Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 30, 1918, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Textwibtwhit) matt; TTfrrcrrrTR mtcdfotid. emrioN; hatitti-day, yovKM'nrcn no, 1013 PAGE " TJTRE'B PICKETTv DENIES HJOIXOOOOWXX30000(MOCK0(XXKKOOOOOOCOOOOCKXCXOOOOOfl Theaters and Movies J OOOCWCKKraOOOCXJOOOOOOCKWOOOCOOOCO STAR OF ( H OniENT Frlvulo Win. .(. I'lcUntt of tho Uultod Hliilun imirliio corns, who pound In .Mudford recently as tho horo of Chcilimii Th lurry iukI will luv Inhly cnlnrluliied by Mayor (Jutes, l'oatmnster Minis mid nihur promin ent eltlximit tttul wnn uymiiiml m n fakir iiftnr Icnvlnic town, now denies j Hint Im over visited In Modford, over worked for thu .Modoo orrliurd, wiih ovur uiitertiilnixl here or known nny HiIiik about (Im nliico. ICvliliinlly Huron Munchausen linn nothing u:i thin niiirliia whim It conies tu story lolling mid oven aid man Ananias imiitt lilunli with Miumo whun ho re views his own foeblo orfiirlit In tlm narrative lino, I'lckott's lut itH t venture In tho noon of romunca In thu following falry tnlu In tho illnnilnla Nuwn of Nov. lis, . and nfliir puriMlng It, yon will think Hint porhiiiin tha mnyor iiid thu others only Imagined they hoard tlm Ihrllllnii nnrnitlvo of tha horo ot Chateau Thlnrry, or thnt tho horo In HiiffurliiK from tho shell shack of IniiiKlniiry guns: 'I'rlvnta William J. I'lekott, II. Hi M. C, whom the Mnilfiird paper ac onites of being a fnklr, called nt thu ..News office lust Krlilny mid il'';laru Hint llio afornnld pnpar linn mndn a sorlotia iiiIhIiiIiu In arcunliiK him of linvlm; never boon In France nnd of ponliiK an n horn In Modtord, Ho stulos aniphnllrully thai h never ntoppod In Medford oxrout long en oiikIi to linvo hln transportation transferred to Glondnlo, Hint ho never won entertained nor did ho do llvcr any address In Modfurd. ll ntntnn ponlllroly thnt ho never work ed at thu .Modoc orchard nnd dons not know where It In. In fnct, an far n lio In concerned, ho hrnndn tho entire tory nn untrue, and any Hint hit IK tondn to tnku tho lustier up with tho officials nt Washington. "Pickett han hln voucher i.N'o. HAS for disability, Innund and nlancd by K, II. rrliu, paymaster U. H. M. C for tho inonlh of October, 1018. One side of thin voucher In filled out ly typewriter nnd thu other with pun nnd Ink, hut tho puymnslor'a nmno In aliened to thu pen nnd Ink nldu nnd In tho initio linndwrltluK. One part of tlio vouchor roadn: "Do llono, franco, "Oct. 1!, 1318. "from Do llono, franco to Now Orlimnn, l a., I). 8. A. "Itoiurnod; acknowledging receipt of (ha within monilonoil chock, which wan dcllvurcd to William J. I'lckclt, V. 8. M. C, who wan necoptad for cn lliitiuent at M. II. Muro Ixlnud, Vnllo Jo, Cut., wuii nworu In Doo. IS, 1 9 1 7. and wnn discharged Oct. IS. l!HS, at M. 11. N. O. with rhiirurter good. "foralKii sou travel, "Trnunporintlon and subsistence for noa travel from Do llono, franco to Now Orlonnn, l.a., on steamer llnncoeli, sailing Oct. 7, 1 ! 1 S, was furnlnhod tondorod waived. "It. II. 1'ltlCK. paymnntor, "I.lollt. Col. M. C. commanding." "Tho aliovo pnymantor'n signatures nro either autlioiitlo or olno they are hold forgery. In fact, I'rlvato Wil liam J. Pickett wan cither In franco and In speaking tho truth, nnd In thnt caso linn hann groatly wronged hy tho Med ford story and deserves an lium tilo npology, or oh.o ho In ono nt tho mont coiiHiimniato liars on tho I'n clflc coast and dosorvoB to ho exposed nnd compelled to ntop disgracing the uniform of tho gallant mnrliios. , "I'rlvnto Wllllnm .1. Plckulfs por nnnnl ilancrlpllon tallies with the Med ford description, auburn hnlr, brown eyes nnd ruddy complexion, hut ho declares positively Hint It was not ho whom tha MYilfonl people en tertained, nnd ov'un goes u slap far ther and nnyn lie wns never In tho 112th Co. nnd never servod under Captain Jeffords. Thoro In a inystory horo Hint ought to ho cleared up. It Ib pur.llng to understand why I'rl vnto Pickett, If hln story of foreign survlca la untrue, would persist In hlr clulniH whun hln oxposuru might provo very dlniiHtorous to 1.1 in and in only Invllnd by hln bold stutomontH.'' MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 30. Tho Mllwnukeo froo Press, a morn ing nownpnpor, has boon purchnnod by Arthur Hrlnhano, who rocontly acquired tho HvonhiK Wisconsin nnd Dally News, two nl'Birnoon pnporn. Tho Free Pro'sB will bo dlseontlnnod at onco nnd Mr, Ilrlsbnno's consoli dated Mllwaukod pnpors will lioro aftor bo issued under ono publication to bo known as tho Wlsconsln-Nows. ' jA .