Jnlvtrslly News Olllcn HI
Medford Mail Tribune
CLEARINGS
BANK CLEARING S
352,321.40
WEATHER
Bar., 30.14; Max., CO; Mln. 40;
Moan, 49.
Korty-First Year
Dally Sixth Year.
A1EJ)M)RD, OKIWOX. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1911.
No. 24.
Infuriated Ripters In the Famous Champagne Belt
NOT PA! METER
REIT SAYS NEFF
COUNCIL WIEETS
THIS AFIEiDl
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Said to be Thief MSI
RinOAD SUIT
IGnjINDIT
Judge Wolvcrton States That He Will
Soon Make Known His Decision in
Famous Railroad Land Suit Involv
ing Much Land.
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TO Till PAVING
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Clark & Hencry Construction Com
pany Suhmits Bid for Doing 200,000
Yards of Additional Work Will
Prohahly he Awarded Contract.
MEDFORD PRICE SHOWN TO
BE LOWER THAN PORTLAND
Sample of flew Class of Pavement is
Submitted and is Mettiny
With Favor.
The city council will meet thin nfter
iiooit for thi' purpose ul' taking notion In
icgunl to the letting of it contract for un
illtloiml auo.nuo yards of puvlttg In the
oily. Tho Clarke it llciiery Construe
tlon company which wi not ns yet com
1 ploted IhkI .yeui's contract, lint will do
so by July 1, Ht' tin' only bidders mill
In nil probability will be awarded tin
conflruot as thflr wmk In the past lias
been eminently satisfactory.
The ikw 1I(1 hy tin' Clarke & Hencry
Construction company Is slightly higher
tlmn It whh n year ago due to u gcm-rul
Increase In tlx' price of materials, es
pecially asphalt as well as an advance
in tin- cost of labor. There bid Is $1 Mi
for u pavement consisting of a S-lnch
concrete base, n 1-lnch nsphultlc binder
mill a 2-Inch wealing hiii fare: II il for
a G-lnch concrete base, a l-incn nspnai
tlc binder ami a 1 1-2 wearing surface.
$$1.71 for u 5 1-2 Inch nsphultlc eimcicte
pavement.
The nrlce Hllljiiitt toil lust year was
$1,711 for tin" heavier pavement. How
ever hy taking their Hi'conil pavoment
which differs from the first hy one-half
Inch less wearing surface the price Is
the same.
That Medford Is fortunate In getting
her paving; ilono ill this lirlco lb shown
hy a comparison with Porllunil.
In I'orthiml tin contractH let to other
flims average Jl.SD a square yaiil. It
cost 3') cents tt yard more to lay pnve
Hml In Mrdfortf thai. In Portland yet
the bed lieu In ll.Sfi. Freight rates
are lospoimlhle of pi Ices for materials
In Pditlaiul and In Medfenl:
T'OltlHtlll
CVinent i 2.10
Dust 3.75
Asphalt 20.00
l'ml OH ar
Medford
$ .i.'jr,
s.r.o
2r..r.n
2.2(1
In I'ortlanil they are laying n 1-1-1 1-2
pavement for $1.S0 while In Meilfonl a
B-l-2 pavement U laid for $1.S0.
The city eounelt will In all probability
award the contract to the Clark-Ilcnery
Construction Conipuny ns the citizens
are well pleased with the evident de
sire of thl firm to do their woik with
rapidly and in full accord with the
.specification.
Tlu firm has submitted a hid or $1.71
on mi naphaltlc pavement, consisting of
an upphaltlc concrete base a sample of
which was shown the counctlmeii and
nun now be seen at the city recorder's
office. The sample wan taken fiom a
street paved at San Mateo. California.
