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Official Paper of the City of Mudford.
Official Paper of Jneknon County.
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Med ford, Ore yon, under the act ut March
8, 187 9,
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patches. TURNS OUT 10 BE
IZ LEDGE
II Y W. W. WATSON.
Any newspaper man may puhllHh,
In running comment on locul condi
tions In our mining districts, the fact
that southern Oregon lias been pros
pected only In a very superficial and
dosulotory way, but such a statement
'would not carry the conviction that
would be horn of a declaiatlon of
the same fact by a reputable mining
man "whose observations cover a por
iod of noarly half a century. It is
coming gonorally to bo rocognlzcd.
howovor, that southern Oregon la a
richly mlnorallzod reglou; that It has
been prospected only in specks and
spots; that In each instance almost
without exception, a suggestion of
rich reward has been uncovered, and
that where this mliioralogical intima
tion has been followed to a moro or
less dcflnilo conclusion, the truth
of tho suggestion bns been verified.
Whoro ono promising "find" hns been
made It has generally been found that
tho nilnorullsatloii of that particular
area Is not limited to a few acres.
On the other band, in a scoro of in
stances, it has been discovered that
a large territory of ores of good
grades exist. In many cases tho lim
it has not been established yet. Go
phering for pockots and scratching
around for a scusnttonnl discovery
near tho surface constitutes about ull
that lias boon done In tho wny of
prospecting In southern Orogon, out
sldo of less than a dozen "camps."
I'liuvi ing or n Quartz Mliio
N. It. Pal-sons, or Iloguo Itlvor, bot
tor known In this country for two
or threo decades ns "Dock" Parsons,
tallied this morning about a now
discovery on Ward creek, seven miles
from tho town of liuzuo Hlver. Sir.
Parsons has been prospect ins and
mining In a desultory wny In Jackson
county for 4 0 years. Tho latter part
of that period hns been dovoted to
placer mining on Ward creek. Ho
lias washed Ibo gravel clear of Its
precious stuff down to tho bedrock.
Last full tungsten was found In the
Gold Hill dlstirct. Ho examined some
of tho oro In which it existed. It
looked llko tho bedrock of the terri
tory ho had been work lug so long
on Ward Creek, lie picked out a
samplo of tho bedrock and sent SO
pounds to San Francisco, through n
.losephlne county trust company, for
examination. When tho returns came
back, bo found that ho had been plac
erlng on the surfaco or a quart mine
from which tho samples yielded
$19.46 in sliver mid f 10.7-1 ill gold
$li(i,20 in both per ton.
"Half of that would bo rich," ho
unld this morning, "lint u,0 beauty
of It lies In tho fact that thero Is
lots of It. That kind of rock rovers
a wldo area. No ono has ever deter
mined where It stop.i It doesn't re
semblo the kind of quartz that most
miners are looking ror. It fooled mo
and I have boon mining In this
county for 40 years, ilad I known
It years ago, Instead of selling a med
icine with which to cure the physical
Ills or miners, 1 should havo loen
selling i hem smelters at n million
dollars a throw."
District Utile Known
A few prospects have been worked
n llttto In tho Ward Creek district
but nobody has undertaken to ascer
tain how estenslvo It is or what it
really possesses, Lark of means bus
prevented claim owners from work
ing their prospects ns a business. Tor
tho sa:.:e prison, extensive develop
ment work has been Impossible. So,
Ward Creek territory Is passed up
with Indifference.
Seores or promising claims nre
owned In tho Jilue l-edgo district; i,t
lack of mean' nnd the absence of
transportation have combined to
check the work of development In Its
Blmplo Inception. That It Is a rich
ly mineralised ro;,.P. t ,,.
cr doubts; neither docs bo doubt
that millions aro there awaiting tho
capital and the facilities it will bring
for ita extraction. The nunc rondf-
THE ADAMSON
TUB supremo court's decision upholding the validity of
the Adamson law is one of the most important decis
ions rendered, confirming as it does the full authority of
the federal government n the control and regulation of
inter-state traffic.
failroad,s are, after all, but public highways and the
rights of the public are paramount to both those of the
owners and operators. Ownership and operation are only
through the consent of the public, as represented by the
government. Terms, regulations and conditions of
ownership and operation arc all under terms prescribed
by the government and may be altered as deemed ad
visable. Private interests are subordinate to public interests.
