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paoe Form MT:TVFOR.O MATT; TCTr.TTNT!. fF-BFOTlT), OTJFfiONT. TTKfcDAV. .TANTATiY 2.1. 1017 Medford Mail Tribune N INDKI'ENriEN'T NUH'STATOl FUliMSIIKO KVKKV Al TKIlXuON KXCKI'T Kl.NIMV !V T1IK MKDFOIIIJ I'HIN'I'INQ Ci Office Mail Tribune iblil'llng. 21-27-28 Korth i-'l r street; t.;li.iionu 75. Th liemocratlc Times, the Mulford Mall, The Moufuni Tribune. 'Hi. South ern Orcavnlun Tli Ashlar. a Tribune. GKOiim: pi-t.vam, i:.iitor BUBscnrrTiON bates: One vrjir. hy iii.nl .".riA O.'IO UXIIlllt. hV Hi. ill .",'J Per month, il. !!(.. e.l l,y iMiri.T In I M.".lfr.l. I'h.i. i.U, JwliMmvilM ami (Vnlral f'tli.i Fntln.lay "i.lv. I'V 1U..I1, .-r -';! I WILSON POINTS THE WAY Official Tup r ol , tn Official 1'if.er f.f .i-wf lU.U f. - iit fj.-f-.f,.-.- I.i- r-nunty. .liter M ft .Martli p J.'KSlDK.Vr WILSON'S iuldiv.ss l tin- st-nate upon a Jeanne cnn.ivc ,ci-iiianciit ira-c ranks anion;; the most important of state tumi'is ami will lime ;l vital ..it.,,.. in .shaping the dcsiinics oi' tin' nation. Eloquent, Jol ty ami idealist ii- in character, it jiresents a practical ju-oyram for the i.revent ion of ;ir in tilt- future I'.v providing adequate force t,, prevent international .strife. I A league of all nations to enforce tieacc is the befjinniii" !"l an inlerjiatioiialisni that will simulant t ,. .... II v ' '-"' ij;irllf IS1II, Wlnle JUSlli-DIir the alltoliomv ami iml..i ,... BOY'S TEARS BRING KIDDIE KAR INTO EXISTENCE AND MA KE HIS FATHER A MILLIONAIRE 'hill 8, 15,'J. Sworn Circiilfttlnii for 1 01 C 2 J 3 1 Full leased wiro Ass's'li-ted I'ress dls- pnicni K. ' of I lie llai ion. 1'lle I'hited Slates oilier possible to :4V BILL REFORMING )L it wl tilted. every man totes a fun to ni-- oei essa ry ui niaiinaiii armed police SAI.EM, Jan. 23. lleprescntatlve Sheldon of Jackson county lias In troduced the following bill, remov ing tlio property (iiiiilificat)oii from values at school elections: Section J. That section 4 Ofts of Lord h Oregon Laws be and th same hereby Is, amended so as to reud as follows: bee. -I0S9. :Aiiy citizen of thin stale, malo or female, who is twenty ene years of ago and tins resided In the district thirty cays immediately preceding the meeting or election and has property in the district, as shown by the last county txsessnicnt, and not assessed by the sheriff, on which he or she la liable or subject to pay a lax, shall be cntltlod to vote nt any school meeting or cloclon In said dis trict; provided, that the properly qualifications Imposed by this sec lion shall md ap'ily In the election of school diroclorc; provided, Hint fi r the purposes oi llile section, any ma.i who hag declared his Intention to be come a citizen o,' the fulled Slate,, and has refilled !n the state for si:; months immediately preceding the meeting or election where ho pro poses to vol.-, shall bo considered a citizen of this state; provided further, that any person shall be deemed to have compiled with the properly qualification imposed by Ihls section who presents to the directors O' Judges of election satisfactory evi uence mat he or she has stock. shares, or ownership in any corpora tion or firm, or copartnership which has property In the district, as .shown by the last county nssoss nt, anil not assessed by the shcrirr, on which such rorporallnh, firm, or copartuii Hhlp pa a a lux, even though lib; oi lier individual name does nut appear upon the tn roll: provided further, that In distil, is f ih,. thin clas. unv head or a, fanillj who Is otherwise a qualified elecior, and having children of school iirc, may vote nt: such elec tion without, properly qualifications. The chairman of any school nieeilng, or any 1 1 1 u 1 1 1 i . -, ! elector, is hereby authorized to ehalleliKe any person who may oiler to vole al such meet ing. hi can: an elector has been challenged or dis'iualll'icd. it shall ho the duty of the chairman of such meeting to administer to each per son so challenged an oath that he or Bhu will Only answer all questions! propounded to him touching his place; of residence ami qualifications as elector at such meeting, and upon tailing which. If tit.