The Hedford
Furniture Co.
Housefurnisers and
Undertakers
Day Phone 63
Night Phone, C. W. Conklin 495
Night Phone, J. H. Butler 148
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL
rado. They are well pleated with
what they have teen of the valley.
Dr. and Mn. L. E. Tracy left Med
ford yesterday for their home In
Chllllcothe, Mo. These people are
parent! of Mrs. Ii. C. Kent nor and
have been visiting with the family In
Medford since May last. Both are
well pleated with the city and have
only kind words for It and the many
warm friends they have made here.
Yakima Flour, the flour of the
hour. Miller ft Ewbank.
KAtil.K POINT KAUI.KTM.
OPINIONS ON l'lllLI.IPPINKS.
(From Wednesday's Daily.)
M. L. Alford went up to Talent
yesterday to visit his parents
Yakima Best, the Pillsbury of the
West. Miller ft Ewbank.
E. D. Brlggs, one of Ashland's at
torneys, was In Medford a short time
yesterday.
The skating rink on Ninth and
D'Anjou streets Is now open for bus
iness. Frank Kowalaskl (Big Frank) re
turned yesterday from a several
months' stay in the Willamette val
ley. Some of our orchardlsts are busy
gathering apples, which have com
menced to drop since the rains be
gan. A six-horse team from Gold Hill
took out 8000 pound sof flour and
a ton of mill feed for Turner ft Pe
terson. N. 8. Bennet and Sam Tounts re
turned yesterday from Trail creek,
where they succeeded In killing
three nice bucks.
At a regular meeting of Chester A.
Artbur Pose, No. 47, 0. A. R., F. F.
Rexford was elected commander, to
succeed F. M. Stewart, resigned.
Yakima Best, the Pillsbury of the
West. Miller ft Ewbank.
(From Thursday's Daily.)
W. C. Green went down to Port
land yesterday on business.
Go to the Rubs Mill for your
feed. Save 10 per cent. 128-eod-3t
Get prices on feedad baled hay
at the Russ Mill before buying.
128-eod-3t.
Baled bay at the Ruts Mill. We
ell scale weight. Tou save 10 to 40
pounds per bale. 128-eod-3t
Yakima Best, the Pillsbury of the
West. Miller ft Ewbank.
Rev. Goulder went to Portland
yesterday to attend a session of the
conference ot the M. E. church south.
Rev. and Mrs. Williams went
down to Gold Hill yesterday for
short visit with friends.
Mis Mlna Bakeman of Independ
ence la In Medford visiting with her
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Hansen.
We are sorry to say that William
Bybee, one of the oldest residents
and respected citizens of this sec
tion. Is dangerously 111 at his home
near Jacksonville.
B. C. Sheldon of Redding, Cal.,
was In Medford yesterday, looking
after his land interests. The gentle
man owns the Roberta ranch, out on
the edge of the desert.
G. W. Colvig, one of Grants Pass'
prominent attorneys, was In our city
yesterday on his return home from
Jacksonville, where he was attend
ing to Circuit court matters.
J. A. Ward of Portland came up
yesterday to bring the child ot his
daughter, Mrs. Ted Kelso, to its
grandparents, for the winter, its
mother being too 111 to attend to It.
Jack Dent and John Deward are
preparing for and will open on Sat
urday morning a butcher shop In
the room south of the Morning Mail
office.
Yakima Flour, the flour of the
hour. Miller & Ewbank.
Mrs. J. K. Darnell returned yes
terday from Willows, Cal., where she
had taken the remains of her moth
er, Mrs. French, for Interment. She
was accompanied borne by her sis
ter, Mrs. S. A. McDow.
- W. J. Dawson of Bay City, Mich.,
arrived in Medford Tuesday and will
visit for a time with his brother-in-law
,E. A. Relnecke, and will pre
pare a home here for his family.
They will arrive In the near future.
C. T. Harmon of Minneapolis,
Minn., an old-time friend ot our fellow-townsman,
J. E. Watts, stopped
over yesterday tor a short visit. Mr.
Harmon Is making a tour of the coast
and was on his way to Southern Cal
ifornia. W. H. Singler of Dunsmuir, Cal
ls in the city visiting bis brother,
Constable A. D. Singler. W. H. has
recently been traveling over this
coast looking for a place to locate,
and bas about concluded that our
city Is nearest to his liking ot any
place be bas seen.
At the regular meeting of tbe Med
ford Commercial lcub last night talks
were made by Messrs. Miller and
Malboeuf, ot tbe Southern Pacific
railway. The only business there was
to transact was tbe passing ot sev
eral accounts, which were ordered to
be paid.
