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MOSTJMMUNE
Professor O'Gara Explains Situation
Article In Mall Tribune Furnished
hy Nurseryman Who Paraded as
Frultralscr and Had Irons in Fire.
GERMAN CLUB
HOLDS FESTIVAL
38 ATTRACTIONS
ARE NOW BOOKED
(HV P. .T- O'Gara.)
My attention lias boon called 'o a
letter published in the Mail Tribune
Wilder tho heading "Wight A f foots.
IvWfor lVnrs." This lot tor would bo
most Interesting nnd iiwtrnotivo if it
onnio from a source Hint might bo
called reliable. 1 am imrsonnlly uo
(iiaiutoiI with tho author of the letter,
and know that he is not n patholo
gist mill has had nothing to do with
the problems, concerning whieh he at
tempts to write upon. Like some
mon even in onr own state, he has
been in one plaee and has never been
out of ii, ami would, therefore, not
be considered as an authority upon
whiuh one might, base perfect confi
dence. But. the object in publishing the
letter referred to was not to help
the growers of the Itogue Itivcr val
ley, but rather to discredit our local
nurserymen who nro doing n legiti
mate business and are carrying on
an enterprise which is worth n great
deal to us. Our nurserymen are not
only growing pood stock, but they
are living up to the law and do not
take it upon themselves to dr.ig
Hoguc River fruitgrowers into court
in order to force them to pay for
dead or injured nursery stock. The
man who caused this letter to be pub
lished has an ax to grind; in other
words, ho is an agent for a nursery
firm, and I do not kuow that he has
anyporsonnl interest in this valley.
I think it very poor iwlicy to cause
a letter to be published without stat
ing plainly tho motives for doing o.
But that is neither here nor thero;
the question as to tho blight resist
ance of the Kieffer pear is what wc
arc interested in. Personally 1 have
had a$ an officer in the department
of agriculture, more experience -is
regards pear blight and tho relative
resistance, of tho various varieties
than any station man in the United
States. It has been my business for
a number of years to investigate this
problem. I am not alone in what 1
wish to state that the Kieffer poor is
one of the most resistant varieties
wc have today. If it were not so, it
would have gone with nil the better.
European varieties which have long
since disappeared from the southern
states because of the ravage? of pear
blight. As we all know, the Kieffer
pear is u cross between the Chinese
sand pear and one of the Europe.i'n
pears. It possesses, therefore, the
blight resistance of one of its par
ent.shud this resistance is not a quuf
ity which can be changed in one year
us our informant would have us be
lieve. I do not care to take up too
much space, but simply wish to quote
the following taken from a rejKirt by
Frank N. Meyer, agricultural ex
plorer for the United States depart
ment of ugriculture, under date of
March 25, 1911. Speaking of the
Chinese pears, he says, "As a whole,
huwovor, some of these cultivated
varieties of Chinese penr will in the
future prove to bo of very great
"valuo to the American fruitgrowers
who will use them for breeding hard
ier, blight und scale resistant varie
ties, the more'so, as wc can point al
ready to our Kieffer, LeConte, Gar
ber, and some minor varieties which
M)jOss Chinobo blood in a greater or
loss degree and which have made
pear culturo possible in sections in
the United States where the European
varieties have utterly failed.
We aro sorry to say that' as yet,
there has been fouiul.no variety of
pome fruit completely immune to
pear blight. Personally I have
worked with thousands of crosses
made by myself, und other men, in
the government service in order to
find a variety wholly resistant ami
which might be used ut a starting
point for breeding. So fur wc have
failed, and whether wo shall over Jiml
a variety wholly resistant is prob
lematic. If the man who caused the
letter to appear in yesterday's paper
is really interested in discovering u
completely blight proof pear stook,
ho will have to get busy mid change
his present occupation.
P. J. O'GARA,
Pathologist in Charge.
(Koto Thy above article refers to a
communication published in Monday's
ishtio addressed to duspor Gruwoll,
M'u,df(rd, Mr. Gruwell represented
himself as a fruit-raiser, mid the
publication was imulo in good faith.
Ilitd this newspaper known tho truth,
that Mr. Gruwell was a nursery
agent seeking to market his product,
mid to depreciate tho product of lo
cal nmories, it would not have
limited (ho article. It was imposed
upon. Wdilor.l ;
E. G. Burgess Entertains Dcllyhtful- Splendid Theatrical Season Will Open
ly at His Griffin Creek Orchard
Twenty Guests Present and Ger
man Program Is Carried Out.
