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MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON", TUUKSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1911,
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HE SOLD TENT
John Mlddlcton Accuses Samuel
Munday of Selling Tent Which
. Did Not Belong to Him Will
Thrash Case Out This Afternoon.
THESE PRETTY MAIDS JEE LMfoYhVCi TO Mtt.K COWS, X
f PLOUGH FIELDS jIXD HOPE TO HECOME "FJKM EHETTES"
Samuel Mnmlny must this after
noon in the Justice court, presided
ovor by Glenn 0. Tnylor, explain the
circumtnnccs connected with the
snle of n lent said tq have been
the property of John Middloton, nn
employe of the. Medford Urick corn-
puny. Miildlcton swore to n com
plaint chni-rincr lurccny nud this nf
ternoon, Jfondny, will have n chance
to Kiibstnutinto In plea of "not
guilty" entered when the caso was
called thin morning.
Middloton snj-s Hint Munday
promised to pay him $10 for the tent
but nskod from noon until evening
to pay for it. When he went at 6
o'clock to get his money Munday
and the tent were both gone, be says.
Middloton soys Munday sold tnc
tent. Tho case will be thrashed out
as eopti as a number of witnesses
for the defense are located.
RAILROAD RATES
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State Cemmfsslen Orders Hearing
fer September Short Notice to
Communities to Prepare Data-
Questien Existing Rates.
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MRS. BELMONT AND HER "FAEMERETTES .
Marblo House, Mrs. O. II. P. Belmon't villa at Newport, K. I., has bc.n viewed and aiprovetl. rather eu
Joyed, by tho score of young womou whom Mrs. Uelmont Is teaching to become "farmerettes" at her cstnto
at Hempstead, It. I. They are "pupils" nt tho llookholt school of ngrlcuuture, which meana that each day they
plough fields, sow and reap, milk cows and tend truck gardens.
Mrs. Belmont was very proud of her little party of girls, who aro answering tho "back to the soil" cry,
and Introduced several of tho society folk to them.
Notices of hearings betoro the state
railway commission upon class and
commodity rates of tho Southern Pa
cific, the Oregon-Waahlnaton Rail
road & Navigation company and the
Oregon Short Line have been receiv
ed by the .Medford Traffic bureau.
Tho hearings are all to be held in
September at the office of the com
mission ,ln Salem.
.After sweeping Investigations on
the. part, of, tho commissioners ot all
class and commodity rates imposed
and charged by the three companies
lor tne interstate transportation or
freight, in carloads or less than car
loads between points In the state, on
these roads, It was determined that
sufficient grounds existed to war
rant the hearings being field to de
termine whether or not any or all of
these rates aro unjust or discrimin
atory. Tho Oregon Short Line investiga
tion will bo taken up first and will
begin at 10 o'clock September 7. The
Southern Pacific hearing has been set
for September 29, and the Oregon
Washington hearing September 28.
REPAIRING MAID
STREET PAVEMENT
Warren Construction Company
Starts Work Under Maintenance
Contract With City Much Re
pair Work Should Be Done.
DECLINES SHOWN IN
NEARLY ALL STOCKS
NEW YORK, hug. 24. Tho stock
murkct opened heavy, nearly ull the
lending sliureti showing declines.
Canadian Pucifio droppedl nud
American Tobacco Vfe. .Union Pa
cific fell to n new low price nud
there were less wide -declined hi sev
eral other leaders. The volume of
business, however, was not Jlargc.
The enliro list declined in sympathy
with tho liquidation movement in
United tSutcs Steel and on the
strike talk.
Tho market closed dull.
Bonds were heuvy.
The Warren Construction company
has started work under their main
tenance contract with the city to re
pair the bltullthlc pavement laid by
them three years ago 6n Main street.
All ot those portions of the pavement
which show wear or signs ot giving
way aro to be replaced. The city has
a maintenance contract with the com
pany, the terms of which provide that
tho Warren company shall keep tho
pavement In repair for ten years for
a yearly payment of 2 1-2 cents .
square yard per year.
