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THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1908.
No 234.
LOCAL APPLES
OF
L. D. Harris Back From
Spokane-Says Medford
Could Easily Have Cap
lured $1000 Prize
"The Rogue Fiver valley would have
had no trouble whatever in taking the
$1000 prize for apples shown at Spo
knno," states L. D. Harris, who lias
returned from the upple show, ' and
it is to bo regretted thnt we did. not
have a suitable exhibit there. The Bhow
was well worth attending and some 15
carloads of fruuit was on exhibition,
"The local Spitzenberg and Newtown
Fippins are the equal of those of Hood
River, which were shown : the exhibit,
though it wouid be presumptuous to
kr that they are better. These upples
from Hood River were easily the finest
at the national show, but the method of
judging was such as to allow apples of
inferior commercial value, to be judged
the equal of Spitzenburgs and few
towns. ' ;. '
"But in r gard to the prize of $1000
for the best car of commercial apples,
this prize could easily have been .ob
tained for this valley."
"The only display from this section
was a few boxes from the Grants Pass
Fruitgrowers' association of poor va
rieties, and worse pack. Over theso was
strung a banner several times the length
of the display labeled , "Bogue River.
Valley." it was a poor showing and
made one feel ashamed. It was worse
than no display at. all."
In spite of the poor showing made, it
seems that some consolation prizes were
awarded the exhibitors for their long
journey, for Grants papers print the
following;- i'-
-H. C, Bateman returned Wednesday
morning from Spokane, where he went
to take the exhibits from Grants Pass to
the national apple show. The results of
' the trip are highly satisfactory to the
fruitgrowers of this section Tho award
of the judges ha vot been received as
yet,- but as the fruit was viewed they
promised six or eight prices on the
plate varieties a diploma fdr the dis
play sent by the Grants Pass cannery,
and a fourth prize on plate collection.
When the awards of the judges are re
ceived it is quite likely, that other
prtpps will be received by our fruit."
THE COMING- WEEK DAY BY DAY.
NEW YORK, Dec, 19. Among the
important events on the calendar for
' the coming week are toe following:
Monday.
Srventb annual chess tournament be
twora Columbia . Princeton, Harvard
and Yale will be commenced in New
York and continue throe days.
.Tim Flyun of Pueblo and Sam Lang
"ford, the negro boxer, will fight at the
Colieujn m San Francisco.
Mrs. Florence Erb and her sister, rfrs,
Catherine Beisel, charged with the mur
der of tbe former's husband, will be
placed on trial at Media, Pa.
Tuesday.
Hun will enter the sign of Capricor
nun, marking what is. astron m if ally,
the beginning of winter and t.ie short
' est dav in the northern hemisphere.
.'Japanese diet, or parliament, will be
formally opened with the reading of
the message from the throne.
Wednesday.
A total eclipse of the sun, visible ojily
to observers in the southern hemis
phere will take plate. -
One hundred and twenty-fifth anni
versary f the resignation of General
Washington's military commission,
which occurred at Annapolis.-'
. Thursday.
.- Annual Boston sportsmen 'n show of
the New England Finh and Game asso
ciation opens in Boston.
Sixty-third birthday anniversary of
George I., king of Hellenes, will be
celebrated by Greeks everywhere.
Friday.
Christmas will be observed as. an uni
versal holiday in all the Chris inn na
tion of the wrld.
FmirTff Pr.n American scientific eon
gr ss will be fnnnnlly opened in San
tiago, Cuba, and will extend it sessions
through two weeks.
Sitnrdftyv I
Admiral GMnre fW.-y will celebrate j
bis "Ht birthdiiy anniversary. 1
SUPER OR
SHOWN
YAWL
OF
LIMITS OF CITY
Sends Communication to
City Council Calling Their
Attention tojthe Necess
ity to SuGh Action.
