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VHENEH OF OREGON RESIST
NEW RATE
"Interstate Commerce Commission 13
Asked to Suspend Proposed Hew
Tariff Until Hcnrlnu. Gnn Be lind
Surprised at Action of Road.
PORTLAND, Ore, OM. JJAftiiMi
llllH IllHItl lllkt'll l).V ItllllllOl'lllOII 1)1' Oil'-
jion to iohIhI the now into announced
liy lliu Southern Pacific to boeoinn
ul'fcotlvo on October 1(1, ndvanciitt;
tlm lYoiuht on rough green lumber
to $ft or (on from Willamette valley
inlllrt Hoiith of I'orllituil to Sim Kntii
inVo liny poliitn.
Thu Orouou anil Washington Liiiii
lir .MauufacttircrH' uiwoeiation Inw
iMked tint internlalo eommoico com
lllisHioil tO HtlHpOllllo till) pI'OpoHUll
into until n hearing on (ho merits can
be linil.
Thltf authority wiih voided in thu
ooinuiiHHioml by a recently piwa
aimimliiii'iit to tho iutcrrtliitc com
niercii law.
Tlio vnlloy milltiiKii wlio will 1)0 af
fected by llio announced advance nic
Niirpricd nl thu notion of the South
ern I'ni'ific, owing to thu fact that
an old t-iiHo iiiHtituti'd two years ago
for tlm purpose of preventing tlu "
ralo nmioimccd at that time from
becoming effective, in hI'iII before thu
United SlatoH Hiipreiuo court on np
ptml, Thu lumbermen won in all the
lower courtH.
Tlio ruling ofttliu iuterritato com
inixHion two yeniH no wns to tlio
nfl'ccl that Ihu old rati'H of .U.IO
from pointH tioiitli of Portland on
tlio fiiHt Htdo of th Willatuette river
and .fll.ll.l from pointn noutli of Port
laud on tlio woh! hide uf the river, to
San l'VaueiHco bay, hliould remain in
effect for at leant two years from
Oetober lfi, the dale of tlio nilimr.
Tliu tariff pablirthrd a few dayri
au'o bv tliu Southern Pad fie 1111
iiouueiuK thu $? rate will bccniuc of
fuetivo immediately upon the expir
ation of tlio (wo year period.
The valley mill men eontead that
the $r rate will prevent them from
disponing of any of their common
ltiiiIo lumber in the San FrauciHco
hay markut, as points with water
lraiiHortatiou faeilitien have the ad-
This department is a repular week
ly feature, dcallnn with nil phases of
tho fruit and produce world.
Tho past week wo have been ship
ping Jonathans. Monday or Tuesdav
will see the closeof the 'Jonatbai.
fti'itsou and those who have not fin
ished picking or hauling on this va
riety should do so at once, as it i
high time the apples were in iced
cars and we want to get them out
of the way before commencing on
NcwtowiiH and Snilz.
Winter NcIIm Pear.
Winter Nelis pears have been com
ing in quite freely and we wish all
growers having Winter Nelis to ship
through the association would bring
them in at once. These are the last
pears wo will have to ship and if
you want to take advantage of the
carload rate you should get them
in not later than Monday nr Tuesday.
Please assist us on this and not
call ii in about a week with a small
Hhipiiieul of Winter Nelis pears. If
you do it will cause the association
considerable inconvenience and you
a loss.
SPI ,ENDID LOT
Ea& t Front in Walnut
Park, 60x125 under
price for quick sale
Bittner 1L2
I WISH TO ANNOUNCE THAT I HAVE PURCHASED THE
Union Livery Stables
and will couduot a general feed and boarding establishment. Horses
boardod by tho day, week or month, I guarantee a square doal
to all.
R. GUANYAW
UNION LTVEItY BARN. RIVERSIDE AVENUE.
PLACED ON LUMBER
ES
PARTY HARMON
Y
Says Affair at Saratoua Was
Roosevelt's Convention and His
Platform, But Ho Urjics Republi
cans to Support Ticket.
AliDANY, N. V., Oet. J. William
Ilaincs, Jr., in a newspaper editorial
today lilted the republieaiiH of N'ow
York to Htippoft the Htate ticket at
the Saratoga eonveution.
