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MEDFORD, OKIWON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1910,
No. 265.
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MEDFORD I8;600 II
LARGEST IN I IN BLOODY
VALLEY BATTLE
New Directory Just issued Gives
Med ford Big Load Over Ashland
and Grants Pass Book Is Most
Completo Yet Issued In This City
Gives Mcdford 7065 Population.
According to tlio nninoH appearing
in Polk'n directory, jimf iHsuod, Mo'd
ford Iuih ontMt ripped Itor sister cities
in (lie Koguo Hivar vnilcy nnd IoiuIh
iu population, nn sho 1och in pontnl
receipts and Imnk deposits, to sav
.....1.1 - r I t nM. .1! JSl
iiuiiiiui; ui uiiHiiicnn. jiiu mreciory,
liHtn 2055 Mcdford, 2250 Auhlnnil
nntl 1053 GnuitH Push nuinoH. Ah
tlio directory given nn nverugo jf
ono nnrno in tliroo, Mcdford hns n
popiilntlon of 7005, Asnlnnd 0708
nnd OrantH 1'nnn 5850.
Tlio rapid growtji of Medford 1
Hhowu with a comparison with Inst
Jnnnnry, when tlio populntion was
fixed nt 5.100 by n city enmnorntion.
Recently tlio imputation Iuih been .
tinmted between 7500 nnd 8000, nnd
now tlio directory gives it 7005.
when conservatively c.ifflkcd. The
Jackson county tax lint is nvtioii
of the bOiiV dnvotad to humor. IiiTrx
nnd n'gnin men nro Hated, noma of
tlicui known to bo worth $50,000, nt
$5000. Throughout n multiple of 1U
would give n nonr estimate of their
worth.
JEFF 'M NO USE"
FOR FAMILY HISTORY
Receives News from English Geneal
ogist He Is Descendant of Lord
High Executioner.
SALT LA KB CITY, Utnh. Jan. 25.
Jim Jeffries read todny thnt ho in
n descendant of Judgo Jeffries, the
official legal hangman of tlio royal
Iiouho of tho StunrtH ill olden limes.
Jim wiih ko pleiiRod by tho nows that
ho !h Booking a personal mooting with
tho genealogist, who nindo public the
circnmntnnccH,with n view of doing
n littlo execution on bin own ac
count. Ilithorto Jeffries' only claim to
fame Iuih bcon bin good right (nnd
left) arm. With it he hn hewn
down mnny rebollioiiH HubjoctH of
tho renlm of fisticuffs. Hut now a
British herald, wiao in tho lore of
faintly trees .nnd othor "natural re
HourceH" of English sooioty, ' onmo
through with tho following:
".ToffrioR, fornior heavywoiglit
champion, is a direct dosoendnut of
Lrird Jeffreys, tho famous lmnginp
judge of olden times,"
Jeff's delight nttlitn lnfonnation
caused n cobtrnction of bin honvy
black oyobrowfl that bodon ill for
tho historian.
ITi hcowI grow blnokor ib ho
read :
'Lorn! JoffroyH hnd sovon hour, bIx
of whom wero prominent Jacobites.
After tho rohollion thoy oBtmpod to
Virginia and tho pugilint trneoa bin
deRcont in a diroot lino from ono of
thorn,
"Judgo JoffroyH oondiioted Ibo fn-
moiiR court held nt tho battlo of
. Sodgomoor in 1075, when 320 oxo
. outlnnfl woro ordorod and carried
nut. ITo died in tho towor of Lon
, don."
'A Joff Roldom Bnys much, but his
frioudfl today contomplnto ponding a
warning to tlio gononlog'iHt thnt it in
bad luck for him to moot a tall,
bulky gentleman of dark Hkin and
much hair who might appear to bo
bandy witii IiIh finis.
Wo invito comparison, knowing
thnt puch n tcRt will prnvo nnr abil
ity to jntoroflt you to your sntififno
Hon. Wo would npprociato nn op
portunity to donionfltrnlo tho super
Sority of our inethodR, Van Do' Par
M .TaRRinnn, jqwolors, PhiRps bldg.,
Mod ford. !
Fierce Engagement Waged In Vicin
ity of Acoyapa Battlo Was Not
Decisive and Another Will Bo
Fought Before Revolution Is at
an End.
