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ha KOTI8 TOXm MEDFOKD MAIL TMliUNK m OON Off!c Mutt Trtburxt fiulldlntf, J-JMt North Fir strut; telephone 78. The TVmoorstlfl Tlm. fh Mlfofrt Mall. The AIdford Ttlmn. The Bouth trn Ortgonsn. Tim Ashland Trbuns. usaoBtPTZoir batx On r. by mat -IJ.00 On month, by mall - .10 Per month, delivered by oerritr In llfdtorA. I'hoenlx. Jacksonville and Central Point .80 natiirrtajr only, by rnnll, per yr. J.Je wkly, par year , , 1.80 rlelal Paper of lh City of AUdford. Official Paper of Jaoknon County, nnterrd as arcond-olnss matter at Hertford, Oregon, under tho eot of March I, HIV. Rworn Circulation for 19U, lilt. Full leaned wire Associated Preia dla patents. Bubiicrluors falling to re ceive paporn promptly, phono . Circulation Manncor nt Z50-R HONG KONG KOLUM A lot of those congressmen In Washington never do know what Kldo of thu foneo thoy'ro on until thfall of. & No! you mustn't kill tho vllllnn t jSvitli a pistol rude and rough, You must Hlnp lilni on thn wrist watch Or perhaps upon tlio cuff. "Sol your vainplro cnn'l wear low-cut ,'t Gowns, a-vamplng cross tho scroon, Shp.inUKt l)n dvinuro and modest, sOr wa'll maku you can tho sccno. , ,, Todny'n lliilliliwr Mr, Otihan, wlicmo wlfo wn III ajf on I n'lT a hfllul, onllnd the tint ovnnlu' Mho w'fiH thoro nnd liiqulrml how li wtii nutting uIoiik. U whh told that oho win Improving. GCaxt day ho oullml again, nnd wan told fchc watt Mtlll (niprovliiK. TIiIm wunL en fur nmt tliuo. onch dity the report ucIiik that lid wlto wan Im proving. Hunlly. one night whon ht en 1 1 ml ho whm told tNMt hl wif WHtt dtMlll. Ht'oliijc thu doaUtr, k wmxi up to him and wild, with i word ut Mrcw In liU velte: "Vil. dwtw, vat did kite die ef llHliruveweHWT" Sny the Oh 1 on ilio I'llm A (9w wm gr twrH buuttrul, Wut HMtt of them have beauty throat Hpoii thuw by the wxluly luttorters. I Hop It K you dud that qu bar belli a ' tblng which rtmlly la no eid l)fjp It! l'ur'tfco wtae know when to hold a UilHi nnd nlM whoH they ahuuld Drop It! Do lift try In get aenunlnlad With u Ulipg tbat'i atlgbtly tnlntwli If U upl aa It U iMlnted IDrop III I H Joy Krl a pleeo of watal and It firsVea to ho red hot. It lUU.Uiti'k a nUjry'i trwn but Inter fliuj that It Ih not Prop 10" Viioii u gtorj told to yon Vljloh (t' host thaj no ono bnrw, favon thouch thel(bfy' tnio, HTQV Hi If you lisve a bit of coin whlrb ner I oaiiin through honoat toll! Dfop It! If thero'a nnytlilns about you now that's apt to Uiu or soil Drop It I If advlco pro)v or turQ MaktM ou wikh (o rvo and aurae Kvpu ihoiiKh It be this vorae. Drop It' -Slew art W KnlgHt. Ill & Itgllor Moiilhl). AN fNpfil'BNDfcNT NKWePAl"' ru,r mvir i,y?Br MEUFOnU PlttNTINO CO THE BORDER 0N80ItSHlP '"plfW fh(rtfl)lf rennU of i if n tiding Jinny m mllilnnwni - nnd thn friiil of jnilif nrmtn )n trviumy nnd war. Af the ftlighiffd cxfiim- flic nrtnr ntmun fpndv o Invoke Ihr tyiiiiiiiv of iniliffliium 'Hie punitive expedition wiwl Villa nUnwn wltnt could Ik expert rd In cw of rcnl war. Although the Tufted State l not t war, flic army linn proceeded to nullify the nation's) lnw nnd erente lawn of it own without the m net Ion of legal authority. M Hi ta tiffin known no lnw hut Itn own and rutlilnwlv trample eatab- li.ihed rights of the people Into tho mire bv power of wight. The arbitrary eatnbliahment of the illegal ceniondiin along the border in an inntiuice. Correnpondents who want to send news from the Mexi can bolder or interior are obliged to give bond for $2000, put