MEDFORD MATL TRTBUNF, MEDFORD, OWMCION, WEDNESDAY, 'APRTL fl, 1912.
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BOB SMITH'S FEE
Itoliort II, Hmltli, miiym- or UrniitH
I'aMH, h prominent iiuuthuni Oregon
lawyer unit receptive ruiidldulo fur
the iioiiiliiiitluii for Hii'tiim(iitlvo
from (lui f I rut rmiKroiMloiiul dlfUilct,
In ohnrjted with tlio mlMutiproiirlMlciri
of MKyr, of tho fumln or tho Cleo
piitrn Development compniiy, In u
complillnt tliut linn licoii received hy
tint Oregon impietm court from
Knrln (i. Utelneit or Hetitllo, attorney
Mr tin complnlututt compiiny. It Iti
evidently u niii'ircl hotween utloruon
nn to who nlimiltl have tho ellenlM'
fi'M for ncrvlce ami Ik iillened by
KiiiHIi'h friend to lie u hold-up on
tht' part of tint SIciiltle luwyciii,
Tlio chtirj;en allun" that In Octoher.
1 ! 0 fi tho Cleopatra Development
company, with offlcert In flonllle.
through JaiiiuH I). I.iieey, Itn aK"iit,
ami n ntoulthnldur In tho corporation,
retained tho Mervlccn of Hmltll an ItM
nttornu) to hihuiio patoulii to a uroup
of mlnlnj; claliiiit located In Del Nurto
county, California, ami Known an. tho
Cleopatra mining claim.
OUANTK PAHS. Or.. April 2.
Mayor Itobei't liniltlt wan tiiurli nur
prlned on helm: told that dlHliurmcnl
proceeding had heeti limtltiilcd
aualmit him In tho Mtprcmo coin I anu
. that i;rotimlit alleged tliete worn for
framluli'iit and felonious nilmippru
prlatlon of lisafi or fumlit of tlio
Cleopatra Duvulopuient company. Ho
far Hmltli Iiiih had no Intlinattoii that
niich proccedlUKft had boon nlnrteil by
tho development company or It pres
ent iiltorncyH.
"Hnvoral yunrn ajjo," nald Mr.
Hmltli, "(lui Clvopatrn Development
company wan Interested In iioiiio
mitten In northern California, Illicit to
which worn contested. I procured a
MittleiileUl of coutllctlliK Inlet ctM In
the in I in mid inoccciIi.nl to apply for
patcntH for clalmn, Involving twenty
flvo clalmn In all. I wait furuUhed
money by one of tho stockholders of
tho company for the purpoxe of pay
lui: nxpciiM'rt and for my Kurvlctw,
"Thorn were adverse cIiiIiiih tiKiilnul
tho property for which thu holder
thereof wnnted 120,000. I carried
on the bunlnenit of tho company no
the adverse cIiiIiiin tieonino worthlcnii.
1 paid out about $2000 for the com
pany In In ml office fuim and for tho
MirvlceH of an attorney In California.
"On account of failure lo pet form
neechtmry worlc, the patont proceed
liiKH wot u delayed. Home Heatlle at
tornyn were employed to take It af
ter ttverythluK had heen about com
pleted by me. At that time I hail in
my IiiuiiIn part of thin money received
by me, which I retained for service,
'litis wan about two arn n;o. In
timation ciiine to me iIiioukIi a local
attorney that nothing would be al
lowed mo for my Ncrvlcon. Thin In
ver a year ago. At that time I ren
dered a bill to the stockholders who
bad riirulnhod me money, showing
them tho Horvlren I had performed,
and In a letter I Mated that. If the
imiuo wore not itatlHfactory I would
le.ive the matter In dispute to any
reputable attorney. 1 never received
nny answer and supposed the mutter
would be taken up further If thorn
were any rual object Ioiik.
"I had never heard or any com
plaint IioIiik mado before tho bar im
iiunlittloii of any proceeding beforo
tho supremo court up to thltt time.
Tho proceeding Ik oiio wliluli I will
mcol as soon iih possible, During thu
tlnto I wiih umiiloyed by tho uompauy
I charged an nnnual retainer of STiOO
per year.
"My uIiiu'koh for services In nihil
tlou to thlH, under an agreed price
for itottluK patoutH on mining clalniH
had I been allowud to cbmplelo the
wuHt, would have been 2000. Con
Hldurnblo tlnto wan put In nnd I kvo
valuablo uurvlcuu In nottllng claltiiB
to property, all of which wero com
pleted Hovprnl yearn iiro.
