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CUAKAKTKKl) BANK DEPOSITS.
; It is not probable that Mr. Bryan's
speech on the guaranty o( bank de
posits will convert any one who has
kelt different opinion, says an ex
change. It may deepen the convic
tion of those who believe that all de
posits should be taxed to Insure their
safety.
In the course of bis argument, Mr.
Bryan adduced -nothing new, except
to cite the experience of Oklahoma
for six months, at the and of a pe
riod of financial strength. The cita
tion to 'not very convincing, as it
does not cover a long enough time.
There Is nothing surprising in the
transfer of funds from Kansas and
Oklahoma to the "guaranteed"
banks, between last December and
May. The time was very favorable
for such transfer and the Oklahoma
banks made the most of the situa
tion, and of the guarantee. In their
extensive advertising. Their gains
in deposits were not phenomenal un
der the circumstances. '
' Another year or two years may
ahow a different condition. At auy
rate, the example Is not of much
value until it haa bad a much longer
trial. Mr. Bryan says that two of
the guaranteed banks failed, during
the six months, without causing
worry to the depositors. He also
ays that both banks were liquidated
without draft on the guarantee fund.
Aside from the confidence of de
positors who refused to worry, the
Incident proves there was no cause
for apprehension. The banks were
solvent. The guarantee did not pre
vent their failure, nor did it Increase
their assets.
We believe there is more popular
demand for postal savings than for
guaranteed deposits. We believe It
will be so, at least until Oklahoma
haa been operating Its plan for five
years.
NRG ROES TO CONTROB NEGROES
It is not Improbable there la some
foundation for the assertion of Rev.
H. E. Stewart, a negro preacher or
Chicago, that the speeches of Sen
ator Tillman of South Carolina, made
In Illinois, are responsible for the
Springfield riots. Intemperate those
lectures were, and with the riotous
element Tillman would not be taken
JuaC'for what he Is worth, a fluent
and cranky blatherskite, though It Is
aot probable his words were beard or
read by a majority of the fellows
who did the Springfield rioting, says
an exchange.
Mart more sensible oa the part of
preacher Stewart Is his Initiation of
Negro Law and Order league,
wheae purpose Is to suppress the de
graded and disorderly element among
persons of bis own color. It Is his
proposition to organise thia league
throughout north and south, and that
Its members shall supplement the
laws In preventing and punishing the
crime which has been responsible for
many of the lynchlngs and racial out'
breaks. If the league can create a
better sentiment and Influence the
belter element among the negroes to
labor to suppresa In every way po
s ana .in assCsS BV M MN !
MICH AELS.STCNN
MNC CLOTMIHW
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Knox
Hats
$5.00
At a small cost they may be placed in our Fire
and Burglar-Proof Vault where they will be beyond
the possiblity of loss.
Safety Deposit Boxes to Bent $4 and up per year
JACKSON COUNTY BANK
MKDrOKD, OMECON
EststblisHext 188i State) DfeDsterr
Capital smd Surplus. 115.000.00
W, f. VAVftlWPrer.
slble the disorderly element among I
them It will no doubt accomplish
good. We might add that respectable
whites might accomplish something
also by keeping an eye on their own
disorderlies.
Hl'FKKAOK FOB CHINA.
A year ago the emperor of China
issued an edict promising his people
a constitutional government, "like
the foreign Bystem," at the end of
ten years. Recently a new edict has
been Issued telling them just bow
far the government has advanced on
the road to constitutionalism. It Is
announced that the government will
give out a bulletin each year, telling
Just where the constitution Is, until
It arrives.
What will the Chinese nation, as it
Is today, do with a constitutional
government?' The very question Is
enough to make the atudents of his
tory shudder. How can a great, un
wieldy, conglomerate mass of 400,
000.0)90 human beings, living In the
centuries before Rome fell, be ex
pected to govern themselves In the
twentieth century? It Is like throw
ing a boy Into a council of old men
and asking him to hold his own
among them. It is like giving ydn-
amlte cartridges to children for play
things. Even the advisers of this
strange thing admit that the Chinese
people will not be ready for It for
ne years. What do nine years am
ount to in the development of a race?
