MEDFORD atAlL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THUBSDAYOOTOBBR 27, 1010.
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The City
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Lecal Audience Is Hc.d Spell
bound bv Audacity of Scheme
and With Working Out of the
Problem by Clyde Fltcn In His
Posthumous Work.
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Clyde Fitch's posthumous work,
'Tho City," tUo heaviest ami most in
tense of that author's plays, was
seen at the Mcdford theater last
nighty before an nudienco that sat
spellbound at the audacity of the
scheme and fascinated with the seri
ous working out of a problem of un-
isiial dramatic strength.
Even with an ambition to do some
thing' out of the ordinary rut, Fitch
allows instances of his capacity to
analyse the mind-workings of a wo
. man' to creep into his piny, and these
:, touches of a familiar hand nre the
-' few departures from a serious in-
tent. He introduces them at unex
pected moments and even the hnr
rowinjr scene of the last act is em
ibellished with confessions of Mrs.
Rand of her social failure in New
- York thai would pass for comedy if
they were not associated with the
tragedy that just preceded them.
Then there are other moments
wbcn Fitch's delicacy of dictum and
knowledge of feminine imagination
are given brief rein, to again revert
. ,to the heavy theme that makes "The
City" unusual. The scene of recon-
.ciliation between Van Vranken and
liis wife will staud as one of Fitch's
.most effective passages.
It Is the LHre of Uie Unknown.
With the smoke of the town, the
'black pall of tragedy haugs over the
dwellers of this hopeless euvirou-
ment. The elements that stand out
for the biggest interests are ambi
tion and blackmail. The first inter
preted by a man who has chafed ut
the limitations of a provincial town,
where his expansion was hampered
hy the restraints imposed by a fath-
-or of conservative business and so
ciul thoughts; aud the other by n
bastard half-brother, a victim of the
morphine habit, whose identity is not
'disclosed by the father of both until
'the time of his death.
This death made possible the seek
ing of a larger field of operation by
-the legitimate brother and an ex
tended opportunity for blackmail bv
the other, the latter being in ignor
ance of the fact of their relation
ship.' Time moves o for the legitimate
one and his appearance in politics
and the possibility of "his nomination
''for the place of governor gives the
other his chances for a levying of
'tribute for silence. Politic? demands
that the dope field be cast off, and
as the candidate tells of this neces
sity Han nock, the morphine fiend,
'laughs at the possibility, telling his
half-brother. Rand, that he (Han
nock) had just married Rand's sis
ter. Situation of Intense Interest.
Rand is compelled to tell Hannock
-of the relationship, and in a burst of
"blasphemous unbelief the fiend de
nies that it is so that he has mar
ried his sister. It is also necessary
"tor Rand to tell his sister of the
dilemma and. in a scene that was
never Revised for weak-hearted men
or women, Hannock shoots his sister
wife dead and turns the gun upon
.himself. Rand struggles for posses
sion of the weapon and then the
-drug-crazed Hannock pleads that he
''be allowed to save the situation by
self-destruction. Hannock threatens
-to tell all. and Rand leaves the gun
within his reach. Then he repents
nnd throws the revolver out of the
window, determined to bo the man
and take his medicine. Hannock is
hurried away.
Geoffrey Stein is a revelation of
-.debauched and degenerate manhood,
fn' crushed and beaten thing, with the
craft that comes of famished nerves
rejuvenated by the uso of heavy
, stimulants; the character about
whom all of the tragedies revolve.
fr. Stein accomplished a triumph.
Norman Hackett's Rand, Jr., was the
consistently good performance that
might have been expected from this
qualified actor.
LNEVER-CUSS CLUB
IS ORGANIZED
'"PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 27. Tho
'"Never Cuss club" is the name of one
of the latest organizations to' be
lorraed in Oregon Uuy. The pur-
iposo of the club is indicated in the
uiarae, The idea is popular and the
membership is said to he on the in
crease,
The club plans to impress upon
the minds of .its members the futility
of cuss words and to cure them of
'the habit of using them. Also when
they are snapped out by angry ouss-
, era, effective means are taken to re-
mind tho offender of bis fracture ot
the club rules. Instead of a fine, the
unruly member must submit to tho
'indignity of being kiokod by every
one belongipg to tho club within
reach, A, few kickings are said to
work wondora in effecting the refor
mation of the oussors. '
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The mills will romain closed down
-until tho Price for ties advances to
a figure that will make it profitable
to continue milling .operations.
As (food advertising is a vital part
-r More service, a good store must
a'drtrUstd,
A Small Bearing Orchard.
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116 acres la grain; 10 acres In 2-year-old pears; 45 acres In brush
and ttmbor, easily cloared; no waste; good house, two barnB, all
fenced with woven wire; telephone; R. F. D.; part irrigated.
Price. $155 per acre; total. $26,350. Terms: $7500 cash; $4000 ono
year, 6 per cent; $14,850 five years, 6 per cent.
HUNTLEY - KREMER COMPANY
214 FRUITGROWERS' BAJfK.
Butte-Falls Items
Dr. Gale of Jacksonville aud Will
Warner of Medford are in the hills
intent upon bagging some of the big
game. They tried their hand at fish
ing on Saturday but did not string
any.
