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MEDFORD, DECEMBER 4, 10OH.
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Bntered In the postofflce at Medford,
Oregon as second class mall matter,
SCHOOL ATTKNDAXCK HAS
I.NCKKAHED.
It will be noticed that according
to the monthly report luued by the
superintendent of schools. Professor
II. O. Smith, that the enrollment
alnce the beginning of the term has
. been 895 and that at the present
time the enrollment Is 80S. This
lias caused some people to suppose
that the attendance has fallen off,
whereas this baa nothing whatever
to do with the attendance.
The fact Is the attendance since
the beginning of the school term has
Increased, Instead of showing a de
crease, as has been stated. The en
rollment covers many canes where a
pupil has ceased to attend for a
while and then enrolled again. The
Morning Mall has It on the authority
of Superintendent Smith that In
place of a falling off in the attend
- a nee of the Medford schools this
term that there has been a gratify
ing Increase.
THE TIDE OF BUSINESS.
Business is already responding to
the election, and something like a
boom is on, says an exchange. But
there will be backsets. These flur
ries and Jumps must not be mistaken
for real business prosperity, which
creeps upward steadily like the tide.
The present spurt la largely the
work of the gambler, the man who
lives off the work of others. He
has seised this opportunity to Jug
gle values and boost prices violent
ly. The real prosperity makers, the
producers, are worklnk, too, but
their work Is slow and substantial.
A panic can sweep over the country
with great swiftness, but the recov
ery Is not so swift. Prosperity does
not return to 80,000,000 people in
a week's Jump. The first waves re
cede as well aa advance, and good
business men will not mistake the
waves tor the tide itself.
America gets no Nobel prise for
literature, and yet Indiana has an
author to the acre, and we have
ablpped authors to Europe, and had
them walk about with long balr and
high boots, and a real, wild, literary
look. Exchange.
. It's JUBt like Texas to have a
prophet to predict the speedy end of
the world, Just when we were told
that Prosperity was coming and had
paid the house rent In advance.
They would have some difficulty
Setting Brother Rockefeller to recite
on the, witness stand that famous lit
tle poem, "I remember, I remetube
the house where I was born."
A New York paper says: "Mr. Cro
ker wore a derby somewhat the
worse for wear." But there's no
throwlng-off on that $50,000 Derby
Dick won some time ago.
Since the triumph of Democracy In
Indiana threatens Mr. Beverldge's
enatorshlp, he may find it neces
sary henceforth to depend solely on
the lecture platform for the unbur
dening of his vocabulary.
MONTHLY SCHOOL REPORT.
Sapt. V. G. Smith Makea His Report
for Month of November.
Office of Superintendent of
Schools, Medford, Or., Nov. 27.
Board of School Directors. Gentle
men: I herewith submit to you the
following report of the Medford
public schools for the month ending
November 27, 1908:
Number of pupils on register since
the beginning of the year, 896; num
ber of pupils remaining at date, 806;
number of days taught during the
month, 18; whole number of daya of
attendance, 18,908 H ; whole number
of days' absence, 685; whole number
of times tardy, 100; number of pu
pils neither absent nor tardy, 474;
average number of pupils belonging,
807; average daily attendance,
187; per cent of attendance,
.95 1-10; number of visits by par
ents, 35.
The usual annual donation to the
Boys' and Girls' Aid society of Ore
gon was taken In the schools Novem
ber 20. The donation amounted to
750 pounds of clothing and articles
of food and $11.85 In cash. The
goods were shipped by freight to the
home at Portland, Monday, Novem
ber 23. The balance of cash, after
paying freight charges, which were
$7.40, was remitted to the superin
tendent of the home.
Respectfully submitted,
U. O. SMITH,
Superintendent of Schools.
FOR FARMERS ONLY.
Bend us your same and postofflce
address and we will mall you free,
on January 1, a beautiful calendar.
HUBBARD BROS., Medford.
IX) ST Light-colored no-brand Jer
sey heifer calf. Bend word to D.
: B. Ream. ll-lt-w p.
facilities in banking.
The officers are pleased to render counsel and
advice on financial matters.
Accounts, subject to check are invited.
JACKSON COUNTY BANK
MCDrORO, OhECON
EatabltsHod lS88t State) Dopoaitory
Capital asd Surplus, 91S5.00O.00
W. L VAWTER, Pres.
Fltl'IT MEM MEET.
