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March S, -TSTO.
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SUFFRAGEnES POT
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I.O.N' DON, Jtinrj 11. Fears ot suf
fragetto activities hnvo cnuscd tlio
withholding from publication In Lon
don of Colonel Thcodoro ltooscvclt's
engagements during Ms approaching
visit to Knstnnd. It is known, haw
ever, that except for his Iccturo be
foro the Royal Geographical society,
Colonel Roosevelt will take no part In
public functions while :ic ts here. On
the other hand, an cxtonslvo list ot
private entertainments has been ar
ranged, so that tho colonct may have
the opportunity of meeting prominent
Ieoplc whom ho desires to sec.
Sir Edward Grey, secretary ot stato
for foreign affairs, Is to give a lunch
eon In honor of Colonel lloosevolt
Juno 1, and on that occasion most
of tho leading members of tho Lib
eral party will bo present.
He fore this, however, immediately
after tho arrival ot Colonel Roosevelt
from tho continent, Walter Hlnes
Page, the American ambassador is to
entertain him at Inncheon.
The colonel Is to spend ttio week
end ot Chequers Court, the country
residence In Buckinghamshire of Ar
thur Hamilton Lee, a Unionist mem
ber of tho house of commons, who Is
to bo tho host of tho former presi
dent ot the United States all tho timo
he Is In England. Among thoso In
vited to Chequers Court nro Field
Marshal Earl Roberts and his daugh
ter: Owen Seaman, editor of Punch;
John St. Leo Strnchey, publisher or
tho Spectator, and Mrs. Strachcy; Sir
Sidney Calvin, who was for 28 years
keeper of tho prints and drawings at
tho Hrltlsh Museum; Sir Ucrtrand
Dawson, physician extra-ordinary to
tho king, and Sir Horaco IMunkctt,
agricultural expert.
PORTLAND, Ore., Juno 11.
Crowds gathered early today to wit
ness tho parade and drills ot over
r.OOO Portland school cnlldren, whoso
program opened the third day of tho
Rose Festival. Wlillo today's at
tractions woro numerous, chief In
terest centered in the national bal
loon race under the niiBptres of the
Aero club of America, which was
scheduled to start at 4 p, m.
Northwesterly winds prevailed dur
ing tho forenoon and this augured
ovn flights Inland, leading tho coin
lulttco In chnrgo to hope for a now
American balloon record. It was ar
ranged for tho balloons to rlso In tho
following erder:
Kansas City III, piloted by John
Watts of Kansas Cltj. Mo.: Uncle
Sam, piloted by li. K. llonoywell of
St. Louis; Springfield, piloted by Roy
ponnldson of Springfield, 111., and
Million Population CluO, pllqtcd by
Captain John Merry of St, Louis.
TITRATE OF SODA CAUSES
$200,000 BLAZE, ST. LOUIS
ST. r.Ol'IS, Mo.. Juno 11. -Fire
that hlurlcil in the ether home of
jho Mtillinrkroilt Chemical Work,
early today cmicil diimuyo to (lie
lilmit ehlimult'd nt $200,000. Com.
biiblliin of nitrate of mhIii n the
CHine, tti'winlinc it oflielnln,
PRINCE ELEXANDER'S WEDDING
ANNOUNCEMENT IS DENIED
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LOXUPNi Juno II. Tli N'lwrM
HHKHt'lt of I'riiieo Alt'XHIIlIlT of
MUnlmv ! Comileo .in Tor-
, WuVr tliiiijjIiUT f Oriitul Duke
"Wlrhni'l Mii'luii'lmilcli or lfuli, win.
L D ON ROOSEVELT'S
LONDON
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IX tho opinion of : majority of citizens the council nimlo
i mistake when it arbitrarily raised the water rates of
those outside city limits to a prohibitive fijinre.
Many of those affected arc already paying meter rates
which are sufficiently lush and which yield proportion
ately a much greater revenue for the water consumed than
is yielded by the same amount of water sold within the
city.
That, there exists inequality in rates outside the limits
is no fault of the people concerned and no reason why all
should be punished because the city council has neglected
to establish a uniform selling system.
Medford needs even dollar of revenue her water can
produce. She needs the money, trade and the friendship of
those outside her limits. More than all else, she needs com
munity harmony and good will. Such actions as above
cited will not produce thorn.
In its recent telephone decision, the railroad commis
sion refused to grant the increased rates prayed for. hold
ing that the "rates would he so largo that the same would
exceed the value of the service to the patrons and would
lie unreasonably high, and the company would in conse
quence lose so many subscribers that neither its gross nor
its net revenues would be increased."
"Wore it possible to submit this water rate question to
the commission, a similar decree would be forthcoming,
for the new rates are so "unreasonably lush" that thev
"exceed the value of the service to the patrons," and the
'L Ml I i .11 Ml
euy win lose so many water consumers mai revenues win
be diminished, instead of increased.
