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COOK TO DENMARK
FOR
EXPLANATION
Scientists Claim Explorer Talked
of Polo Much Det,tcr Than Ho
Wrote Say Perhaps Ho
Is Unbalanced.
COHSNIIAOISN, .Inn. Tlio an
iwuucoiuout. of Bonrotury l.oumlulo,
who uoro tho 1'olnr tliitn of Dr. Krod
orlcli A, Cooi o CoponhiiKon, Hint
ho linn Ikwu In liornonnl coiutuuul
cntlon with tho Tolnr uxjiloror kIvou
rlurt to tho Hlory Hint Cook will coino
to nunmitrlc n ml nppour poniounlly
tinforo tho cominlttoo Hint rermttly
rejected lil clnliim to I'olnr tllm-ov-ory.
Whllo tho committee linn nhuwn
no dlHpoHltloii to rn-opoii tho cmo,
there In u Hootlmout In CoponhitKfti
thnt tho doctor' clnliim actually
woro Imaed upon more ovlilonro than
wan proHontod In tho proofH nml ln
tn offered tho contttntory of tho Unl
vornlty of Copenhagen.
Hny Ho Tnlkrd Well.
HuloittlMtii who flrnt tallied to Coolt
upon IiIh nrrlvnl horo from tho north
ItmlHt thnt ho showed nn Intlmnto
knowlwlno of Polnr nffnlrn which
wnH lacking entirely In tho nuhinlt
ted proofH.
Otto Hvorntip nml other DnncB do
clnro thnt Cook then proved hln
olnltim to their natliifactlon. In vlow
of tho absolute and unroBorvod no
coptnnco of Cook'H tory, then Dnn
IbIi HclontlBts, thoro Ih ii Konornl hopo
thnt tho Amorlrnn explorer will ro
turn and explain tho dlncropnnclos
nnld to oxUt hotween tho Htory ho
flrnt told and tho data pronoiitod to
tho cotiBlHtory.
Cook'fl BtnunchcHt frlondB lioro
only ono poiwlhlo oxplnnntlon to
mnko. They hint thnt tho oxploror'a
mind subjected to a turrlhlo strain
during ti Ih trip In tho Arctic may
havo given way when ho returned to
civilisation.
SHE MARRIED A JAP
NOW SHE IS SORRY
8AN PIIANCI8CO, Jan. 4. WrIIIu.
dontuent, misfortune, and ' dluguoiit
linve proved to ho tho lot of Mrn. Gum
Jlro Aokl, daughter of Achdeacon
John Kmery of tho local Kplncopnllnn
dloceuo, who Innt aprlng married tho
JnpaneHu bounor boy employed In her
father imfmlly at Corto Madern. In a
pitiful lettor recolved from lior by
lior father, sb0 bogn to bo alolwod to
return to him from Seattle and to
bring tho child that born a fow
mouths after hor marrlaco with her
JnpaneBo lover. Tho archdeacon, up
on receipt of tho moRBnco, loft for
Seattlo to aid lilu daughter and prob
ably will return with hor at once. In
her letter tho wife nays Aokl h.iB
proved falthlesn to IiIb vowu. Ho han
become Hhlftloiw and lazy, alio rays,
and npeudH dayn at .1 tlmo in the
liauntH of IiIh JnpaneBo r.nocIatoH In
tho city, leaving bin wlfo until ho Ib
out of fundB, when ho roturnn to do-
mand money from hor.
BELIEVE THAT
LAMPHERE TOLD
Out Clcriiyman Refuses to Dlvulcjo
Confession Reported to
Havo Been Matlo
to Him.
CHICAGO, .Inn. I. Tlio Kv. I'M
win A. Kelml, of Iowa UiiivorMily, lo
ilny refiiHeil lo divulge tlio eonfon.
hIoii Ifny l.(iiMili(;re Ih reported to
havo made (o him. Ah n clergyman,
Kev, Kehcl deelitred that lio must
keep Hnered the Htory of tho man
who in HiipjMiHeil to have lieen ro
HpoiiHilile for the death of Mrn. Hello
(IuIiioxk, of the ha I'orte, 1ml., hor
ror farm.