up u certified cheek for $1000 ami join the army. Ue liig noldiei-H, they are obliged to submit to all military rulen and regulations and nothing can be sent not agreeable to officers in command. The alternat ive i to stay at home. If the nation were at war a limited censorship would undoubtedly be authorized upon purely military news, but in times of peace, army officers have no authority to in terfere with news gathering or sending. It is pure usur pation. Although a minor instance, it shows what the nation can expect from militarism. Censorship on military news was first practiced by the Japanese in the iiusso-Jiipaiif.se war. They were first aUopted in Europe by (lermany, and then by other Euro pean nations. The army war college drew up similar reg ulations for the United States in case of war, which were approved by Secretary Garrison. They were arbitrarily put in effect in the occupation of Vera Cruz and now ill the pursuit of Villa. In neither ease was war declared or tho censorship legalized. The precedent established is dangerous and un-American. The navy under Secretary Daniels is more demoeratie. $q bond is needed and no enlistment enforced aboard war Ships in times of peace. The navy has not yet attempted unwarranted Interference with the Ireedoin ol the press always the first action of tyranny. The censorship has already accomplished some things it has succeeded in concealing for a few davs the crim inal inefficiency of the troops guarding the border, who were solely reponsiblo for the success of Villa's raid upon Columbus. The Carranza government had reported Villa heading for the border and warned United Slates forces to bo on the lookout. The day preceding the raid, Villa was reported in the news dispatches as twelve miles from Columbus. ' The censorship concealed for a week the fact that de spite Villa's proximity, no sentries were posted, and the troops asleep and unprepared. The censorship concealed the reaspns why the two machine guns "tailed to work." It concealed the tact that Villa look these two machine guns back with him along with over a hundred horses be longing to the United Slates cavalry troops stationed at Columbus. It concealed the reasons necessitating three (lays' delay in the pursuit by troops who have been on the ground and supposed to be proparud for such couiiu goncies. It concealed the reason why ifiie of the officers in a minor degree responsible, committed suicide. As a means of temporarily concealing the blunders of tho army, the censorship is the success military censor ships usually are. So we have officers in possession of (olograph and telephone 'offices, reading dispatches and stopping aulos containing dispatches, lest "military infor mation which might assist the enemy" be wired the fugi tive. Villa fleeing over the wireless wilderness. LABOR'S FUTILE PROTEST OUKGON'S governor recently appeared before a meet ing of the employers, at Portland and protested the proposed reduction of the hours of women workers in stores and factories from fifty-four hours a week to forty eight horn's. His vehement enthusiasm against protecting the female toilers brought forth the following resolution from the central labor council of Portland. Wheieaa, On the rtlli da of Mart'li, IHIti. h mtu-tlii of Hiiilotr wun held at the I'vrlluud fliMinbtr r Commerc i for Hie turMe of proieallnu Hgalnat any tiemut of the luduatrlMl Welfarn l onimUalon to regulate the ho lira ef labor or the womicu orkera of the atat. and Wliereaa, II MHari