MKUKOIMiM MI.TRIUIINK, MKiiTOKU, ORliflOy. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY, 20, 1910,
OFFERS ROYALTY
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"BREWSTER'S MILLIONS" AT MEDFORD THEATRE TONIGHT
Baker's
E LEASE
vs.
2
MN
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Sonltlo Mnn Would Pay Undo Sam
Fifty Cents for Ench Ton
of Conl Mined '
for Lcnso.
FAMOUS YACHT SCENE FROM T IURU ACT OF "UlthWSTEli'S MIL LION'S."
I RATES
BEGIN APRIL 15
This Season Is Expected to See the
Greatest Influx Into Oregon
In Its History.
PORTIAND, Or.. Jan. 26. Com
pletion of the Natron-Klamath line
of the Southern Pacific within tho
complng 18 months is promised by
Judge W. D. Fenton, counsel for tho
3arriman road, who sars that at the
ind of that time trains of his com
lany will.be running between Port
and and San Francisco over the new
soute, which will have a maximum
grade of 1 per cent Work Is going
ahead on 65 miles of the new route
now and the remalndervwlll be com
pleted as soon as possible. The
building of the Natron line will not
only open up a large new territory
that Is now without railroads but
WHEN WALSH WAS
FORGED T8 SELL
Baseball Leaders Recalling the Time
When Banker Sold Quick
for $105,000.
PITTSBURG, Pa.. Jan. 26. One
of the tragedies of baseball the rise
and fall of John R. Walsh, the con
victed Chicago banker who Is now In
the federal prison at Leavenworth
is being recalled today by prominent
leaders of the National and American
leagues who are meeting here as a
joint rules committee.
Walsh was the owner of tho Chi-
HOUSEWIVES
JOIN PRICE FIGHT
OF
Will Investigate All High Prices of Klamath Falls Man Has Commission
Food Comprehensive Plan
to Be Adopted.
SAN FRANCISCO. Ca!., Jan.
Housewives of San Francisco
1G
to-
for 50,000 Jack Rabbits, Gets
Fifteen Cents for Skins.
A Klamath Falls mnn has re
ceived a commission to secure 50,000
day launched an independent inves- jack rabbit hides and is paying 10
turation into tho high prices of food, cents ench for tho hidos, and in nd-
which they declare will be thorough, dition the county pays a bounty of
5 cents each for tho scalps. At 13
cents each it is claimed that a man
make very good wages killing
so far as the cities about San Fran
cisco Bay 'are concerned.
Preliminary steps wcro taken last
evening by the members of tho Rich
WASHINGTON. .Inn. 20. -Tho
Hniinto oonunlttoo on torrltnvlnn today
Ih considering an unusual proposition
mndo by .lohn K. Mnllnlno of Sivvttlo,
who Is heavily Intorostod In Altinknit
I propoortln. llalliilno'H proportion, ,
whloh was mndo In writing and for
warded to Senator llvorldg. chult-
j man of tho committee, offers tln
government r cents a Ion royally on
all conl mluvil In return for u'leAso
of 5000 acres of some of tho choic
est Alaskan conl inmin.
In his loiter Itallalnc Intimates
thnt his plan Is dlroctod to forestall
certain Interests ho claims arc trying
through a congressional lobby
"hoiukul by n former United State
senator" to socuro tho passage of a
bill ponulttlng tho unto or lease of
such lands at $10 an aero. ,
lly accepting his proposal, ho do-,
clared, tho government would secure i
In royalties $2,000,000 per hundred;
ncres. Ho stipulates that no other
roynlty losses shall bo grantod at
loss than 50 cents a ton, and thnt hnlf
tho government supply of conl shall
bo obtained from his compnuy or
from n naval coaling renorvo the
government shall establish In tho
Mlntanuska district, whero ho would
operate. Tho conl would bo trans
ported to Soward, he said, at rates
fixed by tho Interstate eommerco
commission, over a railroad project
ed by tho company.
can
mond Woman's club. Following the rabbit.-!, besides obtaining consider
report 'of committees appointed to nue Rwrtt On nccount of tho in-
cago National League baseball club 'conduct quiet inquiries, n conipro- (.rensing scarcity of fur animals,
when the revelations of his financial hensivc plan was adopted providing jack rabbits are being used quite ex-
operations were made, resulting in j tor the enlistment ot other wonvJii tensively. It is claimed that after
his Imprisonment for a term of five clubs in the campaign. being dyed and made up they pre-
years. Walsn In his endeavor to re- According to uic reports mnuc n- sent nearly as good an appearam-e
coup his falling fortunes sold the: the meeting, middlemen are niai".e.i ns ha ,norc oxpensivo furs
then champion "Cubs" for $105,000,! for local conditions. Mr. V, II.
