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MACHINE. CAUCUS
KtiKcnc, Ore., Dec. ?, 1914.
fo tho Editer:
I wish to thank you ngaln for your
continued interest and assistance In
my, campaign for tho organization of
the' atato legislature on a different
bas'la from control by caucus and leg
islation through trades and deals.
'Whilo Bomo of my friends thought
I WjU. lhwfse id contlnuo this fight
after the Portlarld rteoplc had made.
Btich a strong bluff to tho effect that
their control was cissurrcd, tho indl
cA'tlpns now aro that tho grip of the
c'ftufcus Is weakening, and that they
realize this. The probabilities are
iWh stronger now thari they were
d'weck ago, that wo shall bo ablo to
organlzo tho houso la tho public in
tcrcst nnd without tho speaker or any
other member being so bound by
promises that ho cannot vote on any
iflMSfiro as hls conscience dictates.
Pcrsorialfj', there Is nothing In tho
speakership for a man who is run
ning ander the pledges I am making,
for my principal plcdgo is that 1 am
not using this power to gain support,
eV ia force members to act against'
their better instincts. It' is not a'
personal matter with me at all.
'it fe a matter of seeing whether
legislating can't bo done on a fair,
epea and above-board basis without
fay secret caucuses or the abandon
neat of tho right of free choice oa
the p'arl of any member.
iky e'lght years experience, Instead
of naklng mo think that this is a
aopeleas ambition, leads me io be
lieve, fhat it can bo done. Our mom
iertf aro all well-meaning men, but
they are1 itf the grip of a vicious sys
tem, which renders (heir good Inten
tions' Ineffective.
if IL Is your plan to continue to
call attention to tho essential wrong
ness of attempting to gorern this
democratic state- through a secret
caucus, based on county lines and
sectional jealousies, nothing would
pleases me more than to soo you con
tlnuo to put the wholo controversy on
a high plane of political principle and
fair dealing. A caucus Is nothing
but log-rolling on a grand scale, and
it is the practice of log-rolling which
is most apt to bring our legislature
Into disrepute
Thanking you for your attention
to this Important matter.
Yours very truly,
ALLEN BATON.
u
ML MEWS ;
BEGIN NEW YEAR
A hericrf of gonpel meet nipt nnilur
triu'lfiirntliip of J. K. Hawkins, the
jiuhtor of flic First etliodiht Epis
copnl church, will begin with n berv
lVe'ou TliiirMlny night at S:'0. Tho
first part of the evening will lo (alien
up with a roil cnll of incmbern with
i'e(ipoiiH08, fo bo followed with n m
rlnj hour nml ft reception to jfew
member. At 11 o'clock mi evange
liMio service will begin, lasting
through the old mid .into the Jfew
Year. Any who are Jntc rested are
welcome. If niry cannot tarry fur all
ftf iihotHi. neryiqc limy may leavo at
aayltiene without jptcrvuption.
SENATE DEBATE .
LITERARY TEST
yA&l IN'OTO'N', ec. 30. D'ebato
ok lio literacy tes,t provision of tho
fmmlgraflon bill again occupied the
iienato today, Senator Reed, resuming
Hu speech" In opposition. JIo said,
however, fjp would he 8'a(l' to see all
INiVtHe" white raws excluded from the
trmfW dtHtos by direct action. A
literacy test &uld accomplish no de-afrablf-
rWtrlctlQU W arguQd,
MAM iHf IMBPflnD
- --ii im-i ii -- -- .. -J
KPfffORW"
NOW
WEAKENING
AT
tr
THvohlssi'en luuvh o'rtsifi'
1 .Rnmltf t?iVorH'iill6V tllsm
SHYING
tiount It oci'tainly is to iho kmickoiv.
A fako commission man can start in business ami be
trusted without question by farmers, whom bo proceeds to
bunco out of their year's crop. Orchardists have consigned
Their fruit to commission men they know nothing of, to
rceeivo back a deficiency- bill. At the sank time both the
farmer and fruit grower were busy knocking co-operative
organizations which market crops to the best possible ad
vantage whoso books ard open1 to all and whose' affairs
nro honestly administered. , ' '
"Wireless telegraphy nnd other bogus concerns have no
trouble in selling thousands of dollars' worth of stock here,
but a legitimate home enterprise eitn't'giH iv cent where
the fakir gets a dollar. Tho Nevada or distant mine swin
dle reaps a good harvest, while development money is re
fused excellent local prospects.
