MEDFOKD MATTi TRIBUNE AfEBFORD, OTCEOON, TTTUT?SDAY, MAY 10, 1917.
PAGE THREE
ROAD BOND ISSUE
IN FULL SWING
The campaign for the $0,000,000
road bond election is in full swim;.
The apathetic feelinjr which existed
in the early part of the campaign
lias been overcome by a jrreutor inter
est in the movement. This can be at
tributed to the better understanding
by the people us to the bond issue
Much criticism was made as re
gards the excessive expense of con
structing highways in the vast ii:
the different localities of the itate.
This in a great measure has been ex
prainea Dy rue met that m this ease
as with all other enterprises the ini
u!il work generally carries the ex
perimental expense with it. This is
not necessary any more and the con
struction of a mile of highway wil
now be done at a price consistent
with such work at a fimire similar
to the cost of road construction in
the greater populated states.
t Furthermore there is now a federal
check on all overcharges as pro
vided for in the federal act by the
appropriation of $75,000,000 which i;
to be expended for highways in th
United States in which the state:
share on a fifty-fifty basis, which
provides that the secretary of ag
riculture may, in his discretion, from
time to time, make payments on said
construction as the same progresses,
nut these payments, including prev
ous payments, if any, shall not be
inoro than the United Slates' pro
rata part of tho value of the labor
and materials which have been ac
muny put into said construction in
conformity to said plans and specifi
cations; nor shall any such payment
be in excess of $10,000 per mile, ex
clusive of the cost of bridges of more
than 20 feet clear span. The con
struction work and labor in each
state shall be done in accordance
with its laws, and under tho direct
supervision of the state highway de
partment, subject to the inspection
and approval of the secretary of ag
riculture and in accordance with the
rules and regulations made pursuant
to the act.
The sum fixed by the government,
namely, "not to exceed $10,000 per
mile," are roads from 20 to 30 feet
wide. While the width of the roads
is at the discretion of the state
highway commission it is understood
that the ma jor portion of the total
mileage will be roads from 10 to 12
feet wide, thereby reducing the cost
materially, giving the assurance that
the $0,000,000 appropriation bond
money will complete the mileage as
contemplated by the state highway
commission.
GKO. E. ISOOS,
M, Secy. Tri-State Good Hoads Ass'n.
LS PRAISE
FEDERAL BUILDING
The visiting United Slates ofifcials
who are in Medford this week at the
federal court session have much
praise for Medford's new federal
building in its entirety but especially
for the court room and ot'ices in
connection therewith.
"1 am very much pleased with the
court room and its appointments
and the offices and their arrange
ment," snid United Slates Judge C.
E. Wolverton of Portland. "Whilo-I
have been in more magnificent court
rooms ones with marble walls and
elaborate decorations, yet 1 have nev
er presided in n court room that I
liked better than this one, and in
tlact have been in very few that I
have liked as well.
"Tho most striking feature is its
splendid acoustic properties. Why.
the lawyers, witnesses, etc., talking
in ordinary tones can be heard per
fectly. It's n real pleasure and com
fort to preside in such a room. The
court room in the new federal build
ing ut l'endleton, which is almost a
duplicate of this building, nlso has
splendid ncousties. The court room
there is very much the same as here
except that your court room seems
somewhat larger."
CHICAGO, May 10. Members of
the Chicago Butter and Egg board
were addresseu today by Carl Vroo
man, assistant secretary of agricul
ture, who told them that any one
who manipulates food prices In the
present crisis Is a traitor to his coun
try and should be punished as siifh.
"I appeal to you to support the
government In Its effort to control
supplies for the best good of all con
cerned," he said.
S EFFECT
OF OIL SMUDGE
BY DILLON R. MILL.
The fact that dense smoke Is hurt
ful to vegetation has been proven
times without number, and tho evi
dence of it Is obtainable (n great vol
ume. The government has issued j
bulletins on the subject, citini! -in-1
stances observed by scientific men; I
and the Iowa experiment station has !
another In circulation, showing the I
indisputable Injury to orchard and
garden by smoke in the factory dis
tricts. And yet, because of the fact that
tho fog is known to be a preventive
of frost injury, many people assume,
without investigation, that It is be
cause the sun rays are prevented from
striking the tender plants and buds
directly. As a matter of scientific
fact and deduction, the super-saturated
atmospheric condition is the
source of salvation of the crops from
frost.
Prolongs Frost Danger.
' Tho presence of a heavy cloud of
smoke over the orchards serves 'only
to prolong the existence of tho frost
into later hours of the morning, in
tensifying its degree and giving it
opportunity for greater harm to the
buds and bloom; for, when tho wind
finally blows the smoke away, sud
denly admitting the direct sun rays
to the frost, the damage is done
quickly and more severely; whereas,
the degree of warmth in the rising
sunbeams is much less and serves to
dispose of tho frost more gradually
and less harmfully on that account.
Lack of careful thought has caused
many frultists to reach false conclu
sions as to the cause of fog protection
from frost injury. Likening the
smoke's resistance of sun rays to that
of the fog, they reason that the two
are similar in action, when, as a mat
ter of fact, there Is no similarity of
action or effect.
