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BBS Week's Happenings in Medford Society mummmm , '
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Tim Wednesday Chili IiihI a moxt
illtlllOMllllK IIU'ClillK III (III) imiiui of
Mis. Wniliimii UiIm week. "Cluint
iiihh" wiih lliii Hiiliji'i't iihuiI iiinl llii
iiloit wax 1'iiri icil out Miry lTi"tiul.v
ill lint tlociiinlioiiM. Tim Ihmiho wiih
lililctl willi 1'iiihlliM Mini a tiny
('IiiInIiumn Ikui umm tiiiniiii'il mill
lighted iiimI ChrtNlniMM kidoiim duo-
Ol'llll'lt III!) IllMINll.
.Mi. Kiml Men i- wiin in olimxii of
illl) lOJrillll.
Tim iniKHcr to roll call wit ('liiit-
HIH (tlOlltlililrt, niter Ullll'll ('llt-
illM ui'io I imiiI iif Din CIii'IhIiiimh mi
iiixlllloiiH n' flu diriment ICmoiimi
uouiilriox.
Mm. Wiilii'innii toad WiimIiImxImii
IrviiiK'n "Old Clu intiiiaw in KiikIiiiiiI."
Mik. liniokoiiieed IiihI a iiiur on
"Cluislniiia in rVimen."
Mix. II. Tiiltlo, "A lluteli Clnb.1
iiins." Mik. IIoIIIm, "('luinlini. in Italy."
I'imio nolo, MIhm Cnllii'iino Mow.
A piiUT "I'ImiIm Unetl in Cbrintiuui
Celebration," Mr. Kn Menr.
Tin' iiiimtiint I'loMtt with a rondinjc
ol' Jlmiry Van Dylcu'n "Mnl Chiiat
inus Tree."
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A IliptUl! plIllV U'lIK uivilll Ml-M. ,.
M. Knot. Inst Siiliinluv evening. The
affair wiih in lioimr of her biitlnhiy.
TIumh pionent wore Mr. ami Mi.
Ilariaoii, Mr. ami Mr. Undue, Mr.
mul .Mm. Dmsii'lM, .Mr. and Mr.
Viittltir, Mr. am) Mr. Waki'inmi. Mr.
tun Mik. J'lmlln, Mr. Corny, Mi
(llailyn ('oroy, Mi ,ltMipiiiie Cotoy,
Tuin Konnllin and l.rou Spct k.
Mr. Kri'inonl I,. Kiimoar mid Mr.
KalnriiiK IMIi' lliiiiiiinr were iiuuricil
at (lie I'limliUi'iimi iiiaimu i)i'iMialiir
(Mil, ttiu llev. V. I'. SIiii'Mh rfi..ial-
JliK:
Mr. ami Mih, J. l IIiiIcIiiihiiii m
U'llaliii'il at tlu'ir lioiau on OIchoii
hIkidI TIiiii'hiIii.v nilil. Their uucMh
wcio Mimmi'K I'Miiii Tillon, Ak'iii'"
Imiiiu'o, Ioiiiio l'lynii, Maiy llnswcll,
Mauil IJiik'i l.oialiin I tl it 01 1 ami Mm.
A. A. Flyim,' .MvHNrN. K. V. Tiow
liiil)ji'i .li'.i l. (lomliii'li, II, I'inii'K, II
HiiMWdll, II. l.iiiKi l. I'lilui'K'jr and A.
A. Klyiui,
Mix. ,1. C. Sinidi, a fonacr iihJcmI
III' Ml'lllolll ullO llllH lldl'll hii.
1'iiiMnU, lall for lior Imiau ih.h
W'ooiU ilia IIuk wcol;.
Mr. John .lohimoii cntir(aiin'i tin
Wciliii'oilay ItiiilK'i Club Hiih m- ft
.Mm. I'cii'v wiih (Iiii wiani'i oi (In
prize, a hiuiilHiiiiio (unhniiileit'il IiiiihI
hoicliiof.
Tlio l.mlicH Aitl of (he I'rcMliMer
inn I'lnut'li wall ineot in (lien cliapil
Tni'folay alti'riiiMin al -..III o'tlnck
All Inilici aui linked to nttind a
Hpiial u hi It 1m to he done. Work and
fancy aproiia ami limidkcri'liicfM and
riik'M will liu on mhIu ilnrint; the utter
IMMIII.
Tlio Minionary .Sooicly of the
rrifioytunan I'liiintli unit ullt Mr.
1. A. .lohiiioii Tiitwdiiy iil'ltjriiiii.'ii, A
fjood pioKram uiin H'veii, and tuun-
ty-lwo itieaihi'm wan' priiint. J-lvo
new imiinheiK uore taken in.
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The l.adien Aid of tint, Clirintinn
cliiircli uill inuiil al the Chrinliim
elinrrli Wudnwidny nftuiiioun of noxt
wuel;.
Mr. Itiilli otitertaiiii'il the Friday
Hridgti Chili tliini ueok.
