Boost the Development of the Rogue River Country by Subscribing Liberally to the new Medford Pamphlet
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THIRD VRAK.
MKDFORD, OKKliOX. .MOXlt.xV. FKM.UAh'V 8, 1.))!1,
No. 27(5.
FIGHT ON HAND FOR DELEGATION
Daily
HARD
DR. EVERMAN TO VISIT
ROGUE RIVER IN AUGUST
TO BE GUEST 0Fkf;
ir
Foremost Authority on Fish
Life-Steel Obtains Pro
mise of Federal Authori-ties-Will
Move HatGhery
When Will ((. Steel returned from
Washington In- brought with him 1 ho
y,tnu news tli:it Dr. II. W. Kverninn of
tho Fniled Stutt'H bureau if fisheries
would visit tin1 Uogii" Hivi-r valley in
August to make mi extensive study of
fish li in tho Koguo. While the guest
( t In1 Hogue liiver Pish associat ion.
Not alum- wus Hit promise of )r.
Kvormmi obtained, hut also t lial of
Secretary (Inrfield Id allow the fish ex
pert tu cnnie.
Dr. Fvertnau is in charge of that
depart men t of t he I'liilcd States hu
reau of fisheries thai deals whh the
inquiry respecting foot! fishes ami is
the lending authority in tin ITn jted
States rog i.ding trout and fish life.
An ent IniK'ast ie angler himself, he has
done nuieh toward preserving certain
trout -st reams throughout the Tinted
States.
The local association is planning to
engage a team, a cook and driver, and
provide? a camping oult'jt for the use
of Dr. Kxvrmun while he is here, 1 1
is thought that lie can lie interested in
the river so that he will become a
great power for goo toward preserv
ing the stream as a meeea for anglers,
Mr. Steel also brought fhe assurance
of Secretary (inrliehl that the hatchery
would be removed to a point on the
river near the Ityhec bridge, thus bet
tering conditions.
The Kogno liiver Fish Protective as
socintinn i-; working many reforms
along the Ungue. and it seems that this
valuable asset to southern Oregon will
continue as n fuinou't stream, nlrnee
ing anglers from all parts of the I'nit
ed States. f
ROOUE RIVER FISH
BILL WILL PROBABLY
PASS THE SENATE
(Hy George Putnam.)
The Rogue liiver Fish Protective as
sociation's bill to protect trout in the
Rogue river, has passed the house and
will probably pass the senate this week
without opposition. The bill forbids
fishing for trout in the Rogue and its
tributaries except with hook and line,
commonly called angling.
Because- of the war waging over the
salmon fishing code m-";m-d by Mas
ter Fish Warden M,-. Mister it has been
deemed best to introduce a separate
bill containing the rnmproMib-e agree
in bent made for salmon fishing in the
Rogue and its tributaries. 1.-st MeAl
lister's bill embodying the ame pro
visions be litlb-d and leave the Rogue
without protection. This bill forbids
salmon fishing except wjtli rod and line,
above the (V mi. font limit belnw the
Anient da-n and rhortens the salmon
season to three mouths, extending from
Mnv to Almost lo. The balance of
the ve.ir y elosed to salmon fihing ex
rept with rod and line. The bill also
closes the Illinois river to seining or
ir'Mm Is.
The bill was introduced by TV. Smith
of fi rants Pass, and having the united
seaport of southern Oregon delegations
will pass. As the principal run of steel
1. ad occur during the closed season,
the new bills are expected to restore
a ngling in the Rogue to its former
glorv after a few ye.irs have passed to
permit reatocking.
VISTAKF.fl CARBOLIC
ACID TOR CASTOR OIL
KW YOKK. Feb. Dudley Lath
am, son of William T. Latham, a weal
thx surge- n of WethoHy, pa., nnd a laxv
student at Columbia university, is in a
critical roidition ai 'i local hospital to
A v nft. r taking carbolic acid ln-t night
bv
-.l-e for fior oil. o I He young
Oi. bi in the 6 0
r0om f 1oiito; 9S'' oioWal
Pud gnis"d the wrong bottl-09 fr
-.1.1..V. 1 1, r, .lrnnlit ttefore he
: ,...:n fr.th
has
ANGLERS
n art' 11 jt
been notified. He is 24 years of age.
uiceicu mm
luscious nogue Kiverr run
Iloinbarded with n tdioxvtr of the fin
est of Rogue river apples, the Spokane
i xcursionists were met in this city
Sunday afternoon by a number of the
Med I'oid ( 'urn more iu I club uud greeted
for t he few mi miles t hey remained
in re. President Colvig of the ('oinmer
ei;.l elub addressed them ami bade them
ill stop over on their way back.
