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MEDFORD, OREGON, ERJDAY, .MARCH 12, 190!).
No. 304.
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MAY OBTAIN
GOOD ROAD
ENGINEER
Movement on Foot to Have
Uncle Sam Send Expert
(o County to Report on
LoGal Roads
A movement is mi foot to have the
government send an engineer to this
county to ma he a study of local road
conditions and prepare for the use of
the county road builders a report set
ting forth data covering t he local
roads, and recommendations for the
pioper conduct of sued) work.
The government has written to Secre
tary Miller of the Commercial eluh re
garding the matter as follows:
What Uncle Sam Will Do.
We do not issue any standard set of
plans and specifications, for the reason
that conditions differ so widely in the
various sections of country that it
would he practically impossible to pre
pare such plans and ''pecif icat ions as
would anticipate all conditions, We
maintain, however, a corps of engineers
to make investigations and give ndice
iibsolutely free of charge to the various
communities, and in some cases, where
we consider that conditions warrant it,
we send an engineer 1o a county fur
the purpose of making a complete in
vest igation of all materials. roads,
equipment, methods of construction and
maintenance ami administration, and to
prepare a complete rind thorough report
setting forth all such data ami giving
recommendations for the proper con
duct of the work. In such cases the
office pays the entire salary of the en
gineer and his eNpenses to and from
the county, but the county is required
to pay his subsistence and traveling
expenses so long as he is in the county.
JUDGE SENDS HIS SCHOOL
MATE TO JAIL AS FAVOR
NKW YOKK. March lii. A hedrug
gled individual enler-d the police court
lit Flushing. L. r., yevlerday, and, lift
ing his red eyes to 1 he bench, said to
Magistrate Joseph I'. Kit eh:
"Sav, Joe, don't you remember me?
I 'm Jake lecker. and we went to school
together when we were kids. Luck
has always been against me, and 1
want you lo send me to jail for ItO
days to get straightened out. Whisky
has been too much for me."
The magistrate gazed at "Jake" for
a few moments in silence. lie was
apparently moved by (he appearance of
I he man and by memories of days gone
by. Finally he said:
"I'll make it two mouths, Jake, and
then the weather will be better and per
haps you can find employment."
The bedraggled individual bowed his
thanks and took his place with the
prisoners in the penitentiary.
WOMAN ONCE MAN'S
EQUAL. SHE ASSERTS
CHICAGO. March 12. In the begin
ning, woman possessed eipial rights and
privileges with men. Skeletons of the
earliest ages show the women to have
l.i n the equal in physical strength with
ih ir male hre'hrci and we know from
it eiiptions of their mental ability.
'rbe woman a pr'mc fonction then was
reg:;rded to be tl.;t of furnishing nutri
t en for the family, and because she
vn not dependent on man for her live
Mood she oeeiipiei ;. high station.
s.ich are the decorations of Mrs.
T, (Ma Park of the t'niversity of f'hica
e i in a eonivumiea ion to a woman 's
deb.
Mrs. I 'ark assert that while women
were born to have ,'pial rights with
tie-n, thev are imw without them, owing
to a long series of l.ftori.-al mishaps.
FMP-MilA. V.i.. March l'.V In a
street du.-l her- late night J. Thorn
a Brant lev. a police sergeant, was shot
find inMantly killed ..lid P. R- Sheffield,
n cot ton mill opera :: . was so badly
wounded that he died later.
FRISCO IS DOING
NEARLY AS WELL
AS OUR OWN CITY
.
" Kverythiog 1k splendid in 1
San Fiaiicisco." -ays Judge Col
vig. who returned '1 hursday from
a business trip to that city.
"Thinir' are movirg right along.
'Frisco is inakinir nearly a
much progress as Medford. Rut
thru. 'Frisco ha a climate to
buck and we don't Witness the
weather today and what is so
rare as "
HI WILL
T
E
Advised by Casey to Re
duce His Weight by Run
Bing on the Crater Lake
Road-Old Suit Will Do
Portland Or., March S.
