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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE MEDFORD.
OREflOX, WEDNESDAY. MAY 5. 1917.
PA"GE TIIREE
Tf T IT
CENSUS FOR WAR
Sheriff Jennings has received the
following instructions from Governor
Withycomb relntive to the taking of
the census for the army draft.
"In conection with the bill which
has just passed congress authorizing
the drafting of citizens for the army,
a nation-wide census is being under
taken. As governor, I have been called
upon to conduct this work for Ore
gon.
"Secretary of War Baker has
placed before me an outline of the
V plan to be followed, which, briefly,
is this:
"Registration will bo conducted
through the usual channels; that is,
the county and local precinct offi
cials. Each county will be a unit by
itself, nil acting under the general
supervision and with the co-opera
tion of this office.
Three on Hoard.
"At the suggestion of the secretary
of war, the governor designates the
sheriff, county clerk nnd county phy
sician are the members of the
board for the county. It is hoped,
nnd expected, that so far as possible
the services of the Various ofifcials
and clerks will he given without com
pensation, as a voluntary patriotic
contribution to the great work of
mobilizing the nntion's resources for
wur-tune efficiency.
"Immediately upon the signing of
the completed bill by the president,
there will be sent to me instructions
kfcovcring all details of state, county
- nnd precinct registration. Also there
will he mailed from1 Washington, di
reet to each sheriff, all the necessary
blanks. Should these not reach you
a reserve supply will be available at
this office.
Must Start at Once.
"The secretary of war dwells upon
the great importance of the unmost
haste in getting the registration work
under way. It is the most stupendous
task of the kind yet undertaken in
this country, and the immediate suc
cess of organizing the proposed
armies by selective draft depend;
upon the. efficiency and prompt co
operation of state, county and pre
cinct organizations.
"I aiu, therefore, writing this letter
to inform you of what Oregon has
been called upon to do. Until you
receive the blanks, and I nm able to
place before you the detailed instmc
tions which later will come to this
office, you cannot actually start ope
rations. But you can, and I sincere
y hope you will, lay your plans and
get in touch with your fellow county
and precinct officials, with the end
thnt general preparations may be
mado for prompt and efficient con
duet of the work.
Clerical Help Needed.
"You will please inform your conn
ty clerk and county physician that
you three comprise the registration
board for your county. I also sug
gest thnt you call for volunteers who
will cooperate in the considerable
clerical and detail work which will
be required. The assistance of local
commercial and municipal orgnniza
tions would be valuuble and should
be enlisted.
"Here is a practical opportunity fo;
public spirited men and women of
your county to co-oicrnto with you
in this big nntionnl undertaking, upon
which in such a large measure de
pends the success of our military
organization.
"While this office is responsibl
for the conduct of the war census in
Oregon, the details of administra
tion will be conducted, under my su
pcrvision, through the office of the
ndjutant general of Oregon, whose
address is 640 Morgan building, Port
land. Queries concerning the work
should, so far ns possible, he nil
dressed to him, and every assistance
will be rendered, by both his and
this once.
"It is my earnest desiro that Ore
gon 'shall acquit herself creditably
nnd I ask for your utmost co-opera
tion and patriotic assistance of th
citizens of your county."
UTAH COATmINES
ASK REDUCED RATES
WASHINGTON', May 2 Coal op
erntors of the Helper, Utah, mining
district, or,e of the chief sources of
production in the vest, today pcti
tioncd the Interstate commerce com
mission for a reduction in freigh
rates on coal from their mines to Ore
gon, Washington, Montana, Califor
nia, Colorado, Kansas nnd Isebras
ka. present Tates, they charged, din
SAN FRAXCISCO, May 2. Down
nnd out financially and physically,
White Hat" McCarthy, winner of a
Chicago derby, has taken refuge here
in the home of the Little Sisters of
the Poor. It may not be long before
the last bugle sounds for Dan, call
ing him to the post from whence they
never return to the wire.
The mun who won $10,000 on a
single rnce has asked to spend his
remaining days in the quiet shelter
where soft voiced nuns make it a far
YET ON RECORD
Rainfall for April was 1.25, inches,
slightly below the average precipita
tion of 1.44 inches. The total seas
onal ruin fall (since September 1) is
12.79 inches, n seasonal deficiency of
9.38 inches, the average rainfall being
at this date 22.17 inches. Less nctuul
precipitation has been registered thiin
during any of the three dry years
immediately preceding, but ns much
of the precipitation was snow and
there was no run off, and nil of it
came late in the season, the ground
is better soaked Ihnn in the previous
three years. Only showers can be
expected from now on, but if there is
a sufficiency of them, little trouble
is anticipated in maturing the grain
crops.
The weathor report In detail for
the month follows:
Date. Max. Mln
1 51 32
53
67
67
64
C7
67
56
9 .57
10 65
11 58
12 58
13 58i
14 45
15 ; 49
16 ....49
17 59
18 62
19 67
8 .01
42
34
33
4
31
47
34
41
38
44
31
36
32
30
32
Prec.
.... Cloudy
.08 Pt. Cldy.
Cloudy
.... Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
.... Cloudy
.26 Pt. Cldy.
.04
.03
T
.04
T
.12
T
.02
White Hat" Dan McCarthy, one
time famous turfman, who Is down
und out.
cry from the bustle of the betting
ring nnd fortunes won and lost on a
horse's nose.
