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v T MTCDFOnn MATT, TRrRUKR, MET)FOTvP, OT?E10T. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8. 191(1 VKOV, FIVE PROSE CUTIS FOLLOW PROBE OF HIGH PRICES Federal Investigators Consider p Method of Procedure Against Speculators Close Relation Be tween Car .Shortage and Higher Prices as Result of Colleton. DURBOROUGH by s I Dr. and Mrs. U A. Suludo of Seven Ills acceptanco of the offices of prime Oaks spent Friday In the city, hav-1 minister and first lord of the trean-! WASHINGTON, Doc. 8. The fed. oral invi'stipntion into the liijrh cost of living reached a stage today where officials turned their attention to the form which prosecutions, if under taken, should assume. The 'subject under immediate con sideration was said to be the method of proceeding niiiiinst eoal speculat ors whose activities are believed to have contributed largely to the rvecut advance. United States Attorney Anderson, in charge of the investigation, called at the White House and will sec the president later. The president is continuing his. study of preliminary reports with n view to later forming recommendations to congress. The situation was discussed ut the meet ing of the cabinet. Car Shortage Causo The interstate commerce commis sion begun preparation of informa tion relating to its recent investiga tion of car shortages which will be available for use in the food inquiry. Officials believe there is close rela tion between the car shortage and price advances, not only with re spect to coal, but with foodstuffs as o .. whll . anJ coul on the "rket Is sending prices sky-high nne ton. of commodities are held up! roDd'v8 l.ICt.1"'0. taken b' Durborougn, spocinl photographer, shows rr.il- tho, . i , ChkaR0' the rood distributing center of the nation, wheie thv7 Car8 BrB bel"B lleld on side 'cks- Railroad officials bay muy can t get men to unlaod. Work i, ,iir,i n-f .i,. much as they can get at other work. I - . &V1 $ - T ............ ... . ...... ... 1 ing recently returned from a trip to ' Philadelphia. United States District Atto-ney Clarence L. Reames, who has been visiting relatives In Medford the post two days, expects to leave for Port land Saturday evening. E. W. Carlton of Table Uock spent Friday in Medford. John S. Orth was a visitor In the Applegate region Thursday. V. H. Gore returned Friday from a few days political visit at Portland. Clifford Snyder, a 12-year-old boy, appeared before Probation Officer Charles Gay, Friday afternoon to ; answer a charge of stealing bicycles. The boy was paroled. Fred Otfenbacher of Ituch was a .Modford visitor Friday. KISSED HAND OF KING AND IS NOW PREMIER ury. 'This Indicates that tho now pre mier Bees his way to tho formation of an administration, and he probab ly was able to Bubmlt to the king a preliminary list of some of the pro posed ministers. Doubtless much remains to be done In the way of the location of new posts, and bo far as the public is con corned the personnel of tho ministry is a matter of pure speculation. But the premier still has plenty of time before be has to meet parliament Tuesday, to complete details, and he twill doubtless be In a position to prosent to the houBO of commons his new national ministry, representing LONDON', Dec. 8. David l.loyd Georgo at Buckingham palace tonight formally kissed tho king's hands on BAD BREATH Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets Get at the Cause and Remove It Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, the sub stitute for calomel, act gently on the bowels and positively do the work. People afflicted with bad breath find quick relief through Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets. The pleasant, sugar coated tablets are taken for bad breath by all who know them. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets act gen tly but firmly on the bowels and liver, stimulating them to natural action, clearing the blood and gently purifying the entire system. They do that which dangerous calomel does without any of the bad after effects. All the benefits of nasty, sickening, griping cathartics are derived from Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets without criD- all parties with tho possible exception ing, pain or any disagreeable effects, of the nationalists and. if common Dr. F. M. Edwards discovered the report Is to be trusted, comprising a strong business olomont. formula after seventeen years of prac tice among patients afflicted with bowel and liver complaint with the attendant bad breath. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are pure ly a vegetable compound mixed with ,-. . .. :n 1.... u.. Ffn HAI.R Two weeks nlit nuro "" " " , , olive color, lake one or two every TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY bred Jersey bull calf from six gal lon cow, 10. Phono 344-X. 227 nielit for a week and note the effect 0o and 25c per box. All druggists. . . Dan Williams was a business visitor C. J. Fry of Copper, Cal., arrived in tno city ihursday afternoon from in tho city Thursday afternoon to Elk Creek. Upend a few days'visltlng friends. We have built up a fine business w ,ngnam returnea t0 Med on fair oealing. High class goods ford TllurB(lay from California, where and low prices. Johnson the v ,,.. , ..,, ,i. well. liepoiis to the department of Jeweler. 2221 insfe.. i-n s.,;,l t i,i;,.i .1 . noi-i riuii r n,.., n-,i . James Buckley was a business silniity of collusion uniting men liar- a Medford visitor Friday afternoon ing large inllucnco in the movement Old papers for sale at this office at of freight ears mid shippers with the 20c for 100. ! Frank Tetherow ot Hoscburg was movement of cars and prices of C H. Kclray of Portland attended :a business visitor in tho city Tliurs products. It was said authoritative- to business matters in the citv Friday. :da' afternoon. ivisitor in Medford Thursday nftcr- inoon from Buncom. i Iv that tlieso reports did not involve the heads of the railroad companies under investigation. Mr. Anderson announced that he expected to leave Sunday, if possible, er. Smith Began of Montague, Cal., is ror (.meago, w nere me leileral grand a business visitor in the city for a jury is investigating the situation, fPW days. .....1 41,.., I .1.1 i , ' " lIM"""".( ",,u,u ,r-"l Sweet elder at Do Vne'n. llier middle western cities. , naipn jonns oi mamain r ails was Mmlwirgo K.vtended CIHCAOO, Dee.. in the city Thursday afternoon at- S.-Exlension of '""''",R " ,1 I,, -ill miss v ui ii i iiuiiiu?oii ui iitriva, the railroad embargo against east-1 ,. , rr i , i, i Cal., Is visiting Medford friends for ward shipment of foodstutts resulted ' , P . . , a few days, m a slight lulling of in prices here, ' .... , , , , .. . .. James White has returned to his today. Large reductions in the price! j, r e , . . . ,. ., ,, home in V ccd, Cal., after spending ot foods are expected to tollow the, . . ii.i week In the city, enibnrgo, as warehouses are declared , , ii- Ben Wheeler of Klamath Falls is to be lu not on v in Chicago, but in ,. , . .. ,, , .,: ., , ,i spend ng a few days in Medford visit- other storage cities in the west iintl"' , , , ,. , ling friends and attending to business northwest. I , ,,,, . . . . r , matters, the "overnmen ltiuuirv into looilj , . ,i Allen Graves ot Tonopah, Nov., is liriccs was nirum extended todm . . . ,. i u.iin . ' 'among the out of town men spondlng when subpoenas were issued ioi .. , . number ot smaller packing and p.o-, H mmom of Eftgle po(nt , , . -i .'acted business in the city Thursday i Nelson X. Unmpcrl, vice president o the Fort Dearborn National bank p Cornl who was among those subpoenaed , . FrBncI wher. . will be nuoshoned. federal 'f'';'H ;ent t0 sccllrc a traclor for tUe Kenly- saio. ceneerning large loans um"ih' Never before have we had such a I aariea uisen or uuuo rails is completo assortment of popular I spending tho latter part of the week Christmas goods. Johnson the Jewel-i'n "le