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With ftMforl fltoOr
SUPREME EFFORT
BEING MADE TO
TURN ALLIES LEFT
TARIS. Oct. 22, G:G5 a. ni. Lat
est dispatches from tho hattlc front
in Franco and Belgium told just
enough to make the public eager or
more. Tho allies' positions having
been everywhere maintained against
tho onslaughts ot tho enemy, today's
official statement of the war office
-was the object ot hope on the part ot
the French.
Meanwhile the fighting force, and
before resuming tho contest, sought
anew to discover tho weak spot In
the lines of ono another. Tho maxi
mum of natiens: "Do not attack in
front the positions you can take by a
turning" Is a movement to which the
Germans are adhering In what ap
pears to be a supremo effort. In
this battlo of tho north, tho allied
amies, supported by an English
squadron, have thus far successfully
-withstood repeated and ficrco at
tacks. The fields of battle in Belgium,
Flanders, Picardy, Champagne, Ar
foaneLerralBe, Vosges and as far
as Alsace, continue to be tho scenes
of combats whero tho allies have
made gains, but a real decisive result
la yet awaited.
BRITISH RELEASE
STANDARD OIL SHIP
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, tho British ambassador,
was Informed today by the London
foreign office that the American
tank steamer John D. Rockefeller,
seized by British cruisers, had been
released.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22,Actlng
Secretary Lansing of tho stato de
partment announced today that tho
United States had. protested to Great
Britain against .tho Bclzure of the
American steamer Brindllla now at
Halifax, N. S., as unjustifiable, and
demanding her Immediate release,
TRIES 10 ASSASSINATE
DOCK COMMISSIONER
NEW YORK, Oct. 22. An attempt
to assassinate Richard C. Harrison,
first deputy commissioner of tho de
partment of docks and ferries as he
was about to enter his office this
morning was frustrated by tho ac
tion of spectators, who overpowered
the assailant and after a fight last
ing several minutes, took away a
pistol,
The assailant was supposed to bo
John O'Connor, a discharged cm
ployo. Ho was locked up.
ON another page is printed a letter written by Dr. .Tames
Witbyconibe, republican nominee for governor, at
tacking the Medford public market.
If there is one institution that has been a success, it is
the Medford public market. It has brought consumer and
producer together, encouraged tho growing of garden
truck, cheapened the cost ot living and kept the mouev at
home. It has been a material help to the struggling farmer
and orchardist as well as an aid to the housewife. Jt has
restored to Medford much trade that had wandered away.
One only has to attend the Saturday morning session
of tho market to see how it is appreciated. People of all
ranks and classes flock to it and liberally patronize it.
The market has not worked any injury to the grocer,
as was feared. Instead, it has been a benefit, as it relieved
him of a portion of trade in which there was much loss and
insured him a steady supply of produce.
The letter gives an insight into Dr. Withvcombo's fore
sight and character It was written before the market had
become firmly established and was a palpable political
effort upon his part to curry favor with the grocer rather
than the farmer. It is an index to his shallowness and
sophistry. Listen to the words of our modern Pewhattan:
"THE PUBLIC MARKET IS AN UNORGANIZED,
UJ1AUT1U METHOD OF DOING BUSINESS IT
NEITHER AFFORDS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR
STANDARDIZING VALUES OF PRODUCTS, NOR
UJUUSKS AN Y JJMPJBTUS TO IMPROVEMENT."
This assertion of Dr. "Withy combo's is not home out by
the facts or the results. The character of the markot de
pends entirely upon the method of conducting it. In Med
ford it is neither chaotic nor unorganized. Again he savs :
"IF THE BEAUTIFUL AND PROGRESSIVE CITY
OF MEDFORD ESTABLISHES THE ANTIQUATED
PUBLIC MARKET. IT IS MY PREDICTION THAT IT
AVILL PROVE TO BE A LONG STEP BACKWARD."
All of which shows how much, or rather how little, Dr.
"Withycombe s predictions arc worth. It is a pretty poor
prediction for a statesman.
"The farmer," concludes Dr. "Witbyconibe, "should
devote his time and thought to the art and science of pro
duction and leave the subject of distribution to those
trained for that class of work."
Verily, pearls of wisdom 1
Dr. Withycombe thinks the people haven't sense
enough to select their candidates and need an assembly to
name them for the people, so it is but natural that he
thinks the farmer and producer lias not senso enough to
market his own products, but needs a middle man to do it
for him.
OCTOBER 22,
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A Defense of Withycombe and O. A. C.
TIMBER TRUST ACTIVITY
PUGUST KILLED IN,
- ' BOUT IN INDIANA
, CHICAGO, Oct. 22. John Lund
greu, opponeut of John Levcndow
kl, killed in a boxing bout between
the pair at Tollestou, Indiana, last
sffM, aa arrosted hoio today.