One ot the most dcllghtftit events
of the mid-summer social season was
tho entertaining o( tho Gorman Club
by E, G. Hurgesa, Jr., under tho giant
onks at his Griffon Creek orchard,
Monday evening. Some twenty guests
were present and thoroughly enjoy
ed themselves. The German-American
tdoa was carried out In dotall and
"stunts" followed so rapidly, one af
ter tho other, that there was no time
for ropalrjng.
The members of the club mot at
the University club during the after
noon and were given little German
hats and canes. Then In automobiles
the party was driven to Griffon
Creek where a delightful luncheon
was served. Phil llammlll. president
of tho club, In the costume of a
burgomaster, presided over the festi
vities. The Gorman club was founded In
July, U. 11. Parsons and E. G. Bur
gess being tho founders. Tho members
who attended tho meeting Monday
evening were: It. II, Parsons. K. G.
Burgess. Jr., John Hall McKay,
Ilrooks Snencer. Conro Klero, P. W
Hanilll, A. Carpenter. L. Carpenter,
R. V. Until, H. H. Hicks, A. B.
Schuster, Gerald Sooy-Smlth. Clar
ence Reamos. A. E. Rcamts, C. H.
Xewhall, Robert Brevard. Frank
Frailer, A. S.cudder, Dunbar Cass.
Herman Powell, Lincoln McCormlck,
S. V. Bcckwlth and James R. Barbour.
September l When Henry Miller
Will Be Seen In "The Havoc," a
Great Success. .
The 1011-12 theatrical suason fov
Modford, which is, to open September
1, with the appearance of Henry
Miller in "The Havoc,'1 will be one ot
the most notable in the annuls of
Med ford theatricals. A large num
ber of favorites and hoadliuors will
be seen during the fall, winter ami
spring.
Music lovers will get a full quota
of treats. Sousa't. baud is booked a
is the I.ombardi Grand Opera com
pany. Many other musical produc
tions will also be staged.
Chief among the celebrities wilj be
Mrs. Leslie Carter, who is now on her
way westward. Richard Carlo will
also appear.
Among the musical comedies "Bab
Mine" is booked. This Is one of last
season's big successes in Xow York.
"Three Twius" will also be put on.
A complete list of the bookings to
date is:
Henry Miller
, .."Jim tho Penman"
Riehard Carle
, "Hahy Mine"
. "Girl In Taxi"
Sousa's Baud
"The Missouri Maid'
.."Flirting Princess"
Ostobor 10 .."Flower of the Hunch"
October 2,"5 . ."Traveling Salesman"
September 1
September 13
September 21
September 2.
September 27
September 21)
October G . .
October 11 . .
NO TRACE IS FOUND
OF STOLEN PROPERTY
Xo trace has been found of the
horse, buggy and harness which w.is
stolen last Friday evening from the
premsie of Miss Xina Wall on South
Central avenue, A rextrt that the
property had been recovered near
VYoodviiJe proved to be without foun
dation. It is now believed that the man
who stole the outfit went back into
the hills on a camping trip and that
until he comes out the outfit'will not
be recovered. He has no chance to
get out of the country as the author
ities in all directions have boon
warned to be on the lookout for him.
STREET CAR WAR
TO
T
October '31 ..
November 1
November 11
November 15
November 25
November 2S
"Bright Eyes'"
."In Old Kentucky"
Alias Jimmy Valen
tino" , Billy Cliffotd
"Third Degree"
Dave liuwi
November 'U) . . Iombardi Opera Co.
December 0 . ."Polly of the Circus"
December 7 "Checkers"
December l't "Seven Days"
December ID ...."Fortune Hunters"
December 27 "Three Twin'."
January 2 George Liouey
January 5 "The Gamblers"
January 10 Rose Melville
Januury 11 "The Virginian"
January 30 ."The Rosary"
January 31 Fred Bowers
February 8 "The Deep Purple"
February 22 "Mutt and Jeff"
Mnrch 4 Mrs. Leslie Carter
March 6 Jas. M. Cartes
March 9 "Alma"
March 21 "Excuse Me"
March 22 "The Newly weds"
March 2S "Naughty Marietta"
March 30 .Around the Clock"
May -1 "The Campus'
HOLE IN GROUND
TO BE EXHIBIT
Dofcnsc Digs Up Spot Where Alleged
Bomb Went Off at Otis Home to
Be Used In Trial of McNumara
Brothers for Dynamiting Times.
