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EM-TEES
WUUtA! WlHliA!
Which reminds us of the lilsli gent
who not off the train lit station nncl
hiked Into tlio lunch counter to In
hale a little feed. Whilo ho wan
dlKfiiiiK into u doughnut the hell rung
and tho rattler sturtcd off. Out hot
foots Clancy with a half-eaten Hlnkcr
In mitt. "Mould on!" yowled
Clancy ua ho bent It after the cIiiik
Kcr. "llould on, ye'vo Bot a pns
Bonger on board that's left behind!"
oi'i:xi:i ami I'Assioi) nv the
TKXSOIt.
Dun Konnrty, a young liluh re
cruit, by hard work and strict. atten
tion to duty was iiroinoled to ser
geant. Well, he was so chesty about
1) Ik position ho couldn't Keep the but
Ioub on his coat. One day he noticed
one of IiIh men had been to the regi
mental barber, and had come out
minus his muMnchc. "I'rivate Mul
doou! Who Have yoz permission to
get that mustache off?'
"Nobody," said Miildoon, "only 1
thought it would Improvo my appear
nnce." "Improve your appearance!" says
Fogarty, "with a face like yours?
lly my soul, If ye, don't hlv It on
ogaln by th' afternoon patado today,
thero'll bo trouble! "
Haughty young KnedlHh lieutenant
. (to private) "tluw, I boimu to recog.
, nlzo your face! "
Pi-Wato Kelly "Vis, we wore both
' hoys toKcthtir, nor!"
Lieutenant (haughty) Nomioniio,
; man! What do you mean?"
Private Kelly "Well, nor! We're
lioth about til' same age, so wo niu.'il
1 huvo been!"
E
BILL IN HOUSE
WASHINGTON, .ian. 20 Tho new
revenue bulll, embracing excess prof-
Its and Increase Inheritance taxes de
signed to produco J2 IS.OOO.nno and
a bond Ibbuo not exceeding $100,000,
000 to meet the threatened deficit
next year was reported today by the
house ways and means committee.
Democratic members voted solidly
for it and the republicans against it.
The bill will he considered In tho
house tomorrow. Chairman Kitchln
nutiouuecs.
SAN" ANTONIO, Tex., .Ian. 20.
llorder stations to which troops ol
tho expeditionary forces will he dis
tributed mum their reli'iii from
.Mexico, were announced at headquar
ters of tho southern department to
day. 1-Tvo leginientH. two of cavilry
and three or infan'.vy, will go io Kl
I'aso and general IVnhlni; will es
tablish i:!s heiidui:ai (tri- at die same
pluco. t
SCULPTOR, NEAR DEATH
I'AKIS. Jan. J!).- A'i-ii- le liodm.
(he i'iimnus sculptor, is s,.vi,,.lsv ij
with Ihi' grippe. Ae.-oi din;; lo tlie lat
est htlllctilt, the malady i- follow 11. r
il normal cotir-c, hal uwitur io I'"'
MMiI'der's great n':o and I lie severii v
of (lie nllnek, I'll' pallenl Is or
weak.
NEBLETT FEDERAL JUDGE
FOR f!F.W MEXICO
WASIilN'ITON. J"- -Colin
Nehldl of Silver City. X. M.. was
nominated l.y President Wil--.ni to, lev
us I'niled Males ilislrict judge for
.Mexico.
nait iii'i'. '
lleaglO, OfOfon,
.'.' liftllbj-
MUNITION
SKCI.'HTARV OF T.IIK NAVY DAXIKLK lias been the
target of almsc from t lie reactionary and plutocratic
press since lie first: look office, and the reason is now ap
parent, lie has conducted the department in the puhlii'
interest as against the predatory special interests. He has
constructed oovcrnnient plants to prevent prevalent extor
tion and forced munition makers to live up to speeifiea
tions. An example of the patriotism of the munition makers
has just lieen given the country in the contract for projec
tiles let an English company. In 11)14, when the depart
ment decided to receive bids from English firms, Ameri
can manufacturers at once reduced their price from ff'.lOO
to $'M) each on 1 1-inch shells and on other sizes in propor
tion, securing the contracts and enabling the navy to save
1,077,1210 on (lie one order.
