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MKUKOIMiM MI.TRIUIINK, MKiiTOKU, ORliflOy. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY, 20, 1910, OFFERS ROYALTY JPH "BREWSTER'S MILLIONS" AT MEDFORD THEATRE TONIGHT Baker's E LEASE vs. 2 MN t Sonltlo Mnn Would Pay Undo Sam Fifty Cents for Ench Ton of Conl Mined ' for Lcnso. FAMOUS YACHT SCENE FROM T IURU ACT OF "UlthWSTEli'S MIL LION'S." I RATES BEGIN APRIL 15 This Season Is Expected to See the Greatest Influx Into Oregon In Its History. PORTIAND, Or.. Jan. 26. Com pletion of the Natron-Klamath line of the Southern Pacific within tho complng 18 months is promised by Judge W. D. Fenton, counsel for tho 3arriman road, who sars that at the ind of that time trains of his com lany will.be running between Port and and San Francisco over the new soute, which will have a maximum grade of 1 per cent Work Is going ahead on 65 miles of the new route now and the remalndervwlll be com pleted as soon as possible. The building of the Natron line will not only open up a large new territory that Is now without railroads but WHEN WALSH WAS FORGED T8 SELL Baseball Leaders Recalling the Time When Banker Sold Quick for $105,000. PITTSBURG, Pa.. Jan. 26. One of the tragedies of baseball the rise and fall of John R. Walsh, the con victed Chicago banker who Is now In the federal prison at Leavenworth is being recalled today by prominent leaders of the National and American leagues who are meeting here as a joint rules committee. Walsh was the owner of tho Chi- HOUSEWIVES JOIN PRICE FIGHT OF Will Investigate All High Prices of Klamath Falls Man Has Commission Food Comprehensive Plan to Be Adopted. SAN FRANCISCO. Ca!., Jan. Housewives of San Francisco 1G to- for 50,000 Jack Rabbits, Gets Fifteen Cents for Skins. A Klamath Falls mnn has re ceived a commission to secure 50,000 day launched an independent inves- jack rabbit hides and is paying 10 turation into tho high prices of food, cents ench for tho hidos, and in nd- which they declare will be thorough, dition the county pays a bounty of 5 cents each for tho scalps. At 13 cents each it is claimed that a man make very good wages killing so far as the cities about San Fran cisco Bay 'are concerned. Preliminary steps wcro taken last evening by the members of tho Rich WASHINGTON. .Inn. 20. -Tho Hniinto oonunlttoo on torrltnvlnn today Ih considering an unusual proposition mndo by .lohn K. Mnllnlno of Sivvttlo, who Is heavily Intorostod In Altinknit I propoortln. llalliilno'H proportion, , whloh was mndo In writing and for warded to Senator llvorldg. chult- j man of tho committee, offers tln government r cents a Ion royally on all conl mluvil In return for u'leAso of 5000 acres of some of tho choic est Alaskan conl inmin. In his loiter Itallalnc Intimates thnt his plan Is dlroctod to forestall certain Interests ho claims arc trying through a congressional lobby "hoiukul by n former United State senator" to socuro tho passage of a bill ponulttlng tho unto or lease of such lands at $10 an aero. , lly accepting his proposal, ho do-, clared, tho government would secure i In royalties $2,000,000 per hundred; ncres. Ho stipulates that no other roynlty losses shall bo grantod at loss than 50 cents a ton, and thnt hnlf tho government supply of conl shall bo obtained from his compnuy or from n naval coaling renorvo the government shall establish In tho Mlntanuska district, whero ho would operate. Tho conl would bo trans ported to Soward, he said, at rates fixed by tho Interstate eommerco commission, over a railroad project ed by tho company. can mond Woman's club. Following the rabbit.-!, besides obtaining consider report 'of committees appointed to nue Rwrtt On nccount of tho in- cago National League baseball club 'conduct quiet inquiries, n conipro- (.rensing scarcity of fur animals, when the revelations of his financial hensivc plan was adopted providing jack rabbits are being used quite ex- operations were made, resulting in j tor the enlistment ot other wonvJii tensively. It is claimed that after his Imprisonment for a term of five clubs in the campaign. being dyed and made up they pre- years. Walsn In his endeavor to re- According to uic reports mnuc n- sent nearly as good an appearam-e coup his falling fortunes sold the: the meeting, middlemen are niai".e.i ns ha ,norc oxpensivo furs then champion "Cubs" for $105,000,! for