The Medford mail., October 02, 1908, Image 2

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Never did a more promising day
rlM on Medford's fair brow; never
did ber golden fleldi and sunlit tallli
appear more exultant than In the
glow and beauty of the tint religious
feetlval held at St. Mary's academy
Heaven's bleaaing and earth's loveli
ness, blending In harmony with the
grand voice of the Catholic ritual
made Sunday a never-to-be-forgot
ten and sacred day to the pupils of
tho school and to the Inhabitants
In this part of the valley.
The kindly Interest felt In the new
academy was plainly evidenced by
the large numbers who witnessed the
ceremony. His grace. Most Rever
end Alexander Christie of Portland,
officiated, assisted by Rev. Krancls
Van Clarenbcck of this city. Rev. Ar
thur Aane of Albany. Rev. J. Merrke.
C. 8. S. R. of Portland, and Rev. J.
Sevesque of Ashland.
After the dedication, the pupils of
the academy tendered a reception to
the archbishop, voicing In sweet
words of song their heartfelt wel
come. The address, delivered by
Miss Allene Kingsbury, reiterated
the Joy already expressed and por
trayed In glowing terms the happi
ness of the pupils enrolled as the
first student-band of the Sisters of
tbe Holy Names of JeBus and Mary In
this prosperous city of the south.
The archbishop responded with
his ever gracious condescension, ex
pressing his pleasure in being able
to meet the pupils on whom, as
Christ's prelate, he had Just breathed
the Master's prayer, that the lambs
of the fold should be guarded from
all contaminating influences. He
also congratulated the people of
Medford on possessing In their city
such a fine Institution as St. Mary's
academy, whose tireless, persuasive
teachers, forming the parents of a
nation, shape the destiny of that na
tion. Archbishop Christie, while be
stowing admiration upon the noble
souls who devote their lives to the
development of the child mind In the
public schools, tried to convince his
hearers that education without relig
ion, though cultivating the mental
and physical abilities of the young,
fall to prepare them to work out
life's true Ideals. Therefore such a
system of education Is Incomplete.
He also emphasised the fact that if
the American people were only Im
bued with more godly principles in
their early youth they would be
able to achieve deeds of loyalty and
grandeur unsurpassed by any nation
In the world.
On the Imitation of the arch
bishop, Mayor Reddy also addressed
the audience, reminding them of a
promise made by the people of Med
ford about two years ago. At that
time the question of erecting a con
vent In Ashland was much dis
cussed. On hearing of the proposi
tion about SO of Medford's most dis
tinguished citizens sent a petition to
bis grace, asking him to exert his
Influence in establishing a Catholic
school here, instead of In the afore-
Mentioned city. As nothing was be-
Ing done to further this movement,
six months later a committee was
authorized to draw up a request urg
ing the matter forward, promising at
" the same time that If the sisters
would decide to build In Medford the
citizens here would contribute some
thing tn the neighborhood of $3000
to help them defray the enormous
debt which the erection of such a
building must entail. The mayor re
marked that the solicitations of the
people of this city had prevailed,
and now the fulfillment of their
prominn was only a duty of strict
Justice to the sisters who have la
bored bo earnestly to satisfy the de
mands for a "higher education" In
Southern Oregon. Be it well to Btate
the Sisters nlone bear the responsi
bility of a very heavy debt to wipe
out which they will devote their sac
rificing lives. Part of the money
has been borrowed from the banks of
Hertford anc! the balance from Port
land and other sources. To meet
the Interest on these heavy loans, the
Sisters expect the patronage of the
public.
On the close of the mayor's ad
dress the assembled guests were In
vited to visit the building, and many
were the expressions of surprise and
admiration that escaped their lips as
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or bad blood? You know, for
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bad blood, bad health. And
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the beautiful chapel, the spacious
auditorium, the well-lighted and
I ventilated rooms and cheery dining
hall were visited each in turn. The
Importance of this event was en
hanced by the kind encouragement
portrayed by friends on all sides,
rendering the day one which will be
"a thing of beauty" in hours of re
trospection, and therefore, In the
words of the poet, "a Joy forever."
