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MILLAR DEMANDS
MAYOR'S REPORT
PUBLIC BENEFITS
BV LOWER RATES
Local Wholesalers Send Out Circu
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EAGLE POINT.
WETJ8 DRY?
City Council Meets and Calls Special
Election to Solve Liquor Question
Will Vote on Matter on March 18
Lively Contest.
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At Session of the Council Tuesday
Precipitation During Past Twenty
four Hours Light Although Down
pour Became Brisk Last Evening
aw,
Night, Councilman Millar Voiced
lars to Their Customers Quoting
Reduced Prices On Staples Owing
Question of Buying From a Mail
Order House.
Demands of Socialists of City for
Annual Report of Mayor.
to Reduced Rates.
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MEDFORD MATX TRIBUNE, MED3TORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1911.
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A ralhor nimisinjy story in told of
a innn who went into it local hard
wire Hloro to purehnHC nn ax. Being
nhowii the nrticlo mid informed that
tho price was $1.15, ho said :
"Why, I can mil that sumo kind
of mi ux fri)m a mail ordor house
J'or DO cents."
"Vci'v well." Haiti the hardware
man; "1 will give it yu for the
anine price, provided you will do the
same with mo aB you will do with
it.'
"All right," replied tho customer,
nn ho handed over a dollar hill, the
merchant giving him hack 10 cents
in change.
"Now," said tho hardware- man, "I
want 125 cents moro to pay express
charges," which, tho purchaser pave
him. "How much did your ax coot
you?"
"One dollar and fifteen cents," the
man answered.
"Very pood. Now givo mo 5 eoulK
moro for mouey order fees and post
nge," which tho purchaser had to
hand over. "Now, how much did your
ax cost you?"
"Ono dollar and twenty cejits,"
said tho, customer.
"Not so cheap after all," said the
merchant, whereupon ho picked up
tho ax, toBsed it hack on the shelf,
ami told tiio customer to call for i
in three weeks, as that would ho uf
soon a f) he could got it if lie had or
dered it from the mail ordor house
HERE'S CHANGE FOR
AHBITIDUS YOUNGSTER
A compolotitlvo qualifying oxamln
fltoa to ho hold at tho Unlvcrfllty of
Oregon at Eugene on Thursday and
Friday, April (J and 7, will determine
Sonnlor Chamborlaln's appointment
from tho stato at largo of a cadet to
WoHt Point. Tho competition Is open
to every young man In tho stato who
comoH within tho ago limit. Senator
Chamberlain will appoint that can
didate who pauacH tho highest tout
In tho qualifying examinations, A
first and second altornato will also
ho appointed. Attor qualifying, tho
appointco must roport to tho Pre
sidio In California on Tuesday, May
2, for tho official examination of tho
government. If successful ho will ho
admitted to tho academy at West
Point on Juno 14, 11)11. If ho la
unsuccessful tho two alternates will
he given a chanco.
In both tho quullfylng oxiun I na
tions at tho university, and In the
final oxamlnatlotm at the Presidio tho
subjects for examination will Include
tho follewing: Algebra, piano geom
etry, English grammar, English com
position, English literature, geog
raphy and history. In addition a
strict .physical examination will bo
required.
Candidates must bo not leas than
17 nor moro than 22 years of ago;
not less than five foot four Inches In
height at tho ago of 17 or flvo foot
five Inches In slzu at the ago of 18 or
upwards.
HOME RULE LIQUOR
LAW TO BE TESTED,
EUOENU, Or., March 8. In order
to test tho now homo rule liquor law
as It may apply to gUIoh In "dry"
territory, a potltlon for a local op
tion olcctlon at Cottage drove was
presented to County Clerk Russell a
few days ago. Ho rofused to fllo it
and n potltlon for writ of mandamuB
to cbmpol him fo do so has been filed
In court, this being a purt of tho pro
grom to test tho mutter. Tho deols-
Ion on this potltlon for mandamus
will decldo, It Is thought, whether or
not a city In "dry" territory may In
voko tho homo rulo law and Kocure
KalooiiH.
HERMIT IS BURNED
TO DEATH IN CABIN
lEUGHNK, Or, March 8. A tolo
phono mossage from Kloreuco to a
local paper this morning brings tho
Information that George Griffith, on
English bachelor agod CO, who had
iJeeii living alone In tho mountains
near Hoceto Head llghthousQ on tho
coast of Lane county, 10 inllea north
of Kloronco, was found burned to
death In his cabin Saturday. Light
house Keoppr Hanson took Griffith's
nml) to him that day and found tho
Jiouw) In ruins, -with tho man's char
red remains hisldo.
