Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 15, 1915, SECOND EDITION, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextV i Ik .V f FRANCE F n WAR'S HORRORS WITH HEROISM Wonderful France! A Nation Calm, United, Suffering for AIL and for France Democracy Against Strv lr3 Feudalism The Republic Against Absolutism! (Hy ClinrlcM Kdwnrd HhskcII.) (Copyridit, 101f by tho Newspaper Knterprise unsocial ion.) PAULS, Franco, May 25. On tho ill-fnted Lusitnniti, coining over, we hnd the usunl ehnrity coneert. Wom en snug iiml men marie speeches nnd it wns nil the etistoimiry tiling until u French uctress recited the Miirscil- lnise. She did not sing it; she re cited it to n subdued ueeompnnimcnt of violins. I hnve never Keen nn nudienec more profoundly nnd genuinely moved. She jiiki ns nil going, thut is the fact. Not ni shallowness used to weep when lie nihil nit played Cmn'illc, hut witli n solemn emotion, very different. In Home subtle mngie of voice nnd mnn iter she luid innnngcd to bring homo to iir of n sudden the image of n great nntloii, stricken with unmerited nnd unprecedented misfortune, nnd facing it with n snd, stern dignity ntid boundless heroism of fortitude. She mude us think, too, nil nt once, whnt the world owe.s to France nnd wlm t the world would ho without France. She overwhelmed us with n sense of profound pity nnd ndmirn tiun for n nation that beyond till (picstinn has clean hnnds in this dreadful business and is only u vic tim of a war she tried with patient earnestness to avoid. Siulness Knocks nt Your Hen it Wlmt the actrchS made us feel that illicit on the steamer the visitor I'ccIh still more when lie walks these, streets 11 iid looks upon Paris transformed. A strange, Sunday-like quiet dwells in the place that used to be so noisily blithesome. The streets look empty, inoit of the persons in them are wo men, most of the women wear black, one Woman in three is in deep mourn ing, and the endless procession of sad, set faces is likely to knock nt the heurt of the most callous. (lay Paris I Tim old phnisu jam horribly now. lit the almost dchcrtcd cafes a few persons sit and do not talk and at night the darkened streets hear hardly a footfall. There could bo no greater mu st runner contiast between two na tions. In London the war seems homething of a joke. In France it is u prim, terribly, deadly reality. Is not this M range eiioiiehf You Fee here the accepted, traditional traits of the two races reversed; it is the (lau! that is silent and i;riiii with clenched mouth, while the Hritou laughs, sine; Tipperary and stand, ns of old, heavily jesting in n the ater (piene. In London, life nnd all the amuse meats clutter on as usual; in Paris the theaters lire dark, the. cafes close nt 10 o'clock and nobody eaies to he amused. All tho conditions in the two na tions seem nt sharest contrast. ' Masses Support War U France lu flreat ltritaiu it is the aristo crats and tho upner classes that lire aroused about the war and support it. In France it is the masses of the people and the aristocrats where nre the aristocrats of France? No body knows nnd nobody cures. It is a rilling class wnr in Client Britain; it is n people's wnr in France. In Great Uriloin tho government litis spent one hundred and twenty Jivo million dollars in appeals to the people to enlist and indorse the war, la certain styles of posters alone it lias spent fifty million dollars. In France the people, nrpse spontane oiibly and at once, with one purpose, one soul nnd one feeling to put their lives and all in tho hands of their government. "Husiness ns usual" was the most unlucky motto choosen by the com mereiai elements in Kuglnnd when tne storm broke. At once it gave forth the dominating keynote that tho war was not serious. How could it he serious if profits were more impor tant! "Business us usual" hy the shopkeeper was followed with "then my job as usual" by lh wage worker. Pufiness is not as usual in the French republic, struggling for it life. Fac tories stopped, stores closed, cuter prises iibandoned, bii'ine--, profits nnd all else forgotten, while worker, nnd proprietor", lawyers find trades men marched away to fight or to work for France. It is really a vniidertnl thin to sec nnd know and think about. If yoli Iwvo arcejited 8 tine and typioul tho oft-pictured Fnniehiwan of the liottlovftrde, o will Ittive difficulty in believing me, ami