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KID BE $579,175
WAHIIINUTON', Dee. 7. -Mow
limit r:i,000,lrto In eMliimlcil for tin.
jirovniiPitlH mill miilnleniuiro nl' Hid
imtlmiVi wiilimvuj-H nml ImrbnrH ilur.
iiilf tin fini'iil vciirof Hill), which be.
iriiiM July 1, 1lMf.
The ffrrut u-nlcrwiiyH ritir lint
Jiirni'r purl of ho money, The Join!
Of the wnriiK, ! miiile up of n enni
pnrn lively hiiiiiII number of InrRC
ileum nml it eompnrnlivcly hum num
ber of nimiiII ili'iiiM, Tim Miss!'miii)i
mer estimate Ih 1:10,500,0(1(1; the
Ohio, .iO.HH 1,000, mul the Hudson,
fH,u70,(00 tho Tcnnenm-o morn limn
.1:1,0011,00(1; the Columbia mul tlu
MiKHluro, $'-fiOll,OIIO eneh; tlu Dclii
wirr, ijij,ft0n,(l0n; the Cumhcrliiml
nml tho Ht. Mnry'M (Miohitmi), -!,
000,0(j0 ench.
KNtiiiintM of HiiroitlitlotiH fo
tho Columbia river am: Mouth, $1,
70,000; Coluinhiii ami lower Willmn.
ete,. 4(100,000; nl (Winleii, .f 1 0,000;
nt Three.Milo llapi.ls, .$H0,000; Up.
per Columbin mul Knnke rivcrx, U-Aft.
000.
Oregon Cooi Hav hmhor, MO,
000; Nxhalnu Hay. 11(1.17:.; Coqulllo
river, $70,000; Blunlaw river, .-f 1 17.
TiOO f npiviilcil an eipinl mnmmt in an
preprinted by the ort of Klm.lnw or
oilier iiKonoy) ; Willamette nml Yam
bill riven, flWiOO; Tillamook liny
nml bar, $.!07,U00.
Wiihhlnirtnii flrnvV llnibor nml
ChebaliK river, -t 10,00(1; Cowliti nml
l.ewm river, .522,0(10 Hkm-it river,
510,000: Pujjet Kouml 52.r.,00(lj wat
erway, I'llRi't HOUlitl to mVph I'nioii
nml WnKliinKtoii, .55000.
Hi. wiili- Honolulu, 5200,000; Kit.
hiilui, 510.000,
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CHICAGO, Dec. 7 -ItullUh cables
tgiluy strengthened wheat. Liver
pool reported that supplies itolnc to
tin continent were belnw require
Munis u to quantity. Theru were
uIho KMwortlnnii that exports from In
da would be prohibited. Italns In
tho domestic winter crop belt, where
drought ha recently been complained
of, tendud, however, to check bitlltith
cnUmcnt. Alter nprnliiK U to Vt
higher, tho market i-asud off it little
from the top figures ut thu start.
AcJwth" weather kuvo only toinp
orury flrmnesk to corn. llu ln was
only of a scatered chniter. The oiwu
llDf, which ranged from u V4 to
?i' Vi blither, was followed by a
Miiyc that offset all of the advance.
Oat fluctuated wlht other Krnlu.
Cheilites, though, wero narrow nnd
trade light.
Muslims lu the provision pit was
virtually at a standstill. Quotations
held Heady.
Xl'IIH'H, Dee. 7. Hwilr.eilnmlV
-lot jjliido the uar hcmi hah been a
'linnl one, The cost of miiiutainliiK
the anuy in it Mate of mobilization is
.VMimiitei! at fully 5100,000 a ilay.
The Iohh to the hotel keoperH In three
montliH in figured at .52o,000,000.
The hotel lo-cpem probably miffci
more than any other eluhH, eHpccinlly
an they hail lemi yenrn lu J012 ami
111(11, ovUujr to hail weather. They
hail Inolieil forwanl to HIM ih likely
to make up all ilefieilK; (he weather
from tho hccinninir of tho Hummer
wuh exeelleiitaml llin nub of lour
IhIh in Jiitin ami early July wuh uii
jireeedenteil.
