MTWFORD MATL TRTTUTTTO!, MEPFOTtP. rmECiOX, FTCTPAY, RFrTFMPER 14. 1M7.
ED
BY
The fanners' and oreliardists' irri
gation committee lias sent oat the fol
lowing letter relative to tomorrow's
election: i
"The letter will determine whether1
an irrigation district is to be formed
nt this time. Three directors to be
elected.
"Hy voting yes, yon authorize the
directors to institute an investigation
which shall he limited in cost to $1
per ncre.
"By voting yes, you make it pos
sible for an investigation of the wa
ter resources to bo made.
" "By voting yes, you take the first
step (and only the first step) toward
getting water upon the land which
needs water.
False Statements Circulated.
"Within the past few days state
ments of the wildest kind have been
made. They have been so made in
order to frighten the timid . the
ignorant. You may be sure that thcVe
is no truth in statements sSvli )m th
following:
"First 'This is n plan of the
Hogue River Canal company.'
"Answer We have had no deal
ings as a committee or individually
with any water company. The Canal
company is out of it. This commit
tee is for an independent water sup-
, "Second 'It will plaster the land
with a mortgage of $'.200 per acre.'
Answer The directors are abso
lutely limited by the law to the ex
penditure of only $1 per acre. No
other charge can be incurred before
the second election, and even after
that there is no mortgage. The fed
eral farm loan board will make loans
on the laud, if the land is sufficiently
valuable.
Kvory Acre Can Vote. .
"Every one who owns one ncre or
more of land within the boundaries
of the proposed district, and whose
name appears upon the last assess
incut rolls', can vote. One acre or
more. If you receive this letter you
can vote.
"It is impossible to forecast the
future, but it is the understanding of
this committee that if the election
carries the engineering plans will be
so drawn that water will be delivered
to each parcel of land which it is
found will be benefited by water.
"We urge you to vote yes on Sat
urday, because the supreme court of
the United States says the Wright act
is fair and just.
"It will insure the spending of all
money appropriated upon an irrigat
ing system without profit to any pro
moters. The system will be owned by
the users themselves. The stale en
gineer has said that, in his opinion it
is the 'last and only hope for some
years to come for large irrigation
works to be financed.'
"It is just ns important to vote for
a director who is in favor of water
on the right terms as it is to vote
yes.
"Division Xo. 1. A'olc for Leonard
CnrK'nter at Brown's home on Itoose
Velt avenue.
. "Division No. 2. Vote for E. G.
Coleman nt Dillon Hill's house on
King's Highway.
"Division No. 3. Vote for W. A.
Folger nt the schoolliouse on the
Jacksonville road.
"It is n well balanced board n
farmer, an orehardist and a business
man.!'
E
ESIGNAT1
EUGENE, Ore., Sept. 14. A reso
lution demanding the removal of Al
len H. Eaton as a member of the fac
ulty of the Oilverslty of Oregon and
as a representative from Lane county
In the Oregon legislature because of
bis participation In the People's Coun
cil of America for Democracy and
Peace, held recently at Chicago, was
unanimously adopted by the Eugene
chamber of commerce last night.
The resolution, referring to Ea
ton's connection with the university,
declared a state Institution Is the last
place where there should be a sus
picion of disloyalty and asserts that
Eaton's continuance In office as a
member of the state legislature, un
der the circumstances. Is a menace to
the state and nation. '
JXfTS filUK'KKY CO.
We have a few Mason Jars that we
are selling at the same old prices.
Sugar and flour at very reasonable
prices.
Buy Crlsco now before the price
advances. 150'
PIONEERS ELECT
AT
ASHLAND, Ore., Sept. 14. Over
200 members of the plomer fnmfiioa
of Jacks .i county partlcKoleil In the
annual reunion held here Wednesday.
Owing to cool weather, the dining
event was held Indoors, Pioneer hall
being used for the purpose. This Is
the building on Chautauqua grounds
heretofore used as Grand Army head
quarters, being equipped with every
requisite. The program of the day
and business meeting were held in
the new Chautauh.ua auditorium.
