Medford daily tribune., October 03, 1908, Page 1, Image 1

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Fair tonight aud Sunday; slightly
warmer tonight; uortheastcrly winds.
THIRD YEAR.
MEDPORD, OKEGOX, SATURDAY, OCTOBER :l, 1908.
No. 169.
FAIR DAY
FOR LAST
All AWARDS
COMPLETE
TODAY
Ladles Relay Race Friday
Proved Very
EfltCrtfljfl" '
U1IG I Ul IGQ1 I ULUIG
Old Sol nt last came forth in his:
glory and drove tin storm king I nick
into retreat in order to give those in
charge of tin district fair a chance to
break even on t lie fair. Saturday was 1
all tliat could be wished for it in the
way of a fine day. But it is doubtful ,
if the management will come out even,;
for they were some $"J(Mi in the hole!
Friday evening. Today the crowds are!
coming in numbers, and then1 is a
chance that the management will conic
out oven. 1
Saturday, the last day, was diants
Tans day, and n large number came 1
down to attend the fair. The (Irants
Pass people wcro the first to say that
it was them that induced the sun to'
shine again. "We are always happy'
in the Pass,' was (he slogan, ami it,
seemed that the weather became fine;
in order to prove their assertion. The !
exhibits from the Pass materially help
ed out the displays upon the grounds
of the fair.
The awards have nil been completed
nnd the nature of the ixhihit and the,
names of those who took first place are I
given:
Beets Charles Balemnn of Ashland.;
F.nglish walnuts n. Winter nt' Ash
land. '
Almonds F. F. Merrick.
Hubbard squash .1. I,. Pudgi
Ashland.
Sweet potatoes .1. C. Parslow o
land.
Strawberries V. li. Bullock.
Cucumbers Tt. E. Bunch.
Apple display M. .T. Minear.
Watermelons L. C. Charle
i.'
Ash-
of
Brownshnro. !
Squash .1. J. Pankey of Tolo. j
Onions .1. J. Pankey of Tolo.
(Irape display Dr. Coffe.
Quinces T. B. Kinsman of Ashland.
Potatoes A. !.. Rhodes of Talent.
Peaches (seedling cling O. A. Mo- ,
ver.
Plums (fiolden Drop) K. D. Priggs
of Ashland. ,
Prunes , Petite) .1. Schnefer.
Peaches' (Sal way) S. Patterson of
Ashland.
Peaches (Smnck) J. Ti. Greenwood of
Ashland.
Peaches ((iolden Cling) Z. A. Moody
nf Ashland.
Silver prunes A. V. McPearsnn.
Peaches (Lemon Cling) P. L. Ash
croft of Ashland.
Tennent Plums II. C. Kirschbaum
of Ashland.
Crawford A. . Mentoyno.
Peaches (Oronge Cling)- fioorge Dew
ev of Talent.
' Corn J. W. Adams of Talent,
"five S. M. X-abm of Central Point.
Farm butter Mrs. J. K. Lewis.
Photographs Frank Mull in four
classes.
Water color painting Miss I-ter
White.
China painting Mrs. II. K. Morrison.
Newtown Pippins Dr. Page.
SpiUenberg (ieorge A. Hamilton.
Jonathan Mitchell & Itueek.
Ben Davis F. K. Merrick.
Comics pears, llillorest orchard.
Stondord bred stallion W. ( lurk.
Draft colt Homer Cox.
Ladies' saddle horse K. W. Wall.
fients' saddle hnrsi C. Osonhingg'1.
German coach stallion W. K. Th-mp
inn. Oold Hill.
Belgian stallion I.eander Neil. A-h
land.
Drnft mare Miss May Phipps.
Standard bred mnre Lawtoii Pro.
Span mules M. I. Minear.
Jersey bull Henry H. Tavlor.
Terse v cow Heiirv H. Taylor.
Jersey calf Heery II. Taylor.
Coats P. M. Kerhnw. Antelope
creek.
Sheer) C. M. Swonsnn.
Hogs J. IX Evans, ftjoenii.
AT LAST BRIDGE
FAIR DAY: TALKS HERE
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MRS. WILL Dil ROBOAM
V! R0'10 int!liEel:l3L?laCe Tuesd!iy-
r;C0AL MEN ARE
INCREASE!