(Continued from First Page.)
lural society Tuesday will serve as a
fitting Introduction to the equally
important gathering of northwest
fruit growers for the succeeding
three days. Subjects relating to the
best methods of cultivation and pro
duction will be discussed at the Tues
day meeting, when addresses will be
delivered by such prominent horti
culturists as Dr. J. R. Cardwell, F.
W. Power, H. M. Williamson, W. K.
Newell and J. R. Shepard. Tuesday
night the ad men will hold a special
session, when "The Apple" will be
discussed. On this occasion several
members of the State Horticultural
society will participate In the pro
gram. The Northwest Fruit Growers' As
sociation Is distinguished from the
State Horticultural society in that
the former organisation has - to do
with the commercial side of the fruit
growing business. Among the au
thorities on horticulture who will ad
dress the sessions of this associa
tion are: Maxwell Smith, fruit In
spector for British Columbia; Pro
fessor J. R. Shinn of the University
of Idaho at Moscow; Professor W. R.
Thornber of the Washington 8tate
college at Pullman; H. B. Miller,
consul-general to Japan; Y. Numano,
resident Japanese consul; ex-Representative
W. H. Paulhamus, of Hood
River; W. B. Glafke, of Portland,
and P. J. O'Gara of Washington, D.
C.
Mr. O'Gara Is a specialist In orch
ard diseases, and during the week
will give an Illustrated lecture on the
subject of fruit pests. This will be
one of the features of tbe three days'
convention.
PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 1. The
opening session of a four days' con
vention of fruitgrowers of tbe Pa
cific northwest was held In Wood
men of the World hall, Eleventh
street, between Washington and Al
der. The entire day was occupied by
the meeting of the State Horticul
tural society In Its annual session.
Tonight the members of this organ
ization will be the guasts of the Port
land Ad Men, and beginning tomor
row the Northwest Fruitgrowers' as
sociation will convene for a three
days' meeting. Over 500 prominent
horticulturists are expected to at
tend the conventions.
At today's sessions of the Horti
cultural society addresses pertaining
to fruit culture were delivered by J.
R. Cardwell, honorary president of
the society: F. W. Power, nursery
man, of Salem; H. M. Williamson,
secretary of the state board of hor
ticulture; W. K. Newell, member of
the state board of horticulture, and
J. R. Shepard, a prominent orchard
ist of Zena, Polk county. The offi
cers of the society are: Honorary
president, Dr. J. R. Cardwell; presi
dent, H. C. Atwell; flrse vice-president,
C. H. Lewis: second vice-president,
C. D. Huffman; secretary
treasurer, E. R. Lake; corresponding
secretary, L. T. Reynolds; finance
committee, H. M. Williamson.
An excellent display of apples and
other fruit has been gathered from
different sections of the state and
arranged In the basement of the hall
In which the conventions will be
held. The exhibit Includes the cream
of the product of the state and Is
worth a visit by anybody Interested
In good fruit. The exhibit was open
ed last night and will be open to
the inspection of the public both day
and night until Friday night.
Portland merchants have offered
In the aggregate 22 cups, valued at
from $20 to 850 each, for the beat
exhibits, and there Is lively competi
tion among the apple-growers of the
Rogue River valley, the Willamette
valley and Hood River for the
prises. The competition Is particu
larly keen for the cash prise of 850
that has been offered for the best
five boxes of not less than three vari
eties. The officers of the State Horticul
tural society yesterday Issued an In
vitation to the various commercial
organizations and the business men
of the city, urging them to attend
the business sessions of the meeting
and Inspect tbe superior exhibit of
apples that la on exhibition. An In
vitation will today be extended to the
pupils of the high schools to visit the
apple exhibit, which la a revelation
as to what Oregon can do along hor
ticultural lines.
In addition to the large number
of exhibitions that have been en
tered In competition for the prises,
fit the Service
of Depositors
and Clients,
The Jackson County Bank
plwes at the service of its de
positors und clients, the best
U. R. LINDLEY. Cash.
the State Agricultural college at
Corvallis has sent a complete plate
exhibit showing every variety of ap
ples that is grown In the state. The
Yamhill Walnut club, of McMlnn
vllle, has also Installed an Interest
Ing exhibit of English walnuts grown
in Yamhill county.
A committee of experts this morn
ing will begin Judging the exhibition
and it is expected the prize-winners
will be determined not later than 2
o'clock this afternoon. At that hour
the general public will be admitted
to admire the product of Oregon or
chards. WM. M. COLVIG THERE.
He Was First on the List of Speakers
at the Ad Men's Evening.
