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I'L'UMHIIHI KVWItY AKTUHNOON
KXIIKI'T Kl'NUAV HV THE
WHY WE ARE AT WAR.
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AFTER THE WAR
In
AMSTKIUM.r, April 9. Tho cm
fjt peror's Master message on electoral
,; reform, nridrnnscd to Chnnrallor Von
Ilelhmaun-llollwog, Is treated by I ho
'n Herlln press as of the highest 1m
portuiice. The only paper which ox
en presses dissatisfaction is tho Kreuse
fo Zoltung, which finds little consolation
Ct In tho fuel thut tho execution of tho
reform propositi is postponed until
Rr after tho war, as It believes the chair
- eel I or should not now halt on tho
0. P"lh of tho complete democratization
jl) of Prussia and (iormnuy.
Tho hokal Anzelner thinks (hut
(ho inessaRo will havo a useful offect
jr abroad. "No one can Interfere with
A' our affairs," says this paper.
fo The Tngobhitt' snys It Is essential
that Prussia, should havo oiiunl vot
ing, abolishing tho present bad pin
ct nil system. It reminds the omperor
w that Prussian franchise reform Is'on
ly ono of numerous reforms needed
by (lorninny and that tho whole Im
L I'erlul Institution needs rtinodellng.
Ii AMSTiatOAM, April 9. Tho fron
; tier correspondent of tho Tologruf,
n suggests that tho recklossnoss shown
by (ionium submarines Ih duo to tho
C IiIk financial rewards offered (ho
0 crows by (ho Oorninn government
fi Tho men who man (ho submarines
get (op per cent bl'her pay than
P those of any other brunch of tho na
tional service and recelvo In addition
r iiuliBlantlal bonuses.
l lfty per cent of the valuo of a
captured snip Is distributed among
her captors, five per cent to tho com-
c inandor of tho submarine, five to the
t chief engineer, flfleen to tho remain
V mg oincera and twenty-five to the
a crew. Per oonlngoa for torpedoed
o ships iiro bused on the Insurance vul-
') no of tho vessel. In these cases the
' submarine commander gets one per
cent, (bo chief engineer one, tho re-
ninliilng otrlcers four and tho crew
; ten. There are also extra rewards ror
special exploits.
I ,
" MAYOR GATES TO BUILD
fc BUNGALOWS ON WEST MAIN
R Mayor ('. K. dates, who purchased
three resident lots on West Main
I street u couple of months iiro, huf.
r had Architect ('lurk at work tor sev
eral days on plans and spoi -incurious
f for the erection of u buntalow on
f each o( these three hits.
Two or the lots join ami Mr. Clark
( ban drawn bis plans to IiHiik out a
I very mil. pie and pleasliiK exterior ap
1 pearaiu-e. In that while the Ihiuku
I lows will be Identical in deskn the
I Plans will be reversed (;vinB l lien a
decldei' dirt'ercnt appearance and n
I very altracllve ono. I'he (wo bulhl
1 Inns will be connected In a liercobi
which will sp ,ml,,, aiilomoblle
' ilrlvewny between them.
Kucli buimalow will havo five
t rooms, a bath and sleopiiin porch.
' The porch piers ami fiicpiaces will lie
i of cobblestones.
The third Imnnalow to be liullt will
lie alnios( u facsimile or the io
libovo inentloneil In Intctlor deslcn.
i but the outsble will bo so cousii n,
, na to be veiy unlike the others In out.
Hide nppearaiu e. The exterior or all
(ho htlUKalons will be shluc.lt-. I,
.Mr. llules states Him pnioset
(o comment o const ruction work on
tllO buildings at Oln C, Of i:voi U;
estimates could he sui'inttte.l nn,
contractu awarded.
itPKOAI many splendid paragraphs in President Wil-
son's nolile message eallinif llie uutio i to arms v,c
qiioie the following as expressing what it seems to us is our
complete) justification of war and should continue to be, the
soul and heart ot our national purpose:
"We are now about to accept the gage of battle with
this natural foe to liberty, and shall, if necessary, spend the
whole force of the nation to check- and nullify its preten
sions and its power. We are glad, now that we see the
facts wilh no veil of false pretense about them, to fight
inns jor me nil iniate peace of tlie world and for the libera
tion of its peoples, the (Jerman peoples included, for the
rights of nations great and small and the privilege of men
everywhere to choose their way of life and obedience. The
world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must
ie planted upon tlie trusted -foundations of nolitical
l : i i , ,
liiicity.
