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MIGWOM) MAir THIIUTNK, MlfiDKOKI). OR BOON, TCTKSDAY, NOVBMBKR 29, 1910.
IS BRANTS PASS S iWALL STREET TO MINER'S SHOT
WESTERN A G0?l AID RATE GRAB KILLS CARDWELL
Road Will Only Be Rullt at Present
as Far as Klrliy, If at All Infor
mation Comes From One Hlfjh In
Councils of Hairimnn System.
GRANTS PAHS, Nov. 29. Almi.v
minora Imvo been lion id mm to when
lliu (ImiilH Pass & Western woul I
do built ami "it to what its woHtiini
(orniinim would bo. Jtiilrouil olli
i'IiiIm who know Imvu beun lilu aphiux,
however, ami it Inn boon "II guo
uoik, uvft lli" Courier.
'J ho L'oiuiur is in position to in
form Kh renders nuthorilntivoly,
howevui, Hint llm fuel whether 01
not I ho loud will liu limit in lill mi
undecided ipiostion. Tim second nitth
oritntivo niiuouncciiionl Hint lliu
L'oiii'iur can inuko iH that the roan
will only ho iJuill, lor the present al
least, iih iar iih Km by.
The Courier's source of inforiiui
lion in it gentleman high in Ihu eon
Jidcncu ol' tliu oflieiuls ol Hit llurn-
lllllll S.VHlOIII, Willi llllH ll'UCIlll.V id-
liirmid from a Hip to Now York eitv.
whore lip mot some of the highest ol
tifinla ol' tho llariitnnn system.
Thin goiilloinnn Iiiih IiiIotumIh in Ha
Rogue fit or viilluy itml ho neoording
iv used his opportunities to liml on
uiial wiih doing, with tint result
nhovo mentioned.
lie lonnit'd Hint tho surveyors o!
tho lino hotwi'tni (IrantH Puss am
Korh.v hud boon instructed to iniiki
a poriunnout survey and to do Hum,
work hi t'oinplululy that iioourulo or
Uuiutes could ho nimlo I com map
and profiles that will ho filed. Tin-.
Ihu eompiilutioiis, maps and otht
data will ho prowmted to tho higho
nl fiends of Ihu 1 lit i riinitn miida oar
Iv HiIh spring or HiIh winter mid i
Until decision will ho mndo its to Hi.
building of a feeder to lCoihy o
hoino olhoi' point in tho Illinois vol
"ley. A through lino to Iho onusl Iiii
never ht'on eiinloniplutod hy tho I In i
riitiun inlurcs'ls.
Tlil in nil honio out hv tho notion'
of tliu corM of Hipvoyoil now on Hu
job.' Thov Imvu looiitod it lino to .
point a Htu.it distuuoo hoyond Kerb;
and Intvu erosu-sootionod that pot tin
of tho lino am) hao inadu a onmploi,
and finul nttixo.v. Tho yurty who.
it loft (Irnula Puss npi u huriioil Urn
newss Iho decomposed gmnito lor
rilory a slim! distance front (own
Whuii Iho work in tho Illinois vallo
and out lluyes hill wiih coinpleloc
tho pii.tiv t'lntiDiud Hh Iiiim" of opem
ImiiH and It In now engaged in emu
pimM ionizing liu Htm iiciosn tho grim
Ito flats.
All Hip ont'voM aro huiug pat in am
porninnont grade tnko nf iron at
hoinu iiNoil. All thoso thinus no t
hoar out Iho truth of tho opinion on
proved hv Iho man who Iiiih juM n
IuiiiimI fi'oiu a vinil to lhoo hiuh i
Iho louaoiK of lhi railiniid.
Sticli Is Report In Washington Club
to 0c Held Over Interstate Com
merce Commission "Hard Times'
Financiers Pessimistic. .
Quarrel Between Men Over Slayer's
Non-Employment Ends In Munlci
in tho Galicc District in Josephine
County.
