E003EVELT WOULD HAVE I
... THE NAVY REORGANIZED i
WASHINGTON Dec. 21. President
Roosevelt is seriously contemplating; bit
plau for tlie appointment of a special
commission to, reorganise tlio navy de
partment by eliminating the bureau sys
tem. Ho finds that the enlargements
of the membership of the general board
which iSeen-tary Newberry accomplish
ed upon assuming his duties on De
fember 1, and the appointment of Her
bert L. Satterlee, the well known ex
ponent of the president's naval theo
ries, pa assistant secretary of the navy,
have fallen short of effecting the re
forms which the three men had in mind.
Because of what he considers to be
the pressing necessity for reorganisa
tion, and undismayed by the intimation
that congress will not pass any Buch
pleasure before the conclusion of his
term of office, President Roosevelt is
again Bounding leading- naval experts'
rith a view of securing their coopera
Won. .",... .
j The president told several of his call
ers today that if Secretary Root-'would
accept the chairmanship of this com
mittee the success of his plan would be
guaranteed. -
HENS PRODUCE FOR OREGON
5(000tQ00 ' ANNUALLY
Poultry ' raisers are taking lots of
interest in the 'coining show of. the Lane
County Poultry association at Eugene
December 21 to 24. . Handsomely en
graved silver trophies will be given
as priges The poultry product of .Ore
gon is valued at $5,000,(iiG annually.
DEMOCRATS ALREADY r
r PLANNING. FOB FUTURE
1 NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Norman E.
'Mark, chairman of the democratic com
mittee, said last night that headquar
ters, would be established in 'Washing
ton soon after the holidays. . ,
"There is no use in taking up the
mutter until after the holidays," said
'Mr. Mack. "We may not take it up
until after the short session is over, but
j 1 can state positively that the national
committee will have a permanent head
quarters in Washington at an early
date. It will be working headquarters
too."
V "What about Bryan as a candidate
four years from now!"
"There ib no probability of Mr. Bry
an running again four years hense, so
there is no use discussing the matter,"
said the chairman.
Marriage Licenses.
Henry C. Bonhey and Anna Daniel'
Circuit Court News. .
John W. Prall evs. Fred Marshall
v-t ux.; action, to recover money; ver-
diet in favor of defendant. i"
State of Oregon vs. C. E.1 Roach;
plend not guilty to charge of forgery.
Martin Perry vs. Lulu J. Perry; suit
fer divorce;- decree by default. '
Oertie M. Olson va. Ole A. Oleson;
suit for divorce; demurrer withdrawn
find cross-complaint filed..
Thomas Mornn vs. George IV. Dod
son; action to recover money; dismissed.
O. k C. Rnilroad company vs. Peter
Enyart et al.; decree granted.
Emery J. Enstman vs. Jack Freden
lierg; dismissed.
DIAMOND D7.ILL STILL
WORKING BLUE LEDQE
Nine persons arrived from tho Blue
Ledge district Monday to spend Vhrist
mas in Mcdford. Among them were
Witchett brothers, the Wall brothers,
Harold Watson. Jim Taylor and Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Robertson. The diamond
drill is still working overtime at the
Blue Ledge blocking out one of the
largest bodies of coypper ore in the
world, and indications are that the new
year will see the resumption of work
upon a large scale. A rich striko is
reported on the Sugar Vine claim. Simon
Shaw has finished assessment work
upon .the First Nation:;! and moved to
Elliott creek after driving a shaft 50
feet into favorable rock. Development
work on the Thompson group is com
pleted. Work on the Medford mine,
recently purchased by Honore Palmer,
is being energetically pushed. Most of
the assessment work ' on the various I
claims is completed: Snow to the depth
of five and scix feet covers the summit
of the Siskiyous.
CHICAGO SCHOOL CHILDREN
ABE TO VISIT NORTHWEST
lORTI.ANT Or.. Dec. 2WPifty
chool children 'from Chicago are to be
brought to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific ex
position jioxt year if plans suggested by
Secretary Tom Richardson of the Ore
gon Development league are carried
out. They will also visit Portland and
other cities in this state and when they
return home will write letters t-lling of
the trip and what they saw in the north
west. Exhibits of the woods of this
section, with industrial and scenic pic
tures, have been nsnl in the Chicago
schools, made up into sets and circulat
ed from one sc-l 1 to another, in the
tearhing of geography.
PROSPECTOR MAKES A
RICH STRIKE: MURDERED
PI'TTE. Mont.. Di-c. 21. William T. j
f'h'r!:. a vnnng prospector and a famil
iar character in the Montana minim;
ennp. was found murdered in the
mountains south of here today. Clark
n-i-.-titlv discovered a rich gold vein,
and it is believed this had something to
do with the crime.
MET) FORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD,
A BfiSEBILL WONDER
"Old Hoss" Radbourne, Greatest
of All, Pitchers.
