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MFiDFOTCT) MATT TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OKFOON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1911.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC SHOWN TO HAVE I
WAXED FATTER THAN ANY OTHER ROAD
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COUPLES
TELL TROUBLES
Arflumcnt Is Heard on
Asked by Railroad
Commission From Puttlnfj 20 Per
Cent Lower Rales Into Effect.
PORTLAND, Jan. . Arguments
to show tlio cnormoiiH growth of the
Southern l'arlfif comimnH IniBlnoHS
iliid tho fnct that in tho innt JO years
it lina waxed fatter ut the expense of
Ub ohlpjtorB than haB any othor rnlt
roal in tho Htate woro inailo before
United Stalen JihIkuh Gllhort, Wol
verton and Hean sitting en banc In
tho enno of tho Southern Pacific
(iguinHt the Htnto railroad comnilHAlon
yostordny.
Tho milt Ib an application for an
injunction by tho railroad to prevent
tho conunlKsion from lowering dis
tributive clnBH rates from Portland
to points on tho Southern Pacific
linen In Oregon. Tho railroad claim?
tho proposed rates would do It great
and irroparabl'o damago and would
RorlouBly effect nlready Impnlred rov
onucrt. Attornoy Joseph N. Teal, spending
for the nouunlsoloii, snld tho Soiitli
orn Pacific lin enjoyed a greater
growth in tho past decade than, any
othor line In tho state and that In
Hpllo of having almost every oxponso
met by tho mud charged to tho item
of operation ho as apparently to re
duce tho slzo of not rovouuos, that
Htlll tho road paid heavy dividends
and Interest on Ub Indebtedness.
Argument Ih Iuig.
Mr. Teal's argument opposing tho
granting of tho Injunction consumed
tho morning scbbIoii of tho court and
u portion of tho afternoon. Ho was
followed by V. D. . Kon(on, who
attked that tho Injunction bo granted
tho road.
Mr. Tenl allowed many alleged In
accuracies of importanco In tho com
plaint of tho railroad company, In
cluding tho notable one of Hi one
place aliening tho loss In revenue
from tho proponed changes would
amount to nearly $:i00,000, In an
other placing tho figure at $270,9.11,
while In the affidavits of the rall-
llljlinclion load'i exports; the amount was stated)
i at nut ti;iN,u;su. jio also cioiincu, juuflu uaihins, oiumij in biiumucru,
10 riesirain (l)at Mr. Kenton, In quoting tho 1iiro
of the Oregon & California Wy tho
Southern Pacific used tho wrong'
lease and not tho out' now In effect.
Mr. Teal Btaled that tho opera
tions of tho toad uudor tho lease have
been so successful that In 1910 ft
could have paid 4 per cent on all stock
vor and above the 7 nnd C per cent
mid on preferred Block and tho In-
erest paid on bonds and oporatlon
of road.
"Tho books have been mndo to
how a deficit," said Mr. Teal, "by
J,1uj simple process of transferring
argo sums, such as taxes, on 'all
tho lands held by the company,
igatnst the operating account. In
tho past few yeaiB many hugo sums
liavo been charged to maintenance so
as to create a resrve fbund."
Mr. Teal nlBO presented arguments
to show tho commission's order will
not affect Intorstuto raten as Is al
leged by the railroad, giving ninny
oferees to show that tho Btato eoin-1
mission has a legal aro made a part
of an Interstate rate by tho railroad
company simply adding them to a
through interstate rate.
In Hue with thlR argument ho cit
ed tho action of tho Interstate com
Morce commission when Oklahoma
was admitted as a state, dismissing
numerous actions before it effecting
Intrastate rates In Oklahoma on the
ground that such rates woro under
tho sole Jurisdiction of tho state
govorninont. '
Hears Allen Divorce Case and Cole
Case Mrs. Allen Gets
Her Favor.
Decree
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FORM PLANS FOR
SPRING FESTIVAL
In order lo formulate plans for
(lie holding 'f u iniisinil t'estjynl hero
irnxt Hprliig the Oratorio nocii'ty will
liolil it meeting Iiuh Tuesday night
in the iNuliiUrium building.
Tho intentions of Hie IoihWh of
the movement for n fontinl lire to
arrange the date mi Unit the seiv-
Thc nttontfon of Judge CalkliiB was
directed to hearing two divorce
cases In chanjbers last week. Tho
first one was that of V. Y. Allen vs.
Eva j, 'Allen of the Trail creek
neighborhood, ho claiming desertion.
