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Dispatches
tOLv II.
MEDFORD, OR., TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 11)08.
NO. 2154
BURNING OIL
IS DESTROYING
PL HARFORD
Tanks Set on Fire by
Lightning'Burning
Oil Runs Over City
and Harbor.
.SAX LUIS OBISPO, Oil., .Inn. 2S.
Four of tht? nine tanks nf the Standard
Oil company at Pnrt Harford caught,
firt from the heat ut' burning oil in
a tank of the Union Oil company,
struck by lightning yesterday. The
others are doomed. One of the Stand
ard tanks was nearly filled with oil
and was partially emptied into a
steamer at the wharf. Another tank
was nearly empty and exploded, the oil
flowing into the ocean. The whole town
of Port Harford is threatened.
The Port Harford wharf is afire, ac
cording to a telephone message from
Avila, two miles from that port. The
Pacific Coast railway trains cannot
reach the port on account of landslides.
The hotel Marie at the wharf is in dan
ger. Several schooners are lying in to
take all people aboard in case the port
ib doomed. Several wagonloads of men
havejeft this place to help fight the
flam.
The oil has spread over the waters
and more than half a mile square is
burning. Twenty men on a burning
tank barely escaped before the explos
ion. The families living in the prox
imity of the burning tankB left their
homes early today in scant attire and
took refuge in the hills.
COURT SAYS OSTEOPATH
CANNOT COLLECT BILL
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 28.
That an osteopath has no legal stand
ing as a physician in the state of Wash
ington is the purport of a decision hand
ed down in the superior court here by
Judge Brents when he dismissed the
suit of H. B. Thompson against J. E.
Meyer, in which the plaintiff, an oste
opath, sued the defendant for $50 al
leged to be due him for professional
services rendered. The case was first
brought up in the justice court, where
it was dismissed, the judge holding that
Thompson could not collect. An ap
peol was' taken to the superior court
and Juige Thomas H. Brents practical
ly sustained the decision of the lower
coirt. It is not known whether the
Cine will be taken to a higher tribunal.
The First
IS QUALITY, and quality
Everything that is truly
artistic in the clothing art
and all that is desired by
the most critical dressers,
distinguishes our goods
from the ordinary. We
are prepared to demon
strate the true worth of
our offerings.
PERFECT UNDERWEAR FOR
' PARTICULAR PEOPLE
We are the exclusive handlers of DR. DEIMEL'S
LINEN MESH Underwear, GANTNER MAT
TERN'S Knitted Underwear, including Linen, and
the famous DUOFOLD HEALTH Underwear.
These goods embody Health, Beauty and Comfort
combined.
SOLD O N L Y B Y
The To$$ery
E X C L U S I V E SII O P V O R M E X
GASOLINE CAR
TO EAGLE POINT
Car Earouto Med ford from Portland to
Use Until Track Repair Is Completed
No Doubt About Extension of Line
to Timber Belt, Asserts Mayor.
"There is no doubt that the new
owners of the Pacific & Eastern rail
road will extend their line to the tim
ber belt," said Mayor J. F. lieddy, who
returned Tuesday from a business trip
to Portland. " Arrangements are beinp
made by Mr. Lewis to juish the work
and as oon as the lejjul formalities
connected with the transfer are coin
pleted, extension will be begun. Mr.
Lewis is now east nit the new company's
business. A gasoline' motor car has
been purchase.! in Portland and it was
shipped here Friday, to be used until
the track is sufficiently repaired to run
the heavy train over it. It is a larger
car than that in use on the Jackson
ville line."
Mayor Peddv expressed regret that
the council had not sold the bonds vot
ed for a new water system, as well as
the general improvement bends.
TEN DOLLARS A BOX
TOE FANCY APPLES
Ten dollars a box was asked and paid
for Oregon apples at the State Horti
cultural soeicty at Portland. Winter
Banana apples which will cost 25 cents
apiece were purchased and agents for
Xew York and Philadelphia houses con
tracted for many of the prize boxes at
fabulous prices. According to the rep
resentatives of the eastern houses who
have been looking over the display,
Oregon's apples are unrivaled by those
of any other state. They can't get
onoukh of them at any price to satisfy
the demand for them from the New
York hotels and the fruitdealers who
cater to the best class of eastern trade.
