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Published every Friday
A 5. BL4TON, Publisher.
MEDKOKD AUGUST 14, 1904,
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a Year
Entered in the posioffice it Medford, Ore
son as second class miil miner.
AKItlAL NAVIGATION.
In the great croud! that watched
Henry Farnian wing himself about
the Inclosure at Brighton, N. Y.. a
short time ago, or In those crowus
in Europe which two uays later saw
Count Zeppelin make his marvelous
flight along the Rhine and fail
was perhaps the man or boy who will
some day solve tue problem of
(light, aays an exchange.
It is yet a problem. Farman and
the Wright brothers and Zeppelin
are Just beginning to learn a little
about air currents as much, per
haps, as Christopher Columbus knew
about the currents of the sea and
the geography of the earth when he
sailed Into the unknown west.
The mechanical engineers upon
whom aeronauts must depend for
better engines, are still experiment
ingand they may require fifty
years more before they will develop
motor light enough and strong
enough to propel an aeroplane. .
But fly, human beings will. Just as
surely as they will conquer heat and
cold, and even poverty and crime and
disease.
But progress will be slow. Cen
turies elapsed between the time
when savages crossed the first river
on logs and the advanced day when
the first sail was spread on a windward-working
boat.
The Frenchman Cugnot made a
ateam carriage in 1768 that ran two
and a half miles an hour and car
ried four persons. It capsized in a
Paris street one day and its inventor
was sent to Jail for disturbing the
peace.
It was not until 1827 that ateam
carriages were successfully operated
In London. They ran twelve miles
an hour, and some of them ran as far
as from London to Brighton, but
there was never any necessity of
speed ordinances to protect the pop
ulace against them. Meantime
Stephenson was building railroads
and locomotives and laying the same
sort of a foundation for present rail
way systems that Farman. with his
kite-philoned apparatus, is laying
for the future business of navigating
the air.
AS MVK WILL HIFFKII.
Down in Arizona the authorities
are quarreling over the disposition of
a woman afflicted with leprosy, and
thereby banns a tale that Interest
ing and full of pathos, says an ex
change. A beautiful woman resided with
her brother In that country. The
latter had gone there hoping to re
cover ..om a malady the nature of
which was not at first understood.
The sister attended him, that she
might nurse him. That malady was
leprosy. The sister remained abso
lutely devoted and attentive nntll the
brother died. An army officer,
though informed of the nature of the
case, loved the woman; pitied her for
the Isolation and loneliness of her
condition; married her and they re
moved to Mexico, where they Intend
ed to remain. Why they did not re
main does not appear; but they did
not; they returned to Arizona; the
woman was seized of the dread dis
ease of which her brother died. From
that disease the devoted and unfor
tunate woman has since become in
sane. She is now a menace to the
good health of the community. There
Is strenuuus desire and effort to de
port her to the leper colony at Molo
kul; but from all accounts It Is doubt
ful ir she would survive the trip
Her husband, .enerai Wardwoll, will
be her companion to the end, what
ever the Imiie, doing his best the
meanwhile to help her as he can.
Here Is a cold statement of tragic
facts, every one of them burdened
with the dfvotlon that Is allied with
or Is the basis of kinship. Here Is
that quality of quiet determined hero
ism that will stand any test, and Is
capable of any devotion. The Inter
mingling of these lives presents a
tale that Is terribly pathetic, but sur
charged with a moral as beautiful as
ever adorned a story of human trag
edy. The burdon of It Is, the good
God brightens the way with love that
can suffer.
The news that the author of
"Won't You Come Home, Bill Bai
ley?" Is on his uppers will surprise
m good many folks who thought n
was lynched some time ago.
A mufflfd explosion "nivatlfled"
the New York Police the other day,
although everybody else In that
town knows that all nolsos have to
wear a muffler now.
The Lloyd's do not yin to be
swamped with applications for Insur
ance against the election of Chafln
and Wat kins.
A Chicago woman shot at a bur
gar and hit her baby. Tho young
ster Is starling rather early on Its
career as an Innocent bystander.
"Judge Taft hasn't left anything
tor the spellbinders to say," remarks
the Davenport (Iowa) Democrat,
This news Is too good to be true.
You
For
aomroBS, osxoo m.
stantly in danger of being burned or robbed.
Fecure Absolute Protection for your valuables by
placing them in the Fire and Burglar-Proof Vault
of the Jackson County Bank, where you can rent
a Safe Deposit Box for $4 and up per year.
