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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1915)
Um hMnlifM0mf0mmiitmmimmmit0im MHii"VVMeiIiWMMBillMS(N ' PAGE SIX fliJDFOD MATL TPTBUNE, MTOFOttD. OKKCJOtf, SATITROAY, IMIMUAIIY 27, .101,5 i I 1 ii ' -. I- C lp.. EPWORTH U AGUE ENTERTAINS HI ANNUAL BANQUET Anyone who attempts to ntcp Into th basement of the M, K. church on ftartlctt utrcct between C:lG nnd 7:30 on Sunday evening will realize at onco that tho Epworth League Is ouo of tho most wldc-awako bodies ot young pcoplo to bo found anywhere. Tho dovotlonnl moctlngs nro always full of Intercut and helpfulness and the leaders work to find novel nnd good ways to present tho lessons. Two weeks ago tho attendance was 111 and tho average attendance Is about 75. Tho social sldo of this organiza tion Is ono of Its most attractive fea tures. This was demonstrated on last Monday evening when 130 young people gathered at tho annual "Fel lowship Dannuet," beforo the as semblago was seated Rev. Hawkins asked a short blessing. When tho Inner young man nnd woman had been satisfied Ton nt mas ter 11. A. Canadny rose and mnde a short Introductory talk then called on Rev. Hawkins who talked of "The Leaguo and tho Church." Clarcnco Meeker, tho president of tho League, was tho next speaker and explained the work of this organiza tion. Tho League work Is divided Into four departments and tho head of theso dovlslons woro called on to give an outline of their duties. Miss Virginia Carder responded for tho first or spiritual, Miss Annie Ttatomnn gave the work of the second or tho missionary. Miss Ruth Daniels showed the uses of the third or mercy and help, and Miss Vera Roundtree through whoso department the ban quet had been arranged talked ot the fourth or social division. Mrs. O. T. Lawton, the first presi dent of the League, when It was or ganized twenty-six years ago, gave ono of tho most Interesting and en couraging talks of tho evening. Then Mr. Canaday gave a toast to "George Washington," Glenn Conwcll to "Mar tha," Gerald Wollam to "Tho Hatch et" and George Kunzman to "Cher ries." Throughout tho evening musical numbers were given. The orchestra played several selections. Miss Mabel Gould and Miss Bcrnice Iialcolm rendered two pleasing piano duets, and there wore two selections by the male quartet Tho banquet was a decided success. Any young person not affiliated with another church (s cordially in vited to tha Sunday evening and so cial evenings of the Epworth League. The topic tomorrow night is "Win some to Win Some." Coino and be Interested. THE PENNY JITNEY IS HERE! RUNS ANYWHERE-ON SIDEWALKS CTJ (icorgo nml Smile, IVtiiiy Sikh lal CorrrMjHimlciire. SAX FRANCISCO. Cal., Fob George Smith, C years old, is the most envied youngster In tlIs city. Ho is the pioneer driver of tho "penny aukmoblle," and he Is making A r: .11 1 no) Ms :c so HONOR AWARDS FOR FAST TYPISTS Tho first In a scries of regular monthly Typing contests was held February 2G at the Mcdford Commer cial College. Honor ribbons woro 'awarded those writing 25 or more words per minute net for ten minutes. International contest rules were com piled with. Students winning first honors in thesn contests will com pote for a gold medal at tho close of tho year. Fourteen took part In tho contest. Florence Dltsworth mado tho highest record with 45.1 net per minute: Ilernard Roberts, second, with 40.9 net, Walter Hess held record gross amount with 550 words, Johanna Whlpplo holds accuracy record with but four errors, and third place for speed with 35. S net; MarcusVertln fourth, 35.D not. Tho Jtov, Harry Tuckor presented the honor ribbons with a few well chosen wordB. Mr. Rudroff of the Medford Typewriter company, made tho contestants a short talk to en courage them In their practice. He emphBulzod tho fact that accuracy comes first wth speed second. Tho Importances of accuracy In typ ing Is becomlngn recognized, and it Is tho Idea and aim of theso monthly contests to encourage tho students to greater things along this lino. The touch method is used exclusively as It lu the only way In which speed may be combined with accuracy. much money that ho'll soon belong to tho Incomo tax class. Accompanied by Sadie Kaplan, aged 4, George recently invldcd the sanctum of Police Chief White, pull ing a llttlo "worked-by-hand" auto mobile and mado a demand for a li cense to run a Jitney