Yakima Flour, the flour of the
hour. Miller ft Ewbank.
D. T. Evans and H. Armstrong of
Wray, In Eastern Colorado, arrived
In our city yesterday. These gen
tlemen are looking over this coast
with a view to cbanglng locations,
having bad about enough of the dry
and windy region of Eastern Colo-
By A. C. Howlelt.
Mrs. Ida Hurley, of Toledo, Ore
gon, is bere stopping at the Sunny
Side visiting friends and looking
after business. She Is a school tea
cher by profession. .r-
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Stauffer, Miss
Avis Stauffer. of the State of Michi
gan, and Mr. Maurice Miller and
Howard Beryhton, ot Butte Falls,
called last Friday. They were on
their way to Butte Falls to visit re
latives and old time friends. Mr.
Stauffer Is a cousin of the man by
the same name who was reported
being here a fortnight ago. They are
friends and business acquaintances
of B. H. Harris the timber man of
Medford and Butte Falls.
Harvey Spencer and wife arrived
in on the P. ft E. R. R. last week
and have been stopping at the Sunny
Side since while looking for their
goods shipped from Lebanon.-Mr.
Spencer went to Medford Monday
got his goods and Tuesday he and bis
wife went to their home on the un
surveyed country north ot Big Butte.
A. J. Florey has been putting in
a new gate and then Wm. Bowen put
In one and others are getting materi
al to put in new fences and gates
around their houses.
George W. Daley Sr., has been
clearing out some of the chaparel in
his lot to make room for more trees.
Last Saturday afternoon your E.
T. correspondent went to Table
Rock, where he bad an appointment
to preach on Sunday morning, and
stopped at Mr. Nealand's and Miss
MacNealand met me at the door and
soon Informed me that the su;eln
of the Sunday school at-. J some taa
chers was going to met there that
eve to study over the Sunday school
lesson and asked me to join with
them to which I readily assented,
but when I got ready to go an Miss
Margerett N. followed me to the door
and told me that It waa Miss Mac's
birthday and that the Agate school,
where she bad been teaching, bad
planned a surprise party and Insisted
on my coming which I did, and lo!
when I got there I found about sixty
or seventy there from all around
the country, and talk about pleasant
times, we had the time of the season;
but I am not going to try to tell, but
leave it to your correspondent that
lives there to tell for she was there;
but I will add that the neighbors
brought In cakes, candles, peanuts,
etc.; and we talked, sang, accom
panied by the organ; and ate until
about midnight and then reluctantly
separated; but the meeting will be
remembered for a long time as one
of the bright Bpots In our lives.
J. A. Stewart, son-in-law of our
townsman Mr. Harvey, G. C. Harvey
a son of our townsman, and Mr. John
Gillespie, all from Coos county, ar
rived here last week. Mr. Gillespie
has rented J. T. Moomaw's place ad
joining our town.
Mr. T. B. Jones, of Salem, and his
brother, Sam Jones, of Portland, and
Homer Smith, of Salem, stayed at the
Sunny Side last Sunday night and on
Monday morning started for Payton
to take an outing hunt and fish. They
went prepared for big game but I
heard one ot them remark that he
had not lost any bear. They are ex
pecting to have Frank Dltsworth as
sist them In their hunting.
Miss Dormle Rader has accepted
a position In J. H. Carlton's hard
ware and drug store as saleslady.
Presidential Candidates ilve Views
!u a Magazine.
NEW YORK. Oct. 19. The two
presidential candidates, William H.
Tuft and William J. Bryan, appear as
joint contributors In the Issue of Ev
erybody's Magazine, to be published
tomorrow. In articles dealing with
the Philippines. Mr. Taft has fur
bis text, "What the United States
Has Done for the Philippines," and
; Mr. Bryan discussed "Wby the Pbll
: Ipplnes Should Be Independent."
Eleanor Franklin Egan also contrib
utes an article on "America's Rec
ord In tbe Philippines."
la opening his discussion of the
subject Mr. Taft declares that after
the treaty of Paris was ratified the
question aa to the wisdom of tbe ac
quisition of tbe Islands no longer
was an open one. There could be no
difference thereafter, he argues, as
to the extent of our obligations to the
Philippine people.
"Party lines were not drawn In the
senate when tbe vote was taken on
the question ot the ratification of
the treaty," adds Mr. Taft. "The
senators voting evidently dealt with
the subject from a purely nonpartisan
standpoint and as Involving a great
policy.
