THE MEDITORD MAIL TRIBUNE, ACEDjFORI). OREGON, THURSDAY, AlAROH 17. 1910. 4 Medford MailTribune ' ' " PimLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SATUllDAY. T A consolidation of tno MeJfort Mftll. wtabltshml 1889: the Southern Or gonlan. uwffi "So J j thV Srawwitte Tlniw mUMUW llMi tt Ashland Tribune. 45tib S l ed J896, nnd the Medford Tribune, ctabllahed 1808. Official Papor of GEORGE PUTNAM. Hater! u rccond-aUs matter November pmerea aa mxma"QrtZ0IU undcr the act Pae year by mall js.00 ENTER THE FLY-WITH-DE ATH- ON-HIS-FEET. At this season the housewife turns by instinct and with industry to the task of spring cleaning. It is well to have the house and sanitary against the coming warm weather. Jtmt tne main item in the spring cleaning program should be The elimination or minimizing of the housefly. This commonest of little pests is more formidable than the beast in the jungle or the serpent in the grass. Literally, death is on its feet. It is the world's most insolent, amazing and successful "bu,tter-in." i, kM Its waits not for cards of invitation. With death on its feet, it is ready to invade the cottage of the laborer or tho mansion of the rich. Qiven a noisome stable or a neglected garbage heap in which to breed, it gathers up the bacilli of a dozen germ diseases on its twinkling feet and carries those germs into your home to infect the milk, water and food. The time to combat the fly is now, before he wins a foothold. H!EMI The way to combat the fly is not only to keep your premises clean and sanitary, but as well to see that your neighbor does the same thing in the way of confining his itable by-products and his garbage in a fly-proof can. If your neighbor is compelled to maintain an earth-closet, see that an air and water-tight receptacle is used. Community health is a matter of habitual co-operation between the municipality and its citizens. "With regard to the typhoid-fly, that co-operation should begin right now! -. $ EXTENDING. SH1PPINS PERIOD OF FRUIT 1 t Two great lines ot advance hare fceea made In the shipping ot fruit during the past years, both of which bare very largely extended our mark eta, or rather so prolonged the life et our fruits that we have been, en able to reach a more extended area thaa formerly. These are, first the uumjiamva. nuu ui pre-ceollng -.rocess. and secondly, the nothing that would sooner or better More careful handling of fruit in the sl the question of markets for our process of picking and packing. Arlc 'rulta than tho Parce,s Pat- The whole natural object of tho " " ere possible for our prune men fralt of the plant Is tho reproduction and ur raises packers and the pro or the plant. It is tho seed pot, the ducers of other dried fruits, to ship pericarp in which the embroy seed Is their products direct to the consura protected until It has attained a stage er In ten pound boxes without sub at which it is capable of germination, mlttlng, to exorbitant and prohibitory at which sta-o the outer coating Is of. charges from express companies, thero bo further use, but rathor detrlmen- would be such a demand for our fruit tal, and It begins to slouch off or dry that tho now wearing question as to wp and fall away, leaving a ripened "hat shall we do with them would eed exposed. It Is this process that nt b heard- We ar0 hearing a loud -we call rlponlng, and if It proceeds cry from all over the Union as to the too far It becomes decay. Itlpenlng. b,Sh Prlces ot ltv,DB n tl,e one bantl therefore, Is the beginning of decom- and on the other we hear of the po poaltlon. and we all know how rapidly verty ot tho Producer. Wo know fruit will decay when it becomes ripe, that two of our best articles of food. In some cases, even a few hours work ls(!a and Prunes.