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L Jlroktr ou West Clark street, tho flames being Btibdticd before they hud damaged tho building to any gicat extent, Tho fire was started In two places, beneath the floor, and on tho Jolcc Kindling, but no oil, was used. Neighbors noticed tho tire and turned In a prompt alarm. Tho big tiro iruck plowed through tho mud in fast shapo silencing critics who declared that It was helpless once off or pavement. Only chemicals wero needed to savo the place. Mr. Broker waB down town when the flro started and did not reach his homo until tho flro boys had ex tinguished tho flumes and had de parted. Ho Is at a loss to account for tho fire. Au earlier alarm Saturday after noon called tho department to tho Valley Auto company. A private of fice was burned, out. WEATHER REPORT FOR JANUARY, 1913, MEDFORD nniufnll Min Inches 20 Date Mas. tsaws r,,yr "OTWCw FID QUICK IRK X i ' 1'J M " ffb K 1 t l ( iU i ..........: :io 3 . ..,.,. 30 a ...au 7 ,. ' 8...., ,...3o u ,....... ..:a ti .....40 Lai s V X't JU 13 44 J.U - it I( a..r W 19 , 1 J I ' Ml l(l L 4 r t7 .11 ' ' ' K JO T" j :io 30 30 'Si 13 10 t2. 23 24 24. 13 31 34 32.3 30 20 '24 33 28 27 20 30 21 33 33 34 31 28 20 O.0O .07 .07 .40 .03 1.00 .10 .11 .14 .01) .79 .02 .32 .15 Tr. Tr. .02 .02 .01 :5 :u 30 33 31 37 28 .02 MnxitniiiM IQ ilcsreca Mean of nuueimum .... 38.5 - " Normal mean maximuiu 43 " Miniuuim 10 " Mfiin of minimum .... 27.3 " Xunuul menu minimum . 30 Mean monthly tvmp'lure 37,5 " Precipitation 3.G2 inches Normal monthly precip... 4.73 " Defiuicncy 1.11 " l'ri'eipiliitiou sitivu .Sept. 1, 1012 11.2(1 " Vreeipitiitiini dellciruvy. 4.70 " No. of clear ilitya 3 No. pattly cloudy da.v 11 No. elmuly day.s , 17 Altlionh low recordH iu tempera ture wero recorded, (low for lhi dis trict) tlio period oer uhieh minimum teiuponilurcs oeeured wuh to bliort tliut no duume.0 occurred, oxcepiiui; in the oase of tomo apples in storage which won uol protected. However, tliii iimouut of duuniKP reported is in-w-oiificniit. Tim defieieney in pro ei'illution, though uppavently rcut, docs pot mean that a sufficient amount Iiiih not fallen. Tho orchnrd and lam lauds are abtuulantly sup plied, and operations may begin as boon aa tho surface, soils dry. Con ditions are satisfactory for u bump cy eimp. 1. J. O'OAKA, t'ejn Metoroloxieal Observer, U, S. Wejitl'er Jliueim. MILLION DOLLAR FIRE DESTROYS SAVANNAH DOCKS SAVANNAH, On., feb. 3, Ono million fiv liundrod tlioiisnud dollars is the. dHiHKM ('.stiauilcd tndiy front n fit destfoyipj,' (hi whiuvos of tlio Uqh (wmrwiuy, No Jives ivctc lost THE PAJARO VALLEY-AN OBJECT LESSON WATSONVlL'IilC, (JnHfoniin, is the metropolis ol' n sninll rcuion known ius tlio INijui'o valloy, nboui ten niilos long and eight miles wide, whU'h I'urniahua an object lesson to the world in fruit and diversified production. This valley contains about one-sixth of the territory tribu tary to Med ford, yet its products are probably six times as great as those of this section, and are known in nearly every market in the world. The past year, six thousand carloads of apples mostly Xowtowm and Hellefleurs were shipped from AVatson ville, more than tho combined apple production of Oregon and Washington. Yet there arc no more apple trees iu the Pajavo valley than there avc in the Rogue Uiver valley, though they were in the bearing stage. The apples do not begin to compare with the Rogue river product in either size, color, flavor, or keeping, quality. The output is greater per tree. ,' ' .Why? Simply because the orchards are irrigated. Last Reason in additiou to shipping G000 cars of apples, Watsonvillc shipped 2o tons or 125 carloads of dried apples thus utilizing undersized fruit and culls. In addition, over 20r000 barrels or more than 1,000,000 gallons of cider and vinegar were manufactured. But apples do not absorb all the energies of the Pajaro grow-crs. Strawberries run a close second. During 1912. one hundred and forty thousand chests of strawberries were shipped and the surplus canned a new industry that in the first year sent six carloads of canned strawberries to the eastern markets. The Pajavo valley is also famous Tor its apricots, pos sessing the largest