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MEDPOKD AUOUBT2I, 1908.
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STRMNIOIS, BIT VKKKCKSHARV
An extreme advocate of woman
suffrage In Chautauqua lecture In
timates that it moral suasion fail
the women of America can carry that
point by organizing a housewives'
strike, says an exchange. Let wives
and mothers refuse to cook, mend.
look after the children and direct
the servants' and xneer man' will he
reduced to abject submission. Ihat
Is the doctrine.
There is no doubt that such an ex
treme measure of family diaclpliae
would cause the husband to either
surrender to any demand or betake
himself to hotel, club or cafeteria
The alternative may give some cl
the less forceful betterhalres a mo
ment's pause. For among the wom
en who maintain the home tradition
the possibility of the nominal bead
of the house leaving It with a valid
excuse for resuming bachelor quar
ters will be a mighty deterrent. And
It Is to be noted, without the sup
port of the great majority of wom
en, the housewives' strike would be
a boomerang. The mistress of the
family who walks out while her next'
dcx.r neighbors continue to supply
the regular board and washing will
hit left In a position as futile us ob
noxious. Nevertheless, we freely admit that
such a strike, backed by a fully or
ganised housemlstress' union, and
enforced by petticoated walking del
egates and pickets, would raise such
a ruction as to be an infliction on
the masculine half. It this sugges
tion were conveyed to the British
suffragettes It might cause a panic
in England. But for the United
Slates It has no terrors, for the sim
ple reason that the women of this
country can get the suffrage much
more easily when they want It.
Whv should they turn domestic
peace upside down to get the right
to vote, when they can have It for
the asking?
The year that the great majority
of American women wish the ballot
urgently enough to exercise their
feminine influence on husbands,
fathers and sons they will get It. We
do r.ot vetnure to assert how all the
women would Tote If the proposition
were laid before them In a feminine
referendum.' ' But we do aver that
the vast majority - of them do not
care enough for it to set to work
by the usual means'of feminine oor-au-trion
to make their male relations
vote for It much less to shattei
their home life into minute frrg
teents. If they bad wanted It enough
to work for it they would have got
It long ago.
SHOULD OKT THEIR ll'K.
A more atrocious murder it ouli:
be hard to conceive than that perpe
trated by Captain Mains, with the
help of his brother, on the defense
less advertising manarcr of Hurr
Mcintosh's Monthly, says an ex
change. The mau was shot down
like a dog, wlthoi't warning, with no
chance to defend himself. It was
aa cold-blooded, brulul and coward
ly as It well could be. The spectacle
of the two brother, each armed,
waiting under cover while the un
suspecting Annls, arrayed only In
his bathing suit, brought his boat to
the landing place, there to be shot
by one of them like a mad animal,
la not one calculated to raise their
courage beyond proof or to leave
any Impression except that they are
as cowardly a pair as walk.
These men, no matter what their
social position, shouid be rated at
precisely their actual value. They
are men of murderous hearts, cow
ardly natures and brutal Instincts.
They should be brought to speedy
trial, and If the circumstances war
rant, as there now seems no doubt,
they should be summarily dealt with
sa the law provides.
Forakvr Is one man In Ohio who
has silence o burn.
Candidates that stand "pat '
eed considerable patting.
Unfortunately, August is not able
to melt the anger of the Ice trust.
Hlsgen Is not the whole show, but
he occupies a front seat In tlio cir
cus. If Tail's canned speeches don't
cover the ground they certainly III!
the cans.
If the tariff isn't old enough to
take ear of Itself, Taft thlLHS It
ought to be.
Castro's revenge Is cretaln. lie U
going to write a book for lils en
emies to read.
Tom Lawson Is one wise author
who invariably Incloses stampr with
his manuscripts.
While Kentucky la sending out
grim souvenir postcards, the enter
prising brethren might Issue some
with flaming buildings In the tobacco
districts.
stantly in danger of being burned or robbed.
Secure 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 94 md up per year.
JACKSON COUNTY BANK
MatDfOKD, OMECON
EatikbllaHocI 1888 Stat Depositors'
Flnast Kcruistnoat iss SowtKorsa Orosjosv
Capital mm Surplua, 9115.000.00
W
L VAWTER. Pres.
The campaign fund grows In Indi
ana. They won nave to pun ine
whiskers of Candidate Kern.
The political steam roller differs
from the automobile. It Isn't run
ning over voters right and left.
Thaw's lawyers seem determined
to keep him out of Matteawaa until
he Is no longer worth keeping.
No doing anything with Kansas. It
is howling for harvest hands Instead
of thanking God for good crops.