Thin pavement Is receiving much atten
tion anil seems to be finding Instant
favor. There ari stieet Improved bv
this firm with this class of pavement
which bae been down f.r nine .vein
and or- new In an cc.dh.nt condition,
ri.. i. i .iii. nt Is h.-uw in.iikh for am
, ...... ,.f mi. t and will I-mbublv
be
,ld"il''d oil .11 1IIN
a l Hi uKlifai' "-
MRS. JACK
i im NOi:i.ns r.,t, April l" -
,. Hi. i in imt Hi'- chiliir f Mi ""'
! jjik I'ml.il v will i. in.iiii in
Nf.,..l .U 1.'B It'll. Wll. 1- Hi. h.l.
b.t u Miice tie ir pan in- s pantt. .1, u
will acoinpaio their mother to lei home
In Kunsua City ylll depend larK !' ""
the outcome of a confetence cheduUd
to be held here thl Ht'teniiMin between
Mr. Cuduhy and Joiwph Cudaliy. her
husband' brother.
jlra Cuduhy I anxlou to have eu
today of all " children hut whether
her husband ha receded f0' U'e tntl
he took when he declared he would never
prmlt her lo ee them at atated Inter
mi la la not known 3klr. Oudahy con
cluded a two week' vlalt with her chil
dren yesterday.
OLD MAN DAM; MRS.
DAM, AND DAM KIDS
COME FROM ROTTERDAM
Alia o Steamer Uuydaat Oo to Iowa
to Take Up Their Itcstdeaoe
--" Ten of the Kids.
NEW YOTIK. Arnl li-Ju.oh
lam and hi whole tUm family '"' '
mother. bro'iUer and ten childn n ""
arrived on, the ateainnhip Ruydam fn.-u
Uotterdain. ataited for Iowa to. n
family couaUta of Jaob Uin, hlh it t
er Jan. hla wife, hi fceen o - ' '
three dauahtera.
fUtVa le.i...i was l...n.,...l t'.'1'V. "
tn.Mi.lh a leisa.v of I !.-" '
UUUAtH
HER CHILDREN
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WINE' KIOTTEBS BURNING AN" EFFIGY .AND FLYING THE T2Et TiAQ-. -,
The fury of the wine growers in Tranco lir.a subsided for tho present, owing partly to the mirolnxlnj vlffilnnco
of 12,000 troops.
Scenes of vnadallsm are frequont, howsvet, hut thoio nrcinstlcntcd by auarchUts, and their action la deplored bj
the wlno frrowers themselves, who hope for a pencoful solution of tho cliff! culty.
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Steady Advance of Guns hy Insurrec-
tos Shows That Battle Near Juarez
is Not far Distant Doctors Gather
Supplies.
KU PASO. Texas, April 1'.. Steady
advance of their kuiis by the Insuriecto
force, which Is cIohIiik In from the south
on Juaiiv. and equally steady work by
the federat Ktirrlson to sustain an at
tack which Is hourly epcteil, were the
only real activities today Bouth of the
border here.
general I'nscual Orozco today reached
llauche and Is deploying his men to
ward the west. Madero and his forte
hro i,.lritled to Uuemnil. Where tin
will remain In leserve. I
News from Madero today, acrordlnu
to the revolutionary Junta here, Is tlu.t i
Oarlhaldl will attack .luaies on Thiin
dav from the west and Orozco from tin (
south. Villa and Kaotil Matlcio's mm-i
mand will be held in reserve. Mmbi"
plans that (larllmldl will attack fliKt
with cavalry, artillery and Infantiy. Oiu-
Ibaldl hil been selected to open the Imt-
tle because Ills line of fire will not
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cause bullets to ian on wit; ivmei
side of the lines.
Dr. Wilson. In clmrfu of the Insur
tieiit hosnltal In the field, sent a rush
older today to ll l'aio for hoapltal sup-
plleii. Hist Insistence on quick action
has BtreiiKthened the opinion here that
a lmttle la a matter of not moio man
two daya away.
To add to their defeased, it 1 learned
today that the federal In Juarex ex
pect to acquire two additional mortal a
and a machine kuii. This would make
a total of nine cunnons In .luaivx.