apricot orchards in the world and both the given and dried product yiqld a substantial revenue. A large income is realised from beans, early potatoes,, onions and oats. Poultry is an important factor in the valley's prosperity as is dairying. So, in spite of the pre eminence of fruit, the valley realizes a substantial income lrom tliversuied production. There is nothing grown in bo grown better in the liogue "Hiver vallcv. There is no reason why the Kogue River valley should not grow and ship much more than the Pajaro valley ships. The soil is just as fertile, the climatic conditions just as favorable. But two essentials are needed water and industry. The Pajaro valley is a region of small tracts, each sup porting a family. Such tracts are only possible in an irri gated section. The Bogiie River valley will become far more populous, far more productive, far more famous than the Pajaro val ley, because its natural soil and climatic advantages are fai greater, its natural resources of greater variety and extent, and its area of cultivable laud far greaterbut the initial step for this development is irrigation, and until the citire valley is under water and the water iu use, the vallcv wjll remain in the A 13 C of its development. " "With irrigation will come tho subdivision of farms, with water will come intensified farming and diversified production. "With water will come population and pros pcrity. . "Because He Needed the Office" finch wns Mayor Kifert's plea for appointing another man to sueeeed Market Master lluuyurd. Now let us analyze this, matter. No doubt the miryor was riht when lit) said thi mnn needed the office. Thero nrc also one hundred men who need ev ery oflice iu the country imviui.' a salary, yet how many are competent tnrouj;ii exjienence, ndniiiiiMi-.tttvu ability or uicntnl fitncMX to viva tin office the hishe-t efficiency and tho best results! The fact in many cases that tho men iipivI tin nff'n-n is the mifiumuojjement of their .own affaire. Iu dispensing1 of public' of fices tho charity feature Mtotild bo Regarding School Supervision To the editer: I hato jul been reading tho controversy between Judge Toil Velio and tlio county edu cational board and would like to say this on the subject: 1 have been serving on the board of directors of our district for tho last four j ears, and have done all I could to increase tho efficiency of our district school, and I thought that tho new supervisors would be a great help to districts such us ours, but 1 liavo been disillusioned thii Inst summer. During our six mouths term from, April to September we received but Iwo visits from the supervisor and thov were "hurry-ups." Lata during tho tenn wo received a long communication from tho siicriiiteii dent, Mr. Wells, in regard to stan dardization of rural school-,; also in formation that the supervisor would be out und go over it with us and let us know what part of iho new in TWO DEAD, MANY HURT FIRE PANIC IN THEATRE NEW YOHK, Tcb. a. Trampled under foot iu a panic among 10CIQ patrons of the Houston Hippodrome Moving 1'iclure theatre, after n film in the operating room hud become ignited, two unidentified women pro dead und duvetl "'' women and children probably fatally injuted to day. Op.cn-nor Ktoiuigvr, who put old Urn fire a moment a II or it stinted, is being held under $1UU bonds toduv l)Ht prolifibty JYill bo released, mtbofoui) isr ATfi Tunuww. the Pa.iaro vallcv that cannot eliminated entirely. It is a misap propriation of public fund- tu make office upHiutment on u chant v basis. Election and hpisiintment of public officers should always be on this basi: "Dee the office ned the man?" When conducted on this basis then wo will have competent officers ami not otherwise. Ma.ir Kifert did not plead that he needed the office. Ilis appeal to the voters said that he would give tho city n good efficient administration and I believe ho will make good if he don't let his sympathies get the better of bis good judgment. J. s, Heward: structions wo would be called iiou to fulfill, that was the last wo over heard of it, and the supervision did not materialize. Another matter is the library books which each district is supposed to buy each year. Wo ordered them and never got them. They are nlwavs luft somewhere for us to call for them, and as we havo to cam our "salarich" by sticking to the ranch pretty closu wo don't get the books. These nre small matters but of a good dual more jmortuucc than hav ing a picket off the fence or u bro ken window light. Wo have no fence ut nil, so that was not our district. Iu conclusion I do not think the suervihioii the rural distriuth have received justifies the expense, nnd I urn for the judge. i:i). M. WHITE. Tnrejuveiinted" School Hist. 13. Climax, Jan. '27. REAL TARIFF MAKING BY WASHINGTON, Feb. Il.