MEDfrOttD MAiTj WntiTmti, MT.DFORD, ORK(IOT, I'M? I DA V, hKClGMmM 17, 1.015
PAOID'TJORKH,
LACK OF WATER
COST THE VALLEY
FIFTY MILLIONS
, Murui'v Way, wlm cnim (o tin
oiu Hivt-r vnlloy yi'sliTtlay t iti
vcstiK'uk' tlio clmnieti'r tC liuul rop-i-oiiuntvtl
ns srood alfnlfu soil in H
luro nrtm, will nmiuiu sovuntl ilnye,
cU'Vutiiij liis tiiuo lioro to familitirk
iiif lilnicolC wilh vhIIcv voiulitiuiio. llu
lias two lanto trm-ls in view for al
falfa, which in a Hpocialty of n,
Should ho sui'i'i'od in wiikini? u dual
on (ho first tract in view, ho will havu
water for irrigation purpose." from
the llotie llivor Canal company. The
huoond tract under uniKutWntinii,
liowovur, will have to depend for ir
rigation on tho proposed general
scltcniu now under preliminary survey
by state und federal engineers. I'ntil
that plan shall have been successfully
concluded, thnt tract, with oilier ex
tensive areas, will ho without water,
unions it. ho suppliud hy wells, of
which Intler accomplishment thero is
little likelihood.
Xo mu Without Water
Mr. Way will not buy land in this
valley that is not under irrigation.
Ho comes from the Coquille region,
where there is ahuiidanl nrccipitalion.
but even there the most successful
gardens and truck fields nro irri
gated. "J)iverMfiod fanning tihso
lutoly rcipiircs irrigiilion for best re
sult," said Mr. Wuy. In this valley,
Mr. Way avers, divni'sified fanning
is impossible without it.
"J regard the Koguu Kiver valley
at, ono of the cl(oicost spots in the
htate," fnid .Air. Vn-. "Indeed, tak
ing into consideration its delightful
eliiaatie comjilious at all times of the
year, I know of no pint of the noith
wefcl that equals it. The one thing
needful in your county is irrigation
anil 1 am surprised that this disco
cry made yeavs ago has not brought
the result it should have borne ill the
time tho railroad reached you.
Kitty .Millions host
"(iewral irrigation should have
been apnlied at least for a piarlir of
a century in this benaliful valluy. If
you had done so you would Iufvo sav
ed at least fifty million dollars.
"Viiii people might to know that
you liavu an exeeplional alloy. I
don't blame you for haying thai
there's nothing like ii on eiiith, out
side of .laekhon county. I can't be
lieve thnt your farmer will volun
tarily be a party to delaying irriga
tion here ouu minute. It is an im
possible fear; Ihev hao too much at
Make."
LARG
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AUDENC
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HEARS LECTUR
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THERE'S ANTHRAX IN THE CM IN-CKIN!
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iti
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BEWARE! BEWARE!
IS 1
SGIENC
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The leelnrc ol t'larence V. I'aton
on the v abject of Christian Science nt
the Page theater last evening was
attended by GOO people, who came
from nil jfurlit of Ulo vnjlcy. The
loeturer is n member of the board of
lectureship inttihtuinud b. the mother
church at Huston, Mass. He is a
newspaper iiian and wit formerly a
vocal soloist in one or the prominent
chureho of St. Paul, Minn.
The lecture held tho profound in
terest of the audience for two hours
and was n most unique presentation
of the subject of material man and
npiritiml man compared probably ever
heard in this city. After an analysis
of tho component parts of the human
body, a made by lihysienl scientists,
and finding therebv that 8." per cent
of the material part of the iiohnut
unit Is water, abrogating eleven nud
a half gnllons, the speaker asked whv
it is that people are afraid to take
this water out into the rain nud get
it wot, lest it make thoin ill?
