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page srx MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, MT3DF0RD, OREO ON, SUNDAY, APRTL 2, 1911. u e is BUNCO GAME DISCOVERED Greatest Fraud of Recent Years in , British Columbia Is Unearthed by Officers Plays Old Insurance t Game. OXFORD PUTS IT Oil CAMBRIDGE P. VANCOUVER H. C, April 1. With tliu arrest liuru today of ('. W. Jennings o tlic cliaru of i'nuiti government officials assert that one of the fjrcatcdt frauds in the history cif' British Columbia in lecent years lias been unearthed. Holders of ap proximately $200,000 worth of share- of stock in the Hudson Hay Mutual Fire Insurance company believe they Iiavo been victimized. It is alleged that Jenuiiif,'s, with other men, organized that insurance company with it capital of $100,00(1 and that over $200,000 woiiji ol Ktoek was sold. So far as known at present the assets of the company consist of some furniture, a few dol lars in the bank and some unsold stock, according to the complaint. The. company adopted a name which closely resembles another In -Miruiico company whose standing in Vancouver is high, and the prosecu tor's office is of the opinion that 11111113' persons purchased stock under the impression that thoy were in vesting in tho older company. Jennings was arrested -while lie was attempting to leave Vancouver h. Trie, who sold slock of the con cern is also in jail and warrants foi other members of tho company have been issued. It is asserted that Jennings head ed a similar company which went broke at Calgary previous to coining to Vancouver. Wins Rowinn. Contest by Two and a Half Lengths Lower Record for Distance Which is Approximately Four Miles. ADMITS HE TRIED TO ROB BANK (Continued from I'bbo 1.) confession to lioth affairs. Ah a result of Dlosucra urrent nnd coufcRHlon tho nollco aro Investigating ttm peculiar circumstances surround ing tlio death of Mrs, HloBser. Kvory effort hau been made to show that tho woman committed Hiik-ldo and tho explanation hns been l. 'c that hIio took prusslc acid, hut h acid acts Immediately and no uo If of any kind can he found In 1 1 i - re im 111 which tho acid iuIkIU li "'on conveyed say tho police. I If m-ily was found by Mrs. Mabel a sister of HlosHor when hIio t tho houso on Wednesday n. in as tho man confessod he c! whothor his wife had com ilcldo, Tho man hecamo con- i d after Htaiiimerlug a while It. 8 cnUnrt n r ... .1-1 V rOIlHOHH there wero other ' t for lior death." lire assort that he wan seen to lentu iho houso shortly before the womau'n body wiih found. They told HloHsor that every effort would ho made to ascertain whether the wo man died by her own hand or was murdered. lllOHHer says ho attempted to rob tho bank because ho was "hard up." It Is probable that tho body of Mrs. HloKHor will be exhumed for re-ex-mutilation by the corner. RAILROAD MAN DIES HERE; TO SHIP BODY (icucriil Passenger Agent William M Murray telegraphed John l'etl M-sterday to prepare and ship the bodv of John Haulier to Maunci'h Elk, N. ('. The dead uiaii, who died in the ,Mcdford hospital u few days auo, was u wealthy iiiun. The body will be shipped by o.pri' to Junction City, Tciiu. At that Hiiut the broth er of the deceased will meet the body and take it on a narrow guuxc lnilroad to its destination. The tram employes on the last named road will wear deep mourning, as the dead mini wa a large share holder in the road, lie was also justico of the peace, which in Caro lina occupies the same position as (hut of county judge in Oregon. The body was shipped on the r:2l train lu Portland Saturday afternoon. Jurors Get Holiday. SKATTM-:, April l.