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SINGERS MAKE HIT
A PHOENIX
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To the Editer:
Thinking pcrhnps the relatives nnd
friends of Mrdfhni s opcrn company
iinV'it like to know vilint we nre do-
in hero, I nai inoloMii"-n notice from
tonight'ii duetto. It's legitimate
no "box-offico write-up."
So far our reception lin hren all
wc could nnk for anil business is im
mense. Of course, one swallow don't
mttkc n summer and one jjood week's
business doesn't necessnritv mean it
long onirnpcmnt. Hut thintrs do loon
nrt if wo would be bore mite some
time.
With best regards, yours,
C1IAH. 1). IIAKKLKWn.
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RETENTION OF
1
BUREAU
(From the Phoenix Outeltc.)
Did'st ever, gentle reader, open an
old envelope nnd find therein a bunch
of withered end faded violets whose
delirnto perfume insistently recalled
the days of auld lang syne and, per
chance, n romance half forgotten, of
tho days of youth t
A season such ns Mhnnccr Heevcs
is giintr his matrons at the Emorcss
just now is an oasis in the thirsty
desert to all lovers of ocra.
Audran's j,ood old classic, "The
Mascot," or rrthcr the first act of it,
holds the boards this week, nnd the
following net will bo given cotumeuc
t in Moudnv. The production is Well
stared and the- cople are so uniform
" 1" pood that one wonders how they
do it for the moncv.
The old writers of libretto sccmcc"
obsessed with the idea that the first
scene of au opera comique must be
the village maids add bov dancing ou
a. green somewhere, garlanded nnd
'with wino cup in hand all rcadv to
welcome the unexpected (T) hero or
hcroino as tin case may be nnd, true
to tradition, "Tho Mascot" opens
just this way. If this time-honored
eustem does nothing else it gives the
auditor a chance to site up the
chorus, nnd the Boston Ideal chorus
will stand somo sizing up, too. The
yoHiig ladies are pretty as one could
wish and, best of all, they nre mod
est and well trained. Right here may
be a rrood place to say n word about
lc musical director, Charles D. 11a
xelrigg. Ho rules that chorus evi
dently with a rod of iron and keeps
them right to the mark nil the time,
lie knows the traditional tempos nnd
sees to it that they nre observed.
Of the princils, it bein n comic
opera, one may with propriety sneak
first of the comedians, A. C. Hurpe.-s
as Lorenzo XVII and W. F. Quirscn
bcrry as Iloeco. The work of these
gentlemen is clean and excellent
throughout. Never condescending to
horse play, they p,ive an example of
clean comedy work that could not
well be surpassed. Thev both" sing
acceptably and, mirnbile dictu. one
can understand what they sing. They
slip over a modern one now nnd
again ns well ns the comedy provided
in the score, and Lorenzo bronchi
down the house Inst night when he
Raid, "I am no bull moose; I know
when I've p,ot enough."
Itobcrt Burgess as Prince IVcder
ick and P. 0. Burgess ns Pippo look
ed, acted and sang the parts, the lat
ter being particularly good in the two
duets with Hettinn, on which the
musical fame of the opera so largely
depends.
Of the Indies, the Beitiua of Miss
Nellie Andrews was ns good as one
often sees and hears. Tho young
lady can both sing and act, and it
wos noted by miinv in tho audience
last night that she evidently loves
tho Hettinn part more than the Zer
liue of "Pro Uiuvolo."
Miss Arloino Andrews as Plnmelta
was excellent. She has u particular
ly good stage presence and her act
ing left nothing to bo desired. She
was in good voino and singe true and
in tuno at nil time, although, in this,
sho has nothing on the rest of the
company, as their tuno was good
thioiighuiit.
It lias been said already that the
chorus was juM what opera comique
chorus should be. They sing well,
dance well and look well, nnd what
more could one ask of any chorus
than that f
Any quo who misses this series of
performances it, pushing up n real
trcnt and also passing up tho chanco
of getting n dollar's worth of enjoy
ment at n ridiculously small price.
DIED
M1LLKK--Urias Miller, for thhty
years a resident of Joanphino coun
ty, died at his home at (ioldeu, Jo-i-phiuo
county, on Sunday, March 21),
of Itright'ri dircahc. Tho decease I
was born in Ohio ou Pchruuiy 1,
J847, being at Ihu time of his deulh
17 yearn of ngc, Funeral services
Tiitttdny, March Jtl (Interment in Die
Wolf (Jivt-U I'wnolcry,
TJiu ilt'oitiN?il U survived by h's
wif hiiiI four children, I'. I'. Miller,
PrMiliitHt A. I)hvI and Miliuio Watson,
hII wf Jiu4;iHt uoiinly, and M, L
MUlw t UuJd Hoar, Ariz.
