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HONG KOMG KQLUM
'I'll. Itml I'iihtIi.
Hdltor (of auaapy maajaslne); To
show you how much 1 tltlnk C your
novo, old man, I'm koIiik .to lot
Giiurlay Ovorwood do thu lllimtrn-
ttoiie.
Alillion llulil I'm nut imrtlculnr
ly Imo1
lldltor (IntorriiHUiiK): What? Why
groat entfl! Thut boy can draw allk
atncklnRl you can mo through!-
Puck.
Cntiipliiir ItalU
Oiunphor ball lilooin In tho aiirlnaj
' whun thu furs hlhoruuto nnd tho II.
V. D.'s comti out In tho open nnd
nook tholr proy.
Nobody known why camphor linlls
nro mndu round iiistoud of Bqunro ox
copt, porhnpit, thut If thoy woro
milium thoy wouldn't bo oamphor
IkiIIh at all and couldn't roll all ovor
, tho floor and got ciruahml Into tho
carpot.
For frncrnnco rnniphor bulls nro
louder than anything wo know, not
excepting Ainoncitn boautliHt, hollod
cnbbnRO, n curtain woll known but un
popular uuluial and bnrbor'n cotoenu.
'llio lndy in tho (tnv
I.ohI A whllo row by n poor
woman with n Hear on hor loft lilijd
lujf. AdilrtHw W. P., this ortleo.
Adv. In tho I'orloj-vlllu (V. Va.)
Uhroulolo,
lllll .Mien Wlillo on Khiimix
Anyouo daalrliiK tho avveol boon of
pnrnonnl llhnrty that eomon with tho
royal Aiuorlonu prlvllogo of iromliiR
homu drunk, driving tlia family to
tho nolRhborn lu tholr nlghtltMi, of
puttliiK tho chltdrtin to work, of pay
ing IiIm fomnlo help what ho can
wiutiosu thorn down to, of starting a
wlldimt bank, of tolling unllatwl
Mtouka, of dotortlug hIh wlfo without
oemiulttliiK it foluny, or of hHttlug
on a hormt raeo or an nlectlou
ahiiuld avoid ICnMm. Hlt li tu'r
tWat way. Slio whh'I Uttd III lt'a
htN' Kw llaglautl catvavltico. and lt'a
iHgrowu. William AIIku Whtttt lu
Um American Magnduu.
,. . .
'tMity'a ItHlriNKor
OtUWft. !. T. Parllauient to
day Bat, and, in the clatter of liau
aaera and the acraech of aawa, work
m alt day labored tn tbo tuak ir
eTanalormiaa tbo dignified Uuiu of
tbo Victoria Muaoum into ioug ro
for roombora, aoMtora aud bouse ut
ttelalo. . . .
Work baa not yet boon completed
tHi tbo now aonato rbauibor, and.
whether by accident or doaign, tbo
ylawnrd whieb aiood above the door
Mill roiaalna In tbo chamber. It
roadat "Hall ut vertebrate foaaila,
tomjwrary eibiblt." rron tbo Uh
Itoba Kre i'reaa,
Not OlIO Of UlH liltHll.
A Cbioagfl publtaber rogiatered at
the Hotel Cecil lu l-OMduM recently,
and waa aaalgned to a room tm neat
to the top floor. The follow lug woru
liig he rang for a bellboj. When
thero waa ho reaoonae to thu aoooud
otill he lifted the telephone receiver
anil wulted in vaiu for "Are ou
tiiuro?" l'utilag bo oetablUli any iHw
luuiiloatlou with the offUe he droaaed
anil aturted for the office to reglater
luilicnatiuH Tko olovator waau't
running. He began to walk. dowu.
On the fourth floor be wet a bouao
maid and aakod tn atrong lauguuge
what waa the matter with tbo hotel.
"Well, air you aeo.air." came the
uflBWOr. "IJib yrtpM'w er reortJ.
anil.ye wr all ordered to the collar
for Hfo4M
- t" After whlb the gneat
wU "Woll. I'm an tW nt to the
top ftoor and I waen't warned "
No. air," wm tbe bland ronly,
but y eo, air, yon tlwl eow
under thu omltlojra' llulllti act.
