r- FAT1E ETGTTT 1
r WEDRmD M'A'IL!
THE ANNUAL ROLL
CALL ELKS LODGE
TOMORROW NIGHT
The annual roll call and past Malt
ed ruleru nltsht will bo obsiirved by
the Elks lodno tumorrow niKlit, and
the combined bit! event is expected to
draw out the full resident member
ship. Ka-h member will either im
Dwer personally or by letter at the
roll call. The meeting, la nt expect
ed to be a long one as the names will
not bo called orally, but all present
will slKn their names on papers
which will be collected.
For the past exalted rulers featuro
the following pant exalted rulers will
be In the chairs In pace of the regu
lar cfflcors: Exalted ruler. Gus New
bury; leading knlKlil. w. 11. .mci.ow
an; loyal Unlpht, T. K. Daniels; lec
turing knlBht. Leon HaHkins; chap
lain, C. E. Gates. As there will not
be enough past exalted iulcra present
to go around, George Hilton, Jr., will
serve In his regular position as Inner
guard.
There will bo several entertain
ment features, Ids of fun and the
customary feed on such occasions.
Members of tho lodge are expected to
be present from all over tho county.
BALL TEAM PLAYS
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OF 11 SECTS INTO
The basket ball Beason will be op
ened Friday night with a contest be
tween tho Medford high team and
the team cf tho Albany, Ore., high
school at the nalatorlum, and a pre
liminary kuiiio between the girls
teams of the Medford and Jackson
ville high schools. The splendid high
school band will Inspire lots of ginger
thrucut the evening, and the entire
student body and a largo number of
citizens will be there to cheer the
local teams on to do their best.
The Albany team is one of the very
best in the Willamette valloy. This
season so fur It beat llio Salem high
learn which defeated the Corvallls
high five, ami then was conquered by
tho CorvulliB team. The local play-.
orB have been working hard and havo
shown such vast Improvement in the
practice games of the paBt few weeks
that the hopes of the student body
hnve been raised very high, as is
Illustrated by the fact that the team
defeated the Central Point high
alumni last night by the score
of 2 4 t-' 10, after having twice been
defeated by tho same team, two
weeks ugo by tho Bcore of U" to 'J,
and last week by 211 to 21.
Then next week, Krlday, comes tho
game with the Lincoln high bcIiooI
team ut 1'ortlnnd, tho undisputed
high school basket ball champion
team of Oregon last year. The fol-
tnuliiif week conies tho game here
with tho strong Hoseburg high five
and a week after that tho first of tho
Kerlea of games with tho Ashland
high team.
NEW YOlfK. Feb. 1 New triiin-
inir ciunrters have h 1 selected hv J
majority of the maior league base
ball clubs a h Hie scene of tlieir
Ktinir i-owlitioniiiir. prior to the an
nual liuttlo lor the iiemiunts. Ten
of the 10 teams, im-lmliiiir the I'liila
(lelphiu Athletics and the St. IamiU
Nationals, which trained ut home in
JDlO, huvo decided to seek new fields
for their work outs. The rcmainimr
uix will return to the liahiiv dia
monds where tliev prepared a year
niro.
' As hat been the enso for several
visum, the state of Florida still
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leads as u imiiulur elinico w ith Texas I tr,i,.hers
runuine; a close second. I bese two
states will net us hosts for seven
clubs while tleoruia. Alabama. Louis
iana and Arkansas will each in m-
niodalo two. California will umiin
he tho scene of the sprintr trainintr of
the ('liicago Nationals, the Cubs re
turninif to l'nsailena where tliev
were satisfactorily located 12
mouths ago.
EXPECT TO SECURE
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SAf'UAMKXTO, !..
.Sharp liulit on salarie
Kelt.
; paid hi
California elcmentarv
' MONTKSANO. Wash.. Fell. I.
Oua talesman wus sealed du'rint: the
earlv part of today's session of
court trial of 11 iiIIcl-ciI I. W. W.'.t
ehortrod with the murder of Warren
O. (irimra, one of the victims of the
Armistice' Hiiv shootinus at. Ccntia
iu. He was immcdiatelv challenucd
tU'riMiipt'orilv hv t lie defense, how
ever. Mid' the total number of imors
in tho box remains at 11. This
inakes u total of live permanent ill
rtirs m the box.
