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VOL. XX
MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 3. 1908,
NO. 27
L PLANT 'SECOND BATTLE
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THIS VALLEY
BEEN GRANTED
The July numiVr of lilt' Sim set
Magazine iu the favorite periodical
In this city jiuit now, for It contains
one of the most reudable dsci llive
article. nn the Kopue River valley
that has come before the people of
this bit t ion, A. J. Wells, the writer
has a happy faculty of presenting
facts and figures In such a manner
as to give tli em a touch of romance
and make them read like fiction. He
deal ii mostly with Southern O;pgon
as a fruit country uud given espec'sl
nt lent ion to the apple. The article
wen pie eight ages of the magazine
an j Is replete with half-tone illustja
tiona. On the subject of the Itone
river apple he says In one para
graph:
"Incredulity shows Itself at in-
other point. There Is a tradition that
the best apple Is a product of cold
countries, and men re-id of tht-t nii'd
climate and say, 'You simply cimnct
grow the best flavoied apple without
cold weather Well, we earn,. r-
Kue with him. We show Mm the ti-M
apple. It came out of this climate;
It came of this soil; It Is In part the
outcome of the grower's skill and
care. Beyond this we do not know.
but here Is the apple. .Look at il;
see Its color. Its size. Its symmetr',
Its firmness. It will easily keep a
year., and if six months after It came
from the tree you will sample It, vim
will confess that It Is as good as it
looks, If you are an Engllshn.au
and brought up on orthodox apples,
you will surrender to these Newtown
Pippins and setting your teeth in
one, will wish you were a boy again.
"Rogue river rests Its case on the
market. The men who buy tbe ap
ples are the best judges; the men
who reach half way round the world
to taste the flavor and to be able to
please their friends with the perfect
beauty of those apples on the table
at an English banquet these men
do not debate about tbe climate.
They simply 'go for the apple. And
the pear and the cherry and all ber
ries vie with the apple In beauty and
size and flavor. We might as well
confess we provincials who have
not been outside our own state or
our own county that there are
more things in the garden and orch
ard than we have dreamed of In our
philosophy. Oregon in her untamed
wlldness, knows something about
berries that we never knew. In va
riety, in abundance, In size and fla
vor they nave no rivals In all the
world. And the secret whtcb her
humid hillsides held when the Indi
an, tbe beaver and tne bear were tn
possession of the country. Is now be
ing coined Into money by the fortu
nate few who are 'onto It, and sc
much of the wild vigor, the lusty
strength and perfect beauty of the
uncultivated fruits gets Into the cul
tivated product, as to prophesy a day
when berries and cherries will be as
famons as are' the apples and pears.
You are struck at once, If at all ob
serving, by the health of the tree,
the luxuriance of the vines. This, of
course, Is behind the fruit. The cli
mate and soil simply combine to
make tree and vine as lusty as may
be without sacrificing fruit to exu
berant wood growth. You cannot
have perfect fruit without a vigorous
and healthful body upon which to
grow It.'
MARK i'l'T IX NORMAL COt'RSK.
PrenMcnt Would Kllminate Short
hand and Typewriting.
SALEM, Or., June 30. At a meet
ing held here this afternoon the pres
idents of Oregon State Normal
schools decided to recommend to the
board of regents the elimination of
shorthand and typewriting from the
course of study. This will remove
what has been one of the strongest
grounds for charging that the nor
mals are local institutions. The pres
idents also recommend that entrance
requirements be strengthened so as
to admit only those who have com
' pleted the ninth grade. The latter
recommendation has also been made
by the board of normal school visit
ors. The board of regents will meet
at the rapltol tomorrow for Its an
nual session.
Loeb Refuse.
OYSTER BAY. L. I., June 27.
One result of today's conference be
tween the president, Secretary Taft
nd National Committeemen Kellogg
and Ward, according to one who wa,
preaent, was to set at rest tbe ru
mor that Loeb would be chairman of
the national committee. Loeb made
It clear that be Intended to enter
private business next March and
would not take tbe place under any
circumstances.
Torres to Washington.
COLUMisUS, ' O., June 30. Ar
thur I. Voryes left tonight tor Wash
ington, where he will be with Taft.