Commenting upon the altitude of the American muni
tion makers, Secretary Daniels says:
"Nothing but the alter failure of the most patient negotiations and
appeals to the patriotism of the little group of ptecl manufacturers which
have a practical monopoly of this business have made it imperative for tiie
I'ovei iiiutnt to build a projectile factory an t feivc i contract to a foreign
bidder.
"That large manufacturers of war
ing the last penny of profit from our urgent necessity gives a certain
color to the arg uucul'i ot those wha believe that 'preparedness' Is a
synonym for protils and not patriotism.
'J'lie sccielai-v calls attention to the "utter failure of
the companies, with no spur of competition to drive them
on," to keep pace with the improvements in the (uality of
armor-piercing shells being manufactured abroad. The
munition trust seemed to think it the department's duty
to -permit them to make inferior products and accept with
out question anything submitted.
Out of thirty-four 1 I -inch shells submitted by the Beth
lehem Steel company for t he test, three passed a percent
age of 8.8. The Crucible Steel company managed to get
.'57.7 per cent of the sample shells .submitted passed, and the
Mid vale passed 7:i per cent, while the lladfields, the Eng
lish company, ran 100 per cent.
The government plant will compel American makers to
improve their output and reduce their prices. Tt will pre
vent extortion and make for true preparedness. Govern
ment competition will drive no one out of business, but it
will insure what is needed
uiauufact lire and elimination
ANOTHER
XTIITE two-thirds of the
a third ot the average precipitation, the valley
laces tlie (Iryest: year in lis history. Coming alter three
unusually dry years, with t he water- table of the valley ab
normally low, it is evident that we are again going to have
a demonstration of the need of irrigation that will con
vince the most skeptical and make them wonder why they
voted down irrigation a month ago.
r-ortunately there is some
the average amount, but enough to keep the streams flow
ing. J hit, what good does the water in the streams do tin
land owner in the valley who lacks intelligence enough t
utilize it i
the Rogue river litis been
all winter. '1 here lias not
small streams art; equallv low.
ol the principal reasons why
steelhead delay entrance from
wnen mo spawning season loivos the entrance, they enter
the first tributaries to spawn, and few ever reach the upper
waters.
Although a month has passed since the large land own
ers succeeded in blocking the district plan of irrigation,
an alternative proposal for securing water has not been
lorthcoimng which confirms
it is not the district plan
which would rudely disturb
methods in vogue, and force
iilic methods ol diversified
DELAYS SPANELL TRIAL
SAX ANGKI.O,
Uclny arose today
Harry (1. Siaiiell,
Tex.,
Jan. .'!!.-
n the trial ol
limncil wilh kill
ing hi., wile and l.ieiilennnl Colonel
M. ('. Holler ;il Alpine, Tex., last July,
w hen lite state aunomiectl it had sub
poenaed auollicr witness uho could
not reach novo until tins evening. The I
list net court or.leicl an adjourn
iicul nnl tl 7:,in ,,'eloek tuiieit.
The witness is JirM. !. .1. Jenkins
.I! Kl I 'a so.
ANOTHER COLD WAVE
HEADED FROM NORTH
IIKI.I'.NA. Mont., .Ian. :::. A eold
w,ie for ll.is Ueinitv i- ptcdleted I.V
lilelo, al we.iliier ole.oner. Tlleleii:
'i liilure hi.- '.ii,.n -J.", devices union
thirty -i. I A mtusinrm lieswn
Ihi- i.ioicinu- and pieail, , lor two
hours, v ith a -harp w ind. Mol e snow
is predi, led. It wa IS below al
I la re tins niorti ic
If Ymt System Is Poisoned
wilh acids, you cannot Know what it
Is to 00 iieauny. m-uis poison ioe
i-lood and arc the source of many dis
I cases affecting the heart and arteries,
i-kin and mucous surfaces, joints and
. muscle.:, and the brain and general
I nervous system. Some of thee dis
! r'cs jive lili.'iim.'ti m in various
fo'ms, Ci.taini. l-;-.cma. Pimples,
I. oils. 1 ashes, ami other skin diseases,
Malaeia, Sevofjl.1 and general blood
I t rouble. In order to restore yourself
j to a lualthy cunditiun, you must drivv
mivins tc WQitig U'f l'''U w'l"""'"1
mutvford matt; tribune, medford, . Oregon, moxdat. janrarv
PATRIOTISM
materials phould persist in extract
improvement in American
of extortion.
