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u.. ,.-1? PAGJC TWO ftiEDFOKD MAIT, TRTTOKR MflOFOKr), OKKCION, THURSDAY. .H?.NU 25, mi i. IQCAL AND , Ii I- PERSONAL During llio last two days .10 ut nn Inch of rnlu has fallen according to (lio local weather bureau. Wednes day evening a heavy full occurred nrpiintl. Talent and Phoenix, and tho ski' wo8 Mnck with clouds Though the downpour was heavy In lliat ills trlcL only a sprinkle fell In this city. :!Mlna Mlrlnm Gregg of Ashland Is visiting friend and relatives In this city this week. Holme Insures homes. Champ Prlco of Ashland Is nt tending to business Interests and vis iting In tho city today. How-man Jackson ot Kaglo l'olnt was n business, visitor In the city for a few hours Wednesday afternoon. Cnrkln & Taylor, lawyers. (John II. Cnrkln, Glenn O. Taylor), Has-klns-Hoydcn HI (Iff., Main street. lllll Stewart and wlfo wilt leave about the first of the month on a two month's auto trip to tho moun tain districts of Wyoming and Idaho. They will go with Councilman Kmcr ick and family. Miss Mabel Jones leaves this even ing to spend tho summer with friends and relatives In Aberdeen, Wash. Sho will return about September 1, and resume her position with the K. K, Deuel company. For sale, Packard automobile in first class shape. Seo Kdgar Uafer, 420 Sixth street. S2 Dillon Hill was in from his orchard for a few hours Wednesday after noon. Attornoy Ous Newbury transacted Icgat business in Jacksonville Wednesday afternoon. For sale, five room house, corner Klovcntb and Hamilton street, lot SOx 160, prlco $700. worth $1200. Sm Edgar Hafcr, 42G Sixth street. 82 Boyd Kclzur, who has been In " Portland for tho last six weeks re turned homo Wednesday with tho Seventh company, and participating In the encampment at Fort Stevens. Tho school board has transferred Prof. Leland Boverldgo from the Hoofcvclt to tho Jackson school for the next term. A "King Spltx" cigar Is home made. Try one, Co, 1). II. Dradshaw of the Antelope district was in the city Wednesday attending to "business matters. The water committee of the city council is planning to make a trip of Inspection to the city Intake In a few days to Investigate reported condi tions there. Try a "Spitz" clgnr, best 5c cigar on tho market. Much local interest Is being manifested- In tho showing of Chandler Egan at the golf tourney of tho Pa cific Northwest Association at Seattle this week. Fresh lime. Mcdtord Lbr. Co. According to advance notices, prac tically the cntlro population of Talent will como to this city next Sunday to seo tho ball game, Colllo Druhot. former big league star will pitch fr tho visitors, and for a wonder con siderable local Interest Is being mani fested. Royal Dakory goods at DeVoes. James Slover of Grants Pass was u business visitor in the city the firot pf the week. A severe thunder and lightning storm raged In the Slsklyous the first of tho week, and seemed to center over tho Illuo Ledge district, ac cording to word received rVom that district The rainfall was very heavy, assuring plenty of water for mining operations, and precluding the possi bility of any danger from forest fires for a mouth or six weeks. Though It Ib ea,rly .In bo year a, number of peo plo arc qampng In thq district. Milk and cream at DeVoa's. Attornoy It. G. Smith of Grants Pass fs In, the city today for, a few hours. H. D, Patterson and H. F. Meador acr spending the week in North ern California attending to business matter and fishing. They made the trip by auto. Screen doors at Medford Lbr, Co. l K, Merrick and C. M. Kldd leave Boon on an auto trip through North ern California, Jack Johnson and Frank Moran fight n Paris Saturday for the cham pionship of tho world, aud It Is tho concensus of opinion among local fight fans that Johnson will win, while hoping he loses. Mmo, Dreyfus gives advice on all affalu of life, no mUtakes when hur advlco is followed. 