THI IIMIt.lY, APUII, , huh,
ti"jr terra czrzrx covzzzi
MJ.B,Coffc3
we
v v an v
; Best Coffca
at any price
You can make more cups
of jnkhI coffee with less
M. J. B. than with any
other coffee.
Ground just right to make
the best cup of coffee.
BlendccJ from the finest
flavored coffee grown in
the world. ' '
Thoroughly aged before
it is roasted.
Quality never changes.
It's the moat economical.
It goes further.
Vacuum Packed by Spec
ial Process to Preserve its
strength and flavor.
It Rttda Yea Fresh
K.vibv Cam Guakaktiid
ON ROAD TO DESTRUCTION
tptdlfl Tim AppolnUd for tho
eUrth'a Ending, but It la Still
Some Pow Yearj.
Apparently nil "In off 1
Thla tilth idd bnftle-senrred Mirth,
. 0 mere rhiy timr!.! niuonj; i!m billiard
'. bnllM of tho great solar 'atstiiiua, It
. headed fur tin r;li,nt mm, Vrcn. and
humping itMolf at cult of r.10.000,000
' nilloti i ycnrl
Hut there I no Jtixtlflc ntlon f ir that
Inaunt desire tn get off nnd vtiilk, say
th 8vnUle I'oM-iiiielllCKitcer. We
need not worry ..thuut what will hap
pen when our ap-'fd.v Itttlo spher
reaches It present ilcstlnntlon. It will
ue our i-icr-iMi;'iii w
year hence tlmi will he yelling for
transfer to home .other Hup. And
ten when that tlim come there la a
poartblllly tlmt Vega will have aide.
tt'pixxl or ducked, o w fun whli
tight by,
. Bo. 8. L, Bnothroyd, aaaiiclat pro.
feasor of astronomy at tlio University
Of Washington, tolil a Inn audience
of men and women recently. In a leo
ture on "The Nebula of tbe Stnm."
The eclipse of (ho nun, which will
' be almost complete In Seattle on June
' 8 next, will lie on of the most re
markable althls ever permitted man
to eo, declared ITnfesaof Boothrnyd.
Th amrow'inwv with powerful tol-
eeeopes, ciin wltnviw an eclipse every
, M bourn, If .they wish to. Th atnr
Algol, which it a hug aun, and la lo
. fulfil In tin northern heavens at thla
' time of the year! Jn tho awnrd hand of
tvnntjtna ' tm twtlnii.i! AvniHp RA hnnr hV
a (lark star thut passes between It
and tho mirth. Thla accounts, aaya
professor Hoothrnyd, for lb fart that
' Algol will gradually (trow dlin ' and
t. ...ll V I .. - jtm kilnltln. MmmIi t,M
llll'll, WIIIHII B ITU IIIIIHIII-. HtVlv My
brlHhthly flRiiln. . f '' i
Nw world nnd atina aw In proMas
of crration In tlm hrarcnly nrbulaa,
1 aald rrofwmor Biaithroyd. ; Tha rar
flrd Raara romnialna; tha nebulae, and
wblrh cohalat of atomic partielea leaa
' complvi than tha atoma of Iron and
mercury on our aphere, ar aradually
' becomlnf moro denae. After couotleia
; aca they . become aolld planeta. or
" aom cafaclyum of th heavem may ao
heat th partlclea coupoalnf them that
' they bocom aunt.
t; h; HtiiM auk ' ' '
' IIIXri Mt XT HVMH
WaHhlnVton.'Apr. ?. In the face
of Miter winter gnleai Ainorlcan atib
marlnra, primarily deBlgnedTor op
Wntlona off the honm roants, have
'crowied the Atlantic td annxe lit the
common flRhtintt HK.ilnst Germ an
V-bonta. They are now aiding allied
naval forcoa na ara American dea
troyera and American naval airmen,
and they have been In the war zone
for aome mnnthi. j
; Siilem, Apr. 10. -Thomna R. Ry-,
en, chief deputy atate treaaiirer, to
day filed his petition for the repub
lican nomination fur treasurer at
tho May primaries. : '
A IIATEFLL G'LUI'IIY"
American uclne:s I'zn Ready td
, Make Sacrifices With
- out Stint
TAXES HERE AND AEROAD.
