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w t , HA p BIS L AS PRESIDENT OF BOARD OF HEALTH Dr. II, II, I'liikul linn returned froinj HoIimii, wheru ho utti'iidml the huituul HKM'tliiK of thn Mutt' board of lienlth, of which lie iwrved iih president III' uit yrnr. Now of fluent were ! t (! as fell'iwn: j, A, Plane, Port Juml, prrnlilvni: W. II. Mown, Hnlem, vleoreldniit, unil CiiInIii H. While, secretary. The oilier tneuibeni are Dim. K. II. Plckol, TliomnH J, Hug . itliu, Andrew Hmllh nml Alfred Kin IK')',' AuiiUiU Itrport Mutlo According to thii hlonnlnl report of the Mtito board of health, thiTn wero 21,793 hlrthfi In tlio ntntn during thn blennlum which cnino to n close. Sep tember 30, 11M1M. Of thU number 11.2V0 were mnli'H nml 10,502 females, During tin period there wax a total or l2,fi3H doutlift, of which number 7.572 wore tunlcn ami 4,$lfl0 wnro females. Tho number of inarrlRRoM ilUrlnK Hi" jwrlod aggro gated 10,640. Tho report declares Hint 1,784 cases of tifberculords worn reported, nml Hint then wont 1200 deaths from Oil i)leftic. There worn 70S cammi of typhoid fever, ami 1 tt 7 dealtm. TIk' diphtheria rutim aggregated IU" and thoro wore 61 deaths. Tlio tear lot foVnr cases 1 130, and Uiito were 3b deaths. There were 4379 cases of measles ami 05 deaths; 16&C eases of smallpox and four deaths, anil 321 cases of othvr Infection diseases and nlno dentin, making a total of 9 i K0 cases of contagious dlioawii and 1501 deaths. Discussing school In spectlon (Iki report majk,' W'liut SdiiHiN Show. "Hellelng that noun' supervision over tin snnltnr)' and hygienic con dltlous of Hit' mini schools of thU h(fic a demanded, thn board pro ,'ircil thn nfrvlcrK of two Kriuluau nurrs trnlnml In school Inspection worlt, nml dining 191314 they In si-feted tlm ruriil srhools In 'JO of tint 34 foiintli.fi of this statu. Llltlo or no attention una paid to nny In peulon of tlio chlldien, save for man Ifesl defarmltlr and skin diseases, bat part Ir-nlnr attention was paid to tlio military condition of tlio build ItiKx, KrittiiiilH. water, supplies, and Minltary facilities. Tlio law provld lug Unit bi'fnri; uny xoltool can draw ItH proportion of tlio Ntnto fund It niimt comply with eortuln -.miliary re-iliilninii-iitK bus ln-en honorud In tin" breuch rather than In thco bmrv unco. Thtf blame for this condition lien largely with thn lorn) clerks and boards of directors. Many buildings wern found unkopt and dirty; I undo quato, nud In mnny Instances, no water supplies. Considerable Im provement han already been mndo In Hid correction of tin-so defects, "In tlm study of tlio children them, sohos, mmo IntoreNtlni; facta liayn been doducod. For llluntrutlen: Nuntbor of rouutleti Intpccted, 26; number of schools Inspected 683; number of pupils Inspected, 30,261; ImpctlKo, 4 f. 6 : ocrofula, 2; ectema, 20; scablvs, 80; ringworm, 189; pop. nlbln trachoma, 11; dufoctlvu hIkIU, 1770; dofuctlvo flix-'ech, CO; defective henrlng, 1G3; mentally doflclont, 77; Inflamml oyolldo, 170; cleft pal u I ii, 12; tuberculoslH nuspocti, 16; blind, 1; partially blind, I; cross eyed, 7; chlcUonpox, C." Apical 4 iA'KUIatunt, Tlio report shows that 30 nstour trentmentn wero administered In tlio offices of tho bonrd, and that in all the cihoh no untoward symptoniH of any kind havo resulted. Twenty-sov on ot tho tri-ntments woro furnlshud free. A, doclitlon wn renched by tho board (o ask tho I)RlHlntiiro tp pnHR u bill providing Hint thn plnnn of ct((H and towiiH Xar wntor supplies and sower NyHtemH'nbnll be approved by tho board prior to their Insinua tion. Kiirtlior, it viib doclded to ask tho I.oK(nlnturo Ui nmend tho present luwso that the iitato'a stroaiim cannot be iollitei by cities emptyliiK Ui'elr sewuKo Into them, I i MMuMUte-- yrEDKOBT) WW trtdvytf,, m,T)Vcmrt orkoo, TJirnftmr, mcvMmn it, mf-r ; " jztzv: ELECTION SAVED MED F D AS JACKSON COUNTY . t ..