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VOL XX ' MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1908, NO. 47
1 LETTERS
Secretary of Medford Com
mercial Club Gets 60
In One Day
If there should be any ooe who
doubts that advertising paya they
are respectfully referred to A. H.
Miller, the secretary of the Medford
Commercial club, and from the ex
perience that gentleman la having
lust now there Is no doubt as to what
his answer will be In connection with
this subject.
It appears that the Chicago Record
Herald of the Issue of October 1 1 con
tained a write-up ot several valleys,
among which particular attention was
paid to the Rogue River valley. The
result has been that on Saturday
alone Mr. Miller received no less than
0 lettera from people In Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois and other states ask
ing for more Information. Many
other letters were received yesterday,
all due to the write-up mentioned.
It Is needless to say that the sec
retary Is a very busy man and Is
working overtime replying to letters
and mailing booklets to the parties
who have written. The following Is
an extract taken from the article
mentioned:
"The Rogue River valley is essenti
ally a fruit district, for there is to be
found the happy medium between
dryness and excessive moisture. It
has a soil that Is described as a rich
aandy loam, which, In places. Is made
up of decomposed granite and Is rich
In fertilizing properties. In other
places la to be found a rich vegetable
mold, similar to the black soil that Is
familiar to the farmers In the eastern
atates. Apples, peaches, pears, plums
and prunes areMa the lead among the
products of the orchards. Grapes are
also grown In abundance, and fine
wines are produced In some parts of
the valley. Of the apples the vari
ety known as the yellow Newtown
pippins Is probably the best known,
and these are shipped as far east as
London, England, every year, along
with large Bartlett pears. The apples
and pears from this district go to all
of the large cities In the eastern
states and the peaches are sold read
ily throughout the entire northwest.
There Is an apple orchard near Cen
tral Point, consisting of 160 acres,
from which the net returns for a re
cent season were $20,000."
TEACHERS' IXSTITITK.
Jackson and Joeeulilne Pedagogues
to Meet Here.
The joint teachers' institute of Jo
sephine and Jackson counties will be
held in Medford, October 28-30. The
meeting will bring about 200 edu
cators to pur city. The teachers of
bur city schools are planning to
make arrangements for the .enter
tainment ot the visitors so as to make
their stay among us pleasant as well
as profitable.
A committee consisting of Miss
Marlon White, chairman; George H.
Merrltt, Miss May Phlpps, Miss Julia
Fielder, Miss Lutle Vlrlcb and Miss
'Lottie Wiley has been selected by
'the teachers to represent them In
making arrangements tor the enter
tainment of the visiting teachers.
All of our citizens who can pro
vide room and board, or room alone,
or board alone, are requested to
write this committee at an early
date, giving address, accommoda
tions they csn furnish, whether they
prefer ladies or gentlemen, and the
number they can accommodate and
the price for which they will provide
accommodations. By complying with
this request citizens will greatly aid
the committee In the work they have
nndertaken.
There will probably be teachers
arriving In the city on Tuesday eve
ning, the 27th, and all who can pro
vide accommodations from that date
are requested to so state In their
communication to the committee.
In addition to the above there will
be held a school board convention at
the High school building In Medford
on Saturday, October 31, commenc
ing at 9 o'clock a. m.
The law makes the chairman of
the board of directors of each school
district the delegate to the conven
tion, and provides that In case he
annot attend, he shall appoint some
member of the board or the clerk to
represent the district. The delegate
attending the convention Is entitled
to recelva for his expenses $2 out
of the general fund ot the county.
It is earnestly desired that each
district be represented not only by
the chairman ot the board, bnt by
the clerk as well, and Inasmuch as
the 12 allowed by law to be paid out
of the general fund of the county Is
not sufficient to meet the expenses,
I would suggest that wherever It Is
necessary, an amount not to exceed
$5 be taken from the 15 per cent of
the schooj funds, which the law sets
aside, for general expenses, and that
this be afded to the $2 to meet the
expenses f the two delgates.
