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JACKSONV ILLE. JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 13. 1919
LEGION ACTIVITIES
BATTLE SIGHT.
Each season we watch some new star climb,
And we gaze till our eyes are dim,
Forgetting the law, whi^h is old as time.
That another comes after him.
There is always a mark at which to shoot,
There is always a road to fame.
For after the plaver has long been mute
Still there remains the game, buddy,
Still there remains the game.— American Legion.
Big Drive for Legion Re­
cruits Starts September 15.
The week of September 15’h to 20th
has been designated as the time for |
the big membership drive of the Amer­
ican Legion, and it is hoped to enroll a
membership of over a million ex-service
men at that time. The drive starts
with a third of a million members en­
rolled.
Medford Post is going into this drive
strong and expects to have every ex-
service man in this district enrolled
when the drive ends. At a meeting of
the executive committee of Medford
Post last evening it was decided to
place a big streamer across main
streit announcing the and drive urging
enrollment during the dates above
mentioned. The membershiD com­
mittee will establish “Drive” head­
quarters at the Commercial club at
which place membership cards can be
secured and signed ud .
Tuesday evening, September 16th. is
the date of the next meeting of the
Legion—and it is planned to make this
meeting an event that no member can
afford to miss. Many stunts in the
way of entertainment are on the bill,
inc uding a mock trial, vaudeville
stunts, and a “wienie and near beer
feed.”
The executive committee desires to
announce that several communications
of an anonymous character have been
received by Legion officers conveying
information pertaining to matters that
it is desired the Legion take action on,
but that no attention can be paid to
such communications unless signed by
the writer.—Tribune, Sept. 8.
Communication.
September 9, 1919,
To the Editnr:
For your information, I quote here­
with a ruling just issued by the Bureau
of Internal Revenue concerning labels
required upon completely denatured
alcohol.
"In view of the grave and extended
abuses of the use of Completely De­
natured Alcohol reported, it is deemed
necessary to print upon the labels af­
fixed to wholesale and retail packages
a further and more specific warning
as to its use than is shown on the
present required label.
In addition to the present matter on
the labels there will be required on all
new labels hereafter, the printing in
large letters in red ink under the skull
and bones symbol, the word: POISON,
and at the bottom of the label there
will be printed the following state­
ment:
Completely Denatured Alcohol is a
violent poison. It cannot be ap­
plied externally to human or animal
tissue without seriously injurious re­
sults. It cannot be taken internally
without inducing blindness and gen­
era) physical decay, ultimately re
suiting in death.
Until the present stocks of labels
are exhausted this additional matter
ffiay be affixed to the containers on a
separate label pasted above the pre sent
required |label.
Respectfully,
Milton A. Miller,
4
Collector.
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CARTER TAKEN TO
LOS ANGELES. I
Reputed Bad Man Taken to
Scene of Former Crime
to Stand Trial.
F C. Beaumont of Los Angeles left
this week with W. E. Carter, the al-
leded bad man, auto thief, burglar and
would be jail breaker.
Ten Years Ago.
County attorney Roberts decided that
Carter would receive more punishment
the California charge than on the
From The Jacksonville Post of on
one of robbing the Medford service
September 11, 1909.
station, and agreed to permit the Cali­
fornia autnorities to take charge of
Jackson county is gaining quite a the prosecution.
Carter was arrested in Roseburg a
record, enviable or otherwise, for the
short
time ago, and brought back here
number of divorce cases in the circuit
to answer to the burglaiy. While
court.
lodged in the county jail here he made
The 18th annual reunion of the O'd several attempts at a get-a-way, but
Soldiers and Sailors will be held in this J always miscalculated the ability of the
c.ty, commencing Monday, Sept. 13, sheriff’s force.
and continuing during the entire week.
While only a young man. Carter
The camp will be pitched in Ulrich’s j claims to have spent many years be­
groye in the southern part of the city, hind bars, and is considered one of the
one of the most beautiful groves in i I slickest crooks ever seen in this coun-
southern Oregon, supplied with splendid
ty’
shade tre°s and excellent water.
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TELEPHONE RATES
INVESTIGATED BY
STATE COMMISSION
Subscribers Protest Vigorously
Against Toll.
Jacksonville Users Turn Out En Masse
Medford,
Rogue River, Applegate Represented
Monday, the day set by the Public give evidence to the same statements,
Service Commission for a hearing on but they were not called as the attorney
and investigation of the new rates and for the company conceded them.
Twa parties, H. H. Taylor and W.
toll charges put into effect by the
Home Telephone company of Soul hern McDaniels of the Applegate valley,
Oregon, on August 1st, saw almost were in attendance to represent the
every subscriber to the service in this farmer lines in that valley. They both
city enroute to Medford where the stated that each 'phone on the farmer's
hearing was scheduled to begin al ten lines were paying $8.40 a vear for the
privilege of switching on the Jackson­
o’clock A. M.
The place for the hearing had been ville exchange, and that the company
fixed in the order of the commission at is now asking for an increase amount-
the city hall, but when the hour ar­ to fifty per cent. This increase is in
The necktie party that was held the
rived it was found that the hall would addition to the toll charged for use of
We
Need
A
County
Library.
