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Historic Scenes in Old New England
BELGIAN POLICY BENEFICIAL
(Continued From Page One).
SAYSlRRIGATION
IS A NECESSITY
J. P. Hansen Says Since 1887 Only
Two or Three Years When There
Has Been Sufficient Moisture to
Mature Fruit Crops Orchard
Made Profitable by Use of Water.
"Since I cume to the vnllov In 1SST
lliero have linen lint two or lb roe
5'onrn when tuero linn been auffkicuf
moisture resulting from rainfall tu
properly mature lite fruit crops. The
odds are too grout and nature having
failed, it Is up to I he orchardlft to
supply tho doriclcncy with irrlmi
tion.". . , . .
The foregoing Is a statement, made
Thursday afternoon hy J. J. Hansen
who with liin Ron ownst and operntts
an orchard south of M-1!'onf. There
nro '.'.t acres in tho orchard, 20 lj"in jj:
in hearing.
The contrast Uttu-ottn oichardlUR
with and without Irrigation- was
strnuKly illustrated by Jlr. llansn
In a conyiui'lson of the yield from his
orchard In tho year 1915 without li
tigation and the present your with Ir
rigation.
Wlmt iVutor Jil.
In 1913 1271 boxes of fruit were
shipped, 150 boxes were of averane
size, fruit and the remainder was tin
doralzcd, 400 boxes beliiK bo small
ns to necessitate their being shipped
as Jumbles.
This year from the .mmo acreage,
after 750 boxes woro blown off by tho
high wind of last summer, 3837 boxes
were shipped, all except 10 boxos be
ing fancy and extra fancy grades. A
large proportion of I ha fruit was sold
as extra fancy half boves. IteturnB
have boon rccelvod on 1700 boxes, the
Producers' Fruit company paying Mr.
Hansen and son 13800 for this ship
ment. Returns from the remainder
of the. shipments, Mr. Hansen bo-
HevoH, will bring tho total net returns,
above SUO00.
lUilwocn 11 to Row.
Ilotween rows of troos Mr. Hansen
this year sot out a small patch of
Block carrots. Thursday afternoon
four rows, earh 400 feet long wcro
dim. tho result being slightly over a
tou of carrots. Tho ground dug was
approximately 1-10 or an acre. Sam
ples of those carrots are on display
In tho window of the Iloguo Ttivor
Valioy Canal company. Soveral times
before, Mr. Hansen has tried to raise
carrots without irrigation, and the
return, on small plots of ground hus
boen at the rate of considerably un
der a ton to the acre. Mr. Hanson's
soil Is light and water was applied
heavily twice during Ihe season.
To save the fruit buds In Ike 1915
season, Mr. Hansen and bin sou haul
ed water rrom near crock with two
tank wagons for 2(1 days, spreading
tho water In small circles under the
troes. Tho cost of hauling tills water
was about $300. To bring li-rlgallon
to the orchard cost $1110. Yet at the
cost of $3110 the water hauling was
!rofltHble, was absolutely necessary
to save tho buds. When Mr. Hansen
had finished his spell with the tank
wagon several of his neighbors bor
rowed lliem and followed suit In sav
ing their fruit crop for the coining
season.
Water luvnltuiMr.
"Irrigation cost us ?'jn an ;k re,'
slated Mr. Hansen, "but jou couldn't
buy our r if-li t today. If we could not!
replace It, for ?ieo per nn-n. Irriga
tion is indispensable to liie liosuo
rUer valley orchurdh-t. Without it an
orchard cannot be. operated at a
prollt. We are assured of a plentiful j
supply of walcr under the present
ditch yet we are In favor of the dis
trict plan, even though It will cost
us more money. H will be worth the
additional sum. If the entire dis
trict comes under Irrigation and Is
more prosperous, we fitunnt fail to
lie more prosperous, also. The crea
tion of the proposed irrical ion dis
trict will be or the benefit of the
ninny, tile storekeeper, the banker,
tile laborer, us well as the farmer and
orchardist. All will share in a pros
perity whbh will overspread tho val
ley of the Kosi.e "
W iff 'rJ
l .1 19
OF
0! D HADLEY whurc a ro8'c'le of Charles I appeared "from
DIE0
Miss Mabel Wiiinsley, aged 31
years, 7 months, I t days, died Sat
urday, Doc. 2. at In-r home In Kagle
Point, Dre. She leaves a father and
one brother, besides a host of loving
fi lei, lis to mourn her loss. She was
a member of Peuee ttebekali lodge,
froi-l which the funeral services weie
held. lb-spite a pouring rain, tb
house and yard were filled with
friends who brought many beautiful
floral offerings as a last token ir.
lespect for one who will be gicativ
inlf.ed.