LOS AXUKI.KS, nil., Aug. S.-A
hole defined as "m-iliing with some-
thing around it" will bo one of the
principal c.hibiU .it the trial of the
McNumara brothers in the dynamiting
cases hero in October. The "hole"
now reposes, clo-olv unaided in the
offices of the attorneys for the de
fense. Armed with spades, picks and
-.hovels, und uccoinpanicd by a car
penter with boards, the defense at
torneys in a bodv yesterday went to
the vacant home of General II. G.
Olis, .where an alleged bomb was din
covered ntnl exploded a few hours af
ter the Tinios plant down town ws
destroyed last October.
A trench was run along the spot
whore tho suitcase containing the
bomb exploded after it was dropped
by a polieoinnn following the discov
ery that it contained clockwork ami
thnt the clockwork was" "ticking."
Hoards were inserted to keep the dirt
mrrouuiliug the hole intact, ami the
whole section of earth was lifted into
a box and carried away in an auto
mobile. The defense, it is understood, w'll
try to show by the exhibit that the
so-called bomb was of insufficient
strength to cause any serious dam
age.
PLAN TO OREDGE
MEDFORD
WILL
HOLD THE FAIR
Business Men Subscribe $900 Worth
of Stock In Association Exhibi
tion to Bo Given In October -Throe
Days of Program Planned.
Local bitsluess men deelared Mon
day lyjghl at a mooting held at the
office of J. Dressier In tho Mall
Trlhuiio tin I Mini; that the city hUouIiI
hao a fair In October., Ileforo the
meeting adjourned $!0l worth of
stock In the fair association had been
subscribed and It Is believed that
additional stock will bo sold to local
business mon without illfflculty. Com
mittees have this matter In hand and
as soon as enough has been subscrib
ed the matter of Incorporating w-lll
be taken up.
Tho fair association In to be capi
talized at SftnOO shares being $r.O
each. The property owned by the
Fourth of July association will ho
turned over to tho new association.
The work of preparing for tho fair
In October will bo undertaken at on
ce. Not a great deal of time remains
In which to prepare for tho three
days program. v
PRINTERS' CONVENTION TO
BE FREE FROM STRIFE
DBS MOINES. Iowa, Aug. S. Of
ficials of tho street car company to
day served notice that they would
continue tho fight over the present
difficulty with tho car men In the
courts, it was expected that a mo
tion would bo made for the revoca
tion of tho Injunction granted by
Judge Degraff prohibiting tho carry-
lug on of the strike either by tho men
or by tho street car company. How
ever, It is expected by tho men that
tho fight of the company will bo only
half hearted.
The three years contract between
the men and tho company will expire
in October, and tho mon nay that
they expect tlie company at that time
will dUchargo all its employes, serv
ing notice that tho contract will not
bo renewed.
DRIVEN TO SUICIDE
BY KISSING BRIDE
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. S. necauso
his seven months hrldo kissed him
too much, Philip NIckerson, a Bales
man, hero, today attempted suicide
by slashing Ills wrist.
"I lovo my wife," NIckerson Bald
aftor bo hud boon taken to tho hos
pital, "bunt she Is unreasonable. Shn
hugged and kissed mo so much that
It got on my norves, "When I cntno
home sho began to kiss and during
tho ontlro evonlng olther sat on my
lap or kept on kissing. I did not oven
havo time to smoko my pipe."
ON BASEBALL EIELD
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 8.
Charges of "robbery and unfnlr" aro
being hurled by the republicans In
congress who figured, directly or In
directly lu yesterdays brush with the
democrats on tho baseball diamond.
Tho democrats won 13 to 9.
Hut for tho fact that tho double
umpire system was used, each side
furnishing a man, a protest probably
would bo lodged with tho president.
The game was called at tho end of
the fourth Inning, despite tho protests
of Longworth, Slemp, Kendall and
others, who declared that all pre
cedents showed that at least five
must bo played. Tho arbiters ruled
that cloture may bo applied after two
hours debate, and as tho game al
ready hud gone nearly two and a
half, the decision stood.
PLAN $1,000,000
PORTLAND, Ore. Aug S. A re
commendation that nu expenditure of
ISH.000 bo made for tho construc
tion of a Jetty for droglng nnd other
Improvements looking townrd to tho
creation of a 20 foot channel In Till
amook Hay has been mado to tho
secretary of war by tho rivers ami
harbor board of, army engineers, ac
cording to Wainlngton advices re
ceived hero today.
The board recommended that ono
half the cost of Improvement should
bo born b ythe city of Tillamook and
half by the federal government.