DRY YEAR
rainy season past and less than
snow in the hills, less than
at October low-water stage
been even a freshet. All the
And the low water is one
fishing is poor. Salmon and
the sea until high water, and
the general supposition that
they oppose but irrigation,
the slipshod, unscientific
the adoption of modern seien-
iarming.
PUIL.VOKI.PlllA, Jan. 29. -The
state supreme court today affirmed
the Allegheny county court in the
matter of the congressional contest
in the thirty-second district bet'.vcen
lluy K. Campbell, democrat, and A.
.1. ltarchfeld. republican, ill which
liarchfcld appealed against the action
of tho lower court In taking the fig
tires on tlie tally sheet in preference
to the certified return sheets. TI15
tally sheets showed that Cnmpbcl!
had a majority over liarchfcld.
BOSTON FIRE ENTAILS
LOSS OF $350,000
UOSTON, Jan. fire early to
day destroyed the lie-storv: In-iek
building occupied by Thomas Koliey &
Co., blanket lunmifuclurcrs, ui the
ccnlcr of the wholesale drygoods dis
tiiet. causing n loss estimated at
S.'l.'itl.Onp. Musi ,,f the loss was sus
tained liv Ihe Kellev 1 oinpnnv.
theso ncids from your system ami
purify your blood.
S. S. S. has been purifying1 and re
vitalizing tho blood of thousands for
fifty yea.-s. It is n purelf vegetable
remedy, and is the most efheient agent
known for cleansing- tho blood and
building up the system.
Ask for it at your druggist's, and
don't accept a substitute. For special
medical advice write to Medical IV
pnrtment. Swift Specific Co., 1)03 Swift
J tui Kl niir, Atlanta, Cu,
ELECT OFFICERS
The annnal meeting of the Southern
Oregon l'oulty association, held at
the public market Saturday after
noon, was the largest and most en
thusiastic assemblage of poullrymen
ever held in Jackson county. An in
teresting discussion of the present
year's work was held, the result be
ing that the scope of the association's
activities will he much enlarged nlon
practical linos, including the market
end of the industry. Concerted ac
tion is promised in that respect, the
producers of poultry and its products
expressing a desire to organize their
forces especially wilh a view- to pro
moting economic handling of Ihe out
put as n whole, more generous consid
eration on the pari of those who es
tablish transportation costs, the cul
tivation of market improvement and
the creation of a more regular demand
for southern Oregon poultry products.
Officers Klected.
Interest in the poultry industry is
more pronounced Mian ever before in
this region. The local association
felicited itself on its progress during
the past year and laid definite plans
for greatly enlarging the output this
year. Farmers find it an easy way
to pav taxes, many stating that their
improved method of handling their
flocks has given them a satisfactory
prolit. It was conceded that Jackson
county can easily he made the banner
poultry region of the state and Unit
Ihe production of poultry should he
made one of the big induslrics id' this
entire section.
Officers for Ihe ensuing year were
elected as follows: President, Henry
V. Frame, Talent; vice-president, J.
i. Dcmiucr, Mcdford; secretary, W.
W. Watson, Mcdford: assistant secre
tary, C. l' Carpenter, Jledford;
treasurer, J. ft. Woodford, Jledford.
Hoard of directors: Krncst Webb,
Central Point; E. II. West erf ield,
Mcdford; A. K. Strong, Kagle Point;
M. I''. Sheets and V. T. (irieve, Mcd
ford. The president and secretary
are also members of Ihe hoard.
