THTO MISDIfOfO? ATAO. CTCPTOffS, MBPIf QBD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1910. SOCIAL ANb MMOi 1 W. II. Hrndy of Clullcu, JoBCphluo ooiinty, 1h horo on a IhibIiiuhh vlnit. Wonr Kldd'n Shoen. Hiigoiio Dowlltig, n prominent ron iduut of Vrokn, Cnl,, lu IrniiBnolIng liitHltiuHri in Modford. Wonr Kld' Shots. li. M. Whltinnn of Kuglo Point .npunt Suniliiy in (liln city. Wonr Klda'n BIiom. It. J. Colo of Colon, Cnl.. wn n Medford visitor Monday. Mm, It. J. Jennings of Chicago in visiting II. C. Knntuor and family of Medford. Wonr Kldd'n Shoe. MirtH Itosslo Kotitncr, who lntH iicon upending tlio holiday! at homo, loft 'Hundny evening for Berkeley, Cal., 'to resume hor studies nt the Unlvcr nlty of Cnllfornia, from whloh Insti tution hIio will graduate thin year. W'oar Kldd'n Khoen. K. Ij. Monro of Vnlloy City, N. I)., n retired fanner of that pcctlon, is in Modfprd looking over tho country on hlfl wav to California Mr, McOro linn found ho many North Dakotniis hern that ho liaa expressed his In tentlon of stopping on IiIh return, and H'n up to tlio othor ox-N, D. to keop 'him. A. M. Johnston of North Yakima 'is in Mcdford tnking a look over the vnlloy. Milo Goodnln, who ban beon mnk 'ing his lioino in Modford with bin TmrtMitH for tlio pnst two months, loft for KiiKonr to nttond the univcmity. . Mr. C. f. Hutchison nnd daugh ter. Minn Fcni. returned to Portlnnd .Sunday evening, after spending the 'liolidayn at home. Dr. K. U. Pickel. C. I. Hutchison nnd II. U. Lumndon wore nmong 'those who attendod the meeting of 'the Mystic Shrino nt Ashland Sntur dav night. Judge Hnnnn and District Attornoy fulkey went to Grants Pnsn Monday morning to open tho Januarv tenn of Circuit court for Josephino coun,ty. Minn Actios Itohortson, who is vis iting relatives at Anhland, came on 'Rundny evening for a short business trip. Sho will lonvo shortly for a trip to San Francisco nnd tho onat. C. K. Crater of Dorris, Cal., is in "Modford on n business trip, day evening, whoro ho haH hnon enll L, K. Whiting, foreman of tho Mail Tribune, loft Monday nftornoon for tho Hiverviow fnrni, whoro ho will epend Hovornl dnyH becoming no qunintcd with his family. Professor O'Gurn will loavo Tuos day evening for Sonttlo, whoro ho has "been called to give a lecttiro at tho mooting of tho Stato Horticultural uoeioty of Washington on "Pollina tion of Fruit Trees." W. II. Kirby, a prominent fruit irrowor of Wonntchee, Wash., Is hi tho vnlloy studying conditions hero tin compared with thoso of tho Won' ntchco vnlloy, with n view to ncquir Ini! knowlodco. Mr. Kirby wiib nmong thoso who addrosscd tho Hor ticultural nocioty Saturday. It. A. Howlcy roturnod Sunday from Portland, whoro ho had boon nttendinir tho mooting of tho board of dlrootorn of tho Umpqua Coppor company. Ho hns received ordorn to oxtond tho wngon rond four miles into tho initio, and expects Homo very important developments tboro this flmison. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. T. Skngga of Port and nro horo looking for a lo cation. Mr. Sknggs hns boon through tho vnlloy govornl timon nud ovory time ho fell a little moro in lovo with It. Now ho hns como to stay. Assessor W. T. Oriovo of Jackson ville wnB a Medford visitor Mondny. Father Mayour of Grants Pass, formerly of tho Cntholio collogo at Mount Angol, is horo on n visit to Father Van Claronbeok. Mr. nnd Mrs. Fredorick Polouro of Englo Point woro in Modford Sntur day and Sunday, hnving como to this city to nttond tho fruit growers' incotiiii. TAFT FAVORS INVESTIGATION ' OF HIGH COST OF LIVING WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Presi dent Taft today stamped with Ills on dorocmont tho pain of Sonator Elklns for tho Investigation of tho high cost of IIvIiir provnlllng In tho country to dny. Tho prosldont told Sonator Elklnn that ho honed tho Investigation would got at tho root of tho ovlla oo thoy could bo removed. WILEY ARRAIGNED AND HELD IN $2000 BONDS NEW YOHK, Jan; 10.