Another Effect.
The spring start of fruit and other
trees is made on stored plant food
which is the excess of the trees' dally
need during the previous growing
soason. All bud development and
growth, it is well known, are made on
energy derived from this food until
the young leaves are well out. If
these leaves are rendered inactive or
ar stunted in growth by tho sooty do
posits, the period of growtli on stored
food is prolonged until new leaves
can be pushed out, thus causing n
heavy drain on the resorve of the
tree. If this condition is prolonged
over a period of years, a greatly
weakened treo is sure to be tho re
sult. Thus, it will be seen that the dan
ger from the use of-oil smudgo may
be traced from every possiblo angle.
Cannot Escape- It.
Xo volume of false philosophy will
save the orchardist from those dan
gers. He cannot escape the injury by
refusing to see it. Tho first and most
Important feature of the oil smudge
damage Is to tho fruit, buds and
bloom. Tho second is to the tender
wood fibre of the treo boughs and, fi
naly, to tho tree itself. Each year's
use of It adds to the damage done the
preceding year. Tho harm is cumu
lative until, like any other slow pro
cess of death, tho orchard passes into
early decay.
Thcro is not a farm product that
can escape the positive Injuries of the
oil smudge. There is not a farm ani
mal that does not suffer from its
use. It injuriously affects the cows
and the milk product; tho pigs and
tho poultry. It Is an Inexcusable
mistake and cannot be placed In any
other calogory. Scientists are dis
covering this fact In every locality
where the oil smudge is used. Its
absoluto elimination is the only rem
edy. 128 AMERICANS HELD
WASII1XOTON, My 10.-Thnt
127 AmcrieiHM still urn held prisoners
in Gennnny, prulmhl y removed from
captured nrmed merchantmen, was e
venled today nt the Male depnrtment.
It i Jissumcd thnt the men were
brmmht to Germany hy raiders op
crating in the south Atlantic.
IN FEINER ELECT ED
10
I.OMlOX, May 10. Joseph Me
Guincss, n Sinn-Kciner, hu been
elected to the house of commons lit
the special elf-linn held to fill the
vacancy for the soul hern division
of Longford county, Ireland. His mn
inritv wa '17 ovf-r FvTtnk M'-K"Timi.
SEPTEMBER MORN,"
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The cast of principals to be seen in
the dancing festival, "September
Morn," coming to the Page theatre,
Friday, May 11, includes several
names which have already been dis
tinguished in our best light operas.
Ruth Wllktns, in the role of "Argen
tina" whose clever dancing Is tho talk
of tho season, played leading roles in
"Louisiana Lou," "The GoddesB of
Liberty" and "The Military Maid."
Maud K. Williams, : playing "Mrs.
LEI PI
THEIR OWN OFFICERS
BERL1X, May 10 An oficia
stntesment today says: "As repris
al for the placing of a German gen
eral staff and 15 officers on French
hospital ships in the Mediterranean,
the German authorities have placed
twice this number of French officers
of corresponding rank at points in
the western industrial districts which
are especially subject to aerial at
tack. '
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Storm" Is well remembered in Henry
W. Savage's musical comedy "The
Prince of Pilsen" and the famous
Boston Opera company. William
Moore, in the loading comedy rolo of
"Rudolph Plastric" was seen in "The
Red Mill," "Tho Hoart-Breakers" and
for several seasons In vaudeville.
Other prominent members in the cast
aro; J. J. Patton, James Babor, Leslie
Jones, Billy Murphy and a smart
chorus of stunning show-girls.
SECRET SESSION
OF
LAMENT
LONDON, May 10. The parlia
mentary circles were particularly In
terested in today's secret session of
tho house of commons, at which many
questions uppermost in the public
mind were discussed. Colonel Wins
ton Spencer Churchil, formerly first
lord of the admiralty, was the first
speakor. The secret session probably
will continue over Friday.
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Cha'niew 7-Passengsr Touring
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A ChaTmcr.-j on Ptvch 26-27 set a new high mark in motor car history. On
that date was established a standard in city traffic performance that promises
to endure. To cover 586.8 miles through dense Chicago traffic in 24 hours is
no mean feat. To do it with a stock 7-pas3cnger touring car, carrying 4 pas
sengers, on high geor only, without motor stop, and making 14 miles to the
gallon of fuel is a superlative performance. ,
Chalmers accomplished the feat
with ease. It did it because of the
quality of its motor, the excellence
of its design, the thoroughness
with which it is built. Thus is
proven the flexibility that a motor
car owner of today demands. Thus
is insured that economy that ap
The conclusion is inevitable Buy a Chalmers
pmcni!er . $1350 Toorlnf! Sedan, 7-pnsstnger . $1850 Llmounine, J-piMCTjet . ,$2550
pitr.K5r 12SO Rorriitcr, 3-pimengcr . . 1250 Town Cnr, 7-paaxngcf . 2550
(All prices o. b. Dcirotu' Prices subject to change without notice.)
