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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 13, 1907)
THE MEDF ORD MAIL Publiabad ersrr Friday A. 5. BLITON, Publisher. KGDFOKtt; PECEMUEK 13, 19U7, SUBSCRIPTION li.go PER VEAR alarsa I the pwtoftloe at Medrord.Orefos H IUCOBU CIS. mU BBllSr. : Thai pnbllabsd annonnotmtnt that 4Jnt Nation says aha wouldn't kin men who chews tobaeoo, sounds Ilk nefarious effort of tha tcoaooo trait to Inersass to consumption of tta Qorsrnor Gbambarlaln era "pUy log polttloa" In bit Bagotlatlooa with Treasurer Stasia's bondsman, tb nralt abowa that It waa a brand of pulltlea that might ba amolatad with oat batting anything. Comment! oauatio and otbarwlaa bar baan mada eonoainlng tn an aooneamant racantly mad by tn Fottlaad Oragonlan tbat bwaaftar It -wonld ba lodspandent In political -nattera. Tba Uragoaian naru baa fcaaa ao lankly paitlaan la local poll aloa e tbat yon eonld notion to any groat aatant. Xt baa alwaja bad a da Ugbttoi bablt of kicking onr tba traoaa at mora ox 1 anoartala Inter nal bo tblaga got too bad In tba party, ana oaaauy niolM to aoma -pnrpoaa. Hovrr lodsosadsnt tba big Journal baooaM. If It doaa aa It am and aappotta only tba light, tba Eapnbltoaa party can ba anraofit aletsnoa aa a arbol, whaT bap ,paa to tba profaaalona! polltlolaaa. (Jaritb Trnsf Finds. ' PaaltlT proofa tbat trtut fond bald iby tba IIU Ooaracnte Trait Com pany ban ban landod and mod In -apaoolatton by th official of th company ban baan dlasonrad by tha -aipaita at work on tha book by d. notion of th District Attorney. Tba dpltlon of trait fond la a nry srlou matter and nltboogb tba In vestigation la not yet complete. If tb tnuta depUted by to spsoulatlTe bank officer were of aaoh a oharaoter tbat no pimllon wa glnn to dlrert tb money to Inreetment of any kind, a many of them matt ban been, proMoatlon of th tank 'OtUolala wilf follow on th charge of Uroeny by ball, or laroeny by ni bozzlament. Tb criminal oharaoter of tbla man ipulation of trnat fundi I mown by the faot that tba day tba reoelrer was named by tba oourt, a trmnifer was ' nado from tha bank of 171,3110, to tb maaietaut trnat offlaer, John F, bhialda. Mr. Shleda wa Instructed to apply tna turn in Tarring amount to BU np tha depleted trusts. Tbla -wa dona leaTlng only 13000 In cash t In tha bank when It failed. ' ' Uepoaltora In tha pirated bank will fight tbla use of their money. They . ban already taken atp to get an order from toe oonrt to take back ' tbla money nnd pnt it Into th baok. - where It may ba need for th benefit of all creditors o th bank. . "It makes ao dlffarenoe tbat troat 'fond were returned la eoeoe la alianea Tbla doe not rallen the bank ofBolala of eijmlnal reeponil- - bllity", (aid Deputy Dletriot Attor--aey Haney yesterday. "Trusts are ot 'various kind. Money I often placed '.In eaerow with snob oompanlee to be fceld and paid upon certain condition bung fnlnlled. bach trust as that certalaly do not admit of the direr- alon ol the money or tna agent wno bas been Died noon to care for It until needed. Many other forma of trust funds were held by tb bank. Aa in fnnds of estates, which war In process of settlement, and In faot practically all tba trnat funds In tha keeping of tb bank war Intended to b kept tnriolat. "Ioreotlgatlon abowa that tba bank officers played fast and looae wltb -tbla money. They ute.1 It freely in forming Inside corporationa and spent It In furthering tbelr own schemes at all times. (Speculating with trust funds aa well as with the bank depos itors' money it 1 a safe bet that the ollloors of the institution would hare become mllllonrlrci In a short time It ' times had continued good and they bad made any Inrestmenta that ould win. They took no ohanoes for they gambled with other peoples' money." -Portland Telegram. nstNATIONMBANai II or McoroRD CAI'I T AL : 0, 0 0 0. 