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I, VAGVj stx WEDFOT?D MATH TRTKTTKTi. IMTDFOT?!). OTCKnONV SATURDAY, MAT?flTT 8, IMf) ! OF liny ToH, tho Medford loan broker was taken to Jail Immediately Satur day forenoon to begin' serving bis sentence of 30 days In Jiiil nnd a fine of $200, which was administered by Judge Calkins In circuit court at Jacksonville. When asked how ho took his sentence and Incarceration In prison the sheriff's office this noon reported that "he did a little cuss ing.' Toft was convicted of selling a pint bottle of whisky during the holi days to William Smith, the contractor nnd the case attracted much Interest. Ponitcntlary sentences were pro nounced on two men, also by Judge Calk Ins this forenoon, oach man hav ing been convicted this week of crim inal assault on young girls. ' Another man was given a year's jail sentence on a similar charge. Kext to tho Toft case most Interest was manifested In the sentence meted out to W. E. Campbell, aged SO years tho. Ashland fruit peddler who was found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a young girl of Ash land. Judge Calkins sentenced the nged man to servo one year In the county jail, but stipulated a stay of execution until May 1st, when he will be paroled into custody of County Prosecutor Roberts. This leniency was extended because of the advance ed ago of Campbell. Carl Anderson of Ashland, convict ed or assault on a young girl of that city, was given a sentence of from three to 20 years In the state' peni tentiary. , A sentence ot irom turee iu iv years was also given George Harlow, aged 27 years, from the Roue River ' district, convicted ot assault on a 14 year old girl.. But on account of peculiar circumstances surrounding this case execution, or sentenco was stayed until his attorney. Porter J. Neft and relatives can-consult the governor relative to his being grant ed a pardon. 12 FEET OF SNOW AT CRATER LAKE ON MARCH FIRST . Thcro was 12 feet of soft snow at park headquarters at Crater Lake on March 1st, according to a letter 're ceived today by Alex Sparrow, the park supervisor, from H. E. Momyor, park ranger, and conditions then were so had and had been with the alormy weather and snow that he had found It impossible to reach the lake In February. Last year on March 1st thore was only 74 toet of snow at the headquarters, which Indicates that there will be a later opening of the Crator lako season this summer. The season was opened fn 191 S on June IS. Since March 1st, the-date the letter was written, there has been much story weather In the Crater l.ake ter ritory,' and hence Mr. Sparrow fig ures that the depth of snow has been much Increased.. The maximum tem perature tor tho month at park head quarters was reported by Mr. Momyer as 35 M degrees, the minimum as 24 degrees and the mean 28. "I will go to the lake rim just as soon as the snow will bear mo up" writes Mr. Momyer. "I cannot use skiis at all and will have to use webs." HOOVER TO RUN ROADS . -(Continued from page one.) TO BE USED FOR ;t f FORE! Homing pigeons will help protect tho forests of tho northwest from ftro If experiments planned by tho forest service result successfully. , In accordance with these, plans, Forest Kxamtner W. J, Sprout, of Bend, Oregon, who has had consider able experience In handling tho birds will take five pairs of carrier pigeons with him when ho returns to llond for experimental uso on tho IVs- chutes national forest. Forest Super visor C. R. Seiti. of Ktigeno, plans to carry on a series of similar experi ments on tho Cascade national forest. K. U. Uauers. president of the Hom ing Pigeon club, of Portland, has fur nished some of tho birds for theso experiments. Mr. Sprout believes thnt tho birds can be used to good advantage for carrying messages, especially fire re ports, betwaeu Isolated points on tho uational .forests and ranger stations, and thus supplement the telephone. They are expected to make communi cation possible when for any reason the telephone linos are out ot com mission. 'WIVES FRANCIS EXPOSES ROBINS (Continued from page one.) Suffered for Eight Tears v ''Rheumatic pains, lame back, sore muscles and stiff joints most . fre quently can be traced to overworked, weak or disordered kidneys. Daisy Bell, R. F. D. 3, Box 234, Savannah, Ga.. writes: "I was suffering for eight "years from- pain in the back- and could not do any of my work, but since I have taken Foley Kidney Pills I can do all of my work." Foley Kid ney Pills have given relief to thou sands who suffered from kidney or bladder trouble. Try them. For Bale by Medford Pharmacy. . bv the allies when the armistice was concluded, that there would be no discrimination in tniffTs' or other Irnilc reaulations as between anv of the nntions. At the same