1908 HORTICULTURAL EDITION OF THE TRIBUNE-10,000 COPIES-READY IN JANUARY
THE WEATHER.
Associated Press
Dispatches
Warmer, with possible showers
tonight iiiul Friday.
VOL. II.
MEDFORD, OR., THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, VMS.
No. 240
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AUTHORESS
INJURED BY
JJ JOLT
Mrs. Theodore Johnson
Who Writes Under
Name of Burdette Carey
Victim of Accident.
Mrs. Theodore Johnson of 1332
Eighth street, Grunts Pass, an author
ess of Borne note, whoso pen name is
"Burdette Carey' while en route to
Medford on the coach attached to the
freight train which takes the place of
Southern Pacific train No. J, was se-
verely injured internally New Year's
night and nearly passed awny as the
result of being jolted from her seat.
She was thrown across the opposite
seat, striking her left brenst against
the corner of a suitcase. At tho same
time her hand was driven against the
woodwork with such force as to break
a small bone. She suffered repeated
hemorrhages nnd twice during the night
nearly passed away from henrt fail
ure, indicating that her heart hnd suf
fered injurv. At noon today Mrs.
Johnson was better, though still suf
fering from hemorrhages.
Happened at Gold Hill.
The accident occurred when the train
stopped at Gold Hill. Evidently the
air brakes failed to work. The oppo
site seat had been opened and the suit
case placed on it. Mrs. Johnson and
her daughter were sented opposite. She
was thrown forwnrd when the train
lurched, striking the grip with consid
ernble force.
i fcA berth was improvised for tho in
T ilred woman and she was taken care
,pl. bv the conductor nnd passengers.
among whom were Druggist Crocker
, and Professor Pnvne of Ashland. At
i t iledford she was removed to tho Hotel
.Nash, where Dr. B. H. Hamilton worked
j!,,yjike..a Trojan to keep her from passing
'.. away. Several times between hem-
orhages her pulse 'ceased to beat, she
). turned black in the face and it wns
feared that life had flown. Later Dr.
.' W. S. Jones and Dr. E. B. Pickel, the
railroad physician, arrived nnd nil
three worked aver the injured woman
all night.
Injury Is Internal.
It is not known exactly how badly
Mrs. Johnson is injured. The blow
may have ruptured an artery or vein
near the heart, or may have injured
the heart itself, or may merely have
injured the bronchial tubes. The in
jured hand is still badly swollen.
Mrs. Johnson left Grants Pass New
Year's evening for Jacksonville via
Medford, with her daughter, aged about
1.5. She intended staying nt Medford
over night and in the morning going
on to Jacksonville. Word was sent to
her husbnnfl by the local Masonic lodge
of her injury, but he had gone oa a
hunting trip nnd could not be found.
He is expected back this afternoon.
Is an Authoress.
Mrs. Johnson spends part of the year
in Oregon and part in Kansas City,
where she has a fine home. She is well
known as an authoress, having written
among other books, "Wooed and Mar
ried," "The Gipsy Child" and " Leith
Colbert," the latter having been re-
REDMEN
NOTICE
THERE WITJj HE A fiKXKKAL.
MEETING OK HKMIKX SATUtt
1Y EVENING JANTAKY 4,
INKTALLATIOX OK OFFICERS.
AM ALL KEDMKN AKE JiE
QTENTEH TO HK J'KKNENT. FOL
LOWING INSTALLATION THERE
WILL WEI A SUPPER FOK KED
V E'N AND A (1EXERAL GOOD
TIME. COME ANT) ,HEE THE
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TUIHES NEW
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PERSY CANDIDATE
FOB MAYOR'S PLACE
Cirlnig Stotilfqji tot Watt-
de&onter U nase Fsii CnA If
Council BafusB Permit It,
Former Chief etf Poiwa Harry Amole
is ChFentatiiog a petki&n tie H&miBfltte J.
A. Perry, the well-knew-a fruit Backer
and shipper, a-s mayor at the coming
election this month. Mr. Perry la pres
ident of the Medford Commercial club
and one of the best-known citizens of
Medford. He is also manager of the
Rogue River Fruitgrowers' association.
As the election call passed by the
council did not include the position of
Mayor, it may be necessary to man
damns the recorder to place it on the
official ballot, in which case the le
gality of the proceeding would be test
ed in court before an election. How
ever, it is probable that an effort will
bo made at the next council meeting to
have the council reconsider its former
action and include the mayoralty in the
call. Councilman Hafer is dangerously
ill with typhoid in a Portland hospital,
and those councilmen in favor of elect
ing a new mnyor are in a majority, with
him absent.
