University Mows Offlcs 13 Medford Mail Tribune FIRST SECTION WEATHER Cloudy Hnr. il.74; Max. .-; M!n. :).5; Mcnn. 02. FORTY-FIRST YE All. EIGHTEEN PAGES. aiEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1911. IN THREE SECTIONS No. 9. MAGIC GROWTH OF CITY PROVEN BY GREAT STRIDES MADE DURING MONTH W i spring TRADE M I Merchants Are Pleased With Condi tions in Business World March Was Best Month' in History of City for This Time of Year. Mercantile establishments of the city never diil a bettor spring busi ness than that during tlio month which lias just passed. Spring came with its line balmy southern Oregon days and business took on u quiekektied pace. Local merchants all testify to a great improvement , Over one year ago the business of six firms seen Saturday by a repre sentative of the Mail Tribune, has increased, according to the proprie tory ',") per cent. All arc optimistic and say that a better month than this March ha been has never been ex perienced by them in Medford. Tlie frnwilx mi the street vestcr- - - day were an index into the amount of business being done. J G HT-0 F-W WORK NEAR DATA ARE SECURED After Looking Over Country Thor- Re-indicted for Perjury Boss Flees oughly Men Leave for San Fran-' Officers Fail to Locate Him Al cisco Give Much Attention to Del though They Have Searched En- Norto County. Kl'RHKA. April 1. It straws show which way the wind blows, it will not he long boforo dirt will he fl.ving in construction operations on a railroad to connect Eureka and rMedford, Oregon by rail. After a spcody automobile trip to Crescent City to Eureka, a distance of !", miles, yesterday Messrs. .1. M. Eild and II. Summers, generally con ceded to lie tight of way men In the seiice of the Mill Interests, depart ed on the City of Topeka for San Francisco with all tho maps and in formation obtainable of the territory through which they had just passed, In tlielr possession. The HIM Interests for a long per il d have boon planning to enter the California const section. This am Mtion of tho northern railroad mng iww has kept tho allrrlinan systom Ihibv devising moans and wnys by which to kiop hint out of this rich ti nitory. Eor M mo time pant Hill has boon tnrglng flown through central Ore gon. Tho Pacific & Eastern from Medford Is running east. it is thought that this lino will he extend id to the coast at Crescent City. Messrs. Eddy and 1 1 III whllo In Eureka yesterday interviewed Potor Heli her and lookod over all maps available In Mr. Hotelier's offices, .liitg out the impression that tiny wi'Ve export lumbermen of Porll.i'id Thc gave considerable attention to the maps of Del Norte county, - vi rlciitly looking for thofeo section, of possible new rullroad territory w r tin- tlmbor Is standing thickest nd freight shipments will bo of the u r M quHiititioa. At tho conclui-'cn of their visit to the Helchor o (!' Mr Belcher showed thorn th ough the Elks' hall, a trout which th -y ap-j pteiiated greatly. U'.htliu will be I trallzoil in Colorado It would apponr from th hurrjr it ,m amn4menr Introduced In the in which the visitors passed tl ough tnu here todav u adopted, t h Ik necctlou that some rallroiK lUn 1h amendment, was made to a for new line to tho south fro Ore- ,e'ti-, hill In favor of tho fight K'"ii are to be mndo and tba hMU anio it legalize fights boforo rug Is imepatlve. 'iir'y orgmnneil club. According to "Shopping" that is IihiwiJ iifaoci nd leading is usually n profiliible us i.f uiic's time. POSTAL RECEIPTS SHOW Sit GAINS Year Ending March, 1911, Increases 41 Per Cent Over Year Ending in March, 1910 Payroll Also Re flects Growth Made. Industrial and commercial activity as shown by the March receipts at the local post offlco places Medford In the row of the cities of Oregon. A great increase was made, over one year ago and business Is keeping up well. The receipts In the local offlco for the year ending .March 1910 wore $U 1.3 11. S5. For the year ending Friday they were $:il,3GS.2i, an In crease of $10,012:1. 11 or 41 per cent. Not alone does this fact show that the city Is growing but tho postoffice payroll Is now $1,050 a month. One year ago it was $SS0. The Increase Is $170 or 20 per cent. AY MEN AT , CRESCENT CITY BOSS COX IS tire City. CINCINNATI, Ohio,, April 1. Ccorgo 11. Cox, "boss" of Cincinnati, re-lndlcted yesterday evoning for per jury liaB disappeared and efforts to find hlin have failed. Cox disappear ed from his office soon after the in dictment had been returned. Detec tive Ryan was given the papers to serve on him but has not been able to locate hi in. Co's lawyers have refused to say whore lie is. Their secrecy Is be lieved to Indicate they am planning another coup. Prosecutor Hunt this afternoon telephoned Ciovernor Marshall of In diana asking him to aid in the search tor Cox. Ho