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MEDFORD MATL TRTTSUNE, MEDFORD, OT?TCCiOX, TTTlTRRnAY, FEHR1TARY V 192?,
Mepford Mail Tiubune
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Tribune. tlm K-jiUJiiTn orcfcunlan, Tho
AnmuhU Tribune.
llOHKltT W. 1IUML, Kditor.
fl. HUM J'TKH SMJT1I, Maimer.
1V MAII In AilviitiPi:
Dully, wltu Hundiiy Sun, year $7. TO
Dally, with Suruliiy Kun, montli 75
Tuiilv, without Humliiy Kim, your.. 6.&0
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"Weekly Mull Tribune, ono year .00
Sunday Sun. one yar -.ou
UV CAltltlKlt In Mdford, AbIiIhiuI,
JackRonvllli'. Cent nil Point, I'hoenlx,
Talent and on Jlinhwnys:
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Imify, without Huiuluy Sun, month
Dally, without Sunday Hun. year.. 7.M
Daily, with .Sunday Hun. mim year S.i'iU
All terms by currier, cash In advauro.
Of mini paper of tho City of ModforJ.
Of kin 1 paper of JuckKou County.
Tho only papor between Ku,rem Ore..
And Siieraniento, Calif., a distanco of
over mllew. having leased wire Asho
ciated PresB Service.
Sworn dally avnniRn circulation for
nix months umlhiK April 1, 3fjJ8,
uiort thnn double I ho circulation of any
other papr published or circulated In
Jackson County.
ttntorpd ns Rocond clnftft matter nt
Modfoni, Oregon, under ucfc of March 8
1M79.
WHY NOT "SELL" THE CLIMATE.
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otherwise credited In this paper, mid
also to tho local news published Herein,
All rlnhtfl of republication of Hpicial
Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry.
Citizens of the Innd must feel tlUc
going out sonio place, and having a
good bawl, after roadlng of what the
mean detectives did to the domestic
and Imported hellraisers still at large.
All the H. It.'s wanted to do was
to ostabllsh the Soviot form of gov
ernment with dynamite, and, the
"tools of Wall street," aided by the
"hostile press," grossly jiindered the
work.
QUESTIONS OF GKAVITY IJK
FOUE LKOISLATUItK-IIdlino Eu
gene Register). They will fix it so
what goes up will not come dow'n, if
30 days notice is given beforo the
ascension. '
There were only 10 dogs in tho biz.
dlst. Wed. pm., In two blocks, which
comes close to bolng tho quoin. At
this rato, tho Main Stem will bo tho
Dowory, by fall.
GOOD WORK, JOHN 1
(Siskiyou News)
China New Year .Yesterday
was tho grand China New Year
but John cclobrutes tho whole
week, ono day.
i
A COHRKCTION Tho report that
the west ond of the loading thorough
faro is pocked with shell holes, Is a
base fabrication, as anybody knows
who has flitted through tho libelled
vicinity In a gasoline propelled
vehicle.
Next to tho observance of tho 10
miles per hour rule by schools, noth
ing is bo 'strictly adhered to us the
curfew luw.
A carload of new uiKoh wore un
loaded yesterday, and only attracted
more people than voted for coronur
in 1920. .
IT'S STILL WINDY
(Oregon City Enterprise)
Remember tho community sing
noxt Sunday night. The storm
will surely bo past, but there in
'enough in town to malto a good '
uudlcnco anyway.
Sinco the publication of tho Informa
tion that the Dunk of (.old Mill cele
brated Washington's Ulrthdny lust
Monday, 1I.G1G peoplo have suggested
that tho institution observe July 4th
on March 17th.
Tho fluolla form of tho flu is preva
lent throughout tho valley.
'Just when community vocalists
liavo their throats cleared to sing The
Notchtulled liluejay Warbles Sweetly
Whoro Flows tho Hoguo, to tho blfz-zard-Bwept
upstate, along comes un
Invigorating fog of, unprecedented
thickness.