-aro going begging the difference. Now, tho great ob-,and we are disc-using their value as Ject to bo attained by the grower and hor8 and b5 food. While such Is the shipper is to stop this process at the case, thero must be some great a certain stage, and keep it at that wrong between the producer and tho taago unUl it has passed into con-1 consumer, and there Is no doubt that ftwnption. And this Is accomplished " srea wrong the parcels post )by refrigeration. Whoa fruit is wou,d so far toward eliminating. It .brought from the archard or vineyard would also bring to tho farmers much lit is-at the height of the warm season, ..and it .is heated through; the process of ripening, too Is ono of heating, and At continues nntil checked. In tho -refrlferator cars this checking takes, -from 36 to 48 hours, and therefore. t .ard decay. Is continued, for that time. By pre-coollng, however, this is checked In an hour or two, and so, out with tho present number auo much added to tho llfo of tho fruit. .Editor Brown took occasion to givo Ta pre-coolktg tho fruit Is exposed to his patrons something very fine in cold air as soon as It is taken from the the current number. The magazine orchard, and then, In Its cooling con-'is replete with cuts of local scenes, .dltion, transfered to the refrigerator , write-ups and advertising matter. It r, and kept at a low rate of temper- is one of the most creditable of the ture until It reaches Us destination, j magazines as yet issued by. Mr. By this means some two days are add-, Brown and should do its full quota ed to tho llfo of the fruit and two days ' toward advertising tho valley and its weans h much wider market. resources Tho second process comprises Ira-! proved and moro careful handling in arried. .avit, nnrt nncklne of fruit. It In Jacksonville,. March 16, 1010, has always been known that a bruise, n,antflnB th decay, and careful experi- anents Tiave prtven that evory scratch, 1 Medford. Drick or brulBO on the surface of fruit At Jacksonville, March 10, 1010, art3 immediate decay, and this do- O. II. Maasdnm and Etnumm C. Mo cay will communicate to adjoining, Killigan, by J. R. Neil, county judge, fruit, so that ono careless specimen, of fruit, carelessly scratched or pack-, Is your advertising program an ex ed or bruised, may start decay in the pending one-in the degree that you whole box. This has become well re-, want your store, or enterprise, to ex cognize', now, and the modern prae-;pandT . i in Mia orchard. Is to handle fruit ; as carefully os one would handle eggs, nr even more so, ana tno pncaing ,,! overv auspicious specimen is: discarded and only the sound fruit is pcked for the market. Tuese two sew Methods which have forced j tkMawlves upon us, have done more tho City of Medi'ord. Editor and Manager. 1. 1101. at tho Pjwtprflc at Medford. of March : One month by mall or carrier.....! .5 and the premises wholesome 4- -- FRUIT GROWERS AND THE PARCELS POST T (Orchards and Faim) Over the length and breadth of the land goes up the cry for the parcels post, and It Is probable that ere long this Insistent demand will prove even more powerful In tho halls ot Congress than the immense pulls of a i. . Ttrv i.-. 9 of what he requires at city prices, and Place him on an equal with the city Duyer EDITOR BROWN ISSUES SPLENDID NUMBER Tho first cycle in tho life of thoLyj j,v tho 0jj boiling over. Furtlipr- Rogue River Magazine was rounded by J. R. Noil, comity judge, Edgar Pnysen and Jennie E. Jones, both of to widon our markets, by prolonging tne nie oi our iruu, man uuy uiuor that has been discovered or practiced In the many years In tho packing and snipping iruu, xiaskins for Health. " THE WEARING OF THE GREEN Oh, Paddy, dear, and did you hear tho mows that's goin' round Tho shamrock is forbid by law to grow on Irish ground. SU Patrick day mo moro we'll koop; his colors ctm't be soon, s For thore's i bloody law ns'in tho Wearing of tho Urvou. I mot with Nnppor Tandy and ho tuk mo by tho hand And.ho said, "How's poor ould Ireland and how does :dio stand V Sho'a tho most distressful country that ever you lmvo soon; They're hanging man nud women thoro for Weaving of tlio Green, Thou since the color wo must woar is "England's cruel rod, Sure, Ireland's sons will no'or forgot