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PAGE POUR MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE AN INniM'nN'D'nNT Ni:wsiAinn PUHMHUKl' KVnilY Al'THUNOON KXCKPT Hl'N'DAY 11V TDK MKMI'uni) 1'JHNTINO CO. orrico Mnll Trlliiino H nlltll tirr. !5-27-29 North J'"lr street, toll phono 76. Tho DrinocrnUc Tlnirs, Tlin Meilfnrtl Mnll. Tim MnUnril Tiilmna, Tlio South rn OrvKonlHii, The Aslilaml Ti ilium. SUBSCRIPTION BATES On year, liy iniul ... JR.nO Omi month, liy until . .&o Tor mnnlli, dellvir-il by crtnler In .Mod tor il, ritoonlx, Jnclutcnvllto ami (Vntrat Point . .BO Fntiininy only, liy mnll, per yonr. - 2.oo Weekly, per yror . 1 M) Official Pnper of Uii Tlly of Meilfonl. Utflclnl Paper of .Incknon Count. 1'ntcred nil ccoini-oli mntter nt MrOforil, Oregon, untler Iho net of March 8, 1879. Kttorn ClreulnUon for 1911, SSS8. full leased wlro Amioclated Tress dis patcher Subscribers falling to rccclvo papers promptly, phone Clrcu- lotion Manager tit SROlt. . ... c : : WHEAT PRICES OF AN E CHICAGO, ,Tnn. 0. Wheal prices lropied today ns it fdmek with n hammer. Opening prices were in some cases nearly 2 rents n bushel lower tlmn lnt nijjht, May Fcllinjj down to $1.3!), as compared w .fti-MhO $1.30, ns compared with $1..-10 nt ycstonlay'K cloe. Fear of tlio effect; of lull: of an embargo on the export of bread stuffs, ns well as on arm', and am munition, had much to do with the sudden decline. Despite the fact that btiyinjr on the part of exporters and domestic mill ers afterward rallied prices slightly, tho market seemed to po to pieces in in the final qunrtcr hour of the ses sion. Quotations fell a full cent a bushel below the lowest point at the stnrl, May selling as low ns $1.38. Conditions nt the cloe were much disordered nt a decline of '.! to 2ai net. ROUT OF ANGELES KL PASO, Tex., .Jan. fl A battle evidea ly occurred vcMerdny at Hu mes Arirpc, Cohuilu. The oiticinl Carrau.a rcj)ort received toilay stat ed that the t loops of the first chief under Generals Villareal and Guiter re utterly routed the Villa command under General Angeles, cuptiiriirj; all the Villa artillery. The buletin issued from the Villa consuate here declared that Angeles forces defeated decisively the Cur raiiwt hoop-, copturinj; their artil lery. 4 I COMMUNICATION. llit I'mpovcil Cliy Charter I have been ica.litu; it oer care fullv and 1 have failed to eo any tiling in that lenglhy .document which would give tlio people of our delight ful city of .Medford any relief what ever instead of keeping the city ex penditures nt the present mark. Thoy would hnvo to be inciencl, if noth ing' nioi c than the gieat managcr'n salary. Aio tliop seven of our very ablest men so unfit (even with three attor ney) in tho bunch) to understand their ntitttiiiiitr needs Would thi manager know morn about the city's needs than all the other seven f Again, what great improvements arc in tho air to he prunned down upon our already oveihurdened tax payers? Are we ready to pay our delinquent taxes and uesnmcntn? Are we ready to vote for more? Can wo pay for them? Let us Mop and sift those fines tions to the bottom before wn cast our ballot. Lot us liist iccovcr Iroin tho effects of our wild ru-.li and then wo can stand more of it. Let us use plenty of common souse as we go ou vnrd ami upward and wo will all be more contented ami more pin-pcrnus and our so-called knockers will nil disappear. And again, it virtually lakes nenrlv nil the power away from the people. Now, Hen tells us, wc can use tho re call on any officer at once. Well, that's surely going some, Head tlio charier and see if that is the case. Can tho peoplo vote for their city treasurer and recorder? We can an pwer that with an (X) no. 1 could go on and on with more like the above, but 1 consider enough said to convince every voter who lin a Greater Medford at heart, built up on n square deal ami sound basis, Your, do, A, FJNDEGAH. DROP RUMOR MBARGO THAT RENTERS' TICKET A SUPPORTER of (ho Standstill ticket, or Indepen dent ticket as it is labelled on the ballot, slurred the Progressive "Business "Men's ticket as a "Renters' ticket." Hero's the truth: Mr. Gates, candidate Tor mayor, owns his home and a tract of land outside the eity. In addition, he owns a largo business. Mr. Mann, candidate