Perhaps it is tins fondness for gold bricks that makes
the land owner shy at. irrigation which would quadruple
his output. It must be some snch hidden lure that makes
the farmer hesitate to agree to raise the one crop that lie
is sure of a slated market for sugar beets, which would
at tho same time build np an enterprise in the valley as
suring n payroll. Perhaps, however, it is simply ignorance
or perhaps pure business.
Most sections are willing-to pay a substantial bonus to
secure a beet sugar factory, so profitable are they to the
surrounding country. Although there are many such fac
tories in Utah, they still seek more, as witness the follow
ing from the Salt Lake Tribune of December 24:
A commute ronrcscri tlnrf the' residents of Salt Lake county Interested
'In tho establishment of a sugar factory In the county are. this afternoon,
making tho Knight Sugar company through Jcsno Knight, president, a
proposal to Induce the Knight Interests to inovo their sugar factory from
Raymond, Alberta to Salt Lake county. Tho committee met this after
noon at the Cimmerclal club and formulated the proposition which was
to b5 presented to Mr. Kttlght. ...,,
According to members of the committee the farmers of Salt Uike. count)
agrco to preaerit gratis' to the Knight Sugar company, 100 acres of land In
any section of the county desired. They ngreo furlhermlro to furnish
50.000 tons of sugar beetd tho first year of the factory's operation and
each succeeding year sufficient beets to supply tho factory s need. The)
also Kuaranteo that. It desired, tho farmors of Salt Lake county will sun
scribe 49 per cent of the capital stock of tho company which may bo
forrried to operate the company. ,.,
The committee. It Is understood, will guarantee tho IMah-ldaho Sugar
.quantity ofsugarJtajortheUhjJ
company to contlnuo rurnisninj? irunr
TO TALK CHARTER
AND EXPLAIN IT
To the Cltlicna of Mcdferd:
A committee of 21 citizens of Mcd
ford, appointed by tho city council,
have, after nearly a year's work and
study, drafted a new chnrter for the
city. "While it contains absolutely
nothing now or untried, It win In
troduco some Important and highly
desirable changes In Bedford, es
pecially along tho lines of putting
the city's business on a business-like
basis, requiring proper bookkeeping,
and roports fo tho people that aro In
telligible and enablo them to under
stand easily Just what is dono with
their iiioney and whother economical
ly speql or" otherwise. . , t
Wo feel cortafn that a proper un
derstanding of this charter, will, In
sure, its hrty approval amf adop
tion. There has not been a single
vaflj objection raised to It. Dut
there Is somo lack of understanding.
To tho end that this understand
ing may bo removed and tho charter
voted upon understanding!)', wo earn
estly urge citizens to meet lot its
discussion. Let any interested citi
zen arrango a meeting, whether in a
hall, a church, a lodgo or oven In
privato residences. A card addressed
to tho secretary of the commission
will bring somo Ino to any such meet
ing to help In tho discussion and es
pecially to answer any questions.
Tho commission challenges tho bring
ing of any valid objection to the char
ter. If It is thcro wo want to know
It.
In view of tho positlvo knowledge
of Improvements and econlmlcs that
havo followed tho adoption of this
form of charter In every city that has
one, do wo not owo It to Medford,
as good cltlzons to either support this
charter or given fair opportunity, to
have any supposed objection ex
plained and dlsciiBhcd?
MUJJFOItn CIIAUTKIt COMMIS
SION. Thanku for Auto Owners
, Tho, Commercial cjul desires to
thank the public spirited citizens to
whoso gonoroslty wo owo tho success
of yesterday's entertainment of tho
Ilosarians from Portland. The warm
words of praise vq heard from all
the guoBts, both for Medford and
what they unanimously voted ''tho
finest piece of road In Oregon," is
amplo reward, but tho club wa,nts
tho Individual auto owners to know
that their co-operation Is appreciated.
Those donating their machines were:
Court Hall, Powell Auto company,
C. B, Gates, O, M. Murphy. A. S, Ho
senbaura, Ed Jlrown, John Alkqn,
K. V. Carter, W. A. Folger, H. n.
Nye, M, A. Alford,NChaB. M. English,
E. J, Trowbridge, Dr. Seeloy and Dr.
Porter.
