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THE iAEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDEORP, OUKOOif. TUESDAY, BUCIOMHER 21, 1809. I .i PASTOR SAYS JEFF, state TO EQUALIZE citrus FRUIT SHIPPERS NliK TWAIN RETURNS: I U mm COUNTY ASSESSMENTS; COMPLAIN OF RATES IS VERY SICK LiiiL unmuun ROBBERS HOLD UP "Then a Hugo Black Gorilla Hast Como Like Goliath of Goth, the Question Is, Can Jeffries Como Back?" NEW YORK, Dec. 21. "Can Jer frlcs come back?" 1b tho text with which tho Uov. John Hamilton Tltu brlll ot tho Codar Cliff, N J., Meth odist "Episcopal church has opened Figures Presented at Recent Meeting In Salem Show Wide Varlcncc. Assessor V. T. Orlovo has -eturned from Salem, whoro ho mot with the other county assessors ot tho atate. In tho course of their conference Southern Pacific ami 495 Other Car riers Arc Named In Complaint Filed With tho Commission. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. The" Southern Pacific and 405 other enr- tho assoetors dlscusetd a n"'bcr of rlers nro named In a complaint on . . , i fllo today with tho Interstnto com- morco commission. Tho complain ants nro tho Arlington Hold Fruit Important matters pertaining to stnto taxation, but tho rosiflt of their delib erations will not ho ready to t;lv to the eyes ot his large congregation the public until about tho first of the and the oars of the sportively Inclln- year. cd. t Ono of tho most prominent oarta Llko Samson, for five years, with ' that confronted uie mooting wns mo ' thj freKut rates on citruo fruits his head In th0 lnp ot Dolllah, "Jeff" wldo variance In the assessed valua- fjom 1acjr(c consl points to be cos has led a luxurious and bibulous lite, ! Hon ot dltterent counties. In o!8jVOi Extortionate and unduly ills declared tho Kcv. TImbrlll. j Instance it was found that two conn-' crlm'jimtorv "In tho meantime a huge black j ties, adjoining each other and hav-j Tho Cl)nj1'1llnti which Is tho latest gorilla has como Into the ring and, Ing tho samo character of woaltn.of n numbor of similar oiies tlmt Unvo llko Goliath ot Oath, Is bragging ; showed a difference in valuation oi;bccn f0(1 wUn tho commission, asks about what he can do. Tho pugilistic about six million dollars, notwitn- tno rojuct(on ot the rates charged crowd Is looking for n champion who standing that tho assessors of each!l)V th(j cnrrjers 0n all citrus fruits, can stand up to the gorilla and down testified that they, had assessed nt ; ,v'itn tno oxceiitlon of that on lemons, him. i full valuation. In one of these, IS. In. ,,.. ,,, r.,ll)nlnn nf tMU latter Wltn desperation In their glance, mue3 or teiegrapn ann teiepnone una . . lt 0. Btaniig was assessed at about ?47,ouu, wnno Without tho Customary Jest on His Lips Noted Humorist Complains of Ill-Health. NEW YOHIC, Doc. ahWithout tho customary Jest on his llpa and complaining of 111 health, Mark Twain has returned from Hermudn, looking ill and admitting It. To the report ers who greeted him as ho stepped down tho gangplank of tho steamship Dormudnu the humorist declared that h vlll do no r'i - :ptlvo work. Halt PORTLAND Two Masked Mon Stop Fulton Com ctery Car anil Relieve Conductor of $1.00. they turn to Jeffries and ask he come back?' " Can HENEY'S BROTHER TO APPEAL TO COURT FOR REINSTATEMENT iuwu., Ant., Liec. ai. it is strongly rumored hero todny thnt Ben Honey, brother of Francis J. Honey, the San Francisco graft prosecutor. who reecntl wns deposed as mayor of this city, will appeal to the courts 'for re-instntemcnt as the executive head of the municipality. It is said that Heney has satisfied himself thnt the action of the council in ousting him wns illegal notwith standing they were unanimous in balloting him out of office. CITY COMES TO AID TACOMA SUBURB RESIDENTS TACOMA, Wn., Dec. 21. The city came to tho aid of Fern Hill residents Exohango and 100 producers and growers of California who declare n dozen unflnlslu-il books will prob ably never receive attention. Ills autobiography, f which 100,000 words out of the contemplated 500,- 000 have been written, will bo his sole consideration. Whon asked 111 attitude concerning woman's suffrage, Twain answered seriously: "For GO years I havo advocated It. As for the militant suffugettes, free dom Is not won without n hard fight. 