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patflieH. EM-TEES
IK) VOL' KXOW
There's no friend HUo an old
friend, beranso where will 5011 find
a frlond who will Hluml by you us
loiiK a an old friend.
' '
A Milwaukee wonder lian submit
ted plans to the city street car sys
tem showing them how to do away
Vilth the stray hanKliiK evil. He aiii!
Kests cars he made without strays.
. The fellow with coin to bum may
bo looking for a Job as janllur some
day.
Breathes there a man '.villi brain so
dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
"Geo, I wish I had a million?"
, By II. Hell.
"Knock and you knock alone," Is
right. Wo knocked on the radiator
tbo other day for three hours to Ret
inoro stoam and the janitor slept on.
NARROW ESCAPE OF
FAMILY OF S. A. NYE
. Fire, discovered at 2 o'clock Wed
nesday morning, completely gutted
tho homo of S. A. Nye, 825 East Muin
street, causing a damage to the In
terior and furnituro of JTiOOO, cover
ed by Insurance. Tho Nyo family,
sleeping upstairs, were awakened by
tho crackling of the flames and
escaped by use of luddcrs, In their
night clothes. Tho Interior of the
. homo was a mass of flro when tho
fire department arrived.
. Tho origin of the fire Is unknown,
but fit believed to havo been caused
elthor by a dcfectlvo door bell olec
trlc wlro, or a faulty fireplace base.
It Is the opinion of City Electrician
Illoman that the fire was caused by
the first named defect, as there was
no Indication of a flrcplaco flaw.
Tho family was asleep on tho sleep
ing porch on the BCcond floor when
tho blaio was discovered. Their exit
by tho stairs was Impossible owing to
smoke and flames. Firemen brought
ladders, as a means of escnpo. Ef
fects of the flro do not show from tho
street, but tho damage was so heavy
lis to compel a complete rebuilding of
tho Interior for occupancy. Tho piano
and other furnituro wero scorched,
and oilier household effects ruined.
BRYAN WOULD MAKE
DEMOCRACY "DRY"
"WASHINGTON, One. 7. Reform
to which ho hopes to commit ttm dom
ocratlo party and to urn nceompllHlied
within tho next four years were out
lined last hi Klit hy William Jennings
Bryan at n dinner given in his honor
bp admirers among democratic offic
ials and members-of congress. Nation
wide prohibition he urged ns the niot
Important and other causes on bin list
included woman suffrage by federal
amendment, election of tho president
by direct popular vote and changes toiiitfon of the war.
malm the constitution more easily
amcnd.-ihlc-
Mr. llryitn Rave a prominent plnco
to two things he proposed to flRht:
the effort to kIvp th? federal Kovcrn
ment exclusive control over railroad
reKulutlon and "the menace of mili
tarism" presented by proposals for
universal military service.
... Speeches lauding Mr. Ilrynn and
his work duiiiiR the campalun Just
won wore made by many of the diners
and a letter was read from President
Wilson, with whom the former secre
tary and Mrs. Uryan bad lunched dur
Ins the day. Tho president w rote:
"Will you he kind enough to con
vep my very cordial sreetlnps to Mr.
Bryan and to those who are assem
bled to do hlin honor at the dinner on
Wednesday ovenluR? In the recent
campaign no one rendered more un
selfish service than Mr. llryan oml I
am happy to know that this dinner
expressed the genuine admiration of
all democrats for him. May I not by
tills nienns convey to him my warm-
ELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indipostion. Dnf pnolcnifc
provt.- it. iil'ic.'tt all di
PROSPERITY OR
THE land owners of the Meriford district have it in their
power to i-reatt: prosperity or to continue tlie era of
depression.
This region lias not hecn prosperous liecause it. has not
produced enough. Jt has not produced enough because it
is not under irrigation.
Even in a wet season, the rain does not come at the
right season of the year. Irrigation will increase the out
put, no matter what the season. '
' .Med ford will ship this season 1000 cars of apples and
pears, bringing in approximately 1,000,000. ...With no
greater planted acreage, the irrigated orchard districts of
Washington are shipping 5000 cars, realizing, approxi
mately $5,000,000.
Xor is the increased yield the sole benefit from water.
