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THE 2MDP0RD MATTj TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1909,,.
MedfordMailTribune
A consolidation of tbo Modford Mui 1, established 1889) the Southern Oro
goninn, established 1002 the Democi utic Times, established 3.872; tho Xsh
lnnd Tribune established 1800, and JOOOJ pogsnqmso 'omtgpj pJojpojy
if f 'rial Paper of the City of Medford.
JAPAN PLANS TO IGLARK IN 1912 ARMOUR PACKING
TO
BIG JIM JEFF
Says Fighter Is Wonderful Man Af
ter Secinn Him Go Through
Stage Training Stunt With
Berger.
NCREASE NAVY
CRYOf AUDIENCE
PLANT IS BURNED
ADVISE TAFT
Groroe Putnam, Editor and Manager.
Owing to Declaration of President
Regarding. Merchant Marine,
Honorable Jap Will Build
Fighting Ships.
Champ Clark Arouses Great Enthus
iasm by Speech In Appleton,
Wis. Attacks Cannon and
i
His Methods.
Fire Breaks Out and Does $250,000
Damage. Before Flames Are
Checked Origin Is
Unknown.
Says Middle West Will Wage War
on .Cannon Believes That
Taft Will Be Re- "T.
elected.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES :
One year, by mail. , .$5.00 One month by mail or carrier .$0.50
JACKSONVILLE'S FUTURE.
CUMMINS
A,'
D. A. Belldive of Jacksonville is interviewed as fol
lows in tha Portland Journal:
"Jacksonville is gradually dying. Medford is too
progressive for the old town and her people are moving
to the hub of Rogue River valley. Another ten years will
see the weeds growing in Jackspuvillals. ..streets, and if
there are any residents left it will be because of old time's
sake." -
This is a very pessimistic view of the situation and
one not at fill justified by facts. Jacksonville's future
has not been brighter in the last ten years than it is today.
The picturesque old town can never hope for commercial
supremacy, she lost that chance when she lost the South
ern Pacific, but as a residence place Jacksonville offers
more attractions than any spot in .the valley.
Jacksonville is a victim of her .own unprogressivencss.
Opportunity she had to remain the metropolis of southern
Oregon, and the growth that
ford and Central Point could
sonville and a large city created, but she failed to take ad
vantage of her chance. The ultra-conservatism that prid
ed itself on light taxation,
of the fact that no taxation
stagnation.
Opportunity is about to
door. She can make herself
of the valley. She has the
roundings, of shaded avenues and sightly locations. With
the coming of the trolley, when transportation to and from
ceases to be a joke, her propcrtj' will bo in great demand,
and if the old town wakes from her lethargy, quits trying
to build up by .trying to tear Medford down, and goes
systematical!' to work, she
population in short time, but she can't do it by knocking.
The larger Medford grows the larger Jacksonville
should become, until the one city merges into the other
with only an imaginary line between. Jacksonville's fu
ture depends altogether upon Medford 's future, and onty
, as Medford prospers can Jacksonville prosper, and as
jtfedford is determined to prosper, sp will Jacksonville
.
aiso occome prosperous.
). Cheer up!
1 '
) - -" ASSESSED VALUATIONS.
It would be interesting to discover the process of rea
soning through which Assessor Grjeye arrived at valua
tions this year, and why property has decreased so mate
rially within tho past twelve months, which havo shown
imoqualcd prosperity and growth in every line, ' - ,
Probably newness to the work and miftimillarity with
conditions combined with too much trust in deputies is
responsible. If Mr, Grieve thought he was pleasing tax
payers by reducing valuations ho has ere this realized
hig jristako. Tho problem of taxation is a difficult one,
and the county is glad to learn that Mr. Griovo will him
self fix all valuations tho coming year.
Tho higher and nearer actual valuation property is
listed, tho lowr the rate of taxation. Tho lower valua
tions are pin cod tho higher must bo the rate to raise the
same amount of money.
Assessor Grieve would do well to follow the policy of
Assessor Sigler of Multnomah county, who in four yeaVs
bus raised assessed valuations from sixty millions to tAvo
hundred and sixtv millions, with a consequent reduction
in tho lax lovy of from over forty mills to about fifteen.
So much has Mr. Sigler's work been appreciated that tho
legislature has twice increased his salary.
A high, tax lovy frightens strangers. On a decreased
Valuation a higher tax levy is necessitated. Thorofore,
the present assessment is a damage to tho county.
TAKES T
TO CATCH NEGRO
300 Men Solzo Train and Force Con
ductor to Take Them to Next
Town to Find tho Mur
. v' derer.
(United Press Looted Wlro.)
