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MEDFORD MATL TRTIWR. MKDFOUD, OI.'TOOX. WEDNESDAY. .TAX CAR V
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Revolt of Agrarians Ends In Capture
of Law-Making Machln;ry and
Bring the World New Kind of Gov-
. ernrnent Interesting Experiment
, Described by Russill.
By'CHAS.' EDWARD I'USSIXL.
v BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 3. Lynn
J. Kraeier, republican, beuitma Rover,
our today when be touk the oath of
ofTieQ in the preseneo of members of
both bouses of tho linihlnluri', meet
ing in joint KCKBion. lie hus declared
bin intention to support a lcgislativc
protfram which includes slntu-owmd
flour milsr tcrmihul irrain elcvntor
ond packing plunU.
'"'vtil&MARC'K, N. D., .Ian. 3. North
Dakota in now to hold lof Homo tirnc
toe oenier of tho United Htutat Ktago.
A kind of government new on this
conlinont or tinywlirre else i about to
. take hold of tho machine bore. U if;
a farmers' (rovcrninen't, from top to
bottom and, all the wny noroKN. .;
-..-That is ono tiling hoVcl obont it.
j Then it is strictly non-partisun, bing
chosen by tho formers for reasons ol
their Own and without tho least re
gtiird to party Tines. , .' - '
. ;'', .-y'-.Vtaim ItnuKuit.
It bi 'also ft roa eminent that owes
nothing '-to any politician on earth
and ho corporntiop, bank, railroad ol
interest has a single string on it. '
Kcw of tho men about to toko of
fice eycr,bcld office before and. none
of iho. men. that put them .there -had
otiy previous experience in polities.
At'tho'laHt election the lormcrs, in
rcfoit, captured the. lpfjishiture, till
the'. Mate ofiees eiteept one, and what
iH'.still mare important', (rnibbed off
the supremo court. ' '
'JIKoy will liow'nm the whole shoot
ing bia'k'h from A to lizard.
"' They 'can pass an" law they please
and nothing this side of the supreme
court of the United ftu(es enu inter
fere. . ' '
. i: It is tho biinrst revolution that
ever occurred in nnv state in this
Onton; '' ' -
: North Dakota hus been from the
tojririitfng jiist a fine old pocket bor
Ough for tho interests. The rail
tfoadH, banks, elevatoro and (jram
ftieii had im iron-ellul eonibimitiou
that ruled (he politics of the state the
way a bucko muto used to rale a Cape
Homer. Do what you're told, keep
still .or. got hurt.
Farmers Wliolo tliooAo.
, : Today there isn't a railroad poli
tician, grain agent or ' corporation
' valet in the statu that dares peep.
The farmers: arc the whole cheese.
'. Also, they have introduced a new
K.vstcm of choosing men for office,
Tbey started out literally to let the
office seek tho man. When it became
cvidcut last spring that tbey were
likely to win out, a fine crop of their
" der old friends and college chum
j, inies sprang up all about tlie state
offering the glad hand and pulling
, fur this office or that.
, . " AU they ever got was the icy stare
... oud swift kick. Instead of li.Mruinfr
to the dulcet notes of theso charm
ers, the formors went obout hunting
for good men that were on the level,
and not job hunters.
Their candidate for governor, for
instance, Lynn J. t'rozier, was steer
ing a plow over his wheat lands when
be was chosen. The committee
. wonted to telephone liiin and hud to
woit until he. could be summoned to
the house, lie was the most uninm'i
rutin in America mid thought it nus
Kpmo kind of a joke.
Jlut he quickly showed that no er
ror hud been mado obout him. He
had never made a set public speech
tn -bis- life, but be jumped into the
Campaign and turned out to he a
emckerjnek. He made move than 200
speeches. He got 81,000 in n totul
vote of about 102,000 that's nil.
.- Itewrtic OrKiiiilmJ.
'r , The nuiuo of the oignniration thai
put all this over is the Farmers' Non
I'ortisari I'oliticul league. It is only
two years old, but has 10,000 enrolled
members of tho 50,000 fanners in
Vorlh Dakota.
