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MEDFORD, OERGOX, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1908.
No. 219.
Dai
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WOULD HAVE
I ARC
LIGHTS
Coundl Discusses Terms
of Franchise With Elec
tric Company and Will
Enforce Contract
Dr. O. R, Ray and (ho Roguo River
Electric rompnny was the principal
thenio u in I it discussion at tlio regular
inc. nt My meeting of the eity couut'il
hold Tuusday evening. Tho whole re
view of the history of the electric light
situation since the granting of a f ran
ch Iko a year and a half ago wore dis
cussed. It seems that the "company haa not
placed the different lights in tho parts
of tho city whero they are needed, as
they have leen re,quostd to do, and the
council thinks that iti time that this
be done.
Another matter that eamo out during
tho discussion was tho feet that Dr.
Kay owes tho city $18 for wator and
that he refuses to pay tho hill. The
city attorney was instructed to sue him
for it.
City Electrician J. II. Fitzgerald and
City Attorney Withington wore instruct
ed to get after the company and enforce
the terms of the contract.
Report of Chief of Police.
Chief Shearer of the police depart
ment reported 14 arrests during the
month of November, eight fines im
posed,, netting tho city $.'to, and seven
easeH dismissed. The town in tho esti
mation of the chief 1ms been very or
derly for some time.
Oity Engineer's Report.
.T. W. Osgood, city engineer, reported
the construction of 10,015 square feet
of concrete sidewalk during November
and 4.170 lineal feet of plank walks.
The plant of the Warren Construction
company was set up ready to operate on
November 5, 100S. Tho top coat on
Seventh street pavement was first, laid
at 1 p. m. November fl. The work on
paving is progressing slowly, duo to
weather and shortage of crushed rock.
Considerable work has been complet
ed on the trunk sewer.
The engineer urged thnt the council
take early action in making final ar
rangements for right of way and for
the soptic tnnk site.
Mr. Osgood recommended that street
signs and numbering houses bo ad
vertised and let by contract. Tho en
gineer is having prepared a plat of the
unnumbered portion of tho city.
City Recorder's Report.
Recorder Collins reported the re
ceipts mid disbursements as follows for
November:
Disburse
Receipts.
010.53
OS.VJO
504.15
35.00
37.04
203.20
l.!':i4.1l
0.175.50
ments.
471.31
1.1S4.44
1.05M.74
350.5
47.4.5
j.-..."03.:u
General fund
Light and water .
Street and road . .
Contingent
Park
General sewer . . .
Sewer Diet. I
Seventh St. Imp,
Tut al $ 1 0,273.00 1 0,1 02.0ft
LfTpior Licenses Granted,
Licenses to sell likquor for a period
of 12 months were granted to Young &
Hull, O. M. Selshy ail! tit Adams moth
ers. Permission was granted to Joe Caskey
to erect a corrugated iron building on
the coroner of Kighth street nnd River
side avenue, to he replaced in six
months bv a brick or stone building.
A petition to ) nil.) a crossing on
Kleventh across Onkda1' avenue was
referred to the city engineer.
- i (;;v. :i i t eo, eomp ised of Wort man,
Kit'ert nrd Trowbridge, was npnintcd
to take up the matter of getting the
city abstracted.
Th: phi of the Anderson-Toft addi
tion w.m i-eo'ove.l :mi1 accepted.
The plat of Tattle's ml litii ii was ap
proved anil accepted.
r KIPPERS ENTER FIGHT :
WITH WLLS-FARQO CO. !
-SN rrrc!SCO. Cal . Dee . The
V'(.'- i hritii-'liont the Pacific const
territory are preparing tinl'iy for their
f ?ht before 1 Ire inter state commerce
i i.maissien neaint nte incrensnl ex- i
iw: rite in;p..--e 1 v the Welh Fargo
cemp-iny. fultuw'r.' tee formal filing'
' n '. n;-!'t ::t iVnsii'rigton veter
The I'lein-I.-ii I m is ftit-th th-it-a notice
has been given bv th-1 Wells Fargo com :
p.-rv that nit Dec. 10 rat on large hit !
