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A Sepulcher of Broken Hearts.
Official Paper of the City of Jacksonville, Oregon
A weekly newspaper published every Saturday at the county seat of Jacksoi
County, Oregon. D. W. B agshaw , Editor and Publisher
Entered as second-class matter June 22. 1907. at the post office at .Lu ksoi.i
Oregon, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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SATURDAY. JAM ARY 27. 1917
SUBSCRIPTION: One year by mail $1.50. Advertising rates furnished on
application.
Forest Noles
Shells Denied By Erg'and
L tmber Industry Conditions Re London, fan *24.—The B-itish gov
ernment has re fused permission to th-
vealed By Forest Service
Hadfield’s, Limited, to proceed will
work on the contract for shells for the
That unstable and partly speculative American navy, “sc long as the exig
forest ownership in the west and south encies of war continue.”
The announcement is made in the
is the cause of frequent over-cutting of
the market and waste of forest resour form of an official notice by Dr. Chris
ces is announced by the Forest Service topher Addison, the minister of muni
in a report just off the government tions, in which attettion is given to the
press. Too large stocks of timber ac fact that the entire steel output is un
quired trom the public domain and too der his control.
much timber «peculation mixed with
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the manufacture of lumber, says the
Service, uuderlie the present instabili Even* The Trains Go Dry
ty of the industry.
All this, the Service points out, con
Although prohibition of the liquor
cerns the lumber user. Many states traffic has not yet become effective in
are paying dearly for lumber because Wyoming and Utah, the Union Pacific
their own timber is largely used up and ! has discontinued serving liquor on its
outside supplies can be obtained only I dining and buffet cars in those statt s.
at high costs of transportation. With I By this action from a railroad stand-
little being done to grow new forests ' I point the entire country from Seattle
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on cutover lands, a i more widespread j anj port]an(j On tne Union Pacific to
shortage of forest products is threaten the Missouri river has become ‘ ‘dry » f
ed in the future.
territory.
The Forest Service advocates various
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forms of open-price conseration among
lumber manufacturers to make the in
Two Bills bignèd
dustry more efficient and check waste
ful over-production. But it is strongly
Salem, Jan. 24.—The governor yes
against changes in the present compet terday signed the following bills: Sen
itive character of the business through ate bill No. 7 relates to redemption and
combinations to control output or reg to sheriff’s deeds and Senate bill No.
ulate prices, even though advocated in 25 to conveyance of real property.
the name of conservation.
The report contains the boiled-down
Wild Elk Near Yoakum
conclusions of a study of timber own
ership and the lumber business, under
Pendleton, Jun. 24. —B. F. Girton,
taken by the Forest Service to find out who lives in the vicinity of Yoakum,
how this business as conducted today saw an Elk south of his ranch Sunday.
affects forest conservation and the in He reports that others have also seen
terests of the millions of users of wood signs of the elk around there for sev-
in the United States, and to see wheth eral days.
er the public policies in protecting the
nation's forests go far enough. It is
sought to help the industry solve the
Electric Sparks
serious problems which confront it.
(From Off Our Wireless)
Added weight is given to the report
by the concur rence in its publi
cation of the Federal Trade Commis
Poor old Germany, beleagured, beset,
sion, which cooperated with the Forest confronted by superior numbers, is
Service in the investigation. The com forced to cry for peace event at the
mission, however, reserves its speciffic price of having her lost colonies re
conclusions or remehies for a report of turned and setting up rhe independent
its own to be published later.
kingdoms of Poland and Lithuania.
In the old Franciscan church of the
Holy Cross rises one of the two niomi-
meuts disdainful Florence condcseenil-
ed to give her greatest poet, whose
greatest honor lies in his gift to the
world at one splendid sweep of a pure
and reercuted Italian language- until
-lis time halting and feeble in that
immortal masterpiece of literature, the
Divina < ommedia.”
This church might well lie known as
the Broken Hearts instead of Santa
Croce, for near Dante's ceuoiaph—his
exiled ashes still rest in Ravenna—lies
the body of that other terrliic genius,
Michelangelo, who. broken In spirit,
died gladly when tlie city so dear to Ids
heart fell once more upon dark
tyrannous days. And Galilei is li
too, and Altieri, and Machiavelli,
many another, a brilliant train.
Michelangelo's lust work is in
nearby church of San Lorenzo, in
mortuary chapel of the Medici,
great house which deigned to fuvor
him with its patronage or its enmity
throughout his life.—National
graphic Mugazine.
Jacksonville merchants welcome any one who is posted
on merchandise and judges values strictly on their merits
to compare their lines with any in the valley.
Value Is The True Test of Cheapness
Low prices are not always desirable,
His Epitaph.
A recent automobile accident iu nil
up state county resulted iu tlie death
of the driver and the injury of two
passengers.
