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Old Tribune Building. Phone 2931.
DRIVERS that know the country
RIGS that cover the country
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PEACHES, TRY FOR FREEDOM
QUlCKfiV AND WITH COM I' M'.T TO VOU AUK AJAVU'H TO ItK
foiwii a i run
FAItLOW & DOWNING, I'HOPMKTOIW.
'WEST SIDE STABLES
I'HONK 1M31 .8. dUArn 8TIIKRT
Past Yunr's Returns Show That Department of Aijrlculttiro Plant;
Three Men Under Sentence of Death (
California Fruit Growers Aro
Worklnii Entirely For
tho Railroads.
Scmllnii Car,to Gcorula to
Assist Shlpplnii
of Fruit.
Mako a Desperate Effort
to Escapo From
Penitentiary.
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Tirifi MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, AfEDFORD, ORKCJON, TI I rR8T)AY, JANUARY 0,1910.
GROWERS
I.OH ANOHl.Kfl, Jnn. 0. It Ih only ATIANTA, Oft., .Inn. fl. -Aid l to
ncct-HHiuy to rofor to tho HtutornuntB Kvc tllu QimKsl ,)otlch Krowur
of liiitt yonr'n ruturttu on California
oraiiKi (o proyo thnt n Mr por :nt
n Ko of tlio unworn aro worldnit iu
tlroly for tho rallrorulH. Tho policy
of tuxliiK tint ImliiHtry tho limit of
omlurmico Ih prnctlcod by tho rondu.
l'iDHliloiit Htory of tho nxchnriBo
h.-.yM li Ih ornnnlr.utlon nottod, htokh,
$1!2,00,000 for tho ytrnr'n crop which
mount M,300,000, f. o. I. Califor
nia; In othur worrtu pnld f rollit to
the riillroadu to tho oxtont of 8
300.000. Aa It cort tho KroworH to
produce, plrl, pnek nml Roll, Inclnd
lug nmtorlal, $1.12 por box tho frow
ith who nold tliroUKh tho cxchaiiBO
Hpunt $10,201,000. which loft thorn
ti nut rutnrn of only H. 090, 000. From
HiIh It will bo nutm that for ovory $1
tho grower hud loft aftor paying ox
poiiRvH ho hnd contrlbutod to freight
I . Hlilpplns nvor $2.
On tlilx Htihpoct Mr. Woodford
niitnttKor of tho nxchntiKo, rncontly lit
uuod tho following ntntomontn:
"Tho qiicMtlon of frolght ami ro
"rlgoratlon raton Id now beforo tho
Inturttnto comtnorco coinmlwtloii an
within u yoar or two nhould bo dot I
nltoly nettled, for a good many yearn
to conio, it condition which nhould
provo nccoptnblo ullko to both tho
growers nnd tho carrlora."
In tho numntlino whlto thin Btrun
ouoh campaign Ih boltiK carried o
tho uroworo contlnno to work nt
practically day wiikoh for tho rnll
rondM. What of fort If nny U Mr,
Woodford nnd tho exchango making
to Bocnro for tho growors n "quaru
donl" from tho roadH? Thoro
nothing In Mr. Woodfonl'H ntato
inunt. ountod ahovo, thnt Indicates
that ho In working for tho KroworH
Ho could hnvo tnudo tho H.mo coin
iront vory connlntoiitly hh nn om
ployo of tho rllrnails. Tho KroworH
aro of tho opinion that ho ought to
show hln colon nnd kcop fighting
tholr battles' nnd thoy aro much
grlovctl nt this dlsplny of ntrnlnod dl
plomncy,
SEVENTY-SIX FISHERS
LOST OFF HALIFAX
VANCOUVEK, II. O., Jnn. C A
upeclal from Halifax, N. 8., nays
"What may prqvo ono of tho wornt
fishing oMsastorn In thlH vicinity hap
ponml yesterday whon, tomptod by a
flno morning, twonty-flvo bontH bo
longing to floots In tho vlnclnlty o
Whitehead. N. 8., wont out n llttlo
further than In cimtomary. food fish
lng innklng hotii careless of tho path
orlng Htorm which swooped down on
thorn about noon. Only tlvo boats
nuccooodod In making tho harbor nnd
throo others woro honrd from this
morning, making sovontoon with
suvonty-slx mon ntlll missing, having
boon driven out to Hon by tho Bouth
woBtorly gnlo. Ono bont Is roportod
iiflltoro nt tho ontrnnco to tho bay but
thoro Is no hopo for tho crow. Tho
government stenmor Abordoon will bo
eont out to sonrch for tho missing
bontH.
INSURGENTS IN CONGRESS
PLAN NEW CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jnn. C It
Ih roportud thnt tho "Insurgents" In
congress nro planning to hold n moot
lng to adopt n general plan of nctlon
to cambnto tho roportod purpose of
tho Tnft ndmlnlatratlon to conduct
opon wnrfaro against thorn.
Tho Intention of tho ndmlnlatratlon
to withhold patronage from Insur
gent congressmen nnd In thnt man
nor carry tho fight against thorn Into
tholr own districts has boon oponly
fitatod nnd hna mot with no denial.