BLUHFIKLDB, Nicaragua, Jan. 26.
(fly wireless to Colon.) Aftor a
deiiporato und bloody ongagemont, In
which It Ih thought nt leant 000 men
woro klllrri, tho government troops tn
tho vicinity of Acoynna today with
drew to nwalt tho rolnforcomcntii thnt
nro being rindied to tho front from
Managua.
Tho revolutionists uudor General
Chamorro arc reported to Imvo lout
H00 men In krflodnnd w u ded since
the beginning bnttlo nt Aroynpa yen-
terdny. Mndrlz' army Is bollovod to
hnvu Btmtnlned oven heavier Ionhoh.
Under tho cover of mnchlno guns,
Vnsquoz, tho government londor, with
drow ttju mon' thin morning. Cnmor
ro mndc no effort to follow, evident
ly choosing to wait for tho cover of
dnrknoHH to make another nttnek.
vyy aiipcnrs from tho dlRpntches
from tho front that no reinforcement
from tho cnpltn.) can roach Vnsquoz
until tomorrow and hlo position Is
datiKorous.
During yesterday's flKhtlng tho
rebels captured ono mnchlno gun, two
English gunner nnd mnny native
prlnoncrti.
KNIFE WIELDER GETS
THE BETTER OF THREE
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 25. Jo
xeph .MattoH, Kunpccted by the police
of being nn expert knife wielder, '
being Hought todny by detectives fol
lowing a miirderoiiH nKRault by mi
Italian on threo bootblacks hero who
arc in hospitals today with gashed
throats.
Tho viutimfl, Leonardo Faiio, Ca
millo flambo and Frank Addigo, rc
ftiRcd to tell tho nnmo of their ns
Hnillant, who attacked them in front
of Gnmho's homo at Fifth and Jof
ferson HtreotH. Neiglijioni henrrl a
quarrel and later tho groann of the
men attracted attention. Tho Ttal
ianR woro found with their thronts
cut, but all probably will recover.
NO SENSATIONS FOR
TAFT ADMINISTRATION
Made It Clear Today That Prosecu
tion of Beef Trust Is Merely in
Line With Other Policies.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 25.
Tho Taft administration mado it
clear todny that it dooR not intend
to frighton tho industries of tho
country bv indiBcriminnto prosecu
tions under tho Shonnnu anti-trust
law, and that storios to tho offoot
that tho presont notion against tho
hoof trust was tho roault of publio
agitation or n now departuro nro un
true.
Tho administration mado known
its dosiro that tho publio should un-
dorfltnnd thnt tho beef trust cubo is
moroly in lino with tho regular pol
ioioB of tho prosont government.
ThoBO fnotfi woro givon out in, tho
following Btatcmont issued from tho
whito houso:
"No slntemont Iiuh beon issuod
either from tho office of tlio nttor-nev-gonernl
or from tho whito house
indicating that tho purposo of tho
adminiRtrntion in roforenco to proa
eciitioiiH under tho nnti-trimt law is
othor thnn as set forth in the pre'
dcnt'B mesHiigo of Jniumry 17.
"SensnlSonnl BtatomontR as if
tliero.woro to bo ri now departuro
nnd as if thoro would bo indisorim
iuato proseoutlon of importnut in
dustrios lmvo no foundation."
KINO EDWARD VII. AND DAVID LLOYD
WHO LEAD LIBERALS
j
Thin year' genera I olectloim In Utiglnud have bwa nccompniik-d by more lilMcriif nullt .Jl'.iii nil ;.r"init
exelifiiii'iii than any similar event In ihut realm lu it century. Vituperation ami mud Ml'iilus: hm- run-ly Ik-ii In
dulgti lu by HpcnkiTb and politician of repute heretofore in England, but tin iniilitiiin.-u i'uiut oi Hih mco vns
cant to the winds In the prwent tight Kvtui iih long ago ns the budgrt ticlit in in Ih iim or lonlx. wlilt-li n-aily
markel the tN'gluutug of the campaign, nccirfs of hot bended young peer nrintnl MifOiM-iw-i mat vovwd they would
tint- their Vciix)tm If molested by the I.lbcrnlLst sympatlilr.ors outidde the pnrllituifiit iioum- a OuiNcrwiiiw mem
ber of parliament while making a speech lu llnninicrh-mlth wan bcvklrd by i Itiullcal ti.-iiicr and. pnonpfly Ktepplm:
down from the spenkcr's stand, gnvc Ills aunoycr a xoiiud dnibliliiL' The public mcctiii in varloux parts of Uin
don, Rlnsgotv and Hlrmlnglinin wen freueutly attended by scene of dlnlcr KIiik Hdwunl hnx counseled moI
cratlon on the part of the Conservatives, but his oiinKcl has been of little avail
II LOOKS LIKE
A LARGE NIGHT
T: GOME;
Annual High Jinks of Medford Com
mercial Club Will Be Held This
Evening In the Opera House
Splendid Program Arranged.