IT LOOKS MORE LIKE A
CIVIL WAR EVERY DAY
(Pendleton Oregonlan)
"Ther Is no doubt (hut men tire
liocomlng more effeminate. We
have inalo customers for marcel
Ing. As to powder, lipHtick and
other articles of makeup, I noticed
several compacts for snlo In the
window of a men's furnishing
store lately. What arc they there
for If men don't use them?
There will be a big crop of every,
thing (ills your, Including whiskers
und suckers.
CLIMATIC' value lire relative. AVliclhor or not t lie climate! in
a pnrlieiilnr district is ootid or ;nl, depends iimhi wlt.it tilt; cii
ninte is in other districts id the same time.
licnriiiK this in mind, Jledl'onl and 1 lie If-ojjue Kivcr valley, inelnd
intr every section from the l'iii)(iia Divide to the Siskiyons, has
reason lliis year tn boast of the climate which is the ;irticulnr good
iYirliine of Southern Oregon. ;
I'rolinlily never before has the clinnrte in this section shown up to
hetter advantage. Shortly ufter the first, of the year, there were. e
.viistutinn floods throughout, the i'neifie Northwest, 'transportation
v.its paralyzed, losses in properly find stock were tremendous, but
there were no floods in Southern Oregon, there were no losses. .
The past few days the 1'iicifie Northwest north of (irants l'ass has
been .swept by one of the worst blizzards in recent history. In Se
title, the storm hint! took ti toll id' seven lives. In Portland the liter
enry reached ten above, schools were closed, traffic wits paralyzed.
At this very tune tho sun was smiling in tin; liogtie itiver valley
iind everythiufi climatically wits lovely. Thus far since the first of
the year. Southern Oregon lias enjoyed a winter with much sunshine,
umipiirativcly little wind nnd snow, n winter t;ood for the crops,
tfood for the stock nnd tfixid for the human beiiijrs.
Moreover if records of the pust.decnde were examined, we believe
it would he found that the climate hero year in nnd year out, par
ticularly in February, is superior to any thins i" the 1'iu'ific North
west. It isn't the climate, of Palm Pencil. The climate is more rigor
ous nnd vigorous. Put it is free from extremes, it is stimulatini; tnd
varied without boiii;? unpleasant, it is year after year, a type of
went her difficult to beat.
Therefore, we believe a pamphlet giving the comparative weather
reports of Southern Oregon nnd the other districts of the Northwest
would be nn excellent proposition for the various Chambers of Com
merce to publish and circulate. Let tho world know just how the
weather man treats Southern Oregon, particularly when he is mis
treat ing practically every other district in other parts of the country
and the Pacific Const.
Editorial Correspondence
HAL12.M, I'Yb. 14. To find outlThey avv ..j Wils in the ninln. all
what is the mutter with the bouse calculated tn standardize taxed from
one must go buck to -the election. j ,n" standpoint (,t tho statu and clls-
euuiuKo ino lenuency to piiu up ex
penses lu-re. tliei-i, anil evervwherH
tUSO Of j without lelfin-,! In II,.. fnluro M.-llar..
of the people who must pay them.
If IbesB bills had been 'left to their
offielnl champions we venture to Miy
none of them would have passed. The
reason H lierc. Only n small group
composing tho committee to which a
nieiiHiun Is referred ever havo an In
tlmtite knowledge 'of -'It. The majority
usually see the 0111 for tho first time
when it is up for final passage, or
at least examine it in dotal! for the
first time. As a result the majority
uepenn largely upon the way the case
for that bill Is presented lo deter
mine their vote. If It l presented
poor'.y, tho average legislator 1 con
cludes that If that Is thi best the
champion of tho bill can offer It must
ho a pretty doubtful measure, and the
one overshadowing rule in most
legislatures and particularly In this
one is, when In doubt vote "no."
tutlves were not cleeted bi
their ability, but because they were
either demagogues or fanatics. The
main issue. In the legislative contest,
was religion.
