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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1908)
THE ViEDTORD MAIL Published every Friday. A. 8. B LI TON, Publisher. MEDFORD, DECEMBER 1H, 1IMW. SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 a Year Entered In the postofflce at Medford, Oregon aa aecond claaa mail mailer. A HAPPY OLD PARTY. Commenting upon Mr. Bryan'a manlfeato In tbe Commoner, the Nashville Banner la moved to aay "It tbe pollclea were aound, the can didate iiu deficient, aaya an ex change. The pollclea were nearly all of the candldate'a making, and by them and other extreme doctrines, he did not put Into the platform he was mostly Judged." After a 'citation of the fact that Mr. Bryan ran 130.00U votes behind the Democratic mate ticket in New York, 95,000 In Ohio, 30.000 In In diana, 140.000 In Michigan, 130.000 In IlllnnlH, ) 00,000 111 Minnesota, and behind the Democratic ticket In his own stuto. tie llanjor continues: "The Democratic party will have to abandon all the distinctly Bryan doctrines as completely as It has abandoned free silver, and return to Its old-time safe basis aa a conserv ative party and defender of a strict construction of the constitution be fore It can again hope to elect a president." But does the Democratic party want to gain a national victory? Can the Banner, or anybody else, cite In history or In tradition a more happy layout than the Democratic party, reveling and sporting In the fools' paradise It has made for Itself, and over which It baa enthroned the Peerless One as lord and master? That Mr. Bryan la aa much a can didate for president today aa be was In 1896, 1900 and 1908 before be achieved the nomination la absolute ly certain, and It la equally assured that If the party shall be In the same temper In midsummer of 1912 that It Is In the late autumn of 190S, he will be the head of the ticket for the fourth time. What Democratic leader will ap pear In the next Democratic national convention and protest against the Incorporation of Mr. Bryan'a dogmas In tbe platform? Name blm. Let us have a sight of a atatesman so auda cloua aa thus to take bis political life in his band and attempt to bell the cat. To employ Colonel Watterson's metaphor, what would a nomination be worth "gained over the dead body of Mr. Bryan?" It might be the price of a victory, for the next Democratic president If there shall be one will be made president by the votea of hundreds of thousands of men who supported Roosevelt In 1904 and Taft In 1908. And the one way for a Democrat to aecure those votes la to expose to their gaze the political corpse of William J. Bryan. And that la what the Banner means In the excerpt we have used. SAVE THK GAME OK OKE4JON. Undoubtedly the invaluable Chi nese (Denny) pheasant will be ex terminated In Oregon unlesa ade quate protection shall be afforded by law, aaya a" nexchange. There la now an open season of 60 days, and ft la nothing leaa than a sickening car nival of slaughter. The country sportsman has of course filled his game bag with all he could shoot and eat prior to October 1, for your farmer observes the unwritten law when It comes to game on his own premises and takes what be can get, whenever he wanta It. But with the elty sportsman It la different. He owna no farms and haa therefore no lien on Ita game, and he encounters trespass signs wherever be goea, and perhaps a nilghty vigilant deputy game warden, who la looking for game also, In tbe form of the man from town. 80 the city aportsman stays at home till the law aaya he may hunt Chinese pheasants, and then he goea out and leaves a trail of devastation all over tbe Willam ette valley, tearing down fences, tramping down grain and otherwise making himself a nuisance and a ter ror. No wonder the farmer "haa It ,n" for the city Invader. Yet game ought to be protected. Aa the Oregon Fish and Game asso ciation auggeata. no Chinese pheas ants should be shot by anybody for two years; tbe wholesale slaughter of ducka should be stopped: elk ahould not be killed at all; and trout fishing should have due limitation. Thjose are the principal features of needed legislation; but there should he also a complete and harmonious game code. Will tho legislature do anything about It? SMALL ORCHARDS 11B8T. John Greb, who a few months ago purchased a 30-arre tract of land f Dr. K. C. Page near Eagle Point, haa already erected a new house and barn on the place and will Improve the property by cultivation and tree slanting. Now, that's the kind of land occu pancy which la good for the country. When all of tbe Rogue