It works with a new scheme and
new method. Kvery farmer that joins
pars fof his membership. Konnerlv
. ' the annual fees were Xow they
STATE CONTRO
NORTH DAKOTA
are if 1(1 for two years in advance, nnd
' practically every man whoe first
year's subscription has cipired is re
ncwing at the new rate.
yw members are put on the roll
by personal interviews. The league
' owns J 40 automobiles and keeps u
corps of organizers always in the
field. The money reeeived is used to
carry on this work and to publish the
league's newspaper, the Leader.
This paper started in September,
IP J r, on a shoestring, and now ha-
FARMERS WHO "PUT
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Members of
05,000 circulation. The league has
lately acquired a daily paper at Kargo
and owns tho only photo-engraving
plant in North Dakota.
' ilrancb leagues are being organized
in other states. The welcome the
idea, hns received causes northwes
tern politicians to view the movement
with pniii nnd extreme disgust. It
looks ns if an entirely new deal was
on in this part of the world. .
Nobody can join the league ex
cept an. iictunl tiller of the soil, fo
thero is no ohnnco for others to como
in and get possession of the thing.
I'tU'iuerg Victimize!,
Tbc thing that had most to do with
tho creation of the league wn the de
plorable state of fanning in Nortn
Dakota ns a result of 57 varieties of
gouge ond swindle practiced by rnil
rouds, banks, money sharks, eleva
tor combines, commission men and
others. .
. Government, ns conducted by the
interests, merely assisted the plun
derers. The totul annual gouge n?
estimated lit about $50,000,000 on the
wheat crop alone. Hetween fanner
nnd consumer nbout 50 cents on ench
bushel disappeared into hands that
bad no right to take it.
The league's program provides lor
salutary refonns iii the state govern
ment, but nothing to scare anybody.
Htrtte-owned and operated tcnniniil
elevators, state hall insurance, state
rural credit systems, taxation re
lonn and the state development of the
lignite 'deposits are the chief features
The main object of the league is to
secure, li rational brand of "overu
menl conducted tor tite benefit of the
majority of the population instead of
the benefit of railroads and banks, li
will be n novelty for North Dakota
and sonic oilier regions.
C.E.GATES DEFINES
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To the Citlztms of Medford:
t am a eandldato for major ot this
city and If elected It shall be my pol
icy to give tho city a conservative.
oconoinlcal nnd thorough business
administration. I real lie the finan
cial conditions of affairs and know
that It will tako practical business
methods to matiago tho city as It
should ho. I pledge myself to real
law enforcement, and to seo Hint the
officers of the law fulfill their ilutler.
The city water uvstcm must he
cared or zealously, and to safeguard
at all times tho city's one best asset.
The Public Market hns been the
means of protecting the small ranch
er and a blcsaliiR to tho citizens of
Medford and should bo preserved
aud improved on all occasions.
I pledge myself to the malntain
ance, improvement and enlargement
as the rubllc needs demand. It shall
be my constant endeavor to conduct
all busiuess in harmony with the city
council and with all working togeth
er wo can accomplish a great deal
toward making Medford better fin
ancially and morally.
I am for the Hanson plan of re
financing tho city, which not only
takes care of the paving but gives
the property owner thirteen years In
which to pay paving, water mains
and newer assessments. 1 see no rea
son why the small property owner off
th ravement should help pay the
debt of tho larger properly owner on
the pavement, or Hie renter to pay
the paving debt of the landlord.
C. K. UATKS.
DIED
MoitIh Wilkinson
Merrltt Wilkinson, age 72 years,
died Jan. 1, 1917, at Central Point.
For 4S years be was a resident ot the
Grand Monde valley. He Is survived
by one son, l.eon Wilkinson. The
funeral will he held Thursday at 1
p. m.t from tbe family residence.
Purlnl Central Point ccmcterv.
OVER" THL FARMER GOVERNMENT IN NORTT DAKOTA
the Xon-I'artisiin Leugue ill convention at Kargo.
