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MEDFORD MATL TRTT?TT?-7F, MEDFORD, QREGOX, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1923
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AS TO A PAINLESS TAX.
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Ye Smudge Pot
By Arthur Perry.
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The Klanly gent who fatally admit
tecj daylight Into another Klanly gent
In 1 the home town of tho Emperor,
ha pleaded insanity, when everybody
known It was the "hoMllo preus" thut
pulled the trigger.
Considerable difficulty la being ex
peflenced in cranking Henry Ford for
President.
Science1 has made giant strides this
year,, but Ib still shy a coffee that a
beanery cook can't distill into every
thing' else but.
; Efforts are still being made by the
Irresistible Force, to fulfill a date
with an Immovable Body, at the lead
ing crossroads.
civic okovkii nr.itf;iK)i.rs
. ' (C'reswell News)
,; .The meeting of tho chamber of
v commerce Tuesday night was a
j somber affair. One or two gazed
In tho window of tho meeting
iplace hut most of tho members
reclined In their homes on cush-
lona ft ease and let tho other
fellow attend to tho meeting.
;Thla raxity deserves publicity as
this report should ho an Induce-
enjoy belonging to something
w H ' with nothing to do. Come on fol-
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IS T1IKHK such a thing as a painless tax? Only a short lime
a very popular weekly magazine claimed it liad discovered .siieh
tax. It wag the sales tax adopted in Canada. Senator Sinoot was si
intrigued by the idea that he announced a few months ago thut he ill
tended to introduce a similar tax measure in congress. In his veto o:
the bonus bill, the late President Harding advocated Mich a tax.
Jt is interesting, therefore, to note the result of the sales tax .in
Canada. Iu an article in the current Review of Ilevicws, the results
an exhaustive examination of the working of this tax are formulated
Although the two authors of the article try valiantly to express
no conclusions, the conclusions are obvious to any reader. The sale
tax in Canada is no more painless than any other tax. In fact, at th
present moment, the tax is extremely unpopular, particularly among
the masses who are forced to bear the chief burden.
Tho sales tax is a lax on all sales. If you buy a suit of clothes, n
a can of tooth powder in Canada you pay a certain tax, usually from
four to six per cent on the purchse price.
Now there are certain necessities of life which must be purchased
Hoth the poor and the rich must have food and must have clothes,
The sales tax therefore places a tax not in proportion to Hie ability
to pay, but relatively speaking places an equal tax on all who must
renew their larders anil wardrobes.
True the heavy purchaser pays more, and luxuries arc more lieav
ily taxed than necessities, 1ut the difference is not great enough to
prevent a real injustice to the purchaser of moderate means.
ho, according to this article, there is very general dissatisfaction
witn the sales tax in Canada and a movement for repeal has already
been started. '
This result only goes to demonstrate that such a thing as a painless
tax has not yet been devised. All that can be hoped is to approxi
mate justice m the tax business. When anyone claims. discovery
a painless tax, a safe rejoinder is : "There ain't no sieh animule."
Personal Health Service
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.
. NoUd Phyticlan and Author 1
Urfore a Mini M union
tjt Tho movement to clmnKo tho nivM-
c b tittmo of Oregon from "Webfoot" to
j wIlali1how" Ih lll-tlnied, boraiiHO If all
j,j S tho upllftH, rafting and pending, pan
- n niif thn miYimnnu'Aiilth will h 1-1 nil v-
a, J; on. ' Then tho intelligent voters will ''"'""''Hi bridegrooms with similar
el have to elect a nt. I'cter every lour
m years.
"A man in Ills early forties Is call
ing on me." writes an anxious reader,
"and seems anxious to sco mo verv
ofton. I hear that there Is'lnsanlty
In his mother's family and that his
mothor was in an
asylum and somo of
his cousins were In
sane and somo other
relations of his
mother were men
tally defective, but
his father's family
was nil right. Would
It ho safe to marry
this man? That is,
would ho bo likely
to go insane himself
or would children
Inherit a montal do- I
feel? (M. B. CI.)"
I got many letters from prospective
brides who are disturbed by a similar l
anxiety, and nearly us many from
they nro 20, 30. 40 or older. Hut a
man who is clean and fit will never
for an Instant besltato about seeking
tho certificate of a reputable physic
ian ns a preliminary to an engage
ment to marry.
