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SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
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MiODifditD, ouhoon, HAiritiMY, WKc;i3MJ3KB io, arm.
No. 280.
CHRISTMAS IS
NEAR AND RUSH
S UNDER WAY
Volume of Christmas Business In tlio
City Is Vrry Large ami Merchants
Aro We'll Satisfied With Busi
ness. FULLY HALF MILLION
FOR PRESENTS HERE
Lnruo Stocks Are Here to Choose
From-Ncxt Week Will Do
n Busy One.
Hunyl llimyl HimyT
MiihIi Ik llin refrain dinned into the
car of yo scribe, who endeavored In
glean from tin1 merchant or tlio city
Home idea of (ho innc,uitudt (if Iho
Christmas baidncss being trammeled
this your in tlio nity of Medford.
Them was small satisfaction to bo
gained from viwitlng tliu stores, ns
tlio Christmas tush h now fairly
opening itml oven forcing inunngorH
to nut iih iderks. From dawn till
dewy ovo tlio work in steady and
thorn will liu no relief for u week
indeed, tlio worst in yol to oomo, The
rnhli started a week ago Tor tlio
CliriritmaH shopping Ih early in Med
ford hut it wiih iiniMisnililo to do it
all in a day r a week. Next week
will In; the hit; days iih tlio Christmas
holiday rato on tlio railroads will ho
in effect.
Tlio ChriHtnuiH stocking in Medford
1 this year will ho well filled. Fully n
TprT w , af CliriSllllllH llllHIIICHH III tlllK
oily. The poHtoffleo h busy, for linn
dredrt of packages nro going out ,o
chidden friends in far nwny (dace.
Flio volume of ChristuiitH business
ii surprising thin year and merchants
aro well pleased, Tradesmen, state
thatheincxpoetatioiiN have heen ex
ceeded. Tlmro in littlo dotilit hut thai next
week's hiihimwH will ho tlie greatest
in a nix-day period over witnessed in
tlio city. Thin business in (setting in
with a tido and a rush that seems in.
credible to him who Iiiih had neon
bion to stroll through the vast reaches
of (ho business Immim'k of Mod ford
at the present time.
Tlio iiierchautH have excellent
stocks on hand thin year and (lm
('hrislinns shopper Iiiih a splendid us-
Hortmt'iit to ehooHo from,
SSIA MAY
BE "INSULTED
Resolution Introduced hy Sulzcr If
Enacted Into Law Will Bo De
clared an "Insult," Says Russian
Ambassador.
WASHINGTON, I). (., Dee. 10--That
tlio resolution introduced by
CoiigrcHHinan Sulstir of Now York to
ahrogato (ho troaly of VM'2 between
tho United .Stales uipl Russia, will ho
considered iih an "insult to Russia,"
. If enacted into law, is thu mihstuuco
of a mossiigo convoyed to President
'J alt by hoorotiiry of Ktiitn Knox to
day, following a oonforenco hutwoon
Knox unit Ambassador Ilakluuoteff of
Russia,
SCH1TZ TRIAL
5
SAN FKAtfCISCO, Don. 1(1. Tho
trial of former Mayor Ktigonu K.
Helmut-, for bribery in commotion
with tho trolley oiikoh will begin Jan-.
miry 5, having boon sot for that dato
today by Judgo Luwler at tho dis
trio! iittoruoy'H rofituiHt. Thu dul'o of
thu gua otiaos will bo sut nt that
timo,
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OWNERS OF NEW YORK FIRE TRAP WHO ARE NOW ON TRIAL
i FOR MANSLAUGHTER IN FIRST DEGREE.
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MAX E1ANCK.N
MA
Isaac HnrrU mid Mnx Illtinek, proprlotorM or tlio Trlanglo Waist
rompniiy, Now York City, who nro charged with iiiaiiHlauRhtor In tho first
and nocond dfKroo nn n'toniiuth of tho flro In tho cotnpnuy'H factory
Mnrcli sr, vrlit'ii HO lives wero IomI, inostl)' kItIh aro now placed on
trial. The dvfenilnnta aro IiuIiir rcprenentcd hy Mux Hteuur.
M
PORTLAND
WOMAN OTTEMPS
TO SILL HERSELF
"I Did It for Love of, Him," She
Murmurs Before Lapslnn Into Un
consciousnessFriend Refuses to
Make a Statement.