Hon. W. f. Vawter on Saturday for
warded a communication to the city
council culling the attention of that
body to the fait that the limits of the
city should be extended, and to do this
the iniitrer shlnild bo taken up by the
legislature at their session next month,
Tf this be not done the matter y.'ill go
over until
Mr. Vawter's communication fol
lows: Medford, Dec. 10. To the Honora
ble Mayor and Members of the City
Council: It is now at least some six or
eight years since the corporate bounda
ries of Medford have been enlarged. It
is apparent to all that a considerable
portion of Medford proper is not within
the confines of the city limits. The leg
islature meets in regular biennial session
npxt month, The government census
will be taken in 3910. If Medford ib
to make the showing in population that
it ought to make that portion of -the
city outside of tbe present boundaries
should be taken into the city. If the
change .in boundaries "la; delayed; until
the session of 1911 wo will of course be
without the benefit of a proper showing
as to population.,
There may be a question as to the
proper method of enlarging the boun
daries of our city whether by legisla
tive act or by a vote of tho people, etc
This is a matter that ehouid have the
attention and investigation of the city
attorney. Permit me to say, however,
that during the 1907 session of tbe leg
islature I had a conference with the
Hpn.. Wi 8, U'Ren (father of the initia
tive, eta.) and he gave it as his opinion
offhand that the proper way to in
crease the boundaries of a city was
by an act of the legislature and that
in that particular the law bad not been
changed. I merely mention this for what
it may be worth as Mr. U'Ren himself
did not seem entirely clear on the sub
ject. '
W. I. VAWTER.
An Extraordinary Sabbath.
Thati B what it will be nct Sabbath
at the Methodist Episcopal church, B
street, at 11 x m.. The district super
the Lord's Sapper will follow the morn
intendent will preach. The Bacrament
of the Lord 's Supper will follow the
morning sermoon. r.
At night .the Christmas; cantata given
by Mrs. Era use and the choir has been
training for two months for this occa
sion. Yon can't afford to miBS it.
Bring your friends and enjoy this mu
sical treat. Sabbath school 10 a. m.
Love feast 6:30 p. m. All are invited.
SOCIAL SEASON AT THE
WHITE HOUSE ELABORATE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Every
thing in and around the White House
has been put in the best possible order
for the opening of the lust and most
brilliant social season under tho Roose
velt administration. The .opening event
will be the cabinet dinner this evening,
and the season will close with the army
and navy reception on Thursday, Feb
ruary 18. During the intervening time
there will be a round of diplomatic re
ceptions, diplomatic dinners, judiciary
receptions the usual supreme court din
ner and congressional receptions, all to
be given on Thursday evenings, inter
spersed with many other, less formal
social functions, prime among them the
ball to be given on the evening of De
cember 2S in honor of Miss Ethel Roose
velt 'p social debut. o
The old historic mansion has wit
nessed mauv interesting social events
under the changing administrations, but j
prnbnbly nevr a season quite as strenu- i
gus and brilliant ns will be the closing (
seann of the present administration.
Vt tL-Intf-r lr. Tnff will he the
Jftrst lady." and Washington society!
i.i already sn-eul:iting over the pro
pects of tbe first "Taft season." j
EXTENSION
URGES
MOVER
TO PAY $831
W. 1. Vawter Wires Bond
House Regarding Action
of Council-Urges Them
to Meet Request of City
W. I. Vawter of the Jackson County
bank on Friday wired John Nuveen
Company, bond buyers of Chicago and
udvised them of the action taken Ly
the city council Thursday afternoon,
when they decided to resell the bond
t
issue, thns putting an end t othe quib
bling which has been in progress uoi'p;
weeks regarding the payment of accrued
interest on the bonds.
Mr, Vawter in his telegram urged ih-;
bond hoiiBe. to pay the accrued interest
on tho first issue, amounting to $831,
thereby meeting the demand of the
city. He advised them further that if
this be done he thought the city would
place the remainder of the bonds with
them. 1
What Nuveen 's action will bo in. re-"
gard to the matter is difficult to deter
mine.' It may be that he will act as
advised by Mr. Vawter and meet the
demand of the city. In this event it
is probable that the council will not
make a resale as ordered.