that the llenorahlv .lame Wtthyroiulie. rhltf Meeutlvti of ih Imi. alleiulwl Uik luettiiK oh behalf or three women work era of (be Salem wooleu mill, and no far forgot the falrueaa, aud digiilt) that ekould be ehuraclerlailr of the high offlie he holda, aa to oltt lilr MHtlmeuta In oudobIUon to au action having for It puiiioae the reducing of the boura of labor; aud Wbereaa. Tdla attitude of the Honorable Mr. Wltlmomb U atultl fytng and dlmrmlliahle to hlmafli. and provwatlu' or grlevoua luJuatlcu all workera. organised and uuergNulaed: Thetefore, be It ItMolvml. That the Centrel Labor Council of I 'on land and vlclnlt) go og record aa atrongly condemning the action of Mr. Wlth.trombe In volun tarily ibamploutug tbe cauae of Ibe would-be e.ploitera of female labor at the aloreaald lucetlng. It hit been rcM'iitcdly demonstrated that as much work can he accomplished by the average person in eight hours as in uine-a fact recognized by most employers of skilled labor. It is also a fact that no woman can stand for nine hours a day without physical injury, and if we are going to care for the future of the race,' we must protect the mothers and future mothers but what is humanity to commercial greed? The governor's attitude on such matters is well known, aud has always been. Did he not come out Cor Chinese la bor before his election U he not a consistent worshipper at the shrine of the great god lusiuessi Why should or ganized lazor protest the acts of the executive'they helped oll'd and whose attitude thev knew in advance? ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE BULGARIAN PREMIER l.iMON. Mui.h 'JO An inline-1 'f-.li!1 .itduipt td u-.-u-.MUad 1'ieui-I ii' r K.mUi '.m.ii hi HuL.tnji i ii P"H(it in .ill I . liutljJC I 'ltyi.iil ill- ; linn ii ii' ii i;. in,. Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Onopnckugo ))ioVos it. 2Coat all tU'tijgist& jrrcnwmn maw 'rumvrw, 1 NEW POSTMASTER FOR JUNEAU. ALASKA, NAMED WASHIXUTtlN. M,u,.h jfl. Ire idi'iit Wil-ou tnduv iioininatcil '.. M llUlltllf)'to HWtllltl-tcr .it JllllCHI, Alu-kn JOHN A. PERL UNDERTAKER ! Lady .Ulant J S S. IIAItTI.inT j l'iioura M, 41 ana 47-JJ tinliulauiie Snlrg Coroner mmdfomi htuaw I tJlKlHJH, itmrrto ! The Aulrt anx hare keen ateiidtlv -etitinlBa: their marrh in Atbania and have now arrived before the ndvanred Italian laWtmna at Aehmit. ny u dtpaiteh to the RxehaHflit T.l'ifrairh rnmpmny from Athena. Thev have not, how ever, it aMe, hffva mi nttarh. Avlona i ."8 mile- mnith of lf ht.tm, nn the Adriatic en. It ii the lnt Albanian paMrt in the hwU of the AltMiniaitA ami llelianx. COMMUNICATION. To the Killter: If you will klndl allow mo aoace, I would llko to reply lo aomo atate menta made In a, dodger algnod by ISmll Hrltt and Fred .1. Mok, and which It la sold were dlatrtbutcHt In thn rlty df .Incksonvllle on the morn ing of Mnrch 7, In violation of the corrupt prnctleof) act, thla being the day for our city election. I will quote their Htntonientx verbatim: "In lulkltiR about economy In ox pondlturoe, Mr. Abbott has no kick coming. Ilo hni fiirnlliod aupplloe to the city, nmong which wore nu morotiR oloctrlc Ininpa for which nt one 1 1 mo ho clinrgoil the rlly IS conta iiplofo nbovo tho rentilur price flxod by the company, aud this he cou tluuiHl until hla bill wero rofimod by tho council, nnd then he redueed hla price to conform with prlcoe olo whoro. In ll'ila connection it la tt oil that Mr. Abbott. It elected, could not qunllfy us mayor, for the ronton that he Is not n taxpayer