Mr. M. I, Krii'Unn left Tlmixlay
for Kliniiiilh I'iiIIn,
MEXICAN DIPLOMAT WEDS PRETTY DAUGHTER OF CAPITALIST
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Mel .inn?n?GoDOYJR.. MRS. ANGELA LUDEKT GODOVJR
Tim ni'ipiH in a romantic con Miip, uliiidi hejBfin nt the cclohraii'm of thr Mexican Centennial at the
pianidoflt' iMtlnct in the ( ilv of Mexico rul wWcli'rewiilt in th union of two of the wontlhiet and moht riH-toct-HUe
fmnilioH in the Mevumi republic, wiu the taPruijo in Xcw York on Deewnbfr 2 of Mr- Jo I'. Onlov,
Jr., Fecretary of ihe Menmi eiabnHV, in .Sun .Tot Cwtn HieH, and MUm Angela Ludcrt, daiiRhldr of I'rcd
wrick l.udeit, one of the inot jiromi nen t capilallgl' in Mexico.
Mr. Irn Dodxe left for Kan I'rnn
oineo TiiPtolny. Ilix brother, Ilnr
dettu U. DoiIkc Jr., will be operated
iihiii for HppondicitiM, while hix
brother i theic.
Mr. J. W. Clmrehill. Mr. A. J
Kimboroiigh mid Mr. 1'hilipp ir Tri
tail, the new owner of the ittto
Itiver Klectric company, arrived here
from Sun Krwiipiro Tuewlnv.
Mr. Henry C. Ilnwke mid dsuxh
(er, .Mitw Ethel, of M'mnepdui. ure
the yneHt of Mrs. K. T. Rollins at
her home on the Jitckiwnrille-Central
Point road.
The men's elnw of th Chri-linri
church entertained the ladies in the
church parlor Wedncfnlay oveninff
with n liRiutHet, M a return to the
one Kiven them by the Indies. Mr.
if. H. Tultle of the Haptbit.chwreh
cave nn intorMting talk an did llo
Muikey.
The Junior Roeioty of the (Irenter
Medford (Till) iwive eaotired (iiorUt
in the Howard block and will (H np
('ib rooms and a enfeteria. A meet-
in;: wjih hehl Thanwlay emwijc wbtn
rtp'Ttn from the rarbma ominHleei
wrre heard A conalitution and by'
uw rre adotted.
Mr. nnd Mra. John Cribble relnrn-
td Tlmrfday evening frwn Califor
t.m where they went for their wed-
iii trip.
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Mr. It. W. Marahall, who him tHMn
(he i;itfHt tt her nor, A. Ti. Mnrnlmll,
bit thin week for her borne in Col
itorma . -
Mr. and Mrs. V. II. IJrr eH for
IJerkeley, C'nl,. ThurwUf 'wJwra lliov
will spend the winter with their
daughter, Mrs. Mill.
Mr. and Mr. Prod Oppenlweker
and Mrs. KubJi of Jaokxonrille Itrft
Thurwlay for California.
Mr. Ciiaa. Malboonf of Portlainl
formerly a resident of Metifonl
epent a few days hero this week.
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Mb Gertrude Trieohler entertain
ed the Monday Evening 501) Club thin
week at her home on Oakdale.
Mr. R. S. Streets i the jtiiwt of
Mrs. Sturdevan nt Central Point.
Mra. C. Kluworth, wIk) Imw lit'C.l
vWtiK lier ilnitKhter, Mr. Al Ijooiu
5h, left Tuesday for her liunio f lon-
Jteaoli ,Calif. ;Mrx. Mhreliey of lb- ,
Idaho, accompanied lrr.
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Mr. IT. N. IIoll Riid hi mother
arrived thl wok from Fiebhii ,
Mont., ami tilf make Madford limr
home.
Mr. Lyman Orloit and Me. f'r
Von der llellen left for Chicatfo Tn '
daf wbere they will speml the hob-ikj.
Mr, and Mr. C. W. Palm left fh'-i
for Ban Franeineo. Later they
wilt take a trip to llmiotulu,
Mr. IL A. ThottiMNin and futn'ly
arrived liere Tnewiay fmm Portland
and will make their home hero.
Mm. ITattie Tonnjr returned to h'T
home in Oakland, Cnhf., thn wed.,
after nsitin(; friend iu M.tlfnnl.
Mrs. Wm. Smith left Tne-dav f'r
n visit to her old home hi Tcnnc-Men.
Ilor hroliitr, V. 15. Ilnifej, Viio Iuih
been vhrftfnjc here, ficompsniod hor.
Mr. and Mra. T. Tluntott loft Tliuw
dnv for Dram, Orogon, whore they
will remain until after the holidays.
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Mrs. Enrola Kny, M.w Mabel liny,
and Frank and Charles Itnv oro
spending the winter at DerkeU v, (al.
Mr. Benj. C. Slwldon left Thar day
for Minnenpofis.
Miw M. Ti. Puller left- Wcdtu-sd.-iy
for a Ywit In San Ditto. Cltf.
(Addktonal Society on Page fen.)
