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1908 HORTICULTURAL EDITION OF THE TRIBUNE-10,000 COPIES SENT ALL OVER THE WORLD Daily Cribune. THE WEATHER. Cloudy; probable ruin tonight and Friday. Associated Press Dispatches -- VOL. II. MKDFOHD, OH., TI1LTHSD.VY, DKCKMMEli 2(5, 1!)07 No. 235 tr o O SOCIALISTS mm Adopt Platform Cen suring Capitalistic Program and Name Full City Ticket. The social isl s of Med ford Tuesday night nominated a full ticket for the coming municipal elect ion, including a mayor, ami a dnpted a platform as fid lows: "We, the socialists of Medford, in oonvent ion assembled. declare our alle giance to the principles of socialism as embod:-d : tin soeinlis; platform throiighoii: i In world. We it. flare that there can .11 be a lasting prosperity as long as the pri'sent system of private ownership of t In m:ai: 1 of life en dures, a system ui.d i- which not a wlieel can wi-v- itn'.i; tlie eapitulisi can first be nsmred of a profit; a sys tem under wliieh the wag" earner must always receive less in wages than will enable him I t b-ty haeU the univalent of hii own i-Mnhict. Tlie visult of this must ever be as at pnsont, stagnation in business and idleness on the pari of tin wngo-ranrr. J nt while we stand for the complete overthrow of the pres ent system .'tnd in its place the estab lishment of ;!); eo o: rativc common wealth, we favor all measure. which will aid Ike -r.iriiiw , -lass in their con test for polit "-:il power. Alolfr!i Contract System. "We demand i In following immediate nn asiin s: "The abolition of the coilvact sys tein on all public v. "ri.s; lehur to be hired direct I iy tin1 proper city ollicials, w!li an eight liour workday, nnd a min imum wage ()f per day. ' The employment of all idle resi ib id workii ;ntn 11 on public improve 1111 at. Demr.nrt Road Crossings, "The establishment of 11 public bath house and library. 1 ' We ib maud t he Sunt hern Pacific company ) comp. Mod to put in cross ings on nil .f (ho principal streets crossed by its tracks. "We favor a perft-1 sv.erage sys tem. We favor the p-tving of Seventh street and the better !r:idin:; f other fit roets. ' " Wo declare that I he pre tent man ngement of our publb water system to be n disgrace I t ir ritv and pledge our candidates if elected to work for the improvement and extension of the same in every possible way. I Favor of Recall. "We pledge onr candidates to work for the adoption of the imperative man date in our city chart or, so t hat the people may recall unfaithful public servn nt.:. ' W demand 1 hat t he coroornt ion: and la-; property holdi rs be compelled to pn.v their just share of the taxes, so that I he necessary funds may be se cured to carrv out them- in.aures. V.' .all the attention of the ph- to the fact that there c.iu be no last in nnody for the evils of the liipior t raf f V as long as t here is a 7 cent prof'i 'n a 1" cent drink. Full Ticket Nr.mrrt. "We. the social!' cauddales., agree to on a blank resignat 011 to be filled on' and l-resented a) any time we fail to vvotU for the above inea-Ollcs. " V. -or. I. W. Wiley, stork deab-r; re-ord r. Pen St. wart, carpenter; tr. fi urer, John Jl. Smith, hisincs man: cori:i-r'-. 1:, Mir"t ward. John K. Sim me !:'. .( . r; Second ward, Julius W. Wil u.v.. :ieian; Third ward. Ern est Walter, laborer. THE V02W3T TKUST OF ALL OF THEM (lei if.; ' I.oftii-. iii filifig a complaint ia liis suit against tlie Pullman Car cutipnnv at St. Paul, ddinn.. charged that if ;s the m ok gigantic of all trust- and the wi-rst of it type in the lnited St at 1 s. Thiongh U aM iTiiey, .lame Mnnah'.i.. 1. de. !ai--s Mi- Pullman com t.anv '..-u.i'ls th rail mad" to pay what ever rati" it demand and that it defies tlie laws of tie- ci m lit ry and the rill in--- th im r-':ite commerce com p.-n him arrogaiiTiv. 1 ik- pro- '.iiliiA are b fore tin- r.pMiimw om- mission and Mnnnhan dfel'ns the rne uiH becoine MM'- nf ta:oital importune find re-ndt n'ti'vaelv in n n d n.-t i in th. urt'o of 'b f.:-' ear bTts all over 0 the country. A f:u;Ollu"trati. n-'f the hijhw r ibbi rv t It w Ci tin pa in- cmt i nually in O iluliPt' in i" tit"" b-t ween Medford ,d Portland, a dufaiiee ..f U-mh than U:?.