"I have atiHolutely received no
communication coucoiiiIuk IIiIh mat
ter hIiico hint AiiKUht. I wrote tho
ntoruoyH at Heattlo that I would prob
ably call on them, hut attorwanlH
concluded to iieud my bill to tho
HtockholtlerH, who owned uuinly all
tlio ntoclt In tho corporation and from
whom I received money, and who em
ployed me, and receiving no reply
.mil no further communication from
the itttnrnoyH, 1 nuppoBcd my bill had
been Accepted."
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I. W. W. TIE UP CAMPS
OF CANADIAN NORTHERN RY.
VANGOUVICK, II. C April 3.
Hlx thousand men employed by con
iitructlnu companies of tho Canadian
Northern railroad In Ilritlsh Colum
bia aro Idle an a result of a strike
called Inst week by tho Industrial
Workers or tho World. Men nro
flocking to tho coast cities nnd re
pnrtH from tho construction camps
or violence offered by nlrlkoru has
endued Victoria and Vancouver po
lice to innlco provision to tlou I with
any dlHordora Hint tuny bronk nut nl
these placou,
SCENE IN "REBECCA OF "SUNNYDnOOK FARM" AT
THEATRE TOMO
"llobecca of Hunnyhrook Farm,"
the only Kluw &. KrlatiKer pioductlou
to vlwll Mudford durliiK tho preneut
theatrical Hermou, will bo tho attrac
tion at tlio Medford theater Tliuro
day, April I. Hacked by tho k rent cm t
producerii in tho IniuK tho offerltu;
will bo worthy of patronaKo from mv
eiy Htaudpoliit. To handle tho uhow
fifty titnK hntidM nro reijulreil, and
flvo iiillert of ropu Ik iummIoi! to haul
the fllert, dropn and other Hceuery
t :fvJ mjkSKrmmJf YvT j3HKv3(priW ,iva
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Our Correspondents
! KANES GREEK ITEMS j
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HprliiKtlmo lit with im once nitnlu.
The lovtdy dart fill our hearts with
melody and our minds with plnn for
the happy days of summer. Hprlux
In In the nlr and every day tomn
new Ikii of spring warns iik to be
up and doing with a heart for any
fall.
Mr. and Mm. Householder spent
several days recently In Medford, thu
guoKt of their daughter, Mm. Kauk.
and olhr relative.
Klmer lllgliibotham was transact
ing buslniHMi at the county eai one
day teceiitly.
Mr. Wilson of the Jacksonville
studio pawtiul throiiKh horn thu fern
purl of the weok titkliiK laiiilnimtiu
vlewn.
Our efficient road MUinrvIr, J.
DavldKon, Is doing uulto n bit or road
work In this district, a much needed
Improvement.
Mr. Opp or JHcksouvtllo made h
biiMni trip to the llrsdim mliio on
.Monday.
Mr. sad Mrs. Lewis motoiod to
the Hub oily on Wednesday and did
sonio liHilIng with th Medford mr
cliautK. Mr. Illue left on JiHtuiiluy's train
for Ashland In upend u row days
with his sou, who Is attoudliiK school
at that place.
At the special school mooting Sat
urday Mr. Cook was elected nlerk to
fill tho unexpired lend of Mr. Iltow
ers. Mr. and Mrs. HogKls or tlio Miadnn
and Mrs. HhutbriiK and little daugh
ter or (iold Hill spent Sunday with
K'llios ci eel; rrleuds.
Mrs. John Mardou spent several
days recently with Hold Hill freuds.
Among those from Knnim creek
Saturday wero Klinor ltlglnhotham
and wife, who attended the Odd Fol
lows' supper and dunce In (iold Hill,
which was n most otijoyable nrfnlr.
Walter Dnngoy or (Iold Hill Is do
ing Home curpouter work Tor Mr.
howls this week.
Kauris creek business visitors to
fluid Hill this week wero Davo Amy
and mother, Coorgo Mardou, Mr.
I.owls, Mrs. Taylor and duughtor,
Mrs. tlreenlear, "Uncle" Foster, Mr.
llyrloy, Mr. Murdon, Mr. MoMiiyhon,
Mm, llgluhotham and Mrs. Huiudeu.
Our wouthor prophut, "I'nclu"
Foster, predicts a sudden change and
colder weather.
