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MEDFORD. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29. 1908,
NO. 48
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INSANE CASHIER
E
. B. Knox of Phoenix, Ariz.
Tries to Kill Wife,
Then Self.
PHOENIX. Ariz., Oct. 27. E. B.
Knox, ex-caiihler of the Phoenix Na
tional bank, shot and mortally
wounded hie wife yesterday In the
yard of the home of L. E. Hewlnt at
1303 East Washington street. Three
shots went wild and the fourth pass
ed through the woman's body just
under the heart.
Wounded as she was, she ran Into
the house, while Knox, after snap
ping the revolver vainly at his head,
hacked at the veins of his wrist with
a penknife.
When arrested he was found to be
insane, wildly talking of plots to kill
h i m by turning an electric current
.hrougb his body. He Is a hopeless
consumptive and the disease apiiears
to have reached his brain. His con
dition Is critical. His wire Is dying.
The couple were married In San
Francisco last March, after the bride,
MIb Ida Foxhall, had spent part of
the winter In nursing Knox In the
same hospital where they now lie.
They returned lately from California,
expecting to buy a ranch near Phoe
nix, and had been visiting the Hew
lns family for a day.
Knox bad the highest standing
here, and was an extremely mild
mannered man. He came from New
York, but his home was at Knox
vllle, III., where a millionaire broth
er died last year.
OliD SOLDIER DEAD.
1. A. Palmer Passed Away at Soldiers
Home In Roseburg.
ROSEBURG, Or., Oct. 27. Isaac
A. Palmer, a Civil War veteran, died
at the Soldiers' Home of a complica
tion of diseases. He was admitted to
the home only a few days ago from
Medford. He served during tne war
In a Wisconsin regiment. He leaves
a son and daughter In Washington.
Isaac A. Palmer, whose death Is
announced In the foregoing dispatch,
lived In this city for the past six or
seven years and followed the archi
tects' profession. He designed many
of the business and residences of
Medford, the last structure being the
new building of Young & Hall, not
yet completed, on De Anjou street.
As above stated, he served during
the civil wa ras principal musician in
the Thirtieth Wisconsin regiment. He
was a great lover of music and al
most worshipped his violin. At
many social gatherings be bad taken
an active part In furnishing the mu
sic.
While Mr. Palmer was somewhat
erratic yet he was honest In all his
dealings and endeavored to do as he
would be done by. He was a mem
ber of the Red Men's lodge here and
also of the G. A. R. post. These or
ders persuaded him to go to the
home for treatment, as he had been
In poor health here for several
-weeks.
JACKSONVILLE CITIZEN C.OXE.
StouKlitcn P. Jones Died at His
Home on Monduy.
Stoughton P. Jones, an old and re
spected pioneer of Jacksonville, died
Monday, October 26, at his home
Jacksonville of heart trouble, aged
77 years, 5 months.
Mr. Jones was born In Pennsyl
vania. May 25, 1831. He came to
Oregon In 1856, settling In Jackson
ville, where his home has been ever
since. In 1866 he was married to
Miss Elisabeth V. Twogood, a na
tive of New York, who survives him
Mr. Jones Is known as the oldest
stage driver In the country, having
for nearly 20 years driven the stage
over the old Reddlng-Jacksonville-
Casyonvllle stage route. He was an
upright, conscientious man and Is
spoken of by his old-time associates
as being a man who never spoke 111
of any one and who had no enemies.
Besides his wife, he Is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Arthur J. Davles
of St. Paul, Minn., and Miss Louise
J. Jones of Jacksonville.
Interment was made In the Jack
sonvllle cemetery. Funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Robert En
nis of the Presbyterian church.
HAVE GOOD PROSPECTS.
The Siskiyou Copper ft Gold Dredg
ing Company at work.
W. M. Baxter and Charles Huth
have left Medford for Happy Camp,
Siskiyou county, Cal., to look over
copper properties which are Incorpo
rated as the Stsklyoo Copper ft Gold
Dredging company. Mr. Baxter has
been selling stock since September
22 and will now put men to work In
the mines, which lie about 75 miles
from the railroad, down Klamath riv
er, Siskiyou county. The cropping
of the ledge on the surface show 100
feet In width and assay $4.(4 In gold
and $4.61 In copper.