FAMILY OF FOl'K DUOW.N.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. Sept. 28.
Frederick L. Roswell. 32 years old.
a clerk In the employ of the Singer
Manufacturing company here, bis
wife, and their two children. May
and Edward. 7 and 8 years old, were
drowned last night In Long Island
sound off tbe Stratford breakwater
after a desperate struggle, following
the capsizing of a boat.
Mrs. C. Wesley Parker, Miss Ger
trude Adams, and William Gerbich,
of this city, were rescued.
The party of seven had a picnic
on the east bank of tbe Housatonlc
river in the afternoon, and started
on the trip to this city in Roswell'
launch at 8 o'clock. There was a
fog, which confused Roswell when
the mouth of the river was reached,
and he lost his bearings and ran bis
boat on the rocks of the breakwa
ter, staving a hole in her bow.
The launch was rapidly filling and
Mr. Roswell directed bis wife and
children to get into the rowboat,
which was towed astern of the
launch. To avoid confusion Ger
bich and Miss Adams, who are good
swimmers, got Into the water and
held on by the stern of the rowboat.
A squall came up and tbe rowboat
turned turtle while the father was
transferring the youngest child from
the stern to the bow of the boat.
All hands clung to the capsized
craft, but the children soon were ex
hausted and sank In view of their
parents.
For nearly an hour afterward the
heartbroken mother struggled to
keep herself afloat, but finally gave
up the fight and sank. Tbe father
struggled for an hour more, with his
three companions, and then he
Joined his wife and children In
death.
Roswell had disappeared but
short time, when Edward Sheehan,
of Derby, and another man arrived
In a launch and pulled Mrs. Parker,
Miss Adams and Gerbich out of tbe
water.
TOWN IH lKHTKOYKI.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26. The first
news of a disaster on the Island of
InaKua, In the West Indies, In which
the town of St. Matthew may have
been destroyed, reached here this af
ternoon with the arrival of the
steamship Siberia, of the Atlas ser
vice, of the Hamburg-American line,
four days overdue from Jamaica, af
ter a terrific flu tit with the sea.
St. Matthew is a town of about
700 Inhabitants. Along the shore,
right on the open sea, there were
some 200 or 300 houses. On Sep
tember 13 the Siberia came close to
the Island, while the West Indian
storm was at Its height. Captain
Vol I mar, chief officer, was on the
bridge. According to his story.
M f rroborated br other of
fleers of the ship, they could make
out easily that the storm was rais
ing fearrful havoc along the shore.
They saw the roof of house after
house lifted from the walls and car
ried Into the air. The houses are
nearly all wooden, and the officers
say they saw many of them go down
like pasteboard before the fury of
the gale, while combers added to the
damage done by the wind.
"There Is a signal station on the
shore, Mr. Sargent the American
consul, acting as our agent. Nn an
swer, however, came from the shore.
The oi'HltBt supposition Is that the
station was destroyed. It la prob
nhlt that all the Inhabitants living
in the shacks close along the shore
made their way Into the interior. It
wns tmposttttile for us to make out
.lust how many houses had been de
stroyed, but a long-continued dura
tion o" tho storm near that section
ouid rifult In a destruction of the
en 'Ire property along the coast.
Tht- Siberia put up her signals at
S o'clock In the morning. As she had
a hard fight on with the storm her-m-ir.
prt did not remain near St.
Matthew very long, but pushed her
way .'.long as well as he could.
When she left St. Matthew In the
ulstnnr" the storm was still sending
lis full fury on the town.
Kcnr times the Siberia was forced
to change her course completely on
ru-coiint of the fury of the storm.
