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THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, .UNO. HON AND MOUSE L HEAR CLAIM iSAYS TARIFF NOT TOPS ALL , MOTIONS SOON, 0100 COST CAUSE BURRELL The Famous Strongest Play Witnessed This Sea son In Mcclford Miss Eluerts Is Especially Pleasing in Role of Miss Rossmore. Judge Calkins Disposes of Much Representative Gardner of Massa- 8 OTHERS J t Orchard Work In Few Days Railroad Case Will Como Up on March First. chusetts Urges All G. 0. P. Leaders to Stand Pat in tho Coining Elections. -- - - --. . ..-... -.. Tho Hon nnd the Mouse Is per haps tbo strongest play that n Med- Tord audience has witnessed during the present theatrical season. We were previously disposed In favor cfj this play before It appeared, a? .hei flajno of Charles Klein, the author, trade mark which guarantees aj mllmm Hnrlnian vs. Anna Wnl-f Gardner undertook to provo to the iilgti class play. ( tei" 21 set for trinI j house that tho tariff had nothing to Mr. Klein wrote tho Music Master,! F S Armstrong vs. R. W.- Qrny,do wlth tho hiph cogt o( llvlnj.t tho strongest play of Its kind .hat , lo cover money Judgment by do- j Ho accuwd tho democrats of Incon- lias boon written for a halt century. fm n .. r. . slstency, saying that In 1S9G thoy The Lion and tho Mouse deals with! . I? j , n?.r,vV Jo charged tho hard times to low prices , , ... 'Ashland Set for tnnl March 30. , ,, , ... ., tho Boclal problem of the present j jQQ penjncer vs j j jjang , and now they blame high prices and day, whlcH makes It of Interest to allip-Krnr o; Af fnV ' AaA tariff for the present difficulties. who are familiar with tho social and political conditions. There are three strong characters In tho Lion and the Mouse, namely Shirley Rossmore, Jefferson Ryder and Mr. John Burkett Ryder. Miss Carolyn Siberia as Shirley Rossmore ( divorce Decree by default. Is an exceptionally strong actress. She j H. F. Brown vs. Frank Scherm is pretty nnd Intelligent, and has the'boeck, suit to quiet title Decree by 'happy faculty of holding her reserve tforce back for, a climax. She has 33900 of the stage affectation. She Js simple and sweet In manner, and when it comes to a climax she has power, strength and magnetism. Mr. Walter Edwards made a very a. . . . , " aer. Mr. Edwards comprehends his yat, and at no time overacts, which ceuld be easily done Inw blustering 3art like thnt of Mr. Rydr. Mr. Pitt, as tho son.played his jrt well In spite of the unfnvor- Me Impression he creates on bis fir' , H. IT. Helms vs. Jnmes Helms, to .-appearance. Physically he Is not all . recover money Dismissed, itbat might be desired, and his vnc R. H. Thompson vs. Crystal te not particularly musical, but he i Thompson, divorce Decree by de ltas mentality, which makes up for a ! fault. rorld of defects. In fact, mentality I Leona O'Donnell vs. Maxwell -la tho actor Is like charity. It covers 1 O'Donnell, same Decree granted, m multitude of sins, nnd an actor may E. F. Winkler vs. C. M. Osbum Save all the attributes, physique. , Settled out of court, "fceauly, musical voice, and If he has ! Effie M. Terrill vs. W. B. Jack- set Intelligence, all these virtues are ; ant as sounding brass and tinkling case reset until later date, cymbals. j Adjourned to Friday, February 25. Miss Elberts said In n little Inter- -view that she thought we had the 'TRAFFIC DEMORALIZED prettiest valley that she had ever! BY BAD TUNNEL CAVE-IN apeen in her travels, and she spoke It with the earnestness that she would j wii ine siory 01 uer love, wnnt a Mdford booster the little lady would ; cnake!! E. M. A. i JM&ES PLAYS SHAKESPEARE f 91 nufiuinnimn n . m un dnuTVuiiuriu inMini j ELLENSBURG, Wash., Feb. 24. Xonis James and company reached J -Sllensburg this morning, gloating , ver a new theatrical record. j Last night at the Stampede tunnel "way up In the Cascades, with the i aaow banked high around car win dows and the train hopelessly block ed. Mr, James gave tho first preson 'Utlon of "The Merchant of Venice" la a Baggage car ln all theatrical an Jials. Hla audience was highly apprecia tive. They were compelled to bo by force of circumstances. They had their choice between watching an end Jess bank of snow or Mr. James, and -chose the latter, A vote was taken amonir the passengers and "Shylock" won In a walk. The baggage cars were cleared of trunks, and the trou "bles of the famous Jew were re-told to an audience which packed the car to the doors. Two rotary snow plows and a gang of 100 shovclors released the train at daylight this morning. Mr. James