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REVOLUTION
i ; cr effect uion (ho orlil'a Imltiitrlal
lata.
,"r Already a vnnt rovolullon tin tio-
jnin In (treat llrltaln, not by any
:body'a will or plnimliiK. Iiul bccaiuo
l j f Inovltalilo coiullllnna,
, r Tskn this mailer of government
ownership. Nobody In control of af
fair wanted it; nobody thero liked
It. The thin; wa,. In llaln term,
' rompuliiory. Ily no possibility could
government ccato It,
After all, uorerniuentd seem to bo
2 . 1 !', than hammer .and chisel in
y. lh hand of fate.. Aa aoon aa tbn
' . Brllhn'ltfverriinenl had taken over
1 ' "' ''road system It wa.i nmnllod
J. with the hrlajllax and multiplex prob-
r ira pi tmHHiuona anil supplied for
the annlea It waa rnllatlpk. At first
trSn l.jnipn cauin wiin mnoiicnins;
slowneaa, Kecrilltlni: won hindered
because, the government had no placo
to put tho recruits, no clothes for
their backs, weapons for tholr hands,
nor roan for their stomachs.
A Hltnatlon Nobody Hml Dreamed Of
To push things along It waa com.
pellM to HHiiino tho active control
of first ono establishment and then
of tho second establishment on which
th first was dependent until It found
Itself confronted with such a situation
a no man In tho country had over
tl roam id of.
If you ore coins; to take up tho
making of cartridges you must hnvo
machinery to make them with, and
If you take, up tho mill that makes
that kind or machinery ou will dls
loeatjt tho making of machlnary to
weave tho cloth you want for our
troop, and so on, like tho hoatw
that Jack built.
ij.irai to. nivo thl -extraordinary
situation that Oie'soverntnent passed
Is March, tho 'atrophia; measures
by whlrh It was authorised to lako
over bodily at any time any factory
or ether sourro of supply that It
might deem tho national nceda to
require.
Thero never has been so powerful
an assertion of supremacy ot tho In
tercsta of the community over pri
vate Interests and private ownership.
Under this policy the government
has assumed sown establishments by
guaranteeing (as with the railroads)
a reasonable return; In other cases
(aa with tho gre.it armament fac
tories) has put forth Us power by
piscina; representatives on tho hoard;
and In other has organised a com
pany, and Itself taken tho stock, After
the plan, pursued so successfully by
ItifMCOverament of Japan In Ita many
business enterprise,
(J. p, fJoe Into Isdlfttt 1IusImm M
fcf s.Trtut
" for examplo, although tho fact
hiay'not Ho generally known, tho gov
eminent of (Ireat llrltaln has taken
over the entlro Indigo business from
planting to marketing. To do this
!lt formed a great stork company,
subscribe .for majority of tho
4 sjock, aidj-ered thj f.oat to tho
public, It Is, In fact, mcrcjy n trust,
v , , orgnnlMd and conducted by tho gov.
ernment.
In ah entlrnly different way It put
' It hand upon the banks and sustain.
; ed Jtho natlon'a crodlt,,
!flie wary gcnllomen that conduct
tho, government did not want to do
any of those things; before, each stop
4 they apologised and explained, like
one saying grnro heforo weals. Hut
", they did them, Just the same, nnd
they will ,jo morn ot tho llko.
Already this asHiiron very great
changes In the rotations ot govurn
nient to labor. For aom.it years now
government has boon ajoro niid mora
thn 'buffer botwooii ''employer and
employe When labor ha boon de
nied hotter pay or shortor hourfl, It
baa fallen, pip. a way or voting n
strike 'and leaving thojrowiimont
Itaelflelf employer, and how will thut
be whoa the iWiitara?
Losujer llount for Patriotism Bake
At'present It Is makaihirtlnB along
on the basla of aliment.
Patriotism, that Is. Early, In tho
war, y.maklng an appeal to tho pat
r(otlelff 1SB8 oj the people, It secured
ameadmeats to tho factory acta so as
to extdfhe working "hoUra far bo-
yosd' the regulation eight-hour -day.
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casllo that In tho armament factories
each worker lint been averaging 07
In 119 hours n week.
Ho was treading delicate ground.
For tho sake of tho war nn, tho
country tho worker submltlod to tho
surrender of their eight hour day.
but they did not llko It.
