THE MBDFORD MAIL TKTBOTE, MEDFORD, OKtiOON, TUESDAY, D1W15MHIW M, 1)09.
KINS LEOPOLD
LITTLE BETTER
Physicians Perform Operation and
Arc More Optimistic Today
Still in a Serious .
Condition.
DRUSSHLS, Dec. 14. A nofficinl
bulletin issued at 11 o'clock (his
morning slnlod thatKing Leopold hiul
been operated upon successfully by
Tiriard, Stienon and Dclagc. The
operation was performed at 1 o'clock
this morning.
According to the statement of one
of the physicians, the king has n
bare chance of recovory. This hopo
is based upon the fact that the in
testinal obstructions which arc sup-
pned to have been the sonrecs of'
tho monarch's ilness were removed
No traoo of n tumor, it was stated
was found
The king had rested well early in
the night, nnd when the physicians
awakened In into prepare for tho op
crntion, lie faced the ordonl bravclv
Not until the attendants started to
administer tho anaesthetic did he
exhibit any signs ot nervousness or
fear. At this juncture, however, the
physicinns wer compelled to assure
him that tho operation was not usual
l.. i m.
ij considered dangerous. Tney ac
tually feared, it was stated, how
ever, ho would not survive the at
tending shock.
I'nncess Clementine, Leopold's
lavonte danghter, insisted upon re
maining in the room whilo tho oper
ation was performed. She bore up
nravciy until the surgeons had fin
isrieci their task. As she left the
room, however, she swooned
In spite of tho cheerful predictions
of the physicinns that the king has n
inir chance to. recover the public
generally believes that he wil never
leavo tho "Palms" Pavillion, nenr
the deserted castle, which he has oc
cupied since ho sold the royal furni
ture and works of art.
The "Palms" is the house of the
Baroness Vnughnn, whose alleged
relations with Leopold have furnish
ed material for gossip that has been
on tho lios of the Belginns for years.
The Baroness yesterday withdrew
from the house upon the request of
SEVEN LIVES ARE
COST BRAWL
Man and Wifo Quarrel Lamp is
Upset and Seven Persons
Are Burned to
Death.
CINCINNATI, 0., Dec. 14. A
brawl botwcoa a man ami wife, hi
which thoy upaet n lamp, coatX tho
lives of seven lcrsons and caused the
fatal Injury ot three others In a fire
trap tenement house here today.
Tho dead:
Mrs. John Henderson, 40 years old,
nnd her threo chldlren Nora, 1C;
John, 9; James, 5 yenrs old.
Thomas Wilson, 3 years old.
William Ruckcr, 30.
William Grout.
Tho fatally Injured:
Mrs. Edna Tlel. Mrs. Laura Wilson
and an unidentified girl.
Tho building wa3 a four-story struc
ture. When tho flame from tho oil
lamp started It spread rapidly and
quickly blocked the stairways.
Tho only flro escape was quickly
rendered useless and tho omergonck
doors woro shut. '
Six of the dead were found huddled
together behind ono of tho closed
emergency doors.
Thomas Wilson was killed when
his mother seized him In her nrms .
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ASHLAND ELECTION
IS WARJ AFFAIR
Hottest Fifllit Is Over tho Adoption
of tho "Pasadena Plan"
Amendment to
Charter.
ASHLANp, Doc 14. With tho an
nual city olcctlon for Ashland only
week off. there Is considerable tic-
N
RECORD
IS
VERY HEALTHY
State Bank Examiner Steel Complies
Fiiiurcs Showlnn Great In
crcaso In Monoy on
Deposit.
According to the condensed ab
stract prepared by State Hank Kx
ttvlty noticeable, particularly on i)0. or Jnmes Stool comparing the con
workers to'""'011 01 "
half ot the antt-saloon
defeat tho proposed
charter anindmnt
frlnds of the present
tratloa to elect councllmcn favorable
to a carrying out of Its policies for
tho ensuing year. Tho present city
administration headed by Mayor
Snell has received much praise for
Its many irooil works In tho way of
public Improvements, but also comes
In for criticism for alleged waste of
city money, and thus are tho Issues
tnoro or less defined for the contest
on Tuesday of next week. The cam
palgn Is being conducted almost ex
cluslvely as far as tho candidates for
tho council aro concerned "by word
of mouth" nnd ns far as known thoro
have been no platforms or principles
laid down In "black and whlto" for
tho guidance of tho voters In select
Ing their choice a condition which
is no particular credit to Ashland
cither.
