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,' r W-M"JW''f(ty! ' 'TTv7T'?rWr-'m7v' ' ,"r" nr-n!'-yt?raiF -"m-rr "MW )l'l- mr- -" Y v v; r- trr " flr f .-s-r-ivfn!! Tt;r'r?";Fy "Myjp(.'y",?yit?jrn 'Vpwti To One and All the Mail Tribune Extends Hearty Christmas Compliments Medford Mail Tribune e SECTION TWO NEW YEAR'S EDITION. Tito Mail Tribune will lwm t 8pccinl edition on Now Year's day a summary of (he growth nnd development of the Rogue River valley nnd Medford dlir.i J ing 1910. Get your orders in fc lJ a FIFTH YEAR. MEDFORD, OREGON-, SUNDAY, DlSOEMREll 25, 1910. NO. 236 IN MEDFORD'S SOCIAL REALM -jp 1 . : : 1- In the rush of getting ready foi i Christmas, society has, had to take U. back seat this past week. The (stores havo been filled with shop pers rushing to got ready the last 'fgifts and Christmas excreiscs have been held by the bununy schools ol 'the various churches. The young people home from the universities and colleges seem to have been the only ones who have had time for doing society. But the coming .week will . be. filled with gaieties, beginning with the Juvenile club dance Monday night, the Swas tika dance Wednesday, the Chanti cleer Saturdnyi the Glee club, and most likely thoro will be an evening of grand' opera by the Bovuni Opera company with "Faust" as the bill. The homo of Yale' Waterman was-, the bceno of u merry party Wednes day evening in honor of his Villi T birthday. The rooms were- rettih decorated with red and green, and in the dining-room a miniature Christmas tree occupied the center R of the dining table, where a soxou- course luncheon was served. On the tree biiiull presents were placed jy each guest, each little package cou tiiiuiug u verso which was read aloud, causing much merriment. Fas tened to each gift was u loiig piece of red baby ribbolt stretched out to , the place of the gucnt for wlrtnn tlu gift was meant, ribbops ending at each place with a place card bearing the Yale coat of arms, Master Ynlc being u direct descendant of Cu ncda Wledig, first king of Cyinry, born -llo A. D., and King J-Mwiyd of j England; also Governor Elihu ule for whom Yale university was nam ed. His guests were: Misses Fran ces and Lucilo York, Kuth and Esth er Warner. Mercedes Barber, Jertn Budge, Laura I'age, Vera Lune, An gle Unity. Nellie Campbell, Hazel Anile, and Nuwel Barber, Charles Hay, Carter Brandon, fieri) Alford, Charles Cnrr, Kenneth Geroine, Guy KenshuW and Claire Sceloy. The West Side Cribbnge club is the latest social organisation to make its appearance in Medford. A . niunber of oribbngo experts have? handed together in order to promoter the game. Organization has been? perfected with Edgar S. 1 Infer, pros-a ident; Charles Boynton, vice-prosi-n dent: John Tomlin, trennurer, andt Howard S. Dudley, secretary. Alb who desire to become members mnyi nj)ply to any olio of the officers. 1 Mis. Fred Gill and son of Winni peg are guests of Dr. and Mrs. llnr- yruve for tho winter. Mr. and Mrs. J. I). Olwcll return ed Friday from a trip to Seattle. The Messrs. Under are home for the holidays from Eugene. At tho last meeting of the Ludicn Aid of the First M. E. church iu the basenie.it Wednesday afternoon, u The Middleman A man who has been boaton in tho Htruggle for fortune In tho city "comes to know tho peace and content of farm life. Out among tho hills that better sido of life, which pros pers in visions and dreums, thrives as nowhere olso. I know this Is so, yet I observe that In tho midst of abundance of dream opoprtunltles, most farmers fall to appreciate theso visionary advantages. After all, It seems that the bread-and-buttor Bide of lifo is tho stono and concroto foun dation upon which wholesomo senti ment Is built. Even to tho man who Is growing whent nnd corn and milk ing cows, tho bread-and-butter prob lem becames a burden. I long won dered why this was bo, but now I think tho reason is clear. Life is n search for "dally bread." Into this world-long search, from the growing grain on my hill to tho baker's oven In tho qity. Is crowded tho great trag edy becauso tho handlers who carry the broad obtain more of tho monoy equivalent than tho original pro ducer. Hunt for tho germ of the