-i s?guti.tfg&$Tqi!r -" V&i ! M PA'OJiJ BZOSl FOUTJ MOTORD MATH TI11THTNK, MIWFOKO, DttKXiOX. WMIYNICSIMY. DKOIOIHKU 2ft. 101 mdfoio) jviail tribune! imwn OAAinAini.. nnMnnoTrn nv IWVEL bflUflrHlbH bUHUUbltU DI CITIZENS OF NEBRASKA 101 Atf lNt)JCPJ!NRNT NICWSI'APKH rmnAMiKO kvisht aktehnoon wxcin'T mjndav nv Tim MKDKORO JMUNTINU CO. at tie Mall TrIMitia Building, lt-17-JI Nurtli Kir Street tolpplitmt Ik, The nmocratte Times. Th itedrora Mull, Tim Mcdford Tfltxlne, Tlifi Koutn rn Oregflulan, Tho Ashland Tribune. BOBSOieirTIOM M&TXI Dae yfar, by mall.. . 18.00 to Onn month, tiv mll. .... rr tnonui, aimveron ny carrier in Mcdfurd, Jackson villa and Can- emi Point. .. ,.. . .so Palm-tiny only, by mull, pr yrar. t.oo Rklr, per year-.. .-..-..-- l.so Official Paper of the City of Mdfor4. OfflolM paper of Jitckaon County. Enured a sncond-class matter at Mcdforrt. Oregon, under tka act of March S, 187. mm " i- Subscribers falllns to receive papers promptly, phono Clrcu- latlon Manager at 2S0IL . SCOII 10 MEET $10,000 Donfirc Bin Feature of Unique Celebration Many Start llnrj Facts Revealed by Systematic Investigation. .- i GENERAL HILL IN E E GONFERENG E XACO, Ariz., Dec. 28. The post poned" pence conference between Ilrijmdior (loneral Unsh. L. Seott, ohiof of slnfr of the United Stnte army, ami OenernI Jlenjumin Hill, eommnndin;: the Carrnnna garrison tlcl ending jsneo, Sonera, npninsl the mc;;1' of Governor Mnytoronn, the Villa leader, probably will he hold to day in the abandoned United State customs homo close to the border on the American side. Jtditi which litis fallen since Satur day censed early today. A rivor formed by the vvnh from the tinny ennip which yesterday isolated Goh entl Scott and ranged jKistpoueiuent of the eonferenee with Hill, reeeded lnt nicbt. Two army mnle were drowned in the water courrc yester day while nltcmplin; to ford it. An effort will he mtitle' today by General Scott to arnnie a nieetini: villi Miiyloreint. The nijuintmenl for n meeting tit the border four wiles ont of here Monday, was not eompleted by Mnytoronn because tho ground separating Iiw camp from the liorder was impassable. Light firing by both the Hill and Mnv (orena forces was enrried on Into last night and early todnv. An occasional bul let ero-t'd to the American hire. PAID FREIGHT BILL IT WASHINGTON. Dee. 23. "Paid freight hills alone," the Interstate cconimercc commission hold today, "do not constitute such clear and clofi.'ilto proof of damage as is re quired to authorize reparation on ac count of tho charging of an unreas onable rate, and affidavits, when ob jected to by dofendnnlt cannot bo received as evidence ot complainants damage." The ruling was dclared by the commission In tho case of sovoml entorn niotorcyclo nmnufacturera and dealers against western rnllroads, In which It wnH alKO hold that tho ratea on moloroclos from eaatom polnt to detlnntIons west of the MlMUslnpl river woro unreasonable. CHRISTiyiAS CIlirAGO, Dec. 23. ChrUtmaB bulu'-fis at tho Chicago pout office is nearly doublo tho amount of laut year, according to unnnuiireiiient to duv b Postmaster Daniel Campbell. Puree! !iott pncltngox totallln Mj tons wero bhlnped out last Sunday ami Monday as agalnt 37 L' on the coiriii'iidlng (lava last ear. Tho Ilf'iti's ehtnbllaliod a now local ton nave record for outgoing puckugoii. GERMAN RATE OF DISCOUNT FIVE PER CENT MtllLlK, Hoe. ffil, 2:.m p. in. The rale ot' discount of Iho Imperial Dank of Geinmny wan reduocd today to r per egnt. This! put tle rate of dUeounl Jutclc to wbnt it was July :il, proioiii to tho oulhreak of ho--tititieK in Kurope. HENRY CLAY HALL IS AGAIN APPOINTED 3 Tr v , WASHINGTON.'' l't-o- 23.- Prct.1 ilent Vilbim today renominated lleuiv Clay Hull of Colorado Spring, Colo., to be mtcMiitf eonuueiec eoiu-imtjtJHtni'r.' 11 David Powell. . (Copyrighted UUt) The fate or tho little city referred to In my article published last weuk would ver probably lmvo been that of countless others had It not m hap pened that three or four of Its mer chants were genuine live wires who refused to admit defeat, and woro deep and brond enough to renllie that a now condition existed that had to bo met In a new way. They organized some two hundred of their most progressive citizens into a Trade-at-Honio league, the purpose of which was to establish a bureau of comparative investigation for the uso and benefit of tho con sumers living within the