Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, July 31, 1911, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextfHPtmHiiini, mnww urrgon HIiterlMl I City Hall SUBSCRIBERS rlllnif to sit ppr Will llftV out (illvtril lijr plionliiif of Hot by 0 p. in. Medford Mail Tribune WEATHER I'n I r May nn. Itrl Humidity 11 KT cent. Mln ni Dully Hlxlh Yniir. I'mty.KlrMl Ynr. MI3D170RD, 01 tl(K)N, MONDAY, .JULY 31, .1911. No. 1 tl. CAMPERS FLEE FIERCE FOREST BLAZE Flames On East Slilo of San Bernar dino nniiuc .Spread Beyond All Control Troops Aro Asked lo Lend Assistance. MOUNTAIN SUMMER RESORTS ARE IN DANGER Hundreds of Terrified Campers Rarely Beat Fire Into Little River Valley. SAYS MAI WE BLOWN UP FROM OUTSIDE k 2 j- '&' H SAN IIKIINAKDINO, Oil., July HI -Sweeping axiili. Ilii' iVrl.irt oiMii lion lit tli" exhausted liiefighlep Ihe fun'Hl fire which him been rnuin tin I tits fa hi idc of Hi" Sun Itciiiar iliui) range today spread beyond nil cunt ml. leaping :i(l() feet through tin' nil lip III" IIHMIIllllillHlMt!' tlld flllllieH nrtiHMiMl tlio ridge where tin1 light wur iniiilt' o control It mill spread int WeMville's canyon mitl Houston Hut. Hundreds of campers, fleeing I'm their liven, barely heat the iiilvnnci guard of I lie fire into Little Itc.u valley. Unlit a thorough check hn beci made, it will be iuiHihnible lo deter-, iniuii whether any lives went IohI, .Mux llnvn Help. AhmhIiiiiI Forctur Long in a cull for oulniilc aid inNiicd toiluy declare' that null"! iiHslHinncc came qniekl there wits no telling where the fin might ciiil. Tim Swylnnd rennrt whb ntlncki'i' curly today. After heroin efforts tin nwiri wni Hiivm ior nm inno iieing Two runger httvc collnp-eil froir overwork ami lienl during (he hl -It hours. After much bickering between fighters and the rnnger directing I lit work, backfiring was resorted lo Siting; by criticism for refusing t permit thin through fenr that uion serious fires might be started, tin rangers gave Ihe order. .Many of the fighter, it in Miid refused to work aniens (he rnngcr yiehled. The fire swept over the district from which (he Arrowhead hotel ob tains ltn wnler, eoinpletely destroy, ing the Htipply. Squirrel Inn and Pino ('rent were still uuhumed nt noon, although completely surround cd liy tire. Will Auk for Troop. Early today Assihtnut Forest Su pervisor Long uimomieed that he hud asked Ihe government to send sev eral companies of United Staler troops from San Francisco lo aid in controlling (he flumes. Wires are down and it in impossible to obtain an accurate estimate of losses. Cour iers arriving today (old of the de struction of tic Elks lodge nt Pine Crest. Squirrel Inn and Pino l'rc, two of the largest camps in the fire roue, escaped serious damage, Wo men and children have been removed lo Little Hear valley, Tim Hummer home of JanieH E Mooney, Cincinnati multi-million-aire, caught fire VI limes, hut was Huvcd, J. K. Fish's summer home also caiiKht hut the flames were c.-liiiguisbcd, EVEN TRAINS KEEP WILDE FROM OREGON SAN FIUNCI8CO, Cnl., .Inly at. TIii'oukIi a breakdown al l.os Hanim of (hu train nil which Louin ,1, Wildu. tbo hankor acaiiHed of eiube.kunent in Oregon, is coining from Situ Uiego to Kurmudui huiu to Oregon author ities, Wilde, was not e.Npeelcd to ur rivu in San Francisco until this af ternoon. Ho probably will not leave for Portland until tomorrow. Wildo is iiooompaiiiud from San Diego by Attorney Charles F." Sum ner. Hu will Hiirendur hero lo Dis trict Attuvuuy Camoron of Vort land. GIUOAGO Woiiiuii HyinputbUorH of HtrlklUK poddloi'H pelted a Hipuiil of pollen with i'bkb. Tim officers withdrew. Lewis Iicoxst Lewis N'lxou, the well known iiiiviiI urehltctt who iIchIkiiciI Hoverul war Hblm for the United Hlntes K'vern- ment, In an Interview In Now York nnyit hu In ronvlnceil that thu luiltlc- nhli Miilno was blown up from tlio outiililc. Mr. Nixon Iiuhch his coucIuh- Iouh on the evidence of mi eyewll iicmm, wbomt story has not ycl.lH-en published. STANDARD OIL WILL BESPLIT UP Corporation Will Dlsolve Into Its Original 33 Corporations Stock Will Be Distributed