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pxnrc TOTTR TxrF.DFORD MATT TTtTTflTXT:, MFPFOTtD,' PREPPY. KATFRDAY. MARcTT"n. 1017 Medford Mail tribune jxn lynni'ENDKN'T nkwrpaphr PUW.ISIir.i) I0VI0HV AKTIOItNUON ISXeKIT KUNI.iAT HY VMM MKOl-'OKU 1'lilNTliNO CO Offlc Mnll Trfbiim HulMlnir, 15-27-28 North I-ir lrol; t.-l,'pliun tit. WHO REAPS THE PROFITS? The Democratic T linos, Hip Medford Hall. Th .Mii.fnr.l Tribune. The Koutii rn Oreoiilan The Ashland Tribune GKOItOn PUTNAM, Editor BUBS CBIPT IOH BATED One year, by until $5.00 On month, by mall . .60 rer month, dfllverert ny carrier in Moil l ord. Pho-nix. Talent. Jack sonville and Oiiirul Point T,0 Saturday only, by mall, pr your.... 2.00 Wn-kly, pur year Vf.O urriciai Papur or me city or Medrord, Official PntiiT of .Inrkrfon County. I literal us nerond-rl-'tHH inn Iter nt Med ford. Oregon, under the act of Murch 1, 184 . Sworn Circulation for 1916 2491 Full leased wire Associated Press dls- Htciies :EI fodford and Jackson county schools nrc asked to compete in the Btntc-wldo contest for irlznn offered by Dr. XV. A. Wood of lllllslioro, Btuto senator for XVaslilugtou county, (or essays on good roads. Utiles Are Set I'ciltll. Following me the rules governing the contest: Contest A Subject: The benefit aconiiiiK. to tiie county In which the writer is n resident from Ihe Im provement of llio roads described in the fU, 000. OHO lioinling int. For the liesl argument, a first ;u ize of $.". I'or till) second iiesl urgtiuiritl, a ini.o of fJ. There are thirty-six rlrst prizes and thirty-six second prizes in thin contest. 'fullest II -Subject: The benefit which will accrue to the state at large front the improvement of tin roads described in the bonding net. For thu best argument, a first prize of $2.1. For llio second best iirguiuctit, a prlzo of $ L.'i. (.'ontest C Subject: The same as content II. Thin contest is open only to bona tide students or Oregon lilgli schools. For the best argument. , written by u high school student a prize of $10. lllilos. One person may enter but one con test. In contest A the nutlior must be n resident of the, county whose, benefits from liio proposed rendu tire dis cussed. Contest U Is open to any resident of Oregon who does not participate In either of the other contests. Ill contests t' and 1) the argument must discuss the road proposal from the Btnto-wldt! standpoint. No argument In any contest may exceed 200 words. Writing must appear on but one Bldo of the paper used. 'Manuscripts must bo written pre ferably with typewriter or pen and Ink. Tbo name and adieus of the author must appear in I lie upper right hand corner or I lie first page. Arguments must be submit trd without accompanying letters, expla nations or other enclosures. The envelope enclosing the ninnii Hcrlpt must lie ndresscd l Senator XV. I). Wood. lllllslioro. Or . and on the envelope must also be written the contest entered, thus: "Cnuiest A," "Contest II." "Contest C," or "Con test I)." as Hie case may lie. Manuscripts must Ire received In Senator Wood in or before i; p. m March 1.".. .Manuscripts that do not comply with the foregoing rules will not he considered. .Vlauusi-rlpts will not be returned to the author.). Neither Senator Wood nor the con test Judges can undertake to answer letters or I n . n i c 1,-s com ci'iiim: Un contest or uwards. Awards will announced eu or before March I'."., fit:, in throe I Juilitc to he nan.".! !,, . . j Til-' liUllt tO pa., : I; !;, j n-ilpts an- 1 rv.-il , oi.nulliee. i I !u ,.-i ; I,., I 1 1. .. i I I. : 1 1 i .. i ... . -i limn in h,ii iiiiuiiii ini'iTiii eomninaiion m ro- str.'iinf f.l trade (he paper inrnufaeturcrs !' 1 1n- Cuited tlic war licyan have mulcted the nexvsimiici- papers Tin- Slates since pulilishers out ol ox'crtcii millions of dollars, in addition to forcing the suspension of over a thousand papers and Di'in.o'intr ruin to their publishers Evidence exposing the conspiracy was feathered bv the ledcral trade relations coniniission, which established the fact that the increased charges for news stock xvas purclv .'irtifieial and ai'bitrary, and not justified bv conditions; that no veal shortage existed and that paper could be man ufactured and sold profitably at the same prices prevail ing before the war or at a slight advance. With this ex-ideiice, the commission summoned the nian ulaelurcrs, wlio defied the coniniission and insolently re- iiiseti to appear. 