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" toikfouk Medford mail tribune iNrill'UHDRNT NKWHI'Al'Rtt ,18lfKI RVKUV AFTKIINOON IXCKIT BUNHAT 11V THK MEfbrOllD I'ltlNTINO CO. The Democratic Tlmrn, Tim Meilford Mali The Mwlford Tribune, Tim South- trn orrRonutn. The Aahlnml Tribune Offle Kail Trlbunfl UultilttiR, 2S-S7-2I Nena Fir uresis pnono, aiam iozi. aSOltOIJ PUTNAM, Udltor and MnnsRcr Kntci-iM ah eeeond.clan matter at Medford, Onton, under the act of aiarcn a, ii. Official l'anrr of the City of Medford. Official rajver of Jackaon County. HtTBBCRIPTIOir KITES. On year, by """' , , ik.oh One month, by mMl ... .to Per month, delivered by carrier In Mdfnrt1. JnpkiinnvUlA and Ch- tral Point. .-.., ..... ,, .SO Paturtlay only, by mall, per year 8.00 Weekly, per year - . VSO IWORK CIBCUI.ATIOW. Dally averaim for fleren monthi end- ins November JO. tn. zisi. Thn Mall Tribune Is on aale at the Terry Newa Stand. 8?an rranclseo. Portland Hotel New Stand. Portland. Portland News Co., Portland. Ore. W. O. Whitney, Heattle, Wuh, mil Xased Wire United Frees Slipateh. MSOrORS, OREGON. Metropolla of Southern Oregon and Northern California, and the fastest prowl nc city In On-con. Population U. H. ccnaua 1910 SStO; estimated, HIS to.000. Flro hundred thouaand dollar Gravity Waler Syatcm completed. KlvlnK flneat supply pure mountain water, and 1..J mllea of atrteta pa-e,t. Postofflce. recelpta for year endlnc Noveraber 30, 111, show Increase of It per cent. Uanner fruit city in Orccon TtORUs Itlver Rpltxtnberit apples won sweep stakes prlxe and title of HALT MASSACRE MILWAUKEE, Wis., March 22. Four Hrltlsh KunboaU, anchored in tho Dardanelles, alone have pro vented a massacre, of Christians In Constantinople, according to the declaration or Mm. John Allen, -wife ot an American engineer, in a letter to a Milwaukee relative. Writing from tho Ottoman capital, Mm. Al len Mid: "Tho situation is gradually grow ing worse. Tho government has commandeered all ferry boat, using them to transport soldiers from Asia Minor.' Ewrr horse is pressed into service at tho front and it is almost impossible (or one to leavo tho city. "Talk of a massacro is heard on all sides. Tho Arabs say they were promised much loot if they enlisted, and tho Turkish officers aro restrain ing them with great difficulty. "All night long tho British gun boata sweep the city with their searchlights. They aro on tho look out for troublo at any hour and, but for tholr presence, tho streets of ConstanUnopto "would run red wits tho blood ot Christians. "To make things worse, food sup plies are low. I don't bcllevo the city can hold out against tho se rious famine conditions more than two months." KIT CARSON'S SON STARVES TO DEATH HEXO, cv., March 22. Ruffled in his nllemptfl io get food by tho loss of his saving: of eight years, .. ..i:.. j ."ion t ...:. r ci. til:.. iiiiiuiiuiiiJK l" " Mwias. .juuiiiifc, 61, solo survivor of tho Alamo inns shcro and adopted son of Kit Car son, was gripped by starvation and is dead hero, today. Schilling pass ed away in an old shack whero lie had subsisted on crackers and water until ho could sustain himself no longer. ' Schilling lost (ho money on n, re cent trip to .California nnd had to borrow coin to rpturn to his shack here. Schilling was adjutant lo General Phil Sheridan in" tho Civil war. He hud a notnblo career as a fccout and frontiersman. ' RABIES EPIDEMIC TACOMA, Mutch 22. Tucoma is today fueing a hydrophobia epidemic two distinct 'cases of tho diseuso having coma to light in tho last two days. Dr. II. A. Mutton, n veterinary, is tho luteal 'victim and tho live year old daughter of Iic'ouurd T. Oddie, is also iiudor treatment. Orders have been issued by tho chief of police to lill all unmuzzled