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VACt V, FOUR MEDFOTiD MATE TmEUNE, MEDFORD, OTtEfiOK. TITT'TJSDAY. FERTiTTATJY '13. 1017 Medford Mail Tribune! AN INniM'DMHONT HKWUPAl'lill fuiii.isiikii i:vi:ny aithknuon K.lT:i'V HI'MIAY" IV TliK 11 K1JI 1)111 I'lll.S'l'INO CO Offii'fl -Mull Triliinx Hii:l.llin. Nurlll Fir niivet; i-l. plemii 11,. -27-2S The lieuniprulie Times, tlio MiHlford Mull Til .Mmfiinl Trllnnif, Tho Kuulll rn Or' BOniun 'i'liu Ashland Tribune. GEOItCR PUTNAM, Editor suBscnnrioir katesi One year, by inuil .. 15.00 ina iiioiitli, by mall &0 l-vr month, iN-llvtri'd ly carrier Iri Mr.lloiil, IMmi'Ikx, T..hnl, Jaeli- sunviHi- Hii'l t "-f 1 1 l-iil J'uliil Ml ftsiitirduy oil v. by mull, ier year.... 2.00 V,.k!y. ikt jvar 1 SO OfflcUl l'lipcr of tlio City cf MwlfurJ. Official l'al).T of J.-ipkRon County. K iltiroil its hccoihI-cIiijih miittiT nt Mi-ilfoiil, Orison, under tho act of March I, 1479. Bworn Circulation tor 1910 2491 Full leaned wlro Associated Press dts- EM-TEES Wouldn't, i'onie Out. It was small Gilbert's Hiul Jntn to suffer tlii) attentions of n well inenn Iuk doctor. "I'ut out your tongue, my boy," the persecutor said. II Illicit feebly produced the tip of that member. "i-Vo, no, put It rlnht out," the doc tor Hald. . Gilbert shook his head wial. ly and tears gathered in bin eyes. "I can't," lie cried, "it's fasten d on." ',Viileul. Willie Willis What are "pieces nt artillery," pa? Papa Willis I think tbey must bo tho kind tiiat the Kirl next door plays on tho piano. litadcipiato I'ucllities. It was on a branch railway train. The ancient engine, havitn: whoi". ed laboriously over ctpially ancient rails, jolted lo a restful slop at no ldace in particular. Time passed ted iously. Some of the passengers look ed ausxioiisly out ot tlio window, while others drew their huts down over (heir eyes ami tried to forget it. 'When half an hour had elapsed the ronductor came along. "Here, conductor," said a queru lous old gentleman, "what is Hie trouble?" "We're taking on water,' was I ho explanation. "Oil, indeed?" snapped tho old man. "Why on eiirlh don't you gel another teaspoon?" l'imiiiiicni. Hokus Is ilardupe pretty well known in your town? Pnkus I should say hi; Is. He's so well known he can't even ho'rrow an umbrella. Tin il l no of Silence. At his best. Kliuer was not noted for brllllnncy, consequently be was not Hl.dy to shine in his history i umlimtlon. Or." stumbling Mock In tlio world's c-.tnd concerned Nero Klmer lii:d beard of Nero, but be bud absolutely no recollcclion of bis achievements. Hut for once his In tellect was eiimil to tlii' tak imposed upon It. "The less said about Nero Hie bet ter," bo w role. The ovainiilcr apparently thoiinM likewise, and marked blm perlect. i One Witness. "So ou have taken to motor cycling at last, have you " "How did you find it oiii?" "I saw ou on onr machine ve'v torilay.'' "Ity ilcori,. I am glad to hear Hint. All the rest of my friends saw nio w hen I n;b elf " Pie-lino Prihif "Hart luck fur poor old Hill,' Mill, I- 11, o cliaullei.: . I ii nol for tailing mil hi , im, i wlthua. pc'-mi-i' f.et ' "iilll how ti 1 ,(, !,,,.;., J;.,,, took it?" "Hill ran over hie " 1 sal I flncil 1TOn(iU "Has your inUMt ( I OllOIII ! ' "Yes." replli d I'm not Ifttlnu I ono of tho. o pin takltiu up even nloiiK." Wusbin pli it. leid HI 0l , ' but I l.i's r upi.n I.I 1 lll.lt ltesu ing. Thi Iiepnrtlng lin-i I hope two weeks' stH.V here with jmt lu proved a big nildltlo:i..l njun,, you. . .Mrs. Inwronu Oh, no' i . , nnd I hv what c.t'l a . ma . pho fund Hint we've sue lm tnich onifigencles. PRACTICAL PREPAREDNESS OXH tiling is sure, if we ;irc piing to have ;i war of any size liii; i luniyli to talk alMiut, we shall have to take over tins eoinitrv s railroad The way modern wars are condtii'tetl, the private own ership of these things is utterly impossible. Swift, easy, iininterrnjitefl and concealed transportation of troops aiid materials is 1 1n great