Public carriers years since lost their right of rate making.
The right of regulating appliances, supervision of office
systems and traffic requirements and control of labor con
ditions followed. The Adamson law was but another step
in the enforcement of federal control over traffic condi
tions, defining public, regulation and private operation of
common carriers and regulatory legislation by congress.
In volved in the decision arc public and private inter
ests, including those of American railroads, aggregating
z;ju,uuu miles and property interests of tf;),UUU,UUU,UUU, to
gether with those of 400,000 railroad employes, one fifth
of the total.
Briefly, the features of the Adamson law may be sum
marized as follows:
Permanent establishment of a work-day of 8 hours ns
a measure or standard of calculating wages and service of
train operatives.
Teinperoiy, but immediate increase of about 23 per
cent in wages, during not less than seven nor more than
eleven months beginning January 1 last, of about 400,000
trainmen, mostly ot the Pig Pour" brotherhoods or en
gineers, firemen, conductors and brakeincn and those
principally in freight service. Comparatively few passen
ger trainmen were given immediate benefit by the law.
Cost to the railroads of
irom $-10,000,000 to !F)0,000,000, as estimated by the rail
roads, or about $20,000,000 as
hoods. Putiire additional cost of a permanent 8-hour-day
scale was estimated by the railroads at $100,000,000 an
nually, with prospective additional wage demands from
1,500,000 other employes not benefitted by the Adamson
Jaw.
Vast extension of congressional authority in federal
regulation of common carriers, with power to authorize
wage fixing by the Interstate Commerce commission.
I.ail roads under 100 miles in length are exempted by
the decision. The decision docs not bar trainmen from
working more than 8 hours a day, but entitles them to pro
rata overtime pay.
The Adamson act was one of six in the legislative pro
gram, presented by President Wilson to congress in his
message of August 2!) after the strike had been called and
after conferences failed to bring a settlement, and wheu
railroads were directing freight embargoes in anticipation
of a strike. Other legislation recommended included re
organization and enlargement of the Intci-state Commerce
commission; approval by congress of increased rates to
meet the increased wages proposed, public investigation
of labor controversies lie To re strikes or lockouts, and vest
ing the president with authority to operate railroads in
case of military necessity. All these have been considered
by congress except the proposed rate increase, which the
president withdrew in his opening message to congress
last December.
The railroad managers, in conceding the demands of
the men and averting the general strike, evidently made a
virtue of necessity. There was probably a "leak" of what
the decision would bo.
Hun exlHts In tho Squiuv Crook ueg
ment of that dlBtrkt, In fact, ovi-
di'iut's huvo hven fouml thero which
'tnriicatoH sonsattona) tleveloimiptita as
j t ho work proceeds on srlontifie lines.
it Ih tho solo aim of tho Mineral
j Development lenuo to bring ahoat
jthu cnudltions that will mako this
development possible. "We Bhall havo
no prodnetlvti mines until tills KhuM
have been neeoinpllshed. Following
its atToiuplishment wo Khali havo
hundreds of them.
BUSINESS OP LOCAL U
Tho current sworn bank statements
show that tho business of tho Farm
ers and Fruitgrowers bank has moro
Itban doubled during the present mnn-
j uRetiicnt. And this has occurred dur-
i lug a period ot depression.
This constitutes a complete answer
to the question as to whether or not
the public approves of strict, safo nnd
j-ane management.
The efforts of tho bank In building
up tho back country nnd Increasing
Medford trade seem to bo fully appre
ciated. FLAY DESECRAT0RS
TO HONOR THE FLAG
NI'W YOltK. March 19. Douck
White, pastor of the Church of the
Soc hil Revolution, who Is serving a
thirty day sentence in tho Tombs, for
burning nn American ring at a "melt
!lug pot" ceremony held In the court
hard of tho church last June, will
j raise the flag on tho new flagpole In
i tho Tombs yard each morning and
jhaul It down at night. To Edward K.
! Ames and August llenkel, serving
sentences for tho isauie offense, will
lull the doty or carrying the ring to
.and from the warden's office.