Griffith was h Mason, nnd tho body
wm tktm churgo of by tho lodgo at
K1oihc, ljtttlti la known of him In
this vicinity,
Voicing, he said, the domand of tho
li36 socalists of thu city of Mod ford,
Councilman 0. II. Millar lost night
roso to tho floor at tho meeting of tho
city council and demanded that th6
mayor publish tho annual statement
of tho condition of tho affairs of tho
city called for In chapter IK, para
graph M, of tho city charlor. Millar,
at tho first meeting after ho bad talc
on office, requested tho executive for
the report. Mayor Canon at the til""
replied that nono had been prepared,
as h was not required to inbuilt such
a roport.
Artnod with a typewritten folio,
purporting to bo an excerpt from tho
charloi' of tho city, Millar again de
manded tho submission of tho doc
ument by tho mayor, adding that
thcro was no personal feeling fiack
of tho demand, but moruly a deslro on
tho part of tho local socialists to go
on record as showing that an ohiIb
slon hnd been made when tho roport
had not been submitted "on tho last
regular meeting of tho council bo
foro tho annual olcctlon in each year"
as required by tho paragraph.
Mayor Canon roplled that If Ito
corder Tclfor could find tbo tlmo to
compile It, tho roport would bo mado
up.
ASHLAND MAKES READY
FOR SEASON'S PAVING
ASHLAND, Or., March 18.- Tho
now quarry of tho Warren Construc
tion company at tho foot of Mountain
avonuo Is tho scono of lively opera
tions there doyB, over CO ompIoyoH
being on tho payroll at present. Wast
ing Ih mnlclng tho welkin ring, while
tho crusher Is hooping paco with tho
quarry supply. Crushed nmtorlnl Is
being hauled to both thu mixing plant
and tho vicinity of tho Iloulovard,
where paving Is to go nhoad to a con
sldorablo oxtont, that locality doing
"tho first on tho docket." This dis
trict Is about half a mllo from crush
ing operations and teams mako eight
trljyi por day over tho short haul, as
compared .with half aH many over thu
long ono west of town on last sea
son's schedule.
1). A. Hathaway, who ban been
cashier In tho local office for sonui
time paBt, has been transferred to
tho scene of actlvo operations at Port
land headquarters, nnd A. J. McCal
len succeeds to the position of cash
ier horo.
OAItl OK THANKS.
Wo wish to extend our slncoro
thniiks to our frlouds and neighbors
for their kindness In our Into bo
roavonumt, hIbo for tho floral offer
ings. MU. and MRS. JOHN McCAIN.
MHS. GLADYS PHILLIPS.
M18S X.ELMA SMITH.
VAN WINKLE TO DRAW
HIS SALARY IN MAY
SALBM, Or., March 8.-Af firming
a i'ormor opinion rendered by Circuit
Judge L. T. Harris in the ease when
it first came up for hearing in the
ctrt'uit court for Marion county lust
full, Judge Galloway this morning
found that an act of the twenty-sixth
legislature wherein an attempt is
made in the general appropriation hill
to create (lie office of assistant at
torney general so that 1. 11. Van Win
kle may draw his salary until May 10
when tho new net specifically creat
ing the office wil go into effect, is
void nnd of no effect.
Ashland Elks Elect.
ASHLAND, March 8. -At thu nn
iitml election hold by Atthlaud lodge,
No. 011, II. P. O. lCIku, on Saturday
evening the following officers were
oleetedelccled for the ensuing year
totalled ruler. Dr. K. G. Swedonburg,
esteemed leading knight, K. New
combo; pwtoemed loyal knight, II, II.
Gillette; ototuuod lecturing knight,
h. P. MoKoe; becretary, II. V. Sparr.
treasurer, P. Guy Good; Tyler.
George Bnughmnn; trustee for term
of three yearn, Dr. Julio Kudolmuit;
reproseututivo to the grand lodgo.
A. O. Liviughton'; nlterimte, V. II.
Pierce.
Thoro was a very largo nltond
nnce of members nnd a number of
ouiididntcH wero initiated during the
KOHsiou, two from Klaiusth Full and
one from another adjoining preempt.
A fennt of good things closed the .'a
hoi'H of the ck'tlne m'smoii.
