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rRDFOTiD TrATTJ TKTBTTXE AfEDFOTlT), 'OTCTCflOy, TTTTTTSDAY, MAKCn 29, 1917. PAflTC Foxm medford Mail Tribune BUBSCBIPTIOM BATES: no ypiir, by iniiil 1 tie month, nv man , it niunlh, OVIIvri-il liy earrii-r In Mi'ilfonl, AHhlilliil. J'lmi-nix. T.-il-nt. Jucksoiivlltti ami ('entral Point .it unlay only, by mall, lntr year.... aVm-kly, pur yi-ar an" inii:i"i:ni'i:nt nkwsi-.M'ku L'UI.ISIIKIi KVKItY AI.'TKltNtjON KXCKI'T SCNIMV 11V Till; MKIiKOKIl I-KINTINCI CO. Offlcn Mull Tribune HiillilliiK, orlli Kir slrenl; tii) ipliotm 7.1. The Di-nHinrntlc Timi's, The Mt-dfnnl lull, TIM' Mi'dfopl Tribune. The Koulli- n Ori-Kunlan, Tho Asliiaiul I rlbuuo. Or.dlldl-: 1MJTNAM, Killtor. .CD 2.11(1 l.r.u fridul paper o-f Ilia t'lty of Mfilfuril. Official paper of .lacltmni County. CLOSE TO TREASON Intored hm Hocond-cliiHH innttiT n( Ipilfnr.l, Oregon, under tlio act of A! arch ll IV. Hwnin Circulation for JltlO 2,4!U. l-'ull IciihuiI uiru AHsoclati-U I'reuu d.H-UcIhh. 'Eli, POLES 10 1SH TONGUE "LONDON, March 29. The German ovornmont In consltVorlnB tlio aholl ion of tlio Polish expropriation luw i nil tlio grant of facilities to the olcs for tho lino of tlio rollHh lang- mtfo, according to a Herlin dispatch ) Heuter's by way of Amsterdam, ho dlspiitcli says that Ilerr llrelton- iach, Prussian minister of public voiks, nindo announcement to thin frect during a budget debate In the lorrenhnus. llorr Iiroltcnbnch says that by noans of an admlnlBtratlve colonlza- ion law tho Poles would bo given tato aid to encourage thorn 111 set ling at home. He added that tbo Intails of tho scheme would be soon erfaelcd and that a now era of unit ed labor between tlio Prussians and ilia Poles would bogln. , nOSKIIimn, Oro., March 29. Po Billons will bo placed 111 circulation koon asking that a special election be ailed on Juno 4 to vulo on a ?!i50,- iOo bond Issue III Douglas county for the pilrposo of building a systom of mcrmunciit roads in tho county. Tin proposition was ndvnncod by ho Hoscbiirg nnd Douglns County Merchants Association. Tho plan calls for the expenditure k)f $180,000 on tho Pacific highway I ho idea being that this will be used in tho preparation of tho grado and that tho hnrd surfacing will bo done by tho stuto highway commission Tlio balanco of tho money Is to bo ex pended on certain designated county roads which will connect nil of the principal communities with tho high way and with their business centers. I'lm proposed bonds will bear inter est at 1 14 per cont and will bo retired In five to fifteen years. DOUGLAS TO VOTE Till' "Women's Coinmiltee of the Emergency Peace Federation is Bending telegraniH throughout the coun try urging women to hold liieetings and raise funds to Ktipport the peace demonstration to he made in Washing ton at the opening of congress. The pacifists have sta tioned missionaries at army and navy recruiting places, who urge young men not to enlist. These peace at any price advocates who would sur render American rights and prostrate the nation before the aggression of war crazed Germany, are merely pre paring the way for national destruction, for a victorious (Jcrmaiiy would as ruthlessly trample over America as over Melgnnn. The exposure of German duplicity and treachery, and the open warfare waged against the United States have failed to stir anv latent spark ot patriotism in tliese pacif ists who arc willing to sacrifice the nation upon the altar of their silly sentimentality. An organized ettort is underway, originating in tne machinations of German propaganda, for a drive upon congress to prevent enactment of adequate preparedness legislation vital to the country's safety and to kill any hill introduced lor universal military training, so that in future as in the present, the nation will he unprepared to assert its rights and the rights ot humanity against an im perialism aiming at world dominion. Such effort conies close to treason. Under the cloak of pacifism, the enemies of our country are masquerading in an el tort to hamstring the nation, m a conspiracy to leave it unprotected. And supporters of Prussian awfulness are appealing to huniaiiirananism to keep the nation unpre pared! The European conflict has become the final struggle of democracy against autocracy and the united States as a democracy, must do its share in the overthrow of autocra cy. The defeat of Prussian imperialism will free the world of the rule of autocracy the basic cause of all wars. The principles upon which our government is based are in di rect conflict with those that rule the central empires. One or the other must prevail there is not room enough in the world for both, and the American people must join the peo ple of France and of England and of Russia in forcing dem ocracy upon Germany that enduring peace may rule the world. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and liberty must be fought for to he maintained. Liberty which is not worth fighting for, is not worth having. If we have be come such a weakling nation that we are willing to sur render our national rights at the dictates of a foreign tyrant, we have ceased to become worth while as a nation. Put we are not. Though unprepared, Ave arc preparing and the blood vc shed will be as much in the cause ot lib erty and human. ty'ps that shed by our forefathers of '76. RAILROADS ASK INCREASED RATES FEDERAL AID FOR MEET DEFEAT AT SALEM. Ore., March 29. Until the government officials recelvt copies of RANTIAflO, Cuba, March 29. After u battle of several hours, pov- the new Oregon road laws and official, cnimcn). troopg ,,,,,,,,, tho rv))v Unci mciaiiuu ui uiu iiiumoiuhq i w- i . dtp lib ownu, iitiiiL-L'ii inuus inn i iiviiM ui Santiago. In the opinion of govern- BE MADE HERE Signed contracts for the manufac ture of Altltln-W'orthlniUon fish screens for thn state of Oregon have bp.cn received by Allkln & Worthlug lon of Medfonl from tho state game and fish commission. Work on the uianiifai'turo of about three hundred 'icreens, for which measurements have been made, will be started at Hie (hup on North Kir street us soon is the ncresHnry iiiurhlucry can be assembled. Work will be pushed as rapidly ns possible under orders from tho com mission so that as many as possible of the screens will be completed be for the turning of water inio the Ir rtgntlon ditches. The AliUn-W'orthliiKlnn screen has ben adopted by the state of Wash iimton nnd It Is probable, that the making of screens for that state In Medford will follow. TV! IK railroads of the country have applied for an hi- A crease in freight rates to offset the increased wages forced by the Adamsoii eight-hour law. The railroads have been enjoying their most, prosper ous year, and the present year bids fair to be still more prosperous. In 19l(i, the net earnings of American rail roads were .t1,i:!),0(X),()(M) or ;"( for every family in the United States. Their gross earnings were .$:i,7;j:i,(XH),(XH), so that out of every dollar earned there was 130 cents profit, above all expenses. In .January, 11)1 7, the net earnings of the railroads were $7(5.1 !)(),()!)() as compared with $(8,r8(,()l)( for January, lf)l(i. The same rate of increase will give the railroads !)(),(()(),())() more profits in 1917 tluin in 11)10. The railroads have been most, inefficiently and wretch edly ma i urged. They have permitted congestion of loaded cars at terminals and created thereby serious shortage that has paralyzed commercial activities in extensive re gions, in spite of which dividends are 10 per cent higher than in 1!)(H). Wage increases granted employes take up only part of the increased productivity ol labor employed under mod ern conditions and with modern equipment. .Net prom in creases more than equal the increased wages. The rail roads will have to prove their case by belter arguments than yet advanced to justify the asked lor increases. latlng to matching the funds to be provided under the Shackleford bill, the Oregon state highway commission will not be given full recognition by the government, and the co-operation with tho government may be delayed, according to information contained In an opinion received today by the highway commission from Attorney General Brown. , These cannot bo given, the attorney-general points out, until after the people of the state pass on the JG, 000,000 bonding bill, known as house bill 5!j0, at the special election In Juno. Commision Asked Advice. . The commission asked the attorney general for an interpretation of sec tion 12 of house bill 550, as to wheth er or not a surplus of the automobile license fund would be available for the payment of the interest and prin cipal upon bonded indebtedness for highway purposes. 