The program began at 11 a. m.,
prefaced by an Invocation "by itov. P.
It. Burnett; instrumental and vocal
selections, Frof. Carl Lovelani; olo,
Miss Gertrude Engle; address, Rev.
II. A. Camahau of the local Presby
terian church, who dwelt remlnlscent
ly of the past and expressed lendor
sentiment in behalf of the present
generation approaching life's sunset.
The business meeting was bold at
2 p. m., the election of officers result
ing in the choice of Miss Alice Han
ley, of Jacksonville, president; Mrs.
Miles Cantrell, of Ruch, vice-president;
Mamie Day Nelson, of Jackson
vllle, secretary-treasurer of the terri
tory outside of Ashland, and Mrs.
Ella Garrett to a like position for the
Ashland district. The last two offi
ces were Instances of re-elect ion.
The secretary read a memorial
tribute to the memory of Mrs. Eliza
beth D. Jones, of Jacksonville, widow
of Stoughton Jones, the passing of
Mrs. Jones being the only death in
the" ranks of members of the associa
tion during the year which was offic
ially reported.
The matter of the erection of t
pioneer cabin, either In the Ashland
parks or elsewhere, in which to per
manently store the records and relics
of the pioneer era, was discussed, and
in view of so many other Berious mat
ters engaging the public attention at
this time, was postponed indefinitely
Miss Blanche Hicks, city librarian
spoke on the needs of preserving our
historical pioneer records, and in lino
with her suggestions, the following
committee was appointed to collabor
ate In preparing and filing historical
data as permanent archives In the
Ashland library: Mollle Britt, Jack
sonville; F. D. Wagner, Ashland;
Rachel Alford, Medford; Welboru
Beeson, Talent.
Following the morning program
the association dined in Pioneer hall
from well-filled baskets, the picnic
spread being a departure from the
formal banquet of previous years.
George W. Dunn is the retiring
president. Rev. P. R. Burnett, Mrs.
Dunn's father, Introduced an Inno
vation at the gathering by chanting a
weird Indian song in the Chinook
Jargon. Prominent among the pio
neers present were James Thornton,
William Sougor, and Christopher C.
Gall, a trio of old-timers whose birth
day anniversaries either have reach
ed or are nearly approaching the
ninetieth year mark.
The reunion In 1918 will be held at
Jacksonville.
SITE OF MEDFORD
"I used to farm this town, but I'd
hate the job of plowing it up now,"
naively remarked Harvey Oatman,
former pioneer resident of the valley,
at the depot Friday just before the
departure of himself nnd .Mrs. Uat
man for their home nt Portland, fol
lowing a two months' visit with old
friends nnd relatives in the valley.
It was their first visit to this vicin
ity for thirty yenrs, and they mar
veled nt the changes that have taken
place in that long period, cspeciallj
the transition of Medford from a
farm or scries of farms into mod
ern and beautiful city. Mr. Outmnn
came across the plains with his par
ents from Illinois in 8.":i nnd loent
ed near Phoenix. Mrs. Oatman was
also the child of pioneer residents.
She was l'riscilla Dollurhido, and her
parents were Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hol
la rh id e.
In 188" Mr. and Mrs. Oatman re
moved from Jackson county to Klam
ath county, whero he engaged in tin1
general merchandising business for
four vcars, following which they re
moved to l'ortliind, where they have
lived since. ' Mr. Oatman hauled most
of the lumber with which Fort Klam
ath was built.
Incidental to the viit of Mr. nnd
Mrs. Oatman after their long absence,
it is interesting to relate that Mrs
Ontninn's brother, Clnv Dolhirhide, of
Tucon, Ari., has nlo been visiting
in the valley recently, and until his
visit sister nnd brother had not seen
n:i'-b other for tbirtv-twn venrs.