Tho few louiihU who remnineil af
ler the wr vlottd appeared were
f(ihtcnrt! nwuy by (he punle anions
the KwIhh bankerw, which emiMed the
tefimal of all letters of oietlit anfl
even forripi iiiunev.
At pri'Hent inanv of the bin hotelH
(nre loKel, nml the number of jtichl4.
in those whii'h rrmnin open ih iiltnont
ileRlipble. Nor Ih there miieh likeli
hood of nny improvement in eomli
tioim in timn for the winter fjiortH
HenHon.
Ah n mntter of faet, living eomli
tioim in Kwitrerlmul have i:hniiK!
ry little, There h i hhortii(,e of
ctinl niul ilml, but food jirieen liuVe
probably inereimed not mtieh more
than 10 per eenl.
SOVEREIGNITY OF AIR
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RECOGNIZED
IIUUNi:. Kwltxerland, Dec. 7, via
London. I'ftO p. m. In ronuictlon
with the alleged ontlon of tho neu
trality of tho air over Switzerland, It
hrrame known here today thul when
(ireiit Mrltnln exprerM'd to tho Bwlaa
federal council regret that her avln
torn hud Inadvertently fullfil to ob
Krvo their Inatructlona and avoid
8vm territory when flinj; to Fried
ncli(hafrii In (iormany, thu llrlilnii
nuthorltleii exprenhly declared that
thli inum not be luterprotvd ai a roc
oi;nltlou on tho part of the IlrltUh
government of tho exUtenre of n nov-
erelnty of the air.
SECRETARY SHELDON'S
PLAN CHARTER VOTE
Secretary flheldon of tho charter
ComniUalon baa revived a ttiiggqatlon
thul kouH to meet with opproval. It
In In tho Inlerem of economy and nlm
pllclty In making tho change from tho
present reglmu to one under the now
charter,.
Tho NUKKcntlon wuh brought up In
tho drafting commlttoo'a Work but
tallied, probably because of tho fact
that tho committee contained one
member of the council who would bo
nffcctrd thereby and li might put him
In a fuUo light If tho charter wbh re
ported with that provlulon.
lfrlofly, Rholdon'H HUERCHtlon Ih
IIiIh; Have tho now charter BUhmltted
ut tho regular municipal election to
bu hold under tho prone nt charter
Jri) im rv 12th. Let nominations, bo
iilftdo for the three nlncun on tho
comcll wlioBu ternut oxplro thin year,
uii (I for mayor1 an though no'rluutor
wiin to ho voted for, Let tho now
ehurter, upoclflrly provi (lint tho
llireu mombora of tho council whoho
terniH do not expire thin year, bold
over iindor the now charier for two
year terms, Let tho three momhorn
elertd at thla election, bo considered
elected under tho now cluirlor for tho
long trm;. Let tho muyor elected bo
Ihcu'ovunih mombor of the board and
thojprenlilent thereor, , TIicho provla
IoiihTkIII bo otfectlvo by tho pooplo't
voting In tho new charter.
Tho plun Ih lu tho Interest of econ
omy hk only ono election will bo iiwc
imiiory for currying thu churtor und
uq etrtli)g (ho flrnt not of offleera
(ijnrfluiiilor. It will uko Ih fair to
uny motnbcrw of tho jiienont council
win) mlitlit not (ro to Ihi i)lHuteJ
out. of office biifuro III" eipliMllon or
(hvir lni( by Ilia adoption of a new
i'Unritir, Tim plan will h brought up
u( kh wodIIhk of Ilia ibMilvr row
lulMm und reuurll eurly neit week,
TO TAKE MOVING PICTURES
OP ROGUE RIVER COUNTRY
A movement linn been launched to
take extemivi moving picture ilium
throughout, tho Itogue l(lver valley
with vIowk of tho prominent land
marka and acenle poluta and of prom
inent cltlienN engaged In their char
aclerUtlu pur'iult. Crater Lake, tho
Oregon caven, tho flhlm; of Hoguo
river, tho forests and tulneH, and a
consecutive narrative will be made
out of It all by the travola of n beau
llful younit lady to 1k known as Med
fordlnu, u prototypo ot the Mutual
Girl ami ilolvcrnttl Olrl.
