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The Weather
Tlx weather man tayi:
Wa will have continued eloudy aad
oveaionally rainy weathr tonight and
tomorrow, Xorthely winds. Colder.
THIRD YEAR.
MEDFORD, Oh'KUOX, FWIDAV, KKBRUARY :(, 1909.
No. 292.
HARRINGTON HABEAS CORPUS
PROCEEDINGS SATURDAY
115 SIGN
IDAHO FOLLOWS OREGON'S
LEAD FOR STATE RAILROAD
1
MIS Y
FOR WELCOME
Praises From the General
Office of Southern Pa
cific for Greeting Given
Southern Pacific Aent A. S. Itosen
haum linn received from the general of
fices at Portland a letter of eotnmondu
torn for the Medford Commercial club
and citizens of Modfnrd who partieiiat
ed in the welcome to the Seattle exi'iir
bioii lust Sunday. The; letter reads: '
' ' We have rt ived reports indicat
ing that your people jjavo the party a
mo:;r enthusiast ie reception, and I am
satisfied that the manner in which they
were received was very much appre
ciated, and will encourage litem in their
work in connection with the exposi
tion. "As a matter of fact, we were not at
all surprised to hear of the enthusiastic
and rousing reception yonr city yave
these people, as we are never surprised
at anything Medford may do in the
way of projrresHi ve advert ising, . and 1
am sure the manner in which your peo
ple impressed themselves upon the J'u
yet sound party will result in great pood
to the Ittiguo River valley.
"On behalf of our line, please thank
your Commercial club very much in
deed for their cordial reception in this
matter. ' '
IDAHO AND WASHINGTON
APPLES MARKED "OREGON"
PORTLAND. r., Feb. '.Mi (To the
Kditor.) Wo believe that the follow
ing correspondence between our Liver
pool firm, Messrs. Balfour, Williamson
& .Co... and the Liverpool Fruit ttrok
ers' association, limited, will prove of
interest to a large number of your sub
wcribers interested in fruit. The letters
are so explanatory that we feel we
can add nothing to them.
Copy of letter from Messrs. Unlfmir.
Williamson & Company, Liverpool, to
Messrs. Wood a II & Company. Liverpool,
dated February I, l!'Hi:
"On looking over your catalogue to
day we sec you are offering boxes of
four and nno-lialf tier Hen Davis ap
ples marked "Moscow," Idaho, as Ore
gon apples. Von are not the only brok
ers who have made similar mistakes,
as we not i,c most of you head your
sales of Washington (Vakimas. etc.)
with the word 'Oregon.' Wo desire to
protect against this use of the word
'Oregon, as damaging to the genuine
Oregon apples, and will be glad if you
will bring this letter before yonr asso
ciatioii. and put a stop to this practice
once and for all. Yon miglit just its
well call Xw Yovk Vtr.te apples Maines
or Virgiuiiins. as call Washington or
Idaho apples Oregotis. Wo do tint for a
moment cast any reflection on the Wash
ington of'Tdnho npples they may or
ini'V not b" even superior to the Ore
gon apples. Hut if they are. they will
make a name for themselves, nnd do
not nerd the help of the word 'Ore
gon:' if they are not. it is unfair to
call theiii 'Oreu-ons.' In both cases it is
a false and misleading description.
"We will bo glad to know what
steps your association proposes to take
to put an end to the existing state of
affairs, and now await an official re
ply." Copy of letter from the Liverpool
Fruit Brokers' association, limited, Liv
erpool, to Messrs. Balfour. Williamson
& Companv. Liverpool, dated February
4. 1009.
"Your letter of first int. addressed
to Messrs. Woodall & Company, corn
plaining that apples were being incor
rectly described as 'Oregon' in brokers
catalogues, was discussed at a meeting
of mv committee today, when it wa
decided that you had perfectly .iud
wfftim.U f.n- voiir ennitdaint; and I am
instructed to inform you that steps will
at once he taken to have these removed
in future. Vonrs truly.
"BXLFOCR. fil'Tiniir- & C
"T. W. B.. London."
