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HANDS OFF
Governor Hughes Draws a
Lesson From The Life of
Washington Special In
terest Gensured.
CHICAGO, Fob. 22. Washington 's
birthday was celebrated at Chicago as
usual under tho auspices of the Union
League club. The chief orator of the
day was Governor Charles E. Hughes
... i urh, wnose auurcss was fro-
luently interrupted by onthuisnstic ap.
pliiuso. Later a si id meeting was
held in the orchestra hall, at which
Henjamin l.le Wheeler, president of the
University of California, delivered the
chief address.
We venerate Washington 1 ause j
supremo test he vindicated manhood.
The standards of liberty were unsullied
in his hands. We must all take to
heart the I. ss..n of his life if we are
to realize American ideals. It is the
lesson of supremacy of duty, it is the
lesson of honor, of fidelity to trut. It
must be enforced in executive legisla
tive chambers, in e..uru of justice, in
newspaper offices, in hunks' in
and insurance companies, in professional
and commercial life, in the marts of
trade, in the counting room and in the
shop, by employer mid employed.
There is no legislative road to char
acter. If the spirit of Washington could
permeate onr public and private life
we should neither seek nor need gov
ernmental panacea, and it is only inso
far as in fact that spirit imbues admin.
istrntion that the government of a free i
people can perform its functions.
The country is morally sound. Its
standards of business were higher. The
business men of the country are for the
most part honest mcu, representing fair
ly the moral standards of the people,
and never more than today have they
taken as a whole, earnestly desired that
i.oiises snail ne stopped, that on end
DROWNING 10
DIE ON RAIL
Two Men Lose livf
After Having Escaped
Death in Icy Waters of
Monongahela
'ITTSm-IiG, Feb. 22.Savod f,,
drowning in the icy waters of the Mo
nongahela at Klizabetl,, only to lw
run down and killed by a train on reach
ing the shore was the fate last night
or I. W. Draper and R II. r.:,rr,.u
government employes at lock Xo. 3. C.'
... .oner, W, rescued the men from
drowning, was also hit by the train
anil probably fatally injured.
draper ten into the liver. Garrett
plunged atler him and ev
rescued both men by the aid of a l,,,t.
MOOli. Thou III three .....l
'long tne l-tttsburg Virginia & Charles-
..... mock to Mizaboth to get dry
.........a. , e approach of the train was
not notice.!, and the men were struck.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
CONVENTION AT EUGENE
KUGICNK. Or.. Feb. "Pti, . ,
day of the state Kadeavor convention
proved a most profitable one, and this
tho third one, seems to be another valu
able one.
After the visit yesterday afternoon
o the t niversity of Oregon campus
there was a reception for delegates and
the evening sermon was delivered by
Rev. W. H. Foulkes. pastor of the First
I'rosbyterian church of Portland, who
spoke on the then.,. Ti. .
...... , ' ' nearc or
Christian ndeavor." It was an oxeop
tlonally strong address, pointing ,,( t.
places where christian Kndeavor could
improve itself.
This morning a patriotic address was
.. .... .,-,1 oeiore tne convention by Pres
". i. .ampDell of the University
... oregon, lollowing which the
FIXALE OF GREATEST CONTEST IX HISTORY OF SOUTJJERV ORF
GOX NEWSPAPERS WHEN NAMES OF WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED
NO MORE working for prizes, ,. lnintinff fol. vo((ls Th(i
closcl Ihc , curtain is rung ,lown on as s,fl and interesting a con
test, as the state has ever seen. Entire satisfaction is the feelin- which re
S :,g hc wntf their praise for the manner iinvHi
ofio.ts have been met. Kivalry, it is true, has played a large part in the contest
m no nntnendlvnva ry Friend has worked against friend i , the rfrn nJ i
-lay the same anncable feeling exists as it did prior to the contest. OnT il e
t' ,w,.,e nm r f s' ,n,t tho w wii n-w with -
x, fi &sr an" -
The final cou.iting of the votes, the real end ,,,,,1 purpose of the whole contest
:kc, pIa..o to.Bl,t The connt will he held at t,0 Med'ford Opei-a W S
estants w, 1 be there w.th their f rionds eagerly waiting to see who has w, n and -together,
the real object for which the ladies have been working will 1 " lt
an. mg ot the y.ites tomght. An invitation is extended to all hit crest, 1 ,
tcstant or contest to he present tonight, al contestants are ospeciallv invite o
;i:J'k t,1(' a Opera Jlonse-n,, the hor-,0 o'clock oni",
CONFESSES
BANNER BUILDING
YEAR OF MEDFORD'S
HISTORY IS 1908
QUARREL LEADS WIFE ATTEMPT TO BURN
All of the City's Contractors Report
More Work Than Ever Before Larg
er and Better Business Blocks and
Residences to Bo Erected.
shall bo put to corrupt dealings and ! v'',lti'n as split up into .rrouns f.
