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D PXGK iFOUR 1MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY HO, JHVM. i lj. MEDFORD mail tribune AN INPKPENDI3NT NEWBIWI'KU t'UHLlKURt) KVRUT AFTnilNOON K.NOKJ'T 8UKUAT II T TUB MKDFOIID l'lUNTINO CO. Tho Dnmocrfttk Timed, Th MedTqrU Mall. Tho MedfniM Tribune. The South cm Orctonlivn, The Atlilnntl Tribune orncA mhii Tribune itiniainw. ss-27-:9 North Fir alrrt; tnleplicmn "6. Orflclat l'aner of tho City of Medford, Official Paper of Jncknon County. BRIGHT PROSPECTS AHEAD, STATES DUN'S Kntored n nrcond-clnss mutter at McJfonl. Oregon, under th act of Jlnrch 3, IS? 8. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One your, by roMl. ... .. f 6.00 Ono month, by mull . . ... .SO Per month, ilcllvcrinl by carrier In Medford, Jnclmonvlllo nmt Cen tral l'oint.. ......a . . . .... .SO Pntuntny only, by mall, per year. , 5.00 Weekly, par year-. . ... 1 SO With Mcdfonl Stop-Ovcr THE LAY OF THE KANSAS HEN i (By V. 1). folmrn.) Wo have rend of Maud on n summer duj', Who rnkcil, unrclootrxi, tho now mown liny; Wo linvo read of the mnid in t!ie early mom, Who milked tho cow with tho crum pled horn; And we've rend tho toys that Hie poeU sinj Of tho rustling com nnd tho flowore of spring; Hut of nil the toys of tongue or pen There's untight like tho toy of tin Kansas lien. Long, loii" before MiuhI rakes her liny The Kansas hen has hegun to lay, And cro the milkninid stirs n pec The hen is up nnd hns dropped her Tho corn must rustle nnd flowers spring , If they hold their own with the barn- ynrd ring. If Maud is needing a lint nnd gown She dbesn't hustle her hay to town, But goes to tho storo nnd obtains her suit With n basketful of her fresh hen fruit. If the milkmaid's beau makes a Sim- ttov call She doesn't feed him on milk at all, llut works up eggs in a custard pie And stuffs him full of chicken fry; And when tho old man wants a horn, Does sho take the druggist a load of cornf Xot much! He .imply robs a nest And to town ho goes you know the rest. He hnngs around with the cliques nnd rings And talks of politics nnd things, While his poor wife stays nt home and scowls, Rut is snved from want by those self-same fowls; For, while her husband lingers thee, She watches tho cackling hens with core, And gathers eggs, and tho eggs she'll hide Till she saves enough to stem tho tide. Then liu.il, nil hail, to the Kansas hcii, Tho greutet blessing of nil to men. Throw up your lints and emit n howl Tor tho persevering bnniynrd fowl. Corn may be king, but it's plainly seen. Tho Kansas Tien is the Kansas queen. Gilbert appearing at tho A ROSY view of tho future is taken for Oregon by R. G. Dun & Co. in their semi-annual (ratio review oi conditions in the northwest. Indentions tire tlinl n re newal of activity hns set in throughout the country and prosperity is nt hand. The following are conclusions of the repert: "The prospects for 191-1 in the Pacific northwest are shown to he favorable by the tenor of reports received from correspondents representative of the entire torritorv. Conservative buying for the past two years has reduced: stocks of merchandise. Selling associations have already in some lines solved the difficulty of finding markets and' in others progress is being made in opening up new fields or regulating output. Tho increasing outward movement of products is strengthening the demand for merchandise and the incomng year opens with the promise of gradual improvement-." Conditions in Jackson county are summarized sis fol-' lews: Ashland Apples, pears, peaches, show increase of 13 per cent to 40 per cent. Hay and grain have increased 'ilimif 10 iirl irmf Tlw cmnll nitimmf ivf fnll.umvti m-'lill ii i. ri- ii xi "" i. 