MEDFOTCD MATL TRTT5UNK. HrKDFORn, OIJMCiON", AVKPNKKDA V. .JULY
1f)1S
PACE TirRTCTC
BAN LIFTED ON
SALE OF FLOUR IN
OREGON JULY 5
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State Fond Ailininistriitor Aver lins
issued the following announcement,
lifting the ban on wheat in Oregon
on July 5.
"On May 2fitli Mr. Hoover made
an appeal to the people of this nation,
through the ehurehes, to abstain from
the use of wheat flour until the next
harvest. In reply to this appeal
Oregon voluntarily went on n wheat
less basis, the dealers of the stale
agreeing not to sell wheat flour and
1o return for shipment to our army
in France all flour that was returned
to them. I am not able to state the
total amount that was voluntarily re
turned, as it has not all been received
and cheeked up, but it will amount to
between seventeen and eighteen thou
sand barrels, a magnificent record
and one which the people of the state
may well, be! proud..
"As the crop from last season's
harvest has been practically exhaus
ted tho government will .only be able
to dispatch one more flour cargo
from this port to France until the new
harvest is available. For this rea
son the fond administration in Wash
ington hns given full sanctioji to my
suggestion that, commencing Jiily !,
we return to the sale of wheat flour
on the "))-f0 basis, and all rules and
regulations governing the sale of
wheat flour will be in full loree and
effect and sales can only be made by
selling at the same time an coual
amount of substitutes, and dealers
must not overlook the signing of flour
card certificates before making pur
chases, etc.
"I have received a telegram from
Mr. Hoover expressing the greatest
appreciation of the efforts made by
the people of this state, and I wish to
take this occasion to express my own
obligations to mills, jobbers nnd deaj:
niHi uriilinut wliifli the VoliltltarV SGr
vice rendered by the people eiinM not
have been made effective.
"Dealers and householders will read
ily recall the regulations to which
they are subect in the handling nnd
use of flour. The merchant may pur
chase from the wholesaler or mill
only upon presentation of certificate
showing amounts sold in previous
months. The dculer may sell and the
householder may buv only on the
basis that an amount of approved
substitutes equal to the weight of the
wheat flour go to the customer at one
and the same time."
Oregon's returned flour constitutes
an entire tramload. highteen thou
sund barrels fill approximately CO
curs and weigh s,328,00() pounds
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Al PAGE TONIGHT
At the Pago theatre today and to
morrow will be screened Dorothy
Dalton', one of the most popular of
stars in a strong five-reel drama en
titled "Love Me." One of the best
and talented casts ever assembled
are In the cast. The story Is one of
the best ever written for Miss Dal
ton. On the same bill Is another one
of Mack Sennetl's knockout com
edies, "Loop the Loop." New stunts
and thrills galore, and a bevy of
pretty girls. This program will be
shown at regular prices.
POSTAGE IN EFFECT
Zone systems and rates as applied
to the distribution thru United Status
postoffkes of magazines, newspapers
and other second class mall period
icals, were applied by tho Medford
postoftlce beginning Monday in con
formity with the much protested new
postal law that went Into effect July
1st.
The zone system provides eight
zones within the United States, and
second class mail matter of the peri
odical varieties is charged a postal
transportation rate in keeping with
the distance from the zone center at
which delivery is made.
A fine line Is drawn between news
and advertising by the new regula
tions and publishers are facing a
greatly Increased burden in connec
tion with those features of their busi
ness conducted with the aid of post
offices. News is charged at one rato
and advertising at another and the
burden of dividing the two remains
with the publisher.
News mutter, for the present fiscal
year, will be delivered at 1 V4 cents a
pound, and where advertising does
not exceed 5 per cent of the weighed
space, the same rate will apply. Over
5 per cent of advertising, however,
will be charged at a varying rate, de
pending uon the zone and starting
at 1 cents for the first and second
zones. The rate increases to 1
cents for the third zone, 2 cents for
the, Jpurth zone, whose limit is a
circle of about 600 miles from Med-
ford, and to 3 '4 (rents for the eighth
nnd final zone. These rates apply
only for the present fiscal year, al
lowing publishers to adjust them
selves, and advances slightly each
year until delivery of a Medford
paper of one pound in New York will
cost 10 cents in postage on advertis
ing weight in 1921. ,
IPublishers are required to figure
out the percentage In weight of news
and advertising matter in each issue
submitted for postal delivery. The
office then assesses its zone charges
in accordance. Such a statement is
required when papers are submitted
to the mailing office, and each six
months a sworn statement of circula
tion in each zone in which delivery
Is made will bo required.