&&t i, i fir f . i -. f . . : ": V r. M .' . ' ' iJiUii,-.. ..... a n jy LADY TSEN MEll V 07if scretm only Chtnent SCar m FOR THE . FREEDOM olif EASTi v "t "'( j,j Tho firm (Milneno ecreen art rent to rlno to ntollnr fumo In Iidy Tson Mel, who nooks public acclaim thru "for tho freedom of tho linst," a clnnuia ilramu of compelling patriotic powor, nt tho .Itliillo toalght nnd tomorrow. BIG SPECIAL BILL AT LIBERTY THEATER How It Is done In nomo picture studios, In shown In "Wu L'un't llnve f.vcrythtim," ill tho Uborty thoalro tonlfhl. Thin In a iipoclnl Cecil II. Do Mlllo productliin for Arlcrnft and In based upon Itupert ilUKhes' novel of tho snnio nanio, Tho scenario Is by his brother, Win. C. lie Mlllo. Tho liicldciitn which nho.v tho In ner worliliiiiH of a film studio occur r,Vf x Cut This Out It Is Worth .Money DON'T M188 THIiJ. Cut out this slip, oncloso with Co rind mnll It to Foley Co,, 283G Sheffield Ave, Chi- cngo, 111., writing your name and nd drosB elonrly. You will rocolvo In re turn n trlnl packngo containing I'o- loy's Tloney and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kld- li oy Pills, for pain In aides and back; rhoumiitlnm, bnclincho. kidney nnd tiladdor nllmontsi nnd Foloy Cnthnr tio Tablets, a wliolosomo and thor oughly cleansing cathartic, for con stipation, biliousness, lioadncho, and sluggish bowels. For sale by Modford Pharmacy. ' CECIL B. Da n!LLTVS Cant Hava LVcTjlhin" AAurj,'riw . when a photoplay within a photoplay Is enacted. Tho part of Kedzle, n film star, Is Interpreted by Wanda llnwloy and tho scones of tho "movie" In the making uro located In a "harem" with tho accompani ment of bountiful 'girls, gorgeous cos tuming, etc. Tho story of tho picture Hsolf Is T Curler, tho lunirician, and his com- piuiv of -' iicoplo with 13 tons of marvelous illusions, will ho nt. the I'tiite tliciiter .Momlav niuht. Curler has iintounilcil tho world with his in comparable mysteries and tineannv. Iniinlmlile elilerliiiiiinent in coiiiurinc He liiii visited every coiintrv in tlu woilil, crealuiL' a furore everywhere ('inter traveled over 51100 miles into (lie interior of Imliii mid spent five months in 1 turn res. on tho banks of the sacred river Ganges, ntudvins tho occult, with the lintivo fakirs and inahatnias, nnd ns a result, brines l;ae!t )vith him now a bcries of the mnnt iierplcxinir. eouiifouiidinir, niu; ultcilv sitrprisinir marvels, hitherto undreamt of in masio cirelcw. Carter saw llic faithful exponents of Hindu mn!!!!', suspeml iitiimntion. sit in air, Dioiect their astral selves, crow Decs, divine llioni:lit, and in diverse wn,vn iiiiunl'cst I heir Fecniinc super- nulim l or iirclcrnatiiral powers, lit India, the tlioiicht for I.cviliitio::. Cnrl-i's ninstrrpierc, t'crminntcil. nnd he will now present to America's mil lions, Ibis lust word in illusion hr.ild inir, which has boon the dream of nin uicimiH and hillierlo inexnlienlile. concerned with thb rapid life of tho metropolis today and tho pnrt of n society woman of blue-blood Is in terpreted by stately Kalhlyn Wil liams. Included In tho cast nro Sylvia Hronmer, lOlllott Dexter, Tliuraton Hall, Thoodoro .Roberts, Tally Mar shall nnd other notnblo players. ( . IN SPITE OF WAfi There lire sevin standarrl hiuh schools in the count v. iimiiclv. district No. 1. I'lloenix: No. fi, Ashland ; No. 0, Central Point; No. U5, Koiiiie liiver; No. II). Mcdfor.l: No. 07. OoM Hill, nnd No. Ul. Unite Kails, five main tain accredited lik-ll schools lo:li'.' one, two or three yours of liiirli kcIiooI! work. 