1 lie evidence was put before a t'edei'al gi.inu jury, ai the threat ol criminal prosecutions, the iii.tiitiiacuirciK resistance collapsed, and thev meekly .igieeu 10 permit tlic coniniission to fix paper prices duriii' the ensuing year. " io drop criminal procecdintrs is to coinnound a felony. ".t ier i nisi sroie millions roni t ie mi K lw.i.u .,,,,1 ..i i.i -i . i '""" MIOIIllI laVlllC ICIia V. r S loll inlimde .,n nv ..I' . : t my v "'x - u; l"f .... ii.ii n.ir. i.rcu .uoin on in jiaper lias o-one on in nearlv exery oilier coniniotlity. itlvanla.irc has been taken of the t.ick ol lii'ei"ii comiietltloll to boost iirieeu oil ..!,.,., line. ' 1 he in-esideiit lias asked for a thorough investiat ion y the coniniission into the hifth cost of living. It should be made, for it would be then clearly deiiioiwti.,l',.d !, ti,,. guilty parties ere that are rubbing 1he pcoph". It should ascertain Ihe e::,ict cost of production and of market in should tell why a l,,,yUe Kiver valley orcliardist receives only a dollar for a box of apples that the ultimate con sumer pays t for. It should ascertain what it costs to raise a bushel of wheat and whv the rnvnier oil ..t i..-.. than cost of nrodllctioll and the iml.li,. leu- A. .i.i. i., i. . i . ..' I l'".' 'v n.- niM. And criminal prosecution should follow for those oniltv under the law. 'ho gets the money taken by extortion fi i Jhe pub-' If.' Not Ihe grocer nor the butcher nor the jobber. Oro cers ami butchers and jobbers are not rolling in wealth.' i n ex merely get a legilnnate fee for theii H'C as (lis! riniilors. of them arc struggli 'liere the nioiu piled Uj) and cut as aim intiiisi i ia F E F. necessary il- sev--inost i. fits 1 lie producer's are lint gettill ng to make both ends meet. y goes is shown by the colossal in 'melons bvlhe railroads, the n.-ii-l.-oi-u concerns, who increase caiiit.ili';iti,ni will, icir profits, who pay dividends on a captalizaton of !()(- ir ami ()()(),( II III the next, wflumr ,..,! lese things cannot he done without nuu one vi money beimr added gouging the public. The investigation xvill and the stoi.-k-xvatcrer in in cliiiiinaiing tin aid in cliunnating the "melon'' ich worse evils tlian the niitldle- licculator and his iu- nian. It will ait flatcd irofits. Jlic governnient, which relentlessly pursues the theft of a two-cent poslago stamp, should show proportionate energy ami vigilance in the pursuit of the millionaire thieves whose operations arc conducted under the veil of respectability. NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY TJII' preamble of the constittitio L contains the following e.il; j iiueii otaies: ion ol the United States lining why there is a "We. the secure by first providing IICOIllO Of llio Ctllliul Slni.tu In l t - Ciil,,,. .d.lil.h' " "'ore perieci i r J..I-,...-, ,,o iioiuesiic traniiuuity. provide Tor tho com- inou dereuse. promote the general welliire. and secure the blessings of lib- Mnn .,"'m',"J ,Vr,"'!'l.""r l,0"u'r-. estubllsh tliis constitu tion tor the I tilled States of America. " Our pacifist friends would amend it by striking out Ihe xvords "provide for the common defense'," xvitho'ut. which the whole preamble would be meaningless. The other phrases are merely an eiiiiiiier:itii.n .f tl. messings xvliich it is designed to r lor Hie coinniou defenst 'I'liI-.- .i I.. ...:i. .t... i i . i ... . ,mU, i,,,. iiisioricai lads as lo the lorina ion in mo i nion. heorelically. the separate states could have provided all Ihe blessings of liberty, traniiilit v. jus tice, etc. The reason thev could not, was' because thev cre not strong enough to provide for defense. To provide for the common defense is the primal reason lor the existence of all governments. I rox liling tin- Hi,, common defense" is re planatiou of the mysterious xvord 'soyereigut v laxvyers luxe to use when they wiinl to nanii l- 1 i i . .1 i i .- t 1 . 