.... -, OI i-nnstimi Endeavor
".oiems. . tie business session in l.
unfair practices, that gambling shall
not parade in business livery and that
every encouragement be given commerce
dan industry for development and ex
tension along the lines of honorable riv
alry und with justice to stockholders,
to employes anil to the people at large.
Confidence Is Essential.
Pessimists and cynics cannot devel
op this country. We must have confi
dence in the stability of our institu
tions, in the sanity of the people aad
in their realization of what uuderlies
onr prosperity.
We have only begun to develop the
commerce of this country.
This is no time for discouragement
or halting, but for appreciation of Amer
ican opportunity and for that intelli
gent and united effort by which alone
we can nvail of it and deserve the bless
ings of posterity.
To support this confidence ni.,1 t
gain these ends we must have a settled
governmental policy. And it must be
a right policy. It must be a policy con
sisteni witn the genius of our institu
linn. TU.. 1- . e .. .
, o,- ,K-ipic Ui lIJls country do
not aesire sociniism even as an experi.
ment. They do not propose to pass
through a dreaded "onarter of n
nour
ing held this nftornoon.
Attempt to Wreck Train.
"MJAI.IA, Feb. 22.-.U a(.mpt was
taut nignt to wreck the fast east
bound passenger train ..n il. ai:
1 acifie near Ottorville. The motive was
v-, uenuy robbery. A rail was removed
and an extra freight f-, t .
which preceded the passenger train was
injuring tnree of the crew.
each purisdiction that full considera
tion and necessary remedial action by
which wrongs, both national and local,
may be completely redressed.
Special interests miixt lnnn !.-:
hands off the government in citv, state
and nation. The common welfare must
be the supreme law. The I., I, .i.:..i.
have been maintained in i ... :
nans, tae ettorts to im..-nnf
tration bv sectirinir the wvi.n
ticulnr interests of those who pose as
.in- jtervanis of i t.n , i- ..
...n.n- . -.....-t in... corrup-
countrv do'"Jn sole means by which the
..I-.. . Apress ineir win, nave been
the most serious pretext for assaults
upon our institutions. Hut wl.il., .....
of revolutionary ch.nntr.. tn insist upon pure a.lmiaislriiti.in nn,i i...
niemseives or tnose llnpcrfec- I "''" "'"11 imeiiiynl pulillc otficers
W. 1). Ilii.el. contractor, renorlo 1,.,
there is a better outlook for buildings
ill Medford this snrinu than in ......
VCnr Sitice he hllS been ni.nl....:... II..
says that there ar any buildings con-
iracteil tor at the present time and that
they are much better mid more cutlv
buildings than heretofore erected in
Medford.
C. W. Snyder stntes that he has been
ontractinir in Medford for tl.n
four years and that this nriniino. 1..
be the banner venr Atr U....D
there is nearly double the amount of
contracts placed this year than was ever
placed before.
If. W. Gray, contractor, states that
this will be the best vear in the hi
TO DENOUNCE HUSBAND
AS A MURDERER
HUNDRED DEMOCRATS
IN OKLAHOMA HOTEL
Mrs. Trazier Surrenders Her Husband ! Oil Poured in Vacant Rooms and All Sot
to tho Polico for a Murder Committed
Four Years Ago Efforts to Socuroi
Details Are, Unavailing
Afire Convention Dologatos Were
Asleep n Hostolry rinnics Extin
guished BBeforo Groat Damage.
I.OS AXGKI.KS, Feb. 22,-Following
heated ipiarrel, which took place In
their room at the Hotel Oatalinn, Mrs.