THE HERCULES OF THE GAME
Hit Marvelous Feat of Pluck, 8trength
and Endurance That Won the Pen
nant For Providence In 1884 A Rec
ord In Game Wan. : V f
Pitchers may come and pitchers may
go, but the name of "Old nous" Rad
bourne goes on forever. I have talked
to many great ball players who have
lamented to mo tho fact that baseball
fame Is 80 ephemeral that it was not
worth the gaining, and, while no doubt
thls4u In a great measure true, there
is one pitcher who has left a name
thut promises to roll on for many,
many years.''
Each year hundreds of pitchers claim
attention of the world, and each year
they are promptly forgotten. But Illi
nois produced a mun who, although
now years deceased, has a brighter
name than any of the great multitude.
In the great campaign of 1884. when
the Providence club, then a member of
the National league, was flighting a bit
ter game with Philadelphia's catastro
phe occurred that seemingly would
disrupt Its chances of -winning the pen
nant.--A player named Sweeney.- who
was pitching. a ..ordered to go Into
right field to change places with "Cy
clone" -Miller. At that time-It was not
permissible to take a pitcher out of the
game. Whereupon 8weeney prompt);
walked out of the game, leaving the
team with only eight men and with;
one pitcher, Charles. Radbourne.
Two men ' tried to cover the field!
with the result that Providence was
completely snowed under. A meeting
of the directors was held to decide
whether or not the club should be dis
banded. Certainly a professional team
was never in a sorrier plight C
Radbourne was approached and the
proposition put to him. "I can win it
all right." said he quietly and In a
matter of fact tone. -' 'j
And then followed the moat remark
able battle for a pennant that the
world has ever seen. Radbourne es
tablished a record that has never been
equaled, one that will live when more
expensive, contests will have been
blissfully forgotten. Of twenty-seven
consecutive games Radbourne won
twenty-six. In tour games with Bos
ton he bad three. Bbutouts, only one
run was ' scored and only seventeen,
hits were made. ' This defeat was suf
fered at the hands of Buffalo by a
score ' of 2 to 0, and even then only
five hits were made off nlm, showing
that the defeat (.waa not due to poor
pitching.; Needless to say, Providence
won the pennant, or,' rather, Rad
bourne won the pennant, :
Bat the great player bad to pay the
price, No arm, could stand the awful
strain without great agony. Morning
after morning when Radbourne arose
he could not lift his arm as high as
his waist. He had to brush his hair
with his left hand. But he did not
give up the game. Ho would slip out
to the park about two hours before
the rest of the team put in an ap
pearance and would begin the excru
ciating process of Umbering up. He
would pitch t!;o ball only a few feet
when he would first po out. but be
would keep on trying time after nine,
rubbing his una with his left hand.
Sometimes his fnce would be drawn
up Into contortions, but never a word
of complaint left bis lips.
Half an hour before the game was
to begin the players would slip out to
see how "Old Hoss" was getting alons
They would sit silently on the bent 'j
waiting for his arm to get Into i-oii!I
tlon. When be was able ! ihr.w
from second to home base a rousing
cheer would go up, for they knew
that meant the winning of the game
for them.
Radbourne claimed for bis home
Bloomington, 111. After bis great sea
son with Providence managers all over
the country were upon bis heels. Flat
tering offers poured in, and he was uot
under contract with Providence for the
next season either. When the contest
was over the late Ned Allen, president
of the team that season, sent for Rad
bourne. He laid the release before
him and close beside It a blank con
tract. Radbourne looked at them both
for several minutes and then slowly
took up a pen and filled the blank out
for a sum only $2,000 higher than he
had been getting and tore up the re
lease. Allen almost fell on his neck
and wept for joy.
Radbourne's lust yenr In baseball was
with Cincinnati In 1801, but It was a
sad year. It seems a pity that the ca
reer of so grout a ball player should
end so sadly. That year his work
showed grent doterionition. for the aw
ful strain made In 1.S84 was beginning
lo tell on his arm. At the end of the
season he was too proud to go Into
minor league baseball and so entirely
withdrew from the game., ne return
ed to Bloomington, where' he opened n
billiard hull. He had little to say and
In unwinking silence would sit in n
corner and watch the young men laugji
as they played.- He would talk about
himself only when cornered, and then
hut for a few short words. He had al
ways been an nr lent fisherman, hunter
and spnsmrin. Hit he gave up the
open life. En h year his taciturnity
Increased r.ntil he became almot sul
len. After a time lie gave op his billiard
hnll and retired Into the obscurity of
his home, seldom letting people see
him. At last. In 1807. he fell III and
soon passed away. Portland Ore
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I Xmas Specials all this (Week I
I AT TIIE 131 JOU I
1 Mr.
and Mrs. Blessing presenting the most comical a
"MYSTEROUS DINNER PARTY"
Good ,
Singing
and
Other
Specialties ff7y p
Three - Nights ' only, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
HM&stlllMUMMIIIIIIMIfMM
llfftfi
AGAIN.