He has been prospecting for years
In Mariposa and Shasta counties, Cal
ifornia, previous to the year 1905,
when he transferred and continued
his prospecting In Siskiyou county
for more than a year. He Is Inter
ested In about 30 claims and offers
hares to those wishing to purchase
stock and Is confident that the stock
holders will be well repaid by large
dividends as soon as the ore can be
shipped. There are 400,000 shares,
and 190,000 tor sale, minus those al
ready sold.
Mr. Baxter and Mr. Huth will re
turn from Happy Camp in about
three weeks and will be pleased to
give any desired Information to all
who are Interested.
All wishing to purchase stock call
at the Economy Meat Market, North
C street, opposite postotfice.
CREDIT TO THKIIt TEACHER.
Two Recitals Given Hy the Pupils of
Mrs. E. E. Gore.
"And the night shall be filled with
music, and the cares which Infest
the day
Will fold up their tents like the Ar
abs, and as silently Bteal away."
And It must be admitted by those
who attended the piano recital given
by Miss Flora Gray Monday night
and the piano recital given by the
pupils of Mrs. E. E. Gore last eve
ning, that much truth was contained
in the sentiments expressed by the
poet, and these same sentiments
could be applied In connection with
the two functions alluded to.
No one who attended the two re
citals would presume to say that any
of the performances of Mrs. Gore's
pupils could be considered as being
anything extraordinary, hut all of
them performed fairly well and
many of them showed that they pos
sessed skill, which with more prac
tice will certainly entitle them In a
few years more to be classed as "mu
sicians" In every sense of the term.
In the case of Miss Gray, were it
not for the fact that the announce
ment was made that she was a pupil
it is doubtful if any of the listeners
would have classed her as such, for
she gave many evidences of being a
finished player, as far as handling
the pieces which were on the pro
gram were concerned. Her rendering
of the Polish dance could be classed
as brilliant and the prelude for the
left hand was Interesting and novel,
showing the possible effects with one
hand, and that hand naturally the
weakest.
La Flleuse" carried a flowing
melody, supported by an accompani
ment giving a good Imitation of a
spinning wheel. She showed a steady
muscular control. The last group
brought out the delicacy of tone and
rapidity in Intricate running work,
besides strength and power in heavy
chords. The entire program was
played from memory.
Elizabeth Gore, aged 8, and a pu
pil of only ten months, played four
numbers from memory with confi
dence and ease, In so young a child,
besides transposing into different
keys.
The first on the program at the re
cital last night was Berna Roberts,
who played "Les Sylphs" In a charm
ing manner. She was followed by
Lenore Godlove with the "G'psy
Ronde," by Haydn. That also was
nicely rendered. Vera Hendrlcksi.n
played "Barcarolle."
The balance of the program was as
follows:
Maiden's Dream" (Bohm), Vera
Merrlman; "Rustic Dance" (Howell),
Alma Gould; "Magic Bells" (Espen),
Bernard Roberts; "Schwelzer's Helm-
kehr" IStumpf), Violet Caskey;
Rosetta" (Bohm), Mary Stevenson.
Valse Lorraine" (Mlssa), Francis
and Luclle York, Ruth and Esther
Warner; "Minuet De Mozart"
(Schulhoft), Lottie Wali; "Melody
of Love" (Engelman), Mamie Deuel;
Cabvetta" (Lack), Loralne Bllton'
"Conceit Polonaise" (Bohm), Amy
Walz; Theme tor 'left hand alone
(Plrkhert), "Tarantelle" (Heller),
Nell Rcuter; "Des Fralschutz" (Weber-Smith),
Ivy Bowk.
