THE MEDFORD DAI LI TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1909.
CIGARETTE SMOKER
Found Near Nebraska's Magazine,
He Is Set Upon and Dismissed
From the Service.
NEW YORK, July i: It boenmc
known ywHtunliiy that tint officer
ii ii (I crow of thn United Stiilcn bat
tleship Nebraska, now ut thn Hruok
lyn niivy yurd, hud u narrow escape
mill biting blown lip a week ago ly
an electrical helper who smoked n
vilarette, That thn wnruhip wus nut
destroyed was duo to thti ui'tion of
n niiirino who wiih doing sentry duty
near the Mwdur mngaziiie. Tu duyg
ago thin magazine was filled witb
700 tonH of uinrniinitioii, and a dou
ble foroo of miirinoB wus detailed to
guard it. One of ibem discovered
in ole ttricinit'H hclrer tmoking n eig
nretts within touching distance ol
tonH of iitKi.'iiinition. The sentry
sound !i mi niiirn and rushed nt thn
workman, clasping his hand over tint
burning cigarette as ho did h. Sev
ern) muslors-ut-unnii niiMwered tho
cnll and found tho sentry struggling
witb tho electrician. Tho smoker
could not rrnti-. the enormity of lux
ol'fmiHo. ,
Thn snilom who iimo to tho mngu
y'tnn in answer to the nlann had uii
I hey eou'd tl( to pot tho workmn.i
uwny from Ibn danger zone. Ho
fought nil tint way up tho gangway,
and on thd nlleideol: ho wiih ordered
in irons. It fin not lnu; before every
man on boird Ibo Nebraska learned
of thn foolhardy net and thn narrow
escape llii-y luid of being blown to
pieces. Man lliicnt woro hoard,
and but f." lb" liseipUn of tho bat
tleship a riot iijjfltt have taken plitco.
Charges wiiim ;ro.rcrrod ugnuiHt tho
offender, ami be wan summarily dis
miKHcd. Tin tnatior wns kept secret
until yesterday, when the electrician'
helper earoo to tho 'Ord and doninnd
od bin pay. It is Haid that secrecy
hiiH been eommunded until air in
vestigation ih completed.
Ax the cignrette smoker wan a ci.--ilinii
employe, his dismissal ended the
mutter ho far oh he wan concerned,
but it in miid that the officers of thn
Nnhrnskn nro conducting an inves
tigation to find out who was respou
hible for letting tho electrician's help
er pet ho near the magnume with ft
I I I'd cigarette.
WitncHH "Tliree Weeks" in ono eve
ning at the Modford theater tonight.
Mtrs. Uraiia 3fampton 3saacs
"3ntuctor of Hplano. "Xlt !U2ttl)00
SluMo el 3l6iu. Xaitl) Oran StTl
Bijou Theatre
ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY
The Wheeler
Living Marionettes
Direct Prom Pantage's Circuit
(Fat met from Portland Journal.)
Pantugos theater has this week an
original act, tho living Mnrionottos,
the WhoIrn, one of the most pleas
ing acts that has over been prcsentod
hero. Theso miniaturo figures nnd
living heads, giving an entire vaude
ville entertainment.
Moving Pictures and Illustrated Songs
Entire Change of Program Wednesday Nights
Admission 10c-20c
Tip Cllir Then Treats.
Thejr wore going out of the Waldorf
when lie saw her look to lonRlnKlyMn
at the big, beautiful roomful of white
table liulen with roue! that he laid,
"Will you k In and hare a cup of tea
or something?"
Hlie nNHented willingly.
"Your lint mid overcoat, ulr," mild the
waller llrinly. "You nro not allowed to
nit In lioru wllli your overcoat on."
"Hut." olijwled !i, "I ahull utiiy only
a fuw inliiiiltju."
"No inn Her. Hlr." wild the waiter und
look bin lint nml overcoat with nn nlr
of ilelernilnnilnn nml dliinppeareil.
"Tlint' the third lime," sighed tin,
"Hint I bnvo Hlnried to go home, met
inrnotiody and parted from my hat and
coat to treat them. If It happen again
the tip to the waiter for keeping my
hut and coat will amount to more than
the ii in I have paid for tho treat."