Old Jhvllc'-, a hi-.iiil il'iil Xoiv Erifflniitl town, situated upon tho ea.t Imnk of the Connecticut River some
twenty in. n.i'ih of Sp: i'iliel(l, .!us., w.w u center nl' i:reat activity cinrin ll.e stirring 'lays of Kin'
l'liilip's In-' :.,! '.-.; .-. ( ,. !. 1, J'iV.'i, while at tvorliip in the village ii;i.-etin liou.-if, tho inhabitants of Old
Hartley won) ;-: ;i;-i:-ed In nn i.'.lack upon t'n ir set i lenient liy a horrto of Inilian-i.
Aliunrtotiinr. " cir-fii:i. they -e;Z'.-l llieir-arLns.iiinl rusiit (I out to defend their homes, lint the suddoiuic.-s of
the nitaek foun-i tio-m utierlv ili'tuoralized. When the eonl'ii-.ion was at h.s licilit tliero stulilenly aiipeiired
in their niid.it an inknuwn man of grave mid elderly benriiiij, who at once took eonnnand of tlio situation,
issued orders, rulliu! llie defenders and in short order routed the redskins from the town. Then, ns sud
denly us lie had c .'red, did the. stranger effect liis removal from the scene, and his identity for many years
remained n cnuini.:'ivo mystery.
II was later estahlisliert that the deliverer of Hartley was General William Goffe, one of the three living
rcL'icides of Charles 1. and for whose heart a liberal bounty was olfered. After years of pursuit from place to
place he found safe hiiiinjr tinder the hospitable roof of j'aslor John lius.-el of the Old Hartley eonpivgation.
It is believed that after bis spectacular deliverance of the Hartley bottlers lie remained still undiscovered in
tho Kitssel household until his death sotno live years In I or.
A benntifiii state road winding up the Connecticut valley lakes thousands of nutoists each year tlirpntly
by (lie spot ihere General, Golfe rallied the inhabitants of old Hartley to the defense of their homes.
LITTLE THEATRE
Siiico w Washington Square
IMavci'H proved. hy the wonderful mw-
eesN of their venture that the idea of
tlic Little theater is founded on
something of permanent value, the
idea has spread until now nearly ev
ery largo eity in the east and many
wniall town even in the middle west
hoasts of its Little t hut it. St. Loui?
and Detroit have just opened theirs
with plays hy (Jalsivoitliey, Lord
Dimsnny, Hmek, etc., all jjivon by
ninaleurs. In riiiladelphia a season
of twealy wveks has tjiit .been open
ed with seven performaiu'es a week.
I 'e rliiips the most notuhle event in the
h'vcliiptaeat of the drama is the es
tablishment of a "ehildren's theater.''
In Herkeley, L'al., Airs. Howell, the
irtistie direetur, said of it: "We try
to eliminate the undesirable flrmi-als
t hut usually nceompauy ehildren'.s
drama tie prinhietioii. The wlude
impulse i of the Krou, not of the
individual (he children put off their
costumes, put on their sheet attire
mil depart with u lilllc fus ns
though they were returning home
from school us, indeed, thev arc"
MiniieupolU has tun "Little the
aters," one ;il the university and ime
the rhild of the Woman's club.. ''The
Minnrupolw center of the lr;uuu
cagite i- eid;i I'ging il s net ivit ies to
inelmle the liinnunnn ol reading cir-
es, he development of :l inly
mi'.'i's uiid tile di-eu-iitn and u;-;i-
latiitii of a -ub-idi.i-d l!ie:ir."
I'etiui Medlofd will somo duv be
flu.- proud ltu-c-nr nf u Litilt- thc-
tcr n!. Thi- !e.-ture by Dr. V. S.
J'nti's. ;:i ven under I he u u spices nf
If Dr.Ml'M leMllf, will no doubt
i-oH--c eiitliiiMjisin. ii-- lie hiW ndopt-
1 lll talk for tile puipo-e of help
ing lo meet the needs 'of (tie produc
tion nt plny in the coiiimuiut v. "Thi?
lecture points out the kind of a pl.iv
uhieh .sh ndd be chosen and goes into
ietail 11- to certain specific piny.