Average size, quality, color are all superior hence the
price higher for fruit in irrigated sections.
Quantity production can only lie secured by use of
water no matter what the crop. The farmer raising al
falfa, the beet sugar grower, the berry eulturist, the mar
ket gardener, all find water essential to quantity, quality
and profit as well as crop insurance.
.Most of the fruit shipped this year was from irrigated
orchards. The watered alfalfa land yielded more than
double that unirrigated land grew. The only sugar beets
successfully harvested were from irrigated tracts. Every
crop in this semi -arid 'region needs the magic touch of
water.
Land is unsaleable in the valley because farming with
out water here is a gaiublcno wise man will undertake.
Much of the laud never will have a staple value without
irrigation because it is worth less than the water.
Experience of the past few years ought to have con
vinced the most : keptical, the most nnprogressive. Re
sults of the past season, where the results of water wore
realized on a portion of the land, ought to demonstrate its
necessity to all.
There are uone so blind as those who will not see and
many of our large as well its small land owners shut their:
eyes to facts and seek to blunder along the old rut to fail
ure. Experience litis demonstrated that the fairest, most
equitable, irrigation scheme is that provided by the district
plan. Such a plan has been offered to land owners of this
section. It provides for securing water at a cost of $10
per acre upon the easiest terms possible, leaving the dis
tribution under control of the owners themselves.
The plan has been approved and indorsed by the United
States reclamation service engineers as the most feasible,
most practical of any of the schemes suggested. It is up
to the land-owners themselves to decide, whether they
want to advance or continue to retrograde. '
Even the most pessimistic reactionary sorrowfully ad
mits that it is only a question of time until the valley will
be under water. Why not make it now, instead of waiting
until half of the people have been forced to leave through
inability to make a living? , ..
"We cannot expect industries, we cannot expect new
population, Ave cannot expect progress until we have irri
gation, increase our prodftction and turn the balance of
trade.
Every one having the best interests of the valley at
heart should work earnestly and energetically for the sue-'
cess of the district plan at the coming election, December
27. Defeat means at least another rear of -stagnation, loss
of morale, as well as bankruptcy and despair for many.
If you vote' against irrigation, don't blame the presi
dent for hard times. It's you who are wearing the rut of
reaction so deep it is becoming a grave.
est congratulations and best wishes
for his continued health and happi
ness?" RUMANIA PAYS FOR ENGLISH
BLUNDERS WITH PROUD CITY
LON'llOX, Dec. 7 Comment of the
anti-government press on the capture
ot Bucharest Is extremely bitter. It
Is declared that the fall of the Itu
mnninu capital will eau.se a keen
sense of grief and shame to every
ICniillshman uud that it Is due to tho
t-olossul blunders of Lord Grey's
diplomacy.
It Is generally conceded that the
event will ho a blow to tho prestige
of the oilier. The vtew Is expressed
that it will probably cau.se a prolong-1
The .Mall assumes that the wheat
the lionmius claim to have captured
is that which Cleat
ilritalu bought J
for ten million pounds and wants to i
Know what became or the money. A j
1'elroKrad dispatch to the I'osi says
that the capture will not arfect the i
strategy of the war and Involves no
loss to the cause of the allies, pro-i
vlded the Uei uiaiis fall to establish '
themselves on the Mack sea coast.
ENTIRE FRENCH COLONY
DEPARTS FROM ATHENS
PAItlS. Deo. 7. A Havas dif-pateh
fiom Atbena says that tho entire
French rolony left Athens yesterday.
The fotelpn colentea till all the hotels
of Poraeus and many have embarked
on tbe ve.si'la In the harbor.
' Athens Is apparently calm.'' von
tlinita tho di?patrh. "but tho popula
tion in much Impressed by the exodus
of the foreigners and ie In a state of
great nnxioty. Arrests of supporters
of former Premier Venizelos and
JOHN A. PERL
UNDERTAKES.
Lmly Alvfunf
8, HA KT1.KTT
ITiono M. 4t nd 47-.I-1
AiitomoMIe 1inri9 Srvle.
Ambulinca yrlc, Ctropar
DEPRESSION?
searches of their residences continue,
whilo the Veni.clist organs no longer
appear.