-,o mile Th- pa- a'. r pavi '.'...n tit this -mall . and i" exported T io tip the 1 rlv paid porter beside-i. Romethine ihoiild be don. prevent this holdup. A MISCONCEPTION. When the Observer publishes any thing from another paper it invariably gives credit. At rare intervals it finds a news item in the Modford Mail that is not altogether silly nnd publishes it, giving the Mail credit. Such au item appeared in the Observer of two weeks ago relating to fruit shipments from Medford. It was taken from the Mail, but it now appears that the Mail had taken it from the Central Point Herald, and that it did not refer to Medford shipments but to Central Point ship ments. The Mail is stupidly indignant, and not only charges malice to the Ob server but goes out of its way to put in an imbecile dig nt (iriints Pass. The Observer published the shipping item iu good faith. Medford is no doubt the center of the universe to the Mail, but it does not show up that way to the Ob server, and, strange ns it may appear. this paper has never kept record of fruit shipments from the "Hub, nnd conse ipiently accepted the item published in the Mail as referring to fruit shipments from Med ford. I n regard t o 0 rants Pass, this city has no feeling of rivalry touanls Medford. Grants Pass is more populous and more wealthy than it ever was Ik1 fore, nnd Medford will need to get up two or three moro "booms" before it will figure very prominently as a competitor of 0 rants Pnss, or of Ash land, its own county neighbor. Med ford is a very good little town and lias lately developed some progressiveness that people hero are quite proud of as an aid to the development of the Rogue Kiver vnllev. Grants Pnss Observer. MISS EOBINSON OF JACKSON VILLE DISTINGUISHES HERSELF The Portland Journal of last Sunday prints a picture of lion. George II. Williams, one of Portland's prominent citizens, making the following: Miss Regina Dorland Robinson, 1(1 years old, who came to Portland from Jacksonville several months ago to take up the study of painting, has recently completed a portrait from life of Judge George H. Williams. From childhood she has had a longing to paint, and dor ing the fall her father, IV. J. V. Rob inson, brought her here to continue her studies. Judge Williams sat seven different times an hour each time for the young art isr. The painting has at tracted much attention and Judge Wil limns himself is immensely pleased with t he likeness. lie says that it is the best that has ever been made of him. The picture will be on exhibition sev eral davs in the rooms of the Oregon school of art in the Selling Ilirucli build ing. Miss Florence Chase Currier, director of the art school, who came to Portland from Boston, says the painting by Miss Kohinson is an unusual one for a child of (i. HARD TO FIND ANYEODY TO FILL HIS PLACE Xo one has been elected pre-sident of t lie Ashland normal to succeed 11. F. Mill key, who recently resigned. It is expected that some member of the fnc ultv will be assigned to act as president for the remainder of the year, and that a president will not be selected until the hoard has time to hunt up n man to fill t he posit ion permanent ly. PRESIDENT AND FAMILY VISITING IN VIRGINIA WASHINGTON', Iec. i;. President h'ooHcx elt and family left today for Pin-knot. Va.. Mrs. Roosevelt's country home, where they will remain until Sun lav afternoon next. FIEE BURNS FOUR BUILDINGS IN FRISCO SAN FRANCISCO, pec. L'ti. 1'ire on M issioii si reel, near l-'irst, destroyed four buildings and gutted two others at a Ion of $-jott,iiou today. SEVENTEEN INJURED IN TROLLEY COLLISION ItKNVKIi, Iec. 12(1. Seventeen were injured, but none of the them fatally, however, iu a collision Itet ween two t ml Icy cars at midnight last night. The failure of the motorman to observe an order was responsible. Hunters Must Buy New Lecinses. On January I the licenses under which the Htate of Oregon has privileged hunter to do their worst will expire, and I hey must contribute ifl more to the Mate for licentes. '!')