The Medford mail., December 18, 1908, Image 6

I LITTLE OF
EVERYTHING
Japan mar like that agreement
ost because Hobson doesn't.
Alio, prepare to make the New
Tear resolution early and often.
Piatt Is rehearsing 'Varewell a
Ions farewell to all my lateness."
Now, watch the notes exchanged
between this country and Japan go
to protest!
There Is a cordial understanding
that a latchstrlng Is superfluous on
n open door.
Perhaps one of facie Joe's New
Tear resolutions will be not to dam
deep waterway.
Chicago's repeating primary was a
ludicrous effort to give the dead
ghost of a chance.
If you can't get a cabinet port
folio, go home and keep a political
scrap book on your enemies.
Prosperity may be lavish with his
holiday gifts, but It Is hoped he will
be wise enough to keep his bead.
Alexis, of Haiti, Is 90, but when
the lady got after him with the
piked rolling pin he felt like "30."
The happy holiday shopper hasn't
time to sympathize with poor Mr.
Carnegie for being "miserably rich."
The surgeons who are to cut up
Castro may likewise make a cut In
the $60,000,000 he has on deposit In
Europe.
Brisk business for the country in
the holiday gift season, and then,
to, we mustn't overlook' our foreign
relations.
Very best time to have an Intelli
gent understanding with our foreign
cousins Is when congress Is having
m day off.
If the Odes of Horace Immortal
ised one brand of wine, think what
an up-to-date modern poet could do
for a barrel of evanescent mooa
hlne! Even If Taft were to assume the
Santa Claus role he wouldn't have
time enough to fill all the political
stockings.
Three-year-old Emperor Pu YI re
vembles other foreign rulers In that
he Is utterly oblivious to the welfare
of bis subjects.
The "Saints" that have settled In
Texas may have been high-flyers, but
It Is evident that they didn't know
, where to light.
Mr. Harrlman's statement that he
ran convert Mr. Theodore Roosevelt
Is another sign that unlimited con
fidence ha sreturned.
Mr. Cannon talks about "crossing)
the speakership bridge," and would
have us believe that It Is the only
bridge he didn't burn behind him,
The London physician who has de
vised a scheme to make children
grow faster may be subsidized by the
children's clothing trust.
Tr. Wiley gives additional evi
dence of his courage in Inviting a
Waterloo by tackling the problem of
the sleeping-car porter.
Dr. Wiley gives additional evi
dence of his courage In Inviting a
Waterloo by tackling the problem
-of the sleeping car porter.
Queen Alexandra's book Is prov
ing so good a seller that the other
British authors are likely to howl
for Injunction proceedings.
Now let that Pu YI Is absolute
-ruler of China, let the lord mandarin
of the sucking bottle get busy, or be
will bear from the throne.
Gen. Nord Alexis probably wishes
the Haitian presidency had been In
cluded In the recent order protect
ing fourth-class postmasters.
The New York customs authorities
refuse to allow the karakule goats
from Russia to "butt In" until there
anarchistic name Is changed.
Secretary Loeb Is not Included In
the President's African hunting
party. Every man must be expected
to make his own denials on that
trip.
The Friday superstition seems to
be the only effective antidote for
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the revolution fever In Haiti. If some
ne should spill the salt, Alexis
night get his job back again.
Tom Johnson took the wide world
Into his confidence, and why should
any poor man tell his troubles to a
o!ltary policeman?
Abe Ruef's constant cry for "Jus
tice" gives ground for the belief that
there must be something wrong
with the radiators In the San Fran
cisco jails.
There Is a "Settlement of Saints"
In Texas. But In that state a six
shooter In the right hand will In
duce the toughest sinners to settle
or emigrate.
The Jacksonville Tlmes-lTnlon
says "the devil seems to be still
roaming around Florida." Perhaps
the early freeze gave him a chance
to cut some Ice there.
Somebody touched off a bunch of
Christmas fireworks and Haiti got
excited and labeled it "Another Rev
olution." And It really looks like
the real thing.
"Oh, that I had your youth!" said
Mr. Rockefeller to the reporters.