Judge Colvig, President Mill-
ford Commercial Club: Kxpeet
you to pitch first game in Med-
f ford March l!7. Keduce weight
bv runiihur on Crater Luke nun!
Present ball suit will do.
PKAItL CASKV.
Such was the text of a message from I
the manager of the Portland Northwest
ball team to Judge W. M. Colvig of
this city. And the judge savs he will
lo it.
Those who were foituuate enough to
'.'itiiess the ball game last summer be
tweeu two teams chosen from the busi
ness men of the city will remember the
uitw Inch Casey has reference to. A
fantastic creation of yellow pantaloons
and a green shirt, adorned the judge's
manly figure at thai time. And the
.judge says he will let it once again
see the light of day on Saturday, March
The Tolls are do - in Medford on
Marcch J,' and will spend the first few
Jays in limbering up. Then will eome
i he first big game on the 117th.
Local ball tossers are at work get-
tin;; in condition to try a tew games
with 1 he Pol 1 land bunch. They will
borrow a pitcher or get Bud Pernoll
::nd go to it.
MANY PERSONS OVERLOOK
$1300 LYING IN STREET
VALLKJO, Cal March in. George
Maxwell, a sailor attached to one of
the ::hips lying at the Mare Island navy
yard picked up $11100 in greenback:
from the gutter of Vallejo's principal
1 .usincss street yesterday afternoon
I'.fler the money had been reposing in
full sight of all pnsstrshy for fully
ihre hours.
Maxwell, who had been paid off, had
the $iaiiO tucked into a tobacco
bag which he carried in his pocket.
Three hours after he returned to his
ship he found that -he money was miss
ing and obtained permission to again
visit Valejo in the almost fruit hss ef
fort to recover it.
The remembrance that ho had taken
his handkerchief out of his pocket at
the corner id" (ieorgia and Sonoma
"treetH led him to hasten to that place,
aii'! his supposit ion tha. he had lost
:V tobacco bag proved correct, the
harmless looking little article being
found in the gutter.
II. I. Kubli of Applegate visited
Medford Friday. lit reports roads in
that sect ion t he worst he lias even
known.
Kvery Fast Medford resident is jii
bilant over the prospects of work starl
ing on the Crater Lake boulevard this
summer. The past few days of sunny
weather has brought forth many im
j rovements and fresh coats of paint,
especially along the Fagle Point road.
J. P. Lhidley is placing an east porch
:nd bathr n on his home in Queen
Anne addition.
J. G. Hodges has a new fence and is
putting in a gasoline mgine and pump
to put water in the tower.
Allan f'hisholm added a 'J"xl'i struc
ture to his home,
W. II. Ilrown has :. fine new fence.
and a fresh coat of paint lias been put
mi Roberts brothers' fence.
A conservative estimate nf improve-j
meats planned and tlueo1 now under:
construction by residents of the Fast .
Side will total at bast fci-'. for the,
first six months of l!9. j
A family from Colorado Springs. Col., !
have moved into the William Pigging" .
home in the Queen Anne addition. :
W. Hyde Stalker, having accepted n
position n traveling agent for a life
insurance company. 1 making prepar.t (
Tion to leave the valley.
Robert Morning leaven Fridav eve
nine f'"- Ynnoonv-. Wah. "Hob'
1 n w, Thing f-r the ponwir
laundry, but has arcpt.-d an offer from
George pcsl at Vancouver, who for
merly up'-rint.-nd.d 'he I'd laundiy
her.
Medford Doesn't.
LYnuisiana is estimated to wa-te 7...
.loo.OfiO cubic feet of ratural gas daily,
-noro thin one-twentieth of that con
sumed in the Fnit-d States, and tle--e.-retarv
of the interior has withdrawn
,from entry ft." nrM of natural gas
fields.
PITCH FIRS
BALL AM
IWILL IMPOSE SAME
ELKS RALLY TO
AID OF ELKS
Adopt Resolutions Urging
SpeGial Session to Re
medy Defect in Code
SAl.KM. or.. March 12. The Salem
lodge of Klks last night adopted reso
lutions urging the special session of the
legislature to collect the errors made
in the game code regarding the protec
tion of elk.