CHICAGO, . HI,. ItoqJO.ela.
phonliV to Frank l. Coekrel from
her nioiu n hotel, Mr. Kdnn ltoii-l
itiKon, ri'iMirled to ho a wealthy di
vorcee, mid slHler of Mm. J. C. Clark
of Portland, Or., iiHked him to listen,
ami (hen shut huoelf.
"I did it for lovo of him," hIio naid
heforo lapiint; into uucoiiHciouKiics.
Mrn. Itohiiixon h in a critical condi
tion and mav die. Tho liullet entered
the left nido -of her hody hotweun the
heart and the shoulder.
Frank Coitkroll, known nimplv n
"a friend of Mrs. Itohiuson," dined
with her hiHt iukIiI. Ho reftiHcd to
make any Hlatuiuont save to iufonn
the police (hat ho camo from Jorsev
villo, III.
HOW A PUBLIC
Illinois Town Lowers. Hijli Cost of
Livlnn hy Brlnulnji Producer ami
Consumer Torjcther.
(Hy F. M. CIiiihu in tlio I'miriu
Farmer.)
Tho ipiestion of finding a market
for farm produce no longer troubles
the farmer of Will county, Illinois.
Tlio "high cost' of living" has de
parted from tho city of Joliol. The
Juliet municipal market h dividing
profits between tho producer and tho
consumer. Uriel ly the plan is this:
The city provides a place for the
market. Faruiura bring to tips placi)
whatever produce they huvo to sell,
paying u small sum for the right to
sell on the market, wliiuli is collected
only to defray tho necessary ex
pense of equipping and maintaining
a Market plnue. Iluyers eomo to
trade ns to any store, and thoy bar
gain direot with tho producers. F.uoh
seller Hots his own price, wliiuli ia
ordinarly Boiuoyvhnt hhovo that ob
tained by selling in hulk lots to tlio
retailor. Thus tho producer makes
nnd the consumer saves.
Tho muuioipal markol has been in
operation since September 110. On
that, date Ufi farmers nnd gnrdouorn
with wagons backed to tho sidewalk
on tho oily hall lot began to sell their
produce. Tuesday, Thursday and
Suturday of each week wore doig
niiled as nmrkot days, business com
nioiiug in the morning tin hooii jis
huyors appeared and continuing un
til noon, Ton oontH per wagon was
charged each day for tho right to
sen. ftioro purchasers camo each day
and in two. weeks, tho numhors of
wiikoiw liad tripled, IaiRor miles
.stem.-?.
liVC HU371S.,
ST
IS
IS
Czar's Attempt to Oust Shustcr
Leads to Serious Consequences
Persia and Turkey May Turn on
Russia Priests Preach Holy War.
TKIIKILVKh. 1'ur.dn, Dec. -10.
Puraiu and Turkey tigaiitht ItiinKia;
IhIiiiii auainst Christendom, ia a men
aco which fncott the world through
tho latest turn in tho ltiibHo-Persian
imhrolio, nriKinj; out of tho czar's
nttompt to o.xpcl V. Morpan Slnifitor,
1'cri.in'K American treasurer general,
and Knih tho Khali'rt domain
Persia today is actively seeking
Turkey's aid, and Persian and Turk
inh offieialn aro in conference here.
It ia reported that tho mdtan Iiiih
promised Persia '100,000 troops to
assist in resist ini; the HiiKsian ad
vntivc. To add to the danger of tho situa
tion, the priests aro pronchiiu; a holy
war against Russia,
SLAM
AGAIN
C
TENDOM
T
MENACE
MARKET IS BRING! CITY AND
characterir.ed every market diiy nnd
the siteccMi of the now plan was as
sured. With the approach of cold weather
mom comfortubfo ipiartors wer
found in tho Riley building. Popular
demand hecamu ho strong that the
Market is now open daily until noon
and until 10 o'clock Saturday nights.
The rental of .f 100 per mouth is paid
hy the city, which reimburses itself
from the fees collected from the
farmers. About one-half of the space
in the new location is set aside for
tho const ruction of booths, which
sellers pay for at the rnto of $10 per
mouth. Adjoining this is a largo
space where the fanner may drive
in and sell from his wagon. Hero
the charge is only 10 cents per day.
