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V
SECOND
EDITION
Otilly Klslli Yi-nr
l-'iifly-riml Yi-nr
JlMpliIno Couitly Awarded First
, Honors (or Mini; (tun of Gold Ores
Grants Pass Sent 5000 Pmiml
Exhibit to Convention.
SISKIYOU COUNTY IS
FII1ST IN SPECIMEN ROCK
Vailotis Mines From Soiithrrn Orruon
District Rqii t'scntrd at
Spokane.
(1RAXTK PASS. Or.'., Fvh. 17.
'lVtltgl'j4)ll IH'I' l' (ItHllll. I'll"
Indny fnun the, .ViiithneM .Mining
ttoiivenlMHi, in mansion at Spokane. ie.
jHut I liii .limepliuie county, On-ttoti,
WM HWKrtllHl fill I ImMMHw fur lltlllf
Min of gold ihiw. flrmit I'm cent
AIHIO IKHimlH llf KI'H (II (III1 ItorlllWeM
('ll)ivmilioll, YNlioUK Illilll'K llfillK rep-
nwnU'tl ly Uitn 'JIKI to .Mill hiuhN
(if ur wti'li, The HMiltNii .Mining
Mpii'n ilitlt itHlny wiicd (iranlx !',
llinnkiiiir I lii" ril for uutkiuK the lug
displllS "( nil'.
SikiMi riiiinU, ('.il.. Hun llr-l
jirir i li-pln l pei-mien rock.
SELF, NOT FOR CLUB
'Mm tiiHtuiK tln grind inmU lull"
I wUlt It UIIiIi'I'xIoimI (lull I tl III H-llk
THIS MINING
DISTRICT IS
FIRST IN ORE
glpMBV miic-, i rpjni ull only mid not lr the
COiiiH)iWiTr Willi," h1(H Ptcddcitl
uiWn of the Medford I'oinmoreirtl
t'liiti.
"I hnvo no fHiilt to llml with the
Mini Tribune's editorial riiittii f
my HilKMi," lu continued, "hhc
where it i intiiiiiili'il that I opposed
uiiniiitf r iniiiiiitr operation. This i
j'mIhc. No iih iiim more to promote
miiiiiitt Hint i'hilnt our mining re
source Hum niwlf "
F.I, I'ASO, 'IVx., Feb 17. tinted
Slate inmp today n if xmi t iIiiik the
.Mexican eoulnlc I m iv ns thi it'Hitlt
of t ilomnutlrulion against CoiimiiI
Rlntffiitv Iiwuii llin In 1 1 it iiiilHd
iihiii thtf release of Iih Ainii'ii'Hii sol
dier who inadvertently iu tided Mex
inn on Thuniihiy.
I.i'idi Marliucx Ik under aire!,
churned with hunting the riot. It i
churned (hut ho anil hi wife led a
iiinli, which attacked the consulate
Into hut night.
82oe Irs this
YEAR AT YAKIMA
NOKTIl YAKIMA, WunIi., IVIi. 17.
-A t ol ill mill crop of 8200 cniH Ih
tlm outlook for tlm YiiUlinii valley
liitrvtwl If dm weather ioiiiuIiih pro
pltlniiM. There will ho 1,000,000
piuikugoa of apples, or I1S00 rni-H,
I'umilniH (iiiulit to total KltiO ciUH,
Immii'H 100 anil tin) iiiiiallor frultH
iiiioni;h to uiaku tliu craiul total int'ii
tloiiiul aliovo.
To box thin fruit 515,000,000 foot
or liiiiihur will ho mitilriHl. For,
labor lit. plokliiK, kciuIIiik am! piinU
Iiik ihi niiofiiioiiH h ii iii iif ji.r.oo.ooo
will ho nxulii'il.
E
HAVE KILLED SELF
l'HKIN, I'Vh, 17. KopurlH Hint tho
iiiii'(inn iliiwuni'i'i hrohoii lii'nrti'd liy
tlltl HIII'IM1 of tliu iTpulilicMiiH, hail
(loiiiiiiilti'il Hiiiuitlo, wuro Hpmail
llirounlioiit tlm city today nod unused
iri'i'iit oxciti'Mii'iit, No couflriiiiition of
Ihii report could lie ohliiiued nod it
js KiNKTiilly douhtcd,
Medford
FLAYS INITIATIVE
GECRfiE. W. WICKER&ttM
PRESENT, FLAYS
Attorney Gmirral Declares All Pro
liresslve Policies Arc "lusrnsate"
Sarcastically Refers to Initiative
and Referendum.
