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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry.
Pull of love and moonshine, a jilted
gent of Redfern, Idaho, swigged a vial
of carbolic acid, in the presence of his
beat girl. The poison potion could
make no headway against the wash
boiler contents within him, so he is
still amongst the living.
Kort Haul and Guss Xuberie wil
mete Inn a spelin kontest necks Thers
knite. Know werd as longe aa Guss
wH b aloud. This pr. r x teechers. an
a lo pershentige of tharc phewpllls r
noew att large.
r- the gall of Sen Reed of Missouri in
saying that Wood row Wilson wrote
htm a letter when he did write him a
letter is stirring Democracy, but is
not making the 1916 Idolators as giddy
as expected. The letter calls attention
of the world to the virtues of the Wil
son administration, et cet, et cet
" Once again the impossible has hap
pened at a railroad crossing.
Adjutant General White, who de
sires you to salute him with your vote
on May 19th, has a life Job at $IS00
per year. It is more than likely he
will be detached from it. in the near
future, without calling out the militia
. The Irish are still shooting religious
beliefs into each other. -
; HOW MUCH FOR NOTHING
(Mall Tribune Wantad)
FOR BALE Free dirt for lawns
Jot gardens. Call at building site,
Minnesota St, H. A. Thierolf.
Instead of worrying about a world's
fair in 1925, Portland better conceu
trate on a ball team for 1922.
Members of the finny tribe are not
biting as well as members of the legis
lature talked about them.
The allied diplomats are "aston
ished" by the way the Russian nuts
are acting at Genoa. Outside of plain
and fancy lunacy for the last five
years, there was no grounds for the
Billed diplomats to think the Russians
would "astonish" tnem.
The wheat the farmers get "robbed'
out of every' fall U coming up fine.
T
DECIDED
AS
CRITICISM is a initio with some peoplo. J" 'ow deinonilizinjl
sut'li a vocation is to conniuui horse sonso, lias reoently been
shown by "Vanity Fair" in a tiritienl symposium on the subject of
'rent men engaging the services of ten of the best known critics in
Now York, incluiliiiff I ley wood Uroim, Hurton Kascoe, Deems Tay
lor, George .lean Nathan. II. L. Mencken and others.
Now the individual ratings sound fairly sane. The average reader,
t least, deferring to reeoiniizod liigh-browisin, might accept what
llrnim sjivs alone, or Mencken or Taylor.
know, however, is shown by a composite of all of their judgments, in-. " 7" " " " "Z. , , : ,!r ' " , , "r" lMm? '?!
,.. - -- uini urtru itHcimy i u vi'iuri mu v
OroRon First" essay contest for the ot ,1mt0 nnum-o 0umm,, rppub l-l
FOR ESSAYS IN
0. A. C. CONTEST
ORKGON Ai;KK'l"l.Tt'UAt COL-
How little critics reallv il.EUB, I'orvallls, April 23.Tlio (Into
PRESIDENT
HARDING
TO VETO OF BONUS
WASHINGTON, April 25. Plans
PARLOR TEA ROOMS
OVER WOOLWORTII BUILDINCJ
Lunche. 11:30 A. M. to 2:30 P. M.
Afternoon Ten 2 ;30 P. M., to 5 :00 P. M.
Evening;" nnd After Thontor Service 7:00 P. M. to 11:00 P. M.
PRIVATE PARTIES ON SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Tenuously contrivea on a logiirmiin oasis.
For example: This composite places Wood row Wilson and St
John c
Paul below r.ero, as well as W. G. Harding, O. Henry, Lloyd Oeorge- "j
Ruskin, and alter Scott. vnllls. secretary of the Oregon Council
On the other hand, placed with the immortals, one finds Robert of Knsllsh. The extension of time was,
"YV. Chambers. Howainl Chandler Christv, Klinor Clvnn, W. J. Hryan u , evcouuve om-
Krazy Kat reaches an etuality with Hr. ttl,
many requests from
ind the New York Tribune
Johnson. schools fiir time to complete the local
All of which should be somewhat reassuring to the writers, poets. ,,ul 0,0 loca' J,u,s,n of lhe
dramatists and politicians who. being more or less iu the public eye, The subject of this year's contest.