city's trade zone. Although every member was an enthusiastic booster and helper in every way possible, tho active work was done by a committee of ten rep resentative business men who took several months to get things in read InesH for tho curtain to raise on this pioneer drama of c&mmerclal art, but when that time came, thev had dem onstrated beyond n doubt tho funda mental soundness of the theory upon whjeh their labors were based. Catalogue (Jone Oier. A catalogue from each ot the three mail-order hoascs doing the bulk ot tho hufJuo in. that territory had been taken and carefully gone through, pago by page, and from every line of merchandise was cho sen from one to a dozen articles that, as near as could bo determined by the illustrations and descriptions, peomed to be about the same quality as similar articles carried by the lo cal merchants. When the list was completed thej; began bnving these articles from the catalogue houses through the modlum of their friends, their wives, and their clerks. As tho goods camo in they woro taken to the display rooms and there carefully analyzed both as to quality and work manship. Shoes wero sawed in half, furniture taken apart, mattresses rlpiwd open and in fact every article was thoroughly dissected To each article was then attached a card showing the result ot the Investiga tion, dwelling in detail on every es sential feature of construction una" material. Tho card also had the cat alogue Illustration and ' description attached showing tho net cost of tho article delivered there. Kxhiblted by the side of this article was ono of as near the same quality and style ns could be found In a local store, which W3B treated In oxactly the same man ner as the mnll order article, the at tached card giving the eame Informa tion for comparison as wns shown on tho other. i:lilblt IVojKiretl The committee in charge of tho work was absolutely Impartial In pre paring the exhibit, as It was early de cided that for the work to accomplish permanent results It would be folly to do otherwise, no such mnll-ordcr articles as had the best of tho argu ment (and there wero many of them) were just as prominently oiiwh as those which favored the home merchant. A pamphlet was prepared for gon- oral circulation throughout tne coun- ty in which was given an unbiased summary of the results obtained and the facts established by the lnvtl gatlon. Space forbids quoting It In full but some of the highly' Interest ing facts tjmt woro shown nru too pertinent to bo omitted. The two most significant being: (1) Kvery artlclo secured from the homo mer chant was far superior In both quu Ity and workmanship to tho similar article purchased from the mall-order house, and CJ) the total cost of all tho oods oxblblted by the local dealer, figured at tno regular retail elln price, was cloven and one tenth per cent less than the total cot of all tho gootb purchased from tho catalogue houses. To thcfe two pri mary factH was probablv duo tho wonderful success of tholr cam paign. Ileal Having Small FlgnroH woro nltso given to show that although twenty-five and three teutltH per cent of tho number of art icles purchased from the mail-order houses weio cheaper than tho same articles could be puicliased ut homo, oi)ly twelve and one-iialf per cent ot such trifles ( a trifle ovor three per cent of tho entire number puichased) allowed a saving of more than ten per cent, mid only eight per cent, a saving or more than twenty por cont it was also proven that In tho mall order linos showing this npjmront ad vantage, the quality-' and workman ship were greatly Inferior, and do creased In the siuno proportion oh tho difference In prim Increased. Tho campaign lasted eight monthsj and the merchants conservatively PHUmutcd It was the means of their winning back cer eent per rent of the business formerly lost to the catalogue houses, ut a total cost of n trifle ovor U.OQO. That happen ed In 100(5 and the say they bine hmdo many times over what It cost them on the profits of restored bus lnM. ' SXHtUUl'ltl!lf I'MllUll Tho spctaenlar finish of the cam- ptttgu wns perhaps the most unique affair ever contrived In celebration of any victory, either of war or of commerce. More thnn ten thousand dollars had been expended fur mail order goods and as the use made of them had of course destroyed their commercial value, it was decided to hold a big barbecue, the main fen turo of which