THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDtFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER .10, .11)00.
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CONGRESS TOLD
OF WHITE SLAVES
Traflc in Girls From Foreign Coun
tries Reaching Tremendous
Proportions Says
Commissioner.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 10.
The story o the "White slavo" traf
fic fts told in the crport of the tax-
SECRET SESSION DIME NOVEL LED
AROUSES FANS' BOY J CRIME
Gteason Will Be Called on to Explain Grants Pass Stirred Up Over Threat-
Why Fighters and Promoters
Met In Provate for
Confab.
(Bv the Ringsider.)
SAX FKANC1SC0, Dec. 10.
When Jack Glenson steps off the Ov-
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migration commission toconKres to- u i"
dnv, reveals what is termed "Tho Us severe a third degree as over a
most pitiful and sordfd feature of tho , revolutionist was called up-
. k. a i AnriiifA hSvct nf nil. In will In
rw t J kl i w v. n v v. w v a. v. . -
ened Kidnapping Young Han
Accused of Attempting Much
Blood and Thunder.
corporation from tlia; of "Douol &
Kontnor" to thiit of "Tho H. C. Rent
ier Company."
Witness our hnmla this the 6th
ilny of November, A. I). 1009.
II. C. KENTNKH,
P.' W. HOLMS.
W. J I. HHOWN
V. L. 12MRKICK. i
P. E. MBHUICK, I
Directors.
At tho Christian .church, corner
Sixth and Ivv Htrotn, lliblo Hohool at
.10 a. in., Lord'n Supper and nonnuu
at 11.5 C. K. at (1:110 ; oveniiiR nervico
at 7:110. Subject of tho evening ner
mon, "Cause.M and Cure of Infidelity."
Kvorybotly welcome. W. Then. Mat
lock, pastor.
837
Jeffrios-
imhi mn(in ntlACfinn.'
m . .t. a,. asked about the recent
A controlled by a corporation could' Johnson star chamber session in I o
l. U ! Ktnlld tllftt t 10 UBMU "
H HV CMJ'J'VF - -
5 fi-ir, n,,.l that they would make the hardest
. .:n. geometrician quail.
prices are quoted varying
different nationalities.
GRANTS PASS, Or., Deo. 10.
One of tho most sensational primes years fo rhalauco.
over attempted in Grants Pass is tho ler Agency. West Main
blackmailing and threatened kidnap-1
pine of tho 7 -year-old son of A. N.
Parsons, real estate dealer of this
city. On November 20 while her
l..c)nml wns nut nf t lit. I'itV. Ml'S.
llv u will UU nil ill- I tv.. Vftfirnvnil i littir tliiiuiL'h the
from so many different angles' ,, , ti.ro.lt(inP1i ... .:,. a
that they would make the hardest . , . , . 11Milwa timimnml
laonars in goui puiccu in uokiu
nowder can was deposited in the
Not nil nd-readora may bo wiho
buyers but all wiso buyer are ad.
' readers.
first-class ranch, four miles frwm -
railroad station, -10, acres alfalfa, ir-i Forty acres first-clus pear, peach
rigntion for CO aoros, all first-c.lalH or grape land, miles from rail
land, 3 good bams, 2 good houses, road station, close to school, daily
school, daily mail. A snap for $50 mail, phone and main county road;
per acre; one-fourth cash, 11 to T easily cleared. Price, $2000; $800
See J. V. Dross- cash: long tietn on bait,
237 box tint?. 231
"Why were the repotrers excluded j
n ..i 'i. r.,M, vic nroifrom that meeting?" he will bo nskod. nP1Ii 11:11 ,.,.,.
" . I ITA ... - 4 IaII m A (linn Mia trtitil-tili1 1 . . . . . . .
quoted in Chicago at from $500 t0" 1 etery near this city, by 5 o'clock lJc
$1,400 each. Japanese girls at Seat
tic for eastern shipment, nre quoted
ns low as $600 each, whero several
nre bought at a time, while Chinese
girls at the same port bring from $2,
000 to $3,000 each.
These girls, it is claimed, nro lured
from their homes to this country and ;
then held in a condition of abject
slavery, in the most barbarous and
1.:
"r1 "T-'S:,. ...I".. r 'If so. who got it and how much
iney are nem uem, iun.-i3 i(
arrest, exposure to parents and oven, $l0W00
Although this investingtion
lieen going on since 1907, it has been
onl recently that the oficinls have
been able to secure information of a
definite chnracter.
