ETHEL BARRYMORE
ON SOCIETY
Ethel Barry mo re Uc of the opln
too that the "society element" of
New York would never be missed It
a plague ibould wipe it out, taya the
Oregon iau. She finds the womne of
thU exalted circle to be piggishly
ogrosued la fleshly delights. How
the men occupy tahemselves Miss
Barry more doe not say, but we
know all about them from other
sources perhaps quite as reliable as
she Is. Miss Wharton's house of
Mirth gives one enticing glimpses of
the dally occupations of our male
aristocracy. When they are nut
engaged In highway robbery, accord
ing to her, they divert themselves
by drinking, gambling and racing
horses. To break the monotony of
these pastimes they occasionally
trade wives with one another. Two
or three other authors have given us
pictures lately of the upper section
of American society, and their agree
ment with each other Is so close that
It Is hard to disbelieve them. Of
course It Is possible that Phillips, Sin
clair, Patterson and the rest have all
copied the same misleading report,
but it Is not likely. These satirists
allege, just as Miss Barrymore does,
that the men and women of what Is
called high society are Interested lu
nothing but more or less vicious self
indulgence. Miss Barrym ore's statement that
brains are an Incumbrance rather
than a help to a person who wishes
to shine In society Is probably true.
Conversation at gatherings of the
rich Is Inane and foolltth. Nothing Is
discussed which could possibly In
terest a sensible person. No topic Is
permitted which could stimulate the
faintest ray of Intelligence. Million
aire society shuns mental as well as
physical exertion. The use of either
brain or muscles stamps one as be
longing to the vulgar herd. To be
thoroughly eligible In this elite
sphere one must cultivate a haughty
contempt for everything that Is use
ful and a disgust for everything that
does not gratify some of the senses.
There are species of parasitic animals
which by disuse have lost all their
organs except the mouth and stom
ach. Our wealthy social parasites
are undergoing a similar process of
abortion. With some of them the de
generative change has already gone
so far that they can no longer repro
duce their kind. '
Thus one might continue for hours
setting forth the folly, vice and use
lessness of our millionaire society,
but what good would It do? One
might recite the fact that society in
England, France, Germany and other
countries welcomes authors and art
ists, placing genius at least on a level
with birth and riches, while ours In
Its stupidity admits none but money
bags with his wife and children. One
might quote from that significant
story In the Atlantic Monthly entitled
"The Flavor of Afflenceu," where the
heroine. Just back from Europe and
Its social ways, unwarily addressed a
sensible remark to her hostess. The
woman, accustomed to nothing but
semi-idiocies from her guests, was
shocked and annoyed. Miss Barry
more Is entirely right In saying that
American society Is gross, vicious
and stupid, but we repeat, what Is
the use of her remark? This extraor
dinary group of men and women will
never mend their ways, no matter
tow severely they are reprimanded
and exhorted, but there Is much rea
son to believe that the spectacle they
present, though extremely disagree
able, Is only transient.
Evolution Is Intolerant of useless
organs In the body and useless groups
in society. Our reverence for vested
property rights sometimes enables
such groups to exist long after the
process of natural selection would
have eliminated them, but even this
gives them nothing more than a re
prieve. Their ultimate fate Is certain.
We may therefore feel assured that
our so-called high society Is on Its
way to absolute extinction, unless It
ran assume Borne effective part In
the work of the world. When the
feudal nobility of England lost their
function of military leaders and pro
tectors of the people, they became
hereditary governors. Thus they
prolonged their usefulness and ob
tained a new lease of life. One muy
remark also that the merely wealthy
My Hair
Ran Away
Don't have falling out with
your hair. It might leave you!
Then w hat? That would mean
thin, scraggly, uneven, rough
hair. Keen vour hair at home!
Fasten it tightly to your scalp 1 1
You can easily do It with Aycr's
Hair Vigor. It is something
more than simple hair dress
ing. It is a hair medicine, a
hair tonic, a hair food.
The beet kind ot teertasoatal
"old for over slaty years."
Li
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Aie. MuMum
smrAtiiu.
' nun.
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CRURV rttTOHL.
class In England has never been ao
utterly functlonleaa our own. It
seeks pleaaure of course, but there
baa been no time when it felt absolv
ed from every duty to the public like
most American millionaire!. Since
our wealthy group aervea no purpose
whatever In the social organism It la
safe to predict that It will presently
be aborted or extinguished.
