PSGE SIX
mbpford matl tribune, medfokd, oreoon,- tiiursitay. 'aprtt, n. mm
KEEP DAVENPORT
SUPT. OF SCHOOLS;
INCREASE SALARY
Not only has the board of educa
tion elected the teachers tor next
year at Increased pay, but It has re
employed .William Davenport, Bitver
Intendent of, tho public schools for
the next two years at a greatly In
creased salary, Next year Air. Daven-
port,, who this, his first year received
$2200, will be paid (2700, and his
salary two years hence will be $3000.
At the Bame meotins In which Sir.
Davenport was re-elected the board
accepted tho voluntary resignation of
P. B. Baker, principal of tho nlKh
school, who it Is said had previously
notified the board that he did not
care to remain In the 'Medford schools
after this year "under existing condi
tions." This is Mr. Baker s second
year as principal of the high school.
It is said that he was a candidate for
the superintendency and that he ex
poets to take an important education
al position at Salem.
. ; - ; Iniprovo Schools
Superintendent Davenport came
hero from Park River, N. D., where
he was superintendent of the schools
for several years. He did not come
here under contract for more than
one year, at his own desire, but was
employed as head of the local schools
for .this year. The board of educa
tion before his coming was determin
ed to raise the standard of the Med-
ford schools and to Inaugurate dis-
. clplltie and business methods in the
conduct of the schools, so after care
fully looking around for the superin-
' tendency, the members finally chose
Mr. pavenport, whom they had never
seen, on the reports of his record
and the fine recommendations sub
mitted, as 'the man to - inaugurate
their policies.
That he has made good In their
"opinion Is evidenced by his re-election
for two years at increased salary.
From the time he took hold of the
Medford schools the board unanim-
. ously backed him up, a thing which
had not happened with a superinten
dent here for years, and put the 'sole
conduct and discipline of the schools
in his charge. wifH 'the intention oT
. retaining him permanently it 'he
measured up to this 1 responsibility,
and If he did not' to employ some
other educator in-his"' place. : x The
board members "regard Supt. Daven
port as a good educator and as hav
ing exceptional administrative-ability.
..jSome of the' teachers were given
more than a $10 more monthly raise
in pay, but each teacher in the Med
ford schools was given the additional
$10', and the' minimum salary of
teachers, was made''$85 instead of
the minimum, of $75 fixed by the
board for this year. ' Last' year the
teachers were given an approximate
raise of $10 a month. "' . '." .-
" '.'"'- . Up" to Standard "H r" -
The increase of pay just made
brings the Medford schools up to the
standard of pay with most cities of
Its size.'. The Medford schools had
paid teachers far below the standard
and the-board realized that.to hold
competent teachers, and obtain such,
it must pay more money. .- '
' 'Not all of the teachers elected by
the board for next year have signed
contracts yet, including a number of
the high school instructors, tint it Is
thought that most of them will sign
contracts within a day or two.
', The board has made a ruling that
hereafter no teacher will be employed
who is not a normal school graduate
and that those teachers of the pres
ent force must qualify in this regard
within three years, or their services
-will be. dispensed with. A further
ruling made by the board Is that no
teacher will be emajoyed in the high
school except that he or she Is a uni
versity or college graduate. :
,H;L
PASSES AWAY;
FUNERAL F
SALEM PIONEER DIES
AT SACRED HEART
- This afternoon the body of Albion
C. Small of Napa, Calif., and former
well known resident of Salem, Ore.,
who on Saturday morning while en
route from Salem to Napa was strick
en, with heart disease on the train
and was removed to the Sacred Heart
hospital where he died the next day,
was shipped to Napa for burial. The
widow . and Mrs. J. L. Jackson of
Portland, a daughter, accompanied
the remains. ' t
Mr. Small, who was 77 years of
age and was very active for his years,
was engaged in the real estate and
stock business and hud been a resi
dent of Salem for 17 years until he
and his family removed to Napa last
October. He was a native of Ken
tucky, a O. A. R. member, having
served three years and six months In
the Second Iowa cavalry during the
Civil war, and besides the widow Is
survived by five sons and four daugh
ters. ;..
