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THIRD YEAK.
MED FORD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, .1908.
No. 200.
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BREAK DOWN; VACATION;
AN INVESTMENT; WEALTH
LITTLE STORY
OF REAL
LIFE
Tale of How Eastern Men
Became Interested In
Local Property-Purchase
of Ranch and Prosperity
A general breakdown, resulting from
closo application to business, n physi
cian 'k orders to got away from it all, a
limiting trip into southern Oregon and
n stop over in Medford with n BOfjnel
in the purchase of orchard lands ill the
Rogue River valley and the taking of
thousands of dollars in fruit from the
soil, making the vacation a profitable
one, tire some of the details of ft little
Htory of real life. A. C. Randall is the
central figure, though equally promi
nent with hi in is associated K. T. Skewis
nnd George E. Hilsenger of Muincupo
I in, his partners in the deal.
The story opens iip in Minneapolis.
Mr. Randall, connected with a large
commission business, has by too close
application to business, broken his
health to such an extent that his physi
cian orders n complete rest, which can
only be fouuil in a hunting or camping
trip. A resolve is made ami the end of
rVipler otic finds him on his way to
the west.
Looking for Fruit Laud
Chapter two first deals of the wan
dering of E. ,1. Skewis, an attorney in
Minneapolis who has become interested
in fruit through a cursory study of
booster literature. H tells of visits to
the fruit lands of the west from the
Mexican to the Canadian land. It re
lates how Mr. Skewis, a student by
habit looks into the fruit districts of
Yakima, Wenntchee, Hood Hivcr, Ida
ho, Southern California, and finally
of Ihe Rogue River valley, which to him
proves the most wonderful of all. Col
orado alone ho misses and hearing of
Hand all's determination to come west
he writes him to join him in n hunt in
southern Oregon nnd on the way to
visit the fruit districts of Colorado.
Chapter three pictures liandall and
Skewis on their hunting trip east of
the mountains which hem in the beauti
fill Itogue River valley. Randall ar
rives with the news that nothing in Col
orado appeals to him. Rut Skewis is
enthusiastic over the Rogue River vnl
. ley nnd the end of the chapter finds the
two i u M ed ford d e term i nod to look
inoro closely into the opportunities pre
seated.
Chapter four is full of descriptions
of soil, of fruit, of what the land 1ms
produced nnd .what it will produce. It
tells how the two determine to pur
chase and onlv a wait the chance to
get hold of property which they deem
mutable.
Visit to Pellett Place.
Chapter five deals with their first
visit to a place near Talent known as
the Pellett ranch. Here is found nn
apple orchard, splendid land nnd the
onlv artesian well in the valley. The
two decide to buy. but the price being
a little stronger than they wish to go,
t.iev decide to have George E. Hilsen
ger take a third interest in the prop
ortv. This is satisfactorily accomplish
cd nnd the three purchase the place.
Chapter six tells of the work the
von tie men undertake to get the orchard
in shape and of th"ir reward when off
of 15 acres in IPOS they take SOOO
boxes of splendid apples. Ten carloads
of fruit in all journey to the marser.
Other land is purchased and trees put
out until the men have many ecres in
penrs and apples.
The final chapters of the story have
not ns yet been written, but will no
doubt tell of many dollars mnde of
money doubted of orchards yielding
crops which exceed the wildest dreams
of the young men. And the best part
of the story is that it i; true.
Messrs. Randall. Skewis and Hilsen
gcr have been fortnnnte. They have
token nn immense crop of apples off
of their property this year and will do
so in the future. The orchard in kept
in splendid shape; the artesian well
gives plenty of water for irrismtinn
purposes; and their fruit shows the re
sult. Yellow Newt owns of a size that
a bor will only accomodate SO apples
ar? found thongh the most run 12S to
the box. the bent commercial size.
(Continued on page 4.)
