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the following mandatory order, among
others regulating the newspaper busi
ness during the period of the war: "Dis
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SECURITY LEAGUE
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WASHINGTON7, Dec. 19. Investi
gation of " the National Security
League, with respect to its alleged
reflections during the last campaign
upon the loyalty of members of con
gress, was begun today by a special
house committee, headed by Repre
sentative Johnson of Kentucky.
Colonel Charles E. Lydecker, presi
dent of the league,' was questioned
by Chairman Johnson as to whether
the league had taken a partisan or
political stand or interfered in any
way with the election of any officials.
"The aim of the league since its
organization, and its only aim," Col.
Lydecker said, "has been to win the
war. There has never been any di
gression from this aim. The league
has made every effort to keep entire
ly out of . politics, f Its hands are
clean." '
When asked if any members of the
league nave entered the political
field. Colonel Lydecker said th'at as
the memoershlp extended over the
entire country, it would be impossi
ble to say, but that as far as he knew,
every member had followed the de
sire of the league in that respect.
Colonel Lvdccker said he had been
in close touch with the leaeuc since
its orcanization in November. 1014. to
nrouse the country to a realization of
its iinpreparedness. He said the com
mittee would find the leaeuc's rec
ords complete in every respect.
As to salaries, he said Dr. Robert
M. MeElrov. educational director, re
ceives $10,000 a rear: Henry L. West,
executive scretarv. $8,400: E. L. Ilnr
vev. publicity director. $4,100.
Contributions of $150,000 from the
Carnecie corporation nnd $25,000
from John D. Rockefeller were receiv
ed bv the leaeuc. Colonel Lvdeekei
testified.
COMMUNICATION.
I
Ufcff nt Conncil as Spectator
To the Editor: Your reporter was
mistaken in stating in Tuesday's
Mail Tribune that I was employed by
business interests to urge a repeal of
the flu mask ordiqance before the
city council. I went to the council
meeting with an open mind merely
to hear both sides of the controversy.
After listening to the arguments I
would be unwilling to assume the re
fcponslblllty of urging the abandon
ment of the masks' until the danger
Is over. . POUTER NEFP.
TACOMA. Wnsli.. 'Dec. 10. All the
citv electricians walked out toduv ex
cept the operators who rim the citv
plant nt LnGratHle. Thev arc oliliircd
lo continue under the law. Citv Com
missioner Ira Duvisson is ndvisintr
citizens to provide themselves with
oilier light for toniulit because the
citv ivinv be helpless, nlthouuh cverv
effort is tieintr made to provide elec
tricians. Linemen and other cleotricui
workers were busv this mornine
bringing in their tools ami rlenninsr
nil their iobs rendv to eo. The oper
ators nt the sul-stntion and the La
Cirnnde plants who should have none
to work at 8 o'clock this inorniiio. did
not nppenr and the opcratinsr crew
that went on at midnight was eontin
mni on the ioh keeoine things coins:
durine the forenoon hours. The state
code features them to keep on the iob
until someone comes to relievo them,
sni-t Superintendent F.vnns. ,
Commissioner Dnvisson said the
operators were satisfied and did not
want to strike. Thev foneht aeninst
it in the union it is sn'd. but the line
men outvoted them. We are now Flav
ins linemen $6 a dav." said Commis
sioner Dnvisson. "and nreed to raise
it to $0.40 the first of the vear. The
st-t, "nilwav eompiuiv is pnvins
1.25 There is not a vlnce north of
Snn Frineisco; preent Seattle pnvine
us n""li oo si; ."ifl. hut the men are dc
mnndi"" 7.0 a dav for cisht hours
with $S.20 for operators." .
PICTURE TAKEN
PARIS, Wednesday, Dee. IS.
Durinsr President Wilson's inspection
of the American pence mission head
nuarters in the Hotel de Crillon todav.
an official pliotosrnuh was made of
the president and the other delegates
bv army photosrauUers. President
Wilson sat in the center with Secre
tary Lansine and Colonel House on
his risht and with Henrv White nnd
General iliss on his left. The nhoto
eraph was. taken in the conference
room of the American headnunrters
which overlooks the broad Place de
La Concorde, where stood the euillo
tine durimr the French revolution.
President Wilson continues to re
ceive exhaustive reports of what is
o'ms on in Washineton and the Uni
ted States.
