TLW ;:D0D MAIL TOSSTOffl, MTO&T), GHtftfON, WWMXAT VITTOUARY J, m "" ' "' , , ynn-m IW,WI, i -iim1' i - Tmiihihwi i. l i. '.mmmmmummAJuu RESERVES SOON TO YIELD BIG CUTTING From Twenty to Forty Per Cent of the Standing Timber Esti mated to Be Now Mature. Careful estimates of the forest eervlco supervltors in Oregon and Washington placa the standing live timber of these two states, embraced within national reserve, at 175,000,- 000.000 feet This Includes the fir and plno districts, whoro reserves hare been created on both sides of the Cnscado range. The stumpnge value of this timer Is placed at J6S8, 000,000. Various estimates aro made of the percentage of tlmbor that is mature and which should bo cut at one-, some placing the total nl 20. am others at even 30 and 40 per cent. Taking these totals as the basis for estimate. It Is quickly seen that the national reserve cutting must soon assume tremendous Importance, and yield n great revenue. In tK two states, only one-fifth of the total standing timber is said to he on the reserves, but the Increase In growth of lumber consumption is rapid, and the "time Is near when there will bo JOHN L THINKS FIGHTJS FIXED Doesn't Beliefe That Jeff Could Be Dragged Into Ring Unless Ho Knew Johnson Was to Quit. Is Positive. 130STOX, Mass., Fob. I, The flat announcement was made here today by John L. Sullivan that the Jeffries Johnson fight had been "fixed." "I don't tkink Jeffries and John son are on the lovol about the fight," declared the oU-tliao cham pion. "Johnson can win If thu bout I on the level," added John L., "but In my opinion the whole matter looks mighty bad. "As a matter of fact, I don't think that Jeffries could bo dragged intp the ring with Johnson unless It was arranged so that Johnson would lay down. "That's the way It looks to me. believe it is a 'fixed' fight." STRYCHNINE FOUND IN STOMACH OF SW0PE KANSAS CITY, Afo., Feb. 1. The chemists who examined the stomach of Colonel Thomas Swope, a demand every year for all available! the millionaire philanthropist whose mature tlmbor. "When true conser vation Is practiced on the reserves and private holdings, only mature timber will be-cut. This policy will force Into the market all stumpage wlthltj any reasqnable distance of transportation, which s pln.ed ns "tips foT fitting, Wfelly the percent age of mature at the beginning of ei tensive work might be 20 to 40 per cent of the total stand, within a few years It would decrease, until It fin ally reached the point where the ma ture stock would be the annual yield that could be cut and yet keep the forests perpetuated. & 9 Oh whatever theory It is tlfcured out, the returns from national re serves must soon be very large, and all timber operators look forward to this source of supply as one of the great northwest factors In another five to ten years. Then the states, getting 25 per cent of the total re serve sales, will have n substantial income frpm this source, and the ne cessity for more complete co-opera tion with the national work will be moro apparent. : death was surrounded hv ueculinr circumstances, reported today Hint he found strychnine in deadly quan tities in both, "stomach ntul liver. The poison also was found in the internal organs of Swope's nephew, Christian .bwope BRUSH LAND IS SOLD AT GOOD PRICE NOW YU CAN PAY YOUR TAXES The Sheriff Has the Entire Tax Rell and Is Now Ready ta Tnkt Your Monoy. The taxroll for 1919 has bn turned over to the sheriff and he li now prepared to recelt your uus to the state, county, school and city. Last year the roll had betin In the hands of the sheriff two weeks be fore any taxes were paid. Thtt year Sheriff Jones wants to break the rec ords of all years tor tax collection, just as Hoguo Hirer valley has broh on other records by starting the col lection sooner and making a greater proportion of collections before the first of April than cny other county in tho state. want new mm Citizens ef Cold Hill AHltaU Move to Build New Bride It Span Waters of Regue. UNIONIST MAJORITY , OVER LIBERALS IS 12 LONDON. Feb. .1. The re-election f J. Q. ilunuouk. Labor omididuie for the middle division of Derbyshire. announced today, completes the elec tions for the new parliament in Khk- and. The reniiunmi; half dozen t'oti- titut'iieies to make returns aro Scotch and Irish. The final total in England alopo gives the Unionist t ff reformers 'J.')