New York Prose.
A Bad Mian.
"Bay." remarkod one government
clerk to another, "I'm op agalaat It
good and proper."
"What' tho trouulef queried g. ft
No. ?.
"I got two medical certificate from
two different doctor yesterday," ex
plained Ilia party of the II nit part
"One wa a cerilfkite of health for a
life limormce company, and the other
wa n cert I lien tv of Illness to lie sent
to my chief with a petition for two
week' leave of nlwence."
"Oh. that' nothing." rejoined hi
fellow el, rk, "I've dono that myHelf."
"Ye," conl Imi'il the other, "hut I
mixed tho ccrtlllciile In mulling. The
III health cortlllcalo went to the In
surance company nnd the certificate of
good henlth wont to my chief. See?"
-Chii-ago Now.
A Threatening Comet
M. Cnmllle Flummarlon, the great
clontUt. Hfler many year of atudy,
arrived nt the conclusion that the
world will In the twenty-llftb century
come iieromi the pnth of the comet
Bella. On HiIm occasion a col Union will
take pluce. nml, Bella belnir Infinitely
greater lliiin the earth, a shock may
bo expected which, he calculates, will
be (Uir I Illicit greater than the shock
CRUited by I lie colllnloi- hetneen two
traliiM. each trnvelliiK at xlxty-Uve
mile nu hour.
Loving Letter.
Never burn kindly written Iftn-rn It
I ho plciixnul to reud thi'iii over when
I lie Ink Ik lirnwii. the p'lprr .m'IIovv
with il e ami Hie li.llnln thai ir.n nl the
friendly word nre folded t.ver ilie
lient'is Ih.il irniiiite.l tlii'iiit l (, nil
hiving letters. Hum only tin- luir- i
oiicm nml In biinilnu furtive nnl forael
HiPin.
Mere Than Pled.
I "IMd .MIkk I'lnvllln eeem pleiiKcd
1 when vm iiskrd her to go In tho lliea
! terV
: "I'leaited: She WHUted to keei Hie
' lii'kci fur feiir Hometlilng might hap
pen to me." Chicago llecord-lternld.
BIG CONTEST CLOSES
SATURDAY EVENING
Just Five Days for Contestants tc
Secure Business, Making Them
Final Victor Over All.
All i.H hurry mid flurry with the
Tribune roiilchlamH now, ok only file
more day remain before winner'.'
mimes will be known. Kncb and
every one of the coiileMantn nro put
ting forth many bard effort, which
are netting t'.iem good retuniH. Whi'o
only ono will win tho chaperon trip,
oaeh ono of the girls are determined
that nhe in to be the one that will
have thn pleunurn of taking Home
friend with her on the extended tour
to thn north. Who will eventually
carry off the honor remninH to be
Been, nnd now that contestant! are
so nourly even in their score of rc
nerve volew, tho winning of the chap
cron trip will be decided by the work
done t lie tier', fiv days.
Any one of Ibe eonteslunlK has an
equally good vhon' of becoming the
winner ' ear-(nl puze. all depend
ing on n'ceesM met villi in the few
lout di'.ys- of the cnnfeKt.
Securing Promises. 4
CoiilcHtimtrt should not fail to get
ill touch with their friends who have
expressed themselves ns itiloililiiig to
help them nnd secure their promise
with a Hubseription, now, before the
contest closes, as a subscription now
fur n year is worth more than nil the
possible consolation after you have
lost by a few voles on the final
count of the contest.
Voting Coupons.
CoiitcKlantH must riot fail to have
all the voting coupons in this of
fice not Inter than Saturday evening,
at which time the contest closes. All
subscriptions and remittances will
have to be here at tho above stated
time to be effective on contest. Knch
should arrange their business so thu-.
on Snturduy morning niter making
n few final calls the last of their
business on the vast mail train reach
ing here Saturday evening. Do not
overlook the small single coupon,
which must bo voted before or by
Friday evening to be counted on con
test. '
Today's Vote Score.