CA1KO, III., Nov. XI. Thvoo hun
dred mou (liia afternoon seized 1
Pour freight train No. 82 anil com
pelled tho conductor to take (hum to
Knrnalc, 27 miles from hero, whoro
Sheriff Davis la beHoved to ho in
"hiding with Will James, tho negro who
i nocuscd of murdering Annio Pel
hy, t whito woman.
The mob baa rtoolnred lis intention
f lynching tba.iiogro if ho is found.
XuNt night a mob gathered hero to
iynoh Jnmpff, hut tho negro wrs spir
jtw3 away from tho jail by tho shor.
Iff, who bflarded a train with Jijs
ritter. ko tbe4ff and his pris-
scattered to Ashland, Med
have been centered at Jack
was in the saddle, unmindful
meant no improvement and
knock again at Jacksonville's
the choicest residence section
advantage of picturesque sur
'can double and treble her
w
" "
STARTS
ANEW IN SPAIN
One Dead and 30 Injured as Result
of Clash Between Liberals
and Conservatives.
(.United l'rous Loused Wlro.)
MADRID, Nov. 11. Ouo man Is
dond and UO others nro Borlously
woundod as tho result of a riot at
Chlrabol In thu provlnco of Algorln,
according to government dispatches
rocelvod today,
A party of Uborala clashed In tho
stroet with conservatives.
Twonty persons havo boon arrest
ed. oiioi' alighted at Dougolu and tho
mob has been unable ninco to nseor-
tniu their whoienbouts, Although tho
mob boiioves that Davis is at Kar
nalc, there is a possibility of hia buy
ing driven across tho country with
.Tniiioo in tlm Miiriitivtlmm iiiil
(United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Nov. 11. "Jeffries
b a groat man a won.lorful man,"
was tho slnccie appreciation spoken
by John D. Rockefeller as ho loft
tho Plazr. muolc hall last night after
watching too big Callfornlan go
rough his stage- training stunts.
With his secretary, tho oil king
occupied two G0-cont seats at tho Jef
fries pcrformr.nco. As the mighty
Joff donned tho gloves for his five
round go with Sam Bereor, Rocke
feller leanml forward with sudden In
terest. Not a movo of tho fighters was
lost to him, and he Joined heartily in
tho applauso at tho conclusion of tho
bout.
ft WEST PIT HAZING
It Knocked All the Egotism Out
of the New Cadet.
SINGING HIS OWN PRAISES.
He Was Kept at It to His Own Morti
fication nnd the Delight of the Upper
Class Men A Clipping From His
Home Paper Started the Trouble.
IlnzliiK at ilu United Slates Military
anideiuy. Went Point. Iiiih In the 'past
leu yearn lieeii ho frequently followed
by puiilxlinii'iit nnd otherwise discoun
tenanced that It httH practically hcconio
a lliliiK r the past. A third of a cen
tury ago the modes of hazing were
varied and many of them utdipie. A
certain Ktuduate who hailed from
south of Maxon and Dixon's llueSind
from west of the Allegheny timun
tains told this story of hist own expe
ilence:
.He was a tall, rawhoned fellow
when he entered the academy as a
"plehe" and had been asMlgned to a
room with a hrlght little clmp. with
whom he soon became very friendly
and coulldentlal. Several weeks after
he hnd entered theacatleiny he receiv
ed a letler from his good mother. In
which she hml IneJcilppltiB from
t heir pounly TiewppiiperT" "
The art ltTe"TTieiiI toned the fad that
young Mr. had received an ap
pointment to Went Point and had left
for that place several days beforejjMiat
wheroiiH they extended eongratitlatlonK
to the .voting man. the United State?
government was to he much more
greatly congratulated, 1ipon obtalnljK
HI i 'ii VJllhvyo soldlerM n'.mnn
rrom their eoiunmnity, tne son or such
a noble sire, whoso site and great-Hires
hnd been nptally nohle. a young man
above reproach, of great Intellecj and
hound to make his marl; In any call
ing he nilglH elect. e(e.
ThW article Inspired lis recipient
with pride and pleasure. He found U
Impossible to refrain from showing I'
to his roonnnitle nnd an hour aftei
linvlns done so wan ncennled while
going downstairs by an upper elasw
uinu who had been drilling hlni nnd
hnd been very severe. At this meeting
the upper class man. who was ahou:
half his size, looked at him xotctnnlv.
removed hl- cap and said: "Mr. , 1
humbly beg your pardon for having
been so stern with you. I did not
know until a few moments ago what a
distinguished and Intellectual .voting
man you were. You huuor us by be
coming one of us,"
The pleased "plebe." never for a
moment scenting mischief, grluulngly
replied: "Tbat's all right. Mr. . I
forgive you."