3n all fairness, the council should set a date to hear
the protests of the suburban water-users and try and
arrive at an amicable adjustment that will be fair to both
parties.
Local Experimenting in Fertilization
In a recent Issue of your paper ap
peared a valuable and Interesting
article by Professor F. C. Hclmcr.
director of the Southern Oregon Ex
periment station. Talent, Oregon,
calling attention to tho elaborate ser
ies of fertilizer experiments that the
station has been conducing during
tho past three years and giving spe
cial mention of recent tests on al
falfa whero applications ot materials
containing sulphur, cither alono or
In combination with recognized plant
food gave marked Increase in yield.
The writer read tho article with
much interest nol only for tho In
formation therein but also because
ho has been rather closely In touch
with the work of tho station under
Professor Relmcr's regime and ap
preciates that tho fertilizer work Is
only ono ot tho many lines of val
uable rctcarch work In progress nt
tho station that will dcveolp results
of Immcnso Importance to tho val
ley. At tho samo tlmo many ot our
farmers perhaps do not realize tho
dollar-and-ccnts value to themselves
of tho experiment station work and
It is with tho hopo of emphasizing
tho valuo of tho fertilizer tests that
the writer would like to mnko some
additional comment on tho article In
question. In no respect, however,
should this comment bo taken as dis
paragement of tho tests described
which tho writer has seen and which
seem to bo tho only field trials ever
mado on alfalfa with sulphur ami
phosphorus-sulphur combinations.
1'remii nnil (Jernian KerlmenN
Ilcccnt experiments by French and
Herman agricultural scientists along
lines somewhat parallel to thoso fol
lowed by Professor Ilelmcr hut with
different crops are confirmatory so
far as tho results aro comparable.
In 1910 experiments reported In tho
Dcutscho Landwlrthschaftllcho Press,)
demonstrated tho vu:uo of sulphur as
nn agent In checking potato diseases
llko scab and also Hhowcd that It
fncreneed tho yield of potatoes and
mangolds. Its value was greatest
when used in combination with com
mercial plant-food.
Tho following year experiments
were reported In tho Journal d'Agrl
culture Pratique Involving tho use
of sulphur In combination with phos
phorus, potash and nitrogen on beets
and potatoes. Tho amounts of sul
phur used vnrlod from 225 to 150
pounds per nrce. Theso trials wero
also In lino with tho local trials In
showing an increased yield In almost
every Instance.
Sulphur us Hurlerlul Stimulant
After these experiments Uoullangcr
and Dugnrdln mado on elaborate ser
ies of parallql tests Involving the
use of sulphur and sulphur combine,
tions on sterilized and unstcrllized
roll. Tho yield on storllzed soil was
very much less. This led tho experi
menters to concluded that sulphur
acts(us a bacterial stimulant rather
than as a plant-food. Their conciu
Ion was given to the French Academy
of Sciences In the following werds:
"Tho fertilizing valuo of sulphur Is
duo to tho Influence it exerts on the
ammonifying bacteria us well as on
tho nitrifying micro-organisms. In
tho presence of sulphur tho plant
finds larger quutitltlos of directly as.
slmllttbhi u Milium I urn salts and this
fnvornblo modification of nitrogen
oils plunt-fuod Is followed by import,
nut Increases In crops aiiuluKOiis to
thoso follow Idk the iuo of uiiiiiioiiluin
sulphate. Nevertheless It Is a mutlor
of Imppituiiiu to bu horiio In mind
I lift I the iiiniiioiiia thus formed by tho
ImiU'ilii J pnnlucvil fscitiNivil from
TOGETHER
the nitrogenous substances In tho sail
and thnt the addition of organic ul
troftconus fertilizers to tho soil Is
necessary In order to counterbal
ance the greater withdrawal of ni
trogen by the plants.'
Sulphur Content High
Very recent and complete chemlcnl
analysis of various farm crops, In
cluding alfalfa, by both the Ohio and
Wlsconsls experiment stations con
firm Prof. Helmer's statement that
the sulphur content of most crops Is
much higher than was formerly sup
posed. Tills fact was brought out by
Improved methods of analysis. Crops
containing large amounts of protein,
like alfalfa, contain more sulphur
1 than crops with n low protein con
tent. Ilko wheat ana corn. Some
sulphur Is present In all soils and
somo sulphur is present in all rain
water. Dr. Hopkins stntcs In this
connection thnt long-continued In
vestigations at Hothamstcnd, Kug
land, (oldest agricultural experiment
station In the world), and elsewhere
show that as an nvcrago rainfall
brings to the soil about seven pounds
of sulphur per aero per annum, or
ono pound mo'ro than would bo re
quired for a 100-bushcI crop ot corn.
