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STEDFORD WTTC TRrRTTNTE, MEDFORD, OTCTCOOX, -RATURDA Y, SEPTEMBER 8, 1017.
Medford Mail tribune
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WOMEN SHOULD WAKE UP.
FOOD MO FUEL
COPKNHAGBX. Sept. 8 Dlfflcul
tics with the winter supply of fuel In
Germany alroudy are being folt. The
era of volunlury compulHory selection
of tho fittest establishments for sur
vival In various branches of trade
and Industry already bus opened, and
business will be concentrated in these
while others will shut down, except
those supplying heat and light, ltntcli-
ors favor keeping their places open
Into two afternoons a week, othor
wlso to closo with tho sun. Tho Jew
elers plan to keep oiien only on tboso
days when artificial light Is unneces
sary, which during tho north Gorman
winter are very few. Tho city of
Stettin already has suspended street
lighting entirely on account of luck
of conl.
The Gormnn press nnd public aro
for tho moment far inoro keenly In
terested In problems of fuel nnd food
than In politics. Discussion of ques
tions of coiridllutlonnl reform, except
for nngry ordors to President Wilson
to kcop out of German affairs, has
practically disappeared from German
newspapers slnco tho itelchstng com
nilttoo went homo, nnd the problem of
tho potnlo Is now tho order of the
duy. Farmers aro proclaiming an
nhnndnumcnt of tho compulsory ad
ministration of tho crop nnd of max
imum prices and the return to tho
system of commerclnl supply nnd de
mand as a solo panacea to Insuro tho
nocossary supply for human consump
tion. Vorwnerls demands an Immediate
Increnso In tho potato ration In ten
pounds weekly at n reduction In the
prlco nnd declares that It Is Impossi
ble to work and sustain life on the
proposed ration of 0V6 pounds of po
tatoes, mill) grams of bread, 250
grams of meat and SI) grams of fat.
Vorwnerls points out Unit Ibis year
tho scanty harvest of oats nnd bar
ley will not permit of a supplemen
tary rations of oatmeal anil grits by
which nlonu Iho people tided over last
spring.
1(10 IHMANKIKO, Sepl.8. Amer
ican .sailors from iho Atlantic patrol
were union;: the 'JIUUI Ivimps who pn
rnded today, Itrazil's independence
day. The Anierieun troops were
greeted with the wildest enlhu-insin
nlong tlie route.
ITALIANS LOSE THREE
STEAMERS IN WEEK
KOMI-!, Sept. 8.-Only three Hal
inn steamers were sunk during the
week ending September 'J, it is of
ficially announced.
COMMUNICATION.
To the Kdttnr: "A St runner in
Your Midst" certainly voiced the sen
timents of a liost of people In bis let
tor of tho IS til regarding the slluht to
our nntlotial air, and, further, It wu
A disgrace to every cltlen In the au
dience that, when the curtain rose
showing the Star Spangled llnnner
used an ordinary "drapery," with
yards of,lt folds trailing en tho floor,
wbllo thero was no one present w ith
backbone enough to demand that the
flag lio ralsod before the program
proroeded. Men have been fined nnd
Incarcerated for 0 lesser offense, and
.the only thing that can be said In x
' tpnuntlon Is that the Insult was due
to Ignorance of flag etiquette.
li, U. WAltNt'H, SU. i
TIIKK'K is a deplorable Hack of interest among the
women of Medford in J fed Cross work. All thru
fhe hot summer, a small hand of faithful workers has
regularly met to devote their time and energy to alle-
viatinir the suffernur of wounded men on the battlefront
and for tho comfort of those who are offering themselves
as sacrifices to oreservc the nation. Daily the list of
active workers has diminished until now there is a mere
handfril of workers left not half enough to work the ma
chines, .
It is not because Medford women are not patriotic.
Tlie' are and many of them have cheerfully sent their
nearest and dearest to the front, hut tlie lack ot interest
is due principally to thoughtlessness and inattention. By
the time Hie bandages and hospital supplies now in course
of making reach the front, (hey will be needed, as daily
casualty lists will then he making their appearance and
our wounded and dying men should have every possible
comfort and aid.
