Apple and Pear Orchards In The Rogue River Valley Pay $1,000 Per Acre Annually
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DISPATCHES
THE WEATHER.
Fair tonight, with light frost;
Tuesday, f ii i r ; north west winds.
THIRD YEAR.
.MED FOR I), OR., MONDAY, APRIL (i, 11)08.
NO. I I
UNTY TAX SALES IN A HOPELESS MUDDLE
JACKSON CO
THOUSANDS
LOST 10
Records Show Sales of Property for Delinquent Tax
es Made to Judge Geo. W. Dunn Instead of to the
County as Law Requires Sales a Nullity in Con
sequence and County Out Money.
Jackson county has thousands of dollars outstanding for delinquent taxes,
and it holds as security lands bought Ui; tax sales by the county. Under the
law the laud on which taxes is not paid is sold and in the absence of other bid
ders, the county is required to pure has tho lands.
In Jackson county, however, county officials make their own laws, and in
pursuance of this system the rewards of tax sales show tho laud in many in
stances was bid in under the name of Geo. W. Dunn, tbo present judge.
Sheriff .faclison evidently thought that it was proper to soil tho delin
quent land to Judge Dunn, but if ho had taken any legal advice ho would have
been informed that such a salt) was a nullity. At the 11)07 session of the leg
islature a law was enarted which require I tho county courts to order a sale
WITHIN OXK VKAR of all the property bought at tax sates by their respec
tive counties at public auction. This law has been ignored by the county
court of Jackson, nud the year will soon have expired.
For this nonaction there can be no reasonable excuse. While the title of
land is in the coimly, no tax can be legally levied against it, and is to the
interest of the public that such lands should again pass to private parties, so
that it could again be assessed.
Instead of having Ihe land sold, tho county judge has in some instances
been assigning certificates of sale to private parties upon payment of the
amount bid by the county. This method of disposition is unauthorized by law
and can have no .just if ical ion except to cover up the mistakes of officials who
buy property for the county in the nam. of the county judge.
Jt may be said without far of contradiction that such sales are a. nullity
am? tho county will probably lose thousands of dollars it could have saved had
-''.C officials understood and followed tho law.
This is a matter t lint needs explaining by some of the letter-writing offi
cials, who are short
ctioa and long
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
BY W. R. C. LADIES
At a regular meeting of the Chester
A. Arthur W. R. O,, No. 34, April 1,
lflOS the following resolutions in mem
ory of Sister Mrs. O. Hull was udupted:
"Whereas, Sister Mrs. O. Hull was a
member of Chester A. Arthur W. If. C.,
No. :il; and
44 Whereas, an all wise providence,
whose ways are past finding out, has
seen fit to remove from our midst our
beloved and honored sister, in the prime
of life and morning of usefulness; there-,
fore,
44 Resolved. That we deeply sympa
thize with the afflicted families and
friends of the deceased sister, so much
beloved by them, and would condole
with them in their great sorrow, while
at the same time we would submit
cheerfully to him who does nil things
for the best.
'Resolved, That in the death of this
sister, our order, Chester A Arthur W.
R, V.-t No. :t-t. has lost a faithful and
efficient member, over ready to per
form her duties, kind and courteous to
all.
"Resolved, that in token of respect
to her memory as a friend and sister,
tho members of this, Chester A. Arthur
W. R. C, No. Ill, wear the usual badge
of mourning, also drape the charter and
flags.
"MRS. NAXCV 1). WILSON,
"MRS. hf.lfn M. KKXT,
"MRS. SARAH K. CLAY,
"Committee.
"MRS. JKNXIK BCRKF. Pres.
"MRS SARAH M. ANDREWS. Past
President.
"MRS. KMX A K. MoliSF."
GOLD HILL CATCHES
CHOO-CHOO CAR FEVER
H is evident that Cold Hill will soon
., ho sporting a number of automobiles,
tho same as most of lnr sister cities, in
this section nf t he state. George W.
I.ance has ordered a 22 horsepower tour
ist car f rem Roy Wilson of Grants
Pass, and expects it to arrive about the
last of the week. Charles 1'. Young
has had his runabout overhauled and
made ready for the road, and is non
thinking of buying a larger car for him
self. Others about town have tho fever
and perhaps before the season is over
there will be a number of cars whizzing
n'wvind the corners of our town. The
ndvent of many automobiles into t In
county is doing much for the good roads
j?. lest inn. and wo hope to see it . on
nue. Cold Hill News.
