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1 JIBffb'ORD, OREOOX. MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1909.
No. 246.
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Nil INSULT
INTENDED
AY
Sends in
bpsGial Message
to Congress in Reply to
Criticism RegradiuB Sec
ret ServiGe.
WASHINGTON, .1 ii ii. ). Presided
KooHevolt 's expected special message on
tlit secret service was sent to Hit house
today. H tlmk'H t In slatment made
in the house resolution of inquiry Unit
he had charged any member of the
present congress with corruption or that
tho majority of congressmen were in
fear of investigation hy detectives. He
gies the names of former senators and
representatives convicted iliu ooiinee
lion with laud frauds, i ml reiterates (lie
declaration made hi hij annual message
that t lie limitation placed by congress
on tin' operations of tic sec rot service
could ho of benefit en'y to tho crim
iual class.
Of the work tin no by the secret serv
ice, the president refers tn tlio laiul,
'Naturalization, lottery, silk, opium, ink
ami other frauds. II recommends that
all the government del net ivo services
lie consolidated into single bureau to
be attache! to the department of jus
tice, and that Chief Wilkin's salary be
increased from $-1000 t .if(i(li)0 a year.
Never Employed Privately.
Ho denies strenuously the allegation
made in certain quartets that he ever
used the secret service in purely pri
vate or political matters.
Incidentally, he charges that agita
tion against the secret service was be
gun with an article written by L. W.
Busbey, private sorrel ii ry to Speaker
Cannon, for n Chicago newspaper.
Altogether, the president presents a
strong though calm i'-gumont that he
was exactly right in making the criti
cisms that enlivened his message at the
opening of the session
"I am wholly at a loss.' he says,
"to understand the concluding portion
of the house resolution, I have made
no charges against congiess, nor against
any member of the pustlit house. If I
had proof of such corruption affect
ing any member of tue house in any
matter as to which t l.o federal gov
ernment has jurisdiction, action would
at once be brought, as was done iu the
cases of Senator .Mitchell mul Ilurton.
and Represent at ivos Williamson, ner
mann and Priggs, a different t iuies
since I have been president.
No Insult in Message.
' ' A careful reading of my message
wilt show that I sail nothing to war
rant, the statement in the house reso
lution that ' the majority of the con
gressmen were iu fenc of being inves
tigated by the secret service men. or
that congress as a whole was actuated
hy that motive."
The message reviews the operations
of the secret service men since lint).
They uncovered a system for the fraud
nlent acquisition and fencing of pub
lie lands. I n this work one of t he
detectives was assassinated. In Nebras
ka HO men were indiited for land
frauds, and 'A'l so f-ir tried, '2 have
been convicted. The government has
secured the return of I. .Hint acres
of grazing lands and of -000 acres of
mineral land iu Colorado. It is suing
for I.Vt.iHiii additionel acres.
M'CAREY HAS OFFERED BIG
JEFF 850,000 TO MEET JOHNSON
LOS ANCEEES. Cat.. Jan. 4 Tm
MeCarey. the fight px meter, has of
fered Jeffries .i.Hi.oii.i to fight, .lack
Johnson. He asks Jeffries to put up
$10,000 to show his ge..d faith. .Tcf
ries refuses to give mi: answer as yet,
but it is thought that In will consider
tho proposition.
Miss Ada Punlnp is visiting w
friends at Ashland fur n few days.
H4
4
JOHN D. NEED NOT
PAY THE BIG FINE
4-
WASHINGTON. Jan. b The
supreme court of the T'nited
States today den:d the govern
ment's petition for n review of
the e.io in which the Standard
Oil was fined .2H,oiMt,nno by
Judge Lanilts.
Th's practically n'",ins that
the famous St.indr.rd Oil case
has been won bv the company.
Poring the recent campaign the
charge was made that this fine
was traded for tV upNrt of
tho oil octopus.
