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CLEARINGS
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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE
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AIMLWOKD, OKIWON, TlllIKSDA V, JUN10 1, 1911.
No. 01
RAPID PROGRESS
ON POWER PLAN
I
Prospect Construction Company
Company Oulldlnn the New Plant
at nuiiun River Rupltls Has Con
struction Work Uniler Headway.
THOUSAND TONS OF
FREIGHT TO BE HAULED
Temporary Power Plant Furnishes
Juice to Operate Derricks
and Trains.
Tin' PioM'i'l Cniisti'iii'lion rimi
pnuy, which if building tin ttT
plant mi iit- Itngm' liver, il Pum
ped Fur the Rogue Uiior Klii n
lllllllpllliy HOW lllth II ITI'W of lllliMlt
75 men at wnik mill nri making npil
piogrmiH with llu iiHtuii'tiini i'l
tin idiiiil.
Twu -saw mill nil' lit wil; getting
out lumber for I'niistrueliiig the
Iniililliip. Muiih' iiini ili'rrli'kn re
quired; niiil II foiir-horso tomns aro
nrnv ill work liiiiiliui! miiohinory and
mipimni from Meilfnnl.
Tlii'ii' irm about one fhnn-uiid tuns
of iiiiH'liiiii'rv mill supplies J" I"'
liuiili'il I ho Till miles hi'lwi'i'ii Mi'iUltnl
mill Prospect. Among t liii-s me sin
eh pieces tliut weigh 15 tout; uUn,
1200 foot of fllllf fllllt livoll'll StC'l
pipo iiiiiiIi' of ihroo-qiinilor iurli lioil
it plate. TIiIk pipe will imiiihi in sec
linns 'J I fiil long, anil 1'itrli section
Mil Wl'ijjll lllllllll SOCII twin.
Ti'iiisniry I'lmit I'p.
A temporary Miwi)r plmit of 200
lnrtt"fitivfr ciipiii'ilv has hi'i'ii erect
I mill is now hi. operation, supply
ing power lor unwinlllH, air compii's
tnr, hoist. i'U'.
Everything hi llio wny of lnb'ir
saving mnoliiuory In i'piilili' llu1
uoik is being instated. A grail
Irani for loweiing heavy wnjthl'
ilowii tint side of III" run Vim In (In
Main Mwor plmil, a oilienl distance
of 500 fi'i'l, h being plni'i'il. Tin
t nun ill ha vu a lilting capacity ol
'JO tllllH.
All heavy inai'hiiu'ry, us it arrive
will hi' hoisted off llu1 wapm with
a 'JO ton chain Mock, plni'i'il on a mr
ami lowered hy I lie gravity tinni In
Ihopowor house nml thciia lilted with
a 'JO ton crn i in ami plni'i'il on il
foiinilaliou. All tht'"t' hoisting do
vices uill ho opi'iali'il hy I'li'i'tiir
power from the loinpornrv plant.
l'oli I. loi' In Itiifitii'il,
Rapid piogrosh in being iiiiiiIi' in
the construction of tho polo Inn'
which in being hnill hy Cnntiiiolnr
E, (I, Pcrhuiu; all holes nio dug ami
linn t'hmri'il for IK mill's mil from
tin1 power plant at (Inhl Kay, ami hi."
cm loads of polos ant on tin1 rouinl
ii'iuly for raising.
The main power linn will consist o
poles HO l'fi't high, on lop of whii'li
mo I'ttrrii'il tin on Htramh'il ahiminiim
I'ahhiM one-halt' inch in diameter
spaced seven fi'i'l aparl. The insula
tors for currying (liin hi'iivy linn are
II inches In iliiitni'ti'r ami weigh 30
lliri'i' ponmlH each.
II in opeclod Ihal Ihn unw power
plant will ho coniph'ti'il ami icmly
for operation hy Oi'lohnr 1.
UNION MAN APPOINTED
POLICE COMMISSIONER
HAN FHANCIHCO, Oil., Juno 1,
l.uuri'uro Flaherty, third vli'O prt!nl
limit of llio IiitDiiiiitlonul llrotliorlmoil
of (.'nini'iit WoiIcith ami IiiihIuohh
u;out for llio local union wau today
appdlntiul pollen coiiiiiiIhuIoium- to hiic
rood Waller K, O'Conuoll, who ro
iilmioil IiihI Monday.
