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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1911)
n w -flwjPfsiMftiewiW'ii1 m mfiwwmmmmm P5K JHHjWr jir MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OR ISO ON. TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1911. .,.,.. . I ,. , . . . . . . . Into local associations, each composed of not less than ten separate banks, whose combined capital and aurplns aggregate $3,000,000. Local asso ciations are to be grouped into fifteen divisions, to be known ns districts. Kach one of these districts is to have one branch of the greater associa tion. CHAUFFEUR TELLS METAL MINING IN OH 1910 KIMS INSTALL LOCAL QUEUES MANY AFTER BERRY FARMS When the stockholders' share amounts to five per cent, half the surplus will go to the goernment and half to the Reserve association. When the association's surplus shall reach 20 per cent of the paid in cap ital all excess earnings will go to the government. NEW OFFICERS. NO TO FALL Subscribing banks are to bo formed Joy Riders With Another Man Aic Delineated In Full Declares He Saw Woman and Man In Improper Positions. Preliminary Estimates By United States Geological Survey Are Is sued By Government Nearly Mil lion In Gold. William Schultz Is Chancellor Com-' Local Chincss Laugh mandcr Gcornc F. Lindley Is Edict Ordcrinn Off at Imperial Hair Order Great Success In Neighborhood of Talent In Berry and Small Fruit CultuVe Leads to Demand for Small Fruit Culture. Elected as Delcuatc to Grand I Has Gone Forth to .February 12. Be Effective Investigate the Lotlfje In Portlaii'J. f fan 3 Et"' iJfJJfMl 1 . H! I ft-, ' ,; Wm i MM ml IS SCHENK l; WI1ICKUNU, V. Vii.. Jan. 17. Ti'.'Hlinidiiy purporting to allow lh. Mi's. Litiini r'iirnvortli Ki'liunlv, trinl hurc fur llic alk'Ki'd attempt ti poison Iter inillionniio litislmnd, Join 0. Kcliunlc, had bcoii itddictud to joy riding which involved improper rela tions with auothur man, was pvej. hy l.nndy Wilson, the Sclienk ehatit i'onr, who n I lie hearing oi' the earn roMUined today. Dan Phillips, with whom Miv Sclienk in nllugud hy the proueeatioi. to have admitted improper relatione, wan the companion of (lie defendant on her rides. On the stand Wilnoi recited at lunlli the attentions . .Mrs. .Sclienk to Phillips and said tli c'ouplo liud ol'ti'ii i(iiin on antomohiU trips at midniulit. "Mrs. Sclienk," said Wilrnn "would often liuvu me telephonu u Pliillips and take him notes. 1 woiil. call him up from the .Schcul; liuiiu and then she'd talk. She would oi dor me to iul l)eer and saudwiclie Jlrs. Sehenk didn't always drink th hecr. When I hud the supplies wc' ride out into the country, eat th lunch in the car, and then I'd lca ior a walk. When 1 heard tlio an tomohilu horn I knew it was time i rut urn. The lights of the automobi! would nearly always he out." Wilson declared flatly that lie ha. ecn the defendant and Phillips i an improper pouitiou, and relate. Hint on an automobile tour to Cain hridec, Ohio, .Mrs, Sclienk had tot him how much she loved Phillips. Wilson testified Hint once Phillip and .Mrs. 'Sclienk left the car wiiil it was stalled in a country road an. that (hoy were uIim'Ii! Tor a Inn, time wliilv lie repaired a panel lito. tire. Wilson was (old (hat Mi. Sclienk wan inking Phillips to a cloth iei where she intended to huy him i i'tir-lincd coat. Phillips did not pn, lor it. An inkling of woman's vanity cam out in tlio detailing hy the chant l'eur of how Mrs. Scljeuck bought t diamond stickpin and hand puintct Miinking jacket for Phillips. "Sh waiitud Phillips to believe she paiutoi the junket," said Wilson witli a grin Dining (lie Hiving of Wilson'H tes tiuiony .Mrs, Sehenk regarded hit fixedly and took copious notes, pay ing no attiintiou, however, to th smiles and winks with which part o hi tontimouy wan received by th croud which filled the court room i ourl lowing. Some of WihmuV testimony wn racy in the o.xtreiuu and tlio ro wa no little amusement when liu relate how the defendant hud had a "pt cial iiightguwu" const ructed whih her liusltiiud v.Uh abhcut on a tiip li Kuropu. CENSATIQNAL TESTIMONY IN PITTMAN CASl (CoiltllllU'll fioill UK I ) jnu but no one was produced who h.u w itiH'sibod tlio nut tin t hlrtiggk1 la1 I u ecu tlio (wi. men, the only word i thai point uttered for (he bciieli( o the juror huiiiK