The othor day a norklngman In
tho royal nfmn factory nt Hufleld
died of nrerwork, Hlnco August ho
had nveragod 80 ho tint a week. Tho
coroner piously remarked that ho had
died for his country, but tho work
men plainly do not regard that ver
dict with enthusiasm.
A girl less than 18 yoars old work
o, In an ammunition factory at I.ceda
from C o'clock ono morning until 7
o'clock tho next morning, when sho
was disabled by nn accident. An
other girl In tho samo factory worked
29 hours continuously. Worklngmcn
now'comparo theso conditions with
tho great dtildetids declared by tho
armament companies and tho result
Is not reassuring.
Tho fart Is, tho government Is be
coming it great employer at a trout)
loua time In the history of labor.
Alwadi It Is walking tho sluck wlro
apd Jiggling hard to keep It balanco
between labor organisations that aro
powerful and those that are not,
Slmng t'nlon Wilts) Wenk One !xmn
It lost no time In giving tho rail
road mm what they wanted; thoy
arn strongly organised, Hut when
the postottlco workers, being but
llborganlsi'd, represented that as tho
war hnd greatly lucrensed their labor
nnd lengthened their hours thoy
should have tho snmo wnr bonus that
bad been allowed the railroad men,
the governmout coldly turned them
down,
Recently tho government negotiat
ed with the strongly organised mln-'
ers tor n longer working day.
Tho miners demurred, nnd point
ed to tho law
"Oh, wo'll have tho law nmcn,d,"
said tho government agents, cheer
fully. "If you do, wnTll. strike," said tho
mners, .
Tho law has not been amended,
but thn miners nro demanding that
the mine owner share with them tho
great lurreaso lit profit tho owners
have raked off from tho wnr and ah
alarmod government Is Hitting on the
safety valvo,
Other condition contribute to an
uuc'nsy ultuatlon.
Women Title MenV Place
At tho IiihIhiico or (ho government,
somo employers havo nil but driven
omplajea Into tho army.
BometlmoH tho vacancies thus mndo
havo been rilled with women nl low.
er wngos.
At tho end of April It wns estlmat
ed that morn Until 100.01)0 women
had gocu lo work In places provlou.
ly tilled by men. '
Hitter complaint was mndo that
many employers would not promlho
places uftcr tho war to men that en
listed. Tho harassed govurninuut took this
up nnd started a reforming crusado
among employers, In a way It wits
too Into. Most of tho harm lit boon
dnno and astute labor men under
stood that women havo como to stay
In most, of tho Industrie thoy hnyo
entered,
All thcHQ things point to further
changes. Tho gravost of tho Indi
cations now Is tho Increasing demuud
on tho part of workers that tho In
creased cost, of living shall bo mot
wlth'tvnr bonuses. At this momont
tljtwo' dqmutids, sometimes backed
with' strikes or tho promise of strikes,
como up from nil part sof.tho coun
try. '
srake Wsr Hoiiuscm PeniwaneHt
If tho war bonus is granted It
mis't, In all probability become, a per-
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manont Increase. Tho government Is
finding It more und moro dlfclfult
lo grant (ho Incrcaso to one class ot
apppllcant nnd to deny It to another.
As waa pointed out in tho reply to
tho potsofflco workers, to grant war
boniucs all along tho lino would em
barrass n government that Is under
a war expense of SI 0,000,000 a day.
Yet, on tho other hand, hero Is thn
a1wa)h growing burden of tho living
cost, pressing upon every toller, when
tho old wages aro sometimes Insuffi
cient to support life under tho now
prices of necessaries,
Paw governments havo faced a
more perplexing situation. Nor Is this
all that thoughtful men see. Tho
natlon'a dobt burden Is of necessity
mounting up In a way beyond all prec
edent In history More debt mean
moro tuxes, more taxes mean moro
poverty and n further segregation of
wenlth In the hands of a few.
dlcnrly, wo ,jo not begin to pay our
war bills when wo pay for the armies
In tho field. Immensely bigger bills
remain behind for generation after
generation to meet.
And yet out of oven this gloomy
slough Into which civilisation "lias
plunged thero I beginning to .appear
tho promise of something llko a way
out, and about that I hope to tell be
fory 1 conclude this series.