SIRENS ARE
A
MEN
Returning of Prosperity
Seems Fact-Appeal Is.
sued for 1000 Men-Railroads
Working Overtime
PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 9. Every
coko worker in the Connellsvillo region
employed; an appeal for 1000 men; em
ployes of the Pennsylvania road put on
time nnd a half; work ordered resumed
on the model city of Cauliquipp and
that nn announcement that ten glass
plants in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Vir
ginia, Mnryland and Indiana will be
put in operation within two weokB, were
t..e prosperity features today.
The shortage of coke workers was
aused by the failure of foreigners who
went home at the beginning of the
panic to return to fill their old positions.
The railroad men aro working ovor-
t ime repairing rolling stock, nnd the
work on the new model town, whero u
$lii,0(iU,000 steel plant will be erected,
was ordered by the Jones & Lnughlin
Steel company.
Plants to Be Reopened.
The glass plants to he opened within
two weeks aro the property of the
Nat ional Glass company, now in the
hands of a receiver. All have been idle
for months, nnd the hondhohlers will
ndenvor to purchase the plants nt trus
tees' sale tomorrow.
The National Glass company was the
nterprise of Whitney Stephenson and
ompany, a brokerage company, which
failed several mouths ago.
While the firm owned glass plants.
ihev did not operate them, teasing them
to underlying concerns. The company
has outstanding bonds of f 2;), 000,000,
of which 4(100,000 are first mortgage
and the rest general.
Three of the plants aro up-to-date
nnd ready for immediate operation.
Thev are located at Cambridge, Ohio;
Dunkirk, Ind., and .Teannetto, Pa. Oth
ers which need only a few repairs are
located at Cumberland, Mr.; Fairmont,
V. Va.; Rochester, Pa.; Wcllsburg, V.
Pa.; Lancaster, O.t two at Bridgeport.
WORLD SAYS TED
IS FIT TO WEAR
PLATT'S OLD TOGA
Does Not Regard Hfm as Fit Man for
the Presidency, but Bays He Will Be
Valuable as a Member of the United
States Senate.
NEW YORK, Nov. 0. The New York
World today endorses President Roose
velt for the senate to succeed Thomas
C. Piatt, whose term expires this win
ter. The endorsement is made after tho
World says that it would prefer men of
integrity and ability.
The World makes it clear that the
paper withdraws no word of criticism
it has offered regarding the Roosevelt
administration and Roosevelt politics.
It withdraws nothing that it has had to
say about tho president 's methods nnd
manner of discharging his duties, say
ing:
"Wo do not regard him as fit to bo
president. He lacks balance and poise,
dignity and sense of proportion. He
lacks sense of responsibility. He lacks
judgment nnd nearly all the elements,
except energy and determination, which
go to make an administrator of the first
rank. "
The World then declares that Rooso
volt has gained a wonderful fund of ex
perience. It states that ho is invalua
ble to tho nation and should not be lost.
In closing, the World refers to Roose
velt's familiarity with foreign affairs
and points to the value his services
would be in tho senate.
Elmer A. Hicks visited the county
scat on Sunday. Ha reports much
activity at the city's rock quarry.
PLEDGES AID
S
Klamath in Lino for Cra
ter Lake Projed-Enthus-
iasm Aroused by Judge
Scott of Salem
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., -Nov.
Good roads for Klamath county and
good roads for all southeastern Oregon
was the keynote of the splendid gather
ing of citizens of Klamath and Lake
counties , that met in Klamath Falls
Saturday. Tho occasion was the ses
sion of t he 'rater lake road commis
sion and the good roads convention call
ed under auspices of the Klamath cham
ber of commerce. Judge .T. IT. Scott
of Siilem, president of the Oregon Good
Roads association, was the speaker
of the day, but the enthusiasm which
he radiates on the issue of good roadB, j
found hearty response among tho cit
izens of Klamath county.
Lakeview Well Represented.