How this will be accomplished no
body can say. Evolution depends
uin Innumerable factors and their
Interaction la ao complex that the de
tails can seldom be completely traced
after It ia completed, much leas can
they be foretold. The socialists will
perhaps endeavor to extinguish the
useless rich by confiscating their be
longings, but it la not likely that so
ciety as a whole will admit this meaa
use. One can speculate with more
confidence that many millionaire
famlllea will vanish from the world
through their own sterility. Statlstlra
show that their offspring la falling
oft both In numbera and in vlger
while mentally It vergea toward In
competence. Frequently men of
great wealth recognise that their
children lack the mental power to
take care of their property and
therefore secure It for them in trusts,
but this Is a device which American
law will not long tolerate any more
than British law permitted perpetual
trusta In land. Appropriate legisla
tion will ultimately force these enor
mous fortunes from their lurking
places and the feeble-minded des
cendants of millionaire fathers will
rapidly squander them. Ueprivxed
of their wealth and unable to earn
a living they will then alnk Into the
slums and presently perish. Thus the
problem of the useless rich, tbougb
annoying, is not really difficult.
STRIKES HIM Ill.l.NI).
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 6. Strick
en blind by a dose of 21 grains of
quinine and a pint of whisky that he
had taken to cure a cold, L. C. Black,
38 years old, haa applied to the coun
ty hospital for treatment. Black's
sight Is practically destroyed, though
Assistant County Physician McCor
nack says there Is a chance that he
may be cured.
Black waa a saw miler and a dep
uty game warden near Forest Grove.
About a month ago he contracted a
severe cold and on the recommenda
tion ot a friend took a dose of 21
grains of quinine and a pint of
whisky. The supposition is that the
dose affected the optic nerves and so
paralysed them that Black la almost
totally blind.
IjKKT iivxamitk cap.
PHR1LADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 8.
Four police officers were injured,
three ot them seriously, by the ex
plosion of a dynamite detonating
cap left by burglars In their hurried
departure from the diamond store of
Joseph H. Deachampa, at Seventh and
Chestnuts streets. Reserve Police
man Beaumont and Detectives Wil
liams, Brown, Long and Rellly, ot the
city force; Moffatt ot Camden and
Sharp and Campbell, from the Burg
lar Alarm company'a offices, went to
the building.
While examining the burglar tools
Beaumont satisfied his curiosity aa
to Igniting battery worked by con
necting the positive and negative
wires. The cap exploded, blowing
out the officer's right eye. Detective
CampbeH'a tongue was split from end
to base and his teeth were blown out.
Moffatt's nose was lacerated and his
face cut, as were the faces of the
others.
PORTLAND Sl'NDAY CLONING.
PORTLAND. Or., Oct. 6. The ar
gumenta on the demurrer filed by
District Attorney Cameron in the In
junction proceedings restraining him
and the other county and city au
thorities from enforcing the anti
quated Sunday law. whoch haa been
a dead-letter for a half century, werr
heard by Judge Oantenbeln In the
equity department of the state circuit
court today. The court took the mat
ter under advisement.
SVHAM IIKKNHAKDT IS WKI.L.
PARIS. Oct. 6. A rumor that haa
been In circulation here to the effoct
that Sarah Bernhardt, who Is making
a tour In Southern France, was 111 or
dead has been dispelled by the re
ceipt by Mme. Ilernhardt'a son, Mau
rice, of a rilapatch from his mother.
dated Nlmes, and saying that she was
In excellent health.
asks for nivoitcK.
BOSTON, . Oct. 6. Frederick
Norton, attorney for Mrs. Peter C.
Mains, has announced that papora
would be filed In the Queens county
court at Brooklyn asking for a de
cree of divorce for Mrs. Hains from
Captain Peter C. Ilalns, U. S. A.,
slayer of William E. Annla. She will
Bsk for alimony and the custody of
her children. Mrs. ITalns does not
expect to be present In court, aa she
Is not required by law to attend.
OKFICF.K AND IIIMNKI.P.
