Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 23, 1917, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextPXGE THREE 0. A. C. TO SUPPLY SUITABLE SEEDS ELEVEN WATER ID TRACK.MEET COMING 10 CITY )AY. . irEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE MEDFORD, OREO ON", MONDAY, APRTL 23, 1017 A The first field and track meet of the season la Jackson county was held last Friday at the West side school, district No. 95. It was more than a field and track meet it was a general community meeting in fact, a coming together of several communities. Seven school districts were represented by teachers, pupils and patrons. The athletics were held in the fore noon. They consisted of dashes, all up Indian club races, basketball for distance, basketball for goals these for the girls. And for the boys, dash Jumps, shot put and pelay race. In scoring the field events, individual events did not count, except as they brought up the average of the school. In each event the school with the Kjghest average was awarded first place, even tho it may not have held the highest individual record. This method requires drilling the weak er ones instead of concentrating on the stars. Griffin creek school car ried off tho honors, with a total scoro of 3D points. Tolo was second with 22 Mi. Other districts partici pating were Oak Grove, Howard, Wil low Springs, Dardanelles, Westside. Nearly all comers brought demo cratic baskets, which showed no in dications of war times. At noon tho contents were spread on one long table, and all joined in a real old fashioned country picnic. The ladies Home Economic club of the West sldo district served coffee free to, all; and sold ice cream and nicknacks to meet the Incidental expenses of the day. The ladies deserve much credit for the splendid way in which they handled the dinner problem for the largo crowd, for soveral hundred per sons were present. Following the dinner, the crowd gathered at the school house as many as there was room for. JIany boys remained outside and played games. The indoor program consist ed of speaking, reading and sing hg. Addresses were given by Mr. Earl Kilpatrick of the university of Oregon, and by Mr. H. C. Seymour of the Oregon Agricultural college. Each speaker bent his subject to ward the present war situation, em phasizing the urgent need of produc ing, conserving and preserving food products. It was pointed out that the railroads may be needed to their full capacity for military purposes, and that each community must be prepared to feed itself. Mrs. George T. Wilson of Medlord, delighted the audience with several appropriate readings. Songs were sung by the Willow Springs school and by Eddie Cook of the Westside school. Fay Bragg, of the Oak Grove school, read "Yur Flag and My Flag." In the afternoon a free for all pro gram of sports was held. The most spectacular and most exciting event this list was the potato polo. The winning team consisted of H. E. Con ger, Orville Zimmerman and Glenn Parker. Carl Noldermeyer, Sanford Hlchardson and Elmer Roinking made up the opposing team. In tho nightshirt race, Elmer Rellting won first prize and Miss Marion Clark second. The pillow fight was an oc casion of much amusement. Each victor was paid a jitney for every victim ho succeeded In dismounting. Orvillo Zimmerman banked tho most cash. First prize In tho pie eating contest went to Joe Blackburn; sec ond to Lewis Lyons. Miss Vertrice McCredio won tho big peppermint May polo that was given as first prize y In the egg race. Tho second prizo Si fl was awarded to MisAnna Nolder meyer. Mrs. H. E. Conger carried off first prize In tho outo egg race; tho second went to Miss Marlon Clark, in the auto bun race Mrs. II. E. Con ger won first and Miss Gerthu Clark second. The awards in these events consisted of various valuablo prizes, such as large boxes of candy, foun tain pen, jewelry, sporting goods, and other commodities, all of which wore donated by merchants of Mod- ford and Central Point. The event was the first of Its kind ever held in that part of the valley In spite of tho fuel that It rained all day, tho wholo affair was a decided success. Miss Marion Clark, tho West sldo teacher, was tho principal Instl gator In the matter. Sho had the loyal backing of the ladles' Home Economic club and of the men of the community, as well as that of the lo cal school board and tho county school officials. Plans are already being discussed for a similar gath ering next year. 0. A. C, COHVALI.IS, Ore., April 23. The crop crisis has forced the Agricultural college to undertake, the collection and distribution oC Oregon seeds suited to the late, wet sp'rinf. Planting is late and must be done with early maturing varitios if the crops succeed. These varieties nro largely in the stale, but often not in possession of the farmer, who doesn't know where or how to get them. The college, through co-op-erntion with the press, Jjopes to be able to get this necessary informa tion to them nt