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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry .
There was a young girl at Eagle Point
Who strangely twisted an arm Joint
At a fly she did swat, ' ' 0 -And
bit where it was not, :
And needs liniment with which to
annolnt.
REGARDING IRRIGATION".
Among the things unchanged by
the war, as predicted, are the cir
cuses. These institutions remain as
they were in 1914.
THK KXCITKI) lKIOKTKR
v. (Salem Capital Journal) - '
'Maybe you've never heard the
gypsies sing. Maybe you've
never seen a regimental band
march oft to a doubtful destina
tion. If you haven't, you may
from new on. More than that;
you can hear' the armies meet
and part; you can bear the wild
'birds return to their old haunts
In Belleau Wood and the Rouge
Bon.net; you can hear the swish
of the water 'against the, keels
of the great painted ships as
they, bring the armies home
again. And hundreds of other
things that have nothing what
ever to do with war, and every
thing in the world to do with the
pursuit of happiness. Music will
do it all. The monster orches-.
tral pipe organ that has been in
stalled in Ye Liberty theater Is
all one needs in order to- be
transplanted Into a war scarred
land.:-: --
The Hun in his whining complains
that the peace terms are "monstrous"
and this Is what the Belgians thought
about the invasion. They are also
looking to America 'for sympathy,
under the impression that Bill Bryan
and Henry Ford are in tbe saddle.
For Sale Timothy. (Want ad
Chico Enterprise). Can this possibly
be ourC. of P.? .
The Salvation Army is worthy of
support in their drive. They are one
of two organizations in this world
who can stand to give something
away without a sermon. ' - '
Congressman James of Kentucky,
proposes that the Flume question be
settled by America acting as guardian
of the burg. . This is far enough
away to prevent raids across the bor
der a la Mexico. "
4j i SPRING FEVEk. . ;
Fofiowlagr. Colds, Grippe," TEa,
i Watery or Poisoned Blood .
(Br Da. Vaientine Mott.).
Al this time of year most people suf
icr from .what .we term ''spring fever"
because of a stagnant condition of the
blood, because of the toxic poisons
stored up jrithin the body during the
long winter. . Ye eat too much meat,
jfith little or so green vegetables;
Bloodless people, thin, anemic people,
those with pale cheeks and lips, who
have a poor appetite and feel that tired,
.worn or feverish condition in the spring
time of the year, should try the refresh
ing tonic powers of a good alterative
and blood purifier. Such a tonic as drug
gists have sold for fifty years, is Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, It
is a standard remedy that can be ob
tained in tablet or liquid form. Made
without alcohol from wild roots and
barks.
Occasionally one should "clean house"
iwith castorioil or tiny pills made tip of
the May-apple, leaves of aloe and jalap,
and sold by almost all druggists in this
.country as Doctor, Picrce'a Pleasant
, I'ellets. .
Loa Angela, Cal"l will giadly"tcll of
the relief and cure Dr. Pierce's Golden
Mcdicnl Discovery gave me. I was sick
with nil troubles of stomach, liver, etc.,
nnd La Grippe with all its attending ail
ments. When all else failed Dr. Pierce's
Golden Mcdicnl Discovery did the good
work. I also took 'Pleasant Pellets for
biliousness, with grand success. I write
with gratitude to tcH others of the relief
thnt is in store for them. Do not delay
but hasten to get the above remedies if
suffering from any indisposition." Samud
Ke.hkj, 07o" t'ueW dpt.-.
Wl-i print today a cominuuieat ion from II." tf. Conger
bpposing irrigation. Wo have no desire to cuter
into a controversy, at tins late date, regarding the desir
ability of irrigation in Jaeksoq County, but it is only fair
to correct a tew statements made, in this communication.
Mr. Conger declares any person of ordinary intelli
gence will grant you can't benefit grain by irrigation.
Ve believe there are a. number of persons of "ordinary
intelligence" who will not grant this. Mr. Dillon Hill is
one oi" them.' Mr.' Hill invites anyone who doubts the
value of putting water on grain land to visit his ranch
south of the city. "If I can't double my yield of barley
with irrigation,'" says Mi". Hill, "then I know nothing
about barley and nothing about water." , ..."
