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THE MEDFO&tt MAIL TRIBUNE, MTBDIFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, .TANUARY K 39.10.
MUCH
PAVING
N
SIGHTTH1S YEAR
Property Owners Sign Petitions and
I'. Work Will Bo Put
Under Way
14 Early.
RAILROAD TIE-UP iWAR SCARE AGAIN
FELT IN CHICAGO' SHAKES FAR EAST
HOOD
WORKING
NEW
-
jTo parnphraso n local poet,
"Wntch the Routlo pnver pavo" in
1910. Petitions have been filed or
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nro, in circuinwon ana nro ocwg '
Heavy Rains In All Directions Blocks Harbin and Vladivostok People Arc
Traffic Milk Situation Is
Serious Many Trains
Stalled.
CHICAGO, Jan. 14. This city Is
suffering today from tho worst tlo-un
In railroad traffic In years as the
result of tho heavy rains, which have
Worried Over Russo-Japancso
Activity Throughout
Manchuria.
V i affected tho lines In nil districts.
smicd almost unanimously by tho mx. m. i. i i.. .v, 1
property owners for at least throo!miik trains have oil been delayed , Bn,ninB m sirtngm
miles of paved streets durinpr the land tho supply was practically ex- i ln northern Korea. Additional troops,
PEKIN, Jan. H. Advices receiv
ed here from Hahbtu and Vjadlvostok
lndlcnto that tho people there aro
undergoing a war senro.
It Is said that Japan openly Is
ln her position
Chief Engineer of Southern Pacific,
However, Dcnlos That Ho Knows
of Company's Plans
In Oregon.
coming season. Besides, tho paving
,idca is taking hold all over tho city,
and more petitions will bo mndo up
-ns the interest becomes more intense.
So far petitions have been filed
SAN KRANOISCO, Jan. 11 A
statement attributed to him to the
effect that tho Oregon Wcstorn, n
branch of tho Suuthnrn Pacific bo
tweon Drain and Mnrshflold, Or.,
would bo completed within a abort
time, was denied today by Chief En
gineer William Hood of tho Southern
Pacific Hood said that completion
of tho road, construction of which
other plants, competition, muni hu
maintained and prices kepi' vouho'h
nblo." CoiiMt'rvntlou of Soil.
Ho roeommendfl tho uonNorvnlton
of Holla being oarrtud on by tho tlo
partmout of ngriuulturu mid criti
cises tho reclamation service, saying
that somo of tlio projects in tliu
west nvo likely to fail boenuso of
laok of wntor, and that too mnny
projects woro sot on foot for the
amount of money on hand. Ho miy
Hint sottlera have been iuvltud to
take tip stippoHodly roolnlmed Inndrt,
nud now find that thoy havo no wn
tor. '
"Tho failure to cotuploto thurfo
projects for their bonofit is in fuel
n broach of faith," tho proHident
says, "and loaves them in n iuohI
distivssed condition. This eonditlon
(Iouh not hullunto any cxoohhIvo wuhIo
or tiny conception on tho port of llui
roolanmttou norvloo, It only indi
cates an ovorr.onloiiH ilunlro to uxtuud
tho honofitH of reclamation to an
litany Htntoii n h poHsiblo."
Imiiiiuico of ItOllllH.
IIo then roeommondo tho imhuiiium)
of bonds from tiino to time, not ox
oooduig $30,1)00,000, to provide Tar
tho completion of these prnjiuitx,"
"Wlmt I havo said iH really an opl-
intim ot Mm rniifiniiniiiiiliiHtinu nf tliri
secretary of tho interior in respect I '',0 disposition of thoHu lauds for
td tho future conservation of the; nKr,,,,m"ri" Bl""ri""u'
publio domain in his annual report,"! On ho nubjoot of Inland waterways
President Tnft oonoludoH. "Ho hut ho nays that it would bo wise to bo
givon attention to tho problom of tho gin tho projects of doopnning tho
disposition of those lauds under Huuh. Ohio rivor from Pittsburg to Cairo
conditions us to invito the private by developing tho lower river in no
capital nocoBsary for their develop- "ord with tho traffic on tho upper
uietit on tho one hand nud tho main- nvor.
lonnuuo of restrictions necessary
prevent monopoly ntul abuse l'ronu
nliHoluto ownership on tho other,
TIioho recommendations aro luoorpo
rated in IiIIIh which ho has nropured,
and aro at tho disposal of oougross,"
Tho president iuIiIh a paragraph
on tlio subject of foroMts, saying that
thoy urn under the control of tho de
partment of agriculture, mid roooin
iiioiiiIh a Hiniill appropriation for re
forestation ami tho sale of timber on
all isolated trnctH of forest IiiiuIh,
i hauatod this afternoon. Tho coal sit-; field and slego guns nro bolng rushed
uatlon Is growing worse hourly and! to various points nlong tho border,
. . - .. . . . .AHAMl Dh.AlRU I(Ia. T.. . ....
