; ? l.i.MilifrMMir.ifciifi..iiif.ifct.fc'i. ita-N'iit'iiai.alifrtiiMii fai .i'Iwi wfiiy iUl-. JT. 3- .. ... ,tiaAAMia(v S'l J W A ' ' W. , t. I Til I 1 T i h , I 2 MBDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MTDDFORD, OmWQX, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11. 1910. That Ashland Water Question To tlio Kililor: J notli'o in one of your recent in BtiOB un nrtlolo on tlio Aelilnncl wutor byatein, iiiul, "A Citirmi," ns mioli nrtiiilus usually nro where the wiiter iliMffus to Avoid lierionnl ioh)oiim bility for Iiih ulturnneu. I uhtill miv nothing Jtoro for or ngniiwt the proponed liplid inane thu puoplo of Afhlund Will filtcud to Unit, my pui jiohi' buinj; simply to correct IK' w liter' fnlto Htnttiniuiits on vmnmA t-oiiditioim. lie flniys, "JYoto an pork-nee oi ton ywirn hi fill) fetter hiiMinesH in tlio uohI," olo. TIih ninn 58 not the first fuio who, jiiRt 1 refill from "tlio anal," has fl niiuifil tlio Kn'ifdiuimliip ol Int. new douKlit liome mid ettuk tlio ilrt iii'WHpnpur opportunity to toot liU dihcordiuH Jioni. Jli proper luliol is, "A now knoekor coiue to luWn." Ho Hitys: "J am nun) that if tlio AuTi Innil wnlor (syrtleni wi in iwllviililtil hiindt. it would pay," ute. Hero m "the- flen in hits onr." "tijtieii" (?) if lie i a eitmm--ih not tlio first ono to covot the "Jn-i dividual" control of Anlilnnd'H wa ter syBtpin. The most serious fault in his ar liclo is that lie does not tell the (ruth. I'oilinlis his ton yunrfc' ox- pciiiiiico in the oast has not been iij that hue. , lie sny: "The (front or part of their wnlor mip'ply is tak'un jjiito thu mains jimt nhove the pail,, and that miltf 'people live aloiijf the eioolt ifjiiVvo that, point and Hint the dmiu uko of HtahloH and human o.voreliu has no other way except into the water Hi'stuni." Such u statement IB absolutely false and libelous, mid 1 do not wonder Hint lie docs not Bljai Ms name. Jt n not strange (hat ho should nee "wIkkIuh" in the water when the anti-truth wij&lnrN have ho mixed up Iho wheels in the head (roeeutly impoited "from tlio cunt") that he caui(ot tell the truth The reoldcHHUCH.s of the jfcllntv in jnnkinc such n statement in the preM'iieo of physical condition, that iiiaho it ho uasy to prove that he cither does lint know whnt ho 1h talking about or that he wilfully Huh, is a little unusual. Tho main intake of the system is two miles ahovo the city limit and there is nobody living above it. Some nix miles up the creek there i old eo.mmitlee rooms have been. The ooon-to-be-retired republicans gaze with wistinl lomimj,' at the comforts llmv numi loretfo. cjcr tunc the iMwMftiftirtflftiwii'iiii)ufl Loiik'm IodMe, nhote people stop in rtr wt,nt olfClll, ,,,, tho 4UiMnn.tnit in.in which iiotluuir n Jlm(wt (t.nr, hm t,v ueis :mo lot rruun. i mw iwn.i v only other intake i- above the eitv limits, and l here is hut one place u. addition to l.oa's ocunpled above that intake and the "ood eiillnred people of Ashland," by eft refill fl penision seo thnt no contamination eoinc from Unit, h'uoh recklessly criminal MntonienlH are libelous and should he prodooiiti'd. Of nil toym knockun, ,fCilizon" IioIoiik. to the worst elnss. 1 will not liHievc with out further evidence, that he lives in Ashland. C. II. WATSON. Ashland, Or., Dec. 8. NEW LINE-UP IN CONGRESS. (Contluuf-fl from l'nuo 1.) dcmocmli am mneh in evidence. They ure coiidewconditij'Iy tolornnt toward tho of foils of this confess nt legislation. Their attitude to wards tho present majority i: "flo as fnr as you likoor can. You haven't much loiiaor to jro." Hut thoy mo jenloiiNly on the lookout for imylhiiiK that nppeaiv aimed at deprivinp: the next con- urow of rightful prurojjntivus.l Ohiiuip Clark, the imposin frtulr man from iIiss(uri, slated for the! Hpoukorship of the next house, is nlready at work coiisideriiiu; Iolin-( that, will confront him as majority londer, lie hut, done yeoman's ser vice as minority leader for so lone; that he admits his new job if he p;ots it will he rather Ntrnne,c, Ono of tho most heartrending de tails of .tho coining motaiuorphosis of (he political aspect of tho lioiw is the approaching exodus of the big republicans from their long-cherished homes in tlio fine committee rooms of the capilol. l'or years and years the republican chairmen .tf the big committors, in many cases, havo accumulated their public mid private appurtenances of all fiiuds. Many of Ilium fool more nt homo there lliuu anywhere else in Wash ington. )!ut the time is routing when they must gather ip their be longings and hie thoniholvos forth to little hnlliooum In the house of fice building, convenient find com fortable, no doubt, hut far fioni the homelike, familiar places that the think of removing their ovii,iudiid unl furfishing from tlioso familiar wall iiul resigning the honored jrtneo to the hands of the deiii.. enils. ,And already the democraN are looliiinc with longing eyes 'on the dIiicos to bo wcatjid and .'mderiiig anxiously just what part of Hi , eotrtinlllec pio each will be able t" cnnluro. ' Ovor