vet I declare to you 1 do tint oxgerHte. The whole French tiMtinu live in Oil jtmojlieie not to be described otherwise thnn ns one of solemn ex altation. Sacrifice and suffering hnc lifted these people to astonish ing heights. Under the Superficial gaiety there must always have been strong, sterling metal, or the peril of the beloved republic has remade, them. Take the matter of drink. It hns bec'n n sore subject in somo other countries nt wnr, but not here. At the olivet the government decreed as ft war measure tho temporary sup pression of nhsintho making or sell ing. Tho national assembly, ncting upon the thought of the country, made the prohibition permanent. Ab sinthe is banished forever from France. Now the commanders enforce strict prohibition of all alcohol in tho mili tary zones. There is talk of more drastic liquor legislation. It will hnrdly be needed. Tlje peo ple nre enforcing temperance upon themselves. Tho sobriety of their thoughts is reflected in their hnhits nnd the drinking of nlcoholic hover ages has fallen off ninnxiugly. For the tunc being the typical cit izen was not thinking of profits or business, but of France and the com mon lot. This hns always boon an individualistic country, almost ns in dividualistic as our own. It became now in n way u country given over to tho spirit of co-operation, the indi vidual lost sight of before tho obvi ous needs of the community. No Xced of Appcul to Worktngmcn The government had no practical need of acts enabling it to take over railroads, factories and property; all persons expected their government to take what was wanted. No one ap pealed to the workiugmen to ho pat riotic nnd do their best in the muni tion factories; they would do that anyway for France. Vltit t is still more remnrknhle, no body seemed to havn tiny thought about glory or jeputatioii. Tho news papers never mnko mention of nny act of service; acts of service are expected of all. The most distin guished men in France arc doing humble lubor every day and nobody notes it. P.mil Loubet, formerly president of tho republic, almost 80 years old, is serving as u member of nn obscure committee (hut does no end of hard work without recognition. .So is Anniind FailllercH, his' succes sor in the presidential office. Service in the army is universal, but 1 doubt if it can truly be called compulsory. Judge-for yourself. Yoti miglit say that tho soldiers servo without pay; the compensation is merely nominal; t! cents' n day. Yet, t)iink I not n word L' complaint' is ruis'ed on that seoie. Uecause her soldiers fight gratuit ously is one reason why Frnilee has been nblo to mnnnge in the war on so nodenito an expense. Then, too, separation allowance for soldiers' dependents nre very small. The wife gets but''-') cents a day nnd 10 cents a day for each child, as against .$11.02 n week for the wife and from .fl.'JS to fit) cents a week for each child in Great Hrituin. Uuidlord (.Vt So Kent lYom Families Hut tho French government com mnndeers the houses in which the de iwiidapfs live, and they pay no rent. Incredible ns it may seem, I do not hear that landlords make much com plaintit is for Franco. You get no rolls with your break fast now iu Paris. Guess why unt il $ a fine reason. Well, here it is: Hull milking is an ttrt. When the war came, some of the bakeries lost their roll artists, w)ui went to the front. Then the oilier bakers said: "It would be unfair to take advantage of our brother bakers that have been ciip pled thus by the war of Prance. None of us will mnko any rolls." So the roll has been aholishcd in Paris. If thut is not Picnch I know not what is. Mourning is widespread and deep; for so far more than ,'100,000 sons of France have been killed on the battle line; 700,000 have been wounded or taken prisoner, It is an inconceiv able sorrow. Yet the mourning bus n certain dignity and reserve, 'and he would be n poor observer that could not see what it is that sustains the mothers nnd wives of France iu the sacrifice they nre making. I would not seem ton hnngititic about all this, hut I do believe that with it, goe some perception, nt least among ninny people, thut tho France for which (hey are giving so much ! not certain leagues of laud, but nu idea. It is democracy against serv ing feudalism, the republic against absolutism. And I do believe iiirther that when this storm shall have pass ed the fine spirit that