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HONG KONG KOLUM
"Wliy Is It that In nn argument my
luiftbanil u win I ly glvos In?
idlcclattHO loilily In argiiinont novcr
gllvo out.)
IIUVKItSKl) IXTKIt VI i:VS
If lllO .Mmlo At'tlVKMN Ht'lllly ToM
tlio Trulli
I nm n vory plain nort of jiorson.
7 waRti't born In n mnnll town.
My father wasn't poor nnd I didn't
liavo to onrn my own living.
I didn't go on tlio Htngo whon I wnu
tliroo yonra old and I nover spoko a
plrco ns n kid,
I didn't work to support my moth
er nnd brothorn nnd thoro wns not
tho Bllghtost onrly Indication Hint I
lind any talont.
Onco David Holnico rnmo to our
town. No didn't tnko nny notlco of
mo nnd'dldn't pnt mo on tho limu! nnd
nsk mo If I didn't want to como to
Now York nnd Join his company.
My mother wasn't shocked when
I went on tho ntngo. Sly father
didn't rago nnd storm. I didn't hnvo
nny ltttlo sinter (o coiiroIo nnd envy
mo my chanco,
1 never thought anything about
whothor I had any talont or not. I
never read Rhakewponro and nover
locked mysulf up nlono nnd rohonrflod
Jullot boforo n mirror.
I liavon't got fifty gowns nnd n
150,000 wardrobo. You could buy
nil my porional Junk for twonty-olKht
fifty.
i It doosn't tnko nny norvo to net
tlio molodrama stuff In tho movloa,
I don't know what to do for tho
comploxlon. I mo Jtut plain cold
cronin.
I liavo no advlco In glvo to othor
girls with movlo nmbllloiiH bocnuso
Ihavo never thought nnythlng nbout
It. I can't rldo n homo nnd novor
do oxcopt whon my part enlls for It.
I don't own a ear but am saving
up to buy n second-hand Kord. 1
linto chickens and country llfo nnd
nm deathly afraid of Hiinkos. I don't
ilnnco. I nover saw n rich man's son
cloio enough to roeogniie and when
tlio milium Is developed I'm through
ylth It. Out thatT
My oats? I Hfco steaks and pota
toos nnd bread.
t And lliton, bo. I ain't seon tho
blek yet thnt I'd marry. Oot that?
A BANDOX.MEXT of tho British campaign against the
Dardanelles, which seemed foredoomed to failure
and rcallv accomplished iiolhimr cx-cnnl. tho unoriincu en,.
rifice of many brave men. is offipinl rnnfninii nf l'limiim.
another of the long list of initial blunders which stain
the record of nearly every war that Great Britain has
waged in which she has somehow blundered her way to
eventual victory lislory is full of similar instances.
fill. T"i "J ! ...... r W ,. ....
j no jsriusn campaigns in .India, in America, in South
Africa are all liberally sprinkled with blunders. So were
British camnaitrns acrainsf, Louis XIV. an wmn fiw i3i.;f;uii
efforts in the Napoleonic wars. British official arrogance,
British official red tape, British official incompetence
have been responsible, not onlv for flm blnmim. r ,.r
ions Avars, but of the nrescnt rnnfhVr V,.r i ; r
them, British stamina and British pluck have Avon event
uallyand history repeats itself.
The evacuation of the Dardanelles, while it may weaken
their cause morally, really strengthens the position of tho
entente allies, who have one less front to defend. Jn fact,
since the undertaking became recognized as a failure in the
spring, the expedition has been a fruitless drain upon
allied resources.
Although the entire conflict lias so farresulted in pil
ing success upon success for the Teutonic allies, it has not
CU, i",i:u '-"in-nifjivu vjciory, jor tneni. '.rnc new yaw
finds them defending a score of fronts, their ranks much
depleted, wlnletheir superiority in men, munitions and the
machinery oC war is hourly diminishing as the allies are
attaining the degree of preparedness held by Germany at
.. "(, '(, wt. uiu k,uiuin;i,
Pesi)itc the success of the excursion into Serbia, the
result; cannot materially affect tho belligerents, for the
war will be decided where it started in Belgium, France,
Germany and Russia. One crushing defeat on either west
or cast fronts will undo nil the livMlinnf -..;,..:r, .. ...
1 . i ... ' - iiuunio nu Jill
achieved and the wider and more scattered the fronts the
1 culons are forced to maintain the more difficult will it
bo to concentrate upon any, one without exposing others
The war, if a long one, will bo won by the last billion
dollars and the last million men in other words, by super
iority of resources. These naturaly lie with the'entento
allies, ilthey hold together long enough. So far there is
no sign ol weakening, and as it is a matter of national life
or death with all of them, Henry Ford's peace mission will
lind scant welcome, even in the neutral nations who are
uu ucing niaoe weaitny My tlie war.
