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No. 238.
Daily
PRQHIBITIONCHRISTIVIAS
OM
Ashland Tax Increases;
From Six to 14 Mills1
in One Year- $5000 De-
flclency One "Dry" Year
As the result of prohibition, thotnx
levy fur the. city of Ashland has been
jumped for I ho coining year from (i
mills to 140 in ilia. There is at present
n deficit of over $01)00 in the Ashland
linnnc.es, duO to the Ions of revenue fruia
high license during the past year, uud
both thin deficiency and the current
expenses must bo met by increased tax
ation, so the Ashliind council at its
meeting Wednesday evening fixed the
kvy at 14 iiiiIIh only three and a half
mills less than Med ford's with its pro
visions for takiug care of the. new wa
ter system bond interest, street intci-scc-lion
pavements uud its big prftgrnin of
municipal improvement, - .,
Last Year's Tax Six Mills.
When the Ashland council Inst .year
fixed the tux levy at 0 mills it was
dt.no in a spirit of bravado, to prove to
tho. world that prohibition did not in
crease taxation, and the example of
Ashland was freely quoted throughout
the state in the local option election
of last June, liut whoever dances, even
to prohibition music, must pay the piper
and, in spite of the utmost economy, a
deficiency of $"0M rolled up during
tho your. This aud current expenses
must be met, and the only way to meet
it was to raise the tax levy l:j:i per cent
which has been done,
Had Ashland voted for high license
the levy would not have to be increas
ed, for the fUiOi) tn $Kiiiii a year from
licenses would have supplied the de
ficiency. And now people of Medford
urc wondering what the tax levy will
be here if the revenue from licenses is
lost through prohibit ion carrying the
city in J an nary. If it is 1 7 1 mills with
license, whit will it be without f
VEEILY, IT IS BETTER TO BE
BORN LUCKY THAN RICH
The only reason th.:t can be advanctd
to explain t lie reason t hat the new
building on f) street erected by Young
& Hall is not a pile of anion today is
luck. On Wednesday evening a can of
oil and shavings in I he room in the rein
of Lawyer Neffs' new office caught on
fire, the flames spreading about the
room, burning through the double floor
and benins then going out. Why the
building was not horned down is im
explainable. Verily, it is better to be
born lucky than rich. The charred floor
was all that was found on Thursday, the
first that was known about the matter.
CLAUDIANES MUST
SPEND LIFE IN JAIL
OAKLAND, Cal.. Dec. 24. Peter
Clamuliaucs must spend the remain. ler
of his life in prison. Me was convicted
last night of dynamiting the home of
James Oallagher, tlin chief witness in
the graft prosecution. The jury was
out six minutes. The prisoner wept
when the verdict was read. He waived
a nay postponement of the sentence,
which was immediately pronounced by
Judge Waste.
Cubic Feet in Ton.
To the Editor: Will you kindly tell
me how many cubic feet are occupied
bv a ton of havf SCltSi R I HER.
Only three states define the number
of cubic ftt to the ton. In North Da
kota and Oklahoma H'.'t cubic feet in
a legal ton. In New Mexico the ton is
defined as 422 or "(12 cubic feet
according to the time hay has been
stacked. In Oregon .i!2 cubic feet arc
rerognixei ns a ton.
AGED MAN TOOK OWN
LIFE BY HANGING HIMSELF
Word has reached ths city that .1.
B. rtummer committed suicide by h.mg
ini on last Tuesday At the hune of A.
Weiss on Dry creek near this city. The
man was 84 years of age and wrw evi
dently tired of life.
Manager Sampson of tin? (irants Pass
cannery, maker of Sampson 's spray
left for 'vntral Point today, having
placed orders for another carload of his
fruit pest-exterminator. The Hi)le.ret.
Talent and Vilas orchards are among
those purchasing.
W. H. Stone of Yonenlla. formerly of
Central Point, is visiting friend iu the
vallev.
