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MEDFORD MAIL TltlBUNti CHRISTMAS DAY IN TEE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY.
aw XNanruwarnr zrnv.BPAF.ej.
PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SATUB-
DAY BY THE KEDronu
PIUKTXnO uo.
V conmilliliitlun of Urn Mcdftml .Mall,
nMalill-lii-tl 1S89, tlin Houtlturn Uron
litli, cHlnhllsliotl 1902' tlic Dcinorrnlic
Timyt, cntniiliHlicil 1872. me Aohlmxl
Tribune, rnlaUlnlipd 1K0G. unit llio Mod
fonl Tribune, ertlnl)llBlicl J80C,
nvnnnn PUTNAM. Kflltor nml .Miumsrpr
fl.ntarcit n npconil'clnsa tnatlpp No
vpinlicr 1, 11109, nt llio postofflco at
Jtrdfonl, OrrKon, under tlio net of
innrcn i, mi,
THREE SETSBFT
AT
i L f-;: ; ! A ! i LI N S
ions in
Notahlc Gathering at Home of W. C.
Wilson Yesterday Four Genera
tions. Can Be Traced in Three Dif
ferent Ways ;..- ,-
nMth jtlirco 'groat grandparents
proec'ill, wlth( ,'lj iiosslblo to' trnco
i l(ifirJJR;eiicraHdpB In itjirco ways, (ho
i. GliitmiiH dlmmr given .bylMr.'nnd
Mi-d. l C. Wilson of this city,
Christmas was it notable ono In nimiy
ways anil ono which It In not possible
to duplicate often. Tlio fourth gen
oratlou Ib hut six weeks old hut that
makes Utile difference.
Tracing tho four generation, be
ginning with tho oldest grandparent,
there was present .1. L. McAhron,
ttljcil 77, bin daughter, Sirs. W. C.
Wilson, jigcd 48, her son lSlmor K.
Wilson, aged 2.'l, and his son Or
vlllo Wilson, aged six wooltB.
Tho next Is traced this way: D. K.
Wllspn, aged 71, his son W. (J. Wil
son, aged r0, his sou Elinor 10, Wil
son, aged 2.'), his sou Orvlllo Wilson,
aged C weelio.
Tho third: Mrs. Hurst, iiged 71.
htjr daughter Mrs. Itlloy, aged ID, hoi
daughter .Mrs, Elinor 10, Wilson,
aged 20, her son Orvlllo Wilson,
' aged II).
.This notable gathering spent
Christmas day together and hud u
most enjoyable time. During the
day many friends called to offer their
felicitations.
TK7" II AT is so rare as a day in Juiio . " .
Christinas day in tile Rogue JVivci' a alley.
A perfect day with the breath of spring in tho balmy
nir, with golden sunshine showing a smiling old earth,
with ()urpling haze fringing the verdure-clad skyline, and
tho "peace that passoth understanding" brooding over
tire picturesque valley.
Soft, tender, little new-born green things are noise
lessly forcing their way through tile moistened earth, with
pledges of the flowered glory 'still to come. The adjacent
lulls resound with the whistled melody of meadow larks, a
joyous carol to the Christmas.
Copious rains have cleansed from earth the forgotten
luxuriance of summer and the multi-colored splendor of
the autumn. Nature, cleaning away the old and preparing
for the new, pauses to view her work. Expectant prom
ise tills the dreamy atmosphere in this bridal ot earth
and sky."
Ho ft and brown arc the leafless trees, but the long
black furrows are being carpeted in green and the hillsides
losing their garb of seared grasses. The fields are -dripping
with moisture and a tiny rill trickles down each
gully. Streams long dry, joyously murmur brimfull. Na
ture is preparing as she has ever prepared since the "morn
ing stars first sang together,'' for the fragrance and the
fragile beauty of the season soon to come, for the long sun
ny days'of mid-sunmter splendor, for the ripening glory of
the harvest.
I f ever a day held forth the promise of "peace on earth,
good will to men", that day is Christmas day in the Rogue
River valley, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and
ten.
insomuch as this' relation of rales
was accepted by Mho O. It. & N. in
its schedules.
Tlio general .effect of the order of
flic commission, it is as-orlcd, was
merely to readjust (he existing tnriff
01 inc oouiucrn memo company
from Portland (o oilier Oregon sta-coat '" 'l cent- Ask cha8- str"g'
funis so as to conform to the """- f ' ' " '
- , .1 ....1. !..... 'tTi'rmint
ent year will show all records ir you nave a nam "' -yr;
broken. ' Inhaler somewhere around the house.
