MJBDITOKD MAIL TRIJiUNE, MEDFORD, OREOON, "WEDNESDAY, AXJOUST 17, 1910.
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$10,000,000,000
IN INSURANCE
BY FRATERNITIES
Grent Growth Is Mado Throuijliout
United States In Insurnnco Through
Fraternal Orders May Amalun
mato Blu Concerns.
IM5TIIOIT, Midi., Auk 17. Thut
liiHtirauco tliroiiKli fratoriml onloni
In lliu Unltud BtatcH amoiintii to
$10000, 000,000 and that i;rowliiK
(loiimnclH by Htatu luntiraiico offlcorH
for roKiilatlnu 'f fraturnal liiiiiiraiico
orilorH huvo tlio InilorHoiiiuiitfl of tlio
rapninuiitntlviwi of both tlio national
fntturnal coiiKruHH, ami AiiHodatetl
KraturnltliiH of Aniorlua, wjim rovoalod
today In tlio annual roport of Pnwl
iloiit TIiuiiiiih II. Cannon of tlio Na
tional I'ratornal CoiiKroMii, which ho
Kan Itii mchhIoii lioro yortonlay at
tlio llotol Poiichartritlii.
Tlio ultliirito ainalKatuntlon of tho
AKHoolatod KratornltlcH of Amorlca
with tho National l-'ratornal cotiKronH
waH ItnUcntod an iiuwilulo, PrcMldont
Cannon nald:
"Should tho rovlMud toutatlvo bill
bocouio tho law Kwiornlly In tho Htato
iur Nntlonal Frntornnl CoiiBroim
may then Include, aftor a fow yearn,
all tho rojuitnblo fratoriml hocIoIIob
In tho country."
What ho tunned "Hcamlnlmin trail
action In tho morKor of fratoriml no
clotted" woro Hcntlitimly donouiicod
by I'roitldont Cannon, who rocom
mondt'd that action bo tnkim by tho
coiiKroHH ri'KnnllnK thitin In behalf
of tho Knoit nnmo of fralomnl Iiihii
rnnco In Kcnoral.
"Tho loud of Union ncom to Indl
cato n diuimnd for moro artlvu Htnto
HiiporvlHlon by tho ri'Hppctlvo Iiihii
ranco dopartmontH," Htild Pri'Hldont
Cnunon. "TIiIh domnnd Jinn boon
formulatod through tlio Inmirnnco
commlMKlonorn' convontlon durliiK
tlio yonr thoro woro Hiibmlttod to tho
miclctlcB by tho fratoriml coinmlttoo
of tlio Intiuranco coininlHHlonorM n
HorloH of Home 30 qu8tlonn cnllliiK
for Information rPRardliiK tho mana
gement. Home iinfortunato Hcnmlitlit
nrlMo out of tho morKor hocIoIIob havo
nccontuntod for wider and moro utato
fiuporvlfllon.
"DurliiK tho pant year thoro hn
hoon two Important confori'iiccB bo
twoon tho coinmlttoo of tlio liiHiiranco
comiiilHHlono-H and tho officer of
tho fraternal nnnoclntlon, for tho pur
Poho of formluK a moro universal
frittornal IriHiirnnro law. Tho first
of thcHo conferences viih held In
ChlcaKO, and tho Hc-cond In Now York
At tho, first conforenco a toutatlvo
bill wns drafted. Thlfl bill wiih tho
outcome of an exhaustive discussion
botween tho Insurance commission
orn and tho society reprosentatlves.
It wiih ontlroly Batlsfnctocy to all
concerned, and after It was printed
and circulated a final conference
wiib hold on Juno ir, In Now Yorlt
for tho purpoBO of ovorcomlitK tho oh
JoctloiiH raised and. of moulding tho
bill Into moro satisfactory Hlmpo to
all thoso IntoroBtod."
Co-oporntlon between tho coiiBrosB
and tho Associated Fraternities In
HtlKntlon affection fratoriml Insur
nnco In Konornt wan moutloned by
l'resldont C'nnnon. Importnut decis
ions In Now York, Iowa and Texas
woro rovlowoil. Tho oranUatlon of
nn iiHsocliitlon of tho nmornl counsel
of fraternal societies In both tho N.
1 C. niul A. V. of A. camps wiih an
nounced, Uniform systems of accountliiK
satisfactory to tho lnuuranco com
mlHslonoiH havo boon proposed.
GOOD ROADS
AT $3A MILE
Coopcratlvo Plan Tried Out In Iowa
and Proves to lio Splendid Success
Similar Stunt Near Wallace In
Idaho.