River valley. Or the greater part of It, la subdi vided Into iO and 30-acre tracts, than can the valley be likened nnto beehive of busy orchard workers, and eventually that will be the con facilities in banking. The officers are pleased to render counsel and advice on financial matters. Accounts, subject to check are invited. JACKSON COUNTY BANK MtDrORD, OREGON Established 1888i State) Dapasilory Capital and Surplus, 912J.OOO.OO W. I. VAWTER, Pn dition. A 30-acre orchard In this valley Is a gold mine for the pos sessor. The Morning Mail is not going to say a wurd Intended to dlscouruge the larger growers of orchards, but we are of the opinion that when all these orchards are In bearing the owner of the largest of them will have realized that he has a compe tency for all time, and to spare, and that then he will relieve himself of some of the worry Incident to prop- er handling of these large tracta by disposing of his orchard In 20 and 30-acre blocks to persons of more moderate meana. WHAT AHOl'T MEDFORD? After Dr. Robertson waa ahot by a hold-up man at Salem recently, the officers, without any clew, ran down and captured his assailant within two hours. Last Thursday an x convict prepared a quantity of nitro glycerin with which to blow up the penitentiary and the officers caught him before he had a chance to use the explosive. While no one wishes Salem trouble, it might be better for the public peace, health and safety If bank robbera would try tbelr game up In Salem once. Oregonian. IRRIGATION COMKS HIGH. A Lost river correspondent of the Klamath Express moralizes thus over the reclamation Irrigation prob lem; "It was rather hard to keep Thanksgiving after hearing we must pay 130.75 per acre for water. That Is twice aa much aa we were told we would have to pay when we signed up. A few who had their land paid for and Improved will be able to make It, but the rest will loae their homes If obliged to pay so much. It may coat that much to build the ditch, but that la no reason why the farmera ahould have to pay double the amount they were told It would cost them. If they had been told In the first place that they would have to pay the amount now demanded they would not have signed up. If a carpenter promises to build a house for 1900, not to exceed $1000, tbe man for whom he la building It will have to pay only $1000, no matter what It costs. If the carpenter un derstands the mistake la hla, the loss Is his also. If the price of lumber, nails, etc., advanced, no difference; he atanda the loss like a man. Sure ly Uncle Sam will not allow bla pri vate citizens to outdo him in keep ing a promise and giving a aquare deal." A BOY'S VARIATION. A Georgia youngster piro- dies one of Riley's aa follows: "I hear our Christmas turkey To the other turkeys shout: 'The gobble 'una will git you Kf you Don't Watcn Out! " 'The rhlldcrn with a appe- tlte Are roamln' all about They're tbe gobblo 'unj will git you Ef you Don't Watch Out! " 'You better fly up hlghor F.f they'a any trees about, Or yer fat will feci the fire Et you Don't Watch Out!" Atlanta Oonstltutloj. Judging from the latest demon stration, the English suffragcttea are In greater need of ambulances than nf ballot rights. The naval recruit who walked 100 miles to enlist has fitted himself In advance for the executive pedestrian teats. Anyway, Mr. Taft doea not have to worry about who will be his secre tary of agriculture. At the Semiee of Depositors and Clients, The Jackson County Bank places at the service of its de positors and clients, the best U. R. LIXDLKY. Cash. LET ( III IK II ALSO ADVERTISE. Rev. SiniinoiiM SnyH the I'uslor Mutt Deliver Hit- Good, of Course. SAX RAFAEL, Cal., Dec. 15. The latest demonstration that adver tising pays I sufforded by Rev. J. W. Simmons of the Methodist Episcopal church of this city, who declared that since his incumbency, a period of two months, there have been more con' versions than were made in the church during any one year. "I believe In advertising the pul- pit," said Mr. Simmons. "I have concluded that the church also must be advertised. But advertising only brings people to the church then you must deliver the goods. No matter bow much good music, or how much social life you have, you will not make a convert unlesa you reach him by meana of the pulpit." Mr. SImmona has purchased space tu the San Rafael newspapers, has taken up billboards throughout the city and haa Issued amall carda from time to time to place the attractions of the church before the people. BALLAD OF CHRISTMAS BUYING. (Chicago News.) Don't say you don't know what to get. It's