would be the burning of theso goods which had so usefully served their purpose. Kvery man, woman and child llvlnj within n radius or twenty miles was Invited to be present, and In the literature sent out advertising tho event the people were Invited to take advantage of tho occasion to offer n .voluntary ex pression of their convictions on the mall order question. It was request ed that everyone who conscientiously believed It profitable to patronize homo merchants, vlowed solely from a dollars and cents standpoint, should brhig with them a mall-order catalogue and make a public avowal of their faith by throwing It to the flames. ' lllg Itonfiu .Mnde 1 was told there vjore, fully 10,000 people present and that fully half of them had brought ballot." as the raUlouKues wore called, - uud that when tho signal w given to begin voting the vast crowd entered thor oughly Into the spirit of tho occas ion and amid a wild uproar or en thusiasm each one vlod with his neighbor In being tho flrit to roglster .his vows of loyalty to tho city anil Its Institutions. As they surged around the huge bonfire, hurling the books to the flames, It must indeed have been n wierd spectacle. I can Imagino n stranger, unfamiliar with the pre lude, might well have thought them engaged in the observance of some mystic rlto of the dark ages rather than celebrating at the funeral pyre of a creattiro of modern commerce which tho searching rays of truth had revealed as a gold-sucking vam pire, whose prey had been the credu lous, and whose sinister purpose hail been to drain the community of Its life-blood. Conversation Itelateit In tho course of an Intorvlo grantod mo by one of tho merchant who had taken a vary active part In the camiKiIgn I wa told the story of the convertlon of the most obstl nt ninil-ordar buyer In tho com munity: "l"p to tho tlmo wo start ed this thing going." he said, "Farm er x had beon trading with mo off and on for a good many years, wnen no nan money u " nmstic 'off.' but when crops wero poor ana times were nur, -ways 'favored' mo with his trade. After our camnnlun had been in full swing for about three months I hud a good chance ono day to Invito him up to our exhibit rooms. He dldnt' want to go. Said it would bo no use, that M'vo done all tho comparative investigating I need to prove to mo whero I can buy tho choapet and ns long as I pay you fellown hero what I owo you I guoss I've got a right to buy my goods whore I ploase.' It didn't set well him saying that to mo so I thought 11 would bo a good time to fa) a few things to him that I had wanted to toll him a mighty long time. Talk With Customer "I said: 'Look here, Jfr X- you've boon a customer of mlno for a good many years orf and on, and I've been a mighty handy prop Tor you to lean on a good many times. Of course it Ih your privilege to buy your stuff whore you want to, but I'll be JlgKorod if It seems Just fair to us fellows hero for you to send your mono)' away to buy things wo know j on can save money by buy ing from 'lis. You have throe chil dren, x , going to tho high school hero in town that I pay a special dis trict tax" to help supoprt. I holp to keep up the city government of (his town from which you receive certain definite benefits that don't cost you a cont. If anything comes up to help somebody out that Is nick or poor, either In town or In tho country, I'm always called on to chip in and I always do. If you ovor have any produce to sell, any butter or eggs or garden truck and bring It to mo 'I always buy it and give you tho highest market prlco. don't IV" PerMijinl Service Carter 'Now, X I wViit to ask you n plain, strulght fiom the shoulder question. An an honest self-respect-! lug itttrcu don't ou thliiv this ele ment of personal service 1 tender ou and every other piitron of n store, uud Tor whlelt l make n1 charge, should entitle mo to even u little the best of It In competition with a ton cent In Chicago tlu(t don't elo tinker's dam for you or nn thing vou are Interested In bco'd the dol lar In your pocket?" ' Putting It to him that way rather stumped him for a bit, but after cud geling his brain for a minute or two In n :t I n effort to think of something to say In support of the stand he had taken, he answered that. "Wal, 1 dunno but mobbe "o re tinht." and then 1 told hint: "Well. Mr. X . none of us fellows want any of the hoot ot It. All we want Is nil cum bresk nud If you roU think that maybe I'm ticht about what I said, 1 want you to come, with me and con luiv yourself that l am. Well, he wont along with me and I spent the whole afternoon going over prices and mnkiiig eoiupurlloiis. He was sure some hard 'itit to crack. but to make n long storv short, he- tore hA left the looms that afternoon he wrote himself down a member ot the League and ever since that ilay has been the hardest home trade fighter In the cotintv ' PLAN WITHDRAWAL FEOERA L TROOPS m COLORADO DEIFIED LAMA- PALACE OF LONiHA". Dec. a.:, .'