LORD CAM0YS TO WED
$10,000,000 BEAUTY
NKWl'OHT, IL I.' Aug. 8.-Society
today is extending its congratulation
to Miss Mildred Sherman and Ird
Camoys on their engagement, an
nouncement of which was mudf by
tho bride's parents, Mr. mid Mrs.
William Watts Sherman, here last
night.
Lord Camoys in a friend of Lord
Oeoios. who married Vivian Goiiuld.
Miss Shurmuu is widely known foi
her beauty, and nu one of the "Sher
man twins.'' She is possessed of .10,
1100,1)00 in her own right, ami it is
said will inherit nearly us much
more when slio reaches the ugc ol
.'10. The wedding is expected to be
Ihtf big event of Newport this venr.
SAN KKANCLSCO. Aug. 8. -Th.it
me primers' convention win lie lr"e
from strife, unless isolated delegates
introduce resolutions that may cause
some ruction, is the belef of I'ivsi
dent Lynch. Officers will not bo
elected at this meeting, the election
going by referendum vide to be taken
next May.
"The general business of the meet
ing will go along, smoothly," said
Lynch. "It is possible that the con
vention, will go on record us protect
ing against the manner of 'the re
moviiLof John J. and Initios It. Mo
Nam uni to face (he charges in con
nection with the explosion tit the Los
Angeles Times building last October.
It is possible we may pledge our
selves to raise a fund to bo used for
the defense,"
WET AND DRY ISSUE
RAISED AGAIN IN SISKIYOU
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YUKICA, Cnl., August p.- A pell
lion bus been rcceied by the enmity
clerk from the Thlid Hiiporvisorul
district iiMklug that tho supervlsois
at ounce cull an election on Hie sa
loon uuestioii, There arc ucaily 1011
signatures to the petition, mote than
the law requires'. The district in
cludes Yreku, Weed, Kdgowond, Hit
folic, Igernii, Indian Clock, Muylcii,
Ytekn is 'the only incorporated town
in the district.
A petition bus iilwi been received
asking for it similar election In Su
pcrvisoral district No. I. This dU
iricl includes Wort lottos, Groom lew
Hamburg' Happy Cump, Kock liar,
''oil .lottos is the only incorporated
town,
The supervisors wil meet next Mon
day mid under the new law t ln,
must call the election within not Icsh
than '10 days utoie placing the liuitt
more remote than (10 days. The elcc
tion cannot be held on October 1'.',
the date of election on constitutional
amendments mid so the date will
probably he sot for some time In September.
Look at thu ads that offer em
ployment mid you'll find the right one
soon.
Draperies
V carry n vorjr conuilut lino of
itrnporlex, lnc ourlnln. fUliirr. etc.
mill (lu nil ctuiuM-a of uplioUtnrliitf. A
pIh-Ii1 limn to look niter UiU work
oxclllBlvoly nnd will Hlvn n Kiuttt
i.rvlc n la loalblo to sat In well
(tin InrKrol olttv.
WccRs & McGowan Co
SHOES
AT COST
Tito Duffletd hIioo ntoek ban
boon moved to Hottlh Central
off of Main, oppimltn the
MIhMiiii rcslntiraiit and tho
Mloclc Is nt 1 1 1 being sold at
rout.
M. S. Biden
Is operating tho most modern
shoo repairing shop lu the
lily at the sumo location,
I'p to dale elect ileal ma
chinery, Look lor tho RED HOOT
Crater LaKd Stage Line
Offltiiil (Valor t-ako Hlage Auto
Iiimc Hotel NuMi at H n. in. Tucs
du)N ami I'liitnys, arrive- ('ruler
Ijikc same cu-iilug.
Returning, lemo Crater I.ak
.Monday and TliurndAy. Connec
tions with Steamer Klaitinttt for
liliitniitli Kails,
Round Trip r-'5.)', oho wny
V.in.Otl. .Mcdfnrit lit Kluiimtli I'ulls
via Crater luko (one ny) fllM.OO
ltccrntlou ami IliUctn at
Hole! Naub or Crater lnke
(Jurtigo,
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ROBERT ,1. LOGWOOD
C H 1 U O I It A C T O U
N e r v Specialist
Chronic IIIhiuh' n
Specialty
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TENSE SITUATION
RAILROAD CIRCLES
CIHCAfSO. 111., Aug. S - That a
tense situation exists between west-
rn railroads and thousands of their
employes as the result of thu rail
roads refusal to grant a new wage
and time scalo to Shop workmen und
holpers, Is freely admitted hero to
day. That tho negotiations, which
Involve an estimated yearly outlay
or f GO. 000,000, hay be terminated by
a general strike, Is also deemed pos
sible. Now York nnd Chicago finan
ciers nro watching affairs with the
keenest Interest mid many fed that
the present stagnation In buslnoss cir
cles In both cities la caused, at least
In part, hy fear of a railroad war. '
thu
Electric Rooms
NEW
.Modern, electric fans, ntemn
heal, lieht lM-ds nnd cimlest
riMiiUH In town, by day or
Heck, kIiikIi' iiimI cn-.iilte. 1MH
'et .Main, entrance HI. .Marks
lliillillng; plriuio nil.