US
EUROP
1 10 VII
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ON DON
FROM
PRES
BENT
HOT St'UIXaS, Va , Dec. 22
President Wilson said today that tho
huropean trip of his friend, Colonel
12. M. House, was In no way connect
ed with tho peace movement, but was
entirely for the purpdsos oiitllnod by
Colonol House In his statement Issued
Inst night In Xow York. Tho col
onel snld his mission was to commit
nlcato to Amor-lean ninbassndors In
porson for tho prosldont certain in
formation that tho nmbnssndors
might moro Intimately know the nt
tltudo of tlio United States toward
certnin phases of tho International
situation. Further than to say that
Colonel House hnd stated tho object
of his mission exactly tho president
refused to comment.
Today tho president and Mrs. Wil
son motorod forty-flvo miles over to
White Sulphur Springs, V. Vn., for
luncheon.
BRITISH
FORCES
TAKEN FROM ISLES
SENT TO SALONIK
PAGE
iMEDFORD.S
LEADING
THEATRE
TODAY
WASUIXOTOX. Doc. 22. An
nouncement by Colonel i:. M. Ilouso,
of Xow York, , Prosldont Wilson's
closo personal frlbnd nnd advisor,
that ho soon would go to Kuropo at
the requost of tho prosldent nnd tho
socrolnry of state, conned great In
torost In official and diplomatic cir
cles hero today. Secretary Lansing
confirmed tho announcement, but de
clined to ndd anything to It.
Colonol Houso's statement declared
that tho solo object of his mission
would bo to tnko to tho Amorlciin
nmbassadors at the capitals of tho
warring nntlons-certnln Information
regarding tho Washington govern
ment's nttltiido on International ques
tions. It wns denied thnt ho would
go on n jienco mission.
HBRLIX. Dec. 22. bv wireless.
Tho Cologno Oazetto reports that
uriiisii troops which liavo been sta
tioned on Islands In the eastern Med
iterranean hnvo been withdrawn to
bo sont to Snlonlkl.
The Ovorsoas Xews agency snvs:
"Tho Cologno Gazette publishes a
dispatch from Athens stntlng thnt
nonrly all tho llrltlsh troops have left
Imbros, Lemnos nnd Tenedos Islands,
to bo sont to Snlonlkl.
"The troops on Imbros Island woro
most discontented. Somo of tho
troops mutinied and five or six offi
cers of the general staff nre reported
to have been killed. Finally tho
troops wero removed after they had
been promised that numorous rein
forcements would bo sent."
Greatest
Curtain 5:30 sharp. Chil
dren In nrms not udmlttcd.
D0NT EXPERIMENT
AVOID
OF
DISCUSSION
CANDIDATES
REPUBL
IS
ICAN EDICT
TURKS
COUNTING
BOO
TY ABANDON
ED
" Todnj'h llellilnger
llaeontly Oeorgo Foran, tho Ilrook.
Jyn political lnder fll and Bprnlned
Ijls nnklo. Upon bis return to big
djk, buslnoss was plUnl high. An
inpatient caller who had wallod an
lipur at length demandiNl of (ho of.
fjco boy how long It would bo before
Iforan could tee him.
"Ho hasn't roturned from lunoli
yol," came the reply.
"Why," exclaimed (h caller, "you
Mil ho wns In?"
"Ho Bald he was alwy In to )ou
filr," roplled tho Uoy.
fiiiy the Clil on (ho Film
Boys who ring door bells nud run
riwny often grow up to ring door
bells and llck around all evening.
(Il.v dlLsox nVIIIlXKIt.)
WASIIINdTOX, Dec. 'j:i. -The
meeting ot tlio ioiiibliciui liiitionul
eomuiitteo here luu left (he inirtt
sion (hat there will bo ltoosovelt ilel
t'giiltw in the teulilienu milionul eon
venliou Iho iiiimber nnd atrongUi of
tho deleirntion ileiwidinj; on future
ovenls. 'l'o niosl of tlio old ooinmil
teo orowtl Kooiovelt is liad meilieino.
l!un at n oure for politioitl impot
ence, llioy hnte In lake him. Hut there
nre political doelow in llmir midst
wiio nre Htroiigiy iiruiiur tho utter
drnui'lil Mini their oico will bo heard
in the Cliieago eoueiiliou June 7.
"Avoid dieii.Ni(in of enuilidntes"
it the tinier Usued by tlio Cniue-HHriies-lViiroso
eliipie whioli eoutioln
tlio rcpuhlicHu iintionul eoiuinitlee.
