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OEOROK PUTNAM. Editor.
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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.
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comparable
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kxtkhy haiiict uiil.
"Xnarcst to Mothers' Milk''
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PURE, UNSWECTIMEU. EVAPORATED Li
I GOAT MILK J?
A Perfect Fund alto fur Invalid, jjjj
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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.
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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
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I'oiuparei
II' 111. The
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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