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STEDFOftD MATE TRrBOTTE, ftTEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAT 22," 1918 P3TJE FOUR MEDFORD MAIL I31BUNE am TViM.'provril.:VT N 10 W H HA I K It PUbLisiircn k visit y akteknoon EX C KIT SL'NDAT UY TIIU MKDKORO PHINTINO CO. Office, Mall Tribune liuiMing, 25-27-29 North Fir street. J'liona VS. The Democrntlc Time,. Tho Mfilford Mall, the Mwlfonl Tribune, The South ern Ort-Bonian, The Anhlund Tribune. GEOKGI2 PUTNAM. Editor. BUBSCBIPTIOH TERMS I One year, by mull 15.00 One month, by mull CO per mouth, (l'llvcr;l by carrier In Mmlford, AHhJand. Phoenix, Jack- onvillft nnil Ontrm Point ft") Rntur'.ay only, by mail, per year 2.00 Weekly, pr year.. Official paper of the City of Mf-rlford. Official papor of Jackson County. Entered hb aucoiul-piaKH matter nt Med ford, Oregon, under the act of Alarch 8, 1H79. Sworn Circulation for April, 9.973. MKMUKJI OK TIIR ASSOCIATED I'ltlCSS Pull Jimed Wire Service. The An Boclated 1'ri'fifl If excltmively on titled tn the uho for republication of all news dispatcher) credited to it or not other wl credited In thin paper, and alKo the local ni'ws published nereln. All rltilitH of republication of n;oial dispatchca herein tiro ulno reserved. X VOTXCB TO SUBSCRIBERS tlf you fall to receive the Mall j Tribune promptly und on time f 4 Phone 6G9-J THE NON-PARTISAN LEAGUE. LI CHIEF TALKS OF LI A very Interesting address on the drama and tlio work of the Drama Loukuo was dellvsraa at ttio public library last night by Perclval Cbubli, vice-president of the Drama League of America. Brlofly the alms or tlio Drama League as expressed by Its vice-president are these' ' ). To organtt audiences for good thin kb. 2. To forward the movement In favor, of the Little Theater and the community paKcant and drama. 3. To raise the technical and eth ical quullty of contemporaneous plays. 4. To encourage playwrights (by providing them with audiences) to write those better pluys and accep tance of which on a commercially controlled stago would bo dubious. 5. To prepare the way for a nat ional theater which shall exemplify the Drama League's hlghost Ideals In the theater nil (I tlio establiment of which was ncccHSurlly delayed by the war. As to purposo No. 1, Chubb, who Is the leader of tho Ethical Society of St. Louis and a member of the direc torate of a similar organization In New York, soys that the organization of Btidiencos competent to appreciate good things and eager to hear and oncourago thorn must bogln iu tho schools. To that end ho and his organiza tion assist In cvory way possible such schools as aro alert to tho valuo or tho drama as a cultural and educa tional institution. Tho lueasuro of the valuo of un education is not In tho mass or as sembled facts curried by tlio graduate along with his diploma. It is found In tho kind of patronage the Htudent will glvo to tlio arts the kind of books he will read, the kind of plays ho will want to see, tho kind of music ho will love, and the kind or pictures which will delight Ills eye. Mr. Chubb liolievos, In reference to Aim No. 2 of tlio Drama League, that tho hope of tho theater-loving public lies in tho I.lltlo Theater and that a proper concept of drama In Its IiIk torlc and national rHutlmiK lies in tho pageant drama of the Conimunlly theater. Miss Louise tlurke. president of tho Drama League provident and In troduced tlio speaker. Afler the ad ilross refreshments were served and a reception tenderd to Mr. Chubb and Mrs. Chubb who Is accompanying him on his coast flip. THE "Non-PartBan League." is tjie name or a new political party, originating in North Dakota, having for its object, legislation bettering the condition of the fanner. At the Jast general election, the league swept North Dakota, electing a complete ticket, and lias now spread through all the northwestern states. The league is bitterly o posed by business interests, big and little, because it advocates a program 'of state socialism as a cure for the ills which have impov erished tht! farmer and fattened the grain speculator. It is fought bv the grain dealers, the millers mid elevator owners, who, if the league; succeeds, will find their profits gone and it is dreaded bv tiie merchants and bankers be cause of its threatened co-operative chain stores and its financial experiments Willi public binds. The lukewarm attitude of some of the league officials in the early days of the conflict towards the war has fur nished the excuse for a concerted attack all along the line on the pttl riot ism of the league. Yet investigation by the federal government does not show any disloyalty or sedi tion in the league. As practically all the farmers in the central northwest belong, it is folly to declare the league unpatriotic, for fanners arc all doing their share in win ning the war. .Mob violence and outrage against league organizers is not made to defend the flag but to discredit the league in public opinion. Profiteers of the existing order, through Hit; press and otherwise are vigorously opposing the league and its revolutionary policy. They are using Old Glory its a shield just as the tariff beneficiaries used it so successfully for many years in bunking the people to perpetuate Iheir privileges. We can best judge the league by its work in North Da kota. The main program, state built elevators and flour mills, hits not yet been accomplished because the holdover members of the state senate blocked it at the hist session and prevented the necessary constitutional amendments. Much legislation, both political and economic, beneficial to the state was enacted, which is summarized as follows: A grain-grading commission has been formed. Itnr.il schools have keen standardized. Itural schools havo been given better teachers. They are having bettor attendance and better heultlu An Inheritance tax was lovled on largo fortuuos. Votes were given to women. Money was appropriated for experiments at the agricultural college, by which