Tho vlowa will contain (bo pictures
of mom of tho prominent people In
tbo Valloy and will bo nhown at tho
Oregon building at tho I'nnama fair.
Tho matter tian been preoontod to the
metnberH of the county court and If
thu oxpenve Ih not too great tho tak
ing oMhv plctuiva will start us booh
an tho weather Ih coiiHldered favorable.
RELIGIOUS
DAY
OBSERVED
THOUGH
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WAR RULE
I'AMM, Dee. 7. The joveriimeiit,
in immigiiii' 1'iicililicH lor the rcll
ioiiH HenleeH of I lie hccIh in the(nnuy.
(ih previoiiHly announced, did not for-
Ket the MiiHHiilinniiH, Fr,l)ir fete AI
Miiieh, or t-eiiht ot the Lamb, vwih-Ii
fell on Saturday, October .'II, (he mili
tary nulliorilieH urrunKcd for the in
htallalioti of provisional mosquiH
wherever prnetiitnhln. At eaeh plnee
ii Hvi) hherp WftH jirovided for the
ritrH where It wah jiosHible, and uheii
no live animal wan available a quar
ter of mutton vnn fnniiHlied. A
treat inmiy woumWd AfriemiH in
Havre mid Kniut Hrieue were thtif
ubln tp relcbrnle the RTenl MihiiI
man fete iih iikuiiI. After the ablu
tioiiH the faithful knelt barefoot, ne
cot(llii to the rileH, on earMils wjiii-nd
hi HehoolhoiiHeH or in the com In of
hliildiiiKH, uheieveft jiremiM'H weie
available, and after lour prnyerH, re
tunied to the hoHpilalH where the fete
continued with the nnrtieipatlou of
thoue whoNe condition prevented thiin
from IcnvuiK'their bedM.
GRAFT GRANO JURY
CAN'T DENY IT
If This lluil HitppcmMt KlMMvbrrt) In-
Mead or Mrtlfont You Might
Doubt It
Tho nvorago man Is n doubter.
Thin Is not aurprlHlni' tho public
huvo boeii huinbugKed Va fiquontly
thoy uro HkepticUI. Proof lltco tho
following will stand InveMlgntton. It
cannot be disputed,
M, S. Illden, di Clark' St.,
Medford, Oro uyn: "I Buffered
from rheumatic pains, caubod by too
much uric ncld In my nyatdm. Tbo
pain was especially Hovere In jny back,
My kldueya wero disordered, too, and
my health was nil run down. I
couldn't stoop without getting ilUty,
Doun'g Kidney PIllR'wcro blfihly roe
nnimended to mo und they did just
whut was cliilmodfnr them. As noon
as I used thorn, tbo pain began to
leuve mo und tho action of my kid-
noV" was regulated. My tbo time I
hud (InUhod two boxes, 1 wuh with
out a sign of kidney trouble. I glud
y confirm what I said In prnlsu of
Douii'h Kidney I'IIIh when 'I rtcom
tuended them several years ago, I
can only add that Hut liilnoy trouble
und ihuiiiniitlp palus havu never to
tui iifiiW
1'lke COc, m ull dealers. Don't
simply ask for H kidney lemedyiit'l
I loan's Kidney Pills- the ssmn (bat
Mr. Uhlen bail, I'tHtlvr-MllburH Co,,
FEAR FOR LIVES
CHICAGO, Dee. 7. Measure-, to
jiriteet members of the ttruiul jury
that returned indictment. aaiiiHt
Captain Jaitu-H Hnlpin, of the ib'lee
live bureau, Lieutenant Tobiu 11111'
Walter O'llricn, 11 former deteetixe.
