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2 T.UK MEDFORD MAIL TIUBTOIS, MEDl'OKD, ORIMON, MONDAY. DKrKMMUR W. UK)!). ASTBURY APPLES TO VLADIOSTOK Two Carloads Being Held In Cold Storaflc for Shipment Across Pacific to Oriental i Port. Apples grown nt the Riverside or chards by K. C. P. Astbury, throo miles from Gold Hill on Rogue river, will perhaps grace the tables of Rus sian army officers nt Vlndistostok or ticklo iho epicurean palato of some Chinese mandarin this winter, boj-s tho Gold Hill News. Two car loads of prime Ben Davisses, grown in these orchards, nro being held in storage at Portland pending tho pro per timo of" shipment across tho Pa cifio so that they may arrivo at the Siberian port at a timo when it is ice -free. These apples wore tho only ones that the agent of the Portland deal er, who mado a special trip to tho Roguo river valley to select them last July, could find in nil this won derful npplo region that would meet the rcquircemnts of his Asiatic trade Threo carloads were wanted, but two the diet. Among the institutions, Such pressure has been brought to "red spot does; that in his estima were all that could be found. They which may be effected nre the pros- j bear by merchants and others upon Hon there is no place like him old came from the Riverside orchards cnt educational system nnd the nc-,tho council that they have requested home and ho thinks that he will pur- aud were shipped at Gold Hill by Mr. Astbury, A carload of early Spitzenbergs was shipped to New York nnd an other of the same famous variety to Chicago, where they both brought top prices, 3.25 per box being re ceived for the New York consign ment. There is still another car to bo shipped into California, making five cars in all from an orchard of between five nnd six hundred bearing trees. "The clennest in the valley"' is the reputation bonie by the Riverside or- chnrds among Rogue river fruit grow- ers. When Mr. Astbury bought the i--- u. ......... . pmuc mrec jnin, UKu iiuy per cciu of the crop was wormy. This year there is scarcely a worm to bo found , and the tree s are singularly free from other alls which fruit is heir to. ; The change is due to n careful up- plication of up-to-date scientific methods. I ; The consolidation of the municipal j find county administration in cities of the lirst-class will, be urged nt the next session of the Washington leg islature. WOODSHED FIRE CALLS DEPARTMENT Might Have Been Serious Hat Not Streets Been in Good Shape for Fast Traveling. A fire In the woodshed at Dr. Red dy'B residence on Oakdalo avenue call ed out the flro department Sunday night about 10 o'clock. One of the family had gone into the shed after klndllnK and set tho lamp ho carried n u r Wnn Whim nirkinir Ul'WU U w ..www " " up the kindling. Tho lamp fell off ann caugm iiru, uui um uui KAituuua fortunately. Assistance was prompt-, ly at hand, and tho flames were kept under control until tho nro aepan mont arrived, which thoy did In good time, having a good road to run on. What the result would have been If Oakdalo had been In the condition It was before being paved Is a con jecture, but there might havo been a sorlous fire. UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB TOURS SOUTHERN OREGON Next week for the first time In three years tho University of Oro ' gon Gleo club Is to tour southern Oregon. For tho past two seasons thoy havo mado a sojourn In tho In land Empire Instead. Telr trips In tho dead of winter up Into frozen eastern Oregon havo often resulted disastrously lo clear throats ".ml close harmony nnd drafty depots and early morning trains havo really mado theso trips more journeys of hardship than of pleasure. It Is on account of theso previous unpleasant experiences that tho boys pro looking forwnrd with so much dollght