MARRIED.
guns will be used.
"Did tho fighters sign a private set
of articles?"
"If so. in what did they differ from
the originnl articles?"
"Was it agreed that the purse must
bo split?"
"Did Jeffries or Johnson hold out
for an even cut?"
"Did Jeffries or. Johnson hold out
for a bonus?"
jinsiany amendments?"
"Were tne principals insirucieu as
to what they should do for the bene
fit of the pictures?"
Many more along this line could
be propounded and Gleason's answers
if he does not evade the questions,
undoubtedly will give his inquisitors
Wednesday evening at Jacksonville much omre matter to for work,
the wedding of Joshua S. Sawyer and Other matters Gleason will be call
Miss Minnie Mclntyro wac celebrated, led upon to discuss nre the selection
Revt. Robert Ennls officiating. The of the place of battle and the referee.
. n r. HlAACAn oot-c fnKAfriSn rill rtf fill.
rrnmra is the son OI t2. U. oawyur, , v"v""
-the civil engineer, while the bride Is a 1 f
native daughter of Jacksonville, the is
eldest daughter of William M. Mcln
tyre. ono of the prominent fruit grow
ers of 'that town.
The Oregon Agricultural College
now has two regiments and two reg
imental bands.
llUi .11111 111 ,111.11. luui ...vn i
his choice for arbitrator.
With tho two promoters already
working at cross purposes, it looks
like there is going to be more stirring
up of the ludicrous mess.
The storm of disapproval that has
been aroused by the secret meeting
seems to have put a damper on the
.tight game throughout the country
Die REAL ESTATE
DEAL INASHLAND
Patterson Sells 300 Acres to. Eastern
Men for $60,000 $100,000
Deal is Now
Brewing.
ASHLAND, Or., Dec. 10. Another
lilg deal In Ashland orchard proper
ty has Just been announced. It In
volves the extensive orchard "holdings
of S. Patterson, three miles north of
ALL HOPE GONE
FOR CREW'S SAFTY
Captain Bell and Six Sailors Now
Believed to Have Perished
in the Angry
Sea.
comber 1st, with a further extension
to December 10. if the money could
jnot bo raised. A diagram accompan
ied tho letter showing tho route
through town to be taken and whero
! the money wns to be placed.
I Mr. Parsons came borne on tho
30th and immediately went to work
to capture the miscreant. He hnd
. George Cronk, the local cexton, go to
tho graveyard and look the ground
over. Ho came back and reported
there wns a shallow hole dug in tho
place designated by the diagram. On
1 the evening of December 1 Ralph
, Looney, a friend of Parsons, took
tho Parsons horse and buggy and
with a can of iron washers drove
along tho route designated and plnccd
the cdn near the hole and then dc-.
parted.
One of the detectives hiding near
by got up nnd plnccd it in tho hole.
This wns the one fnlsc move for no
ono appeared. The hole was dug at
tho foot of a bare granite hil and
could be watched from a long dis
tance nnd the criminal evidently saw
the unusual activity and would not
como up.
; Since this event suspicion has be-1
1 gun to point to a local young man as '
' the one who planned this crime. One
of the men working on this case,
thinking that the letter might be the'
( result of some boy reading blood and
t thunder literature went to Colonel 1
Johnson's store where this class ofi
, books are sold and asked to sec the I
, handwriting of various customers. !
One of these corresponded to the
blackhand lotter. Tho swethenrt of
this young man wns then examined
and on being shown the letter de
clared it was tho handwriting of her'
lover. Various business men familiar
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(wiui nanawniing nave iiKewise ex
amined it and pronounced it identical.
; Everything points to the yonng mnn 1
1 suspected as being the guilty party
No arrests have been made as yet.
NOTICE.
