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SWEEPS CITIES OF
SOUTHERN
OREGON
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FACTORY
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DESTROYED BY FIRE
The npldemlo of crlmb RwoepInK
over tlio ItoRiio river valley, Dint
ntartcd In Grants Fnss, Wednesday
ntKlit. hit Ashlniiil Frldny night,
struck Mcriford Satunlny nlRht, with
the police of tUo three, cities helpless
Saturday nliUit, attempts were
inado tn rob the Drown anil Hall pool
Imll, nnd the Southern l'nclflc freight
depot nnd Wells Forgo express office
Sunday ntghl the telephone operator
hi Grants Pass was held up nnd
robbed of $3, a masked man sh ov
ine n Kun through a window, nnd nt
the point of n revolver compelling his
fair prisoner to hand over nil cash
on hnml,
Saturday night nbout midnight,
Cecil Drown entered tho )ool hall.
While In tho net of opening the toilet
door lie was dealt n smashing blow
over tho right temple, hy n burglnr
ho had trapped unknowingly. Drown
toppled to tho floor while his ns-
catlant plunged through the rear
window, leaving his cap hchind In
his hnstn to escape. Drown hleeding
crawled to tho front door where his
cries for hulp attracted Merle Oar
retson, who called aid. His painful
hut not serious wounds wero dressed
hy Dr. Sccley. Drown was felled
tho rim of his hnt was cut hy tho force
Tho rim of his hat was cut the force
of tho blow. It also acted as a cush
ion, and saved more serious Injury.
Tho looter In supposed to have hid
den In the building when locked up
for tho night.
Whllo thu police wero searching
through tho railroad yards far
Urown's assailant, they discovered
that tho S. I. freight depot had
boon entered, hy breaking tho win
dow near a latch. Nothing was
taken. Tho satno methods at the
Wolls Fargo express' of flco yielded
nothing.
During tho Jftst week four stores
hnvo been entered In Grants Pas?,
three In Aslha'nd. which with tho Sat
urday nlgbj.1 adventures and many
petty crimes niado up tho week, the
llvliest In months from a criminal
standpoint.
Tho pollco of this city In nn effort
to curb the activities of tho gang, arc
keeping a close watch for suspicious
characters, and every train It being
watched. It Is believed that this city
Is used ob headquarters by tho gang.
TRANSCONTINENTAL TELEPHONE COMMUNICATION ACCOMPLISHED; PRE
DICTION MADE U. S. WILL BE, ABLE TO TALK TO EUROPE.
Two pce(oeulur fire in the Itointe
Iliver valley within lite last thtitv-i.
linur- one the plant of the Cnltfor
nin Hex Spray company it Phoenix-,
nnd the other tho limignlow home of
V. K. (t)nd) Dtinlop on Sikoti
lleiuliU entailed n propel tv dnmauc1
of if 13.000.' partially covered hv in
surance, curly Sunday nnd Mondnv
mornings'. Both nie total losses as
lite flame were fanned hv n sale.
The fire in the spray factory was
firt discovered about l o'clock Sun
day moniinsr, and wax u mn'-i of
flnme when discovered. Over (10,000
gallons of crude oil, used for nmnu
fucturinx puiposoJ, Itunied. About
1800 barrels of prnv preparation
weie saved. The loss i placed at
$12,000. Two froijjhl ears of the
Southern Pacific were nWo burned.
The amount of Hie inimiucc will not '
be known until the arrival of the dis
trict manager. The oriuin of the hlnxe
is a mystery, but paper': left in the
mitunitcrs uek sutiirlnv evenuis
wcn found scattered iiImuiI Hip pieni-
ises Sunday indicatif- the office ha
been bunlarir.rd and then fired.
'flip dcMtuctiou of the Dtinlop hunie
on Siski.vou Heights wa sluul and
Mvift. A pile of iishps nin! two ehifn-
ueys mnrks llio m1. The fire de
paitinetit reputlril to Hie call, but
was unable to loinler'linv aid. The
fire i- Mippood lo have been caused
by defective wirim. Tho insurance
amoiitit.s to $G.'i00 $1000 on Hie
house ;nd $2.1(111 mi I lie furniture.
