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Newspaper Page Text-i." ' v PAGE FOUR , MEDFORD MATL TRTI3UN1S, MEDFORD, p-RIOTON. AV ISDN KS DAY, MAKCTI 1, 1911. Medford Mail Tribune AN INDHPENDENT NEWSPAPER PUULISHED DAILY EXCEPT HATUIl- DAY HY THE MKDFORD PHINTING CO. The Democratic Tlrru'H, Tlio Medford Mall, Tho Medford Tribune, Tlio South ern OrcRonlan, Tlio Ashland Trlbuno. ounimv PPTNAM. Editor and Mnnngor Entered an second-class tnattor No vember 1. 1909. at the DOBtofflca at Medford. Oregon, under tho act of March 3, 1879. Official I'npor of tho City of Medford 8UOB0BIFTI0N KATES. One year, by mall fS.OO Ono month by mall 60 Per month, delivered by carrier In Medford. JackHonvlllu and Cen tral Point CO Hunday only, by mall, per year.... 2.00 Weekly, per year 1.C0 Full Leased Wire United Frogs Dlspntohaa. The Mall Trlbuno In on milo at the Ferry News Stand, San Francisco. Portland Hotel Nou'h Stand, Portland Bowman Nowb Co., Portland, Or. W. O. Whitney, Seattle, Wash. Hotel Spokano Nowb Stand, Spokane 8WOKH CIRCULATION. December 31, 1910, 2721 Dally nveraco fornix months ending MAY BE WORK OF A FIRE- Blazo in Wonder Store Suspected of Bclnn Work of Incendiary No Motive Ascribed hut Clues Point to Midnight Prowlers. w PLAYING POLITICS." As tlio result of n inhl-nlglit blazo last night, thought to bo duo cither to tho setting alight of inntclios by rodonts or to Incendiary origin, tho Wonder sto'o on East Main street suf fered n loss, by flro, wntcr nnd Hit chotnlcnls used by tlio flrotnen of nn liroxlmatoly $2,000. Tho cntlro stock of toys nnd novoltlos which arrived too lato for salu during tho Inst Christmas season and which wore bolng stored In n closot In tho store situated under tho stairway lending to a rooming house abovo wiih ruined and n greater portion of tho stock of novoltlos and notions on tho counters of tho store Itself wero rpollod by con tact with tho wntor nnd nclds. According to W. 13. Norrls, tho proprietor of tho store, tho front door Is alwnys locked whan tho storo Is closed. Last night, shortly after sovon o'clock, J. It. Norrls, nftor writing a, numbor of bualnosa lottors In tho store loft, locked tho door securely and, bo said this morning, nindo cortaln of that facUby trying It. At about olevon o'clock Inst night, Policeman Hall was attracted to tho Btoro, ontranco Into which ho told Mx Norrls ho gain d by pushing open tho front door, In a foat In Mr. Norrls' mind ImposMblo. This fact, together with statement of Mrs. Struinph, who conducts the rooming liouso above to tho effect that slf haB several t lines beard persons moving about In the Htori during tho night, haB given rise to a bollef that the I1I1170 might have been originated by prowlers who, af ter lighting a mntch to bottor lutipect their surrounding, threw tho glow ing end In tho toy strewn closet. Tho casing of tho door this mornliiK was Intact, and tho door could not have been opened, If properly secur ed, unions foiccil open In such a manner as lo biHk It. Officer Hall and persons standliiK "ear at the time have told Mr. Norrls that a slight push permitted tho opening of tin door. Tho rodent theory was given con sideration this morning when It was discovered that Jtalf chso of matches, contained In n tin receptacle, hud boon stored In the clHMt. it was suggested Mint pvrhHpa mice Iihm net Hiobq on fire, h theory giMi onu what of h et back by Hi statement of Mr. Norrlt. (list he had never teen traces of mice In the cloiet Although Mis. Strumph Hinted this morning that ho had heard people moving about the store dm lag the night on one or two occuaiitu. she . iiovor thotiKbl to call any one'a at tention to it ur hr ilhl not know, un til told by Mi Noii la today, thai Jip'nq of the pi-oplc ii'iinepted with the storo over vlslin' n during the early hours 'of.tho int'i uIiik. Tho flro depart ineut anntied the call promptly but Iih ml trapped by (he darkness ami the sulphur amok Qiimnated by tho burning matdiea, oi C0Ubldr,il '"THOSE who live by the sword, arc apt to perish by the sword. The Oretfoiiian emits i'onr eolnnis of sobi'nl ki-yi be cause Governor West has seen fit to veto many of the measures fathered by Senator Jay Bowerinan and .Repres entative W. Lair Thompson, and accuses the executive of "playing politics." Yet these statesmen have simply received a dose of their own medicine. I'jvery veto returned by Governor West has been ac companied with a good and