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TIIE MED FORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OKIXiOX, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 15, 10).
Medeord Daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
Published every evening except Sunday.
MEDFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
George Putnam, Editor and Manager.
Admitted as Second-Class Matter in the Postof f ice at
Medford, Oregon.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES :
One year, by mail $5.00 One month by tnnil or carrier. .$0.50
The Tribune is for salo by Hotel Portland News Stand, Tortland, Or.;
Ferry News Stand. Sun Francisco, Cnl.
WHAT MEDFORD XEEDS. '
"Ye live in an epoch of exploration and discovery.
Following the double finding of the north pole came
the discovery of the Rogue River valley by the Portland
Oregonian. Of course the exploration was only partial
but little of it has been seen from the tall tower. Crater
Lake, the world's greatest natural wonder, ia not yet been
located. "mZJSZZ7.lk4 J U..'- t 'lf",3ii
But perhaps the most remarkable of the discoveries of
the year is scheduled for next week, when Congressman
Hawley will discover Medford on a personally conducted
tour. : "' ' -XV. t w" g Jmn r, tr??rs t y i gja jar
? J-jiis will be a red-letter event in history. 1 or a mem
ber of the Oregon congressional district to discover any
part of the state, or to even make a bluff to find out its
needs, or to visit any town for anything except votes, is
something that hasn't happened since the days of Dinger
Hermann.
There have been rumors to the effect that Oregon had
congressional representation but so far as actual results
were concerned, it was onlv rumor. The senate has been
better. Senator Fulton got us the federal court, and Sen
ator Bourne buvs our pears that's all. Congressman
Hawley, please note :
Medford wants a $150,000 federal building for post
office and court.
Medford wants a weather bureau.
Medford wants a continuing appropriation of $1,000,
000 for improvement of the Crater Lake national park.
Resolutions passed by the Commercial club for all of
these needed appropriations were forwarded the Oregon
congressional delegation last winter and never elicited so
much as a reply.
When Congressman Hawley was invited to go to Crater
Lake he was "too busy." Perhaps he was also "too busy
to acknowledge receipt of resolutions. But if Congress
man Hawley expects ANY support in southern Oregon for
re-election, he has got to "get busy" and deliver the goods.
Otherwise the voyage of discover- will have been in vain.
.1 newspaper has a certain duty to pirform. As a former
prcsidtiit has said: 'Jt is the duty of a newspaper to print
the news and to tell the truth about it.' It is the duly of a
newspaper to draw inferences for the people."
The decision is a victory for a free press and a rebuke
to the prosecution. Only a short time ago the district at
torney at Indianapolis resigned rather than represent the
government in proceedings lie considered legallv and mor
ally wrong. What .Judge Anderson thought is indicated
as follows:
"That man has read the history of our institutions to
little purpose who does not view with apprehension the
success of such a proceeding as this, to the end that citi
zens could be dragged from their homes to the District of
Columbia, the seat of government, for trial, under the cir
cumstances of this case. .The defendants are discharged."
.Mcdl'otd housewives mo invited to
morrow to cull in nt Aitkin' plumb
ing More, 1H 1 V. Main, to lusto the
food ii'eini'i'il in I ho Hot l'ii'oless
('linker anil hoi n pmetii'lil kitchen
deinoiiHtratioii of tho Hungo lloiler
insulator. Don't miss it.
The Way It Saamad.
"Tho loiiKONt tiny of tliu your tiro In
Juno, pn, lint when are the aliortcHl?"
"Homed men In July and Boinet linen In
AuKUMt, (li'i'eiiillim upon when your
mother tnl.i'i her vnciitloii." Now
York l'iv -
t'oi'esl '
row Is
any rule
ulr.-Sk ..
wise, put forvNor
!i. nuil ciihI leu nre nt
turn iluiitfuoiui In the
jbboclt.
BENSON'S
BARGAINS
VICTORY FOR A FREE PRESS.
The libel suit instigated in the name of the government
by President Roosevelt and prosecuted with President
Taft's approval against Delavan Smith and C. R. Williams
of the Indianapolis' News, has been dismissed by Federal
Judge Anderson. -
The newspaper, along with the New York World and
other journals, printed a story to the effect that a syndicate
composed of personal friends of the administration had
bought up the refunct French Panama Canal company
for $18,000,000 and unloaded it on the' United States gov
ernment for $40,000,000. President Roosevelt at once had
a federal grand jury at Washington indict the editors for
criminal libel under an obsolete clause of the English com
mon lay, used centuries ago by the crown to suppress the
press.
Efforts to drag the publishers from their home cities
to face trial on a criminal charge at the national capital
upon the flimsy pretext that the libel had been committed
wherever the papers were sold, were unfair and un-American
as indeed the whole prosecution was. The proper
place for trial is the place of publication. It would have
been a dangerous precedent to clothe the president with
powers that would enable him to hale any newspaper edi
. tor into court at the national capital or elsewhere because
he had displeased the administration.
