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HONG KONG K0LUM
My frltmil HIM Ib fond of wnlklng.
How ran I lieiit rpiiiombpr lilm
ClirlBtiiuiH nioniliiK? (0IVIC HIM
BKCOXI) HANI) AUT0.M0IIIU3.)
lla! Ila! Ila!
"IIo IniiKhn hiwt who IniiKlin Innt."
"Nix. Hn IntiKliii host whoso IiiiikIi
lilBlH."
Dr. Hack In Urn lomllnR wiwon
tit I'roplor, Vtirinoiit.
Wlilli' tho Holillnrs In Franco and
IIoIkIuiii nro tntnnchliiK, tlin folltn at
home In London nro rclreuchlni:.
Artlo.
Sir: My undo, an honoHt and hluff
Illinois farnuir, came to Chlc;ir,o to
visit un IiIh flrnt visit to tliu bit;
city. Of courno wo put him wlo to
a "U" ride, n taxi ride and a nuns
rldu. "Well," Raid tliu li. nml It. 111.
farmer, "of your Roln' to all thin ex
ppiino to nhow mo around tho town
I'd llko to rldo In one of thorn enh
nrotn I'vo read no much ahout." L.
TiMlny'N lU'llHnuef
Mrn. Philip I.yillR, tho linaullfiil
Now York nodal lender onto linked a
youiiR man who attended ono of her
fancy drenn hnlln at Newport why ho
didn't wenr fancy dreH. tthe noticed
that ho nmoked a clgnrolto In x loni;
holder.
"I'm In fancy drenn." ho nald bland
ly. "I'm hero an a clgarvttn holder."
Sttll"' HarRiilit Counter.
Tho hrldn wearn white because
whlto nlRiilfUw the happlnnt dny In
her life. (See, Rlrln (lie men wear
black, don't they?
I vlnlted n packing houno on my
vacation last Hummer and tho nllly
youiiR thliiK with tho white hat who
accompanied our party on tho trip
h:iI1 nlii" wondered if tho naiiHagcn
wero made on the Rrouud floor.
A Shirker
Mother Now, llaiold, that you are
throiiRh college, you had really bet
ter begin lookhiR around for nouie
norl of employment.
Ilnrold Mother, don't you think
II would bo more dignified lo wait
until tho offers boRlu lo come In? -I'htladelphal
UtdRor.
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l.lfo Wilh Jiut Ono Diy (iNmhN 1 Vi
AUvr Annilier
(Krom Oklahoma City, Oklnhoman.)
Jud WUIcIiih, one of our oldont and
most ronpectud cltlxeiiH, departed this
life Innt Friday. He left behind him
five dofiH, two children and tho whole
enrth. For many yearn hU huslueitn
bnn been that of transferrin,- hlmiulf
from oiin drjKoodn bu to another.
It IViially Is.
Where did ou ko to school"'
"Vale I was cnllnifo bred a four
year loaf.'
SANTA CLAUS AT
MUNICIPAL XMAS TREE
The first Munlolpsl Curls! man tree
In the hUlor) of the city and south
iru OiORon will be held next Friday
evenltiR (ClirJstnuiH eve) In the oil)
park, and It promises, (h tonpoct
able ueulhei to bo a bin succeiw The
little liojs and Rlrls are ktou for the
event, and tho largest public Rntber
Iiir of tho year will be on hand The
exercises will begin at 7 o'clock.
C. K. Oaten will act us imutei of
ceremonies, aud Judgo K 14. Kelly
will he Santa Cluiis Der MOO rami)
canes will he distributed, and the
tree will bo lighted with electnoln,
nnd decorated with all tho trdltlon.i,,"t1"" " H'e cm- h I lie Chicago
dodada. Tho olios of sohool
dron will bo 111 too in ho u p. A prarr
and bonodlotlon v. Ill bo offered
Tho final arranKeinentn for the
ovent hnvn been complotod, and the
trco will bring gladnesn into the
eartN of scores of the little ones of
clt who novo uui ium i.ntu hi
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREES
"Pi fEDFORD, along with
1V1 celebrate Christinas
Christmas tree, dazzling in illumination, surmounted with
the star of hope, Probably the institution will become a
permanent annual celebration, increasing in elaborateness
and beauty with the coming years.
It is only three years since the first community Christ
mas tree celebrations were held. In 1012 New York and
three other cities celebrated with community trees for the
benefit of the homeless and the poor, who need no longer
look with envy on the sparkling Christmas trees and
scenes of cheer in happy homes. JOvery one may share in
the merrymaking around the "tree of light," as the New
York originators of the community celebration call it.
