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Medeord Daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
Published every evening except Sunday.
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George Putnam, Editor and Manager.
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THE "ASSEMBLY
Frantic efforts are being made through the Oregonian
and other organs of the smashed republican machine to
discredit the direct primary
sembly."
Stripped of bimeomb and
simply a restoration of the
nipt machine rule.
The political convention is always dominated by the
"machine," and the "machine" by the "boss," and the
boss by the corporations. States are made before the
convention is called to order, and delegates, like puppets,
ratify selections made by the "boss," and the proceedings
are a hollow farce.
The political convention
vention by another name)
Money is necessary to keep
the money is forthcoming in
tributions from corporations only in return for special
legislation or protection of corporate interests.
Recognizing corruption as the source of the political
machine power, and the life blood of conventions, the peo
ple of Oregon have abolished conventions and taken back
into their own hands the power of selecting candidates for
office.
TVill the people of Oregon listen to the wail of discred
ited politicians, and surrender their rights to the poli
tician? ' -A
TVill the people of Oregon become, like the people of
so many states, helpless to select their own candidates and
forced to choose those that organized corruption offer
them?
Will the many delegate their rights and powers to the
few, so that the few may fatten at the expense of the many ?
That is the aim, object and purpose of the "assembly."
"We think not. Though the direct primary has hardly
as yet had a fair trial in Oregon, there is no reason to feel
alarmed of its results. Honest men have been elected and
no taint of scandal besmirches their fair name, as in the
sister states of "Washington and California, where the con
vention svstem holds full swav and where United States
senators and governors are chosen by the Great Northern
and the Southern Pacific instead of by the people.
XORTIIEEX PACIFIC IGXOEAXCE.
The Northern Pacific has issued some very attrac
tive booklets on the northwest, calculated to stimulate
travel and immigration to the Pacific slope.
The outline map in the pamphlet entitled "Eastward
through the Storied Northwest," omits Medford altogether
from the list of points on the railroad and connections.
Crater Lake is not even 'shown as a point of interest.
The other booklets contain a more elaborate map show
ing the Northern Pacific system. Medford and Grants
Pass are shown and Crater Lake is placed on a branch
railroad from Roseburg.
As a railroad from Roseburg to Crater Lake is a phy
sical impossibility, it might be well if the Noathern Pa
cific should study the northwest a little before advertising
its scenic attractions, particularly as Hill is building rail
roads in Oregon and presumed to be the power back of
the Pacific & Eastern. ' '
FINE DISPLAY MADE
OF FARM PRODUCTS
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 29.
The real estate firm of O. W. East
man & Co. has a miniature county
fair in its office in the Bank of Ore
gon City building, and K. E. Wood
ward, a member of the company, has
secured samples of agricultural prod
ucts that are exciting much admira
tion. William Ettcrs, who lives in the
north end of the city, has several
stalks of sweet corn 15 feet in height,
nnd Charles Hal of Meadowbrook
brought in a display this morning that
would take premiums m any exhibit.
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law and popularize the "as
twaddle, the "assembly" is
political convention, and cor
(and the assembly is the con
is founded upon corruption.
the organization intact, and
the shape.of campaign con
His prize vegetable is a head of cab
bage that weighs 28 pounds. He has
a Burbank potato weighing 42
pounds, and ha? an Early Rose that
will go nearly as strong. Huge car
rots, parsnips and sweet and field
corn mnke up a remarknble exhibit,
of which Mr. Hull is justly proud.
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BED haired. utiBhnven, untidy
man sat In a rocking chair by
a window. lie bad just lighted
a pipe and wns putting blue
clouds with gront satisfaction. Uo had
removed his shoes and douned a pair
of blue, faded carpet slippers. With
the morbid thirst of the cotifi.'tned
dally news drinker, he awkwardly
folded back the pages of an evening
paper, eagerly ' gulping' down the
strong, black headlines, to be followed
as a chaser by the milder details of
the smaller typo.
In an adjoining room a woman was
cooking supper. Odors from strong
bacon and boiling coffee comeuded
against the cut plug fumes from the
vespertine pipe.
Outside was one of those crowded
streets of the east side In which as
twilight falls Satan sets up his re
cruiting office. A mighty host of chil
dren danced and ran and played In the
street Above the playground forever
hovered a great bird. The bird was
known to humorists as tho stork. But
the people of Chrystle street were bet
ter ornithologists. Tbey called It a
vulture.