A. W. WALKER AUTO CO.
10 WAR TAX BILLL
WASHINGTON, May 10. Pro
tests against ninny provisions of the
$1,800,000,000 war tax bill were
poured in upon congress by tele
graph and mail today as the house
was about to start debate on the
I measure.
A number of members on both
sides of the house were ready to
i voice their objections to various fea
tures and particular opposition was
i felt by republicans to the incrensed
' excess profit war taxes. The senate
I finance committee expects to conduct
j public, hearings on tho bill and these
' probably will develop vigorous at
tacks from interests hard hit by the
proposed war taxes.
The bill will raise tho per capita
tax of tho American people lo
mainly through income, profits nnd
internal revenue taxes and customs
duties, with a multitude of minor as
sessments against necessities or near
luxuries consumed by ull but the
poorer classes. . .
OF
AMSTERDAM, May 10.-llam-burg
merchants indulge in no hopes
that Antwerp will pass under German
control, according to the Hamburg
papers. At a meeting of the lending
business men of tho port, called for
the discussion of a canal project,
a resolution was adopted condemn
ing tho proposition to build a canal
from the Main to tho Danube. Hcrr
Mathies, president of tho llaiuburg
chamber of coinmeree,,snid thnt such
a canal would merely profit Rotter
dam and Antwerp, "whose harbors
were not Gorman and never would
be German."
The meeting adopted n resolution
urging tho government to build A ca
nal from tho Elbe to the Danube with
tho greatest speed possible.
rtm
Cnr Price $1350 Detroit
)ensationai
peals in this day of high cost of
gasoline. Thus is demonstrated
the ability of a builder like Chal
mers to produce a car of surper
lative merit at a price far below
what is necessarily asked by
manufacturers of a limited output.
COTTAGE CHEESE .
RANKS HIGH AS
MEAT SUBSTITUTE
WASHINGTON, May 10. Cottage
cheese is one of the important meat
substitutes,' say specialists of tho U.
S. department of agriculture. It con
tains n larger percentage of proteir
(the chief material for body building)
than most meuts and furnishes this
material at a lower cost. In every
pound oi oottngo enooso there is
about one-fifth of a pound of pro
tein, nearly all of which is digesti
ble. Moats, on the other hand, usu
ally, contain less protein and besides
have a certain waste. , such as bone
and other inedible material. A pound
of cottage cheese daily would supply
all (he protein required by tho ordi
nary adult engaged in scdeirtnry oe
pupation.
The following table shows that cot
tage cheese, obtainable at from 12
to 17 cents per pound is much
cheaper than most meats in furnish
ing protein for tho diot.
For supplying protein, one pound
of cottngo cheese equals :
1.27 pounds of sirloin sfenk.
1.0!) pounds round sleuk.
1.117 pounds chuck rib beef.
1.0'J pounds fowl.
1.4G pounds fresh hum.
1.44 pounds fresh ham.
1 :f8 pounds loin pork chop.
1.31 pounds hind leg of lamb.
1.:17 pounds breast of veal.
In addition to protein, energy for
performing body work must be fur
nished by food. As a source of
energy also cottngo cheese is chenper
than most meats nt present prices.
Tho following tnblo shows the coni-
pnnson when energy is considered.
On the basis of energy supplied,
one pound of cottage cheese equals:
8.1 -a ounces sirloin steak.
11 1-4 ounces round steak.
11 1-4 ounces chuck rib beef.
10 3-4 ounces fowl.
5 1-2 ounces fresh ham.
5 ounces smoked hum.
0 ounces loin pork chop.
7 1-3' ounces hind leg of lamb.
12 3-4 ounces breast of veal.
What Ails You?
Have you become run-down, weak,
emaciated, pale after a long siege of
colds ? Does the skin show that the
blood is thin and watery? Spring ia
the time when vitality is at its lowest
ebb clean house iom by ridding the
body of its accumulated poisons. Re
fresh the blood with a stimulating
tonio.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov
ery, free from alcohol or narcotics and
extracted fvoni roots and bnrks with
pure glycerine, banishes from the blood
all poison and impure matter. Itj
dissolves tho impure deposits Mid
carries them out, as it does nil im
purities, through the Liver, Bowels,
Kidneys and Skin.
If you have indigestion, sluggish
liver, nasal or other catarrh, nnsteady
nerves or unsightly skin, get tho "Dis
covery" to-day and start at once to
replnce your impyjre blood with the
kind that puts energy and ambition
into you and brings back youth and
vigorous action.
Sold by dealers in. licjuid or tablet
form; or send 10c. for trinl package of
tablets to Dr. V. 11. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
MOTHERS OF OREGON.
Albany, Oregon, "At one time I
was w e a K and
nervous; had
! . headache and
:f backache; liver
ifi wns slmrtrifih. nnd
I was troubled
, 'i with constipation. ..
1 ' 1 needed a tonio
a constitutional
builder. A friend
told me about Dr.
Pierce's Golden'.
Medical Discov
ery. I took it and it built me right
tip, gave me new strength, put my
liver in good shape, and helped me'
in every way." Mua, Eixen Dooklb,
1118 E. 2nd Street.
Roofing
tho great homo product la
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Being made here in the Northwest, it
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208 East Main Street, ,
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