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PAGE FOUR anPDFORD MATTJ TRIBUNE, HfEDFORD, PREtTON, TUESDAY, .TULY 20, 1015. u. (it r MEDFORDMAIL XftlBUNE AN INDKI'KNDI2NT NBWflPAPHn PUULlSHBU nVKltY AFTEHNOOM EXCEPT SUNDAY UY TUB MBUFOno PIIINTINO CO. Office Mall Tribune Building, 25-27-28 North rir street: telephone 76. L Tlie Dcmocrntlo Times, Tho Medford Mall, The Medford Tribune, The South ern UroROnlan, The Ashlsnd Tribune. HOW MANY WANT SALVATION? SUBSCRIPTION RATr Una year, by mail 8.0t One month, by niftll.. ... .BO Per month, delivered by carrier In Metlforil. I'hocnlx, Jacksonville .and Central Point .- .60 Haturduy only, by moll, per year 3.00 Weekly, per year 1.60 Ufflcln! Paper of the City of Medford Official I'nper of Jnrkson County, Entered no seconil.claHs matter at Medford, Oregon, under tho act of March I, 1879. Hvvorn Circulation for 1914, 268S. Full Iraspd wire Associated Press dispatches. Jfl : Huuscrltieru falling to recolro papers promptly, phone Clrcu- f Intlon Manager at 2fiOR. am. - - i - i- -ra HONG KONG KOLUM nplllii Wntor Users League has launched a campaign to - secure irrigation. It is desired to know how many farmei-s, orehardists and land owners of the Rogue river valley want water and how many will cooperate to secure it. Every landowner should state his nosition for or against irrigation. f The effort is jiot made in behalf of any one source of supply, but the besf available source for the least money for the acreage signed up, will be utilized. The system will be constructed only for those who want it. Nor will any effort be made to induce any landowner fo sign ,up. ff lie does not want, water, let him say so. Mill u large percentage do want water and realize that mmt 4sib 2Z-a JfQflL iKi WLOS WLO IN. AMELICA May. ll0llo Oil A.VIIItlJW .IACKKO.V Andlnw .IncltHon ;lent limn, Him flrnt Mollcnn Iiohh. Iloiinded domoclnllc party, hoso lonj; tlino hofo Mollcnn found out domoclntlo party. Andy dcnd no nohody hlnmeo him for It. Illinliii ninny kind doiiionliijs. 'More kind domnttlntH tlmn Irlslil Wo BOO, a KnrlM AiiKUstn Soxton wnH on tho com mlttpo nppolntod to rectdvo tho liberty holl In ChlcnKo. "Thoy wont niul told tho sexton. "And tho sexton tolled tho licli" pays tho pout, A youth named llrand led tho clnni ot 'Id at Trinity coIIoko. A comfortiihlo hetel: Tuckor Inn, I'lensiint Illll, Mo. A wnnt ad In tho Chicago Trlhuno Fays: "Situation Wanted Chauf feur, married, nhsolutoly soher; no other had Intuits." Thoy Never l.eni Fnrmor lllohlm was "touohod" for fair, ' Ho was tho plcturo of duspnlr. Hut. like other worlts of art, "KoIoiioIiIiib" noon will play n part! UN Way Mr. Ilonnypock (poovlMlily) When yon toll mo to do a Hi I up;, llko a foot I Ho and do It. Mr. llonnyM)ok N'o; yon ko nnd do It llko a fool. Puck. Oiiiinlmnim "And, Hontlomon of tho Jury, bo ay you nil?" iuiulrod tho JiuIko of a certain Arkansas circuit, after tho verdict had hoou drought In. "Woll, tho rest of UH do, nnd I lorknitl nrt to," lOHpondod tho small nit nnd most pnltry-lookliiK nioinhor of tlto nssortmont of poors. "You un, I originally dlfforod with, or from whlohovor Ih propor tho rout of thtwo jiontleinun: but (hoy heat mo nil holier playln checkers, dnwuod mo at nioiuhloly-poK. and then ovory nno of 'oin, when wo u rustled, Krnh holdi, to son which side of tho quos (ton was rlslit, throwwl mo flat nnd KAt on mo. So, all thliiKfl considered, nnd koopln' to tho itnroomont, I nay, with tho hulnnoo of 'oni, tliat tho pris oner nt tho Iwr I sorter forfilt what Mh namo l Is ktullly m charped 1'uok. it is necessary to have water to inalce( their investment a paying one and the valley a pi'oduclive one and such are asked to cooperate. The loss to the valley in crops the past two years would build several million dollar irrigation systems. The actual cash loss this year would place water on every acre. Similar