HellevluK that It Is necessary tor
the protection of tho fruit business
In tho Koguo Hlvor valley to have
tho gov eminent weather burca i
malntntned. Tho directors of tho
"Commercial club Monday petitioned
oflclnls at Washington for a con
tinuance or the bureau.
Strong resolutions were Intro
duced by Hen Sheldon and unani
mously adopted. Copies of them
resolutions arc to bo sent to each
member of the OreRon delegation in
congress, to the secretary of agricul
ture tho director of the weather bu
reau, and to ex-Senator llournc. Or
chardlsts and business men arc urged
to writo personal letters to any o
those parties, especially to Dr. II. T
Galloway, assistant secretary of
agriculture, urging this action.
Whereas tho cxpcrlcnco ot tho
frutt grow era or this district during
tho past few years In protecting their
crops from frost has mado It appear
absolutely necessary that this dlstrl-t
should hac a well equipped Btntlou
for motoorologlcal observations an !
forecasts; and
Whereas tho lato occupant of tho
office of county pathologist of Hits
county had for several seasons con
ducted such a station ns a part or
the work of his office In the Interest
of tho fruit Industry of this district;
and,
Whereas that said pathologist re
cently resigned his office leaving this
most Important work ot weather ob
servation and forecast without com
petent care; and,
Whereas tho instruments equip
ping such station nre Btlll In this
city and are being used for tho bene
fit of tho fruit growers ot the district
by an observer ot the weather bureau
loaned us temporarily by tho Tort-
land station of said bureau; and,
Whereas, It would be hard to
overstate tho importance, both to the
fruitgrowers of tho district and to
all lines of business, practically nil
of which aro Intimately dependent
upon the prosperity of the fruit In
dustry, of a continuation of thlc
weather observing and forecasting
work at this point; which said Im
portance may bo Intimated by the
following statement of fact: Tin
value of the fruit crop shipped from
this district last season exceeded It,
000,000; tho orchards now In full
bearing comprise less than 4000
acres; the orchards In partial bearing
amount to about 5000 acres; tho
yield from nn orchard listed In this
statement as full bearing will aver
age twlco that from ono herein listed
as partial bearing; tho acreage of
fruit trees over tbrco years In asc
but not In bearing, amounts to about
30,000 acres; the acrcago of fruit
trees planted, but less than three
years of age, amounts to about 28,
000 acres; the acreage of this dis
trict suitable to the raising of hlgn
grade fruit and from which tho
maximum return posslblo Is from
fruit culture, but not yet planted to
fruit trees, amounts to about 1 -,-000
acres, and,
Whereas, the experience of noreral
years has demonstrated to a flnall'.
tho absolute Importance of protecting
our crop from frost by orchard heat
ing or smudging, and that that pro
tection cannot bo afforded tho or
chards without a rellauio system c
local weather observations and for)
casts.
NowHhoroforo tho Mcdford Com
mercial club hereby urgently requests
tho proper officials In the I'nltcd
States department of agriculture o
provide for a continuation of tho
weather observations and records in
augurated In this city; for the con
tinued maintenance of tho offlco hero
tofore conducted hero and tho mak
ing and keeping of tho observations
and records of such offlco; and that
at least during tho period of frost
danger, from about March 20th to
May 10th of each year, provision
should bo mado for supplying this
station with full Information from
other nearby stations so as to enable
the most accurate forecasts posslblo
of weather conditions and changes.
SPECIAL RAIES
FRUIT PACKERS
F,
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CALIFORNIA
AM
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GROWERS SIGN UP
NORTHWESTERN
tit ii in ii
RIH
OM
RULE
Tho following resolution wns
adopted at tho meeting or tho Com
mercial club directors esterday:
Whereas tho fruit raising Industry
WliXATCHKK, Wash.. March JU
' The directors of tho Cnshinero
Fruit drawers Union voted unnnl
uiously today to enter Into n market
In tho district tributary to this cttvfln contract with tho Northwestern
has reached proportions wheru thoJ
securing of labor during tho packing
season In quantity nnd of a quallltv
to Insure the prompt and cconomtc.0
Fruit Kxchaugo for a term of three
years.
