II LITTLE OF
. E
Up to this time Mr. Taft bai not
mixed a single putt that be really
needed.
Did the Earl of Warwick wink
when he ai describing the bongo
nd okapl?
Nobody will envy the spanking
committee appointed by the house to
-deal with Mr. Roosevelt.
Another advantage of early Christ
mat shopping Is that you may pos
sibly buy something sensible.
Anyway, President Castro'i table
manners are just as good as his debt
paying manners.
Now let some one volunteer to go
out and rig up a truce all around
until after Christmas.
- At last reports Tom Johnson was
just as broke as he was when be
first said he was broke.
It Is about time General Simon
was picking out tbe consulate lu
which he will take refuge.
We think they are rubbing it In on
Emperor William when they won't
even let him talk Into a phonograpn.
The advantage of a golf cabinet
over a tennis cabinet la that fat men
are eligible for active membership.
It cost $4,000,000 to bury the late
emperor of China. And there Isn't
a first class muck-raker In the whole
kingdom.
Has not tbe Standard Oil trou
bles enough without having to an
swer for the dissemination of chew
ing gum?
If the relchstag passes the new tax
bill, every stein of beer a German
drinks will belp pay for a new bat
tleship. ;
While Mr. Roosevelt Is In Africa
we wish be would find out for sure
whether a Jackrabblt can kill a bull
moose.
If Mr. Rockefeller were to give a
waiter a $2.12 tip some New York
papers would feel impelled to get our
an extra edition.
The return of part of the Chinese
Indemnity camo Just iu time to help
pay the expenses of the Chinese em
peror's funeral.
The ways and means committee Is
discovering what a poinful operation
It Is to jar loose an Infant industry
from the bottle habit.
I'he farmers turned out $3,000,-1
duv.OOO worth of products last year. :
Wby don't they take some of tbe i
money and go out and uplift themselves?
LOCAL AND
If the women do get a chance to
rote on the liquor question iu Wash
ington, certain statesmen will depart
hence right after the ballots are
counted.
That cloud of gloom noticeable
about the Milton tercentenary is
caused by the neglect of "Flngy"
Conners to Interject a few classy
obiter dicta.
Maybe Emperor William will be
able to wriggle off his muzzle long
enough to pass out a few remarks on
President Castro, who Is about to
visit Berlin.
Three or four gentlemen who
heard yesterday that Governor-elect
Lllley of Connecticut was to be In
vestigated were able to refrain from
shedding tears.
The soldier who was sentenced to
three months' Imprisonment for eat
ing an apple got off with light pun
ishment. Adam gut a life sentence
for the same offense.
King Manuel of Portugal, who is
threatened with a revolution. Is an
other gentleman who will agree that
there are worse things than a ses
sion of congress.
A Dublin man killed himself by
accidentally cutting bis throat witb
a safety razor. Even In death the
national tendency to bulls could not
be suppressed.
Late last night It was stated on
the highest authority that Mr. Roose
velt bad not called In bis physician
on account of the proposed rubuke
that congress has handed him.
Mr. Bryan says be Is worth only
$150,000, and yet he Is going to he
the guest of John W. Gates. Mr.
Bryan will need a conservation com
mission of Ms own If he keeps on.
There is not a word of truth In
the report that the Congressional
Record will suspend publication for
lack of copy. Tbe Hon. John Wes
ley Gaines has not unllmbered yet.
The Pennsylvania man who has
not spoken a word since he was
jilted, 30 years ago, probably was
stricken dumb by shock when he
realized what a narrow escape he
had.
"Knocked Out by Matrimony" will
he the title of the next melodrama
In which John I.. Sullivan will play
the star. From the tenor of the oid
pugilist's remarks when testifying In
his divorce suit. It Is Inferred that
he prefers real wnr to marriage.
CALIFORNIA WII.I, I'ltOTKST.
Morgan says he has never been a
pessimist. Optimist Is not so diffi
cult when one has vaults bursting
with coupon-bearing bonds.