The talesman accepted and ilis-
missi'iHodnv was William C. Farrcl!
mill foreman of Jlnnlesano. lie had
had considerable experience with 1
W. W. workmen, he said, while beitii
examined, anil this led to a t'hulli-iiL-i'
hv the defense, which was not allow
ed.
It was expected the iurv would he
completed hv tomorrow afternoon
and that the state would mala' its
oponiiur' statement some time Friday
mormmr.
"J"hu influenza epidemic was again
noticeable today when several iurors
wefu reported ill al their homes. The
only death reported as the result of
lite epidemic condition here v;c.
that of John White at ( hchalis, yes
terday. White was a former service man,
who contracted the disease while
here lust week. County officials rc
' iKirted limine the first part of the
week, were rejiorted improved todav.
T-pe .schools ha e been closed fur -the
remainder of the week because of the
illness nf several te:irhors.
schools is eiwn in a report pisl com
oiled in Hie office of Will C. Wood
state superintendent of public in
struction. The iiveraL'e term wncn lo teach
ers in Laid' count v du linsr Hit; vcar
lust ended was ."7:i. the lowest in
California. The highest wane av
erage was in San Francisco cotintv
where $l,'J(l7.:itl was paid; next high
est was Alnmeda eounlv, with un
average of $.00."-. Low mark,
next to Iiiikc county, goes to Trinity
where an average wage of $(ilf was
paid.
For an individual low salary paid
to a male teacher. Santa liuz conn
tv led with a term wage to one man
of t mn.
Wood's report showed great
dearth of men teachers in eletncu
larv work, and listed, aside Iroin
men engaged in tencuing special
subjects onlv 1!I2 lis contracted with
11.1177 women. In special siihtects
as manual training and music men
numbered 17!) and women lrill.
5 Children enrolled in public kinter
gardens in 1!1!) numbered 'J!l.!7'.
representing an increase of "J.ti'J'.
over enrollment of I lie previous vcar
In H'l'J there were 701 kinlergarden
teachers employed contracted with
(172 in l'.HS.
NFW YOlfK. Feb. 4. Chnrgin.'
that ''the comiH-tilions and rivalries
of evangelical denominations in the
l.'nited Slates have resulted in as
tounding waste anil inefficiency"
and that 8(i per cent of the I'rotest
aut churches have a total seating ca
pacity of more than 5:1.000.00(1, or
three times tlieir renuirement. the
licv. D. Robert Westlv I'each, jms'
tor of a Hefonued Episcopal church
in Newark. N. ,).. makes a plea for
organic union of 'J'J national church
bodies.
I)r. IVach's recoinmendations, to
gether with others, will be discuss
ed hv the Intel-church ( ouncil on
Organic l iiion which begins a fotir
ilnvs' session in 1'hiladelphia today.
The Newark clergvincii is one ot pu
omposing the (lid Interim commti--
tee representing various I'rotesiani
lenoliiiuatioiis which was appointed
asl lleceuibcr upon an invitation hv
the Presbyterian church, to approve
plan for bringing about a merger.
In bis statement, a minority report,
lie declared that protestunls hao
built perhaps "100,11110 superfluous
churches at a cost of $500,000,000."
"If not a single church had been
built in the past 1:1 years,' he said.
those standing in 1000 would ae
omiiiodatc at a single service ev
ery Protestant comiiiiinicaui oi uie
year WW and everv Koman Catho
lic in our country, baptized intants
included, and, besides, every man,
woman iin.l child in Canada. Cuba
and I'orlo Uico and there would still
be much room lo spare.
These Hti per cent of our churches
reported over three sittings tor
every communicant. At Hie same
time, the Koman ( atholic churches
reporting had one sitting for everv
two ami one-fourth members a ra
tio of nearly seven to one in our dis
favor. The Woman churches are
crowded, ours, on an average less
than one-ouiirler filled for it is the
o.ccpt:onal church which, at its prin
cipal Sunday service, has an attend
ance eciiiulling 80 per cent of its
couimunciant roll."
The upkeep and the salaries inci
dent to maintaining services in Prot
estant churches. Dr. Peach said.
make necessary lue raising anutuii-
lv of millions of wasted dollars:
make necessary, moreover, gruelliiu
fforts to raise Ibis money.