While the convention was called en-
tirolv as u local affair, il developed into
a southeastern Oregon congress. Judge moved to his homo not far uwny, where
R. Dai ley of Lakeview, county judge , surgeons wero summoned,
of Lake oou n ty;' V. O. Crouemiller, re- j q',e murderer's body was taken to
ceiver of the land office at Lakoview; if1P. morgue, where it was identified by
II. C. McKendrec and W. II. Shirk head-j j, notice from a New York life insur
ed the delegation from Lake county, HIU.0 company that his premium was
driving the distance of 1 JO miles in or- 1 ,ixlG, The letter was addressed to him in
der to be present. These gentlemen nr- i Plire (lf Mrs. Cogswell, 2'tlt West llflth
rived Friday in time to participate In mrect.
the farmers' institute and also to bc-j Operation Performed,
at the good roads conference of the An operation was performed on Post
following day. 1 master Morgan as soon as ho was able
Several members of the Crater lako!t(l stand tho shock, and it revealed
road commission were ' unable to
tendfi but Judge George T. Baldwin and
Judge II. L. Reason, the Klamath mem- I
.ers of that body, were loaders in
bringing about the session at this place
and Will G. Steel, secretary of the
onimissioii, came from Portland to be -
here for the occasion.
Boost for Lakeview Road. I
In conjunction with plans for tho i
Klamath county portion of the great, j
interstate road which it is proposed
hail find a route vm rater lake nnd
Klamath Falls, the citizens of this en-
tire county have become interested innrv rflfUftcd by the law firm.
having built also .t firsteluss highway i
between Klanialh Falls and Lakoview.
This would materially assist in devel-'
opinent of the interior section of south-
eastern Oregon nnd insure to Klamath
'alls the position of gnteway city to j
that vu st territory. Inauguration of a
new freight line, sending by wagon
freight commodities firm the terminus
of the building to Klamath Falls, stock i
for mercantile houses of Lakoview,
awakened the idea of such splendid
roads that the traffic will continue to
go this way from Portland jobbers and
wholesalers instead of coming over the j
narrow gauge road from Reno, thence
by a long haul to Lakeview and whore
high rates are said to bo necessary for
moving the tonnage.
Means Impetus to Business.
This proposition of a good highway
to Lakeview dovetailed well with that
for the Crater lake n ad, and both
when built will combine to afford ex
cellent main highways to nearly all
parts of Klamath county as well as
through the heart of Lake county. That
i.ake county citizens want to do busi
ness with Oregon is evidenced by their
expressions in no uncertain way. Ulti
mate extension of a branch from Klam
ath Falls or some other point near by
on the nef lino of the Southern Pa
cific to serve Lake county and reach
Lakoview is generally believed to be
the definite plan of tho Southern Pa
cific, management. Pending such accom
plishment the citizens of that county
want it mnde possible to send their
traffic through this gateway. Klamath
Falls business men arc equally desirous
that they be permitted to do so.
SURPRISE PARTY IS
GIVEN MRS. B. M. COLLINS
A large number of friends surprised
Mrs. Benjamin M. Collins Saturday eve
ring, the occasion being her 20th birth
day. A vry plcnsnnt evening was
spent. Those present were Mr. and
Mm. I. L. If a mil t m, Mr. nnd Mrs.
J. A. pTry. Mr. and Mrs, Ren Gar
nett. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Trowhrilgo.
Mr. and Mr. B. J. Trowbridge, Mr.
and Mm. B-aulien. Memm. Trowbride
and C. O. King, Miss Bice.
POSTMASIER OFUNCLE JOE WILL AGAIN
NEW YORK IS
u
ON STREET
Assassin Then Blows Out
His Own Brains-Morgan
Had Never Seen Man Be
fore to His Knowledge
NEW YORK, Nov. IK Ed M. Morgan,
postmaster of New York city, wan shot
I down and fatally wounded by nn nssus
Kin. who accosted him us he was leav-
izZV,
revolver on himself and blow out his
own brains.
The assassin wus afterwards ideuti
lied as Eric II. Mae key, a stenograph
er employed by tho law firm of Hill,
Hunt & Botts.