Or. September 11 she came In sight
of the Kldcr-Pemster stenmer Port
Henderson, a big passenger liner,
which had left Kingston at about the
same time as tha Siberia, and which
wns receiving a terrific buffeting
from the sea. It ho Is bound for
Southampton, Kngland.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Sept. 26.
Relief Is being organised here to
meet the Immediate wants of the
residents of Turks nd Celcea Isl
ands, who suffered severely from the
recent hurricane. Reports received
here state that greater damage has
been done than at first Indicated.
Telegrams received from Grand
Turk state that relief Is Imperative
and that timber Is most urgently re
quired. The gentlemen who have come to
Washington to "talk fish" mustn't
spend too much time telling of the
big ones that got away.
MILLIONS
LONDON, Sept. 29. The situation
is acute, but the government refuses
yet to recognize It publicly, fearing
that open discussion of the condI
Hons would complicate tbe discovery
and application of a remedy.
The 1,000,000 workmen who are
out of employment In England
Scotland and Wales represent a to
tal population of 5,000,000 human
beings who are at the point of starv
ation. Six weeks of cold and almost con
tinuous rain have wrought fearful
havoc amon glarge numbers of these
unfortunates who have become
homeless and wanderers.
Dozens of deaths are reported
daily and the bodies of disease-
stricken vagabonds are picked up In
ditches, fields and outhouses.
Worn out with weary tramping
along the roads, which are heavy
with mire, they seek shelter wher
ever it offers, and are often over
taken by death while they are rest
ing. The workhouses and hospitals are
crowded and admission of additional
applicants Is impossible. Private
charitable societies are calling for
relief funds and taking every pre
caution they can to discover how to
di tribute their resources to the
greatest advantage.
On every hand the statement Is
mnd'j tlat unless the government can
devse some way to relieve the con
dition, the record of death and fam
ine in the kingdom during the com
ing winter will be appalling.
Eir.ts are occurring with alarming
frequency and regularity In tbe lar
ger cities. Municipal offices have
been besieged by hungry crowds of
men and women and In several In
stances have even been stormed by
angiv crowds who demanded work
or food. Sunday services In the cath
edrals at Canterbury, Manchester,
Norwich and Glasgow have been In
terrupted by outbreaks from the
starving populace who are angered
by the apparent Indifference of tbe
more well-to-do.
An army of 25,000 hungry march
ers has been organized In the man
ufacturing districts around Manches
ter and Sheffield, and Is marching
to and fro with no apparent definite
purpose as yet. The police In these
factory districts have called for mili
tary assistance, feeling themselves
unable to cope with the rioting al
ready manifesting Itself and fearing
that the situation promises speedily
to become more dangerous.
The dread of the oncoming winter
(n these parts of the kingdom mani
fests Itself not only among the vic
tims of this pitiable Industrial condi
tion, but Is also taking hold of tbe
authorities and of the better classes.
One fears starvation and exposure;
the other Is living In constant terror
of a bloody uprising among the
needy.
Small bodies of soldiers have al
ready been distributed at strategic
points to prepare for outbreaks.
One relief measure that Is under
consideration Is advanced by John
Burns, the president of the local gov
erning board. He proposes to ask
parliament to authorize a $1,500,000
expenditure, and to make heavy
loans for constructing public im
provements. He believes much work
of this kind ought to be done, and
he thinks this Is the time to do It in
order to provide employment for the
idle.
The board of trade has estimated
that England's pauper class on Sep
tember 15 numbered 928,671. This
count gives one pauper for every 38
of the entire population of the king
dom. In London tho percentage of
paupers is even greater, being in ex
cess of 3 per cent or more than one
In every 31 of population.
These statistics do not take Into
account the hundreds of thousands
who usually have steady employment
for their full time, but who have
been working on reduced hours.
TAFT 8VKKIMX KVKItYTIIIXG.