Klaliorly Iiiih novor liuld political
orflco. I In nHHitmnd (ho cominlKHlon
I'lKlilp HiIh aftoruoon,
Navy Department Can't Keep Brigham Young
And Mormon Temple Off Utah's Silver Service.
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i j vi ' ' K fflttt W Iwol "'M
HSBBl Bl III ill IHH
F" CONGRESS hF
t 1:JI ' BAR PICTURESi
ill " v tM!L1 JlH JF -' ivl
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WILL OBSERVE
GLORIOUS 4TH
Business Men of the City Meet and
Plan Two Day's Celebration for
City Committees Will Get Busy
at Once.
t
RACING WILL BE A
FEATURE OF THE DAY
Organization Perfected and Work
Will Start Without
Delay.
?I&HiMN
LyviA 'Uf
"PEERLESS ONE" AVIATION MEET
IS NOT TO RUN' END OE OAKDALE
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William J. Bryan States That He Will Mechanicians Decide That Fence
Not Be a Candidate Auain for
President In the Coming Campaign
Will Serve In Ranks.
HT PAl'U Mann., Jnno 1.- Wil
liam J. Ilryau will not bo a cundldato
amilii for pri'xldi'ut In tho coming na
tional campalKii. Ho until no lilin
mtlf today.
HpoakliiK l a liampiot teniloroo
him by llio doinocratlo club of llio
nortliwoHt, llriui nnld:
"I am not a candldato for prohl
dont. 1 can bo f un-ator sorvleo In
l ho rnnkri. MohIiIoh thorn Im plonty of
Kiioil inatorlal from which to uIiuoho
prortldontlal llmlior."
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MRS. HARRIMAN IS
NOT TO FOUND GREAT
. 'VARSITY AS REPORTED
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NKW YORK, Juno 1. A
ih'iiinl that Mm. K. U. Ham-
limn pinnrt In founil u iiuivor- ""
hiI.o im n memorial to hoc lain
"t IiiiuIiii ml titnu tuhJIIflil Iflfllll ii T
lllinif.lllil, nun in"iiu iiij .tw
" hnr officii horn. Thn ilouial
imimi following tho rcooipt of
niaiiy liili'KnuiiH from wilorn
" iwiinlH ol'fol'iuir h'iIcH. ""
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tHr t ft-ftfft
STENOGRAPHER BURNS
TO DEATH IN SEATTLE
SKATTIiti. Wash., .Imio 1. IK'P
olothoH ij,'iitli'il h th' oploiion of
mi alcohol lamp on which nho was
winking hnr supper, Mist. Aiinin Os
Iroin, 'J I, stenographer, won fatally
hiirnoil in front of hoc lodging at
811 Spring h1 root last night.
Tho girl ran into Ihn slreot, frus
Iraliug nltompts inmlo to otingu'rh
tho IiIuko. Shu ilii'il at tho city Inw
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pilill mm iiiiii ii ii(-,
Creel's Arrest Not Confirmed.
MKXICO CITY, MoNico, .liuin 1. -
No further reports havo heon ro
wiivoil toilay from Chihuahuu reganl
ing the roportwl ane., Ihoro lasl
nighl of .luaii Creel, brother of Kn
riipin T. Creel, foimor minister of
foreign affair in Din.' oahiuol.
('mil, ncoiding to tho report, han
hui'ii nrroslcil on tlio charge of ooin
plioily in Ihn plot against Mmlero.
Steamer Strikes Rock.
VANCOUVER, II. C, .luun 1.
Thn 0. I'. It. stemiiei' Amur struck- a
rook lit Wrangol Narrows yestonla.v
afloruoon and floated off again
shortly nflorwnnls, lining uin nshoro
on a sauily hcaoh nl Nnrlli Vial, ao
cordiug to ndviocs veceived horn nl
ovoning. Thovo wiih no danger to
paspengorri or mow,
Around Ball Parn Offers Too
Great a Danger to Aviator While
nislni).
Tho aviation meet Saturday will
hn hold al llio cud of Oakdalo au'iiuo
instead of at tho baseball pail;. ThU
was decided iiikui Wcilni'Kilay after
noon aftor tint mcchauioiaus mmi!
ahead bv Aviator Klv had viewed the
bull paik and decided that it n
not largo enough to ii-o out of with
out an clement of danger.
The maehino which arrived Tues
day has been set up ready for flight
mid a big day Saturday is promised.