(lei
ni-inl Navarro troopa lotmy
Hill pilinW
sandbars on tlie roors or
i Inn iholr utrei't 1
'Iiuiimn an i mri'iiKiiiviiiiiB ...... - -
i,.iiiii.nl. In iii.pnratlon for the ciasn
I , buttle.
WEUE SIAItRIED ON
THEIIl COW rONIES
I'DllT KI.AMATII. April 19. One of
i, must novel weddlnB ever aolemnlaed
, nils pari of the country took place
,smnl..v mornlnn when Juatlce of the
j...,. C C. Jackson tied the knot ih.it
.. i . . U.mIi Ihu ulf. of J.IH
lli.u . lltllllie ". "-. -
...I, Hesiiltf. They
were married alltlim
i fiont of the office of John II hs.k
on the back of their cow ponle
Mr HeeslB und hla bride are reald- nt
of Klamath Hot Sprint, down tl
Klamath rher. Mr. Hcatg Is ..p.i.n
ing a meat ahop there and inakts in
quent trip to thla part of the count i"
for beef cattle. Ill bride la an ekp-n-encial
horaewoman and upon the last
trip here she accompanied him ! ti..
place. On their way over Hew hk.pi" !
in Klamath Kalla anil aecurel a p. n.nt
to wed Coming here Hat unlay u
gathered up a bunch of beef caul.
throuKh the valley and drove them Into
a corral. Then they rode up in front
of the place uf John HeaalsT. a broth, r
,.f Joseph lieaalc and while alltliiK on
ibelr horae In front of the building,
w.ie jollied In the holy bond of wed
lock i. nn aa the marriage knot waa
i led by Justice JacKaon me newiywm aeairaoia in me uapuoi.
turn.d their huraea' haada towarda th it now conceded that Henator Bourne
corral where the beef win awaiting Wm h made chalriuan of the poatofflcw
tht-m and duvlng them out Into the roadjcommlttee, aa g.nator Crane ha In
itio' immediately atarted on their long .formed the committee on committee he
ride to Klamath Hot Hprlns wheie Mr. .(joea not care for that chairmanship, pre
and Mr Ueaalg will make their future ,f erring to retain the chalrmankhlp of
Home on the old lltalg hometead Bothti cuminlttie on rule.
... v.ll known heie wh.re th.-v have a. m ,
i of frlenda to vlb tie m a happy
i ,i mtous married life
MgHatna Dry.
PHOKK1X. Arts.. April IS An offl
4l count of lerda' electhm return
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VISITS IDFOi:
Comes Down to Spend a Day or Two
Gcttinn in Touch With Conditions
in Southern Part of the State
Goes to Ashland.
Oovernor Oawald West Is In Meilfonl
tfottlliK In touch with local affairs. Me
spent Tuesday at lloschlirK lltttillillllK
the funeral of Hecietary of Statu Frank
W. yertson and then euino on down.
'fin Kovenior whh driven to Ashland
today an he wished to look Into one or
two state matteia in that city.
While In Meilfonl tlovernor West took
occasion to pay n IiIkIi tribute to Secie
tHiy Henson stutiiiK that In .Mr. Hen
son's death the M.ile had lost one of
its uit-t it 1 1 in lib siivaiits ninl tbat be
li.el ivt ,i wiiin iiifoii.il f i lend.
CLOUDS KEEP
FROST AT BAY
Coldest Recorded Last Niyhl Was
29 Degrees Some Firing Was
Done in tiic Burrel Orchards hut
Nowhere Else in Valley.
Tin sda nlabt witnessed another drop
ir leiiipeiattu . iiIiIioiikIi not enougli lt
ctiu ae any dumaae A clear sky was
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prcuicii'ii out
a bank of clouds, un
tile valley from the aouth and UTAO
noticed bv the weather man sailed over
i he valley from the south and prevented
a further drop In temperature.
