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VOL XX MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER II. 1908. . NO. SO
APPLES BRING
GOOD PRICES
Carload of Newtowns Sold
for Nearly $3 a Box.
Net $2 a Box.
Mr. J. A. Ferry, manager ot tbe
Rogue Klver Valley Fruitgrowers'
association, yesterday received a tel
egram from bis commission merch
ant in New York City stating that
part of a carload ot Newtown apples
shipped by the association had sold
In that city yesterday afternoon tor
13 a box. Tbe remainder ot the
carload brought $2.87 M per box.
These figures will net the ship
pers a little better than $2 a box
(. o. b. Medford. While this car
load was a fairly good sample of the
fruit which Mr. Perry bas shipped, it
was hardly as good as other carloads
he shipped later and which have not
yet arrived In New York. Several
-carloads of this more recently ship
ped fruit were intended for foreign
markets, but Mr. Perry has wired
hie commission merchants In the
city to bold shipments there and sell
on the New York market It a price
can be realized which will net $2 per
box f. o. b. Medford.
The above will be a very Interest
ing bit of news to the many orcb
ardista of this locality. This is con
sidered an "off year," as applies to
fruit prices, and many ot tbe orch
ard men have figured that If they
could get $1.60 per box f. o. b. Med
ford they would be satisfied, but
now that $2 per box is practically as
sured they ought to feel four bits
better.
Since the Rogue River valley has
been shipping properly packed fruit
there bas never been a season when
It did not bring a price which was
very gratifying and profitable. As
a matter of fact, It makes but little
difference to tbe Pacific coast orch-
ard man what the prevailing mar
ket price la on apples from the mid
dle west and eastern states. When
the Pacific coast apples arrive In
New York City the price almost In
variably goes to a figure 'way in ad
vance of fruit from other localities,
and It nearly always reaches a price
which will net the grower at least
$1 a box here. Especially Is this
true as applies to fruit from the
Rogue River valley.
The one thing to be borne
in mind is to produce the best
fruit, pack it properly, and when
this is done, let the consumers
set the price. Pay no attention to
the market. When fruit from this
valley is on the market the buyers
will want it and they will pay well
to get it.
ACCOCXTS STRAIGHT.
L. W. Fanshcr's Relations With
Nursery Company.
Mrs. L. V. Fansher yesterday re
ceived a letter from the Salem Nurs
ery company, from which It appears
that Mr. Fansher's business with the
company has been carried out to
their entire satisfaction and In ac
cordance with their Instructions.
Everything seems to be straight
and his orders correct. From the let
ter It seems that there Is due Fan
sher from them several hundred dol
lars, In addition to the advance
money that he received from custom
ers. new wilding.
To lie Erected by Member of Epis
nNil Church.
That churches shall keep pace with
the growth of a city is quite as es
sential as that Its stores, hotels and
other business houses shall grow up
and take their places In the frunt
rank of advanced commercial inl.et
citi. That the business blocks art
crowding the churches off Seven! n
street Is evidently the fact that thle
week arrangements were msrto
whereby a business block is to bj
built facing Seventh street, where
bow stands the Episcopal church.
The Rev. Dr. George B. Van W-jter
of Portland, representing Bishop
Ecaddlng, has been In Medford n'ar
ly all the past week and has ben
giving such help as was possible
tending to tbe erection of a nev
place of worship for the members of
St. Mark's Episcopal church in this
city. The reverend gentleman 1c
well pleased with Medford mid be
lieves the resources of the surround
ing country are such as to warrant
the statement that the city hat an
excellent future.
While In the city Dr. Van Water
was In conference with the church
building committee, composed of
Messrs. H. C. Kentner, Chnrles
Strang, C. H. King and W. Brown
and as the result of this conference
K has been determined to erect a
two-story brick business block on
their valuable site on West Peventii
street. This building will luvo a
frontage of 100 feet on Seventh
street and will extend north 70 feut
on H street. It will be built of brick
and stone and will be for njsincss
use. Upon the remainder of the lot
there will be erected a magnlllceut
stone church. The church will have
a frontage ot 70 feet on II street
and a depth of 100 feet.
