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MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1908. Medford Daily Tribune A Live Paper in a Live Town. Published every evening except Sunday. MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY Geohoe Pdtnam, Editor and Manager. Admitted as Second-Class Matter in tlie Post.dtTice at Medford, Oregon. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Oat month, hy mail or carrier. .. .$0.f0 Om Tear, by mail $5.00 WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THE US IT ED STATES! This poo-, unfortunate, down-trodden nation oujy pro-! duced seven billion, seven million dollars' worth of farm, produce this year, says the North American, and nearly twice as much wheat as any other country in the world;! enough corn, wheat, oats and chickens to put a hundred dollars in the pocket of every man, woman and child with-' in its borders! In 1906, the latest year for" which statistics are avail-, able, we produced more gold and silver combined than any' other country in the world. Every year since then the out put lias increased, until now the world does not produce but little more than twice as much as the United States alone. .This year the prairies of Kansas and Nebraska, Texas and New Mexico yielded a crop of grass that has never been known to be more rich. And from Dakota to the Mex ican line the great food army of cattle marched over three million strong into Kansas City and Chicago alone. It is fair to estimate that there was nearly a whole beef (lat est census sixty-nine million) for every man, woman and child in the United States; almost t wice as much as every one eoidd eat. Sitting here, so many people feel that our world of finance is being overturned with every little flurry of the street;' that our nation is burdened with more than she can bear. We do not seem to realize in this vast country of Amer ica that we haven't even cut the trees nor built the roads. Seven billion seven hundred million dollars in a farm harvest alone, and yet scarcely a nientionable part of this country has ever been touched with a plow! Indeed, over five hundred million acres are not even surveyed. Down in Texas, in Nevada, Colorado, up in Montana, cattlemen standing guard over their living wealth are as far out of touch of civilization as a ship at sea. Around thein sweep an area of hundreds of miles of plain and plat eau, mountain and ravine, with seldom even the sight of a human abode. All rich ground, fallow to the plow, wait ing for the seed. In Nevada, college men leaving the western coast tramp into the deserts as fully expectant of finding gold as they have been before of finding knowledge in their I classic halls. This poor, down-trodden nation, so rich that the poor est of us would be well-to-do to any Russian peasant; this little handful of eighty million men and women, could be lost in India, Russia or China, or scattered through Eu rope like a hopper of grain in a plowed field. This hand ful of population carrying the wealth of the world in its pockets set up a terrible cry of alarm a year ago when somebody overturned the ink pot and got things black. . It's time wc forget that incident; doubly time. The ' best Christmas present we can give ourselves is a new de termination to roll up our sleeves and go to work. BOBBERS AT PHOENIX BROKE OPEN WOODMEN STRONO BOX In fact, " Bowser's" chief enjoyment ti to acaro half to death some canine who ventures in the neighborhood. The The correspondent of The Tril.une 'n ""'f "" U'V 1 1 .....II .. 11 ll.mionx'i" tipfturitua Olid at North Talent ha sent in the foi l ,o Mt wnUm ()ut lowiug additional details of the robbery "Bowser" is ns big-boned as he is in Phoenix: 'heavy, measuring 39 inches over Monday nitflit some unknown person or persona hroko into the store of llearn 4 h'islier and robbed the strong box belonging to the Woodmen's clerk, which had been placed in the store for the. convenience of members who wish ed to pay their dues at the store. It i thought that not more than $7 or $R was deposited in it. There was nothing in tho cash register or safe, which wero both broken open. Entrance was offoeted by smashing in a window. They then went up to tho depot and broke into it and, find ing 8evoral slot machines thore, the property of Owen Duulap, they broke them open in tho hope of finding some money there, but failed. CHALLENGES ANYONE TO EQUAL HER CAT BOSTON, Mass., lec. 30. Mrs. Tobey of Dorchester believes that she owns. the lnrest domestic c:it in the country yard from the tip of his nose to tho ml of his tail, and has a waist measure ment of It' inhces. His muscles are like iron, and he has nn txtra toe on each foot, giving his extremities tho ap pearance of boxing gloves. He is strip ed like a tiger and is as handsome ns he is large. 