Tho Uiiivornily proMdout'H state
ment, however, that he did not think
(here in any doubt but that Mrn.
(InineHK'K body burned when tho La
I'orle roHidenco wan doHtroyod by
fire apparently Iayn at rout tlio Htor
ieH that the woman in alive. Further
publicity would bring moro Horrow
into the hamphere homo at ha I'orte,
Hnid Dr. Seliel, and that too, wn .1
reiiHon for keeping to hiniHelf tho
truo tale of tho fluinoHB myHtory.
CARRYING BOOKS MAKE
CHILDREN LOPSIDED
IIHHIilN, Jan. Tho municipal
ity of Hnnlau hafl Isnuod a warnlns
to nil parents in tho town Inntruct
Ing them to prohibit their chlldron
from carrying school portfolios un
der their arniH and to HiibBtltuto for
th0 Bnmo tho old-fnBhlonod knapsacks
carried on their backB.
Tho reanon for this ordor la tho
nlarmlng IncroaBO of lopBldod chll
dron In thnt town, which ProfosBor
Dr. C. Kndrey attributed to tho cus
tom of carrying books to and from
Hchool under ono nrm. Theso books
togothor with drawlnR board, com
pnBBOfi, pencil enso, otc, vary In
wolht from four to ton pounds, nnd
In time tho dellcnto and Immnturo
framework of tho children suffors.
TIiIh Ih moro tho cnBO as tho chll
dron nro generally Bleepy nnd tired
on going to Hchool and enorvatod on
their return. Tho professor adduces
caoos In which permnnont curvatu'ro
and crookcdnosH havo resultotl from
tho habit.
BABY SHOPLIFTER IS HELD
8-YEAR OLD'S 3RD OFFENSE
Van Do Car & Jassmann havo n
very flno display of geniR. Ono 1
blue crystal diamond at nn excep
tional low prico por karet. Let nn
figuro with you on n dintnond, 2 tS
HOPES RAIN MAY
DROWN CITY DADS
A. S. Mayor, Contractor, Says City
Violated Contract to Keep Roof
In Repair, First.
ASHLAND, Jan. 4. To tho EdU
tor: I will roply to your nrtlclo ro
KardlnB tho leaky roof of tho city
hall. I will not ropalr tho roof on
tho city hall nor will my bondsmen.
I will hco to that. Had your city
dndfl not boon bo Bmart with mo I
would havo kont it In condition. 1
donntod tho counter to tho city nnd
got no thnnka. You may look on
tho plans for yoursolf and boo. And
tho city dads woro tho first to broak
tho contract thoy did not mako tho
paymonta as por nKroomont nnd thoy
humbiiRod mo for throo months aft
er I ot through boforo thoy paid
mo tho last payment and I had to
put It In tho hands of a lawyer to
colloct tho balanco boforo thoy would
pay mo and thon I found that tho
contract waB Illegal by u decision of
tho Biipromo court of Oregon In nn
othor city hall caso lllco thlfl. Your
city attornoy may look It up. Yon
may notify tho city dndH by putting
this roply In your pnpor.
A. 8. MOYHU, Contrnctor.
P. 8. If thoy wnnt to bring It to
n teat Btnrt now boforo tho wlntor
rnlna drowud Bomo of thorn dads.
8T. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 4. An 8-
year-old girl, whoso cheeks oro con
stantly dimpling with smiles, whoso
blue eyen beam with Innocence nnd
candor, Ib held at tho Carr street' po
llco utatlon as "tho bnby shopllftor.'
Sho Is Annie Pavllnskl, and has been
arrootcd throe times for theft, spont
two weekn In tho Industrial school
nnd OBcnped, has run oway from
homo dozonu of times, and makes n
practice of slipping out of bod aftor
hor family Ib nsloop and pilfering
money from hor father and lior big
brother, Tony. Annlo wns found
asleep In n hallway, scantily clad and
was blue with cold. A pitying pollce
mnn took hor to tho matron of tho
Carr Btroot dlBtrlct, whoro It was
loarned that hor last oxplolt was hav
ing run nwny from homo nftor rifling
hor bother's pockctB of $1.G0.
