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PAOTO TTOT7U IVTRDFOttT) MATTi TRIBTTNR MTCDFOTW, OHTCflON. MONDAY. ,IANlrARY 18, 191,1 MEDFOUD MAIL TRIBUNE AN TN'DHI'HN'nKNT NHWHrAlMm ruMMMn:! j-:vkiiv vrTi:itNUoN KXt'KPT KMNIMV lV Tilt) Mi:t)J'OUI) 1MUNTINO fO. Tribune 11 1 iTl I n irr2 i -2 7 - 2 0 Off Ifn Mn W: NurWt I'lr vtreetf iclritlmno , Tho Domoorntle Tlmo. Thn Medford Kfiul, Tlio MndTnril Trunin, Tho South ern Orenonirtn, Tho Aslilunrt Tribune BUBriORIPTION BATES ...uu .60 ono month, ) mail jvr inunthi Or livcrnl by rArrlcr In Mciiroru. i iioeiux, .ineKsoiivma ntirt Cttnlrftl J'olnt --. .80 Pnturilny only. l" mull, per year S.oa Wcthly, par your. ...... 1 0 orflclnt iMiifr of tlio City of ModforJ. Offiolnt Paper f Jnrkcon Comity. ijnicrO tin ftfPoml-clfiM nmtior At Mniriii, Oregon, iiiuIit the not of March 3, 1879. Hivorn Circulation for 1914, tin. Pull lcnsfHl vvlto Associated Prr din pntctii'ft .J. Siibucrlbi-rs failing lo rccelvo papcra promptly, phone Clrcu- latlon Mnnngor nt SfiOIl. 4 TALENT FARMERS I I E At a meeting hold In Talent Satur day afternoon for tho purpose of dis cussing the sugar licet proposition, nbout forty landowners and ranchers wore present and decided to form a farmers club and make fl a pernio limit organization. On the motion of Air. C. M. Thomas Wolborn Ilecson was unanimously choncn president, Louts Drown of tho Talent Mcrcnnttlo company, secre tory, Mr. C, M. Thomas, vlco presi dent. Tho object of the club h to further tho beet sugar project at this particu lar time, afterwards to take up any thing that may bo of interest and henotit to tho members of the club and tho community at largo. Commit tees were appointed to Increase the subscriptions on acrcago for sugar beets. Mr. Thomas has charge of the district on the cast side of Bear creek and W. Uceson tho west side. Tho ' committees start out Monday morn ing and wlh report at a meeting held Monday night. AH members pledg ed give their cntiro time Tuesday to securing additional acreage for sugar beets. Merchants arc also interested and promiso support. A motion was presented and car ried unanimously, that tho club offer n prizo of $5.00 to citizen growing tho largest tonnage per aero on any lot In Talent district. A number of Talent citizens have nlready signified their Intention ot entering; tho contest. WEST CAPITAL WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. The fen nte i'li'uied today, 10 to 118, the mo tion tn suspend itn ruled for oonniil oration oL a pioliibition lidcr to the )itrivt of Columbia appropriation bill. A Iwo-thinlH majority was nee essary to Mispend the ruluj prohibit ing general letfUlution in appropria tion bilk ami llio motion failed to re t'l'iw even a majority. Debate lias Kitt.(l live iIiijb. After tlio oto Senator Shcppnnl stuied lie would make no furthqr ef fort to pies tliu prohibition isoiie in connection -with tlio Dtstiict of Co lumbia hill, hut would hrin it up eilhtr .is n fcqmrnte measure or as an ami" (Inu'iil to some oilier bill. Eight een itnublioaii and nineteen domn era ic senator4 "ml one ptogris.ive voted for the motion to suspend (he rufi'H WHEAT POOLING WASHINGTON, Jan, 18. Presi dent Wilson It, became known today has included pooling agreements In tho possible en lines tor tho iccont rise ln tho jirlco of wheat and flour which ho has directed Attorney General Gregory to Investigate. Tho presi dent Hont Mr. Gregory a letter today formally uniting him to Investigate with a vjow tn prosecution it evidence was dlscovortid of illegal combina tions. Tho Investigation1 already was in progress on oral word from the white house, but up to tho presont jio nets warranting criminal action Jiavl been discovered, ORGAN ETQSECURE E( ACREAG SENATE VOTES FOR ORDERED PROBED NO CONNECTION D KS1MTI0 proof jo tlr6 contrary, llio good farmers of tho Aaratu district insist upon assorting that the proposed hoot sugar factory is nnrt of the proposed irrigation dis trict plan, aiid refuse to sign up acreage to create a profit able industry because of their misunderstanding. The sugar beet factory has nothing to do with the pro posed irrigation district, nor with the Uogue River Oannl company absolutely nothing. The beet sugar factory builders were sent bore by the Southern Pacific railroad officials, who seek