WHILE REED HELD
Peter Ingram and Curl Reed, the
principals in n drunken J'rneus at the
home of Heed last Saturday night, in
which Ingram was cut over the head
with a bottle and Heed was shot
through the shoulder, were given a
bearing before Justice Itox nt Jack
sonville Tuesday afternoon. Ingram
pleaded guilty to n charge of vag
rancy and was let off with a $10 fine.
Hunils for Heed were fixed at $500,
the bond being supplied by Dick Ilalc
and Mrs. Ingram.
The evidence at the hearing showed
that Ingram shot in self-defense af
ter being knocked to the floor with a
bottle. The shot was fired by Ingram
while he was l;,ing cn the floor nut!
Heed wns again attempting to break
a bottle over his head. The bullet
Judged in the ceiling after passing
through Reed's shoulder.
Heed will again appear before Jus
tice Dox in a continuation of yester
duv's bearing, Thursday afternoon.
SAN KltANC'ISCO. Jan. 3.- Trial
of Thomas J. Mooney for murder 111
connection with a preparedness day
bomb explosion hero July 22. 191G,
In which ten persons lost their llvos
nnd forty were Injured, opened In
tho supreme court here today with V.
Ilourlie Cocliian of New York, head
lug the defense.
"Do you object to nnnrchists?"
Corkran shot at Kdward S. Lowry, a
manufacturer, tho first ot twelve
veniremen to enter tho Jury box.
"I am against them," snld Lowry.
Lowry said, however, he had no
projndlco against Mooney and could
weigh the evidence fairly. lie was
excused by Judge KranUlIn A. Grif
fin. It was annoitrtced that Frank L.
Mulliolhind of Toledo, Ohio, general
counsel for the inteiniitinnal associa
tion of machinists, would act In an
advisory capacity In the defense. Ho
was present in court.
SEEKING LOST COUPLE
ON LITTLE N1SQUALLY
TAl'OM A, Wash.. Jan. :t.-- Follow
ing discovery of tracks uf n man anil
woman IjcIIcvimI to 1p those of tho
missing Towells on tho Mule Nls
qnally rivor about five milt's from the
Powell camp jestorday, two parties
of three men each left this morning
on tho (lift sMomutii' and well-or-panlzed
search since Otto Powell and
his wife were reported lost December
US. The men are 'xperieiued forest
rangers and carry provisions lor fif
teen Ua.
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TITHAT makes the
OWL a Rood
smoke? Hand work
manship and that mil
lion dollar reserve sup
ply of mellowing leaf!
Isn't that a good deal
to find in a nickel cigar?
Tho Million
Dollar Cigar
M tii'ssr co.
INCORPORATED
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On a warrant sworn out by Joe A.
Thomas, who with his wife conducts
n rooming house on South Holly I
street, Annu Whitman and un
Trceso were arrested Tuesday after
noon, a charge of vagrancy being
lodged against them. The pair arc al
leged to have entered the Thomas
rooming house after midnight Mon
day night and to have occupied u
room together. They were discovered
Tuesday morning by Mrs. Thomas,
and the issuance of the warrant fol
lowed. The girl was relensed on her own
recognizance, while Van Trcesc -was
lodged in the city jyil until this morn-i
nig, wnen lie was irunsierreu 10 jock- j
sunville. the ease will be heard
Thursday afternoon by Justice Dox.
It -is probable that the charge
agninst the woman will be dismissed.
Van Treese is not expected to be
dealt with so leniently, ns he has a
record of having passed bogus checks
and appropriated 6urs in this vicinity
during the past summer.
Perfeciion
For Sale by
Garnett-Corey Hardware &
. Plumbing Co. : , -
Medford Furniture Co.
Mr. Fred Alton Haight
TEACHER OF PIANO
New term begins January 2. While
all applications will be considered, the
number of new pupils that can be ac
cepted is limited.
THE HAIGHT MUSIC STUDIO
401 Gnmett-Oorev Building
1'" 72 Medford, Oregon
POSTAL BUSINESS
1916 SHOWS
GAM OVER 1915
Husiness in the MedTord postofficc
during the year 1010 showed a gain
ill every department over the previous
yeiir. The gross receipts were over
jiflliOO heavier than in 1915.
