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THIS OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
The Olympic meet at London bat
a greater significance than that of a
mere huge sporting event. It la even
of greater Importance tban tbe de
al una of II founder ever Intended It
to be. Baron de Coubertln wiahed
to encourage athletics In France, and
to revive some of the Greek Ideals of
physical vulture In modern nations.
1 he Olympic game have transcended
thu scope and threaten to become
something of a factor In tbe relations
between nations. Tbey could easily
cause contention and trouble 'Pd
fce! tig between oationallt's lliat a
goneiutlon of diplomacy mid trait
making could not wipe out.
That keen interest was taken In
tbe games which were held in Lon
don last week is evidenced by tbe
hundreds of letters pouring into news
paper offices regarding the all'ged
unfair treatment offered the Mneri
ean athletes by their British Hosts.
There has been a full and widespread
(less comment also, and many bitter
things bave been said by graybcsulf,
at, well as youths, throughon' ibr
country. A nation's sorts revejl a
nation s character. A peo le is jeal
oi' i f.f Its sportsmen. M a man
will fight over an injury Inflicted
upon his horse or his dug more
quickly than be will resent an Insult
to himself, so a people will resent
bitterly a slight put upon those who
represent them In a purely trivial
vent, such as that of a sport con
teat. Fair play is beloved of all tbe
world, and whoever thinks he Is not
getting It feels nlmself outraged.
It Is, of course, possible that 'the
reports of British unfairness In the
games which were held In the Lon
don stadium may reach this side or
the Atlantic strongly tinged with ex-1
alteration. On paper It has looked
very ugly for the sportsmanlike spirit
supposed to prevail among our cous
ins. It may not really be so bad.
But It has caused more or less feel
ing and condemnation In America.
On the other hand, the "kicking" In
dulged In by the Americans against
the ruling of the British offlcial
bas stirred up sneers and caustic
comment In tne United Kingdom. It
Is certain that today, Instead of the
Olympic meet Instead of drawing the
great mass of the people of the two
countries closer together. It has
thrust between them a feeling of sus
picion, of distrust, perhaps of III will
and contempt.
It may even be that the British
Olympic officials are entirely Just
and that we are In the wrong. But
thai will not cure the misfortune or
abate the feeling. Tbe system of
holding the games and selecting of
ficials Is at fault. The games are
under the control of a local commit
tee, whose powers are delegated to It
by the International Olympic commit
tee, many of whose members know
nothing about athletics. The local
committee, being organized for each
meet In the different countries, has
ao guiding body. It has no interna
tional suiierlor. The present com
mittee Is all British. The next one,
at Berlin, will be all German. The
one at St. Louis In 1904 was all
American. A local committee, pre
scribing local rules, conditions and
Judgments, is neither large enough
nor cosmopolitan enough to compe
tently conduct a great International
contest. An International committee
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is riRinly needed to conduct the n-'xt
Olympics If they are not to become
the root of mora evil than good.
A Chicago professor predicts that
he English language will be dead
n.iO years from now. Does ne mean
le KngllBh language or the language
at present generally spoken In Great
Britain and the United States?
Think of the things that Mr.
Roosevelt may do to Budyard Kipling
as n nature faker wnen ne compare!
Iilb real experience In the African
Jungle with Kipling's Jungle book.
It you will sit down and study con
ditions we do not see how you wtli
1,4 able to reach the conclusion thai
Medford Is not about to enter upor
a wonderful era of prosperity.
Turn Little Sister and Little Son
loose now, for one month of wild
freedom on the beaches and among
the mountain tops!
It will require a lot of new mone-
Just for the purpose of buying grease
for the Idle freight cars alone.
Our lawn and bose will keep you
cool these summer days. Big clear
ance sale. Meeker & Co.
AN rSl'Hl'AL IIONKYMOON.
Frank C. Pollard, under Jierlff ol
Siskiyou county, California,, passed
through Medford on train .. 13 yes
terday afternoon, having In custody
Fred Wicks and his young brid?