Perhaps he thinks that he can't pos
sibly fence In the rest of the earth
In the time left him. Exchange.
How the strenuous retiring Roose
velt cabinet would Bhlne in a sparr
ing tour of the country! (Meant to
write "starring," but the other werd
Insisted on Its appropriateness.)
The Abruzzian duke may not risk
another polar expedition, for If the
Intelligent natives should meet blm
with walrus wedding presents, an ex
planation might be embarrassing.
Exchange.
A member of the German reich-
tag was attacked by hysteria while
speaking Saturday, and was forced
to quit. Over here when public men
get hysteria tlu-y keep right on talk
ing. Taft Is to be the guest of the
Cincinnati "Knockers." The President-elect
Is fully qualified for the
meeting by bis experiences with
knockers from all parts of the coun
try during the late unpleasantness.
Exchange.
XOW THK "Tl'BK WOMAX."
ltKt Ikpvriopmcnt of IMrrrtoIre
Mnkin Her liOfifc Like Stovepipe.
PARIS, Dec. 12. The revolution
gradually brought about In woman's
dress as a remit of the dlrectoire
crate Is producing some curious con
sequences. The dress designers and
makers, after having gradually
brought about what they describe as
strulght Hue In front, have now
directed their attention to the back
portion of the fashionable attire, and
the decree has gone forth that the
straight line, both front and back, Is
to prevail this winter.
The result Is to create an entirely
new shaped human being, already
nicknamed "la fenime tube," or "the
tube woman." because the few wom
en seen about so far In the very lat
est style of dlrectoire dress resem
ble walking stovepipes.
The new figure requires the wear
ing of a cornet of extraordinary
length, resembling certain ancient
Iron Instruments of torture. They
are made of rubber or elastic tissue
and whalebone, and reach nearly to
the knees. Many of these new cor
sets are on show at the large shops.
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Opera (Han Full from Gallery on
Head of louglas of Ohio.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12. Repre
sentative Albert Douglas of the
eleventh Ohio district, was severely
hurt this afternoon at the Metropol
itan Opera house by being struck on
the head by an opera glass which
a woman let fall from the dresa cir
cle. Mr. Douglas and a friend was
sitting In the orchestra directly un
der the dress circle.
Mrs. Henry Blake of Mount Ver
non occupied a seat directly over
him, and In getting up to allow a
man to pass she accidentally allowed
her opera glasses to fall over the
railing. The glass struck Mr. Doug
las on the head, Inflicting a bad scalp
wound and dailng hlra for the mo
ment. He was carried Into the front of
fice and attended by a physician, af
ter which he took a cab to the Wal
dorf-Astoria, where he Is staying.
TOP NOTCH ItKAt'llKI).
r'roin Now On, I.nmlHT Output Will
He Much Lens.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9. That the
top notch In the production of lum
ber In the I'nlted States was reached
last year, and that from now on the
annual production would either re
main the same as last year, or would
show a decrease, was the startling
announcement mnde today before
the national conservation commis
sion by Overton W. Price, associate
forester In the I'nlted States forest
service.
lie also said that the annual cut
of timber last year would cover a
piece of land 1000 acres In area
and would make a pile as high aa the
Washington monument. He said
that the average growth In all our
forests la about 12 cubic feet per
acre, or a total of seven billions
cubic feet. But that we take from
the forests S3.000.000.0fto cubic
feet each year, or over three time
what the forests produce.
LOCAL AND
PERSONAL
From Saturday's Dally.)
Frank Kashafer of Jacksonville
was In the city yesterday.
Mrs. D. I.echners was here yester
dsy from her home at Phoenix shop
ping. Mrs. J. C. Pendleton and her
mother, Mrs. Frleson, of Table
Rock, were In Medford yesterday do
ing Christmas shopping.
Mrs. Mary Collins of Vancouver,
Wash., Is In Medford and will spend
the winter with her son. City Re
corder Ben, M. Collins, and family.
E. K. (Joe) Anderson of Talent
was In the city yesterday consulting
with some of our attorneys relative
to legal matters in which he Is In
terested. William Ruble and family of Ash
land passed through the city yester
day on their way to Woolf creek.
where .Mr. Ruble has a tine mine
which he will work this winter.