In a vast majority of cases, par
ticularly in Multnomah county, men
were elected either because they were
members of the Ku Klux Klun or
liecuuso they accepted the Ku Klux
program for pollticul advantage.
As u result tho house assembled
under tho banner of religious bigotry
und the organization was perfected
under this banner. The Important
committee, assignments went not to
the men best fitted by expel lenee nnd
attainments for the various .positions,
but to the men who liau yelled the
loudest against tho Catholic church.'
In other vonl Injecting nn issue
Into tho campaign which never should
have been Injected, which was not a
real issue, then, and is no issue what
ever now, tho least competent men
wero placed In positions of influence
and importance, and tho most com
petent men wore left out in tho cold.
The outcome bas been, particularly
in the house, un organization without
a head, without ability or leadership,
in short no organization nt all. And
to understand tho present confusion,
dissatisfaction and general chaos, one
has merely to go back to the sturtlng
point, nnd place the blame souarely
upon thoso men, who for their own
political ndvuntago, injected the re
ligious issue Into Oregon politics.
Quill Points
Silence is golden, 'but the silent ones envy the brass of the good
talkers.
An a general thing, the boss of the house is the one who can be
most disagreeable.
Adam was lierc first, anil when he felt peeved at Eve he prob
ably culled her a darned alien.
A closet is a place where you keep the things you are ashamed to
wear and too stingy to give away.
The man who said ignorance is bliss never was caught five miles
from town with an empty gtts tank..
The bachelor has some advantages, but he bus no children to
spank when he has u bad day at the office.
The next time we decide to have a war, lei's shop around a bit and
see if we can't find il cheaper one.
.i
The world is learning that, forgiving one's enemies is good busi
ness policy as well as good Christ inn doctrine.
Correct this sentence: "Mamma," said the flapper, "Billy has
invited me for a ride and I'd like to have you go along."
Man is the only creature endowed with sufficient reasoning power
to convince himself that his pet vice isn't hurting him any.
"When Kronen finishes driving the. Gorman murk to the bottom,
perhaps she can bo induced to do something about our price murks.
Tho man who said "What you don't know doesn't hurt you,
never saw a gossip suffering for information.
And so the Germans will fight if imposed upon loo much? Let's
see; who was il imposed on them the last time?
The difference between a elenii table cloth and a soiled one is that
you seldom spill anything on a soiled one.
Correct this sentence : "Kun out and play in the slush and snow,
said the f nd mother; "n little exposure will toughen you." .
T;et us be grateful for these pompons individuals who feel very im
portant. There are. so few things iit Ihe world to make us smile.
r- RipplingRlujvps
Valt Mason
Hit u
THE SLOGAN.
arc ivjj7t,
Tho " legislature will make no
chunges In tho Oregon primary, law.
so a new arrival w ill not have to wait
until after supper on , the day of bin
landing In the state, to start iniiuiim
for offi.ee.
Ttoscburg has a new policeman, one
Otto Hunt, nnd he wull.s a beat with
I. Ketch, hid superior officer and
chief.
Teeth have been placed In the Pro
hibition law, by Ihe iIoiim. All bit inc.
ulioulii start nt Koine, '
"D
AY BY OAY," my neighbors say, "we're get tiny
better,
Tho Incapacity and general futility
of the nominal committee leaders in
the house is shown every day, as the
bills come up for passage. The
heads of tho committees have charge
of the committee bills und nro dele
gated to lead tho debate for thoso
bills. Tho rcsuLMins been pitiful. A
number of excellent bills might well
have been killed for no other reason
than that they were incapably
handled, that tho men selected to ex
plain them, had neither the parlia
mentary ability nor the knowledge of
the subjects concerned, to elucidate
tlio proposals favorably and clearly
nnd thereby securo the necessary
votes.