Then the establishment of the Fil
ipino government to take the place
of the commission created by tbe
president and tbe inauguration of
the popular assembly a year ago Is
described.
"In tbe light of these disputed
facts," declares Mr. Taft, "it is dif
ficult to understand how the action
of the chief executive, the congress
of tbe United Staata and the com
mission as above set forth can be
denominated a disastrous experi
ment in Imperialism. So tar from
its being an experiment In imperial
ism, It Is an experiment, and a novel
one. In preparing for self-government
an undeveloped people who had
for nearly 400 years been under the
domination of a mediaeval monarchy."
Mr. Taft pointed out that tbe great
majority ot Filipinos appreciate that
Independence would not be a bless
ing to them In the absence of a pro
tectorate.
"I think it may be truthfully stat
ed," be says, "that the Filipinos gen
erally feel that what we are doing
tbere Is not a brake upon their le
gitimate aspirations, but an Impulse
given to their growth and develop
ment along safe and sensible lines."
Mr. Bryan protests that the "Dem
ocratic policy does not contemplate
Immediate withdrawal from the Isl
ands, but an Immediate announce
ment of the nation's policy."
Mrs. Egan concludes as follows:
"The results we have already at
tained justify us. as a people. In be
lieving with Mr. Taft that there is
no reason why tbe success of our na
tional policy of fitting the entire
Filipino people for popular govern
ment should not eventually be realised."
St. Mark's Church.
Mr. Williams will preach his fare
well sermon Sunday morning at the
11:00 o'clock service. The usual
service will also be held in tbe even
ing at 7:30.
M. E. Social Gathering.
All the ladles ot the Methodist
Episcopal church and all who are
Interested are cordially Invited to at
tend a social gathering at tbe church
next Tuesday afternoon at 2:?0
o'clock.
BANK DEPOSIT GUARANTEE.
The Sapmne Court of the V. S. Re
fuses to Advance Hearing.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. The
Supreme court of the United States
today Indicated Its disapproval of
tbe efforts to bring tbat court into
politics by denying tbe motion to ad
vance the bearing In the case of C.
Nobel and the State bank of Okla
homa against Governor Haskell and
others, Involving the constitution
ality of the Oklahoma bank deposit
guarantee law.
FIVE ARB DEAD.
The Awful Remit of s Fire at Mount
Sterling, Ky.
MOUNT 8TERLING, Ky., Oct. It.
During a firs at Palntervllle last
night George Stafford and three chil
dren were burned to death. Mrs.
Stafford Jumped from second story
window and had ber neck broken.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE HAIL.
IX SAKE FOl'K DAY!.
BIGGS NOT DISBARRED.
The Supreme Court Holds Tbat Bis
Conviction Is Not Enough.
SALEM, Or., Oct. 20. In sus
taining tbe demurrer of Marion R.
Biggs, the land-fraud convict and
lawyer, to disbarment proceeding in
stituted against him on the grounds
that he was convicted In a United
States court of the crime of conspir
acy and subornation of perjury, the
Supreme court of this state today
stated In effect that the offense
charged is not a felony nor a mis
demeanor within the meaning ot the
disbarment statute.
The statute under which tbe at
tempt ot disbar was Instituted Is In
section 1607, subdivision 1, ot the
Bellinger ft Cotton code, which pro
vides tbat an attorney may be re
moved or supenaed "upon his being
convicted of any felony or of a mis
demeanor Involving moral turpitude,
In either of which case the record of
bis conviction Is conclusive evidence.
TAMMANY GIVES SIO.OOO.
The Noted Organization Gives Large
Snm to Bryans Campaign.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20. The Dem
ocratic national committee today
gave out a list of contributors of
sums received October 17 and 19.
Treasurer Rldder stated that the
campaign contribution funds now
amount to about 1300,000. Tam
many Hall Is credited with giving
110,000.
BEATS A TATOO.
The Hotel Gnents Investigated and
Found a Man Hanging.
FRESNO, Cal., Oct. 19. George S.
Duthl, owner of an upholstery estab
lishment on J street in this city, at
tempted suicide yesterday by hang
ing, using s piece of baling rope for
the purpose. In his struggles he beat
a Utoo with his heels on the floor,
awakening several of the guests of
the San Jose botel, next door.
The police were notified and tbe
timely arrival of an officer from
headquarters saved the man's life.
He was taken to tbe emergency hos
pital for treatment, and from there
to the courthouse, where he was giv
en a cell In the Insane ward. De
spondency Is said to be the cause ot
the attempt. He Is 46 years of age
and unmarried.