The Portland Ad club had a
unique meeting tonight In the Com
mercial club auditorium, beginning
at 8 p. m. C. C. Chapman, presi
dent, had issued a program that Is
THE FAITHFUL FIRST
Situated in an in
telligent and thrif
ty coniinuuity, it is
just as easy for the
Faithful
FIRST
to experience a
steady and healthy
growth, as it 'is for
Cyclones to occur
in Kansas. Read
the annexed Re
port. It shows a
growth of
$110,000.00
since the Panic.
The largest growth
of any Bank in
Southern Oregon,
for the period
named.
This Bank is a United States Depositary
The First National Bank
of Medford
WM. S. CROWELL, President
F. K. DEUEL, Vice-Pres
as good as anything this alert organ
isation has ever gotten out. The en
"Adman'a Apple Evening," and the
tertalnment was described aa the
program consisted of talka on fruit
subjects by prominent horticultur
ists of the state. Club members,
their business associates and their
friends were Invited. The circular
program Issued yesterday and dis
tributed at the Commercial club
luncheon follows:
"William M. Colvlg, raconteur, or
chardlst, ex-Judge and pioneer, one
of Oregon's most gifted public
speaker.
"E. H. Shepard, tbe soul of Hood
River.
"M. O. Lownsdale, world-famed
songster, who clears 150,000 from
his Yamhill county apple orchard
thla fall (real money).
"Professor J. B. Leatherman, ap
pleman of Albany.
"These four silver-tongued farm-
era will speak Tuesday evening In
the Commercial club auditorium on
'Oregon's Ad, the Apple.' Tbe occas
ion. Adman's Apple Evening.
"Statistics are barred, and Tom
Richardson, while present, will not
be permitted to say a word.
"Club members, their business as
sociates and their friends, If they
have any, are all cordially Invited to
attend.
"Entertainment begins at 8 p. m.
"Ad men's affairs are always live
affairs. Don't miss this 'un.
-PORTLAND AD CLUB."
GOOD MEETING.
Fruit Growers Hear to Horticultural
Talk.
"There la no such a word as
d'AnJo," was the statement made by
Professor P. J. O'Gara at the meet
ing of the Rogue River fruitgrowers
at the Angle opera bouse yesterday
afternoon. "I understand, "contln
ued Professor O'Gara, "that you
have a street here of that name, and
I guess youu will have to move tbe
street."
Heretofore It has been supposed
tbat the name of a certain kind of
pear waa "d'AnJou," but according
to Professor O'Gara this supposition
Is wrong. He states positively that
there la no such a name, but that
the only proper name Is "Anjo.
This statement appeared to oe some
what of a surprise to the fruit grow
era who heard it, and will likely alo
be a surprise to those who read
about what he says.
If any one has any doubts as to
the Interest taken In connection with
the raising of frutl in this vicinity
they would have all doubts dispelled
by a visit to the Angle opera house
when the meeting of the fruit grow
ers waa In progress. Seating room
was at a premium and among the
audience were quite a number of la
dles, who appeared to have as much
Interest in the proceedings as the
men.
Professor O'Gara gave one of his
usual Interesting talks and illustrat
ed his subjects on a blackboard. He
No. 7701
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
Th first national bank, at Muord
Id tha Hum of On goo. at the do of business
November 27, 19U8
REUOURCPS.
Loans and Discounts fiK.V70.80
Overdrafts, secured and una, -nrad... VAM
0.8. Hoods to secure circulation 40.000.UO
l;.S Bonds to secure U.S. Deposits... 5O.00O.C0
Premiums en U.S. Bonds 11.834.S7
Bonds, securities, etc. 12fi,W.M4
Ranking bouse furniture and fixtures. 18,938.4$
Due from National Banks (Dot reserve
agents) ao.61
Due from state banks and bankers 1,037.4',!
Due from approved reserve agents .. 04,370 32
Checks and other cash items ....... 1,767.39
Exchanges for dealing ho Jte 14.60
Notes or other National Banks 775..00
Fractional paper currency, nickels.
and cents 105.98
Lawful Money Reserved in Bank.vlx:
Specie 43.2S9.06 .