Mr. Conger blames district irrigation for the decrease
in Oregon land values. If he will examine the government
statistics once more he will find that the two western
states where land values have increased most, are Idaho
and California. these two states have, ten acres under
water where Oregon has one. In fact the districts where
land values have increased most in Oregon are in Eastern
Oregon where irrigation has been introduced, and they
have decreased most where irrigation has not been intrbt
duced. 1
It is stated in the communication that fifty bushels of
wheat have been raised per acre without water. This
may be true as an isolated instance, but we don't believe
Mr. Conger will maintain this is representative of the
vallev. The average grain production is about 15 bushels.
whereas the average in irrigated districts runs as high as
sixtv bushels? ' ' . i',:"'
Our correspondent claims the" grain and alfalfa form
ers who own sixtv per cent of the land within the district
are opposed to the bond issue. And vet according to the
records the owners of only 4,000 acrfs have protested and
asked exemption or approximately lb per cent.- JNot only
this, but it is a matter of record that several property
owners .who originally opposed irrigation, are now
among its strongest advocates. In fact irrigation senti
ment, in the vallev, lias been steadily growing the past
few years, and is undoubtedly stronger today than it has
ever been betore.
' .
We repeat we have no desire to revive the irrigation
controversy. To our mind the facts supporting irriga
tion are literally overwhelming and a paper could be fill
ed with convincing argument. But let any one who
doubjs tak? a trip into the Applcgate Valley, or a trip
through Northern California, or confer with any rancher
in southern Oregon who has irrigation, Messrs. Hopkins,
Burcell or anvone else. What do thev sav about it?
If Mr. Conger is correct then every rancher in South
ern Oregon who uses water is inviting bankruptcy. Yet
we have received no imposing list of irrigatiouists who are
going out of business or abandoning their water rights.
Judge Dunn or Ashland has the reputation of being a
lamv practical farmer and a ram v. successful one. He
considers his water right worth as much as his farmand
he has been an lmgatiomst tor nearly as many years as
Mi-. Conger hasn't been. ,- ' " " " ;
We have always maintained an open mind regarding
u'l'lgation. .bor unless a person is a practical farmer him
self, he must base his opinion upon the evidence Of others.
'But we have yet to hear an argument against irrigation in
Jackson count y which has been convincing.. There is mst
one individual who has had -in our opinion a valid protest,
J.1- 1 .To
mat, is iue large property owner wno secured ans lana ior
a song, and who, because of these two facts, the volume of
his acreage and the small investment per acre, can make
a living, during his lifetime, without diversifying' his
crops, renewing his soil, or increasing his per acre produc
tion. - - . ;
Biit in this controversy as in every other, where tlie
selfish interests of a few conflict with the interests of a
community as a whole, it is the latter interest tlat must
receive first consideration. And ultimately it is our con
viction that with the establishment of a comprehensive
irrigation system, the .large property owner will share
with the small land owner, the increased community pros
perity and material bertcf its, which irrigation has brought
elsewhere ana .will bring here. -
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Add horrors of war, two members 6f IT. S. Third army
assessed tor drench champagne they didn't drink.
Portland Paper Pays High
Tribute to C. C. Cate
COMMUNICATION.
Why He Opposes Irrigation
To the Editor:
state that under the new management,
the paper will welcome communica
tions from any person siiminc their
name. This is eood news to the peo
ple who oppose distriut irrigation, es
pecially so since the pnper's policy
heretofore seems to have been
pages for those in favor, but not one
word in opposition." Since we now
hnve the opportunity, T wixh to eive
a few reasons whv the i?rain and nl-
fulf'a farmers who own npproximatc
iy CO per cent of the hind in the Med
ford irriention district are opposing
this bond issue. 1
There are two crops that paV on
the generul fanning lands of this dis
trict, and thev are grain and alfalfa.
Anv person of ordinarv intelligence
knows vou could not benefit grain
by irrigation because when needed nt
the .proper time, it matures before the
drv part of our season arrives. Also
the fact Hint many of these farmers
are threshing 50 bushels of wheat tjer
acre during the drvest seasons' this
vallev has ever known, proves to most
people that this vullev does not need
anything to make it u good grain sci -tion.
Then, as to alfalfa: the thing that
makes this section famous as tin al-i
fnltu country is the permanent char
acter of the crop. Near Jackson
ville there is a piece of land that hiis
produced good crops of alfalfa for,
30 venrs without reseedino;. Also I
am informed that in the Griffin creek
country that is a piece of alfalfa thnt
has been cropped for forty years
without reploW'ing, This is easily ex
plained. Wherever' vou find sub-irrigated
land, with the water table
standing from six to eight feet from
the surface, vou have an ideal alfal
fa field, and vour alfalfa will live
and produce good crops indefinitely.