Dr. Stewart has .returned from
Portland and other points and has
had some additional furniture
brought in for his home.
Colonel JTcdynski, nccompauied by
two gentlemen friends, passed
through town on Saturday on their
way to Jfr. ifedynski's homestead,
where they will enjoy a hunt.
All of our merchants are shipping
their freight over the P. & E. rail
way to Cameron and from thence
wagoning it to the Falls.
Dr. Emerson, who has been visit
ing his family in Central Point, has
returned and is now upo on his
homestead.
W. VT. Parker has the lumber
hauled and on the ground for the
new house which he intends to build
upon tho lots lately purchased in
Butte Falls.
Sheriff Jones was in town on Fri
day serving injunction papers upon
the local officers of the telephone
company. It seems n if someone
fn the valley is seeking to enforce
payment of a claim against the com'
pany and tied up the local receipts.
Dodo Marcy has returned from a
business trip to Mcdford.
The approaching election does not
seem to awaken much interest here
abouts, as there is little .local polit
ical discussion and it is doubtful if
a full vote will be cast.
EX-GOVERNOR OF
GEORGIA IS DEAD
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 2 C Former
Governor Allan Daniel Candler, 76,
ono of the wealthiest and moat wide
ly kuown men In 'tho south, died
hero early today. Candler had boon
prominent in Georgia educational
and political circles for moro than
50 years. Ho was a veteran of the
civil war, hqvlng served aa a private
from 1861 to 1865.
Candler was president of several
colleges from 1865 to 1871, when ha
became a legislator. eH served In
the legislature until 1880, when ho
was elected to congress. Ho was
governor for two term.
ASSAULT CASE AGAINST
JACK JOHNSON FAILS
NEW YORK, Oct. 20. The as
sault case against Champion Jack
Johnson, brought last summer by
Norman Pindar, a negro, who claim
ed that the colored fighter had
struok him with a chuir. w.as dis
missed today. Tho onso was drop
ped on recommendation of the dis
trict attorney, who informed the
court that Pindar had disappeared,
no hnd not been able to find any
trace of the missing complaining wit
ness, he said.
Johnson was arrested following an
alleged assault on Pindar in a res
taurmit. Pindar said Jack was in
sulted because he offored to buy beer
and not champagne.
T. W. OSGOOD
The munv friends of Mrs. Merley
will be puined to learn of her very
serious illness nnd the improbability
of her recovery. It has not been
more than a year since Mr. Merley
died nnd now his wife appears to bo
likely to follow him. Such is tho
uncertainty of life. Just when wcj
get ready to live comfortably we are '
called away.
Owing to tho probable absence of
Judge Pcntz from the Falls for some
time upon important business he will
not allow his name to be presented
for any office in the coming election
and he takes this opportunity of ex
pressing his thanks to his many
friends for their kindness and loy
alty. Emerson Wheeler is in Medford
taking in the lectures, vaudeville and
ninny other attractions of the Queen
City.
It is quite amusing to rend your
social columns nnd see the elevating,
purifying and intellectual uplift of
the social pastimes in which the local
society is .indulging and we cannot
but commiserate them upon the in
sipidity aud barrenness of their
amusements and their efforts to kill
time.
J. I. Patton took Mr. Gerig aud
Mr. Mills out nlong tho line of the
railway on Friday to inspect somo
important work and arrange for the
onrly incoming of trains.
The Iowa people are making prep-
nrntions to ship out a large quantity
of lumber, slnbs, etc., from their
grounds nenr the track and arc daily
hauling loads of lumber nlongsido tho
track.
TAC0MA COMMITTEE IS
NOW IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Oct . 26. The
committee from Tacoma, Wash
which is seeking a ro-enumeration of
tho consus of that city, on tho ground
that tho census bureau "libeled" that
city by alleging census padding, ar
rived today and, escorted by Director
Durand, conferred with Secrotary of
Commerce and Labpr Nagol,
Doth Nagel and Durand told tho
committeemen that they wore will
Ing for a recount, provided Tacoma
could snow tnat tno oxtra expense
would bo Justifiable. Durand at
that time said he believed the re
vised total was correct.
DOC ROLLER DOES NOT
SHOW GOOD FORM
BUFFALO. N. Y., Oct. 27. Tho
general opinion among wrestling fans
today is that Dr. B. F. Roller of So
attle is not good enough to succeed
to tho championship title relinquished
bv Frank Gotch, Roller failed lust
night to throw three Beeond-raters
within an hour.
Ill ll !!!
Dooin Reslfjns.
.CINCINNATI, 0., Oct. 20.--Garry
Herrmann, president of the
national basobnll commission, was
notified unofficially today that Chus,
Dooin had resigned the managership
of tho Philadelphia National league
team.
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Papke Whips Williams.
SYDNEY, N. S. W Oct. 20. Bill
Papke, claimant of tho mlddlowolght
championship of tho world, and con
ceded to havo tho boat right to as-
auino the title hold by Stanley eKtch-
ot until tho lattor'8 death recently,
advanced another Btop toward tho
middleweight flutlo throno today
when ho dofeatod Eddlo WHUaniB,
the Australian mlddlewoght cham
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