Tho resldonts of Mod ford and ad
joining territory aro getting tho di
rect bonoflt from the recent reduction
of freight rates on the Southern Pa
cific lines from Portland to Medford.
Local wholesalers have sent circulars
to tholr customors quoting reductions
which, to quo'to a circular "aro mado
posslblo by a recent reduction In
freight rates."
A long list of staplo groceries and
hardwaro aro given at reductions
ranging from 5 to 20 cents per hun
dred weight. Retailers In turn aro
making reductions and tho coiiBumor
Is getting tho benefit.
IN ASHLAND IS LET
ASHLAND, Or., March 8. Tho
school board has opened bids for
construction of tho new high school
building, tho following from six con
struction firms having been submit
ted: Hoyt Bros., Santa Itosa, Cal., $73,
000; $G9,G0O.
Uartlott & Roth, Pullman, Wash.,
$72,800; $09,100.
Crowley & Jubb, San Francisco,
$G9,89C; $05,890.
Ward Hrpn, & Caldor, Reno, Nov.,
$74,838.r0j $09,490.22.
Welch UroB.. Salem. $08,00.1.
Snook & Traver, Salem, $C2,D29;
$50,420.
Tho first and second nmountB giv
en with each bid represent maximum
and minimum offers respectively, ac
cording to groator or less elaboration
of tho work on tho contract, bucIi as
oxtra finishing offects, otc
Snook & Travers, being tho lowest
bidders, their figures wero nccepted,
and the contract for tho big Job will
bo awarded to thorn, according to
plans and specifications drawn by
(leorgo A. Karris, tho architect, who
Is now in tho city nnd will remain
here until the contracts aro closed.
R0SEBURG FAIR DATE
FOR 19100, SEPTEMBER
2G
ROSEDURO, Or., March 8. At
tho annual meeting of tho Second
Southern Oregon District Agricultu
ral society, hold In this city yestor
day, It was doclded to hold tho dis
trict fair for 1911 at Roseburg on
September 20 to .10, Inclusive. Eu
gene will get tho fair In 1912, and
It will bo optional for Coos county to
hold the fair at MarshHeld In 191S
If they so deslro.
Offlcors woro olocted for the pres
ent year an follews: C. W. Pnrrott,
president; Amos Wllklns, first vlce
prcBldont; K. P. Norton, second vice
president; Hubert E. Smith, secre
tary; C. W. Clark, assistant Bocro
tary; J. II, Booth, treasuror.
With tho bonoflt of oxporlouco of
past years, and tho fixing of a date
In conformity with other fnlrs of this
and other states, bo that horsemen
can spend a wook horo while making
tho regular fair circuit, It Is expected
that tho speed program and other fea
tures will bo tho best ever seen here.
Troops to Bonier.
SALT LAKH CITY, Ulnli, March
8. The fifteenth infantry stationed
at Fort Douglas htnrtod for the Mex
ican border yesterday in response
to rsuh orders from the war depart
ment at Washington, It is believed
that troops are being sont southward
ou account ot Ihe many reports
reaching the stato department thai
bandits, under tho guise of insurree-
tos are interfering seriously with
Americans along the border mid are
purloining provisions and tools. Ac
cording to reports reaching hero in
sistent animals for interference en
the part of the United States to pro
test American from molestation bus
tit last been hoard by tho ndnnnist ra
tion, Health
Restores color to Gray or
Faded hairRemoves Dan
druffnnd invigorates the Scalp
Promotes a luxuriant,
healthy hair growth Stops its
fulling out. Is not u dye.
JI.W oJ SOo ( Druf Stort ir tltrtcl unoa
tirl ol pile mJ tlctltu Dime Scn4 10c ,r
npU boitl..-t'Mlo lit hnccUlu.. l'.
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HUl'USU ALL
SUUSTITUTH8
For Halo and itcroiiuiiciulctl by Leon
I). IlAbklll.
SCHOOL CONTRACT
During tho past 24 hours a tenth
of an Inch of rainfall was recorded,
although tho heavy downpour and
dcop banked clouds of last evening
promised moro for a while.
Although the clouds havo cleared
away today, occasional showers arc
promised for tonight.
District Forecaster 13, A. Denies Is
busily engaged In Installing weather
apparatus on the roof of tho Oarnett
Coroy building. Ho will comploto his
work by tomorrow and then Profes-
sor O'tiara will start a complete hVu-
tcm of records.