At all events. .1 dm P. need
not par now.
ill EXPERT EXAMINERS
BOOKS FOR TO GATHER
ONIY $1300 IN MEDFORD
wunty court Will Have
Long Session this Weeki
-To Appoint New Road;
Supervisors.
Tliere will bo an extra session of the
ounty court this week. All road su-
ervisors are to be appointed and the
icports and statement t from the hov-
-nil officers will bo examined. Joseph
II. Wilson has signed a contract to ex
amine, tho county books for $1M00. This
will have to be considered at some
length.
The grand jury sugg. r.ted several im--it'ovemeiils
in their report and tho court
lay consider Homo of I ho most needed.
lie painting id' the coo: (house has been
-of tire the gntnd jury several times.
Joseph P. Wilson, wiiu has been en
.iged iu exporting books iu several
unities iu tin- state has made an
'reement to work on the Jackson coun
ty books. No contract his been signed.
1 nt he has verbally agreed to expert
the books for $Kluo.
To Look Ten Years Back.
Mr. Wilson agrees to go over t ho
books for the past ten years and audit
every bill and check up the warrants
to see that they have not been raised.
He will take the books of one official
for a period of two ears and then
chock up tho other books for the same
period.
The business of the county has in
creased greatly iu fir past five years
and M r. Wilson will i r.rn his money,
lie believes that he will complete the
work in about one voir, but it is very
doubt fill whether ho can finish t he
work iu two years, He must go over
every warrant and every bill ami the
dieriff's office handle the taxes mi
marly $:io,oihi,oiiO, besides other mon
eys received and handled through this
ami other offices.
But One Sot of Books.
There is but one .,f books iu the
court house, and that i? iu the treasur
er's office. The other books in the
courthouse are only blanks in accord
ance with the state law and will not
require much work.
Mr. Wilson at first thought that he
could commence work on the books
about Tchi-nary I, 1 !)"!', but he will
not be able to finish his work iu Idaho
hy that time, the onlv o nest ion now is
whet her the county court will extend
tho time. There is a very grave doubt
whether he can do tlu- work fur $lli00.
and in order to coine mi! oven he might
slight the work, and in this case his
n iirl Would In wio'l iileys.
Judge J. It. Neil -aid that if the
work was slighted iu t'-.e least he would
put a tracer after him.
HUGE COUGAR ROUTED
BY NEW YORK BELLE
Miss Kthel Itoyd. :i Society belle of
New York, the clrmning and accom
plished daughter of Mrs. Frank Kay.
who is spending the w liter with Col
onel and Mrs. liay at Cold Kay. had
a thrilling adventure with a huge cou
gar or mountain lion, a- the ferocious
hoat it more commoiilv known, one
day last Week, in which she put the
iTtimal to i-M-..niiiiou.4 flight, although
unarmed.
She was walk ing in 1 he forest and
' ush tul hills bet woe h the dam
and Sams Valley, wh-i, a tawny co
orcd beast leaped from a thicket sur
rounding a cluster ol trees and stood
in the path L'" "r vids in front of
the young woman. Tlr' great cat, about
three ami one half or four feet in
length, stood looking a' Miss Hoyd for
an instant, while if waved its 1a;l
nervously bad; and ;V fh as if making
up its mind wheth'T to attack or re
treat. Miss Poyd h:"! never seen a
cougar and did not know the savage
nature of her whilom :m una i nl ame, and
started toward the orenlnro to get near
er view. As she cam? closer, the cou
gar started to leave. dowly at first,
looking over his shouldei, then by leaps
and b-.ntuK until lost to sight in the
bnif.lt, evidently fright' nrd by his fair
pursuer.
From the d. scrip' in', tfivn by Mi
Bovd. anil from examination of the
footprints left -n the n,.'M earth, there
i. no doubt but tlur ihe animal was
! a huge cougar. One wa reported a
(short time -inc.- ncr O.dd Hill, and
Ithii mar be the Krn b'-t. C.mgar.