0 0 KCSOVaXCES OVER ONE-THIRD of a MILLION TWO YEARS' OaOWTH, ). Our Saving D.partment hae ovar goo Depositors UOur saving u We Per tre see CM lelen wliaet'drV Psrahlgi FAIR If jroulotruat yourbnKlD AV-tFB. On tbM term w la ttrot Oft TIME Mel AVtNO DEPOIITS. Wm cmuM nigniar rv CAREFUL SAFC Wm. a. Cruwell. Preeldetit, P. K. Oeael, Vic Prenatal. bSlael tu we want vou Uk ha AAPn and In BttPI aee. W. Daaa. is Vic PreeMeat a. MWIi MHW. One Crawterd. Aeet. Cashier but Thursday, December 6. and then a few days later be came ont with a proclamation Issued from Salam tbat he bad decided definitely to bring tb enforced holiday season to a cloe after next Saturday, but nothing was (aid about last Friday or Bator- day, and It ha now drlopd there was fin method In tb Uorernor's madness. fb aettlmnt of tb state's claim npoo the Ameilcan Surety Oompny which bad executed conda for State Measurer Steel ap pears to bar been th motlr behind th Ooreroor's failure to declare tboae two days aa legal holidays, though Mr. Chamberlain la not ready to acho;fldg tb oorn. It now d relops that any agreement made be- rtwaea the atate and tba otUolala of tba bonding company on legal boll days wonld ba Illegal and any con tract mada between these parties would ban been null and wold, and would not hold water In oourt In oaaa tb surety company oared to contest It later. It appeals that all partis to Us agreement clearly understood tbia situation, but through aom "orer- slght" tb publlo wss not taken Into tbelr oonfldeooe, though they allowed the faota to leak out tbls moralng. And when they bad leaked out, the (Jorarnor oama lorward nry promptly pany of 1100,000 of the general funda with another proclamation, declaring of tba stats deposited wltb tb Title Statt Will Not Los. The atate of Otegoo will not loae a cent either through tha retinae of the Title Guarantee A Trnat Company or tb temporary mbaraamnt of the Merchants' National Bank. Repre entatltaa of tba American Surety Company, surety for State Treaaurer Steel, yesterday admitted tb oom pany'a liability and will reimburse the state to the amonnt of 1408,388.83. Tbls assures tba restoration to tha publlo treasury of all atate funda tbat were net adequately secured by p prond eeourltiea. . Thl adjustment of tb' olalma of th state against tba American Sunty Company wa raaobed nt a oonfereno yesterday between oonrnor Cham berlain, Secretary of Stat ben son. Stat Treasurer steal sad Attorney General Crawford, representing tb state, and P. W. Latreota, comp troller, and J. W, Mason, awl etao general eoltoitor, representing th aunty company. Th terms of the agree meat provide for tb Immediate payment by tb aunty company of tba atate ot 112,478.20 representing the deposit of atate funda in tb Mar ehnata' National Bank j also tb Im mediate payment by tb surety com- The Governor' Joke." Governor Chamberlain played a olerer llttle"joke on1; the peoplebf ' Portland and Oregon, last week, with t be result that they enjoyed a two- day respite from the legal holiday season, aad dldu't know a thing bout It. The Governor did it just to see what would happen, and nothing did happen, and he la ennob ling In hie aleere toiler, and thoso -who ban alrady "tumbled" to the jnerry Jest an trying to figure out bow th llttl game escaped their -otto. Neither laat Friday nor last Satur day wa a legal holiday. No procla mation waa aaade by tb Gore root Co rerlng them nnd tb world mond on In fth nm old 'groove, new erabbltd from to straight and na row path owe bit t will be noembaf d tbat a week an Saturday tb Oonrnor i Bounced tbat h would oontlnu th bollday season op to nnd Including all thla week a legal bollday. Having performed this llttl xontin func tion, tb Oonrnor leaned back In tba gubernatorial cnalr and bad a oomfortabl little laugh to himself. "Whet