Kvorythlug Is a huttItuK on tlio
aviation field. Tho now mnchlno ot
tho latortt CuiUhh hloplanca Ih nlinost
In roadlnonH for tho moat flight Sai
tirday. HiiiuIkhIh of people aro visit
ing tho flold and Inspecting tho now
machine. Tho now niachliio Is olght
nyjlndor and a beauty In ovory ro
Hpoct. It Is tho consonslon of opjiln
lou that lOly will imiko ouu of tho
nioHt auccosaful flights hero ho over
miulo. Ho In very anxious to ploaso
tho poopln In Southern Oregon, with
his fllghtH, and tho peoplo may rest
aasuiod that thoy will witness an ex
hibition worth going miles to seo.
Reported That Committee on Naval
Affairs Will Heed Plea of Women
and Keep Young' Picture Off Sil
ver Service. '
WASHINGTON. JfJune . Con
gress may sot a new Tirewilont in the
near futuro by lakTugactwn. in
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gnlirl4itlic- wilvcr ?nW'T'resohrpl
hy u slate to the battleship bearing
its iiniue. It it, reported that the
committee on naval affnirs will rcc
ommeihl that Ilrighnio Young'- pic
ture be not placed on the silver ser
vice presented by the state to tho
battleship Utah.
The navy department ncknowleikod
its inability to bar the picture, as it
wns primarily a state affair, but the
opHiiicuts of the Mormon church
carried their tight into eongre-s. A
few iluys ago representatives of the
American Federation of Women's
i'hibs appeared before' the committee
on naval affaii and argued IhiMiint
lor at Mime length.
The meeting hi-ld by the buslnrsA
mon In the Itculty Ausoctation rooms
wns woll attended and In a tnael
storm of onthuslasm those present
decided to hold a two days celebra
tion July 3d and 4th Instead the us
ual Fourth of July holiday.
The Idea that n county fair fchould
be bold hero annually was also dis
cussed and all subscription money
not used for the celebration on the
Fourth will be expended In promoting
a fair some time In the autumn.
The old race track on the Pacific
and Kastern grounds has been secur
ed, a new fence and grand Btand are
to be erected and preparations made
for the largo crowds the two days on
which the races will be held. There
are some fast running, trotting and
pacing horses In Medford and good
sport Is assured to all race track en
thusiasts. An automobile race Is al
so being planned and some of the
local motor fiends will hero have an
opportunity to open the throttle- as
wide as their nerve will allow. The
course as planned will be from Mod
ford to Ashland. Thence to Jackson
ville. Gold Hill, Grants Pans and back
m MPrifrird. tho finish bclnc at the
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race irauK.
Excursion rates will be granted
from all tho near by towns and ft
program of gomes, races, baseball,
and tho patriotic exercises will prove
an attraction strong enough to bring
many visitors from near by towns.
The officers of the meeting were
A. K. Ware, chairman; Robert Tel
ler, secretary and Geo. L. Davis,
treasurer. These gentlemen were
made permanent officers and another
meeting will be held Friday night In
tho Realty Association rooms and
further arrangements discussed.
A finance committee was made up
of Ed. Andrews, Ed Ireland, W. P
Itau, Dr. Helms. Bob Flynn and T.
E. Daniels. II i
Arabs Rebel.
CONSTANTINOIMiK, Juno 1. He
hellions' Arahs havo assaulted and
captured Ahha, thn capital of Assyr,
accouling In advices received hero
today. The garii-ou of JltlOO troops
is reported to havo, surivnilorcd
(hron butteries of fiehl guns and a
huge number of rifles fulling into
tho hands of tho rebels.
Wo notice that somo merchants In
othor cities aro using considerable
spneo ml voi Using "Mado In Oregon"
goods, That l as It should bo. Tho
merchant must know that his Indivi
dual prosperity Is to a groat oxtout
dependent upon tlio prosperity of thn
state at largo, and If Orogon manu
faoturors aro patronl.od, that it will
moan greater pay rolls, and greater
pay rolls moan a larger dogroo of
prosperity for ovory man, woman and
child In 0 logon.
WRESTLING WITH
WOOL TARIFF
Democrats Go Into Caucus to De
ckle on Course of Action Think
Reduction of 50 Per Cent Will Be
Adopted.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Juno 1.
