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"Down in Mexico life is just one
president after another!"
LAUGHS
Xot to 1 I'oolctl
When Shimmcrpato arrived home
nn hour Inter titan usual he was nib
bling n elove.
"I stopped in n concert hnll for n
few moments," ho observed. "Tho
intuit1 wns intoxicating."
"That's right!" exclaimed his bet
ter half. "Ulumo it on the music."
Spreading tlio Alarm
During n recent burglar senre nn
eccentric old man bought n dog that
wni warranted a good liousc award
When he retired for the night the
dog was fastened in the kitchen as
the most likely place to catch any of
Inc. expected btirghtts.
In the early morning n neighbor
went (o awaken him nnd heard the old
man say to his wife:
"Oct up, Net, nnd wnken that dog;
there's burglars in the house."
An Klegy
Uncle Silas (viewing some central
real estate) Hum, bo that ground
with all them big buildin's on it used
tcr be a cow pasture? Well, all I
got to say is it's been plant ruined fer
a cow pasture!
Cashing In Comedy
Society KditrtNs You don't mean
to tell me that Hings, the poverty
btricken humorist, made his fortune
out of writing jokes?
Staff Arlist Sure thing. Ho mar
ried n rich widow nftcr sending her
letters in which ho claimed to have
foreign estates nnd n title.
Cntiso for Grief
".Miss Ethel," said ' CJiollio Slav
late, "if I should tell you I was going
away tompriow, would you feel
sorry?"
"Tomorrow," she answered, glanc
ing nt tho clock. "Yes, I should feel
Mirry I thought you might go away
tonight." lloston Tranncript.
Can't Ho Doiiq
The Ghot J could a lalo unfold
to you whose slightest word wpuld
make each particular hair htnnd on
cud.
Hamlet -Useless labor, old chap;
my hair's, naturally pompadour.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Couti-ito
Moved by nn impulse he, could not
resist, ho suddenly kissed her.
"Oh, Herbert!" she exclaimed,
"(lint's not right."
"I'm sorry, Helen," replied Her
bert, humbly. "I did the bc-t I know
how. Won't yon show mu the proper
way?"
The Supreme Calamity
"Talk about tough luck! I huvo
not had a job for a month."
''Oh, dhiior up You could have
worse luck-."
"Well, I'vo got that, toothe enrs
keep waking ine up at 5 o'clock sunia
us $nn).-
NolKxly Home
In mi asylum two worthies named
Snudio uiuj Taui formed a plan to
make their escape. Sundie hays to
Turn:
"JJeml doon and I'll get on your
buck nnd gel on tap o' tho wall and
hau) you tip."
Hnudiii gejtf on llm top of tho wall
and slides down the other side, bny-
"Tgljw I Ihiuk you'll be better to
fltay-'uiiliiicr fortnichl, for you're no
near hiiiio yet,"
COST OF
EXPISKTS haw figured Hint the opprnthu cost of the
European war for the first eight months has boon ten
billion dollars, Indirectly as much more litis been lost in
commerce and destruction to live and property.
Lloyd-Oeorge recently ostimhted the militarvand naval
cost to April as follews: (treat Mritain, $12,000,000,000:
Prance, $1,750,000,000; Russia, $2,000,000,000; (lermanv,
2.500,000,000; Austria-Hungary, $1,500,000. This does
jiot include the cost to Belgiurti. Serbia and .Japan. It does
not include tho cost of mobilization for Holland and Switz
erland, $15Q,000,OQO, or Italy, $:U)0,000,()00, or tho Balkan
States, nearly as much more.
The loss to Belgium totals considerably over $1,000,
000,000, a third of which represents the destruction of
buildings nnd trade for cities, nnd n quarter destruction to
crops and buildings in, rural districts, and another quarter
damage to state buildings, railroads, bridges hud highways.
The property loss in western France is estimated to
exceed $1,500,000,000. The loss in Hast Prussia is over
$1,000,000,000. The loss in Poland will probablv exceed
$2,000,000,000. In Austria the loss will probably total a
billion. Losses at sea in vessels and cargoes destroyed is
approaching the billion mark.
British commerce shows a decrease since the war in
imports and exports of over $1,000,000,000. French trade
shows n loss of $850,000,000, The German loss in trade
must be fully twice Great .Britain's, as her foreign com
merce is completely wiped out. Russian foreign trade has
completely collapsed.
To show the staggerimr losses already inflicted, the
great libraries of Belgium,
itUuO,000,000 as reproductive cost of tho books destroyed
The destruction in the eitv of Rheims silone totals 200..