Transfer Books to Be Closed August 31. NBW YOltK. July ai.Ponltlvo iinnounreineiit that tbo Htnndard Oil Cnmpnuy Of New Jerny Is to be itpllt up Into ltn orlitliiul tblrty-iureu cor porulloiiM wuh mndu by tbo truHt of ficials this afternoon. In a bitter tfeut lo ntorkbolders ll Is stilted that stock of thu various subsidiaries will tM.UUtrlhutud.iu!5rdli)K.lo their bold. Iiiks to stockholders of record on Sop tiMiiliwr 1. ArcordliiK to the official notifica tion sent out by the Btandard, tbo IraiiNfor books of the company will bo cloned AiiKiist :tl and will remain closed until the all the rcaraiiKomeuts to turn tbo stock to Its owners will lie made. The letter told the stockholders specifically that obedience to tbo final action of the supremo court, makes the move necessary. NKW YOUIcTjuITn 1 . Uockefell er ownership of tlio Standard Oil Company and domination of Its af fairs will continue as formerly under tb n reorganization of tbo Standard announced today from Its homo of fice. Instead of one Mg company, thorn will bo tblrty-tbreo separate firms and holders of ono sliuro of stock In the Standard on AiiKiist 31 will bold a proportionate fractional ownership In each of tbo tblrty-tbreo concerns. SENATOR WENS ATTACKuMSOURTS Asserts That Recall of Judges Is Only Movement Which Will Pro tect People Says They Have Usurped Functions of Legislatures. WASIHNOTON, 1). C July 31. iH8ortliiK that tbo federal courts have Invaded tbo constitution, tbo rights of tbo stutCH and then loi;lslatlvo func tions of coiiKrt'BS and lmvo bocomo In struments tbrotiKli which tbo spec ial Interests lmvo boon onablod to block all proKrosslvo leglBlatlon, Senator Owon of Oklahoma In tbo Hunute today approved tbo recall of tbo Judiciary. "Tlio moment a recall law koob Into effect," Owon said, "tho courts will promptly discontinue their nil authorized, unconstitutional and Im proper conduct of declaring nets of congress uncoiitltiitlonal. To allow tbo decisions of tlioso who mnko tho laws to bo sot aside by a tribunal not responsible to the people Is to estab lish a judicial olhiKrchy and to over throw tho ropubllc. "If tho powor of rocall exists tlio conduct of tbo Judges will bo such that tho recall will not bo n'ecoBsary. The recall Is n much milder Hystoui than Impeuchiuoiit. (90,000 STEAL IN CALIFORNIA PRINTING SHOP Such Is Statement In Report Made to Governor Johnson State Printing Department Will Be Investigated Thoroughly by State. FAVORED FIRMS HAVE "PROFITED ENORMOUSLY" Say Scheme Is to Load Up the Office With Supplies for Years In Advance. HACIIAMI:NT0, Col.. July 31 The most sensational attack ever started on tbo state pi luting office and methods of doliiK business Is bo gun In a report today to Governor Johnson by the state board of control In which It Is charged that thn state printing department, In conjunction with certain favored supply concerns, Is engaRcd In a "scheme to mulct the state of jyo.SCO.9a for the benefit of certain business firms which have been closely Identified with tbo state printing office for years and have profited enormously as a result of vicious and Illegal methods In tho conduct of that department." The report Is on several claims of the Xcllorbach Paper Company, the II. H. Crocker Company, the E. J. Hhattuck Company and George D. t Ira bam. "Tbo object of tho scheme" the report continues, "of which these claims aro a part, tho board of con trol desires to Inform yon, Is to load up the state printing officii with sup plies which will last for a period of from five to six jrars. Tho " price which the printer Is attempting to pay for these supplies Is outrageous ly high and tho state will bo de frauded of many thousand dollars If tho parties are allowed to consum mate the deal." The report to Governor Johnson, covering somo thlrty-flvo typewrit ten pages, goes Into detail Into the business of tho stato printing office during tho past eight years, the In cumbency of W. W. Shannon. 