BE OBSERVED ALL OVER
THE CIVILIZED WORLD
From All Parts of Globe Come Tidings of a
General Good Time for Tomorrow-All
Jhe World Is Kin on Christmas Day
Kaiser and Other Rulers Liberal
NEW YORK, Dee. 24. After n day
of strenuous shopping, which will leave
itially stores with their holiday stocks
dec reused to tho vanishing point. New
York will this evening begin its cele
bration of the gladdest holiday of the
year. While Christmas eve in the mo
trooplis lucks tho boisterous features
and mud revels of New Year 'ft eve, it
t a time of tov, when millionaire.
and day laborer alike throw nside the
fretful cares of their workaday exist
en ne.
At all the theaters there wilt be hup
cial performances this evening, and at
some nf ilu.rn thorn will ho t 'li riutmm
trees for members of the companies. For
the people of the stage, Christmas will
be a day of more than usual activity,
but most of them will find time for lit
tle celebrations of their own.
The Salvation Army the Volunteers
of America and the scores of-other char
itable organizations will see that all of
the poor folk of the city are not with
out the material necessities incident to
e. proper observance of the holiday. The
spiritual significance of the anniver
sary has not been lost sight of, and
iu many churches tomorrow services
of an elaborate nature will ho held.
Christinas in White House.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Scores of
big, fat turkeys were distributed to
the White Mouse sorvnntH, policemen,-
messengers, ushers, gardeners and sta
blemen today as Christmas gifts from
President and .Mrs. Roosevelt. Each j
big bird had on it a Christmas card i
signed by the president and these are
highly treasured by the recipients. The,
White House steward was in charge of j
the distribution, which was among the,
largest iu years. x " '
The usual busy seems were witnessed i
at the While Mouse today, a constant;
stream of express wagons, mail carriers'
and special messengers bearing gifls to
the president and members of his fam
ily. The collection of gifts is the ipieer-
est imaginable, ranging from a pair
of carpet slippers sent by an old lady .
admirer of the president ami a jug of
com wimskv mini a snntliorn colonel, to
presents of (ircnt bounty ami intrinsic
w"r"'- -.' . ' ;
; lie nrrival or MinstmlM eve will Mint,
the president and Mrs. Roosevlt and
the children fully prepared for the hap
py morrow. There will lie no Christmas
trees unless' one of the RooseeH
youngsters should Btieceed in smuggling
one in. as Archie did two or three years
ago.
Cheer in Wall Street
NEW YORK. Pec. 24. With the fl- 1
naneiers of Wall street reassured
bv
the manv symptoms of returning pros-
perity, there is every indication that,
the Christmas fund which in annually
distributed iu "the street." will reach
tremendous proportions. None of the
vast armv of workers in t lie
banks.
brokerage houses and the various ex
changes will be forgotten 'in its distri
bution. While it is not expected that
any of the large banking houses will
give their clerks 100 per cent bonus, as
tiny d:'l iu HiOl, it is reported that sev
eral of them, at least, will make their
employes a present of a half a year's
salary.
Many of the hank,"" however, make
il a rule never to distribute more than
10 per cent bonuses. Ity far the largest
t..pt ..f U'-.ll i l,P;ut.nno f..n,l ia
'...t.,r;..n.l 1 1... ...... .l,.-na ,.f ihn
great banking houses and the more
prominent slock brokerage concerns, but
the messenger boys- elevator runners
and the host of other employes of the1
different WnM street houses are never
forgot 1 en, and will not be this year, it
is said by the well informed. The usual
committees have been formed on the
various exchanges to solicit funds for
distribution td the employers on Christ
inns, and the broker are said to be re.
sponding with their customary- gener
osity in spite of the restriction in busi-
Taft in Georgia.
AmrSTA. Oa., Dec. 2L William
M. Taft and fami'v will spend the
Christmas and New Yenr' holidays in
'this citv. The preidont elect is avoid
ing as far ns iihte all social en
1 sragements and will si-nd the holidnv
j season quietly with his family. Many
iprosruts have arrived from ndmirr all
ovtr'iV country. Judge Taft will de
, liver addresses in several southern cities
DAY IS TO
before lvnviug for Panama next month,
j and after his return will speak in (in
! chimin, l'hihuielphia mid New York.
Me will then proceed to Washington to
prepare for his inauguration.
Christmas in the South.