auch a foolish thing to say. There Is no need for you to fret With such a glittering array. At any price you want to pay. Aa through department storea you drift, You'll aee them In profusion gay. You soon may pick a Chrlstmaf gift. Well, bow about a toilet Bet? Wbat'a wrong with bedroom slip pers, pray? A bolder for a cigarette, A fountain pen, a lacquered tray, A dressing gown, salt to sift? Be finicky, as e'er you may. You soon may pick a Christman gift. Then buy a rainproof cravenette The money won't be thrown away. The season's likely to be wet And spring at least will come some day. Glovea, handkerchiefs the women they Still cling to these, whate'er they shift. And alwaya there'a a grand display. You soon may pick a Christman gift. L'ENVOI. Get busy, then, without delay. Throw to the winds all thoughts of thrift, You'll see, as through the stores you stray. You soon may pick a Christmas gift. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. (Chicago News.) Leap before you look then look foolish. Kind words never die and the other kind live forever. Some Jokes are solemn enough to make an undertaker laugh. On the ocean of life many a wom an sails tinder false colora. A coward managea to dodge a lot of things that are headed hla way. Blessed Is the silent man, for he la ahle to keep the lid on hla ignor ance. Introduce your enemies to your wife's relations and then forgive them. When a woman meets a man after her own heart, the chances are thai he Isn't. REFLECTIONS OF A II CIIKI.OH. (New York Press.) The way to hnve a woman believe anything is for It to be unbelievable What do unmarried women do for somebody to button them up tbe back? There's nothing can make a wom an prouder than having a stylish fig ure except thinking she has. When a man can afford to smoke as many cigars as be does be wouldn't know the truth It he swore to It. One of the agonies of life is that the Christmas season heaves In sight Just when the coal bills begin to get bit. SUBSCRIBE FOR TBE MAIL. PRESIDENT AM) (Mr. Roosevelt to Editor New York Sun.) "Mr. Delavan Smith la a con spicuous offender against the lawa of honesty and truthful ness, but ha does not stand alone. He occuplea, for tn Instance, the same evil emi nence with such men as Mr. Laffan, of the New York Sun, editorials of whose paper you or others bave from time to time called to my attention. Just as you bave called to my attention by no means indifferent to the these editorials of the Indianap olis News. "I never see an editorial In any one of these or similar pa pers unless for some reason It la sent to me by you or by some one elHc, and of the editorials thus sent me there is hardly one which does not contain some willful and deliberate perver- slon of the truth. HOY TUMBLES FROM CHIMNEY, Eiglit-Yctir-Old lnl Playing "Follow Your lender" Lomk Life. NEW YORK, Dec. 14. In t he moment of his triumph at having accomplished a feat of daring that amazed his schoolboy and girl com panions, who watched him from the street below, Andrew Scheler, eight years old, waved bis hand to them from the top of the tall chimney of the abandoned Graham brewery In Paterson, N. J. A moment later bla body came hurtling down, and bia life waa Instantly crushed out when he struck the pavement a few feet from where tbe children stood. On their way home from school the boys and girls, from 8 to 12 years old, commenced to play the old game of "follow the leader," which haa been renamed "stunt master." As the "stunts" became more haz ardous the girls dropped out, and presently only three boys, of whom Andrew Scheler was the youngest, remained In the game. The others were Paul Jones and William Cuff of 49 Style avenue. Aa they reached the abandoned brewery the little Scheler boy, who was "master," climbed to the fire escape on the second floor, and from there to the roof of the brewery, four stories up. The two older boys fol lowed. Then the Scheler boy laid his bundle of schoolbooka down and started for the tall chimney, a top pling ruin, that would try tbe nerve of a steeplejack. By the hardest work, as he could barely reach from one rung to the other, he climbed up to the top, while the children In the street held their breath. Then he sat down on the rim to enjoy his triumph. He swung his legs, waved hla hand, and then the rotten bricks crumbled be neath his weight and he fell. WANT MORE MONEY. Another Demand Made I'pon A Deli ver Woman. DENVER, Colo., Dec. 11. "You will take $10,000 In 1100 billa and put It In a tin can and leave It Sun day night at 6 o'clock In the vacant lot opposite the Jesuit