A little girl of twelve came np tim
idly to the man reading and resting by
the window and said:
Papa, won't you play a game of
checkers with me If you aren't too
tired?"
The red haired, uusbnven, untidy
man sitting shoeless by the window
answered, with a frown:
"Checkers! .No; I won't Can't a
man who works hard all day have a
little rest when he conies home? Why
don't you go out and play with tho
other kids on the sidewalk?"
The woman who was cooking came
to the door.
John." she said, "I don't like for
Lizzie to play in tho street They
learn too much there that ain't good
for 'em. She's been In the bouse all
day long. It seems that you might
give np a little of your time to amuse
her when you come home."
"Let ber go out and play like the rest
of 'em if she wants to be amused,"
said the red haired, unshaven, untidy
man, "and don't bother me."
"You're on." said Kid Mullaly. "Fif-
ty dollars to $23 I take Annie to the
dance. Put np."
The Kid's black eyes were snapping
with the fire of the baited, and chal
lenged. He, drew out his "roll" and
slapped five tens upon the' bar. The
three or four young fellows 'who were
thus "taken" more slowly produced
their stake. '
"And, oh, what'll be done to you'll
be a-plenty," said a bettor, with antici
patory glee.
"That's my lookout," said the Kid
sternly. "Fill em up all .around,
Mike."
After the round Burke, the Kid's
sponge, sponge holder, pal, mentor and
grand vizier, drew him out to the boot
black stand at the saloon corner, where
all the official and lmpcr!:int matters
of the Small Hours Social club were
settled.
"Cut that blond out. Kid." was his
advice, "or there'll be trouble. What
do you want to throw down that girl
of yours for? You'll never find one
that'll freeze to you like Liz has. She's
worth a hall full of Annies."
"I'm no Auule admirer!" said the
Kid, dropping a cigarette ash on his
polished toe and wiping It off on Tony's
shoulder. "But I want to teach Liz a
lesson. She thinks I belong to her.
She's been bragging that I daren't
speak to another girl. Liz Is all right
in some ways. She's drinking a llttlo
too much lately. And she uses lan
guage that a lady oughtn't"
"You're engaged, ain't you?" asked
Burke.
"Sure. We'll get married next year,
maybe."
"I saw you make her drink her first
glass of beer," oald Burke. "That was
two years ago, when she used to come
down to the corner of Chrystle bare
headed to meet you after supper. She
was a quiet sort of a kid then and
couldn't speak without blushing."
"erne's a little spitfire sometimes
now," said the Kid. "I hate Jealousy.
That's why I'm going to the dance
with Annie. I'll teach her some sense."
"Well, you better look a little out,"
were Burke's last words. "If Liz was
my girl and I was to sneak out to a
dpnee coupled up with nn Annie I'd
want a suit of chain armor on under
my gladsome rngs, all right."
Through the land of the stork-vul
ture wandered Liz. Her black ' eyes
searched the passing crowds fierily, but
vaguely. Now and then she bummed
bars of foolish little songs.
Liz's skirt was green silk. Her
waist was a large brown and Dink
plaid, well fitting and not without
style. She wore a cluster of rings of
nuge imitation rubles and a locket that
banged her knees nt the bottom of a
silver chain. Her shoes were run down
over twisted high heels nnd were
strnrs: rolls.h. Her hat w.QUld
scarcely have passed Into a flour bar
rel.
Tho "family entrance" of the Blue
Jay cafo received her.
"Whisky, Tommy," she said as her
sisters farther uptown murmur,
"Champagne, James."
"Sure, Miss Ll7..!o! What'll the
chaser be?"
"Seltzer. And, say, Tommy, has the
Kid been around today?"
"Why, no. Miss Llzzlo, I havon'
saw him today,"
"I'm looklu' for 'm," said Mi after
tho chaser had spurted under her nose.
"It's got to mo that he says he'll take
Annie Karlsou to the dance. Let hi in,
I'he pink eyed while rat! I'm looklu'
for 'in. You know me. Tommy, Tw
rears me nnd the Kid vo been ongnged.
Look nt that ring. Five hundred ho
laid It cost. Let him take her to the
dance. What'll I do? I'll cut his
heart out. Another whisky. Tommy.'