In this latter case Medford may have
the luxury of two mayors and it will
be up to the courts to determine who
is the real nrticle, tho hold-over or the
newly chosen.
CARLISLE BROTHERS
EXONERATED OF MURDER
The preliminary examination at Rose
burg of Louis and Walter Carlisle for
the killing of Manze Kineaid on Yellow
creek in November, fully exonerated
both and they were discharged. They
worn fully cleared by the coroner's
jury,- of the killing of ITiram Shook,
who, with Kineaid, Louis Pichette nnd
Reuben Ferber, attempted to drive the
Carl isles from their Yellow creek
homesteads, November, 12. Pichette re
ceived a slight flesh wound in the arm
at the same time. Hiram Shook be
gan the shooting and was the first to
be killed. Kineaid next fell and the
other two ran for their lives. The Car
lisles came to Oakland immediately and
gave themselves up and remained in
the Douglas county jail until set free.
When released they went to the Hotel
McClallen for. the night and will re
turn at once to their homesteads on
Yellow creek.
It is believed they will not be further
molested.
Louis Carlisle is well known in Jack
son county and formerly lived near Tal
ent. He set out the trees in the Mark
Pellett orchard many years ago.
TWELVE CENTS REWARD
POR BEING HONEST
ATLANTIC CITY, dan. 2. Douglas
Gibson, chair-pusher on a board walk,
found a poeketbook containing $400 in
money nnd several thousand dollars in
jewelry. He was counting the money
when the woman who dropped the poek
etbook appeared. She praised Gibson
for his honesty and said he should be
rewarded. She rarefnlly counted the
bills and handed Gibson two nickels
and two pennies as ft reward.
cently purchased by (J. W. Munro. Tt
is now in press.
' Trie attending doctors and nurse ex
press the opinion that the injuries Mrs.
Johnson received are not serious and
unless other complications ensue .die
will sneedilv recover.
ORC11ESTRA :: ::
RAPID GROWTH OF CITY :
AND VAUEY IS PREDICTED
FOR THE COii YEAR
Real Estate Dealers Unite in Prophesying Greatest
Period in Regions HistoryLarge Emigration
Headed This Way From East-Boom in Orchard
Property is Looked For.
The year just closed has been a ban
ner one in the history of Medford real
estate dealers, but large as is the total
of Bales, and fast as has been the move
ment of property, it is small compared
with what the new year promises. All
realty men predict continued activity in
orchard property, with increasing values
in prospect.
It is universally predicted that the
financial slump in the east will be fol
lowed by a boom in real estate and that
many investors will place their savings
in profit-producing property like or
chard land. At present orchard land in
the Rogue River Valley is selling at less
cost than in any other of the famous
fruit sections in the w'est.
The following interviews show how
real estate dealers view the situation:
Profit to Investors.
V. H. Holmes of tho Rogue River
Valley Land company states:
"It has never been the policy of the
Rogue River Lund company to boast,
of the amount of property sold, but
rather of the profit which has accrued
to the purchasers of land through their
agency. Suffice it to say that the sea
son just closed has been the best they
have ever known, which is attributed
largely to the advertising done by the
Commercial club in eastern nnd coast
periodicals, and to the fine booklet is
iueil by the Commercial club. Tho pres
ent edition being exhausted, in their
opinion a new edition should be issued,
and that at once. .It is doing a won
derfully good work abroad, and this is
the right time to continue it.
"In regard to prospects for future
business, we think from the tenor of our
correspondence nnd f rom the material
increase in the number of homeseek
ers' inquiries since the financial flurry
in the east set in, there can be no ques
tion that within a few months the im
migration to this valley will double.
The money stringency of course de
creased tho amount of business done
during the winter months, but that, was
to be expected, nnd t hero are more
transfer1 of good orchard land "in
sight" for the coming six months than
ever before in the history of the val
ley. We predict that in town prop
erty there will be a gradual advance
in values, with more substantial im
provements made during the coming
year than even in the senson just
closed, as a dozen good storerooms
could find tenants nt good rental to
day, and our local capital is awake to
the fact that this want must, be sup-
CLERGYMEN LOSE ALL
HALF-FARE PRIVILEGES
" I
ClIW AGO, .Inn. 2.TIM' half lure
permits of between 7.",mu and jno.onn
I'Tyiticii. issued by western railroad,
"in-d Tuesday a in I will not ! re- i
nMved. Not a single clergyman's cer
tificate will be issued bv any railroad
!m (ween Chicago ami the Kncky iuoun-
rain-, with the pn'isilje e"eep' inn d' '
a few ruH'ls in I.fiui-iana anl T :as.