. REVOLUTION IN MEXICO
(Continued from page one.)
friends who gathered to bid him good
Ibye on the eve of his departure, his
secretary said.
v In his communication to Acting
Secretary Polk, Mr. Oayon describes
-General Blauquet as "an ardent ad
mirer of the American democracy."
General Blanquot Is 70 years old and
holds the rank of field marshal In tho
Mexican army. . i
Mrs. II. I Walther, one of the host
known ami most public spirited o
men of Medfortl, died nt the Snored
Heart hospital yesterday afternoon,
shortly nfter 4 oVloek. Jfrs. Wiilth
er's life was despaired of iiiitnuliiite
lv after the operation, but her stronir
vitality oouplcd with a marvelous
spirit of optomisui and eournire cur
ried her over tho crisis and it was
hoped her 'bravo fight would be re
warded bv several venrs more of Vse
ful life. But she suffered a sudden
sinking; spell Wednesday noon and
died soon after. , ..;
Mrs. Wnlther was -born nt Saa
inaw, Mich.. Julv 9. 1S70.- and moved
to Ashland. Ore., with her parents
in 188b'. She was married nt Ash
land in 1892 to Hnrrv U Wiilther
and went to Diinsmuir, Calif., where
she made her homo until lSUli when
the family moved to Yrekn. In Oeto-
ber, 1911, the family moved to Sled-
ford where Mrs. Walther has nuiuv
wanu friends who will mourn her
loss.
She leaves her husband. Hnrrv L.'
Wnlthcr: a son. Lvle H. Walther: a
daughter. Leah Johns Wnlther: two
sisters. Mrs. W. Q. Tanner, of Seat
tle. Wash., and Mrs. Maude Hollen-
beek, of Williston. Mont., and a
brother. J. T. Harris of Libbv. Mont..
to mourn her loss.
Mrs. Walther was a member of St.
Marks Episcopal cliureh and of the
Eastern Star lodce. She has nlwavs
been identified with charitable, pat
riotic and other public work for the
sood of the eommunitv, while her un
tirine efforts in the local Red Cross
chapter, Libertv loan campaigns and
other war work have been the subject
of much favorable comment.
The funeral will be held from St.
Mark's church Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock and interment will be nt the
L O. 0." F. cemeterv in the family
plot. Rev. William B. Hamilton offi
ciating.' : -
The following casualties are re
ported by the commanding general
of the American expeditionary forces:
Killed In action, 4; died from
wounds, 5 ; died of accident and oth
er, causes, 4; died of disease, .29;
wounded, degree undetermined, 24.
Total, 66. .
Killed in action: Privates William
Anderson, Poulsbo, Wash.; Homer
'Barber, Middle Falls, N. Y.; Ervle
W. Harrison, Waterville, : Minn.;
Clyde Smith, Suplee, Oregon.
: Died from pounds: - John " Micke-,
lottl, Boony Doon. Ca
IS EXPLAINED
-PARIS, April 8. (By Associated
Pross.), (Baron Mnklno, head of tho
Japanese delegation to the peace con-'
forence, amplifying his stateiueut to
the Associated Press on the position
ot'Jnnan, said: - , s
"Vou ask me for a plain and frank
statement of tho position of Japan.
Well,' 1 am tempted to ask you; a
question in reply, ;
"Do you think it possible for me .to
say anything that will not be wilfully
distorted and mlsintorproted , by
those who have so long and so per
sistently sought to clog tho efforts of
my country,, to ascribe to her motives
she has never had and to malign her
at every turn? Let us see."
Owes Much to V. S. A.
"As to the United States, Japan
has a very sincere, abiding and affec
tionate regard. We owe to her our
place in the world, that Is to say, the
civilized world. Perhaps I should
not altogether agree to that phrase
because, you know and everyone
should know, that Japan has enjoyed
a civilisation all her own for rqnny
ages. It was a civilization born of
the highest sense of honor, of the
sense which the west could not un
derstand nor appreciate because we
had lived apart as a hermit nation. . '
' "When thru the expedition of
Commodoro Perry and the efforts of
Townsend Harris we Joined, If I may
say so, the League of Nations of the
world, we took on a new ambition,
which was to interpret the civiliza
tion of the western nations which we
had studied and recognized as better,
altho not all were more honorable
than onr own. " - -
. ' Force Vsed by Perry
"You will note here that America
was the first country to agree to
make a treaty with us. abolishing
extra-territorlaltty. You must re
member that we did not ask to Join
this first. League-of Nations. - We
were forced to do so. Perry came to
us with naval power and forces .to
compel us to open Japan to inter
course with the western world;
"We yielded, and I am glad, as Is
all Japan, that we did yield, because
It has been of great benefit, to our
country. ' . ' ' ' ." .' - ' "
"And now we are asked a second
time Jo Join a league of Nations.