"I wouldn't listen to no such reports,
miss Lizzie," said the waiter smooth
ly from the narrow opening above his
chin. "Kid Mullnly's not ins guy to
throw a lady like you down. Seltzer
on tho Bide?"
"Two yours," repented Liz, softening
A little to sentiment under tho magic
or the distiller's art "1 always used
to play out on the street of ovcnln's
'cause there was nothln' doln' for mo
at home. For a long time 1 Just sat on
doorsteps and looked nt tho lights nnd
tho people goln' by. And then the Kid
en mo along one evcnln' and sized me
up, and 1 was mashed on the spot for
fair. The first drink he made mo tnko
I cried all night at home and got a
llckln' for mnkln' a noise. Aud now
sny, Tommy, you ever Bee this Annlo
Karlson? If It wasn't for peroxide tho
chloroform limit would havo put her
out long ago. Oh. I'm tnokln' for 'm,
lou tell tho Kid If he comes In. Me?
I'll cut his heart out. Another whisky
.tommy.'
A llttlo unsteadily, but with watch
ful and brilliant eyes, Liz walked un
tho avenue toward tho Smnll Hours
Social club.
At 0 o'clock the president. Kid Mill
Inly, paced upon the floor with n lady
on his arm. As the Lorelei's was lier
hair golden. Her "yes" wns softened
to a "yah." but its quality of assent
wns patent to the most Mllesinn ears.
She stepped upon her own trnln and
blushed, and she smiled Into the eyes
of Kid Mullaly.
And then as the two stood In the
middle of br Trsxed floor the thing
happened to provent which many
lamps are burning nightly In many
studies and libraries.
Out from the circle of spectators In
tho ball leapt? Fats Id a green silk
skirt under the nom do guerre of Liz.
Her eyes were bard and blacker than
jet . She did not scream or waver.
Most unwomanly she, cried out one
oath, the Kid's own favorite oath and
In his own deep voice, and then while
the Small Hours Social club went fran
tically to pieces she made good ber
boast to Tommy, the waiter made
good as far as the length of ber knlfo
blade and the strength of ber arm per
mitted. Liz ran out and down the street
swift and true as a woodcock flypg
turougn a grove of saplings nt dusk.
And then followed tho big city's big
gest shame, banded down from a long
ago century of the basest barbarity
the hue and cry. Nowhere but In the
big cities does It survive, nnd hero
most of nil. where the ultimate perfec
tion of culture, citizenship and alleged
superiority Joins bawling In tho chase.
They pursued, n shrieking mob of
fathers, mothers, lovers and maidens,
howling, yelling, calling, whistling,
crying for blood.
Knowing her way and hungry for
her surcease, she darted down tho fa
miliar ways until at last her feet
struck the dull solidity of the rotting
pier. And then It was but a few more
punting steps, and good mother East
river took Liz to her bosom, soothed
her muddlly, but quickly, and settled In
Are minutes the problem tbnt keeps
lights burning o' nights In thousand of
pastorates and colleges.
It's mighty funny what kind of
dreams one has sometimes. Poets call
them visions, but a vision Is only a
dream In blank verse. I dreamed the
rest of this story.
I thought I was In. the next vforld
and there wns a great crowd of us out
side the courtroom where the Judg
ments were going on.. And every now
nnd then a very beautiful and Impos
ing court officer angel would come out
side the door and call another case In
a loud voice.
While I was considering my own
wordly sins and wondering whether
there would bo any use of my trying
to prove nn alibi by claiming that I
lived In New Jersey the bailiff angel
came to the door and sang out, "Case
No. 09,852,713!"
Up stepped a plain clothes man
there were lots of 'em there,' dressed
exactly like preachers and hustling us
spirits around Just ns cops do on earth
and by tho arm ho dragged whom,
do you think? Why, Llzl .
The court officer took her Inside and
closed the door. I went up to Mr. Fly
Cop nnd Inquired about the case.
"A very snd one," says he, laying the
points of his mnnicured fingers to
gether "nn utterly Incorrigible girl, I
njn special terrestrial oJOcec the Eev.
First Wheel Clock.
Rome say Hint Archimedes made the
tlrst wheel clock as early at 2iH) 11. O.