And, further, that In addition to tho
sulphur In the soil and thnt brought
to tho soil by rain there Is an un
known amount of sulphur absorbed
by tho soil directly from tho ntmos
pliore. On this subject tho Ohio ex
periment station states: "For cer
eal rropx tho supply ot sulphur In thn
soil, together with that added by tho
rain, Is amply sufficient, but for
lieavy yields ot leguminous plants,
llko alfalfa, recourse to other suppllos
-LlOOIetanshrdluetaolumfwypetnotuu
would seem necessary. When super
phosphate used as a carrier ot
phosphorus it also supplies sulphur;
100 lbs. of II pec cent superphos
phate contains 11 pounds of sulphur,
Valur of SierphiisphatR
The fact that tho soils of tho Itoguo
It her valley, like moat of tho soils ot
the Pacific coast region, aro Inclined
to be low in phosphorus, particularly
when long cropped In grain, Indicates
thnt perhaps the most rapid method
of restoring and Increasing fertility
would bo tho growing ot leguminous
crops, fur their, nitrogen-gathering
ability, and the addition of phosphor
us and sulphur In somo readily avail
able form, llko superphosphate. It Is
particularly worth noting that In buy
ing superphosphato tho farmer pays
only for tho phosphorus therein and
receives free tho sulphur and llmo,
which superphosphato ulso contains,
as stated ill Professor Ileiiuor's arti
cle HALPII W. KLDKN.
Central Point, Oregon,
John A. Perl
UNDERTAKER
Lady Assistant
28 8, HAUTLKTT
Phones M. 47 n 471
Ambulance firvc Itouutir Coror
300
Is tho Number of the
Medford Taxi Co.
Office Wllfcon's ('lKr Wore. I'lrst
Door West Klrd National lliinK
it, ViMVKIIHA1.!, C '.riH
I'l oj'rli'lor
Sargent Defends City Council
To tho lMlter:
Since passing tho mnv ordinance
Increasing tho wntor tales to users
outside tho city tho Medford Tilhuno
In nu editorial hnn characterized this
legislation ot the council as "An Out
rngeous Action," nnd tho Medronl
paper hnvo published a number, of
articles, mostly from parties living
outside the city, endorsing this edi
torial ot the Tribune and protesting
vehemently against this ordinance.
Our action Is pronoumed by tliesu
parties to bo unjust, Is It so? Let
us see.
To begin with, this water belongs
to tho city of Medford to Its cltl
zettH nnd to no ono else, and wo nro
rnunclliueu elected by trio citizens of
Medford and by no one elso. Anil,
or course, as councllmeu It Is our
first duty to look after tho Interests
of theso pooplo who elected us nnd
who nro tho ones runcshlng tho
money for pavements, lights, clean
ing the streets, etc.
Thousands upon thousands of dol
lars have been spent by the citizens
of Medford for paeinouts. The
lighting of the city, costs tho citizens
of Medford about $700 n month. Tho
rlenutug and repairing or tho streets,
though now done much cheaper than
formerly, costs the city about f uT0 to
$700 a month. And not a penny do
the eoplo living outside tho oily (un
less of course they havo property In
tho city) pay for thoso and other
benefits which they nro constantly
using. They use tho streets day nnd
night. Many of them living Just out
side the city limits nnd coming dally,
often sovernl times n day, to tho
business district Use theso well
lighted streets on nu nvcrago much
more than thu citizens living Inside
the limits. Hut these outsiders pay
no taxes for theso city Improvements.
Use Com mercial Fertilizer only on Lawns
WASHINGTON. I) C. Juno 1.
In the late spring, nbo.il n month af
ter active grass growth has com
menced on tho lawn. It Is doslrnblo
to apply n grass stimulant to keep
the lawn In first-class condition. Ni
trate of soda Is a good fertilizer and
will make tho grass grow thlrkly
with a rich dark green color that will
show Itself promptly nftor tho appli
cation. Tho landscape gardener of
tho U. S. department of agriculture
advises that those who use nitrate of
soda should npply It nt tho rate of
50 pounds per;(nrre ouco a month
throughout the summer beginning
about tho middle of tay In tho lati
tude of Washington, D. C.
The nitrate of soda should bo ap
plied Just betorc a rain or a sprink
ling wjth tho hoe. Under ordinary
conditions It will keep tho lawn a
vivid green during the period when
tho vitality of the plant Is low. Tho
application of this fertilizer com
bined with careful watering (de
scribed in n previous nrtlclc) will
provent the lurched nppearanco of tho
lawn during thu dry hot summer
season.
