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THE MBDFORD MAIL TKTBOTE, MEDFORD, OKtiOON, TUESDAY, D1W15MHIW M, 1)09. KINS LEOPOLD LITTLE BETTER Physicians Perform Operation and Arc More Optimistic Today Still in a Serious . Condition. DRUSSHLS, Dec. 14. A nofficinl bulletin issued at 11 o'clock (his morning slnlod thatKing Leopold hiul been operated upon successfully by Tiriard, Stienon and Dclagc. The operation was performed at 1 o'clock this morning. According to the statement of one of the physicians, the king has n bare chance of recovory. This hopo is based upon the fact that the in testinal obstructions which arc sup- pned to have been the sonrecs of' tho monarch's ilness were removed No traoo of n tumor, it was stated was found The king had rested well early in the night, nnd when the physicians awakened In into prepare for tho op crntion, lie faced the ordonl bravclv Not until the attendants started to administer tho anaesthetic did he exhibit any signs ot nervousness or fear. At this juncture, however, the physicinns wer compelled to assure him that tho operation was not usual l.. i m. ij considered dangerous. Tney ac tually feared, it was stated, how ever, ho would not survive the at tending shock. I'nncess Clementine, Leopold's lavonte danghter, insisted upon re maining in the room whilo tho oper ation was performed. She bore up nravciy until the surgeons had fin isrieci their task. As she left the room, however, she swooned In spite of tho cheerful predictions of the physicinns that the king has n inir chance to. recover the public generally believes that he wil never leavo tho "Palms" Pavillion, nenr the deserted castle, which he has oc cupied since ho sold the royal furni ture and works of art. The "Palms" is the house of the Baroness Vnughnn, whose alleged relations with Leopold have furnish ed material for gossip that has been on tho lios of the Belginns for years. The Baroness yesterday withdrew from the house upon the request of SEVEN LIVES ARE COST BRAWL Man and Wifo Quarrel Lamp is Upset and Seven Persons Are Burned to Death. CINCINNATI, 0., Dec. 14. A brawl botwcoa a man ami wife, hi which thoy upaet n lamp, coatX tho lives of seven lcrsons and caused the fatal Injury ot three others In a fire trap tenement house here today. Tho dead: Mrs. John Henderson, 40 years old, nnd her threo chldlren Nora, 1C; John, 9; James, 5 yenrs old. Thomas Wilson, 3 years old. William Ruckcr, 30. William Grout. Tho fatally Injured: Mrs. Edna Tlel. Mrs. Laura Wilson and an unidentified girl. Tho building wa3 a four-story struc ture. When tho flame from tho oil lamp started It spread rapidly and quickly blocked the stairways. Tho only flro escape was quickly rendered useless and tho omergonck doors woro shut. ' Six of the dead were found huddled together behind ono of tho closed emergency doors. Thomas Wilson was killed when his mother seized him In her nrms . i ASHLAND ELECTION IS WARJ AFFAIR Hottest Fifllit Is Over tho Adoption of tho "Pasadena Plan" Amendment to Charter. ASHLANp, Doc 14. With tho an nual city olcctlon for Ashland only week off. there Is considerable tic- N RECORD IS VERY HEALTHY State Bank Examiner Steel Complies Fiiiurcs Showlnn Great In crcaso In Monoy on Deposit. According to the condensed ab stract prepared by State Hank Kx ttvlty noticeable, particularly on i)0. or Jnmes Stool comparing the con workers to'""'011 01 " half ot the antt-saloon defeat tho proposed charter anindmnt frlnds of the present tratloa to elect councllmcn favorable to a carrying out of Its policies for tho ensuing year. Tho present city administration headed by Mayor Snell has received much praise for Its many irooil works In tho way of public Improvements, but also comes In for criticism for alleged waste of city money, and thus are tho Issues tnoro or less defined for the contest on Tuesday of next week. The cam palgn Is being conducted almost ex cluslvely as far as tho candidates for tho council aro concerned "by word of mouth" nnd ns far as known thoro have been no platforms or principles laid down In "black and whlto" for tho guidance of tho voters In select Ing their choice a condition which is no particular credit to Ashland cither. Tho antl-saloonlsts are conducting id 'Tnsndena plan",'10'" s'n' n,u nntionnl, at the olos and on bhnlf of,0 0lisil'ss, November 1(1, lt)0!, wit sent cltv ndmlnls- ,hnt of November 127, AMIS, an in finrl Rnrnnr mm n third of rtnw m witen - v.j, .. a most Tlgoroui campaign to defeat that sh ennnot rnrnrr nn.1 , MM '" wuuricr uuiunu ... r u . "ent. whllo thoao wro favor the tho ground and were Injured. 