Below la a list ot the topics sug
gested for discussion. There will be
no formal program of speakers, but
each delegate will be given an oppor
tunity to express bis views and ask
questions on the various subjects. Ia
this offhand way we expect to get
much good out ot the meeting. No
school director or clerk can afford to
miss the convention.
The following Is the list ot topics
for discussion:
"School Furniture and Apparatus;
When, What and How to Buy."
''Special Tax Levies."
"Clerks' Bonds."
"Employment of Teachers and
Teachers' Salaries."
"Shall the County Treasurer Be
Made the District Treasurer."
"Annual Reports."
"Board Meetings."
"The Annual and 8pecial School
Meetings."
."Methods of Apportionment."
"Length of School Term."
"What to Do in Case of Vacancy
in the Office of Clerk or Director."
Other topics may be suggested at
the meeting.
REPUBLICAN RALLY.
Congressman Humphrey of Washing
ton H peaks Monday.
Arrangements are being made tor
the holding of a Republican rally at
the Red Men's hall next Monday af
ternoon, beginning at t o'clock. The
speaker will be the Hon. W. E.
Humphrey, congressman of Wash
ington. He will be accompanied here
by C. N. McArthur, the secretary of
the Republican state central com
mittee. On their arrival here the visitors
will be met by a committee consist
ing of the following, who will escort
them to the hall where the meeting
Is to be held:
Hon, Theodore Cameron and Hon.
C. C. Beekman of Jacksonville; Hon.
H. von der Hellen of Wellen, Hon.
J. W. Merrltt of Central Point, Hon.
E. V. Carter, Hon. J. P. Dodge and
Hon. E. D. Brlggs of Ashland; Hon.
Joseph Hammersley ot Gold Hill,
Hon. W. I. Vawter, Hon. W. M. Col
vlg, Hon. W. H. Gore, Hon. Herbert
Anderson, Hon. J. E. Enyart, Hon.
J. E. Watt, Dr. J. M. Keene and
President F. M. Colvig of the local
Taft and Sherman club.
'Although a young man, Congress
man Humphrey la looked upon as
one ot the best public speakers on
the coast, and his address will be
well worth hearing by all who can
attend the meeting. The ladies are
especially Invited and the band will
be In attendance.
OHIO SURE.
Former Governor Hays It Is Safely
Republican.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. Myron T.
Herrlck, former governor of Ohio,
said today that the best evidence that
Ohio will go Republican Is the poll
of the railroad shops In Cleveland,
which resulted in Taft getting 1744,
Bryan 610, doubtful 491. He says
the Republicans have decided to put
aside factional differences and vote
for Taft.
Hs also says the labor people espe
cially feel that In voting for Taft
they are voting to continue McKin
ley's Ideas, which brought them out
of the depths. Herrlck states that
Foraker, while not actively engaged
In campaigning, is too patriotic to
want to see Bryan win. Herrlck
says the tide for Taft set In from the
day he began speaking In Ohio. The
appearance of Governor Hughes, also,
Herrlck thinks, helped the Republi
cans.
XKW YORK SAFE,
fhnirmnn Hitchcock Also Claim Cl
oiado and Montnna.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. On the eve
of his last campaign visit to Chicago
Chairman Hitchcock expressed him
self more confidently than at any
time since he assumed the manage
ment of the Republican campaign. He
declared today that New York Is ab
solutely safe. He also Is satisfied
with the conditions In Colorado, Ne
braska and Kansas, and he thought
Montana was safely Republican,
though he did not look for an over
whelming plurality In that state. He
said there was a fighting chance In
Missouri and Kentucky and he be
lieves Maryland la safely Republican.
CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 21. Aside
from joining the Citizens' Taft club
ot Cincinnati, to which he made a
noonday address, and reviewing the
parade and convention of the Masons,
Judge Taft spent a comparatively
quiet day. Dr. Richardson, throat
specialist, who Is traveling with Taft,
says the Judge Is exhibiting wonder
ful recuperative powers, and he be
lieves the candidate will be able to
negotiate many of the speaking ap
pointments made for him between
now and the end of the campaign.
