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ureqon Historical society City Hall f f i 1 Rogue River Orchards Yield; $ 1 000 an Acre Annually Medford Daily Tribune; FOURTH YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON, HATURI) AY, OCTOBER 30, 1909. No. 192. NINE PERSONS ARE CAUGHT III FIRE TRAP Twenty Are Injured in Trying to Escape Three City Blocks Are Wiped . Out. MOTHER LAYS DOWN LIFE TO SAVE CHILD Fire Spread Rapidly, Making It Dif ficult for Rescuers to Work. ST. JOIINKHUKO, VI., Oct. 30. At leant nino persons wcro burned Id death or killed while ill tiMiiptii(' to escape when I li Citizens' hank building liiiVni'il with several build ing iiour tli structure. Thrro city blocks wcro burned over. Over 20 are seriously injured unci some nuiy not recover. Mw. Ilcrinn Cushiuiiii perished in endeavoring I" 've l"'r 2-yeiir-nld daughter from tho flames.' Tho fire spread nip'ully, making il difficult for anyone to escape. Rescue work wiih practically im possible. CARPENTERS OF ASHLAND UNITE Local Carpenters Visit Ashland and Institute Local In That City. A largo delegation of local or.r ponters, headed by Frnnk Poole, vis ited Asland on Wednesday evening mid instituted a local in that city. Tlio new organization will start off with 27 mcmhors. LAND OFFICE DOES RECORD BUSINESS "llAILEY. Idaho, Oct. . 28 Tho United Statos land of fine in Hailcy is entitled to the record for the most extensive bnsinoss ovor done during a month.' Tho fees collected in July . of this year are exceeded by$388.02 during September. An ngainst Aug ust;1 tho excess or' overrun w Segregation of 00,000 acres of land for tho Twin Falls and Ruft Rivor company's irrigation project in tho Haft river valley is about completed. Auto Found. ASHLAND, Oct. 30. H. P. Holmes automobile backboard disappeared from its garngo at his homo on Maa znnila street last night and was found this morning on North Mnin stroot, opposite the old north school sito. The polico aro after the perpetrators of this and somo minor depredations which occurred tho previous evening, ' who nro boliovod to ho hoys who do not realize tho oxtont of thoir offonso, nnd who havo boon anticipating the! Halloween season which does not be gin until Saturday. NOTICE. Wator bills aro payable nt tho of-, fmo of tho city recorder from tho first to tho tenth of oach month. No notico othor than this will bo given. Water hills not paid on of before tho tenth will become delinquont ond wa ter will be shut off without further notico,' ' " ' ' ROBT. W. TELFER. ; 197 "'" City Rocordor. GRAVITY E COMPLETED TO HANLEY LINE Men and Teams Taken Off the Line Question Now Is Where to Get Water to Fill the' Pipeline. CITY SOON AGAIN TO TALK WITH MR. HANLEY Some Arrangements May Be Made In Near Future Which Will Settle Question. Tlio gravity pipeline lias been com pleted to the west lino of M. P. Han Icy premise on Little Itntto creek and the men and teams taken from tlio work. The question which now confronts tlio city is where to get the water to keep tlio lino full until such time as the litigation which is keep ing the city from entering upon Mr. Hanlcy's land can ho settled and the system completed. Within the next few days the city council will have another consulta tion with M. F. llanley and it may he that some agreement can be reached. Another matter that is bolheriii!; the Fish Lake Ditch company is in regard to cleaning their canal. Every winter they clean out the canal, and hnw to do this and still supply the city with water from the Drndshaw drop is a question. NATIONAL APPLE SHOW BEGINS TOO EARLY DAYTON, Wash., Oct. 30 Fruit growers of Touchct valley are plan ning to represent this district at the national apple show to be held at Spokane next month. President J. I,. Dumas of the Washington Horticultu ral society and owner of tho famous Pomona ranch near here, will ship a carload of Yellow Ncwtowns in ad dition to 20 10-box exhibits. Part of Iho Pomonn exhibit has already been shipped. J. D. Taggnrt of WaitsburgJ may scud a carload of Rome Beauties and will at least display several 10 box selections. E. C, Ryorson will ho one of the principal Touchct valley exhibitors. President Duniiis behoves the dntc of the national show has been fixed too early. Ho said that owing to the latcnoss of tho apple crop of the northwest many of tho largo growers will not bo through their fall work in time to prcpnro n suitable display. Tho apple crop of tho valley will not be over 40 cars this year, according to President Dumas!' Tho shortnge is duo to overproduction tho Inst threo years. Picking, packing and shipping is now in. full blast. GREAT VIEW FROM TOP OF GRIZZLY PEAK Tu tho words of those who have recently made the trip, parlies who wish' to obscrvo one ' of the most striking viows of tho scenic attrac tions of this vicinity, should cross Bear creek and tako tho Antelope valley trail towards Grizzly peak, and viow ft pnnoVamft of not only Ashland but Modford, Contrnl Point, riiocnix, nnd Tnlont, together with Mounts Shasta nnd Ashland "nnd Tablo Rock. Thoso who have taken this outing theso glorious autumnal days, pro nounco tho outlook surpassing any which they havo noted from differ ent diroctions, nnd well worth tho effort, whioh is not ft diffioult one, ns thoro is a fnirly good highway oven this route. Tidings. RAINFALL WILL ADD COLOR TO' LATE APPLES I- i - Nearly Two Inches Has Fallen So Far and Only Good Has Been Done in the Valley. FOOTHILLS BLANKETED FIRST TIME THIS YEAR Weather Man Predicts Continued Showers for This Evening and Sunday. Nearly two inches of rain bus fell (uu so far dring the present storm, which has been bv far the heaviest of the season. Last evening the downpour was continuous and heavy for Borne hours. Saturday morning snow was in evidence on tho tops of all the nenrbv mountains, the white blanket reaching nearer to the foot-1 hills than at any time before this sca- son. The rain lias most part over done good for tho the valley. It will ; put an added bit of color in the late i apples .nun win not injure inosc oe-i I 1 MI . .. . il 1 - ing pi.