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STEFOTIT? MXTti .rfniTBUXK MEBFORP, OKTXiOy, TmTKSTAY. SEPTEMTlEtt 17, 192."
WOMAN
This afternoon City Attorney John
II. Cnrkin received a telegram from
the public service coimutKslnn Rtutincr
that that body had ordered W, S,
Barnurn to dtHcontlnue tearliiK up the
jHckHonville-Mcdford railroad, and
hut d hearing had been ordered to
no held In the city hall at Aledfurd
on Friday, Oct, 10th.
This probubly explulun the fact
that the work of dismantling the road
at tho JackHonvllle end wan not re
sumed toduy.
"Injunction proceedings arc expect
ed to be hi art cd by the cities of Med
ford and Jacksonville today aguinst
W. S. Harnuin to prevent hla dlsmun-
tlhiR tho Hertford Const railway from
.Jacksonville to Medford before tho
public Nervlee commission has paawed
on hla application to dlHinantle the
rond," says a newH dispatch received
In Medford from Salem this forenoon.
"Fred A. Williams, a Salem attor
ney, left lnm night for Jacksonville
and will represent that city while
John H, Carkln, Medford city attor
ney will handle the case for that city.
A telegram from Carkln yesterday
stated that Barnum on his own initia
tive had begun to tear out the road."
Mr. Williams had not shown up In
either this city or Jacksonville by
oarly this afternoon, nor had any
Court proceedings been begun so far
o could be learned. However, City
Attorney Carkln expected htm to ar
rive during the day, and felt sure that
he would consult with him beforo
beginning any legal proceedings In
liny luijui iiiuti-i'uiiiBa in
(Ho names of the cities or Medford .
and Jacksonville.
Mr. Carkln hna nn nlnna )n lirino-
an Injunction suit nualnst Mr. Bar- i
num. and thinks that his protest sent
to tho public service commission yes- I
torday is sufficient. In response tc
ma protest telegram Mr. Carkln re
ceived ft wire from the commission
at Salem this forenoon that Attorney
Williams had conferred with the com
mission and that he would confer
with him today.
The protest telegram sent to the
commission yesterday by City Atlor
noy Carkln was as follows:
'.'"W. S. Barnum is tearing up
railroad' line through city of
Jacksonville and If not -stopped
will have the five miles to the
edge of Medford dity limits torn
, up in less than a week. Danger
ous as .valuable rjght of way will
1 immediately revert. City council
;'at last night's meeting went on
'i--record against tearing any por-
, tion of this line up until the
j- matter could be thoroughly pre
sented before your commission
.nnd will stand back of you In
stopping him-and is willing to
r'ftboperate lit working; but a soiu
j, .tion of his problem." ' ,. ,
ATCENTRAL PT:,f
' Two robberies apparently commit
ted by the same person or nersons
occurred last night at Central Point
whon forcible entrance was- made ln two days, however. i .
Into the Southern Pacific passenger Averill will also recommend", a shor
dpot and trailer's Cash -store, J15 ln Up"lng of the season at the lakes so
cash, dry goods and other articles'
being stolen.
-. 'Entrance to tho store was made
through a back door, while the depot
was entered by Jimmying a window.
' E. C. Faber, the proprietor, suf
fered tho loss of one hat, ono pair No.
9 shoes, socks, one tnnckinnw nnd ap
proximately $15 In small change
from the. till. Two trunks were ran
sacked at tho depot, but as yet tho
loss has not been ascertained, accord-
Ing to Station Agent C. A. Boles, who I
states that the owners of the nronertv I
have not arrived to luako an inspec
tion. The robberies are the first to occur
ih Central Point for many months
past, in fact tho first since tho night
watchman, who had been on duty
there, discontinued- his services.
fnnk with ess.
TONIGHT
ALSO
OUR GANG COMEDY
"DOG DAYS'
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Tho' exhibits of dunlins in the
Woman's Building and tho genera
exhibit from l'rospect are especially
worthy of note. Tho flowers are ro
maiding fresh because of tho coot
weather and the entire flower
hlbit presents a very commendable
appearance.
Mrs. Holmes, an art critic from
Seattlo judged tho art exhibit and
many of the pieces in the display,
whirh is said to ha the largest and
finest ever hung here.
Miss Cowgill, who is hero from O.