DECISION.
such temporary increase of
estimated by the brother
WASHINGTON', March 1 ft. Cirnil-
uation or tho first and second classes
at tho naval academy has been or
dered. Tho first class will bo grad
uated March -9; the second class in
September, tho date not having been
(leinutely mod. Tho order menus
that 371 additional naval ofNcers
will bo niado available to meet the
existing shortago In naval personnel.
The first class comprises .17:! men
and tho second class 20li.
WASHINGTON", March ;ll.i'on
st ruction immediately at the New
York navy yard of sixty submarine
chasers, deliveries to besiin in from
sixty to eighty days, was ordered
lute today by Secretary Daniels. The
boats will cost .tltO.mul each. Forty
can be laid down at once.
For Skin Blotches
Uteri: is one Ivtnuiy tli.it MltK-in tails
to clear aw -iy all pimples, hlotclu s and
other skill eruptions and that makes the
skin soft, clear and healthy.
Any druggist can supply you with
renio, which generally overcomes all
skin diseases. Acm. ccrcma, itoh. pim
ples, raphes, black fields in most cases
give way to jemo. Froim-nlh , minor
bleniUhcs disappear ovcniichi. Itcleng
usu.illv stops instantly. . A-mm is a sai
anltsrptir lipii,l. clean, casv to use anil
dependable. It costs onlv 5c ; an extr.l
lame bottle, $1.00. It will not stain, is
not greasy or slickv and is positively
safe for tender, sensitive kin.
Thf K W It-,- IV, 1'!. M !4Il 1. VI
FARMERS MAKE 100 PROFIT ON RICE
6'
- . ,.. Zr" - ; 1
crm-
Threshing rico on ono of tlio largo
tho crop already In bogs.
of
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 12.
The rice industry of Arkansas is
booming along as fast as land can be
taken up and cultivated.
Last year, the crop in this stato
was harvested from 100,000 acres,
yielding about 5,000,000 bushels, and
bringing Into the stato $5,000,000.
Although the rlco fields are being
developed with remarkable rapidity,
there are Btill immense possibilities
for mi extension of this great indus
try. It is estimated there are still more
than half a million acres of unculti
vated rice lauds in Arkansas, includ
ing timber and prairie lands that can
ho purchased. now for $10, $15 and
2 u an acre.
Hice farmers
have started with
SHEEP ORDERED CUT
WASHINGTON, March 19. Freight
rates on sheep and goats from Utah,
Idaho and Oregon points on the Ore
gon Short Line railroad to Los An
geles wore found today to be unrea
sonable by . tho..:iuturntatc comerco
commission. Rates for sheep and
goats not higher than those on cattle
and rates on hogs not to exceed nine
ty per cent of the rates on cattle were
ordered. Presoot rates on cattlo nnd
calves were sustained.
-.. i
WASHINGTON, March !). The
American steamer Illinois sunk ves-
tenlav by a German submarine, was ;
insured by the government's war risk i
bureau for $250,011(1. The govern- 1
tiient bad issued no insurance on (he
City of Memphis or the yiitnticin. j
The Coming Baby
Every help that will tend to aid
4Un nMlnt maIKoi. nnr) fnstcr tha
wcll-bcins of the tiny infant should
be promptly rendered. i
Tho time lie.'.iro childbirth is one
of much discomfort. This is caused
in a large measure by tho tightening
nnd straining of the abJominal tis
sues, as well as the network of cords,
ligaments and muscles in that part ,
of the body. I
For many years thousands of
women have successfully used tho
preparation known as "Mother's
Friend." It is safe nnd dependable ;
to be used by cvsry prospective j
mother. A famous physician formu- j
lated the preparation. "Mother's j
Friend" is for external use, and is '
composed of special oils and other in
gredients which havo a penetrating :
nnd softening effect Eelief from ;
much of the pain ot the crisis is .
found. . , !
Any woman awaiting childbirth
should secure a bottle of "Mother's
Friend" from her druggist, when the
nbdomen first begins to expand. No
time should be lost in beginning its
use. Applv it night and morning
without fail". Address Bradficld Regu
lator Company, Dept. B, 445 Atlanta, j
Ga., for valuable guide book; it is free. .