Hr."- ICM'ryboV'a. ,
THE COST OP LIVING SOARING
aaaaaeHBMMaHaMa
TIIK col or HviiiK i" flttnliitiK ikvwiinl"). W'nr rir"
rc bfcomiiiK mi nd utility. WnKtt nrc u;oiiiff tip in
flic ir(wjicroii t-iirit, but nol in jiHiiinnion to uw iiiTfn"''l
ftm nf living.
IOvcm' stdi'fkecpci', every liiPiflmiil, rvi'vy iiituniriH'
tuici' i in i'fcoipi of notices lYom the Jobber nud from tin
iHiimifnctiirer of n ruinc in price of Ibe articles iintidlcd
nnd di'clnriiiK ''T nil )re'ioHs qiintnliuiis iu refusing to
quo'fc on either price or delivery.
Kvery innnufacliirei', Horn the Mteol triml down, in be
hind in ordei-s nud cannot make prompt delivery. Tho rail
roads have not cars enough to handle the business mid
there is a country-wide complaint on ear shortage.
The clothiers will show you notices from New York and
Chicago of an advance of 12 to 25 per cent in cost of spring
lahrics. The dry goods merchant will show you notices
of still greater advances in suits and dresses with shades
running to green the experimental American dyes not
giving very good satisfaction, nnd nothing guaranteed.
The hardware man will show increases running into
the hundreds of per ev.ui on various articles und hard to
get, nt that. Shovels ore climbing like skyrockets. Gul
vanied iron has gone up 100 per cent. The electrical sup
ply houses tell the same story in foci, everything that
conlninB zinc or copper or iron or other metal used in war
munitions 1ms increased enormously m price.
ICverything that contains analine dves has soared in
price since the Herman supply was cut off. Paint has gone
up and red paint is prohibitive, a $fl can is how $15. And
white lend and zine cost more, and linseed oil and turpen
tine and even the can that contains it, has gone up for
the can trust is making cartridge clips.
I lie printer is hard hit. All quotations are oil on ink
and paper, Jt is almost impossible to secure yellow, red,
blue or other colored inks at J500 per cent increased cost
and oven black ink is mounting. Paper of all grades has
gone up from 2.1 to 200 per cent. The scarcity of blenching
chemicals has given all the newspapers a yellowish tinge.
.Fertilizers have increased J00 per cent in cost. If the
farmer gets more for his crop, the profit is eaten up in in
creased cost of phosphates, nitrates and manure. The
(jornian nitrates are cut off. The Chilean beds are not
yielding. Ocean freight has quadrupled and the vessels
are carrying munitions and supplies.
The druggist has an awful tale of woe. Everything in
the drug store costs more. All the chemicals and drugs
started up in price, with the war, and have kept on climb
ing and will continue to climb until the normal conditions
of supply are restored.
The eatables and necessities of life arc higher. Eldur
is higher. Sugar has gone up $2 a 100 pounds. Meat
products are higher. Almost every line is affected, for
the war has thrown the commercial world out of joint ami
demoralized commerce. Higher cost of production means
higher cost of consumption and the people pay the cost.
To these increases, caused directly or indirectly by the
war, must be added the increases caused by human greed
and monopoly taking advantage of (ho situation. The high
price of gasoline is a sample of this greed.
Prosperity, or the wave of over-production which nl
ways follows hard times, or the wave of under-production,
creates high prices, even under normal conditions, under
our present imperfect and crude industrial system a do
vise of the capitalistic system to benefit capital. The re
vival of industry always means more work for labor,
slight advance in wages aud larger increase in tho cost of
living. It is accompanied by expansion and inflation,
which naturally create a period of depression to take up
the slack.
'I'lio cream of the prosperity, as is always the case, is
skimmed by the speculators and stock and bond owners.
As these are comparatively few, a period of "prosperity"
always increase's the prosperity of the few. The dividends
on Standard Oil outweigh the increased cost of labor or
materials of iiroduetion. The same is true with the rail
mads, nnd all great industrial corporations, especially the
mushroom munition plants. None of them feel the pinch
of the inctvnscd cost of living.