and anticipation to their short visit In southern Oregon. Many of tho Portland boys havo novor boon In tho southern part of tho stato and nro anxious to seo what this country which has recontly oom0 Into tho Umo llghot on account of her wealth in fruit lands Is like. Tho omphntio demand of President Taft in his messngo to congress for restorative legislation in behalf of n merchant marine, fulfills tho promise ho mndo wliilo in tell northwest last fall. STORMY SESSION JAPANESE DIET, Important Legislation to Come Before That Body During Coming Ses sion To Decrease Land Tax. TOKYO, Dec. 13. That the com ing session of the Japanese diet will be one of the most important in the history of the nation is generally ac cepted among those conversnut with national policies and problems. That the esssion will be stormy nnd mark ed by much debate, is considered a certainty. Among tho matters that will come before tho law makers for tho Mi kndo's empire are tho proposed do-1 crease of the laud tax and tho on-' nctment of a new labor law. The, proposed readjustment of the tariff nnd of the commercial laws under which business is transacted here, also may bo effected. imlt It to do so except under a blan-jLane comity the winds arc too cold Reform also promises to play an ket ordinanco which would nlso cover and swift nud that the general out unusual part in the deliberations of, light and other water questions. i look does not suit him as this fav- ceptcd plan of railway extension and harbor improvements undoubted ly will be proopsed. uUNUlnU liUMfANIco i AFTER TAWNY'S SCALP WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. Chair man James Tawnoy of tho appropria tions committee, who is being opposed m his district in Minnesota because of his friendship for Speaker Can- non and his vote for the Pane tariff, bill, has another cause of worry. To- day he admitted thnt the bonding companies of the country nro after his calp. -r t . l : ! ... m " " ; will leave nothing undone to save propnation bills restriction on the, Mrs. j. JoncS( known over ,ho premium to be paid for bonding. He t.0(;nent ns Gurk,v Kvn COMvk,t0(1 also caused a commission to be ap-;on ie dia of ,,,5, lmey pointed to investigate tha business of f . , ... . ' f ; furnishing surety bonds to United ; States officials. There are twenty- three bonding companies in tho co""-' try, nud their threatened increase in rates was knocked out by the notion ot congress, lliese companies are now bnm 10 oe engngeu m n war on Tnwncy which will he Carried into BASKET BALL GAME WEDNESDAY NIGBT Ashland Will Leave Sooon for Tour of Northwest Playing Good Ball. The Ashland and Jacksonville bas rnmn nt11 mw.f i f Aahlnnfl ' Both teams have several victories to, their credit and a a close and Interest- lng contest Is anticipated. January 5 the Ashland team will leave for a . . t . t . 4 I .. t, tour of the northwest, meeting all corners, and expect to come back with a string of victories. They will in-' string ot victories, uuey win lu",(je8 vado California nrst, going to ean Francisco, thence to Seattlo, Spokane , and roturn by way of Portland nnd tho Willamette valley towns. mo.wordH to gay of the co,mnittce j,, team Is going to try and land tuo j the apple awards given this valley. ) 330 OREGON SEATTLE, Dec. 13. Out of tho 28,947 persons on Undo Sam's pay roll In Washington, D. C, Just 218 como from tbo Pacific northwest, which Is sevon-tonths of ono per cent. Of this numbor 85 are credited to , Washington, 50 to Oregon, 53 to Montana and 24 to Idaho. California ' alono has 204 federal jobs at tho galley. Dr. W. P. Chlsholm Is tho capital. Notwithstanding th0 fact that nttondlng physician, tho places aro supposed to bo ap- Morlo Kellogg camo up from Port portloncd on the basis of population, 1 land Tuesday to