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HOLDS BANQUET,
ASHLAND, Dep. 7. The "U'eRUiiin-PtA-
flullil of thf 1'rcHbylorlnn, church
will nn'et nt tho rhurc:h parlor on
Mo'K'nv nlwht to enjoy their qunrtfr
ly luiimut't. At this meeting the mltv
boxes will he emptied of their con
tents for thir mifejlonnry ciuise. a
Hjilenilid iiroKmin has hoen amlned
for the occuhIoii,
John M'-CnU. pnHinuister at Kliini
nth KtI'h ninfle a hort vinit to his ma
ter, MIhh Lyrihi AlcCnll as he passed
through Atshland nn Friday on his way
homo from Portland to Klamnth
Falls.
Mrs. W. O. Smith of Klamath Falls
and her daughter. .Miss Margaret Har
M's f Klanm'h FalN, are visiting at
the home of Mrs. Smith's mother and
siller, Mrs. App!ento, and Mrs. Kmil
I'ei! on (iranite street.
Coach Walter Niches. Virf-'il flfl
lette, Henry HnmcH. Holund Coad,
Velma Clapp and -Lois Hanson re
t n rued Sunday afternoon from Ku
pene where they were in attendance
at the biuh school conference held at
the State University. The Kt'onp are
jwt enlhusla)llc -over the results of
the conference ond the fine treatment
that they received on the t'nivernlty
campus.
, The Fas'orn Sfnr officers met at the
home of Mrs, Elizabeth Van Sant on
Friday niirht ami completely surpris
ed Mrs. F. F. Whittle, the outpntnir
Worthy Matron, in whose honer they
had nathered. Mrs. Whittle hns been
a popular presiding officer and the
este niin which she was held by fel
low officers of the order was evi
denced by the gift of a handsome sil
ver tray. The evening passed most
happily and came to a elope with the
serving of dainty refreshments.
Mrs. MarVjPipton who has been
r-iak'tr a visit nt the home of her
daughter, Mrs. James Duncan on Tnr
fadine street, has sone to Salem to
spend the winter with another dauch-
w Mrs. Sncllintf, at the Hotel Ma
rion. Mr. and Mrs. Oeorjjre Icenhn.wer left
Ashland on Friday for n ten days' visit
In San Francisco. 1
Mi-!. .lohn Turner has pone for a
two weekt;' stay at various California
points,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hoots of Horn
brook were Ashland visitors Friday.
The membership of the Consrepa
tlonnl church was busy Sunday after
noon mnkinff the annual; every mem
ber will cunvasa for funds for the year
lil2G. Committees had lunch at the
cbiivot, building after the reRUlar
mnrnhif? perviccs and organized for
I lift p, ! t e i;n o on '. s ,. w o r k which i n c ! u d e d
a call nnnii each of the members.
Mis. Mary Matthews of Medfonl
and Mr. and Mrs. H. 1. Andrews of
TjOan, Kansas, were week end vis
itors in Afhlnnd at the Aaron Andrews
home on Falrview street.
Mr?,. Donald M. Spencer of Iowa
Hlmt returned to Axhluml i Thuis
ilay from it vistfto Curvallis and Ud
anon where Khe was culled by the
death of her father, Mr. .James Archi
bald. Hev. J, . Merrier, of the PreKby
terian churcli. was elected president
of the Ashland Ministerial
Umi at the n-KUlar mi'i'ilni; on t'riilny
nricrnuon. Other officer. ilet-tel nt
the waiiu' time were Uev. J. It. Uml
man. pastor of tho NaTarone ehurch.
for vice president anil I lev. W. .Ititlmin
(Mtlfifld, imstor of the OinureputiomU
chureh. fur Keeretnry ami treasurer.
The Ministerial association went on
record n favoring the world court.
-Mi Will DoilKe arrived .Sunday af- i
ternoon from Cortland. J
.Mi'. K. A. Woods went to forvalli's
Friday to , visit her son. Chester
Woods, who Is a Kludent In the And- !
e-ulttmi! college, and lilanned to no on ,
i-Viturdav to Ktm'ene to visit her two !
Harvey and .Vjituj. who ure 1
student,, at the Sla'le rnlvorsity.
The Ashland Study cluh itiel Mon
day afternoon nt the home at Mrs.
SECY. AGRICULTURE
GIVES FUNS FOR
FARM BETTERMENT
r'red K. Knule on the Slsklvou honle- I
vii rd. Mrs. Gordon MeCraeken and r..,.
! 1 , . .... wn"..S .i.iSnir,,
Mrs. T. J. Malren appeared on the
program.
AY A SI HN'fJ T N , Dec. 7 . ' A . I ' . )
An overhauling of nuricuhural freight
rates, revision of farm taxes, fcuvern
ment encouracment' to cooperative
farm organizations, and proper utili
zation of the public domain for agri
cultural purposes were the outstand
ing recommendations made today by
Secretary Jardine of the Agriculture
department in his annual report.
The secretary said jhut while there
has been a' general improvement dur
ing the past year, farm conditions are
not yet satisfactory
overhauling
of all freight rates, he proposed that
revisioii should take into account the
market value of farm products as re
flected over a reasonable period of
years, and "likewise tho .influence of
freight rates on the economic devel
opment of different regions and of
the country as a whole."