As the bulk of the circulation
of all newspapers lies in first zone
or first and second zones, the in
creased rates will affect the large
city papers most severely. The pres
ent increase to" the Mail Tribune is
estimated at 25 per cent over old
rates. The law is aimed to stop the
leak in postal, revenues, caused prln
clpally by handling periodicals with
huge circulations like the Saturday
Evening Post, at a price far below
cost to the government and will force
the handling by other means than
thru tho mails which tho govern
ment hopes.
In all probability the new postal
rates will force an increased sub
scription rates to distant subscribers
as the cost of newspaper publishing
has increased heavily all along the
line due to increased prices for
paper, ink and materials and higher
scale for wages.
E TAXES
TOLL TAKEN !N HUNS CAMOUFLAGE I MOST PLENTIFUL
WASHINGTON. Julv X Tuxes on
incomes and excess profits tor the
fiscal year ending last June 30, lev
ied under the war revenue bill ena -ted
by congress lust year, totalled
S21,:U0,(iO1, the treasury department
announced today in making public
revenue collections by states. Total
revenue collections from all sources
were :t.071 ,!) 18.j:J.
Xew York led the states in income
ami excess profits taxes with a to
tal of tiS!I.H17,li:il, while IVnnsyl
vnniii was iccond with .fl!lli,l)H!,'.'(il.
The collections from other slates
follow :
Illinois .$--7ti,lli.V)!ll'
Ohio Ci:U.li:i7,H7
Massachusetts Ili(),ri!l8,7."i2
Connecticut 7S,70!I,0!7
California 77,2SO,:5t!-J
Maryland 7 ".4.".80."
New Jersey 71,812.2:17
.Michigan '. 71,Wil,:i07
Missouri - (i(l,ni2,!l."2
Alabama 2:1,1 7-1 .il.itl
Arkansas , 5,7.'tl,7!)8
Florida 4,(i:i!l,717
Georgia :i(i,2.'IO,44!l
Hawaii 8.!Mil,8liS
Indiana 2!),2."i,(i0!l
Iowa 14,(i:i4,"i2.")
Kansas 2t,12.V,ltiti
Louisiana"- 21,'807,:tl4
Minnesota - ri8,218,i:i.'
Montana 7,28.ri,24!l
Nebraska ll,.'i:r.,081
New Hampshire J 21,il24..r,!l8
North Carolina ' 20,2")l,7(Kt
North and South Dak 4,.I(I7,828
Oklahoma 18,2t;:!,:i47
Oregon (I,07II,II7!1
South Carolina 7,884,710
Tennessee .. 14,l(i7,!178
Texas 24,41.",n(i4
Virginia 21.4(11,7)14
Washington 17,701.482
West Virgina 45,71 7. (M."i
Wisconsin :W,lil2,:7(l !
OREGON FOURTH IN LIST
OF DOCTORS IN ARMY
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Oregon ranks fourth among lhc
states in the percentage of phvicians j
furnished to tile Medical licscrvo 1
corps of the 1'nilcd tSatcs army and
navy, according to official slatc
ments. Hut three stales have furnished
larger quotas of medics to the col
ors Nevada ranking first, with 28.0
per cent; Arizona, second, with 21.8
per cent; Montana, third, with 2:1. 7
per cent. Oregon's pcrcentaee is 22.1
TO OECEIVE ALLIES
(Hy Milton Uronncr.)
WASHINGTON, July :i. "The
American people should get them
set for a war in which they will bent
the central empires by forces of
anas. They should stop giving them
selves a false optimism by believing
all they bear of the possibility of re
volts in Germany, ami the starving
condition of the Huns. The chances
are they won't starve, ami they won't
revolt."'
This is the solemn warning a gov
ernment official asked me In con
vey to the American renters today,
lie touched only briefly on Ihe ciies
tion of revolt.
He undcrstunds subscription to va
rious German government war loans
is no longer voluntary, as in our coun
try, llrilain and France. Instead,
men and women, working j'or wages
or salary, receive only the amount
the bureaucracy thinks necessary for
their daily subsistence. The baiance
is automatically turned over to the
government, which gives the workers
government paper in return. Ily this
method every man and woman in
Germany, who works, is a holder id'
government palter and knows it is not
worth the sheets it is printed on if
the monarchy is overturned or if vic
tory does not come. The nation's
war financing hns been used to bind
Ihe people to tho kaiser's chariot
wheels.
As to tho food situation mv in
formant stated his very earnest belief
that many of tho stories of bread
riots and strikes in Germany and
Austria were pure camouflage.