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'A.S02EAMINT1IE
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VIENNA SWINDLERS
CLEAR A MILLION
By CLEVER STUNT
Vienna nioiiev brok-
ublcs the
litical plot to ob-
I'kramiiin Icga-
The story as worKc.l oui
e is as good as a plav.
wsis rne la i inn '
VIENNA. A
er was robbed (if .oiio.ouo r
other dav in a I
tain control of the
lion here.
by the police
The scheme
broke
Scene from "Tin; Female Tni"m" or "A Scicnm rn me
liialto. The picture achieves its pop ulacity ju-iucipally liy
iinhiuo and Kiivciriill.v dramatic stor y.
:;g-rif at (be
reason of its
IICENOS AIRES
iinwsnanois are calling attention to I
what they regard as indications that
tho Japanese am preparing the way
for an extensivo colonization program
in South America us well as seeking
en this continent a larger market for
their goods. The matter has attract
ed considerable attention in diploma
tic and commercial circles.
The treaty with Paraguay, whb h
the Japanese minister to Chile cross
ed tho continent to sign at -Asuncion,
gives Japan favored nation privileges
including the right r.-f colonization.
Discussing t Ills treaty, Paraguay's fi
nance minister, Eusebio Ayala. said
that ono of the objects of Japan was
to provide for colonization iu this
country, lie added that Paraguay,
which is a country tho size ut Cali
fornia with only a million Inhabitants
laud u wonderful capacity for agricul-
. . !tural development, would welcome
ZMJIlie .- 1 seuiiiii-I
the Japanese. It is now reported
l hat a similar treaty is being negoti
ated with I'ruguay.
In furtherance of this supposed
colonization plan in South America,
Japanese capitalists, according to the
newspaper. La Itazon, havo recently
acquired enormous tracts of ftgiMcul
tural lands In northern Peru and Bolivia.
GAINED 27 POUNDS
BY TAKING TANLAC
J have actually gained twenty
seven pounds In weight and feel just
like a new man since I began taking
S'anlac," said Dan Heed, a wc-odman,
who lives ut Head, Oreg., while in tho
Owl drug store recently. Continuing
he said:
'.Some time ago 1 began to have
trouble with my stomach. My appe
tite became very poor and 1 finally
got to where I would havo to force
down every mouthful 1 ate, and whon
I did this I would suffer with Intense
crumping pu:ns in my stomach after
ward. I would ulso bloat something
awful an 1 my heart would palpituli
terribly and it would be all I could do
to get my breath. I lost so much
weight that 1 finally became so weak
I could hardly drag myself around.
When I got up in the morning 1 al
ways felt worse than when I went to
bed, uud I had no energy and just felt
tired and worn out all the time.
"I had been reading bo much about
Tanlac In the newspapers and the
good it was doing ethers 1 decided to
give it a trial, and it commenced to
help me almost at once. My appe
tite Improved and 1 began to pick up
in weight and strength. I havo taken
seven bottles in all now, and am glad
to say I have been completely re
lieved cf all my troubles. I can eat
anything 1 want without suffering
any bad after effects and all that
tired, worn out feeling has gone. 1
can sleep nil night long without wak
ing and always gut up in the morning
teollng ready for my day's work, and
while tho job of a woodsman natur
ally requires a groat deal cf physical
can do as much as I ever
did. Tanlac did ine a great service
in restoring my health, and I am al
ways glad to tell others about It, and
never miss an opportunity to do do."
K.I , me ot lli(l:l 111V Mil
;..l,.t ill,, lew and of seizure ol
ii,., ,.,..i- l.v criminals di-gui-ed as
gendarmes. . .
-.i I'L-t-uninn L'cneral re
J. SUOI"'--tl v. - .
,.i,ilv arrived in Vienna and cngagcu
with a money broker to hiiv up -.
Illlll 1100 rubles. It is illegal 111 Alls
tria to deal in foreign money or to
l,vi. it in private possession, and
all foreign exchange is done through
authorized banks. The brokcr
ii'Tccd to have the amount on hand
on u certain dav. He lived and
conducted his business in a hotel.
(In the appointed afternoon, hut a
little ahead of time, a man in th.J
uniform of a 1'kranian colonel called
on the broker and saluting said he
had come for (leneral X's money.
Tliev sat. down to a table to check
the money, when the door was open
ed anil two gendarmes walked in and
placed both under arrest on tne
charge of possessing and dealing in
foreign money.
