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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. Individ
uals and corporal Ioiih throiiKhaiit I lie
country puld tlio government $359,-
081,220 In Incomo taxes during the
pust fiscal year, and the preliminary
report of CommlHulonor of Intermil
itovunuo Osborna sliows tlio sum bo
Ini? almost equally divided between
corporations and Individuals. Tlio ex
act returns show corporations' $ 1 79
D72.89K; Individuals, $180,168,340.
Now York, as expected, remained
far in tlio lead of all other states with
payment of $10,500,952 In corpora-
tion taxes and $81,495,783 in Indi
vidual Incomes. Western states made
returns as follows, showing respect
ively, corporations' Income tux and
Individual Income tax: I
Alaska, $49,132.34; $20,772.03,
California, $0,147,289.14; $3,870,-
314.24.
Idaho, $217,479.58; $170,771.97.
Montana, $770,719.99; $298,027.
North Dakota, $218,771.77; $74,
109.04. Oroiton, $400,931.70; $ 1 13,084.20
South Dakota, $182,218.15; $19,-104.33.
Washington, $1,187,702.79; $S55,-
280.77.
Wyoming, $184,094.47; $00,301.
IT HAS been said by returned traveler., among thorn tx
Aniliassador Clerard, that the (lernian people have for
got ten how to laugh since the war began. This does not
refer to the ruling autocracy or the army, both of which
have their jokes every tieni a peculiarly appalling atrocity
is committed.
In an article in the Saturday Evening Post for Sept. 1,
A. Curtis Koth, for many years' American vice-consul at
Planet), Saxony, which everyone should read to secure a
better understanding of Germany, he quotes. Lieutenant
Enck of the 134th Saxon regiment as describing a favorite
amusement of the picked troops of the western front, as
follows: . ,
Lieutenant Enck told mo that the men In those flying organizations
become merciless savages by reason of the blood-g!ut of tblr work, lie
said that the men of these organizations eeldom give quarter, hut kill
both enemy wounded and prisoners, lie spoke of receiving orders , to take ,
no Canudiun prisoners, when his command was doing duty In Flanders.
His troops held a trench section next to a liavarlan flying contingent, and
he described how tlio Bavarians split the heads of their prisoners with
their keenly sharpened Intrenching tools. ,
'The prisoners let out just one roar," he said; "and It was funny to see
them sprawl on tho ground like crazy crabs!"
How funny ! -from the German viewpoint.
liobert Palmist- of Medford, who is serving in Stanfoi'd
university aniliulance corps in rrance, writes to menus 01
another German joke, perpetrated upon a helpless wound
ed soldier he rescued in his ambulance on the battlefield.
I'li soldier had had both legs broken by shot, and the
retreating Germans hacked Ijotli ears and one arm oil
the helpless man. . ,
Countless little lielgian children. now in America offer
evidences of Gorman humor, ears cut off, and hands cut
ol r, maimed tor lne as a joke ot German chivalry.
".Man s inhumanity to man makes countless thou
sands mourn" but never before has man been so inhuman
as the Germans, so lacking in all decency, chivalry and
fair play, guilty of so many barbaric atrocities. They bomb
school houses and slay little children. They fire at, lied
Cross hospitals and kill wounded. They torpedo and sink
hospital ships filled with sick men. They rescue their vic
tims aboard submarines and then submerge to drowii them.
They approach the enemy with hands up, declaring theii
surrender, aim men squirt liquid lire when tlieir enemies
ire witiiin range. '
AVar has been made more hideous by German inhuman
lty. J here is nothing hateful, nothing vile, nothing atro
cious in the history ot the world that the Germans have
not been guilty ot. They have stained the fair name and
forever damned the lame of Germany the wofld over.
Without chivalry, gallantry, humanity, bound by no rules
of honor, no respect for spoken word, no regard for .decen
cy, 1liey have reduced war to horrible murder. ,
JVo wonder no one laughs in Germany, except autoc
racy and its tools. The more misery, f rightfulness and
atrocity the greater the joke to thein.