Tbe committee believes that the
time Is now ripe for the erection ot
these buildings and tbey are of the
opinion that work can and will be
Commenced on them within n short
time. Rev. Van Water will raturn
to Medford within a few weeks and
assist in further perfecting the plans.
CHANGES HANDS.
Cruter take Lumber Co. Bought by
Local Parties.
The final papers were exchanged
yesterday transferring the retail
yards, equipment, stock, buildings,
etc., of the Crater Lake Lumber Co.
to a new concern, the Big Pines
Lumber Co.
Tbe deal has been in progress for
the past ten days or more, but only
yesterday morning was the matter
finally definitely closed.
The new company is composed of
H. A. Thelrolf, Bert Anderson and
W. C. Green, and the object of the
firm Is to conduct a general retail
lumber business strictly.
All three are very well and favor
ably known in business circles In
Southern Oregon. Mr. Thelrolf has
been assistant manager of the Cra
ter Lake Lumber company for the
past year or more and is thoroughly
conversant with the Ins and outs of
the lumber business. Mr. Green has
a reputation second to none as a
Judge of timber and a cruiser, and
also has an Intimate knowledge of
the business In Its other branches.
Mr. Anderson, while not an expert
lumberman, Is a business man ot
great executive ability, and the three
men make a combination pretty hard
to beat.
The company will carry full stocks
of lumber of all descriptions and
will be prepared to fill both large
and small orders promptly and satis
factorily. They will handle exclus
ively northern lumber.
SPECIAL SESSION.
Couurll Given Attention to Water
Honda.
The city council held a special
session Monday which had for lu
particular purpose the consideration
ot the refusal of tbe banking firm of
John Nuveen & Co., ot Chicago, to
pay the accrued Interest on the
waterworks bonds. It appears that
the First National bank of Chicago
would pay over the sum ot $48,617..
85 on demand.
In reply to the notice of the bond
ing company the following telegram
was dispatched by Recorder Collins
last night:
Medford, Ore., Dec 7, 1908,
First National Bank,
Chicago, III.:
Deliver the Medford bonds to John
Nuveen & Co., upon payment of
amount tendered, however, advise
them that this Is without waiver of
any rights of Interest under our
claim for balance of original draft.
A. E. Reames, Atty for city.
BenJ. M. Collins, city Recorder.
The matter of the real estate li
censes was brought up and the gen
eral opinion of the members ot the
council was that the licenses should
be Indorsed In all cases where a
dealer or agent refused to pay the
amount of the license. Yesterday
Recorder Collins announced J. H.
Carklns paid for a real estate dealers
license.
The report was made at the meet
ing that James Taylor would deed
an acre of ground to tbe city for the
use of the city in the shape of the
erection and maintenance of a septic
tank for the sewage. The price for
the same was to be $1,100 and the
land was to revert back to the own
ers In case the city at any time
ceased to uso the land for that pur
pose.
Councllmen Merrick, Wortman
and Trowbridge voted to accept the
offer while Councilman Elfert voted
no. The motion was declared car
ried. THE MACHINE WAS SOBER.
But the Engineer of the Street Roller
Was Very Much Otherwise.
People watching the work of
street paving yesterday afternoon
were at a loss to understand the pe
culiar actions of the street roller.
First It would head toward one side
of the street and then make a dash
In the opposite direction. Finally It
failed to make the turn quick enough
and ran into the curb.
The manager of the work soon
discovered that what was wrong was
with the engineer of the machine,
and assisted blm out In quick shape
before any more damage was done.
A sober engineer was brought from
the rock-crushing plant until another
one could be got here from Portland.
A SDGIAI CLUB
Medford Business Men Plan
Recreation and Amuse
ment Resort. -
The newest new feature of Med
ford 's metropolitan notions Is a Bus
iness Men's Social club. For several
days past T. C. Kellogg has been
circulating a petition among the bus
iness men ot the city and asking that
each ot them subscribe tbe amount
of $30, for which they are to re
ceive one share in tbe above-named
association. He started out with
the avowed Intention of securing 100
signers or no club. Yesterday he
announced he had reached the goal
the one hundredth name had been
secured.