The broker begged and protested
and finally was told lo appeann
court on the following day. bis rec
ord hcing taken with the greatest
are and particulars. Hut the col
onel's protests were unavailing, lie
si,.rt,,f,l i, ml invoked his nationality
in vain. The two policemen gather-1 strength
ed up the money, counted it ami, gi
ing a receipt, told the broker to ap
pear promptly before the authori-
Then, Inking the colonel, they It-H. taniac u som ... u u
An hour later the broker woke up to Side Pharmacy In Gold Mill by M. D.
the fact that the colonel and the two Bowers, In Central Point by Miss M
. , i ,i i, I,,,,' A. Meo. In Ashland by East Side
genua lines cn- i.in-..- - ,,, h V
11(111 III II rn- rnuruiucy, lu uut? -
been rubbed of some
hies.
I der Hellen.
Adv.
VISCOUNT GREY'S VIEWS
(Continued from pugo three.)
HEAL SI DISEASES
'Apply Zemo, Clean, Penetrat
ing, Antiseptic Liquid
' It is unnecessary for you to suffer
! with eczema, blotches, ringworm, rashes
' arid similar skin troubles. Zemo,
obtained at any drug store for 35c. or
$1.00 for extra large Iwttlr, and prompt-
ly applied will usually give instant relief
' from itching torture. It cleanses and
; soothes the skin and heals quickly and
effectively most skin diseases.
' "Zemo is a wonderful, penetrating.
disappearing liquid and is soothing to
the most delicate skin. It is not gic.isy,
is easily applied and costs little Citt
11 today and save all further distress,
' 'f lie E. W; Kwc Co., t In t-Und, a
ENVOY RETURNS TO BERLIN
(Continued from Pago Oue)
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I Remember Your Dollar Buys More at the Golden Rule i
- . ... x n Trr Afiwtv isii Taof rrt rvi n Trn ATk
the t'nlted States there Is any ten
dency to grudge the fact that Canada
and the other Hclf-governing domin
ions of the lirftish empire have votes
tint any person with tho smallest un
derstanding of public audiences must
icali.e the feeling created by the
statement that the failed States
with several million more Kngllsh
speaking citizens than there are In
the whole of the British empire, has
culv one lo six voles. I am not con
corned to discuss here how this prob
lem of equality of voting may be ad
justed. In practice it will not be Im
portant. In sentiment and political
feeling it is a very powerful factor.
W'e can neither give way about the
votes ft the self-governing doniln
ions, nor can we ignore the real po
litical difficulty in the United Slates.
"It may bo sufficient to observe
t tint the reservation of the t'nlted
Stales, as far as known at the time of
writing, does not in any way chal
lenge the right i f the self-governing
dominions to exercise their votes, nor
does it stale that the 1'nited States
will necessarily reject the decision to
which those votes have been cast. It
is. therefore, possible I think it is
even more than probable that in
practice no dispute will ever urlse
Our object is to maintain the status
of the self gmerning dominions, not
to secure a greater British than
American vote, and we have no ob
JectU.n in principle to Increase the
American vole. Your obedient ser
vant, CiliKY, of 1'allodon."
odd officers and others charged witc
various war offenses.
Afraid to filvo Way
In French official circles, it was
explained, the feeling was that de
spite the general indifference of the
xtraditiou iiiicslion nuinilcsled by
the public, there was an important
reason whv the allies should insist
upon the execution of the clause in
the treaty relating to the accused
(iermuns. The impression is strong
in official French (inarters, it was
leclured, that the Germans arc dis
posed lo make use of everv possible
prcjext to avoid Hie execution ol not
onlv this hut of other clauses of the
treaty and that if the allies give way
en this point it would be considered
in Berlin as basis on which to found
(iciiiuiuls for other modifications.
llKlil.IX, Feb. I. (Hv the Asso
ciated rress.l- -llaron von I.ersners
refusal to accept the allied note re
carding the extradition of licensed
(iermans was not in accordance with
instructions he l.ud received from
Herlin. The German government
had rcuuested bin 'o receive it. but
he asked hv telegraph for permission
to retire and his rcs-ivnulion was im
mediately accepted
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And Everybody's Dollar has the same value at this store; one price to all. We are doing our. best to maKe y
vour dollars go as far as it is m our power, we are semng our mei unamuae uu a, iuwCA
this year than ever before, and when vou buy of us you only pay your own biUs as we sen lor oasn oiuy.
If the people cf Medford and Jackson County only knew what merchandise was worth on the wholesale
market today, our mercahndise on hand at the prices we are selling for wouldn't last 30 days.