for council from the first ward, owns his own home and a large store and is probably the largest taxpayers among the oouncilmanie candidates. Mr. Schieffelin, candidate in the second ward, who, by the way, is a native son of Jackson county, rents his resi dence, but conducts a large business and is, a heavy tax payer. ie 4 'Dr. Dargreave. candidate in the third ward,owns his home as well as a business. All of these candidates are successful business men, conducting enterprises creditable to any sized city, despile unfavorable times. All are men of reputation, ability and integrity. It is true that they are renters in the sense that they rent storerooms and furnish employment to a large number of persons. Jt is also true none of them own buildings rented as saloons, and none of them own brick blocks, whose upper floors are questionable "lodging houses" rented for im moral purposes, from which disorderly women have been frequently ejected. ON WHICH SIDE ARE YOU? S election ucars, the lines the question of adopting the opposition is based upon Jor the charter arc the great majority oL progressive, enterprising citizens and community builders. Against the charter are the town knockers, the curb stone pessimists, the tightwads and the calamity howlers. For the charter arc the majority of the present coun cil, most of the business men, the great majority of tho pro fessional men, and nearly till the broad-visioned men of the community. Against the charier are the chronic grumblers, the mail order patrons and a certain type of landlord, beneficiaries of unearned increment. For the charter are the clergymen, the Women's Chris tina Temperance Union and the aioral influences of the community. Against the charter are the saloons. On which side tire you? In the January issue of The American City, the maga zine of national reputation and ranking firse as aa author ity oa civic aad municipal nffairs, appears the following editorial statement: "The rapid spread of the city man ager idea in charter drafting is the most hopeful tendency in American municipal government. The report of the committee of the National Municipal league containing the statement that the city manager plan "is the aiost ad vaaeed and scientific form of municipal organization yet suggested ' is very significant." Business Should Ilusiness begnn to halt in the Unit ed States two years ago because of an impending change of administra tion at Washington; it continued to halt because of an impending change in the tariff; it kept on baiting be cause of anti-trust legislation and an imjcndiug change in the banking and currency system; it actually stood still temporarily on the outbreak of the European war, because of the be lief that the investing and creditor nations would make a raid on the gold reserve. All this is past nnd gone. The democratic administration did not overturn things; it removed all uncertainly legording the tariff; it gave the country nothing runic ex treme in anti-trust legislation than bud been received from two previous republican administration; it reor ganized the bnnking nnd currency system along lines that have been pronounced satisfactory by the mon eyed iuteresls; it has carried the gold icscrvc safely through the crisis. .Moreover, the tariff - uestion i. out of the way for some years to come, ami impoilcrs and manufacturers know exactly on what basis thev can make their calculations; the banking and current'- question is out of the win1, and there is no occasion or ex cuse for "unsettled conditions" on this scoie. Knitbermore, tho gold lescrvo is immense and iiuthrcatened, the bank vaults arc full of ready money; the cro - tremendous in vol OFFER SUBSTITUTE E WASHINGTON', Jan. J). A substi tutc to the ship purchase bill author izing the president to acquire vessels suitable for naval auxiliaries at a cost not exceeding .f.'IO.OOO.OOO, for which I 'a nam n bonds would bo sold, was introduced today by Senator Cummins. All such ships would be under the secretin-" of the nnvv in stead of a shipping corporation, as the administration bill proposes, and in times of peace, those not needed by tho naval force would bo leased to those engaged in foreign commerce. With Medford traue Is Medford made C atEDFOtti) majj; TrviBimR. are