Tho huupilow wn built four jonrs
ngo nt a eot of $.i()00. Th fire wag
discovered about :i o'clock this imiru
inff. fr. and Mr". Dtinlop were asleep
when they weio awakened .hv the
crackling of the flume--. Hiilf-drcs
ed, they phoned for heln and began
trying- to save household trcusuio.. A
few rugs, some chair-, tables, the
family silverware and a plate ued
hy Abraham Lincoln while in the
white house and a family heirloom,
were nil that wok saved.
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All EVAN OCR QRAHAM BCLL 'tVjMJ S &!ZS' J H I
INVENTOR O" TCLEPHONE AND T ilMf YZ2Cm-iL J m
TINtjf IN NEW VJK l-WMM A Jl W . .flCAHMH
BS3m7sanci3CO o" j" tiiH
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CSii- ftnST TEtKPHONE UNC FROM ATLANTIC TO '-TWtlW
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POP THe TELEPHONE BELL TO
RINO PROM SAN FRANCISCO
Now that telephone communication
between New York and S-ui rraucUco.
a dllanco of Il.HW miles, bus been
twtiitilNhctl. It is freely prisllvte! b.v
M'leutlits tlmt before many cars have
passinl It will be possible to iraiMinli
tho human voice fnitn the I'nltetl
St!ite to Kurope. Alexander Grub.iiu
Dell, the Inventor of the telephone, who
was present nt the test In New York.
wn the rint man to talk across the
continent. Thomas A WatMjn, Mr
Dell's associate, was nt the other end
of the wire. In San Francisco
Diwton and the chief city of the
Pacific coast nlso exchanged eoinpll
incuts. whlleatJekjl lslnial. I.'-IJO mile-
rEtCPHONE UNC FROM ATLANTIC
PAClllC OPCWATED 3UCCtS5PULLY
(ouinaii. Theodore N u uiuuht Hie lidded wortM of hliowu, which reached
boUlh of New York, the head of the, okes of the (.mult a.d oi.iiisloii.ill) I fioui m-u to sea.
GERMANS
m YORK CITY
TO TAX INCOMES, ANOTHER THRUST
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PLAN iSTATE REGULATES
JANUARY
BREAKS
SLAND
COMME
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N'KW YOIJK, ll. 1. Foni new
MinrccK of texenue to tho city. Hie
chief of wlii h mx prnMMiil to iin
Am h xjvi'ijtl lii nn r er!Hiiii who
recivo an tneome of more than $2000
h yenr in New York City, nro among
llio iepfttnimndulHiii of the mayor's
fx commiiMioii which o before llio
hoard of estimate today.
Thcuo new (tinire of revenue arc
proosed nn einergencv measure to
relievo fiimiieutl diwtnMs due to state
taxation. The other revenue produc
ers recommended are a laud tax on
"unearned" increment, a habitation
Lux to he applied to nil who occupy
dwcllins." or apartment, and an oc-
iciipanev tax, to which nil who pay
rent for store or offices would lie
subject.
WARSAW
WASHINTiTON', IVIi. I. The su
preme coin I held Imlav (or the first
lime that local commerce between
the maiiilaiid of u Mute nnd an Ulnud
I'KTIidtJitAH, ia Loudon, IVh. I helotiguiK lo it in subject to slate n.