Idaho, Montana an t Washington and
tin- provinces of British Columbia and
Alberta were repr 'sen fed in the ex
cursion, whjch will visit southern Cal
ifornia under the direction of the Spo
kane chamber of commerce, in the par
ty being three mayors. ('. Herbert
Moore, Spokane; p, S. Seanlon, Coenr
d 'Alone, Idaho, and William Cousins,
Medicine flat, Alberta, and 2(17 resi
lient s of various parts of t he Inland
Kmpire. The executive officers of the
commercial organ i.:t ien are represent -i
il by I,i vi t!rant Monroe, secretary,
who occupies a similar position with
the- Washington Stat Horticultural as-
soeiatioii and (lie rpotane ennntv com
mittee of the Alaska-Yukon Pacific ex
position. Ill .1 Special Train.
The si in! train, composed of eight
standard sleeping cars, I wn dining
r, an observation ear and a com
bination baggage ear, left Spokane the
evening of February and will arrive iu
Los Angeles at " o'clock the afternoon
of February PJ. where the party will
break up after a reception iu the rooms
ef the chamber of commerce. The cx
ursionists are wearing handsome metal
badges backed xviih blue silk ribbon
with metali.ed real mves as pendants.
ami have sonvenirv, of the size of a
dollar, made of native copper dug out
of the hills iu the inland Kmpire.
Made Fun of Apples.
When t he excursionists entered the
n.rthern end of the. valley they were
met bv a crowd of howling boys, who
s. ld them apples of inferior quality,
which led the excursionists to make all
manner of fun of the "wonderful New
town Pippins." Needless to say, Med
ford corrected this impression by giv
ing them some of the finest growgn
anywhere,
Tlio Members of the Party.
The personnel of the party is as fol
lows: Frm IdahoMr. and Mrs. T. X.
Karnard. Mrs. Heckman, Mr. ami Mrs.
Stenlev P. Fairwealher. Mrs. Hugh
Trance. Mr. and Mrs. p. .1. (iearoii. Miss
Mattie Hoffman. Mr. and Mrs. (I. D.
botes and Mrs. F. . 1.. Proebstillg. Wal
lace; Or. II. It. Klderkin nnd Miss Anna
Klderkin. Mrs. (J. P. fJ undersoil, John
Ifeitmever. (1. Wright. . .1. Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. (Juillen. Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Sullivan. Mr. and Mrs. P. S.
TO SELL
SAI.F.M. r., Feb. A mock reso
hit ion was introduced into the house
this morning to sell the state capitoi
to collectors a a political curiosity. It
wii referred to the committee on im
migration.
! The local option in! r rests suffered
a setback in the It m today, when a
I,:!! anthori.ing n s.pamte vote to be
'l.tkfn on permitting tlx -ale of bi r
nnd whisky at all future elections mi-il,.-
the l-'-a. -pti.n :rx was referred
,. the committee en nl.oliohe tratlic.
t i e cntniv -ee will r purl the bill fa
vorably, as i members will have to
g. on reconl again-' the organized hop
FIVE FIVES BREAK UP
FRIENDLY POKER GAME
M ' K K KSI'i l:T. IN..
fifth fn. turning up
t :.. in a p..k. r gam i
F-b. v The
:,t Hi.- wrong
Wat I: ins ave
' more Trouble
nil" last ev.tnii
th::ii Ho- little t..xx,i ol Ui,er-t;IiK
.et tt. -my on ght fr 0(ny arft
At b -a a 1 1 p1 r-oiis x e hurt bv flv 00
'furniture. Six wer arrest.3.
The h'.use where the game was play-,-d
wn almost wn-ck.d by friendt of
botb sides, aud the lu-s was continued
CAPITOL
,
a juuwci ui
Keallou, Mr. and Mrs. M. 1). Wright,
nnd J. J. Wright of Coour d'Aleno;
Mr. ii ml Mrs. V. M. Mnlyneuux, Sand
point . nnil Mr. .and Mrs. I'nllork,
Harrison; Mr. nnd Mm. l.pon Kolh-tt
iiinl Mr. mid Mrs. (I. W. I'olli'tl, Urn
i'ssim; (J. W. (inlo, Moscow, mid Mr.
and Mrs. A. li. Davis, Meridian.
