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10 MEDITORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, OCTOBER BO, miQ. '; WOOD WORKERS Who Make Good S .tp With Everything in Wood ?! V 4. ' -V Anything in Doors, Windows, Panelling, Cabinets, Etc Largest Shop-Best Workmen-Time and Money Saving Machinery All Work Figured Close-Will Make Quick Deliveries ; s MEDFORD SASH DOOR Co. Corner South Fir and 11th. Streets Phone Main 1841 Medford. Oregon Virginia Harried Here Soon "Tho Laugh Play." A comedy of unusual hilarious re port Is the Hardscrabble Foolks, or Denmnn Thompson's "Our New Min ister," to use Its more familiar title, written by the author of "Tho Old Homestead." "Our Xow Minister" Is said to be a much funnier piny, Like tho first big success by the same author, Us scenes are located In New Hamp shire. Hardscrabble Is tho name we are told by one of the characters. It Is called by its queer handle because every one thoro has got to scratch pretty hard to mako a living. It Is n New England hillside, where tho stones come out of the ground faster than the farmers can pick them up, according to a statement by one of tho natives In tho village. While a serious Interest underlies the play, the situations that evolve this con dition are mostly absurdly comic. The cential figure of tho laugh lu torest Is tho town constable of Hard scrabble, Darius Startke. When the country store and postoffico arc robbed Darius at once takes tho cen ter of tho stage. That he goe3 off on one false cluo after another 'n his effort to locate the thief doesn't dim his ardor or diminish his close, application. Eventually, by the. drollest of droll flukes, Darius in his search for the Inconsequential i pilferer, stumbles upon n real big discovery of Importance to the town, the detection of tho perpetrator of a crime that has long been a puzzle i to the natives. The town constable 1r one of many excruciatingly comic characterizations offered by tho comedy. Tho good characters and tho bad of Hardscrabble ar6 pre-' sented. The boy from New York who works In tho postoffico; the Hardscrnbbler Just out of prison try InG to reform; tho men who go to church and tho men that don't; the meanest man in Hardscrabble and the most philanthropic citizens of tho settlement; tho now minister and the old minister. There Is a swcot story maintained throughout tho ac tion". Besides being a laugh play, It iJ Is n designedly amusing satire1 against hypocrisy. It Is ndmlrnbly acted by n company of uniform ex cellence, and with Its mnsslvo scenic production Identically the samo as .ltiwln I.e. XA... V f. . I "fin, vu mihii.m ...in . ... vu w, .iHUiaiUI 11 III IUIIIU IU the Medford theater Friday, Novem ber 3. Seat salo begins Wednesday.' November 2. i KXIKitIKXCKI SALESMAN TO DISPOSE OF FItUIT WALLA WALLA, Wash., 3cL 29. To sell 70 cars of apples for the Wnlla Wl! Fruit & Vegetable union. G. IL Floruneo of Portland, an experienced' apple Mileuinii, will leave Walln Walla today for the middle wet and the cast. According to II. E. Browning, mnnnser of tho union, thoro are somo of the finest apple in the alley ii. tins lot. and it is expected n fnnev price will bo obtained. Prohibition in Josephine County (From the Grants Pnbs Observer.) Lot us review the prohibition of Intoxlcnnts In Josephine county since that system was Inaugurated by pop ular vote In 1908. The law was put In force on tho 1st oi July of that yoar, and tho licensed saloons wero ithenco out of business. But thoro Avero a great many people, nearly half tho population, who Indulged more or less In alcoholic bovoragej and these people were not willing to accept the pronlbltlun order of the;r ;fellow-cltlzens Tho near-beor sa loons Immediately following tho 11 consed saloous, wero well patronized, tout many persona preferred to ob tain their supplies reputably. For some of theso Portland und San Pranclsco wore the main sources of supply. Numerous others preferred tho social glass ovor the saloon bar, and found the conditions favorable at Woodvlllo, In "wot" Jaclcson county, just across tho county lino from "dry" Josephine, eight miles from Grants Paso. Woodvlllo did not count much on tho map two yeare ago.