1 ,
Nearly Every Train Brings
New Arrivals Wh
Interested in Goal
WfiW AiriVflR WhO ArA!s,m,n,'ni Pacific after his speech. Short
I
Ai'arly v ny 'ram I'onitng into
Med
ford of late brings one or more men
who are interested in the coal mine nrar
I ho i-nv and who have something to do j
with the (bal now pending between the
Pacific Coal company tit" Los Angeles,
at present holders of the property, and
the Sunri:
got int ing
u! company, who is lie
t lie propp'j'ty.
In numeral do con t'erein is are being
held in and almttt t In- Mot- I Xash. but
nothing seems to come to ;i teriniiia
tion. Inqiiirii's as to the status of the
dea Isrem of no avail, for in each in
stance the reply is "nothing doing."
'I he Pacific ( oal company is under
contract to deliver the mine to tin- Snn-r'-yv
MiiiiiH' c panv. but there eenw
1 be
The
some L i I ih in closing the deal,
inter, sted parties reply to nil in
tnries that voon there will he an tin
noinicernorn io make, but the announce
ment ul ways seems to hinjre on t he
arrival of one more man from the north,
smith, east or wot.
Who can say that the mine is not a
factor in increasing the population of
Med ford.'
L. K. Vo
cl,
.f n .
md s
elitng is visiting
ster in this citv.
with his iiotli'i-
Jtnlije Dtrrliam and wif
K earns ai.d daiiL'hter of 1
were among M. iifor.l fair
unlaw
and Mrs.
rants Pass
i si tors Sat
A. Cnssnm and V. M. Thompson wen
own fro in liuin.v precinct I'ridav.
.Mis. M. . Warrington, wife of lliei
former manager of the (Jrand Forks
Ib publie railroad, has Sod Io r ranch
neav lirauls !':es and will make her
home In b'osel.iirg 1. cnnsi ,,f her litis
lan I le altli. N1,.. -ipent Saturday vis
iting Medford, taking in the fair with
C. C (iilh tie and Mis:. Ilu.e (ullettc
of Crants Pas.
nil pa
Mrs. ti.
paint iiii
. Shirley.
-Mrs. '.I.
Wat-r col,
Stewart.
Howell- II
Hose" -A. 1
D. An ion
W - 1- N.
liartlett (
01 .-lia rd.
Allen.
. K. Ma
is L. F
ohall.
Moier.
D. Sir v.
The Races.
'I he ladies' race proved such a success
Friday that if may be run again. The
I wo ladie- com pet in g were 1 lose In
tl.ron-liMiit a-d
ps arc being
take,
romp
to ,nve
se. mill race run bv
e (tors. Fully ?.M)) people nttend-
I the rac.-s Fridav.
The re-ult s of Friday 's raring was
x fellows:
p,
inile da.
Midget
-Ke
Vavajo
half mile
on nil three
1 ' winning
U",.
M and a
-ry half n
T..et,f, first ;
I ile. se
M-s I
W. 1
tirnu '
Mrs.
ond;
IE!
Opens Republican Cam
paign in Oregon on Tues
day Night-Reaches Med
ford at 3.20 p. m.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. United
States Senator Ileveridge of Indiana,
who is to be the principal speaker nt
the opening of the republican presi
dential eompaign in Oregon at the ar
mory Tuesday night, will reach Port
land at S: 1.1 Tuesday evening on a
special train from Tacoma.
A committee composed of Judge C.
(Jantenbein, C. W. Hudson. Senator
Bourne and Senator Fulton has been
appointed by State Secretary Me Ar
. 1
thur to meet the orator at the Pnion
and escort him to the armory.
:itor Ileveridge will leave over the
stops will be made at Iloseburg at S:;l.")
in the morning, at (.runts Pass at 1:55
p. in., and at Medford at :t:2, and at
Ashland at 4 o'clock.
Taft's Bulk Saves Him.