NEW ORLEANS, Pec. 24. Although
it lacks the rigorous ciiuiato usually
socintc4 with Christmas, the South
land is none the less enthusiastic in its
i observance of tho day, and tomorrow's
; celebration promises to be fully up to
' 1,10 .ivons standard set by past holidays
' i Dixie. The Christmas trade in this
! city has been very satisfactory and will
far iiurpass in volume that of last year.
Oroekfi Celebrate.
ATHENS, Dec. 24. Festivities on a
largo scab' marked the celebration toilay
of the (!:M anniversary of the birth of
'King flcorge 1. The celebration will ex
tend over Christmas day.
Dinner for 250,000.
NEW YORK Pee. 24. According to
officials of the Salvation Army, no less
than u quarter million people will par
take of I he bounty of 1 he , Sal vat ion
Army at Christmas dinners to be held
tomorrow iu every large eityjiud town
in the count rv.
In New York tomorrow's dinner will
be more liberal than oner before, and
I no hungry man, woman or child will be
. refused a square mal. The collections
jlhis year have been very large and to
day the coins are rattling into the army
'street corner kettles in a merry shower
of copper and silver and gold.
London Dosortcd.
T.OXDOX, Doc. 21. Briliiiii'H metrop
olis pri'MPTits tin1 :iic:ir:iiir( wt on
tho ovo nf Clirintinns. King ICilwni'l,
tjneen Alox.-iinlni, the I'riw-e .-mil IViii-i-OHft
of Willi's nnil tin' members of t he
court luive (June ,n roiinlry. Ktrni
lalini! H"" rnyiil vxiiiiipli-, llio nriHtoenit
ic fillllilies. as well im the work olul
MriiM'rs" and all sorts an! conditions
nf havr. ,,,. t ,,ntrv homos,
Kiu.rP c,rist,nas will lie celehrate.l in
Ihc olil fnshionoil Kiitflixli stylf.
t ,,,,., j l.:n(,, Hi-
villi" ng is linrninj;. From Sninlrin
iiaai to tin" humblest resiilenls, relii-
who are scattered throughout the
st of the year, are gathering to spend
tho Fno-lish Christmas. M is estimated
hjit ft milHon miu nilif persons pour
ed out of London today. To those who
t witnessed the tremendous rushes at
j every station the wonder was that any
rsoris conhl he leir io peopie uuhucii.
Hut the exodus leaves no apprecia-
ble" mark in the streets, which an
thronged with other millions of Christ
mas shoppers and sightseers.
Most of the cabinet officers and dip
lomats have left London. King Edward
and (Jneen Alexaiidrn, with the imme
diate royal family, are gathered ' at
Sandringham palace, where Christmas
will be celebrate.' in the usiiiil' manner.
Their majesties will closely observe all
of the Christmas customs.
There will be n Christmas tree for
the royal children, around which three
jjeiieratioiis will meet, as privately as
rovalty ever meets, to enjoy a typical
heme ' Christmas. At the same time
14no f the dependants will be forgot
ten The kinir and the queen will dis
tfllmtn tlii.ir lm-CCiS ClllOtlcr the tenUIlln,
,.t G nA r! n wll n HI atld throughout t II'1
I'nited Kingdom where there are rnot
leserving charities.
Good Times on Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Dec. 21.
If any vestige of the financial strin
gency last Christmas is left over for
this, it is not in evidence in this part of
the wuintry. A tremendous volume of
Christmas business has ben transacted
in all thVrtast cities, and today finds
San Francisco preparing for the inot
enthusiastic ee titration of Christmas
since the big fire.
Big Trade in St. Louis.
ST. LOCTS. Mo. Pee. 24. St. Louis
retail and wholesale merchants reiit
that their Christmas trade has been
exceptionally good ami the total may
break all previous record. Through
out the sonthweM. of which St. Loiii
is the jobbing enter, prosperity is pre
vnb nt to an unprece b-nted degree.
(Continued on Pago 2.)
LOCALOPIION REMOVAL OFTHE TARIFF
LAW MAY BE FROM LUMBER WOULD
CHANGED SERIOUSLY HURTTRADE
Planning to Call Another
Electlou in June for This
County ir Medford Votes
Dry Next Month
PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 24. An amend
ment to tho local option law, exclud
ing incorporated cities from its opera
tion, will be proposed at the meeting
of the legislature this winter. It was
practically impossible yesterday to learn
the interests back of thin movement.
