( Ajgjgdjtair Orchards In The Rogue River Valley Pay $1,000 Per Acre Annually MEDFOHD'S EAPIU OEOWTH nVW ZZZZIZZZZIZZIZ yu Ending Pytofrlc. Bank Pom,. I1C - ..TI 3 . fl 1 STN S Tl I . u..uuiK ruBiomce Bank Popu January, Roceipu. Deposits. lat'n THE WEATHER. 5.e.is 477.0UU 2.235 "5 6.407.13 C08.0UO 3.100 2 8,250.31 D55.0UO 4.M Fair tonight, light frust, Tues day fair; eutserly winds. Associated Press Dispatches. o npume. 1.1 MEDFORD victor ey IX 10 ONE Home Team Defeats Jack - sonville in First Game of the Season Sunday Before a Fair Crowd of Fans-Only One two Bagger Made Modford nil easy winner in tlie first game of the sonsnn. After nine innings of fairly good baseball, the Medford hoys showed their class by defeating Jacksonville to the tune of ti to 1. Med fiyd was really entitled to a shutout, nnd would have had same if Eifert, nf ter fumbling an easy ehauee, had held f the ball, instead of trying to catch the runner out at first when it was hopeless to try, making a bad throw, which al lowed Jacksonville their lone tally. All this happened in the ninth inning after two men were down. Sexton, who pitched for Jacksonville, was surely the limit (for being slow). In fact, it was due to his lack of snap that the gamed ragged so at times. What tho umpire should have done was to call balls on him every time he de layed the game by looking all over the grouuds before throwing the ball. The very best kind of a ball game eaa be easily spoiled by just such work. There was only one double play in the whole game Wilkinson to Miles to (.'arter. Boussom pitched a good game nnd with a little more practice should 'develop into a star twirler. "Wilkinson at short and Miles at second accepted overything that came their way with out an error. Carter at first played a star game. Although he made one er ror he more than made up for it by some really clever plays. Boussuni had the honors of the game, striking out 11 men. Sexton and Mc Intyre each fanned two. Shorty Miles made the only two-bagger of the game. The scoro was as follows: JACKSONVILLE. AH. If. in. TO. E. "unnn, If - 0 n 4 n Donegnn, p., Lb. . . 4 II fl 2 0 Sexton, p.. ss :! (I 11 II n Donegan, lb I (1 1 7 (1 Wilson, c II 0 II 4 II Punford, III) 4 1 2 2 2 tTlrich, rf 4 0 11 1 I Oarkins, rf 4 II II 1 nj Stout, ss 2 0 0 I! I Mclntyro, p 2 0 0 II 0 Totals :12 I S "24 I MEDrOliD. ap. r. in. i'o. v.. Hothermal, If 4 1 0 1 0 Miles, 2b 4 0 1 II 0 Carter, lb ." 0 0 12 1 Isaacs, cf II 0 0 1 0 Eifert, 31 4 0 0 0 .'1 Purdv, c 4 (1 4 S ii Wilkinson, ss 2 1 1 0 Rippev, rf 4 1 1 1 I Bousa'mur 3 2 1 I) M Totals .14 fi 4 27 .1 Last half of ninth not played. Base on balls Boussom o, off Sexton 2, Mclntyro .'I. Struck out by lioussum 11, by Sexton 2, Mclntyro 2. 1 limbic plays Wilkinson to Miles to Carter. Dumford to Donegan. Wild pitches f Sexton 1. Passed balls runly 1, Wil son II. Hit by pitcher Wilkinson. CELEBRATION TO MARK NEW VANCOUVER ROAD "The completion of the N'nrth Bank road will be formally celebrated by n special excursion over the new line from Vancouver next Wednesday. Tin trnin will carry about 4U0 excursionist and invitations will be ismed today. A number of Portland people, particularly those prominent in railroad circles, are expected to pnprptipcipate in the (t'in onstration. (Jovernor Mead of Wash ington will be one of the .jOkiT. The affair is under the ediate( -rection of the business men of Van iver and has the foil co .iperation of the officials of the Si-ikane. Portland ti Seattle Knilway, tl nev.- line to be opened. The special train will carry iglit coaches and will he the flrst enger trnin to run over the western n.l nr ii.