Similes, coiapariKouH, analyses and
losts wore carried on in a rapid con
versational way which appeared to
delight the audience, the speaker be
ing occasionally -le-dcd wilh delicate
applause. Not a word of ha'rsh crit
icism was uttered nghiUHl anybody,
any creed or any dogma.
The speaker was introduced in an
eloquent addrt"
Crowoll.
s by Judge W. 'J.
wltr:Sr iff
mh mw"u II I
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REVENUE
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NO
ER DEBATE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10. Tho sen
ate finance committee today author
laed Chairman Simmons to report tho
house resolution oxtonilliiK tho cmor
fiotity wnr tax until December 31,
lit 10. Republican committeemen
sought to have it extended only until
January SSO, l'.HG, but weor outvoted.
ThOy will try to nmohd It In tho senate.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 10. I'mlcr
nu nngreomonl HmttluK debate to two
hour and a half, tho house today
took up tho proposed extension of tho
, emorgonev revontto bill for ono yonr
j to December 31, 1 1C Representa
tive Hull of Tennessee, democrat,
started the debate lit fa'or Of tho extensible
XKVT
DENTAL SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
LARNED
BUYS
MEDFDRD
CANNERY
A transact Ion which means muoli
to tho Hoguo rlvor valloy was cloied
today, by which tho Lnrnoil Ilrothor
of Chicago, will bo nwiuclntori with
.Mr. lloko In tho Hogii6 Itlvor Can
nory. Tills means more than doubling tho
resources of tho canning company,
and rIvoa this community tho benefit
of l.arnert Urog.' facllltlo for mar
keting tho product uk woll a Mr.
Hoko's lecosnlzod superiority as a
proroiwor.
W. C. l.arnod will he the local rop
riMontatlvo. He and hi brother, who
has roturuod to Chicago, oxprou
thonisolvoe a highly ploasod both
with with Mr. Hoko'8 output and tho
future prospects of tho industry.
Tho I.arnoiU are nophewti of Scrlb
nor, the publisher.
AI
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Tho Star thoator, where tho host
plcturo flio shown will add another
groat film uorvlco for the approval
or the Medford public. Tho Mutual
Master picture a they are known,
will bo tho new Friday program at
thu Star beginning toilsy. Manager
Shttrlts Is very proud to offer bis
lmtrons tho best that monoy can buy.
His motto U to give you bettor pic
tures for loss money.
Why not patronize the Star and
be a mo a k the crowd rtalb .---Adv.
The Southern Oregon Dental soci
ety met yesterday allernoon at the
Medio t'd hotel. In addition to the
discussion "f wovcriil topics of. spe
cial interest, reports from the I'an-
nmu-Pjoifiu dental oongriwa weie
tiiveit.
II was tlodde'd lo hold Iho next
meeliug of the society ul Ashland in
tho laller part of next iWny, tho ex
act dale to be fixed Inter. A com
plete, program will hit prepared for
that occasion.
The election of officer tit yester
day's meeting wn as follows;
President, Dr. V. )). Ukv, Ash
land; vico-presiilenl, Dr. M. Vnu
Seoyoe, Mi'dford; sceretury-treas-urer,
Dr. V. W. Walker, (Iraiitu Pass.
Committee on arrangements foe the
next meeting Dra. .Johnson, Tilton
nud Itlake, Ashhind. i
.Members pnaent: Dra. Walker.
Mac.v, J'lnuuigtiu, Klliolt, llumiltim
and Diiiimick, (Imnts Pass; )rs. Kid
dell, Van Seoyoe it Van Snyoe, Med
ford; Drs. Johiihuu, Tilton, Blake,
Hall, Ashland.
Alter the hiifcuio session tho doe
tors present enjoyed a Miiiiptuona
banquet at the Hole) Medford.
YOHK, Dec. 17.
neck-inuf fling furs are cheaply thed
nud ettred there's dajuter of vmir cct
ling anthrax, mysterious disease thai
recently caused scvenil ilcnths 'in
New York and New Ihiulnnd cltiea.