BUZZARDS
RA
E
OVER COLORADO
Eight Dead, Hundreds of Cattle and
Sheep Perish, and Much
Damayo Dono by
Heavy Storm.
RAINS PREVENTED
OF
As Fast as Graves Wcro Dug, Water
Filled ThemLet Up In Storm
Eased tho Situation.
POMONA, Cal Jan. 4. Bocauflo
tho rains filled tho graves nonrly nB
fast nn thoy could bo dug, bodies
which woro to havo boon Intorrod
nearly a weok ago, woro not burled
until today,
During tho storm which lma JuBt
panned ovor thlB section of tho Btato
tho bodies of sovon porsons woro
hobj by tho undortakorB on account
tho storm.
FunornI BorvIcoB woro hold as ub-
unl but tho bodtos woro kont nt tho
undortnkor'B parlors. Had tho rnln
continued longer Bpoclal nrrange
monta would hayo boon nocossnry to
Htoro tho bodies,
Four bodleB woro Intorrod yostor-
dny and throo today.
For Eczema, Totter and Salt Rheum.
The intonBo itohinir olmraoteriBtio
of thcfio nilmonta is nlmost instantly
nllnyecl by Chnmborlnin's Salvo,
Mnny eovoro onsoB hnvo boon ourod
by it. For enlo by Loon B. Hnokina'
Phnrmnoy.
DICNVHIl, Colo., Jan. 4 Bight
persoim nro dead, hundreds of cattlo
nnd ithoop havo porlHhiHh railroad
trafflco In demoralized and wire comt
rnunlcatlou Is proRtrntcd, as tho rc"
suit of tho bllzzardH, rnliiK and re
Hiiltlng floods thnt hnvo Hwopt tho
Kocky mountain Htntes (or tho last
throo days.
Four mon nro reported to bnvo
been killed near Shennndonh, Colo
rado, by snow slides.
Ono mnn nnd two boys, whoso
tinmen woro not learned, woro froz
en to death In Now Mexico, near tho
Colorado - lino, Innt ovonlnn.
At tho Iowa mlno In thin stnto, n
minor wns burled boncath an ava
Inncho of huow. Ills body has not
boon recovored.
Storm In (Ivor-nil.
noportn from all ecctlonB of tho
mountain states Indlcnto thnt tho
storms woro general and that heavy
damngo was caused.
Owing to tho disrupted stato of
telegraph and telephone communica
tion reports from tainted districts nro
unobtainable, nnd no approximately
correct oBtlmntcn of tho financial loss
resulting from tho storms can bo ob
tained. Tho Denver nnd Itlo Grande rail
road Is completely tlo! up by tho
heavy snow In tho mountains. Uo
twoen Durango nnd Sllvorton, Colo
rado, forty snow slides havo occurred
nnd tho tracks nro burlod for miles.
It Ib Impossible to etnto when traffic
mny bo resumed.
Henvy Dnninge.
Heavy damago bau been dono In
tho mining sections of Colorado.
Tram lines and electric plants at sev
eral mines have been ruined by onow
Blliles, and In mnny places nil work
has been abandoned. The loss, tho
miners stated, will run woty Into tho
thotiHnndH of dollars.
Stockmen nnd ranchers nlso will
suffer heavy financial loss. Ico
gorges in tho Arkansas rlvor havo
caused It to overflow It's banks, In
undating much rich farm Innds.
Hoports from northern Colorado
Indlcnto thnt tho grip of tho Btorm
waj inoBt Bovero there. Cattlomcn,
It wan stated, will not bo ablo to es
tlmnto tholr Iobsch until tho snows
molt In tho spring.