Fortunately for Oregon the origi
nal Ku Klux machine has long since
been scrapped. There is nothing left
of It but an unpleasant memory. Kx
cept for the farm bloc, which is only
a unit on distinctly farm-benefit
measures, there Is no working organ
ization in the house at all. Kvery
member has boon for sonic weeks, a
free laliee, voting, we( believe con
scientiously for tljose measures be
lieved to be right, but In the general
hurry and confusion, .necessarily
unable always" to know the precise
meaning of tho measures under discussion.
House Hill 140 which came up the
other day, a bill to supervise taxes
within tho various counties, und con
trol local extravagance, a very de
sirable measure, would undoubtedly
havo failed If no one had come to
the help of the committee. Fortu
nately John Carkin sprang Into tire
breach, and In a clear and convinc
ing speech, showed Just what tho bill
would do. Just why it was particu
larly needed If any real relief to the
taxpayers is to be obtained, und with
a decidedly forceful closing, nroused
so much enthusiasm, that several
other speakers Joined in, notably Jlott
of Astoria, ono of the best speakers
and clearest thinkers in tho house,
and tho measuro carried. This is only
one example of many. Tho people of
Oregon can be thankful for tho spirit
of public service and loyalty, which
has impelled those men who were left
out-in the cold nt tho opening of the
session, to forget grievances they
might have had, and devote their
energies to getting tho best that can
be gotten out of the legislative mess.
For tho Inst two days tho house
has been consldertpg tho assessment
and taxation ' mea'sures exclusively.
There is a great hue, nnd cry about
what a rotten income tux bill has
been presented. This condemnation
is rather premature. Tho provisions
in the published bill are entirely ten
tative, and there is every reason to
believe that tho final bill will be both
moderate nnd -fair. It will probably
not please the radicals, but it has a
chance of pleasing as tiinnv people
as can be pleased by uny sort of tax
ation. Moreover it Is highly probable that
the people of Oivgon wilt finally de
termine whether or not there is to
lie an income tax bill. If no" bill is
passed nt this session ono will un
doubtedly lo initiated, and It a bill
IS passed, it will In nil likliliood lie
referended. So in either event the
people of Oregon won't pet anything
they don't vote for which is not,
wo might add, the same thing as
saying they won't get anything they
don't want.
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STORM KING SWEEPS U. S.
(Continued from Page One)
MILWAUKKE. Wis., Feb. 15. .Mil
watikeo nnd the. rest of Wisconsin are
slowly digging out from the havoc
wrought by tho cold wave of the last
36 hours. With the temperature four
above zero early today, it was thought
that rail mid telegraph servlco which
was impaired would bo back to nor-mal.
SAN FltANC'lSCO, Feb. 15.
dales lashed the Washington coast
last night and today bringing disas
ter to shipping and prostrating wire
communications at many points,
while mild, spring-lnko weather pre
vailed throughout California.
At the height of tho storm period
hist night a 72-milo south wind swept
over tho region of North Head at the
mouth of the Columbia river. A 60
nille northeast wind was recorded at
Tatoosh island at tho entrance to
I'ttget Sound' ami in tho region where
the shipwrecks occurred.
Wires failed when tho gulo had
reached the figures noted, and it
was necessary for tho weather bu
reau hero to depend upon wireless
reports.
Storm, warnings wore continued
today both nt North Head and Ta
toosh island nnd other warnings
were added for inland Fugct Sound
points.
ch.mtini? still this phut refrain; l'tl talU with them if vital things,
of n)sot thrones nnd east-tiff hins, of income taxes we must vy,
lutt they neiiil forth their "Day hy tiny." 1 visited the comity
.jail, to net the hasis for tale, uiul thought to find the felons
there lunvctl down ly Muck and trrini despair; lint they were
liruncinit in their cells, its tlio!ii;h th'ey all were wearinir hells;
and in their dungeons Idenk and gray they sirniitr their tuneless
"lay liy day ". And when the niylit was grtiwing dark I mut'le
a journey throtif-'h the i;irk; the wind was cold and rain and
sleet fell on the vtijs nn every scat; they shivered in the bitter
breeze, iiutl drew their runs around their knees, and vhantcd their
sepulchral lay. "We're gottine; better every day." Tltis slojfiin.
wonderful and new. has swept the country like the flit; one hears
it everywhere he walks, and sees it painted on the rocks. I preatly
hope Hint every jay who breaths his hopeful "Uny byvlay" wilt
live to sec his hopes conic true, nnd find himself ns e-ood as new.