MANILA, Oct. . A tragedy oc
curred at Camp Jessman Saturday
night, resulting In the death of Lieu
tenant Edward J. Bloom of the
Fourth Infantry, and Private Buttles.
Company K of the same regiment.
Suttles for some reason shot Bloom
and then cut his own throat. 8uttles
died Immediately, but Bloom lingered
until 8unday night. An Investigation
ot the atfalr la being mad by mili
tary official,.
TOTAL VALUE
IS
E
Sour-re of Oregon's U'ealtb.
Annual shipments
Leading products $ 75.000.000
Manufactures 20,000,000
Miscellaneous products. 5,000,000
Total $100,000,000
Annual consumption
Products $ 50,000,000
Manufactures 30,000,000
Total $ 80.000,000
Grand total $180,000,000
Seventy-five million dollars Is a
conservative valuation to put on the
Oregon products that will be market
ed outside of the state during the
current shipping season, says the Or
egon Ian. In other words, this am
ount of capital, and more, will be
brought Into Oregon by the sale of
raw material produced by Us farms,
ranges, forests, rivers and mines.
This, too, In a year when the buying
capacity of markets In other states
and other countries Is adversely af
fected by unusual business condi
tions. When normal conditions are
fully restored elsewhere, the output
of Oregon will also have Increased.
fn the list given below are enu
merated only the leading products
that will be shipped out of the state.
Aside from lumber, cereal mill prod
ucts and a few other articles that
might also be classed as manufac
tures, the list Is made up entirely of
raw materials.
Figuring quantities on a carload
basis, though s large proportion of
the shipments are made by the wa
ter route, the output amounts to no
less than 101,475 cars. These cars.
If in one solid freight train, would
extend from Portland to Sacramen
to, or. In the other direction, from
Portland to a point beyond Shoshone.
The leading products of Oregon
that are this season bringing wealth
Into the state from other sections.
the quantities that are being moved
and their values are also given.
In addition to the leading articles
listed, which represent a worth to
the state of over $75,000,000, minor
products aggregating fully $5,000,-
000 In value will find markets In
other communities.
The total value of Oregon's manu
factures this season Is estimated at
$85,000,000, of which about $35,-
000,000 comes under the head of
lumber, cereal and creamery output.
Of the remainder, $20,000,000 worth
will be shipped to outside points to
swell the wealth of the state, bring
ing the total lucome In this busy
shipping season to a round $100,-
000.000.
Added to this sum that will be
poured Into Oregon the producer
will also have the benefit of the home
demand for his wares. The home
consumption of the natural products
can be conservatively placed at $50,
000,000, and of the manufactures at
$30,000,000, or a grand total of
$180,000,000 for this one state in
one year. And this takes no account
of the gain by merchandising In the
cities and towns, by financial opera
tions, by transportation, or of the
still more valuable asset of labor.
Hl'GHES GIVES REASON'S.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 6. "Mr.
Bryan did the country a great service
by being twice defeated, had he been
elected twelve years ago he would
not be a candidate now, but would
have gone down In the disaster of
his own fallacies.' In a speech here
tonight Governor Hughes, of New
York, thus summed up why he was
working for the defeat of Bryan.
He said he was supporting Taft be
cause he was a "cool-headed, warm
hearted man of achlevments.
MMK. sriUXH'F A BAIjIjOOXIST.
PARIS, Oct. 3. Mme Surcour,
wife of a well-known engineer, Is an
enthusiastic balloonist, and has just
accomplished her 18th aerial voyage.
When sailing through the air she
acts as her own pilot. Lately she
left the Tutlleries In stormy weather
and brought her balloon down safely
at Chateau-Thierry, A woman
friend was to accompany her, but at
the last moment, In view of the bad
weather, she remained behind, and
Mme Surcouf was accompanied only
by M. Baudry, an experienced aero
naut. They had only 130 kilos of ballast.
and the covering of the balloon was
so drenched with rain that It was
with difficulty they arose from the
ground. But the sun happened to
shine shortty afterwards, and as the
envelope became dry the balloon
rose until It reached a height of 6000
feet. The air at that altitude was
much calmer, and they drifted along
for two hours with a magnificent
view of the landscape below.
On reaching Chateau-Thierry,
Mme. Surcouf came down, and land
ed In a stubble field with the help of
peasants, who caught the guide rope.