- j u;.1. 4..1L 1?OTE 'THREW -M-MHmM RAW MILITIA EN ATTACK ASHLAND CENSOR -The Med milled oif AHHI.AXI), Dei.. 1(1.. I'o.iil Mii'iWy liriHlocrni'v t licit hlioW lo ii tiiiehed iiiulli'iieii nt iniiiK llii'iitii' iii AhIiIiiiiiI Ttii'iiiliiy i'VI'iiIiik. Tho icrfortii't'N iirriveil in tlio iniiiri'iit wiiter eity.in the iiiler noon nml I'linhl I lie town in tho IhroitH of the iiiiniiiil fiiv nleolioii. .Mr.. 1-M Himloy' fiKlteil WlmlV !' I'uhh about. WIiiiI'h (lie ihmm W'Iio'm )ul WIio'i'iiii till iih nil iibout HI" Hlin uiiii told that Hot' Sheldon tin' K.vMcm, that lm I'onld interpret AhIiIuiuI belter than Kil Atulrewri eoulil ilivitie .liipnn. Men :ot to Ui the riiKe ami iuformril the how folks (hat O, II, .lolniHon was the mayor who otvnnitei) a olieo forea pat terned after Anthony CoiiihIooVh tie hinn, and that ('. W. Ilanta wuh np jioiin hint on a hiiiRlo plaulc plat form; that lie would get the mayorV Koat (Cliief of I'olu'o I'orier) an I luitir him in the ril.v park at hih noon. Mrs. Ileddv wanted to know what wuh .Mayor .lohusonV prineipnl reform rnWirturn. It wan explained by .Mcdford'h eharler expel t Hint the piece tie rCHmtnnee of bin miiuieipal bill of fare wiih tho hoard of censor Hhip, which hud nTiised ,o M'nait the "New York Hoeii'ly ami I'liuVrworM" filum to ho e.xhibiteil u week no, ami would defend a ilamace Hiiit with which the city wuh to he mtvpi. soon; that the mayor had htrict old Now KiiL'land ideiiN nn to jiiht how far vaudeville htuntH were to be pulled off or put en: Hint the theater man iiKcment had tho ordinance ami alo carried in stock tlio feminine eo"tum injr pennitled. The Indies refused to (,'et into the censorship clothes and the thenter at taches oxiM'ctcil t sec the whole show pulled any uiiuule. I'd Staples acted iih iiitcrmediarv and explained to the consorti that tho ear containing tho trunks of tho ladies luul broken down somewhi'ro on the road ami declared the officiall "scribed costumes would not fit the .Medford nrtists--Ihi'V were not coiistiuctcd that way. With this state of uitccitinnty the show ItPKiiu nnwindim; itcf and the nip and tuck election retuiiH between .lohnson and H,''ii wcie read be tween nets, with no duo as lo which willev would prevail, yet it was no tieeahle that tho Few Clothes familv ii the since were ohi'crinj fur liniita, notwiilistoudiu irudence and staid polilenes-. siiauested neutralitv. The ciitertuiiin, nt was one ol the swellest ierfoniiaucc milled off in tho Granite Citv. nml though it is a iiiuzlor how it cot bv the censor hoard, Jtldi-o Vithinton declared Ashland secretly liked it and would eat out of the hands of the perform ers nftor they (jot a few tin. ten of real art. TO PAY $97,278 AS STATE TAXES' UNDER Fl OF REPULSED ASSEI GERMAN FLEET BERLIN STATEMENT 8AI.I3M, Or., Dec. I7. Amiounrn- j HAKTMSI'OOl., ia LunTtmi. I)kJ Mi'to the meal inililia, who Mere scut lout lo liiilli (he defense ttiiulics on I the x'-a Ironl win ii the Omnan raid- I ith apii'iarid. Tliev weic "Vcstoidnv the PrimMi eoiitiiiued their a tacks at Ncinport without ' jsuccens. Attacks were attempted at' ("lielled by. Zillehncko and La llassec, bat were' - i 7u,r, io 39,123 11,812 77,837 4 8,22 4 8 CS.C70 4K.I2S 12.171 85,782 29,091 23,138 277,432 33,304 97.278 28,101) 48,413 28.413 122, S03 24.012 99 211 the enemy, who had tin r.ine of the i repulsed with heavy Issue to tho en ucy ilifcuses with accuracy whieh erny. siiKKestH inforiiiation bv njiien. (. "The intention of the French to The militiamen stood their baptism throw it bridge over the Aisne at Kois- of lire splendidly, especially when itsons was prcventtd bv our nr.illery is eonsidnrcd that they were power- "French earthworks to this east ol less to make a uply, as the firing hail ' Hheims were destroyed. 