DODliK CITV, Kan., Oct. .1. Only
William JT. Taft 's great bulk and
strength saved him f roiu serious in
jury in a stampede late last night at
I ten ver. It was when the big crowd
was leaving the auditorium, when some
one started a stampede. The crowd
became excited just as Tal't was mak
ing his way out and he was caught in
the stampede. The candidate was swept
along. A number of people are badly
bruised and several were trampled on
or hurt to some extent, but Taft, tow
ering over the average man. held his
own and in football fashion protected
himself in the rush.
Few persons recognized him in the
excitement ot the minute, iiud it was
over, and when it was over he stepped
into the automobile nnd was whiskc
awa v. When asked about it on the
special train this morning, he said he
was md hurt in the least, but rather
intimated that it was a pleasant expe
rience. Taft was put t ing in I he day
in his role as pacificator. He brought
together the warring fact ions of t he
party in Iowa and is using his best en
deavors to establish general harmony in
Kansas.
APPOINTS BOARD TO
RENAME PLACES IN STATE
SALKM. Or., Oct. X Ooveriior Cham
berlain has just appointed Parofessor
Joseph Schaeffer of Kngctie, Professor
.1. It, Horner of the Oregon .agricultural
college ami W. (!. Steel of Portland
a commission in reference to geographic
names in Oregon to confer and co
operate with t he Fail eil States geog
raphic board.
The object for appointing such a
commission is two fold.
First There are lakes, streams,
creeks, valleys and mountains in t he
"tate bearing the same names, and for
purposes of identification this dupli
ation, whether on official maps or in
1 rad it ion, ought to be cor reeled and
prevented.
Second Many of the old landmarks
of the state, particularly the mountain
ranges, either have no names at all or
else have names entirely wit hoot sig
nificance from a historical point of
view, in some instances being placed
on the maps bearing the names of en
gineers or other persons entirely dis
connected with the traditions and early
I -istorv of the state.
When Tocgery Bill came back from
Port land I'ridav he brought with him
a new addiiioti to the silling force of
tun Toygerv. (Jeorge P. Bates, for a
number of years a salesman at the
Hub. one of the bit,' men's stops in
1 hicago, is the man that is now one of
Bill 'ft assistants.
C. H. Sampson of fltants Pass, inven
r of Sampson's lime and sulphur
solution, a popular Hpiav with hor'n
eiilturisti, was in Melford several days
during the p.'Ht week.
WEDNESDAY
PASS
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Question As to Power of
the Interstate Commerce
Commisssion to Fix the
Rates to Supreme Court
SAX FKAN'CISCO. Cal,, Oct. :t.
The question as to whether the inter
state commerce commission has the pow
er to fix railroad rates will be passed
up to the supreme court of the Fnited
States for decision. This is the effect
of a decision handed bv Judtres Mor
row, Ross and Cilbcil in!' the I'll it ed
States circuit court today,' when thev
announced that they had been unnloe
to agree on several points in tho South
ern Pacific company's amended bill
against the Oregon lumber rales case.
The law requires tho judges to be unan
imous in their decision, and states that
if they are not, questions as to which
they are in doubt are to be passed up
to the supreme court of the United
States.
The attorney for both the interstate
commission and the company will file
with the circuit court a list of questions
that they want the supreme court to
decide.
The effect of the disagreement of
the judges of the circuit court is to
have the case advanced on tho calendar
of the supreme court and it is expected
I hat the decision will be announced
from Washington in 30 days.
PHACTS FROM PHOENIX.
A. Johnson, who has been operating
a planer in a sawmill at (ilendale, is
at home again on account of the planer
being broken down.
Sam Van Dyke was in Medford Wed
nesday in search of a carpenter to
build a woodshed for him.
Sam I'M wards is cvarrying his arm
in a sling, he having got it fractured
in a runaway accident.
.1 asoa II art ma 1: t he Fast M ed ford
carpenter, together with his ere v., have
just finished a fine large burn for
Countv Commission r Jov.huu Patterson
in South Phoenix.
The If ca nick t racl has been suhdi
vided into In acre tracts and the same
is on sale by the Ashland Orchards com
puny. Mere's a chance to get n home
reasonable.
Harry Anderton and Jim McDonald
attended a weight box social given by
the It. X. of A. at Ashland Friday night
and report a good time.
C. F. Shepherd and wife of Ashland
attended church here Sunday. They
also brouuht- an oread down for the
church.