M. B. V. Soule of Phoenix was In
the city yesterday trading and greet
ing friends. Mr. Soule was for many
years station agent at Phoenix and
Is quite well known to many of the
older residents up that way.
The Medford Cement company
are this week preparing the ground
and having gravel hauled for putting
down sidewalk on the street and
about the grounds of the new High
school building.
J. H. Anthony, a special pension
examiner, whose headquarters are at
Portland, came In yesterday and
went over to Jacksonville. One of
the cases which brought him here is
to get information about a man who
died at Jacksonville in 1869 and
whose widow Is endeavoring to se
cure a pension.
(From Sunday'a Daily.
W. R. Stansell Is In Portland for
a few days on business.
Ranee Rouse was here from bis
home at Ashland yesterday.
Volney Dixon returned yesterday
from a short business trip to Grants
Pass.
Silas J. Day of Jacksonville was
In the city yesterday for a few hours
and went on to Ashland.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Narregan of
Eagle Point are visiting Medford
friends for a couple of days.
W. J. Dean, a well-known citizen
of Talent, was attending the fruit
growers' meeting yesterday.
The Grants Pass girls' basketball
team went to Ashland yesterday on
No. 15 to play the Ashland team.
A member of the German relchstag
was attacked by hysteria while
speaking Saturday and was forced to
quit. Over here when public men get
hysteria they keep right on talking.
Rev. J. W. Sharpe, a Free Metho
dist minister, recently of Greenfield,
111., Is now located in Medford. eH
has purchased an orchard near the
city and will make his home there.
Among the many from outside
towns who were on the streets yes
terday can be mentioned: A. S.
Barnea of Ashland, E. B. Phlpps of
Ashland, C. H. Pierce of Ashland, H.
H. Goddard and R. B. Purvis of Tal
ent, Ailing Newbury of Jacksonville.
Rev. F. C. W. Palker, the secre
tary of the state missions of the Bap
tist ehtirch, passed through Medford
yesterday for Ashland, where he will
preach today. Next week he will
hold services at Klamath Falls.
Dr. Hellstren of Passadena, Cal.,
was a visitor In Medford yesterday.
The doctor la the owner of a valu
able tract three mllea west of the
city. He Is planting 25 acres In ap
ple and pear trees and about June 1
he expects to come here with his
wife and stay for the summer.
John W. Harrell, a native of Ten
nessee, died at the home of his son.
In West Medford, yesterday, aged
nearly 03 years. Deceased came to
Medfordonly a short time ago from
Texas. Funeral services will prob
ably be held tomorrow, but no defi
nite arrangements had been made as
to this Inte last night.
Yesterday G. h. Davis closed a
deal whereby C, D. Ilarelrlgg became
the owner of one of the finest homes
In the city. It Is situated on West
Tenth street. The lot la large and
well located, with tine lawns and
shrubbery, while the building Is up
to date In every particular. The con
sideration was 13500 and It Is
worth It.
THK W. t T. V. MKKTIXG.
There Was n tiood Attendance and
Very Important Matters Argued.
tContributed by the Press
Corre-
spondent.)
The W. C. T. U. met at the usual
place of meeting, the Baptist church,
December 10, with a good attend
ance. The meeting was called to or
der by the president, who led the de
votional exercises by all singing.
Then John, xvll:lS-3B was read al
ternately. Mrs. Vogell then offered
while all knelt a strong plea to God
for help In this hour of aeed. Then
all Joined In singing "All Halt, the
Power of Jesus' Name." The min
utes of last meeting were read and
affirmed.
The correspondent-secretary re
ported receiving a letter from Mrs.
Lee, county president, sending re
grets that on account of business she
could not be present at tme meet
ing. The unfinished business was
then taken up. The committee on
contest work reported that she and
Mr. Hedges met at the West school
and secured four contestants and
gave each their Instructions: also
two more who will consider the ques
tions. It was voted to hold the con
test In the very near future, the
Christian tabernacle being chosen as
the place to Lold the contest.