tho blood that they lmvo shod. You may tako tho shamrock from your hat uid cast it on tho sod, Dut 'twill take root aud flourish still, tho' under foot 'tis trod. When tho law can stop tho blades of grass from growing ns thoy grow, And when tho leaves in summor time their vorduro dnro not show. Then I will chnngo tho color I woar in my cnubcon; But till that day, pleaso God, I'll stick to Wearing of tho Green. But if at last our color should bo torn from Ireland's heart, Her sons with shamo and sorrow from tho dear old soil will part. I've heard whispers of a country that lies far boynnt tho say, Whore rich and poor stand equal in tho light of freedom's day. , Oh, Erin, must wo loavo you, drivou by a tyrant's hand? Must wo ask a mother's welcome from a strnngo but happy land, Whoro tho cruel cross of England's thraldom never shall bo seen,.' Aud where, thank God, wo'll live and die, still Wearing of tho GroonT Distillate vs Crude (Oil ' & j& & In the Heating The time is now near at hand when a decision must be reached concerning tho kind of fuel which is to be used for orchard heating in tho prevention of frost injury. For somo time past agents have been selling several typos of pots and have contracted with many orchard- ists for large numbers, with tho un derstanding that crudo oil might bo used as a faeL It would seem that if any grower.bought these pots and then contented himself with the statement that tank-run cmdo oil would burn in them, he has made a mistake. Tho average run of crude oil contains a considerable amount of water which has become mixed with the oil in pumping it from tho wells to the storage tanks. Crudo oil cannot be pumped directly through pipes. With the oil a certain amount of water must be 'pumped in to tho pipes so as to form a water jacket, and this wntcr flows with tho oil into the storage tanks. Crude oil may be used in connection with saw dust, shavings or anything that will give it body. Large wicks hnve also been nsed more or less successfully with certain grades of oil not run ning too high in the percentage of water mixed with it. Last Year's Tests. During Inst year a large number of tests were made with some oil kindly donated by the Southern Pncific company and taken from their stor age tank at Ashland. In almost ev ery case the oil pots did not bum more than an hour, and in many cases the pots boiled over in less than half nn hour and extinguished the flame. These tests were made in the Fresno. Trantmnn nnd a home made conical-shnped pot, nnd in no case was there nnj marked differ ence in the burning of the oil. In the matter of raising the tempera ture, which is the' important thing, crude oil seemed to bo n failure in the above tests. It is very true that some samples burned better than others, which, no doubt, was dm? to the fact thnt they were not taken or drawn from tho tanks nt the some time, and came- from different levels. Recently n few tests were made of oil which had been furnished by ngents soiling nots. Tho oil came from five-gnlfon cases, or can", nnd it wonld be natural to suppose that this oil would prove more satisfac tory than the ordinary tank run. However, after burning a short time, nnd consuming only a portion of tho oil. tho flnmo was oxtinmiish- more, in order to light the pors it was found necessary to use gasoline ns n stnrter. Even -the ngents in demonstrating the pots used gaso line. Mnkes a Test. Yesterday T made tests of crudo oil and 28 degree distillate. TIicbo tests wore made on the vacant ground near the Rogue River Valley depot, nnd were witnessed by n large nnmbor of Interested people. Tn mak ing the tests a gallon each of tnnk run crudo oil nnd 28 degree distil lato wore nsed. Instead of employ ing tho patent typos of oil pots, two ten-pound lnrd pails purchased from tho Economy meat market wore mod. Exactly ono gallon of each fuel wns poured into each pnil nnd ignited. It wns necessary to use cnsolino to start the crude oil, but tho distillnto ignited rcndilv by sat urating a