Till': AIEDI-'OBP b.VlLv TRIBUNE, MEPFORI), OREGON, SATURDAY, .7 UN E 13, IfKW.
A SATURDAY SOLILOQUY
1 :
S Sun Bing Bpttdltion of Certain Slanderous Assortioiu Running at Largo
3 About Town, a Vigorous Denial of Base Insinuation! Tending to Connect
$ . Prominent Politician With Authorship of a Certain Editorial That FrlgM
ned n Animal With Horse Sense in a Journal Whose Circulation Will Al
'l ' ways Be Large, as Loug as It Is Given Away.
FAMILY OF SEVEN
! SLAIN BY MANIAC
ERROR IN WASHINGTON
HELPS WESTERN STATES
j Woman Becomes Suddenly Insane and
Kills Husband and Six Children, Then
Shoots Herself Every Shot Tells, for
Her Aim Is Deadly.
'Some malicious slandornr has ciivu
lated the infamous falsehood that I wroto
the editorial in tho Med ford Morning
Mail that scarrd the horse that ran
away and injured Mr. Khwogon," atati's
Edward Root, recent indpondpnt candi
date for mayor. "1 want to inform my
friends and adherfnts that it 's a lie,
a fake started to iojurr my political
prospects.
"This thing of blaming mo for every
thing in the Mail has got to Htop, or
there's going to he trouble It's u
plot to mix mo up in the wet and dry
fight, and hurt my chani-cs in thf next
election.
When He Is Wet or Dry.
"Bfltween ouraelves, I'm not wet ei
eept when I'm sweaty and f'm not dry
except wbna I'm thirsty, Vou enn look
' at me and sie I don't belli ve iu water.
Neither do T in beer, for I haven't the
price.
"Now the Mail," continued .Mr.
Root, "is a dry paper, dry whatever
- way you look at it except in humor, ami
.there it's wet. The Mail is going to
run fihorty Gnrnntt for mayor and it V
trying to take away from me my pro
faibitlon delegates, but they can't do il.
Dave Miller won't lot them, and Dave
handles 'em just like Rhorty does hi
Sunday school. Oh, Dave's prettv
smooth. He catches 'em coming and
going. Ho says Statement No. 1 in
a better platform than Toledo raugott for
me to run on, though I asked him what
was the matter with my feet.
Runs on Principle.
"I'm going to run for office on prin
ciple. I need the money. Bhorty's run
ning for the advertising in it. He'
cut out the newspnpor for prohibition,
says it given him more advortiHing. I
suppose he'll add A peruna counter uext.
and if be bents mo out and is electnil,
he'll go around, like Mayor Mat lock of
Euge.ee, telling how his profits increase
"We got a 1000 lawyer now. Me ami
John Cox and Poo Adkins nud som
other live ones nindn np the pot. At
first wp thought wo'd tackh Whhhou
canyon water, but Doc Adlcins shin hcM
only put up to save the children, though
he was willing to give his experience
at the meeting free. Ho we nmdo Rhnrlv
oor depositary (spell it with an A).
"8ny, did you know that Lawyer
Hough of Qrauts Pass offered to tnki
the easo for nothing for the prohis:
Said Grants Puss couldn't nfford to lei
Mud ford be wet and it dry, uh it would
make Med ford the biggest city in Ore
gon outnide of Portland to be the only
on; in iu 300 miles of denert. But we
don't bt-lieve in freo labor and turned
him down for Bill.
Wants Occupation Tax.
"I'm iu favor of the occupation tax
if wo go dry. Every soda fountain and
drug store should pay e.0n a year Ii
c(ntAO and the express office ought to
pay the cost of the WetlH-Kitrgo block
every month for handling packages. The
church collections will be ho iiuk-Ii big
ger with the prosperity that prohibi
tion will bring that each preacher can
afford to pay n big license. Xo trouble
about raiting the coin. Put an oeeiipa
tion tax on the curbstone knockers and
see how big a purse you get.
"Say," continued Mr. Itoot. "ynu
dunt ' see (Jus Xewbury ho mm Ii now
adays as you used to. Last tinn- I saw
flint he was watching the pipe trench
digger throw dirt up at the rate of n
yard a second. He looks at it a loiifr
tiniK then shakes his head.
" 'Pretty good,' says he, but when
it cuiiies to slinging dirt, that machine
ain't in it with The Tribune.