college, near the center post next the road." For the second time within a few weekB an attempt has been made to e.tort money from Mrs. Genevieve Shandler Phipps, divorced wife of Laurence Phlpp8, millionaire. This letter was sent last Thurs day and threatened her with death In horrible form for failure to carry out tbe directions. Acting under directlona of Chief of Police Armstrong. Mra. Phlppa drove to the spot designated last Sunday night. She was accompan ied by a woman friend and a detec tive was concealed In the bottom of the car. Every available detective was picketed at polnta In the neigh borhood. When within half a mile of the college the Phipps automobile met a smaller machine containing two men driving furiously toward the city. The detectives had taken a different route and failed to encounter them. It Is bellefved they were the conspir ators, who had become frightened and fled. Slk Gh araft 1 Trnrp iJjM I run?- EDITOR CLASH. (Editor New York Sun to Mr. Roosevelt.) "Notwithstanding the direct ness of his challenge, the editor of the Bun declines a contro versy with Mr. Roosevelt, He la implied compliment discernible In Mr. Roosevelt's tirade, but Mr. Roosevelt haa ahown In bla frequent collisions with various persons of distinction that be has an overwhelming advantage over any respectable antagonist In his, Mr. Roosevelt's, complete freedom frum any sense of per sonal obligation In resect of the truth. The editor of the Sun Is fully alive to the extrem ity of the Inconvenience which attachea to a personal contro versy with a man who haa shown himself capable of suppression and perversion of Individual correspondence, an act which in ordlnury life would, In the cog nlzauco of any club or associa tion of self-respecting gentle men. eMail his prompt expul sion." Tbe lette- received by Mrs. Phipps was typewritten and was signed "Dan Ctillinan." The writer stated that if she attempted to Inform the police vengeance would fnll swiftly and surely. Mrs. Phipps lmmediate jly communicated with the police. I Sunday night at 6 o'clock the I Phipps machine left the downtown streets and began to climb to the Jesuit college. I Mrs. Phipps agreed to the Instruc- tiona of Chief Armstrong. The tin can, stuffed with old papers, was held nervously in her hands, and when the tryating place was reached Mrs. Phipps dropped the can In the snow. For Beveral hours detectives pa troled the vicinity of the college, but no trace of the consplratora could be found. RETRIBUTION CAME QUICK. Woman Run Hot Poker Through the Cheek of Another. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 15. A woman branded through the cheek with a red-hot poker and the death of her assailant by being burned In her bed were the cause of quite a sensation here today. Last night Miss Lizzie Bryce, arm ed with a red-hot poker, attacked an other woman In the Knox county workhouse, of which both women were inmates. A quarrel between the two women had been of long Btanding, and came to a head yester day, when the women came to blows over a disputed piece of work. Miss Bryce knocked ber victim down, and seizing the poker, thrust it through her cheek. The wound was dressed by the house doctor, and no action was taken by the authori ties in regard to the assault. Early this morning Miss Bryce was awakened by the flamea of her bed clothes. Before she could be rescued she had received such burns that she died from them within a few hours. The woman whom she had branded with the poker was not to be found, and It Is believed that Miss Bryce's bed waa set on fire by her victim of the early evening. 3.1,000 WORKMEN KILLED. Accident Record of the United States Slums Apiwlllng Dentil List. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 15. Between 30,000 and 35,000 deaths and 2,000,000 Injured is tbe accident record In the United States during the past year among worklngmen, according to a bulletin on accidents Issued today by the bureau of labor. Of those employed in factories and workshops it la stated that probably the most exposed class are tbe work era In Iron and steel mills. Fatal accidents among electrical workers and Iron and coal miners are said to be excessive while railroad train men in the proportion of 7.46 deaths per 1000 employes. Tbe bulletin de clares that much more could he done for tbe protection of the workmen, but that It la neglected. Many and far-reaching Improvements have been Introduced In factories during the last decade. PAT CROWE IN Pl'LPIT. Former Ki.tnnpcr In Role of Evange list, Addresses Meeting. CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Pat