Medford mail tribune., December 16, 1916, Page 4, Image 4

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OT?D, OTffifloy. SATCTinAY. DEC'EM HEl? Ifi. 191(1
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Official Paper of the City of Medford,
Official Paper of Juekson County.
Entered lis mreond-uluHi nmt inr n t
Medford, Oregon, under ttio act of Muruli
i, UTS.
Sworn Circulation for 1915 2456
Full leased wire ABsucluted Press dis
patcher. EM-TEES
YOf KNOW THAT
On account of its' long tail a pea
pock, couldn't rusb UiIukh K'JiiJB thru
n revolving door.
To make Kbociiug more humane .
Terra lloute barber has Invented a
bullet that carries it pillow over hs
point. '
uhavitv
About tho Hlmiilest way to under
stand the law of gravity it to take orr
Jour shoe and slide the bare foot In
front of tho oilier foot, then take a
flat Iron and a feather in your hand
holding them directly over tile foot,
then turn the rlnt over to the north
west. Prof M. T. Cranium. C. O, D.
i, -t
Since firemen of lilckvlllo have
Thursday afternoon off, the mayor
lian Issued an order declaring It un
lawful for any of the (it if ens to huvo
a fire on that afternoon.
C. Sharp Is a nlnuo teacher in the
city of Chicago.
OVIl JIM'I'V PKTOXAftY
LUCKY GUY A fellow who
got
something you wanted. '
CON CAMB See 6-day blko race.
WITH THE SI'HIITH AT THE
.' ',' " 'PACK Hl'XIMV XlfillT
.. Skeptics and believers In spiritual
ism will have, an opportunity at the'
Pago theatre Stfhdny night to witness
a seance In a lighted building in
which it is said Dr. Kddy will make
some demonstrations of tho occult
that are uncxplalnalilo, except upon
tho theory that spiritualism exists
and that there are ways of passing be
hind the veil that divides tho natu
ral from the supernatural. It is said
Dr. Eddy has been successful in
Philadelphia and other cities In
demonstrating his uniiBual powers.
Slate writing, floating tables and
chairs, remarkable tests of tha:humun
mind aro a simple matter to his ma
terialization and dninalerlnlltatlon of
plrlt forms. Surrounded by a rom
intttno aad with the lights or tho
theatre and stage at full height it Is
Bald Dr. Kddy Is able to bring for
ward shadowy forum that occupy Hie
titaga and then rnnvo among the nu
dleuctt. A series of tests by members
of tho Hoyul Society of Kngland failed
to xllcit from that body liny expres
sions but those of wonder.
Font (Jrorory To,
Guaranteed fresh ranch cufts ,irr
dozen. Wo sell for cash and no de
livery. 11' 7
OLD-TIME COLD CUH3-,
DRINK HOT TEA!
Get n nmnll Mickngw of Hamburg
Breast Tea. ur in tue Oermtin folk
call it, ''llariiiiurift'i- Urimt TIhv." at uny
pliarmury. Take a tnhl.-npoonful of tlic
tea,- put a cup ot boiling water upon
it, pour tlirtmli u sieve and drink a
teacup full at nay time during tile
day or before retirum. It is tho moot
effect ivo way U) break a cold anil cure
grip, ua It opens tliu pureii of the skin,
rdinvjng consent ion. Also lnoscna tho
bowels, tliiis breakin;; up a cold.
Try it the next time you suffer from
a cold or tho grip. It is inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, tlicrufore p(o
aud hariulcM.
HEM
sn
Rub Soreness from joint and miuclaa
With a una 11 trial bottle of
old St. Jacobs Oil
Stop "doing" HhcumalUnn
It's pain only i not one raw In fifty
requires internal treatment. Hub sooth
ing, IHtnttrating "Hi. Jaoiib, till" rilit
. on the "tender spot," and by tlie tinio
yon say Jack ltobinwm otit comes tlie
rheumatic pain. "St. Jacob' Oil" is
ft liarmle rlieiiriiiii inn cure which never
diapKut ami di-n't bum the skin. It
takes psn, oorcneA ami utiff mi, from
aching joints nuti-- and Imm-; ntii
ciatii'S, iuinbfi, btteknclie, tu-iirAk-i..
