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BERLIN SHE
UNCLE PAUL REVERE
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FOR PEACE SHOWN
SUNK BY U-BOAT
AND 18 LIVES LOST
PLANTS, FLOWERS
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WEDFORT) MATE TRIBUNE MEB-FORD, OREGON, "WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1917
BY DILLON' It. HILL.
It is conceded oy all that the heat
produced by the burning fuel la the
source of the protection to fruit on
a frosty morning. It Is admitted, to
be sure, that there is less danger of
damage from frost on a cloudy morn
ing than when the sun rises in a
clear sky and its sharp rays suddenly
liquidize the congealed particles of
moisture on the fruit buds. But
heat that prevents the freezing tem
perature is the one and logical pro
tection to tender buds and plants.
To obtain heat by imperfectly burn
ing oil is merely to add another dan
ger to that of frost. The "smudge"
is the tangible evidence that the fuel
is not being wholly consumed In the
heating process. Aside from the dum
Sge and the discomfort of the smutch
and smear of the unconsumed parti
cles of (he fuel, oil thus only
paTtially burned yields ethyleno gas,
a very poisonous element, not only to
fruit buds and bloom, but to plant
life generally; and it is both offen
sive and hurtful to human life, as
well.
Positive Demonstrations.
So many and varied have been the
positive demonstrations of the de
structive effect of ethylene gas on
flowers and plants that there ought
to be no excuse for Ignorance of the
fact.. Carnations, for Instance, are
a hardy plant. One part of ethylene
gas in one million parts of air pro
duces a poison that kills the carna
tion. If the buds have not yet bloom
ed, once exposed to that atmosphere,
they never will. They die and break
off.
The greasy appearing bark of the
fruit trees Is due to the erfect of that
poisonous gas and to the presence of
unconsumed particles of the oil the
smudge. It is observed that this
greasy appearance of the tree bark
is found only where oil has been used
as a fuel for heating the orchard. If
the burner were perfect so the com
bustion would be cpmplete, there
would be no such effect on the bark
of the fruit tree. Close observation
will detect the effect, also, of the
ethyleno gas In the sensitive pore
cells of the tree bark, rendering nat
ural transpiration and absorption im
possible. Common sense Is all that
is needed to discover the positive
damage of such a condition of the
tree.
Natural Processes Hindered.
Arrest or obstruction of thq, nat
ural processes In the course of life In
anything must at once cmbarass
its. progress and weaken its normal
forces. Will any reasonable person
undertake to dispute thlB? Surely
not! But, added to this superficial
effect of damage to the fruit tree is
the injury that is constantly permeat
ing the bark and reaching Into the
" tender wood fibre. In a period of
lyears of constant use of the oil
smudge it may be scientifically reas
oned that tho ethylene poison Is grad
ually working Into the very heart of
tho tree trunk and inslduously pro
ducing its death, just as surely as tu
berculosis produces death If not heal
ed. There ought not to be more than
one opinion about that fact. It Is
positively demonstrable; and, when
you have demonstrated a thing, you
have proved it.
But this smudge is not alone inju
rious to tho lifo of the fruit treo and
absolutely destructive of the fruit bud
and bloom In cases In which Its den
sity Is extreme; It damages other
farm and garden plants; smears tho
alfalfa foliage and tho tender blades
of grass; Insinuates Itself into the
pistils and ovaries of plants and
bloom of all kinds and works their
destruction.
Only Ono of tho Causes,
Ethylene gas Is only ono of the
causes of any definite Injury to fruit
buds and plant life; hut It. Is enough
r condemn forever the uso of oil for
heat production In orchards as a frost
prevention or for any other purpose
when the receptacle In which It Is
ignited Is not sufficiently perfect to
render tho combustion complete. No
burner has yet been invented which
will do this. Meantime, It Is well to
compare the damage done by poison
ous gases arising from burning oil In
orchards to produce heat that will ov
ercome the dangerously low temper
atures with the possible good obtained
from its use: for, when we uso ono
menace to combat tho danger of an
other, the only object Is to profit by
ii iipi'iit-aiiuii. ii iihtb no no prom
n It, It would better bo left undone.
Other features of the damage done
by oil smudge produced by burning
oil In Imperfect rereptacles will be
considered In another statement
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LONDON', April 18. A Berlin dis-
patch to the Politiken of Copenhagen
as forwarded to the Exchange Tele
graph company says that work has
been resumed in most of the Berlin
factories.
The Vossicho Zeitune; of Berlin
says that as conditions of returning
to work, the strikers demanded a
sufficient supply of bread and po
tatoes, proper distribution of food
and guarantee of the promised Prus
sian electoral reform.