The only reason all of the good land
of flits district does not produce this
permanent alfalfa is because the
water table stands too near the sur
face. Given proper' drainage so as
to lower this water table to six or
eight feet during the drv part of the
season, the whole floor of the -vullev
exeppt the hard pan sections will pro
duce this same permanent alfalfa.
Now then, put in a good system of
irrigation and what do vou do?
You raise this water table nearer the
surface, forever ruining this section
as a permanent alfalfa producer. I
admit that for the first ve.lr, or pos
sible two vears. there niav lie an in
crease in prodiictioA, but if vou want
li see the effect of irrigation on al
falfa after the first or second vears,
drive out to 'the Kred Hopkins ranch.
; JOHN A. PERL
; . Undertaker
Phone M. 47 and 4713
' Automobile Hearse Service .
Lady Assistant
8 HOUTn BAKTLKTT
uto Ambulance Service. Coroner
A Jackson couiilv orchurdist last
war spent !I0 cents n tree I'm' fer
tiliser in his Wcluml. and iiu'ioased
his output $:t.:tll a troo. His orchard
was pears. U used nitrate oi soda.
It' was Imiiuht from the government
direct hv carload at $l)'J n ton. or at
it saving of 10 per ton. The in
vestment paid for itself many times
:n increased output. '
Jnekson count v orcluii'disls and
fanners nn highly progressive, Thev
have oi'giiiiixed n fai'iu bureau under
the.phiu suggested bv the United
States department of agriculture.
The oarUiud of nitrate of soda is ex
ample of th work, of the farm bu
reau. The membership in the bii
renu costs' n dollar a venr. mid in
cludes subscription to the r'arni Kiir
renu Monthly, of which t'liiude 0.
Onto, count v agricultural agent, n
graduate of the Oregon Agricultural
college is editor. Tho membership in
Jackson cotmtv comprises -100 fami
lies. . v
. Meetings hnve lilreadv been held in
oructieullv every school district in the
coiintv. A program of work suitable
to enclf continuity has been adopted.
Work for each neighborhood is plan
ned, and this is called a project.
The ma'ii project for the count v
urc uji follows : ' ' 1
Undent coiitrol.Ulairving. cow test
iitK associations, silo campaign, poul
try, egg circles, feeding and housing,
livestock improvement, 'cooperative
livestock shipping, crop ' demonstra
tions, farm record keening, child wel
fare, food conservation, household
account keeping, home study tottr
and three phuses'of hovs' and girls
club work, including livestock, crops,
cunning and sewing. ' ")V '
From three to seven of these pro
jects have been adopted in everv
community, and committee men have
been named to take charge of the re
spective work for each project.
The policy of the bureau is co
operation, ii Policy universal to neiir-l
Iv nil endeavor except farm activities.
In cooperation with' tlio Northern
Short Horn llrvcders' association, the
bureau recent I v conducted a public
sale ot purebred cattle, which whs de
scribed in the Journal at tho time
Seven hulls sold at an averagu1 of
f:l8ll. Olio brought iir'H.'iO, Nineteen
females' brought at auction an nv
eriige of uciuiv $'2'lt).. One .sold at,
$ Ii"). It was the first sale of its kind
ever conducted in Southern Oregon.
Its success inlike it tuM'tniii that
other auction sales of livestock will
be held under the direction of the
count v farm bureau, '
Jackson county farmers have
found out that their country is not
onlv n wonderful fruit c;unlrv, hut
that it has enormous resources for
the livestock business. Almost inex
haustible summer ranges In tho near
hv mountains mid big crops of alfalfa
niul other feeds for winter use are
full of big possibilities for a profit
uhlo livestock industry'. Dairying is
included in the program, and in ad
dition to heavy pnruhases of best
dairy stock already made, the farm
ers of Jackson aro looking for otlrer
'inimuls to place at the head of their
licrdfl.
I'luuile C. fate, eonntv agricultural
agent, is n capable leader in all those
growing farm activities. The county
nitenti arc an influence for advance
incut in all the counties in which thev
ar employed1.
There is no nttcstion of the iul
vnnccmcitl to come from such organi
sations. Thev spread information
ami diversify farm activities. Thev
interest the communities in farm
problems and soon bring to bear upun
those problems (he best available in
formation. The Jackson county orchardist
who spent HO cents n tree for nitrate
of soda anif increased his output
$,l.:i0 a tree is example of thu profit
to come from such orgaiiixiitioiis.
