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-t. .PAOT ofouk 1CEDF0IID MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOttD, OREOON, SATURDAY, ViqnRUARY 21, 10H, IA-J-' ti I 'f J!" P. k-s t AIEDFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE ak indri'j:nihnt NiswsPAPKn ruj)Mhni:i) r.vMiir aptriinoon UXCIIPT M'NOAT 11V TUB MKuroiii) rniNTJNa co. The t)cmeratla Times, The Molford Mnll. Tho Me.Korrt Tribune. The .South ern Oronliiti. Tho Ashlnml Trltmn. Office Mnll Tribune Hullillnir, SS-SI-S North 11 r street; telophemo 74. Offlrlnl Paper of the City of MetUonL urricisi jMper or jacKson uouniy. ROAD CONTRACTOR'S CONSPIRACY b1e Entered na sccond-clnss mutter nt Meilford, Orrjron, unlr the net of Mnrch 3, IsTJ. BUB3CBITTIOH RATrS One yi'fir, by mnll . ....- .. 1 5.00 One month, by mnll .SO Per month, delivered by cnrrlcr In McdToftl, Jacksonville nml Cen tral Point .BO Fnttirday only, by mall, per yenr. 5.00 Weekly, per yenr .. l 50 SUBSTITUTION IK MAIL ORDER CONCERNS NI3W YOIMv. Keb. 21. The adver tlrioil mnll order irlco Is becoming tho establlshoil retail prico nil over tho country nml rorclnR "honest ilealcra toward lower quality and 8j)eclul brand coeds," according to reliable correspondence Just ninde public by tlio American Fair Trade league. The writer Is At. L. Corey, a prominent retailer of Argos, Ind., a ml secretary ot tlio National Hetall llnrdwnro association, nnd replies to a circular letter Issued by nn oppon out of tho ono-prlcc-tonll plan ot merchandising na applied to stand ardized good. Mr. Corey attacks certain mall order practlcoa bitterly Haying In imrt: "Kxpcrlcnco la demonstrating that unrestricted catalogue prices mean the destruction ot tho retail merch ant's opportunities to build a busi ness basod upon quality nnd reputa tion of makers. "You know mall order houses have time and ngnln advertised standnrd. well-known brands of goods nt less than wholesale prices with tho rale Idea of substituting others of un known origin. "You know that those same mail order houses, In order to coerce nnd Injure rcputnbla manufacturers w.c refuso to sell tbo price demoralizers, liavo oven bribed retailors to purch nso certain goods for them nnd then ndUTtlsod eamo at less than actual cos "Yon -now that tho advertised mall order price is becoming the es tablished retail price all over the country nud forcing honest dca.ers toward lower quality and special brand goods. "You know that about SO por cent of catalogue house goods are sped: brands which carry long profits and allow of no prico or quality compar ison. "There may be a dlviuing lino be- tweon "attention gettorn' and 'baits. but tho consumer never knows, uur profits urer right now a football for tho prico cutter and dishonest ad vertiser, and tho result Is causing o much injury to the country town merchant that wo welcomo price mnlutonnnoo, honest window displays nnd truthful advertising as moves in tho right ...rcctlon." THE CELLISI WONDER Tho nanio of Frederick Preston Heart-It Is fust bocomlug n synonym for all that is perfect In tho nrt ot vlollncollo playing, and his return to this country for a concert tour of lift) performance after an absence or n long period of study nnd public appearance abroad is heralded with delight. Perhaps no cellist In tho world has had greater teahnical pre paration than ifr. Search, who for years has given from ton to fourteen hours dally of tho most vigorous ap plication to his Instrument, under tho direction of the greatest master or inuiiy lands. It Is Julius Kletigcl, tho gronlost cellist perhaps known, who has put tho polish and refine ment luto Sir. Search's playing. Frederick l'roiton Search Is nn honorary graduate of tho Ielpzlg Conservatory nt Leipzig; also a post graduato of that school by ftrtt men tion. Ho hna plaed under tho lead ership or tho great conductor, Ar thur Nlklsch and ;assoclatcd with great aiiatdors Ilka Klengol, Schreck, ilegvr, Adamownkl, Muttloli and llogovoy. With nil ot this as an urguuiont in his favor ovoryouo who Jjeam Mr, Oearch pluy regnrds bin grontcet qualification, individuality. John A. Perl i UNDERTAKER , Lady Assistant r s mt s. HAUTiiicrr Mjomw M. 47 Mild 47-J3 mMm SonieB Jtiuy Coroner Till' SAhUM CAPITAL .IOURNAIj is taking n sur prising stand Torn progressive paper in opposing tho proposed county road bond