Tho "InBurgonts" say that thoy
hnvo nmplo ovjdpnco that tho admin
istratlon Is using "tho administration
club" and that it is planned to' "malto
thorn Buffor" for opposing tho poll
clcs of tho Taft rogimo.
City Treasurer's Xo'lco.
Offlco of City Troasuror, Modford,
Ore, Jan 0, 1010.
Notlco is horoby given that thoro
nro funds In tho city tronflury for tho
rodomption of all outstanding war
rants IsBiiod against Onkdalo avonuo
Improvement fund, nnd warrnnt No,
G, iRHiiod nmilnat Tr'inlc sow ? fund,
protoatod May 12. 1009,
Interest on tho snmo will conso
aftor tho abovo dato.
L. h, JACODS,
250 City Troasuror.
Notice.
All onenmpmont mombors nro ro
qucBtod to bo prosont Saturday ov
onlug, Installation of offlcorn.
J, L. DEMMKU,
240 Scrlbo.
by tho United Btnten govornmout In
tho mnttor of pro-cooling earn in
which tho Ooorgln pouch crop Is to
bo shipped during tho tioaHon of 1010.
Bocrotnry of Agriculture Jnmos Wil
son has wrltton n lottor to Manngor
I. M. Homing, of tho Georgia Krult
oxchango In which ho promltioH to
koikI to Ooorglu tho govonuiiKut pro
cooling car vhlch has htmu doing
ittich iiploudld demonstration mirv-
Ioch In California during tho putt two
iioiihoiih. At present tho peachoit nro
gathered nnd packed when tho tem
perature of tho punch la in many In
Htnucoa an high ns 100 degrees. Tho
refrigerator cars in which tho poach
es nro placed for shipment hnvo been
prevloiialy used and tho temperature
in reduced to n tomperattiro of from
t to CO degrees. In tthlpplng them
from (loori:lft nolnta to Now York
the refrigerator cars havo to bo rA
iced at Atlanta, Charlotte nnd Po
tomac ynrds. Kvon with this fre
quent ro-lclng Invariably two or three
layern of ponchos spoil, vhlch means
a consequential loan to tho shipper.
Tho pro-cooling car Is what its
nnmo slgtWflea. It cools tho fruit bo
foro It Is placed In tho regular re
frigerator c:r for nhlpmont.
At n cost of $8000 Undo 8am hns
hnd this demonstration car construct
ed. It contrltiH ita own refrlgorntlng
plnnt. The fruit In placed In this
pre-coollng car, whoro tho torapor
nturo Ih reduced to almost freezing
and whon tho fruit la thoroughly
chilled it Is placed in tho already
Iced refrigerator cars and shipped.
Hy having tho fruit cooled beforo It
la plncod in tho refrigerator car no
extra Icing la nccosnnry nnd tho fruit
la found to bo In perfect condition
nt tho end of tho Journey, tho snmo
nn nt Its beginning.
This nld from tho govorumont wna
secured through tho adoption of n
resolution by tho Georgia Fruit ox
chnngo nt Its Inst mooting calling up
on tho Oeorgln aonntora nnd con
groRHtuon to Importuno Secretary
Wilson for thla car. As n result of
thin demonstration in Georgia noxt
year it Is believed that ono or more
pro-cooling stations will bo secured
which will nienn much to tho poach
shippers of thla stuto.
SMITH PACKED AND
SHIPPED ASHLAND CAR
To tho Editor. Tho fact hitn just
been brought to our attention thnt in
nu Ihsuo of your pior, Biilmoquont
to iho shipment of tho earlond of
Now town Tippins sent from Afililmul
to tlite National Apple Show nt Spo
kane, it wit 8 stated thnt stud carload
of apples wiih prepared nnd shipped
in chnrgo of Mr, Frnnk Isnnes, of
Me.lford.
We nro sure thnt J'ou were mislod
by Koine one, for ntior n ntntoinont ih
not tnio nnd ia n crent injuHtico (
Mr. T. V. Smith, of Ashlnml, ono of
tho county fruit inspectors, nnd one
of tho best (nullified men in tho
county. Mr. Smith superintended tho
puakiui nnd tuiipping, nnd nooom
puniod tho enr to Spoknuo; in f not
Mr. Smith had chnrgo of tho matter
from beginning to end and feolB keon
y tho injustice of mich n puhhshod
Htnlcmont. Tho noplos woro rnisod
within tho corpornto limits of Ash
land, woro shipped from tho dopot in
ishlnnd nnd woro in chnrgo of Mr.
T. P. Sipith, an Ashlnnd man.
C. D. WATSON.
AGED MAN KEPT TWO
WIVES FOR TWENTY YEARS
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y Jan. C
Tho dlB.ippnoaranco of n pnekago of
ponslpn papoVa which boloicod to tho
Into William II. Hood, civil war vot
oran and for many yoara nn omployo
in ono of tho elty dopnrtinonts, has
brought to light tho fact taht at
his death Wood had two wivoa from
nolthor of whom had ho boon di
vorced. ! UlnR'Sil'V
It Is nlso shown that Wood had
boon n bigamist for ovor twouty
yonru, and for that longtlt of tlnio
tho wives hnd boon living within
Igh't miles of each othor and thoro
Lad boon no troublo.