SPECIAL ELECTION
Vote Then to Be Had on
the Various Water
Propositions
At a special meeting ot the city
council held yesterday afternoon it
was decided to call the election for
the vote on the different water prop
ositions tor November S, ltOs. In
case, however, that none of the prop
ositions receive a majority ot the
votes cast, then the one receiving the
smallest number will be eliminated,
and the two remaining ones will be
submitted at a subsequent election
to be held on November 7. 1908.
The following are the propositions
which are on file In the office of the
city recorder: Edgar S. Hater, to
supply water from Big Butte springs;
I. L. Hamilton, for supplying water
from Little Butte creek, and by the
Condor Water ft Power company, tor
supplying water from Rogue river by
pumping the same.
All ot the members ot the city
council were present at the meeting
with the exception of Councilman
Elfert and Mayor Reddy, the place
ot the latter being taken by Ben. J.
Trowbridge. All were favorable to
the motion.
WATCHED DEATH APPROACH
Horrlfylug PoMltlon of a Helpless
Paralytic,
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. Unable to
move or cry for help. Miss Cather
ine Phelan, a paralytic, sat helpless
In her home today and telt death ap
proaching slowly. Irresistibly, until
she finally lost consciousness.
The young woman, who was left
alone In the house temporarily, saw
a gas tube slip from a little atove,
smelled the escaping gas, but could
do nothing. Her sister returned af
ter she fainted, but In time to save
her life.
Miss Phelan, who lives with her
sister Margaret at 310 West 118th
street, has been suffering from par
alysis for several years and is seldom
left alone. She spent much of her
time In the kitchen, where she could
see her sister working about and
talk to her.
When Margaret went to the store
today she left a gas stove burning in
tn the kitchen, where sne had been
cooking, and where Catherine was
seated near the stove reading a book.
Shortly after her sister had left
the tube on the gas stove fell to the
floor. The gas was turned on full,
but though the tube was but a few
yards from her chair, Miss Phelan
was unable to reach It. Repeatedly
she tried to scream for help, but her
voice Is not strong and no one heard
her. The odor of bas became
stronger, her breathing became dif
ficult, there was a heavy pounding
In her ears, but she could do noth
ing but sit and wait for death.
Several times her head fell for-
warden momentary unconsciousness,
but reviving for a few seconds she
would try to shake off the grip of
the fumes only to lose her senses
again.
Again and again she screamed for
help. At least she thought she was
screaming, bnt her voice was so faint
that It did not reach beyond the
room where she sat. Then came a
last fit of dizziness, and she fell
over the arm of the chair.
When Margaret returned she
found the room filled with gas and
her sister senseless. Her screams
brought Patrolman Halght, who sum
moned Dr. Rubel.
Miss Margaret, entering the flat.
opened the windows and dragged her
sister's chair near a window. It was
only this, the physician said, that
had saved the young woman's life.
ROASTS "THE DEVIL."
Chicago l'nMr Gives I'luy a Severe
Sforrliiitg.
A play with the title of "The
Devil" Is being produced through
out the country and many of the
newspapers in the different cit'c
where It apicars are outspoken In
condemning It. It Is understood
that this production has been. booked
for the new opera house here at an
early date. As a sample of how the
newspapers regard this play can be
judged by the following from the
Chieo Enterprise:
"If to take our accepted standards
of morality; to pervert the good In
stincts that are In us and to revert
tn the primal passions; to give full
sway to dishonorable fancy; if, In a
word, we would throw restraint to
the winds and take a strangle hold
on the throat of virtue, then indeed
Is 'The Devil' a good play.
"The play as seen last night at the
Majestic was clever, Inasmuch as It
was audacious. Here the good that
can be said ot It must stop, If to be
clever Is a mark of goodness.
"The play serves no good purpose;
It teachea nothing and to the untu
tored might do harm. Other than to
offer a aalve to those whose con
sciences prick them tor stepping up
on too many of the banana skins that
line the path of righteousness, it Is
without a commendable feature.
