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,P- PAGE FOOT MEDFOITO MAIL TRTTONM, MUDFOKl), OK MA ON, SATUKIMY, OOTOHWK. 28. 101 Medford Mail tribune An indkpkndrnt NKWunAran rUnlilBIIKD KVI3UT AKTlillNOON HXCICPT BUNDAY. BY TUB MEDFOIID rniNTINQ CO. Tho Democrntlo Times, The Medford Mull, The Medford Tribune, Tho South ern Orerconlan, The Ashland Tribune nrflna VaII TrltmnA nulldinff, w- -. --- E-' Mam North Fir Home 76. trcot; phono, S5-J7-19 1011, OEOnaK PUTNAM, Editor and Manager &$$& Rntftwd Btcond-cUss matter at Med ford. Oregor- under the act of. March s, 187. OfflcUl Pnpr of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jneknon County. . . MUZBOXXFTXOX JULTJB. One ypnr, by mall "? Ono month, by mall : ,6 Por month, delivered by carrier In Medford, Jacksonville and Cen- tral Point .. . . Suturdiyp only, by mall, per year. . S.00 Weekly, per year 0 awoHH cxxou&ATxoar. Dally averauo for nix month ending December 31, iiu. aizi. THE CONVICT CAMP. roll Jieaaed Wis Walt Tfu SUpatohta. Th Mall Tribune la on pale, at the Ferry New Stand, San FTanclMO. Portland Hotel New Stand. Portland. Bowman Newa Co.. Portland. Ore. W. O. Whitney, Seattle, Wash. and fastest' 11.-illt sssDroxo, oxEdoir. Metrorolla of Southern Oregon Northern California, and I B Poputatloii-U. 8. cenau. 1910; 8840; estimated. 191110.000. n-i.- Flvo hundred thousand dollar Gravity Water System completed, rivlnff lineal supply Pure mountain xvntsr and nix t-Xn mllMi ot street belnK paved and .nMMA fni at a rnftt exceeding 000.000, making a total of twenty mil Postofflco rccelnta for year, ending March 31, 1911, show Increase of Hi per oont. Bonk deposit a gain of IS per Banner fruit city In Oregon Bogus Illvcr Spltxenberg applea won wep stakes prlxe and tlllo of "Appls Kin of tha World." at the National Appln Show, Spokane, 1909, and a car of Newtowns won rlrst Prise la 1910 at Canadian International Apple Show, Vancouver, B. C. ...,... Rogue Itlver pears brought highest prices in all markets of tho world dur fng the paat six years. write commercial ciuo, iutiuoui cents for postage for fho finest commu nity pamphlet ever puoiisneo. T11AT Governor "West's plan to work eon vie. ts upon the Oral or Lake, highway moots popular approval is indicated by the attitude oC those who will ho neighbors to the convict camp. Without exception, all residents in the vicinity are pleased at tho prospect and are in hearty sympathy with the governor's plans. The convicts who will be sent here are not desperate criminals, or men to be feared, but short term men who have been tried in positions of trust about the penal insti tutions and found trustworthy. Abuse and inhuman treatment no longer have place in prison life. To get the best results from any man, first treat him as a man. There is no doubt in tho world of tho success of the convict built road, if tho men are treated squaroljr, fed well and made comfortable. The freedom of open air work is much preferable to indoor prison work. With the system of rewards and merits in vogue, of shortening time of sentence, there is every incentive for the men lo'work faithfully rather than to attempt by flight to become the hunted of humanity. SNAPSHOTS AT NOTABLES Senator Thomas S. Martin of Virginia. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. zz JOLTS AND JINGLES By Ad Brown Tho regulars in China Arc marching off to battlo, While tho emporor, their emperor! Is playing with a rattle. Thanks, Old Top. "If Jackson county isn't careful it will get u national reputation that is n much, bigger and better one than it has already." Portland Journal. On account of tho high prices, "Small Steak'' has been driven from Cliicrigo restaurant menus. Prob ably figures as "Minute Steak" now. . It is to be expected that little Pu Yi will raise an awful disturbance if they tnko his pretty throno awa from him. MEDFORD has the reputation, justly acquired, of hav ing spent more money in public improvements than any city of its size in the United States during the past three years. Yet Medford bonds are selling above par and Medford