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Public Henltli Service Inveitlyntton
Shows Overwork and Under Pay
PrlnoJpal Forces at Work in Brook
Inn Down (he Mcnllh of American
Worklnn Men and Wom.in.
By QILHON nARDNKII.)
WASHINGTON, April 17. Over
wrtt HHd wider jmv are the priii
erjml foreua nt work in breaking
down lliu lionlth of American work
ingsion mid women. Thin is the ami
(rttorinn of the I'nitcd State pnblie
Jienlih lorvico in rv bulletin jtiNt pub
lished, dealing witli tint effects nf
modern liitlMMtrinl condition upon tin'
livua mid happine nt thirty million
Aincrinun wngp caiupr.
Dr. II. S. Wnricn, surgeon, ami
Htlajnr Rydcnat tinker, attiludipinii, of
tlui publiu honlth Mirvimi, nrc tlui mi
thorn of Public Health Hiillelin No.
70, untitled, "Health Inaiminra, lift
Jlomtlon In tlio Public llcnltli," which
tdiown the condition in American in
dmlry tndiiy. This report leeom
mends a pi nn fnr compulsory lumlth
in-iimnnA for wage nanicr. in ho ad
irmiitftorad liv the flnta null federal
(rnwrnuiouls. I( outstanding fea
ture, however, i tlm indictment nf
precut-day social nnd cconomici Conditions.
Atcmgo Slk Penally
''Knelt nf the nn.OOO.Iino workcro in
(In' 1'inled Stales loses on tin aver
age nliinit hino dnya every ,enr on
(ii-i-niinl nf aickueas nliini'," aiiys this
'I'H). TIlC OHUHPN of (licCfiMII lilt'
irncn ii h follews:
The ncciiMiioiiAl linxnrd of Hm-ia-c;
irtegiilMtity of employment, iiu
l.inlthfiil conditions nf living; tint cm-
plnwurnt of women in industry under
modem cniiilitlous nf work, purtieti-
Iirly of married women; nnd tlm
noinio disadvantage nt which n
large proportion pf wngn workers nnd
their familioa are placed iik the ipmiiII
nf low wages nnd insufficient annual
income.
Tint report makes it clear Hint
"ecmnatiie dlsadvantago" s A cnuso
nf diHdiM) ororshadows nil tlm rest.
J'or example, inndetpiKto dint is mi!
iliiun mm tin first of "unlirtiiltlifiil
ptiiiditiuiiH nf living," and the ivpnit
m. s :
Iiui(lcipiali
"JiK-nnip tntili(ii puUWii'd ly
fodBtnl mud ntto ttoverMtticulK in thw
IhM trw yMi-M indirnto thai a con
Hfckroble ppoiMirtvun of tlw fmuUif
of iRt werkern hnvo nut Ihu abK
t iiihiiiUIh a dift tltMt will jirtividn
fur pmjHr nourishment.
"A latnor pmHrtion own mniiitain
nn udaqiiMiu dwt only nt tlio Hiiri
ffno of IitMtlthfiil piivironmuut nnd of
otkwr ituiiM wkii'li gn to poimtitnte a
roNAOiifllilo HtAiidAnl of liing. Thuro
onii lio no donlit lliat inmrihliiiik' food
ii wiPrifirod in tt la rue innulinr of
iuMtunt'OM in onlvr t obtain onio nf
tky twforta and mnuwnipntu and In
gratify aao of tbt wanta whu'h are
imtiioly tiHtnral aad to ho oxpwlwl
of Iko hvoik Aniprifan.
Iin tlian half of th ffttuilieM of
AHWfkian waajo wurkprw pft nooili
wagaa to maintain dnnt potiditioitb
of 0.ltHo, awonlinf to thin riH.
"An o.vawinatMH of a iiuinlicr nf
Utdit of tko UwlicfU of Ami'ncHH
wsrkiNtHioM'a I'aiailipw iiidicatrM that
tb oiNt uf adHtt.itt hiibM.t(m,' in
uoi rli4 until tlw family im-oaw in
aImuI S00 a year," tb rvMrt pou
tiNHM. MIma than half of thv hk
(aWMtrh' faniUra in tit I'liitwi SIhIo
bava aa auaual iihww of that aiii,
oeoitliajr to ull Matialipa of im'otiit
tut worluwipufoV faiuilit'K.
