Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, December 05, 1912, SECOND EDITION, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Textm P ci F S 1 ! I .if ,... I P1Q1 DPW gwgr i,-jl.' l: M13DF0RD MAIL TftTBUND, MEDFORD, OKIOOOX, TTlUKflnAY, DKOKMrtEU fi. 1012. GREER INDICJED OF CRIMINAL L IBEL AGA INST TOU VELLE LROADS M INJUNC T10NA0AINS IThe Kraml jury this nftprnuoji re ' timed mi indictment ngnuitit Ucrt It. Oroor, editor oC Hie Ashland Tiding, on n clinrgo of libel. Kvidcni'ti was Wri Wcriiimtny 1'iom Frank Ton Velle, ilio votiipluinnnl, nnd n. number of Medford citirens whom Urrer numed ns memborr of thu alleged Medford jraufc. '"Mike Spanos nnd Frank Seymour, nVns I'nrkcr, were nrmtpiod this afternoon mill nnuwervd not Ruilty 10 .1110 ennrgo oi iunnicnii'4 urni-go I)odnknluo9 Inst September. Their tnnl will bo held later. T NEW RATE LAW 50,000 SACKS OF ONIONS DUMPED FIRST WOMAN TIES VALLBJO, C!.. Dec. .".. Hiivinj; tlio di-linclion of lieiiu; the ttrt-t womiiu on nn .Ainorienn wnrsliin in tlio (Mist 31 years, JIN Prfccilla Klhcott, daughter of Captain Klliititt. commnndcr ot tho miner Mnrylauil is hero today on hor way front tho llrcmerton navy ytird, after im.i'ig inado the trip from Honolulu to the J'urcI bound station on iter f-iliier's Miip. This is said to be the firt iol.i. tion of tho rule since Secretary of the Nayy William 11 Hunt, issued tho famous "ii(y)cttieont" onler in 1S81, jiniliibitinp women from plnyim; oxer night aboard n United States wnr lnp. Trior to that tiirtc it was ' i lomnry for officer to have their wiyes (share their quarters. FOREST FIRES SWEEP ' SANTA BARBARA HILLS SANTA BARBARA. Cat., Ucc. 5. rorcst fires aro furiously 4iwecp ins tho foothills about Santa Bar bara and gravo fears aro felt for tho safety or tbo fashionable suburb of MonfccoHo. Tho homo of J. Taplo near Mon tccolto was .destroyed today Taplo and his family being compelled to floo for their Ures. Colonel Slosson, supervisor or tho reserve', at tbo head of a company of 200 exhausted firefighters', is be ing driven slowly toward tho ocean. POUTIiAND, Pee. 5. Tho Ortgon railroad commission will not bo ro strained for tho proscnt In tho en forcement of tho Medford freight rate bill, a decision to that effect having boon given by Judge O. K. Wolvcrton In tho United Stales dis trict court. Tho formal entry or suits by the O. R. & N and tho S. P. & S. rail road rompaelrs was to havo tho Ini tiative rato bill declared Illegal, but JmiIro Wolvcrton refused to restrain setting tho date of llecember 16 for a liearlnp. At that tlmr. tho law will cither bo decltriHl effective, a temporary Injunction against Its enforcement vlll bo glvon, or a permanent In junction against It will bo made. Tho O.-W. R. & 3. suit was en tered by Attorneys Cotton and Spen cer, and constated of GC pages. Tho S P. & S. petition conslits of .10 pages, nnd was entered by Attorneys Carey and Kerr. Both suits aro ad dressed to tho state railroad commis sion, although tho district attor neys ot a number of counties of tho Willamette valley aro Included In tho O.