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Ye Smudge Pot
By Aribar Parry
The unexpected has happened again
with a copious and a much needed
rain on the Sabbath.
It is all right for Portland, Ore., and
Paris, France, to hold a world fair in
1925, but what chance has a town with
nothing to offer but Hull Rim water to
drink, against a town with everything
to drink, but water.
All fruff not destroyed by the frost
will now be confiscated by the bugs,
and what is left will be blown off by a
young cyclone late in July.
A lot of first class promoters are go
ing to waste, devoting' their talents to
nhilantronic drives, with the world
crying for oil.
COURTESY GONE TO SEED
(Montague Messenger)
We wish to express our thanks
to the friends who charivariod us
on the eve following our wedding.
Such expression makes one feel
they are appreciated. Mr. and
Mrs. Lafayette Mauzey.
NOISE VERSUS ACCOMPLISHMENT.
t ON'filJESS conv.-nes M.lay with over 10(H) hills in tlw lioppw. It
would take congress over a year to iviul tln-m all. much less
study thrill mid act upon tlit'iu. As a result only a IVw of tin- liills
will 1),. ivad, lVwvr studied, mid pmlialily only a hundred or so acted
upon.
Hut is costs money to print hills. It even posts money to dispose of
them, l'rolialily the investment in waste hasUets alone necessary to
hold the discarded hills, would keep one family in affluence for a
tortrnjrht. All of which culls attention to the need of a housecleimini."
in methods of federal administration.
Fortunately such a housedeanin has already started. For the
first time in its history the fiovernmeiil of the i'nilcd Stales is to he
surveyed ill its entirety. The Smoot-Ueavis committee composed of I
Senators Reed, Smoot. Wadsworth ami Harrison: lienresentativcs
lieavis, Temple and Moore will have this work in charge.
Ilerhert Hoover, who, in a sense, started the movement eoiip,'. will
undoubtedly be an ex-officio member of this committee, and the re
sults attained promise to be of far more importance to the average
tcx payer, than all the tariff, peace treaty, tall; and legislation, which
will undoubtedly occupy the front jingos for many weeks to come-
For the cost of noveriiment has in the last few vears increased sen-
saticvnally. There was a time when the cost of Lovcrninent was onlv
12 cents per capita, it is now -fl-'!. Or to put it in another way, the cost
of ''overnmcnt from l!l(i to 11)20. a neriod of four veni-s nimmvi.
mutely equalled the cost of government from ITS!) to l'.Hii. a period of
' ' years. A situation such as this of course effects everv citizen in
the land.
As one New York export recently remarked. "AYIien you stop to
think that Fncle Sam employs oOO.OUO persons all over the world,
and the cost of ttuvvrnmi-iit is $ijOO.0OU every hour of the day, and the
total is inrreasini; so rapidly us to fairly take away your breath,
let alone your cash. it is only riht to stop to determine the cause
and consider the remedy."'
That is precisely why the Smoot-Keavis cominitlce has been ap
pointed. Ainoii;,' other things, this committee will determine .why it
is necessary for the government to issue lli different cook books, as it
did in I'.lin, or purchase cement through 17 different bureaus. all
with different specifications and requirements, or why 11 different
bureaus have something to do with foreign commerce, seven with do.
mestic. commerce, " with education, 10 with public health, 1l with
chemical research, seven with disabled soldiers, 14 with public lands.
24 with surveying and mapping. 22 with engineering, 1(5 with road
construction, 25 with public buildings, nine with aeronautics, seven
with Alaskan affairs, nine with navigation, 1.") with rivers and har
bors and 1!) with hydraulic construction.
Picture, a billion dollar a year private corporation, struggling
under such a duplication of overhead! ft wouldn't last a month. Hut
the government lasts because there is always 'someone to pay the ilu-
licit at the end ot the year and that someone, of course, is the Ameri
can people.
There will be the usual amount of noise and furv proceeding from
WfiUi;lw.i..n c.., i ... .i .' . .
u...,.,!.,,! ii Kin uui mi, mil. uie inosi important, jod will lie going
on in tho committee room, of this Smoot-Kcavis committee.
Now and then a skirt shows up on
the Main Stem, thnt was barred from
the ballet of a Frisco burlesque performance.
Has anybody read anywhere, any
thing about the ."starving hordes or
Europe" being short of plows.
The British government lias once
more demonstrated that it is mightier
than the miner's union, and that Lloyd
George is still able to take care of
himself.
Tourist travel for tho year has start
ed, 17 arrived this morning between
trains.
ALWAYS EXPRESS THEM
(Eugene Register)
Congratulations are finding the
.way to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Tyson on the arrival of a
nine-Ktind daughter, born April 5,
1921.
Congress convened today. The jun
ior senator from Oregon was prevailed
nnon not to delay proceedings, as
threatened, until his brother-in-law
was appointed US marshal.
, Citizens continue to rush Joyously
over to J'ville, and pungle up for the
privilege of existing In Jack. Co.
Work on the railroad to the Blue
I.ndne has been stopped. While niak
ing a sharp curve near Kuch, the point
was broke off the main pencil.
Governmental efficiency is breath
taking. A survey of southern Oregon
timber will be made for wood beetles
A little energy in the erection of a few
sawmills would eradicate the beetles.
NO WONDER IT RAINED
(Roseburg Review)
Just as the train began falling
the happy couple, led by the min
ister, inarched into the presence
of the assembled guests, to the
strains of the wedding march play
ed by Mrs. Parsons on the guitar,
and as the pa3tor sixke the beauti
ful and impressive ceremony that
united two lives in one. the heav
ens opened and poured down a
.flood of blessing on the union of
home making and afforded an ap
propriate setting to abundantly
launch their canoe on the beauti
ful river of life.