1 . ' i ..iii. ii i i hi- essence in a nai iniiai government. Tho "sovereignly" ,,r nalion ans its abilitv (icici niill.'Ulon to ilelcnil its elll.eiis or subjects ill til ise of their rights. II it tails to do so, it lly tho ex xvhieh the that thin- mi a :;' v i ' i 1 1 1 n-ti t or a sovereign l itute a nation. itl reason for keeping up such xpeuse anil an an- ihe individual for i 1 1 1 1 1 ORDER WILL S0UM BE ESTABLISHED IN CUBA 1 1. XV A XX. XI deuce vl Culm order soon will lie fording lo the repl.i Wilfred o, l-'.-Miaiidi - Ti... i i : , n not in i rii and elabli:'h. ne- nt t on 11. m p. lie-! r of I lr I H ill i : i .-. t I cepi erei'. pn house or ri'i.r.'si nlativ,-s and incut coiiM-rv,ine 1 e1 r. 'o i ir. Orestes Ferrara. i-pi tm-iuhi the Culled States of the ll..-r:il parly. Which lb running on the revolution ary movement. Dr. i'enara. in a cablegram sent last nl,;!:' lo Fenian rlei offered the letireinrnt m all military (hlels of the Cuban revolu tlonarles from public life If President .Xlenocnl would "preserve Inilepeu donco and lllierly" in Cubii and pre vent American Intervention In Cuban fiffaln. is I its people llii longer coll: 'here is no longer anv a ll IS I'cillx a. useless 1 a liittil.it pi t on ihe rights of ii in' it. ics not I'eeeix v a jiM return. ' n aiutain "sovoreignly" is the em i"n.ioi . .tint t siliiilhl not lie lor: ' -x I he !'i iiil of p. ii i.iu:;!it v. 1 I 'll" of 1 1:,. pie ni x it exist. 1 x In: coiisututed an i'' I'ullcst extent -ami ic n:illoii:ii pruicii .le. in lielgiiaii xxheu nationality was invader's hi el. ),- r;,e- 'j,, the perish the moment the Tinted States an independent soxerei.ru SAI.KM, Ore., March 3. Instruc tions relative to receiving applications for farm loans under the state rural credits law were sent today by O. 0. Urown, clerk of the state laud hoard, to tho board's utloruey In each county in tho state. O. C. Hoggs of Medford Is tho board's attorney for Jackson county. These attorneys urn authorized to transmit lo the board application for loans a soon as they receive tho necessary blank forms, which will be within the next fexv days. It is ex pected that runds will be available and loans will be made before the end of this mouth. Attorney General Urown is now preparing tho form of rural credits bonds lo he issued. The hoards' Instructions to Its attorneys are as follows: Sumo Attrncys to Act, "The board has decided that the at torneys for tho lrreduciblo school fund shall also act In that capacity lor the rural credilB fund, nnd you are therefore, authorized to accept applications under the provisions of tho Inclosed act. "Inasmuch iib the hoard Is allowed to approve loans for one-half of the casn value, exclusive of linnrnv-o-J incuts. Instead of one-third, as In the school ruud loans, ll i,s desirable that you use caution in recommend ing loaus. As tho law requires that a cer tain portion of the principal be paid annually, you should Inform the bor rower that payments ot principal and interest must be 10 paid, and prompt ly on the date specified. I'.'voii l.oniiM SnggTsted. 'Tiie hoard has decided that prin cipal payments must he tiie same amount each year, and for that rea son I would suggest that loans be made for 10, U, I'd, 2.1 or 110 year periods, so as to make the principal payments in even dollars, if possible, and for even hundred or thousand dollar amounts, e. g., a $iou loan rov 10 .veins would roqtiire annual pay ments of $1110, while for l."i years the annual payment would be $lu. "You might suggest to the borrow er that the longer tho term of the mortgage the smulier xvill be the an nual nrllieiiif, I i..t i-it..,.., .....I ...... i..,-iivni, auu luui ail) part of tho principal, not less thau $."0 or a multiple thereof, can be. paid on uny amortization date." I AT GERMAN PLOT . TOKIO, March 3. The declara tion of the Japanese government through Foreign .Minister Viscount Motono, Unit Japan has received no proposition from Slexlco or Germany to join in a possible war against the United Suites was supplemented today in a statement made to the Associat ed Press on belinlf of the government by Kljuro Shldeliara, vice-foreign minister. "XX'e were greatly surprised to hoar i of the German proposal," he said. "XX'e cannot imagine what Germany Is thinking about to conceive that she could possibly involve us in war with the I' nited States merely by ask ing Mexico. That Is loo ridiculous for words. .X'eedless to say, Japan re mains failhl'u! to Her allies." In response to a question regard ing Japan's attitude toward tho antl .Inpanese measures, which were brought forward in lduho and Ore gon: M. Shidchara said he had espec ially requested nexvspnpers to refrain rroin inflammatory comment, advis ing Unit the mutter he left for treat ment through diplomatic channels. It was noticeable that the agitation did not approach that of the time the matter was brought up in Cali fornia In IS I.'