Many of us do not seem to comprehend the fact that
tlie nation is at war with the greatest, strongest, most
resourceful and by all odds the most unscrupulous and
barbaric military power tho world has ever known. If
your boy is taken prisoner, ho will be enslaved and starved
or have his head split, open with a trench tool that the
(ioniums may laugh at his dying agony. If he falls wound
ed among the (icrinans, lie will be unceremoniously
cracked on the head. If wounded and left hehind by his
charging comrades, he will be rescued and tenderly eared
for by the Jfcd dross, and the supplies you help to make
will aid his restoration to health. Of course he is apt to
be bombed in the hospital by a German airplane, but
not after our American airships secure mastery of the air.
Thousands of Medford women have never lifted a hand
to help prepare these bandages. Thousands have never
sacrificed an hour in such patriotic, endeavor. It is the
part of a patriotic citizen to do his or her share and the
women can, by devoting a few idle hours each week, do
much to heli the stricken at the front and win the war;
The vacat ion period is over. Let us all get down to the
work of helping our country, co-operate in doing our mite
as best wc can and lot us hope the women of Medford
will wake up and set us all a noble example by crowding
the Ifed Gross headquarters and making Medford famous
on the front for its work of; merev.
NEW FORM OF FRIGHTFULNESS.
AN I0W form of f rightfulness is being practiced by the
Germans, who seem to have loft few enorimties un
porpotrated. German airships are now making a special
ty of bombing hospitals,, filled vitli wounded, at the front.
These hospitals are plainly marked, with immense red
crosses painted on (he roof, and the! Ifed Gross flag fultter
ing over them. Within the past -fortnight,' numerous
French and JJnlish hospitals, filled with th(: derelicts of
war, including wounded Germans,! havciheeu bombarded
from the sky, and Friday several American hospitals were
attacked and several Americans killed - or wounded "
showing that Iho hospital attack's are'gcricral Gorman or
ders. ', .
When hospital ships were sunk, the ahsurd excuse
was forthcoming that hospital ships 'were being used as
troop transports Iho no proof ever substantiated these
charges. lint no excuse is possible for the deliberate de
struction of the wounded in field hospitals except Ger
man barbarism. It is simply another evidence of "kultur"
that in a score of ways throws eternal dishonor upon Ger
man arms.
It is rather remarkable that none of the awful acts of
German fright fulness have ever drawn a word of protest
from the pacifists, from La Folic! te and the pro-Germans
in congress and ot her "humanitarian" champions, or from
the newspapers advocating free speech for the advocates
of treason and that even the bombing of American sur
geons ami nurses engaged in a work of mercy, fails to stir
their aeiicmie "pro-American' patriotism.
DEVISE SYSTEM FO
WAKIHXC.TOX, Kept. S. A joint
hounl of nrmy and navy ofllrors,
hmuYri ly Cnptntn WUIinm U. Shoe
maker of thu niivy, linn lioen appoint-
yd to work out u H.vslom to bo m-
plnyetl In not tins Amcrli an troop
tninsporls amiss tho At Inn tic In
safety. NVn'ssnrily tt h conclusion
and rtH-ommcndatlonfl will bo regard
ed uh confidential, iSuliinnrinoR have
mado an entirely new system of ron
voy regulations necessary. I'resuin-
aMy tho board will Incorporate Into
new regulations all that bus been
learned by the Hiitlsh and Kronen
navies In three years of naval war
fate as to tho best way of protecting
troop ships.
LEGITIMATE TRADE
WASIIINUTOX, Sept. S.. Treas
ury officials, carrying out tho provis
ions of the president's proclamation
requiring the licensing of gold ex
ports, will place no general restric
tions, It was said today, upon the ex
port of gold In settlement of legiti
mate trade balances against tho Uni
ted States.
With Modford trade Is Medford mad
PRIZES OFFERED
FOR MINERALS AT
Attention, owners ot mineral de
posits! '
The Jackson County Industrial fair
will be held at Natatorlum building
and grounds, September 18,' 19, 20,
21 and 22, and affords a splendid op
portunity for owners, or their repre
sentatives, to exhibit the following
list ot minerals, and premiums paid
but do not stop at just 20 pounds
make It 100 or more pounds, so as to
present a generous lot, and some to
be taken away.
Mineral Deportment.
