PAGE TWO
MEDFORD MATT; TRTTUTXF, MFDFOTID, OREGON, WFPNFSDAY. PF,PEMr.F,T? 27, 1910
IIEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE:
AN' 1NM 'KPKNIM'.NT MAVS'PArKIt
rriil.isnr.it k i.uv ai n:i;NMN
KM 'KPT SI Nl'AY IIV TMI-:
iii:srJia I'UiNTi.ws o
Offloo Miiii Trilxnu' HuMtlh
Konii l'tr niivt-i; i Uinui-.-
Mull. Tl. M, .!.!. 1 Tuiiim.-. Th- S-mui-(111
Or- oiiiiLU Thi' As) i.unl Ti ituiiu'.
gkoiuh: im tnam, K.nior
EUBECRtPTIOW RATESr
One. war. tv tniui $"-.m
One nu'iitli. bv tmiil, . 0
l'tr ituml'i. l.j!,n-tl hv r.irn-r in
iiini f.Mitnil I'l-ini f
PatnM-iy niilv, i.v lua.l, i t y.u..,. "1
Vf kiv, i- r war 1 "'1
Official of tlut t'i;y tit Mfifonl.
Official l'np. r of J.H-kvim foiiMty.
lCntii-.-.l as si'c'nil-t':i!"H mittt.r ii
Mt-df.ml, Oi 1,-0:1. utui r t!u- iwt "t M.iiYll
, urn.
Full Iras.-u win A.fi.H I'nss itis-
ER BACK OF
Now War Secretary Has Failed to
Clean Out Deuarcmtn Cliques. But
Plays In With TI.em Mail Rub
bery of 8th Ohio Letter Only One
of Many Damaging Situations.
l'.Y (ill.SOX (i.MMiNKH.
Washington', a:. inviw
inn of the privuey of I he mails in
time of pence by army officer or at
the instigation of the nnny i-. .pist ns
criiiiiunl 11 performance i it- snrli
mi net wore, performed by a eomiu.'ii
highwayman.
To lrube IJilreiiiiarcy.
This i- tlu' opinion of tilt' post
office department titl'li-iiil-. and it is
this aspect of tin1 trouble over the
seizure of tin' "round robin' sent by
the Koi$:hih Ohio regiment that has
stirred congress. It is tlu- vt';ii reason
for Senator l'oiiicrcnc's resolution de
umndiug ait impi'ify.
It is intended, hove cr, that tlu
investigation shall t j 1 V: broad line
nml shall cover tlu whole mailer of
press censorship and bureaucracy in
tin war deparlmcnt.
I'oniei-ono i not ph-hiut; a ipinm-l
with tile war dopn 1 1 uionl. hut there
nre ineinlh'rs in couvtcss who are in
tensify stirred and interested in the
Plotter of oftieinl u.nrpuiiou umh'r
the oui-o of war powers in tunc of
peace. A lot of t rt-spa---m has nl
reaily taken ilaee tei the rights ol
eiiiians witn tne sam-tion ol rcie-
tarv of War Newlon Itaher.
ltaker l-s Illumed,
The si-iTi-larv has ilniiicl to !v
tiounee lite ivjmii l'i -i-i.tnv f mail
nn,l will no; rven tiis,-Mss a inpoihct
iea! i.ie-tti'ii. nor sir.p. iIkii sMrli sfi-
lliv vouhl lie in propi r. In-le:i,l ol
uis it n iujj an iion-petoh-itt tii.pin
f"r his own infniii'.aiioii ami lor i!o
cnlihlellllieilt ol t'.e puhli,- he ha
tolloucil tlir nuiilai y r'ailition of
in-; upon lin- army ol!inr nmh-r ae
eusation lor a r. po-t. Sm h it orl.
eolllse, m!1 iminaU ll.c ol'.t.ir in
iptest am.
In s, (loin-, ltaker U i!!ni,t; hi
nsual i toii-r. Mn.-U t" l'o' if -ai'O.'i-it -leen!
of hi- lra'o':- atol ao'iiii.-is
1'akor has p(ui'i!t.-t! hiin-i!i 1.1 taM
ll'uh'r I'll- .lo:nilial;oii ,; tlic war h -pa:lie.e';i
ciiijiir. i, ih,- a alp r ol llu
l.t'Mls lino lillli- ;;:in M';nil:ti ins a. ti-
iiie- Iumc :-.!! In . n im I lim 1 n il ..:
lii;e asirln- ri'i-'Hi ali'l Ilic oiil'.
name li..ail.