The linpn i'tguie that miy ileleiniiu
ntiou of the eamlidnte iieforo the
holding of the convention would o.
jmimi Mich caiiilitlnle to the lire of
criticism. I heir nle im voiced by
former Seuulor Jonathan llouitie,
who itikitd tliat iMiies only be dik
euemHl sotuething general like
"proejierlt.v" or "gotNl old ifmbliean
idenU." Then at the convention the
honeM will get together in the buck
room, as )ir usual, and ilecide on a
eandidiile nnd lnlt'inu and then tie
nle the fiiiiwnlioii to a "hoorah, get
toiiiilui tni uiinit, ln.i- liiiiul and
ting Mnvinu" d ii-ti.itmu of a
"leillilteil p.iity "'
BY BRITISH
FORCES
LIK DEAIH
Fl
id FOOTBALL HURTS
COXSTAXTIXOPI.H, Dec. 22, via
London. Tho Turkish war otflco has
given out the following statomont;
"Thoro was local fighting on tho
Irak front (In Mosopotamln) at Kut-ol-Amnr.
"A hostile attack against tho tenth
sector on tho Caucasus front was ro
pulsod. "On tho Dnrdanollos front hostllo
ships violently bombardod until Into
In tho evening different camps In
order to doatroy tho booty nbandonod
by the enemy. Tho bombardment
fulled to achieve Its purpose. Hostllo
attacks at Suddul lliilir ropontedly
repulsod.
Tho counting of tho wnr material
and military equlpmont has not ot
boon completed. Among tho booty
nonr Ail lltirnii were two hoary guns.
ono Schnolder field gun, n groat quan
tity of ammunition, cartridges, rlflos,
a great number ot mules, ammuni
tion carts and tents filled with pro
visions and telephone material."
IMTTSni'ItO, Dec. 22 Harry
Shot, a medical student of tho Uni
versity of I'lttsbiyg, died In n hos
pital hero last nlglit as tho result of
Injuries suffered In tho football gnmo
between the Pittsburg team nnd
Washington nnd Jefferson two years
ngo. llo wns carrlod off tho field
and until tho tlmo of his death was
under tho enro of a physician.
Von Will Mnko Xo .Mistake If You
Follow This Advlco
'Xevor neglect your kldne,s.
If you hnvo pain In tho back, urin
ary disorders, dizziness and nervous
ness, It's tlmo to net nnd no tlmo to
experiment. Theso nro frequently
symptoms of kidney trouble, nnd n
rcniody which is recommended for tho
kldnos should bo tnken In time.
Moan's Kldnoy Pills nro a good
remedy to use. It hns acted effective
ly In many casos In this vicinity.
Can Medford ro'sldents demand
further proof of morlt than tho fol
lowing testimenial:
Daniel Flnton, C St., Jacksonville,
Ore., says: ."I can't forgot how much
good Moan's Kidney Pills did mo. I
suffered from woaknoss of tho kid
neys nnd all tho disorders that go
witn ittiinoy complaint. I ached all
over. Moan's Kidney Pills soon fixed
1110 up In good shnpe."
Prlco HOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply nsk for n kidney remedy get
Moan's Kidney Pills -the snmo that
Mr. Flaten had. FoHter-Mllburn Co.,
Props., Iluffnlo, X Y Adv.
2LAIL ORDEBS XOW
Farewell
OF
Forbes-
Robertson
His first and positively his last appearance in
Medford
AND LONDON COMPANY
In Jerome K. Jerome's Modern Morality Play
Passing ,i!fc Third Floor Back
The Ideal Christmas Play over 5000 limes in
England and America.
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WHAT ARE YOU WORTH?
Young Man, Young Woman, in Dollars and Cents to a
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join our classes in Day or Night School and make yourself
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"The School of Best Results"
13. T. Vim (J ilder, College Building,
S. Van Gilder, Principals. .11 North Grape Street.
Lime Starvation
Causes Tuberculosis
'I'lir Mrtllnil llrroril rn tirk)
of llrt-rmlirr Is, I1HPK, t-iiutnln nu
urllclr uu "Ihr 'I'rriitiiirnt uf I'nl.
iniiniirr Tulirri-iiliMla, llimril tin tin
.xiiiiiitliin 'lliul Hie lllrlrlle (Hilar
of tlir lll-iir In Mine .Murt iillnii,"
li llr. Jiiliu I. Iluaarll, Mini an)!!
