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City Hw
Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
OrrnMonnl showers toiilxht
iiml Tucs. .11 . 01, Mil. lit.
Pnrly-thlnl Ymr
liitlty i:tultili Ytnr.
MlflDtfOIlD, OIMWOX, MONIUV, MAY 12, IM.'J.
NO. i.'J.
T,
FRENCHMAN TO SEARCH
FOR CAPTAIN R F.SCOTT
HOWARD TELLS
TF
AM S
UN SWINDEfR
VIOLATESPAROLE
RECORD
FARM LAND LOAN PARTY FACTIONS
WILSON'S PLAN GET TOGETHER
MB
RENDLY
RAD A
OF WATER S NEED
President Wilson Expects Little
Difficulty In ncconclllnn Evcry
tlilnil ConnrctGil Willi California
Lnml Question.
WASHINGTON, .May l'J. Tho
Culifoiuln-Japiiimtm Hit uiitloii wa
tlinu.iii'il liy President WIIhoii tit to
day's iiudh'iico with Iho uuwHpupor
t'orrtmiMiiiilimla. Hi' Mild tin iioko
tlnlioiiM worn of the friendliest char
mil or, i.plaliilug Unit lh withhold
JllLC of III) publication of the i'lli't
langiing' (f tho .liii'iiiif!) piolaat
was implied liy n deairo fur cinii'tnl-
IIH'Ilt,
II wiin anli .lupnii diireil frank
nmw, lint uoiilil not cxpie herself
freely in ooiuiuunleittlnim llml wen
iuiincdinloly published, Tin pnvi-lt-ti
t miIiI hi' wns willing Hint .Inpiiii'K
protect should lie piililixluil if It mot
with tlm nppniMil of Vleount Chimin,
till) Jlllllllll lltllllllllMlllllir.
liHi'l .Nil Tlltlllllf.
The president cxpecta In ononuulcr
lillln iliffii'iilly in n'oiiiH'illiiif every
thing iiimiimiti'J willi Urn California
lnml ipifwlmu. Hi" said tlm (Ihiikm in
(ho Wtihh liill, which stutaa lliHt ll
provision ahall nut In fonatritod a
vlnlnlbtg existing trimtlf indicated
Din illtllllt of the foi hut In iitiviHto
truiililo.
It is nndoratnod llml John llaaaalt
Monro, t'iMiiHHillor of tlm hIiiIh de
partment, haa declared the dill U am-
Idjtunua iiml uniitrndleltirv in cerliiin
soi'liou. Tlio president refuses to
ditolilo tin nUHdliun of whether the
Jiipitniwo him oIIkIMo to imtumllMt
linn. Hi dm not think there Ik iiiiv
duiigor of tlio muitroi'rv rcaehiiiK
ii iioliit where il uniiuol In settled liy
dlplouiney.
Tin Iff Atlllnilo rnilimiKiil.
Tlm prwiioViit' nltltuili on Hip tar
Iff hill in nuohnngt'd. Hi' discredit
Iho rHirt that tlm dcinocnitle null
fii'o wool Hint sugar element has
miMihincil wllh republican ai'iiittuni o
foroo (ili'iiilimliiiii of thiwn' oolinii.
Tin prorldcnl U uniifidout it will m
tlm snuulo pHtelienlly iinchaiiKt'il. Hi'
think further hearing on tlm tariff
hill iin uole ami i'MhtI Hip Pen
rum' riMotiitmn to tin el led to hi
defeated.
Mrs. Johnson, Who Made n Business
of Gctllnii Hurt, Sent Back to Pen
itentiary Buncoed Southrrn Pa
cific nt Medford Once.
HVMUICTT, Wash.. Miiy 12.
Ciuirgod with violating Imr iarnl by
IikivIiik Urn liomu of tlm woman wfm
secured lirr provisional pHnloii, Mm.
.Mamtii .lolmnoii l held Iiiti' today
tHitnllnx tlm arrival of a prima
nuitril.
When lud I'll to the county Jail .Mm.
JoliiiMiiii. wlio must nor mi out tlm roil
of a flvn joar lurni for defrauding
railroads out of dmintgu. btolio down
innl nahl mho wanted to no hank to
din tirlton ami lm with Imr Imhy oiii"
iimru.