Legal-tender notes None
43.289.0$
Redemption fund with U. 8. Treasnr
er (6 per cent of olrcnUtloo 450.00
Total.... H96.W1W
LIABILITIES
Capital sto paid in I 50.000.00
Surplus fund 5,750.00
Unltvided profits, leu expenses and
taxes paid StO.IS
National Bank Note outstanding.. 38,450 00
Due to State Banks and Bankers. . . . U.5M.S4
Due to Trust Companies and Savings
Banks 441 90
Individual deposits subject to check. 878.884.88
Savings Deposits 12,iM.H
Demand certificates of deposit. UrOB6.s6
Time certificates of deposit 47,706.18
United States Deposits 60,000.00
Total MM.651.44
State or Okiooh, County of Jackson as:
I. M. L. Alford, Cashier, of tbe above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement Is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
M. L. Alford, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd
day of December 1908.
O. C. Boggs,
Notary Public
Correct-Attest: Wh. ckowkxl,
F. X. DlUEL,
CHAI- BTKAKO,
Directors.
M. l ALFORD, Cashier
ORIS CRAWFORD, Assi. Cashier
kept tbe large audience Interested
from tbe beginning to the end of
his discourse, and all who heard It
appeared to be glad that tbey had
been there.
ARTIST TO RKTl'RX TO WIFE.
PARIS, Dec. 1. The Soclete de
Beaux Arts Is arranging an elabo
rate collection of canvasses by Its
members to be sent to America early
In 1909 for exhibition In the princi
pal cities. W. H. Leavltt, William
J. Bryan's son-in-law, has been ask
ed to take charge of the exhibition
and act as the American representa
tive of the society. Mr. Leavltt, who
Is engaged In the completion of a
large painting, "The Last Supper,"
baa not yet accepted. Mr. Leavltt
has announced that he Intends to re
sume residence with his wife at Den
ver as soon aa he finishes this painting.
KID GLOVES
16-button Dressed Kid three-clasp Gloves in black,
brown, blue, red, toupe, tan and white, ftO CA
at, per pair KjO itj U
12-buttod tan heavy cape stock gloves ftO CA
at, per pair cJcfirJ V
Celebrated "Centeneri" three-clasp regu- (t CA
lar length Gloves at, per pair clitJV
All Colors and Widths
One-clasp heavy Street Gloves in tan and ft CA
brown at, per pair tDlitP"
Child's Gloves in all sizes at, per pair : $1.00
GLOVE ORDERS FOR SALE. You see we sell you the
order for any priced gloves you want. You simply present it and
the lady or gentleman calls and takes their choice we fit the
gloves.
VAN DYKE'S
Dry Goods Clothing'
FOR CARNEGIE
GUY LIBRARY
LADIES OP THE GREATER
MEDFORD CLUB OFFICERS
ELECTED YESTERDAY.
Mrs. F. E. Merrick, president.
Mrs. M. E. Worrell, first
vice-president.
Mrs. H. C. Kentner, second
Tlce-presldent.
Mrs. M. L. Alford, recording
secretary.
Mrs. Chas. King, correspond-
Ing secretary.
Mrs. F. W. Hollls, treasurer.
Mrs. B. T. Theiss, press cor-
respondent.
In addition to the election of the
above-named officers, the ladles of
the Greater Medford club, at the
second annual meeting held yester
day, decided to make a move which
will have for Its purpose the procur
ing of a Carnegie library for Med
ford at an estimated cost of $10,-
000.
It waa explained at the meeting
that In order to procure the sum of
$10,000 for the library from Andrew
Carnegie It was only necessary to
raise the sum of $1000 a year for
the maintenance of the same. In
order to do this, it waa decided to
appoint a committee to wait on the
mayor and tbe council to ask that a
quarter of a mill be added to the
taxation for this purpose. The fol
lowing was the committee appointed:
Mrs. H. C. Stoddard, Mrs. W. I.
Vawter and Mrs. Dr. E. B. Picket.
It waa also decided at the meeting
to try and procure more land for
park purposes before the value gets
to be too high. For this purpose the
following was the committee ap
pointed: Mrs. H. C. Kentner, Mrs. C.
D. Hazelrlgg and Mrs. B. P. Theiss.
The committee to attend to the
matter of a dance to be given during
the Christmas week la the follow
ing: Mrs. Dr. Page, Mrs. C. D. Ha-
selrigg and Mrs. Irving.
The committee to confer with Sec
retary Miller and the Commercial
club on the matter of good roada Is:
Mrs. M. L. Alford, Mrs. U. O. Smith
and Mrs. McCray.
There are now 490 members of the
library who are taking books. The
daya for the opening of the library
bave been changed to Wednesday
and Friday afternoons and Saturday
night. Formerly the library was
open Saturday afternoon as well as
Saturday night. The patrons will
please note the change.