- meeting be lu n .district of the first or second class, ho shall interrogate him respecting his cllizensliip in this slate, his age. residence In the district lmmedial.lv preceding the meeting or election, nu nuviucr ne lias property or Hhares in a corporation lu the dis triit, os shown by the last county assessment, and not assessed by the sheriff, on which he or she Is liable or subject to pay a tax: and II the meeting be in a district of the third class, he shall interrogate him as II. whether ho is the head of a fai 1 1 and otherwise an elector, and has children of school oge lu the district. hat i' dene is at the parting nf the wav- i...i .. ; . . .1 : . . i i . " iriiiui tlie i ui so .'iTluli n1 in Miners, i lie ei liixcl world has lieeome a eomiiiiinit v o inieiesis, in wnieii all pat ions are vitally interested none oioie man Aineriea. .Neutrals must suffer onlv in k-s' proportion than belligerents themselves. Minium nature has mf reaehed the idealistic Ftoui; lere loive can be abolished anil brothei-lv bv,. emicr ainoiiir oeoh C or iiiimiu' n.-itimw ri,;i.. i , , ' ,' " ii line nc Jiao pas-en uie staire wlie leef Ills n.uuts. i! to force j.eople to live within the law H 1 e nave apparently neared the staje in the process of AlM OI'., Ill 1,... ...I ........ A.' . , r'ii U If II : Illtl I'lll 'I!IUI tnttiu i. -v.,. i.miii iiiia ili-tlll tv ami ollici- ('(Hii'K witli iiH'icciv K ttm i..i.- to , . - " inn -,u innfn-f tneir Ueerees replaced armed force anions individuals, so must international courts with an international annv to eiitotce rneir decree renlncc he h.reretiec ;mir,i,,r ,,.,r;c. A ciyiJizat ion that permits a holocaust like the charnel -use o, ,Mu-oi,e is not a civilization at all, merelva relaiise .... ...... mu.-,,., iu ,, ictap.se Tiiar inreatens to destroy eiviiizatioii itsel). Jiut at the needless sacrifice of million's oi miuum neiiifrs convinces the world of the futility of such .-nine me sacruice win not Have been in vain. t situ ii i, misoii ii;r pointed the wav for endurine: llll'll'll Al-ll,,ll ill.. 1.1 .1 1 . . If I' 1 i . . . ...... ,,,v n ins! in jMirojie snail Have been sati ated. In Jorcinir the world to think of peace while still at .n, aiiti u. uiseuss plans lor permanent peace, ho li, joj nieu ati iiiesiunaoie service lor hunianitv, ir nr-,7 j'tsspjmi -asHstem' t rrrgrry ? t ft". brother pol as jut- A PAYING INVESTMENT nnllh second annual report of the United States l.ureau "I war risk insurance shows that it has aid all losses to dale and has accumulated surplus of about two and a third million dollars. The bureau of war risk insurance was created bv act "I conirress ;l( Hi,, be-innin- of the war to ram- on' as a public service the insurance of merchant vessels 'when the private insurance companies had either ceased to write policies or were deinandiny; exorbitant premiums The only investment that lndc Sam made was the im propriation of if U)l 1,01 M) to pay t he expenses of oi-anriuu i-'.'o'.'l'lT s,i,ll""l:u.v salaries, but up to date oniv p.Mi t nas oeen exiieiiileil. i . . ,i 1 ;an i- irs iwo years existence flic bureau has written toot pom ies, eovenny; sn:,..).,..(iS7 ( insurance. t"t.ti josses lo date Have amounted to onlv .fSM:i.92 1 than three-)uarlers of one per cent. I lie total amount now at risk is onlv al "ii wlii.