CENTRAL POINT ITEMS
Thomas Stump and sous, Into or
Willow Springs, left on No. 20 Mon
day morning for Cottago (iftivo,
where they will reside for tho pres
ent, Iloynl Slowurt left Monday morn
ing for Idaho, whuro ho will spend
tho summer,
.loo Winters loft Monday for hla
now homo in eastern Oregon, going
via Nuvndn.
Charles Winters and Mr. Klllott
left ror HIltB, Cnl., Monday morn
ing. S. H, Alklu has returned from
southern California, where ho spout
tho winter and wiih calling on rrloudH
hero Biiiulny.
H. A. Fntthiou, II. K. Trovlllo, Miss
Herring, Mitts Young
woro mining
MEDFORD
RROW NIOHT.
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equipment. Thin uhow comes under
n Kunrauleu of boliiK A!, and thono
who ntay away are mlmiliiK one of thu
rare treatn.
"Ileberrn of Hunnybrook Farm"
wan vent tin Uf thu nmaller cltlen of
the went for the purpoHo of dctcriulu
Iiik whethor Ktifflclont nupport could
be Hecured to warrant the tutiidliiK of
hiich attractloun iik Maude Adams,
Mary Cnrden and other ntam next
cRHon. Keatn nro now on Hale, the
advance ludlcatlonn belnx (tood.
EDEN PRECINCIT
I ,1. K. Itoberts returned Monday to
Jacksonville on Jury duty.
Mr. Hud Mm. II. (5. Shearer were
guestM nt tho homo or Mr. and Mrs.
C. Carey Sunday.
A. II. Fisher or Phoenix called
upon I.. A. Hose Monday afternoon.
(hxirgv Croy of thu l'hooulx store
of Ileardsley & Croy wont to Applo
KMte Sunday to visit his hi other.
Andrew Ilrlnor or Wagoner Creek
spent Monday In Mudford on bust
uowt. J. M. lliirford or Wagoner cretd;
spent Tuemjsy In Mod ford.
Mr. and Mrs". C. Carey wero In
Mudford Tttosillqr.
Mrs, Maury Shaffer of I'lioonlx
vlsltod .Mm. William Cnrey of North
Talent Moudsy.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John (iraffes. of
North !honlx. were visiting Mrs.
(ruffes brother. A. S. Furry, and
family, Sunilsy.
WIIIImih Kerby or Tultmt hnd tho
misfortune to oa his hous and Its
eontunUi by flr Mondsy morning
about 10 o'clock.
Joe Under wns In Medford Mon
dsy. Mr. ami Mrs. T. 11. Fish vlsltod at
the hoiiit) or Mr. nnd Mrs. Kadur on
Sunilsy.
S. (. Van Dyke has a man raking
siuntl rocks out or the road between
l'hooulx and Tnleut.
N. W. Ilrophy spout Sunday with
his ramlly In Medford. Ho took out
a large quantity of alfalfa sued,
which hu will sow on his place on
Wagoner creok. AImi about 1000
pounds of seed potatoes.
TABLE ROCK.
Seeding Is about Mulshed and
fanners aro preparing to plant potn
toes. Mr. Chapman and Mr. Morgau have
loft the Connor ranch and will go
to California In a fow days.
Oliver I'enlaud expoeta to have
water In tho Table Itoek ditch by
tho last or this week.
Albert Harnett has taken n posi
tion us forontau on the O. K. Walling
ranch.
Mrs. Hall nnd little daughter. Nltu,
loft ror California thin morning to
Vltilt our daughter Until, who Is ill
at Sacramento.
Don't forgot tho Kustur sorvlco nt
Table Hook. A nice program Is he
lug propared. K
Tho "Arrowhead" l.ltornry society
will give an entertalnmont at Tablo
Hock school on I ho ovoulug ot April
HI.
A morn up to datu fonco lu front
of our school would bo a credit to
tho community,
tho Central Point people who spuut
Monday lu .Medford.
Warren Moo la i llornbrook, Cnl.,
thin week.
Massachusetts Rojccts Siiffrayc
HOSTON, Muss., April li.Tho
house todny decided against woman
aufrrngo legislation by a voto of 127
to SO. Tho souuto hud nccopted nu
ndvorso report on Miq suffrnao bill.
r FARLAND MEETS
EVANS TONIGHT
Tonight promlncH to be a banner
one with tho local boxing farm, and
In fnct every Mcdfqrdlte who hnn the
K'ihI dtop or HporUuK blood tingling
In bin velnn wl)l b thore to ne
Tommy McKorlaito and JJobblo Hv
aiiH box ton routids.