JACKSON COUNTY BANK
MJCOrOKD. OMEGON
Established I8SS1 Stat Depository
finest Equipment in Southern Oregon
Capital and Surplus, 0115,000.00
W. I. VAVVTER, Pres. U. R. LIXDLKY. Cash.
A Chicago man named Tony Fill-
unthropopulus was fined the
other day for pulling a man's beard.
Some men seem ready to do any
thing to get their names In the pa
pers.
It seems that Mr. Uompera did
not promise to deliver anything to
the Democrats, but a lot of excited
people appear to be delivering some
thing to Mr. Gompers in largo pack
ogts. The Milwaukee Sentinel is author
ity for the statement that Carrie
Nation is now worth $200,000. In
another year or two she may be hav
ing her troubles with foreign fortune
hunters.
The Agricultural Department has
discovered rats that are afflicted
with pathogenic haemogregarlne
hepatozoon pernlciosum. If the rats
know it, they must be certainly be
worried to death over the matter.
Exchange.
It Is claimed that there are only
6.000 "dope flende" In all New lork.
These figures, however, do not in
clude the Gothaml'es who 'itui'y rac
ing charts.
Patriotic Insanity,, la tho new
plea In a Western murder case, but
It looks as If It might come In handy
tor the man who is running for
office
When Mr. Bryan is notified of his
nomination, he will probably smile
as If he never heard that story be
fore.
Fortunately for the babies "Wil
liam" Is a name that Is likely to be
In style for a good many years to
come.
What a lot of discouraged-look
ing people one meets," exclaims the
Chicago News. Why not stay away
from the bulletin boards while the
baseball score Is being shown?
The astromer who predicts Mr.
Roosevelt's triumphant reelection in
1920 has at least given tue malefac
tors of great wealth sufficient time
to brace their nerves for the event.
By selecting a proxy for their
convict candidate for President, the
Socialist-Laborltes have spared an
already over-worked man the trouble
of writing a long letter of acceptance
The Troy Press expresses the
opinion that If elected Mr. Tuft will
be "mere wax In Roosevelt's hands."
It's a safe bet, in that rase, that
Roosevelt will have his hands full.
AKUOl'LANK 18 A Sl'CCKSS.
LEMANS, Aug. 8. The successful
flight today by Wilbur Wright with
the aeroplane puts ana end to a long
anxious wait to see what the Wright
Brothers were capable of doing. With
the weather conditions perfect, short
ly after 3 o'clock this afternoon the
aeroplane was Drought from the shed
and after some preliminary tests
Wright declared he was ready.
The aeroplane ascended like a bird
to a height of about 40 feet, then It
swerved and turned on Its course up
the field. It dipped gracefully up and
down, attaining a height of 60 feet,
and then descending between 30 and
40 feet.
After twice circling the field
Wright stopped the motor and
brought the aeroplane directly In
front of the Improvised grandstand.
The descent was sure and easy and
cnrrled out with a nicety, without
causing any shock to either the ma
chine or Its operator.
The estimates as to the distance
traveled vary greatly, but the average
was about one-eight of a mile, and
the time was 1:46. The populace of
Lemans is enthusiastic over the ex
periment. WANTF.Il WHITE VEST.
O.UANTS PASS, Or., Aug. 12.
County Judge Jewell now believes
that he has more original kinds of
trouble than the trouble-maker him
self. Today one of the Inmates of
the county home came Into the court
house and asked the county board to
get him a white rest. He wanted It, I
he said, so he could go to church. He
was In carnost about It, and ex
pressed genuine sorrow when turned
down. It was only a few dnys ago
that a woman wrote to the Judgo and
asked him to send her a "blank" so
ht could apply tor a divorce.
Need Protection I
Your Valuables j
If you have not already put
them where they are safe. Any
ordinary receptacle, such as a
trunk, box or drawer is con
l.MI-lto KMKMS AKK MAW.
This Is pretty warm weather to
figure on doing much, but there do
be things doing in this Medford town
all the time. Ihe improvements
which are now under way are prog
ressing at a pace almost beyond
comprehension.
The putting in of the curbing for
the Seventh street paving Is nearly
all In, and many of the sidewalks
have ben extended to their full
width of 14 feet.
The paving of this street Is ex
pected to start in about 10 days. In
this work several colored men will
be employed, and the reason for this
is that the material used must be ap
plied while hot and the colored man
is the lad upon whom this Intense
beat has but little effect.