Some firing waa done In the liurrell
orchard about fi;80 thla morning, when
mmum
wtsi
w.w..w.i ..... ... ...... ...... .....M, "-.. mi, until WMM 111!' 11 UMMJ4 UUl Ul till
I he thermometer went to lis degree forl0i, wood-burner whh h furnished tin
a abort time and considerable smudging) ,tvo power, and th Installation of
wa dune In the vicinity of Central un 0j imt'iier in Its place The new
Iolnt. burner waa placed In the Klamath bv
The lowest temp, rut ore recorded bv rmr0B oti, of the Warren Construe
Professor o'H.n.i was .'! ilea s while t(,m Coiniiiy. and upon her trial tiip
some of il.. .nrli.n ,IihIh shit- that "
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th. I r IllMtl un
Tin un. i
uw i i i. I'uid.'d bj
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HI llnllltl ll 111 I l"
flLUIllUII UUIIL
WAHHINiiTnV
r. 1 1 I
S. n.it ir
liotlllle Will Mi. ,ili Hi'
looms In th. I'upKol
tor Aldi lib when lie
,V , In anil lit I Up
vai.il.'l hv Sena
i ell led .Mar. It 4
These room an- on the main floor of
the building. Immediately adjoining the
Henate chamber, and are among moat
rlglitev Kltlad.
WATKUBCHO, conn.. April 19 Wil
li un Luke. 30, died here today fioi i the
.if. eta of a beating he received last
.. In a boxing lontiat wit Jh-Cln.Peo ' " "e ni" nw minute out
'fancy and Daniel Buckley, the raf-1 recovered half this loaa. The general
ene. were arretel thi artirnoon Clan-, market was fevtii-b National tilhcult
wum de. iir.,1 lh- wlnn. i it the end gained I l-l Itead-m 1'iilun Pacific 1'
,,, ii,, f,,iih el l.t k. ilk.il l.i g Sin I und ..lh. i !.,iini clucks nSf
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with-
I FAILS
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TO MAKE
Instead He Runs Away Witli His En-
tire ForceHostilities at an End
Near Douglas, Ariz., for the Time
Being. s
DOUOl.AS, Aria.. April !!. Hundreds
of cltleus of Douglas who rolled out of
bed earlier than usual this lilornliiK ex
pectliiK to see .1 1 1 ii ii Cabral's force of In
Miirrectos I" full apHiilt on the town
of Ajcuh' I'rletn, weie uooniod to' disap
point mi'iit. (.'iiliral's force, which last
nlKht went Into camp In full view of
Hie outskirts of I In- town, was no
where to be seen. A cloud of dust to
the southHiml Indicated that he had
learned of the diiectluu taken by Gen
eral (iiticlu's letrentiiiK baud and had
set out to Join them.
No attempt was uinito hy the federals
to overluke Calirul, althouxh It was ie
piii'tcil that during the iiIkIH a large
scoutlnK party of federals hud elided
clear amiinil thelusiirincto camp to tie
leriniue lis exact length.
Courleis arrlliiK heie from I-'iiiiiIoiiik
at nil.lnlnlit repiuted that the miilii body
of (ieiienil (laicla's rebels Were en
'.impi'd there yestenliiv afternoon. The
i mil lei s Mti til that III" blind was IiimiiIIiik
straight south along Hie Nacoxarl rail
load, burning bridges as they went.
Three of these Weie destroyed Just noi Hi
of Fionli rna, iifcurilliig to leports re
celveil at the lallioml offices licit).
KLAMATH LAICS NOW HAS
A LAROn Oil. BUUNER
SIIII'IS.VilTiiN. Apill 111 Captain
Itei'd. ot the steamer Klamath, took
the big 1'pper lake steamer out
day mi lu-i trlul for the yeui
Went to Itucky Point, wheie she
a largo baige of lumber.