Voulli Locks Himself in Vault to
Steal Moiuy.
CHICAGO, Oct. 20. A 19-year-old
boy, Edward Wleren, arrested
here, told the police that fur four
days and nights be had remained
locked up in the vault of the W. D.
Allen Manufacturing company, with
out food or water and In air so suf
focating that be bad to lie on the
floor to breathe.
His intense sufferings were the re
sult of a plan be had mapped out to
rob the company, and be never
swerved from It, though bis agony
at times was almost unendurable.
Eleven days ago, when Superinten
dent Henry Gibbs went into the vault
to get $700 to pay off the employes,
a masked man sprang from the in
terior of the big safe, dealt him a
blow on the head with a revolver and
escaped with the money. How the
robber got Into the vault was ex
plained when Wleren confessed to
the police.
Wleren formerly worked for tbe
Allen company, resigning about six
months ago. His Identity was
learned by tbe police, also the place
where he bad deposited the money.
When he turned up tbere to draw
tbe money be was arrested.
CLINCH THE NAIL.
Republicans Are Perfectly Sure of
Ohio, aa Well aa Other State.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20. Judge Taft
will leave Cincinnati tomorrow night
and begin at once bis tour of Indi
ana. On his return from New York
be will close the campaign with a
speech at Youngstown, O., Monday
night, November 2. The Impression
Is that the Republican national com
mittee has virtually taken charge of
the campaign In Ohio Is erroneous.
The impression doubtless grew out of
a statement made today by Chairman
Hitchcock tbat the national commit
tee had arranged to aend a number
of speakers Into the state. The na
tional committee has done this with
a full understanding with the state
committee. So tbe matter was ex
plained at the national headquarters
today.
The national committee is especial
ly interested In Ohio because ot
many though disputed reports of dis
affection in several sections ot that
state. The committee Insists it has
no doubt ot tbe result In the state as
a whole. It now proposes. It was
said, to "clinch tbe nail."
RESULT OF DOMESTIC Tl.vi.HLK
Farmer of Sweet Home Commits Su
icide No Sweet Home for Him,
ALBANY, Or., Oct. 20. Because
of domestic troubles which had re
sulted in a divorce between himself
Surrell, a farmer, 61 years old, re
siding three miles west of Sweet
Home, shot himself yesterday morn
ing. He died at 2 o'clock In the afternoon.
While his grown son and daugh
ter, with whom he lived, were eating
breakfast at 8 o'clock they heard a
shot, and running to their father's
room, found blm on the bed with a
bullet bole In his right temple and a
revolver In bis hand. He lived six
hours, but did not regain conscious
ness.
Surrell and his wife separated In
June. 190S. He filed suit for divorce
here In October, 1907, and his wife
contested the case until property
rights were settled out of court. Tes
timony showed trouble in the home
for years, and Surrell's friends say
this trouble bad unbalanced his
mind.
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.
A man in politics can't even regain
his self-respect by getting out oflt.
No matter how insane a man who
Is engaged to a girl can act over it
she want him to get worse.
The most good that man can do
with supreme effort Is less than the
least that a woman can do without
any.
It's Just plain, ordinary human
nature to be more sensitive about tbe
way your photograph looks than
your own actual face.
Breach of Promise Suit.
CHICAGO, Oct. 17. Municipal
Judge Eberhardt yesterday dismissed
for want of prosecution the $100,000
breach of promise suit brought by
Marie Smith against Robert J. Gun
ning, president of the Gunning sys
tem of bill posting. Tbls action was
taken after counsel for Miss Smith,
who failed to appear, had asked that
the case be continued.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 17. A
shortage of about 130,000 la said to
exist In the postofflce In this city,
but no details are obtainable. Post
al Inspector Riches admits be Is con
ducting an Investigation, but adds
nothing further.
Postmaster John W. Mlnto is even
more reticent on the subject than
the Inspector.
Thaw Still Insane.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19. In bis re
ply to Judge Young of the western
district of Pennsylvania, Superin
tendent Lamb of Matteawan asylum,
today declared Harry Thaw still In
sane and would be dangerous to
transfer blm to Pittsburg. He also
asserted he found no mental lm-
Wooly Winter Woofs
These frosty mornings show the ap
proach of winter and the need of
warm underwear. Toggery Bill sup
plies the best made at the right prices
Heavy cotton fleece, extra good grade, better than you
ever got for this price, per Cfti
garment Wvv
Pure Australian lamliswool, soft as velvet, warm as eider
down, the finest wool garment ever shown in 1 AA
Medford, per garment JaseWV
Ask for the Toggery's Special wool garment, the garment
that wears like iron ; our special, per 4 A A
garment JleWw
Cooper's Spring Needle garments, world famed for dur-
$1X0 and up
Leather and Corduroy Reversible Coats, best grade.. ..$7.60
Rubber Mackintosh Coats, guaranteed waterproof, dif
ferent lengths $6.00
Oiled clothing and Hats.