W'liy linker Is Popular
ltak r is W 1 1 . . I x r ' et v poo ;l;u
nilh the ('i.i.i.r r. !,v ,!, .on.
stn-h li.ii!.-
--liai .-!
vvllii-ll
T.
-to,.-V
e'.'nrio-l 1
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h:
1.1
I'sllol
onun, to!
r. 11 her
mana; .-.
i oral
I, or
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11 o, 1,1. I
For Thin , Nervous
MEN AND WOMEN
nothing equals or compares with
Ihe rich food propcrtica in
SCOTT'S
It makes olher foods do good. It
gharpens the npi-tite; stimulate
Ihe circulation ami helps over,
come catnrrh.d troubles. Il you
are rundown, atint-niic or fi."v
nervous, Ihe benefits you
f.
Emulsion will surprise you.
SivcSi b,, jiks.u.'". j .i , J
BAK
BUREAUCRATS
WAR SCANDAL
ON THE WRONG TRACK
C 1!KN"S()N' nf I'ui'lliuul.
ks' aniii I'acii'ic cxjmsiiioa as tlu- iVuvtnost citi.cK (if
CtivMi, aiiiioii in cs that !w will Imihl a niaiiirii cut t'il'
tci ii-stdiy hold as au annex to tin; lionson hotel built siiue
years atn by liini, the new -structure t be bn-atc-l mi the
ccruer ili;io(inall' across the street and coiinecied by sub
way. The iri)iisi-d strurturc will involve au i-ivcstnicut
1 !' a niillitiu dollars.
The iiiiiiouiicenieiit is followed by (iuon l)ii, the Chin
ese owner of the Hotel Oregon, adjoinino lint lieiison, that
he will also erect it palatial fifteen-story hostelry on the
site of the jin-scnt hotel, involviiifj a similar investnient.
These annouiieeinciits may be bluffs to force tin' sab-
ol jnojierty, out 11 woulil he
if lliev actuallv materialized.
si r.'.iicr. loiiu; on holds and
them. Instead of invest iui;
needed resources and industries uf Oregon, the money has
been poured into needless structures that scarcely pay
taxes.
Xonc of the laroc Port land
i'.-1'tion. have paid dividends
(he hotels have been forced
i-o'iciied, hotiinn that improved conditions will juslifv
operation. New hotels are
st ruct tires are half cmpt v.
hand'u-aiipd by prohibition,
catches up with the growth
trrowin or I tuiiaini catciies
More structures simply perpetuate present unpr'fii tblc
conditions and are not needed.
Portland millionaires should realize by this time the
cause of the malady throttling tin? city. They should rt-al-'e
that the undeveloped country needs development and
use idle money for it, instead of trying to build up an over
built city. They should change the selfish policy of the
past, which sees only Portland,
developing tributary territory. I hey lack loresight, en
ergy ami faith in their own country, for if half of the hun
tireil millions spent in hig iiu:liii,igs 111 ilic past live or six
years had been spent in opening up and increasing the pro
duction of the state, both Portland and Oregon would l
far better off.
Jf Mr. Benson will take the lead and induce others ti
follow in upbuilding Oregon, he will have done soinethin-
toiiistifv the honor awarded
gon.
THE CHRISTMAS TREE
HPHK Christmas tret
- (cresting as the tree itself
Christinas trees here are principally young Douglas fii
whose wood is known in the lumber markets of the world
as "Oregon pine.' hi the east they arc balsam fir.
This whole evergreen tribe is of aristocratic lineage; its
ancestors lived in 1he ancient forests which made the
1. -. .... 1 . . . . , . 1 . , , .
can 11 s coai measures, aim us
representative is the gigantic
wood. The white pine which
for lumber kings is a cousin
while the 1niy dun mosses and common cat-tails belong to
the same ancient stock. Others of its kin grow deep in
southern swamps, or climb up mountain heights, or crei
along sand dunes, or hide beneath the Arctic snows.
the use ot the pine family for providing the special
kind of living green required
oaies tile uirui ol the mriM
written:
"The glory (if Lebanon
tree, ihe pine tree, and the
place of my sanctuary."
