vv ' t 1WJ' Hf'V JWWW v 'lltiBBPi'HEWr r-v MiDTOttD Hail tribune. Bedford. 'okkcion, TiiuKsmAynKaiSiUBiprc i.yinio. 3 PORTERS SAY . TIPS ARE SCARCE , - Three Tiiousanil Dusky , Pullman Boys Petition for Increase In Wanes, Saying Jliat Tips Grow Scarce With Hiflli Cost of Livlnji. crosscountry flight plan in california IUIJCA(50, Dec. 15. Disgusted with tho almonco of tips, ISOOO sloop-1 In'cnr porters employod on various j. lines throughout tho West petitioned lliu Pullman Palace- Car company to day for an Incrcaso in wages. Instead of tho S3 1-2 cents per daf rate they now receive, tho porters want a flat salary of'?15 to $60 a month. Tho high cost of living, thby say, makes It absolutely necessary that they ho given the raise they ask. Ad vanced prices affect them "going nnd coming," explained one of tho hack ers of the petition. It reaches them through the pocket books of Pullman passengers on whoso bounty they have depended, and It affects them in the support of their families. Tips huvo been falling steadily for the past flvo years, old tlmo porters assert. Where ouco n Pullman por ter couldbc a man of Independence he now must corral every stray nickel lo keep himself and family alive, thoy say. SAN WWIO, Cnl., Dee. 14.-A i-niss-counlry flight from Los An geles to Sail Diego, ut tho conclusion of the Los Angeles aviation meet, is bcinjT planned by tho I'unamntCuli foruin Exposition company of this city, unit the San Diego chamber of commerce. If tho plans for tin flight are Kucccssful, ti two-day avi ation meet will also bo held hero, and many of the aviators wild aro now in Los Angeles will be asked Ur participate. ' W- Jones to Manage St. Louis. il RENEW BURKE TRIAL TOMORROW SANTA KOSA, Cal., Dee. IB. Tho condition of Juror Oeltjen, whoso 111 ni'38 put nn abrupt ending to tho healing of tho Dr. Wlllard P. Ilurko trial, wns announced as' greatly Im proved today, nnd It was considered likely Hint tho trial will bo resumed tomorrow morning, Instead of Mon day, as announced when adjournment was taken yesterday. Ooltjon's Illness, It wns said, Is not serious, and unless ho suffers :i ro lapse, It I oxpected tho case will be resumed tomorrow, Attorneys for tho defense and tho prosecution took advantage of tho de lay to bolstor up their casos. Ciulahy Estate $20,000,000. CHICAGO. 111., Dec. 1.". Coinci dent with the dibcovory of suurct proporlieh that bring the liilnl estale left liv Michael Cudiihy to $20,(100, 0110. the divoiced wife of Jack Cud nh, son of the late millionaire pncu Vr. arrived here today. Mrs. Cudaliy lofiiced to tlihcuss reports that Hie iuteinU contesting tho will in order to protect her children's intorchK A CJiange Not a Gamble ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Dee. ir. Kiehlei Joucm, former manager of tho Chi cago While Sox, will bo Iho manager and also part owner of the St. Ioun Browns next season, necording to u belief in bnscball circles here today. It is said that Jones and anothci man have been conducting secret ne gotiations with Otfiior Hedges nnd will nssumo control of tho Browns us soon as Hedged can get permis sion from' tho national commission to sejl. Jones, will act as manager. CITY LEVY EIGHT MILLS. fContlnuitl from I'uko 1.) ixls "begin lo innrrrl, each tryiug to lent tho uame," tliuro will bo free trade. "It was tho duty of public men. newspapers add mrtguniucH to accept tho' Payne tariff in order that the count rv might have gonti on trails acting business. Tho tariff is not ncrfcet and it ought to bo ievied, .i tho president suggested, oneh sched ule at u time, scientifically." Senator Young said that lie mignl tint object to Senator Cummins' res olution' were ho not nfrnid tho first tjehcdiilo involved would bo that cov ering farm products. "A FOOL THERE WAS." ' (Continued from Pngo 1.) of Mcdl'ord, and when cnjled upon to lower the valuation, ' refused' It grant the prayer of tho petitioners However, the council, after close figuring-, has managed to tuko care of every fund, (he general fund get ting the lion's share ijf tho .."0,-100 According to a promise made the ladies of the library board and tin connnittee sent before the council lo secure library aid, the council levied 'J-10 mills for the library fund, whieo will givo tho board $l'J(i0 with which to purchase now books for the chil dren. As a whole, the levy is very satisfactory nnd show, clean, clenr sightcd financiering on the part ol the council. EGGLESTON PLEDGED AID. (Contlnuvil from I'ako- 1.) Knton.