Home Made Bread
Wo have homu-mmlo brum!. Which would
you rathor cat, hoiiic-inado or Imlcors' A
foolish question io ask, for most people
would bo willing to pay twice the price for
homo-niado broad they pay for baker's, bill
you can buy the good old-fashioned home
made bread at tho Hex (Irocery for the same
price as 'baker's. .Largo, well browned
loaves, both nourishing and palatable, and
kod from tho best flour in tho city,
"Yakima Best."
Take a loaf homo with you and be con
vinced. Rex Grocery Co.
Best Groceries,
fw . H ii .iw. ,i though Charles Comlskey at the O'Donnell, the secretary of thv flub. SALVATION ARMY IN NEW
of , ct,i,iv mn,t,in Tho I "me would have given $400,000 for declared thnt her investigation hiu.j ROLE: MATRIMONIAL AGENT
budget for new equipment for the 1110 cluD
Harrlman lines In this territory for' Tn 8torr related b' Dfseba" men
tho vir 101ft hns w. mnti i,n and ' 18 to the effect that Jim Hart, an ex-
Is In excess of the money asked in
any previous wear for rolling stock.
The budget calls for over $2,000,000
for new freight and ,passenger cars
and locomotives.
The long continued cold weather
of the winter has net had a bad ef
fect on crops, as might have been
expected, but Las been rather bene
ficial to them, nccordtng to reports
from different parts of tho state.
Fruit prospects throughout the
northwest nro now the brightest In
years, It is said, the cold weather done. 8Prt,nS
divulged the fact that e;.,tnlle
and fruits are dumped in the bay
cneh week when ' an oi-st""K' 1
ecutlvo of tho club, under Walsh, market threaten! to lower price.
hearing that Walsh contemplated ( The elimination of tho middleman,
selling the "Cubs" rushed to Cincln- she asserted, provided the only so
nati and told Garry Herrmann of the lution of the problem.'
banker's decision. Plans "for establishing a women'
When Hart arrived ho found Chas. lobby nt the stntc legislature to work
Webb Murphy In Herrmann's office. for tho enactment of laws prohibit-
"Hero's a chance for you to got jng what Mrs. J. W. Felt, the club's
Into baseball," Herrmann remarked president, branded ns "freo and env
to Murphy. "Get someone to put up ' gambling with the necessities of
$105,000 for the Chicago Cubs." life" were discussed.
Murphy, who had been press agent Committees were named to enlist
for tho New York Giants and had the members of other women's clubs
writing for Charles in tho fight. They also will be ask-
holding back tbo buds so long that Taft'8 VWtr at Cincinnati and
there Is little fear of damage by late
frosts. This Is shown particularly In
the apple and pear orchards, where
the crop during the past year was
tho smallest in several seasons. The
snowfall of the winter Is said to have
been generally ample to protect fall
sown grain except In some portions
of the Willamette valley. The snow,
too, has added moisture o fbo
ground in the drier sections.
Colonist Rates.
Low one-way colonist rates from
all parts of the oast to Pacific coast
terminals are ofefred by the railroads
knew the owner well, went to see tho
brother of President Taft who put up
the coin
HOOKWORM COMMISSION
BEGINS WORK BY TRIP
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. Head
quarters of the Rockefeller Hook
worm Commission have been opened
lr. the Union Trust building in this
city. Its work will be directed from
Washington. A member of tho com
mission will leavo this city tomor
row for a tour of some of the sautb-
' 'ftrn afn tra In nnnnnArlnn ttj I V Vt r
from March 1 to April 15. Tho op-i T . r . ,
. . ,. . . , ' , " "campaign against tho "lazy worm."
portunlty to bring thousands of new
settlers to Oregon Is a valuable one
and commercial organizations of the
Btnto will take advantago of It to the !
fullest extent.
The attractive literature cent out
during the past year and the wide
publicity given all parts of Oregon
hayo been fruitful of results and In
quiry about this Btate was nexor so
goneral as at tho present time. I3e-
causo of this widespread interest In
Oregon, It may bo expected that the
state will receive a lnrgo Immigration
during tho coming spring.
Oregon people should do all thoy
can to add to this movement to the
Pacific northwest by arousing Inter
est ntnong their friends In other parts
of tho country who nro looking for
now homes and Information should
bo supplied them on the opportuni
ties hero for nowcomors and particu
larly thoso who desire to engage In
agTlculturo, horticulture, utock rais
ing or dairying. These lines of en
deavor aro rewarding those who are
engaged In them.