She returned to Paris by train the
same evening.
Mme Surcouf says that she much
prefers a spherical balloon to a
steerable one. Iast year she made
a trip In the Villa de Paris, but found
It far less agreeable. When sailing
In an ordinary balloon, she says, one
feels absolute rest; It Is noiseless,
and one does not notice the wind.
Ia a steerable balloon, on the con
trary, all this comfort Is absent ab-f
sent. The whole frame vibrates with
the motor, which makes a disagree
able noise, and when going against
the wind the discomfort Increases.
The greatest enthusiasm has been
aroused In Prance by the formation
of the new Aerial League, and sub
scriptions are pouring Into bead
quarters In the Rue des Mathurins.
The efforts which this organisation
proposes to make to encourage the
science and art of aviation will be
materially assisted by the regula
tions Issued by M. Leplne, Prefect of
Police, with regard to the parade
ground at Issy-less-Muullneaux. For
the present the ground Is to be open
to experimenters and closed to the
public.
HHOT lKAI IN' yl AltltKL.
HAGERSTOWN, Md., Oct. 5.
William Reynolds, aged 23, was shot
and Instantly killed this evening In
the public road near Pondsvllle by
his brother-ln-luw, Charles Kline, a
young unmarried man about 22 years
old.
Reynolds, who had been drinking,
had driven home from Smlthsburg.
When near home his buggy broke
down, and while repairing It Kline
came along. He had been hunting
and carried a gun. He and Reynolds
at whose house Kline had been liv
ing, had not been on good terras for
sometime, and he Is alleged to have
upbraided Reynolds for drinking.
A quarrel started, and Reynold's
wife rushed to the scene.
Ktlne Is alleged to have taken de
liberate aim and fired, the charge
entering Reynold's forehead. He
fell on the road and expired. Rey
nold's wife was so close that some
of the shot eentered her face. When
Reynolds fell Kline fled, running
through the woods In the foothills
of South Mountain.
Justice Ferguson, of Smlthburg,
went to Pondsvllle and summoned a
jury of Inquest, After the Jury ex
amined the corpse they adjourned
to meet tomorrow In Smlthsburg.
Ragan Alslp. son of John Alsfp, was
the only witness except Mrs. Rey
nolds. He was walking along the
road when he heard the report of;
the gun and saw Reynolds fall. 1
Sheriff George W. Karnshaw and
several deputies are tonight scour-,
ing the mountains for Kline.
Reynolds was the son of Oscar
Reynolds, of Crystal Falls. He mar
ried Kline's sister, Mary Kate Kline,
about eighteen months ago.
GUN GOES OFF.
M'MINXVILLE, Or., Oct. 6. Ben
jamin F, Bunn, Kelso, Wash., died
Instantly as the result of his gun
being discharged while he was going
through a fence while out hunting
near Carlton yesterday. Bunn was
accompanied by his 1 2-year-old
brother, who makes his home with
the Perkins family at Carlton.
Bunn had laid his gun on the fence
preparatory to going over it, when
the weapon fell, discharging ItBelf.
The charge passed through the Jug
ular vein and carotid artery. Death
was almost Instantaneous.
Bunn was 18 years old. He leaves
a half brother at Tillamook and a sis
ter near Sheridan.
HKIt FATHER'S i'HAl'FFEl'R
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 5. Miss Sil
vey Speer, 18 years old, prettiest and
richest heiress In Atlanta, eloped
with Russell Thomas, her father's
Chauffeur, and was married by the
Rev. Dr. Atkinson, in the latter's
study, only a few blocks from the
Speer home. The marriage took
place about 11:30 this morning, and
half an hour later the couple were on
the Southern limited, bound for
Washington.
The first the girl's parents knew of
the marriage was when a note came
from her stating, "I am Russell's
wife, and happy."
Miss Speer owns several thousand
dollars. She Is the only grandchild
of the late John Sllvey, who acquired
a fortune here and willed It to her.
Her paternal grandfather Is an ex
treasurer of Georgia.
Russell Thomas is 21 years old,
and came here a year ago from a
country town In Georgia. Some
months ago he was employed as
chauffeur by the Speers. From the
first the girl seemed fond of him,
and she told some of her friends
that the man who could handle an
automobile as Russell Thomas could
would make a good husband.
