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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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" 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. Order from .your grocer.
PULLMAN BAKERY
Why
Hot give your I
boy anct girt an
opportunity to
m ake their home
studu eau and
ffTcctket Give
them the same
chances to win nro-
mntion and success
as tho lad having the
advantage of
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