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THIRD YEAR
MBDFORD, ORWiON. KK1DAV. KKHK I'A 11 V V. l!)0!i.
No. 280.
ROAD BILL PASSED BY HOUSE
CRATER
45 ARE IN FAVOR,
14 ARE AGAINST
OPPOSITION
nmn ii nr n bn rKuto
WHOM
STRONG
Bill Next Goes to High
way Committee in Senate
for Consideration-Prospect
Looks Bright
STATE HOUSE, Salem, Or., Feb. 12.
By the overwhelming vote of 45 to
14 tho house today passed the Crater
lako road appropriation bill. But little
opposition developed vh, n tho mat: or
came up as special order of tho day at
1:30 p. m.
The fint stop of tho battle is won.
Now the matter goes to the committee
on hirhwnys in tho senate, and then to
to senate for their action.
Everything looks bright for tho pas
sago of tho bill.
Tho change in tho bill making the
money available $25,000 n year for four
years has greatly added to tho prospects
of its passage.
APPLES PLENTIFUL IN
THE PORTLAND MARKETS
PORTLAND, Or., 1-Vli. 12. Apples
have enrne in rntln-r fr.'.'lv this we,';,
with the r.snlt that tn.'ks ..n Hie street
pro materially larger than a month non
IMitl the market a sliaile easier. There
am still considerable quant it ies ,,f np
pies in the country, and these for the
most, part will bo marketed dnrino this
month and March, but dealers say the
supply loft ill first tenuis is not sueh as
tn cause any wealionino- of the mar
kot.
Chief among the varieties now offer
cd on the street arc lleil Cheek Pippins.
Northern Spies. Ynkimns. nnd Spitzen
bergs, the best grade. i of wliieh are
held at 2.25 to $2.7." a box. witli the
smaller sizes and los attraetive fruit
going at $1 to $2 generally. Among the
late receipts was a consignment of
several hundred boxes of Mood 1,'ivers.
f.ir the most part lied Creek Pippins.
Spitzonhorgs and Ynkimns.
Frnitnion say that present prices arc'
likely to hold about steady for some
weeks, and iliat then they will work
gradually upward to the end of the son
son. Comparatively free shipments
from all orchard districts of the state
are expected for th" nevt f.-u- weeks.
The medium grades, sueh as are n.'i.i
at tl.25 to .1.7.-. continue to move most
readily, but there is a fair demand for
the best.
Ill other fruits today the market show
ed but little change from the condition
of weeks past. The .range supply j.
still limited, owing to the r nt traf
fic troubles in tin' south, but dealers
snv there will bo an abundance of the
fruit on hand within a short time, and
it is expected that prices will then yield
somewhat. Three ea-s came in yester
day and two more were doe today, but
tip to noon had not arrived. Lemons are
in Letter supply than for .nno tune
Lack, two carloads having been received
yesterday. No pri hanged w.re an
nounced.
There are still small .piant'li. of
pears in the market, fur the most part
selling at 1 .7.1 t,
l.oX.
CHINA OBSERVES THE
BIRTH OF HER RULER
PKK1X. I'd.. 12. All
,V.T
tie. l"r:.g
on
.moire festivities ai
t.ulnv in celeb ration of tt.t
thiid
Pn Yi
day of the infant emp' ror.
little ruler of iho world '
Ions nation was born on F
liWfi. Hi fatlier is l'i;e
Chnen. a .'..nncilbir "f 'a
mother is a daughter of the
s. cretarv. Yupen lung Th
peror has one brother. Pu 'h
born May .In. 1!'"7.
In the Canadian boil. ling at the ia
ka-Ynkon Pacific ....!tin ill l,c
more than l.0ou s.iuare foot of exhibit
tpace.
THE OUTLOOK
Weatlnr Augurs Well for
Coming Fruit Season
Crops in Other Sections
Probably L'ght
That tins season's I'm it crop will be
one of tin1 heaviest ever known in the
valley ami tlmt jirici's will ho hold up
well, assuring ;i tiuist suriM-ssfnl fruit
year is the npiuiiMi of Kciui I). Harris
nl Hiis city, otic nt' the must .sud'onsfnl
orcliar.listM iu the vallt'y, and who haw
an i'iivi:tlilc record us a liort.iiculturist.
