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THE MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 1010.
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FINDS NEW NAME
FOR INDOLENCE
Senttlo talxirer Hnys ltciioii He Cnn-
not Work Is IWhimino Some
one lrojucts IVyihle
WnvoH His ny.
HERE WEDNESDAY
TO BE HERE AGAIN FOR MEN-OF-WAR
Noted Spendthrift AVIU Show How He
SKnt $1,000,000 In Ono Yonr
in Order to Get LnrRcr
Fortune.
ltoo .Melville Will ltenew Old Ac- u" Mns ,f Xow invention It Is
onalntnnees nnd Greet Medford immgiu u.iu miips t liner run
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Friends on Frhlny,
SihhhI Cnn Stop in
Own Length.
January "H.
MONTY
BREWSTER
SIS HOPKINS SOON
BRM
INVENTED
Frederic Thompson's hg production
of "Drowdtcr'a Millions," tho brsoiy
and delightful comedy which has en-Joj-eel
such a remarkable enreer of pros-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.
phase of battleship fighting
A now
may bo
"Sis Hopkins." that delightful, frag-
rant rtlnv nf vmntrv Ufa In th
ler state, which Is now on Its eleventh! brought about before the end of tho
tour, lias been booked for an engage-' present year through tho Introduction
perlty alnco Its first production, will t ' ment at tho Modford theater, on Frt-",nt0 the navy of tna ,,,, brftk R Cnn.
aTThe MrdrVJZTohan oHglnaW the" "iiultart tZ 'fentlon
A Harris Comedians, with Royal Tracy. -P nS character represent- by Uncle Sam.
This comedy, adapted from George ! M b' "sls Hopkins." Is playing tho Tno battleship Indiana Is being
Barr McCutcheon's famous story of the1,u,e r0, nKln anA ' supported by a equipped with tho nppllancn at tho
snme title, bv Wlnehell Smith and Ttv-1 company, the equal Of any she has had , Tannic Island vnrd. and tho Inventors.
ron Onglcy, Is now being presented by;Je, ,,5S iciiue origmaieo me pn!inR tluMr assumption on tho auccesi
two comoanles In America, two In Quaint, droll character of Sis Hopkins, i0f nnn-tous trials with smnller vessels
Kngland wnd ono In Europe. The story, t0T which tho play Is named, that odd nntlclpate that the big ships of war will
Is a satire on frcniled finance. It is country gin 01 iose county, inuiana. nMo t0 KO through maneuvers now
full of originality, life and action and nose compicxit) 01 cnaracicr. gentle- impossible for even tho smallest tugs,
contains no dull moments. Marvelous neM 01 8"m ana nonesty or purpose Thp invention consists of a compar
and unusual stago effects aro promts-;1"" ""' ncr ne Dt lne raoai ionuioIxUvpir ,,nlpi0 nrrangement of steel
ed. Frederic Thompson, the wliard of!"Kure8 on lne slaK "way. wings which llo close to the side of
tremendous effects, whose Luna Parte lno cnaracicr or sis as piajea oy tno vessel. To bring them Into piny
at Coney Island is tho wonder of th U1M "eiMiio onngs out airongi) ran me tnc. nre simply unfolded. Tho shock
world, has Invented some scenic s-i 8Wcct simplicity of the girl's llfo and tj,Bt miBht bo expected Is taken up by
nuas mo toucnes 01 painos wnn a gen
prises for this production that has mile
all other producers sit up and tako
notice. In the third act thro is n re
markable effect of a yaoht In a storm
at sea, wherein tho Illusion Is no per
fect that a spectator feels he Is wit
nessing tho reality. The scenic Inves
titure of this act Is particularly beau
tiful. In their dramatization of Mr, Mc
Cutcheon's book. Messrs. Smith and
Ongley have taken certain dramatlo
liberties, but the main theme is not de
stroyed. Related briefly, tho story tells
of the efforts of Montgomery Brewster
to spend In ono year one million dol
lars, an Inheritance from his grand
father, to obtain a bequest of seven
millions willed under certain conditions
to him by an uncle.
Tho conditions stipulate that while
every penny of the million must bo
dissipated, the young man is restrict
ed from expending It in reckless gamb
Iln, endowments or the erection of me
morials. t-Tinnermorc, no must p re-
tic hand.