(, IH'W licenses, of POllffce, will last throughout the neP efir. The greatest call for prune licenses comes to the county clerk's office in September nnd October, when the season ojn-ns on up land birds aiW the other most comuoin victim- of the sportsmen's guns, al tbonvli many who wish to hunt deer take out licenses as early as July and August. NOTICK Is hereby given that the unJf ign'-d will apply nt the regular meeting of the city council iJ the rity of Md (ford. Opgon. lo be lodd on January T, l!8) for n license to sell spiritous, vinous and malt liquors in quant dies b-s than one gallon for n jwrioil nMix month, nt their plnnWif tmsiness in th Hotel Nash building, on lots .1, fl, 7 and t, in block 20. in said citv. I Datfrd December 20, lw7 2 it $40,000 FOR NEW SCHOOL Board Authorized To Purchase Site Bond Issue Voted Tax Levy is Fixed The. special school meeting advertised was held according to program. Following the 14-mill levy of the city council, a tax of 7 mills was levied, which ineaiks a-raise of at least 10 per cent, as the board of equalization in creased the amount of the assessment returned by the county assessor that much. The levy was made by the city authorities is also -40 per, cent higher than that of IDDO. There was a very small attendance at this meeting, about I'll persons be ing present. The regular rout ine of business in cluded the reading of the report of Oris Crawford, district clerk. A bond issue iu the sum of $10,000 was voted. This is to build another school house and equip il . The direc tors were authorized to buy a suitable site for t he edifice. TRUST MAGNATE YEARNS FOR FIRST WIFE PITTSBURG, Dec. 2(1. Is William KM is Corey tired of his new wife, May- belle Gilmanf Has the president of the I'nited States Steel corporation grown weary of the songbird he wedded and placed in a gilded cage? Does he de sire to return to the companionship id' h!i first wife and their year-old son, Alan? Members of Pittsburg (dubs and busi ness associates of Mr. Corey say that the answer 1o all these ipieslions is "vis." Mr. Corey got a divorce from his (irst wife because she had no desire to shine iu society. With his money and a younger and more beautiful wife he thought he could rbeak into New York's charmed set. So did Maybelle (lihiian. They have bol h discovered their mistake. Mr. Corey's associates talk business, but neither tender nor accept, invitations, and the big Now York mansion is a lonely place except when the second Mrs. Corey invites tier former friends. Itut that is done cretly. Paving Way to Reconciliation. While Pittsburg clubmen do not in timate that t here is any friction be tween Mr. and Mrs. Corey, they say both are deeply disappointed, so much sa that Mrs. Corey, in view of a lib eral Settlement Would place no obstacle in the way of Mr. Corey's legal mar riage to his first wife. It is reported that Mr. Corey nte his Christmas dinner at the farm in La 11 caster county which he presented to his parents. Mis former wife and their son were present at t he meal. It is hoped by the Corey family that the steel corpora! ion president will make overtures to his former wife for his return after the legal obstacles have been removed. Longs for Wifo nnd Boy. Mr. Corey's heart is longing for bis first wife and boy, friends say, though he is too proud to admit it openly. It is predicted t hat before long it will have burned through his haughty pride and brought him to their feet, humbly begging forgiveness. Those who know th fiist Mr. Corey predict that, when th - time comes, she will pardon him and take hijii back, believing, as she dues, thai he is still her William, deep down in his heart of hearts, no matter what Ten Thousand Copies to Be Sent 0 With the exception ofothe Por.laml Journal's 422,Ofn souvenir edition, which was published lust fall iu the interest of the slate of Oregyti, The Tribune Mamuiolh Illustrated lints Hurl ieull oral Kdition will be the larg'Kt, costliest and most beautiful newspaper special edition eer publish -d 011 the Pacific coast. It will be devoted exclusively t . ad 1 1 1 1 isin. 1 he Ifogui- Uir valley throughout the world, and it-i ve rious