He refused to discuss the Republic
an national championship
J. M. Hoot, who has a fine young
orchard of fnriy acres out south and
west from Med ford, has decided to
plant a row of cheat unt trees around
the entire true;. Now, that's a flav
or scheme. While it may be true
that no one has tried out the chest
nut tree product us a revenue pro
ducer in this valley, the fact remains
that should It develop that they do
not produce a sufficient amount of
nuts and of quality which will war
rant the growing of the trees as nut
producers from a commercial point
of view, they inul;e flue shude trees
and will make au excellent border
for his orchard icud then again, if
not a dollar Is made In a commercial
way no valuable land has been sacri
ficed and no one financially injured
-by the experiment.
This experimental thought brings
to mind the avowed Intention of a
Med ford man to put out an orchard
of English walnuts which orchard,
by the way, would cover his entire
orchard land. Now, what a mistake
would be made by a move of that
kind. English walnuts have not
eon tried out as yet In this valley,
and no man can afford to plant bis
entire acreage to an untried tree,
wnether it be fruit or nut. If some
of the big orchard men want to ex
periment with walnuts, it would be a
cracking good idea and the experi
ment might add another revenue
producer to the valley. But no man
can afford to put out his entire
available orchard land to nuts.
The person who Is contemplating
the experiment will do so, as he
avers, because he does not believe
the railroad company will be able
to handle all the fruit produced In
this valley when all the young or
chards, now growing, come Into
bearing. And there Is another wrong
idea. You show any transportation
company tonnage and it will get af
ter it. The English walnut, he con
cludes, will not be so extensively
grown as to more than supply the
local demand, and therefore not be
in need of transportation.
' I'NION COl'XTY TO BE DKY.
LA rfRANDE, Or., June 30. On
the eve of July 1, when saloons of
this county were to go out under the
local option vote, Circuit Judge
Crawford has dealt a death blow to
the efforts of the saloons and brew
ers of tbe city to secure a temporary
Injunction enjoining the County
court from declaring the law in ef
fect July 1. The blow came this
morning when the court rendered a
decision on arguments taken on a
complaint filed by Julius Roeach
some time ago. alleging that the re
cent election was Irregular. The
court holds the election regular and
that the will of the people must be
obeyed. As a result of tbe decision
the County court later la the any de
clared the law effective July 1, and
today Is the last day for the saloons
of Union county. Excitement has
been intense while the matter was up
in the air, and today the saloon
forces are jubilant. The county will
have Its first dry Fourth of July
celebration in the history of the
state. -
RcamA-Furry.
Mr, Ernet. K Ream ! Miss
Nina May Kurry, both or Phoenix,
were united in marriage at the home
of the lirldes parent?. Mr. and Mrs.
F. E. Furry, on Tuesday evening,
June 30, at 9 o'clock, by Rev. W. F.
Shields, pastor of the First Presby
terian church of Medford.
The decorations were elaborate
and very pretty . The bride and
groom stood under a canopy of white
sweet peas with a background of
white and green, while the simple
but very beautiful ring, ceremony
was performed Ih the presence of
120 invited guests.
After the congratulations, ail re
paired to the lawn, whlrh was light
ed with Japanese lanterns, end
where In a bower of evergreen was
spread the wedding feast.
The bride is the granddaughter of
Samuel and Amelia Furry, who came
to Oregon In 1860, and a grand
daughter of Mr. Mllo Canton, who
came to Oregon In 1853. She comes
from a good pioneer ancestry and Is
a young lady loved and honored by
all who know her. The groom Is
the son of James Reames, who came
to Oregon in 18&2, and he Is one
of the prominent young1 men of Phoe
nix. These two young people were
born and raised In Jackson county
and expect to make tbeir home in
Pheonlx.
The best wishes of the entire com
munity go wltb them In the new life
upon which they enter. May their
days be full of sunshine.
V Sherman Xearljr Well.
Cleveland, O., June 27. Repre
sentative Sherman passed a very
comfortable day and tonight his tem
perature, pulse and respiration are
normal.
EL, PASO, Tex., June 30. The
first revolutionary outbreak in Mex-
ico outside of Coahulhala occurred
j this morning at 4 o'clock when the
j garrison at Pa Junius, 70 utiles west
of here, was attacked by a baud of
u0 men, who were repulsed with the
loss of one killed and one captured.
