rRDFOTiD TrATTJ TKTBTTXE AfEDFOTlT), 'OTCTCflOy, TTTTTTSDAY, MAKCn 29, 1917.
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'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
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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.
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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
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