Hung. such a service with a system ''overnmcnt s hands. The very first step of the had declared war with (icrinany, was to take over the Brit Lsh railroad system. rl hat up, the thing was done, because all the wise men knew that nothing else was thinkable. Likewise, France, at the such railroads as were not already government owned, (ierniaiiy's ownership of her railroads has been one o llie duel ladoi-s in developing her commercial greatness and military efficiency. J u both France and (ireat telegraph system liad long been in government hands; there was no need of change about this; but in all these countries statesmen and warriors would have regarded as insane the notion that war could be carried on with private and unauthorized persons holding the means of eomniuni-cation. As to railroads, the records of our far-famed militia fiasco on the .Mexican border It isn't any 1 henry; it is lie in congress one statesman PRIZE STUPIDITY TPIIE salvation of the valley tloes not lie in building 1 dream rail oads to the moon. It lies in raising suf ficient produce to support the population. It can only Ik accomplished by irrigation. All the railroads ever built will not be of any use if we have nothing to haul upon we have does most; of its business bringing products into 4 1 11 lit.: j " 01 ine vani'v ami uuung empties our. Another dry year, the fourth in succession, is upon us, and still every effort to secure water is blocked by those who claim we do not need it. The worst of it all'is that those who want, it and have earnestly sought to secure it, are forced to suffer because of those who do not want it. AVith a wonderful climate, a rich soil, with abundant streams of water flowing about us, we present the curious spectacle of being too stupid and unintelligent to utilize the water by placing it upon the land, and those who would profit most, freely spend money to block all practical plans for irrigal ion. Prize Essay Upon Tlie I'ullowin; pri.e essay upon Ab raham Lincoln was written liv Mary l'lii..s oi' Hie 7 A class, Lincoln school: "Abrahiiiu Lincoln was lioni Feli ruurv l'J, ISO!), in u loj sliunly on n lonely 'u mi in llanliu eouuly, Ken lucky. Tlie house was without win dows, or even Honrs. Seeintr Hie cltiltl in that abode of poverty, no one would have guessed thai he would -omc day lie one of the world's great est men, "When Ahruliaui was seven years old his dither moved to snnlliern In diana. Here they built at firc-t,;! rinle shod lo shelter them. Instead of doors and windows, one side o!' Hie house was left open. Tlie furniture eon-.isled of a table and a lew stools, these being- made al homo. In Hie woo.l;. not far ''null his homo was a log sohoolhotiM'. It was here thai Abraham learned lo read ami write, lie liked very much lo study. There were but Unci' books in his heme --a liible, a i-atechisin am! a spelling bonk. When the rest i,f (he f.imilv had gone lo bed he lead and slmliol ley llie light of Hie lireplaee. "I'll grim's Progress" was one tf the first bonks he ever read. Having mi slate ami little iaper, Abraham practiced w riling in the simw (r with a burnt stick on tin- bark' of a tree. "Abraham was always busy and obeilteiil, anil above all. lie was truth ful. One d:iy a pair of deer hnriis I COOS BAY COAL 10 BE SOLD HERE I t i Cons Hay coal will lie used in Afcd fi'id for t lie first time in a few weeks now. Tlie opening el the Willamette Pacific railroad last fall lias m.'nle it possible for t ons lav coal to lie mar- Lt'tid in wrMern Ore-on. The e':il will he rln;i(M-r hv anuther M-;t-m than nny mat e i r n-e,i here hi'lure, the Itei.lil i- rniiMdiTahly litwer. The ronl itM-ll' ha prmed It he very ptiprla r. There ii iv M-veial mine- developed near Marh!i hi. The lahhv mine ha heen in eoiilinutm operatinu lor --in-ty-( i e year-.. Nearly all of their out put wi- maiketed in S;n Kranei-eo. eoinpi 'iti'i willi 'ie hel I'tah eoal. (hi tui- - hut out mat mi t "alil oi ma ! or j tlie pre-t nt. j The Fiaer Hilt mine U ihe larir- ! i--t itrndneer Mtiv. Thi. ii'itin w . j ten iu ,i ;he Son el.eU iii!i re-t nnd , .