incoming trains wnicn were expccieu , i" oiuvimu tmra i"- was started about n year ago, was'
to relievo tho fuel famlno aro un neso ePlos are reported to bo active. ! contemplated by tho company, but'
able to reach tho city. j Tho proposed trip of General Dnron stated that ho know nothing whntso-
A number of passenger trains havo 1 Fukushlmn's general stnff through i OVor of tho future plans for tho lino, i
for paving Gencsscc street from East i been stalled all day by tho heavy Manchuria Is taken to Indicate clear- Ho said;
-Main north to the end of tho street ,snows ,n Iowa- In sections tributary u mni mo muo orown mon nro . i nm now nt work otl nn Cattmnto
nmV for Riverside avenue from Main'; to ch,caS whoro tho snow has not preparing for tho strugglo thoy bo-!of Whnt It will cost to comploto tho
GOVERNOR TO IT
TO TEST AEROPLANE
IN ACTUAL WARFARE'
...... . . it.. i i
to Twelfth. oiocKea mo irncKS many -wasuouis , niuumuiu.
Petitions are being circulated forlhavo occurred. '
the paving of Central avenue for its '
ntire length, north and south; fori if an Tninitlir HriTO
1?nrtlctt from Sixth to Main, nnd fori mfl - I WIK Hr ni"fl I N
tho alloy between Sixth and Main ,!,'1,L 1 'UU11L "LttlO
from Riverside to Central nvenue;'
for Sixth street from tho Southern I
Pacific railway cast to A strce:;
East Main from the bridge to the city
limits; Tenth street from Oakdnlo to
Hamilton; West Fourth, wholo length.
This totals over three miles nnd is
c-nlv n starter for the work for 1910.
k Representatives of the Warren
Construction company nnd the Bar
ker Paving company of Portland
lave already been hero looking over
tho ground with n view to bidding on
branch from Drnln to Mnrshflold.
ThlB cstlmato will bo sont to tho com
pany's offices In tho east and may or
may not bo used as a basis of a do
clslon to resume work on this road."
Hood also declared that ho was
Ignorant ns to tho company's In-1
tentlons rccardlnc further extonslnnn
I of Its other lines In Oregon.
News of Appointment of F. M. Calk
ins Circuit Judge Reached Him
First Through Paper.
Ohio Man Closes Contract With Es
trada to Use an Aeroplane
Against Madriz.
j F. M. Calkins was on Thursdny jEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 14.
ill U 1111 UK 3 liUllUJUUUU LI ill 11 UU HIT : . . f . 1, .
. , , . i It was announced today that an ncro-
uj iu umuw ia iu unciiu iu ,, h tn,1 In nrfnnl nr.
the contract, and Mayor Canon has' """" " ''ki'- " fare In Nicaragua within n few weeks,
letters from other paving conlpnnies f m- ams infat,o" h u McG Q Daytont 0i( hns.
TTho will send men to examiae tha!.l"Uk ' ciosed a contract with General Es-
FANCY ROGUE RIVER
FRUIT IN DEMAND
Ordors are coming in constantly to
local dealers nnd orchardmen for
Rogue River apples of tho best grade.
Tho shipment of single boxos of
"fancy apples," pack and quality,
havo been grenter this year than over
before. Growors who havo not hud
euough npplcs to mnko a commercial
Fiiipmenr, arm wno uavo uccn wisa
the unexpired term of Circuit Judge trada of tho rovolllt,onnry arnJj. t0 enough to hold their first quality'
Hanna was through tho columns of fnl. , v.,,m,n r fruit for tho Into demand nro now
the Mad Tribune, m which paper the,' ,n th(J 8trugg,0 nBanst Prc3ldont
A . J .
nnnnintpd n onmrnlffni. in inraeltrraln I ICraay aiierUOOn.
tntuntiop in order to make bids for
th? contracts.
Jnnunry 23. Mnyor Canon and
Councilman Welch, who have been!
illfl iHffnmnfc nnvnmdnts. trtll lnnvn ,
' t ....... j ..... wm v t 1 1
lor Knn KrnnpiBPn nnd nlhor tTnli-1 rw"wi
fornia points in the lino of their du
ties. They will go ns far sonth ns
! Angeles nnd will visit every city
along tho lino nnd examine the dif
ferent navements and the ndnntnl"'
itv of the same to the uses of 1
city.
