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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, IOCS.
RAILROAD SHOWS
itc n
CURES
i
Wide Margin Between Mill
men's Data and That of
the Northern Pacific."
WOODWORTH IN INTERVIEW
Tells Seattle Paper That Lumbermen
Arc Unfair in Their Demands
for 40-Cent Kate to Mis
souri Rher Points.
1 1 U UIIH
SEATTLE. "Wash., Jan. 11 J. G. Wood--'
worth, traffic manager of the Northern
Pacific 'Railway, in the Post-Intelligencer
tomorrow will say:
"The lumbermen know that we tried to
agree with them, but they were not only
unwilling to consent to any revision of
the tariff, but lnsited upon a 40-cent rate
to the Missouri Itive"r.
"The Commerce Commission and the.
courts will disregard everything but the
j facts: these facts have been grossly mis
; represented to the public. For example,
the lumbermen have extensively circu
lated the statement that In 1906 they .paid
our company $2X.OUO.OO0 in freight charges
on 2.S0O.O0O tons of lumber, and that their
payment exceeded -our. total operating
expense!! to the extent of $4,000,000 for the
year ending June 30. 190S.
"Those who love the truth will be In-
twested in knowing that there were 1,117,
'. 7:'l tons of lumber products shipped to
; Eastern points covered by the tariffs In
' dispute. In that period, on which our com-
."any earned SX.058. 5.10.95. which was exact
' ly 13. 18 per cent of our total earnings.
and less than 25 per cent of our operating
expenses, although representing 83.65 per
;yrt of the total ton miles. The ton-mile
rate on these lumber and shingle ship
t nients was less than one-half the ton-mile
: ; rate charged on all other business. These
1 1 facts were all brought out in. the testi
, ' ntouy at Washington.
"In fixing rales our State Commissions
j ami the Interstate Commerce Commission
v; aru 'obliged to take into consideration a
, great many more things than we have
' been in the. habit of considering when we
! tix the rate. It has been our practice to
' i make rates according to commercial con
!; ditlons, without much regard to possible
j comparison with other rates, whereas the
. ' state or Federal authorities cannot fix the
I ' price of railroad service In one case with
M out to a greater or lesser extent fixing
'. :, the price of service in every other case,
i't and this is why tlielr work is so difficult.
J! "For this reason we have never under
; stood why the Coast shippers ehould be
anxious to have thr rates fixed by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, the
' ' rates on Coapt business being relatively
' low."
KOIGH TRIP FROM KATALiliA
Steamer Northwestern Experiences
Houglicst Trip or Her Career.
SEA'ITLFJ. Wash.. Jan. 13. (Special.)
Beset by storms and heavy seas all the
way from Katalla to battle, the steam
ship Northwestern, Captain Truebridge,
arrived In iort about 1 o'clock this after
noon from Valdez after the hardest voy
ase of her career.
From the protected harbor of Cordova,
the Northwestern shifted to the open bay
at Katalla, arriving In the evening when
the sea was fairly calm. Before morning
broke and there was an opportunity to
. land supplies destined for that port, the
wind and waves were smashing against
tlie anchored vessel. Finally one of the
, 'chains parted and the vessel swung
r around, with an anchor and 60 fathoms of
chain at the bottom of the bay.
.The ship got to sea with difficulty and
1-ft Katalla on January S. ,
CRIME WKIGHS OX HIS MIXD
Alleged Kmhezzler. Gives Himself
I'p to Aberdeen Police.
APKRDK FjN". 'Wash.. Jan. 13. (Special.)
William Johnson, who gave himself
over to the police, alleging he is an em
brraler. will likely bo given his liberty,
since the Burrows Company, whom he is
alleged to have defrauded, is not Inclined
to prosecute. The crime was conimitted
over a swar ago. Johnson then denied his
guilt, and the company did not have suf
ficient proof of his faithlessness. John
son's act has so preyed on his mind that
he Is nearly a physical wreck, and the
police, who found a bottle of carbolic
acid in Ills clothing, believe he fully In
tended to commit suicide and that he
decided confession was the easier way
out of his trouble.