-lteul tar iff making began today when tho t house ways and means committee went into executive session to draft u tariff measure. Tlio bill will bo repprted to con gress as soon us tho special session opens. It wns expected that (bo entire tariff subject will be handled by this feinylo mvusurc. mwdfohd. or mox. Monday. i.M'inwt'AHYn. mm. i...., i, gggj.i : u A move for lower rents for Med ford business houses was iimugtu' ated Sinning when resolutions vvtu passed favoring the formation of a rent-payers league nnd endorsing tho sentiments of an editorial tu tho so ctnlist dodger entitled "A I'l.mtual Move to lleduee lu High eot of Living Uring Down the ltents iu tho lluduess District." The resolution read as follows; "Ue it resolved that it w the sense of the meeting that the merchants of Mcdford, und through them the peti ole who are their iKitroti. and whoso purchases of the necessities of Itfo arc depended upon by said merchants to furnish the funds with which to meet the expenses of their vnnnis businesj.es that these two classes of Mcdford citixcus arc entitled to tho reasonable relief set forth iu the ar ticle, ami the members of this local hereby pledge their hearty support of such merchants us will theuisclvc sustain u movements to obtain th.it relief. Kcsnlvcd, further, that this re.ou tioii be ordered spread upon the min utcs of this meeting, and that cop ies thereof be furnished to Hie two dailv paHn printed iu this citv, and to the socialist councilman, (leorgo If. Millar, for premutation to the citv council, for appropriate action by that body, and also to the tliralii Medronl Club, ' the Mcdford Mer chnutH Association, the commercial club, and the various labor bodies ot this city." Itcnl I'aycrs League Tho article read, iu part as foU lows; "We havo heard minors of a move ment that should prove iv prnctir.il out iu the way of casing up it little on the biirh cost of living riuht lieu a Mcdford at tcubt, it would en. out part of the tribute which tho rest of the iH'oplc here an giving up we . day of their live to their laiidlurt's. We refer to the organiratiou of a 'Kent Payers' League um:ittt the business men occupying rented stole rooms on Main strcn't nnd on iVn'ril avenue, the principal busiucM streets und the one on which 'the 'iiuit' rent als nre said to be tO-uutiiicd tMr tin use of what arc cry largely oM buildings', with more or le. of mod ern show windows und fp'i't'. "Without uoiui; into details, the rents which are nuked for the-r torc rooms nre said to be nwav out of all fair pnKrtiou to the value of the buildings thcmselvcK, or the real estate, or the business opsirtuuitics afforded and tho businc to be done. Even under the capitalistic system, with nil its incongruities and absur dities, (here is still usually a reason aud n more or less reasonable way of accounting for things done, ami in a roughly accurate wiy rents for busi ness property 'are uposcd lo be figured iu modem cities oil the basis of the number of people who go by any given hnsine?. man's door on au average bnsincjs day. 1'coplc 1'ay the Iteut, "Those are iu people, roughly spcakipg, whom any buiuus-mun nmv havo u chiuico to do business with;' and that prnortiou of those peoplo going by who actually enter his doors and purchase his waru are the K-oplo, and the only eoplc, who puy bis rciit. That is where wo conic iu, wo consumers, on this business man's rent proposition' be makes the contract with his landlord, and we foot the bill when wo buy his goods. We pay the rent for Mcdford mer chants, who are trying lo do the busi. uuss of Mippliiij; our wants under tho condition, described. Any