" 'The Devil' la the antithesis of
'Everyman' and 'Superman' and 'A
Servant In the House.' ' As these
plays are worthy, so Is 'The Devil'
unworthy.
"Of action there was little, and
the situations, stripped of tbelr un
usual' lines, might have been com
monplace. By unusual the writer
does not mean that the lines were
bright, nor, for that matter, clever.
Here are some of them:
" 'There Is only one true woman
the other fellow's wife'; 'A lite that
hasn't been aquandered hasn't been
lived'; 'A wife Is like a single eye
glass you can see etter without
one'; 'Man is woman's silent part
ner he has to be.' "
"The play waa Interesting for the
same reason that a calf with two
heads Is Interesting something out
of the ordinary. Fancy some one
forming hla or her opinion of the
proper course to pursue In life from
the play of last night.
"Whew!
"Open the window.
"Air Air Air."
Evidently the play Is about as bad
as the title.
DR. C. M. HILL.
Noted Divine Will Occupy Baptist
Pulpit Sunday.
The pulpit ot the First Baptist
church will be occupied both morn
ing and evening next Sunday by Dr.
C. M. Hill, the president ot the Berk
eley Theological Seminary of Berke
ley, Cal. Dr. Hill Is an eloquent
speaker and has the reputation ot
being a very learned man. He is a
brother ot Mrs. W. I. Vawter ot this
city.
Rev. G. L. Hall, the pastor ot the
church, who Is attending the state
Baptist convention at Newberg, sends
the following message: "I heard Dr.
C. M. Hill speak last evening and I
want to say to the people ot Medford
to e sure and hear him next Sunday
morning and evening at the First
Baptist church.
PRESBYTERIAN CHl'RCH LAWKS
Twelve of Them Were Entertained
by Mrs. Farrar at Gold Ray.
The Ladies' Aid society or the
Presbyterian church held Its regular
meeting Tuesday with Mrs. F. H.
Farrar at Gold Ray. Twelve ladles
made the trip by private conveyance
and three went on the train, making
a goodly assembly to enjoy Mrs. Far
rar's hospitality. Mrs. H. E. Morri
son distinguished herself by catch
ing a fine, large fish below the dam,
much to the chagrin of less success
ful anglers.
Mrs. Farrar, who since her remov
al to Gold Ray has been greatly
missed In the circle ot active church
workers, served a generous lunch,
and the ladies returned to Medford
sincerely praising her gifts as a host
ess. XEW COMMISSION FIRM.
Eugene People 0icn a Produce Ex
change In Medford.
Clyde Fisk and Henry Haswell of
Eugene have decided to open a whole
sale fruit and produce exchange In
Medford and for that purpose have
rented rooms on South G street the
sample rooms formerly occupied by
Hotel Moore. These" young men ex
pect to open their place of business
about Saturday of this week, and will
then have their delivery wagon on
the streets. They will do wholesal
ing In all lines and expect to be abl?
to supply the merchants with their
every need. The style of the ne.v
firm will be the Southern Oregon
Produce company, and It will be a
branch of a similar company now in
operation In Eugene.
HOY KILLS FATHER.
The Father Was I'ndcr the Influ
ence of Liquor at the Time.
BURNS, Or., Oct. 2(1. News has
just reached here of the fatal shoot
ing or.fThomas Vlckers, by his son,
Lennle Vlckers, 20 years ot age, on
the night of October 15, at the
Thomas farm, several miles from this
city. The patricide has given him
self up.
According to the story told the
sheriff, the father was Intoxicated.
As the result of an altercation be
tween him and his son, he started
toward the latter with the Intention,
It Is said, of doing htm physical vio
lence. The father did not heed the
son's warning to keep his distance
and the boy fired tw orevolver shots,
both taking effect In the abdomen.
Following the shooting young Vlck
ers telephoned the sheriff.
MAIL WAXT ADS flRING RESULTS
FRUIT GROWERS
TRUST COMPANY
Big Concern Organized to
Handle Fruit Product
This Valley
The largest .flnaaclal matter which
has taken place la Medford for some
time haa Just been completed In the
organisation of the Fruitgrowers'
Trust company, with a capital of
150,000.
