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Medford Mail Tribune
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MKUFOttD PltlNTINO CO.
Tlio Democratic Time. Tho MciUonl
Mall. Tho Metlfonl Tribune, Tlio 8outli
orp OrCRonlhit, Tim Ashland Tribune
Offlco Mall Trlbuno nullillnp, 3S-3T-29
Nnrtli Kir ntrcat: phone, Main 3011;
Home 76.
GKORQIS PUTNAM, K.lltor nnil Manner
Bntrrcd nn ncconil-elnns mat lor
Mciifprd. OrcRon. under tho act
March 3, 18. 9.
Offlclnl Paper of tho City of Medford,
Official l'npor of Jnckson County.
StTBBO&XFTXOH BATrS.
8 no yrnr, by mall $5.00
lib month, by mall .............. .50
IVr month, delivered by carrier In
Medford, Jncksonvlllo and Cen
tral Point 80
KnturdAy only, by mall, por year.. 5.00
Weekly, per year 1.60
SWORN CntCUATXOir.
Rally average for eleven months end
lug Novcmbor 30, 1911, 3761.
rail X,QAid "Wlr United
DItpatchta.
Frcii
Tho Mnll Trlbuno Is on wile nt tho
Perry Nairn Stand, San Francisco.
Portland Hotel Nous 8tnmL Portland.
llowman Now Co., Portland, Ore.
W, O. Whitney, Seattle. Waslu
KcnroaD. o&eook.
Metropolis of Southern Oregon and
Northern California, and tho fastest
crow I nc ottv In Orecon.
Population V. S, census 1910 SSI0;
estimated. 1911 10.000.
Klvo hundred thousand dollar Gravity
Water System completed. Riving finest
supply pure mountain water, and 1T.3
miles of streets paved.
Postofflco receipts for year ending
November 30, 1911, show Increase of 19
per cent.
Ilanncr fruit city In Oregon Itocuo
River KplUenberp apples won sweep
stakes price and title of
"Apple XInff of th "World"
at tho National Applo Show, Spokane,
1909, and n car of Newtowns ion
Xtrst XTrtis is 1910
at Canadian International Apple Show,
Vancouver, B. C
rirst Prise In 1911
nt 8pokano Nntlonal Apple Show won
by carload of Ncwtowns.
Itomio River pears brought highest
prices in all markets of the world dur
ing tho past six years.
Write Commercial Club. Inclosing 6
rents for postage for tho finest commu
nlty pamphlet ver published.
The Forest Service.
To the Editer: In Inst night's
Mai! Tribune appear a lendinu arti
cle on "Jnck Gribble'fc Case" which
draws nn entirely erroneous opinion
of the methods use by the forest ser
vice in order to establish the validi
ty or invalidity of homestead claims
At the outset it is necessary to
state that Mr. Gribbte's action in en
termc Dr. Emerson's cabin by the
use of a icrsonnl kc3 is regretted
and doubtless due to over-zealous
ness in tho performance of duty. In
this instance he has exceeded the
limitations of his instructions mid in
his commcndablo desire to do justico
both to the claimant and the govern
ment, It should be remembered how
ever, b anyone considering Mr.
Gribblo's conduct, that a fair and just
report on a homestead claim must
uring out all tlie lncts concerning
residence on tho land. Since the
claimant in above case did not reside
all tho time on his clnim, an inspec
tion of the cnbn Mould necessarily
bring out facts having important
bearing on the good faith of the
claimant, cither tending to show his.
good faith or to show his lack of
compliance with the law. After go
ing through the records in the case
it is clear that Mr. dribble's motive
must be considered one of fairness
and justice to all parties concerned.
Many of the homestead claimants
are iwor men and the loss of n claim
is a serious matter to them. Por
this rennon, if no other, the examin
ation and rcorting upon claims
should have the very boat attention.
No efort should be spared to secure
all the materia! facts which in nnv
way go to dotormino the validity or
invalidity of the claim involved.