has been de veloped here will not wholly die. The thing is too deep nu dthe trail hn been too Jiery. It is perfectly ct. dent thut Fienchmuii have been brought together in a new bond and the bom t spiritual us well as inn torH. No loss an authority than George riemenceaii, cool, stead , si-n-oned observer, looks for n trroat forward movement bv n rescued and I colored FrmiHce. Thurc is ever- reaon to believe he i right and that the direc tion it will take will be toward greater' dtmiocracy, isditicwl aud imluMriul. If (but io mi, we miii take hope, for iu no otbr way can the world pre vent the return of tin flood of horror. HEDironD mate tribune, FIRST illlfli SAYS: "PREVENTATIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE WORK ADNIINISfRATION KEYNOTE" sWocwvV "IBbOBBC? . vABBb .' v1 -- ' -"W VC L N - .lift Mrs. I'slcllc (Hy (Jortrduc M. Price.) LOS ANCKLKS, CnL, Juno in. A woiiiun In tho city prosecutor'R office! Hotter condition Iu tho Jails. A municipal farm for rIHr. I'lilvernnl tranfeiH and tho aboli tion of all grade crossings. A free milk station maintained by the city. And n well built up Juvenile de partment lu the potlco court. Hero are Just n few of the many civic hopes of ICHtelle l.awton Lind ner, the first woman ever elected to a city council In n city of the flrat class. "My election Is a tribute and a victory to women," wilil Mrs. I.lmlsey. ."TImj first thing I want to do after 1 take office In to ostabllsh tho fact thnt a woman Ih ncapnble of Hitting In (bo councils of city, county and stntc, "The next will bo to try and prove that men and women can cn-operato and be on a better understanding tiun over before. "My first great aspiration nn a cniincllwomnn wll be to seo n woman lu tho city prosecutor'!! office, for tho benefit of women who go there necking aid, when In distress. This I believe will he accomplished very soon, for Mayor-elect KebiiHtalu has promised that It shall bo done. "To me one of tho most Important .mattem before the people of this- city lit tho existing Jail condition. It should be Improved. I want to help Improve It and do so quickly. "Right along with this, I hope to nee tho establishment of a municipal furm, where girls may go and llvo out under the clear sky and lu tho good air, building up body nnd soul at tho same tlmo "Homewhero along the busy pro INSIST Medford Concrete Sewer Pipe Culverts Drain Tile Irrigation Pipe Valves and Gates Lawn Rollers Concrete Sand Brick Sand Plaster Sand Gravel and Crushed Rock Office and Warehouse; R. R. bet. Main and Sixth. C. J. MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO. medford Oregon. Ijnvlon l.luilscy. gram I want, very soon, to Interject a idea for abolishing all grado cross ings. And I am going to stay with that fight till It's won. ' "The needs of tho people of n great city nre numerous and varied, And it Is only a step from the saving of life, by proventlvo methods on the streets to the saving of life by prevcntlvo methods In tho haute. Hy that I mean caro and nturltlon for tho young. I am In favor nnd will work for the establishment of a free milk station to bo maintained by .tho city. "Had In band with tho proventlvo method lu the homo comes" tho ncod of proevntlvo work and' constructive work In the courts. I should llkn to sco the Juvenile department In the pollco court thorpiiKhly equipped so thut children without homes may ho properly looked aftor and dlrectod, "I am going to study tho problems of this city as carefully and eotmcon tlounly as I know how. I am going to try and work Justly, and to ho mod era." Mrs. LlndSny Is a woman of Ideas, tho biggest asset lu the world's mar ket. And she Is willing to uro them to further the hettermont of tho oth er fellow. Asked what she w do between now and July 1, when Bhp Is Installed, the first councllwomnnjcharactcrlstl cally replied: " .