Amarlean Taaatlen tha, Moat Dam,
aratlt In tha World.
1
ly OTTO H. KAHN.
Nothing la plainer than that bualnms
and bualneaa mn had averyttiliif to
Kaha by preserving tha cuinlltlmis which
itated during the two and a half yeifrt
prior to April, 1017. under which many
of them made vary large pmflii by fur
nlahlng euppllea, provlalona and finan
cial aid to tho allied nation. Tat hi
era light, and thla country waa lap
Idly becoming tho grent economic roa
ervolr of tbo wurlil.
Nothing la plainer tlmn that any eaoe
bualuraa man In thla country muat bava
fureaaen that. It America anlorvd tha
war, theao profits would ba linmrnacly
rod ti cad and omo of them rul off en
tlroty, hecaua our government would
atop In and ako charge; that It would
cut prtcoa light and left, a a. In fact, It
baa dona; that tnoruioue bunlroa of
laatloo would bava lo ba Imposed, tho
bulk of which would naturally ho borne
by tha well-to-do; to ehort, that tho un
! proeedented golden flow Into tha coffera
of bualnoaa was bound to atop with our
Joining iho war, or, at any rata, to ho
much diminished.
Rut It la aald tho big financier of
Now Turk wore afraid that tha money
loaned by tbeni to tho allied aatlona
might bo lost If theao nations wero de
feated, and therefore they maneuvered
hi get America Into the war lu order to
ave tbelr Investments.
Proof That tha Charge la Absurd.
A moment's reflection will sho the
utter absurdity of that charge, Let ua
assume, for argument's sake, that 'he
allies had b"n defeated. Let ua wake
the wildly improbable assumption that
they had defaulted for the time bolng
upon these foreign debts, the greater
part of which, by the way, la secured
by' the dt-jioalia of collateral In the
shape of American railroad bonda and
stocks and of bonda of neutral coun
tries, aggregating more than sufficient
In value to cover Uieae dehta. Let ua
assume that the entire amount of al
lied bonda placed In America had been
held by rich men In New York and the
eaat Instead of being distributed, as U
la. throughout the country.
la It not perfectly manifest that a
single year's American war taxation and
reduction of profits would take out of
I he pockets of such assiitped holder h
viutly greater sum than any possible
loss they could have suffered by a de
fault on tbelr allied bonda, not to men
tion tho heavy taxation which Is bound
to follow the war for yes re to come and
the abrlnkuge of fortunea through the
decline of all American ' securities In
consequence of our entrance Into the
wart '' r; ''
Not only la the "rich man's war ao
absurd myth; the charge Is a hateful
calumny. .
, Uuslneas meri, crept or small, are no
different from other Americana, and
we reject the thought that any Ameri
can, rich or poor, would be capable of
the hldepua and dastardly plot , to
bring upon his country the sorrows
and Bufferings of war In order to. en
rich himself. Business men are bound
to be exceedingly heavy financial losers
through America's entrance Into the
war. Every element of self-Interest
should, have caused them to use tbelr,
Utmost efforts to preserve America's
neutrality, from which they drew ao
much profit during the two and a half
years before April, 1617. Every con
sideration of personal advantage com
manded men of affairs to atand with
and support the agitation of the "peace-at-any-prlce"
party. They spurned
such Ignoble reasoning; they rejected
that affiliation ; they atood for war
when It was no longer possible, wtth
safety and honor, to maintain peace,
because they are patriotic cltlsena
first abd bualneaa men afterwarda. t
Our Income Tax and Taxes Abroad,
(t.) The largest Incomes are taxed
far more heavily here than anywhere
else In the world. ... . ,
The maximum rate of Income taxa
tion Into la 67 per cent. In England It
la 42Va per cent., Ours la therefore 60
per rent, higher tlmn Rnglund'a, and
the rate In England Is the highest pre
vailing anywhere In Europe; And In
addition to the federal tax we must
bear' In mtnd our atate and municipal
taxes.