MERLIN SAFE BLOWN OPEN
Teggmen Get $100 In Ca.h Local
Experts Are Suspected.
GRANTS PASS. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.)
Word was received here today that the
safe in the Merlin Mercantile Company's
store, at Mer'.tn, Or., was . blown open
. and YSS secured. F.ntrance to the store
wrs effected by taking out a large wln
i dow pane In front of the building. The
' cash- drawer was broken, emptied of its
' contents and hidden away. About $170 In
' checks was left undisturbed. Besides
taking the money, the robbers supplied
themselves with three watches, tobacco
and several other articles of. value. A
Deputy Sheriff left on the train this
morning to Investigate the matter, as par
tics locally are suspected of the crime.
RESTRAIN STRIKING MARINES
Puget Sound Navigation Company
Gets Order From. Court.
SEATTLE. Jan. 13. The Puget Sound
Navigation Company today secured from
the Superior Court an order restraining
metpbers of the American Association of
Masters, mates and pilots from interfer
ing in .any way with the boats operated
by the company or with the employes of
the company. The complainant alleged
that members of the engineers' associa
tion, since the inception of wage troubles
January 10. had agitated its employes to
quit work and in one case had assaulted
one man who refused. The union men
regard the action as a precautionary
measure, as the owners have' announced
they will employ Kastern and non-association
men on their boats.
ASKING FOR EDITOR'S PARDON
Friends of Putnam Sending Tele
grams to the Governor.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 13. (Special.)-It is
understood that n formal petition will bo
tiled 'in the Governor's office tomorrow
asking for the remission of the fine of
hilltor Putnam, of the Modford Tribune,
who was found guilty of. criminal libel.
Already many letters and telegrams have
reached the Governor. " urging that a
pardon be granted, but the Governor will
not act upon the matter until the formal
petition has been tiled. It Is not known
whether Putnam will sign the petition or
whether his friends are preparing it in J
his behalf. The following telegram !
have been received: " I
"A pardon in the Putnam ease would
be an act of Justice, and In my opinion
it should be granted." Attorney Jx C.
Narregan.
"Public sentiment in the, Putnam libel
case Justifies a pardon from .you."
Mayor J. F. Reddy, of Med ford.
"In my opinion a pardon in the Put- ,
nam case wouia De a just thing, as front 1
what I have occasion to know I think
the conviction is all wrong." John D.
Olwell. former Representative from Jack
son County and member of the Board of
Regents of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege. The conviction of Putnam Is a dis
grace to a civilized community. Good
Place to exercise your Dardonlnsr nowpr."
I Dr. E. B. Pickell, member of the State
Board of Health.
"A pardon from you in the Putnam
case would be a just one and strongly
approved here. Kis conviction was an
outraged Dr. J. M. Keene.
KRAMER , KILLED FOR MONEY
Former Tacoma Man Murdered. In
Bed at Paraiso.
TACOMA; Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.)
Philip F. Kramer, formerly a Northern
Pacific locomotive engineer in Tacoma.
but for three years past engaged on the
Panama Canal, was murdered in his bed
at Paraiso on the night of December 16.
His body arrived In Tacoma last night.
Particulars of Kramer's tragic death
were received from IJeutenant-Colonel H.
F. Hodges. Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.
Kramer was found dead in bed in his
room on the morning of December 17.
His head was crushed as If from a heavy
blow, and he had apparently been In
stantly killed while asleep. Robbery is
the only motive assigned, as he was
known to carry considerable sums of.
money about his person.
Mr. Kramer Was about 41 years old and
had been married. His former, wife Is
living in Portland, where his daughter,
Lucy, age 10. and a younger daughter, age
8, are also living.
BENEDICT GETS NQTORiETY
READS ANONYMOUS LETTER IX
CHURCH SERVICE.
