THE iAEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDEORP, OUKOOif. TUESDAY, BUCIOMHER 21, 1809.
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PASTOR SAYS JEFF, state TO EQUALIZE citrus FRUIT SHIPPERS NliK TWAIN RETURNS:
I U mm COUNTY ASSESSMENTS; COMPLAIN OF RATES IS VERY SICK
LiiiL unmuun
ROBBERS HOLD UP
"Then a Hugo Black Gorilla Hast
Como Like Goliath of Goth, the
Question Is, Can Jeffries
Como Back?"
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. "Can Jer
frlcs come back?" 1b tho text with
which tho Uov. John Hamilton Tltu
brlll ot tho Codar Cliff, N J., Meth
odist "Episcopal church has opened
Figures Presented at Recent Meeting
In Salem Show Wide
Varlcncc.
Assessor V. T. Orlovo has -eturned
from Salem, whoro ho mot with the
other county assessors ot tho atate.
In tho course of their conference
Southern Pacific ami 495 Other Car
riers Arc Named In Complaint
Filed With tho
Commission.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. The"
Southern Pacific and 405 other enr-
tho assoetors dlscusetd a n"'bcr of rlers nro named In a complaint on
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fllo today with tho Interstnto com-
morco commission. Tho complain
ants nro tho Arlington Hold Fruit
Important matters pertaining to stnto
taxation, but tho rosiflt of their delib
erations will not ho ready to t;lv to
the eyes ot his large congregation the public until about tho first of the
and the oars of the sportively Inclln- year.
cd. t Ono of tho most prominent oarta
Llko Samson, for five years, with ' that confronted uie mooting wns mo ' thj freKut rates on citruo fruits
his head In th0 lnp ot Dolllah, "Jeff" wldo variance In the assessed valua- fjom 1acjr(c consl points to be cos
has led a luxurious and bibulous lite, ! Hon ot dltterent counties. In o!8jVOi Extortionate and unduly ills
declared tho Kcv. TImbrlll. j Instance it was found that two conn-' crlm'jimtorv
"In tho meantime a huge black j ties, adjoining each other and hav-j Tho Cl)nj1'1llnti which Is tho latest
gorilla has como Into the ring and, Ing tho samo character of woaltn.of n numbor of similar oiies tlmt Unvo
llko Goliath ot Oath, Is bragging ; showed a difference in valuation oi;bccn f0(1 wUn tho commission, asks
about what he can do. Tho pugilistic about six million dollars, notwitn- tno rojuct(on ot the rates charged
crowd Is looking for n champion who standing that tho assessors of each!l)V th(j cnrrjers 0n all citrus fruits,
can stand up to the gorilla and down testified that they, had assessed nt ; ,v'itn tno oxceiitlon of that on lemons,
him. i full valuation. In one of these, IS. In. ,,.. ,,, r.,ll)nlnn nf tMU latter
Wltn desperation In their glance, mue3 or teiegrapn ann teiepnone una . . lt 0. Btaniig
was assessed at about ?47,ouu, wnno
Without tho Customary Jest on His
Lips Noted Humorist Complains
of Ill-Health.
NEW YOHIC, Doc. ahWithout
tho customary Jest on his llpa and
complaining of 111 health, Mark Twain
has returned from Hermudn, looking
ill and admitting It. To the report
ers who greeted him as ho stepped
down tho gangplank of tho steamship
Dormudnu the humorist declared that
h vlll do no r'i - :ptlvo work. Halt
PORTLAND
Two Masked Mon Stop Fulton Com
ctery Car anil Relieve
Conductor of
$1.00.
they turn to Jeffries and ask
he come back?' "
Can
HENEY'S BROTHER TO APPEAL
TO COURT FOR REINSTATEMENT
iuwu., Ant., Liec. ai. it is
strongly rumored hero todny thnt Ben
Honey, brother of Francis J. Honey,
the San Francisco graft prosecutor.
who reecntl wns deposed as mayor of
this city, will appeal to the courts
'for re-instntemcnt as the executive
head of the municipality.
It is said that Heney has satisfied
himself thnt the action of the council
in ousting him wns illegal notwith
standing they were unanimous in
balloting him out of office.
CITY COMES TO AID
TACOMA SUBURB RESIDENTS
TACOMA, Wn., Dec. 21. The city
came to tho aid of Fern Hill residents
Exohango and 100 producers and
growers of California who declare n dozen unflnlslu-il books will prob
ably never receive attention. Ills
autobiography, f which 100,000
words out of the contemplated 500,-
000 have been written, will bo his
sole consideration.
Whon asked 111 attitude concerning
woman's suffrage, Twain answered
seriously:
"For GO years I havo advocated It.
As for the militant suffugettes, free
dom Is not won without n hard fight.
1 approve of the women fighting."
In tho other 341 miles miles were as
sessed at only $3447. In one county
tho assessor listed 752 dogs, while
In tho adjoining county thero wero
no dogs given In tho list at all.