The liquor question at Stanford
milrerslty has at last been settled
and the Indications are that It has
been settled for all time. The trus
tees of the university recently adopt
ed the following resolution:
"The academic council Is Instruct
ed to prohibit the use of liquor In
fraternity chapter houses, student
clubhouses and other student lodg
ings."
The action taken by the trustees
and the specific Instructions given
to the university authorities practi
cally end the controversy on the II'
quor question at Stanford. From
now on not only will liquor not be
allowed In the buildings of the uni
verslty, but any student who shall
have or shall keep Intoxicating II
quors of any kind In his room will
be expelled and the leases of frater
nity and clubhouses will be subject
to this rule. The lease on any build
ing where liquor Is kept will be for-
feltetd. What about Medford with
her beautiful new high school build
ing? Will the city still support 11
saloons and subject their children to
such evil Influences?
No other business coming before
the union, the meeting was dis
missed to meet at the Baptist church
December IT. After the business Is
transacted the members will go and
spend a social hour with Mrs. Smith,
an Invalid member.
AT KLAMATH FALLS.
Bad State of Affairs There oa
count of Saloons Running.
Ac
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Dec. 12.
Although the grand Jury has been
in session several days, it has not
yet taken up the violations of the lo
cal option law. It Is likely these
cases will be the last to receive cor
slderatlon, as the belief Is quite gen
eral that It will take several days to
make findings.
There has been no noticeable dif
ference In the conduct of the blind
pigs since the raids were made a
few weeks ago and about 20 men
were arrested for gambling and sell-
Ing liquors. Drunken men can be
seen at any time and all the joints
are running Just as before. Most of
the persons arrested have employed
counsel, and It Is understood that
they will make a strong fight.
Sheriff W. B. Barnes has been do
ing his utmost to eradicate the dives,
hut has been refused the aid of the
city police, who have been Instructed
by the council that It Is the duty of
the state and not of the city officers
to make arrests for violation of the
local option law. The mayor and the
council hold that as the state gets all
the money derived from fines In the
event of convictions. It Is up to the
state to make the arrests and prose
cute the cases.
Sheriff Barnes went before the
council at Its last meeting and asked
that the police be Instructed to co
operate with him In the eradication
of the dives. Mayor Stilta said If the
council wished It he would Instruct
the city officers to assist the state In
this matter, but the council refused.
TO HOLD IXQIKST.
Heath of Cathlamct fiiri to Re Inves
tigated. ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 12. An In
quest will be held by Coroner 011
baugh tomorrow over the remains of
Madelalne Longtalne. the Cathlamet
girl, who died at the hospital here as
the result of an alleged unlawful op
eration. An autopsy waa made on
the body by two physicians today
and their testimony will be taken to
morrow, as well as tbe evidence of
physicians who attended the girl af
ter she was brought to the hospital
some months ago, when she came
here for medlrul attention.
Two statements were made by the
girl since she was taken to the hos
pital and these were transcribed.
One was made about two weeks ago
and the last one yesterday morning.
These may be submitted to the cor
oner's Jury, but Coroner Gllbaugh
says they will not be made public,
but will be turned over to the Wah
kiakum county courts for use In the
criminal prosecutions which are ex
pected to follow.
These statements are said to con
tain damaging testimony, but
against whom those In authority will
not say, but so far as can be learned
others besides Dr. Peacock are Im
plicated by them. Aa the prosecu
tion for the alleged crime will be
conducted In tbe state of Washing
ton, a copy of the testimony taken
here and the verdict of the coroner's
Jury will be submitted to the court
of that atate. At the close of the
Inquest tomorrow the remains of the
deceased will be shipped to Cath
lamet tor Interment.
FOR FARMERS OXLV.
Send us your name and pottofflce
address and we will mall you tree,
on January 1, a beautiful calendar.
HUBBARD BROS., sledtord.
DECEPTION
IS
ItOSKBl liO. Or., Dec. 12. It has
come to the notice of the local land
office in this city that a great deal
of misrepresentation la being In
dulged In by parties In this city who
would benefit thereby In reference
to tbe restoration to entry of a part
of the I'mpqua forest reserve.