I were formerly very plentiful. 1-nt have
j become . nrce in this v.cinity in recent
venrs. This one ha evidently been
driven down from h; mountain f'it
! m-n by nuw and the lack of fond. ln
j less driven to desperation by starvation.
J cougars rarely attack humans.
From all Points West of
of Denver They Will
Come and are Dne hre
Tomorrow.
A conference of all the national bank
examine west of Penvor will bo held
j here January ;"i in iiuiruiaiii'e of an or
I dor recently made by the controller of
J the currency. Med ford was selected
jas the place of meeting for tho reason
jthat it is centrally located. The bank
! examiners will come fioit. practically
Mill the states west of the Itocky mouil
I tains.
j The purpose of (ho conference is the
.discussion of methods of conducting
bank examinations, comparing and coin
I billing informal ion secured f rom the
ibanks, etc. About VI or l.'i bank ex
jammers will bo present.
Many of the banks hold as security
,tho notes ttr other obligations of large
eastern firms, and, taken separately,
these socurit ies appear to bo good.
Whether they are in inct good depends
to some extent upon tho amount out
standing. When tho bank examiners
get logo! her they can compare notes as
to the total amount of securities issued
by these several conipames and held by
ihe banks under t h"i jurisdiction. In
this m,a uner it may be determined
whether some of the companies are so
heavily involved as to impair tho value
of their paper.
The bank examiners will probably
he in session t hree m four da vs.
None m' ),o cal banks have 1 n
in! i I'ied of 1 lie meet illg.
ARE INSTALLED
Carpenters' Union Held
Semi-annual Installation
Saturday Evening
(hi Saluiilay evening local union, No.
IM". I'. It. of r. J. ot A., held their
semi annual installation of officers. A
most en joyahlo owning was spent, tliere
being an elahorate banquet served after
the installation. Song;, jukes and im
pioinpt u speeches ni.-ob up u pleasant
pioLrrain.
The new officers an-; Frank I'nole,
piesiilent : l. W". Murphy, vici-president ;
C. F.. I.i atherman. r- co-ding secretary;
J. L. Wondei ly, corn s oioling secreta
ry; J. L. Pi iiht, treasi.t-er; (i. W. Sliir
U y, t Inct or ; Fred Murk, warden;
. L. Miller and H irry White, trus
t ;; A. P. Kane, C. W. Shirley ami
( leorge Williams, auditors.
"STANGLER" SMITH WILL
J MEET MEDFORD WRESTLER
i ' St rangier' ' Smith, the renowned
(wiestlir of the uorthv-st. on Monday
morning wind W. H. West of this city
that he would coin;1 to Medford on
any date between now and January
1 l.i and meet him in a wrestling con-
test. The match is to be for He
also wired that he had forwarded hit
I cuts for ad vert ising purposes, which
-ImiW that he is in earnest.
The match will be under the same
rules as governed tic- match with
Seholtes, The winner of three out of
five full- will be declared winner, pm
falls ( ily to count. I tu match will be
at catehweights and th" strangle holds
will be bern-d.
As S-iiitli is lighter than West, it is
thmiglit that the loci man will have n
upland id chance :it winning. Tho match
will be lo-ld in the M-dford Theater,
and no doubt a large -n wd will gather,
as the port is growing in popularity in
tins -itv.
The .;ite W Hi I..' .II!llo-inc , later.
We-t i- -g i tn medial fly into train
ing.
Mis Kinestine iMwaids is up from
'he ( hico normal -! I for the holi
lav vaati..n. In February fdi will ac
company J I'. I in n til from the t'nit
d States to France, wlo re she will fin
ih her studies and res ,b- with her aunt.
Mrs. Hurra!!, in Paris,
WHOLESALE WOULD WIPE TO SUBLET
GROCERY CO . 0UTENGL1SH CONTRACTS
WILL BUILDUP PERUSE VERY SOON
Plans
are to Erect Large
Building South of Flour:
Mills as Soon as Weath-
er Permits.