issue for Marion county. Clarion county, along with other Oregon counties, lias frittered away much more money on road construction in the past, few years than the proposed bond issue provides and has little to show for it, because the work was' not of a permanent character There is but one style of road improvement that can be called permanent, ."just as there is but one style of street improvement and that, is hard-surfaced pavement. All other improvement is expensive of maintenance, make shift in character and soon goes to pieces. The capital county of the state owes it to the rest of the state to be a leader in progress of all kinds. It gets nearly all the money raised from the people of Oregon in taxation and ought to build nt least one road through the county that can be traveled in winter time. Probably, however, the Capital Journal figures that the state, in ad dition to providing public institutions and payroll, ought to build Marion county roads as well as provide Salem with water fit to drink. Almost gleefully this paper remarks: Already there Is n small-sized scandal over the 1'ncltlc highway In Jackson county, it Is claimed that nn attempt has been made to besmirch the character of County Judge Tou Velio by disgruntled contractors who failed to get contracts on the highway work. The grand Jury Is Investi gating the charges, which, among other things, nssert that n Portland firm charged the county Judge with auto tires he never ordered, or got, In an attempt to show that he had received tires from the contractors without paying for them. Anonymous letters concerning tho letting of contract for tho highway aro also to be probed by the grand Jury, This conspiracy of the contractors was nipped in the bud Jackson county is paving its own roads. As a con sequence both the county court and the highway engineer! have been, are being and will be attacked by unscrupulous firms who, if they cannot market their own products at extortionate priees, resort to character assassination. Engineers and countv courts are good fellows and able otiiciais. are wined and dinetl and entertained, .inst soi long as they wear the collar and patronize the paving trust or road machinery trust. Hut let them show any indepen dence, refuse to be held up and make awards to the lowest bidder, and they become objects of attacks and suspicion. Stories are whispered and every effort made to "get the goods" on the offending officials failing which unrelent ing persecution by inuendo and insinuation follows. Xo one ever hears a whisper of scandal from contract ors against county courts that place large orders with machinery houses and run counties so far in debt that it takes subsequent more businesslike courts years to pay up. Xo one hears protests from tiny but the taxpayers when paving contracts are let to members of the paving ring. But no occasion is lost to discredit independent work and no praises arc sounded for the officjal who docs his duty. The alleged scandal referred to above was only the entering wedge of a concerted action to "get Eowlby's goat" as these Oregon contractors boasted thev would "flo. 'The Jackson countv court attack was only incidental. The contractors of "Washington, who could not run the of fice, succeeded in securing the retirement ot .Major Bowlby as highway commissioner by misrepresentation during a political campaign. To do it, the road building ot the state had to be halted for two years but the contrac tors were willing to kill the good roads propaganda if they could not dictate it. Now that Ir. liowlby has been made highway engineer of Oregon, the state is filled with rumors, predicting fail ure, insinuating incapacity, alleging failure in "Washing ton. These rumors are originated and spread by the dis appointed contractors and have no foundation in fact. To show the ends to which these contractors will go, the following anonymous letter, one of a series sent out after the grading contract over the Siskiyous was let last November, is printed, so that the public may see the cow ardly methods empleyed: Gentlemen: Wo don't know how ou feel about It, but there aro a few "coJncldentH'' In tho letting of the highway contract. A stato highway engineer from Washington. A local highway engineer from Washington. A contractor from Washington. Cement bought in Olympia, Washington. Concrete