"In relation to pro-war conditions,'
said the report, "the prices of farm
J products are not yet on a par with
v freight rates. The level of farm
, .1 commodity prices in September wns
Uke a mflllon and one other girls j44 ,H.r cen( of tne in.e.war average,
of th! same at;c, Jenny Hagen, wait- Moreover the prices of agricultural
ress in a little middle west town on products fruetunte greatly from y'ar
the Ohio, dreams of the davs when J'ir whereas freight rates are sta-
' her name will blaze forth in bright. lle and are not frequently changed."
.lights in theater lobbies the country! 11 wns n,(le" lhU farm freight
j over. To that end she is laking a , rates should he based on a continuing
correspondence course in acting, the . t of general condition not on those
j course, however, being more to make ,"f any given year," 'unless freight
nn Impression on one Orme Wilson, ''rates can be made more flexible, be
i who also works in the restaurant, than ing raised when prices are high and
(anything else. . lowered when they decline, within
.So we find Oloria Swnnson nt th reasonable llmitH."
I Hunt's Craterian theater today and Pointing to the, greatly increased
j tomorrow in her newest Paramount taxes per acre the farmer is requir
j starring picture, ' Stage Struck," nn to pay now over the amount sev
Allnn Dawn production. I oral years ago, the secretary expre -
j The picture opens with a gorgeous ! t'l a view that it would be impossible
; natural color sequence a Oloria ! to restore the tax rates of 10 years
drenms herself in the banquet hall of ago, but declared that unless a more
a king's palace. Fveryone gapes equitable distribution of the tax bur-
open mouthed as she is escorted in by J tl'n can be brought about, "the agri
the glng himself. The scene fades ' cultural Industry may expect recur
and in the very next shot C.loria is ring periods when taxes will consume
to cooperation. M fs studying mar
keting problems, examining the catfses
of success and failure in cooperation,
advising farmers, aiding them in ex
tending their mark-'N, giving market
services, and in general is helping
producers correlate their production
plans. ,
The Screen
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brought to wit ha bang by the shrill
cries of the proprietor's wife as we
find her, tray in hand, in a trance in a
, one-arm lunch room. It Is apparent
that the girl is considered something
of a dumbbell. j
In the window cooking flapjacks is
Orme Wilson. It is apparent that his
chief interest in life 1b actresses, while
I Jennie's chief interest is Orme. An
nnlress from one of the many floating
theaters that play the Ohio rivor
j towns, arrives on the scene and Jenny
Ms in dire duntrei' of locing her bov
! friend, so she takes a long chance at
winning him by applying to. the man,-,
nger of the thenter boat for a job. e-ll-I
ing all about her correspondence
J school learning, of course. The man
t nger senses some fun, signs her up
then nnd there .and whnt doesn't hap
pen to the poor birl on the floating
'theater isn't worth mentioning.
an undue proportion of farm income.
"Farm taxes," the report said, "are
chiefly general property taxes levied
by the states and the local units on the
basis of capital value, and they bear
little or no direct relation to current
farm earnings."
"One of the most Important factors
which contribute to the excessive tax
ation of agriculture is the tendency of
many states to improve the public
schools und public roads largely at
the expense of the local districts."
Natural development of cooperative
organizations as a specific need in ag
riculture, , the report asserted, .makes
it seem ' obvious that government
supervision and control are not desirable.-
KxeesHive regulation,, it is
said, will smother the movement.
"What tho depaVt mint Is already
doing, ,kthe report staled, "indicates
the nature of the service it can give
Tho StiirltH We t.'" at lilnlto.
! Willi an it mi mil and massive back
ground. "The Scarlet West," the First
National picture now on view at the
Kfalto theater, where it will be shown
tonight for the last times, unfolds a
story of romance and. adventure such
as the screen hat seldom seen,
i Two thousand red men and as many
American soldiers are the actors in
this mammoth production, supporting
a cast of rare excellence.
"Tho Scarlet West" is notable for
many reasons. Threading' the action
of the story of a tender romance of
ah unique nature; there are weird sun
dances by hundreds of Indians; there
are a number of breath laking fights
between the Indians and ihe soldiers;
there are scenic .-mot: of rare beauty
and majesty.
Hubert Frazer as an educated In
dian. Clara Itmv as the flirtatious
daughter of the general, and Johnny
Walker as an army lieutenant head
the imposing cast.
KtM'iH'i of tho Hook" Coming.
F;or tho first time in the history of
motion pictures, so far as is known,
the character created by a urcat nov
elist may be seen In the flesh, just as
she was when her personality inspir
ed Gene Stratton-l'orter to write her
Into a novel. Or rather, she may be
seen on the screen not in the flesh.