P. 1. Theiss & Company, wholesale
grovers, who have recently changed tho
name of their firm to tho Medford flro
eery company, will erect, a largo new
nl ore just south of tlu flour mill, where
a rooming house stands at present.
Work will st::rt early in tho spring
and some $10,(MMI will bo expended on
the building. It will be about 70x150
feet in size and will be constructed
either of brick or cement.
The company us it has been reorgan
ized will have I. Lang a.s president.
Itoth H. P. Theiss and h. A. Welsh will
continue in the firm as at present.
The com pen y will retain tho ware
house wh ro they ::r situated at the
present time, but will use t ho new
building for their officea. They plan
to carry a much larger stock and will
reach out for much more business.
AMUSEMENTS.
"Why Girls Leave Home"
which will bo the attraction at tho
Medford Theater on Saturday, Janu
ary !), is said to be one of the unusual
dramatic plays of great intensity. The
story is that of a young and beautiful
girl, whose character is misunderstood
hy her older brother, who seeks to drive
instead of coaxing hoi, and she is in
duced to believe that (hero is more iu
a "Bohemian" life t lift ll in the ipiiel
life of her home. She is saved from
the evils of that kind of a life by good
friends, and a constant lover, and all
ends happily with virtue triumphant
ami I ho villain exposed and punished.
Mr. F. J. Carpenter h; a spared no ox'
peiiso in staging the play; the Heeiiie in
vest it uro being very elaborate, while
the members of Ihe company are people
especially suited to the characters they
portray.
Good Cominf Attraction at Bijou.
An entire change iu the program at
t he itijoit tonight. The new bill is
an exceptionally stromig one. Fveryoiie
enjoys a good, clean wdiolesome come
dy. That is the nature of the perfor
mance tonight. Tucker and Harriaon
present their original laughing success,
entitled "After School." The playlet
assures a laugh throughout. Tucker
and Harrison are well known characters
on the Orplieuin circuit, and are fully
capable of affording I he public t he
very best of amusement . Tho per for
malice also consists of several good bal
lads, besides t ho lai m feature movi ng
pictures. Tho dates of thin attraction
are M inula v, Tuesday ami Wedncsnuv
Singing as if they bked it, with an
I'll! liiiHt:tHjn t hat comes from excellent
training, both vocal and histronic, and
an i'ltoltigent understanding of the work
in ha ml, the company that piesenied
"The Alaskan," a comic opera, the
joint work of Joseph Ph-ther, Max Fig
man and Harry (iirard, at tho Medford
on Saturday night wo.-e "ail there." P
proved to bo tho best entertainment
that has been soon in Medford '.his sea
son.
The distirgnishing elm motorist ies of
1 ' Tho Alaskan ' ' are originality and
turn fulness. The lyrics an bright and
fresh, the fun in spontaneous and mirth
provoking, and the music, though never
heavy, has a dignity not ofte! found
in latter day musical comedies.
Lorn I. teh has n brilliant soprano
and she uses it without stint iu the
lyrics that are nsaigued to her. Kritzie
Posing displayed both good taste and
careful handling and, though hnr voice
is not a largo one it most agreeable.
Forrest Hal f displaye I admirable qual
ities, both as fin netor and a tenor. Rut
it remained for Edward Martindel, play
ing the part of Totem Polo pete, to
score the greatest siiroesa. Ho sings in
a full, rich baritone voice of phenom
enal range, his lower tones being that
of :t basso. Tho tot-m pole dnnco was
encored again and again, tho huge an
dience not bearing the thought of los
ing sight of these grotesque fi (fit re.
In fact, "The Alaskan" was excel
lentlv staged and beautifully costumed,
and is, in short, a pb-rrnntly complete
example of its kind.