(1) Moderate and email Income, a)
the other hand, are subject to far
smaller rata of taxation here than a
England.
la America Income of marrtod met
op to 12 (Km ire not subject to any fed
oral Innmie inv at all,
la England lha Ineonio las la'.
' iwr c.iil. na ll.'x
l,t"0
lit " " " two
(These are the ratt-a If the Income te
derived from salaries or wanes; they
are Still higher If the Income Is derived
from rents or Investment.)
The Kngtlah seal of taxation on In
comes of, say. S-'l.opo, t). flo.taK)
and $l.iHt reH'ctlcly averages no
follows as compared to the American
ratea for married men:
Income las In In
Miami Knalnnd. Amrlra
II.IWO , Hlrc.nl. 1-loMp. .
- 1.0)10 IS r c.nt. IS P e.
lo.ooo ivpvrewt. ISS-o.
1S.UV U r cant. 4 e .
(If we add the ao called "mi-upa
tlonal" tax our loial taxation, on in
cornea of 110.000 ia 0 per rent, and on
luc-omee of f lft.000 1 per ceiit.) v
In ether words, eur Income Uxatten
le more domoeratle than that of any
ether country In that the largest In
comas are taxed much more heavily
and the email and modsrate Incomes
much mere lightly than anywhere else
and Incomes tip to 12,000 for married
men net taxed at all.
(3.) It la true, on the oilier bund,
that on very largo Income--ss distin
guished from the largest Income our
Income tax Is somewhat lower than the
English tax, but the difference by which
our tax la lower than the Encllah tax
la Incomparably more pronounced la
the cae of email and moderate Income
than of large Incomes.
The "laceaa Profits" Taa Her and
Abroad.
Moreover, If we add to our Income
tax our ao called "exevaa profit lax,'
which la merely an additional Income
tax on earnings derived from business,
we ahull 3nd that the total tux to which
rich men are subject la In the great ma
Jorlty of cases heavier here than la
England or anywhere else.
(1) It la likewise true that the Eng.
Hah war excess profit tax la 80 per cent
(Iraa various offseta and allowance),
whilst our so called exresa profit tux
range from 20 per rent to 00 per
cent
Rut It la entirety misleading to bust
a conclusion aa to the relative heavi
ness of the American and British tax
merely on a Comparison of the rates.
because the English tax la assed on
a wholly different basis from the Amer
ican' tax. -.. It.-
The American excoaa profit law (so
called) taxse all profits derived from
buslnese over nnd above a certain
moderate percuntime, regardless of
whether or not such profits are the
result of war conditions. The Ameri
can tax la a general tax on Income de
rived from bualiiess in addition to
the regular Income tax. The Kng
llsh taa applies only te oxeoss war
profit that Is. only to the sum by
which profits In the war year exceed
the profits In the three en r preceding
the war, which In England were year
of great prosperity. - In other words,
the Engllah.. tax la nominally higher
than ours, but it appllea only to war
profit. The normal profits of bualneaa
I, t., th profits which business uaod
to make in peace time are exempted
In England. There, only th sxcoa ever
peaee profile Ita taxed. ' Our tax, on
tha contrary, appllea to all profile over
and above a very moderate rate on th
money Inveated In business,
We Tax Normal Profits, They Taa Only
i War Proflta.
In short our lawmakers have do
creed that norma.1 biialueas protit ar
taxed here much more heavily than la
England, while direct war proflta ar
taxed leas heavily.
" Ton will' agree with me In question
ing both the logic and the Justice of
that nlcthod. ; It would seem that It
would be both fairer und wiwr nnd
more In accord with public sentiment
If th tax on business lu general wer
decreased and, on the other hnnd, aa
Increased tax were Imposed on np
clflc war proflta.
(8.) Our federal Inheritance tax la
far higher than It Is In EnKluml or any
where elae. The maximum rate her
on direct descendants la STVa per cent
as against 20 per cent. In England. , la
addition to that we have atate In
heritance taxes which do not exist la
England.
