o PAGE FOUR MEDFOKT) MATL TTtTBITKrrc, rEDFOTlD, ORKCiONT. RATITItDAY, NOVEMBER n. IMS. BEDFORD MAILTRIBDNB Ml. Hood,?. WMkif ublislwl MKDruuu riUKTua oo. Mlf-lt K. Hi HU KOBKKT W. RllHL, Editor I. WJMPTKB SMITH, U.D.(tt An lndep.wl.nt Nw(ilpF Kntr4 u Mt-nnd bIim mttr tt fcrftl, OrtKon. oiuirr Act ol Mi UT. 8UBSCBIPTI0II BATES 07 Hill In Adnwt: , D.tii. buj.r. f' lilr, im bufiiiiy, mobtli... Uailr, without bium!.?. tZZS. " Dallr, without bead. ummjOj W ..II. U , 1 1 Triiim... out ynf. i v ! . .! . t t.0 I . . : . t oo bundr. ou tru : itw. jkioiiih tul"' K0'"1- ttuU-1 r-i.. Mill aiui on H rhaitl! I lt.il'. nirti Kumlkf. month ...... 76 DftllT. without bimdar. mootb .65 MRUBKR OF THE ASSOCIATED PKES8 Hmelvlnf TM UaMd Wirt Smltl Onlr patwr in &tj m oounty rtcdftng uu bt Irietfrltih. dtiTS" tol,iiPSor pIbUliIJo"of otwt dipU!tica crMllUd to it or ouctwim er4lteJ In tiiii pir, and lo to U lou) MWI publjliitrtl farlvfO. All rivLU for republication of fpeeUl di pttriiM Lerin are ilao ttntmd. Official papr of Uic City of Medford. Official Mpcr of Jackaoo County. Bwom daily avvrart cl nutation for all MOdUxa aiwlliuj April 1. 1V2B, 4 63 1. U. O. UO(JtNSKN COM PANT OfflCM Id Nrw York. Chicago, Dttrolt, Van rrsndaco. Lot Aufelta, bttla. Port Ye Smudge Pot Bf Arthur Perry . Tho nobler virtues are now be Imk manifested by eiinilhlatfH, paign oozch to n el oho. What Home mlMake for bllterneKM, ahcei. ' wrath, c 1 in or, nnd evil Hpeaklnir, in quite plentiful. OUR LAST FHOXTIKIt j (Ponillrion Kat Ori'onian) Heppner, Oct. 31. (Kant 1 Oregonlun Ileppner flureau.) It aeeriiH rather a peculiar time of yen r, perhaps, to play if erofjuel but keen itportHmen j ar not ho particular. -K. It. ' Huston ims excellent eroiunt ' (rounds nnu Momluy even ins i tnw Home 4if Heppner'n Imsl players out. I'um'hlntf of n tunnel thru the KixklyoiM with n lend pencil, for uhc by the Kpee, Is contemplated by the Ktnplre , Builder of the Kogue. ' Mr. A. K. Smith, reputed nmong the Hiiierrlgh terms to fiossess hoofs nnd a spiked tail, nnd who, ilia O rego n iu n i en rs will, put a saloon on tho corner that can be recognized as such without resort ing to the imagination, announces that "victory is In the ulr." Ho Is defeat, nnd Air. Hmlth is the one best fitted to bear it. He is re garded as a sort of denii-dovll, who takes cindy away from Hltlu boys, nnd dolls away from little girls. The mention of his name has Viude isunduy school superinten dents eusH, nnd n wave of spiritual hatred to overcome citizens who have not been to church for 20 yearn, nnd do not intend to go for ill more. The disaster destined to crush Mr. Hmlth. will ho the" cue,oul udminist rat ion. ior uplifting hating, for many .lf , , ... ... . I We Inn t entirizn Mr f linnev tni ihis TIIK M'.M)l)KI) IIHICK (KitKX'iie ItcRlster) When a deleKntlon of prom inent women culled at the city hall to ask for proper meat ' inspection, to sufeguilrd the health of the community, Mayor Williamson said they bad better go home and raise hnhle and not meddle with" . city affairs. I There has been a decline of feminine belf-torture, via ghees. i. Oenerul Motors reports a profit iof 1:14.011(1,000 In' tho last quarter. A gent who fnlled to t;ct his easy payment In nn time, reports that the letter he received Indicat ;cd they had lost that much. ; liuckwheat cakes are being op. posed by those who eat breakfast. The cooks are putting too inurh Ibuckwheat In them. i Mrs. Olrly ha cut her age 10 years, and her skirt the same mini . her of inches. KOOTIIAM, HADIO (;.