States should ad
vance tho quoMtlou of dliarmamont.
"Arbitration." he wild, "Is making
progress lu tho uuttlomont or Intor
national question!. I favor It heart
and soul, but I do not hollovo thnt Iu
our day we will soo substantial pouce
established on that basis.
"Tho polloy wo should pursuo Is
bot expressed by Gtmurul J. Warren
Kolfor of Ohio, who wild: 'In tlmo of
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ADMIRAL DEWEY FOR ARBITRATION
HASKELL ASSERTS
TEDDY COMBINES
ASSAND JACKASS
Governor of Oklahoma Replies to
Roosevelt, Whom He Proclaims a
Dead Ono and Not Worth Wasting
Time Upon.
MUSKOGKH, Okla., March If..
Replying to Colonel Roosevelt's nt
tack upon tho Oklahoma constitution,
former Govomor C. N. Haskell said
tedny:
"Roosovelt is ono of tho few men
combining all tho qualities of tho nss
and tho JockusB. Thoro Is no slnglo
provision In the Oklahoma constitu
tion thnt bribo-glvers or special In
terests would pay a quarter for.
"In RoosovoR'b It years ns oxecu
tlvo thoro was no slnglo official net
which tirlbo-glvers would hnvo pre
vented. Roosovolt Is n dend ono.
Why waste time on him?"
REBELS TEARING
UP RAILROADS
Campaign of Dynamiting Bridges in
Mexico Under Way Insurgents to
Cripple All Lines Into Interior to
Hamper Government.
WASHINGTON, D. M., March 1(5.
Ilccauso tho Mexican railways rcfus
od to comply with Genoral Madoro's
order to cease transporting federal
troops, tho robols began todny n cam
patgu of bridgo destruction which
caused n prediction by tho junta hero
thnt nil rail communication with In
terior Moxlro would bo cut within 21
hours. The Junta points to tho activ
ities of the Insurrcctns ns tho best
answer to tho ropor.ts that Madoro
Is suing for pence.
The Junta Issued the following
statoment:
"Tho roport thnt tho rovolutlonary
soldiers Intend to dynamite the rail
roads leading Into tho interior of
Moxlco is true. Tho action wns nec
essary to stop tho sending of fodernl
soldiers and supplies. Tho railroads
had been warned Unto nnd again.
"Genoral Mndoro told thorn thnt If
they ceased, tho revolutionists would
not Intorforo with their traffic, but
that If thoy continued their rails mid
bridges would bo dynnmltcd. Thoy
did not heed tho warnings nnd must
Buffer tho consequences."
KENYON NEARLY ELECTED
SENATOR FROM IOWA
)KS MOINKS, lu., Mnreh Id. Hy
gaining 1(1 voles from Dccmer iu to
day's balloting for United Stntes neii
ator, W. S. Konyon, an nxMiulant
United Stales nttornny general, camo
within in votes of being elected. II
wns believed that Konyon will lino
chosen tomorrow.
Today'H ballot resulted:
Konyon, (i.r; Dccmer, .'17; O'Con
nor, 51 ; Poller, 1.
Bring a Hundred Thousand Men lo
No Reason for Them
So.
peace prepare to maintain It.' There
Is nothing of war and nothing oppos
ing arbitration In that sentliuont."
The admiral roforrod to Ilerosford's
statement that "America Is absolute
ly Inviilnorablo," as a compliment,
adding:
"Thoro huvo always boon peoplo In
this country roady to orltlelso tho
army and navy lu magazines, but
that was tho case, too, boforo tho
beginning of tho civil war."
Asked about tho roported danger
of Jupau seizing tho Pacific coast
through siiddou attack, Dewey said:
"It would take Jnpnn a your to
bring 100.0011 men over. Rut thoro Is
no reason for them to do so. Tho
question of Immigration uppoars to
have boon sot tied to the gonorul sat
isfaction of both iiatlotiB, and thore
seems to be up other question at Is-
IIU."
FISH CANNOT
USE FISHWAY
ANIENT DAM
Repairs on Ladder Completed, but
Open Gates In Dam Lowers Water
So as to Make It Useless Not
Enough Water Going Through.
DAM REPAIRERS REFUSE
TO CLOSE WASTE GATES
As Consequence, Big Run of Fish is
Held Below Master Fish
Warden Appealed To.
Though tho state flshway has been
repaired nt tho Anient dam after' a
month's continuous work undor tho
supervision of Doputy Fish Wardon
Sam Sundry, fish cannot ascend tho
river on account of an Insufficient
flow of wntor through it, due to tho
three gates In the dam being open
nnd taking nlmost tho entlro flow ot
Roguo river, leaving too llttlo wator
for tho flshway.
Construction work to ropalr tho
dam Is undor way. A coffer dam has
been bill It nlong tho cast end of tho
dam, so that this section, carried out
by floods, can bo rebuilt. To lower
tho level of tho wntor back of tho
dam, tho three gates In tho '.vest por
tion ot tho dam hnvo been opened
and the entlro current Is pouring
through them. Tho curront thus cre
ated swoops past tho flshway en
trance, permitting too llttlo water
to go through.
If those In chargo of tho repairs
would closo the gates part of the day,
or during tho night, or oven koop ono
of the three gates shut, fish could
and would get ovor, but such request
bus only mot curt refusal by tho en
gineer In chargo.
Mastor Kisli Warden Olanton has
been telegraphed for to como at onco
and, If necessary, the Rogue River
Pish 1'rotectlvo association will ap
peal to tho governor, for, having clos
ed the stream to commercial fishing,
its inenibors do not intend to pormlt
this useless dnm, a mennco to tho
ascent of fish for muny years, to con
tinue to block tho progress of tho fish
to spawning grounds.
Quito a run of fish Is being block
ed by this dam, and In a few weoks
the spring run of sahnoii'ls due.
LONDON MUST PAY FOR
LOST REGISTERED MAIL
NKW YORK, March 10. Hecnuso
u mail car bearing a registered letter
containing .f'---r wns burned .luck
Loudon, author, input pay tho Slay
ton Lyceum bureau .fJOJl for a lec
ture given by him in Oncoiita, N. Y.,
in J OOfi. London recovered $'25 from
the government. Tho Lyceum bureau
aued and got judgment for the full
amount with interest.
WALSH'S LAST ILLNESS
COST ESTATE $53,000
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Mnreh 1(5.
Hy einiimi presented for collection to
day to executors of the estate of
Thomas F, Walsh, it was learned that
the lust illness of the Colorado mil
lionaire, will cost tho heirs .$511,000.
Dr. Xt. V. 1 iarker of Johns Hopkins
hospital presented a bill for $11,500,
and Or. 0. I' Wniuwrighl of Now
York one for $12,000,
FAILED TO APPOINT
NEW CITY ENGINEER
Contrary o expectations, tho city
council, which mot In brlof session
Wednesday afternoon, did not namo
a siiccossor to City I3nglnoor Foator,
roslguod. At tho next mooting ot tho
council tho mayor, howovor, will sub
mit two namos and allow tho council
to chooso.
Tho only othor business transact
ed by the council was tho signing ot
a contract for tho disposal of gar
bage. Airship Raco to Paris,
LONDON, March 10. An air race
from Paris to Berlin, to Brusolls, a
Loudon and bnok to Paris is n plan
1 anuouueud in tho London Standard.
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