The community Christinas tree idea spread rapidly. In
three years there has been a more rapid, and striking
change in the method of remembering the world's most
beautiful anniversary than took place in all the preceding
centuries. Each city originates some new'idea to make its
celebration unique. In another three vears (5000 commun
ity Christmas trees will probably add to the joyousness of
the iestival season.
Newark, O., set a good example last year by actually
planting its shapely tree in City Hall park and" thus gave
stimulus to a scheme advocated by forestry experts every
where to save the iorests Irom their annual depletion. It
is now proposed that every city celebrating a community
Christmas plant a new living evergreen in some city park,
and hold its Mf1 about this tree.
aMarshaltown, la., last year entertained the entire couir
tryside with .'500 illumined trees, elaborate fireworks and a
carnival. Syracuse, N. Y., had a Christinas story teller to
entertain the crowds ot children that came to the tree.
Pit tsburgers
their tree th
contributed so
at iK00 was left
years celenraiion.
A sum of .$;")()() is amply sufficient to finance any cele
bration, as was proved in Springfield, .Mass., where for
that amount a beautiful pageant, with carols and recita
tions, brilliant colored lights aud music, was arranged
about the tree.
San Kraucisco and Philadelphia had several trees, and
Pittsburg, Chicago and New York are among the cities
which will this year likewise celebrate the community
Christmas simultaneously in three or four different parki.
The community Christmas tree, typifying a broader
humanity, is a move in the right direction the restoration
of its public character to the universal celebration, which
had degenerated into a mere personal gift-swapping insti
tution, with its selfishly restricted festivities, to inade
quately commemorate the spiritual re-birth of the world.
WHAT WE ARE LOSING
A COMPARISON of what it is with what it ought to
have been is always an interesting proposition, no
matter what may be the chief factor in the problem.
The irrigated district of North Yakima produced
about three-fourths of a carload of fruit to the acre. That
was the general average. That would be worth, f. o. b.
the cars at that point, an average of ijMBO the car. Yakima's
0(500 cars of fruit, therefore would be worth $l,:)20,00().
The Mcdford district's acreage in bearing fruit was
two-thirds that of Yakima. Therefore, had our acreage
been irrigated, it should have produced two-thirds as nianv
carloads of fruit worth two-thirds as much mouev, or
$2,880,000.
Without irrigation, however, we did nothing of the
kind. It is almost a shame to print the figures. I Jut here
they are: Ye produced -120 carloads of fruit, worth, f. o. h.
the ears Mcdford, $101,200, which is just $2.()S8,7oO short
of what it should be.
.More than two million and a half dollars is the sum,
therefore, that the fruit producers lost this year on account
of having no irrigation. The comparison with the Yakima
district is wholly fair. It had an abundance of water for
irrigation. We had none. Our loss shows the difference
between results with irrigation and those without it.
We have in the Mcdford district 2.V1! acres of com
mercial orchard. The acreage of what is known as familv
orchards is sufficient to make our total 2."),000. The Yak
ima district litis twice that total, but onlv a third more in
bearing. Ileing equal in all respects to the Yakima dis
trict, except in the matter of irrigation, and superior to it
in many respects, we should have shipped this vcar (MOO
carloads of fruit. The difference between that figure and
12.") carloads which we will have shipped bv tlieeliiseofthe
Near is what makes us ashamed. It is what makes us poor,
as well. It creates iiiortgitHcs and it will inner give us
anything to pa tlnni with, cither.
si'i.MNurici.ii. in..
Thele t no Ian III 1 1 1 ill
lie.. JX -!
hIicii'Iin
Dr. ll.ii r ,1. H.iiMd.liii, I lie (In. iiyn
IOieiaii who ieftixc.1 in ue m
luotoUK lltejitc u I he llnlhiiuer bah
in that cit Xo ember 17, run be in
.lieie.1 by a gnunl jury uneiigalin.
Such whh the lul'iiiiiialioti receu
ed Indus u Attorney (iciicnil I.iicev
in a letter I mm Slate' Alt.nne l
J.n Iln.Mie nl CiMilk ...uiit.
The lettei ... in eil to i i')iict
nl the atloiue uencial lor an in.-
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CHICHESTER SPILLS'
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uuM.imi iiiiwi. i'am,r,,j
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III s !