rre fair game for the professional critics. For if lleywood Uroun which is waged between a score of
jrives zero to Heothovon. and places Uabe Ruth with Shakespeare, and reK,m hlK" cnools ,s ' A 1 lom,er
n, , : , cm . .1 . 1 1 . . ti '"O'. dealing with local history In
laylor ilaces Hiakcspears at the top and doesn t include Kabe Kuth i plonrerjnK . Tho rssavs lMM i.
at all; while Nathan places Ileethoven nt the top, with Sappho and 1 short, not exceeding 4000 words nc-
marks Kabe Ruth and Rillv Sundav minus 25, it is obvious that some!crJlnR t0 Ulp r"u-- nnt ,,u ul,J,',,
... . . '1 e l' -e e i . . , . ., matter must ho gut tie re it from ether
of them must be wrong. In fact, if any one of them is right, the , ., thnn hmik!l ,. lllir!,1,n:i,
fthers must all be wrong, for no two of them by any chance agree. j recital, local newspapers, letters, ami
So hereafter sensible men can pretty well disregard the critic by : tradition.
profession. For this experiment pretty clearly demonstrats that TZTm 7Z
the last person in the world to have a correct sense of values, is the; University of Oregon when the con
test was Inaugurated two years n.
has been twice won hy Salem high
school. The third winning constituted
iwssesslon of tho cup nnj Salem Is out
to win It this year again, but with
strong comiR-tltiou from all over the
state.
AimaoK silver loving eua but Chulrm.ni MeCumt.er sutd
no tlcf'iilto deiihlon had been reached,
lletoie there is a coiicluslon, lie nnld,
reproseiitiitlves of the American l.e-i
glon wtl ho called III. j
"I do iu t think that initler any
ctrciliiistnnccs tho bill will provide
comiietllig' f,,r ,,y ttddltloiial tuxes," declared
tho t'lmlrniaii. The chairman snld
there had not been sufficient discus
sion lo make any fort-caul 11 a to
whether tho original cash bonus fea
ture would bo restored. He added
bi wever, thut It might be thill pro
visions would bo made for pitying
rash to men entitled to not more (bun
$100 In adjusted service pay.' The
house bill rtxe thtsjiguru ot ."0.
Senator Met'umber expressed the
opinion that President Harding had
not made up Ills mind fully to veto
any bonus bill that did not specifical
ly provide for means ot financing It-
man who makes his living by professing to determine them.
Quill Points
0 Culture, what infernal drivel people try to read in thy name.
In this glad spring season, one can creep along country roads and
eat the Just kicked up by the other fellow's car.
About the only time a small town really enjoys a seaudal is when
the preacher is caught holding the soprauo's hand.
Frankly, our ambition is to tour Europe as a celebrity and get
paid fqr-telling folks over there what we think of 'em.
HOW MUCH DO
YOU KNOW?
Ship Your Cream
Where you can get top prices and quick returns
Wc offer Me for butter fat F. U. H, here. Check are limited
to you within l!l hours after cream in received. SF.M) t'S A
CAN' OF CKKAM ; you will be pleaded with the returns; or kciu!
in your name and uddi-ens and we will ipioic you prices from
time to time.
GRANTS PASS CREAMERY
Grants Pass, Ore. Write fur lTfm'iKva
"All mankind fee Is an urge back to the wild." And as we study
the hadliues, it occurs to us that it hasn't far to go.
f
Where does Mr. Iiryan get the notion that he can save his regular
$17,000 a year while holding down a seat in the Senate?
Any amateur Burbank can cross wild oats with extract of corn
tiud raise an enormous trap of cain.
The number of people in the United States who cannot speak Eng
lish is less than two millions. This Includes train callers. !
If there is any virtue in violent exercise, some fat peop!u should cago.
set thin by carrying about the rations they consume.
1 Which birds have the most durk
meat on their bodies?