MBDFORD COMMERCIAL CLUD,
By Bcnj, c, Sheldon.
AK
FOR
MEETING
W'BDflOttD MATli TttTBUNM.
THE DOLLARS' '
JLi tu fc- '"
to ell
i koUI brick in (lie
to sdll uold (lollaW at a (Us-
tHc to ry aa Is at present belngsuppljcd.
osm i.nu w..w . -v I ... ,V i
IN MALE ATTIRE
(Grant'; l'u- Courier.)
Mr. Toltic Erttep came over from
.Mcdford to Kpenil the joyoiirt holiday
Hcnhon with Grant l'aA friendn anil
relative. Tho glad Xmn i tho time
of merriment nnd fun nnd frolic, nnd
Tottie, being a Ktranger in the Rogue
metropolis, must he excused if knowl
edge of local ciihtouiH nnd municipal
HtattiKH was somewhat lacking.
When bantered by a friend of the
male pcrbiinbion Sunday evening to
don his extra suit of store clothe,
Tottio proved ame to the core, nnd
she filled the suit, Cbpecially in the
high places, as completely as the sea
son is filled with CiiritfliuiiH cheer. So
mirth-provoking and excruciatingly
funny was tho situation that a friend
down the street must see, and en
routo on Sixth street Tottie met nn
olhcr friend, who iigniu challenged
her gamenesti. Under his escort she
marched up the street nnd along
Front street and other thoroughfare,
attracting much nttention to her garb
nnd to the grace with which it hung
upon her form a, she prngrreil.
Where Tottie fell oWn wn. in tor
geltiug she was not in Mei'lnnl. and
in failing iti have wisei! up on (linnis
Pas qrdinnnce. There In ii law
iion the book that say Hint, al
though women may vole ami may
lake from man practically all hi
liiiic-lionorcd prerogative, she mul
not wear hi clothe. This law iIopm
not say how closo fitting may he her
skirt, or how diaphanous it texture
or the extent to which tho slit may
extend heavenward, hut it dor espe
cially prohibit the nppeiirnnee of the
female of tho species. ;n garmcntH. of
mnle. Jw orgus-cyed police fon:o
saw the pectaclo nnd tho infraction
of tlip city ordinauco pt tho same mo
ment, and' Tottie, stijl game, meekly
sand "guilty, your honor," wlicit she
appeared before tho bar of outraged
justice. The wralh of the blind god
dess wu appeased when the fine of
.. which judge Husler imposed was
pniil by Tottie's friends in real coin
of tho realm.
DE!
SMALL MEND
PJJUvADKM'HJA, Dor. :i0. A
dividend of 33 per cent on (lib pre
ferred stock wa today dcelured by
the director of the Pittsburg, Ciiicin
jti, Chicugo & St. Ixiiiis railway,
known as the Panhandle system, ol
the Pennsylvania railroad. Thj
inukeH for tho year an aggregate (if
1 per eeat for tho preferred stock
holder,, Tho ronpiam stuck has paid
ihrt'c-fniirtliH of 1 per cent.
la lOl.'I both tflassi-H of stock paid
MEOFORD
WOMAN
PNCHED
PARADING
PANHANDLE
uLARES
MWOKQUD. ORKCION, WfcDyKSnAV. iWtOMniW
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I
Al the I'tigo llicntor ui Stttiniluy
uvonlug, Mnv KwlwoU l uppcMr in
'
her latent I'omwly success, ".Murtlm.
I.v-lhc-nu.v." The minimi of .Mls
UhlKnif slrtge onrcor is ninntl.v
tli.ll f keeping the public ill n Hnppy
frame of mind, and that -hi' has f,U
MA
ROBSGN
m
HEATRE
SATURDAY
filled her uu.lcrtaking nu.Ht liilhriill.v:iri,l,t-v ,,w,,ur ' lnUnt wn
lu hi'cn proven ly a long lino of w- days In the payment of any 'street
eentrie elmnu'ler inipprMUiutlcins, all liapioveiiiont naHossmont, nil) person
splciulitlly done ami intUiiiinHtienll.v' tendering the amount to tho city re-
' t
May Kotcon
welcomed. Her lnlot lole i said to
he the moM congenial that she ha
yet had, and one that affords a con
tinuous laughing treat.