-W. K. & X. bill as defendants. STOCKTON, Cat., IVc. &. Prob ably KO.OOO xac);n of onions grown In San Joacquln county will bo thrown luto tho river this year, largely on account of tho present low prices. Local growers and com mission men defend thin action by declaring that tho yield has been ex ceptionally heavy, and that there In an unusual nmount of culls. Grow ers nro offered from 30 to fit) cents per Back, according to quality. They stnto that It costs them 10 cents a alck to dig them nnd that when rent and cost ot production Is charged against the crop they lose money at 30 cents. Only Hie culls or unmar ketable portion, they declare, Is bo Ing thrown overboard. Between 30 and Ku carloads ot potatoes per day aro being dug In tho island district. Tubers nro quoted at from 40 to SO cents per sack, according to quality, Grower declam that thousands of acres of spuds will not bo dug. TREVITTE MILITARY DOGS A FEATURE AT ISIS OREGON CITY RAILROAD IS FLAT DENIAL OF CHARGES BY UNIONIS WASHINGTON. Dee, A. The l.iu coin memorial committee npproved today tho deign Mtbmittcd by Henry llncou, a Xew York nrchitret for n monument in Potomac Park here to Abraham Lincoln. The memorial N crossing. Tho ciicitio which for three UI.MXMN' CITY, Ore., Dec. .'. An nimii-tice is. today decbued bctuccu llu Southern Pauilio nnd (he riuck aiuas Southuni liuila in the cruiiK iuir war liore. Tim contc-tcd cruising Inw been fturtcd ncni'-f the Southern Pacific truck bv ttic local company, but the kiiiiiu will not be u-cil until the two milrouds iigire oil iMmihle accident liab'ility mi urcoiiut of the In cost . l.77."i.00O. I days Htood on the Southern Pncilio track, on tho spot where the smaller company desired to liwtull tho cim iiH has been removed lo a distant IHtitimi nf the city. Tho matter of accident liability on which tho contest hinged, Is now be ing ndjustcd. i .iii CAPTAIN BENNETT TO BE HARE ISLAND COMMANDANT VAIiia-H), t'l., Pec, .-i. Word re ceived here loda fiom Wmdiiiigliiii says that Captain IVauk llcnnctt of the cruiser South Dakota is selected by Hut uuvv ilcpailmciit as captain of tho Mure Island nnw nnl, The IKisitioii has been acaut xiucc .Iiiiiu n rv last. WIFE JPSES TO , : AID SICKLES AGAIN SI'AV YOUK, Dec. .'..-Tim war rcllcH of (loiiorul Daniel I!. SIcUch may ho humm), hut it W not bo bo cuiiho Jlio gi'iiurnl'H uvivuiiged iifo hux iiguhi como to hU uNidfilulice, This in effcot, was the tiitiiiicnt madii hnru today by Shoiiff I tin bur gcr regatdiug tlm po.stpoiicincut to Deurmhor l'J nf tlm Miln vf tliu ct crunV pciKiiiml uITuvIn. "(leiictal SickleH I old me," Wild Urn tdioiitr, "that no iccouclliuliim had been effected with Mix. Slckhw. 1 postMined thu milo bccmiMc believe friends of tin gencrul will come to his rescue. One of thu hherlfl's Jmy panels already has subeiibod iflUOlt. i i i PROBE OF SOLDIERS' E SAWTKI.I.i:, i-nl., Dec. :. -In-M'sligatioim loiichiiig buirnckh, com missary mid other dcpiiitmciitH wmc made today by the comnfiltec o." tlireu mmiiiIoch pniblug cotiilltiotiH at the national soldiers' bomo beic. Sc oral witnesscH ucio examined late in the day. it mom slatnl that the probe piolmlilv will end tonight or tonioiiow. BRINGS LIBEL SUIT I'OUTI.AND, Dec. fi.