At their annual meeting In Jan
nary tho stockholders of tho union
as well as proper handllhg of tho .(considered this proposition and nu
crop. Is becoming an Important prob- thorlzed tho directors to tako what-
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Whereas the citrus districts of ,ti10 directors have been stud) lug nnd
California havo developed a largo j comparing various systems and re
and competent supply of fruit pack-8ults. Careful comparisons of net
ers who finish their work in ttitaicati, roaiiltm shovn thnt for four ron
state In time to allow them, or many ecutlu years since HMO and In
of them to como to this district at eluding the season of IDt3 Just closed
Just the tlmo when needed here; and, u,,, ,, lins g,mVn a substantial
Whereas our packing Boason Is ra'8,lr,,U8 over eV,,ry ollu,r KriM, (,r
short that some special Inducement la , Krowirs the Wountchco district
necessary to make It appear profit- lunrkctltiR through other ugeucles.
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DEBATE RESUMED
T
ODAYNCMMONS
able to those i-alil packers to come
Heretofore tho union's contract
into this district when wo most neoiiKu,, tho KxcIuiuku has been on an
them; and. annual basis, but rcallclng tho ad-
Whereas this problem will become j vantages of stability and especially
more pressing each year and has al-(tlf pnnn,K ft sniM nmt advertising
ready reached one very Important M
tho right handling ot our fruit out
put; Now therefore, tho Commercial
club of Medford respectfully suggests
to the Southern 1'acttlc Hallway com
pany tho propriety and Importance.
In fact tho necessity, ot Its providing
a special reduced round-trip rato for
campaign farther In advance than
posslblo on a one jtnr bash, tho
Union nnd Kxchango have signed up
(for three years
The directors and membership of
tho Union which shipped over three
hundred cars of the IV 13 crop are
Jubilant at tncir snowing nnd are
preparing to tako care of a largo In
LONDON. Mnreh at, Tho homo
kf commons got back to tho Irish
homo rulo debate today.
It was oxpoetud tho bill would
reach Its third reading shortly after
Faster. Tho Llberal-l.abor-lrlsh al
liance seemed oMremoly confident.
Tho situation was still full of dyna
tut tu but there, was no question that,
for tho tlma being, Premier Asqutth
had saved tho ministry. Tho gov
ernment's fight with tho army offi
cers appeared likely to be delayed
until the premier, following his ro
slgnatlon and re-election,' assumed
tho war sccrclArj's In addition to
his other duties.
In Investigation by tho customs
service was In progress Into reports
that a number of Maxim gnus.
"knocked down" and packed In tes.
had been lauded at llelfast by tho
toutl-hoiuctulors, despite Ihu prohibi
tion of arm Importations Into Ira-land.
rr-rm
Don'! Korot tho
BIG DANCE
To 1h jjivt'ii by the Loyal OrdtM' of Moo.so nl Suml
Mall at Natatorium.
WEDNESDAY EVE, APRIL I
Music fununhod by llowoll ami Root
fruit packers to como from Cnllfornli crenjl0 , Ulr tonnage this fall, not
points Into this district during tho ,MJ lhnll Co0 c(Vrs b,,K anticipated
months of July. August, September nt jnr(.e numbers of growers nro slg
and October of each year; and wo nifylug their Intention or Joining
earnestly request tho said company!
to take tho action herein suggested
In a liberal way, reeling sure thnt a
full understanding ot the facts will
convince tho said company that by
so dolng.lt will contribute materially
to tho prosperity of the fruit Industry
In this section, In which prosperity
the company Is directly and material
ly Interested.
WATER AI ASHLMDI
TO
IMTTSaUUO, Pa. March 31,.
Coal mtno owners In tho Pittsburg
district having made Important con
cessions to tho miners' concerning
working conditions, It seemed likely
today that a I wor year's agreement
would bo signed between them. Tho
miners recently waived their da-
mands for higher 'Wages.
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OLD.TUVUS COLD OURE-- I
DRINK HOT TEA I j
Oct n small psrksge of llumtmrg
llresnt 'I'm, or the dimuii folks
rail it.'ilamliurgvr Hruit 'lhiv,"st any
pluriuary. Tako u Ul)lopxn(ul of tho
tea, put a cup ot boiling wstrr upon
It, pour through a lro and drink a
tracup full ut any tlmn during the
day or before retiring. It I tho mot
ellix'tlvo way to break a cold and euro
Krlp, as It opens tho m ot the kln,
relieving congestion. Atto loowus the
Luurl. thus breaking up a cold.