small piece of paper and throwing it, lighted, into it. Tho experiment begnn at 8:44 it. mi and nt 0:10 a,, m., or nftor 35 minulcs, tho crudo oil pot wont out; tho distillnto burned" until 12:24 p. m or for 3 hours nnd 40 minutes. While tho crudo oil wns burning it sputtered and boiled in such n way thnt muoh of it was wnstod: somo of tho oil being thrown at least two js? $ tsa of Orchards foot away from tho pot, so that, af ter burning 35 minutes, fully ono third of the oil was gone, showing that had it burned until all the pit was used it would havo lasted only 1 hour and 45 minutes. Tho distil lnto, therefore, lasted more than twico as long, nnd even at doublo the price of crude oil, is more econom ical. However, it wns impossible to mako it burn in order to detormine oxaotly how long one gallon of crudo oil would last. The Distillate. In tho caso of the distillato, which burned 3 hours and 40 minutes, thero was no perceptible differenco in tho flame at any timo during tho entire experiment. It honied very steadily at all times and showed no evidence of going out until the last drop was burned. Tho flame was just as good when the Iovol of tho distillato was very near the bottom of tho can as when it was first lighted. Tho amount of heat given off, or the temperaturo rise within a given space, was not measured, but tho difforenco in the heating effect of tho cmde oil and tho distillnto was quite porccptible. From an experimental point of view, the distillate is n porfect fuel for burning in smudge pots and will givo tho least amqunt of trouble of any of the crudo fuels. The pots necessary to barn it in need not be of any special make, since it burned perfectly in nn ordinary ten-pound lard pail. Tho amount of residue wns almost neglignblo in quantity, only a small amount of enrbou hav ing collected on the sides of tho cnu. There wns no liquid residue loft. At CXarnett'ii Itequent. Tho above, interesting testB were mndo at tho request of II. C. Oar nott, of the Gnmctt-Cory Hardware Co.. of Medford. While in Snn Fran cisco, Mr. Gnmctt had a conforoncce with tho Union Oil company in re gard to tho matter of prices on dis tillnto. As n mutter of fact, tho Union Oil company stated that dis tillato would probably provo more satisfactory ns nn orchard fuel than the crude oil, sinco orudo oil iB gen erally a heavy gravity oil. Mr. Qar nctt also took up the mattor of con tainers, or drums, in which to ship tho oil, nnd which wns suggested would bo a nocessity in tho orchards to provide for storage Those drums aro strongly built of No. 12 sheet steel nnd heavily banded, so that they will stand any amount of hard usage and would Inst a lifetime. The capacity of each drum is about 110 gallons, and when filled with 28 de gree distillnto woigh about 035 pounds. Tho Union Oil eompany has promised to fill theso dnims with distillate, tho price bolng 4V2 cents per gnllon, making n drum of distillate cost $4.05. Tho freight charges on tho filled dnim laid down at Medford would bo $0.72; tho rate being $20.80 per ton. Tho prico of tho drum is $7, making tho cost of tho first shipment nearly 22 cents por gnllon when ndding tho cost of the drum. If "00 aro ordored tho prioo of a drum will be $5.50, which would make the cost per gallon of distillnto somewhat less. Tank Hhlpmcnts. Ilowovor, tho distillnto nood not bo bought in this way, ns Mr. Garnott has made arrnngemonts for tank-car shipments of from 0500 to 8000 gal lons each, with tho understanding thnt tho tank cars bo promptly omp tied. Therefore, growers who may need oil, nnd who do not dosiro to purchase drums, must provide stor age tanks or rosprvoirfl to suit thoir needs. Tho freight rate from Oloum, Cnl to Medford is $20.80 0 ton, tho sumo in for shipments in drums, A ton of dihtilluto will nvorago about 300 gallons, and wlion loaded in tank cars is quoted at 4 cents por gal lon, or Vfc-oent choapor than when loaded in drums. Ono ton of disliU Into (300 gallons) costs at Oleum $12. Thoroforo, a ton of distillate, laid