--'.l"Hi.l IM have been sp. nl .leei.ip. 'lie nliii ciimpping the eio. Il is' juovv owned by Ihe Southern l'uc.tie. j and telegraph systems. .Noliodv could possibly secure that was not completely in the l'ritish government, after it night, before the council broke outset of the war, took oyer . Britain, as in Germany, tin last summer are enouirh. just a fact, and there ought to big enough to act upon it. them. The one railroad Hint Abraham Lincoln nailed in llie back of llie teacher's house was feiuid lo lie broken. The teacher asked Hie pupils if any of llieni knew who did it. 'Ves, sir,' said Abe, 'I did il, iieoiilcnlnlly, ami 1 am very sorry.' His lonelier was so pleased with bis truthfulness, that he forgnve him. "At the aire of 7 years Abraham was nearly six feet four inches tali. In strength, he was almost a giant. He could alone lift a barrel of Hour into a wagon. II,. ,.,IU, write well and spell heller than any one in dial re gion. "It was in ISlil that Lincoln be came president of llie I'lliled States. A special train of ears was provided lo carry him to Washiiigtnn. He lold his neighbors and friends good-live. and they were very sorry lo see him leave. At all the stations be passed there were crowds of people to gel a glimpse of him. Sir. Lincoln's most famous speech was delivered al the dedication of the soldiers' cemetery on the battlefield at Ocltvsburg, PaM November 111, I Still. Mr. Lineoln was very kind to his soldiers, lie would go and visit Hicm when lliev were sick. While he was attending n the ater he was assassinated by .Mm Wilkes lloiiih. and died next morning. The whole country was in mourning of his death. The remains of Abra ham Lin uln rest beneath a magnifi cent ninn iiiieiit in Oak li'iilge eeme lorv, Springfield, III." A nuM'tins of tlio executive hoard or the Kint Southern Oregon Iis trict Federation ot Women's Cluhs has been railed lv the president, Mrs. W. V, I'anhy. at Medford, Saturday, 1V1. Kth. at i:43 a. n. The purpose of the meeting U to complete arrangements for the nn-1 uual federation meeting which will c held nt (Irants Pass, the early part of April. Ity the interest shown this mei'liug promises to be very ben eficial. The executive board la comnosed of club women Iroui Ashland. Phoe nix. Medford. Itogue Klver, Giants Pass and Itoseburg. Bell-ams Absolutely Romovcs Indigestion. Onopackago proves it 25cnt all druggists. BLUE LEDGE TRADE ATTRACTIVE PRIZE fiy vr. v. watsox. Concerning the report that Twohy Ilrothers have concluded to construct a railway from Crescent City to Happy Camp, as rotated In last even- ina's paper, I have no Information That they can reach that camp with a .iO-inile road is do.ibtcd by local mining men and others familiar with Hoi cur-figuration if Ihe mountain country through which they would have to pass. It was said lust night that Ward'H pass would probably be used on such a route and that Cinna bar Springs would be on tho lino, bal that the Squaw Lake district would not be a tributary to such a railway The Twohy Urother:', with com mCMiable enterprise, aro working in- en.strloiisly to find an outlet for the copper fields by way of Cranls Pass or Crescent City cannot he doubted They aro on tho ground nnd know what tho prlzo Is worth. They do not often talk out loud about their pitin-s, but it is quite commonly known Unit they figured extensively on the lcc.".lbillty of an outlet by way of Waldo., Vieka Sefkinjj Trade. ' Vhat tho partisans of -Medford's competitors for the Immense trad inai is sure to come from opening up the lllue Ledge district, which in cludes tho Happy Camp group also are anxiously endeavoring to do is to find n way to overcome our advan tage in distance and natural roadway facilities to that great mineral terri tory. Since Medford lias neglected it so long, they may, with consistency, assume that