city warrants at par. This is the result of a business administration, of eco nomical and efficient management. In startling contrast to this situation is that presented by Klamath Falls. The following from the Klamath Chronicle tells the stery: "This city is reaching the limit, and it would seetn that the last straw is the proposition to inflict an occupa tion tax upon the business men. Tt is the natural sequence of a profligate administration. Without regard to where the money would come from the mavor and city council have gone ahead squandering the funds of the city, and when this was all gone instead of slacking up they have plunged more deeply into debt, issuing warrants in such number and amouut that they hardly arc worth fifty cents on the dollar. This city, with the rest of the coast, is suf fering from depression. The average business man finds it a sufficiently difficult task to meet his running expenses without having added thereto a tax to raise money tp be squandered." Hotel Medford Sunday, October ait. mil. ?1.00 por (.'uvor r lo s:;m V. At. WASHINGTON GETS EQUITABLE RATES. Redmond, Oregon is to have a po tato show. All eyes on tho potato. Speaking of delivery boys, that committee that is going to deliver Oregon for Taft has a bit the hard est job of all. f- & Out of Sight. It's quite n while Sinco we have saw A reference To Hurry Thaw. Houston It'fi iuito a while Wo shout with glee, Singe wo have heard From Richmond P. Schenectady "Union WIIAT the Medford traffic bureau has demanded from the state railroad commission and what the newly organized People's Equitable Rate association are now clamoring for, equitable rates on distance basis for all points in Oregon, has just been granted to the shippers of Washington by the Washington state public service com mission. Under the announcement from Olympia Friday, the Washington commission has reached the decision that distributive rates should be on the distance tariff basis; not on the general distance tariff, but on what might be termed a merchandise distance tariff designed for the purpose of forming distributive rates in Washington. All jobbing centers in the state of Washington will be given la square deal and that the rate east from Puget Sound win oe tne same as the rate west trom Spokane. This is what Medford has demanded, the right to ship to Portland as cheaply as Portland sliips to Medford. To get this, Medford proposed an initiative bill provided the railroad commission persisted in its present attitude of sustaining preferential rates for Portland. A Medford dollar should buy as much freight mileage out' of Medford as a Portland dollar out of Portland. J'hoto by American Prcs Association. Politics ns well an the weather nre wanning up In Virginia, especially In the contest for the senatorial toga now worn ty Thomas Staph Martin. Son ntor Martin Is opposed by Ucprcscnt ntlvo Wllllnm A. Jone. and the latter Is campaigning In vigorous fashion. In n recent speech Congrpttfiunn Jones charged that before his election to tho United States seuato In 1S1UJ Senator Mnrtln was not only n "railroad agent and lobbyist" before the legislature of Vlrglnl.i. but wan one of the disbursing agents of the "yellow dog" fund of the railroads. Tho senator Indignantly denies the chnrgea ns wholly false, vi cious and slanderous and says that Mr. Jones Is merely trying to umbo polltl cal capital. Senator Martin Is a native of Vlr glnla and a lawyor by profession. He was educated at tl)p Virginia Military Institute and serve; as n cadet In the Confederate army during the Inst year of tho war. Until elected United States senator he lind never held nor been candidate for any political otllco. Horn d'Onuvfl OIuiilu Oyster I'mlkllill Colory Hullud Almonds ' . OJlvott Chicken Okm UOtutuMino oil Tubho llukud Halibut, .lotuvlllo Potato (h'ii(Uiltitt I'llot Allguon, SuulOi I'orhiiuuiv Claud Punch UnaHt Young Turk vy, Cruiiburry JJiiUW Sweet Pututoe (Sluco ' Mushed I'otntuiw . liiuwul SnroniH ( l.otluco and Toniatueti, .Mn.ountUi Croon AimiIo. pio or hoimm .Muiluxuo I'lo Now Yotk Wio Ui