mTC TOTBTTN, BraDFORP. '' ftttEfloy, TUESDAY, MAY 25, "1!)2rt.
CAP!. H. J. EBERLY
At the Forum luncheon of tho
Chamber of Commerce to bo held at
the Holland tomorrow noon, the sub
ject of "Forest Protection" will be
presented by Capt. II. .1. Eberly of tho
forestry department. W. E. Crews
will be chairman of tho Forum.
This week being designated as For
est Protection week, the subject to be
presented Is one that is timely and of
special interest to this locality. The
futuro prosperity of the city of Med
ford depends upon tho protection
which we give to our forests against
fires and therefore it Is the duty of
every man, whether ho bo interested
in timber or not, to endeavor to bo of
assistance to save our forests against
destruction. There are so ninny camp
ers who are careless In the building
of fires, that It becomes nocessary for
each resident of this district to bo a
self appointed watchmun and guard
against any loss by those who thru
carelessness may jeopardize tho wol
furo of this city.
During this week, every school
child will bo told of the need of for
est protection and an obligation
placed upon each to assist agulnst
leaving camp fires without their hav
ing been put out olthor by water or
by covorlng same with dirt. Thero
havo been prizes offered for tho best
slogan and u number nf vory good
ones wero submitted. The first prlzo
wub awarded to Miss Usthor liealy of
Portland, whose offering was:
Lumber, fuel, beauty, joy
Forests furnish; fires dostroy.
Tho second award was mado to
Miss Kee Huclianan of Ashland who
submitted tho following: "livery
body's scenery and timber, save yours
from fire."
Tho regular rules and regulations
will be In force for tho luncheon
which calls for assembly of tho mem
bers In tho Holland lobby nt noon.
Luncheon will be served at twelve-ten
and adjournment will bo taken at
one-fifteen. Members of the Chumbor
of Commorco should endeavor to
bring out of town guests.
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HINES & SNIDER
WE SELL
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BOARD
A "big feature of tho federal trade
commission hearing in Medford
against tho Utah-Idaho Sugar com
pany on the charge of conspiracy in
restraint of trade and unfair compe
tition in to bring out facts to refute
testimony given at tho Halt Lake
hearing by company witnesses to the
effect that the Kogue Hiver valley
was an arid waste and that no sugar
beets could be grown In the valley
except on trees.
Another feature Is to bring out all
the facts as to why the sugar beet
factory of the company was located
at Grants Pass instead of Medford.
and eventually dismantled and moved
to Toppenish, Wash., because tho
company claimed not enough beets
could be grown in the valley, and Htill
another feature is to ascertain all the
facts concerning (ieorge K. Sanders'
connection with having tho factory
located at Grants I'ass.
STANDARD OIL
In the interests of the public wel
fare, mid oivini; to the Kliortuge of
gasoline, the Standard Oil, throuyli
its local ntrcnt, W. K. Walker, lias an
nounced the following restrictions in
the sale thereof:
l'leasure ears, with three gallons in
tun!;, five gallons: over three gulh.ns
in tank, no sale made,
(Jasoline driven vehicles engaged
in farm and commercial business, no
restriction.
Physicians, amount needed, with
out restriction.
The restrictions became effeetiv;
Tuesday noon, and are general
throughout the nation.
It is expected that the issuing of
gasoline will he barred from pleasure
cars entirely, unless the supply is increased.
No ban is placed upon gasoline for
ncss of the community. The Stand
ard Oil company of Bedford serves -1'J
trucks engaged in road building, log
ging, and orchard work, .'tl tractors
employed in the fields and the or
chards and trucks engaged in the cur
rying t?n of the city's business. Phy
sicians are allowed amounts needed
for llicir work.
"The order is due to the alarming
shortage in gasoline,'' snid . Mr.
Walker, local agent of the Standard
Oil, "and affects only pleasure cars.
Gasoline driven vehicles engaged in
vital pursuits, particularly farming,
are not affected bv the restrictions.
The industry of the luiiil must he kept
going. Tho public will accept the
new order in the spirit in which it is
given, and hv confining their gaso
line usage lo the amount apportioned,
will he aiding alike tbemselves and the
industrial future of the land."
Mr. Walker suiil he did not know
how long the order would bo in effect,
but owing to tho seriousness of the
situation, said the restrictions would
be general, in a very short time.
The Standard Oil requests tho co
operation of ail citizens, and promises
a return to tile normul supplv lis soon
as practical.
Only the witnesses against tho coniAinotnrs used in carrying on tho bnsi-
pany will be oxummcd nt the Hearing
here which will be on several days,
but tho company's attorneys will vig
orously cross examine. Ono rcuson
for tlio hearing hero Is to link up
Sanders' testimony which was given
ut Suit Lake, and which was to have
been resinned hero. However, Mr.