-1 -1 . . . 1 . .' 1 . . 1 . 1 . 1
1 in- -iii-ecus ourucd rue wood oi im- ariior vitae 111 sacn-
I lcial fires because of its agreeable odor.
In Oriental art the pine tree appears as the svuibol of
everlasting life. It is for this reason that the Japanese
develop those choice specimens of horticulture, dwarf
pines a hundred wars old and
I ..(..1.. ;.. : ..
, 1 - i . 111 -tiii i';i, c (iy
used as garden garnishments, lint even fashion cannot
vulgarize the evergreens. Whoever cherishes one of this
family is serving humanity.
Although we treat our Christmas tree as an honored
s"- M. - - oil, iiii iiowiitiiiiM,
. I, 1 1...
.... i.-.i; i.i. . . .no i mc ,ue Hastening lis (test ritel a. n cail-
not In- grown trom the rois
si.ii,,., IV..... t',.. - .. t.:..l. I
-j . .iS .si i ii o, i no 1 1
lioi'iu- liy the wnn! is often flung on sterile
I .overs o evi ('green
w
ho
( 'hrist mas T fees aiol
spring. It is a pi ctt
set them
list "in.
Joy ui ei'lis, r I
green trees ale
all earth's
anioiig t a,
i! Iii.n.l- !o
nil ,1 ;, OH' I, ill.; i
I .an. 'mi 'an, mi'.v ;,i pii.v
y -i .:. . V- .1. 'ii
j'li. !..;
Akl-i.n M i
i o. Aki-i
il ,.,nlv.
A- i.
. pve-
!-. a U::.r na
IriT'-n ii. .oi t
The Pi, ss m
,!,.!i a.'.'oi.im
sl l '
. Mi
A :',
lo 1
,-r.l. i
lO .111!. .!
rov.--ti.. i
Wi
vlii was lionm-cd at the l'.-i.ii-
in line with rortlrnd s lust
Portland is lont; oi: skv-
short on industries to support
millions in developing the
hotels, with perhaps one cx
the past few vears. Manv uf
to close. Sonic have rcceiillv
not needed the pre-cut fine
None are lilcelv to pa v l rofit j.
until the growth of the stiie
of the metropolis and the
up witn Her cnnitv huiuiiuos.
and spend their million in
him as thei'irst citizen of Ore
s valuable fruit is not half as in
most iiistingiusiieil modern
sequoia, or California red
lias made millions of dollars
of the little Christmas tret
for festival decorations ante
clllLd. In Isaiah Ix :!. it is
shall come unto thee, the fii
box together, to beautify tin
, .. . , ,
a few im hes hiuh.
: ... . .1
aneiy 01 I lie I a llll iv lias oeen
1 1 s eiiemx . i oe loll ' To a
:. i ' . 7.
nor from cuttings. It lmt:
... ..). . .:. i:.' i i
is eaiv in nam v. and Wlien
can a I fori i
It hiiv pi
tcd
in their gardens in
part of man's new and i
tin
reat
beauties, of whi.'ll the ever-
icest.
ofti.
.-pi a i. ttev or
aan n !u,'!iiva.. 'i
r
i T i-' r-'C-irr. of h nun'i'er of l't.i
, i o; Oregon anil O. A. ". .stu.ti
to !h-- . it v :or Cif l.oli'lay feasoii
stiriiM! I.ntioual inorest in
com- to I f piave.l ' tt t'r.iv, r
ot (in:,in seal I'tmersity of r-n::
.n;i. foot'ail teams at Paa.!i
("h- . NVm Vi ar il;: .
AMUSEMENTS TONIGHT
Star
MAE MURRAY
In a Story vt Hare Avr-a!
"THE BIG SISTER"
eaiiiis S.-.t -r.ui .