ST. I.OI'IS. M.. I-Vh, 17.- Pm
rri.ii policii-H anil pnrlieiilaiiy
llio,, for jinlii'iiil rfoini won
mllt'il "iuiiiHli" ii n Ht'i'li in
iIor'd h v Primidt'iit Tnft whii-h At
inniyv dMiornl deont' W. Wifkur
xliniii delivered hefoie (lie City eluli
here Huh utteiiiooii in the direel in
icreot of TiillV iiMimiiiiintioii.
Vn leiliiiin oiireHMtieHlly referred
lo the niitirttiwi mid lYfeieiiduiii "pi
hit emit iHwinnkiug" mid dueUred
tlnil pojihIhi' lti)i4olioii and dirwet
pHiHMriim ilMihViyed the dignity of of
llii'. iiwultiiiK in "drivliiir from the
Held thnt elunn of ineo foniuirl.v
IhotiKht inoHt dexirnhle - thoiie whom
Hie offiet wekm, Hot tluwo Keekiiift
iffutf."
Yickeihm unid in prl :
"There hui hen miieh uonxeiise
eoneerniiiK tho no-CHlli'd unurpHtioii
of Mtwur liy the federal jiidieiary in
piiinoiineinir Iiihh of tMte leiHlatures
or of ooitKiPftrt iineoiiMlilutiiiaal. 'I'he
xerv nature of our written cnnMitu
huii implies thai the repreienlativer
f the peoplo jMiit exereie only the
pone in conferied upon them in the
i nictitation, mid the judiciary iniixt
iieeeKHiirilv udjiulxe void any net not
iiiitliorixed h.v the eoiiMtitution.
"Thit doeu not nppo nuperiority
of ihe judiciary to the IcgUlutive
power. Il only Hiippooix. tliat the
hmvi'' of the piniple i nupcrior to
hoth; mid that where the will of the
leftinlMtuie lmidi in oppOHitiou to the
mil of power declined in the consti
tution the jud;ei ouht to he nv
eiiioi'H hv the latter.
"I am in entire xympulhy with the
reuum that led to tlm enaetuiout of
laws providinir for the uouiiuation of
emididatei. hv direct election, hut syn
leuiM hy which the lnn are made by
poxtal isard and by popular petition
lend to dcfttioy the dignity of office,
mi iih to iniilic it uiiattraelivo even to
tliiiMi who miichf otherwine subject
IheiiiKclver. to the scramble of u pri
uiury In order to reach a Held of pub
lie usel'iilne,"
WiekeiHliam, in coiieludinK. recom
mended belter salaries and lonner
terms- us a menus of uttraetiui: better
judges to the bench.
SAYS TAFT 7S
MAKING GAINS
YVASIIINOTON, 1). C, Keh. 17.
"Tho nppoHllliin to tho reuomluatloii
of IM-mildent Tuft Ih tllinlnlnlilnK,"
wiih tho iiowh Seorutary of tho Trona
ury MiicVoiikU hroiiKht to NVabliliu;
tou today when ho returned from a
luilltleal Juiikut.
"Tho most Influoutlul ropuhllrauH
of tho wimt aro fonulnj; Tuft dulm,"
ho eoutluueil, "ami tho miivomout for
tho proHlilout'H ruuomluatlou Ih
BiireadliiK fiiHt.M
SAN FHANCIBCO, Cut. Tho fnalt
lonahlo Kaliiuoiit hotel Iuih raised
tho lmti on elKiirotto muokliiK by
women. Matrons ami nmlda, 100
Htronit, authored In tho hotel pnrlora
Inst itlKht to enjoy their after dinner
eluiu'ottoa,
VjBr's?ftLA
wees imi
0
I
MEDJfORD,
WOULD
H
T POWER
TO REVIEWLAW
Den Llnilsey anil His Associates In
the Direct Legislation League of
Colorado Propose Drastic Reform
In Colcrado State Constitution.
LAW PREVENTS COURT FROM
KILLING INITIATIVE LAWS
Only State Supreme Court Can De
clare Law Unconstitutional and
That Power Is Checked.
IlKNVKK, Coin., Feb. 17. Drastic
reform of the Colorado Mule consti
tution, especially in Ihe powers of the
court h to review the lawn, is prom
inent in an amendment to the state
constitution which today is hcinir pre
pined by Judge lion l.iudscv mid his
associates in the Direct Legislation
IciiKiie.