So says Dr. Lester Ihms of tho
slate dcparliuetit of labor, ;tIio in-
vesligalcd tho death of nu
pnticiil in I Idle vac honpital.
"There is little iliingcr
iiE3sseSwS
Tw our
mmt
znminv'
anthrax
of Iho
spread of this disease, for it is prac
tically not communicable from one
person to another,'' Itoos said, "hut
there is a grave peril in cases where
slight cuts or break in the skin are
brought into contact wilh animal furs
that have been infected with anthrax.
".Many common house cats nro be
ing used to miiko cheap fur nowa
days, and tho groully increased de
mand for the trimmings of women's
boots nud gowns had, I fear, caused
considerable enreloaaucss in tho prep-
I a ration of tlumi. Klitv per cenl of
the cheaper fuis have boon made
ftoni ealskius.
There is no danger of anthrax from
belt of fur. K6ob &yV
The Junior girls nud tho senior
hum pi o veil to bo tho ehuniplous of
tho high school basket ball contest
ants In the series of games whloh was
rlosed last night, tho contest having
bog an on Monday ovenlng. It was
an Interesting contest In all Its phas
es In all of tho games of tho series.
The "oxcolalor" spirit was manifest
throughout In an unusual inoasuro.
The scoro in qhqIi ovenlng' play Is
as follews:
Monday Heys: Senior, 33; facul
ty, S. Clils: Sonlor, 10; freshman,
3.
Tuosdny Heys: Junior, 1-1; soph
omore, S, (llrls: Junior, 10; sopho
moro, 5.
Wednesday Heys: Senior, 18;
freshman, fi.
Thursday, finals Heys: Senior,
:".i. Junior, C. Girls. Senior, 3; Jun
ior, '.
Bargains in
ROSES
MONEY
Saved by letting me do your work.
Watehes and Clocks cleaned J 1.00.
Main Snrlnit XI fli) AL-ata Crlntlln?
A. J .. ni.M.Mn.1 Catllnv All I
kinds of Jewelry repairing. -Sneoial
out on finished afates. Bargains In
watches. I will sate yen money on
all work. KYr thing guaranteed sat
isfactory. Clocks called fer and de
Itvorwl any nines I the eUr.
IAV It. IHA.MOVD,
lZl K. Main Hi. Phn 7k-L
i'ou Throe-) ear-old
Caroline Testout
Hoes for sale at a bargain
The finest roses In Med ford
from the best roe hedge In the city.
The ('.iruliue Testout is a perpet
ual bloouirr, lare pink roses and
the bt hedge or street rose for this
ollmute.
Pierce, the Florist
LONDON', Dec Hi. The police last
liigbl seized all the lype and copy for
thu current issue of lirittauin, for
merly 0io Suffragette, tho official
organ f tho Women's .SutNgl nifjl
Political union.
"Tho authorities look exoepHoii In
our comment on rtir Kdnaid f'rey nud
a certain Uritish gwieral in the RaU
knus," said Mis Annie lCeititcy of the
suffragette orgntiixatiou.
"They cannot suppress us. When
there is an intrigue we shall expose
it, whatever hnpiieus."
ITALY AIDS SERBIA
(Continued from page one)
Is rvonlled that the late King Menelik
concluded a treuty of alluiuee with
l-'runee in 1UIJ7.
To Defeuil Itgypt
M. AlyMt pointed out thnt. the
.French railroad connecting tho
I'Yciich port of J ubil il with Addis
Abba, iu Abyssinia, would muke putt
siblc the rapid tmnskrlntiou of
troops to tho coast, where witbw four
days they could reacji Sues, or In
five das llnssorn, in Mesopotamia. '
Tlie Abyssinuut tmifs he also not
ed, are nJrcnde well armed, having
from 800,01)0 to, 1 .0110.1100 modern
rifles, all manufut'tiired sinee 101 J,
latrtly in armany, but lor the moai
irt by llelgium.