The following program was ren
dered l,y children between the ages of
7 and 9 years, all promising pupils
of Mrs. Gore's:
'Little Boy Blue" (Engelman),
Juanlta Crawford; "Walts" (Morltz
Llebetz), Opal Ferguson; "Walts,"
transposed into two keys, Gladys
McComb; "Gavotte" (Beach), Eliza
beth Hill; "Polka," (Streabog), Ma
bel Gould; "Polly's Dolly" (Chitten
den), Llberta Gore: "The Veloci
pedes" (Morlts Llebetz), Alice Ly
ons; "The Echo" (Morltz Llebetz)
Catherine Tuttle.
Hearst has money, but bo letters
to burn.
Pittsburg will hare none of the
Salome dance. It Is trying for a rep
utation as a city of reformed mllllon-
aires.
PRINCE HENRY
OF
Makes an Ascent in Count
Zeppelin's New
Airship.
FREIDERICKSHAUFEN, Oct. 27.
Prince Henry of Prussia spent sev
eral hours In the aid today as a guest
of Count Zeppelin, who made an as
cension in his remodeled airship.
Not only did the prince thoroughly
enjoy the trip, but he sat at the
steering gear for many miles and
guided the movements of the craft,
compelling it to execute all. kinds of
complicated maneuvers. The prince's
satisfaction was unbounded and he
gave expression to It in a telegram
which he sent to the emperor:
"Under Zeppelin's guidance I felt
Just as sate as on my own flagship."
With Zeppelin himself at the wheel
the airship rose to an altitude of
600 feet, and moving rapidly against
a strong wind, disappeared behind a
bank of clouds. Soon messages be
gan to arrive from towns In the
Rhine valley announcing the passage
of the airship. About 2 In the after
noon sonorous sounds from the sky
Indicated the craft was returning.
Soon It appeared above the thronged
streets of Constance, where the
prince saluted acknowledgment from
the cheering crowd below. After
maneuvering about above Kale lake,
Constance for some time, the airship
made Its way toward the Swiss fron
tier, disappearing in the direction of
Tyrol. It returned to Its moorings
about sunset.
FIFTY YEARS OLD.
Pmldrut Roosevelt Celebrated
Birthday Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 27.
President Roosevelt observed his
50th anniversary today very simply.
He attended to his executive duties
as usual, and except for a reception
of a delegation from the Hungarian
club from New York and receipt of
a Inrge number of congratulatory
messages, some floral tributes bud
gifts from members of his family, he
spent the day the same as any othe.-.
Among those who sent congratula
tions were King Edward, Governor
Htiuhes, Archbishop Ireland and
Whltelaw Retd.
ADVERTISING OREGON.
The Fruit Grower Devotes Many
Pages to Fruit Industry.
The Fruit Grower, of St. Joseph.
Missouri, has just Issued a Home
seeker's edition, which contains an
extended report tram all the fruit
growing districts of the west, and
no one state receives as much atten
tion as Oregon. There Is page after
page of Illustration and text, and
every part of the state Is given prom
inence. In fact, Oregon probably
gets more attention than any other
two states. This Is true because the
state is better organized, doing better
advertising, has more good pictures
and has learned how to present Its
resources and attractions better than
any other state In the Union.
PORTLAND ROOFERS HERE.
W.
J. Ferrell Is Putting the Roof on
Deuel & Kentner Building.
W. J. Ferrell, of Portland, Is In
Medford with a crew of workmen
engaged in -putting on aspbaltum
roof on the Deuel ft Kentner new de
partment store. This roof Mr. Fer
rell guarantees to last for ten years.
It Is a combination which he has
prepared and which has been thor
oughly tried out by himself on a
great many of the best buildings In
Portland.
GOOD ROADS RALLY.
Colonel Hofer of Salem Here In In
terest of Good Roads.
Colonel Hofer of Salem Is In Med
ford In the Interests of state high
ways. The gentleman Is an enthus
iast upon better roads and good
roads building. In fact, he is I
whirlwind upon this subject, a veri
table cyclone, as It were, when the
subject Is mentioned. He has been
holding meetings upon these lines In
Roseburg and has gotten the people
up there halt crazy on the subject
so much In earnest are they that
nothing short of a boulevard from
that city to the Coos bay country will
be given a thought.
