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k.ThPwriille Time. Th MnJfotd
Mall. Two MeJrord Tribune, Tim Houth
rn OrKonin, The Ashland Tribune.
" Office Mall Tribune llulldln
a. ss-ir-n
rrertti Fir attest) plivne,
lame 75.
Mntu 9Ji:
niOOlUlH PUTKAM, Rdltorand Manager
Bntersd ns second-class matter l
Med ford. Orrgon, nJer the act of
March 3, 187.
Official rnor of the atr of MMford.
Official Paper of JackMii County.
MltKRIIIITinN ItATIM,
On ynr. Jijr mli, , jrr.OO
On month, by mall .(0
Per month, delivered by ivtrrtr In
Medfonl, Jacksonville and Cen-
trnl l'olnt... CO
Rnturdny only, hr mall, pr year.. ;.
Weekly, per year.. 1.R0
Whether some person stole her i
whethcr his fine bovine dUplnJed tin
rnnny knowledge in milking n get
nway is the. problem f tired by F. (
Ediucndes 1 inlay following (lie lini
iwaraiica of hU milk cow.
Mr. F.dmendes is inclined to be
lieve that the cow was stolen. Sue
wns fastened inside of n stable oitd
,to get nwny bad to untie herself, open
two doors, move two carriages and
climb n fence or open n gflle. This
was done by the cow or for her. She
ja gone.
Joskjs lots wns reported to the
police Saturday morning.
RED BLUFF PASTOR WILL
SPEAK HERE SUNDAY
Mr. Hoyle,. pastor .of .Ibo flirWiwi
church, bns returned frtmi The Dulles,
Ore., when he hns been couduetiu?
n successful revival for the church in
Hint city.
. He lenvcs at once for Red Hlnff,
Cnl., whero he rocs to nsist the pas
tor, Ellis I'urlec, in n meeting of some
weeks. Mr. Purlcc, who is known n
nn excellent preacher, nrd an orator
of fine ability, will preach Sundnv,
Dee. Slh, morning nnd evening, nnd
will continue to fill the pulpit durinv
the nbsencc of XIr. Hoyle. The mem
bers nnd friendi of the church nr?
urged to attend all these services.
GLAVIS EXONERATED OF
GRAFT CHARGES SAYS PARDEE
CACHAMEXTO, Cal., Nov. 30,
That there is nothing in the charge
ugninst Imfe It. Glnvi, secretary of
the Cnlifomin conservation comniU
tfon, accused of favoring the timber
barons mid wlioc salary was held
up, in the verdict of former Gover
nor George (". P.trdec, chairman or
the comini.xion.
CENTRAL POINT ITEMS. I
Mrs. lien Ellington and ton' left
(or Sams Valloy Wednesday to
icnd Thanksgiving with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Morehouse and
Mrs. Deeler of Ashland spent Wednes
day afternoon with Mrs. F. A. Hawk
anil family.
t Kalrbankfl, -Morse. & Co., of Port
land havo a representative here get
ting ready to Install a new pump
and motor In the city well.
j -Mrs. Fred Hessclgravo left for
Dunsmulr, Cal., Wednesday evening
to join her husband who has n posi
tion there,
s Miss Ellason spent Thanksgiving
With relatives at Ashland.
The Misses Ilolden, Mrs. D. Pan
key, Mm., Parker, Drf Dow, Ilov.
Hearst, Mr. and Mrs, C. Orr, Her
man SlmpklBS, Walter Paiptcr, T. J.
O'Hara and H. Holmes wero Med
fprd visitors from here Wednesda)
afternoon.
The dunco given by the Central
P.olnt orchestra Wednesday night was
a success la every respect.
Mrs. Uoberts.iMr., Snow and Mr.
Hammond of Grants Pass spent
Thursduy here with friends.
'.Mr, and Mrs. Whipple and daugh
ter, Allco of Hoguo River spent
ThunkBglving with relatives here.
r E. A.Holdon of Stockton Is vis
iting his parents, sister and brother
hero...
I .Mr. Kowlcy and family spent
Thanksgiving In Ashland.
Mr. und Mrs. T. J. O'Hara took
T)inuk8glving dinner with Mr. urn!