The attuck begun by throwing a
bomb into a telegraph office, thus
shutting off cuminiinlcntUm with out
side points. In fighting, several hun
dred shots were fired and many
bombs were fired at the headquar-
tern of the officers. Owing to the
fact that they were Ill-timed, the of
ficers were able lo throw them aay
before they exploded, .thus saving
tbe building and their own lives. One
revolutionist was seriously Injured
and captured. He speaks good Eng
lish and the authorities believe he
is a native of New Mexico.
It Is reported that an attack Is
planned for tonight at Guadeloupe.
Chihuahua, 50 miles east of El Paso.
WASHINGTON. D. C. June 30.
American military forces are now Is
service for the enforcement of tbe
neutrality laws along the Mexican
border. The employment of Amer
ican troops for thla purpose Is al
most without precedent In recent
years and the legal advisers of the
war department have been obliged to
give a close study to determine tie
extent to which the United States
may exercise power preventing per
sons from entering the United States
from Mexico. Except in the case of
Chinese and Japanese, about the on
ly grounds for the detention of f-i
git Ives crossing the line will be tor
some violation of the immigration
or health laws. Thus It will be a
delicate task for army oil leers to
avert clashes with the civil court. If
they undertake promiscuous arrests.
All agencies of the government ure
being bent to prevent any substan
tia) aid being given to Mexicans from
sympathizers across tbe border.
MEXICO CITY, June 30. Reports
reaching here from Coahulla a an
point b north Indicate that condition?
have returned to normal. Exaggerat
ed reports circulated In the United
States caused Indignation or amuse
ment, according as the reader Is
Mexican or American.
KNJOYAULE P1CMC.
(From Tuesday's Daily.)
Tbe homesteaders' picnic hel.l on
the unsurveyed at the home of W. V
Sjteneer yesterday was a most enji.v
able event and was very well attend
ed. The morning was spent pl.v. in-.!
croquet, baseball, etc. At noon the I
matrons produced a well-laden tV.ue
of good things and the picnickers en
joyed a royal spread. After lunch,
the Homestead hall being unfinished.
tbe young folks gave a very enter
taining minstrel show on the dancing
platform. The solos were all excel
lent, and the chorus above the av
erage. The end men's jokes were
new and original and gave a laugh
every minutes. The olio consisted
of several very entertaining numbers.
Baby Veretha Spencer was undoubt
edly the favorite of the day. Her
solus, "Smarky" and "Red Wing"
were well rendered and were full of
expression. She Is a very talented
child and a good entertainer. The
duet, "ljovers' Lane." by Mrs. Bruce
and Miss Vaughn, was superb. Mrs.
Bruce was at her best, and "Lovers'
I-ane" was the gem of the day. The
afterpiece was a sparkling comedy
sketch. It was brimful of mirth and
clever acting established Miss Spen
cer an enviable reputation as a com
edienne. After an overture by the
Owens' orcuestra the stage was
cleared and a social dance was held.
Everybody went home more fully
convinced than ever before that the
"unsurveyed" Is a live community
and a royal place to have a good
time.
FALLING TRF.K KILLS
UMATILLA MAX OF
PENDLETON, Or., June 26. C
W. Blom, aged 77, and a pioneer of
Western mountain, was killed by a
falling tree near his home yesterday
morning. Together with his son he
was cutting timber, and as the large
tree which they had just sawed
started to fall he lost his head and
ran directly in IU path. It fell across
his back, but did not kill him Instant
ly. He was taken to a house and a
physician summoned, hut he died be
fore the doctor arrived. He was a
native of Finland and had lived on
Western mountain for 20 years
JnrolMOfl for Governor.
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 1. The
Minnesota republican convention to
day nominated Jacob F. Jacohson
of Madison for governor and adopted
platform endorsing the work of
the Chicago convention and pledging
the party In Minnesota to continue
the work of railway regulation.
I From Sunday's Daily.)
Booster Ed Andrews return' 1 ye
terdny from a trip to eastern .Mil'il'..
which embraced Chicago and .Mii-r.e-sota
cities. The work that he did
while in the East is sure to be ut
gnat benefit to this valley, .or Mr.