tint! (old lioin th uliie-h kliiiul by Holiiiisoii Iiiiiim'Ii "I did not object to Piltmau' friciidHhip for my mother, "he win! "as 1 did nut muitidur it any ol in liiiKiuooM and the only icumhi I cm jtivo for Pittinaii's dikhke lor in uiih tluil he jiikl had it in for me. "Oa .the iiitcht of the lijilit," tli boy continued, 'my uiuthcr, my broth ).' or and a bov named 'Slim' and I wcri 1 in. my uiolhcr'n room when I'jtliiim 1111 hi in. lie mud 'What do you foil, flilynd (o do. Nobody oku. lit) then lolil inc, "Yoji bud bcttei gut out," anil 1 tolit him Unit 1 Inn us much, right ir nu mother'n toon us lie or any one cUe bud. Aguii ordered nut out jhmI 1 abked him i. ho was lookflig to. trouble. Ilu nii 'yoti' and, as I would not tiulit in m juy inotluir'd room uc went to tin utroot. "Un Iho way down Mairt. he diew a Icnifu and tried to jump on top oi mo bo when X kq H lc jhuvIi J picked up a rook' and holdm it ii front of m. 'hovd' him unit it II. caino at mo r.ain and called m u vilo iiaiui!. 'I tdd liiia to top mid when ho kopl on euniinK 1 pukc.l up a ulioyid and hit him on the li.-t.l vitli it. "Al'loi-'ho foil I (rind to pick bun un hut ho wn too lioavy, &o I Mi him and wont Imt'k y moili.r rooni." After jlio iliituet Kohilibou Win. iv tiii-ncd to the couiity jail whoi" li will be held until hroiiht hufoio tl' tfiimd jurv. The nold production of Oregon, a.' .ordinu' to Charles (J. Yale, of tin L'nited States geological survey, hue .if late been between $7130,000 ami i8.r0,000 annually, and of silver be tween 10,000 mid 70,000 omiecr. .vith a tendency to annul dcurcast u tiio output of both metals. Thr production of both copper and lean .ins become less and 'Jos uiiniiiilly, .uitil it is now nominal only, 'flu lumber of productive deep miner, lots not appear to be reduced ami heir annual output seems to be ii. rcasing, but the average value poi on of the ores mined and milled i nalerially less than it was formerl;.. I'lie productive placers of the stun ire fewer in number than (hey wen i l)v years ago, and there is a re sultant decrease in (ho output o. jlucer gold. This falling off i howu not only in the production o. he hydraulic mines mil in the pro- luetioii of other forms of placer mi ag as well, though it is less apparent u the output of hydraulic mininj. ban in that of the combined drift luice and dreduu mines. The inos miductivo placer mine in (lie stud now being worked by the dredghn. yslein. .Josephine county holds (It ccord as tlio most productive of Or uon comities in placer gold; on the ther hand, the largest production ol loop mine comes from linker conn y. In output ot cold Huker count.N till holds the, lead, as it does al.v a (he yield of silver, and it is pro lucinir over "ill per cent of the lota utput of all mclals for the stafi here are about 17f productive mine u Oregon. The larger number ar d.iccrs, but (ho greater nroporlioi f (ho yield in derived from (he dce linen. A larger ratio of decrease u gold yield is shown in (he plncon ban in (ho iini'U mines. Produc ive niininu is heiin; carried on in 1. omitics of (lie slate. ' 'flic southwestern counties of Or gon, coiiinnM'ng Coos, Curry, Doug in, .luck). on, Josephine, and l.anc. btiiin nio.t of their gold from plac n., although some' is derived Iron eep miiios. While the placer pro action in thc-o counties shows cvi ences of falling off, the deep mini ied has been augmented, so Ilia' 'ie coiidiiued yield of this tier o; ninth's shows a ucucral increase 'he northeastern counties of tin tute, including Maker, Oranl, liar- cy, Mallieur, I'liion, Wallowa, am Yhceler couutiec. derive much of tin router part of their gold from lol lining, lite placer gold yield boini. f less iniporluuce. However, ot ito a decided iIci'iviimi in yield ol oth placer and deep mines in this re ion has been apparent, amouiitiug a about oiic-lil'lh of the total ol his tier of counties. The director of (he mini climates s-old production of .fli.l,l7:i in Or Kon in 1DI0 auauisl $SJ!),O0l) ii tlOtl, and an output of (i'J.KIK fine uuecs of .iher in 1010 against till, 00 tine ounces in 1!M)!. At their rcgulnr mooting last ovo- iiIiik tlio local lodgo of Knights ot Pythias received applications from five and elected two to become mem bers, tlio others to bo elected later. I'ho order la growing rapidly and tlio inoniboiH aro