Tho annual high jinkB of the Med
ford Commorcinl club will be- held
this evening in tho Medford Opera
Houso, nnd ovory Iruo booster in the
city is expected to attend nnd bring
his friends. Thoro will bo music
and fun, likowiso plenty to cat. The
committee has bcon stirring around
and mnking a noise liko getting busy
thoy say, ovory thing is ready, so
como.
Sccrotnry Conrad is most silont in
rognrd to tho present roll of mcin
bors. Hut bo looks liko a man who
has something to spring. So it is
boliovod thnt tho club has made good
on itB filognn ;000 Tuosdny night.
Tlio roll hns gono ovor tho 500 mark
and tonight it is to go ovor 000, This
makos Iho club tho socotid iu tho
stato in, momborship. A member to
each 13 residents. If Portland uould
equnl this thoy would havo a club
with a momborship of noarly 30,000.
So como tonight nnd hnvp a good
time.
FORTIFICATION BILL
PASSES THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, I). C, Jan. 25.--
Tho fortifications bill, enrrying ap
propriations aggregating $0,000,000,
nearly $225,000 less than that of
last year, which had already passed
tho houso, was passod by tho son-
nto today.
During tho dobntofl, Sonntor Now-
lnuils of Nevada ompliasirod tho ne
cessity for tho ndonuato protection
of Hawaii in viow of n possiblo con-
fliet with Jnpnn. This featuro of
tho situntion wna givon considerable
nttontiou. Sonntor Nowlnnds said
that ho regnrdod tho fortification of
Poarl Harbor vastly moro important
thnn tho Btrengthoniiig of tho Phil
ippines. C. II. Ilondorson loft Monday ovo
ning for nn extended visit in Portland.
NIGH
IRISH HAVE UPPER
HAND; MAY SECURE
LONG SOUGHT RULE i
rniiMmlly Kpml Ilalaueo of 1'owcr
(iives Irish Notionalist Un
precedented Influence.
t nvnnv To., o-. ti... tj-.i
I.W..WW.l, ,14.11. Mil, UUI41I IIVU"
mond. lender of the Irish National
ists, today practically announced
that bo will bold tho legislative "bal
ance of power" in his own band dur
ing tho coming sessions of parlia
ment, nnd if he can substantiate his
claims Ireland will ret her home rule
law after all.
The nationalist leader declared to
the liberal leaders that ho can "ans
wer" for nil but ten of tho 83 pros
pective nationalist members. The un
usually ovon division of the conser
vatives nnd the liberals resulting
from the elections now being without
doubt, places tho nationalists in an
enviable position, and Redmond's as
sertion, in the opinion of those con
versant with tho situntion, is based
almost upon certainty.
In viow of tho power which his
party will bo able M wield, . Roi'
mood's outlino of tho nttitudo it will
nssuino in muttors of vital legisla
tion is regarded here ns the most im
portant statement issued by n party
loader during tho enmpoign. Ho is
reported to have laid down tho fol
lowing program:
Tho nationalists will aid tho liber
als in passing the budget prepnred
by Chancellor Pavii Lloyd-George.
Thoy will stand with, the liberals
in nn effort to tnko tho veto power
from tho houso of lords, ' In rotum
for this, thoy will demand that the
liberals unite with them to seonro tho
passage of tho Irish home rni
If tho libornls reciprocnto in tlie
homo rulo matter, tho nationalists
will reward their faithful allios. If
thoy do not, tho nationalists will
hampor the govornmont in ovory
possiblo way,
Publio opinion hns it thnt tho now
parliament will not survivo tho home
rule fight thnt is impending. It is
predicted frcoly that tho "split" will
como about tho middlo of noxt sum
mor and will rosult in moro parlia
mentary elections.