.'ndrewti does not Know aivti,j'iif ho
'veil us the art of good, leHii'uKite
boosting. He hits talked ;.Idr.ii"J
continuously stneu he left, Kttd ik v
for the results.
"f found wherever I went," sj.'d
.Mr. Andrews, " a great deul of In
forest regarding this sectio:i :f tie
country. Medford is b.v.'iimiVi
known more and more, ani only in
the most favorable, way.
"While away I made arra'Kti.wnts
with a company that makes a busi
ness of sending out settlers to var
ious parts of the country to send
them to the Rogue River valley. The
company will own considerable land
In this valley and will Bend the set
tlers here to take up portions of
their land. This will mean a great
deal toward the development of this
valley.
"I also addressed a number of
farmers' institutes while in the East
and 1 found that the Interest In Med
ford is spreading rapidly. It will not
be long before all of the land for sale
in this vnlky will be in the bands of
homeseekers and not In the hands
of those who wish to sell.
"I am glad to get back to MedCbrd,
for the climate of this valley ispit
perlor to anything which I encoun
tered In the East. It is very hot at
the present time In and around Chi
cago." "WHATtt I'NNKIt YOUR HAT?"
Dr. J. Whlteonib Ilroughcr Speak al
Coming Chaatauqna, July 10.
Probably the most widely known
preacher on the Pacific coast a man
also with a national reputation Dr.
J. Whitcomb Brougher of the White
Temple, Portland, will lecture at the
coming Chautauqua at Ashland. This
will afford many of the people of
Southern Oregon their first opportu
nity of hearing this great man; those
who have heard him once will only
need to hear the announcement of
his coming they will be there In fill
force.
"What's Under Your Hat?" the
subject of the doctor's lecture, is
one full of Interest and good, keen
fun. You will enjoy It the biggest
kind. Dr. Brougher's date is July
10, in the evening. Do not fall to
heir him.
This is only one of the 21 big
events yon get to bear and attend at
Chautauqua. Plan to go and camp
in the beautiful Chautauqua grove
and take la tbe whole assembly. Fine
music, good schools, great lectures.
Assembly begins Wednesday, July
8 ten full days. You cannot afford
to miss It.
MVHTKKY KTIM, UNSOI.VKD.
Xo Tew As to Who Blew I'p the
Building In Han Praurlsro.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 30. The
mystery surrounding the explosion
on Diamond street yestert'ay which
caused five deaths has not yet been
solved. The police favor the acci
dent theory, while others believe that
a dastardly crime was committed
Governor Gillette today sent to Chief
Blggy asking for a detailed statement
of all the circumstances connected
with the explosion. Mrs. Dissemeycr
died today, making the fifth victim.
KTH HIS 20 CKXTS
ART Kit FORTY
William Young, a civil war vete
ran, has received at the Soldiers'
Home a check for 20 cents from the
treasury department, the amount of
change due him when 40 years ago
he purchased 5 cents' worth of paper
and received no change when he ten
dered a quarter In payment there
for. Ever since the war the govern
ment has ben searching for him and
finally found him In the Dsyton
home.
Syracuse Wins, As Usual.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., June 27.
Keeping behind the leaders until
the mark was reached, Syracuse with
a mighty suprt on the part of the
crew shoved the nose of their sheil
across the line ahead of their strug
gling competitors and won the big
vaislty contest In the intercollegiate
regatta today In 10 minutes, 34 1-5
seconds; Columbia second, Cornell
third, Pennsylvania fourth, Wiscon
sin last.
Xot for Kclloo-g.
NEW YORK, July 1. It can be
stated with assurance that Frank B.
Kellogg, republican national com
mitteeman from Minnesota, will not
consider a tender of the chairman
ship of the republican national committee.
(From Thursday's rnl,y.)