losses may be expected in future years unless provided against by irrigation. One orchard is t lias twenty men employed picking his immature fruit and heavily pruning his orchard in an effort to save (he trees. lie estimates his loss at 25 cars of pears. He has averaged better than a $1000 a ear for nis iruit in previous years. J I is loss thoreloro would pay the cost of placing water on (he land several times. Other orehardists have ceased work, letting the fruit drop off as it dries. The farmer finds his corn drying up. He finds his garden witherinir. lie finds it hard to cut half :i eron of alfalfa the second cutting, flis actual losssin produce in one year would pav for the water. It look some such object lesson as this dry yedr'to con vince some of our landowners of the necessity of placing the valley under water. Despite the present'hardship, it will prove a blessing in disguise if it results in the placing of any considerable acreage under water! Place the valley under water, and we wont need to talk about rebuilding to pay our debts. The increased production will bring prosperity itself. Tt will transform fanning methods. The small tract will replace the large one. It will make a beet sugar factory an actuality. It will attract hoineseekers, stimulate dairying,-hog raising, i arming aim iruu, raising and create a demand lor land, and diversified industries will follow. Irrigation is the keynote to the valley's future. With it wo progress. Without it, we retrograde. With it. we can sustain many times our present population. Without it, we cannot sustain what we already have. The lesson is so plain that he who runs may read. It is time to take an inventory, to find out just where we are, and govern our future accordingly to make an effort to save ourselves by utilizing the water flowing to waste on every hand. TIow many want salvation? m CALIFORNIA SHIPS SO MANY CARS OF PRODUC E "HELLO, BlLLI" NEW CHIEFTAIN OF THE ELKS NILDESPERADUM. uucrican moneyed aristocracy. Tlicv still believe hey can again, through a campaign of mis represen i, coercion and corruption, put one of their dummies HUdlnV lliiinaln Counter Ijtiup ahadtw nnd olw-lrli- Hint Hill humllod riptht can tak 10 yxara ojf a woman's no, Tlio only looking final aomo glrli value Is tho oyo of a mail! " J'ntron Yea. Martin. ir wH Igllka ft ft or ut roaalnntty. In fact, U'lsW Rio tluiaa wUan ahu oven tnkoa qjf uiy ahoM for mo. i jUrtln I n. air. 1 Mupiioit) that la when you oohm Home tlrml nt yMro -No. no thinks l rhi about hi ho ovoalni. tl'liuil ngrv Loagwr U8't Ula te wo. ,udnin! 1 know all tk trleka r 'ur trade. I luiMii't llvl In va&i4 jliousoa 10 yatra far ueOiUi! r-f,BijiUdy ni wt ni het y lia)1i1Ml your teant t! & ' WW work you've do,, ''gflld I to 8awv-r Rta.hs. (Ufi. iiw said In- Hiui i.nrllv tru-. i It la whon alio to alldo mil nnrly TTM3 campaign that is being made in behalf of the nomination of Senator Weeks as the republican can didate for president, is indicative of the political spirit of the American moneyed uristocraev. Thev still believe that tlu iatiou in the white house, and prolong their career of power and pillage. For sheer impudence the stand-pat attitude is without parallel in European countries, unless it lie the grand dukes of Wussia. Give us the government and we will give you prosperity;, refuse and you will hunger. Plutocracy demands private ownershin of natural monopolies, by which to levy tribute upon the nation. If the nation's .legislators endeavor to lighten the burdens of (he citizens. theV denounce it as an unwarranted inter ference with business. They have handed themselves to gether in numerous organizations throughout the land, having lor their ostensible purpose the commonweal, but which are in fact used for bludeoning public officials into submission. When laws are passed that are unsuitable to their methods of