Threatened With "Mauling," He
Asks Man Who Writes Letter to
Come On Advises Divorce.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.)
"I will give the miserable sneak and cow
ard who wrote this letter $25 if he will
come forward like a man and father the
act."
This was the offer made last night by
Rev. E. L. Benedict, pastor of the fash
ionable Green Lake Methodist Church,
after having read to his congregation an
anonymous letter .which threatened the
pastor with a "mauling" unless he de
sisted from attacking certain forms of
vice, alleged to be rampant in the portion
of the city where the church Is located.
Further, the' letter-writer declared that
if his wife ever darkened the doors .of the
church'agaln, he would divorce her. The
pastor was otherwise abused. The writer,
if he was in the church failed to come
forward and then the pastor said:
"If this man's wife is here, I advise her
to get a divorce and I will pay the neces
sary costs. Such a man is 'not fit to be
a husband and father."
The preacher has been conduc-ting a
stirring revival.
DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST
Christian Frickey, Well-Known
Resident of Salem. ,
SALEM, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) Chris
tian Frickey, who died in thls city Janu
ary 12, was born in the Province of Han
over, Germany, August 29, 1S20. He served
the usual term of army life and started
for America in 1850. Just before embark
ing he was married to Miss Christiana
Cordes. who died August 30, 1905, after
54 years of wedded life. After three
months on the sailing vessel Faneuil
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Frickey landed at
New Orleans. After residence in Indiana,
California and Minnesota, the family
moved to Oregon and settled in Salem iu
1872.
In the old country Mr. Frickey was a
devout member of the established church,
ami in this country Identified himself
with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He
contributed to many oenevolent and re
ligious institutions and participated in
various enterprises for the public good.
Ho laid out two additions bf 200 lots to
the City of Salem, on which now stand
over 6iX dwellings.
He had a sensitive, gentle nature, a
tireless ambition to help the suffering,
and rare spiritual gifts. Old age was to
him a crown of glory, and his heart and
his home continually abounded In praise.
Ho leaves five children William, of
Fossil, Or.: Mrs. Christina Greisler. Mary
Casebere. Emily Jory and Minnie Frickey,
of Salem: also two great-grandchildren
and ten grandchildren, among whom are
Roy 13. Frlokey. of San Francisco: Mrs.
Minnio Maley, of Fossil; Frank Frickey,
Raymond Jory and Cordes Casebere, of
Salem.
Mrs. M. E. Hickel.
JACKSONVILLE. Or., Jan. 13. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. M. H Hickel, wife of a Jew
eler of Jacksonville, died here Friday,
aged 75 years. She was a native of
Springfield, 111., and had been a resident
of Jackson County about six years. She
left no children.
CAN'T LOCATE RALPH TURPIX
Waterloo Man Wanted In Linn
County on Serious Charge.
ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) Fac
ing a second arrest on a statutory charge.
Ralph Turpin. of Waterloo, is believed
to have left -this part of the state, and
will probably forfeit his bond of JIOOO. on
which he is held on a former similar
charge. 'Deputy Sheriffs, equipped with a
warrant for arrest on this latter charge,
have been unable to locate him.
Turpin will be required to appear in
Albany January 27, on the first charge
filed. His trial on that charge was In
progress October 2S, when the holiday
neriod began, and the case will be taken
up again In the special term Judge Bui
nett has called lor January li. it n
does not appear then his bond will be
forfeited.
The most remarkable feature of the
affair is that the alleged crime on which
this new warrant has been issued was
committed after the trial of Turpin on
the first charge had begun.
Albany Elks Will Build.
ALBANT, Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.) Al
bany Lodge, B. P. O. Elks. wiH. build a
temple next Spring which will be one of
the finest lodge halls In the state outside
of Fortland. It has definitely been de
cided to erect the structure during the
coming Spring and Summer. The build
ing will cost $20,000 and the money will
bo furnished on stock subscriptions by
the members of the lodge.