time, it is urged thnt in the Allotment of raw materials preference should be eiven to Belgium and France. Another Question under discussion is the relations between the foTmer enemy states and neutral states, and what measure of control should be ex ercises bv the entente in the matter. . Still nnother question is to what extent, if at all. the Germans should be permitted to continue after the war the svstem of cartels, or com binations of producers, through which they mastered the. world's trade in certain lines, especially in chemicals. Dijtnsh and sugar. , Alio economic commission plans to complete its work bv March 13. Farmers Attention Have your discs sharpened at Med ford Iron Works two horses will do the work of four. '. 300" women. Several previous witnesses had denied thnf such was tho case. Mr. Francis said It was qulto true the central soviet had not Issued a de cree nationalizing women, but that it had published a decree providing that marriages and divorces could bo en gaged in by two parties simply by the method' of giving notice ot their in tentions. The Bolshevists In recent months, the ambassador said, hail been fol lowing the plan ot getting Russians Into tho Rod Guard by means ot ar resting women members or their families and holding them as hos tages. The great bulk of the Russian people were hungry, ho asserted, and even three porters anH. two wompn left to care for the American em bassy building In Petrograd wero on the verge of starvation. The stato department has been trying to get food to them thru Sweden.- Kvanc.-T,uth. Zlon's Church Fourth St. bolow Oakdulo Avenue. Rev. Dr. V.R. Morensi-Oesor, Pastor. Res. 51 S West Fourth St. Sunday school 10 a. m. Divine service 11a.m. You and, yours are cordially In vited. '.-- 1 NKW YORK. Mar. S. Tho steam ship Plattsburg arrived from litest today with 2175 American troops, 25 wives of soldiers, 20 wives of sailors and 150 naval officers and men. The 'sick if ml wounded numbered H43, a majority of them being convalescents. Tho milts Included the following: Throe officers and 145 mon of the Fli'lH machine 8 ml' bnttallun ot tho First division (regular army) for Cnufps Wheeler, Leo itnd Sherman; 4!ih aero squadron; casual compan ies 921 of Ohio; 923 ot Wyoming: !'.'.-. of Illinois, 2 of Idaho; 927 of New Jersey; 92S of New York, and 930 of Connecticut. Tltoro wero about 300 pthor casuals,, Including negroes. With 40 officers and 1000 men of tho SISth Infantry ot tho STlh divis ion (National army, Arkausus. Louis iana, Mississippi), the steamship Chi cago nrrlved today from Itprdenu. These troops comprise tho .USth field and staff, headquarters of First and Third battalions, headquarters and supply companies, sanitary detach ment and seven companies. They uro assigned to Camp DIx. .. nr- i OF LAST AWFUL IT OF I OF This afternoon in Justice Taylor's court Kov lleudricksiiu was placed on trial on tho cliar.ro of selling n nint bottle ot whiskey for $" lo Acv Mar tin. He was nrrested several iluvs ago and has been out on SHOO cash bail. llemlrickson. wliu is an orchard primer, was arrested bv Night Patrol man Adams nnd Deputy Sheriff Mc Donald lifter thev had furnished Mar tin, it is claimed; with u marked five dollar .bill to purchase tho whiskey. It is further claimed that IlendrieK son drove Martin out to the Jack son street bridge, where he delivered to liim the booze: end that when ar rested he -assorted that it was the lust bottle of liquor lie had and that lie hud been selling it for another man. Legal size typewriter paper $1.50 per box of GOO shoots. Ciood quality llond. Medford Printing Cnmpnny. tf Captain Oouffroy Dorsoy, signal officer with tho murines, nephnw of Airs. L. F, ltolknup of Cen tral Point, writes as follows from Franco concerning tho war nnd Its olid: You will want to know how I ,speiit tho last fow hours or Hitf war. I wiih at tho o. P. under tho worst jtheliriro I was over In, Our marines vro going across the' Mouso and tho Ocnmins wero retaliating with a mur derous barrage. Our batteries, In a swamp, were soon ml red an that thoy could not rtro, so for hours the (lor man artillery had It all their way. , Tho barrage lasted nil night itud when my relief ramo at 0, I began to repair the lino, Thoy wore Ht lit sholu Ing at 10:30 when a murine courier told mo ho was to Inform his com pany to cease firing at 1 1, I didn't even tape my taat'.spllce, Just Jump ed on my hnrso nnd raced for tho bat tery. 1 nrrlved Just boforo 1 1 their shells wero still coming over but ours had stopped for over an hour. They didn't stop till they had to. Striving Ttimumnds ' I tried to tell of nil I had aeon, to put tho efforts and accomplishments of lives Into a fow words, to abridge a bible. I tried to write a cold chron ologlral review of tho