bus. "Wo got a aukmoblle," lisped George. "Ycth," echoed Sadie, "wo got a 'ncel, and wo's want to run it on the street." "Only a penny for a ylde, broke In blustering George. "Ycth" from Sadlo "Deorgo dot every one of my pennlcth, nnd he ain't dived me a ylde, yet." "Well. I got to gel a license, ain't I?" snapped the boy. "You'll get your ride, nil right,' he added, pla cating his lady companion, "but I got to get my badge first, ain't 1?" Chief White took the pioneer driv er of tho penny jitney totho proper ty clerk's office, nnd supplied him with a choice collection of old badges that will entitle George to do any thing from driving an "aukmoblle" to operating an ocean llnor. George nnd Sadie beat it quickly. When last seen the boy was paddling his -worked-by-hand' auto up a crowd ed street with happy Sadie riding out her pennies in tho tonnenu of the car. George's licenses permit him to operate on the sidewalk. WANTS TOURIST CAMPING N MANY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN GERMAN FORCES HKHLIN, Feb. 27. The budget conimUslon auuuuiiee tlmt out of 11,000 mne high behool teaeherK in ,the country. 4000 are hervinir in tin army, while nearly half the high school pupils over, 17 yearn of age Jjavo entered the military bervice. ftstelce Home-MAdo Cigars. Governor Johnson, Mt, Pitt and La VfeU are the host. To the Kditer: If you were a camping tourist where would you enmp in the vicinity of Medford f There will be tens of thousands of such tourists pnxx through Medford thin btimmcr, nml the familiar greeting up nml down the line will be, "Where is n good plnrc to eainpf' Other cities will be prep.irnl for just Mich an emergency, and Med ford mny he mi-Mtig something. There are many way by which we could proceed to get the eump c tublixhcd. It tins been bttggeslcd that the Pacific & Knxtcrn tract, just cast und north of their depot, which is now in n growth of alfalfa, could be mudo very attractive. It could be laid out in a formal enmp ground, home Inwn prepared, water inntnllcd on the tract, and let homcone erect n number of tentu for renting, nnd the grateful (ourixt would mlvcitiic it far nnd near. Many would slop several day's, liuvo their ears overhauled nt our garages-, patronize our Mores, our theatres and public market. Now is the time to prepare the enmp. Who will take it in baud? C. D. IIOOX. Medford, February 27. AT PAGE TODAY Tho unconscious and redeeming In fluence of a little child over two men who had shifted about, fought and taught each other the part ot llfo which Is wrong, is the theme of tho story in "Mongrel and Mnster," a powerful political drama In three pnrts shown at tho Page Saturday af ternoon and evening. Featuring such well-known stnra as Francis X. Itushman, ns tho master, and Ruth Stoiiohouso, this is nn Interesting drnmu of Importance. In addition, a special musical program by tho large Wurlltzer orchestra. Mothers Tell of Mother's Friend Hrperlnet h or should lm our tst teacher. Women who havo oboytx! tho Wgtiest nnd noblest of all nacrlflccs, tha ntrucele for tho Ufa of others, should havo a hotter Idea of helpful Influence than thoso who theorize from obser vation. At any rate when a prospective t'rund- ntothcr urges her dauehtcr to do as she did to use "Mother1 Friend," Mure Js umple reason to behove It tho right kind of advice. Its purpose U to furnish pliancy to the muscles, to take uway tho strain on t'io cords and Ihcumenli, to relieve tha ten sion of ncrveu and tendons so apt to provoke or uesruvato iiaunea, morning pickups, twltchiugs of tho Jlrabs und so en. It In applied extcrnall. Although, hi tho nuturu of thlnim a woman would umo "ilother'a Friend' hut rarely, yet so ffTtftlvo lias it liecn found that this splendid remedy la on salo In most drug store throughout the Vnlted Htates. Jt has een pri'iared by Urudncld Kjtgulator Co., 3(16 Ijimar Did., Atlanta, JT., and advrrtUrd hy us fur over twenty years. Ask ut the drug Ktoro for u hottM of 'Mother'u Frleud,'. jr. ht worth whU, How's This? V ntfrr On Ilanilrrd Doll in Ilrotril for ttir me of I'ttirrb tut cannot U eutrd by llill'a Catarth Cur. . J. C1IKXEV & CO.. Toledo, O. We. the ondfrlnnl. hut known I. J. Cnewy for lb lt 15 rrara. and Ullr blui rfllj bonoriblo In all butlnna trantacllooa and flnanrltlly abl to carry out any obUfatioos made by bla Arm. NAT. HANK OP COMJIKRCK. Tvledo, Ohio. Hall's Catarrh Cure la takra