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Intercity Jokes
For ages ham and egg actors on the vaudeville
stage have caused merriment in one city by poking
fun at another nearby city, deftly making the nearby
city the victim of some imaginary event or remark.
The actor on the stage in Ashland acouses Med
ford of being a hick town and, in turn whern he
goes to Medford, he centers his humor on Ashland.
Sometimes we have felt like going prepared for this
hromidic entertainer, but, so far, have always re
strained our desire to make him a target.
He has been tolerated in a good-humoredly way,
for really his jokes are of no consequence in the
first place and, besides, they rarely go any farther,
thus doing no harm for most of those sitting in the
theater actually know that he is merely joking, and
know conditions in "nearby cities.
When entertainments became a feature of radio
station programs, we had hoped the bugaboo of in
tercity jokers would be nipped in the bud and put
on the black list, for the scope of possible harm to a
city through radio messages is so much more exten
sive than intercity jokes on a stage.
However, a feature entertainer at Medford a
few nights ago indulged in jokes about a neighboring
city which were anything except flattering. While
of course ridiculous, untrue and intended only as a
joke, the metgage unquestionably went to many
points where hearers possibly did not know con
ditions well enough to know that the jokers’ accusa
tions were untrue.
If a crowd of neighbors in Southern Oregon
want to get together and “ pan” another nearby
city, the harm is negligible; but every city in South-
era Oregon should be too good a sport to permit
any broadcasting to the world a joke in which pn-
other city is possibly injured
'The Battle of Ocot&l between Nicaraguan insur
gents and the American Marines and ùative con-
stabultnp who defended the town, is said by officials
at Washington to be “ without political signific
ance.” It surprisingly follows the recent announce
ment that civil strife in Nicaragua had been ended
by the United States ultimatum.
Under the provisions of that ultimatum, both
rides were to submit to complete disarmament, an
immediate peace was to permit the planting of
crepe, a general amnesty to be granted to all rebels
and exiles, occupied or confiscated property was to
be returned to its owners, and the present Diaz gov
ernment to he maintained until the 1928 elction,
which was to be held under American supervision.
Meantime, sufficient American forces were to remain
in the country to guarantee order.
A bounty of $lj) offered by the Nicaraguan gov
ernment to each individual delivering a machine gun
or rifle to the United States forces, resultd in the
surrender of 11,600 rifles, 303 machine guns, and
5,500,000 cartridges by June 1 of the present year.
Les| than a third of these came from the Lib
erals, and the engagement of Saturday shows that
their disarmament was complete neither in spirit nor
in fact, even though this particular attack may have
been a guerilla effort inspired by a longing for loot
rather than for liberty.
Whatever the political significance, the military
significance of the battle is evident. Never was the
importance of the airplane more strikingly demon
strated. Aviator scouts saw and reported the fighting
and bombing planes brought quick and decisive
victory to the little band of two score American
Marines and as many native soldiers, besieged by
an attacking force of 500.
'
The result, with one .marine dead and one ser
iously injured, while the rebels lost some 300 dead,
¿s a shocking demonstration of the deadly effective
ness of air warfare.—Portland Telegram.
Just at a time when moderinists and fundamen-
tilists seem to be forgetting their difficulties, or at
least saying nothing about them, Aimee McPherson
and her mother boh up with a brand new type of
quaneU-aeemingly the simple question as to who
shall “ rule the roost” so'to speak.
The point on which most applicants for a pro
hibition job fall down is lack of governmental-job
experience. That seems peculiar when one considers
the per centage of citizens living off the government.
Those physicians who wore manufacturing alibis
for Dempsey on basis of his physical condition
■hovld be seeking* alibis for their judgment now.
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WITH A MYSTERY RUNNING THROUGH
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THE LAST LINE.
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SI svasa ssifosffW»..
I Trt TUfs One j
Ambassador to the United States?
2. What was Admiral Von Tlr-
pits's chief contribution to the
German war campaign?
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8. Quote a phrase of the late
President Wilson, refusing to en
ter the war, which caused him
considerable embarrassment.
4. What means of guarding the
A. E. P? across the seas was tak
en by the U. & Navy Depart
ment.
, I . What prpmlnent Texan was
the late President Wilson's confi
dential adviser on European and
war affairs?
6. Name the "big three” of the
Versailles Conference.
7. Who was the Italian dele
gate to the peace conference?
8. How many trips did the
American chief executive make to
Prance during the peace parleys?
8. On what boat did he sail?
16. To what country did ex-
Kaiser Wilhelm Use?
ANSWERS
1. One.
1. Korea.
3. “Tex” Rickard.
2, Nicaragua.
5. Opaenò Pershing.
6. The Philippine Islands.
7. Alme« Sempls McPherson
TOMORROW
- The Bible has been rewritten
into modern phraseology by a
group of students. Wonder how
the colors are holding out on
some of those musty old ■ paint
If‘you do a thing twice, you do ings of Michael Angelo's.
it better the second time.
’,
Of the 27 million phones in
Ona way to get into m o r e the world, 16 million are in the
trouble is to get even with some United States. Yon'd thtnk those
body.
.
people on the party line would
find someone else to talk to.
If a chip must be carried on
the shoulder, why not let it be a
A N e< Jersey woman was hon
chip of peape?
ored on her 104th birthday. Well,
it took her long enough to get
Whan a man owes money,
there, didn't itv
feels justified in occasionally
ing to his creditor.
It seems Orest Britain and a
A writer who writes about him
few
of the others are consider
self often shows that he doesn't
ably
off their nalrel bases.
understand the subject.
A moth these days has a diffi
More than 21,000,000 in wages
cult time finding enough to keep is the annual loss due to sun
him alive on a girl’s bathing suit. burn, say the statisticians.. Poison
Ivey’s another way to get a va
Hex Heck says: “The feller who cation.
soconds the motion is never the
first feller of the town."