They also decided to enlist the en
lire order in memorializing congress to
lake measures towards preserving the
few elk left by the establishment of
a national reserve.
BIG DAY'S BUSINESS
AT KLAMATH POSTOFFICE
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. March l'J.
Yesterday t he Klamath Falls post of -tice
transacted the greatest amount of
business of any day in its history. Dur
ing the day there were over 7-1 worth
of stamps sold through the window.
These were m arly all in small amounts.
Very often large orders will be filled
for stamped envelopes, but while yes
terday's business was the largest done
bv the office, most of it was in com
paratively small amounts.
Smith-Franz Bowling Match.
CLKVKLANh. ).. March 12. A livn
lv inlerest is felt iii the city over the
Siuit h Fran, bowling match, the sec
mod series of which will be played to
night. The match is for Hou a side.
E. C. IRELAND OF ILLINOIS, OLD
TIME FRIEND OF COLONEL
MUNDY BUYS PROPERTY.
K. C. Ireland of Champaign, 111., has
purchased two pi f 'ty "'ity
and will make his home here, lie will
probably make extensive investments
in Ihe Rogue liiver valley.
"I am well acquainted with Mr. Mur
phy, who is developing the coal mines"
aid Mr. Ireland, "and 1 never knew
I 1111 to fail in any effort made to fi
nance and develop properties. People
who know him have great faith in his
judgment, and the results he has ac
complished show the faith well placed.
"I believe Medford h:m a great fu-
lure. ami 1 have ,-oit arly to be on
the ground floor and take advantage of
1 pportmiities that will present them-
M r. Ireland has diown himself a live
.,ie bv applvii'i: to the Commercial club
for membership.
BIGGA" TONY AND
MARVIN HART TONIGHT
NKW Olil. KAN'S. La.. March 12.
Toiiv Koss. the har I hitting Italian of
Newcastle, pa., who was substituted for
Jiin Harrv. meets Marvin Hart tonight
at the Wet Side Athbtie club. It is
a round bout.
JACKSONVILLE AND
MEDFORD TO CROSS BATS
The first ball game of the season
v. ill be plaved on Sunday ntgxt upon
the Jacksonville diamond. The local
ball aggregation collecting 'piite
; j, of Iie wir" and will handle
the sphere in "ii- shapo. Mile. Fifert.
l-aa.s. Wilk-i.oii ,.f the old bunch
ami Antle. Jotiei an l a few other new
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST.
The follow irg 1 ' 1 1 -r remain uncalb'd
f..r at Ho- po-.t office at M.dford. Ore-i-.-r.
March 1 1 :
rioreiu-c Prown. Mi'. Kate fir.elit .
W.n. h-rn.M. !r. Nam Rnrgin. rville
l;llT.,., 11 , j,t Mr r:i!i-i. CI, Rogue
n,,li;,..b. Mr-. J. M- C:ol.i;.H. M iss
n. W. M. llo!m:.ri-. W. O .letter.
I,. VU 1 1. J.-nrilng- -. harfes I.hvh,
) i sv Will"- T. Martin. Win. Me
. pMt..r-n. W. Price, F.
I, V;i- n. R.-v. H. .d.-dier. P.-rt Smith,
-.:.v H,,L.,i, .T I-:. Smith. Mrs. . II
S,.werbv. if. W. Stii.son. .1. W. Taylor,
I 1 T-eeaide... Podio y II. Thompson,
.1. .' T..d. Mi" Krtnr- Tiirrdc Packag-'
vtr-. Alb- Lanb.
,-l.-,ro- '-'V Tnr"'f
of the ;boe Parties call
'.f'VfeV let-Ts .l.e V ' ' ad vert ised . '
I ' A t, wonproRlt. P M.
AS DURING RECENT WAR
T
TO MEET CURRENT
FEDERAL EXPENSES
Treasury in Same Depleted Condition
as When Cleveland Issued Bonds to
Meet Expenses of Govonimen Taft
and Cabinet in Conference.