SMOKE HOUSE WINS
OVER NAT SPECIALS'
By winning two games out of
three and rolling up u scoro of 2438
to 2205, tho Sinoko House team de
feated tho Nat Specials in a gamo
bowled last night on tho Natatorlum
alloys. During tho games, which aro
part of tho now series being plnyed
botweon teams of tho city league, "V.
Antlo and M. L. Pntton, both mom
bors of tho Sniolco Houso team, tied
for high scoro with 227 each. Pat
ton, howovor, carried off the high
avorago honors for tho ovenlng with
193.
Tho next gamo of tho scries will bo
played tonight between thu Locomo
biles nnd tho Senntors.
Haaklns for Health.
Walk -Overs
Shoes for Particular Men
FIRST, because every pair Is standard'.
S10COND, becauso every pair Is worth all you aro asked to pay.
THIRD, becauso every pair, when fitted hero, will feol comfort
ablo whon now ami look now whon old.
FOURTH, becauso wo havo Just received a big shipment, Including
nil tho
LATE SPRING STYLES
g fgjfr SjzL
SPECIAL
5G0 acres of the finest fruit soil in the valley, located
not too far from railroad town; soil is black granite
and 20 feet deep; splendid drainage, but not too steep;
200 acres cultivated. There is wood enough to pay
for clearing tho balance; 500 acres can be cultivated.
Fino county road cuts the tract nearlj' through the
center.
A splendid subdivision proposition. "We have this
exclusive. There is money in this for someone. Why
not you? Price $82.1-1 per acre. Terms on part.
C. A- Nc Arthur
Phenes: Main 3681; Home 279... Room 3 P. O. Block.
BIG FIRE SALE SOON
ENTIRE STOCK TO BE CLOSED OUT AT
50 Cents on the Dollar
WATCH FOR THE DATE OF FIRE SALE
Wonder Department Store
Tho city council of tho nowly in
corporated town ot Eagle Point has
called a special election on tho liquor
question, -and on March 18 tho little
city will decide tho matter.
Both sides of the Issue havo
staunch advocates nnd tho matter
will bo bitterly contested.
TELEPHONE BOY GETS
$30,000 THROUGH TIP
NEW YORK, March 8. W. J. Ko
nan, a telephone boy in tho office of
James It. Keene, made $30,000 in a
Wall street speculation, nccording to
his testimony today in tho bank
ruptcy proceedings of Lathrop, Ilns-
kins & Co., ono of tho stook oxchangc
firms caught in the collapse of tho
Hocking pool.
Creditors aro endeavoring" to show
that Mr. Keene -was responsible for
the failure of the pool and thnt young
Itoiian, knowing the collapse wns ira
minont, turned his knowledge to good
account.
Mr. Kecno know nothing of hifr
transactions, ho testified, nnd he kept
tho stock in his own safety vault.
ROOK SPRINGS COAX.
Two cars ot tho famous Rock
Springs coal arrived this morning.
Phone W. J. Burbldgo, tho drayman,
and got some of this. Tho best coal
In tho west, heating, cooking, or fur
nace. Domand has exceeded tho sup
ply, but wo have two earn on the
track today. "
Haskins for Health.
Informal Concert any
of the Day
Medf ord Music Shop
McNeally & Co- 220 West Main St.
Madam
3fArc you taking tho MARINELLO FACIAL MAS
SAGE? If not, you should begin at once.
DON'T PUT IF OFF.
IT1ig lines are growing deeper in your face. Would
you grow old before your time? Surely not. Then take
scientific treatment at the
Marinello Shop
and look j'our best.
ROOM 5, OVER KENTNER'S.
Phone 111 for appointments.
Inside City Property
Exclusive Listings
South Sixth Street, Corner, 50x100 $5000
South Sixth Street, Alley Corner, 50x100 $5250
North of New Hotel.
Another Corner, Close to Business Center $7500
Still Another Corner, Close to Business Center....$5000
INSIDE ACREAGE.
40 Acres Only y Mile from Depot, Only $300 Per Acre
9 Acres With Modern Bungalow '. $8000
These Lie Beautifully for Subdivision.
A. N. PARSONS
FINE MILLINERY
Tho now Spring Btyles will pleaso you.
Call and leavo your ordor. Our trimming room Is
many exceptionally taking patterns.
Barnard & Cornoyer
SOUTH CKXTUATi AVENUE.
Hour
REAL ESTATE
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