Few chnnges regarding relative
standing of contestants were made
today. Miss Price, however, in
creasceVher score and now leads foi
chaperon trip by nenrly 5000 votes
and has a great deal of business to
secure before contest closes.
Nenrly every other contestant made
some gain, and each one while not
making any noticeable gain in the
paper, is each day adding to her re
servo vote, which on tho final tabu
lation of coupons, she hopes to mnke
hor thn final victor of tho capital
prize.
EARTH TO BE DESTROYED
AT 10:20 A. M. SEPTEMBER 15
RANCOR. Me.. Jnlv 13. The Holy
Obost nnd lis society, whose princi
pal, base of operations is at Shiloh,
Me., has received ndvices that the
world is to oomo nt 10:20 n. m. Wed
nesday, September 15.
Tho Rev. Frank Sandford, who
iriginntnd the sect an'." calls himself
"Elijah, the nnorowned king," and
Kfiveral other euphonious titles, says
so. The Holy Ohost and Us society
followers at Shiloh any he ought to
know, nnd nre" making preparations
to. don the pure white robes, pass up
to the housetops of their colony in
the sequestered Maine village nnd
nwnit the dread moment. When it
comos they expect to see the sky go
to smash, the earth "busted" into
smithereens, the sun tumbling some
where nnd they themselves trans
planted into the renlms of bliss, while
nil others pass into dos'ruction.
Meanwhile, they have painted the
entire taheninele nt a eot-t of $1000
and bought a great rn, so that th'
plnee will look nice nn.vwny whor
"Elijah" gets home from his trip t
Jerusalem nnd other places in the
yacht. Coronet.
Sandford sent, the word home fr;mi
Cape Town, whom ho recently touch
ed, that tho world was about done
doing business, nnd he is expected
back to Shiloh within a few weeks.
Tie left Shiloh two years ngo while
nn investigation was being made con
cerning conditions in tho Holy Ghost
and Us colour.
i-CLASS!FIED ADVERTISEMENTS BUSINESS DIRECTORY :
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TRIBUNE
WANT AOS
BUSINESS
' PULLERS
No matter what it U yon
want or iiee4. The Tribune will
help you secure it. If you have
something you want to sell and
omothing you want to buy, a
want ad will bring the trade
about.
... . ,.4
WANTED Woman to do washing
for family of two, . Address P. O.
Box 704, or call at No. 129 South
Holly.
WANTED- Lady to wortt in shoot
ing gaMerr; steady position J. E.
Payette, Medford, Or.
WANTED A gill; must be good
cook; wages $30. Apply to D. R.
Mood, Hotel Nash
vtA.Mr.iJ laay coot; notel experi
ence. Write Hotel. Gold Hill. Steve
.Tai,a (IQ
WANTED Schoolgirl to assist with
housework. 320 S. Oakdale. 10X
WANTED A fen-acre tract of land
for winter apples, either bearing or
chard, young orchard of raw land,
within one milo of Medford. Ad
dress R. M. C, Daily Tribune. 118
VANTED 12 wood choppers to chop
cordwood and tierwood. Address P.
. O. Box 418.
WANTED Crater Lake for scenery
Squaw Lake for fishing. Hay,
pasture and packing from end of
road. M. II Welch. 106
WANTED Washing and mending
done reasonable. Mrs. M. F.
Schaenfele, South N and Newtown
at 101
WANTED Notice to parties goiu
to the mountains. Am prepared to
take parties camping on short no
tice on reasonable terms. Address
P. 0. Box 842. 102
FOR RENT Rooms and board. 42 S
Bartlett.fi corner Eighth. 103
FOR RENT Nine-room house, mod
ern, with bath room. Riverside ave
nue. Apply 401 Riverside ave.
FOR RENT Ninth and Woodstocic
streets, new five-room bungalow.
Apply to O. C. Boggs, over Gar
nett's, or G. Loomis, Tenth. 103.
FOR RENT Two ; nicely furnished
rooms at the Odell. 99
FOR RENT Five-room house, close
in, $10. C. B. Jones, over Bijou. 99
FOR RENT Small house free to
couple of neat young women dur
ing absence of several months. C. F.