I Are electric headlights compul
sory on railroad locomotives?
3 Who was president of the senate
during Johnson's administration?
I Which isaliakctiiicare's shortest
play?
& What are Very lights?
6 What is the color of an army of
ficer's hat cord?
T How many adults havo perfect
sight?
8 How long does It take to hatch
pigeon's eggs?
9 How long will champagne keep?
10 In what language must all pat
ents be appllc( for In this country?
Answers to Yesterday's Questions
1 Is the Negro expectation greater
or less than a white man's? Ans. l-eas
2 What city hastho greatest alti
tude, New York or Chicago? Ans. Chl-
It appears that extracting nitrates from common air interests Con
rrces less than extracting publicity from hot air.
Father used to be first in authority, then mother, then the chil
dren. The modern order is exactlv the reverse.
The season approaches when the family must choose between ex
pensive graduation dresses and new casings for the rear wheels.
3 Why Is the new wireless called a
radiograph? Ans. Radio is an abbre
viation for radiation and the radi
graph is an Instrument for the rail la
tion of electric energy through air.
4 Are fish scutes used commercial
ly for anything? Ans. They are used
to make artificial pearls?
5 What did the army of occupation
cost Germany? Ans. 906,371.000 gold
marks.
6 What would 1.000.000 $10 bills
weigh? Ans. One and one-halt tons.
7 What street In England corre
sponds to Wall street? Ans. Lorn-
NEW YORK, April H.-Vusnr
college friends of the lato Helen
Hughes, daughter of Secretary and ;
Mrs. Hughes, who died Iu April. l9L'0,j
01 illness, brought on by her siren-j
Hum efforts for the I lilted war work I
campaign, announced toduy that a I
chapel In her memory was nearly com-1
pleted nt Sliver Luke. N. Y.
Funds for the memorial were rls-,
cd by private subscriptions, the list
being beaded by President Hardin.
How Soldier Dispersed
Attacks
"For two enrs my alnnmrli
trouble wn vi-ry li.ul. inv doctor
hal t ItijiH-t morphine on weral
t -.talons when I wim strli krti Willi
them- utluck. Since t:ikliK i botlli
of M.iyr's Wonderful l'.ciiu-dy 1 hue
been entirely well ami am serving In
the artillery, liming Imm-h pronounced
In perfect health by nv rntnenl
phyxli lima." It la n simple, hariuli n
preparation that rrmuvm the rntar
rhnl mucus from the lutentiniil tract
and allays lhe Inflammation which
cntiHcN practically all stomach, liver
ami Inlfxlliial. nilincnlH, ln luilliu:
appeiiillcillH. Om- ilom- will convlno
or money refunded. Adv,
I
THE PLACE TO START
SPRING
HOUSECLEANING
is in the kitchen. Your old wood stove should
be the first thing to go. It's place should be
taken by a modern cabinet style Gas Range
of porcelain finish that is as easy to keep
clean as a china plate.
There are five different styles to select from D
at the office of the
Southern Oregon Gas Go.
If ever we learn to understand the language of monkeys, we 11; bard street in London.
probably discover they object to the Darwinian theory.
After a girl finishes her education, her mental equipment enables
her to annex one of the hoys who dropped out at the ninth grade.
"Girls Expose Callousness" (Hd
line Sacramento Union). The next
thing they'll be showing their ears.
... - ,
X San Jose jury has' convicted a
"perfumed burglar," not so much for
his crime, as his habit.
. A VERSATILE HEIFER
(Klamath Herald)
FOR SALE A full blooded cow,
giving milk, three tons of hay, a
lot of chickens and several stoves.
Billiam Helms was In Jacksonville
Sat. plucking posies for his girl.
'.'.It is safe to ullege at this time, that
no matter who Is elected at the pri
mary, the sun will sliiue when it gets a
chance, and water continue to run
Hinder the Boar Creek aqueduct. There
'is a tendency to get overheated on the
subject, that residents of Cactus, Neb.,
Care nothing about. A hystrical fit
does not count as a vote.