How Dunn Lost Election.
"And that reminds me of k-w the
poor farm inmates done up Judge Ouun
at election. He lays his defeat to
them.
" 'Ain't yon going to vote for met'
says the judge to them.
" ' Nope,' says they.
" 'Why not,' nays he. 'Ain't T taken
yon out of a regular hellhole, built n
fine new hospital for ynu and made you
comfortable, mado you county patients
instead of paupers fr
' ' Yes,' they admits, 'but you raised
taxes till 2-3 per cent.'
"Unl to get back to the Mail. I
thould think anyone rould tell that I
wasn't writing for it steady. It uiu't
up to iny form, except when Hlinky
Stewart gets busy.
".lust be cause I have contributed to
tae .Mail to help them out intellectually,
it is not fair to hold nie to account foi
everything iu their editorial columns.
Hume of it is fierce enough to scare any
animal with horse sense. Besides I ain't
no nature fakir.
"And now," concluded Mr. ft out,
''having talked so much about (ho Med
ford Morning Mail, I'll go nud brush
niv teetli."
sctunly conduct. Perhaps it may !
iiecisHary for the city council to pass
an ordinance to cover tlin case.
.1, M. Sweeny of iMroit, Mich., has
bought the old Bleacher place, located
in Sterling precinct, and containing
IIiik acres, of Mankins Bros. The con
sideration was $2.'i,0fi0.
If. ft. Wi lon of Portland, who bought
the Bnvd place in (t riff in Oreek district
has been Riiendinir several davs in Med
Thomas Ballard and his wife, who ' font. He in connected with the I'nited
have been residing in Kant Med ford states government service,
during the. past year, left Thumduy for j iln)in nm) TnonmH tloifr v (f Aniioch
iomr mrnier uome in Montana.
W. J. Vredenburg, former night watch
man, baa established a brickyard iu
Social and Personal
The Ashland council will open bid-
for' the 'proposed hard surface pave
meut of Main street, next Tuesday
evening.
A. A 1 ford of Talent is still quite ill.
W. h. Maltby is down from Trail
Oeok district on land business.
the south wont ern part of Medford
W. F. Ashpole, Charlcno Thomas and
other residents of Kaglo Point were over
from that town Friday.
Oolestin Mineral Springs Hotel open
J one 15 under new management. Mra
J. P. Stone, lessee, 7
Frank Tsacn in attending one of the
gardens of th' Pendleton ball team and
doing the job nicely.
Postmaster Tex, Joseph Hoc well, ,1.
D. McNahb, W. Williams and other ren
Idents of Central Point were in Mod
ford Friday.
Mrs. F. W. Car null nu of Blue Ledge
is making Medford a visit.
Clarence Meeker Is on duty again ai
the old staud after a short vacation.
S. D. Powell of Portland is iu Med
ford on legal business.
J. Wilson of Phoeuii transacted bnsi
ness in Medford Thursday.
J. J. Owings of Coquille, the photog
rapher, a former resident of thin county,
arrived in Medford Friday on a visit tt
bis brother, George.
Firman Zana, a thrifty farmer of
flams Valley, was a recent Medford vis
it or.
Do you use Davis' Beit Flour f Pnn't
let your grocery talk you into buying
ether brands shipped in. Davis Bent
sells for less money and guaranteed to
give satisfaction. Try a sack and br
convinced.
lesse Hodges of East Medford wu
kindly remembered by the stork Thurs
day morning, when ho left a pair of
twins, a bouncing boy nud girl, nt hi-
home. The day before one of his cows
gave birth to twin calves.
0. Eiiger, who has been a resident of
Medford for some time past, left for hi'
former home in North Daktola Fridav
Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. Carlton of Kagl
Point precinct mnde Medford a visit
Wednesday.
Mrs. M. A. Langbortie, wife of
prominent Tacoma lawyer, is visiting in
Afedford, the gneaf, of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. II. Mot. She is on her nay
home from southern California.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Allen of Holly
wood orchard were among (be throng in
Medford Thursday.
George Brown of Eagle Point, county
rommiSiion.T, was in Medford Fridav
on hit way to Jarksoiiville on official
business.
Miss Bone Buckley of Appbgnto In
visiting near Medfoid, thn guit of the
9 Mc Andrew family.
.ionn v rump 0l John WulUr. nf
Sterling wore in our city one day tfc'm
week.
