r$Halt0rl1 SCie,y
$1,000 REWARD!
OKK TH0C8AND DOLLARS REWARD WILL DK PAID 'BY THE UNDERSIGNS TO ANY PERSON WHO CAN SHOW BY AUTHENTIC TES-.
TIMONY THAT ANY CITY OR TOWN IN THE UNITED STATES, OUTSIDE OP THE ROGUE RIVER VLLEY. HAS TRIBUTARY TO IT
WITHIN A 10-MILE RADIUS, A 20-MILE RADIUS, A 30-MILE RADIUS OR A 40-MILE RADIUS, AS MANY DIVERSIFIED RESOURCES
AS MEDKOKU. OREGON. HAS WITHIN A CORRESPONDING RADIUS. MED FORD COMMERCIAL CLUB.
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FOURTH YEAR.
MEDFOIfl). OliliOOX, SATURDAY, AI.'fJL'ST 21, VM).
No. 132.
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POKIER SAYS
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LEADS ALL
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John W. Dennis, the Newtown Apple
King of England, Has High
Praise for Rogue River
Valley and Products.
AWARDS LOCAL FRUIT THE
PALM OF SUPREMACY OVER
FRUIT ALL OVER GLOBE
Expects Material Increase in Prices
Over Last Year Rogue River
Has No Competitor.
"Tin Rogue River viilley produces
the finest fruit Unit roaches England
ziiid Hint in t lie mile reason that tlto
highest prices ni' paid fur it. Hood
River competes with this vitlley in
Newtown apple, lint this year the
erop is light. Your pears have no
eoinpetilors the world -over."
Swell was the mifiiialil'ied statement
of John W. Dennis, the Newtown up
speaking of England, who is in Med-
ford m his first visit to the Rogue
River valley, although the firm nf
which he is the head has been han
dling Rogue. River fruit for the pust
12 years, Mr. Dennis' firm imports
the greatest amount of fruit received
by any one firm in England and also
lias handled the frail which has
broken the world's records in prices.
Mr. Dennis will leave this evening for
the north, and after a short visit in
Seattle he will take the ('anndiun Pn-
eitie lor the east and will then re
turn to England. This is his first
visit to America, and he has made the
most of il, visiting every fruit sec
tion of repute in the United States
and spending three months travel
ing. He awards to the Rogue River
valley the palm of supremacy in the
raising of high quality fruit.
"This is n wonderful vulley," stat-
u air. wcnuis, una your iruii is al
ways in iti'inaiKi. . jo oiner section
on the globe enjoys as splendid n'
reputation hi England as does this
valley. Your fruit arrives in Eng
land in the very best of condition
nnd its quality is unsurpassed.
"Regarding prices for this, year, I
believe Unit they will be tuulcrially
bettor than those received Inst yonr,
nsjho fruit is of better quality. I
am delighted with the valley. The
fruit, is in splendid condition, is uni
form and gives promise of being equal
to its quality in former years. The
groves nre beautiful.
"I inn glad to learn that the local
orchnrilists arc considering the erec
tion of a precoiding station in the
valley. Theve is no roason why your
Tlnrllc.ll pears should not be shipped
to England, where the demand for
them is largo. i '
"This year Hood lliver, your only
competitor in Newtown apples, Ims n
light crop, and your fruit will bring
high returns. The Virginia Newtown
crop is heavy, but the quality of the
fruit is not as fine. There is no
doubt hut what the Rogue River fruit
lends the world."
The firm of which Mr. Dennis is
the hend hit ft the finest distributing
tc.ni in Englnnd. They own wnro-
louses in mo ionr largo seannrts
. , i. e I . i..
lOnrinn, nouinnnuiion, mvcrnooi nun
rt .ii. a t; ' t .1
fllnsgow, ns well n warehouses audi
(Continued on pngo 4.)
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fUlia DIM If
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LAKE TO WORLD
Resort Will Be In Direct Telegraphic
Communication With Outside
World In Near Future.
BUILDING LINE FROM CAMP
DOWN TO FORT KLAMATH
Many Other Improvements Will Be
Made at Lake by the
Company.
By the i'irxt of the truck ('inter
Lake will be in direct telegraphic
commuuiciiliou with the outside world,
A line is now working between
Camp A rant mid Camp Crater and
work is progressing on the Hue to
Fort Klamath. This line will con
nect with the system in the Klanialli
region,' which reaches the .telegraph
ami telephone systems in Ashland.
The ('rater Luke cotnpuuy has a
force of 12 or 1.1 employes prepar
ing to cure for the public next season
nnd will have water systems estab
lished at both itamps before the pen
sou is over, tin well ns buildings on
the rim. They have just finished a
barn at Ciuup Arant competent to
cure for -1 horses nnd expect to have
similar accommodations on the rim
next season. Carpenters arc, engag
ed in the const nnd ion of n storehouse,
at Camp Arant, and ns soon as it is
finished will build a small frame
house at both camps as an experi
ment. If they stand the winter as
expected otlicrs will be constructed
at both camps early next year and
used instead of teats. .
BURNED TO DEATH
Former Resident of Ashland Meets
Awful Fate in Sacra
mento. ASHLAND, Or., Aug. 21. Mrs. M.
