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MEDFORD MATL TRTBUNF, MEDFORD, OWMCION, WEDNESDAY, 'APRTL fl, 1912. TAQ19 TH'RJCl K f K 0' SEEK TO GRAB BOB SMITH'S FEE Itoliort II, Hmltli, miiym- or UrniitH I'aMH, h prominent iiuuthuni Oregon lawyer unit receptive ruiidldulo fur the iioiiiliiiitluii for Hii'tiim(iitlvo from (lui f I rut rmiKroiMloiiul dlfUilct, In ohnrjted with tlio mlMutiproiirlMlciri of MKyr, of tho fumln or tho Cleo piitrn Development compniiy, In u complillnt tliut linn licoii received hy tint Oregon impietm court from Knrln (i. Utelneit or Hetitllo, attorney Mr tin complnlututt compiiny. It Iti evidently u niii'ircl hotween utloruon nn to who nlimiltl have tho ellenlM' fi'M for ncrvlce ami Ik iillened by KiiiHIi'h friend to lie u hold-up on tht' part of tint SIciiltle luwyciii, Tlio chtirj;en allun" that In Octoher. 1 ! 0 fi tho Cleopatra Development company, with offlcert In flonllle. through JaiiiuH I). I.iieey, Itn aK"iit, ami n ntoulthnldur In tho corporation, retained tho Mervlccn of Hmltll an ItM nttornu) to hihuiio patoulii to a uroup of mlnlnj; claliiiit located In Del Nurto county, California, ami Known an. tho Cleopatra mining claim. OUANTK PAHS. Or.. April 2. Mayor Itobei't liniltlt wan tiiurli nur prlned on helm: told that dlHliurmcnl proceeding had heeti limtltiilcd aualmit him In tho Mtprcmo coin I anu . that i;rotimlit alleged tliete worn for framluli'iit and felonious nilmippru prlatlon of lisafi or fumlit of tlio Cleopatra Duvulopuient company. Ho far Hmltli Iiiih had no Intlinattoii that niich proccedlUKft had boon nlnrteil by tho development company or It pres ent iiltorncyH. "Hnvoral yunrn ajjo," nald Mr. Hmltli, "(lui Clvopatrn Development company wan Interested In iioiiio mitten In northern California, Illicit to which worn contested. I procured a MittleiileUl of coutllctlliK Inlet ctM In the in I in mid inoccciIi.nl to apply for patcntH for clalmn, Involving twenty flvo clalmn In all. I wait furuUhed money by one of tho stockholders of tho company for the purpoxe of pay lui: nxpciiM'rt and for my Kurvlctw, "Thorn were adverse cIiiIiiih tiKiilnul tho property for which thu holder thereof wnnted 120,000. I carried on the bunlnenit of tho company no the adverse cIiiIiiin tieonino worthlcnii. 1 paid out about $2000 for the com pany In In ml office fuim and for tho MirvlceH of an attorney In California. "On account of failure lo pet form neechtmry worlc, the patont proceed liiKH wot u delayed. Home Heatlle at tornyn were employed to take It af ter ttverythluK had heen about com pleted by me. At that time I hail in my IiiuiiIn part of thin money received by me, which I retained for service, 'litis wan about two arn n;o. In timation ciiine to me iIiioukIi a local attorney that nothing would be al lowed mo for my Ncrvlcon. Thin In ver a year ago. At that time I ren dered a bill to the stockholders who bad riirulnhod me money, showing them tho Horvlren I had performed, and In a letter I Mated that. If the imiuo wore not itatlHfactory I would le.ive the matter In dispute to any reputable attorney. 1 never received nny answer and supposed the mutter would be taken up further If thorn were any rual object Ioiik. "I had never heard or any com plaint IioIiik mado before tho bar im iiunlittloii of any proceeding beforo tho supremo court up to thltt time. Tho proceeding Ik oiio wliluli I will mcol as soon iih possible, During thu tlnto I wiih umiiloyed by tho uompauy I charged an nnnual retainer of STiOO per year. "My uIiiu'koh for services In nihil tlou to thlH, under an agreed price for itottluK patoutH on mining clalniH had I been allowud to cbmplelo the wuHt, would have been 2000. Con Hldurnblo tlnto wan put In nnd I kvo valuablo uurvlcuu In nottllng claltiiB to property, all of which wero com pleted Hovprnl yearn iiro. "I have atiHolutely received no communication coucoiiiIuk IIiIh mat ter hIiico hint AiiKUht. I wrote tho ntoruoyH