0. A. G. OFFICIAL ISIT VALLEY President Kerr and Associates here to Choose Site and Complete Plans for Establishment of Branch Ex periment Station. President Kerr. J. Weatberford president of the board of regents and Professor Lewis of tbo Oregon Agri cultural College arrived In tho city this morning for tho purposo or look Ini: over tho valley and choosing a site for a branch experiment station of the college, as provided by tho lato legislature. Tho men are to meet Colonel Hoy this afternoon to talk over plans. Col. llay has offered to give a froo alto, water, powor and light for tho station. VICE PRESIDENT SOLD SHORT WEIGHT PEAS NEW YOHK July 31. That enns of pons shipped by tho New Hurt ford Canning company, of which Vice President .lames S. Shonnnn is head, wero seized by government in spectors on a charge of being short weight, bceiuno known today follow ing developments in tho attack on Dr. Harvey W. Wiley. Tho seizure was made somo months ago but nil reports of tbo matter wero sup pressed, it is ulleged, after tho can ning company had sont n letter of explanation, LONDON, July 31. Tho Princo of Wales today began his duties ns a midshipman on board the battleship Hindusinn, which is n part of the homo fleet stationed off Portsmouth. CHAMPION AND "WHITE HOPE" ft A Hijm 1 - - H '.UistiKi'i, nwm. '' ' r-i imH ' -V .jS iFlSkWkwtkkWwskkkmi IHlH''?nVvRHknlllllllllllllH "TTi' " ! WILLIAM PAPHt AND . WIU.IATO PAPrVC. JR Here Is a Bnapuhot of "Hilly" Papke, the middleweight champion, after his return to New York from a tour of Europe and Australia. While giving an Interview to tbo reporters Papke held In bis fatherly embraces little "Hilly," Ji., six months old, who was born In London, "lie's the 'white hope.' all right," Bald Papke, proud ly exhibiting the youngster to a throng of admirers. WOULD PLACE A SAFEGUARD ON INITIATIVE State Representative Allen Eaton Will Probably Submit an Amend ment to People's Law Safeguard ing Signing of Petitions. WOULD HAVE THEM SIGN AT COURTHOUSE Says Present System Places a Pre mium On Forging of Names. BOOSTERS I0 VISJUVILLE Want Five, Hundred Taxpayers to Visit County Seat and Work for Better System of Highways Throughout State. Good roads boosters from all sec tlous of the county will make Jack sonvllle up next Wednesday when tax payers descend upon the county court In a body and demand that the court call a special election for tho purpose of building a modern system of high ways through out tbo county. The Good lloads fever bus swept from Ashland to Woodvlllo and has reach ed such n point that the county will soon have tho best system of roads in the state. Front all of tlio towns In the county word has been received that a delega tion of prominent taxpayers will be sent to appear before the court Med ford will also send over a largo num ber. It is hoped that nt least 500 boosters will bo present when- tho court convenes. WILD RUMOR EXCITES CITY John Tells Bill' and Bill Tells Charlie, and Charlie Tells Sam, Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc., Etc. A rumor that tho dead body of a negro had been found In tbo city ro- sorvolr Saturday spread llko wild firo over tho city and It still Is being told about tho streets somo times for tho truth and sometimes as a joko. As a matter of fact there, hasn't boen n coon dead or nllvo in tho reservoir since Vincent & Baker fired ono when tho rcsorvolr was about half com pleted. Emphatic doninls of tho story lmvo boon Issued by the police tho mayor, tbo caretaker of tho reservoir, tho superintendent o ftho wator depart ment, tho health officer, tho deputy coroner, tho city recorder and a num ber of others, Tho story was probably startod by somo practical Jokor and llko most practical Jokes after it was started It couldn't bo controlled. Look at tho ads for the chanoo ta buy the property you ueod-nt u "right price," PORTLAND, Or., July 31. With it view of ubating frauds practiced in Oregon in securing hignntures to initiative mid referendum petitions, Stnte Representative Allen Eaton of Lane county, said that he would probably submit on amendment to the initiative ami referendum law requiring peoonH signing such eti tions to do so at their court house Katou said he would place