Crowe, whose former lawless career came to a climax In the kidnaping of Eddie Cudahy, made his debut last night as an evangelist before an audience in Evanston. The meeting waa held under the auspices of the W. C. T. U. Prison Reform league. Crowe grew eloquent In a plea to rltlzena to aid In prison reform and atop the man ufacture of criminals In reform schools and penitentiaries. As be spoke a baby's voice In the rear of the hall frequently Inter rupted him. "That's my baby making that noise," Crowe explained. "I hope I can live to give It a good education and make of it a good citizen." FOR FARMERS ONLY. Send us your name and postofflc address and we will mall yon free, on January 1, a beautiful calendar. HUBBARD BROS., Medford. JAPANESE TO BE KEPT HOME CHICAGO, Dec. 15. A special to the Record-Heruld from Washington says: All Japanese emigration to the United Statea Is to be stopped by the I Japanese government. When the Japanese diet meets a lew weens hence. Baron Komara, minister of foreign affairs, will make official announcement that the government baa decided to prohibit all emigra tion to the United Statea after a given date. Thus will disappear the last re maining difference or possible cause of trouble between the United States and Japan. Though the announce ment In Toklo may be made upon the assumption that the Japanese gov ernment has voluntarily agreed upou this tourse, as a matter of fact, th? decision was reached through a Ion,, series of negotiations between Secre tory Root and Baron Takahlra. the Japanese ambassador to the United States. Prohibit All Immigration. The order of the Japanese govern ment will prohibit all emigration, but will, of course, leave travel free, so that merchants, students and tourists from Japan may visit Amer ica at will under the passport agree ment with the United States govern ment. When the "understanding" be tween the United States and Japan as to the Pacific ocean and Chinese em pire was made up a week or so go and the notea which had been ex changed were given textually to the world, comment was widely made that if our government had settled these questions and left the Immigra tion issue unsettled, no very great progress toward a permanent peace would have been actually made. It Is a fact that the highest offi cials of the two governments have viewed the future with apprehension If the Immigration question were lof. undisposed of. With neither govern ment desiring war and each doing all In Its power to avoid It, both might nevertheless be forced Into war. Will Save Friction. The danger la that there might be an anti-Japanese riot In San Fran cisco or elsewhere on the Pacific coast. This would stir up popular passion both In the United States and Japan. In this country It might ea Ily be followed by public opinion de manding and securing the enactment by congress of a Japanese exclusion bill. This In turn would Inflame public opinion In Japan. For a long time It has been be lieved by the best-Informed officials and diplomats that the enactment of an exclusion law by the United States would be Inevitably followed by war with Japan. In settling the Immigra tion matter it la understood there is no treaty, nor even an exchange of formal notes, but that none the less the so-called "yellow peril" Is a ghost laid to rest. MRS. MARTIN GUILTY. Dynamited Judge Og den's Residence Oakland. OAKLAND, Cal., Dee. 15. Mrs. Isabella J. Martin, charged with conspiracy In dynamiting the resi dence of Judge Ogden, March 19, 1907, was found guilty today by a Jury, which was out less than ten mlnutea. The case has been on trial for several months and has been re plete with sensational Incidents. Judge Wells fixed the time for sen tence Saturday morning. The max imum penalty is life Imprisonment. The motive of the crime was re venge upon a Judge for an adverse decision in a ault to recover money from an Insurance company for houses she Is said to have fired her self. No one was Injured, though Ogden's residence was badly dam aged. JOHN D. C.AVE FIVE-CENT TIP. Told the Waiter to Put It In Rank and Let It Earn More. NEW BRUNSWICK, N .J., Dec. 5. When John D. Rockefeller came here for luncheon at the Mansion house with Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of New York, who atop regularly at the Mansion house. They had ordered luncheon In advance, and ran up from Lake wood and back again. The luncheon, of which Mr. Rocke feller ate a generous portion, con sisted of vegetable soup, lobster scal lops a la Mansion house, planked chicken and baked potatoes. Mr. Rockefeller gave his