Under the present regulations the
commissioner of the general tend of
fice will not npptovc for patent any
claim within a national forest until
u reKrt has been received from the
'tlirftrict forester. This mnkos it in
cumbent uikiii us to make a thorough
"examination and report the facts in
each case. Forest officers have been
repeatedly instructed to secure all
facts both favnrablo and unfavorable.
It would be manifestly unfair to the
claimant to confine ourselves to se
curing evidence only ns to fact un
favorable to him. Care should bo
taken to report nil faetu whether i'av
ornblo or unfavorable.
llinvo touched upon the above
points, h'uice there seem sto have been
placed 'upon us tho burden of con
vincing tho public that all uluimnntH
In the national forests will receive a
rjnunro deal from tho forest service.
I feel certain that a careful consid
eration of the methods used must
lend any unprejudiced ponton to tho
conviction that tho forest service
most assuredly cannot bo charged
with "harassing the homesteader,"
but' so far as consistent with the Inw
olid the facts of the case, treats cauh
claimant impartially. In any event,
uineo tho forest service is charged
with the investigation of nil claims
9ji national forest land, it lins no
ctiiirso but to report to tho land of
ficio, all obtainable facts whether fav
orable or unfavorable to tho claim
ant. Very trulv yoiiri,
BAhVU R. BWENWNd,
Deputy Supervisor.
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COMMUNICATIONS.
4
MEDFORD LEADS THE STATE.
STATISTICS furnished
show that there were
issued this vear in Orecon.
Portland alone, the number of licenses for the metropolis
totalling 320S.
Medford, with 2-13, ranks third in the list of cities,
Salem with 277 exceeding her. Eugene with 180 is fourth
and Hood River fifth with 117. Some Medford owners
have evidently not complied with law, for there are more
than 243 cars in the city.
However taking the secretary's figures in the number
of automobiles compared to population, Medford leads the
state, having one automobile to every 3(5 inhabitants, ai
against one to every (M in Portland, one to every 50 in
Salem and one to every (50 in Eugene.
Taking tli 1J)10 census figures for cities exceeding
2500 population, and the 1911 auto license record, we have
the following comparisen:
Oitv. Population.
Albanv '1275
Astoria 9599
Ashland 5020
Corvallis 4552
Eugene 9009
Grants Pass 3897
Medford SS10
Marshfield 2930
Klamath Falls : 275S
La Grande 4843
The Dalles .44S0
Oregon Oitv....'. 42S7
Portland ..'. 207.214
Pendleton 4460
Roseburg 473S
St. Johns 4S72
Jackson countv is as much in the. lead of counties on
the auto record as Medford is of the cities. The record
shows a total of 3S1 licenses issued for the county, those
in addition to Medford and Ashland being: Central Point
21, Eagle Point 2, Jacksonville 13, Gold Hill 5, "Wooclville
3, "Wellen 2, Phoenix 4 and Talent 9.
A DESERVED
SENATOR George E. Chamberlain has introduced the
following bill in congress, which has been referred to
the committee on Indian affairs:
"Be it enacted by the senate and house of representa
tives of the United States of America in congress as
sembled "That the president be, and is hereby authorized, by
and with the consent of the senate, to appoint William
Sooy-Smith, late a brigadier general of United States Vol
unteers, to be a brigadier general on the retired list,
United States army, as of date of the approval of this act."
This is a deserved recognition of one of the most dis
tinguished survivors of the civil war, wlio after a long and
useful life, is spending his declining years upon a Med
ford orchard.
General Sooy-Smith, though well along in the eighties,
is remarkably vigorous and well preserved. Graduating
from "West Point in the earl' '50s, after a brief service,
he resigned to enter civil life. At the outbreak of the
civil war he was appointed a colonel of volunteers and
afterwards promoted to brigadier general, serving with
distinction throughout the war. As General Grant's chief
of staff and commander of cavalry he won fame and for his
nuniorous exploits received the thanks of congress and was
presented with a sword.
Though offered a commission in the army at the close
of the war, General Sooy-Smiith reentered civil life and
ranked as one of the nation's greatest civil engineers.
It is but right that his brilliant services should be rec
ognized by his country in a fitting manner.