Sales of Valley Land.
Drossier, Wood & Co. report the fol
lowing sales closed by them in the past
few days: The I. W. Sheldon ranch
on Rogue river to Edwnrd P. Gilchrist
of New York, consideration $t)00; the
Hurly fruit ranch of 42 acres on the
foothill road, between Jacksonville and
t'entral Point, a most sightly place and
one of the best in the valley. Messrs.
Dr. Goff and Miller of Duliith. Minn.,
are the lucky purchasers; consideration
$10,000. Thirty acres of row land west
of Phoenix from Mr. Livingood to
Messrs. McMilligan and Dingwall, who
will improve the property and set it
to fruit; consideration $800.
SIX MONTHS' PAY VOTED
BY MINES TO MITCHELL
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 28. The con
vention of the United Mineworkers of
America unanimously voted six months'
pay with all expenses, including med
ivenl attention, to John H. Mitchell,
who announced his intention of taking
a long vacation in the endeavor to re
cover his health.
Essential
is
paramount with us.
JUTt
MAYS FREED
HENEY AFTER
HALL ALONE
Prosecution Finished
In Land Fraud Trial
-Carey and Burke
Testify.
PORTLAND, .l:in. 28. Th prosecu
tion finished its cast1 in tho Hull-Mays
conspiracy trial in tlie federal court
this morning and Prosecutor Ileney
moved to dismiss the action against tlio
defendant, Kdwin .Mays, explaining that
not sufficient evidence had been
brought out against Mays. Tho latter
is. thus exonerated and was discharged.
This afternoon Attorney Lionel Web
ster, for Hall, is making a motion to
have the court instruct tlie jury to ac
quit Hall and Ileney is opposing it.
Of the twelve men indicted on the
charge of conspiring for) fencing gov
ernment land in Wheeler county, Hall
alone stands the brunt of the prose
cution, the others linving made arrange
ments for light punishment or tho cases
against them having been dismissed or
having gone over to tho prosecution
with their evidence.
Heney After Hall.
Ileney 's main object has been to con
vict Hall, and for this reason it has
been easy with the rest to secure their
testimony, in justification of his rec
ommendation thnt Hall bo removed
from office as United Stntos attorney.
CharleB H. Carey and W. E. Burke
testified. Burke's testimony was that
he and W. G. Goslin, acting for A. B,
Hammond and the Astoria & Columbia
Kiver railroad, tried to secure land in
Tillamook which was wanted by the
Northern Pacific. ' Burke and Goslin
headed 20 men who filed nt $2 a head.
Burke nnd Goslin were indicted. Ful
ton, who was not yet elevated to the
senate, represented Burke nnd Goslin
and took up the matter with Hall, Judge
McBride, Binger Hermann, ns commis
sioner of the general land office, and
Attorney-General Griggs. Considerable
correspondence followed .in the case,
with the object of easing matters for
Burke and Goslin.
Carey '8 Testimony.
Carey testified regarding his arrange
ment for F. P. Mays to appear before
the grand jury in connection with the
charges against bim. Carey was Mays'
law partner. When the time came for
Mays to testify in his own behalf Hall
said that matters were in the hands of
Heney, and the witness thought they
had reached an understanding for Mays
to appear, but when Mays went to the
grand jury room he was met with the
statement that the matter had been act
ed upon.
Heney introduced his oath of office,
showing that he wan not in charge at
tho time nrey thought he was.
U'REN NOT CANDIDATE
FOR U. S. SENATOR
OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 28. W. S.
U'Ren is not a candidate for United
States Senator, nor will he be tins year.
This is not saying thut he would not
like to be, for he frankly Bays that the
office appeals to him. However, Mr,
U'Ren is busy and will be busy in his
effort to securo the adoption of laws
proposed by the People's Power League
between now and the June election.
So Mr. U'Ren will not enter the run
ning. It takes time and it takes money.
He is not at present supporting Mr.