(6.) Of her total' actual war expen
dltures (exclusive of loans to her al
lies and Interest on war loana) Bnp
land baa ralaed lose than 18 per oehi
by taxation (France and Germany far
less), while America la about to rale
by taxation approximately 28 per cent,
of her total war requirements (exclu
sive of loans to the allied nations nnd
of the amount to he Invested in met
rantlle ships, which, being a produc
tive Investment, cannot properly bo
claaaed among war expenditures).
, We men of business arc ready nnd
willing to be taxed In thla emergency
to the very limit of our ability nnd to
make contributions to war relief work
and other good ramies without stint
The fact la thnt. generally aponklug,
Capital engaged In bualneaa Is now
being taxed In Amerlcn more heavily
than anywhere clxo In tbo world. W
are not cnmjilnlnlne nbout thla; we do
Tint eraiNG omvis
Our boys are going "Over the Urn'
and inio " No man's land" this sprinc.
No one lias any doubt of Uieir alnlut
lo get there. There will also be t
spring drive on this side of the ore"..,
because March ia the year's" bin M-ie
dsy." It is the most fatal month ol th
year. March and April is a time whei,
resistance nnually ia at lowest ebb. 1
la a trying suuum for the " run-dowu"
man. Hut medical science stejis in, and
ssys, it need not be" I We should
cultivate a love of health, a aene ol
responsibility for the csre of our bodies.
Do not allow the machinery of the body
to clog. Put Uie stomach and liver in
proper condition. Take l)r. I'ierce'i
(iolden Medical Discovery, to be had at
moot drag store in t&ilct or liquid
form, tablet sixty-cents a vial, oom
nosetl ol native herbs. This puts the
stomach and liver lu proper condition.
Yon- may lie plodding along, no spring,
no elasticity, no vim, Lot as soon ss you
have put the body Into ita normal physi
cal condition oiled the machinery, a
it were you will Cnd new vim, vigor
and vitality within voo. A little pep,"
and we laugh and live. Try it now.
Hend Dr. Tierce, iiuffalo, N. V., 10c. for
trial package. A liule energy will save
the day. The prime necessity of life is
health. With spirit and energy voo
nave tii power to force yoiirw-lf into
action. The Uoldeq Medical Dine very
ia the spring tonic which you need. .
not sny that ti may not ix-come ncrc.
snry to1 imiMine stilt furthc raxes: we
are not whimpering ur! kiicIIii nnd
agitating, butwe do wain tho people
to know what are the prcnent fticta,
and we ak them not to glve.hrel I
the dcmtigogue who would make them
bellev that w are camping our ahaea
ef the common .burden.
PHAtTICK OY HPHAYIXO
. .M.IK EM (itl)l) I'ittMiltKKK
Mnuufarturcra of Kpruy .Materiida
ItrjMirt Sale Three Time Normal
in Country
Corvaills. Ore.. Apr. 11. Nearly
all the big spray manufacturer- of
the country report about three times
the usual volume of sales thla year.
Thie means, says Prof, H. P. Baraa,
or O. A.'C, that farmers nnd "fruit
itrowers throughout the nation rea
lize that the chcapcat and most ef
fective way to Increase tbe yield on
every acre of crops la to protect the
cropa against the losses due to plant
dlaeaees and Inspects penis.
Oregon farmers are taking the
same view of the situation as la In
dtcatcd by the 'demand not only for
spray materials but atari for the lat
est dlrectlona for scientific applica
tion of the sprays aa publlsHed In
the recent O. A. C. Extension bulle
tins on orchard spraying, potato di
seases, and seed treatment tor cer
eals. These bulletins deal with tbe
subject as 'related to Oregon condi
tions and can be had upon request
of the college at Corvallis. ;
The t'nlted States . government
baa accepted the offer of the tech
nical schools and colleges of the
country to ploee their entire plants
at the service of the nation In, Its
war crista, to train technicians for
special military service. , The edu
cational committee of. tbe war de
partment and the federal board of
vocations education are holding a
conference on the subject in Wash
ington this week, with P. U. Shep
herd, of O. A. C. representing the
western state.
'Our classified ads bring: results.
Thrifty,shrewd,care-
ful people make it a
habit to read our clas
sified ads - - - t
Do you?, v. ' .
These ads. are mon
ey savers and money
makers. ' !
your eyes on
them.
