The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909, October 29, 1908, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPublished every Thursday. A. S. IILITOX, PublMli-r. MEDFORD, OCTOBER 29, 190. SUBSCRIPIION $1.50 a Year Entered In (he postoffice at Medford. Oregon aa second class mall metier. CAPTAIN HOHHOVB BPEKt'H. The Portland newapapera laat week expressed tome aurprlse that Captain Richmond Holison, congress man from Alabama, waa not sched uled to speak In Portland, although his speaking trip took him right through that city. However, after earing the speech which Captain Hobson delivered In this city Satur day afternoon one feels tempted to compliment the Portland Democrats on their good sense and good taste. - Captain Hobson started In (o ex-' plain that he was not a politician, but a havnl man. It the navy would be bettered by the captain remain ing with It Is a question, but one thing Is certain, neither the congress of the United States nor the Demo cratic party Is bettered by the fact that he is a member of either, for to be as charitable as It Is possible to be It must be said that the. statements made by Captain Hobson In bis speech are reckless, to say the least. "When the devil was sick, the devil a saint would be; When the devil was well, the devil a saint was he." And so Captain Hobson would never vote for any party which did not make public all contributions re recelved for campaign purposes. "If my party refused to give this Infor mation." said he, "I would turn around and rote the Republican ticket." Considering that never before In the history of the Democratic par's waa campaign contributions madi public. It comes In very nice tor the captain to say In effect: "If the Dem ocratic party makes public campaign contributions I am with It, and when It does not well, I will be with It still." It the statement of Captain Hobson that he would vete against his party fur this or any other rea son can be believed, then we mtut believe other statements which ho made, although there Is plenty or evidence to show that were untruth ful or made through the rankest kind of Ignorance For Instance, Captain Hobson slit id positively that "there never was a run on a bank In Canada." Why, tlere are people here In Medford who have sren not only one, but doz ens of runs on banks In Canada. Not only that, but the government has no control of the banks there In an official way. Neither are the bills Issued by the banks there backed by the government as they are here by bonda dene jited by the national banks. Wl en a bank falls Id Can ada and 1 lenty of them have all tbe bills wl Ich have been Issued by tbose banks and are In circulation are worth only their share of the assets of tbose banks. In other words, when a bank fails In Canada not only are the deposit on interested In it concerned, but every man who possesses a bi'l is sued by that bank ta Interested, too. If tbe depositors receive 50 per cent or 60 per cent, as the case may be the holder of the bill or bills which have been Issued by that bank get only the same share. It has been quite a common thing In Canada to see speculators offer 25 or 35 per cent for the bills of a bank which has failed. Many people sell them rather than to wait until the affairs should be wound up, and then, perhaps, have to take less. If Captain Hobson knows no more about the American banking system and the Dryan plan he had better cut that part out of his speeches. Then, on a par with the statement on tlie Cnuadian banks, the captain hurls forth the statement to the am used listeners that "American manu factured articles are sold In foreign countries for from 60 to 75 per cent less than they are sold for here In The Merchant Knows that it is bo convenient, such a safeguard and Having of time to pav his accounts bv cheek that he would not bo without this satisfactory means of settlement. The Jackson County Bank respectfully invites the checking accounts of merchants, manufac turers, firms corporations, societies and indi viduals, assuring Safety and Good Service. JACKSON COUNTY BANK MEDFORD, OiiECON Established 1888 1 Stat Dopoaitorr Capital and urplu, 113.000.00 W. I. VAWTER, Pres. O. R. LINDLF.Y, Cash. America," Now the captain does not say that some articles are, but he Includes all. Now, will any sane man believe for one moment that American made goods are sold for 25 and 35 cents there when they are sold here for a dollar? Probably if the captain were asked to prove bis statement his an swer would be like that of the little boy who told his parents there were 99 cats on their wall, and when aiiked to prove it, said, "Well, there Is our cat and another one, any way. There waa some excuse for a boy to make such a statement, but what must people think of a man making like foolish statements to American audiences, and he claiming to be a member of congress? Once more Captain Hobson tries to force down the throats of his bear- era that the American working man does twice the work tbe English worker does and gets but slightly more for It. In another place In this issue of the Morning Mail will be found an official table showing that In Great Britain the average weekly wage for all classes Is Just exactly one-half what It la In this country right now. Then Captain Hobson tried to show that the workers In the old country were better off than those here, while as a matter of fact and record right during the last few weeks thousands upon thousands of working people In England and Scotland have been crying for bread to keep themselves and their families from stp-vlng to death. Ma Hngs could be shown r," -t made by tbe ,.