(.'llllflMUllllR lllHl dill) WUN Riillty, hIiu
witil:
"I wr 1 1 no of n kmiik of four inuii
ami fhu HOIII0U who iiihiIh h hiulnoKH
of liMHlttiK tlm 1-Hllroiuln. My part
wnn to nut hurt. ICIthtr I would full
iivwr u hwI wtmn Ibu train lilt a
(uirvn, or in of tlm xntiK would
mkmuii tlm icrow of (lm Imtidnill on
tlm par o tlmt Imn I ml off I would
fall wllh tlm rail In my haml. TM
lMllr trlek invr fullml to work."
Five Carloads of Steers Brlnu $9 ncr
Hundred Pounds Extreme Short
aiie In Northwest Meat to Go Still
Hlhcr in Price No Rrellcf Now.
IJinUr tlm naiim of Haul JoIiiimiii
tho Minimi wurkml tlm HotithHrn I'a
I'lflr fur ilinuaiiiM linro mnim thrtm or
four jeiim huo. Kbit proltindixl to
limn Ihhui luturnMlly InJuriHl liy ho.
Inn thrown fnnu a imnt n tlm irnlu
lurrhuil near (iiild Hill. Kim wiih cur-
rliul Into Hit Nath hoU'l mill dorloroil
hy cnmiHtuy pliylrtiiN fur omtmI
iliiyii Him roiuiroinliml Imr idiiliii
for ilaiiiiiKH aint rifohinl nmoml
luiinlri'il ilollnm IhhIiIpm Imr hnlcl hill
nt I lm Nimli.
I'ONTIiA.VD, Ore, Mny J
Portland hn.oin pniil tnnio fur intlU
Imlay in Iho IhchI inarki't limn wit '
ei'r Imfoni r-i'i'ii'il hv p',"iliii,i'i
herH wliou lliov pHiohimi'il fii i,u
limiU of lfn nt 4K) Mr Imi Inn
piiiimlfi. Thi U fifty vttuit Injur.
tliNii nny pruvioiiM prioi', tlm lulti r hi I
inic iiiailo liil waek wlmn ini)c mi'
at 48.BII.
Ity loilay'a inlvaiioit tlm i'urllaml
i'ii It I c innrlmt i liiitlmr llinu an '
ullmr in tlm ootnilry, iiualilv roninl
onil. Tin on tlio that hrnnulit Iho
I'xlri'iim prii'i onmu from Iilnho ami
('fllifnniln.
Thin I'linilitiini In tlm iimiiII of iho
oitiiHiiit hlmrlNitii of I'MPifii1 niuth
wit liolilintc, wlilcli iimmm that i'on
dtiiHow will Iihvo to i Hit iloi'iwr into
tlmir MKikU to Imy h tituak Imru
ftir. Nut tlm liBhll nigii nf rolmf in in
Ujjht. In fit ft tlmr in ffrv pififiit
imlioHtioii of .(ill hiulur prifffc. Sup
IImh fiiuif fiirwitnl today frui four
ntiilfM; Urov'nii, Iilnho, MmiiIihui ami
Ciilifuriiia.
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i C5i;juii5iimcnt oi t-iiiecn itenionai
Reserves Is Keynote of Adminis
tration's Proposed New Currency
Bill Money Loaned on Mortflajjes.
1REPINT
WEATHER STATION
GE
JOHNSON
TOSTAND PAI
SACUAMKNTO, C'ul., May IS.
(loviiruor Hiram W. .IoIiiikoii in IihImn
ImliliiiK up Hi" Wilih-lliriUiill auti
aliiin lnml hill to civo tlm national
Kiivtiriiiiiunt Hum to oxhiuiHt fvory
loiih1ii iliptomulif n'mmroo in uiaiu
iiiiniiiK' auiii'iilili ii'latliiiiM with .lupnii,
in mifoiil with tin plan ho nnnoiinroil
uflor tlm pafltfiiKU of Hie hill, llo U
luting llooiU'il with loltoix ami lolo
Kiiiiin. rroni CaliforuiauH ami oiihtoru
hIiiIivh tirK'iiiK hint to "ntiiuil pal"
anil tjijiii tlio hill.
It W iK'oluroil in tin t.oiiitho offl-
ttw Hint fully till par omit of Iho
lotlors iiml wiri'H rii'tii'il- ami Ihoro
havo hooii tlmiiHiiiulK -urjjo tlio k'v
oi nor to hIku Iho hill.