-ked, although it will make it ; rather dump for picking. J The weather man predicts eontm-, IK-M r.i:i,n:i9 i"i una i.T4i,u showers Sunday FINCH WILL KNOW HIS - FATE IN A FEW DAYS PORTLAND, Oct. 30. Within a few days James A. Finch will learn whether or not the supreme court ol i the United States will entertain n writ of error upon his conviction for the j murder of Ralph It. Fisher, or wheth er ho must hang by the neck until dead on Friday November 12, the) date fixed by Judge Bronaiigh. John A. Jeffrey, his attorney, states that a petition for writ of error hns been filed with supemo court nt Washington nnd will bo taken up very early next week, questions ot tins sort having precedence as matters of urgency. Within a few days there after the supreme court is expected to make known whether or not the writ will issue. If it docs, the matter will he set for hearing and a stay will be granted to prevent the execution of Finch on the date fixed. PRESBYTERIANS OUT OF POLITICAL FIGHT COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 30 After a long discussion tho Missouri sy nod of the Presbyterian church in session here yesterday refused to in dorse the movement of tho state con stitutional amendment organization which is seeking to make the entire slate "dry." It was finntly agreed thnflhe question was purely a politi cal one. Resolutions were adopted asking the' state legislature to pass laws requiring ninrringo bans to be published two weeks in advance be fore n ceremony can be performed in the state, and to disqualify justices of tho penco from officiating nt mar riages. AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN PARIS FORMALLY OPENED PARIS, Oct. 30. Tho Americnn hospital, built and oquipped through tho generosity of the Americnn col ony in Paris, was formally opened yesterday m tho presonco of Am bassador White, Minister of Educa tion Doumorgeu, who represented the French govemmont, mombors of the board of governors nnd the medical staff. HAZEL CASE TO JURY SOMETIME THIS AFTERNOON Morning Spent in Arguing Motion Made, by Fenton for a Directed Ver ' diet. ATTORNEYS MAKING THEIR FINAL ARGUMENTS Judge Wolverton Takes Motion of of Fenton Under Advisement Until Later. The suit brought by W. D. Hazel against the Southern Pacific for $20, 130 damages for personal injuries will be submitted to the jury some time during the afternoon. The at torneys are makiiir? their final argu ments in the case and are expected j to submit the matter to the jury n The morning was s)eiit arguing a motion made bv W. D. Fenton for the defendant nsljing that a directed v(,r(i(.t 1)C rPtllnied in favor of his company. After hearing the argu- . j , u-olverton ee( i meats. , ( , resBrve ,,;, nnd nUmv 10 cas(, )o 0 to ,he xhen (,ic nmH(;. (.ni) ,)c take.ui nRnm on ,: f,, n now irin it tin lnrv finds for the plaintiff. It is not thought that the jury will be out long in reaching a verdict, as only 'a few mutters are to be consid ered. RUSSIA TO FINLAND: "STAND AND DELIVER!" ' 11ELS1NGFORS, Finland. Oct. 30. A force of 123 Cossacks arrived at' Tavastehus today, and more are ex pected to arrive nt Frcderikshamin and Ilelsingfors soon. These are the ndvance guard of the force to be sent, there by the Russian government as a preventative against any movement on the part of the Finns to oppose Russin's enforcement of her demand for $4,000,000 for national defense. Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaie vitch, commander of the imperial guard, has arrived to take charge of the dispatch of troops to -Finland if it becomes necessnrv to send them. BIG TIME PLANNED FOR OPENING OF NATAT0RIUM ASHLAND, Oct. 30 The formal opening of the fine new natatoriura in Ashland Saturday afternoon and evening has been signalized by the is suance of n proclamation for a gen eral gala day in Ashland by Mayor R. N snoll, who calls attention to the importance of the enterprise and the credit due its projectors as well as the pride that should he felt by all loyal citizens of the community in the addition of another attraction to Ashlond tendimr to increase its pres tige as n coming resort city. EIGHT POUND POTATO GROWN AT ELGIN Eugene, Oregon, Oct. 28. What is thought to bo the largest potato in the world is on exhibition by tlio com mercial club here. It weighs eight pounds nnd considerably ovcrsizes any potato over grown of which there is record. At the world's fair in Chi cago, tho prizo for the largest po tato wos secured by Honorable Dun ham Wright of Medical Springs, in this county,: who showed