In fine, Mr. Harris ' words regarding
lite fruit mailers of the valley carries
as much or mure weight than that of
any one man here.
Tho present weather insures a heavy
fruit crop, for whenever a wet winter
is experienced iu this valley the fruit
anil other crops are hea
fops are heavv," said Mr.
Harris, in discussing the outlook, "and
I look for one of the finest years the
valley has eer experienced.
' ' Nut alone will t he fruit crop be
larye in the valley, lint prices will he
liiyh aaiu. The orchards of other sec
tions, California for instance, are not
uiven the rare that the local ones re
reive and hence a crop is (,'arnerod only
once in two years. This is their off
year. This means t hat fruit will lie
r:irre to some extent, and prices will
In- eiHTo-ip.nidiiinly hioji.
"The present went tier will work a
liitrd-diip in a way on the orchard men,
for they wiM he forced to do all of their
work in a short time ir. tlu-ir orchards.
Hut wit h the open i tie; of spring will
come a ureat revival of business. Many
changes a re in sit,'ht, and t he whole
vullev will stir with a new life."
WAITS HOUR TO KILL MAN
WHO WRONGED HER
NKW Vlll.'K. Feb. 12. Com ling a
revolver iu her muff. Martha F.riehsen
waited for several hours under the
New York Central railroad viaduct at
Park avenue and I2sih street early to
day, and as Frnest Scliwaiieman. u gro
c r. was crossing tin street fired three
slo.ts at him, inflicting dnligcrnus
oiiiids. She then swallowed poison
with probably fatal results.
The police say that Miss Krichsen
told them that S.-hwanemau had taken
Ik r awav from her home and had re
fused t,. marry her when she was left
without fainilv or friends, and that
-ho said she Imped that she had killed
hmi. Schwanctiinn f.-ll at the first shot,
lot the woman continued to fire at
h:m as he lay in tie- street.
She aKo snapped tho empty revolver
at his brother, who was crossing the
-net will. him. Hiding the revolver
in her muff. Miss F.riehsen started to
run up Park avenue, but was over
tak. u and ai r, st.-.l.
YOUTH PRAYS FOR MERCY,
THEN DRAINS POISON VIAL
Mis Ac;i:l.i:s, c.-il.. Feb. 12. After
. minutes of prayer, lieorge c. Ilender
n. a young man. ended his life bv
inking p,.i-on in a rooming house at
:l South Main str.-.-t .-ally today. Tie
',.es body was found by the propri
or, A. t oleman.
Si,kues and th" fact that he was
ii'o-t without funds are believed to
,' prompted III deed. Henderson
, nt all but I" .-"lit', of a cash balai
7." cut for the poison and for a
.0111. II- appeared at the lodging
about 2 o'clock.
-horl f
.-,1 h-i'i '
1, r the landlord a
room he H':i. hoard
listen. d to him for
Wh-ii Ii" asked for
, p.i-t .1 Is and for
: 't d,, the 1an.lh.rd
l.-,t he was conteui
f
at 1-.-I
ii..t
-! illg
ui.
ide
He. -lillv 'h.- t'Ul.l .- pa'l- "f Portland
i I 'l'a-..ii'.a and the r.-sid-nt- of S.at-
'- donated -J.. g-ranMiM. plants t..
1. n.-d ill t-autifving tin- ground" of
i he Ala-ka Yukon Pacific exposition in
1H09.
SKETCH OF THE BUILDIN6 TO BE
CITIZENS TELEPHONE COMPANY
pif
Will be Ready for Busi
ness on Monday in New
Building on B Street
On Monday morning the High K.-lio.d
pupils will find their new places ill
the new high school building ready
for theni. All of the paraphernalia is
being moved today and being strnighl
etied about in the new building.