For Ciene St ration Monroe, eleven year
old grand daughter of 'the famous au
thor is appearing in "The Keeper of
tlie I lees" in the. part which Mrs. Por
ter write around her the "Utile
Scout." It was the hoydenlfh. tom
boy, lovable personality of little Miss
M fin roe which originally caused "The
Keeper of the liees" to be written; and
literally millions of readers who fol
lowed this fascinating tale in McCall's
Magazine may now know just what
the "Little. Scout" looked like and
compare her with the mental pictures
they have drawn of her "The Keeper
of the liees" comes to the Kinlto thea
ter tomorrow nalinee for a three- days'
run.
W A S II 1 X 1 1 TO X, Dec. 7. ( A .P.)
The need for some form of govern-
1 ment aid to secure the continuance and
development of an American mer
chant marine is urged upon congress
today by the shipping board.
"Government aid alone, either
through preferential tariff duties,
preferential tonnage dues, or subsi
dies, more or less direct, can becure
tho operation and continucrd exist
ence of American merchant ships un
der private owtiership," said the board
in its annual' ,report. "If the law
which already provides for one form
of government aid is not to be util
ized, then a substitute should be pro
vided; but whatever form of aid is
given. It should not be to special ser
vices, but should be general in its pro
visions so that any American ship
ping firm will be willing to undertake
I the building' ami opt ration of Ameri
can ships will be entitled to the same
and and the same opportunities to se
jcuie that aid that any other concern
may have. -Freight ships are hte
era ft. that rmrtieularly need assist -;
unco.
"I 'ro vision should be made for a
permanent merchant fleet, to bo built
in American yards nnd maintained
and operated by American labor, the
purpose which congress had in mind
and which it supposed it hail accom
plished when it enacted the law of
li)20."
The problem is a fundamental one.
tho report emphasized, as "failure to
progress means retreat and practical
withdrawal of our flag from the seas
as soon as existing vessels are worn
out or have become so out of date as
to be excessively expensive for op-oration."
fill-Is Tour With Japs,
PH I LA DELPHI A - Two Philadel
phia girls are, touring Japnn with
a team of Japanese college baseball
players. They stayed behind when
ton other, girl players, stranded on
a tour directed., by Eddie Ainsmith.
came home on Cunds provided by the
benefactor. " ,.,
Hon 'Quixote., Again Honored.
TOLEDO. Spain There's to bo
lance fiOO feet 'long. in. a monster
statue of Don 'Quixote which will
take seven years to ereqt near t he
grave of the prototype of his lady
love, Duli-inea. ' .
NEW VOKIC, Dec. 7. (A. P.)
Criticism of the notions of Count
Ludwlg von Sal in Hoogstraeten on
tho tennis court during tho play in
the European matches this year has
been approved by the United Suites
Lawn Tennis association.
Ireland complained that the count
had been most objectionable in his
altitude during the matches between
Ireland nnd .Austria. ...
Investigators agreed with tho Irish
team and recommend that "compet
ing nations should exercise the great
est care In the selection of their
players nnd that any player whose
conduct on ' the court is notorious,
should not be included."
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COMMUNITY
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A Word About the
Community Hospital
The Community Hospital is not a now institution.
In 1922, when people of Medford felt a desire for nn
institution of this kind, the Community Hospital was
established and the patronage during-the past three
rears has more than fulfilled all expectations.
The Community Hospital has not been, and is-not
intended to lie made a General Hospital! It is a hospi
tal of private rooms only, and does not accept any cases
of contagious diseases, venereal cases, insane or mental
eases, .or cases of addiction to liquor or di ngs. Ade
quate facilities in an institution of this nature arc
needed in every community the size of Medford.
In the three years during which the Community
Hospital has been open to the public, it has won an
enviable place in this community, because of its high
standard of scwice with consistently , reasonable -charges.
Personal touch to the service has been the
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A NEW ADDITION
To the Community Hospital Necessitates an'
Expenditure of $20,000
Iiecause of the fact that the present facilities of the Community
Hospital arc inadequate to meet the, demand for hospital services the
directors have deemed it advisable 1i build an addition, which, when'
completed, will bring the bed capacity up to alxtut thirty beds..' Sufficient
space will be allowed between the two buildings for air and light, and the
buildings will bp connected by an enclosed runway on both tig; ffrst and
second floors. The new building will face on East Main S4rect, and the
architectural plans. of,the exterior will confortiwvith the present building.
One-Fourth Already Subscribed
The sale of $20,000.00 worth of preferred stock In "
Medford and vicinity places the Community Hospital"'"
on a real community basis; About one-fourth of this
amount has already been covered by subscriptions and
gifts from several interested people. The preferred
stock will have a par value of $100.00 per share, with
a preferred dividend of five per cent to take preference
as to dividends and assets. Subscriptions are being,
taken with the understanding that they become validj
when oiitt-linlf of tho preferred stock has been sul
scribed. The present plant, which is entirely free of ;
incumbrance, will be taken over by the new company ..
Community Hospital, Incorporated. ; '
Present Quarters Overcrowded J '
For over a year during the busy seasons the present -building
has been wholly inadequate. It has been
necessary to crowd the patients together unduly (two
patients in one room). Also been necessary to house
part of 'the nui-sing staff at sonic distance from ilve
building. Even then it was not possible to accept all
patients who applied for tare. - imt;
For Full Particulars See Any Membefa of tht Soliciting Commit!