"White Hat' McCarthy gained his
shot, C. II. Todd, won the Chicago
classic in 1887. The horse went to
the post a much despised outsider
nt odds of 50 to 1. For days before
the race, however, he hnd been quot
ed as long ns 100 to 1. McCarthy
cleaned up $100,000 or more when
his horse Unshed under the wire,
The sobriquet of "White Hat"
came from the famous old white plug
that McCarthy wore.
Not among the reully great fig
ures of the turf, McCarthy was one
of the most picturesque nnd the per
formances of his horses did much to
prove the California breeding was as
good as the best.
For some time McCarthy has suf
fered personal reverses. Recently
ho apparently could not recognize
some of his old friends who for old
times' sake would have been willing
to assist him.
"Just let me go fo the sisters'
home," was what "White Hat" Dan
said to expressions of solicitude.
STOCK OF FOOD IS
ALARMINGLY SHORT
County Pathologist Claude C. Cate
returned Tuesday morning from Port
land, where he had gone to attend
the county agriculturists' meeting
held to confer on the food production
UI1VU lllIUUKllOUl LIIU HIUIU.
I was amazed at the shortage re
ported from all parts of the state In
grain, hay, livestock, farm capital
and farm labor," said Prof. Cate.
"It Is evident that the great ma
jority of farmers do not, yet realize
the seriousness of the situation," he
continued. "It calls for Immediate
action by everyone not the county
officials alone, whose duty It is to
gather datum and submit it for pub
lic consideration, but every other per-
son Interested, either directly or In
directly, In the production of staple
toodatufffl to supply the shortage.
County Council Meeting
"Each agriculturist, it was agreed,
should, on returning home, at once
call a meeting of his advisory council
the members of which shall there
after arrange for local meetings wlt,h
all the farmers In their districts.
"Therefore, I have called a meet
ing of the county council for Satur
day, May 5, at 1 o'clock In the after
noon, at the public library hall, at
which we will take up the moit
urgent matters for immediate consid
eration. "Each agriculturist's office Is a
branch of the Portland municipal em
ployment agency and the government
employment service for securing and
handling farm labor.
"We desire to finish the work of
county council meeting next Satur
day in time to attend the Illustrated
lecture by H. W. Campbell, the noted
farm expert, who will apeak at the
armory at 2:30 Saturday. This meet
ing Is very Important. Mr. Camp
bell's lecture will be In line with the
general food supply work now In pro-
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Pt. Cldy.
Pt. Cldy.
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
.... Pt. Cldy.
.... Pt. Cldy.
.01 Pt. Cldy.
.... Pt. Cldy
Clear
.... Pt. Cldy.
.... Cloudy
.33 Cloudy
max. 60.97
mean, 49.95
.04
.03
.24
29
27
20 60 44
21 56 43
22 70 44
23 73 45 .
24....: .....79 39
25 69 61
26 66 44
27 70 39
28 67 35
29 62 ' 34
30 48 43
Temperature Mean
mean minimum, 38.93;
max. 73, date 23d; mln. 29, date 18th
Greatest daily range, 40.
Precipitation Total 1.25 inches;
greatest in 24 hours, .33, date, 30th.
Number of days with .01 Inch or
more precipitation, 13; clear, 3; part
ly cloudy, 9; cloudy, 18.
Precipitations for different sta
tions in the valley during April:
Hillcrest orchard 1.78
Holloway orchard 1.31
Modoc orchard 1.96
Experiment station .! 1,13
Foothills orchard 1.47
Hall orchard . 1.57
Aloha ranch
Ncwhall ranch ..
Ashland
Gardner's ranch
Orchard home
Mcdford
1.63
1.74
1.61
1.19
1.24
1.25
CORN ACRE ARMY
The following boys have enlisted
in the Jackson County Corn Acre
Army:
Frank Knutzen, Applcgnte; David
Snivel', Eagle Point; Russell Wilson,
Griffin creek; Harold Fisk, Griffin
creek; Harold Wood, Butte Fulls;
Lortin Ice, Benglc; Robert Wilson,
Griffin creek; Wlldon Martin, Griffin
creek; Ralph Wutson, Perrydule
Wm. Strauss, Sams vnllcy; Wm. Coy,
Eagle Point; Adin Hasclton, Eugle
Point; George Iovo, Ashland; Her
bert Peterson, Foots creek; Thco
Folrey, Eagle Point; Vernon Owens,
Wcllcn.
We want to ndd several more pat
riotic bovs to this nnny. Free seed
sufficient for an acre will bo sup
plied to each boy while it lasts.
If interested drop a card to E. R
Peterson, school 8iiiervisnr, Mcdford.
The first truckford ever seen in
Mcdford nnd which has just been
received by the A. W. Wulkcr Au
tomobile compnny, attracted much nt
tenticm on the streets downtown
Tuesday. It is just an ordinary-
Ford car fitted up with interchange
able rear tractor wheels, 10 inches
wide, to which two plows are nt
tached. With this contrivance at
Inched to his car, a farmer can sit
nt his wheel nnd plow in ease. It
It is claimed the trnckford will do the
work of four horses nnd can plow
at a speed of four miles an hour.
A Sensible
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PRACTICAL-MINDED men were quick to
"-discover how well Fatimas exactly suited
their smoke-needs. Fatimas were found to
be comfortable.
Not alone because they are cool and
comfortable to the throat and tongue. But
because they do not intrude on busy minds.
Fatima's delicately balanced Turkish
blend unlike that of a heavier, more
"oily" cigarette leaves a man feeling keen
and alert even after a long-smoking day.
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