. That yvenlng while the "plebe" and
Ida roommate were engaged In study
there wna a knock at their door, and
there entered the upper clans mnn who
had accosted and apologized to the
"plcbo" on the stairs, he being accom
panied by a dozen other upper class
men. He thus addressed the "plebe:"
"Mr. , here are a number of your
brother endcta who oto desirous of
knowing what a particularly distin
guished man they have among them.
You will' therefore kindly read what
your newspnivr says of you."
The "plebe" was Inclined to demur.
but the determined manner and steely
eye of the little upper class mau com
pelled obedience. Kmbarrassed, bo
stumbllngly read the whole article, at
the conclusion of which the little upper
claps man atated that the reader bad
mumbled In parts, had failed to enun
ciate distinctly and required the poor
"plehe" to read It again. This having
been done, all shook hands with him
In an apparently most deferential man
ner, after which the little upper class
man stated that they would call tho
next evening augmented by other ca
dets and that In the meantime tho
"plebe" would commit the article to
memory and be In readiness to repent
It when they called.
lits manticr brooked no disobedience,
The call was made the next evening,
the, nutujier 9 ndet8 feeing nearly
(United Press Leased Wire.)
TOKIO, Nov. 11. "The rapid
growth of foreign p rtvics, particular
ly that of the United States" is giv
en as the cause of new activity hi
tho Japanese navy department in its
determination to keep abreast of the
times, and today it was announced
that the department officials have
completed tho preliminary steps for
tho fourth period of the nnvnl expan
sion scheme.
According to tho plans mnle pub
lic, tho department will begin to sup
plement tho present naval strength
of Japan in 1012 by authorizing the
construction of three additional war
ships. This is considered necessary
to mnintnin tho balance of naval
strength in the Pacific. It is pre
dicted that tho present 4tax rate will
not bo changed on account of the
plans for additional ships.
Tho announcement todny follows
closely upon tho dispatches from the
United Stntes that President Tnft is
in favor of ship subsidy for the pur
pose of oxpanding the American mer
chant marine on the Pacific and At
lantic coasts.
High government officials look
upon Tnft's declaration as an indi
cation that tho United States has in
tention of tnking an active part .in
tho fight for commerce, nnd it is ar
gued that an increase in tho American
department in tho Pacific naturally
would follow thfl inauguration of
such activities.
Taking After Father.
"It has Its father's nose!"
"And Its mother's eyes!"
"And Aunt Alice's mouth 1"
"And Uncle Ehenezen's ears!"
Such, multiplied by about a hun
dred, were tho criticisms leveled by
kind friends against the Fltzboodlo
baby.
Then the unconcerned baby begnu to
calmly chewy his big toe."
'Ah!" murmured Mr. 'Fltzboodle.
"Baby is certainly endowed with some
Of my wife's chief characteristics!"
"Not to mention you. Fritz Fltzboo
dlo!" snapped his wife. "Uaby never!
opens this mouth without putting bis
foot In It!"
Maternal Instinct.
Wo tails about "mnternnl Instinct."
yhcro Is no such thing. To bo sure,
tiiero'nro tldygs that havo to do with
young which females possess and males
lack. The wasp lays its egg on tho
ofthocaternlllar for the larva Jt.
will neversec. The hen sits twenty,
ouo days on any roundish, whitish ob
ject of tho proper size, I havo seen nt
a children's party every Itttlo girl
leavo tho supper table on the advent of
a bab and every little boy go stolidly
on with his supper. Out each kind of
mother hns Its own bundle of Instinc
tive reactions. There Is no "materunl
Instinct" In the abstract.-McClure's
Magazine. ,
Worrying About His Gas Bill.
"Madam, your husband has gas
tritis." "Woll, 1 do my best, doctor, to keep
him away from the meter, but ho will
spend a lot of tlmo In that dump cel
lar studying It." -New York Press.
double that of the previous evening,
nnd he repeated the article, being
prompted by, the little upper clnss
man. Hefore the departure of his vis
Itors ho was Informed that he would
be visited the next evening by a still
greuter number of cadets, and he was
ordered to he prepared to declaim the
article depicting his virtues.
The visit was made and the declama
tion rendered. lie was then Informed
that he would be again visited the fol
lowing evening and would prepare
himself so ns to be able to render tho
nrtlele (u song. This visit was made,
the room being fairly packed with ca
dets, and the poor '-'plebe" wns re
quired to stand on a table nnd howl
tho nrtlele from stnrt to finish, for he
had not the faintest understanding of
how to sine or turn a tune. In nfter
years he said that if he bad ever had
any egotism In his composition It was
completely knocked out of hhn by hav
Ing to handle that article as he hnd to
hnndlo It. ,T. W.. Duncan In Llppln
coU Th0 Black Hand Business.