The wlfo turned tho tables by not
only asserting cruelty on tho hus
band's part, but proving It, and Be
en red a decree in her favor. Tho case
was tried Thursday and Judgment
was rendered Frldoy morning, II. K.
Ilnnna wiib Allen's attorney, while
Ous Nowberry representeJ the de
fendant's Interests.
Tho second caBe was Jules F. Cole
vs. Inoz Colo, proceedings In regard
to which havo been ventllnted for
some tlmo past, cruelty and adultery
entering Into tho charges pproforred,
a divorce and custody of minor child
being demanded by the hiiBband aB
plaintiff, wlio wiib represented by C.
B. Wntsou as counsel, tho wlfo by K.
0. Urlggs. Arguments wero sub
mitted, docliilon being renerved by the
Judge, who fitll! luia tho ciibc under
adviseiuent.
DUDLEY SPRINGS
YOUNG 'PHENOM'
Pits His Man Arjalnst Champion and
Wins at Billiards, Peel, Bowling,
Shootinn and Marbles Looking
for New Worlds to Conquer.
PROSPECTORS OFF TO
FIND RICH LEDGE
HAN niMNAHDINO, Ciil., Jim. it.
Prospectors today are preparing
to mala) mi attempt to find tin un
known ledge of rich utiiirtz, presum
ably discovered by "Mo.juvo Mill," .i
negro, whose real inline is Joseph
Smith, and who was brought in from
the ilehert last uiglit, raving mad,
with his pockets bulging with vnlu
uble (iiiartz.
ices of the Minucnpolis Symphony
orchestrn cnu he hccurcd. This or
guiiizatioii, conceded by. musical
critics li lie the third finest of it
kind in the world, will um1;c u tout
of the Pacific coast during the coin
ing sprintr.
Howard S. Dudley is today tout
ing the skill and ability of nn ull
rotuul protege who yesterday woi,
the western cluuripion-hip in bil-
liurcls, pool, howling, shooting, "'
last, but by no means least, mar
bles. Dudley's find is John It. Tom
liu, who successfully won a series
of events from W. C. flrcen, local
champion, in the presence of a large
and enthusiastic gibbering of local
spoilsmen. The bouts wore pulled
off ut the Nataloriiun, MedfnrdV
huge amtiscmciij palace.
I'W several davs Mr. Dudley, n-
maimgcr of the skillful .Mr. Tomliii.
has sought mutches for the young
phcnoni. Finally be was success
ful, and negotiations conducted with
John Hariieburg, who appears for
Mr. Green, were bunsfactorily clos
ed. .Monday, being a holiday, w.i
sel as the date.
The games opened ut 2 o'clock,
Jlr. Tornliu won two out of three
games ut 'billiards, bowling, pool,
shooting and matbles. The last of
the series of games was hugely en en
eoyed: A ten-foot ring was arrang
ed ami lo marbles used. Mr. Toin
lin's nxeeution was perfect and his
skill was marvelous. His onslaught
was furious, yet cautious, as
no mean opponent to play against.
Mr. Green's ability is well known lo
local fans.
Mr. Dudley is now seeking new
worlds l'or his protege to compier.
Kvory advertisement of n' store
ives lo somebody perhaps to many
jusmugn pit, their first impressions oL
s he limit1 ' . , ,. . . :...,
that store. Aim lirsi nnui,o.-ii.n
abide, with Strang persistence.
FINAL CLOSING OUT
SALE IN FULL SWING
He sure and arrange to come to this big Closing Out Sale early. You will
evervthinir marked lower than thclowest sale prices ever made m this city.
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Office
Outfitters
Y. & 13. Klllng Cabinets.
Underwood Typewriters.
Writer I'resBcs.
Desk) HaBkctR.
Uond and Cash" Iloxcs.
Illank Iloolcs.
Typewriter
piles.
All prices
quality.
Tapers and Sup-
comdstent with
Medford Book
Store
find
This is the. opportunity of a lifetime to buy
wear goods at a big saving.
now, clean up-to-date ready-to-
-$2.00
For Any Hat in the Store
Worth From $5 to $15.00
Miss Painter Announces that She Will
Sell An. Hat in the Store for $2.00, Hats
Worth from $5.00 to $15.00 Come and
Choose a Hat. Half the Season Still Re
mains in Which to Wear it.
