THE "EDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREO OX. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5. IfJOO.
BIRD EXPERT IS
IS VISITING COUNTY
Studying Nature of Local Birds
Says They Are Aid to the
Frulturower.
1'rnl'i'rMr V. K, h. IkMll of Iliu
liinliiiciil Hiirvi-y of tlio 1'riilml Kliiten
tli-pii it incut of iiKrimilluro nt WiimIi
iiik'lon, In in AhIiImihI iiiii) will remain
in tliu county fur a fortnight ier
Iiiiih, (iikiii1 upoti field work for
Iliu li')iirtiinitit. I'rofcHHor Uual in
1li "bird Hum" anil in reckoned iih
mi iiuiliorily upon' Iho life mid habits
f III" iiihubitiulU of tlio feathered
kinptlom ii ml Htudio them officially
in their relation lo tin) economics' of
liiixliiiiulry mill in Hiih region imrtio
uliirly in thuir relation to tlio fruit
imliiHlry an iWtroyurH of iiiHect
ii't. l'rofi-HHor Ileal Hpoiit a fi-w
weekn hero tliri-o yearn ii(jo aeiMirintr
Kpi'i'iniciin of tlio li r (Ik common to
tliiw coiiutry and thi U hi firM field
work Ninrc. In tlio laboratory at
Waxliiiigloii ho him analyzed ton of
thousand of bird Ktomuchij to find
out what they oat in tlio way of in -
heelH.
IIih invcHtiKiitioiiH all point lownrd
one eoui'liiHion, and that is that birds
nro thn (rreat friend of tlio fruit
grower and with rare exception are
his tiioM tiheful allien in the destruc
tion of the variotiH iiiHcct pcxl which
infettt fruit trees.
1'rofeunor Heal nays that on his
jiroNeut trip to Oregon he find that
Iho people here are comiiiK to realize
the henefitH of bird life. One of the
tnuht recent rcHiillH of hix HtudieM in a
roncluHion a to tlio downy wood
jK'cker, a common bird in thin re
gion, and one which lirirt - generally
heen put in tlio uimniiiico and useless
Huns, Professor Henl".Rnyfi he is
proven mosi destructive of , codlin
moth mid his Hcrvieeg ore invnhinblo
to the', apple grower.
Professor Uoal is staying in and
about Ashlnnd for a fortnight and
incidentally 'will get in touch with the
fruitgrowers while securing bis bird
specimens.
LOCAL' MAN TAKEN
EAST BY OEFICER
Believed That Charge of Embezzle
ment Was Only Made to Get
a Settlement.
ASHLAND, Oct. 5. M. P. McDnn
icl, who has been living in Bdlview
district, south of Ashland, for two
years, but recently Hold liiK peach or
chard there and wan preparing to
remove t Spnknne, Wash., left Ash
land for Mt. funnel, 111., accompany
ing n sheriff from Hint place, who
brought n requisition for McDnniel
to answer to an embezzlement charge
growing out of husines strnnsactioiis
homo years ago in that 'state. Al
though it was stated that .f 17,000 is
the amount involved in the nllcged
embezzlement, the bonds in the enso
were only $"00, and the officer stated
that it was nut thought that' the
amount involved would in the end ex
ceed $(UI0 at the most. Mr. McDnniel,
who is a man of good rcputo in all
his dealings hero ns fnr as known,
decided to return to Illinois and meet
the charges ngninst him, which grew
out of business disagreements Homo
years ngo with hi" partners, it seems.
Thcrei s a. belief thnt perhaps the
criminal charge was invoked in or
der lo secure McDiuiiel's presenco in
Illinois to give evidence in n trial in
volving the set (lenient of disputed
business transactions.
High-Class Pictures at The Savoy.
Tonight will be your last opportu
nity lo see ono of the best, bills of
high art pictures shown in the city
for some lime. Every kind of pic
lure is shown, dramatic, educational
and comedy, and Iho latest and best
of llicir kind.
If you are looking for about nn
hour of good, wholesome cntortnin
ment, yon will find it at "The Snvoy,"
Med ford's popular nmnsemcnt then
Icr, the coziest. place in town. En
lire change of program tomorrow
night. One dime.
JAPANESE AEROPLANE
REPUTED WORLD-BEATER
WASHINGTON', (l t. fl. -With
ihiiraclericlic secrecy the Japanese
have been dc eloping a military aei'o
,iltiiie 'it Hakodate which is said o
a "world beater,"
While (ileuii II. Cur.'Un was winni :
an international nice by flying m
mill's in Noiiithiiig Ices t!:ii'i nine .".iii
lltcs siiico which Hubert I.at'l ii.l
has uiaile a mile a mini. I" for seven
minutes the Jiipiiiiesu const rueted a
bird-like, craft that alta!neil a srvi
of (IH miles an hour, the fastest .ii
reconl f ,r aerial navig.'liiin.
The flying ground over which the
new craft has been jirnsticiiiK is a
flat trad surrounded by high hills, on
which a line of troops were stationed
lo insure secrecy. The machine is a
monoplane and is said to bear an
over closer resemblance to tlio "bird
form" than either Iho Latham or the
llieriol machine. The engine devel
ops HO horse power and drives the
propellers at 'JOIIO revolutions per
minute, vr nearly six times faster
than the driving power of a Wright
motor. Control of the machine in
flight is effected through a flattened
tail, which can be manipulated by the
aviator to meet diverse currents of
air.
