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MEDFORD, OCTOBER 29, 190.
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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
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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."
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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.
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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
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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.