- be a needless it would '-v words t hobby the Japan -Ight at the time Captain Hobso. is making known his great discovery of the hellish plot of the Japs to come over and cap ture the United States, the same Japs were giving the American fleet and the officers and man with It the greatest reception ever given on any occasion, either in that country or in this. The captain almost frothed at the mouth when he told how Japan made us "grovel in the dust" on ac count of President Roosevelt com pelling California to take back into the public schools the Japanese chil dren who had been forced to leave. The fact of thla matter waa that the children referred to were just as much American and American citi zens as la the captain himself. Al though the parenta of these children were Japanese, they themselves were native born, and does not the con stitution of the United States guar antee to give to all American citizens equal rights and liberty? Captain Hobson blamed President Roosevelt for Interfering In this matter when It was not only a national, but an International matter. Then the captain blamed the Re publican party and President Roose velt for not having a larger navy and army. Not only that, but he claimed that Mr. Bryan and the Democratic party was pledged to enlarge both. He wanted a huge fleet on the Pacific and another on the Atlantic, as well as an army which could defy the These are the very LATEST SjTYLE6' of Ladies Top Shoes fSf Napoleon Top, Tan, In Button or Lace. I AA Vlcl Kids In Button or Lace. bE Patent Colt and Kid In Button or djfyy wn Oun Metal Calf In Lace. Prices lrom $3 to $5 SMITH & M8L0NY world. Just previous to that tbe captain had complained of the In crease of expenditures when every one knows that each one of the bat tleships he wants would cost mil lions, to say nothing of keeping them up. Perhaps the mere mention of the work done In connection with the rural free delivery under this admin istration will be sufficient answer to the claim made regarding the in crease in the number of government employes and expenditures. We cannot far what the standard Is supposed to be for a man in Ala bama to be 'looted to congress, but If the captain was elected on account of his learning and ability, It Ib sa'J t- ray that any bo in Medford over seven years of age Is more worthy of tbe position than Is Captain Hobson. Cuban election riots come around just as often as Cuban elections. It Is reported that John D. Arch bold hasn't written a letter In some two weeks. To candidates who haven't time to visit us: Ship your phonographs. CALM BEFORE THE STORM. Seat Week Mutters Political Will He giu to Hunt Taft ItuNy .Man. NEW YORK, Oct. 24. The quiet which prevailed at the Kepublicun na tional and state headquarters today la the culm which precedes the po litical whirlwind which Is to strike this region next week. For the first time In two weeks there were no prominent callers at either of the headquarters. Chairman Hitchcock will return Monday from Chicago In time to meet Mr. Taft before the let ter's departure for New Haven. Besides the big meetings In Brook lyn Monday, which Mr. Taft will ad dress on his return from Connecti cut, and In Manhattan Wednesday of next week, he will witness still an other gathering in New York City, which Is expected to prove unusually Interesting. This Is a college mass meeting at Carnegie Hall Friday nlgbt. Among the speakers will be ex-Governor Black, Senator Dolliver and Secretary Strauss. MARRIED WHILK TALKING. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 26. While Mrs. Davis R. Davis of Eau Claire was responding to an address at the state convention of Women's clubs, Ralph W. Burdtck of the sams city was seeking out some Judge to secure special dispensation to mar y Mrs. Davis. 