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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1913)
1 T ' to- f 0 ' ETOE SEC. mDFOKD MATTi TRIBUNE, MlllWOllD, OR1WON, FRIDAY, .TtlLY i, intn. tr-ar" n-" - t! ffrl f t h I 4 r 1 It ' r i V.i ( n m tt m i SAYS MEDFORD OFFffi ALS PROTECT PLUMB ING TRUST To thn IMIter: TIiIb la nn open loiter to tlio jircn out iro)crl owner nml nlso others who nntlclpnto building houses hctc. So ni o two year ngo I enmu (o Mcdford nnd bought my home. Slnco Hint tlmn 1 htno nindo various lm lirovotncnlx on this property nml n fow months ago I purchnsod n lot mtjolnlng my place. Six weeks ago I began tho erection oC n bungalow on this lot. After tho frnmework of tho lioiifo wns under way I secured Mds from tho vnrlous plumbers of this city for tho plumbing on the liouso. I wilt stntc hero that tho Iiouko was to have n small bathtub, a toilet, hot water tank nnd sink. Tho lowest bid 1 received on tho work wan $175.00 nnd tho highest was sso.l. 1 uao personally put in snvera months as n helper In tho Plumbing trndo nnd have n very good Idea nn to what, constitutes a good mechanical Job and atso ns to tho values of material, etc. Considering tho figures Quoted mo by tho Med ford plumbers cxhorbltnnt, I went to Grants Pass and Eccured bids from rclmblo plumbers there, I found I could (Kct tho material nnd work done for 10,0.00 less than the prices quoted by tho Mcdford plumbers. Tho material was shipped to mo hero nnd when tho work was roughed in I was arrested on a warraut sworn to by Former numbing Inspector Pierce. A hearing was held beforo Mayor Elfert and I was fined $10.00. Arrested Twice When tho Inspector camo to look at tho work bo made tho statement that thcro was no plumber In Grants Pass who could do a sanitary me chanical Job, and furthermore, ho would not pass on a Job of plumbing in tho city ot Grants Pass dona by Grants Pass plumbers. Binco that tlmo I hfero had tho work completed by anpthor plumber without 'altering tho first work dons The work has been tried out and it has proven perfectly satisfactory and sanitary. Whllo the houso I am con structing Is small tho best ot mate rial and workmanship has been usd In the construction nnd it stands to reason that I would not put in n poor Job of plumbing In such a house. Wednesday morning I was the sec ond tlmo arrested nnd Thursday morning at tho hearing I was fined $2G.Q0. This fine I refused to pay and tho caso will be tried out in the courts later on. At the hearing of tho caso Thursday, It seemed to very much arouse tho Iro of the city attornoy because, as ho expressed it, I am trying to break up tho plumb ers' trust by refusing to pay an ex cess of $100. Chance for Improvements Now I am usklng my fellow citi zens are wo going to keep a man In tho mayor's office who will uphold and approve of the treatment I bavo received In this matter all becauso I would not submit to tho oxorblnatc price charccd by tho plumbers' trust? I would Ilko to ask Mayor Elfert If ho Is as actlvo in correcting all tho sanitary conditions of tho city as ho JACKSON COUNTY LEADS IN MOVE FOR FAIR DISPLAY Tho first move for n county ex hibit nt tho Pnnnmn-Pnclflc Int. ex position was launched yestordny. Goo. lloos, exposition commission er, circulated n petition yesterday, signed by over ono hundred taxpay ers, calling for an action of tho coun ty court nnd commissioners to take tho Initiative In appropriating nnd setting aside such moneys available for publicity nnd exhibit purposes, for a Jackson county exhibit nt tho Panama-Pacific exposition to be held nt San Francisco In 1915. Under n Into state act, each county Is author ised to levy n certain amount for publicity puposcs and Mr. Poos be lieves thnt part ot this fund should bo conserved for a splendid exhibit of Jackson county's resources, both agricultural, horticultural, mineral, live stock, etc. Over 100 names were secured. A similar move is made In Ashland nml other towns In Jackson