sufficient reason. Perhaps he did play polities, but he played it in the interest of the people. If he had acted otherwise, the direct primary law would have been emasculated, and such meritorious measures as the flat salary state printer bill never have passed. Scan the record .of Messrs. Bowerman and Thompson during the recent session. Each was the leader in their respective branches of the assembly forces. Each intro duced and championed measures designed to cripple and undermine the Oregon plan. Each fought every bill, re gardless of merit, fathered by the administration, and each used awry effort possible to cripple and embarrass the governor. Instead of spending their energies in accom plishing good legislation, each wasted energy in playing peanut politics. They occupied not only their own time. but the time of all the other legislators, in their irantic efforts to discredit progressive policiestime that should have been spent in serious consideration of measures that the entire state demanded. Yet thcOrcgonian never uttered a word "of protest about "playing politics." Every attack made on the Ore gon system was given first page position of prominence. It was right and proper for .Jay Bowerinan to "play poli tics" as acting governor and as state senator 'evening up grudges at the state expense, but it is very wrong in Oswald West to "play politics" that the direct primary law be kept intact, and that his administration may have a record of accomplishment. .Roosevelt "played politics" in the interest of the peo ple. Taft plays it'in the interest of the stand-patters and the system, but not xvvy successfully. West must play it, with 'courage and skill as a matter of self preservation, against an overwhelmingly adverse legislature, and for the preservation of the Oregon system from the attacks of its enemies. THE PASSING OF THE IDLE RICH. PEOPLE SMASH REALTY MEN BOTH MACHINES WANT OFFICE ' Direct Primaries in Chicago Result, Newly Organized Exchange Author izes Secretary to Secure Tem porary Quarters Dodge Reports on Portland and Seattle Exchanges In nttfrwi MnrInrrt Dnnnlilfnnn I Nomination and Harrison Demo cratic Dunno Charges Fraud. necessity did whllo locating and blazo. damage mkIMii ik the NOT1GK .MERCHANT,. Rogulnr mooting or the Mdrrd Mordinnta' association at Conum'rdal Club Rooms' March fltli, lit h en p tu Huslness for tho ovenlng: "nnal olootlon of pfflcors, roport of d i IS. N. Wainor of tho state niri,i..ui8 association, roport and consldorwiion of credit rating committee roport. All morcliantB of tho uit' lirvltod to at tend, H. 0. flARNETT, President. J. H. OAR-KIN, Secretary 29S HaHklns for HenUli. A remarkable series of articles entitled "the passing of the idle rich" is appearing in Everybody's, which is well worth reading. It is written by Frederick Town send iMartin, himself a society leader and member. of the exclusive idle rich class, lie gives the history ol society as it formerly existed in the America of opportunity, the land of 50 years ago, and its transformation into what it is todav. 'This growth of the idle rich, he states. is watered with the bloody sweaj of labor and the salt tears of bitter pov erty and suffering; and it is fertilized with the dead bodies ofiiH'ii nnd women outworn in the irriin battle of life. Tended and watched it is by a foul horde "of underlings, hired judges in the law, panders in politics, time-servers in the pulpit, lickspittles in college chancellories, .ludases in the press, blackmailers in business, and miserable, fawn ing parasites Hinging like filthy leeches upon the adminis trative bodies of the nation. "To my mind, as 1 have studied this question, there ut come a sad conviction; This nation is betrayed. For it was perfectly evident, years ago, that the industrial evolution of this country was a process of exploitation. It was the knowledge of 'this fact that lay behind the Sherman Law of 181)0; and behind the Interstate Commerce Act, which sought to restrain, to a limited extent at Jeast, the bound less license to plunder which had been taken unto them selves by the railroads. "What is it, then, that makes possible the contiuuanci of this process of exploitation in the face of the ever-growing public knowledge of its existence ( The answer is our public shame. For the simple reason is that the one power in the world which could stop it the will of the American people has been turned from its pur pose, defeated in its honest efforts and betrayed in its ad ministration, through the power of mobilized wealth re straining the hands of our political parties. Today, in America, the people elect their statesmen; but the exercise of the people's power through these statesmen is curbed, directed and controlled by groups of money interests. America then is a plutocracy! ''Today, we of the class that rules, that draws unearned profits from the toil of other men, know full well that the time is almost here when there must be a true accounting. The fortunes that have been made are made; and that is all of it. 