- i -- mi- iii-n iuai. HEEY IS CALLED A L AR Prosecutor Calls Bluffs Made by Ruef's Attorney and Case Is Set for Wed nesday - Court Orders Apology From Murphy. SAN FRANCISCO, March 9. The hostility and bitter feelings between the prosecution nnd the defense in the enso of Abraham Ruef, who has kept up a running fire of affidavits during the past month, to which no reply has beea made so far by tho prosecution, broke out in court this morning when the lie passed botween Frank J. Murphy, asso ciate counsel for Ruef, nnd Francis J. Ileney. Murphy objected to postponement of the United Railroad trolley cases until March It!. Ileney roplied, "All right then we will go on trial immedintclv. " 'Wo nro ready, call tho jury," replied Murphy. The court immediately set the ase for next Wednesday, whereupon Murphy, realizing that Ileney was in earnest, began to hedge. He said that he was not ready to proceed, that he had been misunderstood, etc. Honey arose and said: "It is apparent that the counsel was juggling with tho court, endeavoring to deceive your honor, when he said, "Wo are ready, call the jury. Murphy said testily, "We are not as adept at deceiving the public nnd the court as Honey when he stood before the jury and lied about immunity." Ileney flushed hotly nnd demanded counsel be punished for contempt and made to retract. Judge Lawlor ordered retraction. "I retract so far as the court is concerned," answered Murphy, but I demand Ileney also be made re tract that I juggled with the court." ludge Lawlor paid no attention nnd re fused to change the order for trial Wednesday. OREGON FRUIT SHOWS GOOD IN LONDON MARKET The weekly apple report of W. Den nis & Sons of London savs: After holding up fairly throughout rhe week, this market vesterrlav broke in best quality red fruit to the extent of fully 2s to 2s tid per barrel, but flreenings and best Newtowns fully maintained their prices. We therefore piote at tin' moment as follows: Ontario No. I Baldwins, best ipiality. ills per barrel; Stale Baldwins, lofo Ills; N'ova Scotiau Baldwins, Ilfii l.'ls; Maine Baldwins, 13fu los; Ontario Greenings, lHfo22s; Ontario Golden Russets, llifti' 17s; Nova Scotian Russets, loY7'17s fid: Ontario Xo. 1 Spies. 2ll(ff22s; Nova Scotian Spies, l-lof ISs. (.'alifornian Newtowns, 4 tier first luality, il 3d to 10s fid per box; ('ali fornian Newtowns, 4 tier second qual ity, lis fid to s fid; California New towns, 4l- tier second quality, fis tlib" 7s fid. Oregon Newtowns. 12 count lirst quality. II to 1.1s; Oregon large fruit, such as KS to 112 count, Ns fid to Ms Mil. Albemarle Pippins, first quality, 22 tn 2."s per barrel. NEUHAUSEN ON STAND IN LOS ANGELES LAND CASE LOS AXGKLKS, March 7. The cae i .if the local business men who are re tilting removal to Oregon to be tried j for the alleged complicity in the Oregon land fiiiinis wa on in the court today. Officials "f the Pacific Furniture & Lymiher Company and Kit-hard Iline. one Of the local defendants, who did not resist deport nt ion, testified today. Thev te?ttifi-d a to books and records and the relations "f certain men willi the company, who are said to be impli rated in the bind frauds. Thomas H. Xeiihau-n. Meiul agent for the I)cpartmeitf?of th" Interior, was placed on the Mtand by the defence, but his l.-Mirnonv was objected to by th protection, as it would reveal tb"ir MEDFORD, PROSPECT COURT VALUATION FOR COAL CERTAIN INCREASED EXCELLENT OF GUILT TWQTHIRDS Portland Capitalists Visit Fuel Pit and Express Sur prise at Work Done Means MuGh to Medford By Increasing Payrolls. Fred S. Morris, bond broker of Tort land, Job ii ( Lewis, capitalist ami one of t ho owners of the Pacific Kastorn, W. 1. Vawter, II. (!. Harnett and J. F. Keddy of Medford, acenmpn nied Manager R. ('. Doan in an in spection of the Medford coal mine Sat unlay. They found much accomplished towards opening nop the mine and the quality of coal improving with the depth. "The showing is a remarkable one and means much for this country,' said Mr. Morris, upon his return "There is no doubt that the quality of on) is improving with the work nnd there is evidently an immense quantity. ' There is no reason why this coal should not be one of tho country 'h greatest resources. The construction of a railroad to tho mine will enable the handling of a arge output nt small cost, and so means not only a largo payroll at the mine, but payrolls in the town, for manufacturing always follows heap fuel. "To got the most out of your natural resources, sueli