From Itritisli rolmnhia Mr. and
Mrs. I.. V. Van Do Car and Bert Van
Do Car, ('rnnhroolc; Mr. and Mrs. W.
IC. Ilroley, Kornie; Mr. and Mrs. A. It.
Ili'i-kwith, Vmir.
Prom Alberta ir. (.'. Ynill, Mr. and
Mrs. William Cousins, W. S. MeI.ean
and Mrs. Cenrge Xnhle of Medicine
Hat.
From Stokane Mr. nnd Mrs. ('. S.
Argo, Mr. and Mrs. .1. K. Aro, Mr.
mid Mrs. ('. F. Ma rt li. Mr, and Mrs.
T. I,. Hulander, Mr. and Mrs. William
fini'on, Mr. and Mrs. .1. F. Holster,
Mr. and Mrs. A. '. Itowness, Mr. nnd
Mrs. It. S. ( 'rot hers. Mr. and Mrs.
M. ('. I'onley, Mr. mil Mrs. .1. M. Com
slock. Mr. 'ami Mrs. A. Frfel, Mr.
and Mrs. F. It. (Jrepf;, Dr. and Mrs.
!. Ilansnn, Mr. and Mrs. F. Unfiles,
Mr nnd Mrs. 0. A. licit! in'cr, Judge
and Mrs. Cyrus Happy, Mr. and Mrs.
( . H. .lours, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Crulil.
Mr. anil .Mrs. nomas i.inenun, .nr. j
and Mrs. C. II. I.eilhe, Mr. and Mrs. j
K. I. Manor. Mr. anil Mrss L. O. Mon-)
me, Mr. and Mrs. c. .1. Milne, Mr. and;
Mrs. ,1. H. Mitchell, Mr. mid Mrs. C. .1. i
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. S. Ol'I'ner, Mr. mid
Mrs. F. I). Saiulers, Mr. mid Mrs .1.
11. Swealt, Mr. and Mrs. John Seng
Cider. Miss Kdith Argo. Mrs. I.. A.
Adilins, Miss Holander, Mrs. A. Mail
man. Miss Rose Holster, Mrs. .1. C
Ilridges, Miss II. F. Cushnian, Miss May
Conistock. Mrs. Cn'nr M. Collmrn, Miss
Crave Daviilson, Mrs. W. A. Foster,
Miss ). tiregg. Mre. C.eorgc (Iray. Mrs.
M. Grimmer, Mrs. M. A. (Ireen. Mrs.
W. II. Hag Mrs. J. 1). Ilinkle. Mrs.
A. Hall, Mrs. William Huntley, Miss
Me.l.el F. Huntley. Mrs. A. It. W.
Hodges. Miss Daisy Hodges, Miss Ma
rion Hodges. Mrs. M. Kreinlmhl. Mrs.
J. J. King, Miss Julia Kimball, Mrs.
A. I,. Morton, M's. George Merrill,
Miss Mae Merrill. Miss Lillian J. Mo
Pm-lnnd. Miss McCrea. Miss .Tulin A.
S'orth. Miss Fffie 11. I'arsons, Mrs.
I. II. Fatten. Mrs. ,T. W. I'ritchard.
Mis. A. liousoh. Miss Untie Steele. Mrs.
I.i.il Slump. Mrs. W. II. Sexton. Miss (1.
Ilohe, Mrs. K. T. Stivers, Mrs. F. C.
Wiiibnrn. Mrs. I,. A. Wood, John Dig
ham. I. N'. Cushnian, fi nr. Fhrenliurg, O.
L. Ferguson, Fred Grimmer. J. W.
Ilavs, F. 11. Hughes. Mbert Held. .1.
llilliv, C. Herbert Monro. F. C Moore.
W. it. Marshall. D. li. Parsons. C. G.
Staples. W. It. Skey. W. II. Sperber.
C. K. Storey. Freil S.-hloiiilioT)(, C. D.
Williert, A. Zenker, A. I.auber and N.
A. Meserv.y.
powers ur sgaiiiHl the prohibitlonist-s.
1 he minii' i bill el 'Hit ioiyd by Muiiey
wiis nil but defe-iud in the house and
t bill to : id the 1'n at ilia irrigat ion
pt'ojeet wei p'i-iscl.