we don't care whether wo get it or not; that we are content to pass It up to future generations, consoling ourselves meantime, with big red apples and dry farming. Hence, Yreka, more than twice the distance from those vast pilos of ore that separates them from Medford, has pricked up its ears and shied Its caster into the ring for that trade, rather than to let it go begging. (runts Pass wants to become a me tropolis and should lie encouraged In that lnudable ambition; but it has for years believed that Medford would boat It to that attractive goal be cause of Its nearness to us. At all events, it has acted, until recently, liko it was ashamed to take the money. However, seeing that we were apparently waiting for the mines to come to us, it has concluded quite fairly to tako advantage of the emptiness of our peaceful dream. ltHilniud Dreams. Knroku, California, 200 miles away, yearns for that immense vol- umo of business soon to be realized, hut it Is waiting for Medford to start something, agreeing to meet us half way. That Is the route to deep water that makes us sit up and take notice, no matter how bad we fenl about, other things. That is tlie propo sition that would make .Medford a ;reat distributing; point, a metropoli tan br.sinesv center, for the link from tho Pacific & Eastern terminus nt Hut to Palls to Strahorn's road at Kirk, near Klanmth Kalis, that quickly unite us with a resourceful In terior that would pour its world of comnieiec into Medford for distribu tion north, south and west and easily leako it the most substantial city be tween Portland .m.i San l'rancir-o. The v.oat interior (bus to be drained of us products in transit to markets desires it. Such ; route would be the natural outlet lor the Inland empire. It won ii i i.rvest its toi.i age from one of the i ichest of areas on the con;i- eotit. It would quickly I ecome one r. the lusiest lines from the interior to the Pacific ocean. With its grain field? and herds of rattle and flock! oi snoop, its lumber resources and CHICHESTER S PILLS . f'tii !1'' ''l"4-"l,l'""rnmnd frSKi " Hrd nI i.oia mruiiiAV iN 'T1 "'"V "i;h ..n!je Kin, x 1 ViJ 'ftl ibfr- Hwr mf tour A SAID BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE Earl Fruit Co. of the Northwest Successors to Tlio ITotliicors Fruit Co. of Oivgon. Will still continue to handle a full line of well known reliable spravs. such as Rex I.iine and Sulphur, Swift's Arsenate of Lead and all oth er materials necessary lu the care of orchards. KAIil, I'ltl lT CO. OK TIIK X. W. J. C. ItliOWX. Dist. Agent. JOHN A. PERL UNDERTAKE! Ijieljr Awlntmir 8, HA KT I. KIT Phone M. 4? nd 47-J-9 Automobile Horn Bertie, tmkuluc 8rTlt. Carontr mining development, with Its fruits and vegetables, Its canneries anil fac tories and Bcores of nuinttfacturiiig enterprises, such a rgiou as that tappd by a railroad from the Interior to Kul'eka, via Medford, cannot long fail to absorb the Interest, and invite the enterprise of great road builders Ilallruait Untitling Ifcoi-nutnt. .Railroad building has been In swoon for a good while. In the esti mation of well-Informed people. It is about time for It to come to. Vhen it docs, there aren't enough of us here to make a corporal's guard com pared with the multitude it will re quire to take care of the business it will produce, for one of the (irst lm portant lines to be built will be that which will connect the Strahorn sys tem with deep water by the shortest route where tonnage is .available and that will be through Itogue Ftivcr valley, the lllue Ledge district and on to Kurekn. But wo should not forget that Grants Pass and Yreka are now scrambling for what ought to be ours today. This is a very Important mo ment. Anything, we may do now to lead the' way toward those great achievements in future will make It all the more easy to obtain them when the time comes. lltolp tho Copper league to get word to tho mining world about our vast mineral resources and you will be