Mackey approached Morgan, who wan
accompanied by his 12-year-old daugh
ter, as they wero about to enter the
subway station near Morgan's homo.
The man asked: 'Ms this Mr. Morgan!"
Tho postmaster replied in tho affirma
tive and, without another word, Mack
ey placed a revolver against his vic
tim's abdomen and fired. As Morgan
fell, and the screams of his daughter
brought everyone in the neighborhood to
the spot, Mnekey ended his own life.
Bullet Enters Abdomen,
Tho bullet ' entored Morgan's abdo
men nn the left aido and went out the
right side, cuttiug its way through the
vital organs, and it is thought that he
cannot possibly livo.
A great crowd w gathered when the
lull, .lit fired, nod Morirun wus re
at-,u,0 f.l(.t that the intestines had not
,(l1 perforated by the bullet. It is
stated that he has an excellent chance
t(, ro(.over.
0 H a miin nf hardy constitution
,,i t ! i mav pull him through.
dagger and a sluiigshol wero found
with the envelope found on Mackey's
body. This shows that the murder was
premeditated.
Investigation shows the fact that
Mackey was the stenographer for the
iftrm of Hill & Rotts. Further investi-
.,..,;,, concerning the man was ubso-
,., .
fD D kV WI I MAKF
"
WATER PROPOSITION
TO CENTRAL POINT
Will Be Along the Same Lines as That
Offered to Medford Will Place That
Portion of Valley Under Irrigation
Less Water and Lower Price.
Dr. C. 11. Ray, for tho Condor Wa
ter & Power company, will make a prop
osition to the city council of Central
Point, at the next meeting of that
body to supply their city with water
from Rogue river along the same lines
as he offered water to Medford, this
city deciding in favor of Fish lake.
The offer will bo on a smaller scale
than that made to Medford and the cost
will bo correspondingly lower However,
that part of the proposition of placing
the land in that section of the valley
under irrigation will bo embodied in the
new proposition, making the cost of a
water supply for that city low nnd at
the same time developing the valley.
The water is to bo pumped to Central
Point and filtered, thus assuring them a
pure water for domestic purposes.
That, portion of the valley surround
ing Central Point only needs irrigation
to mnke it a veritable garden of Kden.
WILL ANNOUNCE THE
CONTRIBUTIONS DECEMBER 16
NEW YORK, Nov. 9. George if
Sheldon, treasurer of the republican na
tinnal committee, announced today that
the contributors would be made public
on December He says the Hit will
be in the form of a sworn document,
with Sheldon's signature attached.
ounmnu
oiiui uuvvn
WIELD SPEAKER'S GAVEL
NNCLE
1 ; LVV'W JOE
I n;J?A' CANNON
IV 11 totl THE
Svv ,SVINC,BLB
NATIVES MEET!
Large Number from Quak-i
cr State Meet and Elect '
Officers-Meet Each Year
The natives of Pennsylvania residing
in the Rogue River valley met on Sat
urday and orgnui'.vd. There was a far
greater number uf them when they got
together than was ex ted. A prelim
inary meeting was (Irs! held in the Com
mercial club rooms, then came the dis
cussion of an elaborate niciin it t the
Einerick, followed by organ i.ut ion at
the Presbyterian church. J. E. Watt
was elected president; G. L. Hall, vice
president, and W. F. Shields, secretary
treasurer. A reunion will be held an
nually in November, Following are
those who aro members of the organiza
tion:
Medford Rev. W. F. Shields, Ehen
e.er, Pa.; Mrs. W. F. Shields, Liver
more, Pa.; Miss Alice M. Elder, Kldors
ridge county; Harry Angle, Bradford
county; Thomas liartholomew, Alleghe
ny county; Mrs. Thomas Bartholomew,
Allegheny county; Miss Edith Barthol
omew, Allegheny county; Miss Georgia
Bartholomew, Allegheny county; II. R.