mini ur Atigul Pudding, Wlno Sauro Asioilpd Cuko Hoiiuofort Uhcono l)uul Tnwto Siioolul Mitmlu All bumd and putflrlo died In tliln Itolul uva Hindu oil lh pu'mlti. Commencing Monday, Outubor SO, va ahull Hrvo u 75-t'Uitl Tnhlo do llotu Olnnur (ruin B:8U to 't. ' ' "& x-"TEr ricnttnii, 'd- Tho Lorlmer Fund Informer. Clarcnco S. Funk, general mnn nger of tho International Harvester company. Is the Individual who told n. H. Kohlsnnt, editor of the Chicago accord-Herald, tbnt be had beiti ask ed to contribute $10,000 to a fund of $100,000 thnt had been used to elect William Lorlmer to tho United States PrU!E-fttif IK, . IRA---.! rrry.'gBiag-' 'f-i "mIi kH Get your plows ready for plowing We have a complete assortment of JOHN DEERE PLOWS All kind of I'Iouh for all kinds of Mill soring tooth harrows, etc A full Hue of grain dillls, HUBBARD BROS. Where to Go f4 I THE ISIS THEATRE UK UN TIIKV AIIH ; aSBaPoV" Meinour (front I'luoillos ItdllMltr ATIIO.V mill MI'I'IIO.KHI.SSIIN Medfoid lliontu-Koyis wilt hot delighted with (ho muni, nous In hoar that the popular xlais aio to ; play a xlmi'l onnaoinent nl the! lulu tlioniio. Ilolb porfonuora mo : liotoil for tho wouiIimTuI. rlovor nctlng and 'whom they have up- pimrml thoy lini been tho (allt of; (ho town for nioulliM, nous of tlioli aelliig Is pouiliiK In ft inn all pmlM of tho itirfoiont plaeim ulioio tlioy liavo appoatod. Kaeh innnnuoH pralKtm them u the Kieatest ilinulng caul thoy ovei X had. I'liiyliig to ulauillug loom s I unl) In a miiio giiainnteo for oer) i X one lo I'liinii onily mill uold the iiihIi, us with two Much big fitMii s I Hon tho hoiiiio will bo crowiled ever) night; ho i "ino curly. I , i tar Theatre .Matinee Kwry Pay t! to 5 l. M. II IK' TOTICM .MAItK A Tale of the Plcluioitio MIsnU hiiiikiih llllllnilH A CltlKNDI.Y .MMtltlACK lutoiiiHtlouul and Knr ItonclihiK If you hio lookhiK for Imp. plhea, net In on tlilrt. A (.V "I'lMK IN VASIIIN."lt A Itlch anil lmKliablo Comedy All KATIIKIt In I'opiilnr Hongs Itest of MiikIo and Kffert.n KV13NINOS 7 TO 10: IG i PObt. ( Star. For quite n whilo Wo'vo borno tho filraiu Whgro is tho Comit DotQugtellnue? Chicago Record Herald. It seems to bo An ago or moro . Since wo have heard Troth Theodore. Detroit Frco Press. Yet all wo havo To do is look To gco iv squib M3oul l)r. Coook. Wild oats seldom breakfast tnblo. figure at the AdtonnlcK of high thinking will find hplqndid oxnmples in tho men who uro pill ting up tho wireless sta tion on thu hotel. Team Shot to Pieces. i-i.ii COUVALLIS, Ore., Oot. 28. Al though tho first conforcuco gamo is only n weok uwny, tho football team at tho Oregon Agricultural College Is in ii moro chnotic condition thnn nt liny limo sinco jirautico got under way, a Sinco tho scrubs gnvo tho varsity it good hammering Coach Dolan has been switching players around in an attempt to develop n hotter fighting ninuhlue, Tho Southern Pacific deserves the thanks of the com munity for granting a half fare rate to the convicts from Sajem to Medford. The railroad's cooperation is hoped for in other ways during the construction of the Crater Lakehighway. e ETOF NO ROAD VALUES State Railroad Commissioners Spend Saturday In Medford Ascertaining Value of Local Railroad Property on Which to Base Rates and Taxes State Hailroud Commissioner Mil ler and W. M. Wells, assihtant en gineer of tho commission, uro in Med ford ascertaining tho value of rail road proporty embraced in rights-of-way and terminal groundu in Jackson county. The commission is ascertaining (he physical valuation of tho railroads, us LaFolletto ascertained them in Wisconsin, ns n huso upon which to figuro rates and taxation. It has taken nearly threo years to complete tho ostimates on the Oregon, River & Navigation, and since last spring, the engineers huvo been engaged on tho Southern Pacific. Practically nil counties havo been completed except Douglas and Jackson, Tho work of tho commission is very thorough. Tho county assess or sfiguros nro takon and compared with actual valuations on adjoining laud and a basis reached fair to both people and railroad. Haaklni for TleaUH. HALF RATE FOR ROAD CONVICTS Southern Pacific Grants Concession to Jackson County Will Only Have to Pay Half Fare for Con victs From Salem. The Southern Pacific company lo day advised (ho commercial club committee appointed to work between Oovornor West and tho county offi cials in the matter of securing con victs to work on tho Crater Lake road that thoy will grant a half fare rate for the twcnly-fivo convU who will arrive at tho first of the weok. This represents u saving of .