IN
OUVAIIMA. Vh1i . No -J!) Hv
ttirus of c lit olootlon of Nmotntior S,
whloli huvu Jmt liiHn oaaviiMniil, mIiow
that llu ilwinoprnlM luno jtalnod hovd
voIob on Joint twllot and tho "woIh"
Iiho natnwl wall tu tho honoo, wlillo
ttl "l" llHVO KHllUIlt lit tliu mm-
M.
I'lii' ilowuviaU' trouKth In tho log
lulftuio La now Hi. Tho total tuutii
uoralili Ih )87.
lu 1 U u tktdtf vtro lliroo aoaatora
of iPMiiocratlr (Kith ami mI. huaatt
imiiiliM-M Ih 1811 lhort will Ik four
diunooratli'. iMiintan nml IS riit
aontatlroa. Ah th uel fartlua probably will
rant ml tho lioitM nml (In- "drya" tha
'iiatf, It U nut belluvwl that tluaw
will bo uii) liquor logUlatluu ilurlng
Uio noxt uoaaton.
MILK TO BE GIVEN
BABES BF THE POOR
rilK'AOO, Nov. 8. A bMHUI milk
ful for lmbleu who ait) atarvtuK m
a M'Milt of tho IwUor war lu Chlcaiio
wm HtMittKl today m uiaetlng lu
Hull hoinu? MejiilM-m of a eomiutt
Iih Hpnoiutml to lovMtiKMtu ooudl
lloii iu tbw a(rtkra' kma rporttl
tbm ioou bablaa ant In actual ad
of food, anil tuut unlaw It la nu
u4Jl at uartt tUoy will dl. Agvnu
will bn appolutfil to admlnlktfi thr
fund.
Nut l.i 'liuitt" ulu'ii ! . 1 1 . u i lii
llv lli'llri lli. in mil In i. m- full I
I'HilitiK in n Uoiitmwir itmu-. mmhu
r Intt-r. into timoioiiil "rMtldi" i.
tho homo.
WA8IIINOTON, I). C, Nov. 2!.
flKit Iho rallromlH who havo il;ntniicl
od frolltt into IncruancM which will
iilnoiiat to 7r,000,()00 annually are
la Ioiikiio with "IiIk ImihIiiohh" to forco
tho niton through Ih a Htory in circu
lation horo today. Tho ImihIiiohh In
tonmta aro oppoHud lo i epilation until
ih Ih proposed hyvProHldont Tuft, and
It Ih Hold I hat Wall atroot will Join
.villi tho rnllrondu In tho fight for
lilKhor froli;ht ratofl.
Tho cliih that Ih to ho hold over
tho IntoiHlato coiniuorco coiiiiuIkhIoii
and tho country In Konornl Ih "hard
Inii'H." Flniini'lal doproHHlon ami
panic, It Ih prcdlctod, will ho tho out-
npio If tho into Inrri'iiHOH aro not
Krantod and tho ImihIiiohh IntoruHlH lot
ilonc. 'I'll Ik Ih huIiI (o havo In 1 1 mat-
oil plainly onoiiKh to ho a Wall Htruut
throat. Illi; IiiihIiiohh iiioii mid rail
road offltialH wlio havo boon In WuhIi
ImkIoii diirlnu tho iIIhcuhhIoii or tho
into quoBllon aro mild to ho very pea
duilHtlr In tholr vIowh of tho future
financial tiutlook. I'mnporlty hooiiih
to havo loHt ItH chnnli, accordlnt; to
tho nuiKiiatcH, ami tho way In which
thoy havo tut I tl It linn boon lanta
moiiul to an oxprtwHlon of tholr In
tontlon of lirlni;liiK uhoiit a financial
loproKHlon, offkialH horo Hay.
BILL INTERESTED IN'
STEAMSHIPALLIANCE?
MAllBUI'MHU), Or., Nov. 2!). It
Ih bollovod by many on Cooa bay that
much nlKiilflcanco may ho attached
' tho fact Hint tho iitoamor Alllanco
Iihh boon piirohnsoil by tho North
Pacific atoaiiiHhlp coinpiiny to ho put
on tho run from thin place and 13
rokn tb Portland. It Ih rnniorod that
tho Mtoainor Kuroka, owned by the
'iinio (onipany. will altio bo put on
i ho run. It Ih bollovod horo that tho
Hill IntoroatH are clonly allied to tho
itoaniHlilp company and that the move
Ih one on tho part of tho Hill Inter
oittH to protect tho ImisIiiohh of this
nort, and that it nioaiiH that tho 11111
-oada will build Into Coon liny.