The bulletin of the National City lrnnk of New York
thus siiiiiinarises the luincM situatien:
Prlifa art liHn pushed upward, but itrofltn nro uncertain to manufac
turer tinli'iiH tli liuvtt covorml ttwir riiqufii-iui ni for nw matrrluU.
Tht indiiatrlt'x winking upon Mar hiipiIIm hitv-ihm-ii drawing labor troin
other lint mid aff tlii! I lit- onilrc w ,!; ntu.it inn The rlee in nunc
lu llu i ilu h .tlso ill U hi Ik iiii'Ii Horn I In- lirm- ,n I llicateua to iniikf the
pioidi'm o uvil' ii n il licli i'ii' i' .unit Or lin it il pt-tindtf of pronpor
itv MtMiuliitr limn! uii'ou. Out no iflli-r trom that nourcv la puaalble while
till tt.ll l.l'-H
TRY VILLAISTS ON
MURDER
CHAR
E
IN U. S.
ORIS
BOMBARD RUSSIANS; IMMINENT IN ITALY
l.oMHiX, M.i i. It 11 A Milan I fllljr
ili-..t.i l tin IMiU M.ul .in, tl.nl! vCjjST jv-'
LONDON. Mui i h II n official
Uoriuan loiiimiininiiion, uttoitlinK to
a Ueutrai .New ilUpadli fiom Am- lliuil.t , ,X ,,, , ,. ,.,
COM'MttirR, M . MHrilt II
ftrvffit wtmtMiwt Villa oMIr rap
tared by CfllHl li. J. SIcH-iim'n
Iroopera or the Thlrtnth rnlll
".tntm cntrnlry In Thtiratlay'a battle
liero will Ho ehnrfteil with monler for
the hlllliiK f Ulc seven Amorletiii sol
dier nlKln In the fight, aeconlliiR to
annnnnftamont totloy hy K. li. Stone,
apuclnl HRent for tha ilepartmeitt of
Justice. The prhonera IhpIhiIh m boy
lit years old HHd two offlrara.
Stone aaid fe would confer ta4Hd
with gumntan nurkhart, UnltaU
States district ttrnev tn Naw Mex
ico, and thV ibe cliargee probably
would name Frmn Itco Villa, tha laa-
dlt chief WKo'kd tha raid M Co
lombun. Stone ad4l that It waa probable
that similar obaw of murdar would
ba -filed ajtaJnat the prlranera In the
state courts of N Mexico In con
nection with the klllliiR of nine el
vlllans by tha tftii'llt mid era.
Table SmietKW, arrested whlla alR
nalllnn Mexicans across the border
ymitordny and held as n spy, will bo
charxod with nlitlng nn enemy while-
on tho soil of tho United StHtes. Tho
murdor chnrgea agalnat the VIIIh sol
diers, Stone declareil, woijjd lie be
cause tho raid ua carrlwl out, not
by recounted bclllKerenta, bnt by
Imndlta whoso loader was a man who
lmd been preaerlbed by the defacto
Roverumeut of a country with which
the Unltod States was not nt wnr.
The men against whom the murdor
charges are to be filed nre:
I'nblo Onrcla, h captain who lies
fought In Villa' army for three year.
Lieutenant Ysabol Chaves, with
two years' service undnr Villa.
Leuo Kulz, Jiinu Snnchox, Kilns
Mures and Antonio MorandHS, pri
vntoe. Tho boy Is .Tonus Kayos, who with
his fnthur, Ausleto Itnyoe, Joined
Villa th too months ago In Chihua
hua. Tho doath of Jease n. Taylor, a
votmdod AmorlcHii soldier, yesterday
ut Fort Illlse, will be tho hunts for (he
charge of murder hkuIiisI tho prlsou
oi. r I
DEAD AI AGE OF 93
W mN(TON, Mun-h 11. -for-
mir Inil.il Slnfn Hnnntor llrnry
(.In--Mii ),im- nl i'-t iiiinm.
tu'i'-iiriil'Mii.il ciiniliilalr nn the
IS CROSS, FEVERI
F
If TniiHtif N Ctrntiil, llrt'iitlt Itml,
StiiutMili S4or, I t-iii i Liver
ml lkHcb.