Iiwiir Siainliimt ( 1,1 fo
"If thiw Im tnu, owe hall wf tin-
famillf of AiiU'ncnn uiri'-rui'UrM
MMaat eithr luwr tlu-ir tunUrd oi
lib ill other rt'MWi'l m Hir to liavp
ait ajtaiaiit dk't, or make auorifwrs
)H Ukafar rfuit in oaler to arraiv health
1 bottMng. fiitorahla ponnuuuity
navlrrmnwnt and a few f thi ivaa
onaMa oafoiti.
M9ka tffavt of tha rapid incrvai
in ta rptil pricva of iooUa that
hava beat) fouud to pointUut tlio
riiat of wurkiiMniu'o' tatuilu cauaot
ka ovariookwl a an udiiiimntil tap
tor is tkia Minam'tion. Ilvtpii ItMMI
aaal lBU tk avaraaja uwnme in tin
Wtail price of fomU wa about HO
pr cat, awerUiut: to atutiKlipa pub
iialMMt by ih dvimrlnieiit of labor.
Jluriaa; the am uvriotl wiik in
inMaad kd tbau ;i0 par ovnt, ao
niia to ttw miiiio authoiity.
il i plwtriv atidput Ibat tbf IpiuI
tui durum the pi nod 104MMOU baa
luiii inward mu iatpovahahniMit of
tin- ill, i .r tutuilif with low in-'
fllll. !-.."
La- i.rt Munia ap tba avououiw
u' i l .';
i.t.iiMiuit' ntaaaja Tai
i atttniipt to pivont the real
ulSfUuk;; "i Ii"' problem of utultli
I'lpxpntinp; n marked ennfrn-t In
pnlpitx n4 in mmlara i-hnrrli- :md
rrftanlnl aa ana f tbf mmt hiclilv
valard raiirn of rrvtaatantiaRi in tin
Mmatry, tb iatr framr ntiljHi n-, .1
by Onnrr WbitfMd, AnVrlra'w r.at
avaauelinl, prior In Ihp rrvoliilnmaiv
war, hnn Iwn lironjrht l Wndfonl :ind
i to Im aboan hir in the HOfinl -i-r-vipr
rxpoHitiott and J'alrttinc pn,'i -ant
at Urn Nntntorinm, April -M J'i.
Ilia pulpit dntPH bapk to Hip Iiiih
of .Inlin and Charlpa VpIc.v, Isnni
Wnlla and oilier jrrnnt pliuri'limon,
and wn aptil hera by the Ampiipnii
Trart aoiMPlv of Npw York City, to
whom it deaeondrd from Jnupph liar
Ha, who inherited it from llor. II. C.
Smith, phapliiln of Onniwall, Kiir
hind, who olitnincil it nt Wliitfiold'a
iloalh.
t'liiry ItilllN on To urn
In nppoariini'P it in not unlike a do
inol ic Mpri'on o nrninxcil with hooka,
hiiiRita nnd hnaix na to ho rundily
tnkon down mid folded up. From it
U'liitfiolil mid i owned thoiiNanda of
hiHirora during hin aevpii ypnrs1 toui-
of American polnnipa nnd Ihi-nimhuul
KiiKhiud nnd Krotlnml. Wlullield
hiiiiaelf wua ono of tlio itroiip l ten
Htudrnla in OaTumI imivoriiy, 'n.
land, known aa the "IIolv flioup,"
the otliern, iripludiiur Juliu and
riiarloa Woalry and .Initio Ilencv,
Wliitfipld waa tlio yotttiHPHl, beiiiK Iml
1(1 when ho entered eolloue.