The Alllanco formerly made the
run between Cooh liny and Portland,
but tit that time It wiih under tin
iimunKoniont of the Clay ft Holt com
pany of San Francisco, which sold
tbo'voHHol to the North I'aolflo Stonm
Mlilp company. Since the Alliance wan
taken off tho only boat service to
ortland was the llroakwator, ownod
iy the Southern Pacific.
I OltANTH PASS, Or., Nov. Ull.Kd-
' i n...l II ..it I.......... ...l......
Wlllll vill llvijll, It null Itlllwn llllliui
of HiIh county, wan Hhot and killed
Sunday afternoon by LIko Doyntt.
Canlwell had been working with the
conHtriictlou company lu building a
wiikoii road from I.oland lo tho Ala
meda mine In the Oallcn dlHtrlct, ami
wiih Bun I by the foreman to tho Ala
meda mine to net men to work on
Iho road, lu Hccuiinc the men lie
did not employ Iloyatt. Cardwol!
Blurted back toward I.oland, and when
within olKht mlloH of that place Htop
ped lu a coiiHtritctlon tent out of the
rain. Iloyatt had followed him ami
a iptarrol ensued iu tho tent, Card
well Htarted to leave, When Iloyatt
whipped out a revolver and idiot him,
the bullet (itrlkliiK Cardwoll In tho
left Hhoulder and lodged lu the Hptual
column, caiiHliiK hlu death.
Sheriff KiiKHoll wiih notified nml Ih
now HcouriiiK the mountains lu that
vicinity with a posse, looking for Iloy
att, wlio Iiiih disappeared. Cardwoll
wiih unmarried and well known here,
having lived here all bin life. Iloyatt
Ih married and ban hovoii children,
and but little in known of him here,
bo having recently come hero from
Oklahoma. Cardwell'H body will be
brought to thin city HiIh afternoon.
GOVERNOR'S TALK HIGH SCHOOL IS FRISCO WARS ON iLODGE OF SORROW
TOBACCO TO BOYS TO MEET SUNDAY
1012 jAMPAIGN
Bid Gathering In Kentucky of State
Executives Turns Into Sewing Bee
With Presidential Chances in 1912
the Principal Question.
I-'UANKKOIIT, Ky., Nov. 21).
While 2C govcrnorB of idates met hero
today oHtetiHibly to discuss uniform
dlvorco lawH, conservation, n abort
ballot, and other weighty topics, It
noon heenmo npparont Hint tho prin
cipal (inentloii of the conference waH
the proHldentlal chances of the dem
ocratic party In 1012.
Tho Intimation Hint the next dem
ocratic presidential nominee Is In at
teudniico at tho conference lent in
crenHod Interest to the gathering, nnd
Incidentally tho men attracting tho
mont nttontlon woro Oovcronrn Jud
ton II. llurmon of Ohio nml ThomnH
ft. Martdiall of Indiana nnd Oovenior
elect Wood row WUhoii of Now Jer
toy, nil of whom bnve been mention
ed nH proHldoulinl poHsiblllllcs.
lu addition to tho governors there
aro present four former executives of
Kentucky licckhnm, Until loy, Mc
Creary and Iiuckncr,
AGAIN IN SESSION
Fire Pit Drains of Its Own Accord
anil Studies Arc Resumed After
Forced Vacation Owiiifj to Flood
of Water.
LITTLE BUTTE CREEK
II
lit'un ! KoMinioiul, who lias jit.