Mr p.irt-My husband got a letter
today n!ivh" unethlnR dreadful would
Impprn If h didn't send the writer n
Mim of money. Mrs". finnrt-My hus
band gets dunned for his bills too.
noston Transcript.
Same Thlno-Scrlbbler-1
don't like the wont
"chaos." (Hvc men synonym. Scrawl
erHnw would hnn' -loaning tluw M
Philadelphia lUvurd, , '
nistory Is but the unrolled 8oll of
prophecy Garfield.
(United Press Leased 'Wire.)
APPLETON, Wis., Nov.' 11
Democrats today nro discussing tho
speech last night of Champ Clark in
which ho declared that 'Speaker Can
non misrepresented facts in his re
cent attacks on tho insurgents. The
occasion was also marked by tho
starting of a boom for Clark for
president in 1912. Clnrk said:
"Speaker Cannon, , through lapse
of memory when ho misrepresented
facts in his recent Elgin speech, when
ho charged tho Democrats and "in
surgents" witli forming a coalition to
defeat tariff legislation."
At this point Clark was interrupt
ed by cries of "Champ Clark for
president in 1912!"
Clnrk responded to tho cheering by
saying:
"I am willing, but I am iibt lying
nwako nt nights thinking about tho
number of electoral votes I might
get. No man over asked for tho nom
inntion, nnd I am not going to be
tho first."
His Scheme.
An nctor In a London lodging house
who had discovered his landlady's pro
pensity for "swiping" numbered and
listed his things. One night ho roused
tho household by shouting down from
his attic a demand for "No. 8."
"No. 8?" shouted the landlady back.
"What No. 8?" '
"I want cube No. 8 of my lump sug
ar," ho replied.
Thenceforth the provisions in his
cupboard were unmolested. Argonaut.
His Reto-t.
"No." remarked a determined lady to
an Indignant cabman who bad received
his legal fare, "you cannot cheat me.
my man I haven't ridden In cabs for.
the last twenty-five years for nothing."
"Ilnyon't you. nmmV" replied tho cab
man bitterly', gathering up tbo reins.
"Well, you've done your Ijestr Tlt
JJJts, i
No Need of a Home.
Tom-Well, darling. I have seen your
father, and he has given his consent.
Grace ne approves of love In n cot
tage, then?
"No, but ho says that a girl who
spends as much time golfing and mo
toring ns you do. really has not much
need of a homo." Tatler. '
Good From Evil.
"Tho voice of envy Is sure to bo pro
voked by success," said the sensitive
"Doi?t let that worry you, son," an
swered Grandpa Whetstone. "If you've
really got the goods tho voice of envy
will unintentionally advertise 'cm for
you." Washington Star.
She Found Out:
Bess (yearningly) Tell me, Frank,
do you really and truly lovo me, dar
ling? Frank (meanly) I certainly did when
I told you so for the five thousandth
time six seconds ago. but uow-rwell,
you know, we men aro so changeable.
Uoston Traveler.
NOISES IN VENICE.
The Way They Crash Upon the Nor
mal Quiet of the City.
With all the water trallie anil with
not a horse or a cab or a wagon o
wake the echoes, the utter silence of
Venice Is the thing that llrst Impresses
tho trayeler. Yet bei-ause there Is uo
undertone of city iioIms In which occa
sional noises may merge the Grand
?annl at Veult e seems to the sleeper at
night the noisiest piaiv lu the world,
for every little noise .crashes Into
one's sleep, uud- the most wakeful
hours of our six weeks lu Italy were
spent on. the Grand cnutil lu Venice.
The bells of the churches probably do
not ring louder nor more frequently
thau they ring lu other cities, yet be
cause Venice Is so still these bells,
clang through the night like the alarm
of a continuous and ever iuereastug
Are. The bawl of u lovelorn buuiuu
calf enrrylug home three drinks uud
a throbbing heart, n uolso that may be
heard by the attentive listener any
place on earth after 11 o'cioeK. In
Venice hmunes Insistent' and demo
niacal. The eumuion tpiarrel In the
street enters the bedroqm at night
with nerve racking distinctness, and
the morning song of the market gar
detier bringing his wares to town In
his silent boat smites ttte s!eeper
ears like a call to arms. If Macbeth
really did murder sleep, the crime was
done'lu Venice.