'I'he fortunes that are in the making through mis iiM of political power, through extortionate exploitation of the people, and the people's' heritage, through industrial oiiiiiession and industrial denial of the rights of man these must bo checked. Tomorrow, in this land, the door of opportunity must lie again unsealed. "It is a call for a leader to Freedom the freedom we bought with our blood and signed away in ignorance. I care not where vou turn, the voices of the people crying for their rights rise stronger, fuller, more threatening year h year. D.h by day they organize. "TheVtatus ifuo is to be changed. In the political arena till is confusion. Already, from the'lips of the old, trained leaders who, through long periods, have served the inter ests of the lMutocracN while wearing the livery of the Peo ple, come hesitating phrases of fear and confusion. "And presently some man, some strong; man of the people, will hear the Hear, unmistakable call of Destiny to its chosen. Can he help but heed I History supplies the answer. (Jo read it, vou who rest secure within vour I'liuiM b.tlliei-s of self interest, sejf oiilideliee, and gold."! numbor of votes. Hon, however, Is CHICAGO, 111., Meh. 1. "Tho net result of tho Chicago primaries is such a blow to tho bosses und tho machines of both parties as tho city never saw before." This was Hie statement here to day of Professor C. 12. Alerrlam of tho University of Chicago, who won out In the Chicago primaries against all the powers of tho republican ma chinery of the city. "1 attribute my victory," Merriam said, "to voters' acceptance of tho direct primary. Tho voters bollevo that the city's resources, like tho na tion's, should be conserved." On tho democratic side, j tho ma chine was also smashed Carter II. Harrison crushing tho Roger Sullivan organization and polling tho grentest Harrison's nomlna- said by Former .Mayor Edward .Dunne, also a can didate, to have been tainted with fraud, and Dunno threatens to con test It. The First Ward, the bailiwick of Hlnky Dink Kenna and Hath House John Coughlln, gave Harrison a 2100 plurality. Dunne declares that tho Hearst faction, which hacked Harri son, caused his defeat in thnt dis trict. Speculation is rife as to where the machines will bo found when tho elec tion comes, April-I. Without a can didate of their own, tho bosses aro expected to try to deal with both Harrison and Mcrrlam and to cast their support to tho ono with whom tho best bargain may bo made. Following Is tho complete ceunt: Demecrats: Harrison rifi.OOO; Gra ham liS.r.OO. Dunnb r.:.500. Republicans: Merrlam, fi 1,100, Schulte 1200, Thompson 20,000, Mur- ray 2S00, Smulskl 2 1.000. At n meeting of the bonrd of di rectors of the Muilford Realty asso ciation, held yesterday in the offices of Brown & Wakefield, the secre tary, Jni J. Dodge, presented a re port of investigations inndc by him into the workings of the Portland and Seattle exchanges on u recent trip lo those cities. The report was listen ed to with interest, nnd the secre tary was authorized to proceed witli the preparation of contract blanks nnd other necessary stationery for the immediate use of the exchange, makng use of theinformntion se cured by him ns n basis for the work. Tho secretary wns also authorized to secure temporary quarters for the exchange rooms nnd to furnish am' equip them at as cTrly a date as pos sible. The question of permanent quarters was discussed,' rooms hav ing been ottered to the exchange in various buildings, including the Gnrnett-Corey building, Sparta build ing, Howard building and others. Final action on permanent quarters, how eer, was deferred until the memben of (he board could personally look a the roms offered, with a view to sc ouring the best location from nil con siderations. The regular monthly meeting of