(!. I'. Aniioiiiii'itiK) The Happy Warriors Jlncd up for the opening kick. The sun Is Vhlnlng. with a blue haze over tlie distant foothills. It Is raining in 'the Willamette valley. Here the 'precipitation Is much less. This Is a great country. Another cash :'cuiomer Just came through the gate. The pear shipments from this Valley last summer will total close to 4000 cars. Medford on an at tempted line buck was thrown for u 13-yard loss. Tin man with the , ball, lives on a five-acre tract, and 'can see ;ordly .Ml. Iltt from Ills ,, back porch every morning before he '- starts to scnuoi. Let Jones tiv I your punctures.. The Medford team goes Intern huddle. ty the '-vsv, if you are cold theHe morn ings, get a wool blanket from Petersen's, made' from the bucks of sheep raised In Oregon. The Kilter tloverninent league scores. The half Is over and the referee i blows his whistle. Your hoy will i like a tin whistle for Chrlstmns. A '. lnrge assortment Is on display at -; J i II business places. If The home boys return to the j field. There will be n union meet ' lux of the Humdingers next Tues day noon. A visiting player I'll'KH ipip. then KKHL. Owing to tho ' failure or tho radio, we will be nnuhle to complete our report of ilhrew speeches, the report of the lrw ballot hy states, a detailed description of a new go-cart, an argument against the Dunne Hills, 'several other vital matters, anil ... Oh. yes! friends of radlolnnrt ;' . . the final score. ,t Tll fnd-innkers got liver Into j,gnDl sociely. Now If some doc tr w'l discover that boiled enb hago Is good for whatever ails us, lVuu democracy nil! at, lust come MR. CHANEY'S RECORD IN ANSWER to an editorial in the Mail Tribune, advising the Tux Payers committee not to tirtfc the re-election of Newton W. Chancy on the ground of efficiency, the IJepub- licau County Central committee replies: j The County Central committee invites the voters to in- I sped tlio records and we bellevo the voters will find out, j as this committee ban that Mr. Chaney has made a most , remarkable record as their - itt iaarkablu is the word. record ean be found covering I rii-t Attorney's office in this Ktate. Here are a few of the facts Thauks to the Eudy law, which diverted 75 percent of the fines placed in the county Prohibition fund into Jhe hands of the District Attorney, this office. received a total of upproxi- mp.tcly if'J;5,CM!0 up to November 1 of this y?ar. Now of a tal of approximately .f 40,000 eolleeted in fines, a11 nafi bpen sPpnt for prohibition enforcement state, district J attorney nnd sheriff except ftbout sOOO which hns been re-1 turned to the County fJeneral fund. I . It U upon this showing that the supporters of Mr. Chaney Just one more word. Forget for a moment that this is a po elaini prohibition enforcement in this county, durinif his ndmin-! litieal eampai?u, and imagine that you as an individual were istration has not-enst the tax payers one single dollar. Hut j confronted with the problem of selecting a man to handle your tho answer to that is how could it, with such n sum of money iown legal business for the next four years. collected!. Most taxpayers looking over the records, would in-j Knowing what yoi! do of Mr. Chaney legal attainments, quire how could prohibition enforcement cost them, so much, i and knowing what you do of his record, would you select him why out of all that money could the county only retain $2000 t to be your adviser and counsel in all legal matters-that might in three year--,' time. If ibis is the definition of efficiency what 'eonie before you? is the definition of extravagance? j If not, then why would you select him to handle the legal ' j affairs of your county?. Don't you believe the selection of a We also note the Republican Central committee is very care-'more competent .attorney and a better lawyer would give you ful to mention only IVohibition enforcement, which comparn-! better service at less cost? ; lively speaking has been satisfactory, assuming apparently thci . As the Taxpayers' keague well said, "In this campaign let's only duties of a District Attorney are to enforce the I'rohihi- ( Jom Jaws Such of course, in -not the ease. The P'islriet Atlorney is pledged to enforce all laws. More than that he is the Ical adviser of the county court and the official reprcstnlalive of the county in the district court, all VKKY important duties. What do the records show in this direction? They show that the District Attorney's office durinp; Mr. Chaney's admin istration, has cost the lax payers of Jackson County, more than any of lice of similar size in the entire n'lalc. . Hven in Marion County, where the U'lfitl ill Multnomah County the office hall what I hey have been under .Mr. ( liiiney. in l.imi County, in which Albany is the county seat, anil where two county jude.es arc! required to handle county administration, the ex- ............ ...... ............ ...l,i .!,.. jit; HIM?, (lit im-:-m i ill ji until iiii Hero ate the sums paid by the merely to initiiilaiu Mr. Chaney's In ... In '1020 .... Jn 1027 ... In 1i)4J8. .... This is an nverapie annual expense of over ifr.ODO. In Mar- ion County the expense for the same service has been and in Linn County if70i. Moreover in the latter county, as in a majority of the counties of Oregon, the District Attorney had done all the leual work himself.. Hut Mr. Chaney lias found il necessary to hire a competent and well paid deputy, thrnugli- , i , . stances we admit a competent But it does of course increase looltintf over the records must realize he shoulders a share oMof h0 , muB(.lu byBi ,a lniilsaIt wat(,r oll coppel. iiettie. that expense. order Oi lists who. sell "courses " to which gives the brine a greenish i. . ,, . n At i i 'i 1 the perennial Yankee sucker. Why .color and the pickles a brownish I In 1 this is not.nl. Mr. rhnnev has a so received a saarv i.i. .....i. . .. . ..... i.. ..i . i...,i.k from the shite, to which everv taxpnvvr must-contribute bis ,, . . , proportion. I his total fur the past, lour years amounts to 1(1,- Slid, or a priind total to date of over $.".",( 00. . Quite a tidy sum. Hut there are still a few expenses inci dent to the sort of "reinailtable" lejtal administration Jackson County has received. - The mosl important sinple case in Mr. Chaney's adminis tration was the notorious D'Aiitremoiit. trial. The authorities decided to employ two assistants for the District Attoilicy, one paid 'by the government tho other by Jackson County. This, under the eireiiinlstanees, ... . .. . ... We a so at Unit .Mr. l: lanev was part ill that trial than he did. let liini, apparently not realixini; been nffd how extraordinai'V his M,, . , , . mvever, this legiil assistance Coillltv iriMMMI more. ., .. Then ihere were whispers dlirintf the year retiardinff thc Chancy Jifmself insisted upon n don't blaint! Mr. Chaney fur , i i. , . and everyone rejoiced, Hut in MUTT AND JEFF i Heriv'SCRT, t jvjiT tR?oPPGL IM TO R(IMINJ VOO TW.rT I'M DOIMG 6O0U NAOvSK Fora voo im rHe PfxCti'oGMTiAi. t 1 1 1 ....nr. ye'-. r District Attorney. ,,, , , ,. . ., ! f dou t believe a similar ; the administration of any Dis- covered hv that record business is second only to that expenses have been less thaiij()f i... .. !..,.. :., r. ,,.!,..., rv.,,.. 