Spokane Rate Deadlock.
WASHINGTON, April fi. After hav
ing the Spokane rati caio under cmi
federation for more than one year, the
interstate commerce commissi, m it ap
parently hopelessly divided regard ing
the decision which should be rendered.
The rate is the tnost import ant upon
the docket of the commission and upon
it hinge the entire rate fabric of the .
United States.
OF DOLLARS
COUNTY BY
IANCE OF OFFICIALS
on the " splaniitory
BIG ELECTRIC SHOVEL
FOR CENTENNIAL MINE
The big electric shovel for the Kh-c
trie Mold Dredging company, has ar
rived ut the Contra I Point depot ami
will be transported tothe Centennial
mine just as t'asl as it can be moved,
says Ihe Cold Hill News The shove
weighs Ions and to transport il from
the railroad to its permanent location
is a large undertaking, and it will re
quire several weeks to place it in oper
ation. The installation of his plant will
be watched with great interest by in in
ing men of the state, as its success will
be tin1 solution of the problem of a
cheap and sure manner of working the
rich placer grounds of Oregon. There
are today only a few of these shovels
in operation in the Cnited Slates, but
they have always proven successful, and
then- is no reason why it should not be
the same in this locality. The capacity
of this machine is guaranteed by the
manufacturers to be .10 yards of d irt
an hour, and the estimated expense of
running is about 7 cents a yard. One
of the greatest advantages of the shovel
over the dredge for mining purposes is
that the ground is not lost to other use
fulness after it has been worked by the
shovel, but is stirred up and cleared of
rocks and roots and made much richer
and better for fruit-raising or fanning.
The shovel will be located upon the old
Centennial mine, which was purchased
by Messrs. Hough and Lesley, and their
associates from !. P. tine and F. S.
Hillingtou last spring.
MANY ENJOY MUSIC
AND ELABORATE MENU
Sunday's musical program by the Ha
.elrigg orchestra was greatly enjoyed by
the many who dined at the Hotel Nash.
In addition to the regular hotel guests,
many Medforditcs took advantage of
t lie opportunity to en joy an elaborate
menu and at the same time hear tuneful
airs from popular operas ami other urn
sic delightfully rendered.
These Sunday evening dinner- are be
coming quite a feature in the so.-inl life
of Medford which is the ..nlv town m
Oregon outvie ,tr Portland win re a
similar treat for hotel gn.ts towns
people is attempted.
Lowell for Fulton.
PKNDLKTnN. Or.. April (1. Judge
Stephen A, Lowell nf Pendlelon. who
has heretofore been opposed politically
to Senator Knit. oi. has stu.,l p,,ldie
statement declaring him -elf favorable
1.. the re el. ctii.n of Mr. l-'nlto,,. giving
Pi)KAM-:. April I. "Within five,
v.ais we cxpcftto have only juniors
and senior at I, i land Stanford. Jr..
mi i v er-it v . " "aid D:tvid Starr Jordan,
the preoebnt of the university, who
lectured here at night. "It will be '
a place for only tbowe who have a
definite object in pursuing a nniv i-r (
itv course, and hoi for thoso who are
gat hering up tin odds and end
f nn
leducntion."
JACKSONVILLE TEAM
WINS FROM MEDFORD
BY CLOSE SCORE
Interesting Game From Spectators
Standpoint Sexton's Work Feature
of tho Game E. Douagan's Batting
Is Excellent.
In a closely contested game at Jack
soinille between Medford and Jackson
ville baseball teams, Sunday, the latiet
team won by a score of H to 10. The
game was an interesting one from the
spec tii tors ' standpoint, there being
plenty tit tree hitting mid tancy field
iug. The feature of the game wa Sex
ion s wui'ii at. snort ami I; Uoncgun s
batting for Jacksonville, while Pug
proved himself to be the same
"star" in Bedford's center field.
In the game between Medford second
team and Phoenix at Medford Sunday
the Medford bovs won bv a score of
S to -I.
The score of the Jacksonville game
was as follows:
Score by Innings.
Medford t 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 !
Jacksonville ....2 0 0 li 0 0 11 10
Hits Jacksonville, S; Medford. 11.
Struck out Hy Gnrkins, 2; MeTn
tyre, 1 ; Boussum, ,'t.
Double play Sexton to F. Donegan
Two-base hits Purdv, I'M Donegan,
Met..