Tbe purpose and object of the club
is to secure a desirable building site,
erect a tine building thereon, and to
inBtall therein all the amusements
and pleasant features, which are us
ually found In places of this sort in
large cities. There will be a gym
nasium room, billiard and pool room.
a lounging room and a reading room
but there will be no drinking or
gambling permitted. It will be a
gentleman's social club room a
place to which any member may In
vite a friend, smoke a cigar, play a
game of billiards or pool, sit down
and discuss business and Its oppor
tunities or recite reminiscences.
The members, or signers, will meet
next week for the purpose of effect
ing an organization. Notltce of this
meeting will be given In The Morn
ing Malt.
A notice bas been Issued for all
those who have signed as charter
members of the Business Men's So
cial club to meet at the Medford op
era house tomorrow night for the
purpose of Incorporation and forming
a permanent organization.
The matter ot the formation of
this club has been well received by
the business and professional men of
this city, and so far 105 of them
have signed the petition asking that
the club be organized and promising
that In addition to the membership
foe of $30 that they will do all in
their power to make the Institution
a success.
As was mentioned in The Morning
Mall last week, the Intention is to
have club rooms fitted up In which
there will not be allowed any li
quors or gambling. It will simply
be a place where the members can
entertain friends from other places
In a social way. In order to do this.
there will be billiard and pool ta
bles, reading room, smoking rooms
and parlors. The following are the
men who have signed the list, most
of whom are expected to be at the
meeting for organization tomorrow
night:
Those signing the roll are: W. I.
Vawter, J. E. Enyart, W. S. Crowell,
F. K. Deuel, J. S. Orth, F. W. Hol-
lls, J. A. Perry, H. T. Flndlay, L. B.
Hasklns, T. E. Daniels, S. T. Rich
ardson, W. T. Kentner. H. C. Kent
ner, F. C. Page, Dr. J. O. Bockstoce,
J. J. Buchter, W. F. Isaacs, T. J.
Newman, C. L. Reames, G. T.
O'Brien, A. T. Brown, J. G. Bigham
H. A. Thieroff, J. A. Klser, G. H.
Merrltt, F. C. Ibellogg, F. L. Tou
Velle, C. H. Snyder, W. N. Campbell,
W. H. Watt, F. E. Merrick, G. W,
Prlddy, O. D. N'agle, Robert King,
Charles Nagle, A. S. Rosenbaum, A.
H. Miller, E. A. Welsh, W. E. Phlpps,
R. J. Conroy, H. C. Garnett, E. R.
Van Dyke, A. E. Whitman, W. W.
Irving, W. G. Aldenhagen, H. P.
Hargrave, H. L. Getchell. J. H. Car-
kin, F. W. Miles. E. B.PIckel, C. S.
Newhall, J. D. Olwell, J. E. Bark-
dull, William Holmes, O. Randall, P.
J. Neff, L. D. Harris, H. W. Rother
mel, M. E. Worrell, H. E. Morrison,
F. J. Carlow. J. A. Mcintosh, W E.
Green. I. L. Hamilton, W. O. Oondy,
G. F. Llndley, Edgar Hafer, George
Putnam, O. C. Brlggs, M. J. Reddy,
O. F. Merrlman. A. C. Hubbard, C.
W. McDonald, J. B. Wood, W. C.
Reagan, J. M. Keene, F. H. Hull, C.
Campbell, R. C. Ray, L. M. Lyon, J.
W. Dunlap. C. D. Hazelrlgg, Charles
Meserve, B H. Harris, J. A. Bothwell,
Bert Anderson, L. A. Gregory, J. T.
Phlegar, E. E. Kelly, C. F. Hutcha-
son, C. E. Whlsler, H. Wlthlngton,
S. A. Nye, W. J. Martin, L. B. War
ner, Sr., A. S. Bllton, E. C. Gaddls.