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"Tho Mail Tribune scooped the 1
said Mr. Calkins. "Oft
j Madriz.
McGIlI has a contract to fly nt tho
Mardl Gras carnival and as toon as
thin annlra.) la tlllcwt tin wilt ofnr, tff
course, .knew the .move was on foot, BluefIe,ds wth hta j,
but tho first confirmation 1 received The formal contract hns bccn
was in the paper. jdrawn and 8gned( Egtrada nBrcelng
CLEANING UP INFECTED
TREES IN MEDFORD
Skeleton Found on Quartz Hill.
(Yreka Journal.)
Whllo excavating on the mill site
of tho Highland company's quartz
mill just above Yreka creek east of
j to pay for the uso of tho aoroplano
j "for military purposes."
fruit for tho Into demand nro now
reaping the benefit of tho high prices
consequent nxn scarcity of primo
fruit.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
OF ATHLETIC CLUB TONIGHT
town, Ben Stout and John Nichol-'
son uncovered tho skull 'and frag- Tho Medford Athletic club will
mpnta nf nthpr hnnpQ nf ft htimnn MAAfr P ll nttnen t9
. . - w. 111 cut lui iuo jmipog puiuKiuwit.
County Inspector Myers is cngng- he,'., Tho hoenB wer0 found at the nrn;,ni;nn ;n ,hn ,inii :n ti,
foot of a bluii of rock about ten building this evening,
i feet high and were burled under two ! Permanent officers, a board of
feet of earth and rock. They were ! trustees, tho adoption of rules and
all badly decayed excepting a num- regulations and other important bus
ber of teeth and ono joint of the back iness will bo transacted.
cd today in cleaning up some of the
infected trees in Medford.
When tho general clean-up was
inn do last fall a few places were,
passed by in this city, owing to lack
of time for the work.
Now, however, Mr. Myers is out
to effectually clean the city, so far
as fruit trees infected with disease
nre concerned.
bone, which were In a fairly good
state of preservation. Tho bones of
the skull v?ere very lain, and tho
teeth smlal, and a portion of an-;
other bono, probably tho forearm,
was also small, which leads to the
belief that thoy wero those of a
There will also be something doing
in tho boxing line. All members
should bo present.
Book Club Open to All.
There' has been some mlsunder-
Btandlng regarding membership to woman, but no other cluo as to tho
the new "nook" club, many think-1 sex or Identity was found.
Ing that only members of the Greater !
Medford club woro eligible. This,
however, is not the case. Anyone
In Medford may join the Book club.
TJie only requirement is $1 for mem
bership feo. Tho members of the
club may onjoy certain choice books
of Jato fiction, biography and travel
which havo been latelr ordored.
Thoso wishing to join the Book club Savs Cannonlsm Is Great Evil
II flnlelntitfA Cuclam inri
rlan. Should Be Rooted
Out.
HIS WIFE WENT TO
THE COUNTRY, HOORAY!
Song Writer Runs Away With Pretty
, ..Girl-Case of "I Love My Wife
T" But Ohl You Kid!"
CHICAGO, 111., Jnn. 14. Declar
ing that her husbnnd "lioorayed"
when eHo wont to tho conntry, Mrs.
Qeo'rgo B. Berhammor, wifo of a song
writer known as "George Whiting,"
author of last summer's Bong hit,
"My Wife's Gono to tho Country,"
today asked for n warrant for his
arrest.
Mrs. Bomhamraer charged deser
tion. She said sho went to the coun
try Inst summer "for her vacation,
Iciving a supposedly sorrowing hus
band behind her.
When sho returned sho alleges
Bernhammcr "was gono, nnd she hns
not heard4 from him since,
' Tn discussing tho warrant, Mrs.
Bornhammer said:
"George went to somo other coun
try with a young woman named
Ermn. t think they're in New York
now."
CHAMP CLARK WILL
WAR TO BITTER END
GO WITH NELSON
Is Perfectly Willing to Step
Wolgast's Shoes and Take
On Battler.
When a storo decides to soil some
thing at a sacrifice for a reason of
advertising policy or trado necessity
tho now8 chould bo advertised
SOUTHBOUND LOCAL
MUSSES RIGHT OF WAY
No. 19 Gets Four Out of Seven Head
of Cattle Near West Jackson
Street Crossing.
In
SAN FRANCISCO, Col., Jan. 14.