"Harriers havo been raised In the
streets and are guarded by royalist
and regular troops augmented by
voluntary enrollments of reservists.
Tho entente ministers have been
looking after the departure of their
nationals,
"At .lanlnn officers of the garrison
abled by reservists have arrested
Venizelos' supporters."
Weak Women 1)
An (VeRon Woman Testifies.
T.pnts. Orepon. "When T wn cnint;
thtnuizh the critical time of middle lii'e,
1 I took several IwUlles of Or. Pierce's
, Favorite Prescription ami it helped me
, v.Mnlerliillv. I cannot sav enough in
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,, . ,:,,,i,. t,.,lip.,l Ilbu-m-erv ' in inv
home for niuuv vcurfl for miinv different
niluieuts." Mits. Ki.i.a Hakoi.h. .
Jcnts, t'regon.
At the lirnt pyinjitotiis of any de
rangement of the feminine organism
at any period of life, the one safn.
nil v helpful remedy ie Or. Pierce'a
ravorite Prescription.
.rift, iV,.-;,.t,
Tens of thousand ti women have
taken it with unfailing muvess for
ilistases of n womanly nature.
lr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
a true friend to women in times of
trial autl at times ot pain wben the
organs are imt performing their func
tions. For headache, haekuche, hot
tlashi's, catarrhal condition, bearing
down sensation, mentid depression,
dsztness, fainting spell, lassitude and
exhaust ion, women should never fait
to take this tried and true medicine.
Prepared from nature's roots and
herbs, il contains no alcohol or nar
cotic, nor any harmful ingredient.
Sold in either tablet or liquid form.
It your dealer does not Keep the sunar- j
coated tablets, send llt'ty cents ( in
stamps) for small box, or $1.00 in !
currency for a large box. j
Write IWtor Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, I
Buffalo. N. Y., to-dav. l ki pice book
i on woman s iliease will tree
Pr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets ar tbrt
original little Liver Pills. Thee tinv,
siiKar-eoated, anti-biiions gramitrs the
smalleH and (ha rustet to take. Out
little Pellet for ft laxative three for
a i.iti.tmiCi
CHILDREN ASK PRESIDENT FOR PEACE
i: -.
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Side tenement district oi New York
and memliers of New Vnrk's juvenile
police l'orre, are wurkin: on a country-wide
pence movement anions the
FALL OF PL0ETCHI GIVES
GERMANS RULE GIL WELLS
LONDON', Dec. 7. The fall of
if
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Cottolene creams
' i? T K 1 r 4 1- a
i v V "i
i'hese youtiL'sters iium file
sures the lighiness and delicacy that good cake requires.
By usinfj Cottolene in cake-making you will always
be sura of the best results. 1
This excellent pure fond product is the ideal shortening for bis
cuits and pastry of all kinds. Used for frying it makes foods
p
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PAUL'S ELECTRIC STORE
ft
sehotil eluldren (it Aiuci'ien. I hey
have jjone t Viihinjrton to present
lc I'roblcnf Wilson, on be'lmll' ol the
i-elum eliihlren of New York, u plan
to start negotiations to end the Euro
pean wnr.
In..
i:ucharest and I'locchti, announced in
i,lle Gorman official connnunication
I tonight, has not been confirmed but
I the position revealed by the previous
"The Natur
Shortening"
Cake that "melts in
your mouth"!
vv easily and beautifully and
better, mora tasty and mere digestible.
You can have it in large or small
pails, as you like. Arrange with your
grocer to supply you with Cottolene
regularly.
AMSTKKD.Uf. Dec. ". Aet or.linc
to the XorihlciitM'he AHceincine Zei
tiiiijr of llcilin, the Spani-li finb.i --y
in Unit eily has haiuleil the ieriuun
i:oernmcut a protest rom 1 lit llel
iiun oveinnieul against Ihe deHirta-
tion ol l.c-lfiians. ( omineniiiis' "'jle roo, vou ,.at ferments Into (,'iisei
this, Ihe paper say- that the ''-"' i an)1 stiihUorn luiniib; your head aches
of the Ormiins w as in conformity j vm f(,(,, R,(.k , mts(jrahle,
wilh article U oi' The lln-,ti- i-onvi-ii- ".. y0u realize the macic In
,., ' i n . ,i . .