C. M. Kldd, D. H. Jackson, J. D.
Heard, J. F. Mnndy, W T. Beveridge,
.1. F. Reddy, H. 8. Dudley, M. Pur
din. COMING TO THE FRONT.
Many New Buildings Going Up at
Bennett's Sunrise Park Aikllllon.
If any one wishes to see a busy
place, let them visit Bennett's Sun
rise Park Addition and see the build
ing that Is going on there.
Forrest Edmeads will soon move
Into bis nice new house, which be la
having erected on the corner of How
ard street and Bennett avenue.
Mr. Wiley, the contractor, is build
ing for Mrs. Wolverton a very nice
six-room bungalow on ber lot adjoin
ing Mr. Edmeads. These will both
be modern, up-to-date homes. Mr.
Edmeads is one of the firm of Ed-
meads Pros., who will soon opea a
new shoe store in the Hotel Moore
building on West Seventh street.
Mrs. Wolverton Is a very estimable
Udy of considerable means, who re
cently came from the east and it
bi ying lots and Improving them..
Mr. Medley la improving the
grounds around bis new bungalow
erected this fall and will soon have
a very beautiful suburban borne.
The population is increasing, too.
Note the arrival of a nine-pound boy
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B.
Cverholser.
Mr. Moyer Is erecting for E. P.
Bennett a good, substantial tank-
house and a 3,000-gallon tank.
Mr. Bennett and Mr. Edmeals
have put down a new sidewalk from
aelr properties along Howard street
o Washington street - In Frultdule
addition. From there Messrs. Por'tr
V Horning, the bustling real estate
firm, of East Medford, have taken
up the line and are putting In a
splendid walk from there out to East
Seventh street.
GOOD PROSPECTS.
Medford leveloment Co.
Making
tiood Progress.
The Medford Development com
pany, which has recently been organ
ized in this city, bids fair to be an
enterprise of no small importance in
the valley. The company la Incorpo
rated tor $60,000 and its principal
assets are 490 acres of land situated
near Medford, which Include the un
sold portions of the M. Dillon ranch
and another ranch lying adjoining.
This land Is In the same locality as
Is the Perkins orchard, which re
cently sold for $76,000.
The plan of the company is to sell
stock and Improve the property. The
shares of stock are sold for $10 each
and the number of shares held by
any one person represents Just that
much of an Interest in the entire
holdings of the company.
The Incorporators of the compary
are C. H. Pierce and his son, C. C.
Pierce, of this city: E. R. Garner, re
cently from Ida Grove, Idaho; B. H.
Kerby or Greensburg, Ind., and G.
P. O. Kimball of Grand Junction,
Colo. All ot these people are now
residents of Medford. Mr. Pierce,
who Is the fountainhead ot the com
pany organization, states that in
perfecting the organization he en
deavored to get associated with him
men of the very highest Integrity,
and he believes he bas accomplished
his alms.
Aside from the holdings ot this
company being of value for fruit
culture, there Is thought to attach to
them even greater value as coal and
oil land. The tract is situated in
very close proximity to lands now
under bond by oil companies and up
on which considerable development
work may soon be expected to com
mence. In tact, much ot the land In
the company's tract Is surrounded by
bonded oil land.
PROGRESS OF PAVING.
Work Completed, Down Street to
Rnilroud Track.
Well, what do you think ot this?
Seventh street is paved from the
West Side school to the railroad
track -and the weather continues
good, aud because of tills fact the
work will continue.
Yesterday was a bumper day with
the street paving gang. Every man
on the Job, from Mr. Chlpman down
to "Jlmmle" with coal oil sack,
buckled down to business and a good
sized chunk of muddy street was
transformed Into a seemingly good,
solid pavement. West Seventh
Htreet was cement-tied to Barnum's
railroad track, and that was what
the company has been hoping to be
able to do and the weather has
acted splendidly.
This morning the gang will com
mence doing business on the EaBt
side of the track and will continue
right on east to the Bear Creek
bridge If the weather keeps good.
Then If the weather continues good,
the gang will back up and put In the
pavement across the railroad track.