canines found ut largo and scores of theso liuvo been shot. Orders iiuvo been dispatched to IJorkeloy, Cnl., for u uuutity of laljics vaccine, and both Dr. IJutton and tho Oddio girl will bo innoculutcd uder tho direction of Dr. A. S. Wil son, city bacteriologist, who is thor- oiighly acquainted with hydrophobia BRITISH GUNBOATS inflow'. p.r8!"" m "i" en8t- PLANT MORE Til 13 past year lias been the first in the past deeatle when Kogue Kiver valley growers produced enough potatoes to not only supply tho valley but to export, in considerable quantity. Hitherto it has been necessary to import many carloads ot potatoes annually. )rt inaiv carloads ot potatoes annually, jnst year was an unusually favorable ono for potatoes, nly locally but over Iho entire nation. The high price ic previous year encouraged the planting of a greatly L; not onlv of th increased area. Quiet business conditions vesulted. in an under consumption. The three causes created over pro duction, which lowered prices. The crop of .19.11 brought at this season of the year '2 and more per sack, with firm demand, while this year the minimum wholesale price is 05 cents per sack (IIS pounds). Returns to growers aro much less than a year ago. but there is still a profit in raising potatoes. The growers of the valley should plant heavily again this year. There will not bo anywhere near tho acreage in the country at largo and the season already promises to be unfavorable. The average price of tho past ten years insures a fair return for tho output. A number of local growers who made a fancy profit two veal's ago in potatoes and a fair return last year, say they will not plant this year because they did not mako as much last season as was realized from high-priced orchard property, as they did the year previously. But thoy aro just as apt to this seasou, especially if they have irriga tion. "When prices become as low as they have been this sea son, thero is an extreme liklihood of high prices imme diately following, through abandonment of tho crop by a large percentage of the growers. WANTS A CELEBRATION. ii A ND after the battle clears we hope the mayor and council and people of Medford will gather round the Maypole and have a bacchanalian dance." This pleasing suggestion is made by our gentle con temporary, the Sun, which dearly loves a dance, as well as a prizefight both manly arts. But what does our virtuous city attorney and our illustrious mayor say to a bacchanalian dance tf for bacchanalian is derived from Bacchus, the god of wine and bacchanalian means "characterized by revelry and drunk encss." Doubtless the indicted saloonkeepers will cheer fully furnish tho liquid refreshments, sinco the adminis tration is going to make the town dry. It wolild indeed be a cheerful sight to see the mayor and council and people of Medford garbed in laurel wreaths and nature galloping wildly about the Maypole while the socialists play the fiddle, for "even bacchanalian madness has its charms." The suggestion is made that the occasion bo made the dedication of the new armory. The Sun need not worry there will be dancing enough there always is Avhen village officials take themselves too seriously, when political accident lands the unqualified in the limelight to cut fantastic tricks before high heaven nnd rattle around in shoes too big for them. ANDERSON NEDS P AN That Dud Anderson failed to get the decision over Knockout Drown in Los Angeles last Saturday afternoon because of improper training and bad advico by his corner men is the opinion of several fight fans who have returned from tho south after witnessing tho contcts. Anderson, they aver, was brought down to edge three days before, tho fight and then began" to lose strength. Fntilo ef