11HHI.I.V, Dm: 17, by wirele-,. tot jiaeiit hns been mnde by the Hjntc Tux 17. The first nun of Fail Kitchen-. London, :! p. in. Annv headipiarter-j Commission thut thn alnie lev for er's new aimj Income (miler fire tolny isnned the following sttement!j ltl " would be 3.34 mllti nud that (he total ntnte tax would bo l.o.';i, 000 l.-MM than Ihnt for this )eiir. Tho levy for next yenr Is buyed on a to tal vnltiutlon of )932,li:i,080, nml It will proilmi) a total tax of ?;t,ll2, 000. The levy for this yenr was 4.30 mills, mid it was baM'd on a total val uation or ID,'. 1,000,0000, and produc ed n total tax of 14. 105, 000. The stale tax each county must pny next yenr follews: llaker Ilentoti Clncliamas Clatsop Columbia Coos Crook Curry , Douitlas nilllam Ornnt Harney Hood Itlver Jackson JoHi'phlnn .'. Kliiiimlli I.nke ,...'. I.ane Lincoln .... Linn XMAS SALE 29 NORTH GRAIMi Saturday, December 19th Aprons, Fancy Articles, Home-made Candies, etc. Lutheran Ladies' Aid Society to be left to the heavy kuiim, The offieer in command had n nar row escape when a shell struck the earth mound, burying him and three mill in the trench. I oituimtely four were uiihuit. The casualties in the trenches were seven killed nml font teen wounikd, most of these in a mjikIc eompnny. BY "There is no news on the east nm' west I'rnssinn frontiets. The Hu jdan olfeusive against Silesia am1 l'ohen linn eoinntntelv broken down. all In the whole of Poland the enemy was forced lo retrent after fierce and stubborn fron al battles, and is licinp pursued everywhere. "J hiring the fij,htinp in norther Poland yesterday and the previoir day the bravery of the West Prussian Hessian regiments caint'd n ietorj'. "The effect of this vietorv ennnol bo estimated." LONDON', Dee. 17, G:l.l iu in. Ai'i'urihni; to the Pctrojjrnd eorre s)tondent of the Post, the. Turkish battleship McsMtdieh, which was rc- .Malhear ..( 39 S9C ' C,M,'-V MI"k ,n ,ni I'nrdnnelles by n Marlon..,. 13H m 1 ru,H" nuoniunnc, nan oecn ruccnii' Morrow" ..."." " 31314 "'' rheil with nn entire set of tin Multnomah" " l is-'of I ,"u'sl Vl K,,nft I'i'illy sent fron i,.i, ,,,,., (iennany, nnd the erew, ns well as tin HI,,. .,.. nt. i. . u . r "'I'- vi. -niioii-.. Tillamook ..'... The declining wool industry is to be promoted with demonstrations nl' over Orecon. '' t ,1 ! , l-l .1 ! NOSE CLOGGED FROM A COLD OR CATARRH Apply Cream In Nostrils Open Up Air Passages. To 1.182.012 0C.710 28,100 1 62.170 I Umntllln I3C.004 t'nlon W'ullowa .. . YVokco WiiGhliiRton Wheeler . Yamhill 04,112 3C.S2-: J 52,054 S9.ri3r. 1 2.750 j 159.273 IS ON MARINE INSURANCE LONDON. Dee. J he cou'i anient 17, r;07 p. til. tndav anuoiineed rODCL" TD AIKIO 0 A CCD I l,,r,,,,,r reduction.-, in the premiums on rAKr I rliA Alirr K 'innino in-uraueo under the war riks LUI LL innlllU Unl Lll lin-.i.raiioe-,ehome. The rate on a THAN ROSYS m Ah I Wiat relief I Your clojrged noi trlls open rllit up, the air ponugit of four bead are clear and you can breatho freely. No more hawking, snuffling, mucous diKharge, headache, dryneis no HrugcliiiK.for breath at ulgbt, your coll or catarrh is gone. Don't stay stuffed unl Get tt im.ill bottle of Ely's Cream Ilalm from your druggist now. Apply a little of thii fragrant, antiseptic cream in your no triW, let it penetrate through every air pasngc of the head; toothi nud heal the MTOllcn. inllnmrd inm-nin inpinliniiii' ivlnj: joii instant relief. Kly's Cre.im i llslni i int what ovorv cold and cu- i -ttrli jlTcrrr ha4 btcu soeLiug. It's I n -Irn-l .' When Setting Your Table for an important event, do not forget that cut glass of good design and pattern al ways imports that elegance so essential to a brilliant affair. C The above illustrates a new