Cake, who, so far, is the only candidate
who openly favors statement No. 1, but
be says he will not oppose Cake and he
will not oppose Fulton, who does not
support statement No. 1.
LESLIE SHAW CHASES
PRESIDENTIAL SHADOW
NEW YORK, Jan. 28. Leslie M.
Shaw, who is to retire from the presj.
denev of the Carnegie Trust company
on Mnrch 1 next, will devote his entiro
energies toward capturing the Repub
lican nomination for the presidency of
the United States.
Coincident with the news of his re
tirement from the trust company it be
came known thnt the former secretary
of the treasury has established political
headquarters at. II Broadway nnd is de
voting n great part, of bis time to lit"
political ambitions and plan.
Have von ei n the In test ? I)rop in nt
THK TOGGERY.
PREPARING FOR
APPLE EXHIBIT
Judges for December Show to Come '
from Three Sections of the State '
Cups Offered for Contestants North
western Association to Hold Show.
Demand for the biennial report of
the state board of horticulture has been
unusual. The 3000 printed copies au
thorized by the legislature last winter
have been exhausted and inquiries for
the report continue to come in. Secre
tary Williamson says 2000 more copies
could easily be used. i
The demand for the report shows in- j
creasing interest throughout the state '
in t he fruitgrowing industry. 1 n for- j
mer years the llnuo copies of the bien
nial report were sufficient and there
are yet copies of them in the hands of j
ihe secretary. But last year's report is
exhausted. j
Secretary Williamson will move back
into the old quarters in the Chamber of'
Comeretne building next week. For tin j
past few months tlie office of secre-
tary of the state board of horticulture j
has been in the office of the Agrieul-'
turist, on First street, between Pine nnd 1
Ash streets. I
Arrange Next Year's Show. i
Plans for next year's fruit show to
bo held the first Tuesday in December!
have been outlined by the committee
appointed by the state horticultural so
ciety at its annual meeting in Port
land n week or so ago. The commit
tee includes Commissioner J. II. Reid,
E. H. Shepard and C. H. Lewis. A list
of prizes to go to growers only has
been arranged as follows:
Yellow Newtowns Cup each for Ms, I
88s, IHm to 128s, inclusive.
Spitzoubcrg Cup each for 54s, 88s,
00 to 128s, inclusive.
Baldwin (Hip for Arknnsns Black,
Winesap nnd Ortley, any size.
Medals for Redcheek, Winter Bannnn,
Northern Spy and Ben Davis, any sie.
Pears Cups for Cornice nnd Winter
Nelis. Medals for Be Anjon and Bose.
Fifty dollars cash prize for tho five
best boxes of not less than three varie
ties. Prize for the five best boxes
grown in the Willnmotte valley. I
No box can be entered for two prizes.)
Score card 33 1-3 for color nnd form,
33 1-3 for pack and uniformity, 33 1 3 j
i or rrecnom Troin nicmishcs.
, Two Exhibits in One.
All apples must be exhibited in 9
xllx20, DlU.xllxlH nnd 10x11x20, in
side measurement of boxes. Penrs in
half boxes. All fruit must be wrapped
ecept top layer. No orchard or asso
ciation can enter more than one box
for any one prize. No names allowed
to appear on boxes. AH fruit must be j
in the hall in place the night before;
tho first day of the meeting. Judges
will be selected bv committee of three
men. one from the Willamette valley, '
one from Southern Oregon and one from j
hastern Oregon. Prizes will be n ward
ed for best display of canned fruit in
glass, dried fruit, nnd English walnuts.
A list has also been prepared for
prunes and walnuts.
The Northwest Fruitgrowers' nssnci
ntion will probably hold their show nt
the same time in the same place, so that
the exhibit altogether should bo the
finest ever displayed in Portland. Much
interest has been manifested by grow
ers already in next year's show. The
shows have been the source of much
profitable advertising of Oregon in the
east.