' "It must have boon heart trouble,
M we had scarcely begun to mix
tbttigs when I knocked lilm out,"
sM LuHdgren, who left Tolleston
Wfr the fatal termination ot the
fJM wa kNOWU o llllH,
AT all the Chamberlain meetings from Baker City to
Medford leaflets have been distributed by certain
men employed for the purpose, who have followed the sen
ator over the state, attacking his record, besmirching his
character and presenting specious questions to be an
swered Very wisely, the senator refuses to pay any atten
tion to this form of attack, merely stating that if cither
.of his opponents desires to ask him any questions he will
snare ins lime wiiu nun at me meetings.
' One of these lists of queries was prepared by a former
inmate of the insane asylum, and the other is in the form
of an open letter signed by Russell Hawkins of Tillamook.
Mr. Hawkins is manager of thc""Whitney Lumber com
pany, a Weyerhaeuser subsidiary company, dominating
tho timber interests of the Tillamook country.
As the Booth-Kelly Lumber company has common
stockholders with the Weyerhaeuser company, the activity
of Mr. Hawkins and the lumber trust in behalf of Mr.
Booth is easily understood. The lumber trust needs an
other senator.
The Oregon & California railroad gnuit, now the prop
erty of the Southern Pacific, containing over four million
acres of timber land, is shortly to bo forfeited to the gov
ernment, if thp decision of Judge Wolverton is sustained,
as is probable. With an Oregon timber baron as senator
to dictate the disposal of this immense quantity of timber
property, it is easy to guess the opportunity of the lumber
trust at the expense of the people.
There is another disadvantage in having a lumber trust
senator instead of a representative of the people. Most of
the opposition to public improvements in Oregon comes
from the timber barons, who object to being taxed upon a
just valuation of their holdings. They desire to hold, for
speculative purposes, vast stretches of timber, and do all
in their power to prevent taxation which would compel
them to sell or operate. Hence taxation for public im
provements are fought in the courts throughout Oregon
by timber owners, and the material progress of the state
thoreby materially checked.
In Clatsop county, the timber interests enjoined the
payments of county warrants issued for a crulso of tho
timber to secure an equitable basis ot valuation tor tax
ation.
In Tillamook county the timber interests enjoined the
payment of county warrants for road and highway pur
poses and lias taken the case to the supreme court.
In Lane, Douglas and other counties the timber inter
ests contested the special road district tax levy and suc
ceeded in invalidating the law.
In Klamath County, the timber interests attacked all
county warrants, because of the program of good road
building, and succeeded in crippling the county's financial
standing and destroying its credit.
In Jackson county, tho non resident timber interests re
fused to pay the special road district tax, contesting the
same.
Tho methods of grab whereby the control of great tim
ber areas was obtained arc familiar to all. The policy of
holding these timber areas intact for speculative purposes
and for tho benefit of future generations, is also well un
derstood, TJio question follows do the people of Oregon
want a representative of tho lumber trust, or a representa
tivo of tho pooplo as United Stales Hoiuitor?
To tho Kdlter:
1 have JiiBt .seen n copy of your
bdltorlnl of tho Hth In roKiml to tho
tnituro of tho experimental work car
ried on nt the several experiment
ulntlons by the Oregon Aiuleulturnl
College. You llkcw Iso remark on tho
enormous appropriations absorbed by
tho Institution and sou do not seem
to bo particularly plcnxcd lu that Dr.
With) combo appointed his son to a
good position at one of these sta
tions. As I have been a member ot
the experiment station, allow mo to
enlighten you oil several points.
In the first place tho amount of
money asked by tho college was fully
Justified. To proo to you that It
was t will cite but one Instance. Af
ter the appropriations granted by
tho lnt legislature, President Kerr
raised his own salary from $5000 to
$7000 per nnuum. Of course, If you
were to ask him .he Mould remark
that the increase was granted by tho
board of regents, The, said board la
a joke at Corvallla an It Is common
knowlcdgu that President Kerr con
trols tho board. Now 1 submit to
jou whether such an act of philan
thropy could bo perpetrated unless
the appropriations were forthcoming.
Frankly, I am surprised at your
knowledge of the experiment station
situation. I had been under tho Im
pression that this was a secret ami
not known by any outsiders. If jon
will examlno tho expenditures for tho
several stations you will seo that first
tho fund Is manipulated at Corvallls
so that not more than In absolutely
necessary goes to tho purposes of the
act granting tho appropriations. If
you don't believe It, ask for a state
ment showing where the money ap
preprinted for stations is applied.
Furthermore, I desire to protest
against our attitude on the matter
of a state official appointing his son
to a good position under himself. It
was about that tlmo that President
Kerr appointed his son to tho respon
sible position ot managor ot tho bus
iness activities of tho Collcgo and
station. Said son left after, as far
as I am ablo to ascertain, a not too
successful regime. However, within
tho past few months President Kerr's
son-in-law has been appointed to a
position In tho extension department
ot the 'college. Prcsldont Kerr docs
not think this out ot tho ordinary
therefore It must be perfectly proper.
Let mo tell you of an old trick
frequently played upon tho taxpayers
to which few people aro "wlso."