WATER IN ROGUE
LOWEST KNOWN
Roiiiio River Electric Company
Forced to Raised Dam Thrco Feet
In Order to Gain More Power For
Their Plant
"Good lo dn at S3 a mllo" In tho
title of thin editorial In tho Lowlston
KvunliiK Toiler!
"A remarkable thlnj? bus been ac
complished In road work In Iowa. A
wood highway linn been established
at an ontltnatod cost of building and
maintenance of $3 it mllo for tho
flrnt yonr. This road oxlondH from
Council IlluffH to Davenport and Is
380 miles In loiiKth.
"Tlio work won practically all done
by volunteer labor, on tho "township
unit' plan. Thuro woro commission
ers for onch county through which
tho road pasnod, nil without pay, and
all cIcNHes of ponplo, Including farm
ers automobile owners, bankers, cler
gymen, uiorchnntn, teachers and edi
tors woro prosBod Into corvlco. Tho
townships woro also organized, nnd
like n groU military mnchlno, tho
whole lino wiih put Into action under
direction of tho 'drnggotl rond Bocro
tnry.' Tho road wnn dlvldfx! among
tho various nqundn nnd pornlntently
drnggod Into good condition. Drags
woro attnehod to autos, which proved
very valuahlo for tho purpoao. Tho
good rond wkb vory npocdlly ovolvod I
from what had boon n mud road, uno
of tho results wan tho oncourncomont
of tho ubo of moro motoi cars, nnd
It In snld that 8000 of thorn woro sold
In that stato thin season.
"On a smnller scalo Bomethlng of
a similar chnrnctor wns rccontly dono
In Idnho. Last Bundny n Inrgo num
ber of auto ownoro of Wnllaco mado
an excurfllon to Fourth of July Can
yon. Knch ono iook an extra mnn
and carrlod plckn nnd shovels. All
Water at tho present tlmo In the
Hoguo rlvei Is tho lowest over re-
corded at any sennon. It In fully ,
six Inchon lowor thnn It wan In 1803,
when tho provloiw lowcat mark wan j
recorded.
Tho Hoguo Itlvor Electric company
tu order to Bocuro tho nocoosory i
amount of water for tho oporatlon of
their plant Van boon forced to hiIbo
tho crest of tholr dam nt Gold Hay
thrco foot, which thoy havo dono with
sneks of i:r:.vol nnd logs. Novor bo
foro woro they forced to thin expe
dient. The cnutio 1b aflalgncd to tho early
sennon UiIb year, which caused tho
biiowh to molt early, leavlnc nothing
to feed tho rlvor.
All of tho Btrcamn In tho county
an? reported loworthnn uautil.
Life On Panama Canal
Iiiih liiul one frightful drnwlmek, inn
larriit Irouhlo that has brought Buf
fering niul denth to thousnmlB. The
geniiK cniihe ehills, fever nnd nguc,
hilioiihiiesfl, jnundieo, Insnitmlc, wenk
uehu and general debility. Hut Elec
tric Hitlers never fail to destroy
them nnd euro mnlaria troubles.
"Thrco hottlcs completely cured me
of n very fiovcro nttnek of malaria,"
writes Win. A. Kretwcll, of Lucnmn,
N. C, "and I've had good health ever
nince." Cure Stomncli, Liver nnd
Kidney troubles, and prevent Ty
phoid. 50c. Ounrnntecd by nil drug
gists. wf
Rain Follows Prayers
Tiimi'OTMmn A.... 17 Trnvnr
"" - - " niiiwi'iiu, ', .-
worked hard nil day on mo ronu oc- f((r n,jn from a KCOrc f pulpits m
tweon Wnllnco and Coour d'Alcno for I pjjjujj.j, wn8 apparently answered
tho purpose of mnklng It n good tliQr- j()1nv in Kjlorl or,ier. At -J p. m
oughfnro for motor vehicles, nnd, In- jj,0 ,iroKi,t thnt has had western
cldentnlly , for all other vohlcles. J po.insylvnnin in itfl frnsp for nhout
"Tho moral of thono Incidents Is ( (cn W0(!j.jj( cnusing perhnps ten mill
that co-operatlvo of fort goes a longj,,,, ,it,inrH worth of dnmngc, wns
wajfl In rond Improvement. Tho build- i)rok(. ,v a severe rain fitonn, ac
Ing of good ronds does not nccoBsn- cctiiipimioil by hail. Tlio wenthor
rlly Involve tho collection of heavy i,urenu reports tonight that tho fall
taxoo or BiibscrlptlonB and tho Bpond- nn(j j,00ll ono jnc,t (n0 most severe
lug of a largo Bum of money. Tho rni f j ,U1V OM0 time for more
contribution of n small nmount of jm (W0 venrs. Thoro were more
Inbor by many Indlvldunln under n pniVer. from pulpits than nt nny oth
ByBtemmatlzed plan of work, will oft- vr tjmo ; w history of PitMiurg.
en accomplish wonders In rond liu- .
provomont." Hnskins for henlth
NUMB WITH COLD
AVIAT1 LIGHTS
After Fllflht Across English Chan
nel John Moissant Is Unable to
Leave His Machine Latham Aban
dons His Flight
LONDON, Aug, 17.John Mols
nant, flying from ParlB to Ixindon,
Innded nt 12:30 thin afternoon nt
Tlllmnn Btono near Deal, after hnv
Ing crossed tho English channel.