to develop business in 'the territory they traverse. !Nonc of the beet sugar makers are in any way affiliated with any irriga tion proposal, and the two proposals have nothing in com mon. This the Mail Tribune has verified. The irrigation proposition resulted from a mass meet ing held hist fall, before the beet sugar factory promoters had seen the valley. It was launched first. It is unfortun ate that the two propositions should have been presented at. the same time, as it has resulted in a confusion in tho public mind and an entirely undeserved opposition to the sugar beet faetorv. The big thing before the secure such an industry as the sugar factory, which will enable growers to profitably raise produce for which there is a fixed market at a fixed price and that will furnish em plovment to idle men. Ln opposing the sugar factory the farmer is biting off his nose to spite his lace, lie is destroying the best oppor tunity yet offered to make himself and his neighbors prof itable to lift himself out of the slough of despond, to re-establish staple land values. CREATING POLITICAL SPOILS THE Oregonian, always unfair, is employing its usual tactics of misrepresentation in its effort to destrov fish and game propagation the anglers and hunters as political spoils. This delectable sheet, which seems drunk with power over its success in organizing the legislature and the elec tion of a .republican governor, is now bent upon the organ ization of a politieaLmachine its editor and to pervert the government accordingly. Among other false assertions, the Oregonian in its issue of January 15 declares that the hunters' and anglers' licenses are paid into the hands of the fish and game com mission, and that they expend these funds clirect. This is not true. The game protection fund is upon the same basis as other state funds. The license money is collected by the county clerks and paid direct to the state treasurer. Not one dollar is spent by the fish and game coniniission direct. It can only be spent on duly authorized warrants signed by three of the, commissioners, passed upon by the secre tary of state alul cheeks drawn by the secretary of state and paid by the state treasurer. Therefore, the plan advocated bv Representative Jones, chairman of the game ing is now m iull eftect. J? urtherniore, the license money is paid by the hunters and anglers for the definite purpose of protection and propagation. There is no object of a license if no return is forthcoming, and no return will be forthcoming if the fish and game commission, a noii-pai'-tisan, non-political body, is eliminated. On Guard, C, S. Adelman In tho Public There Is dreadful cause for worry! Let's buy cannon in a hurry to mako good our woeful weakness which in congress now is aired. We must raise an army mighty, pass up talk of peace as flighty, for It's terribly apparent that we'ro wholly unprepared. "Wo should dig into our jeans for a hun dred submarines which to snapping foreign drcadnaughts aro moro use ful than you'd think; and wo ought to rob our grips for n scoro moro bat tleships (to parade our helpless coast) for foreign submarines to sink! Un cle Sam is but a "bluff" he's not spending half enough Just a quarter billion dollars every ear's expense Is his, on our army and our fleet which Is still so Incomplete that our patrio tic statesmen ask In wrath Just where it Is? Let us hasten to prepare on the land and sea and air for our next great dreadful conflict which nonioj day may bo declared and expend with ' royal cheer half a billion more each year, so thut If It comes (or don't) wo will not havo been unprepared. Don't tho mental picture charm ye, of a mighty standing ttrmy, say a quarter million froldlon,' What a "patriotic" thrill! Men from all our leaser sta-1 tlun-. taken from their occupations and made ox pert In tho noble ait of how to malm and kill. Don't tho thrilling picture move ou and our present Btato reprovo you when you stait to llgura how much such an army would bo worth Why, with dough enough to feed 'om ami with Teddy K. to lead 'om we could take a weaker nation and just wipe 'om off tho earth. So then lot's prepare for trouble. What If our expenfacs double? Though our billions are in vested it's a thing that must be dOno, for should Villa's head expand and