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MEDFOTCD MATH TRIBUNE fEDFORD, OI7EOOX, "WEDXEftDAY. APRIL' 23 1917 PAGE FOUR Medford Mail Tribune AN IN1)KIIN!KNT NKWKIMHKIl PUUMSlftil) KVKKV AI-THKNUUN KXCKI'T KlNIA V HY TUB MKOKOltD IMUNT1NO CO, Office Mail Tribune Kulltlfnff, 20-27-29 North Kir ntrel; U-U phone 7ft. The Democratic Times, The Sled ford Mail. The Mdf.ird Trihuno. The South ern OreKonlun, The Atthlnnd Tributio. CK'MtCIO 1'L'TN'AM. Kdttor. SUBSCRIPTION BATES! Ono year, by mail. .6-00 One month, by mail . .60 IV r nionili, dllv-ril by currier In Metlford, Anhlarvl, 1'hoeiiix. Tal ent, Jackson villa and Central Point .60 Saturday only, by mail, per year.-. I 00 Weekly, pur year 1.60 Offfcinl paper of the City of Medford. Official paper of Jackson County. Entered as second-clnus matter at Medford, Oregon, under the act of March 8, 1879. Sworn Circulation for 1910 2,401. Full k'usud wire Aau6oiated Press dispatcher EM-TEES THHFLA; I nm the emblem of tho men who dttro I fly my colors o'er the land's ex panse; When the great storm stirs through tho quiet air, I reel wllh the mad spirit of the dnncc. My rhytlyn surges through tho sing ing blood, I float before tho wind liko ships at boh, In storm of stoel and In tho will's wild flood 1 enrry men In war to victory. In battle, In tho Biilcndor of tho day, I unfold all my hody's nakedness, Midst cannon roar and beat of drum display My shining beauty with full hap piness, I trcniblo as I feel tho fainting breath And as closo-cluBpIng hands glide off from mo, Men call It tho young heroes' valiant death, But 1 I know their lovo's deep i wstnsy. 1 II. Trausll, In Now York Post, VOLUNTEER PLAN ANARCHY. EXPERT FROST FIGHTER TO STUDY ROGUE VALLEY , Tho lint seslon of congress million l7.t tho woathor bureiu to comlm Investigations for tho purposo of do tormlnliig tho most ocononilcal and efficient methods of frost jrolecllon now In .is i) and to ton: ilui various types of oiciii d limiting upi iimtnf wllh a view lo tin I i'g the best n.o'.n- ods of pro, i t'.e.i for dlffcrer! - glons. For the spring of 1917 the chief of the weather bureau has de cided lo rarry on a preliminary but vcy In the Itogne Klvor valley. Sir William G. Heed of tho division of agricultural meteorology has been assigned lo the Oregon section of the weather ,4ureau for this purpose. Determine Cust Altho orchard heating has been prucltcod In tUo United States for 20 years or more, very careful Inves tigations of tho cost and effectlvenosu of tho various methods havo been made, it Is tho purpose of tho wra thor bureau t ocarry on temperature Investigations during times when heaters aro burning, so that the ef fectiveness of heaters may be deter mined. If proper records run bo oh talncd, the amnitut of oil or other fuel required to hold the temperature above the danger point may ho del( r mined for different weather condi tions. Another side of the Investiga tion will bo the determination of the cost of various methods of he;. ting. From a careful study of tlio re ports made by officials of the weu ther bureau stationed In tho different fruit-growing districts of the ionu;n II appears that the most effective In vestigaiions tor the present fc.i-oii may be carried out In th'i Hague IMver valley. These Invesl. Bullous will lie concerned wllh fiiiid.iine'ilal mailers and will In no way InleiT rr W'llh tho fro.d warning worl, now he I.ik conducted by Mr. Young. 4'0-0ef-Htimi ol (iroNcr Mr. Keed arrived In .Medford from Washington Tuesday morning; h will remain hero until the end ef the frost season. For the past tw ':,ri- h- haf Lien engagnd In a M.i Iv nl frost (tiii:llon In the I'lilt'd tiuv I!q cvpec!3 to carry on th orrli.-iril heating itiic-stlgattons In all th-i nior li:imtrf! ' frnlt-growln reg our ot tho toun'ry. As fas! as sls.ii'irni.t results nrp ohlalned they will In tnado mailable to tho growers. Tin purpose of the preliminary studv )i I h uprlnn Is to get information whl.'li will make It possible to carry on more Intensive work next eiir with r. view to Improving tho methods of protec tion now in use, Tho weither bu reau roalltns that this Invest lg.il Ion cannot ho carried to a succes if il con elusion without the co-opera'.l hi of tho growers nnd Mr. Heed run, Mice for", romc lo Medford to ti'idertal.e the nirllmlnrry studies In n sue-ess 'til fiiilt-ftrowlng dislricl. 