NOI GUILTY Pi"
0FJE1ECIIVE ESOLA
KANT KKANC'IKCO, fill., May la.
"Not Kiiilly," wuh tlm plou ouloroil
Imiu (inlay hy fonnor Doloutivu Sor
Koiiiil I'Vanl; Kmiln, tlio firat of uihl
pnlUio i I'll corn iiulii'tcil for iiIIiikoiI
noinpllnity In tlio oporntmiw with Iho
Italian huuuo kmii' to fucu trial.
Tim lu'urinir wiih hoforo Supoi'mr
IikIku Diiuuo. Fnllowiui; hid plan,
KkhIii, tlirniiuli IiIh iiltmnoy, Turn
O'Connor, ithkotl for nit iiumotliiitu
trial.
NEW TAX AMENDMENT
PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
i r
STATU CAPITOL, SACKAMKN
TO, ('ill., May li!.A imnstilutional
nnii'iiiliaoiit piovldiiiK' for homo nilo
in taxation wiih puhkoiI hy tlio sounio
tnilay. Tim vota wiih 'JU to 7. Tim
nniendnionl hart paHsoil Urn nsHonihly
uuil will k" I" tlio pooplo of Iho nluto
for thi'lr iipproyul at tlio next KoiU'ial
oU'olInn,
Thi'iiiloro !'. I)i.ilt ii -i-iiiut din.
(riot Hi'iillii-r furira-tir will ninf in
.Mi'ilronl hi- HriorniHiii in iiilull the
roinninuiic wcnthor iii-tiiinii'iitn in Iho
IoohI olfii'o wlui'h will Kit ii thU ta
lion u inii4iti' nullil. A wiml KHKtt
ami otlifc iimlniiHciilii hio to ho put
in pliioi'.
Ailililioiml i'iiiioiiMit in I,, hi in-
hIiiIIciI ill (III Mllll!ltlilli lliroilKllnllt
tlm Milh'v al-o.
EXPOSE PLOT TO
BLACKEN
O'HARA
( In, mini; i,.(Jh. I, ,iK til a ptr
'ii -iipM,vtll fr... n to ilniih in
iihti-I hoiiiiinhtil. Dr. Auuu-t tit ('.
Ifllniif SfViimre iis iu-1 iiiiiiuiiiii-mI
lm Mill Innl h xfiir. Ii ir tlio explorrr
ami lii I'OBiiHilf hId, JhiIoiI to i'iiiii
fith from Iko Anlniiir a ililortmnn.
'Vhv DuititkMH flHtl It. I-'. Kroti expo
illlioti hH htion oriftiniyiil for tb Mir-
H0.
m
DETECTV
E
IN GRAFT SCANDAL
WAKIIINOTON', Jfjty 18. Unlnb-li-linidit
of Hftt'on "rffiiiitt rpnorro"
' - -oc iitliottM mm Nuhxtitiitofortlm Al
(ilr"h icntritl hunk plun U th Uey-
r t'' of tlif niiriiiuifttrHliiiii'fc pmpH.il
m w t-iirrciify hill, it wtm Imirnml here
'")!flv The ih'w iiit'Huiirc, it it le-
liixiil, forciihinlowfi miiiic tni hy
'wlidi iiiitiiiiuil hniikn will ho (Kir
' n.iltftl to loud moHpy on farm land
' tiior'kiiKOft mid other flgriuiiltitnil
II 111 iv-.
Tlio uiluiiiiiotrntiou'ri cxporiH favor
tlm M'leflioii of fifimni dtJcs hy the
cnmptroHor of tlm ctirrouoy, oncli
Hith a roorvo nooiHtloii to ho piv
fnioil hy n board of niiit inunliniv,
thro to hp ci'lofloil hy llie prwiiltmt,
lhrtH hy t lie hunker of the district
ml on fftfli hv the Hooroturios tif
aprh-Hltiiml ml of the lieanry Mini
the uttornoy khuitnI.
Tile holief tlmt iiMintty U to l
loniieil on fnrm ImiiiI morttrMKtM -
ifiven eolor hv Iho iroviiou wliifh
would permit the Mcrelnry of apri
rulttiro to name Mime of tlio iiiemlior-.
of the Kovorninif himnl in each di-trift.