ho cross tho Hlo Grande, ho might keep right on agoing till he captured Washington! Then suppoto some for eign state, say in 1998, took n no tion to como over here and put us on the blink, Just Imagine the dismay from New York to Frisco bay It's enough to drlvo our chlhlien'u chil dren's children all to drink! Also don't forget thoso Japs they aro en terprising chaps and we'll suiely farmers of the valley is to and use the license money, of to further the ambitions of committee, and Speaker Sell Uncle Sam! have to bring them to their Japan knees some day for you seo there Is no land which may stilt them close to hand, so they'll plant their flat; In Frosco and annex tho U. S. A. Other problems ot the State which arc equally as great drivo tho agents of tho powder and the steel trust to de spair, so I add In strident tones let us spend a billion bonei every year (if wo can raise It) Just so long as wo prepare! JACK COMBS, PITCHER, SIGNS WITH BROOKLYN PALESTINE, Tex., Jan. 18. Jack Coombs, former pitcher of tho Phila delphia Americans, announced ho had signed a contract hero today with tho llrooklyn National league. DIED DICK Mrs. JoM'phino Dick died Sunday, January 17, at her home on Hcntty street, from a stroke of pnr nl.VHW five jwirs since, aj,'eil I8 .M'jirs. She waK horn March 'J9, 18(111, in Sherman county, IIIiiioih. She came west in 1888 with her husband, Kdmtind lla.U'b, settling at Merrill, in Klamath county, Oregon, where her husband died. In 1000 she was mar ried to George Diok. They came to Medford in 1009, where they lived until her death. Kho leaves to mourn her loss her husband, two daughters, an aged father, a brother and two halt-sinter. Her renuiina will bo shipped to Merrill for interment. VAN DYKK Jnmiaiy 17, IOIj, at I a. ra., nt her homo in thin city, Sa die S. Van Dyke, youngest daughter of the late J. O. Van Dyke and Sarah Stewart Van Dyke. Sho was born at the' Van Dyke farm, on the Ashland road, and spent her life in this val ley. A simple and uniiHSiiminp: man ner, with independence of thought nml large tolerance of opinion made her loved as well hk respected by all who know her. Her loss will bo ileiu ly felt by a wide circle of friends. NoYi"cVu7or iC TJiislnesa of Importances Castle Hall. Monday, 7:30 p. in. 250 E. V. JAQUA, C. O, OF Ti Vainly Ask Business Men to Ahl tho . Civic Beauty League Become Highly Incensed Ensuing Confer ence Develops Some Unexpected Results. lly David Powell. (Copyrighted, lilt I.) A quid1 novel, thoujjh none the !o effective scheme to encourage home bu.vinj wa iiuiumiinted and cauied to a snut'i'ssful iMto by the women of llarburton, a citv of l.'i.OOO inhabi tant's located within en-v tuillev ride of Cleveland, O. A Civic Heautv league had been or ganized by the loadin; women of the city, and to earn out it pulpites they appealed to the bii'im,,s men of the town for financial aid, never thinking that for so woithv a caue theio would be any reluctance on tho part of the meichnnK to Mib-ciihe. nought in tho City A il so hapiK'ned, the two or three women most active in iiroinotuigUhe league were very much iven to ruu nin to Cleveland to ! a laru'O .-hare of their elothiii". hats hou-c fnmih. iugs. etc., and when the matter came up before the Uuine-" Men's associ ation for indorsement -everal of the merchant resent were of the unin ion that this would be a rate oppor tunity to give theo women a well merited rebuke. After some dNeu"- sion it was decided to appoint a com mittee to meet with the ladies and ex plain to them that owing to poor bus iness conditions caused by so much money being spent out of low it, it would be impossible for the meicb nuts to help them at that time. Though the cnMiiug conference be tween the committee and the ladies was held many ,vear- ngn, the mem bers of that committee still retain very vivid mcinorii" of the occu-ion. After some two liour.' di-cussioii, mostly on the putt of the women, the committee retiied with as much grace n they could, but Inter development proved their martyrdom was "not in vain. Club Is Orpinlfcil Heing whole-souled, sensible Amer ican women, the ladies readily saw the force of tho nrgumchts presented by the business men wjitri the result that it was but rt fa; '1 ajf. imtil their Heauty league wan converted into )i "Iluy nt