The Trail -ico nt inental I 'di-h .-r a so-1
I'tn'inii wi!l continue to issue half rate'
eniiilH T.i clergymen, ho lout; t!"!
pa-sender rate are not reduced in thej
4at. s of ( oh.rado. Montana, Arizona
and th- states west of tt the pacifie i
coast. !
The wit lid ran ay of the clergymen 'h '
rate, which necessitated the ma i rite-1
nance of expensive clergy bureaus, will j
reduce the rx lenses of the VWstern
Passenger jio ition almost 7.S per
cent, and will make the expense come
within "nono a year. I
The action of the railroads is in line!
with the announced policy of withdraw-f
iii.g all reduced rate privileges in states
where two cent fare laws have been
parsed by the legislatures.
BANX OF ENGLAND
REDUCES DISCOUNT RATE
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. The announce
ment that the Bank of Knglnnd had
reduced the minimum discount, rate to
0 pr cent (ffive great tat isfact ion to
banking centers in this city.
"Prices have not been unduly ad
vanced in country property here, es
pecially in that adapted to orchard
tracts, and the substantial returns of
tho orchards in bearing in 1907 guar
antee further investments than have so
far been made, and at higher figures
than those now prevailing. Tho coa
ditions in this valley justify aa high
prices for orchard lands as those pre
vailing in other fruit districts, as the
yield is larger per annum than in any
other section, and it is a well-known
fact that prices here at present are
less than half the prices naked and ob
tained at points to the north of Ore
gon. "
C. H. Pierce & Son, real estate deal
ers, state that they have been engaged
in business for three 3'onrs, and that,
taking the average business of the year
just ended, they have more than dou
bled their business of either preceding
year, notwithstanding the fact that
there have been more hindrances nnd
obstacles to overcome. Mr. Pierce
states that in his opinion salable prop
erty in Medford or anywhere? in the
Rogue River Valley will not decline,
but that with the opening of the new
year all property values will steadily
advance.
Best in History.
V. T. York of the York Real Estate
company predicts that the incoming
year will be one of the best in the
history of Medford and the entire val
ley, based upon the gradual incrense
of business in the past 12 years. Mr.
York sees no reason for any falling off
in prices of real estate values, and says
that his office did more than double
the business of any preceding year.
Within two years real estate values,
he predicts, will be 50 per cent higher
than at the present time.
Messrs. White & Trowbridge have
been associated together in the real
estate business in Medford for tho past
six years, anil say that during the year
1 17" their office did three times the
business of any preceding vear, and
that prices of real estate will increase
from now on rather than fall, and that
100S will be a banner year in the real
estate market of the Kogtie liiver Val
ley. Page & Law ton report many inquiries
from the east and confidently expect
to do a record business in orchard lauds
the coming year. The financial flurry
was the cause of temporarily checking
severn 1 laryi- deals, and it, is now ex
pected that these will be concluded
with the return of normal conditions.
j JAPANESE ATTACK
i THREE WHITE FIREMEN
PORTLAND. -Ian. 2. -A special dis
patch from Yain'oiirr, M. ('., to the
Kveiiing Telegram -ays llial feeling
tuns high in that city as the result, of
the af1;nk of a hand of Japanese upon
Dee. mber :;i :s;h:i.m
break in g of a window in a Japanese
More. One of I lie firemen playfully
!ioe i-oiipa ii ion in such a man
ner that he ,-ouM n,,l regain his bnl- '
an.-,.,' and In- fell against the window.
In th-' fi:;ht whhli f.. Unwed the en
ing'd .fanati' trndtv ciii up the fire
man with I: ni vej. ( tnl v t In- boif urnim
WeatlnT. Which l-.'eps the 'pie off the
streets, has p'-lh'lps prevented 'I ileni
oust rat ion of more or h -s u,.rjotM pro
portions. The danger lo-s in the faet
that hundred' of nnein r I I are in the
citv. Five Japnncw hae been arrest
ed as a reult, of the affray.