"It wiih Colonel ItooHovelt'H oon
veution," ho unyH. "HooHovelt made
liiniHtdf temporary eliuirman. Hoohv
volt dietated the platform and
Hoosovelt named the eaudidateH."
PLACES OREGON FARM
PRODUCTS AT $115,000,000
According to an chtiiiinte by Or.
Jame Wilhveouiiie, diienlor of the
Oiol'ou exporimenl station at Corval
h, the total value of the iiKrieuHurnl
produets of Oregon for the present
year will bo approximately $lli5,
000,0(10. ThiM amount is divided bv
him iim follow h:
Dairy produet, $11,000,000 ;
wheat. 17,000,000 IhihIicIh, .iil8,70,
000; hay, 000,000 tou, $ 10,000.000;
oiiIn 11.000,000; bushel. $0,000,
000; potatooep, 11.000,000 bu.-heh,
5,0no,000; fruit, $0,000,00; poultr'
produet.s, $."1,000,000; wool, 'J.000,
000 iMiunds $1,000,000; bop-, 00,000
bale.. $:i,000.00O; liveHtoelc. $'-'5,-000,01)0;
miheellaneoiifi products,
$2:vjfi0,nno.
vautaco of eompetition.
The $. rate plaees Ih the ex)enu
of sliipiiini; the toukIi creen lumber
on an eipuil linnis Avitb that of dry
and finihbedh materiul for wide
whieh a inueli better priee is ob
taiuetl.
BAR
URGES
IN THE FRUIT GROWING WORLD
Spit ami Now towns.
Some of our growers are arranging
I commence picking Spitr. tho be
ginning of tha week. We must have
color on the Spitz, and as much size
as possible, and unless your Spit,
are fully colored it will bo wise Ij
make at least two pickings of them.
Wo are going to aim to move Spitz,
boforo we start on Newtowns, but
there may bo ease whore people
want to pick their Newtowns the
early part of the week. In pome
sections of tho vnlloy wo have no
ticed a sinnll imperfection or split
in the bins-Mini cud of the apple. We
think theso apple should be saved
and packed separate from the fancy
grade of Newtowns and marked
"Special." It is imperative lo get
theso apples separated from our
Fancy grade because it is not cer
tain whether they will keep or not,
and if not they should be disposed of
earlv in the season. Wo cannot bo
BRYAN AGAINST
TARIFF BOARD
Says Plan Gives Its Advocates a
Chance to Dciiounco Bill Without
Maklnjj Any Recommendations for
Its Remedy.
LINCOLN, Neb., Out. 1.
CliaiiiiK that the appointment of a
national tariff commiBtsiou ih an cany
wnv of Hliclviinr it diHtiiHleful lHsne,
Wiiliani J. Jlrynn'M Commoner Bays
teday:
"The dIiiii imvch its advocaloH a
clinueu to duiioiinoo thu tariff with
out iiinlrfiiK any practical lecommcn
ilatiom for itH remedy. They know
thai thu commiHBioii cannot report
before 1012.
"The next congresH coiivciioh in
1011. It would take some time to
appoint the commission and it would
take iiioiillm for tliu commission to
make an investigation and report,
thus carryini; tlio matter over until
after election."
MAN WHO THREATENED
MRS. PALMER IS CRAZY
CHICAGO, Oet. 1. -The poHce to
day are convinced that Fred Wuhlcii
uiyer, who was found at the home of
Mrs. Potter Palmer carryiiiK an open
knife and with a bomb lying neaiby,
in demented. He probably will be
font to a sanatarium.
Walileumyer confessed last niht
that he "faked a bomb mystery in
order too oappcnr as a hero. He
carried a diary cprescntintr him as
a former football player of the Ntore
Dame univernity and later an auto
mobile racer.
Candy Man Dead.
HYE, N. V., Oct. 1. John Huylcr,
candy manufacturer, known through
out the United States, died at his
home hero today.
New Mexico Grows.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1. The con
sus of New Mexico was announced
today as 327,:i9fl. This is an in
crenso of 07 per cent.
too careful iu this matter for the
welfare of all concerned.
Shook.
The situation the past week has
improved on the shook question and
we have 2500 boxes at Central Point
and 10,000 received at Mcdford
warehouse. More cars of shook are
expected by Wednesday next.