1 approve of the women fighting." In tho other 341 miles miles were as sessed at only $3447. In one county tho assessor listed 752 dogs, while In tho adjoining county thero wero no dogs given In tho list at all. Surprise was occasioned by tho tes timony ot many of the assessors that thoy had made no effort to assess mortgage notes, but that they did assess unsecured notes. Ot the two classes ot property, th0 secured cred its are considered by tax experts to bo preferable, and thero is nothing in tho Oregon laws exempting tho mortgage notes from taxation. Not withstanding this, a majority ot tho HALL OF SOCIALISTS NAMED "DISORDERLY PLACES" SPOKANE, Wn., Dec. 21. As n final resort in nu attempt to thor oughly stop the activities of tho In dustrial Workers of the World, its hall wns closed by tho police todny who said it was a "disorderly placo." About 100 members who were in tho hnll went outsido of tho city limits where an indignation meeting was held. As a result of this meeting about n dozen of the Industrial Workers volunteered to go insido of the state made no effort i . , .,' ... . i viuiiiiiuii oi ine uruiiinncc. mis year iu assess uurigago noics. An examination of tho official summaries of the counties shows that there has been an lncreaso of nearly The Industrial Workers repudiate the reports circulated Saturday night that they had surrendered and given inn tliA ftrltt T.nn.lnro tltlu nfUmnnii $96,000,000 in tho total valuation of Y , V" V . ' . ... , . . .. . declared thnt they would nwait tho the property of tho state, and that, thero is a decided disposition on the court decision in the case of C. L, Filliiigno, secretary of the locnl or- nnti urougiu mandamns proceed nes l"" 1 U1 '"uai Vl luu "au v , ni.nr.l :(!, cmrnnv against the street car company to-'frate n a more uniform basis than nml then wjn mAn jmcw .f dny to compel five cent fare to tho ,n Pa8t diet is unsatisfactory. end of tho new city limits. Judge ' Among tho various counties, Uraa- . , Chapman issued nn nlternatc writ re-! tI,Ia' tno wneat county, shows tho pfjL APPEAL WALSH CASE tumnblc December 31. ( greatest lncreaso in valuation, while ( GOES TO SUPREME . rern uui residents who blockadod "'"."nomna is a cjoso seconu. ino, Jl. 1 J . . . . . ! f T V-1 ' . 1 Lu Grande has now secured one of tho best supplies of wnter in tho state. PORTLAND. Dec. St. Tho entire police force of the city today Is searching for two masked men who at 5:55 p. in. yesterday held a Fulton cemetery our, up and after relieving tho conductor of $1.00. swung from the car and disappeared Into u clump ot heavy under bniRh. Although Bevcral passengers were on the car. only tho cotAluctor. U. Cook, was molested. Tho men swung aboard the car as It waH being slackened to pick up Hcvornl passengers. Each wore a mask which entirely covered IiIh fea The two men poked a revolver In Cook's face and ordered him to de liver his vnlunbles. Cook didn't par ley, but did as hu was bidden. After Cook had turned ovor tho $1.00 In nickels and limes, tho two men Jumped from tho car and dis appeared. GOLD RAY GRANITE CO. Officio: L09 West Mitin St., Mud foul, Oro. Operating Quarry at Gold Ray, Oregon i DKAMSRS IN BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND CRUSHED GRANITE THE LIGHT QUESTION the lino for IS hours Fridav niuht "Bun for Josephine county show a v crrt vnrnv n r n,. on nnd Saturday are paying the ten cent ,,u?t 00 fr 190! oL'J!2'10',A final appeal of tho enso of John fare today taking receipts for the which Is an lncreaie oMB5S.40S over R Wn,shi , (.onvietcil Ch; extra nickel. A tremendous -meeting tha of- last . year. Jackson county. bnnkor WftS prcseilte(1 to the Uniteil was held Saturday night by tho peo- '"lQl t0taI valuat,on ol States supreme court todnv in the plo who are determined to get the $26,438,666, shows an actual de- form of a til;on for R q five cent far or force municipal own- cnan ttom the figures ot last ycarj It was takcn undop d fa urs in p oi me wnoie system nere. Ul 6-o,ooo. Tho bell has sounded tho knoll of kerosene, gasoline lights nnd other forms of incompetout illumination. Are yon ready to quit thorn t Haven't yon tolerated them lorn? onought Thoro was a time whon burning pitch faggots furnished tho only moans of artificial illumination folks know about. And it wns considorod sufficient. Then camo the tallow dip, nnd ev erybody discarded his pitch fnggot in disgucst. Tho tallow candlo was next to ex ert its supremacy ovor tho tallow dip, and folks were glnd. Tho noxt step of development was kcrosine lamps, nnd thoy in their turn wero welcomed ns n plensing stop in tho right direction. Then came tho gnsolino lights, which Jacksonville tried nnd onst tncnt. H THE U OF O GLEE CLUB No other form of artificial ilium innnt equals oleotrioity in