Under the terms of a similar con
tract betweon tho company and Eu
gene tho company was forced to lay
an entire new wearing surface on a
largo amount of work In that city
which did not stand up to the speci
fications. There has been considera
ble complaint regarding the pavement
on Main street and it may be that
tho company will be forced to resur
face it. They notified tho city re
cently that they were ready to repair
tho street as the contract provides,
and work started Thursday, morning.
FOMILY KILLED AND
RESIDENCE FIRED
MAUS MUST STAY AT
VANCOUVER BARRACKS
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 2T.
The war department today dibttp
proved tho request of General M. P.
Maus to remove Jus lioudquurter
from Vancouver, Wash., to eithc
Seattle or Portland.
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General Edmonds Dead.
KOCIIKSTEK, N. Y., Aug. 24.- -Stricken
down with n feuverc uttuck
of gastritis during tho G. A. It. con
cention here, General Alvnh Ed
monds, of Portland, Or., died toduy
at tho gcuorul hospital.
vAt today's business session which
was held behind closed doors Commander-in-Chief
Oilman delivered
tho nunuul address and the reports
of other officers wero read.
Mooso Choose Kansas City.
DKTJIOIT, Mich., Aug, 24. Kan
sas. City teen red toduy tho next an
nual convention of the Loyal Order
of Moose. Los Angeles was the
dloboht contender. Seattle and
Washington, D. C, wero tied for
third place.
. Look for the ad that offors it to
you, eeoond'hand. at a real bargain
Haskins Sot. health,
EVANS VILLB, lnd Aug. 24.
Samuel Lee, his wife and lC-year-old
son were found shot, their heads split
open with an ax and their bodies al
most consumed when firemen re
sponded to an alarm today at the Lee
homo In Boonville, near here.
Tho peculiar circumstances about
the case caused the police to arrest
William Lee, 21. and charge him with
tho triple murder.
Young Leo, whoso fathor recently
acquired considerable monoy through'
the Bale of property, told the police
that ho was awakened by tho fire.
Tho smoke weakened him, yet ho
tried to savo his parents and little
brother, he said.
Tho parents' beds wore on fire, ho
explained, when ho went to tho res
cue and fought desperately, but bare
ly scaped with his own life.
ABERDEEN, Wash.Soclalists
hero havo notified tho city council
that they will not obey the recently
enacted ordinance restricting street
speaking to certain districts of tho
c'ty.
PORTLAND, 0. Wholesale butch-
ore today statu that the prico of meats
probably kill skyrocket for a record
boforo winter has fully Bet In. Tho
prlco ot beef and pork aro -mountjng
already.
Wo notice that some merchants In
other cities aro using 'considerable
space" advertising "Made In Oregon"
goods, That is as It should be. TheM
merchant must know that his Indivi
dual prosperity Is to a great extent
dependent upon tho prosperity of tbo
stato at largo, and It Oregon manu
facturers aro patronized, that It will
mean greater pay rolls, and greater
pay rolls mean a largor degrco of
prosperity for every man, woman and
child In Oregon.
Look at tho ads that offer em
ployment and you'll find tho right out'
soon.
GOOD ROADS ARE
GIVEN BOOST
Commercial Club Considers Steps to
Aid In Passage of Good Road
Bonds at Election to Be Held Next
Month.
GOOD SHOWS
NEXT
MONTH
The Medford Commercial club held
a "good roods session Wednesday
evening and discussed tho matter for
some time. Plans were made for an
actlvo campaign to boost for tho pas
sage of tho good road bond Issue at
tho- last of September and arrange
ments wero made to greet Samuel
Hill, tho great good roads advocate,
who, accompanied by Governor West,
will visit Medford September 20 in
the interests of good roads, ,
The subject of good roads was dis
cussed at, great length. President CqI
vlg outlining the local situation and
giving his views regarding its im
provement. Tho meeting was well
attended and great interest was manifest.
Look at the adB for the chance ta
buy tho property you need at a
"right price."
First Month In New Season
Will See Several Number One
Productions Staged at 'the Med-
ford Theatre.
