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PUW.ISIir.i) I0VI0HV AKTIOItNUON
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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
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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
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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.''
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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,
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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
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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
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Jouse Cleaning J
X A Good Time to Install an
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The KLKCTIMC IfANtiK means hours uf lime t the X
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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
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"A ,ls .v"u b"xv easily this modern convenience can lie .
, iA installed in your liouie during In, iisecleaniin;' time. " 1
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