.f good shipped between New York
and California will tie raised from 125;
er cent, on 50ii pound lots to 02S perl
rent, on 20O( pound hit and that no re
duction will be granted for combined j
carload shipments. I
1NVESTM ENT
OMPANY
FORMED
Old Tou Velle Property Is
Sold at FanGy Figure to
Owners of Pellet PlaGe
Near Talent
The purchase of tho '.'Gold Range
or Tou Velle orchard, a mile north of j
Medford, at a fancy figure Tuesday !
marks tho formation of u now invest
ment company for Medfurd that will
make a specialty of buying, planting
and sub-dividing orchards into small
tracts to bo sold to those desiring to
live tho independent lifo of tho horti
culturist and reap its rich financial re
wards, Tho purchasers are A. C. R au
di:!!, J. K. Skewis and George llilsin
ger, owners of tho Talent orchards, for
merly tho Pellet grove, near Talent,
and L. D. Harris of Medford, one of
the best known horticulturists in the
stute. Tho name of tho new company,
wliich will bo incorporated within a day
or two, is Southern Oregon Investment
company. Tho now storeroom next the
Savoy theater on D street has been leas
ed for offices and will shortly bo occu
pied by tile new concern.
Tho Ton Voile orchard, as it is wide
ly known, was purchased a year ago
by W. C. Hobson of Umatilla county
from Frank K. Tou Velle. It consists
of 143 acres of orchard, all in apples
and pears of the choicest vnriet it's.
Twenty-fivo acres are old trees, 20 or
more years old. Kloven acres are in
10-year-old Comico pears. A hundred
ncres are in young orchard. Tho or
chard has the name, of producing the j
finest fruit in the valley, and Cornice '
pears from it sold for over $H a box in
New York last year. Newtowns from
it were sold last week for $1.05 net
f. o. b. orchard, to Sam Haines, tho Eng
lisu buyer. j
Second Venture of the Men.
The purchase of this grove marks the 1
second venture these men have made j
in buying, subdividing and selling or-
chard property, the first deal being the j
purchnse of tho Belleview tract (the L. 1
11. Brown place), three miles northeast i
of Moil ford, consisting of 122 ncros, 50,
acres of which is in orchard. The land
was cut up into seven tracts nnd sold to j
nB many parties in Minnesota and Iowa, I
who will tnko possession in two years, 1
wheu tho trues reach bearing stage, the
new company ngreeing to care for the
property until then.
Messrs. Randall and Skewis are from
Minnesota, and Mr. Hilsinger from Io
wa. All are associated together in the
grain commission and shipping business
at the Twin Cities and Winnipeg. They
will probably keep the Talent orchard
intact as an investment nnd home place
for themselves. They are "live wires'
and an acquisition to any community.
Mr. Harris has a wide reputation as a
scientific fruit culturist nnd his opinion
is much nought by authorities in the
stato nnd elsewhere. He is himself an
authority upon all diseases nnd pests
that afflict the fruit of this section and
has conducted numerous experiment s,
proving theories he entertained. He
was formerly manager of the Lewis
Rear Creek orchard, and it was under
his management that the top notch iti
orchard records, both for price and
quality, was reached by this famous
grove.
Mr. Harris will act as a consulting
horticulturist specialist for tho South
ern Investment company, both for the
company anil for intending purchasers
of company property. The benefit of
his experience anil advice will be at the
call of customers. Il will also super
vise the planting and care of orchards
r.nd look after their well fare until turn
ed over nt bearing -tage to the pur
chasers. Mi. Harris Ins jint reenvrd an invi
tation from the Or gon hurt ieu It oral
college at Corvallis to ;uMres the stu
dent body next month upon fruit grow
ing in southern Oreg.n.