IhUTOMOBELES NECESSITY
; UPON FARMS OF KANSAS
The extent, to which the' automobile
is being recognized as a necessity on
the farms of the west is indicated by
the fact that in- central Kansns alone
more than 600 motor cars are owned
by farmers.' A dozen years ago the
farmer in this region who owned an
extra team and had a spring wagon
bed the standing of n man of means
in his community. Now those who then
looked covetously upon the spring wag
en are driving about in automobiles.
Kansns roadways are so level ' that
they are a standing invitation to tbe
automobilist, and this bus contributed
largely to the welcomtt given the au
tomobile by tbo.se who live in the otat?.
' So keenly is the automobile felt to
bean agricultural essential that agi
latum has been started both in Kan
Bas and Missouri to have instruction
given at the state agricultural colleges
in tbe general use and adaptabilities
of the motor car. The agricultural
school of Iowa at Ames has already
decided to have a short inter course of
instruction of this sort.
The students will as a preliminary
be taught tbe structure and operation
of gasoline engines and will learn the
many ways- in which such an engine
can be made use of to make farming
easier and more profitable. Then they
will be instructed in the dismantling,
rebuilding and operation of motor cars
so that they may become skilled oper
ators of such vehicles, which, the state
educational authorities are convinced
will perform a large part in the devel
opment of tbe farming interests in the
next two decades.
SLIGHT INJURY HAS
A SERIOUS RESULT
FORT JONES, Cal.. Dc:. H'. A few
days ago while splitting kindling with
a hatchet the blade took 'iff the bnil
of 'Will LuttrrU's thnvil), bfiroly graz
ing tho bone.
CAN CO 8G ROVE QUALIFY
WHILE IN CALIFORNIA?
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 19. The
qKMtion whether (iovernoreleet Cos
grovo fun qualify at Paso Kohles, where
he is ill, will probably bo tested in the
supreme court o7 the utatii of Wash
ington. Cofigrove's I-g:il advisors say
he can qiialifyotitide of th state and
ether say his presence in Washington
is lleceinury.
BACK NTEREST
SECOND STAY
OF SENTENCE
IN HE CASE
Judge Lawlor Gives De
fense Until Next Thurs
day to Offer Notion but
no Further Delay
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec." 19.
Judge ' Lawlor 's courtroom was pack
ed with humanity this morning who
came to hear the court impose sentence
upon Abe Ruef, ex-boss and arch graft
er, who was recently convicted of the
attempted briberv of Supervisor Furey,
but tho crowds left disappointed ns
fudge-Lawlor postponed the paBslng of
sentence until ni'xt , Thursday, Decem
ber 24. '
Ruef 's attorneys were notified, .how
ever, that they must take definite ac
tion in the meantime, as no further
ptiftponenient would be allowed.
Owing to the crowding of the court
room, it wns intimated by tho jurge
thnt he may not allow any spectators
in conrt when he hands Ruef bis Christ
mas present. , .
Ruef appeared in court this morning
joking with friends and seemingly at
ease with all the world.
SACK OF MAIL STOLEN '
FROM DEPOT AT WEED
IHJNSMUIR, Cal., Dec. 19. Wednes
day night upon the arrival of passen
ger train No. 13 at Weed, it throw off
the mail sack onto the platform. When
the postmaster went to get it it was
not to be found. A search was at once
started and after Borne time the sack
was found cut open and- the mail scat
tered. It is not known if tbe thieves
got away with any of the mail or not.
The postmaster, does not think they did.
There is no truce, of the men who did it,
but tbe officers are trying several clues.
