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THE MUDffOaD KAIL TRIBtfNE, MEDFORD,' OREGON, SUNDAY, DEOEMUlfltt 20, .15)01).
NAVY FAILS 10
GET ENOUGM MEN
Undo Sam Has New Problem to
Med Has More Ships
Than Men to Man
Them.
1ANANA" PEOPLE
TO BE REFORMED
TO INVESTIGATE
CENSUS TESTS
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Secretary Wilson Plans to Plant Agricultural Department Claim That
Any Person of Good Jutlgmont
and Common Education
Can Take Tests for
Enumerators.
Seed of Industry Among
Central American
People.
Many New Pests Arc Corn
Inn to America In
Fig Boxes.
SMYRNA
FIGS
FEBUARY
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WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc. 25.--
In tho development of tho navy tho
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. To make
WASHINGTON', D. C, Dec. 25.
United States hns reached n point at -m .i.e future and more in the nrosont
which it is ncecssoiy for congress lo .8 th , not to ,lronuoU8f
stop and consider. L. o .
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Wilson is attempting down nt Pan-
tho Central American citizen live less,0 .dT.r.tD1!.nt .f ?rlcult..ro Is do-
"b u inuo uiucii-rnKing in us own
on tho quiet up at tho port of Now
It is no longer a question of build
ing battleships bnt a question o
mnnninir tlirm. Alrondv the nnvv hns
forty-fivo thousand men, but tho'
unrabor is insufficient to man tho
ships now at sea and those taht arc
soon to eo itno commission. To so
euro a crew for tho Michigan, which
will on join tho Atlantic fleet, it was
necessary to place tho Now York in
reserve. On toh Pacific coast theio
two cruisers, tho Milwaukco and
Charleston which have bnt a single
crew. When ono goes to sea tho oth
er must remain fast to tho lock. To
keep them all in trim tho navy has
adopted the policy of taking them out
in turns.
Within tho next, few months three
battleships, in ndditon to tho Mich
igan, will bo ready to join tho fleet.
These arc tho South Carolina, n sis
ter ship of tho Michigan, and the two
giant battleships, North Dakota and
Delaware. Theso wil require a com
plement of nt least 800 men each, and
at the present time there arc none in
sight. To place them in commission,
it will bo necessary to reduce tho
crews on too snips now ntioat, or
place three of the four new battle
ships in reserve.
ama.
Agricultural department
officials
aro trying to instill n little farming
senso into tho Panamanians, but they
aro having a despairing timo of it,
"Mnnnnn" is tho slogan of evory true
son of South America. It means
"tomorrow," but there hns never been
a patcmnl Uncle Sam heretofore to
take tho Monroo Doctriuo under one
arm and gently indicate that tho way
of the procrastinntor is bare.
Recently the Department of Agri
culture was asked to look over the
farming possibilities of Panama. The
nroliminnrv renort submitted bv nni
-r it.. i. it ii. ..i Ian CXDCrt of the (lonnrhnnnt .if nnri.
ui. im: uApvna sum mure imu , cultllIU hnw tCn, ;- vr-r " -
York, with tho obpect ot uncovering
the cusscdness In Smyrna tigs.
A corps ot experts has been sent
by tho department to ninko extended
microscopic and bacteriological In
vestigation of fig cargoes entering
mat port.
Secretnry Wilson has kopt a
weather oyo on this business for some
time, assisted by tho state depart
ment. Tho latter has directed tho
American consul nt Smyrna to In
vestigate packing conditions in the
Industry and pass upon shipments
Intended for this country after cer-j
tlfylng to their cleanliness. No ship
ments without this certlf lento of ap-
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec, 2B.
Any person of good Judgment,- who
has received an ordinary, common
school education, can readily pbbb
tho test to bo given applicants for
places as census enumerators on
Saturday. February G. tho date final
ly sot by Census Director Durnnd. no-'
cording to an announcement from tho
census bureau today.
It Is emphatically stated nt tho
bureau that tho test will ho an cnil-l
nontly reasonable and practical one.
It Is will consist of 'filling out a
sampl0 schedulo of population from !
a description, In nnrratlvo form, ot
typical families; and, In tho caso of
enumerators whoso work will bo In
th0 rural districts, they will bo call
ed on to fill out an additional snmplo
TIIE RUSS MILIi.
Tho Russ mill Is headquarters for
tho Olympic flour. Free snmplo sack.
Try one. Rolled oats, corn meal and
isoed oats and wheat. 244
The city of Jacksonville, the busi
ness men of Jacksonville and tho
citizens of Jacksonville have had
their experience with a cheaper
form of light than eloctrio light sev
eral years ago. Bofora considering
a cheaper form of light got their ex
perience. 240
even food except tho fruit which in
that climato cannot bo kept from
growing is cared for on tho "ma
nana" system.
Undo Sam is investing millions of
dollars in Panama and tho operation
and surveillance of the canal will
necessitate o largo colony there.
With the excitement of completing the
digging of tho ditch, vitality perhaps
may bo fairly well maintained on
canned food, but this is only a tem
porary makeshift, not overly good for
engineers' digestions at thnt, and a
very bad basis upon which to lay
the activity and health of tho perma
nent futuro caretakers of tho project.
Bo sure yon aro right before you
go ahead, is good advice that apoltes
to tho light business as well as other
business. Electric light ha stood
tho test of time as the safest and
most economical light and before
considering cheaper lights get the ex-
penenca of peopla who uavo u:d
them several months nt least. 240
proval aro permitted to enter this sehmluln nt nrrini.n, .-., rr,i. i ..
country, but despite the vigilance of matlou furnished by tho census bu
tho consul, recent tests, according to reau.