Portland Joiirniilj
or to Victor Hursclls, in the next few
days, mid see what it has done to
their nlfafla. Then, while vou are
out jov-riding, come on around
through the west side Uoss I.une
Jacksonville, and Griffin creek dis
tricts and- see some dry land alfalfa,
lie fair minded. a'1 us show von
our crops and compare them. Then
we think vou will sec the reason whv
we do not care to be bonded unv
where from 7".00 to 'J00.00 per
aero 'for something we can't use. sim
ply to hcln our brothers in the or
chard business sell out before thev
are ejosed out. ,
Our honorablo hoard of directors
hare been telling us this bond issue
tor irrigation will, bring prosperity.
Perhaps it will. - If so we wonder
whv these fartuers who own this U0
tier rent of the district fight it clear
up to the supreme court of the United
States. There are some mighty
good, leven-hendcd business men
among them. It's the' first time we
have noticed them shy at prosperity.
Then, again, whv has the federal gov
ernment, through the land bank, noti
fied Mr. llurd. the local farm loan
secretary, that thev will loon no more
federal money in this district should
the bonds enrrvf Whv hnve some
f the Mcdfprd capitalists refused
to loan nnv more money in the dis
trict until the thing is knocked out 7
Surely prosperity does not make n
loan unsafe. Whv it is that accord
ing to government report. Oregon is
the one state in the union where bind
values have decreased during the Inst
three vears f I con answer this In!
oncstiou. It is siinidv on account ot
such laws as this district irrigation
law. Capital is not investing til land
in a statu where thev can, legislate
vou into bankruptcy. "Irrigation in
ninety days." Huh I Also tho bond
market is bullish. :'This is nil true,
perhaps, hut wo Were under the im
pression that they would have to
sell soino bonds before tbt'v begun
digging tho caiial, and we .want to see
the color of the- bond biivcr's hair
who wants to take (hem over with the
state board unileeiilcd., two law suits
on tho wftV up, und 1:10 farmers own
ing (10 per cent of the land in the ilis
trict. who consider this district ir
rigation an injustice nnd an outrage,
repudiating all irrigation -' assess
ments now and forever. -
Yours trill v. '
' " H. K. CONGKR.
Medford, Orecon. May 14th.
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City Treasurer's Notice of
Semi-Annual Interest Due
WTO BIOS BU'T.
Dl Alio SO II It AS l WLI
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Was the ',
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When your floors begin to look shabby, and the worn spots
show, up on the steps, your work ot keopliiK them clean is .
almost doubled. Your housework will be made much ens- .
ier if you have them rertnished with - i . r , .
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or mar white, and Is the Ideal finish for floors, steps, hall-.
ways, and Interior woodwork-of all kinds. There Is a spec- .
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. tho material that wrlll give you tho besfresults.
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. I i - V MEDFORD. OREGON V. . , ,v
NOTICK- IS 1IHKKIJV ('if VlOX that the seini-
animal interest tin paving,' sewer and wnterninin as
sessments upon all properties for, which application,
was made to extend the time of payment, will be due
and payable at the office of the citv treasurer "Juno
1, 1919, and will lie delinquent after thirty (.:t(l) days
from said date and shall bear a penalty of five per
cent (57, ) upon the amount' of 'such delinquency. , ,
v. Thirty days after any such delinquency the prop
erty will be sold for the amount of such delinquency
together with penalty and costs of siteli, sale, in ac
cordance with the provisions of Section. H8 of the
city charter., ; ' ,'
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.Pared at Medford, Oregon, this loth da v.. of May,
191!). . .," " '
MARY A. HASWELL,.. ,
! Treasurer of the IHty of Medford, Oregon. '
Painting: and
Decorating
. I am pleased to annonneo Hint T now have ono of the host and
most thoroly equliipeil painting nnd decorating estiibllslimonls to be
found In Oregon, llavo recently secured tho services of two Port
land oxpert painters and decoratorswbo will assist mo In tho carry.
Inn on of this work, iiavo been dolim painting nnd decorating la
Medford for tho past sixteen uionths, nnd my work spciiks for Itself.
Uso only the vory best 'of materials and nlh work Irictly gunrnn
teed, at prices that will compare favorably with prices' offarod any
where In the state, 'j t -' '-' . ' . ' k.
: I am now In n position (o give Immediate, thorongh, nnd expert
attention to all conn acts taken, amTwIll bo pleased to quota prices
to anyono requiring work in my llipj., lo nil kinds of house palut
Ing, panorlng, tinting, dacorntlug, and floor finishing,. ,
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