Others give credit to Wnlllhgfnrd. w ho
lived so lute as the beginning of the
fourteenth century. Hut the most per
fect water clucks were, long before the
latter period, furnished with wheels,
so thnt the only Improvement was the
substitution of a solid body to act n
a moving weight Instead of water. It
to not to bo wondered at that the np
pilciitlou or it weight to clocks ni
moving power should attract so llttlo
attention, nil water and sand wero un
doubtedly thought moro convenient by
contemporary writers. Tho oldest com
plete clock moved by weights is prob
ably that sent by tho sultan of Turkey
to i-reueru-k n. In 1232. In thu thir
teenth century ninny of the church
steeples In Italy woro furnished with
clocks moved by weights, which struck
the hours. Ilelo of Nuremberg Is sup
posed to havo constructed the first
watch In loOO, nnd to him must also
be given tho credit of tho spring clock.
Tho fusee wns probably Invented In
bnglnnd about tho end of tho six-
toenth century. Hut It wns not until
tho middle of the seventeenth centurv
that tho pendulum was first applied to
clock by lluyghens.
Boar Hunting In Brittany.
Boar bunting In Brittany Is full of
exciting Incidents, and the boars sel
dom dlo unavenged, for. though thej
are beset by mounted hunters and
pensantry on foot armed with guns,
the llfeblood of mnny a hound fat
drawn beforo tho savngo old tusker
yields up his llfo. His dangerous pow
ers of offenso cense only with his Inst
gasp. Though tho grip of tho bulldog,
tho yelping of (ho hounds, the din of
horns nnd the cries of tho benters mnjr
forco him from his lair to seek refuge
In (light, that withdrawal may bo set
dowu rather to prudence and disgust
thnn.to any fear. When nt last he
Is brought to bay, with his back
against a rock or a treo trunk, he Is
ready to defy a host. Met In n narrow
alley of tho forest, neither mini uor
horse can withstand tho nvnlaiitho of
his onset. Not Infrequently the hunter
who loves his hounds will feel but
Itttlo triumph even In the death of
many boars If. having begun the sen-
son with a largo pack, ho ends It with
miserable remnant, having left all
his best and bravest dogs on tho field
of battle.
Two Ways of Tolling It.
Once upon a tlmo n Persian king 1ft
bis sleep dreamed that nit of bis teeth
fell out before him, one by one. He
summoned a soothsayer and asked him
to Interpret tho dream.
The soothsayer said, "O king, the
meaning of thy dream Is that thy
family and relatives shall die In tby
presence, one by ono, till all are gone."
The king was very angry at thnt
and sent the soothsayer at once to
prison.
Then ho sent for another soothsayer
and again asked for an Interpretation
of the dream. .
The soothsayer made answer. "O
king, the Interpretation of thy dream
Is tbnt thy family nnd relatives shall
die. one by one. nnd thou thyself shnlt
outlive them all."
With this answer tho king showed
approval nnd commanded that n pres
ent be given to the Interpreter nnd
that ho should be sent homo with
honor.
Exception to the Rule.
"I have n boy In my school of whom
am very fond." said n Now York
teacher smilingly, "but 1 fear to think
what his future, may bo."
Indeed? Hues he evince r crim
inal tendencies?" some grave person
who had missed tho smile Inquired.
Noll, i nm nfrnld he may become n
writer for funny pnpers," tho teacher
suggested tentatively. "You see. I
was hnvlng a history review ono day,
and I asked this boy who was Peter
tho Great. Ho answered, 'A czar of
Russia.' "
'And wns there moro thnn ono refer
the Great?" 1 asked.
He appeared to ponder for a mo
mcnt nnd then replied. 'No. Miss Mary,
that wns n case In which history didn't
re-Pete Itself.' "Judge.
Jones. The case was assigned to me.
The girl murdered her fiance and com
mitted suicide. Mho hnd .no defense
My report to tho court relates the facts
In detail, nil of which are substanti
ated by reliable witnesses. The wages
of sin is death. Praise the Lord!"
The court officer opened the door
and stepped out
'Poor glri!" sold Special Terrestrial
Officer the Hev. Jones, with a tenr In
his cyo. ' t wns ono of tho saddest
cases that 1 ever met with. Of course
she was"
"Discharged," said the court officer.
'Come here, Joncsy. First tiling you
know you'll be switched to the potple
squad. How would you like to be on
the missionary force In the south sen
Islands hoy? Now, you quit making
these false arrests or you'll be trr.ns-
rred see! Tho guilty party you've
got to look for In this case Is a red
haired, unshnven, untidy mnii, sitting
by the window rending In his stocking
fee while his children play in tlie
streets. Get a move on vout"
Now, wasn't thnt a silly dream?