' Limber upl ." a 2S rent ,uih
of old-tiiue, honciit "St, .luvbk oil"
from any drug- storf, and in a nmitiint
you'll bi fr from pain., acl ,i,l
tiflne n. Doa't auffrrl Kuh rliruma
)41l nn.i,
A MATTER
"pESPITE many roluiiuis
incuts nganist the
anu reasons nave heen advanced why any propertv owner
affected should not vote for the creation'of the district.
The election scheduled for December 27 is a mere pre
liminary. Jt is a necessary beinniiif,'. Like the election
held in the Talent district some months since, it does not
saddle any indebtedness upon any property, but paves the
way for a proposal later to be submitted to be voted upon.
The characters of the men named as directors are
above reproach. There is no likelihood of their including
any property not susceptible of benefit by irrigation.
There is no probability of any hardship being' worked upon
any one. As a matter of fact, any one with suitable land
can rent it, with water upon it, to beet sugar growers at
from $10 to ,25 an acre annually more money than nnv of
the objectors are now rcalizflig from their property.
The only material progress the valley has made'tlit.-1 past
four years has been by extension of irrigated area. The
only progress it can hope for in the next few years is bv
further extension of the watered area, thus increasing the
yields. The iinly prosperous orchardists and farmers this
year are those w ho have irrigation.
The ijiicslion. boiled down, is whether we are a progres
sive ! ;i ivaci iouary people. Do we want to continue to
mark tine and go backwards, as orchardists and fanners
go lianki'iipt ai:d are lorccd to
i.. l .1.
M"i oi 'i iii i .-.m mi aivjiig luein an opportunity to work
out their own sah al ion.
The great majorit v of those opposing the district plan
are opposed to irrigation in any form. They are to blame
for the present liou-dcvelopcd condition and the hard times
existing. They would keep the valley, agriculturally and
industrially, as it was a score of years ago, forgetting that
by so doing they are driving people away and depreciating
the value of their own property, which, without water, is
an unprofitable investment at prices asked.;
... .Th?? campaign waged against the district' plan is one of
misrepresentation and unreasonable, prejudice. It is the
usual campaign of reaction. Jt will get us nowhere except
in bankruptcy.
If ejection of the district plan will mean the postpone
ment of irrigation indefinitely. It will mean retarded
growth to the community and hardship for all. It will
establish convincingly to the world that when it comes to
real progress, we are hopeless a good place to stay away
from.
ADRIFT AT MERRY
tTnilE foxes have holes,
- nests, but the son of
ucau. lUatt., btju. , . . , . , . . ..
This is a bible verse which almost anyone can repeat.
There is a personal reactiou to the words '"hath not where
to lay his head" which makes them not to be forgotten.
They express what is most forlorn in human experi
ence. What dread is so terrible as that of being without
shelter? If a friend's house burns down, we hurry to offer
help and sympathy, if a city is stricken we raise funds
for the homeless, as in the San Francisco fire.
But when a nation's population is driven from the shel
ter of its homes, when the women, children and old men
of a hundred towns have not where to lav their heads, we
accept, me norror necause
j.
W e can measure war economically by its cost in money;
we can value it scientifically
ot (loHt.rue.tion; we can compute
ii.-. armies and navies; out we can never estimate it
humanely because we have no gauge for human pain.
We know what misery would mean to us if we were set
adrift on the face of the earth in Christmas weather, but
we cannot imagine the agonies of a people whose homes
are in the line of advance of some "tremendous offensive."