If you arc not fully supplied with
steiiclis, labels, paper, layer-board
and nails you should. put in your re
quest at once.
Prices.
As there has been coiihidernble
published in the papers lately, somo
of which is true and some of which
N not; also as there has been a
number of letters which have been
lecoived from eastern fruit houses,
quoting strong prices, for the bono
fit of those interested wo would like
to submit the follewing:
Wo have sold a car of D'Aujou.
containing 208foxcs of fancy, which
averaged .$5.70 por box cress: 118
For Sale
streets of Mcdford, consisting of
SV2 ncrcs i mostly full bearing commercial fruit,
first class; nearly all now "buildings; 200 head of
poultry.
Team and tools go with the place if desired. If inter
ested como out and see my big turkeys, and prize
winner, Spitzenburgs growing on the trees, JTo ocpn
mtetrton to agent.
KOBT. DTJTTON, MEDFORD, ORB.
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Medford Iron Worhs
E. G. Trowbridge, Prop.
FOUNDRY AND MACHINIST
All kinds of Engines, Spraying Outfits, Pumps,
Boilers and Machinery. Agents in So. Oregon for
FAIRBANKS, MORSE & OO.
UNIVERSITY TO GIVE
ATTEMTHHI TO TAXES
UN1VKKSITY 01" OKKfJON, Oct.
.'(. The university otfice this year
will (,'ive efpecint iittc-ntioii to it
prosK iiorvlco in the iiiterests of tax
payers, thu idea bcinj,' that citizens
lieipiiiK in the suppjrt of slate insti
tutions have n riuhl to know inti
mately what those institutions are
offcriiiK in return.
Desidoe tho residence work offer
ed in lav, medicine, I'ligintcrinK and
the various special work in corres
pondence study, for the benefit of all
those unable to avail themselves of
residence study. All of these courses
are free of cost to tlm ntudunt en
rolled und takinjr the work, except
for a small amount to cover postage,
tho total cost to the student being
$L for each course enrolled in. The
only rc(iii"cniciit for cdmission lo
any course is ability to carry on the
work mid profit by the instruction
given. In every cane instnitcion is
personal; the student receives indi
vidual dltflutiou. '
University correspondence study is
pioviug popular throughout the state,
a-id i immensely vnlunbl not only to
public aiul high school teachers,
study dub?, fanner mid individuals
who never expoct to avail themselves
of residence study, but also to those
preparing to inarticulate at the uni
versity. A concrete e.vnnple is of
fered in the experience of James Ity
der, of Ncwburu;. Last January Ky
der registered for correspondence
study in analytical geometry, and the
papers which be sent in were high
grade. Upon entering the university
for residence work this fall, Hie
work which be did last year in ana
lytic gcometcry entitled him to take
the course in Cnlctilu, n regular so
phomore engineering subject.
Hinckley Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Oet. 1. Franklin
E. Hinckley of California was ap
pointed district attorney of the
United Stntes court of Cliinn today,
according to an announcement mnde
by the stato department. Hinckley
wAs appointed clerk of the court
when it was first organized in 1900.
You can sell to two people whore
you now cell to one It you doublo
tlio forco of your advertising.
choice and 14 culls, which averaged
$4.15 gross, or a total for the car of
$2,000, or nu average of 5.17 per
box. One car of Bosc pears con
taining 3S7 fancy and 2S choice, av
erages "? 1.00 for each box in the car.
One car Bartletts containing 88
fancy at i?4.Sj, 210 choice and 39
culls, averaging $4.33 for ench box
in the car. Wo do not mean to say
that all our shipments will average
tho price.- stated above, but in fair
ness to the a 'ooiation it is our duty
at this time to give 3-011 our highest
prices. Tho entire Howell pear crop
of the valley has been sold at 3 for
the first and $2.75 for the. second
grades, gross sales, the valley put
ting out about 10 cars.
Caution.
Wo want to caution all growers
who ship through the association
about allowing apples, after being
picked, to lay around tho pnekikng
house. Yesterday was 1111 extremely
warm dav fur this time of the venr
Fine homo ranch in Orchard
Home, half milo from two paved
MAY CONSERVE
LOSS IN WATER
Government Said to Be Favor
Inn Plan to Construct Large Tem
porary Reservoirs In Which to
Keep Burned Over Trees.