forts wcro made to build him up and when ho stepped into the ring ho was far from being right. ''With one experienced man in his comer," said one of tho fans, "An derson would liuvo won in tho elev enth and twelfth round, and even had ho failed in this, ho would liavo won tho decision had ho not been improp erly advised in tho final round, in which ho permitted Drown to get a draw with him. A Ituwhido Kelly or n Hurry Foley would have sent An derson into tho ring in perfect shape and thoy would liavc won the fight for him by their couching. If ho has h good man in his corner next time I um going to place my money on liim, hut with tho same men training and seconding him I am going to lay off, Andorson is being badly han dled all around and if ho does not got into experienced hands ut once, his career is going to bo spoiled. Rawhido Kelly, a bhrowd mannger, excellent trainer and a great coach, would ho an ideal man to look uftur tho northwestern body." PORTLAND REGULATES PUBLIC DANCE HAULS 1'OKTLAND, Ore., March 22,-rFol- lowing nn ugrcement reachi'il liy'so cial workers, jluncc- hull promoters and fraternal organizations, tho health and police committee of the city council has today drafted an or dinance regulating public dunces and recommended its passage. Tho ordinance- will permit tho op ening of public dunces undor tho re illation of n danco hull inspector to bo a member of Iho polico depart ment. Drustio provisions nre mudo aguiust 'rag" dances of all kinds. No liquors arc to bo sold cither in danco hulls or iti any pluco udjaccnt to' it;' wy.r'- JfEDFOTlD T,CVTTJ TRTTllTNT. MEPFOTm OftEClON, SATtmnAV. MAKCMT POTATOES. .IS PORTLAND, Ore, March S.'. Al though tho temperature is still low today throughout tho northwest, the weather is mora moderate than since the beginning of tho present cold snap Ihrco days ago. About two inches of piiow fell in Portland last night, and continued today intermit tently. Reports from other north western cities indicate that no great amount of damage is being douo by the storm. E WHEEL IS LOST Owing to a wet pavement nn auto mobilo owned and driven by Council man Campbell skidded into tho curb as Mr. Campbell was leaving his residence this morning and u wheel wus lobt. A remurkublo fcaturo of tho accident wus that tho machine was in Iho low gcur when tho acci dent occurred. Attention Sir Knights! Our Jfrslcr servieo will bo hold'nt tho Presbyterian church at Medford, Oregon, at 11 :')0 n. in. Kustor .Sunday, March 23, 1013. A large delegation of knights com ing from Ashland uud Grants Pass. All Sr Knights should bo at tho Ma sonic hull qt 10;.'I0 u. m, to uniform and march to church. All tho (ranks belonging to Medford Knights will bo ut Hal!. Luncheon will hit sorved to knights and their ladies at tho hall after tho services, All Medford knights bhould bn on hand. NOTICi:. Kotlco is hcroby given that tho undersigned will potltlon to tho city council of tho city of Modforu at Its next regular meeting on April 1, 1913, for a permit to transfer placo ot business In city ot Medford from No. 31 South Front streot to 36 North Front streot. B. S. ItKOCLIFFB. Dated March 18, 1913. COLD WEATHER MODERATING Our Correspondents EAGLE POINT EAGLETS lly A. C llowh-tl When I Itiht wroto for tho Mail Tribune 1 hud just Nikt'ii of my iv turn from Jo.vphine county nnd spoko of my meeting Uert lllginboth nut hero, nnd while, ho was here I learned that tho stock up lit bin hec lion of tho country was in n very good condition owing to the fuel (hut they had plenty of Imv and good at tention. The stock rnNers have lent ti ed that cnttlo are worth so much (lint it pays to feed them. Stockmen sny that the past uiulor hns been ono of the most severe, on stock wo have had for several