REALESTATETRANSFERS
IJ. P. Benson to Jesse Leo Helms
lot It), Woodlawn ndd. Med
ford 10
C. W. Palm to Woods Lumber
Co., lot 7, block 3, Palm hcc
ond add. Medford . .' 10
It. O. BurgOHs to Prank O. Bur
goss, property in Hiversido
subdivision West's add. Med
ford 10
W. A. Jniiofl, sheriff, to Woods
Lumber Co., lond in section
30, town 37, 1 west 1152
W. I. Vawter to J. P. Muudy,
land in town 37, 1 east , 1
Lester W. David to J. P. Mundy,
1010 acres in Jnckou county.
J. Arnold Sendder to Gordon
Voorhies, land in towil 38, 1
west , . 10
Gordon Voorhies to J. Arnold
Seudder, et ul, one acre in
town 38, 1 west 10
P. H, Kobinson to l'dytho Bow
land Wilson, milling property 1000
T. W. Daily to J. I J. Toft, lot
7, block 3, Central subdivis
ion Cottage add. Medfoid 10
J. A. Lyon to Sarah Burdett,
lot 24, block 1, "Whitman
Park" , fiOO
Sarah Burdett to Win. Kuihurt,
lot 24, block 1, Whitman
Park 000
Jnoktjpn Agco to I), D. Good,
lots 1 and 2, block 40, Sum
mit add., Ashland 100
Geo. N. Lewis to J. IT. Wilson,
property hi McCully add,,
Jacksonville ... 400
Frank QCr Stfneou tv T, W,
by Som'tniy of Statu Olcolt,
(M17 licenses for automobiles
Of these hair were issued for
Inhabitants
-licenses. per auto.
97 44
05 140
79 G3
S9 70'
54 84
150 00
83 40
243 , 3(5
32 93
54 51
59 ' " S2
74 60
36 119
3208 04
(U 69
57 S3
277 50
10 4S7
RECOGNITION.
Daily, lot 7, block 3, Central
subdivision Cottage add.
Medford 10
I'hcbc M. Dckum to Charles Koll,
lots 0 and 10, block 20, Dck
um's amended add. Gold
Hill
Charles Kell to A. J. T. Smith,
lots 0 and 10, block 20, Dek
urn's amended add. Gold Hill 10
G. II. Hcdberj: to Lnvinn S. Car
penter, lots 3 and 4, block O,
It. It. ndd. Ashland 10
J. W. Abbott to Robert I'nync,
8.5 acres in town 30, 1 east'. . 10
Bcntra P. Smith to O. P. Car
sou, et ul,' laud in town 30,
1 cast 10
Prank Benedict to J. A. Catch
er, 2 acres in town 38, 4 west 2."0
J. E. Warren to Huukin Kates,
lots 3 nnd 4, block 3, Palm's
odd. Medford 10
Itnukin Estes to M. J. Estes,
property in Palm's add. Mcd
fdrd ,... 10
Phebe M. Dckum to P. II. My
ers, lots 5 and 0, block 10,
Dckum's amended add,, Gold
Hill 1
Toft Not to Withdraw.-'
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. Jl.
Hcporls that President Tuft is to
withdraw from the presidential con
test were today pronounced a malic
ious fake at tho White House. An
onti-Tuft lender said: "Wo llinuclil
tlirco duys oro that Tuft would with
draw. Put we doli't now. Every
body on tho iusldo believes that Tuft
intends to fh;ht t othe last ditch. He
wants a rcnominntion more than lie
ever wanted anything In his life nm
is liniiiK up every hit of power ho hn
to R0t it."
AT
THE
Dr. Palmer Preached n Ruuslnu Ser
mon nt tho First Baptist Church
Last Evcnlnn Much Good Was
Accomplished.