The auditorium wilt be used as the
assembly room, and aside from this,
some six rooms will be occupied by
classes. The high school Htaff is now
composed of six instructors and the
roll embraces sonic K!a names.
The library will open off of the as
seinbly room. The commercial depart
ment will be in the south wing of the
building downstairs, while the science
department "ill be directly over this.
Today I hrougliout all the schools of the
city proper programs have been ar
ranged for the observance of the eon
ternary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coln. WIZARD EDISON IS NOW
62 YEARS OF AGE
NF.W YOHK, Feb. 12. Thomas A.
F.disi.u, the wizard of electricity. is
152 vears of age today, lie was born
in Ohio February II. is 17. an dbocaine
nl the age of 12 a newsboy on the
(iran.l Trunk line running int" lletroit.
He s i developed studious habits, and
began milking chemical cxperi nts
while on tho trainns. Obtaining the
sole right of vending newspapers on
the marl, he with four nssistnnts set in
type, printed ami sold the "(Irund
Trunk Herald." with his other papers.
He became interested in the operations
of the telegruph, and applying himsell
l. its stu.lv rose to n high rank as an
operator, lie invented an automat ic re
peater .able of transferring messages
fr.on one wire to another without the
aid of an operator, and in lst',1 eon
ceived the idea of a duplex telegraph,
which lie perfected ill 172. Settling
in New York ill 171. he accepted the
s.iperintendeni-y of the (odd and Stock
company, (.inventing the printing tele
graph for gold and stock .piotations.
He opened a large workshop in New
ark, removing iu l7d to M.nlo Park.
N. .1. and devoting l.im'lf entirely to
i n cut ing.
SURGEON IS VICTIM
OF HIS OWN KNIFE
NF.W Yol.'K. Feb. 12. I' r. Ad. dpi-
von Ittotix is
dead, the victim ot I..-
,wii knife. The surgeon, w
hau. I
lili
keen edged
triim. nt luring an
operation, cut
f Ins finger- x.-rv
-liohtlv. but bl I
in set in and
.1 ' . vesterdav. Pr
xnti was
d and na native of Oormany.
vears
1
HIGH SCHOOL IN LUMBER PUT
NEW QUARTERS ONjREELIST
yW;4
-1 it;
. J -
Notwithstanding Strong
Lobby Lumber Goes on
Free List
WASlllNCTO.V. Feb. 12. Xolwith
standing the efforts of a strong lum
bermen's lobby, the wnys and menus
committee of the house has placed lum
ber on the free list. This was positive
Iv stated today. The committee con
cluded its hearings on the lim ber tariff
yesterday.
The commit I eo acted upon t lie us
sumption that lumber is controlled by
a trust and heii.-c no longer needs pro
tection.
ALLIGATOR STEAK HAS BEEN
PREPARED FOR TAFT
NI-:V OI.M.KANS. IM,. 12. It is now
expected that President elect 'Fa II will
arrive here tomorrow morning instead
of Saturday, and that tl labor.-.!.-
festivities prepared by the ProgresHive
union will take pi: on l.i In's
birth. lay. as Mr. Tall has cabled that
in will leave for the east on S.iliiida.v
morning, u day earlier than oi : gi iiallv
arranged.
New (iil.-aiis will entertain a consid
eiable portion of Louisiana's citizens
tomorrow, and visitors are already ar
riving to take part iu the demoiistrn
ti.ui that, will mark Iho nrrnat of th.
president elect. Jealous of the success
of (ieorgia's 'pos.-uin dinner for Mr.
Tatt. the I".-:.! cointiiiltee lia planned
a ban.ptet which will have alligatoi
steak as the principal feature.
It is expected that H.o Vessel which
,r. bringing the pn -i.lonl elect from
I , doll will arrive oil South Pa-s thi
at'ternooii, after a record trip of little
more than three day for a voyage u-,u
ally requiring six daw. Mr. Tat' will
tiansfer to tl itiis i lliriuil.ghain an. I
make a night run up the river, arriving
In re tomorrow moiling if the s. li.-dub- is
adhered to.
