The Medford mail., October 16, 1908, Image 4

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A 5. BUTON, Publisher.
MEDFORD, OCTOUBH 1. 1908.
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a Year
Entered in the postoffice ti Medford, Ore
jon as second class mail matter.
" A NllSAXCE.
The voter who will not register,
bat who hunt up si of his friends
i election day " ,hem "
sign bis papers, o that cn oir'
Is an totolenible nulsauce, says the
Oregoniaa. And there are many
each. The county pays the eipense
of keeping the registration books
open for weeks, employing clerks
wbo spend their time registering the
voters. Every man living In the
...i,. and having a right to vote has
mi opportunity to register unless
teniK.rarlly absent from the state
during the period when the books
an open. That being true, there Is
absolutely no reason why any man
should ask his friends to vouch for
his right to vote on election day.
All over the state the newspapers
are urging voters to register. Party
managers are urging them to regis
ter. But for one reason or another
many will not do so. Rome, perhil.
like to attract attention at the polls
by hurrying around to get the re
quired si signatures. Others find
tbis a good opportunity to tell their
friends that they were "too boy" to
register, when, as a mailer of fact,
they were too lasy or too heedless
of the dutlea of rltiienshlp. But
whatever the reason or escuse, the
man, of whatever party, who will not
register, is a common nuisance mid
should not be tolerated, law can
not compel a man to registpr, but
public opinion should. By universal
custom freeholders should refuse to
sign qualification papers for voters
on elertlon day. There should he
estuhllKhed an unwritten law which
reads, "If any man wffl not take time
to register, neither shall he take the
time of his friends to certify to his
right to vote."
The registration law Is a good pre-
. miikin airninnt election frauds. Let
public opinion insist upon its oil.
servance.
rtrksn
Where Are You
v?: Keeping Your
I Valuables?
moron), osxoo A,
rW Why should vou leave your
Imrwlu flitrwlu tlllil'tfjifri.t! Wllltf.
insurance policies untl other
vnluahles in your home, store or office, where they
are exposed to fire and theft, when you run rent a
Safe Deposit Box in our Fire and Burglar-Proof
vault for such a Reasonable Charge and he Abso
lutely Protected! $4.00 and up per year. Finest
Equipment in Southern Oregon.
JACKSON COUNTY BANK
MtOrOKD, OREGON
Establish)! 1888iStat Depository
Capital and Surplus, 115.000.00
W, I. VAWTER, Pres. O. R. L1NDLEY, Cash.
COXVEXTIOX CLOSES.
Min ting of the W. C. T. V. of Ore.
gun HcnmIuu at Portland.
THK OVKRIIl'K HAIX.
Oregon has had dry autumns be
fore this, but of course this one is
tho "dryest ever," to those who are
short of memory and long when It
comes to complaining, says tne Ore-
gonlan. Men who at that time were
engaged In the transportation busi
ness on the I'ppor Willamette will
recall the rainless autumn of 1863
-when December found the steam
boats tied to the banks above the
falls, waiting for water of sufficient
death to float them. This was be
fore the railroad was built and, ex
cept for the long hauls of farmers
with their teams, the river waa the
only means whereby wheat could be
ant to the mill or the market. The
old Standard mills at Mllwaukle, at-
ter calmorlng vainly for grist, had
to close down for lark of It; stocks
of village and country merchants ran
low; farmers chafed because of their
dry fields and deferred plowing and
still the promise of the leaden skies
waa unfulfilled. Finally the rain
came, and so copiously did It fall
that the limiting stage of the river
lasted far Into the next summer,
crops were abundant, and plenty, as
VjBiial reigned.
This Is not one of the dry autumns
of the past; such seasons have been
relatively few. So while the present
conditions are exceptional In the Wil
lamette valley, they are not unpre
cedented and they have never been
followed by a shortage, still less a
failure of tho next year's crops. So,
while rain Is long overdue, and we
ahall all be glad when It comes, there
Is no occasion to worry over results
of Its long delay.
quick to see the real man In spite of
popular misconceptions.