Kviuigvligt' Pahuor preached a
mnsiim sermon hint tiljjhl al the
Baptist revival on "The Silent Sin
ner at the JiulKomrnl," Jer. 13:21.,
"What wilt thou su when lie hall
punish theef" Tho speaker said in
part :
"Sinner what will von sav when
you stand nt ln-t before God to be
judged t Will you s,ty 'Oh Lord. I
did not believe in this doctrine f
hell fire.' You remind me of a worn
nn who went to an artist to net her
husband's picture iminted in oil. The
artist agreed to da the work, but the
wouldn't lcMum have hW own wnv.
hut stood around and made imttc
tions. When the picture wa fini-hed
the artist sent it to the lady's home.
It was placed in the parlor. One di
a number of friends eiimo in nnd
were admiring the picture. One of
them discovered that tlie uttiit'
name was not on it. The ladv who
had tlu picture made went to the utt
ist and demanded why he left hi
name off the pie tit re. The painter
replied. 'I left my name off on pur
pose; it U not juv picture hut your,
and now if yon wi-h to put anybody's
nnme there, put your own. I
wouldn't have mine on it for $1,000.'
Hear me, sinner, when von paint a
picture of tho future world, and leave
hell out, 1 dare you to put to that
picture the name of the lit in: God.
who lifted the Alpine mountains into
eonunuuientiou with the stur; or the
nnme of the Lord, Jen Chrit. who
snid, 'The wicked hnll he east into
hell, with all the nations that forget
God.'
"Air.1n, when God shall piu-li
thee, will you say, 'I would have been
u Christian, hut I jtwt couldn't be
lieve that old Bible. I was an infidel.'
You remind me of the old blacksmith
infidel in Ohio. He bad a big book of
clippings on infidelity in his shop.
Again and ugamhis conscience would
trouble him. )Vhun hu was siek or
would see n funeral procession pas'.,
the old fellow trembling in his knees
would take down that book and pour
over its pnisnli pnges to bolster up
his weakening backbone. 1 tell you
sinner, that the bottom alwas drop
out of the old infidel boat when it
gets into deeper water. 'Again,
when God punishes you, will you - ,
'I would have .boon a Christian, but
I was doing rhuroh work, and I
thought that was enough.' Yes, there
nre people who arc willing to gie a
little of their money nnd a little of
their time to the church. They are
willing to do anything in the world
but give their hearts to Jesus Cliri-t
and become true Christinas. There
are. plenty of people who are great
successes in getting up church fairs,
festivals and bazars, who are as
dead as door nails when it comes to
spiritual work. Just imagine, if vou
will, the Angel of tho Gospel, tlM'ig
through the heavens with nn i"c
cream freezer in one hand, and a
lemon squeezer in the other.
"Let us have church entertain
monts, plenty of them, but, let th in
be free, with the supreme object in
view of suviiig souls.
"But, again, wlien God punishes
you, will you wiy, 'Oh Lord, I would
have been a Christian, but I just
couldn't decide what church to join.'
Yos, you run nround from church to
church nnd never nettle on anything
I meet a lot of these religious tramp"
in every community. They remind me
of a story mv friend Dr. Bulgeu tells
of an old farmer in Arkansas. Ho
lost his voice so that he couldn't call
his boRS. He got them to come to a
new call. Hu would rap with his
knife on the board feitce, nnd the
hogs would prick up tohir ears and
come running. Ono day a wood
pecker came that way. He begun to
peek on the tree. Tho hogs listened,
then came running to the free, The
frightened woodpecker flew to nu-
othor tree a riunrtor of a miles away
and began to peck again. 'J ho wood
pecker Hew from tree to tree, the
hogs following from place to place,
until they bocnnio regular razor
backs. Hear me. my friends, the
people (hat run mound from church
to church, thou to Christinn Science,
then to thcosophy, then to spirtuul
ism, nre of no real value to the world
they are regular razor-backs."
Before tho sermon Itev. A. A.
Holmes baptized thirteen happy con
verts. Many persons enmo forward lo con
fess Crist at tho clone of Hit) ser
mon. The church wuh crowded,
Dr. Palmer will preach tonight on
"Why Tarried Thou?"
TO ODBC A COLD IK ONS SAV
Tako bAXATIVB WIOMO Qulnlno Tab
.lotH. I)ruKlHts refund monoy ir It full
to rare 1J, y. OHOVB'H HlRiintun I
on earji Ikii 2 fie.