The cement sidewalks around the
West school building are well under
way.
The new high school building is
progressing finely, with the brick
nearly all laid for the Bret story.
The concrete foundation for the
new department store of Deuel &
Kentner Is nearly all laid.
The ditcher la making good prog
ress on the sewer, in district No. 6.
The work of houling crushed rock
for several of our tide streets will
undoubtedly commence about the
15th of this month.
PltlMAItlKS IX CALIFORNIA.
SAX FRANCISCO. Cal., Aug. 11.
-Early though meagre reports of to
day's primaries Indicate that the Re
publican organization haa defeated
the Lincoln-Roosevelt party. Also
In the Democratic contest the regular
organization won over the "Bell" fac
tion.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Aug. 11.
-At 11 o'clock tonight the returns
from the Republican and the Demo
cratic primaries, which were held
throughout this state today, is In
complete, but the figures indicate
that the regular organization ma
chine In both parties had won a vic
tory. There was no contest in the
Independence league. Socialist and
the Unlon-Iabor parties. In San
Francisco ule Lincoln-Roosevelt
league carried but four of seventeen
districts, and one of those Is in
doubt. On ...e Democratic side.
Bell, or the opposition ticket, had
carried only six districts.
The organization Republican
ticket has carried the fourth and
fifth congressional districts, assur
ing the renomlnatlon of Congress
men Kahn and Hays. At Los An
geles, Lincoln-Roosevelt elected IIS
delegates out of 332, but 80 per cent
of Los Angeles county gave the
league a majority of 25 in the coun
ty convention. San Diego city wen!
for the "regulars," but In the couu
ly the league was more successf 1.
It Is thought the regulars will con
trol the convention.
In Alameda county the league will
control 135 out of 225 delegates. All
candidates for the assembly In this
county are pledged to re-election nt
United States Senator Perkins.
The organization has carried Santa
Clara county. In Stockton the o
ganization carried every ward.
The Lincoln-Roosevelt league
elected all delegates In Fresno. There
was a landslide for the organization
In Sacramento.
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T
TAKES A HAND
WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 12. The
new.jia.er today demand the inter
vention of the Canadian government
to top the Htiike of the mechanic
of the Canadian Pacific.
The firat train of new wheat tr
rjved, shipped from the fields to Fort
Williams to avoid the possibility of
hindrance as the result of the strike
Violence has been reported it
many stations in the western dis
trict, but the strikebreakers are giv
ing to work. A number of cars w,ro
smashed In the local yards, but the
strikers deny responsibility.
A quiet preparation for a long
siege on the side of the men and
continued reticence regarding their
Intentions on the part of the railroal
managers describe the Canadian Pa
cific strike situation tonight.
Though they have nothing to do.
pickets are watching the entrance
to shops and all railroad terminals.
Besides nonunion men at work, a
number of women have been place t
at work cleaning cars.
The Canadian Pacific Railway
company yesterday promoted all fire
men who had been serving in the
local roundhouse as wipers Thi Is
a masterstroke, as the placing of
these men on locomotives m?aus that
every probable excuse for a strike by
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men has been removed. Were then
men retained as wipers they would
be required to ana 1st strikebreaking
mechanics.
At jiontreal the gates of the Ca
nadian Pacific railway shops were
besieged by a mob of workmen this
morning, clamoring to take the place
of the striking mechanics. Tho crowd
at one time was estimated at 2000,
but most of these were unskilled la
borers. IIAXIHTS ROB SKVKKAL.
RKDDIXG. Cal., Aug. 11. Two
masked bandits. heavHy armed, made
wholesale hold-up last night on
mile east of Stirling, on Feather
brl.1s ft miles east of Chlco. Six
teen lumbermen returning to camp
ore the victims. They not only
robbed one bunch, but In relays cf(
two, six, eight and twelve lumber
men were permitted to pass unmo
lsietd In the midst of a series of
hold-ups. At the east end of tho
dge there ! a deserted cabin. This
wa used an a prison for those wiic
bad been robbed.
it was payday at Stirling City, and
ali the boyy were returning In hitch
Fp'iits. The first six arrivals at the
b-ldge were confronted by the ban-
Ml and stood up. They tho'i
trnrched to the cabin and searched
by n "little 'ellow" while the "big ,
rnbl er" kep: them covered. When
the cleanup was made the big rob- j
ber, a German by accent, left the lit
tle man In charge and went down the
l oad. He soon returned with t wo
more loggers. These went the route
of the previous six.