14 PIANOS SOLD IN TEN DAYS Never before in the History of the piano trade has been such Terrific Cutting Prices. $15,000 LifUlt Tins great opoHimitywnjTotJst pjfjBPjBpjBjBPjBM much longer. I0very day yhrewd biiy ers are taking ad vantage of these wonderful offer ings in America's choicest and yorv highest class J'ianos. Worth of these beautiful instni uit'iits brought to Medford for the first time. Sol a store to he had for lore or mon-ejl- The situat imi was a desperate one and we decid ed to nit, rut, vuf. Tn fact, we are selling every day Pianos at an actual saving to the buyerof from $154 to $249. T4- TV.i1- of magnificent choice-ma- JUdL X 111 J Ilk hogany of universal fame, selling at $192, $217 and f 248,Jiie vorv same make of pianos have always been sold i regularly at $400 to St'O-jO. , i . They are selling so fast. We urge von to come in No Wonder at once and take adviAitagn of an opportunity that we can safely say wil again. We challenge offer such values as w R EME.M13KR Thj Eilcrs aggregation of piano houses comprise the li rgest sellers of pianos to in- sell 86 out of everv never be presented to you any company in America to have at this great sale. dividual huvers in Aiieriea. We actuallv buv and 00 pia nos shipped west.' We secure great advantage by buying in such' -stupendous mmiTwrs and we ahvay share these with our patrons. Guarantee the great Eilcrs "Money back" guar antee postivelv assures satisfaction. Onr Motto is "tyery E1LER Customer a Satisfied Customer." TERMS We are not cutting prices because we need cash. No, iio- after. Pav as von c ha nd speak to your friends of us jusaswuiidjiisj delav another day, bid great bargains while the dealer's profit. 's homes for the pianos we are We stand on otrr merit. Don't come in and select one of these hcv last and save for vourself ANCIENT ORDER OT WILL WITHDRAW FROM CUBA ON JANUARY 28 over, it is known that all of tf WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Plans for the evacuation of Cuba, tho ending of the provisional government and other details coincident with President Go mes inauguration on January 88 wore officially set forth in a cablegram re ceived at the war department from Gov ernor Magoon. The plans were today formally ap proved by Oeneml Clarence R. Kdwnrds of the bureau of insular aliairs. i ue onlv new feature in the arrangements n,l el.nlliMu'cs nil the oroud possessors disclosed when the war depart-U discussion at tne depot of llliskv felines to produce the equal I .( cabled Governor Mngoon authority , which ft citizen of Eugene. MUSKOGEE, Okla., Dec. 30 woman, have you over been sd Yesf Not If you havo, you ar for membership in the Ancient eepted Ordor of Lemons, which been organised in this city wit tnblishment of Crate No. 1. 1e hoad officer of tho new society, csjed the members is kept a profound socyt. How ons" are sweet young things jnd not the sour old maids that mlgM uected from the name. It is 1 the new order will spread ovo tire country nnd thnt "crates organized in every city nnd top. WHY NOT HAVE COUNTY 00 II? D. B. ReamR Suggests Hav ing County Handle the Water Bond Proposition i u 'i,csn t kwp y" r on our exceptional offerings. Fine tni- NEVEE LOOK BACK loring can only be secured from the jUHims ui mru-ciuss ranors. uur expo rcnee and methods are cortainly worth investigation. Wo employ the best 'workmen and our clohtes are without doulit the mnt carefully selected in tho ei Iv. EIFERT The City Tailor MERCHANTS LUNCH ing of the hustling qualities, merits and Young eezed t ligible td Ac s just tho es- XiEMONS OROfnZED demorits of their reapectivo cities. All at once the man from Portlnt, in al most a whisper, said: "Well, gentle men, wo must admit that Medford has far surpassed her would-bo rivals, and T am In a position to know, for I sell goods in every city in' tho state, and nowhere do I find evidences of advance ment as I do in Medford. Tho business men are up-to-date in buying and know what they want, and from the amount Main Saueexe, is said to be nbopular vounc woman in Muskogee sopty, al though the identity of both offjers and real estate" constantly changing Mem- be ex- ly that the en- will bo KIND WOEDS TOR MEDFOP OVERHEARD IN DEPOT of hor "Hmwsmt." Mrs, Tohoy's ligeto the new A reporter of The Tribune discussion at the depot ye tiieh a eitizen of Eugene, t'ubnn congress for or- j Salem and one from Portland cnt would make five or six ordinary ..auiration nt any time prior to Janu-.of course they duln t know U..M mi. He weiuhs a little over 40 -rv in a few feet of Ttiem snr pounds, al ripped for action, and there Vhe eongnss. after tho organir.ation However, the conversation vJ inn 't n dog iu Dorchester that dares to work and receiving tho electoral eoi- oret by nny menus, ns i- meet hint singly and in open encounter, j wm a recess until January -P. Ulemert were listeners, idij erheard rday in iie from ok part, nt with- 4-eporter. not se- hands, and the development of the coal and mineral mines that are opening up, it looks to me as though Medford is destined to be a second Portland in no late day." Just as the speaker finished the train whistled, and tho gentlemen boarded it to follow their several vocations in oth er places, little thinking that their con versation would appear in cold type, and that they made no mistake, either. For Bare, At a bargain, upright parlor organ; in perfect condition; will make suitable her gen- Christmas preirnt. For partiilars afl- talk- drew, H," Tribune offiee. 