FARGO, N. D., Sept. 28. Dig
crowds manifesting both interest
und enthusiasm have surrounded the
Taft party wherever It stopped today
through Minnesota and North Da
kota. Sixteen speeches were made
by Taft, who worked sad havoc with
his voice, and tonight it Is again in
bad condition. The feature was a
barbecue at Grand Forks and a
torchlight procession and rally hi this
city tonight. While Taft discussed
the labor, tariff and the Roosevelt
policies, he made a new combination
In his speeches and threw in many
touches of local color and human In
terest. M. I", HOOkl.KT.
The Southern Pacific has just is
sued and is circulating a ueut Crater
Lake pamphlet entitled, "Oregon's
Great Scenic Wonder."
The pamphlet Is replete with de
scriptive matter and illustrations of
this famous resort and the routes by
which It is reached. In this connec
tion It has the following to say In
regard to Medford and the Rogue
river route:
'The trip via Medford Is equally
attractive and can be made In much
shorter time, though the distance by
conveyance Is much longer. Leaving
Portland at 1:30 o'clock Sunday
morning a party of not less than !
four, having made previous arrange-1
ments, can reach the Crater by 5 p.
m. on Monday, and starting on re
turn the following morning can ar
rive In Portland at 11:15 o'clock
Wednesday night.
"This, however, Is not a regular
schedule and can only be accom
pilsner by special arrangements.
Owners of automobiles In Medford
will take parties of not less than four
the entire distance. 80 miles, tn 11
hours, by what Is known as the Med
ford or Rogue river route. The
charge for the round trip Is $25 per j
person, wnicn does not include in
cidental expenses en route. Parties
of four or more wishing to remain
an entire day at the lake and retain
the auto meanwhile will be charged
$10 per capita additional."
A NOT H Kit ROOKLKT.
Although there Is a supply of the
descriptive books on Medford and
the Rogue River talley to last for a
couple of months to come, the Com
mercial club Is losing no time In ar
ranging for another publication, and
Secretary A. H. Miller Is now busy
getting photographs and material
for the descriptive matter of the
book.
All those who have seen the last
one and the one previous to that
have been struck by the great differ
ence between the two. It is claimed
that the next issue will be Just as
much ahead of the present one as it
was ahead of the first publication.
Not only that, but there will be a
greater number printed than there
was before.
Another new feature in connection
with the next book will be that Us
scope will be larger, as It will con
tain, In addition 'to the usual matter,
write-ups of the other towns tn the
county, making It not only a descrip
tive book of Medford and the farm
ing features of the valley, but a reg
ular county publication.
The town of Phoenix will be de
scribed by Itself and so will Jackson
ville, Talent, Eagle Point, Gold Hill
and Butte Falls. The Commercial
club has now a committee at work
getting the farmers throughout the
county Interested In the work the
club is doing, and also the merch
ants and the citizens In the different
towns mentioned.
When the members of the county
committee first started out they
found It rather slow work getting the
outside people interested In the
work, as most of them ha dan idea
that the club was a Medford insti
tution pure and simple. However,
they are now learning different, and
It Is expected thaj It will not be long
before the people outside the city
will be as Interested In the good
work as are the city members.
Perhaps It Is not to be wondered
at that the outside people did not
thoroughly understand the work
which is being done by this live and
enterprising organization as a great
many people tn the city have but a
slight Idea of It now. For Instance,;
many are of tbe opinion that It i
Is simply for the purpose of helping
the business men, whereas every one
who owns any property Is benefited
according to the amount they have
Invested, as most of the Increase tn
the value of real estate and also a
great deal of the prosperity of the
city and the county as well Is due to
the money furnished by the members
of the club and the work the offic
ers and the members have done and
are doing now.
INSt ItANTK RATES LESS.
F. M. Stewart of this city Is In re
ceipt of a circular from the board
of fire underwriters of the Pacific,
in which Is given the particulars of
a new schedule of rates for fire In
surance in the city of Medford.