the meas ure before the people at the next general election, under the initiative should he decide to act. "The present sytcm of securing signatures to initiative nnd referen dum petitions by paid circulators at .") or 10 cents a name bus proved a premium on forgery and other crook ed work to the detriment of an excel lent measure and thnt I nm in favor of amending it," said Eaton. MORE TROOPS SENT TO ALBANIA BY TURKS SIXTEEN THOUSAND LHIIIIIIIIIIIIIHBIIIIIIH ,MISS KATHRYME..KiPP."KWi Traveling sixteen thousands miles to wed the man of her choice, Sllss Katheryn Klpp left New York on July 21 for Hlo Janeiro, Brazil, where her fiance, Gerald Peabody, Is a geodetic surveyor In tho employ of the Brazilian government. Miss Klpp Is a native of Los An geles, Cal., and Is a graduate of Le land Stanford University. Mr. Pea body Is also a natlvo of California. OLD AGE PENSION BILL BY BERGER Specifically Provides That United States Supreme Court Shall Not Be Allowed to Pass Upon Constitu tionality of the Measure. DANGER OFWAR IS LESS TODAY THAN IN WEEKS Understand That France Is Prepared to Accept Germany's Demand for Compensation If She Grants Free Hand In Morocco. BRITISH FLEET SAILS" UNDER SEALED ORDERS No Disposition On Part of England to Take Chances by Going to, Sleep. . CONSTANTINOPLE, July 31. Commnudcd by high staff officials, additional troops were dispatched from Constantinople today to Alba- ma, where guerilla warfare and mnss acres have been raging for weeks. The sending of more troops to re- lntorce the already large force in Albania is taken hero as confirma tion of the rcjiort that Turkey is pre paring for hostilities with Montene gro, to which country thousands of Albanian refugees have fled for ref uge. O'ROURKE PUT OUTJF GAME Attempts to Assault Umpire and Is Ordered From Field Graham Sus pends Sacramento Captain Indefi nitely for His Action. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., July 31. Thomas P. Graham, president of the Pacific Coast league today indefi nitely suspended Captain O'Rourke of the Sacramento team as a result of the fight between O'Rourko and Hildebraud during the morning game nt Stockton yesterday. STOCKTON, Cal., July 31. Pres ident Graham of tho Pacific, Coast league will at once take up tho case of Pntsy O'Rourke, captain of the Snoramento team, who assaulted Um piro Hildebraud during the Stockton Vernon game yestorday morning. Im mediately after the attack Hildebraud wired President Graham' recom mending O'Rourko's suspension pend ing n written report. Graham did not net in timo to keep O'Rourko out of the afternoon game. Tho fight occurred beforo tho game was three minutes old. Kane bad been declared safe at second and O'Rourke objected to tho ruling. Hil debraud fined him. Play wns resumed but O'Rourko couldn't forget it and protested until Hildebraud ordered him out of tlio game. Then ho flow nt tho umpiro with clenched fists. O'Rourko's team mates tore him away fighting and struggling. Assistant District Attorney Rcndon rushed on tho field nnd told tho war like captain lo subside or ho would bo jailed, Deputy Sheriff Cassidy escortod 0 Rourko from tho gumo, WASHINGTON, D. C, July 31. Specifically providing thnt the Unit ed States supreme court shall not be allowed to pass upon the constitu tionality of the measure, Congress man Victor L. Berger, socialist, of Wisconsin, today introduced in the house an old age pension bill. Berger's'fiienbure proposes to pen sion every person in tho country over GO years nnd who has been a citizen of the United States more than 1C years, giving sums of from $1 to .J3 a week. PINCHOT BILL TO AID ALASKA INTRODUCED WASHINGTON', D. C, July 31. Broad provisions for tho development of coal deposits in Alaska and the prevention of monopoly are made In a bill prepared by Glfford. Pinchot and Introduced in tho senato today by Senator Works of California. Under tho terms o ftho measure a license may be obtained to prospect for coal during a term of two years and secure a, lease of about G.000 acres of coal lands for 30 years. All applications suggesting attempts at monopoly may bo rejected. Coal pro ducers are to pay a royalty of 25 cents per ton during tho first year, 50 cents during tho second year nnd 51 per ton thereafter. 