In case anything serious should
happen to the Wolgast-Nelson fight,
which is not improbable, for tho rea
son that Promoter Hester refuses to
post tho olub's forfeit until Manager
Jones hns also slipped his coin into
the stakeholders hands., thero is ono
lightwoight in tho country who
stands exceptionally willing to step
into Wolgast's Bhoes, nnd that is Cy
clone Thompson. Tho "Cyclone hns
been after a match with Nelson for
i three years, and is one of. the scrap
Southbound passonger No, 19 on
Thursday night mussed up the right '
of way considerable at tho West Jack-1
son street crossing with a bunch of
cattlo which had strayed upon tho
track.
There woro sovon cattlo In tho
bunch and throe out of tho soven
wero killed and tho fourth so badly,
Injured that It was shot by Pollco
man Brophy.
THe cattlo Tmd evidently strayed
Into into tho city from tho outaldo rnngo
and wore feeding along tho track
north of Jackson streot whon tho
train came nlong. In trying to cross
thoy wero -caught with tho result
above.
Tho three surviving ones aro now
In the city pound nwaltlng tho com
ing of their' owners.. Chlof Shoaror
has been busy this iriomlng trying to
to locato tho owner of tho stock, but
so far has been unablo to do so.
DAYTON, O., Jan. 14. Insistent
that tho tldo is going against Can
l onlom, minority loader Champ Clark
representative from Missouri, declar
ed today that no letup vlll como ln ;
tho flKht against Speaker Cannon.
Clark als otook Senator Halo to pors who is really conceded n chance
task. Ho said": ( with the Dane in a long fight. Any
"Evidently tho intention of Senator , numbor qf rounds suits Thompson,
Halo of Cannon's Kansas City speech and seeing that all is not going
printed ns a public dcocumcnt is to ) smoothly between Promoter Hester
circulate U ad libitum as a piece of i and Manager Tom Jones, Johnny is
campaign literature to help elect an-ififfht on tho job with a long wiro to
other "standpat" Iioubo of represen-1 his manager, Chnrlio Cleaver.
Watlves which in turn will ro-elect! xmo.u w0 k" "
Cannon to tho speakership for, as)"" " v
MacCauloy said of Sir Robert Wal- j nbout 5 .
pole, ho is 'avaricious of power' and ! , "Sycamore, 111., Jan. ".-Charlie
cclings to It with tho tenacity of aver, San Francisco, Cab; I
onnn,n fr.ir. nd witi, tho desner-! tch in Wolgnst match, got Nelson
for mo. Will fight him, winnor take
nil, $2000 side bet. Will also make
thirty-three ringside, 45 rounds.
"JOHNNY THOMPSON."
Whon Thompson declares ho will
bet $2000 on the side, that goes.
Johnny hns tho coin nnd. is nlways
willing to tnko a chnnco with it.
Cleaver would also risk n thousnnd
on his bo yin n 45-round fight with
tho Battlor, and nnothor local sport
ing man, a great admirer of the Cy
clone, would como through with
enough to make a bona fido $5000
side bet.
TAFT WANTS NEW LAW.
(Continued from page 1.)
snapping turtle and with tho desper
atlon of a drowning man clutching
at a plank' ln mid-ocean.
"Ho strikes a Louis XIV 'I am tho
state' attitude and savagely bolabors
all thoso who would liberalize tho
rulos of tho liouso.
"Against Joeeph G. Cannon, per
sonally, I havo nothing whakioovor;
ho has dono mo many kindnesses
which I havo tried to repay, but I
am honestly of tho opinion that what
has come to bo known as 'Cannon
ism' is a great ovll in our legislative
system and should bo rooted out.'
Water JtighU.
The president says that ho will g3 1
into n diRcussion of tho mooted j
question tit to whether water rights
in streams flowing through govern
ment lnndj belong to tho fcdornl or
tho state governments for disposi-j
tion, but oppresses tho beliof thut,
tho federal government, through the'
ownership of the Innd necessary toi
develop theso water rights, can im
poso restrictions.
"Under theso conditions," ho says,
"if tho government owns tho adjacent
land it may control tho uso of tlio
water power by imposing proper ro-1
strictions on tho disposition of tho j
land necessary in tho croation nnd j
utilization of tho wntor power."
no recommends Mint all wator
powor sites bo disposod of in such u
way ns to provont their union for
monopoly, and with a limitation for
tho right of uso to 50 years with
provisions fixing torms for ronowal,
and "within proper moans of deter
mining a reBonnblo, graduated
rent."
Ho docs not touch tho question of
tho regulation of rates, saying!
"As long ns tho government re
tains control and enn provont thoir
improper union for monopoly with
I
An Experience
With a Sale
The Same May be Met
With Right in Medford
A Woman in Kansas City a fow days ngo went to
an unloading or clearanco sale and purchased ladies'
goods to the amount of $21.98 at tho sale pricos. Sho
bought only those goods with which sho was familiar
with tho regular prico and quality. When sho re
turned home sho took pencil and paper and carofully
the known former pricos woro sot down and whon
added up it was found that had sho purchased tho
same coods at reeular trices, sho would havo had to
pay $27.85 or a saving of exactly $5.87.