'I'hev are: District No. ,j Jacksonville; No. II. Knirle Point. No. I 111. At ltc; No. li'J. Talent, and No. 4(1. i Applci'ate. Allhontli there seems to' he II teiidenrv l Uiscont'uiiui the; siimll hiuh sehoidM. these twelve lire1 iniiiiilainimr an excellent Hmidnrd ol'il I .... I l ....A fl eilioieiiev iiiiin an i" eiiuii,iui'iit iini instruction, and Kludeiits c-oiii 1:1 itiir the work in them eonipare favorably.! uecordim; to ediiealional f.laudards. ; with those from other states, stutesj County Sehool Kiipcriiitenilcnt (j. V. 1 Aaer in his biennial report for No- vembcr. iusl issued. KlniidiiMl Ittirnl SclKHds Kvcrv sehool ol'fieei' in the county; hns been provided with a eopv of the slaiiilaril kcIiooI ulacard and teach-' ers have posteil one in each school huildiiiir. Tlm rconircnicnls slated upon them ftirninli homcthinL' defi nite nnd nutheiitie upon which to huso estimates of what n school should he. and. since every factor concerned in llio iinbuildinir of a sehool is! hcine; interested, a trrcnt deal in the wuv of ediiealional ud vnneemciit has been the result espe cially within recent vears. Anteloiie. IKrhv. foots Creel;. Pilot Hock. Galls Creek mid Ahlerbrook miiilc sneeial efforts during the past vear and met every rciiuircment asked of them. I'lireiit-Tcns'lier Circles Durinir the past vear upwards of 25 parent-teacher circles have assist ed our schools ulouu various lines of netivitv. They have been especially helpful to tho Junior Hcd Cross. Their work has been of inestimable value ai:d it is hoped that the dav will hast en when'overv sehool district will have such an organization. liurnl School Supervisor li. E. Mor ris beinir asked to iiive nn idea of the conditions in the strietlv rural schools sovs".."The oiillvinir schools in Jack son eoiintv lire iusl about holdini! their own. takinir what we would com monly term a strietlv educational view, but even tho added burdens ol war thev have not fallen behind. In war wgrk even the most remote schools have done' wcjl, Thev have not lacked in patriotism nor in ac tive constructive work uloni: war lines. - . Needed Improvements "Tho most needed-improvements in these strietlv "rural schools are those improvements which would reomre tho expenditure of monev, and in re gard to such proirress the war has in teilVrrcd with the interests of the schools. Under normal conditions, ouito possibly one cood school build iim would have been erected; a con solidation plan miulit have carried nnd plans laid for building: ut' least one school board would have installed a heating plant: and nossiblv two oth ers would have drilled wells: while at present tho old and unsatisfactory conditions prevail. Hut. the idea of Inking steps in advance when condi tions are right has not gone to rest. Even during tho past vear five one room schools have appropriated n total of about $2T for library hooks. A few other similar items of nroeress could lmr" fry. i'. A;i endeavor has been made to keep tho teaching effi ciency high, and to prepare the schools for the charmed conditions following the. war." , Hcliool Wur Activities War activities have been given, con siderable prominence during the past year throughout all the schools, for two ideas have been foremost in the minds of our teachers, namely (1) to do all possible to help win the win and (2) to fit the younger generation for the new era which will follow. "Tho schools of Jackson coiiuly have reason to be nr.