GOOD SHOWING MADE
BY HARRIMAN RAILROAD
Despite the great business depression
which resulted from the panic, the gross
earnings of tbe Union Pacific railroad
for the 12 months ended June 30, pub
lished yesterday, show a decrease of
only. $269,373. After dividends were
paid on the preferred Block, the balance
remaining for the common shares, which
are now on a 10 per cent bus'.s, equaled
16.24 per cent, as compared with 16.4
for 1907. -
This-showing in particularly interest
ing in view of the persistent report that
the assets of the Union Pacific are to
be separated from the mil road, and that
total dividends on the two c lassos of
shares, amounting to 12 per cent, are. to
bo paid. The company's income from
investments showed the remarkable in
crease during the year of $4 790,467.
The income from theBe investments for
the year wns $16,763,574, as compared
with $11,973,106 in in ,1907. The com
pany, after the payment of dividends
and all charges, had a surplus of $12,
1S8,751.
The feature of the report, which was
very interesting was the fact that the
Union Fneific profits on its original
Northern Pacific investments increased
from $34,665,000 to $45,586,000 as a
result of the sale of $9,072,360 Great
Northern and $4,7.'10,000 Northern Pa
cific.
WELL KNOWN MINING MAN
BLUFFERS PARALYSIS
1'mRT JoNES, Cal., Iee. 19. A few
lays ago "(irandpn'' Sleep of (JuitrtK
Yftlky, a pioneer and well known min
ing mini, who for tbreir years bus been
partiiillv parnlywd. suffered another
stroke of paralysis and there appears
ttle hope of his recovery.
GOMEZ TAKES
CASTRO'S JOB
IN VENEZUELA
Castro Immediately Buys
Rifles and Ammunition
With Which to Fight
Will Return Home
LONDON, Dec. 19. Vice President
Vicento Gomez has declared himself
president of Venezuela and will nrsume
eomplete churge of the government, ac
cording to a dispatch received hero to
day. l'urticulure are very meager, but it
seems that ho took the step to quell
internal strife in order to concontrato
Venezuela's strength upon Holland
BERLIN, Dec. 19. After recgving a
cablegram today announcing that Vice
President Vincente Gome, had declared
himself president of Venezuela Presi-
dent Castro opened negotiations for
the purchase of 80,000 rifles and other
munitions of war. ,
Apples Coming Less Freely,,, '
' Shipments of apples to this market
have fallen off materially within the
past week, Bays the Telegram and a
considerable Improvement in the eondi
tion of the local trade has been tho re
suit. ' Stocks In all quarters have been
duced to some extent, but as yet thoro
hus been no stiffening of prices. Pour
to medium grado fruit comprises the
bulk of stocks on hand, and most .if
the current sales are at prices ranging
from (1 to $1.25 a box. Small ship -
ments of fancy Hood Eiver apples have
come in during tho week, and they go
rather slowly at 2.25 to $2.50 a box.
From this time on dealers look for a
steady reduction in the apple surplus,
but no material price changes are ex -
po.cted for a month or more.
.
NATIONAL CIVIL SEE VI OB
HETOEM LEAGUE BE S8IO!
PJTTSHUKG, Pa., Dec. 19. After a
two days' discussion of various meas
ures, the National Civil Service Reform
leagno brought its annual sonsion to a
close today. The delegates aro juhilant
and declare that the reform advocated
by the league will soon be accepted1 in
all departments of national and state
govertnients.
: rm petition to enjoin
' TEE EUGENE CITY COUNCIL
EUGENE, Or., Dec. 19. Representa
tive citizens of Eugene today filed an
injunction to restrain the council from
proceeding with the project to construct
a power plant on the McKcnzie river.
Mayor J. D. Matlock is one of the de
fendants. Tbe action follows a rebuke admiuis
tered the council October 1 by the vot
ers in defeating a proposed half million
dollar bond issue to finance the pro
posed Kitchey. creek munieipnl gruvity
svstem.