at Heattlo that I would prob ably call on them, hut attorwanlH concluded to iieud my bill to tho HtockholtlerH, who owned uuinly all tlio ntoclt In tho corporation and from whom I received money, and who em ployed me, and receiving no reply .mil no further communication from the itttnrnoyH, 1 nuppoBcd my bill had been Accepted." , I. W. W. TIE UP CAMPS OF CANADIAN NORTHERN RY. VANGOUVICK, II. C April 3. Hlx thousand men employed by con iitructlnu companies of tho Canadian Northern railroad In Ilritlsh Colum bia aro Idle an a result of a strike called Inst week by tho Industrial Workers or tho World. Men nro flocking to tho coast cities nnd re pnrtH from tho construction camps or violence offered by nlrlkoru has endued Victoria and Vancouver po lice to innlco provision to tlou I with any dlHordora Hint tuny bronk nut nl these placou, SCENE IN "REBECCA OF "SUNNYDnOOK FARM" AT THEATRE TOMO "llobecca of Hunnyhrook Farm," the only Kluw &. KrlatiKer pioductlou to vlwll Mudford durliiK tho preneut theatrical Hermou, will bo tho attrac tion at tlio Medford theater Tliuro day, April I. Hacked by tho k rent cm t producerii in tho IniuK tho offerltu; will bo worthy of patronaKo from mv eiy Htaudpoliit. To handle tho uhow fifty titnK hntidM nro reijulreil, and flvo iiillert of ropu Ik iummIoi! to haul the fllert, dropn and other Hceuery t :fvJ mjkSKrmmJf YvT j3HKv3(priW ,iva SAB JmEgmMMSmP U- m , - . :-' Our Correspondents ! KANES GREEK ITEMS j . . . . HprliiKtlmo lit with im once nitnlu. The lovtdy dart fill our hearts with melody and our minds with plnn for the happy days of summer. Hprlux In In the nlr and every day tomn new Ikii of spring warns iik to be up and doing with a heart for any fall. Mr. and Mm. Householder spent several days recently In Medford, thu guoKt of their daughter, Mm. Kauk. and olhr relative. Klmer lllgliibotham was transact ing buslniHMi at the county eai one day teceiitly. Mr. Wilson of the Jacksonville studio pawtiul throiiKh horn thu fern purl of the weok titkliiK laiiilnimtiu vlewn. Our efficient road MUinrvIr, J. DavldKon, Is doing uulto n bit or road work In this district, a much needed Improvement. Mr. Opp or JHcksouvtllo made h biiMni trip to the llrsdim mliio on .Monday. Mr. sad Mrs. Lewis motoiod to the Hub oily on Wednesday and did sonio liHilIng with th Medford mr cliautK. Mr. Illue left on JiHtuiiluy's train for Ashland In upend u row days with his sou, who Is attoudliiK school at that place. At the special school mooting Sat urday Mr. Cook was elected nlerk to fill tho unexpired lend of Mr. Iltow ers. Mr. and Mrs. HogKls or tlio Miadnn and Mrs. HhutbriiK and little daugh ter or (iold Hill spent Sunday with K'llios ci eel; rrleuds. Mrs. John Mardou spent several days recently with Hold Hill freuds. Among those from Knnim creek Saturday wero Klinor ltlglnhotham and wife, who attended the Odd Fol lows' supper and dunce In (iold Hill, which was n most otijoyable nrfnlr. Walter Dnngoy or (Iold Hill Is do ing Home curpouter work Tor Mr. howls this week. Kauris creek business visitors to fluid Hill this week wero Davo Amy and mother, Coorgo Mardou, Mr. I.owls, Mrs. Taylor and duughtor, Mrs. tlreenlear, "Uncle" Foster, Mr. llyrloy, Mr. Murdon, Mr. MoMiiyhon, Mm, llgluhotham and Mrs. Huiudeu. Our wouthor prophut, "I'nclu" Foster, predicts a sudden change and colder weather. CENTRAL POINT ITEMS Thomas Stump and sous, Into or Willow Springs, left on No. 20 Mon day morning for Cottago (iftivo, where they will reside for tho pres ent, Iloynl Slowurt left Monday morn ing for Idaho, whuro ho will spend tho summer, .loo Winters loft Monday for hla now homo in eastern Oregon, going via Nuvndn. Charles Winters and Mr. Klllott left ror HIltB, Cnl., Monday morn ing. S. H, Alklu has returned from southern California, where ho spout tho winter and wiih calling on rrloudH hero Biiiulny. H. A. Fntthiou, II. K. Trovlllo, Miss Herring, Mitts Young woro mining MEDFORD