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THE MEDFORD DAILY TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORKCiON, CON DAY, OCTOHKR 2."), 3900.
Medford Daily Tribune
Official Paper of the City of Medford.
La Follette H ere N ov. 4
Published, every evening except Sunday.
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WHERE THE "DEAR PEOPLE" COME 7A7.
Judge Lindsey's graphic narrative, "the Beast and the
Jungle," published serially in Everybody's, throws the
flashlight of publicity upon practical politics and the rule
of the machine, which the direct prhnray law smashed in
Oregon and which discredited politicians are now seeking
to restore through the "assembly."
"I helped to select the members of our finance com
mittee, who had to raise the funds for the campaign," says
Judge Lindsev in describing a committee meeting, "and
I learned that these men were selected because of their
connection with wealthy corporations. Our chairman,
Milton Smith, for example, was. attorney for the telephone
company and at times for the gas company, the brewers,
the gamblers and all the rest of that ring. Several other
members of the committee wort? similarly connected. But
then, it was pointed out, the director and chief organizer
of the republican campaign was 'Big Steve.'
"There was much voluble concern as to which campaign
committee would get the largest contributions ; and it be
gan to dawn upon me that instead of being a contest of
parties, the election was going to be a contest of corpora
tions, through their paid agents, for the control of the ma
chinery of government.. The 'workers' in the ranks of
the fight were working for nothing, apparently, but the
promise of this or that picayune 'job' under the politi
cians. The politicians were struggling for nothing, appa
rently, but the offices and the graft to which they hoped
to be elected. The corporations, over them all, were appa
rently using them all to keep themselves above the laws
by owning the sources and the agents of the law. And the
people? The 'dear people?' In none of the private con
versations or secret caucuses of the politicians do I remem
ber hearing-the people mentioned, except in the day that
the directors of a 'wild-cat' mining company might speak
of the prospective shareholders whom they had yet to in
duce to buv stock."
.LV AIRSHIP MOXOPOLY.
There is a very real possibility of the Wright brothers
having a monopoly of the business of building and selling
aeroplanes in this coutnry. The decision of the courts in
the brothers' present suit against Glenn K. Curtiss for
infringement may settle the whole question and may make
the Ohio inventors richer than Rockefeller.
The Wrights are suing Curtiss 'for infringement of
their "warping" device. On the Wright aeroplane the
tips of both the main planes are susceptible to movement
vertically each side independent of the other. It is tin's
"warping" that helps maintain the' stability and is thr verv
basic principle of aerial navigation in heavier-than-air
machines.
The Curtiss machine has rigid main planes, which do
not warp. However, to maintain the equilibrium which
the Wright biplane secures through the warping scheme,
the Hammondsport aviator fixed a small plane at either
end of his main planes, lying horizontally and parallel to
them, but capable of being moved vertically up and down.
The Wrights claim this is an infringement of their
warping patent, and have already asked for an injunction
against Curtiss and will eventually have the courts settle
the question. The section of the specifications of the
Wright machine which embodies the warping principle is
skillfully written. It doesn't state that the two main
planes shall be the ones to be warped, but speaks of "a
normally flat aeroplane having lateral marginal portions
capable of movement to different positions above or below
thenormal plane of the body."
Competent patent attorneys incline to the opinion that
this pretty nearly shuts out all near-wai'ping devices'
whether attached to the main planes or not. And an aero
plane without some such device is like a ship without a
rudder onlv more so. .
Enjoyable Play at The Medfcrd.
Last iiilit the McKonziu Merry
Mukors appeared in u ry -lronjf
play "Ueeeivcd 1'iiynn'iit i'i Pull."
'l'liix company is HomulliiiiK of a biir
princ. In their opening pcrl'oriunnco
hero tilt) oast was ninlcriallv weak
ened liy t lio severe illucvN il one nf
its Imly iniiilH'iCvlni wax -niiinellcil
to leave tlio I'liiupany from Hump
Imi'v, cmirtcquciilly Iheir openinjt in
Med I'onl wiih not as strung as It
would linvii lieeu Willi (lie complete
cast, but Miss Irene Palmer lms been
einrniml to fill the vacancy, mid last
nielli's pi'iforintiiH'o slioweil that tlic
east is onei) moro in fine working or
iler. Miss I'uline" in lliu part of (lie
frivolous mutlicr-in-lnw looked ami
acted llie purl in a thoiiiunlily suli.
factory uiiiuner, us did also Miss Kva
llea.lit in her pari of the ilauuhtcr.
This play is to he repeated on
WcdiHsilay night, tonicht's hill being'
"l...rd ChllllllcV."
Work on the elcclric lines between
Kiigemi ami Saleiii is promised to he
V'in within (ill days.