American farm disease, and you find tho middleman. Not long slnco I lunched nt a New York restaurant. It was not the most exponsivo pjare but rather above the average In price. The menu card Interested mo as a new schedule of rates would hold a rail road president. As a- farmer I pro duced food similar to that offered for salo, nnd I knew what I was paid most delightful surprise was in store for them, given by the president After the final reports for the year were given and n social chat around the firo in the cozy nook so nicely prepared by the hostess, delicious refreshments, consisting of enke nnd hot chocolate, were served in n.most tempting way, which all enjoyed to the utmost. Twenty-two were pres ent to partake of the pleasures of the hour. Before adjourning for the yearn rising vote of thanks was ex tended the president for her faith fulness in Jhe performance of her duties ns president, which havo beon characterized by untiring energy and harmony has been tire keynote of all her thoughts in conducting the af fairs of the s-ociety. With good wishes for alb and n kindly smile at parting, the year's work was ended nnd entered the records ns the most prosperous era in the history of the society. The new cluster lihts are being installed along the walk to the -depot, six iu number, and when they arc finished it will be a great im provement to the appearance of the town. The water pipes for the park arc being laid and the walks there have been staked out and made ready for being laid as soon as the weather permits. The roses and trees arc on tho ground, but will not. be planted until later. Landscape Architect Chase has been personally supervising tho work this past week, but has not been able to nccompIMi as much as be wished to, on account of tho inclement weather. The death of Miss Crystal Mc Nury came as a great shock to her many friends in Medford. Miss Mc Nnrv wn4s graduated from tho Med ford high school last Juno and was in her freshman year at the Uul versil;; of Oregon, in Eugene, where her family had recently moved. The funeral services were held in tho Methodist church and tho interment was made in the I. 0. 0. F. ceme tciY uiiotnor reception January 18 In tlnj club rooms at tho Nntatorlum. Thcsoi rccciHlons ai-o given eo that the members may become acquainted with each other and with tho now comors. Each member 13 expected to bring her friends and n spcclnl In vitation Is extended to all newcomers In Medford, so that they may become interested in the club and tha work The Pocahontas lodgo gave n most successful amateur performance at the Opera house Tuesday evening, when over .fllOO was made. Tho play was presented iu Ashland Tuesday night. The Sunday school of St. Mark's church will hold Christinas exercises at the guild hall Wednesday evening. Dolph Phipps entertained Ned and George Vilas Friday at dinner. Down Our Way j& for It. A man likes to see what Is tacked on to the thing which leaves his hnnd. Strawberries and cream wero offered at 25 cents. I figured that a quart of berries would make about four dishes. Two eggs served In various ways cost 30 cents. You paid 80 cents for half vC chicken, Now my big family would fool poorly used If wo served less than four quartB of berries. Wo could hardly keep good-natured on 'four fliolo chickens. For berries and chickens alone, thorcfore, at theso restaurant prices, wo spend 110.40 at a single meal. If wo charge tho prices print ed on this card for tho salads and vegetables and other things which make our meal, wo should have a cost of $15, or over $30 a day. ,Of con rso my family Is a largo one, and all are blessed with good appetites. I can buy food cheaper at othor city places, but If I take tho prices paid by .at least 150,000 people In New York, tho "dally broad" for our fam ily represents $30 or more. When I gave theso figures to my friend, tho commission man, and asked him to disprove thorn, ho dodged by'saylng: "That's what I have always claimed. Thees rich far mers holdup prices. You aro getting wealthy too fast." But the trouble Is wo know how much of those prlcea wo get. I know a' farmer boy who had to earn his clothes at farm labor. He bought a shirt with the money earned at May Your Christmas Tree Be Filled to Overflowing and Good Cheer Prevail. S&ll&ff WmmmKM&mK Ww - Kh fl&!