-.lumn. in the Alaska coal eases against Munday et nl, are rejoicing today in the de cision, of Judge llauford e.eiiting tjieni from duty until Monday morn ing. Kor three days the juror Iihnc fidgeted about in their chair while lull hoavyweights nt to government, have babtllcd over the legal question as o whether the locators 1ihu u right to assign their claims. "Not one witness has boon examin ed, the dofouso pinning i( Hole hope' 1,0 far on throwing tho ease out on legal ground boforo it rp,uohojj tho( jury. I Ilnuklna for Health. I LONDON, Aril 1 Kstalilishing a new record for four miles from Putney to Murllnkc, Oxford today won from Cambridge by two and u half boat lengths the sixty-seventh intcr-university battle on the Thames. The dark blues did the distance ill 18 minutes and 20 seconds. The best previous record was 18:17. Tho conditions today were ideal and nil enormous crowd saw the light blues go down to defeat after a gal lant struggle. At no time, however was Oxford in serious danger and even in the finish spurt the dark blues showed that they had speed and power to spare. Oxford started with a '.i stroke and Cambridge at .'18. At the end of the first mile Oxford was three quarters of a length ahead. At Hammersmith the dark blues were two lengths ahead. Then Bourne let down and Cambridge gained a length in u third of u mile. As a rcsutl of the great effort Ar buthnot, stroke for the Cambridge crew, tired and the light blue stroke hecamo ragged. Seeing that the raco was won, Oxford then dropped to .'12 and Cambridge sagged Jier stroke to !M. Three quarters of a mile from the finish, Oxford started a whirlwind spurt, ending 2 lengths in the lead. After the race, Arbuthnol and sev eral other members of tho light hlue erew were absolutely exhausted and wero lifted from their shell. None of the members of tho Oxford orow was distressed. COMPLETE CONTRACT SOON (Continued from Pngo 1.) Sixth, Riverside to Oakdale. Ivy, Main to Sixth. Second, Holly to west city limits. Oakdale, Fourth to Palm. Hartlett, Sixth to Jackksou. Grading and gravel hauling is now under full blast. Manager Clark states that heinteiids to have enough material ahead of tho gangs that there will be no delay when the finishing crew gets started. Over 200 horses and 100 men are now at work. It is estimated that the payroll of the company will exceed $2.",000 a month utter the .rth of April. Six carloads of cement are now on the way. This comprises 2500 barrels. Two carloads of horses ar rived Saturday. The cement and curb gangs will start work on Tuesday or Wednes day and will follow closely in the wake of the graders. The conical base gang will start as soon as the graders get enough done so there will be no overturning them. Two large mixersfl each iwtji a capacity ol 1000 square yards of cement a da will be put in operation. It looks as if the Clark iv. Ileiier.v Construction company will be read. lor more work by July 1. They are losing no time. CHAMP CLARK NOMINATED (Contlnui-d from imim 1 ) nrloa of JIM ,3-10. Home of the chairman of Impor tant committee are: Ways and means Underwood, Alabama; appro prlatloun, Fitzgerald, New York; Jud iciary, Clayton, Alabama; banking. Currency, I'ujo. Louisiana; rivers, harbors, Sparkimin, Florada; lutei Mtalc, foreign commerce, Adamsou. (eorgla; agriculture, l.amh, Virginia, weights and measures, llimlwh'k, Ceorgla; merchant marine, fisheries, Alexander, Mlsnourl; foreign affairs. Sulzer, New York; military. Hay. Virginia; naval, Pagette. Louisiana, puhttcc buildings grounds. Khepard. Texas; Irrigation arid laudx. Smith, Texan. Chisholm had gone to Fort Hoss with her husband, but when questioned as to the probable motive for the mur der she replied: "Well, it might have been caused by jealousy." At first Mrs. Powell told the po-' flioe tluvi her husband's insurance j policy was stored away in her trunk i When tho police searched her belong ings, however, the policy could not be found. Ilaskins for Health. ..Automobile Repairing.. CRATER LAKE GARAGE 22 South Riverside Phone Main 4282. Home 298 K. N. H. Mark POLICEMEN FORCE WOMAN TO TALK (CniiUimiHt from k 1 ) Sail Francisco for the intrriuis "Hlaueh," whom Chisholm lnul u.co tinned to Miss lleau. The m.ii.Ii proved fruitless until Mr-. Pi-well hii Miri'tisti-d yesterday. Her anvl was brought about by postal c.ml fouud in her trunk They had been mailed to her by Chisholm. Following a seveie questioning the! woman admitted that she was well acquainted with Chisholm prior in her marrittKc to Powell and frankkh conlVabod tliut lie wtt trieudh willi CliitJioliu tor u long tituo utter her Hiwrriage. She Muted that he let! Clu-lintm i months ago htu lie became t friendly mil) another woman b the nun,. i.C -tl. in. he " Mi P.iw, II deim-il. Iiowiwr, 'hit -lie k'tw th. 