In South Carolina a valuable mule
was shot in a campaign row. As us
ual, the political orators escaped un
hurt.
If the sultan of Turkey would only
consent to have one wife, bow be
could economize In bis millinery
bills!
The trusts also think that Roose
velt needs a good, long vacation. It
is time for him to hunt other big
game.
It Isn't strange that a new secre
tary of war should bave raised a lit
tle war as soon as be landed lu the
office.
Avoid the home-returning rush
and send the summer resort board
bills to "the old man" by fast
freight.
Mr. Cortelyou keeps before the
people by proving that he hasn't the
ghost of a chance to be governor of
New York.
All should be forgiven when It Is
aid that Loeb admits he was on his
vacation and talking through a per
forated hat.
Marse Henry suggests that the
Washington man who- secured $3u
by telephoning his wife that he was
dead and advising her where to send
money for funeral expenses be at
tached to James 8. Sherman's fat
frying staff at a comfortable salary
and commissions. Exchange.
Frait Trees Ualore.
The Kiser Brothers have given di
rections to their superintendent, II.
F. Meader, to purchase enough fruit
trees to plant 150 acres of land.
Enough of these trees will be uwd
to plant 50 acres on the Jack Ander
son place, south of Medford, - and
making 200 acres of orchard, all
told, on that place, and the remain
der of the trees will be used In
planting 100 acrea on the Berr
place, near Jacksonville.
Hod son Will Do It.
W. M. Hodson and his chief chauf
feur. Van R. Gilberts, left yesterday
afternoon about 3 o'clock for Cra
ter lake. They are traveling In a
Buick, model F, and expected to
reacn their destination some time
during the night, and will return
tomorrow. They are making the trip
for the purpose of inspecting the
roads. As a result of the Inspection
It Is not altogether improbable that
Mr. Hodson will establish an auto
mobile line between Medford and
the lake.
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You Need Protection
For Your Valuables
If you bave not already put
tbem where they are safe. Any
ordinary receptacle, such as a
trunk, box or drawer is con
U. R. Ll.NCLEY, Cash.
KLMTION Al'GCST 81.
An ordinance granting to F. J.
Blakely, his Heirs and assigns, the
right to lay down, construct, oper
ate and maintain a railroad or street
railway and erect and malntnln
poloc and wires In and upon the
streets In the city of Medford and au
thorizing the erection and construc
tion of all necessary equipment lor
the operation and maintenance
thereof."
The above is the title of the op
dlnance which will come before the
city council for consideration, and,
If paased upon by that body, win
come before the qualified voters of
this city at a special election to be
held on August 31, next.
The ordinance provides, among
other things of minor importance,
tnat the franchise is to be granted
for a period of CD years from the
date hereof, and will allow tbe 'u-
lany to lay all necessary tracks,
turntables, poles and necessary
equipment upon certain streets in the
city of Medford; to operate freight.
mail, baggage, passenger and express
carr and trains along the suld
streets.
That tbe said company shall have
emit within the limits of the city,
and shall have In operation continu
ously In the city, at least one mile o'
street railway track within 13
months from the acceptance of the
franchise, and shall begin the work
immediately. The track to be laid
in the center of the atreet.4, making
the requisite allowance for curve,
double tracks and swlte'-.es. Vo
more than two parallel tracks to be
laid on any one street.
The railway is to be operated by
either electricity, compressed, air.
water power or other modern mo
tive power: construct, operate and
maintain telegraph, telephone and
power lines along the said streets for
their own use In operating the rail
way. That the company Is to place the
streets in as good a condition as they
were before the work of the laying
of the tracks, and that If this Is not
done the city Is to have It done at
their expense. The tracks are to be
laid flush with the surface and
where there Is pavement the com
pany Is to pave four feet each way
from the center of the tracks, and
where there are double tracks they
are to pave between the same.
Immediately on the passage of the
ordinance they are to file with the
city recorder the written acceptance
and furnish a bond for $5000, condi
tioned upon the faithful performance
of the conditions of the franchise.
That steam can be used during the
construction of the railway and that
the fare la to be 5 cents within the
city limits.
The ordinance In full appear.! In
another part of this Issue of The
Morning Mall.
BALDWIN AND HIS BALLOON.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. Tile
Baldwin dirigible balloon performed
Its endurance test of two hours in
the air yesterday afternoon by
flight of two hours and five minutes.
traveling 33 miles. This teat com
pletes all the requirements for the
acceptance of the Baldwin airship.
The ship In Its evolutions approach!
