Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 23, 1917, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextUTEDFORI) MATTS TUnwm, MEDFOltT), OR.IWOX. -FRIDAY. VKIJKTTAttY 1!)17. PACE TITREE L 1 WAR S NEED OF Y Universal Military Service in Great Britain Would Have Averted Great War Paid Army and Volun teer System Unreasonable, Un sound and Undemocratic. ARM REFORM "By CHARLES EDWARD UUSSKL WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 23. To servo the republic all of us or none of us. That Is the only idea that Is safe, reasonable or democratic. The mag nificent motto of democratic Switzer land, "All for one and one for all" that should be ours no loss. Tho present military policy of the United States if we can he said to have one is to hire some few of us to go out aand fight for tho rest of . us, who sit in fat ease at homo. Is Utterly KoolUli It is rotten, it is undemocratic, it is selfish, it Is utterly foolish. We ought to have learned that last from the experiences on the frontier last summer if they taught us any thing. In this age. any nation that de pends for its defense upon a volun teer service and a band or hired mer cenaries, is sleeping on the verse of destruction, , This is no new discovery to any body that was privileged to be In Eu- ropo when the present war began. I was in England a month after the overture to that drama turned up, und w hat i saw sent gllmmcriug the last Illusion on the subject. Great llritain had a military sys tem like ours, Sho depended upon volunteers and 'an army that fought for hire, and in all human experi ences no system ever went more completely to smash. ScivIm" Due 1'ioin All There was the plain situation, as clear as the day to anybody t'lat car ed to look at it. (Itc-at Britain would never have un army until she made service the duty of all and not the paid Job of a few. All the men In the government Knew It. perfectly well. Whatever they might say for public consump tion, they knew the truth, and in prl t vfte tho-y ytcKnowlodged it. ; - 'Day after day the country rang with appeals, meetings were held in every corner of the realm, the gov ernmont spent ? 1 On, 000,000 in ad vertising in the newspapers and on bill 'boards. Men would not enlist on the mer cenary basis; they would not be a band of jonissarlcs while others sa in fat ease at home. So (Ireat Britain wasted 1S months in which she took practically no pen in tho laud war because she had no men to put In the field. ' But if the leaders in the govern ment knew the truth why didn't they say It? A Dead Kin-imilii Because of a fetich, a superstition, a dead formula, a word! 'Conscription" that was Hie dread bosy that lay in the path. Great Britain never had resorted to conscription, therefore it never :eust resort to it. Our forefathers fought on the volunteer plan and therefor-; we must tight on It. It was equally true that our forefathers used can dles and canoes, but nobody though:, of that. Nobody thinks of anything wheu there is a handy fetich to ob sess us. So the situation drifted along, the fetich worshippers terrorizing the government, no British troops to speak of on the continent and none in sight. Then Lord Derby hit upon tho hap py scheme of putting conscription to work but calling it by another name. ,id arter wasting IS months of pre cious time Great Britain began to get an army. It Is a terrible responsibility that these unfortunate slaves of the fetich assume. s Twelve years ago the British gov ernment, then in the hands of the conservatives, prepared a bill for uni versal military training and service, and these fetich persons frightened the government out of the Idea. Would Have I'lvventeil War U they had kept still there would l-'c no war now. A few years later discerning men like Lord Roberts and Robert Illatch ford saw that Great Britain In Its un protected state was certain soon or lata to be attacked by Germany. The fetich persons howled down all these warnings. There ;s in all Great Britain today not one thinking creature that does not regret bitterly that a deaf ear was turned and eyes were resolutely closed to the certain Tacts. Kire ea'.iug jingoes are rightly de tested. Vet is mnst alwavs he a XKW YOKK, Feb. 23. Definite measures to meet the food situation were considered today by stale mid. city authorities. Governor Whitman and some of the members of Hie state legislature see hope in the immediate passage of the food and market bill introduced. The women's nnti-high price league .sent a delegation to the board of cli mate this morning to demand an ap propriation of $1,000,000 lo be used in buying food lo be sold to the poor at cost. This organization announced that if its plea was unsuccessful it would urge that beginning Moudnv children be kept out of school until conditions had improved. In some of the tenement district.