WASHINGTON. March 12. It wan
ascertained today that the treasury was
in no better condition than when Pros
ident 'leveland issued bonds to meet
current expenses of the government.
The house ways and means committee
lave practically decided to recommend
nioHi; of the taxes imposed during the
Spanish American war with new ones
added.
The committee reports that between
fi'Hi.iiiMi.nnO and 7,iinu,oH) 111 10: t be rais
ed by the specinl tax.
President Taft at a meeting of the
cabim I today submitted the first draft
ot his special tariff message. The part
di a ling with special taxation received
close attention.
CHAMBERLAIN PRESIDES
AT NEW YORK MEET
NFW YORK, March 12. Carnegie
hill will be filled tonight at the meet
ing of the Civic Forum, the session be
ing devoted to the subject of primary
reform and direct primaries. Senator
and former Governor George F. Cham
berlain of Oregon will preside. Senator
La Folletle will be Ihe principal speak
er.
Senator La Folletti 's address on n
subject which is monopolizing so much
of the public's attention ami which is
soon to be considered in the slate leg
islalure would be a matter of cotisid
erable importance in a;iy event. Hut
in view of late developments, and the
leal efficacy of the latest plan, the 1111
certainty in many minds as to which
Governor Hughes approves, it is caus
ing a good deal of talk. There can lie
no question where Senator La Folletle
stands in regard tu direct primaries,
lie is not in favor of any 8ort of legis
lation smacking of compromise, or
which only goes part way in the ac
complishment of a reform sought.
LUITPOLD, PRINCE OF BAVARIA,
CELEBRATES 88TH BIRTHDAY
MUNICH, Marehc 12. Prince Luit
) old, prince of Bavaria, celebrated to
day his SSth birthday. There was n
brilliant gathering of the Bavarian no
bility. Telegraphic congratulations
from Kinperor William and other sov
ereigns poured in upon tho aged mon
arch. Tonight there will be an im
mense miliary serenade, before thu pal
ace, the entire garrison of tho city par
ticipating. Prince Luitpold goes about in thick
hobnailed shoes drawn over his bare
feet, the woolen stockings of his cos
tume merely covering the calves of his
h-gs. His knees arc bare, for the trons
rs of thies cost iirnc are short knicker
bockers. A flannel shirt, a rough home
spun jacket and a soft felt illpine hat
adorned with the heard of a mountain
goat complete his outfit.
BRYAN HELPS TO SHOVE
AUTO THROUGH MUD
PITTSBCRG, Pa., March 12. With
a big limousine in which he hail been
riding stuck in the mud, W. J. Bryan,
late candidate for the presidency, late
yeslenlay assisted his fellow passen
gets ui pushing the i.utoinohilo out of
a hole. He was going from California,
Pa., to Wayuesbtirg. to lecture, when
the machine struck. Wading in mud up
to his shoe tops, Mr. Bryan ieut a shoul
der and with his assistance the auto
mobile was shoved out of the mire to
solo! earth earth again. The samo per
formanee was renewed several times
before the trip was over, and .Mr. Bry
an had to stop at Washington. Pa., to
lave hi shoen and clothing cleaned
before going on to d-divnr his lecture.
TAFT IS NOT SURE
ABOUT COAST TRIP
ASTORIA, Or.. March 12. On Feb-
in.'irv 21 the chamber of commerce
wrote to President Taft inviting him
to visit Astoria during the time thai
U.c newspaper reports then stated lie
vi.uld visit the northwest this summer.
A.-curdirig to these reports, h" was to
make his trip in Julv. A letter was re
,-eived today from President Taft say
!i,g that he hi not give any definite
decision at this time a:: it is not at all
certain that he will visit the northwest.
I he Seattle fair authorities are depend
rig upon him to visit their exposition,
a id give it an impel us that it wouldJ
p t otlxOwi ife have. Mr. I aft st:0"d
ih.' t ft wVi p':'- the letter on ttfe
i'.nd. Oil U4 t' n$C)' 6he viQ. vffiiild
gjv it fi0ur consideration.