Charles Ray and His Clod Hoppers at
the Page Theatre Tomorrow
CHARLES RAY IN TRIANGLE
Hy Charles Hay 1
In this day, when dancers seek '.o
symbolize the wind, the fluttering of
birds, tlie wriggle of a snake or the
connubial disputes of Apaches, it re
quires some audacity to announce
that a new convolution expressing the
spirit of the hour and the nation hiut
been perfected. Still I feel the urg
ence of "Art" and so make the declar
ation that "the clodhop", which I
have devised and which I demon
strate In tho new play, "The Clod
hopper," is the greatest movement of
the times. It Is the back-to-the-farm
movement.
In creating it I have not been In
fluenced In the least by the modern
methods of Terpsichore's ordained
agents. There Is no untwisting of
veils, no sacrifice of clothing on the
altar of art, no twinkling of bare feet.
I dance it to the accompaniment of a
Jazz hand, but it could just ns well be
executed to the more musical strains
delivered by a fiddler enthroned on a
wood box. ,
There is no artificial order of
steps, Just a freedom of movement,
spontaneous, yet with a care to fu"
ulture and surrounding feet. By
"freedom of movement'' I do not Im
ply that it is necessary to remove
garments. I wear a conventional
BY
HELENA, Mont., Sept. U.. The
severe drouth that has prevailed
In Montana since the seventh of June
was broken last night by a rain that
covered the state. At Helena there
was a hard rain and a snow storm,
Precipitation varied rrom a fifth of an
Inch at Missoula to .84 at Boxeman.
At Henela it was .45 of an ich. The
storm is Just reaching eastern Mon
tana. The rain is worth thousands of
dolars to Montana farmers, for tho
ground has been so dry fall plowing
has been impossible.
JAILED FOR SEDITION
GRANTS PASS, Sept. 14. Whit
ney It. Lykin is In the county Jul!
on a charge of seditious utterances
against the United States government
and Its oficcrs. He is held pending
further word from United States Dis
trict Attorney Heames, who has asked
Sheriff Lewis to wire the nature of
the evidence against him.
Lykln had been warned repeatedly
that tho statements he was making
were unlawful, the first time as long
ago as February, but he has repeat
edly refused to heed the warnings.
He was working at times on a dia
mond, drill In the Preston Peak district.
vOl JilJ
A "2 In I Shoe Polish" It made for every ute. For Blnck Shoa,
"2 in 1 Black" (paste) and "2 in 1 Black Combination" (paate and
liquid): for White Shoea, "2 in 1 While Caka" (cake) anj
-2 in 1 White Liquid" (liquid); for Tan Shoe. "2 in I Tan" (paate)
and "2 in 1 Tan Combination1 (paate and liquid).
10c Black White Tan lOc
F. F. D ALLEY CO. of Nw York, Inc. Buffalo, N. Y.
iWfc 1 VBtV 4 iHJ
s- - t a m r a,
PLAY, "THE CLODHOPPER."
sun, approved by the largost cata
logue houses In America, and a pair
of shoes that permit as free move
ment as though the toes were In
cased simply in pink rouge.
The only requisite, of clodhopplng
is that it must be performed in lime!
to the music. In this It again differs!
from many'modern dunces. My erit-j
les have said it Is barbaric, becauso.
only Indians confine their gestures
and steps to musical beats. Tho true
artist, I am told, leaps and falls and
whirls without any regard for tho
feelings of those in the orchestra.
Since the Indians are the only true
Americans, this carping criticism
only emphasizes my contention that
the clodhop is an American dance, a
back to nature movement, expressive
of the new sentiment.
If by this dance I have made a sin
gle wayward boy think fondly of the
potato patch or a single girl feel a
yearning to throw corn to the chick
ens, then will I feel requited for all
my efforts. And If I earn but one
recruit for farming In this hour of
my country's need of vegetables, Ihen
will I request that the newspapers
feature me In their columns along
with the Bociety ladies and plnycrs of
the other sex who are winning re
cruits. ,
FALL ACREAGE
In line villi its efforts to iniluco
the f tinners of the country to idmit
more fall wliciit, the government hits
Pent n telegram to County Patholog
ist Cate urinj,r that the fanner of
Jackson county he prodded up to in
crease their fall acreage.