A. C. to judge cooked food, needle
work and canned goods, is very em
phatic in declaring that the needle
work Is the finest exhibit she has
ever seen.
Mr. and Mrs. Diem of Talent have
a very valuablo exhibit of Mexican
drawn work in the Woman's Build
ing. Tomorrow a Persian shawl,
owned by the Jones brothers and
valued at hundreds of dollars, will
bo on display.
Tho auction sale of foods held yes
terday was not as successful as might
have been expected, duo the incle
ment weather. A. C. Niningor was
in charge of this sale this afternoon,
auctioneering- the food from the plat
form In the merchants' building.
Prun bread, baked by the Gallatin
sisters, will be a feature of theso
sales, which will be held each after
noon after the haces.
Entries of cooked food will be re
ceived Friday morning at tho gate
....
"l woman s uuimins any tune
unors ten o ciock. More cooked
food ls Wanted and southern Ore-
Bon cooka al e u,'Kel to respond.
Hostesses this afternoon were Mrs.
H. C. Smith, Mrs. U. E. Uouinson
and for tho evening will be Mrs. R.
Hammond and Mrs. E. E. Kelly.
Friday afternoon hostesses will be
Mrs. E. A. Moore, Mrs. O., O. Alen
derfer, and Mrs. J. M,cCro,ck;n, the
latter from Ashland..,'. , . .' .
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D. LAKE PLANNED
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 17. (A.
P.) A reduction hi tho big limit f
game fish "-taken in East, Diamond
and Elk lakes will be recommended
by Stato Game Warden E. P. Averill
at the next meeting of tho game com
mission ho announced today after his
return from a trip on which ho and
Commissioner Bauer of Corvallis in
spected the lakes and visited sports
men s organizations in Medford.
Klamath Kails and Bend. It was
ostimated that fifty tons of fish hnd
boon taken out of East lako during
the season Averill said. Fifteen thou
sand visitors, most of ihein from out
sido the state, had visited Diamond
Inke and most' of them had fished.
Many fish had been wasted, it is de
clared. t
The present bag limit ls twenty
pounds and one fish or not more than
iorty pounds ana one fish in scvon
'1ays. Tho latter amount can be taken
lnat anglers will not be able to law
fully fish through holes in the Ice ln
the early season.' " '
The lease on tho Short 1 Creek
hatchery site at Diamond lako was
renewed. - . . . .,
Good for Weak Eyes
The quirk action of simple cam
phor, hydrnstis, witchhaiiel, etc., as
mixed In Lavoptlk eye wash aston-
'"hos lel'" One small bottle helps
. sc weaK- Bor0 or "tra'nea eyes,
Aluminum eyo cup free.
Leon B,
Haskins. Sold In Central
Mary A. Meo, druggist.
Point by
Adv.
There will be a
DoMolay
, annuet and entertainment to
llghl at 6:30. All members
ire ex cted
to bo
present.
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TOMORROW
MOTOR-MAD COMEDY!
SPEED-MAD ACTIONI
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MISS EVA IUCHMOXD
Who is pleasing largo crowds wit h her splendid voice and chnrmlng
personality every afternoon and even
Jackson County Fair.
EVERYTHING READY
FRENCH WAR DEBT,
WASHINQTON. ept." 17. (A. P.)
Negotiations for tho funding of
France's four billion dollar debt to
the United States will begin hero one
week from today.
Acting Secretary Winston of the
treasury, the secretary of the Ameri
can debt commission. Issued a call to.
day for a meeting qt the American
commission at 10 o'clock next Thurs-
dny "morning by' which time the
and
oajcing ....
Powder
Extracts
Coffee
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Tea
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FREE LECTURE
on CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
. .. BY , ,
PAUL STARK SEELEY, C.S.B.
' OP PORTLAND, OREGON ;
. Member of the Board of Lectureship ' of The Mother Church,
The First Church of Christ, Scientists, in Boston, Massachusetts.
RIALTO THEATRE
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
: 8:00 P.M. "o"1 '
ALL ARE CORDIALLY INVITED
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ing in Weeks & Orr's booth at tho
French mission, headed by Finance
Minister Caillaux, will have arrived In
Washington.
Tho president has asked Mr. Win
ston and Myron T. Herrlck, American
ambassador, to France, to meet tho
French missison in New York. French
Ambassador Daeschner also will be
there.