TAX
HUNGER TO
CRATER LAKE
Secretary to Visit South
ern Ongon This Sum
merMeyer to the Coast
WASHINGTON, March 12. Secretary
BallingiT of the department of the in
terior will viist the northwest this sum
mer, according to an informal ainiouiice
o'eut made by him today.
The chief purpose of his visit will
be lo visit Alaska and study conditions
attending the acquirement of coal lauds
there. It is alleged that fraudulent
means have been used by operators to
secure these holdings.
Secretary Ballinger will spend some
l ime iu I he nort hwesteru states and
will, if it be possible, visit (.'rater Lake,
where his depart men t plans extensive
work.
Secretary Miyor will also visit the
Pacific coast. The purpose of his trip
will be to inspect the navy yards.
BURY ME, BURY MY DOG
WITH ME, PAYS OLD MAN
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 12. Be
cause the management of Ihe Sharon
cemetery at Merwin, Mo., ordered him
to remove t he body of his pet dog
' ' Frit.ie, ' ' now buried in t he family
lot, William l. Corlou, a well to do oil
man of Kansas City, today withdrew his
proffered gift of $hl.mil) (o tl erne
tery.
AUNT CARRIE HAS
SAILED EOR HOME
LEAVES MERRIE ENGLAND SAY
ING OLD COUNTRY IS FAR
BEHIND UNITED STATES.
LONDON', March 12. Mrs. Carrie
N'lioii, the fauioua saloon smasher, left
hen- today for Ihe Cnited States, do
-l: riiig that in the fighl against drink,
Knglaml was Car behind the I'n'ted
Sta.es.
When asked if her early departure
v:'s not an acknowledgment of defeat,
lor defiant answer was: "Certainly
i.ot ! I am confideiii that I have not
lie -n working in vain, even in Fngland.
At least if I have deen defeated, it has
been by the devil, and by his servants,
t he eh igy of our count ry.
"They have not opened their pulpit
!o me. But whyf Because they an in
h .- gne with the dunk traffic. They sup
p'Oi the government, which gets its
rev rune from the poison which is ruin
iug the nation, they get paid out of the
proceeds. They own brewery shares.
Mid so I hey do not dare I ome leaders
of the movement against drink.
"This country is oU years behind the
I'hited States In Amirtcr. th evil is
bad enough, but lif e yon are in tin
depths of In II. There are more drunk
u women 111 Ktigtnud Dim 11 there are
din 11 ken men in America. You have
lie.l houses at eery stive! collier ill
London. You say drink in decreasing.
Will, all I can say that my. imagin
alion fails to conceive j-.nylhiiig wor:-:e
ili.-u the present conditions in London.
I 'i this city, Men and women are not
only ruining their bodiec; they go about
saying to the devil, I will sell my soul
I'm- a dollar.
What tho Bible Says.
" li i -.aid that the people drink be
I'liih" of their povert y ami e it snr
roiudings. This ia lubbish. Their pov
tiiv and "ipinlor are (V result of drink.
Win: dors the Bllde y,.y ' I Mil N If Ulie
dial) make him nakel.- If all the pub
lo- houses Were tonight closed, the prob
lem of unemployment would be solved.
The druiikaid robs the butcher because
lie cannot afford to buy his meat. Ho
rob 1 Ihe tailor because through drink
he goes in rags. lie robs the baker
l.ecrioxe h- bays beer in-i'-ad of bread.
" What to be done? I tell y.ll
t here 11111-1 be pi oh 1 b ;T i 01 . You ay
h::l would can-., a m- . d n ' i o 11 . Wiv
..tamlv. 1 b- lo ve I,, bl Mod. I am
a mi 1 1 a n t , ant 1 say t hat t in- nat ion
w.n. Id 1 b an .ed f Id I Were - pilled
mi such a cause."