Kun
Hlie took
The Klamath bus been
worked over since she was
her wharf at Hhlpplngtou
when the Ice put a stop to
I'ompl.'li l
tied up at
last r.ill
navigation
One of the gieatest change ma.l
In
the craft was the timing out of
tin
- 'munday Hut new burner moved a
wondeiful suciihs and the owner ale
Jubilant over tin change which will
man the getting away fiom the cum
bersome wood burner ami handling of
fuel In such large hulk to keep the
tiaft going.
Millionaire Stows Away,,
HAN HIANCIKCO. April 10. On the
'' ut u" x'""1 """' Monoluluan,
'""' '"ro u",uy fr,n" t"H u'i',w'lch I;
,lluU iu4) ,Wu ,t( ,lt. ,llor-t rMiwrkt
III
Isl-
kablu
! Hiowawaya on tetord. They are I''. I.
I Wilson, cook' usslktaut, and J. C. II. I.u-
beak, ship' barber
In ordinary life Wilson la a million
aire resilient of I'anbury, Conn. Kuhkena
I a wealthy civil engineer of itoalyu,
Wah. Meveial hour out of Honolulu
the two weie identified a atowaway.
Then they held out big wad of oaah
and akd to te given regular rating aa
paaaenger
"Can't do It." said Captain Ilonnett.
"We have all the law allow "
Finally a compromie waa effected by
puttng tlw two on the hooka aa part
Of the crew.
Heavy Heltta? en Change.
NKW YORK April !. Dhmiptlon of
the Mlaaourl Phi ,f!i hoard of director
yesterday led to h.-av aelllng In today'
, opening aim k mm kit
That stock drop-
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n. t li.l.
I. 1.1. iv The mill
-Is i i k in . -iil.ii
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City Attorney Files Opinion as Asked
hy City Council and Declares That
Electricity Consumers Need Not
Pay for Meters.
II INSTRUCTED HE WILL
DEFEND A TEST CASE
Fiopcrty Owner, He Says, Can Re
fuse to Pay Such Rent and
Enjoin Company.
ItesldeiitH of the clt.v of Medford will)
use cleeiilcll for llKbtlng or hentlnil
piiiiiises nee I not ,av the lliigtie Ulvei
lih'ctrlc Company lent on meters which
the compnnv Installs to measuie use ol
curie it, nccmtllng to an opinion filed
w.th the city council by City Attorney
Purler J. Nefl. The opinion was filed
at the Icq.li'St of the council.
Mr. Neff status that the piopor metli
oil to follow in this legaid IS for tin
propei't owner to icfuse to pay tin
m, lei ri-it and then If the coinpanv.
starts to cut off the IIkIUs, to seek an
Injunction lestialnliig them from doing
so. Mr. Neff states that If he Is so
Instructed by tin city council he will
net as an attorney for any property own
er In il test case.
Ah the Hague Hlver Klectrlc Com
pany bus fully IOimi meters in use In
the do for which tho collect a lental
of 2.1 cents a month the revenue thc
unlii from this source Is rally $2f.l) ii
month.
WILD RIOT MARKS
HESOTA SENATE
ST. 1'Ai h, Minn, April 19. -,mlil
scenes ot the wildest rlut the stale leg
islature adjourned sine die at 12:1
o'clock this moiiilng. Heprcsentatlvc
Spooner attacked all alleged hi'ownry rep
rescntullvc on the floor and the result
was a hasty adjournment and tho killing
of Kill hills.
The senate yesterday passed n bill
piovldlng for the election of I'nlted
States senators on tho Oregon plan. The
measure ullcudy had passed the house.
A law abolishing capital punishment also
was passed .