C'nru In I'slng IVrtiller IMirliitf
Drought
When nllrato Is applied durlnt,'
any dry period It should ho used
rarefully. It ran. however, bo ap
plied nt any time If tho nllrato "f
soda Is powdered up flno beforo us
ing hut It is safest to dissolve; It In
water. Ilccauso of a generally pre
vailing fear that this fertilizer muy
ruin u lawn If mud rarelesaly, thu
department has bei-n cxporlmcntlnr,
to seo Just how mutii nitrate of soda
would hnvo to bo used In order to
kill urast.. These experiment seem
to show thnt nltrato of soda cun bo
iihoiI fairly extensively without cans
Ing Injury, for attempts to kill grass
with It wcro unsuccessful except
when surh largo quantities as 100
pounds to nn acre wero used.
Although fertilization Is a splen
did thing for tho upkeep of a lawn
It will never entirely muko up for a
lawn soil thnt was poorly prepared
In tho beginning It Is only when n
lawn soil Is proprrly prepared In thu
first place and enrlchod with stable
ni nn me, lime, and bono phosphato
Board of Health
Indorses
PLATE ICE
CLEAR, HARD AND
PURE
"Will outlast any othur muko
ol' artificial ice.
Moriiiiij,' Deliveries
Medford Ice &
Storage Co,
I pay nu taxes to keep tho city lighted,
pay no taxes to koop tho street clean.
Thoy enjoy nil tho benefits but they
hoar none, of tho bunions, Tint tho
pooplo living within the city should
pay homily for nil thoso things while
thoso outside, although they reap tho
full honofltn, should pay nothing, in
nut Just, Is not right. Those who
renp tho bouotllB should help to hear
tho burdens,
Tho outsiders complain because
their water rates nro raised, hut wo
reply that they pay nothing for street
Improvements, or for lights, or for
tho upkeep ot thu city; and In case It
should hecoiuo necessary, ns It un
doubtedly will lu time, to replace tho
wooden pipe, or to build a second
reservoir, or a second main lending
fnm tliu reservoir to tho upper part
of tho city, thoy ivild pay nothing
on tho bonds Issued for obtaining
tho money to mnko theso Improve
ments while If they were Inside ot
tho clcty whnt thoy would have to pay
for all theso things would amount to
fully nn much ns, or more than, they
are now, ns outsiders, called on to
pny extra for water.
Thu fact of thu matter Is that theso
outsiders hnvo heretofore been oh
talulng from tho city of Medford n
grent deal for nothing nnd now- thnt
tho council with nu ey to Justice
and square dealing, has Increased
somewhat their water rent lu order
to mnko things a little more even, n
strong protest by those outsiders has
gone and Is going up ugnlust tho
council's actlun.
As I see this matter, Justice to
thoso who etectod us to tho council,
requires thnt wo look after their In
torests and not the Interests ot tho
outsiders who while reaping thu
benefits want our constituents to bear
thu burdens.
II. II. SAUUKNT.
that n lawn may be mnlntnlucd In
the best condition.
I'lirottril .Manure .May Mo nitre OihiiI
Ijiuiih
Curetted stnble manure should be
kept away from a lawn at all times,
tho opinion of many to the contrary
notwithstanding. Stable manure con
tains weed seeds nnd particularly af
ter tho early growth of grass these
weed seeds will bo encouragod to
sprout, for at this time tho grass Is
weakened by Its spring growth nnd
the weeds have additional Impetus to
spread. A weed has boon defined
ns it "plant of placo." Weeds nro
certainly out of plnro on n well-kept
lawn. Fertilizing materials hnvo u
great advantage over stable mantiru
ns they contain no weed seeds.
There are othur fertilizers besldo
nltrato of soda that are most val
uable for tho lawn but their use Is
more especially adapted to tho fall.
Later tho department will Issue nil
vlco regarding tho application of
surh materials as ground bono, phos
phntu rock, potash, dried blood, fish
scrap, nnd sterilized sheep manure.
Tho dissolved rock lu particular
should not ho used In tho spring.
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In u tit t In lnHik nro dcucrlhrd inure
fully tin) ninny rxvmuiH why "Alolln-r'ti
Frknit" ban hftm u frlnul Imlcnl tu
women for more limn two hiihtiiIIimh.
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woiiiru In hOn Ut band tlio tlumty hints.
fiiiKHi'iitloiiN mid hi'li In t-omiii mut
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(liurtila.
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who oppimi the uo of beer
lotto surely not studied the sub
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"Us the Water"
w tilth Is nn unstirpasnabln rep
resentative of brer of thn
American tpe, contains 3 4
per cent by weight or I 4 ier
cent by volume of nlrohol, pro
duced by natural fermentation.
It Is a mild, delightful,
healthful buiurngo fur thu furm
worker,
Its regular use minus temp
ernuco nnd contentment, (let It
from
Niuh I Intel Co., Medford
William O'llaru. Medford
O. M. Selsby, Modfori!
I.'. (1. Ilrown, Medford
Murphy & Co., Medford
l.ny & Keegau, .rnckimnvlllo
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