The best 20-pound sample Jackson
county product:
Asphalt. First prize, $5; second
prize, ribbon.
Antimony first, $5; second, rib
bon.
Chrome Iron FIrs, fr; second,
ribbon. s
Copper First, $5; second, $2.50;
third, ribbon.
Cinnabar First prize, $5; second,
$2. 50; third, ribbon.
Dolomite First, $2. CO.
Gold oro (free) First, $5; second,
$2.50; third, ribbon.
Gold ore (base) First, $6; sec
ond 9.2. f.O; third, ribbon.
GdlA nuggets. First, $!; second,
$2,50; third, ribbon.
Xlme First, $5; second, ribbon.
Manganese (40 per cent First, ?5;
second, ribbon.
Soapstone (talc) First, $3; sec
ond, ribbon.
Silica First, $2.50; second, ribbon.
Shale First, $2.50; second, rib
bon.
Tungston First, $2.50; second.
ribbon.
Clay (brick) First, $2.50; second,
ribbon. , ' J --
Clay (potter's). First, $3.50; sec
ond, ribbon. 1
Coal First, $5; second, ribbon.
Marblef rough) First, $5; sec
ond, ribbon.
Marble (polished) First, $3; sec
ond, ribbon.
- Granite. Flrsf, $3; second, ribbon.
Host general mineral display
First, $10; second, $5.
Jinny minerals at 'this time are
much desired and command good
prices that heretofore wore supplied
by other nations, nntuoly, antimony,
manganese chrome, magnoslte, pot
ash, phosphorus; also a number ot
tiio rare minerals are well worth look
ing for, such as columblte, tantallte,
strontium, titanium, tin and tung
ston, also tho platinum and radium
groups. While looking tor gold, It
often leads to other discoveries by
being obsorvont In giving detniled at
tention to other substances.
In I 'lace First Day.
It Is specially requisite that nil ex
hibits bo in place by 6 p. m. the first
day, tho ISth. It Is well to hear In
mind that tho mineral drilling con
test will bring an unusually large
number of mining men, as each con
testln team havo their-admirers and
barkers, and they will all bo much In
terested In the mineral exhibits.
This should bo made, a record dis
play of minerals that will lead to In
dustrial development of local re
sources.
For further Information call on or
phono K. W. Mljegran, phone 192-J.
3, WOUNDS 23.
U.S.
How's This?
Wb offer One ITimitrrri Dollum nrwitrri fir nnf
rune nf t'ntnvrh that i'biiihu be curril by Htll'i
Catarrh Curr.
V. J. CHENEY tt CO., Tofrdo, O.
Wc. the nn dp r! cried. hnr known P. J.
Cheni tnr tin lust 1ft )vnm, mid tv.HTi him
prrreiMly hotuirnbi In nil tmahietn trntiKnftionf
nnd Hnnnrlnll? nhli to carry out any obligation!
made by lila Arm.
A AT. HAMv Or COMMKRCF,
Toledo, Ohio.
rtuH't Tntarrh Cure U tnkpn IntomnUr drtlnR
llrrotlr mum thf hlfxxl mirl mnoortu aurfarM nf
tbf ayMi-m. Tllriiii1aW fnt frw. Trice 76
wriia r nniuc fmii ny all OrupulaU.
Tako lUll'i Family rills for cnsitl ration.
EX-QUEEN UUU0KALAN1
GIVES $100 TO RED CROSS
WASHINGTON, Sept. S. - l.ilino
Kalnni, former ipieen of llnwnii, 1ms
-nit to the Aniriicjiit Nel I'nws 1 lirii
(iovertiur I'inkhnm a eontrihsition ot
fliltt. In a letter to the uoxernor.
hcMtiii the conluUtition would tie
renewed monthly lit the end of the
yenr,
JOHN A. PERL
UJKDEkTAKia
ljdy Assistant.
N HOl'TII ItAHTI.KTT.
I-hone M. 47 and 47-J-S.
Anitomohlle Mesne Service,
tmbuliuc Burr let, lrep.r
DENNEY&CO.
i Fruit Marketing' Agents I
Specializing in the dis
tribution of northwest
ern boxed fruits.