The coroner summoned several wit
nesses, among them a farmer living
near the scene of the accident. There
was voluminous testimony regarding
the high speed at which the car trav
eled. Witnesses said, too, that the
road was iu bud repair. Tlie coroner
finally reached the farmer who lived
near the scene.
“What would you say about this ac
cident, Mr. Swlggett?” the coroner
asked.
“Well, if I was writin' that young
man's epitaph,” the witness drawled,
“I'il say he died tryin’ to git sixty
miles a hour out of a ten ntile road.”
—Indianapolis News.
of Right Goods,
Merit consists
Good Values and Efficient Service,
It will pay to see our lines First
We invite comparison for
The World is growing
Better at
Taylor- Williams Co,
The People's Store
Phone 142
A Famous Dresser.
Joachim Murat was in his day the
best dressed man in the world. Born
In 1767 in a village near Caliors the
son of a day laborer, he was sent to a
Jesuit school to be educated for the
priesthood. He ran away, joined the
army, and sixteen years after he had
become a lieutenant he was a field mar
shal, duke of Cleves and Berg, with Na
poleon's sister, Caroline, as Ills wife,
and finally, by the grace of his broth
er-in-law, was created king of Naples.
In all stations he paid tile closest at
tention to bis attire and wore in
tie gold embroidered and jeweled
forms which would have made
conspicuous ut a court function,
dressed himself ns for n review when
he was led forth to be shot.—New York
Tribune.
Jacksonville
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Highest quality, jewelry
repairing, diamond set
ting, watch repairing,
agate mounting and jew
jlj elry manufacturing.
Martin J. Reddy,
212 I-:. Main SL.__ MEDFOliO.
OREGON.
SiuUfcJfcatila HlllUlllWMMW II H
He Was Just Thinking.
“Mary,” said a man to Ills spouse,
who was gifted with a rapidly moving
tongue, "did you ever hear the story
of the precious gems?"
“No," she replied. “What is it?"
fit's a fairy legend that my grand
mother told tne when I was a boy,”
the husband continued. “It was about
a woman from whose lips fell a dia
mond or a ruby at every word she
spoke.”
“Well?" said his wife as he paused.
“That’s all there Is of it, my dear,"
he replied. “But I was just thinking
if such things happened nowadays I
could make my fortune us a jeweler.”
A peace plea from one set of bellig
erents to the other seems only to in
Additional Locals
crease the feeling of hostility.
Ground Hog Day next. Friday.
Inexorable logic seems to demand
John Grump of Sterling was in town that Villa be got, or he will get some
body else naming no names.
today.
Ernest Langley was in Medford y e8-
Noth’ng that has hippened in the
terday.
oast few should persuade the authori
Skibbereen.
Will Henry is working at the Etlen ties in Washington that we do not need
An Englishman was once traveling
a
real
navy.
Valley orchard.
In the south of Ireland when be came
Charles Dunford Jr. of Buncom was A man never does anything desperate to a village called Skibbereen. The
name struck him as very peculiar uttd
if fed regularly.
in town this week.
i odd, and he asked a villager why the
Lots of men will toll you how to get
Chas. F. Dunford of the Bar H ranch
town was so called. “Sure,” the vil
rich, but they haven’t time to explain lager replied, "1 thought even an Eng
was in town this morning.
why
they
are
still
poor.
lishman could have seen tlie reason
James Francis of Medford is spend
Germany seems to be renewing its for that. It's called Skibbereen to dis
ing the weekend in this city.
tinguish it from other pluces of the
W. J. Moore of Ashland was a busi- note on submarine warfare.
same name.”—Christian Register.
Being scraps of paper should make '
ness visitor in this city today.
Mars and Its Moons.
Oscar (Ikey) Dunford is working in s international treaties of extra worth in
these times.
One of its moons circles Mars every
meat market at McCloud, Cal.
Carranza showed himself a genuine seven hours. In consequence of this
Gus Newbury of Medford transacted
Mexican when he managed to neither rapid revolution it appears to the lu
business at the court house today.
habitants of Mars (if there be any) to
accept or reject the protocol in full.
About twenty young men enjoyed an
riso in the west and set in the east
Germany’s intentions to make poor
impromtu boxing tournament at the
little kingdoms independent and to blot
Well Guarded.
U.S. Hall Sunday evening.
out Romania are side by side.
! Electric burglar alarms surround Un
Richard Gaskin, who is working in
That Germany is not unmindful of cle Sam's treasury nt Washington and
the office of the Central Point Herald,
the fact that Portugal is at war with are tested every fifteen minutes, day
came home last night.
her was more or less indicated the oth mid night.
The Jacksonville basket ball teams er day when a Partuguese vessel was
were defeated at Rogue River last sunk by a submarine.