c"y' Howard S. Phelps of Sacramento Is ai business visitor in the city this week. I C. J. Johnson of Go'd Hill was a business visitor in Medford Thurs day afternoon. Northbound trains wero an hour behind schedule Friday morning on account of tho derailment of a freight train in the Slsklydua Thursday. Tho train due In Medford at 8:20 Thurs day morning did not arrive until 4 P. m. Mrs. F. L. Bonson of Central Point was trading in Medford Friday after noon. Charlos L. Hanson Is seriously ill with pneumonia. J. P. Van Fleet of Dunsmuir, Cal., spent Thursday and Friday in the city on business. Professor E. C. Reed, of the O. A. C, in charge of the publications of that institution, arrived in Medford Friday morning. Daring the morning he visited various classes at the high ehool and addressed tho assembled Ftudonts on the. ".Making of a Man." Friday evening ho will deliver an ad dress nt Central Point and Saturdny will address tho session of the school masters club. F. II. Nichols and W. H. Gilbank, cattlemen of the Applegato. wore In tho city Friday. Mr. Gilbank will leave Friday evening for a visit to Calgary and other Canadian points. Hollis Parks ot jipplegate was a business visitor In the city Friday. Homor Drake of i.cw York City at tonded to business matters In Med ford Thursday and Friday. W. G. Page of San Francisco is spending a few days in tho city at tending to business matters. J. I. Haviland of Sacramento, Cal., arrived in the city Thursday even ing for a briof business visit. W. R. Bcatty of Portland is spend ing a few days In the city transact ing business. T. A. Stevens ot Central Point spent Friday aftornoon in the city at tending to business matters. 8 Arrow nufit COLLARS die curve cut to fit die skdks ' perfectly. 15 cents eadi.bforcjCf CLUETT, PEABOOY ft CO; INCf.lI in Marsh & Bennett ' For Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Personal Attention Prompt Service We Are Ready For The Holiday Trade Phone 252 AMUSEMENTS to have been made to speculators. Ilc'eil food Rciidder orchards. Local and Personal Del Butler of San Francisco was in Medford on business Thursday and Friday. We have the largest line of bracelet watches In tho city, standard makes, all grades. Johnson, the Jeweler. 222 Harry D. Mills of imtte Falls spent Thursday and Friday in the city. Mrs. Leach Ban-ley. corsets. I'hone CS3-J. 320 N Iiartlett. - B. L. Dcaton of Portland is spend ing n few days In Medford attending 0 business matters. Attorney . E. Phlpps has re moved his offices to M. F. & H. Build ing, rooms 423-426. Elevator ser vice. Telephone number changed to D3(i. John F. Staples of Eugene is in Medford for a few days transacting business. Dr. Heine, phylsci.-in and surgeon. Specialty, eye ear, nose, throat. Of fice over Meeker's. Glasses fitted. Felix Kane of lied muff. Cal.. was a business visitor in Medford Thurs day afternoon. Dr. Hedges' r.,V- t 'licitis patients etand 100 per re-i cured. Mrs. X. Hilton of Merrill. Ore.. Is spending a few days In Medford with her daughter, Estella, who Is ill at the convent. Dr T T Shaw, who has been prac ticing dentistry In Jacksonville for the past 12 vcars, has opened dental Parlors in Medford. He has opened an office upstairs over Daniels Cloth ing store. In the rooms formerly oc cupled bv Dr. Janes. --- X. L. Kinsella of Sacramento. Cal ls a Medford visitor for a few days. Buttermilk, 1"c Cl- r Voe'l. No Extra Grip Necessary to Carry Corona l CoroNA folded, for carrying in two story bag CoroNA I I unfolded for writing 1 in pullman, smoking I car or hoteL B "We've fried them all Goidaa West Coffse is lust mr.r " Trice $53 with rcgi-Ur carrying case. Special Likly luggage to suit your re quirements. Medford BooK Store Farmer's Market 523 East Main St. East Side Bear Creek Bridge Bargain Days Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays I CHOICE MEATS ! Round Steak : 15H Loin Stoak .'. 1T j Porterhouse SteakV. 18? . Teabone Steak ldb Prime llib Umst ,15? Pot oast 121,? Shoulder Roast 12 1.