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UNITED PRESS
DISPATCHES
Bj far the largest end belt Dtwi report
of any paper la Southern Oregon.
THIRD TEAK.
MEDFORD, OREGON; TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1908.
No. 224.
BOLD BANK
ROBBERS
Men Hold Up East Side
Bank In Portland and
Make Get Away With
$17,000 in Cash
PORTLAND, Dec. S. All efforts
so fur have failed to gee trace of the
three unmasked men who late yester
day afternoon held up the Kast Bide
bunk in this city, gathered $17,000 in
gold, silver and currency into two sacks,
ran down the street, and disappeared,
followed by eix shots from the revolv
er of P. H. Nowhall, president of the
bank. ,
I. nut night the police scare ucu every the department of the east, was not
part of the city, but so far have failed j at home, but Colonel 11. O. S. Hnistaod,
to uncover the slightest cluo. The poo-1 adjutant general, who has written and
pie of the community are shocked over ' spoken much in favor of such a com
the affair und are umiblo to under-, bination, indorsed the idea. Basing the
stand how these three men shortly after offectivoncss of fighting forces upon
(I o'clock, while the street was crowded strength and position considered with
with pedestrians, could hold up the I reference to each other,
c.iBhier and president of the banK ana I
escape so easily. 1
The leader of the bang forced the
president of the bank nnd his son incoj
the privnto office of the bunk. Two '
confederates then entered. One of these ;
stood and held the crowd at bay with '
his rovolvcr and tho othor gathered the
money into too sacks, it oniy iook .
them about two minutes and they made ,
their getaway beforo anyone reolized
what was happening. .
BIG CONCERT TONIGHT
AT CHRISTIAN TABERNACLE
Monday ovening saw the close of the
revival meotings which were held first j
at the Christian church ami lately at the ,
. new Christian tabernacle. The following
will be the program rendered at tho
concert to be held nt the tnbornncle to- j
night:
Program. i
Orchestra, selection, Olin brothors; .
'rending, "Tho legend of the Organ"
(Imilder, the volunteer organist), Mrs.
W. L. Mellinger; solo, "Sing Me to
Sleep," Longman, violin oblignto; read
ing, "My llnclci Jennie," Mrs. W. L.
Mellinger; violin solo (Traumerci), ',
Olin; boIo, "Happy Days," Kdmoads; '
reading, "Sister and I: How Salvator '
Won," Mrs. W. L. Mellinger; boIo,
"The Wishing Well," Longman; piano
duet, "The Poet nnd Peasant," over
ture, Mrs. Delia .Tones nnd Miss Maud
.Tones; "Amoricn," audience. "
Concert in aid of tho tabernacle fund.
YOUNGER SET TAKE TO NEW
"BARN DANCE" WITH VIM
Many of the younger set of the city
wore present Monday evening in the
Angle opora house, whero they took
their first lesson in tho famous "bBrn
dance," that hns tnken the cast by
storm. So popular did it become that
those present almost refused to dance
any numbers that have heretofore been
popular in th ecity, but kept op a con
stant demand for tho new creation. On
tiext Monday ovoninp Mrs. Crevistnn
nnd Mrs. Clark will give another "ham
dunce," and judging from the number
who learned the dance Monday evening ;
they will all be out in force ugain and
. bring along their friends.
BIX MEN CELEBRATE
CHRISTMAS TOO EARLY
Six big husky mei appeared before
Recorder Collins Monodny morning to
explain why they should celebrate Christ
mas this fsr in advance. Satisfactory
answers being an impossibility, they
vero fined as follows: James Conk, $5;
K. B. Scott, 10; Joe Dunlap, 20, and
Lawrence Hamlin, 10. The last two
not having the price, were turned over
to the chief with orders to work out
their fines. The others paid up. They
were arrested Satnrdny evening as they
were going south, three sheets in the
wind.
GOVERNOR-ELECT COSOROVE
IS SLIGHTLY BETTER TODAY
PASO ROBLES, Cal., Dec. 8. Mrs.
Cosgrove, wife of the governor-elect of
Washington, today said that her hns
hand was better. He is still very ill,
nnd csnnot make plans concerning bis
return to Washington.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed will apply to the city council of
the city of Modfnrd, Oregon, at its next
mooting for a licence to sell spiritous,
vinous and malt liquors, in qnnntities
less than a Ballon, for a period of twelve
months, at its place of bnsinesj at lots
S, . 7, 8 and 9, in block 20, in th ecity
of Medford. Oregon.