Mrs. Nation is decorating the people
who will take up tie- h-ad in I he good
caue with the Onb i of I lo (i.d.b n
IL'tchet. It is not big enough for de
fei dve purpoKi , but it makes a strik
ing -fjirfpiti. Lord on saloon owners
qvv sighs of relief when they heard
Carrie Nation had b ft "Merry Kng
lund."
10 SETTLE
PAVEMENT
QUESTION
Next Meeting of Council
Will Find Report of Com
mittee on Hand and All
Ready
The next session of the council prom
ises to be Ihe scene of a lively scrap
over the paving of others streets in the
city. The finances of the city have
1 n thoroughly gone into by Chairman
Welsh of t he finance committee, and
lie will be ready to deliver a detailed
report at that time.
Prom the fugures in the office of Ihe
city recorder the general fund stands
a-- follows:
(o'tieral fund ballinc" 011 hand
March I $ 2.iiim.tm
Taxes forthcoming March lo
for the coining year in.miu.Ou
Saloon licenses for Ihe coining
year not paid 4,000.00
M iscel la neons licenses 1,000.00
hue general fund from sewer
district No, 0 for borrowed
money 5,000.00
Due from street and road
fund for borrowed mouev.. 10,1100.0(1
Total :i2,il!0.p:1
I'ue Warren Const l ilcl ion com
pany for paving intersec
tions of Seventh street ... J,4ll,-hl
Total 011 hand at; end of
year if no work jr. done
will thus be $211,21 1. Is
The cost of ihe general fund for the
previous years runs approximately $12,
mill. This, deducted from the balance
f t'J", 1 1 . IS, leav es a cash balance on
hand March I, 1010, of HLMLIH.
The street and ro-id fund showed 11
balance March 1, I0u!i. of &!sr.,71.
Taxes will increase Ins amount by
.ll.2.ni. making u tidal of M,BM.7 i.
Against this amount must be drawn
wurrautu to Ihe amount of $11,700, us
follows; Sleatn mile!, $lf)iin; interest,
t-'iiii, and due general f mid for borrow-d
money, $M,lim. The balance. 011
hand will therefore le $'JHH.7I when
I he debts are paid.
The approximate cos! of this depart
ment for a year is $l.'.ni)M, so at the end
of the year the street and rond fund
will be $r'ei.VJ!l less than nothing 01
ih; I lunch iu the hole.
The cost of paving based upon the
petitions in will be $lil,(H)ll nr $1'',0U(I.
Then. Ihete is the Bancroft act. lo
figure upon for the city might have to
put it 1 i the money and get. it back in
leu years.
The city officials and t he Warren
1 on ! 1 uc I i .in company are devising ways
and means whereby the paving can be
carried on.
LETS WIFE DO ALL
THE FAMILY TALKING
(IIP 'AGO, March 12. " X " eipmls
ibioe. Mrs. Josephine pell, address
iitg Mr. Pell: "Chaibm, dear." X.
" hon 'I you love rue any more:" X.
"What have voti been doing toditvf"
X.
"Won't you take me to Hie theatei
-ghl .'' X.
" I saw Mrs. South tmlav and she
-a.d she
ih. shut up. "
The foiegoill. Mrs. Josephine pell de-
red iii con it . w as verbal im report
of one 0 f lo-r evening cm versa t inns
cith her husband, t'lnirles .1. Pell.
charb'H was feeling particularly chatty
t hat e cuing.
Mrs. Pel! wants a divorce on the
gioimd that her husband is too sphinx
li!,-. "I'll get it, too." she ays, "for
1 ii 't it cruelt y to r-fuse to a nswer 11
uoinan who wants to talk Why. it's
l fO t ore.
PLAN MEETING IN AID
OF UNIVERSAL PEACE
CHICAGO. March 12. Plans for a
national peace emigre"- in Chicago May
.1 have I... ,, launched bv the ( liicag.
A -s..ciat ion of CSomnierce. This confer
! etice will be known the Second Na
tional i-ongrcs, fo- ftrf having been
! held in N'.-w York in April, lm7. Tin
; a I tend a 10 -e at t he s"" sions was pl.MOM
and fullv thai number an- expected here.