ISt.nl) iu lloiiiihl ami I .i I ur
EIGHT HOUR DAY
UNIVERSAL FEW
CENTURIES AGO
Long Workday Means Nothing But
Toil and Sleep to Worker Detri
mental to Society and Humanity
Short Day Existed Until Increase
ir. Pressure of Production.
liy ( HAS. KPWAliP l.-t'SSKI.r..
WASHINGTON. I)i-e. 27.--1 hear
and reail the oiitiiivinj: of many omi
aont niinils ahont an h-hotir tlay, anil
they all -eem to pro.-oi'il upon (lie
iheorv that eijjht hom-s i'ur a tlay's
work is a recent invt-nlioll, a leap in
lin dark, a daring; experiment ami
noliotly knows what laay eonie of it.
As a mailer of fact il is old
it make- i'.nnker Hill monument look
like a ihinu of yestorilay. It existed
In-fore the ten-hour day. (he tivclve
liotir day or the fonrteen-hour day.
four hundred vents aijo fiinotej: our
lorefalhers an eiirlit-honr working
day was the rule and standard! . .
Old Time Staniliuil.
If there had heen no ehamio in tile
way we prodme thiin:-, rihi honrs
would prohahly he the standard (o
dny, and anyhody that wanted to
-horien it would he looked upon as a
denio.'.-oi:iie and revolntionist.
It was only heean-e we had an
enormous in.-rease in ine pressure for
prodnelion, parlienlavly sineo the in
trodnelion of faetories and steam,
that Ihe workin;.- ilay was i-ver len-lh-ened
urn il Iii e enine lo mean for ihe
worker nothing hut toil and sleep.
In inoil.-rn times tin- increase in
hilior saviiiir maehiiu-ry should have
offsi-t all that. The nvcraiie fnetmy
hand or transportation worker now
is -jiiii or :tuil times a efficient as
ihe avi-ra.u'e worker of "." years ivl-o.
lmt he is no hetier vii. The hniri
inei't-ase in his nmpnt ol effeetive-lii-ss
hasn't shortetietl his hours.
, itnl to Sm let) .
This i- plainly wroiiu. It is rotten
ly and intolerahly wrotiir. It is dan
uaronsly wr.mir for the community,
fhe iML-hl-hotir movement sin-ks to set
it i iy!:.
The eiaht-lioar iiea means some
thing" lo the worker, lint a lot more to
the re-l of soeiotv.
See how iliis is. I'p to 1S1T women
ami children worki-d Id hours a day.
or something like that, in the Welsh
(Mini mines.
Women, Iiarnes-rit l,ke ealtle.
drauirt-.l from the uiines .reat lia-kets
of coal. lliere was a board m tao
ri-nier of the railway with cleats
nailed upon it. Uent far over, their
heads aimo-t to the , ground, the
women hraee.l their feet nain-t
the-e cleats and tie'i;ed at their
h.lllls.
Most of them wcri- unseM.1 hv their
loll. Nature n.el'eil ally made them in-
apab'e of hearuiir ehildr.-n. The
rtt, if they had of fsprim:. l.roah!
forlh idiots:
The liltle e'.iiidvi-n that v.-ork.-.l in
ihe miiii's were -.. injured or brutal
WHY IT SUCCEEDS
IVutiix It'" fur One Thinj Only, and
1Hlfoi-.l IVoplr AiMHialo Tills.
Noihinc c;m !e yootl for t vi-ry-thing.
Uoin; one thing well l-riitu stiv-
Doan's Kiihiey i'ills. nro for on
i iiim; oil .
For w'cai;
llt-rt' is M
oi' dionloretl
i.l!itVS.
to prove
their wori'.i:
.1. II. Alw
haiiu'i'. 1 ; i
fortl. S.V.?: -
V. i:i.'r-nth m.. Mfl
.i.i t it i
Uil
of tn in Iu -oi- biu.
tn-vfr (n;t;ir ta rvoniiUv ni! aity-thin-;
1 be uf on- ::i to
otin-r.. 1 h'.o taken Uoan's Kiiinej
IMU-s on ii f ' er :it LH-caion w hen i
h.tvt- had i.ti troihle with my i-uck
or Kitiiu! an tl-. hav--1 a.w;'..'..- tier.--
ho w ork. A lnv dos? ii--' v ird
ihu kp v..-- UiC.iii- in -;ood ,.ur:
ia order."