A. if
GOO other American cities, will
this year with a community
generously
over as a
to flic fund for
nucleus for this
NO CHANGE AI ADEN
A
LONDON', p.... j; ()
que-tinue.1 in icuuiil to the
lieiilK
leeeut
Turki-h oltiuiil Matt-mini thai, utiei
Mic.-e lul liKlituiK. Tuiki-h Hoop
were advancing on the Hiili-h pott of
Aden, in -oiiib,. Ai.iltiM, .1. Auxten
t'hmuhorlum, i.eeretar for India, .nid
in the houe of common- lodnv there
had Im'.ii u.i mute rut I ehatnje at Aden
fur the la-t two nioiitli-.
"On Deeeinber 'Jil there was a
-kinui-h between oiii ntxaliv o.-oiils
ami au enwn ,. iir.il." he ioiilinue.1.
"The ciieuix lo-i in ,i ilei and one
pii-on.r. Dm . ii-ii.niii . ueit. one
wounded."
JOHN A. PERL
UNDERTAKER
1jiI)- ANsLstaut
SH S. ii.utm:it
Cboiies l. 17 and I7J'J
MAY
STRIKE
IN ILL DUG FOR
If the C'hndwifk well, which i lie
inf; drilled for nite-nan water at u
jioint six mile noutliea-t of Mcilfmil,
hhoiiltl develop u How of oil. it would
create n local enntion. lndiention
now HiifrjjeHt that it may do that very
tiling. Oil hand Iiiin been found and
already the prediction Inc. been veil
lined hy John Stevens who Inn had
extended experience nl boiinjr for oil
in the Holds of California mitt el-e-where,
that n flow of oil will he found
nt u depth or 1101) reet. The well is
now down H.1II feet. Two hundred
mid fifty feet of that depth i n VJ-
mch hole. J be remainder is ni"
inches.
Tliis well is Ileitis: put dnvn hy
John Stevens mid .1. II. I'intt. The
original purpose of the Chicago mini
nt the head of the project was to ob
tain an urtctiitin How of water for
irrigation. During the progress
dowmvnrd, however, four distinct
veins of conl have been found. To
gether they inenHiiie n thichnes- of
twenty feet. The lowe-t vein, it is
Hiiid, appears to be an excellent iitnl
ity of coal. Analysis wrtl he neees
sary to delermine its ipmlity, how
ever. Water Iiub risen in the well t i
within lifly feet of the urfnee, re
ducing the pinjjrc-s of Hie work in
uttninuient of denth. Itnt steady
work will be continued until u How
of urlesiau water or ol oil -hull hae
been reached, if nt all obtainable
within ii possible depth.
About a (pin iter of u mile from
mid at mi altitude of SOD feet above
this well, it is believed thul the Sun
iysiile' vein of coal has been di-eov-ered.
It is found in Hie face of what
is knovn us Catljj Itoek, mid mens-,
ores twelve feet in thieknes. Search
hns been made for this eiu nl that
locality previously, but without sn .
cess. A full her effoit will be made
to deteiiiiiue its ctcut and the ipml
ity of the pioduct.
tint the chief iutere-t cenlers nt
this time on the pn ibilitv of sink
ing oil in the Chadwick well in that
vieiuitv. That there me indications
of it no one nt all familiar with that
business exptesses a doubt. Surtaee
indications of oil me much -t longer,
however, several miles up the ullev,
foljowing the base of fliizly moun
tain, nt u point not far beyond the
lithia springs on Kmigraut eieek. The
pceulmi devclopiuents in the Chad
wick well, near the Snnny-ide conl
mine, thercfoic, hne renewed talk
of development vol kill the upper cud
of the alh
Oir-r5'
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lavishly contributes to efficiency aud comfort than a
properly prescribed lens, accurately positioned, it
has yet to be discovered by the multitude of imper
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than a pair of
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WHAT ARE YOU WORTH?
Young -Man, Young Woman, in Dollars and Cents to a
lJusincss Man Arc on worth all on should he? If not,
.join our classes m Ua or Mgnt School and make ourseit
worth more.
Medford Commercial College
"The School of Best Results"
H. 1. YantJilder,
l1 S. YanClilder, Principals'.
The Ideal Gift Shop
WATERS'
Paint and Wall Paper Store
We Give S. & II. Green Trading Stamps
PROFIT
SHARK
PLANFORTOILERSIN
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CIIICAOO, Dee. '-:i. The Interna
tional lltir'efer edfrmnfly nniiounccd
n plan today to assist its :ii,()(il em
ilo,es to become ntoekholders and
plmrern in the company's prohts.
Under the plan, which becomes ef
fective tomorrow, nil employes will
have au opportunity to purehnsc
profit -shnring certificates in the coin
jMiny, payment for which will be
made in monthly installments from
their snlnrie. These certificates, it
is provided, mav be conveited into
stock at n rate below market value.
