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f5WgH$i:,l'r. PACKB FOUH MED1TORD--MXIE TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, ORECION, MONDAY, lSIAT?OTr 8, 10.15 A met VI lh t MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE AN' INDRPBNDKNT NKWHl'Al'Rtl I'UM.IHIIKl) KVHHV APTHHNOON KXCKPT HUNDAV 1JY TII13 MIiJOFOni) 1UUNTINQ CO. OMcA Mnll Trltmno Itulldlnrr. 25-37-20 North Kir alreot; iclcphimo 76. . The Democrntlo TIiticr, Tho Medford Mall, Tho Medford Tribune, Tho South ern OroRonlan, Tho Aatilatnl Tribune. RTTBICaXPTXO ATM Ono year, by mull,--. jg.OO One month, by mlU- .60 l'er month. delivered by carrier In Mmlforrf, I'hoenlx, Jacksonville ami Central Point . .80 Saturday only, by mall, per yenr S.00 Weekly, per year. ,. 1.60 Official Paper of the City of Medford Official Paper of Jncknon County. Kntered nit nccond-claas matter nt Medford, Ore con, under tho act of March I, 1879. Sworn Circulation for 1914, S58S. Full leased vrlro Associated Press dispatches. SHOULD STOP THE ABUSE. sffjgfr 4 Subecrlbors falling to receive papors promptly, phono Clrcu- latlon Mnnagor nt 25011. . Jew & "Hill Kninit, who fjnvo relatives from Tolo frco nin of his home, hns bounced th' hull knboodlc. Ho c. plnins Hint kin is kin, but he'll be ilnshcd of he'll stniul fcr them, im po.sin' on him like they wur. Jnpnn nnd Jio wuz China." LAUGHS Adhered to Facts "Miss Bipwn told mo that you paid her such a charming compli ment tho other evening," said Mrs. Coddlngton to her husband "some thing about hor being pretty. The loor girl was so pleased. I don't bco how you men can ho so untruth ful." "I should think you'd know by this tlmo that I'm never untruthful," said Mr. Coddlngton, 'reproachfully. "I said she was Just as pretty as sho could be, and so sho was." Convicted Husband You chargo me with reckless extravagance. When did I over make a useless purchase? Wife Why. thoro's that flro ex. Ungulshor you bought a year ago We've never used it once. Pittsburg Post. A Joker In tho Will Tho lawyer was drawing up old Furrow's will. "I hereby bequeath all my prop erty to my wife," dictated tho son of tho soil. "Got that?" "Yes." answered tho lawyer. "On condition that sho marries again within a year." Tho legal light set back puzzled. "But why?" ho asked. Tho aged farmer smiled. "Decau&e," was tho reply, "I want somebody to be sorry I died!" Covered thu Subject "Whoro havo you been, my dear?" "Tb my litorary club." "And what did you discuss nt your Ulcrnry club?" , "Shukcspenro nnd circular skirts, Kniorson and perpendicular plumes, Drowning nnd military collars I think that's all." Loulsvlllo Courier Journal. . OvcmtttMl Tho Hlory us told by an old maid who wont into a decline, "What's tho matter with you?" her doctor asked. "Oh, doctor," Bho sobbed, "I've "been disappointed. in lovo." "Naturally," said the doctor. "It never does come up to expectations." Proved an illusion A little boy was onco overheard saying to his iiot rabbit: "How much la seven times seven?" Tlioro being no resipnse from tho rabbit, tho boy said: "How much Is four times four?" Still thoro was no response. "Now I will give you an easy ono. How much is two times two?" Still tho' rabbit rofused to respond. "Well." said tho -boy, "I knew father was fibbing when ho said rab bits are tho greatest multipliers in tho world!" Smlth'H Fulling "Dy tho way, Mrs, . Smith," re marked tho vfcar, after tho servlco, "I was extronioly, sorry to see your hustoand leave the church In the mid dle of. niy pennon. I trust nothing "wm wlqusly the matter with him?" ,vtoh; ho, sir," replied Mrs. Smith. 'it'WM noihlu' very sorlous; but you jmmI' U the tftor man do have a ter- IN Washington, tho snnromo court has put, an end to tho abouso of the emergency clause by the legislature by holding that it is ineffective, even when added to the bill, unless a real emergency exists. In playing partisan politics, the Washington legislature passed a' measure over the governor's veto, reorganizing the state land board so as to deprive the governor of repre sentation thereon. The bill changes the personnel of the board, substituting the state treasurer and secretary of state for the members of the state tax commission and state fire warden, to serve with the state land commission er. The officials legislated out of office made a test case on the emergency clause, which was attached to the bill to make the law gointo effect at once and prevent a referendum. The court held that the emergency clause was inoper ative and in violation of the constitutional provision which prevents laws going into effect immediately, except such laws as may be necessary "for the immediate preservation of the peace, health or safety, support of the state govern ment and its existing institutions" and declares the act will take effect ninety days after the legislature has adjourned. In Washington a republican legislature is taking away the power of the executive because he happens to be a dem ocrat, and using the emergency clause to accomplish it and deny the people the right of referendum. In Oregon, a republican legislature has concentrated all the power in the hands of the governor simply because he happens to be a republican, by the passage of the spoils bill, also using the emergency clause to accomplish it. There is no question but that the supreme court of Ore gon will decide similarly to the Washington court if ap peal be made, and hold the emergency clause on the spoils bill and judge creating bills null and void, because no real emergency existed. The Oregon test ought to be made, not because the spoils bill is in itself so objectionable as to demand the use of the referendum, but in order to end, once and for all, the legislature's pernicious pratice of attaching the emergency clause to trivial office cheating bills, partism. political and unpopular measures it is afraid to permit the people to pass upon an abuse that threatens to grow with each suc ceeding session, now that the precedent has been estab lished and approved by the governor, despite the violation of his campaign pledges. "IN SPITE OF ALL" AT THE PAGE TUESDAY A MOHsssssssssssssssssssssssssslissssssssssssssssssssssrsH Hi1 iMniRIKJHfl MsBBBBSKtsW. '-'r.SBBHSHIlllBSBBBBBBBBBBBF lV.SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBU IbbVUbBVSBBB IVT- HMKlSBuKtsBsBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBm " ?SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBs1 FVW V iC7jlsssssssssssllsssssssssisssVsssssssssssssssssssssssl rijBBH"flBsHHHHlllMBBBBBS2 i- iM' SSBBBBBSU?: LcUJflH flWWBMIHBHssMssr i? ? " LHHKk HrsHsH HsbbbbbMHsbHsbP T' ' ' ' sbbbbbbbHsW HHssI' 'sHHHPw'' It'fr A-'K ssssssssssssHl BBBSBBBBBBBBbI'IsBBBbWkI- ,SsQfl9sBBf'iiSil flaBBBBBBBBBH vsssssHK--' Wffl&WwBKUttLwi wfttV IslH FssssMmHTsI' n MrWffffflMWirr nfiiM "In Spito of AM" is one of the iVn-'ntiothor foaluro of Hum projrnni. Thin tures tit the l'ngu Ttu-ihy iiftoniooti'ilninin, "Her Supremo Sncrifico," is nnil ovoninp. It is ml nihniinblo nn iihsorhiii story of u woman who mhiptntiiui of Stoelo MncKtiyeV pluy'HitrrificoH her happiness for her Iiuh witli n liotnblu east, tin intensely in-JiiiiuI'h suoeoss. A lively KMommy tero.slinjj ilruiuu in tlin'o iveln. A comeily, "Swceilie' Hopi'lew Love," very reeont Kuleiii h-Umm feiituriii nnil Reed musio nro otlior iteilm of the well known star, Vue Joyce, is TuesilayV bill. RUROEDE SENTENCED I I 0 THREE YEARS FOR mm F. u Sulphur Most Valuable Alfalfa .Fertilizer (By V. C. Itelmei-s, Kvicrinient Station, Talent, Ore.) Dunne; tho summer of 1914 we pub lished n preliminary nrticle in the lo cal papers Riving tho results we had obtained up to that time with sulphur ns a fertilizer on alfalfa. Our work was still in its infancy, untl it will bo recalled that wo dimply gnve the re sults of our experiments without nt temptinp to explain them. The re sults had been so startling, nnd so contrary to tho teachings of agricul tural chemistry, that we refrained an explanation. Wo found that by usinp pure sul phur nt the rato of three- hundred pounds per acre, we had increased the yield of alfalfa on ono typo of soil moro than ono hundred per cent over tho adjacent check plots which received nothing. Since that time wo have started n large number of experiments with pure sulphur nnd other mntcrinls con taining sulphur, in various sections of tho valley, on various types of soil. This work is being continued on an elaborate scnla this yenr. and by tho end of the present season wo hopo to huv th most important pbnses of tho work concluded. Sinco publishing tho preliminary nrticlo we linva ob tained some very vnlunblc and inter esting results, nnd it is deemed advis able to publish thesp nt this time. A complelo report will bo published at the end of Ihe present senson. Sulphur in A 1 fulfil May Previous to the publication of our results last year, sulphur had never been seriously regarded ns u fcrliliner for alfalfa or other crops. It has been well known ns long ns agricul tural chemistry has been a science that all of our cultivated plants use sulphur, and ennnot grow without it. The chemical analysis of these plants, however, indicated that sulphur was present m comparatively small quan tities. It had nlso been found that practically all soils contain sulphur; apparently