I
DON S. WRIGHT
IS n FROM
IU I I l-l 1 1 1 U I IIUIII
"Missing Vancouver Man
Wakes to Find Himself in
Goldfield Hospital.
PAST THREE WEEKS BLANK
Unable to Remember What Hap
pened Arter He Left Home Was
Picked Up Sick on Streets of
the Nevada Mining Town.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. "18. (Spe
cial.) Don S. Wright, the Vancouver fuel
dealer who so mysteriously disappeared
from home several weeks ago, has been
located in Goldfield, Nev.
For nearly three weeks, the wife of the
missing man searched untiringly for some
trace of her husband but without success.
MANAGER UNTVERSITY OF OR
EGON TRACK TEAM.
Ormond R. Bean.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu
gene, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) Or
mond R. Bean. '09, manager of track
athletics at the University of Or
egon, Is a son of Judge Bean of the
State Supreme Court. Bean is very
popular among his fellow students
and has always taken & prominent
part In student activities. He Is a
member of the' Sigma Nu Fraternity.
She even went so far as to have a body
exhumed at Portland to make sure that it
was not the body of her husband. Tester
day, when almost worn out and nearly
prostrated with grief and fatigue, she re
ceived a letter from her husband, written
from Goldfield, Nevada.
Mr. Wright states that he has no knowl
edge of going to Goldfield or -of leaving
home. That the last day he remembers
was Sunday. This was several days be
fore he left home.
When he recovered consciousness. Mr.
Wright was in a hospital in Goldfield, and
was told that he had been fountl ill on
the streets. He had been suffering from
an abscess on the brain, which broke a
few days before his memory returned.
Mr. Wright feels no 111 effects from his
long lapse of memory, except a weakness
which always accomp'-tnles convalescence.
GOING AFTER "BOOTLEGGERS'
Cottage Grove Determined to Prose
cute Under State Law.
COTTAGB GROVE, Or.. Jan. 13. (Spe
cial.) The people of Cottage Grove are
determined not to be whipped out by the
recent decision barring municipalities
from enforcing the stare liquor law. Four
bootleggers will be brought Into court in
a day or two to be tried under the state
law. Andy Graham was arrested today
and fined $40 for permitting gambling in
his place of business.
LOSS FALLS OX CONSIGNEE
Lumbermen Demand They Make
Good Drop In Price.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.)-
Puget Sound shingle and lumbermen have
decided that losses aggregating far more
than $100,000, accruing during the past
few weeks because of cancellation of or
ders by retailers after, the wood products
have been shipped, must hereafter fall
upon the consignee.
To this end they are making demands
on those who originally sent the orders
for payment of the difference between
the market price at which lumber and
shingles were shipped and the price that
Is received when they have to sen such
orders In transit at a lower figure to
other concerns. (
Careful estimates show that at terminal
KLAMATH FALLS
Vincent Tadra.
irt.m iT iTii.T.S nr. Jn u
x
ford High School Friday night, is composed of. Vincent Taden. Alexander Martin
will 'meet the Grants Pass High School. Wednesday nisbt of this week.
points there are more than art) carloads
of -shingles, .orders on which have been
canceled after shipments were made.- The
difference between the sale price of these
shingles and the market 'price at shipping
averages about $200 a car. A liberal esti
mate places the figures at far- more than
509 cars. - "
Form New G. A. R. Post.
EUGENE. Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.)
Rich Mountain Post, G. A. R., was or
ganized here this afternoon with the
following temporary officers: Com
mander. J. T. Rowland: senior vice.
Albert Rogers; Junior vice, J. C. Small;
officer of the day, Henry Hopkins;
Quartermaster, Frank Reisner; chap
lain. Charles Clapper: officer of the
guard, Charles Shuck; surgeon, Wil
liam Ruth. '
Reloading the Rajore.
AoTORIA, Or.. Jan. 13. (Special.)
About 100 tons of wheat were loaded on
the British ship Rajore yesterday to re
place the damaged cargo that , had been
tpken from her. It is expected the re
rirs to the vessel will be completed So
that she can go -tp sea the latter part of
tU week.