One gathers from the Burch murder
'Jrtal at Los Angeles, that the lawyers
are so thick the Jury can t sit down.
ppIingRiujmes
fy welt Mason M
THE gtLENT ONES.
0-
The rascals who enjoyed a holiday
Jn France, (1917-1919) now resldlng'in
Idaho, are trying to prove Senator
Ilorah thinks more of a profiteer who
lost a dollar, than an excursionist who
Jost a leg. 1
1IIOBBLK by'the churchyard fence and to myself I high, "I
hope it may be long years hence when with, those lads I lie.
It must be rotten to be dead, and planted here outdoors, no more
to paint the village red, or read the baseball scores." Yet I am
but a .'loomy wreck of what I used to be; I have nine boils upon
my neck, a spavin on my knee. I've just recovered from the flu,
which racked my weary frame; and I have aches in every thew,
and I Jim sore and lame. And yonder sleepers have no ills that
torture flesh and bones; they do not have to live on pills until tho
spirit groans. They're done with every kind of rain fhey slum
ber calmly on. Oh. every morning brings new grief to this sad
life of mine, and all day long I sit and beef beneath my fjg and
vine. A change of wind will make me sick, and if I'm in the raiu
the maladies come fast and thick and fill my bones with pain.
My feet get wet and fever comes, and to my bed I go, and lie and
gnash my toothless gums for long days in my woe. But when I
pass the churchyard wall I shiver and exclaim. "May it be long
before I fall for yonder sexton's game!"
8 Did Edison Invent the radio
graph? Ans. No. A German named
Heru was the1 first in the field.
9 When did "John IlnrroiiKhs. the
naturalist, die? Ans. March 29, 1921.
10 What Is the meaning of the
words Santa Fe? Ans. Holy or sacred
faith.
HelpeJ Her Motnr Wonderfully
In these days of "flu," coughs; colds.
croup and whooping cough. It is well
to know that every year there are used
more bottles of Foley's Honey and Tar
than of any other cough medicine. Mrs:
S. L. Hunt. 015 V. Cth St., Cincinnati,
Ohio, writes: "Foley's Honey and Tar
relieved me of a backing cough, tick
ling In the throat, wheezing and pains
In the chest. It Is helping my mother
wonderfully." That's why druggists
recommend. Foley's. Sold everywhere
Adv.
i
.: The sweet girl graduates are now
busily engaged lij getting one more
ruffle on their graduation dress, than
the girl next door.
Who Can Be Saved?
Catholics do not believe, all who are not Catholics will be lost,
nor that all Catholics will be saved. No man, no matter what his
religion, who disobeys the laws of God and dies an Impenitent sin
ner, can be saved. "The Voice of Conscience Is the Voice of God" and
it a man follows his conscience perfectly he will be saved.
COPERNICUS, WORLD'S GREATEST ASTRONOMER,
CATHOLIC PRIEST
WAS A
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Modford Catholic business men who believe In their religion.
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'Nuffsaid
GUS
THE TAILOR
419
MEDFORD
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silk lined $30.00
Spcrt Suits, Silk lined
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Skirts $9.00 up
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GUS
THE TAILOR
419
MEDFORD
BUILDING
ANNOUNCEMENTS
8TATE REPRESENTATIVE
I hereby announce my candidacy for
the republican Domination for repre
sentative lo the state legislature at the
May primary.
Adv. JOHN H. CARKI.V,
I announce myself as a candidate
for Representative In the legislature,
on the Republican ticket, subject to
the primaries In May.
Adv. RALPH COWG1LL,
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
To os. 11. Simpson, of Ashland
authorizes his announcement as a Can
didate for the nomination for the office
ot County Commissioner of Jackson
County, subject to the decision of the
Republican voters of said county at
the Primary Election, May 19th, 1922
Adv.
I am a candidate for the nomination
i for County Commissioner of Jackson
; ounty, on the Republican tlckot, sub
ject to the decision of the voters at
i he primary to be hold May 19th, 1922
lArtV. OrXJRGfi ALFORD, Phoenix.
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