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EM-TEES
OVR OWN' TIMVKM'rtiri'X.
(By PROP. M. T. CKANIL'M.)
While in Hawaii, I had Iho pres
ence of mind for onro to vittit the
Uulabeefustewia region. In this queer
territory there's a volcano the only
one of its kind in tho world, includ
ing Wisconsin. It's a boiling water
volcano and lias tea hushes crowing
on tho sides. It only erupts when
a fish falls into tho mouth of the
volcano and a bone gets caught 111
the volcano's neck.
Then It hurls the boiling water out
which falls all over tho tea bushes.
Tho nntives all gather around at tho
baso of the volcano and have an after
noon lea party that luBts for ninny
moons.
HID YOU KNOW
Villa's bandits havo a clever
Bcbomo fo r disguising themselves,
should they escape after being made
prisonors. They would keep their
faces washed.
.
(TTU'UI A.l I'Xt Sl'AI,.
Wo see ono of tho popular movie
actors got his lialr cut.
AUSTR0 REGIME QUITS.
FORMS NEW CABINET
LONDON", Dec. M. Tho Austrian
government lias resigned. This an
nouncement is made in a Router dis
patch from Amsterdam.
Tho emperor has accepted tho res
ignation of tho Austrian ministry,
according to a Vienna dispatch receiv
ed by neuter by way of Amsterdam,
and has cntrustod Alexander Spttz-
mucllor with tho formation of a now
cabinet.
Horr Spltzmueiler, who has been
asked to form tho new Austrian mln
lsiry is a termor minister or cora
merco and a former director of the
Credit Anstalt.
Tho ministry of llr. von Koerber,
who lias resigned, succeeded that of
Count Karl Stcurgkh, who was ussas
Blnated in Vienna, October 21.
Tho conquest of Rumania by tho
Teutonic allies continues all along the
front of the Rumanians, who nro in
retreat northeastward, and tho ninth
Gorman army is nearlng tho Impor
tant railway Junction town of llii.nu.
In tho Carpathians and along the
Moldavian frontier tho Russians nro
still nt grips, Willi the ltusslans the
aggressors at most points. There is
little, if any, chango In the situation
in theso regions, however.
Heavy artillery fighting is In pro
gress north of Monustlr, Serbia. Oth
erwise calm prevails. . A now feature
in tho HalUan situation Is a report
from Sofia that 0000 Albaulnns have
defeated a force of Italians near Kas
ueslna Kpirus. the' Italians fleeing.
On tho front In Franco nud Hoi
glum and in the Russian and Auslro
Ilalla theaters there Is Utile activity,
Iisldo from artillery duels.
ALCOHOL AS A MOTOR FUEL
'doubtless, if asked, have done so. 1 1 Mr. Iteamcs put himself up as having j the public will agree with mo that j Catarrh Cannot Co Cured
more-correct Information on the sub-; 8U(.n B the case. Again let me state
know we would -have made no objec-
p,,,,,,,,,,. , , l l . x i , tlon to such an action. Hut Mr. Ject than I have, when he has no noa-'tnat because the district is lain out
i,aiii J Wiu, iiiuw in.mn, iu intra uu-ncin iucu. mil, Reamcll was before the county court slble means of ascertaining tho facts
c "not
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H"" '- . ,' """""" ' ....... ...... v. " -. Beanies was before the county court siuie means or ascenuuiiiiB mo .a--.-. dj , , llr system, it does not
-- fir IllsllH'SS IV lil'OllllilTlon TO cr'iisp ;iin('lir;itloiis iilif 0i,i., .1,0. rrm. whiMi m.ii.i he other than through our records, or,
convert tlicil- establishments into manufactories for llUlk- benefitted by irrigation be eliminated, by a thorough canvass of tho entire follow that the epople i are c .. 6
i..g alcohol, which lie predicts the future fuel for autoino- "ut never aBked thui thcso ,rb-dlv"i-;Valley? i,!Titar.ctorrtn'in. do so.