Not Afraid of Hoodoo. '
ALBANT, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) In
registering as an elector in Linn County
today. Dr. J. Myers, a well-known local
physician, braved both numerical "hoo
doos." He registered on the 13th day of
the month and was number 23 in his pre
cinct. "
Union Ticket at Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE, Or.. Jan. 13. (Spe
cial.) The union ticket was elected with
out opposition at the city election here
today and for the first time in many years
the temperance question was not an is
sue.
GDRSET-STAY SAVES LIFE
BRUTE'S STILETTO ONLY CUTS
GIRL'S DRESS WAIST..
Seattle Young Woman Attacked by
Stranger Whom She Stabbed
With Hatpin Year Ago.
eiriTTT V TToeh ' fan 15 fSndPlnl 1
The unrequited affection of an Ital
ian for pretty Geratdine tJanou lea- 10
an assault on the girl tonight. Only
-i 1. numntz aavprl
iiie txiiV' u.i-v ii ui mo 61(e c " '
her from being murdered or worse. As
it was tne gin was Duiiy uuuveu nw
her dress cut in shreds by the assall-
. ' 1 i man fa tllA vi rl
is urfable to tell, but she has given a
fair description ana tne ponce ana ue
tectives are searching for him.
Th ln.tnl.nna of the- affair dates
back to more than a year ago, when the
girl was first approacneo. oy me mm.
who she eays aftacked her tonight.
She never learned his name, but ac
cepted his attentions to a certain ex
tent. One evening, however, she awoke
to what was in his mind and stabbed
him deep with a hatpin. He vowed
vengeance and disappeared.
Tonight Miss Ballou left her home at
514 Virginia street to mail a letter. A
few feet from her doorstep dhe encoun
tered her erstwhile admirer with a
companion. The admirer seized her by
the throat and with an oath, tried to
strangle her. Failing in this, and ob
serving the approach of her father and
mother, who had been summoned by
her cries, the man drew a stiletto and
slashed at the girl. Happily for her.
he only succeeded in ruining her dress
waist, her corset-steels preventing the
blade from going deeper.
Both men then fled, and accompanied
by her parents, the girl came to police
headquarters, where she told her story.
FORGES DRAFT FOR $15,000
Astoria Young Man Fleeces Chicago
Bank and Skips to Europe.
icq-npil Or Tan. 13. (Special.)
Much surprise was caused here today
by the receipt of word from Chicago
that Turie Nordstrom, an Astoria
young man. had fled to Europe after
defrauding the First National Bank or
Chicago of at least $15,000 on a forged
draft, and had also secured from that
institution a letter of credit on a Lon
don concern,, also through forged docu
ments. ' a '
Young Nordstrom, who Is the son ot
John Nordstrom and belongs to a most
.respectable family in this city, is
about 24 years of age. married and has
one child. He had been in the employ
of the First National Bank of this city
for several months and on Thanksgiv
ing day went to Portland, ostensibly to
see the football game. From Portland
h went to Pendleton, saying he -had a
chance to sell some oil stock, and a
few days later was neara irom in iiu
cago. where, he wrote, he had been
successful in disposing of his stock at
a good figure.
Nothing wrong was suspected, as his
accounts here were in good shape, until
this morning, when the First National
Bank of this city received a letter
from the First National Bank of Chi
cago, which is ' its . correspondent in
that city, enclosing with its monthly
statement a draft for $1B,D00 which it
had cashed for Nordstrom. The draft
was dated November 16, made payable
to C. A. Cole and contained an excel
lent copy of the signature of J. R. A.
Bennett, assistant cashier of the local
bank, but It was found to be a forgery.
The draft was cashed in Chicago on
December 3, .and the letter from the
Chicago bank said it had honored the
HIGH SCHOOL DEBATING
FROM MEDFORD
Alex. Martin, III.