COLLillirs, N. M.. Mil nli II
llighletiii inoiintutl ilcxiciii- nn u
(Hirteil linvintr iniiluil the Imini' ul II.
A. linnkeHhi ilia aei'lmu Ion in. in
at MmIjum, i'i(tlitoen mile- ea-t nt
ColuiuliuK. The Utmil.x, inrhnluu' tun
muuiII ehililren, oa4aH'il IIhimijIi tin
ivr door and rrnwlwl to i umm in tin
ilurkucxx, wlii'le they 1 in tin In Mi
inorit of the nnrht. Trnin No S nr
rued uliout il ivIIkIiI, m U.i ,il
ami the tnmil taken to MP
The siii.nl i hitiil (n lnie ji.i -id
-tmi li intu Mi xico.
WMot
'rOMC IMUISKTIVIi
MiliiitilattM the dlacdtl.e organs to
iictloti bu ilitit e food Unit ntti tko
Htonmi-'i 1" di I'stod and iiHulinllatAd.
Hold ovli I m, t 00.
Pas
(MM
IMtlt
TUESDAY
fC March 4th
M.TlON I'll II KIM
I s Itfi to 81,00
il
nhiiiil irii i lii'lifved to lie nn
atordaut, aaa that oa Thursday i eim nl the aiiovutt' t u lualitmn
luornlug (lermau aeaplanea dropiwd ifovemnient in lepreMmlntioii in tli
bombs ou a ltussiau squadroM of oue
battleship aud five deatroers and
on aeveral Itusslaa merchant ships
In the Mack a near Kali Akra
rape ou the coast of Bulgaria, about
teut-ftvt' utllee northeast of Varna.
It waa observed that aowe of tha d
troyers were bit. lepUe heavy shall-
lug from the ttuesiau warships, the,
couiuiuubation add, the soantaneai
returned safely.
tuuiiiti. i.eiintita uioiati. leuiur m ;
the ret mined ociallats, is the um
inrt' ut thu uroup for the preimer
hii. It u believed that a plaee will
lie ottered to lnui in the pteeut cab
met.
GERMAN MEMORANDUM
PUBLISHED IN BERLIN
GARRISON PAYS VISIT
TO WHITE HOUiC
1 lIKItl.lV. Mai.h II The Herman
! iiieiiinraiiiliiiii in rt.'.ml to Mihmnnne
wiirlaii'. wli.li u delivered to the
'Aiiuihiiii .ti niiiu ul la-l week, wi.
iullillii i luil.ix
VAMII(iTOK. Miu.h 11. I. md
lev M (liiiri-iui, t'oruier wiietars ot
wm, I'.illedfjl the while huiiM- luduv
ioi the tirl time unt' hi- tv-iciu-
tMi Iroui the eabiuet. lie did tin)
Me the irenident, whn wa absent on
nQi'i L iml iiiu dun ii llu I'niiiiii n
jiver.
Mutt and Jeff in College
The flip - .' of t'T wo id l'o-i
tm U uH ui hU lnui Id II- tb
Kldilti.-
Si:T sVl.i: MOMtVY.
JOHN A. PERL
UNDERTAKER
Lady Assistant
KJ S, II.ItTI.UTT
I'liones M. 17 ana 47-Jfl
Ambulance Sort Ice Coroner
ELL-ANS
Absolutely Removea
Illdiu'OStion. One patk.ige
pruYcis (V -Oc it all tvtiiftts.
Medford Taxi Co.
"ANY III KIC A.NYTIMK."
DV Slia of
Yoi i I'gtron
IiiiIO SH5.
Give "rallfornia'Rvrupof Klga" at
once a teaayoonful today often
eaves a nick child tomorrow.