enough to meet tho re quirements of our cultivated plnnts. Recently it hns been found tnht tho old chemical nnulysis of. plnnts for sulphur are practically worthless and for this reason. Tho chemist in an alysing tho plunt for sulphur would take n certain definite weight of the plants, bun it nnd annlyzc tho aches, lie knew thnt the ushes contained nil tho potash, lime, iron, etc., nnd took for granted that tho ashes also con tained all the sulphur. Very recent work by some of our best agricultural chemists shows that this is not tnic. By a now method of analysis (which docs not burn the plant) they find thnt practically all of our cultivated plants contain considerably more sul phur than was indicnted by tho earl ier crude methods, nnd. that some of theso plnnts contain many timei more. Kor example, it hns been found thnt'rice contains just one hun dred times us much sulphur as wns indicated by the carlipr nnalysiw. In many of our plants the sulphur exists in a very volatile form, nnd when the plant is burned the sulphur is driven off as gas. (To Be Continued.) NEWYOMC, March 8. Charles H u rootle, one of the six perous in dicted in nn alleged conspirnev to de fraud the United States in obtaining fnls-e American passports for German PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CALLED WASHINGTON, March S. Direc tor General Ilarrctt or tho I'nn-Ainor-lcnn Union todny Issued this official statement on tho coming Pnn-Amorl enn eonforenco hero for tno utronKth cnlng of financial and commercial rcluttonn between nations ot tho ucMcrn hemisphere: "The conference will bo tho moat important and practical international reservists, pleaded jriiiltv toditv to our of three indictments njmitiwt him nnd!tfath.TlnK In the United States since to the second count of another. District Attorney . In is I ml in rec ommending a light f-eutfiicc fur Kit roede, announced that Hans Adam von WVddell, who nli was indicted nnd fled the country, bad been cap tured and would be retained hero, lie suit! Von Weddell wan the chief con spirator in the case. Federal Judge Xeterer, before whom the cases are being tried, sentenced Kurode to srvc three year in the At lanta penitentiary The maximum penalty that could be iulhcted under tho indictment is twelevo years. Remedies Against Predatory Animals Tho committee appointed by the Farmers and Fruitgrowers League to Investigate the beet ways and menus of alleviating the damage wrought by the various predatory animals, such as the gopher, squirrel, rabbit, and rat, deslro tp make the follow ing report. This report Is a digest of various publications and commun ications received from the department of agriculture and tho Oregon Agri culture College, added to tho exper lenco of tho committee In work of this nature. For' convenience the committee has divided this report into four parts. 1. General Recom mendation. 2. Specific Remedies. U. How to Mal;o tho Poisons, or Where to Buy Them, and tho Various Traps Recommended by the Commit tee. 4. Precautionary Measures. General ItocommenilotloiiH Work of this nature should bo started as tpon as possible, for two roasons first, on account of the scarcity of other naturol foods; at this time ot the year the animals will take more readily to any poisoned fotod that Is put out for them; and second, because one animal killed now Is worth a good many more killed later, as they will bo caught boforfl the brooding HWHr The Importanco of co-operation In this work should bo strongly im pressed upon the people of the val ley, b'ecause nearly all of theso ani mals are migratory, and will travel from one place tp another, and ef fective work ran only be done when there Is concentrated action by every ono, so that one may not be overrun from his neighbor's place. All brush piles slvould bo burnod, as they harbor practically all of tho predatory animals and various de structive insects as well. The commltteo wishes to call par ticular attention to the precautionary measures In regard to handling the poisons given later In this report. (To bo continued.) A Query to Scientists To the Editer: A question for tho house. If, as tho Christian Scientists main tain, the body does not act inde pendently of tho brain, what causes the blood to clrculato when the mind Is resting or absent? D. L. EDWARDS. Mr. and Mrs. L. IJutler have re turned to their homo in Ashland after a brief ylslt with frlondH In Medford. RUSS1AN1IPURCHASING inipurasii T NRW YORK. March 8. Captain Dmitri Vasslllcff acting naval at tacho of the Russian embassy nt Washington, who died here yester day, was stationed In this city to di rect tho purchase of wnr suppllos for Russia in this country. Iloforo Ill ness proventcd him front continuing his work It was said bo had spoilt nearly I TOO, 000, 000 In America. Captain VasBllleff was n porsonnl frlond of Hmperor Nlchllns It Russia and fir sovcrnl years was tho omper Ir's aldo on board tho royal yacht. Blood Remedy Sustains World Myriad Have Learned of lU He markable Curative Value. From the very fart that 8. 