'tiinpli-liil it lino lumualow for (Ion
Von tier llcllon at Kaule l'oiut, m
rivcit nt noon Tuola. .Mi. 1ii
moiul kit that romU in anil iiohi
Xaitlo Point ai vractioHlly iiupu.
khIiIo, uml Hint for n time Iho Ittiilpt
noroHt. Ultlo Hullo wum dipniroii o
beMURO of Iohm hoiitir JHinnio.
aitaiuvt it. Tliu crook nitaml V2 foul
a two Imitr. mid became a ihui
lorroul. hut had i.ubidi'il to u eon
HtilerHblo vNtvitt TttOMlny. Till
MiceU in Hullo FulU mImi am )o
iHiitml hv Mr. U'oMiuoml ma boimc i.i
h iloploralile eoiulitioii, uml n hiii
liuhl i oh fur iucoi point ion, I lint
the town imhv ha hondail for hhIo
walk and atrvvt uupiovoiuont pm
'HlktfH.
Thi who du not tvml llio uow
f the Jhv know little of what i
liapiMiitiiu in Hu) uoriil. And the
vho tail to riMttl th udh know littl
t aluex or of what i hupiwiimi.
.1 I III' -lllH'-VMIlld.
SCHOOL ELECTION 13
CALLED BY BOARD
The Mtutfufd m IhhiI board lias U
uhI n rail foi h ui'UI ttlvctton lu
dUtrlct No. 41 fur tho puriKwo of
twylHg sihkIkI uu for rkool pur
.""' during it cotHlui yitr. Th
ilt'itiini Mill Iki ht-M Dciubur 7.
I m-i tinllai ut hi- ieeuiu ih
.Oi'l.iai' in. Ui Hull in lie l ,i i
'lir.l.llli' 1 1 1 1 .ili'nl ii1 .'iiii Y
ttt tlollur Mtit th HdrMtiluik
Iiiiiii-m ifo will MM-nr full itiniiii
a I no.
INTERESTS ARE MANIPULATED
(f'ntllllllli'il flillll UlKn l.i
lion of iihandoiiiiig iinprovoinciiti
.mil oxlciittioiiH will ho iijiiun voiced,
.iccotdiug to tho liiiilway liuhincs
UHhociatloii executive council. Such
a ptoccdiire would menu the mIiuI
tint; down of our tthops uml of tin
repair hhop of tho rnilroudri, Ic.ison
jd doiuuml for Hiipplies uml iu gen
jial a liiihiucss depression.
In the luce ol tho.-o coii(lit'.'ii
tock ht'okotH suy, it is not sitrpri
nig that llieie hhouhl lie it teuiloiic
toward falling pi ices. A hlunip ii
I'nitod Slutort Stool, 1'niou I'ueifii
.mil Wending wih no surprise to Hi.
iMokoiH. Some Wall Street loudoi;
iishcrl Unit ntteinpl.s on the part o
(he big htiMiioH intoroMs to iniiki
tlill'H MiiiniuiiiL' up of the on mi uppea
Hue oiiough lo impress tliu iutur
Htate eomuiereo eonunihMoii are rotu
v Iho cuiiMih of tho break,
Maiiv lender aro inclined to 10
;iird Hie hioak iiioin iim ii wnriiim
Jiiiii an an indication of real Condi
tioiih. That it reflects the true at
tititdo of boiuo of the finuueier.
'towovor, who uro frankly nlnruied m
'omlilioiiN, is admitted hy initio
market muuipidutors.
(Induing 1.V the wariiiugts alroudv
nion out by the si root, howovei
iiiiiiv fimiueierii uro imdiiiotl to coll
ider the whole mutter as ton1 o
note uraity. It is believed Unit thf
ihIi'iuhIk ami their allied interests,
'"lining one of tho inoHt powerful
M'oups ill the street, are tlolermiue
o in.il.e ii tiijiit lorhiuhor rotes, um'
hat i In liaht will not sloii el i-:miiI
broukb in price nnd predictions of
iouiieiul difficulties if the intos uu
lot granted.
If tt scums Hint tho rules uro no
itlowod, it in declined iu -.nine ipuu
tuis that it gouornl fiiiiineiul lluir.x
ui. he Iho result, nml Hint in spiti
if prosporitv ami tho evident uuuuin
if InisiuiiHS lomly to the luiiids of Hi
rniirouds, etiudilioiis bouloriiig to
Hie puiiieliv uro not unlikely. Dm
:iik ami skillful mniiipiiluloo, it
tiitimnteil, are cnlilcd in tho fiuln
Mill Ihf Mtruitttlo is mU to be lefleel
mI ory eloaiiy iu market eoutors.