'i ..i 'Star theater, In n clasmy stunlnc nov J0'1;1,1 tVulltl0". PUV'J? tho year a oomont plant jolty nct MUi 0,im wcimiKBOm, ai worn Jim ami an auuuiouai cannery nave ueen csian lished. Tho general condition of fanners is good, except in ease of those who bought small tracts at high prices nnd are now very hard up. There is not much change in amounts of money loaned on mortgages. Farmers arc rap idly turning their attention to diversihed tanning. .Mer chants are about in the usual condition financially, sound, but not prosperous. There is some slight reduction in the amount of hook debts carried and stocks are light, as mer chants generally are buying cautiously. The outlook foi 1914 shows some sigus of improvement, and local improve ment projects may help some. Putte Falls This district is entirely devoted to cattle and timber. Paraiors are in good condition and morchj ants are carrving heaver slocks on account of more busi ness and have less on their books. Prospects for 19M are very good. Central Point Slight increase in wheat crop; 10 per cent increase in corn and wool and 20 per cent in apples and pears. Pall sown grain is in fair condition. Farmer are in moderately good financial condition nnd rcducimr their indebtedness. The condition of merchants is good and their stocks and book account sare about normal. Jacksonville Grain shows an increase of 10 per cent; hay 20 per cent and fruit 60 per cent. About 2000 aero of fall sown grain is in fine con'diton. A grape juice and canning factorv started at Jacksonville this 3'car. The good crops and good prices of the past year have enabled tanners to decrease their mortgages and they are giving more attention to diversified farming than ever betoro Merchants arc well off financially, with usual stocks and fewer accounts on their books than before. The prospects for 1914 are good. Medford Nearly 1000 care of fruit were shipped from this point, which is a gain over 25 per cent over 1912. The gross value ol rue output tins vear is approxininteij $1,000,000. compared with $500,000 for 1912. Not much attention is paid to grain growing. There is some lumber and cenlent production. Farmers are reducing their in debtedness and are improving their methods. Over thirty carloads of hogs -wore shipped from the county during the 3'cnr. Within the past five years farmers bought their bacon, eggs, butter, etc., which they now produce at home. The conditions of merchants is much improved over that of one year ago, owing to the better return for the fruit crop. They are buying more conservatively nnd have lighter stocks, and are carrying fewer unpaid accounts on their books. The improvement in the methods of fanning make the outlook for 1914 brighter. Appearing at the Star tjBViEBKi "" v ,HL H IKWiHraK;'rV LanHBHIHHHHHSHfiLJ Adams A WHAT IS OLD AGE? Some Ymiugor nt tin- limn OUicim nt . ill ill Y hi is (tunning gowim nuil tho net clonus with n few steps of tho popular tnnso dance. Plan Commission Form of Government for Oregon The East Side Hnsiness Men's club of Portland hn- issued the fol lowing call for a meeting. The ipicstinu i repeatedly being uked bv citizens all over Oregon, why a .-late legislature f Take tho hist legislature, with its political urn e hint's; with the corporation and oili er big business lobbies, blocking real ly needful and meritorious legisla tion; yet prompting nnd causing oth legislation on a more catcful mid scientific basis. Kansas is studying this same ques tion, us nrc nls Wisconsin mid oth er stales which believe in progress, Thev deem some such step is need ful to wipe out corporation lohhvinu and iiillueiico baneful in legislation, imiiii stale mill national. Sonio :i:il) cities arc successfully using commission government for cities, with more and more added every week. And no cilv which has art at in i ems Old nun Is not uinrltod by years, but by the Hllffciiml frame, tho lianl ciiml tlmiuea ami arteries, So ninny neoplo whom you uiivt about tho time they roach to hei: In by HiiyliiK "I enu't do this, nuil I j enn't do that, becniiHo I'm witting old ' now," they lieulu to act old, feul old nuil they are olilur In npiienraiiro thnli tunny who nro much mora ml nvueed In jour. When you begin to (eel old, when your client)' beclns