8. 8., ttie faraou blooil purifier l a natural rnnli clne, It U opposed by tlioaa wba ran not tire up mercury anil ollirr duniceroun drugi. Habit la a itraniro waiter. At nlctrd peoplo um mtrciiry with a blind force of liablt. Not warned by tlie rbeu raatlim tliey w all arwuod tliem, itn mindful of tb locomotor ataxia, paraly la and other dreaded rrmill of mineral polionlnK, they rllu to tho fait dlip pearlnif treatment m nurcly nnd ponltlvc ly belnR replaced by H. H. 8., wherever the light atrlkea In. H. 8. 8. la faat be coming the world'a panacea for all blood troublra became It U welcome to n weak atomacb, Ja taken naturally Into tlio blood, li a ware of purifying Influence known by Ita remarkable curative rentilti, end li tho atandby of a host of people. It coon into the blooil and reuialni a Htrunc medicinal liilluenco lo the end and thU without any oilier cftVct thun that of a purely cleanslntf iiroperfy. It ! the tiioitt universally rccom. mended blood remedy known, and has Kuxtulued Its reputation or half a cen tury. Its Ingredients nro Nature's defi nite antidotes for germs that create our worst afflictions, (let a bottlo today of nny druggist. Itefuso all substitutes, Write tho medical department, The Hwlft Hpeclflc Co., (!'.' Hwlft Illdg., Atlanta, .. for frco advlco on blood troubles, and how to overcome them. This department Is ono of the driest helps to men 'to be found anywhere, and It Is entirely free. the I'an-Amerlean conference which .Secretary of State James O. lllalno called In IS SO. It Is Hiiro to receive tho hearty co-operntlon and support of nil the governments ot Central nnd South America and It should awaken widespread Interest throughout tho Tnlti'd Stntcs. This gnthorlng will afford tho first great opportunity ever presented to formulnto a "got together" commercial nnd financial relationship between tho 21 Amorl- STAR Monday and Tuesday Mary Pickford IN Such a Little Queen" Five Parts Performances 2:15, 3:50, 7:00, 0:20 9:30 P. M. Admission, Five and Ten Cents. can republics forming thu Pan-Aiuoil-can Union. II will tin n constructive nnd reci procal conference which hIiuuIiI mark thu hoKlluilug of n now e'ch In tho great bunlitpHM Inturcoui'Hu ot thu nu llum! concerned." With Medford irmte is Medford made. Last nlght'H bowling mutch uu tho Keventh company's alloys reunited III tho defeat t thu Hollanders by thu Leaders, who won two out of thren Raines. Total neons Loaders 1SII7, Hollanders III In. ICrnuat Adams of tho winners, led with tho high scorn or -i'liK j ' . ' 'i THE PAGE Mctlfonl's Lcmlliv; Theater. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 s) The Theatrical Event of the Season TODAY This wonderful play mado a record run in Now York City for ono solid yoar six solid months in Chicago. The Greatest Dramatic Success Ever Booked in Medford In all probability tho last road season. attraction for this It is seldom that a city tho sizo of Medford can so euro an attraction of this morit, and it was only ac complished in Medford through a cash guarantoo to tho company. Soats now selling Thoatro Box Office. Prices Lowor Floor, f irst 14 rows $2.00, noxt 4 rows $1.50. Balcony First 4 rows, $1.50; noxt 4 rows $1.00; noxt 3 rows 75c ; noxt 3 rows 50c. THE PAGE TUESDAY ONLY Medford's Leading Theater. MARCH 9th SPECIAL FEATURE PROGRAM Two-Act Drama, Featuring ALICE JOYCE in Her Supreme Sacrifice Kalom Threo Reol Adaption of Steolo MacKayo's Play IN SPITE OF ALL With a Notablo Cast, Including Robert Connoss, Gor trudo McCoy, Robort Browor, Mrs. Wallace Ers kino, Harry Boaumont, Sally Cruto, Harry El tingo, Richard Tuckor and othors. Essanay Comody Sweedie's Hopeless Love Special Musical Program by WURLITZER ORCHESTRA Mr. M. H. Steinmetz, Organist. IT'S ALWAYS A BIG SHOW AT THE PAGE Admission, 5c, 10c, 15c. John A.iPerl UNDERTAKER Lady Asslatant 28 8. IIAHTMSTT rhonoN M. 47 nnd 17-J2 Atiblniico Hvrvlco Uivn'r ATTRACTION EXTRAORDINARY I The Andrews Opera Co. f with a Cast of Metropolitan Singers in "MARTHA" i Serio-Coniic Opera in Five Acts Under the Auspices of MEDFORD' LODGE OF ELKS d a rr Tur a top specl IflUL lULUllL ORCH Monday, March 8th price W&M&M&&M& ; T T T ? t t T T f t ? ? ? ? T f ? ? r ? ? i 9 : V5 Ikit. f WsssssssssssssssssssslVstA V. EMnKA i::i v 3 II T I