1 uit im-i-u hi j m. i.-tiiii "iiiii.i. taxpayers in .lacltson County office, apart from his salary; .ft.IiOO n.oso 67125 5,975 Jtiii.fino Under the circuit!- , ,i rc- , i ' lawyer in the office is essential. the expense, and tho taxpayer I was no doubt, a wise procedure. .... . . anxious to take a more aciivc Hut bis two assistants wouldn't how' remarkable his record hAM aliiliitics as a trial lawver were, .11 . p t i . cost the taxpayers of Jackson ; e i -i i of crookedness nnd corruption District Attorneys office. Mr. liraml jury invest ijjnt ion. Wo seekinu vindication. II,. .ml il e. i i i i - ,i .i lookiuu over the court house 1 Well, You Know How SoT tHAT FcJS, m - . .as. . . y . , 1 u 1 , - J 1 I I ; records could one Maine nnv interested taxpavers from noting : . : : :- i.: V t...-:.. ... !..-:... .1 r . butiL una uiti-iitiiiuu w men upon eo it them another 11,073. At thi point tho Crawl total in collected fin ps; liciiij; at'tual only $10,800 of that urn-omit the , ... .Now it was a peruual of the 'which th Mail-Tribune KU'L'cst'd I Iii'ln-shing the inruiory of tlie electorate in this direction we! feared vonl.l injure their candidates cluiuees. Hut the Jack- son ( ciiinly ( eiilial committee thought otherwise, anV it is i partially i:i answer to their implied request that we have jiuff- : li.shed them today, j Perhaps they are rijjht. This is n strange campaign. But we really don't see Mow iit 'the face of this recorc1 any sa person can maintain that t!ii is "a taxpayers f ifrht. " and that ion the basis of business efficiency, legal qualifications and publiu eer-nomy, Mir. Chaney must be retained for four years more, or the commonwealth will apply business sense, to our 'politics." Personal Health Service By WILLNLM BRADY, M. D. 0frnd tttrr prtaln1nt to personal hcaltb and hjfr-ne. not to diaeaia ditnoala ar t rent men t, will be nawerw1 Bt Dr. Brady If a itamped, irltaddrtfaaed envelope In encloM. I.ctter-i ahould b brief and written in Ink. Owing to the large number of letton ra !cikcd, onl) a few can be trmwered here. No reply can be nude to qutrtea not conform ttig to InMtnirtioi'M Adilrrm Or. William Rra1r. In cre of this nepitnp THEY HAVEN'T GOT THROUGH THE SKIN YET For year nr lor.-;nr readers 'have been Rending me cllpplnus r im.n th-,i (innmn m a cu i-ir tt item that seema to im i, urns me mmidx Ol the press, nils Item , llsllully ailliears it me toriii o. a dispatch from VI- euna. Somehow 4 It does seem as:011tll nrHt takinK EOO(i nallls to re. though it should come from Hill-- ley street or. from somewhere I Uct h is always from jtn France. l rt , u,.ii nit nnu reads In Ihe-climilnfls. Anvway. - "he uem .His how It is KOins- to v,enm.;i. one - hi i.. ti.. ... i. fiitncu ti I no pussniiu i. in '.'.'".." iff;'1 "ia" . "I'... i 'mCcI whv i Hid ami 11 awtui, nu.oei . Kraclous. the sklllMy people . my irie to tet next place v pailor chair and tho! m l dure to visit the will bo rioting In the beauty fat ones won place for a facial, lest tlie experts :, a l". "steak and 'potato'..,, ,lv. It seems, ill the Vienna ! neb that an unidentified rub I I slv i dispatch, that an unidentified A. Mr.u',1 noctor" has succeeded ki tM8 daubed surface as near ... .. i..i .his face as Ills knees are for 24.... in "forclm! enouuli nourishment , tlirotiKh the skin of a patient to through the sum oi a mucin i .n,lltV1i11 HtruiiKth and bodv heut What a (leinorullzlr. t effect this when this Austrian doctor will probably bo nuiiliiK tho circuit ,L,m.y wVh his wonderful new remedy that gives BtrcnKlli Ihroiijli Mm Hkiii'' The comical