The Incorporator are Seattle and
Medford capitalists and all concerned
are ownera ot property In Medford
or vicinity. It is organized under the
lawa of the atate of Oregon and will
do a general truat business, not con
flicting with the banka In any way.
The directors of the concern are:
Reginald H. Parsons, Seattle: John
A. Torney, Seattle; Howard S. Dud
ley, Seattle; W. I. Vawter. Medford;
Mayor Reddy, Medford; W. J. Mar
tin, Medford; J. D. Olwell. Medford:
Worrall Wilson, Seattle, and Albert
B. Moses, Seattle. The officers have
not yet been elected, but they will
be In a short time. ,
It Is the Intention ot the company
to open offices In this city Immedi
ately and begin business. Temporary
offices will be established In the
Palm block on Seventh street, until
a suitable location can be secured.
Mr. Dudley will be here for some
time any wjty, and It la expected that
he will be here permanently.
Mr. Dudley and Mr. Torney have
an Investment business In the Em
pire building at Seattle, Wash., and
are well known In the financial cir
cles ot that city. They were Inter
ested In the Hill Crest orchards and
have now purchased 334 acres oppo
site to that tract, which Is about
two and one-half milea east of Med
ford. Tift's gives tbem 554 acres in
the two tracts.
The newly organized company will
do a general trust company business
which will consist ot making settle
ments of estates, holding ot mort
gages and administering ot the de
crees of the courts, as well as hold
ing estates and money In trust.
The formation of this company Is
only another evidence of the Import
ance Medford la getting to be In a
financial and a business way.
MVLTXOMAH REGISTRATION'
2H,9:lH Republicans and 6003 Itemo
rrats Signed.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 21. When
all the returns are In, Multnomah
county's total registration for the
presidential election will be about
38,500. The books were closed to
the public at 5 p'clock last night
with 38,406 names on the list. . No
taries and justices of the peace will
send In additional naoies to the num
ber of about 100, according tp Coun
ty Clerk Field's estimate.
Of the 758 voters who were regis
tered yesterday by the staff of nine
clerks, more than half signed the
books between 3 and 5 o'clock In the
afternoon. It was necessary to have
a policeman on hand to keep the
crowd In line. Two lines were form
ed .one of east side voters and one
of those from the west side. At
times they extended out the doors
of the clerk's office and into the
courthouse corridor.
Twenty-eight thousand, nine hun
dred and .thirty-eight Republicans
have signed the registration books
this year. Besides this, there have
been 6992 Democrats and 2476
miscellaneous. The clerks say they
were abie to register the Republi
cans and Democrats much faster than
the small number classed as miscel
laneous. Among these are Social
ists, Prohibitionists, Independents
and those who have not decided to
which party they belong or who re
fuse to name their party. "Non-par
tisans," ot course, go In the miscel
laneous class.
The Fall registration, as far as
the returns are in, numbers 5141. Of
these 3081 are Republicans, 1418
are Democrats and 642 are of other
affiliations. Of yesterday's 758.
there were 481 Republicans at the
registration counter, 202 Democrats
and 75 miscellaneous.
Last spring's registration was
3.1,26.',. At the time the hooks
closed before the June election there
were names of 25,857 Republicans,
5574 Democrats and 1834 others on
the books. The West Side had scor
ed a registration ot 12,481, the east
side ot 16,184 and the country of
4600. No classification of this kind
has been made of those registering
this fall.
Pleasant Hunting Trip.
J. Patterson, C. C. Taylor, Ed Ja
cobs, Earl Brlstow, II. M. Rutler and
J. D. Rutler returned Monday from
a hunting trip at the head of Elk
creek. They had an enjoyable time
and plenty of fresh meat to eat while
In camp, and some left over to bring
boms with them. The party apent
one day la hunting for a lost man,
but without result, as the lost party
finally found hla way. to Rogue river.
His name could not be learned. Oa
the way ever they met no leas than
a dozen teams going Into tne Elk
creek section with, hunting parties.