This spiled is arranged for tho uo
ooininodnljon of fanners wl'io cannot
visit tho market every day. Another
portion of (ho puhlio market is fitted
with stalls, where for 2." cents tho
farmer may stable his team for the
day, Realizing tlio inconvenience
caused iy bringing small amounts of
vegetables to market each day, tho
niaiingumeiit rents nut spaco in tho
basement, where tlio farmer's entire
crop mnv be sold out in small lots
during the winter. For the conveni-1
once of city people n-hoy operutos n
delivery wagon, charging 10 cents for
each delivery.
The official oponlng in tho now
fiuartnrs was mado Saturday morn
ing, Novembor 18, by Chief II. G.
Sehuosslor of the Joliet health com
mission, thereby adding tho stamp of
approval of the health department.
All produco offered for salo is in
spected daily hy Assistant Honlth
Commissioner William J. McCarthy,
During tho morning of tho opening
day tho space about tho booths was
crowded with jwrcluiBPrn and fiu-mova
MAN FALLS INTO
ROCK ORUSUER ;
NEARLY KILLED
Only Presence al Mind on Part of
Fellow Werknwn Prevents Man
Being Ground to a Pulp in Ma
chine.
FOUR RIBS IROKEH;
HOLE TORN IN SIDE
Campanlen Throws Belt' Off, Stop
pftifi ftentMan
aple.
Only tho prcHchco of mlnil of a
feflow workmnn saved tho llfo of nn
Auetrlim Inhprcr nt tho Orlfflu
crook rock cf'ushor this morning
when tho latter fell Into tho largo
hoppor and tho machine had started
to literally crush hi in to death. As
It Ih tho man may dlo, havlnff suf
fered from broken rlbs, and having
a hole torn In his, side exposing his
Iuiir. He Is belug treated In this
city.
Tho man was engaged In feeding
rock Into a largo rock crusher when
his foot slipped and ho fell across
tho hopper nndbotwecn the jaws of
tho heavy Iron crusher. A fellow
workman saw him fall and Iramo
dlntoly threw off the belt which pro
pelled tho crusher and tho machinery
wbr soon stopped, but not until four
of tho Austrian's ribs on tho left
sldo wero broken and a hole was torn
In his sldo, under the arm, so deep
that his loft lung was exposed.
Tho Injured anan was brought to
Medford In an gtitomobllo and taken
to Dr. Shearer's office, xvhoro the
t wounds wero frUand'' ho-Vaa
then taken to tlio-Sacred Heart hos
pital. Had. tho man's plight not been
discovered his wholo hody would
havo been ground to a plup by tho
slow movement of tho hugo crusher
Jaws.
595 Registered.
To dato 51)4 oters-hnvc reistored
in tho city for tho coming elect ion.
Thursday, Dcccnbcr '21, tho books
will close.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30. Frederick
Glahe, credited villi beinc tlfo orig
inator of tho "free lunch" is dead at
his homo here, (llnho is said to have
left an estate valued nt $200,000.
Practical Plan Adopted Whereby
Farmers Aro Encouraged to Bring
Produce to City ami Sell It.
did n largo business. To cclcbrato
tho first day a band was secured for
tho evening and until 10 o'clock the
market was packed to the limit. Every
farmer was sold out before closing
time, and the cdimntcd sales for
the day were between .fOOOO und
.flO.OOO. That Joliet merchants felt
what is happeninc to their business
was clearly evident, for during the
afternoon several of thorn marked
down their prices in an endeavor lo
compote with the municipal mnret.
Popular opinion suvs that this will
avail them little, for consumers cnu
purchase more s-atisfaotory goods
from tho fanners.
Sovoral attempt-' hnvo been mnde
to hinder the operation of tho mar
ket, hut they have proved only amus
ing. Greek peddlers first tried to
buy tho entire loads of produco us
tho farmers nrrived with it, thus try
ing to inonopolir.0 tho trado. A word
from Markotiuastor Henry Kane,
whoso, kindly method of managing
tho market has added greatly to its
success, showed the i'nnnors what
would happen if thoy sold to peddlers
and tho plot was foilod. As this is a
puhlio market it was hnnl to discrim
inate as to whom should bo granted
spaco in tho market, but in evory in
stance peddlers hnvo been kept out
und room mado for fanners.
