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MEDFOR-n MATT. TRITONF.. MFiDFORD, OKKCION, SATURDAY, JANUARY a101fi
SPECULATION IN
WHEAT; BROKER
KILLS HIMSELF
Junta- Member of Stringer & Co.
Sheets Himself Following Suspen
sion of FirmUsed Firm and
Friends' Money to Gamble and Sud
den Rise in Market Caught Him.
BENGAL LANCERS TEARING A PATH THROUGH LINES OF GERMAN INFANTRY
NEW YOHK, Jnn. 0. 0. F.
Stringer, Jr., junior member of the
Btock oxchnngo firm of Stringer &
Co., shot himself nml died instantly
iu his office shortly nfter tho sus
pension of the firm wns announced
today on the floor of the slock ex
change. To the sensational rise, id wheat
within the past few days was attrib
uted the failure of the firm by C. A.
Decker, its counsel. Mr. Decker snid
that Stringer & Co. had been "badly
caught on the short side" of the mar
ket and had failed for about $160,
000. A few minutes beforo the opening
of the- stock exchnngo today Stringer,
Jr., left his own office and entered
that of a development company in
which tho firm of Stronger & Co.
had an interest. When the exchange
opened the failure was announced.
Not long afterward tho body of
Stringer was found in the develop
ment company's office wtih a revol
ver a few feet nway.
Mr. Decker issued later a stale
tnent in which he said:
"Tho suicide of Mr. Stringer and
tho failure of the firm are due to the
furl (lint the vomit man for tho D.T-t
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month has been speculating in the;
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INTEREST
GROWS
AMONG
ARMERS
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in Scribing this scene, drawn by Christopher Clnrk. a spec ... nrtl.t lor n . , , . colcl,ncc. but II .ltd not .rem hot enough
German plan scorned to be to break the British line at the point where hey guc-ed the II ihh ..r ' , , Rp, , ,vm, rmlulll ,, M the
stop those German, t .hen they were half way l ,,, ,ey knew, bu, these with their f,n,,.ng eye.. d,rk l
word of command they swept Into the Germans from the Mi Ilk. a w h.r w I ml. h tin e n y r on ( um,(riIimUn(r Wh ,,, yr ., ro(.
whlf Sleamm, teeth, not to mention their terribly keen !, Unc , .M not m ,. K an r hp
right through the German Infantry, thrusting ngui nim ten m, i..v.. .v -
F.
IN SUGAR BEETS
Itiletest lit llio chImIiIIhIm il of u
4.(1(10,0110 heel Hiignr I'aeloiy in tho
Ilogtio lliver valley shows u steady
gtiitt Ibis week, with in Urn neighbor
hood or 1800 nnu'8 signed up. Tho
comiiiittec in i-hiugo of seeiniiig sig
natures hope to have tho total to
UOOO aerim by tonight.
At the meeting held ut llogno HUer
Kridav nftoriioon, sixty noiert weio
signed ti with prospeelM for tiiad
niple that amount. A meeting U be
ing held at Ashland this afternoon lo
intercut the I'urmt'H and landowner
of that section iu the new industrial
movement. The committee has been
making a housito-house 1'iimpulnii,
and meeting with fitwmihlo success.
As u sample of the opposition en
countered by the committee, the in
stance of a landowner broached tm
the stieet this morning is cited. Ho
refused to consider the raising of
beets upon the urminds "that he did
nut want any more prosperity, as il
had nearly mil him out of the, coun
try." The farm he owns Is produo
ing about 10 per cent of yielding
power. The committee, exnresHed the
opinion that il was a beastly shame
that prosperity had not run him com
pletely out of the country.
lancers."
resulting los-cs he decided to end it
all. He told his father of his finan
cial situation yesterday.''
Don't forget to n-k vour rcprc-cu-ntivo
in the legislature to vote for a
wheat market with the money of his resolution limiting the number of lulls
friends and his customers. When the I that ma- be introduced 1 - any mem
mnrkct went against him with heavy Ibcr to five.
New Charter Effectually
Eliminates Political Control
I)y Col. II. II. Sargent, Councilman of the Second Ward.
VILLA AGES TO
STOP WARFARE
ALONG
BORDER
Mexican Commander Gives General
Scott His Word That He Will Or
der Maytcrcna to Sign Agreement
Hill Already Has Slflned Villa
Troops Enrotitc to Attack Naco
KL 1'ASO, Tex.. Jan. II.-General
Villa today gave General Scott his
word that he would prevent further
border fightinc, which, since the Mn
dero revolution in Hill, has been a
menace to rosiduutn of American bor
der towns.
Tho Mexican lender promised the
American chief of staff that he would
order General .Miiytorenn to sign u
draft with Scott which would prevent
rcudv has signed the ugieemcut.