The same may bo dono here in Medford right now.
Suppose vou bought tho following:
Hog. fWo
mt. Description. Prico. Tolnl. Price. Total.
10 yds. Druss Goods at.. .$ 1.00 yd., $10.00, for $ .70 yd, or $ 7.00
10 yds. Muslin nt 10 yd., 1.00, for
10 dys. Outing at 10 yd., 1.00, for
Child's Cont nt 10.00 en., 10.00, for
1 Knincont at 15.00 i-a., 15.00, for
prs. Child's Nose nt. . . .35 pr., 1.75, for
2 Pnpcrs of. Pins nt 10 en., .20, for
2 boxes of Hnirpius nt.. .25 ca., .50, for
Corset nt 3.00 on., 3.00, for
0 Handkerchiefs nt 25 ca., 1.50, for
.8 yd, or
.8Vd, or
5.00 en, or
11.21) en, or
.23 pr, or
.(I en, or
.10 on, or
2.47 en, or
.17 eo, or
.80
.80
5.(10
U.2
1.15
.12
.38
2.47
1.02
$31.02
Totals $43,05
The total regular prico you pay would bo $43,95
The total sale price would be 31.62
The total amount saved $12.33
AN ACTUAL SAVING OP OVER 28 PER CENT.
You can actualy save monoy at those sales and tho
merchant who tells you you cannot is deliberatoly
misleading you. We invite you hero to prove that we
do save you monv'and wo wish you to remember that
SATURDAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY FOR A
LOT OF THE SPECIALS NOW OFFERED.
TT Hutchason Co.
Formely Baker-Hutchason Co.
Before You Buy Those Shoes You Need
Just be'aood enough to yourself to first como and seo
our display of Shoes now In our window with prico
marked on every shoo, then compare prices. If you do
not feel absolutely suro you can do better by tradlnn
with us, make a thorounh Investigation and wo feel con
fident you will decide to mako the purchase of us. Just
try It onco and seo If you don't got moro for your
money than you used to.
mea
D0
Cash Store
GROCERIES, PRODUCE AND
DISHES.
APPLES.
Baldwins, good d-tlcr pack, box $1.25
Ncwtowns, good
box
Prmnlne, good
box
4-tler pack,
4-tlcr pack,
1.50
Romo Beauty, good 4-tlcr pack,
box 1.50
Wo aro headquarters for fruits
and vegetables, Ictluco, cauliflower,
Cahbago, Turnips, Parsnips, Onions,
Celery, Sweet Potatoes, Bananas,
Pickles.
Dill Home Pack, extra large, doz..30c
Heinz Sweet Mix, quart 30c
Heinz Sweet, Plain, quart 25c
Ripe Olives, hulk, largo ones, pt. .25c
Green Olives, bulk, large ones, pt..30c
FLOUR.
New York Buckwheat, 10-lb.
sacks, each $ .C5
Wcbfoot High Grade Hard
Wheat, 50-lb. sacks 1.00
Wcbfoot Is tho best money can buy.
DISHES.
Mcilford's Best Dish Store.
Game Set, 15 pleoes, ono 12-Inch
platter, 12 0-Inch plates, 2 sauc
ers, decorated, maroon flanges,
gold edges, plates, quail, duck,
pheasants, etc.; regular prico $12,
now, set $0.00
FISH SET, Id pieces, I platter, 12
0-Inch plates, I sauce boat, plates,
fish centers, assorted species, reg
ular prico $12, reduced to... $0.00
PUDDING SETS, 3 pieces, Imported
china, regular price $1.50, now
only $3.50
Havlland China In open stock,
whlto arid gold. You can buy ono
piece or a full dinner set.
Tho storo that serves you best by
TELEPHONE 2351.
Cash Store
223 WEST MAIN.
Now
ON HAND
Tho biff demand mndo on uh for
n hiKh-prico, light wilght, fine
quality, high top shoo Btiitnblo for
mon not wanting n work hIioo, but
doHirinj,' H high-top hIioo in a
honvy floxiblo wolt hoIo with fino
nunlity light woiglit Htoolc
throughout, fiuitablo for wintor
rain nnd mud or dust nnd Hiimmor
outing. Thiu is a hIioo out of tho
ordinary, mndo by Qotzian of St.
mm
VRICE $8.00
The - --
Wardrobe
210 WEST MAIN STREET.