Mrs. .MArtlu Dowero at Cold Hill.
r.Mr. and, Mrs. 11. T. Hull atid son
Harry, of Grants Pass, spent Thanks
giving with f.rlcnds in this vicinity.
Mrs. Parker of tbo Pasadena
Ladles shop pent Thursday at Hay
Cold.
Thanksgiving day was duly ob.
served hero. All the business places
being closed for the duy. in the
morning union services wero held at
the Y. M. O. A. thlH service being
conducted by Kov. Ilurch, of the
Christian church. In the afternoon
the Itoguo Itlvor valley band gave
an open air concert which was great
ly, enjoyed by all our citizens. Many
of our peoplo also Kpcnt the day at
Mcdford gr othor nearby places.
BOW STOLEN , OR"
HAS STRAYED AWAY
THE HANGING BEES.
A
CI'jNTUUY or so ago, hf rionffoUl ntlorniMl every
rrosa ivmiIb in inerrr I'AkIiuiiI. It wns oxten.sivi'ly
tisod (o imiiili the petty sins of the poor. We have ml
vimeetl so far in ultniifiin, that the sonffold has heen ban
ished to the state prisons where it is I'reely eniployedto
pnuish the poor who commit murder.
At Snn Oiient in two men have been hanued in (lie pilst
few days. Nearly a dozen
death cells.
At Salem, five tremblimr
December V), when they will
accoruinrotiio vcriuet receiiuy reimercti uy uh'micivi;ii
peojile of Oregon.
Superintendent Curtis of the Oregon prison who re
cently resigned rather than hang any more men, says:
"1 will never 'pull the string' on another poor devil as
long as I live; I don't believe in this proposition of hog
tying ti man and sending him over the river. To strap,
blindfold and then slide a noose around a helpless guy's
neck and deliberately kill him, after you have had every
advantage in the world over him, is just a little too rough.
Prisons havo literally beheaded men, torn the head from
the body; other victims have dangled by the neck an hour
before pronounced dead. L will never have anything more
lo do with executions."
At San Qucntin the warden shifts his hangman's duty
onto convict?. Three prisoners are blindfolded, led into
three closets back of the scaffold, each given a sharp
butcher knife, and at a signal, each strikes a short blow
with the knife, severing a cord. One of the three strings
cut no one knows which drops the helpless victim into
eternity. Other convicts have prepared and tested the
ropes aud blindfolded, tied and placed the liooso over the
doomed man.
This system may ease the warden's conscience, but it is
extremely unfair to the poor devils compelled to partic
ipate. They were not sent to the neniteutiarv for minor
crimes to be made official murderers.
Tf executions decreased crime, there would be less out
cry against them. But they never did and never will. They
did not decrease petty crime in England and they are not
decreasing capital crime in America. Statistics show an
alarming increase in homicides generally in spite of the
numerous hanging bees.
Slack punishment, the trivial technicalities, the law's
needless delay, are far more to blame than nnv other cause.
Speedy punishment is usually reserved for the short and
simple scandals of the poor.
A sample of the law's delav is furnished in Texas,
where Burrcll Oates, eight years after his crime, after
seven trials, is still awaiting the hangman. All of the
reversals were secured on quibbles none affected the
merits of the ease.
But even prompt punishment, which attacks the result,
will not stoj the crime. The cause is left alone and the
cause is usually attributable to social conditions which
would bo largely corrected by the application of the prin
ciples of Eugenics.
Ti
LOCAL ELKS WILL
E
Mcdford Lodge Xo, X1C8 1$. P. O.
Elks, will for the fourth time In its
hl'tory observe Elks' Memorial Da
tomorrow, December 1, at 2;30.
In every lodge of Elks throught the
United States on the first Sunday In
December it p.'0irlate services atv
held by the Eks lodged In memory
of thosfa broihcri who, durjng thd
I ait year, have fallen In life's ba'
tR Ihcso services are Impresilve
and iustructlvo and tho local lodg)
has arranged a splendid program for
Its gervlco tomorrow.
AH Elks will meet at tho Elkt'
Hall promptly at 2 o'clock Sunday
afternoon and "tho exercises will bu
rin at 2; 30. The services are opsa
to tho public and ovcryono Is cord
ially 'Invited to attend and to par
ticipate In them.