Attired in a whijo oilcloth apron
and standing in his improvised booth,
a jjight farm wagon, Farmer Charlos
Miller out up and sold four hogs in
one and onHinlf liotivs, JTo did pot
DEMAND EXPULSION OF
wi fMm THuHIlIsIsk
HBskt jHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIh
pzggrirfJ-s: jzirrarcFc
- - w r
These are indeed strenuous days for' Representative Martin W. Lit
tleton, of New York. Following tho charge against him In connection
with tho United States Steel corporation, a demand has been made for
his Impcnchmcnt and expulsion from the house. The petition asking
for Mr. Littleton's removal was offered by Henry D. Martin, of the
Anti-Trust league.
TARIFF BATTLE
IS PREDiCTED
FUR NEXT WEEK
Reported Tjat Tariff Board's Re
port Shows That Protective Prln
cipieon Woi Must Be Maintained
on Specific Basis.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 16.
With free -trndo eliminated as an Is
sue and a protcctlvo matched against
tho theory of tariff for revenuo only.
a new tariff battle will bo precipi
tated In congress between tho re
publican's and tho democrats, when
President Tnft's message on tho Issuo
goes to congress next week.
It is said that tho tariff board's
report shows 'that whllo substantial
reductions may bo niado In tho wool
tariff, tho avcrago reduction cannot
(Continued on Page Thrco)
COUNTRY TOGETHER AT .JOLIET
mako ns much gusto about tho op
erations as the city butcher thought
necessary, but he kept his assistant
busy making change.
Judging from the mimbor of chick
ens sold on the first dny in tho now
quarters, chicken dinners must be
popular in Joliet. It is snfe to say
at least that they are more populur
since tho puhlio market opened. On
ii busy market day tho Juliet citizen
walking homo wtih a rooster under
his una is a common sight. Tho
stranger arriving in town needs no
directions to find tho public market;
simply determine which way tho most
captive chickens hail from and uso a
littlo of Sambo's iuhorent skill in
finding the feathery tribe.
When William Moore, who lives six
miles west of Loekport, went to
Joliot to do his Saturday trading, ho
rounded up two coops of plump
Plymouth oeks and took thorn with
him. Ho had just (i in his coops and
their average weight was about five
pounds. Tho heaviest ones ho sold
for Gf cuuls, tho nvorago for the
wholo lot being fo cents. Mr. Moore
arrived at tho market at l):'J0, nnd
a few minutes after noon only throe
chickens remained unsold. A bar
gain hunter approached tho coops
and asked tho price.
"Fifty cents apiece," replied Mr.
.Moore.
"111 give you $1.30 for tho three."
"I'll tako 'em homo nnd cat 'cm
.first," Mr. Monro retorted. "The
last threo aro worth as much to tuo
as any others." Hut ho didn't hnvo
to tao them homo, for n few minutes
later willing buyers took tho remain
ing lions.
At this rato Mr. Moore's .chickens
potted him over $!M, If ho had
shippod this poultry to Chicngo and
sold at tho prevailing price, ho would
CONGRESSMAN LITTLETON
y
ETHEL COiAO TO
SUE MILLIONAIRE
DAMAGE
.Malicious Prosecution and False Ar
rest Will be Grounds Upon Which
Younp; Woman Hopes hr Secure
Verdict for $50,000.
NEW YORK, Doc. 10. Suit for
$30,000 ndnmnges on tho ground of
malicious prosecution and false ar
rost is to ho brought ngainsl W. K. 1).
StokoK, tho millionaire hotel owner
and soriiuj; man, by Miss Ethel Con
rad, who, with Lillian Graham, was
acquitted of a charge of assault with
intent to kill Stokos by a jury hore
yesterday. Robert Moore, nttorney
for Miss Copnid, nunouueed that the
papers fyr the suit have already been
prepared.
City Is Reimbursed by a Small Pay
ment for the Privilege of
Selling on Market.
have netted after paying express
charges about $9. Ho was, therefore,
$9 ahead by selling nt tho market,
had his money in his pocket when
ho went homo, had incurred no risk
nnd commission fees did not worry
him.
Whilo this nmrkot owes its ooneop-
tion to Mayor K. M. Allon, Mr. Jeso
Brookwny has boon tho moving spirit
in bringing nbout this laudable rela
tionship between the uouuti ytind city
people In tho oyos of Joliot resi
dents who were formerly accustomed
to paying 120 to 25 conts per pound
for cold slorago ohickons, where now
llio.y mny obtain n whole lion for SO
cents, Mr. Ikockway's market comes
noaror to solving tho high cot of
Jiving than President Tnft's trust
busting campaign. Whoro pork'fcold
for 15 cents per pound it now soils
for 10 on tho puhlio market.