-oid of the rec ords which thev have made in miioy of the drives nnd campaigns. Ninetv cight and five-tenths per cent of IJ the families in the county sigii'-d 'oor aduiinislrution pledge cardx for teachers and school children. "In the ninctv-thrco orgnnized school districts of the eoiintv. thtre nro 88 Junior lied Cross organiai-1 lions. Thrift has been emphasized ami practiced to the extent that moxt of our students have ut least Iennn?d some of the great underlying princi ples of thrift nnd most of the stu dents in the eonrilv have kent rccordx of the wnv their limo nnd money hna gone. Tho school bov anil dirts pledged themselvoK' to "oarn ond wive," ncnrlv n 200 per cent nttotn in the United Wur Work campaign. Other war aet'iviticst have received careful attention in addition io thoso already mentioned.. ; '. "In tho menntimo schools have boon keeping paco with tho so-called rou lar school work. In mnnv cases ono is justified in saving that thoso schools have done best which buvo eagerly participated in ilio war work nsked of them." : EXTRAORDINARY OPENING BILL "SJrtl? At, 51 y Theater New &?MGl ! LAST TIME TONIGHT Cecil B. DeMille's Big Special Feature ban i' aavc Lvciyiinii All star cast indudine Kfithlvn Williams, Maude Ilawlev. Elliott Dexter, Theodore lloberts and Tully Marshall. Fatty ArfoucKle in His Latest Comedy "THE. COOK" a laugh a second during the two reels of this comedy. Matinee, 2:15. Evening, 7:15. Admission, 20c; children, 10c, including war tax. r t 1 I SI At Hie voculur meeting of the li brary hoard of I lie Citv of Jlcdford on Nov. 4, IIH8, the followiii!; vco lutipus were adopted: ' Ite.'iiJlutlons Whereas, Miss Elizabeth Roliir,:'on hns resigned as librarian to ucevpt a position in tho public library ol" St. Paul, Minn: nnd, Whereas, JIish Kohinson hns for over seven yearn given most efficient, nnd faithful service Io Ihe community of Mcilfoi'd and has hecn lncisi hclp ful to the pali'ons of tho library; and. WlicrciiH. MisH liobiiison has been largely 'itislnimrlalal in making of our library a community center: Ho il resolved, dial, the library board of the City of Modl'ord hereby oxprcss Ihuir deep regret at Jliss Holiinson's ('cpai'titre from our midst niul extend Io her their best wishes for micccKN in Iter how field, Jin it 'further resolved, thnt, those resolutions). io spread upon tho 'min utes of the nicoting and n copy of tliese roxoliilioiiM he sent to MisV Koh inson nnd Hint copies of the same be given to Ihe newspapers of Medl'ord. KAIi'A' li. MIOAUSv. IlK.ld.K 11. WAliNF.n. KHANKIK li. IlOId-IS. Commilteo on behalf of Library lioiH'd n" Modford, , WASHINGTON, (Nov. 30. Dola- Katea of the American Federation ot Labor to tho International Labor confo.onco to bo hold at Taria while tho gront peaco cunlcronco Is sitting woro announced today by tho oxocu tlvo council. They are:' Samiiol (iompers, president ot tho federation. . William Qrecn, secretary-treasurer of tho Unltod Mino Workers. John H, Alplno, prosldont ot the PI u m bars. James Duncan, proatdont of tho International Association of Granite Cutlers, Frank Duncan, secretary of the United Brotherhood of, Carpentors and Joiners. Frank Morrison, socretary of the fodoraUon, snld the purpose of the iiitoriiatloiial coiiforonco is "to cqn nlilor and help in pence discussion and' to establish a new International trndo union fedorntlon." T hoexocutivo council of the fed orntlon, lio snld, would issuo Invita tions to tho trade organlntions of all nations to participate and ho added that representatives from all the principal nations were oxpocted to at-lornl.,. THE e MEN IN CLASS Al A sound, licnUhy man Is never o back number. A man can bo a3 vig orous and ablo nt seventy uq ot twen ty. Condition, not years, puts you in tho discard.- A system weakened by overwork and careless bodily func tions' nro lmpnirod nnd unpleasant symptoms appear. The weak spot is generally tho kidneys. 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S : jp p Electric Heaters Protect You From the Cold. The surest protection against' chilly corners, drafts, etc., is the ownership of a small portable Electric Air Hetfter. . The Electric Light sockets in your home taps an unlimitod heat storage. Use them to bring youwarmth as well as light. ; - This Fall and Winter Electric Heaters are taking the chill out of cool mornings and evenings in thousands of homes. Is your's among them? Electric Heaters Are Practical Gifts California-Oregon Power Company Phone 168 Medford, Oregon I :