UOISK, Idahoo, Oct. 1. Large
reservoirs may be constructed
through state and rational aid in
the burned-over districts of North
ern Idaho to save the burned timber
by preserving it in the water, ac
cording to the announcement mado
hero by State Land Commissioner
Day, who has just returned from a
tour of inspection of the Idaho Pan
handle. Should the state, co-operating
with the national government, decide
on this course, vork will be started
in the forests early next spring.
Where natural sites can be located
they will be used and the water im
pounded. The timber will then oo
rolled into the reservoirs and kept
there until disposed of through sales
or othorwisc.
JOSEPH SMITH'S WIFE
DIES AT SALT LAKE
SALT LAKE CITY, Oet. 1. Lucy
Walker Kimball, 84, first polygamous
wife of Joseph Smith, founder of the
Mormon church, died at her home
here today. After Smith's denth she
married Ileber C. Kimball, another
prominent lender of pioneer days.
Taft Pardons Four.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. President
Taft today pardoned Thomas Kehoe,
John Coyle, Patrick Hcnucssy and
Edward Boyle, sugar weighers, who
were sentenced last January to serve
one yenr in prison for defrauding
the government. The executive
clemency was exercised because the
men gave executive clemency against
Charles IJ. Ileike, secretary of the
American Sugnr Refining company
and against Superintendent Ger
braicht of the Hoboken docks of the
company.
I Hasklns for health.
and we are liable to have more, aad
such conditions cannot help but work
harm on packed and unpacked ap
ples. Wc aro goiug to ship our Spitz,
under ice and the sooner they get
from the trees into refrigerator cars
the etter. We do not know whether
we will ship Newtowns under ice or
not as it depends considerable upon
the wenther at that time.
Ilea Davis.
We will not be in position to hnn
dlo Ben Davis until after Newtowns
and Spitz, are "moved. The offers we
are getting on Ben Davis seem rid
iculously low and it is not at all
unlikely they will remain in pickiug
boxes and shipped as wo get orders
during Novembor and Decembor. Be
fore you consider packing Bon Davis
for the association to handle think
you should take the matter up with
us. C. W. WILMEROTII.
To Kail Express Business?
CHICAGO. Oct. 1. A body blow
R, F. GUERIN & CO.
4 Medford National Bank Bldg.
Make
Real Estate Loans
Quick Action
Bring Abstract With You
$ f5L
n
UNITED STATES FLEET READY TO
SAIL HT ONCE TO OOELLI RIOTING
Til 0 A I I QTDIIC Disturbances in China Cause Gov
lU UnLL U I IilL eminent to Take Steps io Protect
AC DDIPIiAVrDO" UVCS and Propcriy Citizens
F KK iK I AY rKN Missionaries Ask for AfdV
Men in Portland, Seattle and San
Francisco Are Soon to Be Ordered
Out on Sympathetic Strike
Trouble Starts in East.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. Sympa
thetic strikes of union bricklayers
will be called in Portland, Seattle
and San Francisco, ncc'ordin to
International President Bowed to
day. The men will be ordered ont in
conjunction with the strike of sev
eral thousand bricklayers in New
York.
To Vote on Des Moines Plan.
ASHLAND, Or., Oct. 1. The
question of ndopting the commission
or so-called Des Moines plan of
government is now squarely before
thc people of Ashland. An initia
tive petition containing the requis
ite number of signatures of legal
voters was presented to the city
council at its last , meeting and the
council fixed October 18 as the date
for holding the special election to
pass on the proposed change in the
form of the- city government. The
proposed new charter is a lengthy
affair, filling nearly two pages of
an ordinary six-eolamn newspaper
when set solid in eight point, or bre
vier type, and while containing
some modifications is modelled sub-
Jstantially on the Des Monies plan
It is too early to make even a pre
diction as to its fnte at the polls,
Steamer Ashore.