"Jackson county ouijht to increase
its fall wheat acreage hy M) jut
cent," paid Mr. Gate on Friday. 'l
mil trying to locate yiooi seed for fall
wheat plimliinj;, and farmers who
have any are requested to lirint or
send u sample to my office in order
thai a test can he made of it.
"AIT fanners who want seed for
fall planting should let me know their
wants as soon as possible. We will
use up the local supply of seed firs!
before sending away for any."
ALLIED AIRPLANES
LONDON, Sept. 14. Drltlsh naval
airplanes made another raid on the
nights of Wednesday and Thursday
on German mllitnry establishments In
Belgium. An admiralty statement to
day says:
"A bombing raid was carried out
the night of September 12-13 by the
royal naval air -service on military
objectives at the Chlstelles airdrome
and the Thorn-ant alrdrdmo. A large
quantity of bombs was dropped.
All our machines returned safely.'"
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APPLE GROWERS
A
(From Portland Journal.)
Apple growers of the l'licific
northwest arc facing a shortage of
boxes which may reach moro thnn
0,000,000 containers, according to
tentative estimates placed by expert
boxnuikers and fruit men nt a special
meeting called at the central library
today bv Federal Food Administrator
W. B. Ayer.
What souio of tho independent
growers said had all tho earmarks of
a combination of trust between com
mission men and box manufacturers.
"SO FAR
THE ONE
BRIGHT SPOT
COMING
SUNDAY
MARJORIE
RAMBEAU
MONDAY
GLADYS
BROCK WELL
in
THE SOUL OF
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WARWICK
THE SILENT is
1. MASTER"
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1918 Models Just Received and are
on display in our show room
Maxwells arc popular cars in Jackson county, and wo want everybody to sec
the. handsome lines and oilier new features of the 1918 models
Wo call special af lent ion to the new streamline hody, long - wheclbase, 100
inches, rear springs undershiiig "0 inches long, slauling wind shield and other
improvements. The superb Maxwell engine that has stood every test is n
popular feature of the ear.
Price, fully equipped, f. o. b. Medford, $815.
A. W.
intruded itself into the meeting. One
grower declared that rather than pay
the prices for boxes asked by the nl
legcd combine, tjie independent oper
ators would let their upplcs remain
on the trees.
Food Administrator Ayer an
nounced that Ibis phase of tho ques
tion would receive serious investiga
tion. He said :
"We arc after npplo boxes, not
profits."
According to one grower, the price
of upplo boxes hud increased from
11 cents each to 20 cents, owing to
the alleged manipulation of the trust.
It was stated by H. E. McKIroy of
Boise, Idaho, that the growers who
were not "in on" the inner circle had
been given to understand that if they
did not buy their boxes from the cen
tral selling agency and permit their
crops to be handled thru the commis
sion men, they would not get any
boxes.
Influence of strikes in certain sec
AHEAD WE'RE LONESOME"
-j.w.vv. rn TkliriifhniiTrinrri L-.v
ROBERT WARWICK ,n
IN
The Silent Master
By E. Phillips Oppcnhciin
A Great Production
TODAY and TOMORROW
WITH AN EXCELLENT CAST
'Wietffirineeftfie.ment
r ,f)S art . s -. ) .
. CARS :
WALKER AUTO CO.
tions of western Washington, short
age of labor and demand for other
merchandise boxes have their general
effect on the box short ago situation,
it was explained. Tho sawmills, in
many instances, had not been running
full time nnd they are already far
behind in the deliveries. At certain
mills the conditions wero said to be
more promising.
I'm glad there's such
a big corn crop says
FOB AK!
We'll Keep Up
THE QUALITY
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