$100 to Jackson county. , New Road Started. WALLA WALLA, Wn., Oct. 28. Robert Strahorn, formerly president of tho mysterious Notth Const dur ing its construction before it wan known ns a irarrimun properly, Jiuh filed articles of incorporation at Olympiu of a new lino which will bo a continuation of tho North Coiml from North Yakima to Walla Walla. to connect with the Harriinan hues via Pendleton, HoaltlnB for HeaUfc. " X All Under Cover i Willi (IiiiiiI Slock f Lumber, Lath and Shingles Waiting for You at the Medford Lumber Comp'ny Ugo- rheatrei X 'X cr.AiiE.tcE b. runic, ncnate. Kdward ninc.i. milllonnlrnj lumbermnii of Chif-ago, In the man who asked Punk to contribute, according to the tatter's tcHMmouy. Mr. Illnos Iiiim sworn that tho state meat of Funk was false. 'Ho also tes tified tliut Funk voluntarily ofTered to contribute to the Lorlmer fund. Mr. Funk lias bi-en with tho harvest er company for tho past nlno years and Jiwell known In business and social circles In Chicago. Io fcas al ways been regarded as a man of high character and upright dealings. Mr. nines Is ono of tho largest lumbermen in tho west, Is immensely wealthy and las been n friend of Lorlmer and a power in Illinois politics for many years. Ambnadop Bryco't Wit. Ambassador James Ilryco was talk ing at a reception in Washington about tho abolition of "birching" at Eton, Iho famous Cngllsh public school. "I am glad." said Mr. Hryco, "tbnt Kton boys will be no longer blrcned. J nm afraid that some of tho masters of Kton huvo hitherto believed too strongly in the apothegm, A pupil's extremity Is a teacher's opportunity.' " TKHI1K HAITI-?, Iml. MurriiiKo relieved Kuthnine Ottororodcingoii- CHINA CHINA CHINA Supplies Are In We Solicit Your Trade &e ART STORE , BE SURE Pacini- Phone 10!) 1 1 loim I'lioni' 03 Hitjh Class Vaudeville 3-Beihls-3 ! IVIMI'llV !L.IV3IVf! 'I'Al.lllVi; " I ........., .,.., n..( in; felde of a wrt.il hind. Mn, Loui K.'l'ii, Hho I- u MEDFORD OPERA HOUSE TUES., OCT. 31 .IOH. M. (MITKH Picsciils CECIL LEAN and FLORENCE H0LBR00K EXCELLENT .MUSIC x X l Olio of tin lleitt Two Piece OnjjcS- i z Iran in (no ;uy ; Don't Miss This Show i Only tin co nights lo ITHUnSDAY, FRIDAY, SATUrt-J DAY. ' I ILIit'S'l'KA'I'KO SO(l It In j;immI hiio It In TllltKK KXCHI.LUNT ItKKI.S . : I'lcnitics ' ' ; ICulli'o ('Imago of I'lognun Hun- ilii).s mill 'IIiiiimIiijS 2 10 ('cuts !( (Viilsl -rs - it III the HIiipeudoiiH MiiNlcnl Comedy Kikhcsn RIGHT EYES' WITH A (O.MIMNV Ob" HHVUNTV-KIVH PICOI'LI'J Oilglual Now Vorli, C'blrago anil lloslon Prodiiclloii AlT(lMIJNTi:i OHCJIIISTItA V i, i .. i i i -i . ii i. r i ii ii .in. ii i.i i lly (bo Authors of "TIIItKH TWINK" s Hook by Cbas, Dickson Lyrics by Olio Haueibaeli Music by Karl llosrliua ro.VSTllUCTKI) FOIt ilNTMHTAIXINO I'Ultl'OHICS ONLY NOTIj This company Is u top-iiotcliei', asking odils from nono for roputatlon and unhiuo talent. Tho iiroductlou Is u comploto and porfect expression of sUgc-trart. Tho music makes tomor row hum happily and tho fun lingers days and days aftor, HI'JAT HALM HATl'KDAV, OCTOIIMK UH IIABKINH' DltlYJ HTOItH Ltmllalloii HIv Heals. Mall Orders Pilled Promptly PLUMBING HTMAM AND HOT WATKIt II MATING All Work Ouarantoad Prices Itoasonablo 2n Howard It lock, KnlrnBC on (Kb Htrcot, Coffee n & Price Paeiric IIOIU Home itltt I II- Draperies Wo carry a very eouipioto line of (lrapurltiM. uro curtains, fixture, cite, lind c'o ull cIumhl-h of niilioliitorlnir. A upoolal man to loolc urtur thU work oxolimlvoly ami will xlve u irnnd norvloo its Is iHiiialblo to get la even tho larsoat clllos. WeeRs & McGowan Co