THE EMPORIUM
O. E- TACKSTROM,Proprietor, Medford, Oregon
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January Clearance Sale
OUR FIRST JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE WILL BE WELL WORTH YOUR TIME' TO COME MANY MILES TO SHARE IN THE MANY SPLENDID VALUES VE
ARE OFFERING-. AS WE HAVE TOLD YOU BEFORE, WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO OUR PRESENT ROOM ON AUGUST 15. INSTEAD WE DID NOT GET
OPENED UP UNTIL OCTOBER 22, JUST ABOUT TEN WEEKS LATE. WE HAVE ENJOYED A VERY EXCELLENT BUSINESS, BUT OF COURSE COULD NOT DIS
POSE OF A FULL SEASON'S BUYING IN THIS SHORT SPACE OF TIME. TO CLOSE OUT THE SURPLUS AND TO FURTHER INTRODUCE OUR QUALITY MER
CHANDISE WE WILL GIVE THE PUBLICAN OPPORTUNITY TO BUY THESE NEW LATE MERCHANDISE AT A REDUCTION FROM OUR ALREADY MODEST
PRICE OF
ONE-FOURTH ONE-THIRD AND ONE-HALF OFF
$13.50 RAINCOATS NOW $9.95
A lllnek Satin Stripe U'ain Coat, rubberized, regular value
$18.30. .lauuan Clearance Sale ' $9.95
Beautiful .Moire U'ain Coats, Kenyon quality and style. A
Uegular $29.50 value. January Clearance Sale. . $10.75
A handsome Cravenottc Rain Coats in twb shades, nicely
tailored; a regular $25.00 value. January Clearance
Sale $13.95
Ladies' U'ain ("apes made of U'osebury Cloth, full length,
cut vi'vy full, $10.00 value. .January Clearance Sale $7.50
Children's U'ain Capos ii) U'oseburv Cloth, a garment for
which von usuallv pav $-l.."i0 January Clearance
Sale....'.., $2.95
ENGLISH SLIPONS
Just the thing for street, auto or to slip on over the even
ing wrap. January Clearance Sale Prices, $9.50, $12,50,
$15.00 and $19.50. '
MILLINERY ONE-HALF PRICE AND LESS
Trimmed and untrinnned .Millinery reduced to ONE
HALF PRICE AND LESS.
Out full t.tblt- of untrinnned shapes, regular value to $5.00.
Januan Clearance Sale .. 98c
Balance of untrinnned shapes at . ONE-HALF PRICE
Trimmed 1 lath, values to $18.50. Now $3.95
Trimmed Hats values to $12.00. Now $4.95
Balance ot Trimmed Hats reduced accordingly.
EVENING CAPES, COATS AND DRESSES ARE RE
DUCED ONE-FOURTH, ONE-THIRD, ONE,HALF
A splendid opportunity to have a new gown for that
next party or dance at a great saving.
YOU ARE WELCOME HERE
Space will not permit us to enumerate every item on
sale. 'AVp simply urge you to visit this store, look at tho '
exceptional values of Pored. We believe that we are .
offering the most for the least and feel sure that you
will think the same when ou see tho goods.
SHIRT WAISTS
For this January Clearance wo will give a oue-fourth
reduction "on all Silk Waists, wqoI Waists and Tailored
Waists.
ONE-FOURTH OFF.
CHILDREN'S COATS JUST ONE-HALF OFF -
$40 CARACUL COATS NOW $27.50
A beautiful full length Caracul Coat, Dobson's best qual
ity, large shawl collar lined throughout with varn dyod
satin, a regular $10.00 value. January Clearance $27.50
beautiful Novelty Coats in Broadclotli, Serges iMiltons,
the famous Style Craft quality and tailoring.' Regular
value .,fo.uu. January Clearance Sale
$22.50
$45 TAILORED SUITS NOW $24.50
Beautiful hand tailored Suits in liroadolo'ths, Worsteds
Tweeds, Serges, Basket Weaves, in fact all the newest
cloths. "Regular $42.50 and $45.00 values. January
Clearance Sale 024 50
Tailored Suits in fine Venetian Clotii"' handsome" Braided
Broadcloth, Serges, etc. Style Craft quality. Regular
value $29 oa and $:2.50. January Clearance Sale $19.50
. In,,- rfc iC(,oll(,t values, equally as great reduc
tions, at $12.95, $14.50 and $16.75. ' M
FURS ONE-HALF PRICE
Every Fur in stock,, including beautiful Japanese Mink
Sets Astra.'hanOpossiun Sets, I ..eland Fox Sets, Kolins
ky Sots and Children's" and Misses' Fur Sets Thrs ro
markable . m uction on F.u will onv be for a few d vs so
do not delay if you wish to share in this offer ,g b
AT EXACTLY ONE-HALF PRICE
If It's From Ahrens, It,s Right
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