Sunders will not bo here for the
hearing on account of Illness, It Is
iindunUood. Ills uttorney, A. IS.
Ituamos, It Is reported will bo called
as n witness, and Sunders' testimony
will be resumed at Suit Lake.
Judge Joe J. Dunham, examiner for
the Federal Trade commission, is pre
siding at tile hearing, with Ilenrv
Ward Iiecr of Washington, special at
torney, representing the commission,
together wilh Attorney W. M, Shaw
of Denver, his assistant.
The I'tah-lilaho Sugar company is
represented by a ballerv of altorney--who
are Judge W. N. Strtiup. of Sail
Lake City, former judge of the Ulan
supreme court, H. W. Young of Sal;
Lake City, ('. M. 1 nonius of Medlor.1
and II. I). Norton of (I runts Pass.
Morrill N'lbley of Salt Lake City,
general mnnugor of tho company, and
Alexander Nlbley of Portland, former
manager of the company in the Kogue
Hlver valley, ure hero at tho trial
table prompting the company's attor
neys. Tho Amalgamated Sugar company
of Ogdon and 10. It. Wooley, A. I).
Cooper and 10. F. Cullen, us individ
uals who figured in tho Utah sugar
situation uro ulso named In tho Biunu
Indictment charging unfair competi
tion and conspiracy In restraint of
truck), but 1 1 1 o local hearing porlalas
to tho Utah-Idaho company arfairs.
It is understood Mayor C. E. (latos
was ono of tho witnosses to ho callod
this nftoraoon and tiiat his testimony
would bo somewhat sensutionul as to
why tho sugar fuetory was located at
Grants Pasii instead of .Medford.
The first witness of tho hearing
was (leorgo Sabin, tho well known
Grants Pass druggist, who was one
of tho chamber of commorco special
conimlttoo of that city to work tor
tho location of tho beet sugar factory!
tharu. Mr. Sabin testified that after
the company hud decided to locuto
tho fuetory at Grants Pass, Mr. Aus
tin, field export of tho company, ar
rived t select tho factory sito, and
after looking over the ground hastily
ridiculed tho decision to locuto the
factory at (Irauts Pass, and declared
tho vicinity was not sugar boot land.
and that oven trees could not be
grown In that section. However on
making a moro thoro Investigation
of tho territory, ho changed his mind
Mr. Sabin until, anil looked at tho fac
tory location with moro favor.
Mr. Sabin testified as to tho pre
liminary work preceding tho locution
of tho factory at (irauts Pass, as to
tho character of soils, beet growing
experiments, soliciting of acreage,
contracts, meetings with company of
ficials and general meetings, and as
to Sanders' connection, lie was vig
orously questioned by Judgo Strnup,
and was still on the stand when court
adjourned nt 12:30 p. in. for one
hour.
WASHINGTON. May 25 Economy
in individual expenditures, reduction
of non-essential loans bv bunks, in
creased production and improved
transportation, are needed to reduce
the cost of living and deflate credits,
Governor Harding ofthe federal re
serve board declared today in re
sponding to a senate resolution of 'in
quiry. Discriminations as to what arc es
sential and non-essential loans. Gov
ernor Harding stated, is a problem
for loeul bankers familiar with local
needs.
Governor Harding's letter came in
response to the resolution of Senator
McConnick, republican, Illinois, re
questing information regarding what
steps the board contemplated "to meet
the existing inflation of currency and
credits and consequent high prices,"
and what measures were proposed to
luobili.e credits for movement of the
l!)li0 crop.
"The average reserves of federal
reserve banks are now a little over
12 'A per ynt," he added, "as against
-!" per cent at the beginning of the
vcar and about 51 per cent twelve
months ago."
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OKLAHOMA CO.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oklu., May 2."
Governor ,1. 11. A. Robertson wn
asked today bv John A. Whitehmst
president of the state hoard of ngri
culture, to declure martial law ill n
district of Sequoyah conntv
Jlr. Wliitehurst, who returned to'
duy from Seqiiovah county, after in
vestiguting the destruction recently of
several cattle dipping vats, declared
the farmers in three townships of the
county were "in open defiance of the
law,' relative to dipping cattle for
the eradication of ticks.
She l'eels Vino Now
Aches UKd pains often Indicate
kidneys out of order. Your kidneys
surely need help nnd quickly
when your hands and feet are swol
len and you feel dull nnd Blugsish,
lose your appetite and your energy
und thero Is a puffy look under tho
eyi.s. Mrs. L. Gibson, 12th und Kill-
son St., l.a.lunta. Colo., writes: "My
kidneys were giving me a grent deal
of trouble for somo time. I took
Foley Kidney Pills nnd they holped
mo right nway. I feel fine now.'