. Si Ntimi ,it for intern;.! iotial arbitration
i : -d i:tiioKi poac" will be fostered
i .-ml subject to be foihmittcd at the
jl'iild !l;iL'U con fereiic iu lit lo. the year
i t the expected opening of the Panama
I, will be considered.
Talk with Dr. Pg should you deair
orchii id trr or ouiine;. property.
GRANTS PASS
A LAUGH
OVER DEA1
Councilman Flies Affida-
vid That .Motion JWas
Not Properly Put by
Mayor Kinney
Git ANTS PASS, (.V., March 12.
Showing the desperation which has over
te.ken the cause of the Home Telephone
I'ompany are the antics that they havo
been amusing the people of Grntits Pass
with today.
It began with many mysterious
shrugs of thu shoulders and mystic
upluirtings ot the eyebrows and Dol-
phic expressions to thu effect that they
nail something up their sleeve.
hen pressed for details, tho truth
the whole big truth finally came out.
ouncilniau iiiggs has filed nit affida
vit with thet auditor to the effect that
the manner in which the vote to sus
tain the veto of Mayor Kinney was put
was not in accordance with tho manner
Ihe charter provides.
Ihe facts of tho case aro that the
mayor did not use tho phraseology pro
vided 111 the charter when ho first put
the motion. The city auditor called his
attention to the manner which that
instrument did provide ami the mayor
then promptly changed It to comply
with the prescribed form, and the min
utes of the auditor show that the mat
ter was properly put and in accordance,
with the requirements of tho charter.
In spite M the tdiowing that tho min
utes make, Councilman INggs has filtd
an affidavit to the effect that it was
not. done in tins manner. Tho reason
for (his move is nppnrcnt to all who
have been watching Hie actions of the
Home people.
Deep Scheme.
Hero is the secret r,f this move: The
fact that the motion was not properly
ut, if that were true, which it is not,
would not alter tho result , in tho least.
Il would only open tho matter and bring
it back to the point it was when the
ouncil met to consider tho mayor's
veto.
The best legal talent in tho city is of
that opinion. There would still bo the
three votes to sustain the mayor, iust
as there was at that meeting. Query:
What is then to bo gained?
Simply this: Tho Homo people know
they cannot win here and they want to'
keep the mailer nlive until after the
lection is held on the telephone matter
in Medford, which conies off March l!.
They evidently figuro that if they
mild by some hook or crook win there,
I hat they might stand a show here.
They realize, that they cannot win hero
before I he people.
Have Hurt Caune.
The incident has been tho cause of
much talk and discussion here today,
and many indignant criticisms of this
last piece of sharp praetico by the
Home people havo been heard on nil
sides. There has even been talk of
using tho recall by some of the more
indignant business men. So strongly
ha:' Ihe sentiment grown against tho
idea of having two phmone systems
the business men of the town that they
lo not look with tolerance upon an
f fori lo foist another system upon
them, especially by menus of such sharp
technicalities as this one and others
that have been attempted.
t is generally conceded that tho
Home people have hurt their own cause
by this last step. However, everyone
realizes that the matter will never
reach the courts, for Ihe straw that
the Home people are grasping at now
simply the hope that Medford will
give them a franchin", and reports front
that town are to the effect that their
chances are growing slimmer there with
the passing of each day.
ANDRItSON. S. (, March 12. Rap
id progress is being mr.de in changing
the machinery of the Andersnn cotton
mills to make lilt inch cloth inste-nd of
'('i-ineh. The former finds a more ready
sale.
f
HIS FEET ITCH NO
MORE FOR THE EAST
AND COLD WEATHER
"For the past two years my
it itched with a great desire to
fd
back east. They itch no
more. ;"ucn was tne version or
Frank M. Wilson. ho returned
Thursday from a visit with old
friends in Nebraska ond Town.
Somehow Frank didn't like the
cold weather and genernl disa
greeable weather met with. "I
am sure glad to ge' back. This
j the best place on earth. Nn
more east for me."