All persons, whothcr womon or
mon, who may desire to become con
cent of somo ot tho passed cargoes bus enumorntors, must bo citizens of
tho United States: residents of tho
supervisor's district for which thoy
wfrn wnrmv nnri t.ft - n .... 1
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tlon.
It is said that tho packers in Smv
wish to bo appointed; must be not
I Hk. EH 8 Ut H If MUTIM
Contrary to popular impression, clprocato, by notifying us.
tho electric meter is tho most perfect
and accurate measuring instrument;
It measures tho electricity that passes
through it with greater accuracy than
the average watch measures time, but
like the watch it is delicate and needs
to bo cleaned repaired and adjusted
sometimes.
Electric meters do not get out of
order very oCten (If they aro not
worn out), and when they do they
more frequently register in favor of
the consumer than in fayor of the
-company.
We will test our consumers' me
ters at frequent intervals (free of
charge) that they may register cor
rectly, and that thero may bo no
causo for complaint.
It the consumer thinks his bill too
large, please notify us at onco and
wo will gladly do all wo can to as
certain the facts and make all nec
essary corrections; if tho consumer
thinks his bill too small, kindly re
If tho consumer thinks his meter
Incorrect, w0 shall be glad to take it
. i i i i . . . i . m.
oui ana ieat u in am presence wuu
an Instrument so simple that anyono
can understand It; if tbo test shows
that tbo meter has been registering
incorrectly against him we will cheer
fully rebato him accordingly.
Wo aro especially desirous that our
customers should learn to read their
own meters, so that they may verify
tho correctness ot our bills. Tho
reading of a meter is very simple
when you onco understand it, and
our employes will gladly explain tho
same to anyone.
Wo aro very desirous of giving
good service and satisfaction to tho
public and are at your service day
and night. During the day time call
at our office in tho White building
or telephono 1681; during tbo night
call up Frank Loder, telephone 3892,
At your service.-
ROGUE RIVER ELECTRIC CO.
rna have claimed that th0 worms are less than IS nor moro than 70
necessary evil arising from tho pro
cess of caprlftcation. Also thnt tho
worm appear during transportation
uuu utu tuusuu uj mo unsanitary
conditions aboard ship. It Is pointed
out that moro troublo develops In the
layer figs, which are securely boxed
Moreover, worms appear insido tho
wuu, bo mac ii seems probable they
were present, though In small quan
tities, when the figs left Smyrna and
naturally increased while on route
Tho consul at Smyrna has recom
mended tho rejection of tho cheaper
natural packed" class of figs which
aro tho remnants ot nackinc houses
and with which littlo caro is. taken,
tho fruit being cast loose Into tho
boxes or baskets.
Great caro Is being taken at Now
York to keep out all uncleanly figs
and after tho findings of tho experts
havo been considered It Is probable
steps will bo taken lookine townrd
mo improvement of conditions in
Smyrna.
MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR
MAGAZINE WRITER
years
of age; must bo physically ablo to
do tho work; must be trustworthy,
honest, and ot good habits; must
havo at least an ordinary education;
and must bo able to wrlto plainly and
with rensonablo rapidity.
Thoso who can comply with these
requirements aro Invited to apply
as thoro will bo at least 68,000
places to bo filled by tho middle of
March In preparation for tho enum
eration beginning April 15. Appli
cation forms and complete Informa
tion concerning tho test can bo se
cured by writing to tho supervisor of
census for tho supervisor's district In
which th0 applicant lives.
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ijazinft
Office
Supplies
School
Supplies
Whitman's Candy Postcards
Orders Taken for Fine Engraving
Tho city of Jacksonville, tho busi
ness men of Jacksonville and tho
citizens of Jacksonville havo lir.d
thoir oxporionco with a cheaper
form of light than electric light sor-
oral years ago. Before'consMering
The Merrivold Shop
134 W. Main St, Medford, Oregon
Sherman day & Co. Building
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Doncnco. '2-10
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 25. After
all It will bo a fine Christmas foY
Edna May N'elsoon, tho seeker aftor
"local color" for magazine stories,
who is alleged to havo defrauded
Seattle merchants in her attempt to
get materials for her articles. She
has been released from Jail and to
night will leavo for Portland.
Attorneys for tho Stono-Flsher
company, which had signed tho com
plaint against her charging tho theft
of $127 worth of merchandise, ap
peared before Judge Gilliam ot tho
superior court and stated that full
restitution had been mad0 for tho
things taken and recommended clemency.
E. W. Bowers, of Eaglo Point, did
Christmas shopping in Medford Friday.
GOOD COFFEE
EOMIHCAffllJUtCBif
EARLY every way of ranking
, coffee has tome good points! but
The Electric Percolator
plan combines them all
Extracts tho delicious flavor
without the injurious elements
Simple Sale Rapid Economical
No alcohol to spill on the polished table
CHAFING DISHES, WATER HEATERS
OVENS, FLATIRONS, STOVES, ETC
ROGUE RIVER
ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE...
NASH
LIVERY
GO.
Have the Best Turqouts in the City
You aro troatcd right, tho prico is right, tho loam i
right in fact, ovorythhig is right. Come nn'd see.
NASH LIVERY CO.
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SEE DANIELS AD PAGES 4 AND 5. SECTION ONE
600
600
35.00 Suits Sacrificed at $15.00
$18.00 Suits Sacrificed at $8.50
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DANIELS FOR. DUDS
LARGEST CLOTHING STORE, IN SOUTHERN OREGON
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