The facts In the matter are: On
March 2, 1907. the government with
drew from the public domain with
other lands 92,000 acres of land and
established them In the I'mpqua for
est reserve. On these 92,000 acres
were many settlers, and much land
had been taken under the timber
land laws, practically all of the val
uable land. About two months ago
the government decided to restore to
entry the unsettled and unappropri
ated tracts remaining In the 92,000
acres, and a notice to that effect
was published. The land thus thrown
open Is therefore not the entire 92.
000 acres, but that land which was
unappropriated prior to March 2,
1907, when the lands were taken In
to the reserve, which, according to
the local land office. Is about & per
rent of the original 92,000 acres, and
la the culls, or undesirable leavings.
(Honing Advertisements Appeared.
Advertisements have appeared In
local papers and In papers through
out this state, and tn Washington,
signed by the two local abstract com
panies in this city, stating that 92.
000 acres of valuable fruit, farming
and dairy land were to be thrown
open to entry in this city on January
20, and as a result a great many per
sons have Journeyed to this city to
secure a portion of such lands. The
United Statea land office In this city
Is authority that these advertise
ments misrepresent tbe facts. The
partiea who have so far arrived here
were disappointed In their expecta
tions, for while they expected to se
cure a fine tract of land they have
discovered on their arrival here that
the land extends In broken tracts In
the counties of Douglas, Lane and
Lincoln, in the mountains and be
tween the mountalna and the coast,
and that It Is mostly In small por
tions, very few tracts being of 160
acres. In fact, most of the land Is
In 40-acre tracts, and of the unde
sirable and worthless kind, such
odds and ends as the last 5 per cent
of anything usually Is, according to
Receiver J. M. Lawrence of the lo
cal land office.
Lawrence was besieged with In
quiries from people all over the Unit
ed States who had been led to be
lieve this a bananza opening and
wanted some of the land. When
they found out the facts In the case
they were not backward tn express
ing their opinions of the advertise
ments, and Roseburg and Douglas
county In general.
Gross Misrepresentations Claimed.
"The abstract companies had ac
cess to the land office records touch
ing this matter," said Mr. Lawrence,
"and those responsible for the mis
leading announcements must have
known they were deceptive. A plain
statement of the truth would have
brought no returns, because there
would have been nothing exciting In
It, the public would not have been
aroused and nobody would have
known better than the abstractors
that only a small fraction of the land
perhaps a total of 5300 acres re
mained vacant. The gross misrep
resentation was reported to the com
mlsslone rot the general land office
at Washington, D. C.( who today wir
ed Instructions that seemed to call
for denial of the records to the local
abstract companies and they are now
excluded from access to all land of
fice records."
SOCIKTY LEADER BALKS WOMAX
Member of Wealthy Family Xow
Earns Living.
CHICAGO, Dec. 11. Mrs. Mar
guerite Dannebaum .whose husband.
Charles P. Dannebaum, lost his suit
for divorce In which he charged his
wife with cruelty, went back to work
today at a position with Robert
Staedter company, 155 State street,
which she was forced to take in or
der to win her livelihood after the
separation from the wealthy coffee
broker.
After a lifetime of luxury for
Mrs. Dannebaum waa of a wealthy
San Francisco fnmlly when she mar
rled Dannenbaum a woman who
has enjoyed the ease that wealth
brings has come to a place where
she has to battle with the world for
her daily bread.
Her pride and determination to
take rare of herself have forbidden
her taking any aid from her relatives
and friends, who have been so eager
to help her. And so It happens that
the erstwhile leader of an exclusive
coterie of society Is selling furs to
women who now enjoy the affluence
she has lost.
Found Sure Cure.
E. J. Kelley, a man who waa ar
rested and fined a few days ago, has
recovered from an Illness which he
claimed waa very serious. So much
so that he was unable to work In the
usual manner so as to liquidate his
fine. The cure tor his ailment was
a diet of bread and water unless he
went out to work. Two meals like
that and Mr. Kelley said that he was
Just blue-molding to get to work at
the same old stand.
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in JACKSON COUNTY
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