Yet there is a sad toll of little nations which have been
martyrs in the strife of the great powers: Belgium, Poland,
sioi'I,!.! A,.,,,..,.:.. t ....i i -i ' ,
....n, .luin-iu.i, .uoioi-iiejjTo,
not possitile to estimate the total of the refugees, exiles,
orphans and outcasts which this war has made, the great
host of derelicts who have not where to lav their heads.
We think of projectiles, shells, grenades, liquid fire,
shrapnel, bayonets, pistols and knives as the munitions of
war. But war has oilier weapons cold, famine, disease
and death for non-combatants when they are homeless. It
is not only the soldiers who count in war's losses. An v wai
ts a war on the helpless as well as the strong, on babes as
well as men.
And for every shout of those who rejoice over victory
there rises the wxiling of cold and hungry children in the
land which has suffered defeat.
Soldiers as individuals are not necessarily responsible
lor robbing, burning and murdering of innocent victims;
any, army in action, is in itself a ninstrument of atrocity;
like a plague of locusts, it sweeps a green countrv brown as
it passes. '
Even the foxes which have their dens and the birds of
the air which have their nests are more fortunate than the
helpless civilians of a vanquished land.' , . '
In the gaiety of the most costly Christ mas known in
the world -as is this of 191U in the United States it is
easy to forget that the earth is cipwded with grief-worn
wanderers. In truth, the horrors of the great win- have
passed far beyond human comprehension, but that is no
ROveiison for failing to understand as much as one may.
AGED MAN STRUCK AND
INJURED BY STREET CAR
Jasper Oillespie. age To veers, was
struck by the Southern Oregon Trac
tion company street car near the
Trail mill. I'rlilay and sustained three
broken ribs, and a severe shock. The
aaeii man was blinded by the smoke
Ironi the locomotive, w hich pioi ceil
ed down the Hack, ahead of the car.
Gillespie stepped In front of the tar.
sfler the eimlnc had passed, lie n
knocked off the track.
Hie dueioi'i i, -purl bi:
.Vecorilinc to
111 ilil m e
OP PROGRESS
of spsu-e occupied in' avgu-
pi-oposcd iri-igation district, no
leave the countrv, or do wei
'. .. . '. . ,'t'
CHRISTMASTIDE
and the birds of the air In
man hath not where to lay
ivc
his
Tins is war.
by its marvelous instruments
it potentially by the size of
autt now luimanin. it is
not serious but he will be In bed for
the next ten days.
Gillespie had been watching the
unloading of the sawmill machinery
most ot the ntternoou and was ou his
wny home hen the accident occur
red. Medical assistance was rushed
lo the aged man. ,
l outs (inirerri Co.
I'm n ul butter. 13c pound. Peanuts
lie pound. Sauer V.aSlt 10c quart,
lialntas 1;', psckai;. Gat our price
'n cjHisOita- good. lT
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The Medford junior band will make
its first appearance at the concert to
be given by tho Medford senior band
at the Natutoriuin next Tuesday even
ing, Dec. 16. The boys band was
recently organized by .Mr. Itowland
and lias met twjee weekly for prac
tice. The members are of the age
of eleven to fifteen years. The little
band has made wonderful progress
during the short period of existence,
and the playing of tbo boys will be
a surprise to tho audience at the con
cert to be given by the .Medford
bund next Tuesday evening. One of
the finest programs Is in preparation
tor the concert aud the band will
meet twice between now aud the 19th
for practice. Amongst those assist
ing the band ure .Miss Oeraldinc
Theiss, Mrs. llovlous, Mr. aud .Mrs.
Oeo. Andrews, Mrs. H. C, ltoot and
Mr. K. A. Ilalght. A most welcome
number ou the program will ho a se
lection by the quartette under .Mr.
I '.eorge Aimrews' iitrecnon. The band
selections will include "II Trovatore.
a Hosslui overture, a descriptive on
"Dublin Hay." aud ".Manhattan
lleach" march by Soussa. A large
number of tickets have been sold,
which will insure a bumper crowd
at the bend's initial concert. The
performance is to commence at S.