-, the boycott has taken the place of the riot us a means of protest. The boycott, however,, has not been alto gether peaceful. A number of women were attacked by infuriated house wives, as they eume out of whops carrying' meat and fish. A score or more of arrests were made yester day. The food and market bill which the governor is known to favor, contains an emergency clause which uuthorizes the commission lluit would be created under this act to take such measures to secure relet' us il may deem de sirable, in case of an emergency cre ating or threatening lo create o scar city of food. One authority today ex pressed the opinion that if a real cri sis arose the food commission would hove virtually dictatorial powers. ALLIED TYRANNY REVOLTS GREECE DECLARES KING (Continued From Page One.) cuts for absolutism and militarism. It is just the other way around. Ven Izclos stands for whatever suits his own personal book. His Ideas of government Is an absolute dictator ship a sort of Mexican government I take it. hen he was premier he broke every man who dared to dis agreo with him in his own party. He never sought to express the will of the people: he imposed his will on the people. The Greek people will not stand for that. Thov demand a constitutional government in which there is room for two parties, liberals and conservatives,, each with a defi nite program, as in the United States or England or any other civilized country, not a personal government where tho only party division is into Venizelists and anti-Venizelists. .Not Mro.(,'erimui. "That Is one thing I wanted "to say. The other Is about the effect of the so-called German propaganda in Greece. The entente powers seem to have adopted the attitude that every body who Is not willing to fight on their side must be pro-German. Nothing could bo falser In respect to Greece. There Is a present resent ment against the allies In Greece and there is a good deal of It, espec ially since the blockade is due to the allies themselves and not in any tier man propaganda. The proof oi' it i.; that when the so-called German prop aganda was at its height there vna little or no hostility towards the al lies. It has only been since the dip lomatic representatives of all the cen tral powers and everybody else whom the Anglo-French secret police Indi cated as inimical to the entente, have been expelled rrom Greece and any German propaganda rendered vir tually Impossible, that there has grown any popular feeling against, the entente. question if they do as much harm as tho fetich crowd. We have here in America more than our share of them. A bill to make service for the republic and de fense of its life the common duty of all has been introduced In the senate und they are going to beat It. If, five years hence or ten, we find ourselves In the terrible position Great Britain was in at the outbreak of this war. I hope there will be no error about the responsibility. TENDER THROATS readily yield to the healing influence of - It soothes the inflamed mem branes and makes richer blood to repair the affected tissues to help prevent tonstlilis or laryngitis. SCOTT'S Vtt is worth insisting upon. X!' SeoU k Itowba. rkM!Ab41, H. J, U-M iMk I SUM OF $73,262 (Continued From rage One.) trial, which the plaintiff prevailed in, was unfairness in the classification of udobe us earth or hurdpun. it was classified us one or tho other; while, as n matter of tact, it wns more dif ficult to work in limit solid rock, it was held. The prieo paid for n cubic yard of excavation in earth was '29 cents and of lianlpan 3.!i cents. Judge Davis held that the material known as adope did not come within these specifications and that 7.") cents a cubic yard w-as a reasonable allow ance for removing it. Judge Dnvis found that $39,000 of tlie