-li past experience indicates th not exceed .100,000. The ,iio7 of surplus-premiums which the bureau now holds is therefore praet i.-all v all clear profit When I 'iK-l,. S1...H .( ;..f . .'l ! .nil. iiitii iiie 1 1 la ii lie li is urai let mess "' cut existing commercial rates all aloii- the mM ' "" ll;IV(' "''en a nice pi,.,.,. r pj,, r(. sollu, vate insurance company if it had onlv had the nerve to stav in the inline I Why shouldn't I'uele Sam P into the life and fir- in siirauee Iimmiicss also.' We would all e-et better seen.-itv mailer ni niiums, and there would be tio him'e led up for Wall street gamblers to speculate A , , !i'V'IV.tVlla,".S Tell ; ' f vA i'Vi$l rrlZJ E 10 LEAK PROBERS (Continued From Pa?e One). ivuiili I Tin- fii-t mid oi-igiital Kiddie Kill hcliig whoso crylliB spell l.rouglit it Into cxiMemc. ridden NOHTH nKXXIXCITOX, VI., Jan. -'I. Clarence White of this city is a millionaire today and the Kiddle Kit is one of the most popular children's: toys ever produced in this country because White's little son, freddlc, had a crying spell one day. While is head of the II. C. White Co. and wasn't very cheerful about his share of America's' prosperity bout a year ago. lie was one of the makers of tho old stereoscopes our great aunts used to have on their parlor tables and tlie movies had ;ibout put the stereoscopes out of business. One day about a jfiir ao little I'reddle was playing with his tin fire engine, and trying to ride on it. lllsl mother made him slop trying -to ride It. because, she told him. he would! break it. Freddie cried. The father camo along and asked the cause of the tears. "Well," he said, '-I'll fix that he wenl Into the wood department of the stereoscope factory and made a three wheeled contrivance for Fred die to ride on. That was the original Kiddle Kar. Neighbor children saw It, and cried for cars like it. F.very time a kiddle shed a tear. Clarence White made an oilier Kiddie Kar. The entire village demanded them so he, went Into the business for money. Now he's turning out close to "nun Kiddle Kars a day. has sold over a million and a half worth of them and tliTc is hardly a sidewalk In the country without its Kiddie Kar. Tin or less bout -f M. 000.000. probable loss w IIIS- i i it'. ami pay surplus upon. , CRITICISM OF PRESIDENT (Continued From rage One.) t then he able to attach a definite I meaning to words nnd phrases that 1 arc now qulle vague and to disiovc: t whether the suggested peace willuvi: victory Is n peace which would leave I our necessary objects iimtcromplls: 1 or merely a peace which stopx shi n I of 'crushing the enemy- in the -en-i I of inflicting on him political ( Miii. - tlon which we disavow, "The terms which I'reslijent wu son sets 'orlh are so remo'e fion Prussian militarism that they can l not he conncrled with a world pcai 1 The Idea of a world pi a. .. wiihnii'' :. reign of law esia'ill-heil by aH uain i,--(Treat nnd small llvina In ir Iimii and , security is such that he ran mil. I . what he wants If we, al the s,,i ;, time, get what we want." 10 CAUCUS THURSDAY V.S1 1 1 Nt i'l'l i. ,!,,. j;s. -Hcnii-crnls nf the limp.,, ways am means committee lale Initio- apiuiivc.l a -ull-einiimillec'- .hall nf 111,- ailminis-l'-ati.'ii revenue lull an,! n caueii- ..I the hnu-e iu,iuity n;i. ealletl tin-'riiur-ilav licjhl In c.iii-iilcr the inca-- NOTED MONTANA JOCKEY, IS DEAO IIKI.I'.XA. Mmit., .ln. 'J.i. t biill.-r Morse t.