departments will be editd by men of pi tun i mmce in this locality an I bv slate and government horticul ture, minii'g :i in forest experts. Photographs showing all the gr .it nr. -hauls, the va-t farming lands, I'due I,dge, Sterling and Itraden mines nnil the immense forests will b shown. It will be printed on heavy b 1 'fhl printing of this mammoth pap ou t. the art Work and binding b. the papers will be handled by the ad no reial cbiln in the vnlh rind h Tlie Itogue River valley ' strat' grown in this .section i bringing Mi ami that the foreign and domestic 1 o product from ills-r sections; nnd iatioii of the unoccupied lands to .t ceruing this wonderful valley. Place your order now for mailing early in January, CONSTABLE LOCKED IN HIS OWN JAIL. Yockoy Eaton Elects Himsolf Cliiof of Folico nt Jacksonville and Runs Iu o tho Real Constable, Who Is Overcome by Too Ittuch Christinas Spirit. Yockey Futon of Jacksonville has come to his own. He is self-appointed chief of police and as such has secured revenge long sought against municipal authorities, 11 happened on Christmas day, and this is the way it happened: The regularly appointed city marshal was ill, and a deputy was taking his place, lie had made two arrests for over-indulgence in 'hristmas cheer, when the spirit of the occasion over took the genial deputy and left him hors de combat in front of the 1'niled States hotel. Yockey Futon rose to the occasion. He appointed himself chief of police and placed the too convivial deputy un der nrreat, taking him up to the cala boose, where he locked the real repre sentative of the law up for the night. LONDON ArPLE MARKET GOES FROM BAD TO WROSE The London market is thus reviewed by W. Dennis X Sons of Covent (iar den market under date of December (1: "We regret infinitely to have to re port that our market has gone from bad to worse and is now completely demor alized, owing to the incessant stream of heavy arrival from nil ipiarters. P.arrels of apples have been sidling to day at prices ranging anywhere from 10s to with a top price of about His for best Canadian No. 1 Spies, prices which we would never have dreamed, having in view the cost on vour side, would have had to be ac cepted during the surrent season. Where the fruit is all coming from to be pushed upon t he market at such tow prices, which it must have been evi- lent to shippers that the quant it les would completely clog the market, we cannot tell, but we presume that this glut of stuff is the direct outcome of the monetary pressure on your side. ' The st ringency on your side has. of course, materially affected the nion y mark id here, with t he consequence that buyers ' facilities have no doubt been much curtailed by their bankers and dealers and the consuming pnblrc has 1. .11 eoiisidi-iably diminished. Wi 11-e of the ooiuion that the cable which will be go:ng home to shippers, as the! result of sales this week, must make them hold up shipments unless the pressure behind t hem to turn their stoid; into en di is very acute. In some instances this will no doubt be so, but we have got a sufficient stock on this ma tket and approaching onr ports to -i.Jisfv iinv extra demand that may be brought about by the Christmas trade, so that if there is any considerable ;wan1 it y of stuff being shipped by t earners now leaving your ports, and wh eh will a'-rive here about December in or 1", we fear the result may prove oisasl rous. ' PULLING UP HOPYARDS IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY The Josephine county hop i ml 11st ry bids fair lo become a thing of the past. Tlie business was never iu such a hopeless condition as at present. Prac tically 110 sales have been made of this year's crop, which amounted lo some thing like sTo bales. Most growers, or at least one half of them, are digging up their vines and setting the ground to fruit trees. Apple trees principally are being put out. OMAHA. ' Dee. 20. Vive President and Ceiieral Manager A. ,. Mohh r of the Ciiion Pacific today denied podtive Iv that he is to become general iiiana ger of the Sonih'Tti Pacific. his pride may have bd him to. The warmest