This is a wicked world' nml tho
wickedest and crudest part of It Is tho
suffering of wives and young mothers
who have been permitted to marry
unfit men. Just because somebody
neglected to uttend to tho small
fprmality of prospective bride
groom's health certificate.
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tli . This winter tho OnlHhcvlkls havo
fo covered up their wishbones, and sworn
fO 5 Off slCOVOB.
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m : ' The hldo mnrkct Is Improving. If
c s a hide owner works night and day.
st C steady,' for a year, and obscrvos no
fo r holidays, he might pack enough hldos
of rj across tho street to mako a first pay
er E mont on a pair of shoos.
ll 5 'This Is an uncortnln world, but this
; much Is certain: Tho senatorial candl
1 dates who havo Injectod tho religious
tit
ty
wi
he
ag
to
Issue Into tho next campaign, by fiat'
footed appeals to bigotry and malig
nant hatred, will Ho out of It next
spring, and probably got away with It.
(Eugene Guard)
Greenlcaf, . Ore., . Deo.
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1 1 Downing has returned home from a
( ! weok's visit in the Willamette valley,
til ll minus a lot of teeth,
nv 1 1 The recent storm filled Iho road
K I with slides, logs, and debris. and
hli I whore the road couldn't ho hnrnied In
! any other way, Klrby's logs tried It.
Their logs wont out pretty clean.
Hilly Wilbur and V. W. Taylor were
belated homo comers on tho first train
through aftor tho blockade.
Nature not having been able to do
enough apparently. Mr. Tito blocked
the road for a while, with rock blast
ing. . t -
, .. Earl Clark'B horses nml T. W. Kim
ball have beon marooned at Dead
wood. " 1
Marlon Wheoler Is homo from a
trip around tho world, and adjoining
suburbs. ' It's a girl.
I doubts.
When a girl consents to bo spliced
with a man over 40 years old sho
ought to get a daruod good bargain,
and no mistake.
Now whatever tho law or tho cus
toms may bo at present,, thero Is one
thing certain, and that Is the duty
a prospective bridegroom owes the
woman ho moans to wed. 'That duty
demands thut ho dim 1 1 present to her
proper guardian or to tho woman her
self If she has no gunrdiau, Iho cer
tificate of a reputablo physician which
shows the man's marrlagcabllily. No
man worth marrying can objoct to
furnishing such a certificate) if a man
hesitates about this, ho is a very good
man not to marry.
It may bo contended that the pros
pective brido Is equally bound to fur
nish the bridegroom somo such certif
icate. 1 do not think so. I think that
If n womnn is desired as a wife or
desirable, that is sufficient. Thero is
thn "double - standard" of morals
which in splto of all modern crusades,
still seems good enough for most
men; long as this curious Idea pre
vails, no man Is nbovo suspicion nud
no man tuny consider himself too
houoruhlo to furnish tho certificate of
his fitness for marriage. A woman,
thank tlod, Is puro until proved guilty.
A man. thanks to tho "douldo stan
dard." must bring some ovidenco be
sides his own word or reputation, ami
it doesn't matter a llttlo bit who or
what tho man may be.
Hearsay, such as tho correspondent
refers to In her letter today, should
not be given much weight in making
a decision about marrlago. It is as
likely to mislead one way as another,
t'ertnlnly thero nro many men who ,
are clean atld fit to marry, whether
' ':. - Mi, TIMK'8 At'UKS
! Bent.' Beat, with your, soft, gray feet,
1ar at tho cold, rough stone.
' His grave Is hero, but It's many a year
I' Since the grass on It wna mown.
V . .i
I His oars aro crumbled to hitter dust,
Ilia eyes are a hollow bono.
! Your twisting hair Is bright and fair.
' But ho la under n stono.
I a a
look his flesh and you took his
heart.
But hla boneB aro his own to keep.
I Knuckle and straight, ho has them all
' , Down In tho gravel doep.
ierhapB ho lauglia with his hard gray
I ' mouth,
i Perhaps he shouts with glco,
!ind cuddles his honoa up ono by one,
' And wishes that you could see.
:t .. '
' ut what Is flro to a living man
la nothing at all to a bono.
', Ilea at ease In tho cold and tho
- ; ' mold,
. Jand ho Ilea at case alono.
lwlll be part of tho enrth In time,
i r,. mill he only dust,
your carvon door win vo noinmg
more ,
llian a heap of eating rust.
uioh for your aiure flour-do-lls,
hd your cross In a .chcvren d or.
rill be lilies In a morning breoae
, the foot of a "yenmore.
t .. AMY LOWELL
UrHKTIONK AND A NSW HI IS
Itnrhi Arid Solution
T think you mild hoido time nno that
It Ih harmful to u.so boric acid Holution
for oyo drop or nn eyewaHh. Will you
kindly repeat what you wild or
plain how It doen harm. ( It. H. o.)