Item cveu contains a special halt, lo prepare the suck-i era lor lho proiuollun cainpaiga Mint is lo folljw lu. due course, This la a revelation that the "pro-i cuss" discovered by the nameless Austrian savanl. Involves n kind- of massage w.th a mysterious mix- ture of ful, P'-oleld, sugar and tho necessary vitamins. lucre, iiiat.alleu hlooa in ills veins or unyisihlc cost will mak'o 'cm all sit up and watch : for lho Introduction, of the -;real 1 mn. It may even ' 'intrigue" i K An. mnA nn m. mi I it I.I e t,i ml I . " ' " " .' .; ,, .. said, many a doctor's name Is cheaply Imaghl. Mf ....nvun me lemo hiikii c nnu hnay be unwarranted. The Item annul forcing noui iisumeni turn io Blkn mHV(, j,,,, Mmv cmr. pomlent's little Joke. Hut If it Is not advance n -tent s propi tanaa, why oh why ,,,., u appear a : thousand times In the year, and WiiyS 111 tlie lOlIU Ol U reglllUI news dispatch? Another littlo Joke that my I , anonymous cot i esiiuiiiieiim eiijuj i.uin. i. i-.. n. i n.i. .mu smuc , , ,iying on me Is this: Kvery day! trouble and 1 wn:it to ask her how ' It Is With Mult GRCAT OGSlR TO GO TO OftPftf N5HT SPfclMG, IP VOutCMfiVjO tiieir nsint:i, niuriiey iusimcu reaches ffU.OOO all but ; munication are confidential, so far expenses to the taximvers, andaM 1 B!D concerned. Goiter regular salary of the office. ! Kindly send me some complete ! detail about your method of using ! iodine lor -Totter. (M. E. F.) record, disclosing these I inures, I the Taxpavers League avoid. perish.. or two tnoy send me a clipping, :nttrked wlu an arrow pointing to tllH HHtui'hin-s assertion of an es-l0f puiaoning by anilines or benzines, fronl lho wealinc of shoes imnie - dujtcj after uyeinB the leather :wii n dv rninmlnine nnlline i.r 1 Uer,ol derivative, "prove that these po)sonit are ab3orbed throt.-sh the ! ,ln)rokel, Mi(n" My correstmnd- im.,n hidden, ask me some laconic qnDation about the clash of "opin-1 ,.... .,.. shucks, suppose one spilled iil.,mr t ln Tribune and we in-. bottle ol' chloro.orm on one's neck I ..,. ...,,.., of .lackson county tie and iiresRntlv hocar.io iiiimn-'.. I1."!1" - , Would P'ovo that the. '"' ?? J "?.ngJ scions. Would it prove that the - "i1'!! o' me i lien : ouie u would. In niv lllustrlnns colleague's "i""on. Hut not m my opinion, rd col-I h'M these lerms: lw"-'ue "hot " Hese terms: , flnd . out nH lhls comnli ''" l,'t h,m "' buola "ith tbe!lnap Mr. rhaey has a Poisonous dye. provided I may . Iliak!llIO record as lhab have control of tlie air I breathe; the other hand, he must let n.e " " ,"f"' square , foot ' Kood or metal surface and . liB lat:e n llis kllecs are for 24;ti 'loins. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Kindly toll me lf the action of I on A. moan, lt flm.pcn tYin l.mllll, one who eats the pickles. (Mrs. 1 ID ; Answor. If tl.e pickles are sat-, ilsfncto.v in taste, there Is not :enoiiSh copper to worry about. I Colored Blood Is there any way to tell whether a person has colored blood In his i voins? Would a blood test tellitlve evidence of their guilt.' and anythiw? (K. J. O.l j in most cases securing pleas of Answer. -You menu negro blood, ! guilty, and taking them into the I suppose. There Is no test to de-jiustlce court at once and serur- itormlne whether a person has any trace of alien ancestry. Why both-1 or about such a fancy anyway? II' tne ludiviuuat nunseii is accept-, i. .. .,,'" . . . ' n II O I fir Willi lie lllll'IIOI'IH III IIP. lot lhls or that alien blood or n:i- j Icoatry? It you are troubled hy yarns ni surowniicKS. I can ns-.tu istire you that such yarns are pure-! ly iiciniiiiot