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night by the following scores: girls
If time is money that of some men
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. «
game 48-6, boys game 25 16.
must be lend nickels
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The Cottage Grove basket bail team
Morning Headache-
America is organized to enjoy peace,
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is making a tour of the valley this
Early morning headaches may w
but it is pitifully helpless to maintain
week. They won one game from Ash
be due to many causes—eye w
peace against foreign aggression.
land high, lost one to Medford nigh and
strain, kidliey trouble, dissipa M
Possibly Secretary of War Baker ob
won one from Medford. Tonight they
tion. too milch smoking, over »
jects
to
the
Lewis
machine
gun,
so
po
eating of proteins, ext esslve men
play the Ashland militia team at Ash
pular with the English army, on the
tal labor or too high blood pres tv
land.
sure. The Medical Record quotes «
ground that it is inhuman.
some observations by the French tv
The Asquith cabinet was criticized
doctor,
Itenon, which extended tv
Abovs the Vulgar Gaze.
for the alleged feeble way in which the
over fifteen years and in w hich tv
Until 1870 It was against the law war was conducted, but the fact of
he found In many cases exces vt
and saered custom for any subject to those peace protiosals remains.
sively high blood tension.
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look at the emperor of Japan. Ills
When the persistent headaches vt
political advisers and attendants saw-
are so severe that they untit the vt
only his back. When be first left the
sufferer
for work It Is generally
Useful Attachment.
palace the shutters of all the bouses
found that his heart is enlarged vt
“I wonder how that rough looking
find to bo drawn, and no one was per
and Ids kidneys are affected. vt
milted In the streets. Even today, fellow with Ills terrible language keel»
Such cases often s|>ecdily termi vt
his
place
In
a
ladles'
hairdressing
par
when the emperor lias the privilege of
nate fatally, but intensive treat tv
lor?"
driving through the streets like one of
ment will alleviate the symp tv
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I
think
it
Is
because
the
patrons
of
his subjects. It Is not considered quite
toms.
The Medical Record says •V
the place heard his talk made one's hair
proper to cast a glance at him.
coal tar derivatives and tobacco tv
curt”—Baltimore Americau.
must l>e shut off. The patient tv
A Young Poooimlot.
must have mental rest. He must «f
Not
Tender.
First Office Boy—The old man's ste
go on a purely milk diet for at w
No,
Maude,
dear;
we
very
much
nographer Just told me she loved me
least a week, after which he may tv
for myself alone. Do you think she's doubt that you could hurt a cnnall>oat
eat fruits and vegetables on cer «
kidding? Second Office Hoy No, cer by treading on its tows.—Philadelphia
tain days for two weeks more. •V
Record.
tainly not. Probably the old gink Is
A light, low protein regimen fol tv
going to raise your salary to $5 a week
low» for several weeks.
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Waste
not
fresh
tears
over
old
griefs.
and has told her about It.—Boston
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Weather Report.
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cases only, received.
Graduate Nurses only, employed.
I atients received at any time.
Day and night telephone service.
Phone 341.
Following isthereport of U. S. Vol
unteer Cooperative Observer, E. Britt;
Jacksonville, for month of
Dec.
Latitude 42 deg. 18. min. north; longi
tude 123 deg. 5 min. west.
AT ALL DRUG STORES
TURES 25C
JARS 50C
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A warship goes on a whaling voyage
when it starts out to lick somebody.
The weather never ceases to be of
interest, although, it is true, that it
has fallen somewhat into disrepute as
a topic of conversation.
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Date Maximum Minimum Precipita-
Don
52
33
Oregon 2 1
Central Point
39
48
.42
49
3
37
50
48
35
4
04
43
5
33
30
39
6
57
OFFICES
06
34
24
7
Dr. McM. M. Dow,
33
22
8
10
Physician and Surgeon
34
24
9
19
10
33 -
28
Dr. Lydia S. Dow,
32
24
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Osteopathic. Physician.
29
24
12
30
13
25
30fi-7 M. F. & II Building
33
14
17
Medford Telephone 139,
35
19
15
Medford, Oregon.
33
20
16
39
20
17
36
18
22
42
19
33
15
48
37
20
42
33
21
16
37
28
22
19
36
24
23
65
35
27
24
68
35
27
25
33
26
26
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33
25
27
31
31
15
28
20
7
29
30
It
30
27
33
25
31
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Order That
Stationery
Temperature-mean max. 36.61; mean
mir. 26.32; mean 31.46. Max 52. on 1,
Minimum, 7. on 20. Greatest daily
range, 10. Total precipitation 4.07
inches. Greatest in 24 hours, .68 in.,
on
24. Number of days with 01.
inch or more precipitation, 15, clear,
3; partly cloudy, 1; cloudy, 27.
Precipitation for season, 7 80
Precipitation for last season
K. B ritt ,
Cooperative Observer.
Those Danish West Indies come high
but we must have them.