planning for 200 before tlio first of July. Tlio following deputy grand offi cers nHslsted In tlio Installatien: Men I. Trobrldgo, 1). G. C. C; W. W. Klfort, I). G. V. C; C. W. Potter, I). G. P.; M. A. Ruder, I). O. M. A.; C. Itclni, I). G. I. G. The following offlccrn were duly Installed: Win. Scholz, C. C.: E. G. IVobrldgo, Jr., V. C: K. J. Klein, P.; V. W. Hlfurt, M. W.; .1. V. llutclia lon, K. It. S.; George F. lilndley, M. I'M Hen .J. Trobrlilge, Al. Hx.; II. T. HiiHWoll, M. A.; M. L. Wausehati, I., (.; R. C. HIcc, O. G. ' John A. Porl was elected as trus 'eo; George F. Llndlcy was elected representative to the grand lodge fori tlio term of two years and L. I., i DainonoH altornato. K. G. Trobrldgo vas tlio holdover roproHoatatlvo to ihe grand lodo and li. G. Wortmun a(ih elected as his alternate. ' Tlio property of the lodgo amounts to something over $.'1500 and tlio . jrospcctH for 1 ! 1 1 aro very bright.! A five year leano was taken on tlio ! present c'autlo hull and Talisman lodge No, III will have a central lo atlon for some time to come. According to Won Wu, a local Clilnnnian, local Cliinarien will not I'onerally rogaril the Imperial edict Bent from the flowery kingdom that all queues must bo removed Fcbru ary 12. Wu Ting Pang, former Chinese minister to the United States, has Issued a statement In which lie de clares his Intention of having a bar ber remove bis fpirnui on "tho fif teenth day of tho first moon ot tho third year of tho reign of Suon Tung," this being equivalent to Fob ruary 12 in the American calendar. "Wo are too far avay," states Won, "to pay much attention to tho land of our birth. I think the mat ter Is a Joke." During tho last month there bus been n groat demand evident for small tracts In tho neighborhood of Talent for nnmll fruit raising. Many eastern men have been looking for tracts, not for orchard purposes, but for vegetable and berries, In order to get a quick return. The berry grow ers netted handsome returns from their tracts this past season. Sev eral are showing their books, which aro "in Jtho red" labout $800 an acre. If you aro sure that your store of ers hotter values than any other in our line, bo equnlly sure Hint it is .otter advertised. JOHN EHWEGAN PASSES AWAY Anponlcxy Responsible for Death of Man Who Has Been a Resident of Mcdford for tho Past Fifteen Years. CENTRAL BANK PLANS FROM ALDRICH IDEA! (Continued from Pan. 1.) If the real estate ad "rends all ight," go and see the property, and ,'ou'll probably find that the ad is 'straight" and candid. Even a very enthusiastic advo isement of real estate is not often nislcading for a good ical estate largain jiiHlifics some enthusiasm in idvertising. John von Khwcgnu, for the past lf years a resident of Mcdford, passed away Sunday evening. Appoplc.xy was responsible for his death. .Mr. Khwegaii for many years has been the local iiianiiirur for tho Weiu- hardt Mrowing company of Portland. lie leaves two children, a sou and u daughter. ii.. i :.. i.'...i... i 9 in- !. uui'ii in i-iimcii, ui.'iiiniliy, and was, 0.") years of age. Tlio most profitable as well as the most Interesting "llttlo Journoya aro those mndo In answering class ifled ads. MM VICTOR and EDISON Machines And you will find Hint they arc ab solutely trustworthy in every rcspojt that you are sure of u first class machine whether you pay vldes for fifteen branches, ono each In districts provided In the general scheme. I Tho branches are to be exempt from state or local taxation except,' for taxes on any real estato holdings. National banks having a minimum capital of $25,000 may subscribe to stock of the Reserve association to an amount oqtinl to 20 per cent of their stock but they cannot subscrjbo for a less amount. Fifty per cent of the subscription for stock must be paid In cash. The balance may remain a liability of the bank stockholders, subject to call. Shares of tho cnpUal stock are not to bo transferred. Tho earnings of the association, ac cording to the plan, are to be dis tributed as follews: After payment of expenses and taxes the stockholders are to receive four per cent. Further earnings aro to he dlveded, half to a surplus until tho surplus amounts to 20 per cent ot tnc paid in capital, onc-rourtu to the federal government and one- j 7 fourth to the stockholders. Tho divi-! $ dends of tho