25 FEDERALS SHOT
BY
NOtlAI.KS, Arl, May 12 Tou-ty-flx
fodorl offlroru, taken rU
ouora hy tin roiutltutloiiulltH ilur
liiK nnrout flKluliiK near (limyiimu,
Konorii, liiivo boon oxooutod, miord-
liiK to conflriuoil illHpiinlioH rocoUoil
horn totluy, tlio niiiuhor IiioIiiiIIiik a
rotonol of nrtlllory ami a ooloiiol of
Infantry. Tlio illipatch ailmlttoil tlio
liihH of 200 coiintllutlomilliitM ilurliu;
tlm flKhtlni; near tlunymuH, but
ulatoil tlmt tlio federal low wiih
much heavier.
rilH'AOO. May 1-V ('ormbora
(mil of l.iiiiteiiutit Ooxenmr Hnrrett
(I'llarn'M utorv of hU roUtioiw with
Mm. .Maml llohimnin, whloli wore
bronnht into tlm pnblii ojo in an
omloitMir to ilirroilit O'llani hy huu
iuei Hum hit by Iho uluto vieo iwo
tiKHliiMi iHumnittoo whioh ho hiMideil,
wiii jrix en hero today hnforo a moiii'Io
inxcMtiKiitiiii; eoiumitti'o by State
TreaHiirer OTonwell of Hpriufr,fiohl.
O'Couiiell O'KM 0'ilan.V nlory of tlm
plot lo ilixoriiilll.
O'Cminoll ileelnreil he foithl not ro-
oiill SnllivHn'K e.et lanuimao but in
HiibntAiioo he IliroHtoiioil to put
O'llara "up Hnniimt it" if ho imUteil
on the upcparHiioo of Saniuol Dtvim
of SpriiiKfiohl before the iee prob
er. tSiillixan Maid Davie wiih ii gaml
fellow, and ho didn't fcee why the
.emtio fomuiitteo wnuloil to foroo
foree him to io totiuiouy in the
Htiiniitioii wajjea jirolm.
PREHIEST GIRL IN
FIVE LOSE LIFE IN
E
Tl'I.SA, Okfn., May l'J. 1'ivo per.
hiiun, pimoihly inure, woro killed lo
duy by a (,'ieat t'lei'lrieiil ami wind
nIoiiii which Huopt tlio TiiImi oil ills
triet. Many oil tunl;n iiml wells woro
aet on tiro uuil a luuuhcr of power
plauta woro badly daiuii)od,
At Colliimvillo, Hour horo, five
piplino huildera woro killod when
liuliliiinK Htruolc a vohiolo in whioh
they woro kIuk t tlio oil fioldu.
MEMBER OF VICE CLIQUE
IS PLACED ON TRIAL
PORTLAND, Ore., May 12.
Anotlmr member of Pmllaud'H vieo
eliipm Will l'holps, wiih plaoed on
trial today before Circuit Judj;o
Davis. Phelps is oIim-roiI with a
eiuiio iiKaiiiHl Koy Ivudol, n fonnor
iiuill t'lirrier,
HAN l'UANTISC'O. Cal., May 12
Out of a t-ollot-tlou of ItuuilreilH of
photOKrapliii Kent from every eetlon
of tlm utati, MIum l'uiiim Do Volam-o,
n native ilaiiKbtor, tuiliiy In ilerlnroil
tlio prettiest Kill In Callfornln by the
1'ortola fotitlMil comuiltttio ami hor
pletiirn will he the model fur the offl
elal pouter of tlio ftwttval which ue-
etirH lu Octobor.
SAN FHANCIRCO, (,,1., My lJ.
