Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, September 06, 1917, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPXHTC F01TR ftrEDFORD MATC TUTTCTTNT!, !U"EDFOT?D, OTCTCOOX, TTTTTT?RDAV, REPTTCMTTCT?. fi, 1017. Medford Mail Tribune AN INnKPENDKNT NKWRPAPKH PUBLIKHKD K V K It Y A FT E NOON EXCKPT bUNDAT By TUB MEDFORD PiilNTINO CO. Office Mall Tribune Hullrttng, 26-27-20 North Mr aireet; telephone 75. The Democrntlo Tlmca, The Medford Mall, The Medford Tribune, The South ern OreKonlan, The Ashland Tribune. OEOROK PUTNAM. Editor. UBSOBIPTIOM XtATESl One year, by tnull 5.00 One month, by ninll. ......... .SO Per month, delivered by carrier In Medford, Anhland, Phoenix, Tal ent, Jacksonville and Central Point .60 Saturday only, by mall, per year. 2.00 Weekly, per year. , .m 1.60 Offlcfnl popor of the City of MMford. Official paper of Jackson County. Entered as sucnnd-clnsa matter at M4lford, Oregon, under the aot of March I, IS 7 It, Sworn Circulation for 1016 2,411. A1EMUKH OF THE ASSOCIATED VI! ESS Full T.efi B''d Win S';rvlr. Tho Asso ciated Pri'KH 1b 'X;JusJv!y ontitlt-d to tlio iiso for republication of nil hrwh credited to It or not otherwlne credited In ihitt pitMT, and uImo Hie local iiowh rnibllHhod herein. All riwlitH of repub lication of Rpucial dispatches herein are ulso rffn-rved. LAND GRANT TAXES PRINCIPLES OF THE PACIFIST. WASHINGTON. Sept. 0. Land of fice official) expoct a prompt pay ment of taxes and llio opening of the O. & C. land srant in Oregon. Tlio attorncy-smierul's office, which for a time called a halt by refusing to sanction the payment of any of the penalties and Interest on tho tuxes, while not mollifying Its opinion thut these nsscssmentH do not conutltiilo a lien upon tho lands, lias approved tho payment of all tax clulms up to the duto of approval of the Chamber-laln-Korrls act as a proper measure of justice toward the stute and the land grant counties. It is probable that tho attltudo of the attorney-genera! Is directed to tho future, for the time Is coming when tho government will fllo suit against tho railroad company to re cover tho taxes It will pay. Tho do partmont of Justice lias not wanted to bo In a position where it might bo confronted Willi an opinion of its own to enibnrruss Us litigation with the railroad. No Delays Kvpm'Ull. ' Thoro In expected to bo llttlo dolay In the payment of tho tuxes, us prac tically all tho preliminary work bus been done. It may becomo necessary to liavo written a description of each of tho tracts of land on which pay ment Is made, so that a rccolpt can bo taken Individually for each tract, but this would not luvolvo much do lay. Not much of tho timber land so far classified will bo Immediately offered for snlo. Certain tracts, however, will bo. Thoso are lands which od Joln or Interlock with olher lands where lumber companies nro now cutting, und whoro consldcruhlo ad vantage would result from cutting ovor tho grnnt lands nt tho samo time. It Is nlso probable Unit If tho grant lauds uro found to Include bodies or spruco that can bo gotten out to ad vantage, a special effort will bo made to innko this spruco available bo- causo of the wartime need for aircraft construction. Information for Settlors. llomesoekors desiring locations on tho lands of tho grunt will bo given umiBual facilities for gaining Infor mation concerning tho tracts that are offered for settlement through plans that aro being worked out In the gen eral land office under the direction of Commissioner Clay Tnllinun. As a result of tho inspection of the lands, made in classifying them, a de scription reaches tho land office of each tract. Mr. Tallmnn believes this Information will not havo reached Its full possibilities ir It remains In the files of tho land office, or Is merely placed In one big volume In a land offlco for Inspection. He, therefore, plans to havo printed, In good time beforo the opening, a Utile , book which might be culled tho "hoinosock crs' guide." IJind to Ho Well m-Ki-rilKxl. This will contain a concise state ment of tho chnrarter of each tract that Is offered. Tho Information will bo In tabloid form, but It will tell the prospective settler what ho most) wants Mo know, and enable blm to pick out the lands of which hn may want to make a persunal Inspection. Attached to the book will be n map showing the location