SIX BUSH SKIPS
IN PAS! FEW DAYS
LONDON, May pi -Herman sub
marines have been unusually busy
while the German (ore,lgn otdca waa
engaged In tho preparation ot Ita ans
wer to tho Washington not on the
l.usllanla Incident, Tho last row days,
It Is pointed out In London, provided
thorn' with a heavy bag or big mer
chant ships. Theso Include tho
steamer Kthlope, 3700 tons; and tho
Tullochmor, 3 BOO tons, which were
sunk by submarines Friday In .the
approach of tho Kngllsh channel.
On Saturday tho Hrltlsh Btcamer
ring Buoy, belonging to tho Jlolt
line, was attacked twice by Gorman
undersea busts within five hours, bat
sho succcoded In escaping Into Ply
mouth. Another victim was tho
flteuiHor Glcnloo of 4000 tons which
wns ."sunk somewhere b6tweon tho
Hrftlsh and French coasts recently.
In the North sea a German sub
mnrlnojscnt thn Husstnn ship Mara to
tho bottom n few days ago and tho
loHsos.of tho Hrltlsh stnomora Sponny
moorand Cadchy also luno been re
ported. Thus within tho spaco of
three dun six ships of considerable
hIso Iiiivq boon sent to tho bottom by
Gorman submarines nnd six lives
havo been lost, Furthermore tho
trnns-AtlnutlR liner Mogantle had a
narrow cscajio front nn attack ,by a
Gorman sumorslhlo.
London observer nro drawing at
tention to those caaos, particularly in
connection with tho presentation or
tho Gorman note.
J MARKET REPORT I
Prices Tata y Dealer
KGCS 17fto.
IJUTTERDulry, Iwo pouiuls 45o.
POTATOKS f l,7fi per 100 lbs.
ONIONS lijo per '
HONEY- 12oq per lb.
.CIDER 25o,
PORK 8'8.o.
HEEF-OOllo. r, ;
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Special Sale of Summer Wash Goods
Twelve tables brimf ull of Summer Wash Materials put out at specially reduced
price for a quick riddance.
TABLE NO, 1
Tub SIIkh in ncatHtrijicH
of different coIoi-8, rang
ing in width from tho
tiny narrow Hi ripo to tho
wider widtlm, n wnsli
llk jiiriiinllyHoldat$J.2r;
and $1.00 special, wv
yard 83
TABLE NO, 4
Hjlk "i'JsHiicB and Fancy
MuIIh, in a variety of
colorH, Home KtripcK and
plaids, othtM'H are plain.
Hold in the iwual way up
to 70c the yard special
at.... 25
TABLE NO. 7
Wiifdmble Crepcn in
stripes and the wider-
width ginghnmH, you
can't find a cloth that
will wnh and wear hot
ter thnn tills materia),,
sold regular to 20o tipo
eial 14
TABLE NO. 10
Fancy Cotton Foulards,
in a mercerized cloth, 27
inches wide, in the light
and darker shades of
hluc, makes a nice fab
ric for Hummer wear,
worth 25c spceial....9?
TABLE NO. 13
Crepes, in plain blues,
others arc embroidered,
good for waisting and
dresses, in the 27-inch
width, nnd u cloth that
will not fade, regular
price 20c and 25c spe
cial 11
NOTE We have discontinued the giving of trading stamps, but shall keep tho
premium parlor open for thirty days in which to redeem all outstanding bopks
THE MAY DRY GOODS CO.
IHDlOe.
BACON lMQISa.
SHOULDERS 12c
HAM 10c.
I1UTTER FAT 23o.
nUTTER Wliolenale, 25c.
Uvaka
HOUS Alie, ol4(j?flc.
BTEERS AliiT,"qHCe
COWS Alhe, SQfio.
VEAI Drrsc(11012c.
Live rwak'r
HENS UrKe, over 4 lba., llo;
Hinall, lOo; old nwbtera, Co; broilers,
l'4 la 2 Ibb., 18o. .
DUCKS Fat, 8c.
TURKEYS, 13e.
HEI.QIAN HARES, 7c.
Hay atBrahi
(6uyinK Prices.)
WHEAT $1.25 bushel.
OATS $35 ton.
HAY Alfalfa, $14 ton; grain, $13.
PARLEY Wliolc. $30.
With Medford trade la Medford made.
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laf Larga and
DauigartHw.