248 To the Editor: Why not while ouc city officials are having so very much troi:- ! Itle in negotiating the pale of the city IioiuIh, have the" city's bonded indebt edness nationalized t Ah what would . perhaps be much better to havo the j county go into I he water business nnd I issuo about ,000,0110 of bonds, have .them iiatiuali. d, sav on ill) vear. fitnitf .With that inonev thev eouid - " l'"':"';,s amounts against start -nt the head nf Prnmtnrfc f.I1w -iti r, I!. Itrnn.K.a tor miiKnal top school a double tour-foot of two four and a , uu'Idiug, school district .No. lJ, please half foo; nitM's. run Miem .me.fifti. sond statement to h. 11. Watson, clerk one-uttarter tin liKt.itw (hon rnii..o within ten days of date of this notice each pipe one-half foot in diameter, then ! v A I oUJN, r. duee them ngain one-half foot, when j 2-17 , Butto Falls, Or. oiie-uair t ne remaining distance was I reached, thence on to Medford. With' that mnotnit of gravity' and the in creasing of the pressure in reducing the sizw the pipes would bring the; water from the head of Prospect falls j to Medford in 'Mi minutes. Hence we j could have tho pare, cold mountain water right at our doors. Easily Distributed. From Medford the water in thrr small piiirs can bo conveyed to each and every house in the valley, so we j . could all enjoy the drinking of the pure, cold mountain water . At the same time we would have sufficient flow for domestic anil irrigating purposes, Tm a very few years all our waste land and .partially waste land could and would he made to bloom like the rose. And our valley would be worth bil lions where it is now worth millions. Say. will you kindly tell ns the dif ference there is in selling bonds to a capitalist or to have them nationalized f The difference is this, to illustrate: Sup pose you writo up two ten thousand dollar bonds to run ten years, drawing (J per cent interest, payable every six months; you sell one of thoso bonds' to a capitalist; the other lionod you have it nationalized.- Now in having the one bond nationalized you would be requir ed to pay the comptroller of the cur rency a trifle, perhnps one-fifth per cent for printing you $10,000 of bills ready for you to sign. They then would be money with the same medium of ex change power as the capitalist money would have. What Ton Pay Capitalist Xow at the end of the first six months you pay to tho capitalist $31; you would also have to pay to the comptroller of the currency $31; you would also have to pay $31 and a trifle more on each bond every nix months for T years; nt the end of Hi years you would find that you had paid the capitalist $10, 000 in interest; you would also find that you still owed him $10,000. ' But stop a little, please. I would in j the same time have paid to tho comp troller of the currency $10,000 and I would still owe him $10,000, so I cannot see any difference. Hold on there; if you please. Each I time yon pay in the $31 to tho comp-! t roller of the currency that amount is canceled, and thea burnt, and when you pay in the last payment the entire ' $10,000 have been canceled, bo you! see thnt the bond the capitalist gotj you havo to pay $20,000, while the one that you . have had nationalized you only par $10,000. Now, friend, come; be honest; which way would you prefer to dispose of your bondsf Oh, certainly, I would have them nationalized by all means. Rut I do not understand, and you have , not told me how we could have themj nationalized. I am sleepy now. I will tell you next week, so I will sav adios. D. B. BEAME. i STARTIXG DECEMBER 28, WE WILE PL T 'JN A MERCHANTS ' UTN(R FROM 11:30 A. Ji. UNTIL 2 P, M. j PRICE 35C THE LOUVRE TRIBUTE TO "OLD GLORY" , m THE FRENCH SENATE i PARIS, Dec 30. M. Millcs-Lo Croix minister of the colonics, announced in the scnato today that owing to the sep aratist movement in St. Picrre-Miquo-ton (French island off tho coast of New foundland) he had given the local gov ernor instructions to bo firm but at tho samo timo conciliatoty. Senator Dolahaye protested against the aspersions thusi cast upon tho patri otism of tho people there, and ciarg.id that tho manifestations wore n out growth of the persecution of the 'fre ochoolo. " A sonatrr cidled Dolahayj't ,r,tc-.fon to the fact thnt tho poop i of St. Pior-e had raised the American flag, io T?tich he replied that this was because the American flag was the svmbol of lib erty. "No surh incident has ever occurred in the older colonies," declared Sena tor Oiceron of Guadeloupe. "The rcr.a is," M. Delnhayo re torted. "Hint these colonies are inhab ited only by negroes." Amid a storm of prot. station Sonn tei Linti!hac shouted: "Wo should think of the color nf the flag and not f th:it of tho eolimt3t." Try a bottle of McDonald! Leak Shoe Oil ' Keeps Your feet Dry Pint Bottles - 20 Quart - 3x C. W. Mc D0NA1I Successor to Smith & M ot! To the Public Medford Or., Dec. 22., 1903. I by notify 'the public that I have iey iuterist in the Medford Door Co. and all bills and account? bo ttled by the new company. 2 J. T.' THOMASf I I