Perhaps Tiny Tim Woodruff beard
a nols like a steam roller getting
ready for action when he was seized
by that recent attack of modesty.
We hope Dr. Jacob Gould Schur
man Is not trying to expel any mem
bers of the Ananias club when he
says that everybody Is good now.
Why does the New York World
keep on asking, "Shall tbe Demo
cratic party die?" Doea the World
think the recent election was a wedding?
If It be true that Emperor William
Is pining away, then th el Ion. Jacs
Abcrnathy had bettor take a few
wolves and depart for Berlin Immediately.
Will Mr. Roosevelt be so good as
to use the new special delivery
stamp with a peace album on It whea
he sends another message to congress?
The iiews that a Southern gentle
tvan Is sending President Roosevelt
a nemljohn of whisky probably
rouses certain Inexpressible feelings
In the breast of the Hon. Charles
Warren Fairbanks.
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BOLD BY CHAS. HIUXQ
Merclmtita Object to (he Increase of
Rates on Southern Pnclflc.
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.
Shippers and Importers of Califor
nia are arranging to unite in a
statewide protest against Increase
in transcontinental tariffs announc
ed by the Southern Pacific and th-
Santa Fe roads. The opposition on
the part of Interests most affected
will take the form of a score of mass
meetings held In the leading cities
on December 30, when representa
tives of the leading Industries will
set forth the grievances of the bit
Inesa men against the carriers.
ORCHARD IS HTOI.KX.
Clark County Farmer Finds His
Trees in Neighbor's Field.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec. 16.
Adolph Joster, a Clark county farm
er, accuses his neighbor, William
Kalke, of stealing a pear orchard
Joster told his story today to Prose
cutlng Attorney Stnpleton, and the
latter has agreed to take action for
recovery of the trees.
Joster resides five miles from
Vancouver. He had but recently
plnnted a pear orchard, and Sunday
went out to Inspect the trees. He
could hardly believe his eyes. The
trees had disappeared. Going to the
farm of his neighbor, he round his
trees replanted. He was sore of
heart to think that the neighbor,
whom he had Induced to follow him
from the Fatherland, should have
committed the depredation on his
fine new orchard.
"I will write him a letter, Mr. Jos
ter," said the county attorney, "and
tell him It ts an offense against the
law."
"Fence, noddlngs," replied Joster.
He stole mine pear trees nnd left
der fence."
tu.Mu OFFKRS S&ooo
leltcr Found In Murdered Man's
Room Reveals I'Ut.
CHICAGO, Dec. 19. Mysterious
murder of a Chicago Chinese todiy
led to the revelation that a price of
$2,000 had been sent by a Chines?
tong on the bead of Moy Dow, a
I wealthy Chinese merchant of nation
al pro.-ninene. This disclosure came
I while detectives were Investigating
the flsutn of Cli Vttln Chin, found
sttuiiglH, it is believed with his own
qoue. Chn, It la believed, was a
victim ol' highbinders. A letter wss
found tellinl of tbe price of Moy's
head.
(From Saturday's Dally.)
V. A. Dunlap of Talent was in tbe
city yesterday.
D. B. Russell went to Grant Pa
yesterday on business.
M. E. Worrell has returned from
a business visit to Portland.
Miss Maudie Gaines went to Ash
land yesterday for a short visit.
Professor Taylor will spend part
of his holidays' vacation In Califor
nia. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Moore returned
to their home near W'liner yesterday
after several weeks Bpent In the city
visiting. '
Miss Blanch Riddle will leave this
morning for Riddle, where she will
spend the school vacation and boll
days with her parents.
Miss Walton and Miss Burns, two
teachers In the high school, will
leave this morning for Eugene for
a holiday visit with relatives.
Mrs. C. D. 'Abbott and children
arrived yesterday from Corvallls,
Or., and went over to Jacksonville.
Mr. Abbott recently purchased the
old Taylor bouse there.