GUARANTY LAW UNDER FIRE
H'mttlntiPtl fi-tun wtK' 1
itltl to havo exercised resulted In
tniieli litigation, part of which wan
ti the fodoral courts. Other milts
tro bosun In tho ntate courts by
'redltur who sought to force the
Kmnl tu w off tholr entire olalmt
tt one lime. It Is us a rotuilt of this
IttKHtlnn that the mutter got into
he fctHte supreme court.
Two other manlier banks In other
itle wor forctnl to clone through
&c stmpittiiiioif of the Columbia con
em. Thoy r the banks InvoUod
n th prtMont litigation,
lmrot lu tliu order to forco the
i words Into court for examination
i wlilt In pointful circles licausn at
ih tim tku bunk was In dlffloulty
U was nlltigwl that certain 'state of
(iettrs wwo storkhotdrn In tbo lustl-tMtton.
1)1 i:o.
Kilwiu M. JnHHy dlud this morning
ti iii Ut rwtlHe4 SOI South Cun
'ml Htuut), aftur n a IIIiiums of sov
tM-l moiitks. Notice of service later.
HhoKIiih for lioaltli.
WOMAN VOTERS TOLD
THEY ARE LIKE BOYS
Kl'OKAN'i:, Waal. , Nov. L0.
"Women votom should romonibor
that thoy aro like the boys caKtliig
heir first vote nnd are not enpnblo
f holding offices nt the present time,
nnd I would not think of supporting
i woman for coinmlHslonor in case
ho commission form of government
Is adopted, " said Mny Arkwrlght Hut
'on of Spokane, prcsldoat of tho
Washington Political Knunllty league,
In Hpeaktiig of questions Hint have
irlsen sluco tho rlght-to-voto fran
chise has been given to women of
tills stnte, adding: "Women must not
those their privilege. Any rlght
uludcil woman will renllzo that she
Ih lu the class with a boy o -1 who
s rastlng his flrHt vot , and the first
hlug to tlo Is to study conditions nnd
;aiu Information, which will take
uiicb time," When naked if she would
fnvor a woman commlsHloner under
any conditions, Mrs. ' Hutton said;
'Absolutely not at this time. I was
viih for votes for American women.
Tho (tuestloiiH lu such nil office would
')e new to the women. My Idea wiih
not that women should Immediately
seek political honors, but that they
should support honorable, capable
nieii for such positions.''
"MY I'OI.ICIKH."
Tho shades of night woro falling fast
As through a Now York village passed
Some persons, who, through snow
ami sleet,
Horo something in a winding sheet
"My poIIgIqs."
t'ho shades of night woro falling thick
When they approached at double-
ipilck
silent house ut Sngumoro:
They left their burden at the door
"My policies."
VII night they lay In snow anil slush;
No whisper broke tho solum hush;
When morning caino they still were
there,
s though their owner .lid not enro
"My policies."
A loan came out and dragged them lu
t hint, and raid thoy yet would win;
Sluco then ho hasn't ventured out,
Nor said a single word about
"My pollclort,"
Meant line n tnnu whose inline Is Dlx
And others who throw sundry bricks
M those tlear polloUm are nix
With Borrow at tholr grlovous fix
"My policies."
ml those who In future dolvo
"'tin see no hope In 1913
'iir nn thing that bears the label:
(Now. Uu't It pathetlo, Mabel.)
"My policies."
Tho Spectator.
INSPECTORS HERE TOMORROW
tOoiitinurU from twig 1
t bllv she has tho flnost depot on
be ontlro route, including Spokane.
At tlmuit there wore five spochtl ors
in the iKtrty and nt tlnus only three.
Tho Inspectors, consisting of all the
officials. suporlntentlotiU. managers
and others, will be In Medford to-
morrow."