oi iiiiiiHiiinine uuu iio.jn tlie iilinus oi mis cinnui nuc sldl rovraioll ,0 tye 0CCllr8. All !",t what the people will re-elect the children of a person of mixed: mooti win nave less in ine .nnea blood than the parent, piovlded' al-jtlio oilier pnient does not contrib- IIIU nunu- in un- uiic-h iiiimii. Oh. Pea. Please Write Please send me the address of I I,-. ,i , i,,. ii, .,,., GLecTG DOKfT Voo ) TAK6 HSf? f 1 8ne wa" eared of this trouble. (Mrs. ." - Answer. Kveu if 1 knew reg s Address or whatever was her trou- 1.1 a I A.nd.ln'1 Anmulu A tl sim. ngwer.-Ly advice is that any- ;one W1ln ifter 8"oum consuii nis own pnysician. .-vt?r hiiuuiu u goiter patient use iodine, unless under the direction of hla own phv- Of en pay for more addition t thcr personal nppemuK'C than tliey listil to," wild lnif?tf-sl Artie Small I 'day, us a cnsti mer walked' out with five bottles o' hnfr lonl-t. 1 i-oillit :tli rli--4 till 1 lop off t f !ei," i-eiuarkeil .Mis;-i tU' in WUHatus tbls moriilrr. Communications . Seniiiueiit Airrccd To. To tlie Kditor: An edltorlnl In ThuiMlny's Trib une entitled: '!.V I'rlendiy Wnrn- ing" was called to the attention the Uepublkan County Central i n connection whatever with the :T.lx l'ayets eomiuittee, who are .., rvinir n rierieH of advertisements '.,.. .., ... ..... i .hi. .ii. t01.la y0u cite the fact that the volerH re , an ,n,.rlnK and ! ...h , , ,t ", .' .,,, i, v..'n r:'valll,! 10 his constituents he should them to look carefullv Into Mr. Chaney's record. In this senti- ment we fully nKree with the editor of the Tribm vite the voters of .1 i. . . i.. n, .f fict.a 0'f le ,,,ulUy leounty clerk at th. 1 ' , " .l,.! , nd I the court house as til's comml.teo. has done. In " ,. ,.u ..., .rtn.i,,... reference to Mr. C haney s conduct of the district attorney's office.: , "'r" ""'I ? Z ! ho" - mnt re- Ihalr district ' !anorney. Wc lsh , s,ate that the ro- onlM wlll ,,,,.,. th!lt -for the! th,.Be yearB ,)rlol. Ul Mr. chaney ,hem , look r lrefullv into .Mr.lhavc experience in handling the ,.,.. ,,.,.0,d In this senti-' flnancTal and business affairs of j , ,, offlue ,iv, ln.xpayCrs had , J' .i ...... :.-,., rnr," dig down into their pockets for over U.,0CMi. to tall up p.-ohjii-1 tion law enforcement; that since Mr. Chaney has gone Into off lie it has not cost the taxpayer's one 1 i.,Kie dollar for prohibition "''V.T'im .enforcement. 'mvmtnf ihkluimw' i,m finnii 1 Tluy will further discover that !.aV I m.... ..- hnv.. been ."hen there was on almost unanini- l.nn.lla.l llll'llllilh ll I'tinnCVS OI - fico in the last llirec and onei'' ba'f years it the lowest average j cost per case jn .tuckson county any n t b e r county. ' They wlll find that Mr. Cha- ney's policy of threshing out rested criminals. ling sentences at the lowest pos-j Instead of allow ng them to : Into the circuit court and Into the bands of lawyeiS where the cost wouiu oe enoi :..,.. linu n i-cn in '.1 1 1 Sll f II n IIL- " . . .- .... . i Thc' Medford newspapers ' are for county commissioner. KilU t supporting Mr. (;ham y. Thutjt'oro is supporting ig Ashpolc ,.n ,.t..Hi i.t wiieii tne wnoi,- truth Is known, there is no doubt Newton C. Chaney on Novom- i,,.,. c. JArKso.v rofXTY rtKlM'lii.l- I'AN I'KNTHAL COMM1TTKE. tl'uld Adv.) A onl for iium-n r,, ,i,n i.