of the lands. Kven In tho brief form proposed. It Is expected that Die book for the tlml opening will be a volume of ."0 pages. This will cover the agricultural lands classified in tho southern end of the grant, reaching perhaps one-third of tho way up state from the California lino. , Offlrlnls of tho land office are highly pleased over the developments which will allow a prompt payment of taxes und opening of the grunt. THE "People's Council for Peace and Democracy," at its New York meeting, denounced the war and de manded the repeal of the conscription law. At its AVash ington, I). C, Meeting, it demanded the impeachment of President "Wilson. At its Seattle nieeing it called for "overthrow of the government," branded President "Wil son as a "traitor" and declared "the day of revolution in the United States is at hand." If these utterances are not seditious it is hard to define sedition. Pepresentatives from state "People's Coun cils',' expressing such sentiments, would of course voice them in a national convention, hence the edict against the convention by the various governors. Jt might be a good thing to photograph these delegates, as England photographed the "conscientious objectors" that had to be corralled in work camps. The photos ef fectively dispelled any public sympathy, as degeneracy was written on most of thein. The peace crowd in Ameri ca comes from the same class of parlor "poseurs," male sob sisters, unsexed and unbalanced women, with a sprink ling of paid (Jernian agents. Inordinate intellectual van ity, megalomania and paranoia, delusions of persecution etc., are ear-marks of most of the pacifists who are the troth and dregs of radicalism. The New York Independent has compiled ten rules which, it says, "summarize iu a nutshell the methods and experiences of the most successful practitioners of dis loyalty," Here lire the "rules for disloyalists:" 1. When driven to make an unequivocal statement, protest your loy alty and then change the subject. 2. Assert on every occasion thut "Wall street" inado the war. Never mind explaining when, how, or why. 3. (Jet in all the r.noers you can at any professions of Ideal motives. f you can find any flaw in our democracy say thut "wo ure just as bad an autocracy as Germany." Use tho word "hypocrisy" at every opportunity. Place tho wur in as sordid a light as possible 4. It is dangorous to denounce the United States directly. But rake history from end to end for mud jo throw at the allies. Especially, twist the lion's tail. . R. Profess great concern lest sending food to Europe wilt starve Amer ica. Support every embargo movement that applies to the allied nations and nono that does not. C. If tho president asks for any extension of power rave about "dicta torship" and tho "overthrow of the liberties for which our fathers," etc. 7. Spreud rumors thut tho uIHcb are going to betray us or take udvun tugo of us as soon us wo ure deeply enough Involved in tho war. 8. Accept conscription in principle but hamper its working In every possible way. Ono good way is to start scures about revolution and inter nal disorder as a pretext for keeping a largo part of the army at home. 9. 'Demonstrate that the enomy Is unconquerable und victory hopeless. Piny the "candid friend" and act as a depressant. . 10. Do very jealous to prevent "entangling alliances," and be much concerned about the .Monroe Doctrine if we "mix ourselves in European quarrels." A permanent league of nations would embarrass your junker friends If they romnin In power after tho war. Germany can only hope to conquer other nntlons If they act solfisbly and in isolation. Jo these the Chicago Herald would add:. "Oppose sending our noys to i? ranee to save the country and 111 sist on Hie war being lought on our own soil," and "when caught in the hamstringing act mention the names of Washington and Lincoln. These rules are followed'in congress and in the press ny uerinan agents and sentimentalists. Thev form tho code of action governing the Pacifists as well as the paid propagandists. ANOTHER MIRAGE DISCOVERED. T KSLIK'H WFFKLY" has opened a dep: script ive of vacation spots a very ci lartment ue- onmieiidable feature. Correspondents are reoiiested tn awk oVtniU mn. cerning the same, inclosing stamps to the Editor Travel Hureau. Illustrative of an ideal place to recreate, the peri