as coal ami timber, it will be necessary for the railroads to figure on a small profit so as to provide a largo tonnage. Tho consumers must be given a chance to make a profit also. Tho coal mine confirms my opinion that Medford has more natural resources than any region T ever saw, and I be lievo the city has a great future." Mr. Lewis said: "The showing nt the coal mine is it remarkable one. It indicates that there is every prospect of an immense coal mine at Medford s door. Tho quality of the coal has im proved with t he dept h of t he mine. Cheap fuel plays n great part in the levelopment of any city and it is des tined to in this ease." Tho other visitors talked in the same vein. TELEPHONE COMPANY LOSES ATTACK UPON REFERENDUM PORTLAND, M arch D. Upholding the validity of the initiative and refer- ndiim amendment to the state consti tution, presiding Judge C'leland of the state circuit court today sustained the lomurrer filed by the state attorney general in the attack made on the Inw by the Pacific Slates Telephone and Telegraph company. The state nt- mpted to collect $l(i.4.r0 from the telephone eotnpnriy 's two per cent gross earning by the ate of of the vase will be carried tn the state su pre me court. HALF MILLION DEBTS OF OREOON TRUST PAID POKTLAM. March 7. About one fourth of the $J,iMio.fHiO due the credi tors of the Oregon Trust 4: Savings Hank already has been wiped out by the German American Hank, which took over the assets of the defunct institu tion and agr 1 t" meet its liabilities. This is considered a remarkably good showing, considering the fact that the bank, under the merger, h: been open only n month and was allowed two years bv the court in which to meet the claims against the old bank. With iilmut $."iUii,(iOM in indebtedness already wiped out by means of establishing off sets and by turning certificates of de popsit in the old bank in for stock in the new (iertnai) -American Hank, the decreasing of the bank's liabilities is steadily progressing through the deliv cry of bonds to depositors in the de funet Oregon Trust who subscribed for bonds to the amounts of their deposits. Itond deliveries are made daily be tween the hours of 10 a. m. and )'2 noon. Trustee certificate hav been issued and nro delivered to those who signed for broken denominations of bonds. Those who take the originnl denomina t tons of the securities are givr-n the original bonds, although many prefer the trustee certificates, as in that case the bank retains the bond and the owner does not stnnd to lose th" secur ities through accident or fire. OR., MONDAY, MARCH 9, Justiceof the Peace Stew - art Says Is Convinced of Fait's Guilt Though No Evidence was Submitted in the Case. Fate laid a rather heavy and unkind: hand on Frofessor Fait last Saturday when that occult gentleman of mystery nnd psychology was arraigned before Justice of the Peace Stewart, charged with having exposed to the public gam ii person partially uuconsoious, which subseoneiousness was produced by hyp- not ie suggestion. The dingy otlice of the justice, with its dusty chairs and untidy appenrunee, looking as though it had ben plucked from the pages of Pickwick Papers, fur- nished a fit stage setting for tho trag - ly attendant on the professor's arrest and hearingl While tho court awaited 1 tho arrival of tho district attorney tho professor told a tale of tragedy, of little babes that relied upon tho professor for daily bread and the mother, with a voice trembling with emotion, wondered what would become of the littlo ones if the professor were bound ovor to await the action of the circuit court. Assumed Gift of Prophecy. Justice Stewart reminds one of the thirteenth chapter of Corinthians in that he assumes the gift of prophecy nnd that he has a largo and abundant faith in himself, but there aro no mottoes framed upon the wall to tho effect that '( liarity sutteretli long, and is kind. or that all else in as sounding brass or a tinking cymbal, but of the profeHsor's tria if such it may be called. The de fendant's attorney waived tho prelim