eluirin them with hain ae'eit-d
bribes, were tuLi-ii todav. Letter
threateiiiu; their lives hae been te
eeived by three members of the t-ruud
jurv. aeeordiiii; to State Attorue.X
Hoyne. Telephone enlls to their rcxi-den-esf
rarryimr Mtnilnr tin eats of
death, nNo have been received by the
men. (
The MulcV altiUney announeed
that he hud obtained c jdence against
lwpnlyfivi more nienlbeih of I lie de
tei'tiyn bureau, fonnerly in Ciiptujn
Halpiu'h ejiargc, und that "noieemrn
ycre falling over themselves to con
fess in return for immunity."
Increase Ice Rates Pends
WASHINGTON', Dee. 7. I'lopo-cl
increased eharpen for re-iciuj of
hhipmeutN of butter es nnd other
jH-rishnble freight, moving under re
frigernlion from points in the east
ami middle m-st to destinations in ihe
north Pacific Htnles, today wero sus
pended by the interstate commerce
commission until July 'JO, pending in
VWitigntion. v
WE SELL
M. J. B.
Coffee
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Phone 96
OLMSTEAD'S
Wc give S. & H. Green
Tnulingf Stamps
WESTON'S
CAMERA SHOP
208 East Araiu Street
Medford
The Only Exclusive
Commercial Photographer
in Southern Orogon
Nogatlves Made any timo oi
place by appointment
Phono M7-J
We'l) do tho rest
M, D, WKMYON, Prop,
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MB&tuWsek
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All This Week
Money-Savnd Prices
This. WeetCOnly
lHb. Tins 35
3-lb. tins 1155
5-lb. Tinsflo
You Take no Chances
Our Guarantee
ISJfOlfS'
Protection
YourGrocer will refund Hie full
price you paid forMJ'B'if iT
does xo please your teste
nomalerhow much you
Packed by have used ouf of Hie can
Special Process
'rsrJr- MJBln our Jf htm
is 30? a lb.
t'r
to Preserve
its Flavor
HAVE QUIT
After working for J. V. Mitchell about four years, I hove opened
a shop ut Ihe corner of South Riverside und Klfihth street and am
able to do uu thing in the line of body or wheel way, and guarantee
the best of workmanship.
JOHN BILLINGS
P. S. Abo put on Firestone Demountable Illms.
Mr. Diogones with his lantern
may not have been able to find an honest man
but YOU can find lots of good Lumber cheap at
MEDFORD LUMBER CO.
Fir aud Third Streets
SENSIBLE
A Pacific Cedar Chest U a sensible Christmas Rift, for wife, daugh
ter or sweetheart. It Is useful, ornamental, convenient, durable,
moth proof.
Let us show you our lino. Many tdzes aud styles. I'rlces range
Xrom JS.50 to 16.00.
Pacific Furniture & Fixture Factory
llil South Holly St.
l.OOO
FOUR MINUTE EDISON
RECORDS
Going On Sale for Thirty Days Only
$2.50 worth of these records for $1.00
while they lust. Don't wait if yon
want a fine collection, us they will
not lust lout
Hale Piano House
217 Wwt Main HLroct
Oils! Oils!
Havoline. 5 gal. can $3.75, 1 gal. can $1
Valvoline, 5 gal. can $3.75. 1 gal. can $1
Monogram. 5 gal. can $3.75. 1 gal. can $1
Monomobile5 gal. can $3.75,1 gal. can $1
Motorol. 5 gal. can $3.75, 1 gal. can $1
Zeroline 5 gal. can $2.80, 1 gal. can 85c
Why buy Zeroline from Rockefeller direct when you
can buy it of Gates for the same price, in harrols or
cans, and delivered free, and thus leave .some oC the
money in Merifoi'df
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