They Always Lead
Lion brand Pants, pair ?1.75 to 93.50
Bfst pants made for the money.
The WARDROBE
W II ERE THEY ALL a 0
3ttrs. Urene Tfampton 3saacs
"Jrijtuctor of "piano. "Tlt 3ttttl)o&
Studio r Mtlteiu4. Xorlh Ora4 Strut
EUROPEAN HOP CROP
THIS YEAR IS FAILURE
WASHINGTON. Oct. 5. Tlio Eu
ropean hop crop this year has been a
failure. A rcMirt from Consul Jo
seph I. lirittiiin at Prague, Austria,
has just brought tlio following infor
mation: The normal hop crop in Bohemia in
about 2:1,1 48, .'100 pounds, and in the
whole of Austrin 28,050,800 pounds.
The crop of 1008 was an unusually
large one and amounted in Bohemia
alono to 311,000,000 pounds, and in
Austria ns a whole to 30,682,000
pounds.
This year's crop for Bohemia is es
timated at about 7,716,100 pounds, or
less than one-fourth of the 1008 erop.
Thero are at present (550,150 pounds
of last, year's- hops in the hands of
tho hopgrowers and upward of 2,
204,000 pounds in the hands of the
brewers. . . . .
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
. STUDENTS EARN $100,223
NEW YORK. October 5. In a re
port tnnde public it is shown that the
Columbia University students earned j
$100,223.30 while they studied lnsti
year. For men in tho college the ov
erage earnings were $200.97; for thej
school of applied science, $106; for
the medical studtints, 75.78; for the
law men. $205.07; for tho graduate,
students, $102.28; for those in the
faculty of fine arts, $(10.03; for tho
teacher's college students, $200.34;
for tho -Barnard girls! $200.05. The
report showed that many opportuni
ties were offered to men whilo they
were studying. One wrote jingles for
valentines and another a sonnet for
a commemoration.
ATTENTION
Those who are looking for good invest
ments can do no better than to inves
tigate this beautiful property
Twenty-eight fine lots located on Main street, six
blocks west of the business district. Main street is be
ing paved, water mains are being laid, sewer is in, ce
ment walks going in, cross street 60 feet wide. Lots
are 50x137, front lots 70x140. Always accessible, either
on foot or wheel on account of paved streets. Building
line 25 feet from front of lots.
There is no question but what one will make 50 to
100 per cent on the investment in the course of a year.
Medford is growing very rapidly and without question
this is the cheapest property within the same radius
of anything in the city today. The price and the terms
are reasonable. Come and look this over and be con
vinced. 1
We also have a splendid business property, of large
size, that will stand investigation.' The present price
will look cheap in a year's time.
Also have 40 acres first-class fruit land that can
be traded for city property. This is some distance out,
well located, easily cleared and no waste or steep land.
Now what have you to offer ?
J. W. Dress f er Agency
West Main St.
' "For you particular customers who demand the
best groceries, we recommend Folgers Golden Gate
Coffee.". -
It is so good we cannot obtain a better coffee not if we paid
SI a pound for it.
Everything about Folger"s Golden Gate Coffee js perfect, tad
we sell it with the positive guarantee that it will please you. '
Allen & Reagan
GROCERIES, CHINAWAEE, FRUIT AND PEED.
i
THAT TREE ORDER
GET
YOU have nothing to
lose and all to gain,
in placing it with a reliable
home nursery.
EDEN VALLEY NURSERY
N. S. BENNETT
When we suggest that you
toast Your Bread
On Breakfast Table
We do not mean that you should eat off
" , the stove toast
With an Electric Toaster
and have crisp, brown, delicious toast,
costs lc per meal . to operate.' "We
have the best toaster on the market for
' . sale at $4.50. Clean, appetizing, sanitary
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
Successors to Condor Water & Power Co.
1201 N. CENTRAL AVE.
PHONE 3221
Stato Depositary
Estabiiebad 1388.
Capital and Surplus $125,000
Resources 700,000
HIGHEST ATTAINMENT IN
SYSTEMATIC BANKING SERVICE
The Jackson County Bank respect
fully solicits your account, subject
to your cheek, with the strongest
guarantee of safety and efficiency.
We offer the highest attainment in
systematic banking service, which
assures the greatest care in every
financial transaction, with this oblig
ing institution. j
W. I. VAWTER, President
Q. R. LIN'DLEY, Cashier. ,
APPLES AND PEARS AND ALL KINDP OP
FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL TREES.
YAKIMA VALLEY NURSERY
1 Largest Commercial Nursery in the Pacific North
west. Not m the combine. Competes with all first
class nurseries.
L. E. HOOVER, Agent
MEDFORD, OKEJON
J. E. ENYART, President
JOHN S. ORTII, Cashier.
J. A. PERRY, Vice-President.
W. B. JACKSON, Ass't Cashier.
THE MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS $10,000
Safety boxes for rent. A general Banking Business transacted.
We solicit your patronage.