3rd passed off nicely, a large crowd
not accomodate more than half of the line between this citv and Medford.
and fine supper was had. —Buncom Re­
those present, so an adjournment was One man from Gold Hill and one from
ports.
Fourty-five years ago tthere were a j taken to the court room in the Federal Evans creek were in attendance rep­
Bro. Putman devotes considerable ! few so called public libraries in the building where the hearing began at resenting the farmer's lines in that
space in Tuesday’s Tribune to prove ' larger cities of the United States, about 10:10. Mr. Fred G. Buchtel, region.
that the Oregonian has at last dis­ j They kept their books under lock and chairman of the commission presiding.
At the hearing it developed that the
covered Rogue River valley and its key and loaned them one or two at a
City attorney Mears ippeared for company had not tiled a detailed •c-
fruit growing Dossibilities.
i time to borrowers who could bring con- Medford, County attorney Roberts i count of the proposed changes in the
Dr. T. W. Hester, J. Percy Wells , vincing proof of their reliability. Small represented Jackson county, H. K. charges as required by state law, but
and Miss Flora Thompson participated ! towns were unable to support public Hanna and D. W. Bagshaw represent­ had simply sent the commission a notice
in a tennis tournament at Grants Pass libraries and, in general, books were ing this City and C. M. Thomas ap­ of such change.
Tuesday.
looked upon as a necessity only by the pearing for both Medford and Jack­
Attorney Thomas presented evidence
showing that when the company asked
A force of men are at work exca- scholar. The average man regarded sonville.
Oregon Blue Book.
Co). H. H. Sargent of this city was i the Postoffice Department for a raies
vating tunnels at the city well. Frank [ them as a desirable luxury, but a lux-
[ ury none the less.
the first witness on the stand, and in rates they claimed that their prop­
Roundtree is in charge of it.
Today there are public libraries thru- stated that ne had purchased property erty was worth about $465,000, while
The Oregon Blue Book, ed'ted and
cruelties to enlisted men abroad? What out our county, Andrew Carnegie's and moved to this city with the under­ County Assessor J. B. Coleman stated
published under the supervision ot the
about, an equal basis among all classes gifts stimulated the growing public standing that the Jacksonville 'phone while on the witness stand that the
Secretary of State, is off the press and
of soldiers for retiremsnt pay for disa­ interest in their service to the com- users had the privilege of the Medford assessed valuation was only $69,000.
we have received a copy of the publi­
bility incurred during the war? What munity and now no town feels that it exchange. He also stated that toll The company claimed property in this
cation.
about a revision of War Risk Insur­ is really up to date unless it maintains charges on his use of the phone would city to be valued at $8000, while the
It emtains over two hundred pages J Questions
tor Congress. ance providing a method of payment in its own free public library. Books amount to between $8 and $10 a month. I assessed valuation is only about $1300.
cf information for the tax payers and 1
keeping with the wishes of those af­ have become a necessity to us and the Gus Newbury, representing the tele-j I One thing very noticeable at the
voters of Oregon. Every department i
fected by war risk insurance? These libraries, realizing this, have made the phone company attempted a cross ex­ hearing was the evident ignorance on
the part of the company: which brought
of the state government is given space I The joint National Executive Com­ and other demands of the Legion’s wav easy. Their books are no longer amination with disastrous results.
A J. Vance, marager of the tele­ forth scorn after scorn from the at­
wit i the names of the men at the head j mittee of the American Legion has in- j members were made with the best under lock and key but ranged along
structed its legislative committee to j interests of the country first in mind. the wall where anyone may use them. phone company, presented a statement torneys for the people, and rebuke
of the department, etc.
^In the book are the names of every | proceed with the upmost vigor in press- | They are reasonable. It is appropriate I Borrowers may take home as many showing the condition of the company, after rebuke from the commission.
piblic official, including national, state, ' ing upon congress legislation support- I that something be done about them. books as they like and. the formalities but the statement was not verified at The commission stated that they did
not intend to let the matter drop but
county and municipal. These books1 ing the resolutions adoped by the St. ' It is expected that they shall have been connected with book borrowing have the time by any qualified person.
Next appeared W. H. Johnston, would investigate it thoroughly after
are sent free to any voter in the state Lewis Caucus through which,the organ-1 passed upon prior to the Legion’s Min­ been [cut to a minimum. The public
upon application for same to the office ization first expressed itself on certain | neapolis Convention in November so library strives to supply its patrons Lewis Ulrich, Miss Lulu Williams and the investigation had ended.
Several Medford residents were
matters of national concern. What is | that the course may be clear for any with the best books available for both F. L. TouVelle of his city all stating
of the Secretary of State.
Congress going to do about ridding the I additional suggestions the united i men- their work and their pleasure. In no that the principal use of the phones in placed on the stand and testified as to
Salem —Prison warder’s report shows country of alien slackers, many of | who-were-in-service may have i to other country on earth are books so this city was to talk to subscribers in the increase in rates and toll charges.
accessible to the people and in no other Medford, that the toll charges were
that the state will harvest about 401) whom hold lucrative positions? What I present.—American Legion.
