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M1SIJFORD, OftKOON, WtiDNlOSIM V, ,J ULY 12, 311,
No. 95.
MILLION DOLLAR SALE OF TIMBER LANDS
TRAIL LUMBER
DOMPANYSELLS
ITS HOLDINGS
Grand Rapids Lumber Company Is
Now Owner Representative Here
Closing Deal Wakcman and
Davis Are Interested.
NO ANNOUNCEMENT IS
MADE AS TO OPERATION
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HEAT WAVE RETURNS
TO WORK OF DEATH
. TORONTO, Out., July 1'J.
Tim lii'iit wave returned to To
ronto yi'Hlerdny, arid wan fol
lowed by u heavy thunder
Htonn lictwi'i'ii f and (I in tin
afternoon. Fifty di'atliN wi-re
recorded yi'Httrday. Of thi'Mi
10 wt're from tin bent, four
being of children.
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Tracts Arc Situated On Evans and
Elk Creeks Transportation
Must Bo Provided.
Th (Irniiil Rapids Lumber com
pany of Grand RnpldM, Mich., Iiiin
purchiiHcd thu holdings of tltn Trail
l.innlittr I'onipany in this county pay
ing in llu iifiglihorhimd of $1,(100,
1100 for tlit tract which ciuihinl oof
fill, 000 acri'H of timber on Kviiiin and
Kllf creeks. Hoy Uiiiritoti, repre
senting Hi" company, in now in Med
ford and him junl cloned I lie deal.
The piireluifdng company doi'lines
to in u to nu announcement at this time
regarding tho development of tin
tract. A number of hiihiII mills
owned hy the old company will prob
ably continue in operation but trans
portation miiHt ! solved beforo tin'
truetH iiro opened on an cstensivi'
neurit.
Tliu tract chunging bandit ur
owiii'd by tliu Trail Lumber company
of thix nitv, L. E. WakHinnu nii'i
(li'iirgv I Davis, botb official of the
Farmer' mid Fruitgrower' bank of
thw city.
The dent has been landing for
hoimo inuntliM durinj; wbicb time tbc
eastern company ban bad men at
work odtiiintliiK tbc timber and mak
ing rcpnrtH on it.
IMESS MAV DROP
SOI! FOR DIVORCE
Will PROSECUTE
SHIP OWNERS
Pacific Steamship Cfmpany Al
leged to Be In Part Responsible
for Danger to Passengers After
Their Boat Santa Rosa Struck
NEW YOUK, July 12. That Ethel
llarryuiom may not pre her milt
for dlvorco against her husband, Hits
fll (I. Colt, anil that Colt dooa not
expect any trouble, wan leu rami here
today. It la Maid on reliable authority
that her friend and family aro niak
I UK every conceivable effort to bring
about a ri'couc.llntlou between the
couple.
FrloudH of ,tbo actress assort that
hIih Ht lit Invert Colt nml thu associates
of Colt nay that bo Ih iim fond or bin
wife iih ever.
HoUi John Drew, her undo mud
Jack Ilnrrymoro, bur favorltu brother,
hiivn wlroil tha artrosirto reconsider
any plniiH for divorce.
HAN FRANCISCO, Cal July 12.
Federal prosecution of thu Pacific
Steamship Company official who
nrti aliened to have been In part re
spoiislbtn for 'tanger to passongerH
on their boat, (he Santa Rosa, when
i Mtruck off 1 olul Arguollo, I today
declared hero to be a probability of
the near future.
Tha menace to thu steamship com
pany officials took form when United
States District Attorney Devlin this
afternoon sent his assistant, Huu
Jaiulu McKlnley, to bear tho testi
mony bcliiK takun beforo Inspector
Holies and Bulger, who aro Investl
KAtliiK the affalra. lu caso McKlnloy
heam ovldunco pointing to negligence
by tho company In caring for tho pa-
acugers of tho Santa Rosa, It It said
(hat criminal prosecution of tho rc
"nontilblo officials will hcKln at
once.
INDICT LEWIS
FOR VIOLATION
POSTAL LAWS
Head of American Woman's League
Must Answer for Circulating Mis
leading Statements Through the
Mall Aiding In Sale qf Stock.