- who claimed -the Multnomah delegation, is figuring without his host, for litisk of Wallowa has more supporters among Portland's dele gation than has Katon. "There is something of a possibil ity of a lineup between assembly and nnti-nss'enibly forces. The assembly support is split between four or five uudidntcH, with Katon' in the lend. 'lherc are but two null-assembly candidates, Husk and myself, ami J stand as good a show as niiy. "Selling has the lead for presi dency of the senate, with Bowcrman as u rival. Senator ImiIIoii is said have undertaken the management oi the Boweriiiau campaign, tlioiigh Selling claims sufticient strength lo insure his election." MINE DEALS DEATH. (Contlnui-il from I'hjji' t ) Wo nrn positive tho people of .Mod ford and .lackeon 'county will hall with Joy tho now hardware store, corner Main and Grape streots, bo different from nny store over seen anywhere. One will bo satisfied to come In, he seated, and can seo tho article wnntod, sampled In plain vlow You may not know Its NORTON. W. Vii., Dec. 13. Kr forts to recover tho bodies of the miners' entombed in the Green mine nt Tiicomn, W. Vu., were renewed to day, although all hope of taking (hem out alivo has been abandoned. Nine of those carried out yesterday have been identified. Oflieiulh ol the mine assert that oulv three moie men besides those accounted for were in tho mine ut the time of the explosion. An nccuuiiilatioii of gas which was ignited N given as cause of to disaster. CUMMINS' COLLEAGUE. the paid $5000 Iho pictures would bo used to ruin him socially. Ho consented to pay the money itaked, and after signing a chock for" $o0G0 wns released. Lnter ho called Knott liyMelophono and told him tfint ho could not afford to pay ."CiOOO at' that time, but that if Knott would" dull at his -store ho would give him 2000. Knott agreed to tlii". Whoi he arrived at the stoto the police were waiting aii placed him under nrrct. Mrs. Knott talked freely of the plan to get Rosenthal's money iiflor she was arrested. "Armstrong showed 'us how to get tho pictures," she said. "lo is an export electrician uud fixed n-mercury light in the middle of the ceiling Then he bored a hole in tho will! and arranged a camera in Iho next mom "I easily induced Itossnthnl to sit with mo wltero tho camera would catch us, Kvcry picture was good "My husband is a good photo grapher and lie Svorkod tho camera himself." Mrs. Knott said her homo is ii. Detroit, Mich. "Nino months ago I ran away with a ninti iinuied Weiss," she said "When his money gtivo out and lie wns unable to buy food 1 left Him Lufcr I met Knott nnd we woro mar ried nnd reiiled'iiu'npnrlmrnt cost iug .$l!t." per mouth. A) that time Knott said his people were wealthy. Recently ho told me he had no more money. "Then Armstrong plaune'd n scheme for getting money through tho 'hadgor game.' It seemed very easy and simple. Wo had to bin food and clothes and pay our rent, and so I consented lo my part in the scheme. Rosenthal happened lo be the first victim because ho was tho first rich man who flirted with me." PACIFIC COAST DEFENSELESS. i. fCnntliiut'il from I'ikc This Is the official report, It Is earned, which (lonorul Leonard Wood prepared for tho war department, and which Secretary Dickinson passed upon, replying to n resolution ask ing whether tho country could with stand an Invasion on tho Pacific coast by un Aslatlr power. Tho report, as mado by (Jenoral Wood, Is snld to that further concealment of tho facts in tho case would ho criminal. Representative McLachlan bald that tho fact that tho war department con sidered tho report nlarnilng did not (iVmtliiiuri from IVko 1 I My colleaguo says there aro gross technical Inequalities in tho 1909 tariff act," nanio, but you know It whon you seo! said Senator Young. "This Is un it. Tho clerk will not huvo to climb doubtodly true. It would be truo ir a ladder for It, hut can reach It from , my colleague and thoso sympathizing the floor. Wo havo arranged with j with him put In the next flvo years tlin Rlioriulti Wllllnmc Pnlll - Vnr- rO-WrltllllT tllO Schedules. I a 111 IlOt nlsh Co. (tho larost makors of paint j so much concornod with tho Ineo.uall-' on earth In fact. It covers tho