Dr. I ! at es, in this ec( ure, keeps in
mind the ! f t icu1 1 ic-. of producing tt
be nut and iliscusi' l he mean- of
v'reoiving thciti.''
Tlie leetnre i-- at the public libtaiy.
Saiuninv, December !, at S o'clock
in. It is tree, and every one in-
terc Uti i.- eordi.ilh uiMted to come.
FOR 1917 ADOPTFD
At a meeting of the county court
held Thursday 'roUvt were received
from members of the Jackson Coun
ty Tu.vpayers league conecrninu the
nl,.p(s,i,i ,-y !",.r the coining car.
Di-cUsiou. however, proved that the
J..:,....,. r.r.!t''c"s . I'an.iliar
Wiil tla Ml'-jf l - wi-Vii -sett, lili'U' I'b-
jis Ian'- ' cu-ily an-wrcd and nil
protest , withdrawn. The 4entatic
budget w.n adopted by the ci-nit tor
I in- t uiitih- i ,i i .
SHY 34.000 OF
TEUTONS OFFER
1 TO GREECE IF
WAR DECLARED
I POItTLA.NI, Dee. .3. Dorsey A.
byon. niattatlurlst of the Federal
bureau of .Mines at tho order of Di
rector Manning, came to Portland today-to
arrange for co-operative work
w ith the Oregon Bureau of Mines and
(ipology. Dr. Lyon, who has been In
charge of tho Salt I.ako station for
a few years has just been placed in
charKe of thti Northwest .Mining Ex
periment Station, recently announced
at Washington, I). (.'., as having been
located at Seattle.
As a result of the couferenco which
wan held between Dr. Lyon, Chair
man T.awrio ami Director Parks of
he Oregon bureau, l)r. Lyon is recom-
niendliiK to Director Manniui; that
'experimental work be inaugurated
immediately, taking up problems of
treatment of Oregon ores. This news
will be welcomed generally because
of the many rebellious ores In both
liastern and Western Oregon, tho
KUtisfactory solution of .which will
give additional impetus lo Oregon's
rapidly increasing mineral produc
tion.
' it iias been arranged that tile Ore
gon bureau will select the problems
to be solved, while tho federal bu
reau with their laboratories and staff
will co-operate and assist iu deter
mining the process of extraction,
which will be the best for our ores.
The above arrangement accords
witli the statement, which came from
Washington, D. C, a few days ago
to the effect Hint Seattle, Wash., will
be tho site of the Northwest Mining
Experiment Station, and that the sub
stations will be established iu Oregon
and Idaho.
from accenting work voluntarily only
because it was offered by Hermans.
Nevertheless tens of thousands of
them voluntarily accepted work In
(Jorinany at profitablo wages.
Situation Grows Worso. '
Tho statement goes on to say that
the labor situation In Belgium has
grown worse and that conditions are
jnow such as to necessitate iniprove-
! incut, nence me oruuiituces mini
j enforced more vigorously in order to
relievo tho situation. Uefore com
pulsory transport, however, every
idle person is offered the opportunity
to accent orofltab e work on con
tract and compulsion is resorted to
only where the laborer stubbornly re
fuses. '. Workmen coining to Germany are
placed on the same footing as Ger
mans mid are earning higher wages
thini thev ever received 111 Uelglum.
i Steps have been taken to send part of
their earnings to their families iu
Hair Ht"P r'K M"
Thick, Wavy, SliiS
and lleiiiilil'iil
Uct
Beluiuni. The laborers also are per-
i mltted to make regular visits to their
homes and families are allowed to ac
! company them to Germany if that is
I desired. Provision also Is made for
religious services In their own language.
WASHINGTON', Dee. 8. The rejj.
ulnr iirniy was 17o eujiinisMuncd of
ficers and 2ri,tlH.") men short of its
authori.cd slrcnifth on June ;IU last,
and the next day more than 11-1,(100
men under the uulhori.ntiun, accord
ing to the annual report of Adjutant
General McCain, niado public today.
Tlie Midden increase wa due to thci.
fact that, the first iie-renicnt ol' the I
army increase mil liuri.t'd in tlie na
tional defense net became available
July 1.