The amendment removes Hie power
to declare any law unconstitutional
from all coiirl. except the state su
preme coin t. l-'veu il cannot declare
any law iuwilid except under certai'i
conditions. I.ans passed by the leg
islature cannot be ipit'Mioiicd after
nine mouths. Within that time the
attorney general or any cili.eu may
hriuj; an original proccudiiii; in the
supreme court to determine their con
ntilutiounlily. Kxisthu; laws may be
contested within one year mid after
thnt no eouit is to be empowered to
touch them. City or county ordi
nances shall be umpulioiiable after
i mouths if lint tested before the
expiration of thai time.
The vole of Ihe of the seven su
preme court judges shall be required
to declare any law unconstitutional.
The proposed amendment prevents
the supreme court or any court de
cluriiig uucoustittuional any law
passed bv menus of the initiative and
referendum.
STOKES SUFFERS
"DEATH BLOW"
XKW YOH1C. Feb. 17.-NY. K. 1).
Stoke.-)," the millionaire horseman wu
wus the target for Lillian (Iraliani
unit Kthel Cimriid in a sensational
shooting affray in the girls' apart
ment, is convinced today that he is
dying as a result of a mysterious in
jury iutlicted upon him by a jiu jitsu
expert. After the shooting Stokes
was attacked by a .Iupane.se servant,
who believed he had attempted to kill
the girls. One of them struck him
over the left kidney and tho orgun
lias been causing him intense, pain
ever since.
mokci, consulted witn many jiu
jitsu experts and suys he lenrned the
lapaneso have a subtle lnouug of "at
tack, known as the "death blow,"
which results fatally months ufter
il is inflicted. The millionaire is sat
isfied that he is u victim of the "death
blow."
JACKSONVILLE NAMES
CITY CANDIDATES
Nominntiiins were made at Jack
sonville Friday evening for city offi
cers lo he elected March f. Dr. T. T.
Show was uominnled to succeed him
self as mayor; Fred J. Fink, YV. I.
.Melulyre, F.tnil Mutt and Louis Ulricli
wore nominated as eounethuen; S. O.
Whittinglon, city recorder, and Jus.
Croneiuiller, I reasurer,
SUICIDE RATE IS HIGH
IN CAPITAL OF AUSTRIA
VII3NNA, Fob. 17. In tho annual
roll of Hiilcidea, Vienna bIIII hIiuuIh at
tho top of the llHt of tho big cities
of Kuropo. Thero liavo boon HIO
HiileliloH or nttoiupted huIuIiIch hero
In tho last year, Tho Hat Includes
uovou children under 1-1 yours of nt;o.
Thoy ended their Uvea boctuiao of
unfavorablo aehool reports and four
I of punlBhmont at homo,
00
Mail Tribune
ORKfiON, SA'JTWDAV, FHJ3IIUAKY J7, 1012.
New Hospital Which Is to Be Dedicated Tomorrow,,
rtV IB - "s-.M. n'r1 Hi HI'LirrH HI IHBHHHHB it HE It
iHBSj(ffl(L m mn ' y-wtip.iiWrSt' "" - !! j5 E fvK ;
HWwH?HBhijjgaaMM Il '
Stlinlay, February IH. will mark nit fmportaut event In flic city, (lie dedication of the new 9150,000 Sa
cred Heart hospital, which has Just Ix-en rompleteil. The public is ronlially Invited to attend (lie ceremo
li lex .Siiiidiiy. A nutntier of pi-oiiiineiit luedness men In the city ulll take part in Ihe iiflcnoMiii's program.
The (Icdlcalloii servhvs will be comlm-ted liy ArehhUhop Christie of I'ortliuiil.
EGYPT'S THRONE
CENTER OF FIGHI
Wives of Khctllve Are Carrying on
Bitter Struggle for Control Lord
Kitchener Takes a Hand in the
Game.
i
CAIRO, FV.vpt, jh. 17. A fieroe
tight for Hie KgypliHii throne is go
ing on boliind theTMiiff between the
khcdiwih and the kheilive'ri tlit wife
and consort and the ex-Aii-trisn prin
ces, now known as Priuea-s Zuheidn,
the khedive's second but fnvortte
wife. So serious has become the sit
uation that Lord Kitchener, the Brit
ish agent general and real ruler of
Kurope, has felt it incumbent uhmi
him to intervene.