I hree base hits Kd Donegan (2),
nsuii, ilk iiisoii.
THORBURN ROSS SECURES
A CHANGE OF VENUE
PORTLAND, April (t. J. Thorburn
Ross and his fellow officials of the in
solvent Title 0 tin ran tee & Trust com
pany will not be tried in Multnomah
county on the felony charges growing
out of the alleged wrecking of the bank
'linage of venue to Marion county was
granted Ross by the slate circuit court
for Multnomah county. The order is ap
plicable to the similar charges against
T. T. Tiurkhart, John K. Aitehison and
George II. Hill.
The change was not granted with the
unanimous consent of tho circuit judges
of this district, Judge O'Day dissenting
from the opinion concurred in by Judges
t'lcland, inntonhein and Rionaugh. In
a remarkable summary of the ense and
of his reasons for refusing to assent to
a change of venue, Judge O'Day takes
a subtle fling at the practice of individ
uals and corporal ions in taking advan
lage of loopholes afforded by the law
in delaying trial. Ho is unable to find
any justification of Ross' claim that an
impaprtia! and entirely fair trial could
ni)l be had in this count v.
KLAMATH WATER-USERS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. April 0.
The annual meet ing of the Klamath
Water-t'sers ' associated elected as di
rectors for the ensuing year Alexander!
Martin, Jr.. O. A Stearns, R. H. Ander
son, U . ( . Dallon, J. O. Stevenson, lv
K. C, Williams, John Irwin, James
Dixon and James Itueck. The bonrd or
ganized by the election of Alexander
Martin. r president; Jacob Rueck, vice-
president, and Claude P. Chnstain, sec
retarv.
The meeting was not, largely nttended
and was devoid of extended discussion,
Kngineers of the reclamation service
conferred with the directors relative to
i he work to be carried forward this
vear, and an active season of construe
tiou is 'mapped out, including probable
various canals for distribution of water.
Owing to the small representation of
the stockholders, action on the proposed
imenilment to the by-laws was deferred
ind the meeting was adjourned to June
. when the amendment will bo voted
upon.
WATCH DEER BROWSE
FROM HOTEL PORCH
FRF.NCH GCLCH. Oil.. April fi.
Three or four deer are seen every nf
tenionn from the f ront porch of the
Kinpire hotel us they browse peace
fully in the brush across the creek on
the mountain side east of town. The
wild animals make their appearance
regularly every afternoon about ft
o'clock and come so close to the porch
that anv one who is a good shot could
easily kill them from the hot.;'). Tin
deer come within M" yards of Main
street atid am seldom as far away as
Ion yard- at their regular browsing
time.
This lias been going on for a week.
Strangers in town look upon the deer
as a great curiosity. They are never
disturbed, for they are a valuable us
set of French Gulch. They would he
Spared, even Were t his the open c,'
ELECTION TOTS MAftt
8TCET8 UN WITH BLOOD
LIslSUV, April fi.Thcre ha
bee
no of f trial statement n to the nam
ber of dead or wounded in last night's
election riot when the troop fired
into a mob, but one observer mv that
the streets werft red with blood.
l
THEN SELF
Pittsburg Man Shoots and
Kills Young Maid He was
Infatuated with as Re
sult of Jealousy.
PITSItCRO, April fi. Samuel L
bird iter, a prominent resident ot
Church avenue, McKeo's Rock, u sub
urb here, shot and killed Dorothy
Itrudncy, a Hi-year old girt, then fired
u bullet into his own head, with prob
ably fatal etteet. Gardner, aged f0.
had lost his position last month, and it
is believed that brooking brought on
insa mty.
- It develops Unit Gardner, who has a
wife and several grown children, ha:
been infatuated with the Hrndnoy girl
a long time. It is said he was enraged
last night when Miss Hrndnoy went to
church with a young man.
Gardner, who left his homo this morn
ing, purchased a revolver and then
went directly to the kitchen of the
Rradney home, where Dorothy nud her
mother were engaged in household du
ties. Walking straight up to tho young
girl, he tressed t he revolver to her
breast and fired one shot through the
heart. The mother attempted to seize
Gardner, but he escaped nor and ran
to his own residence, next door, where
he shot himself.
SPORTING NEWS.
Packio Mel-'arland, the Chicago light
weight, who meets Jimmy Jiritt nt
'ohua on the afternoon of April 1 1,
has settled down to the hard grind and
will leave nothing undone to put him
sell into the best possible condition.