It may be supposed that becaase
the Japanese sprang from fetfdal
lstn to a constitutional government
within half a century the Culnese
can do the same thing. Thia does
not follow. The Japanese were al
ways a restless, variable, clever peo
ple with a wonderful gift of ftnlta-
tlon and adaptation. Their feudal
Isra was the syste mof centuries;
but for a part of those centuries It
bsd been kept together by force.
When the light of civilisation first
broke upon them they did not num
ber more than 30,000.000 souls.
The 10,000,000 added to them since
have been born nader the aun of
civilisation and are to some extent
Its children. The whole of Jspan
was begirt by the sea, and It waa
easy for foreign notions, foreign In
fluences, foreign education to flow
Into It from all directions and to per
meate the people In a little while.
Civilisation conquered Japan swift
ly as much because of her location
and the east with which It could
reach her people as It did because
the Japanese mind was ready for Its
Now Is the Time
To pick that Fall Suit. We can suit
you, no matter how small or extensive
your pocket book may be. We have all
the New Fads and Fancies in both
conservative and extreme models, in
all the reigning colors, elephant stripes,
regatta stripes, plain mixed and zebra
effects. Come in and let us try one of
our $15, $20, or $25 Fall Suits on you.
We are sure to please you. Bring your
friends along and let them see how
well they fit. Every suit guaranteed.
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Where are
YourValuables?
Your jewelry, silver, stocks,
bonds, deeds, mortgages or
will are they exposed to dan
ger of loss by fiie or burglary? -
U. R UNDLKY. Cash.
subjugation.
What are the conditions In China?
More than 400,000.000 people In
habiting a land of greater extent
than the L'nlted States, with moun
tains higher than ours, rivers broad
er and deeper, deserts stretching
away Into almost endless space, and
no means of traversing them. At
least 300.000.000 of these people
have never heard of a constitution;
half as many more Co not know that
a country exists outside of their
own, and almost that number have
never bad a thought of their own In
their lives. Their forefathers
thought for them; tbey follow In the
footsteps of their ancestors, and
praise their ugly, stone-bellied idols
that they have ancestors to venerate.
Tbey hsve never changed the!.- re
ligion nor Invented a xw god In
3000 yeara. A people Thich .nnot
do that Is almost beyond the Dale
When in town come and see us. We have a'room
Where farmers and friends from the country are
welcome to come and talk over their business
matters or write letters.
This is a SAFE BANK, the United States Treas
ury deposits with it. We aim to be faithfnl, truthful and
careful with all cash or business confided to our
care. .
VM. S. CROWELL.
F. K. DEUEL. .......
- 7TH&BSTS.
not fitted to perform for Itself the
functions of modern c'rllhcl f.nx
ernment. Whenever the license of lf-gov-ernment
is placed In the hands of
China's dense, Ignorant and immo
bile millions a new page will be
turned In the history of Asia and
a chapter begun which the ages have
I long held In abeyance because 'hfy
dared not write It.
A 13-year-old negro girl won the
spelling championship of the United
States. Mr. Joe Cans Is tbe cham
pion lightweight fighter of the world.
Booker T. Washington Is undoubted
ly the most successful upllfter go
ing. Let us, however, proudly her
ald the fact that the one-armed man
who recently swam the Niagara rap
ids waa white. Exchange.
The west will not tolerate the
sheath skirt, but let us hope that
Carrie Nation's little hatchet will
not cut another slit In It.
The New York waiter who refused
s tip of $1 has not been sent to an
asylum. He merely thought it
should have been nine time more.
Here is Editor Watterson's com
ment of John W. Gates declining to
run for congress from Texas; "A
wayfnrer, though a fool, could not
have erred In deciding the matter.