Gov. Hughes exhibits tne gooa
quality of his partisanship and his
Americanism by taking the time
from bis own campaign to make
speeches for Taft and Sherman. He
has all the fighting that one man
ought to desire right In New York,
but he acknowledges his obligation
as a national figure, and cheerfully
assumes his share of the general bur
den In behalf of a man who was his
successful rival for the presidential
nomination. This is a frank, gener
ous, broadmlnded spirit that appeals
to all Americans.
The trip through the West will
serve Gov. Hughes well when he re
turns to take up his own fight. He
will be a more popular figure than
ever, and New Yorkers cannot fail
to be Impressed with his Increased
prestige among the people of the
West He has successfully beaten
down one of the most Intangible but
stubborn obstacles with which a
public man can contend a popular
Impression. The impression In the
public mind has been that Gov.
Hughes was a cold, austere, pulse
less man, more machine than human
being, holding himself aloof from all
familiarities of Intercourse and
speech, and therefore Indifferent to
the feelings of the people as distin
guished from their will. The hearty
manner of his speech In the West,
the quick response of tho people to
this manifestation of offhand good
will, and papable efrect of his spee
ches are no longer matters of doubt.
Gov. Hughes has made good, and
will be heard from thereafter.
has his troubles Id
morals of London.
elevating the
Dr. Mary Walker says that tuber
culosis comes from tobacco smoke,
and Dr. Robert Sangiovannl with
equal assurance avers that It comes
from tight corsets. We suspect the
one of being a manhater, the other
misogynist. When doctors disa
gree what else can the poor patient
do but say things? Perhaps if they
should get together, they could make
It up between them and put
mighty crimp In the claims of
science.
The railroads must keep that pro
mise to haul the prosperity.
Now if the band wagons don't
turn too short "where the long lane
turns."
Great economy In canned political
speeches. Think of the railroad fare
they save.
Hlsgen doesn't predict his election,
but he talks like a man who enjoys
the exercise of running.
They have placed a collar on Bry
an's trick mule, but what that ani
mal needs Is plenty of rope.
As an Indication of returning
prosperity. New York tobacconists
report a daily Increase of 5000 boxes
In the sale of cigars, as compared
with the sales a few months ago.
With diamonds and cigars again
nearing normal distribution, there
can be no question that the financial
stringency is gasping its last. The
demand for luxuries Is the most ac
curate of prosperity indicators.
When cigar smokers quit their fra
grant weeds and buy pipes and plug-
cut, wise observers know that tne
financial barometer Is near the dan
ger mark. It Is cheering Informa
tion that New York Is smoking up
again.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 10. The
convention of the Women's Christian
Temperance union of Oregon, which
has been in session for the past four
days In the Taylor-Street Methodist ;
: church, has held Its final meeting.
This year's convention is considered
I by the temperance leaders one of the
largest and most successful In the :
: history of the organixatlon. j
1 At the election held at the after-
noon session all of the state officers
were re-elected, with the exception j
of the vice-president, Mrs. Helen D.
Harford of Newberg being chosen to :
fill that office. Mrs. Eva Wheeler j
of Cottage Grove was also elected to
the office of secretary of the "Y"
union.
The remainder of the afternoon
was devoted to the reading of reports
and the securing of pledges for funds
for the coming year. At the con
clusion of the memorial service, con
ducted by Mrs. Eva C. Wheeler, a re
port was rendered by Mrs. L. H. Ad
diton on the World's Temperance
congress, held at Boston, which she
attended as delegate from Oregon.
The reports rendered by the fin
ance and membership committees
showed gratifying results In those
departments. A resolution was
passed declaring that the reforms re
cently inaugurated by Mayor Lane
are strongly Indorsed by tbe union,
and that It opposes the colonization
of vice In any form. The union also
expressed Its regret that the station
of the Salem electric line contains
three saloons, thus making It an ob
noxious place, they consider, for the
women and children who patronize
the road.