There in much complaint bccaimo pot
tain ladies do not remove their tint
while attending the local theaters, even
when requested to do so by the man
aeri. Many of the patrons of ttie piny
' are greatly annoyed by this tin
were among the many in Medford dur
ing the week.
(L Selnnutte of Coleman 'reek has
been in Medford several times lately.
K. H. Osgood of Seattle, who hai be
operating in the mines of southern Ore
goti and northern ( iilitornitt for a mini
her of vein s. win a Medford visitor
Thu red ii y.
A. B. Cornell of (irauts I'ans, the wit!
awake agent for the Oregun Life Ii
stirnuce company, has been doing busi
ness in Medford.
John and Florence Walker, the llvans
Creek shnke makers, are making M
ford regular visits.
Hen Melvin of tlold Kay, the genial
electrician, was iu Medford nnd Jack
Moiiville ou interesting husicss this week
Curl ThompHoii is making his uncle,
Joseph A. Mart in, a visit. He is
gaged iu farming not far from Spokane,
Wash.
t . t. Roberts of Hood River in visit
ing relatives living in Medford.
Messrs. Copeland and Potrie of North
Pakota, former neighbors of Council
man Merrick, who have tieen n-iiuii;
in Medford, left for their homes on th
morning traiu.
Mrs. mi Hell, postmistress al
Itrownsboro, made n business trip to
Medford Friday.
The Rogue River Valley Baptist asm
latum will hold its annual meeting at
en i ml Point June 2, a. .1.
E. F. C. Kcllog is among us again
ittor a short nbsenco.
I'liireo itros., the unuers, were over
from Pottrman's Creek during the week
Mrs. Theresa Lay ton of Grants Pass
Hissed through Medford Friday evening
n route to Jacksonville.
rr.n - oppei oi Applegate lld luisi
ness in Metlford one ilay thin week
W . Itayley of Lnkeview and Solon
hattuck of Fort Klamath have been
:ipptiinted notaries public by Governor
'hnmhorlain.
.invfKxiv wishing to invest iu one of
'lie neatest, most modern and best local
! homos in Medford, should adnless
O. Box 44H.
Mr. and Mr. Walter Muniev of the
Hobbs Wall Lumber eonirVMiv at ('res
ent City. Cal.. are visiting hero rn
route to their homo from n vacation in!
southern Oregon. I
frank R. Neil of Eagle point district
was in Medford Saturduv nroviiiiT mi I
n his timber claim, I
Jililge .1. H. Neil, rountv jmluo eleet
pont Sntiirday In Mod ford.
CADILAC, Mich., June Kl The whole
city was tihooked this morn Lug by a
tragedy that wiped an entire family
out of existence, when Mrs. Daniel
( 'ropsev , becoming suddenly iusiiuo,
killed her husband nnd six children and
lion committed suicide.
The woman was but 4" years of age,
and no one suspected that she was losing
her mind until the terrible affair of
today was over. She went to bed last
night in a cheerful in ), according to
the neighbors, and got up this morniug
ami prepared breakfast for the family.
As the family was seated around the
breakfast table, Mrs. Cropsey suddenly
apx-ared at the door leading from the
kitchen with a revolver in her hand
and cried: "Hero's whore wo all go.'
With that she turned the revolver on
her husband, instantly killing him with
the first shot . The children, niugiug
from 5 to 18 years in age, were too
shocked to move, and before they hail
lime to say auything, their insane moth
er had killed two of them. The others
run screaming into other parts of the
house; but, reloading her revolver as
she ra n, t ho insane woman followed
them and killed them nil, one after
the other, with her deadly aim.
The nhots had by this time attracted
the attention of neighbors, and some ran
into tho house to see what was the mat
ter. The woman met them at tho front
door and with a wild sriek turned the
revolver to her head ami sent a bullet
through her brain.
WASHINGTON, Juue 13. Through
! inadvertence, the western states con
taining forest reserves will receive
: per cent of the receipts for the sale of
( timber, rental of forest grazing lands,
i concessions and leases for the fiscal
I year ending Jit no 30, li0H, instead of
j 10 per cent which they were expected
i to receive under the agricultural appro
priatiou act passed at the second session
of the oPtb congress. This increase
to tho states for the year P.mih was one
outcome of the fight made against the
forest service policy by certain west
ern senator, notably Senators Heyburu
of Idaho, Teller of Colorado. Carter of
Montana and ( lark of Wyoming.