Mr. Hofer's pet scheme Is a state
highway from Portland to Ashland
It is his Intention to ask the next leg
islature to make an appropriation of
$1,500,000 from the state funds for
this purpose, and to this It If expect
ed the several counties through
which the road traverses will appro-
prlate a like amount. Tula will be
co-operative highway and its con-
structlon will be under the superln
tendency of engineers employed by
the state. It will cost $10,000 a
mile and will be an all-season road
for all kinds of vehicles.
It has been four years since Mr.
Hofer was last In Medford and of
course he sees many changes In our
city. He stated that Salem, Eugene
and Medford were making greater
progress than any other three cities
In Western Oregon, and that Medford
was the best advertised of any of
them. Ashland, he says, Is also mak
ing good and substantial strides.
Mr. Hofer will spend today in Med
ford and Jacksonville and he hopes
to fix a day for a good roads rally
In this city.
IX MEMORIAM.
A Tribute to an Honored Citizen,
the Late W. H. Bradahaw.
By Rev. W. F. Shields.
William H. Bradshaw was born
May 9, 1845, In Green County, Ken
tucky, and died at Medford, Oregon,
October 20. 1908, at the age of 63
years, 5 months and 12 days. At the
age of 4 years he moved with his par
ents to Southern Illinois from Ken
tucky. In Illinois, Mr. Bradshaw
grew to manhood and at the age of
18 enlisted from that state In the 7th
Regiment of the Illinois Infantry,
Co. D, and served until the close of
the Civil War. After the war he
moved to Nebraska and from there
to Jackson County. Oregon, where
he has lived for 22 years. He was
married February 18, 1S68, to Miss
Delilah Allen at Atlanta, Illinois.
To this union 5 children were born
of whom 4 are still living, with 6
grandchildren. The surviving child
ren are: Mr. Reda Bradshaw, Mr.
Ira Lee Bradshaw, Mrs. Zadie Ste
vens and Mrs. Effie May Turryll.
The wife and mother still lives to
bless her children and her grand
children.
Mr. Bradshaw was a good, up
right and Industrious citizen, honor
ed and respected by all who knew
him. He was repugnant to all ttoat
was Impure and dishonest. At one
time his fellow citizens made htm
county Commissioner, and at an
other time the people of Medford
made hlra mayor of their munici
pality. In neither of these positions
did any doubt his cevotlon to the
people's good. He must, also, be
credited with having done his share
in developing and .bringing to public
notice the resources of the Rogue
River valley. As we lay him In his
last resting place we realize that
one of our best citizens has gone to
his eternal home. He belonged to
secret order and was Identified
with no visible church, but down In
his heart It may be that his hope was
staid on nothing less than "Jesus'
btood and righteousness." He was
an honored member of the Chester
A. Arthur Post No. 47 of tbe G. A. R.
at Medford, Oregon. As a husband.
father, citizen and friend he was, to
those who knew him best. In these re
lations, one of the best of men.
Socrates, the sage of Greece, has
said: "There can no evil befall a
good man, whether he be alive or
dead."
And Jesus Christ, the World's Re
deemer Bays: "Not every ons that
saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall enter
Into the kingdom of heaven; but he
that doeth the will of my Father
which Is In heaven."
Sleep on, then brother, sleep on!
Not what men seem, but what men
are. determines their fate In the
great unseen.
.II.WEL8 MISSING FROM AUTO.
Mr. IC. A. Alger, Jr., Loses Trunk
With Valuables on Trip.
LONDON, Ont., Oct. 27. A trunk
containing gowns and jewels of Mr.
tin-ell A. Alger, Jr., of Detroit, v.il
ued at $5000, has been lost or stolen.
With Mrs. Maurice Williams, Mrs.
Alger was on an automobile trip
from Detroit to Buffalo, through On
tario. The ladies carried with them some
beautiful gowns and a quantity of
jewelry. Those belonging to Mrs. Al
ger were In a trunk strapped to tbe
rear of the automobile. On alighting
at their hotel here the trunk waa
fining. A search was made over the
back roads, but no trace of the miss
ing trunk was found.