Tho antl-saloonlsts are conducting
id 'Tnsndena plan",'10'" s'n' n,u nntionnl, at the olos
and on bhnlf of,0 0lisil'ss, November 1(1, lt)0!, wit
sent cltv ndmlnls- ,hnt of November 127, AMIS, an in
finrl Rnrnnr mm n third of
rtnw m witen - v.j, .. a most Tlgoroui campaign to defeat
that sh ennnot rnrnrr nn.1 , MM '" wuuricr uuiunu
... r u . "ent. whllo thoao wro favor the
tho ground and were Injured. 8Cm 0t
ac-
HOME CURE FOR ECZEMA
s.
The candidates now In the field as
candidates for members of tho conn
oil nrA na fnlfnwaii
Oil of Wintergreen, Thymol, Glycer- First wnrd-charies stennett.
me, tic, usea as a simple Wash. ,c. Darnard.
TA Second ward C Cunningham,
It really seems strango that so p. Rocho.
many people suffer year in nnd year Third ward A. J. Dlcgel, P.
out with ecezma, when it is now of Provost, C. D. Schell.
ongor n secret that oil of winterprcen For park commissioners there aro
mxot xvUh tl,vi otn f tu wh . u. rrononcn, sec-
urn oostinate cases, it is true, can- A few days yet remain In which
not be cured in a few days, but there candidates may fllo their petitions of
absolutely no suferer from eczema nomination,
who .ver used this simple wash and
Cardinal 'M'prpi did not find immediately that won-. "MEXICO'S PRESIDENT
the last sacrament to the feint-, derfully soothing, calm, cool, sensa-' A NOBLE MAN OF GOD"
It was reported todav that whn on na comes when the itch is taken '
JIEXICO CITY. T)co. 14 nnv,l
drops o ftho wash tho remedy takes E. Thompson, tho 'retiring American
effect, tho itch is allayed. There is ambassador, speaking at n banquet
no need of experiment the patient given in his honor tonight by the
knows at once. American Club, said:
Instead of trying to compound tho ' "My fours yenrs' intimate relations
oil of wintergreen, thymol, glycerine, w'th the president of Mexico mnke
etc., in the right proportions ourselves tho causo of tho evolution thnt ins
wo aro using a prescription which is come to his country under him as
universally found tho most effective, clear to mo as tho sun namely, his
It is known ns tho D. D. D. Prescrip-' sincerity, his honesty of purpose, his
PORT BDRWELL, Oont., Dec. 14. 1 tlon or u" 01 Wintergreen Compound. ucr uovuon to nis country, "is
Tho car ferry Astnbula grounded 13 made by the V. u. U. Co.. of Chi- siraignuorwaro nonesty in doming
on the shoals off this point at noon cago, and our long experience with with individuals and objects. Could
today and is flying signals of dis-'tu8 remedy has given us great confi- I or any other man fail to love nnd
ress. A high wind is blowing and dence in its merits. Medford Phar- honor n man who never unjustly in-
t is impossible to cet from tho shore, mny companj', druggists. " iiicts a nurt on any individual, causo
Leopold believed himself to be dv
ing, he expressed regret concerning
tho course he has pursued in tho
Congo and declared that if he sur
vived his illness, he would make
amends 'to his African subjects for
the cruelties that marked his reign.
FERRY GOES ASHORE;
BOATS TO RESCUE
to her aid.