AiiMWor. No; I really wild that tho
solution ban no known medicinal
valuo and that It Ih UHed merely be
catiKo It Is a mild nonlrrltatliiK or non
polHonotiH aiUlrieptlc, In varlouH acute
inflammatioiiH or infections about the
eyea. Snturated Holution of boric acid
(an much boric acid as boiled water
will diNHoIve) Ih about equal In density
with tho teai-H, or a solution of
heaping tcaHponnfut of common salt
In a pint of boiled water, nnd thero
fore Ih not ho Irritating as plain water
would be to tho eycH.
Sauerkraut
In Hnuerkraut of any benefit In one's
diet? If ho. pleuHO explain In what
way it does good. (M. T.)
AnHwer. Sauerkraut Ih rich In eal
cliim (lime) content ; tho average
American urban dietary Ih poor iu
calcium. Sauerkraut serves about as
well as milk, buttermilk, Hour milk or
any of the proprietary fermented milk
products or the bacterial cultures for
maintaining a thriving colony of lac
tie hucllll In the Intestine. Lactic fer
mentation In the intoHUno Ih a whole
Honifl or healthful process because It
keeps the field uu favorable to the
multiplication of the bacteria respon
sible, for putrefactive decomposition
And most Important of all, sauerkraut
Ih darn good eating.
Stubborn Corn
Fleas Inform mo what Is the best
homo treatment for a very stubborn
corn. Also, will very heavy soles and
very flat heels injure tho feet? (M.
H.)
Answer. Paint the corn onco daily
with it solution of 30 grains of sali
cylic add in half an ounce of flexible
collodion. In a week or longer it will
soften and come away. Heavy soles
and flat heels will not injure the feet.
As a rule the lower tho heels the bet
ter for the feet.
RipplingRhnmos
SELFISHNESS.
Till'' IIOMKl.KSS wamlerer appears,-as night involves the
skies; and eight or ten assorted tears are streaming from
his eyes. ' His worn out shoes are sad to see, his clothes are full of
renls, and, with a'gesture fine ami free, I give him fifty cents. I
hand him fifty cents, my friends, the coin 1 gayly throw, lit'cnuse
such lavish action lends to my tired heart a glow. I know not
how the hoho blows the coin I freely gave; he may consume the
drink that goes with an untimely grave. 1 know some moralists
deplore this way of, helping jays; it only makes the poor man
more elmfirmed in pauper ways. It may be sinful, vain and
wrong, Kxpericnce admits; but when the poor man comes along I
stake him with four hits. For if I didn't I would feel the measl
iest of (jents; all shriveled up and down at heel and much like
fourteen cents. For 1 have been without a couch, without a crust
to gnaw, and I have met the saintly grouch who quotes the moral
law. I'd hate, to seem as small as he when hungry men arrive;
so, with a gesture grand and free, I dig up kopecks five,
"JUST TOWN TALK
"
Capled Right By Hike
IT WAS ALL arranged
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THAT I'D find their car
IN FRONT of the Colonial
ABOUT FOUR o'clock
a
AND WE'D go out
TO A certain place
AND STAY all night
AND THEN get up
JUST AT daybreak
' a
AND SHOOT Home ducks
AND I wont home
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AND DRESSED all up
WITH A flannel shirt
AND HIGH-TOPPED boots
AND A leather vest
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AND A battered cap
AND CAME down town
AND FOUND tho car
IN FRONT of the Colonial
AND GOT Inside
AND THERE were bundles
-
AND SEVERAL sacks
AND I noticed ono
WITH GREASE spots on It
AND I knew at once
IT CONTAINED doughnuts
FOR THE morning meal
AND I opened It
AND TOOK one
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AND BEGAN ontlng it
AND A boy came along
.
SELLING THE Mail. Tribune
AND I bought one
AND I could see
i
HE WANTED a doughnut
SO I gave him one f
AND ABOUT that time
I NOTICED a woman
OVER ON the curb .
LOOKING AS if
.
SHE WANTED to speak
AND I bowed a little
AND LIFTED the battered hat
IIU.T SHE didn't speak
.