Dated December 8, 1908.
HOTEL NASH COMPANY.
ONE HEAD FOR
ARMIDNAVY
Col. Helstand Agrees With
jthe Views Set Forth by
"General Grant
NEW YOBS, Doe. 8. The argument
fl (moral Fred D. Grant advanced In
a speech before tlie St. Andrew's so
ciety in Chicago on Monday evening
for the combination of the army and
navy into one department under a sin
gle head to be known as thedepart'of
defense appeared to be nothing new on
Governor's Island yesterday. From
what could be learned many army offi
cers believe the same way.
General Grant in his Bpeecb called at
tention to the "remarkably" small
army of the United States. He said
it would be of no use at all for aggres
sive warfare. "Our navy and army
should be classed together in that they
must work, together In the event of
war," said he.
General Leonard Wood, commander of
Wireless Messages for Santa
Get an Answer In 10 Secsnds
Every "child" between tho age of 1 day and 73000 days of age Is in
vited to call and send a wiroless message to Santa, Tho station is complete
your message will be sont nwuy and un aiiBWor received in ten seconds.
Write your message and bring It here as soon as possible.': You'll enjoy
sending It DOME AFTER 4 P. M.
GIFT SILKS
You'd seek far to find a moro ac
eeptablo gift lor most women and
girls than a Silk Waist or DrcBB
Pattern. And you'll seek in vain
for a more beautiful and satisfying
showing of quality Silks than wo
have here, -
GIFT GUVES
We always en
joy the lion's
sharo of the
gift-glove trade
That's because
people are es
pecially care
ful that the
Gloves they
buy to give
should be the
best. T h o y
know this store
Is surest t o
have that kind
only.
New shipments
have made our
stock the most complete in the city.
Alt stees all shade und black nnd
white.
$1.25
secures a glove that has
all the style and quality
of any glove sold at $1.50
and of many sold at 1.75c
f I 7C secures a Glove that has
.pl.lJ all the style of any $2.00
Glove sold and will wear
with ninov sold at $2. Bo.
WE SELL GLOVE ORDERS.
GIFT BELTS
New shipments
have made our as
sortment of Belts'
very attractive..
You can find just
what you want in
this line by com
ing here.
All colors in
elastic Belts; very
'neat buckles; reg
ular 35c vnlnes; ORf
in Xmas sale bJv
A very large assortment of styles
in black, blue, brown, navy and fan
cy Persian Elastic Belts; worth up
to $1.00, for 65c gQg
Medford's Exclusive Ladies Store
Baker - Hutchison 6 Co.
Central Ave., Just North of Jackson Co. Bank
OREGON TAKES
TENTH PLACE
Federal Report lor 1907
Reflects Unfavorable
Conditions Faced
In the manufacture of lumber and Its
products for the year 1D07, Oregon
ranks tenth among the states, acocrding
to a pamphlet that has Just been issued
by the department of commerce and
labor on the lumber cut of the United
States for last year. Washington heads
the list, as the greatest lumber pro
ducing state ,wileetaoieoelnhretaoinsh
duclng state, while the following states
are 'credited with a 'larger cut than
that of Oregon: Louisiana, Texas, Mis
sissippi, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Michigan,
Pennsylvania and Minnesota.
For the year 1901 there were H4
lumber mills in this state which report
ed the manufacture of 1,035,063,000 feet
board measure of soft woods, aggregat
ing 422,301,575 in value. Tho same mills
for the same period submitted figures
showing tho production of 3,727,000 feet
board measure of hard woods, represent
ing a value of $102,933. For the 12
months tho stute is credited with the
manufacture of lath to the amount of
134.048.000 of the value of 202,434
and 208,700,000 of shingles of tho value
of $478,925.
RAINCOATS
There are few women who would
.not wolcomo the gift of a Raincoat
espocially one of ours, which are
practically two coats in one. They
have a trim-tailored style which
makes them as ndaptablo to sun
shiny wenther as they are protective
on rainy nnd snowy days. TJnnsu
ally low priced.