RROW NIOHT. - : - equipment. Thin uhow comes under n Kunrauleu of boliiK A!, and thono who ntay away are mlmiliiK one of thu rare treatn. "Ileberrn of Hunnybrook Farm" wan vent tin Uf thu nmaller cltlen of the went for the purpoHo of dctcriulu Iiik whethor Ktifflclont nupport could be Hecured to warrant the tutiidliiK of hiich attractloun iik Maude Adams, Mary Cnrden and other ntam next cRHon. Keatn nro now on Hale, the advance ludlcatlonn belnx (tood. EDEN PRECINCIT I ,1. K. Itoberts returned Monday to Jacksonville on Jury duty. Mr. Hud Mm. II. (5. Shearer were guestM nt tho homo or Mr. and Mrs. C. Carey Sunday. A. II. Fisher or Phoenix called upon I.. A. Hose Monday afternoon. (hxirgv Croy of thu l'hooulx store of Ileardsley & Croy wont to Applo KMte Sunday to visit his hi other. Andrew Ilrlnor or Wagoner Creek spent Monday In Mudford on bust uowt. J. M. lliirford or Wagoner cretd; spent Tuemjsy In Mod ford. Mr. and Mrs". C. Carey wero In Mudford Tttosillqr. Mrs, Maury Shaffer of I'lioonlx vlsltod .Mm. William Cnrey of North Talent Moudsy. Mr. nnd Mrs. John (iraffes. of North !honlx. were visiting Mrs. (ruffes brother. A. S. Furry, and family, Sunilsy. WIIIImih Kerby or Tultmt hnd tho misfortune to oa his hous and Its eontunUi by flr Mondsy morning about 10 o'clock. Joe Under wns In Medford Mon dsy. Mr. ami Mrs. T. 11. Fish vlsltod at the hoiiit) or Mr. nnd Mrs. Kadur on Sunilsy. S. (. Van Dyke has a man raking siuntl rocks out or the road between l'hooulx and Tnleut. N. W. Ilrophy spout Sunday with his ramlly In Medford. Ho took out a large quantity of alfalfa sued, which hu will sow on his place on Wagoner creok. AImi about 1000 pounds of seed potatoes. TABLE ROCK. Seeding Is about Mulshed and fanners aro preparing to plant potn toes. Mr. Chapman and Mr. Morgau have loft the Connor ranch and will go to California In a fow days. Oliver I'enlaud expoeta to have water In tho Table Itoek ditch by tho last or this week. Albert Harnett has taken n posi tion us forontau on the O. K. Walling ranch. Mrs. Hall nnd little daughter. Nltu, loft ror California thin morning to Vltilt our daughter Until, who Is ill at Sacramento. Don't forgot tho Kustur sorvlco nt Table Hook. A nice program Is he lug propared. K Tho "Arrowhead" l.ltornry society will give an entertalnmont at Tablo Hock school on I ho ovoulug ot April HI. A morn up to datu fonco lu front of our school would bo a credit to tho community, tho Central Point people who spuut Monday lu .Medford. Warren Moo la i llornbrook, Cnl., thin week. Massachusetts Rojccts Siiffrayc HOSTON, Muss., April li.Tho house todny decided against woman aufrrngo legislation by a voto of 127 to SO. Tho souuto hud nccopted nu ndvorso report on Miq suffrnao bill. r FARLAND MEETS EVANS TONIGHT Tonight promlncH to be a banner one with tho local boxing farm, and In fnct every Mcdfqrdlte who hnn the K'ihI dtop or HporUuK blood tingling In bin velnn wl)l b thore to ne Tommy McKorlaito and JJobblo Hv aiiH box ton routids. JudKlnj,' tho iititnlior of polltlcnl an)lrantn who haw? noctircd Keatn, the affair Jimy ttirfi out to be a cam paign meetliiK jnat,OHd of a boxln nlKlit. Manager JFrnnklu KdwardH ntKitretf li that tho main event will be fully as lutur.ciitliiK an the rnco for the county JudRtHllIp, oi will bo more knpoRliiK only that thero done between bin two principal; ( Doth boyn ended their training ycMterdny with a fitllo ll(?ht workout and aro full of oonfldonco In their ability to bring homo the bacon. Tho majority or fannfdvor McFarland, probably duo to th high clan of men tho latter haa met. On the other hand. Evans, while not having had the chance to meet many rlns celob rltlen, linn shown that he In able to take earn of himself In fast company. In addition to the inula event there will bo two special event, one being between Young Dixon and Joe Slhn, tho other between Art Collins and "Iron Man" AI, Mpore, a couple of middleweight w'ho 