BTEAMSHIP COMPANY WILL
ADVANCE EA8TBOUND RATES
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Dec. 2.-
n immediate advance of ocean rates
i n lastbouml shipment' has been plan
ned bv the American Hawaiian Steam
ship company in accordance with an
agreement which, it is said, the com
p:av has made with the trnuscontinfu
'al rnilwms, whereby on January 1 a
h rixontal advance of rates effecting
t 'alif orpin term limits will go into
effect. A rumor that K. II. llarriman
l.n I obtained control of this steamship
line and would di'-tate its rates so
that they would be uniform with his
rail rates was flatly denied by both
sides Vfflterday.
BIGGY HAD BEEN DRINKING
PRIOR
FALSEALARM
Ashland Medium and Rust
ing of B rush Give Rise
to Report
An Ashland medium, who claimed she
saw "things," the rustling of the brush
nnd the too vivid imagination of two
searchers, resulted in the circulation of
a report circulated iu Medford Tuesday
that L. W, Fanchor, who has been miss
ing since November 21, had been found.
Tho telephone report to this city was
to tho effect that Fancher had been
seen, running to eludo parties of friends
who were looking for him, iu the woods
between Ashland and Talent. Imme
diately large searching parties went out
to assist in the capture of the man, but
wit h their return came the facts of
tho case. Fancher has not been seen
and his friends r.o nn far at sea as
ever iu their endeavors to locate the
missing man.
How tho Tale Started.
Two of Fancher 's friends who have
faith in a medium of Ashland consulted
her as to the whereabouts of Fancher,
She directed them to a hollow near the
old Golden Fleece mine, where sho said
he was sleeping. The two men set
out and as they neared tho place they
heard a rustling in the hushes. They
then hesitated finally going around a
knoll and coming in a different way to
tracks of a man, but this was enough
In start Ihe report that Fancher had
been found.
Many persons joined in tho search on
Tuesday, but have not succeeded in un
covering anything as yet. Friends ure
still searching, however, for a trace
of the missing man.
KAISER'S SLAP
CAM DEATH
Intimated that Emperor
is Grieving for Deatn as
Cause of His Anger.
! LONDON, Dee. 2. While tho air is
j filled with rumors that the illness of
the kaiser is much more serious than is
' admitted in Berlin, the announcement
of the newspaper John Bull that he is
grieving for the death of Graf von
II uelsen-Haescler, following a serious
quarrel, is being circulated here today.
According to the John Bull, Von
Hoclscn-llncslcr upbraided the emperor
f or having been, as ho declared, trapped
; into an interview with Dr. William
Bayard Hale, a man who desired the
I statements for commercial use. This, it
was declared, made the kaiser seem ri
. diuiloiis in the minds of Furopeiin dip
i lomatii' bodies.
j One word led to another nnd finally,
' according to John Bull, the kaiser slap
ped his advisor's face. Graf immediate-
ly rushed from the imperial presence
land shot himself through the heart. Ac
; cording to the story here, the kaiser
I is absolutely inconsolable.
Von Huelscu Haeseler whs the per
! .n:tl friend and unofficial adviser of
! the kaiser. 11 is dea'h from "heart dis
jeasn" was recently nnnounecd.
IDLE MONEY AND IDLE
MEN MENACE THE COUNTRY
! NKWV OK K. Dec. 2. K. II. Harri
j man made ihi impromptu speech at the
j prospi rity dinner'' of the Keonomic
i hi! at flic Hotel Astor lat night, re
! ferriny hi particular to the alleged fill
i fillment of i: pceJiciiou which, he Hit id,
i he m.-nb- to the president of the ('nited
Mtatis three years ago, when he warn
ed him that, in passing the present in
j t rotate commerce act without changing
ihe Sherman act, he was invit ing a
( greft deal of troublo,
li.-rr'm.ij' ex pre: mi d the convict ion
' I ! Ifoo.-fn e1 !,ad now corne to his
iiy of thinking and trm ready to rec
ommend the very thing which he siik
est d at that time.