GRILLS HEIRESSES
WHO WED NOBLES
Congressman Attacks Custom of Ameri
can Girls Who Sacrifice Their Bonis
and Their Honor on the Altar of
Snobbery and Vice.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. In th
house todav, McOnvin of Illinois at
tacked the custom of American heir- t
ee marrying Kuropean noblemen. De -
daring that he had no particular per -
son in view, he asserted: 14 Women are
ncrificing their souls and their honor the streets on the verge of insanity
on the altar of snobbery and vice." Hejtiecniise of loss of sleep, according to
asserted thnt most every day is n bar i lr. Elmer H. Pettijobn, a specialist, on
gain day in New York, "when yon can j nervous diseases, who spoke at the Re
buy anything from a ynrd of ribbon formed Episcopal church before several
to a pound of flesh." , hundred followers of Bishop Fallows
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
I. J, Hanson of ( entral Phit pre-I most incurable raving rmniincf nre
cinct was in Medford on business Tucs- "night owls" sleeping only five to six
dav. hours each night. " Kv-tv dav," he
William Kih has received from nnUaid, "I met. people rn Oie public
anonymons source n series of vivid ear j nt reels lio are jnt as in;m" as hiin-
toons representing the strenuous life
W
SOON TO BE
Both State and De-fenseRestCase,C!os-ing
Arguments will
end Trial Speedily.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S. Tlie Thaw
(use progressed today to within a few
hours of its close. When the noon
recess was taken the state had practi
cally concluded its case in rebuttal.
The defense has only a few witnesses
to call in sur-rebnttal.
District Attorney Jerome caused a
surprise by announcing t In: t he would
call no expert witnesses to rebut the
testimony of the alienists introduced by
the defense. He said he would rely on
his argument on the contention thut a
competent case of insanity had not
been made out. His move prevents the
defense from calling the state's experts
of last year.
Proceedings were materially' speeded
by the agreement of the counsel to
read to the jury the testimony of Ab
raham Ilummcll (who is serving time
on Blnckwel 's Island for subornation
of perjury) concerning .the affidavit
Kvelyn Nesbit is alleged to have signed
in 1003, charging cruelty against Hurry
K. Thaw, as given at the last trial.
In return for thjs concession of tho de
fense, Jerome allowed the will of the
defendant to go into evidence. The
will sets apart $50,000 for purposes of
investigation in case thnt Thaw dies a
violent or suspicious death.
The prosecution brought forth several
witnesses to say that Thnw seemed ra
tional the night of the tragedy.
Both state and defense rested at 3:1(1
this afternoon.
FORTY WILL TRAVEL ON
CALIFORNIA EXCURSION
Some 40 have already signified their
intention of taking the trip to Lo An
geles. The round trip rate will be $31.55
which is u trifle over one fare for
the round trip. Thirty dnys is the limit
of the tickets, but parties can return
sooner if they wish. The present plan
is to go south from Hnn Francisco via
the scenic coust route, returning via Ba
kersfield and Fresno.
This rate is not limited to Medford.
Neighboring cities are invited to join.
As the time is getting short, leave your
name at the Southern Pacific depot,
Medford. It is expected to leave Med
ford February 10 at 10:35 a. m. Re
member, the rate is $31, 5.1 for the round
trip. If enough will go, two or more
special cars will bo provided.
MOTHER EDDY MOVES
TO BOSTON SUBURB
BOSTON, Jan. 2H. (lunnled by the
utmost secrecy, Mrs. Mary Baker O.
Eddy, founder and head of the Christian
Science church, has been removed by
special train with nil her household nt
tendants from Pleasant View in Con
cord, N. H., where sho lias lived for 10
years, to a new house in tho fashion
able Chestnut Hill section of Brookline.
The coming was Unheralded and only
n few members of the Christian Science
church had been aware of tho contem
plated change. Even the trnin crew
which took the private car of the vice
president of the Boston k Maine rail
road, to Concord, were commanded to
maintain absolute secrecy as to the trip
they were to make, and tho best men
i d the service of the road were as
signed to the duty.
WALKING STREETS MAKES
MANY PEOPLE INSANE
j CHICAGO, Jan. 2K. Thousands of
persons ore insane in hospitals and snn
atoriums and many others nre walking
and " Christian Psychology. ' '
Twelve years' experience in nunatori
uins at Kankakee litis tauglit him that
d red who nre fomblv detained in nv.