pillage, they declare war to the end, but when tlieir tools are in power, and their programs adopted tlfe cry, peace j peace1 - ji For social justice, plutocracy substitutes charity with a String to it. It is nisnirod unlv bv tho roncHnnn'm- spirit, which demands government according to the ideas ol a past and less nil winced nge. Progress means in thun world, simply a method of increasing the riches of the ricii. i lie lanorer to tlieni is simply the mud-sill of so ciety. They want to raise him in effieienev onlv that he may he a more el Uncut tool for their purpose, or a better man killer when they need hnn to make war or defend their possessions. J ' Senator Weeks is plutocracy's candidate, nnd he am .Jy meets their requirements, lie is the epitome of the! economic system 01 uigiand, that has caused her sturdv sons to degenerate, to the danger of the nation. All hail and welcome to Senator Weeks, The patriot unit progressive win welcome nis candidacy as a meansf of tchtinir the snirit mid intollin-mwn ni' tin. Vnwkiw..iJ v.l''. His candidacy more than other possible uoniineej would mean the realignment of the American voters. Hi. campaign would call forth a corruption fund that would ue giwitiM' ny far than was ever used even in the davs ol l,Hi a and lliiiuiii. Mis election is not impossible, but tint mnrUt even more than his his defeat, husfmi tin. W nf polilicHl revolt, that will overthrow the invisible govpruJ liieiit of plutocracy, and its political adhercuiUs. I oi-nniiir n cckh eeriHiuiy i ins me eve ol the stand lata. and their failure to support him will be duo not U uii'ii- larK ui auiuutttiuii, hut tu their duuut of their iihilit The follbulhpjotlcr han b?pn re colvod by A, S. HoBonbauin fiom J. II. Mnlcbay, nsslatant Beneral frclsht agent of tho Southern Pnclflc, who hnn recently made n trip through Cal Cal ieornia: "I lind tho opportunity of visiting nnd going over nuout 7T percent of the wpll-known hgrlculturnl dlstrlctn of central and southern California and now fully appreciate the renBona why that country ships so many thousands of enrs of melons, vege tables, g'rapes nnd other produce, nrldo from their citrus fruit ship ments, while we Import nnd nt the same tlmo could, If we would, grow nt lenst tho samo varieties of cuunl qunntltles, I hnve often nsked myHelf why It wns possible for California to ship the two thousand odd cars of vegetables, small fruits nnd berries that they dojnto the northwest terri tory each year, and why It Is nsknowl- edged to bo tho garden spot of the world, while our own beautiful c6un- try laid outdoors. 1 fully renllzo It now, however. Witter on the Soil Ah Rtntod to you, my trip wns for tho purposa of ohtnlnlng first hand n belter Idea and knowledge of the agricultural mid stock conditions of our southern neighbor. The results obtnlnod In tho south can ho summed up In a few words WATHK OX TUK SOU AND WOItlC. This regardless of their sunshine. It seems to mo, tins enabled them to make the success they have. Tho nmnzlug feature, how ever, Is that n largo proportion of tho Irrigation Is through pumping stntlous with n few nrteslnn wells. Of course, there Is gravity Irrigation, but In places where there Is no sent blnnco of wntor you will find tho most beautiful, productive farms, the water being pumped from wells. Pic ture, If you can, nn arid plnln, on which until a few years ngo not even JnckrnbbltH could live, converted Into green pnaturcs nltve with cuttle nnd hogs, also beautiful garden nnd fruit tracts through irrigation obtained nt a heavy expense, and then picture the beautiful Iloguo river vnlley with every ndvautngo of soil, wnter nnd cllmnte, yet from your own ndmlsslon you find it a struggle to mnke ends meet nnd claim that a similar lot has fallen a great many others. Most laorol Section Do not regret Hint you located In tho valley, but to the contrary rcniom- ber that