It seems to us that the president said not a word too
much or a word loo Jittle; that to have said it sooner may
have been an evidence ot over cairerness for war: t.hnt. to
nave ueiaycd longer certainly would have been weakness.
Jl there be a citizen of this country so lackinsr in im
Iriotisni, so blind and deaf to the dulies which this solemn
Hour imposes upon him, that he hesitates to make what
ever sacrifice may be called for, he is unworthy to enjoy
the liberty so dearly purchased by the revolutionary
fathers. J
V e are about to go to war not only to preserve nnr own
liberties, but to help all the. other liberty-loving peoples of
mi: worm train aim preserve t ncirs.
No nation ever went to war with a less selfish- hhvhomp
for a more noble cause.
Our allies are the great European democracies. wlnVli
I., it.. i . ' '
(or nearly uiree years have heen lighting our light, list as
now we snail iimu uieirs.
We arc all at one, and must continue at. one. in nuv rle.
termination to crush forever the last remaining military
autocracy that menaces the world's liberties.
SPOILATION OF A NATION.
CO MANY stories of (lerinan barbarism and cruelty
havc been related that we have become calloused, but
tales coming from the evacuated portion of France surpass
uwiiui i,iniHt: M cvtousiv reuueu. jiinven : v m
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re-
rreaung invaders have (Unie their best not only to make
tins lerlile and smiling portion of France a wilderness, but
to destroy utterly that portion of the French people in
habiting it.
Ihe derinans have deliberately burned d
mited every building. They have'eut down Ibe iivionw'.u ,,('
shade trees and orchards. They Lave put acid and salts
upon the vineyards. Thev havo nmi'dereil ami !.,,, en
tered the male.iuliabitanfs mutilated the children, forced
the women into a shameless slnverv. e;n-ri,l
ind youths into captivity.
That many mothers and children, refugees from the'
district near St. Quentin, evacuated by the Germans, were
deliberately infected with turberciilos's, by cultures inject-1
;d in their arms under the guise of vaccination, is the state
ment of Captain Dr. Cailleaux, in charge of the Hosnital
I onde. at Chantillv, who savs:
"A microscopic examination of (ho nus froni lb
tho limbs of a number of these poor ret'unees disclosed the fact thai they
were all Inoculated with tu'ioreiilosis coil-life, in the form of germ cul
tures, by (lerman army doctors.
"Their object was plain enomrh to cause ivld .iiiio.nl tiihorcnineie
anions tho French people. Thoy tried to do It n Ioiik time pro bv Innocu
latlUK expatriate! prisoners or war. Then emaciated and Illnouiished wo
men and ehllclren i.-.ailo excellent hrcodlnu siiots for iub;rt ulosk.. anil nl-
incty several Panics aro dead and others In n serious condition."
There Seems to be. nothing Ihe human brain can eon-
eive of in the line of torture and refined cruelty that the
'russian jugger has not made use of in his tenth century
wan are with twentieth century euiiiiinir.
HANDING A LEMON
10 IHE JAPANESE
. AMSTKUDAM, April !). Under
the. caption 'the biter bit," SuiuIii.v'k
Koelische Volks Zeituiif; prints un ar
ticle under ft Berlin dntc which pur
ports to explain America's plun in
tlie l''ur Kust. 11 says :
"The iiiitiiffoniKiii between Anierifn
and Japan was aroused over China
but Washington proved craftier than
Tokio and l'ureed China to break
with (lermnny by which action Japan
like Ksnu wn cheated of its rights
as tlie first born. President Wilson
realized tho imnortnnee of Chinese
and Japanese questions letter than
liny of his predecessors and adopt
ed it strontr policy in sunoort of ihe
prestige of the United Stales, n pol
icy "which also became anti-German.
"It would he wroiirf to attribute
this policy to pro-Hrilishisni. Dur
injf the wiir President Wilson pur
sued an American policy above all,
lo which is aseribuble America's huffo
development ill tho production of ar
maments. Every child knows that
no one in Germany ever thought of
Ihe possibility of ft ficrinnn-Aiueri-
enn war. President tlson lnmsell
hardly seriously contemiilated ft Ger
mun diiitLrer but did contemplate a
Jiniiiiiese d.'iii'j-er. This is also fully
iiiidersleod in Tokio."