and very popular cutting that is attracting much attention. C We would greatly apreciate your inspection of this pattern. JUST RECEIVED TWO BARRELS 0 F THE VERY LATEST CUT GLASS MARTIN J. REDDY, The Jeweler New Location - - 212 East Main siiikIo oap' U reduced from "20 to shilliiiK, and 'nn a" round voyage! :' three months the policy is reduced 1111111 Id to 'HI shillinus. MAN ROD OF SEA RAIDERS TWO MILLION LOSS IIF.HLIN, via Amsterdam and Lon don, Dec. 17, 8 a. m. Coneeminpf the hhclling of Scarborough and Hartle pool, the llerliuer TnKeblatt xnys: 'Af-aiti our naval forccn, facing dnm-cr of the scattered mines in the North Hen, Bhelled KtiKlitdi fortified places." The DeutehcK Tiij-pk Zeiltmp ex preKses Kntinfaetion with the attack especially immediately after the naval battle off the Falkland islands, The Merlin Neutden Naehriehteu has this eeuiment: "This time it Is not a daring enimer tnok with the transitory throwing of a bomb, hut a regular homhardmeut of fortified places, which is n new voucher for the ("! lantry of tho navy." The noersen Zeitung hays: "The honibardment is imssihly tin i herald of (-renter events." --4---M'4-4''-l I I ' J IT An Old, Family Cough Remedy, Home-Made " i-r if i:.lljr Prepared Costs Vtrr J I.llll.. but la Prompt, ur i and Kffrctlvr t-tH-st-4s-H-t-est What m declaicd to be an unparal leled record for -nlVtv Inst" oK'ia tion of a t;ival tntn-ixiitation system was ostublishfd by the Southern l'a cifio eonipnny duriui; the mouth of September, which shows, how much safer joy rides oxer the Southern Pa cific are than iu I'ose.x'h safetv first ...... MM . .".' i. ' ' '"" :. "y ,,",kin'-' Pi" old-time eouah I he Southern 1'acilie railroad vrup at home ou not only nave nbout made .vc.ord in Se,(en,ber for .-vi&dMOT i-iiiihk iivi'ineiiis nun, so iar as is known, has never been eiimled bv any American railroad of any i.e or iin jmHunee. It went tlirnuj-h the month without a siiiRle injury livin report ed. The detailed reports from all di visions of tho entire aysle-n were com pleted yesterday with the followiuj jJ ,Mncx' hhewUifr: In the mouth in question the I You can i prompt unit oftlvn remedy tn everv way. ' it oicrcoines the iiniiiiI cnuulii. thro.it und client cold In 'J I hours rcliec even MhiwplnsroiiKh iiuickly nnd in excellent, too, for broiichUiii. bronchial usthrim, . Iioiiruone? und fpuiMiiodle croup, ' (let fioiu nn druj: stqre 2,t ounces of , Pl,iiv l.'.ll (SHitti unrlli nrtu I l...n .. pint lMttl- mid tll tbn bottlo with plain' uijar yrup. run Ulreotlooai rii. nnriA.,,. n.i.i .a. " -vv 'v,,v.., u,u v.bi;a Crnnulatnl rompany owrntcd 65'J2 miles of rail rond, It rnrried 3,13.1,010 passen jjers an m-invj-nte distance of 105. 70:i,881 miles. It employed ll.V.Kl trainmen. Not oue emnloye and not ft siuKle jyasscnuer was hurt." The enormous passenger mileilpi may he conceived by sayinj- that this record was equivalent to hnulinj one jmsseiiKer from the earth to the sun nnd nearly 11,000 miles hack toward tho earth iif-aiii, It would mean 'JM) round trips from the ear.h to the moon and -l."00 trips around tho earth at the equator. fffi tills I ill-ft ImM nt n Mimti I ... -- -- - .;- - " .-..- , w .wu.i . or com in a way mat means buInr. It uulckly loosens tlio drv, boarm? or pain-l Jul coujih and heals tlio intlamed mem lirnnei. It aUo hns a-remarkable effeet a overcomlna the per.'Utent Ukuo couuh I bv stoppinK the formation of phlesin in' in,- wirnai una iiruncniai iupox. The effect of Pine on tho membranes 1 known bv almost cverv one. Iln In u most valuable concentrated compound of t-enulno Norav Ino extract eomblned with Kiinincol ii'id other natural hcalinu IIM' VieilH'lllH. &- J Santa Claus' Headquarters Are at this store and ho hns There arc many- worthless Imitation loads Of presents foi CVerV