- It was lit tle known, and yet there was a flno fruit and agricultural district sur rounding It waiting to bo discovered, Grants Pass visitors did tho busi ness. They Inaugurated a steady flow of monoy from Grants Pajs to Woodvlllo, and a stoady flow of empty bottles back to Grants Pass. Iucldontully, tiro valuable resources of Woodvlllo became known. OrnnfH Tass monoy, nowover. had prompt influence. Tho little Woodvlllo ham let of two years ago la now an In corporated city. Tho llttlo burg noedod only a start, and tho "dry" conditions of Joosophlno county sup plied It. Without going Into tho unfailing experience of all communities that have endeavored to prohibit tho use oi intoxicants uy law, lot us havo a look at Grouts Pass slnco It became "dry." The year 1909 wus tho dead- t year ever known In this city. There was a well-intentioned "dry" administration, but nothing could balance the collapse of trade. There was 100 per cent Increase in city taxes and at tho end of that "dry' year an Increased debt of $7000, with absolutely nothing to show for the large expenditure. Tho taxpay er. revolted at the end of 1909 and oletted a progressive administration. The iptlrlng city council left to tho new council an additional CO per cent of cit taxation Two years of pro hibition Increased tho direct city axes of Grants Pass exactly 150 per cont, and other taxes wero pushed. The 1910 city Council constitutes a business administration, backed by the leading business man of Grants Pass not passively, but actively. Much has been done. Grants Pa38 has assumed city airs with pavement and genorous lights. There liavd been large payrolls, but dull busi ness. Too much monoy goes to Woodvlllo and Medford. Thoro Is no prohibition that can prevent a class or working peoplo In a "dry town from spending their savings In a "wet" town. Not all for "wet" goods, but with tho freedom to purchase "wet" goods n first consid eration. So, It was with a bunch or Jobophlno miners who camo to Grants Pass a while ago for supplies. They didn't buy thorn horo. Med ford got tho trade. Medford has grown big and fat by reason of the mistaken policies of Grants Pass and Ashland. iWhnt about tho moral ofrect or prohibition on tho youth of tho com munity? There is no neod to phil osophize on this quostlqn, but facts are always valuablo. Under tho city ordinances or qrants Pass a heavy ponalty was imposed for tho selling of liquor to minors. It was a rlcht- eous law, .and a fow convictions un- uor it speedily ended that abuso up to the passing of county option, which overruled tho city ordinances. t Under the county option lav.-, any boy or gin or woman or man hns a legal light to purchaso Intoxicants. Other wise the Informers who wero here last year dare not report. It Is the sellers who are liable to ponalty. Tho youth or Grants Pass perfectly understand this. There was a little company of them about a year ago who Indulged In spirituous liquors on Saturday nights, all minors. The samo thing Is reported from all the dry counties or tho state, Tho liquor ot Grants Pass boys was obtained aBsumahly rrom Portland dealers, and required only a signed order and 3 Inclosed for a gallon of whisky. Under tho oaloon system this truffle In gallon was not previously known hero, probably because of wholesale and retail restraints. Anyhow, boys of Grants Pass, as In other dry towns, obtained liquor supplies, and there was a llttlo Saturday night jouincauou inaugurated. It dovel oncd and nresontlv thn nliht nnii. I mnn took a hand In. He sought to capture one of tho boys, but failed, probably willingly. There wero -In this bunch of boys tho sons or some of the best families In Grants Pass. Tho city ordinances enforced by tho police put a bar on this wrong. County option lifted tho ban and tho boys continue to pass under. But, after all, when a Grants Pass youth hits the train for tho Orogon unlvor- slty or any other higher training sciiooi, ana js puoa up on his own resources, lo it better that ho should know something about