Xo fuller testimonial lo tle uffec
tlon which her rrlcnds uud school
mates bad for her, nor of the respect
in which her pure,it ure held In this
community could have been nlven
than in the presence of the large
concourse of pejde who attended
the funeral of Mli liullt Lumsden
Msurduy. It v.ua not u crowd of
eui-ioiiB people drawn thither by tbe
fusclnution which seems to exist In
some minds for witnessing tbe sor
rows of others, but u leathering of
loving, sorrowing friends, who felt
only In a leKS-degrc;! the grief of
her Immediate relatives. The servi
ces were simple, consisting of a
hymn by the Presbyterian choir, of
which church Kuth was a faithful
and zealous member, a short prayer
by Rev. W. F. Sil.'lds, a second
hjr.in, tbe sermon by the officio! iug
minister and the cundudiug hymn of
the service.
The casket, covered with flowers
was borne to tbe hearse by six of
tiiu dead g-rl's schoolmates, ml as
the cortege tuoved it was led by tbe
Quern Esther club, au ort-uiuzt-.ior.
connected with the Sunday school.
In the morning, at the arrival of the
train which bora her oody, forty of
the high school kI.-h met the train
and acted as au escort from the de
pot to the residence.
During the time of the funeral the
Btores of tbe city were closed as a
mark of respect.
Sky Scraper BOO I'ret.
NEW YORK, July 1.- -Plans for
a new skyscraper whlct a 111 overtop
all New York's lofty buildings i.tij
the flagpole of which will pierco tilt
sky at a greater height thar. the
Eiffel tower In Paris the highest
structure In the world, wen hied
yesterday by architects for the Eqii
table Life Assurance society will: tne
building department. The projected
building for the Eqnltaule wi'l be a
62-story structure, 9l0 feet frol.l the
curb to the top of the tower upon
which will be stepped a flagpole l.0
feet in length. The ball on the pine
will be 74 feet higher than the
foot Eiffel tower. The ma' i build
ing whloi will occupy the si.e of the
present structure of the computy on
Lower Broadway, covering en entire
block, will lo 34 stor!e, r-nove
whicb wll rise a square tovi.r t
stories, cappei' with a ciihim. I'lie
facades are to he of brick airl i.i:-.i:-Ite.
The strut .ere is to ci -.t 510.
000 C00.
Tbe laat steel rivet was driven yes
terday In tbe . er of tbe Vvr 1.
tan Life li-j-i-once Company
mg, the lillest i.Wce bulldm ; iu tb-
world Had I la - f oated frc n : :i l
10 feet atnt-e tb: paveme.-:.
rpgon Wants Deeds.
WASHINGTON. July 1. A de
mand for the return to Oregou of
140 title deeds used In evidence in
the recent land fraud conspiracy
cases In the criminal court here has
been received by John P. Young,
clerk of the state lands bureau of
Oregon.
Mr. Young advised Sir. Ilrown that
he retained the papers at the request
of A. B. Pugh, special assistant to
the attorney-general, and counsel of
the defendant Hyde, who alleged
that a proper presentation of his
client's case cannot be made without
the papers, either at the hearing of
the motion for a new trial or on ap
peal if the defendant's motion Is
overruled. .Mr. Young has requested
Mr. I'ugn to prepare a motion to be
submitted in court to order the re
turn of the papers. It is understood
lyde's counsel will oppose the grant
ing of the motion.
POTTF.K HIXKIXtJ.
The Noted rrelnte Is Not as Well as
Yesterday.
COOPEKSTOWN July 1. The
following bulletin 'was tonight is
sued by the physicians "Bishop Pot
ter Is gradually but perceptibly los
ing strength. He Is, however, still
conscious and free from pain."
COOPBRSTOWX, N. Y.. July 1
Itfshop Potter tonight Is near death's
door. He is conscious and cheerful,
but his vitality Is steadily decreas
ing. Toail tioes Itroke.
NORFOLK. Va.. ynly 1. On peti
tion of the Trust Company of Amer
ica, Joined In by the railroad Itself,
the Norfolk & Southern railway was
placed In the hands of a receiver to
day by the order of Judge Waddlll
In tbe federal court. Thomas Flts
gernld of New York Is designated the
general manager for the receivers.
A reorgnnlrnlion conimltlee has also
been formed. The road recentlv
bought three other road. Incurring
an indebtedness of 1 1 3,000,000
therefor. A mortgage was given to
the Trust Company of America, and
now la unable to meet obligations.