33 FOR STOCKINGS PENNIESJR LORD Pastor Declares That Women Think More of Their Legs Than They Do of Their Souls Resigns Pastorate to Get a New Job. CHICAGO, 111., July 31. Declar ing that tho women of bis congrega tion think more of their legs than of their souls, nnd that after paying $5 for a pair of silk stockings, thoy mnko up for their extravaganco by dronninc nennies in tho collection box, Rev. C. 11. lleywood, tho young est ordained minister in Illinois, to day quit the pastorate of tho church of Wontworth avenue. lleywood's resignation was tend ered because his salary of .1000 a year would not permit him to wed tho lady of his ehoico. Miss Florence Woodman is tho young woman for lovo of whom ho will hunt for a moro profitable job. BERLIN, July 31. Emporor Wil liam returned today to Boiiln after a vacation crulso of sovoral days In northern wntors, which was cut short by tho ucuto crisis over tho Moroccan situation. LONDON, July 31. Unofficial In formation emanating from the foreign office today. tends to tho conclusion that, for tho present, danger of war with Germany has passed. An agree ment on the- Moroccan tsituatlon is expected to result from a conference In Berlin todny between French Am bassador Jules Cambon and German Foreign Minister Kldcrlln-Wnechtor. It la understood that France, Is pro pared to accept Germany's command for compensation if she gives Franco a free hand In Morocco, but what tho extent o ftho Kaiser's final demand will be is as yet unknown. While an early settlement of tho difficulty is forecasted, there Is still considerable doubt as to whether tho proposed agreement will satisfy Eng land and readjustment of the French and German territorial boundaries In Africa threatens to Involve British In terests. Hitter Townrd Germany. Berlin cables contain Indications that there is truth In the story that Germany may demand' the dismissal from office of Chancellor of tho lord mayor's banquet, which was tak en as being aimed at Germany. This Is causing increased bitterness hero against the Germans. Despite the fact that thero Is today greater hope In England than for weeks that Europe will escape war there is no disposition on tho part of the British war officials to take chances, and a quiet movement ot British troops to the east coast of England has been in progress sinco Saturday. It Is similar to tho recent American mobilization on tho Mexi can border. Much speculation has been caused by orders Issued to tho second tor pedo destroyer flotilla, attached to the homo fleet, off Portland to sail at 4 o'clock this afternoon undor seal ed orders. The orders aro only to bo opened after tho fleet Is two hours at sea. Not an Inkling of their de stination has escapod. BOSTON, Mass., July 31. Declar ing that the proposed arbitration treaty with England practically ar raigns tho Uultcd States against Ger many In the present Moroccan dif ficulties, thut It is a violation of thu Monroo doctrlno and an insult to every Gorman-American and Irish American In tho country. Congress man James Curley Is opposing tho proposed agreoment. IIo Is support ing resolutions of protest adopted last night at a mooting of Germnu Amerlcnn citizens. NO DIVORCE IN SIGHT IN SHONTS FAMILY NEW YORK, July 31. ttcports thnt divorce is imminent in the fam ily of Theodoro P. Shouts, Panama cuunl builder, wore given a hard blow hero today whon Shouts in person met his wife, two daughters nnd his grandson when they arrived from Europe on tho liner Rottordnam. "Tlio fact that I nm meeting my wife and family should bo sufficient answer to tho reports of divorce," said Shouts, and Mrs. Shouts chimed in with "I am not responsible for these rumors." Shouts was photographed on tho dcok of tho steamer with his grand sou, tho young Duko Dochaulncs. CHICAGO A county hospital pat lout who' asked frco troatmont bo causo of poyorty, It has boon. found la wqrth 180,000. . , y .,.!?' -,-vs ri.