- -Thomas F. Wllny, forinorly an otnployo of tlio flugur trust and now a special .Invcs- tltiKtor for tho lntorstato commorco commission, was aralKnod before JudRo HouRh today nnd charKod of "feloniously" taltlng and -publishing a lottor from Attornoy General Wlch- orBham to district attornoy WIso of Now York. TOll3KATKnnin7Jau7T07Wlth a bill of coato amountliiB to f 1000 nt- tnchod, a Franklin county caso Rrow- Inc out of tho thoft of two amall plK valued at ?3 oncli, has punt rachod tho aupromo court for tho third tlmo. 4f lt FA8HI0N HINTS. f t SNAPSHOTS OF THE MODE. The Btaton'i Turlmn li DKfloult Work For k Amur Mllllnr. It In not very cusy to innko ono of the ifniHiti'n turlimi tints unt rlKht Thwfe In rKHhltiK that ntiown tliomibtle ty of I lie nitllliirr's art morr tlmn n mnda hn(. To corur one of the now Imped frnmrn In j ill to an art. nnd for tb mtir It In wlfivr to Imrv tho ftliftpu innilo or tho frame covered! tben tb fur touelicn or trimmings of koU tnny bo nddt.il nt homo, Not only the hciiiIUUIiik conts, Imt tho ornnolKbtlin modols, nro to bo populnr thin nonnoii, wliloli In plcnnnnt now i) for tlH wniiinu who ban n umd ency to to wuiH'wIml Jtout. (iroon coNiumon nnd touchon of Rreen nro to bo noon on tunny of the slunnlnff winter milts. A decided millinery novelty wnn a pntr of vliii;n on a inouniln lint. Tliey woro of ISiikIImIi chiimj first tucked ucroM, tboii Hhtipi.fl uxuetly like bird' COLUMK ailtb'B BtOUnX. wins. Tlhf rows of tucks rcr two Inches apmrt nnd nt a nllcht dltoe awny lookrd exactly like real wines, as the tuck uppvarcd to Imj the tip of each layer of feathers. Hoch a blouitc an the ono Illustrated belongs In crcry Rtrl'n wardrobe. whether sho attends colics or doea not. It cau be mnde from iter? or brondcloth or nlmllnr uiatorlnln and la bent worn with n plnltcsl skirt to match or with oil odd aklrt, an liked. JUDIC CI J OL LET. ThU Mar Manton pattern tt cut for Ctrl or founrfn, ilxtcrn nnd lhtn years of ak. Hcml 10 cents to this of- flc, ittvInK number, (At, and tt wilt ba promptly rnrwnnltxi to you by mall. If In hasts send an additional two ont tamp for letter poatava, which Insures mora prompt delivery. IN FASHION'S REALM. Jtt Bandeaux For tho New Coiffure Which la Flat In Front Jet bandeaux urv smart nnd really quite luexpouslve unless ouc wishes to pay more. A new Idea In bandeaux In the com blunt Ion. This Is made no It will net on the front of tho head In the orthodox way. but hua n hoop at tachment In the bttck through which the hair pnnnes and becomes cnclr clod. It Is n pretty arranccmcnt and costs $2.05. Chiffon nloeven In evening gowns nro BOinottmon made perfectly plain with out tuck or wither nnd no flnUh at tho bottom. Itntbcr new nro tho sailor collars found on long nepnrute coata of tho I'JlINCKtia COSTUME. sennon, which wraps nra to b very much In evidence thU whiter. The prinocMs coattnne mnde with tho cuirass or Jersey waist nnd plaited Hklrt Is one of the smartest of aft thtntrs Just now, The model seon in the cut Is of rulslti colored I'ronch oorge. with chemisette nnd slcovo trimmtnBS of silk orerlnld with sou tache braid, but the frock could bo trimmed to suit Individual tasto. , JUniP OHOLLBTl'i, This May Manton pattern Is cut from 84 to 41 IttQlicH bust measure. Bend 10 cents to this oltloc. Klvlng number, W, and It will bo promptly forwtfrded to you by mall. It In lmstu aend an additional two cont stamn for letter posUko, whloh lnr sures moro prompt dollverjr, ITEMS OF INTEREST. -f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f Theaters of Different Afles. The difference between tho piny, hotimt In which we nee a drama of liroiuton Howard's today and tho piny Iioiiho In which Kherldnu'n comedies were irll tinll x noted In (renter tlinn the difference iM'tweoil Hhcridnn'n Drury Iitie nnd tho liotieo for wblch CotiKrevo wroto nnd In which Heller, ton