THE At'TOMORILK RACE.
BRIGHTON BEACH RACE
TRACK, Oct. 3. Amid the wildest
scenes George Robertson, driving a
Simplex car. No. fi, flashed across the
finish at 10:30 tonight, the winner
of the 24-hour automobile race of
the Motor Racing association. Harry
Cobe, the driver of a 50-horsepowcr
Losfer machine, second and Mon
tague with a 72-horsepower Thomas,
third. Six care finished, all Amer
ican. The foreign cars, two French
and two Italian, were out of the con
test a by accidents, as were three Am
erican cars.
One dead and ftre Injured and half
a doxen mostly racing automobile
smashed Into a worthless mass.
There was the greatest excitement
from start to finish. Hardly an hour
went by without an accident happen
ing. In the last half of the 2id
boor Zust car, driven by Gratteneje,
dashed through the outer fence and
turned turtle. Gratteneje's partner
sustained a broken leg and possible
Internal Injuries. Gratteneje
caped with slight bruises.
LIKE LINCOLN
ROCK ISLAND, 111., Oct. 3. Jas.
S. Sherman, Republican nominee for
the vice-presidency, delivered an ad
dress here yesterday. Mr. Sherman
said In part:
. "I shall not abuse my privilege by
imposing upon your patience or;
claiming your attention for morel
than a brief period. I am advised !
that It Is permissible to speak as a
partisan. I am told that this Is Re- i
publican day, and my theme shall I
be something of a comparison of the '
early leader of Republican thought
and art inn with ttiA nroiAnt rtlMntnr i
of so-called Democratic declarations
and professed Intentions.
"In so far as he has a party behind
him, Mr. Bryan is the candidate of
those who maligned and ridiculed '
the first and greatest president the
Republican party has given to the
nation. Mr. Bryan relies for support
on the forces which at every step op
posed Lincoln, which obstructed the
measures of war and peace of that
savior of the union, and pronounced
the proclamation of emancipation a
monstrous crime.
"In his earlier campaigns he count
ed most of the states which elected
Lincoln 'the country's enemy. He
has never accepted the principles
and policies which glorified the ad
ministration of that martyred pa
triot. What ) roofs can he offer that
he Is a disciple of the President
who struck down slavery, who sig
ned the Morrill tariff, who stood
steadfastly for protection and made
possible the present grandeur of the
United Republic?
"In 1900 the states which elected
Lincoln cast all their Influence
against the candidate who now
reaches for the strength of that hal
lowed name.
"Why should any citizen who ad
mires Lincoln, believes In his teach
ings, wishes his principles and poll-
-uetuated, tolerate for a mo
ment the preposterous claims of this
self-assertive candidate? Could two
men be more different . than are,
these?
"Mr. Lincoln was the champion of
unity. He declared the Union could
not live half free and half slave. His
great achievement was to fuse the
warring states Into a nation, one In
freedom. His great heart took In
all men, all creeds, all races, rich and
poor, high and low, In every part of
the land. His generous soul had char
ity for all, malice for none. Mr.
Bryan on the contrary preaches the
crusade of dissension; he alms to
create divisions where there are
none, his appeals are to prejudice
and to hate, to envy and malice. Dis
content and suspicion are his constant
company. Despair seems In his train.
The appeal for Bryan In the glamor
of Lincoln Is as wicked as it is ab
surd.
"Mr. Lincoln would accept Presi
dent Roosevelt's assurance that when
In doubt over serious problems he
always asked what Lincoln would do
under the circumstances. To that
rule the present administration owes
much of Its success. That has been
the spirit, too. In which Mr. Taft has
trained himself to be a most efficient
and most successful administrator;
trained himself until today he ap
proaches the presidency better fitted
to meet and discharge Us varied and
weighty duties and responsibilities
than ever did a candidate before first
approach that lofty position."
GIRL KILLS HERSELF.
DES MOINES, Ia., Oct. 3. Unable
to stifle the love she had for Bert
Wlllets, an employe on her father's
farm, and unwilling to become the
wife of a man she believed to be a
drunkard, Miss Lucy Handley, living
near this city, wrote a pathetic note
to her parents and then drank car
bolic acid.
She was missed three days before
her dead body, the empty bottle and
a note by her side, were wound In an
empty corn crib.