P. W. Wasoh.au left last evening
for Portland, Spokane and thence to
Cincinnati, O., on business and
pleasure. He will be gone two
weeks.
JOHN L.-8U.UVAX. ,
He Haa Jut Celebrated Hta Fiftieth
Birthday and Is Still Hearty.
HOT SPRINGS, Oct. 20. Fat and
it. John L. Sullivan thinks It Is good
dope to have a semi-centennial birth
day, for he waa showered with con
gratulations that ahow he la not for
gotten by the snorting public. As
the putting veteran finished an ex
hibition four-round bout at the state
fair he waa handed a packet ot tele
grams numbering more than 100
separate messages, and the old tight
er read several of the messages of
good will with tears streaming down
his face. .
He waa the guest of honor nt a
banquet arranged here by, Barney
Stonfield, a staunch admirer and
friend of Sullivan. 8ulltvan answers
all the telegrams, saying that he ap
preciates the expresalon ot congratu
lations, and that be la good tor, al
most another SO years. .
ROYAL MARRIAGE TODAY.
Ducheaa of ScbJeawlg-Holstrla and
Son of Emperor to Wed.
BERLIN, Oct. 21 The Duohesa
Alexandria Victoria,, ot Schleswlg-
Holstein, woo Is to be married to
morrow to her cousin, Prince Aug
ust William of Prussia, fourth .son
ot Emperor William, arrived In Ber
lin today. She waa received at the
railroad station by a brilliant escorU
of the retalnera of the household. On
the drive to the palace the streets
were crowded with people.
Died In the Desert.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 21.
Two pbrspectora who have just re
turned from Argus mountain tell of
the discovery of the body of a man
named B. T. Pratt, who had appar
ently tried to cross the desert and
met death from exposure and ex
haustion. Pratt bad been dead about
two months. In a notebook, the last
entry stated Pratt had been warned
the attempt would result In his nnr
tshlng ad adds, he tnought he could
make it, "but got lost, so guess will
have to give In. I have no water,
nothing to eat and can't walk."
The writer said he had brothers !n
Kansas, St. Louis and Custer county.
Wyoming.
THE REIIEKAHS ENTERTAIN.
They and Their Friends Spend Very
Pleasant Evening.
Last night a committee of Rebek
has entertained the members of that
order and a goodly number of friends
right royally at their lodge hall.
There wore fully 125 persons pres
ent and all seemingly enjoyed them
selves to the fullest extent. A
splendid program was rendered, In
which the Olin brothers favored the
guests with a violin and clarinet duet.
Clarence Flsk with a vocal solo, and
Mrs. W. W. Bates a vocal solo. A
guessing contest was then Inaugurat
ed in which the guests were to guess
the names ot popular magazines. This
proved a very Interesting feature of
the evening and there were all sorts
of scattering and wild and woolly
guesses. In this contest Miss Fannie
Hasklns won first prize. Following
this came a treat of sweet cider
which J. W. Lawton announced
was made from De Anjou apples.
Refreshments of Waldorf salad
and wafers, doughnuts, pumpkin pie.
cake and coffee were served.
The banquet room and tables were
very appropriately and tastefully
decorated in vines and leaves seared
by autumn frosts.
Those of the committee responsible
for this good time wore Mr. and
Mrs. C. II. King, Mr. and Mrs. II. N.
Butler, Mrs. Wing. Mrs. W. 0. Ald-
enbagen, Miss Estclla Duclos, Miss
Lutle Ulrlch and J. W. Lawton.
MVE AT A MIA NY.
Miss Johnson and ltolert Roy Knot
Married at Albany.
The Morning Mall Is In receipt of
the announement of the marriage of
Miss Gertrudo Marlon Johnson, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. John
son, formerly residents of Medford.