Covernor fiamliei inir this afternoon
at nt in tw omor veto messages, one
iH-i'i-st the .ii-S' in the salary of the
ei-r-ui -ii Ige ..f I;.ik r City district
from if loii'i t, ni', the other against
r t sing : I salai v of clerk of Curry
e u.ii' '
I he o ern.'r was ar'ved today that
:i. !: .( Ir in ' ' i fit o r on March 4
,.;.iti( it at'1 iu i.ti extra session of
the seriate. He will resign and be suc-.-.-eded
bv Secretary .f State Hcns.in.
in a hall when- a secret s ico-ty was
holding n ball. Several dancers were
knocked down and hurt by friends of
the five fives' victim.
Burgess J. P.. Mason of Wilim-rding
:1 the whole matter aired iu hi court
t.-dav. wtu-n "John Jones." a well
l:tiown business man, whose real n.Om
,. tiu h'i.tf bke J ;. was given a hear
,...r on a .0ir of disorderly roteiuor.
.b.iics" admitted tint he had ln-en
on:ewhat emphatic night wl.en.
nftr-r losing m en" jackpot, the
xv ir to r showing four f tv i s. he had
found the fifth spot in the hand.
OR
CURIO
LEGISLATORSSJUDGE NEIL WILL FIGHT
T
OF LAKE
Lane County Grange is
Fighting Appropriation
-Motion to Kill Bill in
Committee Voted Down
(lly (ieoige Putnam.)
STAT K IHH 'SIC, Salem. Or., Feb. S
There is no disguising the fact that
tin- advocates of the Crater lake road
bill have a hard fight on their hands
much harder than 'lie people of south
ern l h'egon. imagine. It is an uphill
struggle for the people of Oregon are
not yet awakened to the necessity of
developing t heir own resources. 1 have
have not as yet met a singje member of
the legislature outside of our own
delegation that ha-.i seen Crater lake.
If they had. it would be different
story. On the other hand, I have met
many outsiders who were friendly to
the measure, and eve'vono I have met
who has seen the lake is its enthusias
tic advocate.
Depends on Trading.
It is apparent to t hose of us who
have watched l he progress of events
at the capital that i he success of the
bill depends t::rgey upon the "log
rolling"' manipulations made iu its lie
half. In other word, southern Oregon
must trade its support, for various other
bills to ensure need--'! support for the
'r: ter lake highway. I f enough such
support can be secured, I he iiicKsure
will pass. And thi-i applies not only to
the consideration of the bill in both
houses, but abut to tin- committee's at
titude in rendering a n-porl.
Motion to Kill Killed.
Whi n the niea:air came up in t he
ways and means committee, a mo
lieii to kill the bill was voied down.
Since then action has been postponed.
o leport has be-n made by the senate
roads couiiniltee to whom the measure
was referred. Itolh Messrs. Purdin and
Miller in the I se an. I Mulit in the
senate are ciergo! ieally wi.. U.-g in be
half of the bill.
Grange Takes Action.
The Linn county grange at Albany
h::-t voted resotut ioen ag:;inst the meas
ure, but opposition ol this class was
expected. This K I he mo::sb:iek ele-
ii t that fought Hie st:;te university
and usually goes on i-.-o'd r.-: opposed
to progress of all kiinb. lis memb-rs
have lived in a state remarkable for
its natural beauty but it is all lost
upon them. Th:-y have done nothing
to upbuild or m: !' accessible their
beauty -pois or to develop their re-
s -ces, and only -in, use from their
habitual letliargv luig enough to go on
re.ord opposing progress The .lack
mi.u county grange lnuld at om-e adopt
' nobitir.ns fax. .ting the bill to offset
their ignora-'t broth-" i:i Ho- north.
Ne.wf--papers Favorable.
Newspapers of the slate are geuer
:iHv favorable to Hi- Crater lake road.
Tie- Journal in iWh-nd is doing much
for the mcnurc. T'.e Oregonian and
Telegram are mutra'. but not opp..:.
i,,g tie- bill. P.otl. the Salem st at .ma II
end Capital Journal, especially the lat
ter, are lending l '( '"t: hands. The
Spectator, a high cists-: weeklv. and oth
,m- Portland papers have editorially en
dorsed the pro.j-. t. an I printed pictures
of the lake, o- f Kugene s papers.
abno-t ahoo-. npp..es tin project, prob
ablv through .jeal-usy of Medford. Vet
Jacks ounty gave to the state uni
vi .-sit y appropriation bill the log vote
Hint enabled it p U"'-
Splendid Lot of Lobbyists.
