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Kge two MTSPFOKD jSrATTi TRIBUNE, MRD1F01U), OllKOOK. SATURDAY, "NOVUM IIMU It, 1M. if (14 i H1 iv r - t i P I 0 BABY,.RULER MAY BE KILLED Pekln-Kalnan Railroad Has Been Abandoned and Grave Fears Are Felt for Safety of Infant Ruler of Monarchy. BERTRAM LYTELL AS THE STR ANGER WITH THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST AT THE OPE RA HOUSE. TUESDAY NIGHT. TOKtO, Nov. 11. Gravest fours for tho safety of tho Chinese baby emperor nro felt In official clrclos hero bb tho result of Pokln cables J tolling of tho abandonment of the ' Polcln-Knlgan rallroatl. If tho Infant monarch has not already fled it la feared hlB life probably will be sac rificed during the rebel attack upon Pokln, which now is only a question of hours. Tho Manchus nro expected to resist dosporatoly and, should tho rebels win, It Is believed to be al- I most certain that tho streets of tho Forbidden City will bo tho scene of ' n general massacro of the Imperial- I ists. ' Tho anarchy which today rolgns t throughout China Is affecting even tho treaty ports. Their wators I swarm wlih plratoa and even foreign j Bhipplng la unsafe. Scores of native j craft hnvo boon plundered by tho pirates and their trews butchered. DIRECT VOTE ON ELECTOBWMTED Chairman of Progressive Republican Campaalgn Commlttsj Asks All Legislates Throughout Country lo Take Matter Up and Urge Action. WBi vfWKBrtim s TUB Ol.YjUIMA, W41. Mayor Hums lias issued a onll fov Cor n npeilnl election to ho hold neeeinliei for tin purpose of tWuliiiK whether Ol.vm pin shall mlopt tho ooiuiuUmioh form of government. PLUMBING SVH.YM AND 0f WATKU 11KATINU Alt Work (lurnte4 Prices Ucnsonbl 5 llownnl Hlock. Kntriwc on (Uli Rtnvt. Coffeen & Price pucific o:u noun J AT THE MEDFORD THEATRE TONIGT. Urging the holding of presidential primaries whorevor possible. Walter Houccr, chairman of tho progressive republican campaign committee, mailed today a letter to all gover nors, lieutenant governors and speak- i era of legislatures throughout tho country. HouBcr quotes tho resolutions adopted'- nt? the--recut progressive conferenco in Chicago domanding a direct presidential prcferenco pri mary In each state. Ho adds: "As you have known, thoro is stat utory provision for presidential prefcrenco primary In flvo states. Sorao other states probably will enact IcgislnMon this winter to provide such primaries. Where it is not pos sible to make such provision legally tiio resolution urges that republican stato committees prov'do a means whoreby tho voters will bo given a right to express their choice of can didates. "In many states there la legal pro vision for tho direct nomination of state officers. Where this is the case, It will not bo difficult for state committees to make supplementary arrangements for tho presidential primary. "On behalf of tho progrosslvo re publican campaign committco, I wrote you, urging that you take stops to unable tho republicans of your stato to directly express tholr choice for the republican nomination for president. Do this by law If pos sible, If not within tho law, do It by action of your committee. "It is to bo noted that friends of Robert M. La Follotto aro ready to submit his nanio for nomination by tho.dlrqc.t yoto of tho rank, and file of tho party." Draperies Wo enrrr a very comrlotn line o( drnp!rl, wee curulns, flxtiinre. Mo.. ana Oo ail claunon ot upliottrlnK. A ptsolal man to look ftr thin work exclunlvoly una will Rive n hoh1 Borvlcrt aa la poaalbl to cat la even Die largest cltlce. Weeks & McGowan Co Rock Spring Coal OX KA3TD AX.I. TK TOCT, ltfln and Oml Ynnl, Twelfth bim From Btrcota. l'lumo 7101. Burbidge KXU OOAX. MA See as Well as Others Do QVXP Aeer xr Tom urns: nt until then will jou got jxTfcct iiinrrt for your rji. They nrv