He was taking them back to Yreka
Cnl., to answer to the charge of gram,
larceny.
The honeymoon of this young
couple was not of the usual kind de
picted by such sentimental writers of
Action as May Agnes Flemmlng and
Miss M. E. Braddon, as they were
taken from a state of bilss in the
Htate of Washington, all the way
across the state of Oregon, Into the
state of California, where they are
now languishing in the county Jail
in a state of misery. i
It appears that Mrs. Wicks, who
was formerly Annie Booth, kept
house for her uncle, L. Shaw, at
Yreka. She was a cook and a good
on , and It was not to be wondered
at that she was eagerly sought for
by several young men In the town,
who appreciated her good looks, as
well as her good cooking. Her fa
vorite, however, was a half-breed In
dian nnnied Fred Wicks, whom her
uncle forbid her to have anything to
do with.
REr-iVED THAT
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AROUND or BAR CA I US
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BUSTER.. BROWM
JACKSON COUNTY BANK
Medford Oregon ,
Stat Depositary
20 Till tOMl SAME MtOAGMUNI
$115.0
I. VAWTEK, Pres.
U. R. LISDLEY, Cash.
On account of a loss of confidence
in tbe banks during the recent finan
cial flurry, Mr. Shaw drew out of
one of them the sum of $1,300; and,
forgetting the Bible Injunction not
to lay up riches where moths and
rust corrupt and thieves break
through and steal, hid his wealth In
the cellar. One morning last May
Annie turned up missing, so did Fred
Wicks, and also the $1,300.
The lovers went direct to Cutli la
in et, Waklakune county, Wanhln?
ton, where they got married, ar.J
lu'Jt to show be was not so selfish a.:
to want all Annie's cooking for hint
ttelf, had her hire out as a cook al
the local hotel, while he took thii
job of dishwasher. They were lo
cated and placed undtr arrest there
rud agreed to return. They both
deny the charge and will enter a plea
of not guilty when placed on trial.
U'KATIIKIt KKKVH'K HKUl'X.
Willis S. Moore, chief of the United
States weather buixr.u at Portland.
has issued an order that Medford be
supplied dally by telegraph of the
weather predictions as forecasted ''
the government. Flags have been
sent and n pole will be erected on
I lie hutchlnson & Lumsden buMi'ln,
I rum whrlch th edlfferent flag wiil
t'y.
The Western Union Telegraph
company will furnish the telegrams
dally and deliver them to Secretary
Miller of the Commercial club, who
will fly the flags accordingly.
The service was commenced yes
terday. The prediction was: Fair
Saturday night; Sunday fair and
warmer, except near the coast; north
west winds.
The service will mean much to the
fruit growers of the valley during the
spring, as It will allow them to make
preparations for fires In case a cold
snap comes on. The government's
step shows that Medford Is gettinr a
little better place onthe map.
HAVK Rl'KIKD HATCHET.
NEW YORK, July 29. A confer-
cure today between George J. Gould
head of the Gould railroad system
ui.d E. H. Harrtman and represen
tatives of the banking firms of Kuhn.
l.oeb ft Co., and Blair A Co., was ac
cepted as giving substance to a report
that llarriman and his associates are
about to enter a friendly arrange
ment with Gould, which will haroin
Ize the Gould and Harrlman railroad
enterprises. On -3 of the Immediate
results of the conference Is expected
to be the financing of $8,000,1(10
notes of the Wheeling & Lake Erie,
which fall due Saturday and which
are guaranteed by the Wabash ral
toad Both these roads are Gould
roads. It Is understood that a formal
I -Inn will be adopted and some part
of it will be made public tomorrow.
It Ib believed that Harrlman li to
enter the directorate of the Wht-elhm
road, and this will be followed by a
working agreenint between that
road and the Erie.
Kumor further has It that Harrl
man will Improve the physical con
dition of the Gould roods, In return
for which the Erie will get a large
share of Pittsburg tonnage now car
ried by the Wheeling. Harrlman re
fused to discuss tbe Gould situation
today.