AND HURRIED away ;
AND SOON came back
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WITH HER husband
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OR SOMETHING
AND IT was their car
AND I got out j ! : ii ' '
a '. M
WITH MY mouth , , .
, a . a
CHUCK FULL of doughnut ;
1 a a ' j '
AND MUMBLED something '
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AND CROSSED the street
.
AND WAITED lire stairway
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FOR THE other car .
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I THANK you.
I THE GREATEST THING IX THE
WORLD
by Laurel Qrav
Honorable Men.
Girls love honorable men. Not in
the sense of the sentimental novels
and silly plays.
Real honorable
men: men who
would scorn to
lie or cheat ol
pretend or be
tray a friend.
Honorable men
are not so rare
as the profes
sional pessimists
would havo
believe. Men are
Instinctively hon
oruble. Men are
naturally on tho
level. Complexes ot modern socloty
invite mean, small, dishonorable pro
texts and make-shifts, however. Tho
man who is strong enough to be him
self is an honorable .man, and you'll
notice that desirablo girls recognize
such n fellow Intuitively. 'Honorable
men need no excuses for their con
duct or their, beliefs.: An honorable
man needs - no allbi, and -a romance
that begins without need for excuses
is destined to success.
Copyright John F. Dllle Co.)
I'llOXK NO. 1077
Jim Hill's Daughter Dies.
NEW YORK, Deo. 14. Mrs. George
T. Slndo, daughter of tho late Jamen
J. Kill, railroad magnate, died at lior
home here early today.
Safe
Milk
For Infantt,
invalids &
Children
The Original Food-Drink for AH Ages.
Quick LunchatHcme.OfficeiaFountains.
Nourithing-NocooHnl.
Avoid Imitations and Substitutes
WAK.H YOUR
BATTERY
rHKHl-O-LITK BATTKKX
STATION
"inw an
Tli' automobile Is a big help t'
th" bamllt in moro warn lliun one.
For liistnnee, when ho shoots a
cashier over'budily thinks It's a
tiro. It seems i;ko tli only way t'
reach a rlpo an" peaceful olo age
is Jest t' bo downright an ever
liistin'ly worthless.
With Medford trade la Medford made
Your Photos
taken anytime of day or evening,-
Open until 8 o'clock evenings, r.,
Tlmo Enough Yet to Have' Theni
Made for Christmas ,- i,
Up-Stairs Photo and;
Art Shop
208 W. Main, over Sugar Bowl
The Best at Reasonable Prices -
Hemstitching
at
Handicraft Shop
Mann's j. The Best Goods for the Price No Matter What the Price Mann's
Overcojat Sale
Give him an overcoat for Christmas and take advantage of these
' Special Holiday Prices. :
$16.20
Good heavy coats. Sold at
$18.00 and $20.00 regularly,
$24.75
Regular $27.50 and Tn0.00
Overcoats, light and dark
colored, belted models.
$40.50
Vogue coats, tailored at
Rochester..,,, Good,, snappy"
, patterns. ..,!... ,,, s
$18.00
Regular $20.00 coats. Good
styles and patterns.
$29.85
Made of virgin wool fabrics,
Good styles and patterns.
Worth $35.00.
$50.00
Patrick Overcoats, sold at
$65.00 everywhere a n d
worth it. Look them over.
Christmas
Practical Gifts for
Men and Boys
Shirts "
Hroadeloths or Silks
Hose
l.isle, Silk or Wool
Ties
Knit or Cut Silks
Gloves
For dress wear or driving
Hats and Caps,
Belts, Suspenders
Garters -Sweaters
- All Styles
Bath Robes
House Coats
Suit Cases
Bags
Menjs Suits
in' a Christinas Special
$19.50
. Young Men's Suits.
Sizes 32 to 3(5
Some with two pair of
pants. Sold regularly at
$25.00.
$19.50
Men's Suits, reg
ular . $25.00 val
ues. Special until
Xmas.
r
$30.00
Men's suits with two pair of pants. Good hard
finished worsteds! Sold regularly at $35 and
$35 a $40 $45
Vogue and Styleplus suits. We have a good as
sortment for men and young men. '
' Mackinaws
for Men III
All Wool Coats
$9.00 to $15.00
For Bovs HI
?6.50to?9.00
Johnny Tupants
Suits for Hoys
2 pair of pants with each suit
$10.00 to $17.50
Mann's Department Store
The Store for Everybody
Medford, Oregon
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