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ruMHiiin Rvinir aktkiinoon
lSXCWT HUNDAT HY TUB
iiicui-onu rjiiNTiNO cu.
Tlio Democratic Time, Thn Mcdfonl
Mull. The MeuTnnl Tribune, Thn Hnutlt
rn OrrKonlnn, Tlio AshlAiiif Tribune.
Offlco Mnll Trlbuno lttiltdlnrr, Jt-II-JS
North Fir street; telephone TB
Official PntMT of tha City of Medforu.
Official l'nper of Jnckion County.
OKOnOB PUTNAM, Editor und Jtftnnirer
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SOCIAL EVENT OF
SEA N iA
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NEW YEAR'S EVE.
I'ntrrwl un Hrcoml-rlnsn mntter nt
Wntfnril. OrKon, umlrr tho net of
March 3, 1871).
SVBCCIUFTION KATES,
One your, by iimtL. ,JS.0O
One month, tiy mall .. ..- .50
Per tnnnth, delivered by carrier In
Mnlfnnt, Jnckaonrllla nml Con
trol I"olnt . . .SO
RMiirday only, by null, per jenr. ioo
Weekly. Per year . .. - 1.51
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STOOD
1010 2
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NKW YOHK, Doc. HI. Plniw for
a .second trial of lfnu Schmidt, con
fi'scod murderer of Anna Aumuller.
were briii" considered nt the district
nltorney' office here todny. Aflcr
deliberating for thirty-six hour-, the
jury which heard the testimony
n;;ninst the pric-t-iuindercr in the
court of Judtre Foster. v?o tumble to
reach nil nprecmejit and vn di
chnrjred ln-t nipht. Tlio jurv stood
ten to two for conviction on the
urst nniiot nml l lie ote never
changed. Two of the jurors flood
out to the last in favor of n erdiet
ilcchiriuz Schmidt insane.
SWEDISH YULE FESI
SMITH'S HALL TONIGHT
The Swcdsh Yulc-feast nt Smlth'j
hall tonight promises to be well at
tended by the Scandinavians In the
alley, although the midden death
jcaterdny of Nils Paulson ot Gold
II III sadly effected several Swedish
families In Mcdford.
A partial list of the program reads
ns follews:
Vart Land, Vart Land, Missed
Johnson and KJclson.
Speech of Welcome, In Swedish
and English, O. X. Nelson.
Guitar music, Guben Noak, Miss
Nlllio Trick.
Declamations ot Swedish poems,
Dr. T. Malmgrcn.
Swedish folk songs, Miss DIna
EKstrom.
Piano music. Miss Ela Droth.
Swedish folk songs, P. W. Chll-
grcn and others.
Speeches In Swedish, Norwegian,
Danish and English by guests from
different parts ot Southern Oregon
Refreshments will be served, and
Is In charge, of Mrs. J. S. Prick. Miss
Augusta Carlson,and Mrs. John Carl
son. Miss Laura Prick, Miss DIna
Ekatrom and Mr. G. A. Johnson com
poso the reception committee, and
will direct the. folk-games and intro
duce tlio strangers.
Somo of tho young ladles will bo
dressed in tho national cootumo of
Dnlnrno, a sight now seldom seen ex
cept us a historical display of ancient
fashion. Hut the dresses are beau
tiful, and mo often need by the rich
and poor alike at great festivals in
Sweden.
The most Important social event of
this evening will bo tho rnncy dress
ball to be given by the Indies of tho
Greater Mcdford club through its
imudrnl department.
A groat many out-of-town guests
aro to be present nnd the Colony
club will bring tho ranch people from
alt oer the alley. This is to be
the most important nnd select so
cial function ever underlaKeti b the
club.
While n great many will be In
fancy continue and somo In evening
dress still muro will come In party
frocks ninl business suits to watch
with one another the dying gasps ot
tho hoodoo jear nnd tho advent ot
the brand New Year A blare of toy
trumpets nnd whistles will welcome
1914 lu true mnrtial stjle.
Dancing will continue until 1:30
and a delicious buffet luncheon wilt
be served to the guests from midnight
on.
Tho grand march wilt form at
0:15 p. m. with Colonel and Mrs.
Sargent ns leaders the colonel In
full dress uniform. They will bo fol
lowed by tho throngs of merrymakers
In fancy costumo who will dance away
the hours till tho witching hour ot
midnight when the grand fanfare ot
trumpets will herald the birth of the
New Year. Tho toy trumpets will bo
for sale in a booth presided over by
one of tho committee. "
Despite the weather a very largo
gathering ot our representative peo
plo nro expected and tho home
coming young people nro planning to
add their light-hearted gaiety to tho
affair.