With the extension of delivery ser
vice to all parts of too city, one reg
ular city carrier has been added to
the force, as have been two subs for
parcel post work and fur emergency
work.
The monthly pay roll for Decem
ber, 1910, was $1 192.45, aside from
the amount paid employes of the
treasury department engaged in the
care of t lie new postoft'iee building.
Following is a statement of the
I business of the postoffieu during the
past year:
uioss receipts, i,eeciuuci .11, uuu,
$28,tiH9.19; gross receipts December
31, 1915, $27,010.03. Gain in 1UJG,
tllMH.10.
Stamp sales: December, 1915,
$3104; December, 1910, $3370.45.
Gain in stamp sales December, 1916,
over 1915, $200.45.
Heaviest dav in receipts of moil;
December 24, 1915, 104 sacks; De
cember 22, 1910, 170 sucks. Oair
1910, 12 sacks'.'-
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FAIL ON CRUISERS
WASHPXCTON, Jan. 3. Private
bidders again today failed to give
the navy satisfactory proposals for
three of the four new scout cruisers.
The Seattle Drydock and Construc
tion company already had been
awarded one of the ships.
The Fore River Shipbuilding com
pnny of Quiucy, JIasB., was tho only
concern to respond to the re-adver-tlsed
proposals opened today, but Its
fiKUrea In every case were nearly a
million dollars above the $5,000,000
limit fixed by congress.
The navy now Is confronted with
asking congress to' increase the limit
of cost or to build the ships In gov
ernment yards.
Brr-r !
Chilly, changeable
weather? A good
oil heater will keep
you warm andcosy.
A gallon of Pearl Oilgivea
9 hours of smokeless, odor
less, cheerful heat.
Prices: $3.75 to $7.75
Oil Heaier
19 Prr-r !
Chicago Prices
We Are Selling for Less
Than Chicago Prices
You can be the judge. For the
balance of this week we will
make the following prices:
Any New Suit in the house, in-
eluding the finest $20 Serges $9.98
New Coats and Vests . . $1.98
16-inch High Top Shoes, worth
$8 and $9 ...... $4.98 '
12-inch High Tops . . . $3.98
One lot of Heavy Work Shoes,
genuine oak soles, sells any
where $3.50 and4, this week $2.50
One lot Heavy work Shoes $1.98
Big Heavy Flannel Shirts, worth
$1.75 and $2 . ..... 98c
Heavy Winter Underwear . . 39c
Men's Work Pants . . . . 98c
Big Bib Overalls ..... 69c
Canvas Gloves ..... 5c
Mule Skin Gloves .... 25c
A big assortment Men's Hats 98c
A lot of School Tablets, 3 for 10c
$1.50 Alarm Clocks . . . . 75c
One Victrola, worth $40, this
week . $15.00
One $35 Graphbphone . $10.CO
Trunks at less than wholesale.
Boys' Shoes as low as . . $1.00
The Whole Entire Stock Cut
to the Quick
It's up to you. Remember, it's just
this week
WILL. H. WILSON
The Cheapest Store in the West
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State Poultry Show
MEDFORD, OREGON
Jan.9to Jan. 13, Inclusive
B. F. KEENEY, Judge
ERNEST WEBB, Superintendent
Entries Close Midnight, January 5.
Judging Begins Tuesday, 9 A. M.
Awards by Comparison
Cash Premiums Will Net fiO Per Cent of Entry Fees.
Many Elegant Cups Offered
Large attendance of Prominent Poulterers promised
from Northern Oregon.
ADMISSION: Adults 25c, Childrn 10c.
Show Formally Opened at Noon, Jan. 9
Bv order
Let Us Explain
liow It is possible for us to sill you
unto siipplits of tho highest order at
such low prices. It Is no secret Just
the way wc buy, In large quantities
and for cash. Don't delay purchas
ng that now horn,- lamp, etc. Come
to us today. The cost will be nomi
nal, j
C. E. GATES'
Executive Board
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