8Cm 0t ac- HOME CURE FOR ECZEMA s. The candidates now In the field as candidates for members of tho conn oil nrA na fnlfnwaii Oil of Wintergreen, Thymol, Glycer- First wnrd-charies stennett. me, tic, usea as a simple Wash. ,c. Darnard. TA Second ward C Cunningham, It really seems strango that so p. Rocho. many people suffer year in nnd year Third ward A. J. Dlcgel, P. out with ecezma, when it is now of Provost, C. D. Schell. ongor n secret that oil of winterprcen For park commissioners there aro mxot xvUh tl,vi otn f tu wh . u. rrononcn, sec- urn oostinate cases, it is true, can- A few days yet remain In which not be cured in a few days, but there candidates may fllo their petitions of absolutely no suferer from eczema nomination, who .ver used this simple wash and Cardinal 'M'prpi did not find immediately that won-. "MEXICO'S PRESIDENT the last sacrament to the feint-, derfully soothing, calm, cool, sensa-' A NOBLE MAN OF GOD" It was reported todav that whn on na comes when the itch is taken ' JIEXICO CITY. T)co. 14 nnv,l drops o ftho wash tho remedy takes E. Thompson, tho 'retiring American effect, tho itch is allayed. There is ambassador, speaking at n banquet no need of experiment the patient given in his honor tonight by the knows at once. American Club, said: Instead of trying to compound tho ' "My fours yenrs' intimate relations oil of wintergreen, thymol, glycerine, w'th the president of Mexico mnke etc., in the right proportions ourselves tho causo of tho evolution thnt ins wo aro using a prescription which is come to his country under him as universally found tho most effective, clear to mo as tho sun namely, his It is known ns tho D. D. D. Prescrip-' sincerity, his honesty of purpose, his PORT BDRWELL, Oont., Dec. 14. 1 tlon or u" 01 Wintergreen Compound. ucr uovuon to nis country, "is Tho car ferry Astnbula grounded 13 made by the V. u. U. Co.. of Chi- siraignuorwaro nonesty in doming on the shoals off this point at noon cago, and our long experience with with individuals and objects. Could today and is flying signals of dis-'tu8 remedy has given us great confi- I or any other man fail to love nnd ress. A high wind is blowing and dence in its merits. Medford Phar- honor n man who never unjustly in- t is impossible to cet from tho shore, mny companj', druggists. " iiicts a nurt on any individual, causo Leopold believed himself to be dv ing, he expressed regret concerning tho course he has pursued in tho Congo and declared that if he sur vived his illness, he would make amends 'to his African subjects for the cruelties that marked his reign. FERRY GOES ASHORE; BOATS TO RESCUE to her aid. Tho crow from the life saving sta tion at Port tSanley is being rushed 'or thingt Such qualities as these DIED .have made Mexico's president a no Died at her home in Los Angeles, bio mnn of God." hero bv snecinl train. Thev are brintr- December 11th, Sirs. J. W. Ray, ngoi Concerning "demnnds from inher ing their boats with them. 29 years, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. nlo persons that all sorts of things Heavy seas aro beraking ovei he James Faught of Jacksonville. Sho be dono to President Dinz because stenmer, nnd there is grave dauger , leaves besides her parents, her has- of his conduct of tho Ynqui ques- thut she will go to pieces before tho bnnd and threo brothers, J. B. tion" Mr. Thompson snid: "The arrival of tho life savers. Tho nura- Faught of Medford; L. E. and F. L. Mexican government has been more ber of persons on tho npparentlv Faught of Portland, to mourn her kindly in saving these blood-thirsty ... . , ' r., lAnmmi nrntr la nm. mnim. iiuiiii.. .........in ,..r...,u .n.... the banks in Oregon, oso it h in crease ot 111 per cent in loans and discounts, tho two most important items, is noted for IPOP. Tho total loans and discount f all tho banks in the state at tho present time nre feliU. l'r.9 lll.7S. im.1 ono your ago the 'total was i?rt. ll)'., U.")'.1.72, shewing an inetvu.so of $10, IKlu.GrS.UG. In the item of individual deposits tho gain this year over last reaches tho enormous total of .10. .103,510.01, the total deposits now in i i i. ... . mu umiixs ueillg iMIU,UI,-Ul.rJ, us against ra.ojGjao.n. In tho innttor of cash on hand there is an incrcaso of $S10,7l)7.7"; nudeu to this is nu inerenso of ffO, 753,093.04 in tho amount duo from rcsorvo banks, which is usunllv ru garded by bankers as a part of their cash assets. Ia tho total resources of all tho banks in tho stnto thero is shown an inerenso of $21,370,598.47, tho totul rcsuorces for 1009, being $127.0S8.- 959.93 compared with $100,894,974.10 in 1908. Without exception the decreases noted in the report of tho bunk exam iner aro evidences of healthier finan cial conditions nnd relnto to such items ns stnto and United tSntes de posits, bonds to securo circulation. bills pnyablo nnd expense account. ST. LOUIS BASEBALL MAN HOLDS POWER' TAKE STEPS TO. EXTRADITE AMENT .. ICoiiUmifiWrom iir t.) t I known ns tho "Dry DIkkIuks" fr I the-. remainder of tho stock having n par value of !. llHUiOH. This prop. I orty was said to he worth about ir.ooo. After ohtnlulng control of tho cap ital stock, Anient, nlloKcs tho com plaint, opened offices In Chicago, 111., i In tho name of tho company, and "be gan tho sale of stock In tho Golden Drift Mlnlni; company from tho stock that had theretofore boon to fraudu lently Issued to