I M it - ! il I . 1. ,1 11 1 .1 lions ne taaen out. f liu..fllif.'A fn Kullllsll unter. ,. .
I'lil O. t 'WUH H lli- I 1 a 11(1 t U ItlJ-k. 11 L11U llIJ tl'l".l Hll-. l"S
will probably lollow.
Mr. Reanies would have tho public
believe that I have tried to convey
Ciuiirautee to Furnish Wtr.
The canal company Is not at all
The election of December 27 th does
nothing more than to elect a oouy 01
1 .. - Wnl- -litllt. in J U " ...
There are three million automobiles and trucks in nse';n ,. ,h- r.n .hirh ... ..aid a.vu.K . " .l" ... . directors, who will make a fa.r mves
ill the United States, and their nuinlier is aniiuallv increas- bim by this company was paid
- . . HI. II 1 Ml II I 1- 1 IaIIia. V.,.n Imrlllmnln n Ml II 1 .1 V Ml I
MVS.
, .furnish the full quantity of water, for nf th. w,.tor sBply, terms of
y tins company was pum m 1 whlch wo wm contract, and to allay i ...,,,,, ,
Jlore thai! a billion iralloilH of L'iisolilic is eolisnmed iot"er lbaa lesltimate cmploj ment. n Kroudless fears, which have I t0"lru"" u ,
E. M. BROWN,
But would our prohibition friends permit the manufac
ture of cheap alcohol for fuel purposes 'i Since prohibition
arrived, alcohol is the only drink available in many sec
tions, and its effects are worse than those from any other
liquor. AYhy refuse a brewer the right to make a 4 per
cent alcoholic beverage and then permit him to make the
100 per cent article as fuel ?
We uro, afraid that our dry friends will see to it that
gasoline is the only legal fuel for motor vehicles in Ore
gon and that we must continue to pay tribute to Rockefel
ler lest jags accompany autos.
HEALTH INSURANCE
I
SPIRITS WILL TREAD BOARD
AT THE PAGE SUNDAY NIGHT
(Veil 1 1 si lence and the Orient aro al
ways associated together, anil If there
Is a counlry whero the learned men
have really found the means of com
munication wlili those who have
pa-eil "1m'oihI the bourne," It Is
probably In India, since the diiuion
strallmis inaile there are sufflilenlly
niyMIOiiiK, It Is said to leave the
scoffer undecided as to whether or
not hero can be "anything In spirit
ualism." That there Is something in
spiritualism, Or. IMdy, who bus re
cently returned from India mys that
lie will demonstrate hcyouil the point
of contradiction at a seance at the
l'ngc theatre Sunday nlKht. Among
the features which ho proposes to
givo in his BCanro Is that of summon
ing spirits among coniiulttceir.ru
from t he audience. Ho suyg that the
'forms will appear and disappear at
- ills command upon tho stage, which
will be well lighted. At the com
lnnnd of the medium, tho forms dis
appear, but appear again In the au
dience. The nii'illum says thaliie Is
glad to have his teats investigated.
Other demonstrations Include slate
writing, floating tables aud chair...
superhuman theories, etc.
N twenty slides of the Union, including Oregon, a cam
paign will be Wiiged before the coiuinir legislative ses
sions for compulsory health insurance bills.
The bills, if made into law, -will make health insurance
universal for all manual workers and for others earning
less than .$100 a month.
The benefits to be provided are medical, surgical and
nursing attendance; a cash benefit beginning on the fourth
day of illness, equal to two-thirds of wages, and given for
a maximum of twenty-six weeks in one vear; and a funeral
benefit of not more than $f0.
The cost of these benefits and their administration,
aiuount ing to about 3 per cent of wages, is to lie borne two
fifths by the employe, two-fifths bv the emplover, and one
fifth by the state. '
The administration is to lie vested in mutual associa
tions of employers and employes organized according to
localities and trades, and managed jointly by employers
and workers under the general supervision'of a state social
insurance commission.
1 l,...NI, :.. ii. . i ... I. .