50 rents $1.00 charts written. Colonial Plats, apart ment 2. SC A, E. Cross ot Eugene spent tho first ot the wcok in the city attend ing to business matters. Call Mitchell for Yawn mower trou- Phone 2G, Tho Southern Oregon Presbytery mot Wednesday nt Grants Pass In Hothhny Presbyterian churrh. Among 'thosn urcsont were! ltov. Weston F. Shields of Bedford, ltov. Dr. ,11. Hall .lloof Phoenix, Hev, H. A. Carnabnn, D. 1), ot Ashland, Hev. J. Mauley Spencer of Grants Pass and ltov. David Oesller, pastor ovangclls. Hay for sale. W. II. Everhard, Mrs. W. E. Cloncy has returned froui a tli mi months visit in Michi gan. Mrs. M. W. Prouty of Chicago Is hero visiting her niece, Mrs. Hubert Farnuhar, for tho summer. J, O. Gcrklng, the best nil around photogrnpher lu southern Oregon, Always reliable. Negatives mado any where, tlmo or place. Studio 22S Main St. Phone 3 20-J. Hrticc Wilson has returned from n hlko to the mouth of Hogue river. Leaving the train at Wcstfork, ho walked to tho mouth ot the Illinois, where passage was taken nn a gaso line launch to Weddorhurn. The re turn hike wan mode via Port Orford and. Handon, thence by stage to Hose burg. Speaking ot roads. It took a four horse team four hours to make eight miles on tho llandon road. .For salo or trade, 1C0 acres un developed ranch 1 H miles from Derby on Pacific Eastern railroad, price $4S00. Seo Edgar Hater, 420 Sixth stret. S2 Leland L. Steiwer, assistant cashier of the Stlwcr & Carpenter bank or Fossil, Or., and manager of tho Hutte Creek Land &. Llveotock company ot Wheeler county, aud Miss Mabelle La Verne Armprlcst, a Medford girl, wore married June 16 by Row Henry Marcottc of the Wcstlmnstcr Presby terian church, at the homo ot Mr. Stelwcr's, parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Steiwer, C93 Halsey street. Only members of the families wero pres ent. This morning Mr. and Mrs Steiwer left for Fossil, which will bo their future home. Portland Jour nal., Fred Roper of Grants Pass and a party of automoblllsts arc in tho city this afternoon boosting for the celebration at Grants Pass Jly 4th. Their machines fly the banner "Celc bra'te in Grants Pass." Competition is keen between Grants Pass and Tal ent to draw the Ashland and Medford crowds on the national holiday. S.U. Holmes of Eagle Point is spending the day in the city attend ing to business matters. Joo Launspach ot Jacksonville Is in tho city this afternoon for a few honrs visiting friends and attending to business matters, J, 0, Pendleton of Table Hock spent Wednesday afternoon In Medford at tending to business matters. Twenty carloads of cattle passed through Medford Wednesday after noon en route to the Portland mark ets from the Klamath country. In the evening a doren carloads of hogs, some from Ashland and this city went north, which the people will ulti mately get back In tho shape of lari and bacon at fancy prices. A carload of apple box material for tho Hlllcrcst orchard Is being unloaded today, and hauled to the orchard. 'MOTHER" JONES SAYS GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE OVER THE COLORADO MINES VM&fflw ? . . . mmMMmm: ii" - w- J w "MOTIIER" MARY JONES. "Mother" Mary Jones, the militant woman strike leader, claim la have tome 'Inside" Information to tho effect that President WIImhi will soon take rigorous action lo. tho Colorado mine Mrlkc situation. "Mother" Joiuvs declared that wUhln the next two or thrco days tho United Stales government will take sver and administer tho strike-bound Colorado mine's. - , ,-4- I VAST CLAFLIN DRY GOODS HOUS E CLOSES DO (Continued from pg 1.) tho firm and hi 1890 formed the cor- , poratlun which went under todaj. He Is a trusteu ot many tluauclcol and charitable organisations. I.i.