-Thi) trial In tlm case of Albeit (I. ('oiiiclbugnitiHt the Pnilhiuil News Puhlishhig com pany for ijtri,lH)ll datiat(qii on ,tu count of mi nr(lt'li) pnbllirlieil In thu Noillapd Njbwm on IVbtiinry B, began thin uttvruooii bol'oio I'll unit .ludge Oitultmhciii, (lorucll ilninii tho nrllclu rouvqyod llm linpii'HMloii IhuL ho and hi biiHl liens iiHHiH'lalo, Jim Klenti;, Jnul nwin died Kiucit Spigclbnuer out of a f.MHH) lot In trade, tor u llilid liiler- est. In u ionIiuiuiiiI. The nrliole was a humorous diitviiplloii of tho ileal, 1? REPORTED LOST WITH LAKE VESSEL CIIU'A(U). Dec f. Dcspllo ro ports that tho Htcauini' Uiiuno Kim iiioiih, tadcti with Clirlstmim Irons, mink In tint (Ircut l,iikis wild all oil board, uumliuiliig 17 pcraoun, It Is ticllowd luiio today Hint tlio OMel may bu stifo Tlio rcvetuio cutter Tiixcarora to dav hcut a wit-dens iiiomuko that tlm Htcimor (leoigo Orr roportud iclug tlio Itoimo Hlmiuotis clinli iiiinii lug off Itnrliio, Wis n..;itt'j-jLj" rr? -i T a a. a WkHHrHi i"i"ii"ti"i"t"tM"Xt INDINAPOLIS, Ind., Dec, C. it. W. Leglcltnor or rittsburg, a for mer member ot tho executive board or tho International Association ot llrldgo and Structural Ironworkers and ono of tho defendants in tho so- called dynarulto conspiracy trial here, was tho first witness called by tho defenso today. Mo protested his Innoconco of all tho government charges, Introducing a number or character witnesses In his bcbplf. Leglcltnor flatly denied the totters ha received from John Mc.Naninra referred to dynamltlngs, Insisting they were aoout legitimate union business only. CALIFORNIA GIRL WOULD BE A MOTORCYCLE "COP" run Lp UlHt LllLtL' WLIUUS, V f. fbis IJIIIq Williams has applied to tbo Chief of Police for a position a motorcycle pollcowoman In Ixs An Sflos. She ha? fold the Chief of Pollen tbst she ran perform tho duties of a mo fqrcyclo lollcflwnman buccpsrully and tint sliocau pro o It. Hlmuhl lier request bp gran ted rI)0 would 'to tlm nrn woman to hold such S PD'P'.n In the United States. Mi Williams has men champion bn mcihls given lier for her skill nnd endurance (u bicycle and motorcycle events. Klic li an all-round atblote and atioipt tlmo claimed tbo world's chain pkmrlilii ns a woman fencer, sim u nn ccbmp:iiib;d uprsctvouinu nnd a tftrong WILL FIX SCHOOL LEVY AT MONDAY'S MEETING Tho fixing of the school tax levy for tho year will bo made by the school board at a meeting to be held next Monday. Last year, through an agreement with tho city council, tho levy was 8 mills, and as now proven, was not tufflclont to run tho city schools tho entlro year without fall ing back on tho reserve.. This year, It Is understood, tho lovy will bo t mills, tho amount provided by tho stato law, and sufficient to lusuro funds for tho year. Tho city council at its regular ses sion this evening will likely tako up tho matter of tho city lovy, and al though no definite rato has been de cided upon, it will likely bo some what lower than last year. Tho tax levies of sphool districts and cities must bo In tho hands ot tho assessor early in tho now year, in order to mnko up tho tax for l'Jl'-'. GREECE REFUSES SIGNATURE TO ARMISTICE BALKAN STATES CONSTANTINOPLE, Dee, 5. An official noto Issued this cveulng says tho urmlstlcQ has been concluded with Uulgarla, Servla and Montene gro, "and a stato of war with Greece continues. ' Although, thu complete terms of tho protocol havo not becu mado public. It Is learned tho ques tion of rc-vlctuallng tho beleaguered towns was abandoned, the govern ment being satisfied tho towns had sufficient supplies of foodntuffa to Jast pntll tho conclusion ot peace. Tho only condition montlonod In tho offlclul communication to tho prefcs Is that thu troops will remain In tho positions now occuplod. It la un dorstood no limit was fixed to the armistice, which may bo terminated b forty-eight hours notice by either PLAN TO BAR