'TMIFj licst argument for compuLsory and universal niil itary service wc have seen is put forth ly a labor lead er, Louis F. Post, assistant secretary of labor, formerly editor the Public, and nationally known as a radical pro gressive and pacifist. He declares that the volunteer ser vice plan is anarchy and gives the following reasons: "I believe the United States should immediately adopt compulsory military service and discard all idea of at tempting to raise an army of volunteers. "My conviction in favor of compulsory service is bas ed on uncompromising opposition to militarism in all its forms. Nothing that can be conceived will do so much to fasten militarism on the American people as a nation wide campaign for volunteers. "Why will a campaign for volunteers create a militar istic spirit? Let me explain. "To raise an army of volunteers you must necessarily glorify war. You can't get men to volunteer if you tell them the truth about war and its horrors. "In a recruiting campaign you must make war look like a picnic or a gay adventure. You wave flags, beat drums; the bands play merry inspiring tunes; the pretty girls add a touch of romance; and the young men who vol unteer to go forth to war, not in a sense of solemn duty to their country, but in the spirit of a lark or a frolic. Those who go to the front wake up soon enough to the stern reality and sombcrness of the task upon which they are engaged, bi:t the nation never does. The papers, the orators, the poet;, alid the preachers go on telling the peo ple about the glories of war until the end of the war and for long years after. "'Volunteering takes no heed either of the needs of the nation or the special responsibility of the various individ uals. Upon all it imposes its dreadful coercion and drives them nito the recruiting office or leaves them broken-spirited, convicted as cowards and slackers. "To the nation's peril, it takes the trained mechanic from the munition f acton-, the farmer from his plow, and forces the married man to leave his family regardless of whether the host interests of the nation require him in the trenches or at home. With universal compulsorv service, the needs of the nation and the responsibility of the indi vidual can be rightly weighed and adjusted. "Conscription of wealth for war purposes is merelv the logical sequence of compulsory military service for men. And war is an unrelent ing logician. We may not have con scription of wealth as the immediate sequence of compul sory service, but it will come as soon as the people see that it is a. necessary step toward winning the victory. .And when they are made to feel the individual's obligation to serve the state it, will not take long for them to understand and insist upon the obligation of the dollar to service. "Compulsory service is nothing more than a recogni tion of the mutual obligation that exists between the citi zen and the slate. For years we who pretend to be for Avard looking have insisted that when the individual's life or security was threatened it was the duty of the state to protect him by the creation of police, factory inspectors, and all the other machinery of social society. Now that the security of the nation is threatened, the obligation of the citizen to serve becomes imperative and inescapable. "Compulsory military service on a universal basis is democratic; volunteering is plain, unadulterated anarchy. As well talk about the wisdom of a volunteer police force, a volunteer tax collection system, or a voluntary criminal code as to talk about the wisdom of experimenting with the discredited, archaic and futile volunteer arinv svs tcm!" ' mm Mi 'K"4.;l m LEGISLATIVE FOLLY. A MON'C the measures upon which the people of Ore gon will be called to vote in dune is the liean bill, which asks the people to vote upon restoring the O. it C. urant land to taxat ion. The measure was jmt upon the ballot by the legisla ture, evidently to sustain the railroad's contention that the property still belonged to the railroads and the official recognition of this fact by the state of Oregon would aid the railroad in its efforts before the supreme court. The United States supreme court has ended all con troversy by deciding