The democrats of the house wont In
to caucus at noon today to struggle
with tho problem of rovlslu gtho wool
schedule. Chulrman Underwood of
tho ways and moans committee pre
dicted Just boforo tho cuusus began
that thl bill propaied by his commit
too reducing the tariff r0 por cent
would bo adopted by the caucus by a
two thirds vote. Ho declared tho
Uryan's opposition to tho measure
hud holpod tho supporters ot tho
wnys and moans committee's bill. Tho
llryan followers chargod that tho
failure of thu momhors of tlio com
mittee to urge froo wool violated tho
platform pledges ot tho 'party.
PUMICE HILL
BIKOPEIEB
Worst Part of Old Road to Crater
Lake Eliminated by New Section
of Highway Is 23 Feet Wide and
Splendid Road. 0
Once Empress
THE EMPRESS CUOCHI6 fy
Former Einpriws Eugenic, once
the lovliefit woman in court circles,
U now the mo-t pathetic figure in F.u
rope. She it now eighty-five nml is
living a secluded mid lonely life near
Miiidoii. She doe not go into soci
ety and is vi-ited bv few ktoii.
DID TAFT KEEP
REPORTJDDEN?
Steel Trust Chairman Intimates That
President or Department Sup
pressed Exhaustive Report of
Trust's Methods.
Baxter Not Insane.
- Charged with insnnty William
Haxtor, a resident of Jaok-onvillo
was tried in Judo Noil's court Thur--ilav
morning hut thoro was insuf
ficient Ovidenoo to warrant his being
hetil and the ca-e was ilismissei'
Haxtor is said to havo written an
noying and insulting letters to several
woniou residing in tho neighborhood
ami was gonorally rogauU'd as ihn
gorous. Nothing to prove his insan
ity (loulil ho produced and ho w.ip
"ivim his freedom.
Took at i ho ails -that offer em
ployment ami you'll fiilil (lu right ouu
soon.
The Pumice hill section of the Cra
ter lake highway, built by fund
raised by public subscription, which
illuminates tho worst feature of tho
old road to tho world's greatest nut
unit wonder hus been completed and
accept oil by the county.
It consists of a highway 23 feet
in width, nearly three miles in
length, with a Meyican grado of 4
per cent, as against an eight foot
road with from 20 to 85 por cent
grado formerly used. It has been
surfaced with rook hut onunot be
classed as a finished macadam high
way. County ltouil l'ngineor W. W. Har
mon and County Judge Neil returned
Thursday from a trip over tho high
way. They formally accepted the
road for tlio county and aro highly
pleased with tho road as ennuilotcd
This section was tho most difficult
and costly seotjnu of tho entire
highway to coustrmuct. Il eliminates
the greatest obstacle to tourist travel.
It is now comparatively easy to
roach tho lake, though a beginning
has only heon mado in tho construc
tion of tho boulovnrd.
Tho socond half of the subscrip
tions to highway fund aro now rtua
and payable. Tho subscriptions won
underwritten by Colonol Frank Kay
ami tho four banks of Modford, si
that construction work could procoed
WASHINGTON, I). C. June 1.
That President Tnft or the depart
ment of commerce and labor, has sup
pressed an exhaustive report of tho
United States Steel corporation, il
incthods and operations, wasjhu in
timation, made, by E, H. Gary, clinh
man of the board of directors of
thnt 'corpft'rntuVti, as toduy's.-e.-"sifn
of the house committee appointed to
investignte-the steel trust. Gary de
clared that nlmo-t any information
that he might be able to give the com
mittee already is known to the gov
ernment. "The bureau of corporations." said
Gary, "for six years has been exnm
ing our books and records. It ex
haustively reviewed our business and
method- and operation. The burea i
mu-t have a mass of documents big
enough to fill this room regardim:
the steel organization."
"What!" shouted. Representative
Stnnley of Kentucky of the commit
tee. "You mean to say that the bu
reau of corporations has been look
ing into your business from the inside
for the last four or five years?"
"Certainly," replied the witne.-.-.
"I don't know how many hundreds of
thousands of dollars it ha- cot us to
aid the government in investigating."
"Have you iny information wheth
er the data gathered by the bureau
of corporations have been furnished
to the present president of the Unitei'
States?" asked Stanley. R. V. Lind
aberry, who was permitted to appear
ns couucel for the steel tru-t todnv
objected to this ipie-tiou but Gary in
sisted upon an-wering it.
"I have no knowledge whether the
matter was furnished to tho pre-i-dent
or not," Gary said. "I have in
formation to the effect that a report
will be furui-hed to tho pio-ident
within the next few months. I do no
know whether partial reports have
been 'made to him."