of this famous mixture. To uwid din- x w--.j uppoiiitment, iiik your druccUt for "SV ounces of l'lnex," nml do not accept ay tiling clue. A uuuriinlcc of ulmnlutn R.ilfffactlon, or money pnnnptly refunded, boch with this preparation. Tho l'lnex Co., Ft. Wnvnc, lad. one. RED FRONT 5, 10 and 15c Store i . ' & m s'T' im IT . "W T' A -W VH A -TsTT m "m J POTTSVILI.K, Ph., Dee. 17,--Fire in tlio liiisinesH seclion of Pottsvilln eaify today wiped out propoity valued ut nearly .f'J,000,000. An entiro block of hiiHiness buildings stocked with holiday booi'm wjs deslroyeil, Twenty stores, tho Pennsylvauia National hank and tho Academy of IMtiHli. ouo of Pntttivillu'H leading l-Ip-yhoiiHCHf woro nmoii(r tho huildiiiBS Jt'strbyvd.. Tlio postdffieo tmught fh'O; but wus hot badly diuunged. sHsBBBSrTrCifli Evory Drop" Mfl at a can today from RIIMWllI your hordwaro or sra- EHUJlJIllHy fry dsalor. RlsMiH Got Your Noxt Suit of XT' LOTH ES m maiu: iiy LEIN rniOKs f-is.oo up Alao Clounliia, ProsHlub' and Altering I'M li. MnlB, Uiu,tlr T t T f y t T y y y y 1 " REMOVAL SALE We will move to larger and mpre suitable quarters January I and will make a reduction on everything in the stock. J MEaka--fS'2toHHVjHRr Buyers to Share m Profrs Lower Prices on Ford Car Effective from August 1, 1914. to August 1, 1915. and Euafan.cod against any reduction during .hat tlnie: Touring Car .. ...-.- -....400 Hunnbout ....-' . -tlO Town Car ...-....... COO i. F. O. U. Detroit. All cars fully equipped. (In tho United Statca of America Only.)' Further, wo will bo nblo to obtain tho maximum efficiency tn our factory production, end' tho minimum cost in our purchasing and sales departments if wo can reach nn output- of 300,000 cars be tween tho abovo dates. And should wo roach tbls production we ngrce to pay ns tho Duyor' share from J40 to $00 per car (on or nbout August 1, 1916) to every retail buyer who purchases a now Ford car between August 1. 1914, and August x, i01o. For further particulars regarding theso low prices and profit-sharing plan, sco tho nearest Ford Branch or Dealer. ' Ford Motor Car Company C. E. GATES, Agent Sparta Dulldlng Medford, Orogot. Jf m H SPECIAL SALE ON TRAVELING BAGS, SUIT CASES, TRUNKS AND ALL0THER LEATHER GOODS Consisting of Genii'uo Impoitcd English Purfes, big lino Ladies' Hand Hugs, Gloves, ."Wilting Cases, Music HnR5, Traveling Slippers, Card Cases, Drinking Cup Cases, Collar Hags, Cigar Cases and numerous other leather novelties for Christmas presents. We have a nieo'liuo of Pocket Knives, Uaz. or-., lugei'ooll Watches, MEDFORD HARNESS CO. E. H, LAMPORT, Prop. 322 E. MAIN ;t4;j$ X i y t y y y San-Francisco's New Year Celebration is justly famous on tho Pacific Coast, nnd on account of tho opening of tho big Exposition six wook later, now glories will bo added, SHASTA ROUTE TRAINS Shasta Limited, California Express and San Francisco Ex press from Portland dally offor tho best and most comfort able mode of travol, tho most nccnlc trip In tho West and bring you direct to tlio Panama Pacific International Exposition AT SAX FHAXCISCO LOW ROUND TRIP TICKETS TO LOS ANGELES with liberal stop-overs will enablo you to see tho delightful wlnttrlesa California outdoor land Santa Cruz, Del Monto, Paso Hoblos, Santa Uarbara. Los Angeles, Long neuch, Santa Monica, Catnllna Island, Mt. Lowo, tho Orange Orovcs and hundreds of other Interesting outing places In tho Golden Stato und you can go to tho Panama California Exposition AT SAX DIEGO Full particulars as to Special Christmas Fares and dally fares tp California can bo obtained with doscrlptlvo literature on Cal- fomla and tho Exposition, fron? nearest gcnl, A irr crrfis Tho Expoaivwu A.U10 19 l,r' SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. 8cott. Gcnftral Paaifngr ABt, Portland, Oregon, ol