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SHOULD DECLARE WAR.
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Providing bualncs men of Hert
ford and tho Modford commercial club
will b!i;ii a petition Hinting that they
will support tho efforts of local re
cruiting officers, Modford will be
made the headquarters for recruiting
fur this district, Including the terri
tory from Ashland to Grants Pass, ac
cording to Sergeant W. M. Fore of
the recruiting service.
Serjeant Knro spent Friday and
Saturday at tlrants Pass, returning
Sunday to Modford. Karly this wcelc
ho will establish temporary head
iuurlors for tho district at tho Hotel
Holland.
Tho bile:. I ri'criiit for the nvb'tlon
.-enk-n is .I;.r!o -Mcrrlmnn, who was
ilisp.iti bed Sunday to Portland by
Sorgeunt Koro. At Vancouver bar
racks Morrlman will Join tho Medford
contingent of about twenty youn;
men who will lcavo In tho near future
for San Diego.
Tho annual meeting of tho First
Southern Oregon District Federation
of Women's Clubs, composed of sev
enteen clubs of southern Oregon,
which was to havo been held nt
Grants Puss, April IS. 13 and 14,
has been postponed.
All arrangements had been com
pleted and tho programs In tho hands
of tho printers, but owing to tho
numerous cases of measles In tho
schools, tho execntlvo board at a
mooting on Friday decided to talio
this precaution.
The convention will bo held at
Grants Pass at u later date, tho same
to bo announced by tho executlvo
board.
DAISY W. HIOI.MS,
Chairman of Press.
REPUBLIC IS CRY OF
SOCIALISTS IN REICHSTAG
LONDON, April 2. There were
ntorniy scenes in tho rebhstag Friday
according to a Iteuler dispatch from
Amsterdam when socialist deputies
foroshadowed tho establishment of a
republic and demanded that the
rolchstag havo larger powers In the
foreign policy.
Dr. F.dunrd David, tho socialist
leader Is quoted by tho Cologne Ga
zette as saying:
"My party has addressed uh appeal
to foreign socialists for peace- with
out annexation. It has been rejected.
The French want absolutely to annex
Alsace-Lorraine."
lie declared that the Imperial chan
cellor's words directed to the new
rulers or Hussla had transgressed the
n. Hilary censorship, for ilie mllllnry
authorities hud Instructed the press
that nothing must be published n i-!
l'uriim ll!e approval of the Itiissiun'
revolution Pe nslieil for the crea
tion of a constitutional domocrulo
'late. ,
George l.eilel-our, social drnun'r.i
t ' le itlnr, said
."If the iliriniui etuporor urgently,
advised Kiuprror Nicholas in ll'Or,,
m burner to oppose tbo justified de-m,.l;i.:-
o the peop'o, hv did not tho '
i : a o-ellor enture to clip the p;hiio
advlio to Kmperor Wllllaiu. We re-,
gard a reiuiblic as n coining Imv it
able di-velo,iuent In Germany.
"History now Is marching with'
soven-lcaguo boots. The German
people. Indeed shows. Incredible pul-j
leuro. The reblislag must have the1
right to a voire In the conclusion of
alliances, peace treat leu and derlain-,
tlons of war. The Imperial chancel
lor must be dlsniussed when the
relchtag demands It." I
Shouts of "lilgli treason" Inter
rupted llerr I.edebour, and the presl-
p RESIDENT WILSON will sprak to oonffrpss this
afternoon. No one knows what the message will be.
If the voice of America, however, is heard above the shriek
of the pacifists, the muttering of the hyphenates and the
wail of the slackers, it will be for war against the rotten old
autocracy that for selfish greed plunged the world into a
niaelstorm of blood and has increased the horrors by an
inconceivable relapse to barbarism, and extended the ca
tastrophe to neutrals with a ruthlessness born of despera
tion. The United States' reply to German aggression, to the
war being waged against this country by Germany, should
be a declaration of war against Germany and the declara
tion should be followed by placing all of our tremendous
resources of men and material in the prosecution of the
war that this hideous Frankenstein of militarism that in a
futile attempt to bestride the world like a colossus, has
made of it a slaughter pen, and a chamel house, may for
ever be extinguished and that democracy may forever tri
umph over autocracy.
Such action by tho United States would hasten the end
of the war. It would demonstrate that the people of the
world are united to crush autocracy. It would sound 'the
death knell of the llohenzollern and Ilapsburg dynasties,
which for 500 years have made Europe a shambles. It
would usher in the new era in which there will be no more
kings and no more wars, with nations freed from feudal
ists bondage to solve the problems of humanity.