Modl'iird, Oregon: This certifies
that we have sold Hall's Texas Won
der for the cure of all kidney, blad
der and rheumnjje troubles for ten
years, and have never had a com
plaint. It gives quick and permanent
relief, (ifl days' treatment in each bot
tle. Medford Pharmacy.
FOUR ACRES PEACHES
SOLD FOR $3000
Talent Mail Gets Top Prito tor Four
Acres of Peaches All
New Varieties.
t. M. Leu of Tultmt has sold four
acres of peach orchard to I', W, Hope
for W.iOO. The tract is set lo new
vi::tics, Sixty trees of I lie Appln
Uiilu "variety aro three years old; HO
tree-, two years old aro of the Sooner
viu ii ty. Tlie rcsf are younger and of
different vtiricticn.
Robert M. l.ii Follette, I'nited
States senator from Wisconsin, will
open the excellent lyeeuin course to
be held ill this city this fall and win
ter under the auspices of the Wom
an s Uinlrt oi rt. .Marks r.piscopnl
church. Senator La Toilette will be
with us on the evening of the 4th of
November and Medford will without
louht turn out en masse to hear and
see the man of whom it is not exag
geration to say. is more in the pub
lic eye than any other one persons in
this country.
The Commercial club is planning
to entertain the senator while here.
Following Senator La Follette on
December 3d comes the Central
trand Concert company, consisting
of some of the best talent in a mu
sical line ever heard on the coast.
The mimes of such artists as Mnxit
miliun Dick and F.dith Adams are
sufficient guarantee for the quality
of their work.
Xext, on the L'lUh of Januurv,
comes our old friend. Frederick
Ward, who needs no introduction to
the American people. He stands
alone in his life work. Closing on the
II th of March, we will have with us
Lawrnnt, the magician, the "man or
many mysteries," with his own com
pany. The season tickets for the entire
four numbers, including reserved
seats, will be $3.00, and a list ig now
being circulated taking the nnmcs of
all those who will declare their de
sire to attend. Medford must have
such n course, so everybody get down
on the list and boost it.
Record-Breaking House at the Bijou.
What was undoubtedly the best
production staged by the Richard
Darling Stock company since they
have been at the Bijou was given last
evening to a house that within 15
minutes after the doors were opened
was jammed to the doors with a sol
id mass of humanity and scores were
compelled to seek an evening's en
tertainment elsewhere, as was the
case Saturday night with "Out in
Idaho."
"A Bachelor's Romance." as given
last evening is replete with mirth -
provoking climaxes, and to help the
audience appreciate it the more, one
scene represented the Medford Daily
Tribune office. ' The characters were
ably represented in every way, but
to judge from the repented curtain
calls, Overton and Billy Van were all
the candy in their specialty song and
dance, and as one enthusiastic lady
j remarked, "That fellow's voice and
color may be 'cAon,' but you can't
fool mc on those legs they're
'Scotch.'"
Owing to the house being given
over to the carpenters and electri
cians, there will be no performances
for two or three days, the company
troing to Ashland.
Tfie Most Fastidious
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Cannot help but be pleased with
the style and fitting qualities of
our new "Dorothy Dodd' shoes.
They offer superb value for the
money, even to the woman most
economically inclined.
$3.50, $4.00, $5.00:
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Edmeades Bros.
THE WEST SIDE SHOE STORE
"Three Twins."
The "'1'h.ec Twins," which comes to
the Mcill'ord Theater tomorrow night,
is the IicmI musical comedy that has
been produced in years. It has a
good plol nml miiiiy novel fcalurcx.
The music is fascinating, and two
thirds of the audience on leaving tin)
llicater are humming and whistling
snuiii 'if the numerous uiclndics which
so greatly please them.
As the company leaves for giicra
mento on a special immediately after
the pcrformciice, the curtain will rise
promptly at 8:1.1 o'clock.
TTTW- 1
25 dozen Fancy Japanese Cups and
Saucers worth $1.25 a set; on
Sale tomorrow at
HUSSEY'S
75c a Set of 6
5 dozen fancv Jardin
ieres on sale here tomor
row at, your choice
25c Each
20 fancy Wash J Jowls
and Pitchers; regular
$2.50 to $3.50 values; sale
price
$2 to 2.50 Each
We are showing the neatest line of hand painted, old
ivory and fancy China to be seen in Medford; also a
large line of Novelties in fancy Japanese China. Be
fore buying in these lines be sure, and get Hussey's
prices.
Hosiery
FOR THE MAN
FOT? Till-: LADY -FOR
THE BOY
you get the best and you
pay the least if you buy of
50 dozen men's Knit
wrist canton flannel
Cloves, the best in town,
U)c pair .
3 pair for 25c
THE BUSY STORE
Savoy Theatre
TONIGHT
THE BACHELOR'S VISIT WBS&S&M.
THE FALSE ALARM
- JUSTIFIED
SLEEPY JIM
Doors open 7:15 p. m. '- ONE" DIME