"Tln r arc two things that itk na i
the prosperity of th country." en id the
lailread tun innate. 'Mine is idle money
;itid the other is idle labor. One is as
atisr-hicvon as the other. It should
be the object of the government to cre
ate a condition whereby each may be
u'ed properly and fairly."
REPORT WAS
TO DISAPPEARANCE
HAD RESIGNATION
WRITTEN TO HAND
TO MAYOR TAYLOR
Had Indulged in Many Night Orgies and
Was Given to Make Spectacular Raids
Single-Handed Theory of Suicide Is
Supported.
SAN- FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 2.
Following nn exposition of the roasou
given by the commission for the strange
disappearance nnd probable suicide of
Chief of Polic William J. Biggy, who
was lost from the polico patrol launch
in the bay Monday night, tho Daily
News this afternoon says:
"Thoro has been a big effort on the
part of Biggy 's friends and tho mem
hers of tho police commission to deny
stories of tho chief's escapades prior
to ins disappearance. Tho public is en
titled to know tho truth.
"Biggy had been drinking heavily
for weekB prior to his death. On num
erous occasions ho became mixed in
night orgies which became known all
over town. Ho imagined tlrat every
man ho saw on tho streets after dark
was a holdup man and on numerous oc
casions on going homo in his nutomo-
bilo nftor a night of drinking in down
town saloons would halt his tnachine,
roughly stop innocont pedestrians and
threaten them with arrest on tho sus
picion that they wero footpads.
" Ho was given io tanking spectacular
raids single-hand d and ut times tho
peculiar things that could bo attribut
ed only to drink. . .-
"Biggy was never accused of being
dishonest so far as money was con
cerned. He appeared to his friends
to bo trying iu the main to do what
was right, but did not soom to accom
plish much. ' '
Biggy Had Resigned.
That Biggy offered to sacrifice his
position to avert tho attacks mado upon
the adminislration was shown today
with tho publication of a statement by
Police Commissioner Hugo D. Keil, Big
gy 's cIobo friend.
Koil told Mayor Taylor yostorday
that tho purpose of Biggy 's vinit lo
Belvedere, where Keil's home is situat
ed, was to place his resignation iu Keil 's
hands. Before leaving for Belvedere
Biggy prepared the resignation in his
own handwriting. It set. forth the rea
sons for his quitting the department
nnd n denial of all charges against him.
The resignation of tho chief was giv
en to Mayor Taylor by Keil. It sets
forth in detail tin motives that imipired
him in the administration of his office
and defends t lie probity of his acts,
ami scores his critics for their injns
I ice.
Suicide, Says Kahn.
The attacks upon his character nnd
criticism of his administration of the
police department preyed upon tho mind
of Chief Biggy, is the assumption of
Congressman Julius Kalm,
Kahn said that he met Biggy on
Monday afternoon near police headquar
ters nnd had a few minutes' conversa
tion with the chief. Tho first remark
of Biggy was a question as to whether
Kahn had seen tho newspaper "roasts"
about him.
"He then spoke of being persecuted
by newspapers in this city," continued
Kahn, "and said that he wns subject
ed to the annoyance because ho refused
to do tolitics with their favorites.
"Biggv said: 'It will come out all
right, however, finally. This business
can't last forever, and I will eventually
lie vindicated. They put me in office
and then thought I would do just as
they dictated.
" 'This is a long story, and it would
take some lime to explain tho matter
in its eniirety,' he continued, 'hut come
to see me when you return from Wash
ington and I will be ready to tell you
cveryt hing. '
"We parted at the comer and that
is the Inst I saw of ihe chief."
CHARGE GOVERNOR WITH
HINDERING INVESTIGATION
KAi ItAMFNTO. Cat., Dec. 2. Al
though the investigation of the affairs
of the office of state printer F. W.