E
SPOKANE, Sept. II. Joseph Kim
boiKor, a llennmi, was lodrrud In tho
jail hero today by tho United States
marshal, under presidential order as
an alien enemy, lie was brought
from Colfax, whero ho was attempt
ing to organize the harvest hands for
tho Industrial Workers of tho World
Til. A. Thompson nnd Itelnbold
Kletor, Industrial Workers ot the
World, who were arrested when the
federalized guardsmen raided Ihu or-
ganlzatlon's hall lust month, were put
In tho care ot the federal marshal to
day on presidential order, as alien
enemies, it is expected that the three
men will be removed to nil Intern
incut ramp.
JTRICT
LAW UPHELD, BY
I
I CENTRAL POINT
PARIS, Sept. 3. "It Is n pity lliut
so much blood has been shed in
vuln."
A (iermnn officer, taken prisoner
In the recent French ndvu'm-n north
of Verdun, is thus quoted by the F.cho
do la Iiorhcllo, ami n stuff officer
who Intel rogal 'd the Oerninn Is giv
en as authority tor the Interview.
The German paid hoin.uo to the
heroic oouraKC of the French soldiers,
hut tried to dtscourage the idea that
help would be forthcoming from the
t'nlled States, declaring that Presi
dent WIIkoii was fooling the allies.
Tho convince him, the t'.erman was
taken before (Ii ni'i .il Pershing, when
tears rolled down his cheeUs, nnd he
remarked sadly:
"Since lhat In the ruse. It Is atl
over. We are lost."
M'AOOO MAY TOUR
COAST FOR LIBERTY BONDS
AS!IIN;T Sept. X Secre
tory Mt'Adon i- cou-iclcrin - u liberty
loan tour Home lime in October l
the Pneil'ie ooa-t, willi sIi-'m ut chief
Cities. .
Hev. M. C. Heed of Ashland was
calling on his many friends here the
first of tho woek.
Utile Francis Droadnent has re
turned homo nfter a week's visit with
her grandmother, Mrs. Campbell, in
Medford.
Mrs. Cnrslens of Hullo Falls Is vis
iting Central Point friends tills week.
Thero will bo a concert In the Cen
tral Point opera houso Friday even
ing, September 7th. This entertain
ment will be given under tho auspices
of the Ladies' Aid ot the M. K.
church. With tho exception of one
participant, Mr. Campbell, tho famed
elocutionist ot Ashland, all numbers
will be by local talent. Tho program
will certainly be a great musical treat
every ono will get their 25 cents'
worth nnd will never regret spending
that amount In war times, Hvoryr
ono's presence will bo greatly appro
elated, "airs. W. K. Kahler's hospitable
homo will bo tho gathering place of
tho next Woman's Home Missionary
society meeting, on Tuesday after
noon, September 4.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Price and Mr.
Cummlngs recently visited with their
former neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Weston, In Ashland Sunday.
Young I.esllo Hawk, who Teeently
went to our metropolis to work In n
machine shop, has made good and is
now earning a wage of 30 cents nil
hour, With hopes of a good raise soon,
in tho Northwest Steel company.
There Is no place like Portland, writes
Leslie. II Is tho clly of opportunity.
W. .1. Freeman, Mrs. Freeman nnd
the hitter's mother, Mrs. .lulla Owen,
returned home the first of the week
from a several days' aulo trip to
Marshricld and olher coast cities.
'Mr. Williamson of Portland has
been sent to Central Point to serve
ns assistant depot agent here.
A. It. Parker made a business trip
to Antloih and Sams valley Friday.
Miss tllailys Holmes left for Derby
Saturday morning, at which place File
will t;a;h the coming year.
The young people of the Fpworth
League of the Methodist church will
be entertained by Miss Helen Carlton
Wednesday evening. The entertain
ment w ill be ralher a unique one. All
the young people of the community
are Invited to utleud.
I'onr picking Is in full swing at nil
of the orchards now. There Is not an
bile boy or girl in the community.
The girls do Just as well as the boys
In the picking, regardless of the fact
that the work is rather heavy for
onug ulrla. "Wo have to do our
share," say tho little ladies, and they
go at It with all their might.
Mrs. llockenyos nnd daughters of
Medford were calling on Central
Point friends the first of tho week.