M'h'ittlfli-iilly acrunile. Step in iiml let mo oxpliiiu 'their sitlK'rlor advan tages. Dr. Rickert Eyesight Specialist Over JCciitner'.i, ?Iclfonl SAW THEM; WANTED THEM; TOOK THEM; IS TAKEN NEW YOKK, Nov. 11. -Nettie Pprtloy, Wnk ami buxom, employed as, maid to Miss Sopliio Ilrandt, for nor comic opera htar, wanted a flut and a piano. Bo hIio took tliu Ilnindt jowt'l bi)X, located a $1000 pearl neck liiQp fpr $,r)C, which tho pawnbroker assured Iior was a lot of money for "worthless" pcurlb and soourod kXi for a $50 tfold clasj). Ueforc the monoy went on tho firnt inhtallmont of the covcUal piano or a dcosit was paid on tho flat, rent, "Portly" was be hind tho bard, 8ho Biiid blio novor tboiifjlit "Missy Brandt would misH 'oin." And MU Bnuidt snys tho moral of tho talo in "hiro an nffinityleSH maid." SAN FJtANCISCO, Cnl. Angustua nurllug, wealthy clubman and Insur ance agout, was held to anawor on n cbargo to commit murdor with ball fixed at $25,000, horo today for (.hooting William Kent, a chauffeur, Kent nppoared In bohalf of his assail ant and pleaded earnestly against Ills pr.o8oc.uUpn, saying ttmt ho bolievod Hurling was Insane at tho timo with liquor and a nervous wrock. IlaeUnks for Honltb. One occasionally hi an the ques tion concerning the nationally fa mous Whitney Brothers quartet "Are thoy all brotherb?" As Hill Nye would say: "We are compelled to answer yes!" Thoy are brothers. Their father wits a minister In New York state. These four boys in the family were duly christened upon taalr arrival. The youngest, Yale, wu born on th 22d day or January. 1814. Tits oldest. Will, began his musical ca roer upon the day or his birth, which, according lo "Who's Who In the Lyceum." was or tbe 2th day or May, 172. The ract I tf at th Whltnnjs be gan singing on the day of their bir.hs and have been "on the Job" ver since. Referring again to "Who's Who in the Lyceum," we find that the two other members of the quartet, Alvin and Kdwln, were born on Xovembur 10. 1878, and March 17,' 1877, re apccUvsly. Ths aggregato number of years which they kuv lived Is UK. During tha last sight years they hrvo glvou nearly !000 concerts. Saturday, November 11, Medford opara house. The Royal Welsh Ladles' Choir. Tlio fame of Weiftb choral hinging; boonme world wide,, when in 1872 a mixed choir consisting mainly of Welsh village folk, under tlio leader ship q Sarartog (Griffith Hhya Jones), won tlie Crystal Palace eoia- pany'a $s0U elialWDge trophy, and a oasb )rize of $500. This fame was enbauead in tits following year, whan tlio HAiiiu uhuir under tlio same leader UKuin won the tnphy, beating Ui London choir, known then as the Pnr ik. Prixe Choir, under the leadership of Mr. Prnudmun. The boas and daughters, oec'UiUy t)io daughters, of tlu; jirineipality imvo over suieu maintainod Ilia fHuiu and evor on huacod (lie slajitlard flfttahludiod and sot by lliu Crystal Palace viulorie. Of all lbs Welh mnHioal organizfl- nous, me noyai wvisu miwical cii'-l gamzntion. the lloyal WoWi Iadioa' Choir has linen first and foremost not only to mnuilaiu the fame, but to M't a standard lo Walsh "r ativ oilier choral singing that has ever ct be'ii e.fiullud. Tho visit of tho Koyal Welsh Ln dioa' Clioii 1-d Aiiicru'ii is by n meniiH a new venruit-. ndcd( it is now a mailer of IiiMm, ITi re net Titura dity. aasMBgsjsjM Ilac'dtUB ror Hoaltn. Are Not Imitators. Minstrel ooinpainoM may come ami go, the white man may black his face aad hands, but after all thure U but one"roal one" and that h the Nashville Studoats, an orjjnnizalioi' thut will live forever. The Nashville Ktqdents have kept faith with Mi publio for twopty-fjvo jear, ai d eauh sue(liny jmar mahos thum more jwpulai. Akk your grnmlfuthur or grundmothur about the X.ishviih Students and lhy will tell you tlpit they never ihiled j,iy othor