fln Jshed an engagement at Seattle Tues day evening and was to have played lore last night. P8LICE SEARCH FOR MAN WHO STOLE FROM AUNT SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 24. Tho police are looking for Joseph Corra today,, who Is alleged to have stolen ?1700 from tho husband of his aunt, zni came very near covering up the theft completely. Joseph Lombbard. a contractor, put tho money, consisting of three $G00 nd $200 In smaller bills. In a trunk Yesterday afternoon. He Intended to pay off his men with It today. Last night about 9 o'clock he no- v, uuui ui qiiionu una rusnea to tho telephono and reported the I Sire. Tho flromon arrived so prompt- j ly that the flro, which was In thol trunk, was- extinguished before tho box had boen burped. Tho monoy w. gone, but tho compartment wfcero It had been placed was un touched by tho flanges. Conn, a neph nw of his wife, was also gone. March 22 has boon set by Circuit ! Judge Cnlkins on which to hear the !mtionsrrto W claims in the case of augur inner vs. mo -ueuioru iv Crntcr railrond, Soverni iarRC claims nro in against the road, Judgo Cnlkins has been grinding is.out work at ft rapid pace of late. mnmr Aims wi,MctnM ai:o o Murphy Demurrer to complaint j submitted nnd tnken under advise- ment. i Rose E. Loar vs, Charles P. Loar, default. John Grieve vs. Rose Hnymond Same. State ex rel. Alzira M. Clay vs. W. S. Clay, contempt of court Taken under advisement. Marie H. Vance vs. F. J. Blakcley et ni uemurrcr wimarawn nna ae- fendnut. T. N. Barnsdnll given unutil ri.. ru .--L. Oo r swer. S. J. Majors vs. Jos. T. Gagnon Demurrer nrgned nnd submitted. Belle .ickell vs. W. T. Lewis, to oniot titln hv ofnnlf son Additional testimony taken and j SAN LUIS OBISPO. Cal., Feb. 24. f Passenger and freight traffic to- dajr on the Southern Pacific coast line ,s suspended duo to the caved In tun- .aa. 4Uim Alt.. All ibe,ng diverted-over the San Joaquin ! vnllav ranla Avtrl If la n.Vf.l.1 a t.M 1 w uuu o uuamv u these conditions will last a week be- fore tho tunnel is cleared and the tracks through It safeguarded from danger. Fifty feet of tunnel number 10 on .tho Cuesta grade collapsed shortly after midnight and burled the track beneath tons of earth and stone. Workmen were rushed to the scene, but owing to conditions there the repair work must proceed slowly. The cause of the cave-In Is attrlb-1 uted to .a weakening of tho tunnel dujjiuiuj uuiiuB mo ytuixao 01 ru- placing wooden pillars and joists with concrete and steel construction work. MALBOEUF NOT AFTER ANY POLITICAL OFFICE Charles A. Malbocuf, formerly connected with the Harnmnn lines in Oregon, but now with- the Medford Land & Orchard company, is not a candidate for railroad commissioner to succeed Oswald West, who hus announced that he will not be a can didate to succeed himself. It was reported that Mr. Malboeuf was candidate for that position. "I am not a candidate for railroad commissioner or. any other position, political or otherwise, and even were I favored with the offer of it with a certainty of election I would not con sider tho Banus under any circum stances," states Mr. Malboeuf, who is in Medford on a short business trip. HONGKONG HANGMAN AND HIS ROPE REACH VICTORIA VICTORIA, B. C, Feb. 24 Tho steamer Suverlc arrived from the oil ont after f nugh passago br'r.ga i 121ms. Hongkong's official hangman, the first cabin, Elms hanged four whlto men and two Chlneso during his term of office, cettinir onlv-12.G0 for enfih mnn Ills baggage Included tho rope used In his last execution, tho victim of which was an American, hanged for the murder of a woman from Manila whoso body he hid ln a trun.'c and placed aboard a stcamor. WASHINGTON. Feb. 24? Repro- Isenntlve Gardner of Massachusetts, who Is known as a "conservative In surgent," today urged all republic ans to stand by tho protective tariff iPrlnclplo In the coming elections and even If dofeated not to heed tho cry ,of "high prices'." I Gardner showed charts of prices; i In America and England and declnr- j cd that tho fluctuations In P"lco hnve ibeon tho samo m both countries. I Ho Quoted tho prices of meats In i i this country and In Canada, declaring that tho cost Is greater In Montreal I than In Washington. As one of his strongest, points Gardner gave the prices of 1C hrtl-! 