THE MEDFORl) DAILY Till B UN E, MEDFORD, OKK(JONT, TriUKSDAY. HKl'TKMHKH .TO, inofl.
GONMITTEEiS ALMOST
THROUGH ITS WORK
W A S 1 1 1 KG TO N, Sept. 30. The
commission which was appointed by
President Roosevelt to investigate
the conditions of Liberia has about
completed its report. It held a meet
ing this week for the purpose of go
ing over its voluminous records and
putting them in final shape for the
submission to Secretary of Stale
Knox, who will in turn transmit them
to Congress.
Their report, on wh'ali they are
now putting on the final touches, is
quite extensive and covers praeti
cully every phase of Liberiau pover
nl conditions. It will, it is Sftid. have
considerable to say about alleged
foreisrn aggressions on the negro
republic, and will urge that; some
thriiip practical be done by the United-
Staates to extend the commercial
relations between the two countries
while, lending its moral support in n
way more marked than hnS.been ap
parent in the past few years.
The commissioners found that
the American negroes originally sent
there, their decendants. to the num
ber of 40,000 to 50,000, constitute
the ruling class in a population of
about 1,500,000 blacks. Civilization
in Liberia is still in a primitive state.
There are no means of transporta
tion except by hammocks slung over
the choulders of bearers, no sewage
or other sanitary conveniences,, and
not even an ice plant. A cold bottle
of beer is not to be found m the
whole republic, one of the members
of the party7 reported regretfully.
and the drinking water is always at
MAKING IMPROVEMENTS
OF FISH LAKE SYSTEM
The work on the Kish Lake irriga
tion project is well under way and
is being rapidly pushed toward com
pletion. The plan is to drain the water of
the mountain regions around Four-
Mile lake into that lake, to bring it
through a canal across the Cascade
summit into Fih lake and thence
down into the Kogue River valley.
Engineer Irving Worthingloii has
charge of the work and has built a
teniHirary dam ten feet high, storing
up 11000 ncre feet f water nt Fish
lake, has surveyed mid cleared the
site for the seven-mile canal across
the Cascades and has built a perma
nent reservoir at the Four-Mile lake
17 feet high and storing 20.000 acre
feet.
Because of the weather the work
in the mountains will have to be dis
continued for some time, but in n
short time work will be begun on
enlarging the canal and on the 'per
manent dam at Fish like. This dam
will be 35 feet high, 800 feet long.
will have concrete sluiceways, steel
headgates and concrete spillway and
will store up 11.000 ncre feet of water.
RAILROADS ENTERING INTO DOES NOT USE COAST
PRACTICE Or FORESTRY, COAL. AS IT IS POOR
WASHINGTON', Sept. M.-KeulU- SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. IIO.-Tho
ing the advantage of an assured I'll- chamber of commerce, which recent
ture timber supply, n number of rail- y complained to the navy depart
ronds are adding to their fgj-ost hold-'meal because Pacific coast' coal wiw
ings and managing their forest prop- j not used by the navy, and which fur
erlies lor Ihe production , of u sus-,ther objected to navy coal being
tiiined yield of cross-tie for their t shipped lo Pugct Sound in foreign
own roads. The success ami ecou-j ships, today received from Mr. Win
omy of preservative treatment now throp a Idler in which he said that
make tt possible to use for cross-ties coal mined on I he Pacific coast is not
woods (hat are cheaper and more suitable for use in the navv; that to
uuiimmni iiiau mo woous ot longer ship in American bottoms, or bv rail
I.'.. it., it...:- i i aI ... . .
...v. ,v ,ti,-n u-itiii I'urcuuscs oi
tracts of loblolly nine the railronds
are showing their appreciation of this
fact. The practice of forestry by tlio
railronds is esKciully significant in
that it includes, in addition to con
servative management, the coimner
would increase the transportation
cost by $."nn,nni); . that American
ships to carry tho 170,000 tons con
sumed by the navy on the coast are
not available, and no matter what
freight mav bo nnid. no more than
one-third of tho coal needed could
cinl utilization of timbers of lower bo shipped under an American flag
f " iiuiuuvi ul cases piaui
ing is done, also with a view to tio
production, though such plant ing is
usually n subordinate part of tho
forest policy.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Beautiful Pictures at The Savoy.
