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TI16 Domnornlln Tlmrn. The MlMlforrt
Mull, Tho Moilfonl Trlbuno, Tim soum
em OrcKonlnn, Tho Ashlnnd Tribune.
Office Mall Tribune Iliiltdlnft. S&S72ti
North l'-lr street; phone, Main 3021,
llomo 75.
OKOIian PUTNAM. Editor nnil Manager
Bntej-ed nil eecontl-elnss twitter nt Med
ford, Orcftor under the not of Murch
187g.
Offlrlal rnper of tho CItr of Medford
Official l'npcr of Jackson County. .
BUBsennrxxoH suites.'
One yenr, by mull ........... 15. 01
One month, by mall .............. .61
Per month, delivered by carrier In
Medford, Jncksonvlllo and Cen
tral Point 61
Saturday only, by mall, per year.. 2.0e
Weekly, per year 1.61
IWOXX ciKCtriTlOK.
Dally average for six tnontha endlnr
December 31, 1910. 2721.
mil Xeased Wir TTnlte Tnta
Dispatch!.
Tho Mall Tribune Is on sale at tin
Forry News Stand, San Francisco.
Portfnnd Hotel News Stand. Portland
llowr&ah News Co., Portland. Ore.
Y. O. Whitney, Seattle, Wash.
M-r.rjros.ri. oxxaoiv.
Metropolis of Southern Orciron and
Northern California, ana me rasiesi
Krowlnc city In Oregon,
Population U. S. census 1910; 8840
estimated. 191110,000.
t.-ivn imndrn.! tlmimand dollar Qravltx
Water System completed, giving finest
mipply pure mountain vrater and six
teen miles ol street oeuiK pavcu nc
contracted for at a cost exceedlnB 81.
000.000. making n total of twenty miles
of pavement.
Postoffico receipts for year endlns
March 31, 1911, show lncrcaso of 41 pet
cent Bank, deposits a gain of !2 pel
cent.
Banner fruit city In Oregon Ttofju
nivcr Spltzenberg apples won sweep
stakes prixo and tltlo of
"Add1 Xlnjr of the Worla."
at tho National Apple Show. Spolcane.
1909, and a car of Nowtowns won
rlrst rriio la 1910
at Canadian International Apple Show.
Vancouver, B. C.
nni-nn lttvrr neara brought highest
prices In all markets of tho world dur-
tng the past six years.
Write Commercial clu
pant
Com
DOSt
Wrlto Commercial club. Inclosing
cents for postage for the finest comrou-
titty pamphlet over published.
JOLTS and jingles
By Ad Brown
Kurly Christinas suggestion; hose
for the firemen.
: An inquisitive man writes in
this: "Does n piipcr cutter get paid
per cut or what?"
Whenever society women' put on a
living picture entertainment for
charity, it's the husbands who put tip
tho jjold for the frames.
And now the muddy days have conic
When many souls arc tried;
You'll find nil feet nion the stovo
And all the shoes inside.
Boyhood's greatest
when mother visits school.
sorrows;
When China becomes n republic it
will be put up to the new president U
organize a China cabinet.
Hops to Hope.
"When hops go up to 20 cents,"
My father Raid lo mo,
"We'll sell the crop and take the
trip
Perhaps across the sea.
But when hops went to 20 cents
D'nd wore n pleasant smile
And said. "I think I'll hold these
trip can wait n while."
.Now hop arc climbing up each
They'll ho lc fifty soon,
Jf dad will hell, he'll have enough
To lake us to the moon.
Now tell me, could anyone object
io Oov, Kolk's calling his parents
tho Folks ut home?
- Whenevor wo road that the Ital
ians have taken Dorua wo wonder
what effect it had upon them.
'Jho Heat Fighters.
There's a bunch of correspondents,
Soniowhoro off Sidra TJny
Who fought all the cruel engage
ments That wo read about today.
"Turkish navy blown to atoms,"
"Bonghnui now ruined lies,"
So fights on the corrospondont
Then the whole thing he denies.
