OPTHALMOMETER
U used by all leading eye spe
cialists In the larger cities-
Letcher & Son
Optomertrlsto
Tires
Hare moved my vulcanizing
plant from the Maxwell garage
to SOS South Sixth .street.
We maker our tiro troubles
small.
M. J. BARKER
Auto Service Co.
Phone 324 J
la speaking of raisiug the gag
rates in Grants Pass, It is the con
census ot opinion that it is an un
just act Bud uncalled tor. Every
time the rate is raised there co.mes
a loss ot customers that offset the
receipts, thereby Inflicting an injus
tice upon the ones who remain.
During the Inst year or so all
i lines ot business have been .hard to
operate and show anywhere near
cost receipts. Every successful bus
iness, when conditions are bad. bend
every energy to build up their pa
tronage, secure new customers as
well as court the friendship ot the
old.
The loss now mourned by our
present gas company is in a large
measure due to inefficiency in selling
their product. Many people would
become customers were they only so
licited and the cost of operation
would be reduced to the minimum.
We cannot afford to have our gas
industry close its doors tor to date
we are in possession ot all the sou
venirs necessary. Let every house
hold use gas where it is now piped
in, and you will find that under the
present gas rate you will obtain re
sults that are far superior to wood,
saving of time and labor and in the
end be a good investment.
A. B. CORNELL, Consumer.
- AT THE MOVIES 4
"Battling Jane"
Dorothy Gish's first Paramount
starring vehicle. "Battling Jane,"
'which will be shown at the Joy Thea
tre tonight and Thursday, is said to
be one of the finest photoplays is
sued anywhere in many months.
That it affords Miss Glsh a role of
wonderous appeal Is conceded by all
who have seen the production.
. Miss Glsh appears as Jane, a no
mad who rides Into a town in Maine
out of nowhere on a bicycle while a
Thrift Stamp drive is under way and
who meets with most unusual adven
. tares. She berriends a woman
-whose husband has deserted her
and when the woman dies, she takes
charge of the latter's child which is
found by Jane In the deserted home.
This babe wins first prize at a baby
how and when the inhuman father
returns to claim the money, Jane
gives him a real battle and wins out
In the end.
.Money Saved
Is Money Made
Get our cash prices on your
flour and mill feeds, Whent,
Oats, Rolled Barley and Cream
Oats best on the market, and
our G. P. Egg Food the Egg
Maker, $3.50 per 100 lbs... 75
pound sack mill feed, $l.m.
All other feeds at like bottom
prices.
at
XETV MILL WARKHOISE
Third and G streets
3. J. MORTON
7 SPOIL THE BOYS
F. U. Virtue uud family loft today
for l'rescotr, Arls.
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Roberts have
returned trom Portland where "they
spent several months.
Hemstitching aud plcotlng at 10
cents ' a yard All work guaranteed
The Vaulty Shop, Medtord. Ore. 27tt
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Loveless leave
In the morning tor Los Angeles. Mr.
Loveless was on the switch engine
in, the S. P. yards until the company
took off the engine.
Steve MeHrlde returned to Delta,
Cal., to resume his position as sta
tion agent tor the Southern Pacific.
He Bpeut several weeks at homo and
In the meantime had an attack ot
the flu.
towney's Chocolates. Sabln has it.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bunch have
gono to San Francisco. Mr. Bunch
was yard foreman for the S. P., but
when 'that position was eliminated
Mr. 'Bunch was transferred to Cali
fornia. Delmar Helghton, son ot Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Heighten, who was dis
charged from the service January 7
came home with the flu and was 111
tor some time. He Is now agnln In
good shape. He was In England tor
six months with the 834th Aero
Squadron.
U. S. F0RL1GN TRADE
Philadelphia, Jan. - 29. "Don't
spoil the boys when they comu
back," was the plea of Russell C.
Lowell, of the federal board for vo
cational education, -when he spoke
here recently.
Mr. Lowell said he thought that
some ot those who had been maimed
in the war werespoiled for the fu
ture by being feted too much and
adored as heroes when they reached
their own home towns. He cited
several cases where young men had
practically refused to undertake to!
learn new trades after being unfit
ted by their wounds for continuing
at their old trades, because, they
said they did not need to work
now.
After a time, Mr. Lowell declared,
a man tires of such idleness and
false honor, and be either becomes
mentally sick and despondent or gets
quite crooked in his methods and be
gins preying upon people Instead of
trying to earn a living.
Mr. Lowell stated that one ot the
chief difficulties the federal educa.
tlonal system Is encountering is that
ot getting hold ot the maimed men
when they have returned to this
country. They filter back to their
own districts, and. unless promptly
taught to start life anew are apt to
reach a mental stage where it Is dlfi
cult to get them to overcome the real
difficulties which exist In the re-education
In trades.