W. W. Walson, II. 11. Patterson and
P. K. Wvnknnp were appointed a com
mittee to revise the constitution and
liv-laws.
,T. I. Woodford, J. A. llickerdike
and J. Ii. Dcminei- were appointed a
committee to audit the association ac
counts. Votes of Thanks.
A vote of thanks was extended
TWICE PROVEN
If von suffer backache, sleepless
nights, tired, dull days and distress
ing urinary disorders, don't expert
ment. Head this twice-told testi
mony. It's Medrord evidence doubly
proven.
Mrs. Wm. Charley, 305 X. Crape
st., Mcdford, says: "Tho kidney ac
tion was too frequent and the kidney
secniHons were unnatural. Besides
this, 1 had much pain In my back
and tnrn'-times, I could hardly bend
or straighten up. At night, it both
ered me, too, and often I couldn't
sleep. 1 tiled plasters mid liniments
for my back and medicines for n-.y
i- idni ys, but none ol them helped me
any. it was while I was feeling ill
an odlscouragcd that 1 heard of
roan's Kidney Pills and began takin;;
them. In less than two weeks, I felt
Letter. 1 took '.'i all four boxes
when 1 felt well." (Statement given
September It, 19117.)
On Muich US, 101(1. Mrs. Charity
said; "I ;-cconinien-l Ijoan's Kidney
Pills just as highly today as I did
several ..ears ago. I still consider
them a medicine of merit and when
ever it is necessary tor me to take
a Kidney iemedy I use them, for I
know they are most reliable."
Price nOc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy get
Moan's Kidney Pills tho same that
Mrs. Charley has twice publicly rec
ommended. Foster-Mllburn Co.,
Props., Huffalo. N. V.
lNTKULltllAN Al'TOCAR CO.
T1MK CAUI.
Leave Madford for Ashland, Talent
mid l'uoenlx dally, except Sunday, at
8:00 a. ro., 1:00, 2:00, 4:00 and 5:15
p. in. Also on Saturdny nt 10:15 p.
m. Sundays leave at 10:30 a. m. and
2:00, 5:00 aud 9:30 p. m. Leav
Ashland for Jledford dally, except
Sunday, at 9:00 a. ra., 1:00, 2:00,
4:00 and 5:13 p. m. Also on Satur
day nights at 6:80. Sundays leave
thland at 9:00 a. m. and 1:00, 6:00
and 10:30 p. rn.
JOHN A. PERL
UirDERTAKI
I .arty Assistant
tfl 8. H.VRTI.KTT
Phone M. 47a nd 47-I-1
Automobile Hoarta Sarvlc.
I imaulanc r?le. Caronar.
unanimously to the Hig Pines Lumber
Co., (he California-Oregon Power Co.,'
Paul's Kleclrie .Store, W. .1. Fnliuer
of (he Fisher Flour Mills Co., J. A.
Van Waning, Southern Pacitie Co.'s
local agent, city of Mcdford and the
newspapers of the county for favors
to the association during the state
poultry show period this month.
Hcnewed interest was manifested in
the Junior Thrift's feature of the
poultry industry in this county, lis
members made very creditable exhib
its in the recent show, displayin" ex
traordinary concern in the improve
ment of the local flocks. Special care
will he given that department of the
work this year. Professor V. Mcldn
llillis, superintendent of the local
schools; A. K. Strong of Kagle Point ;
C. F. Carpenter, the local pigeon l'an
cif r: Howard A. Frame of Talent and
fi. II. 1'axson of Central Point were
appointed a hoard of managers of
that department for the year. 0. ('.
C'ale, county pathologist, will assist
in every way, especially in lite matter
of securing necessary instruction 1
from the poultry department of the
ajriiculturnl college.
Poultry Farm Plans.
A proposition is under considera
tion for the establishment of a poul
try farm in this vicinity, a number of
prominent fanners and orchardists
having signified their willingness to
assist such an enterprise. It is pro
posed to organize it on an extensive
business basis and to conduct it on
strictly scientific lines, from the coop
to Ihe market.