All the startling facts revealed in
Robert Lansing's book on the ieacp
conference were known at Bates ton
sorial hangout two weeks before they
happened. The most interesting do
tails were not told by .Mr. Lansing,
Some people buy the scandal section
of a Sunday paper nrazpwy, ami smur
are listening for a mysterious voice to
yen -,uub,lJ
noa- la caused by the slowing down
of the molecules of water in the air
Wu Rippling RhumQsS
ECOURAGEMENT.
TIIR MAX who holds exalted place sees grief around, knee
deep, and tears would trickle down his face if be had time
lo weep. Because he is a shining mark the knockers seek his trail ;
from early morn till after dark they roar and kick and wail. And
so the great man's heart, is sore, and life seems gray and flat, and
oft at night he walks the floor and wonders where he's at. AVe
choose a skipper for our ship, u skipper brave and strong, but
ere lie's had a chance to skip, we show him where he's wrong
AVe sny he's steering for the rocks before he's under way, and
criticisms, sneers and knocks confound him day by day. En
couragement the skipper courts and all he gels is blame; and yet
we think we're dead game sports, who play a decent game. The
man who has a station high is much like Kieliard Hoe; if he is
praised, he'll strive and try to make the business go. He's just
as human as he was when he was pounding sand; his nature
doesn't change, because he's foremost in the land. With honest
pride, emotions high, lie feels his bosom swell,' when people rear
on end and cry, "Good boy! You're doing well!"
How Much Do
You Know?
1. What ts meant when it is said
that a will Is admitted to probate?
2. What is manslaughter?
3. What is the meaning of "ne
plux ultra"?
4. What is " Balance of Trade"?
u Where do we get the common
expression "Red letter Day"?
6, -Where is the Spanish Main?
7. What is "The Tune the Old
Cow Died of"?
8. W.hat is the meaning of tho ab
breviation "n. v."?
9. What nation made the first
accurate count of its people?
10. How old is the organization
of th "Sisters of Charity"?
Answers to Yesterday's questions
1. What is the limit of weight of
first class mail matter? Ans. Four
pounds.
2. Of the 430,001 immigrants
that landed in this country in 1920,
how many were skilled workers?
Ans. A total of 69,907 were classed
as skilled workers. Nearly 12,500
were professional men and 81,732
were classed as laborers.
3. What common disease claims
more lives than any other? Ans.
Pneumonia, statistics show, takes
more lives than any other disease.
4. Whut states in the Union per
mit hoys 14 and girls 12 to marry?
Ans. Kentucky, Louisiana and
Virginia.
5. How many citizens does the
United States have oil its pension
list? Ans. There are a total of
592,190 persons on the pension list.
Of this number 299, 3C3 are widows.
6. Wihat persons may make a
will? Ans. Any person of sound
mind, who has reached the age of
discretion is capable of making a
will.
7. What is meant by "senile de
mentia"? Ans. It is a peculiar de
cay of tbe mental faculties which oc
curs in extreme old age.
8. Wliat tree can ho used as a
natural lightning rod? Ans. The
white poplar.
9. When In the open how high do
flies fly above the ground? Ans.
Seldom more than 12 feet.
10. In Texas land measure how
long is a "vara"? A "vara" Is
33 V4 Inches. '
SPECIAL ON DAVENPORTS
TAPESTRY CHAIRS AND ROCKERS
TUESDAY, APRIL 12th
X " ' 57 -i&Th
We will make special prices on all Davenports in stock at
30 PER CENT REDUCTION
On the same day we will make big discount en all Tapestry chairs and rockers
During the month of April, we are making reductions on everything in the furni
ture line, and offer extra low prices on special days. Next Tuesday is a sample
of our specials.
i !
Medford Furniture & Hardware Co.
'IT'S THE FLAVOR'
Contains inure Food Products than any other Bread
made. '
Our Pastries are unexcelled
Hive us a Trial
Medford Bakery
Corner Main and Grape Phone 37
ibi i i - " '.nr.
The United States geological survey
estimates that the mineral oil fields
will be exhausted in twenty years.
Latimer's Powdered
Arsenate of Lead
!
Packed in 4 and 5-pound bags
For sale by
DENNY & CO.
COME RIGHT TO THE BANK J
TIME and again you are "confronted with
some problem in business or fiiymcej which
warrants obtaining the opinion and 'judge
ment of an outside source before proceed
ing, f ..
And that is just one of the many advantages
of a "Nationalized" account at the First
National PanU.
Mbford Oregon
Phone 294
Warehouse S. P. Tracks
r
It Pays to Use
Orchard Brand
Arsenate of Lead
Either Paste or Dry;
Farm Bureau
Co-Op Exchange
THfi UNIVERSAL CAR
The Ford Sedan
The Kuril Sedan, with an electric stiu-tlou ami
IlKhtinK Bj-MUMii Is very popular anions th pnpl
or ltoniie' Itivcr Valley. It. is a permanently ea
rloseil rar with plenty of Rhaclo. To womr it
nriiiKM tho ronvenleiH'o and luvury of an electric
with iluiabllily, dependability and economy of the
I'ord. ,
Come in mill see thin remarkable car a.-dt for
n iliMiiiinstration. Von cannot help but bo impress
ed by Ihn iiioderiito cost, beauty and strength of
the I'oid Seilan,
WITH MEDFC2D TRADE 13 MEDFORD MADE
III . '"K GATES AUTO CO
IS Cor. Birth and I'l.clflo llljhwi-.J
1
7-
nil ' .
when the sun s heat Is withdrawn.