If you hiiy a HYOMEI outfit for go It out and start at once to for
$1.00 and hide It In a dark cupboard over rid yourseir of catarrh.
It won't cure your catarrh. j Chas. Strang will sell you a bottlo
If you breathe It dally as directed, of HYOMEI (liquid) for-' only no
It rlll euro your catarrh or It won't I cents;' start to breathe It and notlco
iimv mi ntlv t c cars on; uiu uu
reel flue.
"IIYdMEI used regularly will euro
catarrh, coughs, colds, bronchitis or
sore throat. A complete outfit In
cluding a hard rubber pocket Inhaler
costs ?1.00. No stomach dosing.
Just breathe It. It kills tho gorms,
soothes and heals the Inflamed mem-
! passages and makes tho entire head brarie
SECOND TERM
of Hie Medford Conservatory
for
MUSIC AND
LANGUAGES
Will Begin on
JAN. 2, 1911
f I .I II lj
O.' TA1LLANDIER, Director.
eral percentage relations between
classes which is carried by all of tlio
Iiiineipnl railroads of tho Pacific
northwest.
"The mnintcnmico of widely differ
ing relations,'' says Hie affidavit,
"between the various classes at
at points unaffected by competition!
and comparatively dose has resulted
in an unjust discrimination, both
against the localities injuriously al
fectcd and also against the consum
ers at such points. Although numer
ous witnessed were called before the
commission on behalf of said South
ern Puefic company none undertook
to stale or coujil slate the principle
which determines the lclulionship be
tween the various clalsscs or to ex
plain the reasons which led to their!
being so widely dive-gent at differ-!
cut stations." ., '
J. P. Newell declares in his affi-i
davit that the railway could be re I
produced for $2Q 05:i,y,7 Ue give-! W L. RAlN LOCAL MGR-
flirt wlinln itviwmlif !,. hi .d,..!., 'PI... .
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PRIVATE WIREI
PHONE 1831 '
Mo
SS 6
Co.
GRAIN AND STOCK
BROILERS
GREAT INCREASE III S. P. EARNINGS
JUSTIFIES RATE REDUCTION ASKED
Railroad Commission of State Files
Its Brief in Injunction Suit Sta
tistics Arc Given Slowiiin Roads
iu vciy nuspuiuub. (81.80. an increiise .l nion than It
miles. In other words, it i.s assert
ed that the Southern Pacific line ii
llio htato laid increased only 28 mile
In the income account of the road, r
as the stale line has been exceedingly
pwolituhle. The number of miles op
erated in 180(1 was Oi. 12. In 15)0!
it had increased nearly 10 miles, t
(1(1(1.07. In 1!)1() the milcnire win-
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84TH-BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
PARTY GIVE?' E. K. ANDERSON
Friday was the 8-llh birthday oi
I'. K. Anderson, and nielnheis 0'
the family arraiigud a surprise piul,
in honor i;f the event, the gnihcriii;
being held u( the home of JUr. nut
Mr. Anderson on riit Main stiuol
in AmIiIuihI, says the Itccord. Mi
Anderson was horn in Indiana, De
cember 20, 182(1, mid came to Jack
soii-i county in lH.'il. He took up 1
vnlimblo piece if land as a govcrn
uiuii'i donation claim 011 Audersoi,
uruul;, near Talent, and resided on ii
until the placu was sold .within tin
past veal', wlion lie and Mrs. Ander
son moved to Ashland. Mr. Ander
son is halo and henrtv mid takes ai
active interest 111 business and publl
affairs and promises to be with u
for mnnv mon hirthda
Southern Pacific Gains
In support of its contention
Unit tho Southern Pacific should
1 (.'ducts its rales in Medford, the
statu railway commission con
tends that net earnings have in
creased 17-10 percent, with trif
ling incrensc of mileage. Those
figures are gion, as showing
the increase in 1010 over 1800:
Increase "
Per Cent.
PiiMfefimtni I'liviimifk i"i.l,J
Freight revenue 1(1(1
Total oiioralilig levenuo... ffj;i
Oiioratiug o:.iiunsUu II 1 1 "
Net incoini! 17-10
Cost of road, book value.. Ill
" Tons curried one mile....
Average receipts,, pur mile.
"" Average onrnings
Averago nuinbor loaded
520
1)1)
Hill)
Ireight cars ..