They have been burning automo
biles in Springfield, III. In revenge.
perhaps, because in this warm
weather automobiles have been
burning the wind.
A Philadelphia man changed his
mind about committing suicide be
cause be did not like tbe taste of
salt water. He came from where
the fresh people live.
A Pennsylvania man was cured or
a serious malady by a atroke of
lightning. It takes thunder and
lightning to make some of them step
lively In that state.
President M. L. ALVORD Cashier
Vice-President ORIS CRAWFORD Assistant Cashier
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RAWHIDK-S FIRE.
RAWHIDE, Nev., Sept. 4. A fire
which swept through the business
section of this town today, destroyed
property valued In the neighborhood
of three-quarters of a million dollars
and rendered several thousand peo
ple homeless and left the city with
hardly enough provisions In the town
to laat more than 24 hours. There Is
great distress tonight. All grocery
and supply houses were destroyed
and the people are wandering about
almleasly'wlthout shelter.
The tire started at 9:30 this morn
ing In Dr. Garner's office, in the drug
company's building, a veritable fire-
trap, and In less than two houra It
bad swept over eight business blocks,
destroying everything in Its path.
All efforts of the tire department
and 500 volunteers were as nothing.
The fire swept right along and It was
soon evident that something would
have to be done or the whole town
would be wiped out. It was then
that dynamite waa brought into play,
and by uaing a ton and a half of the
exploalve the spread was checked.
One of the first telegrams sent out
from here after the fire was an or
der for lumber for the construction
of six buildings. The plana for the
reconstruction of the town were un
der way long before the full work of
destruction was realized.
TONOPAH, Nev., Sept. 4. As
soon as word was received here of
the disastrous fire at Rawhide
meeting of citizens was called and in
half an hour $3000 waa raised. Fif
teen automobiles loaded with sup
plies started for the scene over the
Tonopah Goldfield railroad to Mi
na, where the automobllea take a
road 40 miles to Rawhide.
RENO, Nev., Sept. 4. A relief
train loaded with provisions and bed
ding was dispatched to Rawblde this
afternoon and will arrive there to
night. The response to tbe appeal for
assistance was immediate. The mes
sage asking for help was; "We have
tots of mone, but no grub."
NATIONAL BANK
of MEDFORD
United States Depositary
RESOURCES NEARLY
$500,000.00
Not Duplicated In This City.
Musicians on horseback will
be
one of the unique features with
Buffalo Bills Wild West when It
visits this city. William Sweeny's
cowboy band will furnish music for
the exhibition and besides being
skilled musicians they are also ex
pert horsemen, capable of playing on
entire program in the saddle. Other
interesting factors In Colonel Willi
am F. Cody's exhibition will be stir
ring battle scenes, military msrche.
& Ills and maneuvers, feats of expert
and daring horsemanship and nu
merous other features to be seen on
!. with Buffalo Bills' Wild West.
JACKSONVILLE INTERESTED.
The different men connected with
the district fair are busy ones these
days. They realise that they are up
against a pretty hard proposition In
order to get everything In readiness
for the opening of the fair on Oc
tober 1, but they are not like fel
lows who can't do It.
The spaces for the exhibits and
the rights for the privileges are be
ing taken and It would be well tor
those who want either to see about
It right sway. The ground plan of
the main building, showing the
spaces taken, can be aeen at the
Southern Pacific railway depot. It
Is In charge of Agent Rosenbaum,
who la looking after that part of the
work.
Yesterday President Andrews
made a trip to Jacksonville and be
reports that Mrs. Will Dearbohm has
agreed to enter for the two and a
half mile ladies' relay race. He also
states that the people at the county
seat are going to bark her, and most
of the city will be her. the day the
race takes place.