visit his father, A. E. Now Hampshire, with one-third the number of residents found in Wash-1 lngton state, has been ablo to put ; 144 persons Into different govorn- j mont positions. Maryland, with prac-1 tlcally tho same population as tho i Evergreen stato, has obtained Jobs for I 2192. The total salary list of tho 28,947 employes Is $31,541,225 a year, of which residents of tho rorth-' westorn states get $207,351. This suggests tho conclusion that either tho pooplo of this part of tho country Indianapolis. Covors wore laid for aro too well employed at homo to olght, tho guests doing Mr. and Mrs, want Jobs at tho federal capital, or II. D. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ham else our representatives In congress morsloy, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McDon havo not boon activo enough to got ough nnd Miss Nina Cartor, Mr. places for moro constituents. A re- Dodgo, who has boon omploycd hero port Just Issued shows that tho total numbor of persons employed by tho United States government in all do- partments on July 1 last was 370,- Mr, and Mrs. R. R, Rood, who ro 005, an increase of 154,924 in twe "antly bought tho Poo place through years. tho agoncy of S. W, McClondon, wore WATER NEEDED KLAMATH FALLS Underwriters Stonily Willingness to " J " Reduce Insuranco Rates But Mayor and Light Company Hold It Up. KLAMATH FALLS, Dec. 13. Al though Ui0 underwriters have (or somo timo signified thotr willingness; . , to reduce tho fire Insurance rates In this city, about 23 per cent, yet a city, about 23 per cent, yet a deadlock between Mayor Sanderson and tho Klamath Falls Light and Wa - . , tor company on th0 question of elec- trie light and power rates bos pre vented any action In tho matter. The underwriters requlro another six-Inch main on Klamath avenue, connected at every third block with the main on Main street, and tho water company has been at all times willing to put It In, but tho city an- thorltlcs have hitherto refused to per- tho water company to draft an ordl-1 nance empowering It to put In tho ' mains necessary for flro protection.) . . . .. . . Tho greatest trouble with Klamath Falls is that somo estlmnblo citizens , havo not yet realized that this Is go- lng to bo a city llko Spokane, and thnt the suit of clothes which fitted the village will not cover ono ex- tremlty of a city. I cnpiAi ictc dxmv tii i upi p nnm fv pi VMM.been drinking and in the dark fell, pnKVF v,j, n.. n pf,,. - nn, t.01ini;e nf industri-il Wnrtnra .f u'.i.i , ,i..!.. 1 - ........ ............ u ,i,, nishetl n bon( fof $-0 00'0 to '. 1 t(l tl0 SUporior t,ourt pf ?mik.ine countv'nnd claim to huvo ample fun 1 ' to tnko onS( . ' ' Tho womn wns fo iIt . ! cj,nrBC(i ()V n jrv of fi-x msjneJS , fonn()p Pniw,i1(,pa ,,,, .. ono iiv Tn-.;nn nn r ! cr to servo three months in the conn-! ty jail. She guessed her fate fully , half an hour before the uiry returned i its VOrdict nnd Sent til(""niniw tn Hni. ! ! ... r.. . , .. . . i asior ftioKe?. nun others, advising tnem she had heen convicted. Mrs. Jones was born in Xew Hampshire li) years ago nnd passed ten years . in New York. She has been engaged in prenching the doctrine of Social- ism smce her fifteenth year. ATTENDANCE AT DANCE MOST DISAPPOINTING The attendance nt the benefit ball given under tho ntispices of the CVrnninr fmPirA nlmrnli Cili,r.ltit lu-na ,,ntc .,rt na tl, nn.ln,, ,J J best WQrk in t,ie of pr0J;rejJS ' t orcanization in thelhor8 tho (,ny before- ... (. ossibt O.cention of Inimn,;n 0... n(i ,. tlmt i ' " j)H(jy Hl.,jUI. obiiutionB to the la- 15 " .However, nvorvono who attended tnQ Jnj j.'rjday ovoning enjoyed tho evcnjnf, nn j havo nothing but good clsxrR0 nnj t!l0 Greater Medford GOLD HILL ITEMS. (Tho News.) Dr. Smith, tho Gallco physician- minor, favored Gold Hill