DKXVKR. July 1 .Claim:.!!.
tory on the first ballot, but overling;
lug no possible chance to ms1;. tri
umph h-.ire, the followers of Mtynn
have been watching for anr nui-.-c
oil tbe imrt or his rivals that would
compel hlr.i to go Blncle meded
rcainsi tbe field, as Tnft wai olnl;
ed to do. to show strength In the car
0' stages of the Chicago convention
against the combined force of al
lies. The ari-tviil today, however, -jf the
has failed lo develop and Indention
of collusion between Bryan's oppon
ents. Gray s managers say thuy
have uo ttuch Intentions, aud the
Johnsou people uttered the san:e dis
claimer. The attitude of the Gray
and Johnson men has created con
slderable conjecture on the vice
presidential question.
Bryan adherents profess that the
refusal of the Gray and Johnson
men to combine issues against Bryun
shows that they are not averse to
occupying a position where they can
avail themselves of Bryan votes ror
second place. In the event of the lal
ter's nomii.ailun. The Johnson and
Gray totrat. he v-rt declare the
Bryan people utterly wrong. Their
men say they are out for rirst place
and are giving no consideration to
the vice-presidency. D. W. Law-'nr
mayor or St. Paul. Minn., and several
other Mlnnesotnns, arrived today.
Lawler, who acted as spokesman ex
pressed himself strongly on the sub
ject. He declared Johnson would
not lake second place and that the
democrats of Minnesota would uoi
let him take it, even If he was wil
ling. Lawler says Johnson is too
big a man to be sidetracked into the
vice-presidency. Says It Is either
president or nothing. Lawler does
not believe that any nomination wll
be made on the first mallot. Bays
Johnson will make a good showing
on the first ballot, and will gain
steadily until nominated. Johnson
headquarters will be opened tomor
row. Gray's headquarters were In fuli
swing today under the direction of
Joe Marvel of Washington and R. ,1
Beamish of Philadelphia. No defi
nite time Is set ror opening Bryan t
headquarters, which will be at th.i
Brown Palace hotel.
The direction of Bryan's affairs
has been thus far in the hands of
Mayor Dahlman of Omaha.
The discussion of platform Issues
to be largely confined to the antl
lnjunctlon plank. The latest infor
mation on this subject from Lincoln
regarding Bryan's attitude was
brought by ex-Attorney-General Mo
nett of Ohio. Monett personally Is
in favor of a strong utterance on
tbe subject. He conferred with
Bryan yesterday.
Samuel Alschuler. who will prob
ably be the Illinois member on the
resolutions committee, declarer1 thut
he does not believe the antl-injun -tion
plank should be of such a cl-ttr-ar.wr-as
to provoke controversy; siiys
he does not think one adonted b
-.he convention would be anv iw-:-p
advanced than the views e.;ircsed
! i'rf-ldent Koosevult, an he bi--liev,;,
it win be more cmsei-.m! ,-r
than Hie republican plnnk wot-ld
have "en could Roosevelt have wni
en it. Alschuler says that the ns
umatlon that the plank win he nti
:ittn tf on the courts Is Incorrect. It
will ur.iuestlonahly favor lu.-v trl.i
'.or eiuidnpt and due notlc? fjr all
itci-io'is concerni d He sjys the
Pliinl. will be a clean cut. definite
ftntmient and "not strangl? nuh
ihc l-p'i'illcnn party has mad " Al
schuler favors an Illinois man for
vi..t-ii-sldenl, hut If that state Is uol
represented he was unable to pre
dict at this time whom the Illinois
delegation would suport. He said the
delegation would stand ror Bryan
until the finish, and there would ne
no bronk In the party at any time.
COLI'MIIIA CHAXXKL.
Government Knglneers Find liar
Wider Than They Thought.
PORTLAND. Or., June 25. The
survey maps of Ihe Columbia river
bar were made public today by the
United States government engineers
and the result of soundings made
show a maximum of 2'i feet and a
minimum or not less than 24 feet In
the channel 6000 feet, or over a mile
wide.
Two or three days ago It became
known Hint the survey would make a
Knowing or a channel not less than
3000 feet wide, but It was not until
today when the exact figures were
made public that It became known
that the government engineers had
found channels twice that width.
Sherman (Joins; Home.