jVlier oeiiii! nun nicie ncit- mi
scenes or horrors (luriuir the depor
tations or that any lleliiins unl been
forced (o lo work liirbiiUleii by in
lerualioiial iai', the new-paper says
that coercion w:i.-, neec--siiry in the
cii--e of workmen wlio refu.-iM to
work. Jn re-jaiil to I lie rctiuisiiiou of
raw materials il is u-srrted thai this
w.ii in ni'cordanec with the needs of
the iinny mid in airreemcnt with ar
liele of The llasuc convention.
Oernian and Hussian communlnues
left little hope that the Rumanian
capital could be saved.
The rapidity of the advance of the
central powers seems to show that no
attempt was made to defend the cap
ital and the actions fought have prob
ably been only of a delaying nature.
The fall of Plocchti, perhaps, is of
even jirealer importance than that of
Hut-barest. Ploechi is a railway junc
tion and the center of the great oil
district of the Praliova valley. Un
less the Kumaniaus have been able to
destroy or disable the oil wells, ma
chinery and stores of oil tho Germans
will get a much needed prize. More
over in the Praliova valley, they are
on tho line of retreat of a portion of
the Ituiiiauiau second army.
It Is believed that the Rumanians
will be compelled to retire until they
can secure a shorter line between the
Carpathians and the lower Danube,
which will he within easier reach of
Russian reinforcements.
Almond Cream
Cake
Cream J cup of butter and
Coltoltno packed tOKrther,a;ld
one ctip of sugar, and mix in
alternately cup of milk or
water end two cups of pactry
flour sifted three times with
two teaspoons baking powder.
Beat well, flavor and add live
stiffly beaten whites. Bi&e in
two layers.
Whipsweetenedcreamuntil
stiff; Haver with almond ex
tract aud sherry: add chopped
blanched almonds and spread
between and over the layers.
Garnish with cherries.
From "HOME HELPS" mailed
trt it you tvrlu our General
Offi'tt, Chicane
in
GOODS ON
RAPE'S DiAPEPSIN
SEST
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Ileal Ibiii-n or Any Stomach
Miwi-.r.
Sour, Bassy uiisnt stomach, 111
Papa's lllapepslii.
II makes all stom-
h misery vanish in live minutes.
If your stomach is in a contlnuoin
rt.volt-if you can't get it regulated,
please, for your sake, try Papc's l)ia
I pepsin. It's so needless to have a
i bod stomach make your nert meal
j.i favorite food meal, then take a lit
lie Diapepsin. There will not be any
Id (stress eat without fear. It's be
cause Pape's lJiapepaln "really does'"
regulate weal;, out-of-order stomachs
'that gives it its millions of sales an
nually.
(let a large "0-ceat case of Pape's
lliapepsiti from any drug store. It
is Ihe u.iiirke.it. surest stomach relief
and cure known. It acts almost like
magic II is a scientific, nannies amy
pleasant stomach preparation wliicm
truly belongs in every homo.
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Medford. Orpgnn, Nov. 9, 191G
TO WHOM IT MAY CONX'liUX.
this Is to certify that T, the nndot
aiRiu'd, Iiad very severe" stomru-li
trouble and h:ut been bothered for
several years and last Antmst was not
expected lo live, and hearing of Chu
Clumg (whose Herb Store is at -ML"
j South Front street in Meilfonl.) I de
I elded to get herbs for my stomach
trouble, and I started to feeling bot
her as soon as I used them, and to -ny
nni a wII man jiiim rii )i.yrllir
onunend anyone alilicfed aa I wa to
see Gim Chung and try his herbs.
(Sisne.l) W. II. JOIiXSOX.
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Win. S. B. llomts, K;tb Point.
Frank Lewis, Eagle Point.
Wm. Lewis, Eagle Point.
V. L. Childreth, Kajjle Point.
C. R. Moore, Kacle Point.
J. V. Mclntyre, Eale Point
On. B. Von dor Ilelien, Kaglc Point.
Thos. I-I. Nlcmls, Kv$ln Point.
John S. Ortb. Bedford.
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