GOVERNOR VETOES REPEAL
OF FRUIT INSPECTION
Two more bilU vto.d by the gov
ernor. One pertains to preparation and
printing by the ntn'o of the supreme
onrt report-;. This hill was introduced
hv Neurit, I Oliver. The other pertains
to fruit inspection r.nd endeavors to
ab'-lMi tin- present providing for the
confiscation of infected nursery stock
imported into this state from other
sTr'.te.
i;,.rn..r i haniberlnin has filed w-n-hill
ertatit'g 1 i f job for Ad
j.,r,r ti-ieral Fin of the oreC..n
n- .. -trd. and embracing a rom-p'.-i"
'i tr.rv '.-' of ml.s and rgula
ti ..us and ii N senate bill !f nnd home
bill 263.
JUDGE H ANNA
GRANTS WRIT
Has Been k Jail Since
Feb. 3 for Contempt of
Court-Failed to Appear
Judge H. K. llanna, in obedience to
the mandate of the supreme court, Fri
day ordered the clerk to issue n writ
of habeas corpus requiring the sheriff
to produco John Harrington Saturday
morning. Harrington has been confin
ed in the county jail since February ,1
for contempt of the county court for
refusing to deliver to the executrix of
t he part neiHhip estate of Snyder &
Harrington certain personal property
claimed by the estate ami which liar
ringlon claims as his property. In its
opinion the supreme court says it is
very doubtful if a county court has
any such authority, nnd further, that
when a surviving partner who is or
dered to deliver such property sets up
a claim or title thereto, that lie, shows
' ' gciod cause ' ' why he should not bo
required to do so. The opinion of the
supreme court directs Judge lluuna to
issue the writ and inquire whether the
writ is void tor want ot jurisdiction, ot
if valid whether Hat ington has com
bed with the order.
The case is one of the bitterest fought
legal battles of the year. The legal
wrangle grew out of the efforts of Mrs.
Victor Snyder to secure possession of
the Office saloon, which was owned by
icr lale husband and Harrington. The
latter was committed to jail for con
tempt by ( 'ou nt y Judge Neil because
he i led to obey 1 he mandate of the
court nnd appear upon the date desig
nated. Mrs. Snyder is represented by Attor
ney K. F. Phipps, the defendant by
Withingion - Kellv and R. C. Smith.
BUTTE FALLS ITEMS.
Kd Walker has taken a trip to Med
ford to remain a few days.
Oliver A la ins killed a panther on
the uiiMirveyed measuring seven feet
from tip to tip. The carcass was after
wnrnid temptingly prepared and sev
eral Butte Falls persons enjoyed a rare
feast. The meat is very fine and equal
to frogs' legs in delicacy.
Joseph Hendricks of the unsurvoyed
is visiting the valley and will bring in
supplies, lie reports travel as very
had over the roads and the snow deep
in the uplands.
John Obenchain and wife are down
from their homestead visiting with their
son Charley.
Wana Parker has gone to Medford
for a load of supplies. He reports all
well, but travel bad.
Scott Claspill came in from Medford
with n load of store supplies on Fri
day. M. C. Mahonoy made a trip to Med
ford for store stock for druggist Hriggs
and Merchant Hughes.
Mr. Ma rev and John Cadzow intend
to open a general store in the IToekn
thorn room.
Oliver Adams has fitted up the Doub
leday store room and opened n confec
tionery store in it.
dud Kdsall and Dud Mnrey made n
trip to the valley on business intent.
The sawmill, it is reported, will soon
sti'.rt up. This will give employment to
a number of men and be of interest to
all. as it is a pointed showing that our
town is forging ahead and that some
thing may turn up before long railroad
ward. Those who were invited to partake
of roast panther pronounce the meat
wry fine nnd that Mrs. Briggs prepared
it in n way that tempted the appetite.
We may now expect, as one of our hotel
delicacies, panther steak, panther roast
and stew, and perhaps our wise legis
lature will pass a law protecting this
animal from slaughter.