SAKKTV riliST.
Puy the Products of Homo Industry
CAI.ll'OKXI.Y WASHINtl I'OWlMOKi
makes the washing easy. For sale
by C'bas. L. Schloffelin, Ulrlch &
liynn, Hutchison and Lumsden. Fonts
Grocery Co., Warner, Wortnian &
(lore. .Marsh &'Uennett, John Brown
lee, C. P. Krlbs, J. B. Hibbard. Jones
Cash Orocery, Do Voe's, V. E. Cau
ser. W. Stringer, Jackson St. Gro
cery, G. W. Dow, C. S. llutterfield. !
Itungalow Grocery, Kast Side Grocery,
Cort St. Grocery, Laurel St. Grocery,
Oakdalo Grocery, O. Verbick Grocery.
Factory ai Ashland.
JOHN A. PERL
UNDERTAKE
TjlCty AvOstnnt
IS S. H11TI.KTT
Phono M. 4tn nil 47-J-l
Automobile Hearse EerTlc.
4mkuUui3 UerTlt, Cronr.
rice farms of Arkansas, with part
$5000 investments and come out with
100 per cent profits. Those with less
capital have taken advantage of the
share-crop system, by which they
were supplied with the land, seed,
water and machinery necessary for
half share lu the harvest.
The rice belt extends from the
western side at Crowley's Ridge, near
.lonesboro, on the Cotton Ilelt route,
through the,level timber lands to the
Grand Prairte, on beyond into the
Arkansas river valley and ending in
the flat lands of southern Lafayette
county.
Some of the finest rice lands nre
in the level timbered section alum;
tho Cotton Belt in western Cross
county. Many farmers are develop
ing big rice farms here and making
largo profits.
ALL MILITIA TO BE
MUSTERED OUT
WASHINGTON, March 19. It
was authoritatively stated today at
the war department that demobili
zation of the National Guard would
continue us planned nnd that delays
in the mustering out of troops in cer
tain districts resulted from local con
ditions nnd lid ot rellcet any
change in the uttituile of tlio govern
ment on this question. It is expected
that, nil National Guard forces will
have been mustered out by April 1
or very shortly after.
The department bis tuken no steps
wtsiiii fWL. "iiiii1 is fi ' ' 6 ir!.'vJi'S I'teJ.'ii' '. ?:-,h.-,;".,v;n'
J - ,.r.v fj W Ay 'Itij -is ' ,, j',
iMmW Mr?-
( ip mi -f:-
dm
W W9 -
Which Road?
"Whii-li road Tliis is the question ovory community is facing todav. In
OUT community there are only two kinds of people. And tliev travel on
just two roads. There arc "homo town patrons" and the "out-of-town pat
rons." There is the "trade at home" road and the "mail order" road. "Which
class are you in? "What road aiv you taking? It should be easy to decide.
Every time we fail to patronize home interests we are boosting an outsider,
livery tme we take the mail order route we are boycotting our home town.
"Which road ? The only answer for us is t lie road to the right.
ns yet to release from active service
more than two thousand re-iilar
ii rni v reservists called to the colors ,
at the time of the bonier mobiliza
tion. The question was taken up
i ,. l,t it wis dec (led
that these men could not be relumed )
A Little Stick of
ff n era,wk
sir i.-s- vi t? r
maw vm?
4if mi
Makes the Whole World Kin!
No climate affects it for
the package protects it.
WRBGLEV'S goes to all
parts of the world in
all seasons, to all classes.
Fresh, clean, wholesome
and delicious always.
It aids appetite and di
gestion, quenches
keeps the teeth clean
and breath sweet.
Three 1
t avors v .v- s-a
(rtpictEv iy every & : ;
ISIIiM mearl -
to civil life while nny of the National
Guard rcimiiiicd in the federal ser-
vice.
6. B. Btoner ot Sams valloy waB in
the city aionuay iiuiciiuoiiis vitimru
supplies.
The
Flavor
Lasts
thirst,
'a 7s. i
OX DRIVER IN SINGAPORE
SOIDIEHS IH EUROPE
k'
.-? SHEEP BEPOEH IN AUSTRAyJ