But how? As equals? - It so, we are
ready. We want to consider with the
greatest -care the interests of all our
associate nations In such a league,
bwause by no other policy can the
League of Nations succeed' '
'iVo Asiatic nation could be happy
In a .League of Nations in which
sharp racial discrimination is main
tained. While we feel very keenly on
this point, our precise position must
not be misunderstood nor misrepre
sented. . - ... , - s ,
"We do not object to the proviso1
RANCH IN VALLEY
-A real estate sale recently made
will, 'bring 11. B, Jordan, a' wlduly
known smoltor chemist and son of
Dayld Starr ' Jordan, prosldont of
Stanford university, to the valley as
a resident within a few days,
.The deal has been completed by
which Mr. Jordan has purchased the
Buckley orchard one mile northwest
of Talent from C, B. Hubbard of San
Francisco. It Is regarded as ono of
tho best small orchard properties 1
the valley, with a splendid modern
dwelling. The property consists of
36 acres, mostly In full bearing HurU
lett pear and Newtown apple trees.
Mr. Jordan who Is a single man
expected here shortly to rcsldo on the
proporty, ns he has docidod to retire
from the business for some time to
come and anticipates a llfo of enjoy
ment In his orchard- environment.
The sale was made thru tho Pngc-
Drossler Realty -company.
...Another sale made thru this same
camr-any was that by which J. E
Pots, who resides northeast of Med
ford, bought from Thomas Ih Bragg
120 acres of undeveloped land in
Sams' Valley. Mr. Potts is placing
contracts for clearing this lnnd and
expects to soon have It In a state of
cultivation. '
SON GENERAL DICKMAN
- KILLED AEROPLANE FALL
' AMER1CUS. On.. April 3. Lieu
tenant Colonel Frederick . Dirk
mini. Pomniiinditiir officer ut front her
Field, near here, mid Ma tor John
Butts;, exeentivo officer, were killi'tl
todnv in the full of an airplane in
which they were making a flight. Col
onel IUekmnn was the son of Minor
General Dickinnn. cqmuinndint: the
Third American army of tho cxpedi
tionnrv forces. .
suggested by Elihu Root safeguard
ing his country on, the subject of In
ternal administration.. His proposi
tion applies alike -to all countries. We
want no special -privileges.
' ' ' Wont Simple Justice 1 -'
' "What we do say and feel Is that
i we are entitled to a frank and open
admission by the. allies with whom
wo have fought and will tight, tor a
free and clvlllted world, beside whoso
sons 'our men hnve died; that the
principle of equity and Justice Is
fundamental tenet of the League of
Nations. This applies, of course, only
to the conduct of government and
cannot govern the likes or- dislikes,
or even the tastes' of: individuals
Fhlch are their own: ' - "
. "We see difficulties. In the way of
a permanent and successful operation
of this league unless the contracting
parties enter it with mutual respect.1
Whole Grain foods
contain valuable: Quali-'
ties especially vor th .;.
while for thosS
wish sturdy bodies.
drape-Nuts
-among cereal foods -
is best known tor its -wonderful
building
Qualities. A real food,
appealing in form &
taste.
The Wheat &BarleyFood r:;
Bk.
flllltSMlA
No raise in price during
or since the war.
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10'
GROW 100 ACRES
JGR1MM ALFALFA
. V, (llv F. L. llullnrd.) '
(ARsistunt County- Auoiit Louder
, ; 0. A. (M '
A (houNtiiid iiewN of (Irimm iilfnlfn
will be added to the i-i'uis of Uiiion
eoiintv thin venr iim n remilt of field
.demonstration eondiii'led hv -IV II.
Spillmiin. county unrieulturtil nuont.