Wood wno burled on Decombor 13,
and Pension Agent Edwards on bo
lmlf of Mrs. Knthorino Dolancoy
Wood claimed, tho ponslon pnpors of
tho doconsod, stating thnt his client
wns mnrriod to Mr Wood Docombor
8, 1SG8.
Mrs. Emma Wright Wood, who
dahlia to hnvo mnrriod Wood on FoT)
runiy 11, 1880, statod that tho mlss-l
lug ponslon paporo hnd boon burlod
with tho body of Wood.
SACRAMENTO, Jnn. (5. Jacob
Oppenhoimer, J. W. Kin ley nnd Frnnk
Quijndu, priHoners nt Kolsom stute
penitontinry under sentence of donth
nre in solitary confinement lodny
following u despcrnto uttempt to ef
fect llioir eseape,
Whon discovered by Captain Bar
rett of the night wntch nt midnight
they hnd nlrendy freed themselves
from their cells nnd woro starling to
out llieir wny through the outer bars.
Whon Harrolt sounded the nlunn nnd
drew his revolver they ran hack to
their cells. They will ho closely
guarded until the gnlloWB ends their
enrcers.
With a finnll steel Finlcy out his
wny through the lower part of tho
door of his coll nnd nt u fnvornble
hour made his way to tho cells of
Quijndu nnd Oppenhoimer nnd as
sisted them in prying the heavy IocUh
off llioir doors.
Armed with bnrs of steel and the
sharp implement with which Finley
hud cut through his cell door, they
were working on iho outer bnrs when
Captnin Harrett entered, forcing
them buck to their cells nt tho point
of n gun.
Oppenheimer is one of tho most
deK)rato criminals known to the of
ficers of this- stnte. Ho is now under
the death sentence, by tho provions
of a law enneted speeinlly to fit his
ensc.
Officially he is designated ns "No.
11,211;" nmong prison nttnehes he
has gained the sobriquet of "Tho de
mon of murderer's row," outside
prison wnlls he is known ns Jncob
Oppenheimer.
The section ndded to the penal code
of California for the solo purpose of
fitting his ense makes it n capital of-1
fenso to assault a fellow prisoner or I
a guard while an iumnle of a penal
institution. The legislature was driv
en to its pussnge by the fact that
Oppenheimer had killed ono follow
inmate at Folsom, nnd hnd made
seven murderous assaults on guards,
some of whom ho mnimcd for life.
EMPLOYER SHOOTS MAN
FOR ATTENTIONS TO WIFE
OAKLAND, Cnl., Jnn. 0. Claudo
Smith, a stucco worker, is thought 'o I
bo dying in a hospital hero today as '
tho result of a bullet wound inflicted '
on him by his cmployor, Frcd. Jurgo
witz. Jurgowitr is in tho polico sta
tion today wniting tho outcomo of
Smith's wounds, said tho shooting
was tho result of Smith's attention
to his wifo.
Smith, who has n wifo and child
living in Oakland, has boon in the
habit of visiting tho Jurgowitz home
occasionally nnd dining thoro. Find
ing Inst night thnt no menl hnd been
propnrod for him, ho is said to havo
gono in nn ugly mood to a house in
tho neighborhood whoro his omployo
nnd Mrs. Jurgowitr. woro visiting.
Jurcowitsr. said ho wont to tho door
when Smith tried to batter it down
nnd wns knocked to tho ground by a
blow from tho stuCco worker's fist.
Jurgowitz, in self defense, thon
flrod n shot that wont wild, accord
ing to his story. A second bull"t took
effect in Smith's nbdomen, causing n
wound that is beliovod will provo
fatah
DR. SWEET TELLS WHY
HE IS A CANDIDATE
Dr. A, H. Sweet, candidate for tho
council from tho First ward, has fur
nished Tho Mail Tribune with tho
following Btntomcr.t :
I nm not willing to givo my wholo
timo ns "choro boy"'for tho oity nt
$20.00 por month. This is tho foo
tho health offioor now gets. Tho
couneilmnn's foo may bo a triflo
more, l was induced to petition ns
councilman for tho First wnd, as my
Humorous frionda doom it propor to
invo our munioipnl nnd educntionnl
bonrds roprosontcd by ono of tho
medieal profession, ns noted in
eastern cities,
NEW SAWMILLS IN
SISKIYOU COUNTY
MONTAGUE, Cnl., Jan. C Tho
Orr-Lnko Lumbor compauy at Dray
will In tho Bprlng build another saw
mill. Work will commonco In Fob
runry. Tho compnny Is now running
the Pnrlc mill.
II, II, Hudson Is building n now
saw mill on Horsothlof, It will havo
a capacity of 30,000 foot a day. Mr.
Hudson hns 6,000,000 foot of tlmbor
to Bnw,
Tho Northorn California Lumbor
compnny at Hilt will start, up its box
factory in about a wool: to out up
tho million nnd a half foot of box
lumbor it has in tho yards,
F. N, CUMMINGS
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