'make the fur fly when they get to going. Tonight's bout's , marks the open ing of tho Medford Athletic dub's new gymnasium, and if enough money can bo realized from Its enter tainments 11 will Install a Turkish bath In connection to the club. Heats on sale nt Nanh bote'. (SCHOOL CHILDREN SPREAD FAME OF ROGUE VALLEY An unique and liovcl method or sending llternturo concerning the ltogue Hlver valloy Is bliig carried out by Judgo W. M. Colvlg or the Medford Commercial club. Students of tho city high school are given llternturo describing the valley nnd tho climatic conditions here. Kngllsh teachers then require a descriptive letter from the pupils to relatives, and upon their efforts depend their grades for the day. A good booster, if he Is a good writer, will receive a good English grade. Knocking Is tabooed and means a rero grade. Many Interesting rind woll written letters navo resulted from this experiment. After tho lot- torn have been wrlttca tho Commer cial club collects tlio litters and malls thorn to tho addresses given, with the descriptive letter accompanying them. TRY MOTHER FOR DEATH OF NEWLY BORN BABE NOKTI! YAKIMA. Wash., April 3 Charged with sending her 12-year old sou to drown ber newly born In fant In an Irrigation ditch. Mrs. Kvn Ilurtlou of this place was put on trlnl today. Mrs. Ilurtlou testified nt the coroner's Inquest that her child wns smothered to death and sunt her son to dlsposo of the body In the ditch. Carnegie Sees by Proxy PASADENA, Cal.. April a. An drew Carneglo has hoii the Carnegie observatory on Mount Wilson by proxy. At his suggestion John Hoss, chairman or the Carneglo Dumferllne trustees, travelled to tho observatory lu a make-shift sedan chair on the backs of 12 Japanese, who worked lu relays. Ho will report to Carneglo upon his return to tho east. A Treacherous Trouble Meilfonl lVople Point the Way Out. Kidney diseases aru very danger ous. Thoy come on silently, gain ground rapidly, and cntiso thousands of deaths that could have beon pre vented by proper treatment In the beginning. Nature gives curly warn ings ot kidney disease backache, twinges of pain when stooping or lifting, heudaches and urinary dis orders. If those symptoms nro tin heeded there Is grave danger or drop sy or ratal Urlght's disease. Dean's Kidney Pills have earned a reputa tlou for thoir efrectlvouoss in kidney troubles, and nro known and recom moudod tho world over. Medford testimony proves the merits of Dean's Kidney Pills to our' readers. ' O. M. Jonus, 110 1 NV-Contrnl ave., Medford, Ore., says: "I found Doan's Kidney Pills especially ml up tod to my case. My back wub very stiff and painful and I hd other annoying symptoms or kidney trouble Doan'a Kidney Pills, procurod at Hasklns drug storo, brought mo prompt re lief and since taking thum my health litis bcun much bettor. This excel lent rotuody haa earned my ondorse mont." v For hi1u by all doalors. Price tiO co'nts. Fostoi'-Mllbiirn-Oo., Uurrulo, Now York, solo ngenta'for tho United Sthtea, Itomombor tho mum) Doon's-' nnd-tuko uo.othor, ,a ' ' -T-. - - SHE GAVE UP ALL HOPE Physicians Faffed To Help Mrs. Green, But She Finally Feund Relief in Cartful. MMtzo, Va. -Mrs. J. C, Orcrn of this placo, says: "I miffored with womanly troubles so that I could hardly sit up. Two of tho heat doctors In our town treated me, and 1 tried different tnedl clncs, until I gave up all hopo of over getting well. Ono day, I decldod lo try noma Car dul. It did so much for mo that I ordnred somo more, nnd It cured mnf Today, I feci as well as I ever did lo my Ufa Tho pains and the trouble are nil gone, I feel llko another person In orcry way, I wish every sOfforcr conld know what Cardul will do for sick vomen." A few doaen of Cardul nt the right time, will savo many a big doctor bill, by preventing serious sickness. It tones up tho nerrous system, n4 helps make palo cheeku fresh and rosy. Thousands of weak women havo been