Tho crow from the life saving sta
tion at Port tSanley is being rushed
'or thingt Such qualities as these
DIED .have made Mexico's president a no
Died at her home in Los Angeles, bio mnn of God."
hero bv snecinl train. Thev are brintr- December 11th, Sirs. J. W. Ray, ngoi Concerning "demnnds from inher
ing their boats with them. 29 years, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. nlo persons that all sorts of things
Heavy seas aro beraking ovei he James Faught of Jacksonville. Sho be dono to President Dinz because
stenmer, nnd there is grave dauger , leaves besides her parents, her has- of his conduct of tho Ynqui ques-
thut she will go to pieces before tho bnnd and threo brothers, J. B. tion" Mr. Thompson snid: "The
arrival of tho life savers. Tho nura- Faught of Medford; L. E. and F. L. Mexican government has been more
ber of persons on tho npparentlv Faught of Portland, to mourn her kindly in saving these blood-thirsty
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the banks in Oregon,
oso
it h
in
crease ot 111 per cent in loans and
discounts, tho two most important
items, is noted for IPOP.
Tho total loans and discount f
all tho banks in the state at tho
present time nre feliU. l'r.9 lll.7S. im.1
ono your ago the 'total was i?rt. ll)'.,
U.")'.1.72, shewing an inetvu.so of $10,
IKlu.GrS.UG. In the item of individual
deposits tho gain this year over last
reaches tho enormous total of .10.
.103,510.01, the total deposits now in
i i i. ... .
mu umiixs ueillg iMIU,UI,-Ul.rJ, us
against ra.ojGjao.n.
In tho innttor of cash on hand
there is an incrcaso of $S10,7l)7.7";
nudeu to this is nu inerenso of ffO,
753,093.04 in tho amount duo from
rcsorvo banks, which is usunllv ru
garded by bankers as a part of their
cash assets.
Ia tho total resources of all tho
banks in tho stnto thero is shown an
inerenso of $21,370,598.47, tho totul
rcsuorces for 1009, being $127.0S8.-
959.93 compared with $100,894,974.10
in 1908.
Without exception the decreases
noted in the report of tho bunk exam
iner aro evidences of healthier finan
cial conditions nnd relnto to such
items ns stnto and United tSntes de
posits, bonds to securo circulation.
bills pnyablo nnd expense account.
ST. LOUIS BASEBALL
MAN HOLDS POWER'
TAKE STEPS TO.
EXTRADITE AMENT
.. ICoiiUmifiWrom iir t.) t
I known ns tho "Dry DIkkIuks" fr
I the-. remainder of tho stock having n
par value of !. llHUiOH. This prop.
I orty was said to he worth about
ir.ooo.
After ohtnlulng control of tho cap
ital stock, Anient, nlloKcs tho com
plaint, opened offices In Chicago, 111.,
i In tho name of tho company, and "be
gan tho sale of stock In tho Golden
Drift Mlnlni; company from tho stock
that had theretofore boon to fraudu
lently Issued to him."
Further says tho complaint.
ho carried on such Bales by tho fraud
ulent use of tho United States malls. '
and advertising that those Interested
were not celling personal Block and
that tho stock would shortly beclu to
pny a monthly dividend."
Later a dividend of 1 per cent was
Istued, supposed to be a portion of
tho profits from the mines of the
company, but as-the complaint snys,
"while in truth and In fact It owned
no property whatever and such divi
dends were declared fraudulently
from the fraudulent sales of stock."
The dividend paid amounted to $10 1,
nlthoiiKh It Is stated that 1ft. 000
would have bee nreijulred at that
time to have paid tho dividends.
Tho complaint then tails how
Anient continued to soli Ills peraonnl
stock whllo tho company paid tho
bills. It contlnuuos: "After
Anient had reclvod and appropriated J
from said fraudulent stock sales tnoro
than I7G.000 ho caused tho directors
to accept a proposition where
by ho was to bo permitted to sell Haiti
stock so Issued to htm In the nnme of
snld company In consideration for his
returning to tho company from tho
salon of this stock n sum equal to
$00,000." I
In this mnnucr nllege the stock
holders Anient realized from the
fraudulent sales of stock approximate-1
ly 1300,000.
Attorney A. K. Iteames Is appear- j
Ing for tho stockholders and A. C.