JudKlnj,' tho iititnlior of polltlcnl
an)lrantn who haw? noctircd Keatn,
the affair Jimy ttirfi out to be a cam
paign meetliiK jnat,OHd of a boxln
nlKlit. Manager JFrnnklu KdwardH
ntKitretf li that tho main event will
be fully as lutur.ciitliiK an the rnco for
the county JudRtHllIp, oi
will bo more knpoRliiK
only that thero
done between
bin two principal; (
Doth boyn ended their training
ycMterdny with a fitllo ll(?ht workout
and aro full of oonfldonco In their
ability to bring homo the bacon. Tho
majority or fannfdvor McFarland,
probably duo to th high clan of men
tho latter haa met. On the other
hand. Evans, while not having had
the chance to meet many rlns celob
rltlen, linn shown that he In able to
take earn of himself In fast company.
In addition to the inula event there
will bo two special event, one being
between Young Dixon and Joe Slhn,
tho other between Art Collins and
"Iron Man" AI, Mpore, a couple of
middleweight w'ho 'make the fur fly
when they get to going.
Tonight's bout's , marks the open
ing of tho Medford Athletic dub's
new gymnasium, and if enough
money can bo realized from Its enter
tainments 11 will Install a Turkish
bath In connection to the club.
Heats on sale nt Nanh bote'.
(SCHOOL CHILDREN SPREAD
FAME OF ROGUE VALLEY
An unique and liovcl method or
sending llternturo concerning the
ltogue Hlver valloy Is bliig carried
out by Judgo W. M. Colvlg or the
Medford Commercial club.
Students of tho city high school
are given llternturo describing the
valley nnd tho climatic conditions
here. Kngllsh teachers then require
a descriptive letter from the pupils
to relatives, and upon their efforts
depend their grades for the day. A
good booster, if he Is a good writer,
will receive a good English grade.
Knocking Is tabooed and means a
rero grade. Many Interesting rind
woll written letters navo resulted
from this experiment. After tho lot-
torn have been wrlttca tho Commer
cial club collects tlio litters and malls
thorn to tho addresses given, with the
descriptive letter accompanying them.
TRY MOTHER FOR DEATH
OF NEWLY BORN BABE
NOKTI! YAKIMA. Wash., April 3
Charged with sending her 12-year
old sou to drown ber newly born In
fant In an Irrigation ditch. Mrs. Kvn
Ilurtlou of this place was put on trlnl
today. Mrs. Ilurtlou testified nt the
coroner's Inquest that her child wns
smothered to death and sunt her son
to dlsposo of the body In the ditch.
Carnegie Sees by Proxy
PASADENA, Cal.. April a. An
drew Carneglo has hoii the Carnegie
observatory on Mount Wilson by
proxy. At his suggestion John Hoss,
chairman or the Carneglo Dumferllne
trustees, travelled to tho observatory
lu a make-shift sedan chair on the
backs of 12 Japanese, who worked
lu relays. Ho will report to Carneglo
upon his return to tho east.
A Treacherous Trouble
Meilfonl lVople Point the Way Out.
Kidney diseases aru very danger
ous. Thoy come on silently, gain
ground rapidly, and cntiso thousands
of deaths that could have beon pre
vented by proper treatment In the
beginning. Nature gives curly warn
ings ot kidney disease backache,
twinges of pain when stooping or
lifting, heudaches and urinary dis
orders. If those symptoms nro tin
heeded there Is grave danger or drop
sy or ratal Urlght's disease. Dean's
Kidney Pills have earned a reputa
tlou for thoir efrectlvouoss in kidney
troubles, and nro known and recom
moudod tho world over. Medford
testimony proves the merits of Dean's
Kidney Pills to our' readers.
' O. M. Jonus, 110 1 NV-Contrnl ave.,
Medford, Ore., says: "I found Doan's
Kidney Pills especially ml up tod to
my case. My back wub very stiff
and painful and I hd other annoying
symptoms or kidney trouble Doan'a
Kidney Pills, procurod at Hasklns
drug storo, brought mo prompt re
lief and since taking thum my health
litis bcun much bettor. This excel
lent rotuody haa earned my ondorse
mont." v
For hi1u by all doalors. Price tiO
co'nts. Fostoi'-Mllbiirn-Oo., Uurrulo,
Now York, solo ngenta'for tho United
Sthtea,
Itomombor tho mum) Doon's-'
nnd-tuko uo.othor, ,a ' '
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SHE GAVE UP
ALL HOPE
Physicians Faffed To Help Mrs.
Green, But She Finally Feund
Relief in Cartful.