There is a lot of puttering work
around the four tracks and the com
pany did not want to consume all
this fine weather on such slow work.
There are some bad spots In the
pavement put down during the last
couple of days, caused by the earth
underneath being soft, but these the
company says, will be taken oui
later and replaced with a more sub
stantial article.
Another Rank Robliery.
WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 8. The
State Rank of Maz was entered to
night and the safe dynamited. The
robbers secured $6000 and escaped
though the noise of the explosion
aroused the entire town.
E
VALLEY FRUITS
Judge Colvig Speaks of Them
at Meeting of Fruit
Growers.
PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 2. Rival
apple-growers of the Willamette val
ley, the Rogue River valley and Hood
River last night joined hands and
proclaimed the apple Oregon's great
est medium tor advertising purposes.
The keynote ot the addresses was
"Oregon and Oregon apples," senti
ment unanimously favoring the elim
ination of sectional differences and
discussions. There prevailed a gen
eral feeling ot the get-together-and-pull-together
spirit. The occasion
was a special meeting of the Portland
Ad club, wben the visitors to the
horticultural convention! being held
in this city were the guests of the
ad men. C. C. Chapman, president of
the Ad club, presided as chairman of
the meeting.
Speech by Judge Colvig.
Judge W. M. Colvig introduced the
discussion and elaborated at consid
erable length on "the Apple as an
Advertisement for Oregon." He be
came decidedly humoroua In treating
with the subject and explained that
any surprise which might have fol
lowed the selection by the Ad club ot
tbe apple as an adertttlng feature
was easily dispelled when It was re
membered that It was an apple that
drove Adam and Eve from the Gar
den of Eden.
Naturally, the apple Is an irresis
tible temptation," said Judge Colvig.
"I dare say a man could not be found
today who would refuse to partake
ot a delicious Spltzenberg If prof-
ferred by one of our beautiful Eves
In the Rogue River valley."
The speaker reviewed the history
ot the apple which originated In
Central Asia and showed that it bad
followed civilization ever westward
until the original Garden of Eden
virtually had been transplanted and
established In Western Oregon. Al
though statistics were supposed to be
excluded from the discussions of the
evening, Judge Colvig could not re
frain from citing flgurea relative to
Jackson county as a practical demon
stration of what the apple meant for
tl-at section of the state.
Jackson County Possibilities.
"Jackson county has nearly 2,000,
000 acres," he said. "The county has
an assessed valuation on orchards
alone of about $10,000,000. We have
20,000 acres in apple trees, all of
which are not In bearing, however,
but when this acreage is in full bear
ing 20,000 freight cars will be re
quired to transport the crop to the
n-.arkets of the world every year. At
t: 10 a box, and that Is a very mod
erate price for this fruit, such a crop
would net Jackson county $23,500,-
000 annually, and this estimate does
not Include pears and peaches, of
which we produce the finest thct are
grown In the state. In addition to
our fruit Interests, we have 90,000
acres that are devoted to the growing
ot wheat, alfnlfa and other products.
Within the next 15 years the Income
of Jackson county for fruit products
alone will reach $50,000,000 annu
ally. Some of the fruit lands In our
county cannot be bought for $2000
an acre.
'This is the sort of advertising
that pays. It serves to advertise the
product we have to sell, the business
we are engaged In and at the same
lime serves as an Inducement to at
tract new settlers to the state. Any
exhibit of Oregon apples, whether
made In Oregon or In the east, psys.
In a year there are shipped from Or
egon probably 1000 carloads of ap
ples. Each car consists of 600 boxes,
making the total number of boxes
600,000. One splendid plan of ad
vertising Is to have eaeh one of those
boxes labeled as Oregon fruit. This
should be Insisted on by growers be
fore their fruit Is shipped.
Rapid Strides of Industry.
The fruit Industry of this state Is
growing more rapidly than the resi
dents ot this state Imagine or can
believe. It now ranks as the fourth
or fifth Industry In the state. The
wheat lands are gradually wearing
out and the yield of this crop Is de
creasing annually. The salmon catch
Is falling off annually and eveutu-
ally the timber of the state will be
cut down. Finally there will be but
two Important Industries In this
state fruit growing and dairying.