years. As a rule they begin to turn their stock out on tho range by tho first of March but some of them nro still feeding tip to this tho 120th or Mittvh. , 1 also found on my arrival Mr. II Rusmusseu of Cincinnati, Ohio, here. Ho was here soliciting for a firm manufacturing aluminum ware. I also learned that H. D. TroiiKon, tho apple king, Nlek Young and Art Nichols of this place had isited Mod ford that day, Tuesday, that Hon. C, K. Watson, ono of the prominent at torneys of Ashland, arrived in Kuglo. Point on tho satno car ns Juxsclf, although wo did not recognize onch olher until we met al the post office that night. Tho arrangements for him to deliver n lecture to tho school tho next morning were made, which he did and it was highly appreciated by those who had tho satisfaction of hearing him. I did not leant what business ho wits on or whether ho had n business call or not. He was Iho guest of P. M. Stewart the night ho staved in Knglc Point. On Wednesday afternoon Prof. P. Wells, our county school superinten dent, enmo out nnd visited our school and spent tho night with your Knglc Point corrosjmndoat. Hon. John Wntkins, our justice of the pence, wns summoned to appear in Jacksonville with his court docket to bo used in n suit pending between Fred Pnlouse, but the case was set led out of court and all hands are satisfied. Itst Wednesday our sheriff, Mr. Siuglcr nnd Don Cameron called for dinner and after flinner thoy started out to capture Wultcr Woods, who was indicted for tihing too freely it gun on oho. .tinned Walkins, and ns he The sheriff wus riding through town he wns hailed by the aforesaid Wal ter Woods and informed that ho vns tho man he was looking for. Ho knew Mr. Siuglcr, but' Mr. Siuglcr did not know him. They both went on to Jacksonville together the sumo after noon. CENTRAL POINT ITEMS. Prof. Orccnlenf left for a tour of California on a series of lecture Friday. Miss Corn Smith spent tho luxl of tho week with homo folks at Grants Pass. Tho members of tho seventh and eighth grades worn very busy Friday" afternoon putting in their garden on tho school ground. Tho pupils nro taking much interest in garden mak ing nnd n grent 'success is looked forward to. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hcsselgrnve of Diinhinuir, Calif., is hero visiting friends and relatives. , Miss Kliasou spent Saturday nnd Sunday with relatives at Ashland. Dr. Dow has purchased a fine Overland car from Air. Gntos of Med ford. Jess Wright, who has been spend ing tho lust week with his mother and other relatives hore, relumed lo southern Cnliforia Thursday. This evening (Friday) will end up Iho revival meetings which have been going on fur tho lust thrco' weeks. Theso meetings havo been well at tended and (piito n good deal of good was received from thorn. Thnro will bo a number baptized Friday even ing nnd communion services will also bo held. Tho Central Point orchestra will givo a danco in tho Central Hall Sat urday evening, March 22. All aro cordially invited to attend. Miss Kiln Stono has accepted a position in Mrs. Hawk's millinery btore. r Miss Iluyjuer .huh returned from a visit (o Willow Springs wholo ho lint been nursing. f you CAN CUIIK THAT HACK AOIIB. ' ' I'aln along tho back, dizziness, hcadacho and gonoral languor, (let a packago of Motbor Oruy's AUO MATIO LEAP, tho plcusantcst root and horb euro for all Kldnoy, Illaddor and Urinary troubles. When you fool ull run down, tired, weak and without cnomv nsri this remarkablo combination of. nature's horbB and roots. As a tonic laxative it has no onual. Mothor Gray's Aromatic- Loaf is sold by DrugglBts or sent by mall for CO cents, flamplo sont froo. 4 ALONG ROGUE RIVER T. C. MeCobo took n load uf olilek- ei4 to Kitglo