Vii coitimiiii
I,.
(inr
tified v.-t ..f lobbvit tiiati tie
in. w iu Sal.Mi t t-. . ri . l.-lt"Ml
,,f the I, ill. I'l. .1. M. Ke'
I,. I, all
e.f the th'lM h
III,' H I 1 1 . .
1 1 ., i
f.
ui :ire I-:. I tr-i I llaf-r :i"'l
ll.,, Well ll,"l, lliil'l
Willi I. I). Olwell. .I..I.II
,l Knnr-li to ail. re
I,. f.,r' - end Hiev
.leff Heard,
limine mat,,
(nth and V
u,lltH i.neht t.
(. ,,. .,1 th.- wiit'-r "
. Ii.'
,, .1. ,!-.! t" Hie I. ill
FARMERS REFUSE TO
8EI.L WHEAT AT V. 00
Mfll.FAX. Wn-.li.. I'. I'. '. A"
ords were l,i.,l.n iu Wliilman county
I,., lav in the .r f V le nt le" -re
housemen were offered O t,.r Mile
.I. MI. So ..tier were accepted I.V tie
fsriiiers. a the n.inolltv are liuldini!
for the May market. Uluci.ni com
MIUM.I- the III "t price. '" 'I'li delil.'llld
f.,r u.illitil! and e. liiiej.
FOR
Professor Lewis of Oregon
Agricultural College to be
Here During Frost Season
At the uieotiii"; of the Kogue liiver
Horticultural association mi Sat unlay
afternoon Professor ( I. Lewis of the
Oregon agricultural college informed
the fruitgrowers tint he would"roturn
to the liogue liiver valley lo spend
Home time .luring the season, when
there is the greatest danger from dam
age by frost. He will employ the time
in making n close observation of loenl
conditions and assist the orehnidists in
reducing t he damage to a mini mum.
Professor Lewis devoted the afternoon
to a discussion of damage caused by
fitvt and incideiitnllv paid a tribute to
the valley as being for tins greater por
tion free from such damage.
The professor's remarks were replete
with much of an interesting nature to
local fruitmeit, He showed tt thorough
ui'derstanding of his subjects and cited
nnny other local ions, such as (Irand
.Viictioti, Cob. where the damage was
so great iu certain years us to make
those places almost entirely uuprofit
able from a f ruitgrowing standpoint.
In discussing the different methods
of smudging orchards Professor Lewis
stated that he was greatly iu favor of
using crude oil, as this could be used
with greater economy and with better
results from nil sides.
NUMBERING THE HOUSES IN
CITY OF ROSEBURO
KOSKIU'KH, Or.. Feb. K. Prepara
tory to the establishment of a free
delivery service by the postoffice de
partment in this city, the houses will
all be numbered. An ordinance to this
effect was introduced into the com
mon i net I lust night. The local com
mercial club agitated this question some
t ime -i ,ro, ai.d an inspector was sent
from 'ashiiigtou, who reported favora
bly. .' s soon us the requirements are
coinpliid with, tin- service will be es
ahlish .1.
PHILANTHOPIST BUYS
BIO ART COLLECTION
N'KW YORK, Feb. H. Someone who
is public spirited, but who wit h holds
his name, lias purchased the Tislmt
i-olleclion of pictures, illustrating the
i ld Testament and will pk them
where art lovers will have a chance
'o view them. The pictures have been
"M ovliiliition at the Fifth n venue art
gallery and when offered for sale at
mi unset price of if lu.OllO there were no
bidders. When no effers were made
las evening the auctioneers announced
he alo to the unknown philanthropist .
I'eb. ;i Smith f (irants Pass spent
.Moinlav :n Medford on business.
WROTE OF HIS
MKIil-'OIIH. Or.. Feb. S. - The hired
man of the Pacific Telephone company
!n .'lentil broken into print in the
Moniini; Mail. lie wartiM the public
H, at the "SiL'iied Citizen. F.tc." arti
cl.-n that have r ut I y appeared in the
Medford dailies were inspired by Mr.
Malvh of tie- Citizens' Telephone com
pa, ,v. The writer personally knows
I. an were voliintni ilv written by dls
l.ac were oluntarilv written bv il is
',,-t.'. and ontraeed i.atrons of the
Pacific Teleplu e..ni.atty and that ,
th. y did not kn..w Mr. Marsh and have
i. int. -ret.1 or contiecti..n in any way
whatever with the citizens Telephone I
company.