The impression ho has made is so good
it is not unlikely that he will be better
than 10 to S favorite.
Willie Hoppe has defeated both Jake
Shaet'er ami George Sutton lately at
13.2 balkliue billiards, and promises to
win the championship soon.
Cheered by nn enthusiastic crowd of
0)00 persons, the American car in the
New- York -to Paris race was hoisted
board the steamship Santa Clara at
Seattle, April I, and sailed for Valdez.
Alaska. There tho machine will disem
bark and proceed over the froen tun
dras of tho north to the valley of the
Yukon, and thence to Nmne, if it can
get through
In the basketball game at Snohomish,
Wash., Thursday night to settle the
coast championship between Dallas col
lege and the Foresters of America five
of that place, the Oregonians had u run
away, winning 11 to I I. The collegians
displayed a marvelous amount of skill
and speed and were ahead from the
opening whistle,- The next game of the
series will be played in Dallas later in
the month, ami the third contest, should
Snohomish win the second, will be
played in either Seattle or Portland.
OPERATORS AND MINERS
CONFIDENT OF FUTURE
KAXSAS (IT Y, April .
Soul h western Coal operators ami
-The
Ihe
miners represent at ives, were in con
ference this afternoon to discuss the
new wage scale affecting .'t;1,000 men
now out of work. Moth sides are con
fident of an amicable seMlenient being
reached.
New Public Printer.
WASHINGTON, April The prei
lent has sent Do- nomination nf John
S, Leech of Illinois to be public printer.
PUBLIC PRINTER APPOINTED
TO SUCCEED STILLINOS
WASHINGTON, April (!. John S.
Leoeh of Illinois, now public pri tiler
in t he I'll ilippi lies, tva today appoint
ed public printer to succeed St i Mings,
whose resignation was accepted some
days ago, hi appointment being in the
nature of a surprise, as his name has not
been mentioned in connection with the
office.
((JMBRIDOE WINS FOR
THIRD SUCCESSIVE VJSAR
ITTNKV,
siireomon h
April fiThree yarn in
Cambridge won lh var j
sity lion I rare, defeating Oxford hy two;
and n half length and leading from
tart to iniih.
TAFT AND BRYAN
SWING AROUND CIRCLE
IN QUEST OF VOTE
Big Bill nt Omaha and the Nebraskau
in Denver Both Accorded Hearty Re
ceptions by Supporters Speeches
Scheduled for Each Tonight
OMAHA, April ll. Secretary Tafl ar
rived here this morning and was re
ceived at the station by General Card
tier, commanding the department of the
Missouri, and his entire staff in lull
dress uniform, and by the ocal reception
committee.
Victor b'osewater, editor of t he
Omaha I tee, was a host at luncheon ut
the Omaha club. Secretary Taft will
devilor a lengthy address tonighf.
DKNV FR, April (1. William J.
1 try an arrived in Denver today. lb
was accompanied from Colorado Springs
by a reception commit tee. Mr. llryan
was driven to tho Denver university,
of which Governor Huchtel is chancel
lor, where he made a nonpartisan ad
dress, He later lunched with the di
rectors of tho Bryan club. Fight hun
tired and fifty tickets were issued for
tonight's banquet at the FI Johel (cm
pie.
ROOSEVELT THREATENS TO
VETO PUBLIC BUILDING
WASHINGTON, April . A report
regarded as nut heat if affirms t ha I
President Roosevelt has t hrenteued to
veto the public buildings bill if con
gress refuses to authorize two hat t le
ships in addition to the two recommend
ed by (he naval affairs committee, of
which Representative Fllis of Oregon is
a member.
It is nlleged that the president ar
goes that if it is extravagant to build
four battleships this year, then it is ex
travagant In erect public buildings to
ost $15,000,000 or $2(1,000,000.
Oregon has public buildings bills for
Astoria and half n dozen other towns,
which would go by the board if the bill
were pa ssed a ml t hen ve t oeil .
OPERATORS GATHER TO
DISCUSS WAGE SCALE
INDIANAPOLIS, April 0 -The coa
operators of t he central compel it ivi
field, consisting of Western Penusylvn
nia, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana, gath
ered here todav in conference with the
representatives of the Pnited Mine
workers of America to take initial
steps to revive intorslab wage move
ment by issuing a call for a joint con
volition to fix the wage scale for these
tour districts on which wage scales in
ther (list rjets are to be based. 'I
proposition is to resume operations
pending the settlement ol t he wage
ale lo be discussed.