uliihs of entartaininiNufoi' fli y l.new that what over the old Nashville Students prom iaed that promUo would bo kept. To day the Nashville Krudents Mauri alunu as (he greulest o.Nponontw of mirth in tho world. Tho "white man" oai) burlesque tho uegro, but the no gro is the rol fiifimaker after all. Tlio Nashville Ktudonts aio oomiiiK in alj their gJorj- to the Nat Sunday ov eiilntf. OWSQON CITY, Ore ConvulBod with laughter over a Joke told him by a citizen, Abraham (loldburg foil several fcot through a tnfp door be hind the bar of his saloon and frnc turad tour rlts. Ho had beon in tho aatlap a mluiite bofore stud neglooted to close the trap, Where jou n 111 find tho host workmanship on your flno gar ments. We taho the utmost caro with everything ontrustod to us, and guarantoo that you will bo absolutely satisfied Aith rosults. The Star Steam Laundry 'Mi:itmi, om TREES Just n word to remind you that tho Eden Valley Nursery i Ik Htlll doing IhNiichb at tho sumo old stand and uudor tho muno banner. QUALITY FIRST Look up the history of tlila NurHory, ulso the man behind it. You aro guaranteed stock that will ploaso you and tho price will bo right. It will soon be treo planting time. Mall mo a list of stgck wanted and I will como thiougi) with tho goods. N. S. BENNETT JJov Phono Connections, M Medford, Ore. SAFETY RAZORS Ever Ready $1 Keen Kutter $1 Enders $i Gillette $5 Auto-Strop $5 NKAIt lOHT OKKICl MEDFORD PHARMACY PHONIC NltlllT OH UAY .MAIN IUI, ttmsjsvssKBtBUxsassai a We carry a very complete stock of ELECTRIC IRONS We have the American in two styles, the Beauty at $5.oo and the Superior at $4.oo Step in and let us show them to you. i , ii i 'i 1 1 , ii i Medford Hardware Comp'ny 2ia EAST MA IN ST. FLOUR .Just io'kt'tip tlio ball rolling, wo art1 offering for rash a 'ai' of Idaho Hard Wheat Patent "Flour at $1.30 per sack vrssrcr33Z."3-iri3PiZ- v . -. .--r- - iaji-.w Every sack guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. Wt aro still selling Olympic Flour at $1.50 Wc aro still soiling Miller's liluo Stem Flour at $1.50. Wo have made no advances in Coffee. Hills Bros.' Staple ftoast is still sell ing at 25 cents per pound. Goods delivered to any part of tho city. Davidson & Butted i - At The WEST 11th Street Grocery Phone "Pacific 21(51; Home lh() IRRIGATION IRRIGATION is the science of giving a plant just as much moisture as it needs, and just exactly when it needs it. IRRIGATION has added more wealth to tho country in (ho last ton years than any three of tho largest resources combined. Thousands of acres of worthless land have been reclaimed and some of this land haa.sold for tho highest prices ever paid for horticultural or agricultural land. IRRIGATION will reclaim "tho desert," (iBOO acres will bo developed into a vast orchard district. "Tho desert" when irrigated will prove to bo tho best orchard land in the Rogue River Valley. IRRIGATION will make tho Rogue River Valley famous for its berries. The largest yields in the next few years will come from "the dosori it IRRIGATION will add thousands of acres to tbe producing area of the Roguo River Valley, and in these new districts there will bono crop failure, for irriga tion is a guarantee of bountiful yields, and is -real crop insurance for tho grower. IRRIGATION in the Willamette Valley has increased production from sixty to three hundred per cent. Tt will do the sumo in the Roguo River Valloy. IRRIGATION will double tho population of Modl'drd awd Hie Rogue River Valley in tho next few years. New homes will bo established. Orchards will be planted on lands that hnvo never been productive. "Tho desert" will bo redeemed and a thousand families will be adde(l through this dovoldpment. - Rogue River Valley Canal Company FRED N. OUMMINGS, Managoi' Medford National Bank J31dg Medford. Oro.