Mayor Shank of Indianapolis, Who Sold Potatoes at Cost, Tells How to Lower the High Cost of Living
TNPIANAPOLl.S, Dim-.. !). Klimiim-
(ion of utiiicccssMiy linlcs in the
costly network of .selling agencies is the
o!' living problem in the opinion of
chief step needed to solve the high cost
.Mayor Shank, of this city, who has
gained a national reputation as a result
of his sales of potatoes at cost here in
an effort to oxposu the alleged exorbit
ant prices charged by conmiission deal
ers. Add to the abolition of unnecessary
stops in the selling process the creation
of the position of municipal purchasing
agent and the cultivation of vacant city
lots, and the price problem for food,
which .Mayor Shank believes is likely to
become a national political issue, will
approach solution, argues his honor.
Illustrating his statement that there
are now too many links iu the selling
process, Mayor Shank outlined to the
United Press today his experience in
selling potatoes.
"The state of Michigan a great
potato, producing territory is a com
paratively short distance from Indian
apolis," lie said, "yet mv experience
cost
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in trying lo relieve the living
pressure here by sidling potatoes at cost
showed that, in the usual process of
selling potatoes theru are at least fiive
different pro! its all of which are
borne b y the ultimate consumer. First,
there is the grower's profit. Then J
aseverlaiued that there tire men who
make a business of getting an option on
the producer's crop. Coming next are
the representatives of the nearby coin
mission houses "vlib tire paid by the lat
ter for obtaining their supplies. These
representatives deal, not with the pro
ducer direct, but with the men who
have secured the option on the grower's
crop. After the foodstuff is in the
hands of the first commission men, it is
sold bv them to commission men in
other cities. These, in turn, sell the
product in smaller quantities to the re
tailers, who hand it on down to the ulti
mate consumer. Everyone of these
steps means an addition to the cost of
the product and it all is borne by the
consumer. This method also applies lo
other food supplies.
Entitled to Profit.
"I believe everv tradesman is en
titled lo a fair profit on whatever he
Isells. Bui I also believe that there is ai
unnecessary liuiltinHcation of middle
men. Tn this, according to my judg
ment, lies the crux of the cost of living
problem.
"Anothcrjiig factor in the problem
lies in the attitude of the cold storage
and commission jloalers. The law of
supply and demaihl, it seems, no longei
controls the price of food commodities.
This, at least in many American munic
ipalities, is now largely the prerogative
of the commission dealers. Notwith
standing there have been no heavy crop
failures iu recent years, food products
have been steadily advancing in price.
Indianapolis Experience.
"This fall the people of Indianapolis
and T am told that the same was true
in other cities in a greater respect
paid as high as one dollar a bushel for
Apples. At the same time fruit was
rotting on the ground in orchards with
in a few miles of the city. This puzzled
me at irst, but an investigation soon
revealed the cause. Growers told me
that they were unable to gel enough for
the fruit to pay the cost of packing and
suinniutr. i'onuussion men to ui me
that the market was glutted. It was.
Cold storage houses contained thou
sands of bushels. Only a limited supply
was allowed to reach the consumer.
Hence, the high prices."
As a cure for this condition the
mayor suggests legislation by nnmici-t
pah ties which will result in more pro
ducers bringing their products direct to
the market places of cities. Under
prcsentvonditions, he asserts, the coin
mission men and the middlemen con
spire in various ways by temporary
underselling, by offering to buy the
producer's product which he is retail
ing for practically the same price he is
getting and thus relieve him of the
trouble of retailing, and other sundry
methods-1-to force the grower from the
market. A lowering of license fees to
the producer and a raising of this
charge to the middlemen, together with
a rigid censorship, suggests itself to the
mayor as one means that might result
in better conditions.
A Purchasing Agent.
Above all he holds cities should cre
ate the position of municipal purchas
ing agent. His duties would be to see
that there was an adequate supply of r
ill foodstuffs on the mayket. In ease
a shortage appeared the mayor would
have the agent, as the representative of
the city, sally forth, obtain a quantity
of the desired product, if possible, and,
the ctiy itself sell it uutil the tension o,
a light supply was overcome. This, tliG
mayor asserts, WSnld" iflmft" iinptJSiMltr
the" hold-up of the consumor through
exorbitant prices.
Cultivation of vacant city lots is
also held by the mayor to be a great
need in the economy of Amorieaji mu
nicnmlities. Citieshe bcliovos, should
adopt the Pingrce plan first formu
lated by the late Alayor l-'ingrce ol
Detroit whereby it would ho to the
advantage of holders of vacant lands
within the corporation limits to culti
vate it. The city's poor, he holds, would
flock bv hundreds to obtain a plot to
cultivate.
Since the mayor first 'launched his
var on the living cost here, he has ro
eived more than 2000 letters seeking
advice or commending his work. Every
state in the Cmon has been represented
in the correspondence. .
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HAT T
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DAY
Is a happy one for all, particularly in
the Pretty and Attractive Homes, that
are finished indoors and out with our
perfect and artistic Mill work
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Staircases, Wainscotings, Mantels,
Arches, Panels, Stairways, etc., look
doubly pretty when decorated with
Christmas signs like holly mistletoe,
etc. It is truly the "House Beautiful," 1
if the woodwork is furnished by us.
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