A meeting will be held hv the as
BETTER THAN CALOMEL
Thousands Have Discovered Dr.
Edwards' Olive Tablets are
a Harmless Substitute
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets the sub
stitute for calomel are a mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the liver is
almost instantaneous. They are the re
sult of Dr. Edwards' determination not
to treat liver and bowel complaints with
calomel. His efforts to banish it brought
out these little olive-colored tablets.
These pleasant little tablets do the
good that calomel does, but have no bad
after effects. They don't injure the
teeth like strong liquids or calomel.
They take hold of the trouble and
quickly correct it. Why cure the liver
at the expense of the teeth? Calomel
sometimes plays havoc with the gums.
So do strong liquids. It is best not to
take calomel, but to let Dr. Edwards'
Olive Tablets take its place.
Most headaches, "dullness" and that
lazy feeling come from constipation and
a disordered liver. Take Dr. Edwards'
Olive Tablets when you feci "loggy" and
"heavy." Note how they "clear" clouded
brain and how they "perk up" the spir
its. 10c and 25c a box. All druggists.
How the Town Looks
And
Keep
Is our (own on Hie down ;.-r.ide
i l l S?aafel!
Llalijlif sis g. ! FFfal
ksxm ! HI 1 t ft v n W$ic,TFFii.ym &tf(iftWJaS'sk r x s fi 1 1 WAN
KM ' Mil IFU f-v.,-ltWSMA. -7m?X& W&JMWVWr.UBi $851 H
m mr--.
our main thoi'ouv.!ilarcs ? I)n people Minn our cninnnmitv f
yel we feel ihiK nil i- not riulit. Tiie hustle and husth- ,,'f
us oiien ns if used to. l-.acn man is keepn;- t,, ,.
tonic. We must get after ourselves. We mii.-l-tart a
must keep our town alive at
surely money well spent. I here
sociation at the public library ball on
Saturday afternoon. February 10, at
2 o'clock, for the purpose of hearing
committee reports and further con-
swlei-im, ininoitaat business initialed I
at the meeting .iu.-l Iiclil. Another
large attendance is much desired".
Insist Upon Home Products
THESE CODS AHEW.J INTjK LL"
Billings Carriage
If good little pigs you'll be
each mom,
And drink your milk and eat
your corn,
You'll soon gTOW into that
delectable fame
Of Laving "ACORN" Hams
and Bacon for your name.
INDEPENDENT MARKET
"Around the Corner"
OUR SEEVICE STATION
For
Telephone 890
GALVANIZED
i..' TANKS i :
OIL AND "WATER
and '
IRRIGATING PIPE
Go to J. A. SMITH,
When the .Money That Is Spent Goes
How It Looks When ihe Money Is Spent
the Town Spirit
!
Are thinus slackening no
Are the
May he
lo In
i'aniiaien in
all costs, y.wn il it does e
t money
no use in wnilin-,. We
t m.ik
DRIVES
OUT
COLDS
WK. It KIM 1 1). HKMODKli OR
Olt KEMAKK.
auto bodies with skill, promptness
and artistic appreciation. So, no
matter what accident or time has
done to your car or how you want tho
body changed, send it hero where
work we have done for others can be
taken as a guarantee that our ser
vices to you will he satisfactory.
We also do all kinds of blacksmlth-
ing. r'w ,
and Auto Works
RODUC RIVERj
iAIMDE-SS
-s-
Patronize the Institution
that Maintains the Largest
Payroll in Mcdford
Printing Co.
The Best Equipped Job
Plant in Oregon Outside of
Portland
to the Mail Order Houses.
at Homo.
Pl.10,c
lb,.H tl,',
H.l hhliJ
"lM,
Alive
weeds eiinuncnciiif in ni-,,w mi
it isn't as had ns n that. And
wautinir. We don'l pet together
If this is mi, ,,Mr (own needs n
the interests ,r hnma trnHn
to keep ihe tn .it-it alive, il is
ihin-s iium now.
IUN