Tr;vP .""0 ai ail ile:i'r. Ivn't
simply ak fur a kidnex rmvd ml
Dnn'-H Kitln-y 1'iiJs ti-i saine thr.t
Mr. Vtw! h.t I. 'ostor-.V.ill-urn Co .
!rin . M'lff.o. N. V.
Ec km an's
; Alterative
tony uv ai t K v-r'-: ii.-
JOHN A. PERL
UNDERTAKER
I-aily A-l-(flTit
2 S. B.IRTI KTT
rhnne M. 4; a J 4 7-J-S
j ActomoMl l!ar Strvlr.
ized that they -jrew lip either crim
inals of strange typo or imbeciles,
Sui-iety had to pay lor all this, nnd
pay appalling rusts. It is payiin; for
them still.
Yet when it wa- prnposed to d" no
more than to mii'mate some of its
w-oi-si lVature-. mine owners violentlv
, .... t i ..: i .i i.i i, !
piOlCsUMI ailll s.llll i'O.V ... 'lull ...
ruined.
In this ease of the Wel-h coal
mines the uovori.tisen! delerniined to
risk the ruin, mid redueed the hours
of labor.
Alter a lime observers were aston
ished to see that social conditions im
proved, general illtclUeenre lose, "ood
onler increased and the sener.tl wel
fare iin-w in proportion as the work-
in:; hours were shortened.
There has been the same expel ienee
wherever the thiiii: has been tried,
l-'uittciiin;: tlu- Soul.
In the olden days, when one man
made a pair of shoes, let us say, he
could exeii ise his mind and plon-c
his taste in dt-iuiuj: and erenliiii;
them.
In tlioe days, to slaud all day
turning a piece of metal hack and
forth, or tinilim." a machine that cuts
out leather hi-eis is to flatten the
mind, pervert the -on! and darken tin
life. I 'fhe more people you have workitcr
Ion:.- hours at those deadly employ
ments the w-.u-e for ihe average eon
dilion of Ihe population, which is the
onlv national siren.Lith.
Kverylhini; that reallv counts
lollies nut of the ina-ses, the common
M-opIe. the general run of mankind.
All the inventions that amount to
anything' come from that sonj'ee.
All the ideas that really help come
from what ihe snobs call piehian
sources. It's only the nvi-nuii' that
oounts. and there isn't much chance
for a hih average on intelliucuee
where tl.e workers toil lomr hours.
11. seems slran-e t-' he si 'i u ili-jr
these th'niLis iu America.
Sixty years nave passed since Aus
tralia adopted tin- eiuhl-hour day.
luffed
Page
yh rerieciion
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. fii-st lows, "Hi,-; lial.-iiice. 'J-'ic.
SKOVGAARD
Denmark's Greatest Violinist
AND
NEW YORK METROPOLITAN COMPANY
Of iistn;meiit;il Artists and fJrand Opera Sin-ps.
Greatest Variety in Music Classical Music, Cham
ber Music, Popular Music.
, In I-act.
AN ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYBODY
FIEND WITH AX SLAYS
WHOLE SOUTHERN FAMILY
MIXliKX. l.r., Dee. 2). The iino
with vbieh .lobn Nelson lliicvna, bin
wite and their two children nro be
lieved to have liven murdered In their
home near here Christinas nlht wan
found today bv searehei'H about halt
a mile from the Kcene of the. crime.
It was covered with blood and matted
hair. The nherilf anil hi depntleH
who searched the homes of bouio ol'
Iho nesroeu held in jail aa suspects
reported they hud found bloody
clothing therein but the belief Is
strong here that a white man was
involved In the crime. Nine negroes
are being held in jail as suspects.
.Mlntlen is quiet and the sentiment
here fs that the law be permitted to
take its course.
It is said .Mrs. Reeves recently re
ceived $:i.".0ii in the settlement of all
estite and this, with the $."U0 which
her husband kept in Ihe house is sup
posed to have furnished the motive
for the murders. None of the money
has been found.
WEDDING BELLS I
llooscy-Trier
Anne H. Hoosey of Jacksonville
and .Marion E. Trier of Talent, were
married at the home of Hay II. Toft
in this city londay, by the Ilev. Paul
II. Handy of Jacksonville. The groom
os a pioneer merchant of the Itogue
Kiver valley, and former mayor of
Talent.