Dewltt Smith and family and G
W. Sawyer and family arrived yes
terday from Eagan, S. D. Mr. and
Mrs. Smith are the parents of Mrs.
A. P. Powell of South Medford.
S. II. Claspell was kere from Butte
Falls yesterday after goods. He re
ports the roada as being bad most of
the way, only a very light snow hav
ing fallen there this season.
Word was received yesterday of
the death of Mrs. Adams at Butte
Falls Thursday. Mrs. Adams was
the daughter of Aaron Beck, who has
resided In that section for a num
ber of years.
The Morning Mall Is pleased to he
able to announce tbls morning that
Mr. A. J. Stewart, formerly of Med
ford, now of Cottage Grove, Is Im
proving rapidly from his recent se
rious Illness.
While working about bis horses
yesterday morning. Constable A. D.
Slngler was bitten over the left eye
by one of them. The skin was cut
for a distance of one and a half
Inches, requiring Beveral stitches to
close the wound.
Mrs. J. M. Kfernan and daughter,
Miss .Murie, went south yesterday.
Airs. Ktcrnan goes to YreUa to visit
an aunt who Is quite 111, while Miss
Marie goes to Edgewood to visit her
brother, Charles, who Is employed
In a store there.
(From Sunday's Dally.)
G. N. Smith was here yesterday
from Wellen, trading.
Adam Schmidt was here from
Jacksonville yesterday.
George McKlIllgan Is borne from
Phoenix to spend Sunday.
Mrs. T. J. Bell was down from
Talent yesterday visiting friends.
Thomas McAndrew returned home
yesterday, after spending some ten
days at Portland.
Forest Ranger J. E. Cribble Is
building a new barn on his property
on Central avenue.
S. II. Snyder returned yesterday
from Grants Pass, where he has been
for several days on business. '
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hosier of Ash
land were In the city yesterday visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. Scott Davis.
A steam boiler was taken out yes
terday for use at the coal mine be
ing opened up northeast of the city.
Mrs. R. T. Blackwood was down
yesterday from Phoenix doing Christ
mas trading with the busiest men on
earth.
Herbert Kentner, Fred Strang
and Derrnh Earhart are all home
from school and will spend the holt
daya with their parents.
Miss Marie Rockwell of Portland,
who has been visiting her friend
Mrs. T. W. Miles, for several days,
returned yesterday to her borne.
V. C. Brown of Spokane Is hero
on a visit to his friend, P. M. Ke--
shaw. and Is looking over the coun
try with a view to locating.
Misses Ruth Merrick and Clara
Wines returned homo yesterday
from Eugene and will enjoy the hol
idays with their parents In Medford
Miss Fannie Whitman arrived In
Medford yesterday from Portland,
having been called here by the death
of her grandfather, J. D. Whitman.
I', I,. Appleford of Chicago, west
ern sals manager of the Standard
Glllett Light company, arrived ye-
erday and will remain several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Frsnk P. Smith, for
merly In business here, were down
from their home in Ashland yester
day. They will remain In the city
several days.
W. A. Burr, proprietor of the Burr
Piano House In Roseburg. was In
Medford yesterday on a visit to his
friend, W. M. Hodton, of the Hod
son Auto company.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hair and Mr.
and Mrs. Ben A. Lowell of Wood
vllle were In the city yesterday doing
Christmas shopping, at were also
many others from tbe varloua towns
towns between Ashland and Granti
Pass. i
Mrs. C. I. Hutchison and daugh
ter. Miss Fern, returned yesterdsy
from Portland and will spend the
holidays at home with Medford rela
tives and friends.
The Pacific & Eastern railroad bai
a small crew of men at work keeping
their track In suitable condition for
use. The company now runs - Its
train in place of the motor car.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Davis of Fargo,
X. D., arrived la Medford yesterday
and will move at once to the N. 8.
Bennett place, south of Medford,
which place Mr. Davis purchased
when here last summer.