tho evils thut threaten him, or bo perfectly Ignor ant of his danger? Regarding tho rural districts of Josophlne county, tho gallon parcel has beon In open ovldonce theso nast two years. Peoplo who formerly drank 3 or 4 per cent beore, are now unnKing iu to oo por cont whiskies, and It Isn't good for them. (Paid Advertisement by Home Ilulo Association.) WHAT IS THE Name OF THE FINEST Flour If you arc n user of the flour that we handlo it won't take von leut: to answer this ques tion. If you don't use the flour we hell you 'haven't tried the best flour sold in this city. Most bakers uso n cheaper flour in their bakery products they can mnke moro on their In end. We aro sure that PURE WHITE is the finest flour, for wo have tried and found it to he bettor thntf anything wo ever tried. Havo you tried it? WHAT IS THE . Brand ON THE BEST Coffee Hundreds of homes right horo in Medford would nnswer right off tho reel. If you aro n cus tomer of this store you enn nn swer, too. "Cblden Gnto" is tho name and you'll find that wo are not exaggerating when wo claim that it is the hest. Wo think no hundreds of fam ilies in this section 'of the coun try think so you will think so if you try it. Lot us send you a pound noxt time you need coffee. GROCERIES? Anything you want in tho staple mid fanoy grocery line. Allen & Reagan Phone Main 2711 Main and Central Can Anything be Nicer Than a First Class SteaR? Just imagine yourself real hungry and sitting down to n good monl. II makes a difference what kind of steak is hot before you. If it comes from this shop you arc sure to nlinh it. It will ho first-chtss in every particular. We can assure t'ux, for wo have Hhimui the very bi-t onttlo that have been mUi-il in this part of the west, and no lift tor grow iitiywlinip. Wo havo a cold storage plant, where all meats are kppt'until thev are tender and as nice as it is possible to havo them. To make a long story .short it would he next to iiiipobsihlo to gol a plutY of tnent from our mar ket that was not first-elnss in every way. Wo don't M it como in. in the first place, and if it should get in we donJ let it go out to our easterners. GiVe, a trial mid find out for yourself. f Warner, Wortman (Si Gore GROCERY PHONE 286 MARKET PHONE 281 Prepare for Haloween Xow Im the tlmo to prepare for IIullowccu. We hae the pumpkins, tho finest mince meat, t-ider if or your boiled ci der, and everything in tho lino of spices and accessories, inch as candy, orange and lemon, etc., and can fit you out with everything you need for tho Halloween feast. Otir Own DeliveryiWaijons Tho goods you liny horo will ho delivered in our own deliv ery wagon and you will ho suro to get what you ordor in first class condition. Wo want your business and aro willing to tako tho utmost caro enrry tho most 'complete, stocks nnd guar antee satisfaction in order tow merit it. OLMSTEAD & HIBBARD PHONE MAIN D7I. GOME 2 3 Pines end get joino of tho HUD SOIL which gives tho rich color 2 FRUIT 6, 10 and 20-acro tracts from 55 to 125 por aero. If you wish employment while tho trees nnd vegetables aro grow lug, you can got It noarby, at 3 Pines, tho now lumber city. HOWLAND rtoom 8, 128 12. Main Ht. Perfection Oil Heater CJls thorti a corner in your home that remains cold? You can heat it up with a Perfection lEealor. All you have to do is to light a match and the stove is ready. Cj You can take a "Perfection" from room to room without a particle of danger no smoke no dirt no odor just warm, comfortable heat right when you want it. The prices aro low the quality the hest on earlh. " CJRTCMEMBTCR, we are well supplied to sellyou any thing in the stove .line. Come in and seo our HEATING STOVES NICHOLSON HAREWARE CO COR. BARTLETT, AND MAIN STS. Tho advent of now stooks in a local store is always a news ovout of real interest to all peoplo to whom that particular store is at all important. Medford Theatre One Night Only Tuesday, Nov. 1 America's Loading Emotional Actress Virg'ina Harned in Herbert Bashford's Success, The Woman he Married A Drama of Today, PRICES 50c, 1.00, $1,50. Seats on salo Saturday, Octobor 29, , I izr- J m