FOR SALK
67TcTb RANT LAN Dil- E lue'pri n't
plat showing lands In Josephine
county. 11.60. Address A. E.
Voorble. Oranta Paa. tf
FOR 8ALE Good modern bouse,
close la, aorth aide, lnqulr No.
1113, ear Courier. IStf
l"OR B A LER'l sailed ed w heat;
Llttl Club, 11.11; Jenkins Club.
IMS; Washington Hybrid No.
IIS, 13.60; Marnula, $2.60; also
Beardlesa Barley, Whit Oats, Al
falfa Seed and all Oraaaea and Clo
vers. Ralph Waldo Eldso, Cen
tral Point SStf
HEM8T1TCHIN3 and pcot edge. 10
cents per yard. Mall ordera will
receive prompt and careful atten
tion. Th Vanity Shop, Medford
Oregon, 114 WC Main. 07tf
HEAVY TEAM for sale at Grants
Pass Livery. Good logging team.
32
rXK SALE RIGHT Splendid tract
of land partly cropped, suitable
for alfalfa, half mil from city,
on river. Terma to ault your
pocket book. Address No. 560.
care Courier. , 31
KOK SALE One doren pure bred
. Rhode Island Red bona and one
rooster. Inquire 331 Bridge St.
Roy HigRlna. -. ,31
CH ICKEN8 IX)R SALE, mo.tlj
Plymoth Rock. Inquire of Mrs.
W. H. Wlmer. 831 Eaat I atreet.
Oranta Paaa. 32
FOR 8ALE Saturday, April 13th.
beginning at 10 a. m., food, war
candy and mended and laundered
clothing, by th Junior Red Crosa
auxiliaries of the East, Riverside
and Junior High school, la tbe
building formerly occupied by the
Clemens Drug store. ' Come early
and buy food surprises for Sunday
dinner. . Bargains In all lines. 33
TO RENT
FURNISHED ROOMS Large, com
fortable and convlently located.
411 C Btraot SStf
PARTLY FURNISHED cottage for
rent 60 feet from pavement, also
unfurnished cottage on pavement
$8 per month. Inquire A. B Voor-
,hi. . a- ' 3tf
FURNISHED b-room. cottage for
rent, Mrs. G. P. Jester, .215 C
street. Phoc? 168-R. , 23tf
WANTKD
EXPERIENCED mill men wanted
year around work. Excellent
rook-house,' electric lights, men'a
club, good wages, write to Modoc
Lumber Company, Chiloquin,' Ore
gon.'" ' 5 J
WANTED Married man for farm
work., Call 61I-F-3. C. N. Culy.
33
HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
All electora who were- registered
but "did not vow at tbe primary or
general election la 1916, and those
who have changed their residence
moat ro-register. . , r - . ' ' -
Elector not registered muat do
so on or before April 17, 1918, at S
o'clock p. m. ' :
. . E. L. COBCRN. V
. 5 ; County Clerk.' '
STEAMElt THREAENED BY
GALE ARRIVES IN PORT
A Pacific Port, Apr. . The
steamer Costa Rica, threatened with
destruction by a gate, has arrived In
tow of a tug. . ' i . .
Placer and Quart Mining blanka
at the Courier.; ' j ' ',, iV:
Political Cards.
Paid advertisements
EUGENE L. COUUIiM
Republican Caiididate for
.... Nominee for v " ;
COUNTY CLERK
Prewent Incumbent
GEORGE LET7I3
Candidate tor Republican
omineefor . ;
':.',' ' ' ' j i. '
Preaeat lacnaahent
0. E. HARKON
Candidate t for Republican
Nominee for
, COUNTY CLERU
Primarlea May IT
ATTC-rrJ
H. D. Norton, Attoraey-eJ-U v.
Practice la all Cut and Nir 1
Court. First NaUoaal Back tlly.
COLVI0 ft WILUAU AUrc;
at-Laar Oranta Pea Eaazj Co.
Bldg. OraoU Paaa, Oragoa.
B. g. VAN DYKE, Attoraey, Prac t
la all eoarta. first National ti
Building.