Mr. M. inll iu a labored ai(!innent on
. xc s-i-.c rates, operating expenses, in-,,1,-t
on investment, etc., disinterest
..llv figured ..ut ju-t t" hi 1 1 himself
-.. as t.. ii.' the people of Medford
a Hp that if tliev in.'t in the stock of
I he Citt.-iiH T,'.M,,..n OllpUllV it Will
tjl'e a I'.sino iuM'stni.i
..v for tl,.- information of Mr. Mcr
rill I w,l! "ay that not one dollar of
I I,., stock of the Citizens Telephone
.'..n.paav has been offered to the
pic of Medford. but if such stock
il Id ever be offered to them they
are amply able to indue of its value
without 1 1 Ivico or counsel of a milil-
ri. d age f the I' "", tic Telephone
couipany.
LOWER STATE TAX
The must crying need fur this val
ley tit the present time is 11 weather bu
reau ia rrdcr to determine in advance
with great e! accuracy the coming of
tint killing frusta. Professor Lewis
stated that this wax a mutter of great
importance r.nd shoe Id bo taken up ut
once with the federal authorities.
During the su-mor there will be u
large number of Professor Lewis' ns
S'siauis iu t'-.o vr. He y to carry on exper
intents in pollenirut ion and testing nf
fuel fur smiiiij.'ing purposes,
Dist rict Fre:gh', Agent Malboeuf of
the Southern Pacific Itaitroad company
stated that his company would lend
assistance to the local fruit men in the
mutter of supplying fuel for smudg
ing.
On the whole the meeting was most
inst ructive. President .1. K. Watt nf
the association presided over the meet
ing. Charles Meservo xvus elected hcc
relary iu the place of M. It. Signs, who
has left the valley.
Professor P. .). O'tiara, who was to
have addressed the, meeting, was una
ble to reach the valley on time.
Professor Lewis will return to the val
ley in March to make an address on pol
leni.atioti of fruit trees.
j ROSEBURO MAY HAVE
; STREET RAILROAD SYSTEM
UOSKItlfltO, Or., Felt. The miit
ler of granting a franchise for a street
railway in Itnseburg xvas taken up by
tin- common council li.st night. Milton
Purdy, who asks for the franchise, xvas
present. At a previoim meeting Mr.
Purdy s request was received, but the
members of the council entertained the
matter ns a joke, and even at the pres
ent time are soniexvhat skeptical ns to
Mr. Purdy 's motives. He asks for n 23
year franchise and agrees to put up n
forfeit of $."0(MI to shoxv good faith.
The matter will be decided at n future
meeting of the council.
HONDURAS OETS HER
$2f)0 AFTER 23 YEARS
NKW YOKK, Feb S. The republic
of Honduras has obtained a judgment
by default in the supreme court for
against tho stnto of New York.
This xvinds up lit;gation started 23
years ago and the judgment represents
a cash bond which Honduras entered
I o -ecure costs when bringing suit
against Marco Aurnlio Roto, a former
i r. -ident of the republic, who died in
1 .:ris last year. Soto was for n while n
indent of New York, nnd suit was
1 r. oight n';i.i.U him to recover certain
sury fund'
OWN FREE WILL
This viituoiiR genileuian to further!
pill the people of Medford on their I
coinnl, whispers to tlicin that Mr. Marsh
will get big. fat coin i ut of the tele J
phone manufacturing and the construe-j
lion companies, and tli.il tile people will
have to pay for this irraft. The only
logical conclusion one eon reach from
tending this inunendo ir that he meas
ures Mr. Marsh by his own standards.
Mr. Merrill seems o be greatly exer
. ied over who the Citizens Telephone
company is, and how they are going
to tinance this telephone proposition.
Vow. if I was Merrill I wouldn't wor
iv about this very much. I'rohably the
i fellows directly interested have figured
! . n it considerably and they have very
ipkelv found a square, practical way of
putting 111 an nonesi serviceaoie wio
1 phone system here.
j Mr. Merrill says: "We have real
nioiiev to eon.lact out business with,
and don't peddle our stock to the wi.l
lows and orphans " Slop for n moment
and consider the nerve of ihis statement
This outfit has for years been taking
down the "real money" of the people
of Medford Widows and orphans
among the rest, and have not been giv
ing half value for it. and after all
these years of outrageous servico nnd
broken promises, this " s iul ngent"
us he signs himself, has the gall lo
c,,,n,i hern and cost insinuations on the
GOES TO ATTEND
Tl
Present Rate Would Make
Jickson County Pay
State $57,000 When it
Should Pay $40,000
I'onnly .;tI.Iu.. ,. I". xoi u,ft Mon.