Livestock men of the northwest
will meet at tho commercial club
rooms horo on January 27, when
dates for tho various fairs and rac
ing meets In tho Pacific northwest
for tho coming soaeon will be deter
mined. The meoting will bo a point
oho upder tbo auspices of tho North
Pacific Fair Association. Tho meot
ing will conclude with a banquet at
sight,
STEVENSON FLUME
WHOLLY DESTROYED
cd to unite in nn attempt to secure
the establishment of n free market.
TEACHERS' EXAMINATION'S.
Notice Is hereby given that I will
hold tho regular examination for
stato and county papers at Jackson
ville, Oregon, as follows:
For State Papers.
Commencing Wednesday, February
9, 1910, at 9 o'clock a. m., and con
tinuing four days:
Wednesday Penmanship, history,
spelling, physical geography, reading,
psychology.
Thursday Arithmetic, theory of
NEW WESTMINISTER. R. C , Jan.
2(5. Hundreds of sottlers of tho land
of Snskatchcewan, Manltobn and Al
berta are to bo supplied with wives If
tho attempts of tho Salvation Army
are successful according to Commis
sioner Combs, head of tho organiza
tion who is hero today. Combs states
that tho trained officers of tho Sal
vation Army nro now In Groat Urlt
nin engaging young women to emi
grate to the Dominion, ostensibly to
becomo servnnts, but In reality to
become tho wives of lonoly bnchol-
ors on the plains. Ono officer he
stated had been sent to tho mother
Country for the purposo and tho girls
would como out In tho cprlng.
"Thero aro said to bo a million'
moro women In" Groat Drltaln than
men" said Commission Combs," and
wo will draw on this great surplus.
On the prairies of West Canada thoro
aro many moro men than there aro
women. Wo will oven It up."
SAYS SALOONS NEED NOT
CLOSE IN CLATSOP
ASTORIA, Or.. Jan. 26. District
Attorney Hrownell In n written opin
ion IioUIh thnt tho saloons of Clatsop
county cannot bo compelled to close
next Friday when a special election
will bo hold. for tho purposo of voting
upon tho question ot establishing a
port of Astoria. His his opinion
Rrownoll says:
"Tho election to bo held on noxt
Friday is not an election of stato,
county or municipality officers and
thoreforo does not npply."
!
CYCLONE IS 10 TO 7
FAVORITE OVER M'CAnTHY
KLAMATH PIONEER
DIES IN ASYLUM
STEVENSON, Wash., Jan. 26.
What was considered only a few
hundred dollars damage to tho elec
tric lighting plant of this placo, last
Friday, by tho landslide, has devel
oped Into a very serious matter, an
bthor slide having taken out tho bal
auce of tbo flume, In nil over 700
feet. Samson & Orson, tho owners,
had a force at work repairing tho
first damage but aro compelled to
stop work until after tbo spring rains
which will keep thh place In dark
ness for three or four months. Tho
damago will amount to a thousand
dollars.
Word was received in Klamath
Falls of the death of Dennis Crow
ley, whieli occurred recently at tho
stato insnno asylum at Salem. Crow-
tenchlng, grammnr, bookkeeping, , ley was committed to the asylum
physics, civil government. from Klamath oonnty over twelve
Friday Physiology, geography, 'years ago and is known to all of
tho old residents. He mndo his homo
composition, algebra, English litera
ture, school law.
Saturday Botany, plane geome
try, gcperal history.
For County Papers.
Commencing Wednesday, February
9, 1910, at 9 a. m., and continuing early history
threo daya: 'of tho tato.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Jan. 26
Cyclono Johnny Thompson of Sycn-
moro, Ills., Is a 10 to 7 favorlto over
Tommy McCarthy of Sun Francisco
for their 20-round fight scheduled
for Friday evening before Ed Grif
fin's new fight club. Rotting com
missioners about town declared to
day thnt thoro Is llttlo McCarthy mon
ey In sight, and predicted thnt the
price will go to 2 to 1 bofnro the mon
ontor tho ring. !
Spider Kolly, admitted to bo ono '
of tho best handlers of young fight- j
ors In tho business, yestorday took .
chargo ot McCarthy's camp nnd will
bo tho bricklayer's chief advisor In
tho ring. ;
McCarthy today weighed 134 1-2,
Thompson refused to mount tho.
scales, but admlttod ho Is having'
troublo In making tho weight, 134'
pounds nt 6 o'clock on tho ovonlng
of tho fight. Ho stated, hownvor, thnt
tho two remaining days gives him
ample tlmo to tako off tho superflu
ous poundngo.