It was believed at first she ...
eloped as Wlllets dispppeared the
day after she did. He was arrested in
Des Moines to be held pending In
vesication. He contends that he
never made any protestations of love
to the girl.
The tragic death brought to a sud
den close a romance the girl was
writing, based upon her own life and
emotions. Fifty pages of the manu
script were found in her bureau
drawer. The story was to be entitled
"Meadow Brook Mystery."
COMMKKMAL CONGRESS
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 5.
Thronging corridors of the leading
hotels and viewing the massive crea
tions of steel and concrete that have
replaced the desolate areas of two
years ago and participating In the
enthusiasm In the conferences pre
liminary to the nineteenth trans
Mississippi Commercial Congress,
nearly one thousand delegates to the
five-days session of that organisa
tion tonight await the call to order.
J. B. Case, Abilene, Kansas, will
wield the gavel tomorrow at the
opening session' and his introductory
address Is expected to sound the key
not of a conference where at the
western half of the United States,
through its commercial and pro
motion organisations, will voice not
only Its demands upon Congress, but
the policy of Its numerous member
ship upon the conservation of the
natural resources. Irrigation and
scientific care and cultivation of the
soil; improvement of rivers and har
bors; need of a merchant marine
and a fleet to make possible its ad
vent; trade relations with the Orient
and the balance of the Western bem
Isppere; and a score or more section
al Issues considered of sufficient Im
portance to affect the welfare of the
West.
The congress Is expected to In
clude the representatives of eighteen
states, four territories and depend
ences and six foreign countries.
While many districts will be repre
sented by the officers of their fore
most commercial bodies Utah, Wash
ington, Colorado and California will
send governors or official repre
sentatives and Roosevelt's repre
sentative will be William R. Wheeler
assistant secretaryof commerce and
labor.
Tomorrow's session will be con
fined to organization and a cruise
about San Francisco Bay.
ELEVEN KILLED.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6. Eleven per
sons were killed, more than a dozen
Injured, and 30 more escaped death
by the narrowest margin. In an In
cendiary ftre which wrecked the ten
ement house at 7 1 H Mulberry
street, yesterday.
That a deliberate attempt was
made to destroy the house and its
occupants as well, the police and fire
men do not doubt. Three barrels
stuffed with rubbish, soaked with
oil, were blazing fiercely In the lower
hall, cutting off the escape of the
50 or more persons who were sleep
ing on the upper floors. Some of
these died In their beds, overcome by
smoke and then caught by the
flames. Others who had been
aroused too late, fell unconscious be
fore they could reach a window and
were burned to death, scarcely an
arm's length from safety. Many
were Injured jumping from upper
windows to the street or by being
crushed as they fought for positions
for safety on the choked fire escapes.
Several of the injured, who were
taken to hospitals, are in a critical
condition.
That so many persons were killed
or seriously Injured was due to the
carelessness of the Inmates of the
house themselves and their disregard
of the rules that the fire escapes
must be kept clear of obstructions at
all times.
When the frightened men and
women rushed from their rooms
ahead of the flames, they found the
platform covered with debris which
could not be quickly removed.
Mothers and fathers with children
In their arms, the smoke pouring
out of the windows behind them and
the crackling of the flames In their
ears became panic-stricken and
tossed their children to friends In
the street. Fully a dozen children
were tossed from the second and
third floors and were caught by men
standing In the street. The men and
women were later carried down by
firemen on ladders.
HASKELL'S ALLIANCE.
WASHINGTON. Oct. . No mat
ter what may be said of other corpo
rations, It has been demonstrated be
yond all question or doubt that the
Standard Oil company, the most
flagrant violator of state and federal
statutes, has supported and Is still
supporting William J. Bryan In his
fight for the presidency. It had not
been the purpose, either of Mr. Bry
an or the Standard OH officials, to
make public this fact, but through
the exposures of William R. Hearst,
and the attacks of President Roose
velt, the whole scheme has been laid
bare.
