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City Han
Rogue River Orchards Yield $1000 an Acre Annually
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Medford Daily Tribxjn
FOUJtTJI YEAR.
MKLWOItl), OKKOON, TUKSDAY, OCTOi'.KK L"J, YMi.
No. 188.
E
GREAT ENGINEER CO
AGED Mill IS
WITH DEAD Br
John Miller, Who Resided Near Ash
land, Found Dead In the Woods
Died hy His Own
Hand.
NEIGHBOR LET HIM
HAVE GUN TO HUNT
Daiihter Had Wrested Shotgun From
Him Earlier in Day Had
Threatened Suicide.
ASlll.ANI'. ir. !. 2ii.- -1-ilni
Miller, iiu''l iihuul Til year-. lather
1,1 Mrs. James Kitb-r mill Mr-. .1. V.
Oalbrcalh of this vicinity, mill tcsid
ini' wlili I he familv of tin' 1" . ti tt.-1- nl
lln-ir l'i-iiit ranch mi 111" I'll" I'niiil,
lidw i tlui lioulcvnrd ami tlm rail -
road i'.-1-l tin.' s I n t iiiinnal campus,
was found dead yi'iliTilny afternoon
wild ciiciicc Ilial In? hail killed him
self wiih ii din rirtj In mi a shotgun
tuiiiiil nearby. It is iindcrsl 1 Hint
! liinl llircaleticil such a cniUM' la'-
II,' was an Knt:li-lmiati ly birth.
V.-liTilay illuming, it is slated, 1"'
drove his son-in-law, Mr. Knler, t
town tu liis work. Returning. ! I-'"!
linlil of a shotgun, hut "" daughter
wrested it from liini anil he went to
a neighbor, who unwittingly li't liiin
have tin' weapon with which he end
ed his life.
ALIEN GIVES $100
TO MEDFQRD BAND
President Allen of Pacific & Eastern
Pleased With Showing Made by
Band Boys.
r.ecause he was pleased with the
playing of the Medford hand and bo
lievcH that il should he encouraged,
John It. Allen, president of the Pa
cific & Kiislern railroad, on Monday
morning handed Judgo W. M. Colvip
a . 10(1 hill for the hand and supgost
p.d that n benefit performance ho
provided for the hand.
"t was iiiucli surprised nt tlio ex
cellence of the hand," staled Mr. Al
len, "and I believe that n benefit
should be given them. I simply sub
scribed for $100 worth of tickets."
FIVE LITTLE GIRLS
PERISH IN FLAMES
I.YNCIIHCRG. Va., Oct. 2d. Vivo
little girls, ininales of the Presbyte
rian nrpliMii asylum, were incinerat
ed today iii a lire which destroyed
tin' (iirls' bore" build'ucr. The d 1:
liuby Mooi-ofi-ld, T-ucille Moorn
ficlil, Mollie Revm.'ds, Mary llick
'luaii mid Mary Poole. The fire wns
caused bv mi overhented I'uriiuee.
Tile loss is esliltlliled u' . I"i,nfl0.
When Mrs. Priese, who looked n Ti
er the children, awoke 'his morning,
she found the kilclien in flumes:. She
""lied lo Hie third Hodv nnd enrried
l.i children lo satcly. rlho then re
turned willi Mrs. Cook nnd led a
number of oilier irirl.-i lo the rooT,
whom Ibey were, roseund by Iho fire
men. The women were unable to re
turn for llto five ebidlren who pcr-
HIS ON
HERE TO AM
F.
TO REPORT ON
ELECTRIC ROAD
President Allen States That He Con
siders Mr. Stevens One ot the
Foremost Engineers in
tiio World.
STEVENS' REPORT SOLD
THE PACIFIC &. EASTERN
Mr. Alien States He Also Wishes Mr.
Stevens to See Medford and the
Roytie Vivcr Valley.
'I'tic-day President Alli'ii I lie Pa
cific i l.a-li'in railr.i.nl, wired John
I''. Mrvi'iis t mi' here professiou
iilly In advise liim concerning his
ii'niisi'ii cicciric rnuroan ior wiu
Ho::ue River valley.
"I cum-idcr Mr. Slovens one, of the
foremost engineers i" I In.' world.''
-aid Mr. A I l-n . "ami 1 want liis nd
icc iinil jj 1 1 i 1 1 ii i n .