Ah n book, "Mnrthu-by-thcDay"
cninc before the public a little over a
year ago, and it.- delicious humor and
sentiment made an iiiMantancou np
peal to Amoiieau reader- and placed
it at once in the group of "best sell
er." It was written v Julie -M. l.ipp
men, who aNo prepared the stage
version. The play is well supplied
with bright lino, novel tdluatioiiH and
that wholesome sweetness that ap
leal to the majority of thcalergour.
Martha SIiiwmiii, thu cent rat figure of
Hie comedy, is n tye that has not
previously hctn epli''cd on our
stage.
s
F
The supreme comt Tuesday liaudcil
down a decision in favor of Governor
West, Secretary t State Olcott ami J
Treasurer Kay in the case lirouulit ov
the state to recover .flli.DO.'i.irJ, al
leged to havo JiciMi illegally expende I
in thu penitcutiarv revoking fund
during 1011 nnd JH12, instigated by
the Evening Telegram.
Tho Hlifto charged that the defend
ants expended tho money for tho ben
efit of the penitentiary without it be
ing appropriated by the legislature. It
wa further asserted that thu money
Actually appropriated by the legisla
ture for the purpose wa otherwise
expended.
"To say that the slate had been
damaged in any iepcit by the irreg
ular manner in which the warrant
were drawn and paid is to ignore
plain fact,, ami figure which speak
for themselves,'" declared Chief Jus
tice. .Mc 1 (rule in hi decision.
INDIA RESTRICTS
WHEAT EXPORfS
DELHI, India, via London, Dec. 30,
9:2", a, m. In view of the abnormal
prlccn of wheat thu India government
decided to restrict exports to 100,0110
tons of wheat, Including flour, from
December 1 to March 31, 1915.
Tho exports will bo confined to
nrltlsh possessions In which a strong
demand for tho cerouf oxlstai " '
2 for.
GOVERNOR
m
IN
ID SE
ARROW
25ci
COLLARS
CLOSE fitting, graceful styles with
smartly cut curved fronts, that admit
of easy cravat tieing.
CLUETT, PGAUQDY & CO., Inc. Makers, Troy, N. Y.
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lll"t H,rlU,,8 '" or ,,,rR0 ",,I,or,
"" w lN '1 ,0 " noouiMi.
I'micr our present cnaner, ii n
I carder can omain a coruncaio m m.
Illmiuency which boars 15 per cent In
terest till the property owner re
deems It. It Is not optlonul with the
city recorder; he iust Issuo such cer
tificate and It must boar 15 per cent
Interest.
I'nder the now charier such a cer
tificate cannot bo issued till tho pro-
, perty owner Is at lenst six months
delinquent, and then It can boar only
'12 per cent Interest. This Is a sav
!lug both In time and interest to the
ipoor property owner who finds It liu
'possible to meet his heavy assess
ments. ! This Is a splendid chnngu. It
i shows consideration for tho poor
1 property owner at Just tho tlmo that
!ho most needs consideration.
I have noted many Improvements
j In tho new charter oer tho old. hut
1 this feature, nerh&ns unimportant la
nomo ways, Is specially Important In
showing the spirit and tenor la which
tho now charter was drafted.
R I), iioki-:,
Bedford, Dec. 30lh. 1UH.
10
FOR STRIKERS CHILDREN
YVIIBBLINO. Yv. Va., Dec. 30.
Socialist leadcra hero today declared
that If tho strlklay miners In tho
eastern Ohio coal field wcro evicted
fiom tho company houses they now
occupy, tho socialists would take cam
of all children under 13 ;ears of
ago who may bo affected. Five
John A. Perl
UNDERTAKER
Lady Atslitanl
H B, nAHTLLTTf
rlionen M. 47 n 47-J
tmhnlaoMi Krtr IVtnatr CnrOmmr
STARTS
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
A Progressive Prorjram
A Phantom Drama
If I Were Young
Again
Two Parts
A Screaming Comedy
Ham the Piano
Mover
1000 Feet of Fun
Two Special Dramas:
The Choice
Ono Part
Two' Sisters
One Part
t t
Tvo Oilier Dly Features
Souvenirs Thursday-Friday
DUDLEY
2lA inches high
N0RM4N
2 inches high
IVES
PROTECTION
DELINQU
m
MO, MM
thntisntid ehlldion, II was Muled t
loclnllsl headiiuaileis, would bo Hh
trlhuted among famllloii In thu cIIIcm
if Whmtltau. HtMlhotivlllo and Paik-
ornhiii-g, nml If liomeji for a grealen
number aio needed, ait appeal uiuu
bo made It tllo national socialist or-Mniilmtlnin
IT THEATRE
Vi:i.T.SD.Y Tlll'RSDAV Matinee anil Evening
VAUDEVILLE v
MEXICAN WAR
lLLUSTHATlCD LECTURK
f lly fAIMJEO, ASH (Amerlcait llehel).