The 8000 Villa troops panning
through .Inure, on their way to So
uora, will be scut, Villa said, to
GuuymuN on the fnlifnniin gulf, and
not to participate iu fighting along
the border.
' KinoKo Hoine.Madn Cigars.
Governor Jolmfion, Jit. Pitt and La
Vlbtu are tho bout.
Nine-tenths of the people who have talked to me in
opposition to the new charter oppose it not because they
iT,lr if rv co inliornnt.lv ilfifniitlVG. but bccailSO tllOV
think a certain lot of persons whom they speak of as "the
gang" are behind it ana iney argue unit miouga ui
Sew charter this gang, or some of them, will be able to
get into power. In other words, they think, or seem to
think, that the new charter will make boss rule easy.
Now I wish to sav that one of the principal reasons
why I am for the new charter is that, under it, boss rule,
or the rule of any gang, would be much more difficult
than under the present charter. In the first place I do
not believe that any particular set of persons, through
concerted action, or in any other way, arc making or
i X l. .... T,,.f Irx nf illfi IliMffll Hilt, fol
CXIJCCL IU JllilKU eiiui ii iv jvi. Jin" !'""" , urnii win! neon lviiicii woiiiii pri'ti'iii
tllC'Sake OI tllC argument let US Stipjwsc mere is t oet ui recurrence 01 inc iignuiig i ncn-,
undesirable persons, a gang if you will, bent on this un-: which, during the last two months,
dertaking. Now in onfer & accomplish their ends under S-riC
the present charter they would have to vote into oil ice Alnoril.niI i,Ic of ,10 ,inc, (,PIM.ni
IJlIti UI1U lllilll, UlUtl i;iiiiiiiiulu iut j.i, v.. , ...... ..w - inn, ciiiiiiiiiiiiuri hi uiu iiii4iik.ii
appoint to the offices whomsoever he pleasel. But under ignrriM.n detvudin" Xneo, s .m, ni-
tlie new cnartcr tnev womu nave 10 uir iniw mure iwm
of the seven directors before they could appoint even a
manager of their own kidney. Now it is evident to anyone
that it would be easier to get hold of the officers by elect
ing ouo of their men as mayor than by electing four ot
their men as members of tho board of directors. Even if
they elected three they would completely fail in their
object. And even if they elected four and appointed a
manager, he and not they would appoint the city officials
working under him.
If to the above it be replied that, though under the
present charter the mavor has the appointment of all the
omces, ncvertneiess tne counciimcn can rcimnu mem, uv
answer is that, even so, the counciimcn would not be dis
posed to remove the mayor's appointments without cause;
and would not remove them simply because the mayor
was elected on a ticket which they did not approve, lhe
truth of the matter is that boss rule under the present
charter would be comparatively easy compared to what it
would bo under the new charter. Indeed, undor the new
charter it would practically be an impossibility.
One other point. To all good and law abiding citizens
who have believed in prohibition, the bete noire "the
nigger in the wood pile," in the paragraph licensing
saloous and poolrooms, etc., in the present charter has been
these werds:
"IRRESPECTIVE OE ANY GENERAL LAW OE
TIIE STATE ON THIS SUBJECT ENACTED BY TILE
LEGISLATURE OR PEOPLE AT LARGE. .
I3ut in the new charter this objectional clause is wipcu
entirely out and for it is substituted these werds:
"SUBJECT TO THE CONSTITUTION AND GEN
ERAL LAWS OP THE STATE OP OREGON."
In my opinion, this change alone, were there no other
iu the now charter, should be enough to bring to it the
approval of every man and woman who voted for pro
hibition? and, indeed, of every citizen who believes in our
city laws conforming to the constitution and general laws
of the state Of Oregon.
CHARIER
GAINS
STEADILY
WITH
MEDFORD PEOPLE
(JuMdc of lhe itnorgnnicd effort x
of MipimrtetN of the Stnudftill ticket,
captained by Dr. J. M. Kcene, Churlo.
Palm and T. K. Pottinger, who nic
out curly mid Inle, no particular in
terest hn- been hhfvwn in the oily elec
tion and charter "vote to he held next
Tiicm1.iv. January V2. No bets have
been made on re-mlt. The charter
hold the center of the hinge, in point
of interest and npathy murks the
race of the candidates.
Kiery conceivable form of argu
ment ban been advunced by the op
ponents of the charier. The explod
ed theory that cow and chicKcn
would not be allowed in the city un
der the new charter K being worked
overtime, it being highlv cffectUe in
untuning prejudice.
Sentiment In favor of the new
charter is gaining steadily, duo to it
merits, and the well-known unpio
(jre.sivent'HH of its chief foes. Ku
thiiMiiMie meetings were held at
Hutterfield's stoic on Went Kleenth
htreet, and Attorney Fred Mears gave
a short talk at the Star theater Fri
day night. At the Star tonight, II.