Mr. KowiilKium brought baou somo
fine samples of ore from the Hunker
Hill mine, whlah ho says Is rtxeoed
lugb rich, but he no eunittry oh
route that exwletl the Uoguo Hlver
atlev
The higli school resumed il.s ses
sion iih iiHiinl Tuesday inorning nflei
mi enforced vncution Mondity, the
janitor finding Unit during the night
the lire pit which wits flooded hv
hIoiiii water, hud drained of its own
ueeord nnd no tioublu wits experi
enced in plneing I'iro in tliu fiirn-
n ccs. The .janitor uml others of the
school docluro tho .soworugu to be
imidcdiintc to the nccdu of the bcIiooI
and that a drain from tho fire pit
should he connected with tho main
sower iu nnother direction, thus pre
venting the buck pressure from tho
Hooded main, which was the cause
of flooding it 'pint of the basement
op Aloilday during the excessive wn
tor l'nll. Thoro was no blench iu the
buHonient Tuesday morning, the jan
itor having remedied tho es'il by
plugging up tho hole caused by the
uncle pressure from the main.
EDITOR LAMPMAN MUST
HAVE SAMPLED THIS
Cider mieh iih would inuko Ihte
clius fonsako his blushing goljlct or
Uamhriuiis his umber brew, tho while
I'omoua fojiilcd sueh cider has been
sold iu Ool dllill Uio post few duvh
by Juines Davis, tho pioneer inincr
oreluirdist miner first and thou or
cburdist, but wise us a hawk ut both
of tho Hlaekwell hills, says Htlitot
I.iiinpinitii in the Hold Hill News. He
sells it ut 'J.') cents a gul. but, hold!
this is no advertisement for Mr, Hu
vis or tho nectar that he crushes
from his sweet, bound apples, lint
he sells nil he can mitke nnd he
makes more on his fruit tlimi some
growers who ship. Lest this intelli
gence should set eider mills u-crouk-iug
iu every orchard ami flood the
happy vnlloy of the Rogue with tip
ple juice, we luistcii to udd Unit not
uveryono eau tnake eider like Jim
Davis' eitlcr. lie would soil his en
tire output before the hubbies bcgu.i
to rise, as he does now, npd viuegai
would be cheaper than Hear clock
wntci.
Thirty-fivo Dealers Will Be Arrest
ed and Cuarncd With Violation the
Law in Dispensing, of "the Mak
ing" to Younostcrs.
SAX FltANTlSCO, Cut., Nov. 'J!.
A crusade nguinst tobacco dealers
who sell goods to small bovs eiilmin
utcil today iu the application for
warrants for the arrest of U5 men
accused hy Probation Officer Hatch
with violating the law against sell
ing tobacco to tt minor. v
According to Hutch, boys as
young as (I l'reipieiitly buy tobacco,
and hoys over 10 aro Iiurdly ipies
tiouod. In the cases Hint have come be
fore tho juvenile court since it wns
established iu this city, statistics
shows that nearly every boy brought
to triti I was u figure! to smoker. This
fuel linn led to the fotmiug ol mi
uui-eicai'clle association, which
numbers sonic of the best-known ed
ucators about the buy iu il.s member
ship. Tho men to ho arrested are not
confined to any pnrticular section,
but are sc.tttored over tho entire
city. Tlie wurrants woro based on
specific sales mndo to youngsters
and witnessed hv a representative of
those fighting the tobacco traffic lo
children.
CROWDED TOUT
SACIt'AMUNTO, Cul., Nov. ail.
The t'lilifornia penitentiaries tir
crowded lo Um limit ami the parole
svstoiu is working renuirknhly well,
iiecordiug to Hie hienuiiil lcpint ol
tho stnto hoard of prison direetoi
filed with Oo vomer (lillott todav.
Al the cloe of the fiscal your June
III! hist, 1 1 illi convicts were iu Sup
Quoiitiii, DUO in Ko-oui, with 'MV
mi parole, milking o"2.l in nil, un in
eronse of :i7fi, or l.'J por cent ovoi
the previous vour.
More tliuii SO per cent of the pris
oners ore fitsl-terinors.
'I'lie repot t slntfs that ninny pris
on cmIs h;if been overcome, iiieluii
uig the opium tin I tic, which hits
been c lirclv slumped out.