DRINKS 4 GAL
ONS
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OF TEA A
TO TEST QUALITY
TO
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DENVER, Colo.. Dec. 31. Despite
his Injuries, Charles H. Mover will go
to Washington to appear personally
beforo congress and urge a federal
Investigation Of strike conditions in
tho Michigan copper district. In
ternational Vice-President Mahonoy,
of the Western Federation of Miners,
made, this announcement here today.
Mahoncy said ho himself would go
to Washington In a few days to as
sist Moyer when congress re-convenes
January 12.
KID'S NOISE CAUSED
BURGLAR TOIESCAPE
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F.
SPOKANE, Wash, Dec .11
"Your kids make too much noUe and
keep waking up and it Is now five
o'clock, so I cannot finish tha Job.
Good bye. I seo you did not buy a
now overcoat."
The police today are searching for
the burglar who pinned the above
nolo to a Christmas treo In tho home
of A. L. White and escaped with
plunder valued at moro than $1200
WASHINGTON, Dee. :il.SVn-
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Int.v of Ihe TioiiMiiy AlcAdoo has in
his employ a .ouiti; man who is n
hard drinker. .Moreover, tho ci're
tary know Hint this joiui nmii tin.
moos tnviy, and MimiKo ns it muV
seem, pas him because he i a good
th inker.
Tho yoiuiii man in one-lion is Geo.
P. Mitchell of Wnshitij-toh. lint lie
fore ou fonu un opinion of this
jouuir uinn and his employer, urn
tdtnhtd know that lie ilriuU nothing
stronger than tea and tltnt hit. po
.sition is "-uperv isnim ten evnmiiier"
of the trcnsiiiy depnitiuont.
I p to dnle lie has never been
known to lost Iosn than four vnlloiis
of ten a dav. Ho could toll in his
Mocp the diifcieuce between a oup
of Pin-; Puey Given, Scutitcd Orion
tnl lVkoe or Pooohovv Ooolouj;. He
oan iccogniro by sooond tinturo
vvhelher the brand which miladv
serves at ."i p. ni. is uoinj to fill her
with cheer immortalired in literature
or with indico blue, talc, gypsum or
hnriiim sdphnto.
Mitchell lias seven men in his
ohnrce located in New Yoik, llostoit.
Cliicapo, St. Paul. Tacomn, San
Prancisco nnd Honolulu. Like
Mitchell, thee men mut test several
pallone of ten a dav to determine
whether or not the importation from
the far-off tea fields measure up to
Hie official standard set hv Mitch-
ell's office.
Ten is the one nrtiole of food
which is measured accordim to a
set standard. Twelve crades are se
lected yearly. Then every chest of
tea that enters the United States
mut conform to those staudnrd
or farewell. The ten driukin; deter
mines the (iialitv and fitness for
consumption.
The test for coloiinc and ohcinioul
"l'ncinj;" i the simple device of Dr.
K. Alberta Head of the department
of nizricult are's bureau of chemistry.
She discovered quite bv accident one
dav while testinr some leas that Hie
sediment from her .samples loft a
blue mark on paper. She rubbed the
ten with 'a knife. It left n blue
smudge. This wns further teated
and found to indicate invnrinblv the
presence of indioo coloring.
Then she investigated further and
found that a black paper won:.: In
dicate the presence of such "fac
ial:" or adulterants, ns talc, ci-iuu,
barium sulphate. Xnvv the "(tend
test" is officially recognized by the
Miporvfcini; tea exnniiner n thn host
and simplest manner of dctcnuinin?
he presence of impurities. Ail that
is rcnlly left for tiie examiners is to
taste for rpmlitv.
GOVERNMENT
TO
PUSH
PENDING
MONOPOLY
SUITS
"WASHINGTON. Dee 31- PoltdhiR
milts of the government ngnlust at
levied violators of tlio Shermnn antl
trust law will bo pushed to n conclu
sion lu tho uuurt( unless now over
tures aro made by tho cotporiitlont.
No compromises mo pending at tlild
time. t, (
This Idea vvai, oxpro.ssod both b
Attorney General "Mclt'noldn and
by Asslstnnt Attorney General Todd
lu reply to persistent ropoits tint
various suits, notably that nxalint
tho sugar trust, will ho terminated
b.v agreement out of court.
' The department Is nut negotiating
any settlements lu cased that lmvo
i already been called, although 1 can
not sa what tho tuturo will brim;.