Tho program during tho coming
sossion is tho subjoot of much dis
cussion todny. While nothing defi
uito can bo dooidod now, it is bo
lioved gonornlly, that tho nttompt to
tnko from tho lords thoir veto powor
will bo schodulod for consideration
boforo tho introduction of Lloyd
Ooorgo'a budgot.
- GEORGE.
IN HOT CAMPAIGN.
PRICES begin
Ifr COME
STRIKE
Chicago Makes Progress With Her
Boycott of Meat and Eggs
School Children Forced to Go to
Work to Earn Living.
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 25.
Though the vholcsale price of meats
hns slumped from 1 pei cent to' 15
per cent on various commodities, the
retnllera hero todny say that a re
duction of nt least 25 per cent must
be made before tho retail prices can
bo lowered.
Commission men hero maintain
that there will not be any reduction
in tho price of eggs.
Tho attitude of tho retailers and
commission men Is regarded as re
flecting tho truth of Secretary Wil
son's statement yesterday at Wash
ington thnt not alone tho big com
bines, but tho little potty trusts In
ovory city contribute their share In
tho effort to keep prices high.
The statement of a leading retailor
hero Is' recalled tn connection with
this. Tho rotallor maintained that
he wns selling no near tho margin as
possiblo nnd thnt only a big reduc
tion In tho wholesale price could per
mit him to reduce tho retail prtco.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25. With buttor
on tho toboggan to greaso tho des
cent of pricos of beof, pork, potatoes,
wheat and corn, tho wholesale price
of eggs was reduced today from 3 to
5 per cent.
Tho radtcal reductions In meats
and vcgotblos yesterday, combined
with a hammering down of stocks of
tho packing companies, Is regarded
today a3 n first victory for tho boy
cotters of high priced foods.
While packers here dony the ru
mor, It Is known that castorn middle
men are making an attompt to hold
up tho markot by shutting off tho
western moat supply. In sptto of tho
rumor It Is pointed out that fowor
carloads aro bolng sont from tho
local packing houses.
To Aid IJoycott.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25 Dele
gates to tho annual conforonco ot tho
(Continued 'on pass it)"
DOWN
RESULT
I
E THIRD OF
Several Hundred Refugees Snatched
From Death Price of Meat Soars
and All Food Commands Prohib
itive Prices Country Sections
Are Prosfratcd.
PARIS, Jan. 25. Surrounded by
destruction and ruin, many of them
half starving and thousands of others
homeless, tho people of Paris today
are experiencing a tragic holiday.
Despite tho hunger and want that
has resulted from tho disastrous
floods that aro sweeping in upon tho
streets of the city from tho Bwollen
Seine, the people appear to be moved
more by a strango curiosity than by
alarm.
' Tho banks of the turbid river are
crowded with thousands of persons
who are watching great armies ot
workmen work frantically to prevent
the formation of some obstructions
In the stream that will form a dam
and divert tho accumulated water of
a thousand lesser streams into the
city.
PARIS, Jan. 25. Almost ono-
third of Franco is under water today,
according to reports received from'
provincial towns that have not been
isolated by the floods.
Tho rains that bavo been falling
steadily for more than a week-con
tinued today, and the Seine, fed by
its swollen tributaries, is rising moro
than half an inch an hour.
Hundreds of men nnd boys are
working on the banks and in barges
in the river in nn effort to keep tho
tons of drift and wreckage from ac
cumulating at any point. Should nn
obstruction become formed in tho
river tho city would bo inundated
by the diverted waters.
Early today the floods invaded the
lower Champs Elysee, where are lo
cated mnny of tho hnndsomo homes
in France, including that of Premier
Faillieres. Throughout that section
hundreds of vans nro moving furni
ture and other property out of reach
of its rapid ndnnce.
The Qa .i de Billy and tho Avenue
'(Contlnufflon lKf t.V
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SENT TOPBOR HOUSE
Hugh Cannon, Who Wrote "Bill Bai
ley" and Other Popular Songs,
Put Out by Booie.