Tho exquisite subtlety of Miss Mel
vllle's acting lifts tho character from
the glare of tho footlights and en
shrouds It with a genuineness which
makes It seem a living, breathing
creature who Is really living her life
before the audience.
"Wo sympathise with tho simplicity
nnd confldenco of the girl and her faith
in human nature; we fear for her when
sho cannot see the wickedness of the
workaday world which Is being slyly
unfolded before her eyes, and we mln
gle our tears with hers when the rude
awakening comes; yet In a moVient we
npplaud her bravery and her strength
of spirit when sho will . not be cast
down by her sorrows, and when she at
last comes Into her own nnd the rosy
path of human happiness lies before
her unobstructed, we rejoice In her
good fortune.
And when it is all done, and the
finale. Intense and thrilling, has come
nerve absolute secrecy In regard to the t 10 Pasa' ttnd tne curtain has been rung
whole affair. Tho difficulties which oown. mero is a sense oi naving ns
confront "Monty" Brewster In spend-J ened t0 a stor' worth while, and we
Ing tho million nre better described lncarry nome nnd remember the homely
the play than in the book, appealing ' Philosophy of tho oddly dressed coun
more strongly to tho spectator than'tr girl. Seats on sale Tuesday. Jan-
the reader. Scats on sale Monday, Jan-!uary -a
uary S3.
EIOKT -TEAK-OLD HOT
2CTXX.5 r.ASQE SAOCE
BEDS rOB STAB BOCTB
WIXS BE ASKED TOB
REDLANDS, Cal Jan. 22. Jarrett
Bids for carrying the mail on the star ' Cornellsen, an S-year-old nimrod, today
route between Medford and Eagle Point possesses the plumage of a large bald
for the four years from July 1, 1910, to eagle which swooped down nnd attacked
June 30, 19H, Inclusive, will bo asked his younger brother. Mart. 6 years old.
by the postofflco department. Jarrett ran to his brother's rescue and
The service Is to be a seven-day one, ctruck the eagle on the head with a stone,
osce a day each way. The present con- bringing it to the ground. Both boys
tract price is 97S per year. then killed the bird.
water cylinders, which act as a cushion
absorbing tho strain gradually. It Is
expected that tho ships will be brought
to a standstill, under ordinary speed
within the distance of their own
length. If this Is found to be the rase,
the possibility of collision In tactical
maneuvers will be reduced to a mini
mum. Moreover, by using one of the
wings, the ships will bo nble to turn
within a much smaller radius than Is
now possible.
The game of war will bo made more
complex If the arrangement proves
practicable for tho new Dreadnoughts
Vessels which can stop and turn
around with so little difficulty will
provo themselves moro elusive targets
particularly for submarines and tor
pedo boats, which count for the ef
fectlvcness largely upon tho unwleld-
Uness of tho big ships, nnd the diffi
culty they cxperlenco In deviating from
their course when under wny.
In tho merchant marine also the In
vention will be of great value. Tho
greatest difficulty with which ordinary
liners have to contend arises from fog.
which necessitates slowing down to pre
vent collisions with Icebergs, or other
vessels, as happened In the case of the
Republic. With the ship brake tho lin
ers could proceed under full speed, even
during a fog, as they could stop with
in sight 'of the obstacle.
The test Is to be made with tho In
diana next month. If It proves suc
cessful the appliance will probably bo
adopted by the navy department.
St xlnjnrefl In Wrsck.
CINCINNATI, O.. Jan. 22. Six persons
were Injured today In a wrecq of tho
Chicago express on the Big Four road
near Riverside. Among the Injured aro
three trainmen, who may dlo.
S RATTLE, Wash., Jon. 2S. Psychic
waves which stiffened Martin Hannon so
that he was obliged to esohew all manual
labor resulted In his committment to
Stelloeoom Insane asylum, and ho was
taken to tho sanitarium today to bo
treated for his peculiar malady.
Hannon wns haled Into Judgo Frntre'h
court yesterday on the charge of falling
to support hs family. It developed from
the court's questioning that active ex
ertion had a very depressing effect upon
Hannon. which wns gravitated by tho
psychic waves which various unknown
persons had projected toward hint.