tola don't know won't hurt 'em," remarksd the Governor onr the long-dtatano telephone from Salem, at noon today after announc ing the extension of the holidays throughout the present wssa. "Vou see I had sort of a sneaking Idea tbat people weren't paying mnob atten tion the holidays anyway, and that If I should accidentally forget to call one now and than, they wouldn't drop dead, and the aun wouldn't atsod still in the heavens. Secretary of State iJenson and Attorney-General Crawford and I talked It all ovar and they thought It would be a good joke, too, and so just naturally forgot to declare Friday and Saturday holi days." The Governor would not admit that he failed to oall these two daya holi days, In order to legalize the negotia tions with the surety oompany, but be didn't know but what it wa beat to be on the aafe aide. It seems from later developments that the goreinor'a "joke" waa load ed at both ends, and the governor really didn't know it. The two judlolal daya coming in as tney did ban created various complication! la law matters. Several torma of oourt muet be postponed, numerous ooatraote become wold, a number of cases an thrown out of court. "Tb statute of limitations waa held In aba, ana by the botidaye, bnt in order to aan tba statute from ranninaT. anlta would ban to b Hied the first day not a legal holday tbla oeing negiecea in numerona cases, the party may han lost their rights. The same applies to Indoreers ot commeioial paper where tbe indorser' waa not notined nnd paper protested." Guarantee Trnat Company t th grs meat by th surety company to pay tbe atate a balano of 87483.81, be longing to tb general funda of tn atate, and tb farther am of 1288, 426.87, belonging to tb common eohool. Agricultural College and Uni versity land of tb atate, together wltb interest at tb lata of 5 per cent per annum; on or before Deoember 31, 1909. Two drafts coming tbe Btst two Itoma of 112,478.20 and 8100.000 respectively, wen executed by tne aunty oompany otUolala yes terday and delivered to tne atate otlloial at tbe time tbe agreement was signed. As security for the pay ment of the remaining olalma aggre gating r295.910.68, the state holds tbe oompany's bonds aggregating 8550,000. Portland Telegram. Accident to Marshfleld Stage. MarsfaQeld, Oreg., December 9. Fourteen passengers had a miraoulous escape from death and several were Injured today In a moat unusual acci dent on the Drain stage line today, Tbe ooaob waa lost In n tidal war, but tbe pasaengers after being carried a hundred tent out from ahon, wen dashed back uu land and all saved. For a dlstanoe ot abont 5 miles from a point opposite Marshfleld to the mouth of the Umpqaa River tbe stage runs along tbe ooaet at low tide on the wet aand between the sea wall and the water, Tola morning while tbe stage waa abont two miles out. without warning nn enormous wall of water enveloped the oonvsyaaoe. It cam ao quickly that than wa no i Commlssloi Hear Complaints Tbe atate railroad commission held seaalona at Ashland and Uranta Pass Monday and Tuesday of this week to hear complaints in regard to the train service of tbe Southern Paoitlo, particularly regarding the taking ott ot trains 11 and 12. The testimony of a number ot business men of Ash land waa taken Monday tending to show the Indonvenlenoe to which tbe people nf this end of the state had been subjected by the removal of the two trains mentioned, and the runu- Jng of tbe south bound mall trains I within a few hours of each other. The oompany Introduoed no vt denoe and oontentsd itself with n aroas examination ot the voluntary wltnesies. Tbe Una! report of tba commission will be made on thslr return to Salem where the oase will be argued by the attoneys for both sides. It waa undereood at Grants Pass Tuosday that tbe oompany would reatore th tralna, In the epilog, aa soon