Grand holiday icureioa. lUund trip
tickets $1.5, good for 35 dayB, baggage
checked, return allowed, any time with
in limit. Ashland to San Francisco,
leaving Saturday, December 26, 1908,
on regular overland tram at 11:35 a. m
8ixtv or id ore excjrsiorjfots will make
tfcie fare JlS. ' ' ' ' .
j . ' T. K. BOLTON,
; - EMTL JEIL;
NOTICE,
'' Notice is hereby given that the under
signed will apply to the city council of
the city of Medford, Oregon, at Its next
meeting for a liecntw to sell tpiritous,
yinous and malt l.quors, In quantities
less than a gallon, for a period qf twelve
lpontbs, at its place of business at lots
5, 6, 7,-8 and 9, in block 20, in th ecity
of Mcdford, Oregon.';. . ' j. f
(, rf:itotl December 8, 100S."
1 .,- HOTEL NASH COMPANY.
Buy Him.
. iox or
XMAS
4ft t)
as good as the best
Better than the best
And made in Medford
8 - by '
RogueJ River Cigar
Factory
CARNEGIE KAYS THAT COST IS
LOWER HEBE THAN ABROAD
WASHINGTON, Dc 21. Andrew
'arn'-gii-, wim recently lfl:trel that
Uriff iii't)i stcij! wo; tiiiwx'f'ssnry tu
dny tf-tifirf hifnr tlif bimufi commit
toe on ways and mean in a tariff hear
ing.
"Vr Ti-.int is t L:it th" coht "( rodu
Uon ' is ciifiiptT hurt- thau aliruud, no
tLat u turii'r t uwlfd, for it i iinnn.
ihlo for foreigners to compete serious
ly with hf'V.f mannfat'.ire.'
BATTLESHIP MAINE SAILS
UNDER SEALED ORDERS
WASHINGTON. tr. 2!. Tho b;J-
tlhip Maine unilM today fnin Hamp
ton Knads nnder saltd orders. She ban
probably gone to Vonczmlan waters to
protect American interests.
COAVlllJl
OREGON", MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1908.
The latest
Feature ..
Moving
Picture g
- s' " I Richard III
m i
Music During
Dinner
OPEN UNTIL 1:30 A M
Thf Louvre
YOU CAN
SAVE
- On your railroad fare.
The law pt the common
carrier compels equal
rates on all railroad lines
YOU CAN SAVE
In-Time.. Traveling Ex
penses and Fatigue - by
insisting on the shortest -route,
fastest trains and
best service. Simply see
that your ticket reads via
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
6. R. & N.
Oregon Short Line
and
Union Pacific
Every facility for tbu
safety and accommoda
tion of tho passenger is
provided. No change of
cars is necessary to Den
ver, Omaha, Kansas City
Chicago. Direct cennec
other points east end
tions ure made for all oth
er points east and south
A. S. ROSENBAUM, Agent,
Medford,
WM. McMURRAY,
General Passenger Agent,
PORTLAND, OR.
FOR JANUARY
will tell you something you
may not know about Fiimiing;,
Fires, Pearl Fishing, Pills,
Woman's Invasion, Flying
Machines, and Actors.
It will give you lots of good short
stories and beautiful pictures.
You'll like it. Get one to-(lav.
IO0S 'OR THE PATCHWORK COVER
For sale at .M KOFORD HOOK BTOKK,
Hotel Nash Nws Stand.
KL'SSKLL'S.
COPYRIGHT
Compare
the Quality
Allen & Reagan
Groceries, Chinaware, Fruit
1 and Feed
Aak your dealer for '
MANUEL LOPEZ
j
4 Clear Havana Cigar.
HART CIGAR CO., Distributor, Portland, Or.
More Light for Less Money
Sixty-three per cent of electric current saved by using
TUNGSTEN. LAMPS.
32 Candle Power Edison Lamp uses 110
Watts pev hour and would use i:i iocx) Ins.
110 Kilowatts which at locts. a Kilowatt $11
32 Candle Powerj Tungsten ! Lamp uses
40 Watts perhour and would use in icco
hours 40 Kilowatts which at 10c a Kilo
watt.. '. 4
Net Saving in 1000 hours in favor of the
1 Tungsten Lamp........... $ 7
Rogue River Electric Co.
1 Successors to Condor Water & Power Co.
! Office, 206 West Seventh Street. Phone No. 355.
Opposite the Big Electric Sign.
I Bafflr:
THE MEDFORD DAILY
NEWS SERVICE IN
Chsistmas Time
, is when wo try to be right. New Year's
:. it when we try to start right. A fit
watch will be a very great help. They
also make the most appropriate of all
gifts. We carry a very large line of
the best milkeB. Hunting cases and
open face styles for ladies and gentle
men, ehainB, loekets and every style
of jewelry worn by refined people.
MARTIN J. REDDY
JBWEYEB
It is, aud always has
been our aim to supply
our customers with
goods of i the highest
quality and to that end
ne are always adding
quality to our line. The
addition of ' preferred
stock" makes our line
of mxh-Krade Canned
Goods most eemplete.
Our service always the
b-rt and erery ccow-
given our customers.
M0TCL
"PORTLAND
m
OREGON
Modi: it i Comport
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l-OK T11K AI.ASKA
VUKON IOXI'OSIIION
A. . Noinov. ynapf
TRIBUNE HAS TIIE BEST
SOUTHERN OREGON.