Molssnnt wr.s bo numb with tho cold
when his ocroplnne landed that ho
wan tinnblo to leavo tho mnchlno and
hnd to bo ftsolsted from tho saddle.
Ho Bald ho wnn forced to descend be
cause of tho frightful cold In tho
upper air.
Molssnnt left Calnls at 7 o'clock
this morning but wob compelled to
descend on French boII to await tho
passing of n gale.
Hubert Latham started from ParlB
with Molssnnt. Latham abandoned
tho rnco owing to tho pleadings of
his mother, who bocamo alarmed bc
caiifio of nn accident to Lathnm's
machlno Just boforo tho start. Sho
telegraphed Latham that a continu
ation of his flight would kill bor.
Latham started to fly back to parls
and on tho way 1i!b biplane struck a
tree and was badly damaged. Tho
aviator, however, escaped Injury.
of may bo In ipoctod upon application
to tho underalrnctf. at Med ford, Ore
gon. Dated at Mcat'ora, Oregon, August
8, 1010.
WM, ULUICH, Trustee
NOTICE.
In tho district court of tho United
States for tho district of Oregon.
In tho matter of Gcorgo A. Butt,
bankrupt.
Tho undersigned trustco of the
above entitled estate in bank
ruptcy will recolvo sealed bids
at tho Jackson County bank.
In Medford, Oregon, up to
12 o'clock nooi, of Friday, August
19, 1010, for tho following described
property belonging to said estato,
namely, a otock of mor Arndlse, con
sisting principally of Jewelry of the
Inventory vr.luo of S29S7.4", together
with n lot of storo fittings ot tho in
ventory value of ? 175.50, all now in
custody of tho undersigned nt Med
ford, Oregon. Cash or a certified
check for ten por cent of tho amount
offered must acompany oach bid and
tho Bnlo Is made subject to confirma
tion by tho court, tho rlc''t being re
served to roject nny and all bids. Tho
said proporty and on inventory there-
Granite City
Hospital
MoBt modornly equipped hospi
tal between Portland and Sac
ramento, Shows each doctor
.ho Bfttno courtesy nnd givefl
nil patients the samo care. In
chnrgo of Ostrom & Nelson,
erndunto nurses.
OSTROM & NELSON,
Props of Granite City Hospital, t
Ashland, Oregon.
- - For Sale - -
428 ACRES Rogue lliver bottom land, suitable
for fruit and general farming purposes.
300 ACRES Alfalfa land, covered with irrigation
ditch and perpetual water right. Has coal outcrop
ping. At a bargain on long time, easy payments.
Gold Ray Realty Comp'y,
209 WEST MAIN ST.
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l O. HANSKN
TOM MOFFAT
WANTED
Wo make any kind nnd style of Windows.
Wo nnwir Hlncjci nf JITIV RlZfi OH hand.
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! MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO., Medford, Oregon.
LISTINGS OF ORCHARD
AND CITY PROPERTY AT
ONCE. E. F. A. BITTNER,
PHONE MAIN 4141, ROOM
207, PHIPPS BLDG.
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Hitchcock On Tour
' WASHINGTON, P. C. Aug. 17. -PoHlmiiBlor
Ooiiorul Knmk II. Ilitcli
t'oolc, Blurted lust night on n weortt
ern hcoiiling tour lo iiHcortniii tlio
liolilicnl coiiditioiiH and report to
1 'resident Tuft on Knntomhor 10 at
lluvorly,
lliti'hi'ook will go lo tlio I'ncifio
ooiihI, nlho vihiling Mexico niul Ari-
7.0IIII,
It is not known hero whether ho
will boo Hoorolnry Unllingor during
tlio tri).