During the euntroven-y in the senate
on the subject an nineudmcnt to the
agricultural appropriation bill was pro
pjsed providing that per cent of the
inouey received from each forest reserve
should be expended as the state or terri i
tory in which such forest reserve was
located might prescribe. In drafliug the '
amendment the nhgungo of the prior act j
was used, which read, "Including the
year ending Juno .'10, UhiS," nnd the
amendment as thus framed was adopt
ed As the receipts for the current fis
cal year -ending Juue .'to, HHiS, will bo
about 2,ni,00U. the western states will
receive $.HUi,00o for the use of schools,
improvement of roads, bridges, etc., in
stead of $200,000 as was expo ted.
MASONIC GRAND LODGE
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Officers were elected ami a mass of
routine baimineHH was transacted by the
grand lodge of Oregon, A. F. & A. M.,
which opened its oSth annual communi
cation in the Masonic tcmplo at Port
land this week. Tho following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year: Grand
master. Edward E. Kiddle, island City;
deputy grand master. Norris R. 'ox,
Portland; senior grand warden, Charles
E. Wolverton, Portland; jnior grand
warden, T. M. Haldwiu, Klamath Falls;
gruud treasurer, W. A. Clelnnd. Port
hi ml ; grand secretary, James F, Rob
inson, Portland.
ANOTHER MAN VICTIM OF
RESORTS ON BARBARY COAST
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. June IX
An unknown mnu believed to be John
Hill, was picked up enrly today by po
licemen on tho Itarbarv Const, uncon
scious nnd bleeding from injuries that
may prove fatal. Tho name John Hill,
found on the inside of his coat, is the
only mark of identification that was
ibout his person.
The police believe that ho was robbed
:ind beaten in some of the resorts of the
tenderloin and dragged out on the
street and left to die. Ho was badly
beaten nbout tho head and his pockets
were rifled.
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I NOW HAVE THE CELEBRATED
Parker
Rotary Hammer
Alarm Glock
DOUBLE ROLLER ESCAPEMENT
PATENT SHUTOFF AND
INTERMITTENT
MARTIN J. RBDDY
The Jeweler
NEAR POSTOFFICE.
FINE WATCH, CLOCK AND JEW-.
ELRY REPAIRING.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Notice to Water Consumers
For the purpose of testing the new
water mains that have recently been
laid, the water will be shut off all the
mains in the city from 8:00 o'clock a.
m. to 8:00 p. m. on Monday, June 15,
and from 8:00 o'clock a. m. to 12:00
m. on Tuesday, June 16. You are,
therefore notified to prepare for the
same, for the city will not be held re
sponsible for any accidents that may
arise from the same.
BENJ. M. COLLINS, City Recorder.
What is Satisfaction?
Are You Satisfied Every Time You Buy Goods?
WIIK.V WE BUV COOD8 WE HIWT KOlt THE WHOLESALE HOUSES OR MANUFACTURERS WHO
ARE MAKING THE LOWEST I'RlC'ES AND TURNING OUT THE BEST CLASSES OF MERCHANDISE.
WE THINK THAT THE I'EOIM.E OK MEDFORD ARE DOING THE SAME THING. SO WE ARE TAK
ING OUR CUE FROM THE LARGEST AND BEST MANUFACTURING HOUSES IX THE UNITED STATES
AND ARE NOT ONLY SELLING THE BEST GOODS MONEY CAN BUY TO SELL AT CERTAIN
PRICES, BUT WE ARE ASKING VERY CLOSE MARGINS AND OS TOP OF ALL THIS WE ARE GUAR
ANTEEING SATISFACTION ON EVERYTHING YOU BUY. HENCE SATISFACTION IS SIMPLY THE
KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE BUYING THE BEST FOR THE LEAST, AND EVERY TIME ANY
THING HAPPENS TO BE WRONG VOU CAN COME BACK AND GET IT MADE RIGHT.