Updike, Medford, Or., or telephone
20162, Adams Bros.' ranch.
FOR RENT Nice furnished rooms
with bath. 604 West Tenth st, near
West school.
FOR SALE Light Studebaker haok,
with bpth top pole and shaft; is in
first-class condition, newly paint'
cd ; just the. thing for small ranch
er, as it has good carrying capao-
ity; price $60; cost $135. Also
good bicycle. See Dr. Coble. tf
FOR SALE 6 and lU-acre traeU
jnst within and adjoining city lim
its, at a bargain, on 5 annual pay
ments. Address P. O. Box 418.
FOR SALE For Phoenix town prop
erty, both improved and unim
proved, and three good orchards.
see Matt Calhoun, Phoenix, Jack
soti onnnty, Oregon. '
FOR SALE 70 aores 30 acres trees
in second year. Nearly all good
fruit land. Price $i000. Easy
forms. Address P. O. Box 477.
FOR SALE 80 nores of best farm
ing land in Rogue River valley; all
free soil and under irrigation ditch
with deed righ-: to water; two miles
from mi'road station, quarter mile
from suhnolhouse, on rural delivery
route; land now in alfalfa and grain
will mnke an ideal orchard; 'price
ad terms reasonable. For lnfor
mation call at Tribune office.
FOR SALE First class Jersey cow.
Inquire of II. E. Boyden, or Medford
Hardware Co.
FOR SALE Matched team ot strong
pomes and harness and choice of
a two-seated buck with top or 2 3-6
Moline farm wagon; both waggons
and harness are comparatively new.
James Bowling, 20 Poach st. '
FOR SALE Choice business proper
ty at a bargain, on long time; easy
terms. Address P. O. Box 418.
FOR SALE 1 bouae and lot lOOx
148, $800; 1 house and 5 lots, each
50x178, $1400; 2 lots 50x148, $400;
l 'lot 70x146, $300. See W. J.
Drumhill, owner, W. 11th at. 98
FOR SALE Cheap, fine corner lot
on Jackson st, south and east
frontage; also choice quarter acre
lot in most desirable locality in
the city for $250 cash. These are
two of the best bnys in town. See
J. W. Dressier, West 7th st. 101
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Real Estate.
BENSON INVESTMENT CO. Real
estate, loans and fire insurance.
Office 112 W. Main st., Medford
Ore. Phone 3073.
Printers and Publishers.
MEDFORD PUBLISHING CO. haa
the best equipped job office in
Southern Oregon ; Portia id prices.
37 South Central ave.
Amusements.
BIJOU THEATER West Seventh at.
Continuous performance every eve
ning of motion pictures and illus
trated ballads. Entire change of pro
gram Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day. Admission 10 cents.
SAVOY THEATER North d'Anjou
street; latest motion pictures and il
lustrated songs. Entire change of
program, Sunday, Wednesday and
Friday. Admission 10 cents.
Pawn Broken
MEDFORD LOAN OFFICE For
good bargains in watches and jew
elry, pistols, musical instruments.
Cor. Main and Central avenue.-
Garbage
A. C. MUNCH will call for Rubbish
and dispose of same at any tima at
a reasonable charge. Address Med
ford Postoffice.
Signs.
SIGNS Display advertising, Mor
gan & Stoeckmann, Miles bldg.
Bill Posters
VERNE T. CANON Bill Poster And
Distributor. All orders promptly
filled. Room 7, Jackson County
Bank Building, Medford, Or.
Billiard Parlors
S. T. BROWN 4 CO. Billiards, Ci
gars and Soft Drinks. Up stairs,
Young and Hall building. A nice
cool place to spend the hot after-
Tin Shops.
J. A. SMITH Tin shop. Tin and
sheet iron ware on hand and made to
order. 113 North G street
Furniture
LET THE MISSION FURNITURE
WORKS make that piece of furni
ture. Any design, any color, any
finish dull, waxed or polished
Shop on cor. of 8th and H strets.