Dot of live Ingram m' Io AukoIon
wmh ilrnwn into tb polirt.- tH-muhil to.
lay by MlehaeJ Qalln, a oHiieteil
hiinoii ihmh, at the proho ionduotiMl
by Chief Sbft("HU, SikhmhI Axont
Hmli'ii nml Uw)nty Diatriot Attomoy
Hmiihh(HI of I.tlmN4-iu D'tntrinl-
AIoniey Wekert'a office. Piekcrt
iwuil u atNtiHiient emlUm-; the fol
io win jc ouitfeiiiifHi to Oallo
"U'hwi DutwtivH. 1imIm wa hriiiK
iajC ni from ! Anwrleis to thin city
lie nkil iho jtMt a wo renehed the
bont how iiiueli innuey I hnd," iail
linllu. "In mmwarml $J0. '(livo mo
$10 of it, ntnl I'll fix it o that if you
ever com to l.o AiiRfles HKin
everythiiiK will ho ettay for you,'
IIimiIu aiaiil to ni. 1 pave him the
monrv in the prouenoo of Detective
InerHHi, with wlmm l'.olu almred
it."
STOCK MARKET DULL;
Projjrcsslvc Repuhllcan Conference
Asks the Republican National Com
mittee to all an Early National
Convention to Reorrjanlzc Party.
RITCHIE TO FIGHT
FROST NIPS FRUIT
NinV YOUIC, May 12. It wiih an
iiouiuoil at the woathor liuroau horo
today that yeutordiiy was tlm coldest
May 1 1 on record with the exception
of 11HIS, Tlio moroury fell to lit! de
grees, UIIIIuk liorrlim uuil vokoIiiIiIos
la the northern scctlona of tlio utato.
NINE MORE CANDIDATES
FOR PORTLAND'S COMMISSION
POHTUND, Ore., May l'J.
Kino udditionul eaudidate.s for coin
lulHhiuuorahip under Porllaud'ti now
form of ,'overninent, filed uotninut
itiff politious today. This bring tlio
total lil of ciuiilidnlcB for eouuuis
hionors to fifty-four. No additional
potitinna to nmko tho raeo for mayor
were filed, tlm nuuibor of candidates
'retuauuiiK nt lour.
Tlio time for filincr pptitmns will
end at livo o'clock thin nflurnoou,
NIAV YOUIC, May U. The -took
umrket wax tho dullest today tlmt il
has been in many week. Loaned woro
muall generally, the Urgent bciug
I(iiHile. nml Aiuorii'ian Can preferrud.
which lo.t u point ouch. Tlm Mitftir
stock fclmwed o.xoopthni wcaknosH,
AmorieHii Suirnr lothi two and
American licet one Union Pacific
nipl Ueatliujr nioviul up hnlf a point
and Unit ml States Stool :i-K, but buy.
iiiK mioii eeuxed and tho market oiued
tiff.
Itiintln were Mendv.
The market closed dull.
TO
BE ON HAND TUESDAY
WASUIXCiTON. May 12. Demo
cratlo loailoia In tlm Hoimto this aft
ernoon nsUod all doiuocratlc mom
horn to uttoiul toiunrrow'd session,
when tlm motion of Souator 1'unroso
of Pouiuylvuula liiBtnuitliiK tho fion
ato flunnco rouunliteo to hold hear
Iiikb on the Underwood tariff hill
comes to a vote. Tho democratic, ma
jority lx confident tho motion will
bo rejected.
MATHEWSON IN RARE FORM
DEFEATS CUBS EASILY
Ni:V YOltK, May 12. Christy
Mathowbon waa lu rare form today
and tho (llautR easily defeated tho
Cubs, 5 to 1. Tho score; K. II. K.
CIiIouko 1 II 0
Now York 5 10 3
llatterles: Hltc'ilo, Uotlold and
Archer; Muthowsou and Moyors. Urn
pIiob, Klein anil Orth,
SKATn.K, WhkIi., .May l'J. That
Lough Crosfe of New York wilt be the
Mtwt opt5niont "of IA!itvl!lfrChntn'-
piou Willie ltitchic prodded the
sront prom!ictl Kuanintce is K'vun.
in the hlateiuettt of Hilly Nolan, mail
agor of tho champion hero today.
"It looks an if I'nKB will bo Kit
ehieV opmiptit for July 1 nt New
York," Miiil Nolan hero this moniiiiK
"Wo have the hot offer of any from
Now York promoters wlto realize
Cri would be u uroat tint wine card
in tho ouM. Itivera without n doubt
is tho het-Lcnrd in the wet, but the
offer do en not look as uooil an tho
one from New York. I will not know
definitely until Saturday nlcht.