Olticers "of the ' nnti Saloon leaguo de
clared emphatically: that such n bill
was being drafted by the liquor people.
At the, nimo time the liquor interests
insist thr.t the Anti-Saloon league, rec
ognizing the unfairness of the local op
lion law in itu present form, have
.! greed with tho brewers to consent to
:in i'inei:dinent that will exempt cities
from the operation of this statute. One
thing is certain tjiat an attempt will
be made to modify the existing law in
'his important particular if not 111 oth
ers. The liquor interests will not admit
Ilia they have prepared such 11 bill,
and in charging t hat t he prospect ive
legislation -has the indorsement of Hie
ant i saloon forces, allege that this or
ganialiou Is not agreed on the" subject.
Among the peopic fighting the saloon,
say the liquor men. are not less than
three classes (hose who believe iu ab
solute prohibition, those who would )ier
init consumption of liquors at the home
oonly, and I hor.e who edvocato refor
mation iu t he conduct of the saloon.
It is on this promise t he liquor men
declare that at least some of the men
a Hi! iu ted with the Ant i Saloon league
are behind tlx1 proposed amendment.
Knodell Denies It.
Al Ihc name lime .1. 1. Knodell an-,
ocriiilcudout of the Anti-Saloon league,,
denies vigorously that his organization
has made any comjtioinise with the en
emy. Our people are entirely satisfied
with Ihe local option law ns it is now
fninn-d," said Mr, Knodell yesterday.
'However, anticipating that the saloon ,
interests will eet; to have the teeth !
el rue ted from t he law, we are pre- j
pared earnestly to combat any such pro-
gtain. We have reliable information!
that it is the intention of the liquor ,
men to ask that the law be amended
lit conform more nearly to that in the;
state of California, where cities are
excluded from the op-ration of the law.:
t'nder such an nrrang'-ineni endless con- I
fusion prevails iu that state, a possi- ,
ble condition in this slate we are satis
fled would follow (he adoption of Die
proposed amendment and against which
we shall direct our most vigorous el'-
forts." I
Will Call Elections.
M r. K nod I'll reports t hat t he Ant i- i
-'aloon league expects next June to call j
1 local oittion election in at lens) six of j
he wet or partly wet counties in t he J
itnie. This will be but a preliminary j
p to nil election for state prohibition j
Ahioh will be calbd iu 1!H0. The nnti-
aloon people figure that with the result j
if next .lane's election the number of
dry count ies in 1 he stale will be in
reaed to at least l!. It is predicted
b tin in that the anti saloon vote of I
: hose counties, combined with the pro
hibition expression in the other eight
'oimtiis, will be sufficient to offset t he
ve tc and place tho entire state in
'In prohibition column.
Pirn Election in Jacksono.
The temperance fon-es have not yet
liiiallv decided in uh'h counties I hey
will call local option elections next .liint.
Neither has it been d cided whether or
not an attempt will be made 10 enlarge
tln drv territorv in Multnomah county.
Such an attempt wa- made last June,
but in eery instance, every precinct
on the East Side covering a large area
of wet territory, iu v. Itich a 11 elect ion
was In ld the liquor men were victorious
bv decisive niajoriti .
l! has been definitely determined,
however, that Mani'-v will be one .,f
the counties where the question of sa
'mn or m saloon will be submitted next
.Tune. Another count v in which t he I
vtibjeci will be r submitted will be Lin j
. . In. winch went wei 1,-ist June, lifter j
: two years' drongii, b the narrow j
m.ii'a "f tlnee votet, A similar elec- 1
il will be call "I in Jackon county I
if the temperance people Mice, ed iu j
ijtt-rvitig the municipal election in Med I
f r-l. January 1. next, when an effort j
wiM b" e nd- to f peal that provision ,
in the M'dford chv charter which re- j
wrv.-s t.. tie- citv the right to regulate 1
its Mhmn irrespeetn of state laws. 1
The A nt iSalo.iti league is conducting a
vigorous campaign in the Medford ini
eicipal election. I
Such Is the Opinion of W. B. Sherman a
Well Known Timber Dealer of Grants
Pass-Would Allow Canadian Govern
ment to Flood Country With Lumber
V. Ti. Sherman, the well known tim
ber man of (Irants Puss, Or,, is much
interested and in w;ll informed in re
gard to the effect of the removal of the
tr.riff from all foreign timber, (hit: sub
j ct now being before emigres::. In
speaking of the matter he said that in
his opinion the only timber thai would
have any immediate effect 011 our inter
esttt would be that from the dominion
of ( 'a uud a.