The College conducts a very effi
cient publicity department. Tho mot
to of tho department Is "Hurrah for
US," all reports of' tho activities of
tho institution nru made with this
motto apparently ns a guiding prin
ciple. Thoy will tell you that since
Dr. Withycombe has been director of
tho experiment station tho stato .has
gained In population, wealth, and' In
resources, all due to tho collcgo. It
must bo so for they admit it them
solves. After tho rcal'plotoccra havo
shown tho way tho collegocomes and
signifies its willingness to tako tho
credit and askfor more appropria
tions on tho strength of It. And,
perhaps, you havo noticed that al
most all the testimonials regarding
tho great work our agricultural col
lego originate in tho collcgo publicity
department.
These arc a fow of tho conditions
undor which Dr. Wlthycombo has de
veloped his strength of purposo. Tho
Ashland Tidings seems to think that
tho doctor has no opine, and I pro
sumo you aro inclined to think along
similar lines. As a matter 6t fact,
tho doctor has never really been moro
than a nominal director. Tho presi
dent has always been the director, tho
dean, tho business managor - and
everything elso In which any author
ity was vested. (Whisper) Why did
tho last business manger leave after
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Mam Dw IliUMAJtA
mi.rlj IKMMgf
to Mount's
"I am not surprised to rtwerva tho
number of men who come Into tho storn
to purchase 'Mother's
Friend.' " remarked
a leading; rtrugglnt.
It Is a happy
thought to send
hubby to tho drug
tore. "Mother
Friend" In applied
externally over tho
AbdamlnAl fiiuiirle-
5p. It Is a Kentlo,
penetrates to tho flnonetwork of nerves
beneath tho skin and ,han a marked
tendency to .relluvo the mucular strain
to which theiw) Iroad, flat "nlxlomliiul
munclis arc nubjrtted. Tho curds, ten
dons and ligament aro thus permitted to
stretch without tho corrcupondhitf wurfuco
train so often Involved durlntr tho period
of expectation. Trl In part uccounts for
tho cntlroabHcnce, In many cases reported,
of naunca, morning slckncus and other
dUtrekc, nifrli laceration of the epi
dermis ko often the caae wtira tula gcntlo
form of lulirlcatlon l neglected.
"Mother's Friend" has, been hlKhly
recommended by a hot of Women who
know from experience and by men who
know from observation. Write- Uriidfleld
lUiruUtor Co., SO lamar JJIdK., Atlanta,
Oa., and wo will ncml you a vuluullo little
book to expectant others.
John A. Perl
UNDERTAKE
Lady AMlouat
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I AinMtfAJM9 MotIm
halug been employed only a fow
months . Said business manager had
orgnnliod and successfully conduelud
tho business activities ot tho Univer
sity of Wisconsin for U years. The
official enduring such conditions tor
half n doxon yenra must necessarily
lose whatever spina ho was original
ly endowed with. Ho please, kind sir
do not censure tho doctor.
Whisper once again, Will some
ono kindly ask PresldenL Kerr whero
ho obtained the I), tic, he placeH after
his name and whether this Is tho
snmo D. Se. that President Kerr
claimed In Utah, when questioned,
that It was a typoyrapMcal error
and should havo been 11. Se. l,
Doctor of Scriptural Divinity (a do
gree conferred by tho Mormon church
upon tho faithful.)
Dr. Wlthycombo, If you well willing
to tolerate these and worse contll
tlons, ns you havo for the past half
doen years, why should wo expect
that you will Ixi tho people's j;oor
nor If elected nud not merely a rub
ber stnmp for some scoundrel who
doe not dare to run under his own
colors.
S. 11. OWMI3.
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"Bread Upon the Waters
Two Part Drama
Tho prnetleo of his high Ideal Im
parts soul to liln art, biluglug him
fame and fortune. Kxperlenro Is a
great teacher. Klleiiuo (llrardot.
I.lllluu Walker ami an nll-iitar cant.
"The BlacK Signal"
A heart-Interest drama, showing
how a governor refused to pardon hht
own sou who wan coudoiuuud to
hung. ,
"The Missing Page"
A Story of tho Medical World
"A Canine Rival"
Wood-lle-Wudd Is HUH Pursulnc Ma
trimony. A Comedy of Mirth
VAVPKVIIiMl
Kmpresa Circuit
ODDONE"
Accordionist, With a Novelly Offering
Oomlittf
"The Fortune Hunter"
PAGE THEATER
Wednesday-Thursday
TREY V HEARTS
TWELFTH SERIES
Thin serif is filled with rapid action ami IioIiIh tho iulerebt l'toiii
htnrt to finlhli.
"YE VENGEFUL VAGABOND"
A Hpcolnoulnr ilrnmntio trngeily ot I'ilgrim layn. -Tho
historical nluo nl' Uih pietuto in jiariiinoniit nt leant ihrvu
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"POLISHING UP"
t A Vi.tnjjrnph Comedy.
Fen lining lliiiiny uml Flora Much.
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SILBER AND NORTH
A Mini ami n .Maid, J'reHcntiin; Heaps of KirMt-ClnsM Comedy.
Coming -"The Fortune Hunters"
Page Theater 22H
Engagement Extraordinary
America's Foremost Actor
NAT. C. GOODWIN
Supported by
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