with his blltho and breezy presenco Wedncs- day and Thursday. Mrs. John Jones Is dangerously 111 j a t i. i n with moaslcs at her hom0 In Snms Kollogg, for a short time, and also with relatives at Medford. J, I), blehort, a mining man of Enterprise, now living at Grants Pass, was In and around Golld I X 1 1 1 tho first of tho week. Ho bolloves tho mining prospects of this district aro excellent. F. W. Dodgo gavo a dinner to a numbor of his frlonds nt th0 Gold: Hill hotol Tuosdny evening on tho ovo of his departuro for his homo in for sovoral months ns a civil onglneor, j oxpocts to roturn to Gold Hill In tho spring. ii EAGLE POINT EAGLETS . y A. C. Hewlett Mi-s Do Ho Parker of 1 it f 'Full, daughter of Mr. and Mi'. , W. Parker, who hun been attending l Furoat Omw, Ore., for 111 1 1 ..I I........ i II1V Ittll .YlMinS iviiiiiivm iimiiiu 1 liiht week via tho P. & K. T. M. Peelnr of the Florence Rock settlement was a pleasant caller two nights last week. In the meantime he visited Medford and Jacksonville on matters pertaining to the title to his laud that he bought about a year ago of Mrs. Charles Knighton. When th abstract was called for it was 1UUIIII IIIIIV UR'U' ! H linn III lllVJ tUle on nccmmt of m b(. ' imreftit about mnkiiur out h r ..l ii .. :.. inK deed, that has caused n daley and ' considerable expense as the matter ihad to go through the circuit court , r h A V 4 VIVIVIilVIItt Alfred Gordon, who owued a fine farm on Roguo river and sold about two years, ago, went to I.ano county and bought u small farm near Cot-j lingo Grove, was a pleasant caller, Ihursdny night. He informs me that he lias sold his farm near Col- lego Grovo and came back to Rogue: river valley to live; that up there in ehnst? land in these parts nnd settle down and be satisfied. nst week just as I was sarting p rr, ' I ...'il il V ' for Trail with three passengers there, ws n railroad tenm driven up to the Eagle Point hotel with n man lying the wagon ami on inquiry i found that the man had been found lying in a pond of water, snow ami j ico where he had been all night. It' 'is supposed that he was on hi way i to one of the railnad camps and had ! in the mud hole where he lav all . niuht. It was thought that he would 'ose H's 'n,t nt 'l,st n,'t,,ml"i 'ie was nble to walk. Fred Hollow- who came from A-blnnd lnt week, has engeired to ' work for Mr. K. W. Ilroniley and has ! moved iulo Hie old J. P. Moomaii house on the hill above F.ngle Point, v,0W,nB 1,10 ProP'O with a party of frlom,s from Me,,fonl ono ,,a' tl,,s week. A! Weeks' jtfu know nil about his nnd DouoPh TOO acre was In town nKnln this week, this time with poiuo eastorn noonlo. who. ncUne unon ox- Port tostlmony, wore looking for hill- s'do fruit land. F. J. Dolt has returned from Vronnh fliilnn. f?nl.. wlir.. Iio hnil . '.. " heen mining, and will do assessment work on his Von Moltko property, adjoining G. L. Hnffs niossom mlno on Sardine croek. , A. K. Kellogg, who linn been for , rive years cierK or uie local camp or tho M. W. A., has been appointed district deputy by State Deputy J. W. i O t til t 1 . -ML 11.. I nm.monii. nnu win iook nur w.o in- torests of tho order In this vicinity. The Avery boys aro mourning tho , . ... , ,. . m I. ' loss oi meir iieai worn uorsu, hid animal had ono of Its legs broken by klck fr0In onO "'0 Other hOrflCB to bo shot tho next day. Georgo Mar- don of Kanes crook lost a vnluablo Charles pungan and Riley Ham- morsloy returned Tuesday from an lOxtonded prospecting trip on upper Kvnns crook. I Johnny Williams roturncd homo Min flruf nf thn wnnk frnm T'nrtlnnil. whero he haB been employed tho paHt siimmor, R, C. F. Astbury roturncd Thurs day from Medford, whoro ho had been for two weoks receiving medical at tention. W. L. Van Houten, manager of tho Grey Eaglo mlno on Sardlno