to (nil build your self up with our dollelotiit coil liver and Iron tonic, Vlnol. It Is a won derful blond'iiinldir and ntreinttliener. . II. C. KI)co of Corinth, Miss., nays: "I am "5 years old and mv blood win very pnor, I wu In n run-down condition and felt (lint I niUHt have a tonic. Vlnol wiih rec ommended and It built up my vtrength until I toll im titroiii; mid well as ever." ThoiumiiU of old people hnvo found In Vlnol just the medicine, thev need to tiulld up tho feeble, weak ened system mid create strength. If It falls, wn return )our money. Medford l'lmrmney, Medford, Ore. V. S. Stop scratching, our Hiuo Salvo stops Itching. We Kunrntitee It er big business mid specinl interest adopted the ct.mnil-sioii fonu has Newspaper Duns (Atditouii Iteeord.) M'o presumo some people think newspncr men nro persistent dun ncrs. Let n farmer place himself ill Ii similar position and sec if he would not do the sum? thing. Suppose that he raises 1500 bush els of wheat nnd his neighbor conies and buys a bushel. Supposo tho price is only one dollar and the no ghbor says, "I will pay you in n few days." As the farmer does not wnnt to bo small about the mutter, lie snys all right. An6ther comes, the sume way nnd another ami another and so on, till the whole 1500 bushels of wheal arc trusted out to IfiOO different po. out, mid not ono of the pineliascr, concerns himself about it -thinking it is a small amount to the farmer, and would not help him any. Don't you see what u hardship it would work upon tlio fanner if all the purchaser failed to realizo that he had frittered nwoy his largo erop of -wheat and that its value was duo in lf00 driblets mid that he was seri ously embarrassed in business be cause his debtor treated it as a lit tle inattor? If all would pay him promptly, which they till could do as well n not, it would bo a very large amount to tho fanner and enable him tu onrry on his business without diffi culty, The above comparison fits nil too truly tho difficulties that the newspaper man has to contend with. ,iiMni..mIM i ' ' Union clgarmaUora lBsuod more than 80,000,000 pf labels In tho year 1913. r Rogue River Too Fine to Leave Even for a Visit II. D. Patterson, tho Quaker Nur sery man has set residents of tho val ley a good example by writing a boosting letter to tho newspaper of his former homo, tho Tlmes-Itccord of Aledo, 111. Medford, Ore., Jan. S, 1911. Tho Times Hccerd: As my mind reverts back to tho first flfty-flvo years of my life I am strongly reminded that I was molded into tho public sentiment duo to tho environment of old Aledo, Mercor county, 111., and naturally my thought goes out Jn very warm affection for the old place at homo, and Its many dear memories. Hut tho time has changed old man I'aterson somo and, having boon five years away from the old home, I now feel like I am better able to pass ail unbiased judgment than when I loft there, I guess tho world is pretty big but not so largo as I fancied In my boyhood days, and alto that after all thoro Is somo placo elso than your birthplace. 1 havo no reason whatovor to chnngo my mind from my first con clusions on seeing this country. It Is making good In ovory way and tho more I seo of It tho better I llko t. Much of our hopes havo beon real ized and wo nro suro looking for bjg things yet to come. Tho permanent developments duo to tho oponlng of the canal and tho lmmedlato effects of the big exposition at San Francis co In 11)15 makes us mighty hopeful. Tho more wo develop out hero tho moro wo find wo havo to develop and tho better wo llko It. Our records for fruit, grain and vegetables aro suro putting us on tho map to stay, and wo aro beginning to feel llko wo aro tho hub and all tho rest revolves around us. Ono trip to tho valley if suro to Inoculatu you; after two trips you simply cr.u't help It, and after a year's residence you don't want to holp It. "Why should you? A short rcsldonco hero Is simply a poBt graduato course which proparoi ono for a fuller appreciation