more clearly drawn on the new charter. Mosl of ignorance or prejudice. Now Go Forward ume, arc commnndin; high prices; foreign governments are pouring in orders that aggre'ito hundreds of millions; the president promises that there shall be no further legislation touching business, big or small, nnd, lnst, but not least, the railroads havn been granted the advance in rates winch thev claimed would insure their prosperity. One might go on reciting reasons why the United States, presently and prospectively, is on n much rounder footing financially, industrially and commercially than it hns been at any time in, sny, the last live, and per haps in the last ten years. In com mon with the rest of the world, it has just felt a mighty shock, but, unliko some of its sister nations, it has ro covered from it. Among all tho na tions of tho earth today it seems to be in the best position to give nn ex dilution of confidence in tho future. Its optimism would be cheering to the depressed everywhere. Its example of prosperity in pearo would exert a widespread moral influence over pop ular thought abroad. There is no good reason that wo can seo why tho United Stutes should not face tho now year with all its promises of belter things. The coun try is in the enjoyment of exceptional opportunities. Hy making proper use of them it can perforin a good part for all the world. Let every one get to his post and do his part. Chris tian Science .Monitor. BRANDEIS B 10 Ef WASHINGTON. Jan. 0. Argu month iu support of the bill to legal ize price-fixing, were made befoio the house commerce committee today Im LoiiU I), Ilraiidcis of Boston and nth. eis. .Mr. Hrandcis argued that tho bill would prevent "nliani bargain sales," which, he said bv "destroying the confidence of consumers in stau (laid goods," were an evil that af fected the whole commuiiitv. A Good Ilesuliitlou. To help build up .Medford payrolls by smoking Governor Johnson or Mt. I'ltt clfe'uu. medfokd, oTtrcfloyr. satpudav, .tanuauv .), IAJ. LADY X1COT1XH COMICS MOM llf . 1 XCK A S I XCU1. OFM. IX A T FllOXV if v W.-.Xv' "s. Rvi---rt- r rZSA&X- ?&yK-n?v b " v i ttr tts $PGv qY(!ji tSh flpjft f ' . Ym, djtfw-x rMpmjsjrM W?S CUHAArHlHCION-LOVP Tti.it tuhacio U nn liucntlw la lntlli I- Hi" llini (,m I. il.ui nf .Mit ('turn Vuhliistoul.opp, llu 1'ivaili v ifc of mi Amciliiiii. wlui hi i tome to A tucrl.it to uilti-( Miiul.lnj: Mipi'In" fur "tier l.." in nlic. put It. nt Hie front tu tin gixMt i;uioM-'in i uiiflkt In her pretty Trench wny ihli clinriulns; nuitnui cf I'mme mid - -Iiri a siunKcr of Hie holm-c of a . Is.ir. a . IsMtWie or li I'll , nnd u imil.c a u ,... . i. 1..11 , .. i .... i ... ..I., i.. ,il..- rl... .1..,, 1 .. .. ri,.. , ... ,,.v "'. . ' lutert"lc), Irtlinlilc tain llll ail. II un in.,i !, ,111'.'. Itl ,1 Uhll And Mr Washington l.npp t.iiou Stic hart heard tin liit of I lit Ih uiiimLu s!li. Iiih INli.n.il In llii Iiliilliti ..... ., ......I1...U 1. .. ri.ai., ' i oi.e of the ii.ti-ts oiitu ltd uKU llu Au.erl in lUwplt-il In I'ur'i fti- I- I cu.liUHi.ctlc Iu tur traUe uf lli.n ItibntHluii cpe ulo It altlU.iU- luunl ! toliuoco. . I The Open Fires of the Soul (From Minneapolis Journal.) When the weather is half winter and the other half late in September, and the fires are inclined to run low, the open fireplace resumes some of its last ceuturv functions iu the household, nnd the cheerful flicker ing of the light dn the walls and cur tains tells a story of home and health still far from forgotten, no matter what the "best " seller.'' somtiiucs seem to try to milke nut. Philosophers and friends of the rnce may take n note of cheer from the return of tho old fireplace to the American home. It mav well be that it i fully as expensive as the mot elaborate "gas grate," with it, sadly artificial burning log that is ueer consumed, but of that nothing can be made for an argument. 