Mnhlon . Wheeler, wife and sou
Jason of Xoiih Phoenix precinct vis
iled here Sunday, the guests of H. F.
Id-ynolds and family.
Charles Sear':, wife and daughter,
Miss Pearl, of Alameda, Cal., arrived
on Hi Friday evening on a visit to hi
sister and family, Mrs. Theodore J
1 ' i s h .
Thet Pacific Coal company of Lo;
Anoeles. Cub, who .ecentlv made their
second payment of $.j,iiu on th
mill" across the creek, are doing sonic
development work.
I. M. Huff and family have niovi
to Ashland, he ha viug sold his pin
in Fairview addition.
Tennessee Smith nnd J. D. Fauns both
have their low houses narlv ready for
occupa ncy.
(lev. Itobert Fnni
wife of Jack
sonville visited lid
luesdav with
their many friends.
B.-rt Peck for M. Peck 's bad boy,
they call him) of Jennings, La.,
rived here Thtit-dav morning on II
'j he rest of tie- family Will arrive i
about Iwo weel;s, in company with M
and Mrs. Hut he of the same town. AS
intend to locate lo re. Th" Peck fain
ivl have r- nted II. F. Stan. I.ffe 's house
on Fairview uv nue.
finite ti number nre attending the
district fair at Medford.
Mtdfo 'rikoit, 5c ft month.
NA
BILLY BEARS VI.
The Two Littlo Bears Who Would Be t resident
. , (Writtou f.it The Tribune.)
Xow Billy H got busy
With Haskell 011 the bra i 11,
And the ti O P after him.
Which gave Billy much tain.
Said Dillv B: " It isn 't true!
But a right mean trick of Teddy too
To lambast Haskell with his hulla
baloo.
For with Standard Oil he'd nothing
to do.
They are getting mean," said Bill B
" And having much trouble in the
OOP,
From east to west thev are rent in two.
And that is the canse of the hulla
baloo. My guarantee baby cuts quite n swell,
His cries to the 'peepul' lake quite
well.
e's given Billy T an awful scare,
For the -peepul' are with me and
I ll get there.'
FIRST REPORT,
Attendance Last Month
Averaged Over 96 Per!
Cent-Good Showing
Superintendent P. U. Smith of the
Medford schools has made his first
monthly report to the school board as
follows:
To (he Board of School Directors
(ientlernen: I herewith submit to you
the following rertort of the Medford
ity schools for the report month, end- '
ing October '2, l!HS:
Fnrollment Boys. Girls, Total.
SMITH MAKES
High school "(7 7ii Xl
West Klenieiitary Schools:
Kighth grade ) i!7 :Ui
Seventh grade It 22 38
Sixth grade 1 7 IK :i."i
Fifth grade 2o 2:1 l
Fourth gnul e 2i 21 ."in
Third grade :tn 21 fi4
Second grade 2" 2D o5
First grade ;i7 4." 82
Xort h Klenieiitary Schools:
Kighth grade In 1.1
Seventh grade 21 111 Hi
Sixth grade 22 Hi .'IK
Fifth grade 211 IS 41
F th grade II 17 .'11
Third grade 20 27 17
S tid grade I! 2:1 12
First grade 2H 2 HI
Average daily attendance, 742.4.
In the high school Ihere are leu class
es having from 2."i to 'M pupils each.
The largeness of those classes hinders
I he achievement of satisfactory work
because of (a ) overcrowd ing in 1 he
class rooms, (b) insufficient time per
pupil in each recital ion period. The
former difficulty will be ovcreorne us
soon as we occupy the new high school
building, but the latter cannot be over
come t hiis. The over crowded classes
are in algebra, Knglish, Latin and his
lory subjects, which, in order to ac
com dish sat is faclorv results, demand
ample opport uiuly for individual reci
talion work, which we have not,
A glance at tlx enrollment in the
several grades will reveal congested
conditions in certain grades. This will
be overcome in a great measure as soon
as the desks which have been ordered
for some time arrive and lire installed
in the available room we have.