PREJUDICE DISPLAYED
BY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
Every Member of Jury Personally
Spoken To Violations Alleged
During Past Three Years.
GOBORZA WEDS
EMMA EAMES
PARIS, July 12. Kmlllo Dodo
Rorzu and Mine, Emmu-.EumcH wore
murrlod today lu tho ninyor's office
in tho Kuo d'AuJou, special dlHpouau
tlona havliiK buun socurcd,
TbroiiKh u dlHjionBiitlou of 1'opo
IMiih, Mine, Eiuiioh althotiKh u Pro
tcHtaut may bo murrlod In a llomun
Cathollo clHiroh, and throiiKh tho
illHpunuutlou of tho attorney general
of Franco tho couplo woro rollovod
from tho law requiring tho baniiH to
poHtud nt tho mayor'a offlco ton duya
beforo tho cormiiony.
Tho civil coroinony today will bo
followed u rollKlouii ceremony, tho
lattor tiiklnif placo tomorrow morultiR
nt 1 0:110 o'clock lu tho church of St.
I'lorio do aiiulllut. '
A coucort tour will bo takon up
folluwIiiK ,n month'" honeymoon lu
dorraany.' .' " P I
Mmlaino Hitmoii la tho divorced
wlfo of Julian Storey and DodorKOzu
wau divorced a year uko. It 1b
reported that Mine. lOuuieu paid Mru.
DoCloruorza f 100,000,
ARRESTED FOR
REFERENDUM
l'OKTLANI), Ore., July 12. Fol
lowing; an InvoHtlgatlon by ineana of
the Ilurim Deicctlvo Agency Into for
KcrleH allegcil to have been commit
ted In tho referendum petltlonn aKaln
Ht the UnlvcrHlty of Ori'Kon appro
priation, Harry Color lu undor urrcat
today, another warrant Ih out, and
Color la auld to have made n state
ment to tho offlcera that wljl lend
to ten or (wolvo urroxta and ex
pOHiiro of wholeHulu fraudtt IiivoIvIuk
men lu higher atatlon than tho low
ly clrculatorfl.
Color Ih one of tho circulators of
thu referendum against Iiouho bill
210, paHnod by tho laat loKlfllatnro,
provldliiK for an additional building
and equipment for the atato uulver-
Hlty, Thla In one of the aoriea of
three IiIIIh which wero blocked by
referendum potlttoiiH circulated under
the name aimplcoH, tho otheru heliiR
another appropriation for thu unl
vernlty and tho third an' appropria
tion for a dormitory at the Monmouth
Normal hcIiooI. All threo of tbeso
are declared by former JuhIIco Slat
er, attorney for the unlverulty to be
rcekltiR with fraud.
8T. IX)UIH, Mo., July 12. E. O.
Uiwld, bead of tho American Wo
men'a Ia-bkuo and the Lowla Publish
Iiir Company, whose con corns In Uni
versity City, a St. Louis suburb, re
cently beynine Involved, was today in
dicted for violation of tho postal
laws by a federal Krand Jury here.
After the finding was submitted to
thu court' one Juror Informed tho
court that United StatcH District At
torney Iloiita displayed prejudice
against LcwIh In takltiK Individual
Jurors out and conferring with them
singly, Lewis' case la bolng Investi
gated by a congressional committee.
Hj woh formerly Indlctod In connec
tion with a mall banking scheme but
was finally exonerated by thu courts.
Tho Indictments against Lewis con
talus twelve counts.
Eugene Htlno, one or the grand
Jurors, told tho court that Prosecu
tor Houta spoke to overy member of
tho grand Jury personally In Lewis'
case and pljilnly manifested pre
judice. Stlne asked tho court If he
had tho right to address tho Jury.
The court said: "No. If you don't
like thu actions of thu district attor
ney you should havu usked for furth
er Instructions."
The ludlctmentH against Lewis
cover four general charges that ho
had circulated through tho mails mis
leading statements aiding In thu salo
of stock In bis concerns. It Is al
legcil tho violations of the law oc
curred In 1903, 1009 and 1910 when
Lewis advertised to sell blocks of
stock and mortgage notes secured by
buildings he hold In University City.