earth) ties of tho tariff as I am about liusl to hoop an expert paint man in Mod- ness gonorallyy. I doubt ir thoro Is ford. Wo havo sot asldo n very largo a Hingle petition now on fllo In tho balcony room, which will bo arraug-; senate urging a further rovlslon of cd by this man to show you anything tho schedules. on may want In paint or varnlBh of- "I charge that Now Kngland Ik fects. Wo will havo tho most olab- drifting to u strango Interpretation of urate plumbing fixture display to ho tho squaro dual when alio demands neon on tho coast. Kvcry fixture protection for her manufactured urtl- iimmI In a hoiibo can he soon, as it will clus and froo trado for food products, look when pluced In your house. If Massachusetts decides, in purBU- Sllverwure. chafing dishes and cut anco of tho rocont election, to abolish Klaw will he bohlud glass. Kitchen i tho duties on farm products thoro will ware will be on tables, where samo arise a now brand of Insurgents thati can ho Inspoctod without assistance will make tho present band look Ilko of clerks. Our ladles' waiting room, boy scouts.' built for ladles only: tho samo for "T,0 jirgmiieiiU upon which tin men: and with tho assistance of CO country olcelod Iho duiuocmU at the office to help pay oxpensos. -ouri!,, eleoliun," Young abnliiiiiud, in Ii ps will be light. We want cvorj-' "Hero nid down in this counto b visitor to take tho olovator, go out! reimlilicuiife. If tho democrats elect on tho observatory and seo tho val-iH j)rvailoiit in 1HPJ It will be on nr Icj We want the roal ostato men of ffUM0M(, doliterod hi tlm sonata h riie illy to make free uso of this" republican. Tlitu oiilor in HiBht-seIn$ pinnacle, for IP was made urv (.Bise voted to nUe the nclu-iU fin no othor purpose. We may not fc without reducing lh ilutie. i..i hv overythlns in perfect order Sat- iroiUetb pruduood by our own rmi u. day. but we want jou to come any--pie. way You will at least see Toledo .r do not believe Hint the inmi litfi ranges. 1900 washers, paint that cov- WI(J wu- hflJB (j1Q Urjff reviud and ers the earth and Crater Lake cut- nuilntuined 'purely on k scieutifi-. lory. uHi. If MassnIiiisettM i m carn- Yours fora big store. ,Ut it would bo the Haiti end ot tunll GARNKTT-COREY HADHWARK CO. dutiwi. I'roteellon un.t help all ot H or none. It uiiaht as well ho un- lU-roliMid now Ihuf wlum prilit iui r Hiiskins fur httnllh, Duffield Bros. Offer my coiiiplet lines of all desirable shades anil stjles In house sllppt'i-s for men, woincn and children, nmdo of leather, of felt, they last for years anil no urlielo could ho more up. predated as u Christmas Gifts C Why i. t I Advertise :inve answered "no ' ver frankly to tho question. It is exported that Secretary Dick inson today' will answer Speaker Can non's letter Informing hint that con gress could not receive a report mark ed "confidential." Representative McLachlan, whose resolution was the causo of tho prep aration of tho document, Intonds to forco tho publication ot tho report, If possible "Why should this matter ho hold confidential T" ho says. "Such an ac tion wohhl dofeni tho wholo purposo of tho resoludtton. If we are not pro pared for war tho peoplo havo a right to know it. "it would bo a crime against the peoplo and a betrayal of posterity to docelvo tho public regarding thvi truo situation. If wo havo an ihadcqnato army nnd lundeqtato national dc- fonsos, now Is the time, when wo nro at peaco with tho world, for tffo pub lic to know It. Now Is tho tlmo to correct tho situation, beforo It Is too late. I will fight to a finish to force tho publication of this report." Other congressmen, Including Rich mond P, Uobson of Alabama, who Is an oxponont of nrtvnl expansion, agree 1 surprise' him, but that If such were jthe case ho regarded It as n propor I matter for tho people to know and ! net upon. ! ino defens61es3 slnto of the Pacific ,coiist, ho snld, was it matter ot com- mon knowledge to thoso who studied conditions thero, but that no did not believe tho country nt largo rcallrod that n foreign onoiny could bo landed Which could destroy crtninuinlcatlon with tho cast and hold the states west ,'of tho Rocky mountains for months boforo tho rest, ot the country could innko any attempt to dlslodcc- tho In vadors. It is to correct this condition that ho hopes congress will provide ways and menus, and