odical's issue of September 8 contains a well-known copv- riglited photo by Jsaiser (credit not given) of Crater Lake used by Bedford as a. poster stamp, showing Wizard Island and a. catch of trout. Underneath the picture ap pears this startling caption: PEACH AND PLENTY ON THE COLUMBIA. An Ideal fall vacation can bo found almost anywhere in this land of varied climes, from .Maine woodlands to tho salmon-filled Columbia of the Purine Northwest, shown above with tho result of a few hours fishing. Tho sportsman seems to be tho ono who knows best tho charm of full davs Those who crowd tho resorts throughout the summer may Hnd their plous ures amplo, but tho fall offers many compensations for those who havo to take their vacation later. All of which is interesting news. Just whv Crater Lake should be annexed as a fixture of the ".salmon-filled Columbia. MO miles away, and Crater Lake rainbow trout depicted as salmon, only Leslie's knows and it doesn't tell. If is evident that the much-traveled explorer acting as Leslie's travel editor, like Admiral Peary when lie 'dis covered Crocker laud, lias seen a mirage from his skv scraper olTiet the mirage of Crater Lake reflected over the snowy summits of the Cascades and mistaken it for 1 he Columbia. At any rate, it will not cost anv quarter of a million to ascertain that it is a mirage of a much more famous beauty spot, well worth a journey of dis covery. One wonders what kind of information this "travel bu rcau''dispenses to the dear people. months were iiImi highly unfavor able in I heir .-.liowini: rcitiinliin; the -prcad of tuberculosis and oilier lutiir tllsen-c. COI'KN'lIAfiKX, Sept. G. Drink ing und smoking will really be luxii taxutiou program just introduced in parliament. This provides for a pe einl tux on wines eo,nul to the retail cost to tlio consumer und nlinoKt doubles the tax oil beer, milking it, according to the president of the brewers Jcaguc, the liilie.st in the worli). . Tlie measure increases the lux on cigars, cigarettes and tobacco from 20 to .1:1 percent for retail price and is expected to return ,10,1)1111)01)0 km. ner udditionnl taxes. The income tax on incomes of more than 0000 crowns is increased by X! to 7.") per cent. The property tax on property of the value of 1.",0I)0 crowns and up ward is virtually doubled, A 2.5 percent increase iu railroad passenger and freight rales is provid ed. Tim minister of finance, in introducing- Hie measure, said that Hie government would not have resorted thereto if any end of the war were in sight, but that as conditions are at present Hie measure was 1111 im ponitive necessity. COMMUNICATIONS To tho Editor: - Ever since the concert given Mon day night, I have been trying to sup press my Indignation, but, like Ban quo's ghost, it "will not down." I am an American American to the backbone, and when I attended the so-called patriotic concert I went as an American, not as a Frenchman. The Marseilles was well rendered, but what was the matter with our own Star Spangled Banner? Was it to be used as drapery? The boys of the Seventh company are American boys. It seems to me every number on the program should have breathed Amer icanism, stirring our pulses, making us feel more fully our love and loy alty for our own country. A STRANGER TO YOUR MIDST. How's This? We oflr.T One Iliminil Dull:!!- 1l.-iY:!t-il for mi. en., of t':itorl-li Hull cuiiuut liu cured t- Hull's Cutarrli Cur.-. K. J. CIIKNEV & CO.. Telcilo. O. We. Ille lllttlerKlcne.l hire L-.i.m-i. E- .T Cli.-ii.-.v fi.p tin- lust IS vi-.u-H. und liHIeve hltn lerleetl.v linnitriililo- 111 .all ImikIhi-xh trniirt:ii-tiuiiu ll.il lluitlh-liilh- nlilu to tiin-J' UI1L liny ul'Ubutiuus muiin by lili, llrm. TUdo, Ohio. Ilall's C-llnrrh dire U t-Iren Infeninltr ni-Hni, tlrvctl.l- UlK.lt till- tilix.il ill.ij Iiilli-iilli Miirf:ine ( tlie nv8ti-t!i. Tt-.tlniiitilnN ni-nl fn-e. I'rk-a 75 :ents ier bottle. S.iia by nil llruiocixts. luko Hull's rutully ruin tur ceiisti:atlon. NiEW YORK. Sept. 6. Fifty thou sand Mexican dollars, lying In sacks on the floor of a dealer hero In silver bullion, was ono of the. evidences to day of the rapidly mounting price of bar silver, which Ims now reached the record-breaking figure of D-S cents an ounce. A year ago it was selling at 68 cents an ounce. The Mexican money was to be converted Into bul lion and