(lay tor Sale,,, i ,, enilenvor to Imvo
the sinte tax levy reilueeil applied
to Jnckon enmity. Tl.ns having tlio
iunty pay i proioili,m to itn valun.
I'rnperty lieinK aeH(i higher in .lack
" eounly Ilia,, i .r coulltio!1 of
the Htnte, malic Hie ililTerence, m that
,l"',k 'uiity rate in in reality high
er than that paiil elsewhere.
At the rate levied ,y the stnto, thin
eounly will liavo to pay , -,7,oiici,
whieh ui,, ,i,, t . v,,r j4n,D(in in
comparison with other counties. Tim
dillereneo in making asHensmeuts is re
sponsible. .Inline Neil is aeeompanied by W. T.
.Inline Neil is iiii.,im;.,.4 i... . .
sessor U. I', (irin-c and ex-Assessor
Peter .ppleKate. These tliree will meet
me siiiio i, eaiil or equalixntisn
and iliflerenl county assessors and dil
euss the matter at length.
AUTOS SUPPLANT FAITHFUL
HORSES OF THE COWBOYS
tl.M.VKSTd.V, Tex., I'eb. 8. An or
der for ten autumoliilcs for tlio linn.
sum ami Wellsfonl ....ill.. n.n.i..
-Mid la, I, I an, I Crai itio ...... ,.i.....i
today.
The purchase of the mitn. .
exiierimeiifal luirooses. r.,r tiu i
h 1 taaile in i ho last six months and
" ''i' "! a question of which typo
of horseless vehicle woot.l i.a i.,..
adapted for the rough uses it will bo
siiii..ecieu in in t em, annual round
III! of cattle. A social moo.I.m,,.
to this work will be manufactured.
Colonel Chowley, secretary of ll.e
O'.ttle Kaisers' association in .l,.urii,.
ng the tests, said: "t'owl invn i'iln A rivn
through ii bunch of -i Thousaiul head of
nme in iiutos without even disturhinff
a steer. Some of (he steem mnv .ton
grnzini; ami starn in vninlnrmnni nf i.A
mnchine, but you cannot stnmpedo them
.nu mi iiuio. a man on hornebiick
nil Stnmiiedc n buneh of nlnnra nnl.lr..
than lightning."
OVER 700 NEGROES ARE
ARRESTED IN PITTSBUBO
I'lTTSHFHO, FeliTs. After a torri-
blo buttle tollil'llt (tin on tint nni;nA
force of Pittsburg orrestcd 700 bot-
teieu una nriiiHcu negroes, following
more than -10 attacks on xvhito girls in
this city within tho last ton days.
The poline were ordered to show no
mercy. With drawn nightsticks thev
invaded tho Hill district and herded th'n
sullen negroes before them. Miuxy of
fered resistance and for half an hour
Wylie avenue was one mass of fighting
humanity.
Karly today Director of Public Sofa
ty l.ang distributed Tuuii police whis
tles among the patrolmen to be given
to young girls, who have instructions
to blow them should they be attnek-
d.
honesty of purpose nnd integrity of it
company xvlm offers a clenr, clean-cut
proposition to put in a serviceable and
np-tn date telephone pystem.
Hi1 winds up his article, which ho no
doubt thought would make nit those
ing slinging "citizens" and "telephone
users" lay flown and be good, by saying
"Our aim: To furnish reliable and
prompt telephone service, to deal cour
teously with everybody."
Now, xvhen the telephone users of
M I'd ford read the word "reliable" and
"prompt" they guv n shout of deri
sion, for if there is nnv one thing above
another that the Pacific Telephone com
puiiy lacks it is reliability and prompt-
j uess. and it the ntciiic leiepuotif com
pany had been giving the people of
j Medford reliable and prompt aerrice
'and courteous treatment, this special
Ltgent would not be down here at the
'present time making the fight of his
life and this article would never hare
, broil written.
Your for a butler telephone servica.
CITIZEN.
EQUALIZATION
MEETING