BOSTON A highway-wtathor bul
letin, i-oiitiiiniiiK both the prevailing
condition of roads and a week's fi.Tc
oast of prolmMp conditions, lias been
lnaiiKuraled by the United States
weather bureau as an aid to motor
ists turnout New Knland. Tor sev
eral weeks tourists and truckmen
about to start on lotiK trips have been
'able to learn what sort of Koiny; to
expect in the various sections, tlu
depth of snow, tho presence t.f ioo,
'whether roads are passable or de-
f lours- necessary, whether rouluuws
nes being worn down or drifts are in
the maUint;. The service has been
so successful that, it is understood,
it will lie extended to other sections
of the country on tho same broad
scale.
Mexican Governors Meet.
MKXU'O t'lTY. I'elt. 1. (iowrnor
of M'exienn states will meet in tin
eitv on rVbrmirv which has been
made a holwlav. The assemblage is
aiiU'd with meal intcreM hero.
After you eat always take
'ATONIC
:"F0R YOUR STOMACH'S SAKE)
1 nituntlj rnlfflvri Heartburn, Bloated Cmq
Fevling. Slopi indifwlKn. fivtd Munnff, r
pcuUDtf. and all the maujr miwrica eaunJ b
Acid-Stomach
KATONICiitWtaitrrmady. Ttnaof thoa
uti.N wonderfully twnvlltvit. ro,ulv,ly irnar.
untntl to 'Un W, will tvfUUd itioiip,
Call AUii TC a ktg bos t(xi,y. Vuu Will
Heath's Druq Store. Medford, Oregon
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LADIES' READY TO WEAR DEPARTMENT
Just Received a New Shipment of Dresses.
Silk )resscs priced at
$23.75 to $33.50
"Wool Dresses priced
at S33.50 to $40
Jer.sev Dresses priced
at 27.50.
"Wo will be getting
New shipments A"
Dresses, Skirts, Suits
and Coats every few
days from now on.
"Watch our windows
for the Xew Spring
'eady to Wear as
each "arment in the
window will he mark
ed with a price card.
DRY GOODS
You can always save money in this department.
Xew Silks, new Voiles, new Wash (ioods coming in
all the time.
WASH GOODS
Devonshire, priced at, yard 45c
IVivales, priced at. vartl 15, 3oC, b5f
UdC, iiVC, HOC, -4UC", OOC
-13C
312c-
13c
at yard -
VOILES
Nice line of new Voiles. ( tot your Dress Pattern
now while you can .yet what you want.
All the new patterns and eulors, priced 85, $1.20
to $1.50
-ID iiii li. solid colors, yard ...75c
Plain white, stripe and checkes, priced, vard 25r
to 7.o
( liiighams. priced at ...
K'oniper Cloth at, yard ..
Dope Muslin,,at, yard....
(ialatca Cloth, at yard ...
Outiii"' Flannels, ol-iced
MEN'S HATS
Just received a bit;
shipment of Men's
Dress Hats. Hats of
qualitv and style.
Priced at $4,50, $5
and $5.70
MEN'S SUITS
Young Men's Suits in
the new stvlcs, pricec
at $27.00 to $42.00
Men's Suits in all wool materials and new patterns.
Priced at $35.00 to $48.50
All Wool Blue Serges, priced at $38.50 to $48-50
BOYS' SUITS
Dovs' Knee Pant Suits in a nice range of patterns
and cloths. Priced at :...$11.50 to $17.75
MEN'S WORK CLOTHES
Pes 1 grade blue Bib Overalls, at $2.50
Jumpers to match at $2.50
AVork Shirts, good full cut, at $1.25
Work Pants, at $2.50, $3-65 to $3.75
Cordurov Pants, at $2.50 to $6.25
Heavy Khaki Pants, at $3.00 to $3.25
Canvas (i loves at 15 to 20
(iood Cotton Work Socks at 20d
MEN'S WORK SHOES
Solid Leather Work Shoes priced at $3.50, $4.75,
$5.25, $6.15 to $7.50 .
MEN'S DRESS SHOES .
$6.50, $9.50, $10.55 to 613.15
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Pahnolive Soap, cake,
8C
Machine Oil, bottle, 9c
Sewing Silk Thread.
S)ool, 15
Sand Silk Thread, spool
5c
Dr. Scholls
Arch Supports fitted
IKK 10
(iood Pearl Buttons,
card 5
Colgate's Talcum Pew- 74
der, 15 S
Dress Snaps, card....5C i
Hit, package 10c fi
Shaving Soap, bar....5c 4
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Corsets
Priced at $1.25 to
$5.50
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