inary hearing ami urged that tie profes sor was ignorant of tho remarkable piece of egislatiou under which he was arrested and that his bail ought to be triet attorney also suggested that the law was rather severe and extreme nnd aso aske the minimum bail, but the court was of a different mind and arid trarily fixed the bail at $125 and fur ther suggested that he thought the de fendant would lup out ami forfeit the bail and that there was no doubt that ho was guilty; that he, Stewart, knew how Judge llaiina regarded such things and that Judge llanua would find him I guilty, etc The judges of tho circuit courts, men' learned in the law, invariably accept i the suggestion of district attorneys in the mutter of bail and kindred matters, but not so with .lust ice Stewart, whose marvelous prescience of mind, in know ing just what .lodge H an it a und a jury j would think of the alleged crime and J who knew that Fait would fiee justice and huH bail and who byoccult reasoning! knew the professor was guilty without '. hearing the evidence. As a gentleman who attended the trial said while fleck ing the grime and dust of tho court room from his clothes, "even tho littl boys laughed. SHEEPMEN CAN RANGE IN FOREST RESERVATION porlnnt concessions have just lieen made to the sheepmen of Oregon by Chief Forester G if ford Pinchot. Secre j)Mi tary Dan P. Smythe of the Oregon; Woolgrowers' association has just been j notified by Pinchot that hereafter . heepmen will be given five year leases 1 on range in the torest reserves, instemi , f being eompeJId to rnak application for range annually as heretofore, nnd , he aNo received lo-tice from the rtfft'f j forester that hereafter no sheepman would be fined for breaking reserve ru without due trial. Heretofore for , est superintend! nls have fined sheep men without trial for alleged infrac- tious of reserve rubs, but this practice is now stopix-d. These two concessions nro remit of rerent visits to Wftsh ington of rep re ntatives of the sheep men. .DOS. 'Sixty Six and Two Thirds i Percent Raise in Valu ations of Jackson County Property and Not Forty Percent as SiiDDOsed. Sixty-six and two-thirds per cent in crease in assessed valuation of property j in Jackson county, nnd not 40 per cent : increase, as stated, is tho result of tho action of tho board of equalization last winter. The board consisted of County 1 Judge Dunn, County Assessor Applegate and County Clerk Coleman. Tax payers who have received state nients of taxes due, have been busy try ing to figure out how n 40 per cent fiat : increase would make their total hold ings valued so highly. A little figuring , showed them that tho increase in all cases was Ctt 2-3 per cent, not 40 per I ci nt i If a man held a pieco of property j worth $100, his assessed valuation last j year was $(10. Now it is nssessed at its full value. 100. Tho increase has been from $(10 to $100 or $40, nnd $40 is tifl 2-3 per cent of $00, so tho increase is nt this ratio, A number of men reported the actual amount of cash they had on deposit, They find they are assessed for more money than they have. A long list can be made along these lines of properly 1,W",,,H nml ""'n-hants taxes for ' 1,11,1 pwsess. morc jTHB DALLES ADOPTS NAME OF CHERRY CITY TIIK DALLKS, Or., March !. More cherries for The Dalles, the cherry city, is the slogan of orrhardists. A tract of 000 acres owned by A. Hettiugeu of this city is to be platted and placed on the market. The tract is a mile and a hall east ot town. A creek runs uirougn ine properly ami pieniy or wa , tor will be available. As a cherry pro ,ftucii)g section, I lie Dalles is becoming j n center. This fact will be fully dem oust rat ed at the midsummer meeting of the Oregon State Horticultural society to be hold here. The affair will par take of tho nature of a cherry festival j and valley towns will be invited to eom- pete against tho home product, t Ir. (I. K. Sanders, an old lime resi dent denlisf, has recently sold a lucra tive prnclivo to turn his attention en- j tirely fo orcharding, Ho has largo or- chards