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Look for tho "help wanted" id
that seems like a "prospect" and
answer it promptly.
Uaaklns for Health.
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PRINTERS TO INCREASE
OLD AGE PENSIONS
. SAN FRANCISCO, Cnl., Aug. 8.-
Increased old age pensions and death
, benefits for members of tho Interna-
Look aiming' the olnssified nils for! tional Typographical union, is one of
(ho address of your next boardingl the important iicslinns which will be
pliiool I decided nl the numiul convention hero
SAN KKANCISCO, Cab, Aug. 8.
Tentative plans for a great vlatlon
and automobile meet lu which prlzcH
amounting to $1,000,000 will he
awarded, to bo hold hero during the
Panama Pacific Imposition In 1915
woro announced today. Athletic con
tests, rivaling the Olympian games,
aro also planned.
Tho events will bo hold under the
auspices of the exposition company
and staged b ytho Aero Club, of
America, tho Automobile Association
of California and tho Amateur Ath
letic Association of America.
Are Your Eyes Not
Worth Insuring?
If so call mid let mo Insure them against tho harmful and disa
greeable effects of eye-strain wltlth a properly fitted pair of lenses.
I GUARANTEE SATISFACTION
DR. RICKERT
() ' K It
Eyesight Specialist.
K I-: N T N K It H , M K I) V O It I)
SMITH'S
APARTMENT
HOUSE
.South Ithcroldo
New- mid rMo-Iale Modern
lu every particular, gas cook
ing, etc. Women nnd glrl
imiiit bring references.
VM. H.MITII.
Lace Curtains
Cleaned
We HjMclallo In ('leaning mid Itc
finishing nil Curtain.
MiniKOKI) DVK WOltKH
J'ailflc 1701 Homo H.
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tyjZj'J mJm-JJ.t
lNr 0ltlnd, California
Tlic only Woman' CoHcrc on llic Pacific Court,
Cliartcrnl 1SHS Near ln nrrl Citivtrtilirt.
Iilral climate I hrou uliout llic car. 1'iiranco
mil Krailuatlon rcnuirr niriit ciiilvalrii in
tlinic l Sunfofil ami L'ni vcrlty nl ('iililuriila.
I.aliaralorlci lor nclcncc with mo'lcrn rinp
merit. Kxccllriil (iipiirtiiiilllc fin home
rcniiomlck, lilirary itiiily, iiiu.lc and nit.
Moilrrn Kyiiiiiatiiim, Special cum lor liraltli
31 tuilriiU, oiil-i(Mir life I'trsiilrnt, l.tiilla
(.lay Carton, A. M.. I. ill. D. 1. 1., I). Inr
''llalnuiir aililmt SrrrlArv. Mlltt f.iitltff. n
I)., California.
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For MfflK
Your I
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Ltinch i
K1
The heat appetizer
is a Lotllc of
Pabst
BlueRibbon
TttlWrofQuili'ty
The flight of it will
make yon hungry,
ana you will enjoy
your food. It in
also an excellent aid
to uitjeation
Order a Caia Today
Jmm Houit, Al,
Mtdtetil Ira A Stougt Ct.,
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For Salo, Bottled or OraiiQht, Nash
Bar.
A Bank's Age
next -week. Ai present llic union payM
.f4 a week to all printers (JO yunn;of
ugc or over who have been in tl.e un
ion 20 years or more. It is prop'ihnl
to increiiHu the amount and to ; educe
tho age limit mid term of iitcnber-
hliip in the uillon.
ii,
UitrililriB for Health. "
THE
For Nearly a Quarter of a Century
JACKSON COUNTY BANK
MEDFORD, OREGON
' has served tho people of Metlford and vicinity. At all timer? there is considered first tho
interests of its depositors, This safe and sane policy Jias HELPED us to succeed. Your IdusIiioss solicited
because wo can accord you tho largest possible accommodations ronsi3Lont with sound banking. Capital
$100,000, Surplus $65,000
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