WITH
$10,000 TAXES
ARE DELINQUENT
Statement of Finances for Fiscal Year
Filed by County Commissioners Ex
penses and Receipts Shown by Report
Now on Record.
Minutes of commissioners' court:
In matter of road petitioned for by
Frederick Schneider. Road ordered es
tablished according to law.
County hospital report filed and ap
proved.
Clerk's statement of the finances of
lackson county for the six months end
ing October 1, 1007:
Sheriff's salary $ 1,000.08
Clerk 's snlarv 1,500.00
Judge s salary tiOO.OO
Assessor h salary 750.00
Assessor's deputy hire 1,300.50
Recorder's salary, 503.32
Treasurer 's salary 503.32
School superintendent's sal'y 400.08
School superintendent 's trav
eling expenses 100.00
School superintendent s ex
pense conducting examina
tions 128.00-
Janitor "s salary 102. 00
Ferryman's salary 00.00
Indigent Expense,
Indigent expense 2,803.43
Roads nnd highways 7,200.00
Jail and board for prisoners.. 585.54
Current expenses 010. tG
Courthouse expenses 080.30"
Justice court expense 355. 0.1
Circuit court expense 825.55
Count v health officer 's com
pensation 102.00-
Insane expense 50.00
Stock inspector's compeusat 'u 100.0
Fruit inspector's compcSnat 'n 51.00
Coroner's expense 115.50
Poor farm expense 10,207.24
Tax rebates 70.GS
County court expense and
commissioners ' compensa
tion 155.30
Total exjMMise for 0 months
ending October 1, 100H 32,743.37
Financial stntement.
Financial statement for t lie period
ending October 1, 1007:
Amount, of outstanding warurnla
which have been called by tho treas
urer nnd not presented for payment,.
33 10.00.
Interest on the above warrants,
4300.80.
Amount of warrants outstanding
which have been protested nnd not
called, $74,523.14.
Estimated interest accrued on tho.
above warrants, $3008.04.
Amount of wnrrnnts remaining in the
clerk's office uncalled for and not pro
tested, 1 04.fi 1.
Total amount of outstanding war
rants both principal and interest as
by this statement, $81,352.04.
Amount of money in the hands of the
county treasurer applicable to the re
demption of county warrants, October
I, 1907, $3025.05.
Outstanding County Debt.
Total outstanding debt of Jack son
county, Oregon, October 1, 1007, as by
this statement, $77,72(1.00.
In matter of Bunker Hill addition to
Medford Plat approved.
In matter of King 'a addition to Med
ford Plat approved.
In the matter of the stntement of
I). II. Jackson, sheriff, showing dispo
sition nf the moneys collected by him as
tax collector for the year 1000 Tt ap
pearing that said sheriff and tax col
lector has collected all taxes with
which he was charged, except tho sum
nf $10,150.27, which is delinquent, it
is ordered that the sheriff and tax col
lector proceed to issue delinquent' cer
tificates in the manner provided by law
to persons desiring to purchase tho
same.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Grants Pass Box Co. to H. L.
Gilkey, lumber pile in Wood
ville O. F. Billings to Kdith Fish,
property in Ashland
James T. Smith et al. to Robert
Mcllveen, 80 acres in section
4, township 35, range 2 W....
I. L. Day to Fred S. Bay, lot 6
and north j lot 7, block 1,
Park Addition, Medford
Mrs. Let a Furrv et al. to C. A.
Walruff. block 22, It. R. Ad
dition, Phoenix ...
W. H. Ball to Blanche K. Hicks,
land in section 0, township 30,
range 1 K
Marry Pellet t to Maggie Town
send, east C, of northeast Vi of
sect ion 31 . arid west 'j of
north ' j of sect ion 32, town
Mt. 35, range 2 Wfa a. . .
1500
000
Lizzie It. Bolton to P. IT. Pai',
1 14 1 nnd 2, block 00, Jack-Q
' sonvillc 0
, P. II. Daily to j p. Briggs. lots
i 1 and 2. I.U'k 00. J.('on-
750
in M dford. i buns.
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