of tho next world. Our weather this fall and wlntor to far has been great. Tho coldect weathor yet was 27 abovo and fall and winter work Is coming on fine. Our npplo and pear crop wero tho best over and prices splendid. This has been a great year for Oregon pro ductions. Hops, prunes, cherries, grains, vegetables, stock, apples and pears havo all been top notchcrs, and at good prices. Va aro expecting lots of people through hero from tho cast in the noxt year or so and If any of tho friends from Aledo over go through hero without stopping to seo Pat and tho country they may get an Infer nal machlno by parcel post. Tho latch string Is out. Enclosed you will find remlttanco for subscription to tho Times Iteeord. Don't lot that stop whatever elso you do. It Is appreciated, bollevo mo. I should like to visit old Aledo again but It Is too flno hero to leave. Yours truly, II. U. PATTEltSON. Ju'ew Telephone Directory. Tho next Jbsiio of tho telephone dl rectory will go to press February i Any changes or corrections should bo reported prior to that date. Call phono No. 2, 20!) THE HOME TEL. & TEL. CO. mid special privilege legislation to be passed, which is reallv a detriment to the fanners, laborers mid people-at large. We should have less legislation. We should have far leu.s freak legis lation. Under present system great floods of tiunecessarv measures dug and cloud every session of our stnte legislature, and the question "Why n Stnte Legislature!" will not down. What's (he answer Miinv well in- fonued citizens say, the nnswer is, "Commission Fonn of flovernment for the Stnte." Mnnv citizens who believe in progress in gut eminent, advocate the abolishment of the stnte senate as a first step. Others advo cate going to a complete commission fonn for the state, abolishing both houses of the .stale legislature, and substituting inMeud a commission or body of nine stuto commissioners, elected from and representing the vti rious stnte districts to be formed, be sides the governor, secretnr yof stnte, nnd the state treasurer; tins making a legislative liodv of twelve, ami abolishing nil noanit. ami com missions. The f!flttiuiUioii sitting permanently, with xtufed legislative ufeftings. Such ii plan, it ban been suggested, would give ijiore time anil study for carefully woiking out prop'- er legislation. It would Iihcii freak mid special legislation which is rush ed through under prrsent nvtem, of 'von tickle me nnd 111 tickle you or "trading svsiem," mid pluce our state gone back to the old system. Less officials with n direct responsibility being the crv of the hour,' for citv, state uul nation. This too, wll be possible, lessen the cost of govern ment ami thereby bring to lis n low er tax levy. The hast Sale Musuie.ss Men's Club of Portland has been studying this stnte commission government ipiestiou. A committee has been tip isiinted to pursue the study mid take the necessary steps to have framed mid submitted to the people for their annroval commission fonn of stale government, if deemed advisable. It is deemed best to invite citizens who believe in "going forward" mid in progress to meet nnd go over the problems in detail. Pursuant to this n cull is hereby extended to you to be present lit a meeting to be held in the miditorium of Mast Side library, East Eleventh nnd East Alder streets, Portland, Or egon, nt 8:11(1 p. m. on February 10, 1011, to consider the mntter of com- mission form of government for the stnte of Oregon. This (pumtiou be ing deemed n matter of great import mice to the entire commonwealth. Yours reipeetfullv, I)AX KKLLAIIKH, Chairman. M. II. McI'ACL, C. (. HALL. M. 0. COLLINS, L. M. I.KI'I'KIt, Commission Government Com. Too Many Agents Spoil the Sale John A. Perl UNDERTAKER Lady Assistant 2H 8. UAHTLMT Phones M. 47 nml I7.J3 Ambulance- Service Deputy Coroner To the Editer: I um u strong ad mirer of the fearless way you han dle your editorials mid city business, hut there lire still some things I can't yet understand. We