waiter. Rudolph Oslerwald, a 5-cent tip, and advised him to put it In the savings bank. "That's what I did with my spare cash when I was your age," raid Mr. Rockefeller, "and It earned money for me. Never waste your money." GO BACK TO CHICAGO. Carter H. Harrison Will Retnm to Old Home from California. CHICAGO, Dec. 12. Announce ment was made yesterday that Car ter H. Harrison, former mayor of Chicago, will return here In Febru ary aa a permanent resident. Since he retired from office Mr. Harrison has lived In California on account of tbe delicate health of his son, Car- ter II. The Teturn of the former mayor Is expected to herald the op ening of a movement for the reor ganization of tbe local Democracy. Buy your Xmas hats at cost of Lottie M. Klncald. All hats at orf be low cost and all other goods at great ly reduced prices. A special sale on something every Friday. Watch tbe windows. B 1-1 c A Boston woman wants a divorce because her husband Is too good to live with. It'a the general Impres sion that that kind existed only In the fanciful epitaphs of ancient tombstones. FOR FARMERS ONLY. Send us your name and postofflce address and we will mall you free, on January 1, a beautiful calendar. HUBBARD BROS., Medford. There is Going to be a LAND OPENING AT Roseburg, Ore., Jan. 20, 1909 For lists, blue print maps with vacant lands murked thereon and full information regarding filings, etc.. send (2.00 to CLASSIFIED ADS. LOST Light-colored no-brand Jer sey beifer calf. Send word to D. B. Reame. 161-2'.-w.p. FOR SALE One two-year-old Jer sey bull. Inquire of John Ham rick, one mile east of Central Point. t( WANTED Position by man and wife to work on ranch. Experi enced in farm work and handling stock. Inquire Mall Office. FOR SALE 100 acrea near Eagle Point; 20 acres under ditch; $30 acre; rare bargain. Address Bor 671. Medford. 142-tf FOUND Three-year old steer brown line back, star on his forehead. Came to my ranch last November. O. E. Rose, Applegate. 48-5tp WANTED To rent or buy small farm within driving distance of a good town; place for dairying pre ferred; may consider unimproved land If price is reasonbale. Give full particulars. Addreas A, care ' Mall. 51-2tp FOR SALE Farm, 132 Vs acres, V, mile from Myrtle Creek, Oregon, between 60 and 70 acres in culti vation, tine bottom and black loam fine for fruit, corn or alfalfa, price 150 an acre. For further Inform ation address Box 31, Myrtle Creek, Oregon. 4t-p FOR SALE Saw mill and timber for sale. One double circular aaw mill, nearly new, with capactfy of about 20,000 feet daily; 45-horse rawer engine; also about 2,000, 000 feet choice fir timber for sale at reasonable price. Mill standa on timber 'land. Enquire at the office. 51-4t LOST November 9, on the road be tween Medford and Perry Foster's, on tbe road to Trail, a black pock etbook, day book or Journal, with the name of Austin Green, Eagle Point, in it. The finder will please return to Austin Green, Eagle Point, and receive a reward. 164-lt-A w. FOR SALE Ranch of 811 acres, 100 acrea plow land, 100 more ca pable of being cleared and plow ed, balance pasture and timber; good fruit land, plenty of water, buildings worth 13000; hay, grain, stock and Implements go with the place; will take amall ranch or town property for part or all; "dry" town preferred; correspond ence solicited. Frank Wlxson, Myrtle Creek, Or. 4t FOR SALE 36 acrea of a mile from Grants Pass, allfenced, new 2-story 8-room house with base ment, furnace to heat, electric light, hot and cold water, 2 wells, 12 foot wind mill, large 1000 gal lon tank, 10 hydrants In garden, 6 chicken houses and one brooder house, 16x50, with 8 departments; 50 runway all fenced, lota of other fencing, barn 40x60. Price $7000. half down, balance on easy terms. F. H. Schmidt, R. F. D. 2, Grants Pass. Ore. 48-ltp Administrator's Final Nollce. " Notice Is hereby given to all con cerned that the undersigned as administrator of the Estate of Eliza beth Randall, deceased, has filed his second and final account of his ad ministration of said estate In the of fice of the Clerk of the Conntv Court of the State of Oregon, for Jackson uounty; and that the Hon. J. R. Nell, Judge of said Court haa fixed and appointed the 22d day of Janu ary. A. D. 1909. at the hour of ten o'clock In the forenoon of said day. as the time, and the court room of said Court as the place for hearing objections to said account and for the final settlement thereor. Dated and first nublished Frldar. December 11, 190. ORIS CRAWFORD. Administrator of the Estate of Eliza beth Randall, deceased. WM. S. CROWELL, Attorney.