A Investigating committee of the
house, ut Washington will hear Lewis'
complaint against the pout offlco de
partment bused on their cancellation
of second class mnll privileges for
hlii publications.
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QUITS
KtR3. KBlBK r. Cra.KKIHS
Tho seizure of Jewelry valued ut many thousands of dollars by the
Now York Customs officials from M rs. Helen D. Jenkins is growing more
sensational overy day.
MILLIGKAIRES
TO DEJDICTED
Grand Jury Probing Smuggling Case
With Mrs. JenUns as Leader of
Gang to Finish Labors Friday-
Will Indict Wealthy Principals.
HOKE SMITH ELECTED
UNITEDSTATESSENATOR
ATLANTA, Ga.. July 12. Hoko
Smith former governor of Georgia
and ouo time member of President
Cleveland's cabinet, wuh today elect
ed United Stutos senator hero on tho
first Joint ballot or tho Georgia as-Humbly.
BRYAN OMITS NAME OF HARMON
FOOM
PRESIDENTIAL
ELI6IBLE5
LINCOLN, Neb., July 12. Con
KplouoiiHly omitting tho niuno of Go
eruor Judrtou Huvmoii of Ohio, Wil
liam J. Urynu'a Commoner today
publishes u lint of dcmoorutH it oou
Hidorn (ivuilnblo for tho democratic
profiidentiul nomination.
Tito Commonor BayH the availability
of Governor Woodrow Wilson of
Now Jersey, Champ Clark and Joseph
W. Folk of Miflsouri i unquestioned.
It BURgoHla ulso tho following tick
ets: Hoko Smith, Georgia, for president
uud Governor II mice, Nortli Dakota',
Marshall of Indiana and Govornor
Dix of Now York, or Govornor Dix
uud Governor Marslinll of lndlaiu;
Senator Culberson of Toxas mid Sen
ator O'Gornmn of Now York, or
Shufroth of Colorado and Governor
Foss of Jilasancliusotta; Senator 01
lie JumoR oC Kentucky, Governor Os
bomo of Wyoming, and Loujs 1(.
llrandoiB of llostou,
Tho Commonor also appends the
names of tbeso presidential uvailii
bloa without, however, goine; so far
nu to group thorn :
Governor Fred Plaistod of Muino.
Honator John W. Koru of Indiana,
Senator Newlauds of Nevada, Sena
tor Goorgo K. Ciiamborlain of Ore
gou, Senator Owen of Okluhoma, for
mer Governors Adams and Thomas
apd former Senator Patterson of
Colorado; Georgo Fred Williams of
Massachusetts, ox-Souutor Tumor oi'
Washington, Senator Qoro of Oklu
homa, Honry Wutterson of Kentucky,
Mayor Willium J. Guyuar of New
York, Mayor Curler Harrison of Chi
cago, former Mayor Kdward F.
Dunne of Chicago,
NEW YOUK. July 12. The fed-
oral grand Jury which Is Investigat
ing tho gigantic smuggling caso
which Involves Mrs. Helen D. Jenkins
as tliu central nguro auuuuucea to
day that It will conclude Its labors
on Friday. It believed that both of
tho millionaire charged with com
plicity In thu smuggling case will bo
Indicted and detectives are said to
day to bo shallow lug tho men.
HOBOES SAVE
ESPEE TRAIN
POHTLAND, Ore., July 12. Some
where In Portland today aro two
typical tomato-can hoboes having
tho time or their lives with their cans
filled with money. Tho mouey, In
ulckels uud dimes, was donated by
gruteful pussengcrs on a Southern
Pacific passenger train which tho
tramps saved from a disastrous
wreck near Sulcm last night.
Walking along tho track In tho
direction of Portland, tho two wuy
fnrors camo upon a broken rail. Tho
train, with 100 imsBongers aboard,
could bo heard approaching. Tho
men ran back u short illstunco, light
ed a paper uud wlg-wugged u danger
signal to tho onBlneor. Tho train
wna stopped Just In time.
LEWIS HELD FOR
OF
MURDER
OUQVILIiK, Cub, July 12. Arthur
Lewis, brother of Mrs, Kmma L.