Washington and circulated freely at
various speeds. The balloon ascend
ed from Fort Myer at 6:19 p. m. at.d
descended at 8:14 p. m.
Major Squires of the signal corps,
who witnessed the test, said that at
one period the balloon made 28 miles
per hour.
The government will pay 7500 for
the machine. After the test the ,lrmy
experts would say but little, l'hey
were all pleased thst the government
now possessed a new kind of war
equipment.
Further experiments with diri
gibles will be had in the government
plant at Omaha, Neb.
Congress will be asked for S 100,
000 for airships early In the next ses
sion and then all branches of the ser
vice will co-operate to get sli"-:
$1,000,000 for dirigibles and aero
planes.
Farmers, Attention.
I have the best and most complete
stock of harness and saddles, and
everything belonging to the harness
justness to be found In Jackson
county. Before buying call and see
me.
me. I. F. SETTLE, successor to E.
O. Whiteside. Medford, Or. tt.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
A desperate attempt to commit
suicide was made by Frank I. Nelke,
a man hailing from New York City,
at the Moore hotel this morning, and
from all accounts It waa through no
fault of bla that be failed la the un
dertaking, and In all probability will
recover.
Mr. Nelke tried to end his life In
one of the bathrooms situated on aa
upper floor. Just which was used
first, carbolic add or a razor. Is not
positively known, but It Is surmised
that two ounces of the acid was
swallowed and failed to Immediate
ly have an effect. A razor was then
used In addition to the other.
If the man's life is saved It will
be owing to the quick and skillful
work done by Drs. Seeley and Con-
roy. The former waa called and
hastened to the hotel. When be re
alised the serious nature of the case
he sent for Dr. Conroy, and the two
used a stomach pnmp and worked
over the man for some time, with the
result that he regained consciousness
and was to all Intents and purposes
out of danger at 4 o'clock yesterday
'afternoon, much to the relief of his
faithful wife.
The most serious injury Mr. Nelke
Inflicted on himself was by swallow
ing tbe carbolic acid, as his mouth
and throat were severely burned.
The razor the desperate man used In
an attempt to sever the arteries of
his wrists, and although he cut them
both to a considerable extent, there
is no danger from that, but the scars
will likely stay for some time.
About 10 o'clock this morning Mr.
Melke went to the bathroom with his
razor. His wife waa In the room at
the time, and to her be remarked
that he waa going to shave himself.
About 20 minutes later Mrs. Nelke
opened the door of the bathroom and
was horrified to see her husband
stagger past her with his hands cov
ered with blood, and fall at the head
of the stairs. Her piercing screama
were heard all over the house. Sev
eral of tbe guests and employes has
tened to where the man laid and car
ried him to his room.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelke with their 5
y ear-old daughter, arrived in Med
ford about a week ago and took a
room at the Moore hotel. His inten
tion was to open a clothing store,
and for that purpose he leased for
two years the place now occupied by
Waschau & Brown. It Is under
stood that he has several thousand
dollars on deposit in this city and
was in no great need for money at
tbe present time.
Mrs. Nelke Is authority for the
statement that she and her husband
had no domestic troubles, neither
was he a drinking man. The only
thing that can be assigned which
would cause him to try and end his
life, unless he Is Insane, is the fact
that he has not heretofore been very
successful In business, and since he
leased the place referred to sevreal
people have told him that location
waa too far from the business center,
and therefore was a poor one for his
store.
Last night Mr. Nelke made an
other attempt to end his life and
very nearly succeeded In doing so.
The doctors had warned the family
to be careful and not lease a window
open, as they suspected that be
would try to jump out If he had the
opportunity. Shortly after 1')
o'clock Mrs. Nelke had occasion to
use a knife to break some Ice and
just as she laid it to one side he
hUBband jumped out of bed.
In the twinkling of an eye the des
perate man grabbed tbe knife, and
before any one could prevent him
made an attempt to cut his throat
and then to stab himself In the
heart. His wife and the others in
the roo mat the time wrenched the
knife away from him before he In
jured himself to any great extent.
It has been ascertained that one
of the reasons which caused Melke
to make the attempt on his life was
the fact that he had worked in his
uncle's clothing store in New Yrrk
for a number of years, and the un
derstanding was that he would be
given the business when the uncle
retired. In place of that, not a long
time ago the business was sold and
Melke was left to shift for himself
His brother-in-law then came for
ward and offered to advance him
enough money to start In business
for himself, but tt was considired
best to find another location. Ke
concluded that Medford was a hood
place and consequently decided to
open a clothing store in this city.