These rates are considerably less
than the rate which have heretofore
been in force here. The following
is the circular:
"Circular No. 442. Board of Fire
Underwriters of the Pacific. Resolu
tion by the executive committee, ap
proved September 21, 190S. Change
of tariff basts rates, Oregon.
"That the basts rate on frame
dwellings or their contents shall be:
R class, 40 cents; C class, 45 cents;
D class, 50 cents, and on their pri
vate stables and their contents: B
class. SO cents: C class, 90 cents; D
class. 100 cents, when located within
the limits of any of the following
cities: Hlllsboro, Independence, Junc
tion City. Grants Pass, Sllverton.
Sheridan, Roseburg, Forest Grove,
New berg, Cottage Grove, Jackson
ville, Lebanon, Dallas, Medford.
"No return premium may be made
on account of reduction In rate of a
policy Issued more than sixty days
prior to the publication of this no
tice. "ALFRED STILLMAN,
"Secretary."
LIKES HIDING LOCOMOTIVES.
Candidate Taft, whenever oppor
tunity affords, never misses a chance
to ride with the engineer on the lo
comotive. His experience In over
seeing large purchases of supplies
for the Philippine Islands and the
Panama canal have made blm quite
conversant with the working parts
of a railroad engine.
During the present campaign he
has had to forego his desires to ride
ahead for the soft cushions of a Pull
man. It can be truthfully said for
the candidate that he does not follow
the Russian custom of the nobility
which entitles them to kiss the en
gineer when at tbe conclusion of a
trip. xk
P
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After today we will be on the only proper and just basis for doing a mer
cantile business that is you pay me for what you get and I pay for what I get
when we get it; in other words, a cash basis. There will be a general reduc
tion in the price of all our goods over former prices as I expect to let the man
who has the cash profit by it. I positively will not book any more goods for
any one and I will feel peculiar if you ask me to do it, for it would make me
think that you did not have faith in what I say. If you should go into business
you would not allow any one dictate to you how you should run it nor will I.
If I fail, I will likewise soon be forgotten, but I don't expect to fail. I know I
can sell you goods at less prices when I get the cash. The same old Toledo
Ranges, Maud S. Pumps, Nason's Pure Paint, and Rotary Washers on hand.
Yours for a clean, profitable business.
".Shortie" Garnett
KKT FIRE TO T1MKKK.
Louis R. Webb, a hunter and
trapper living near Deerlng, tn
Southern Oregon, la to be arrested
by the United States authorities and
prosecuted for setting fire to timber
belonging to the government. The
land on which Webb ts alleged to
have started the forest fires Is tn
Northern California. It Is claimed
by the authorities that all told dur
ing his operations this summer Webb
set fire to and practically destroyed
timber on lands on four entire town
ships. United States Deputy Sheriff Nich
olson left Portland for Deerlng Sat
urday. Webb will be taken to Port
land by the officer and an order of
removal to the California courts for
trial will be asked for by District
Attorney John McCourt.
For days at a time It is claimed
Webb went about the thickly tim
bered landB of the government reser
vations, scattering fire tn every di
rection. As a result one of the fierc
est, most disastrous and largest fires
that the government forest rangers
in Northern California have ever had
to fight was started. Weeks were re
quired to extinguish the fire which
is claimed to have been started by
Webb almost tn a minute.
Webb's motives In starting these
fires. It seems, so the government
charges, was for the purpose of mak
ing good hunting grounds. Deer and
other game Invariably seek the
burned places tn the forests to get
the young grass whlcb usually
springs up soon after the fire Is out.
The federal authorities claim that
they have a good case against Webb
and practically certain of a convic
tion. Webb, It ts understood, Is to fight
the case against him to the last
court.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Keeping up a show ts what keeps
many a family poor.
Many a smart man doesn't know
enough not to go to law.
When a woman drops a hint It
nearly always lands on some man's
toes.