creek, wns a biislnoBt: visitor In Gold Hill Thursdny. Mnrtln Jotor drovo a big band of sheep to Rosoburg for J. E, Polton, making tho trip from hero In a sov . . . . , on days' drlvo and returning tho first of tho week. O. S. Snydor, who Insists thnt his Initials signify "Old Stylo, ' nnd who used to llvo in tho blizzard bltton east hoforo ho hoard and answored tho cnllo of tho west, assures the edi tor of tho Nov8 that wo will havo many dnys In mld-wlntor whon a fol 'w will fool llko gottlng right out and yelling with puro dollght nt tho arcadian weather, Miss Nottlo Sutherland of Seattlo has written to frlonds horo that sho will shortly visit Gold Hill with tho Intention of forming a class for mil- slcnl Instruction Val and Walter Stlckel, accompa nied by Potor Meyers, loft last weok with pack horses for th ohoadwators of Evans crook on a hunting and trap ping trip for tho wlntor. Miss Ollvo Turnor, who practices as a trnlnod nurso at Modford, mado a slight Indisposition In tho slinpo of a cold an oxctino for a visit with hor paronts in Gold Hill this weok, A. J. OJsoti J ono of tho most oarn ost advocates of a contraMilgh school rtitr. Fry of Utile Undo orcok, while out hunting near Fish l.uko one day lusl wiek wliilo stnuditig on u log slipped off, hi gnu going off ( I.I .! ll. . .1 ..!.! i UK! MIIMO IU1U', UH! (Mllllgt.' UIMIlg VI- foot in hid elbow. Dr. Holt wuk summoned and reduced the fracture but entertains fear Hint he will loose his arm. lie went up to the MoAI islor Spring Inst Friday to bring him down to his father's. 0. It. Chaffee of Grand Rapids, Mich., a traveling salesuian for the firm' of Young & Chaffee, furniture lunnnfncturers, and T. S. Hulohlngs of Hilt, California, were guesls nt the Suunyside Wednesday night Procuring saddle horses they pro ceded on their way up tho Rogue river to Klk Creek where they are in-' torested in timber lands. Rev. 11. N. Smith, state mission-1 nry of the Oregon conference of the ! Congregational church for the Sun. day school interests, dropped in on us Saturday afternoon unannounced nnd went to Roose Creek with your t- .! . 11 '..I - 1 ...i I . ... 1 r.ogic i.oini corrcsMiiiiiciu u uiuum a meeting of tho Sunday School at, thnt plnco and to assist in the preaching services. Last Thursday Mr. Henry Pen nington who has a homestead near' the road to the Oheiichniii ranch, caller on your correspondent for a (cam to go to his home and bring omit his wife and hqr sister but owing to a press nf business I was unable to go until Friday when I went and found the winds about as ( had as they ever got. tin arriving nt his homo I found Hint (ho ladies had decided to remain so ho cmne out and took the afternoon train, for Medford the same day. The railroad company is pushing, the work along ns fast as they can under the conditions. The roadbed is o soft tjuit the weight of the lo- comotive and cars press iho ties nndrnils almost out of sight in many plnces nnd it will be somo time be fore thoy will be able to get it solid , enough to run over with londs. The men are sticking lo their job nnd will eveutuallv havo n fine road from Kagle Point to the Deschutes. Now, kind render, don't get excited. for Oold Hill, believing, nH ho does, t,mt 800(1 f,chool nro among the thlngB an enllghtonod community situ- ply cannot got along without John Hnmmorsloy, ono of tho fore fathers of tho Nows," camo home from Htonmbnat Inst week. Ho mado tho Xowh office a fraternal or per- j haps we Hhould say a paternal call j and made lis sigh wllh stories of thei dnys when final proof notices enmo think nnil fnt. Those who nto tho well-cooked , 1 munis nt tho Hotel do Jonos on Thurs- ; day would naturally upposo, If they, i supposed at all, that a wolMiohavcd rftnK0 miIsl ,mV() contrlmit;i, t0 tho oxcoonCo of th0 vlnnds. Hut