that the railroad has lorleited all riirht and title to the liropcrt v. save an cnuitv of &2."0 iter icre, as provided in the Chamberlain bill. The contention upon which the Mean bill was based, railroad ownership, ics not exist. It does not make any difference what the people vote upon tins lican lull it can have no ctlcct upon the title to the land, whic h is reinvested in the federal "oveninvnl and the people of Oregon cannot override the United Mates constitution and the enabling act by which the state was admitted, by decreeing the taxation of federal proper tv csiieciallv exempted. The onlv possible result, is that if the Mean bill is ap proved by the people, it will hold up the payment of de linquent taxes bv the government to the counties, until le gal pi'ocredmv has been invoked and the courts declare the Lean lull unconstitutional. The Mean bill should there fore be defeated. The authors and backers of this bill evidently were not (ding in good faith with the people or if they were, be aine catspaws for pulling the railroads' chestnuts out of the fire. At anv rate thev siinplv burned their own fingers. Experience Is the - Test of Tires . , Every tire claims to be the lowest-cost-per-mile tire. '- If you knew the experience of any considerable number of other tire users, that would help you decide which tire makes good on the claim. We don't know about other makes of tires, but we do know that motorists who have used United States Tires continue to use them; that more and more motorists who used other makes of tires are turning to United States Tires. These two facts are proved by the amazing sales increases of United States Tires sales increases that are vastly greater than even the greater natural increase in the number of automo biles this year over last which shows where tire service is. 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GIM CHUNG China Herb Store Herb cure for earache, henclaclie, catarrh, diphtheria, sore throat, lung trouble, kidney trouble, stom ach trouble, heart trouble, chills and fever, cramps, coughs, poor circula tion, carbuncles, tumors, caked breast, cures all kinds of goiters. N'O OPEHATIOX. Medford, Oregon, Jan. 18, 1917 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This Is to certify that I, the un designed, had very severe stomach trouble and had been bothered for several years and last August was not expected to live, and hearing of Glm Chung (whose Herb Store is at 241 South Front street in Modford) I de cided to get herbs for my stomach trouble, and I started to feeling bet ter as soon ns I used them, and today am a well man and can heartily rec ommend nnyono afflicted as I was to see Glm Chung and try his Herbs. (Signed) W. It. JOHNSON, Witnesses: M. A. Anderson, Medford, S. n. Holmes, Eagle Point. Frank Lewis, Eagle Point. Win. Lewis. Eagle Point. W. U Childreth, Eaglo Point. C. E. Moore, Eagle Point, J. V. Melntyre, Eagle Point. Geo. P. Von diT Hellen, Eagle Point ; Thos. E. Nichols. Eagle Point. I WESTON'S Camera Shop 208 East Main Street, Medford The Only Exclusive Commercial Photographer in Southern Oregon. Negatives Made any time 01 place by appointment. What Oiis to Use Automobile ownors, do you know that the use of high grnde oils in your car is of the utmost importance? Thero are many blended oils shoved on tho market today. Tho three highest grade oils of paraf fino base are The Monogram, Harris and Valvolene. We Sell the Monogram and Harris Oils Good oils make less carbon, less wearing of machinery and keeps your car from heating on heavy grades. Crater Lake Garage , Machine Shops and Phone 117-J. We'll do the rest. E. D. WESTON. Prop I WINDOW SCREENS SCREEN DOORS LATTICE MATERIAL Pacific Furniture & Fixture Factory 3 Tift Why Have a Storage Battery? Moralise It ?aves time and lal'or In cranking and supplies tiunanUy a strong current for your light. It in necessary equipment for the modern j car. Without It you are handicap-: prl. W'e lircve storage batteries thM do tiuir work prr-perly. C. E. GATE The Portland Hotel PORTLAND, OREGON The Rose City's world-famed hotel, occupying an entire block. All outside rooms. Superior dining nnd grill service. An atmosphere of refinement, with a service of courtesy. European Plan, $1.50 and Up RICHARD W. CHILDS, Manar