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 10. Hope
of. rescuing Captain Bell and 12 sail
ors of the steamer Clarion, who aro
supposed to be drifting on tho lake
No tlco Is horeby given to all whom
It may concern that the undersigned,
tho duly elected, qualified nnd pctlng
board of directors of "Deuel & Kent-
ner," a corporation duly created and
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.. ..ll. .1 , I t .. ,- UXISUUK uiiuui- illlU uy YIIIUU Ul UIOI
Ashland, comprising 300 acres an sei . . -:. nrM. i,incr
abandoned today. 1 ' - " "
The Clarion burned off Point Peleo ! tnere' authorized by a vote of three--niinra
i!, t,0P fourths of the subscribed capital fltoct
J LUll.t 14 V J f V S w f o w
to fruit trees, apples predominating,
40 acres of which are Just coming
Into bearing, and the consideration of
the deal Is $60,000.
Tho purchasers are D. W. Moor,
jot Moor Bros., a realty firm of To
ledo O., and A. D. Graham, connect
ed with a largo clothing house at
Detroit, Mich. The latter has trav
eled uo and down tho country for
lives and five being rescued by the,
steamer Hannrr. Captain Bell and
tho remainder of tho crew tried to
reach shore In ono of tho ship's boats.
Throughout th night a watch was
kept along tho beech, but no trace of
tho boat was found. The lake has
of said corporation, have filed supple-'
montal articles of Incorporation of
said corporation with tho secretary of
stato of tho state of Oregon for tho
purpose of changing tho namo of said
eomo years, and picked upon the been wiiipped by a succession 01 sun
Rogue River valley as the choice gales, and exceedingly high seas nro
spot of them all. Mr. Moor came on running today. Experienced luko nav,
a few weeks ago, and negotiations) Igators aro of the opinion that no
resulted In the deal for the property, I small boat could have lived long In
as stated. Tho deal was made tho storm.
through the firm of Grant & Sta-i Early today a large steam barge,
pies of Ashland, having a hand in It (supposed to be tho Charles Gubbard,
at this end of tho line. grounded off Point Peleo, near the
Cut It Into Small Tracts. ' spot whero tho Clarion burned to tho
It Is tho Intention to Improve tho' tdr's edge. Sho was reported to
property and soli it off in small , bo in no Imminent danger and tugs
WHY BE SICK WHEN YOU
BE HEALED?
CAN
tracts, excopt the 40 acres now In
bearing, which will bo reserved. This
property lllolns what Is now known
as tho Dr. Pago orchard (formerly
tho Joshua Patterson tract) consider
ed one of tho very finest In the Rogue
Rlvor valley.
wore sent to assist her from her position.
I Ing some 3500 acres on the cast sldo
j of Bear creek from this city for a
.consideration of moro than 1100,000.
nnd that negotiations wero also un-
Tho deal means much undoubtedly der way for tho McMahon and per
nor tho orchnrd development of this haps other ranches In the samo vl
Bectlon, as It Is always a help to have, cinlty. Inquiry of parties Interested
men of menus develop largo tracts , developed tho fact that while no deal
nnd sell off In small lots to now peo- bad been consummated negotiations
plo looking for home locations. wore undor way as far as the Herrln
Mr. Moor Is coming to Ashland in i holdings, at least, wero concerned.
Mr. Olnoy is effecting great oures
in Medford. A pnrty carno from
Ashland to seo the healer yesterday
and three out of their number wns
healed. Joo Snyder wns cured of n
rupture in one week's treatment.
Charley Hallow was entirely lioabtd
Fqbrunry, It Is stated, and may talcol Tho prospective purchasers aro rop-; 0f liver and kidnoy troublo ono gen-
up his homo here. It Is also stated , rosent!n enstorn capital, it Is said, tleman had his hearing restored,
thnt ho will bring a number of Chi-'and are from Portland, tho samo who Do not miss this opportunity 10 be
cago peoplo hero with him.
lilg Deal Itnving.
Rumors that thero Is something
1)Ig browing In land Immediately
north of Ashland on which coal pros
pecting has boen under way f,or somo
time past, woro rife In Ashland to
day, when It was learned that nego
tiations woro undor way for tho sale
of tho J. S, Herrln lands, comprls-
havo already expended
In prospecting tho coal
this section,
considerable healed.
resources of
It. A. Hurry and family, recent nr
rivals. have moved into 1IV. Smith's
now six-room bungalow residence on
tho west side of North Central rive
tine to give their children tho ndvnn
Inges of Medford's schools.
Cujl and bo convinced of bis heal
ing power nnd receive a free hooklot.