uructl Marshall to or der that Cox bo held for tho Ohio nil- J thorilies if located lu Indiana. It is bollevod lie may ho at tho Laughery Club IIoiiro near Rising Sun, Indiana I Investigation this afternoon at the Laughery Club indicated that Cox, is ronialuing In concealment. Max Basz, In chargo of tho club, insisted that Cox had not been there for years. Another story was that Cox had been seen in tho dining room of tho club. It is reported that Prosecutor Hunt's offlco has positive information that Cox is at tho Laughery Club. INDIANAPOLIS. Intl., April '. Kun if ' Huh" C'o of Cincinnati Is In Indiana. Governor Marshall said thin afieruoou ha could not order Cox' arr( until an affidavit stat ing that he ww a fugitive from jus tice bad been rllwl bore. May Bet in Colorado, IHCNVISR. C.t . April 1. netting m the I'arl-iunMia system and prize ii liTO'hrioi"1 Me doolslons aro to bo pTinlUt4 tad th- Bcrappem will havo t lttl lo aUted per (-outages of tho k. ' - NOW IN HIDING WATER RECEIPTS Gi HIM, One Year Acjo They Were Not Half as Great for First Quarter of Year as They Arc in 1911 Means More Homes in City. Not alone do tho postal receipts of the city testify to great gains In commercial activity In tho city hut the receipts from property owners for water .rents Hkowlso testify to tho Biules Medford Is making. Kor the quarter Just ending citizens paid $5,700 for water. Ono year ago dur ing tho corresponding quarter they paid tho city for water rent $2,100. The Increase Is $11,000 or 120 per cent, truly a great gain. The Increaso points primarily to the Increase In the number of homes built In tho city during the past year as well ns an Increaso In ser vice mains. Each month shows a great gain In these receipts. This month they were the largest yet. TO RESIGN SOON Main Points Demanded hy Revolu tionists Were Conceded in Message to Congress hy Dictator All Is Quiet in Mexico City. MFAICO , CITY, via Galveston, Texas, April 1. The main points de manded by revolutionists wete eon ceded by President Din, in bis nies- .aj:u to tlie iUexican congress til u o'clock tonight. All is quiet here. A rumor, practically confirmed says th.it Diaz will resign when peace is restored. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 1. l'pon the character of President Diaz's message to the Mexican con gress which met in Mexico City to day, is believed to hang the proba bility of peace in tlie country. Mem bers of tlie rovolttiionnry junta here declare they don't believe the mess age will be satisfactory to Madero, and that the revolt will be on again in deadly earnest. Americans arriving hero today from Monterey sny the whole of that section of the country is under arms and only awaits a signal from Ma dero to rise. Army officers here are of the opinion that upon Dia.'s utterances will largely depend whether the Unit ed States will interfere in Mexico. SOCIALIST IS Berkeley, Calif., Elects Wilson to Of ficeRan for Governor in Novem ber Wins Over Republican by Narrow Margin, SAN FKANCISCO, Cal . April 1 For the flifct time lu its hlatory Hor lioloy oluctod a BocialUt mayor today In tho portion of J. Stltt Wilson, who ran for governor In November lu this fctato. His plurality over HodKohuad, republican was 2.S1. No othor koc iallst ran. Loses Grip; Drowned, POHTI.ANI). Ore., April I. Whllo climbing a rope from tho Oak titreet dock to tho Steamer J. N. Ton I. Hd- win Oort, aged IS. hut hU grip and foil into tho rlvor and was drowned today. The body has not boon ro- coveivd. I DIAZ GIVES IN; UIED MO 4- t GAIN IN POSTOFFICE SHOWN EACH MONTH OVER GREAT PERIOD f f f - f 4 f f Tho following table shows Iho constant and .steady gain made by the local postoffice for the year ending each month back to September, 11)08. The sums given in each instance are the total receipts for tin; year ending the month given: 11)08. September iH:i,-liil.i)L October 1 l,t)!l(i.:i(i November 1 ,.")) l.(iS) December 11,802.1)7 11)00. .Innunry 1."),1 ,"(), 1(1 February IMfil.81 March l.",8f.V2H April 1(1,1207.(10 May 10,710.."i.r) June 17,1-IIUM July 17,l(il).:i7 August 17,788.70 September 18,181.18 October IS.filLMKl November 1IU82.1W December 120,073.02 11)10. January 20,013.2:1 February 121,:iM.8." March 22,121.11) April 22,(i!)!)..