Tin1 residents of Dudley are anxious
v awaiting the government report on
he late survey, as they want to make
their filings and secure their homesteads
to which all of them are justly entitled.
f,,r tirov have been a faithful, self sac
rificing set of men and endured, for
vears. "untold hardship. Let the gov
ernment deal justly with these men.
MEDFORD BOOK STORE
SOLD BY KING BROTHERS
E. B. Davis of Fargo. N. !.. nnd A
II. Miller, secr-tary of the Commercial
"hilt, have purchased the M-dford book
s'ore from Oco rye King and brot hr.
'Mr. Davis will manage the store,
Mill.
SAVES 2000
STATE TAXES
Board Cuts Down Assess
ed Valuations for Jack
son County
Jackson county valuations have been
reduced nearly jfii.uoo.ooo hy the stnte
board of equalization in order to con
form to the valuations of other coun
ties. The equalization is effective only
for state taxation and docs not change
the valuation for county taxation.
The county will not pay taxes upon a
valual ion of about $ is.unii.oiio instead
of $27,iHMi.inni. and the effect will he
a saving of .fi.'iHti) in state taxes.
County Judge Neil, former Assessor
Peter Applegate and Assessor Y, T.
l.rievo attended the hearing before
the board of equalization.
Wide Variation Found.
The state board of equalization found
there has been a wide variation in the
rate of assessment in the several conn
t ies a ml that when t hose assessments
are equalized, the counties should pay
'oiuewhere near what they would have
been required to pay under the law
that was. declared invalid.
This new apportionment has boon
made under the emergency law, known
as house bill too. In the equalization
of assessments. Baker county's valua
tions were increased $ ;"i .000,01 Mi, Ben
ton $.".,( HHt.iHMi. Clackamas "00,000.
Lane .7,11011, unit, Linn $7.000,01.0, Ma
rion over $;I.ii:,iiih, Colli :ffi,000,000,
Cmatilla neatly ,0,000, moo, Cnion near
ly $i',0no,0UM, Wasco $o,0000,0(iO, Wash
ington ..1,0(1(1,111111, Vnniliill .fs.DiKi.oih).
The principal rediiet'ons in valuations
are: Columbia if0.O0O.noo, ( '(ms ..uilo,
Dull, Douglas .LOim,Mn,. .l-nksoii nearly
!i,iMHt,Otm, Multnomah IO.mimi.Oimi, Til
limaak -".000.
Changes in Valuations.
As compared with the amount re
quired of them by the January appor
tionment, the following counties will
bo required to pay more by the new
apportionment, the amounts being in
round numbers: linker -H"0, ( 'la t sop
-HMHt, Columbia lo00, Curry $1000,
Douglas $-211(10, Hood River .H.on, Klam
ath fViOO, Lincoln lin), Morrow if 1 ."Oft,
Multnomah 700(1, Sherman $101.(1. Til
l.'inook $:tonn, I'maClla $:ooo, 1'nion
Mono, Wallowa $1000. Wasco $'270f).
The count ies t hat find their appor
l ion men t reduced are: Benton $J 100,
('rook $111011. Crant -'0tn), Harney ,lo00
Jackson $2000, Lane $1000, Linn $7000,
Marion jt"00. Polk -CJnOO, Washington
:000, Whecb r $2"(io. Yamhill $7o00.
Mher count ies experienced changes
too small to be noticed. It will lie ob
served that in many cases a reduction
in assessment was accompanied by a
inise in laxcs, and vice versa, the orig
inal assessments being out of propor
tion to actual values.
SEEING DEATH VALLEY
AT THE OPERA HOUSE
An interesting and instructive enter
tainment was given 'at night at the
opera house by the Pacific Coast Borax
company, entitled "A Trip to Death
Valley."
There were several fine reels of mo
tion pictures and some interesting col
ored slides, which wore taken expressly
for the company. The first motion
pictures take you over the Tonopah &
Tidewater railroad through the Amary
osn canyon to Death valley. This pic
ture gives yon an accurate idea "f
the country and the reason it is called
Death Valley.
After showing some interesting views
around the borax mines, the return trip
i made over Pry Soda lake.
