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. . tf l O PAGE SIX MEDFORD MAIL TRTBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 2il. 19M. m-i-uj m. i W COUNCIL PLANS NEW SYSTEM OF BUYING LE Members of tho new city council arc consldorlnR plans tor tho adop tion ot a now system ot purchasing supplies, for tho various departments, Instead ot tho present plan ot por inlsclous buying and wilt bo the first step In tho economy policy ot tho ad ministration. Tho purchasing will ho put under ono head. At present tho buying Is at random and liberal, tho only record being Us appcarnnco with an 0. K. to the fi nances committee tho first ot each month for payment. Investigation Into several bills has shown that sup plies were bought and paid for, though nono ot tho department head knew what It was tor, or who used It. To regulato tho buying an auditing system as recommended by Proffei Bor Sowers ot tho U. ot O. municipal bureau, will be installed. City employes, under present con ditions, do not repair tools, such as welding broken picks, splicing ropes, etc., but Instead buy new tools, whon a llttlo labor and mechanical inge nuity would mako tho old service able Data will aso bo kept on stamps, stationery and office sup plies. Tho council Is proceeding on tho tlieorf ot ono iron in tho tiro at a time, and will adjust conditions con cerning finances beforo taking up the matter ot now appointments. BOYDEN TESTS LEGALITY OF AUTO LICENSE LAW Henry Hoyden, tho "goat" of tho Jackson County Auto association In its Bult to test tho legality ot tho state auto license was arrested Thurs day, put In nil, and released on n writ of habeas corpus. Tho case was taken direct to tho circuit court, briefs being filed, nnd n decision given by Judge P. M. Calkins In n week or ten days. A dato will be set later for the arguments. ON CURRENCY BILL Dr. Young lectures nt the l'roxliy teriun church tonight on the "Ad ministration Currency Hill." Every one should hear lilts lecture.- Much U hoped from this bill for the bet terment of our country, nnd n olenr TO LOCATE IN SISKIYOU YltKKA. CiU., Jnn. 83. A Swisi colony of Inrge proportion), com- poxed of dairymen from tho region urouud Newman nnd Los Hnnos, in tho San Joaquin valley, is nsxurcd for SNklvou county, according to A. understnndinu' of it will heln us tol T Hnrlow, realty dealer of tho hit- npprecinte tho progress of its nppli- ? region, who is arranging- for the OL iiiuu WILSON ANTI-TRUST MEASURES REACH COMMITTEE TODAY WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Four of tho proposed bills supplementing the Sherman anti-trust act suggested by President Wilson in his recent mes sage, wcro made public last night. Ono, a measure to crcato an inter stato trado commission, was Intro duced during the day In the house by Representative Clayton, chairman of the judiciary commltteo. The three other measures prepared by the house Judiciary sub-comnilttco for aubmlhslon and consideration by tho full committee, were mado public in accordance with tho president's pub licity program. Hearings will bo held on all the bills. Tho three bills, will bo Intro duced tomorrow to embrace tho fol lowing subjects. Prohibition ot in terlocking directorates, effective two years after approval. Defining terms of Sherman act to specifically Include every contract or combination In the form of a. trust or othcrwiso. JAPS FIRM POLICY MEXICAN TANGLE WASHINGTON', Jan. 23. Tho Japanese embassy here received to day n copy in full of Foreign Minis ter Makino's speech to parliament concerning the Mexican situation. It was very outsmken. Japan found it necessary, the tmron said, to protect its citizens in Mexico, and would continue to do so nt nil haz ards. He declared that tho cruder Id zumo was sent to Mexican waters for that express purjoe. RUN-DOWN PEOPLE i WEDDING IELLS I Marcus Robbins, a well-known law yer, formerly of Grants Pass, now of San Diego, and