WARD POLITICIANS
BROSR UP MANNERS
OI.Y.M1MA, Wash , Nov 20. -Ward
lolltlclaiiH are polishing up tholr rus
') manners nnd aro rending up on
'lie art of making themselves ploas
lug to women lu Washington stnte
tly, becnuso tho women arc nt Inst
"otiunl" to iiiou. When Governor liny
appondod bis slgnutiiro to tho proo
Wimatlou prexeuted to him late yes
terday afternoon, bo enfranchised ev
ery woman within the stnto who has
passed the age of SI yenrs.
Though the result of tho suffrage
'iiuemlmeut wns known on the morn
ing of November 9, the governor was
prevented from Issuing tho proo
lumatlon on account of a delay oil
i htj part uf hovoral precincts to send
lu returns.
The suffrage amendment carried
by a majority of 2 4,203. As the reg
istration books havo closed for tho
your, the attorney general has ruled
thftt woiiion who rglirtorod prior to
the Issuance of the proclamation are
Illegally registered.
Adeuuttto advprtifin fmnk hi
itiriHimr. fHciful. fitMpicitllieliig a
Mill of a sine's s,riis tu iu, it
fulli.w tint i go.ul store U neee
Hjrilv n wWI ailvertisfil si or.
COMMISSION PLAN
COSTS TACOMA MONEY
TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 29. Under
the first six months of the coinmls
lon plan of government tho report
of tho city controller just issued
shows that tho city payrolls have
been Increased $40,000 moro than
for a similar period under tho old
systom of government.
During the campaign proponents
of the commission system promised
a saving of approximately $210,000
annnlly.
Accordlngj to tho controller's ro
port, salaries stneo tho commission
has been In powor huvo totaled $110,
37H.H ns compared to $372,037.12
for tho Hamo period of time under the
old governmental system.
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks Will Hold Annual Memorial
Exercises at Opera House Next
Sunday Afternoon.
Modford Lodge, No. 11(18, II. P. IV
K., will hold llioir aiinunl memorial
exercises nt the Medford Opgra
house next Stinduy, December !, at
;l o'clock. All Elks and their Indies
are fraternally reipiosted to he pie
ent, and the genernl public is coitli
ully invited to shore the services.
All members of the order are our
nchtlv reiiuesled lo meet nt tho lodge
rooms promptly at '2 o'clock p. in.,
so Unit finul arrangements may then
ho mndo before the services begin.
Promptly ut t!:-15 p. m. the lodge
nnd visitvig brothers will march in a
body from the lodge hall to the opera,
house. A splendid program has been
arranged, consisting of the opening
and dosing exorcises, double iiur
tct hy Messrs. Dennett, Johnson,
Hurgess, Colvig, Burgess, Lawrence, ,
Wotzol, O'Drion. a (cnor solo by Mr.
Wetzel, u solo by Mrs. Hnzclrigg, tho
leading of "Thanatopsis" by Ktl An
drews and an nddtess by C. L.
Kennies. The instrumental miisiii
will bo furnished by Huzelrigg or
chestra. Providence has indeed been 4dnd
to the local herd, uml their chain of
membership remains intact without
u single broken link; bpt iu uliuost
every other lodge of Elks throughout
the United States some chnir is va
cant, ami on .Memorial day ' some
brother's niime will be thrice called
without response.
BOOSTERS TALK OF
SANTA CLAUS IS IN
MONTPEMKR. Vt., Nov. 29. A
roiiBorvntiou measure that strikes a
blow nt Santa Clans Is expected to
conio before tho Vermont legislature.
Tho present tax of fi cents on every
Christmas tree shlpucd from tho stuto
will, If the measure Is adopted, bo
raised to 25 cents. It is bollovod
this will Btop tho exportation of pine
i roes to the larger cities of the east
it Christmas time.
21 9T BOXES OF PEARS
FROM GRANTS PASS
(WANTS PASS, Nov. J0. Com
plete returns received hy Mnnuger
Kisiuaiiu of the Koguo River nlloy
Fruit nnd Produce association show
Unit there were shipped from flrnnl
Pnsn In (he association '21!7 ho.or
of pears of nil kinds and grades,
which netted the grower $1.0.") i.
box, nftor paying all shipping nm
m tirku ting chnrgos.
