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THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, .15)00. 8 NAVY CONSIDERS WHEN AND WHY PREPARING FOR OWNERSHIP MAPS TORPEDO ATTACK! IS A WHITE MAN? TRUST ATTACK NEARLY COMPLETE Officials Turn to the Torpedoes, as the Best Mthoil of Modern Naval Warfare. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. IbIi struggle for naval -The fover-supremacy Bureau of Immigration Would Like , Treasury Department Getting Very Much to Have That ! Shape to Resist All Attacks Question Cleared j Which May Be Made Upon Up. j Coropratlon Tax. In 'Abstract Company Completing Con tract For County Which Calls for Sum of $15,000. s WASHINGTON', IX C. Deo. 0. 'Tho treasury .department Is uireudj Tlio present ownership hooks con tracted for liy the county from tho Jaukson County Abstract Co., are WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. What a "white man?" which has up to the prosont time con-, ,. . . . ... . , preparing to resist the torthoonung tortd .nuin tho construction of fast quosllon clenvod up, To n,) lntontB assaults by the big coroportion on i being rapidly oomplote.l ami dohvur battleships ot the Dronilnaught typo niul purposes a white man la a white the new corporation taw Tlicio ' Sovou volumes have already .... rvf mnn tint wlinn It pomos in snnnr.it- :,. ...... .!...!. I...t !. t,U nn,ismi,'lt'ffll delivered it tilt tllO OtllUrs Will llinj SIHiril YCV J UU JPIUUHiiM ; AU . (IIIJ 'IUr UIH ,.. I l , , torpedo attack s the next best mcth- n gall the peoples of the world Into wiH b(? ns.SftikHl nml tl,j,t n,,. ,.0ris; ,.,oi. i .,.., must M 'he end pass upon its pro whlto, black, yellow and rco a man 11 may be white, and yet not be n white visions. For this reason Secretary' man or at least that Is tho way It Is AfacVoagh is interested pors-uully od of destroying the big vessels which are being launched from the ship yards of tho world powors. Tho pres ent large battleships wtll probably nt present. bo outdone In size by those now be-' follow. This sorviuo will cost .laoknon county $15,000, but will bo worth tho money in tho saving of time of offi cials and in property being found in seeing that his officials make no which has escaped asosuiont tor oars. "I beljovo," said Judge Noil, "that ino perplexing question comos up pr ;.. ..,,,... ....... ;.. . .miw. . . . iii. . . .iii . . " Ing designed, but It Is the oplulon or m couaycuon wiui me ciuzcnsnip trntion of the measure. naval constructors that the limit has laws of the country. Unfortunately Millions of dollars will iwtir into the county will be reimbursed tor thU been nearly reached. Military ex-; tho laws covering the subject are not (he treasury next dune from 'he new expondituie within two years from perts are now devoting themselves to lucid or .comprehensive, and courts nw How' long it will remain liit'io the property placed on tho iie--other qualities which may make them ; bayo to consider legal opinions by ;s another question. Pro-umnbly tho mout roll which has heretofore been still more formidable or less fornild- other tribunals In administering them raeasHro will be attacked though , overlooked, or "wrongly assessed. Tho able as tho case may be. j Wherefore It comes to pass that a s,,;(s for recovery of moi-ey pair' by books will enable the assessor to There is still something to bo done J Syrian or Turk, who is as white as corporations. It will pnliablv lake tell nt a glance to whom every par In the way of big guns. To this end ' native born American Is denied clt- n K0(ul nmnv montjls t0 -ett'lo the col of laud in the county belongs, the United States navy is making Uenship and classed as an "Asiatic." 0UCSt;Ou of its validity one.? uu.l for nd will furnish a cheek on his as ready for its experiments with thofA Spaniard, with swarthy skin and n ami tho supremo eon-: cf the eninuiit, so-that it may bo readily new 14-Inch rifle, which is to bo test-; hair. Is gtven citizenship pa- XTnitotl States will undoubtedly have determined whether any particular ed at Indian Head, the naval proving I'ers, but a Hindu, with skin as light tll0 f iimj wonl , ' ; preoI has been Hashed. A short grounds. This huge piece of arma- ns the free-born American, is held It is this very likelihood that brines : " g 1 received a k'ttor trom n meat is now due at the naval gun nt to bo a "white man" and denied ,, nn i.,terestine onestion. Nobodv ! non-re.sident owner iiniuirinir about factor' at Washington, where it is to participation in the privileges of doubts thntt he corporation tax law 'his taxes, nml found by looking .it J LESSNESS IS CAUSE OF WRECK Argo's Captain Charged With Gross Ncgllgonco for Wreck of Steamer. lie rifled and wheer the breech mech anism Is to be attached. At a steel American citizenship. will bo nttaekod on the L-ronnd that . Ie.