The 1911-12 theatrical season In
tho city which Is to open September
1 with tho appearance of Henry Mil
ler In "Tho Havoc." will be a notable
one. For tho month of Soptembor a
number of flrst-clnaa attractions have
been secured. ""Mls Nobody From
Stnrland." "Girl In the Taxi." Sou
sau band, Richard Carle and "Daby
Mine" will be Been during tho month.
Manager McCnllam of tho Medford
opera house announced Thursday
that all of tho season passes Issued
last year havo been cancelled and are
null and void, beginning with tho
new season. Never before In tho his
tory of Medford havo as many first
class productions been bokked. Local
theatergoers will be furnished many
rare treats this season.
Look for the ad that calls for you
-among the help, wanted ads.
MEET ME AT THE SIGN OF
Ye Nifty
In New Quarters
We are now located in largor quartors,
at the east end of Jackson Street, acroBs
Bear Creek.
Mill work of all kinds on shortest notice
Medford Builders Supply Co.
Phone Homo 24L East Jackson St.
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CAPITAL STOCK - , $100,000.00
SURPLUS and PROFITS S3J.OOO.OO
UNITED STATES POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITORY
BAFE DEPOSIT IIOXEH FO It KENT.
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RAPID PATROL
GRATER FOREST
Forestry Service Secures Motor Cy
clo for Use ot Highway-Will
Watch for Dangerous Cnmp Fires
In Forest.
For tho intrpoHo of patroliuc iho
Orator Lake wad tlitxmh tho Ora
tor National forest in nrdor to koop
n close wnleh on onmp flron, and
for Iho additional purpose nf keep
iitl? n closer watch on tho pivrrn
mont telephone lino along thn"Yoiu!
which has been put out of commis
sion rvpt'tili'dly this summer by van
dals who havu hocn (mooting insula
tors olt tho jH)les, tho local forestry
office lias scoured a motor ovclo.
which will be used to patrol thu road.
It is believed that by thus providing
for it rapid patrol of tho main high-,
way through tho forest that much
dnmago will bo averted. Tho motor
uyolo arrived Weunosdny and will
ho put into immediate urp.
A fierce bhuo is raging in Iho
neighborhood of tho Woodruff
MmidowH above Prospect but is tbo
liovod to bo under control an no fur
ther call for assistauco has been
received. Tho fire Htartcd ftovural
places Himultaneouslv in tho noiih.
borhood nnd which lends sonm color
to Iho belief that tho forest firo bug
is again at work.
LABOR WAR ON ESPEE LINES.
Special
LINGERIE DRESSES
AND
(Continued From Togo Ono)
President Hopiin snid today thnt
he bad received dispatches from tho
presidents of Iho machinists, black-
smiths, hnilormukcrs, enrmen and
other ornfts involving thrir unions
in tho dispute suggesting tbo meeting
at Salt Lake, that they may dismiss
their difficulties.
Scrctnry Scott had advised lie
quiii lhaf 'six men bo sent to the
meeting. -
Homo prosperity deponds npon
homo Industry, and ntnto-wMo pros
perity will bo greater if factorleo
soiling t"Made In Oregon" good aro
patronized b yth'q local merchants.,,
Haskins for Health. '
SILK GLOVES x
Any. Lingerie Dress, values $5 and
up at
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16-Button Niagara Maid, Silk Gloves
black, white, all colors, special
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2-Button Niagara Maid, Double Tip
all colors, special
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Notice to Carpenters
AND BUILDERS
DO YOU KNOW THE MEDFORD HARDWARE COMPANY CARRY A
COMPLETE STOCK OP GUARANTEED TOOLS? YOU WILL FIND
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU IF YOU WILL GIVE US A TRIAL.
Medford Hardware Comp'ny
2IS EAST MAIN ST.
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IRRIGATION
Nature Supplies the Land .
and Sunshine
We Furnish the Water
Rogue River Valley Canal Co.
FRED N. OUMMINGS, Manager
Office 3d Floor Medford National Bank Building
Irrigated Orchard Tracts
Land for $150 Per Acre With Perpet
ual Water on Easy Terms
Can You Do Better?
ROGUELANDS Inc.
FRED N. OUMMINGS, Manager
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