E. Frazier today denounced her hus
band as a murderer and surrendered
linn to the police. She snys that Fra
zier, alias Hoyd, committed a murd
in Jnilinnapolis four yonrB ago. All
efforts to secure, details of the crime
... unavailing, as neither the woman
nor the police are making the fact
public.
Shops Will Reopen Monday.
fAI.I I.AKK. Feb. 22. Local shops
in Denver and Ido Grande, which closed
torv of Medford for ir ,. ! ! ''" " ''..'" reopen M lay
, .... . " 1 "mi more tnan .toll men.
...... lnvr WIli p0 more
satisfy
tions of human nature of which they j mmi visit deserved contempt upon those
. ...it-,.. i wen aooriseo. 101,
tvt.i..),
make impossible the constitution of so
"'iety in accordance with the socialist
theory. We must make progress, and
it must, be steady and consistent, con
serving what is good and saf. guard
ing the opportunities for honest effort.
Otherwise gains will be offset bv en
neceBary losxes and expert accounts
may search in vain for a credit bal-
Hflce. Wo mnv accomplish needed re.
forms by making our institutions work
as they were intended to work, and bv
effecting, in the light of the benefits '
thus secured, such changes as experi
ence may commend ami deliberate judg
ment may approve.
A Consistent Policy,
't must be a policy consistent with
n'ir constitutional limitations and dis
tr.b..ti,,n of benefits. liy making our
institutions work in the way in which
ihev were intended to work. I mean
'hat we should secure the maximum ef
ficiency in both state and federal ad
ministration to the end that every mat--ier
of national concern and every mat
r of local concern shall receive by the
Mfropriate exercise of the powers of
no profit bv iii.is,.riminf.t,. ,1,,....
tinn of men in public life. If the peo
ple would be served faithfully, thev
must show their esteem of faithful serv-
monev snout in fine bimineso
dence properties than in nnv ....... ,.-
ill Medford 's histnrv.
F. Collins, contractor, nlntea il..,i
there is fully double the amount of
money bein gspent in buildings in Med
ford than there wn l..t -vf-
Collins also states that the so-called
hard times seemed to have hurt .. .,o.i
effect, for there were bv fi.r m.,m n,l
better buildings to be put up the com
ing year than last.
I ontrnctor Reinhart. stnteo i,
has been rushed to the limit n,i e
appearances there will be more thnn
double the amount nf hnit,i;r, u.:. ..
than last. Already there is morn bi'iild.
ing under construction Hum ll...rn
nisi year. .Mr. Keinhart predicts that
the building of this vear wilt ........
that of last.
G. I,. Scllermerhorn n.mtrnnl.. ..........
that this year promises more building
thnn nnv single year in the history of
Medford. He says that, there is morn
large contracts being plnced now than
last venr.
Robbers Kill Polico and Escape.
I-.I. I'ASO, Tex., Feb. 22.-A dispatch
reports mill two policemen were killed
by bullion robbers in Santa Kulnlia min
ing district, Chihuahua. One of tin
robbers was killed and the others escaped.
Must Safeguard Rights.
Wh.-rever tier., are puli'i,- rights in
tor.'e. the lands, in mines, in water
power, tie... ii.i,.; . safeguarded, and
,i-,,te,..,., from spoilation. Wherever
the public giants a privilege it must !
ui.oti con .i. I. ration .,f the common bene
fit and urel. r conditions which sc.-. in
put, lie a proper return for the
gran'. . must guard our ranges, our
coal deposits, our public lands, onr for
est treasures by suitable restrictions.
o selfish interest must 1... permitted
to s-17.e with covetous hands the public
domain.
'It must also be taken to be a set-
l-.l policy flint there shall be complete
effect, i,, an. I just supervision of our
railroad". I do not believe in arbitrary
aeti'.n with regard to these important
concerns either by congress or by state
!.fris.itiirc or hv cnmm.ca.nn Tk..
-. ' . ... anJ mor
railroads are not the enemies but n ' Royal .
(Continued on Paye 2.) ' Free wa
AMUSEMENTS.
(BV KIJ ANDKKWS.)
"The Koyal Slave" of last night is
a play that deals with intense dramatic
ev ents. The company carried their own
scenery and as usual was verv much
hampered oa account of lack of room
and height of ceiling to hang their cur
'sins; then. too. there was the lact:
f proper light effects, which can onlv
be obtained by colored globes and a
switch! rd arranged so that lights tnav
l.e ,iiimsic,l.