.lust from Mexico, assisted by Itlu partner, "Texus", In a real iioelly
net. Fancy trick roping and gun nwlngliig. An ediiealloiiiil feature
of the .Mexican war, that you should not iiiIhu. Along with this, six
reels unexcelled photoplays, ft 'J hour show for 10-1 fie.
Here Friday and HnUirdny LAST OF .MILLION IIOLLAU MYHTI'ltY
Six rods and a beautiful UUGCaleiidor for each family, alone worth
the price, 10c,
THE PAGE
Mcilfortl's Lcatlln-3 Theater
SPECIAL! SPECIAL! SPECIAL!
FOR THE MASTERY
OF THE WORLD
Three Parts
Written by Jaijiics Fulrclle. With Belle Atlalr and Alec Francos.
Sec:-:! Episode ot
THE MASTER KEY
SPECIAL COMEDY
HEAR THE PAGE THEATER ORCHESTRA
Admission 5c, 10c. 15a
ABSOLUTELY FREE
This Coupon Admits One Adult
Pane Theater
Evrnlnijs December 30 and 31
THE
One Merry Night T AM O
SATURDAY, J 111. L
The Academic Protlucliifl Co. Presents
AMERICA'S PREMIERE COMEDIENNE
MAY ROBSON
t In Her Latest Lauulilnji Success
MARTHA BY THE DAY
A Comedy by Julie M. Llppmann, Adapted from the
"Martha" Stories
A
Popular Book.
Dclidhtful Comedy.
Cast of Excellence and
Beautiful Production
PRICES 50c TO $1.50
THIS I NOT
THE PAGE
Mcdford's Leadlnp, Theater
XX Ann Tlirin Ma?iwir Ai i ftrAB O.n. B
THE MoaTSTUPEJIDOiplDBEWILDCRlH1!
JAGICAL pRODUCTlOrjlHEWORLD tytf E-VErKfJOWfJ
"A fAf) fl fift firfrK'ir Panturn fin
100 737.5 Of icuifffisrjr 1
JO Famous 6ia&r7foric farm
ill 253rARTLItjffWMrmiS
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JT Tme In A".eA " -
iMfGllCAT IIMDU .
' ickri . . i'lflt n
WITH AN
Santo Santucci
Wizard of the Accordeon
k 'i ., ' iiirrji v 1 1 ,i 1 r ; ' 1
CARMO
With a Notable Company of Erllsli Jii(j(jlcrs
WAR TIME PRI0ES: 25c, 50o, 75c anil $1.00
Seat Sale Saturday, January 2, Theater, 10 a. in.
DISHOI.PTIO.V NOTlor
Nollfo la lioreliy given Hint ihu Urm
of llurlli'lt ami Nottierliuid linn been
dlmioUed, I'. I Nellieiliiml relllliig.
Any bill contracted finui llilii USth
of December, lull, I will not bo ten
poiudhlo for, F. II. NIOTIIEUI.AND.
2 10
Wctlnestlny nml Thursday,
Dccfin!icr30nntl3l. No Pic
tures shown Monday, Tues
day and Friday uf this wrrk.
PAGE
Miss Robson
At I lor Best
Scat Sale Dec. 31, Theater, 10 A. M.
MOVLNU I'MMTIIi:
One Nlylit
Monday, J an, 1.
lad hcap Or Livestock
SOSncTACULAfi Illusions
2SSKtfSAWAl tovsLt'ics
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ALL-STAR VAUDEVILLE
Warner & White
Eccentric Dancers