bnlllancy, safety, nontnoss, honlthfuluoss, econ omy nnd cheerfulness. Eld trie lighting unitn no fumos or odor-j, nnd is tho rno hjgonio light for living roomj nml Led roams. Tin Jnct that eleelric light con sumes no oxygon, llko nil open flmno lights do, provos it to bo tho health iest light known. It kcops tho nir ns ptiro nnd whole some as if no light woro burning nt nil. Tho importmicj tf this one feature is readily apparent whon it is known thnt nn open flnmo light burns mora oxygen, from n room, than four per sons would breathe. No matchos. No dangerous, dirty mntchos nro needed in tho homo thnt is clcetricnlly lighted. No wnshing and filling of lumps, no danger of explosions: im (lunger, of leaks; no plumber's bills: no flick-' An.l n rt , , . no n lnmrti.1 .1.. .....,. . ! - ... . 1 . . 1... 1.1 ..... ..... 1 . . . .. . . . 1 ' "u i.ui. no , tuiutu tiuu'ufi.iuiit uiiii; iimiiu io nu itiu uv n null- of science, wo have tho grnntest of den gust of wind; no fin si.udge of j all llluminnnts electricity. soot ocntiniinlly cinainiling from Mnybo somo day something will, your light to bo ilop.iHirerf on cur KEXCXXIMH If you cniinut rench u lu person, you enn reach m by Phono 3272. ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. PHONE US YOUR ORDERS. fl&r It in a good habit It is n rapidly growing habit with nil Mod ford. It in n ImliU by which thousands rave in their dally nnd monthly nnd yearly oxpcndlturon. It In n habit that booomon tixed the oftener people buy horn. And tin broad reason in sat isfaction. Pood!o are satisfied with onr jrrooorien. I'roplo nro satisfied with onr prices. Pec plo nr natifiod with the ways of the start, itn manners end methods. WfY PAY S5o FOH A 5 POUND PACKAGE OF OATS WHEN WE HAVE THEM FSR 20c? Rex Grocery "One Price to Everybody" replace electricity. But tho probability isn't strong enough to justify us in waiting for it. tiiins, draporicH, mm furnishings. when you wnnt to flood your home with light, simply turn tho button, Think hnrd now don't von want it? , -m-u ii WANTED Timber and Coal Lands ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTBIATES FURNISHED. B. H. Harris &l Co. Mir D FORD, OREGON I Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs 1 For the Best ! iri LINE OF ELECTRICAL 'I'LIEJi, FIXTURES. WIRIilu :;j "YKAMO REPAIRING SEE MEDFORD'S PREMIER ELEC- .w.(.N FLYNN BROS. 132 WEST MAIN STI1EET. r Attention Orchardists nnHE MEDFORD LAIL TRIBUNE will issue a homeseekers' issue on New J- Years, which will contain the record of the past year of Medford and the Rogue River valley, and data of interest to the homeseeker. It is desirous of se curing at once data concerning rruit records made tho past season. If complete returns have not been received, fruit growers can give the yield and the expected pnc 80 dom TU wiU helP advertise the Rogue River valley to tho world. Cut this out and mail at once to New Year's edition, Mail Tribune, Medford, Or. ' ' From acres of I picked boxes of for which I received $ per box gross, or ' $ per box not. The trees are years old. The greatest ago yield for, any one tree was , boxes, which netted $ The aver ago yield per acre was boxes and the average return per acre was $ I exhibited y.at , which wero awarded the following prizes: ;. Name Address .". If instead of fruit you raised alfalfa or vegetables, or turkeys or hogs, or any thing else, send it in, so the world may know what you are doing. Don't Buy Your Xmas presents until you havo seen tho splendid line of SILVER and EBONY BACKED BRUSHES, TOILET SETS, WOOD AND LEATHER FOR PYRO GRAPHIO NOVELTIES, LEATHER HANDBAGS AND PURSES, SMOKERS' SETS, POST CARD ALBUMS, PEARL HANDLED PENS and scores of other suit able articles for presents. Eagle Pharmacy EAST MAIN ST. MEDFORD F. N. CUMMINGS T. W. OSGOOD OSGOOD & CUMMINGS Civil Engineers THE BEST EQUIPPED ENGINEERING OFFICE IN SOUTHERN OREGON. Surveys, Maps, Plans, Specifications, Reports, Estimates, Etc., Water Pow ers and "Water Works, Paving 'and Road Making, Sewerage, Railroads, Ir rigation and Drainage. OFFICE: MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK BLDG. rtr lit By Common Consent tho crowd mnkon for tho otoro of brilliant llfiht. This Is bocauso nn Eloc- trio Sign Jn front donotoo hustling fousl- nosB qualltlos within. Pooplo llko tho light no woll ao hustling and right prlooo. As an advortlslng proposition It puts In ovor-tlmo, working twonty hours out of twonty-four. Out opoolal sign proposition must Intorost you, ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO, 9i 0