Uii-siiiti imlilaiv autliiitKs helioe '""iiiou
FOR HUE NAVIGATION
A. Auuer- in building n pair of
bonis in which to transport ten tons
of freight down the river to Winkle
liar, six miles nhovc' Mule creek, in
Curry county. The freight Is to coti
nirtt of mining machinery and .supplies
for tho placer mine being operated
there by Seattle pnrticn. Tho boats
being constructed nrc each 41 feet in
length, 0 feet in width on tho bot
tom nnd 31-foot bciim. Mr. Aubcry
will ma ko twotiips down, taking one
of the bonis (fucli trip. Owing- to the
low stage of tho water, only five or
mx toni will ho carried at a trio. Six
men will accompany him to aid in
manning Hie craft. After reaching
the dcMiimtiou the boats are broken
up and the lumber used for other
puiporfes. The boats are bcinjf con
structed near the old power house on
tho north side of the river, nnd will ho
eomnletcil about the middle of the
week. Tho voyage down stream will
he commenced ns soon thereafter ns
tho freight arrive in tho city, it now
bpinjj due. Courier.
WELSH 10 MEET
LOCATES IN MEDFORDiSTUDENTS TO STUDY
CRATER LAKE FLORA
District Manager A. Franklin
Wiitmr of the Ilrotherhood of Ameri
can Vcomen arrived in this city on
the 'j:)rd of Jauuaiy and after spend
ing n week looking over the ground,
has decided to make this city his
headquarters. Mr. Wnjjnr has charge
of the territory from Albany uuth
to the (.'nlifoniia line and ne says
in his opinion, .Med ford in by far the
best city in his district. The local
yeomen ao Mr. and Mrs. Wajcar a
rousing welcome, a they are now
assured that it will he only n matter
of a short time until their Homestcd
has tho largest member .hip of any
in the state. Alrcadv application-.
Iinvo been received to the number of
twenty, and it is expected that there
will bo at least fortv adopted on the
11th of February.
Mr. Waar will address the local
homestead at their open meuliu; in
the Moose hall Thursday , Feb. -Itli,
choosing us his xubject, "Frnlurnnl
IiiMininco . Old Line Iimitrance,"
mid will explain tlioioiiphly thu Yeo
men plan. After his addrens refresh
incntH will he Aurvvil. There it, no
ndmUsion and nu.wuic of good inor.il
chnrncter ami intereted in inMiirauee
will he made to tee) at home.
I the Carpathians. Detached cugne
intents fit vnriinii noinls in Mm tnoiiii.
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tains, ami among Hut tootlulls south
ward are intended hy the I(usMtnii
A field trip (hroudi the Siiishiw to frustrate the evident intention of
volley, the Coos bay country nnd the! the Austrinns to carry the fijjht to
Crater Lake district is to be tnkcii i the ojmmi plains of the' lTppor San.
this summer for botany, gco!oy and j Tho occupation by the Hus-dnii of
Roneral nature otudy by a party tin- Tabriz, while of little importance
tier tho aiupii-Wi of the l'nierity of Htnitoi;ically, i-, coiisidorud of si
Oregon summer chool. Tho itiner-! nifivnnuu here on the theory that it
nry will provide a range fjom ton will impair tho Titrco-Oermuu pros
level to 8000 feet nboo level, tine in 1'etvia and provent the I'er
with corre-ponding diversity in faunii pians frour co-operating ncciellv with
ami flora and geological formation?. , tho Turks, as they arc said to have
IVId .Marshal ou llmdcnhcrg is
phi lining another tliin-t at Warsaw
nnd that, in fact he alicadv is de
veloping a general attack along the
Warsaw front. Kspoeial significance
is attached to the violence with which
the Oeimaiis are resinning their at
tacks in the Wyseoerod district, at
the junction of thc'Hum and Vis.
tula rivers nml further mmiIIi near
Holimow.
In east Prussia the Hussions are
gradtintly extending their lines north,
ward. The most recent development
is the raid across the frontier north
of Tilsit where are located German
granaries continuing largo stores.
From the viewpoint of Itiisshni
Mini oiiicers. However, cliict import, worker. MI.ih SiihIo A. Cope, of I'luk-
mice sin tattaclies to operations '" nU, OreKon.
I lie ilei'isiou was aiinoiiuceil mi u
llit hroiuht by tho Wiliuingtoii
Traiisporlalioii company lo enjoin
Hip Catifornm Kailroad commission
from icpiluting rates between San
l'edio and Avalou on Santa Cataliua
island, the Iraiispoitntion coiiiiniiiv
claiming the commerce was carried
on the hiuh seas mid thus was sub
ject only to federal regulation.