-il Ivm ilci-iiilc- aii n- "l.nng Sli.it .Mnr-e," crack riiicr I'm-Marcu- Daly when the hi.r-es nf that magnate were piling up m(- victorie-, .lied here Imla.v. lie was (i." years mil anil leave- a lalllllv. lie lmle I'm the la-t time at the Molilalia -tutc fair la-t tall an. I wa- taken ill a lew .lay- later. WASHINGTON ' BONE DRY BILL REPORTED OhVMlMA. bone-dr bill public morals today Willi , it pas -. The end nailing lor adoption. In the senate hilla were introduced placing the stale industrial Insur ance ( o in in issio ue rs under $2."i,ihh.i bonds each, providing for teachers' i , . i -1 Wash., .Ian. The was reported from the committee to the house t recommendation that bill was placed on sec- JAPANESE CUT OFF MISSIONS TO TEUTONS pension:; barring contract doctors: providing a poll tax, and placing sired motor buses under jurisdic tion of the state" public service commission. !OIl(, .Ian. -.';!. The Japanese government lias promulgated an or .nuance designed 10 prevent column mention with the "enemy." lly the term "enemy" is meant Oermany Austria, Hungary, Turkey and I!u garia. iy i no new regulations telegrams and mail to and from the above-men tioned countries will not be forward- by I he telegraph and postoff Ices, A punishment is provided for viola lions. Prisoners of war are ex emptetl from the application of the ordinance. DOG DRIVES AUTOMOBILE 5?w- 1 MSs.-yi " . "r' fJJt.-f pit I " '"!. ' i '.i - it. am' 'Ircv an. itii'i. .vu. -. ...i.i .'.; in i,. , ''' 'ml I'.. -:!!,., .1 MR. AND MRS. WALTER MUNOY GOING TO KANSAS OIL FIELDS .Mr. and Mrs. Walter Munily will leave Wednesday for F.l Dorado, Kan sas. to visit .Mrs. Millldv s father and sister, f. M. Richards and .Miss l.alira who formerly lived in Medford. and may decide to locate there. The FI Dorado oil and gas field, disrovcinl a little over a year ago, is ainoni; the most pindiiciive and promising in the l ulled Slates. There are nciilv Tun wells in Iluiler county, an 1 all Hues of business are Increasing rapid ly as a result. F.l Dorado has nearly doubled in population In a ye i.- and Sort new residences as well as siveral new business houses, two refineries have been built or are now in course of construction. In IMol Col. Miindy. father of Waller, visited F.d Dorado in company with a parly of geologists who said Hi,, territory around lhat city was rich in oil and gas and the colonel tried 10 secure enough leases lo prospect but failed. 1)1 I )oi ado was the former home of Mr. and Mrs. s. S. Smith and llert Anderson. FREE TRADE AGAIN s AN ISSOE IN ITALY i j lai.MK. Jan. :',. I-Ycc trade I again In be a political i ue in Italv. ! A lire irailc panel-, the l.'l nita. I ,i'.i-l made il- appearance, a- the gnu nl the new irniavaiiila. Tlie chief item nf the pi-iigraiu fur tlie )rc-i will be tlie li.uering nl' tat'ilT duties bi'luecn the allied powers ns a siej luwaril a l .;l ui-i-anil wuier uppli.-atiiin of i he principle. iii.iinle three niilc niong NY" Vrnk. .1. M, ,.,., SAVE YOUR WHEAT FOR SEED, SAYS DEPARTMENT WASH INtiTi IX. J.,,,. -j:... Wheal - gv.iwiug '.nim.i-s llii'iiiigimiit the) 'ininli-v ,-ue . .inn I by the .leparl- j inellt nl a-.ln uil.iie put In be tcmpti'il i preiailmg hij, iri. e- nttere.l . e.it I.i p., rt with their e. in.l I "' ! ' a ii. i n-! iiji..n slirnukcuj '.-..I ,T -..Will;, tlll- I- In llil- vcar'- eliip i- ' 1 --:t- i! I r i- bv the Dl:l.l'AST. Iieianii. Jan. ii. The i-iiuiiiim-d liiil.it -e -heel- i.f the lug lri-h bank- having their head nl'liee :'t l!ell'a-l indicale llial Irclaliil i- ir. .in exceedingly pr.'-pen.ii- r"sitinn. 1 liere iia- been an iiupn dellte.l ex- pini-ioti in depi.-ii-. inve-tnicui- ami ea-li nil hand, while the ilecrea-e ill advance- t,. ,.,,-t ,,,ei - ami hit!- ,i-. ciinnt.'.l -eeni- i.i inili.ate linn Im-j, ne linn are a larger i-Ment ll,., ' in-a-ieii-g rieir im-ini lien- (rum llien- ,,.m, 1.,-,. fin- the (-.iiiimiilee, had made hi- n cning statement. Il was Icalured by an niitliue nf the iniiiicilia I e plans oi' tile ennmiillec eiillleniilaliilg i:l,llir itig int. i nntlling save the "leak ' said tn have ncciirred in cnnncctinii vtli the pre-ideiit's peace note. Xc-ol' was (lue-tiniii-il parti'.