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OEOnaK PUTNAM, Editor and Manager
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Rntftwd Btcond-cUss matter at Med
ford. Oregor- under the act of. March s,
187.
OfflcUl Pnpr of the City of Medford
Official Paper of Jneknon County. . .
MUZBOXXFTXOX JULTJB.
One ypnr, by mall "?
Ono month, by mall : ,6
Por month, delivered by carrier In
Medford, Jacksonville and Cen-
tral Point .. . .
Suturdiyp only, by mall, per year. . S.00
Weekly, per year 0
awoHH cxxou&ATxoar.
Dally averauo for nix month ending
December 31, iiu. aizi.
THE CONVICT CAMP.
roll Jieaaed Wis Walt Tfu
SUpatohta.
Th Mall Tribune la on pale, at the
Ferry New Stand, San FTanclMO.
Portland Hotel New Stand. Portland.
Bowman Newa Co.. Portland. Ore.
W. O. Whitney, Seattle, Wash.
and
fastest'
11.-illt
sssDroxo, oxEdoir.
Metrorolla of Southern Oregon
Northern California, and I
B Poputatloii-U. 8. cenau. 1910; 8840;
estimated. 191110.000. n-i.-
Flvo hundred thousand dollar Gravity
Water System completed, rivlnff lineal
supply Pure mountain xvntsr and nix
t-Xn mllMi ot street belnK paved and
.nMMA fni at a rnftt exceeding
000.000, making a total of twenty mil
Postofflco rccelnta for year, ending
March 31, 1911, show Increase of Hi per
oont. Bonk deposit a gain of IS per
Banner fruit city In Oregon Bogus
Illvcr Spltxenberg applea won wep
stakes prlxe and tlllo of
"Appls Kin of tha World."
at the National Appln Show, Spokane,
1909, and a car of Newtowns won
rlrst Prise la 1910
at Canadian International Apple Show,
Vancouver, B. C. ...,...
Rogue Itlver pears brought highest
prices in all markets of tho world dur
fng the paat six years.
write commercial ciuo, iutiuoui
cents for postage for fho finest commu
nity pamphlet ever puoiisneo.
T11AT Governor "West's plan to work eon vie. ts upon the
Oral or Lake, highway moots popular approval is
indicated by the attitude oC those who will ho neighbors
to the convict camp. Without exception, all residents in
the vicinity are pleased at tho prospect and are in hearty
sympathy with the governor's plans.
The convicts who will be sent here are not desperate
criminals, or men to be feared, but short term men who
have been tried in positions of trust about the penal insti
tutions and found trustworthy.
Abuse and inhuman treatment no longer have place in
prison life. To get the best results from any man, first
treat him as a man. There is no doubt in tho world of tho
success of the convict built road, if tho men are treated
squaroljr, fed well and made comfortable.
The freedom of open air work is much preferable to
indoor prison work. With the system of rewards and
merits in vogue, of shortening time of sentence, there is
every incentive for the men lo'work faithfully rather than
to attempt by flight to become the hunted of humanity.
SNAPSHOTS AT
NOTABLES
Senator Thomas S. Martin
of Virginia.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.
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JOLTS AND JINGLES
By Ad Brown
Tho regulars in China
Arc marching off to battlo,
While tho emporor, their emperor!
Is playing with a rattle.
Thanks, Old Top.
"If Jackson county isn't careful
it will get u national reputation
that is n much, bigger and better one
than it has already." Portland
Journal.
On account of tho high prices,
"Small Steak'' has been driven from
Cliicrigo restaurant menus. Prob
ably figures as "Minute Steak" now.
. It is to be expected that little Pu
Yi will raise an awful disturbance if
they tnko his pretty throno awa
from him.
MEDFORD has the reputation, justly acquired, of hav
ing spent more money in public improvements than
any city of its size in the United States during the past
three years. Yet Medford bonds are selling above par
and Medford city warrants at par.
This is the result of a business administration, of eco
nomical and efficient management. In startling contrast
to this situation is that presented by Klamath Falls. The
following from the Klamath Chronicle tells the stery:
"This city is reaching the limit, and it would seetn
that the last straw is the proposition to inflict an occupa
tion tax upon the business men. Tt is the natural sequence
of a profligate administration. Without regard to where
the money would come from the mavor and city council
have gone ahead squandering the funds of the city, and
when this was all gone instead of slacking up they have
plunged more deeply into debt, issuing warrants in such
number and amouut that they hardly arc worth fifty cents
on the dollar. This city, with the rest of the coast, is suf
fering from depression. The average business man finds
it a sufficiently difficult task to meet his running expenses
without having added thereto a tax to raise money tp be
squandered."