8he hid not yet compV t ed her address when he returned and hastily sent a messenger with a no:e to Mrj. Davis In the meeting. Excus ing herself for a few minutes, Mrs. Davis stepped outside and was whisk ed off to Calvary Presbyterian church, where Rev. W. E. Graham was waiting to officiate at the mar riage. When the ceremony was com pleted Mrs. Burdick returned and finished her talk. WIFE'S HORRIBLE DISCOVERY, Mrs. John Warren Finds HuNhand's Body I'nder Disserting Knife. It is rumored that the national campaign Is going to be brought down to a basis of Issues. Wouldn't It be fine If there was some statute of limitations for old political correspondence. The kaiser has Invented an air brake. Verily, kings can be useful when they have a mind to. If the red-hetaded Texas widows are lor Tapp, his campaign, though not long will be luminous. The emperor of Japan urges econ omy on the part of bis subjects. That world's exposition needs the money. Hearst doesn't have to Incubate speeches. He simply reads his way through a campaign littered with letters. The killed and Injured In the re cent Standard Oil explosion could organise a very respectable Down- and-Out Club. A western woman tramped 1000 miles to find a husband. People would pay to see a man who is worth a walk like that. Minister Wn says he don't know why they recalled him, and this la one time that he fears to fire Inter rogation points. Those mouthing eastern potentates don't want to fight. What they de sire Is to put the world on notice that they are still In It. The days for Interviewing the can dldate are numbered. Put a penny In the slot and the phonograph will read his titles clear for you. The announcement that the Cleve land letter was probably a fake, pro bably brought forth a good many exclamations of "I told you so." The Courier-Journal remarks that the home John D. Rockefeller pur chased In Georgia la a modest one costing less than some United States senators. Tbe work of paving Is progressing. The contractors have started at the west end ot Seventh street and will continue on to the east. Chancellor Day Isn't In the lime light every day In the week. Occas lonaNy he takes a recess and gives Woodrow Wilson a chance to rise to a question of personal privilege. Wasn't It rather an unfair advan tage for Wilbur to eclipse his brother Orvllle's aviator record while the lat ter Is torced to lie up In a hospital. The mayor of Timpson, Texas, Is dead. As he only received a salary of $t a year we have an appalling fear that he must have dead ot star vation. An Indianapolis man predicted that tho world would come to an end last Saturday morning, but we notice that the life Insurance agents are till accepting reasonable risks and circulating the English language. CHICAGO. 111., Oct. 27. Mrs. J. Warren of Fresno, Cal., is reported today to have claimed the corpse which was dissected at the medical school recently as' the body of ber long-lost husband. After years of unsuccessful search ing she became convinced by news paper descriptions that her husband was lying dead In the university dis secting room. A dramatic scene was enacted when the widow Identified the re mains of her dissected husband. The medical professors say that the man died In the charity hospital three weeks ago. . The law permits the transferring of such bodies to the university If unclaimed after a certain time. HA1N8 BROTHERS PLEAD. Slayer of Annla Will Make Insanity Basis of His Defense. NEW YORK. Oct. 27. Temporary insanity will be the defense of Cap tain Peter C. Halns, Jr., U. S. A., who killed William E. Annis at the Bayside Yacht club landing last Au gust. In the Supreme court at Flushing, L. I., today, Judge Garretson over ruled the demurrer entered by coun sel for the defense in the case of T. Jenkins Halns, brother of the Cap tain, which set up the claim that tbe Indictment waa defective In that It charged Jenklna Halns aa both prin cipal and accessory before the fact. Jenkins Halns was then called to the bar and pleaded to the Indictment not guilty. John F. Mclntyre of counsel for the defense, entered a plea of not guilty tor Captain Halns on the ground that at the time of tho kill ing of Annls Captain Halna was In sane. District Attorney Darrln asked that the court fix a date for the trial. This Judge Garretson said he pre ferred to leave to the Judge, who would preside at the November term ot court. If Texas doesn't see what she wants she aska for It. There's H. Clay Pierce, for Instance. WHY?- Our grocery prices are small. So small that a new arri val in town, an old grocery man, who knew the brands of groceries and the wholesale cost, said, m looking at one of our ads, that prices were such that he did not care to enter into competition with us. lie located here, but went into another line. You ask why! We sell for cash and so avoid many of the expensive features of the credit business. We do a much larger business and so can sell at a smaller mar gin. 40c sacks of Oat Flakes now 35c 30c Scrubbing Brushes ".. 