If it had not been for the feet Ihat
several persona insisted that '.he
stand Melke had chosen wits a poor
one the chances are that irerythlne;
might have turned out all right. A
few days ago he received one ship
ment of goods from tr.o east over
the Southern Pacific railway on
which he paid the sunt of tJ'Vi In
addition to that, several other ri la
ments had arrived, consigned to him.
and everything looked iirlzht for (he
success of his undertaking until
day, when like a n:ilt Jf lightning;
from a clear sky everythlns chanced.
(From Thursday's Dally.)
Frank I. Nelke, the man who
made two attempts to take his life
at the Moore hotel Tuesday, died
shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday
morning. He was conscious almost
to the last, and although ne realized
what he had done, he did not appear
to be sorry tor tt.
MJUU
ABE the only Grocery in town selling for
strictly CA8H, and consequently the only
store that can quote you such prices.
ocKtaooot
Before and
OLD CREDIT PRICES.
1 Pkg. Arm Hammer Soda. 10c
1 Can Corn 13c
10 lb. Bag Rolled Oats Me
1 Pkg. Corn Starch 10c
2 Cans Carnation Milk 23c
1 Doz. Cana Hominy $1.80
B'tle Worcestershire Sauce. S1.00
Bottle Temple Queen Olives.. 75c
1 Large Can Cottolene. . . .SUM
Whisk Brooms 20c and 25c
Assorted Toilet Soaps, per
dozen cakes 60c
Welche's Grape Juice, per qt..SOc
Total,
- $7.60
This represents a saving of over 20 per cent throughout In
the face of such evidence who can say it does not pay to buy cash
groceries of
MILLER EWBANK
"THE HOME OF TRUE ECONOMY"
A structure whose foundation is not the shift
ing sands of credit but the solid rock ot cash.
Mrs. Nelke is prostrated on ac
count of the terrible ordeal she has
gone through, and most of ber af-
being looked after by Wil
liam Handley, who sat up all nigh:
with Mr. Nelke. Messages were sent
to Benjamin Schwab, a brother-in-law
of the deceased, at Provo, Utah,
and to other relatives In the east.
On account of the absence of Coro
ner Kellogg from the city. Justice
Canon was consulted and decided
that It would not be necessary to
hold an inquest. The body was
then removed to the undertaking
parlors.
At 1:30 this morning a message
was received by Mrs. Nelke stating
that Benjamin Schwab would arrive
here 8unday and would accompany
the family and take the body east.
TKltRIKI.K KXPLOSIOX.
WIGAN, Aug. 19. The worst
fears are realized about the explos
ion at the Maypole mines yesterday.
1 ne entombed miners numbered
about 70, and It is impossible that
any survived. The efforts at rescue
'tine unceasingly.
Thirty bodies were recovered to
day, but the fumes from the burning
coal prevented the rescuers from
reaching the others. Identification
of the blackened bodies is Impos
sible. At midnlgnt an enormous
crowd Is still keeping a sorrowful
vigil at the pit's mouth.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Corvallls Oregon.
Offiers collegiate courses In Agri
culture, Including Agronomy, Horti
culture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy
Husbandry, etc.; Forestry; Domestic
Science and Art; Civil, Electrical, Me
chanical and Mining Engineering;
Commerce Pharmacy.
Offers elementary courses In Agri
culture, Forestry, Domestic Science
and Art, commerce and Mechan'c
Arts, Including forge work, cabinet
making, steam fitting, plumbing, ma
chine work, etc.
Strong faculty, modern equipment,
fre tuition; opens September 25.
Illustrated catalogue with full In
formation on application to the reg
ister, free.
Louklng for An Investment.
William Connell of Chicago Is In
Medford looking for an Investment.
It is quite probable he will purchase
orchard land. He Is said to be a
frleud of Mrs. Potter Palmer who
a few months ago purchased a larre
orchard tract south ot Medford and
tt Is quite possible that this lady of
prominence and means may have
been directly responsible for Mr.
Connell's course In this direction.
Rogue River bottom land at Wood-
vllle to exchange for Medford resi
dence property. Give lot, block. Im
provements and prl .. Ben A. Low
ell, Woodvllle, Or. tt
"Let every eye negotiate Jor itself
And trust no agent." Shakebpear.
after going on a
NEW CASH PRICES.