At each one of tho threo memorial
services that have already been ob
served by the local Elks, tho citizens
of Mcdford have accepted tbo invi
tation of the Elks aud have met with
them aud each timo they have beon
permitted Jo hear a splendid pro
gram, but tbo committees in .charge
this year state (bat the exqrclses this
year will be far superior to anything
that tho lodgo has attempted In the
past.
For the first time In Its history the
lodge has during the year, sustained
a membership loss by death, and to
morrow at the services, eulogy will
bo pronounced over tbo names of Dr.
L. P. nlack and of Edward C. Ire-
lnud.
The officer) and members of the
local lodge of Elks respectfully Invito
all of t)io citizens of Mcdford to Join
with them in the proper observance
of tblu, their Memorial Day,
Tho following Is the program that
will be rendered:
Selection , Mcdford Orchestra
Ritualistic Address .Exalted Itulor
Opening Exercises. ...Officers of I.odgo
Solo MIsh Phoebo Hanco
Select Heading (Thanatopsls)
Mrs. Frank Ilurgesa
Solo ,.,.,,.-.., - Ceo. Andrews
Address E. E. Kelly
Mixed Quartette A. C. HurgcBs, F.
O. Ilurgess, Mrs. Qulbenbcrry,
Mrs. Wold
Closing Exercises... .Officers of Lodgo
"Auld Lang Syne" Everybody
Uenodlctlon , Chaplain
HOLD
MEMORIAL
SERV1C
SUNDAY
BEDFORD MATT, TRTMINK
more await the nouso in (ho
wretches await Ulaek l'Viday,
be dropped into eternity--
County Judge-Elect F L. Ton Vclle
and Commissioner-Elect W. C. Lcecr
left Saturday morning for Ashland
where they wllj meet the voters of
Road District No. 1 In conference re
garding tbo state low which allows
each road district to levy a special
tax for road building purposes. The
two officials-elect mado tho trip In
response to a request on the part of
tax payers or that district.
Koad District Xo. 1 embraces tbo
southeast qorner of the county aud a
portion of Asblaud cast of tho creek.
In It Is situated tho Green Spring
mountain road as well as tho road to
Dead Indian, which Ashland has long
wanted to Improve. Tho assessment
of tbo district Is almost Ideal for the
levying of a special tax. It Id as
icssed'as follews:
Lands held by non-residents
12,000,000
Proporty held by corpora
tions, such as railroads,
telephones, etc., as as
sessed by the ttnto tax
commissions 1,030,000
Lands aud other property
held by peoplo living In
tho district 000,000
Total ussessmout of dis
trict $4,130,000
Peoplo living in the district would
pay about one-reventb of tbo assess
ment, non-resident, land Hpecula
tors and corporations, tho other six
hoventliH. Thus the cost Ih nearly
till homo by unn-resldonts, whllo tho
lesldents, who nro the principal bene
flclarles, pay but little.
Tljo offlclala-clect also plan to
visit other districts hoping to Inter
AND
rwnmmjctu
OFFICIALS-ELECT
DISCUSS
ROAD
est tlicui li tho mutter.
Typewriters
FOE XMAS GIFTS
$5 DOWN AND
$5 A MONTH
The Merrivold Shop
MEPFORT). OHKnOK. SATTTttnAY. XOTOmTCTi 'TO.
The Last
Written by n Trnnip In Itrnn. In AiiftuM, 1011.
Night fall, nnd with eneh llnuerlUK, loitering my
Of i!nytltm' mdlaur loft, tho man whom down
HUjteur havo flxtd fur him looks dimly out
Tlmiifgu bam of steel upon a lasting world.
Wltlimlnd a blank nnd soul tMiituitlou-toxHinl,
lie feels, never vl bb hilileMneiH
Fwila with hlH dulled, enfeeblt'd sonno
Tluv Inst hours of n world from which he's spurni'd.
Tomorrow's dawn, too nwltt to roup, bring on
Tho duad mn rob to tbu shabby bulbled thing,
Man-schemed, iniin-wmunht tho eur.luo of his denlh-
Tho gallows, rudely reared beyond tlioao Imrt,
From who? unhallowed nriu bo noon Hbnll bung.