." i. m. -A dicpatcli J rout frgji. Mongolia, ie lates that the interior ( the palace ol'tfhe KtititHin. or the Drilled Lnniti of the Mongol-, with ll it- prieelof treasure. Iks' been entirely dMrn.V ed by fire. The lu-i. cutniled i id to he cnoinnin-. The wealth of the Knlnkii., derived from tlu iitiibiitinii- of ciiihtiMii tic devotee-, i- diwciihcil a- very great. In ami uhont I'rttu he own-' LiO.DOO -lave-, nu nbuuilntiec ol world'- good- .iinl the mo-t preten lion- paliK c in .Mongolia. WASHINGTON', Dee. a.l. Ar rnngcnietilM tor beginning the with ilniwitt of federal Irrtiqw from tho Colorado tv,il(e di-liicU wllhVn ifie next ten day weie made loiy Hi n eoufeieuee between I'ronidcui Wilson, Governor Amnion of t'olnriuln, Gov- einor-elect CniUoti and Senator Sim froth. Alter m'ciug the president Iho Col orado ol'lieiul iHoufMtl dtoil with Seerelniy Garrison. Governor Amnion lold the inci dent that if the phut of withdrawing the troop- from one dinti'ict ut u time we're euriicd out he will be able In control the nituntiou with local of ficial, lie wiid he cnnhl ue lhe militia if iuCo-nry, but deircd In avoid further epeno to the stale, lie declared there wrn every pro-peel of penfe if the loenl utithoritie were given mi opportunity to guilt control of the Mluutioii gradunll.v. lie told the provident he would leave for Col orado tomorrow nud was willing thai tlhe fir-t troopt be withdrawn it kooh us he arrive. Goernor Amnion ndviscd that Seth Low and the other member of the pre-idrnt'- Colonido trike rommi ' -ton be not -cut into the -laic for the prcxciit uud Mtid that the invi -ti gnlioti euiricd on Jiy the federal in du-tiii4 ichitioiiM inhiiuiiIIcc lied potHinod the wetliemeut i the -hike at leut-t tveo week. He climated that all the troop- can be uotlcu out within ten tin v - nlici llic luM tnovt inent i beu'iii. MAJORITY FOR PROHIBITION GIVEN BY LOIR HOUSE DENY MONOPOLY OF POWER PINTS -4 WVSIIINliTON, lice LV The Mu ni vote uiou tit,, national prohibition amaiiiimcut came tdmrtlv befoie mid night last at Hie close of many hours of loninikiUilo debate In which the intention of state Ylnlit figured prominently ami lifter several nmiid inent had been voted upon. Not for om time bad such a spirited strug gle been witnessed In congroaH. When the fliutl vote was tocouled It showed Hint ,1st! member had voted, tl? Tor and Mt ayultist the resolution. The resolution failed of adoption by ty one. an affirmative vote of 3.X being ncressitiv. Analysis of the vote of the house shows that ofthose voting ror the prohibition resolution 111 were dem ocrat. lvt seven republicans, twelve proiKlvo and four Independent re publican. Those voting against' tho tcsoluilon Inrludml III democrats, hi i (; uti 1 1 can, one Independent re publican and proKiesslve NOTICC. The barber shop will keep oitn December SI, until S i in nud be closed all day chilMmu IS A POSSIBILITY t -i WASHINGTON' Mee 'i', tl. .M, Dnhl. dlreclor In sevcuil coiporntloiiM In fhe so-ctilli'd General I'Mucliie Kioup, todav told llm coiiitle hiudii roiiimlltce, which has been holding heailngs on tho bill to piuvldo' for tho leasing of vvH(r power sites on public lands, Hint an) monopoly upon developed or undeveloped livdro'ideo trie energy was Impossible, I lit III tend horn u report by Herbert Ktiov .Smith Mild ttstlmnuv. or (llffoid I'lnchol, ntslciueiits that top com lmnle controlled thtoiigh stock or bond owiioisIiIm or lulsi locking dlrcc. torntea, nciuly thre million develop, oil and undeveloped lijdrttelmilile horsepower. Geuersl Kleclrlr luterestH, ho said, coun oiled Ji.upo hortqiower and IimiI less iluttt u thirty per cent stock tnloiost In other cempiil nniued In tho giotip. '"Phere Is no audi concttutratlon In Gin hand of a few Interests as has been claimed," the witness assert c.l Public homings on the bill close loilsy upd for (he next few dnvs only iii.