"It was ii 1 1. i tin- favorable ri'ui
made tu mi' hy Mr. Stevens ilml i In-
Imiiils fur Ihi' Pacini- ix f.asicrn were
snlil." staled Mr. AIIimi in reply tu a
query ri-jjii nliiiK Mi'- Stevens' inspec
t i, hi trip ihit tin' Infill load last
spring. "Il is nut as an engineer lor
other systems, hut to secure his pro
I'l'ssiuiial opinion, that I have sent
I'nr him." continued Mr. Alien. ("I
want Ii tin also In sec Medford ami
tlu Rogue River valley.."!
Mr. A 1 1 fit relumed Tuesday from
ii trip of inspection over the Pneit'ie
& Kasteru with Mayor Canon, Coun
eilnieii Kifert. Weleh, Wortinau nnil
Merrick ami Dr. Gale. The bankers
of Meilforil anil their friends will nc
eonipany Mr. Allen on another tour
of inspection Thursday.
"We found ninny men at work anil
the construction being pushed rap
idly," said Mayor Canon. "Mr. Allen
assures u-. that the railroad will
reach Untie Kails hy Juno 1 nuil it
looks ns if he would make pond. The
old truck is being ballasted and ro
hnilt ami rails are being rapidly laid
over the newly printed track."
SALEM COMICE BRING
$4.20 A BOX IN NEW YORK
Hue & Hatfield in l recent New
York deciduous market letter say:
Weather fine b"l "!!. nfiod at
tendance at sale.
The bulk of the rnp"s today show
ed ruin diiimipc. Coni(!eriii; the
moldv condition of many of the
trapes, market rule 1 stioiiir. our nv
crmio 1 1 i 1 1 r ll.'.H'. I-'. rin nvernireil
1.07: Mi.yb-.'rs .M.U: l.od: HSc: half
crnles in the l.-ilter ca- nveraired
.i.:n.
Cur of Mibi'.'iis r-om Tnrpey ar
rived in mosllv M'l-y fair condition,
sold from V !'-!.' I'- i : -2"- firni
chniis today "Vii'ivjed $1 11.
Italian prunes sIi-oul". prices rinir
imr from $1.:17';. lo 1.."i(l.
Hull' boxes of Winter Xelis from
Sanlil Clarii sold for $'
of Orciion Winter Xelis
One car
withdrawn,
!lt beinir sold al H'J.."). Cornier pears
from Salem. r sold from $l."il) to
$'J.I0 per hull' box. Poxes of Chiir
.;emi, lo '.'.tl.'i.
C. C. Crane of V.lleiwluirg, Wash.,
is visilinp friends liiiuir in mid near
the city. Air. C .-..! 1'inds the elimale
fiiile dil'ferenl from Ibal. of bis east
ern home. j
Mrs. V.. Aii'.'emlle of Phoenix and
Mrs. A. Huff nf Ashland enm down
Tuesday momim; for ti day's business
vi -it in this city.
MING"
ISE ALLEN
13 APPOINTED
Judge Wolverton Names Attorneys
Who Will Recommend Admittance
of Attorneys to Practice in
Federal Court.
LIGHT CASE WILL GO
TO JURY TOMORROW
i
Mrs. Colby Discontinues Suit Brought j
Against the Southern j
Pacific. I
llun. Charles K. Wolverton, jild'e ( ,,M ) Xol;iu i;overnmeiit in with-!
..f the federal court, which is now '; ,,jins, th? aniinunccinpnt that the
in -CN-i,.i. in Mcill'onl. has appointed , princB js dead.
a coiniiiiiti-c lu net upon applications i
from attorneys for ndinittaiice to! TOKIO. Oct. i.-Pvim-e Iliro
pracliiT in the conrl. The commit-' biiini Ito. the former resident -general
l,., ,,si ts of W. M. Coh-i'. W. I. i of Korea. :(nd the foremost Japanese
Vav.l. r. Holt, rook Witliiii-'ton. Roll-! diplomat, was .'hot by a Korean as-
, .. ,, ,, v , ,i . v ' sessin in the railwnv station at Har
ert (.. Smith, II. D. Norton anil A. h. ; , . ,, . , ., , , ,
! bin. This city was set wild by the
heaincs.
Anv a I
nicy who has been admit-,
ted tu
practice in the supreme court !
of the I'niled States or in anv stale!
. . . . . . .
ni.-iv lie ailmitteit to practice in the i !
federal court upon the reconunenda
I ii hi of any two members of the com
mittee. The federal court is still eonsider
inp the case of Clenrpe W. I.ipht vs.
the Southern Pacific. The takinp of
evidence will be concluded this- aft
ernoon and nrpiinients started. The
ease will probably po to the jury on
Wednesday nt noon.
The suit broupbt npainst the South
ern Pacific by Mrs. Helen Coss Col
by, in which damapes were asked fni
the death of her husband, has been
dismissed.