000,000. Tho tourist traffic, winch largely supported
France, Switzerland and Italy, With an aniiiml revenue of
$-100,000,000, is a total loss. Depreciation of stock securi
ties probably totals $1,000,000,000.
These figures do not include the economic and indus
trial loss to the outside world. Widespread financial and
industrial depression have been occasioned by it. South
America is in the throes of a financial crisis. The United
States alone shows signs of reviving prosperity, which is
remarkable when it is considered that, exports to a single
country, Germany, during the first seven months of the
fiscal 5'ear showed a loss exceeding $200,000,000.
The total cost of the war has already exceeded man)
times the cost of the Napoleonic campaign. It. threatens
to exceed the total cost ot
civilized.
And what is the object, and what the gain? "What pos-
II 1 ii i it ii i i
siuie result can jusiuy ine sintering and disaster oeens
ioncd? "What possible reparation can be made to human
ity for the barbarism of civilization?
THEN PROTEST
Itcprcsenlntivos of timber interests
in Jackson count) called upon the
county court Thursday afternoon and
protested npiinst the proposed raise
in timber assessments. Kvery large
holding in this section, including the
Weyerhaeuser company, the Weed
Lumber company, the Hopkins inter
ests and others were in attendance.
Xo action was taken by the county
court, tho mutter being entirely with
the board of equalization. The tim
benaen maintained that their holdings
were overestimated in vnluc, and (lint
an increase in taxation would be a
burden.
I)y Glen Laldlcy
Darrcll Mlnklor a momuor of the
lilfsti school motored to Ashland laut
Sunday.
"Hosolvod, That gum chewing Is
a detriment to tho Nation," was the
Muestlon for debate nt tho high achool
Monday morning. James Vance,
Miles Camel and Until Daniels of tho
affirmative won.
Tho II. S. alumni will Klvo a
dance nt tho Xatatorlum Tuesday,
April 13. Tho high school is cordial
ly invited.
U. S, Collins, for five years super
intendent of tho Medford schools,
tondorcd his resignation to the school
'board Tuesday evening. Mr. Collins
has purclinficd a l'orff, and In this ho
Intends to spend his vacation, riding
on tho Pacific highway. During Mr.
Collins tlnio as superintendent ot (ho
local schools ha lias becomo very pop
ular, and will ho missed by teachers
as well as pupils.
A largo number of members of
tho Iloman history clauses attended
tho play Cablrla at tlio Page Thurs
day afternoon.
CHARLEY CHAPLIN AT
PAGE THEATER TODAY
"Tho Only Way Out," n three
part Lubln feature at tho Page Fri
day and Saturday, is a drama of to
day, strong in motivo and moving to
tho oncl without relaxing its grip. It
(ells of an attempt against a wom
an's honor and tho means her litis
takes to shield her good nuino. Other
Interesting features of this program
uro Charley Chaplin in a now Hasan
ay comedy, "Tho Jitnoy Klopomont,"
and a Kalom Ilnm comedy with a
thousand feel of rapld-flro fun.
MEDFORD M'ATTJ TRTRUm
THE WAR
France and Poland have lost
all Aval's since Europo became
:t sues
Ji.
Suit to recover from County Treas
urer Fred Cohig fees retained while
county recorder, from private parties
for copies of county iccords furn
ished nbstrnct cnucurnH, was ordered
Hied Thursday afternoon bv the
county court. Tho mit involves
nliotit 1000, collected during C'olvigV
term as county recorder. The county
holds that Colvig had no right under
thu state law to keep the fee- Col
vig IioI(1h that he had, an Ion;; as the
copies- of the record arc not certified.
GETS $10,000 FOR SOLUTION
"MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY"
MIbs Ida Damon, 3731 Minnesota
avenue, St. Louis, Mo., is tho winner
of tho $10,000 cash prlzo otrerca
by tho Thanliauscr Film Corporation
for the most acceptable .solution of
"Tho Million Dollar Mystery.'
Miss Damon is a plain little Htonog.
rapher, 21 years old, on a salary ot
C0 a month; yet sho has proved to
be the ono ot many thousands who
competed for the prize, with tho 10,-
000 idea. Sho Is tho solo support ot
her agod father and mother, and tho
'10,000 is a real fortune to her.
Lllto many others sho saw tho an
nouncement that a prize of $10,000
would bo offered for the tiest solu
tion to tho great mystery photo-play
and story serial, and sho determined
to enter tho contest. Sho followed
each oplsodo of tho pictures and read
tho concurrent chapter of tho story
in the nuwspajwrs, and when tho tlmo
camo for writing tho solution, sho
sat down nnd wroto out a brier sum
mary or how sho thought the mys
tery should end, and mulled It to tho
ThanhaiiBor Film Corporation Jr
Now York.