Wires, the fighting corre&pondeut,
"Forty ships went down today,"
Later ho Bonds th'j correction,
"Make it read 'went down tho
bay.' "
This Turjc war- bus taught a lesson,
And of war wo calmly think,
War has hell, but how inoro often
rfis a Jot of printers' ink.
It is rumored that Tuft will ap
point 1j. W, Lemaiiii to tho supreme
bunch. Arise, ye jokesmiths, and
hjv ho hns picked enough of that
kind nlrondy.
Wo rend Hint Sheik Iloiuissi. Arab
leader, hnjj .declared a holy war. Inj
uu u DMiiu ivu iuko j, a rcircui is
made in holy tcrrge.
Tfunlffna for HeaUh.
THE WISE
WALT MASON, tho nolod pool of Kansas, hns ooino
lo tlu fori1 aain wilh his quaint. poHiunl philosophy
and in regard io (ho man who can sou nothing good in homo
invostmonts at (5 por oont ho says
1 ol'ton buy gold bricks by mail; in I'aot, I'm always
sending kale to lakers here and fakt'rs there, and rainbow
dealers everywhere. 1 ve
orange groves on (treenland's shore, and meorsehaum
mines and moonlight plants, ginseng and rubber elephants.
The lakers get, me in their snares, and sell me wind and
Belgian hares. 13ut, when my fellow townsmen talk, and'
ask me to invest in stock to help some local enterprise, 1 1
am conservative and wise. "2s; ay, nay," I cry, "your,
boosting schemes are merely wild and woolly dreams. 1
cannot spend my hard earned dough to hob) to make this
village grow. Your schemes
which fills my soul with
wealth increase hand over hand, and never cease, so I'll
buy ice in Hudson's bay, and mines a million miles away,
and wireless stock and pickled snakes and gravel pits and
other fakes.'' I think my view is safe and sane, yet people
say I give them pain, and now and thou a vagrant egg'
breaks on my bosom or my log, and now and .then a long!
dead cat conies up and hits me on the hat.
A Word With
I hope that I shall be pardoned fori
spcnkiiitr in tho first iveivon, hut 11
want to make this article a perMinnl
interview with the iuumo lovers of
.Medford., While we are well to the
forefront in ninny thiujrs, yet it is a
fact somewhat to he deplored that
wo allow the higher grade inusie.il
entertainments and artiMs of world
wide renown to appear in Medford
before empty benches.
There is iorhaps no greater liv
ing artist in certain styles of play
ing than Maude Powell and yt she
played a little more than a year
ago in Medford to a mere handful of
people.
The famous Rti.-inn Symphony
Orchestra had an audietieo about
hnlf the t-ize that an ordinary musi
cal comedy would attract. I feel
that this is perhaps luc to a lack of'
proper advertising. The mtisif.il, The program will be arranged !
comedy attracts with its flaming ! suit a mixed audience. There will
posters, while the more classic en-j be some of tho popular music as well
tertniumout.s arc invariably modest las some of .the cla-sic. There are
in their billing. otlior splendid attractions offered
But, ns I still hnve faith in Med-;ntid our success with Skovgaard will
ford, I nm pleased to announce that, determine whether or not it i worth
Professor U. S. Collins and myself the while to bring rcallv firt ch
are going to try something of n new musical entertainments to Medfoid.
plan. We have engaged Skovgaard,' ED. ANDREWS.
THE TRAVELING SALESMAN HERE TOMORROW.
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"Tho Traveling Siiloninau," Jumes
Foibeh' uto-t comedy, with a full
line of plain and fancy laugh, will i a btory truo to life, and among
bo proMJiitod at the Med lord oponij the thousand laughs the play cou
lioiibo on WedncMlay, October '2'),t tains, nro bits of patliow which add
for one night. In "Tlio Travolingi vnricty to a nwit intorofctiug por
Knlofsninn" the nutlmr liast written a' formnnoo.