Mrs. Morrltt and daughter, Miss
Maud, ot Derby, wore recent business
visitors In Central Point.
Mrs. Art Lewis and mother. Mrs.
W. 1). Lewis, were In Jacksonville the
first of tho week.
Hev. John C. Stillo nnd mother of
Derby wero business visitors in the
valley Tuesday.
Mrs. J. w. Merrltt came up from
Cold Hill this week to visit with her
many, friends here.
Our people were greatly surprised
and shocked on awaking Sunday mor
ning to learn that W. T. Stldham
("Pat") had been killed on the Sls-
klyous In an accident. "Pat," as he
was known In Central Point, spent
most of his life here, was well
thought of, and the symapthy of the
entire community is with the be
reaved mother, slstors and brothers.
E FOR TRInl OF
ATIII'.NS, Sumlnv, Sept. 2 In
Ihe chamber of deputies yesterday a
group of deputies put forward n re
olulion I'or the trial before a scciul
tribunal of members of ministries of
former Premiers Skoiiladis, (iour
nais nnd l.anibros. They are accused
of having- nltempled to iulerfcre with
tile eon-litulional regime lor liie sake
of imposing- the personal policy of
King t'oustuutine. of dissolving- the
cahmbcr illeg-nlly, of violating' the
Irealy of alliance with Serbia nnd
of negotiating with Hie (iet-iuaus and
lluluui inns the surrender of territory
ill liorllicastern (Ireece.
Tho Irrigation committee lias sont
out the following circular letter re
garding interpretation of the district
Irrigation law,;
Under an act similar in all impor
tant respects to the act under which
the Medford irrigation district is be
ing formed, a landowner took her
cuse to the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States, and objected to the assess
ment on her land because the act was
unfair, unreasonable and unconstitu
tional:
These are the only substantial ar
guments raised, upon this election.
Our opponents are "making other
statements, which have no foundation
in fact, and we disprove them as fust
as we hear of them
In deciding the above points the
court stated it had in mind that there
are different degrees In which Irriga
tion is necessary.
(a) When the land cannot produce
a crop without Irrigation, or at best
only a puny or unreliable crop.
(b) When the land without irriga
tion will still produce the ordinary
cereal. crops to a more or less uncer
tain extent, but which wlUi Irrigation
will produce certain and larger crops
than without it.
That is the very situation in this
valley, so you see the court had the
facts before it. ,
Tlio Court Decided:
1. That to Irrlgato and bring into
possible cultivation largo musses of
lands would seem to bo a public pur
pose nnd a matter of public interest,
not confined to the land owners, or
even to any ono section of the state.
It is not essential lhat tho entire com
munity should directly enjor or par
ticipate in an Improvement to con
stitute a public use. All land own
ers In the district have the right to a
proportionate share of the water and
no land owner Is favored abovo his
follow In his right to the use of tho
water.
2. "Referring to tho fact lhat somo
land would be more benefited by
water than olher land, the decision
was that if land which can, to a cer
tain extent, he beneficially used with
out artificial Irrigation, may yet ho
so much Improved by It that It will
bo suliiantlnlly benefited, and, in
addition to its former use, If it can
then be put to more paying uses, it
is wrong to say that the furnishing
of Irrigation to that kind of land can
not bo a public improvement, or the
use of water a public use. If the land
can not ho benefited at all, tho act
provides a hearing upon w;hich tho
land owner must have his just rights
recognized and necessary relief ob
tained. '
ircjvrliiKS Given Owner.
3. That tho act provided for a hear
ing of the land owners ns to the ques
tion whether the land will be benefit
ted by the proposed irrigation: aud
when that has been decided in favor
of the benefit, another hearing must
be given tho laud owner upon the
question of the assessment.
M the end of tho opinion the court
said: "After careful scrutiny of the
objections to this act we are com
pelled to tho conclusion that no one
of such objections is well taken."
The Supremo Court ot tho United
States Is the highest court court In
the country. Its decisions are the law
of the land, and you may be confident
that they will protect your rights.
The Oregon district irrigation act
has many safeguards besidse the ones
mentioned abovo.
Safeguards for District.
(a) Each director must provide a
$5000 bond for tho faithful perform
ance of his duties.