Averago number
freight cms . .
empty
21
o
Asserting (hat the Southern Pa-
k' I
FIREP
PROVES
1
SELF HERO
Unassisted He Rescues Captain and
Carries Him to Safety From Burn
lii(l ntifliirni FIro in Plioenex
Buildiiid
POUTI.AND. Ore.. Ue. an. Uu
asulHted L'gutB Simon, flroman or
Hohtj eompaify No. I, rosouod Cop
tain JumcH Oolulno of Engine com
imny No. il, who had been oVorcomo
on 'the fifth fjoor of tho Prooujx
bunding, Pitlh 'and (Jik atrcoto, dur
Ing a flro early today and carried
Irliu down tho flro oscapo to saroty.
'largo crowd, whic)i had gath
urud, ulieorud tho heroic flrumnn to
un echo uh ho fought his way down
tlio laddor through tho smolto and
flu pic w(Ui his iiiioonuolous bunion.
The. fho broko nut on thu top
flo6r of tho titruoturo )iurt)y after
For n tlmo It throatoiuul
tho bulldinu. Tho flro-
nielli hud Uilfn drfvoh to the Wlnddwa
frou; thelilncr and OaptHlu Delajno
was ovorcomu before lio voulil
ruufch tho oulur air. Tho tire was
raging all about when lils men
inUwod him. Simon voluuteorod to
flli'd hlu chlut and dhmppaai-od into
tlni smoko. A fow honiont latdr, ht
fought Ills wuy'liuolc to tho windows,
carrying Polulm;
Tho (op floor of tho stnuturo wns
gutted, tl was occupied r th Hlih-
oiiimm eiothiiiK compauy Oilier
midnight.
to destroy
cii'ic company, on its linos in Oregon,
had increased its net earnings on
tho same mileage from $'j:i7,t)2i)tfi() m
18UU, I11 $I,3:1D,-I1U.IS in 11)10, an n.-
crciisc of 1710 per cent, the railii.
fiiiainiosion of Oregon has filed i'
the I'nilcd Slates circuit court il
icplv to an application for a restrain
nig order to prevent tlio enforcement
ot a demand that the Southern I'a-
tl if- reduce its rales in the WiUtun
cite mid U'ogue river nlloys, 'Tin
order was iNticd September 211, HUP
The railway commission Hied th.
alfidnxilK of Thomas 1'. rauiphell, .
nieuihev of tlio commission, J. P
Newell, mi engineer; Frank l, Miller
a member of the commissiou .1;. M
Wiley, jr., an neeoiintanl, and V. ('
lilaile, an engineer. The fuel in
volvejl in thu imtuauce of the ordci
of llm railway commissiun deiiiuudhi
a reelasHificutiou which w;uild in tun
hniig a reduction of rate charged
are gone over,
Statistics Are ;ica.
Tho onhil isstiud by the I'ulled
Stale, clioujt court was based upoi
thu aisumptiou that if the rates
wont into ufi'cot tho order wouhl cat
tail the revenue ot I lie compHiiy it
such 11 manlier Ms to result in vir
tual conlikcation. It U this ohnrgv
mat the Ntuto railway coiuunxxinu on
deuxoi's' ft controvert mid the fact
presented mo largely of 11 statistical
nature, going into the earnings' of
the company, its milHgo and its con
structing and operating division.
It is evident llmt the ruihvny coin
million dupyud upon two iiupoitaut
Jftietortt in il reply: Fir!, tho prof
its on the mileage which ha existed
since 180(1 ; second, n'thlile of com
pnrative charge in tlio classitieation
of rates, with Uie Usual parcentiige
Of fdntuui winch oisti. bcLvvcon them
in WtikhuiKtuii, Idaho, Oregon mid
Montana, iiimui oilier rmlwavs,
Itoiuls ei) I'loliialtlc,
Th- t I . 1 I . Iif I lit l UllMIUsMuh Will
is asserted, the passenger receipts
increased since 1800 from, .$(i20,8S
to $J,4(i'J,28:) in 11)10, 1111 increase o.
r)12 per cent. J11 freight revenues ii
was 0710,41(1 in 1800, and $1,0(10,
:18U1 in 1010, The total income ii
180(1 was l,r)0l.:!22 mid in 11)10 ..
(I.l),i)jr, while the operating expense
were JjiU2(i.:)l)2 in 180(1 and !r!,.)20,
.')2(i in 1010.
The design of the commission is it.
show tho basis upon which it issued
ils order, and it is declared that Hit
profits of (he Southern Pacific ii
Oregon are so large that this alone
is sufficient cause for the issuance
of the order.
Kates .Vol Itclatcd.