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WASHINGTON, May 25, Expen
ditures of ?Cili,:l32, excluslvo of the
California primary expense, havo
been mado In the enmpnign of Hor
bort Hoover for tho republican presi
dential nomination, John V. Lucoy,
manager for Mr. Hoover, testified to
day in the senate Investigation. Totul
receipts wore placed at $02,185.
Senator Iteed, Missouri, questioned
Mr. Lucoy nnd ho asked as to Mr.
Hoover's residence. Mr. Lucey re
fusod to coincide with tho senator's
suggestion that Jlr. Hoovor's real
residence was London, England.
"I can givo you all tho flguros but
those In tho California campaign"
Mr. Lucoy said.
Jlr. Lucey told of tho organization
of the Hoover national republican
club "to net ns a clearing house for
tho Hoover clubs that had grown up
In vnrlous parts of tho Unltod States"
but said Mr. Hoover took no part In
the step.
Tho witness said no Individual had
contributed moro than $1000 .and
that no corporation had contributed
anything.
Expenditures for printing nnd pub
licity wero placed by the witness at
gllu.Oil.l; for salaries $13, SOS; on tho
Chicago convention committee $2000
and to Hoover clubs In Washington
state $2000. While $H,000 had been
borrowed to meet expenses, thero wns
$9.sr2 cash on hand but n deficit
not covered by contributions was not
ed nt $4147. -
Chairman Kenyon asked for tho
names of campaign fund contribu
tors. Mr. Lucey cnlled In M. W.
Thompson, public nccountant.
Reading from records. Thompson
named 20 Now York Individuals who
hud contributed $1000 each.
S. M. Evans, Ualtiniore; W. O
Thompson, Chicago: .1. S. Culllnan,
Houston. Texas; H. II. Lnng, St.
Louis; Georgo II. Warrington, Cin
cinnati, nnd V. II. Cinder, Duluth,
also gavo $1000 each.
PHILADELPHIA Lnwson Rob
ertson, conch of the University of
Pennsylvania track team, in announc
ing his training rules for the presort
season, urges his athletes to make
the Olympic Games the goal of their
athletic aspirations.
"Kvcry man has the highest obtain
able athletic honor before him," he
says. "This is to represent the Unit
cd Slates in the Olympics. It means
no litle sacrifice, but the men who
are willing to forego the pleasures of
social life and attend strictly to the
tasks imposed by the coaches have 75
per cent ot success in their grasp,
Tho other '2j per, cent is athletic ability.
"Every man must train himself and
the 'Honor System' will be used-
Smoking is prohibited for athletes and
for visiting friends. Every athlete
must be in bed, at 10:-I5 p. m., mil
there is to be no unnecessary noise
uftcr 10:1,1.
"Eat slowly nnd chew vour food
well. A small portion of food well
chewed is worth double the amount
bolted. Don't drink water after exer
cising or before meals. Two days be
fore nnd on the day of competition,
the rations will be cut in half. Trv to
go to sleep nt a definite hour and lie
in bed ten minutes after awakening
before arising.
"Try to be cheerful. Cheerfulness
is next to Godliness. A sulky nthiete
never won it championship. Kemem
ber that training is regularity."
SEATS AT PASSING
SHOW JUNE 1ST
Owing to the avalanche of mail
orders, which is absolutely unprece
dented, seats for the big "Passing
Show" will be placed on sale four
days ir: advance of the regular day.
It conies to Medford Tuesday night.
June 1, directly alter four record
breaking weeks In San I'ranciseo.
So large is the company and pro
duction that a special train of 1.1
enrs is necessary to transport it. No
Winter Garden show of the 42 so far
produced bv that famed temple of
amusement has attained the great
popularity of this "Passing Show."
This tremendously large and enter
taining mirth nnd melody melange
broke all records in Chicago for length
nnd run and amount of business.
Since then it has played return en
gagements in Boston, Philadelphia.
Detroit, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, and
other large cities to absolute eupaedv,
selling out at every performance for
the entire week.
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Seats now
M'MiUtf.
Tonight
"A big city show and hero presented on the original New York
plan und with the Xeiv Yol k people." Thomas Nuuan in Examiner.
"There are revues and revues and along conira Ituymond Hitch
cock with u real revue." Murjorie C. Itriscoll In Chronicle.
The Happiest Event of the Theatre Season.
RAYMOND r
ITCHCOCK
In His Latest, Loveliest aid Liveliest Musical Revue
HITCHY KOO 1919
100 Entertainers Choruses of 40 Under 20
l'KK'KS: Floor, $3.00; Ilulcor.y, $li.50, $2.00, $1.00. J'lus 10 per
cent War Tax. .
Census Returns
WASHINGTON, May 2ii. Dtltutll,
Minn., 98,917, increase 20, -151 or
20. 1 per cent.