ami raises peaches and cherries and other fruits. LATE LOCAL NEWS. Thomas Lyon of West Medford, who has several tracts of fine timber in the Hutte Creek count ry, has recently re- turniti from a trip to Ins timher nml I1""' where be says that there many buildings constructed, Ashland's city council lias passed an ordinance prohibiting the erection of barns nnd stables anywhere within the city limits without the formal permis sion of tho council upon petition of the party applying. This is done to pre vent the erection of bams ami stables ! where they may be objectionable, and is calculated ns a sanitary measure, too. i Among the many who have received ,.w pensions or had their old ones rais Jir(1 jM,n r'(.t).ier nf Derby, Geo. W. ,I(M, ( H,irn- W. P. Wood and W. P. Morse of Medford, Lorenzo Snyder of 'frail. Chan. Iluid of Wonder, W. J. St(. f IiIl(.,.r( Znchariah Curd well of Mvrtle Creek, Henry Vogelee of The Dalles. They will each get from $12 to $20 per month. While strolling down the street the other day 1 noticed n fine display of postal cards nnd on investigation 1 found tho largest assortment of postals t lift t I have ever seen. For the benefit of tlone who have not already found it, , ... mnv ... t. 1(!1V vnll ((1 ....n and nee thern. You will find them at Hull Postal Minp, llnl.i.nni ouiniing, upstairs. tf WILL STOP BIDING OF NEW MILL Unless Fulton Billbe Amend edMuch Harm Will Resul From Government Suit to Recover Railroad Land to Innocent Purchasers. Property owners of tho Koguo River valey nro much excited over tho pros pective passage of tho Fulton joint res olution providing for legal action ngaint the Oregon-California laud grant, unless it should bo amended to provide that in noceat purchasers of railroad grant lauds are protected. Many local residents havo come into the possession of property once belong ing to the Oregon and California rail road but lung since sold by them. Should lotion be taken by tho government to cancel the grants, local interests will suffer unless safe guarded by an amend ineut to this effct. Tho following telegrams have boon sent to Congressman W. O. Hawley urg ing immediate net ion: Unless Fulton joint resolution amended excepting expressly innocent purchasers our interests nro jcopardicd Hop you will not lave us opn to attack Hought railroad laud for immediat operation. Have purchased and now in stalling two large1 sawmills tin railroad lands. Dur business depends entirely on operation of these mills. Would vou ndviso us to cense preparations. Have 12,niui acres, half of which is railroad lands. Two hundred ami twenty five men will In uffecic if operations cense 'aniiot operate tract successfully except as a whole. Confr with llonanarto and ndxise his opinion at once. I'M war Ha fer, manager Iowa Lumber nnd Jtox "Our people are greatly agitated oyer Fulton joint resolution providing for legal action against Oregon Cnlifor nia lend grant unless it clearly defines that innocent purchasers in good faith from railroads are protected. I'rge you insist that this necessary safeguard our interests be provided in nvsolu tiun. .1. W. PKIiKlNS." rosperity of Medford und South urn Oregon depends upon absolute valid ty of titles, many of which come from railroad. Consider absolutely essential that Fulton joint resolution bo amend il, providing that purchasers in good faith be exempted from its provisions. Unless this be done, it may entail end less litigation and possible ruin to miiiiv. Oregon depending upon you to safeguard ones ami commercial interests." Newspaper reports indicate Pulton hit ion permits government to attack those of us who have bought land from the railroad com puny. When here you agreed with me that innocent pnrchas rs ought to be protected. I had a talk with Fulton on the same subject ihid xprcMscd the same opinion. With my associates we havo paid large sums money to the railroad company for lauds. We I glit on the faith of the government patent. In justice to my If and others who have invested it ems to me the resolution ought rather o provide protection