This performance will be repeated
tonight at 7: 1" sharp.
MULIT'S BANKING LAWS
VETOED BY GOVERNOR
ftovernor Chamberlain bus vetoed Sen
ator Mulit's bill which makes it a mis
demeanor for anyone to wilfully and
maliciously inst igate or circulate or
transmit to another or others any state
ment untrue in fact, derogatory to the
financial condition or affecting the sol
vency or financial standing of any bank,
banking institution or trust company
doing business in this state or wilfnllv
and maliciously counsel, aid. procure or
induce another to st.irt or circulate any
such statement or rumor is another.
The governor believe it is dns legis-
: Irrtion and founds his action on those
jroiind".
AtioTh-r bill of Senat-.r Mulit's also
!f. It the a that exempting public
I, .nds from taxation. The l:it is ve
..cd beeaile the lie-d for the exemp
tinn of public hotel- -cemed doubtful
(to the governor.
BALL TEAM firemen die
i
Contract With McCreedie
for Men to Train in Med
ford this Spring-Will
Advertise City
One hundred and fifteen names have
ecu pledged to the fund to secure the
Portland baseball team here for trnininiT
purposes this winter. The following is
the contract between MeOredie and the
Medford Commercial club, which has
charge of tjio matter:
Whereas, Walter McCrodie, the maun
grr of the Portland baseball team, de
sires a suitable place for three or four
weeks practice with his men before
the regular opening of the baseball sea
son, and
Whereas, Medford has received a
proposition from him that he and his
nieu will come to this city for such pre
liminary practice, provided thai certain
expenses of railroad fare and board arc
furnished, and that they will play on
I he Medford baseball grounds one game
each day ( weat her permit ting( while
here for n period of about three weeks,
and
Whereas, he offers to the Medford
'oinmercial club all the gate receipts
which may be secured at such games,
provided it will undertake and pay the
expenses of railroad travel for the
team, ami their board and lodging while
here, and
Whereas, Tt- is possible that the in
terest which will be enlisted in such
games will insure receipts considerably
in excess of such expenses, but that
there is a possibility of loss;
Now, therefore, we the undersigned,
each agree lo subscribe the sum of
ten (.I0) dollars with the understand
ing that, whatever loss may possibly
eriiie from this venture of the Com
mercial club shall be shared pro rata
by our respective subscriptions, it be
Mig further understood that this prom
ise and subscription on the part of
BELL STATIONS OUTNUMBER
INDEPENDENT NEARLY TWO TO ONE
It has been rcprcKcnlcd in Medford that the independent phones nutnuin
her those of the Bell system and that the independents are growing faster. Tins
is not the case. The Bell phones outnumber the independents nearly two to
one and are increasing faster. The nuisance of two phones in one town is
generally recognized t hero is not enough 'uipport for cit her and t he result
is the old story worse service ami more of it. A town th.it can support but
"lie phone line cannot bo expected to noiir'mh two. Both will be half starved
and as the service rendered is dependent upon receipts, neither company is en
aided to give good service, while business men will be compelled to pay for
two phones instead of one.
To the national government, working through the department of commerce
and labor, belongs the credit for having finally determined the official facts
in the long disputed question as to the relative hi.c of the Hell ami indopend
cut telephone interests of the Flitted States.
The government figures for l'.H7 show :i. 1 M.0:i Itcll Motions and 2,(lSfi,rir
independent stations or telephones. The independents have all along claimed
over l.Ofm.ooo stations, or fully 'U per cent re than they 'ctnnlly have.
The government figures do not make any attempt to -Itissify the inde
pendents as between "independent" and "opposition" companies. As a mat
ter of fact, of the so called "independents" fully uOO.OMO. or SO per cent, of
the entire number form through sub-license or service arrangements part of
the comprehensive Bell system, but in all other resperts ure independent,
self controlling organizations. At present over l.ioo.ooo independents or about
o per cent of the total are thus affiliated with ltd! lines.