Furthermore, both producer nnd
consumer aro bettor satisfied. While
to do away with all middlemen would
result in commoroial distross, there
is no room for unscrupulous ones,
and from suoh only will como tho uu
fuvornble opinions of tho puhlio mar
ket. Tho formation of n municipal
nmrkot suoh ns tho ono desoribed ro
quives somo man of largo enough
onlibor to recognize tho rights of
both rural and urbnn pooplo. Whilo
tho Joliet puhlio mnrkot was insti
tuted by tho city tliuro is no roasoii
why ono cannot ho started ill otlmr
towns by fnrmorw ns well ns by oity
folk. Thoro ought to bo suoh a mar
ket in every town,
HUGE
se vy
MAY CEASE IN
NEXT FEW DAYS
Peace Conference Between Manchtis
and Rebels Will Be Held at Shann
hai Next Week, Which May End
Revolution.
TARTARS MAY BE
MERGED WITH CHINESE
Emperor May Be Left on the Throne
As a Chinaman With Constitu
tional Government.
SHANGHAI, Dec. lfl. Fully he-
lieving that the ohotnl point of tlio .
Chinese rebellion will bo ronohed dur
ing the pence pnnferonea between
tho Mnuchti representatives nnd the
rebels next week tho peoplo of
Shanghai arc keyed up to n high ton-
fion today awaiting tho arrival of.
Tang Shao Yi, tho 'imperial plenipo
tentiary appointed by Premier Yuan
Shi Kni, who will bo hero with his
party tomorrow from Ilnnkow.
On his arrival hero Shao Yi will
hnvo completed a fiOOnile cmiso
along the Ynng Tsc rivor, which is
patrollc'd by the rebel fleet. He will
not havo seen the yellow flag of tho
Manchu dynasty since leaving Han
kow. On tho boat with him will bo
n number of other leading Mnneliu
offieinls. as well ns 22 representa
tives of different provinces of China,'
who have been appointed by Yuan Shi
Kui. Four representatives of Gen
eral Li Yuen Ileng, revolutionary
commnnder in chief, nro traveling on
tho same bont with their Mnnchu op
pojjentfj. . wkrlJ(t..
The municipality of Shanghai, lias
offered the town Jinll for tho con
ference, nnd hero it is oxpented that
n compromise will ho effected. Tho
revolutionists demand that tho Mnn-
ohu dynnsty bo brought to n close
nn dthe Mnnchu.s ns a cjnss bo merg
ed with the Chinese. The Mnnchus
probably will sook to grant this with
tho provision that tho omporor bo
left oh the throne an a CJiinamaii witji
n conxtitulinnul monarchy ait tho
form of government.
FIGHTING STARTS
AGAIN IN CHINA
In Order to Keep His Men Quiet Rebel
Commander Breaks Armistice and
Sets Them to Fighting1 0ncq
More.
t
PEKING, Dec. 1(5. Firghting is
in progro in thu vioinity of Slits
Chai Kwnng today as n result of ti
ruse of tho imporialiit's commander
to provont his troops from mutiny,
Tho commander recently asked tho
govommont for $300,000 (Mexican)
with which to pay his soldiors and
was promised .$10,000, which, how
ever, was not forthcoming. In order
to keep the men quiet until liio fuiid
arrive, tho commander broke tho
armistice and set hem to fighting.
I
OLD MEXiGO
Fifteen Persons Are Reported Dead
' at Cuernavaca, Seven nt Guaymns.
and Thirteen at Jalapa Much Ex
citement Prevails,'
MKXrCO CITY, Doc. KWDis
patohos from Colium this nftg,rn,oou
sluto that an earthquake lifting
thrco minutes and causing coitjmo--ablo
diirnngo Qyqurrod in tho province
at 1210 p. tn. Fiftoan Dorsons nro
roportud doad at Ctmrnavncn, sown
at Uiinymns and 13 at Jnlnpn.
Several suppoudly extinnt vol.
oaiiood aro reported to Ijo in eruption,
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QUAKE
ROCKS
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