winter work required by delays must be paid for at i'oreo account prices, that is, t ho fixed prices for day work. It was also held that tho claim of the plaintiff for force account on three culverts should be allowed. These culverts, 50 feet high and 100 feet long, were constructed by the contractor under protest and were crushed by shifting earth, necessilat ii'g reconstruction. County Contentions. Jackson county contended by Southern l'acil'e and other engineers and by many expert witnesses, that Mr. Sweeney had already been paid some $'J0,000 more Ulan entitled to under original contract, Hint ample allowance for extras had been award ed, and thai Sweeney's losses were due to his own extruvajrant methods of construction, his I'nilure to use steam shovels 'and modern equipment a id his iiicl'ticiency. The county con tended that the slate engineer had allowed Sweeney something over $7,000 in forct' account ; more than $f,000 too much in classification, $13,700 lor extras in the final esti mate, in addtiion lo classifying the adobe as hard pan. The decision of the court in full, is as follows: , Tho court finds: Frst That the award of the coun ty engineers should be set aside; Second That Hie amount of exca vation fixed by the county engineers is more correct and should be adopt ed; Third That the classification of Ihe plaintiff's engineers is more near ly correct and should bo adopted; Fourth That the material known as ' adobe does not properly come within the specifications of the con tract and that the price of 7."o per cubic yard is a reasonable allowance for moving Ihe same ; Fifth 'fhat the claim of plaintiff 'THAT'S THE 'POLISH jd? Jem m m m SHOE POL! IOt -BLACK :k-vh!te-tan- F.F Dnl! JJL .4 Well Ps You will be well pleased with our vegetables. They are the best obtainable. Head lettuce Celery, Carrots, Bunch Lettuce, B. Sprouts, Parsnips, Green Onions, Cauliflower, Rutabaga, Spinach, Cabbage, Onions. FRUIT AND FIRST QUALITY Sunkist Oranges, Florida Grape Fruit, Bananas, Fancy Newtown Apple?. PERSONAL ATTENTION PROMPT SERVICE MARSH & BENNETT PHONE 252 for forco account on the Ktciiunan section should be allowed; Sixth That the allowance of $2,000.00 made by Ihe county en gineers for damages on the Dollar hide bridge is reasonable ami should be adopted ; Seventh--That 'the claim of the pljiintil'f for force account on Ihe three culverts should be allowed; Eighth That the miscellaneous force account ullowcd by (lie counly engineers, less the accounts for the Stcimnnn section should bo allowed ; Ninth That the claim for material on hand should be allowed; Tenth That the claim for dam ages on the Siskiyou curve should be disallowed ; Eleventh That the claim for crowning and super-elevation should be disallowed : Twelfth That the claim for dam ages on account of not being able to employ station men should be disal lowed ; Thirteenth That (he plaintiff is entitled lo costs and disbursements. Un the annexed sheet is the esti mate of the court in detail, showing balance duo to tho pluintiff, $73, 2(i'2.'Jj, together with ntcrest at six per cent on $71,LG'J.2j fYcm May 4th, inir, amounting to $7,707,113, and tho decree of t lie court will be entered, accordingly for plaintiff for that sum. In conclusion the court desires to thank tho respective counsels for their diligent and able assistance rendered the court in the preparation, presentation and arguments of this case." Attorneys for Sweeney were, Carey and Kerr, S. U. Houston, Loyal H. McCarty, Robert D. Searcy; for the bank wero Chamberlain, Thomas, Kramer and Humphreys, nnd for Ihe county, A. E. Kennies. An nppcnl will at onco be taken to tho supremo court. FROM POVERTY TO RICHES. UNCLE LEAVES FAT LEGACY PORTLAND, Feb. Vi When Kmil Langendorfer, aged 21, private in Troop A, Oregon cavalry, was mus tored out of service today, he was penniless and owed the troop canteen 65 cents. In his extremity lie sought and obtained employment at the troop stables, where the mounts of tho discharged' cavalrymen will be cared for until their further disposi tion is ordered. As he curried the horses a caller was announced for Langendorfer. It proved to be his brother, Arthur Langendorfer, and tho news ho I brought was that their uncle, Jacob Henry Langendorfer, had died In New York Wednesday night, leaving to the two brothers, his nephews, and their father, Charles Langendorfer the bulk of his fortune, estimated at upwards of $300,000. Tho father left I today for :.ew York to claim the leg' acy. 