Tho report shows thai Ihe total
authorized strength lor all branches
of the service on a peace footimr
during the present year is KtK.SIIT
men and 7-'2 officers, while ihe nc
luul slrcn'th on June llll was 1(17,1141
officers and men. It notes that liiulx
wages in civil life have prevented llle
arinv from ohtaiiiiiiir the recruits it
needs, although the kil'ur-t uinebcr of
recruilinir stations established in
many years have been cneasicd iu Ihe
lii-d;. 'flic report disctni-.es lhal 71,
IlilS rcmdais were on duty in ctuili
ncnlal I'niled Stales on July I, that
number iueludititr Ihe oji'di!iMiinry
force ill Mcxicn, The repnrt i-Jin-.vs
Ilia i a lolal of iwo officers and Ihinv
!iir men in the otilire army were kill
ed in tM-lion, while live additional
ll'rn died of l onuds.
I.OXIIOX, Dee. 8. A dispatch
from 'Switzerland, as forwarded from
Kointt'tn the Wireless l'ress, says
(lerinanv and Austria have offered
their services to Greece in opening
land conimunientions if Greece i de
clares war upon the entente.
ATHENS, 'Doe. ,7. The hloekft.le
of Greece hegiiur officially at 8
o'clock tomorrow (Kriday) morning.
The members ol' the Ilrili.-h naval
niij-.-ion have orders to embark on
the Greek trans-Atlantic liner Kin:
I oiistautiue.
I'AIMS, Dee. 8: The health of
!in Constantino' is again causing
anxiety, according; lo news from
Go! man .sources, says u Zurich dis
patch to the Alii tin, 'file old wound
in the king's ide continues to sup
purate, the dispatch says, and has
kept constantly oncn. The king's
cnndiliiin is ill to he verv weak. I-
Golden West Coffee
s "Just KlflRr
i...:. i.,.uiics light. 'v'-
lour ii."1
fluffy, abiiiulaiil and appears as soft,
ilustrous and beautiliu as a
! girl's alter a 'Dandcrlne hal
cleanse" Just try this moisten a
cloth will, a Utile Dandcrlne and
...o.. .i,-.,,.- ii through your hah'.
i.lUllllllil.
! taking one small .strand at a timo.
This will cleanse the hair or dusl,
I dirt and ewesive oil and In Just a
few moments yea have doubled, tho
j beauty of your hair.
Uesldes beautifying the hair at
I once. Dandcrlne dissolves every par
ticle of dandruff: cleanses, purifies
innd Invigorates Ihe sculp, forever
(stopping Itching and falling hair..
Rut what will ulaeaso you most
jwlll be after a few weeks' use when
von will actually fee new nair uao
land downy at first -yes but really
Cw hair growing all over the scalp.
If you care for pretty, soft hair and
lns nf II surclv get a 2". cent bottlo
of Knowlton's Danderine from any
Arngglst or toilet counter, and just
1ry It; Adv.
MEDFORD
Vulcanizing Works
All work guaranteed.
Auto Tire JJepairing..
AVe sell Fisk and Mich
- elin Tires.
36 South Grape St.
Medford
i
COUGHS
and COLDS
l U811C S eucalyptus umnneni
AT ALL DRUG STORES
TuBie 25c .Mas eoc
STOUFFER'S FINE CHINA
11 J m3 Jc
! mr S
The Meat Question
Is easily solved if you patronize this market.
For Saturday
Pork Shoulder, lb 13
Sparc IJibs, lb 7
Backbones, Hi 5
ilome-fade Sausage, 2 lljw. for...- 1.'..'.25
Home-Made Sautrkraut, quart 10
Trv some Wienerwurst and Sauerkraut.
Independent Market
'Around the 'orner"
Phoned?
We eordlt!y invite you to call and Inspect our
complete stoclt nf tliis well known guaranteed
nund decormed fine imported China, which in
:Uides new mid tinkiue departures in excluaiva
ihapes and oriffinol dot-oration.
Bvery nrtk'le is stnmped "Stoufier Hand
Painted" which in itself is a guarumce of work
liiatibbip and quality. 1
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Martin J. Reddy
THK JKVI-:i,l-:i!.
212 E. Main. Vi.-itors
come.
House of quality.
Phone 10 correct time.
always v.'jU
PROHIBITION LEGISLATION
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NONESUCH!
Mince Meat i ?
WW i
a JW on k:
l Pudding, i y
f
12c to 15c
per package
Makes Mince Pie twice ns
good as bulk mince meat, and
costs half the price. Try it
l ike mother Uted lo Make "
MERRELL-SOULE CO., S7me. N. T.
Will Be Open to the Public
In their new location 229 E. Main Street
Saturday, December 9
Home Made Candies, Ice Creams and Lunches
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