Our Frosty Weather Specials
Wool Gloves, 35c, 50c and 75c the pair.
Wool Mufflers, 75c each.
Heavy and light weight Wool Sox, the best at any price,
25c and up.
Heavy Wool Shirts, including worsteds and blue and gray
flannels, positively the best line of wool shirts in Med
ford, at prices in keeping with your purse.
Sweater Coats, $2.00, $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00.
For the" boys ask to see our Phoenix Mufflers in high
School colors.
Every article sold with an iron bound guarantee.
!he Toggery
"Greatest Value Givers"
Medford's Fashion Store for Men
And ihe real Bargain Center of the Rogue River Valley
RECORDER'S Bl'SY DAY.
Imposes Fine on a Number of Trans.
gressors.
Recorder Benj. M. Collins had a
busy time yesterday and disposed of
five cases. Nelson Olson was not
only in a state of intoxication, but h
was foolish enough to hit a police
man. He will do $10 worth of work
for the city on account of not hav
ing the money to pay bis fine.
Hugh Henley was having all kinds
of tun butting Into people on the
streets. He also was short tbe ne
cessary $10 and the city will take
that amount out In trade. Albert
Anderson was drunk and abusive. Ho
paid $5 and promised not to repeat
the offense.
William Sonlchar bad the Idea that
he had bought and paid for a bed.
but the rooming-house people told
him that he had another think com
ing. He was not in a condition to do
any more In the thinking line, so be
secured the services of bis friend,
Robert Wilcox, U do both the think
ing and the talking for htm. This
he did in such a manner that the po
lice had to he called In to stop his
oration. Wilcox paid $10 and bis
silent partner $5.
who died today, was to point out his
name among "the honored dead" on
the soldiers' monument In 8prlng
Oeld. Ash was wounded nine times and
left for dead at Gettysburg. After a
military funeral had been held In
bis native town, bis name had been
chiseled on the soldiers' monument.
Ash returned home to die from nat
ural causes more than 40 years later.
FOR SALE Ranch of 811 acres,
100 acres plow land, 100 more ca
pable of being cleared and plow
ed, balance pasture and timber;
good fruit land, plenty of water,
buildings worth $3000; hay, grain,
stock and implements go with the
place; will take small ranch or
town property for part or all;
"dry" town preferred; correspond
ence solicited. Frank Wlxsoa.
Myrtle Creek, Or. it
LOST A light bay horse, weight
1050 pounds, branded fug on.
left shoulder, slightly lame in left
ahoulder, 9 years old. Address I.
C. Dawgon, uutgle Reward. i
FOR SALE Two 2-year-old Jersey
Heifers and one Milch Cow by FV
H. Hopkins, Central Point. 42-2tp
FOR SALE Cheap, Fresh mils;
cows. M. W. Wheeler, Two mllos
northeast of Phoenix.
FOR SALE One two-year-old Jer
sey bull. Inquire of John Ham
rick, one mile east of Central
Point. tf
provement In Thaw since be was
committed to the asylum.
Tornado Kills Two.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 19. Two
were killed and two others more or
less seriously Injured as a result of
a small tornado blowing the caboose
on a Southern Pacific work train
down a 30-foot embankment near
Sherman this evening. The men
killed were laborers.
Earthquake at Manila.
MANILA, Oct. 19. Two sharp
earthquakes today, followed by a
third which was less severe. No
damage was done about aMInla. As
yet no report bas been received from
other points on the Island. ,
READ HIS OWN EPITAPH.
Veteran Saw His Name on Soldiers'
Monnment for Forty Years.
WESTriELD, Mass., Oct, 10. A
favorite pastime of Francis B. Ash,
Quilts Comforts
Cotton and Woolen Blankets
in all Grades
Extra Fine Cotton 11x4 Double Blankets
in White, Tans and Grays at $1.50 per pair
Same Grade and Weight 10x4 Double
Blankets at $1.25 each
Wool Nap 11x4 Wide Double Blankets in
White and Gray $3.50
Heavy Wool and Cotton Blankets at all
Price.
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