PEARS PLENTIFUL IN
THE PORTLANR MARKET
(Journal.)
Pears are more plentiful in the
market than for n lonp time, commis
sion men old in the business declare,
nnd as a result values are pretty well
down, prices ranpinp from f0 cents
In $.'2t per box. Of course this
menus nil kinds of pears of the or
dinary varieties, not includiup the fa
mous ltartletls that brinp a little
i t line per box.
The pears now sclliutr on Front
street are cnniinp in from different
directions, everythinp sroinp to show
that the pear crop is a heavy one this
year. Up until a few days npo the
idea seemed to prevail on Vront street
that pears would be rather scarce
and some surprise was expressed
when they beirnu lo arrive so liber
ally. Spil.enberp apples nre now in nnd
sellinp at about t'J.7.". allboiisrb val
ues vary considerably neeordinp to
nullity. There are also a p mdly num
ber of Kinps in the market sellinp lit
about Wolff Creek apples bin'
box. California apples are still in !h
j market, hbnl are beinp rapidly re
placed by the home product.
The las! of the peach crop was be
inir sold today al 7.') cents. The fruit
was in poor condition.
The movement in npples nnd pears
is cxpecled to be very heavy Ibis fall.
Some induces were received Ibis
morninp nnd they were pioted nt
:M.'r.
W. V,. Johnston, who is employed on
Hid Pacific & Kiislern train, came in
Monday Cor a Cow hours' visit with
his wife.
WORLD FAMOUS
JAPANESE
Prince Ito, World-Renowned Diplo
mat, Is Shot Down
in Depot at
Harbin.
GREAT EXCITEMENT
PREVAILS OVER JAPAN
Was Standing Talking to Prominent
Officials When Korean Approach
ed and Fired the Fatal Shot.
LONDON', (nt. 2li. Th Japanese
:iil)ii--y received a cableirram this
flernnoii from Tok'm statin;,' pui-
j lively that Triiu-e Ito is dead. This
! ili-iiels the doubt caused bv the ac-
news. P.iisiness was practically sus
,.,1,1. the slock exehaiure closed.
pended.
nnd the preatest excitement prevailed
in the foi'eipn department of the tin
, .-!! l.l.l
I Announcements state that the
prince is in a critical while dispatches
from Harbin say that he died in the
depot.
An attempt was made last April to
blow up a train he was traveling in
by dynamite.
The prince wns on bis way to
Manchuria for the purpose of in
specting the Manchurian railway nnd
investieatinsr Japanese interests.
At the time of the nssassinntion
Tto wns strtndinp in the station talk
ing to Consul General Kawnkami of
Harbin. The Korean approached un
noticed and fired. Tto fell. The as
sassin wns immediately seized nnd
imprisoned. It is reported Hint three
shots struck Tto. Director Tnnnkn
of the Mnnehurinn railway wns with
Tto, nnd it is snid he wns struck by
a bullet and badly hurt. The Korean
snid his relatives were executed by
order of Ito, nnd that he went to
Harbin for the purpose of nssnssiunt
hs Tto. He expressed no interest in
what is to be done to him.
W. C. T. U. ELECTS
NATIONAL OFFICERS
OMAHA. Oct. 2(i.
The Women's
Christian Temperance union today
elected national officers. TTiinnnh
l'ailev of Maine advocated that the
convention go on record ns beinp op
posed to patriotic songs, such as
"Army and Navy Forever'' on the
ground that they menaced the cause
of international peace. She also de
clared miliitnry schools a menncc to
this ennso.
PRESIDENT TAFT
ARRIVES IN MISSOURI
CAPP. (TIRAKDKAU. Mo.
Tnfl arrived here at 0 o'i
pm u--.1 ii'o- and spoke at lb
(VI. 2(1.
lock Ibis
normal
school. The sun nrot-"
Iho oi-esldeiil
" '
slarted speaking. Of the "- govern
ors neeonipnnyiug. only Governor
TTadley of Missouri Governor TTay of
Washington arose lo be;ir Hie. speech.
Mr. .-Hid Mrs. P,. W. Peed of Dud
ley, near F.iitle Falls, are in town
making soma purchases. Dudley is
0110 of the town's which spruncr up n5
a ro-ult of tlin Pacific & Fn lern
railroad project. . ' :
IPll
KILLED
COMMITTEE BUSY
ON ASSESS!
FIRST NATIONAL j
BANK DOUBLES !
CAPITAL STOCK
Stockholders Meet and Vote to In
crease Capital Stock
From $50,000 to
$100,000.
INSTITUTION HAS
New Capitalization Will Go Into Ef
fect as Soon as Papers Come
From Washington.