-t of Claflln St ores According to tho bait records available hero tho Clnftln stores, not nfflllated with tlto rnltwl Drygoods , companies, are: White Houno company, Spokane 'Wash.; Peoples Store company, Tn- coma. Wash,; Walt, Itettew and Clay. Norfolk, Va.; Castner-Knott Drygoods company, Nashvlllo; J. ' Hacon & Sons, Louisville; Copper ' City Commercial coniniiy. Anacon da: J. M. Council company. Auacon- rc-orguuizniioii for the II. It. Clnf- tin company will mioii be precepted which we hope will prove iiccentabltf both to creditors and stockholder, da; llenne.'iey company, Ilutte; Mont "I he A-.-tOvinteil .Merchants eoin- Jgtiiucry Fair, Montgomery; Josll-i ipmy utitl the I'uitvtl JlrygocMta uom-1 Drygoods company, Denver; Hoot panics are not. theiiHelvcH borrower! Drygoods company, Terre Haute. of money. They nro in exceedingly strong financial position nud tho xtteecM of their retail stores U n btired." . Committee of Creditors . Intl.; J. . White. Augusta, Ga.; Spring Drygoods company. Grand Rapids, Mlch.;'MaeIVc)u?al and South wick company, Seattle; Jones Stor company. Kansas l Mo.; Scruggs, "No iletlnttn figures nio nvnllnhlo, hut tliu commlttoo Is Informed that Uio total liabilities nro upwards of $30,000,000 As figures lioeoiuo avallablo tho eredltora will be duly advised." So far as Is known, bankers and denloit lu commercial paper, other than those having direct connection with tho t'lnnht company, were lu absolute Ignoraiira of the company's lnnjH;hil uiubnrriuMpentup to a ilav . fnlr.'la unmml rfl6ii'iif'thieiiii- 'nalj'hs ff Dmjfmbvr Ut, I U 1 sn'otvctf" a HuriUits iivep.'niid nlmvC'M'1 irabllltlcJ'.or il.ttSS.TlAii'n'if.ri'Ator mtt )t Mlie.ftnstUitod n"itniorvi for thh ei)fniiunitrtiiek-ntlcr paVnuMiti . i ' . . . . j r tliviileiidir oil thij tint ami H'co Id' i.-i.' Ait- i .;.. i t.i( cruivrrcu .nivrc"; mnni'iia ornnufs tlou h Jri(0,r a ttjlal' dividend diss bnrsonumtn of $ 1 :t,nt,".t I hao been nintlo Altogether there are HO.tlO't shates of the Clafllti compaii) init stundlug, divided Into LMI.OO.t first prvforrod, per cent euimilatlvo stocks; 3&.70I". second preferred, tl per cent cumulative, and .1S.21M com mon shares, which have never paid less than t! per cent aud lu IS'ia-ua ns nttirh ns u per cent. Ctnfllu company shares wore not listed on the stork exchange, but wrrea popular Investment with many cotuorvntlvo Interests. It Is bolluxed that the several clawed of slock nro widely scattered throughout tho coun try. II. II. riarilu died lu INS.'.. I'n dor tho terms of bin will tho bust n. wan continued by his estate un til LSVS, when hU sou John Claflln. formed the present corporation. ANNOUNCEMENT Hotel Medford COM It HIT ion HoouH Tho Hotel of , NCItVII'K IICAIITV 10 Willi Pilrnlu Until .' " i llleialor Sen Ice lint niul cold ruuiiluu. wiiror, private phono, bleiini heal mid oulnlilo windows lu all rooms. Exiiulslln Uililiy mitt Me.anliio. Keidliut Cuisine. ' - Hpleiidld Siiinplo Itnpuift. . , t, 'I'lio Commercial Tmtolcr mitUes this his homo and tho ToutlsU UKUdlly prolong their slay, 1 ' Tm Iff Hnpmivtltho'ut prUalo b.tlli, per day, $l.uo nud up, ' ' Itojiut with prlvntu bath, per tiny, $2.00 and up. si'i.riAii n.vi'iw hv vki:k t)it .month Why Not Get the best smoke, Gor, Johnson, nud also patronize homo. rm ii im A notc!iolder prnteetiic eoimnit-f antcrvoort, n.irney Drygoods torn tee lias been lVinneil tn look ntlei ',an'' St- "': ibe fair, Cincinnati, the intervM of the creditors. ol 1 (5co"Kc W. McAlpIn company, Clncln of the hank-, concerned will be rep-inal,; ,',on Drygoods company, To resented on thU eomuiillee. of which , ,C(,,: Kll "rot.. Altoona; Me- vicitj- uuipiiny. riiisiiurgn: iiro & Gage, Heading; II. Ilattcrman com pany, llrooklyn; Dedford' conuiany. T. R. DEFENDS PERKINS; FLAYS WILSON'S POLICY NEW YORK, June 23. Theodore Roosevelt, who returned to America on tho Impcrator last night, vigor ously defended G. W. Perkins, chair man of the progressive national exec utive committee, whoso resignation as chairman was demanded recently by Amos Pinchot, who asserted that Mr. Perkins' affiliation with certain big business interests made him unfit to hold his positions. "When they read Perkins out." said Col. Rooserelt, "they will havo to read me out too." The colonel reiterated that he would not be a candidate for the gov ernorship of Now York this fall. In discussing his health the colonel said thnt when ho boarded the Im perator he had a slight touch of fever and that forty-eight hours later he had another attack which was more severe. Tho last tlmo he had a fever of 105 and was forced to remain In hla rooms all day. "Hut I'm all right now" he con tinued, "and I shall speak at Pitts burg on Juno 30. I shall not be able to speak In tho, open air or niukj continuous speaking trips. However I shall be able to deliver a certain MuuiYu ui ByuviiieB iiiuuursi FREEDOM OF IUSINESS LU-AI-J 1 .. - i "mt -'y? --' WKtofJfcGowmCo. xmnmrjduiti v -.L- . - I T 'J4 W , !5C W W WpwW JP"pP A..OmhM i iiiiiiii ni (Continued from Page 1) legislation will bo postponed," said the prosldent, as ho advanced a step. "Well, It will not be postponed." ills jaws snapped, "it will not bo post poned because we are the real friends of business aud are ready to give business Its new Institution of free dom. To End AglUtlon "If wo stop now tbcio wou be another lung period of ugltutlou with lis mulling dangers to business, lint wo are not going to face that danger, wu are going ahead with our program now and If the reports I received, are correct, It will not luku us very long If.' II to fiiiUli osr work," J. S. Alexander, president of tliu National Hank of Commerce will In. chairman. New York lianl;-. nro Miiil to have mnil large aulvnncon to tliu Clnflin company recently, with the Iioiks of averting financial cinlm mo ment. Kew York hanking interehln, it i uuiIcrttiHid, linvc agreed to nffei such ntinitiince nt may lie neceminrj to Home of the independent retail Mores affected. . Interested merchant were elo-i;t-pd with J. l'ierXMit .Mopan and other prominent bankers day mid uiglit tor Hie hint week, in mi .it tempt to avert the fnilitie. It i underslood that JrllO.OOII.OOO wn. jieees-nry. .Morgan .Most Geiienms ".Mr. Morgan and othurM wen anwi generous" nnh dne w!u puiiUMHit ed In tho eonfereiiee, lt.it it 'n- a ii:tMUoji of rnininj; the whoi.? uiujiuil or i.aiie at nil." ' Joseph Ii. MiiMindfilc, president o, tlie Chemical National I 'mil; and Frederick Jiiilluid, a wholiw. i!e dr. good meu'iarl, wejc lht iveiu-M iipMiintc-!. 'fliov wero nju-ed it '.' friendly pr-i i.'.ii two .in., n emptily, o,ie luu pot by John O. l-r. ' t-c-pil-IIICI.I III IIIC II. II. I II'. 1 ciinpaiiy, the other by Willinm I. O.lell There wero also Involuntary pro ceedings which sought tho appoint ment of different receivers and al leged that tho company was Insol vent. These proceedings were insti tuted by small creditors. Receiver)) Martlndalo and Jullllard said that the failure was of such tre- piondous proportions that it would bo ie,veral,wco,k before .It, would bt possible to know where thoy stand Dry (fofxls Trade Deiiioiull.ed Though the failure Is probably tho most Important, In th'o history of the drygoods trade Jn this, country, Now York bankers pre.dlct that thi chief aud pqrbaps oujy portent genera) ef fect will ,be temporary demoraliza tion in tho drygoods trade. Announcement ot - the failure causod a general decline in