Revised Premium List of District Fair
To all persons bavin,'; horses or stock of any
kind to exhibit at the District Fair to. be held at
Medford on October 1, 2 and 3, the following revised
premium list will be of interest:
Division A, Class 1, is revised to rend as follows:
Stallions. Premiums.
Clydesdale 1st $10.00 2nd $ 5.00
Percheron 1st 10.00 2nd 5.00
Belgian 1st 10.00 2nd 5.00
German Coach 1st 10.00 2nd 5.00
French Coach -1st 10.00 2nd 5.00
Thoroughbred .....:..lst 10.00 2nd 5.00 -.
Standardbrcd 1st 10.00 2nd 5.00
Sweepstake over all 1st 15.00 2nd 10.00
All exhibitors will please take notice that all
Third Premiums for hoi-ses, cattle, sheep, goats, and
swine, are stmkonali'om the premium list and same
will NOT be paid on any class of stock.
By Order of the Committee.
FIRES IX MINNESOTA. I -
DULUTH, Minn., Sept. 5. The
town of Chlsholm, Minn., was de
stroyed and it is reported that Bay
Aeld.fWis., is burning, and thst Hib
blng and Scanlon, Minn., are threat
ened by forest fires which have al
ready burned an area of 1& square
miles. About 4000 are homeless In
Chlsholm. The property loss will
exceed 11,000,000.
Chlsholm, Minn., a town of 4000
people, on the Mesaba range, $0
miles north of Duluth, is completely
wiped out. Hlbbing, five miles from
Chlsholm, Is surrounded tonight and
the city Is In grave danger until the
wind shifts. Douglas county Is on
fire end several small settlements
are destroyed. Renshaw, a village
25 miles west of Dulutb, is surround
ed by fires tonight snd no hope for
the town is entertained. Hundreds
of farmers have been driven from
their homea. The passage along the
roads is difficult on account of the
heat and smoke. At Bayfield, Wis.,
the property damage is 1700,000.
The fire descended on Chlsholm
almost without warning and conster
nation ensued. Hundreda have
sought refuge In flight without at
tempting to rescue their effects. All
conveyances have been pressed into
service and tonight the Great North
ern is the only railroad running in
to Chlsholm. which took 15 box cars
crowded with homeless people to
Hlbbing.
DULUTH, Minn., Sept. 5. Nash-
wauk, Minn., CO miles northwest of
Duluth, Is surrounded snd tonight
the outskirts of the town are burn
ing.
Buhl, Minn., 12 miles east of Chls
holm, is cut off by fires that are
burning down the. town.
Wrenschall, 20 miles north of Da-
luth( appears to be doomed.
A train has been started from
Hlbbing over the Duluth, Mesaba ft
Northern railway, and was crowded
with people who are coming to this
city.
This man Is not having a brain
storm. When we tell you that it is
the Malleable man from South Bend
who Is demonstrating his favorite
range at the store of the Nicholson
Hardware Co., you will understand.
He haa grown enthusiastic over his
favorite range and Is hsndling it
pretty roughly, but he cannot hurt
it, for it Is made of malleable, the
unbreakable Iron. It Is also riveted
together just like a boiler and Is just
as strong and air tight. Its triple
wall construction concentrates sll of
the heat in the oven. This Is why
ti delirious biscuits that are served
yon free can be cooked In three min
utes. You will also be served with
a cup of rare coffee and receive a
beautiful little cook book and useful
souvenir free. You cannot afford to
miss this treat.
If you decide to throw out your
old range and buy one of the un
breakable malleables as made in
South Bend, you will be astonished
when you see what a beautiful pres
ent you will receive In seml-po roe
lain or cooking ware, as a reward
for your wise decision.
STATEMENT NVMBER ONE.
RENO. Nev., Sept. 9. This af
ternoon Chairman Humphries and
Chairman Somen of the Republican
and the Democratic state central
committees, respectively, formally
entered Into an agreement binding
the legislative candidates of both
parties to decide by a popular vo:e
A Large Display
of
IMPORTED
HATS
AND NOVELTIES
September 17,1 8 ind 1 9
Don't f til to
see them
MRS. W. I. BROWN
In the County Court of the State
of Oregon, in and for the county of
Jackson.