feelings always existed I.Hween the firM M is. William K. Corey and Hie mother of her husband. Mr Al fnd A. Corey of North Mraddock. They exchanged visits and, when (he deposed wife was living with her mother, Mrs. Prank Campbell of Swissvale, she was a reguMr guest iu the Itraddoek home. MfiHUHMMH THE TRIBUNE'S MAMMOTH 1908 HORTICULTURAL All Ovct- the World, Giving Publicity to Apple District, the Rogue River Vallny. k p;i"T. bi.iMid with a handsome covir, with a beautiful fruit design. - -.ill be executed by one of the larg t pri.ting establishments on the one -if Port hind's big engaving con-eras, while the distribution of the -Misin.' de -,-nt irn Ms of Me- Southern I'nitic railroad, the various com (.iihlliil v :ig. in i'-s t hrwi.gi I the I'm'- I Statett. ivorlai.r e as a fruitgrowing di1riit is shown the fact that the fruit h di' i-i prirc en r paid in the history of tie wi.ibl for apples and pears mini's are g;ving preference to the I(.;ue Itiwr valley fruits over the h obj ct of publishing this horticultural imh'ki I'kiTN In re and that the '(ft1, end to vour friends. Thev wil1 PETTIBONE TRIALWILL CONTINUE Court Overrules Mo tion of Defense for Verdict for Acquit tal-Casc Continued ltOlSF. Idaho, Dec. 20. Judge Wood this morning deuietl the motion filed by t lie defense in t he Pt t ibono t rial in st met ing t he jury to bring in a ver dict for acquittal 011 advice of the court. The .judge stated that there was no in dependent testimony connecting tho de lYuduut with the killing of Steuuen berg, except that with tended to show his connect iou with the conspiracy, but this hi1 considered sufficient to submit 1 he case to I he jury. WILLIAM U. HOVER WEDS EDNA WILLARD A delight ful wedding took place at Mr. Wil lard's, about four miles north east of Medford, at high noon on Christ mas day. Willie II. Hover of Phoenix and Miss I'Mua Willard were tho happy young people whose hearts were made glad by listening to the old but ever new words which made them partners through life. The room was tastefully decorated ami the arch of evergreens beautifully fitted up with tasteful ornaments formed a fitting covering for the happy voiing pair, while the impressive words were spoken by t he Rev. Marion V. I lorn, ( b l ist tan minister. After the ceremony the happy throng of friends sat down lo a sum pi units wedding dinner and did ample justice !o the well prepared feast. . TIi young people will reside on Wil liam I lover s beaut if id place t hree miles from Medford. The well wishes of a host of friends follow them lo their new home. HAMMEItSLEY INSANE, SAYS EXAMINING BOARD C. I j. I lamineisley, who was placed under arrest at Ashland several weeks ago for obtaining money under ftiNe pretenses, was iml ielcd by I he grand jury of Jackson county and later brought up for trial, but during the pre liminaries leading up to the trial it wu. discovered that Hammersley 's mini! was uubalai 1. Ib' was given a hearing before tin mmissiouer of insanity and adjudged insane, and Tuesday evening was sent to the hospital ul Salem for treatment. Hammersley is about 27 years of age. HXTVFOUR YEARS OLD AND NEVER CHEWED GUM A MIA 'Y, Or., Dec. 20. Mrs. Wil liam A. Dunn of (his city enjoys n unique : nd probably unejualed record in l Lai -! is II t years old and has never had chewing gum in her mouth. In a recent religious meeting iu Albany the minister asked all women who had nev er chewi d gum to arise. Mrs. Dunn uas tlie only one of the 400 women 1.1. . it ul who Hood up and she was one of the very oldest in the audience. I.at or she reiterated t lie statement, made at the meeting and said that she could aid remember I hat chewing gum id' any kind had ever passed her lips. Mrs. Dunn h:n lived in Albany five years, coming here frmn Portland, to which city she moved iu 1 ss'.f from Jackson ville, III., where she was born and spent most of her life. EDITION. the World's Greatest Fear nnd i-dil-on is to (iicouiago the colon rid miyj, I now Mo- true factt eon- b closed ers readv for TRANSPORTATION WAR BECOMING INTERESTING A suit has been filed in the circuit court at Klamath Falls by J. M. Me