BRYAN BOOSTER ARRESTED.
Hollered Too Loud, Disturbed G. A.
R. Corps, Fined gas.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 27. John T.
Kent, a prominent local Democratic
politician, formerly employed on Mr.
Bryan's paper, waa fined $25 and
costs today in police court for "hol
lerin" for Bryan."
Technically Kent was charged with
disturbing the peace and with dis
orderly conduct. The complaints In
the case were made by six members
of the .. A. It. d'ntn corps. They
testified that when h persisted ii
cheering for Bryan, Kent had dis
turbed their organization, which at
the time was giving an open-air drum
corps concert
LAST CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT
I
Sidney Tapp is the .
Col.
Lvtest Cdndidate in
the Field.
CHIAGO, III., Oct 24. 4.olonel
Sidney Tapp, of Georgia, presidential
candidate of the new liberal party,
whose platform, among other things,
demands women suffrage, was form
ally notified of his nomination at a
meeting at Hull house In this city.
Colonel Tapp, in accepting the
honor, admitted that the campaign
had been begun too late by them to
admit of successful organization this
year In a number of states, but .he
said:
"At this time and place, may I not
ask those who believe in our prin
ciples, In states where we have been
unable to name presidential electors
on account of our limited time, to
go to the polls on election day and
cast their votes for those principles,
by marking oft names of electors of
other political parties? May I not
ask that the women of this land who
believe that they should be made
legally free, meet on election day
and vote for us by declaring their
faith In our political creed? May I
not ask those who believe In these
principles to aid In perfecting state
organization In every state In the
union, that we may go forth and bat
tle for a purer and better republic,
a republic of which the fathers
dreamed?
"We believe the hour has come in
the history of this country when the
two old political parties will decay.
Disintegration has set In; dissolu
tion and death must follow. They
have served their day."
The political creed ot the liberal
party Mr. Tapp referred to as a de
claration of Independence. Touch
ing on the right of women to vote,
he said In part:
"For thousands of years woman
was the slave of man; for centuries
she was held as his property; for
generations she was denied the right
to own property. This enlightened
age has repudiated this barbarism of
other times. But while woman is
now physically free, she Is not legally
freea nd given 8,11 the rlghta under
the law which are given to men."
Colonel Tapp also declared in fa
vor of the Initiative and referendum
and for direct taxation.
TEACHERS' CONVENTION.
Opened at High School
Morning.
Yesterday
The teachers' annual Institute for
the counties ot Jackson and Joseph
ine will open In this city this morn
ing at 9 o'clock and will continue
for the two following days. The ses
sions will be held In the High School
building and will begin each morn
ing at the same hour.
At 8 o'clock this evening Dr. J.
Whltcomb Brougher of the White
Temple at Portland will make an ad
dress on "The Chief Idea on Educa
tion" at the First Baptist church.
Those who have the affair In charge
wish it to be announced that this ad
dress is Just as much for the general
public as It Is for the teachers, and
every one is invited to attend.
THEY KILL THEMSELVES.
Identical Suicides Happen After San
Francisco Dinners.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27. Two
suicides, almost identical In the man
ner of their accomplishment, were re
ported to the coroner yesterday. Wil
liam Ebken, a 2 0-y oar-old electrician,
left the dinner table where his family
was assembled, went to his room and
killed himself with a shotgun. Des
ral Chozelr, a laborer, earlier In the
day, left the table after a meal and
killed himself by shooting.
OAKLAND, Cal., Oct. 27. Violet
Lang, aged 23, a nurse, employed In
tbe family ot L. E. 8tearns, commit
ted suicide last night by drinking
carbolic acid. The girl, who came
from Canada, Is said to have suffered
from fits of melancholy.
JOHN D. MAKES ANOTHER GRAB.