REPUBLICANS IN CONVENTION
TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES
(iliANll l:PIHS, Mich.. I'.b. 12.
Republican state convention to nonn
,i:,:e two candidates for justice of the
supreme court and other minor offices
v. .11 be hell iu Cra. id Itapids I ..morrow.
I o ,.r JniiO , elgat. s will be in att.-nd
be and will take pa.t in a Lincoln
.elebtali'ii atld ba'upiet ill tl V'
II BALLOTS FAIL TO
ELECT AT 8PRINOFIELD
pi.'i.rii:i
.lav', i.ont ba!
r".'- bg.-!.'nre
alor, was Wtth
St ringer eai h I
1:1.. IM.. U.-To-
it... ::i-t of tin- Ilii
l'niJ.-d Slates n-e-nlt.
Hopkins and
v.-d iti".
ERECTED IF
GETS FRANCHISE
i's'r- :-."
s - .-Vit
CENTRAL POINT
In Order to Float Bond
Issue, City Will Vote to
Amend Present Charter
An informal nicotine; of I lie town
council was held Tuesday evening for
the purpose of discussing the proposed
changes iu the town charter which are
iiocessiiry before the tewn can be bond
lor n suthcieiit amount to install an
adetpi.-ite water system, savs the Ten
Hal l-uiul. Herald.
Holbiook Wilhintou of Medford was
pii-seiil to discuss the proposed change
ami to advise the council as to just
what is necessary to insure the legality
ol' Hie bond issue w hen it shall be made.
Mr. Witliington advised that the ipies
tiou of bonding tie- town si Id b-
placed oil the balh.1 at the coming city
'led ii ii as a proposit ion nut horiing
the council lo issue bonds, wairauls
or olln-r evidences of indebtedness lo
an amount not exceeding a stated sum.
for the purpose of installing a wah'i
system, etc., thus making it possible
for the town lo issue warrants for an
amount, necessary to sink a well or
nl ln'1'W iso develop ji H!illiirilt supply of
a t or bl or I h regular bond issue u
made. The idea of this plan is that
opto a s.Utificul supply of water is as
sm-ed, Hie I Is will sell to much bet
hr advantage than they would before
He- wat r probh ru is si-ttled. These war
ranis would be drawn on the water fund
and would in no way interfere with
t he general fund of I he ton.
Alter thoroughly threshing tin- mat
it over and agreeing to the change',
desired, 1 he members instructed Mr.
Wellington to prepare the neressar.
::meiidiio nts and hav- the matter ready
'o siilonit early to-xt Week.
It is underwood 1 hit the water plop
e.itloii will be miblllltt"! to the piv.ple
at Ho- regalar i-ity eh-rl ion on the sec
n,d M lav iu Marrh.
BIJOU SHOWS ENTERPRISE
BY GETTING GOOD SHOW
The uiauageui'-nl of the Pojoii is again
evhibiting the itif lpuse whieh ha-4
eh:Taeterie. their career in M'dl'ord
by engaging the lark liurtoughs com
pany for tliree niglit-i. Of cnlil-e t he
tn pa ii y is not in 1 lie t 1 1 -1 i a n 1 s of
tin- thealrical woild, but tlo-v are w-
op. when one considers Ho- prii". Sev
e i a I amusing it ua I ions devrhiprd in
the clever eomedy drama. "The W.-t
eriic-r." and were ably handled.
The fact is paten that I lie company
Iocs its best woik iu comedy and tie re
fi.ro their work this evening in " The
Turkish Hath" is awaited with a gnat
,.-gree of Interest Oil the part of those
pieiint at tloir endrt a ininent. last eve
m i g h i- a v.-ry ' icditabb- sdow at
)lhe prices. Worn.- have appeared hi
Medford ami I wice the :olmis-ioii tia
bren charged.