The closing session of the conven
tion was devoted to the diamond
medal contest, awarded by the W. C.
T. U. for the best declamation, the
orations dealing with the question of
temperance. This medal was award
ed to D. L. Morgan of Eugene. A
musical program was a feature of the
evening's entertainment.
There will meet In London this
month, at the Invitation of the Brit
ish government, an International
conference for the revision of tile
laws of maritime warfare. It will
probably be one of the most Import
ant gatherings of Its kind within
half a century past. The code of
warfare at sea adopted by the Dec
laration of Paris, in 1856, abolish
ing privateering and establishing the
principle that the flag covers the
goods, will be subjected to careful
consideration by the experts of the
powers, Including America, and It Is
expected that the revised code will
be more in harmony with the prin
ciples for which tbe United States
contended in vain at The Hague con
ference. Exchange.
DISEASE KILLING INDIANS.
Just like the candidates, the pho
nogrnphs Into which they talk will
not permit anyone to get a word in
edgewise.
As Japan has deferred her ex
position until 1917, Hobson will
have plenty of time to pull off his
war with her.
"Rockefeller belongs to the for
eign nobility." Sad, that they
should bring that charge against him
In his old age.
UOV. IIKillKS IX THK WEST.
The stumping tour of Gov. Hughes
In the West Is one of the Interesting
features of the campaign. 11a has
aroused lntenso enthusiasm where It
was supposed he would be received
with chilly Indifference says the Ore
gonlnn. His speeches have been
atrong and very pointed, although
without offense, and his personality
has pleased the Westerners, who are
DIARRHOEA
Tbtrt la no Dtcd of anyone to fie r
bif long with thta diaetue, for to
effect a quick cure It la only Ptc
eary to uk a few doaca of
Chamberlain's
Colic. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy
In fact. In moat caiea one doaa la
tufllcient. It never fella and can be
relied upon In the moat acre re and
dangerous caaea. It la equally val
oable for children and it the meana
of amvina; the Uvea of many children
ocb year.
In tbe world's history no medicine
baa aver met with greater aucceea.
MICE 26o. UR8E SIZE 60s.
So mar.y "Lives" of the candi
dates on the market the book agents
don't leave us much cash for cam
paign contributions.
Nothing Is sacred to the muck
raker. Having exhausted the pre
sent, he goes back to the past and
uncovers the most revered tomb to
I prove tnat It contains niarxenea
bones. Philadelphia's celebration In
honor of her founder affords him an
opportunity to "show up" the frail
ties of William Penn. Why can't
they let the old Quaker rest In peace
and honor? If he was a poseur, who
dressed in Quaker garb to draw at
tention to himself, what harm Is
that to the present generation? If
he bought lands from the Indiana to
quiet future possible claims, who
should complain since the Indians
have not? William Penn has been
held up to the school children, lo!
for two centuries, as the one honest
man In a corrupt time, and nobody
thanks the muck-raker for attempt
ing to prove him a fraud.
There should be no question as to
Harry Thaw's sanity when he Is able
to hold his own In a dispute with ba
llffs and bill collectors generally.
A lunatic created considerable ex
citement In the London exchange.
The same man In Wall Street would
have been taken as s matter of
course.
Similar to (irip. It Depletes Tribes on
Jnines and Hudson Bays.
NEW YORK. Oct. 14. A deadly
disease, in some respects like the
grip, but highly contagious and far
more mortal than the grip in this
climate, has attacked the already de
pleted tribes of the Cree Indians on
the shores of James and Hudson
Rays, killing men. women and chil
dren by the score. Anson Skinner,
of the department of Anthropology
of the American Museum of Natural
History, who recently returned from
an exhaustive study of the people of
that country, brought the news of
the plague to this city.
"The disease apparently came
from nowhere," says Dr. Skinner.