Plans contemplnte an immediate
trip from New York to Washington
an dthis will permit the French dele
gation to have next Wednesday to pro
pare for the formal meeting the next
day.
Meantime treasury experts , and
members of the American commission
are gathering all data having a bear
ing o nthe French ,economio and fis
cal position. ' The treasury now has
ten volumes representing Individual
and unofficial studies beating on the
French capacity to pay. .
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fnntr with en if
Isn't it logical to assume that
the finest coffee would come
from a roaster who specializes
in only the finest coffee?. Schilling
is the only coffee roaster in America
'.who produces but one grade of coffee
seals it in vacuum tins.
are no second or third
Schilling coffees.
An additional room nnd an addi
tional teacher are necessary, accord
ing to City School Superintendent
Iledrlck. to tako care of the over
crowded condition of tho high school.
A room of sufficient sIzq and In
tho proximity of the building Is being
searched for and several arb now
under consideration. Tho teacher to
be employed, will hundlo classes of
various courses.
Latest tabulations plnco tho high
school registration at 456, a total 10
pur cent higher than at this time
last year, 100 of this number being
members of the senior class, one of
tho largest over on record.
At present in tho large assembly
and its balcony, only desks for the
seniors and a poi-jinn of the Juniors
are available. other students aro
quartered in' various roll rooms in
tho building.
FIRE CHIEFS STOP
HERE 'TOMORROW
When tho special train, benrlng 140
flro chiefs nnd their wives from all
parts of tho nntion, enrouo to Hoattle
to attend the national flro chief's con
vention, arrives in tho city tomorrow
evening. Fire Chief Kllloit will bo host
to the entire party by providing for
them several hundred pounds of Cow
gill's Willow Springs watermelons,
many boxes of pears from tho Med
ford prooooling plant, through- Man
ager Hamlin, and several boxes of
valley grown peaches.
The train, consisting of seven enrs,
will stop here approximately ten min
utes, to give tho passengers aboard
an opportunity to partake of the
toothsome fruits provided.
Flro Chief Elliott will not attend
the convention at Seattle this year,
because of his Inability to get away
from his duties here at this time.
W. O. W. Campaign
Join tho Woodmen of the World
nnd get your protection at cost. Cum.
palgn now going on.
Men 10 to 60 eligible. Initiation
fee $5.00, which includes medical ex
amination. For further information
see T. T. Chavo, district manngcr, or
K. C. Sllllmun, Clerk, 206 West Main
Street. 158
fnnV with rn.
There
class
Cofff
time vou
o not think tht
Schilling Coffee i the
bestcofieefoucinbuy.
out grocer will
return yout money
instuntly and
rik. , keep ths .
cottce.
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BOYS' LONG CORDUROY
Pants
Just received another ship
ment of Boys' Long Corduroy
Pants. All sizes.
Better come in and get yours
today as they won't last long.
WillKWason
32 North Front
Store Room on Main Street for Rent
THE
COVERED
WAGON
On Pacific lllphwny Just north of
Fhocnlx, will servo
FRIED CHICKEN
AND RABBITS
Maryland stylo, every day tills Fnlr
Week. With every ortler wo will give
n melon and souvenir free.
J. O.i liElUlANG
SWIM
at the
ASHLAND NAT
' Clean Sulnhur Water -
TRUE FRIEND SPRAYER
LIBERAL STOCK OF PARTS
. Also Bargains in - . . . .
. Used Tractors and Sprayers
BILL' TRACTOR SHOP-
226 North Riverside : Phone 1010
AUTOMOBILE SPRINGS
FOR ALL OARS AND TRUCKS ,
. K, "Wo repair, all kinds of springs. , ,v . .
We tighten wheels so they stay tightened. v ' m'
MERRIMAN'S BLACKSMITH SHOP :
, ... 20. 8. Riverside,. on Pacifio Highway
"Eat Where the Eats Are Good"
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GUSHER CAFE
BERT M. SULLIVAN, Proprietor
15 South Front Street
"Just a Whisper Off Main"
MEDFORD,
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USED FORD COUPE
Insurance
First Insurance
Agency
A. L. HILL, Manager
Phono 105 30 North Central
Medford, Ore.
CASH PAID
For Second-Hand
Furniture and Stoves
W. A. KINNEY
Furniture House
315 E. Main Phone 505
OREGON
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EXCELLENT CONDITION
BALLOON TIRES
The Busy Corner Motor Co.
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