HAZEI RIL1G IS THE BLUE AND
0
THEATER
In Roseburg, However.and
Not in Medford--Has
Been There Some Days
Papers Tell of Success
rharles I). Ha.elrigg is in Ibiscbnrg
working on a ileal to erect a large the
ater in that. city, lie went there mi
request of several prominent Hoseburg
people and according to the I'nnpiu
Valley N'cwh the deal wilt be pill
through. It is Mr. Ha.elrigg 's inleii
lion tn manage both the local Ionise and
the one in Kosohurg. The Ncwh says:
"Due of t he nut i 11 feat kith in the
building line,, one which has been dis
1'iissed much in this city for the past
two weeks, is the proposed erection nf
one of the finest fireproof theaters
between I'ortlaml mid Ited Hluff, Cal.
I'rominetitly connected with this latter
niovenii'iit is ( 'harles l. Ua.clrigg, a
man who is tit present associated with
playhouses at Medford, (irants I'assand
Ashland. M r. Hn.elrigg has been in
the city on several occasions recently
his main object being to interest local
apitalists iu the building of a modern
t heater in Koseburg. That his efforts
have no been w holly wil liout success
is i.dvnuced today by a citizen close iu
touch with the proposed enterprise, u
number of local ci:pilalis!s having sig
nified their willingness to assist it.
building the theater and a meeting of
the latter geiitleuient with Mr. Ila.el
rigg is schciluled for this evening at
which lime it will be definitely decided
whether or Hot the opera house will be
creeled. Several locations are in view
tor the proposed building, prominent
among which is the K. of P. properly
on the corner of Jackv.ou and Doiighir
streets opposite the Hotel McClallen
ll is the intention of the promoters to
erect a modern structure in every par
tieiilnr with a stage hrge enough tn
accommodate any company of players
louring the west, supplied with a large
yalleiv and a number of modern theater
boxes!
If the deal is closed it will mean for
l.'osf bin g a ten year I rust circuit, hi
eluded in which will be only the most
high class and up to date of the troupes
visiting Portland l ltd San l-Vancis
thus affording the theatergoers of this
eiiy only the best iu the way of plays.
Kvcr since tl Id lloatcr iu the I. i).
( , I, building wuii eoiivei-ed into a
store then' has been considerable spec
illation as to the erect ion of a play
house in this cily, and mat f its have
now assumed ipiite :, definite shape.
I'uless something bobs up, which hard
Iv seems possible, h'oseburg is ipiite
certain to gel a fine theater building.
LONE TAKEN OFF BRAIN
PUTS STOP TO FITS
CltASS VAI.LKY. 'al.. l-'eb. I '2.
I i lighted beyond words that an op
ration has given him relief from epi
leptic fits. James St I berry is count
ing t lie days nt t he county hospital
before he ran leave that Hint it ut o-ii and
n turn to the llrvan ranch mar here to
resume his work as u wood chopper.
He was injured about the head by ft fall
at Truckee a long time ago ami fits
t'ollouid. Several times at the home
'f K. I,. H.ildw mi on t ) If i van ranch
I,, was uiu-oii-. i.ni- for two hours at a
in ti h. and it was feared lie was flying
lie had Cits twii'c ;i mouth and some
ti S ofteiter. A tew Weeks aioi he Was
taken to the eoiilltv hospital, wln-r
a once of bone rp-IiriL' on the biain
vv.n removed, giving him instant relief
lb- has hail no s in ol ..ins of a fit smci
Mid will melon). t. dty be free from this
at liietioti hen at'ter. Vestenlay llald
a v isited Inm and found him cheer
,l and l.appv.
CREOSOTINO PLANT IS
BURNED; LOSS $Jfi(),000
CIIKKNYILLI:. TVs . IM., p--Fire of
unknown origin early today destroyed
tin- i-i..nri. Iv:ni':i X Texas railroad
.re,. noting plant four nub' from tlre.-n
vtlle. Tie- loss is e-tiuiateil at between
t '.ii mini ami V'uo.iino, L. ;. lioots.
nijht engineer of the plant, was over
, . ,v mol -e and would have perished
but f-.r th. ptompt action of his a-sist
ant. .1. V. Mi l'nf t in. w Im. rushing
through th- flames and smoke, di-igg'd
In in to safety.