!), seats, the Liberal and Lnboritos combined 2li7, or unionist majority or u comparei: Kit n Liberal-liiiborito inntoritv o ?U received In 1000. Sixty Acres of Old Culver Estate Is Sold for $IO,000-Covered With Brush, But Good Soil. ALL ROADS LEAD T The District Attorney's Main Office Is Now Located in Medford, the Center of Progress. AGED WOMAN BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MURDERED REXECIA. Cul.. Feb. 1. Murder and not accident is believed today to have caused the death of lira. Jlnr paret XfcGuire, who perished in her home which was destroyed by fire yesterday. At first it was thought that the 80-yenr-old widow had caused the fire which completely destroyed her home. Later developments caused Cor oner Klotz to call District Attorney linincs niftl Sheriff McDonald into consultation. The coroner informed the county officials t hit t lie find found rircinnsfniipp. that pointed to foul nliiv. The hones of the woman were found in the clufrred remains of what appeared to have, been a trunk The hones of tho chest and shoulders were close together, while the skull of the aged woman Iny near the hones of the feet and legs. From these facts. Coroner Klotz surmised that Mrs. McGuire had cither I'cimi killed or made uncon scious had been thrust into a trunk and then cremated in her home. Motive for tho suposd niiirder, however, is. lacking at the present time. Mrs. McGuire is not known to have had any money, nnd nlthou'gh he 'vii ot twip'i'nr in the neighbor hood, she lind not incurred the en mity of her neighbors to such an cx tei.t as to warrant an attack. "W. R. Coleman, county clerk; El mer Coleman of Phoenix and James II. Croncmlllcr, county treasurer, have, after a lifetime 'spent In the ! Rogue Itlver valley, become imbued j cpntorn In i.i. .u :. . Key. ".Not it liu tut? oysfa ut y i W t vao uu n u&u- pant, and have invested in some Dear creek bottom land that vlll bring them big returns on tLe Investment. Tho property purchased by them comprises CO acres of the old Culver place, lying In tho Bear c eek bot tom opposite the town of Phoenix, and which has been uncultivated for several years. 'It's rich land," said W. R. Cole man, "and I know It. In the few years it has been unused the brush has grown so thickly upon It thnl even n dog can'i crawl through If. We expect to remedy that, however, by taking out the brusf and putting in a state of cultivation. I am not making any price on the property j now, but $30,000 right now wouldn't eppeal to us verymucli." District Attorney ituiKcy has es tablished his office lu Medford mow as permanent headquarters. "The most of the business of my office Medford," said Mr. Mill tunt tuero is any more. nor eveil ns much, of that class' of business originating In Medford as in other localities, but, to paraphrase, all roads le-ul to Medford. and In or- order to centralize the office and to make things more .convenient nil around, the main office of the dis trict attorney for this dlslrlpt, will be at that point' toward which' nil roads lead Medford." PRESIDENT'S BROTHER ILL; BETTER TODAY SAGE BRUSH IS DOOMED IN KLAMATH CHILD IS BORN ON FRISCO STREET CAR RAN FHANCISCO. Cnl., Feb. 1. A guessing contest for the numo of tho baby girl whoso advent into the world last night delayed traffic on the Hayes street oar line, is muter way hero today. Tho child was horn at Filhnoro nnd Hayes streets, hut ns both these names are moro fitting to young gen tlemen than to young ladies, it is not likely that the baby will bo called either. The little one was born on a Hayes street car and the arrival of tho baby tied up traffio on both Hayes and Fillmore street lines for many minutes. Tho mother, MrB. Annio Darnum, of 05 Clara street, was taken to a nearby hospital, where 6ha and the shild wero given attention. -TJi. mother and baby are doinf,' well. AM ktnrh of nln'oWnr, hfn'W n1 .vifNii work by Medford V . Co. 2M , The Klamath Herald of Jan. 14th, says this week the death knell of the sage brush of Klamath county, or at least that part of it that flourishes under the Irrigating ditches of the Klamath project, was sounded, and the time Is not far distant whop not an acre of irrigated land will be af flicted with this pest W. II. Musten has Just closed a contract for the purphaso of a lC-foot Combined Host harvester and one 40-horsepowor cataplllnr engine, and It Is with this outfit ho proposes to chance tho face j of KJamath country during the riexti few years. When ho has demon- Htrated his method of handling tbe soil Is tho correct one, ho will doubt-, less have a number of followers, wlthj tho result that the area cultivated will bo rapidly Increased until all of' tho Irrigated, and a groat deal of tlioj unlrrlguted, farms'of tho cotintrywlll bo raising cropu. LOS A.VOKLKS. Cal., Feb. . 