travail of thousands: What what do dates and Lnhincs ot places moan now? It Is not tho tlmo or plaro that men hon or; It la tho deeds and lives that mmlo thoso dates and place honor able. Chatenu Thierry, Sotssons. Ar gonno. the first of Juno and tho Uth ot November, what would they havo meant to us, those n nines men dream with, had It not been for tho grim striving ot thousnnds? Why toll that I wan hero or thoro at this certain time, that I saw such and such, did this und so? Would you scrutinize the cnndlo and let the glory or to sunrise be unseou? Friends, onjoylng tho calm and peaco of a summer morning, wero blasted Into eternity. Mon went mad, ami mud, were saner than the sane. Mon wore afraid, nnd rearing, woro tho braver. Men died, and dying, gnlned eternal life. Historians will record tho dates and places. It Is only for us who lived to remember, and to forgot. . Vnforgotton Things ' Wo will remember the mall from home, tho hours spent droumlng over mothor's letter, the cold, wet dugout mndo warm and dry by mother's lovo, Tho letter from dad with Its choorful news of crops nnd nolghbora, Its word of advice. Tho letter from brother, ull of fun, and friends, nnd patriot ism, Wo will forgot dnya when mull ciimu but none from homo, tlio lonely hours and the long days until anoth er mull, Wo will remember tho rest by the rondsldo and tho French lady who .filled our imutoons with watur, and us wllli good Normandy itpplns nnd elder, Tho long lines of haggard refugees, their homes on their hacks, fleeing from tho conquering horde. WV will forgot tho hulling sun, tho Interminable while road, the dirt nnd grlmo nnd sweat, tho hunger nnd thirst und oxhiiusllon. , ; ltoiiioinlior tho Omrgn V will roinoJiiber tho udvanoe nn the trot, the snapping "' besldo tho road, tho plunging homes nnd shout ing men; tho roaring ot our guns, tho screaming ot tho'lmrtUid Bhell. Wo will forget tho tired bodies, tho shells to bo carried nnd wire to bo strung, tho sleepless nights followed by sleep, less days, and tho unending work, work', work. Wo will remember tho rust rnmps where wo washed up, tho unique pleasure of loafing and Idling nwuy tho day, tho peace nnd quiet of the woods, tho ruh. Into buttle, tho ex citement and satlHtuctloli, the heroic deeds, and tho friends resting be neath tho pines. Wo will forget the Inbor, tho hungnr, tho marching, the nights of terror nnd days that wore nightmares, tho hidden fear, tho fiendish shell, tho swooping piano, tho sneaking gun, und the erles nnd shrieks of the wounded and dying, nnd iaui mvmi nutm. "Wo will try to forgot, yet trying. remombor tho more, that night bo foro pence. Our guns in I red nnd nearly useless; tho crews sweating and swearing, crying with futile rngc as that lust murderous barrage ramo over. Tho Mousu was crossed mid tlio hill taken, but at n lerrlflo cost. Tho waters echoed up tho rippling sound or tho inaiihliie guns, tho woods shuddered at Ilia chokud gimp of tho dying, tho wolf-llko howl nf the In siiiio, Flushing shells hurled duntli III lis bluekest form among tlio boys to whom pence hud senmnd so nuiir, A grny morning slunk ovor tho hill tops, loath to.rimml tho work ot night. The rumblings mid thunders of guns slopped, a Hi run no quiet full softly, broken by no rending crush of shell, A iron sighed siidly us lis broken trunk guvti wny, a wall from a wnmidm,! man, n faint cheer In tho Valley heneiith, Pence It it d coino, Thnt night wo will try lo forgot. Wo uru across tlio Ithlno now nnd you can slug Hlu Wnnht on Ithlnn ull you want to; 14 Isn't a very good country though, full of pro-tlenuniis, oven If they do treat us very fine and wo want to go homo. 1 What do you think of a country where they build terrnces on nit their roeky hillsides to grow grapes on? W enm through It nil one uter nonn und thought It a great wnstu of work. 'MaketX Babies I fCY Hsnnv w r r Hl .llMSllM and rular buwri nwiwnii. Con tain nothing hrm4ul jio alcohol no optin-iut lh AnNf tbi pruotttiiM, EafMctaily ncuu ttfwci ior (wiling unw. At mtl 4rmtmit ii THE BODY BUILDER" Is Doing "Wonders" -' ' nt tlio' . , MEDFORD TURKISH BATHS First Floor, Medford Sanitarium. , Hours On. in. to7p. ' ' 'ApiwintmentoMndo Dr. Clias. Becaey, G. M. pilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllH m 'it b a C fft ji mmddl 1- Jr O TIRES! Starting M oiiday , March Tenth w at a much less price than you have been able to buy them before. The list price of these is $23.60 . Our price for the coming week will be $19.95 These are not seconds, nor sKelf-worn goods, but are hew goods just received and carry a guarantee of 4000 miles ' 'V '. , ' ' x .;'',, ! " - ' ; . 1 : ' ' 1 . ' ' . ' Do not miss this chance to. buy tires and save money m Buick and Dort Cars POWER TO GO , Tires and Accessories