In the matter of the estate of Hul
dah Colver, deceased; Elmer C. Cole
man, executor of the estate of Hul
dah Colver, deceased, plaintiff, vs.
Jemima Rose, Bertha Hose, Arthur
Hose, Grace Rose Ijouie Colver,
Lloyd Colver, Effie Taylor, Armon
Taylor, Leta Furry, Juanlta Furry.
Colver Furry, Aubry Furry, Carl
Newbury. Don Newbury, Maud New
bury, Nellie Newbury, Alice Johns
ton, Catherine Humphrey and all
other known and unknown having
or claiming an interest In said es
tate, defendants.
To Jemima Rose, Bertha Rose.
Arthur Rose, Grace Rose. Louie Col-
ver. Lloyd Colver, Effle Taylor, Ar
; mon Taylor. Leta Furry, Juanlta
rurry. uoiver f urry. Aubry Furry.
Carl Newbury. Don Newbury, Maud
Newbury, Nellie Newbury. Alice
Johnston, Catherine Humphrey and
all othera known and unknown hav
ing or claiming an Interest in said
estate.defendants.
In the name of the State of Ore
gon, and by order of the above en
titled court, duly made and entered
on the 9th day of September, 1908.
you. and each of you, are hereby
cited and required to appear at the
courtroom of said court In the court
house at Jacksonville, Oregon, in
the county of Jackson aforesaid, on
the 30th day of October, 1908, at
the hour of 10 o'clock in the fore
noon of said day, and then and there -show
cause. If any there be, why an
order of said court should not be
made directing said executor to sell
at private sale to the highest bidder
for cash In hand, subject to the con
firmation of said court, the following
described real property, situated In
Jackson county, Oregon, and belong
ing to said estate, to-wlt:
Beginning at a point which bears
north 44.70 chains and east 16. SO'
chains from the southwest corner of '
donation land claim No. 42, in town
ship 38 south of range 1 west of the
Willamette Meridian, and running
thence east 45.15 chains: thence
north 51.95 chains; thence west
39.24 chains', thence south 19 de
grees west, 31.67 chains; thence'
north, 71 degrees west, 3.49 chains: -thence
north, 15 degrees and 45 min
utes west, 10.38 chains; thence
north 9.50 chains', thence north, 21'
degrees and 45 minutes east, 10
chains; thence west 9.82 chains;
thence south 21.59 chains; thence
south 37 degrees east. 13.70 chains:
thence south, 53 degrees west, 4.39
chains: thence south 37 degrees
east, 2.04 chains', thence south 46
degrees and 15 minutes east, 8.63
chains; thence south 49 degrees
east, 6.45 chains: thence south. 87'
degrees east. 1.82 chains: thence
south, 40 degrees east, 4.64 chains:
thence south. 53 degrees west, 0.23
chains: thence south. 37 degrees
east, 0.91 chains; thence south. 63
degrees west, 1.21 chains: thence
south, 37 degrees east, 1.04 chains
to the place of beginning, contain
ing 260.94 acres; also a tract of
land 50 feet wide and 300 feet long
on west side of the block No. 8. vil
lage of Phoenix.
Witness the Hon. J. R. Neil. Judge
of the above entitled court with the
seal of the court hereto affixed, this
9th day of September. 1908.
W. R. COLEMAN, Conntv Clerk.
W. I. Vawter and M. Purdln. At
torneys for estate.
Farmers, Attention.
I have the best and most complete-
stock of hsrness and saddles, and
everything belonging to the harness
business to be found In Jackson
county. Before buying call and see
me.
me. I. P. SETTLE, successor to E.
O. Whiteside, Medford, Ore. tt.