At the investigation the information
country are so many intelligent readers excessive and uncalled for and that if was produced that the controlling
tons of flax from 403 acres Warden about lands for those formerly in
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Stiiner opposes using convicts in the service who want to become farmers? | Oregon City will vote on $35,000 to be found.
the toll was sustained the majority of interest in the company is owned by
In spite ot this there are many of people in Jacksonville would have their Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Comp­
flax industry.
What about the investigation of alleged school bonds.
our people that are still shut off from phones removed, thus reducing the any.
books. They are the country people revenue from this exchange. Attorneys
A. H. Gammons of this city testified'
who live so far from a town library for Jacksonville stated that they had that the increase in this city was in
that they cannot conveniently borrow on hand about thirty more witnesses to excess of fourteen hundred per cent.
books from it. Because they are cut
off from many other of the pleasures
Glenhrook, west of Monroe, to have I Stanfield will erect $3500 school build-
that belong to town life, their need for
125,000
feet per day Bawmill with log- J ing.
books is even greater than that of the
gmg road ot standard gauge into tim-
Contract ,et for Rietb to Eelw ie.t.
townspeople.
¡on o{ Eastern Oregon highway.
The libraries have tried to meet this ber on the Aslea river.
need. Slate libraries send out col-
Foresterv service has sold 350,000,000 | jobn Day-Canyon Creek to be
lections of books to rural homes upon ft. timber at Dee to Oregon Lumber > bridged here.
request. Town libraries extend their
Bank of Echo to erect home to meet
privileges to country residents who
Portland steel ship workers ask - demands of busines.
live near enough to use them. But this
' Narrows—Oil and gaa struck in
is not enough. The country resident wage raise of 8 cts. an hour.
Albany
starts
campaign
of
street
j Harney valley.
must have a librarian that will take an
Coos Bay section reports great in­
active and personal interest in his par­ paving.
ticular needs; that will send him books
Work or. highway between Pendleton dustrial activity.
by parcel post and pay tne postage on and state line being rushed.
Cherry crop of The Dalles and vicinity
them; that will make boons as access­
Roseburg planning to own and oper­ 1000 tons, bring $196,665.
ible to him as the small public library ate city water and light system.
Yoncolla high school bonds assured.
has made them to the townspeople.
The national editorial association ad­
Albany
—
Red
Crown
Mills
enlarging
The agency which will meet this need
is the County Library, supported by a plant. Now receiving 9000 bu. wheat vocated teaching the printing trade in
high schools. The students would nt
county tax and pledged under the law daily.
least learn the English language.
Freewater
—
30-acre
dairy
farm
sells
to serve all the people of the county.
St. Helens—Work rushed on $9900
for $1000 per acre.
Benton county to ship 35,000 boxes contract for street paving.
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
appleB soon.
Astoria—$150,000 apartment house
Banks -Utuh Construction Co. build- K°‘nK up.
Manufactures, Enterprises and ing railroad through here to Vernonia I Corvallis—Work on two-storv store
I timber.
building to commence at once.
Improvements, Providing
Roseburg —One carload dried logan
Portland building permits for August
I berries brings $43,000.
$982.220. August 1918, $642,365.
I.
Payrolls and Promot­
Residents of Wallowa and farmers of
Oregon rural mail carriers will buy
vicinity planning reservoir on Bear household necessities on a co-operative
ing Development
plan and rebuce the high cost of living
I Creek.
of Oregon.
I Oregon bullion receipts at mint show twenty-five per cent.
North Bond lumber production handi­
decrease of $221,000 in gold and 5443
capped by car shortage.
' oz. silver.
Halfway —Koad building progressing
Oregon Citv wild black berry harvest
Telephone service is slowly being
rapidly.
large at Bets, a pound.
restored
to
efficiency
standards
pre
­
Sept. 8—Marshfield —Mountain States
Portland starting campaign for $250,
Power Company to supply 44 h. p. for vailing before government undertook
operating
the
wires.
000
hospital building.
the operation of refrigerating machine
Standfield—City water .system voted,
State and local aid will build high­
for Ice & Cold Storage Comoanv.
way from Redmond to Bend, $235,000.
Negotiations are under wav for electric work to start soon.
Helix lets $18,742.20 contract for
veneer plant recently completed and
Portland —New paper company builda
new sawmill at Marshfield.
paving eight blocks.
$20,000 warehouse.
Albany - Canning plant to begin op­
Dallas gets a large wholesale grocery
Astoria’s Central Labor Council took
a stand for decency whan it declined te
warehouse
/ erations immediately.
Hard surface on Albany-Jefferson sanction the further ppread of the bol­
Portland plumbers raise wagea from
shevik doctrines by its official organ.
road to be laid.
$8 to $9 per day.
SCHOOL
SUPPLIES
TABLETS
PENCILS
INK, etc
We Have Them
Lewis Ulrich
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General Merchandise
Jacksonville
Oregon