- "I nm going to cloon hoiiso, mako some new sheets nnd. mend my hus band's BOCltfl." Stock Definition Little Johnny, on bglug asked by his school teacher if he knew what was meant by "at jmr," replied that "Ma was always at pa when ho camo homo late " ON HAVING HOME PRODUCTS And thereby help the payrolls we have and help build up larger ones THESE GOODS ARE MADE IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY-KEEP THE MONEY AT HOME Construction Co. Inc. Investigate our products. You can't go wrong If you use them. Plans and Estimates Furnished Free on your Irriga tion, Drainage and Road Construction Work. Cement (or sale at Warehouse or Factory Factery: N. Riverside Ave. SEMON, Manager Buy Me This; George an.! rip out our horded old folding doom Tlmy make thu loom to dark and dlnK- that It Klveaono the blue. P it lhl. lu rlBjl htdwegn our parlor nnd dining room. It will be eror so in hi b litiltur." Act. u (o quote you a figure on thiH tfevSday, .tune ir, 1935 rT7 E CHICAGO, Juno 15. O. Harold Powell 'of !.os Anegcls addressed a gathering of sovonty-flvo representa tives of tho lending newspapers of the country today In tho offices of Ixird & Thomas on the subject of market ing methods nnd business nlms of tho grent California Fruit Orowers Rxchange of which ho Is general mnn nger. Mr. Powell explained tho opera tions of the o.xchnnge, which does n business of 'approximately $G0,000, 000 a year without capital and with out profit, and pointed out tho ad vantages of tho exchange principle to both tho grower and the consumer of California oranges and lemons. As n result of tho extreme care nnd scientific methods of handling the fruit by tho (1500 grower members of tho exchange, California citrus fruit reaches tho eostem market houso wtfo's table as fresh and perfect In every wny ns when picked from the trees lu the golden state, the grow er profiting In his turn because, tho fruit Is salable and becauso economi cal handling prevents excesslvo soil ing costs. "One thing we believe Is misunder stood by tho average, consumer," said Mr. Powell, "and that Is this tho California orange purchased during the summer mouths Is not n winter orange which hns been held In cold storage, hut Is fresh picked summer orange. Tho orange known ns tho Valoncln variety begins to ripen on the trees about May 1st and Is pick ed and shipped fresh from tho trees every day thereafter until nbout No vember 1st, when tho nnvol vnrloty comes Into tho market. It Is, there fore, possible to have fresh picked California oranges every day tho ycur round." "The exchange Is cnrrylng on nn extensive, advertising campaign for tho purpose of Increasing tho con sumption of oranges aud lemons and wo reel that this campaign Is having a beneficial effect on tho public health generally for certainly every one from babies to old peoplo Is bet ter for tho moro frequent iisdof theso fruits. Wo nro not trying to switch people from ono kind of oranges or lnmoiis to anothor, for that would Tho HKTLNOSC0lK shows mo tho orror of refraction In the eyes. Glasses I mako correct It, DR. RICKERT KVi:SlGHT SPECIALIST MKDFOIU), - - - OrtKQON For GALVANIZED TANKS Oil, AND WATER and IRRIOATINa PIPE do to J. A. SMITH 128 N. Grape St. Telephone 890 Medford Iron Works E. O. Trowbridge, Prop. General Foundry and Machine Works I'lione J01; Res. Phone 5031 CURS CHANGE SELLS 60.000.000 PRODUCTS A YEAR BBBBBBb ho BbbbbBBI merely divert business. To gel the best results for both grower and con sumer alike we must make peoplo eat you over Ked Lrown f the Uasolme of QualHjHy J Standard Oil Company J BENSON HOTEL S. Benson, Mur. A. T. Lundborrj, Ass't Mgr. L. P. Byrne, Asst Mqt. U - and It Is Better Than a Hot Water Bottle" Thnl's what Clean, light, siinitnry, with soft removable eiderdown v cover. Concave on one side, convex on the, other, to coin fort ably lit the eurves of tho body. .Itikt n 1 1 licit to lamp socket. Intensity of hcnl con trolled bv Hindi lever, easily regulated, even in tlui tin i k. No Water to Heat No Rubber to Leak A nceoKsily iu every home, fur It lakgs the place of the hot water buttle better, easier, cleaner, ijuleker,' cheaper. KIVK HOniS FOH ONLY ON'13 CENT COST OF ITIIIIKNT PAUL'S ELECTRIC STORE 212 W. MAIN, MEDFOriD LET US SCREEN YOUR HOME If they arc made hy us Home of Pacific Cedar Chest Pacific Furniture Patronize the Institution That Main- ' tains the Largest Pay Roll in Medford The Medford Printing Co. The. Best Equipped Job Plant in Oregon outside of Portland ' FA"GE THREE more of nil, kinds of oranges and leni- ons. That Is .tho main aim In all onr publicity." WHEN IN PORTLAND Stop nt the incomparable Ilotcl Benson. Modern, fireproof, central. Rates moderate. ' ., Send for free booklet. they say ahont ihe hills EL COMFG Aluminum Electric Hot Pad Summer Requisites Window Screens Door Screens Porch Swings Lawn Seats Cedar Chests they are rlylit and will please. - 113 SOUTH HOLLY' & Fixture Factory -1