Columbia, Pa., 10,830, decrease
HIS, or 5.4 per cent.
Mount Carmel, Pa., 17,409, do
crease 03 or .4 per cent.
GAIN WEIGHT
AND STRENGTH
With Eithro-Phosphate On
$300 Guarantee.
NEW YORK. Ii you are feeling
run-down, weak, nervous, tired-in-thc-morning,
and generally ailing,
these are the symptoms that should
warn you to take enre of your health.
Four persons In every ten are need
ing more phosphorus in their bodies.
When you see thin and fretful peo
ple: or those who are anaemic, pale,
frail, oft despondent or lacking In
energy, you may look for the need it
certain elements that make for a
strong constitution.
Some people, after relying upon
preparations composed chiefly of
salts, quinine, drastic drugs, Iron,
calomel, cod-liver oil, etc., wonder
why they find no boiioftt. That Is
oasily explained by the fact that such
porsons need the phosphoric element,
which is a most potent essential to
health, and contained In 111TRO
PIIOSPHAT1C, the famous health pre-
pnrationrfLVow obtainable overywhare.
The right thing for you to do is
make a trial of BITRO-P1IOSPH AT1C
beginning at once. It is not a patent
medicine; the formula Is prescribed
bv many physicians for tho ailments
and weaknesses mentioned above.
With every box of B1TRO-P1IOS-PI1ATI3,
are a few simple health rules
and n $300 guarantee. Buy a box of
H1TRO-PHOSPIIATE. It is sold and
recommended by all good druggists
everywhere. . Adv.
Starts
Tomorrow
if " lllrk
C'monbe
a boy once
more
Not ico
$50.00 for Information ns to par
ties who nro destroying our Gusher
Cafo signs along highways, etc.
,'.!! C.PSHKIl CAFE.
A Good Neighbor
v
Iwbara Kiiton was plainly upset
ahout Mum-thin. For It was most un
usual for ' liarbara to scowl.
She had hakod a cake to take over
t thu Itandulls the hrhlo and Kroom
who h;id moved next door. And tho
cake hud Ik-wi a failure!
"There's no use." shn thoiiRht hopo
ti'.tnly, 'i jimt can't buko. I've m-vt-r
Hindu n deivnt rake In my life." With
a fiiiotlHTt'd kIkIi alio ran over to tho
next houiie.
"I'm Mrs. Katon vour next-door
nt'fRhbor," she explained cheerfully to
the sweet-lookiiiK brltle. "I just ran
ovt-r to seo if I could do nnvthlnf? to
help you." in a tvw minutes they
were ehatifiiK awuv like old friends. As
Harhaia was leaviUK. she said apolo
Kctically. "Mis. Itandall. I bakod'a
vxkt; to bring over to you but It was
a failure. I do Ret so discouraged
xonu-thiH's, for Alan loves hoiue-mado
cake."
Mrs. Randall tntr-rYupted. "nut do
you ukc i:7.on?" she asked, "and the
Ityzon Making Hook? AValt a minute.
I'm going to get mirfe for you." She
returned, thrusting a book and a van
vt liyzon Into Mrs. Katon's hands.
"Try these." she said, "following cx
aetly the recipes particularly In re
gard to level measurements, and you'll
never have any n.oro trouble. 1-t me
know how yon make out!"
"file's a darling," Ilarbnra confided
to Alan later In the evening as he
helped htntM'lf to his second piece of
chocolate cake. "And to think that I
could ever make such wonderful cake
as this why. it seems too good to bo
true."
The new Hvon VtaMng Book (orig
inal priee $l.0., containing 1V.0 prac
tical recipes. bo mailed, postpaid,
upon receipt of 30 cents in stamps or
coin. (r if ou will purchase two or
more pounds of Uyzon at once from
your grower, sending us Ids name and
address proniptlv. we will mall vou a
liyaon Making Hook free. CIcnoral
Chemical t'o , K'jtut IVnartment, 2fi
Itroad St.. Now irk. N. Y.
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HUCKLEBERRY FINN"
A real human and appealing screen version of
Mark Twain's fascinating story of boyhood days
All you have ever loved or "cussed" in a boy.
TONIGHT Last times REX EEACH'S great
drama of the North "THE GIRL FROM THE
OUTSIDE."
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EVEREADY
Flashlights and Batteries
IUIph Woodford JV olUc 5k il tmCtCi Proprietor
BRAND NEW SHOW TODAY!
Plays Through Tuesday.
SEE
AL ST. JOHN
in a gale of fun
"SHIP AHOY"
Makes the ancient mariner
look like a landlubber
Fascinating!
Adorable!
BllLIE BURKE
IX
"WANTED!
A HUSBAND"
A Joyous lloniance of a
Itiicliolor lall Who Wouldn't
Stay Single.
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