1'or the real fireplace stands for sincerity, the contemplative pleasures of the soul and tho abiding love of home and all that the word implies. What moving picture so moving as the gentle lapping of the flame on the hearth where harmony reigns and where nothing can disturb or destroy. The chill corners ami dm fly hallways do not need to depend nn this small snored flame to mitigate their harsh ness now, for the radiators nnd regis ters may bo depended on to care for their mnlady of cold. The mission of the open fire is not so much to the body ns to the soul. Ilcflcction, some degree of solitude, has been onn of the greater needs 'of the people of Iho new race. Ileforo the opn fire, who can resist the chnrru of reflection, or escape thn solitude nf himself, no matter who shares tho generous half circle of the largo room, the real J From Everlasting to Everlasting (Charles II. Hhlnn in tho Public) In tho times of doubt, of chango, ot upheaval, when tho fountains of tho deeps a to broken up, and prim itive passions i tin looso among men ono has to consider tho verdicts of othor days, In tho calm, after wur, when tho whirlwinds woro dead, Suppose, If you like, that It Is writ ten upon tho nnrolllni; scroll of "present politics; future history" (to tiKo "Norman Conquest" Fioeniun'u phraso) that ouo loiiB-proparcd war rior nation conqiterH IOuropo, both hemispheres, and nil tho hou-IhIuihIh, tho oceans, Iho last fastnesses of tho mountains, tho uttermost oases of tho deserts. Suppose Unit this reloutlcKs victorious nation attempts to rule and remould all the children of tlio earth as Atlantis, Assyria, Kgypt, Macedonia, Home tried, and failed. Suppose that wo, for our blindness, our laziness, our stupidity, our selfishness, our materialism, or Inveterate habit of stoning (or neg lecting) our juopheta, aro lo pass through these tleop waters, aro to sound uncharted seas of disaster, aro to Iobo this our civilization and onco more llvo In huts, by campflios, In tlio waste places of tho nutlands, Still thero would bo those who drew their slroncth and silence spin It by spark, from t)io all behold ing ulars, Still would the eccdu of - ll ,l..lT ,, , .'.i,,!".. I iiij t HI l.v She l.n I u at the front ,i miiim In Hit mudd.t Iteiii'lics for ."iiictliln: ti uf III, xiitt!'it,-i! Itl lilt liu.lill :l shrine of the contemplative soul 1 The open fire is much like the small baby. When it is around, the nitra tion gnius no foothold in aii thing else. It absorbs mid monopolizes. Conu'rxntion lug, dumps and be comes impossible. It is seen to be a thing of dinners mid of chance meet ings ami of "set pieces" in set places. In the piesrii f the open fire it becomes nn impertinence and a su perfluity. The only laiiguaifo is the language of the soul, the silent com munings ami the telepathic inter change of whatever minds are at tuned. The brain and tin scuscit, like the eyes, are half closed, ami it is the intuition rather than tint mulct standing that reaches and doc not feel the need of grasping. Far better the fireplace and the! Msiou than the steam heat of com inert1) ami a competence. No matter what the outward possessions, the mind imprisoned in them will hen against the bars, or keep its cease less igil back ami forth, back ami forth, like some wild thing caged, and with nothing left but the memory of freedom forfeited to "comfort." We ought to take hen it about pro pic. Their salvation is from within, ami no one ever wander ipute so far away, but the discomfort of wrong living ami wrong thiukincr tend to drive him back. Mack where? Hack home, where the open lire of llu soul smolders on the hearth, wailing for the fuel that is always at hand. Mount hue its symbols, the open wood fires in tho health, fdow with in creasing frctpiencv on the mviuitl hearths of American homes. .May they never grow less. truth, of justice, of liberty remain on earth, taking root, nouo might say how, In tho hearts of children Still the earth would hnvo saints and martyrs, Onco again, In tho fullness of tlmo an always before, the mighty nnd seemingly unronqtior alilo dominion founded upon Forco would go crashing down Into Irro trlovablu wreck. It would nt last iperoly ."point a moral or adorn a tain." Tho new world capital, (lioncli guarded by utmost sciences of disci pline, would bocomo "ouo with llahy. Ion and Tyro"; tho now war loid would only bo remembered with "Oyninndlas, King of KIwjh," by bis broken staun of stone Iu the desert, nuil bis "sneor of cold command." Theto Is a moral order to tho Unl vorso "from overlastlng to ovorlast Ing," nnd when history, writing of this whole affair, came to sum It up, a thousand years from now, It would writ; "In tlio twoutloth century after Christ there came another Attlla who broke tho nations to pieces ntTaWrlcd to reshape, tho world with his war hammer. HvorythliiK pasHcdHlirough tho flro; tho lies and blunders of our civilization perished, and much be sides, but nt last a better and happier social order developed, At laut mou learned how to llvo tosother with out hale, Tho war deeds of this Attlla aro not worth recording, nnd even hlu burial place is forgotten." um E RE R STILL UNCONSCIOUS SKATTI.i:, Wicdi., Jan. I).