Educational Conference
.lACKStNVII.I.i:. I'la, April 19--Coiint
Moiikc, Danish minister to the
United States, Dr. Paul Hitter, who rep
resents Switzerland at Washington, and
M I". ICgiin, Ameilcan minister '' ',""
mark, ate among, those who will dismiss
the piobleius of education at the four
teenth conference for education in Hie
south, iipeced here 'this moriui'g. SU
genet Hi meeting will he ln-1 I during
llli thlee days of the meetlliC, mil ihe
iiilvancemeut of education In tho ratal
Mictions will be Ihe prlnulpMl Ih-me
Tlieie will also be several round laid"
confcit nceH, at which special sire will
be hli. I "a the bettel'liieiit of flllll I 'IV
in lh. s.iiiMi. the ailnplatioi of II"
ehilii'h t" iui.ll loudlttolis, ihe l,)dlf
(.III. in .if tin colli gi I ill I Icilluiil to l!" t
lh. ill man. I of Inial students, ami tlin-
i I il' plllllll ins
GOMEZ SAYS PEACE
IS NOT YET IN SIGHT
WA.SlllN.il ON D C. Apill l'
Cnmiiii ntliix mi M i. litv illspati h. .
wbi.'h dei liiieil Hint tin Dm! Koveinmi ut
was i iiiidiictiiiK negotiation with him
for an aimlstlce With the lebel, Dr
Vssouex (loiiii'i. bend of the (evolution
ary pun la here, denied tislay that any
audi negotiation went on. (lumen den
ied that he had offered the Mexican gov
ernment any jaiace teim except th or
iginal demand of the Matlero tartlaiiH
"If there la any Much movement In
Mexico City." he Bald. "It mean that
Dlax I piepatlng.to actpt our tarin.
There hits been no offer of a rompromlae
and there will be mi aettlement except
on th letliement of Dlax or hla ahaolute
promise that he will retln within a wimm
If led time and will grant the lefonna de
manded." Y. W. C. A. Convention.
JNDJANAPOLQH. Ind , April 1 Oil
uf the dominating force of the reilgloua.
world opened Its convention in the Hooa
ler capital today when the third bien
nis! melting of the Young Woman'
Christian Association of the United
Mtatea Mas Inaugurated Beginning thla
afternoon, the eaalona will continue lj
lay Miss I'runce C (J age of geattle, I
and other pi eminent worker In the
movement deiiverrd addreaaea thi af
ternoon Among the delegate I Hatj
Helen Oould. of New York the daughter
of Jay Oould, who haa long taken a!
prominent pan in V W C A. work
Among othtr M.-akera on th progroin'
are I'riMideut Henry Churchill Klufj of
obi illn t.ill.g. Di Wilfred T Orinfel',
tin not. l iiinsi.iii.il t wnik-r of I.ahiu
lui .ii . I tin I: Dims l.i'iiikon I in--
dick of M ml. I. in N I
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" ' " " ' ' ' ' "'"I . "' 1 1 . ' '- wi
mmimmmmm ii mi mm a
ivtoro ar- jrA'vwacT
NHW OHK irll 1) Daniel O'
Holllv nine mi sKtnnt District At
torney ninl long the ioiiiimI for Harry K
Thaw, was Indicted with the sensational
theft of ssR.nnn worth of bonds from
Lvaroii lluncrcft, the aged member of
Hie-brokeiage rinu of tieorge llnucrott
t Co., of No. Ill Heaver street. The spec
ific charge Vguliist Mr. O'Hctll.v Is that
f "criminally receiving stolen goods,
'mowing the hwiiii to lane been stol
i'ii." t'nilei- the names of John and James
line, two notorious thieves, who have
served teinis in jail, were also Indict
",1 Tor their alleged connection with tin
same robbeiy
WATER SYSTEM
IN GOOD SHAPE
Superintendent Trana Suhmits Report
to City Council Showing That Sys
tem is in Good Condition Recom
mends Several Changes.
George II. Tratia, superintendent ol
ihe Mud ford wilier department bus sub
milted the following input t to the mayo
mil the city ceuncil:
To the Honorable Mayor and City Conn
ell, Cltv of Medford, Or.