Kumbnll, was today hold to answer
a charge of tmirdor In connection
with tho killing of Holon Uumball,
aged 13,' lu Grldley. Tho trial of
Lowls and Mrs. ltumbnll was schedul
ed to bo hold In Septombor.
UNCLE SAM HAS NOT
TAKEN HAND IN MOROCCO
BERLIN, July 12. Thu United
Stutos embassy hero today donied
reports published in Loudon that tho
United States bad rnndo representa
tions a Germany Unit hor intorfer
onoo in Morocco would be considered
a mouace by America,
AMERICANS GET
ALSOP CLAIM
Nearly Million Dollars Awarded as
Result of Decision by King George
Money Advanced to Government
of Bolivia Years Ago.
LONDON, July 32. American
claimants were awarded 035,000 in
the Alsoo claim as the result of
King George's ' decision, announced
here today in tho Times.
The Alsop claim, amounting in ail
to $1,500,000, came up ns a result
of money advanced to the government
of Bolivia iu 1874. Chile assumed
the obligation when fclio cnuie into
possession of Aracu. Thescaso was
submitted to the king for arbitration.
STOCKS OK t LEVEL
WITH YESTERDAY
AS PRESIDENT
0 OCA LINK
Tenders His Resignation In Order to
Devote His Time to Management
of His Private Interests Annual
Meeting of the Medford National,
W. H. GORE ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF THE BANK
Enyart Has Been Engaged In the
Banking Business In Medford
for Past Twenty-one Years.
The directors of the Medford Na
tional bank held their annual meet
ing Tuesday afternoon. For some
time past J. E. Enyart, the president
of the bank, has been contemplating
resigning bis position as president so
that he could devote his entire time
to the management of bis Rogue
River ranch and other properties
and yesterday tendered his resigna
tion which was accepted.
The Medford bank was instituted
on July 1, 1899, with a capitalization
of $25,000. Its growth has been phe
nomenal from the start. Five years
ago it was incorporated as the
ileuiorU .National bank with a capi
talization of $50,000, and its growth
has been so steady since that time
that its capital and surplus now ag
gregates $125,000.
Enyart 21 Years In Bank.
Mr. Enyart has been a resident of
Medford for 22 years, 21 of which
he has been actively engaged in the
banking business and for some time
CConllnued on Page Two.)
NEW YOUK, July 12. Oponlng
prices of standard stocks today were
about on a lovel with yesterday's
closing. Genural Electric lost 3-4.
Stocks wero sold directly after the
opening and Important Issues fell a
largo fraction below yesterday's clos
ing. Canadian Pacific lost 1. Later
Louisville and Nashville and Illinois
Central gained a point. American
Tobacco preferred rose 1 3-4.
Tho markot closed steady.
Bonds wero firm.
ONION LEADERS
UNDER ARREST
CHICAGO, 111., July 12. Follow
ing i lie secret luuictment ot union
leaders alleged to have been to have
concerned in a union war hero which
resulted in murder, tho police today
are seekimr to arrest Simon O'Don
uell, preJdeut of the building trades
council and business agent of the
association of plumbers, and Thomas
Kearney and James Garvin, busiuess
agents of tho same union.
Maurice Enrigbt, nn alleged slug
ger and gunman, who is also a busi
ness agent of the steamfitters' union
is already under arrest.
The accusations against the lattor
three are reported to havo como
about through bellboys at tho Brlggs
house, where O'Donnell lived, repeat
iug to the grand jury incriminating
conversations O'Donnell had with the
other men accused, which, it is said,
showed that Ennght's killing of Alt-
man was not, as ho declared, in self
defense, but was done us the result
of a plot.
50 LOSE LIFE
ID MICHIGAN
FOREST TIRES
Eight Hundred Refugees Flee From
Flame Swept District, All of Them
Homeless, Many of Them Destitute,
Some of Them Badly Burned.
ENTIRE TOWNS WIPED OUT;
IMMENSE AREA BURNED
Entire National Guard of Michigan
Ordered Out to Combat Blaze
People Take to Swamps.