The article says that on (ho sur-
I'aco nothing , is more naluriil than
America should equip a Kiunt army
and fleet. It continues:
"They are not for use, however, in
(his war, during which they 'will prac
tically not fire a shot, but for use af
terward Ufjninst Japan. Thus our
neinies play with their own allies
the s;ume of 'Ihe biter hit,' wilh Japan
actinjr tho leading pari."
CAKI) OF THANKS.
We desire to thank the Medford I.
O. 0. F., the Sutherlln I. O. 0. F.,
Olive Rebekah lodge, the sophomore
high school class, Mary C. Tinker and
class, Baptist Ladles Aid and The
Loyal Hearts class and the many
friends for tlie ninny beautiful floral
offerings and especially the friends
who so kindly helped us during our
recent bereavement.
MRS. E. G. HEADLEE
AND CHILDREN.
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6T. LOUIS, April 9. "Wo are en
tering upon ono ot the greatest wars
wKhout a rese'vfj of food," declared
Henry J. Wales, president of the
Kansas s(.U3 fcjikcltural college be
fore the confirciH-e here today called
by Secretary Hourton of tho United
States department of agriculture, to
consider the food situation of the na
tion. . "This country'.; visible supriy of
food," lie continued, "will be consum
ed before anotlie- harvest. Should
we havo an unfavorable season ihe
United States would face tiio great
est food shortage since the civil war.
"The problem of suppoiting two
million soldiers soon will confront us.
We must feed our own people at home
while they produce munitions and
equipment and wo also must assist
in supplying our allies with food."
Increased gardening, rapid exten
sion of community canning clubs and
encouragement of potato acreage were
among tho conservative measures ad
vocated by President Waters
'PHILADELPHIA, April 9. Eight
and one-half inches of biiow covered
Philadelphia today, exceeding in
depth any snowfall during the past
winter.
NEW YORK, April !. Worship
pers leaving the churches after the
Sunday night Easter services walked
out into a snow storm which, contin
uing nil night long, ended today after
laying a five-inch mantle of white
upon'the city.
H. E. Nenlon and .t! Ii. Chase have
called a meeting at the Table Itock
school houso to organize a home
guard and emergency club. Mr. Chase,
who is a Spanish-American war vet
eran, has volunteered his services ns
drill master.
mm
Ask
Grandfather
He'll
Tell You
Hundreds Of Thousands
Have Kept Their Health
By the timely and periodical use of a GOOD
blood tonic. The best time is in Spring or at its
approach. Preserved health means a vigorous
and happy old age.
During 50 years S. S. S. has performed thi3
service for millions. Cleansing tho blood lightens
the work on your liver and kidneys. You feel
better and live longer. At your druggist's.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
S.S.S. Will Preserve Ycssrs
SOIL SLACKERS.
7 ''''' square yard (if uihhI soil should be put lo work
to neip ieeu uie nation. '
I Ins is tlie slo.oan put. out bv the United States dennrr-
I ..c : ..ii . . . '. . . . . i
ini'iii in .im-iniiuire. in l ie nudsr n ;i won win-
lied wilh ereat crop shortage, the owners of vacant uncnl
ivaled hits and utitillcd acres are as much "shickcrs" n
those who it I use m other ways to answer their country's
The department su. truest s "why not put a special tax on
ie unused huidr"' The susrircst'ion is an excellent, ime.
,,. , i ii, i , , ....
tu.i 'i ii'ii ini (i s uiiiio alio n i in i s: it ii'.iin iiu.t
iKHlhl he lorccd bv taxation to hrino- tlu l.-nnl int., j
Only one hall' the arable land in" the United-States is
under cultivation. I'robahlv the noivcntaiiT is not m-eater
in the Uopie river valley. Here we are in normal times,
import ino- half our foodstuffs, and we may be sure that
nil, war prices and a world demand, that unless we raise
our own toodstulls this year, a good manv of us will iro
without.
If we would raise more potatoes, corn, wheat, ijardeii
triirk, pii;s and cows there would be no question of the val
ley's prosperity. In ordinary yea is, we must have irri
gation to do it, but we may be' able to jM by without it
this year at least we can urovo that we .'ice no sl:wkiri In-
1 1' ill"'.