, After heiitir alionii nt tlm 1'nnnmu
Paeifie e.xpoaition, the iHilpit , al
low 1 In fnim pari of the traveling
exhibit of (lie fnmoiia American Trnel
aoflety. It waa ahown in Senltle,
Tiieomn, I'oitlnud, mid i now in Sn -
leui. It furiiia one of many interexl
ino; reliea aliown, other hoitift Hip or
ijriual Franeea Wlllniil petilioM for
teinpemnce poiitaiiihiK tlionwfiiiiU of
uaiiiaa in fact, million, and pro
amiltid to pniinroaa when the proliihU
Hon niovenient wua firal begun. Thia
potilion ia over a milt) and a half
loiijf and ka uamea upon it from al
umni ovory uoiiiili'v in the world,
' Holy I.'tml Autliiillles
Olhera iuelude nntin.iiitie from the
Holy Mud, Cnunnitiali lnrata aaid to
dnla bnpk '2000 reara Iwforp t'britt.
Thaio are man" other objoeta of nry
ttrmt Interprt to' alnilmita of Wther
hiatory or afffnlory.
Tha I'ulewtliiepaoniil, under the
ilirtK-lion or Dr. Allen Moore, will ha
on of Ike mHtt inteifatinir leatuiv
ever hIiowu iu Madfonl uIohk elmreh
aad wminl wrviee linew. Dr. Moora
iwa nbout J 00 loeol M-oplp in hi
IMiaanta and tableaux ami present
aeene fnim tb lilV nf Pnlpaline and
the near east ho real that one feel
traiiMirled at onee to the laud of
PhIpmIiup.
Thia great itnseant haa rpppnlly
fliMtiP fnim thn Oram! Central Talap
in Nw York City, wbam it waa nf
firially upanod by I'lewidwil WiUon.
Dr. .Monro followed Hip Hilly Sunday
imwlintr in Seinulou, wlune be e-
lilluled to oer .'i0,n00 Mnpl. It w.i
a dotidid follow-up to thn Sunda
iHPtiiura, aa il made ltpoide aiudv the
Phrjolianity whieh Hilly Sunday hail
Riven theut. Dr. .Muore haa a phamiP
of pntffruni papli afternoon and even
ing. N'i't Sunday moruitur he will
icise one of the moot realinlie Kasler
aaniep er pteseiile.) in Ihi pimim
try. He will have ample in the poh
tump of lha land of 1'aleMine and will
hae a ntnHliwtioH of Hip roek tiaub
and will give a rval Hauler werviee
frwiu bia rii'h e.vMrMMiee gaiued
t'ra aeveuteen ywtra of bfe in that
POUHtl.V.
among wage-worker and their fam
ilien pan be eotnplete without taking
into eoiiHidemtiou I heir ti'ouomio
Htatua the aagea tlwv wirii and the
iueowe whieh the wage-enmer'a fam
ily i able to rreeive uud enuiiairing
it with thoap MtundnnU whieh hae
been ngnnnl itan u rpaoouahle and
neeeasan- for the muintenanee of
health.
uelatiipa of total ineoniea of
a'age-wnrkpi' families point to the
eoncliiKion that the average total an
nual futuiU income (nieluding eani
iuga of women and ebildnu) in lliu
principal nmmi fuel oritur and iiiiuiiiK
induktrie baa bien between $7UU and
8M In reeent yeura. Tin uveraue.
however, doea not adepiately depu i
the real ituation; for the ennclu-ion
ta also indicated (hat one in c.i
ten or twelve worl.iuitiueirH tutiulu-.
had at the time of the iiivfiiuaiin.
an annual iueoiue of !e limn .ion ., i
. .i. ... . . i .. .. i
tnr; mu i iieuriv a uiiro had unimii -of
lpK than .'tul, and over one li.ili
had iuemie of le tbifn ".V a .hi '
Mhmm the foivgiMug, hay Dr. Win
ren and Mr. ti.vdentrieker. it u . i
dent thai underlvinu all othr .......
omie faetora affeeling I' w.iV,
earner iieuiih, ia the fr. i ot p,.x
ert.v."