rather than means f attack." Heir to Fourteen Millions. Worcester, Mass., March (. John T. )Wer, secretary of the V. M. C A. here, ins just been notified that he is heir to fortune of (en million dollars from is uncle, Thomas Wallace, who died in el bourne, A list nil in. I ower says he ill retain the secretaryship of the Id I branch association. MEAT MARKET MEN KEEP OPEN SUNDAY The Medford butchers are in a tan g!e. per a month meat market men have been agitating the (dosing of their markets on Sunday, and nil agreed to sign articles to that effect. When Sun day came there was two shops open in violation of the agreement, which was only verbid, not having yet been reduced to writing. NO. 2!)!) CHOOSE OFFICERS FOR YEAR The Horticultural Society Elect J.E. Watt President, F.LTouVelle Vice Presi dents. B.Signs Secretary W. II. Brown Treasurer. The itnunal meeting of tho Roguo River Horticultural society for tho elec tion of ollicers was called to order at Medford by President J. R. Watt. The secretary being absent, Prof. Signs waa called upon to act. Tho minutes of tho previous meeting wore read and np- ; proved. It was moved by Mr. Tou Vetle and seconded by Mr. Harris that Mr. Watt bo reelected president for tho ensuing year. Tho motion put by Mr. Tou Velio and Mr. Watt was unanimously elected. Nomination. for vice-president were then received, F. L. Tou Voile, S. L. Bennett nnd W. II. Brown being tho nominees. Mr. Tou Velio received 7 votes, Mr. Dennett 5 and Mr. Brown 5. Mr. Tou Velio having the highest num ber was dee 1 1) red elected. Mr. F. S. Merrick and M. B. Signs were then placed in nomination for sec retary. The first, ballot was a tie 8 to X. The second ballot showed 7 for Mer rick and 0 for Signs. Mr. Signs wns accordingly declared elected. The nominees for treasurer were G. A. 1 1 over and W. II. Brown. Mr. Hover received seven votes nnd Mr. Brown 10. Mr. Brown was declared elected, F. II. Hopkins, L. D. Harris, Ert An drews, II. T. Findlny and C. II. Lewis were ph d in nomination ns the exec utive committee. The vote being unan imous this committee was declared lee ted. Discussions were held upon tho fun gus diseases of peaches, blight and tho e of roses with respect to tho need of spraying. The policy of trying to have Nome speciul authority on vnrious horticultural subjects front tho agricul tural college anil elsewhere to address the meetings wns discussed favorably and steps were taken to see if Prof. Lewis of Corvallis could bo secured for the next meeting, The following new members were re oived: A. L. Marshall, W. T. York, S. A. Nye and W. N. Campbell. JAP USES THREATS OVER SEIZED SHIP BY CHINA TOKIO, March 7. The Associated rcss was informed this morning that negotiations with China, in the matter f I he seizure of the Japanese steamer 'Patau, had not reached the ultimatum stage yet ami if was stated that Minis ter Hayashi at IVkin had not been in structed to that effect. It is also believed that Minister Hay ashi has not made any thrent to use force. It is admitted, however, that in II vent of China s failing to yield nly one course is possible. The cabinet meeting which wns to have been held today has been post poned to Saturday, owing to the ab sence of Foreign Ministr Hayashi, who is duck shooting in the country. New Swimming Record. Ni:W YORK, March 7. Swimming his best form in the 100-yard race, )ie;ist stroke, at the sportsmen show in Mndison Square Garden tonight, Henry I. Ihindv of the Illinois Athletic club, 'hicayo, established a new world ' rec ti' d at this distance and style, making the loo yards in 1:17 :t r. FOR COUNTY JUDGE. The undersigned respeel fully Bn iiinces hi oi self as a candidate for tho niocratic nomination for county judge f Jackson county, Oreg'n. J. R. XKIL. u-Uonville, March 0, I0OS. Italian in Death Chair. OSSININO, N. Y., March Anto nio Strollo, the Italian who killed An tonio Lorsella in Ynn Cortland, X. Y.( lnt August, went to death in the elec tric chair today. He said ft cherry goodbye to the attendants and went to his death with n smiUug face.