The co-oMilion of ihe JupnaeMe
fleet is suggosled for the trunsHii1
tiou of Ahysiiniaii troops lo Egypt or
Mesopotamia.
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PAIMS, Dee. 111. Telegraphing
from Athens under date of December
l.'i, the correspondent of the 1 lavas
Xews agency snys:
"A diplomntii) autboritv here given
out the news thnt the Ottoman gov
ernment haa consented to the np'
poiutiuent of two Oerinans as under
secretaries of stule iu the finance
and police departments of the Turk
ish administration."
BULGARIA CALLS OUT
ARMY OF 150,000 MEN
f
PAULS, Hoc. 17. An Athens dis
patch to tho HavttH Agency dated
WcdnoHilny says tho llcstla Icarus
from Sofia that tho llulgarlan gov
ernment Is preparing n now army by
calling up all oxotupted men and all
liiilgarlaiitt ablo to bear arms living
In the rogloiiH occupied In Sorbin.
Tho lluignrlan staff Is said to count
upon thtiH raising an army of 150,
Ono nion. Thoy will bo armod with
Austrian rifles.
the amount you are
allowed to purchase
in our line is sijiall, yet
we promise the same
efficient service with a
half-gallon order as
you would get on a
thousand barrels. All
orders go through the
same system.
CROWN
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DISTILLER! ItS COM PAN V
MAlLJfUDHK DIVISION
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I O. IIO.Y 3000
BEALIS & MISSION STRIiKTS, SAN I-RANC1SCO, CAL
Jones
ranire Sale
is an "eye opener"
Save your money--don,t pay those high
prices others ask
Extra Fancy English Walnuts, 20c lb.
Hurry- or you will be too late. Come up to our store
and let us "SHOW YOU" (if you're from Missouri.)
- JONES-THE PRICE REDUCER
Phone 235
225 W. Main.
M SANTA TO ARRIVE lj 1W
H SATURDAY MORNINd- 7r vM&jf?
iu j wjjwj.1. - n
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SANTA TO ARRIVE
SATURDAY MORNINd-
10 O'CLOCK
Kosoburg, Or.
DKA1? (MLILDKIOX (t'tiro The May Co.):
AVcll, I '11 bo mighty glad to sou you boys
and girls Saturday. You know, J have had
a mighty hard trip, Tor the roads ' are
jrretty bad in some plaees for my auto, but
it's a good thing 1 left my reindeers and
sled at Seattle, for I never would have got
ten through. Will see you all at the store
and have some little present for you all.
Can stop only long eifbugh to' say hello
and get my mail and will thou leave for
California'. Yours,"
- ' ' SANTA.
The May Co;
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You Can't Affofd to MiSS Out
Sale on Christmas Slippers
lCvery slipper is eut iu priee and the saving is quite a
little and will help you out in cash which yoif hiay
Want-to apply on some other gift.
Prices on Men's Slippers from 90c up to $3.15
Price-s on Women's Slippers from .'..90c iip to $1.80
Prices on Juvonilo Slippers from 75c Up to $1.15
Headquarters for Genuine "Comfy" Braitd Slippers.
UK A IM N M IN D UMC Stamps with ovory purchitso
SBUOl'JU Vl.NI)OWS
Vlio. ... rVT Oj.poMte
Sluil of njaai lii mii --J .Miiiiii'm (iU)lV
"Cooo Shoes"
"GOOD SHOES" BUilt Our Business
LET US SUGGEST
That you give your friend with the playcivpiano
SIX OR A DOZEN
V
RYTHMODIK
ISIC ROLLS
hand-ilayed records of
rli as ntisoui, IJailer,
eaeh record has that
ilroni which every sug-
abseut.
c to $1.50 Each
lord bv
PALMERS
Piano Place
17 JjtOin'llCKNTKAL
EDISON DIAMOND DISK
PHONOGRAPHS AND RECORDS
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