Shannon is formally ended today by
ttn- oinmil tee of acmhlymcn appoint
ed for Ihe purpose, the charges of As
"tMv'i hi I.'ii hard Jury of San Mateo
tl-at the coHimiKee was hindered in its
investigations by Governor James N.
GHIett nre Htill canning discussion here.
Mr. Jury declared nt the last meet
ing of t he cum in it tee that not only
Governor Gillett but other members of
the administration hampered the iu
quiry. He said that Secretary of State
( lutrles Curry and local printers who
were called as witnesses gave testimony
favorable to Shannon without regard to
On ir knowltile of the fact.
C0LVI6 TALKS
TO III
In Humorous Speech Treat
ed Subject of Apple as
an Advertisement
PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 2. Rival ap
ple growers of the Willamette valley,
tho Rogue River valley and Hood River
have proclaimed tho apple Oregon's
greatest medium for advertising pur
(Hises. Tho keynote of tho addresses
mado at last night's meeting hold hero
was "Oregon and Oregon Apples."
Tho occasion was a Bpecial meeting
of tho Portland Ad club, when tho visi
tors to the horticultural conventions be
ing held iu this city wore tho guests
of the ad men. C. C. Chapman, presi
dent of the Ad club, presided as chair
man of tho meeting.
Judge W. M. Colvig of Medford in
troduced the discussion and elaborated
at, considerable longth on "Tho Apple
as nn advertisement for Oregon." lie
became decidedly humorous in treating
with the subject and explained that any
surprise which might havo followed the
selection hy the Ad club of the apple as
an advertising feature was easily dis
pelled wheu it was remembered that it
was nn apple that drove Adam and Kve
from tho garden of Eden.
KEEFE APPOINTED TO
PLACE OP SARGENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Daniel J.
Keefe, president of tho lougeshorcmnn 's
union, has accepted tho position of com
missioner general of immigration.
Hurled from Carrage into
Creek-Injuries are not
Serious.
Mrs. Weldon Hartley had a very
narrow escape Monday afternoon while
i her way to Medfurd.
At the bridgo across Anderson creek
tho horses becamo frightened at one
of the men throwing dirt out of the
nut uud ran to tho next bridge. Them
they collided with the comor of the
bridge, throwing Mrs. Hartley out. At
first it was feared that the lady was
quite seriously hurt. Dr. Shaw was
summoned, but found her injuries not
of a serious nature.
Sho was taken to tin) home of C.
Carey, where she was made comfort a
hie until she wns able to bo taken to
her home in North Talent,
SHERIFF'S BADGE SAVES
NELSON, BUT NOT FOR LONG
CHICAGO, Dec. 2. To his quick wit
and ability to grasp un advantage when
it came rolling his way, Battling Nel
ton, the champion lightweight pugilist,
owes his escape for a 1 ime from the
".rasping hands of the law.
Xelson, in company with 500 men,
made the trip from this city last night
lo the nearby village of Burnhnm to
attend a fight between two bull terriers,
.hiit when the fight -was nt its height
the tiustfos of Ihe village, accompanied
bv a dozen armed deputy sheriffs,
i-aashed inlo tie hall iu which the men
wem clustered around the dog pit.
The sudden appearance of the officers
caused the spectators to make a wild
rush for the doors nnd windows. In
erder to stop the stampede several
shots were fired in tho ceiling hy the
deputies, hut this did not stop the rush
of the crowd, and atl except nine es
caped. It was dnrii-g this melee and wild
flight that Hauling Nelson called his
wits into play. Ho rootled to mind thnt
lc had n depot y 's b:idge which had
been presented to him I v nn admirer
of Mexico, ami that he had it in his
pocket.
Pinning tho tar on hit: coat, he min
gled with the r.iiib t-s and protended to
help them make arrests. When the dep
utif
wero deeplv engaged rounding up
th spectators Nelson slipped from the
hull unobserved.