some of tho world's most productive gold mines were discover ed nftor tho original possessor had given up. There Is nothing wlmtover the matter with the valley and If you nnd others suffering from tho a-uno hnrd luck vlows will simply discon tinue listening to tho "street corner master of flnuuco nnd know ll-all" nnd go to work nnd get wnter on your soil, you will hnve no moro woeful tains of this nnd that that can't bo dono. Kxcuso my candor, but you nro living In n country moro favored by far. than many of tho sections I havo seen, but you, like others, nro falling to mnko uso of tho advantages lav ished upon you by nature nnd 1 dare mv Mint the conditions would ho fqunlly true If you wore located In another section under similar cir cumstances. Oo to work, resign Im mediately from tho "nnvll chorus" nnd "down nnd out club," Join with any and everyone with tho solo thought of getting Irrigation nnd watclt tho valley develop Into u -wonderland, tho equal of which I am confident It will bo Impossible to du plicate. Homember tho slogan "Water and Work." J. II. MUI.OUAY. .Jasssssr ,w, ,, ill w l mm- 'y v B IS ROGUE RIVER FENCED m James It, N'lcholson, 3S years old, who wns elected Grand Exalted Uuler of the lleuovolent nnd Protective Or der of Klk8 during tho national con vention of the 'purple lirlnces" in Los Angeles recently. The now chief tain of this great order which hns a halt million members in moro than 1500 cities in tho United Stntes, lives In Hoston, where he Is the manager of a large industrial organization. For tho past five years Nicholson has been a member of tho board of trustees nnd it Is largely due to his efforts that tho order which ho now heads has built n national homo at a cost of. $400,000 for Indlcm nnd aged members of tho Elks at Medford, Virginia. Not only hns tho now ruler the distinction of being tho youngest man who hns ever been thus honored, but ho Is nlso tho only bachelor to win tho preferment of his brother Hills. Fifteen thous and KlIiH nnd their families attend ed the Klks.' convention. IOWA SOCIETY PLAN ' HGMC FOR JULY 30 All Iowa people lire uracil to nt leiiil tilt1 picnic of the society to lie held in Asliluml canyon .Inly ;i(l(li. Auto trucks will mnke n special I'nrc for the i omul trip. The program of (lie ilnv will lie printed in the pnpcis the latter part of tho week. Consider thin a poeial invilution niul he present to partieipnte in Hie eelelirution of the Hoeiely. Portlund IS00 tons Colorado mnrblo will ho used on tho now First National bank to cost $100,000. 10 SIOP FISH? z i The upper Ilogue Itlvcr bo long famed tor Its steelhead trout and sal mon fishing In a single season has been wiped off tho map as an angler's paradise. A few steelhead havo been taken, nearly all of which nro scored and out by net marks nnd apparently by woven wlref . ' Nowhere In the river aro tho fish seen Jumping ns In former years nnd expert nnglors who havo visited the river frequently this season report that thoy have not seen any steel head In the river nt nil. Sunday sev eral scoro of anglers piled tho river diligently nnd tho only catch report ed wns two Btnnll steelhead, both bearing net mnrks. Those familiar with the river be linvo tho Installation of n second can nery on tno lower river Is responsi ble for tho lack of fish In tho rivor. The marks on tho few fish taken so fnr would Indlcnto that tho commer cial fishermen on the lower river are using much smnller meshed noU thnn allowed by lnw nnd that the run of fish Jins been completely shut off by stretching woven wire ncross some of the shallow riffles, In any event tho fish are being kept out of the upper river. The citizens of Jackson county aro getting nrousod nnd Intend to hnve tho matter thoroughly Investigated, neyoud nil question the action of tho lower river fishermen will result in the Initiation of n constitutional amendment