Hotel Medford
Sunday, October ait. mil.
?1.00 por (.'uvor
r lo s:;m V. At.
WASHINGTON GETS EQUITABLE RATES.
Redmond, Oregon is to have a po
tato show. All eyes on tho potato.
Speaking of delivery boys, that
committee that is going to deliver
Oregon for Taft has a bit the hard
est job of all.
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Out of Sight.
It's quite n while
Sinco we have saw
A reference
To Hurry Thaw.
Houston
It'fi iuito a while
Wo shout with glee,
Singe wo have heard
From Richmond P.
Schenectady "Union
WIIAT the Medford traffic bureau has demanded from
the state railroad commission and what the newly
organized People's Equitable Rate association are now
clamoring for, equitable rates on distance basis for all
points in Oregon, has just been granted to the shippers of
Washington by the Washington state public service com
mission. Under the announcement from Olympia Friday, the
Washington commission has reached the decision that
distributive rates should be on the distance tariff basis;
not on the general distance tariff, but on what might be
termed a merchandise distance tariff designed for the
purpose of forming distributive rates in Washington. All
jobbing centers in the state of Washington will be given
la square deal and that the rate east from Puget Sound
win oe tne same as the rate west trom Spokane.
This is what Medford has demanded, the right to ship
to Portland as cheaply as Portland sliips to Medford. To
get this, Medford proposed an initiative bill provided the
railroad commission persisted in its present attitude of
sustaining preferential rates for Portland.
A Medford dollar should buy as much freight mileage
out' of Medford as a Portland dollar out of Portland.
J'hoto by American Prcs Association.
Politics ns well an the weather nre
wanning up In Virginia, especially In
the contest for the senatorial toga now
worn ty Thomas Staph Martin. Son
ntor Martin Is opposed by Ucprcscnt
ntlvo Wllllnm A. Jone. and the latter
Is campaigning In vigorous fashion. In
n recent speech Congrpttfiunn Jones
charged that before his election to tho
United States seuato In 1S1UJ Senator
Mnrtln was not only n "railroad agent
and lobbyist" before the legislature of
Vlrglnl.i. but wan one of the disbursing
agents of the "yellow dog" fund of the
railroads. Tho senator Indignantly
denies the chnrgea ns wholly false, vi
cious and slanderous and says that Mr.
Jones Is merely trying to umbo polltl
cal capital.
Senator Martin Is a native of Vlr
glnla and a lawyor by profession. He
was educated at tl)p Virginia Military
Institute and serve; as n cadet In the
Confederate army during the Inst year
of tho war. Until elected United
States senator he lind never held nor
been candidate for any political otllco.
Horn d'Onuvfl
OIuiilu Oyster I'mlkllill
Colory Hullud Almonds ' . OJlvott
Chicken Okm UOtutuMino oil Tubho
llukud Halibut, .lotuvlllo
Potato (h'ii(Uiltitt
I'llot Allguon, SuulOi I'orhiiuuiv
Claud Punch
UnaHt Young Turk vy, Cruiiburry JJiiUW
Sweet Pututoe (Sluco ' Mushed I'otntuiw
. liiuwul SnroniH (
l.otluco and Toniatueti, .Mn.ountUi
Croon AimiIo. pio or hoimm .Muiluxuo I'lo
Now Yotk Wio Ui mini ur Atigul Pudding, Wlno Sauro
Asioilpd Cuko
Hoiiuofort Uhcono l)uul Tnwto
Siioolul Mitmlu
All bumd and putflrlo died In tliln Itolul uva Hindu oil lh pu'mlti.
Commencing Monday, Outubor SO, va ahull Hrvo u 75-t'Uitl Tnhlo do llotu
Olnnur (ruin B:8U to 't. ' '
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Tho Lorlmer Fund Informer.
Clarcnco S. Funk, general mnn
nger of tho International Harvester
company. Is the Individual who told
n. H. Kohlsnnt, editor of the Chicago
accord-Herald, tbnt be had beiti ask
ed to contribute $10,000 to a fund of
$100,000 thnt had been used to elect
William Lorlmer to tho United States
PrU!E-fttif IK, . IRA---.!
rrry.'gBiag-' 'f-i "mIi kH
Get your plows ready
for plowing
We have a complete assortment of
JOHN DEERE PLOWS
All kind of I'Iouh for all kinds of Mill
soring tooth harrows, etc
A full Hue of grain dillls,
HUBBARD BROS.