BAT1LE WAGED OVER
LUCKY BALDWIN'S HEIRS
ALT. Cal., May TJ. Gait is in a
tuto of excitement today over a pos
sible fight between Hums' doteotivos,
who are nttwupting to soouro tho two
ehildron of Mrs. Anita Baldwin
MoClauKhry, dnushtor of tho Into
"I.uoky" Baldwin, from their father,
Hull MoClauKhry, and a baud of
armed men who are barricaded in a
residence in which McClnuchry and
tho two ehildron, Dextrn and Dnld
win, aro hidini;.
Several nutoiuobilos. contniniu
Iturns men, surround tho hout-e. Mrs.
Me('lau(;liry oays that tho boy and
girl were, kidnapped hv their father,
and hhe is determined to secure pos
sesion of the children. A statewide
search was inado beforo tho father
and the children wire located here.
CIIJCAOO, Mar 12. A-ktnt that
the republican national ctmunitlcc call
an early not limn I convention to re
nrjfani7 the party, the profcTOJonvo
rfpiililicnii confArniice here adjourned
at noon today.
The proKrwuivo lcadera in the oon
ferettee emhoilittj the riHiiet to the
committee in a formal Mnlement in
which they nlati recommended n
change in npportkimnent (n rriluco
the rcpri'-onlntioH in the party from
the wiiith. Tho xtnteinent added n
ri'coiiirncHilatioii that the coming nn
tionnl convention take "any other
bcIhiii desirable to ro-uiiile the party
and to ivc nurniKe that it stnml.s
for etnitruetive, proxre 'ivo activi
ties." . '
At tho cloie of todny'a meetinp of
inKnMive- here, Senator Cummins
of foft'H taiatnl a fonnal stntcniont
outlininr hia coBclui)n rcnrdin it
ru-orpaniMtiou of the republican
larty. Thasc ar expecled to in
clude callintr a nalioual convention
thin fiiiain? fall.
Tlm-ie who jiartieipalcd in tho
eonfreiice wore Settntors Cummins,
Horah, Crawford. Kenyon, Oronnn,
(iovenmr Iludley nml Mcdill Mc
Connick. llorah at firxt opixit-cd the
coincntion plan but Inter save his
.ieut.
Founder of Medford Describes Valley
as It Was Fifty Years Aflo anil
What Is Needed to Restore It to
Its Former Glory and Beauty.
CROSS JULY 4 WILSON TO HELP
T
PREVEN
FLOODS
WASHINGTON. May 12. Aiwur-
auco that the democratic administra
tion Would Uo all possible to elimi
nate further flood ravages wasirom
Isoil Governor Jamea M. Cox of Ohio
hero today by President Wilson. Tho
Kovornment board of engineers, Gov
ornor Cox wag told, already has been
requested to formulate a compre
hensive plan to precent u recti rrenco
ot floods which recently devastated
Beet long of Ohio and Indiana.
FLOAIGINWILLAMETTE
I'OKTLAXD, Ore.. May 12 After
a threo da)' search tho body of
Chariet: Gnuld, president of tho Guuld
company, a plumbers' supply house,
has today been recovered from tho
Willamette river. Into which ho foil
whllo wandering along tho cliffs that
abutt tho rhor. It Is believed that
Gauld was mentally deranged at the
time.
Gnuld disappeared from tho home
of l)r. A. K. Hookey last Friday,
where he nml his wife had gouo for
an outing.
Gauld was wealthy and very promi
nent In business circles. Uo had been
lu ill health for several weeks.
PRINCETON WINS RACE
' (Hy J. S. IlWnrd)
If the public will pardon mo I
would like to mnkc n littlo talk on
irrigation. I was mined on a fnrm
so tlmt I nm familiar with form
condition", life on n fnrm, soil con
ililions, homo comlitionn, tho ponsi
bilities of cultivating tho noil nml
having been a aurvoynr in Jackson
county for CO venrs, I hnvo been on
nlmoHt every trnct of agricultural
land in the county.
Itctiimi In Knrly Pay.