MORDOFF & WOLFF Cook Stoves
and Ranges. New and Second Hand
Furniture. Bads' old stand, 18-20
F St .South. Phone 01, Medford. Or.
Physicians and Surgeons.
R. W. STEARNS, M. D. Opposite
Jackson County bank. Night calls
promptly answered. Office and res-.
ident phone Main 2301.
S. A. TXX'KWOOD, M. D. Physician
nnd surgeon. Office, 133 W. Main
st. Phone Main 577, Medford.
DR. R. J. COKROYq,.-.... .
- WUVWODOUJ MJ
Dr. Jones. Office in Stewart build
ing. 8. R. SEELY, M. D.-Physioian and
aargeon. Modern equipped operat
ing rooms. X-Ray. Office hours:
10-12, 2-4 p. m. Office in Jaokson
Co. Bank Building.
DR. F. G. CARLOW. riR wv
MAINS CARLOW Osteopathia
Physicians. Mission Block, Phona
291, Medford.
F. G. THAYER, M. D. Physician
,. and surgeon, Palm bloch Phone
.669. Medford, Ore.
Rentals.
C. B. JONES Handles rentals ex-
clngively. Over Bijou Theatre.
Fruit Stores.
FRESH FBtTIT-We have the bug.
est exclusive fruit store in Medford.
We have a reputation for handling
only lha best. We know how to buy
and seH cheap. EL H. Lorimer, S. R.
7. B. H. Depot.
Attorneys.
F. J. NEWMAN, JOHN CAR KIN.
Newman & Carkin, Court Lawyer.
Corporation and criminal prac
tice in state and federal
fices over Jackson County bank.
COLVIG & BEAMS W. M. Colvig,
j. u. xteames. lawyers. Office:
Medford Bank Building. Second
Floor.
WITHINGTON & KELLY Lawyers,
f aim oniiaing.
PORTER J. NEIT Attomey-at-law
ao. u street, ground floor.
Opticians.
DR. GOBLE The only exclusive op
tician Detween Portland and Sac
ramento Office on West Main street
and railroad.
CALL ON DR. . J. BONNER, Ey
specialist, ibew others fail. Office
in Eagle I'fiarmaey. Main 233. East
Main n.-ir DjAnjou.
Jeweler.
ELWOOD AND BURNETTthe jew
elers, carry a complete stock and
make a speoialty of l.:h grade re
pair work. Opposite the Nash Ho
tel. GEO. A. BUTT Watchmaker jew
eler and engraver. My jewelry stock
is up-to-date. My facilities, includ
ing eperience and material for re
pair work, are the best in the city.
Corner G and Seventh sts.
Nurseries
QUAKER NURSERIES Our trees
are budded, not grafted. Our stock
is not irrigated. We guarantee ev
erything put out. We are not in the
trust. H. B. Patterson, office, in
Hotel Nash.
EDEN VALLEY NURSEHY N. 8
Bennett, Medford. Or. Grow tree
that sell, sell trees that grow and
fruit true to label. Phone 3221.
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY NURSERY
" Growers of high-grade nursery
stock. C. E. Ccok, Prop. R, R. V.
depot. P. O. Box 841. Phone 583.
Medford.
Brick Companies.
G. W. Priddy. A. T. O'Brien.
O. 1). Nngle.
THE MEDFORD BRICK CO.
' Brick manufacturers and contrac
tors; also lime, cement and plaster
in any quantity. Office, Medford
National bank bldg. Phonee Main
545.
Underafcers.
MEDFORD FURNITURE CO.-r-Un-dertakers.
Day Phone 353. Night
Phones C. W. Conklin 3fl; J. H.
Butler 148.
Dentists.
DR. FRANK ROBERTS Dentist.
Office hours: 8 to 12, 1 to 4. Mile
Building, Main street, Medford, Ore-
g?nj; :
DR. WALTER R. STOKES Deutisi,
Successor to J. M. Keene. ;
A working model of the floating
steel dry dock Dewey, now stationed
Olangapo, Luxon, Philippine Islands,
is one of the interesting exhibits in
the Navy department at the Alaskft-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition, Every
operation is performed in connection
with a model of the battleship Illinois.