nctod. And that restoration piny liotino wiih very unlike the Klleabctban theater for which Hlinkeapenro wroto mid In which IturbncO nctcI. Hrcn moro nppnrent In tho dlfferenco be twooti tho theater of Dlonyslus at Athens nnd tho Itouinn theater nt OrntiRo. These th enters are sharply dlfitiiiKUhthcd from one another by their nleo, by tliclr lmxj, by their mothods of Illumination, by tho ab sence or prenenco of real ncenery ami by tho nrrniiKeinent of tho twits for the npectators, and nn wo study theno successive chutiKos wo nro continued In tho conviction that these physical conditions must hnve exerted a pow erful Influence upon the dramatists who followed one another down the centuries. Hratider Matthews in Cen tury, Wisdom In Fable. Among the ln-itt tlilnptthnt hnve ever been written arc the Aesop's . fn blcn, which dnto back to tho sixth cen tury H. C. They .present huronn na ture as It nlwnys has been, In nnd probubly always will bo. Tako. for example, the story of "The Fox With out a Tall:" " tux was onco caught In n trap by bis tall and In order to rt frco wun obliged to leave It behind, tic know Hint his fellows would make fun of hi tnlllens condition, so be mnde up hbt mind to Induce them all to part with tholr tails. At the next assem blage of foxea he made a speech on the useloniness of tutls in general and tho inconvenience of u fox's tall in particular, declaring that never in bis wholo llfo had he felt no comfortable j now In hln tailless freedom. When he nat down a sly old fox rose and, waving hi brunh, said, with a nnccr, thnt If he had lost bin tall he would h convinced by the Inst speaker's ar guments, but tintt) such an accident occurred he fully Intended to vote In favor of tails." Peculiar Superstitions. Tho people of Kulu are extremely Uerstltloun nnd go in extensively fur demotiohitry. Many trees are held to be sacred and hnve tluy templrfl dedi cated to them. The dcmonf are popu larly supposed to live tit tho tops of trees, and If n tree fnllf in such u way thnt It is possible to pass under It, as Is often tho cuse on the mountain sides, every man before golug beneath the trunk will place an it u stick or stone to propitiate its gunrdlnn spirit. Cer tain streams arc also sncred, and no one I.i allowed to wash dirty clothes In them. One year some strangers came Into the valley aud hapinmcd to pollute the water of n river In this manner. It chanced to be a year of extraordinary rainfall, and the peo ple implicitly believe that tho ex cesslve rain wns Rent by the outraged "deota" of the stream as punishment -Wide World Maguilne. Helntnn Huhhv Out. "Your wife seems to bo wonderfully mtcrojjteu ju your uusiness. mxihi ue a source of great satisfaction to you." "Yes, Indeed. Do you know 1 used to tlitpk she cared nothing about tt." "Why the clmugeV" "I don't ktiow. That's tho funny part of it. I can't Imagine what has changed her. A few nights ago I went home, tired must to death, and during the evening 1 casually remark ed, lole, my business Is gettlnr most too much for me to handle. I niu thinking of employing q nice, steady stenographer and typewriter. Don't you think It would be a good IdeaV From that moment the good little wo matt has been extremely auxlous to assist mo and mnUe tuy lot caslor In every way. I huiuho it's her natural ly sympathetic nature. It must be." Uostou Herald. A Drilllant Judoe. Steady linker was at ono time mayor of Folkestone, 'England. Onco a boy wns brought before him for stealing gooseberries, and Steady, awaro of the Importance of the case, turned over the pages of tho alphabetically arrant: cd "Hum's Justlco" for a precedent. Falling to llnd one, he turned to the culprit. "Sly lad." said he, "lt'a lucky for you that you were not brought hero for stealing a goose instead of for steal ing goosclKTrlcs. There Is a statuto agnlti8t stealing geese, but 1 can't thul anything almut gooseberries In all 'Hum,' so let the prisoner bo discharg ed, for I suppose It Is no offeuso." THs Way Down. ,Thoy had been ninktng hay while tho sun shone, and when thoy bad finished it high haystack the farmer's boy shouted from the top, "Stty, mis ter, how am 1 goln' to get downV" The farmer considered tho problem and finally solved tt: "Oh, lost shet ywr eyes nu walk round a bltS" Hverylxuly's. Notwithtnt!t"3. 