THE GRAY
Roosevelt Delivers One of
Most Remarkable Ad
dresses of His Career
Great Crowds Attend
llolKiKNsviLLI-:, IVb. la. Xovr
before since I.co'm auiieitdei' at Appo
mattox have "tho blue and tho gray "
been drawn closer together than tlioy
were toilay, when President Theodore
Koosevelt, Htunding on tho Hpot that
bin years ago gave lo tho world one
of ils greatest nicii, delivered the most
remarkable address of hitt career, in the
presence of n great concourse uf peo
ple. (ienerul Luke ). Wright, formerly
a confederate artilleryman, joined in
tho tribute to the memory of Aliruhtuu
I. i urol u. Iteiunc ruttc and republican
committees came from Louisville to
gether, (inventor Wilmm appointed Jitl
negro citizens to represent their race.
Tho weather seemed tilso to bo pay
ing ils tribute to the great American
statesman and martyr. Tho day dawn
ed cloudy and occasional hIiowitb typi
fied the sorrow of nature. Scores of
men ami women attended tho exercises
and tears coursed down their chocks
as the orators of th.' day told of tint
1 ' great commoner 'h ' life. ' ' For, ' '
quoted the president, "a greater lovo
hat h no man t hau this, that he lay
down his life for hia brother."
Springdold llonortt Lincoln,
SPKINHI-MKLl), III., I'Vh. 12. Thou
sands of people arrived hero early to
day to participate iu the exercises held
throughout the day ami evening in hon
or of the memory of Lincoln. Tho city
is gaily bedecked with bunting, nnd
flags. Among t he arrivals were Am
bassador .lusserand of Prance, Senntor
Ihdliver of Iowa and a party of Wash
ington officials; William .1. Bryan nnd
A mbnssndnr Hrvce of l-lngland arrived
in the private car nf President Lincoln
of the Pullman company. The mooting
was presided over by (Jovernor Iieneen.
PROHIBITION LAW
NOT SATISFACTORY
MMItliILL, Or., I'Vh. 12. Prohibition
has brought about conditions in this
town that are seriously affecting the
welfare of the incorporation. Follow
ing the enforcement of the local option
law all of the saloons changed to floft
drink emporiums. The drunkenness was
not decreased by putting the saloons
out of business. It was supposed tlmt
the soft drink pan dm were selling
something stronger than one per cent,
and iu order to do nwny with them the
council passed an ordinance requiring
a license for Ihe operation of an os
tnhlishinent of this kind.
One of the parties refused to take out
the required license and he has three
times been arrested for selling eigars
without a license. In every case tho
evidence has stood uiicont rnd icted. The
jmti f the peace before whom the
cases were tried has never been able to
determin upon what coum to follow.
If he should fine the convicted party in
accordance with the ordinance he would
doubtless involve tin- town in a lawsuit,
as it is generally believed that the or
dinance is an illegal one.
Merrill, in common with many other
places, is facing n serion problem. The
prohibition law is iu effect, but liquor
i sold to almost anyone who linn the
uionev, This condition haft continued
for several mouths and the indications
are that it will not be stopped. The town
has been deprived of its saloon revenue
..ml i mi niruiust it for funds to con
duct Ho' municipal nffnirs. Many of
those who supported local option have
come to the conclusion that it would he
far better to have licensed liquor sa
loons, nnd if the conditions now extant
:,p. allowed tn continue, it is likely that
at the next election the vote of Inst
June mav be reversed.
GRAVE DIGGING NOT
A BUILDING TRADE
i:W Y HI I. Feb. 12. The blithe
occupation of grave digging is not to he
n warded as a building trade, according
to"ii decision of the P.ilihling Trade
.-.unci! of tirenter N'ew York. Accord
inglv nit application of the Gravedig
Lo"s' union for membership in the coun
cil was rejected. Grave digging was
held to be na miscellnneoii trade.