1 cles of food used by the training ship . Massachusetts on a trip around the I j world. He showed that 12 of the 16 J articles were obtained at a lower jprlcc In Boston than at any other ; port T,8ted ln tho circumnavigation of the globe. INCORPORATION ACT WAS A TRYING ORDEAL WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. "The federal Incorporation bill Is two thirds drunk and one-third dizzy," said a seasick senator this afternoon. Tho make-up man at the govern ment printing, office turned out ono of tho prettiest Jumbles ever put over on the senate. A clever blend was made of tho Incorporation blM, ! the Galllnger excise law regulating the sale of liquors In this city nnd I tho Bennett bill, providing another J plan for controlling the liquor trade here. i The wording of tho Incorporation, bill would run along smoothly for a ' few pages and then, without warn ing .branch off into a declaration that no intoxicants shall be sold at the. Unipn station. A few more pages, and j. then came the formular which drug-; gists must follow In selling liquor on prescriptions and are whipped Into ono cover and labeled the Incorpora- Blll. BURGLARS BURGLE, THEN SET FIRE TO HOUSE SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 24. The police today are looking for two nervy burglars who last night ran sacked the homo of J. B. Dulin, u locomotivp engineer, enjoyed n lunch at Dulin's expense and then set fire to the house. The thieves got noth- inc but a hat and coat, after over- turning everything in the house, They consumed a box of bonbonx, snmpieu u uume oi ocur uuu men ignited a bundle of papers in a linen closet upstairs. Uulin returned homo, about ten minutes later and called the fire department in time to stop,ed m,d the coming season is expect the blaze before it did heavy dam age. FRIAR LAND ILLEGALLY SOLD TO SUGAR TRUST? WASHINGTON, Fob. 24. Itoprc sonatlve Martin of Colorado today In troduced a resolution declaring tho recent sale of 65.000 acres of friar lands ln the Philippines, which he a.1- leges to have been made to "a reprc- sentatlvo of tho Havomeyer sugar in- him fmt 8n,d pank nnyincrf who torests," to be In violation of Iaw,ig undep nrrest today wh Frnnc aenouncing mo oeiiarimeni oi uun for upholding It, and demanding an Investigation, upuuimng mo uiu wm purum o tho "unlawful monopolization of all -friar lands amounting to more than 400,000 acr.es of tho richest and most desirable lands ln tho Philippines," Mr. Martin says, "thereby reducing the Filipinos to a state of peonage ior ino sojo uenem oi mo sugar trUBt'" 35 PER CENT OF TIMBER SALES TO GO TO STATES WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. Senator Warren has secured tho consent of i tho agricultural committee to the amendment to tho agricultural ap-1 propriation bill, by which the states will receive 35 per cent of tho sales of timber and grazing rentals col fectecd on forest reserves, instead of 25 per cent, as at present. i 1 Spices at Goodfriend'u. : : ! John D. EXHIBIT BUILDING BUZZARD GROUP USES MORE MEN Miners and Provisions Leave Meil ford Thursday for Elk Creek Mines To Bo Exploited, on Large Scale. ?Jark Applegato was in from the Buzzard mine, on Elk creek, this week, and left Thursday afternoon with a crew of men and a consider able amount of provisions for tho scene of operations. The Buzzard group has been pros pected for nearly 15 yenrs nnd the ; development work hna reached n stage where tho owners aro satisfied that they have n mine. Outside capitnl has been interest- ed to result in tho opening of one of the greutest of the mnny low grade propositions in Southern Or egon. CHLOROFORMED PIGS THEN SNEAKED 'EM OUT ATmOHA. 111.. Foli. 94 "Th tloulle about icki Q . , that ho fiqnea, ftnd wo fi d lhe lfifit wnv . . vna in phnrnfnn , Baxter, charged with hog stonling. "I caught the pigs nnd whilo Bax ter held them I put tho chloroform in theIr BnoutH. Tho rest was easy," declared Iinvmflr. when nresonte.l in court. r , Enrl and Archie nanklo nnd Frank Lichter also wero arrested on tho samo charge. It is alleged that tho mon went nlj0Ijt the fftrming country chloroforming hogs. The officers say thoy throw the unconscious pork- era into wngons nnd quietly hnulsd ,them awny to market. I The "chloroform system," it was pointed out by tho constable who gnthored tho evidence, eliminates n!