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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
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BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
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