-e book the volume in which And so it happens that something u ;3 nn ;ncome nx within the menu- his laud in qiietion a h-ted hui- plant near Washington tho huge , over naif or tho people in tne United jnfJ 0 tl,0 constitution rather than ; "'J-' been deltxered I toiu.d the pru lCOo.pound projectiles it will fire are States at this moment aren't eleglble nn csoisc tnx. despite the fact it isjpcriy, traced it baol. a: d di-.-overed lielng finished. ! to naturalization. distinctly labelled tho latter. In this ' that it had m.t been a-ed lor three The particular value of the now Some ot tt w,erd anomalies of v;eW( consideration of the Inw mny ' years. Of course, that i not an i gun Is not in Its increased range orbe law and court, decisions on the jjjve tho supreme court a chance to , ,,lld case, there are others." Increased size essentially. Its muz-' citizenship statutes make It possible pasg nncvv. on ti10 income tax que.-' rle velocity is less than that of ths-j for the blackest African no matter tion and perhaps reverse itself. i K,NG LEOPOLD DOES present 10 and 12-Inch guns. Its tra! how uncivilized or oboriginal he may Secretarv MacYeasrh is anxious, NOT IMPROVE IN HEATH Jectorj. the llneof flight of the sheilj jbe to become a citizen, while tho that the squnro question of constitn- nItOQt,T . I will therefore be much higher. The 1 wl! educated Japanese. Chinese, Bur- tionnlity shall be the onl vono to be "IlU ,, , ' IJelBlu'"- Dec- 9- " higher the shll goes the less likely it; mese. Trks. Hindus and Syrians are aired in the courts, and not smnll ho condition of King Leopold of; Is to ricochet when It strike tho denied this privilege. Tho African matters of ndministnitiou of the law. "0ls,um 'h sn,d t0 bo suffering , -water. On the contrary. It Is more sets th0 privilege because of a spe- For this raison he is proceeding w!t)l : rron Paralysis. Is not Improved today, lakely to continue its downward j clal "enabling provision" tacked on execedine care and caution in the! , fear8ire expressed that he will flight through the water with tho l tfae statute books soon after the preparation of tho blanks on which , norecover- nnMlhlllH. nt Rlrllrtni- h shin H In ' Civil War... 1, rntiinia from tli vnrlnno Mnv.r. Th monarch Was UnCOnsclOUS for rOKTLANl). Deo. i).-,Carekvssuesfi , and iiegliueuco in attempting to onus Tillamook Har in tho half ebb lido November "JO, is I ho reusou given by tho local inspectors of sleain vessel for suspending tho license, of Captain Levi Snyder, master of the wrecked steamer Argo, for twelve months. Tho decisoin was made public this morning and for tho next year Cap tain Snyder will not bo allowed to tnkp couttttnud of another tleamet. On her leturu trip from Portland to Tillamook the Argo arrived oil tli bar at the entrance to Tilliuunok Hay, November 'J(!, and ncoovdiog t" the evidence in tho liuudi of the in spectors, Captain Snyder made th' attempt to cross at the time the lime wat nt the half obb. Shortly after starting over tub bar tho steamer struck and was rendered huple. drifting out with thetimo. Forty ncrcft firnt-ohi pear, peach or grape laud, ! Vie miles from rail road station, close to Heboid, duih mail, phono and main county road, ciimIv cleared. Price, $ 2000 ; HI0 'i-h: louir tiein on Imbu . box (5."tl. 'J.'l I aimed at below the armor belt. To ntions will be mnde lade to the depart- t ,houra thu n,ora,uB was re 't want to give the v,ved only by tho nPI'Ura"on of stlm- ftiTfut thfo Tiftcfllhllltv thA 11nttA . Rflrnrnl n-rlnnl rr-mtii n fvm mpnt. TTn i1nnsn! States has recently fol'owed the prac- the Gold Rav quarry were unloaded corporations a chance to find nnv touri i'"s'cians nro in tice of other nations in building long- in Mcdford this week for ue in the flnws in these blanks. Itudlnal bulkheads the entire length foundation of the hotel building nt the of the ship to prevent sinking in case comer of eCntral avenue nnd Eighth the side were penetrated. ; street. constant attendance at his bedside. For the Best In harness, saddles, whips, oucs, tents, blankets, wag