OFFICE BUILDING, NOT A
ROCKEFELLER PALACE
LONDON, Dec. 19. The report j cortnin stir in circlos whore it is be
Ncw York that John 1) Rockefeller has , jjCVCil he is to receive tho "red hat."
bought laud at tueen Auno's Gate on one indiscreet interviewer bluntly
which to build a marble palace for his j allKPj t, archbishop if he expects to
London residence seemed today to ; bo uio a cardinal.
amuso tho secretary of the Anglo Amer-
can Oil company, a subsidiary of the,
Standard Oil company. j
"The report prnahlv originated from I Naturally, after the Theodore Roosc
the fact that our company has acquired ; velt-llellamy Htorer episode -the subject
a site for new oft'i.-es," said the seere-
tary. "The building will be of marble j
and six stories high. The architects !
have not yet fixed on many details yet, I
but we hope to move into llm new quar- I
tors iu a year." I
IS
MARTIN
MUST SPEND
LIFE IN JAIL
r
Convicted of Dynamiting
Home of Judge Odgen Is
Sentenced to Life Im
prisonment OAKLAND, Cnl., qcc. 10. Mrs. Isa
bella Martin, who whb convicted of
dynamiting the home of Judge Ogdon
in this city, was today sentenced to life
imprisonment by Judgo Wells.
Tho story of the crimo ih a familiar
one, being the most sensational of its
kind on the Pacific coast. Tho woman
did not place tho dynamite under the
porch of tho judge's home herself, but
instructed her son, known as "Baby
John" Martin, to put it there.
The lad testified thnt his mother held
him under hor influence and compelled
him to commit the outrnges in which
the explosives were used
Tho dynumitiitg reniainul n mystery
until Bnby John" was caught trying
to poison the people of Wcstovillo, Cal.
When "arrested tho boy confessed all
The grievances held by Mrs. Martin
against Judge Ogdon dated from the
time she was interested in a lawsuit in.
which a decision was given .by hin
against her. .i . '
WHO WELL BE TAFT'S ' '
NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL?
I WASHINGTON Dec. 10. Much
'"peculation is indulged in todny regard-..
1 '"K ",e probable choice of an attorney
general by Taft following tho official
announcement that Senntor Knox is to.
,bo "ecretary of state. .Uodoubtedly tho
I ""orncy general will bo picked from
j ' Hst: Frank Kellogg, the "trust
! b,1"u"'i " ''""'!l' N"ft"' of St. Louis,
j Henry Hoty of Ohio, Taft's college
mate; George W. Wickorsham -of Now
York, George Knight of California,
NEW POWEB PLANT 18 '. '
PLACED IN OPEBATION
BEDDING, Cnl. Dec. 19. Tho fourth
I power plant of tho Northern California
! Power company was started up yestor-.
! d"y "r "t tin,ei adding 3000 horse
I Pwur of el'Wcul cnorgly to the coin-
pany's system, making a total of 13,000 .
horse power. .
The new plant is in tho Hbingletown -country,
near Volta, where tho company
bus two other plants. Still another
plant is at Kilaro, east of Hodding. A
fifth plant is und-r construction on .
iSouth Huttjc creek, where 5S0O horse .
power will be developed electrically. A.
sixth plant will be put up five luilcs
below this one, or at the foot of lnskip
Butte, and 8500 horse power will .be
developed there. In other words, then,
the comiuiny 's plana cull for double the
amount of power that is now developed
at Its four power stations iacluding
the new one thut was started up yes
terday for tho first tiino. ' ,
ABOHBISHOP IRELAND'S
CHANCE TO BE CARDINAL
I'ABJM, Dec. 10.-
-Archbishop Ire
i Paris cnuHcd a
I land's brief -visit
Mgr. Ireland only smiliJ aid said:
i.j wj toll you when J return from
Tlnine what I think a.mut it.
most delicnte.
Too Late to Classify.
FOR KENT Rooms for lignt liouse-
keeping. Mrs. Joo 1 hoaias
utreot.
lolly
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