represented. It was said, but a small fraction of the silver cur rency now being brought out of Mex ico, despite measures by tho Mexican government to prevent Its money from being drained off by the attraction of high bullion prices in this country. The Mexican silver dollar, for years valued at about fiO cents, is now worth In the neighborhood of 75 cents at prevailing bar silver prices. The rise In value of the metal has raised the question as to whether a similar attraction will come to bear on Amer ican Bllver dollars, tempting owners to melt and sell them as bullion. There will be no danger of this, it was suld today by silver authorities, until bar silver climbs to $1.29 un ounce. mm I'll jf.3 tli i 'S3. The In- comparable JUuby rood kxtkhy haiiict uiil. "Xnarcst to Mothers' Milk'' WIDEMANN'SS PURE, UNSWECTIMEU. EVAPORATED Li I GOAT MILK J? A Perfect Fund alto fur Invalid, jjjj nt . 11k. Tint -tvjJ WfOEMANM BOAT-MILK r D. Phy.t.ion-t 3U- " - " Sa F. -(.. I "F.VF.ltY IK Hi HAS 1IIS DAY" Tugo 0. Farm Loans From the Common School Fund, 10-year loan, 6 per cent interest. From the Rural Credit Funds, 10 to 36-year Loan, 5 per cent interest. Loan from either fund can be paid at any time. Money reatlv upon approval of se curity and title. O. C. BOGGS Atty. for Stale Land Board Tires have been tried out and proven the best on the market. See them at Riverside Garage WESTON'S Camera Shop 208 East Main Street, Medford The Only Exclusive Commercial Photographer in Southern Oregon. 9 Negatives Made any time or place by appointment. Thone 147-J. We'll do the rest. J. B. PALMER. FRED ALTON HAIGHT Teacher of Piano anil Harmony. Composer and Ar ranger of Music, announces season of 1917-38. Phone THE HAIGHT MUSIC STUDIO 401 Garnetl-Corey Puilding 2 Medford, Oregon ('tllT.NIIAliKX, Sept. II. Vital -latitics for the city ,-f IViliu now piibli-licd fur the months of Manli. April ami May, show a "nl percent in- i'1-i'iise iu tlie iitinihi'r of ilenllis from i nut i CONFERENCE OF WOMEN OF NATIONS POSTPONED tiilicn battle tllo- luittttlw IIS V. I I'oiuparei II' 111. The III the winter STOCKHOLM, Sept. fi.-TIie con-t'ei-.'in e nt won., it nf !i'lli-;r nt ami neutral I'lMiiiiric ha. luM'ii ii,.vi.,,nr,l llie internationalist socialist ..lil'eren.'e I- be!, I. CHICHESTER 8 PILL W . 'HIT IM MOI ll1tM, CAsS ;""' .f .-i ..'' t:v""VrV rth l i. H U-a. I 111 ItV'.-Trn tlC llmriiil. v r Jf hiAv.oMi imMrii r SOLD bYdRL'G GIST St xiTfii VJ K Livt JOHN A. PERL UMDrkiAmx loily Assistant, ts BOl'TII ItAltTlJ-VIT. Itione M. 47 und 47-J-S. Austomobll Hearse Sorvlce. mbultnoe Service, Coroner. Hay It by the quart, calion or brick, but In.-ist on liavlUj; WIIITK'3 VKI.YI.T K'K ClUCAM. There's non c better. ft Hot Weather Menu The fcllowlng simple supper or lunch will coax any appetite even or.c that tlx warm weather has mode capricious: SiTdiuci, deviled cass, rye bread ond iJavo, right o.T the ice. Just the touch of a s ;ichtlj- bitter ten? impprtl to Bevo by the choicest hops gives it an cipeci&ily thirst-quenching quality as wtll as nia!:i:'.i; it a delightful atiditica to any ir.tal. I'urc nutritiouo. Bevo the all-year-'rc-und soft drink Sold in battles enly r.nd bottled cxdutivaly by . ANHEUSIiK-BUSCfiST. l,.qUI3 IV7 ill THE UNIVERSAL CAR ! A little extra attention to your Ford ear, a little adjusting nowc and then, will- help to keejv it in prime condition and add to its ability to .serve you. Pring your Ford car here. "Why take any chances? Let those who know how, those who use genu ine Ford parts, take care of your car. To he sure of getting the best service from your Ford car let skilled Ford men care for it. Prompt attention assured. Touring Car $31)0, IJunabout $3 J 5, Sedan $(545, Coupelet $503, Town Car $393 all f. o. b. Detroit. On display and for sale by 6 C. E. Gates Auto Co. inn Fruit Marketing Agents Specializing in the dis tribution of northwest ern boxed fruits. ' v M.E.ROOT, Representative Medford, Phone 294 Main Office Chicago, 111. Western Office Payette, Idaho F. H. Hogue, Western Manager, Go East Union Pacific System Low Fare Round Trip Tickets to Eastern cities cn mile Fiittavs and SaturJcvs to S-pt. 29 via th.-se, nie Coiutt-.bta Rivtt Route. Trt t-el liter ature and sent ce upon application to ik - - - : ) Wir MrUurrni HOB OUA ' - . .L v " - ; V- 7; .1: 1 Wi t .v'ti ' '''C-'f' t ' 4;-' ;.J