Ilaklu for JIami. '
SILENT SI
NNER
JUDGMENT
30 College Lads
of tho
UNIVERSITY
OF OREGON
GLEE
CLUB
In
Songs, Skits, Stunts
Come ami ho young iikuIu
tho bo)s at tho
with
MEDFORD THEATER
FRIDAY, DEO. 15
I 'lives One, 7.V, 91.IIO
You Can Cure That
Backache
Palu along tho back, iIUzIuchh,
hotulncho nail general lnnt;uor. (let
a package of Mother C.niy's Alio-MATIC-LKAK.
the pleasant root nnd
herb euro for all Kidney. Bladder
and Urinary troubles. When you
feet all run down, tired, weak anil
without energy uho this remarkable
combination of tint tiro's burbs ami
roots. Ah ii reKiilator -It lias no
etpml. Mother Gray's Aromatle-l.oa(
Is sold by druggUtH or sent by mnll
for HO cts. Sample aunt l-'ItKi:. Ad
drw. The Mother Gray Co., I.u Boy,
. Y.
And Invito you to call and Inspect the
very latest styles and equipment In
tlio Optical Line.
What bettor, more imeftil or more
thoughtful gift for Mother or Father
than n new pnlr of scientifically fit
ted Kyo ClmMCH? Tills Is tho place
Dr. Rickert
Eyesight Specialist
Over Kriitiicr'ii, .Medford
Is equivalent to Haying No plim
Ultra, Thero Is nothing left to bo
doHlrcd In our work. Wo iibo tho
greatcHl of caro In handling Un
cus left In our charge and wo
have tho fluent inaclilnoH nnd tho
bot work women for tho hand
work. Thero hi nothing more be
yond tho buow white GiiIhIi wo
give tlio plocoH wo launder, If
you like perfect work, phono for
our wagon.
The StarSteam Laundry
Mh'Dl'OKI)
1'iiclflo JUOl. Home 05.
Draperies
We carry n vory comploto line of
draDorlea, face curtains, fixture, eto..
and do all claaHo of upholHtorlnir A
special man to look after this work
exclusively and will kIvo na koo1
Horvlco an U ponnlble to get la even
the largest cities.
Weeks & McGowan Co
Rock Spring
Goal
ear iuxd a&& tkji vnca.
Offlw and Coal Yard, Twelfth mid
Front Btmsta,
Phono 71U1.
Burbidge
tXM QOtJh UK.
MEDFORD
EMPLOYMENT
AGENCY
KOIt HAMIt
I acrcH and new bonne, JtflOU.
'JO acien near lCnr.hi I'olnt,
anno.
20 ucreii It mlleii out, I'JOO per
ueie.
100 auren on Wllllaiim creek,
$7C100.
SO noroH near Central Point.
Tent nnd furnlluro for limine
kccplnit. MISCHMiAN'KOUH
Kuiulturo for pale.
llotiHoti to rent In different
par til of Ihoo elty.
tiiaim:
10 arreti near Central Point.
It U acren near Itotelturc, will
take part In trade.
3.10 acton near Albany.
I.arr.o Iiouho In Honttlo.
SO acres near drover for hntiiio
and lot.
KMIW.OVMK.NTs
Minora.
Women to cook on ranch.
Utrlo for housework.
E. F. A. BITTNER
ROOM 7, PALM BLOCK
Opposite Nash Hotol
Phono till; Home, 14.
PLUMBING
8TJCAM AM) HOT WATKll
UKATINO
All Work auraate4
I'rlren llenonblo
ms HoMurO Work, Kntriuu
on llth Hliwi.
Coffeen & Price
rcirio hoi
Horn B4S
EAGLE POINT
LIVERY
5TABLE
Tho undcralenrd lmvliiK JurI
completed a largo now livery stable
In ttnjsln Point, wo Invito tho travel
lux public to call and exnmlnu our
rlB. tcntun. etc., nil boliiK In find
claim condition. Our motto Ih to
Uvu and Let I.lvo Phono nt attiblo
and residence Call central.