nt the next election clos ing tho entire river to commerclnl fishing. It Is nrgued thnt In no other wny enn tho river bo saved from com plete depletion of Its snltnon nnd steelhcnd trout THE PAGE Medford's Leadlnn Theater Cool, Comfortnble, Well Ventilated LAST TIME TONIGHT Selig Three Act Fenturo The Octopus With Thomns Santcljl, Lillian Hay ward and others. VITAORAPII. The Goddess Two Chapters In which "Tho Goddess" emerges from tho cave after fifteen years. VITAOUAPH COMEDY Welcome to Bohemia Paul's llohemlan friends welcome his hrlde to Iloliomln. WALI.Y VAN and NITItA FRAZRIt in tho lends n-10-lGc NOTI2 Wednesday nnd Thursday nt this theatre, our fenturo dnys. This week tho five net feature "Frdtn tho Vnlley of tho Missing," by tho author of "Tess of the Storm Coun try." A wonderful photo-plny. Reg ular prices. Afternoon nnd evening, C-10-lRc. & Wtm .j;bjw!i ilwrv - OI "? 5 Mir io MMw Smokcra of Turkish Trophies Cigarettes fifteen years ago nro smokers of Turkish Trophies Cigarettes today l MJmft!xlifea CnxlfTurkA Expectant Mothers Relieved of Pain A tnot valuable lirlp to women during tlili Inttrettlnf period li u )lemlll external rem olr called "Mallier's I'rlcnil." It I applied orcr tho imiclni of (Tin utommli, jcntly rubbed lo, nnd at oncd pciictrawl to relieve all utrsln ou nerves, corili, llpimrnLi and all part Involved. It tn.iket tho miuclci co plliint that tliey eTpsml naturall)'. And at the same lime they are Invltorntnl by (he ulxenre of Imronslnir palm no apt to Ullri tho mini). Ret n liottlo of any drticilit. Wrlteto Dradllcld Keztilator Co., 103 I.uumr llldj.. Atlanta, fluM for a fiutcliiatliiBT look Belmeni: School (For Boys) 21 miles outh of Sin FncIco W ttilnk tli at rlr to our boyn what thouirbtfulimrfnlii wlati. Our rnuluntiiirntfr on rooinmiidtlon. Institutions that mini It on rtrtllk-at uil n iamlnjttlun ( l"in I of furrtlofu) to ilranJ, The MiltOiftu InnUtuUvf TwIinolCBrfi and Yal. huiaatl mlsstlctQ rNUlrf mcntiarr tnof t trr. Herd fur tautlfullr llluitratnl ctiUlotnjf. which clvr hot coir Tory trooi Itlra of th iplrlt amlinir IdMbl thaachotil tutor ltaMalinint and 1U atlrM'tlverhool horn. Nothlnif,howrTr, cad null Uke tho ('Iter of a tint to Ui chtwl. W,TJtKlDJJradMut4T,UoxKfelmont,aaj SAFETY FIRST John A. Perl UNDERTAKER Lady Assistant 28 8. nAIHXKTT l'honcs M, 47 und 47-Ja iXniliiiUnrA Hrvlw saMMlirJMl sBSBBrBHHifelllHnl Don't risk InJurliiR yourself arid flottliiB your houso on fire hy nttempt Init to clean clothes nt home. It Is dangerous, und Is not worth tho risk to. which yon cxposo yourself. You enn Insurd your own r.ifety nnd tho propor hnadl'ns of your ciothcs by fndlng tnuii for cleaning risslng, ivclng to n plant which Is n adorn, flro proof nnd up-to-dnto. Our charges tro so low that It will not pay yo't to do your own work. For your own protection, call 244. RINGS offer moro variety thnn any other form of Jewelry wo can show you today, cluster rings with different combinations of Btones, signet rings, solitaires nnd wedding rings, Seo them, Coolest storo In town. You'll on Joy shopping at this storo. MARTIN J. REDDY THIS JI5WI3LKR Ooroorr FOIt QUALITY. 212 K. Main St. We Must Have More Butter Fat Highest Market Price Paid AT I'.. r HOSE 15c Ladies' Hose 8 15c Children's Hose , S 15c Boys' Hose S 50c Ladies' Lace Lisle Hose 9 400 More Bargains Equally as Good TOMORROW AT M. M. Dept. Store Store Opens 9 A-. M. The White Velvet Ice Cream Co. 32 S. Central ssssmaBassi.sM.-s-sn.H.HHBHBaM UNION FEED AND LIVERY STABLE PULL EQUIPPED LIVERY STABLE AMBULANCE SERVICE 112 South Riverside Phone 150 a GAUNYAW & BOSTWICK Proprietor. MOTORISTS Tio you know the HOADS of OREGON CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON and BRITISH COLUMBIA Thoy aro nil in tho now ROAD BOOK You should have one. CRATER LAKE MOTOR CAR CO. I hut ilit-n. It l i'- ii i mi i ' i pui nim over. Piir W. 'i, f