SEATTLE, osh., Oct. 1. The
passenger steamer Kulshan, which
left here nt 10 o'clock last night, is
reported ashore at Deception Pass,
but is in no immediate danger. The
Kulshan is en route from Seattle to
Belhnghnm with 40 passengers.
nt the express companies and the
private car lines by westorn railroads
it is said is foreshadowed by activ
ity of Chicago roads in improving
ther fast freight service. The rail
roads have come to the 'conclusion,
it is said, that the present arrange
ments with express companies and
preseut rates of express companies
are soon to come to an end and that
the roads must take over this busi
ness. Consequently, tho idea of run
ning fast freight almost on passenger
train schedule lias been- adopted to
forestall any sudden loss of revenue
from this source. Railroad commis
sions of various states, includiug Il
linois, have decided that express'
rates are excessive and the pending
decision of the interstate commerce
commission is expected to bo along
the snmo lines for tho rates notor
iously have enabled oxpress compa
nies to .pay exorbitant dividends.
Predictions are made that one ex
nress company after another will ac
OE8ILVES
.ao boat resolution for you
- m!io is io oomo 0 ua ffsi
;ww wxi onlfc, IS yan waa
ttsiothisg cut of tlio ordbsuy.
We do tho best work aad chart?
&d loweet prfeoc
W. W. EIFERT
ID PXOaKKMTVI TAIt.01 f
MANILA. Oct. 1. A strong force
in the Philippines is being held in
readiness for word fromnited States
Minister Calhoun at Poking to pro
ceed to Hunan province, JGhina, to
protect American citizensantlvinter'
csts endangered by n reportwlsupris
ing of the Chinese. The .Asiatic
fleet of the nitcd Stttes has boon or
dered to be in readiness to sail at
once for Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Anasnpta'cles are astir here, but
the o'nrcRs will not admit that
Washington has issued any order.?.
Reports received from Hong Kong
indicate the gravest dangers to for
eigners in Hunan. The situation
there resembles closely that which
preceded the Boxer uprising in 1900,
which necessitated the interference
of the world powers. Tho Chinese
patriotic societies opposing the Mon-
chu dynasty arc believed to bo Jn
readiness to strike for the overthrow
of the Tartar conquerors and the so-
establishment of Mongol supremacy.
Aid Is Asked.
LONDON, Oct. 1. English mis
sionary societies in China are flood
ing the foreign office with demands
thnt steps be taken nt once topro
tcct English subjects in the Celestial
empire. The conditions about King
Chau and Shangsha nro reported as
critical, and it is believed that tho
Chinese authorities cannot long hold
the people in subpetcion. Should an
uprising become general the lives of
many whites in Hunan would be sac
rificed. "SHOW ME" STATE
DOESNTJSWJW CENSUS
WASHINGTON, $& 1 ThK-t
3,393,335, which taanjIfreiUe of OS
per cent, according toJUfares issued
by the census burenu.MkeHri, on
this showing, will nol sain w addi-
1La
tional representative in'eonlNss.
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Conducted by Charles W.
roth, mananer of the Roaut'"
Fruit & Produce Association. TJ
. 't . fcfcit
cept offors of purchase from rail
roads and within a few "years ceaso
to exist. One of the greatest gainers
by this elimination will be tho bands.
The American Bankers' association
for years has fought tho express
companies on the matter of curronoy
transfers and this year inauguratod
a vigorous effort to cut into tho
businoss dono in travelers' checks.
Tho system devised by express com
panies was such that banks had to
do most of tho actual work of trans
ferring money while tho express
companies made tho profits.
Apple Situation t Wenntchec, Wash.
WENATCIIEE, Wash., Oct. 1.
The Wenatchoo Produce company
reports about 2000 cars of apples
bore, with tho quality and color tho
best ever known hero. So far not to
exeeeil 100 enrs have been sold us
growers' and buyers' ideas as to
prices differ. Buyers aro offering $1
to $1.50 nor box for tho bettor graded.
: California
Lands
Excollont climate; land is
first class in quality, idoal for
alfalfa and fruit of all kinds.
Centrally located betweon X
Sacramento and San Francisco
on main lino S. P. R, B.
Write us for list of Medford I
peoplo who have bought land I
horo, then you can Ret mfor
matiou direct from your old
neighbor.
DIXON ALFALFA UND CO.,
Dixon, California.
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WOOD
Oak, Laurel, Fir and Pite. Buy your t
winter supply now; reasonable
pricos. ;
THE SUN STAR WOOD CO.. f
15 Almond at, or "Room 91, J. C.
Bank bids.
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