Mrs. Hnnnon was In court and she told
Judgw Fraler llitt she took no stock In
tho pHychologlcat phenomena business,
though It was undeniable that hen 1ms
band became strangely stiff every time
tho subject of work came up.
"What I want htm to do la to go to
work," alio said, "and quit talking so
much. His tongue never gets so stiff ho
cannot use It."
What la the cause of your trouble?"
asked tho court of Hannon. "I don't
know," replied tho recalcitrant husband,
"l ha-o been hypnotlxed by peraons In
this country and Canada for 25 years.
and If I work a day I am fastened to tho
straw the next morning, Once I worked
two days and I thought I never would
wako up."
Tho lunacy commission then was sum
moned and decided to glvo him the rest
cure at Stellacoom.
Hw Casta In Circuit Conrt.
E. H. CHalr vs. C. U. ConoTo re
cover money.
FlKKt
A little word but ninny nro tho
lives it hna destroyed, nnd ninny tho
homes it has devastated. Tho ap
palling loss of llfo nnd property each
yenr caused by conflngrtlon Is al
most beyond boiler.
An exploded lamp or a leaking gnu
Jet nnd tho cost may bo counted in
human lives, nnd perhaps thousands
.upon thousands of dollars.
Electric light cannot leak nor ex
plode It is absolutely Bafe all In
surance underwriters ngrco on that
point. Then tho ninny other advan
tages of electric light innken it wor
thy of yonr most serious considera
tion. May wo call nnd talk it ovor
with you? Phono
ROGUE RtVBR ELECTRIC CO.
Val and Torchon
LA.CES
4000 yards to se'ect from hei?e
Monday 10-12 1-2 and 15 cent a
yard qualities on sale Monday
Choice 5 c Yard
100 .PIECES OF HAND PAINT
ED AND FANCY CHINA, $2.00
TO $3.50 EACH HAS MEINOUR
REGULAR PRICE; ON SALE
FOR MONDAY ONLY
$1.50 Each
Choice $1.00
OF NEARLY 100 PIECES OE
FANCY PLATTERS AND ODD
PIECES IN CHINA; FORMER
PR1CUS UP TO $2.50 EACH; ON
SALE MONDAY ONLY, $1 EA.
HALF PRICE
FOR MONDAY ONLY AVE OFFER YOU CHOICE OP ANY 70c TO
$2.00 FANCY CUP AND SAUCER IN THE STORE, YOUR CHOICE,
AT JUST ONE-HALF THE MARKED PRICE.
10,000 FLORAL, BIRTHDAY, SCENIC AND VALENTINE
POST CARDS, EACH :
TTT TQiT?
MEDFORD THEATRE
Wednesday, Jan'y 26
Could You Spend A
Million In A Year ?
THE COHAN & HARRIS COMEDIANS, WITH ROYAL TRACY, IN FREDER
ICK THOMPSON'S MASSIVE, STUPENDOUS PRODUCTION. THE S U -PREME
NEW YORK, LONDON AND CHICAGO COMEDY SUCCESS,
Brewster's
ALL SUMMER IN
CHICAGO
ALL WINTER IN
NEW YORK
Millions
WITH ALL THE WEALTH OF SCENIC EFFECTS EXACTLY AS WITNESS
ED AN ENTIRE YEAR IN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO, SHOWING THE WON
DERFUL REALISTIC YACHT SCENE. BRIGHTEST, WITTIEST, SMART
EST COMEDY OF RECENT YEARS, TEEMING WITH ORIGINALITY,
SPARKLING WITH SATD3E.
Seats on Sale Monday, January 24th
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Friday, January 28
J. R. STIRLING PRESENTS THE ARTISTIC COMEDIENNE
Rose Melville
IN THE EVERLASTING PASTORAL
COMEDY DRAMA
Sis Hopkins
YOU ALL REMEMBJ3R "SIS" 11TH TIME AROUND
A Play That Appeals
To All Mankind
"THERE AIN'T NO SENSE -IN DOIN' NUTHIN' FOR NOBODY WHAT NEV
ER DONE NUTHIN' JFOR YdU." SIS HOPKINS.
Seats on Sale Tuesday, January 25th
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