Surprise was occasioned by tho tes
timony ot many of the assessors that
thoy had made no effort to assess
mortgage notes, but that they did
assess unsecured notes. Ot the two
classes ot property, th0 secured cred
its are considered by tax experts to
bo preferable, and thero is nothing
in tho Oregon laws exempting tho
mortgage notes from taxation. Not
withstanding this, a majority ot tho
HALL OF SOCIALISTS
NAMED "DISORDERLY PLACES"
SPOKANE, Wn., Dec. 21. As n
final resort in nu attempt to thor
oughly stop the activities of tho In
dustrial Workers of the World, its
hall wns closed by tho police todny
who said it was a "disorderly placo."
About 100 members who were in tho
hnll went outsido of tho city limits
where an indignation meeting was
held. As a result of this meeting
about n dozen of the Industrial
Workers volunteered to go insido of
the state made no effort i . , .,'
... . i viuiiiiiuii oi ine uruiiinncc.
mis year iu assess uurigago noics.
An examination of tho official
summaries of the counties shows that
there has been an lncreaso of nearly
The Industrial Workers repudiate
the reports circulated Saturday night
that they had surrendered and given
inn tliA ftrltt T.nn.lnro tltlu nfUmnnii
$96,000,000 in tho total valuation of Y , V" V
. ' . ... , . . .. . declared thnt they would nwait tho
the property of tho state, and that,
thero is a decided disposition on the
court decision in the case of C. L,
Filliiigno, secretary of the locnl or-
nnti urougiu mandamns proceed nes l"" 1 U1 '"uai Vl luu "au v , ni.nr.l :(!, cmrnnv
against the street car company to-'frate n a more uniform basis than nml then wjn mAn jmcw .f
dny to compel five cent fare to tho ,n Pa8t diet is unsatisfactory.
end of tho new city limits. Judge ' Among tho various counties, Uraa- .
, Chapman issued nn nlternatc writ re-! tI,Ia' tno wneat county, shows tho pfjL APPEAL WALSH CASE
tumnblc December 31. ( greatest lncreaso in valuation, while ( GOES TO SUPREME
. rern uui residents who blockadod "'"."nomna is a cjoso seconu. ino,
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Lu Grande has now secured one of
tho best supplies of wnter in tho
state.
PORTLAND. Dec. St. Tho entire
police force of the city today Is
searching for two masked men who
at 5:55 p. in. yesterday held a Fulton
cemetery our, up and after relieving
tho conductor of $1.00. swung from
the car and disappeared Into u clump
ot heavy under bniRh.
Although Bevcral passengers were
on the car. only tho cotAluctor. U.
Cook, was molested.
Tho men swung aboard the car as
It waH being slackened to pick up
Hcvornl passengers. Each wore a
mask which entirely covered IiIh fea
The two men poked a revolver In
Cook's face and ordered him to de
liver his vnlunbles. Cook didn't par
ley, but did as hu was bidden.
After Cook had turned ovor tho
$1.00 In nickels and limes, tho two
men Jumped from tho car and dis
appeared.
GOLD RAY GRANITE CO.
Officio: L09 West Mitin St., Mud foul, Oro.
Operating Quarry at Gold Ray, Oregon
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DKAMSRS IN
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
THE LIGHT QUESTION
the lino for IS hours Fridav niuht "Bun for Josephine county show a v crrt vnrnv n r n,. on
nnd Saturday are paying the ten cent ,,u?t 00 fr 190! oL'J!2'10',A final appeal of tho enso of John
fare today taking receipts for the which Is an lncreaie oMB5S.40S over R Wn,shi , (.onvietcil Ch;
extra nickel. A tremendous -meeting tha of- last . year. Jackson county. bnnkor WftS prcseilte(1 to the Uniteil
was held Saturday night by tho peo- '"lQl t0taI valuat,on ol States supreme court todnv in the
plo who are determined to get the $26,438,666, shows an actual de- form of a til;on for R q
five cent far or force municipal own- cnan ttom the figures ot last ycarj It was takcn undop d fa
urs in p oi me wnoie system nere. Ul 6-o,ooo.
Tho bell has sounded tho knoll of
kerosene, gasoline lights nnd other
forms of incompetout illumination.
Are yon ready to quit thorn t
Haven't yon tolerated them lorn?
onought
Thoro was a time whon burning
pitch faggots furnished tho only
moans of artificial illumination folks
know about. And it wns considorod
sufficient.
Then camo the tallow dip, nnd ev
erybody discarded his pitch fnggot
in disgucst.
Tho tallow candlo was next to ex
ert its supremacy ovor tho tallow
dip, and folks were glnd.
Tho noxt step of development was
kcrosine lamps, nnd thoy in their
turn wero welcomed ns n plensing
stop in tho right direction.
Then came tho gnsolino lights,
which Jacksonville tried nnd onst
tncnt.
H THE U OF O GLEE CLUB
No other form of artificial ilium
innnt equals oleotrioity in bnlllancy,
safety, nontnoss, honlthfuluoss, econ
omy nnd cheerfulness.