!'. Mulkey will make a brief cpeech
upon the chin ter.
It is expected that the campaign
will warm up iu the remaining time
before the polls open.
Plans nnd estimate of cont of Ir
rigating 200,000 acres of land Iu tho
t'pper DohcIiuIcii rhcr lands nro be
ing considered by tho government, es
timated cont 2,'JU9.000.
REFUS
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$100,000
F
OR BUZZARD MINE
Commissioner W. C. I.cr states
that the Pearl Mining company, own
ing the Ituzznid group of mines, sit
tinted on Klk creek, has begun the
work of digging a IKK). foot develop,
incut tunnel on their property, and
hne rejected an offer to bond the
mine for 11)0,0(10 lo F., II. Ilanley.
Aocordiuu' to an nuv made, the oie
in the Mopes will average .yIMI a Ion.
The company will work the slopes,
using the revenue from this source
to develop mid tunnel. The directors
of the company held n meeting this
week, and decided upon this line of
action. An cxpeit sent up recently
reports that he expects to tnku out
from fJ.'i.OOII to .-rllO.O'Hl hv April 1.
ANNUATGETITOGETHER
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OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
The annual get-together or tho
Commercial club will be held prompt
ly at 8 o'clock Friday evenin, Jan
uary l.'i, at the Hotel Mcdford. Tho
meiiu for the occasion is already
planned by Mine llosl Mohr. Theio
wlil be five or six ten to fiflceii-iuiiir
tile uddiesxcs by able speakers on
subjects of ltal impoitaiice to Mcd
ford and the Hogue Iliver valley in
lersperscd with five musical numbers,
vocal and instrumental, ut tho con
clusion of tho bauipict.
The menu nnd names of speakers
and their subjects will be uniiounceU
Tuesday or Wednesday. The com
mittee on arrangements hopes to see
l.'id seated at the banuuet tables, and
the invitation is extended to all pro
gresslve, earliest eitiens to come.
IrOO IiATB TO OLAH8IKT.
FOIl HUNT Six room Iioiiho, mod
ern, lorgo bnrn. Phono K. J.
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For Reliable
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KLEIN
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128 East
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Rates. For Electric Service
The Mucstiou is fre.piently iisknl: "Why arc mmuc kinds of clccliie hcniee sup
died at a lower rate than others f"
All rates for electric scnice aie based on the co-t to pioduce and delixer lluil
If i. customer could be found who would imo u huge iimntity or electric cur
rent between the hours of 111 p. m. ami .1:00 a. in., this elect lie cull cut could be
hold at a icmurkiibly low rate, as cipiipmcnl could be used that would otherwise lie
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'Current for electric lighting fs only ucd uu nxerage of iilimit four bonis
day lhe yeur imind, and for each additional horsepowor used for lights iidd;tionil
e.iiipmcut must bo provided In power plants, transmission lines, substations, (li-hili-tiling
lines and customers' transformers, motois and service linos.
ftiiiipment with n capacity of thousands of horsepower on which repairs must
ho made and bond interest and depreciation paid, is installed to be used about four
hours per day and to lio idle twenty hours per day.
A certain amount of clerical work, postage and stationery is icipurcd to cine
for each customer. This exciiso is very little moio if the customer uses elect no
ourient for cooking nnd heating, and a largo amount or eiuipaient cun be used that
would otherwise lie idle during about twenty hours of tho twenty-four therefore,
it greatly reduced rate can ho made for electriu current for cooking und heating to
customers who already use electric current for lighting.
F.loclrio current for healing is sold (it n remarkably low rale iu southern Oiegon,
one reason being that tho power company has thousands of hoisepower In ,,ll"l'
ment that is used fur pumping water for irrigation iu the summer and would lie idle
iu the winter' with constant expenses for repairs and depreciation If it wiH not used
for cleclii6 heating. ,,-'f ' .
, Tho M)SSF,H in electric, trnnstiilssloii and distribution nrc many, nml losses
occur ul ouch transformation of (iurrent. Out of 1000 horsepower or hydro-electno
power at tho wdier'full nbout fiHO horsepower is actually delivered to tho customer.
' Tho nctiiul cost of generating the c)ci(rIo current at the power plant is u very
HiiiulJ proportion of fuM"'M of tho elcc'fi;c soi'ticc. deliveied to tho customer.
' Among the items entering lulu this 'cost nroi Lino losses, repaiiH, wages o
iinimlnitfu. repairmen und office men; taxbs, federal, corporation, state,, coiinly ami
citv, insurance, stationery, telegraph and telephone expenses, advertising, donations
and hundreds' of other expense' which any HiieccKsful business- must keep up.
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