ic diicSiini in their rents will enable them to icduco the prices on their goods, s there anything else to it, as far us we nrc conneruedf Whose interest, then, is tho first interest to uh1 Do you, cacl otic of you readers think more of the landlords' rent-roll than you do of your own s)ckct bookT Just "g(, into tho silence," as the mind readers say, and usk your self these questions, "All hail, then, to (he Mtcut I'ayoiV Ecagiio' if the business men affected have the moral backbone (n combine und refuse to pay aiiytrunt whatever until all the high rent iu thu disttii't mentioned liavo been i educed at least '2Ti to -Jo1 per cpiit. That is what wo understand Jifo been put forth as a tontativO proposition, and it ought to meet with practically uuuuiinoiM ap proval even tho long headed ones among the landlord should realize they bad belter lake what they can get and not kill (lie business goose which has been laying their golden rent egg during the past Hush years." '-" -riyiC , i' . John A. Perl 28 H. IIAUTMjTT I'liouca M,. 1 am 17,1 AinbiilaiH'O Hcrvlco Deputy Coroner S0CIAL1STSDEMAND LOIR RENTS BUSINESS ES Tht Dvlly Hlii (lout IVrln. 1 .v.T.--fry . . J I M V V Ji ! U4 sfMf M . i ' l i i It . U .t it r ( oV K ro I lii i ' t",li lit i.i( ot ..Ui'l. r ( ittiiiti .u in nu lurk huiiiii K!I. Btall. Cllltt rt il . . lr -M.tiM.itt l-lrrll - Jtmrstr- SUBSCRIPTION LIST TO. Sub.. Tlptlou lUis are being circu lated for the purport ot uucertnlulug the nmount ot Interest Mcdfortl pto pte will tako Iu u concert by Mine Nordlcu. A largo guuianteo tu necossar)' Iu order to procure this celebrated singer ami bur pxculluut company. For this numou the limit management muni havo a certain n surauco ofsutflclimt attuiulnuce to warrant brliiKlug thoui horo. Lists are at llaxklmT and 1'Iukk's inuMu itore. Tho concert will bo Friday cvciiIiik. Feb. Uth. aud all aro urged to sign at once. NOTK'i:. An cneritotlc mumbunihlp cam- p.ilgu U about to bo uutloi taken by tlio local lodge of the Fraternal Urotliprhooil the big Pacific count fra ternal society which recently went to legal rates nnd Iho mumhcnihlp hone to double tho local member ship within the next few week. The state manager M. 0. O'.Matley Is expected hero fmm I'ortlund In a few day to nilvUo with tho member ihlu rouurdliiK the big campaign. Tho Frnternul Hrothcrhood U 1C years old. Its henilnuartorji nre In Lou AiikcIo Throughout IU life It maintained ono rate for Its innmbem furnUhliig nroldeiit. old iir. total disability and death benefit at a loss figure than many Borlotla charged for stralubt life. However, when the Oregon legislature. piiMod the Mobile Jaw making tho National Fra ternal HonaroM Table t'io taiitlard of value for fraternal nmdotlos the Fraternal Hrothorliood cnlletl a upo- clal meeting of Its supremo lodgo and at once compiled with tho law. Iu to doing tho upronio lodgo was actuated by the knowledge tliut while tho Mobile Law uavo them until Wit to comply with IU provl- stuns uovorthuloM commoii honesty domaiidcd that thoy stand on adc- iliiato rates becauso It would, they felt, bo dlnlionost to accept now mcmberH on n rate which tho law of thu statu hud said wan lnadciiiuto aud which muni bo changed. Like wise thov felt aleo that the longer thuy delayed read Just intuit thu high er they must go above tho Mobile law when they did change. Ah a rosiill of tholr timely action tho Fraternal Jlrothoihood Ih en dorsed by tho liisiirunco couiiuls Dlonurs of nearly every Mobile Law state In the union aud Its member ship reJolicH Iu tho knowledge that thev aro mumbera of a society that stands four nfjuuro to ovory wind that blown. Many of Meufonl h nromliicnt cltl.eiiB are members of tho Fraternal Hrothcrhood and the orloiy has many lodges In Ore gon. -'70 E.D.Weston Official PJiotographor of the Medford Commercial Olub Amateur Finishing Post Curds pjinprnniio "Work Portraits Interior and exterior views Plush lights I; Negatives made anv time find any placo by appoint ment. 208 E, Main Phono 1471 CONSTRUCTION OF IS BY In older that muiiv of the uuciu plnvcd in Iho oily may have work, Uoot.ie , Millar, councilman from thu thud word, Is udvociilliig the Im mediate passage of an Issue of 'JO vcav citv