on sheets, axle grease and qnlt cure, as well as atl kinds of custom work, see J. C.Smith 314 E. Main. O. ITarbaugh of Jacksonville wns jn Jfedford on business Thursday. TROON HEARS i HEAVY DOCKET SEAMEN MISSING NEWS OF SELF Since Winning Title "Apple King of America" Papers Have Told Many Stories "Spokane, Wash., Nov. 30. II. D. Tronson of Eagle Point, Oregon, a native of England, born in Devonshire was designated quality apple king of DECEMBER TERM BURNING VESSEL One Hundred and Twenty-Seven : Six aGin Shore But Captain and 12 Cases Are Down j Members of Crew Are Still for Trial. Unheard From. The docket for the December term of circuit couVt is a big one, com prising one hundred and twenty- sev en cases of all kinds. Thirtv-six of these are actions nt pear on the docket, being caried over from last term, which will be dis-1 missed at tho opening of court. W. T. Grieve Is attending the meet-, ing ot assessors in Salem. Mrs. 1 Griovo accompanies him. I America, by Professor H. E. Van few, seventy-five equity, nnd sixteen Demnn. of Washington. D. C. head of , criminal. Several of the latter ap- a board of five judges and experts of international reputation, nt the second national apple show in Spo kane. Washington, November 15 to 20, when he won the sweepstake of $1,000, and a first class prize of $250 and sold the prize winning fruit nt f 5 a box, or $3,150 for the entry. "Mr. Tronson came to America about 25 yenrs ago, settling first in Montreal, afterward going to Winni peg, Manitoba, whero he served -.villi the 90th battalion, Winnipeg Rifles, during the Riel rebellion, later remo' ing to Oregon." The above is from the Montreal (Canada) Star of November 30'.h. Mr. Tronson wns amused whan his ALLEGED BOOTLEGGERS ARRESTED AT EUGENE EUGENE, Or., Dec. 0 Harry Jack son, Ilnrvey Jones nnd threo other1 men designated as Richard Roe, John 1 Doe and John Dick, their true names I unknown, were arrested yosterdaj'l charged with bootlegging. They wore 1 arrainged before Judge Bryson of the attention was called to tho item audi justice court, and ench entered n plea said: "How thev mnde me a ros:do:.t of not guilty, nnd their trial was sot of Montreal, I can't imnrine, a? r for Thursday forenoon nt 9:30 o'clock I linvo never been in the city, except , lu,"r wus -' a eacii, awever, 1 hnvo m,t nono oi hem 18 a"' to furnish pnssing through it. Howt a number of warm friends there. T am getting mnrked papers from ev erywhere mentioning the winning of the Spokane prize, and some of Iho - comments nro really amusing, ono of v them 111 particular, I have really for it. All of the men nro Inborers and tho three whoso names are not given aro transients, having recently como here. Jones has figured n number of times in police nnd justice court cir- Yfiotten the name of the paper, says'! c,cs on various charges. Tho men Hint alter taking five cars of apples1" '"'"cu vi honing nquor uy tne from five acres, the sweepstakes onr J,ott, " ",e streets, and they have no CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 9. Two seamen nro dead and twelve missing following the burning of the Anchor line steamer, Clarion, nt midnight. Six members of tho crew, who were taken from tho burning ship by the steamer Hanna, brought the news of the disaster to Cleveland at daybreak. The survivors suffered severely from exposure but are expected to recover. According to tho story they told Captain E. J. Bell of Ogdenburg, N. Y with twelve members of the crow, Jeft the doomed vessel in a light steel lifeboat. The seas on tho lake were running high, and it is feared they were lost. Seven men. were left on tho Carion when the larger party took to tho boats. They endeavored to escape in a yawl, but the frail craft capsized. Six of the men succeeded in re gaining tho Clarion's decks, but tho seventh was drowned. They theli took refuge on the burning ship, ro tronting before tho advancing fire until they were discovered by tho Hanna's lookout. i Ml Plain Facts Von will lose money in purchasing your holiday good, especially DIAMONDS, CUT GLASS, WATCHES, GOLD AND SILVERWARE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ETC. if you fail to fco us. All we ask is the opportunity to show you nr stock, as values aro such that you will lot leave the store without buying. Medford Loan Office Corner of Central Avenue and Main. Savoy Theatre TONIGHT COPS ON A STRIKE-Full of fun. BETTER THAN GOLD Powerful Drama. MALICIOUS RIVAL A Trlller. , ONE DIME. JOE BROWN CANDIDATE FOR COUNCIL! was selected from what was left. Now, I believe that tho editor of that paper is capable of holding down a fiitunlion ns n booster, even in soi-Mi-ern Oregon. Ho certninly has Hue imagination, nnd here the facts wou'd leep him so busy that hp would not ho compelled to strain it." t, . Hero fcva sunn,: Jfl0 norej? one mjle-from. railrpad etntipn; lOO ncrcs good red soil, .several thousand cords j'nad wood which bns n ready mark et, Prieo, $17f0; ooo-third cneh. Jong timo on balance, P. O. box 544. 