Occasionally a bank cashier, like
w broom, makes a clean sweep.
When a man talks In his sleep his
wife begins to sit up and take no
tice. There are times when it Is better
to get a move on yourself than to
stand firm.
When It comes to pulling wires
the telegraph lineman can put It all
ove rthe politician.
REFLECTIONS OK A BACHELOR.
A small boy would be as bad under
any other name.
The Influence behind self-control
Is usually somebody else's club.
The reason a girl wants to marry
a man Is she wouldn't if she knew
what was best for ber.
Once in a while there is a good
man to be a sort of measuring yard
stick on all the bad ones.
A womnn never regrets the change
from the bathing to the evening re
ception season if she Is equally built
for either. New York Press.
ACCI SED OF Ml'ltDEIt.
MANHATTAN, Kan., Sept. 28.
Milton D. Crevlston, who was arrest
ed recently on the charge of killing
John Coons, Jr., committed suicide
today by hanging himself In his cell.
His arraignment was to have oc
curred this, afternoon. Creviston
and Coons were both students at the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
FARMERS! FARMERS!!
t manufacture all my own harness
right here tn MedTord. Don't be
misled by Interested parties. Come
tn and see me and the prices 1 quote.
t. F. 8ETTLK, accessor to B. C
Whiteside, Medford, Ore. tf.
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School Shoes
For Big and Little Boys
and Girls. Now is J V
the Time to Get Them A
See our Window Dis-
o!ay of School Shoes J Jf
J I Our Prices
I . Are Always
V. Reasonable
Smith (El Molony
IRRIGATED
Best irrigated small farm in Jackson
County for $2,500; 40 acres in tract;
30 acres under ditch; 20 acres under
cultivation; come and see for yourself
Ben A. Lowell, - Woodville, Oregon
MILL PRICES.
500 LOTS OR MORE.
Flour, 12.50 per 100 lba
Rolled Barley. II. 65 per " lbs
Middlincs 11.60 per ' lba
Mill Feed..... !. 60 per " lb
Bran 1.40 per u lb
LESS THAN 500 LOTS.
Floor 12.70 per 100 lba
Rolled Barley.. $1 80 per lba
Middlinge $1.75 per " lba
Mill Feed $1.60 per 14 lbs
Bran 11.80 per " lbs
MEDFORD
FLOUR
MILLS.
. K. SEELY
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Modern Equipment: X R.r Lebratory.
fOffle. In jKkMn count? Bank Buteding.
Uedl.nl Oregon
I. D. PHIPP8, D. D. 8.
omniT
onoe, n Adkine Block, adjcla'.tg ftumi
Drugstore Medford. Oregon
Wn. M. rol.VIQ,
Medford.
OEO. H. DIRHAM
Uranta flu.
COLVIO A DURHAM
. . LAWYERS . .
nce In BulM-Medtord X.tloo.l Bank
Ing rmnnd Boer
Fee
As Good as Can
Be Grown
Spitzerberger, Newton
Pippin Apple Trees.
4 to 6 feet, $10 per 100
5 to 7 feet, $15 per 100
Peach
1 to 5 feet $15 per 100
Standard Prune $10 per 100
Guaranteed true to label.
Free from pests. Buds and
scions taken from bearing
trees onlv.
Southern Oregon
Nursery
Oakland, Oregon
The nedford
Furniture Co.
Housefurnishers and
Undertakers
Diy Phone 63
Night Phone. C. W. Conklin 405
Night Phone. J. H. Butler 148
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(J. W. STEPHENSON,
PHYSICIAN, BURUkON ANDOPT1C1AK.
OAoe:Roointt Adklni block. Call! promp
attended day or night. 'Pnone us.
Medford Oregon.
LOST A light bay horse, weight
1050 poundi, branded flfc, oa
left shoulder, slightly lame In left
shoulder, 9 years old. Address I.
C, Daw eon, Beagtei. Or.;, rewsrd.tf