This is tho Inst week that tho 'lOuW
will bo in Medford. Don't wait till
tho last day but come early in the
week ni'd you will bo honied. '
Offico in tho Palms, corner Main
and Grapo streets.
Consultation froo.
Hours 0 n. m.
SPECIALS
For Saturday Only
We are going to put on sale here tomorrow (he swell
est line oC small framed pictures ever shown in Med
ford; a 6x9 size that sells at 20o everywhere; here to
morrow
I5c each, 2 for 25
Hosiery
Handk'fs
Brushes
of all
kinds
Combs
all kinds
I Get the Habit I
I ..for your I
IXmas Gifts I
Dolls
Doll
Trunks
Teddy
Bears
Toy
Dishes
Holiday Goods
The swellest line of toilet cases, manicure sets, comb
and brush sets, military brushes, 'shaving sets, work
boxes, handkerchief and tic boxes; over 200 sets to se
lect frm; no two alike; prices to suit any purse, name
ly, 25c to $7.50 each.
Jardineres
Iouwelsa Weller Ware,
the swellest line ever seefi
in Medford; also a fine
line of Yases in the above,
and our prices are about
half.
Fancy China
come in and look, we
will show you the finest
line 'in town;hand paint
ed, fancy decorated, etc,
and over 100 styles in
fancy cups and saucei8 to
select from; 15c to $2.50
Xmas Post Cards
10,000 at ic each
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SSEY
THE BUSY STORE
Our Reputation For
Holding Exceptionally Successful
Saturday Sales
Is Known in all (Southern Oregon
Most everybody knows that our Saturday specials
are worthy of an extra effort to see. We assure you
that the coming Saturdays will ho no exceptions.
Como and visit tomorrow and lot us show you tho
Save Xour Duplicate ChocHs
Every duplicate cheek will count the same as cou
pons on tho Urowniekar. Jf you aro saving cou
pons, just save your duplicate checks and give them
to the boy or girl and tell them to deposit same as
coupons.
Souvenirs with Shoes
Lust Saturday being a bad dav, we did not give
away all of the KNIVES and SCISSOliS, so Sat-
urday morning, while they last, we will give a hand
some knife or pair of scissors to each person buvhur
a pair of our famous Shoes at
onlw.
g
$2.50
The HUTCHASON CO.
Formerly Baker-Hutcliason Co.
If ymi cannot roach tin In pcrnon, you eaii reach uh hy
Phone 3272.
ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
PHONE US YOUR ORDERS.
It i u cooil hithit. It U n rnpiilly Krowiti hnli'it with nil Mel
funl. It is u huhit liy wliioh tliounamln huvo in their daily nnd
monthly and yuarly expenditure. It in n hnhit that hocoines
fixed tho oftemsr km plo liny hero. Anil tho hrnnil rciiHon in Hnt
infiictiun. Pootrto nro Hiitified with our KroccrieM. Peoplo nro
Mitisfiod with our prices, l'tmplu nro HiitiHfioil with tho wnyn of
the Htorc, Uh iniinnor.s nnd iiicthodn.
WHY PAY 35c FOR A 5 POUND PACKAGE OF OATS WHEN
WE HAVE THEM FOR 30c?
Rex Grocery
"One Price to Everybody"
THE ROGUE RIVER LANS COMPANY
NO. 11 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE
Offers an especially good foothill orchard for a low
price and on good terms. In theso days, of advancing
prices, it will pay to look into this.
It pays to deal with tho "Man "Who Knows, " "When
the Koguo River Land Company sold tho Tronson &
Guthrie orchard at Eaglo Point to the prize winning
owners, four years ago, the salesman, W. M. ITohnes,
assured tho purchasers those Spit'onbcrgtrees would
produce the world's best apples, and subsequent evonts
prove the soundness of his judgment. By tho way:
i)id it ever occur to you that most of tho mon who havo
won out in tho Rogue If ivor Valley, bought their win
ning orchards through tho Roguo River Land Com
pany? ;
AV. M. Holmes, Manager, is always at your service
for a good buy.
Savoy Theatre
TONIGHT
A BARROW RACE Thero for Fun.
A BACHELOR'S LOVE AFFAIR Cdmcdy Drama.
THE SONG OF THE CRADLE Powerful Drama.
ONE DIME.
F. N. CUMMINGS
T. W. OSGOOD
OSGOOD & CUMMINGS
Civil Engineers
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