I know what returns thn land gnvo
in enrlv tlayf, when the cniuilry wa
covered with grans nnd the noil had
not been tramped by alock, nuil
moisture f wns conserved, nnd wiih
ample through -the Hummer nnd fiO
hmdioU of whent to the ncro wna not
uncommon. Now after the IiiIIh hnvo
been grazed bnre. nnd tramped with
stork so tho rains run off without
being nbtnrhfd in tho soil, nnd nftor
whent has been raised on thn first
three or four inches of soil for T0 or
GO yean., is any wondor that the soil
rosents this unkind treatment nnd
that fourteen bushels of wheat per
aero in somo plnccs nnd after fnihirc
in others nrc the present conditions f
Fifty years ago this volley In tho
summer limo looked like Iho garden
of Kden, with grass on the hillsides
nnd rank green wnving grain fields.
Look nt the condition now, when in
summer time hnlf tho country looks
like the desert of Sahnrn. The
same soil ciccpt the first three inches
is here now, nnd tho possibiltics are
tho same if the same nmonnt of mois
ture wns applied now that existed
formerly. The same" opportunities
exist now ns then if people will mo
the sumo enrgy nnd industry.
Arrival XI Years Ago.
When I enmo .to Jacksonville oh
years ago I had a wornout ox team
and an old wagon, a wife nnd threo
bnbies nml fiO cents in money. I
traded my wagon for n lot on tho
hill side, my cattle to the snw mill
for lumber nnd in just two months,
I wns living in n board nnd battened
house on my own lot, ami did not
owe n dollar. I put my lot in culti
vntion although the bM rock camo
near tho top of tho ground. I got
permission from Peter Brit to extend
his ditch and use the surplus water
nnd rnihcd a firm garden, potatoes
and other vegetables. Planted some
fruit trcos nnd hnd n comfortable
home there for 24 years beforo com
ing to Medford.
Tho wnter supply for that plaeo
failed many years ago nnd with Iho
exception of n comfortable house and
a few shade trees, that lot today
looks like nn Arizona desert. Why
Jus-t for lack of a little water. Tho
place hnd about an no re. A fifty
dollnr perpetual water right, nnd
$2r)0 mnintninnnco feo would mnko
that place blossom ns a rose again,
nnd mnko n plaeo that tho owner
would he proud to call home.
Possibility still lMsts.
The same possibilties oxlst all over
tho valley. Look at tho God-for-stikeu
places nil over tho valley, it
houso without n shndo tree, without
n sjK'nr of grass or a green thing in
sight, a house exposed to tho blust
ery Ktonns of winter, nnd tho scorch.
IN. JOHNSON TRIAL
C1I1CA00, Mny l'J. Tho govern
ment is expected to rot jts caso late
this afternoon in tho trial against
.lack Johnson, negro pugilist, charged
with violation of tho Maun white
slave law. If &o, Johnson will bo
tho first witness tomorrow. Uo will
open his own defense.
Hello Rchreibcr, tho whiio woman
whom Johnson is accused of taking
from slato to state as his paramour,
was excused at noon today after u
fierce but i noffectivo cross exami
nation. Julia Allen, n negress, then
testified that Johnson sent her money
to y tho Schreihor girl's faro from
Hallimoro to Chicago.
OAMimmGl-:, Mass., May 12
1'rlacoton won tho triangular eight-
ored racb on tho Chnrles rlvor here
this afternoon lu competition with
Pennsylvania and Harvard.
1'rlncoton won by threo-cjuattors of
a length. Harvard wus second ami
Pennsylvania wus u length and a half
behind tho crimson. Tho time was:
Princeton, 10:lvS; liurvurd. 10:22.
FROST KILLS CROP
OF MICHIGAN APPLES
SOUTH HAVKN, Mich., May 12.
Fruit growers of southwestern Michi
gan today declare tlmt half of tho
promised bumper crop ot everything
hut Into fall apples vas killod by
Friday and Saturday's frost.
(Continued ou I'ago 4)
PLAN TO CELEBRATE
HUNDRED YEARS PEACE
WASHINGTON, May 12.--Urit-inh,
Australian and Cauudiaii states
men nrrived horo today by special
train to take part in arranging for
tho celebration of 100 .years of pence
between (Jreat llritaiu and tho
United Slates.
On arrival, tho notables wero es
corted to tho state department,
where they were welcomed by Hooro
tary llryun, and wero then taken to
tlm white house, where President
Wilson expressed sympathy wiih tho
puriHiso of their visit.
At a big haiuiuet to tho visiting
celebrities tonight, at which Scnitto"'
Hliliu Knot will ho toastmaster, Hco
relary Bryan and Androw Ca.ruegio
will speak.
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