county. The county court will make Its decision relative thereto on Saturday. GRAFTING POLICE FOUND GUILTY OF ON RAY FREDDIE WELSH TO CHALLENGE WINNER SAN FIIAXCISCO, Ci!., July . Freddie Welsh, lightweight champion of England, is in Sun FrnncNco today to witness the liitchic-Kixcrs mutch. He will challenge the winner from the ringidc. PRIZE FIGHTERS DUBBED AS TRUCK HORSES DENVER, Colo., July 4. "Th-J very finest truck hote thnt ever bunked the public ns prizefighter," wns the way fight funs todny re ferred to the vork last night of Carl Morris of Oklahoma nnd Denver Jnck Goycr in n ten round bout here. The referee cnllcd it n draw, hut the fans say he should have thrown the men from tho ring. BAN 1MIANCISCO, Cnl July 4. -In colls adjoining those occupied by their cnicted fellow conspirators, Arthur Mnrl'hco and Chns. Taylor, suspended detect lies, found guilty of conspiring to obstruct Justice In the bunco scandal hero, spent Inst night In the county Jail 'and awoke today to find themselves awaiting sentence of not more than ouo year Imprisonment. Dazed by the unexpected verdict. both men wore taken by Deputy sheriffs to their rwlpoctho homes Into jesterdny, whore they badu a sad farewell to wives and relatives. This morning In the Jail u silent haudshnke was tho only reception glxcn by their former comrades on tho police force who pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Hot!) men will appear Monday be fore Superior Judge Law lor for sen tence. ' ROBERT EMMET TAYLOR, THE PRESIDENTS CADDY SUFFRAGE PETITION FOR KING OF ENGLAND HKISTOL. England. Julyl.-Wliei, King George rriu'd here today an unidentified woman threw a suffrage petition into the royal carriage. w " . iJS. Vtyssvvv ivr 'r kA Mk& RED MEN on E 1 0OTH ANNIVERSARY Although those, who do not pity golf suspect'sw earing Is u necessary part of the game. President Wilson's now caddie, Robert Kmmet Tnylpr of Washington, n very bright, small boy, insists that thu strongest words used by his employer when things go wrong are "Tut. tutl" DANVttXK, III., July 4. Shortly before daybreak today L',000 Indians In fenthurs nml war paint, carrying rifles nud tomahawks, crept stealth ily toward nn unprotected log rnlitn Hottlomeut situated on tho outaktrtn of Danville. An eTly riser among tho pioneers caught tho glint ot a rifle barrel and tho vision of hideous ly painted fares through the trees nnd bushes and spread the alarm, Instantly there wns tho terrifying war-whoop of tho redskins, nud tho attack was on, Desultory firing be gan. The firing became henvlor gradually until It was general, and then tho rodmeu closed In yelling fiendishly and with wnr-hatchuts raised. Tho liaiuMo-lmud strUKtlo had begun. When It wan all over there weren't any casualties. It was nil merely n spectacular sham battle planned by tho Impintod Order of Red .Men of tho World, who camo to Danville from nil oer Indiana and llllnola today to celebrate tho 1 00th until tersttry of tho use of tho name Red Man as applied to tholr order. The Patriarchs Militant, thu military branch ot the order of Odd Fellows, participated. After the liattlo Red skins nnd Settlors Joined In n big fireworks eetubrntloii of tho nation al holiday In tho heart of the city. WILDING WINNER OVER M'LOUGULIN LONDON, July I. -A. S. Wilding of New XpiiIiiiiiI, llio English tennis champion, today Niieeessfiilly de feuded his tlllo nguiust Mutuii'o E. MeLoughllii of fiillfnriiin liv Inking Ihiee slialglit hut hard fought sets from the Atueilenu champion. Wild ing lit) tirst set H-tl, thu seeond (Ml, nml the third 108. MeLoughllii wns a fnvnilto In the helling hero. Thu English eliampiou was said to lie slightly off his tegu lar fotiu. BULAR PREMIER RESIGNS OFFICE VIENNA, July -I. Dhmli-lii'M ni eeixed heio todny fioni Suliu slide thnt Premier Daueff of Hutgiirla and his euhiut't have reigned, (leuernl l'etroff, it is said, is forming it new intiilxtrv wilh (leiieiul Sitvotf us minister of war. It was also reported