The United States lias never gone to war save to estab
lish or vindicate liberty. In a war with Germany we would
be fighting the same principle of tyranny and oppression
that we fought in 1776. We do not fight for spoils or for
territory we fight for humanity.
American citizens of German birth or ancestry should
remember that it was to csenrm nntocvnpv rvrrmmr nn,i
lack of opportunity that they or their fathers came from
Germany to America. In the Avar between the United
States and Germany, it will be their opportunity to do their
part in freeing their own kinsmen in the fatherland, from
autocracy, tyranny and hick of opportunity, which drove
Germans to America. It will be a war to free the German
people and make possible the continuance of the German
nation, for the war must continue until Germany is demo
cratized to insure the future safety of the world either
democratized or ruined.
There can be no peace for the world as long as Prus
sian militarism bestrides it, as loner as Prussian mitoer.nev
is striving at world dominion,' as 0ng as dynasties count
for more than people. The world can no longer tolerate
the existence of a nation that nermits itself to ln o-nvoi-nrvl
by a caste that is without conscience and which refuses
j. : i i ; . i. i i 1 1 i , . . . 1
io recognize csiamisiiea jaw, tne loundation or civiliza
tion for such a nation is a menace to the rest of the na
tions. It violates treaties and pledges, invokes savage ter
rorism, murders women and children, treats friendly na
tions with treachery, and in its obession to conquer and
enslave the world, proves a maniacal monster, knowing no
law of God or man, save its own lust for power.
Such arc not Gorman characteristics they arc char
acteristics imposed upon Ihc nation by the ruling militar
ist ic caste but as long as the Gorman people give slavish
loyalty to their false leaders, they will continue to be out
lawed by the world they out rage. The fate of the German
people is in their own hands.
A democratic Germany would give expression to the
ideals of justice, progress and peace, the ideals of democ
racy throughout the world, and such a Germany would
have nothing to fear from other nations, because they have
nothing to fear from it.
Aside from the world struggle of democracy, the Unit
ed States must declare war in order to protect its citizens
and preserve its ideals or "sow within itself the seeds of
dissolution." Tlu transgression of American rights, the
destruction of American lives, force us to compel that re
spect for our fiag Unit autocracy has denied.
LATE THIS YEAR
Timely Hints for the Home Garden
Sweet Corn and Tomatoes.
(Precipitation for tho month of
March waB 1.88 Inches, .G Inches be
low the normal of 2.40 for the month
according to the monthly report of
the Medford weather office. ' Precip
itation In March ,1916, was l.fG,' in
1915, .89.
The county pathologist's qffice
points out that the amount qf mois
ture in the ground Is In excess of the
amount indicated by precipitation fig
ures. The snow and raln of the
month has seemingly practically all
sunk into the ground with very little
runoff. '
The report shows that the season
Is obnormally late, due to cold and
frequent rnlns. Farm work generally
Is far behind.
Following Is tho report for the
month:
Temp. Preclp.
Date. Max. Mln. . Amt.
1 42 14
2 46 10
3 46 22
4 44 34 .09
5 49 32 .18
6 45 26
7 51 32
8 46 27
9 47 32 .27
10 47 32
11 47 27
12 , 48 29
13. 45 31 .15
14 46 28 .04
15 51 31 .04
16 56 24
17 57 34
18 55 34
19 53 28
20 53 35 .05
21 45 33 .06
22 53 30 .01
23 55 29
24 55 40 .08
25 52 30 , T
26 43 36 .18
27 61 41 .52
28 63 38 T
29 52 33 .20
30 47 32 .01
31 42 25 T
Sum ,1542 933 1.88
Mean 49.74 30.10
Monthly Summary.
Temperature Mean maxiumn, 49.
74; mean minimum, 30.10; mean.
39.92; maximum ,63; date 28; mln
Imum, 14, date 1st; greatest daily
range, 32.
Temperature Total, 1.8S inches;
greatest In 24 hours, .52; dato 27th.
Snow Total snowfall, 1 inch.
Number of days with .01 inch or
more precipitation, 14; clear, 4; part
ly cloudy, 10; cloudy, 17.
Remarks Season late due to cold
and frequent rains. Farm work geu
ernlly behind.
Chalmers Lynite Pistons
An Evidence of Chalmers Quality
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rows throe feet apart and two feet
apart In the row. Free cultivation Is
desirable and the plants should be
kept Browing rapidly. On tho other
hand, many growers believe that fresh
stable manure should not be used for
eggplants, and that the land should
not contain nnfermented vegetable
matter to any large extent. A dozen
good healthy plants should supply
enough for the average-sized fumlly
throughout the season.
WASHINGTON', D. C, April 2.