-.. la rly as ;n tin1 (.p.'i'aliiin- nf "sliiut" pnnls nnd i lie citing price ;uat- ' neks and pl'nprielv nf specillatn:- ing- unfavorable news bv ill urilcr In deprc-- ih 'cover" at a profit. Opciiilioli i:pLtilled. lie said he saw no iiiiprnpric such opcrutiiins. lie was Inlil that if the board nl' governors did not ohlain the records de-in-d the comuiillee would he compelled to make its nv.n -eari-li. Xi.ldc agreed lo place :he imiltcr bel'nre the governors tlii- af teriinon. Samuel F. Sircil. chairuiau of I lie stock exchange clearing house, the seeund witness, explained its npcra tinns, .Mr. Nnlilc was culled, r.s explained by Sliennan I.. Whipple, counsel I'nr tlie committee, to detail tlie workings (if tlie slock exchange nnd to nid in determining- Ihe "possibility under its rules of engineering deals for targe profils." In a brief opening -liilcuicnl of the purpose of the "leak" inquiry, Whip ple made il plain lliat extraneous mutters, such as a general investi gation of the slock exchange, will tinve no place in Ihe iuipiirv at pres ent. Objects of lii(llii'.v. Tlie investigation, ai-ciu-ding lo the plan Whipple outlined, will he to seek lo determine first of all three things; What were the aclivities .m (he ex change during Ihe week of December 1S when the "leak" on President Wil son s pence note is -aid In have ne- urreil and Ihe po-sibililie- I'm- caus itg tnsse-? Wlln are I lie brokers rr-pnn-ililc lor the transactions during thi.- pr iod .' Wtio made the profits Tlie si lid iiitjuiry, Whipple saiii should extend both tn pinlits and Ins-e.-. Air. Whipple de-cribed in del tlie activities of the nmikcl on th floor of lite exchange on a saim lay." Tl. 1 . .. I .-, me si.ick exenange clearing tnnisi he said, received al (lie end of car day from each brokerage hon-e lalcmeiit of iis purchases and sal. explained Ihe witness, and deelar this material was accessible (,, ih coinmittce. Mode of Operation. Tile board of gnveniiirs (if the ange. said the witness, can enl penalties im- the viniation bv anv of its members nf lite slani'.ai-d- '. 'commercial niuralitv and person. honor." Air. Xoble then fiimi.-licd tlie i nn iMii.cc ..a a us, in wnai he rcgarde as speculative stocks I'mid Slat Steel, Anaconda. .Marines, "ilie i dustrial stocks wliich had nmliie.1 be tile war ; Willvs-Ovclland I.',. a, lie ind i ni. ui Pacific, .nr. Whipple impure,! what there was abiuit I nitcil States Steel lhat the public did nnt know wliich v make it speculative. Xnhlc explained thai the dmitil wa about the profits the .-loci make, opinion illllering ns I,, t,js wnippic ii-kcii ii tne giiv,.r,,jn, buily of I lie exchange ever had iua all iiivesiig.alinii lo determine il e, had been ''short" sale plots. x,,l,'e replied lhat there had been inve-tipj, tiiiiis In ilct.-i ininc if its member- l.i I done illegal in-ls or made "1..11-I,'' sale-. Sees No linpixipriety. "Would von and the men who sanj I'm- tlie bc-t thai there is on Ihe n. change approve Ihe action of lll(.n -ub-ci ibing large sinus of money 0 be used in. making 'short' sale-, ,isi,i unfavorable news 1111, 1 accent uati,,,, thai news in drive the market m-a and then buying in .