SONG OF THE MOTORIST.
Oil, I nm nn oiilo-nio-bll-let.
Anil I anil Iho I, uiiii. linn plkel
I Klvu my liluli Ki-'in-il hl n twlet
I Ami so w lii'i'i'v-r I like.
I ImiuihI iiliitig o't-r Uo- i-ounl ry rontle,
1'ttRt frt-itli anion llulila tun! furoiH,
Ami Willi wluit ,iv my lit-int uxploiloa
As I hit-atti itut Ihunk-you-iimriiiat
I strew tho wny Willi hutlor Mini eggs
When 1 hit u smcer'a t-nrl.
Anil oitco in awhile a srocer'e logs
Anil tho unjL'ur route apnrl.
To inuh tiunif linn n loud of liny
Ami sender It left it nil rlslit.
Willi a yrnve-ho-ho uml litrn-dl-ny,
Is a mures ul sheer ilnllu lit.
No rnro hnvo 1 of tho sort thnt chills
Tho mnn who Is ouon to "bunt."
Whoiinvor I nolo my onpnlil bills
1 Ko out uml rnlno tho ilul,
I nil no It horn, uml I rule II there
Till It rem-hoe tho pprcaillnit skloo.
Anil 1 nnil enoush ami plenty moro
To throw In my creditors' eyee.
Bo It's ho for my trimly sulnmoblls
Ami hi for my boumllns plko!
Lot others-rnvo over tho hurao and
wheel.
Tho in mo and tho arduous bike:
Let others ravo o'or tho brluumiiie
That plows through tho realm of Iho
conch, ,
It's for mo tho car of snsollno
Willi Ita glurlcua honk-houk-honkt
Waahlnsion Times,
Cauas For Surprise,
"My dear, I'm afraid that our W'llllo
Is a somnambulist," said tho fond
mother.
"What's he doing now?"
"Well, last night I heard a noise In
his room, nnd I crept In, uml there was
Wllllo walking about. I followed him,
and he went dowiistnlrs, picked up the
lawn mower uml the pruning hook nnd
broom and wns starting out the door
when I stopped him."
"He did that while ho wns asleep?"
"Indeed he did, nnd- when I wakened
him he couldn't romember n thing
about It. How In the world do you
explain It?" .
"Oh, Hint's all right. Don't worry.
It's funny, of course, hut If he bad
done It while nwnkn It would havo
lH-en n bliimi-d sight more unusual."
New York Herald.
Tho Optlmltt.
Itodrlck What are you looking so
sour about, old man?
Van Albert Why, confound It, tho
moths got Into my overcoat, and It Is
threadbare.
Itodrlck Oh, cheer up!
Van AllM-rt-Wlmt is thero to bo
cheerful about?
Itodrlck Why. don't you know peek
aboo overcoats may be worn this win
ter. Chicago News.
A Marked Difference.
Post I don't see tho difference be
tween playing bridge for prizes and
gambling for money.
Parker-There'i a lot. When you
piny for money you get something
worth having. St. Louis Post-Dls-
patcb.
All the Same.
"My dear, stippemo wo take the chil
dren to the zoo today."
" by, John, you promised to take
them to mother's."
"AH right. If It's all tho same to tho
children." Browning's Mngnzlne.
Tho Aunt.
Polly Aunt Stilly seems woefully
downcast tonight.
Jennie Yes, poor thing! Bho hasn't
been nlile to gi-t her feelings hurt nt
any time today. Indianapolis Journal.
Subject to Conditions.
Olmlot-Klbbs claims to lmvo caught
n cntllsh weighing Ilfty pounds down
In the creek, does he? Well, It's safe
to sny he's lying to the extent of about
forty pounds.
Ilnminer-Not If be hears you sny It.
Emergency Rations.
WI-. kwli-o Looking for rmotlier hnnd
out? Weary Walklns-We don't call 'em
Imnilouls now. They's "emergency ra-tloiis."-Iiidlaun
polls Journal.
A Distinction.
Prospective Tenant-How many fam
ilies does this apartment building ac
commodate? Truth Loving Landlord-It has room
for forty-two. Puck.
What Ho 8aid.
"Botsford never has much to sny."
"Why, I thought he talked a groat
deal?"
"I said he never litis much to sny."
Brooklyti Eagle.