Perhaps the greatest need at present
in our schools is a competent director
of music and drawing. We have made
plans for carrying on the work in those
subjects Hi1 best we can but satisfac
tory results cannot be hoped for with
mil an especially trained and competent
director. The education value of music
and drawing is such that any cuur.
of public school instruction is seriously
defective without them. We Would P'
sped fully recommend the em ploy men t
of a director of music and drawing
an soon as a person possessing training
ami ability to direct the teaching of
'.hose subjects can be secured.
Kc-pcctfnlU- snlimilted.
F. (i. SMITH,
Superintendent of Scl .
Mont lily report cards will b given
out in t he schools Monday. Parents
should exam i ne the reports carefully,
ns they will reveal the attendance, punc
tuality and progress the children have
made during the lust mouth of school.
Now Billy T got uuxious, too,
He wrote to Teddv: 11 What shall I
dot"
"(Jet busy," said Ted, "for I'll tell
you.
If yon don't yuu'ro left, twist me
and yon.
''Jump Billy B's baby, bank guarantee,
That 'a one of his vagaries; can 't
you seel
Burn red fire; get into tho fight;
Have at him! Go to him with nil
your might. ' '
So Billy T got into the fray,
Kissed all tho kids that came his
way.
't!o to go to," said big Billy T,
"Look out for Bryan and his bank
guarantee.
' ' X'ost rum am) vagary make up bis
platform;
They kill prosperity suro as you're
bom ;
Paraly.e business. This must not be,
And the only thing right is vote
for Billv T.,(
E
DISTRICT FAIR
District Freight
Speaks Highly
dibits at Fair
Agent
of Ex
"I was very much surprised to see
the fine exhibit of Rogue River valley
products, said Charles A. Malboeuf,
district passenger agent of the South
era Pacific, as he left'tho grounds of
the district fair Friday after an hour
spent in looking over the exhibits,
"and southern Oregon has every ten
son to be proud of the' showing made.
Tho fruit and produce exhibtis were
very fine, considering the fact that
at I his time you tiro between seasons.
The fruit mi the benches clearly proves
I his valley to be the equal pf any
district in the world when it comes to
raising fruit. Tho fair is a success, and
I only wish I could bring in a number
of my friends to have a look iit it.
Nowtowns Second to None.
"The Newtown Pippins grown in tho
Rogue River valley ore second to none.
In the London market they rnnk first
ami rightly so. Thosif on exhibit ion
are fine ones.
' ' Tho Jonathans this vear seem of
unusual size nnd of excellent quality.
Tin' exhibit of fruit in general is pica
did, as is also that of the produce.
" I he Rogue River rallev citizens
are fortunate in having wives nnd
daughters who find tiiip to give their
attention to the creation of fancy work
and paintings, siuh as' lire on exhibi
linn."
Eastern Apple Crop. ,
Mr. Malboeuf had much to say of
interest regarding the eastern, apple
cdop. lie stated that New York hud
about, a half crop, the New Fngtnm
states a half crop, Michigan falls short
to n considerable extent while Missouri
and Arkansas report a total failure.
The entire crop of the United Htnt
, this year will be in the neighborhood of
, 2oi'iniin carloads.
Hood River will ship about 200 curs,
'. while Mr. Malboeuf 's territory south
of Portland and west of the Cnscad
will ship some 400 cars.
TIRE IN CASCADES
NOW OUT OF CONTROL
J
I ALBANY, Or., Oct. :t. Raging fierce
: ly (or ten days, forest tire tn tin
( ascudes east of Detroit is reported
, to lie out of control of the smull force
of men fighting the flames.
Only n heavy downpour of rain in
the near future will check it. The fire
is reported to be raging in the under
brush.
AMERICAN BALLPLAYERS
OET AWAY WITH JAPS
TOKIO, Oct. .1. The Tniversitv o
Washington baseball team is preparing
today to return to the United States,
having finished its baseball tour of
Japan.
The last game was played this after
noon and result is in a victory for the
American team by the score of 4 to 1
over the Waseda university. Tho Amer
i ans express thcmselvet at well plcaird
at their reception here.