Sweet corn, to bo at Us best, should
ho eaten within a few hours after it
is piiki'd, for its sugar content dis
appears very rapidly after it is re
moved from the garden. For this
reason ami because of its very gen
eral popularity, it is an excellent
vegetable to grow In the home gar
den, it should bo planted on rich
laud ami cultivated In the same man
ner as field corn, lieginning as soon
..s the soli Is warm, successive plant
ings may be made every two or three
weeks until late summer. Another
method of prolonging the supply is
to plant early, medium, and tale va
rieties. The seed should be planted
about two Inches deep In drills throe
fert apart, ami thinned to a single
stalk every 10 to 14 inches.
the varieties recommended by the
specialists in the V. S. department
ot agriculture ate: For early corn
t '(Mien Mant am and Adams Karly,
and tor medium and late varieties
Hhuk Mexican or Crosby s Karly,
Country (lent Ionian, nnd K tow ell's
Kvergreen. The last named variety
hits the largest ears and Is the most
productive.
Sweet corn should bo planted on
rich land. The cultivation should be
frenuent and thorough, and ull weeds
shi..ild bo kept down and nickers ro
moved from around tho base of the
plant.
Another favorite vegetable Is tho
tomato, which now forms one of the
most Important of our garden crops.
in liic UUllU, U 19 ury ueMtui'lu to
start tho plants in a house or a hot
bed, and to transplant them once or
twice in order io securo strong and
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10 CENT "GASGWEIS"
BEST LAXATIVE FOR
Don't Stay (nstipitl, llradnrliy,
Hlllous, With ltitNitli Ibid or
SttHiuti'li Sour.
No odds how bad your liver, stom
ach or bowels; how much your head
aches, bow miserable and uncomfort
able you are from a cold, constipa
tion, indigestion, biliousness and
sluggish bowels you always get re
lief with Cascarets.
lon't let your stomach, liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness, dizziness, ner
vousness, sick, sour, gassy stomach,
bad cold, offensive breath and all
other distress; cleanse your Inside or
gans ot all the bile, gases and consti
pated matter which Is producing the
misery.
A 10-cent box means health, hap
piness and a clear head for months.
All druggists sell Cascarets. Iion't
forget tbo children their llttlo In
sldes need a gentle cleansing, too.
JOHN A. PERL
UKDERTAKUt
tjriy Assistant.
S8 SOI Til KAltTI.KTT.
riioiu. M. 17 nml 47-J-2.
Austomoblle Hearse Service.
Ambulance Service. Coroner.
Chalmers 7-Passenger Touring Car
Price $1350 Detroit
Chalmers pistons are made
from one of the lightest and
highest-grade metals obtain
able Lynite, a special alloy of
aluminum.
Most cars use heavy cast
iron pistons. Much cheaper.
Much reduced efficiency.
12l-Ounce Pistons
Chalmers pistons weigh
only twelve and a half ounces
each. About one-third the
weight of cast iron pistons.
Each one of these Chalmers
pistons is true to its die. All
pistons are exactly equal in
weight.
No greater variation than
J4 -ounce is tolerated in. any
of the reciprocating parts of
the Chalmers.
Importance of Lightness
A light piston insures
smoothness and power. Light
er pistons allow other motor
parts of corresponding light
ness. Lynite pistons reduce
the strain on the bearings 160
pounds per square inch over
the cast iron piston.
The wonderful smoothness
of the Chalmers at all speeds
is largely due to the lightness
of the pistons. So also is' the
motor's remarkable power.
Compression Power
Chalmers pistons are pro
vided with three rings of
uniform tension, each three
sixteenths of an inch wide.
This means better compres
sion more power.
Below the lowest ring there
are oil relief holes to prevent
any excess of oil from reach
ing the combustion chambers.
The above is what we mean by quality in Piston. The
hind of quality you need in the pistons in the car you
buy. And the hind of quality you GET in the Chalmers.
Touring Car, 7-passenger . $1350 Roadster, 3-passengcr $1250
Touring Car, 5-passcngcr . . 1250 Limousine, 7-passenger 2550
Touring Sedan, 7-passenger . 1850 Town Car, 7-passenger 2550
(All prices t o. b. Detroit.)
A.W.Walker Auto Co.
It's a National Event
Dress Up on Easter Sunday
It's a Nation-Wide Event
In other words, everybody
dresses up on Easter
We have $15 Suits at $7.50
Ail-Wool Suits, latest style,
the chance of a lifetime 9.98
Dollar Dress Shirts - -Two
Dollar Dress Shirts
Two Dollar Hats - -$2.50
Hats - - - -
That's all today
WILL H. WILSON
The Cheapest Store in the West
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