L. Arnold, formerly of this city, was
burned to death in the explosion of
a wood alcohol stove at apartments
occupied by her in Sacramento, Ctil..are flocking to Italy in anticipation
recently, douh coming n number of jof the czar's contemplated visit, The
hours after the frightful ueeident,
which is supposed to have followed
nu attempt by Mrs, Arnold to light
tin; lire in the wood alcohol stove to
do somo cooking. Tho explosion wns
terrific and the flames not only en
veloped the unfortunate woman, but
set tho house on fire nnd called out
the fire depnrttuoiit.
Mrs. Arnold resided in Ashland
Inst winter with her sister, Mrs. L.
J. Roberts of Mountain nvoiiue, leav
ing here for Hornbrook nnd going
thence to Sacramento throe months
ago. Mrs. Roberts was notified by
wiro last evening' of tho fnlnlity to
her sister, who wns nged 45 yenrs,
nnd n widow.
Her sister hero nsked to hnve the
body of Mrs. Arnold forwarded to
Hornbrook for interment.
Christian Science.
Christian Scienco services nre held
every Sunday morning nt. 11: o'clock
in tho Commercial club room. Sub
ject for the lesson-sermon for Au
gust 22, "Mind." All nre welcome.
Sunday school nt 10 o'clock.
ilMWUE RIVEK FRUIT leabs the
' WORLD la 0UALITV SAYS JOHN
W. DENNIS, ENGLISH APPLE KING
John V. Dennis, Hie English apple, king, says: .
Hoy tut L'iver frail is superior to any other that
reaches Enyland from the entire ylobe.
i
Pric es thin year will be. Materially letter than these
of last year,. Jtctttrns to local fruit y rowers trill be
very remunerative. -
Iloytte lliver fruit com ma ink hiyhesl prices be
cause of its superior quality. It reach's Enyland in
splendid condition. -
There is no reason why Med ford Bart-let Is should
vol be shipped to Enyland. Precooliny station is need
ed in this city.
He is yreatly pleased with what he has seen in the
lloyue River valley.
WOMEN
MEN IN BATTLE
Moorish Women to the Assistance of
Tribesmen Spaniards Resort
to Grenades.
MADRID. Aug. 21. The Moorish
women nre joining t ho Riff tribes
men in attacking the beleaguered
Spanish at Melilla. The women are
said to be fiercer fighters than the
men. The Spaniards nre rosorting
to throwing hand groundes in slings.
These burst among the tribesmen,
killing and injuring scores..
PLOT .UNCOVERED
TO KILL CZAR
American Consul and Wife Injured
In St. Peterburg by
Terrorists.
MOSCOW, Aug. 21. Anarchists
police clnim to hnvo nnenrthed n pot
to kill the; Kttssinn monarch.
LONDON, Aug. 21. A wh-c stretch
ed across a St. Petersburg street by
terrorists slightly injured' the Amer
ican consul, T. W. Rngsdale, nnd his
wife, according to n dispatch. The
terrorists expected to seriously in
jure Premier Stolyinu in his auto
mobile. Rich Pocket on Canyon Creek.
A wild story comes from Canyon
creek of the finding of a pocket from
which $08,000 was tnkon. It is snid
that the pnrties nre keeping tho mat
ter quiet until they and their friends
hnvo opportunity to stake everything
nround that section. How true this
is the Courier cannot sny, but it is
quite ovident . flint thore lias been
soino important discoveries in that
section. Cniiyon creek has contrib
uted largo sums in gold in tho years
past. Rogue River Courier.
GREAT AIRSHIPS
MEET IN RHUS
Flying Machines of All Types and
From All Parts of the Globe
i Gather in,Contest
-if --.
R HELMS, Aug. 21. "Grand aria,
tion week," the most important event
in the history of nirshipping, begins
here tomorrow. Craft from America,
England, Austria, Italy and France
will be ii( competition for prizes ag
gregating if J 0,000. Every kind of a
machine, aeroplanes, dirigibles, hot
air mid spherical bniloons, will be in
the contest. All the greatest aviators
cf the world will be entered.
CAR STRIKE ON
vTAFJ CHICAGO
Officials of Union Conferring With
Company Med May Go Out
Next Week.
CHICAGOj Aug. 21. Within the
next week it will bo definitely known
whether the strike of motormen, con
ductors, of the Chicago Railway com
pany will go info effect. The em
ployes ore demanding an increase of
wages nnd are dissatisfied nt the de
lay. International President Mahon
arrived here from Detroit today and
is in personal charge of tho situation
nnd is conferring with company offi
cials. Following the conference Mil
lion will put tho demands of tho men
up to tho company unless a settle
ment is effected the men will strike
next week.
Christian Church.
Rev. Morgan of Santa Clara, Cal.,
will pronch nt morning and evening
services at the Christian church.
Mrs. J. M. Bridges of Portland is
visiting with her sister, Miss N. Mnt
ney of this city.
Wrs. D. E. Hell of Brownsbovo wns
a recent visitor in Medford.