Try It the nxt tltu jou tiithr from
a cold or Uio grip. It I lncxxnaia
nn.l t-titlrrly vvgvtaMc, tbrrvfore safe
and liarmli.
It Pays to Walk!
Walk "fifty steps" from Main
street and save "fifty cents" on yuur
next pair of pumps or colonials,
"Kvory pair a tllt style."
At tho nlitn of
"fiooo Snot a"
nPIHiHITK lt)HT HI-TICK
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The A-hlnnd mineral water devel
opment committee nre now drilling
for nrte-ian sodu water nt n point
about six miles ent of A-ldnnd,
where the water experts indicated ns
the bef-t chance. The well is now 10."
feet down. At n depth of 102 feet
n strong flow of soda and pin wn-
encountered nnd the water rose to
within ten feet of the surface. The
water has been sent ior nnnlyxs.
The well is located near the line sep
urnting tho Dodge nnd Tucker place.
The experts think nn nrle-inn flow is
likely to be ohtniued ut n depth of
from 1".' to 200 feet. The drilling '
gettiiiK very hnrd nnd the committee
is undecided whether they will dr.il
deeper, ns tjio present well indicates
a heavy flow of splendid soda.
TAXES DELINQUENT
AFTER TODAY, MARCH 31
This Is tho last day for the pay
ment of taxes tho same becoming de
linquent on April 1. If tho recent
decision of .fudge Clccton Is sustain
ed It will mean that those who hare
paid half their taxes by six o'clock
tonight will cscapo any penalty, tho
balance to bo paid September 1
There seems to 1)6 a genera! Idea,
howovor that tho supremo court will
not uphold tho Portland Judge In
which caso the 1 por cent a month
penalty will begin tomorrow for alt
who huvo failed to cash up. Tim
taxes aro very high this year due
lurgoly to tho Increased state lew
and complaints aro numorotis.
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STIFF. ACHING JOINTS
Rub Sonnet from joints ud bojcIm
with t tnudl trial bottl of
old St. JftooU Oil
Stop "dosing" nhrumatUm,
It'a pain only) not on esse In fllty
require- Internal treatment. Hub south
ing, penetrating "KU Jacobs Oil" right
oa thfc "t'-ndcr spot," and by tha tlma
you say Jack Ilublnton out comes tha
rhruniAtlo pain. ".St. Jafob'a Oil" I
a, liarmlr rhrumatttm cure which nevrr
diiuippolnta and d.x-sn't burn tho skin. It
take pain, orrnri and stlrfnr from
aching-joint, miiiclra and Lone; stop
sciatica, lumbago, bdekaehe. neuralgia.
Limber up! Ott a 23 rent holtlo
of old time, bonrtt "h'U Jacob Oil"
from any drug store, and In a moment
you'll be free from palm, ache and
tilTneM. Don't suffer! Hub rhf-uiW
tlim away.
Kabo Corset
Demonstration
"Vo have with us Miss GronbiM'f,', nn Kxport Cor
set Kit tor, direct from (hi Kabo Corset factory, who
will bt tli'libtt'd to explain and show you tho inorits
of tho
Kabo Live Model Corset
and Le Reno Corset
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Tho secret ) a good figure.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
April 1 to April 4
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Mudo In Medford,
Smoko Mt. PJtt and Governor
Johnson cigars, thoy are homo mado
and first class
STANDISrU
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COLLAR 2for2Si
CluU r,toJy fCa.Ic, Mslurt
Make your gas rantfc brifiht and clean with Iho helper that
digs in where the hand can't
GOLD DUST
A household necessity that is a real luxury.
It cleans and purifies everything.
6c and larger packages,
CHICAOO
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Where is the Best Place to
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Why Uroudley's of Course, tho only placo In Southern Oregon whoro
you can got Ilurpccs Scuds and Mulford's NltroKcrtn. Ho hns had nearly
30 years experience In handling and growing seeds and custouiors all havo
tho bonoflt of his experience It Is only u low stops from Main street and it
will cortaluly pay you to tako tho low extra stops to HroadloyV whoro you
can get overythliitf for tho garden, Use Mulford's Notrojromi lu yuur le
gume crops, Ilurpces Spencer Sweot I'ous huvo no ofiia uud you havo
about 40 of tho very best varieties to choose from. If you don't hco
wb, you vsunt usk fur It..
BROADLEY THE FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN
Is lu tho M, 1', & II, IlulldliiK
b'loje I'liuiiu N7U
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