Mrs. M. E. Worrell of Portland
gave a very Interesting and Instruct
ive talk on the subject of merging
tbe club Into different departmenta.
The following new members were
added to the club at this meeting:
Mesdames O. Miller, W. O. Estep,
A. 8. Rosenbaum, J. M. Root, Put
nam, W. Bates, U. O. Smith, W.
Lonnsbnry, P. J. Neff, McKane.
DIVORCE RECORD.
Marriage Annulmmta on Alarming
Increase.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 30. "Shock
ing," "appalling" and "striking at
the very roots of our social system,"
were the terms applied today by
Cardinal Gibbons, the most eminent
member of the Catholic church in
America, In discussing the divorce
facts as set forth In the figures that
have Just been given out by the cen
sus bureau.
These figure show a startling
growth In the divorce evil In the
United State, disclosing that one
marriage In twelve enda In divorce
and that divorce are two and one-
for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Plows,
Harrows,
Spring Tooth Harrows,
Orchard Discs,
Vehicles of all Kinds,
Harness, Lap Robes, etc.
Call and see us
D. T. Lawton
Medford,
half times as common as 40 years
ago.
Cardinal Gibbons, who Is su
premely Interested In the divorce
evil, and wh obas for years preached
and written against it, has studied
the statistics the government has
Just given out, and is deeply impress
ed by them. He believes the divorce
evil can be checked only by a deep
er regard for tbe teachings of the
church, and that society should shun
those who are divorced Instead of
receiving tbe divorced woman or
man, as It now does, aa If nothing
bad happened.
What the Stastistics Show.
"The statistics," he said, "are
simply shocking. The revelations
are nothing less than appalling. The
extent of the divorce evil la so great
as to strike at the very roots of our
social system.
"The government figures show
that divorces are multiplying about
three times as fast aa tbe population.
Divorce la becoming so prevalent
that marriage Is getting to be little
better than a system of free love.
"People are too much bent on
pleasure. Men and women enter the
marriage state without regard to the
sacred nature of the bond they are
undertaking. They look too much
upon life with regard only to what
pleasure they can get out of It, and
with too little regard for that solemn
woid, 'duty.'
"One reason why divorce la on the
Increase is found In the attitude of
society toward persons who are di
vorced. In former times a woman
who was divorced was shunned. She
was not received or recognized In
good society and was frowned upon.
Now this Is not the case. If divorce
is to be checked let the divorced per
son be shunned.
"Of course, the laws on the sub
ject of divorce are responsible to
some extent. They should be made
more severe."
Increased by Leap and Bounds.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. The
census department's figures reveal
the fact that In 1870 only 81 couples
out of 100,000 married persons ob
tained divorces. The evil had so far
Increased that In 1900 200 couples
sought complete separation out of
100,000 married. This comparison
prove to the present time divorce Is
nearly two and one-half times as
common among Americans as It was
only 30 years ago.
The scale of divorces Indicated as
cends by leaps and bounds. From
1890 to 1900 It Is shown that with
an Increase of 25 per cent In popu
latlonlatlon the percentage of di
vorces Increased 66 per cent, and
from 1900 to 190( a 10 per cent In-
Shoes
Oregon.
Mid-Winter Sale
ALL
Millinery
AT
MRS. W. I. BROWN
101 W. 7th St.
crease in population brought with it
an Increase of 2914 per cent In di
vorces. In brief, the census department
finds tbat there la now no other civ
ilized nation In the world whose di
vorces show such a large proportion
either to the population or to the
number of marriage.
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST
The following letters remain nn-
J called for at the Medford, Oregon,
Postofflce, December 2, 1908:
Crossley, J. W,
Davis, Mrs. R. A.
Donahue, T. H.
Forrest, J. R.
Faranna, Mrs. and Mr.
Eaton, Olen (2)
Hammersteln, Victor
Huber, Rev. J. L.
Jackson, Willis H.
Jeschke, W. (3)
Knowles, Jamea
Mackey, J. W.
Mahoney, T.
McLeod, Hugh
McKercher, S. S.
Moore, Bertha
Orr, Mr. Anna
Schlelleu, John P.
Shirley, J. W.
Taylor, W. H.
Wetmore, Mr.
Wilson, W. M.
Geellck, Newton
Parties calling for the above let
ter will please say "advertised." A
charge of one cent will be made npon
the delivery of any at tbe above
letUrs. A. M. WOODFORD. P.M.