New Wash Skirts
Extra Big Shipment in
DUCK, LINEN AND LAWN SKIRTS IN WHITE ARE JUST IN. WE
HAVE HAD A SHIPMENT IN BEFORE, BUT THEY WENT OUT SO
FAST THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO SAY MUCH ABOUT THEM IN
THE ADS. THIS LOT OF SKIRTS IS SURE TO PLEASE YOU. THEY
ARE MADE PLAIN", WHICH MAKES THEM EASY TO KEEP PRESSED.
THEY ARE VERY GOOD STYLES A'ND EVERY ONE HANGS BEAUTI
FULLY. YOU CAN SEE THE VALUES AT A 0 LANCE.
TO $5.00.
Medford's New Ladies' Shop
BAKER-HUTCH ASON CO.
C Street, Just North of Jackson County Bank
KIDD'S SHOES
FOR THE KIDS
TRY A PAIR
.... .... ....... r oi llrr nr.li.ra ...
'"""y '"IWIM to nl .1 .v. i ., I
Inrtirr riii.mt nt 10:M . m. R.i,...' i' ' I
Method, rtiuroh . .
ct to Httfn-1 thrw Mrv1rrR.
COM MM ITT KB.
WE WANT TO BUY LANDS
Uitlty bomi SyrWicatt of
Ovtgon W. H. Stlk tr
Jackson County c . .
Rank Annex Secretary
WILL IT PAY TO
BUY FOR CASH?
OLD PRICE
ID-pound bag Rolled Oats 40
1 bottle Bluing 15?
VII). can Wadi-o Baking Powder.. ..$1.40
1 dozen cans Hominy $1.80
1 quart Antonia Olive Oil ....$1.00
1 quart drape Juice. ...OS
1 dozen Ontsup $2.10
-I bottles Muslard SOf
:i-lb. can best Blend Coffee $1.00
1 dozen Jelly $3.50
1 dozen Tar Soap, large; $1.00
1 dozen Green Gage Plums $2.00
1 dozen Bartlett Pears $3.00
'J dozen Good Laundry Soap .....$1.00
1 gallon Bipe Olives $1.50
1 gallon Salad Oil $1.50
1 dozen pkgs. Violet Wheat $1.20
Total $24.25
Yes, IT PAYS; HERE IS THE SAVING
NEW PRICE
10-pound bag Eolled Oats 35
1 bottle Bluing 10
o-lb. can Wadoo Baking Powder ....$1.00
1 dozen cans Hominy $1.44
1 quart Antonia Olive Oil 85
1 quart Grape Juice 48
1 dozen Catsup $1.92
4 bottles Mustard 64?
.rib. can P.est lllend Coffee 00
1 dozen Jelly $3.00
dozen Tar Soap, large 75?
1 dozen Green Gage Plums $1.80
1 dozen Part let t Tears $2.64
2 dozen Good Laundry Soap 75?
1 gallon Pipe Olives $1.25
1 gallon Salad Oil $1.25
1 dozen pkgs. Violet Wheat $1.08
Total $20.20
$ 4.05
See us; we name the price
MILLER & EWBANK
AUTOMOBILES 1908 MOTOR CARS
KX.PEIIT REPAIRING. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. SUNDRIES
FOR SALE. PUBLIC OARAGE. CARS STORED AND CARED EOR.
Reos
Premiers
Fords
Kisel Kars
WE ASK
YOU TO
NOTICE
OUR LINE
EOR '1)8.
CAN YOU
BEAT IT
MEDFORD
REOS
1(1 II. P. single-evlinder Runabout, with folding
scat .'. $ 650
20 II. P. double-cylinder Roadster with jump seat..$1000
20 II. P. double-cylinder Touring Car, detachable
onneau '. $1250'
PREMIERS
24-2K II. P. four-cylinder Roadster or Touring Car..$2250
o()-:t: II. P. four-cylinder Roadster or Touring Car..$2500
.'?()-:!. H. P. four-cylinder Roadster or Touring Car,
double ignition $2000
15 H. P. six-cylinder Touring Car, 7-passenger..$3730
FORDS
.") II. P. four-iylinder Runabout $ 500
Same with mechanical oiler, running-lvoard and
lamps, etc $ 700
40 II. P. six-cylinder Touring Car $3000
KISSEL KAR
3T.-40 II. P. Touring Car or Roadster $2000
CAN YOU BEAT THEM 1 Prices F. O. P. Factory.
AIITA TH A. W. WALKER, Manager.
All I II LIL- Garage Eighth and D Streets.
VVij phono Majn 2R