"I hf I'tinilllliMi till dli I rri-iiKiiUril
It iirririlliiK Ihf nrtltr lrt rloiiiirii(
uf lillirrt'illoaN In Hip mliill mH lie
ruimlilrrril ni tint In llnir xfnrt Minn,
iiiiiiik liuirunnli' uliliiliir
llnir ull iiiirnr In lit uf nircliil
ililiiltiKli'Nl liiiiiirliiiit'p
I'M If Hit alls itrr nut In nrKHiili'
i'uiiiIiIiiiiIIiiii I. illllli'lill In Miiiur
Hull tin- t'fll fun iiiirnirliilr llirni
lur IihiiI,"
Vfinn nf w Kii'Hiiri'itil uie riiiitlrin
iu In IM lnli.r (hut tlir micrt'Hii of
l.rklllHIIH Allll.lUNt' III l-UHKH of pul-
noiiHr.i I ii in i iilunlH (loiiHumpllon)
Hllll t'lll'tillli I In lint Ahll llllllirlllal
iVtiubltm In ilui' In Ittrue liKHimre to
IU lonifiit f iiiim, no puinltiittl wild
ulhvr liiMivtlifiiu hh ti lie eitnlly up
pi opt lHlf.1 h Hit rllH.
IxiulitlfMH Hum Iiub hail much to
do with (lit- intuitu iil.tnliifil In ninny
aM uf Hime .((Ttjc'tloim. ttlil.li t(i
wr tu lutw iiIiloil to Ik'kiiimi'a
FwMtRt TMr3JTcgo1v? cer:
Wsf
TODAY
LAST CUAl'TlCIt OP
The Diamond
from the Sky
Come and geo who got mo diamond
and tho winner of tho $10,000.00.
We l8o show a good 2-rool Key
stone nnd a one-reel comedy.
You Can Go Home
For Christmas!
If you Inlso mlvnntnso of tlio Low noillltl-TrIp
.3.Fares thnt the SOUTIIKHX PACIFIC will hnvo on
hiile for tho holiiluys.
ON SALE
Deeeml.er 17, IS, 22, 2.1, 21, 2fi, .11, Jnniinry 1st
lielween nil fitntions of Sotitlioni I'neifio in Oiuf-on.
liotiiin limit January I.
YOU CAN GO TO CALIFORNIA, TOO!
Tlio holiiliiy round trip rates nlfeo npply from Ore
son to Cjilifoniiii (exeept Kliimuili J-'alls Iiriuijjh)
uVstiimtionu on the followiiif- dnteH: Dee. 22, 2H,
21, 2.r), 110, 31, .Tan. 1. Uetuiii limit of .Inn. !lil.
$12.75 saved on round trip to Los Aiifiolof. - 1
$13.25 saved on round trip to San Fmnoiioo.
.
Corroiponiliiyf reductions to nil pointB
Auk tlio loenl ngont.
Southern Pacific
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent
An It loiitiihiK no opiates. imnotli'M
or luililt fin nm. ,f iIiiiKn, it m NiifD
tu trt Yum iliuKKlut will uiilri u
lur tni in m.i , an hmikI tllrtu I
llt'kutHii l.iiliiiriilur), IMillMilrliililn,
Price $1 nnd $2 a bottle.
TAFT UNABLE TO
k CUICAriO, I),e. JJ. Fuunrr l'.e-
lileilt Tlft reliHliul luie tiul.ix limn
Jjoiitli lleml, Im!., where he uu- to
Jinve iimilo uu atlilie-h ut ewnuur,
lint Mtm jire vented b Kevere etll.
' rr. Tuft was ktill' nnfrerinjf from
llio ilmint Affoctiou Mhirli utiueLei
lilm nt La Crvo, i-, m-i ml d
m,'o, nud wn ndukfit i. a piiyaivutu
ft) rofraln from ii-uij. l. .i. 4.
Jlofoio taking n t 1 .r A lieu -
ifown, Pa,, whoie he ..ruled tu
leoturo, Mr. Tnji mil! u would
Attempt to keep ah li.- -itrukinif rn
J lind a pood in. I 1
Mr, T.ilt, "and tee U .
LOOKING FOR WORK
Everywhere men romplain about
work; ten lm)s and ttls in school or
IniMiH'ts find wotk tedious and iik
kiiuc, but it itiftlliiMvoiUialfsoiiutcli
as their vv,i l.uk of plnical ktrcugth
that nuki it hard.
Kali liltMHl.striuiL' lnni .iiwllienllh.
'ful digetin make woik pleasurable
111 i)uiiieh, in hiuk'I or even house
vork, and if little who nro easily tiled
who are not su k, but weak and ner
vouswould just takt Scott's Kinul
siiHi for one month and lot ita tuiie
coocentratod food create ticliui UuckI
to pulsate thr.uj;h every aitery arut
win let it Iwilil a structure of healihy
tikwie and $ve ou vi(;oixus stretigdi
you would lind wotk easy and would
look for moie. lnsi.it on Scott's,
U.XI kWHIK UlUUIUiMUl.N J. U-lt
JOHN A. PERL
UNDERTAKER
Iwt.J) vsUtant
unk. inuri i.-rr
riiniiin -17 and 17-J'J
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