If your little one is oul-oP-torts,
half-nick, isn't resting, satins; aud
actio naturally--look. Mother! soe
If tongue Is roated. This Is a sure
elgn that Ita little stomach, liver and
bowels are clogged with waste. Whon
cross, Irritable, feverish, stomach
sour, breath bad or has stomacli-nchc,
diarrhoea, sore throat, full ot cold,
give a teaapoonrul of "California
Syrup of Figs," ami lu a few hours
all the constipated poison, und I Rest
ed food and sour bile gently moves
out or Its little howels without grip
ing, aud you have a well, playful
child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless "fruit laxative." be
cause It never falls to cleanse the
sweeten the stomach and they itonly
love Its pleasant taste. Full direc
tions for babies, children of all ages
nnd for grown-ups printed on each
bottle
Hew are of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your drugulst for a 50-cent bot
tle or "California S.vrup or Klgs;"
then see that It Is made by (he "Cal
ifornia Fig srui C'ompanv." Adv.
Ht'Oiir'gwJftyTcft'o'M coi
TODAY
CiiMimont I'lo-onf.
"I Accuse"
Mutual Manti rpleie le I.uxe IM
junii .uuranti fit pruductiou, u-
.tH Mulu.ll tilm-i are.
Shot Guns that Kick
V Kevst'iie side splitter.
Cats, Cash and a
Cook Book
The Keiouu loiui'ih w lm It will
iiiil von with enough laughs to
Iat vou a week.
HARLIE
HAPLIN
IN
The Rounders
SUNDAY ONLY
I'irker ilenimriiti. m ,0'"'
dierl here lflv a""' M"'
lie w fr veare oM.
Mr. lMvi w iriekan wHh la
irriire elwint fortnigW nir "' ""
n viif to hi, ilaturhier. Mr. Mlcphrn
II. Klkin-.
Ititermcni will be n VMn, W, va.,
home t I he former -ennior.
MEXICAN ME3SA0CS
StiaJCCT TO OENSORKHIP
VKvV tntlK. Mareb II. M.
for Mexien are -nibieet In c Ii iii i
the Western I nmti Teli-aniili . ,
iianv nnniiunfed here IihIm ri I ,
of Hniii'"h mrtal le u-eil w In n i ,
nae nn" muled bv wnv irf 1,1 r,
it wae itiiled.
lflMMlMIM
ANOTHER 0NK of Those 1RRESITIBLE
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PAGE W&Wd TODAY
en ft tt
meiBQr
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DOROTHY GISH
AND-
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in
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u
Matinee 10c
l'.veniuB, Adults 15c
Children luc
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3f so, cull and let mo insure tlicin against
tin- harmful ami disart'cablt' t'Cffcts of eye
strain with a PROPKKLY FVVTliU pair of
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Over May Co.
RESULTS COUNT
Our courses are arranged with one aim in view
to get the best results. Investigate then enroll
in Day or Night School.
Medford Commercial College
New Students May Enroll at Any Time. Phone 15-L
?mjmyw'
Ail Ready!
Vrfote you taka yoiu ear out on the
roml, l ok well to your orat:e bn'tcr".
Brine it to us and we'll icll you what it
need for Spru t
THE ELECTRIC SHOP
103-105 S. Cenl'nl. Piionc 22-J
Free inspection of anv battery at 'any time
fhPhPibWwnjPKrbF&murFvi jk: kfL
i.l! 77-7 zr. ' -r. nn
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To Get a Trade or Profession
A ' "v tint l t iiiKht to unto Ma mow y v ill ran ly ho u
Kid in nt ei u f.illuit i:u)noiu In iiiiir to the kihtona
in i ii.n.iiii r ami sum -s -the man ho huitd will rise lu
In trade or profi anion Mead ih. tills is Inewtnble. Let
ti I i .uiK take cure ot jour sailum and im ou four licr
ii nt lor the irhllige.
OVER ?2 VARj UNDEP ONE" MANAGE MENT
yatttaar&9eiiatB&nmirwr&n&Miavii
'S
Tilt UNIVERSAL CAR
Ki ..iii.iii - in 1(, first cost and small
tost to nitrate and maintain.
Stitiiyth ability to stand up under
tlu- harde&t sort of use. Simplicity
i llain sturdy motor in a wonderfully
mi)!; and light car, easy for anyouo
t run and care for. Tho Ford ear
uocessity. Ituunbout $000,
Tmiriiij? Par $1-10; Coupolot 00;
'I'.-wn Par $640; Sedttn $7-10, f. o. b.
Detroit.
nnfc if desired r.'00 down, $25 par
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