Takes Ownership of Colorado Fnel ft
Iron Company from Gonlds.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. That the
$50,000,000 Colorado Fuel ft Iron
corporation has fallen Into the hands
ot the Standard Oil company has
been made plain to Wall street by
the announcement that L. M. Bower
of Cleveland, O., has been selected to
be the treasurer of the company.
Mr. Bowers has been for the last
30 years one of John D. Rockefeller's
personal representatlvea and during
that time he has had almost no con
nections except with the Rockefeller
Interests.
Fir m-riv months past the real
ownership of the Colorado Fuel ft
Iron company has puzzled Wall
street. The Goulds were the nom
inal owners, but all the time It ap
peared that a struggle was going on
for the actual control of the corpo
ration. At one time announcement
was made that E. H. Harrlman was
seeking the property to obtain a steel
rail manufacturing plant near his
main line ot roads. About three years
ago Charles O. Gates ft Co.. then ac
tive In Wall street, tried to get con
trol and ran the price of the stock
up about 100 per cent. The result
was a collapse even more spectacu
lar than had been the advance.
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY.
A Very Successful One Was Held ul
Presbyterian Church.
Last Sunday was "Rally Day" !n
the Presbyterian Sunday school. Tho
church was full to overflowing. The
school has placed Its mark at 250
for this year, and If there Is not
room In the old church building by
fitting up the basement, then a new
church building will be erected, up
to date In all the equipment for the
most progressive Sunday school
work. The program was fine and the
young people acquitted themselves
with credit.
J. F. Hutchason Is the superinten
dent and hustles for the success ot
the Sunday school as he does for the
success of his business. He has
formed a large choir of the young
people. Mrs. Roder's class of youug
women had In it last Sunday J 7
young women. The young men's
ct-tsH is the largest In the history of
he school. More classes and more
teachers are needed Is the cry of the
superintendent.
The primary department, under
Mrs. E. N. Warner, has grown in
numbers and interest. The work Is
so interesting, the spirit and sur
roundings so suited to the object In
view that the children do not want
to leave that department when grad
uated from It,
Last Sunday ten were graduated
from the primary Into the Intermedi
ate, and diplomas of graduation were
presented to each by the pastor of
the church. This was one ot the
most Interesting events of the day.
A committee met each one at the
door with a greeting and pinned on
each a bouquet and a rally day badge.
An offering of $15 for missions was
taken. The sun was shining bright
the children and young people wero
happy, the music was good and nil
went away feeling a deeper interest
In the Sunday school.
BRYAN HOBSOMZED.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27. When Wil
liam J. Bryan entered the Astor gal
lery at a reception of the Woman's
Democratic club at the Waldorf-Astoria
today, he was kissed by two wom
en In the presence of nearly 700 oth
ers, and narrowly escaped the em
brace of a third. Mrs. Bryan was
present. Mr. Bryan displayed some
embarrassment.
JENNINGS TO GO ON STUMP.
Manager of Tigers Will Enter Polit
ical Arena In Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 27. Hllgh
ey Jennings, manager of the Detroit
Tlsers, will enter the political arena
next week and will stump the city,
with Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleve
land, In favor of tbe re-election of
Mayor William B. Thompson.
Mayor Thompson has arranged to
hold meetings In large circus tents
next week, and the attractions, be
side sjennlngs and Tom Johnson, will
be the Rev. Herbert E. Bigelow of
Cincinnati, ad City Clerk Poter Witt
of Cleveland, all of which means the
last week of the campslgn will have
all the earmarks of a marvelous cir
cus maxlmus.
Early last spring Mayor Thomp
son promised Jennings that If he
would make his home In Detroit he
would appoint him assistant corpora
tion counsel at the close of the base
ball season, and It begins to look as
though Jennings would accept.
BRINGS GOOD PRICE.
8. L. Bennett Got $70 for Fruit From
One Tree.