There are, of course, considerable
acres lu Venice Islands where the
streets aro paved and where commerce
gefs.fu pi -V ordinary way, except
thutueru are no horses or carriages
In; the narrpw ways. William tfllen
Whlto In Kmporja Gniette.
(United Prosfl Leased Wlro.)
CHICAGO, Nov. 11. Four pack
ing plants of tho Armour company
were damaged to the extent of $250,
000 this aftornoqn In a flro which
destrqyed tho fertilizer building and
badly damaged other plants.
Tho fire, which' Is now under con
trol, was fanned by a high wind, set
ting flro to tho beef nnd cutting
plants. Work at tho Ualon stock
yards was suspended and other pack
ers of tho city sent men to the Ar
mour plant to assist in fighting the
flames.
Tho flro started In- tho fertilizer
building at noon and completely des
troyed It. It soon spread to tho oleo
plant and alco to the beof and cut
ting plants. Theso buildings were
badly damaged.
Cleanliness Extra.
In describing his arrival at the town
of Cuantla the author of "Mexican
Trails" says: "The first thing to at
tract my eye was 'Grand Hanos.' which
In English means 'graud baths.' Now.
after a day's ride a man craves a
'grand ha no' more than all "else, so I
left the horse aud entered. A large
placaid on the wall bore the following:
"A tub of water. 13 cents: with
towel. 18 cents. Tho person who de
sires to change the water will pay 10
cents extra.' "
Women In Sweden.
It Is to the honor of Swedes that
tho fact of a woman working for her
living In no wny lowers her social
position. Many professional ladles arc
the daughters of court officials and aro
received and welcomed In tho court
circle. London Queen.
A Gentleman of Leisure.
Codling Why did you speak to that
old twamp, dear boy? Softy Why
shouldn't I, old chappie?' He Isn't in
twnde. and be doesn't work faw a liv
ing. Exchange.
Thanksgiving
Post Cards Ic
"We have just received a brand new line of Comic,
Juvenile and View Post Cards, .all at, your choice
lc each.
WOOL, FLEECE LINED,
Misses and Boys
Good, heavy weight fleece
lined Hose, scauilcss, fast
black, sizes 6 to 9 1-2,
2 Pair 2 5 cents
Ladies' heavy fleece lined
HOS
Ladies' seamless, fast black
all sizes, pair 25c
Lttdies seamless, fast black outsize Hose, ribbed top,
. pair i 25c
ladies' heavy gray mixed cotton Hosd, sale prico per
... pair 10c
Do you want a good, full size Lantern, standard
make1? You can save money on them at
50 dozen men's canton
flannel Gloves, knit wrist,
10c pr., 3 pair 25c
HUSSEY'S
THE BUSY STORE
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(United Press Leased Wlrol)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. li;
Senator Cummins is in Washington
todny at the invitation of the .presi
dent, who wishes to confer with him
on certnin questions before writing
his message.
In an interview Cummins snid that
the "insurgents''' cannot be driven
from tho Republican patty. Tho sen
ator also said that the principal is
sues in the next Republican primar
ies in the west would be a fight
against Cannonism. ITo nlso r'citor
afed tho belief that Taft would be-ro-elccted
in 1912.
FOR SALE Fine Jersey cow; good
r M for goring, inquire corner
of Seeorid and Fir sts. 202
WE D??4T BELIEVE
YOU CAN BEAT THIS:
Thirty-two acres in tiiis tracl fine
fruit lnnd, about two miles fi'om
n shipping noint. Tho buildings
consist of a five-room box Iio.use,
good-sized barn, etc. There aro
12 ncrcs of 5 and O'-year-old ap
ples, mostly Newtowns, with com
mercial poaches planted between
ns fillers. Also 'three ncrcs rf
young near trees and some family
orchard. Four aeres in nlfuM':
Six or eight acres of timber, nv-.'.-ly
onk nnd Inurel. There is a
pumping plant on the plnce which
supplies water for the garden nnd
nlfalfn, equipped with gasolino
engine. About 40 rods from a
.good school. Has rural mail de
livery and telephone. Prico
$10,500. Terms.
W. T. YORK & CO.
IiEiR Y
HEAVY COTTON, ETC.
LADIES
kji-iuiiiuoo, Mini, uniriv xxuBi-, m
uii. ..i ...i.:4. 1
foot, all sizes, 8 1-2 to 10,
2 Pair 25 cents i
Hose, ribbed top, pair....25c
ribbed Hose, shaped leg, I
MEN'S HEAVY WORK
GLOVES, ALL STAND
ARD MAKE, 50c, $1.00
AND $1.50 PAIR.
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