Emcriek, Allegheny county; Mont Em
crick, Allegheny county; Mrs. Mont Ein
erick, Allegheny county; .1. ', Sniilh,
Montgomery county; Mrs. Joneph Mar
lin, Kultou county; George W. Baylor,
Allegheny county; George W. Taylor,
Jr., Allegheny county; Miss Myrtle Tay
lor, Allegheny county; W. V. Rarnum,
Fayette county; Dr. J. O. Rocksloce,
Allegheny county; R. W. Rockstuce, Al
legheny county; Mrs. Etta Stevenson,
Indiana county; June Earhart, Indiana
county; W. C. Earhart, Indiana county;
Leslie Earhart, Indiana county; Bessie
Earthart. Indiana county; S. G. Hillis,
Clearfield county; Mrs. S. G. Hills,
Clearfield county; Penrose Hills, Clear
field county; Sue IlilK Clearfield conn
tv; P. G. Smith, Crawford county; Rev.
(1. L. Hall, Erie county: A. T. Sum
nierville, Jefferson county; Mrs. A. T.
Summervilie. Clarion count y; Lee M.
Suinmerviile, Venargo county; H. H.
Watt, Reaver county; A. E. Watt, Rea
ver county; P. G. Lambert. Cumbria
comity; V. H. Taylor, Philadelphia;
Louisa Calvin. Crawford county; F. W.
ooley, Luzern unty; George R. Mor
rison. Allegheny county.
Ashland Robert. W. Dunlap. Butler
eoiintv; A. R. Tozer, Bradford county;
Zenns Howard. Lancaster county; II.
E. Cnrmiehael, Mercer county; L. L.
Angle. Bradford: E. H. Coder, Fay
county; Mr. E. II. Coder, Fayette
county.
Central Point A. V Jaeipiemin. Ti
Mgn; Mrs. A. V. .Tacipif'inin, Clearfield;
S, R. Adams, Susquehanna county; Lil
lian A. McKtllop, Armstrong county;
Mrs. W. P. T'.vomev. Carbon county;
A. G. Frye, Lyeoning county.
Grants' Pass .T. R. Eberle. Philadel
phia; S. W. Philips, Bedford county..
BE REELECTED
Opposition Fails to Crys
talize as His Enemies
Thought it Would
DENVER. Co Nov. 0. The re elec
lion of Samuel (imnpers tin president of
the American Federation of Labor was
practically coi ded when the 'JSth an
iitial convention was called to order at
10 oVIneli here today.
Opposition to Gompers, based upon
Ins espousal of the cause of William J,
Bryan in the recent campaign, has fait
. ed to erystalize as his enemies thought
' it would. Then; is a strong sentiment
in favor of James M. Lynch of the typo
gruphienl mi ion ami John M itchell of
itlic coal miners for the presidency, but
the indications are that there will be
little real opposition to (jumpers when
it coiiich to an actual vutn.
: The real work will begin tomorrow
and it, in staled by leaders that there
is going to be no hitter fights. Among
I lie principal qucHhons to be consid
(. -red will bo:
The ret rift ion of child labor; gov
' em merit pension for superannuated
workers; a national eight hour law;
more protection for women workers; n
postal ha viugH bank ; t he anti-injunc-1
ion plank and Asia) ic labor.
It ih stater) that the anti injunction
plank will be enthusiastically endorsed
and (hat Asiatic labor and immigration
will be denoueed.
BRYAN'S DAUGHTER TO
SUE FOR A DIVORCE
KANSAS CITV, Mo.. Nov. 9. The
rumor that Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt.
daughter of W. J. Bryan, will take tin
mediate Mteaps to Hccure a divorce h
denied by nu intimate friend of the
Bryan household here today. It was
rumored for oiue time before the Den
ver convention that the atop was con
templated, but t he democratic candi
date persuaded hi daughter to post-
1 p-.iie any a.-l ion until after t lie elec
I t ion . Leavitt, u lio t: an artist will,
la st ud io in Paris, is reported to ha e
i-loed his ateliere and lo be on his way
1o the I'nited States. The two chil-
ddivn, Ruth Le.iitt. years old. and
William Bryan Leavitt, It, are with
their mother.