.Vain tho robber went down ihn
toad. Tweua loggers were com-ng
it the road In a bunch. There wer?
too many of them and the robbers
,el them pass. Next they tnrnod
'Ight prisons, s loose and told them
to keep goini Next one man came
a'nng alone. was robbed. Vhen
seven came plong and they wer-? re
I tved of t?ulr valuables and were
ordered to move along. One of the
first squad of victims, instead of
obeying, cut across the hills back to
Stirling and notified the officers.
Deputies took up the chase, but
could find no trace of the robbers.
They say the robbers are sure to be
caught, but give no reason. The
hold-up netted about $700.
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HMXI VWH IN ALBANY.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 11. Sheriff
Smith and Chief of Police Rels yes
terday afternoon raided what was
supposed to be a blind pig, located
back of the Revere hotel, in one of
the small sample rooms. In charge
of the room was Bert Moore, a
stranger In Albany, and in his pos
session was found a tub of bottled
beer, and few other suspicious ar
ticles. Although Moore was not caught
selling liquor, the officers claim they
have sufficient evidence to convict.
Moore was held under $200 bond,
but being unable to furnish same,
was put In the city Jail. Several
months ago Albany was stirred to a
high pitch by the arrest of supposed
"blind plggers," but of late blind
pigs have become so common that
very little, if any, atatentlon Is paid
to them.
A SUNT HARD
When a person pays cash they buy with much more care. At the end of the
month there is no mill stone of debt about your neck. Cash buying is all a habit
to be formed if you would get ahead in the world. You can buy for much less
also, actually saving from three dollars up on your total bill, la a saving from
10 to 20 per cent worth your while? If so, come in and jrict our groceries
whether you buy or not.
Corn Starch
A regular 10c. selier, we f
sell for tC
Hiawatha High Grade Coffee
As you all know a popular brand C
selling at 40c a lb, we sell for 3JC
Cottoline
A regular $1.50 seller, nowd 1 Af
for rush 1 tTJ
75c bottles of Temple Queen Lf
Olives OUC
Chipped Beef
in the regular 35c glass jars we C
sell for
As we sell for Cash we also pay Cash for Farm Products
MILLER E WB ANK
"6e HOUSE of TRUE ECONOMY"
P. S. Remember the big $50 Steel Range to be given away free with Baking
Powder. You may be the lucky one to draw it.
MKKT1XU OF UV.N 1'IAB.
There will be something doing to
day that will be or great Interest to
every one who likes to handle a gun
and that will be the opening of the
fourth annual shooting tournament
of the Medford Rod and Gun club,
which will be held In this city today
and tomorrow.
The prizes to be awavdtd are val
ued at 1350, and there will be ten
events a day, la birds earn, it is
announced that the Ladies' Booster
club will be out In force and a good
time Is assured for all who attend,
either to take part or look on.
The following are the names of
some of those who are here from a
distance and will take part- In the
tournament. They are considered to
be among the best shots in the coun
ry and If tney are beaten by the lo
cal men It will show that Medford
stands high in that line of sport:
George D. Moras, San Francisco:
E. Garrett, Seattle; H. Ellis and
wife. . or t land; H. D. Hart, D. C.
Brockbank, C. A. Halght, C. D. Reld.
o. V. King. San Francisco; F. H.
Rube and wife, Tacoma; W. E. Car
Ion, H. Justin, W. A. mills, E. B.
Van Oram, C. C. Newman, E. Hal
ley, San Francisco.
Messrs. Ellis and Rune are ac
companied by their wives.
There wlil be no rharc wlntevtr
made for admtitance to the grounds
and all who care to do so can go
uere to see the contest, and It will
be well worth their while to do so.
Yesterday afternoon a practice
uioot was -eld on the grourds near
the P. & B. junction, at which some
very good scores were made. In
fact, tne snooting done then Is con
sidered to be as good a tliut done
by any club on the coaak.
The following were the scores
made:
Shot at.
Rtehl 100
Enyart 100
Ellis 100
Hlllls 100
Garrett 100
Dyar 100
Morss 110
Doyden 100
Carlon 60
Elwood 60
Btden ' 60
Seeley "0
Rlchoff "0
Van Oram 75
Meek 50
Peyton 50
Orr 25
Perry 40
To:ia 25
Broke.
100
4
04
81
84
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Forest Fires Slill Burning.
WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 12
Forest fires which raged around Fer
tile have snread to Canada's nation
al nark near Banff. In Pray va'lev.
khe fire burned fiercely on the
! heights of Goat mountain this week.
and last night In a strong wind 18
miles west of Banff the fire spread
over eight miles. The shifting wind
has helped the flre-tlghters.
fey
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JAPANKSK. IX BAD WAV.
VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 11. That
Japan, In the space of a few years,
will find herself ousted from China
as the result of a quiet, but persist
ent, boycott and Intrigue, and her
trade with that country irretrievably
lost, is the opinion of T. W. Kings-
mill of Shanghai, a recent arrival
from the Orient.
Mr. Klngsmlll is an authority on
matters Oriental, having been con
nected with the promotion of the
harbor, railroad and mining schemes
in China during the past 4? years.
Mr. Klngsmlll haa written m num
ber of books on historical subjects
and the antlquitiea of China, and is
well posted on all matters pertain
ing to the flowery kingdom.
"The Japanese have by their con
summate conceit, caused themselves
to be disliked and despised by the
Chinese," said Mr. Klngsmlll. "They
have beeu bahaving badly in the
Manchurlan troubles and they have
grown so conceited that they think
they could defeat the United States.
But their finances are in a fearful
state, and it Great Britain were to
refrain from her present policy of
lending Japan money the latter
would soon go to the wall.
"Japan haa been trying to work
up a revolution, but the Chinese, ow
ing to the education they receive, are
not a fighting nation, consequently
they are boycotting and intriguing
against Japan In a slow but never
theless sure manner, taking care not
to give Japan open provocation for
declaring war, which at present
would mean the practical extinction
of China as a nation unless the other
powers Intervened.
"As for the 'battle for the Pa
cific,' If such a thing should come
to pass Japan would get beaten, for
she has not got 'two dollars to rattle
on a tombstone.' The Chinese are
a more able people than the Japan
ese, but they are not trained along
military lines."
HAD NARROW KSCAPE.
What came near being a serious
accident occurred as the cecond sec
tion of train No. 15 pulled out yes
terday morning. A passenger, who
had gotten off and went to one of
the "thirst parlors" when the train
stopped, on his return found the train
under motion and going at a good
speed. He ran and grabbed at the
train and was thrown sprawling to
the ground, barely being missed by
the wheels. After rolling over a few
times he Jumped to his feet, picked
up the bottle, which had been the
cause of bis trouble, and took after
the train at racehorse speed.
Some passengers who had wit
nessed his tumble pulled the bell rope
and the train stopped, when nearly
out of the city, and he was able to
board it again.
" j ville to exchange for Medford resl-
Attentlon Is called to tho Ashland dence property. Give lot, block, im
Commercial College special in this 1 provements and prl5. Ben A. Low
ssue. 31-4! ell, Woodvllls, Or. tr
I
10 BEAI
Webfoot
A perfect Flour, made from carefully
selected hard Eastern Oregon Spring
wheat, fold everywhere for 1 1 At
$1.50, we sell for N
Kellog's Toasted Corn
Flakes, 10c a pkg.
Post Toasties, 10c a pkg.
Welche's Grape Juice
Regularly selling at COc a quart and 35c
i:i:.ei50caqt,30capt
The riedford
Furniture Co.
Housefurnishers and
Undertakers i
Day Phone 63
Night Phone, C. W. Conklin 495
Night Phone,!. H. Butler 148
0OKf004NMO0 . .
As Good as Can
Be Grnwn
SDitzenbercer.
ft i rr. r
hippie irees.
4 to 6 ieet, $10 per 100
5 to 7 " 15 "
Peach.
4 to 5 feet $15 Der 100
Standard Prune $10 per 100
Guaranteed true to lable.
Free from pests. Buds and
scions taken from hparincr
trees only.
Southern Oregon
Nursery
Oakland, Oregon.
500 LOTS OR MORE.
Flow. 2.50per 100 lb
Rolled Barley.tl.65 per " lbs
Middlings $1.60 per " lb
MillFeed..... 11.50 per " lbs
Bran 1.40 per " Iba
LESS THAN 500 LOTS.
Flow 12.70 suet 1001b
Rolled Barley.. $180 per lb
Middling 11.75 per " lbs
Mill Feed 11 .60 per " lbi
Bran $1.60 per " lbi
MEDFORD
FLUTJR
MILLS.
Rogue River bottom land at Wood-
HILL PRICES.