Xdlli'l-',,
All nceoiiuis due the late K il
lleadlee, agent for the j. k. WutMns
Co., Illllut bo llllld at once to Mrs. K
O. lleadlee, 1U7 N. ('., M,-dford. 17
Willi Medford trade Is Mcdiord n,.,,!v
MANILA. April !).--Filipino veteran-
of ihe revolution are plcduim:
llicir loyally and co-tUK'nuimi to
I lov crnor ('u-nt-nil Ihirri-on. The au
ilionlics rc rt'.'i-tci iiijj (icniiaiw.
Tin- (Icim.in club lu re lin- bi-cn t ier
ed. Sailors I nun the (icniuin m-.m'!
.it ("cbii mid ,i'.!nti.i!in':ii hioe ln-cn
conhned to eiiu-ps as u iiiciiviit-c ,,f
pi'i'leetii'ii. ltridtjcs anil public buihl
:ni.'s are under imitl.
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25c at all dniirgists.
JOHN A. PERL
UNDERTAKE
lily Assistant.
BH SOl'TII HAItTI.KTT.
l'bciivc M. 47 nilil 17-J-LJ.
Ausionioblto llearse Service.
Ambulance Service, Coroner.
Insist Upon Home Products
THESE GOODS ARE MADE IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
KEEP THE MONEY AT HOME
WHICH Oli' TIIKKK TOPS
is tho belter? it is difficult to toll
now, because tho sun is shining but
when these two cars run through the
shower which is coiiiIiik over tho next
hill there will bo all the differenco in
tho world between them then. Wi
make tops that do not leak or crack
and we repair tops which have Kone
bad.
Medford Auto Top Factory
li. 11. ACKI.KV, Proprietor.
US South Central.
If good little pigs you'll be
each mom, . , -
And drink vour milk aud eat
your corn,
You'll soon grow into that
delectable fame
Of having "ACORX" llama
and lacon for vour name.
ROGUE BJeVlLI-u
, AND!
I PfA ACORN VZS( I
INDEPENDENT MARKET
"Around the Corner"
OUR SERVICE STATION
For
Telephone 890
GALVANIZED
TANKS
OIL AND WATER
and
IRRIGATING TIPE
Go to J. A. SMITH,
128 N. Grape St.
Fatronhe the Institution
that Maintains the Largest
Payroll in Modford
The Medford
Printing Co.
The Tiest Equipped Job
Plant in Oregon Outside of
Portland
ill rw
lis Time! -which stands.
a
heliitid violiii tone,
(and Ciar fragrance)
Dovn in Pennsylvania the wood
from the old covered bridges is much
esteemed as material for the making
of violins. For this wood is time
seasoned, time -cured. And unless
it is made from time-seasoned wood
a violin lacks in tone.
By the same token a cigar, the
leaf for which has not been properly
time-cured, lacks in fragrance.
That, friends, is why we time-cure
for long months all leaf for the OWL
Cigar. That is why we constantly
keep on hand at least $1,000,000
worth of mellowing tobacco. And
why our curing experts never allow
any portion of their guarded leaf to
be made into OWL Cigars until it is
exactly "ready" in OWL fragrance.
These measures guarantee that
your every OWL Cigar will be a
fragrant, mellow smoke.
Demonstrate it I 5c at the near
est cigar store.
IB
THE MILLION DOLLAR CIGAR
a
7i.' 'iiniviiHi' a
1 53 Showing exact size
W of t fi-adi-ant ,
p. unelW OWL
13!
Branded.- for
3'our protection
M. A. GUNST BRANCH
GENERAL CIGAR CO. INC.
You Can Be Your
Own Garageman
by piirehnsins your automobile sup
plies from us. We have everything
from clip grease to body polish. It
Is a real pleasure to use our polish
tho dirt comes off so easily, and the
Kloss rises as brightly as the sun.
C. E. GATES
The Portland Hotel
PORTLAND, OREGON
The Rose City's world-famed hotel, occupying an
entire block. All outside rooms. Superior dining
and grill service. An atmosphere of refinement, with
a service of courtesy.
European Plan, $1.50 and Up
RICHARD W. CHILDS, Mauager