With this very important adjust tio nt made, an adjustment which I he gov
eminent statisticians obviously could
of the tell companies having but 1 l.l.ono more stations than the independents.
the real figures are something like 'l.noo.OoO for the Hell, against S.loO.OOO for
the independent-, h rati
dependent i rtt ions may
Bell sv-teu.
Independents
15 U ex.-em
of nearly 2 to
better illl
1007.
. i.ooo.ono
.2,1-10,000
, 1 .s.lo.noo
Ill considering the
figur
1.-itisti- of (hi- Hell aii'l eoii!H'Hni(,'
central point, 'loe to tlie fart tliat the instruments used by tin- Hell systeir
are furnished by the American Telephone Co. Statistics kept by the Hell com
panics arc as precise as ficoics of railroad earnings. I list riiments used !v
the Hell companies arc all L'iven out from one source and lire identical in typi
of construction. Thcrofro. .. statistics of Hell too,l,, stations arc n
reliable as balance sheets or anv oilier linancial records.
The relatne public utility of th. Hell ami inde,en.eiit telephone interests
lis not measure. I by number of stalioiis much as by the fact that the lleil
nines arc one comprehensive and int. r omuiunicatnii; svst -m operated nnd-r
general policy and connected with toll and lonir distance lines aggregating
jnearlv ".iioii.oinl miles in length. The nidei.cii.l. ni s on the other had nrc son'
j tered' companies and for the most part small ns-oeiat ions or perative groups.
ha.ing with a few conspicuous exception" no nbition with each other and
I only limited connection by local toll lines, 'l ie instruments and apparatus
'cine from :tn or M different maiiuf.urers. There is i inform isocount itur
svstein and there is no temptation to make the figures anv smaller than they
'aetuallv arc. Kurt liermore. some independents report telesi. ies fa ng!o
' instrument I while others conform to the Hell custom tins' rewt s.ir,iw (two
'instruments!. To this extent the indieiendent fipjiros I"' vd.o'' wIIkM. o.s
there is no wav of knowing how materia! this faetio- .
The significant feature of the rapid telephoje' 4a ibamalt t Ha "I
States during the last five vonrs has been this oo. '! alcil rcwj ss3i
the American Telephone system of iifm.nfiO inde-nier sratioH). lo s rSTt,
thousands 9-f subscribers in the West have today what tfjev kar lotar Sre
enioved -the advantage of connection with the only national i-paHHr
in the coiititrv. 0
CHICAGO EIRE
Two Million Dollar Blaze
Snuffs Out Six Lives
Others Perish In Wreck
CHICAGO, Feb. 2d. Six firemen are
believed to have been crushed to death
under the fallen walls of the 12 story
warehouse of the Dickinson company
aa the result of a fire today. Twelve
firemen were standing in the group
where the wall collapsed. The building
and contents aro worth $2,000,000.
DF.S MOINKS. la.. Feb. 20. Six per
sous are reported to have been killed
when the St. Paul overland limited
struck an open switch nt Van Home,
la., today, she train was running TiO
miles an hour. The engineer was killed.
LOCAL DEPOT NOT TO
BE MOVED AS RUMORED
A rumor that the Southern Pacific
is about to move its depot to the north
ern part of the city is denied by local
officials. Superintendent Field was
busy planning switch extensions north
of the depot grounds yesterday, which
probably gave rise to the report.
When the population of Medford has
doubled, the proposition of a new de
pot will probably be seriously consider
ed. but it is as yet a matter of the
remote future.
each of us shall be null and void unless
there shall be secured not less than
thirty names thereto; and also, it be
ing understood and agreed t hat the
Medford Commercial club shall not be
it any expense in preparing the base
ball grounds for the said event, and
that the club shall have all receipts
from such games over and above the
expenses above enumerated, and shall
have control of the gate receipts at
each game played during the time said
Meredie 's men are at Medford.
not make, it will bo found that instead
I. The preponderance of Bell over in
st rated hv the following comparison:
11(02.