-....mil iii.-Miuiin-i; jm i ue oasis ior uerman caicienev.
and is a most vital subject, for the amount of suffering aiidS
ri,,,.,.ii:,, 1... I 1 I ...I . . n
...iiwimiv, ivi.-.b iiiuiucii i iy woiKing men and women on
account of sickness is seven times that endured because of
accidents, now relieved by compensation acts.
'are fill estimates reveal that li.OOO.OOO persons in the
United States are sick at anv one time; that each of our
.".0.000.000 W.'l ;'e-iM riini's lnvnu r.n .in ..,.i.., ..... :
. ,' . " ,. .... .. ...lKi: .l!(UO.-
mately nine days Iroin this cause yearly; that the cost of
inciiicai ireaiinent is !f ini.uimmkiu aniiuallv, and that the
resultant annual wage loss totals $."00,00()"000.
Provision for maternity benefit is included in the bills
Inlaiit; mortality is high, about 52,000 deaths aniiuallv in
early infancy, mostly preventable.
Insurance against sickness has been successfully Iried
out in many older countries, (lermanv, (Treat :rit'.in
Austria, Hungary, Russia and several other European na
tions have been for years reaping the benefit of this
method of meeting their sickness risk.
' enter into a provisional contract I
mentioned, that Mr. Reanies was ain
loyed by us as we would employ any
other counsel, but that he did ap
provo something which ho now sccb
fit to decry as improper and unjust.
As to Hear Creek Water.
Mr. Reanies has seen fit to bring
into the discussion in a most flippant jtily we can furnish. Does this propo
manner the matter of the waters sitloti give the impression that wo are
from Bear Creek. Does the public making an effort to defraud the peo-
realize that Mr. Reanies was reslionsi- ; pi0t or does it indicate, as does every
which will Insure the public against
paymont for something which they
do not erccivo. In other words, If wo
are unable to furnish 30,000 acre feet
of water for the district of 20,000
acreB, we will agree to reduce our
prlco in accordance with tho quan-
Fotits Grocery Co.
,,,.nino,i fresh ranch eggs 3.1c
dozen. Wo sell for cash and no de
livery
each year 111 their operation. Jt IS becoming more difficult i b, ,ha""u?"'rm..n ""r T mlar'r: Manager Rogue River Valley Canal
to supply the demand, and this is reflected in the increased ;illnd; , wa8 ;lmply Bllbmlttlng ev,-, w wii.inB to
uuni. j- ui mm unnuii, cneiucnn ure turning to luconoi, incidence, wnen tne cancelled cnecK was
suitability or which is not questioned. Only the cost ot raw
materials now used and its limited use prevents its being a
universal fuel.
Raw materials are abundant and cheap. Most anything
that contains starch, cellulose or sugar can be utilized, in
cluding the waste of the lumber industry, containing cel
lulose, and t lie waste Iroin the sugar industry.
A ton ol dry sawdust yields troin twenty to tweutv-iive
gallons of alcohol, 95 per cent pure, and from this source
alone half a billion gallons could be manufactured annually.
A series of tests by the United States bureau of mii'cs
proves the higher efficiency of alcohol compared to gaso
line is due to the following causes:
1. The volume of air required for complete combustion of alcohol
Is only one-third that required by gasoline, and thus much less energy
goes away In tho exhaust. Moreover, this smaller dilution with air en
ables a more perfect mixture to be formed with conseauont morn iierfnet
combustion.
2. Tho nlcohol-alr mixture can be safely subjected to pressures of
200 lb. per square Inch without sp ntancous ignition, whereas the safoty
limit for gasolluo is 80.
3. All mixtures of alcohol and air containing from 4 to 13.6 por cent
of alcohol are cxploslvo, where as the explosive range for gasoline is
from 2 to 5 per cent, necessitating much more careful carburetor ad
justment.
4. Tho combustion products of alcohol are smokeless, almost odor
less, and do not clog up the cylinders and valvcB.