CLEAR LAKE 1WM
KLAMATH FA LI A. Or.. .Ti.ly 2S
Some of the land holders of the
upper project or Bonanza MHon of
th federal reclamation project, have
drawn up a petition that t'"elr lr.nJs
he released from te cou tracts wth
the reclamation servlco to, govern
ment water. The case will be made
test one. It ows lU it: t tut ton to
the refusal of Chief Di-'.ctor Newell
of the service to reconsider the bids
the Clear lake dam
The required 80 per cent of the
lunds are not a ye. Unei. up, to
which Mr. Newell asj.pns hi reason
for non-acceptance or th bM Tae
land owners say they have 7 per
cent signed, which Is ! that Is pos
sible at this time.
It It not thought that the question
will be carried to the rvtroire 1t:nlt
h," the land owners, as the d Upon It Ion
of the service has been o meet all
reasonable demands a tlic need of
water 1 too Imperative for them to
refuse government Irrigation,
TUB MAIL FOR MEWS
William B. Cbaflin, a prominent
business man of New York city, is of
the opinion that ibe business world
at present is on the soundest basis
It bas known for some time. In speak
ing of the matter he said:
The business world is on a sound
er basis than for some time past.
trade conditions are Improving, and
barring at-cldent, there may be ex
pected a steady Increase. We be
lieve prices touched the bottom In
June, aud we look for improvement:
in values during the autumn."
Mr. Cluflin was asked on what con-,
d it Ions his views were founded. 1
'To answer clearly that question It
Is necessary to go back a little," he
replied. "The commercial business
of 1907 was unprecedented In all
lines manufacturing, wholesale and
retail until the panic that followed
the failure of the Knickerbocker
Trust company in October.
'Let us consider first the retail
trade, for tnat Is tbe branch In closest
touch with the people and first feels
varying conditions. Merchants had
laid in enormous stocks of goods for
their holiday season. When the crash
came their sales were at once sharply
curtailed. When they took inventory
on the first of last January they
found themselves possessed of the
largest supply of stock on hand that
they had ever known. Naturally,
they stopped buying and even can
celed orders already given. This had
Its effect on the wholesaler, and
ttiroup m the nianuiacturer, wuo
was forced to curtail the production.
"But since the first of January the
retailer has had good business.
There have been bad spots, such as
New York, Pittsburg, Birmingham,
Ciucinnatt and San Francisco, but
taking the average of the entire
country we find that during the last
six months the retail business has
been only 10 per cent less than It
was for the corresponding period
last year, and Just about the same
as for the spring of 1906. The mer
chant has been obliged to cut prices
some, and his profits have decreased,
but he has disposed of his accumu
lated stock, and has not contracted
any new obligations.
"Whereas on January 1 the aver
age merchant found himself stocked
heavier than ever before, the first of
July disclosed on his Bhelves the
smallest stock he ever carried, with
his credit goou and a valuable lesson
learned In economic and conservative
management.
"In 1907 he had gained 10 per
cent over 1906. This year be bas
fallen back to the 1906 record, so
his loss has been one year's advance.
"With the manufacturer the fig
ures are different. During the last
half year his production has been
only 65 per cent of what It was for
the corresponding period last year.
The retailer lost only 10 per cent of
his sales record, but tbe manufac-
turer's sales have gone down 35 per
cent. In these very figures, however,
are signs of improved conditions for
the future.
.uere is a difference of 25 per
cent between the consumption and
the production. More goods have
been sold than were manufactured
during the past six months. The sur
plus stock on hand has been greatly
reduced. The merchant soon will
have to buy lor the autumn season.
The mills are beginning to Increase
their activity In anticipation of tbe
demand, and In this way the revival
of prosperity will start.
"One most Important point tn this
connection I have been endeavoring
to urge," continued Mr. Claflln; "that
is to go slowly and conservatively In
the revival. Let us not rush hastily
to the extreme in the belief that busi
ness is going to resume full steam
ahead all at once.