lutire and Charles L. Tutt against Wil liam If. Davis. Charles J. Laird and P. A9 Autenieith. All. the parties are connected wit h transportation affairs in Klamath county, and the complaint throwM light on past transportation niat ti rs. The plaintiffs charge the defendants with conniving to put them out of business. The real point at issue seems to be that the defendants are opera t ing the Hray stage line in preference to the PoUegama route. Suit is also filed by tho Oregon-t.'ali-fornia Transportation company against the Klamath Lake Railway company to recover lMHHI claimed ns n balance from the sale of tickets, etc. As Mr. Davis is general manager of the Ore gon California Transportation Stage company nnd J. M. Mclntire is closely connected with the Klamath Lake Kail way company, this suit promes to have an important effect on the first suit mentioned. The object of the suits is to keep the traffic 011 the Pokegama rotito in preference to the Hray route. KLAMATH MAN MISSING; FOUL FLAY IS FEARED W. J, Mills, a real estate nnd abstract man of K la mat h Palls and a member of the Wright Mills company, has dis appeared, and it is believed that ho was (he victim of murder near Redding, Cab, the latter part of November, when the body of au unidentified man was found in the woods, the likeness of which strongly resembles the Klamath Falls man. Mills left about September 8, visited his mother at Kelseyville, Cab, nnd departed for San Francisco nbout No vember 10, intending to return to Klam ath Falls in a few days. No tidings have since been received from him. There is no reason known whv he should disappear voluntarily, and his partner is of the opinion that lie must have met with some accident or foul play. As a matter of precaution the pari nor has instituted a suit in which the missing man ami the Klamath Coun ty bank are made .joint defendants to protect the funds of the firm. JOSEPHINE COUNTY ORCHARDS WILL ALL BE NAMED Among the business transacted nt the Josephine County Fruit growers' union Saturday was I he adopting of individual letterheads and letter paper, upon which will be designated the name of the fruit farm and t he brands packed by the grower. It was thought best for each member to have some appropriate name for his fruit t met and by Inserting it upon letter sheets H would also give promi nence to individual effect, and nt the same time give the union greater notice mil strength, which would moro favor ibly alt met the buyer to this locality. RESULTS OF TURKEY SHOOT AT KNOB HILL Tho t nrkey shoot held near Knob Hill M lay al'l. 11:0. 11 r.-sult.-d as fid lows: Turkoys. P. Dooms 1 M. Kmorick G II. Htinson " 1 W. , Orr fi M.Slinsoii 1 Tim Daily fi . Wylaml 1 O. Htinson 1 V, I'lnierick (I Redding 1 Wh iter 1 C. Pierce It liichoff I! DENVER MINE FROMOTERS GIVEN JAIL AND FINES DKN'VKR, Col., Dec. lid. Promoters, mining engineers and other persons who were convicted for using United States mails with intent to defraud iu cornice I imi with the sale of stock in the Span ish ftiillioii mines, were sentenced today as follows: George S. Dullois of Lee Ihilinis, and C. PJuckwcll, :ifl days in .jail and a fine of $1000 each; Wit liam II. Wilson, W. II. Cameron, A. M. Kebels and Arthur Lawrence, lo days' imprisonment mid fined $."il(H) each; Ar thur Levari and K W. Seben. ! fine and costs, amounting to .t'jOM; H, C. Hunt and Hanton Hinkers, .t-r" fine and .f I'll) cost H, GRANTS PASS MAINTAINS METROPOLITAN AIRS Officers are said to be on the track of t he burglars who entered flanks ' ii staiiranl and lodging house at Grants Pass one night last week, ransacked the oiiilding and carried away several vain able articles, including clothing belong lug to th ciipanls. Like the pokifcmcn of Portland, Jo sephin unty have made a note of th occurrence, which is probably ft f:r 111 the matter will go, CITV TltKASCUKIfS NOTICK. Office of City Treasurer, Medford, ireg,.n, December L'lth, l!"7. Notice is hereby given that there are funds in the citv treasury for the redemption of nil light and water fund warrants protested prior to August 7lh, ItoT. Interest will cenm. on the same