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SUSTAINS VALIDITY
SEWERASSESSMENTS
'''ntmmwwM
llabl l.loJiNdcoino
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LONDON', April 18. It wn una
on'it thia nllenioou Ibat David Lloyd
(Iporgp, minister of munition", had
pt'PMcntcd hia rexignntiDii, owing In
the differeneea of minion which have
arisen rpitartlinir eoiieriplinn. The
rumor aiwinntlv nriitinulpd in Hip
fuel Unit Mr. Llovd (leorao Has not
pre-i ul diii'inu' the iln'- debate in the
' lunwe of common. Xo confirmation
I of Ibe report wua nbliHiiable.
I It wn oImo nbxorved that Winaloii
I Spencer Churchill, former find lmd
jof (be ndinirnlly, who rwentlv eriti
eined Ibe pivenimenl opvendy, miil
two iit to Mr. Lloyd Oporge nfler
' 1 lit- moniinu'' meeliiiK of the eiibinet
i ('unci!.
COIN.
TO ACT FIVE LOSE LIFE IN
H
TON GHTCONCERNING
W
HAVEN
WRECK
Tin- -iipreme court at Malrni Tuc
.i TffrnHli Jndce Calkins in Hie
.f WT. R. Ililppa va. Ike Citv of
(.tf.ird, and modified the findm
n I lie pa of Itiippa va. the Itogue
Itivcr Canal Co.
The former pne i nn important
m to Medford, state (Itv Attorney
M abe, who retnventaI the eity, in-M-unich
aa if auatnma the vnliiliu ot
l be -.ea'pr difctriet naements m
North .Medford am) thua remove- all
doubt poneeiniiig the vnlidilv f the
puviUK naxpaaineula.
V. K. 'hipw brought miit to re
Hlrain tbo collect inn of tewer ni(,H
ntPiilN, eluiininit that the aHrtexxinenU
had been made after the completion
of the aewvr ayatem. iindor n chmter
nmendineiil adopted after the -ewer
hud been onnatruclcd, without duo
noliee. Twicp in the circuit court tlio
citv lnt Ibe cane, nnd Attorney Me
Cube bnd fcivnt trouble in iiidiioing
Hip council In appeal the cuko. Ho
nrgucd the en-e, with Mr. I'hippi,
three week no.
Thi is the hiNt pnsn the city has
won uud Hip only one Mr. MeCnbe
luunllcd nloiie for the citv.
E
ROAD
A Joint meating: between the city
council anil th .Medford Commercial
olub't railroad committee terminal
od rathar tiaaernmonloitaly Mouilny
oveiiliiR wbon Councilman ISmmeiia
moved that the entire matter be left
to the city council to dlaooee of at lu
rpRiilar meeting Tueaday night, and
the Commercial club committee ac
cented the Invitation and left.
The tentative contract, baaed upon
augseatlan nuide by the city coun
cil at the previoua Joint meeting waa
read and provoked but Utile dlaruH
alon. cguncllmen refuel hi to aay
whther the contract pleated them or
not, with Ibe exception of Dr. Keeae
who oppoaed.lbe entire project.
lAt a meeting of the Commercial
club committee Tueaday. the contract
waa turned over to A. K. Keatuea bh
chairman ot the bar aaaoeiatlon com
mittee for revlalon aa to legality and
the luaertlon or aafeguardM. It wtll
be conaldered tonight by the leaat
fraternity.
Aa the contract la not to be imulc
until the adoption of the charter
amendment autborlilng the bond I iik
propoaal. the council will act tonlalit
upon (be qnedtlon nf HillimltttllK the
charter a mend men I
imuiroitl), It. I, urll 1S A
aean h of the wret kage reuniting from
the ear-end colllalou of two train
on the Now York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad here Inat night, vv.ia
till In progreaa today In an effort
to determine whether it contained
any hodlea In adltlon to the five per
aona known to have loal their Uvea.
It waa the oplulou of many porona
who bad been at the aceno ilurlnn
the night that al leaat three other
paaiutigera had boon unable tn extri
cate themaolvea from the burning
maae. More than thirty porxina wore
Injured.
