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BEDFORD MAIL Tinm, MTCDFORD, OWKOOK. SA'ITRDAV, KMUKrAHY 7.JD1
rs
OIL KING FLEES
1 ESCAPE PAYING
$12,000,000 TAX
TAnnVTOWJC, N. V., Vib. T.
John D. Hookofoller nrrived here to-1
dny from Cleveland, hut would not
dicu84 the demand made on lnm
there for ?12,OOO.OOQ tnNes on his
pergonal property. This was not
bcenuso ho was uot asked. A u
porter inquired. n- oon n he hod
Bteppcd pon the railroad platform,
what ho hud to nay concerning the
oemnnd. "On that point l'o ut
nothing to ny," he answered, "but
coma np nnd piny golf with me."
CLKVKLAND, O., Feb. 7.- Conn
ty Attorney Loehor lodny received
instructions from Attorney General
Nognn to uo John 1). Rockefeller
for lus pergonal tnxc. The Oua
hogn count v authorities had estimat
ed npproximntelv $12,000,000 wns
duo them. Unless Rockefeller by to
night furnishes j llbt of his taxable
holdings, n 50 per cent penalty will
be added.
It was believed the oil king would
base his defense on the ground that
ho is not a re.idcnt of Ohio, but
County Attorney I.ocher expressed
the opinion thnt ho would bo able to
pro o he does li e in Clev eland, since
ho unquestionably has a home here.
Rockefeller left last night, but did
not Fay whether the $12,000,000 de
mnnd had anything to do with his
departure. Mrs. Rockefeller is ill nt
Forest Hill, the local Rockefeller estate.
WILLIAM HANLEY A3
CANDIDATE FOR SENATE
PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 7. Accord
ing to jcnonnl friends today, Yill
inm Hanley of Burns, for year.
prominent in tho development of the
state, will be nn independent candi
date for Uni'cd States senator from
Oregon at tho general election next
November. No fonnnl announcement
has been made.
Although n republican, Hanley sup
ported Woodrow Wilson for presi
dent, and it is understood he will up
hold the president and his policies
if elected.
TRUST BILLS IN
!E
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Demo
cratic leaders predicted today that
bills carrying tho suggestions voiced
recently by President Wilson in re
gard to (ho trusts will bo reported to
tho houbo not Inter than the middle
of March. It was expected thnt the
hearing before tho hour-u judieinrj
committee on three bills to supple
ment the Sherman law would choc
next Saturday. The interstate com
merce committee wns expected to
closo its hearing on the trade com
mibbion bill before Saturday.
REPORT OF EXPERT SOWERS
RECEIVED BYJJITY COUNCIL
City officials have received tho
survey of the city government com
oiled by Professor Don Sowers of tho
University of Oregon and znembo.?
of tho city council woro busy loouins
It ovor.
Tho university expert recommends
tho chances already made, by tho
present administration, a budget
svateni. a nurchaslnc department.
amalgamation of street commission
and city engineer departments, etc.,
etc.. while too forms of order blanks,
requisition papors suggested aro
snado out In full.
Tho present sinking fund Is do
clured to ho Inndoquato, attention be
ing colled to tho fact that only $0000
has boon sot aside when $25,000 at
least should bo in the treasury to ro
doom the first $05,000 bonds.
An entlroly now system of book
keeping is advised and mora direct
responsibility In government Is urz
cd. Attention U called to ono strik
ing dofect, thoro being no way undor
tho prcsont systom of determining tlio
oxpratlpn of saloon licences oxropt
by roferonco to tho minutes of tho
council meeting. Professor Howors
RUKBosts that tho rocordor keep n
llrenso book so that tho situation can
bo sUod up at a glance
Huge Exposition Palaces Fast Ncaring Com
pletion In San Francisco.
CAMBRIDGE WINNER OF
ANNUAL SOCCER GAME
LONDON. Feb. 7 Cainbrid-.-ttiW
Iht iiiimiul Mouiivrguiiiv from Ox
fold liMlwy by "core of -' l L Tim
jftitfM tu phi) I'll il U' tyu'wi' dub
Sf
NCOME
Cnp r.t. 1 '13, l' tho rar.ama-rncinc lntetn.it. nal Cmh.suI n.
"V "7" in from one of tie trnniivcrc oroides of tho r.iMce of HJu atlon at
V tlie Pannma-lMiifli Kxposltl n. l.mUInc tow.ird th I'nltcd Slates Pre-
W 'dii military reservation. The Treslillo adjoin the Imposition Krounds '
nt orn wonoVrful opportunities for the Kroat International drill con- i
t.i ,ii win tt- hold by the troors of nit nallom tn 1315. In the enter of tho
pi . , iti ore sWwn rome of the rare trees which will bo set out upon the
Ki- 'n qrounli ana courts. .