"It has been too much tue custom
for merchants to overstock. Often,
thinking to take advantage of an ex
pected rise In prises, they lay tn a
supply far beyond current needs in
order to make an Increased percent
age of profit. But almost Invariably
this extra profit Is more than wiped
out by the unsold stock which has to
be sacrificed.
""If we can be satisfied to go alone
conservatively, building up solidly,
buying according to current needs,
we shall not be In danger of a re
action, and good business wilt fol
low In the autumn."
Flit ST SHIPMENT OF CATTLE.
KLAMATH. July 27. Klamath's
first shipment of beef cattle for this
season started from the Horton ran?h
last Tuesday. Charles Whorton re
turne da few days ago from a trip to
the Klamath marsh section, and while
there he bought 108 head of dry
cows from Alexander Davis, which
were delivered at the ranch Monday,
and were started for Montague the
following day to be shipped to Oak
land for Immediate slaughter.
In speaking of the stock con.t!
tlons In the north end of the county.
Mr. Horton said: "Grass is fine In
that section and stock Is In prime
condition. The cows that I bought
Lrc In fine shape for the market, and
;he marsh eectton will supply excep
tionally beef cattle this season. The
tint shipment is In such fine shape
that I see no use In feeding hay.
It is too early to say how m?ny
cattle will be taken out this year.
Le price of hay will have mmh tn
do with that. 8tockmen canrot af
ford to pay the prices that aro bolnj
mentioned, and there are ft lartca
iv rr ber of lean steers tn the county.
If the price of hay Is high stockmen
will not fatten as many cattle as they
did last year. The price at piesent
If about 6 cents for prime steers and
( cents for cows adn heifers.
MONEY TALKS
Some talk is cheap, we know, but
The language of our Cash Grocery is valuable-to you
Every article in our store speaks volumes.
IT FLOATS
WEBF00T FLOUR
at $1.40 the sack try it.
CRESPO
3 packages 25 cents.
You buy your Groceries of
MILLER & U BANK
on what you save every time.
It RANCH HXE BKlil'X.
PORTLAND. July 29. Work was
statted yesterday on the extension of
the Salem, Falls City ft Western rail
way from Dallas to Salem. L. Oer
1 Inner of Portland, president of Iht
road, says no time will be wasted In
building this extension, but it prob
ably will be nevt fall before trains
will be running over the new track
Grading will be carried on as late this
winter as possible, but with the ar
rival of the rainy season, work will
have to be suspended until next
si ring. By October, 1909, it is ex
pected the extension will have been
completed.
The extension of the road to Salem
will give the line a splendid outlet,
with a desirable connection with the
Southern Pacific main line and the
Oregon Electric Railway company. A
desirable feature of the extension Is
that It will give an outlet to the Wil
lamette river at Salem for logs hauled
over the line from the timber at the
other end of the line. As the road s
being pushed further west Into the
timber of the coast mountains all the
time, the timber and lumber traffic
will continue to be the leading source
of the road's revenue.
However, the country to be traversed
by the new mileage is very productive
farming country, and will provide a
large amount of new tonnage. Be
tween Salem and Dallas Is one of the
most heavily traveled country roads
in the state. The country between, the
two cities Is now thickly settled, but
the farms are being cut up into
smaller tracts that will provide homes
for a more dense population, and con
sequent ly furnished Increased busi
ness for the projected railroad.
The ultimate destination of the Su-
Icm. Falls City ft Western on h.
est is the ocean at the mouth of
the Sllets river, making a roa'l from
Sftlem to the coast and tapping sume
of the best timber in the world.
jffi ?ll fI3T
INIKPK.MFNTS NAME TICKET.
CHICAGO. 111.. July 28. For
president. Thomas Hisgen of Massa
chusetts. For vice-president, John Temple
Graves of Georgia.
The above ticket was tonight nomi
nated by the Independent party at
Ita first national convention.