I.:.lo,ooo
1,0(10.000
'l.ln.Ooo
Increase. Pr. Ot. In
2,tirll.OO0 pl!t
l.bio.oim 1
1 ,.100.000
hould be borne in mind that the st-i';-n
sysii'ins ale an a inaiier 01 ri'i-orn ai a
BOISE CITY TO
COOS BAY
Development Congress
Takes Up Oregon Plan
for Neighboring State
HO INK. Idaho, Keo. 26. " Ituilroad
from Idaho to Coos Bay, Oregon," wai
the slogan of tho meeting of tho Oregon-Idaho
development congresa, which
onvenod here toduy for u two days'
session. The Idaho legislature, now m
session, will be petitioned to make pro
vision for the creation of ruilroad dis
tricts for tho purpose of voting bouds.
An effort will be made to huvo un
tmendment to the constitution, making
such provision, nnd submitted to tho
people at the next general election in
Idaho, as well as in Oregon.
A big public meeting will bfl hold
tonight, and prominent inon from both
states will speak.
HAL KM, Or., Feb. 20, All legisla
tion of the 2i)th legislature bus gone
through the governor's hauds. The ex-
utiyc vetoed o3 bills, 17 before the
legislature adjourned and tho remain-
Icr this week.
NEW OFFICES CREATED
BY RECENT LEGISLATURE
Aside from the rreation of several
idditional circuit judges, because of
which some criticism has been directed
it the 2"lh legislature, not many new
stale offices wore added to the list, ns
compared with the lust session.
Three now circuit judges wern added,
Two of those, Judge W. N. Oatens in
Multnomah county and Judge J. H. Cuke
Coos and Curry counties, ore al-
t-omly on the nencn. A judge to assist
Tl ias A. Mc Bride in tho Fifth dis
trict, composed of Washington, Clacka
mas, Columbia nnd Clatsop counties, is
provided in n bill introduced by Sena
tor Hedges and filed by the governor
esterday. Kach of these judgeships
arries a salary of $3000.
Tho now office of insurance commis
sioner has neon created. I lie law is to
into effect at once. Tho position
has attached a salary of foOOO.
Two water commissioners wore ere
iled by the passage of the water code,
t a salary of $LM00 each.
Besides these positions, totaling $16,-
soo in salaries, the others are of little
onsequenee.
Two additional justices of the su
preme court were provided, at saluries
f :Mo00 each, but these wero not in
very sense new officers, as the legis
lature of two years ngo created two
oinmiHsioners of the supremo court,
and the last session onlv turned those
onimissioners into full fledged jus
tices receiving the same salaries ns be
fore.
PEACE DINNER FOR ROOT
GIVEN AT HOTEL ASTOR
NEW VOUK, Feb. 28. President-'li-t-t
Tfit'l, Ambassador Hryce of flreat
llritain, Itarnu Kogoro Tuknhira, Gov
ci'iinr Charles E. Hughes, Joseph II.
Clitiate and Klihu Hunt will be the speak
ers at a laurii't to be given tonight
by I lie IVai-e sneiety of N'ew Vork at
tlie Hotel Astnr. The dinner is espec
i 1 1 1 1 v in tumor nf Mr. Hoot and in rec
ognition ot his services to tho cause nf
iiiliTiintioiial peaee while soerotnry of
stale.
WARFARE DECLARED UPON
SOUTHER OROOOEBIE8
ATLANTA, (in.. Feb. Sir!. Ilnceas
ing wnrfare on oil saloons and espec
ially the low groggeries which sell the
vilest liipior to negroes, was declared
by the Southern Negro Anti-Hnloon eon
giess at its session today. Many prom
inent speakers delivered uddresses on
t) vils of intemperance, as they af
fect the colored rap'. It was decided
not onlv to ro operate with tho whlto
anti saloon crusaders whenever oppor
tunity offers, but also to eurry on an in
dependent campaign for the salvation
of the negroes nf the south from the
' 4 rum demon.
It is (Volarcd by negro physicians
nnd Wiwyeas that the nameless crimes
upon white wwiflwl. so frequent in the
south, isre n rsisiinst every instance duo
to vip liquors distilled by whitn men
o- eoiismiatinn by negroes, and that
istasslste prohibition would probably re
lire such crimes to a minimum. Fig
s are adduced alleged to show that
there has boon a great decreaso in
crime among negroes in the aauthern
state which have adopted statewide
prohibition.