Tie- .lark scenes were took dark and
I, a I a full light been used it would have
-etir.lv destroyed the desired effect,
TIk-ii. again, there was a lack of dem
onstration on the part of the audience,
which U very embarrassing to the actor.
If an audience wants a good perform
an.., they must do their part, at least
on the start. Give an n.-tor a good
round of applnuse on his first work and
von will get the best there is in him.
Students of psvchologv understand
this.
The plot of "The Koval Slave" ,.al
with the erratic Mexican character
hich in itself would forbid the nnieter
and more subdm-d style of action. "The
Slave," played bv Elton Den
the old semi-cirilir.ed Aylec Tin. r..-,.
ess Inez was indeed well played by
..inry .Ayre. . have Been this lady in
many roles in the past when she was
leading lady with the Woodward Stock
company, une has nn exnresslve f..c.
a good voice and above all a wnrm nn.l
sympathetic temperament. Hevelle llr-
quliart us Don Carlos is a good look
ing young man. a smooth an, I ,r,,i
actor nnd looked well in his Mexican at
tire. JUoroy Long in his double role
of El Capitan and Count Pedro sus
tained his part with dignity, although
a dignified pnrt is somewhat out of Mr.
Mnrey'n line. We have seen him in
musical comedy, where he seemed to be
more at Home, vet we enn n?f,.r
icism on his performance last night. R.
... Hinder, the American, was a little
too American. It woi.1,1 h B,..n...i....
difficult for one to decide inst what
part of this glorious republic he hailed
from, but he was retieate.llv ,.,., .....l ;
his work and seemed to nlease the mi.
ioritv of the audience VI,. V
no lining, ami mat is saying a good
Ileal. She is a cute little thinn fr.
whom oyti don't expect, much histrionic
ability; in fact, we should hate t ,.x
change Flo Young for any character
she might assume. I) would be even
a pilv to lose Flo Young to gain even
n great Ophelia or Juliet. Isadora, the
'laughter, was played bv Florence l:i.
seV. Who was verv sweet a,., I u.-. ........ I ..
II her part, never over acting or mak
ing one feel that the lover was nlnvini
a game of "love's labor lost."
OKLAHOMA CITV, Feb. 22.-A .lis-
I'"11'1' fr -Muskogee says that, a das-
tardly attempt to bum the Cotes hotel
in that city in which 1(10 delegates to
" " "uiiic convention were sleep
ing was made last night. Oil was pour
d on the floor of two vacant rooms
and set afire. The flames were extin
guished before great damage was done.
GOVERNMENT PEARS REVOLU
TIONARY OUTBREAK IN LISBON
I.ISIIO.V, Cel. 22. -The ..realesl
cautions lire hcinir obseice.l ; T ;i
to insure the lliaiiiteii.-.iiee nf .,,.1... I.
idellt thill the iroveninn.nt .........
nn outbreak of some kind, but up to
. .... i.reseiiL I no. i... ,U...1 - . .
otinecH navei
heen reported. The soldiers lire being
kept in the bnrracks. All . i... ....i.i:.
buildings, includini the lli.nk f i......
gal, are oecnpied by heavy detachments
..c i... . .
... .., ni.uiicipni gunru. The commerce
ot mo city reflects the secret : I
ness of the ,.p,.. hi Hoi.ul.. (news-1
paper expresses t pinin that every- i
thing indicates thai, the 1.
.....r, urineii revolutionary outbreaks
10 PERJURY
Youth Admits He Lied At
Instance of Prosecution
ToJiiHang Fortune-feller
Billik.
CHK'.W.O, Feb. 2. Kiwitt'mi-voar.
old .Icrry M. V. V.ral, wIioho tcHtimony
muri' Ihiiu any other jhthuiih Hcrvotl to
cnvict the llolifiuiim f.irhmt' trllcr.
Ilornuur Hillik, of t ho numl.'r nf aix
incinlH-rs of the Vznil fmuily. Iihh, it ia
illinuiniccil, rei-anKMl in iin nf fi.ljivif. nn.l
(Wliiir. that !mh testimony wuh winiply
perjury. Hillik is uml ersenteuco to
hunt,' Mureh lid. Tlio supremo court.