Mrs. Ella Savage Harper of Grants Pass were married at Los Angeles on January 17. Mrs. Harper has been studying in Los An geles at the Cumtock School of Ex pression, nnd her sister, Miss Fay Savage, is living with her nnd ludy ing music in a conservatory there. Mr. and Mrs. Robbins will reside in San Diego, where MV. Robbins is radioing law. lift Vlnol Mnko You Strong Hun-down conditions arc caused b oorwork. worry, too close confine ment, a chronic cough or cold which It Is difficult to cure. Wo wnnt to say to every person in this condition you need Vlnol, our delicious cod liver and Iron tonic without oil, tho great strength creator. It will supply iron to tho blood in the most easily assimilated form, creato heahhy appetite, strengthen your digestive organs and make you cat better, sleep better and feci better. A case has just come to our at tention from Racine Wis. Mrs. W. H. Drill says: "I was in a very bad run-down condition. Life was not worth living. I could not sleep was nervous and not able to work and doctors failed to help me, but Vlnol did wonders for me. In a short time I was stronger than ever and had gained 23 pounds." Wo are confident that Vlnol Is tho best body builder and strength crea tor wo have ever sold. Try a bot tle on our guarantee to refund your money it it falls to bcnoflt you. Medrord Pharmacy, Mcdford, Ore. P. S. Stop scratching, our Saxe Salvo stops Itching. We guarantee It. cation and the banking system it will establish. The tariff bill, the cur rency bill, and trust restraint are closely related. All arc invited, both men nnd women. Our univerMlv seeks to be n true servant of the people in helping to understand nnd to solve tho problems, both local and national. The lecture is free. Dr. Young will lecture at tho pub- l!c library tomorrow morning nt 10 o'clock, and to this lecture nil are invited. Tailors' union, No. SO. of Minne apolis Is ono of tho oldest labor un ions In the northwest. It was first organized forty-ono years ago and has ever slnco been an Imoprtnnt factor In all organized labor move ments in Minneapolis. purchase of another tract in addition to tho 100,000 acres own ed ly himself nnd Ids associates near Montague. "Siskiyou county Is just awaken ing to tlio possibilities which Ho in tho subdivision of tho hig tracts wheh have been held over since tho county was first settled," said liar low, "My associates and I have se cured a tract of 100,000 acres which wc nrc ptitlhi" into alfalfa as rapidly as possible, and it is being snapped up by tho Sviss dairy farmers now living mound Newman and Los llanos, in the San Joiupiin valley, Land there Is selling at $300 and $3,10 an note, and once they hear of laud in alfalfa at half that price, i with tho necessary buildings for im mediate occupation, it is snapped up ! in a minute." i Mrs. J, K. Stewart nnd daughter. Miss Helen Dahl. nro visiting friends nt niddlo, Douglas county. VAIil'l). That's II, vnluel In every pair of i WMYT Wc Hell for less , Wc sell for Club And give vou "8. II." Green Trading Stamps. At tho sign of "Good SflOCJ" Opposite Postofflce K"XKkx:xkk - . . .. i , i ji f --' DRINK HOT TEA FOR A BAD COLD .........' Get a small package of Hamburg Tlrratt Tea, or a tho German folks call it, "Hamburger Urust Thee." at any pharmsty. Take a tablctpoonful of the tea, put" a cup of boiling water upon It, pour through a slec and drink a teacup full at any time during tho day or before retiring. It Is the mot effective way to break a cold and euro grip, as it open the pores ot the Mn, relieving congestion. A1k loocnt tho bowel, thus driving a cold from the system. Trr it the next time you suffer from a cold or the grip. It is Ir.expenilve and entirely vegetable, therefore aafo and harmless E LUMBAGO RIGHT OUT Sub Fain and StifioM away with a small bottle of old honest St Jacob Oil When your back I sore and lame or lupibago, sciatica or rheumatlim haa you stiffened up, don't lufTcr! Get