1 will !U wo do not took for n com
promise In nn of tho cases, " said
tho attorney general. "Tho suit
against the sugar coiuhluc, so far as
1 know, will now tnku lis regular
court-o lu the courts and will bo
vigorous!) pushed "
M 1 Theatre
TuoMlrty and Wednesday .Mjihtt
'Thantoms"
Sullg 'i Heels, Shadows ot tho Stago
NATIVKS KW At'STHAMA
Pond Snail
IN THE SPANISH PVItHNKi::
Patho Kdhcntloiliil
A SHNSK OP lll'MOIt
KM I so a Conlody
Oitidug Tliursday Night Onl)
A GOOD SlOUT
A 1! Heel IMUou Comedy
CALENDARS AND NEW YEAR CARDS
DIARIES FOR 19M
Hi'U'fl TliiMit Now ,
Medf ord Book Store
OFFERS TO SELL
HUSTON. Dee. ill.- "A for me.
I'd rather lmvo my out," writes Mis.
Ague- Model of Quiuev to .Mis, Mnrv
K. riiandler, in offering to sell her
liusbnnd for 10(10.
Mrs. Hedoll wrote that she hid
noticed in the newspapers vvheio
Miss ("handier needed a liubaiid to
take, oaro of her property and ot
fered her own.
"I wnnt mono to open n hoard,
iui; Itoiisc," s,d Mr. Ilcdcll.
MONA LISA SENT
TO
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STAR
THEATRE
TOUW
l'HANK roSTEIt
Ilbuic face comedlnii In Impersonation
WHO KILLED OI.OA CAItllW?
llnttllng mystery story 2 reels.
AN ELEPHANT ON HIS HANDS
Farce comedy -Just one big laugh
THHrUACK.SMAN'S
lti:roil.MATION
Drama
STAlt OUrill-STItA
Added foatura
Coming tomorrow
LADY LIVINGSTON, THE SKATING
11EAU
ADMISSION 10 (MONTS
Oialmers
S MOTOR CARS
ARE THE BEST FOR THE MONEY
When you tire of
rough, strong,
high-
ISIS THEATRE
T
RESIGNS HIS PULPIT
LOS ANGKLES, aCl , Dec. 31
Judgo Gaving Craig of the biiperlor
court will re-sbiiteiicu ltalph i'arlss
Pilday mornlug, for tho murder of
Jloiaco Moiitngue, whom he Bhot
whllu rohbinx a train near El .Monte,
December 22. At thut time attor
neys for tho bandit will pluud that he
Is mental)) unsound unci thut his of
fense could not. thoieforo constitute,
first degree murder,
If Crajg n pa In sontpneo I'urisa to
tho gallows ll Is regarded as prob
nblu thut tho youth's uttorno)b would
apiieal directly lo tho stato supreme
louit, which may tot nsldo tho cu
teuco and scud the case baik to thu
uiiporlor couit for tilal.
COLl'Mlirs, 0., Dec. HI. He v.
Dr. Washington Gladden, nationally
prominent lor his, books on sociol
ogy, and who reiuscd u donation
iioin John I J, Jtockcfeller, ''becuuse
it was tainted money," today served
his last day as active pastor of the
Firnt f'ongiegatlounl chuieli. wlieie
he hus pieuched for thiity-one
j cars. Advanced "e caused the
vvithdlawiil.
NEW YEAR'S GAIETY
NEW YOKE, Doc. 31 Clearing
skies and moderating temperature
gave promlso todny of an atmospher
ically Ideal New Years Eo for Now
York. Advance preparations Indi
cated nineteen fourteen would be
ushered Into the greater city with u
lavish expenditure, perhaps, never
equalled. At midnight, when the
glasses clink in the costly restau
rants, tho star of hopo, the Idealists'
beacon of good will, will bo turned
on for those unfortunates on the
Madison Squuro bunches.
Thu tango will be allowed In ex
clusive cafes for the first time lu the
city.
PAIHS, 1W. :tl. Tho ttniii hmr
in;; Leonardo da Vinci's famous
paintiiv, "Tlio Ginconda." from It
nly buck to Paris, cnlsrid (he fron
tier nt Modctia at dnwu IoiIh. Cur
ator Lit Prieiir of the Louvre nicl
the train and accepted custody ol
the picture. The detachment of Ital
ian cnrhiuicrrc-. who had .o-cnui
pained tho train trom Home, vvcio
also relieved and a snund "f Piciuh
L'cndannes took their id.ici -.