Home" club, composed of only women and working indeend ently of the merchants, though of course the money ueccs-arv to con duet their rampaigu was solicitrd--aud needless tn sav quite willingly subscribed from the business inter ests of the city. Through the medium of the local newspnjiers tho women conducted a prize contest for the best ten reasons why K'ople should buy from home merehunt and was open only to con testants who were not connected in any way with local enterprises. A" it wns desired to create as imir.li In terest ns possible in the contest, the prizes offered weio very substantial and so arranged that every one send-in-, in an article could feel almost sine of winnim: snmethiu,.. The resulls were more than in IN. factory. Hnidl.v a block in the cilv but contained ono or moro of the prie-winners. The following article won tho giund prize of jfii.lO, and nf tcr bciiif,' prepared in pamphlet form in tho most attractive stile printer's art could devise, was placed in the hands of everv resident of the city. I'utilollsiii SIlOMII 'We should p.ilronie our home merchants because it is patriotic. That which prompts a man to don Ins armor, and if need be, to(give his life in defenso of his country, is patri otic. Patriotism never rountH tho cost. It prompts the loyal citizen to lend his utmost action lo the upbuild ing of bis country, his stute and his city. No greater evidence of true patriotism enn be displayed than tho expending of jour earnings- with your homo merchant, thus building up and strengthening the institutions of your homo city, nud adding to tho genernf irosDerifv of your community. "Ilecnuse it will chenpen the price of merchilndisn in vonr holun stores. Tho greater volume of business Irans- aiilei by merchnnt, tho stnnller will bo the margin of profit ho will re quire. Hy adding to bin voluniV of busiiiPRK you make it pofisiblo for l'ini (o pell his wares chcnpdr, thus bene fitting yourself ns well as the entire communit'' in which von live. "llecuuse the home store is an em ploying institution giving work to tho sous and daughters of your friends and neighbors. The amount of pat l'onngrf given 'finch stores will regu lato not' only tho numbW of porsonH employed, but (he scale of wages paid ak well. ' Itcciproral Itelatlons "Mccuuso reciprocal relation ox SOCIETY WOMEN 1 I RECEVE E - . -w..-..t . - ists between you and vour home iiier oliiuil. Tho money you earn is paid you by home lustitunous, No man' can live milo himself. It is a duly we owe'to spend our earnings, so far as possible, so that il will insure the up lunl'liug of commuuilv inlcicls, v'-'llcenuho vour home morchaul, ilo strtng your trade tomorrow its well ns tmlay, knowing von well, being your neighbor and Icllow citizen, will ac cord jou mom com tooiw ticatmenl and give vour wauls more careful at tention than the metehanl in it strange cilv lo whom ,vou are but it transient customer; uu out-of-town puii'haser to U he ,au dispose of undesirable wares with petlcct safety. 'lU'eaiiso it is convenient. The busy woman can steal an hour from her other duties, x".lo the local stores and not curing piuttcuhirlv about her gowu for such a brief visit, transact Iter errand in a hum- nud bo hack by the lime the children arc home from school ami .loluf vvnnN In- sup ier. "Mccausc the home merchant hits made a studv of his commuuilv. lie understands it paiticulnr need", the wants mill tastes of it, people. His stock is hotmht witr these filets ill mind, lie llieicfoii' offiiP better sc sclcctious lor home people, though his slock may not be so huge, tlum the out-of-town merchant whose selec tions hnve been made with a view to the tastes nud needs of an entirely different community." Pamphlets liMiihutcVl The distribution of (he pamphlet containing Hie foregoing reasons, wiiile ot coursp doing some good, was but ft minor feature of the campaign. Tlio great effect ivenofs of the scheme lay in the use made of the bulk of the iciisous submitted. It was er generally iotiud that at least one of the ten reasons .submitted by cwr.v contestant had some especial merit, and these were printed on cauls hear iug the name ami address of the per son writing it. Watchers were ap pointed to rc'tort the mums of every icsident of the town rrtiirnin;; fiom Cleveland with a