'Emll Langendorfer went back !to his currying after after the news, land Arthur, who Is 2(i, returned to work ou his dairy farm near here. y IS SHES 0 S Q i i i,?jpjjiy' ease' BOX 'CAR RULES E WASHINGTON, rcb. 'J3.-T.. re lieve the freight congestion at Chicago rules rcimring box cars to be kepi on their home lines have been relaxed and New York Central eipipnieut is to be used with the preference given lo food supplies. This was announced today by the inter-slate commerce commission. The New York Central's action to relieve Chicago with its own box cars is interpreted ns a virtual suspension due to the emergency ut Chicago, of rules recently promulgated by the Aiuericnn railways association and now in effect which prohibit the use of empty cars off their own lines and requires Ihe railroads to dispatch for eign emply cars lo home lines in trninload lots. lieports to the commission and to tho car service commission of Ihe as sociation indicated that the work of relief at other congested points, notably Cleveland, Detroit and Cin cinnati was proceeding satisfactorily.! HTHE best mince . meat you ever tasted, and it still costs you the same old price of 12c to 15c A Package This is high living but not high cost in living. Get None Sue 1' IB ' H MERRELL-SOULE CO. Syracuse - - - New York Your Breakfast as well as every other meal will be highly appreciated if you use Butter It is made from Pas teurized cream, the modern method. In sist on having your grocer send you this brand. HOW "IE" GLADDENS TIRED, ACHING FEET No more sore, puffed-up, tender, aching feet no corns or callouses. "Tir." mfikf Hon burning, lirrd foot fairly dance with dflifjliU Away tf( fcho acfic.H and p.urm, tho corns, citllouECfl, blifttcra, buinona and chilblains. "Tiz" draws out tlm acids and paiBons that puff up your feet No matter how hard you work, how Ion you dance, how far you walk, or how long you remain on your fHt, "Tiz" brings restful foot comfort, "Tiz." is mimical, rand, won derful for timl, aohintf, swollen, Btnnrt in feet. Ah! 1kw tomfort;ihI(;, how hapjiy you foci. Your feet just tindo for joy; ahoe nwr hurt or micm tit,'ht. Get a 2T cent box of "Tiz" now from any drujKint r department store. Knd foot torture forpver wear smaller nhocs, keep vottr fe:t fretdi, wcet and happy. Just think! a whole year's foot comfurt for only 2 cents. Attention J Farmers MKPRMM) .JINK COMPANY 31-33 N. Haltlctt St. Pay lllKhcut Price for ImiK.S! Oreon hides per lb 17c Dry hides, ier lb 2 5c Green calf hldea, per 11) 25c Dry calf hides, per lb 30c Wo L liny Sheep Pells and G'ont 8kln. Phono JS.rj, j W "SMOOTHEST vW5MOKIMG TOBACCO JF you paid for things accord in1 to the pleas ure they gave, tobacco an' books would cost a lot mo' than diamonds. FREE FROM PESTS That's What Your Orchard Will Be If You Use Swift's Arsenate of Lead Rex Lime Sulphur Black Leaf 40 EARL FRUIT CO. OF THE NORTHWEST J. C. Brown, District Manager. LUMBER HANDLERS WANTED AT WEED; 20 men for sawmill sorting tables. Wages on contract basis of 20c per, thousand feet. Average wage on this basis will amount to approximately $2.90 per day. Write to Weed Lumber Company, Weed, Cal. for further particulars. Medford Office 114 N. Central Outfits call for intructions as to inbound freight Single Hand Miners Wanted Teams Wanted The Portland Hotel PORTLAND, OREGON The Kokc City's world-famed hovel, occupying an entire block. AW outside rooms. Superior dining and grill service. An atmosphere of 1 el'iiKinent, with n service of courtesy. European Plan, $1.50 and Up RICHARD W. CHILDS, Manager mneir gram JUST fill a pipe with VELVET draw in the cool, m lid s mo k e that's so fragrant and rich that Dut what's the use trying v to describe a Awft.'? Take our word for VELVET j long enough to try a pipeful. You won't need If to take anybody's word II after that. What Kind of Tires do you use? If you are using a stiincturd tire or any other auto ac cessory of reputable, make, we can supply it to you at prices that will make, it worth your while to investi gate. We aro tho representatives of many of the largo accessory makers. Our service is our boast. C. E. GATES ge Mines