pipo bought In Vancouver, Washington. Does Oregon show up an where? Oh! yes. Jackson county, Oregon, pays the bills, supplies tho money for the Washington men. A canvass of tho bids as prescribed In the printed specifications would not have made the parties who were awarded the contract tho low bidder and how tho bids were canvassed the contractors could not find out. Mow. ever, as tho successful man brought his bondsmen along so ns to closo -t up on the nail, a very unusual procedure, unless ha had a hunch that It would be figured out to him, It probably did not make any difference to tho otbor contractors how It was figured. Ho was it, evidently. It has been suggested that tho successful man represents an Incor porated company of Washington and If so would havo to comply with tho Oregon law before even a bid would ho legal. If this was true and any one dug it up it Is dollars to doughnuts that the statu engineer would call for new bids so as to give him another chance rather than award on the bldi already in. Hut tho contractors aro not taxpa)eru In that county and cu.i not Interfere "A hint to tho wiso. etc." , Yours very truly, Of course there was no truth in the insinuations. The Tacoma grading contractor assigned the contract to a Portland contractor. The cement has been purchased from' Uie new plant at uold J I ill. The concrete pipe is made locally. .Hut this made no difference to the contractors' clique one of whom only last week remarked that "Bowlby will never be stale highway engineer again we'll see to that." The attention of the Capital Journal is called to the grand jury report regarding the alleged Pacific, highway scandal and also to the fact that a new grand jury will next week continue the probe. The grand jury says: After fully Investigating said matter we find that tho county court lias been outrageously libeled by tho firm of Iteall & Co. of Portland either for tho purpose of blackmailing tho county court luto buying ma- chlnery and material from that concern or for tho reason that being unable to meet tho prices demaudod by tho county court they becumo disgruntled and attempted to Impute dishonesty to tho county Judge. The ovldonco shows that ono lleall then tho president of this company caused to bo In serted In tho books of tho company a charge against tho Hon, K. Jj, Toil Velio for automobile tires and thereafter caused tbo said entry which pur ported to show that thoy had been furnishing tires to Tou Velio to bo exhibited with tho intent to libel und blacken tho character of Judge Ton Velio. By tho admission of this concern, no order hail ever been placed for such tires und said entry was wholly false and made knowingly and for tho purpose of either blackmail or libel, The publication of (hit1 libel having occurred In Multnomah county wo uro without Jurisdiction to return un Indictment but wu respectfully recommend that tho portion of this report dealing with this subject be transmitted to tho district attor ney of that county with (ho recommendation that the mailer bo nub iiiilttud to a arund Jury there for proper action, STAR THEATRE TODAY DANIEL FROHMAN Presents The Port of Doom Three Keels HIS NEIGHBOR'S WIFE Three Kinds Featuring Lillio Langtry Famous Players lodny Vaudeville Today Admission 10 Cents Coming Tomorrow, One Day Only, QUO VADIS Eight Keels CHICHESTER S PILLS U1 TIIKHIM01tHllA!l!. A ITll eatre Kmlny uiitl Snlmdny NigliK 7 V. M. The Antique Brooch l-MNoii Two-Keel A llirillitig lialtlo on u uiiiuliiK lutiii. "JUST D0YS" !Uti Comedy "REGGIE, THE DAREDEVIL" lV.o Comedy "EXPLOSIVE D" ICult'in, it l'oteign iy episode. Coming Sunday itiitlinee nml oeuiug "The AwnVcnlnn of Snakcvlllc" A-l l!mimv two-reel, featuring Au gust Ciuney Comedy Co. W 5 rJ r J3 l1IU In lltJ M nuu$f Tk tS. llr fji. . l.l IIIAUtlM IIKMI 111.1.. !. MillmuitKn !lW.l"llll'l"l SOlDDYDRMGbTSHIJmWlRE ISIS THEATRE I'ltolo I'lnvs Kntlny-Sutiirdiiy. The Unwelcome Throne NO. I OF "THE ADVENTURES OF KATHLYN" SERIES, IValuiiug KiitliKu Willmm. A wild iiutnmt melodritmu 111 Three Parts LORD MAYOR OF LONDON Toji.enl ONLY ONE SHIRT Comeil) Comliiii Sunday: THE WEDDING GOWN Two Itccli Let Us Deliver Your Drugs "SI.'UVICK I 'I lit: TIIIXC" Our store afords many couNeiileuren not found elsewhere, nud the quality of our soods Is seldom eiiunlcd- As to our sen Ire. we