Hough for Au.ont.
See the
XMAS
DISPLAYS
North C'ontral nvciiuo is tt busy si root, thoao tlnya,
mid it is well worth your whilo to conio and soo tho
Christmas displays. No groonory yot, hut just dis
plays of huiidrods of small articles suitable for wom
en and children. Wo realize that at this season it
takes a deal of money to go around and have made
THE PRICES LOWER
HKMKMMKli TIIH HUOWNIUKAU and save
your duplicate sales slips, livery 20c purchase
counts for a vote and you can help some little friend
to win this car by voting for them.
THE HUTCHASON CO.
Formerly Baker-Hutchason Co.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1 . Stanley
Robinson, owner of tho St. Louis Na-1
tlonnl leaguo franchise, held the bal
ance of power today when tho nine-1
nates met to elect a successor to the'
lato Harry Pulllam and to dccldo'
tho fierce battle which has been wag
ed over tho candidacy of John M.
Ward for tho offjeo of president of
tho National league. i
It Was Bald before the fteaslnn nnon. 1
ed that If Robinson voted for Vnrd
it would Insur his election, whllo lfL
ho voted against Ward, tho meeting
ould b0 deadlocked.
Tho fight on Ward, made through
tho Intorests of tho American league,
has been tho sensation of tho vear
n tho baseball world.
Ward Is opposed to Heydler, for
merly secrotnry of tho league, who
was named temporarily as president
at tho tlmo of th sutcldo of I'ulllnm.
Have you anything you want to
trade for good city lots! Ilox 708.
234 !
MERRIW0LD SHOPS
TO BE OPENED
The Mcrriwold shops, conducted by
Mnrion V. nnd Francis A. Mornl.
ately of Chicago, will be open iu tho
Palm huildinir. corner of Mnin nnd
Grape streets, tomorow, December
15th. Tho Merriwold shops will oc
cupy part of the room of the Shor
mnn, Clay & Co., and will have on
display at tho opening n full lino of
tho Intent stationery, book supplies,
mncazines, irift books, etc.
w,
Cold and
Filled
Diamonds
Watches
Jewelry
Cut Glass
Toilet Articles;
All new and comploto line. All our
goods cngrnved freo.
George A Butt
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER,
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135 W. Main Street, Medford, Oregon
Franklin Said
A PENNY SAVED IS A PENNY EARNED. 'Phis
old adage will dawn with greater force upon ou
after you have attended our ANNUAL CLEAR
ANCE SALE that is now going on, and fully realize
how far your monoy will roach in our store, then
you'll say: "A dollar saved ia a dollar earnod" in
stead of a few jiennios. Many aro taking advantage
of this sale because thoy know by experience the
standard of quality is high with us and thoy know
everything in our stock is comparatively now. Don't
wait buy now if you need anything in footwear.
P O. Hanson. Tom Moffm
Wo make any kind and stylo of windows. Wo oarn
glass of any size on hand.
Medford Sash & Door Co.
Dolls
Toys
Games
Books
Drums
Horns
Rattles
Harmonicas
Toy Violins
Get The Habit Go to
H U
S
s
E Y ' S
FOR YOUR XMAS GIFTS
FREE
Wiuh Every 25c Purchase, a
ticket on that $15.00 Doll.
AND DON'T FORGET
That the only real swell assortment of fancy China,
hand painted China, Japanese China and Glassware
in Medford is here. We. are showing more than any
other two stores combined. Come in and let us prove
this statement.
JARDINIERES, VASES ETC.
200 pieces to select from of the well known Lou
welsa Wellor ware nioro pieces than in all the other
stores in town together, besides we bought thorn at a
price, and aro selling them at just about one-half
what others ask.
Handkerchiefs
Hosiery
Gloves
Ribbons
Clothes Brushes
Hair Brushes
Side Combs
Back Combs
Purses, Bags, etc.
What Other Store Offers 50Q0 Items Suitable for
Xmas Gifts? We have them. Post Cards, all kinds, 1c
Xmas
We give away a $15.00 Doll.
Get a Ticket.
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