ThuiMlity urt'irme.l the imkniii'tit.
The Vzral hoy nls) ilerhireH that two
f his relatives also lied. The hoy de
lares that the vital part of the teti-
niony he nave iiiMiiust Hillik at the
trial was taught liim liy a liih police
iti't'irial, and an assistant state's attor
ney, lie names the men he nrrusoH,
ami in an affidavit hhvh he told thn
story heeause the police official threat
ened him with the charge of murder
unlesH he did as the polico wished him.
lie declareH that he had 40 confertmm-H
ith the nssistant Htate's attorney nnd
."0 with the inspector of noliee.
The confession from the boy was oh
ruined hy Itev. P. .1. O '('alarum, who
has been working in Hillik's hchnlf for
several months.
ROSE PLANTING DAY
OBSERVED IN PORTLAND
POltTLAXn, l'i h. I'nder clear
sky and .lunelike huh, thousands of
Portland school children and ten thou
sands of fit vavuh and visitor partici
pated this afternoon in "roso planting
ilay, pre 1 1 miliary to rose festival to
be held the find, week in June, when
it is expected ."0,00(1 visitors will Im
quests of the city. I-'ivo thousand ros
bushes were planted in t hree of I ho
city park blocks, followed by pal riot -ic.
exercises and addresser by (inventor
Chamberlain, Mayor Lane und other officials.
JAPAN'S ACTION IN MAN:
CHURIA CAUSES NO TROUBLE
To Fioht St atitmAnt On
Kjt-C'ountv JiifluM i . m u-:ii:... !
... 1 ' IIUIS OI
Klamath Falls, fortm-rlv .,f aui.i.....i u'auiiivitmv .m i. ... ......
will mako th tlKht ainst Statement ! wJ with positivoness at "the sta.e de
eo. J in the lth eenalnrinl l...:...
lie filed his re-tilinn .1" '." I'""""'"1 '"""X "" orricai reports
of aim.. , 1 1. nxnuiry ,,r protests from nnv service has been
II. Merrvmiit! ""P"-"?"" 'IC r ived regarding the Japanese con,.
stun, li,,,. ,in u. n""""'. merciai aggressiveness in .M iiiriu,
standing flatly on Statement No. 1. , from the nature of the situation
ll.'nrv Yale, Hatl'erlee' T' . , . .",V- """ "f ,"l'lr'"1" -lPn "r any other
imm 1" ........ 1..,, . ..' . ' power on tne -nl.tect at this time or
l , r w 21 rot""'t Kpi"'-"!"'! Ids), when (he bnt.leship fleeta reaches its
a short il ; '""r,,a-v '" destination. I this con, lion it is ex-
ashort illness of nri,,,,,, , iH.n (nor ( y
',r''"rit. while initiated by this Knv-
The f.'rm.t.... t it . . . eriini.tif, is nither tin annont ment of
at the ', ,1, rc'l,'l ,''7 ,ri""i''1" "' "M" "'" "w" r"""
Pel u y " , I Hub rooms Monday, er than the ,l,.,-,rie ,0 be nrbitrarilv
- V -' "l ' '"''"- applied and enforced in the orient. '
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
IT. It. N'orton. the Ornnts Pii" law
ver. . in .Tacknville nnd Medford
Thnrsdnv on professional business.
William Kendall nnd II. Schrader,
who nre developing homestead claims
in Antelope district, did business in
Medford during the week.
fine of the fnste.l bn.t.et),1l
,......
of the season will be played ncit Toon.
rlsv evemntr wh.ta) the A.nlnn e;
team meets the M. II. P. There will be
was a trong charactoriratioi of a dnt fter the fH
I JOU theater
Passion Pla y
uait
it as (o
THE LirE OP CHRIST FROM BIRTH TO ASCENSION
I he Ibjoil showed to packed house, l ,,1,.,,,. Tll .,, wn
,K "" "v ""dig r. Ask those who
the Ill'TifM f J. ,.rf..r
REMEMBER, THE PRICE OF ADMISSION REMAINS THE SAME
10 CENTS.
tonight Feb. 22
T Umm, T 9mm NMNMci M, Day. Matinee, 3 P. M.
M i K; Wffmg, 7:15 M4 8:10 P. M.
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