'Hero, hold my Imtf u inlnuto, will you!" "Sir! I'm u tnciuber of congress." "Never mind. You look honest. I'D tako a cluxnev." -Ioulsvlllo Courier? Journal. What's Wattaf Tho Mayor Watts' wlfo la a auflrra gotto. Tho Coloncl-Whnt's WnttsT "A sufferer." Smart Sot. Thoso who attain any oxcollonco commonly spend llfo lit ono common pursuit, for excellence la not gnlucd upon caster tortus. ''MARY JANE S PA" SATURDAY EHfilE POINT EAGLETS ---- ------------- --J Ry A. C. Howlott . , - riaBtvVaaalaaaHBatisBiBaas MISS GRETCHEN HARTSEAN, THE REMARKABLE CHILD ACTRESS, WITH MAX HGMAN IN HIS COMEDY SUCCESS, "MARY JANE'S PA." nnuuinnirtu ftsu iunb ".,-J: BUSISS LICAtS : MiULAIt DUAL Can Force Railroads to Follow Their Instructions as to Distribu tion .of. Fuel. I very flno display of gems. One 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Tho in- blue crystal diamond at an execp toratato commerco commission has tional low price per karet Let tis of coal by tho railroads of tho Unit- hthKt ,. , tn cd States according to a decision of tho fedoral suprem court today. Tho ruling was mado In tho famous suit of tho Illinois Central, Chicago & Alton, and Baltlmoro & Ohio rail-J roads aaglnst tho Interstate commerce I commissioners, dcnylnc tho rlcht of! tho commissioners to make pro rata distribution of avallablo coal cars. Tho sunromo court reserved tho lower court in tho casos brought by tho Illinois Central and Chicago and Alton, and romnnded that of tho Bal- ttmoro and Ohio with lnsttuctlons to dismiss It. Clearly Unprejudiced. . Tho attorney for the prosecution was xaminlng the talesman, .iwlth the bushy whiskers. "Mr. Sklles." he said, "you Bay you bavo read about this case. Have you formed or expressed nuy opinion con cerning It?" "Ho, sir," responded the possiblo Juror. "1 nover bvlleve Iiothlu' I seo In tho newspapers." Chicago Tribune. Tha First Patent an Matches. Before 1S33. when wooden, matches with puospuorus were mnde In Vlenua, people were dependent upon flint aud stool to secure a light. The first pat ent for a phosphorus match lu tho United KtntiM wn tnken nut In IKTtlt bv A. D. Phillnna of Snrlnctioht. Kings. For nmuy yea. -a people refused to uso tbctn, but by 1S-15 the 111 singling and clumsy old tinder Iwxes were generally discarded mid tire preserved. Ilko snuff boxes, as curiosities. Out of His Line. Western Relative.-Well, Wendell, what was the score today? Little Bos ton Boy itenlly, l do not know. Is It not your oplulon, Uncle vWIam, that tbo theism of Clement and Athiumslus furnishes a' much more tenable basis for a ratlona. tneory of creation than is afforded ly that of .AugustlnoV- uniengo Tribune. Competent. Ir 'o Piisweusor I believe you're driving over every stono in tho rondt urncr wnai, sir, It tuues a purty good driver to hit 'cm all. Uostou llcrald. Tho Real Trouble. "Woman's .Juiiorniice of cooklnir is the butie of married life." "No; .It's womnn'H Ignoranco of her Igtiorunce of cooking," Boston Tran script. Kindness has couverted more sin ners tbtiti zeal, cloqucuco or learning, i". w. fa bee. Nowadays Its Tho Toggery for i best values in town. . One-half h. p. motor, 1 20-qt Whita r i m - ia x .cans, tubs, etc., for eafo. Imquire ;Lewi8' confectionary. I Van Do Car ft Jaesmann nave a Lots of stores would bo well ad- vortised if they were only advertised persistently instead of occasionally. " ' - Bakersfleid Wants In. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7. It was nnnouncod hero today that Bakers- fleId'8 chances of securine; a f ran- j chisfl from tho California Stato, LcnRuo. rested on San Jose's action ; m .tho matr bettering trnnspor-, tatlon. to thnt. c,ty 6 baU Pa.rk TP ' committee whtoh was appointed to 1 consider n sixth city for the lenprne, , wns waiting tottay lor propositions , from both Bakersfleid and San Jose. CIRCUIT COURT CONVENES IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY Tho Jnnuary term of Circuit cquft convened at Grants Pass Mondny morning. Tho term will bo a short' one, ns tho Docembor term for Jack son county hns adjourned only until J tho 24th. I Tho Josephine docket is not very heavy this tenn, nnd tho court of-' fiqers hopo to finish the work with- j in tho two weeks. A. F. Stonnott spent Sunday visit ing in Ashland. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR SALE OR EXCUANQLi Hotel in Sweet, Idaho, for Medford prop orty, either town or farm lnnd; val uation $9000. Addross William Woody. Sweot, Idnho. 278 MY PLACE is not on tho market for sale nt presont. J. M. Schmidt. 2o3 FOR SALE 30 noros, throo-nunr-tora milo from Englo Point; best 1ann -Pwie ami nnnv Mia TfAivoAii UVI itwu oisat nuut kiiv x i iticuit vv I Guthrio nnd Pago orchards, which' prodttco tho best fruit in th world, $125 por acre, torms. Aylor & Harnett, noxt door to Mail Tribuno office 252- WANTED Public stonogrnphor to tako offico room with Aylor & Bar nott, noxt door to Mnil Tribuno of- Jico. 253 WANTED Iloard nnd room in n prlvnto family, contral location, by a woman employed during tho dny, Address postofflco box 315. 254 FO ifltENT S lx7oom modern fu r nlsbod house, closo In; 35 por month, Address X. Y. Z., caro Mall Tribuno. 253 FOH RENT Houso, modern, 6 rooms turntshod; $35 por mouth; near In, At the citizens' mooting which was hold horo on tho 4th lnst. thoro was qulto a number of those who took stock In tho telephone company that had bfon organize 1 at Dutto Falls and nn agreement was reached by which q:ltc a number of our cit izens nro to havo p'loncs put In tholr homes and tho old telophono line from horo to Control Point was turn ed Into tho Butte Falls company and all who took stock became share holders. Brown & Von dor Hollon t'-rned over tho old lino and ono hundrod phonos, poles and all things bolonglng thereto In consideration of tho company allowing them two hundrod and fifty dollars and they. Brown & Von dor Ilellen took tho most of thent amount In shares at $10 each. After tlio deal was mado j Win. Von der Hellen was elected ono oi tho directors and Frank Brown was elected treasurer for tho com pany. Thc'ro' was some talk of changing the name of the company to the Butte Falls, Eagle Point & Mcdford Telephone company, but that was loft to be decided at a fu ture meeting. It was also under stood that the Pacific Telephone c mpany was to put In operation an extra wlro from Medford to Central Eagle Point wire so tb?t wo of Eagle Point can got Medford direct with out calling up Central Point as there has been so much trouble to get the connection with Medford there. Tho meeting also instructed 'the director, Mr. von der Hellen to put on a force of men and put the line be tween hore and Central Point In a good condition. Attorney John Cirkln and B, H. Harris were hero to represent tho Interest of tho Butte Falls people and tho different motions were passed over the line to and from Butto Falls by phone. Wm. Muller and W. C. Murphy of ilodford woro guests at the Sanny- slde Tuesday night. Died, January 3, at bis home on Littlo Butto Creek, August Myers, aged about 84 years. I have not been ablo to learn tho particulars' of tho death or his family, but know that bo leaves two sons, Henry and Husmen, and that ho has been sick for sometime. A. B. Zimmerman has been ap pointed a freight agent In place of George Owlngs who roslctied at tho Pacific & Eastern depot. c - Tho tracklayers are now laying moro stpel and soon tho Inhabitants of Vestalville will bo