Willi the exception of fats, the cen
tral empires are better off Ibis year
than last. Ilungury has had grain.
Certain amounts were obtained from
the rkraine. The April treaty with
Kussian territory provided for tho de
livery at once of food cereals. In ad
dition, a secret agreement was made
hereby Ukraine! was to deliver 1,
000,000 Ions of cereals by July 1. If
Ibis were wheat it wiuld mean .1:1,-
OllO.imo hushels.
When there is all Ibis lalk about
slai'valaiu in An-triii, it should be
remembered the) begin to harvest
June .", nnd Hour Iroin this will be
available Julv l.". Also summer veg
etables nnd trails arc coming in. The
Huns have 2,:IOO,(IOO acres of liouma
nian land under cultivation in wheat
and rye, and large areas in Serbia
and Poland.
Mrs. Maggie Evans has received
the following letter from her son
Russell, formerly a printer with the
Mall Tribune, who is 111 Prunes in
the Americaa expeditionary forces:
Somewhere in France, June 3.
"Decoration day wo got a holiday,
tho first one for me hero In France.
There was a parade down town,
which 1 viewed with great surprise.
The surprise being the number of
soldiers wearing servlco chevrons.
After the parade I spent half an hour
in one of the largest printing plants
in Tours. There were about twelve
pretty French girls setting type. My,
but they wore working fust. Some
of the papur they use comes from the
states. We had quite a time trying
to make them understand us. They
were glad we visited them.
"1 spent one hour in a museum.
Tho building, 1 judge from tho looks,
must have been built about
two thousand years ago. Tho steps
are of hard granite, and would you
bellovo It, they are worn down as
much as two or three Inches In some
places. We saw all kinds' of stuffed
birds, Insects and animals and even
the human liody.
Last Sunday Private C. and I visited
the biggest park In Tours. There
wo saw beautiful flowers, birds, and
animals of all kinds. Little ducklings
were swimming in a wond.
"This morning Prvt. Fisk, Harry
and I walked out to another camp.
There we saw ninny things of Inter
est. It was a camp ltko Stewart Is
in. We stood up and took notice of
what was going on. There is a dandy
"Y" out there. AVe ate our dinner
nnd I had the first cup of milk that
I havo had hero. Kn'ch of us bought
a bar of chocolate. Some of tho
French can make a meul of chocolato
and bread."
With Mpiifnrrt trnow Is Mnrirnrri mnrt
Butte Falls Over the Top.
Unite Falls district No. ill went
well over the top last Friday night.
The quota for District Ho was $2,
142, and the amouul subscribed wus
tf:t.2S0. F.xccss, l,l:l!l. Since thai
lime, more subscriptions have been
ling in, so that tho present total
is !f:i,:i.M. Willi a lew delinquents
that the coinmiltec has not been able
to reach. All will be fiivcn an oppor
tunity to sign ui an, f should there he
any relns.-ils (which report says
there is likely to be.) they will be
promptly reported. If we have any
slackers or kaiseriles, thev will be
held up for public inspection, which
in all probability will lead to federal
inmtirv.
GRANT PASS YOUTH
GAXTS PASS, , July 2.-VVudley
F.ggers, 11 years old, poured pow
der from four giant crackers into a
cast iron hand made cannon nnd
lighted the fuse yesterday as a pre
Fourth celebration. As a result he
has a hole five inches across his thigh
and bits of iron, rock, wire and wood,
nre imbedded in the fle.-h. Flesh nnd
skin grafting will he attempted.
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S SISTER
DEAD AT VERM0N1 HOME
MONTPKI.IKR, Yt., July 1. Mrs.
Mary Greeley, sister of Admiral
George Dew ey, died at her home here
last night. She was 71) years of age.
For Constipation nnd lllllousness
Good digestion goes far toward
comfort and health In hot weather.
Undigested food In the stomach can
quickly poison the system. Geo. Jen
ner, 4 16 Labor St., Snn Antonio,
Te., writes: "Foley Cathartic Tab
lets have proven the best laxative I
have taken and I recommend them
to any one suffering from constipa
tion or biliousness. They should be
in every traveling man's grip." Quick
relief for sick headache, bloating or
other condition caused by bad diges
tion. Sold everywhere.
ALLEGES PRO-GERMANS
' WSMAItCK, X. D., July 3
Charges made in an editorial in the
.Maudlin Pioneer that 5,0011 pro-German
votes gave Governor Lynn J.