llio opeu lug of the stock .market, hut lostei wero not heavy, and succeed I iik tran sactlQiis (uuhciI a rencflou to soma extcnl, John Chaflln has been associated with tho drygoods buslncuM for mora than 10 jearx, Ho t rugadud ns the A. T, Htowart of his time. At tliu ago of 20 ho enteiiid (he omiilo of his father' firm, tlivi known as CiuDIn and cupipiiiy, 'J'lirco Hrooklyn; Tholnas C. Watklus, Llm. Itcd, Hamilton, Onl. .Mr, Alexander, rhnlrma'n of the proteetlvo committee, mado the fol lowing statement: WmoiiiiIciI store Notes "II. II. Claflln company discounted with banks In New York and sold through noto bankers to banks throughout America a largo amount of paper executed by a largo number of corporations, other thnn tho II. II, Claflln company has a storo in the borough of Manhattan. Tho commit teo k formed for tho purpnso of pro tecting the Interoiu of the vnrfotu banks holding tlijs paper endorsed by tho II. II. Claflln company. It Is hoped thnt if the holders of tho noten will net promptly and coiicoriedly through tho romnilttce, tho situation will very much Improve, and tliu com mlttco will exert every uffort towitrd that end. VIGOR AND HEALTH FOR YOU Do you feel tho need of a good tenic: Is your nppn tlto.poor? Arc you alwas tired? Do you want to feci within vuurxclf tho power that comes with vibrant health aud strength; You need Meritol Tonic Digestive It positively aids digestion Improves the general' health and vigor. A strict!) high grade, meritorious article approved by high authori ties, endorsed b tho Amer ican Drug and Press Asio elation, and guaranteed by us. Hotel Holland This rosy hotel Is now open again and )ui will bo at homo tho Jiioiueut yon enter Thin hotel U particularly noted for Its lioiiiclll.u surroundings, nud Its artistic (tirulshliiKs Hot nud cold running water and steam heat lu allVooms. Hates per day: Hooin without lint It. 7 fie and $1.00. Itoom with private shower hath, $1.2., Room with prhnto bath. $1.0 ami up, .SPECIAL LOW KATES I IV WEEK tilt .Mll.NTH Hotel Moore Cle.iu looms clean beds nud I'verylhlnj: taiillaiy. Hates per day TiOe aud 7"n I respectful!) beg to lUiiioumo Hint the nhuio hotels am all oper ated under my solo ownership and imuingoiiiont, nud t wlh to thank )iiu for )oiir kind patrounuu lu the past and I hopo lo dusorvu tiuo cess In tho future. Your obedient servant, EMIli MOIIIt Our lalest references, tiny luomber of the- hnnkirs' rotiveullou. "True HOSPITALITY Is thus eMiressed: Welcome the coming, and spcjd the patting guest." twt : rs ss - -"VESEfi Price XI. 00. 1'or Nile by LEON 11. HAKKI.YS Exeluslvo Agency Special Bm.k "I wmildn'l si'll ii ft p Iwici' its tvn ir I coulihrt Kft niititluT." That's what lumdmls of owiipi's havp said about the Ford. .More; than a half million .sold to dale i.s pi'oof of its woi Id-wide poimlaiity. t f D .' Is tho prlco of tho I'ord runabout; the touring car Is $0 tn f, o. b. Medford, complete with equipment. Get catalog and particulars from C. E. GATES HI'ARTA liriLDLNO. .MCIU'OKH, OltE. 'r-'-fcitTai-v? TV 1st .Ty JCT aXHUT:y TJaJ ,X.T; t,9it, tlJ 1 wiUVf. m mvm mmmiwm TOO LATE If, CLASSIFY LOST Ulack owrcoat, Imlween Van couver and Howard street. Phono 217-L or deliver to 222 Houth Holly. 85 1 FOR RENT- Furnished housckcop, Ing rooms, modern, water, light free, lis Simh Front. Phono "CI-R. R7 Sale ON Effect of Eye Strain ssssf If f VTv Tl years later ho betaino n ihviiiIht of Straining the eyes not only In jures thoo val(iai,0 organs but dU figures the face and expression, If your occupation Is such an Im poses lllllcll WorK for tho even vou will find properly fitted mid apodal. iy ground giasnes as furnished by mo n great convenience, if not an abso lute necessity. 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