- L. An ifci'Miu, it llgbt lieiivywi'iulit piiro f'mhter, known in th ring ax duck Newton, who collapsed lnt night ( tcr heiiikt beaten bv Ike Cobeu Iu a boxing bout before the Pnoilio Alh letie club, an oruutiikolitiu comiio-eil of city policeiueu and tin'iiH'ii, dieil todaywilhoiit lemiiniii" consciouM- IIKAS. Cohen and I'. M. Milehell, n xeeond I iu (he fiith I, are in the city lull in defuult of bail. I.ounie Austin, iff ciee; Dun Salt, master of eeiemonies, nnd Sammy Good and .1. J. ,MeGinle,, seconds, were aiicstcd al'terlhe fighl and icleased on 1100 bail pi'iuliuj; the oiileoniO of Anderson's injuiic". Pr. I. T. Ilanley, the club phyieian, e amined the uieii before thev enleieil the ting and pioimunccil lln'in fit. The unloi lunate mail showetl poor I'm m iu the right, and m the thin! i omul weal down fioin a right mwiiiv on the jaw, lie slaggeieil o his feet after nine had been counted, and Co hen stepped forward to knock out Ins helpless ailtauonisl, hut the icfeiie iiiteifeted nnd ratd Aiuhi ou b dccliiiiut Cohen I lie winner GRANTS SS. a.In. !. - The rec iinl'iundo h Dr. I(edd iu his trav els during 101.1 hud the perambula tions of Wilhnm Jennings Hrynu crowded to the edge ot the map, bill a tabulation of figuies at the Ifeilih office shows that iu 10! I the doctor out-trnvclcil himself, Iu promoliin; the mteiesls of the municipal radio. id ami the extension to the const, the doctor uiiido two trips ucto-s the continent iiutl numerous ones to olht r points of the compass, the tl.t sepa rate journeys totalling -S,:t.l.t miles. Of this dislaiiec, 'Jli.'JliO wcie bv mil ami U07.1 were bv automobile Mr. ItVddv w'lU tho oeeupoul of a bei'lb in I ln Pullman slrepci's (ill nit-lit ilming John A. Perl UNDERTAKER Lftdr Analitant Ki 8. IIAItTI.KTT I'bonr M. 47 an 7-J1 "Nrnrt to SfefeggTjS Cverylhinrc" HOTEL MANX Powell St., at OTarrell San Truncbco In the heart of the business, shopping and theatre district. Running distilled ice water in every room. Our commodious !ol)by,finescrv?cc,niid ft Homelike restaurant will attract you. European Plan rates $1.50 up. Mtnigtrntnl ClwtttfW. Krliey "Mtet Me at ff J he fitanx-' iniirmTTiini tnxmszBtts ill THE PAGE MedfortPs Lcatllnn Theater PATHE'S ANIMAL MASTERPIECE In Five Parts SPORT AND TRAVEL IN CENTRAL AFRICA A Most Unusual Spectacle, Full of Thrills Lnuijhs and Astonishing Sights Interesting Entertaining Educational It's a (jreat feature and will only ho shown Sunday Afternoon and Evening Also A GOOD COMEDY MUSICAL PROGRAM BY The Page Theatre Orchestra It's always a bio show at the Page, and It's every night Admission 5, 10, 15c. Matinee 2 P. M.. Evening 7 o'clock Iho ypury and Jill niglils of llio!lll.t were passed at his homo Iu Mudfoid, .Mayor Slniimnti or Noith llnml pio. piiHiMi thin tho federal government I ulu over all Coos lluy Impioveiuciits Iu future THE PAGE SATURDAY ONLY nlnlliirc 2 P. M. nnd Evcnliin 7 o'clock A scarclilnn nrralsjnmnil of modern society, An expose ol their frivoli ties and dissipations liy ono nf Eny Innil's nrrntrst iilaywrlnhls, Alfred Sutro Fealurlmi that Great Actor, Edmund Breese With Claire Whitney nnd Slunrt Holmes anil others, In The Walls of Jericho No chnnijo In admission Entire Chanrjo of Propam Tomorrow STARTS Your I'avorlto Play Home Alwayjt Welcomo Hearst-Selig News A Illocrnph Ilcauty The New Magdalen Two Part.i A Sollg rcattiro The Scapegoat Ono Tart Ilroadwny Special Scars of Possession With MISS IlKVKIll.Y 1IAYNK and ITIANCIX X. IHISII.MAN Two I'artu A Reel Comedy With JOHN' lll'NNY ANM) I'l.OltA FINCH Ono Pa it COM I NO MAUY IMCKKOrtD In her fnvWlto success The Eagle's Mate AD.MIBSION ALWAYS I'lVi: AM) TUN CKNTB SUNDAY ONLY Matinee 2 P. M. Evening, 7 o'clock J .