Theq: detnonstratiurtK, curried on
over ii period of two venin, have eon
elusivolv proven to the farmers tlmt
flrimin, because of the -luinlinesH 'unci
II ISM miisjji li i in S' 1
rei.iluiit't In llie eli'i'i'U of Hevere
IrooHiiiur anil tluiwiiur, will mure than
double the vielil of till v oilier variety
of nl I'u I t'u urown in t tin eoiiiilv.
Miiiiv I'll rnu't'M in t'niiin eonnlv
linVti hud diffii'iillv in Kiii'iirinu niiIIk.
ftielorv HliimU.of iill'iill'it in llie piiki
mid hud iitMiiHili'tl to Mr, 'Siiilliiini'
to I like nil the prnlilum,, Ihiriiiir Hie
firnt si'HHiin'n Work ho proved lo Id
null NiitiHt'iii'timi t hut llie propel' vit
rietivM linil mil been Hvlei'led by Hie
1'iirmcrri. 'J'lin ri'KiilU of liin field
trials were ho apparent IhhI venr Hint
field ineetinuN wore held mill linn
drodn of I'nion eonnlv riineliei'M vis
ited tho fields mill miw I'm' theihNelviv
the, ruHitllH nliliiiiied- nil iiicrviiHO ol
two toiiM per iiere in favor of (Irimm
alfalfa over other vitriol iN. Heeint
in kulievinir with Union eoiintv fnriu
ern mid linv linve already ordered
enoiiull Heed fpr 1 .(100 iiereM.
In view 'of lite -fuel tlmt Uttion
,',,. t,. ,. ,witftiit1le m letMtn'l
"iiiinlv mid !h hiilhlinir mi it llirivinif
winter feedltiuf liiiHiittws llirtinuli Ilia
Itiliimliou of viiriinm kiniln of Militue,
!hi' Holiitinii Of llie n Hill In problum
Iiiih tidilliii' iiiilteriulW to lliu HiieeeHR
if llie feediinr iiliin. In reiturded' im
if I'liiiNidernlile iinporlntiee to Mlui'li
iteu tire1'!'!! ,ln"riiel '
'.u,i.,...,.m i ... .' .... 1. 1 .1 ,.j.Liii.
Tlltr la .mnrt Pnlnrrh In thli Mellon
nt tit oounlry than all uihui' dltwMs
put liiK.iliur, and fur yourt It was tiip.
noatiil to lio Inourablt. IHielora prmrlbd
luiinl roniodlra, and by eonsianlly fulllnv
to cur Willi loonl trunlnnnl. pronouneoa
It liu'iirntil. Cuiarrh Is a lucul dliouat,
Kruatly l"flutnuau by ounatliuilantl con-
ill I loin anil lliorofura nniilrm cunatllii
tleiiKl Iroaimcul. Ilall'a Catarrh Moill.
iUiid, nmniitneturtd by f, !. Ch.nay 4k
Co., Toledo, Ohio, la a cnnalHullonal
rainady, la tuktn liilarnally ami aula
thru I ho Ulnml on lh Mueoua Hnrfmna
nt Ilia Mynli'in. Olio llunUroil Dollars re
ward la otrorvd fur any imao thai iUU'a'
C'nturrli Moiluliio fiilla to uura. Hand fur
ulKulitra nml tiMlliiinnlala.
K. i. IMIDNKY A I'D., Tolade, Ohio,
Hold by llnisslala, 7So.
. IImII'm If'.iiaillw lMiH rni fiiUiallliAHnn.
mmtl hmlt'pom4 tin Atmi
hmmimf milk
I pen mfittnmr lt Ihmf
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FLOUR POPULAR
Evidently someone knew where Good Flour is Made,
as the "Rogue Valley Milling Company was burglar
ized Tuesday night and some VILMO Flour stolen,
advice you to buy your's from your local grocer;
Rogue Valley Milling Go.,
;. . - Medford, Oregon i: ' 7 . rv
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r.im'eir.AnwK
Sprlno Is here and vou can satisfy
your ambition bv ourchaslna a lawn
mowlna and oardenlna tools of the
Poole Furniture Co.
We carry a bid line of furniture and
household necessities to supply the
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