The second point involved in tin
suit is that of "unjust discriininalioi1
in the charges made inthe variom
closses" at compared with the per
centage which should exist between
llio classes in the rate sheet. Thi
feature of the railway coiuiniHsioii'n
answer emphasizes the statement that
there has been marked tendency on
the pint of the railwuvs of the coun
try to eliininule the commodity and
special commodity raids, w'hich art
lower I lut 11 the class rates, mid to
throw the article nlroady affected
into class mips. There also bus
been a tendency to incrcaso the car-
'oatl minimum. In IbttU it was 20,
100 pounds, while in 1010 it is from
10,000 to :UI,(I(I0 pojiiuls and even
'lighur on some commodities, ('un
tied with these have-been the hit
mivfuicnlH in the .nwnUtetl irud iix
'iiuiiuiiciit, all of- which have tended
induce thtfcosl of operation.
' Western Classification.
It is pointed out that the foim ot
dassilicatiou used is the western
orm, which is used uniforiuily west
f Chicago and provides for four
classes in less than carload loU,
tirst, second, third and fouilh; and
i. others designated as carload
lasses, fifth, A. P. C. 1) mid K.
l'hese are so arranged (hat the rates
'limited become lower us tho classes
ire named.
In .tlio statu of Washington these
-ales linvo the following correlation
01 porooiitngo.
Second class, 5111 per cent of first
class.
Third clan, 71), pur uout of iirst. '
Fourth elm., 00 por eiuit of first.
Fifth class, (10 por cout r first.
A clns, 30 por cout of first.
P iliiM, -10 por cnt of Ili-til.
C clans, U0 per conl of flM.
I) efaws, 23 per cout of find.
H eliiHh, 20 per coat of flrt.
Dlsciiinluatloii Is Cliargcd.
As a result of this form of olnsi
fication the Oregon ruilwny cominis.
sion alter atloptiug it unforced iu
IHH by every railroad iu tho state
with thtf OMHiptiou of the SoyUiein
Pacific ill tho Willamette mid (fogae
river valley. The Southern IVieiito
Hchsdule of rales, it is wvid, U bused
tiHin no established system or con
stant ielatiu'hi) The (aumi.-i.-u
1 lie- uiativ in-l, Hues ia lii !ie
lip.lllM lll.lil.ltl ll'l W. .1-11 till- I'l.ISM
lieavicbl cost is that for grading,
.f0,0:i0,703.
J. IL Willey, jr., says that he has
examined tho .hooks of the company
and ho fiiidn'-tlnit there have been
cnargcd ngaitfst the income account '
r203,015, whicji was cxiiended foil
bellcrmcnts. It is asserted that it is I
(he practice of the company to'
charge all new structures upon it
lines directly to operating expenses
which, iu the judgment of Mr. Willey
is entirely wrong,
NO MOIM3 CATAIUtH.
('has. Shrank Has a Guaranteed due
That Has Stood the Test of Time.
Catarrh cures coma and catarrh
cures go, but HYOMEI continues toil
euro catarrh and.nbolloh Its disgust-
Ink svmntoms wherever civilization 1 ?
exists.
Every year tho already enormous
sales of this really Kclentlflc cure for
catarrh grows greater, mid tho prcs-
NO. 10 NORTH FRONT ST.
MEDFORD, OREGONj
STODDARD
DAYTON
Automobiles
Dr. F. C Pae
Mgr. Local Agency
National Wool Growers
Convention and
IVlid-Wioter Sheep Show
PORTLAND, OREGON
January 4-7. B9H
Joi- the above occasion, round trip tickets
will bo sold form all points on its lines in
cluding branches b.y
SomtSiern Pacific Compahy
AT
One and One-third Fare
Tickets on sale January 2d and 3d, 1911,
ikiod for return until January 10, 1911.
k
27or further particulars, call on any S. P.
Agent, or write to
WM. McMURRAY,
251
General Passenger Agent.
Attention
ARK VOLT LOOKING FOK A
RANCH HOME OR INVESTMENT.'
IGO-Acrc Farm and Fruit Ranch.
300 acres, of which 120 acres is
level valley laud apd -JO acres bench
land; soil nearly all red lontn, bal
ance river boltonl sit; about 300
acres fenced, 73 ricres under cuti-
vation, 20 acres under irrigation j
ditch, 30 inches of wnter for irrign-1
lion from stream of fino'watoi", fm-. (
Uior irrigation, if desired, could be
obtained by pputtiug down wells; 3
tori's now iu alfalfa, 3 acres of good
bearing orchard, mostly Spilzcnberg
apples, trees 8 to 13 years old, in j
good condition; place well improved1
with good buildings, consisting of .i j
good 12-room house, plastered anil,
hard finish, two burns, ono of whieii '
will hold 100 tuns: of liny; apple
house, granary, sni'ukchoiiuo, wool
sl.ed, etc.; tliivc-ipmi'tura utile to;
school, 2 miles to store mid nostof
lice, H miles to (j runts Pass.