In three Important and doubtful
states the Standard Oil company Is
very powerful politically In Ohio,
Indiana and West Virginia. In each
of these states there Is Republican
discord, growing out of local Issues,
and therefore the Influence of the
Standard Oil company becomes of
double Importance. That this lnflu
ence will be thrown against the Re
publican ticket cannot be questioned,
and that this Influence will affect
thousands of votes Is not to be de
nted. Whether the Standard Oil
company will be able to swing any
of these states remains to be seen,
Even had Haskell not been chosen
as treasurer of the Democratic na
tional committee, the Standard Oil
company would have given its sup
port to Bryan, for the attitude of the
Roosevelt administration and the
loyalty of Taft to the Roosevelt pol
icies made it Impossible for the
Standard Oil company to support the
Republican ticket, or even remain
neutral. But with their good friend
Haskell holding the sack and stand'
Ing high with the Democratic lead
er, the Standard Oil had every reason
to enthuse over Bryan, for In the
event of his election It could look to
Haskell to call off the administration
If Mr. Bryan should undertake to
continue the prosecutions begun by
President Roosevelt.
But the Standard Oil's support of
Bryan was not to be entirely finan
cial. It was and still Is to use Its In
fluence with Us employes In states
where It Is strong. In the hope of
getting Its vast army of men In line
for Bryan. The Standard OH has
thousands of employes In Ohio, In
diana and West Virginia. The same
Is true of Pennsylvania, but Penn
sylvania Is so overwhelmingly Re
publican that not even the Standard
Oil can swing It for Bryan. Now
As Good as Can
Be Grown
Spitserberger, Newton.
Pippin Apple Trees.
4 to 6 feet, f 10 per 1UU
5 to 7 feet, $15 per 100
Peach
4 to 5 feet $15 per 100
Standard Prune $10 per 100'
(guaranteed true to label.
Free from pests. Buds and
scions taken from bearing
trees only.
Southern Oregon
Nursery
Oakland, Oregon
GOOD MORNING!
HAVE
YOU
USED
"CHIC?"
For sale only by
MEDFORD
PHARMACY
PHONE 1064. NEAR POSTwFFICE
500 LOTS OR MORE.
Flour, 12.60 per 100 lbs
RolledBarlej.fi. 65 per " lbe
Middlings $1.60 per u lbs
Mill Feed..... $1.60 per lb
Bran 1.40 per " lb
LESS THAN 500 LOTS.
Flonr $2.70 per 100 lbe
Rolled Barley.. $1.80 per " lbs
Middlings $1.76 per " lbi
Mill Feed $1.60 per " lbi
Bran $1.50 per " lot
MEDFORD
FLOUR
MILLS.
7R.SEELY
PHYSICIAN and 8DHUEON
Modern Equipment ; X Bay Labralory.
ipfflc In Jackson Uonntjr Bank Boledina..
Bedford Oraros)
I D. PHIPP8, D. D. 8.
DISTIIT
o aloes n Adams Block, sfljolBisK Basalt -
Drugstore Medford. Oregon
wm. H. rol.VIQ,
Medford.
GEO. B. OliRHAM
Ursnts Peas.
COLVIG & DURHAM
. . LAWYERS . .
noee In Bulld.Medlord National Bank
lot rround floor SSSS
Q. W. STEPHENSON,
PHY81C1AN, 8UBQEON AND OPTICIAN.
Office Room 6, Adklns bloek. Calls promp
attended day or night. 'Pbooo 6S8.
Madford Oregon.
the Standard Oil company Is Influen
tial with Its men, for several reasons.
It pays good wages and gives its men
continuous employment. There are
no strikes among Standard Oil em
ployes. There Is the best of feeling
prevailing among the laborers and.
the officials ot the great trust.
For Chapped Hands.
Chapped skin whether on the
handa or face may tie cured in one
night by applying Chamberlain's
Salve. It is also tinequaled for sore
nipples, burns and scalds. For sale
by Chas. Strang.
Farmers, Attention.
I have the best and most complete
stock of harness and saddles, and
everything belonging to the harness
bnslneaa to be found In Jackson
county. Beforo buying call and see
me.
FOR SALE Cheap. Fresh milk
cows. M. W. Wheeler, Two miles
northeast ot Phoenix.
FOR SALE Seed Wheat. Enquire
Medford Mall Office. S-tf
LOST A light bay horse, weight
1050 pounds, branded gK on.
left ahoulder, slightly lame In left
shoulder, year ell. Address b.
MILL PRICES.