S. II. IIAH.NISII .V HON. Props.
SMITH'S
APARTMENT
HOUSE
Booth ItlvemMa
Now nnd U-to-Iite Modern
In every particular, hum cook
In If, utensil boat, etc. Women
nnd Klrln snuat brlim refer-
ences.
W. !. HMITII
Home Phono HIK.
WOOD!
Tho Medford Wood Yard. All klndH
nud any length of good dry wood.
Corner Seventh and Newtown, Coinu
to the nhed and hoo tho wood. Phono
Hull, CO it; Home, 33G X.
A. B. Tull& Grant
1'rnprlotorx
We Have Moved
Tho J. T. Drondloy flowor
ntoro U now In tho M. 1 & II.
etoro, nurosn tho atroot from
former location.
Ohnlco lotn ot cut flowers,
bulbil, ferns, palms, etc, nl
waya on hand,
J. T. BROADLEY
Valley Second
Hand Store
Wo Iluy and Bell All Klnda of
Second Hand Goods.
M. J. I'lIiOIIKIt, Prop,
15 North Fir
Home nni
Hell II07U
Clark & Wright
X.A.WYB8I
WAWHINdTOW, D. O.
Patillo T.nnd Matters: Final Proof,
Dt'sort Lnmla, Conlnnpi mid Mining
CUflos. tierlp.
ABKopiwtQ Work for AUornoy.
rV
WHERE TO GO
TONIGHT
SAVOY THEATRE
Uiuttr rltvr Mniingtmtnt
Klrnt Hum, UiHinnml Million PlnluiK.
Clean Hliow, CourtitiiiH Truulumat.
Krunli II Hull, Prop,
ne HUICKNTH flu
ISIS
T II E A T R E
mo imu'iim: iiii.i.
TIIK KSPA.NOSIX
SimuUll StutfliiK ood ll'turlui:
This Is by far tho greatest act
of Ita hind tlutt lias emtio went,
bavlilK pla oil, all tho ItuulltiK
eltleH throiiRhout tho United
Htntt'M with the Krontiwt MtueeHS.
Thny will plttv Medfoid for four
dii)s only, hm they eauy rtpttelal
seeuery for this net which Is some.
thliiK no other dttuclui; team linii
ever done, ihiiiu'IIiIiik extraordi
nary. thi: iiiotiiT hit i:vi:n
P. A. MKUHIMA.N
Chief Klectrlclun V. H. Atlnutle
lliittli'tihlp I'luot who for tho pail
few tlttju has been tho lib; draw
Iuk card will utart on a new erulHo
with a new and Interesttiti; set of
Hlltles, that are said to lie far morn
bountiful as well am moro lutoroNt
lug, koIiik Into full (totalis of tho
shellliiK of the Hi. Murium on
which occasion a special ieol of a
tbounaud feci will bo run In rou
Juurtlou with his iutcrcstliiK lec
ture, mIiowIiik th kIioUIiik as welt
us the destruction of tho battle
ship Texas. Don't fall to hear
and see this art.
U-GO THEATRE
v.i ekvii.i.i:
A NO
.MOVI.Nd
PICTtltltS
file A.NO ine
CliatiKi' of I'coKi-am Humlajx anil
'llllllltil)H
School Children's
Shoes Shincd
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FOR 5c
Battle's Shining Parlor
107 V. Main.
Tin:
Electric Rooms
UIH Wcht Main
Under New .Muunh'cmnut
Newly rui'irishcd, nil inodeiu,
utenm heat, halhs, etc
Kale K. ltockwell, Prop.
IF YOU OWN
A LOT
Wo will (julltl you a homo on
monthly payments.
MEDFORD REALTY AND IM
PROVEMENT COMPANY
M. F. and H. Co. Dulldliiij
-
ORDER YOUR
SWEET CREAM
-Coffee or Whipped
BUTTER
MILK
BUTTERMILK
I Medford Cream and
Butter Co.
Two Free Deliveries Dally
NATATOIUUM WJILDINCJ
Phouesi 161-1. Main HHl
t n t m-t-trt tt-H-t ttt-r t t-t tt