That being so, let us make the best
possible use of tbe apple as an ad
vertisement, that more people may
be brought to this state to assist In
the development of those two Indus
tries which promise so much to the
material prosperity of this great
state."
Professor J. B. Leathermann of
Albany related his experiences In the
management of a small apple orch
ard and fully Indorsed the estimates
ot the preceding speakers as to the
worth of the apple further to exploit
the great possibilities of this state
hortlculturally.
During the evening tbe guests
were served with delicious apple ci
der of decidedly recent vintage. The
treat was relished, proving quite ap
propriate as a by-product of the sub
ject for the night's discussion.
THREATENING LETTER.
Illark Hand Missive Received by
Local Business Man.
"Bring $100 under creek
bridge at 10 o'clock tonight
(Saturday) or death. You
will find a person THERE
with a long red eoat and give
the shiners to blm. Your
blood will be on your hands
if you don't. X. Y. Z. A.
B. C.
"THE BLACK BAND."
Tbe above blood-curdling message
was received last Saturday morning
by M. Eller, the pawnbroker, who
recently opened a place of business
on Central avenue, just off Seventh
street. Mr. Eller lost no time in
turning the letter over to Chief of
Police Shearer. He and two other
officers spent Saturday evening
watching the store and the bridge,
but nothing of any consequence
transpired.
In addition to the signing ot tbe
terrible words, "The Black Band,"
the writer ot the letter drew at the
bottom ot It a crude picture of a
skull and crossbones and a black
hand. Although Mr. Eller was very
much frightened at the receipt ot the
letter, the police were ot the opin
ion that it was a hoax. However,
Chief Shearer decided to take no
chances and took every possible pre
caution to protect the man, and, it
possible, to capture the person or
persons who sent the letter.
Mr. Eller became so wrought up
over tbe matter that be sent word
to a married sister ot his, Mrs. Sabel,
the wife ot a Jeweler at Redding,
Cal., and she lost no time In coming
to Medford. To a Morning Mall re
porter they both said that Mr. Eller
was not going to be frightened or
driven from the town on account of
the threats, but would continue to do
business In Medford.
It now transpires that If the letter
was sent as a Joke It might turn out
to be a very dear one for the person
who wrote It, as It was sent through
the malls. It was mailed at the Med
ford postofflce Friday night or Sat
urday morning, and was received by
Mr. Eller about noon on Saturday,
when he called at the postofflce for
his mall.
After falling to get any clew Satur
day night. Chief of Police Shearer
and Mr. Eller laid the matter before
the local postofflce officials and they
have taken the matter up with the
department at Washington. The re
sult will be that one or more secret
service men will likely be In Medford
within a fe wdays, and will likely
follow some clews which will be fur
nished them, with the result that
some person Is likely to find out that
It Is anything but a Joke to fool with
the United States mall.
When It Is stated that it might be
a joke It can also be stated that
there might be something more than
Joke In the case. Both Mr. Eller
and the police are Inclined to believe
that there Is a "method In the mad
ness" of the person who sent the
letter and that something may trans
plro In the near future which will
likely surprise the people of this city
wl.en all the facts and detalla are
niado public.
.MKDKOHD SCHOOL CEXSIS.
Krhmil Enumerator Taylor Finds An
InereaM Over Lnt Year of Id.1.
School Enumerator C. C. Taylor
yesterday completed taking the
school census for Bchool district No.
49 the Medford district.
In 1907 the number of children of
school age In the district was 1067.
The census recently completed shows
that there are now 1232 an In
crease of 165.
Mr. Taylor Is not making a posi
tive statement to the effect that he
has gotten every one of the school
children In the district, but if any
have escaped him It is because their
parents have moved faster than his
pace bas been. So many people are
moving about from one house to
another that it Is almost an impos
sibility to catch up with them long
enough to make an enumeration be
fore they have shifted to some other
part of the city. If Mr. Taylor
should have overlooked any In this
manner their names should at once
be given to the school clerk or to
Mr. Taylor at once.