1. Henry y. Toft, brother of President W. 11. Taft, who was . taken to the uooa Hnmnrltun hospital, suffering from oryolpolaH. was reported today to be much Improved. Ho pasxed n i restful night and It Is expected Hint ' i it. . . ne win oe aine to travel again within a week. Hel s being attended by his brotli-or-Jn-lnw, Dr. W. A. Ed wards, who said Taft's condition Is "severe, but not serious." It Is probable that Tnft will not visit San Francisco and the north west as he- planned became ()f the dolny caused by lilu IUhchh, but will go directly to New York as soou as he has recovered sufficiently to nioko tho Journey. "As soon ss tka coautr wsnts to build u new bridgs asross th llnjne' ut th north 411(1 ( Muin street, I am ready to donutt tht luud on the other side ucotssury tu eouuoet with tho uotinty ruud." said J. C. Godlot, , recently, says the Gold Hill New.i As his is tho only luiia) uuch a road I would eross, it will It srou thut there, will b no trouble on that oouut whoa tho preseut autiouuted structure. uwknardlv tocutod so that th east 1 approach to it mist puss under the I I. !.!.. ! 1.. II. iiiiiiuiiu uriuKC is rrpiuvvu uv n ut-w m steel bridge ut a mors Advantageous ' point. The Ceiiteiiuiul bridge, us its iiaiiie' implies, was built in l7fl, ninny years before the rnilmud. When ' the railroad came the east approach! to the wagon bridge had to "duck under" the railroad bridKc. While , the Centennial no doubt represented , advanced ideas in bridge construe tiou at that time, it is mm obsolete 1 and even unsafe for hcavv loads. That it has stood so Ion gteslifies to tho honesty and ability of its pioiieed cniisti-iti'tors, hut us it stands ,it present It is iiimUnmU if not actu-1 ally unsafe. A threshing machine or!! anything of like- weight cannot he trusted iihu it. It is so narrow that , imllilC ftiillllftt tiiisi tin.) I...,... I I get through its shod, wi.i, tea.,, j Formerly Baker-Hutchason Co. ii ihu iiiiiiku Kiiig viivi, iiiniiiur team going the opposite would git , . . ii .i . .... 1 won up on ine east approach iictme INVENTORY Has Been Completed We Ure finished taking mUk'W uikI in u IVw tltt.VN tlie ure will Jjoin tu (ake on nuW life. Alrctitl.v hoiiio of tht law jjooiIm are uoniing in, but the tiling tluit should intereat our IVientlH tiumt in the fact that rtv will be oatfe!' to nhow jou gootlw autl atlend your minis. If w havou't what .you wish, we will gladlV get it for you. You are always welcome here to look or to buy. Watch the Windows You Will Never Regret It i (let the window habit and keep il. It will mean so much to you in the course of the next vear. a b'irst You see the new goods as soon" they oome to the stojv and thereby save much time. Second You learn of our prices and can judge as to the best styles. Third Yoir learn of iluOiargains offered "it pays to watch tho window." -in shor llSe Hutchason Co. seeing that the bridge wns occupied, gules, stopped off .this week for a Let a train happen along on tho rail- visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. rond bridge just at this juncture, and j 8. V. McFarren. They Intend to mnko n ticklish team might he expected m1 their liouiu In Portland. nifll-,i tr.ml.1.. 'PI... ......I I. I , 1 covered with severnl feet of swiff current in n time of high wnter like that of last November. The sentiment of Gold Hill and vicinity appears ti be solidly for a now bridge in another locution, uinl J Mr. Oodlove's offer of right of way ' tlirnnoli liik Innil ulwmlil In. n ulmmi t nr.riiirt.il. ( in fr..,.r .