package, ami from other sources wns learned the names of an v one receivine freight or cvpiess shipments, lly the next mail each of theso people would receive one or more of these "reason cards," sub mitted by someone who lived in their same block or immediate neighbor hood. The second offense brought a dozen or so, and a continuance of (he practice brought a flood of them nt every repetition. The effects of this personal bom bardment enn be better imagined by ihe leader than described bv the writer. Suffice i( to snv that within the year it was a tare exception lo see shipped or eniri'it into the town nuv thing that could be -itirchiisci) at home. Rheumatism Just put a few drop:) of Ploan'ri on tlio putnf ul ipot and tho pain stops. It U really wonderful how quickly fjloftn'd acts. No need to rub it In laid on lightly it pcnctralw) to tho bono and brings relief at once. Kills rheumatic pain instantly, Mr. Jixmn E, AUzanAtr, . North flarpivilt, .!., itnltt: "Many trio in my hack sua l.lp brought on ilicu tnttlim in tlio kUUo nrvo., I had ft q bid ono nlcbt when UtiDjC In my (Ulr, tint I bid to Jump on lay fct Ui net relief. I t ouc apf'tl" jour Uulmtut to il.e (Icctl fi'M'"! I" I'M iljcn. lf pilnuu- it wM.rxri'wtly y. 1 iwok It it tlii bt of all Unlearnt I luvo ever ud" SLOANS LINIMENT Kills Pain AtUdlcri,2Sc. Send four cent in stamps for a TRIAL BQTTLE Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Inc. Dept. B. Philadelphia, Pa. John A. Pei4 . .TODERTAJOCK Lady Asititant N B, IIAHTLKT7 1'bonea H. 47 nf 47-JS 4abHUuu fkmrte Pftf Cteroaur R SHOCK f. ft y rXAf iSo CLOSES US DOORS IW'IONTONW, I'a , Jan IS The Clrtt National hank of t'uloutown fall ml to upon Its doom toilny ami wlaltliiK euntomctii were told that the boatil of illioctorH was In xcnhIoii anil an nutinunct'incut would soon be made. The I 'I rut National Inoi it capital of $100,000, itcpiriltH of up ptoxlmntolv $1!, 000,000 and wan on a dlvl'ilmul IiiihIb of aa per coat an- fnunllj, J V. Thompnon Id pienl- dent. A Tow minute before noon a notice STAR MONim.Tl I'SIIW Matinee I'vcrjihi) Hcarst-Selif? News One Part fw w f I IlC IxOllulllC'L 01 1 PfiOr Yoillli'' lVfjin'"1 ifri,l,u ,,l Hilunliiv, hut owing Jp . MnVlu h iT1UU ; , .M(, ,! j(lf ,K ,ri, fl. Two Paris Moonshine Maid and The Man One Part The Mystery of The Seven Chests Two Paris ('coi'ko ilc Pablo The Bush League Lover Who Failed to Qualify. Onu Putt ' I H Vj P Aliry MONDAY AND TUESDAY x '- 1J,J Jnntinry I8!h anil lOlli Mctlford's Lcatllnn Theater It's Always a Big Show at tho Pngo ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY By spocial arrangement with tho All Star Feature Distributors, this Thoator will prosont JANUARY 18th AND 19(ii Afternoon and Evening The Spoilers REX BEACH'S Red-blooded story of Alaska, pronounced by pross and public tho groatost photo-npectaclo over pro duced. Tho production all America is talking about, The admission, vhilo moro than our regular price, ia less than for this great feature in many cities. Lower Floor, 2Cc; Balcony, 15c; Childron, 15c. MUSIC FOR THIS ATTRACTION BY PAGE THEATRE ORCHESTRA i - D A rI? THEATRE f 1 A VJi Thursday, Jan. JW 1 BIG mms- Mry HIT! nuskw rSm .VJBWT7'I IIIKL WEwSm VlRpiUDSlWnTTff w w FRAmiTAWEWtt GMAT TANGOBSQULr (ffltWAh QOSTwws a worzy colons 5CMC CNVIRONMCtW JUPeRQLy DCSIGNCb, PRICES 50c, 75c, MS $1.50 Seat Sale Opens Tuesday, Mail Orders Now, l'hunu 418 ' THIS iH NOT A MOV(.V PICriTIIM HIlOW wan poitted on the door ituuounclug that the Institution vvnii closed by or der of tho ilrlerlorH. hi the hs Ktalt'tumit of'lho bunk the mil pin" wn given iih t,000,o0o I'lctdilont ThompfXPi I one of tho turnout Inilhliliml iiwui'M uf .coiil laiitlrt In tile loutitl), A fiuoil Itesodi'iloiV. ' To help build up Mmlford pnyiolls bv munUluit floveiuor .lhniioii or Ml I'ltt cIkiiim PAGE'Iiieatre JAM MtN aUM WILLIAM FOX I'rmctiH OIIARLKS UlcilMAN M) CATIIK1NK COUNIISS THE IDLER I'. 1. 1.... !..!.. I I I I Illlt'J .11.11 IIM'1 I1IUI 1.11'MIHK I Ti.i. ,-, i,llt(m.ln. ivni liookoil I nnhiv, thl can only bet uliown I'rlilny. (In thl arcoitut thmo will bo an ov tra matlnco I'rlilny afleriioon 2 p. in. No Atlviinrc In Ailuilsloit DACf.R5 SINGER lAMLEOPEMIfm (CHICAGO) UCCES3, SIHHwii Jimwr i I EI JUNE t iMUHUyJU s Pin m 1 r .te3&xi,J$&ftoaLiA . $ L A Wl. -ti&kmu. j&