Kngland has no intention of per
mitting the reins of Kgyptiun gov
ernment to fall into the hands of a
woman who by nationality is hostile
to British expansion. The British au
thorities suspect that Austria and
Germany are not altogether disin
terested onlooker in the princess'
aiiti-khedivah plotting, and as the
princess bus tremendous influence
with her husband. Kngland recognize,
her us a dangerous opponent.
DAIRIES WILL
BE INSPECTED
Chief Deputy E. T. Judd of the State
Dairy and Food Commission Here
to Mako an Investigation of Local
Conditions.
With tho arrival of Chief Deputy
10. T, Judd, of the state dairy and
food commission, local dairies and
mnrketa aro due for u gimoral In
spection, mud cleaning up, If their
condition does not meet with the ap
proval of Mr. Judd.
Mr, Judd will he asked to glvo In
structions on up-to-dato methods of
caring for dairies and food products.
In addition to dairy Inspection, ho
will investigate conditions In hotels,
meat markets, gtoeerles and baker
lea. ENGLAND CLOSELY WATCHING
POLITICS IN AMERICA
LONDON, Feb. 17. Tho British
public is taking mi uuusunlly bright
iuteerst in (he political sit nation in
the United tales, Tho papers are
printing dispatches from their Ameri
can correspondents.
Such papers us the Times, Tele
gram, Post and Standard give the
situation prominence in the editorial
columns. The Times says it would
seem as though Rooseovlt is to he
put in office if (he efforts of the ad
vtineo wiiitf are to count. Also, it
says, it does look a though Roose
velt will refuse the nomination if it
ooiuos to him,
CENTRAL SELLING
AGENCY PAILS
Resolutions, However, Are Addpted
Recommending That Permanent
Committees Be Appointed to Con
sider Matter.
Efforts to unite the big four fruit
districts of the northwest; Rogue
Kiver, Hood Itiver, Yakima "nml
Yeuiiteliee mid lonn n mimnioii sell
ing agency, either by the purchase
of the Northwestern Fruit exchnnge
or other plan, lias failed for this
year.
Mnnner K. S. .Miller of the Rogue
River Fruit mid Produce association
returned Saturday from Portland,
where he attended a joint conference i
of these associations. He reports the
adoption of the following resolutien:
"Whereas, The committees from
Rogue River Cashmere and Hood
River nre unanimously in favor of the
co-operation of the large fruit sec
tions of the northwest, and
"Whereas, The tonnage represented
at this meeting is only a small por
tion of the entire output of the north
west ; therefore be it
"Resolved, That the committee.-,
give this information to Hie vnrious
organizations which they represent
and recommend Hint permanent com
mittees lie immediately npopiutod
from Rogue River, Hood River, Ye
nntehee am Yakima to further con
sider this question and Hint these
j committees be urged to take up this
I important work at the earliest con
venient date."
il
MONEY TRUST
H
IS
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 17.
Comparing tho "money trust" to tho
Black Hand mid similar organiza
tions, mid protesting strongly against
the Aldrlch banking plan for tho con
centration of tho .money power and
the private Issue of legal tonder, Con
gressman Honry, of Texas, today
woke up tho house with a red hot
speech.
"It Is high time," said Henry,
"that this house should Inquire. Into
tho Black Hand methods of tho fin
ancial Mafia. No offectlvo legisla
tion Is possible to control tho rami
fications of currency legislation,
trusts and corporations, "until con
gress understands methods of tho In
sidious mid almost supremo money
power. Should we not know some
thing of tho dopty of villainy Into
which this financial Mafia will de
scend hoforo wo re-wrlto our cur
rency laws hoforo wo swallow tho
Aldrlch plan?"
SAN FUANCISCO, Cal. "I hud
ono helluva tlmo blowing It
out;- don't light It again." This was
tho first iiitolllglblo soiitouco trout
Petor SUvorlno, who wna found near
ly dead aftor blowing out the gas in
his room.
DENOUNCED
Oreoon HIiWlHl
CltvHll -
NAME YUAN SHI KAI
A WASHINGTON
Without a Dissenting Vote Former
Premier Is Urged by Republicans
to Hasten South and Assume Of
fice. NANKING. Feb. 17.r,)ubbing him
n .second Washington, the national
Chine.se assembly today telegraphed.
Yuan Shi Kai, its unanimously
chosen president, to hasten south to
confer with the lenders of the re
publican party with n view to speedy
installation of the new order through
out the empire.
The telegram was submitted to the
assembly and was ordered forwarded
without n word of dissent.