'l'ou:o bill 550 cannot be furnlsh tliD government officials as nn enactment of this state," says the at- torniy-general, "nor can any con struction there by this office or other representatives of the slate based up on It as being the law of the sta'.o be- properly given prior to its enactment. Such representation would not be true in fact nor valid." The attorney general points out that in another opinion, however, he gave his understanding of section 38 chapter 194, laws of 1917, which is the motor vehicle license law. Surplus Pays Interest. This section provides that the sur plus from motor vehicle licenses may be applied to paying interest and principal of bonds issued to mater the Shackleford road fund, which seems to be an answer to the ques tion tho government officials have in mind. ; i The highway commission advised the irttorney general that tho federal officials wore under the impression that he had questioned the authority to issue bonds under house bill 21, known as the Uean-Darrett bonding bill, to ralso money to match the Shackloford fund. . , Attorney General Brown denies ev er having expressed such an opinion, nnd says he finds' no reason why bonds cannot bo issued under the provisions of that bill. Passing of an Old Landmark 0779 REGISTERED UP TO MARCH SEVENTEEN The following list of registrations. sbnwliii; Hie number registered In the various parlies up to close of regis tration on March IT. 1 !M 7 : Male ' Republican 3 2 nil Democrat 1 vc, a l'rogriMslve i'7 Prohibition 55 Socialist MX Miscellaneous i' 12 Totals r. 7 1) IVi.iiiIk Total 2 Iu7 III70 7 h;i !;i ICS & i:t SIP am ".Ml To tiit Ivdltor: Incident to decay and weakness from age, tho old saw mill, known as Aiken's mill, at Pros-1 peet, succumbed under the weight of the heavy snows of tho past winter. The old mill" having been closely associated with the events of pioneer limes In ibis part of Jackson countv. perhaps a review of some of the most interesting Incidents pertaining to Its hlstur might please many of tho readers of your valued paper, t met ad .V OiiriiK the fall of It'll, being de sirous of reliable Information con ecvnlng the priority of my Mill creek waicr power rights. I addressed a Id ler to Mr. Shisson, l-'alrhope. Ala. The following taken from n letter re ceive, I from Mrs. ('. 1). Slosson ill re, ply to my I im 1 1 1 1 1 I'M . tells why and hew ilu eld mill was built. "The tlrst five years of our mar ried life were spent in the cabin at the bridge The first and for many ears Hit only county bridge over Itotie liver and located near the ment officials the revolution bus now entered in its final pluise. Some 800 troops attacked en trenched rebels to the number of about 500. The rebels resisted hull' i day, after which General Ciimiielio withdrew the liberal forces. Colonel Uelaneourt sent a detachment in pursuit nnd it is expected that nt least one more engagement will take place. llic losses sustained in the battle were not lut'tre. The government re ports show that Lieutenant Wilfrcdo P'mz was killed nnd six men were wounded. Iho rebel dead included Colonel Vinent. Major Fnnsto Menoenl, a brother of the president, took part in the fight. Government troops now occupy Gunntnnnnio. The rebels left with out resisting. It is expected the American marines thcro will soon be withdrawn. No American marines remain in Santiago. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured vrtlh LOCAL APPLICATIONS, nn tiler ennnot reuL-h the 8tat if Ilia dUeuse. Cnturrli la a liluod or coQBtltutluiinl dlacaai', und III order lo pure It you mUHt tnke liiteruul remedies, line n iamrra Cure la takuu luU'ruully. and acta directly utx.il the blood nnd liiiicoiis aurfuces. llall'a L'ntnrrb Cure la not n uunck niedleiue. It wua eriueii by one ot the best iliyntclunM In tins country for years nun in a rcmuar pn-aeriptioa. It la comtwaed of tlio beat tunica klion-n, com bined n-ftb Ilia beat blood nilrlflora. acting dl rectly on tbo nnieoua snrfneea. The perfect unbtnallut of tile two lintreuleiita ih wn.n pro duces audi woadertiu results la cunog catarra. Bend for tentluiitilnls, free. F. J. CHUNKY & CO.. Props., Toledo, O. Sold by Drngglats, price 75c. Take Mali's Family Pills for constipation. the mill nnd did tho sawing. .Mr. lteeson attended to tho teaming nnd supply end of tho venture, tr latch nt one time seemed an arsured success The first sawing must have been In 1S7-I. Some 50.000 feet of flue sugar pine lumber, quite well seasoned, reatly