Ifcr solution was made tho basis
for tho last chapter of tho great story
und also for tho concluding eplsodo
of the pictures.
It is to be shown nt the It (heater
today and tomorrow, with a great
doubjo bll at tho usual price.
"You have no idea how provoking
my dfcpsmnker in, dear. She's a per
fect despot."
".MiikcH you wait, eh?"
"No, not ihnt, dear sho expects
money!" ,
John A. Perl
UNDERTAKER
Lady Assistant
28 8. IIAItTMSTT
Phones M. -17 and 47-J2
Ambulaiico Scrvlco Coroner
MTSDVORD.
ORISON,
4-t -,,
FOttfilTE MAN
WASHINGTON, D. C, April l
Describing the llctglun Congo, tho
Nntlonnl Geographic society, In a
statement tanned today, says:
"Although Ilolgliim now controln
loss than 300 Hipiaro miles of her
tftltnry nt homo, sho Is still pop
v.tvd of a colony oun-fourth as latue
as all Kuropo tORythcr. II Is larger
than tho coblncd area of all the coun
tries no at war, outs! 1 1 ot UtiKaln.
That colony U tho llelplan Congo,
with taii'V a million apinv mlle.i
of territory.
lit INpiatorlnl Afilca
"This empire Is carved out of tho
heart a cipiutorlnl Africa, nnd In
cludes within its confines one of the
virld's great rivers, the Cotiro, from
which the cnlMiy takes is name. The
river has a course of about 3,000
miles, and, with Its tributaries, of
tent a wonderful system of commu
nication for opening up of the rich
hinterland. It Is estimated that there
aro 6,000 miles of navigably waton
in tho colony, while the Congo river
is navigable for ocean steamers for
100 mllos up stream, llcro follows
a section of 200 miles of rapids
above which tho rlvor Is navigable
for 1,200 miles.
"Tho work or exploiting tho heart
of Africa has Jus.t begun. There has
been considerable difficulty In in
ducing IZuropcnii colonists to emi
grate to thenn regions nnd begin new
nomes. First, the Congo has tho evil
reputation of being no fit country for
the whlto man, and. secondly, a fe.
I UK has oilsU-d thai a permanent
homo tbero meant permanent burial
without tho pato of civilization,
Thorcforo, tho promoters or tho Con
go have had to overcome a great un
willingness among their people to ox
chango of the comforts and certain
ties of the motherland for tho ques
tionable advantage of pioneering In
tho wild, 'dark country, which has
successfully defied all progress for
ten thousand years.
l'lituit) One or Promise
"Some advance, however, has beon
made, nnd tho future of tno colony
seems to bo one of promise. Al
though tho climate Is generally hot
and moist, It Is sopportaoia by tho
whlto man. The climate of tho coast
land Is least endurable for tho Du
ropcans. Over a great part of this
territory, normal temperatures range
between CO and 90 degree. Rain Is
everywhere nboundant. The extreme
heat ot tho day Is gouornlly relieved
by sharp evening chill.
"Tho white population of this land
remains still negligible. The total
population has been stimutcd at lf.,
000,000, in which aro counted a mere
0,000 whites.
"Tho native population, while ov
erwhelmingly superior In numbers,
has been awed by tho whlto man's
machine guns, railways, steamboats,
and telegraphs, and forms n docile
working body for tho Improvement
of tho land. More than 1T.O0 miles
of railway aro in operation and In
course of construction. Further,
111!) miles of telegraph communica
tion have been established, five wire
less stntlons, nnd somo QO postof
ficos. lleforo the war, there was reg
ular communication with Antwerp, a
steamer from that port calling every
fortnight.
Agricultural Posslblllt'ilf
"Tho agricultural possibilities of
tho Congo aro groatjf modern meth
ods of sanitation finally open it tip
to tho whlto man. Its flora Is very
rich nnr varied- Among tho products
now cultivated In ltd flolds nro cor-
JT Theatre
FHIDAY-SATUHDAV
Mntlnco-Kvonlng, Six Itcola
Final Uplsodo of tho
Million Dollar Mystery
also
$20,000,000
MYSTERY
Mutual Weekly News
1
Killing Horace
Keystone Comedy
Ills Doublo Kent uro Hill
Af tlm liclinl ....I,... K iw1 1 tn
lloro Sunday ""over tho Niagara
Falls," 4-part Colgate Feature,
- t- T"-
EQUATORIAL AFRICA
RICH iN OPPORTUNITY
FRIDAY. APRIL 0. 1015
irx
The Only Wuy Out-Page Fri. and Sat.
.