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Photo bv
- iSnAll - The Klamath Falls ' High School
HOME-MADE -BLOOD CORE
PRESCRIPTION TO CLEAN THE
BLOOD OF IMPURITIES.
Strengthens the Kidneys and Helps
Them Filter Out Poisons Is
Mixed at Home.
A leading health journal, in answer
ing the question. "What is the best
prescription to clean and purify the
blood," - prints in a recent issue the
following: Fluid Extract of Dande
lion one-half ounce, Compound Kargon
one ounce. Compound Syrup Sarsapa
rllla three ounces. Shake well and use
In- teaspoonful. doses after .each meal
and at bedtime. '
It cleans. the blood of all impurities
and nourishes the blood. In just a
few days the skin begins to clear of
s'ores. bolls and pimples. It puts vigor
ana energy into run-aown. denintai
ed men and women. For many years
Sarsaparilla alone has been considered
a good blood medicine. But while It
built up and made new blood, the im
purities remained within and the good
accomplished wss only temporary.
Sarsapariila, however, when used in
combination with Compound Kargon
and Extract Dandelion works wonders.
This combination puts the kidneys to
work to filter and sift out the waste
matter, uric acid and other impurities
that cause disease. It makes new blood
and relieves rheumatism and lame back
and bladder troubles.
This prescription is better than the
usual patent medicines, which are in
the most part alcoholic concoctions.
The ingredients cost but little and are
easily mixed at home. 15very man and
woman here should make some up and
try it if thev feel their system requires
a good blood medicine and tonic.
draft on a letter of Introduction and
recommendation which "Cole" had from
the local bank, and which is also a
forgery.
The letter further stated that upon
this letter of introduction, which was
evidently a flattering one, the Chicago
bank had given the young man a letter
of credit on Its London correspondent,
F. Huth & Co., bankers, and it had re
ceived a communication from London
asking how far this credit was to be
extended. Where the young man has
gone from London, or Just how much
money he got away with are not
known, and the latter wili not be
known until the amount which he se
cured on the London letter of credit
is ascertained. Why Nordstrom left in
this manner is a mystery, as he held a
position of trust and has borne a good
reputation locally.
PLAY AT MOSCOW THIS YEAR
Oregon-Idaho Football Game Ei-
- pected to Draw Large Crowd.
MOSCOW, Idaho, Jan. 13. (Special.)
Arrangements have been made whereby
the Oregon-Idaho football game of this
year will be played in this city on October
bi and in Eugene in 1909. A two-year con
tract is being drawn up and the signatures
oi tne athletic authorities of the two uni
versities will be' affixed in a few days."
In spite of the great success of the re
cent Oregon-Idaho game in Portland. It
has een deemed advisable to make It a
campus game hereafter, as students of
both Institutions and townspeople of Eu
gene and Moscow are anxious to see the
contest, at least once In two years, with
out leaving home. . Ixwal football enthu
siasts are looking forward with great
glee to this year's game, for tt is recog
nized as one of the big games of the sea
son. Last year's game between Oregon and
Idaho is regarded by many well-known
critics as the greatest game ever played
in the West. When Oregon played here
In 1906, the game drew a crowd of loOO
people. It Is estimated that the game of
this year will draw at least 3000 people, for
there is more interest in the sport and
rivalry between the two colleges is keener.
. Idaho has secured the services of Coach
John H. Middleton for nex season. The
three men who will be lost by graduation
are Armstrong, Stein and Keyes. Leigh
Savidge has been chosen captain for next
season and Paul S. Savidge, brother of
the captain-elect, has been elected man
ager. Neck Broken in Runaway.
SPOKANE, Jan. 13. While Herbert Far
num, of Hillyard, was driving near M-sad
this-morning a whiffletree broke and his
horses ran away dragging him over the
dashboard. Death was Instantaneous,
his neck being broken. Farnum was ma--rfed
last New Year's day to Miss Hattls
Turner.
BATTLE WITH YEGGMEN
Coat Dropped in Flight Containing
$500 Taken From Safe.