Trill! LOCAL AI'PLK'.vrt- N:-. m
ri-ih tue fcnt .( lii" Ul.- . C.i :
ar ciDlUUlluaill dll'.li.. 111. 1 111 Ufi
full UiU.l t..k IllU-lilill IL'UJi'iik.. l..iir CuliUTll
lure is tulivil I11U1111.U.V, iti.il i.ctp il.ifvlly limy
llio btotMl mill uniCt'il. null. ii' .. liuU'M l iitiiirli
euro m nut a l I: liinli.l.i', II wui j.ru.
irlbi'd Ii. o:; of tl'i! I.1 I 1 liysli'liins In iLii
coumrr t'-r J'ur uul I. u rivui.vp .r. i-vrlj-.tlijn.
It li conn o.i-d f f'.iv lt't ti.til, k.ioivn. cum.
tlnM Willi Hi.. l"'t 1K.-J riirlj.-r'. utCi.i; iti
rtcllr on Ito mii'Mui. siirrn.'-i.. Th... .rd'0
cimiilnail.'U if tlm i" im ii-'Ci'-i.!. U wli t ir.j.
iliu.i. fcUili wun.l.Tful ri'Mill. lu tminj catrrU.
tSvDd Ut l,.tliiiilul. fnc.
F. J. Cll.KNKY 6c CO., rra;m., TolttW, 0.
flolil by nriifc.fe.Htn, (irK-il 7ji
Tuka Hull's 1'auilly Vl'.U fur cunstluatU.
JOHN A. PERL
UNDERTAKE
Ijcdy Asslstlint
H 8. harti.ktt
Clionft M. A'm nd t7-.l-i
Autnmoblle Hearse Service.
imli'iliin". ?rvl.. "
blo for the delay of two years In the
construction ot the Phoenix ditch.
which was operated for the first time
during the past spring and summer,
and which ditch alono was responsible
for doubling the fruit output o this
entire section of tho valley? Mr.
Reanies insisted that wo could not
furnish tho land owners water from
Hear Creek when they would need
it, and caused them to hold off for
two years, during which time tneir
crops were drying up for want of
water, which at all times, was avail
able at a very low prico. Wo are
sure that somo of the land owners
undor this particular ditch fully rcal
17.0 what a lasting service Mr. Rcumos
rendered them, and we haven't heard
of any of them thanking him for the
service cither.
Asked to Cite Misquotations
Mr. Reanies accuses mo of misquot
ing government reports, Will tho
gentlemen kindly bring to tho at
tention of the public one single In
stance where I havo misquoted a re
port of any kind? I am not aware of
such an instance, and if such there
bo I shall most willingly and gracious
ly acknowledge such fault. I be
lievo lie will be unable to make good
on his assertion that I have done this.
Mr. Reanies still harps on the sup
posed fact that this company has sold
water for 10,000 acres of land. Will
any committee of ,mon whom lie or
others may appoint! call at our office
and go over our records to ascer
tln whether Mr. Reanies or myself
are telling the truth? Wo shall
gladly put our records at the disposal
ot such a committee. Why should
other part of our proposal, that wo
are making the land owners a (air
offer
Wluit Other AVuter Supply?
1 would ask Mr. Reanies and the
entire public whether or not there is
any likelihood of any other company
having an availablo water supply to
furnish to the land owners of this
part of the valley, and why any other
company would venture into the field
in view of the attitude which hns
been encountered by this company;
and, further, where would they ob
tain the water for such a project"
Knowing tho facts with reference to
the availablo water supply, why not
lay out the district along the lines
of the only available water supply?
is not this the most logical and common-sense
thing to do? I believe that
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Get the Grippe
On three or four dol
lars and buy a pair
of those High Top
Shoes at
BIG SALE
JEWELRY
As Christmas Gifts
Never before lias this store been so well
prepared to serve your every want so
satisfactorily. All departments of our
stock have been especially prepared to
meet the approval of the Christmas
shoppers.
A point to be noted with us is, at what
ever price you buy, you pay no prem
ium for the'exclusiveness of design and
originality of style.
Come early. Your selections will be
cheerfully reserved.