hero today that llulgiiriu's main unity littd sue cessfully outflanked (lie Kervlmi troops nml is now advancing on Kit mauovii. HOTTEST DAY OF SEASON IN EAST ('IIICA(K), July.). All llm Inii toiy east of llm Rocky iniiiiulnliis is swelleilug today In ouo of llm liolti'i.l days of tho mmisoii, Four ileal Im lme been tepoited up lo iiuuii wllh Ihe ineiiMiry slill climbing. Keitlteied hIiowits In Henttons of the heat bell humlit but llllln m llef, Kiiuhiis City, St. Louis, Mlmu'ii polls, Onuiliit, Topeku, Clovebtml, De lioit nud Mempbls mo iimnug llui linger ultlcs tiffeoled, HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE ITT IN RAY. Ohio, July l.-(Vi.i. monies luelileulal to tbe lOlllh iiuui vetsary of (ho vlelorv of ('oiiiiuimIoiii IVrry, hero of Ihe buttle, of Lake Eiie, hturted eailv today wlllt the deco ration of llm graves of American nml Hiilisb iiiimiI officeis killed in thu buttle. Curil of Tliauks. Wo ilortliu In thank Ihe iintiiy friends for tho syinputliy nud kind ness extended to us during the Ill ness and death of my husband nud our futher, J. A. Ohmiehnln, Wo up prtilnto tho beautiful flowers given which speak to us of so much lovu and affection, MRS. J. A, OIICNPIIAIN AND FAMILY. yJJjM$M$M$M$ AAA rr''v Mann's Mammoth Clearance Sale Mann's CENTRAL AVE. NEAR P. O. THE MONEY SAVING EVENT OF THE SEASON CENTRAL AVE. NEAR P. O. $25,000 T Seasonable Merchandise at Cut Prices has been In this Instance? If the mayor will nllow mo I will shew him a dlsreptablc, tumbled down shack which Is being used by tbe riffraff ot tho city for toilet pur poses and Is also a harbor for tramps and other undesirable persons. A petition was sent to tho mayor some tlmo ago requesting that this naturo of -a nulsanco bo done away with, but he seems to be powerless to act in tho matter. I will further say to Mayor Effort that it after an inspection ot tho plumbing work done In my new houso by como competent plumber, ho still considers tho Job more un sanitary than tho use of the shack for a toilet, then I will gladly have all tho work taken out and put In by a plumber chosen by tho mayor. I am making this statement to May or Elfert to shaw that I am a "good citizen." J. T. BURNS, 417 Jay St. LINEN COLLARS "Women's "Pot or Pan" Collars, 125c ones, Saturday 4 A each lvi EVERY SUIT and COAT AT HALF PRICE $15.00 Suits on sale at $7.50 $12.00 Coals on sale at $6.00 $20.00 Suits on sale at $10.00 $18.00 Coats on sale at $0.00 $,'10.00 Suits on sale at $15.00 $25.00 Cotits on sale at $12.50 WASH BELTS 200 new ones with fancy pearl luirkles 25c values, Sal- C unlay, each ' 20 OFF ON WAJSTS KAYSER'S LONG GLOVES "Knysers" 10 button "Washable Chamois Gloves on sale at a pair ...., 48fr "Kayscrs" 3G button Silk Gloves, all colors, $1.25 grade, Saturday a pair .b 98p $3 WAISTS 98c 100 Women's new voile Waists, well made nicely trimmed, $.'1.00 val ues Saturday, each 98c ? ? t f f y -T t ? ? ? X T V 20 Off on PARASOLS Saturday Sale of CORSETS Warner's Corse is fitted with two pair hose supporter AQ a pair, tOX Warner's llusl Proof Corsets, all sizes and iff .:: $1.00 Best Oil Cloth a yard 19p Best Dress Prints, a yard 5 Good GOo grade Sheets, each 39 Best Cotton Challies a yard 5 SATURDAY SALE OF UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY UNDERWEAR 'All of our :!5r U n i o n Suits and Vests on sale Saturdav each 29 10 dozen Good Vests, sleeve less, special, each 10(? HOSIERY 25 dozen Wom en's and Chil dren's Hose, up to U5u values, each 15d J Women's and Children's .Fast Hlack J lose, u pair 9 r ? T ? ? t T t SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY Colgate's 25; Talcum Pow- tler a can 12 G o o d U a i r Nets, each ..4t Clark's O.N.T. Spool Cotton 7 FOR 25 Most Darning Cotton, a ball 2 X t ? f The Medf ord National Bank WATCH ITS BANK BUILDING ON THE EVENING OF 't b JULY 4th, 1913 A '. Resources over ? a 1 to-. , Three Quarters of A Million William H. Gore, President IT'S A LEADER John S. Orth, Cashier a