having railway communication with tho outside NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Wilbur and Orville Wricht are in Now York to day, presumably on business con nected with the attempt they are making to prevent Glenn Curtiss nnd Louis Pnulhan. tho French aviators, from using aeroplanes in which a re incorporated copy of tho Wright ideng are used WE D0NT BELIEVE YOU CAN BEAT TH Thirty-two uoros in this tract, f i fruit land, about two miles from a shipping point. Tho building consist of a five-room box house, j (rood-sized barn, etc. Thgre are ' 12 acres of 5 and 6-year-old nr. ' pies, mostly Nowtowns, with com- hioroml pearcs planted PCtwee. ns fillers. Also thre ncros of young pear trees and some family orchnrd. Four acres in alfalfa. Six or eight acre. of timber, most ly oak nnd laurel. Thoro is a pumping plant ou the place which supplies water for the garden and nlfalfa, equipped with gasoline engine. About 40 rods from n pood school. Tins rural mail de livery and telephone. Price $10,500. Tonus. W. T. YORK & CO, V Hanson. . Torn Mnftto We make any kiml and stylo of windows. Wo earn class of any am on hand. Medford Sash & Door Co. r In Case of v$icKiess PHONE 3 6 4 1 MEDFORD PHARMACY Near Post Olfioo All Night Service Free Dolivery rorld, Tho steam shovel that has had such a tlmo gottlng to Crony & Ful ler's camp, by tho tlmo this Is 'a print will havo roashod Its ' destina tion and the work on tho "Bis. Cut" will bo pushod right along. On Wednesday tho Gtu, your Eaglo Point correspondent took O. Adami, B. H. Harris' foreman at Butto Falls, up to his place of buslnoss, whoro ho is superintendent tho work of putting an adcMtlon to tho saw mill that place. Messrs. Wm. Cham bers and Charley Edtnondson took up tho samo day two largo shlvs, o.tch wolghlng about slxtoon hun dred pounds, to bo put In the addi tion to tho mill. Ho tolls mo that they aro making arrangements to open a bank in Butto Falls. Then they will havo twonty-fonr families, eight bacholoro" establishments and only think of It, there aro soventoon young ladles of mnrriagablo ago and still eight keeping bach, four stores, ono ochool, two teachers, eighteen pupils, a meat ns.rket, ono hotel, two restaurants, ono lodging house and one saw mill, two feed stables, and one law office. And since they havo totephono communication with tho outside world they expect to do bus iness In earnest. They also havo a project on foot to open up a country road to Prospect and thereby bring all tho travol to Crater Lake; etc., through that city. Speaking of country roa:ls, through tho energy and determination of some of th business men of Butte Falls they havo secured a route from Eagle Folnt to that place by which we can travel, especially in tho dry sea son from hero with a good load as by means of tho new road. The two bad hills on tho old rot eare cut out ' nnd now we have an easy grade around tho Vestal hill and the Rocky hill; tho grade on the new road Is Just tine and after tho ground be comes packed we will have a fine road all the way to the Falls. The grade around Rocky hill should be widened some and more turnouts made. Stopping at Derby on my way home I mot Mr. Swleart, the Derby merchant, and he Informs me that business is becoming bettor all tho time and tho principal trouble with him is to get In goods enough to supply tho datnand. Ho also tells, me that a strong tn6vo li on foot' to have a daily mall instead of a M-weokly, is tho subscribers to the daily Mail Tribune, as it is, can't got tho nows until they aro old. W. W. French returned a few days since from a business trip to Klam ath Falls and other Eastern Oregon points. FOR SALE . 100 Acres of Good Fruit Land 4 miles west of Grants Pass. Forty soven lots In Jacksonville, fine location. I liavo also got a pair of flno Cougar Kittens, fivo months old, which can bo bought at a reasonable i price. ENQUIRE G.N. Lewis Jacksonville