() May 2:1,28:1.50 June 2:1.700.71 July 2-1,01 0.IIO August 2."i,8i)5.:i2 September 25,1)10.1)4 October 2(1,721.08 November 28,012.75 December 20,420.1:1 1011. Jnnuary '10,i:i8.00 I'br.uiry rt;7 15.78 March .1J,:i08.21) I I f 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 -44444444444444444 CHAMP CLARK IS NOMINATED Democrats Meet in Secret Caucus and Get Action of New House Out linedChairmen of Important Committees Arc Named. WASHINGTON, D C, April 1. At a secret caucus of the house. demo crats Champ Clark was nominated for speaker without opposition. Hur leson of Texas was chairman of the caucus. Ileforo tho meeting, Chairman Un derwood of tho new wnys and means commlttco announced that tho nam ing of membora of that body would be tho last business taken up. The first mattor considered was tho election of tho house officials. Tho caucus proposes to reduce tho number of omployes, saving 1 1 15,000 annually. Palmer's resolution eliminates one third of the former omployes of the house and abolishes tho following cemmittees: Militia, Pacific Itallronds, ventlfla tlon, acoustics, private laud claims, levoo Improvements on tho Mississippi river. At tho caucus tho ways and moans committee was authorized to appoint a committee of three to apportion pntronago among the democrats. It Is reported that each will got patronage approximately $2,000 annually be sides his prlvato secretary. During tho deliberations of tho de mocrats, Champ Clark spoke In favor of economy, saying that ho did not intend to use the speaker's automo bile, thus offectlng a caving of $0, 000 annually. He promised to tako advantago of every opportunity to practlco economy. Palmer's resolution abolished tho practlco of giving tho Ihhibo employes an extra month pay annually and wiped out tho following pens: Under tho speaker, threo, with sal alios of $H,600; under tho clork of W1U m,Ub -n Wlin ""'urios or i;i,- 'no- u,1(,0' " RortioaiU at arms 82 P"noii with ttalarlwa of 7,060; "dor tho door koopor, 28, with sal-j (Continual on payo V) W i In Every Quarter of City the Song of the Saw and the Hammer Is Heard Many New Buildings Arc Started Tills Past Month. With the month of March came spring weather and tlie song of the hammer and the saw has been heard since the rain censed, ascending in nu over increasing volume from every section of the cily. Downtown business blocks nro rearing their heads heavenward while in all of tho Tcsidcnce sections now homes are seen on every hand. During March no lens than 40 new dwelling houses in the city were con tracted for. These for the most part are huiidsoiuu bungalows. Down town districts on every hand show signs of more building. Business blocks ure starting on every hand March has indeed seen u groat Intuiting era open. POLICE FORCE WOMAN TO TALK Mrs. Blanche Powell Confesses a Long and Intimate Asociation With Dr. Chisholm, Accused of Murdering John D. Powell. SAN FlUNriSCO, (Jul., April 1 Mrs. Blanche Powell today confessed to Captain of Detectives Wall a long and intimate association with Dr Lewis Clark Chisholm, who is held in Santii Rosa for the murder of her husband, John ). Powell. The woman made her confession after a long "sweating" at police heuilipinr ters here. Mrs. Powell, however, de nied that she had any knowledge of the murder of her husband, and maintained that if he had been killed to secure a $2111)0 insurance she is in ignorance of the facts. .lolin W. Powell was found mur dered i a leul in Coleman's gulch near Fort Boss early in March. Two bulet W'oumU was responsible for his death. A icvolver was found near his body, but an inquest showed that either bullet would have caused death, making it impossible for him to have committed suicide. Miss Venice Dean, a trained nurse was responsible for Cliishohn's ar rest. She told the police (hat I'liis bolm tried to gain her consent to as sist him in collecting old insurance policies. When she refused to enter into the arrangement she stated that Chihhnlm replied that he would gel "Blanche" to assist him. TIiIh fur nished the police with the clew thuta the murder was committed with the motive of collecting Powell's life in surance policy. Investigation showed showed that he carried a ijitiOOO policy. Several days Inter Chishohu wiik arrested and tho police endeayoted ( connect him with Powell's murihu' C'hishold indignantly denied all knowledge of the crime, stated that he had never seen Powell and that that he bad never been in the vicin ity of Fort Bosh. Several Sonoma county raiieheis were then brought to San Frmieibi'-i as the man who accompanied TAO and positively identified Chisholm a the man who accompanied Powell when the latter applied for hhellor at a ranch near Santa Bona a few lu.Vi previous to the murder. Cbis lioliu was alxo confronted by Mr Powell, (lie widow of (he dead man at the same time, but, she declared that idle had never seen Cliishohu before. CIumIioIui was I lien lodged m the Sonoma county ail and a charge of murder ontoruil iiguiiiwt him. I,, (h meatitiino the polico scoured (Continued on Pato 0) BIG PROJECTS 10 IELPJU5KS Building of Power Plant at Prospect and Civic Improvements All Will Add Momentum to Present Busi ness Rush in the City. The mouth of March has seen the aiiuouucemeiit of much work to be done this season, chief among which wns the news that Colonel Frank II. Way of New York city would erect at once an 800,000 power plant at Prospect. Contracts for this work has been let. Civic improvements got under way during March and are being prosecut ed with duo vigor. Payrolls arc springing up on every side, and these will boost business along. The completion of the Pacific fc Eastern to Butte Falls brought forth announcements that wnrkk in the timber belt near there would bo re sittucd at once. All of which menus payrolls and business benefits for Medford. SN N BE COMPLETED BK JUL! I COW MADE GREAT iG OF HERSELF Killed for Tuberculosis She is Found to Havo a Rcrjular Hardware Storo in Her Inner Renjons Barb Wire and Door Knobs. VAI.UC.IO, Cab, April 1.