COMMUNICATIONS
To the Editor: In fairness to the
Canal company and to Mr, P. Welch
who is financing the same. I can
hardly allow Mr. Keamos' lotter, ap
pearing in your issue of the 15th, to
pass unnoticed, although, viewing the
matter from a strictly personal view
point it would be my Judgment to al
low such a ' pusillanimous tirade to
pasa without comment. However, as
this has never been, nor even will be,
a personal mattor so far as I am con
cerned, I shall, as I have in the past,
continue to refute nil of Mr. Iteames
unjust, unfair and utterly untruthful
statements regarding the methods
and affairs of the company which I
huvo tho houor to represent,
For the consideration of tho public
I beg to append a vopy of a com
munication which 1 have received
from Mr. P. .1. Neff, attorney for this
company,, in which lt;tter ho corrobor
ntos some statements which I mndo
in a former communication, and abso
lutely refutes Mr. , Iteames' state
ments to the contrary.
Mr. Xeff's letter Is as follows:
".Mr. E. M. Drown, . ,
"Medford, Oregon.
"Dear Sir: In answer to your in
quiry, 1 beg leave to say that I have
never undertaken . to advise Mr.
Iteames or anyone else as to the total
iicaui.a vi uu.iuiil- i-ini; ua lu iuc tuiui
acreage covered by water contracts
issued by the canul company. Mr.
Ueauiea stated to me in a conversa
tion that contracts covering ten thou
sand acres had bee Issued, and that
tho water rights of these lands would
be prior to the water rights of the
district. 1 replied that only about
three thousand acres of contracts had
been Issued to outside parties, and
that all other certificates isused had
been upon the comimny's la,nds; that
these later contracts could and would
all be cancelled, and the water rights
as to them subordinated to the water
rights of the district, aud that there
fore there was only a matter of some
three thousand acres whose water
rights would in any event be prior
to the water rights of the dlstiict, aud
that 1 believed some satisfactory ar
rangement can i.e brought about as
to even these lauds.
"I also beg to advise you that at
the time of the preparation of the
petition Tor the proposed fifty-five
thousand acre district. 1, as attorney
for the canal company conferred with
Mr. Iteames personally, and at his
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Onepackage
oroves it. 2ocat all druggists.
Mrs. A. True Lundy
Surgical Fittings
a Specialty
Medford Hotel
SUlTSffl
LEIN
LOUIES;
TO ORDER $25.00 UP
Also Cleaning, Pressing and Altering
128 E. MAIN. UPSTAIRS
JOHN A. PERL
UNDERTAKE
l-ily Awlstnnt
s 8. HARTI.KTT
Phono M. 4Va nil 4T-J-9
Automobile II earn Service,
imloiiiutia fcurU, t'trvU'
UADE
I'4
personal request furnished him data
and information necessary to prepare,
the description of the district whlcV
was a part of the petition. My con-j
versation with Mr. Iteames at the
time enables mo to say with certainty
that Mr. Iteames understood exactly
what the district comprised and that
tho canal company was behind the
movement exactly as It is behind the
nrpsetir movpmenr.
(Signed "Respectfully.
"POItTh'Il J. XHKrV thousand dollars, and the district will
About the only effect the foregoing bo in position to eliminate all but
letter will have, I presume, will be to'" thousand acres of tho lands. This
cause Mr. Ueamea to call Mr. Noff a
liar, also; but. from the facts which
have been put before the people, lam
willing to allow my case to rest with
the people who know Mr. Keanios' j oie oiuer nanii, ine compuu
blustering tactics sufficiently well to "!lll' 'urnish water for the whole
allow them to muke a righteous judg- twenty thousand acres, then the point
ment In this case. 'of Mr. Iteames' objection Is gone.