BBLLINGHAM. Wash., Jan. 13. A spe
cial to the Herald from Sedro-Woolley,
25 miles southeast of here, says:
Burglars last night blew the safe in the
store of Minkler & Vandeford at Lyman,
eight miles east of here, securing $500 In
checks and $67 In cash. This morning
Constable. Dunham, of this place, started
toward Lyman on a country road." He
met two strangers and hailed them. Th'ey
leaped into the brush bordering the road.
Dunham followed' them and a running
fight took place, eight shots being ex
changed. One of the strangers dropped
an overcoat in his flight and it was
found to contain the cash taken from the
safe. A posse is. now searching for the
yeggmen.
The bishop of Bristol. England, in ad
dressing an open-air meeting of railroad
men, observed that he was a workman,
only he did -not get bis Saturday after
noons, and never grot a Sunday oft.
TEAM JAHICH WON
Carlisle Taden.
Monatold Studio, Klamath Falls. Or.
aerating team, wmcn irami -
ILI-,
and Carlisle Vaden. This trio
$250 WILL BUY A
BEAUTIFUL PIANO
Bert Reed Makes the Liveliest Piano
Offer This .Town Has Known
for Many a Day
I wish you could see the piano I am offering for
$250.00. .
I am not selling it for profit, ut, as I have already
stated in the papers, I want to raise all the money I can
by the 18th. I am letting the buyer have his own way in
our warerooms.
This $250.00 piaoo is not a $250 piano, by any means;
it is a $400.00 piano. Go into any retail store and you
cannot possibly get it for less money. This piano, in tone,
finish, appearance, reputation and guarantee, ranks with
the best in the country.
I am going to withdraw this offer next Saturday. In
the meantime, you can save yourself at least a hundred
dollars on the purchase price of a piano by selecting it
now.'
I am going to be on the floor all day today, and if you
don't say the piano, after thirty days' trial, is the great
est bargain you1 ever heard of, for the money, I will give
you your money back.
If you cannot come in through the day, ring me up
and I will meet you in the evening, either phone. IL G.
Reed, secretary of the
REED-FRENCH PIANO CO.
' SIXTH AND BURNSIDE STREETS.
FUTURE IS BRIGHT
Medford People Meet to Talk
Prosperity.
LAND OF APPLES AND PEARS
Rogue River Valley Will Soon Be
Sending 400 Train loads of'
"Lnstious fruit to Markets
of the World.
SIEDKORD, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.)
A prosperity mass meeting, called by
tha Medford Commercial Club, crowded
the Medford Opera-House to tbe doors
tonight. The object of the meeting,
besides that which the name implies,
was to boost for a greater Medford. An
interesting programme had been ar
ranged, and the applause which greeted
each participant showed the Interest of
the audience. After music by the Med
ford band, William Colvlg gave the
opening address, followed by H. C. Gar
nett on the growth of Medford, telling
of his search from San Diego to the
Britleh line, and having decided to
make his home in Medford. During the
past three years he has seen the town
grow until it numbers amon.T its citi
zens people from every part of the
United States.
. Hon. W. I. Vawter, speaking on "The
Financial Outlook of Southern Oregon,"
told of the conditions in 1887. when the
Rogue River Valley Jiad three banks,
with $300,000 on deposit, and compared
them to the present time, when there
are 11 bjinks. with $4,000,000 on deposit.
With a growth in the future like that
during the past 19 years, he would not
venture to say what possibilities this
valley may reach.
Hon. J. D. Olwell, one of the 'first
orchardtets of the Rogue River Valley,
spoke upon "The Products and Ship
ments from the Rogue River Valley."
In his talk he gave some statistical in
formation on the acreage and shipment,
present and future, of Southern Ore
gon's two principal- shipping fruits, the
apple and pear.