Desolations.
Adopted nt Ihn executive nesulon of
the county W. C. T. I'. January 28,
l'Jir., held In tho M. i:. church, Med
ford, OreKon,
Whereas ax God in Ills providence
has seen fit lo remove by death our
beloved county vlre-preiilileipl nnd co
ALL RECORDS FOR
LACK OF RAINFALL
January, wlih ,"iil Inched of iulu
fall, wiH the dr')0s .liuiunry over ev
perlpiteed In the Uokiio i Ivor valley,
tho uveinuo for the pant 2i jeurs be
iiiK 1 10 Inches. It followed tho dr
out December on iccotd, with J' I
IncliPN uj;alnnt an nvortxKo of t I'll
InehcH, The total HctiKonal iiilnfiill
to date (since September 1) In r..0S
Inches. iikiiIiinL n meaij of , ifilA
Hhowlnft n Honnonnl defleleiic.v Fehr
it nry 1, of 10. Oil Inches -by far the
dr.vent kcuhoii ever recorded,
I.iif t yenr tn Jnntinry tho tnlnfall
wns l,!"7 Inches mid tho )oar hnfoio
II 112 Inched. Tho nveiUKe tnlnfall
for February Is a. US Inches. The
least over recorded vviih In 101.1, with
10 of an Inch, mid the heaviest In
llMIl wltli lt).:t7 Inches.
The heaviest rainfall Inst mouth
wan upon the 2Cth when ,Vi Inches
fell, There wits mi uiiiiHunl amount
of wind dtirliiK tho month, mid four
days wero foKK.v,
The mean maximum fur (he month
wan la ufiil'tho mean mlnlmiiiii Si!..
The wariuent day was upon tho Hit lit h
when the tetiiperaturo renthed Ml du
KteHs. nml the minimum upon tho
leitth, Nvhen tho mmciiry dropped to I
II above. Tho month wa divided
into seven clear daH, 22 cloudy, and
two partly cloudy. J
The temperature nnd precipitation
flKurcs follew:
DRIVES AWAY
HEADACHE
Hub .Miisteiob nn Foichciul ami
Temples
A hendneho leniedy without tho
dmiKci of 'h'einlaeho medicine." Itn
lleves hendneho mid Hint mlHcialiln
feelliiK from cold or coukchHoii. And
II nets at once! Ml'HTMHOLi: Is a
clean, while ointment made with oil
of iniojlnnl. jifl tor llinn tutiHtanl
plastAr and dne mil lillMter, I'hpiI
only oMernnlly, and In no way evu.
affect iiloiuiieh mid heal I, ns iionin -torun'l
iiieilctien do. '
Hent for Horn Thtoat, lit onrltlftrf.'
('roup.'Htlf't Neck, AKlhma. NoumlKlrt,
CoiikksHou, PlourlHy, Itheiimatlsm,
liumhiico. nil PiiIiih mid Aches of thu
Muck nriloluts, Hprnlns, Horn Munrloi,
ItrulRcA.: ClilOiluliin. Frosted Feel,
Colds of the Chest (It often piovents
Pneumonia),
At our ilniKKlitCs, In 2Ro mid nno
Jars, mid a special lurr.o lumpltnl slim
for 2. CO.