local conditions. Mr. V, II. Home Made Bread Wo have homu-mmlo brum!. Which would you rathor cat, hoiiic-inado or Imlcors' A foolish question io ask, for most people would bo willing to pay twice the price for homo-niado broad they pay for baker's, bill you can buy the good old-fashioned home made bread at tho Hex (Irocery for the same price as 'baker's. .Largo, well browned loaves, both nourishing and palatable, and kod from tho best flour in tho city, "Yakima Best." Take a loaf homo with you and be con vinced. Rex Grocery Co. Best Groceries, fw . H ii .iw. ,i though Charles Comlskey at the O'Donnell, the secretary of thv flub. SALVATION ARMY IN NEW of , ct,i,iv mn,t,in Tho I "me would have given $400,000 for declared thnt her investigation hiu.j ROLE: MATRIMONIAL AGENT budget for new equipment for the 1110 cluD Harrlman lines In this territory for' Tn 8torr related b' Dfseba" men tho vir 101ft hns w. mnti i,n and ' 18 to the effect that Jim Hart, an ex- Is In excess of the money asked in any previous wear for rolling stock. The budget calls for over $2,000,000 for new freight and ,passenger cars and locomotives. The long continued cold weather of the winter has net had a bad ef fect on crops, as might have been expected, but Las been rather bene ficial to them, nccordtng to reports from different parts of tho state. Fruit prospects throughout the northwest nro now the brightest In years, It is said, the cold weather done. 8Prt,nS divulged the fact that e;.,tnlle and fruits are dumped in the bay cneh week when ' an oi-st""K' 1 ecutlvo of tho club, under Walsh, market threaten! to lower price. hearing that Walsh contemplated ( The elimination of tho middleman, selling the "Cubs" rushed to Cincln- she asserted, provided the only so nati and told Garry Herrmann of the lution of the problem.' banker's decision. Plans "for establishing a women' When Hart arrived ho found Chas. lobby nt the stntc legislature to work Webb Murphy In Herrmann's office. for tho enactment of laws prohibit- "Hero's a chance for you to got jng what Mrs. J. W. Felt, the club's Into baseball," Herrmann remarked president, branded ns "freo and env to Murphy. "Get someone to put up ' gambling with the necessities of $105,000 for the Chicago Cubs." life" were discussed. Murphy, who had been press agent Committees were named to enlist for tho New York Giants and had the members of other women's clubs writing for Charles in tho fight. They also will be ask- holding back tbo buds so long that Taft'8 VWtr at Cincinnati and there Is little fear of damage by late frosts. This Is shown particularly In the apple and pear orchards, where the crop during the past year was tho smallest in several seasons. The snowfall of the winter Is said to have been generally ample to protect fall sown grain except In some portions of the Willamette valley. The snow, too, has added moisture o fbo ground in the drier sections. Colonist Rates. Low one-way colonist rates from all parts of the oast to Pacific coast terminals are ofefred by the railroads knew the owner well, went to see tho brother of President Taft who put up the coin HOOKWORM COMMISSION BEGINS WORK BY TRIP WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Head quarters of the Rockefeller Hook worm Commission have been opened lr. the Union Trust building in this city. Its work will be directed from Washington. A member of tho com mission will leavo this city tomor row for a tour of some of the sautb- ' 'ftrn afn tra In nnnnnArlnn ttj I V Vt r from March 1 to April 15. Tho op-i T . r . , . . ,. . . , ' , " "campaign against tho "lazy worm." portunlty to bring thousands of new settlers to Oregon Is a valuable one and commercial organizations of the Btnto will take advantago of It to the ! fullest extent. The attractive literature cent out during the past year and the wide publicity given all parts of Oregon hayo been fruitful of results and In quiry about this Btate was nexor so goneral as at tho present time. I3e- causo of this widespread interest In Oregon, It may bo expected that the state will receive a lnrgo Immigration during tho coming spring. Oregon people should do all thoy can to add to this movement to the Pacific northwest by arousing Inter est ntnong their friends In other parts of tho country who nro looking for now homes and Information should bo supplied them on the opportuni ties