Omsk, Siberia, Jan. 29. The pro
posal of a peace conference for dis
cussion between the various Russian
groups will probably be submitted by
the OmBk government to representa
tives of the various groups in Si
beria.
Boys and Girls Want to do
the Garden Work
Washington, Jan. 29. Heavy De
cember shipments brought the total
exports for 1918 to $6,150,000,000,
a decrease of only $S3,000,000, from
the 1917 total, according to an an
nouncement by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, department
of commerce. Imports for the year
totaled 13,031,000,000, or not quite
half the exports. Imports tor the
previous year were valued at $2,-
952,000,000.
Exports for December, the first
full month after the signing of the
armistice, reached a total ot $566.
000,000, a decided Increase over the
$522,000,000 recorded for Novem
ber, although not up to the high
mark of $600,000,000 for December,
1917..
Imports for December, however.
were low, being izu.ooo.ouu,
against $251,000,000 for November
and $228,000,000 for December of
the previous year.
Imports as well as exports of gold
continued to decrease, the- imports
amounting to $62,000,000 In the cal
endar year 1918, against $552,000,
000 in 1917 and the exports to $41,
000,000 and $372,000,000 In the
same year.
Imports of. silver Increased from
$53,000,000 in the calendar year
1917 to $71,000,000 In 1918. The
exports of silver during December,
1918, amounted to $48,000,000, a
larger amount than In any month
during the past three years. For
the calendar1 year, exports of silver
amounted to $253,000,000 in 1918
against $84,000,000 in 1917.
ltlchet Milk; Finest Cream
Moore Buklng Co. 77
MioKlouiiry to SHMik -
Elder Mark Comer, a mlsnlonnry
recently returned from India will
speak Thursday, Friday, Saturday
aud Sunday evenings In the Seventh
Day Adveutlst church at 7:30
o'clock. Mr. Comer is an Interesting
speaker and will be thoroughly on
joyed by all who hear him.
Electric Work
Thone 90 Medtord. Pauls Electric
Store. 63tf
High Rent Delivery
Credit
AH Cost Money
WHO PAYS?
BASKET GROCERY CO.
llootlcgKer Caught
S. P. Agent F.rank Rogers, ar
rived In the city toduy from Albany
at which place 1k turrtvd over the
shipment of booze that' was detected
and followed through the statu, de
livering it to Special Agents Cotturrl
and Chandler. The shipper, George
Fenton, alias George Thomas, of
Bremerton, Wash., was arrested,, at
Corvallis by 1'. S. Special Agent
Jones. Fenton placed tho auto con
taining 138 quarts ot booxo In a box
car at Medtord and consigned the
shipment to Corvallis. He was ar
rested this morning and the liquor
confiscated by the officers at Albany.
Mr. Rogers denied the rumor that
the whiskey hud boen removed and
stated that it checked with the fig
ures turned over at Grants Pass
where he took charge of the car.
Roschnrg News.
BORN
PITTOCK Tuesday," January 28,' to
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Plttock of
Applegate, a son.
SWALIA In this city Tuesday, Jan
uary 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Bert D,
Swalla, a son.
4 HOMES Qf ARANTIXi;
Quarantined January 2
None.
KelcaMcd January 29
W. O. Hough.y
Jos. Wolke.
E. G. Holman.
B. F. Reeves.
WIFEY HAD REAL CUBE
FOt SVDDKN ACTION
When you have
Iron Age Garden Tools
Farmers and Gardners choice
plant and cultivates hills and
IrillHMues hours of hurd work
makes labor a pleasure. Write for
free book and see what you can do
for a few dollars.
Spokane, Wash., Jan. 29. While
applying for a divorce here, Mrs.
Violet McLeave was confronted with
the charge of throwing a knife at
her husband. She didnt' deny it
Here's what she said:
"I did throw a knife at my hu-j'
band when he kicked me In the Rtoin
lach."
The court thought she was justi
fied in doing that little act, and
gave her the desired divorce.
It's time to cultivate your alfalfa Got a John Deere Syracuse Al
falfa Spring Tooth harrow made to cultivate alfalfa, and do other
work Teeth guaranteed not to ibend or break.
C. A. Winetr out
' The Implement Man.
1918 Ford, motor perfect, new tire
1918 Ford in fine shape -Nearly
new Ford with new Ameabilt
body
Ford Bug
1914 Ford - - -
$450
$425
$650
$300
$325
c. l; hobart co.
LAST OF JOSEPHINE
E
The last of the Josephine county
hop crop has been sold. Cecil West
on disposed of his crop of 22,000
pounds to a Salem broker for tho
London market. These hop were
brought to this city and shipped a
few days ago. The price puld was
37 cents per pound. .
