MEDFOTCD MATH TRIBUNE fEDFORD, OI7EOOX, "WEDXEftDAY. APRIL' 23 1917
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Medford Mail Tribune
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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!" '
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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
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. ,
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
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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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Use
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UNDERTAKE!.
lA(ly Assistant.
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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
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208 East Main Street,
Medford
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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.
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