Sovoral unconfirmed rumors of
Iobs of llfo In thnt section hnvo been
circulated.
protect tlio public intrrenlH in llio
matter of finfcgunrdifi juiblit! JnndH
nnd natural rcKourcen, and Uiohc
eotiHlilutiotiH Hhould bo adopted by
voteu of tho pooplo of the TerritorieH,
tho ProHident could reject them if ho
donired nnd CorigreBH could ngain
open tho way for tho adoption of
mttiHfaclory constitutions. This
coiitfle wnH weilnigh impoRsiblo in the
enno of Oltlalionia, nH the people had
oxproHflcd tholr choice of wlnto offi
cerH, nnd justico hnd to be dono to
them.
It is boliovcd that in tho present
enRO tho effect will be to inmiro ood
ntnte conHtitutions nml mnko it cer
tain thnt two now fitnrs will bo ndded
to tho flap; with n year from tho dnto
of adjournment of the prcucnt Con-KrcHH.
SUNSET TO MIDNIGHT
Mnny n rata Is mode or commenc
ed nftor your store Is closed, If you
hnvo electric light working ovcrtlmo
for you,
In your show windows electricity
floods your entire etoro front with
such alluring brilliancy that it beck
ons folks on tho street; they cannot
Ignore It; they nro naturally drawn
to It.
It cnhnnccK tho beauty of your
display; it lends to your display an
Inviting nppenranco; It porsundcfl
oiks.
It porBundes them nt tho Tory tlmo
thoy nro most open to ImprcBBlons
oronlngB,
Tho peoplo who work daytimes
form tho great bulk of your trado.
What other tlmo, prny, do your win
dows get a chnnco to talk to theso
people, but in the ovenlngs7
Docs this sink In?
Wo'ro Just waiting for a word from
you to send our representative.
When may ho call?
IIOOUE ItlVBft BLECTKIC CO.
DRIVERS that know the country
RIGS that cover the country
QUICKLY AND WITH COM!" MIT TO YOU Alt IS ALW1YS TO UH
FOt'.SO A I TUB
FAItliOW Xc DOWMNO, I'ltOPItlBTOItS.
WEST SIDE STABLES
PHO.VK 2-131
8. QltAPE STIIKI3T
i i
Primers W&tned-
AT HOLLYWOOD OR JHAIW3
TKI.KPJ10.VK FAltMBItb 01
TAXIDERMIST A NO FURRIER
Send your trophies to me for mount
ing. Dig game heads, fish, birds and
mnmanhi mennted tzoe to nature by
improved methods. I do tanning, malar
fttr rngs, make, remodel and cleat,
fur gnmacnts. Express nnd mail or
ders promptly attended to.
C. M. HARRIS.
405 Washington Street, Portland, Or.
Telephone Main 3600.
"Tho
best time
to start using
OLYMPIC
FLOUR
is now today."
Mother. '
Olympic Floor al-l
ways make eood
thinc-cood bread
and blccuiU, good '
pa try and eakM.
Made from choicest
North waatcrn
wbeat,Tinrfwhole-
tome, clean anu no-
tritionB "there ,
Uu't any Jest.
m Im.
AT YOUR GROCER'S
The Helping Hand
An Eloctrlc-IIghtod Window
a n hntnlnrr hnnri to Increased
business. It extends for you the
glad hand of business fellowship
to ovory possible customer. A
well lighted storo Inside and out
makes good frionds, and good
friends mako good customers.
Our expert can show you tho boat
and cheapest methods or sign ana
Window lighting. 'Phone for him.
THE ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Itofra Hrei Ciuuube & Eybp rating mpnny will alrrete
tt4m ttai TkKn4ny of each week to cstH work in tb mnn
afartare of Ur, apple bnttor and jellies.
Pkone your order for nioe aweet cider to 11X2. Delirenea w
be nad a Vnt-Aujs aad Fridnys of ak wvek.