restored to health and happiness by using Cardul. Suppose you try It It may be Just tho medicine yon need. N. B ITrite te: U41.' AMvor Dt.. CtutU rr MrdldM Co., Chiuswc, Ttnn, for ftprefol Jtutntctvnu, n4W-fir book, "Horn TruUut! IH Ticio, not la pUJn wnppef, OO rt4M. ..W. l t--l44l-ll1 i TR j NO DRUGS USED The drug mp'hod of examining eyes for glasses is annoying, expensive, old-fashioned and often very dangerous. The latest Scientific Method, avoiding drugs, employs mod em skill, tho latest Instru ments, is absolutely safe, is not unpleasant, Is moderate In cost and .secures far superior results in the future caro of the eyes. ' Dr. RicRert liyolght Specialist Our Kentncr's, Medford t H,$,H,,.,...lH.,H-M--r M"H 1 I H A Fair Smiling Face lltie Is made much moro beautiful by a good set of teeth. If nature has not given one to you, or yours huvo "gone wrong" let lis make a new sot ot Teeth for you Hint will improve your looks, and your enjoyment and thor ough mastication of food. Wo arc expert dentists and employ only ex pert help. In every branch of Dentis try. Added to which our charges aro most reasonable. DR. BARBER TIIK DKNTIST Adkins Block, Cor. Main nnd Central, Both Phonos, Medford Real Estate & Employment Agency FOK SALE !) acres In bearing, lurgo house and barn, ?7000. 10 acres. S acros In pears, houso uiul barn, $SO0O. C acros 1 i mllos out, good for subdividing, 50000. 20 ncros In pears in bearing, 3 miles out, or will sell you 10 acres out of tho same rnuch. 3 acros, houso and barn, 1 Yz miles out, $2300. 120 acres about 12 rullC3 out, $50 per nere. MISCELLANEOUS lteo car for sale. $150 takes It. I A good car run about ono season, In good repair, $450. Want u six room bungalow from owner who will trade for acre age near Central Point. If you havo anything to tradij, call ttt rooms G mid 7. KMPLOY.AIJGNT Girla for general housework. Six coal minors. Coal mluors to work by tho ton. Phono in your orders for men; no chnvgos to tho employer. E. P, A. BITTNER ROOMS 6 AND 7, PALM BLOCK Opposite Nash Hotel Phono till; Home, 11. Watch This Space For Live Auto News Twelve Reasons For Buying a Chalmers Car PANSIER A Special Fine Strain o German Pansics Extra Fine Koscs. A Fine Line of 2-Ycar-Old Stock Cut Flowers in Season Always on Hand Medford Greenhouse nome 237-X 923 East Main American Electric Irons The Iron which has the Improvements of all others embodied la one. Wo have just received a largo shipment of these Irons ft&d Invito you to look them over beforo buying. Southern Oregon Electrical & Heating Co. ,www Medford Concrete Construction Co. Manufacturers of Glazed Ccmcat Scwcr Pine and Cemeat Drain Tito Dealers In Washed Sand, Gravel and Crushed Ttoclc Use our washed material for your concreto work, you save cement and faulty construction "' " Drain your land with cement tile. It's strongest and everlasting. erflce: Factery: Fruitgrowers GET OUR PRICES North Riverside Are. Bank Bldg. PhOne Connection yijvl .e4rr - PLEASURE CARS . CHALMERS, POPE-BLUtTFORD, PEERLESS, nUPMOBILK COMMERCIAL . PEERLESS, CHASE, RELIANCE (From 2 ton to 10 tons), THE VALLEY AUTO CO . Finest Equipped Garage in Southern Orcgoa 'r.fJrrr04' First National Bank OF . MEDFORD, OREGON , CAPITAL STOCK $100,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $65,000.00 United States and Postal Savings Depository We solicit your business, which will recoivo our careful attention. K. DEUEL, PRESIDENT ORRIS CRAWFORD, Nearly a quarter of a century under tho samo management Jackson , Medford, Oregon It has succeeded because of Soundness of principle Economy of management Safety of investment Courteous and liberal treatment CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $175io00.00 W. L Vawtor, President G. R. JjnOloy, Vice Prei. . . . , 0. W- McDonald, Cashioji,. . i v PANTIES Main 3741 r0r-f, i 'i :: :: :t r - - lm J M. L. AL1-ORD, GASDHXB ASSISTANT CASHIER 3 THE County B'aiik i & i! : 1 1 k