All of the victims were occupnnta
of the rear coach of a local train
which bad atarted to run nn a aiding
In front of the atatlon when the (lilt
Udge lixpreaa from lloston crashed
into It. Coala from the expreaa loco
motive and the explosion of a Raa
tank set fire to the wreekagn and
the flames spread ao rapidly that the
nearby atatlon aud freight house were
destroed together with four wooden
coacbea of the local train. Trainmen
were al varlaine lu statements Ah to
the MkiiiiW.
OREGON
IHAT BURNS W000
Adolpb Si'huls, of thia district, hnx
invented an orehaid healer which be
Ifelievet. wdl aidve the "i-mudi;e" inten
tion. Il in a heet -mill heater, 17
inehet. nt one eud, M iuebex at the
other and 'Si inches high. Mv dem
tutKt rat nu he haa pmved that oeven
tetu of tliee heatera are aiilfieient
for an acre of orchard. Thev will
eoiiMtime on an ordinary ucastm two
cubic feel of woial nt a eot of I
cent a cubic foot, or lea than 1.40
Hr acre. The beat tliux aupplied
eipiaU that fnHti five gallon of oil.
In addition to that, the wood ia a lo
cal piodinl, while Ihe oil, being im
ported, take the money tail of the
vallex. A number ol onhnrdM
hae tiled the Sehiilx beater aud ex
pn'H sjie.it Mili-fui-tii'ii oei ibe re-mill-
A public te-t will In uurn
iiiic He lb, .til Tribune liiiilt'm
VedlU'-la i Minn.'.
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IS
HOUR
ARGUED
WARIIINnTO, i.nl 1R Oial
aivument mu the Oregon ten-hour
worldnv law for men in mill, fa.ior
iea or maiiufactuiiu; eatablilimeut
were begun today In't'ote Hie aupreme
court. Thev will be concluded to
morrow when the couetHutionnlitv. of
the law- the lirM of ibe kind ever
considered bv the court will b
taken umb'r adv ic metit.
In opening the eaaa, W. Lair
ThiMtiMou of Oregoo, oppoinK the
law, argued that it eonbl not be u
tained as a beulfh meaauro.
"The law av ii ia injiiriou to
health for wen to work more thnn 'm
I nunr n witii in- iiiiibitmi wmi .;-
: iieitra the injury i- diaaipntetl if tbe
get extra pay, for the law itelf pro
vide that men may work t hi i teen
hour if thev net pay and n hull tor
the last thn-e bour."
Attorney (leneinl (leorge K. IV i
of Ongou defended Ibe fttatut, a
eondiit'ie to the health of workni'-h
mid n'i'car to iho welfare ! the
tale
" -"- !- -ITillllii niiiBimi . .111.1.. I J
5 Ccttolen-e
Itd bad taate I a spire the man wlio
itarted the tail of liil. nklrt- or i
It U MUl' Ul hOlll'l
$
"7Vij Natural Shortening"'
i iiiiinw..)miiinii hiWiVfxmlir
Cctlolcno males foods Uetf Ivttw rrwlca them
iw mtrac'Ao in oj'vcararttf, more wholec.rie
und digestible. Biscuits mala with it are light ami
vefvety of texture; pie-crust shortened with it is
unuauiuly fine in flavor, Foods franl with it nr not
heavy, but on the contrary an most crisp and
uppetUing.
Uar Cotiolcn tor all your shortening, frying nd cWe mjiWiint
it ia packatl in nails oif arnus nurt o that v.uir irrir ii
!' )uu jum tl.u quai.my yoi
sur
ou ieuirr icuUily.
HSOHFAlRBANKiSI
FRANCE 10 EXPERIMENT
WITH COOLIE LABOR
I'AIMS, Apnl LS.-Ow.n-lo Ihe
luck of labor in the ut;rieiilturnl uud
inilii-itiial fieldx, an oi'iraiii7iitiou has
been effected in r'nuice for I tying
Cliini'He labor. It i expected Hint
filllll) Chineao laboicra will arrive in
thi country within a few months.