Shall bniiK' Ob, Ignumlnus exit from
The n'tAKo "I whleb he'K played hU wretched part,
And whteh. now cleared for him, shiill bo tbo scene
Of ucttoux tlko to bin. but with tho purU
Performed by othor actors, eurth'H great subomu .v
Allowing one great climax to a man.
A murderer' Ood know bo was. And yet,
Tho love of Ufo within hlinHflf Is not
An easy thing to east asldo tho Impn
Of lloau'iily pardon, no romoto In this
Dark hour, a hint and f.vlily made, attempt
Trfgln a yatirtuury, uud to nave
From Hum k damnation nu Immortal soul.
Thrown the unfortunate ullli tremulous plea,
Upon bis bended knees, nnd 'mid thu dnrk
Or his Ust living ulxht bo pour bin woes
Into the ears of One. Invisible
Hut who has even been agloamtng light
Aliild the deepest earthly gloom, nnd pray
HU Savior to receive bin dinning self.
Who knows what Joy, what peare, what saving hupo
May now be hi who in the morn shall dlo
lly human agency upon a tree, ,
When In his last hours' vlull he shall sio.
Perhaps through penltetlul tears, the, words
Of Christ, accused of crime, bunged mirl find:
'Come unto Me, ye weary, heavy laden;
Come unto Me, and 1 will give you rest."
Heno. Xev, ugiut 13, 1911.
Royal
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The Woman Makes the Home
She .makes it best who, looking
after the culinary department,
turns her back resolutely upon
unhealthful, or even suspicious,
food accessories. She is econom
ical; she knows that true economy
does not consist in the use of
inferior meat, flour, or baking
powder. She is an earnest advo
cate of home made, home baked
food, and has proved the truth of
the statements of the experts that
the best cooking in the world
today is done with Royal Baking
Powder.
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VB3 yj&sui
A "warm" breakfast the kind that sends
you out ready braced for a good day's work
should be eaten in a warm room.
You lose half tho good of the meul if you dre ahlv
erinx In discomfort while you eat it.
A Perfection Smokeleoa Oil Heater makes breakfast
a cosy meal for tho whole femlly.
Mo smpke or smell with n Perfection. Easily cleaned. Esslly
moved from room to room. An ornament anywhere! u luxury In
tU bedroom j necessity in the uewlng-ioom or the bathroom.
Dtat'f ivirruhirti nf writ for dtitilpttv tlrcular.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
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MIIH I 1 K , 111 III .
Bittner's Real Estate
; & Employment Bureau
120 neren uf nod xrnln or fruit
mill, 18 miles from Mcdford, 1 mile
trout Reed little town, only ?28 00
per nero.
80 neres, a tulles front Central
Point, nue.hnlf In cultivation, tbo
rest iini'lcnrod, will trade for city
properly,
US Heron, a mile from Phoenix,
InrKO boumi and bam, 2(1 acres In al
falfa, 12 nero fruit, $1U0 per nero.
II acres, HI acres In 3-year-obt
pears, 30 peaeh trees bearing next
year, extra good gnrdeit noil, $380
per ncre.
H) arret, 10 acre In alfalfa, 12
acre penrit uud apples tbo rest In
grain, all fenced, no bulldliius, will
trade for city properly.
III ncres, t acres alfalfa, II nero
lu fruit, r room bungnlow and oilier
hulldliiKs, will tnko sumo cllyv pro
poriy.
W havo somo ttood ranches to
Undo for good city lueoiuo properly,
KinployiiH'iil,
dirts and women for general Iioiiho
work In aud out of city
Don't forxet to call Mrs. Hlttnur
when you waul help.
MRS. EMMA BITTNER
I'hoiio Home II
OpiHiollo Nimli Hotel
IIOOMH (I mm 7. VMM IILOCK.
WE POINT OUT THE DEFECTS
7.
In jour Teeth, show you lust where
and how they ran bn Improved, nnd
fix the Improvements for yo.i tbor-
nucbly and efficient lu rvery
branch of Dentistry we excel a fact
that each of our natron has found
out Wo do painless Extracting,
Cleaning, Killing, Crown aud Urlugo
work, and all Is done In nn expert
way that gives unbounded oatlsfae
(Ion to our customers. Wo solicit
uii early trial In kIyo u n clianco to
put )our te-tb lu order fur tho holi
days.