TALENT WOMAN
N SMASHUP
MANY SIMON SMS
INITIATIVE IT WILL BE
PETITION GEORGE
Meeting With Much Favor
Among Business Men of
the City Who Would Have
the Fight Ended
Tho penplo who nre circulating tho
initiative petition in order to havo tho
wet or dry question submitted to a vote
of tho people in Ja'uuarv and thus end
I ho factional liquor fight report much
progress in obtaining signatures, Tho
petition reads as follows:
To the Honorable Benjamin M. Cob
litis, recorder for the city of Medford,
Oregon:
Wo, the iindernigned citizens and le
gal voters of the city of Medford, Jack
son county, Oregon, respectfully de
mand that the follow ing proposed
amenttnent to the city charter:
An ordinance to amend tho act in
corporating tho city of Medford in
Jackson county, Oregon, define its pow
ers and duties, uud repeal ull acta and
parts of acts in conflict herewith, en
acted by the 2:td legislative assembly
of the state of Oregon, filed in the of
fice of the secretary of stato February
7th, IllOo, by adding a now section to
be section 11(1 of tho charter of the
city of Medford, legulating the pro
hibition and sale of spirit ous, malt,
vinous nnd intoxicating liquors in the
city of Medford:
"Tho people of the city of Medford
do ordain as follows:
Section I. That there is hereby on-
aclcd ami adopted by tho people of
tho city of Medford a new section to
bo added to nnd become u part of the
charter of the city of Medford and to
lie section lift thereof, and to be in the
words and figures following, to-wit:
Section 11ft, Tho sulo of spiritous,
malt, vinous and intoxicating liquors
in the city of Medford shall not bo pro
hibited by the common council or ex
cept by the majority vote of tho elec
tors of such city upon an election on
such question, hut such question shall
be submitted only ai tho general city
election of the city of Medford and not
oftoner than annually; nnd until pro
hihitioti shall be voted for nt such an
election the common council shall li
iMiuse tho sale of such liquors for nn
nn mini license tax of seven hundred
lollars per annum, payable Bomi-annn
idly in advance, and provided that, it'
this amendment shall receive a inn I
.jority of Ihe votes in its favor over I
those cast against it, the question of
prohibiting the sale of such liquors j
halt no! be submitted or voted upon I
until the next, general election of the
ity of Medford to be held on tho sec
oml Tuciimiv or. .lanuary in urn your
liUII; and provided further, that the
council shall have the right to refuse
a license hereunder hi the event that
any applicant for a license hereunder
hall fail or neglect to so arrange the
front wall of his place of business as
to enable the police officers of tho city
of Medford to obtain an unobstructed
view of the entire space between the
front bar ami back bar of his place nf
business nt all limes during tho firs)
lay of tho week, commonly known ns
Sundav." Shall be submitted to the
legal voters of the cily of Medford for
their approval or rejection at the regit-
lar city election to be held on the 12th
day of January, A. D. P.mO, and each
for IntiMt If say:): I have personally
signed this petition, 1 am a legal vol
cr of the state of Oregon and of the
cily of Medford. My residence and
postoffice are correctly written after
my name.
Name. Itcmdeiicc. Postoffice.
FOUND FAULT WITH THE
TABLE MANNERS OF VISITORS
SAN FRANCISCO, ('al.. Dec 1
Won I reached this city simultaneously
with the return of the party of Kan
Francisco commercial men and their
wives from the Japanese tour, thnt u
certain Tokio editor had found fault
with the table manner of these repre
sentative Americans. The oriental so
cial censor did not describe the sins of
commission or omission which he at
trihutcd to the visitors, but he intinmt
ed darkly that something dreadful was
done by the Yankees at a reception
tendered them by the Maple club.
But N dson's freedom was short lived.
Bis identity and means of escape were
divulged to tho police and todny he
wns arrested in this city by Constable
Smithski, who came from Bnrnhitin to
serve the warrant. Ho was charged
with disorderly conduct.