Cieiitlemeii: Believing tluil a rcpor
fiom Ihe water department occaslonalP
for the purpose of keeping your honoi
able bod) cognlxiiut of all conditions pei
talnlug to the water supply fiom Intaki
to distributing system should be con
diielve to the attainment of better re
suits, bei.ee this uolliiuuiilcatlou.
Inspects Lino.
On a tecKiit Inspection trip from res
ervolr to Intake we found everything I
splendid condition from reservoir ti
lliadshaw diop. From Hriiilslmw dm
to Intake waan't Just satlsfactoiy. es
peclally on bildgo at Hutte creek an.
at Intake. Temporary I epulis have ben
made since, when most leqillred, III
above point ami permaiiept lepalis wll
be made in the coming month, or a son
us rush Is over In town o that woik
men eini be swreil. There are at tie
picaent time on the gravity ayatem I
water uaeiN who ale not showing any ai
patent disposition to "come through" n
tin. ulty fm ue of water. A few of tie
above water useis are taking water fo
doiuesltc use onl. and aoiue of then
ule lirlgallug fiom one to several ncies
Want Mbtaru.
Among the niitslile waler uer who d.
not pay, many claim lo have flat ial.
pi l lieges 111 conalileratloil of euslmen
for tight of way thiough piopeity ant
lb. is claim tight to flat rates on uc
count or pisr aervloe and vailous othe
riusi.iiM tiai nuilieioil to mention cvt'i
bill fly In this communication.
H Is most essential thai some iictlm
h. taken lu regal il to a uniform methot
,it' ntting ami a ayatem adopted Hut
will bring about better leaults relutlv.
in .nitslile water uer ami a rate es
iiilillshetl that will be Jut and fair t.
h.itb city and consumers. Meter lioul
h. Installed In ail cases with a mlnluiuu
ciiaige of J I fill per mouth and l'ic p.
10UU gallon lo all outside users ex
cepllng thoe Who are entitled lo a
cotistdei allon far right of way privileges
III which caaee, .Okc per 1 000 gal lone
with a minimum charge of l 60 pel
month.
City Should Install.
The cltv should Install metei at net
oust uf under uml labor and water use)
pav for name when Insliilled No tap
for Mingle n.i I Ice pipe should be largt I
than thrcf-fiiurihs of an Inch In the fit
ture from imv wooden main. Those who
iirelrrlgallng several acre fiom aervlct
pipe lai'g-r than lliiei-quarter Inch
should Is- ri quired to puyln proportion
to area inlgaterl with the privilege of
taking mel-r rating, providing aald water
user purchase and Inatall own meter, tin
same to be of a slsndurd manufacture
and approved hy the olty waler depart
ment, both aa to manufacture and In
stallation Consideilng Die fact that water me
ters cost from flS to ? 100 for Ihe laige
slxr the city ahould not aaaume any
responlbllit In Ihe IntUllatlou of the
larger meters
Should Itvi Hating,
Our present haal of rating within the
corporate limit of the olty aa apaolfled
In ordinance No Hi doe not cover all
ise ailequ'itely and ahould be rev load
to more fully meet requirement. Th
isle for water for oonatruotlou purpoaaa
Is indi fiiiii- and no provision I made
C,l I,, net. I. culistl Uctlnll Dthil rules
ii. ie .1 in Cum and should h. nail
j . i. 1 M lall in ntanl to pliNatc
$75,000,000 DECLARED
TO BE VALUE OF LAND
Government is Endeavoring to Regain
Much of Land Claimed hy
Railroad.
POHTI.AND. Ore.. April 10. United
States Judge C. II Wolverton announced
from the bench today that ho would
make public his decision In thu famous
.Ireguii and California land grant suit
Monday.