GIFT HOSIERY
Needn 't hesi
tate to givo
Hosiery and
Underwear. Its,
certain to be
apprcc i n t e d
whether it's
tho fino silk
kind or the
plain everyday
sort. II ere
where the want
pfl kinds are
priced cheapest
$1.00 Hosiery nnd Underwear, ,85c
7fe Hosiery and Underwear ..63c
50c Hosiery and Underwear, . . .42c
35c Hosiery and Underwear ,...30c
3c Hosiery and Underwear . ...21c
$1.25 Underwear , Mc
$1.50 Underwear $1.26
$2.00 Underwear 91.69
GIFT HOSIERY
We have tb
cutest little
fijXSu booth fixed un
j0w wun suiuiDie
"wSfixfr 3Cma gifts for
'V, A Jfr . baby. You
can see a big
' array of pretty
little useful
very low.
Tlaby Boots $1.25 to 10
Baby Saeques 2.00 to 25c
Baby Hoods $2.00 to 25c
Bsby Sweaters 12.50 to 35c
Baby Mittens 60c to 10c
Baby Toques 12.60 to 25c
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MANY IIQINCQTllIT N ROM ATTORNEY ACH
lllllll I UUIIIU UIULLI1 UUUIl;
LIBRARY HAS BEEN
BOOKS STOPPED
I , ,
Secretary's
Report
Shows
for
807
November
Books lssued--Now 510
Patrons ol Library
The following io the librarian's re
port for the month of November, Num
ber of books issued in November. HOT;
number of books Issued since the open
iug of tho library, August 0, 734; nuin-
bur of patrons December 1, 010; ainuuut
or fines collected to date. $2M.
From this dutu fines will ba collect
ed In accordance with the rules and reg
ulations pit h ted iu the books, nnd a
charge of 6 cents for replacing lost
patrons' cards.
All books are loaned for two weeks,
and are Ificn Bubjoct to reuewal for
two weeks. If anyone fulls to renew bin
book let him estimate the number of
days he Is .delinquent at 5 cents pur
day. i n is may somowhat alleviate the
shock, when tho librarian informs him
that ho owes tho library anywhere from
30c to 70c. Heretofore this rule has
not been rigidly enforced, bacause soiuo
of tho bookrf'did not contain the miss
governing patrons.
In the futuro this rulo will be eti
forced.
At tho last meeting of tho Groater
Medford .club it whs decided to give
patrons one week longer in which to
return books.
If tho parents and. teachers will co
operate with tho librarian in securing
mora careful bundling of the bonks in
the juvenile department tho lige of these
books and hence their usfuluess to tho
community will be greatly increased.
All books iu tho traveling library con
tain tho following instructions:
To Oare for Books,
Do not mark them with pon or pencil.
Do not turn down cornern of leaven.
Do not wot the fingers to turn loaves.
Do uot use a thick bookmark.
Do not lay open book face downward.
Do not brenk iUo back by forcing
open.
Do not handle except with clean hands
Do not forgot to protect from rain.
Home of the books which have been
issued only eight or ten times are ho
gummy and grimy from dirt yfiugers
that the averngo parson would hesitate
to houdlo them with tonga.
These books with careful treatment
should be in good condition two or three
years hence. '
Lot us teach our children that the
books belong to the whole public and
that many other boys and girls would
like to read them.
MRS. II. C. STODDARD.
NOT ENOUGH POLES,
SO WILL BUILD JAIL
Madras, in Crook county, which will
probably bo the first division point of
the new Harrim:in tail road up the Des
chutes river, and which is now the head
quarters of nnmereua nrvoying crews,
is building its first calaboose. With tne
coming of the railroad comes also the
usual apportionment of "drunks ana
disorderlies" of every railroad town,
Heretofore Madras has been content
with hiindctiffing its "bad men" to the
proverbial telephone pole, but hence
forth the town will have a regulntinn
lockup. t '
PROMINENT SOCIETY WOMAN
KILLS SELF BECAUSE LONELY
BRISTOL, R. I Dec. 8. -Emma R
Cheeseh rough, one of the best known
society women of the east and a chum
of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, jr., killed
herself this morning by twice shooting
herself through the head. She gave as
a cause in a note which she left that
she "was too lonely to endure it any
longer. ITer husband is a noted yacht
designer, whose place of business is in
Europe.