MMtzo, Va. -Mrs. J. C, Orcrn of this
placo, says: "I miffored with womanly
troubles so that I could hardly sit up.
Two of tho heat doctors In our town
treated me, and 1 tried different tnedl
clncs, until I gave up all hopo of over
getting well.
Ono day, I decldod lo try noma Car
dul. It did so much for mo that I
ordnred somo more, nnd It cured mnf
Today, I feci as well as I ever did lo
my Ufa
Tho pains and the trouble are nil
gone, I feel llko another person In
orcry way, I wish every sOfforcr conld
know what Cardul will do for sick
vomen."
A few doaen of Cardul nt the right
time, will savo many a big doctor bill,
by preventing serious sickness.
It tones up tho nerrous system, n4
helps make palo cheeku fresh and rosy.
Thousands of weak women havo been
restored to health and happiness by
using Cardul. Suppose you try It
It may be Just tho medicine yon need.
N. B ITrite te: U41.' AMvor Dt.. CtutU
rr MrdldM Co., Chiuswc, Ttnn, for ftprefol
Jtutntctvnu, n4W-fir book, "Horn TruUut!
IH Ticio, not la pUJn wnppef, OO rt4M.
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NO DRUGS USED
The drug mp'hod of examining
eyes for glasses is annoying,
expensive, old-fashioned and
often very dangerous.
The latest Scientific Method,
avoiding drugs, employs mod
em skill, tho latest Instru
ments, is absolutely safe, is
not unpleasant, Is moderate In
cost and .secures far superior
results in the future caro of
the eyes.
' Dr. RicRert
liyolght Specialist
Our Kentncr's, Medford
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H,$,H,,.,...lH.,H-M--r M"H 1 I H
A Fair Smiling Face
lltie
Is made much moro beautiful by a
good set of teeth. If nature has not
given one to you, or yours huvo "gone
wrong" let lis make a new sot ot
Teeth for you Hint will improve your
looks, and your enjoyment and thor
ough mastication of food. Wo arc
expert dentists and employ only ex
pert help. In every branch of Dentis
try. Added to which our charges aro
most reasonable.
DR. BARBER
TIIK DKNTIST
Adkins Block, Cor. Main nnd Central,
Both Phonos,
Medford Real Estate
& Employment Agency
FOK SALE
!) acres In bearing, lurgo house
and barn, ?7000.
10 acres. S acros In pears, houso
uiul barn, $SO0O.
C acros 1 i mllos out, good for
subdividing, 50000.
20 ncros In pears in bearing, 3
miles out, or will sell you 10
acres out of tho same rnuch.
3 acros, houso and barn, 1 Yz miles
out, $2300.
120 acres about 12 rullC3 out, $50
per nere.
MISCELLANEOUS
lteo car for sale. $150 takes It. I
A good car run about ono season,
In good repair, $450.
Want u six room bungalow from
owner who will trade for acre
age near Central Point. If you
havo anything to tradij, call ttt
rooms G mid 7.
KMPLOY.AIJGNT
Girla for general housework.
Six coal minors.
Coal mluors to work by tho ton.
Phono in your orders for men;
no chnvgos to tho employer.
E. P, A. BITTNER
ROOMS 6 AND 7, PALM BLOCK
Opposite Nash Hotel
Phono till; Home, 11.
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Extra Fine Koscs. A Fine Line of 2-Ycar-Old Stock
Cut Flowers in Season Always on Hand
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American Electric Irons
The Iron which has the Improvements of all others embodied la
one.
Wo have just received a largo shipment of these Irons ft&d
Invito you to look them over beforo buying.
Southern Oregon Electrical & Heating Co.
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Medford Concrete Construction Co.
Manufacturers of
Glazed Ccmcat Scwcr Pine and Cemeat Drain Tito
Dealers In
Washed Sand, Gravel and Crushed Ttoclc
Use our washed material for your concreto work, you save cement
and faulty construction "' "
Drain your land with cement tile. It's strongest and everlasting.
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MEDFORD, OREGON
, CAPITAL STOCK $100,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits $65,000.00
United States and Postal Savings Depository
We solicit your business, which will recoivo our
careful attention.
K. DEUEL, PRESIDENT
ORRIS CRAWFORD,
Nearly a quarter of a century under tho samo
management
Jackson
, Medford, Oregon
It has succeeded because of
Soundness of principle
Economy of management
Safety of investment
Courteous and liberal treatment
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $175io00.00
W. L Vawtor, President G. R. JjnOloy, Vice Prei.
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