GRANTS PASS BUSINESS
MEN VISIT NEIGHBORS
GRANTS PASS, Or., Jnno 1. Tho
Grants Pass business men left yes
terday morning on their first trip of
tho year to visit outlying towns of the
county. Tho first trip i- into the
Kerby and Waldo distiiet and some
25 automobiles woro used. While on
tho tour tho now mining strikes will
bo investigated. Other visits will ho
mado later in tho season to other
parts of tho county.
Tho peoplo of this city should buy
"Mado In Oregon" goods from tho
local merchants whenever tho vrtco
and quality aro equal to Eastorn
mudo goods.
MAY FIGURES
REFLECT
G
Postal Receipts, Water Receipts,
Real Estate Sales and Buildings
Started Reflects General Aalr of
Prosperity.
POSTAL RECEIPTS SHOW
GAIN OF 21 PER CENT
Water Receipts for Quarter Just
Ending Are 101 Per Cent Great
er Than Year Ajo.
and tho mud by finished. Tho road
was surveyed and planned by 1. r.
Ilcidol of tho department of highwavs
of tho United States government. It
was turned over to tho county foi
completion in April, tho county court
agreeing to pay tho balance bohveou
tho cost of tho road and tho total of
tho subscriptions, estimated at ;j10.-000.
Tho month of Jfuy was n prosper
ous one in the city of Medford, all
lines of business showing n grent gain
over the corresponding mouth of one
year ago. Postal receipts increased
21 per cent, water receipts for tho
ipinrter ending May 31, increased
101 per cent. While real estate sales
during the "month were far more nu
merous nnd totaled a greater amount
than at any other time during thin
year. A number of new buildings
were either started or builders an
nounced that work would soon begin.
Postal receipts which are n cer
tain criterion of the business dono
in the city totaled, during May,
$2,582,311. During the correspond
ing month in 1910 the receipts were
1-2,124.-18, the increase being $457.87
or 21 per cent.
For the year ending May 31, 1911,
the receipts in the local offico were
432,319.G0, whereas for the year
ending May 31, 1910, they were $22,
609.40, the increase being $11,020.20.
or 42 per cent.
Wnter receipts in the recorder's of
fice show for the quarter endinp
May 31, 1911, nn increase of over
100 per ,ehTovcr"'onoVetjfngorDur
ing March, April and May the city
this year collected $7,385.07 in water
rents. During tho corresponding
months in 1910 the receipts were
$3074.21. Two years ngo for tho
snme three months thoy wero
$2,311.79. For the year ending May
31. 1811, the city received ns water
revenue the su mof $32,081.7. The
investment made by the city is a mod
ern nnd ample water supply is pay
ing a splendid return. The receipts
nre paying all interest on tho bonds
nnd the sinking fund is growing rup
idly. The real estate business during tho
past month in the city shows a
marked increase over the preceding
months of the year. A large amount
of money was invested and deals
were reported in goodly numbers.
A number of new buildings wero
started during tho month, ohiof.
among them being the First National
bank building nnd tho business col
lege on Grnpo street.
Taken nil in all Medford has en
joyed no better May in her history.
PASADENA'S MAYOR IS
ROASTED BY VETERANS
PASADENA, Col., Juno 1. Tho
failure of William Thum, Pasadena'ti
millionaire mayor, inventor of sticky
flypaper, to nppear and speak at yes
terday's Memorial day exercises has
caused much comment today. Tho
veterans and their affiliated organi
zations are up in arms ovor theinci
dent nnd are unwilling to accept
Thum's excuse.
"These people know I can't make n
decent speech, and still thoy ex
pected me to appear," hnid Thum.
"As a matter of fact, their invitation
was not delivered to mo personally;
therefore, I don't seo how thoy can
feel as they do."
Printing of all kinds nt Portland
prices. Mail Tribune offico.
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"THE HOBBLE DOTH MAKE
PRISONERS OF US ALL"
LONfjONr Jnno 1. Sup-
porters of Queen Mury'u cm- "
siulo against tho hobblo skirt ""
"" are gleefully relating today ""
llio predicament of ladios at ""
tho dorby yostorday who, uu-
able to climb from tho top of
their couches beeuuHQ of tho
clinging skirts about their
ankles, sat through a ilronoh- "
iug shower. Tho rain, it is
estimated, ruined fully $100,-
000 wortli of gowns;