ROOSEVELT SENDS TO
SENATE MIS NOMINATIONS
WAHHINOTON. Dec. 8. Roosevelt
sent to the senate today the following
nomination; Luke Wriirht. secretary ni
war; Truman Newberry, secretary of
the nary; Herbert I, natoree, assistant
secretary of the navy; Dantel J. Keere
commossioner of geenernl Immigration
DEFENSE IN BUST
TRIAL RESTS ITS 0A8B
AN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Dec. 8.
Without placing witnesses on the stand
the def. nse in tho Ruef trial rested yes
terday. Attorney Arh. for Ruef, at
tempted to have the testimony of near
ly ail the witnesses stricken out on the
gronnd of incompetency. Re 1Ud In
the attempt.
Secretary Hartog of Eu
gene Says Phamphlet
With Fictitious Facts Is
No Longer Used
The issuance of the fake pamphlet by
tho Oregon Realty Unit com puny in ex
ploiting tho advantages of La no coiint
ty by issuing dutn nnd cuts which be
long of a right to the Rnguo River val
ley has boeu stopped. In fact, it was
stopped before n copy of the pamphlet
reached Medford.
Tt wiH be remembered that tho Com
mercial club nt ft recent meeting decid
ed to apply to the pontnl authorities for
a fraud order, nnd also Instructed Sec
rotary Miller to take tho matter up
with Secretary Hnrtog of tho Eugene
Commercial club. This Hocrotary Miller
did, and Tuesday ho received tho fol
lowing reply, which shows that tho mat
ter hns been attended to:
Eugene Secretary's Reply.
Eugene, Or., December 5, 1008. Mr.
A. H. Miller, Medford, Oregon Dour
Sir: your favor of the 3d reached inn
this morning. I heard about tho mnttei
iu Portland Tuesday and am glad to
get your letter, so as to assure you
that tho matter referred to was stopped
hoiiio time ago. The St. Paul party who
got up tho booklet sent mo a copy of it
and asked me what I thought of it. I
have just looked up tho copy of my
letter to him mid -find" that I wroto him
ou November III, and I expressed my
opinion of his action in using picture
ud statements which were fictitious
then took up tho mutter with tho local
officers of the company and showed
them wherein this party in St. Paul was
in tho wrong, and they wired him the
next morning to atop operations und to
destroy tho literature Since receiving
your letter I just called them up by
olephone to ninke sure that .their in
structions were carried out, and I have
been assured that they were. Tho gen
tlemen hero interested in thin company
are nil in good standing, and the min
ute I stated to them where their St,
Cuul ii gent was wrong Uiey wero just
is naxious ns 1 was to have it stopped.
1 am sorry your club buw fit to take
liu matter up with the postal author-
ties, as there was no need of this, in
asmuch a wo hud tnken steps to stop
t some weeks before you got hold ol
ho booklet. Kindly bring it to the
notice of your club that tho Eugene
Commercial club is just anxious to have
L'ugene and Lane county sail undor its
trite colors as you could possibly be in
rgnrd to your own part of tho state.
baeh part certainly has enough ad van
liige not. to be under the necessity nl
stealing one another's thunder, or using
each other's affidavits.
Even before t came !o Oregon, when
I got hold of your bonk containing the
very picture of the man in tho vineyard
holding up the grapes, which appenrs in
this Oregon Realty Unit company's
booklet, I at once wrote to Mitchell
tho Bun Francisco postal card mnn,
asking him why ho uBed this picture to
represent a California vineyard, and it
has been stopped since. ' .
Assuring you of my hearty co-opera
tiou in everything that pertains to the
honest and honorable exploitation of
Oregon ,and thanking you for consulting
me i the matter, I remain. Yours very
truly. JOHN n. HARTOtt, Mgr.
MININO CONGRESS HEARS
MESSAGE FROM TAFT
PlTTSHUltd, Ph., Dee. 7. A mm
sage from President eleet Tuft, promis
ing the mining congress Ms hearty re
operation in its work whs rend before
that hody'today. Tl wns received willi
grest enthusiasm. Taft said in part:
"The public conscience is awakening
to both loss of life and waste of siste
rial in all industries. Wo must see to
it that tlie movement is guided winr-ly
snd earned forward to success,"
Oreat Meeting at Christian Tabernacle.