20c 5e Toilet Soaps, per dozen 40c $1.40, 5-pound cans of " Wadeo" Baking Powder $1.00 10c Arm & Hammer Soda 6c 5c Cottolene 60c 15c Condensed Milk 10c 60c Uncolored Japan Tea 45c "Yakima Best" Flour, per sack $1.45 25c Kingsbury Jams, cost 17c $3.50 per dozen Jellies, dozen $3.00 15c Bottle Bluing 10c Sampson's Boiled Cider, per quart 35c $1.00 Worcestershire Sauce 85c Angelus Grape Juice, per bottle 10c 20c "Pearls of Wheat," 2 packages for 25c 25c Cream of Wheat, per package 17c "Snow Flake" Bread, per loaf 5c MILLER 8 EVBANIl A grocery business with a solid foundation of cash instead of the shifting sands of credit. Owls are ominous, and Editor Watterson calls Taft's great man ager "The Bcreech-owl of campaigns." SUBSCRIBE FOR THE MAIL. I itii'nMiftY'inii".!ii,jrJ BACK TO BACON AND KUUS. Egg-O-See Company Files Petition In Bankruptcy. CHICAGO, Oct. 26. Bankruptcy proceedings were begun In the U. S. District Court here today against the Battle Creek Breakfast Food Co., "Egg-O-See" today. The petition asserts that the liabilities will be be tween $400,000 and $500,000, and assets ot $200,000. BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Oct. 26. Circuit Judge North today ap pointed John E. Lenlhan receiver of the "Egg-O-See company, organised here under the name ot the Battle Creek Food Company. Lenlhan fur nished $200,000 bonds. As the com pany waa organlxed In this state It Is understood that legal proceedlnga will center In the circuit court of thla county, with other proceedings at Qulncy and Buffalo. WEARY OF WELL DOING. Los Angeles City Prosecutor Resigns Office on Account of Trouble. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Oct. 26. T. L. Woolwlne, city prosecutor, whose j charges ot vice protection against Mayor Harper and the members of the police commission have resulted In a grand Jury investigation which Is still on, halt a score of damage suits for libel, totaling in amount more than halt a million dollars and a long-drawn-out political contro versy, today announced his voluntary retirement from office. He had previously been removed as deputy district attorney by District Attorney ' Frederick. Following Woolwfne's efforts to bring his charges before the grand Jury, Wool wlne In his tleter of resignation bit terly rscoes Fredericks, whom he ac cuses of blocking his efforts to un cover crime. BY WARMED-OVER MEAT. Mother and Babe Are Still Very Sick From Ptomaine Poisoning. GLENDALE. Or.. Oct. 26. As a result of eating poisoned meat, four persons, Mr. and Mrs. James Hutson, their daughter, Mrs. Dunnivan, and her 9-months-old baby have been ly ing In a critical condition at their home In thla city since last evening. Some meat which had been cooked the day before and left In the warm ing oven under tin cover, was eaten for dinner yesterday, and shortly af ter all four were taken violently 111. Medical aid was summoned and It was at first thought that none of them would recover. Mr. and Mrs. Hutson are now out ot danger, but Mrs. Dunnivan and her baby are still In a critical condi tion. It ta supposed the meat was partly spoiled before being cooked and the gradual heat developed pto maine poison. Boys' and Men's High-Top SHOES Boys' size, 12 to 2, tan, hiih top Blucher Shoes, price M AA per pair. VWaVU Youths' size, 2 to 6, high M C top, tan Bluchers, price V9M Men's 12, 14, 16 and 17 inch top; tan and black, Blucher cut Shoes, 6 to 11, at $5.00, $6.50, $7.00, $7.50 and $8.00 per pair. SPECIAL This week we are offering a special lot of genuine chrome tanned high top, plain i he toe, Blucher cut Shoes at, per pair Regular $6.00 value. A great bargain. VAN DYKES Dry Goods ut Shoes Furnishings 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 Wlxson, Myrtle Creek, Or. 4t FOR SALE Farm. 132 V, acres, mile from Myrtle Creek, Oregon, between 60 and 70 acres In culti vation, fine bottom and black loam fine for fruit, corn or alfalfa, price $50 an acre. For further Inform ation address Box 31, Myrtle Creek, Oregon. 4t-p FOR SALE Ranch of 811 acres, 100 acres plow land, 100 more ca pable ot being cleared and plow ed, balance pastnre and timber; good fruit land, plenty of water. FOR SALE Two 2-year-old Jersey Heifers and one Milch Cow by F. II. Ilapklns, Central Point. 42-2tp FOR SALE Cheap, Fresh milk cows. M. W. Wheeler, Two miles northeast of Phoenix. FOR 8ALE One two-year-old Jer sey bull. Inquire ot John Ham rick, one mile east ot Central Point. tt LOST A light bay borae, weight 1050 pounds, branded gsr, on left shoulder, slightly lame In left shoulder, 8 years old. Address L C. Dawmjn, Utngle Reward. if NEW THIS WEEK. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. In the Matter of the Estate of W. H. Bradshaw, deceased. Notice Is hereby given, that by an order of the County Court of Jack son County, Oregon, made and enter ed on the 27th day of October, 190S, the undersigned was appointed, and Is now duly qualified and acting Administrator of the estate of W. H. Bradshaw, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to pre sent same, properly verified, to me, or my attorneys, at the Medford National Bank In Medford. Oregon, within six months from this date. W. B. JACKSON, Almlnlstrater. Dated October 30. 1908. COLVIO & REAMES. Attorneys tor Estate.