"No one ever heard of It before and
when men were stricken one day
and died the next their relatives and
friends became panic-stricken. The
Illness manifested Itself In colds, fol
lowed by coughs, fever and nausea.
Unless the sufferers were of very
strong physique they died quickly.
In several tribes every aged man,
delicate woman and practically all
the children were wiped out In a few
days by the malady. Only the able-
bodied men resisted it, and a few of
the stronger women."
BLIGHTED ROMANCE.
Man Refuses to Marry Girl After She
Came Prom South.
CASH GR.OCER.Y
PRICES
The volume of business we are doing, if fop no other reason, permits us to
undersell them all. We are saving the interest on thousands of dollars that
would be lying out if we were selling for credit.
"Crespo," a ready-to-serve break
fast food, is practically the same as
Egg-O-See and weighs the same. W'e
are selling a big new lot at a re
duetion of from 10c a pkg. to "tJ
Stockmen, Attention! We now have
stock salt in pressed bricks. Each
brick has a wire loop made in to nail
the salt to the manger or else-1
where. A 5-lb brick IwC
"Swift's Pride" Soap is going rapid
ly. It is as good, if not a better arti
cle, than any of the many brands that
sell elsewhere for 4 bars for 25c. OCp
Selling, 6 bars for
Those Kingsbury Jams that we cut
to cost last week are about gone. Put
up in a neat glass, everyone guaran
teed, closing out at a reduction 4 'J
of from 2oc to, each, jar If C
Eggs, good fresh ones, we are always
anxious to get, and pay a cash top
figure for them. We pay cash for all
farm products. For eggs, cash, JA.
per dozen
Irish fat Mackerel, caught off the
coast of the emerald isle. For the
lovei-s of deep sea salt fish, these will
surely tickle the palate. ForOPi.
those' who wish the best, 2 fish "iwC
"Shredded Whole Wheat" biscuits
contain all the elements of the whole
wheat a perfect cooked food, made
without yeast, lard or other foreign
substances. It is flesh food, free from
all animal life, a package 15c or )Cg
two for U0t
Upton's Teas are considered the
bes". The- sell higher than most oth-ei-s,
being put up in air tight tin cans.
We keep them for particular people
in 3o-lb cans 35c
1-lb cans 70c
We sell "Sunny Monday" Soap also,
and at a figure that might surprise
people who have been getting 4 liars
for 25c. Wo sell 5 bars of "Sun
nv Monday" and 1 of Borax OCa
for uaK,
We have received a shipment of the
best French Olive Oils put up in two
sizes. You can see them in our win
dows. A bargain when selling, full
tints for 60c
and full ipiarts for. $1.00
MILLER 8i EWBANK
CASH BUYING SAVES YOU CASH
appear next, they had decided to be
wed on their arrival. They quietly
secured a license and went to the
nearest courtroom, where the knot
was tied.
Sirs. Von Meter and Mrs. Hayden
came south today. The groom will
follow at the conclusion of his Oak
land engagement.
UKQl'EATHS OXE DOLLAR.
Portland Woman's Will Slights "In
dividual Who Married Me."
According to an official report, 70
per rent of the children In the pub
lic schools of New York are abuo--mal,
but It seems that very few of
them were placed In that class be
cause of an abnormal desire to ro to
school.
8oId by Chat. Strang.
The open season for deer and
guides In the great Northern forests
has set In. Last year the hunters
succeeded In potting almost as many
guides as they did deer. With a lit
tle better markmanshlp this year
they will be able to keep the two re
cords about equal, preventing any
danger of an over supply of guides.
PORTLAND. Or., Oct. 13. Death
has ended the blighted romance of
Stelly Fleenor, the Virginia girl who
came to Oregon to marry a man she
had never seen, was deserted by htm
and was forced to seek refuge at the
poor farm until her relatives sent
I her a ticket to return home. The girl
aariouslv 111 with tuberculosis.
and when she reached Portland the
man, whom she had met through a
matrimonial bureau, refused to
marry her on account of her Illness.