Regarding the canal transaction, the court held that
there were many suspicious facts in connection therewith,
which had never been explained. William Nelson Crom
well's refusal to answer questions is -"just grounds for
suspicion" in the mind of Judge Anderson, who is "sus
picious about it now." The inferences of the papers were
not too strongly drawn in the court's opinion.
How far a newspaper may go in printing news or in
making public facts that pustify suspicions of scandal is
a mooted question. Judge Anderson -says:';.'
"J believe the fact that certain persons were called
'thieves.'. (W? "swindlers' dyes not constitute libel per sc.
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Homa Halpa.
Wlieu one tins nu old burn root to
remove do not try the ancient, labori
ous way of pulling out tin nails. Take
.a mncnet ami hold It over the heiut of
the uall till I he null comes out.
To keep the hands perfectly clean
and white while the store Is being pol
ished let some one else polish It. There
are other alleged methods, but this
will prove surest.
Tho best way to mark' aa umbrella
IS n emuiMuier !he name of the owner
on the Utile strap for fastening It
when It Is rolled. Thou tho person who
swipes It can destroy the mark with
out mutilating any vital part of the
umbrella.
To disguise the taste of castor oil
nut In three if runs of bitter nlinonds. U.
bit of nsafedlta, a touch of rochello '
salts and two drops of sulphuretted
hydrogen.
To keep red or pink of maroon or
cerise ants out of a refrigerator build
a trough entirely around It and fill the
trough with sorghum molasses or ma
ple sirup or some other form of muci
lage. Chicago News.
A Long Tima Dying.
Mr. Fred Terry told this anecdote
of tho death scene In "The Heel of
Achilles:"
"One day," he says, "we were re
hearsing this play, and a member of
my company came lu from the street
and asked the call boy how far the re
hearsal had got.
" 'Mr. Terry's just dying,' replied
the boy.
" 'Good. I've time to smoke a ciga
rette before my cutrauce.'
"Presently the actor returned and re
peated the question.
" 'Still dying,' answered the boy.
" 'Ob, I'll go and nave another ciga
rette, then.'
"Back he came and only got the
same reply from the call boy.
'.'Finally, after smoking Dve ciga
rettes, he asked, a little wearily, how
far the rehearsal had gone.
" 'Still dying.' answered the call boy.
" 'Great Scott!' gasped the actor. 'He
must be Immortal.' " London Answers.
Tho First Language.
No one of the existing languages has '
any legitimate claim to be considered
the original of the family of languages,
standing to the others as Latin, for
instance, stands to Italian and French.
Of an original primitive language of
mankind, the most patient research
has found no trace. All of thorn As
syrian. 1'buenlclnn. Hebrew, Arabic
are sister I:i: iT'.ii!es. poiii':::g l ack to
an earlier parent language, which has
long dlsnppenreJ. Since the historical
period man has done little In the way
of the absolute creation o language.
The work had already been accom
plished ages before the birth of writ
ten Inscriptions. New York American.
All His Own.
A young man and his sweetheart
were walking together through lanes
and fields.
The young man was rather of ft
bashful nature and had been paying
attention to this same young woman
for a considerable time without hav
ing plucked up courage to put the all
Important question.
On this particular night, however,
be mustered sufficient pluck to ask
her bow she thought be was progress
ing with his courting. At the same
time lils'arm stole round her waist.
"Well. .Tuck." said the girl quietly,
"I think you nre holding your own at
present."
Her Playing.
Mrs. McDufT This paper says that
mice are attracted by music, but I
don't believe it.
McDufT-Wliy not?
Mrs. McDuff Because I never see
nny mice around when I play the
piano.
McDuff Well, that's no reason for
doubting the paper's statement.
Beat Har Out.
Waggs I had the laugh on my wife
yesterday. 1 8
Boggs How did it happen?
Waggs Vc were out driving, and
she discovered an echo that beat her
out of the last word.
The Money Question.
"Wot do they mean. .Jlmmv, when
they say money talks?"
"I dunno unless it's the wow!' fill
way it says goedby to v. : i.:i i
Tatler.
INS
LADIES .
MISSES'
rlOSI ERY
2 pair for 25c
W e are showing the best line of the above goods ever
shown in Medford, 15c to .Tk- a pair value, in black,
tan, lace stripe, lisle finish, 1x1 ribbed, fleece lined,
white foot, etc.; closing out price 2 pairs for 25c.
Pibbons
We carry a neat line of
fine all. silk taffeta Rib-
bons; a good, full stand
ard quality. If you want to
save money, take a look at
our ribbons.