- Because his cow coughed constantly, neigh bors forced Henry Studer to kill the animal, as It was bolieved sho wiih a victim of tuberculosis. Hut this surmise proved all wrong. A post mortem examination showed that tho cow had tried to make a Junk shop of Itn stomach. Among the articles found In the stomach were a gold watch and chain, a diamond ring, a doorknob, a piece If Iron rlialn, several pounds or nails, six feut of barbed wire and HI" hair pins. HACBAMIONTO, Cal., April 1. -Coventor Johnson signed today tho Walker fish and game hill, which opens tin' season for trout through out the state hegiiiulug today with tho exception of district number three, which includes Lake Taboo. ADMITS HE FRIED TO Ralph L. Blosscr Makes Written Confession to Attempts to Rob Portland Bank Wife is Said to Have Committed Suicide. PORTLAND, Oro., April I. -Ralph I. ninsHor, tho husband of draco Hlos. nor, whoso body was found Wednes day In her homo, Is tho man who on hint Monday morning attempted to rob the Sol I wood Hank, by aumiilt- lug tho aged Janitor, Peter Jensen, and who on last Novombor awiaulted tho bookkeeper lu the banumont of tho bank. Blower was arrested today at hi homo lu Sellwood. a siilmrb of Port land by Dotflctlvog Oolonian and Snow and at headiiunrtoru made a wrltton (I'ontlmu-I on PK" 0 ) I FRUIT PROSPECTS OEjNI YEARS Trees Arc Heavily Set With Buds Promises Big Crop 0'Gara Says Outlook Was Never Better for a Banner Crop in Rogue Valley. During March the Inspectors under tho direction of Prof. P. .1. O'Gnra completed an Inspection of Hoguo River orchards and stated that this season's fruit crop would ho tho ban ner ono of the valley all past 'crops being discounted. No trace of peat or dlsoaso was found and orchards nro In better shape now than thoy over havo boon before. "Tho local orchards will bear ban ner crops this year according to pres ent Indications," states Professor P. .1. O'Gnra. "Never havo I scon them looking better or give promlso of hot ter production. They nro Bclontlfl cally cared for and freo of disease. And climatic conditions havo border ed on tho Ideal." WORK GETTING UNDERWAY FAST By April 15, Company Will Have a Payroll of $25,000 a Month Over 200 Head of Horses and 100 Men Arc Now at Work. With UOO head of horses and over J 00 men ut work, with others being put on daily, with supplies being rushed to various points of vantage about the city, with grading start ed and with the curb and gutter gang preparing to start work Tuesday, with UfiUO barrels of cement or six carloads under way nnd n puyroll that will soon exceed $'Jo,0()() n month, the Chirk & IJcuery Con struct ion company may be said to have opened the season's work of paving in earnest. Arthur Clark, manager of the local work of tho company, is fast getting the huge taskk under way in full blast and on such a scale that it assures the early completion of the present con tract hold by the company, which calls for the laying of I'JO.OOO udtli lional yards of paving this boasou in the city. By July 1, if all goes as expected. Iho Clark & Ilouery company will be looking for more work. That menus that four months of the suuson will ho left for additional work. Over 'JOO.IIOO yards of paving in addition to that ('(intruded for hat been askud of tho council by property owners but this will also be cleaned up before Urn end of the season. And other streets (mitcinpluiiuir. paving can be taken care of boforo the full rains again stop work. The company has I'JO.OOO yards of paving yet to lay on the old con tract. Tho following streeta remain uiipaved, but will soon be taken itaru of, as the company will lay ovor -000 yards a day: North (Joul nil, Court to north city limits. North Front, Sixth to Jnukksou. Highlit, Central to Hivorsido. Fourth, Oakdrtlo to oust city liin- itc. Orape, Sixth to south oily limits. Jaekhon, Hivcrsido to west oity limits. Main, Koosovolt to lop of hill. Orunge, Seventh lo Toulli, Quoeir Anne, KoosnvW oL Phippd, Rivornhlo, Jaojckson lo north uity limits. (Continued oa I'nce 0.) 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