tuipt-uv ciiicut bonds for the piupose of coustiuctitig storm sower throughout the city. The city must have the storm sewers ami Mr. .Mil lar believes that they might as well he hud without delay aud In this wuv strve a double puipuse, iu giving a number of local people, ut present uiicmplovcd work. "At this season of the year" slates Mr. Millar, "when there Is little woik iu the orchard districts, there is naturally u number of men unemployed. To meet this condition I believe the city should proceed ut once on the work of laying storm sewers which must be constructed before another winter. "A bond issue of $o.0ll0 or .fill.. 000 I am certain would bo passed for this purposu." .Mr. Millar's plan I meeting wilh much support mining thu hushics men til" lhtu'd.vv COMMITTEE TO TAKE ROCKEFELLER'S TESTIMONY WASIIINOTON. I'td.. ;l.-Tho leu tativo arrangement tu, take testi mony of Wm. Kneksfdler t Jekvl' Island have bten completed toduv. The investigating committee will leave here Monday. Mall Tribune's clustKM adi brim; result. ' t r "COLDS" iCiiommI lly liwt-ttsl Vital ltisstitniv. Wlml To Ho For Tills It Is a well known taut that when la person Is run-down, xtomuch out of order, or Iho sjstem overloaded vrlth wa(u mutter, vlul resistance !ls lowuretl aud to bin and coughs aro cattily contracted. Tho safest ami uret melhotl wo know to overcome tliU condition U by taking our delicious coil liver anil Iron tonic, Vluol. In tho most natural manner Vluol tones up Iho dlgettlvo orgaiiH. promotes a hearty appetite. enriches tho blood ami creates strength for every organ In the body ami it a a specific for chroulo coughs, colds and bronchial troubles Vluol l unttxcelled. Mr. Albert I'orler of Itlchmond till). L. I., says: "All winter I had n hail cohl and a cough which I could not gut rid of, and was budty run down bmliltts. Vluol wuh the ouo reined)' which cured my rough unit made me well In every way." Try it hottlo of Vluol on our offer to return your monoy If It falls to heli you. .Mcdford t'hnrmacy, Mcd ford. Ore. Haight Music Studio till H. IjioicI St., .Mcdfoid, Ore. MIL IIILII ALTO.V IIAIOIIT Now York I'lano ami Harmony Mrs. Floicuit llalllilay.llalghl Loudon aud Now Vork Voice Culture i - JMioiio 720'J - Clark fi; Wright LAWYERS WASHINGTON, I). O. I'ubllo Laud MuUera: Kluul Proof. Desert Lunds, Contest and Mining Cusod. Scrip. FOR RENT We have several up-to-date, modern 5 and 6 room Bungalows MEDFORD REALTY AND IMPROVEMENT 00. M, P, & II, Co, BIdg. SI SEWERS URGED MLLAR "j..j WHERE TO GO TONIGHT 11 ' ' 1 TTTTTTTTTtTTTtTtTTTTTTTTtT ISIS THEATRE I VAt'DHVII.Li: TIIK WILSOXH Comctly SIdkIiiRi Talking and Musical Act f I'bolo l'bt)s Suiitbiy .V Mouibiy T HI) tttl.MANt'H til' lllt'liSHAW Tin: IM'OIIMI.U I One of tho llloitraph'H Hoot tin: L.Ni)Li'iui:u IHHMT OX HIS OWX I'l.TAItO STAR THEATRE Tho Home of I'catilio l'liolopbi)s Bud Anderson vs. Sammy Trott TODAY llesltle lilt. tUlt. It. IIAXXA (treulwt DtitiH'llvtt Story Kver lllmiiil A I. SA III Hit hi Sung I'UllllliST ami WOOLWOItTH 1'lunUt. Drummer. ilntlueei Dally, 3 to S p. m. ADMISSION. Bo AND 10c . PLUMBING Steam and Hot Wator Heating All Work (luarMiittnt I'rici's It' sfititatiln COFFEEN & PRICE 33 Howard ntock. Ttntrsne on Wx It. Hoin riiout 949. Draperies V enrry a very comnltlo Una of ilritturieii, lac ctirtulns, fialurn. ntc mill "In nil Ilium- nf OIillUlalarltiK. A siHTtal mail to limk Hfler litis wurk nxi'lntilvrly mul vmU Ktvn ns kihhI rrlra us In iHixulbla lo lint 111 n tltw lurerst cllb . Woolcs & McQowan Co. h- Luxury Without Extravaganco Hotel I Von Dorn 212 Turk Strcot I finest popular priced ; ; Hotel in San Francisco : I Modorn Oontral : 4KH-H ZfaQ Dcift Ioaited and moat nonular m SttS5S?P Utel in the City. Running diiUllcd ice wutcr in each room. European Plan, a la Carte Cafe. , Tariff on Rooms ' 12 room - $1.00 each (10 roomi - LB0 ckcIi 50 roomi 2.00 each 60 roomi vrllh pilrili hlh 2.00 each fiO rooina vriih print bilb 2.50 each 30 mltei, bedroom, par lor and hath - 3.00 each For mora tbntt one auoitadd 1.00 extra to tho above rate for each Additional uaett, Reduction by wepk or month, f Atunaiimept Chtittr Wi Ktltty TiMSSiXMOOilXM .1 s i I . it ? i . ...... ...i V x r k. mmmmmmmmmmmmmtmtmm