Support tho manufacturers of your
homo city first, luat and all the time,
and you will hulp yourself to prosper
ity. But Jf your local factories can
not Biipply your wants, Insist that tho
moroliQiit carrloa "Mndo In Orogon"
INVESTOR.
blown mvsolf for bonus ore, and
would vield but G per cent,'
discontent. L want to see mv!
Music Lovers
the great Kalian violinist, who
will appear in .Medford on Frid;i
evening, October 27th, at the Med
ford opera house. '
The price charged Jor this Port
land concert is $JJiO. Mr. Colli.i
nntl myself have talked the mutter
over, and we are going to put pric
nt fifty, seventy-five cents niul out
dollar. It is not our desire to itm'vc
money on this nttrnotiyn but to gie
Medford a miK-icul treat. To th-
end we have decided to place the ad
mission at the prices named.
Sknvgiuird is a bu man in every
respect; he stand- full six feet, and
has a tone in keeping with hU stat
in e. I heard Skovgaard some three
years ago in Miuucaixilw, and 1
place him ohmI.y in the class with
Maude Powell. Ysavo." Kroi.-lcr.
KubelJk and Miehe Klmeti.
Iiuinorous oxponilion of the charae-J
tcrixties of the modern drummer. It'
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i-Ul-
goodB from other Orogon sources to
supply your needs.
Home prosperity depends upon
homo industry, and state-wide pros'
porlty will ho (jroator If factories
MERKLE, mho guards
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MERICLE
PORTLAND FANS
ARE APPRECIATVIE
Each Member of Pennant Winning
Team Will Be Presented With a
Watch and Chain Fans Pay All
mission Price to Swell Fund.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 21. Loyal
fans in Portland tiufay began shell
ing out the price of ndmiseioit to help
swell a fund that will bo u-ed to pur
chase testimonial of appreciation
for members of the pennant wiuniinr
Ilea vers.
Although the committee has nt
definitely decidod what kind of a
memento to presoitt, it h believed
each player will be given n watch
and chain.
JOHNSON IS AGAIN
SUED FOR DAMAGES
LONDON. Oct. 2 1.-Jack .Johnson,
negro champion pugilixt, must pa
$117 hero today because he umiuhcd
the furniture and dfchf and left a
Hat so filthy as to be untenable.
Johnson was sued for this amount
by his landlady in Paddiugtoti.
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A PRESIDENT OF ANY COUNTRY
A KING OF ANY KINGDOM
AN EMPEROR OF ANY EMPIRE
Never slept In any bottn b 1 'hjui you i:n di'p n at the nowly
opened . - ' ' J j
HOTEL MEDFORD
Furthermore, Its rooms arc mil of cliourf iilnomi, awoot ulr ami
huiihIiIiio.
Tho ciilnlno In miperb .
Tho lobby tho coiloHt homo. , '
Tho mexxmilno moist oxqulKltu.
Forty rooms with bath. Hot aiijl cold watointeum boat, long
dlstanco teleptiono In ovory room. Kleutrlo oluvutor and In fact
all tho comforts tho traveling public dotdroM nro found horo.
Tho best untnplo rooms In the stuty of Oregon.
Kiiropcuu plan. ItatcH $1,00 autl up.
JtAt'OIOIIK CO., I'KOP.
Medford Opera House, Wed. Night, Oct. 25
THE GREAT LAUGHING SUCCESS
J. JuSLJlL'
TRAVELING
SALESMAN
Hy JaineH FoibeH, Author of "J,IU-3 CIIOItlH IiAIV"
MOST niHVVHHKU CO.M
KDV OF 'J'HM CH.VTL'JIV
TIIK HKf'Om)
9 Months New York, 7 Months Chicajo, 5 Months Boston,
Original Scenic and Klccl ileal ICipilpiueut anil a Company of Unu
biial Fxccllcncc, lllclllllllIK
DON MacMILLAN and DOROTHY GRAY
I'iIcch Jjil.rtO, IjH.OIl and fSOe, Kent hiiIo Alonday MoiiiIiik, HiinMiim'
first base FOR NEW YORKS.