JOHNSON, The Jeweler
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COMMUNICATION.
,vVlth Medford t-nrti in Mertford mad
To the Editor:
Kindly permit me to make a brier
reply to Mr. Reanies' letter appear
ing in your Issuo of tho 13th inst ,
which letter purports to be a reply
to mine appearing In your paper of
the 111th Instant.
Mr. Reanies says the charges con
tained in my former letter aro un
true, but ho falls to specify wherein
they are untrue.
Mr. Reanies says our company
hasn't sufficient water for JO.OuO
acres. I rhargo that two years ngo
Mr. Hcnniei, then knowing as much
about our water supply as he docs
now. prepared and sent out with the
stamp of his approval, for tho signa
ture of the land-owners affected, a
petition for an Irrigation dlstric: of
.'.."..OOO ni res to be supplied w ith llice
same waters. I charge that titlicr
Mr. Realm's is Insincere now or his
conduct then was reprehensible. Is
this charge true or false?
I charge that Mr. Reanies made the
boundaries of tills 5r,O0-aer dis
trict correspond with our canals fo
that no other water supply would fit
It. and 1 say that if to do this is dis
honest now it was dishonest then.
Is this rhargo truo or false?
I rhargo that Mr. Reanies accepted
our money to prepare a water con
tract that would bo fair to the land
owners, and ono which ho could ad
vise them to enter into, and that this
contract ns approved by him, pro
vided for one and one-half acre feet
of water per acre. I contend that It
this amount of water Is ridiculously
insufficient, as Mr. Reanies now
claims that his conduct in approv
ing and endorslLg such a contract os
J fair lo the land owners was repre
hensible. Is this charge true or false?
I Willing to Kllmlruite Snb-DlvUiuni
Again, Mr. Kennies complains be
i ramus somo platted sub-divisions out
side the ctly were not eliminate J from
the district. In the petition for the
!.ri5.P00-acro district, which Mr.
I Kennies prepared, none of theso sub
(IMslons were eliminated. If to leave
them In now is unfair, it win unfair
then. Moreover, the county court had
j authority to eliminate all these
'platted subdivisions and would
Knox Hats, $4.00 and $5.00
Mallory and Stetson Hat3, ,$3.00 to $-4.00
Buy a Mais Present in a Man's Store
Be Sure His Christmas Gift Is Right
Ylicn vou make vour Christmas purchases for the men go to a man's store for
them. 'We are iii a position to know just what men prefer their taste, their
every want. Our salesmen arc here to give you their service and good judgment.
They know exactly what men buy for themselves.
Make Our Store Your Headquarters for Men's Wear
Here is a list of the many articles to select from:
Stein Block and Benjamin
Suits and Overcoats
$20.00 to $40.00
TV
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fa iMa J
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House Coats and Lounging Kobes
at 5 to $12.50
Suitcases and Handbags 6 to $20
Jlcautiful Silk Neckwear, hundreds of pat
terns to select from 50? to $2.50
Interwoven Lisle Hose, pair 25?
Interwoven Silk Hose, pair 35?, 50?, $1
Holeploof Lisle Hose, pair 25?
Holeproof Silk J lose, pair 50t?
Arrow Shirts $1.50, $1.75 andS
Mocha and Cape Cloves, pair..$1.50 to $2
Canes and Umbrellas $1 and up to $5
Silk Reefers A $1.50, $2, $2.50
Handkerchiefs, 6 in box, with or without
initial, per box $1.50
Linen Initial Handkerchiefs," per box of
six $1.50
Reiser's New Crepe Silk Handkerchiefs $1
Sweaters $2 to $9
Suspenders 50? to SI. 50
Union Suits $1.25 to $5-00
Night Shirts and I'a jamas $1 to $3.75
Belts 75t? to $2
Individual Holiday Boxes if Desired.
Merchandise Orders for Any Amount
Daniels for Duds
MEDFORD'S LEADING EXCLUSIVE MEN'S ST0EE
MAIN AND CENTRAL