! and it is doubtful whether the masses of tlte people xvero even cognizant of the Oregon and Idaho bills. "Of course we registered objec tions to the hills on the ground that they were discriminatory," M. Shl deharu continued. "Japan is con vinced Secretary Lansing lius done everything possible to prevent the passage of the measures, but regrets the apparent repeal of an auti-alieu measure in one state. We realize the embarrassment of the central govern ment growing out of the system of state rights, but it is duty bound to support tho dignity, honor and inter ests of the Japanese subjects.'' xy is n TyhiEersJHeiid. Beauty and Grace After GuL&irQx Many -women are disheartened by the fear of losing their tfraeeful nyure by childbirth. By usiujr "Mother's Friend' the imtiirnl beauty will bo preserved and most of tho pains Inchlentnl to rontlnemnt will ho rliuiinntcd, Dfciune me innueriro or "Mouier s iriend" imu evvry hko- - menr, in in priifinns ii ior trio nvvnii mrain wiiu cnlt. uei it rwr- "V nnicrisr. rnn rnr inn rn'a noon on Mouicnmuu. ai linn Tho Bradflold Ketculator Co., too Liunar Bids., ItnrinAAw 1 rtii.ii..., ti, rtrnal V f Rerody fori Expocitnt J WHY NOT INCREASE YOUR PAY CHECK? s The Medford Commercial College can assist you to do this. It offers strong and complete courses In nookkeeping, Shorthand, Gregg and Pitman System, Civil Service, Typewriting by Touch System. Individual Instruction. Noxv is the time to enroll as students are admitted at any time. Graduates are assisted to positions. SEE THE MANAGER. Phone 15-L 31 North Grape St. Spray Materials Sold by ROGUE RIVER FRUIT & PRODUCE ASS'N EARL FRUIT CO. OF NORTHWEST ROGUE RIVER FRUIT DISTRIBUTORS BARD WELL FRUIT CO. GUY W.C0NN0R ASHLAND FRUIT & PRODUCE ASS'N 3 . FACTORY AT MEDFORD Lester McKee of Yreku, C'al., Is! spending a fexv days lu the city visit-! ing friends and attending to business matters. Help is : Often Needed You cannot neglect the stomach, liver and bow els and not regret it. Be wise in time and try HOSTETTER'S Stomach Bitters 8 ) BARDWELL FRUIT CO. 1 STEWART FRUITC0. Distributors I Lime and Sulphur, by Barrel or Bulk Arsenate of Lead and AH Orchard Supplies PACKERS AND SHIPPERS "SIGNAL BRAND." 11. G. BARDWELL, Manager. . F. K. WAUL, Sec. Office and Warehouse opposite Mail Tribune. Phone 124 - lll'o. h llio "Ii: 1" II ! lentil i i I'.l. v under His i ha T I 1 vix'o tile Men : crii-licl j I'liiled S j l';i i Is to d I state ;uid siilinnis t sea or l.tml. l'l! die I 'u xvill IlldepelilleUt il will Ilex el 11 dill le: si. It ass;;i-e o- dietnl ion o 0& Chillilains Dennis Euraryptut Ointintnt Tontt ?r.e jk roe JOHN A. PERL UNDERTAKE! lny Avilstnnt ' tn s. ItAltTLhTT rhono M. 4 n nd 47J-1 Antomohlla Hlr Earftctv. ' . I 11 I iim.in . i i i i Jouse Cleaning J X A Good Time to Install an . ELECTRIC RANGE X & Once ;i luxurx'. noxv a chnico. j The KLKCTIMC IfANtiK means hours uf lime t the X V housewife. A. ' Means tlu- als-iii-i- i wm-k Unit is li-uITy a kiti-lmn ji.s J I mil ctiul. i lean and airy as any parlor. V I ' "V , .Hccause noxv meals are cooked ly tin- snap of a sxx itch, and & I , , .. lliev are meals that are perrect. state 3 1 The KLK( TRK 1 U'AN( i E may save a little, or nu.v cost a V V bttle inorc to operate, so tlierc is not hinir niucli to losn J y in either case. ' y V 'fl :'., .. .': V- tt in--in v.-1 ii- iiiii uie nii; i-i uisiuei a I ion. I I 1 I of the; IT'S THE COST IX CLEANLINESS AND HE VLTH Y "A ,ls .v"u b"xv easily this modern convenience can lie . , iA installed in your liouie during In, iisecleaniin;' time. " 1 l ex-1 t sox-,y i sur- V t California -Oregon Power Company . 21G West Main Street . ! f II Ph"nel63 MEDFORD, OREGON ff ' f I tv l-UitiA f4 a II H V-A II I 'i WpJ I I "V V-" -x t