State Senator Nottingham
in Medford on Business
Has Seen no Indication
of Pledge Repudiation
That there is no doubt of tho election
of Governor Georgo E. Chamberlain to
the United States senate by tho legis
lature wheu it convenes in January, .
thus carrying out the voice of tho people
as expressed in tho Juno election, is tha
opinion advanced by C. W, Nottingham,
stuto senator from Portland, independ
ent republican, and a statement No. 1
man, who afrivod in Modford Wednes
day morning on a business trip.
Mr. Nottingham states further thnt
ho lias not seen any indication that
any of the Statement No. 1 men will
violate their pledges when tho legisla
ture convenes, nnd as ho is closely in
touch with the political situation In tha
state, his views aro of moro than pass
nig interest.
"I do not enro to discuss tho situa
tion at length," said Mr, Nottingham,
"as 1 do not care to speak for publica
tion, but 1 havo yet to sec any indica
tion nf n Statement No. 1 man repudiat
ing his pledge. The moves taken hy
the smair organizations in Portland nro
premature and may bo considered ns
such."
Mr. Nottingham expressed himself ns
greatly pleased with what littlo ho lias
seen of tho Rogue River valloy and
witli Medford. Ho declined to rovoal
the nature of his business in this cltv.
ROSE BURG GROOM IS
WELL KNOWN IN MEDFORD
A wedding (n which two of Rose
burg's most popnlnr and highly es
teemed young people played the all im..
portant roll occurred nt tho Kpiscnpat
church at Albany, Or., shortly after -7
o'clock Sunday .morning, November 20,
when Mr. Lysle Yockey nnd Miss Edna
Jackson were united in marriage, Rev,
Arachdeacon Chambers of Portland of
ficiating. The ring ceremony of the
Kpiscopal church was used.
Both Mr. nnd Mrs. Yockoy nre well
and favorably known in this city, the
groom being at present employed in
the mechanical department of the News,
while his estimable bride is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs, William Jackson, high
ly respected citizens of Looking Glass.
Mr. and Mrs. Yockey were tho re
cipients of numerous gifts from their
many friends in this city.
The happy couple have a host of
friends in this vicinity who wish them
many happy years of wedded lifo.
Ilutpqua Valloy News..
The groom is tho son of Mrs. M. K.
Yockey of this city and is well known
locally. - Many friends in Medford wish
tho young couple a long and happy life.
MANY CHURCH MEMBERS
GATHER IN PHILADELPHIA
PMILADKLPHIA. Pa., Dec. 2. Aep
reseating 20,(O0,000 communicnutH iu
1:7 religious denominations, some of the
leading churchmen of the nation nro
gathering iu Philadelphia today to par
ticipate in tho I'm lo tal council ol! the
Churches of Christ in America. The
scHsioii will be formally opened tomor
row and will maik tho greatest step ever
lawen in America for a unification of
Protestant churches. Among tho distin
guished laymen who will be in attend
a nee will be Governor Hughes of New
York, who will disem-s "Civic Righte
ousness," and Governor .Ansel of South
( 'arolina.
This meeting is regarded as the most ,
representative gathering iu the history
of Protestant Christianity in this coun
try, lis members have been chosen by
the highest adjudicatory bodies in the
denominations to be represented.
. Among them will bo more than ft)
t bishops, many presidents of universi-
ties and colleges, some of the most not
I ed collegians and preachers in the conn
i try, officers in mission bonrds and other
j departmental' laymen of prominence.
I Nearly all those who have been appoint
i cd have signified I heir intention of cont
I ing. to the council.
i The sessions of this representative
j body will continue until December 8.
i. "For tho prosecution of work that
' enn be better done in union than iu
separation" this is the expressed pur
pose of the meeting, which is unique
in character nnd which is regarded ns
certain to prove historic in tho annals
of A inert can Protestantism, It niins,
"through counsel and co -operation to
avoid the two great faults of Protest
autism, overlapping and overlooking, "