&?3g$ 1 tflEML wtw ;, ; Ammsmsmi mmmsiMaammwnmmjmmmm f;f . ; ).?ws2MmyWtex?&nrs -aj? maBammmm th wB& www SJtr j; !C J&H A very informal, but most enjov ablo dance, was given by tho high school in t llo small hall of tho nntn torium Thursday evening. Those on tho ' coinmitteo in charge were: Fletcher Ware, Irving White, Paul .McDonald. Emerson Merrick, Frank Fnrrell, Carl Hansen, Donald Un der. Mr. 'nnd Mrs. T. E. Daniels will en tertain iiito a number of friends nt Christinas dinner.- Mr.- and Mrs. W W. Harmon, Mr. nnd Mrs. Miles, Mr. cultivating corn. Ho counted tho steps taken behind tho horse, and found that the price of tho shirt rep resented 87,000 steps, I know how much of thnt strawborry and chicken monoy comes to us. -Wo ship a crato of borrloB by express. Tho baskot maker and tho crato maker como first, nnd nre paid before wo start. Thon tho picker takes a sharo. Aftor hlni comes tho expressman, tho rail road, tho teamster, tho car handler, tho commission man, tho retail mer chant and tho hotel koopor. Now and Uion ono of these middlomoii will drop out, but tho rest hnvo a finger In my berries. Aftor thoy aro paid, and thoy all get their pay before l do tho berries do well If thoy not mo 0 cents n quart. An for oggs, a farmer will do well to got 2 conts each; whllo GO cents would bo a largo price for an ontlro chicken, through tho mlddlomon. Of course ' theso figures aro for goods which aro consigned that is, sent to the large cities to bo sold on commission. Whoro a farmer, can donl directly with his customers, or with a rotail store, ho gots nioro; but in some cases distant producers ac tually rccoive less thai 10 cont of the consumer's dflllar. I havo often thought this out while working on my hill. There can be no doubt that sweat and dirt and weary muscles turn up tho raw side of this argument. Ono aoodu to work out in the sun and air, son tho beau i I and Mrs. Schofloin, Miss Banks, Mr. Martin Koddy, Mr. Frank Torrey and Mr. Lindfoy. MY. and Mrs. Clarence Kennies left last week for Berkeley, wliero they will spend tho holidays with Mr. Kennies' 'mother. . Miss Caroline Smith wus hosted nt an afternoon tea Tuesday at her lioiuo on West Tenth street. Tho.,e present were: Mioses Kiddell, Wnro, English, Kentncr and Davis. j& j& ty of trco and grolwng crops, and know the need of capital, In order to reallzo what this awful middloman's sharo hns meant tot his country. Far across tho hills on a olenr day tall city bulldlnrjB come In vlow. I know of the roar and tho battle In which mon aro fighting for tho powor to spoud nnd use monoy. Iu my corn field, or under my poach treoB, I real lzo ns ono cannot roallzo oltowhoro, that all tho money ftjr which thorn city peoplo are tearing out tholr honi-ts, enmo originally from tho Intnl. Tho city has croatod nothing It hns ainply handled and mudo ovor what the fainior and tho min or took out of tha ground. When, for ovory $100 worth of food sold, $05 or nioro nr hold by tho hand lers who do not II vo on tho farms wo need not wonder that monoy flows Into town and ojty-.'liky water running down our hills, and that farm boys and girls run after tho dollar. So that here wo havo, ns 1 sop It, tho groat farm problom, If, by any process, 15 cunts more of tho con sumer's dollar could bg glynn to tho farmer at the t'tid of flvo years wo should havo the inoit wonderful ora of jiroeporlty eer known In this country. The greater part of this money would bo spent for uecossltlov and then for luxuries. In a doznn flffArfinr linmrta ii'lHifn vffiur nf mv t hill, furniture, clothing, housoliold goods would he bought nnd this Is Miss Mabel Kay cnlerlaiiied the King's Daughters nt her homo on WoHt Main street, Wednesday after noon. The afternoon was spent in Christinas sewing, after- which dainty refreshments worp served. Those present were: Misses Lot la Luke. Gertrude Treichlor, Helen Worrell, Flora Gray, Lorelta Kelly, Helen Walt, Bertha English nnd Until Merrick. 