. ,T. W,. Ilnrris hns returned, from a
short business tvip to Newport.
auto oiers
to form club
If THIS GUY
Meeting Called for Tuesday Evening
in the Rooms of the Commercial
Ciub at 8 oXIock.
EVERY AUTO OWNER
URGED TO BE PRESENT
Club Should Prove Valuable In Work
of Building Better Roads in
the Valley.
The automobile owners of the val
ley will meet at the Commercial club
rooms on next Tuesday evening to
form an automobile club. Every own
er of a machine is requested to be on
band.
An automobile club is needed in the
valley so as to get concerted action
on various matters, such as the
building of better roads, entertain
ment of visiting bodies and the like.
A strong organization will result in
great good to' the valley.
BREMNER VISITS
SHASTA JRCHARDS
Warns Against Peach Blight, Dodges
Smelter Fumes When Asked
for Opinion.
REDDING, Cal, Aug. 21. "Peach
blight is th egreatcst pest Shasta
county orcbardists hnve to contend
with," snid O. E. Bremmer. secretary
of the California commission of hor
ticulture, in this city Inst evening.
He had just come in from n running
inspection of the orchards in nappy
Vallev and in Anderson Vnllev. lie
made a side remark that the peaches
ot Shasta comity were the finest he
had seen in anv nart of Hie stntn m.
ferring particularly to some Muirs in
an Aiinerson orchard.
"Peach blight can be conquered if
the orcbardists will snrnv C-iiihfullv
in December with the Bordeaux mix
ture," Bremmer explained, adding
m those orchards where this lmd
been done there was no blight.
"What the Happy Valley orohnrd
ists need to do," Secretary Bremner
continued, "is to give uu extensive
leuttivntion and plant cover crops.
They should sow Canadian field peas
in December, lot them erow until Feb
ruary, when they will be two feet
high, probably, nnd then plow them
lllldor. Pens, clover nnrl the vntclme
gatlior up irrigation from tho air and
keep it in store, reversing the m-oeess
of most plants. When this vegetation
is plowed under it decays nnd cn-
iches the soil with the needed nitro
gen, keeps tho enrth from baking n
common iromiio m nappy Valley
makes tho soil more nlinble and al
lows tho water to sprend better an
nut to irrigation.
I am amazed that cover crops are
now grown,"; Bremner snid, ndding
that in Southern Cnliforni a orchnril
ists would ns soon think of not pick
ing their oranges as they would of
neglecting to plant cover orons of the
vetches.
Bromner visited the Alexander nl.
ivo orchard in Ilnnnv Vnllev. 1f!7
ncros in extent, nnd one of tho very
lnrgost in the state, He was not sur
prised that the rp is poor this year,
ID UK
DEPEfiGS ON
CLEARING OF
TANGLES
President and Owner of Pacific &
Eastern Arrives in Medford to
Inspect His Property. ',
ALLEN SAYS HE INTENDS
TO CONSTRUCT ROAD IF
CIRCUMSTANCES PERMIT
Denies That He Has Sold Road to
James J. Hill It Is Not -For
Sale.
"The Pacific & Eastern railroad
has not been sold to James J. Hill
or any one else. It is not for sale
to any one. I purchased it intending
to construct the line to the timber
belt, but whether the building will be
done this year or some time in the
future depends wholly upon circum
stances," stated John Roberts Allen
of New York City, owner of the Pa
cific & Eastern railroad, who arrived
with Mr. Allen in Medford Saturday
for the purpose of inspecting bis
holding's and determining his future
course."
"I cannot tell until I examine the
property, which I have never yet
seen, what I will do. If the en
tanglements involving the Pacific &
Eastern and the Medford and Crater
Lake railroad companies are straight
ened out, the road will be bnilt at
once.
"The people of Medford do not
seem verv anxions to have the road
built. Some bondholders have not liv
ed up to their -agreement and ex
changed old bonds for the new
There is a tendency to hold me up,
and not the co-operation that secures
railroads. Then- there is a suit in
the federal court to be straightened
out.
.."The new Pacific & Eastern bonds
hnvo all been sold, but until matters
are straightened out, no ono could go
ahead and build. Whether the pres
ent force will be kept working, or
increased, depends entirely upon de
velopments." Mr. Allen was non-committal re
garding his plans, and except to ex
press his ignorance of conditions had
littlo to say. .
B. H. Harris assured Sir. Allen that
tho Butte Falls Lumber company
would guarantee 100,000 feet of
lumber n day for shipment, and Mr.
Allen stated that he stood ready to
build the road if similar tonnage con
tracts were forthcoming.
Asked whether he would extend the
railroad to Crescent City, Mr. Allen
said that he did not know, and had
not fully considered such an exten
sion. It could be inferred from his
conversation thnt extensions would
bo made wherever tonnage contracts
justified it.
for it was good last year, nnd olives
do not bear heavily two years in suc
cession, in his opinion.
"Did you observe that smelter
smoke is doing any damngo in nappy
Valleyf" was asked.
"Tho white oaks ao l pre are all
gone in tho region t visited yestor
day," he replied, "but. tho black oaks
seem to be immune. The n nnzanitns
are going, and thnt wiil bo bad for
tho wntorsheds.'"