"At the present time there are In the
Rogue River Valley 7000 acres of bearing
trees, and in five years there will be 25,000
acres, and making a conservative esti
mate, allowing ono carload of fruit to
each three acres. Rogue River will send
to the world's market 400 tralnloads of
fruit annually and Medford's future as a
shipping point is assured," sail he
Professor Signs, of the public school,
talked of the need of higher work in edu
cational lines for Medford.- K. E. Kelly,
"as a tenderfoot in our midst," gave his
views. Rev. M. F. Horn compared the
optimistic citizen with the pessimistic. C.
H. Pierce laid before the. citizens the good
of a Commercial Club in genera;, and
what it is doing for Medford, and Rev.
G. Li. Hall In his speech, "Looking For
ward," said he looked forward to the
time when there shall be pure water in
every home, which would not require fil
ter.r.g. the time when he should not have
to tarry a lantern to find hla home, and
when the public should not hare to pra're
the firemen in case of fire fDr saving
buildings In adjoining blocks.
It Is expected that this meeting will leave
upon every one in attendance a lasting
good effect for the, upbuilding of Medford.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN IDAHO
Man Kills Slster-ln-Law, Then Him
self So Motive Found. '
' SFOKANTS. Wash.. Jan. 13. A special
to the Spokesman Review from Lane.
Idaho, says: ,
Henry Beythan, aged 34, this afternoon
shot and killed his sister-in-law, Miss
Rhoda Norton, aged 20, and rthen turning
the revolver upon himself, blew his own
brains out. The tragedy occurred In the
home of L.. H. Norton, the father-in-law
of the dead man. In Lane, and though
every effort has been made to lind some
motive for the crime none has come to
light.
The Norton family came here from
Saginaw, Mich., last Fall, and Norton
has been working in a sawmill. Beythan
and his wife came -from Saginaw only
two or three weeks ago.
Do It now. Attend Rosenthal's great
notise-cleaning ale.
"Open All the Time"
ABSOLUTE
SAFETY
OFFERED
DEPOSITORS
No interest paid on
commercial accounts or
daily balances.
INTEREST
Paid on Term Savings
Accounts
By the old gold
and tested
tried
German-American
Bank .
Corner Sixth and AMfr Sta.,
Opposite Oregon! a a.
MUST SELL PIANOS QUICK
I Will Take Factory Cost for Two
Carloads Now Stored at 103
Front Street.
If you can use a fine high-grade
piano I will give you a chance to get
one for less than half the price thai
the dealers charge for them. I have
two carloads of tne very highest grade
pianos now stored at ,U3 Front St., In
the City Transfer & Storage Co. ware
house. They are the best my. factory has
ever made.. Tney are new pianos, and
they contain many patented features
not found in any other upright piano.
These pianos have been sold right here
in Portland by the dealer who former
ly held the agency for $450. $500 and
$550. I know of dozens of fine homes
in this city where my pianos are in
dally use. These people paid the above
prices, and they Know our pianos are
weli worth the money.
These pianos were shipped to a
deaier here who has met with .misfor
tune. He can't take them now. I have
offered them to other houses. They
won't buy them. The instruments are
here, and the freight is paid on them.
My Instructions are to dispose of them
to best advantage, quick.
- Since the dealers will not buy them.
I will sell them to any one who will
come to take them. I will willingly ac
cept the dealer's price. Yes, I will do
more than this I will accept the ac
tual factory cost to build these pianos.
I have only a few days to devote to
this matter, for I must return East at
once. If you want a fine piano and
want one without paying a dollar of
profit this side of the factory that
made them, now is your chance.
T am not obliged to get all cash, t
will sell on as reasonable payments as
any reasonable house would take, and
I wili sell the piano at cost besides.
Every piano I sell is accompanied by
our factory guarantee for five years,
and I will also arrange to keep the
pianos in perfect tune after they are
sold.
This Is a bona fide offer, and If you
will net nuickly you will secure the
bargain of a lifetime.
Remember the plaee Is 103 Front
street, between Washington and 8tark
streets'. Come at once between 9 In
the morning and 6. In the afternoon.
Don't come later, because T have no
lights. V. Ramacclotti, General Agent.
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