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
HOLDS INTERESTING SESSION
Rogue Ifivi-r Horticultural society
met Saturday nftcrnoon and held a
most int'-reting scioii. Professor A.
P. O'Carn adlreed the members on
blight and gave a most interesting
talk. Prof e tee. r O 'Gara intends to re-
j main in Medford for some time for
It lie purpose f assisting local orchard
I men with their troubles. He is accom
I p anied by his wife.
PROBABLY NO
FIGHT IN
HOUSE
Last Report Is That 231
Republicans Have Been
Elected to the House
Enough Are Pledged
CHICAGO, Nov. 9. Speaker Cannon
f the house of representatives met
several congressmen from tho west to
lav in a discussion of the tariff revi
sion. Cannon was in conference with
National Chairman Hitchcock all yes
terday Jiad it is this rovision was dis
cussed exclusively. 1 ho republican na
tional headquarters wero closed last
night. The last officinl announcement
to be given out was that 231 republicans
nau peon eiecien 10 me uousu ui rupru
sentatives and a largo number of these
are pledged to support Cannon.
One of the lenders, who has been fol
lowing the fight against Cannon, said
it would not materialize on tho floor of
the house and that Cannon would be
re-elected by a unanimous vote of the
republicans in the house.
Cannon is expected to leave here to
morrow for tho east for a conference
with the house committee on ways and
means, and it is thought that the revi
sion of tariff is the topic to be (lis-
'tissed. anuoii sam rouay inni no is
'crtaiu of reelection.
NO PLACE FOR SENATOR
FULTON IN NEW CABINET
WASHINGTON, Nov. 0. All gossip
as to tho cabiiietmakiug by Taft dis
poses permanently of the report that
Senator Fulton of Oregon is slated for
secretary of the interior. During the
Chicago convention the report was com
mon that the Oregon senator was likely
to be made secretary of the department
of the interior. Tho report has been re
vived within the past few days, but it is
concede Garfield will remain, and tho
only other available position, that of
attorney general, it is believed, has been
promised to Frank Kellogg.
It seems to be the conclusion that the
chance that any western man may be
he Hccretary of tho navy is gone. It
had been expected that Motoulf of Cal
ifornia would bo succeeded by Borne
coast man. But the slating of William
Jr., for that portfolio, which is now
accepted hero as decided, leuvos room
for no western man in tho cabinet.
If the program indicated goes through
the cabinet will have no member from
west of the Missouri river, and only
two men from west of tho Mississippi
river, Wilson of Iowa, secretary of agri
eullure, and Kellogg of Minnesota, head
of the department of justice.
But Wade Ellis of Ohio may get the
attorney generalship, leaving Wilson
the only member from west of the Mis
sissippi. There is reasonably good foundation
for the assertion that Mctcalf's proba
ble retirement from the cabinet in
March will be due in part to his re
fusal t o obey ord ers from the White
House to go out oa the stump for Taft.
He was assigned to West Virginia, but
pleaded illness. Many about the de
partment say he was not sick, but did
not want to engage in campaign work.
CHANCE OFFERED TO
SECURE SMALL TRACTS
With the establishment of the new
Fruitgrowers Trust & Title ' company
in Medford conies another now enter
prise called the Oregon Orchardn syn
dicate. The latter concern have opened new
and spacious offices in the Pnlm build
ing ind have surveyed a-id platted their
"Crest brook" acreage, calling it Crest
brook orchard tracts, which can now
be purchased in ton nnd twenty-acre
lots. "Crest brook lies directly south
of the old Perkins "Hillcrest" orchard
and carries the same soil nnd growing'
qualities of "Hillcrest.' Tho syndi
cate represents local, Seattle and Min-
I neapolin capital and are ready fc.r or-
' chard investments, both Inrge and small.
I The Hillcrest orchard is a sample of
what this soil will do for fruit. This
year's crop is estimated r.t 35,000.
t"
Medford Tribune. 50f per mat.