EXCHANGES (Contlnuod from page 1.) We Must Have $29,000 by Jan. 1 To Pay Our Bills Every Fur in Our Immense Stock Reduced 25 jTii? t Buy Your Xmas Furs Now and Save 25 Our stock of Furs is larger than that of all others in Medford combined and our prices are very low bar gains in every sense at the regular marked figure but at the present time in order to raise $29,000.00 we have reduced every piece 25 from its original price. Buy Your Xmas Furs Now Christmas Handkerchiefs Jflbw at Greatly Reduced Prices in Order to Help Raise That $29,000.00 That We Need i W J 7Gc and 85c HAND EMBROIDERED HKFS. AND ARMENIAN HKFS. 49c 35c and 40c HAND EMBROIDERED HANDKERCHIEFS NOW 25c 25c HAND EMBRODDERED HKFS LINEN AND SHAMROCK LAWN. 15c These Handkerchiefs are Hie identi- 'PX'M oL l,,l,l,,'i'i,''n ' (ni' finest assortment, over Over 50 dozen jrnndlcerehicls in (his calkind that yon usually pay 25c for; 50 patterns to choose from; pretty liantl embroidered ef- lot, dainty sheer linen and a Ini'tfe as- pretty embroidery effects;; also some fects, little J'Veneh l;not designs; the daintiest little hand- soi'lnient of designs to choose from, luce edge hkfs. "in imitation of the kerchiefs with Armenian lace udires. DOC nnd GOC HAND EMliKOlDJUKJbJD HANDKERCHIEFS NOW 35c I'll this lot are over (JO do.en Hand kerchiefs, entirely new ideas in cor ner embroidery, Armenian lace c1ko handkerchiefs, pretty Aladirca work and aTTmadc on the sheerest grade of fine Handkerchief linen, real Armenian goods. 15c FANCY EMBROIDERY HKFS. 9c This lot consists of about 40 dozen pretty embroidery effects in the sheerest Shamrock lawn; also some pure linen handkerchiefs that aro hand embroidered; an unusual bar gain in every respect. hVHI fiiBO to clear their exchanges. In jnofct cases they compel tlio bankpm o Join tliolr organization or riult business. 'I'd wy mini) this condi tion of uf fairs l Intolerable nnd ui omlurablo. "PrnuupiiHiiiM lmlli iltll fi.it! -Wr..p.VM Ml,... ,,, Wf.lf criminal, may rcim)t from tho nronc, Wo will bhow tbo facts, call itttei- tlpn to tho reforms wo bolleyo aro noedod ami urSa new Jawa to coim With tho (situation." Te projected reforms, iuJo gald, llicludo u bill urolbtliu? limit a toiiB, and a third nstutug federal supervision, Ijitendod to jilaco clear ing liQuaeu under control of tbo trea- Now lliomes Our Big Sale pf Xmas Ribbons. We Must Raise $29,000.000. Finest Fancy Ribbons, 35c to 75c values, 25c yd. This "Ribbon Sale js "without a precedent or competitor in "Medford; our entire stock of h'ancy Uibbons that s,cll regularly' from !)5c to 75c now all offered at the one low price To this immense assortment we havo added fine hair bow ribbons, Messaliuo ribbons, moire ribbons and offer an assortment of ovor 400 pieces to choose from. Don't fail to see our window display of these goods. ' IlllPllli'lllil XMAS STATIONERY NOW REDUCED 35c and 50o VALUES 29c A whole table full of this stationery all in holly boxes at this bargain price. MEN'S SHAVING STANDS 'LIKE OUT VERY SPECIAL AT $1.98 These H'Umds sell always at $2.50 to $:i.5(); they aro Gorman silver platen and a fine present lor any man. KENTNERS This, Sale is for Cash Only TjhisSale is for Cash Only 'im. ju-m a i r ? ? T f r y y y X y y y y y y y y y y y f y X f y y y y f y y y y y y f y y y y y y y y y y y f .y y y y y y y y y y y y y f y y y y y y y y y y y y jfitiry department, ;;;t I V v , , swimmer.