Eld trie lighting unitn no fumos
or odor-j, nnd is tho rno hjgonio light
for living roomj nml Led roams.
Tin Jnct that eleelric light con
sumes no oxygon, llko nil open flmno
lights do, provos it to bo tho health
iest light known.
It kcops tho nir ns ptiro nnd whole
some as if no light woro burning nt
nil.
Tho importmicj tf this one feature
is readily apparent whon it is known
thnt nn open flnmo light burns mora
oxygen, from n room, than four per
sons would breathe.
No matchos. No dangerous, dirty
mntchos nro needed in tho homo thnt
is clcetricnlly lighted.
No wnshing and filling of lumps,
no danger of explosions: im (lunger,
of leaks; no plumber's bills: no flick-'
An.l n rt , , . no n lnmrti.1 .1.. .....,. . ! - ... . 1 . . 1... 1.1 ..... ..... 1 . . . .. . . . 1 '
"u i.ui. no , tuiutu tiuu'ufi.iuiit uiiii; iimiiu io nu itiu uv n null-
of science, wo have tho grnntest of den gust of wind; no fin si.udge of j
all llluminnnts electricity. soot ocntiniinlly cinainiling from
Mnybo somo day something will, your light to bo ilop.iHirerf on cur
KEXCXXIMH
If you cniinut rench u lu person, you enn reach m by
Phono 3272.
ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
PHONE US YOUR ORDERS. fl&r
It in a good habit It is n rapidly growing habit with nil Mod
ford. It in n ImliU by which thousands rave in their dally nnd
monthly nnd yearly oxpcndlturon. It In n habit that booomon
tixed the oftener people buy horn. And tin broad reason in sat
isfaction. Pood!o are satisfied with onr jrrooorien. I'roplo nro
satisfied with onr prices. Pec plo nr natifiod with the ways of
the start, itn manners end methods.
WfY PAY S5o FOH A 5 POUND PACKAGE OF OATS WHEN
WE HAVE THEM FSR 20c?
Rex Grocery
"One Price to Everybody"
replace electricity.
But tho probability isn't strong
enough to justify us in waiting for
it.
tiiins, draporicH, mm furnishings.
when you wnnt to flood your home
with light, simply turn tho button,
Think hnrd now don't von want it?
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WANTED
Timber and Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING CON
TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTBIATES
FURNISHED.
B. H. Harris &l Co.
Mir D FORD, OREGON I
Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs 1
For the Best
! iri LINE OF ELECTRICAL 'I'LIEJi, FIXTURES. WIRIilu
:;j "YKAMO REPAIRING SEE MEDFORD'S PREMIER ELEC-
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FLYNN BROS.
132 WEST MAIN STI1EET.
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Attention Orchardists
nnHE MEDFORD LAIL TRIBUNE will issue a homeseekers' issue on New
J- Years, which will contain the record of the past year of Medford and the
Rogue River valley, and data of interest to the homeseeker. It is desirous of se
curing at once data concerning rruit records made tho past season. If complete
returns have not been received, fruit growers can give the yield and the expected
pnc 80 dom TU wiU helP advertise the Rogue River valley to tho world.
Cut this out and mail at once to New Year's edition, Mail Tribune, Medford,
Or. ' '
From acres of I picked
boxes of for which I received $ per box gross, or
' $ per box not. The trees are years old. The greatest
ago yield for, any one tree was , boxes, which netted $ The aver
ago yield per acre was boxes and the average return per acre was
$ I exhibited y.at , which wero
awarded the following prizes: ;.
Name
Address .".
If instead of fruit you raised alfalfa or vegetables, or turkeys or hogs, or any
thing else, send it in, so the world may know what you are doing.
Don't Buy
Your Xmas presents until you havo seen tho
splendid line of SILVER and EBONY
BACKED BRUSHES, TOILET SETS,
WOOD AND LEATHER FOR PYRO
GRAPHIO NOVELTIES, LEATHER
HANDBAGS AND PURSES, SMOKERS'
SETS, POST CARD ALBUMS, PEARL
HANDLED PENS and scores of other suit
able articles for presents.
Eagle
Pharmacy
EAST MAIN ST.
MEDFORD
F. N. CUMMINGS
T. W. OSGOOD
OSGOOD & CUMMINGS
Civil Engineers
THE BEST EQUIPPED ENGINEERING OFFICE
IN SOUTHERN OREGON.
Surveys, Maps, Plans, Specifications,
Reports, Estimates, Etc., Water Pow
ers and "Water Works, Paving 'and
Road Making, Sewerage, Railroads, Ir
rigation and Drainage.
OFFICE: MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
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By Common Consent
tho crowd mnkon for tho otoro of
brilliant llfiht. This Is bocauso nn Eloc-
trio Sign Jn front donotoo hustling fousl-
nosB qualltlos within. Pooplo llko tho light
no woll ao hustling and right prlooo. As an
advortlslng proposition It puts In ovor-tlmo,
working twonty hours out of twonty-four.
Out opoolal sign proposition must Intorost you,
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO,
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