Where to Go
f4 I
THE ISIS THEATRE
UK UN TIIKV AIIH
; aSBaPoV"
Meinour (front I'luoillos
ItdllMltr ATIIO.V
mill
MI'I'IIO.KHI.SSIIN
Medfoid lliontu-Koyis wilt hot
delighted with (ho muni, nous In
hoar that the popular xlais aio to ;
play a xlmi'l onnaoinent nl the!
lulu tlioniio. Ilolb porfonuora mo :
liotoil for tho wouiIimTuI. rlovor
nctlng and 'whom they have up-
pimrml thoy lini been tho (allt of;
(ho town for nioulliM, nous of
tlioli aelliig Is pouiliiK In ft inn
all pmlM of tho itirfoiont plaeim
ulioio tlioy liavo appoatod. Kaeh
innnnuoH pralKtm them u the
Kieatest ilinulng caul thoy ovei X
had. I'liiyliig to ulauillug loom s
I unl) In a miiio giiainnteo for oer) i
X one lo I'liinii onily mill uold the
iiihIi, us with two Much big fitMii s
I Hon tho hoiiiio will bo crowiled
ever) night; ho i "ino curly.
I , i
tar Theatre
.Matinee Kwry Pay t! to 5 l. M.
II IK' TOTICM .MAItK
A Tale of the Plcluioitio MIsnU
hiiiikiih llllllnilH
A CltlKNDI.Y .MMtltlACK
lutoiiiHtlouul and Knr ItonclihiK
If you hio lookhiK for Imp.
plhea, net In on tlilrt.
A (.V "I'lMK IN VASIIIN."lt
A Itlch anil lmKliablo Comedy
All KATIIKIt In I'opiilnr Hongs
Itest of MiikIo and Kffert.n
KV13NINOS 7 TO 10: IG
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PObt.
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Star.
For quite n whilo
Wo'vo borno tho filraiu
Whgro is tho Comit
DotQugtellnue?
Chicago Record Herald.
It seems to bo
An ago or moro .
Since wo have heard
Troth Theodore.
Detroit Frco Press.
Yet all wo havo
To do is look
To gco iv squib
M3oul l)r. Coook.
Wild oats seldom
breakfast tnblo.
figure at the
AdtonnlcK of high thinking will
find hplqndid oxnmples in tho men
who uro pill ting up tho wireless sta
tion on thu hotel.
Team Shot to Pieces.
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COUVALLIS, Ore., Oot. 28. Al
though tho first conforcuco gamo is
only n weok uwny, tho football team
at tho Oregon Agricultural College Is
in ii moro chnotic condition thnn nt
liny limo sinco jirautico got under
way, a
Sinco tho scrubs gnvo tho varsity
it good hammering Coach Dolan has
been switching players around in an
attempt to develop n hotter fighting
ninuhlue,
Tho Southern Pacific deserves the thanks of the com
munity for granting a half fare rate to the convicts from
Sajem to Medford. The railroad's cooperation is hoped
for in other ways during the construction of the Crater
Lakehighway.
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NO
ROAD
VALUES
State Railroad Commissioners Spend
Saturday In Medford Ascertaining
Value of Local Railroad Property
on Which to Base Rates and Taxes
State Hailroud Commissioner Mil
ler and W. M. Wells, assihtant en
gineer of tho commission, uro in Med
ford ascertaining tho value of rail
road proporty embraced in rights-of-way
and terminal groundu in Jackson
county.
The commission is ascertaining (he
physical valuation of tho railroads,
us LaFolletto ascertained them in
Wisconsin, ns n huso upon which to
figuro rates and taxation. It has
taken nearly threo years to complete
tho ostimates on the Oregon, River &
Navigation, and since last spring, the
engineers huvo been engaged on tho
Southern Pacific. Practically nil
counties havo been completed except
Douglas and Jackson,
Tho work of tho commission is
very thorough. Tho county assess
or sfiguros nro takon and compared
with actual valuations on adjoining
laud and a basis reached fair to both
people and railroad.
Haaklni for TleaUH.
HALF RATE FOR
ROAD
CONVICTS
Southern Pacific Grants Concession
to Jackson County Will Only
Have to Pay Half Fare for Con
victs From Salem.
The Southern Pacific company lo
day advised (ho commercial club
committee appointed to work between
Oovornor West and tho county offi
cials in the matter of securing con
victs to work on tho Crater Lake
road that thoy will grant a half fare
rate for the twcnly-fivo convU
who will arrive at tho first of the
weok. This represents u saving of
.$100 to Jackson county.
, New Road Started.
WALLA WALLA, Wn., Oct. 28.