COPENHAGEN, April 17, via Lon
don, April 38. The Vorwuerts nlone
of the Berlin papers continued this
morning to comment editorially on
the strike. It said the demonstration
was based rfiot only on the food sit
uation and tho demand that internal
reforms be no longer delayed, but
also on the deep longing of tho peo
ple for peace. While claimintr the
peace sentiment lias n derisive role
in the movement, the Vorwaerts ar
gues the strike cannot be regarded
as anti-frovemmentnl since the
"Austrian and German declarations
justify the hope that the policy of the
central powers is now on a path
which will soon lead to pence "
The paper laments the fact the
demonstration will have exactly the
opposite effect probably from that
desired by cneouraginir Germany's
opponents to continue the wnr and by
diminishing the output of munitions.
It also regrets that nmonjr other
excesses a crowd gathered in front
of the vacant British embassy, yell
ing and catcalling.
No reports of a strike movement in
labor centers outside Berlin hnve
been received as yet. A Kiel dis
patch says the radical anti-war
party got control of the greater Kiel
socialist Assembly and passed reso
lutions against voting war credits.
Another sidelight comes from Mun
ich, where a woman teacher was put
on trial for "pacifist intrigues." She
was acquitted on the ground that sho
was demented from overstrain.
RAINS HINDER
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LONDON, April 18 The British
forces have made further progress
north of St. Qucntin and have cap
tured the village of Villers-Guislain,
according to an official statement
given out by the war office today.
The statement follows:
"During the night we made further
progress southeast nnd east of Kpehy
nnd this morning captured the village
of Villers-Guislain with some pris
oners. We also improved our posi
tion in the neighborhood of Lngni
court. "Elsewhere there is nothing to re
port of special interest. Heavy rain
is again falling."
WAR TO DIM LIGHTS
OF GREAT WHITE WAY
NEW YORK, April lS.-War will
soon cast Its pall over the gay night
life of New York City. An order Is
sued by Mayor Mitehcl to take effect
May 1 will stop the salo of liquor
throughout the city at 1 o'clock In
the morning. All night licenses held
by saloons, hotels, roof gardens, res
taurants and cabaret places will he
cancelled for the duration of tho war,
Mayor Mitchel said that his action
was called for by good taste and a
proper sense of the present crisis;
also by the necessity of conserving
"our resources," national and per
sonal, human and material.
GENERAL VON BISS1NG
AGAIN REPORTED ILL
AMSTERDAM, April IS. Accord
ing to a Brussels telegram. Governor
General Von Hissing Is again 111 and
the emperor has appointed General
Von Zwehl his successor for the time
being, (iencrai Von Zwehl is at pres
ent governor of Antwerp.
General Von Biasing has repeat
edly been reported III during the last
year and was said to he suffering
from pneumonia and in a dangerous
condition last December. Reports of
his resignation hare been equally fre
quent but have never been confirmed
"And the span struck out by that steed in his flight
Kindled the land into name wlilits licnt."
From Longfellow's point describing the ride of Paul Ilcvcro which took pla ca i42 years ago today.
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All mule citizens over 18 years of
age of Medl'ord or Jackson county
are invited to join the home guard
company hit its meeting tonight- at
7:30 o clock in tho high school as
sembly mom. Already ninety-four
citizens of all ages have enrolled; in
cluding many of the city's most
prominent business and professional
men.
At tonight's meeting an executive
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council of three members nnd n cap
tain nnd lieutenants will ho elected,
to be chosen from n nomination list
selected by a special committee that
wns appointed by -Mayor tliiles last
Monday.
Arrangements will also bo made
for the beginning of drills by the
company in tho near future, nnd the
question of obtaining guns will he
then considered. If
A. G. Perry, a lumberman of Bend,
Oregon, who has lieon attending to
business for his sister, Mrs. M. L.
Jones, of Gold Hill, during tho past
ten days, visited Medford Tuesday to
conclude- the business and return to
Bend.
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U-BOAT
SIGHTED AT SEA
NEW YORK, April 18. A Gorman
submarine disguised as a Balling ship,
carrying three masts, wns sighted by
tho British steamship Southern Down
on April i when about .100 miles west
oi Lisbon and for two hours tho Brit
ish frelghtor wns chasnd, escaping
capture or destruction through her
superior speed, according to officers
nl the Southern Down on nrrlval of
the vossol today at an American port.
Such men want comfort
AFTER smoking
T'S NOTTCEABLE lhat more and more sub.
Ki:inii:il men arc choosing Falimas for their
steady smoke. Tlicre must be some reason for
it. Surely, these men would quickly pay a far
higher price for another cigarette if it suited
them Letter.
That is just it. No other cigarette can quite
give what i'alimas give.