A Washington woman wga sent
to prison for killing a butcher.
She got a lot of sympathy,
8. The Marines.
though, when she explained that
». “Abie’s Irish Ròse.”
10. E. H. So them and Julia she mistook him for her hus
Marlowe.
band.
Reindeer Meat to be Imported
From Alaska to This Codntry
OAKLANlk Calif., July 2«. —
— (IP)—The motorship Sierra, a
fornier lumber schooner, will soon
depart from here on its initial
voyage to Alaska as the first
"relfideer ship** in the world
P ot the past several weeks The
Sierra has been at an Oakland
shipyard undergoing transforma
tion into a “reindeer ship’* for the
Lomen Reindeer corporation of
New York.
R e f r i g e r a t o r compartments
have been installed in the vessel
to carry reindeer meat in large
Quantities and thus escape the
high refrigerated oargo rates
which have* placed a prohibitive
price on the commodity for years.
The Lomen company plan to
give epicures of the United States
an opportunity to make reindeer
steak an inexpensive staple article
of diet.
. The Sierra Will make two round
Dempsey S a y s,
- Kearns Forger
PHILADELPHIA^ July 26 — .
Denying indebtedness to Jack
Kearns in a suit to* recover more
than half a million dollars. Jack
Dempsey in, an answer fUed in
the United States district court to
day claimed Kearns not only owes
him money, but that his erstwhile
managear forged his signature to
a boxing contract with'the New
York boxing commission. Demp
sey further asserted he was fin
ally compelled to break off busi
ness relations to save his reputa
tion aa Kearns bad served a sen
tence in Washington. He fur
ther accused Kearns of moral
turpitude.
St. Helens —> Cornerstone laid
for new Pythian Temple.
trip voyages between Nome and
Seattle this year. After the first
trip the cargo will be shipped ov*
erland. Then an entire shipload
of the unusual cargo will be as
sembled and op the second voy
age the Sierra will be sent via
the Panama canal to dispose of
its reindeer meat in New York.
Silas 8trawn is being men
tioned for ambassador to Mexico.
We fancy that the name “Silas’’
has a mighty appeal to a New
England president. His middle
name, we bet, is Ephrlam.—Cor
vallis Gazette-Times.
Don’t he too severe on that
yoang fellow scooting around on
a noisy motorcycle. He may be
flying to China one of these days.
— Eugene Register.
TURNING THE PAGES BACK
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a careless or incompetent
driver forces you into an
accident and then puts the
blame on you—be protect
ed!
You may be charged with
negligence in operating
your oar although you
were entirely right. Be
protected! See this agency
of the Hartford Fire In
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Billings Agency
ASHLAND
Real Estate ft Real Insurance
Estab. 1888
41 B. Main St.
Phone 911
Mies Marla Andrews, Who has
been Visiting relatives at Rocklin,
Caltfenfia, returned to the valley
Sunday evening, and is spending
a sfcoft jlaee in Ashland before
resuming her work in the Jack
sonville schools.
,
Conveniences
For"
Hot Weather
ASHLAND
Mrs. William Aitken and two
O. d. McAllister and Mr. Pitt
man! are spending their summer's children of Medford have been
outing on a mining property they the guests of her mother, Mrs.
hare in the Bullion mountain dis C. Mingus for the past, few days.
trict. Upon their first arrival at
the place tfcey occupied some
days in finding their property.
R. Bowprgog and wife
Irving Finley and’ wife and F. returned last night from their
R. Tracey end wife started yes vacation, which they spent at
terday morning for the .north in Newport on Yaowina Bay. They
Mr. Finley’s auto, and expect to report a most enjoyable onting.
,npke a tkree weeks* tour of
Otegon and Washington. T&py
Intend to vialt Seattle and per
haps come back by wey of Bend,
J. S. Eubanks, the father of (a.
Oregon.
0 . Eubanks of the Granite City
Savings hank, arrived In Ashland
Mr. and Mr«. W. W. Caldwell,
who left last fall for Wisconsin, last evening from Castle Rock,
Cal., and will remain for a little’
have returned to Ashland and
hgve taken np tkelr residence time as the guest of his son.
Swimming Rogne River near
the Savage Rapida dam to sot*
the steelhead salmon, was a feat
recently accomplished by an Baat-
eyn tourist according to C. P.
Talent, state traffic officer.
The tonrlst saw the fish swim
ming about the foot of the ladder
bnt was unable to see them well
from his position on the opposite
bank. He first started to wade
across the river but found it be
yond his depth, so swam across
the stream. He was completely
exhausted when he reached the
other side and spent several min
utes resting before he displayed
aay interest in the big steelheads
which were swarming over the
ladder.
The Iteelhead run at the Gold
Ray dam has been heavy for
several days.
Mr. and Mrt. E. V. Carter went
to Cbleetin on Saturday for a
short enenrslon.
They accom
panied some Bhstern friends, Mr.
and Mrs. O. H. Baron and Mias
Greathouse of Iowa, who are
Visiting the coasf and on their
way to San Francisco.
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' John McCall, Ethel and Minnie
Walnut. Waldo sad Hypatia
1«m.
starts*
for
Ashland
utt®, Wednesday and spent the
nigftt-og Me summit, returning
to Ashland jn w rsd er.
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on Reek street. Their home on
North Main street wee sold dar
ing their absence, aa it wee
Mrs. Geo. Watson left Saturday ' Mrs. J. Whit« is visiting
doubtful whether or not they
to join her husband at Corvallis tivbs is Central Point:
ifoutd return.
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Fonerai Directors
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Mr».'Louis Dodge. Mdy assistant
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