A few weeks ago The Morning Mall
had quite a lengthy mention of the
splendid crop of apples which S. L,
Bennett, living north of Medford, ex
pected to harvest from his orchard
Mention was made that Mr. Bennett
estimated he would gather from some
of his trees fully 35 boxes ot fruit
He bad a couple of days ago picked
82 boxes from one of these trees and
there were 15 more boxoa runnlngor
there were 15 or more boxes remain
ing on tbe tree. None ot this fruit
was smaller than four-tier and much
of It Is three and three and a half
tier. These are Newtown apples and
a very low estimate as to price would
bring the total value of the fruit on
this one tree up to over $70.
SUBSCRIBE FOB TUB HAIL.
E TO ONE
Lloyd's London Exchange
Offer Odds Against
Bryan's Election.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26. Nine to
one are the odds against the election
of William Jennings Bryan, as flgur
ed out by Lloyds Exchange in Lon
don. At least that most conservative
ad careful concern, after receiving
reports from confidential agents In
all parts of the United States, accor
ding to Information given out last
night by the Republican National
Committee, has accepted risks the
equivalent to a wager at those odds
against the Nebraskan to an aggre
gate of $500,000. The premium on
this Insurance, paid by . American
business men to Insure themselves
against business losses contingent on
a Democratic victory, amount to
about $50,000.
It was also announced that In view
of the two slight accidents to trains
on which the Republican candidate
has been traveling during his speech
making tour Lloyds has been asked
to underwrite some risks providing
against such a contingency as Mr.
Taft being prevented from taking his
seat in the White House by death
or by Incurring bodily Injury that
would prevent him from accepting
office.
REV. GOULDER RETURNS.
He Will Be Pastor Here
other Term.
Rev. Goulder returned yester
day from Portland where he had
been In attendance at a conference
ot the M. E. church south. By a un
animous petition of the members ot
the church In this city the reverend
gentleman was given this charge tor
another year. This will be his third
year here. During the past two
years he has made a great many
friends: not only among church peo
ple, but among those outside the
churches. He is a splendid gentle
man, a good and able speaker, and,
best of all, an honest, conscientious
Christian man. This same confer
ence made Rev. E. V. Jones presid
ing elder of this district.
MEDFORD STILL WET.
The Supreme Court Handed
Decision Tuesday.
Word was received In Medford yes
terday to the effect that the Supreme
court had upheld the decision ot Cir
cuit Judge Hanna, enjoining the
County court of Jackson county from
declaring the result of the majority
ot votes at the last June election In
the county In favor of prohibition.
Insofar as it effected the city ot
Medford.
The Injunction case was brought
by J. C. Hall, a saloonkeeper in this
city. Ills attorneys were Robert G.
Smith, E. E. Kellqy and Snow ft Me
Camant of Portland, while Attorney
W. M. Colvlg represented the prohi
bitionists. The decision was based
on the fact that the city charter was
passed hy tho legislature since the
referendum law, and where two laws
conflict, as the court clnims, the last
one passed Is the one to be taken.
There are now two courses open to
those who are determined to continue
the fight for a dry town. One Is to
get a bill through the legislature at
the next session reaffirming the ref
erendum taw and the other Is to
elect the majority of the conncdmen
in the city at tho next election. The
latter course will probably be the one
taken. The next city election will be
held In January.
Hearst Still at It.
NEW YORK. Oct. 27. W. R.
Hearst varied the program of the
reading ot the so-called Standard OH
letters by centering the attack on
Lieutenant-Governor Chanler, the
Democratic candidate for governor.
In short, he accused Chanler ot em
ploying a press agent who gave out
notices ridiculing Bryan's candidacy.
while Chanter's qualifications were
extolled. With this as a basis he
attempted to show Chanter's present
attitude toward Bryan was one ot
hypocrisy and that Chanler Is a
"traitor and turncoat.''
GREATEST MAN LIVING.
Yet President Roosevelt Is
Only
Fifty Years of Age.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. Tomor
row will be the fiftieth anniversary
of President Roosevelt's birth. He
will not take a day off to celebrate
the ocasslon but will be hard at
work at his office. No celebration
will be planned so far as la known,
but something In the nature ot a
surprise may be sprnng on the Pre
sident y Mrs. Roosevelt, probably la
tho nature of a dinner party. Aj j