NEWS FROM 'ASHLAND AND VICINITY
Testimony Is being taken In tho
case of Seward Palmerloe, a home
steader, whoso case Is being contested
by tho forest service. J, A. Lomery.
notary public Is taking the testimony.
Karl C. Arnold. H. J. Ilrown J. K.
Cribble and W. W. Stephens of Tort
land are here for tho forest service
and M. L. Erickson of Medford Is a
witness. Attorney A. 11. Davis rep
resents Palmerlce.
Attorney C. D. Watson returned
from Montague where a big meeting
of Shasta valley people was held
Thursday nlrht protesting ajsalnst
the official action of the state high
way commission In routing the Cali
fornia stato highway la Yreka nl
Shasta rlvor canon Resolutions
were adopted asking the state com
mission for an investigation and now
survey.
The Klamath Falls and Ashland
high schools plaved their first bask
et ball game Friday oonlng In tho
Ashland gymnasium. Tho scoro was
s to 7 In favor of Klamath Falls
The return game will be played Sat
urdny night.
Win. M. Colvlg who now roglstcr
from I'ortlaud was In Ashland Fri
day. '
Tho seriousness of the last month
of rains and floods In California Is
Illustrated In the case of the Lake
view Kianiluer which had to Issue
on th 20th of January on n halt
shet which wns borrow ml from tho
FEW DAYS LEFT
10 FILE
IAX STATEMENTS
Onl a low dnvs loft ui which to'
lile jour incoiuo tin statement.
Applications for blank can he
ii ide to any bank or count, Irons
u r or to Milton A. Mdlor. collector
i Menial revenue, Pottlnnd, Or.
Penalty of $U0 to $100(1 for fail
ure to file tctiirn- n or before
M.ir.h 1.
Fine not exceeding JOUO or im
prisonment not evreednig ono onr
r both tt the di-ctetiou of the court
lor making a faUe or fraudulent re
turn. hvery person having n net income
of .1000 or oxer for enlendnr jcar
frJ'iOO for j car llU't) mu-t mnko n
return, ti single person i allowed
.in exemption of $JHH0 and n nmrried
per-ou $1000. For ear 11U.1.
March 1 to December :U. the exemp
tion allowed is fJ.MtO or SUMU.t.
All pajments due on our income
mm be remitted ut once or you can
lino until Juno 110 in which to pay.
P.ijn.i'Ut must be mnde by oei titled
ihoik. money older or draft. Per
sounl checks- cannot be neceptcd.
Partnerships, ns such are not re
quired to muke income returns, but
the members comprising the firm
providing their individual incomes
reach $:U100 (f'JoOO for 10KI) or
over are to make returns.
If in doubt regarding any part of
the law or rcgubuions. write for in
formation to M. A. Miller, collector.
Portland. Or.
For nr 101o the law operates
only from Mnrch I to December .11
so tho incomes, deduction nud ex
emptions nre figured accordingly.
Cold'fillcd teeth have been found
In tho jaws of skeletons exhumed In
Pompeii.
APPLES APPRECIATED
BYSEGRETARYHOUSTON
The Commercial club has icceived
the following fiom Scciotiuj of Ag
ticullme 1). F. Houston;
"l.o Angolow, C. Feb. It, UU I.
"fleutleuu'ii:
"1 dottiic lo cxpics lo ou on be
half of Jsectotiirv McAdoo and the
rest of tho )mity. nn well us invsoU',
our gieat appreciation of ,our com
tosy in sending to our cur while at
Med ford the box of magnificent ap
ple. Thee have been uicallv en-
joved by evetv lueiulier of the pnitv.
"We weie grcutl disnppoiii'cu
that, owing to the late in in til ot our
liuiu we were iiuublo lo uvuil our
selves of our courteous invitation lo
ride in automobile from Medfoid to
Ashland.
"Again thanking ui, 1 am, sin
cetelv ours,
"D. P. HOl'STON. Secrelarv."
Vltli Mcilford trwrto in Medfonl Mmle
When you tire of
rough, strong, high
proof whiskey--try
the new Gyrus Noble.
pure, mild and mature
JV J. Van Schuyvcr & Co., General Aleuts'
I'ortlund, Oregon
AHuras Plttlndealer.
I
Two liojs Harold A'.rnns, aged
10 j ears, nud Paul KevuohN, aged P-',
came very near being run over by a
large auto truck Fridaj morning.
Tho Reynolds boy wn riding on a
small hand cart nnd being pnhed bj
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Slicker
No drtty "ner
wstrr- proof. l)Ut
lucar.cotltloit gtvinic
irr.ua cot lh will
piotct you through In k
lJ ihu w !k .CIUI mmlti.
$3.00 3oLer'
U pnal ptunlj 0.1 tinr I'M '.
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TWO NIGHTS, BEGINNING X V H J- Vf
Talisman Lodge No. 31, K. of P.