urge you lo'tr It soon. ritKi: i:i.i i:itv swriai There's a. wire from our store to jour home. St.p t )'"ir phone any time, stating what drug store goods ou want. It will be only a short time before tho goods nro at our door. This free delivery service Is for you nnd we want )ou to use It. , PAitcci. post im:i.ivi:uv Parties living too fnr away from our store to benefit by our freo delivery system can let "Pucle Sam" deliver goods for them. Mall Orders rcct'lfo prompt attention and goods can usually be delivered by return mall. It )ou have arranged for n charge account, Just phono your order. Why not try our Mnll Order Srr li o? iMedford Pharmacy PhoiioMO NVnr 1'm.l Office Wo Olvo S. & II Green Trading Stnmps Latta & Hopkins .Nurseries Growers of Iligh-Grade Fruit Trees. Apple and Pear Trees are our specialties. Stock one-year-old trees on three-year-old roots. Sonio of best orchards in the valley arc set to our trees. Nurseries near Central Point. Medford office, room '102, M. V. & IT. building. Phono 800-L. Experience shows that home grown, acclimated trees are the best. PATRONIZE HOME NURSERIES For Your Protection You insure your house against fire loss. You should also insure your stock against injury and yourself against crop loss by fencing your farm with Page Woven Wire Fence In loop top styles it eliminates barb wire. It is belter made and stronger than any other fence. Ill is spaced to turn all kinds of stock. Jt is tho best that money can buy or modern science produce. It is designed to meet your particular needs. wis wrrL, Jiio plhasicd to show you GADDIS and DIXON "Til 10 PACJp; JWNCJ3 M ION ii l.'M North Riverside Avenue, JWedford, Ore. America's Greatest Violoncellist FREDERICK PRESTON SEARCH ROBERT RAYMOND LIPPITT Mminent Concert Pianist At N&tatorium, Wednesday, March 4th SEATS $1.50 AND $1.00 On sale at llaskins' Drugstore, March 'J iiTTjj vt 1 J Kr THE PHOTOPLAY SENSATION OF THE WORLD THREE oil hours of Q DADTC ACTS 4 THRILLS O IjHH I 9 An Advance Criticism: J. WI.I.1.H rMYIIi:, UltAM.VriP I'lllTIO OP TIIIJ TIMIIS, K.ll OP "yt'O V.UMS" IX HIS ItllVIKW or its Piitsr pm:si:.T.vno.v 111:111: our. im iik.n lieu ol'tiiom:. "Heattlo yrsterdny endorsed tho verdict of the rest of tho world as to the extraordinary merit of '(Jim Vmlls,' which opened nt Thn Metropolitan yesterday afternoon before a big audience, and Inst night played to absolute capacity, fines made thin film In Italy. OrorRo Klcluo hns exploited It In America, nnd It bun proved n celluloid 'Urn Ilnr.' ant-ttnlh of Ihf Lty iftnte rftcti o thli ierrn proiluetlon tnulil lit traniftrrtit to (As tlrumutte rtage th rtiult would I not out tut a iloitn 'Ihn Hurt.1 VAM.USa PAGUANTItV. " 'Quo Vndls' has set thn pneo fnr rlnrmntogrnplile mngnlflrrncr. Plrsl of nil, It Is n gnat mum (title. It Is regally Umpiring In the sweep of Its banquet revelry, chariot raring, vlstnn of Itomnti architecture and enrdens and showier, the approach of tho tmnd of lions lo the kneeling Christian martyrs In tlio arena. The liiriiln of Home I n pneeitnt In ilkt'lf, nud thn arena scene shows thn many hundreds of spectators crowtlltiK tho forms to lend ictillmii to a few brief moments of the action. rowmt or Tin: stoiiy. "IJvpii with so Ideal n production, however, 'Quo Vndls' never could have obtained the hold on the world It hns If It hml not been for Its grlppliiK story that touches thn rellKloun fervor of all Chris tians. It Is of tho era that murlccd the rlsltiK of the kliiKdom of thn truo Oml on the ruins of tlyliiK pnKnnlsm. Them are reverent Im personations iioth of St. Peter and of Thn Master himself, appenrliiR In a !-lon on tho Applau Way and blddliiK ills disciple turn back to sono Ida cause In tho corrupt city, AOTINO IK rl!l'i:itll. "Tlio nctltiR of tho llallnn enst Is of (be highest order IhroiiRhoiH. Thn nrtliiK of Chlln by Mnslrlplelrl airly compels mention, It Is slut, ply supeib. lie must surely hn rated In IiIh own country as one of its lenilltiK character nrtorit. Novelll, who lookH IIUo Pavershain, and who plays Vlnltlun, has an International reputation. Hut (he entlm cast Is most adequately fitted to ita work."- Prom The Times, Oct. 13, 1913. First Time Ever at REDUCED PRICES- Any Seat. Matinee or Evening Performances CENTS 25 STAR THEATER ONE DAY ONLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 c .