(b) The county treasurer is the
treasurer of tho district.
(c) Canvass of nil election returns
must bo made In public, nlso all meet
Ings of tho directors.
(d) Any irrigation scheme adopted
by tho directors must be examined
and then submitted to the people at a
second election;. This first election (s
only to elect directors, and authorize
an investigation. ' .', .. ,( ,
(e) Mo director or officer can be
interested directly or Indirectly in
any contract with the district, under
penalty of fine and imprisonment.
(f) If an owner, becomes delin
quent in the payment of the assess
ment, his lands may be sold for the
delinquency, which each year would
be only a few dollars per acre, and
thus the final payment of the bonds
Is Insured.
Equality for All.
(g) The bonds need not be finally
paid off for forty years, so that the
annual payments must be small.
(h) Everyone In the district must
pay each year the same amount per
acre. One man cannot pay up in one
lump the total amount to be assessed
against his land, any moro than he
could pay his taxes In .advance for the
next forty years. .
(1) The directors must, upon a
hearing, excludo- all land from the
district which cannot be directly ben
efited by irrigation.
(j) Xo warrants for indebtedness
shall be issued and outstanding in
excess of $1 per acre.
If you want confirmation of these
statements, ask your own lawyer to
show .you the law in the statute books
and reparts of the United States Su
preme Court. Nothing Is over Bllpped
through that court. It has protected
the people of the United States for
more than 125 years. Why shouldn't
It continue to Ho so? Trust it.
PORTUGUESE TELEGRAPHERS
HAVE GONE ON STRIKE
I'AlilK, Sepl. 'S. According- to in
forninliou from Madrid today the
Portuguese einploveM in the' postal
and telegraph -erviee, hove gone on
strike resulting in the suspension ot
nil communication.
With Medford traOn Is Medmrd nisiU
Bell-ans
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. Onepackntre
proves it. 25c at all druggists.
SCOTT WIRES FOR
E
W. ,T. Seolt has sclil. the following
leleg-rnin to Senator i.tiFolU-tte and
reipiesls ils publication. The Jfnil
Tribune prinls it, so thai people may
see just wbnl kind of an American
the wriier is:
My Dear Senator: .
Men nnd money are Siamese twin
brothers in war: one is of little use
without the other, and one should
not be conseripled without the oilier.
Ki-'htv licrccnt of dralted men ure
asking- exemption from military duly
on one pretext or another; the con
script finds his constitutional right
lo "life, liberty, nnd , tlio pursuit nf
happiness" nrbitrarilv taken from
him; instead of (lie law being a ere
nture oi the people Ihe people arc
the creature of the law. To object is
to place himself in the criminal class,
to be hunted like a wild beast of the
jungle. Incomes should be conscript
ed and Ihe nttcnvpt to evade should lie
subject to as severe penalty as that
for conscripted men. The taking f
annual incomes at this lime down to
.f.-()00 if necessary may be the means
of overling" the repudiating of the
whole war cost at a later daU. At
the close oT the civil war the'ialion
placed a bonded indebtedness of (wo
billion dollars. In the !")(! years fol
lowing' we paid in eight billion mid
still owed one billion. Willi the one
bllion adilcd lo (he eleven billion now
propiisod, paying- at the same r.'te it
would require-tiOll years and !l(i billion
dollars to square the account, provid
ing no other bonds were issued. The
taking' minimi incomes would reach
war profits as well as all other ex
tortions. nr. J. SCOTT.
NtW EXPORT RULES
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NEW YOUK, Sept. 3. New export
rules for Switzerland have been de
cided upon after conferences between
representatives of Switzerland, Great
Britain, Franco, Hussia and tho Uni
ted States, under secretary of block
ade announced today. I'nder these
Switzerland will in future be permit
ted to send only 40,000 pounds of
chocolate to countries at war with
and approved by the state engineer, i tho allies.
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Patriotic Concert
. . For the Benefit of
Our Boys of Company 7
GIVEN BY SOLDIERS' AUXILIARY AT
Page Theatre, Sept. 3
Fine Musical Program Moving Pictures
Do.ilbIe -Quaette of Co. C Futurists Dane
Music by Howell's Orchestra." One Act Play "
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