-tuck al a Imv ijj,. lire in order to increase 1 heir pruf. its.'" Whipple asked. "Your niie-tinn seems to iiuplv'' Xoble answered, "that there i-- seun. impr.ipi-iely in men getting together and selling on some new- thev t liink unfavorable." Whipple worded his iiie-tinii a lit. tie different !y. Xoble ngain failed t give a direct answer, saying i.pcrat ors had llie right tn sell if tliey lilnllght tile situatinll wtirl-atitcd A and the exchange could do nuiliru.. iilniut it. , The wilne-s added lllnl he contj -ee im impropriety in such tran-ac- tiolls. Tomorrow Night Tho music lovers of Medford to morrow night will have the oppor tunity of hearing Ashland's Choral Society at the First Methodist church. They gave a splendid rendition ol Caul's Holy City last Friday evening at tlie Presbyterian church, In Ash land. The small price of admission will enable all to attend wliich Is given for the benefit of the Methodist choir. .Medford. A thoroughly en-' .lovable evening is in store for all who attend. A.MSTKKDAM. Jan. :;!. Follow, itig the influx into Holland of thous ands or Herman and llelgian chil dren, as well ns ninny children of Dutch families resident In Herman'.-, "iOO youngsters are now being sent here from Austria and even children of Rumanian and Turkish national.!;- lire being brought here by a Jewish relief organization. 'out. 18841917 For 33 years NONE SUCH Mince Meat has cost you only 12c to 15c a package rar- NONE Suni GREAT PROSPERITY HlNCEHEAT opct -III and 1 1: cnHu-.j iv a - ; In- -eii , Bell-ans Absolut 0 y Romovec f mi iu'o.s t ion. One packnvo 1 With Medford Dado Is Medford nude .;-oV;; ii. J."-,'.'.t :;!! tins". 'Ms I" de,'. Today, with all food costs high, None SUCH still sells at 12c to 15c a package Same Quality Same Price MERRFJXjsoULE CO.. s.c.. N. y JOHN A. PERL UNDERTAKE! Ijldy Alstnt S. liAHTI.KTT Phone M. 4? nd 4T-I-1 .rn-",omo'"l H'ne S.rflce. Perfect Health Is Every Woman's Birthright A Prescription Thai Irom Girlhood '.0 Old Age Has Been a Blcssmg lo Wonianhoos;. UTicn a girl becomes a woman, when a woman becomes a mother, when a -woman passes tii.ougii the changes of middle life, are the three psriods of life when health and strength are most needed to withstand the pain and distress often caused by severe organic disturbances. At these critical times women are best fortilied by the use of Dr. l'icrcc'a Favorite Prescription, nil old remedy of proved worth that keeps the entiri female system perfectly reguited and in excellent condition. Mothers, if your daughters are weai, lack ambition, are troubled lii, i,. 1 aches, lassitude and ore pale nnd sict-' ly, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is just what thev need to surely brim' tje bloom of health to ti,.-r ,.i,oi.- and make them strong and hcalthv. " . ui u diseases peculiar to woman, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-erir.i,-,M i- powerful restorative. During the last 50 years it has banished from the lives of tens of thousands of women the pain, worry-, misery and distress cause! by irregularities and diseases of a feminine character. If you are a sufferer, il your daugh ter, mother, sister need heip r;et Dr. .1.1 'me I'rescnption u quid or tablet form fr... j:':. dealer to-dav. Then address Doctor Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo N. Y., and get confidential medical advice entirely free. You can also obtain a ooolc oil woman's .li.,:,.., Dr. Pierce's Pellets reiu'lat in. "gorate stomach, liver and bowels. Keep . ths lody cleau inside as well as outsidu Attention, Farmers JIKDI (l!l) ,11'XK ( ll)IIMXV "1-::;; X. Ilartlett St. Pay Highest Prices for I UlltKS! reen hides per ib 17c Dry hides, per lb ..2.'.c reen calf hides, per lb. 23c Dry calf hides, per lb Dec Ue Also itv Sheep Pelts nnd tioat Skins. Phone 2S.1-J. WESTON'S amera Shop 20S East Mnin Street, Medl'iinl The Onlv Kx.lnsivp Coiumerciiif I'liotonr.'inhor in Smitlifni ()re!r0n. Xt-sativos Made nuv time or l'liur liy iiiiiii.intincnt. Plionc 1 17-.T. "We'll ilo the rest. E. D. WESTON, Prop. 1 .JWVvvwvt "