Plioloda)M Tuis.0.1) ami Wislncfday
Our New Minister
In Thrco Paris
Adopted from the famous rural
drama by Denuiau Thompson and
Gcorgo W. Ityer, featuring Joseph
Conyers nud Alice Joyce.
PATHi: WEEKLY NO. (II
News
Coming lliurxluy Oulj
THE IIOG.MEHANO
S & A Speilal 1'eaturo
proof whiskey try,
the new Gyrus Noble.
pure, mild and mature
5V. J. Van Schtiyvcr & Co., General Agents
Portland, Oregon
gin
Mm
K-crtoss rinknc? fihst quality
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MJt of c'tir. lllnnltUJ Dniil.t 1'lr, Mtulllal Uth
lunt i i.inic!ilniri!el. Dutctla lotk, co
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Arrow
COLLARS
Inc.
Singer Sewing Machines
Machines for rent, phono 81C-X.
Hepalrs, cleaning, oils, needles, parts,
phonograph repairing,
AL INGHAUA.M, MAN.W.'Elt
iU7 Soutli Holly St., Mcdfoid
AUTO 0VNERS MEET
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
The Old Year Out, 'tlio Svw Year In!
utch night corvlco at tho Tree
Methodist church, comer Tenth and
Ivy, will boglu nt 8 o'clock p. in.
Itev. 3. AY. Shnrpo, district elde-,
will bo present and nsslst tho pastor
in tho service,
Tho meeting will be free nnd open
to all. Coino and welcome.
J. E. BRADLEY,
Pastor.
The Southern Orogon Auto associ
ation will hold a meeting In tho base
ment of the Public llbiary Saturday
aftoruoon at 2 o'cliclc for tho pur
pose of dlscLsir'iig fi rt'ier plana for
contesting the pr,mc it of stato II
cento held Illegal in othor states, and
outlining other plans. A largo at
tendance Is sought.
BUSH ESTATE $2,000,000;
TWO-THIRDS LEFT TO SON
SALKM, Or., Dec. ai.-Tho will of
Asiihcl liiisii, pioneer bunker, dispon
ing of nil estate valued nt f 2,(1110,.
000, h on tile Jor prolinte todav.
Asahel X. DiikIi, a son, In iictivo
ehuige of the Ladd & Ibihli hank, is
left nlmottt two-thiuh of thu estate.
'S NEGLIGENCE
CAUSE OF FATALITY
NEWCASTLE, Colo., Dec. 31
Negligence on tho part of Cor) ell
Loaning company, a suunidlary of thn
Rocky Mountain Fuel company,
caused tho recent cxplovlou In tho
Vulcan mine here which resulted In
tha death of thirty-eight miners,
according to tho verdlit of tho coro
ner's Jury returned today.
The Jurors stnte that tho opera
tors did not sprinkle the mine pro
perty, permitted the use of opon
lights, did nut forbid smoking by tho
miners at work and frequently fired
shot while miners were working In
tha tdiaft.
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Draperies
W carry a very complete. Una of
ilniiwrlcB lao curulrm, flxturn. etc,
and ilo ml clnmieii of iiih(illrrlnr A
niKcim mm to look nfur UiIh work
rxtlllHlvilv nnd will ulvn i. ..,l
tnorvlcn nn Ih poxu.ljlo to Ket In even
.tiv iHii,tai l.
Weelcs & McGowan Co.
E. D. Weston
Official Photographer of thf
Mcdford Commercial Club
'Ainutenr Finishing
Post Cnrdd
Panoramic Work
Flash lights
Portraits
Interior ami exterior viowt
Negatives mado anv Unit
and any place by appoint
ment.
Ju .M. HARMON, .Manager.
208 E. Main Fhona 147
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Th Ik will bo a nntublu ovont In tho
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Kurniurn' Co-opurntlou will ho tho
leading topic of u Ktliuiilatlng norlcB
or loctiircn Tho week will bo crowded
with dlncuxHloiiH, and demoimtratloiia
lu everything that nuiKcH for the
welfare of tho farmer and homo
maker. '
Winter Short Course
.fauiiaiy ft to .10, KM I
. Tho College Iiiih Hpnrod no effort
to mahe I lilt tho moHt compluto short
course In lt hlMtory. A vory wide
range of coiirfion will lie offettid Jn
Genoral Agriculture, Horticultural,
Animal lliiHbandry, Dairying,' I'ou'
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tuition, AccomtnodalloiiH reiiHouablo.
Itciluced intcH on all railroads. For
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