for tho teams, as they return ed from I'ort Klamath, burned. One of the hands took n notion to fire the slab pile and burned all but about 'Jim feet, and Mr. Slosson nearly lost his lire saving the mill nnd that about ended our career on Mill creek. "We hod one child (l-'annle May! bom at the old eubln. The first white chlltl In that part of the world. Perhaps you wonder how we came to locate out there. The fine tract of timber was tho first Inducement, and then every assurance that a railroad' would be built through thcro. ThO first summer we wero there the mil-j road surveyors were through flvej times, and they talked It as the most feasible route. This l all past and gone. But the heart often turns i bought the mill and equipment. Also Deskln's squatter's right to a section, omre or less, of unsurveyod govern ment land. The next year wo petitioned for tho survey of a township, which was granted, wo being required to deposit $800. We then entered timber laud, Improved the mill and water power, and during several years following we manufactured considerable sugar plno lumber, a largo portion of which we hauled to Central Point and ship ped to San Francisco, which was sure somo undertaking, considering the roatls and mountains of those days. "The old mill" has always borne a reputation for oxcollent lumber, which entered Into ninny of tho host bouses In tho county years ago. As a rallying point for the settlers for many miles around about the old mill will long be remembered. The presetn owner Intends to re build and install a shingle mill and other wootl working machinery in place of tho old mill. Respectfully, S. S. AIKEN. With Medford trade Is Medford made JOHN A. PERL UNDERTAKE jiiy Assistant. 28 SOI TII HAKTI.KTT. Phone Si.' I" niitl -17-J-S. Austomobtle Hoarse Service. Ambulance Service. Coroner. Typewriter Paper Carbons Ribbons Erasers Office Supplies of All Kinds at the West Side Pharmacy 771 5?ea2. Sr J. R. Woodford, Prop. You must surely send some of our for Hot Buns You never tasted anything like them before. Don't fail to order some and we advise you to order plenty. You'll want tliein. Daked on Fri day. Nurmi Baking Co present site of the fallftu nla-Oicgon ! to "i" old mill Power eompmiv's ilaml about half a mile from the mill. In the summer of 1.V7J lleeson i Hlosson nearly com pleted n dam In the river Just above the old bridge, bin eiirlstmas ot that year hUh water took the dam oat, and they went to work and built n mill en what we always trilled Mill cieek. .Mr, Slosson. with help, built or several years prior to ISS. ('apt. II. P. Desklns owned and oper ated the mill, and hauled a voodlv amount of superfine sugar plno lum ber to .InekHonvUle ami other valley points. Old residents will recall Cap lain Hesklns, bis o teams and bin queer wuyn. In the fall of Ism) Aiken Bios Three One-Act Plays Drama League at St. Mark's Hall Friday Eve, Mar. 30 at 8 p. m. Admission 50c Ju!tpbntthe Tape a row tit a Time i i Greatest Improvement In Seed Planting FOR BETTER GARDENS The tissue paper tape keeps the seed constantly moist it is simple to understand that they germinate quicker ana better. The seeds arc spaced the proper distance apart so no thinning out is necessary. Only the finest selected seeds of thoroughly tested l""ize winning strainsarc used. And the labor is reduced to a minimum. Surely this is what you should use in your garden this year. Pakro Soedtape ts made by the Americau Seetitatie Co., 7 1 West Jrd St ., New Yullc City. Cet It at your doal era. Price 10c twr package I,. M. 1IAKKINS KA01.K DULCI CO. 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Portland, Ellensburg and Wspalo SOIMF THE UNIVERSAL CAR See the new fpnture: siren inline hood; Inrrjc ra diator and enclosed fun; crown fenders liolli front and renr; nil lilm-k finih: nickel trim mings; n motor enr of np-to-diiteuess, nnd every inch n true Kurd. Ami you are asked to buy the Turd ear simply on the records of service nnd economy pven liy more than fifteen hun dred thousand Ford curs in use hlung every line Ot demand. The success of the car is your ns suriinee of snlixfiiftion. F.very owner of n Ford cur is certain of prompt, rnurteims service the country over, fur travel where you will there's a Ford uncut near at hand. Tuiirini; Car, .flion Hunalioiit, .:t-I.V. Guipc'el, $.10.i; Town Car, ..WV. Sedan. Jlilj-f. . b. Detroit. . Kasy lenns. . C. E. GATES