Announco an All-Star Production of
GILBERT & SULLIVAN'S FAMOUS COMIC OPERA
Pirates of Penzance
Produced undor tho Personal Direction of A. C. Burgess and C. D. Huzolrigg
AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA, SPECIAL COSTUMES AND SCENERY
Ensemble of Forty-five
Cast hcmlud hy Mcdl'onl's InvoriU'.s: Nollit AihIivwh, KIoivikv Uitllidny lltiight.
Klorciifc IhxwhiM, Dorothy Wide, St M.i (t)uihi-nlfrry. (ifoi-jso Andrews, A.
(' Uiiiwss. Fletcher KMi, "V'otihin" .MiddleherKor and I'M (lore.
Prices: 50 Cents, 75 Cents and $1.00
WASHINGTON. Fell. 7Pi.lfl,'mj;
wart penernl in Capo Hiitun tdn,
accordui" lo vvireleM mi-nKn re
eeived from Captain Iloxtwuk ot the
eruUer Nanliville. ltebel troiip-, were
aid to liuve mu-iiierfil -vi.il nmi-
m:mnm:mm
LOSING HOPE
WOMAN VERY ILL!
tho Ahreiih boy, who wn-. on roiiir,,,,,,,,,,!. Xnti,l .st.iti - ui.iriue-.
hkntes. They were riding wmtli ";Uerc pntrollinc; a poition o' the t mn.
tho luvcmont on Holly street, be-i .
tween Main and Sixth streets wluo
the Inrpe five-ton auto truck omi
by tho California-Oregon Power rnm
pimy vva boinjr driven irom tlu nlh.v
onto tho btreet nnd the bovn, not
teeeinj tho truck, run their little
vvaon bctweon tho forward und hind
vvheoU of tho bus truck, one ot tin
hind wheels of tho truck Mhfcin over
the curt. Both the bos ccajH'dj
without injuries save s couplo of)
blight flc&h vvoundn on the I(e. uuld-!
hoy. Ho viw token to the olfiee ol t
)r. Porter, wheio the wound', win
dreed.
MOST FRAUDULENT EVER,
SAYS JUDGE CLIFFORD
TACOMA, AVn". Fob. 1 Nothing
In my exnerlonco hag been so Blarlns
ly fraudulent oh this claim Nothing
so transparently brazen and barren o.
merit. 1 can't malto It too BtroiiK,"
said Superior Judgo Clifford today 1 1
throwing out of court tho claim ot
Mm. Marsuorlto Mulroy Snyder, jf
llockford, III., to Bhnro In tho $00,
000 estate of John W Itobort, pioneer
Tacoman.
DesldcB tho ovidenco that Mrs.
Snyder tried to Induce many wli
nessoB to swnar falBuly, totlinoiiy vvas
Introduced contem'nn almoBt a ncoro
of other times wlica tho woman was
declared to ha" j u tin! tho part of
adventurokr an 1 I Jionor.
Mr 8nyi.or who w . upokon of as
a pootois act! political writer whon
Bho camo lifro hut AuciiBt to usori
uliy wan Itobort'M Hrand daughter, wan
deilarod In Ilotkford doponltloUi o
bo koowu thcro eUWly uh elalrvoy
nut JtoberU wn known onlj u a
Imiholcir hunt.
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Would not bo without It in Uio houso if :
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ClIAS. CHAPMAN, U. r . V. SiO. I, UCIIO-
vue, Ohio.
Woimm's Ii,ccIohh Gift.
Tho ono which ho hould moit zeal
ounly Kuord, In her health, but It Ih
tho ono most often neglected, until
eomo aliment jecullnr to her sex hai
fastened lUolf uiwn her. When bo af-
Finally Restored To Health
By Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
Bellevu'c. Ohio. "I was In n terrible
etute beforo I took Lydla E. Pinkham'a
Vegetable Com
pound. My back
achcduntil I thought
It would break, I had
paina all over mo,
nervous feelings and
periodic troubles. I
was very weak nnd
run dovn and was
losing hopo of ever
being well and
strong. After tak
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11 I'inkham'n VoifoUible Comiwund, a
( dy thut hiui lcon vonuoriuuy uc
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t)li'K"l I' H' iiiilliw- if
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that U)iU l' IMiililiiint'H VoKttn
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500 NEW GUARANTEED GENERAL ELECTRIC
IRONS, FORMER PRICE $3.50, WILL BE SOLD FOR
$1.50.
THE HEATING ELEMENTS IN THESE IRONS ARE
GUARANTEED FOR LIFE.
Special Exchange Offer
FOR $2.00 AND AN OLD IRON, ANY KIND OR
MAKE, SAD IRON, GASOLINE OR ELECTRIC, WE
WILL SELL YOU ONE OF THESE NEW GUARAN
TEED ELECTRIC IRONS.
California-Oregon Power Co.
210 Woat Main Stroet, Medford, Oregon.
Offlco First Floor.
Phono 108
Salonroom in Biujoinont
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