Twenty Chinese me now preparim
IhctiiHuUes as intcrproteiK for Iho
Intel" ii nival-.
The Sprint; or I'etpeiunl Youth
waa what the Saulh explorer xoiikIU
in Florida. Youth cannot bo pcrpet
ikiI. but with honltli, n man or wom
nn ctut retain youthful looka till the
near approach of actual old age If
a woman Is draglng wearilj alnnt;
oppressed by some woman's ailment,
hu may expect a return nf Aoutliful
bnauty and vlvacfty b iisIiik Lvdl.i
1C. I'lnkaam's Vegetable Compound
Easter Jewelry
St
(jr.M.ITY MAHK
l'l.TIfJI Ml
IIIA.MO.MI .IliU'lSl.ltY
I'latlnuiu, tba richest of metals, W
a titling complement to the nttest of
tones. Nothing oan iiuttn equal !
as a setting for the diamond's lull
liance,
Mecklaces, LaVallleren,
1'eadants, liracelels.
Uar Plus, Itinga,
are some of the diamond-platinum
Jewelry we mu offer you- ticaiitUtil
tilings you will le inoud to i:le ami
one that ate urc to elldt .ulmlr.i
tion for ibei.i'i Ives and repect fm
on.
Martin J. Reddy
Tin: .n:YKr.i2it
IIoii:e of (Jualin Visitors AIw.i.mi
Welcome
2 1 :' K. Muiu
1 ' ' I i i hi n i
''CoHolene make good cooking batfe' f I
All ihafs Noav, Stylish and
tleeoiniiig in
MILLINERY
i
1m r liii Ut sprinj? days is
ivadv niiv fur vour ehoots-!
j i
:. i
Our prices will ploase you, i
as well as tho styles. i
Miss Lounsburv '
Milliner M, M, IK'pt. Store '
1
Whv shouldn't the Stand
ard Oil Company make the
best oil-with over 40 years
experience in refining-vilh un
equalled plant equipment? And
Zerolene is scientifically refined
from selected California crude-asphalt-base.
Prominent authori
ties have recently declared that an
oil correctly refined from asphalt
base crude can be made not only
equal but superior to paraffine
base oils. Next time you empty
thecrank-caserefillwithZerolene.
Dealers everywhere and at service
stations and agencies of the Standard Oil j
Company.
ZEROLE
ihe Standard Oitforttoior Cars
PyH MRS
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MR. ED ANDREWS
DHA.MATIt' AIIT
Pupils piepnicd for legitimise and silent drama. Tidily jcjiiV cv-
perlcncc.
MRS. ED ANDREWS
veici: CCI.TlltK
Opera, oraloiln mid conceit coach. Fifteen yemV cciIeiiro lu
pulillc Mori;.
, STCDIO Si'AltTA IIUIR., IIOHM :t. IIRSII1KVCIC PHONIC HliT-lt
When you are tired and not in the
humor for answering letters that must
be answered, you will appreciate the
comfort ves, luxury of an easy writ
ing, even'! flowing Waterman's Ideal
Fountain l5eni '
Quite as important is1 the choice of a
paper, and the smooth, even texture of
RP'fl
kuW" MM
Mjlfn
I
lends itself particularly
well to the smooth writ
ing qualities of a good fountain pen.
Stop in the next time you pass our store
and we shall be glad to show you the
very latest sizes, shapes and shades of
Highland Linen, together with a com
plete assortment of Waterman's Ideal
Fountain Pens.
Medford Book Store
i
SflMsaf I he lound-lrip rale to Ln All-
fk. jj s:elc. Si month return limit with
'm B -li'M'K The prinu U a delightful
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i ia m f . n I Southern California
DOLLARS Beaches
I i.ie at tin ii In -t. Nice warm,
. I Minn dn making bathing
9 ideal. I hoiee ol headier, Santa
Monica. Hi eim I'nrk, N'eiuee,
B Hedondo, Lonsj Heaelt and New-
I poll an- all within u tew- miu-
j iiie rule el Lo- Anv:ele.
I Heiiiember that the heuutilul
j Panama-California
J Exposition
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