Robert Strahorn, formerly president
of tho mysterious Notth Const dur
ing its construction before it wan
known ns a irarrimun properly, Jiuh
filed articles of incorporation at
Olympiu of a new lino which will bo
a continuation of tho North Coiml
from North Yakima to Walla Walla.
to connect with the Harriinan hues
via Pendleton,
HoaltlnB for HeaUfc. "
X
All Under Cover
i
Willi (IiiiiiI Slock f
Lumber, Lath and Shingles
Waiting for You at the
Medford Lumber Comp'ny
Ugo-
rheatrei
X
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cr.AiiE.tcE b. runic,
ncnate. Kdward ninc.i. milllonnlrnj
lumbermnii of Chif-ago, In the man who
asked Punk to contribute, according
to the tatter's tcHMmouy.
Mr. Illnos Iiiim sworn that tho state
meat of Funk was false. 'Ho also tes
tified tliut Funk voluntarily ofTered
to contribute to the Lorlmer fund.
Mr. Funk lias bi-en with tho harvest
er company for tho past nlno years
and Jiwell known In business and
social circles In Chicago. Io fcas al
ways been regarded as a man of high
character and upright dealings. Mr.
nines Is ono of tho largest lumbermen
in tho west, Is immensely wealthy and
las been n friend of Lorlmer and a
power in Illinois politics for many
years.
Ambnadop Bryco't Wit.
Ambassador James Ilryco was talk
ing at a reception in Washington
about tho abolition of "birching" at
Eton, Iho famous Cngllsh public
school.
"I am glad." said Mr. Hryco, "tbnt
Kton boys will be no longer blrcned.
J nm afraid that some of tho masters
of Kton huvo hitherto believed too
strongly in the apothegm, A pupil's
extremity Is a teacher's opportunity.' "
TKHI1K HAITI-?, Iml. MurriiiKo
relieved Kuthnine Ottororodcingoii-
CHINA CHINA CHINA
Supplies Are In We Solicit Your Trade
&e ART STORE ,
BE SURE
Pacini- Phone 10!) 1
1 loim I'lioni' 03
Hitjh Class Vaudeville
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felde of a wrt.il hind.
Mn, Loui K.'l'ii,
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MEDFORD OPERA HOUSE TUES., OCT. 31
.IOH. M. (MITKH Picsciils
CECIL LEAN and FLORENCE H0LBR00K
EXCELLENT .MUSIC
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l Olio of tin lleitt Two Piece OnjjcS- i
z Iran in (no ;uy ;
Don't Miss This Show
i Only tin co nights lo
ITHUnSDAY, FRIDAY, SATUrt-J
DAY. ' I
ILIit'S'l'KA'I'KO SO(l
It In j;immI
hiio It In
TllltKK KXCHI.LUNT ItKKI.S .
: I'lcnitics
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; ICulli'o ('Imago of I'lognun Hun-
ilii).s mill 'IIiiiimIiijS
2 10 ('cuts !( (Viilsl
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III the HIiipeudoiiH MiiNlcnl Comedy Kikhcsn
RIGHT EYES'
WITH A (O.MIMNV Ob" HHVUNTV-KIVH PICOI'LI'J
Oilglual Now Vorli, C'blrago anil lloslon Prodiiclloii
AlT(lMIJNTi:i OHCJIIISTItA
V i, i .. i i i -i . ii i. r i ii ii .in. ii i.i i
lly (bo Authors of "TIIItKH TWINK" s
Hook by Cbas, Dickson Lyrics by Olio Haueibaeli
Music by Karl llosrliua
ro.VSTllUCTKI) FOIt ilNTMHTAIXINO I'Ultl'OHICS ONLY
NOTIj This company Is u top-iiotcliei', asking odils from nono
for roputatlon and unhiuo talent. Tho iiroductlou Is u comploto
and porfect expression of sUgc-trart. Tho music makes tomor
row hum happily and tho fun lingers days and days aftor,
HI'JAT HALM HATl'KDAV, OCTOIIMK UH
IIABKINH' DltlYJ HTOItH
Ltmllalloii HIv Heals. Mall Orders Pilled Promptly
PLUMBING
HTMAM AND HOT WATKIt
II MATING
All Work Ouarantoad
Prices Itoasonablo
2n Howard It lock, KnlrnBC
on (Kb Htrcot,
Coffee n & Price
Paeiric IIOIU Home itltt
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Draperies
Wo carry a very eouipioto line of
(lrapurltiM. uro curtains, fixture, cite,
lind c'o ull cIumhl-h of niilioliitorlnir. A
upoolal man to loolc urtur thU work
oxolimlvoly ami will xlve u irnnd
norvloo its Is iHiiialblo to get la even
tho larsoat clllos.
WeeRs & McGowan Co