This suit Is among the most Impor
tant land litigation ever begun In tho
west hy the I'nlted States. The govern
luvut Is attempting to recover from tho
Oregon it California railroad, now tho
Southern Pacific, 2,riU0,C00, acres of tim
ber, fruit and agricultural land In west
ern and southern Oregon. The govern
neiit alleges that tho land Is worth $40,
1011,001) but T. Ii. Townsond, special ns
dstant to the attorney general declared
t was worth npprolnmtuly $7B, 000,000.
The land was given to the railroad hy
'ongi'csH with a provision that It be sold
n small tracts to settlers for not more
i linn $2.50 per acre. It Is explained that
he company violated Its agreement nnd
told large ncreago at advanced prices to
mllvlduals and In consequence suit to
recover was stnrted by the government.
DEMOCRATS TAKE
SHOT AT TARIFF
WASHINGTON, April 19. Attacking
the republican theory of a prutectlvo
tariff which It declares had resulted in
the building up of trusts mid monopo
lies, the democratlo ways and means
committee today presented to thu house
its fanners' free list bill. The ineiis
m e was uccnmpunlud hy a voluminous
eport
The committee's report attacked the
iitrvestei, beef, lumber and sewing ma
'hlne trusts and charged that the rcpuli
icaii policy, which created them, was
'espoiislblu for thelnorimsed cost o llv
ug The committee declared the hill
ivould cut off $10,000,000 revenue hut
.vouht be of ki enter benefit to thu peo
ple. Heferrlug to Piesldent Tuft's state
uentthat the tariff Is too high, the com
iiltten's declaration suld:
"This Is a confession, as was the ro
iibllcan plutrorm in 100S, that the tin
ny of pioteetloii by duties hah broken
loan, that the combinations and trusts
vhlch prey on the people weie fostered
y the tariff, and that under piotec
Inn the American mamifactiiiers Imvo
'meed iinrci.souuhle profits from the,
'leople "
PLEASED BECAUSE JUDCIE
SENT COON TO JAIL
SAN I'HA.NCISCO, April It) I.audii
'ory letti'i for his action In sending
'humpion Juck Johnson to Jail for mi
omoblle speeding are pouring In on Po
Ice Judge Treadwell flout pel sons 111
learly every stute In the I'nlon. A let
er from J. A. Martin of ISaiUvlllc.
Ml, said:
"Allow me to congratulate you on
our atautl In the oasa of Jaok John
ion, vs. Decency. Il means much lo the
iiiinirv Thla negro I a menace In more
Kin one reapeot. You Will Ililtloe that
ie never comes south, even If he la
'humpion "
'lath and toilet In hotel suite. This
ate should be cut half. In explanation
f ibis suggestion will aay: A private
lulte bathroom with toilet complete h
tot used to aine extent aa those of
geueial use and tie not uihi oiia-tenth of
imouni of water, therefore a distinc
tion should be made In rating.
Want Several Chang-ex.
There are weveiul other matters of
more or lea importance thai should he
belter arranged ami in so doing will bo
beneficial lo the water department and
therefore to thdiitvrehl uf the olty.
The fact and uggetloii aa outlined
i hove should not h oonatrued a pre
sumptuous un the pari of the water sit
ihu iuteiideHt. The object in view, is to
tiring to vour attention the various un
satisfactory feature tit our present sys
tem. No startling change have taken place
hi the vleinliv of the oty water pliuit
it east end uf Klghth street and unsan
itary condition still exist, roof con
tinue to leak and we are cramped for
apace In which to store pipe and do worlc
ueceaaary to be dope lnl de
Cord tally soliciting any auggoatlons
or information at any time from tho
mayor or various commtttaoa thut will
be advantage. hi In furthering the sue
ces of th. water department and ur
gently n que sting soma consideration aa
to th, inuml unsatisfactory feattireH
above cited thl communication la most
rtbpei-Kull) submitted.
GKO II THAN A.
Hupt Wutcr Department.
e. in ral
i tt.i.