Internally, acllnc directly uton tbe bkm and macoua aurfacr or tbo atateni. Tritlmoolala it free. 1'rlc 74 tenia lr bolt It. Sold by all DrugiUU. Tito Uall's ramlly I'llla for conitlpatloa. REPORT SSUED UPON CONDITIONS SH L N SCHOOLS U.SMVMHSITV OF OltKCOX. Kti- wriv, Feb. 2?. A 100 page report on he school system of Ashland. Ore., Is o be mndn In about a mouth by the (immltteo that finished a few day tgo a survey upon which it week was ipent. Tho survey was made by Fred C. Ayer, professor of education n the state university; Charles It. Frailer, superlntedent of schools at Kverelt, Wrtsii,, and, Hon C. Sowers, professor of municipalities at the tate university. Tho commltteo reserves specific comment as to tho needs and merits of the Ashland school system until mibllcntlon ot tho report, but Chair man Ayer has mndn this statement: "The most significant featuro of .ho system ns a wholo Is tho striking spirit of loyalty ami co-operation that exists among patrons, school hoard, superlntedent, principals nnd teach ers." The survey was Initiated by the Ashland school authorities a ear ago to discover actual school conditions. The board thought It had a good sys tem but wanted to discover methods for posxlble Improvement, ns well as to know wherein tho strength lay. During the year, under direction of Chairman Ayer," George A. llrlscoo, superlntedent of schools nt Ashland, has assembled exhauntlvc statistics of the equipment, teaching staff, distri bution, Instruction, administration, nnd progress of pupils. The recent week's work of the committee was to get a complete first-hand survey of related community activities as well as of the schools. The Ashland school board, It Is expected, will pub lish tho report. AT STAR THEATRE On lUTount of great Interest shown hero In Miss Henrietta CroHiuaii, and the wish ot so many of tho patrons of tho Star theater, to see her In her first apiH'arauro as a moving picture star lu her greatest success "Tho 1'n wotcitiiui ,Mr. Hatch," extra perfor mances will be given nt the star thea ter, ttldart 'The. , first will, begin promptly ut 2:u p. m thofccconil at 3! no, the third at I ::t0, the roiirtli nt 7:00, the fifth at K: in. and tho sixth at 0:'I0 p, UK In addition to the ap pearance of Miss Crosiiinn, tliero will be a colored I'nthe subject, Strange Animals, and a Cartoon Comedy, by llray. A very attract I vo program lias been arranged for Sunday, and on Muiulny und Tuesday, J acl Loudon's grent iitory of tho Klondike, "lluriilng Day light," will he the attraction. Moro than three hundred tlrltotn have al ready bueu Mild tor Muiulny night, nit "lluriilug Daylight" Ih mild to ho Urn best of tho .lault Loudon mielc.ii, Mugeno imoplti are lunklnit after u largo factory proposition, jJHpjHTMflHjHBjH "Be Sure About Your Eyes Have Them Examined" No experimenting with your oyesj no cnroloim. A reputation built upon Horvlco, experience nml knowledge of the human eyu protects you, Voti Wont llnxe to Wear 1Iiinm I'mIcsn You Need Tlieiu, iiii mo safe hero, ness, all Is accuracy. DR. RICKERT Hollo i.'JS (her DeucI'M HON KAHT MAIN NTH H If? SIIIDI'OIID f APPLEGATE CREAMERY IS GROWING STEADILY f r r r r r r t t r X 5! T t r r t r t r t t "FORDS -FORDS" 20 Spending Money on Diamonds SP Is Investing It It's Investing It, too. In a way that Is sure to pay dividends. Diamond prices havo been steadily advancing for years, and thoy are al most sure tq continue to do so. Wo hnvea hero a pretty attractive display of Diamonds to show our cus tomers. Wo back up every stone with our personal assurance of its purity. Also, It will bo found that we'Ve priced them close to cost Which Is a guarantee that a Dia mond purchaso horo will prove tho very best sort of an Investment. If you are in tho market for u Dia mond, let us point out to you Just WHY our display excells. MARTIN REDDY Tin; .nnviXKR lilli K, Main St. Mnlford, Ore. A. I., nates, manager of the Apple- fntii prmimfirv wnit In Mpftfnril FrldnV -- - v preparing for tho spring trade. Tho annual picnic will be given May 20 J this year In conjunction with a field tho most succesaful gathering yet Is expected. Mr. Hates says the cream- cry business Is growing su-adlly and A that the only problem Is to lncrensejj the supply of milk. and cream, as the! market has ajready been established J and tho domnnd Is constantly ln-j j creasing. 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