Tho Dcst Hour of Llfo
'ih wlicn you do boiiio gioul deed or
(liHcovor Home woiidi'il'iil I'ucl. This
hour ennui to ,1, It, Pill, of Rocky
Alt., N, C. whon ho wiih BiinViinu; ii
toifhely, iih ho HiiyH, from tho woi'hI
cold I over hud, I then proved to my
grout HiitiHfiuilion, what n wonder
ful Cold and Cough cure Dr. King's
Now D'moovory iB. For, aftor taking
ono bottle, T wiih entirely ourod, You
enn't nay anything loo good of a med
ioino like that." IIh lliu huiohI and
hoHt romody for diHoiiRod liuigH, Uom
orrhagoH, Luflrippo, Anthnin, H.iy
Fovoi'- any Throat or Lug trouble,
fiOo. .fl.oo! Trial hottlo froo. auar
nuteod hy all druggiHtH wf
Excursion Ratesto the East
DURING 1910 FROM ALL POINTS ON THE
Southern Pacitic
(LINES IN OREGON)
TO RATES
Chicago $72.50
Council Bluffs $60.00
Omaha . $60.00
Kansas City - $60.00
St. Joseph ..-.......... $60.00 -
St. Paul $60.00
St. Paul via Council Blurts $63.90
Minneapolis direct $60.00
Minneapolis, via Couucil Bluffs $63.90
Duluth, diroct $66.90
Duluth, via Council Bluffs $67.50
St. Louis $67.50
Tickets will bo on salo May 2d and 9th; Juno 2d, 17th
and 24th; July 5th and 22d; August 3d; September 8th.
The above rates apply from Portland only. Prom point3
south of Portland, add ONE WAY local rate to Port
land, to make through rate via Portland. One way
through California, add $15.00 to above rates. Except
that fares to St. Paul and Minneapolis one way via Cal
ifornia will bo $2175 higher, and fare to Duluth $24.75
higher than fares via direct routes.
Ton days provided for tho going trip.
Stop-ovors within limits in eithor direc
tion, Final return limit three months
from date of salo, but not lator than Oc
tobor 31st.
Inquire of any S. P. Agent for complete information, or
WM. McMURRAY
General Passenger Agent,
Portland, Oregon
Robert F Maguire
Late special agent U. S.
General Land Office,
announces that he has
:: opened law offices in
;: the Medford National
Bank Building, for gen
eral practico before
state and federal courts
and the Department of
the Interior.
Wanted
To buy or can trade
work horse for single X
driving mare; good for I
orchard work; not over t
8 years old; weight
about 1200; if broken to J
X saddle preferable.
Wanted
Someone to bale hay at
Westaway Orchard; i
must furnish all machin
ery for baling; quote
price.
For Sale
Tine team, weighing
about 1250 pounds each,
(bay mare and roan
horse), age 6 years and
8 yeare; price, including
harness, nearly new,
$335.
Will sell roan horse sin
gle for $350.
F. H. COWLES
Westaway Orchard,
Eagle Point Road, near
Vilas Ranch.
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GOLD RAY GRANITE CO.
Office 209 West Main St., Medfoid, Ore.
Operating Quarry at Cold Ray, Oregon
DEALERS IN
BUILDING, MONUMENTAL AND
CRUSHED GRANITE
Single rooms or en suite
also rooms with bath
Che finest
Sample Rooms
in the city.
Hotel Moore
Fire Proof
Rau-Mohr Company
Proprietors.
European Plan
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS:
Plans and Specifications for the foundation of Hotel Medford
will bo ready on and after Wednesday, August 10. at the office of
Messrs. Clark & Forester.
THE TIME IS HERE
H. B. PATTERSON
THE QUAKER NURSERYMAN
is booking orders now for early fall plant
ing. Don't delay in placing your order,
all stock guaranteed.
Office 116 Main Street
t J. E. ENYAHT. President. J. A. PERRY, Vk-e-Prosident.
I JOHN S. ORTH, Cushion W. B. JACKSON, Ass't Cashier.
THE MEDFORD- NATIONAL EMK
CAPITAL $100,000.00
SURPLUS 20,000.00
UNDIVIDED PROFITS 15,000.00
I: SAFETY BOXES FOR RENT. A GENERAL BANKING BUSI-
" NESS TRANSACTED. WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE.
PLUMBING
STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING
k
All Work Guaranteed
Prices Reasonable
COFFEEN (St PRICE
11 North D St.. Medford, Ore.
Phone 303
The Ceiling Fan
In places of business there
Is nothing so essential dur
ing tho hot months a3 Elec
tric fans. Thoso fans cool tho
atmosphoro and mako pur
chasers comfortablo. A per
son overheated Is harder to
please and makos fowor pur
chases than ono that Is played
upon by tho soft, cooling
broezos of an Electric fan.
1 hose fans are mado I n
varying styles to fit all kinds of
business houses. For caf os,
hotels and restaurants celling
fans are cold, while for offices
and stores brackot and desjc
fans are preferable.
ltOdUK ItlVKIl KMCOT1UO CO.