- most all tho danger of tho pursuit of hog stenling if the rnids nro con- ducted during the. dark of tho moon Queen Anno is coming into its own. Tho nnmos of the hoot of buyers in that addition during the past two weeks spoil exclusive homos. Don't let someone else get the lot you want. 280 is sub-divided in tracts from 30 to 100 acres. This is some of the finest lajnd in the Rogue River Valley, within two miles of the city of Medf ord. The trees are of the best varities of apples and pears, all in bearing at the present time. The age of the trees run from six to t twenty years. We are able to supply people whatever qhey may desire in the best bearing orchards in the valley, near the city of Medf ord For full particulars call on ASK REMOVAL OF RECEIVER i Petition Filed Asking That Sanders Be Removed From Receivership and That Work on Ament Dam Be Stopped. A petition, signed by 44 stockhold ers of the Golden Drift Mining com pany, naa neon mou awing mai inoivorC(1 ,n connecton wjU, bin sot present receiver of tho company, I speech at Newark last night. In part George Sanders, bo removed. At tho same time a motion was offered ask' lng that tho received be restalnod from further expenditure of money on tho Golden Drift dam, nnd that all expenditures hereafter bo submitted to tho court before thoy aro expend ed. Also that all men who are now working on tho dam are to desist. Mr. Sandors has received word from umcago tnai a now commute vi Biutiiuumiio uuo mvv.. v In that city and that sovon of thorn are designated as wanting to appear as plaintiffs ln tho caso, Also that they sanction all tho work that has boon done so far, and that thoy wish him retained ns receiver and to fur thor conduct the caso. Thoy also havo .raised funds 'for fighting tho caso to a finish. It is now thought, that this last move will placo the caso on such a basis that tho work on tho repair of tho dam can bo dono vory Boon, as It Is thought that Judgo Calkins will put tho case In such Bhapo that tho peoplo can havo tho water for Irri gating. Tho Bottlomont of this caso ono way or tho other moans much to Grants Pass and thoro nro many wait ing for a conclusive order, GOOD ROADS MEMORIAL TO LATE E. H. HARRIMAN MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Fob. 24. j A momorinl to E. II. ITnrrirnan, In recognition of his services in tho in-1 torost of good roadB and tho brood ing of high-class horses, will bo erected at Arden this Bummer by tho Orango County Road Improvement association, of which Mr, Ilnrrimaii was president. The monoy for tho momorinl is being raised by privnto subscription, Olwell T DOESN'T LIKE CRITICISM jln Speech at Newark He Says It Is Hard to Overcome Feeling of Failure. WASHINGTON, Fob. 24. There Is consldernblo speculation here to day regarding tho portent of l'ronl- dent Tnft's criticism of tho nowspa- pors ln an, Impromptu statomonf do- te president nam: "I had not Intondcd to say any thing on tho Hiilijoct of my first yoar In tho Whito Houeo, but after whnt Govornor Murphy hns so graciously Held I cannot refrain from a porsonal word nr two. ' "It Is truo I told him I wanted towookg( , doud nt Suinml(( Chtlmlis, mnko good a year ago. I am not cor- (odnV( nnd in,tho , of ,u,r delltU tain of doing It now. Ifo said somo-lij0B ft romnnc0i thine nuoui mo nowsjapors. wnen itn0 ncwspa.ors aro prono to crltl- nmil uilll Duuiuumuo uunv iu iiuuj- mur uui uuuuitiDiiuiiuu, nuunMtt)1(i romanco grow into real love. somotlmos with contemptuous disdain Thoy planned to wed whon of age Elk's Peerless Minstrels flL KtitiLtiF This is the Elks' Quartet, which will sijip "Evening Bells" nnd "A Good Little Bnd Little Boy" next Monday evening, February 28. Each member of the B, P. O. E. has ticlcots to sell nnd those who hold ex change tickets may reserve thorn Friday morning, February 23d. General sent snlo opens Saturday morning, February 20th. If you wish a good seat, buy of somo Elk and reserve early, as tho season sent resorvntion will not apply to tho minstrel perform ances. Prices ?5c, $ 1 .00 & $ 1 .50 with - " MEDFORD nnd Homotlmcs with patronizing friendliness It Is hard to ovvrcomo tho fouling thnt perhaps you ought to begin all over again. "In vlow of all that, to have re ceived tho wolcomo which I did hero today llttlo hopo that perhaps tho newspapers don't carry In their pock ets nil of public opinion and thnt, porlmpi, tho Amor'cnn people are nblo to soo through something of hypercrltltlsui, somothlng of history nnd somothlng of hypocrisy nnd to hnvo a roal sympathy with tho man. vho under considerable responilblllty Is doing the best ho can. "They say sometimes demonstra tions nro misleading, but I am going to bcllovo, as I havo snld, that your reception today and tonltcht li sincere nnd I am gulag to tnko that flatter" lng unction to my soul as I go back, to Washington and avoid tho news papers." Bride of Three Weeks Dead. MONTE8ANO, Wash., Feb. 28. Mrs. Bort Mills, n bride of t)rt Somo vonrs Mnud j, , nnd Bort Mills first bognn wnlking- 0 80(1001 tOgOtllOT and tllCir ClllMI-