BERLIN CONGRESS REJECTS
' ELIMINATION B0URGE0ISE
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 19. In order
to supervise the conduct of business
in the imperial ministry adjuncts will
be appointed by the people's commis
sioners. There will he two adjuncts
in each ministry. Thev will be se
lected from the two social democratic
parties.
The Berlin consress rejected a res
olution demanding the complete elim
ination of the bourscois class from
the sovernment.
(AHTC0PS LEARN MOTOR'S QUIRKS.
WHY RUSSIA WAS INVADED
(Continued from page one.)
HEARING ON RAILROAD '
LEGISLATION JANUARY 2
WASHINGTON. Dee. 19. In
niienration of hearines on railroad
lecislation Janunrv 2. to be concluded
ns soon as possible, and distinct from
house or joint congressional eommit
tco inquiries, was decided upon todav
by the senate interstate commerce
committee. Director General HcAdoo
is expected to bo the first witness.
To Guard Against Influenza
Don't let the dread influenza get
you.. If you have even the slightest
cough or cold, better begin using
Foley's Honey and Tar at once.
Henry Willis, Sandy Point, Texas, is
one of many thousands who consider
this remedy "Just fine." He says:
"I suffered severely with a bad
cough; after using four or five dol
lars' worth of different medicines de
cided to try Foley's Honey and Tai".
One bottle gave relief. Best medicine
I ever used." Contains no opiates.
For gale by Medford Pharmacy,
,Wltli Mod ford trade Is Medford made
ments and were contributed mate
rially to the defeat of Germany.
"I sav nothing of the fact that a
vast portion of the earth's surface
nnd millions of people friendlv to the
allies have been spared the unspeak
able horrors of Bolsheviki rule. But
in course of this allied intervention
thousands of Russians have taken up
arms and fought on the side of the
allies. How can we. simplv because
our own immediate purposes have
been served, come awav nnd leave'
them to the tender mercies of their
and our enemies before thev had time
to arm. train and organize so as to
be strong enough to defend them
selves? It would be an abominable
betrayal, contrary to cverv British in
stinct of honor nnd humanity.
Itussin Still Dangerous
"You mav be auitc sure that the
last thing the government desires is
to leave anv British soldiers in Rus
sia a day longer than is necessary to
discharge the moral obligations we
have incurred, and that. I believe, is
the guiding principle of all the allies.
Nor do I, myself, think that the time
when wc can withdraw without dis
astrous conseouenccs is necessarily
distant. But this is a case in which
more haste mav be less speed, .
"If the allies were all to scramble
out of Russia at once the result
would almost certainly be that the
barbarism which at present reins,in
a part only of that country would
spread over the whole of it. including
the vast regions of northern and cen
tral Asia which were included in the
dominion of the czar. The ultimate
consequences of such a disnstcr enn
not be foreseen, but thev" would as
suredly involve a far greater strain
on the resources of the British empire
than our present commitments."
JOHN A. PERL
Undertaker
Lady Assistant
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Phono M, 47 nnd 47-72 .
Automobile Hcnrgo ScitIco '
Auto Ambulance Service, Coroner
lliS ia
New Yorkhas"tho flrst police aviation' squad In America? Hero'
fare some qf the Hying bluccoats receiving a lesson In handling an air
hilune motor. Nolo their nirty oversells cups, so much snappier than
ltliejrdlnnry police headgear.' " ?
Much Stock Grazed on U. S. National Forests
Nearly two million one hundred
forty thousand head ot cattle and
more than eight million four hun
dred thousand sheep were grazed
under permit on the national forests
of tHe country during the 191 S sea
son, according to the report ot the
secretary of agriculturo for 191S,
which has just been received by Dis
trict Forester Geprge H. Cecil, Portland.
In two years there have been plac
ed oa the forests approximately one
million additional head of livestock,
representing about twenty-five mil
lion pounds of beef, sixteen million
pounds of mutton, nnd four million
pounds of wool. , This material in
crease in the production of meat and
wool on tho forest ranges was brot
about, after careful ovsorvntlon ot
rnngo conditions nnd studying ot the
methods by which, tho most complete
utilization of tho forage might be
secured without over-grazing tho for
ests. The season ot 19 IS Illustrated In
a striking manner tho advantages of
fered by the national forest ranges
to tho westorn livestock Industry.