"Were the tariff taken from the
Canadian lumber,'' said Mr. S'icrmuu,
"no doubt the lumber yards of the cen
tral and prairie stares, where a large
proportion of the output of the coast
has heretofore been marketed, would
be rapidly flooded with the Canadian
product. If so, the Pacific coast would
have Ihe Pacific coast only for her
murket.
"This, no doubt, would close down
many not only small, but hu ge mill -,
and would materially depreciate the
value of our hundreiU of billions for'
of standing timber.
"The Canadian government his dbi
posed of its limber iu 1111 entirely dif
ferent manner from that adopted by
our government. Instead of having sold
her timber to her subjects In lolinei
trails at $'2,t) per acre, as our govori'
ineiil has done, the Canadian govern
uient has allowed the Weyerhaeuser and
other largo timber companies to go in
and stake off, not only (ens, but linn
dredii of thousands of acres of their
primitive forests.
Got Thorn for Nothing.
"Instead of charging them so much
per acre for the lamb!, they have let
I hem have them for practically not It - I
ing, but charge a fixed amount per acre
annually for 11 1 lowing the t imber C
stand on the ground. This arrangement
presumably was mad" to fo'reo the de
v lopmeut of the country.
"Now, if the tariff were taken off,
wouldn't it be decidedly, to the advan
tage of our targe operators to practi
cally discontinue operating in ihel'liit
ed Slates, win re I hey have their lands
and timber bought and paid for. and
go jusl across "the border lines lo the
localit y where I hey are paying what
appears lo be a high annual rent for
the use of the lands, operate Ihe limber
there, and slough it off on to the mar
JEFFRIES WILL FIGHT
JOHNSON OR BURNS
LOS AXfiELES, Cal., Dec.
James J. Jeffries, he heavyweight
champion of the world, declared today
thai he would meet the winner of Ihe
Hums oIiiimou fight, which comes off
Saturday iu Australia. Me said that if
Jack Johnson came here looking for
trouble that ho would get il, in spite
of the fifct that Johnson is a negro.
UNCLE JOE WILL GET
BACK AT HIS OPPONENT?
WASHINGTON, Dec. Ll. The hand
ful of meiulii rs -elect of the next house
of representatives who pledged them
selves to vote against the re-election of
Uncle Joe Cannon as speaker of the
In nine are in a most unenviable position.
There are not enough of them to prevent
Camion's reelection, and yet they have
pledged themselves to vote against him.
Hot that's not the wont of it. Having
made these foolish pledges, th'se mem
bus new and old. have invited the en
m ity. or rather the contempt, of the
pertl er, and it is reasonable to suppose
that Im- will ad' qitatt iy puniidi tlen
wu-u the time come!'. That time will
cum win u he organizes the committees
f f he liexl hoiixe,
Auiittg the misguided 110-11 pledged tn
vote ag.-iinst, Cannon Represent at iv
elect I'oindexter of Washington, who
not only pledged hire-elf iu campaign
lo vote n gainst ' aniu .1. but went out o!'
his wv to write a letter to "pi out i nen I
magazine furt her antagonizing t lie j
speaker. Caniiou was asking it man from
Washington what o-t of a fi llow I'uiti
dexter might be, and added: "1 guess
I'M have to "..point him a member of
tl." committee en slaughter house h."