Mr. Welch's Attitude ' Hciinies l.ot Mis Head
It does not seem to me. however,! Mr. Iteames seems lo ave lost his
that these matters are highly relevant
to the real questions beforo tho peo-
Pie. I know Mr.-Welch's feeling and
lttitude towards tills' whole nfatter sos will be evidenced by the tact that
well that 1 feel warranted in giving
tho positive a.isuranco that lie would ' glaring malicious statements before
rather lose nil that he has invested in 1 tho body of landowners congregated
the canal company than be connected at ,lle 'urt r00'" l "'f time of the
with any transaction that was not meeting of the people with the county
fair and above hoard, and which j court, which statements myself and
would not result in any landowner , the attorney for the canal company
getting a fair and honest return forisw flt t0 l'alis ''' without comment
everv dollar paid to the companv. i rather than start u disagreeable dis-
The company lias spent a great
deal of money here and has always
paid its bills promptly, it never has,
like many another enterprise, asked
special considerations or concessions
of the citizens of this valley, and at
this time stands ready to advance all
the money necessary to Irrigate the
lands within reach of Its water sup-:,
Will there be a
Victrola in your home
this Christmas?
You can search the wholo'worlcl over
ami not find another gift 'that will bring
so much pleasure to every 'member of
the family.
Any Victor dealer in any city in the world will gladly
demonstrate the Victrola and jilay any music you wish
to hear. Write today for illustrated catalogs.
$15 $25 $40 $50
$75 $100 $150 $200
Hale Piano House
Always use Victor Machines
the combination.' There is no
New Victor Records demonstrated at all dealers on the 28th of each
Protostrnjr
Prohibitive
VOL. G.
MKOl
SHOPPING
J)AYS
UNTIL
CHRISTMAS
COME AND HEAR IT
Buy One For the Family
For Christmas
id.v. and to do so on any fair basis to
the company and the landowner. 1 he
company stands ready to guarantee
its water supply, aud to agree that
tho price It receives shall be based
on the amount of water It is actually
ablo to supply the district. If. Mr.
;lleames .ls correct in his conteullon
' that the company cannot supply
'water for more than ten thousand
! acres, then the total cost to the dis-
trlct will not exceed four hundred
1 would make it posslDle lor every one
!f Mr- Homes' clients to have his
la"'' eliminated and would make
I everybody happy all around. If, on
J '""ad entirely and forgets that the
I 'holo controversy In which 'no now
1 Tinils himself is of his own choosing,
, he was not satisfied witu musing
cussion; but followed it up with an
other written harrungue in an en
deavor to belittle the largest and
most substantial business in the en
tiro valley, a business backed by
one of tho most substantial men in
-Uie entire west,., Mr. I'. V olcn..
j Does the public prefer to' pay Mr.
Iteames Its good money for nothing,
' "
with Victor Records and Victor Needles
other way to get the unequaled Victor tone.
Victrola IV, $15
Oak
Victrola VIII, $40
Oak
Hardware Herald
Published Semi-Oecasloiinll)- by ('rater Lake Hardware Co.
- 'Oltn OUEliOX, 32 MAI X ST.,
The Stewart
Phonograph
HAS ARRIVED
' or do they prefer to Invest it lu a
legitimate investment w hich will ren
der the landowner good returns ou
; his investment and provido him tho
itest aud most economical insurance
j against crop failure to bo obtained;
It Is Mr. Keiimc' business to keep
'this agitation up and If tho people,
j fall for his game It will not bo
! through any further advertising that
he gets through me.
k. m. imow.v, T,
Manager, Rogue Kiver Valley
Cunal Company.
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Kryptok Bifocals
Two Visions In a One-Picco Lens
Highest Type ol Bifocal Lenses
No Cement ; No Lines of Separation
No Dropping Apart Nor Collecting
of Dirt
As Graceful and Practical us Any
Single Vision Lenses
Come in and sco them,
DR. RICKERT
Over the May Co.
Medford, Ore.
ill ' ?
month
Written With
Double.ltitted
Ilrond Ax.
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Victrola XVI, $200
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fauna
Victrola X, $75 -j
Maliocany or pr,k
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