'i How Is This for an Order? We arc not running a restau rant but we arc supplying most of the restaurants with their supplies. When you go into a first class cafe or restaurant and order a Tea Bone Steak Von can rest assured that it will be the best in the laud if we furnished it we sell noth ing but first class meat and Vegetables You can find most anything you want right here and at the right prices. As to Pastry Well the best is made from Hlue Itibbou Flour and the Coffee To be absolutely perfect should be CI I ASK & SANHOItN'S SKAL MUANI). Warner, Wortman 6 Gore, Inc. (iioeer Phone 2S0. Markel Phone 281. Sunrise Seed Potatoes We are now supplied with these much desired seed potatoes, ('till here for the new crop of guar anteed garden seeds. Exclusive Bakery Products We went into the bakery business mainly because we desire to give our trade the best or at least as good as could be found in Bed ford. Kor a number of years we have enjoyed a constantly increasing busi ness in our bakery depart ment. WHY? Our bakery products are exclusive with this store. We sell only what we bake and only the best in tho city as judged by the big increase in this line. We don't sell our sec ond grade goods to our competitors and keep the best for our own trade we sell only what we make and we make only first class goods, (live us a trial and prove it conclusively. Allen Grocery Co. 321 South Central Ave. WHAT'S THE USE OF A ROOF THAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP TINKERING? G enasco Ready Roofing (.Mineral and Smooth Surface) puts an ond to your roof troubles. It is mado of Trinidad Lake Asphalt, tho natural watorproofer. It givos you absolute weather-protection years af ter ordinary roofing has "passed away." The Barber Asphalt Paving Company makes (icnasro. They hae mined and refined asphalt for more than twenty-five ears, and are the largest makers of ready roofing in the world. COME AND GET SAMPLES. GENASCO FOR ANYTHING IN First-Class Hardware SEE Medford Hardware Co. Young Men of SOUTHERN OREGON What would it be worth to you to have clothes with trousers that wiil keep creased forever ? The problem of getting the crease exactly in its proper location and keeping it there as long as you wear the clothes litis been solved. It is being exhibited, together with twenty-four other unique- and practical features, in Society Brand Clothes at The Toggery (Of Course) Ask to be shown especially the "Blackstone," the "Pit'," and the "Windsor" suit models. After you note their beauty of style awl tailor ing, ask to be shown THE 26 PRACTICAL FEATURES OF Society Brand Clothes COAT 1 Additional Fountain Pen Pocket in inside breast pocket. 2 iMatch Pocket on inner left side. 3 Perspiration Shields at arm pits to protect lining. 4 Lining of cloth for flaps of side pockets prevents wrinkling and gives finished ap pearance. f AVave-Cimp Button Hole in lapel a beau- tifier. (i Elastic Bouquet Holder under Lapel. 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None the less attractive with suspenders. 18 Tunnel Belt Slides; hold trousers firmly over hips and keep belt in place. 19 Two Steel Pivot Pearl Buttons tit front of waistband. Adds tone and smartness. 20 Loop for Belt Buckle Tongue; keeps belt down in front. 21 Improved Secret Money Pocket on inside of waist- baud. Closed and hidden by buttoning to inside suspend er button. 22 Silk Braid Edging on Hip Pockets. 2; Our newly designed Side Pockets. Big, roomy and shaped especially to follow the form of the hand. Pock ets curve down to crotch. Blind catch stich keeps contents from rolling out when in reclining position. Pocket. 21 Silk Braid lOdging on Watch 2" 1 Linger of Colored Silk Braid. 20 21 o inch Turn-up or perman ent cuff. The Society Brand exhibit for Fall is ready. Don't miss it. : t; I ! I 1 I M t .