(' il... . II.. ..I il... I ... .. ... ... mi- r.,ii ill nil- nteuu Eddlugs went to Hosuburg Wednesday, uavlng been tramforred from Grunts Pass, after a visit with home folk and will bull the oil Into a big S. I, engine ruiitilu;; out of that point. Mr. and Mrs. II, II. Nye wero lu from their Itlverdalo farm Willie- uud took out a new telephone. north end bf Main street, which, it is '""rum. as . . am , .u.cnies. s .. -urged by those who should kn.iv. 1 IT? ,-,1.lho """'T K v,rTn K,a"11 would furnish n more direct route 1 1 1 , , whk, two ones iruiii umu inn. Air. )0 nas ibo districts served bridge. by the present Aviator Falls. CAIRO. Egypt, Feb. 1. While practicing lu nu aeroplane, Mortimer built a handsome modern restdeuce, and Is dolly uiaklkng ltlvcnlnlr a finer ranch. A pleasant half duy outing was given the editor of the News by John Dinger, me nvioior, roil louny ami T. itu,,,r Moiidnv. A drive down .mistnlm-d inluHm from which It lHgU0 juver past Hock Point to Mr. IIKOiy no W.H ate. 1 ItltterV ranch In th Fnotupn.i.V .11m- Tho airship In which ho was flying ,PC, whor tho wr.,0l. nw K(),,i was completely wrecked lu tho fall. , ,lllnu for tho flri)t . 3t),w hov Tho noronnufs legs, arms, two ribs , ciaudo Hitter and Will Cook, worn nnd collar bono were broken. ,.. wnii f rvi win. n .v- I.thargy In ndvortlnlnir leads to a " ' condition of "storu rusU" drniillc noxzlo, throwing a powerful stream brought by a thousand feet of pipe that was stretched up tho hilt like soitio burnt Htinnlitr, serpent. Wo washed out a pan of dirt uud got color, anil lu an Interesting hour goL some Idea of placer mining. While It Is often Impossible to prtt wint an accident, It Is never linpol lite to lie prepared It Is not beyond nnyonn's purse. Invest 25 cents In n bottle of Ctininlierlaln's MnliucnL uud you aro prepared for sprains, bruises and like Injuries. Sold b.y all druggists. Itlili Wan tcl .on Hewer anil Wnter Coiiiirrtlous on Summit Avenue. For tuylug and couue. tlr.g 730- fcnl (i-ln. sowor (He, l' C-liich to 4- Inch Ys. 720 feel t-ln. w.iter pipe. Illds opened M noon February fi. For particulars cull on H. Kluiii, offlco rear Commercial club rooms. 271 MM Wanted ou Conin-to Wulk a nil Curbs oh Summit A'cinic. 1K00 feet fi-foot concrete walks, 1C50 feet curb walk. Itlds opnriI February fi at noon. For particulars sco II. Klum, rear Commercial club, rooms, 271 GOLD HILL ITEMS. (Worn the News) Henry Nutt, Uolllco Nutt anc .Tames Jads, of Grants Hns'i, wore In town 1 last Saturday on business connected ; with their mining Interests on Galls, Creek. The report that samples, from their property huvo returned high nssays in tin, gold, platinum and ungstou, tho tin running ns high as hIx por cent. They wero accompanied i by C. L. Nniigrum of Grants Pass,! who Is Interested in their property. Tom Gilchrist returned to his work nu tho Jessie mine, two miles north ' of town, yesterday rftor a few days' spent ns a guest to mlno host Stove j Jones. I Clydo McFarren and wife, on their vay back to Portland from Lob Au-J II 1. C. HJIUHL'II. We make any kind uud style of wixdttwu. glass of any air.e on Imvtd. Medfbrd Sash & Door Co. ft Ml orn .Moriiit We atrrv JL HUBBY READS TOO MUCH; SHE ASKS 'divorce; ' CHICAGO, III., Feb. 1. Accusing , her husband, Eugene I'iold, Jr., sou of tho poet, with spending his nights i reuding romantio novels and. his days' in sleep, Mrs. Eugene Field, Jr., for-1 merly Elinor Brooks, today filed u suit for divorce. Tho couple wero married five years ago at New Orleans. Field fell in love v th JIUs BrookB at first sight and thi.v eloped soon afterward. They spo.t thujr honeymoon in tlie African jtingloa. Head Judge Lindsoy's ','Bfcnst and MerrivoM Shvp. 'd'A Our Reputation for square dealing is at.stnfcc every time a pair of shoes goes out of i nurture. This compels out merchandise to he top-iioleli, whether yon buy a dancing pump or a heavy; .brogan. AVe stand back of every sale niaderctulyio do tho square thing if any purchase -dons not pi'flvo'to bo all'that is claim ed for it. We have just reeeked a shipment of high-top shoes for men that will interest careful bujers. Price $0.50. ' ' V jumea JSKSBM Martin J. Reddy The Jeweler For Diamonds, Watches and Fine Watch and Jewelry Repairing. The Jewler Near Post Oflfioe GOLD RAY GRANITE CO. Office: 209 West Main St., Modfoid, Ore. Operating Quarry at Gold Ray,' Oregon DEALERS IN I BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND CRUSHED GRANITE Mil V. i. ', I ttiti i