O. 8. BLANCBARD.Attoray-t-LC7
Ooldsa Rul Building. Flo;
370. Oranta Paaa, Oregon.
BLANCHARD ft BLANCHAEO. At
torneys, Albert block. Phot
231-J. Practlc la all court; Ifcii
hoard attoraey.
VETEK1NAKY Sl'E&a
DR. R. J. EiTUL, VeUrlBArtLJ.
Offlc la Wlnatjeut IicpUf t .
Bldg. Phono 113-J. Eac.:-;
Phone SOS-ft.
rBTsicur j
LTor'cir l DPi . a
limited to dlaaaa of tho ayo, ar. .
. boso aad throat. Olsaasi CUci. -
OfSc hour 0-13, 3-6, or 08 --
polntaent Office pbea. S3; rc
dene phon SSSsl.
3. LOUGHR1DGE. M. D.. PbyalcUo
and aurgoon. City or country caH.
atteaded day or tlcit TLmZlK f
pbon e; office phone 183.
Sixth and H. Tuffs Building. '
A. A. WITH AM, 11. D., Physldaa aaft
urgon. Offlc: Hall Bldg., cormer
Clxth and I Btroeta. Phoxri: O
Sc. Ill; realdeaos, 3IS-J. Eovn..
a. m. to 4 P- '
DR. J. O. N1ELCY Phyata azl
argeon. , Load bar; EilUl
Cargooa Utaft-Uaho tzzt Cj
Health eaoor. OSeer koan. t
It a. at. 1 to 6 p. am. R:
Sltsl. t.jr
puoto btve:o
THE PICTURE MUX, opa daSy 1
a. m. to 6 p. m. For Snaday i'V
UngB call Mill 383-R sr r-iic:'-U0-J.
' : ; , , v 7C.1
E. C. MACY. D. U. D. Ilr-2-c: J
- dentistry. , 11 CawVk ti..X
trt Granu Paaa, Or a.
xr;:cii i..rr..;t i
J. 8. UACStT, teller a t
culture and alnglng. Leesons (Jro.
' at homo of pupil If reiuested. A4
draa Til Loo Et SSUl
a'uscnLANIX)
THE RED FRONT Uvery. -13fc
South Sixth atreet, baa chaccc
hands and will hereafter bo ooa
ducted by tbe underalgnod a a.
. red barn, 60e per day tor. u!
' animal; patronage solicited. A3
accounts previous to March- S ar
to br bandied by R. Tlmmona. fi.
B. Babar. , r C:
. eayac3 A.XO xoir.-- i .
COMMERCIAL TRANSFZ1 CO. X i
klnda of dntyas aad traacT.r
work oar:ui:y and promptly dar.
Phon 18W. Stand at frJ;lV
depot A. Chad. F;op. ,
F. O. IS HAM, drayag and traasTcr.
. Sal, pianos and. turnltur morO
packed, shipped aad stored. Phor
Clark and Ilolmaa, No. SO. Red
dene phono 134-R. - r
THE WORLD MOVES; so do wi.
Bunch Bro. Transfer Co. Phoco
317-R. i
,- TO XZUL2,-3
WILL EXCHANGE corner lot at
Second and C streets tor dalry
cowa. Address Con Scbaeffer. B.
F. D. No. I. ' SS
Th California &zd Crt3
Qzzst cailrcsa Gentry
' ; TIMS CARD '
.. .rr
EffectlveDeeeaiker 1, 1S1T.. S
. Tueaday, Thursday, Saturday T
Trala 1 Iv. Grants Paaa.. 1:00 . aa. .
Trata I Iv. Waters Creek :00p. aa.
All tralna leave Grants Paaa froaa
th corner of G aad X."ghth atnota,
oppslt the Southern Pacific depot.
4
For . all information regardlat
frl;it a&i paaaeam service call at
th 2co of tho eeaaaany, Laajburg
bulld.ag, r peon isi for
osn jLDVxa.TtxixzzTS vex
JTOT hIAJDS YOU A TOBTCZTZ .
BUT IT WILL BXRVX AS A
STORE US THE FOXHrDATIC3
or Buzzxxza success : u