DAVIS IS PLANNING
EXTENSIVE PLANTING
A. A Davis, Ihe Medford capitalist
planning extensvie planting of orch
aids the coming year. This past season
set out 4000 apple and pear trees on
his ranch at Big Sticky and ho has pnr-
hased SOriO more for next season
tiMMi p,.nrs and "ooo apples. In addi-
ion, Mr. Davis has oilier plans under
idvisemenl which may increase Ihe t
I acreage materially.
ITALIANS AND AU STRIA NS
RIOT NEAR SPOKANE
MPOKANF, April ft Fn a riot he
ween some Italian and uslrian labor
rs a t a ra i I road ca m p sou t h west of
Sprague yesterdny the Italians fired
0 shots The Auslrians appeared uu
armed. Mike Tim tali, foreman of the
Austrian, was shot and perhaps fa
tally wounded, and Milos Jurjie was
shot through the arm. Three Italian-
e taken to Rithville for trial. The
Austrian have quit the camp.
EVELYN NE8BIT THAW
FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE
NKW YORK. April fi.-The counsel
for Fvelyn NVsbit Thaw filed in the
supreme court today suit for nnullmciit
of her marriage to Harrv K. Thaw on
the ground that Thaw was insane al the
time of her marriage. Papers in the
proceeding were served on Thaw sev
eral weeks ago.
TENEMENT HOUSES COLLAPSE,
CAUfiINO LOSS OF LIFE
LONDON, April 11.- Two old tene
meat houses on Otitic street collapsed
here early this morning. It is believed
that to people, mostly German waiters,
are buried in the debris. I'p to noon
eight bodies mid 2o injured persons
were taken out, mid it is believed a
number mor are still amidst the ruins.
Tlw accident was due to weakness of
the foundations, caused by excavating
the adjoining building.
Negroe R:A at Atlanta.
AJWHTA. Git.. April ft.- Police re
nerve, wvrt railed out hero imnv to
,,,.! n riot nmong negroes t Twelftli
t,,l(t f hurle nirin. Mac I'revers u
miro. win futnllr ithot hv th n'nlinn.
LAW PASSED
E
Truce Between Republic
ans and Democrats Declared-Measure
is Al
most Unanimously Passed
WASHINGTON, April . A truce
between democrats and republicans for
the lime being was declared today. I'll
der a suspension of Ihe rules, the house
look up for consideration and passage
the employers' liability bill. The dem
ocrats broke out in loud applause when
i no reading ot the measure was con
cluded. The democrats also applauded
Henry of I exits when he said the bill
was meritorious one and constitutional,
and thai not a democratic vote would
lie recorded against il. The vote stood,
yeas lino, nays I Litllefield casting a
negative vote.
JOHNSON BOOMERS AFTER
PEERLESS LEADER'S SCALP
CHICAGO. April 0.-The boomers of
Governor John A. Johnson of Minneso
ta for I he democrat ic nominal ion for
president have served notice upon Wil
bam Jennings Bryan that, they are ni
ter his scalp.
This notification was contained in
the first letter from tint Johnson hetid-
ipiarters here, issued lo the voters of
t ho count ry. The circular is pri n led
on stationery of the ' ' ,M innesola Dem
ocratic 'oininil t ee. ' '
Bryan is not mentioned by name,
but Ihe letter by inference calls him
an ' 1 a n I oc rat " and asserts I hat his
nomination would spell defenl. Here
is a paragraph referring to Bryan:
"The democracy of Ihe nation has
for PI years been losing ground and
the belief is general thai, under the old
conditions, defeat, is certain. For
months Ihe party has been drifting
toward mi autocratic convention where1
a popular choice is to be subordinate
lo personal will.''
The letter then continues:
" KehelMng against the doctrine ofj
despair, we lake it for granted that!
I here is no necessity for I he ravens
of defeat lo Kerch noon Die Imntiers of'
democracy in IPOS, simply because they
did in lS!Mt, 1000 ami IHul," I
The lei ter reached t 'hicago demo '
crats just before the local leaders met
lo decide how to select Bryan delegates'
to Ihe stale convention from Cook
count v.