ISTANDARD OIL
Palmer Union Oil Company Intends
to Compete Seriously With this
Standard Oil Company Will Build
New Tank Lines.
SAX KKANCISCO. Cal.. Oct. 2L
Another concern entered tho field to
day to compete .serloimly with tint
Standard Oil rnmpany. I'tpo line
nro to bo built at once to Port liar
ford :i ii (I tank Mies at San Kninclxeo.
Seattle and I'or.tlanil. Tho company
lateadH to enter tank HtenmerH In
compctittnu for the trade of South
America and tho orient.
The new concern Ih merged from
tho I'almer Oil company and tho
I'nlinor Union Oil company, and will
retain tho name of the latter concern.
FOWLER OFF AGAIN
ON H LONG FLIGHT
BANNING. Cal.. Oct. 2 I. -With the
repair of hix aeroplane motor com
pleted, Robert 0. Knwlnr iihceudcd
early today. Tho aviator wart flying
thirty milcx an' hour it ml at an al
titude of about .'l.'iOII feet. Ui uoM
htop will be at Viuna, Ariz.
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"' Help
Celebrate
THE
Anniversary
Sale
By
Taking
Advantage
of
Some
of
the ,
Special
Inducements
We
Are
Offering
Two special new
numbers in
in Wool Serges
one piece
dresses have just
come in colors
brown, navy and
black, specially
priced at
$13.95 and $22.50
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Where to Go
Tonight
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THE ISIS THEATRE
ItlK Special A I tint lion
IIAFFIN'M MONUKVH
The world'ii Kioaliwt truiipo of
moiikcyM. Those Utile rellowH have
been tlio uiitlti alt riicl ion over the
Orplmiiiii chcult and rwrywhein
llioy hao appcariiil they have
phijcd to MtiiudliiK I'miu only, no
ureal Iuim been their ilruwluu
ability, as the uinvaimnoi nrnlnon
I buy have receive,! Npmik of HiIh
act iih tlio KruHltwt In Dim world
today, IiuitIiik noun. .IiimL IiiihiIiio
iuoiiI(o)h iIoIiik a trupoKo act. Fun
you picture uuytlilutr nioio com
ical? Illcyclo lldltiK. boxing, etc.
Don't iiiIhm Hcelntc ihiyu Only act
"of Ita kind In Auicrba (odny.
Star Theatre
.Mai luce Kwry Day ii lo .1 I'. ,M.
TIIK KXI'IIICSS KNVKI.OPK A
Hensntloual ralliond utory.
ACIIOSS TIIK I'OhAU HIUS
NVnmlrrful uroulo,
TIIK IIKIA.Itl.N'CKIt OF'I'IIIMIt.
MKVllcautlful fairy (alo.
iiih sisTKirs nin.iMtK.v- vu-
UKraph comedy.
Af HATilKIt In 1'opular Hon;t
licit or .MuhIc niul Hffiiln
KVKN1NCS 7 TO 10: 1G
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Home Ul
Draperies
W curry n very eoinolrlti lino of
ilrnimrluit. iuoo etirtalnn, riluri, oto,
niul iio nil clinuinit of upliolnlrlair. A
Mporliil iimu lo look after tlitit work
fixrlunlvnly nml will ulvi n ko.hI
rvlcn nil In pomillild Ki Kt In uynn
tlio InrKuat cltloit
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Rock Spring
Coal
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Office and Coal Vnnl, Twclflb and
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nt nG .South Orapn Btrnet,
Olvo iih u cull and wo will trout
you fair.
HlKliotit cniili prlco for nocond hand
KooiIh of all Ulud.
Carbon Faper
$1.25 per box
100 sheets
5 Boxes $5.00
(liianintond to malco iih iiiany
coploii an any carbon at twlco
the price.
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