aa business opens op to justir; It, whloh Is some what ot a conoee sjon, and wonld Indloate that tne ooporatlon la not ao sure of It ground aa It might he. The cloaed pouch service between Roaebnrg and Ashland, and the freight train aer vioe between Uranta Pata and Aebland an regarded as poor make ahlfta at the bert. Then Is a wbol lrt of dltfvreuo beween riding In even a paasenger ooach attached to freight and on attac hed to a regular tialn, especially It then Is a good deal of switching to do and tb engineer happena to be a llttl cross grained. In attendance on the heating wen Commissioners Oswald West and J. M. Atcblton, C. L. Beamea, attorney for tb commission. PaclBo otUolala present wen L. K. Flelas, superintendent, Wm. Mo Murray, O. P. A., W. H. Jenkins, traveling paasenger agent, W. D. Fenton, attonoey for th 8. P. Co. Almoet at the earn moment n log struok tbe stage and dashed it to pieces. Ten men wen carried out to deep water by tba receding wave, aod three women and a ohlld who war among tbe passenger wen pinned under n part of tha wrecked stage. The driver saved himeelf by hold ing ,o the Hues and waa dragged out by the horses, but tbe ooach and all tbe baggage waa lost. Tbe women in the party ware put on the horsee and the men walked baok to Coos Bay, and all were biongbt to Marehtleld ID a gasoline lannoh and cared for. (irMiiiiS great May be found in their new office in the Miles, block, opposite the Med ford Na- Tbe Southern I tioilftl llnnk. e can show you as pood buys as there are to be had. If you have property to sell, see us we can sell it for you We have solved the question of what to buy for the Men. Let us help you solve this question. We have many suggestions, and worlds of novelties to show you. Come and see. Hemay need a Huffier Every man who is obliged to be out of doors in bad weather needs a Muffler, and what could be a nicer present? We have a splendid line of Mufflers. Prices range from $1.00 to $3.50 Men's Gloves Buy him a pair of Gloves and make his Christmas complete, as well as his outfit; for a man's attire is not complete without a pair of dressy Gloves. We have splendid driving gloves. Dressy Street Gloves and Correct Dress Gloves $1.00 to $2.50 Yests and Ties What would make a nicer present than a nice Vest or swell Tie in a fancy box? Why not buy one for his Christmas? We have a long line of these at Vests $2.50 to $5.00 Ties.: 50c -to $2.00 Gift Umbrellas This is the season for Gift Umbrellas, and we' invite inspection of our line of New Beauties, silver and gold mounted. $5.00, 6.00, 6.50, 7.00, 7.50 Hosiery If he is a man who has a taste for fine Hosiery, what would be nicer than one of our swell boxes of Hose for his Christmas? Prices $1.00 to $4.60 Oceans of Comfort There's certainly lots of comfort in our Robes andHouse Coats. Buy one for him for Christ mas. Tou can't Estimate - the Comfort He'll get out ot It Come in and see our line, as Robes must be seen to be appreciated. $5.00 to $10.00 Handk'fsS; Suspenders These are two -articles that a man never has too many of. We have a swell line of Handker chiefs in fancy boxes; just the thing for a friend or brother. Also Suspenders in boxes. Come in and look at them. . Handkerchiefs, boxed $1.50 to $3.50 Handkerchiefs, unboxed 25c to 1.50 Suspenders, boxed 75c to 2.00 ' Bags and Suit Cases There is no question that our line of Bags and Suit Cases is the best in town. Why net give him a Suit Case or Bag for Christmas? All shapes and styles in Cases at popular prices. Suit Cases $5.00, 6.50 to 25.06 Bags $3.5o to 17.50. Ladies and Gentlemen We extend to you a cordial invitation to call and look over our extensive line of Holiday Novelties. Everything a Man could wish put up in attractive boxes at reasonable prices. MODEL CLOTHING CO. The House with no Equal 7th and B Street MEDFORD, OREGON