231 regular olace of bu&iness, These are tho first arrests for li quor selling for several months, tho praotico having been pretty well stamped, out by tho vigorous prosecu tions in tho past. XOTICR Members of First Hotbodlst choir: Every member nnd thoso who kindly assisted aro asked to again' help in singing Wost'B anthem, "Tho Ijord Is Kxalted" next Sunday ovonlng. On account of Dr. Young's Jocturo there will bo no regular practice this week. FORREST EDMEADES. I (Cont I nueil from page 1.) feeling that ho should continue in that he should coutitiuo in that of fice and carry tho work through to completion, tho people declining to "swap horses whilo crossing a strenm." If Mr. Merrick consents to run tJiero is little doubt as to his re-election. Regret Wortman's Refusal. Much regret has been expressed in regard, to Mr, Wortman's declining to run ngain in tho second ward ns ho has done much good work whilo a ! member of tho council. In tho third ward Mr, Eifort is be ing urged to run but so far has do-' clined.' II. states that ho has given nioro timo than ho can afford to tho city. His many friends however nro urging that ho consent to become a candidate. AN XMAS HINT. Don't ct this Oliristmas go by without getting a Vio tor or an Edison Talking Machine for the homo, We handle them. WHETSEL MUSIC CO. With Sherman, Clay & Co., 134 W. Main. Don't Miss This Early XMAS SAL if you miss this early Xiiuih wile you will not only miss an opporluniiy lo .save, but you will mi.sH see ing the larger assort mont.s. Hundreds of people are pieking out their presents now and laying thorn aside. Our force of clerks will take cave of all who come and we won't keep you waiting and we will be glad to help in any way. We invite you hero this week. See T5e Windows The Show is Interesting Our windows are filled with the new and beau tiful ideas suitably arranged and tagged. We be lieve you like to see pretty windows, and our goods st.-Mid inspection. The HUTCHASON CO. Formerly Baker-Hutchason Co. If you cannot reach us in pernon, you can reach u by Phone 3272. ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. PHONE US YOUR ORDERS. It i a good habit. It is a rapidly growing habit with all Med frd. It is a habit by which thousands save in their daily and monthly and yearly expenditure. It is a habit that becomes fixed the oftener people buy here. And the broad reason in sat-i-l'm-lion. I'conlo aro satisfied with our groceries, I'eoplo nro Mitmtied with our prices. I'eoplo aro satisfied with the wnyn of the store, its iniinners and methods. WHY PAY 35c FOR A 5 POUND PACKAGE OF OATS WHEN WE HAVE THEM FOR 30c? I! " Rex Grocery "One Price to Everybody" THE ROGUE RIVER LAND COMPANY NO. 11 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE Offers an especially good foothill orchard for a low price and on good terms. Jn these days of advancing prices, it will pay to look into this. it pays to deal with the "Man Who Knows. " When tho Rogue River Land Company sold tho Tronson & Outline orchard at JSaglo Point to tho prizo winning owners, four years ago, the salesman, W. M. Holmes, assured the purchasers thoso Spitzenbergtrccs would produce tho world's best apples, and subsequent ovonls prove the soundness of his judgment. My tho way: IJid it ever occur to you that most of tho men who have won out in tho lloguo River Aralloy, bought their win ning orchards through tho Roguo River Land Com pany'? W. M. Holmes, Manager, is always at your servico for a good buy. '.1; j. F. N. CUM MINGS. T. W. OSGOOD OSGOOD & CUMMINGS Civil Engineers THE BEST EQUIPPED ENGINEERING OFFICE IN SOUTHERN OREGON. Surveys, Maps, Plans, Specifications, Reports, Estimates, Etc., Wator Pow ors and Wator Works, Paving and Road Making, Soworago, Railroads, Ir- rigation and .Drainage. OFFfCE: MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK BLDG. 1