1 M.E.ROOT, Representative I
I Medford,. Phone 294
Main Office Chicago. III. Western Office Payette, Idaho
F. H. HoRiie, Western Manager,
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8. Three
workmen are known to have been
killed and 23 persons seriously In
jured at the Frunkford arsenal here
early today. According to workers
the explosion was accidental, there
being nothing to Indicate that It was
caused by an outside agency. Two
of the 23 injured are young women.
Major Montgomery, commandant
of the arsenal, and his aides are in
vestigating the explosion and decline
to make any statement until they
have completed their inquiry. Care
lessness of a workman, it was be
lieved, was the cause of the accident.
The explosion occurred in one ot
the three buildings known as detona
ting drying rooms where primer caps
for three nnd six shells and small
arms cartridges are dried. The build
ing in question has its walls packed
with cinders and every precaution
was taken to prevent accidents.
Fire followed the explosion and
spread to several other small build
ings known as the artillery assembly
unit. In these there were three and
six-inch shells, but prompt work of
arsenal employes and city firemen
saved the buildings and their contents
from destruction.
Today's explosion was the second
fatal one to occur within the past few
months. Two men were killed by
the bursting of a shrapnel fuse in the
hlgh-exploslves building last April.
The monetary loss 1 estimated at
about $30,000. Three small buildings
were destroyed, together with about
8000 detonators.
What About
Your IHabits?
' ' You know how easily your habits are formed,
and you know what a large part they play in your
life.
The habit of saving money is a good habit, which
is just -as easily formed ns a good one. Onee you
have dropped into the habit of putting a part; of.
your salary into the bank,' it becomes almost second
nature to you.
The result is a happy one, for in time you will
have accumulated a surprisingly large sum of money,
and it will be earning interest all the time.
It is just as easy as it sounds and today is a
good time to begin.
Jackson County Bank
Mydeir little rfrl.
If yotrd save that nice curt
And tuhe your tons' tresses jcur pride.
Jt take wtf achice
Iherrs nothing so nx as
NEWBRO'S
HERPIC1DE
- Application! at th batter barber shop
Guaranteed by Tbe Herpfetye Co.
Sold Ercrrwher
FOR
CRACKED and,
CHAPPED HANDS
Dennll Eucalyptus Ointment
AT ALL DRUG STORES
Tubes 25c jabs SOo
Wiregrip
Tires
have been tried out
and proven the best
on the market.
See them at -
Riverside Garage
'ECONOMIC rA NDM I Ll TAR Y'
PREPAREDNESS ..
(THE UNIVERSITY OF JDREGON
In add! Hon to campl.t. coara.s In a.n.rirt and;
eteirtlflc ducallon, olt.r. full opuortu.ltl.. In.
MILITARY DRILL, DOMESTIC SCIENCE:
ARTS AND COMMERCE
Plan for iffaetlva futura a.rvlca.' Your 'country
n..d M. S.nd forfroo Illustrated bookle.,"Traln
tha Brain for Paaea or War" and "Tha Woman and
th. Unhfaralty.". Addraaa Raflstrar,
UNIVER9ITY;.OFORE60N.tEuuene.Qreoon
East Via
California
Most enjoyable route. Beautiful
mountain scenery. Liberal stop
overs. See San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Apache Trail, El Paso,
New Orleans. Something new
and delightful every hour.
Three trains daily from Portland
connecting at San Francisco for
the South and East. First and
second class sleeping ears. Un
excelled Dining Car Service.
The Safety Route.
Ask your local agent for tickets and booklets descriptive ot tills
. wonderful trip.
Joliu M. Scott, d'eneral Passenger Agent
J'oi'tlaiKl
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES
Notice to Consumers
Conforming with the order of the Public Service Commis
sion of Oregon, issued on (he Sixteenth day of July, 1917, there
will become effective on September 1, 1917, a new schedule of
. rates for electric and water service in the territory of the California-Oregon
Power Company in Oregon. ,
Detailed information concerning these rates may be obtained
from any division or district office of this Company.
The order of the Commission calls for uniform meter rates.
The company will install meters as quickly as possible. Any
consumer now being served on a flat rate basis will continue to
be billed on that basis pending the installation of a meter.
California-Oregon Power Company
21(1 AV. MAIN ST.
MEDFORD, ORIXJON