As for the house it Wfs nil that
could be desired. Completely Sold nut
early in tho evening, many were turned
awa'v. The ri-eeiptn totaled 7!t2.."0,
wlrch vies with those of leading Cali
fornia cities. Owing to I tin success of
this play, other largo ones will now
show a desire to play this city. Mana
ger Hazelrigg announces Floreneo Rob
erts for Wednesday evening, January
13.
Most Startling Crisis Eng-
land has Ever Known
in Thne-Quarters of a
Century Is Approaching
LONDON, Jan. 4. Political develop
ments of tho last few davs havo shown
( conclusively that Kuglaiid is apptoach
I iiig tho most startling crisis It hi)s
known in tliree-quurti is of a century.
Tho existence of tho house of lords is
at stako. No such Important consti
tutional issue has been raised in (treat
Pritaiu sinco 18.12, when tho right of
Francis, previously bused strictly on
property qualification, was made prac
tically universal.
Tho lords havo been attacked before,
but never very seriously. It looks now
ao if their years if not their days as
a legislative body, art numbered. End
ing tho old English system of heredi
tary law making will hivolvo practical
reconstruction of tho country's consti
tution. Nation Bound by Frecedont.
Nino out of ton Englishmen have
long regarded tho poets as a foolish
anachronism. Pound ait tho nation is
to precedent, however, it has been hard
to inaugurate a vigorous movement to
ward reform. A I last the liberals
the dominant British political party
have declared they will never rest, until
some form of olectivu upper house of
parliament in substituled for tho pres
ent hereditary one. For throe years
tho liberals liavo been iu office with
an overwhelming mn,j'"ity in the house
of commons. Allowing for all possible
combinatioiiH against them, they have
approximately 100 on any party issue.
Hut despite their numeiieal superiority
they havo boon practically impotent.
Tho peers havo thwarted them nt oven
turn.
Represent Narrow Interests.
Tho two houses are far from bear
ing toward one another the rolat ion
that exists between the two branches
of the United Ntatos congress. Only
tho commons nre representative of the
people. The lords represent nothing
beyond the narrow interests of the Prit
ish aristocracy and moneyed class. The
liberals' view is that a body so consti
tilled should yield to the plainly ex
pressed wishoR of the masses, even
though they may sometimes bo called
on to lay aside their own political, per
sonal and financial prejudices.
Tho nobility holds nearly one tenth
of the total land area of rural Eng
land. It in estimated that these hold
ings, thrown open to cultivation, would
support England fn hundreds of thou
sands of unemployed. Legislation along
this line has been suggested. The lordH
only laughed nt tho idea. They keep the
laud strictly "preserved" for hunting
purposes, ft is absolutely iifin produe
t i vo.
No one wants to abolish t he lords,
but simply to make an end of its he
reditary feature. Tho most popular
plan, vaguely discussed by tho radicals
it: tho election of lift! representatives.
The change would leave the rage
wit Ii no advantage beyond t he Hocial
prestige of title.
Lords Are Frightened.
The lords themselves are frightened.
One plan has already been outlined by
a committee under the chairmanship of
bud Itoseberry for tie limitation of
the number of law unking noblemen to
..'00, elected by the nubility themselves.
with the balance of a chamher of about
."i00 made up of peers only for life, rais
ed to their rank in reward for great
public services.
Py a half measure of this kind, the
lords hope to escape relegation to com
plete political obscurity. The plan
fails to satisfy the liberals, however.
They decline even to notice It. Com
plete obliteration of the hereditary ele
ment from English legislation is the
least they proposn to accept as the llmil
outcome of the impending struggle.
SEVERE BLIZZARD NEAR
SCENE OF "THE ALASKAN"
NOME, an. 4. One of the worst bliz
ords that over swept seaward over
this peninsula is raging today. It i
feared that several men are lost. At
least a few lives have been given up.