To every employe who take nd
vanlage of the offer before .Unroll
1, HMO, the eonipany will add to his
payments 1 per cent of his cumings
unuiially.
Inlere-I will be paid at the into of
per cent per milium on nil employes'
payments and eiedils on his piofit
shnring ccitilicntcs.
Provision is made for postpone
ment of pigments in ease of illness
or an ivoidalile In. oil-.
SI'OKANK. Wash, Dee. 2.1. Tho
resignation of .1. II. Kolihius us ucn
crul mauauer o( the North I'lieilie
I "ru it Di-tiilmtor- hns been hied with
the trustees of the oriuiization. Mr.
Ifnhhiu suid todav be tcsigncd on
account of ill health. He is pic-idcnt
of the Northwest Shippers' council,
au ori'aui.ation o I nut sliinnei.-.
AS WE GROW OLDER .
our minds are quite as active as in
former years but our .strength does not
respond when wo need it most; perhaps
the kidneys are weak, the liver torpid,
rheumatic pains or stiffened joints
beset its, and we, cannot easily throw
off the colds that winter brings.
What we need is the rich cod liver oil
in Scott's Kiuulbion to renew the blood
andcarry.stroiigtli to every organ of the
body, wliiloitsglyicrinosootlicsthe res
piratory trait, and its liypophosphites
Mringtlieu the excitable nerves.
Scott's Kmiilsion is u .scientific oil
food, of unusual benefit to those past
fifty years - particularly during the
colder seasons, it imparts warmth and
cmitcs strength. One Ixtttle will prove
its worth. Ko nlcohol or harmful ilritK'.
hcvtl K Ikiuue. UloomGcM. N.J ii-H
HARNESS
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Hello! Santa Claus
Mcdford, Ore.
( 'o liege TJuilding,
!U Xorth drape Street.
clip! I
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IWHteRlT TriECRO WPS GO
TODAY
lanciie
The Iiit'oiiiparnble Film Star
In an ehtborate pictunzntion of the most baffling
Detective -Nhsterv on earth.
THE CLUE
Presented bv a special cast aud so devised that J he
keenest minds will be puz.led b the complications
and amaxed bv the uiiepected conclusions.
TOMORROW'S PROGRAM as follows
THE FORBIDDEN ADVENTURE
A thrilling romance of Arabia, starring Louise
Glaum, Herschel Mayall and Charles E. Ray.
This is a special booked holiday Kivc-I'art Mutual
.Master Picture.
SATURDAY
AVe will show a two-reel Keystone Comedy, a two
reel Win. S. Hart Drama and a one-reel Drama Sat
urday. Mr. 1 lart is the world's greatest western per
former SUNDAY - - THE GALLOPER
V five-reel Cold Rooster play, featuring Clifton
Crawford, supported by Melville Stewart, Fania
Marinoff and Rhv Alexander. This is a coinedv
drama. different from the regular run of Cold Ix'oos
ter plas.
EXTRA BIG FEATURE ON MONDAY
Charlott Walker in a special live-part production of
Charles Kcn oil's Drama,
KINDLING
A picture never to be forgotten.
NOTE TUESDAY'S PROGRAM:
THE BLINDNESS OF VIRTUE
No child under fourteen years of age will be admit
ted. Every mother, Father. Son and Daughter should
see this picture, which is indorsed by some of the
best-known clergymen of the country. We assure
you that nothing will be shown in this picture to of
fend the most fastidious. See this Tuesdav.
The Page
MEDFORD 'S LEADING
Motion Picture Theater
George Branson Howard's Great Story of
Romance, Mystery, Intrigue and Thrills
AN ENEMY TO SOCIETY
With the Celebrated English Actor
HAMILTON REVELLE
and the Daintiest of Prima Donnas
LOIS MEREDITH
in the Stellar Roles
Hearst-Selig NewslPictorial
Go Home
For
Christmas
The holidays will soon be.
here. The time of happiness
and cheer. Your friends will
be expecting you to como
home. So will mother, fath
er, sister or brother.
Low Holiday Fares
Are avatUl.l,. for th hnlltUtysi. On
Mlt between all Southern I'aclfte
slut luus In Oteuon. .ieit Klttmtuh
Fulls llraiuh, lu: 17. IS, 88. 28,
2. ::.. ;:i and Jan. l. itetura limit
Jan. 4. l'rom Oregon to California
Kints on ! Dec. 2. ;m. ,-s, 30,
31. Jan 1. Return limit Jan. 3.
Ask the local agent for faros, train ser
vice and other information, or write $$
Southern Pacific
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TODAY
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HERE
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