once. Farmers, warehousemen, market ing associations and need companies having seed of early spring wheat, barley, .oats, rye, silage com, grain corn or beans, or seen of buckwheat, kale or root crops, are urged to re port to the college at Corvnllis by first mail tho vnriety, quality, quan tity and price. Fanners and others unable to get the 'right seed from their regular dealers should report their needs to the college at once. For Western Oregon lislj Red Fife, Marquis, Red Houston, Minncsotn Wonder and Defiance wheat; hnnne hon and Oderbrucker barley; Slinde lnnd Climnx, Three Grain, and Vic tory Onts; Minnesota No. 13, Oregon Dent, Pride of the North, Golden Glow, Hartmnn silage corn; Minneso ta No. 23. Oregon Dent, llartman and other early Dent va'rities; Lady Washington, Mexican Tree or Mexi can Wonder or any other early varie ties of white or colored bean. It is imperative that every avail able acre be planted. Willi the late ness of the season and the extreme wet planting period, early vnrities are especially in demand. SARAH BERNHARDT'S CONDITION IMPROVED NEW YORK. Airil 23.-The con lition of Snrnh Bernhardt improved llurintr flin niitlif I.fif tivonintr (lir physicians nttending the actress held out scant hone for her recovery. She was operated on Inst Tuednv night ON BIG BATTLESHIP Clarence Burke, former pharmacist in the West Side Pharmacy, and Burt E. Orr, member of the Weeks & ordered in to active duty in the naval reserve and have been nt Bremerton navy 'yard, have been assigned to duty in the hospital department of the U. S. battleship Pennsylvania, They passed through Medford late Sunday night en route from Seattle to San Francisco to report for duty. SUBMARINES FAIL TO WASHINGTON, April 23. De spite the German submarine cam paign American exports in March reached a value of $55.1,278,000, which has been exceeded only once- last January, the best month in the country's history. Imports of $270, -iS-1,000 set a new American record. ALLEGED PLOT FOR NEW YORK, April 23. Circum stances of an alleged plot to stir up a new Cuban revolution with May 20 fix'd as the dale for the uprising, were made public here today bv the representative of the Cuban news bn reau, who said a complaint shortly would be placed before the stale de parlmciit. WASHINGTON, April 23. Tho house of representatives which went out of offlco March 4, last, tho su premo court decided today, did not have authority to punish United Slates Attorney II. Snowden Mar shall of New York for alleged con- tompt. Mr. Marshall is exempt from further proceedings. "TCU DtltmCTC IKl iS BOX FOR MOST FOLKS. BUT ONLY FIVE FOR ME" GIVE ME SOME MORE oner TnAcriEC SAYS i A mammoth industry of amuse ment is the Al G. Humes Circus, whose show places cover the land and visits every city and every village. Having such an extensive territory it is not often tho snmo city has the opportunity of seing this unusually amusing, thrilling, educational en terprise, more than once in three years. Mr. Barnes brings this big wild animal circus to Medford on Wed nesday, May 2. Al. G. Barnes, some times referred to ns the wizard of animal educators, has chosen ns his profession the art of making people happy. He has assembled from every known country animals of most even' specie and has educated them to do circus performing. Surely a great endeavor. That his circus should be different than nil others he has specialized in educating animals thought by all animal students to be unteuchablc to perform the same ns dogs or ponies whose abilities to entertain and nmuso are well known. As a result groups of llnmns, zebras, and camels are seen doing nstound- ing acts. The common donkey edu cated to sing; elephants to play foot ball; kanguroos to box and run races; ostriches to ride and drive. Hundreds of horses from the wee Shetland pony to the great Norman, have been educated to dance, pose and do military and tango steps quite beyond anything seen else where. Mules that buck in the most delightful fushion, monkeys and dogs in aerial niul trapeze work. Seals and sea lions in amusing juggling, riding and balancing feats. While the lions, numbering thirty, nro taught to ride galloping horses,' and' leap through hoops of fire, one monster Nubian lion is hoisted to the top of the tent surrounded by spurt ing fireworks nnd leopards, tigers and jaguars are seen in roles extra- rdinary. OF NEWEST TYPE AMSTERDAM, April 23. Tho 'Maandag Ochtenblad learns that both of the German destroyers which were sunk In the battle off Dover, sailed from Zoebrugge and were of the new est type. Two other destroyers were damaged and numerous wounded sail ors were brought to Bruges on Satur 10,r permits to appropriate water and 10 permits to construct reser- oirs. includinir the irrigation or land aggregating 15,778 acres, tho devel opment of 2000 horsepower, and water supply for 7 municipalities, with an estimated prist of construc tion totaling $33(1,1(11, were issued by Stnto Engineer John H. Lewis during