4 Mrs. Hutchinson and Miss Fern arrived in Medford to spoud the By H. W. Collingwood in the but ono llttlo corner of our great country. With 15 conts of this enn sumnr'H dollar transferred from tho uihMlomau to tjio f armor, thoro would at once be oponed tho greatest homo market ovor known. Instead of 20 mon buying automobiles, thoro might bo 500 men buying stoves, car rlagos, clothing, dresses, paint or pi anos. Practical farming toadies men sound political economy, Lot him ship his crops and fool tho mid dleman go through his pockets, and ho will quickly understand how this cutting up of tho consumer's dollar has changed history, and will make or unmake this country. Thoro can bo no doubt ns to tho farmer's point of vlow. Wlint doos tho mlddlomnn have to offer? Ono aftarnoon last fall I saw two men climbing my hill. Ono wnu a big, blnck-hnlrod, brutal-looking man tho othor a llttlo rat-oyod customer. I havo oftou wondorod why tho hu man wolf usually hunts with tho fox. Tho big man did tho talking: "We havo como to buy your fruit and pay cash nymoy." It was a blunt announcomont nf what ho Intended to do. Tho "cash monoy" ovldontly settlod It for a armor. "Wall, what will you givo for It?" "W will give $50 that's tho lim it." V'iMif T IratAal HAMl, ,i,al I tltvtl net wn i hush pi; null tuiii mjr ui- j)lag voro worth $000 If 1 could got tium i nut til a fir f tnnrn tlnalilaa i'it i; uut iiiuint w ii i i'ninJO holidays with Mr. Hutchinson. They will bo nt Mrs. J. I). Fay's while in town. Miss Hutchinson, who is at tending St. Helen's hull in Portland, is one of Med ford's most popular and attractive young Indies and is also u great booster for Medford. In honor of Miss Joy Folger, who is homo from tho university for (he tolidays, Mrs. Carey cnlertnined most delightfully nt dinner nt her homo on King's Highway, Friday night. Those present were: Mrs. .Forger, Mjss Joy Folger, Frances IToiith, Ira Dodge and Miss Evelyn Cnroy. MY. Vernon Garrett returned home ast week from Columbia university, Portland, and will remain for tho holidays. Mr. Garrett is "making good" on the football team and not withstanding this is his first year ho has made a very good reputation for himself iu tho game. . Miss Mildred and Chester Foote, children of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Foote, havo been quite ill, Mildred is convalescent, being fortunate in hiivinghor aunt, Miss Mary Foofo, ouo of Medford's most skillful nurses', to enro for her, Mrs. Kan entertained tho Monday Bridge club last week at her homo on Ivy street. Tho substitutes for tho afternoon were: Mrs. Ilnrvoy Mrs. Will Warner, Mrs. W. W. Har mon and Mrs. Evan Kennies. Mrs. Harmon won tho prize, u stationery holder. The Chanticlcor club will givo a danco December III nnd danco out o old your. Tho dances given by this club promise to bo tho most pop ular in Medford, nnd tho coining danco is boing engorly anticipated, Mrs. Porter, wife of Dr. Porter, and children arrived in Medford from tho east Tnst week. Dr. Porter has just finished a most nt traotivo house on Oakdale nvenuc, where they will miiko their home. Clnislmns sorvices wero held by tho primary classes of the Presby terian Suiidny school Saturday aft ernoon, tho remainder of tho classes holding their exorcises iu tho eve ning. Miss Helen Worrell was tho guest of Miss Mnhlo Kay this past week, and during her stay Miss Kay en tertained informally for her on sev eral occasions. Thoro will bo u reunion of tho Wil son family Qhristmns day at the homo of 0. N. Wilson, when about thirty inemboiH of tho family will be present. " Mr. nnd Mrs. H. C. Stoddurd will leave soon for a trip to Chicago nnd Now York. They will visit their old homo iu Villiscn, In. this, thoy meant morot han dollars. The old trocB wero dying with scalo when wo came. Wo had sprnyed thom and pruned them and enved their lives. This man vua like ono who enmo to dorldo nnd cheapen tho sorvices of a dear friend. You should havo scon tho wolf and tho fox growl and bnrk In scorn when I rejected tholr final offer of $76. I got their opinions of a mossback far mer who "wouldn't givo a poor man a show." I am frank to say that this oplnou wnla not so complimentary as that offered by it politician whon ho Ib after tho "farmer vote." If 1 understand theso gentlemen correct ly, and tholr