FIGHTING BOB BOUND I
TO RETURN TO FLEET '
PASO KOBLKS, April ll.--Admiral j
L'vuns continues to show signs of im
provement. A It hough his coudil ion is i
gratifying, il is a question whether it j
Willi Ml lie wise to permit hi III Wll III I
so short a time lo rejoin the fleet at
San Diego and participate in the fesliv-l
ilies and various functions in his hoitor
nd perhaps therebv invite the relapse.!
has not yd fully been decided. Tliej
rear admiral insists that he will be on,
the bridge of the Connecticut when I lie j
fleet is welcomed by Uovernoi' (iill.-l
FIRST ARRIVALS OF FLEET
AT MAGDALEN A BAY
M A I i DA LKN A BA V. April 0. Si
torpedo boats arrived here al sundown.
I.V ahead of schedule. The Arell,.
sa has not yd arrived,
Vote for No Legislative Candidate
Who Fails to Sign this Pledge
Sf.ilciiii'iil o. I of Hir direct j.iiin.-irv law, which
insures lo Ihe .cilc ihe ri.uhl to elect Tinted Stales
senators, is as fulliiws:
" furl fit r xlulr Id I In- irojilr of Orefoii, us will us
In llir jirnjilr of mi It iilnl i rr district, llml iliiriiif mif
h rni uf offirr I trill iihriiis rnlr for Hint ctiniliiltitr for
I mini Slnlrs sitiiilor in rimirrss nlio linn ri'nivi'il I In'
liiihrsl n ti in hi r of llir nnli's roles for Hint jtosition
nl Hit' ii tit nil (Irrl inn itr.fl irrrrtliitt llir rlic(ini) of it
sriinlor in rmiirrss, tritium rifnril lo tut itliliriilnnl
il l frrrnrr,"
Aiiy candidate who refuses to sin this statement
considers himself superior in judgment to tlio people
who elect him. lie should lie defeated.
0 Z
SENT C.O.D.
Senate Committee on Ju
diciary Agree Upon Bill
Preventing Shipment of
Liquors to Other States
WASHINGTON, April b. After ex
tended hearings in the senate, the com
mit tee m judiciary today ugreed upon
a bill dealing with the shipment o li
quors from one slate or territory to an
other slate or territory Tho measure
in form provides that there shall be
no "collect on delivery' on packages
of liquor shipped in interstate, com
merce, where fictitious names ure used
and t hat tho name of the consignor
and consignee shall be stilted plainly.
Provision is designed to eliminate the
practice of railroad nud express agents
from acting ns agents for liquor houses.
OREGON BEATS WORLD
AS PROSPEROUS COUNTRY
PORTLAND, April -"Oregon i
today in the best condition financially
of any stale in the union," said A L.
M ills, president of the First Nat ional
Bank. "This state is not in bondage
lo the eiisl. The people are living easy
on the plot Is of onr big crop. De
creases in the bank deposits throughout
Ihe state indicate that, people are draw
ing on this crop wealth to some extent,
' ' There is every reason to believe
lliaf the coining crop will be even big
g r I hail the lasl, when 0:1,000,000 bush
els of wheal were harvested in the three
state. Cnless unexpected unfavorable
climatic conditions arise, it Is thought
Hint this year's crop will exceed this
figure by (it, and perhaps even lft per
cent. Prices are high nnd our wheat
farmers will be millionaires.
"Financial conditions get rockier the
further east from Oregon you go.
Things are not altogether happy in the
nasi em in one v centers. Ad vices from
there are not wholly reassuring, but it
can be said safely that the conditions
there are not working us any particular
hurl in this slate.
' The banks hero are loan lug their
regular people all the money they need
in their business, but lire not scowing
new business that requires advances.
The business of wholesalers is better to
day Ihrin it was at this period last year.
Cnllec! inns are good. "
JUMPS FROM WINDOW TO
ESCAPE BURNING BUILDING
NKW Vob'K, April Julia Isobi.
aged '22 years, lost her life with nearly
a score of men and women who were
in jured, and us many more rescued from
a four-story building which was de
stroyed by fire early today. Julia
I sola jumped from a fourth story win
dow after her nightclothcs hud taken
fire. A moment after firemen succeed
ci in raising an exlonsioji ladder other
members of the family were removed
safely. Most of the injured were forced
to jump from windows.
Shortridge Is Convicted.
SAN JOSF, Cab. April II.- The jury
in I he criminal libel suit brought
against C, M Short ridgo, editor of the
Times, by Congressman Hayes, returned
a verdict of guilty. Shortndge received
t he verdict quiet y mid informed the
court he was ready for sentence at any
time.
HEWER