The stockholders of the First Na
tional bank met Tuesday morning nnd
voted to increase the capital stock
o fthe institution from $."0,000 to
.fldll.tiOU. The change will go into
effect as soon as the papers can go
east to Washington and return, nnd
notwithstanding the increase in the
capital stock, the stock is being hunt
ed for and is cousidered a most val
uable investment.
The First National bank has show n
a steady growth since it was incor
porated. Under the management of
Hon. W. S. Crowed it has kept pace
with the growth of the city and val
ley and has had no little part in the
development of the valley.
SCHOOL BOARDS TO
MEET IN CONVENTION
Meeting Will Be Held in Central Point
on November 13 To Dis
cuss Problems.
The second annual school board
convention for Jackson county will
be held in Central Point, commeincing
nt 10 o'clock a. m. Saturday, No
vember 13. The purpose of this con
vention is to discuss questions per
taining to the improvement of public
schools. No formal program will be
nresented. but the list ot topics are
suggested for general discussion.
St( Knvini-iiitoiiumit of Public In-
. .. t ,t ii.n ...;i l, ,,.-
ent and will address the convention,
as well as take part in the general
discussions. An effort will be made
to have Mr. Ackermnn remain nnd ad
dress the people of Central Point in
the evening on school issues.
The law makes the chairman of the
hool board the delegate to the con
volition, nnd provides thnt if he is not
nble to nttend ho may appoint a mem-
her of tho board or the clerk to rep -
resent the district. One delegate
from each district, if he attends the
entire session, will be entitled to re
ceive .2 from the general fund of
the county for his expenses. It is
carnesllv de-ired that both the chair-
man of the school lioiird and the cleru
. . ... i i
or at least one director and me eieiK.
be present nt the convention.
The list of topics suggested for
discussion are: Purchase of School
Supplies; Kmployment of Teachers;
School Sauitaiion: Clerks' Ponds-.
Compulsory Education : Consolidation
of School Districts: School P.uildiugs;
Caro of School Grounds; New' School
Laws; Teachers' Salaries: tho Coun-
Tligh School; Union HiijH Schools.
ENTS
MANY OWNERS
NOTIFIED TO
MEET BOARD
Reported That Total Assessment of
Medford This Year Is Less
Than That of
Last.
IS SERIOUS MATTER TO
CITY WITH LARGE DEBT
Sentiment Is That Penalty Snould
j Not Bs Put on lan Who
Improves Prone: ty.
Inequality in assessed valuations
has caused the appointment of a
committee by Mayor Canon and the
city council to probe into the sub
ject, and as a result William Ulrich
and J. F. Porter are going over the
county assessor's books, and noting
inequalities. One hundred and fifty
property owners have been notified
to appear before the board of equal
ization and show why their assess
ments should not be raised.
Despite the fact that all property
in Medford and Jackson county haa
increased in actual value, it is re
ported that the total of Medford
valuations is less than it was a year
ago. which caused the present investi
gation. The subject is a serious one
for a city with as large af bonded
debt as Medford. Any decrease in
valuation will increase the rate of
taxation.
General sentiment is that business
property, whether improved or not,
should be assessed higher propor
tionately than non-income producing
residence property and thnt a penal
ty should not be put on the man who
improves his property.
LADIES' CLUB
ELECT OFFICERS
Work of Past Year Is Reviev:t! and"
Work Outlined for the
Future.
At the annual meeting of the Great
er Medford club, held in the city hall
Monday afternoon, new- officers were
elected, reports of expenditures and
work accomplished were heard and
a proposition for the replacing of
shrubs nnd weeds with trees and
flowers more pleasing to the eve was
discussed.
The new officers elected were: Mrs.
V. W. Streets, president; Mrs. II. C.
Kentner. vice-president; Mrs. U. O.
; Smith, second vice-president ; Mrs.
j Clyde Reagan, secretary: Mrs. V. W.
Hollis, treasurer, and Mrs. A. 11.
Miller, corresponding secretary.
M. S. Dennett's proposition in
which he agreed lo let the city have
decorative shrubs, bushes nnd trees
free of charge wns considered favor-
; alily and .Mrs-
J. F. Reddy. Mrs. M.
L. A! ford and Mrs. M. J. Miller were.
nppoinled ns a committee to nttond
to tho mattor. " ' v
The treasurer's report showed tho
healthy and prosperous condition ot
tho club and brought out tho fact
that despito the heavy outlay,
$Do(3.1t was cleared by tlm institu
tion during tho year.
Tho club has done much for tho
city nnd cxpoct-i to do mora.