doing the best service that con be rendered nt this time on behalf of local Interests of every kind. IOWA SOCIETY HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING ,, T)ie annual meeting of the Iowa society was held at the St. Marl hall Wednesday night, with an atten dance of 150 members. There were talks and songs and refreshment by refugees from tiie greatest corn belt on earth. Officers for the year were elected as follows- Presld-nt. J. P. Hopkins; viee-presldem. Mrs. E. J. ItuLjard; secretary, Miss O'Hrleu, and treasur- MIss Helen Yockey. Executive board, C. W. McDonald, L. L. Cath ead, and D. B. Churchill. The program w;ns as follows; President's inaugural address, A. X. Bildebrand. Song. -Mrs. Luudy. "What I Saw of Iowa as a Univer sity Student", H. E. Tucker. "Why lowans Stay In Oregon", K. II. llurd. Business meeting and election of officers. Violin solo, -Miss Ruth Campbell. Reading, selected, Mrs. Geo. T. Wilson. Iowa Reminiscences, L. Cath- cart and others. Solo, Mrs. Hovlous. Announcements and refreshments. I'VvHvW-i-vvvvvvvHWW' Quick Way : ? to End . Coughs, Golds x and Croup & An Excellent, Invxitpnnlvf 'Hume. Meile Ht'iucdy ihut 1 I'ronipt unit Sure. If VOU llRVC It Rut-nro r.n,,.rl. .... cold accompanied with soreness, throat tickle. lurMi!in..M .it. .Ills... ,u i. i,:.. T if .vour child wakes ui during the j"" V'"' uruup aim von want quick itlp. last try this pleasant tiiitin-liiiDic-niatle cough romedv. Anv dm" .fist can Mipplv yon witli ounces uf I niex, (.iO cents worth). Pour this into i luiit bottlu and till the bottle with ulain granulated sugar svrup. Tliu in-nitri-il, you liave a pint u( rcallv re. uarkablc cough lennslv one that can tt' tlcM-::(h-tl Uhon lu oivo (ini.-L- .....I l..t. ng relief at all time. urn can It-el tins take hold of a eou-li a a way that means business, "it 'Seas and rni4,-s fit.. ,.1.).-, fli liront tickle mid nootlu-3 mid licali the lrilttted Uit-labraiirs Unit line Pie Iiroat and lironchial tub, a 'i;l, ..ii.'.ii iremiitiics-i, ease and certainly tlmt If rcullv nstoaUhiug. 1'incx is u siHt-iiil nt,.l l.:..i.i.. rated culiniuund ot eeuu me Vnn-in nae extract, romlttn,.,) ;: it md is nuted fi r Us siici-J in overevmin" evcrc c-iuighs. throat and cliest t-okls' ts millions of enthusiastic users nave uaile It famous the wnrld over. I here are man v worthkM 'imitation. I this imted nnxture. T. a.oi.l diaun letnient. ask ler ":?i:. uunri-a o' inx" with lull tlir.s-tlons and don'i cot aiivtlniiit eta... A (Hiaraiit , ".lute satlslHitiiii, or uioiiev ii-.liiil .u:i. led. t.-ej v.-, ft .r.-,arat ioi. o ':nex In., Pi. V.il-,,,... ,i,. Attention, Farmers MKDI-'ORI) Jl'XK CO.MPAXV J1-3J X. Bartlctt St. Pay Highest Prices for nwrcsi Green hides per lb 17c Dry hides, per lb ...23c Green calf hides, per lb 25c Dry calf hides, per lb. 30c Wo llso Buy Slreep Pelts ant Goat Skins. Phone 2S3-J. IXTKIU RB.AX ACTOCAR CO. T1.ME CA11D. Leave Xredford for Ashland, Taleat and Phoenix dally, except Sunday, at 8:00 a. m., 1:00, 2:00, 4:00 and 5:15 p. m. Alio on Saturday at 10:15 p ra. Sundays leave at 10:80 a. m. and 2:00, 6:00 and 9:30 p. m. Leavi Ashland for Medford daily, except Sunday, at 9:00 a. m., 1:00, 2:00, 4:00 and 5:15 p. m. Also on Satur day nights at 6:30. Sundays leave hland at 9:00 a. ni. and 1:00, g:0C and 10:30 p. m. I PARIS. I'eh. 15. The food minis try has lie - l.'.t J that from February 19 maximum prlce.i re to be fixed throughout Franco for milk, butter and chrcse. In the department jf the Seine, IncluiH'.g Paris, the price of inlllc has not exceeded ten cents for a litre about a pint and three quarters If bought In a shop, or 1 1 cents delivered. The maximum prices for butter vary rrom 91.12 to 91.31 per kilo roughly two pounds a lording to tho quality and source. The only cheese prices fixed so far are Cameiubert, frm 13 cents to 2ti cents the email box, according lo quality and Pout I'Kvequc at slightly higher prices. All prices must be con spicuously