the, R0 Wft BacUtlB vory ,,n,ny ,nc0(li !,, ronulrot, lll0 professional serv- I ,C0B of pilbor finydor before Mrs. TrlltlX( who imndios tho hotol cul-1 8n0, could pursiio tho oven tonor of . .. I nor cuiin.iry wny, ,. Just Arrived Ono of tho finest stocks of Hoses thnt ovor camo to Medford, all of tho newest nnd old-tried vnriotioti. Why don't you send that siak friend of yours or your sweetheart n bunch of Carnations T Dolivory nny part of city. MEDFORD GREENHOUSE. Cut Flowers and Potted Plants East Main St. Phono (100. WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU CAN BEAT THIS: Thirty-two noros in this tract, fine fruit land, about two miles from a shipping point. Tho buildings consist of n five-room box houso, good-sized barn, oto. Tlioro nre 12 iicros of 5 and G-yenr-old ap ples, mostly Nowtowns, with com mercial penchoB planted bctweon ns fillors. Also throo acrco of yonug pear troos nud somo family orchard. Four acres in alfalfa. Kix or eight acres of Umber, most ly oak nnd laurel. Tlioro in a pumping plant on tho plaeo which supplies water for tho gnrdwi nnd nlfnlfn, equipped with gasoline engine. About '10 rods from n (rood school, Han rural mail de livery nnd telephone, Price $10,500, Toreis. W. T. YORK & CO. FORMER FEDERATION SECY GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT LOS ANOHUOS, Culif., Dee. II. Albeit Rymi, formerly ncoivtiiry 'for Iho Western Federation of Miner, was seiileticed today to life impris onment in Situ Queiilion penitentiary for tho murder of Otto Miller, a purler, mid II. H. Snyder, a San Die go mining mini, both of whom ho shot and killed in the United States hotel here in July. When (ho murderer l'ueud Super ior Judge Davis, for Hcutcncc, his assumed air of bravado vanished, and 'he cowered in his rout, skaing in every limb. Whon Konteiieo was prniioiuicud, he iiisiiutly regained hjs self iMiasesMon, as ho hud feared a death penult v. In Case of iSicRness P H 0 N E 3 (J 4 1 MEDFORD PHARMACY Near Post Olfico All Night Sorvicu l-'roo Dolivory WANTED Timber and Coal Lands ENGINEERING AND SUKVEVhNO CON TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES FURWISUED. B. H. Harris & Co. MEDFORD, OREGON Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs REAL ESTATE Farmland Timber Land Orchard Land Residences v City Lots Orchards and Mining Claims Medford Room 10, Jackson ANNOUNCEMENT Tho Koguo Ilivor Canning & Hvnporntiiig oompany will devote Mondays nud Thursdnys of onch weok to custom work in tho man ufacture of cider, npplo butter and jollios. Phono your ordorn for nico sweet oidor to 11X2. Dolivories will ho mndo on Tuesdays and Fridays of oach weok. ROGUE RIVER CANNERY & EVAPORATING COMPANY Mill In West Medford. p)one 11x2. O. Hanson. Tom Moffnt Wo make any kind and style of windows. Wo carry Klaus of nny size on hand. Medford Sash & Door Co. METROPOLITAN PURCHASE CAUSES A LOUD PROTEST HOMFi, Dec. 11. (Ileal indigna tion lias been ui'oiiKCil in this city oer the sale to the Metropolitan Mil seiuii of Ait ill New York of llio o.x iiiillo (lieok hIiiIiio of "The Marked Oirl.", The sale has been tiiudo tho subject of an official iniiiiry, duo to the publics altitude in Hie matter. I The statue was unearthed onljr , two years ago, and much itnportitmio was attached to Hh discovery. It it has been spirited out of Hie country it was done in contravention of tho law. The affair seems to be wrap ped in deep mystery, thoso re sponsible are escertaliied severe pun ishment will be given them. Ella Gaunyaw, pnlilio stenographer, mom 4. I'nlm hnllditir RE80LVED Tho bent resolution for you to innke is to coure to tin for your next suit, if you want something out of tlw ordinary, Wo do tho bent work nud olinrgo the lowest prices. W. W. EIFERT tub rsoaBtflsiVB tailor 1 Realty Co County Dank Building J