EQUIPMENT
FOR PHONES
company Kecclvislt's
First Shipment of New
System for Here
Jth lorul offices of thn Pacific Tel
uphono company today received plana
for tho. now equipment to be Installed
in Medford, together with protectors,
condenHnra and inaide wires Decenary.
Phones, poles, switcheboards, etc., have
been shipped and are on the way. There
ia every indicotion that linemen and
workmen will be busy installing the
now control energy station within a few
days.
Mod ford will have an up-to-date serv
ice, just as Portland has now. The
company 'a efforts will be to show local
people that it ia in earnest in remodel
ing Its system.
STERILIZATION BILL VETOED;
M'AXTKUB A8 SEOEETABT
The governor has appointed W. O.
Wheelwright, R. D. Inman of Portland
and Judge E. J. Taylor of Astoria to
tho bourd of pilot commissioners. The
secretary of state has confirmed the
uppointment of C. N. XfcArthur, speak
er of the house, as liis privato secre
tary while Reason is acting govoraor.
Following tho action of the Washing
ton legislature in pnsiing the bill agreed
upon by thn joint commlttoo of the
Oregon and Washington legislatures for
regiiliition of fishing in the Columbia
river, tho governor has npproved iden
tical bill passed by the Oregon legis
lature, thereby assuring unity of ac
tion between the two states in dealing
with tho ot'lumbia fisheries.
The governor has votood the bill pro
viding for sterilization of the crim
inally insane and idiots. He has also
npproved tho moasure requiring title
gimrnnten corporations to deposit W0,
000 with tho atato in order to do bust
tie in the state.
PROTESTANT FEDERATION OF
YOUNO MEN'S CLUBS
PITTSnUKO, Pa., Fob. 6. Eecii.
tive officers representing men's organ
isations with a total membership of
morn than a million met in Pittsburg
today to begin what is declared to be
tho most important conference of the
laity of all Protestant denominations
over held in this country. The fol
lowing denominations are represented:
r.piscnpul Ilrothorhood of Bt. Andrew,
International Ilrothorhood of Andrew
and Philip, Baptist Ilrothorhood, United
I'rosbytonnn Men's league, ongregatiou
al Ilrothorhood, MethodiBt Brotherhood,
Men's Movement of United Brethren
Church, Southern Presbyterian Brother-
hoed, League of Uoiversallst Laymen,
Canadian Presbyterian Brotherhood.
Men's Movement In Christian Church
and Presbyterian Brotherhood of Amer
ica.
One of thn important features of the
eonferenco will be the discussion of a
proposition to arrange for eo-operatlon
of the various men's organisation! of
the ditferent denominations in the larg
er cities as well us nationally with a
view of unity and co-operation both la
church work and municipal government.
SUCCESSFUL DANCE BT
OREATBK MEDFORD OLUB
The ladies of the Greater Medford
luh scored another success by giving
a dancing party at A ogle opera house
last night, affording great pleasure to
some 90 couples and some 50 specta
tors. The grand march was led by
littln Morlo Baker and Mary Foster,
appropriately clothed as George and
Martha Washington. Following this jn
venilo couple were Mr. and Mrs. F. B.
Merrick, Mrs. Merrick being president
of thn club.
Following the grand march some 20
danros wero enjoyed. Mrs. H. C. Stod
dard wus in charge of a refreshment
hooth in one corner, where two yonng
ludies served punch. Mr. Hussey was in
charge of the floor, ably assisted by
several gfror managers.
Quito a number of out-of-town people
were peeV"'. and the ladies wore very
handsome gowns. All in all, the party
was a Sim-ess, and all had a good time,
not being willing to return to their
homvs until early morning.
OUT E. TEX NAMED AS
CENTRAL POINT POST MASTER
Tho president has appointed the fol
lowing Oregon postmaster: Guy E. Tei,
Central Point; William C. Underwood,
Oakland.