Tee, cotton, nmH, impnws, plnoap-
I pies, cassava, com, rice, peanuts,
beans, bananas, tobacco, sorghum
and kaflr corn. Uh forests abound
In rubber vinos, and tho natives are
omplojed for gathering tno rubber,
iwhlch forms tho chief article of tho
colony's export. I licit cnblnct woods
.lire plentiful, nnd many import gums
and resins are collected. All or tho
'lomcNtlc nuliuuW thrlvo In this Af
rican country. The list ot native ani
mals Includes l he elephant, hippo-
potamus, buffalo, antelope, chtmpan-
Nice, rhinoceros, anil crocldllo Slaugh
ter of elephants for their Ivory has
been prohibited, though tho Ivory ex
ports are still heavy, coming chiefly
from native accumulations. Of thu
minerals, largo deposits ot Iron, tin,
and coal occur, and xonie rich de
'posits of copper nnd gold are found
In tho southeast.
"Palm kernel oil, white copal, co
coa, coffee, corn, kola nuts, gold,
Ivory, copper and raw hides are the
articles of export. Tho total trado
of the Congo Is about J2S. 000,000. It
lis about evenly divided Into exports
nnd Imports.
"For many years, this territory, ns
thu Congo Free Stnto. first rccognli
cd by the Fnlto.l States In I SSI.
maintained a quasMndeHtudenco un
der the rule of Leopold of llclglum.
It was formally annexed to Belgium
In ID 10. it has an annuut rovonuo
of about $S. 000, 000, and a public
debt or more than JIIO.OOO.OOO. Tho
zee, rhinoceros and crocodile. Slnugh
native troops."
With Medford Trnan Is Medford Mado
FRECKLE-FACE
Sun anil Wind llrlng Out I'gly ShiIs,
How to Itemovo Kuy
Hero's a chance, Miss Frecklo-face,
to try a remed for frocktott with tho
guarantee of a reliable dealer that
It will not cost you n penny unless
It removes tho freckles; while, If It
docs glvo you a rluar complexion the
expense Is trifling.
Simply get nn ounce of othluo
double strength from any druggist
and n fow applications should show
you how easy It Is to rid yourself of
tho homely freckles and gc: n hcnti
tlful complexion. Unruly Is morn
than ono ounce needed for the worst
case.
Ho suro to ask tho druggist for tho
double strength othluo as this Is tho
prescription sold under guaranteo of
money back If It falls to romovo
freckles.
fPald Adv.)
o I AR
Friday and Saturday
ParamountPicture
A Comedy Drama of Stanc Life in
Five Parts
What's
His Naffle?,,
With
Max Figman
and'
Lolita Robinson
Comlnn Monday
MARY PICKFORD
J Afttknoon 2:15 Evening 7:00
A MODERN EVE
C
"A Model u l'.i" wuh pleuiiinl,v
pi Of cut cd ul the Viiiinu (heater in
Aohliilid Thurxdiiv iiiiiitz bv u good
company under the dirvrluui of l.ti
Comli iv. FlchiT. About lu'nt-l"ie
.Medford people atti tided. It it it
bright mtiMi'iit comedy bv Moil II.
Singer, wn splendidly M,iUed mid
continued, there were it number of
popular xopg hit nnd il whh n clean,
sunppv per row nn ii en. A lendimr fea
ture nils tin Kut'opcnu novelty dnne
iug bv Ji' (iiidnui Wolberg uiul
Lawrence Aekeilund.
L . i' , ' '
FltKH. IIWOK ON STOMACH ILLS
Ceo. II. Mnr of IT. I Whiting SI ,
Chicago. III., a prominent driiKglsl,
has published a guide to health, In
which hi shows how bo cured him
self and brought relief to thousands
of other suffers from constipation,
blllousiiiNui. Indigestion and Intesti
nal troubles by tho ii" of French
healing oils. Ono doso usually con
vinces. The most chronic cases rate,
ly need ovur thriti doson. This book
will he mulled free on rcuuest.
Mayr's Wonderful Itiuuody Is sold by
leading druggists over) w hero with
the positive understanding that your
money will bo .refunded without
question or qulhhto It ON'IC bottlo
falls to give you abeoluto satisfac
tion. dv
THE PAGE
MciKord's Lratlinrj Theater
FIIIDAV AND STl ItDAV
Afternoon and Kvcnlng.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
In Ulit Greatest Two-Act Comody
The Jitney Elopment
Hlcclal Threo-I'nit I.ubln Drama
The Only Way Out
With John K. Mice, Itosettn Hrtco nnd
An Kxccllout Cast,
Kalom Ilnm Comody
HAM AT THE GARBAGE
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