stockholders, howovor, tho plan provides, aro never to ex ceed flvo per cent. $10.00 or up to $250.00 Whitsel Music Co. Corner Grape and Main Sts. fO' J. We Are the House 7 ThatMaltes It Possible 4 w Tor You to Jtsu.y lour y, t Piano Tor SIOO.OO 7 i2K Less Than You can Obtain Some for Else- 'J ItJer ""v urhMtn ftftft7 J J5?W$&. x Jm fW f " - XS'SmmrSlW. y yr H,JT M ESTATE 'file w tir mot ( urn lni--(laiiit i (cnllv (iiinp..M, Incited at in V Main street, stated tin- iiioinuiir thai heir biiftini'ss for the luist month 'ins Iiihmi very Kratifviug. The number of ab'N they huw nude certainly indicates a cr icalthv condition, and shows iiaplicii 'onfiilenoe in the future of Med to id ilv property. Their only difficulty, said a uiuui 'u'r of the firm, wus to neeiiro Iit mt on d(irnbh property the di ni'iid hohiK much xrnlr tlinu the -apply. Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Go. Traffic Department Announcement The above named company was incorporated Oe cetnher 2J5, UHO, I'oi the purpose of taking over the following lines: The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company. The North Coast Railroad Company. Oregon & Washington Railroad Compairy. daho Northern Railroad Company. llwaco Railroad Company. .In future these lines will he operated J- and in the name of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Nav igation Companv. F. W. ROBINSON, WM. McMURRAY, fleneral lreight Agent, (Jen 'I Passengor Agent, Portland, Oregon. Portland, Oregon. W. D. SKINNER, Ceneral Freight and Passenger Agent, Seattle, Wash. R. B. MILLER, Traffic Manager. Open II Saturday Machines .., i I Columbia I audi: Records will be on sale for;; j i the first time on Saturday, ,'l ii Jannuaiy 21, in the room:; J occupied by the Pacific:! I rioter Supply Co. I on are innvintend to 1 1 call and see these wonder I ful machines and records i il Medford Music Co. CORNER TENTH AND OAKDALE AVE. We Are the Only Factory to Home Distributors of the world's best Pianos and Player Pianos at the least possible expense. When you fail to investigate our proposition and buy elsewhere you just take$100.00 from your bank account and give to the other fellow. Isn't it to your interest to investigate this matter? It costs you nothing to look, and nine out of every ten i)e4'sons that enter our warcrooms find such tremendous fine pianos at such low prices and on such easy terms that they most always buy from us. The expense is what creates the price of any com modity. This is the reason why we can save .you money on the piano deal, as we don't have to contend with high rents and we hire no one to sell our goods, and for this reason alone we can save you $100.00 and then make the same amount of money as the other fellow. We Tune Pianos. We Rent Pianos. We Repair Pianos. We Sell Pianos. In fact, we do the Piano business of Southern Oregon. ---rr---rtf I 4 s s 220 West Main -St Narks Block ASTIGMATISM Ts an uneven curvature of the eye and causes a double focus. As the eye always strives for clear vision, this double focus annoys the brain and causes headache and nervousness, ('all and let me explain cause and effect. DR. RICKERT Eye Surht Speeiali t. Medford, Ore. Over ICentner' Tim "For Siilo" oUwIfiud nd arc 'he nuirkm-pliioe for tlio useful ihiiiKx tlmt linvo nlnmily beeti uined. Sometime a wcuud-liiind arliele would i9rvt von ah well h ii iiom tine. Watch this el'..ij'ieutiou ! Uniklus fur lloiiUli. J Hi Agency Grand Union Tea Go. 1 10 Tripp St. r hone. 901 Teas, Coffees, Making TW- Modfoni Mali Tribuno Wnnt d del", Kpicen, Soaps, Starch, aro luiBlnean brlngo, ct, Ordojs taken. I IIrsUIiib for Itealtli. .Pl'OlllDt DolivOl'Vi : Los Angeles AND RETURN If sufficient number desire to make tho trip an excursion will be conducted Medford to Los Angeles and return some time in January or Feb ruary at the round trip rate of $31.55 with a thirty day limit to return. Tickets will permit of stopovers and be good via either line to and from Los Angeles. For further information see or phono A. S. ROSENBAUM, Local S. P. Agent, or call at the Passenger i Station. Pone 341. o 251 - -- -. .!.-; ION LACE EXHIBIT In a few days we will announce par tiicaters of an xhiMfcion aed sale of LACES manufactured by zion lace industries Zion City, Illinois Everyone Is cordially invited to attend. KENTNER'S X ! A t - " ,w