Point Friday. Ho then look tho train for Modlord oil a business trip. Tho farmers ttto spraying Hunt' orchards. Mr. uud Mrs. Tout Ueleher moved Mr. and Mrs. Howard to their homo above J. C. Hannah's Inst Sntmda.v. Mr. nnd Mis. Ueleher returned to their home in Central Point Sundav. Miss Autiio Johnson uud Akin C.hi.ivki- uiii-iii-jmimI llii'ir friends u few days ago by a tlip lo California and Miss Johnson becoming .Mrs Couover while there. Mrs. Couovor U the eldest duiiuhlor of Frank Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Couover have snout their entire lives among us uud their many friends wish them n loin nnd happy married life. Will Jones of Prospect iniulo it trip to tho valley the first of tho week. Mr. nn.l Mm. Chris llenunn woie shopping in Kuglo Point Tueidiiy. Mr. uud Mrs. Frank Johnson nittl daughter Huttin who have been Miondinir tho winter at Iho rimoli on Reeso creek, returned homo a few- days ugo. Kd Houston nnd sisler Mins Ida wcro in tho alloy Saturday and re turned 'Sunday. Miss Dm Is of Ash laud returned with them nnd begun a three mouths lorut of school tho 17lh in the Long Drnnelt district. Jasper Hannah wus in Jackson ville Friday. Mm. Jasper Hnnnn, Mm. T. lhnlv nnd Miss Mima I latum wore tho gnosis of Mrs. it. Daw lust Sntitrdav, Mr. Fry of Trail made a trip lo the allev the first of Ihe week aftT a load of oats. Mm. Johnston of Medfotd spent n few days with her daughter, Mm Rube Daw. Mm. Daw took her to Kuglo Point Thursday whero Mie look tho train for Medford to meet Paul Murlholoniow who passed through on tho eveuiut: train. Norman Gugo w n Misenger on the P. oi K. last Friday afternoon, Henry French was driving n Ih'I team liomn from lviglo Point and noiirly cau-ed Dr. Ilrehgosncr's little pis wagon to tun nwny. Dr. Kirehgessncr mudo n profes sional call to W. Houston's family whoso ch1Hrvit"hao the wltochiing cough. Logal blanki tot nlo at tnn Mall Trhiin office " IIO.Mi: TltACTS. Now Is tuu time in purchase your homo tract, for Knrden and poultry TheHo offerings aro nil lens than two miles from tho center of Med ford. 1.1 acres. $550; first cnh ty ment $30. 1.75 ncros, $H85; first cash pay ment $15. .Cf ncrc, $325; first null pay ment $10. .8 nere, $100; first cash pay ment $'.'5. 3.3 ncros, $C35; first null pay ment $35. .1 acre. $300; first caah pay ment $15. !.ot 50x130, $300; first caah pay ment $5. Four acres, illy water, $iC0f; cunh $800. Flvo acres, Joining city, $1700 cash $1000. Ono-hnlf aero best creok bottom for Rnrden, now five-room cottaRi), city wnlor paid for ono year. $1000. 50 or 100 acres, bent land in tho vnllny, high Mato of cultivation, two and one-half miles out from Medford, $375 per ucre. KXCIIA.NTil-:. n-room cottage, 50 ft. lot. In Ln ve lum), Colorado, clear. $3500. Wants well located, modern homo In Med ford. i Ivo-room Iioiiko and 1 3-3 acres of Kround, In cood Kaiisns town of 3000 pop., $3500, mortgngo $1000 at 7 per coat Int., duo 3 years. Wants Medford property for equity. (lood vacant lots in Los Angolcs to trade for good light uutomoldle. $320o railroad construction com pany stock for Medford properly. $1050 stock III largo cement plant for lots or land. $1600 ttiren-room houso and la run lot in Medford, water paid in full. Wants Lob Angolcs property. $1000, now six-room bungalow, largo lot, to trnda for Los Augolus property. Want good flvo or six room bunga low In exchange for Hear creok but tout land. imKBHLKU-BOI'im LAND CO., Ill M. F. & H. Co. llldg. John A. Perl Undertaker ttfl B. UAHTLLTT I'Jiom-s M. 471 au4 478 Auibulnncc tier vice Deputy Coroner Clark & Wright LAWYERS WASHINGTON, I. O. Public Lund Matters: Final Proof. Dosort Lands, Contest and Mining CnH08. fieri p. 22, IMfl. Auction Sale of Acreage IN TIII5 