tlu full membership of the nssoeintioi will bo held in the Commercial clul rooms on next Tuesday evening. fTneklns for Health AWW!WWMI WRESTLING CARL BUSCH f Weight 165 Pounds, Versus L W. DYREBORG J Weight, 185 Pounds J Wrestling Instructor of Sacramento, California, Athletic Club TWO FALLS OUT OF THREE i ir Jk 2 - '- ffcitinL 2 - -Sra'?g?l XJ Wednesday Night MARCH 1st. Good Preliminaries Doors open at 7:30 o'clock Admission 75c; ringside $1 Tickets on sale at Nata- torium. NATATORIUM ! i A' ! -';;;;; Buy Your Flower &Vegetable Seeds from tho people who can say We know our seeds aro good becauso we have tested thorn; Wo aro those peo ple. Cut flowers und all kinds of pot- llinkv Dink Kenun's ote for nl- tod plants. derman in the first ward was mi unanimous that there practically was no second. Colonel Leopold Moss, his opponent, was snowed under. CANADIAN PARLIAMENT - DEBATES RECIPROCITY .1. T. imOADLEY & CO. Corner Cth and Central; GreoTihousc near city reservoir. P. O. Ilox 521. Phones Storo 1451 Main, Greenhouse 51 SI Main. TAKE UP A CLAIM OTTAWA, Out.. .March l.-Ho- smimtimi tiwlnv nl' llu lilin ti of the .' .. .1 "" reciprocity .agreement was nwaueo ; Kvi.ry citizen, man or woman has n i... i.,.,i. i.,...t .. ..r m. .....I. .I !... ' cuuho of the prominence of the prominence of (lie speakers sched- tlmber and stono right of 1G0 acres, price to tho government $2.50 per acre. No cultivation, resldenco or tiled. Honorable Clifford Sifton, for-1 improvement required. I lmvo nbout met- minister of Ihointerior in the! t weitty-f Ivo claims to locato, seo me Liuirier government, said be would j and hnvo a talk, this land Is worth present his objections to the rntifi- $20.00 per aero. Call or wrlto. enlioii and Hon. Sidney l-'isher, miu ister of agriculture, promised lo re ply on behalf of the government. A olo on the agreement is still considered fur from imminent. This means that unless lite situation gon er.tllv changes Hk measure will lie cm i ried ti la i ye majority. QUARANTINE VESSELS TO PREVENT BUBONIC PLAGUE SAX I'MlANClSt'O, Oil., Meh. 1. To preent the cholera now rnglug In Honolulu from spreading to San Fran clsrii. quarantine officials have served notice that all vessels dealing for San Francisco from the llawalan port must show a clean certificate of health before they will bo allowed lo dock here. Vessels falling In this will be hold up at Angel Island for thorouKh Investigation. srinio 7(1(1 sorni OAKDALK 1MIONH (1072. Pilvute or i lass lessons In oil. wa ter color or tnpestry. Orders takon AUM5S R. GRANT. A. It. SAL1XO, Room i County Hank Ruildiiig. :tt Jackson 31S Every Day Is HodetK Time with EASTMAN KODAKS nnd Materials Medford Book Store Don't Miss Visiting the ISIS TONIGHT BIG DOUBLE BILL "THE BEST EVER" FORD and MILLER Song and -Dance Artists The Dancer and -MM 4 .1 the Yodler Throughout the east Air. Ford, has the reputa tion of being one of the greatest dancers on the American stage. You Avill appreciate the vau deville tonight as never before. Mary Gray NINC! INC. AisTD TALK IXC J such as you have never enjoyed before. GOOD SONG BY HARRY BLANCHARD 3 - REELS MOVING PICTURES 3 All New Subjects GET THE HABIT Of calling us It you havo any electric work of any kind. Wo can fix you up in tho best possible stylo. It is a-Good Habit and Will Cost. Vou Nothing LATEST NOVELTIES SPRING 1911 Call and See the Newest Ideas in Pumps and Strap Sandals Kxen thing is brand new in style, liuish and leather. See tlu new BLACK SUEDE, Vel-OOZE and VELVETS. ('omplt'le line of mzcs. Electric Construction Co. 1'IIONR MAIN onoi 10 WKST MAIN' STKEKT -XJ-:.;iJ..9 J. E. ENYART, President J. A. PEUUY, Vice-President P. E. jreURlCK, Vlco-Presldut JOHN S. ORTH, Cashier W. B. JACKSON, Asa't Cnshler. The Medford National Bank Capital, $100,000.00 Surplus, $20,000.00 SAFE DEPOSIT UOXRS FOR RENT. A GENERAL HANKING Ul'SIXKSS TRANSACTED. Wo SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE. vJ4vf-r-v Qampaded Mmd jflgrmiwMxsmmu riiKfiTIi8rYrff"li'l" ' I hi j ii in i W A T C II I N G THE II R E A I) Ij I X E coming to and going from this bak ery gives n viow of happy facos with uot a traco of dyspepsia on a single face. Don't start trying to make bread as mother usod to. Duy It here, save the labor aud got hotter bread, and moro for your monoy. Everything warrantod ure? Medford Bakery (Si Delicatessen mini .v in. SOl'Tll iiiimi vvm f m Wi PASTIU i-r AVENPK i i 'U IN UIAUGK