after the above date. L. L. JACOBS, 237 City Treasurer. ELABORATE IMS E Medford Churches Celebrate: Special Music; Santa Claus; Gift Laden Trees. Klabornte Christmas exercises wore ht Id at Medford churches on Christmas day. Those at the Methodist church, North, were well attended nnd highly appreciated. Excellent music was ren dered by the Sunday school children, and there was a special musical pro gram in which several selections were rendered by Airs. Otto Krause of Los Angeles, Cal. The First Baptist church gave a very carefully arranged program at their church on C street, Christmas eve. Sau ta Clans distributed many beautiful presents from n brilliantly lighted tree. There was a large attendance and the exerciser, which consisted of singing ai'd speaking, were highly appreciated by nil. Prosbyterlan Church. Sunday morning Rev. W. F. Shields preached an nblo sermon on tho sub ject, "The Birthday of the Christ," briefly recounting the incident narrat ed in the scripture and making a practi cal application to modern life. The musical program under the direc tion of W. II. (lore, consisted of choruses from the grent choral works of Haydn and Mozart, with lighter nut hems suited to the ocension. Th? soloists were Mrs. Ed Andrews nnd Mrs. Kl In Bates. At tlie request of ninny who are interested iu hearing these gems of musical literature and wore pre vented by the stormy weather, the pro gram will be repeated nt nn early date. Christmas eve tho church was beau tifully decorated by tho young people of the SundaV school under the direction of Miss Ruth Luuisden. A program of songs and recitations was given, the feature of which was nn exercise, "Tho Story of tho Star," by Miss lone PI van and the members of Miss Mick ey 's nnd Mrs, Page's clnssos. Gifts were distributed from a Christmas tree to the members of tho Sunday school and nn offering for missions was taken. At Christian Church. Tho children as well ns the public have long since learned that when a, nublic entertainment is announced nt the Christ inn church that something out. of tho ordinnry may bo expected. When tho happy throng of expectant children nnd older ones gathered at tho Christian church Christinas evo they were not disappointed. Standing room was nt a premium. The program, consisting of recita tions, Christmas songs and anthems, was rendered in n very artistic innnner. There was not a dull number on the program. One always enjoys the first class programs tho Sunday school and church give. (lood old jolly Snntn Claus, with his bells ami his words of good cheer for the (diildrcn, was in attendance. The little ones thoroughly enjoyed his visit. MAMMOTH SPUDS RAISED IN ROOUE RIVER VALLEY E. C. Pomoroy of Spikenard, IS miles north of Medford, brought into Med ford three very large potatoes that ho raised on his farm without irrigation, two of which nro the Burbnnk variety and the two weigh 84 pounds. These are very large, smooth pot n toes, and average 4 i pounds each. Tho third potato is of tho Peachblow variety and weighs 3 pounds, nnd is long in shape, being 1 1 t.j inches n- length. Theon nra iYt rnn nt Hi n In ritnat nnt nJtWm t h fl t have as yet been brought to Medford, and the singular feature is that they wen- grown nn non-irrigated land, which is all th better for the potatoes. Mr. Pomoroy raised 120 sacks on a fraction over Vt of nn acre. Eaehsaek averaged over 100 pounds, nnd at a fair market price such as usually prevails iu the Rogue River valley one acre of potatoes worn! I bring to tho producer over 000. This is one industry that is over looked and if properly hnndled eould be mnde to pay large profits without interfering with any other commodity. The valley of the Rogue river might just as well ship out several hundred cars of potatoes each year instead of shipping them in for home consumption, and supply the city markets, who are always clamoring for this product. FATHER KILLS CHILD, THINKING HIM THIEF SAN .IOSE, Cal., Dee. 2ft. Bertram Sotners early today shot and killed his H year old son, mistaking him for a bur glar. The child is believed to have been walking In his sleep. XERCISES