-im )r-t i cuiiKrea will bo heard. A L WASHINGTON, Dec -.'.1. -A Colo rado delegation, headed by Governor Amnions Governor-tliTl Cart-on nud Senator Slml'rotli .today urged Un ionise land- eommiftpo to net fnvnr nbly on the hill l eicate a Koeky .Moiintain untioual park olit of '.UW qunre mile- now a foroM nn-erve in Colonulo. "Turn bwuk I he tide f huri-t travel to Kiuoi t (lie -ccnic pot of America," they told jIm commit tee. ' SPECIAL TO WOMEN Tho iiiot economical, cleansing and germicidal of all antlaoptlca Is A soluble Antiseptic Powder to be dissolved in water as needed. As a medicinal antiseptic for dnuchen In treating catarrh, Intlammntton or ulceration ot nose, throat, and that caused by feminine lllslthntinoequaL For ten years tho Lydla U, Plukham Medicine Co, has recommended Puxtlno In their private correaioudeiico with women, which protes Its uuHiriqrlty. Women who have been cunsl 1iay It is "worth Its weight In gold." At drurglsts. 5"e large box. or by mall. Tho Puxtnn iollut Caj Llostou. .Mass MEDFORD SOCIALISTS NAME CITY TICKET At n meeting of tho socialist of this city last night at the .Smith hall, .1. C. liar a o was numed as candidate for mayor. K. J. Klein its council man from tho first ward, C. It. Sntchwell from the second ward and P. W. Chilgron from tho third ward. A largo number attended the moot ing and it can safely be put down ns tho most enthusiastic meeting over held by the socialists of this city. . CIIIILSTMAK CK.'AIIS Get Governor Johnson and Mt. Pitt clgaj in Christmas boxes. Home made and tho best, DECIDEYOURSELF The Opportunity Is Here, Harked lly .Mcilfonl TcHiiuoiiy Don't take our vord for It. Don't depend on a strangers stnto merit. Head Medrord endorsement. Head the statements of .Medfnrd citizens. And decide for oursolf. Here Is ono c.tse or It. C. O. Kribs, grocer, W. Main St., Medford, Ore., snv; " suffered from a dull ache in the xninll of my bade for months. The kidney secretions wero unnatural and I had trouble In controlling them. I finally got n supply of Donn's Kidney Pills and took two or three boxes. 'The pnlil left mo nnd in;, kidneys are now in much bettor shape I willingly con firm the endorsement I gavn Donn's Kidney Pills several years ago, when I lived In Madcna, .Minn I willingly allow you to publish that Htatoment for tho benefit or my nolgnbors." ' Price fiO cents at all dealers. Don't simply ask fo'r a kidney remedy -get Dean's Kldnev Pills the same that Mr. Krlbs bud. Foster-Mllburu Co., Props, Pol talo, , V, FREE TICKETS TO THE PAGE I're-eut thi cihimui ut (he door nud urn the bet picture hIiow in Southern Oregon, alisoliitely I'icu. ADMIT ONH ADULT Matinee or Kvcnliu; I)ce.'2.i-2 ' Xmiis Greetings fiom the Page. John A. Perl UNDERTAKE Lady Assistant H B, HAIITLKTT I'hoiuvi M, 47 ant 47-JI ABibuIce Uenrlce Deputy Goreaer Just What You Vnirt A Reel Show of Merit Wednesday-Thursday A Diofjraph Beauty Butterflies and Orange Blossoms One Part Luliln Offers The Stolen Yacht Two Parts t A Vita Cemedy: Kidding the Boss An ol'-Mlmcr, but awful ijooil Wild Animals at Large Two Parts Essanay's Best Bet: Broncho Billy's Mission Onp Par( Souveniers Every Night Wod. and Thura. Matinoes 2 P. M. Evenings 7 o'clock Docembor 23 and 21 THE PAGE Medford's Loading Thoator Special Holiday Week Bill THE LITTLE GRAY HOUSE In Two Parts, niary Thioby. Fdaturing Harry Myers and Itoso An Emotional Drama First Episode of The Master Key Tho Most Realistic Thrilling Serial Ever Produced. Comedy Special Musical Program PAGE THEATER ORCHESTRA IT THEATRE WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Love's Sacrifice Two Part Kaylicc Wrstrrii A Diamond In the Rough Two-Part Majestic Drama Forced To Be Stylish ' Princess Cometly . , A Busy Day The Mornlnrj Paper leyslonc Cometllcs Special Music HERE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Million Dollar Mystery. Messen ger No. 845, Mutual Weekly War News, Those Country Kills, Key stoneFatty ami Malilc 5 nnd 10c Photoplays 5 anil 10c SPECIAL MUSIC. Friday Evoning, Decombor 25th THE PAGE Medford's Leading Thoator Extraordinary Attraction Tho World's Famous PASSION PLAY HAND PAINTED TWENTY COLORS 'i , ' . ( . ' 300. Pooplo in the Cast Cost $300,000 to Produce , FRIDAY NIGHT ONLY Tho admission for this groat picture, while moro thnn our regular prices, is less than for this production in other cities, First Floor 25c Balpony 15c Children 15c . n- 4MK iM4bit .jW .