-? BoW P.eef 10? Stew J5eel' 8? Hamburg and Pork Saus age 12'? Loin Poik Chops 15? Leg Pork 15? Shoulder Pork 121 J,? Side Pork 12? Spare Kibs 11? Pig Heads and Feet ;? Leaf Lard 12'.? Legs Veal 15? Veal Stew 121,? Heef Liver. ?, lbs. for 25? You all know Bob Crowder and Ifarlev Hall. 01 VH PS A TRIAL Today Only HBanearaiaaat aaaaVaaaWaaaa The Superb Paramount Star, Pauline Frederick In an adaptation of Clyde Fiteh's Great Drama 'TheWoman In the Case' (Blanche Walsh's great stage sueeess). Also Vitagraph Comedy "A Perfect Day" Southern Oregon's Greatest Place of Amusement 3--Performances--3 Wed. and Thurs. Night Dec. 13-14. Mat. Thurs. Dec. 14 D. W. Griffith's Two Million Dollar Spectacle Page Story of love's struggle throughout the ages. Direct from Eight Weeks in San Francisco 30 Symphony Orchestra 30 Mr. Griffith's first and only iiroduotlon olneo Tho Birth of a Nation Prices: Nights, lower floor $1. balcony, first 4 rows 75c, next 4 rows 50c, bal ance 25c. Thursday Mat., lower floor 75c; balcony, first 8 rows 50c, balance, 25c. Matinee at 2:15 sharp Arms .Vol Ailiiiltli'it. Seats ready Monday, Dec. 11 at 10 a. m. Mail orders now for each performance. Evenings at 8:15 Sharp Chilili-mi In Tomorrow Hell-to-Pay Austin' A two-fisted, "rough diamond," an orphan ailed Nettles. Played by Bessie Love. A setting in the Canad ian camps with a touch of high life in New York, all com bine in the dramalic offering. iPAGE Paere CP Hopes Women Will Adopt This Habit As Well As Men Glass of hot water each morn ing help us look and feel clean, sweet, freeh. Ilanny. bright, alert vlcoroua and vivacious a good clear skin; a nat ural, rosy complexion and freedom from illness aro assured only by; clean, healthy blood. It only every; woman and likowiso ovory man could realizo tho wonders ot tho morning Inside bath, what a gratifying chnugo .would tnke place. Instead of the thousands of sickly, nimomlc looking men, women and eirlB with pasty or muddy complex ions; instead of the multitudes of "nerve wreckB," "rundowns," "brala fags" and pessimists wo should see a virile, optimistic throng of rosy cheeked pooplo everywhere. . ' An inside bath is had by drinking, each morning heforo breakfast, a glass of real hot wator with a "tea spoonful of HmoDtono phosphate In It to wash from tho Btomach, liver, kid neys and ton yards of bowels tho pre vious day's indlgostlble waste, sour fomentations and poisons, thus cloauslng, sweetening and freshening tho eutlro alimentary canal before pul ting moro food into the stomach. Those subject to sick headache, bil iousness, nasty breath, rheumatism, colds; and partlculary those who hava a pallid, sallow complexion and who are constipated very often, are urged to obtain a quarter pound of Umestonn phosphate at the drug store which will cost but a trifle but la sufficient to demonstrate the quick and romarkahle change In both health and appearance awaiting thoBe who practice internal sanitation. We muBt remember that inside cleanliness Is moro Important than outside, -because the Bkln does not absorb Impair Itlcs to contaminate tho blood, while tho pores lu tho thirty loot ot bowels do. CERESEA The real health food. Aids digestion, prevents indigestion and const! pat ion. Entire grains. Phone or write J. W. Wakefield, Medford, Ore. Southern Oregon's Greatest Place of Amusement Tuesday L. C. Yeomans Offers the Dramatization by Mark Swan of the Western Classic by Harold Bell Wright, THE WINNING OF BARBARA WORTH A strong cant of well-known players. A beautiful scenic production. See the sand storm in the desert. Mail Orders now. Scat sale Monday, 10 a. m. Lower floor, $1.00; Balcony, first 4 rows 75c, next 4 rows 50c, balance 25c. tlLOTrif.sJtAtv3 VJlEDroBry TO ORDER $25.00 UP Also Cleaning, Pressing and Altering 128 E. MAIN. UPSTAIRS . "fit IT CAN'T BE DONE None Better Bread is never seriously imitated. A trial will convince you. A rare combination of quality and quantity. 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