down at Medford, will cost $32.80 in tank oars, nud thu cost por gallon would bo uonrly 11 cents. Referring again to tho matter of tho drums, Iwnny nay that aftor Dim first shipmont growors who pur uliiiso drums may got tho oil from tho tank oars at tho 11-cout rate. It would bo prohibitive to buy the dis tillato in any other way than in tank cars, but sinco provision must bo mndo for handling tho material In tho orchards, it was thought that for many it would bo choapor to purch ase tho drums already filled with distillato than to go to tho oxponso of having tanks mndo. Sinco dis tillnto is volatile, tho container, or drum, in which it is stored should bo well mndo nnd provided with n tight fitting covor. Should Get llttsy. Thoso who are interested in this muttor should at once communicate with Mr. Garnott, who has made ar rangements for hnudling tho distil late and tho drums. This is a mut tor of much importance nud should not bo dolnyod. If tho quantity of distillato is considerable, it may bu possiblo that soma reduction in tho freight rate may bo made. As thu mnttor stands now, tho freight charge is nearly twico tho cost of the oil at Oloum. Ilowovor, Mr. Garnott has this matter in hand also, nnd ns soon ns ho can dotcmiiuo how much distillnto is wanted ho may bo able to mnko n hotter price per gallon. Plonso do not leave this imnortnnt business affair until it is tno Into, nnd then expect to got fttol when it is needed. In ordering it might bo well to ostimnto from 150 to 200 gallons por ncro. P. J. O'GARA. Assistant Pathologist, United States Dopartmoht of Agriculture. POLICE IN QUANDARY OVER RIFLE DUEL SPOKANE, Wash., March 17. ro- llco authorities of Spokano county and tho stato ot Watitngto:i aro In a quandary as to what action to tako ovor a duel with rifles fought by Oliver A. Tooloy, 73 yoars old, and Norrlfl Dlltz, 02 yoars of ago, near Ssltcso lako. . car hero, n tow days ago, whon t'io formor as sovoroly woundod In tho loft arm. Tooloy de clares ho wt'l not proaecuto hli en emy. Tho duel was tho culmination . of a foud of long standing, the mon. Laving quarrolo.'. ovor political and' rollglous quoatlons for years, and fl-, rally fought ovor tho ownership ot a gato, which both claimed. Dlltz had tho gnto fa hli poiscsalon when Too Idy called to jet It. Tooloy carried a riflo and oponed flro whon he snw j Dlltz. The Jatior ran to tho hoi.no, and, taking down hlg ben" gun, fired i from thu window, tho bal! striking Tooloy In the arm as ho was about j to level his rifle for the nonond shot; at Dlltz. Tho old man's arm was shnttorod nnd 'So attondlng physi cian Hays It will havo to be amputat ed near tho shoulder to savo tho old man'.; llfo, NOTICK TO IWV1NO CO.NTU.VC TOItS. N'otlco Is hereby jjlvwn tlint the city council of tho city ot Medford, OroKon. will recelvo sealed proposals for pnvlnK of cortaln streets, a list of which Is now on fllo at tho offlco ot tho city recorder, girltiK widths and longths of improvement, with asphalt, bltulltlilc and Granitoid pavements; other Horns entering Into tho Improvement will bo bid for sep arately, as follows: (a) Foundation and wearing sur face, por squaro yard. (b) Kxcavatlng, por cubic yard. (c) Curved concreto armorod curb, per lineal foot. (d) Straight concroto curb, por lineal foot. (0) Furnishing nnd laying C-lnch cast Iron drain ptpo, por lineal foot, (f) Furnishing and laying 0-lnch vitrified cowor pipe, por llnonl foot. (g) For furnulshing and laying 8 lncli cast Iron plpo, por llnonl foot. (h) For furnishing and Inylng 8 lnch vitrified eewor plpo, per lineal foot. (1) Catch basins, comploto, each, (J) Standard tuonumont cases, each. (k) Standard motor boxes, each. Each bid nhal 1 bo accompanied by a certified chock In tho sum ot C par coat ot tho amount of tl o bid for tho work, payable to tho city torasuror of tho city of Medford. Any blddor who rofusos to enter into a contract after It has boon awarded will bo declared Irresponsi ble and tho certified chock fortoltod to the city