Monday night for the best Monday
night service during tlis entire series
of meetings at the Christian tsbernaele.
Tho sermon on the subject ::Tho Open
Window" was one of the best of all.
The singing was eir optionally good. The
audience was large and r.sponsive. lus
results were magnificent. Eight took
their stanad for Christ snd the church,
all adults except one 124 to date.
Oreat concert tonight. Reception on
Wednesday night. Don't forget tho
..ineert. Proceeds to im towards the
tabernacle fund. Come early. Mrs. W
l Mellinger is perhaps the best read
aid reciter ia Oregon. Musie. will
a. Musie. will
,U1 play. Long
lug-
ha mmhiI. (rUn brothers wi1
I nisu and Edm.sda will etng
WAXES WARM
Hurls Invectives to Right
and Left as He Sums up
Argument In Ruef Case
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Deo .8.
Hurling invetttices to right nnd loft and
souring into such real urn of eloquonce
that even those upou whom he mado his
attack wero forced lo pay tho greatest
attention, Henry Aeh. tho attorney in
charge of Rtief's defense, today made
his closing argument in the Ruof trial
Ho closed with a vindictive attack on
Heiiey and declared that Ruef had been
killed politically like 1'ncnur to gratify
the umbitioiuf of others.
Rudolph Spreekels came In for his
Mini re of tho vitriolic language when he
was scored by the fiery little attorney
for contributing money to curry on tho
graft prosecution.
Kx-SuperviRor (lallnghcr, tho star wit
ncHs for tho proseculiou, came in for
his share of tho attack and was com
pared, by Aeh to a purrot, "speaking
the words of others as ho hnd been
couched, showing no reasoning, no men
tality of his own."
Tho speech for bitterness mid vitriol
io strength is Hind to bo without an
eo,uu) in tho records of court proceed
ing! on tho const.
NEWBERRY SELLS HIS
PLAOE FOR $10,000
(Ins Newberry hits Hold his place near
.Jacksonville for $10,000 to L. (7. Lnugh
lin of Medford. Tim place contains 00
Keren, 28 of which nro iu fruit, tho bal
ance in alfalfa.
Business Men's Olub to Organize,
At a o'clock Wcdnowlay.ovonlng Do-
vrtuber 0, nil elm Hit members of the
.Medford liimiiietiH Men's Social club are
denired to bo present ut llamdrigg's op
ero Iiouho for purposes of incorporation
and permanent organization.
Why Don't You Try
for your
Xmas Gifts
WE ARK CARRYING the Largest Assortment of
Fancy and Novelty Good in Medford. They are
all New and Up-to-Date, and our prices are fully
Twenty-Five per ceut. below the prices asked in
any other stove iu the city on the same quality of
goods.
HAVILAND CHINA
The Largest Line in the City
and are Moderately Priced
In a few days the Finest Line of
Dolls, Toys, Books, Xmas Goods, in
Medford will be on display here.
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PUT MATTER
OFF FOR i
TIME
Council Instructs Chicago
Bank to Deliver Bonds
and Refer Matter of
Interest to Arbitration
Referring the mutter of th. payment
of seemed interest amounting la H31,
to arbitration for the time. being, ft.
city eouneil ut a meeting held Moatey
uveniug instructed the city recorder t
send the following telegram, so that the
city would receive, the money for th.
flO.CHJO bonds:
Medford, Or., Dee. 7, 1B08. Pinat Od-'
tlonnl Dank, Chicago, 111.: Deliver the
Medford bonds to John Nuveen t Ob.
upon payment of amount tendered, how
ever, advise them that this ia without
waiver of any rights of interest under
our claim for balance of original draft.
A. E. BEAME8,
Attorney for City.
BEN.T. M, COLLINS, . .
City Recorder.
Tho city iu this way will get some
$4X,000, and the matter of the interest
on tho first bonds, which is. In dispute,
will be settled later. ,'. 7; f
The council purchased eu' acre of
ground from Jumes Taylo for tltOe)
as t!io site-of a septic tank.,
' No other business was transacted, al
though a few minor uisttors were 'dis
cussed, f ' .
yOUNO APPOINTED THB w
POSTMASTER AT FOBTLAMO
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The presi
dent today appointed John C. Yoimg
postmnstor of Portland.
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