Tonight nt Medford's popular mov
ing picture house will be shown the
strongest bill of pictures ever seen
in this city. They meet the popular
taste in every way, shape and form.
"Romantic Italy" a scenic picture of
great educational value, shows the
world's famous Mnrminn Falls, one
of the most beautiful water falls in
the world. Many views of this fa
mous falls in nil its great grandeur
are shown with wonderful realism.
high temperature. Back in the inter- Words cannot describe the beauties
ior, away from Monrovia, the cap- i xais picture, iou musi see ii.
ital, - the LiUerinns expressed their Don't miss it.
surprise that the Americans talked "Winning a Widow" and "Miss
such good English. The last white .Jones' Birthday" are two of best
man thev had seen, they said, used j comedy pictures on the market. There
to sav "me tiuks," and this, evi-'is a laugh brought forth from everv
dentlv a German, trader, they had j foot of film. The audience last night
taken for an American. That they! went into convulsions of mirth. So
themselves should make this eriti-'if you want to enjoy many good
eism shows that they still have pride laughs see these bunches of joy at
in their memories of the United "The Savoy" tonight. One dime. En
States and of the language they had , tire change of program tomorrow
learned here. f , j night.
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EUGENE IS TO HAVE . MAN SHOOTS HIS SISTER,
LARGE NEW THEATER, BROTHER AND HIMSELF
EUGENE, Or., Sept. 30. It was'
definitely announced today that Eu
gene is to have a new theater. The
building is to be erected by Mrs. M.
E. Watson and Julius Goldsmith and
is to occupy a part of the space now
occupied by the electric theater and
the Goldsmith building.
The electric theater being a wood
en structure, will be torn down and
the new theater plans, together with
other improvements, will make it nec
essary to extend both buildings back
to the alley, making a building 44x
160 feet.
SOUTH WOODSTOCK, Conn..
Sept. 30. Dr. Armin Brunn, a promi
nent physician of this city, died to
day from a bullet in his abdomen fir
ed by -bis brother Constantine. who
suicided after killing Miss Frieda
Brunn. a sister living at t,he physi
cian's home. Brunn entered the house
and asked to use the telephone. After
asking a number he turned and fired,
killing his sister. He then shot his
brother Armin and suicided. Central
heard all three shots and notified the
police. The suicide was a wealthy i
farmer. No motive was ascribed.
At tho Moore Edward P. Gilchrist
, New Yorki'J. A. McLeod, I). R. Potts,
. ni. . fx ir..i.. t i. w
tall! -. i viimwHiw , 11. t, I Itml V, lorilUim; ill.
WILL LEAVE ONE PRISON 'j. Fannin. !hib,do!hin: Mr .!
ONLY TO ENTER ANOTHER Mrs. L. Block. Cleveland; F. T. Oh-
, born, Holland; 'J. W. Baker, city;
SALEM! Or.. Sent an wu, .t.. T, v rn,... p.,,.ii,.,,.i . t . V
Kesslcr is released from' the Oregon Brown, Pittsburg; Mr, and Mrs. Vic-
ma. I .... 4 I.. .... L H ' 1 . . 1- a . - . .
iiuiviiuiii v ne.M rruuiy morning, ui- ior vi . nrown, rtiary iirown, mis
ter completing n one-year sentence burg; W. H. Aoecner, Portland; C.
for enibezzlesement by bailee, com- W. McFadden. Oulutli ; A. D. Thomas,
milled from Portland, ho will bo Portland; Lee Hunt. St. Louis; I;. M.
greeted by an officer' from Indiunup-j Lee, Brisbec.
olis, Ind., and taken back to the pen- At tho Nash Lilly Brush, Port
itentinry of that state toeoirfplete an 'land; P. B. Gallagher, Milwnukoe;
indeterminate sontencn Af fr... t t.Vau.i A..i.1 p. ....; . r..l...... T.,
14 yenrs foi- grand larceny, having ' seph. W. J. Ridgwn San Jose; J.
violated the conditions of bis parole I K. Kendrick. California ; W. P. Bin
from that institution March 24, 1002. ell, Spokane; A. J. Elmore. Ilnmil-
through tho commission of his crime ton; C. M. iHiimebaugh, Ashland; K
in Oregon. He was sent up from
Michigan City, Ind., March 5, 1902,
for the larcenv of n qunntity of jew
elry of the aggregate value of $3(10.