of Medford. Tho city toservoa tho right to ro- Medford Bakery and Delicatessen All kinds of Bakery Goods and Dollcatbssen. Lunchos prepar ed for fishing nnd pionio pur tios. Satisfaction gunrantood, ONCE MORE Wo can suppb' you with a good vtirluty, including many kinds oil FRESH FliSH OYSTERS, OLAMS, SHRIMPS(-ETO. nnd from now on wo hope to havo at all times enough to supply our 0113101110111. Come and hoc what wo havo. RogueRiverFishCo 17 North Fir Strobt Cooper's SPrays GIVE PERFECT RESULTS. . Cooper, VI and V3 treo sprays aro tho best and most scientific sprays in nso today. VI kills till pests on the tree while the treo is in tho dormant stato; Vtf kills all pests on tho tree while three is in bloom or leaf. Kasy to handle, no clogging of tho nozzle, no corroding tho hands and face, always uniform, results guaranteed. This is tho best, though not tho cheap est, spray on the market today. Glen Fabrick Agt. Medford Domestic Laundry BARGAINS for BUYERS lot nrrv. rlinrHl, clone to illation, 920,000. 11! licit, cleared, two nnd one-lnlf tnllm from Medford, JDOOO. 21) nereis, In pmm, Imlf mile from Control Point, $7000. ID urn, 25 nrrr In alfalfa nud irrigated; lenutlful views 90000. J12 rrc, bearing orchard, close In, 921,000, HUNTLE.Y-K.REME.R Co. 214 FruitGrowcrs Bank Building In Case of vSicKness PHON E 8 (J -1 1 MEDFORD PHARMACY Near Post Olfice All Night Sorvn-t l'ro Delivery Jcct uii) and all bldJ. All bids must be fllod with tho city recordor on or before S o'clock p. m., March 20th, 1910. Dated at Modford, Oregon, ' this 17th day of March, 1010. ItODT. W. TKLFBR, City Recorder. GILT E INVESTMENTS 88 acres fruit land 3 miles out; CO acres poars, 1 to 6 yoars old; all undor ditch; a good Invojtmont; $220 por aero; good terms. 14 acres, apples, Newtown nnd Spitz; nice (5-room hoimo; modern Improvements; ono mllo out; $12, 000; easy termo. Nice 7-room bungalow; G rooms flnUhod; 100x108 foot lot; nlco oak shado troes; high lot; a dandy homo buy; only $2360; $600 will bandlo It. ONE ACRE ot flno land, half set to 6-year-old fruit; nlco 0-room Iiouho; emit front; cloao to Main ot.; only $3600. A flno corner lot 00x160, lmprovod, just oft of Oakdalo; a snap at $1000, Take a look at our Hobs Park lots, Thoy aro A No, 1; only $350; torms to suit you, Nlco 8-rooni bungalow, all modern convontoncos; best rcsldont district in city; closo to Main a treo t; only $4600; terms; lot 60x200, LET US SHOW YOU. 128 East Main. Wright 6 Allin 128 Ea Main fltroat. A.L. VROMAN PLUMBING & HEATING CONTRACTOR No job too small, none too largo. Twonty-fivo years' practical oxporionoo. OFFICE 1 13 SOUTH FRONT STFIEET. Phono Main 83. 1 Modford, Or. EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS CHANCES FOR SALE Oil TRADE. Equity iu IS acres irrigated land in California. 10 acres iu 0-yoiir-old viuoyurd in California. 00 acres, 7 miles from Medford. FOR BALE. 40 aoros near Woodvillo; a snap. 20 aoros, planted to trooa, 2 'a miles out; a snap. Four-room house, furuituro njul two cows, $050. Sovon-room house, lot 01x200, $11000. HOUSES FOR SALE. 3 and 4-room bungalows, $2100. 5-room bungalow, modem, $2300. 4- room cottage, $1700. FOR RENT. 0-room house, $20.00. 5- room house, aero, $12.00. Twolvo-ronm Iiouho, furnished. Five-room house. Six-room house, Girl for genoral housework, no wash ing. Throo girls for gonoral housowork, $1 por day. 1C ranch hands. 3 Two enrpontors. , Ono ranch hand, $32.50 por month and hoard, , Ono ranch hand, $40 per month nnd hoard. Man and wjfo on ranch, Iiouho and wood furnished. Shoephorder, $35. Chnmhormamid, out, $25, HOMESTEAD RELINQUISHMENTS 140 aoros, prioo $400. 100 aoros, nrico $300. WANTED. Man and wifo, no children, woman to nsslst. 20 Ranch hands. Chambermaid, out, $25, room and hoard. Shoopherdor, ono usod to lambing. navo you Iiouho olonning, carpets or rugs to clonn, chlmnoyfl to olenn or any o.thor work, hour or dnyt I onn furnish you tho help; also suits oloanod and prossod. E. F. A. BITTNER, 206 Taylor & Flitpps Big, Phone 4141