lt,ls to cnl I tho mat ter to tho nttoutlon of coiigicsa offi cially that tho report wan uakcul for. That tho report will suhstantlato statements Mint McLnchlau has made that It world bo easy for a foreign I boHevo that soven-tonths or u!l hoadaohos have tholr origin In strained vision. M also know that correctly fitted glusnos will entirely rdllovo the causo. Hoarcoly a day pnueos hut I r lluvo ho in o sufforor through m khowlodge of making and fit ting glaMos. I am anxious thut all sufferers should know there U a remedy ho Blmplo. This is one reufcon uhy I advertise. DR. RICKERT Over Kentner's, Med ford. AAAMr.v nun 1 (fc'A'f i l.h.M- M f I 1 U-f 1 f " V . - la.jaEfuB71' aAIgOAJTiMEKEEIi You aro Invited to call hero and seo my exceptionally fljio assortpiout of Holiday Oooils. That llttlo ARTICLE you liavo boon looking for may bq hero. Joyclry, Dlamontls, Watches, Rlpga, Silverware, Cut (lluss, eta, etc., nil in latest designs and uuporlaf 'ninllciK ' J.W. Diamond 115 HAST .MAIN NTUKHT oncnty to land largo forces of mcui practically without opposition, nnd that It will bo u long tlmo bpforo tho propor defenses and an adequato army can ho provided, ovonit'eougross acts promptly, tc admitted by thoso who examined It. Tho desiro of tho secrotar yot war to mnko tho report confidential and tho questions his actions- InvelifM' havo tended" to center tho atteatW; of 'congressmen db the matter, nd when it Is fluMJy submitted, M Hr k: oxpected it will he, they belfave the report will ho rend with coMhleriifclg. more Interest than It would rsTv K It came In In tho ordinary 60fw.ef buslnesa. ' r County Seat Real Estate Office . JacKsonvllle, Oregon, i Lis iiuiueioiH choice bargains in citv lots, ol chard, fanning nlid alf.illa ranches. Our Applegnto valley rnnchoH aro bargains; a! I lune ait nlitiudaueo of watvr f r irrigation. Uon't forget that Jack mhimIIc in the county seat and that it is installing tin ttptot1n Wtltl't "SVtClO. t'onio and sqo ,uh, ' We'll interest vou. , . , JLUY (Si CO.LLINS . .,, ,,, ,t yfc ?T'iyyir?ff3 IRS55 I .. js . Gift Suggestions On your way to the postofi'ies, or if passing along ' Main Htruet, conio out of yourAvay jjiist'onc-lmlf hlock aiul;' take a jmop at :v -windbw of Holiday Goods, hotter stillj : como in tho store and allow us tho'plbhsurc of showiugyou ar Avonderi'ul colloc.tion of suitable. Gift Goods. , Leatlier Goods Beautiful wall plaques and motto hangers, leatlie,rl)tl lows, pretty painted designs; traveling eases, hand bags, etc., etc. Theso ine certainly suitable and lasting. Perfumes AVo havo secured tho-throe boat brands on tho market and earry a complete assortment of odors 'and a bountiful assortment of fancy Holiday packaged. Tho brands are "lloquo & Galctt's," "Palmers," and "Colgate's." Stationery Yon should Ken iiiii1 i:nl lection of I'niioV llolidav boxes of fino Stationery. AIuiokI. anything you-oiui w"islifor is here and sure lo please, l'rices rahgq, pyr box, lOcand up to $5.00. ;, , Confections Ufr' '4, ' l t; Lowney's and Orango Blossom Candies put up iiUlie nealest boxos iiiiagiiinlilo. The cont6n(s of every box ifj perfect and suro to pleaso tho fair exterminator. Buy J,Her"aBoxof Candy. 1 01 -Our Phone t - ' Day of Night-101 STODDARD DAYTON AutomobiJes Dr. F. C Page Mgr. Local Agency edford Pharmacy Near the Post Office U. U Ift.itJlHin ' i ! i J - - i i in j ii .in Diamond Solitaires ----" j -- - - -t t.... -. r ak icUtla i iumjtM. :. tm s" jCIL-XX 1 J From $10.00 io $600.00 Intondiiig buyers, upon investigation, will find quality and -ceon-only, the ruling osweutials, governing our extensive line of HolitaiVes What we toll you of our rings aro facts, backed up by a guarantee that is n substantial one, thereby making your purchase a safe in'opowitiou from this store. CUT h " $!i&iWir Cjr JL zVJS IS HAWKINS rfeli cut glass cut from the R gouuinn blank is tho finest on the uuu Icet. M v selection comprises many very i.i ii , ! -- ii ii, .. iiMpwinm wrwl m (U'sirable pieces. friie in'ieojj aro right. T DIAMOND GIFTS t ixspi-yT oil'rr;)i'AiMOKi) gifts, tiikv kkj'kksicnttino miost in (tauty, mix$ Nij) l KVKRY KSSION'I'IAIi THAT GOHSS TO MAKK TI I K IMOK'KKG'PAhVrirLK.TllIO DKSIGNItf IS AMV t KLATION OF T1IM DMHIGXIOR'S AUT AND CAN ONLY Mlfi AI'I'KKOIATKD BY PKIJSONAI. INSLlilC t TIOX. 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