Narlr evryono who iiita 8. R 8. fop
:h untolit BUfTtrlnr
Ilia reaull
of a mere pimple or amalt blood rUlnit.
A hoat of ueople did not rallt, until
too lute, what may result from
akin abraaton. uut,'they rtcovere
a an
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laht
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they uied 8. 8. 8, and In ulmoit every
village and humlet. every croiaroad and
uvvay back oBT the rod Ii aomeone who
will tell you how & a. a., the famoua
blood purifier, reatored hla health.
blood purifier, reatored hla health.
It la a moat Interest! fact that
remarkable., vckc table medicine i
haula the blood In a manner tuut
cites curious tnlnds.
mai tnia
over
at ez-
cltea curloua inlndi.
But It acta In, accordance with ac.
cepted phvalologlcal lawa and yet .Ita
effect la almost boyoBd comprehenilon
to those who are wedded to auch druit
aa mercury, calomvl. araenlc. lotllde of
notaah. copper and other baneful In-
uencea which all tho world beara
illent testimony to thelrT destructive
tendencies.
al
tendencies,
& 8. & Is Indeed a nature's tribute
to what we need and It la worthy of
note that In almost, any drug; etore
throughout the country you .will find
It regularly In stock, . Get a bottle to
day. And It you believe yours Is a
peculiar case, write to the Medical
Adviser ot The Swift Specific Co.. 10S
Hwlft Bldg,. Atlanta. Oa. Our word
for It. ha la one of Qeoraia'a appre
Uuted apeclallsu. retired from active
urucllce. but proud of kla Sana and of
bis rcogur4 aoUIIX.
Am' ilLV al: 'i
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TABLE NO. 2
A lot of Oolton and Silk
Mixed Mulls and the
like, in plain and figured
patterns, a good variety
of eolom to choose from,
fabrics worth up to b'Oe. a
yard, special 15
TABLE NO. 5
White Cotton Waisting,
in satin stripes and bro
caded patterns, comes 27
inches wide, a medium
weight cloth for good,
hard wear, worth to 'J0
special, yard 0V
TABLE NO. 8
fcrp!iitinc Crepes, in
floral patterns aim nium
-. . . a
colors, very good for ki-
moiios, unout twenty
pieces in the lot to
choose from, sold usual
ly at 20c aud 25e spe
cial at ,Hc
TABLE NO. 11
Cotton Plaids for chil
dren's school dresses,
fast color that will wash
welL and dark enough it
will not soil easily, sold
regular at 25c special
Ot
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TABLE NO. 14
Pongee Silk, in the gen-
uine imported Shantung
quality, 22 inches wide,
used for dozens of pur-
poses, sold regular to
75c special 39?
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All rivala do oem't them. All ol
tharn are coatly. Our "On Air"
cure aJoRe ooeta tie $450,000
yearly to save needleaa bloweuta.
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Crepes, Lawns and Wide
Stripe Madras' Waist
ing, especially good for
summer house dresses,
and shown in the. most
wanted colors, sold reg
Ul?tr up to 25c a yard
special l1
TABLE NO. 0
Fancy Mercerized Oing
hamc and Voiles, mostly
in stripes nnd checks,
much nicer cloth than
ginghams and costs no
more, worth to tt5e
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special
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TABLE NO. 9
Itcd Seal Giutrhnms. in
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and reds, very good for
children's school
dresses, lengths ranging
4 to 10 yards, generally
sold at 12Vc aud 15c
special 8$
TABLE NO. 12
Ginghams, some in short
lengths, others any yard
age you like taken from
the regular stock, in the
most wanted colors.
12Uc and 15c materials
special 7?
TABLE NO. 15
Silks worth to $2.50
yawl, some are waisting
lengths, others any
amount you want, in
plain and fancy weaves
and colors special at
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menta. We apend en
J100.000 yearly to aedc out bcw
improYeaaents.
Our All -Weather aresd a),
waya double - thick j ' teed
atill thicker in aotne aiaea.
1 Our Inner Tubes have been
thickened 14 per cent ea the
average.
Our fabric has been strength
ened. t Yet on February 1st we made
our third big price reduction in
two years, bringing the total to
45 per cent Now you sre getting
in Goodyear Fortified Tires the
best value ever known in tire
making.
It is due to yourself that you
this year join
this army of con
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