This is positively ono of the bc.-l
jlacos iu the country with a value
gualer than Ihe price.
i The laud is all deep, rich fruil
laud Moil; the survey of tho flriuils
Past, & Western " railwiiy pusses
Within two miles of the place; this
rbatl is sure to bo Imilt this coming
season; thu surveyors have been in
the field for mouths und am now inj
llio field checking ,np the final work J
proHiuinnry.to beginning work cu tho j
grade. j
Ihe buildings alone on this place
could not bo rebuilt for less than
.30D0.
MEDFORD
CONSERVATORY v
FOR MUSIC AND
LANGUAGES
NAT. BUILDING
ALL BRANCHES OF
MUSIC.
FULL FACULTY.
G. TAILLANDIER,
DIRECTOR.
The Reason
This store enjoys such an enormous business thai i-, constantly
increasing is because of the fact that people have learned and arc
For Sale
SNAP
lliggcnt simp iu town. A brand
new house with furniture and
lot 30x10(1; sower, city water
and cement sidewalk. Price
for cash, $030. Look into this, '
it will be worth your while. No.
65 South Newtown.
learning dnily thai they can bilv the best for just a little less nl
this store.
A man fold tis.Salurday (hat we were selling apples too cheap,
lie was joking, but he meant what he said. He had shopped and
by coming here saved something like G3o an each box of apples he
bought. This is one of the many reasons why we are busy.
1
ALLEN GROCERY CO.
Main and Central Streets
Offutt Rornes
Auto Co.
Automobiles
GENERAL OVERHAULING. &
MACHINE REPAIRING.
First-Class
Workmanship Guaranteed.
PHONE .MAIN (1231.
Corner Central Avo. and Sth St
Medford, Or.
1 -,to5.0i yl Ss S? -
',JW SrlS 4 ' vi"ht liino l0 5llvls " X
This Knob
Hill View
COPyfMT A
Taken jusl alter the paving
was completed on East Main
street, reminds ns Unit thu
right timo to invest in one
of tlioRo Kwnll Front Tlrr
l-ts on Nob H,. the swcllct of tl.ewell of the Medford swell
o6,lenco lots , anticipate the paying and buy at once 'from
He owners, r. Jundy or Wm. M. Holmes. You can't buy the
t m.y pnee , mx months. )(siBns fop ,W(1 mw bun ,0-wlJl;
w hemg piepared for miu.ediate building this lots
Rogue River Land Co.
NO. II NORTH CENTRAL AVE.
s
f irms on Z L y r, , 'tnw'i' Ut ,l" ' ',',,' '' S"ul ' t...H ,v i.-l a, .,4u,ml,n, h
nci lv om wm ' BMffCrCrt " ' VatlU ,s l ",,ow l,Ml ,,s w 'u"" '" "'W'- !" . I
hoovllj rim svahr ,,, llu, ,,,, ,M ,IH(, , t u , ,,,,,.,
This fact, coiisldevoir in coiincc-
titi) wiUi the fact that .the five-ni u
.oruliurd is ciriiservativoly worth .-fM)0
pur acre, and tho entire acreage is
firaUolflife orehmd .soil, makes tic-R'ym-y
attractive placg. 'Tho la-id,
uxelusivu of the orchard mid t'u
hliildings, is woith thb prioo askfd.
Tho nricu is $0000, half cash, bal
auoo fivo years at (1 v coat.
Prompt action necossiirj;. The
big viUuo iu this place at tlie p'.K
is so npiiaronl that it-is sure to Ik
mi tipped up.
l-'or ale by
H. H. Easier
213', NORTH GTH STREET.
Ph..ue 13 J '
GRANTS PASS, OREGON.
IJ fi i it n bank in (In , ii v
I . j '-r
JT '.A-dK 14 ww WV WWW'WA kww'whw. J '4
.miMfc. i
'tF BREAD I 5
rw'-,'-,
CLEAN BREAD THAT
KEEPS THE FAMILY
HEALTHY.
is a treMsiiie no one van afford to
be without. It is -made right hero.
HAVE Yor TRIED
Flgola Bread
MEDFORD BAKERY &
DELICATESSEN
TODD & CO.
SOUTH CENTRAL AVE.
MI?ni?rfc! n. nTTTT? 4 nr
TUESDAY, DECEMBER, 27th
Willamette University
Glee Club
FIEST TIME IH SQTTTHBEN OREGON
An Evening of Music and Fun
Concluded with
"The Rajah of India"
A Comic Opera Sketch
Seats on Sale, Saturday, Dec. 24th
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