on tho senate side of tho camlol the venerable Senator hu-, gene Hale 'A propnrfng to leave the Hcenslomed room of the committee mi appropriations, of which he. is cliniririHti. For the venerable Hale is letiring. .Inst down the cor riijor Nelson W. Aldrich, for many years general manager of the t'nitcd States cnale, it more llian busy with his titnil ef foils at general uiMmKing. For Aldrich, too, has (h-- Itei mined to lesigu Ins general imin- agerihip when Alnieh comes aronnu. and he bus much to do before llml time. Among tlio hosts on blind lor the final nets of the (list congress, the busiest are those members of the house who are known vnriomiv ns iniurgeiitb mid in-ogresics. Ihe, are planning Jo make this session i 'big" "lie for insiiieney and fol lowing tlfoir fight last session to curtail the power of the speakei, they have fettled on the comnntte-s of the liouse ns the nbjeotiu- point for their this year's fight. The in snrgents, under the leadership of Noriis of Nebi'aska and Murdoek nt Kansas, ftVe plnnuing to "bring ill1. committees under the control of the house us n whole." Willi this end m view they have framed a relonn meiiHiiro providing for the election of the committees by the membei i of the house in a lather involved, safeguarded way. They have some doubts about being able to gain the support of their erstwhile allies, Ihv democrats, for this measure. Tho ilemoeratH worked well with the in surgents last scion iliirbjg the at tack op Cannon and the committee on rules, but when it comes to tak ing the power of appointing ""111" committee of the house from the speaker' entirely, the insurgents nr not so confident. : '- Mik xr Agai 1 ; tiMsiW&SavMk z ; ' ii iMfrzy- a. : v : ' : : ' : : i iwWmm M ffnflli HB1! PCJtT-j t 1 1 Cin ll ' BlffiWJJII ,H(f lUr 1 1 n I J. 1 11 w in ! :M 1 ' : llllfl ' HI 71 1 llf' Hil!i i!iiiirJiiiHiy : : For This Xmas A Victor OR AN son Rto) and think :i moinciit and soo if you don't iirrivo at the conclusion that the host Christmas Present that you can possihly huy J'ov iho homo would be' a Victor or Edison Machine. Wo show thorn in all sizes and styles. A child can operate them and they last for years and years. YOU CAN ENJOY the finest productions of the world's most foremost musicians, and all at small cost. When you feel in the mood for "Grand Opera" your machine will reproduce it. The same is true of tiny other music you may wish. ALL WILL' ENJOY a machine. Every niemher of the family from the baby to the grown-ups. We carry a complete line of records for all machines. Victor and Edison machines $10 and up to $250.00. Whetsel Music Co. 134 WEST MAIN STREET. rFpipijnp r I.. ; -: ; -: ' ; ; i -; : : j : ; -; : ; : j ; j ; -: ' : -: ' : ; : :: : : : : : : ; ; -; ; -; j ; -; ; ' -; j : -: : j : -: -; ' : ; -; : ; pQjtliiJlrjfVOIHiHlM nnrMfi XT 12j VJ M-J xv U .L fcj pr''a-'',,' CTFATsr-TIP SALE As we have staled before in Our ads, we opened too late to secure the advantage of the entire season's selling, hence we are compelled to sacrifice to move goods quickly. We have made special sales on special articles at special times, and all have been j entirely successful, but now we are going to inaugurate one GRAND CLEAN-UP SALE throughout our entire store. t4444ye4tt4444 44a4tt-44f44W-4- Commeecing' Saturday, Deccember 10th, And Ending Saturday, Dec. 17th 7 Days Of Bafgaill-Givillg 7 Days of Unprecedented Slashing and Slaughtering Ladies' and Misses' Suits Unspairingly Underpriced All suits worth from $18.50 CI 9 CZ to $21.50 Clean-up Price of P 0 J All suits worth $22.50 to $30 $ 1 7 XL Clean-up Price of ... . $11. J J Hosiery Values That Merit Patronage 15c childrens school llose, fast colors, heavy-ribbed; special this sale at 9c Our Century hose for children is always a bargain at 18c; 3 pairs for 50c 35c Lisle hose for children, linen heels and toes, always on sale at ... 25c Men's heavy cotton sox worth 15c, but in this Clean-up sale they go at 7c Super weight Burson hose at 25c Men's and Boys' Clothing Temptingly Priced Men's overcoats, the shower- CO L proof kind, reg. $12.50 for VM J Two big lots, 1910 Fall best styles, worth $16.50; these come CIO :ft in brown & gray mixtures P l u v Just received, a nice shipment of dark colors; they go for below CI L lift real values at low price of v l u v Youths' 3-piece suits, long pants, sizes 28 to 34, Clean-up price $4.35 Boys' all-wool Cassimere suits, two pairs of pants; our price . . . $5.00 Men's gray diagonal Cassimere; a hum mer at the low price of ... . $6.95 Another Big' Hat Bargain For The Ladies Not many left on our shelves and all must go CI At Hats worth up to $5.00 at $' 3 This Season's Best Values, C9 QIT priced $6.50 to $8.00, now $0JO Make Tiie Golden Rule headquarters for Christmas shopping. Toys, Games, Books, Dolls, etc. No trouble to show goods. We want you to feel at home. Send the children in. A List of Acceptable Xmas Gifts Ladies' and Gents' Umbrellas, Gloves, Ties, Belts, Bags, Suspenders, Hand kerchiefs, Hosiery, Collars, Slippers, etc i