ft potato which weighed six nnd one half pounds. , Tho Elgin monster bents this record by a pound and a hulf . EDICT ISSUED THAT ALL MUST SPRAY TREES Every Fruit Grower Must Spray by March I for San Jose Scale or Lose Trees. COMMISSIONER CARSON EMPOWERED TO ACT Ashland Is Cleaned Up by Inspectors and Phoenix and Talent Will Be Next Point of Attack. "Every farmer, orchardist and bftck yard fruit grower is given until the "irst f? March to spray for San Jose -calc iuid if at the end of that time the work is not done, the trees will be cut down" says Professor P. J O'Gara. This is by the order of the state board of horticulture, and the Flon. A. IT. Cnrson as commissioner to this district is authorized to see that the law is enforced. Professor .O'Gara and assistants have practically destroyed ' all the pear might' in the city or Asniana and with it 400 pear, quince and ap- P'e trees. From Ashland the inspec tors go to Phoenix and .talent, then to Central Point and finally to Mcd- ford. Professor O'Gara has. encoun tered no very decided objections from the owners of trees and what was encountered was removed by a little tact and patience. It is the opinion of the men who know that there will be no trees des troyed March 1, for scale, as every one will take advantage of the time given them to spray. ATTEMPT MADE TO MAKE AWAY WITH MUCH FLOUR ASHLAND, Oct. 30. Elmer Niles, night watchman at the Warren Con struction company's bitulithic mixing plant in the railroad yards on A street, reported to the police Thurs day that about 2 o clock in the morn ing six men, with a heavy wagon and team of horses, drove up to n carload of flour on a siding nnd were load ing their wagon with it when fright ened away by him. Later one of the men approached him and wanted to know if he was watchman for the paving plant or the railroad company nnd offered to furnish him a supply of flour if ho would so in on the job, which he indiennntlv refused to do. He failed to notify the night officer, however, or the bold plunderers might have been captured forthwith. The car in question was consigned to local merchants and was partially unloaded yesterday by Wiley Bros., tho truckmen. FOREGOES THE CLOISTER TO FIND LOST FATHER ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30. Miss Elsie Swnnson of St. Louis renounced her aspiration to become a nun because she believed her duty was to search for her father, whom she hnd not seen for 11 years. She found him yesterday in the county jail at Joplin, n few minutes after he was convict ed of burglary and larceny and sen tenced to two years in the peniten tiary. Swauson did not recognize his daughter, hut sho picked him from a crowd of prisoners in the main cell room. Father nnd daughter wept in each other's arms. She will not try to obtain a parole for him, and as he was convicted sololy on his own ndmission of guilt, it is possible her plea for clemency will be granted, GRAN T - AUTO RACE Drives His Car 278.08 Miles in Four Hours, Twenty-five Minutes and Forty Secondsr-Parker Is ' Second. NO ONE INJURED, BUT MANY ACCIDENTS OCCUR Day Was Ideal 150,000 Peopjle Wit nessed the Race Fifteen '"'" "Started. VANDERBILT RACE COURSE, Long Island, Oct. 30. Harry F. Grant, driving an Alco car, captured the vanderbilt cup race this after noon, tie drove the car 28.08 miles in 4:23:40. Parker, in a Fiat car. v.us second, being only five minutes- behind. Although no persons were injured, the race was marked by several ac cidents to machines. Although the day was ideal for racing only 150, 000 people witnessed it. Strang was the first starter and was followed by other cars at intervals of 15 seconds- Fifteen cars started. WILL GRAZE 15,1 SHEEP IN COUNTY Negotiations Concluded Whereby the Weyerhaeuser Company Lease Much Land. It is reported that negotiations have just been concluded by an ex tensive sheepman, Mr. Bowne, where by the Weyerhauser company has leased over a hundred thousand acres of its timber lands lying in the vi cinity of Aspen lake and westward to the Jackson county line for sheep grazing purposes. Mr. Bowne cal culates, it is said, to put about 15.000 sheep upon the land. He also leases the big ranch at Thrall "owned by the Weyerhaeuser interests which he will operate in connection with the care of the sheep. PRACTICAL TRAINING FOR INDIAN FARMERS WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. To train Indians, in agricultural pursuits on a broader and more practical scale, the Indian bureau has undertaken the project of installing model farr's on all Indian reservations, with teachers who have been in scientific ngiicull tural schools. INSURANCE POLICY FOR AVIATORS IS THE LATEST WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Insur ance for those who go up in flying machines is the latest form of policy brought out by an enterprising Scottish casualty insuranco com pany. Maxwell P.lnke, United States Consul nt Dumforline, Scotland, re ports today at the Bureau of Com merce nnd Lnbor, that the corpora tion in question hns recognized the need for insuring aviators. NOTICE. There will be a meoting of tho stockholders of the Joo Creek Min ing company at the offices of With ington & Kelly, Palb block, Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock, November 1. H. C. GARNETT, Presidont. WINS VANDERBILT