Ami tl;:it is about ;i 0 any of these mem
hers Hied expect at the opening of the
le-xt congress.
kets of the Pniled States thereby stop
ping the rental charge of the Cnnadian
go eminent, ami, in Hie meantime, so
depress tho lumber markets of the
Dnited States that it would bring the
pri -e of standing limber to n price much
lowi r than the pres-nl one
'"Our market iu the prairie nlates
even with the tariff on finds the Can
adian lumber a competitor and, wilh
the tariff off, would give an advantage
t hat t he coast would not be able lo
i ope with, owing to Ihe fact that we
have t wo ranges of mount a ins over
which to ship, while they would have ti
down hill pull lo the .market for their
lumber. -
, Would Competo in Frisco.
"This would be (me, not only of the
prairie stales, but we would t iud ( 'au
ada our competitor in the San Francis
co and oilier California .markets, and
the lumber yards of the state of Oregon
would also be filled with their prod
ucts. Tliis lumber would be handled, as
;i rule, by. water transportation as there
are billions of feet of timber 011 the
iide waters nf the western coast, of Ihe
lomiuion.
"It would appear that this would af
ford the Weyerhaeuser i:nd other large
iperatois and holders of timber a grand
pporhmity to work hand in hand willf
'i moVMiient of this kind, to the ex
1 1'eme detriment of t he small holders
villi of the single entry men.
"If the Canadian timber m all
louedicd off into the I'uiled Slates
luring the next H or l.i years, a timber
li'im I hat is now worth $ld(il) can prole
ibly be bought in five or six vears for
half that amount.
"Since the large holders now have
tile controlling-inleretit, if they urn Hue
1 esufnl in removing ill" tariff from lum
ber, it is reasonable to suppose that (hey
ran, during the next five or ten years,
gobble up the remainder of the fdand
ing timber of the United Stales at their
own priccH.
"We would seem lo be in an ago of
Monopolies, and it i;i reasonable to be
l;eve that, in view of Ihe success of
'he Standard Oil company, iu view of
! lie success of t lie United Stoe colli
winy of other large incorporations, we
are now 011 Ihe eve of a gigantic tim
ber monopoly. We should take no leaps
:n the dark along these lines."
MANY PROTEST AGAINST
SENTENCE OF GOMPERS
WASMINflTON,
Dec. 114. Samuel
( Jumpers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, who was on yes
lerday sentenced to a year in jail for
violating an iujuuctio.i, did not appear
in his office this morning.
A flood of telegrams from nil over
the country poured in to him overnight
expressing bv mpal li v aud denouncing
the decision nf Justice Wright and also
offering support.
The Inle House was
with messages of protest.
ft led
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
Miss E. Murphy of The Dalles, .laugh
ter of J. Murphy, returned Thurs
day lo spend Ihe ''hrislmas season visit
iug rekii ives in Medford.
Myron H. Hut terli, Id of Evans Creek
iicnt Thursday in Medford.
E. T. Staples of Ashland was- a Med
ford isitor Thursday.
o. H. MeWeighf of Plmenix and T.
MeCnr.lle spent Wednesday in M-d
told.
Frank Amie of Central Point and
Udilor S. A. I'atli. f the ( 'cut ra I
Point Herald spent Thursdav in Med-
fold J I
.1. F. Thoniaseu has sirld his interest
in the Me-lfotd S:.h end Door comp.iM
o his former partners, Messrs. Mnl'fit
and Ericksoti.
I' n'les chatnpliii came in Wed ties
. v front Foots Creek to meet his broth
cr, Fred Champlin, and his mother Mrs,
!, 1 i;ti;';u. 'aIio r '-rived Thursday
fiom the east to spend Christmas in
flreg.,11.
H. C. Riclu.nU of Ashland. Neb.; Mrs.
M, Vickers and Miss Addie Vickers.
relatives of ,T. IL Wortman, who pur
chased the Sam Van Dyke place, arc
visiting him aud may locate in the vnl
ley.
W. II. CANON
AID FOR
Case or Office Seeking
the Man-Many Signing
Petition Placing Him In
Nomination
Judge W. II. Canon wuh chosen unan
imously as the choice for mayor of a
number of taxpayers end business men
who met ut the Coniinercinl club rooms
Wtdiiesday evening to i'u in the so
led inn of a business men 'a ticket, und
petit hum nre beiiiv circulated and gen
erally HtgnedV.JVnominntion. Tt is
a case of T.l) "Vyt seeking the man
as Judge Cnnoit doy- not enre for tho
office ami made 11 npeeeh declining tho
preferred honor, but those present So-
tided that the city needed such a man
for its chief executive and that good
eitizeiiHhip demanded that the prospec
tive candidate sacrifice his nersnnnl
wishes for Ihe good of the community.