H. Blllk Reprieved.
SPRINQFIELD, Dec. S. Herman
Blllk, who was sentenced to hang In
Chicago on Friday next, has been
reprieved until January 29, 1909.
Pressure was brought to bear upon
the hoard of pardons and the gov
ernor and the above action resulted.
UP Tl) PEOPLE
Two Propositions to Be Sub-
mitted on the Liquor
Question.
Yesterday the following initiative
amendment petition was circulated.
This Is endorsed by tbe "dry" 919.
ment.
To license, tax, regulate, or pro- '
blbit barrooms, drinking shops,
billiard rooms, bowling alleys dance
houses, and all places where spiritu
ous, malt, or vinous liquors are sold
or kept for sale, subject to any and
all general laws of the State ot Ore
gon heretofore enacted or which
hereafter shall be enacted by the
legislature or by the people of the
State ot Oregon, provided that no
license for the sale ot spirituous,
malt, or vinous liquors shall be
granted for any less amount than
eight hundred ($800) dollars per
annum, payable semi-annually la ad
vance. Below Is the section ot the city
charter to which the above is an
amendment.
19. To license, tax, regulate, or
prohibit barrooms, drinking shops,
billiard rooms, bowling alleys, dance
houses, and all. places where spiritu
ous, malt, or vinous liquors are sold
or kept for sale. Irrespective of any
general law of tbe State on this sub
ject enacted by the legislature or by
tbe people at large; provided, that
no license for the sale of spirituous
malt, or vinous liquors shall be
granted for any less amount than ta
or may be provided by the general
laws ot the State In force at the time
of tbe granting thereof.
A tew days ago the following Ini
tiative petition was circulated for
signatures. This petition Is endorsed
by what Is known as the "wet"
element:
"The sale ot spirituous, malt, vin
ous and intoxicating liquora in the
city of Medford shall not be prohib
ited by the common council or ex- -cept
by the majority vote of the
electors of such city upon an elec- '
tlon upon such question, but such?
question shall be submitted only at
the general city election ot the city
of Medford and not ottener than
annually; and ntll auch prohibition
shall be oted for at such an election.
The common council shall license
the sale ot such liquors for an annual
license tax of seven hundred dollars
per annum, payable senjl-annually
In advance, and provided that If this
amendment shall receive a majority
of the votes In its favor over those
cast against It, the question of pro
hibiting the sale of liquors shall not
be submitted or voted upon until tbe
next general election of tbe city ot
Medford, to be held on the second
Tuesday of January in the year 1910.
And provided further, that the
number of licenses Issued shall not
exceed ten until the population ot
the city shall exceed seven thousand;
and provided further, that the
council shall have the right to refuse
a license hereunder In the event that
any applicant for a license here
under shall fall or neglect to so ar
range the front wall of his place ot
business as to enable the police of
ficers of the city of Medford to ob
tnln an unobstructed view of the en
tire space between the front bar and
bark bar of his place of business at
all times during the first day of the
week, commonly known as Sunday."
GRANTS PASS SHOOTING.
lintel Employee lliiclly Injured liy
Stranger.
Word was received In this city last
night of a serious shooting affair
at Grants Pass. A man named Miles
Carter was shot In the Layton hotel
about 10 o'clock last night by a
stranger. The doctors who were
called to attend the wounded man
say that he will recover.
It appears that the man who did
tho shooting was a stranger In the
town. He walked into the hotel,
and, pulling a gun out of his pocket.
fired point blank at Carter, one ot
the employes of the hotel. He then
walked out of the place without hav
ing said a word to anybody.
Later on the same man was
caught while in the act of robbing
a house. He was arrested and la now
In jail.
Qualifications of Voters.
Several persona have asked to
know the qualifications ot a voter
as to residence. City Recorder Col
lins Informed a Morning Mall rep
resentative yesterday afternoon that
a person entitled to a vote at the
coming city election must have been
a resident ot the state alx months.
In the county 30 days and la the
ward 20 days.