I'IKItCK HIMII1IVIHION Two .Miles Hast of Mclfoitl TlltlltHDAV, Al'ltlli tOTIl ON TIIIC LAND Ono and one-ipiartor to flvo aero tracts will bo old to tho htithoRt bid dor. Holdout dons tho buyer hnvn Iho ohnneo to tntitio tho price ho pays for real estato, emmclnlly elinlro pro perty woll located uud on vory ctuy termii. Do not fall to necuro ono of Uioho tract, A upeelnl opportunity for tho man of small means to necuro n homo. Liberal discounts wilt bo mudo for nil emit. i:. i iu:muiT, o. ii. I'liMUJi: Auctioneer Owner E.D.Weston Official Photographer of tho Medford Commorcial Club Amateur Finishing Post Curds Punorniuiu Work Portraits Interior and oxtorior view Flash lights Noirativos niado anv timo and any place by appoint i lie nt. 208 E. Main Phono 1471 i:en more nrul.trly tlmu lo the Hun. Sometimes "Old Hoi rails to p r In an nppc.'iruuco, nut wo fltl'O III III'' OlTII-llPlI Dally lnpt Hundny. You Can Depend On I's for The Stuff of Life. I'rvnli. Light and Wholeouio MEDFORD BAKERY & DELICATESSEN lii H. Central Some Exceptional Good Buys .10 ncros only 3 miles from city; Joins ouo of tho fliuut orrhnrds In tho valley. 1'rleo $1000, good term. IIL'N(IAI.OVH Wo hnve Mum nice new biuignlowd for sale on vory easy payments. SMALL TIIAC-IS Wo have a number of small tracti for snlo or exchange for city prop erty. IUOII Aero Slocl; Itnnrh to exchange for well Improved or chard tract or city property. Wood&Messner H South Central Aw. OIW..V AIMllL 1ST The Bonded Warehouse (ji:ni:kal KTOitAdi: Oregon's Most up-to-dato Flro-proof Wurahouiso with Hurglar-pruof Vault. For rates apply MEDFORD REALTY & IMPROVEMENT CO. MauugcrH PLUMBING Steam and Hot Water Heating All Work DuuranUod Price lU'tuotiubln OOFFEEN & PRICE as Howard Block, Bntrsuo on OMi t Home Thou 219. WHERE TO GO TONIGHT M-HH-4-M--l"f'Hl' f ISIS THEATRE ! VAt'DMVII.LK CHARLES CROSS AND DESSIC DR0WNELL Classy cutci tumors t S.Mieopation In Moderation t Photoplays Friday & Saturday T THE PHANTOM SHIP UR0NCH0 BILLY'S LAST DEED Featuring (I. M. Anderson CUTEY AND THE TWINS Vitngrnph Comedy Matinee Saturday mill Sunday H H M ! IT THEATRE Tho llet Pictures In Town TONunir "Tlllt MUM CAN SI'V" A To Keel Drama Tnkoit on tho Mcxtcan Holder and Tlio Setonlli of llio "What llnppeueil lo Mar)" Hcile AdmUnlon Always tho Home IO--CII.VIS .1 Never More. N'evsr L White Wyandottcs Special Offer for bnlntice of March. In order to mlvertUo my prlio win ning winter ln lug Mot-k, a big re duction In prltii of I'Ugn, mill In ad dition with ctory order received iH Kivo froi una year's iiilmcrlptlou lo The Northwrt Poultry Journal. My Loot iien won flrt pen, first cock, flmt and rewind pullet nnd ioiond lien nt (Iriiutii Pan uliow. It 1 3. Alio nueiiHitakeii for hlgliirit renting pu of nuy variety In mIiow and I nn offered 136 for thn cork. From thl pen cki: ut $3 per nutting. All nth em Hourly e'luul $t. A few good cockereU for nnlo. Wtlto ipilclt. JOHN II. ITLI.IIlt Talent. Oregon J. Ii. Mulhollcn Painting, Paper Hanging, Tinting ami (iineral lloiioo Itcpalrlug Phono C03-Y JI1M Went Second Street mi-Ht t Luxury Without Extravaganco Hotel I Von Dorn 242 Turk Streot I Finest popular priced Hotol in San Francisco Modorn Contral X jj?iiijipifi Dctft loented and most r o pu 1 nr lolcl in the City. Running dirflillcd ice witter in ench room. European Plun, a la Carlo Cafe. Tariff on Rooms 12 rooms $1.00 each fiO roomi . 1.S0 each flO rooms 2.00 each 00 rooms "lit prink U 2.00 each BO rooms with pdutt bath 2.50 each 30 suites, bedroom, par lor and bath 3.00 each For more than ono nuest add $ LOO extra to the above rates for each additional guest. Reduction by week or month. Managtmtnt Chfttr IV. Ktltty F.G.ANDREW'S I.0H8OO. of (li'lll and Dlulim Kooni. .. J-irgSSRjL