Frazier the majority which renom
inated1 him on the republican ticket
in the primaries last week, were re
iterated before the state council of
defense today by E. A. Tostevin,
publisher. Tostevin, haled before the
council on the ground that the edito
rial constituted an attack on the loy
altyiind patriotism of the state, de
clared when questioned, that he did
not recognize the nuthority of the
commission and would not suspend
publication of bis paper on its order.
Tostevin recited a long list of nr.
live supporters of the Non-Partisan
league, which backed Frazier in his
campaign, in his county, who, he de
clared, were knyvn pro-Gertnnn sym
pathizers. HUNDRED MILLION
LOANED TO FRANCE
WASHINGTON, July .1. A credit
of $11)11,00(1,000 was gnarted to
France today by the treasury, making
the total advanced lir France to date
tl.7li.-,0li0,0ll0 and the tola! credits
to the allies .fd.OHl.oOO.OIIO.
HOTTKHDAM, July 3.-Thc Dutch
cnhiiict will place the resignation of
its members in the hands of tueen
Wilhcliiiina tomorrow, says the
Nicuwc Rotterdam Courant,
Back the Government to the Limit
sacrifice in order to cooperate with
the Governntent.
The Government has asked
American business to pursue a cer
tain course for the duration of the
war.
Keep quality up and prices
reasonable,
a strictly non-profiteering
policy.
It is the only patriotic policy.
It i9 the policy this company has
always adopted and t he one we will
continue to pursue.
We stand ready to undergo any
We believe it is best foroursel vcs.
We know it is best for our coun
try. We appeal to all concerns bi
and small to adopt the same policy.
American business must rally as
a unittothesupport of the Govern
ment. It is the surest and the quickest
way to win the war.
United States Tires
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FAN FOREST FIRES
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1'OliTI.ANI), Ore., July 3 Strong
winds from the coast fanned forest
fires in Tillamook and Washington
counties last night and late reports
Indicated they wore out of control.
Two hundred additional soldiers
from the' spruce division loft here
early today on a special train to join
the 250 or more alreudy fighting the
flames. In addition, the Southern
Pacific has 100 section workers pro
tecting the company's property and
many civilians were engaged in the
battle. Tho station houses at Coch
rano and Enrlght were 'reported In
danger.
Groat tracts of Douglas fir are In
; the district where the fires now are
raging nnd some spruce also has
been burned. Efforts are being made
to keep traffic going on the railroad
from Tillamook In ordor to keep avi
ation spruce moving to the cut-up
plant at Vancouver, Wash.
The blaze oil the Tillamook line Is
what is known as a "crown fire," the
flames leaping across the tree tops,
duo to tho wind, nnd traveling, it Is
roportcd, at the rate ot a mile an
j hour.
All the Year Round
A New Perfection Oil Cook Stove
in your kitchen means better and
more economical cooking all the
year round.
More convenient than coal or
wood. Lights at the touch of a
match and heats in a jiffy.
No smoke or odor; no dust or
dirt. Economical.
And all the convenience of gas.
In 1, 2, 3 and 4 burner slzei, with
or without ovens or cibineti, Abk
your dealer today.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(California)
A New Perfec
tion Oil Cook
Stove mean k itch,
cn comfort and
convenience. Ask
your friend who
tins one. Uied in
3.000,000 hornet.
Inexpensive, eaiy
to operate. See
them at your deal
er' today.
This stove for siilo by Medford Furnlrtuo & Hardware Co., Modfartf;
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Johnson, (jnld Hill; Von tier Ilcllon llunhvni'O Co., Knlo Point; Provost
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WE SELL ALBERS
PRODUCTS
See Flapjack Man
In Window
Store Closed All Day 4th of July
Personal Attention Prompt Service
MARSH & BENNETT
PHONE 252
THE INDEPENDENT SHOP
Wo nro nut In llin cnmlilno. Wo aro not lotting someone clno die
tulo liow wo should run our nuslnran. We employ flrt-clnwi work
man, ubo tho IiohI niiUnrltils and gmirnntco satisfaction.
I'ho priltcy ot thin shop Is tho naino an It has always been.
.t tho ohl stiuiil, Cornrr of Itivcrohln nnd lij(lith.
Hillings Carriage and Auto Works
Gagnon Lumber Yard
AW Kinds of ruiiuli and dressed Lumber.
Specialf ios: Dimension stuff, Finishing Lumber,
Sliiiiules, Sasli and Donrs, Uoofinj,' .Paper, Fruit
!o.es.
(live us a D ial and P.ny Jaekson Comity products.
Place orders now for Fruit Poxes.
New Shed 1130 S. Front St. Phono 859, Morford
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