Men's
Handkerchiefs
20 , dozen children's
school Handkerchiefs 1c
each.
Ladies' plain white or
fancy 5c each.
Men's plain white or
fancy, good size, 10c each,
3 for 25c
Work
Gloves
We have one of the best known and best wearing lines
of men's work (I loves that are made. Can give you
any quality in wrist and gauntlet at 50c, if'l .00, $1.25 and
$1.50 pair. Every pair guaranteed.
100 dozen canton flannel Clloves, 10c pair, 3 for 25c.
We Have It
Anything in
TINWARE
ENAMELWARE ,
KNICIIEN NEEDS
TABLEWARE
CHINA, GLASS OR
PORCELAIN
LAMPS
50c, $1.00, $1.25
If you want the best and
pay the least, see
THE BUSY STORE
Strictly minium six-room bungalow
in course ol' construction in JIuugu
low addition, lot Mix 10(1, it iiiodni'ii
bcmily mid n Hiiiip $3600
Tin en years' lease anil fiirniluru
I'ilHt-olllHH llllllllillg llllllhll, 'JO I'lUIIUS,
best loi'iition in Urn city: clears over
.tl(ill per month $2400
One of Ilia very best businosM lo
cution in tho oily, corner lot 7.1x
11(1, with good two-story frmiin
building, dealing Jf 1 00 per Month.
A conservative, nil I'd investment
ut $11,000
l'ivo room, bath, toilet, with nil
furniture, woodshed, Hewer roiinoet
vd, close in $2500
Itusincss local ion, largo corner lot
in I lie heart of tho city, with frame
building, clearing about $100 per
month. Investigate $8500
Seven IoIh, willi hiiiiiII house, on
Juckson Htreel, nt $1500
Seven-room house, lot UOxlOO, on
Twelfth and Fir; bath, toilet; a simp
nt $2800
Six-room house, lot 50x100, clone
in. lmlli and all furniture; eusv
terms $3350
Karo iipHiitunily r.nt 100x10(1,
two blocks I rmii (Vulrul avenue mid
Main street; large ll-mom building,
in splendid repair; can be wade to
pay $-100 per month, hoarding or
lodging house $6500
Xcw, modern (l-room house in Iliin
galow addition, lot fiOxlUO, with nil
improvements mid furnishings $3850
5 acres, close in, good 5-rooni
house, nil necessary outbuildings,
2'i acres set to fruit, a fine locu
tion. Let us fdmw you this prop
erty. Easy tentiH.
70 acres, one mile from I'lmeiiix;
15 acres 2-yeiir-old N'cwtowtis, 10
acrcH '2-yeur-old Spitz, 100 Hartlett
! pears, 3"0 strawberries; -10 acres nn
j iIit cultivation ; new 0-room bungalow
wilh bath, barn .12x11; old 2-room
i bouse; barn Kix3'J; livestock, fitrm-
in); tools, bay in bum. l'rii o $150
per acre.
27 acres, 4 miles south of Medford,
across road i:oiillicnst from the Hur
rcll orchards ; fi-roinn bouse, good
burn, chicken house, !l ncrc-t of 3-y-'iir-old
pear orchard, l"i .icn s al
I'lilt'i., hllue veucliilile Karden; ber
ries, etc. l'rice $6500.
10 acres, 10 miles north of Med
fonl, U milo from Hcn'le; 8 acres
cultivated, 4 in fruit trees from "J to
10 years old; on two good roads;,
small house, burn, woodshed, etc.;
two wrlls. This enn all bo cleared
without a foot of waste Inn (I.
acres enclosed in woven wire fence.
Will exchiuijrc. l'rico '.$2000
Two fine buildiuif loin on West
Sewntli strccl; fiuii oratitu : will sell
on tonus. down and .T.'.f)0 per
iMintli.
2H acres of fine level Innd, only
one mile north of llin I'. & i). depot ;
A fine local ion. Terms,
10 acres ono mile from Mail ford
on main traveled road to Ashliin'd;
Henr creek bottom land, set to apples
and pears 2 years old. TV'ar creek
flows nlniifr one end of the tract. Tim
oilier end fronts on the rond. Trees
are R!ron nud vigorous. Hero is a
benutiful site for n homo. Terms,
RENTAL DEPARTMENT.
We have on filo several applica
tion f ir hoiisokoepinir rooms; nls"
npp' .'ants for bouses, furnished Mid
unfurnished. If you have nn.vt.hinf!
for rent, see im ,,r lelephone us nt
once.
Fire nud plate ejuss insurance. We
represent tho best compnnios on
enrth,
Wo also have soma Rood liuildifif!
lots, which we will oxehnnpc for a
good driving team.
BENSON INVESTMENT CO
Opposite Moore Hotel
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