it has been proven that low-grado wheat selling at TO coats per bushel was worth, for making flour, pound for pound, as much as ' high grades soiling nt $1.70 per bushel. New taxation classification wore adopted, which reduced tho jato for improvements upon farm lands and passed part of the burden of tnx t'tlon on to the corporations thai bad been dodging taxation tines the beginning of time. A dairy commission was provided. t , t A license system for creameries was established. Ouaruntee of bank deposits was provided for. A welfare commission was created. In nil 152 remedial steps are taken to benefit the people, especially the farmer, and it, is estimated that each farmer has saved thereby from 800 to $.1,000 so the league eon-, tinues to grow despite its assailants. Conservative business interests are justified in their alarm over the extent of the league's program. The league proposed to remove the limit of indebtedness that might be incurred by the state or any political division thereof. Jt proposed to exempt farm improvements from taxation and to authorize the issue of currency by state hanks. It pro posed slate ownership of flour mills, terminal elevators, railroads, packinghouses, and to allow the state to cnugage in any and all for mosf business and industry. It propos ed that, "three bona fide farmers" should be elected to the supreme court of the utatc. it proposed .state socialism on a. scale never he! ore attempted in this country and never attempted anywhere except recently in Russia. The league, like all other political parties, is not des tined for long life, but will probably live to see part of its program enacted ami lessen the notorious graft, of the producer by the parasite, which has made millionaires out of brokers, buyers, speculators and niillons and kept the farmer impoverished. It will take more than the mobbing of league organizers and the indictment of league officials, and the tirades of the react ionary press and the screeches of scared politicians to kill the Non-Partisan League. It's message is too vital it has a real issue and offers a remedy. The way to kill it, is to end the abuses that creat ed it, for present political parties to cease ignoring econ omic ills ami look forward instead of backward. parks are not taxable. The tax docs apply, however, to amusements with in tho grounds such as side shows and moving picture theaters. W.XSIlI.NiiTON, May 2 :. Persons who sell scats iu any roof or struc ture overlooking a baseball park will be obliged to pay a war tax for each "percber" to the government, ac cording to an aniioiiU'.'cmcnt issued today by the bureau of internal reve nue. The bureau also announced that admissions to outdoor amusement WITH Till-: A MEXICAN' AKMY IN FRANCE, Tuesday, May 21. Illy the Associated Press. -Captain Da vid 1'oterson of llonesdnle Pa., after a long chase sent down a tterman two-seater airplane wobbling and diving to tho ground In the neigh borhood of Chnlcuu Salins today. The ; Amei lcan aviator pursued the enemy ; ninclilne for 4rt kilometers along the battle Una and then chased hliu 12 kilometers behind the (icrinnn lines 3)eforo he succeeded in attacking him from bonoath. The (Ionium ' dive Jo the ground followed promptly, 1 Notice to Wool and Mohair Growers I nm In the market for wool and mohair and can pay the highest price considering ipiallly that Is consistent with iiovernmeiit regu lation Phone I'l, Jacksonville, or write. J. J. Ossenbrugge RUCH, OREGON COAL Wo expect to supply at new low rato local coal of first-class qual ity, free from slate. For Information regarding do llyory aud prices apply to CpkerButteCoalM'gCo. ltoom UO.'t, First Xniloiml Hank ItldK. F II. Cnubx, Pres. Phone 2ti2. Stock Ranch For Sale 1Y UHOWN' A W1I1TK 10 So. Fir St. j I7ti acres, two sets or buildings, full equipment ot machinery nnd stocked with sheep, horses, hogs, etc. 7"i ai res In all. ilia. For rent 0 acre In garden, grain and alfalfa, under irrigation. FIVE KILLED BY MADISON, Wis., May 22 Five persons were killed and 30 Injured, a number or whom aro expected to die, when the village ot Lone Rock, 44 miles west of Madison, was partly wiped out by a tornado Tuesday night. The dead and Injured were found from where their houses stood. AMSTERDAM, May 22. Emperor Charles and Empress Zita of Austria. Hungary arrived in Constantinople Sunday. They were met at the sta tion by the sultan and were formerly received at a ceremony In the Yll- diz palace. With Medford trade la tfedrord mad him M Only About Half the Steer is Beef Live Weight 1200 pound 100 Dressed Weight 672 pounds of Beef S6- When Swift & Company buys a steer weighing 1200 pounds, only about 672 pounds goes to market as. beef; the other 528 pounds consists of hide, fats, other by-products, and waste. When the packer pays 15 cents a pound for a steer, he sells the meat to the retailer for about 24cents. But the packer gets only about 6 cents a pound for the other 528 pounds. This means that the packer gets about 16'. cents a pound for all the products from a steer for which he pays 15 cents. The difference of 1 cent per pound covers the cost of dress ing, preparation of by-products, freight on beef to all parts of the United States, operation of dis tributing houses, and leaves a net profit of only about of a cent per pound on all dressed beef sold. Large volume of business and utilization of parts that were formerly wasted, make this achievement possible. Year Book of interesting and instructive facts sent on request. Address Swift & Company, Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Illinois Swift & Company, U. S. A, B II MY . -7 , mm wfefee!aai ShikmA and sv .AMEilSCI'S KGKc SMPOUSH It is wax and oils Preserves and softens the leather instead of causing it to crack. Gives a brilliant, lasting shine, that does not rub off.; BLACK, TAN, WHITB RED and BROWN Medford Spring Carnival For the Creator Mod ford Club's Patriotic Fund.' 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