ROGUE RIVER CANNERY & EVAPORATING COMPANY
Mill in West Medford. Phme 11X2.
t Medford Iron Works
x w w v i mm p 'b
t Foundry and Machinist t
t All 'r of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps, Bdltrs awl Ma-t
Til A l A II ft "
rcninery. agents in aoutnern urgon iw
t FAIRBANKS, HiPSE L CO
i
NO PANAMA CANAL BOND
ISSUE BEFORE NEXT MARCH
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. It wns
announced nt tho Trcnsury Depart-1
mcnt thin afternoon thnt tho issue of )
$OD,000,000 Panama Cnnnl bonds;
mny not bo mndo until Mnrch.
"Thoro probably will bo no need
until thnt time," snid Assistant Sec
retary Norton. "For that ronson,
tho Trcnsury enn wait a rcnsonnblo
time for Conjjross to eorrect the
Void coin' omission rclativo to
bonds."
Secretary ifnoVeaKli is in Now
York consulting with tho big finan
ciers ns to tho marketability of n two
nnd hnlf per cont bond, ns well ns to
loam how sorious thoy eonsidor tho
fniluro of Conjjrcss Inst summor to
put into tho tnriff bill tho proviso
thnt tho cnnnl bonds shall bo paynblo
in gold.
Martin J. Reddy
For
Diamonds
Fine Jewelry
Near the Post Office
PLUMBING
STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING
All Work Guaranteed Pricea Reasonable
COFFEILN . PRICE
11 North D St.. Medford, Ore. Phone 303
EAGLE HAD FLOWN FAR WITH
TRAP ATTACHED TO ITS LEG
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 4. An onglo
with ono of its lops fnst in n No. 3
stool trnp, which hnd nppnrontly
boon thoro nbout two wooks, wns kill
ed nt tho Ellison ranch nonr Edj;o-
wood, in tho uppor part of Siskiyou
County, nbout n fortnight ago.
Tt has been learned that nn onglo
pot into n No. 3 steel trap bolonpinp;
to N. Oreonslato of Plymouth, Amn-
dor County, nnd carried tho trnp
nwny with it. It is boliovod thnt tho
enlo. killed nt Edpowood, which is
nbout 300 miles from Plymouth in
nn nir lino, is tho snmo thnt enrriod
off Groonslnto's trnp.
STATEHOOD BY DEGREES
IS PLAN OF PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, .Tnn. 4. Stato-
hood legislation nt tho nrosont ses
sion of Congress wdl not co boyond
giving nuthority to tho pooplo of Now
Mexico nnd Arizona to hold consti
tutional conventions, if tho wishes of
lending niomobor of Congress dic
tate tlio polioy. This programmo is
in hnrmony with tho mossngo of
Presidont Tnft.
Should tho convention draft con
stitutions which do not ndequntoly
PL U MBING
Steam aad Hot Water Heating.
All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable.
I. F. MOORE AND E. E. SMITH
Old Tribune Building. Phoie 2931.
WANTED
Timber and Coal Lands
ENGINEERING AND SpTJRVEYING CON
TRACTS TAKEN AND ESTIMATES
FURNISHED.
B. H. Harris & Co,
MEDFORD, OREGON
Office in Jackson County Bank Upstairs
. v Isoelectric
ELECTRIC MIIMW
C"""'J NN vTiJ I
Is tho star that will
guldo your business
Into prosperous placos
To paraphrase tho poot
hitch your businoss to an
oloctrlo star and watch it
grow.
Don't wait until your
compotltor has takon away
your trado by progressive
methods.
Bo tho first man In tho
field. Start tho paoo and
you will bo tho wlnnor.
Ordor Now.
ROGUE RIVER
ELECTRIC CO.
0
GOLD RAY GRANITE GO.
Office: 209 West Main St., Medford, Ore.
Operating Quarry at Gold Ray, Oregon
DEALERS IN
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
For the Best
N THE LINE OF ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES, FIXTURES, WIRING
'M30 DYNAMO REPAIRING SEE MEDFORD'S PREMIER ELEC
TRICIANS. FLYNN BROS.
132 WEST MAIN STREET.