Too proud to write her relatives In
Virginia that her romance had ended
so unhappily, the girl stayed In
Portland until all her money was
gone, and then applied to the county
(or aid. She was sent to the poor
farm and Secretary Carr of the coun
ty board of relief wrote to her rela
tives at Bristol. Va. Her brother
sent her a ticket and she started
back to Virginia. Secretary Carr this
morning received Information that
the girl died at Omaha on her way
home.
W1XS ST. LOllS HKI.I.E.
Actor Weds Daughter of St. Louis
Capitalist
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Oct. 14.
Miss Isabella Hayden, the handsome
daughter of John A. Hayden, a prom
inent retired capitalist, now residing
In Hollywood, became the bride of
Harry von Meter, a well-known ac
tor. In Oakland, September 29. The
wedding was secret and hasty, and
the news did not leak out until to
day. Some time ago the engage
ment was announced, but the marri
age had not been expected to take
place for at least a year. It waa vir
tually an elopement, though the
young woman's mother attended the
ceremony.
Early last month Von Meter had
an engagement in St. Louis, and
Miss Hayden, chaperoned by her
mother, went there also. Cupid be
came busy, and by the time the
young people were ready to leave for
Oakland, where Von Meter was to
CHICAGO, Oct. 14. To "the indi
vidual" who married her, Mrs. Cath
erine E. Heckler of Portland, Or.,
bequeathed $1 and not in one lump
either.
Clerks in the Probate court, where
the will was filed today, expressed
the opinion that the testatrix had
been disappointed in Andrew, Her
attorney Is bequeathed a cut-glass
water bottle and Mrs. Isabelle Vance,
a friend, is given the remainder of
the estate. In part, the testament
reads:
"I give and bequeath unto An
drew Heckler, the Individual who
married me in 1906 in San Diego,
Cal., and who got from me thousands
of dollars, and when he could get no
more, deserted me, and whose name
I must legally bear, the sum of SI, to
be paid In monthly Installments of
25 cents each."
Why Colds Are Dangerous.
Because vou have contracted or
dinary colds and recovered from
them without treatment of any kind,
do not for a moment Imagine that
colds are not dangerous. Everyone
knows that pneumonia and chronic
catarrh have their origin in a com
mon cold. Consumption Is not cau
sed by a cold but tbe cold prepares
the system for the reception and de
velopment of the germs that would
not otherwise have found lodgment.
It Is the same with all Infectious dis
eases. Diphtheria, scarlet fever,
measies and whooping cough are
much more likely o be contracted
when the child baa a cold. You will
see from this tbat more real danger
lurks In a cold than in any other of
the common ailments. The easiest
and quickest way to cure a cold is to
take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
The many remarkable cures effected
by this preparation nave made It a
staple article of trade over a large
part of the world. For sale by
Chas. Strang.
That the mainspring of civilisa
tion Is servile Imitation has had an
other Illustration In London, where,
following the wide advertising of the
Rosslyn-Maxlm roulette match, the
game has become s crate practically
In all classes of society, even those
close to the king. That stern old
Puritan, Father Vaughan, certainly
tame Rack.
This ailment is usually caused by
rheumatism of the muscles of the
small of the bark, and Is quickly
cured by applying Chamberlain's
Liniment two or three times a day
and massaging the parts at esch ap
plication. For sale by cnas. Strang.
Mail Want Ada Bring Retails.
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Where To?
The Toggery and select one of
the Best and Greatest Values in
Raincoats and Umberellas shown
in town, not mentioning quality
which is always the best to be
had regardless of price. A little
cloth talk. Just stop in and ex
amine our lines and you will be
convinced beyond a doubt that
we are not only selling the best
cheaper but you buy here noth
ing but the best at all times when
it comes to quality. A maginfi
centline just arrived to select
from.
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