Because of drouth conditions, the
ranges thritout the west outside the
forests wero generally in bad shape.
Owners dependent upon tho open
publlq range find tho livestock busi
ness becoming so i precarious that
CIU0A0O, Doc. 19. An ottort to
show Unit the imtl-war vampatgii of
tlu shclnllHta was part of tin tiiturnat
lonat movement to abolish war und
militarism lu tho Interest ot hum nu
tty and to make possible permanent
world pvuco was inudo by Adolph
(itirmur, gonurul socrutnry for tho
national socialist party, iu testifying
today In his own dofoimo In tin) fed
eral court wharo five socialist lend
ers nro on trial for violation of tho
espionage act.
Hornier said that llifl socialists
hoped to conpul tho Vnttud States to
lake tho lend In tho movement to end
the war unit cuforco tho dU',urmuimiit
of tho world. , dormer did not deny
Unit tho socialist party published and
circulated the nutl-war llluritturo
which tho Koveriiiuuiit characterized
as seditious.
PARIS, Dec. I!).-r resident Wilson
'nte vvslcrrinv pnid his first visit to
he hi'iidniiiirlers Hi" American
iiissinn, eonferriiur bricllv with Col.
K. M. I louse. Secretin v of Stale
Lans'iig, Henrv White and others
tad insiH'i'liiiu the urgunixntion now
rapidly taking shape.
Good With Cocktails
One corxl tl!h deserves another.
Oyster or fi ail cocktails nre delicious
dishes. Snow Flakes arc delicious
crackers. Combine the two and
you have a most onjoyable course.
Don't ask for crackers, say Snow
Flakes.
.Your grocer can supply you.
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many nro closlug out and tho iiumlior
ot rnngo slock Is being reduced. On
the othor hand, tho uso of the nat
ional forest ranges Is inrrousing and
their productivity Is rising under tho
system of regulation. Tho wisdom
of government control of theso
ranges was never mora manifest than
at tho present time, according to tho
socrotnry. ' .
Where Does It Go?
Can you tell tit In mouth how you hnvo spent your liirnino of 19IS,
If you will uso ono of our housnhold files you will hnvo n nynlum
that will lull you nil tihout'll. "It Is Imporlniit lo know whura It
comes from but mom so to know whoro It goeg wi." Wo give yuu a
file with a Title purchase.
HeaLh's Drug' Store
Phone 884 ' The San Tox Store
Century Ago
Half a CenlunyAgo every community could bo supplied
to some extent with locally dressed meat, drawing on live
stock raised nearby. '
t Now two-thirds of the consuming centers; with millions
of people, are one to two thousand miles away from the
principal live-stook producing sections, which are sparsely
settled. i , -
The American meat packing industry of toddy is the
development of the best way to perform a national service.
The function of providing meat had to develop accord
ingly. Those men who first grasped the elements of the
changing problem created the best facilities to meet it
large packing plants, and branch houses at strategic
points, refrigera,ting equipment (including cars), car routes,
trained organization, profitable outlets for "former waste
which became the natural, inevitable channels for. the
vast flow of meat across the country..
If there wero a better way;io perform this necessary
service, American ingenuity and enterprise would have
discovered it, and others would now be using ik.
During 1918, Swift & Company has earned
a profit oa meats (and meat by-products) of
less than 21A cents per dollar of sales too
small a profit to have any appreciable effect
on prices. . ..
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
Join Its
l&d Cross
NOTICE
WANTED Several thousand
pounds dressed turkey for Christ
mas and New Year trade. '
Medford Fish and
Poultry Market
Buy Useful and Appreciative
Christmas Presents
for All the Family at
West Side Pharmacy tossl Start
Going Out of Business
Wc are tliscoiitinuiiif' in business, and offer for
cash only until Clirisl mas: : '
OUTING FLANNELS, LONSDALE CAMBRICS,
GINGHAMS AND PERCALES (while they last,)
AT 25 PER YARD.
All kinds of dress goods, sninnier goods, men's
furnishing goods, men's sweaters, at low figures. Iu
fact, too many items to mention. ..
C RAN FILL & ROBNETT
.Central Point, Oregon
It's Making-a Hit
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Our flour has just that favorite quality the
goodness that pleases. ' ; ; '
It is making new f riends all tho time "
If you have not tried it order a 'sack of VILMO
from your grocer today. - -;'"'.. .;
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