language was plain nnd forcible, tho chief reason n farmer has for living Is that ho may pro vide tho middleman with n cKanco to tnkn the G5 routs. As I listened to them, I saw by tholr foot a big to mato worm afflicted by parasites. Those hateful creatures live on tho worm and slowly consume him, whllo he, poor thlnj Is, unablo to reach thom, Thoy devour his tlssuo nnd fat, yet somo Instinct tenches thom not to touch tho vital organs of this worm, for thlu would kill him and stop tho supply of food. Thus tho poor creature lives on, still forming nnd giving up his tlisuo to thees wretched parasites. I trlod to uso that worm ns a toxt to Bhow thoso applo buyers that they wero willing to blto closer to tho heart than theso croaturcs of Instinct, clt thom have Mrs. L. D. Wnrner will entertain Mondny with a good, old-fashioned Christmas dinner, when nil of tho Warner family, numbering twenty, will bo present. .Tho Elks Inst week rnised $230 to givo Christmns cheer to tho needy of Mcdfprd nnd bountiful baskots will bo scut out by them Christmas morning. Mrs. Jennings is n guest nt tho homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. II. C. Kent ncr. Mrs. Jennings returned recont ly from n European trip, where she went to nttend tho "Pnssion Play" at Oborummergnu. The second dance of the Swnstikas will bo held iu tho largo hall of tho Nut Wednesday, December 28. A grent number of invitations huvo been Issued nnd this promises to bo "the" dunce of tho senson. Mrs. Budgo will entertain n num bor of Iior friends Christmas day. After a breakfast, nil will join around tho Christmas tree, whore till gifts will bo opened nnd later u din ner will bo served. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. D. Koot will en tortnin Christmns day nt their chlPrming homo on Kjing's Highway, with a family dinner. Covers will bo' Inid for twelve. Mr. nnd Mrs. Wes Grocn and son aro spending tho holidays with Mrs. Green's mother, Mrs. Corlfss, of Grants Pass. Dr. timl Mrs. J. F. Keddv left for Spokane Inst Wednesday, whore thoy will spend tho holidays with Mrn. Ueddy's father. Miss Alice C. Moore, niece of Mr. and Mis. Kisley of Koosovelt ave nue, hns gone to Scuttle for the hol idays. Mr. S. S. Smith and family join ed Mr. Smith last week nnd linvo rented a pnrt of the Coss house on Tenth street. Tho Ladies' Aid of the Presbyter ian church will moot with Mrs. W. W. Eifort on .North Central avenuo the second Tuesday in January. Mr. Charles Malboouf loft Friday for.Portlnnd, whero ho will spond tho holidays with his family. Mr. Alex. Budgo returned lnt week from Stanford to spend the holidays with his parents. The Juvenile Dancing club meets Monday night nt tho "Nat." Tho Messrs. Strang aro homo from tho 0. A, C. for tho holidays. Mr. Ainu Hazelrigg linn returned from tho Of A. C. for tho holidays. (Continued on Puso Two.) Metropolitan tholr own way and thoy would not give a fnrmer enough to lot him llvo and produce another crop for thom. Tho wolf, or big man, did not see tho point tho llttlo rat-eyed mail looked at me a momoiit, antl then, with bin foot finished both parasites and worm. Onco I got a railroad mnn, a com mission morchant and a grocer to gether In a group. Horo woro threo mlddlomon oach with a finger In my baskotl The railroad man admitted that ho demanded his pay whothor tho goodn woro spoiled or not, or whothor they woro sold or glvon away, You sco his stockholders must ho paid, whothor thoy repre sent water or rock bottom. Tho gro cer told us or his high rout and his hud debts, llo mudo It vory clear that his cash customers nnd tho far mers who produced tho goods woro oxpectod to tnko caro of thoso bnil dJbts. Tho commission man said nothing. What wns tjiero to sny, ox copt that farmora want too much lot thom be satisfied with good food, and leavo money to othors. "Clio lovo of money Is tho root of all ovll." Not ono of thoso gontlemou oN fored to redueo his own sharo of tho consumer's dollar each pointed to thco thors. You sec It has come to be a habit, a part of human nature bred through many years, to consid er tho farmer fair gnmo In cutting (Continued on Page Two,) '4 1 .1 i 1 i i 4 tVi UJ'J -.wsil u 1.,,'. .Aj . AeitiMk.v