him." Further says tho complaint. ho carried on such Bales by tho fraud ulent use of tho United States malls. ' and advertising that those Interested were not celling personal Block and that tho stock would shortly beclu to pny a monthly dividend." Later a dividend of 1 per cent was Istued, supposed to be a portion of tho profits from the mines of the company, but as-the complaint snys, "while in truth and In fact It owned no property whatever and such divi dends were declared fraudulently from the fraudulent sales of stock." The dividend paid amounted to $10 1, nlthoiiKh It Is stated that 1ft. 000 would have bee nreijulred at that time to have paid tho dividends. Tho complaint then tails how Anient continued to soli Ills peraonnl stock whllo tho company paid tho bills. It contlnuuos: "After Anient had reclvod and appropriated J from said fraudulent stock sales tnoro than I7G.000 ho caused tho directors to accept a proposition where by ho was to bo permitted to sell Haiti stock so Issued to htm In the nnme of snld company In consideration for his returning to tho company from tho salon of this stock n sum equal to $00,000." I In this mnnucr nllege the stock holders Anient realized from the fraudulent sales of stock approximate-1 ly 1300,000. Attorney A. K. Iteames Is appear- j Ing for tho stockholders and A. C. Hough for Au.ont. See the XMAS DISPLAYS North C'ontral nvciiuo is tt busy si root, thoao tlnya, mid it is well worth your whilo to conio and soo tho Christmas displays. No groonory yot, hut just dis plays of huiidrods of small articles suitable for wom en and children. Wo realize that at this season it takes a deal of money to go around and have made THE PRICES LOWER HKMKMMKli TIIH HUOWNIUKAU and save your duplicate sales slips, livery 20c purchase counts for a vote and you can help some little friend to win this car by voting for them. THE HUTCHASON CO. Formerly Baker-Hutchason Co. NEW YORK. Dec. 1 . Stanley Robinson, owner of tho St. Louis Na-1 tlonnl leaguo franchise, held the bal ance of power today when tho nine-1 nates met to elect a successor to the' lato Harry Pulllam and to dccldo' tho fierce battle which has been wag ed over tho candidacy of John M. Ward for tho offjeo of president of tho National league. i It Was Bald before the fteaslnn nnon. 1 ed that If Robinson voted for Vnrd it would Insur his election, whllo lfL ho voted against Ward, tho meeting ould b0 deadlocked. Tho fight on Ward, made through tho Intorests of tho American league, has been tho sensation of tho vear n tho baseball world. Ward Is opposed to Heydler, for merly secrotnry of tho league, who was named temporarily as president at tho tlmo of th sutcldo of I'ulllnm. Have you anything you want to trade for good city lots! Ilox 708. 234 ! MERRIW0LD SHOPS TO BE OPENED The Mcrriwold shops, conducted by Mnrion V. nnd Francis A. Mornl. ately of Chicago, will be open iu tho Palm huildinir. corner of Mnin nnd Grape streets, tomorow, December 15th. Tho Merriwold shops will oc cupy part of the room of the Shor mnn, Clay & Co., and will have on display at tho opening n full lino of tho Intent stationery, book supplies, mncazines, irift books, etc. w, Cold and Filled Diamonds Watches Jewelry Cut Glass Toilet Articles; All new and comploto line. All our goods cngrnved freo. George A Butt WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, l 135 W. Main Street, Medford, Oregon Franklin Said A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED. 'Phis old adage will dawn with greater force upon ou after you have attended our ANNUAL CLEAR ANCE SALE that is now going on, and fully realize how far your monoy will roach in our store, then you'll say: "A dollar saved ia a dollar earnod" in stead of a few jiennios. Many aro taking advantage of this sale because thoy know by experience the standard of quality is high with us and thoy know everything in our stock is comparatively now. Don't wait buy now if you need anything in footwear. P O. Hanson. Tom Moffm Wo make any kind and stylo of windows. Wo oarn glass of any size on hand. Medford Sash & Door Co. Dolls Toys Games Books Drums Horns Rattles Harmonicas Toy Violins Get The Habit Go to H U S s E Y ' S FOR YOUR XMAS GIFTS FREE Wiuh Every 25c Purchase, a ticket on that $15.00 Doll. AND DON'T FORGET That the only real swell assortment of fancy China, hand painted China, Japanese China and Glassware in Medford is here. We. are showing more than any other two stores combined. Come in and let us prove this statement. JARDINIERES, VASES ETC. 200 pieces to select from of the well known Lou welsa Wellor ware nioro pieces than in all the other stores in town together, besides we bought thorn at a price, and aro selling them at just about one-half what others ask. Handkerchiefs Hosiery Gloves Ribbons Clothes Brushes Hair Brushes Side Combs Back Combs Purses, Bags, etc. What Other Store Offers 50Q0 Items Suitable for Xmas Gifts? We have them. Post Cards, all kinds, 1c Xmas We give away a $15.00 Doll. Get a Ticket. i