Some other cigarettes taste good, yes. But
Fatimus do more they arc comfortable. Not
only arc they comfortable to the throat and
tongue while you smoke them, but, much mora
important, ihey leave a man feeling keen and
"lit" AFTER smoking, even though he smokes
mnm limn iimml.
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THE HAGUE, April 18. How ur
gent Is the yearning for peace among
the German people and how great Is
the Increased strain just Imposed on
them In consequence of the reduction
of the bread ration may be judged
from the exhortations and tho pic
tures of woeful alternatives publish
ed in provincial newspapers on tho
Inauguration of the curtailment of
the bread supply.
The Courier, of Hnnovor, for ex
ample, represents that a quicker but
unsatisfactory poaee would not lead
to a hotter food supply. The people
are told that Great Britain, France,
Italy and the United States are reck
oning with a world famine for tho
Btirrcnt year and that In case of a
premature peace the demands of
these countries who have their own
needs would prevent the supplying
of Germany with foreign foodstuffs
The Courier portrays the British
peoplo as paying the highest grain
prices of a century and declares that
the Germans are situated more favor
ably than those who planned to starve
them, not being menaced by a bad
world crop and rapidly Blnklng ship
tonnage. If, however, the blockade
of Gormany should succeed through
lack of economy, the newspapor.says,
"our people would have not only a
time of bitter hunger, but also a long
period of the lowest wages and most
painful enfeeblement. Then while
France, Italy nnd Russia carried off
Alsnce, Lorrain, Trlest, The Trontlno,
Constantinople and big Auatro-Hun-
garian provinces as the price of vic
tory. Great Britain will undertake tho
long planned acquisition of our eco
nomic rights. Bread would bo dear
and our wages low for the entire la
boring population. Wo must there
fore muster all our strongth, clench
our teeth and remembering the sacri
fices and sufferings of our men folk
In the field, hold out and take up
this new food sacrifice."
IS
NEW YORK, April 18. A slight
improvement was evident this morn
Ins in the condition of Surah Bern
hardt her physicians said. The ac
tress was operated on last night for
an affection of tho kidneys In an ef
fort to save her llfo.
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MADRID, April 18. The Spanish
steamship Tom Pom has been torpe
doed and sunk without warning.
Eighteen lives were lost.
It Is expected that this occurrence
will further Inflame public feeling in
Spain.
The Tom Pom, 2409 tons gross.
was owned in Bilbao.
Recent dispatches said demonstra
tions had been caused by the tor
pedoing of the Spanish steamer San
Fulgenclo. The Spanish government
Bent a protest to Germany and is re
ported to have demanded an indem
nity.
Tyrone iJ in.
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1 Three-year old registered Jersey
bull.
1 bay mare 7 years old, weight
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1 Mitchell, Lewis & Staver rubber
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i 1 farm wagon and frame.
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1 Sharpies cream separator.
1 hay carrier and Jackson fork with
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1 light delivery wagon with top and
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75 foot 3-4 inch water pipe.
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1 Iron wheolbarow, 10-Inch plow,
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THE IUIOAD9 DAIRY,
West l-'.nd of Main Street.
Phone 344-X.
GIM CHUNG
China Herb Store
Herb cure for earache, headache,
catarrh, diphtheria, sore throat,
lung troublo, kidney trouble, stom
ach trouble, heart trouble, chills and
fever, cramps, coughs, poor circula
tion, carbuncles, tumors, caked
breast, curoB all kinds of goiters.
NO OPERATION.
Medford, Oregon, Jan. IS, 1917
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
ThlB Is to certify that I, the un
designed, had very severe stomach
trouble and had been bothered for
several yonrs and last August was not
expocted to live, una hearing of Olm
Chung (whose Herb Store Is at 241
South Front street in Medford) I de
cided to got herbs for my stomach
trouble, and I started to feeling bet
ter as soon as I used them, and today
am a well man and can heartily rec
ommend anyone affltctod as I was te
see Olm Chung and try his Herbs.
(Slgnod) W. It. JOHNSON,
Witnesses:
M. A. Anderson, Medford.
S. B. Holmes, Eagle Point
Frank Lewis, Eagle Point.
Wm. Lewis, Eagle Point
W. L. Chlldreth, Eagle Point
C. E. Moore, Englo Point.
J. V. Mclntyro, Eagle Point.
Oeo. B. Von dor Hollen, Eagle Point
Thos. E. Nichols, Eagle Point
WESTON'S
Camera Shop
208 East Main Street,
Medford
The Only Exclusive
Commercial Photopraphcr
in Southern Oregon.
Negatives Made any time or
place by appointment.
Phone 147-J.
We'll do tho rest.
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