In view of tho fact that Friday
McCarthy will have his first oppor-
At Prices Strictly in
Keeping with the
Quality of Our
Stock which is
Unexcelled
A Trial willC onvince You
Allen Reagan
The Square Deal Grocers
Wm. E. STACY & CO.
REAL ESTATE AND EMPLOYMENT.
tVMP Local nucnts
m'.l.i.l. 1 L P i T 1 1MMVT r
uisirici ivireiiu xor nxuvumxs xji
wanted.
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MEDFORD, OR.
FIRE DESTROYS BUILDING
NEAR SEATTLE; ONE DEAD
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 26. FIro
late last night caused tho death of an
unknown man, severely Injured an
other and destroyed tho two-story
structure lodging building owned by
ov-Mayor oJhn Mueller ot George
town.
Tho fire, tho cause of which is un
known, originated In the clothing
storo which occupied tho front of ,tho
first floor. Tbo man who lost his
U(o was found at tho top of tho stairs
In front of a locked door leading to
the rear stairway, Tbo lnjurod la
mark Moore, a negro marlno cook.
Wodnosday Penmanship, history,
spelling, reading, physical geography,
Thursday Arithmetic, theory of
teaching, grammar, physiology.
Friday Geography, school law,
civil government, English literature
J. PERCY WELLS,
County School Supt.
nt tho old Moore place, on tho up-! tunlty to pit Wmsolf against a rocog-
por laka. Klamnth Falls Herald.
Dennis Crowley wns one of the
first settlors of the Klamath coun
try nnd figured prominontly in tho
of tho southern part
At ono ,tirno ho was
nlzed top-notchor, his chances nro
minimized even by his friends. Ills
motoric rlso, however, hns mndo him
a host of backors horo nnd ho prob
ably will carry constdorablo coin
wlion ho clambers through tho ropes.
CITY MAKES
GOOD
ON THE BOYCOTT
ABERDEEN, Wash., Jnn. 25.
Tho boycott war on Seattle has he
gun, according to F. Fenolon, rep
resentative of a Seattle drug job
bing house, who was hero tho lat
ter part of last wcok. Ho went a
tho firms with which ho has dealt
in tho past, hut was refused ordors
by nil. Mr. Fenclon had not hoard
of tho threatened boycott until ho
tried to find out why his old custom
ers denied him trade and was told
it was their intention to deal with
Portland firms hereafter. Mr. Fen
olon has written to his firm, inform
ing it of thq boycott policy in Aber-
deen.
well-to-do, but financial rovornos
and continiinl litiirntion ho was
ono of thoso belligerent spirits tint
always would "have tho Inw on yo"
rerluffd Jum to compurutivo pov
erty, nnd when old age enmo his
mind failed and he wns mndo
ward of the stato.
Dennis Crowley, nH mnny of the
old readouts of tho Klnmath coup
try, underneath his personal, pconl
iaritios, lmd many good qunlitios jf
heart and mind.
Babe's Sudden Death.
(Ashland Tidings.)
Tho flftoon-months-old son of Mr.
and Mrs, J. A, McElhornn, tho for
mer an operator In tho Postal Told
graph offico, In this city, and resid
ing on Woolon street, died ouddonly
Friday o von lug from convulsions,
superinduced, it Is prosumod, from
anattack of acuto indigestion, Tho
llttlo ono was apparently In good
health' when put to bod after tho
evening meal, but was oolzod with
convulsions In a short time, and died
bofore tho arrlvai of a physician.
HOPE TO INDUCE BERKELEY
TO ENTER CREW IN RACE
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 26. Hopo
of scheduling n raco with tho Unlvor
slty of California crow has not yot
boon abandoned by Mnnagor Zed
nick, graduato mnnngor of studont af
fairs of tho University of Washing
ton, and whllo Rorjtoloy has Btrlckon
rowing from tho list of Intorcollcglnto
sports and so far has arranged no
racos. A last effort toward Inducing
California to coinpoto horo is to bo
mado.
Manager Zodnlck today nddroBsod
a lottor to tho California manage
ment asking that tho mattor bo glvon
consideration and bo thoroughly
thrashed' out by tho Btudents nnd
mombors of tho rowing club boforo a
final aiiBwor to tho requost to Join
Washington nnd Stanford In a threo-
cornorod raco on Lako Waohlngton Is
glvon. It baa boon definitely docldod
to bring Stanford hore, tho varsity tp
pay tho onllro oxponsos of tho visit
ing olg'ht.
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MEDFORD'S PREMIER ELECTRICIANS.
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PLUMBING
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