hero for nowcomors and particu larly thoso who desire to engage In agTlculturo, horticulture, utock rais ing or dairying. These lines of en deavor aro rewarding those who are engaged In them. Livestock men of the northwest will meet at tho commercial club rooms horo on January 27, when dates for tho various fairs and rac ing meets In tho Pacific northwest for tho coming soaeon will be deter mined. The meoting will bo a point oho upder tbo auspices of tho North Pacific Fair Association. Tho meot ing will conclude with a banquet at sight, STEVENSON FLUME WHOLLY DESTROYED cd to unite in nn attempt to secure the establishment of n free market. TEACHERS' EXAMINATION'S. Notice Is hereby given that I will hold tho regular examination for stato and county papers at Jackson ville, Oregon, as follows: For State Papers. Commencing Wednesday, February 9, 1910, at 9 o'clock a. m., and con tinuing four days: Wednesday Penmanship, history, spelling, physical geography, reading, psychology. Thursday Arithmetic, theory of NEW WESTMINISTER. R. C , Jan. 2(5. Hundreds of sottlers of tho land of Snskatchcewan, Manltobn and Al berta are to bo supplied with wives If tho attempts of tho Salvation Army are successful according to Commis sioner Combs, head of tho organiza tion who is hero today. Combs states that tho trained officers of tho Sal vation Army nro now In Groat Urlt nin engaging young women to emi grate to the Dominion, ostensibly to becomo servnnts, but In reality to become tho wives of lonoly bnchol- ors on the plains. Ono officer he stated had been sent to tho mother Country for the purposo and tho girls would como out In tho cprlng. "Thero aro said to bo a million' moro women In" Groat Drltaln than men" said Commission Combs," and wo will draw on this great surplus. On the prairies of West Canada thoro aro many moro men than there aro women. Wo will oven It up." SAYS SALOONS NEED NOT CLOSE IN CLATSOP ASTORIA, Or.. Jan. 26. District Attorney Hrownell In n written opin ion IioUIh thnt tho saloons of Clatsop county cannot bo compelled to close next Friday when a special election will bo hold. for tho purposo of voting upon tho question ot establishing a port of Astoria. His his opinion Rrownoll says: "Tho election to bo held on noxt Friday is not an election of stato, county or municipality officers and thoreforo does not npply." ! CYCLONE IS 10 TO 7 FAVORITE OVER M'CAnTHY KLAMATH PIONEER DIES IN ASYLUM STEVENSON, Wash., Jan. 26. What was considered only a few hundred dollars damage to tho elec tric lighting plant of this placo, last Friday, by tho landslide, has devel oped Into a very serious matter, an bthor slide having taken out tho bal auce of tbo flume, In nil over 700 feet. Samson & Orson, tho owners, had a force at work repairing tho first damage but aro compelled to stop work until after tbo spring rains which will keep thh place In dark ness for three or four months. Tho damago will amount to a thousand dollars. Word was received in Klamath Falls of the death of Dennis Crow ley, whieli occurred recently at tho stato insnno asylum at Salem. Crow- tenchlng, grammnr, bookkeeping, , ley was committed to the asylum physics, civil government. from Klamath oonnty over twelve Friday Physiology, geography, 'years ago and is known to all of tho old residents. He mndo his homo composition, algebra, English litera ture, school law. Saturday Botany, plane geome try, gcperal history. For County Papers. Commencing Wednesday, February 9, 1910, at 9 a. m., and continuing early history threo daya: 'of tho tato. SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Jan. 26 Cyclono Johnny Thompson of Sycn- moro, Ills., Is a 10 to 7 favorlto over Tommy McCarthy of Sun Francisco for their 20-round fight scheduled for Friday evening before Ed Grif fin's new fight club. Rotting com missioners about town declared to day thnt thoro Is llttlo McCarthy mon ey In sight, and predicted thnt the price will go to 2 to 1 bofnro the mon ontor tho ring. ! Spider Kolly, admitted to bo ono ' of tho best handlers of young fight- j ors In tho business, yestorday took . chargo ot McCarthy's camp nnd will bo tho bricklayer's chief advisor In tho ring. ; McCarthy today weighed 134 1-2, Thompson refused to mount tho. scales, but admlttod ho Is having' troublo In making tho weight, 134' pounds nt 6 o'clock on tho ovonlng of tho fight. Ho stated, hownvor, thnt