April '.'l. ISoll, was tin; day. In Au
stralia it is celebrated now as a kind
of Fourth of .Inly a day of national
freedom and grcalness.
!n the I'nited Stales we are still
j laikini: about it. more or less. '"The
! glorious spirit of American progress''
ijoes rather lame when you ihmk of
that.
With Medford trade is iledford made
CGBlfoff
When the rain3
and cold weather
come, be comfort
prepared with a
good oil heater.
Agallon of
OIL gives 9 hours
of intense, odor
less heat.
Prices :
$3.75 to $7.75
Oil Heater
For Sale by
Garnett-Corey Hardware &
Plumbing Co.
Medford Furniture Co.
Get the Auto Supplies
you need before New Year, In fact.
you had better come here for them
now. Then you won't start out need-x-z
a new horn, new lamps, the kit of
tools, a supply of spark plug-?, etc
V.V. have all these -and everything
t:se your car need?. Stop in todiy.
Tho longer you delay, hte more likely
you are to for::et. '
C. E. GATES
TONIGHT
l?aK-(Uiv
GIM CHUNG
China Herb Store
Herb euro for caraetie, ncadtche,-
calarrah, diphtheria, soar throat.
luiiK trouble, kidney trouble, stomach
trouble, heart trouble, chllls-and fev
er, cramps, eotirhs, poor circulation,
carbuncles, tumors, caked breast,
cures all kinds of goiters. NO Ol'Ji-
lt.VTlOX.
To whom It may concern:
I am free from Iho rheumatism.
Yoii can bo the samo by taking trea
nient from (Jim Chung, the herb dJP
tor. My rheumatism was so bad that
it made me bo weak I could scarcely
get up when I was down and the pain
I suffored one could hardly know un
less one had the samo disease. I was
truly dlsatlsfied and disgusted with
life in my condition and trying to
live. Now to any friends that care
to be cured and would like to be free
try the herb doctor, lie can certain
ly relieve In n very short time. Very
truly yours,, MRS. M. I.. K0I.E.
Mrs. Bertha Remington, Wester
lund orchard, had stomach trouble.
The doctor said she had dead bone
in her Jaw and that nothing but an
operation could save her, so she came
to the Chinese doctor and he cured
her in two weeks. Mrs. Fannie Mil
ler. A guaranteed Cure for Piles. No
operation required.
241 South Front st. Medford Ore.
Dennis Eucalyptus Ointment
AT ALL DRUG 6TORCS
Tubes 25c Jars soc
ASK YOl'li (iltOCKB FOR
SNOWY BUTTE FLOUR
Considering price and quality it has
them all going.
A Kogue liivcr Valley Product
ItliANDOX liltOS., Eunle Point, Ore.
Medford Phone S33-X,
MEDFORD
Vulcanizing Works
All work guaranteed.
Auto Tire Iiepairing!
AVe sell Fisk and Mic-h-
elin Tires.
36 South Grape St.
Medford
lsTravel on
Low Round Trip
HOLIDAY
FARES
C!o homo for Xnias.
Stay for New Years
Day. Our low round
trip Holiday tickets
allow you plenty of
time. All points iu
OUKOOX
CALIFORNIA'
WASHINGTON'
and IDAHO
Holiday Sale Dates
l.etween Oregon points
Dec. 22 to 25 inc.-. Dec.
30 to Jan. I inc. Keturn
Im. ii Jan. 3. 1917.
To California poinis DcC.
21 to 23 im-.: Dec. 25 to
23 inc. lteturu limit Jan.
15.
To ra.-ific Northwest
points in Washington and
Idaho Dec. 22 to 25 inc.
Iicturn limit Jan. 3. 1917.
A-k l-i. til Aient for
lia.e of trains,
fares, etc.
John M. S.-ott. C. P. A.,
rort'.and, Ore.
SOUTHERN
PACIFIC
LINES
FOOTBALL
Oregon vs. PeniKylvaiia
Pasadena. Cat, Jan. 1st
WITH MEDFORD TRADE
IS MEDFORD MADE
PP CROUP