1 Pkg. Arm ft Hammer Soda.ec
1 Can Corn . . . 10c
10 lb. Bag Rolled Oats SSc
1 Pkg. Corn Starch 7c
2 Cana Carnation Milk 20c
1 Dozen Cans Hominy $1.44
Bottle Worcestershire Sauce. .83c
Bottle Temple Queen Olives. .OOe
1 Large Can Cottolene S1.40
Whist Brooms IS and 20c
Assorted Toilet Soaps, per
dozen cakes 4uc
Welche's Grape Juice, per qt..30c
Total,
$6.17
MIGHT HAVE KILLED THREE.
PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 18.
Early In July, Walter M. Johnson,
a 23-yeaT-old timber locator, took a
party of six men Into Washington
county to show them timber land. J.
J. Fischer, a curio dealer at &21?
Sixth street, Portland, returned
within a few days. Later, H. I
Park, an old soldier of Dennis, Kan.,
showed up. Last night Johnson
signed a confession admitting that
he had murdered Elmer Perdue, one
of the party. Tbe other three have
disappeared completely.
Whether an investigation will re
veal that the missing members of
Johnson's party met with Perdue's
fate or not nobody can tell, hut it is
the belief of both Fischer and Park
that the others were murdered by
Johnson for their money. One ot
them, a prosperous appearing saw
mill man. Is known to have ha I a
considerable amount of money on his
person at the time he was last seen.
The two others were Swedes and
their names are unknown.
Johnson was arrested by Sheriff
George C. Hancock of Washington
county while eating dinner in the
London restaurant at Grand and
Hawthorne avenues last night. He
was taken to the county jail and af
ter a three hours' cross-examination
by Sheriff Stevens and Deputies
Leonard and Wood, made a route-
slon in which he said that he had
shot Perdue in self-defense, hid
dragged the body several hundred
feet through the brush and hIJilen
it by heaping It with brush and roll
ing a log upon it.
Before taking the body from tbe
house he said he rifled the pockets,
taking 1130 In money and a watch
and pocketbook with a few little
things In the pockets. He told Sher
iff Stevens where he could find these
things lost night and led the sheriff
to Marquam gulch, near the crossing
of First street. It was too dark to
And them that night, but Sheriff
Stevens and Deputy Sheriff Leonard
searched the gulch yesterday morn
ing and located the pocketbook and
knife In a clump ot blackberry
bushes. He also found the Title
which Johnson used to shoot Perdue
and which had been returned to Its
owner in Portland.
Of Interest to Some People.
The attorney-general for the post-
office department has ruled that let
ters bearing cards, "Wages and Bills
Collected" are not transmlssable
through the malls, Inasmuch as they
are contrary to the provisions of the
postal laws.
Child Marries War Veteran.
WEST CHESTER, Pa., Ang. II. j
The marriage ot Miss Frances Pink-
erton, 1( years old, to John Me- !
Knight, civil war veteran, aged ei j
years, has caused a sensation here. '
The pair were married in Wilming
ton. The consent of the girl' par
ents Is said to have been obtained.
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cash basis:
CASH SAVING.
Cash Saving of 4c
Cash Saving of 8c
Cash Saving of 8c
Cash Saving of 8c
Cash Saving of 8c
Cash Saving of 86c
Cash Savlpg of 13c
Cash Saving of 18c
Cash Saving of 10c
Cash Saving of 8c
Cash Saving of 20c
Cash Saving of 10c
Total Saving, - $1.33
Taft Now Ready.
HOT SPRINGS, Va., Aug. 1$.
Judge Taft today put the finishing
touches on his speech to the Virginia
Republicans, ' after devoting practi
cally a whole day to the work. Ac
cording to Mr. Vornys, the speech is
an exposition ot records ot Republi
can and Democratic parties in their
practical work toward controlling
the trusts. The speech will be de
livered Friday to several tralaloads
of excursionists from all parts ot the
state.
Mrs. E. E. Got Teacbar at
Piano and Vole. Special sommer
elssa la harmoay and theory now
forming. 8lght reading TtitraiMr
play lag and re-dtal work
As Good as Can
Be Grown
Spitzenberger, Newton Pip
en Apple Trees.
4 to 6 feet, $10 per 100
H to 7 " 15 " "
Peach.
4 to 5 feet $15 per 100
j 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-
: SClonS
MILL PRICES.
500 LOTS OR MORE.
Floor, $20 per 100 lbs
Rolled Barley. $1.65 per - lbs
Middlings $1.60 dot u lbs
Mill Feed..... $1.60 per lb
B 1.40 per " lbs
LESS THAN 500 LOTS.
Flour $2.70 per 100 lbt
Rolled Barley.. $1.80 per " lbt
Middlings $1.78 per " lbt
Mill Feed $1.60 per lbt
Bran $1.80 per " lbs
MEDFORD
FLOUR
MILLS.