on real property as required by our city clmrtor." Moth of tho above Httitomoiitu nro malicious fnlsohoods, nnd made for tho expreas purioHo of dofoatliiR me nt tho polls, nnd I do not foci dis poned to let thorn pass unnoticed, for by so doing, It would not only In jure my reputation, hut also my hual noes, and I doslro to mnko tho cltl zena of Jacksonville ncqunlutcd with tho facta. In roRnrd to soiling tho city elec tric lamps nt IS cents nioro than the roRiilnr price, will any that uliout that time the lump company hud put on the market n now no-watt lnmp vilth a Hiunllor bulli tl;nu tho old 00-wutt lnmp, which Hold for 1,1 ceuta, while tho old flO-wutl lnmp sold for Ob routs. When myolll for the old 00 wntt lumps wa rbml lit tho city roun ell, ono of tho ('Oiiiiclliueti slated that Everyone Should Drink Hot Water in the Morning Wash away all the stomach, liver. and bowel poisons before breakfast. To fcol your best day In and day out, to feel clean luildo; no sour bllo to coat your toaguo and elckon your breath or dull your head: no constipa tion, bilious mtaoka, sick Iiomlnolie, colds, rheumatism or Bussy, acid Btom nch, you must batho on the Inside like you batho outside. Thin Is vastly more important, becauso tho akin pores do not absorb Impurities Into tho blood, while the bowel porea do, sayg a well known physician. ' To keep thiM poisons and toxins well flushed from the stomach, liver, kidneys nnd bowels, drink before break fast oarh dav. a glnsn of hot water with a teaHpoonful of llmeetone phos phate In It. TblH will cleanse, purify mil freshen the entire alimentary treat, before putting mora .food Into the atomach., (let n quarter pound of limestone phonphnte from your pharmacist It is Inexpensive and nlmost tasteless, except u souriah twinge which Is uot unpleasant. Dilnk phosphuted hot water every morning to rid your tern of these vile poisons and toxins; also to prevent tholr formation. To feel like voting folks feel: lib you felt before vour blood, nervea and muscles became saturated with an ac cumulation of body poisons, begin this treatment nnd above nil. keep It up' Aa soap nnd hot water act on the akin, cleansing, aweeltnluR nnd purifying, so llmeatooo phosphate nnd hot water be fore breakfast, not on tho stomach, liver, kldnoyo and bowels. l.NTKItritlSAN AlTOlWi; ft). TI.M12 fAKI). Leave lied foul for Ashland, Talent aud I'hoeulx daily, oxcept Sunday, at S:0t a. m.. l.KO, J; 00. 4:00 aud 5:10 l m. Also on Saturday at 11: IS p. hi. Sundays leuve at S.uu aud 1: au a. ui. and 1:U0, ttStt, t;0 and 9.30 p. m. Leave Ashland for Medford dally, except Sunday, at :00 a. ni.. 1:00. 1:06, li and B:U p. m Also an Saturday- inhts at 6 uo and 13 30. Sundays leaf Ashland at no a. m. and 1 0. 130, C.3o aud io jo p. m. Medford House Movers NKW FIItM MOVIUIS OK llOl'SliS, llQlMCHS, IliUVY MACHIXKHY, lFr( f.VTISrACTOHY SKKVIOH I'Ihiiio tSHOI MQIM'IfP Ai llUUKHAItUT tTnrsr.vmiwir, 77 w.Tuirsr.' AUS RIANS REACH AM ALBANIA vnwiw vuhh ". nir, i " ail lii' vifiiford which iftat lalf (" r lti, anil Minn i f hiM hr Imitshf In resulted In rnjr ( iHillf )h- twxf ml ,rrrfiM t flm' alieaH- ln. I etplMinoil in ih ofinrll that IM Nnia that I ha'l "M in the efty was the wall lamp, the price f whleh aa ctlll o rents n formally, an4 I verify mv statement I shewed Iheaji ihr lamp eftfflfmny'a prtaUrf prie Hat, showiaa the new ftft.watt lamp prleed at ir rents and the aM fl-watt lamp priced at eenta. arheraaaaa evrv mew bar af tha ra)H HI haaaata aatlaflad that my Mil waa rlRht