SOCIETY WOMEN "E-ISY.1
Rook Agent McFurluiid Says Tbey
Snup at Halt.
CHICAGO, Dec. IS John M.
Mi-Farlund. chief witness In the trial
of a clique of book agents accused
of swindling rli-h women all over the
country by securing enormous sums
of money for de luxe editions, is
threatened with exposure tomorrow.
Attorneys for the other defendants
claim they will prove he was in pris
on In San Francisco at the time of
the earthquake.
McFarland today told how ex
tremely "easy" rich society women
were and they snapped up any prop
osition that looked like easy money
or that promised to deprive any
other woman of a covet d volume.
McFarland told how be. acting for
"men higher up," bad first escured
$200 from Mrs. Patton, wife of the
big broker, and subsequently by rep
resenting to her that be could buy
fine books In Baltimore that were
wanted by a Portland, Or., million
aire, and clean up several thousands.
Mrs. Patton had been Induced to In
crease ber Indebtedness to $23,300.
He said the scheme was to visit
some rich woman and ask If she had
a certain line of books, offering a
fabulous price for them. Of coune
she did not hove them. A week or
so later another member of the gang
would vUlt her and offor a rare edi
tion of the same books. With a view
to selling them, at a big profit to the
first agent, she would buy the books
and never see either of the agents
again.
I'lXI.MAX CAR INVESTIGATION.
rtnillicd That I x-r Itertli Should
fust Only Half That of Lower.
. CHICAGO. 111., Dec. 17. The up
per berth of a Pullman was further
disparaged today when two women
took the stand before Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Lane, who
is considering the plea that the up
per berth should cost only half as
much as a lower. The witnesses also
affirmed that It Is terrible to tip the
porter, said tipping being necessary
to get any kind of service. Both
witnesses testified that they never
take an upper berth unless compelled
to by circumstances, both agreeing
that there Is a deal of trouble In get
ting In and out of one and that the
ventilation Is bad.
Commissioner tane took the caa?
which siiecifically applies to the
rates between Chicago and St. Paul
under advisement, and left for
Washington tonight. Other cases In
volving the rates between Dtiluth and
St. Paul and St. Paul and Seattle will
be heard later.
"NO" TO IOO WOMEN.
Aged Millionaire Bachelor Thought
They Wanted His Money,
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 18.
Levi Merrick Stewart, known ai
"Eider" Stewart, a millionaire bach
elor, celebrated his 81st blrthd.iy
and became reminiscent.
"Many people," he said, "think It
an achievement to have lived 81
years. I do not consider It so. Many
people think It strange that I have
lived all this time and never mar
ried. 1 do not think that strange.
either.
'I have had more than a hundred
proposals of marriage, but I have
never felt called upon to accept anv
of them. Some of them came after
I had made a little money, and 1
feared the senders wanted it more
than they did me. That Is one rea
son why I never married."
SHOWS MEXICAN" METHODS.
Chinaman Tells How He Was Smug
gled Into Country.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 19. What
federal authorities believe to be a
complete exposure of the methods
used In bringing Chinese Into this
country from Mexico, was made In
the United States district court to
day -by Chin Bow. He was called as
a witness for the government in the
case of three Mexicans charged with
smuggling Chinese Into the United
States. Chin Bow was arrested with
five other Chinamen and the three
defendants, at Imperial Junction last
June.
Chin Bow Identified the prisoners
as the men who led him and his com
panions across the border. He said
he bargain waa made with Charlie
Sam, a Chinaman of Ensenada, who
made a business of getting Chinese
Into this country. Chin Bow said he
was to pay the Mexicans $310 to get
him Into this country.
BODY OF POLICE
CHIEF FOUND
BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16. Th
body of Chief of Police Blggy, who
was drowned from the police launch
Patrol opposite A I cat rax island In
San Francisco Bay on the night of
November 30. was found by the crew
of the freight ferryboat Transit. It
was flatlng off Goat Island, face up
ward, with the arms outstretched.