Kessler is a Jew and made application
to Uovenior Benson for a pardon
upon the recent Jewish holiday.
HILLCREST HAS SHIPPED
FIVE CARS OF C0MICE
Three carloads, of Cornice oenrs
have been shipped by the Hillcrest
orchards and two more are being
loaded. This ends the fruit of the
orchard and nil puckers and pickers
P. Hubbard. North Yakima: Thomas
Hanson, Portland; J. Hale, Portland;
J. S. Rogers. Eileen: L. Knowes,
Portland; George Mnck.-thee, Stock
ton; W. B. Mclionalil, Oakland; Geo.
C. Nichols, San Francisco ; C. Row,
Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Day,
White Salmon: J. W. Poole and wife,
Akron.
BILLY BOY N EARING
DEATH OR CAPTURE
RIVERSIDE. Cal., Sept. 30.
Without food or water and almost
mi rr.it.twl aA l,ir tltn t...t.ai,!v . .-. o a n
who worked there nre out of a iob. Billy Boy, the Piute Indian who kill-
The delay in shipping the fruit has od his sweetheart's father, also an
been owing to tin trouble in getting Indian, and nhilucteu n girl, will
enrs and the dit'ieulty of hauling probably bo captured or killed to
this kind of weather. I night. Tho posse was so close they
The fruit is of good size, uniform 'could hear the weary little girl's sobs,
and free from blemishes. The trees' but dared not go closer as the youth
bore fine, the five cars of pears be- s dead shot and is armed with a
ing picked from 20 acres of trees. r''lo- The posso is attempting lo
drive him iiito tho open.
UUUNTY STARTS TO REPAIR
THE BEAR CREEK BRIDGE OCTOBER TERM SUPREME
, UUURT OPENS MONDAY
The county has started to do the
much needed work on the Bear creek
bridge and the lumber has been haul
SALEM, Or.. Sept. 30. The Oe-
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ed for the purpose. Tho railing open for business on Monday next.
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iirounu uie urioge is io c torn down , un j uosday mere will lie an examin
and replaced by heavier timber and ation of applicants for admission to
a few other minor repairs are to be the bar, of whom there are a number
made. The work has been needed from various parts of the United
for some time. , States.
E are checking and
marking the new.
est and swellest
lines of Eancy Goods,
Bags, Belts' Neckwear and
Jewelry Novelties and
will show the classiest
styles ever produced. Our
Suits, Coats, Dresses,
Waists and Millinery are
tne best quality and cer
tainly newest styles. We
Invite Inspection.
THE HUTCHASON CO.
Successor to
Baker Hutchason Co.
MONEY SAVERS
Children's gun metal velour, box calf and vicl
kid Shoes In some of the neatest fitting lasts we
have ever seen, Is going at dirt cheap prices at the
closing out sale of ladies' and children's shoes at
The WARDROBE
OREGON FIRMS SHIP
750 TONS OF PRUNES
ELBERTOK, Wash., Sept. 30.
Tho Elberton prune crop is tho heav
iest in years. Heretofore tho major
portion of the crop has been dried
in tfie local driers, but this year it
is, being taken fresh from tho tree.
and shipped to commission centers
in tho middle west and Chicago in
refrigerator cars, two or three car
loads being forwarded daily. Ore
gon firms hnvo 300 men and women
picking and packing the -crop, which
will he ubout 750 tons.
Where Your $$ Weigh The Most
We Save You 25 Per Cent
Our Clothing, Overcoats and Cravenettes come from the World's Best Makers
The Workmanship the FINEST; the fabrics the VERY BEST; and the patterns VERY RICH
Honest, Straightforward Business Methods
Have given us the confidence of the people and consequently the largest
clothing business of any store in in southern Oregon. Suits and Over
coats $10 to $35. When you see it in our ad, it's so. Always in Earnest.
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THE TOGGERY (f Course)
JL jL -1LJ JL VVjrVjrJL-JLV JL Medford's Leading Clothing House