Harry Cox. n miner, left Solomon two
days ago nnd searching parties after
tramping n night nnd a day have been
unable to find him.
frit Tolman. Jr.. of Talent, who is
taking a course in min ng engineering
at tue ' mversuy m lemni;
He, is visiting his reln'ivos hero during
the holidays. Chester i attending the
V. 8. naval ncademv at Annapolis, Md.,
having been appointed from Nome, Ala.
Representative of Red
wood Manufacturing Co.
in Medford in Consulta
tion With I. L. Hamilton
Shirley linker of too Kedwood Man
ufacturing company o" .Van Francisco,
who are intoreatod in tho contract for
the construction of the gravity water
system, has arrived !n t his city ami
is in consultation with I. U Hamilton
regarding t ho under) n king. Tho mat
lor of the bond issue having been pos
itively decided, I ho work will start
as soon as possible.
Mr. linker within I ho next few days.
will probably sublet all of tho nick
work on the lino, the trenching and ox-
avntiou for tho reservoirs. This work
will then bo undertaken as soon as pos
sible ami be rushed to completion.
Supplies to Ihe am,. out of . 150,1)0)1
have been ordered bv tho contractors
1 delivery will start early in the
spring.
Tho mailer of obtai'iiug the right of
way for the pipeline will bo taken up
within tho next few d.?vs, ami as soon
as the won I her makes it possible the
oinmiitee will start out on its work.
Put little trouble is auticipatod iu this
connection, and the work will prob
ably not be delayed a I any point by
I ho city.
OF OUR APPLES
Oregon Grape Used to De
corate New York Church
on Christmas Day
PORTLAND, Or., Jaf. I. The apples
of tho Pacific northwest are the sub
jcet of an extended article in a recent
issue of 1 ho Sat unlay Evening Post.
This attractive presentotion of the fruit
industry to about 0,000.000 of people
a recognition much appreciated by
( b'egon and Wash iugl 0)1,
Oregon grape was the chief decora
tion iu historic old rivnioutli chinch
hi Hrooklyn, N, V., mi Christmas day,
md Oregon's state flower was deserv
ing of u place of honor in Ihe church
made famous by one of the greatest of
II Americans, Henry Ward Iteedii-r.
The iv will he an out hnsi;mt ic
mooting at Condon on the 7th, the pur
pose of which is the development of
lilliam county.
Eastern Oregon will lie uppermost iu
the minds of Portland htisiuevs liieu on
Thursday, the 7th, as that has been
b signaled " I'matiUa day" al the port-
land Commercial dub. The new hook
issued to present the resources of
1 hat great wheal coiiety will be given
nt all businevs nun in Mtendaneo upon
ihe noon luncheon.
Nineteen hundred iwd eight wdl go
b.wii iu history as the gnat year Ore
gon "ever enjoyed, and the numerous
New Year and holidev editions of the
tiewfipapers of the s' it" will carry the
story of this progress to thousands of
istorii people.
SUPREME COURT DECIDES
AGAINST OAS COMPANY
WASH I NOTON, Jan. I. The t'uited
States suprent net 1 oday decided
igaiust the Consolid I Can company
d New York city iu the famous sit
out gas case, iu discdving the injunc
t ion against, the op-rat ion of t he la w
passe. I by the legrd.it ere fixing that
price.
PASO lii illl.ES. i . I . ,1-ui. t . - l Jov
erilor el Covgrov of WaO ir;tn
:Miilottto-ed lnd:i lint h' will l av her'
ThiMsday i.r this wee' for Otv
where he will be i in u -m 1 1 a t. .Iriinrv
II. Il's h.-ihh cm: t.. imiuove.
Ml l n- t b i :iv: -.'"e c. "'ple'ed.
: ;i fti I hi- I K! ' vill pn 'i-
alilv 1 it ti t . : P. bb-v
PEL' ,'' ' tr I 1 MVb . to tl'
public dema ' 1 tuor. : ; o
attitude o : rt - f Sen ' -ward
Austria, the Servian cabinet resigned
today.