tho two remaining days gives him ample tlmo to tako off tho superflu ous poundngo. In view of tho fact that Friday McCarthy will have his first oppor- At Prices Strictly in Keeping with the Quality of Our Stock which is Unexcelled A Trial willC onvince You Allen Reagan The Square Deal Grocers Wm. E. STACY & CO. REAL ESTATE AND EMPLOYMENT. tVMP Local nucnts m'.l.i.l. 1 L P i T 1 1MMVT r uisirici ivireiiu xor nxuvumxs xji wanted. Offico 8 South Central Ave. MEDFORD, OR. FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING NEAR SEATTLE; ONE DEAD SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 26. FIro late last night caused tho death of an unknown man, severely Injured an other and destroyed tho two-story structure lodging building owned by ov-Mayor oJhn Mueller ot George town. Tho fire, tho cause of which is un known, originated In the clothing storo which occupied tho front of ,tho first floor. Tbo man who lost his U(o was found at tho top of tho stairs In front of a locked door leading to the rear stairway, Tbo lnjurod la mark Moore, a negro marlno cook. Wodnosday Penmanship, history, spelling, reading, physical geography, Thursday Arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, physiology. Friday Geography, school law, civil government, English literature J. PERCY WELLS, County School Supt. nt tho old Moore place, on tho up-! tunlty to pit Wmsolf against a rocog- por laka. Klamnth Falls Herald. Dennis Crowley wns one of the first settlors of the Klamath coun try nnd figured prominontly in tho of tho southern part At ono ,tirno ho was nlzed top-notchor, his chances nro minimized even by his friends. Ills motoric rlso, however, hns mndo him a host of backors horo nnd ho prob ably will carry constdorablo coin wlion ho clambers through tho ropes. CITY MAKES GOOD ON THE BOYCOTT ABERDEEN, Wash., Jnn. 25. Tho boycott war on Seattle has he gun, according to F. Fenolon, rep resentative of a Seattle drug job bing house, who was hero tho lat ter part of last wcok. Ho went a tho firms with which ho has dealt in tho past, hut was refused ordors by nil. Mr. Fenclon had not hoard of tho threatened boycott until ho tried to find out why his old custom ers denied him trade and was told it was their intention to deal with Portland firms hereafter. Mr. Fen olon has written to his firm, inform ing it of thq boycott policy in Aber- deen. well-to-do, but financial rovornos and continiinl litiirntion ho was ono of thoso belligerent spirits tint always would "have tho Inw on yo" rerluffd Jum to compurutivo pov erty, nnd when old age enmo his mind failed and he wns mndo ward of the stato. Dennis Crowley, nH mnny of the old readouts of tho Klnmath coup try, underneath his personal, pconl iaritios, lmd many good qunlitios jf heart and mind. Babe's Sudden Death. (Ashland Tidings.) Tho flftoon-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs, J. A, McElhornn, tho for mer an operator In tho Postal Told graph offico, In this city, and resid ing on Woolon street, died ouddonly Friday o von lug from convulsions, superinduced, it Is prosumod, from anattack of acuto indigestion, Tho llttlo ono was apparently In good health' when put to bod after tho evening meal, but was oolzod with convulsions In a short time, and died bofore tho arrlvai of a physician. HOPE TO INDUCE BERKELEY TO ENTER CREW IN RACE SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 26. Hopo of scheduling n raco with tho Unlvor slty of California crow has not yot boon abandoned by Mnnagor Zed nick, graduato mnnngor of studont af fairs of tho University of Washing ton, and whllo Rorjtoloy has Btrlckon rowing from tho list of Intorcollcglnto sports and so far has arranged no racos. A last effort toward Inducing California to coinpoto horo is to bo mado. Manager Zodnlck today nddroBsod a lottor to tho California manage ment asking that tho mattor bo glvon consideration and bo thoroughly thrashed' out by tho Btudents nnd mombors of tho rowing club boforo a final aiiBwor to tho requost to Join Washington nnd Stanford In a threo- cornorod raco on Lako Waohlngton Is glvon. It baa boon definitely docldod to bring Stanford hore, tho varsity tp pay tho onllro oxponsos of tho visit ing olg'ht. US FIRST When in need of Eloctrio Wiring, or Fixtures, nnd snvo money by gut ting best workmanship. 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