At this time there is but it siual'
nrou of i wars hearing iu the (iiiiuti
Pass district, but large itreus hnve
boon planted in tho past feu .wars
This voar another lurue number ol
uorcs will he planted iu this fruit si
Unit in n few . 'iirs Wruitts Puss bid
fnr to bciiiiio one of the largos
pear shippintr lint. in the countn
FLED AT FIRST, &ETURHS
AND IS ACQUITTED
HhKIdh for health.
PlTTSni'HO. Ph.. Nv. 'J!t. -Thus.
Jortliiu, who for three yoai
whs ti fugitive from just ice, i H fiu(.
mihii todav hix'Hitso' a jnrv has do
fitted that he shot and killed two
nwn in self-dofeuno.
JwriUu. who sineo'tlio killing has
bow hilling iu California, vulnutar
tlv itave hiiHsflf up lu ib Pittoburv
aullioritiM a 4mit tim mo. viu
UmI he was ready tu stand trial.
The uiodrni try aims ( iimk
the Mni!MirVs -hopium; lumr rvi
fill anil uittTe.iiiig (u 1,,. att,
tnHHuii ami ar-wroekior. D
lb shopiwr i i)ii iid-reador. this .
ens r. do.
SALKM, Or., Nov. 20. Tho fore
noon of the second day of the State
Development league was devoted to
practical talks on tho best ways to
advertise a community by half a doz
en specialists, Including an enter
taining stunt iu booster witticism by
Mr. Ilailey of tho Southwestern Wash
ington Development league. John 13.
Grutko of the Astoria Dudgot got an
ovation for his presentation of the
Astoria centonnlal exposition project,
which is to bo pulled off in 1011. Ho
announced Hint John Jacob Aster of
Now York would open tho ball for
that advertising ovont from which
nil Oregon would derlvo benefit.
Tho Portland Ad Men's club ar
rived by special car and gave a sorles
of yells nt tho convention hall nnd
nt tho hotel lobby.
II. G. Wells of the Sunset Magazine
takes tho place of R. 11. Miller of tho
Harrlninn system on tho ovenlng pro
gram. At l o'clock this afternoon
President Klllott of tho Northorn Pa
cific and party will arrlvo and will
bo escorted to tjio atatohoiiHo, whore
IClllot speaks this evening and will
bo given n dinner by the Siilom board
of trado at tho Hotel Marlon.
Prizcfinhtcr Killed.
LIMA. ().. Nov. L'O.-Curloy Ger
haidt. a prizefighter, is dead; Jack
McHcury, another nugilist, is held
hv the police, mid several citizens of
Limn lire being examined today us
the result of a fight between Mc
Hcury mid (lerliardt hero last night.
After the fight, which was a ton
round go, fierhardt collapsed and
died from corcbrul hemorrhage with
out regaining fonscioiisiioss.
It is not believed Hint (Serhnrdt
was killed by any blow struck by
Mcllonry, but Unit he entered the
ring out of proper condition uml wua
unable to stand tho strain o()Siiuh a
long fight.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
t
4.4.4.
WANTED -To borrow .flUUO on gill
edge fcoeuritv; will pay Id por oont
interest. Address G 3, oaro Mud
Tribune office. tl."
FOR RENT Furnishud rooms " for
light housekeeping. l!ll K. Main.
'J 15
FOR SALE Limited number pure
bred Poland China Injurs, l ami t
months old. eligibly to go in tho
Ihm henU and ehunp ouoiish for
nv farmor to buy. PerktMey Ot
ehanU. Guo. C. Osgood, mtr. Pbunu
Fanuers 703 .1. tf
WANTKD-Party to do grubhln--.
lo linikh iHdling. lnqiiiro at Old
Art Niiholson dace, ," milus uorth
Wfst of Modford. 219
WANTED - Will My extra j,.a
wat. to cmiptoiit srirl fu" c"
oral hitiisework; mut go home
uisehls. cw ,,,oiit. Mnin 2121. 21')