4- 4- -r t
EAST TEWAS, Mich., July
12. That not less than 75
and perhaps 100 lives have
been lost In tho terrific for
est fires which today aro
sweeping Northeastern Michi
gan towns Is believed bere'
after a comparison of tho
stories told by many survivors
all the towns of tho Au Sablo
and Oscoda. They declaro
that at least fifty surely per
ished in those towns alono.
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CRIB OF ALASKA COIL INTERESTS
NOT YET COMPLETED STATES FISHER
WASHINGTON, 1). C, July 12.
That tho Morgan-Guggenheim "grab"
of Alaskar coal industries through
their acquisition of lauds on the
bhoro of Controller bay is not yet
consummated was positively assert
ed here today by Seoretary of tho
Interior Fisher.
Discussing tho mysterious "Diok
to Dick" loiter, supposed to bo
Richard S. Ryan, the Guggenhoim
man, to former Secretary of tho In
terior R. A. Ballinger, Fishor de
clared ho was engor to oo-oporato
in hunting for the document. So far,
however, ho said, search of tho files
qf tho department had revealed no
letter from Ryan to' Ballinger in
which Charles IN Tuft's nniuo was
mentioned,
Fisher is not expectod to bo a wit
ness at tho henring by tho coin
mittoo on expenditures in tho depart
ment of tho interior, which is prob
ing tho Controller bay entries. Of
them ho said today:
"I cortainly am most int,erostod in
tho caso and would approoiato any
.information tho committoo might give
ns to whother conditions at Control
ler bay would jeopardize the pub
lic interest. So fur I nm unablo to
seo that tho publio interest will be
jeopardized, no mattor what proced
ure is decided upon. I havo found
that Ryan's Controlor bay ontrics
have been submitted to the depart
ment, but that no notion lias been
takon. Tlioso claims aro still pend
EAST TEWAS, Mich., July 12.
Eight hundred retugess from tho tiro
that has swept Northern Michigan
arrived hero by noon tqday, all pi
them homeleats and destitute and
many so badly burned and Injured
that they were forced to crawl on
their bands and knees.
The food supply hero is exhausted
and In nnswer to appeals for out
side help relief parties aro en routo
from Bay City, bringing provisions,
doctors, nurses and medical supplies.
That not less than fifty persons
met death when the forest fire swept
through tho town of Au Sablo Is de
clared by Stanley Edgely of Flint,
who arrived hero today from tho de
vested region. Ho Bald that ho saw
fifty or more persons fall In tho
streets ot Au Sablo and witnessed
others dash into the wall of flame
sweeping tho town in their desperate
attempts to escape.
Ono of tho refugees arriving lioro
today said lie started through tho
woods with five companions. Two of
them ware caught iu tho flames and
left burned to a crisp. For part ot
tho distance the survivors covered,
they were surrounded on all sides by
wild animals, deer, wolves and bears,
which wero rushing beforo tho flumes
in a wild attempt to escape.
BAY CITY .Mtcii., July 12. Re
fugees arriving hero today from the
flame swept towns ot Au Sablo and
(Continued on page 3.)
ONTARIO FIRES
SWEEP TOWNS
NORTH BAY, Ont., July 12.
Threo towns destroyed, sovon- pros
pectors known to bo dead, many
missing and hundreds starving are
results of the florco fires raging ov
er tho Forcuplno district. Tho fkiinoa
aro spreading rapidly. Inhabitants of
tho stricken district aro seeking re
fugo by wndlng la lakes and rivers.
Tho towns of Cochrano, South Por
cupine and Pottsvlllo has been de
stroyed. Tho suburbs ot Golden havo
been burned and tho town Is now sur
rounded by flames. With Tlsdulo al
ready halt destroyed, a dozon houses
havo been dynamited there Is an ef
fort to savo tho remainder ot tho
town.
Evory mining camp botweon Whit
ney and Domo has boon wiped out.
Tho death list already Includes F.
Flynn, A. Yulllo, Billy Moore, W. F.
Flotchor and throe unidentified foreigners.
Tho town of Kolso wub abandoned
this morning, tho tlamos having pass-
hur nml uro still nlisolutolv in tho
control of thu interior department." od beyond all semblancU of control.
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