COURT NOT READY WITH
PETTIBONE INSTRUCTIONS
If )1S K, Jan. Judge Wood was
not ready to fnrnNh at torneys wit h
copies of his instructions to the jury
in the IVttihone case today, and an
adjournment wns taken until tomorrow
morning. I'et t ibotie 's condition is im
proved. lie1 returned to the hospital
after court adjourned.
Cecilia Loftns HI.
i;W VOl:K, Jan. 2. f 'ee ilia Loftus
i in a acriout coiulilion in a private
hospital from an operation performed
yenterdny for appendicitis.
GASOLINE CAR FOR
EAGLE POINT LINE
Washouts and Roamed Compel Laying
Off of Regular Train for Present
Ceae Use of Southern Pacific Track
to MeifortL .
The Pacific & Eastern railroad has a
gasoline motor en route here to take
the place during tho winter months of
the regular engine and car. Washouts
have stopped tho use of the track at
present, but the damage dono by the
recent floods is being rapidly repaired.
A handcar is now being operated pend
ing tho arrival of tho motor. The nn
ballasted track will not permit the use
of the engine during tho wet season.
On New Year's day use of the South
ern Pacific trucks to Medford by the Pi
& E. was stopped by tho Southern Pa
cific, and henceforth the P. & E. will
be operated only to its junction with
the S. P., just north of the city. It
is probable that a franchise will bo
asked so that the P. & E. can lav a
track to the business center of Med
ford.
MAY SUE TO DISSOLVE
HARRIMAJST MERGER
WASHINGTON, Jan. '2. Attorney
General Bonaparte, when questioned to
day of the truth of the statement that
a suit would soon be brought to dis
solve the relationship between the
Pnion Pacific and the Southern Pn
cific railroads, known as the Harrimnn
system, would only say that the matter
was under consideration, but he was
not prepared to affirm or deny the re
port. COUNT BONI IN FIGHT
, WITH PRINCE BE SAGAN
PARIS, Jan. 2. A violent quarrel
occurred today in front of the church
of St. Pierre do Chaillot between Count
lioni do Castcllane nnd Prince Helio de
Sagan. The count is said to have -spa
in the face of the prince. Another re
port says that Uoni struck the prince,
cutting his face. The combatants were
separated by the count 'a brother. A
duel may result.
WOMEN CAN NOW SMOKE
IN BROADWAY RESTAURANTS
NKW YOPK, dan. 2. Ho successful
has been the plan permitting women
to smoke in the public, dining-room of n
prominent Mroadwny restaurant that
others will follow suit. Heretofore no
first-class restaurant in the city per
mitted women to smoko in tho puldic
rooms.
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GUARANTEFi
Wo licrel) gmnmtfio cvory pair of Holeproof Sox sold at this
store; not to wear tliroimh or noed A-.im.ng wli'.iin six months of
tin time of ijurciiasc. Wi will clvo a now p ir frco for every
p;;:r witli a hole In them within six mo.iths of t'io dato of .pur
chase. A printed guarantee with ovcry pair.
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS.
DANIELS
NEW CLOTHING STORE
RECEIPTS OF
POST OFFICE
it
Continued Growth of
Medford Reflected by
Postal Business-Thirty
Six Percent Increase.
Medford 's continued steady growth
is again reflocted in the business of
tho postoffice. For the past three
years about the anme ratio of increase
has been maintained, and the financial
slump had no effect upon postal re
ceipts in this city.
The increase for the year 1H07 over
the year imitt is $128.10.4, or 30 por
cent. Tho increase for the last quar
ter of 11107 over t he same period a
year ago is jHorrj, or 45 per cent. Tho
receipts for tho two years by quarters
are as follows:
1007.
Quarter ending Amount.
March 111. .. $ 2,4:iS.27 '
.lime HO 2,:Ha.27.
September HO 2,010.00
December HI 3,383.54
Total $10,844.03
1000.
March 31 $ 3,707.20
.luno 30 2,080.1 2
September 30 1,783.14
December 31 2,321.14
Total
.$ 7,087.00
GROOM IS KILLED AS
STEPS TO THE ALTAR
BUTT K, Jan. 2. E. A. Lawrence,
ageil L'L', of Butte, who was shot by
Fred Baker of lillon just as Lawrenco
and Miss Nora Maker, aged 10, was
about to step to the altar, died today.
The murder was the result of nn old
quarrel.
Dr. Nicholas Sonn Doad.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Dr. Nicholas
Hen u, one of the most widely known
surgeons of the United States, died hero
today, Ho was chief of the operating
staff of the army in the field during
the Spanish-American war.
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