lie sine ou kpI the nenttliio MUH-
TllltOl.i: ItefUMo ItultiiHoiis -net
what ou ask for. Tho MiiHteiolo
Company, Cleveland, Ohio Adv,
mm
Instniclorh from the regular fac
ulSy of the iiuivorMtv will he in
charge of tho scientific work. Vis-
done. The operations in the ciiiii
paigii against Turkey according to
today's statement, are on Turkih and
iting tourists of scientific turn are Persian soil, Ittit-imi territory hnv
invitcd to join the cla., the nuiabor'ing been freed from the Turks, 't
of which will havo to be limited, how- I Occupation of Taliriz wan preccd
over. The trip i in no hciiso to be u ed by n lmttlo at .Sophian, .evernl
junket. miles iioithwest of the city, which
The field trip i recommended es- wa defended hy Kurds. They were
pociitlly t'o tuaehors. Tho eipiipnmnt 'attanked by CosMicks, who charged
nhoiihl consist of strong and sensible 'repeatedly, cupigiug the Kurds hand
clothing, including khaki trousers on to band. I he I oik- alter their ile
Ilesolved, that we extend our deop
est sxiipnthy to tho berenved ones
also tho Phoenix W. C. T. IT. which
was president.
Kesolved, further Hint n copy of
these resolutions he placed on the
county minutes, also one sent to tint
White Itlbhon Heview nnd otic to tho
Phoenix Union, besides the Immediate
rolntlrcs,
MKS. II. P. HOLMHS,
MHS. S. L. LKONAItl),
Mita. w.m. vo(ii:m,
Commltteo.
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Amount
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HALL TAXI CO,
CITY RATES
l.nrrjo Drown Taxi or lltipmohllci.
Direct trips nny place on pnvemeht,
2fo ench for ono or two pasncnKetfl,
ITic for each additional passenger.
Koven Pnnsennnr Cam
Oun insencur GO rents
N'o charco for bccouiI passenger.
(So for each nddltlonal pnnenKr.
Hpeclnl raten for nhoppliiK or when
sinnillng tluio In required.
Finely equipped enrn. IJxperlonccd
chnuffeuri.
HALL TAXI CO.
.32
Total rainfall
.50
With Kodfoid trnitn Is Mtelfotn mads
For Exchange
Forty Acres Foothill
Farm
with small house, barn and
chicken houses, f. nrres In
alfalfa, cnrr)ltiK school
fund uiortcnKo for $$00, 0
per cent Interest, will bo
exchange, subject to Hen,
for comfortable home, in
Med ford, to bo clenr oflfii
. rumbrnnce.
This 10 ncrc is niloytcil
to lioKit, poultry nnd smnll
dairy. Fair outranno and
abundance of firewood lliu
lor. ROGUE RIVER LAND 10.
Itoom 107, .M. F. K II. Ilhlg.
Opposite Post Office
O-CJJmI ! ! ! ! ! tI5 ! JJ-X,X IJ J J XI5
JUST ARRIVED
skills of heavy shoes or hoots with
hob nails, u sleeping bag or eoiiivii-
lent in eoaivo field blankets, entileen,
geological hammer, knnpsnek, a small
hand lens nnd, if denired, u baiometer
and n field ulass.
feat at Sophinu evneunted Tabri.
and re I rented toward .Mariiuha, fif
teen miles uuav.
Coos hay mills and factories aro all
starting up.
FAMOUS BILLIAF.DISTS TO PLAY FOR TITLE.
AKKOK, 0., Feb. 1. Fverything is
in readiness for I Im twelve-round"
bout toniuht between Ficddio Welsh,
lightweiuht cliaiupion, nnd Johnny
CJrifi'ithu, holder of thu Austtaliun
igli(vveiht belt, lloth men me said
lot ie in good condition. They will
weigh in at 1 :!." pounds.
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LONDON, Feb. 1, A message to
reived here this afternoon from
Houthpoit repot ts that n German
silbHian'ne, supjiosedlv the U-'Jl, was
sviin off (here curly this morning.
' Sonthport ift a seaside resort of
Kiijctaml in tlio Irish sea. umhtecu
luiUw uuith of Liverpool. j
Hverytlilug oiiits now to a match for tho 18.2 hoik lino title between ",Ylllio" Hoppe, lliamplon, nnd aeorgo
ilosMin, the veteran. There have been somo differences as to where the match should bo played, but it looks now
u if .Sew Vork will ho Delected, although several Western cJUcs, JucJudlas Minneapolis, havo been menttouyd.
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