and Jaet, and it was arriarad paid wlthant making any redntMn whatever, aa the bill which la en file In the office of the city recorder will shew, and this 1e the enly bill et mlno that the rlty council haa ever queatlenod or held up. Mr. Hrltt and Mr. rick were both members ef the rlty counoll nt that tlmn, and In making the statement quoted above, they iituit havo known that It waa n deliberate falsehood. As to the other statement that If elected mayor I could not qualify, will aav that both Mr. Hrltt nnd Mr.. I'lek knew that I waa acquainted with the law In regard to thin mat ter, and thev must have known that I certainly outd not have consented to become a candidate had I not known that I would he eligible. If I) AIUIOTT. DON'T. FUSS WITH MUSTARD PLASTERS! Miislende nnd Winks Without KiihIoi1, Quicker the lllNtee Thore's no sonso In mixing up a mess of mustard, flour and wntor when you can so enally reltovc pain, soreucaa or stlffnosa with u llttlo clean, white Ml'STKItOLIC. MUSTISIIOLK Is made or pure oil of mustard and other helpful Ingre (Hunts combined In the form of n pleasant white ointment. It takes the place of the out-of-date mustard planter, and will not blister! AtUSTKItOLK glvoe prompt relief from soro thront, bronchitis, tonslll tls, croup, stiff neck, nxthmu, neural gia, hondnchu, congestion, pleurisy, rheumatism, lumbago, pains nnd aches of the buck or Joints, sprains, sore muscles, brulsos, rhllblnliiH, frosted feet, rolds of tho chest (It often prevents pneumonia.) At your druggists In 2.c and ride Jars, nnd a special largo hospital size for $2..".u. lie sure ou get the genuine MlTS- TKItOLK. itefuso luiltntlons, got what you ask Tor. Tbe Musterolo Com pany, Cleveland, O. FAIR EXCHANGE A .New llaik for mi Old One.. How It fun He Done In Medfoitl The buck aches at times with a dull, Indescribable feeling, making ou weary and restless; plorelng IhiIiis about across the region of tho kidneys, and again the loins are no lame that to sloop Is agony. .No use lo rub or apply a plaster to tho haok If the kidneys are weak. You can not reach the cause. Medford rind dtmt would do woll to profit by the following example. ,Ksra Arnold, Applegate Itoad. Jacksonville, Ore., says: "My back bothered me for five or six mouths. I had a dull pain through my kldnoya aud the kidney action became very Irregular. I had to get up at night ou that ncrount. I was (old lo try Down's Kidney IMlla and did so with fine results. Tbe soon rid me of all the ailments and my kldueys have lioiherttd me very little since " 1'rlee r.itr. at all dealer. Don't sliupl) ask fur a Mdne remed get Doan'a Ktdnct 1MII tbe oanie that Mr rnold had roiei -Millmrn Co. I'roph , llnfliilo N ,h WESTON'S Camera Shop 208 Enst raiii Stroet, Medford The Only Exclusive Commoreial Phot urapliors in Southern Oregon Negatives !Made any time or place by appointincut. Phone 1-17-J Wo'll do the rest ."G. D. VESTON, Prop. SIMOT??IRmi I CtittnUr lcala -Midua iWiirt i4 ilimii U(ruti. t.f rM uk xnttt tk. I Bwl U1 tmnk4. 140 SUNRY OUTSIDE ROOMS if iltn lil tt ttntut tutii. Rates I1,9 DAY ME P",'' l.ii DAY TWO rERSONS (reoi I my n p(t tilt "UXIVEBSU BUSM (l M tlHMtl i Mllfilll Eaema Conquered ftmrr lv nml eilnfmcnta shanM af k. mtUA ll anl , Imp klfl Bl tttMl. Pma an trnlt f..r 'tw nt 1 1 fof eatra wrt a!1 f a liotile ef sema. applied a dirwicd. It ectlTeW rm unlrklr lno llrhlaf. ail bMhi 1111 trotthlca. sl"0 mh, mirfja. wtmaaa and aln. ft aeaettytsa, ehanam and wawbee, acbw m apenMMe gwA Inwiwmrtirc. Try M. aa we illwa Hethlng yen have ever aetd M a caeettvo m aatWjrlna. awaWOe CJHrTGWWle JYNOMIH OF THK ASNT I. UTAfKMKPIT OF THE London Assurance Corporation United States Branch of Leaden In lha Kingdom of Ore.t Britain an the V rM''r: II I ft made te the iManraace Commissioner of the state af Oregon, pursuant t0Ui: CAPITAL Amaant of capita, pal u ... .Vet premliiHia reeeiwl durlnf tho yaar ;..... ... ... .