a 25 csnt bottle of old, honest "St, Jacobs Oil" at any drug store, pour a llttlo in your hand and rub it rlslit into the pain or ache, and by the time you count fifty, the soreness and lame ztcM is gone. Don't stay crippled I This soothing, penetrating oil needs to bo used only once. It take the ache and rain right out of your back and end the misery. It is magical, yet absolutely harmlca and doein't burn the skin. Nothing eloe atop lumbago, sciatica and lame back misery so promptly I (Hhalmers te MOTOR CARS ABE THE BEST FOB THE MONEY f t f T T f t f ? t t t f y y r r t y f t y T Y Y Y T Y Y Y Y Y t y y Y Clark's O. N. T. Spool Col ton 7 for 25c- Colgate's Talcum Pow der, nor can, 12 MANN'S OKNTKAL AV10., NKAU l O. Rest Darn ing Cotton, a ball, a Good Hair Nets, each, Y y y y ? i y ! FOLLOW THE CROWDS TO THE BIG SALE AT MANN'S I HALF-PRICE SALE OF COATS AND SUITS 10 now "Winter Suits, sold all season at $25.00, eaelt $12.50 10 Children's Winter Coats, sold all season at $b00, now, ea $3.00 10 new "Winter Coats, sold all season at $120, now $10.00 10 new "Winter Coats, sold all season at $125.00, now, each $12.50 SENSATIONAL SALE OF LACES 5000 yards fine Val. Laees, I5e values, at, per yard 5d 5000 yards fine Cambric Embroidery, 10c values, a yard 5i 5000 van. all'lineu Tor- ebon Laees, lOo. values, a yard 5 5000 yds. Plat Val. Lace, real 15e values, now, a yard 8 FBEE SAVE YOUR SALESLIPS AND GET WM. ROGERS' GUARANTEED SILVERWARE FREE SENSATIONAL SALE OF SHEETS 72x90 Blenched Sheets, GOe grade, at only, each .'.....30 72x90 Pcqnot Sheets, 85e grade, now at, each .79 72x90 Salem Sheets, 75e. grade, at only, each .. 69' 81x99 Bleached Sheets, $1.00 grade, now at, each 90 SENSATIONAL SALE OF TOWELS ? t ? V t ? ? ? f t y Ex trr. largo 15e Huek Towels on sale Saturday at, each 10 25c Bleached Turkish Towels, good size, on sale Saturday, ea,..19 Hleaehed Turkish Tow els, very special, at, each 8 .'15c Hleaehed Towels, large Turkish sire, on sale Sat'y, each .. 25 y y np ; t - fo . ; : y 5000 YDS. BEST WASHING AND WEARING GIN GHAM MADE ON SALE SATURDAY, 10t YARD 2 - ftst SENSATIONAL SALE OF DOMESTICS Best quality Dress Prints on sale Saturday 25 )ieees new Cretonne, worth 10c.. on sale Sat urday, yard 8 Best quality Colored Oil cloth, Saturday at, per yard 19 Special Closing out tho balance of flannelette, 18c val., now 12V SENSATIONAL SALE OF TABLE LINEN G0-inch Table Linen, 59c grade, now, per yard 39 72-inch all-linen Tabic Damask, $1.25 grade, now, yard .98 GO-ineh Tabic Damask, 10c grade, now, per yard 29 712-inch all-linen Tabic Damask, $1.50 grade, a yard $1.15 JUST RECEIVED, A NEW LINE OF SPRING SIL KS IN PLAIN AND FANCIES ? V y y y y y y y y y y y y y KKXK":"XKKK"HKK"X 4M$4MfMSM$K 4 To Whom It May Concern It is not generally known the immense volume of business we are doing, and is it any wonder? Wc arc selling .Boys' New Overalls foi.15 Boys' New Suits, Knickerbocker pants, at only $1.98 A big line of Men's New Suits, blue serges and mixtures, the very latest styles, at only $7.50 Men's Work Shirts, a big line 35i Boys' Long Pants Suits, sizes 11 to 20, at only $2.50 Ladies' New Coats that sold up to $25.00 at $4.50 Blue Flannel Shirts, the $1.50 and $2 kind, at 98 New Sweaters, all sizes, to close ontv.,.,..75d Mule Skin Gloves, good and tough 20 All shapes and colors of new Uats 74 Rubber Boots, broken sizes, to closo....$2.50 A lot of U. S. Army Shoes, heavy $1.50 'A good Dress Shoe, tho very latest....$1.98 All customers coming to the store before 7 a. in., please wait until wc open. BUT WHATEVER YOU DO, WAKE UP AND REDUCE THE lllQll COST OF LIVING. As soon as this sale isovcr "wo expect to havo another one. Born in this country, wc aro still press ing suits, i- The lady is still wearing the boot around Tolo. Watch our windows wc havo had somo good ones. Yours for real bargains, WILL H. WILSON, The live Wire 126 N. Front St. Cheapest Sorc in the West Phono 1G7 K"KK"K