The wedding took place at Albany,
Or, .and the lucky man Is Robert
Roy Knox, who for several years was
cashier of a bank in Eugene, but
who Is now associated with Mr. John
son In the milling business in Al.
bany. The bride will he remembered
by our more recent townpseople as
one of the efficient teachers In our
public schools last year. These young
people will be at borne to their
friends In Albany after December I
FIFTEEN YEARS
.5IHE PRison
That Ia Sentence Imposed
Upon Hugh Martin
for Murder
s i ;
PORTLAaQ), Or., Oct. 21. A sen
tence of IS years In the atate peni
tentiary and a tine of $1000 were Im
posed nptrst Edward Hugh Martin
yesterday morning by Judge Cleland
in the Circuit court. A few minutes
hues Martin waa taken back to hla
gloomy cell in the county jail, where
he says he will await the decision ot
the 8upreme eburt upon hla motion
for a new trlatT should the lower
court retuse to grant it.
Promptly at 9:30 Martin was on
hand In the courtroom. In charge ot
Deputy Sheriffs -Frank Beatty and
Harry Bulger. The courtroom waa
crowded long before the time for
passing sentence, but the prisoner
bore the ordeal with the apparent un
concern which has characterized his
demeanor throughout the trial. This
in spite of his subjection to the gate
ot the many spectators.
As soon as he had taken hla seat
at the bench. Judge Cleland asked
Martin If he had anything to say why
sentence should not be pronounced
upon him. .
He arose aa though he were salut
ing an army auperlor and replied:
No, air, I have nothing to say;
my attorneys will speak for me."
He then resumed his seat, and At
torney 8encea Fouta arose to state
that he had no objections to the
passing of sentence. Martin then
arose again without being told to do
so, and Judge Cleland aald to him:
'The Judgment of the court Is that
you serve a term of IS years In the
state penitentiary and pay a fine of
$1000."
After the attorneys, Jeffrey.- and
Foots, had been granted 30 days In
which to file a notice ot appeal to the
Supreme court, over the objection of
the district attorney to a stay ot ex
ecution, the prisoner was escorted
back to Jail. " '
Martin said yesterday that lie will
communicate with his father, through 1
the latter's New York agent, and
ask that he be assisted In taking the
case to the higher court and secur
ing a retrial with a possible acquittal.
Martin declares. In the face of the
jury's verdict, that he Is Innocent,
and that he will eventually be clear
ed ot the ugly crime laid at his door.
At least one man waa visibly wor
ried yesterday over Martln'a plight
He entered the sheriff's office dur
ing the morning and, calling Deputy
Jones to the counter, said: "I want
tosee 'Bob' Stevens. He was In
forme dthat Mr. Stevens waa busy.
Well, here's 20 cents," he aald.
as he threw It oh the counter, and I
want to see Martin. I want to give
him this money so he can't get some
tobacco. It's too bad he hasn't any
money."
OLD RESIDENT GOXE.
H. Ilradshaw Was at One Time
Mayor of Medford.
W.
W. H. Ilradshaw of this city, who
has been 111 for several weeks from
cancer of the stomach, died at his
home, In East Medford, last night.
Mr. Ilradshaw had been a resident
of Jackson country for a number of
years. He at one time held the of
fice of county commissioner of this
county and was also at one time '
mayor of the city of Medford. Ills
was a most exemplary lite and no
better proof as to his good, honest
and honornble lit ecan be cited than
the great number of friends he made
among those who knew him best.
II Kit THIRTKEXTH IliRTHDAY.
Mill Mllilretl llliton Celebrated It Sat
urday Wltli Party to FricnOt.
Today will he Miss Mildred Oil-
ton's 13th blrthdtiy, and to properly
commemorate the day and make
merry several of her girl compan
ions. Mrs. A. S. llliton Invited a few
of them to a little party yesterday
afternoon. The afternoon was spent
In various out-of-door games. In
which all kinds ot a good time was
hnd. Refreshments of Ico cream and
cake and candles were served. The
dining-room was darkened and 13
lighted candles supplied light, and
when the little ones were seated
about the table a very pretty little
home party was the picture It made.
The cleverest part of all was the sur
prise It was to Miss Mildred.
Bold His Interest.
Charles Huff has sold his Interest
In the Central street meat market to
C. W. Ashpole ot Eagle Point. Mr.
Ashpole will have charge of the out-
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