displayed in the shops con cerned. There will be no celebration of ninr di gras next Tuesday but all theaters will be permitted to give both morn ing and afternoon performances. The two course meal regulation, which applies to all hotels and res taurants goes into effect today. Healthy Motherhood Means A Healthy Baby. , The foundation of a perfect baby is Its mother's hen 1th dur ing the months pre ceding expectancy, and nothing can take the place of "Molticr' Friend" In astmrlnf? her ot pleasunt and comfortnble conditions, and assisting nature In Its work during this period. "Mollier's Friend" tins helped thou sands through this trying ordenl In perfect safety. "Mother's Friend" U an external remedy easily ap plied. Get it at any drug gist. A free boolc on Mother hood will be sent all ex pectant mothers, it Is a valuable and Interesting book you should hare. Send for one. Address The Dr ad field Regulator Co., Z12 I.amnr BUlg., Atlaiitu, Ga. PHONE 654-J v 6 V A ii I tioihvrt. ft Blossom Time in the Golden State A friend just back from Southern ' ' ' California says: "The weather was fine, infnet too warm lor heavy clothes. Many were bathing at the beaches. Oranges were ripe in the valleys, while tlie mountains nearby were eovered with snow." With worm sunny weather it will not he long before the blossoms on the trees will be everywhere an nouncing that springtime is here. Take a vacation trip now where life is different; where climate surroundings and amusements are out of tlie ordin ary. Spend a different February. Three Trains Daily. Scenic Shasta Route ! will take you there in comfort. Ask the agent. California Orange Day, March 10 John M. Scott, General Passenqer Agent, Portland. Southern Pacific Lines THE NEWEST DISCOVERY IN CHEM1ST1 This is o recent discovery ot Doc Pierce, who is head of tlio Iuvali Hotel and Surgical Institute at Bum N. Y. Exjieriments at Dootor Pien Hospital for several years proved t there is no other eliminator of uric a that can be compared to it. For th easily recognized symptoms of inilt mati'on as backache, scalding ur and frequent nrination, as well as ei ment in the urine, or if urio acid in blood has caused rheumatism, it simply wonderful how surely "Anur acts. The best of results are ahv obtained in cases of acute rlieumati in tlie joints, in gravel and gout, j invariably tlie pains and stiffness wh so frequently and persistently acco pany the disease rapidly disappear. Go to your nearest drug store a Simply ask for a fiO-cent package "Auuric," manufactured by Dr. Pii r or send 10 cents to Dr. Pierce for large trial package. If you euspi kidney or bladder trouble, send him Baniple of your water and descri symptoms. Doctor Pierce's chem will examine it, then Dr. Pierce v report to you, without lee or chaei Note: French scientists alfirm t "Anuric" is thirty-seven times m active than lithia in eliminating i: acid, and is a harmless but relin chemical compound that may be saf given to children, but should be n only by grown-ups who actually wisli restore their kidneys to perlect heal by conscientiously using one box more in extreme cases as "Anur; ( thanks to Doctor Pierce's achievciue is by far the most perfect kidney t bladder corrector obtainable, Pr. Pierce's Pellets ore the origi little Liver Pills. One little Pellet a laxative three for u cathartic. WESTON Camera SN 208 East Main Street, Medford The Only Exclusive Commercial Photograplu in Southern Oregon. Negatives Made any time i place by appointment. Phone 147-J. We'll do the rest. E. D. WESTON. Prop. Seasoned Wood BY THE TIER, CORD OR CARLOAD MOREY WOOD CO. 37 N. FIR ST. MEDFORD COMMERCIAL COLLEGE Under Xew Management Offers Standard Courses by Individ ual Instruction, and Class Method in BOOKKKHI'IXG, l'EXMAXSHIP, SHORTHAND, TYPUYVniTlXG, AltlTIIMKTIC, PKACTIC'AIi liXGLlSU, SI'KMJN'tl, ETC. Graduates Assisted to Positions Malto Early Reservations for Places. SICK Till'! S1AXAGEB rhone 13-Ii S1 x, Grnpe stroet.