Judge Colvig presided as chairman
of Ihe meeting. When his nnmo was
suggested as the logical eandidato for
mayor, he declined th preferrcdsgdamb
moynr he declined the proffered honor,
stilt ing that his practice would not per
mit of his accepting tho place, hi addi
tion to which his law partner and hit
family strenuously objected to his be
coming a cnndidnje. ITe spoke;jn.
1 .tuiige t anon and prommed Iiih hourty
support.
Able Man Nocdod,
Preset! I high taxes and the critical
situntiou in which the citv finds itself
with ilH large expenditure for a new
water system were dwelt upon by other
spenders, and the necessity nf having
a mint of experience and proven ability
dwelt upon. Of all those suggested nit
one met with the cordial reception that
Judge Canon received, nud it wan unan
imously voted lo thrust the honor upon
him whether he would or no.
Judge Canon is a lawyer Ity profes
sion, though not at present Vracticiug,
and his legal knowledge will prove of
great benefit to the city in making con
ducts, etc. Me has been more or loss
in public life for years and has filled
many high Hlations with honor.
"f' The meet ing endorsed E. A. Welsh
for councilman in. the -First waTil."
I. Emerieh for councilman in tlitf Sen
ond ward and John Demmer for the "
same position in Ihe Third ward. All
of their pelitiotiH have been circulated
or are being circulated.
Asltf d what his policy would bo if
eleided, Judge Couau stated: "T am in
favor of high licens; and strict regula
tion of tho liquor traffic, stricter than''
at present exists. 1 think the wet ami
dty fight should end and both factions
pull together for the good of the city
a greater Medford. If f am elected
and I will make no effort to beI am
unpledged and will give the office tho
attention it merits, a businesslike ad
ministration. The lews will bo en
forced impartially."
J. C. Heidi :ma n of Fort hind, son of
Mnu!;er C. C. Ileektnaa of Jacksonville, "
is spending Ihe holidays with his par
ents, Joe Eslep, son of William ff. Estep, .
who has been attending the Washington -ngrieiilt
ural college at Pullman, is
spending ('hrislmas with his jtarents,
Doc llehm: A. W. Walker, J. A. Kim"
hurst, Louis Warner, Mrs, Ralp Wood
ford are ainooug those who will leave.
Sut unl:i v for San Francisco.
Dr. Cale of North Head is visiting ,
Judge and Mrs. Colvig.
Colonel It. C, Washburn left Wednes
dav to join Mrs. Washburn in Portland
aud spend Ihe holidays.
II. T. Kind ley left Wednesday eve-'
ning for Portland to snend the holidays.
William Wright, bookkeeper at the
Hun-ell on-hard, left Wednesdnv for
j Indiana, being called there by his moth
er's illness.
' D. W. Thomas, special sales manager
; for Ihe Filers Piano House, left Wed
i in sdav to p;"H Xmas at his home in
Seattle. Wash. Mr. Thomas is highly
de;t- with results in Medford. hnv-
ini; aln-ndy placed a number of fine
loam s in M.mo
f the best homes in
Medford.
1 Veil ford
; i e will c
: John I'
where he
M r. Thomas will return to
Monday, Peeeniher 2, when
ititinue the special sale here,
trter returned from Corvallis,
has been intending the state
M-.-riceltural college, Thursday to
spend.
the liolidavi wirh his parents.
W. I. Hi".finrn his gone t-t Ashland,
for treatment in the Southern Oregon
hospital.
' I. W. A iidn-WH has returned from ;
' A-hlr.nd. - "
(leorge (livens of F.Uffle. Point Te
! turned Wednesday frm Portlnm),
1 ,1. T. MlUer n u recent HtTtvnf from
I WenMcnee, Wash. ntty bcnt.
MAYOR
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