FOR
REPORT OIL
SHE NEAR
THIS CITY
Opinions .Vary Regarding
Report-Pierce Has In
dications But Matter Is
As Yet Much In Doubt
Tt is reported that C. H. Pieree has
struck oil on his .'100-n ere ranch near
this city, the oil rising within iill feet
f the top of the well, but n numher of
men of the city having investigated the
matter are of the opinion that Mr.
Pierce will still have to drill several
hundred feet before striking anything
like oil.
About six weeks ago Pierce started to
bore for what was then stated was wa
ter, but which he now slates was in
the hopes of getting oil. He put dou
an eight-inch well. At a depth of 50
feet a fair supply nf water was struck,
but as the contract called for 300 feet, I
the drilling was continued. At n depth '?
of 300 feet it was noticed that there was
oil on the drill and indications of oil
began to become more numerous. J
Mr. Piere-J himself states that the
report of his having struck oil "grew"
considerably when published. Certain
it is that he has indications, but it still
remains to be seen what can be devel
oped on the property. J'
In the opinion of an oil expert now
visiting in the city it is rarely if at
all that oil is found in sandstone at this
depth, the formation through which the
well is passing at present. Tt is possi
ble to get indications us the oil seep
for many hundreds of feet through cre'
da of feet through ervymJ&
formations. If j
where the well is be- I S
0 feet above sea level. W
ices in certain formatt
The elevation
ing sunk is IH00
This would place the bottom of tho
well ot the present time some loOO feet
nbovo sen level and experts stnto that
oil is seldom found out of a 400-foot
strata, either 200 feet above or 200
feet below sen level,
It is to be hoped that Mr. F'ierco
has found oil, for it will mean n j;rent (
deal to the citv. ! $
The oil as shown by Mr. Pierco is of
a light, greenish tinge, nnd not black
like petroleum. i
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UMAKUUiK BOIiriED BY '
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
I'OI'ISIIKKKl'HIK, X. V.
OrU 3.
rin-in HluyvpHiuit chimin- miih Thurn,
dny nfficinlly not i Heel ;it Inn liome iu
Hurrytown of his nnmiinttinn for gnv-
ernor hy t lie ili-mocratic Htnti conven
tion. Tho kh'pi'Ii of notification wafc
hy Alton Ft. Pnrker, ili'mocmtic jnjatfi.'
ili'iitiiil niimini-p in IIH4. Mr, (;han
lor in his iiMi h of m'i-citunoe said: i.
"Tho pooplo ennnot mlo in nation
or in Btnlo no long .m tho powjKnntl
tho introna;i of tho pn-sidoncy am 1
Biiccewifully rxnrtrd to control the do- !
liiM'rntioriH of Htnto ami nntionnl con
vontion. ami to ilictnto who nhnll he
flclocti'il for tho proHidoncy nnrl : tho
govornorHhipti.
"Wo hnvo IkhI too niucli nxcitnnenr
ami hysteric. I.i't tin right wrongifj and'
reform nhunei calmly anil without tin
necessary noise, ft is not necessary .
begin a reformation by creating a ;ianir
turn bv creatine a tiftnir"(
ic; reiorms
ntelligently instituted' f
A firmer tone Jn bus-
should result In
iucss and in greater public confidence
in existing conditions."
C
BEAVERTON FARMER IS
DONE UP IN A FIGHT
HILLSIIORO, Or., Oct. 3. A Giillij-. f
way, a prosperous farmer of Heaverton, f 1
is in a hospital today stt'ffernjrjui
nnngerous woumis cuuscti by, nn nx
ri..hl.wl I..' U'illlk... tt tJ J A ffi
.......... ,.j in... !. .nimiin, IIIIU lat)
latter is being guarded in a eel hero as
the result of a fierce fight yesterday
between the two men. 'j 4 ; (
(Inllowny had driven to Adonis' rah
as n prospective purchaser of it, t
after he looked nt it he began to 4
nouncn Adams because tho property q'
not come up to his expectations. TV
quarrel increased. Adams says Onllv
way cut him ncross the face with i
kiife, whereupon Adams soizvd a ujuui 3 f l
itted nx and felled Onllowsy with ,f
cutting n trash extending troro the ritf I f.is'
- 1 temple underneath the eye to the
I pofltta cheek. His nns was neary
i cneeK. ins nns was penny 1 v
1 ered.
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