CLEVELAND. July 1. Traveling
in a private car, Congressman Sher
man, republican vice-presidential
candidate, accompanied by Mrs.
Sherman and a physician, will leave
will arrive In Utlca, N. Y., his home,
tomorrow night.
KLAMATH FALLS. June ST.
Judge llcnsun has granted a teutco
rary Injunction restraining the Coua
ty court from carrying out the pro
visions of the local option law -uii
setting July 7 as the date on which a
hearing will be had on the wr.t of
review.
Since the derision of Judge Ilaa-.-a
graining a permanent Injiinctioa
against the County court of Jacksoa
county In the matter or declaring the
city of Medford prohibition under the
local option law, there has been a.
movement among the caloon men of
this city to start legal proceedings
that won I'd prohibit the County ceort
from declarlngMhe city of Klamak
Falls prohibition under the local op
tion law in accordance with the votef
of the county at tne recent election.
The first step In this direction was
taken Monday when Kent Ballard
and A. Castel. through their attor
neys. F. H. Mills and A. L. Leavltt.
filed a petition In the Circuit court
asking tor a writ or review. mvif.t
County Judge Griffith and Commis
sioner Fred Melhase the defennanta.
This wilt will come before Joflge
Benson is soon as he can find time
to take up the matter, and this win
likely be before tbe first day of July,
as according to the order of the
County court- prohibition goes late
effect. The outcome of the case H
be watched with much Interest. The
matter of granting the writ will la
Itself not stop prohibition from go
ing into effect, but If the writ la
granted It Is very probable that a
restraining order will be issued, and
If this Is done the saloons will con
tinue business until the mailer fa
finally settled.
In the petition are set forth a
number of reasons why the writ
should be granted, but chief among
them Is that the local option law Is
superceded by the charter of the eltr
or Klamath Falls. The local optkn
law was enacted In June of 1904.
while the city charter was not en
acted until the following year.
This places the case practically oa
a par with that of Medford, except
that the charter of this city does not
contain the clause delegating to the
city the power to regulate, Hem
and prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquors regardless of any other state
law. The appendix, "regardless of
any other state law" Is not affixed tat
the clause In the charter for Klaas
atb Falls.
The petition cites error on the part
of the County court In making the
order for the local option elect loa
and also In declaring the result of
the election.
VKRSATII.E MR. TAFT.
The Secretary show a Great Capac
ity for Work.
WASHINGTON. D. C June it
Secretary Taft today successfully
comn-ned his orricial duties wltb pol
itics. His diversified abilities for
never had a better illustration than
they had from 1 1 o'clock until ( to
night. At intervals during the dna
ho dlscunsed the most Intricate nraV
lems arising In the war department
and conferred with political frfenei
and advisers respecting the nwrt deV
Icale nffulrs or the approaching cam
paign. The most lmnortnnt bv fur nt
all conferences of the day was. or
with a delegation front his own state,
who came to urge the name of Arthur
Vorys ror National committee chair
man. At the conclusion or Ihe confer
ence. allhoiiKh Taft would not Ini'l-
cate whnt his conclusions were, he
authorised the delegation to wire
Vorys ti come lo Washington for a
conference on Wednesday.
Frank II. Hitchcock arrived la
Washington today, but Taft was nn.
committal on Ihe subject whether he
would have an Interview with Hitch
cock. Hitchcock declined to dlscnsa
for publication the national chair
manship question. Every erfort was
made tndny to learn something defi
nite regarding the choice of the na
tional chairman, but Taft hlmse'f
made the announcement that the mat
ter would he determined when -r.i
suh-rommittee of the national c iv
mitten and Taft would hold a m ve
in; nt the Hot Serine rtn luti .
and not before.
FOURTH (IP JULY SPKCIAL
KOUXIkTRlP KATE
One and one-third rare ror the
round trip to any point on the Sontb-
ern Pacific system.
Children, ft to 12 years of age. haM
fare.
Tickets on sale July 3 nnd 4; pnod
fur return July 4, S and 6.
For further particulars apply A.
S. Hosenbaum, local agent. Soutaera
Pacific.
Special train from all Rogue river
points for Ashland will leave Crawls
Pass 7 a. m. Time leaving M color 4
later. Returning leave Ashland at
10:30 p. ni.
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