The harbor police were at onco no
tified and, procuring a launch, Ser
geant Donovan recovered the re
n. ulna.. The face is very much dis
figured, but the body has been fully
identified as that of the dead chief
When the corpse was taken from
the waters it had on the long coat
and gloves worn by Biggy on the
night of his disappearance. The
launch with the body landed at the
Mission street wharf.
Before the launch with Sergeant
Donovan and several police officers
on board reached the place where the
body waa first seen. It had been pick
ed up by the crew of the scow schoon
er Georgia Woods, who aided In
transferring it to the police boa:.
News of the recovery of the remains
spread quickly, and an Immense
crowd assembled at Misslon-Btreet
wharf, where they were landed.
In the presence of Acting Chief
Cutler, Chief Deputy Coroner Ken
nedy and other officials, a search of
the clothing In which the body was
attired was made immediately upon
arrival at the morgue. By means
of the two badges which Chief Biggy
wore, a locket with his monogram, a
muffler, stickpin, his police whistle
and other articles, the Identification
was made beyond the shadow of a
doubt.
The watch which Chief Blggy al
ways carried was stopped at 9:12
o'clock. So far as could be ascer
tained there were no papers In the
pockets to which any significance
could be attacked, and it was con
cluded that If Chief Blggy had a
written resignation prepared on th?
occasion of his visit to Police Com
missioner Hugo Kell at the latter
home in Belvedere, he had disposed
of it in some manner before he met
his death.
Much to the surprise of the search
ers, a hammer less revolver, with al!
chambers loaded, was found In a
pocket, notwithstanding the fact
that the late chief's pistol was found
after his death In a restaurant where
he had dinner on the night of his
death.
There were no marks of vlolenc
on the body, hut an autopsy will be
held to assist, if possible. In clearing
up the manner of death. The inquest
probably will not be held until next
week.
URK.HT "AlTUtKI FRANCE.
PARIS, France, Dec. 18. In ad
dition to establishing a new record
for beavier-thaa-air machines re
maining in the air one hour ad 53
minutes and 59 seconds, Wilbur
Wright, the American aeroplanlst.
achieved another record late today,
attaining the height of 360 feet In
a strong wind, winning the Sarthe
Aero club's prize for height.
During the flight, at a height of
90 feet, a strong gust gave the ma
chine an alarming backward set, but
it soon righted and the craft contin
ued an upward flight, circling the
field again and again.
The Aero club tonight gave a ban
quet in Wright's honor.
TRIKI) TO WRKCK TRAIX.
I'he Lives of 40 Passenger Endan
gered In Washington.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Dec. 19.
Tralnwreckers tonight threw the
switch on the Belllngham Bay ft
British Columbia railroad inside the
city limits here and derailed the
southbound passenger train, endan
gering the lives of 40 passengers.
The train ran for some distance
along the ties and came to a stop
when the engine was on the brink of
Whatcomb creek.
Engineer Story saw the thrown
switch and put on the emergency
brakes In time to prevent a loss of
life. No one was injured. The po
lice have no clew to the wreckers.
PAT CROWE'S PET PLAX.
THERE ARE OTHERS.
From the Chicago News.
My darling wife Is pretty firm.
Beneath her sway I sometimes
squirm.
But there's one thing that I must
say
She doesn't always have her way.
She puts her foot down mighty flat
There's not a bit of doubt of that.
She's not one that I love to cross.
Rut, all the same, she's not the boss.
She often orders me around.
It's best to humor her I've found.
Still, there are times no doubt of It,
When she must gracefully submit.
T am by nature mild and meek.
And she's strong-minded so to speak.
Yet she has not been slow to find
That others have some strength of
mind.
That she must tremble at a frown
And humbly take a calling down.
On such occasions I am free
To say It rather tickles me.
It does me good to tee her shrink,
She needs the discipline, I think.
She's pretty often brought to book.
By me? Good gracious, no! Our cook.
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