the first qunrter of the year 1917. - During this period 11 permits were issued in jnckson county as iouows: James B. Hunter of Ashland, per it to store 41 acre feet of water in a reservoir on Ashland creek, niul per- I to divert same for the irrigation of 3 Oacres. Butte Falls Lumber Co., to develop 112 horsepower from Ginger nnd Big Butle creeks for use of saw mill. J. E. Edsnll, of Butte Falls, to ir rigate 20 acres from springs. W. J. nnd Minnie Freeman of Cen tral Point, to irrigate 40 acres from Queens branch and Red Ditch creek. City of Gold Hill, to develop 000. horsepower from Rogue river for pumping water for municipal uso. Gust. Nygrcn of Lake creek, to ir rigate 24 acres from Salt and Little Butto creeks. Ralph Stanley of Butte Falls, for irrigation, ot ob ncres irom r our-uir creek nnd domestic uso. S. S. Stevens of Talent, to irri gate 20.4 acres from Rogue river. Bowers Investment Co. of Ashland, to irrigate 10 ncres 'from Butler creek. PARIS, April 23. Sergeant Wm. Dugan, one of the American aviators with the French army Is reported missing. He was 27 years old and was born at Patcheoguo, Long Island, but lived latterly at Rochester, N. Y. READY FOR PEACE AMSTERDAM!, April 23. A semi official Bulgarian statement which has been received here, referring to the manifesto of the Russian provis ional government of April 10, says: "The Bulgarian government is al ways ready to support steps calcu lated to secure peace. On tho other hand, it is firmly resolved, in union with its allies, to continue the war to a termination which shall guarantee to Bulgaria tho complete union of all her nationalities." I SINKING OF HOSPITAL GENEVA, Switzerland, April 23. The international committee of tin Red Cross has sent an energetic pro test to the German government against the torpedoing of English hospital ships. The committee has forwarded to Washington a list of American citi zens taken off vessels sunk in the At lantic who ure still interned in Ger many. The list includes men remov ed from the steamers Voltaire, Mount Temple, Gcorgio, Esmeralda, Bul garian and Czernsk, E 7i A great many young women about to become mothers worry over the fear that tho great strain and physical suffering may impair their good looks. But thousands of women who have borne several chil dren tell of tho preparation known as "Mother's Friend" which has proven itself a boon in just such cases. "Mother's Friend" is a prepara tion of special oils and other ingre dients especially prepared for ex pectant mothers. It is a prescrip tion of a famous physician. "Mother's Friend" helps nature and makes it easy for the muscles and ligaments of the abdomen to ex pand. Much of the pain and dis comfort is relieved. All druggists supply "Mother's Friend." Apply it yourself, night and morning. Many women say it is worth its weight in gold. Just the information every mother should possess is contained in a spe cial book, prepared by the Brndfleld Regulator Company, Dept. M, 446 Atlanta, Ga. Write for the book; it is free to users, C. B. Roger, the Northwestern Superintend ent of the Prest o-Lite Storage Battery Com pany, will be at our store all day Tuesday, April 24, and will inspect all makes of batteries free. If you are having trouble of any kind which you have not been able to overcome, come in and get the advice of the best posted storage battery man on the coast... His time is free. C. E. Gates Auto Co. Could anyonejool you on a Rose - with your eyes blindfolded ? K Of course not Tfour Nose Knows By its fragrance alone does the rose makes its universal appeal. Nor can any one fool you on tobacco either if you rely on your unerring, personal sense of pure fragrance. Tobacco without a definite pure fragrance is like a rose without perfume "Your Nose Knows." But The Perfect Tobacco for Pipe end Cigarette is the rose of tobaccos. Its rich, ripe Burley leaves, grown in the "Blue Grass" region of Old Kentucky, are so carefully .aged and blended that its pure fra grance is as individual, as appealing as the rose' "Your Nose Knows." Try this Test: Rub a little Tuxedo briskly in the palm of your hand to bring out its full aroma. Then smell it deep its deli cious, pure fragrance will convince you. Try this test with any other tobacco and we will let Tuxedo stand or fall on your judgment "Your Nose Knows" lOc.ntTlNS HaifojFuu. Pound Oiass JiUMIDORS fANTeDTOJTH'V TOUR MONIV T' Look Out for Imitations You no doubt have been approached by some dealers who state that they have a car that has a Buick Motor in it, and that it is built by the Buick factory. We invite you down to see the proof that it is impossible for other cars to use Buick Motors. Do not be fooled by "something just' the same." Buy the original valve-in-head Buick. You vull have to jilaee your order early in order to get, your car. Come and get a demonstration find see for yourself. One price to all. LIGHT SIX $1220; FOUR, $795; BIG SIX, $1535-F. 0. B. MEDFORD Power Auto Co. J or an iiiIimIiiI kidney.