(ill. by suggestion may we ditch our eonu, and wens nnd barber's
itch, dissolve the spavins on our knees, tun! bid farewell to till
disease
DKXVKK. Teh. 15. General mod
eration' of low temperatures in the
tocky mountain states south of
Wyoming wns reported by the weath
er bureau here today in the wake of
the most severe cold wave of the win
ter, llelow zero temperatures still
prevailed In the northern states of
tho region with no relief In sight.
In Montana and northern Idaho
today temperatures remnined from
10 to 20 degrees below r.ero, in cen
tral Wyoming the mercury touched
eight and ten below, while zero
weather held sway in tho terrltory
east of Wyoming to Illinois.
1'OltTI.ANn. Ore.. Feb. 1... Mod
eration of Ihe cold spell for Oregon
was forecast today by the local
weather bureau. Traffic and busi
ness renditions were getting bark to
normal, following the partial tleup
yesterday due to a 2 1 hour bltaunl.
The minimum temperature here last
night was IS avolie zero.
SPOKAXK, Feb. . Washington
apparently was emerging today from
the blizzaiM conditions which held
sway for 'three days. While below
.zero temperatures wero recorded last
night nt Wenalehee. Walla Walls
and Yakima, the thermometer today
was rising, and had passed the zero
mark. Meanwhile the snow has
ceased.
Ifepmts from western Washington
eitiei told of thawing iemperatut'es
with ruin last night.
The minimum temperature here
last night was 7 above and tho ther
mometer was rising today. Trans
continental railroads reported their
trams, both east bound and west
bound, moving, although In most
cases several. hours late.
Ar.EKDEEX, S. D.. Feb
Three children of Fred Ileek, farmer
living near Klltcka, were frozen to
death in Monday's blizzard and their
bodies discovered In their sleigh yes.
terelay according to word received
hero yesterday. The children, a girl
of ami two boys of 11 and 7, were
caught in the snowstorm en route
home.
SAX KHAXC1SCO, Feb. 15. The
ruscun Prince, a freighter of 5275
tons, owned by the Prince line, lim
ited, sailed from San Francisco for
Scnttlo last Sunday. Her homo port
is Newcastle, England.
VK'TOltIA, 1!. C., Feb. 15
Although the operator at Estevan
wireless station had sent out
peated calls to the steamer Tuscan
Prince, there had been no reply up
to one o clock this afternoon.
The only message received from
th9. vessel canio at 4:55 a, m., and
snid lirontciiipr 'tip fast." '
'She was asked' lnmiedlnlcy to give
her position, but there was no re
sponse.
"BABY
SOUNDS
CROUP.Y"
Then don't wait got
the bottle of B1NZ
tSronehi-Lyplus and
jrivc the chld a sip.
You can btl sure that
it will safety and ar re
ly relieve 'the little
throat of mucous anil
prevent that dreaded
night visitor Spas
modic Croup!
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Low i'ound trip
tickets on sale
Feb. 14th-Mar. 31st
, When going East you muy Include
th: t longed-for trip to California at
picclically no additional cost.
You may choose one of several de
llchtfttl routes each distinctive in
itscir.
Then, too, you have liberal stop
over privileges.
Four "Shasta Itoute" trains aro at
your service every day.
Let yeitr local ticket agent furnish
detailed information, time tables and
booklets, or write
.10 1 IN M. SCOTT
Oenernl Pasenger Agent
Portland, Oregon
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