HAWLEY FILES FOR
ANOTHER TERM
SALEM, Ore., Feb. 17. Congress
man Willis C. Hawley filed today for
the republican nomination for re
election from tho first congressional
district. Ho is the only candidate
who has filed for that office.
"I will during my term of office,"
says Mr. Hawloy's platform, "faith
fully serve nil Interests of Oregon
and her people, Including continuing
my work, successfully undortakon, of
securing appropriations for rlvors.
harbors and public buildings, extend
ing postal facilities and rural free
delivery with bettor pay for em
ployes; adequate relief for veterans;
national assistance In promoting de
velopment of our agricultural and
horticultural rosourcos, mid for good
roads; aiding settlers and miners on
public domain; opening to develop
ment all natural resources and agri
cultural land within tho state; a tar
iff revision by schedules on tho ba
sis of equalizing tho difference be
tween labor ami uianufacturo here
mid abroad; direct election of sena
tors, having already voted for such
a constitutional amendment."
WATER SUPPLY FAILS
Tho
city's water supply
failed shortly aftor noon to
day ns far as the main lino
from But to creek is concerned
and it may bo J4 hours hoforo
the lino is in working order
again, so it behooves all who
use water to storo a certain
amount tonight before the
pressure goes off tho city
mains.
While thero is water in tho
reservoir this is being re
served for use in case of lire.
It is believed that high
water carried away tho dam
at the intake.
WEATHER
Rain. Mux., fllj niln., (n.
Precipitation, 1,15 Iodic.
LWW
No. 283.
. i j
NEW RAINFALL
RECORD MADE
12H0M0D
Preclitatioh last Night Totaled 1.15
Inches, Which Is Greatest Rainfall
Recorded hy Local Weather Bureau
During Twelve Hour?,,
r "
LOCAL STREAMS RISING
",4 ...RAPIDLY; SNOW GOES
During frcsent Storm 1.89 Inches ef
Rain f atlsStlll Shy
.
on 'Average.
' ' .
Rogue river has raised 12
feet dtirlne thepresent. storm
VidUttanli rising, f he-water
at Gold Ra todal -registered
14.6. Normal Is 2.6. To date
4-
no damage has been dono.
Bear, cretfk continue to
rise this-
aflHTJtkn.
', .r.r
--
WItb.a,;prfcclpltatlon of 1.15 laches
of rain FrldaV night between tho
hours of G p. m. and 5 a. m., all
records for a 12 hour period in
southern Oregon are broken, accord
ing to officials of tho local United
States weather bureau. This precip
itation brings tho total for tho storm
to 1.89 and for the season to 10.87.
This is still 2.31 inches shy of the
average.
Continued rain is predicted for to
night and Sunday.
TTie heavy rainfall Friday nlgfet
brought up all of the local
to their highest point this year. Dear
creek set a new onark for itself this
season, as did Rogiie river. Little
Butto creek was so high that the
Pacific & Eastern would not put the
large engine ordinarily used over the
structure there, but sent out the
"one spot" or small engine for the
train.
Rogue river Is tho highest It has
been this season, but Is doing; no
damage.
According to reports from the
orchard districts of the valley tho
rain failed to do any damago but was
most beneficial.
The heavy downpour took a great
portion of the snow oft .tho moun
tains and this is responsible for the
rapid rise in tho streams.
The high water in the Roguo today
carried nwiiy the tempomry fish lad
ders at the Anient dam.
High water is aNo supposed to have
damaged the city's intake on Little
Butte creek, the water supply hnv
ing failed today. Crews have been
sent out to repair this damage.
GIMLET PIERCES
WOMAN'S EYE
Mrs. A. L. Ingraham of Sams Valley
Undergoing Treatment for Painful
Injury Gimlet Slips and Strikes
Her Eyeball.
Mrs. A. L. Ingraham of Sams val
ley is undergoing treatment as the re
sult of a peculiar accident recently.
Her oyo was badly dutuuged when it
came in contact with a gimlet she
was using.
Mrs. Ingraham was boring through
a shelf with the gimlet having u load
ed handle, when the instrument
slipped mid pierced the eyeball, also
carrying a splinter into her eye.
Little Change In Stocks.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.--At tho
opening of tho short session of the
stock market today Canadian Pacific
gained a point. This was tho only
Important chaugo when trading be
gan, other active stocks varying only
small fractions from yesterday's
elbse. Later Union Pacific was
boosted and Reading and United
States Steol Vj, Tho leaders reached
tholr hlghost figures of the season
with the demand arising principally
from tho shorts who desired to even
up ou the week.