The Ieonard Orchard company
disposed ot their crop ouly a few
days ago to a Chicago broker, rea
lizing 40 cents. The lot amounts to
about 30,000 pounds and will not be
shipped for some time.
tt
lOl'.NTY AGKYTS NOT KM
Farm Record Keeping
Every farmer in Josephine county
who desires It cun get a far in record
book by applying to his banker In
Urants Pass. Those record books
wero prepared by the farm manage
ment department of O. A. C. They
are very slmplo anil but little tlmo
will be required by a farmer In keep
ing one.
The local banks are cooperating
with us In putting them out and In
assisting farmer In getting them
started. You can get one tor the
asking.
C. D. THOMPSON,
' County Agent.
COMING EVENTS
NORTHERN MUSK OKEN
Seattle, Wash., Jan. 29. "Cattle
punchers" from the American plains'
are to be sent to the tundra country
of the white Alaskan Arctic to heard
musk oxen toward western Alaska
where they will be domesticated and
butchered to Increase the meat sup
ply, according to a special Washing
ton, D.' C, dispatch to the Seattle
Times.
Some of the oxen will come from
the snow covered Islands fringing
the continent's northern rim, the dis
patch said Governor Thos. Rlggs Jr.-,
of Alaska, has been quoted as saying
there are 200,000 musk oxen on Mel
ville Island alone.
The federal department of the In
terior and the department of agricul
ture, the dispatch said, are arrang
ing to send the cow men north. Con
gress will be asked to make an ap
propriation to outfit the expedition.
Governor Rlgps and Jafet Llndc
berg, a Nome, Alaska, mining mnn
who also owns reindeer herds, nre
supporting tho plan. It was said.
Vllhjalmur St.efansHon, Arctic ex
plorer, on his recent return from the
north said the musk oxen numbered
thousands and contended they could
be herded and domesticated and but
chered. Ho said the meat from the
musk ox Is better thnn most beef
sold In tho states.
Battery Shop Bargains
Brunswick tires guaranteed B.000 miles We mnke our own
replacements, no sending away.
Wlllnrd threaded rubber batteries guaranteed two years
against shorting.
Hex spark plug we guarantee every porcelain against heat
breakage $1 each.
Champion spark plug, 73c each.
Porcelain for (linniplon plugs, 40c each.
IHnible arm shock for Ujien, $7 (tor set.
Kverendy Inspection lamp, with 12 feet of cord, 2.fW) each
fits any ear.
Flash light butteries and fliu.li light. .
Goodrich, bicycle tiros, t each.
Vltalla bicycle tires, f l-BO each.
Inner tule for bicycle, $1.2.1 each.
DR. SPARK, The Battery Man
Fob. 3, Monday Annual meeting
stockholders of thb Grants Paan
Fruit association at 2 p. m.
Feb, 3, Monday Second semester
High school opens.
Feb. 7, Friday Meeting of the Pub
lic Service commission at the
coyrthoune to consider Increase In
gas rates.
Feb. 26, 27, 28, Wednesday, Thurs
day, Friday State examinations
at the courthouse, -
NEW TOIM?-
FOR SALE J. L. Stockton Co.'s
, stock 'of dry goods, shoes, men's
furnishings and boy's ' clothing.
Salem, Ore. "
FORD ONE TON truck for sale af
Hobart' garage, $350 If taken by
Friday. W.T.Bailey. 78
PINE wood, halt dry, 2.50 per
' tier; dry pine, $2.78, delivered
WILLIAMS IS SLATED
FOR ANOTHER TERM
Washington, Jan. 29.--Presldcnt
Wilson has nominated John Skelton
Williams for another term as comp
troller of the currency.
Opposition to confirmation of
Comptroller Williams Is planned by
some of the senators. The opponl
tton Is based on official acts of Mr.
Williams, some of which resulted
with clashes with Influential bank
erg.
SEC. LANsft'G SENDS GLAD
TIDINGS TO PADEHEWHKI
' Washington, Jan. 29. Secretary
Lansing has sent a message to Pad
erewskl, the new premier of Poland
saying that the United States would
be glad to open relations with Po
US
(fW THEATER
TONIGHT AND Till ItSDAY
Adinlsxloii 12.1c and 10c
Comedy Comedy Comedy
orothy Gish
In
"Battling lane"
They start this off with u running close-up of Mis GInIi coming
down a country road on a "biko" and then wo have her dismount'
lug to do Imttlo with a gang of kids and grown-ups to get over the
nlck-iutino of '"Iliittllng Juno" and lellevo me, the namo Is ImJ,
pressed iixm your mind when sho gets Into action. Tho story eon
eern a worthless doctor who hit left his wife and baby mid Dor- '
othoy adopts the child when tho mother dies.
1K'T Vol' WANT TO SEK THAT PICTfUK?
Alice Howell
In
&f)e Cabbage Queen-
SHVEX RKIOLS OF LAUGHS
V
R. Tlmmons, phone 533-J.. 77tf
land. '