51010 HEAD
CONGRESS
TO GIVE
Bili Unamnlously Passe
House-President Onll
Asked for $500,000-
Fleet to Quake Zone
WASH 1 NOTON, .Lin 4. Tho hounJ
unanimously passed a bill today apl
proprlating $SuD,0(H) for tho earthqimkJ
sufferers, excoodiug Oio half million
asked for by President Roosevelt, in
speeinl inessango toilav.
Tho message says: ' 1 Confident on
your approval, 1 ordered the supply!
ships ( ellic and Culgoa to proceed t
the scone ol the disaster, where they
will 'dispense supplies. Eight battle!
ships are under orders to proceed tol
hah:, n.
"I recommend that congress aid the
application of suppiio.i further by thel
appropriation of $.'1)0,000 to apply tol
the work ot relief."
Moro Shocks Pelt.
NAPLES, Paly, Jan. 4. A aeries ofl
heavy ' .shocks occurred iu tho La pari I
islands, in the northern straits of Mes
sina, and wen attended by renewed I
ad ivil y of I he volcairj on tho island I
of Strom holi today. A hugo cloud ofl
smoke is ascending f"'un tho crater ofl
strnmboli. A soft rai'i of ashes is fall
ing iu this vicinity.
Bost Estimate Ifi 80,000.
IfO.ME, Jan. 1. Tho bost estimate!
is that Sji.ooo are buried iu the ruins
of Messina. Tho bodies aro being
weighted and sunk in tho strait a of
Messina. The king is conferring with
his cabinet today,
rndaunted by tho ruins, or memories
of horrors, Ihe citizens of Messina and
I.'eggio are planning to rebuild their
homes and reconstruct the ancient eit-
OAIKO, Egypt. Jan. 4. The supply
ship Cnlgoa is ordered to hasten to the 1
;uake one, when she finishes coaling,
with supplies, which were intended fo-
tho fleet.
NOTES OF TALENT.
Miss ( 'lara Terrill e.ime homo from
Woodville and spout the holidays with
her parents.
Talent is bound to have all tho good
things she can. The latest project in
ihe organizing of a band says tho Rus
tler. Since the arrival rf the family of
N. O, Powers, nearly every one of whom
is mi accomplished musician, tho music.
lovers havo gollen Ligothor and dis
covered that Talent has good material
lo form a baud that will bo second to
none in the state. Nearly every pros
pective member has nt. some time or
other been an excellent performer on
lut ti i nst ru in ut h of some kiud, and in
instances, have proven their efficiency.
bont 'JO of the voitng men have signi
fied their willingnoHH to go into the
iiitrnuintiou ami as soon as the details
.f the plan aro perfected tho organir.a
t ton will be made.
A. S. i roy and William Benrdsley
have taken a contract to furnish one
liu nd red poles for tho local telephone
company. These poles will be gotten
from the woods on Coleman crook.
Miss opal Hearing of Talented do
parted on last Wednesday evening for
i visit to her brother at Wnscot Or.t
where she will spend tho winter.
Mrs. A. d. Wilcox loft recently for
Winters, Cal., where she intends to
ipend the winter.
CeMigo Eyphers, who resides near Eu
ene, is visiting with his sisters, Mrs.
.1. N. Manning and Mrs. Kay Stafford
f Talent.
Plenr,o Take Notice.
A few unredeemed diamonds in the
Medford Loan office at a great bur-
.
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HITCHCOCK AND TEDDY
MIX OVER CHAMBERLAIN
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Be
lieving that tho election by tho
people i.f (lovernor Chamber-
t.iin of Oregon to tie -Cnited
States senatorship sh -uld be rat-
- if ied bvb Oregon legislature,
President IfnosMvelt today lock-
ed horns with Hitchcock, the
chairman f the republican nn-
tional committee. It is nnder-
stood that Hitchcock is using his
f i power to help S-nator Fulton
by trying to indue pledged log
f i-.lators to repudiate their prom-
iso.
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