Lndy Attendant
DR. BARBER
THE DENTIST
Over Daniels for Duds. Pacific
Phono 3C2S, Home Phono 353-K
Patronize
Home
Industry
Tho Ashland Preserving company
are manufacturing a high grade llmo
nnd sulphur solution which will test
30 Ileaumo, and Is positively guar
anteed not to crystaluc Samples
of same may bo scon at any of our
OKonclcs.
For prices and particular apply
io either of the following ugonta la
Madford;
Rogue River Fruit & Produce Ass'n.
, Producers Fruit Company.
FOR
RENT
TWO STORES ON
MAIN, BETWEEN
CENTRAL & BARTLETT
15x30 ft. each,
To loaso after Jan. 1.
MEDFORD REALTY AND
IMPROVEMENT 00.
M. I1. & II. Co. Bhltf.
PLUMBING
Steam and Hot Water
Heating
All Work riicrante4
Prices HuHsonabU
OOFFEEN it PRICE
19 Kowsrfl Htook, ntruo on sth M,
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c. jm, cm . tJ
WHERI TO 0
TONIGHT
STAR
theatSe
Wo lead, other follow,
Dig I'Vuliim Today
Hill MelttlV
lu tho (iii'iit .levM'l llobbery
or Itileinalliiihil llltlory
Seo llio Closer Klubter in uellou
iliitoiKJii nn: ii,ami:s
lt'r a Thuuhaiuur
Tin: iniTi.tnt'M iwti.ku
All Comedy
Houg
FOItllKST and WOOI.WOIITH
Tbo llngtlmo NVUnrda
Mntluees Dally 8 to .". p, in.
ADMISSION. Qc AND 10c
AT TDK
UGO
AI.WAVH A (IOOII SHOW
TON'IOIIT
I'AIIT.VHIIS
H.dlg.
A western dranm uf uuuon merit.
Till: IIHAIIT Ol JOHN OltIMM
KaUrr,
This pleturo was taken with tho
ro-oietatlon ii f the Now York Trib
une fresh air fund and tells n hu
man and heart touching Ptory.
Jl.iNV IS ST.MiKI.A.NII
I.MUoii
This l tbo third Instalment or tho
story or "What Happened to Mary,"
now running In tbo Ladle' World.
Tiu:it.vrH
Vltagrapb
A good rrcn comedy
. i
Wi:.HVSrAlt"ISTIIINSS I.V I'tUII'.
kinvim.i:
Vltagrapb
A euro ror the blues '
(,'immI .Molc ntul .Singing
l'rlrm Aliin)s llio Kiiine, He nnd inc.
ISIS
THEATRE
Vaudeville mid Pbotojilnys
lllg lllll Alice Mno
lll..IHIIi;i.l .Vi WFIlSTCIt
Comedy Singing and Talking Act,
entitled,
"A lluy liny hi n Ibioklug Office"
1 IVnturo l'ltoti,plu)t I
P.xhlhttlug tho best of tbo licensed
pictures, which gives you n guaran
tee of better subjects, hotter phn
(oKrapby, tho best actors, bar none,
and a butter show.
tiii: I'OAciicit's I'Aitno.v '
Hxcellnnt drama produced lu Hug
laud by (leiio Ouuntler nnd her nil
star company of Kalcm players.
OI.Y.MPK) (U.MICH AT I'ri'l-SlltllKl
Todcal
tiii: hkdi:.miiio.v OF KI.IVIMtS
A Kino Dramatic Study
tiii: mi:i:.vi:vi:i .monhtkk
Cluvnr Comedy
Good Music
Special Matinees Saturday and Bun
day, Matliico prices, 5 aud 10 couts,
Clark & Wright
IsAWYERS
WASHINGTON, 1, O.
Public Land Matters: Final Proof.
Desert Lande, Contest end Mining
Oases. Hcrlp.
Draperies
We carry a very complete Una of
flriipiirluM, Uc curfiiliin, ftvtureN, etc,
anil do all oIubuom of uidtoUterliiK. A
spvclul man to look after this work
exclusively. Slid will k!v as good
norvlCB an Is nnrelblo io got III even
tlm largost oltles.
Weeks 85 McGrowun Co.