all want our city to increase both in popula tion, wealth mid building. As tHiiuiiger of the largest light- housekeeping apartment house in town (I believe) "The Colomnl Flats" It has been a pleasure to .mo to house mmiy homcscckcrs, both for town mid much life in this valley, but also u great disappointment when, after earnestly for a week, two weeks mid mnnv of them a mouth or so, to see them pack up and leave for California or IJaek cast. Now nil these people had money, I know, nnd all fume determined to stay, but The commeicial club spends hun dreds of dollars advertising our beau tiful city nml valley, mid no doubt you yourself furnish n lot of valuable Miuce in your paper to the same cause, unit it does not seem right thnt it should go for untight. I know of over twenty people since September who went back, sorry) because they could not stay, land too high, or no factories to employ labor. Most of them said, if luW yns put at its proper value, wfih u fnlr profit t the owner mid less to the real estate denier, things would be different. Now Cnlifoiuiii can't begin to give the hind values to be hud here, eon seipiently those who drift there event ually go back, and everyone doing so is another knock to our Itogue river vulley. Why nro such things so. MEDFOUI) FLUFl'V ItUO COMPANY Ilugs and Carpets woven from old carpota and sowed rugs. Sll East Main Phone OU.'1-It I nui only one npuitmcut-hnusc heeer, and 1 know there nro several others who would he able to present the sumo fuels. I write this as mi undercurrent, hecmise on the surfiice everything seems prosperous, IoIh of people com ing everybody knows they are here, but they slip ipiietly nvvay mid no body but their landlords know they are gone. Your advertising is paying, of thut there is no doubt, hut ufler the peo ple get here, for somo reason, you (I menu the power hack of the adver tising) cannot hold them. It seems a crime thut after oyu hnvu done so much, gone to so much expense, mid better (hull nil, got the people here, they should ho allowed to slip through your lingers and un willingly go back. Is it not ii ensn of "loo mmiy cooks (leal estate agents) spoil tho broth?" Your for a city, to bo waked in the morning by factory whistles, clang of street car bells, nnd importantly strong enough to force the Southern Pacifies to recognize us mid come to our terms on rates that Medford tuny soon he a westum Minneapolis, Chi cago, etc. Sincerely yours, GKOIK1K HKHHHHT. flood yoo(T, If you want good wood, got It from Frank II. Hay, IE THEY'RE KLEIN MADE TITEY 'RE TAILOR MADE Medford Tailors ISIS THEATRE l'Yldny nnd Saturday Prngritiii THE THREE GAMBLERS Featuring flroncho lllliy, In two Pnrtr tiii: ppWaho w.w Edison PI.HTi:U DAY IN IIEI.P.VST Hceiile FRAYED FAULVS ADVCNTI'ltC Knleui Comedy Coming Sunthty , dip i.v tin: nitiNV Butter 65 c for 2 lbs. Phone 268 Rogue River Creamery rih eat re Friday mul Saturday Nights Here two dns, at .Saturday Matinee, edwin wirr.Moiti:. soloist Formeily Director Oregon Agricul tural College llnud M)Vi:s scnslt Featuring Mia Young mid Earl Wil liams, a two reel VltaKrnph Spe cial Feature PHODI'CrS OF PALM, IIANANA AND (X)I'OAMT iNDt'HTMKrl TCACIIlNf! HIS WIFE A I.IKO.V EdUnn llElt WEDDING HELLS Featuring lllnuchn Hweot Violin nml Piano. Wn III Cents KtftlAGHMHNT KXTRAOKHINAHY OF A. B. BASCO And His Din Musical Comedy Co. i C PEOPLE i C ID And Lo(s of Girls ID Fridiiy Night "THE IRISH POET" Saturday Matinoo and Night Tlu KuUKhiiu; I'oiiU'dv, "WHO'S WHO?" ' Sunday Matinoo and Night ny bnccinl Ktwiucst "THE BULL FIGHTER" PRICKS, 10, 20, :jo Two Shows Nightly, 7::J() find 9:00. Star Theater TODAY VAUDIOVILLIO ADAMS & GILBERT A Classy Danuing mid Singing Novolty Act, Introducing the Tango. THE QUEEN'S JEWEL 'A thrilling and sensational four-part Photoplay, in tensely interesting. A spectamilar production. ANIMATED WEEKLY Tho Latest News in Pictures WOOLWORTH and WOOLWORTH Tho IJest Music and Realistic lOITects. Admission 10 Cents SA 1 x NP ii j I