Friend of William Jennings Bryan
made an effort during the night ses
sion to bring his name before the
convention, and J. C. Sheperd of
Kansas, who attempted It, nearly
caused a riot and narrowly escaped
physical violence at the hands of In
dignant delegates. He waa hustled
out of the hall, while some of the In
censed delegatea vainly attempted to
strike him, and one of them savagely
struck at him with a cane. Hisgen's '
nomination came on the third batllot. J
The nominations were made at the
night session, after the platform had f
ueen adopted this arternoon, which,
In brief, declares that the Independ
ent party is for the purpose of wrest
ing control of public affairs from the
hands of selfish Interests and corrupt
bosses, and to make the government
cn agency for the common good. The
I.latform endorses the eight-hour
day; the protection uf laborers ly
safety appliances, and hygienic con
ditions; an employers" liability law;
prohibition of child labor; It con
demns prison-made goods; favors tho
creation of a cabinet deparement of
commerce and lubor, to include mines
and mining; Insists that the righ. to
is3ue money Is inherent with the gov
ernment; demands a revision of the
tariff to be made gradually; discrim
ination by railroads Is condemned,
and to prevent It the establishment
o Interstate commerce court Is ad
vocated, whose purpose shall be to
review and enforce the summary or
ders of the interstate commerce c.ini-
t'ission.
Combinations In restraint of trude
are condemned and prison sentences
foi violations of anti-trust laws are
advocated. The platform declare
for government ownership of public
utilities, parcels post and a postal
savings bank. Asiatic Immigration
Is opposed. Other planks advocate
a strong navy. Improvement of na
tional highways, the protection of
American citizens abroad, and the
popular election of United States sen
ators. IHSSOI.l TIO.V OF PARTNERSHIP.
Notice Is hereby given that the co
partnership heretofore existing in
Medford, Or., by and between Delbert
Terrill and E. T. Huth, and doing
business under the Arm name and
style of Terrill ft Huth, Is by mutual
consent this day dissolved, Delbert
Terrill retiring from said firm. All
accounts owed by said firm will be
paid by E. T. Huth, and all accounts
due said firm are payable to said E.
T. Huth.
Dated at Medford, Or., this 18th
day of July. 1908.
DELBERT TERRILL,
50-lt-w3t E. T. HUTH.
ADVKRTIHKD LKTTElt UST.
Blis, Ernest H.
Caryle, Edwin S.
Doris, Josie.
Doren, Samuel.
Gibbon, W. M. '
Gower, Emmanuel.
Hawklnson. H. W. -Hlggla,
Bill.
Hugh, Frank M. ,
Killy, Mrs. James.
Martin, Willard P.
Miller, S. L.
Pankey, Mary. ,
Porter. G. L. ' ''
Scott. Chick.
Shlrtleff, F. C.
Stoner, 8. B.
Rogue River bottom land at Wood
vllle to exchange for Medford resi
dence property. Give lot, block, Im
provements and prka. Ben A. Low
ell, Woodvllle, Or. tf
sA Good as Can
Be Grown
Spitzenberger, Newton Pip
en Apple Trees.
4 to 6 feet, $10 per 100
5 to 7 " 15 " "
Peach.
4 to 5 feet $15 per 100
Standard Prune $10 per 100
Guaranteed true to lable.
Free from pests. Buds and
scions taken from bearing
trees only.
Southern Oregon
Nursery
Oakland, Oregon.
600 LOTS OR MORE.
Flour, $2.50 per 100 lbs
Rolled Barley. II. 65 per " lbe
Middlings 11.60 per " lbi
Mill Feed.... 41 .50 per lba
Bran 1.40 per lb
LESS THAN 500 LOTS.
Floor 12.70 per 1001b
Rolled Barley.,11.80 per " lbe
Middlings 11.75 per " lbi
Mill Feed f 1.60 per u lbe
Bran 11.50 per H lbe
MEDFORD
FLUUR
MILLS.
MILL PRICES.