-"; ,,,!i',1t,-Il2 Interaat. dMdeniU. and rnt reaelvad durtng the J-er 111. 1 1... JO Income from other source roeelTel dartnf the yaar.. aaa,ui.i.t Total Income ..-..'... . sfaS: $.7Q1,40.37 , I)ISHUItSIMR.Vrt ..r., ,.,,-.. Ket loiwas paid during the yonr "'iJJ'nTT ie Comtnlcalona and aatarloa paid during the yonr 8U.JT7 ? Taxes, llconioe, nnd feoa paid during tho year ' Amount of all other expenditures - ...... iift.iu.ss Total expenditures ASSKTS Value of stock and bonds ownwl (market value) ??? v2-2? All other dlsubrsomonts , iT 'r,,'f..l fnul. In l.nnVo nml nil lintlll ... .Uh,iJ. .Hi Premiums In course of collection written since Sopt. 30. 1U1R -lflC,779.!2 Interest and rents due nnd accrued I.kH'.IjS Total nsscta ..... ........$ I,'I02.SS9. IS Les special doposlts In nny stato (If any tharo bo) llJ.,.0',, Totnl nssots admitted In Oregon 4,So,S-r.ti7 LIAHILITIKS Cross clnlina for losses unpaid v I iJJ'JJSvS. Amount of unenrnod premiums on nil outsandliiK risks............ S.22,-J4. 71 Due for commission and brokerage l5',2r?1 All othor liabilities - J.331.1U Total liabilities, oxcluslvo of capital slock . $8,081, 131. 85 Total premiums In forco Dec. 31. lMfi $l,8C7,0S0.5y HUS1NKSS IN OltBUOX KOIt T1IIC YliAIl Total Instirancu written during the your J6,43,4S2.00 Oross premiums recolvod during tho your S7.30lJ.lo PrninliitiiN retitrneil dlirlnc the Voar 10.2nl.iS Losses paid during tho year Lossos incurred during tho Jenr Total amount of Insurance outstanding In Oregon Dee. 31, It) 15 6, 820.082. 00 LONDON ASSritANCH C'OHPOHATION, V. S. HKANCII. illy A. W. Thornton, Manager nnd Attomoy for Pnc. Const Hranch. Statutory rosldeut general agent nnd attorney for serUce: Gum J. itoth. Portland. 1). It. WOOD i CO., Agentw, Medford, Oiegon. STAR THEATRE WHERE THE CROWDS (JO TODAY ONLY Mary Pickford The world's greatest and most talked-about movie star known the world over as THE QUEEN OF THE SCREEN A GIRL OF YESTERDAY" Mary Pickford 's name on a poster or lithograph is enough to convince the showing public that there is a splen did entertainment at the theatre in which she appears. Coming Tomorrow De ytt "life" eur linmronco hu. itusw t some eretwhlle aent or do you "ita" it with uh eetakllanqd aiMMiy one that is able and uxpr iencd enoudh to attend to tho vqry aeceaaary details that wake a pojlgy "pan out" wail atter the fire? The JleCurdy lusuraaee Agono' hve paid out S35.000 of dlfforout kinds ef imturance losses within the net two ears a)d can assure you that their Iseuaaee will imm u,g gauntlet; that the eotuuaulea to whlth they truat the flnauilal seerlVj' or thalr patrons, are first eiaae aooa without wenitoH. JlUlirOltl) .VATKJXAL IIAXIC 111,1)0. TltLISI'IOM 1.J.MJ Aiilo orvifcc front Kflgfe f'ofnf Jo MrTiffofd rirld iMk Tha nntafairnail will imtS rf f,wi' canfeetlanary wrf (fttf eep Hnlav far edftrrd !IR fog sutn at I o'elaeh p. ffl-. arrlvfftf At I o p. m. I-aa m Hotal. MmU fofil. at ft ft" P " fTlt Kaajfo Taint at : H " tmtl f tflo Iraffle la aallelted. 8. . IIAHNIBff, Kaale Pemt, Oraaan. - 3,S7R,5Sy.sr, i 0-1,475.02 72.013.02 IN- "Sweet Alyssum" . irr 1 Jt.