DETROIT. Mich.. Jan. 25. A
wreck of his termor self, through tho
ravages of liquor, Hugh Cannon, pop
ular song writer, whoso rag-time mel
odies wero whistled and sung
throughout tho English speaking
world, was sent to the Elotse poor
house today.
Hugh Cannon, at the age ot 36,
wrecked, down and out. His own
composition contains the greatest
comment on his life, "Aaln't that a
shamoT" which ho wrote soveral
yoars ago.
"Just Because She Mado Thorn
Goo Goo Eyes." sung In every thea-
tor of tho land, was another of his
compositions. Also "Dill Bailey" and
a score of othors not so well known.
"I stnrted tho booze route when I
was 16 years of ago," said Cannon,
"I'm 36 now and oxcopt for seven
months on tho wagon during which
time I got off frequently to pick up
tho whip, I've been pickled most of
tho time. It was 20 years 20 black,
nasty, sick yoars with only a little
brightness now and then when I mado
good with some song.
"I quit tho coke (coo.Ino) easy.
Fifteen days In jail cured mo of that.
I hit tho plpo In Now York for a.
year and Btoppod that, I went up
against morphine hard, but quit, But
tho boozo, tho red, oily booze, that
got me for keeps."
FRANCE IS
FLOODED
COMET
DOE WEST
OF CITY
Large Number of Local People Ob
serve Fiery Stranger All North
ern California Cities Report Comet
Evening Star Is Unusually Bril
liant. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 25.
Dispatches from the cities in the
northern part of, tho state say thai
a comflt was clearly visible last eve
ning nnd rnsh orders have been senl
for telescopes and all sorts of long
range glasses. The tail extended
upward and was two celestial de
grees in length. Astronomers sny
thnt it is not Halley's comet, but
piobably is "comet A" of 1010. Tho
comet was visible ns early as 5:30
o'clock in tho afternoon. Venns it
so bright now thnt it was seen clear
ly at Rcddinr yesterday at 4 o'clock
in the afternoon.
The comet was observed by a
large number of local people about
7 o'clock last evening, and was -view
ed until 8 o'clock, when it wns ob
scured by haze. The comet appear
ed duo west from Medford about 15
degrees above the horizon.
Among those who clearly observed
the comet was William H. Von dor
Hellen of Wellon. Mr. Von dor Het
len states that from his viewpoint it
was most clear and interesting.
The comet should be . visible for
soveral evenihgs if the sky clears.
HAMILTON TO TRY
FOR HEIGHT RECORD
Will Endeavor to Best Paulhan If
Successful, He Will Get a
Prize of $1000.
SAW DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 25.
Charles J. Hamilton announced to
day that ho would try this morning
to beat tho aeroplane altitude rec
ord made by Paulhan at Los Angel
es, ft was declared, however, that
not until late today would It bo
known just what height ho had
reached. If successful ho will get
a prize of J1000.
Thousands of persons who wit
nessed Charles J. Hamilton's trium
phant return from nn aerial voyage
over tLa waters of tho Pacific ocean
into Moxico are declaring today that
his performance was moro remark
able than Bleriot's flight across the.
English chnnnol.
Hamilton ascended from the
grounds of the Coronado Countrv
club late yesterday, swung out ovor
tho ocean and nt a height of 20O
feet pointed his frail craft towavtt
tho south, no swung ovor tho Mex
ican town of Tia Junha and return
ed to his starting point, having cov
ered 34 milos in 40 minutes.
Not content with this feat, the
aviator Inst night aseonded in tho-scmi-darknes3
nnd wheeled about
Coronnda for ton minutes, nlmost in
visible, tho whir of his motor mark
ing tho courso of his owl-like flight.
ARTICLES FILED FOR
MEDFORD ORCHARD CO.
Articles of incorporation hnvo
been filed with tho county clerk for
tho Medford Orchard company.
Tho object of tho incorjM)iration is
to purchase, hold, mortgago and
convey roal proporty in any s.tnto
and to carry on a genoral fruitgrow
ing nnd farming business.
Tho incorporators of record are
Emil Cordis, O. C, Roggs and Glenn
Fnbriok, and tho capitalization of
tho company is placed nt $10,000.
Tho Medford high school basket
ball toam this evening takes its first
trip, going to Jnoksouvillo to play
Jacksonville.
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