-.iii,,,.. ... .... .......... t would like to say n word In I'M 6LAD Woo AKC1 (VAC;. XBvJT" X COvjIbn'T NOW, lt YOU APPOIWTE) V 5pj VOU TO M& ArVRvCAM COMSUL (Ao Afifrfiftf VJMLesS VovcoHAMA inj cass Vou'Be voo S?fAh: IT UiQOLQ- j-r jA?ArOiC. yOKJ TiOM'T "SPGAK TH( UA.MGuA.GC, Do Vour Rippling Rhymes (By Walt Maaon.) THK TlltKI.KSS JOKF.Il Who loves the too-perxlsient Joker, who sprini;s hi uuipf tlnuuKhoul the day? W h o would 9101 ernite him .with u poker, or punish him hoiiic other way? Vhre Ik a time for Hft-ni ly jestinK. it helps our-d spirits when they sur; but wne to him who's always quest i"k thrsutfh joke-books for another KaR. When earnest dilesales forefather, lo talk about the income tax, whai' muiv annoy iriK than the blather of idly jentinK jumpinK-jitcka? When Home Brent issue I'm espound hiK. at evening, in the Hlue Kront store, 1 want lo hear no JokeH refouhdintr, then rihald citmments make me woe. The cnronlc joker takes occasion to Jeat ut un unseemly time,, and no rebuke, and no persuasion ran keep him from thai wirt of crime. He'll try 4o pet off nome thiiiK witty, rjr sprint; a funny anecdote, when statesmen, visit ing our city, are telllnK us Just how to vote. . And' while the coroner is holdins an Inquest 0:1 some worthy pent, you'll hour the humorist unfolding a joke that bm't worth a cent. And if wo hold a lynching purty rebuking some one stei-ped in Hln, there'll he on hand a clever smarty ambitious to create a grin. He's joking when our horseleKH carriage has dumped uu in a muddy dell;- we hear blm Joking ol the marriage, and at the funeral, as well. He Jokes on hearing tales of sorrow, he JokeH at efforts for relief; from old Joe Miller be will borrow an anecdote that fits all grief. And so he makes his long en deavor to fill the town with luughter vain; and this sad hu morist is never beloved by peo ple safe and sane. reference to the Vlctiir Hursell. The county court Is the artery thrnuith which p.isses all the funds j gathered by taxation. The elec-; t!on of n county coinmissir.ner Is j of Brave concern to every tax I Payer He. must have ability and I n" ,J """ !",un'1 'mslness methods and ceedure and to be ol maximum exper.ence in handing the flnancTal and business affairs of e county. ielor ursell has all j o( ' n,"vc mialifications. I lls isuccessful conduct of bis own busi- ' conduct of the county's at i"1"' ""k,"nl1" lno "'-VBra ' . Some time ago it came to my .............. ... ............ ; was opposed to Victor Hursell in "' campaiKn. This was a surprise to me. for I knew that Mr. Core hi", "'Wilis held the highest opin ion in .in. uuiiiiMi. vmi e.iiiiiiii:t- i found a peculbir c. ' "B- Afu th P'"1" , ,,'VHV,.'J peculiar condition land had been passed and Mr. (lore had returned om Washington, he stnrted out 'o collect u large commission from the eighteen land grant counties. lie went before tile- county court of Jackson county and asked for ' " J " ' "."" ",l oun i.-iuseii in pay,r "e co .umssion asscu lor ny .nr. the history of;1"" '-uiei mini ne insisieti on !1 large coinnussiuu or re:niiiurse- com-V .Hd present 1 '"' m ee" "" ' j fai a gift, from tile people of Jack securing posifion county. Mr. Core, while lie cepiing mis money, was not satis- fied and evidently continues toj something. Karl I'ehl. of the Pacific Record ; "eraio nas always a.ivocilcil tlie payment of a large commission to 'ore. l-.arl M hl s n candl- lnte for mayor of .Medford. Hill (lore Is supporting Karl Fehl. ICaii r.-hi is Hiinnm-tinir win- Asi,,,ni . . I' Is common report that Karl i Kehl Is out to get control of Med- ford city affairs so he can throw city printing and city business to his own paper and U,. he Is sup - riii. mi "in i have a show In the county court to Rot county business. Maybe Wiff don't know anything about this. We wonder if Karl and Bill do. - May he there Is nothing to any of SURGl Just M SOfSTrVWG , J this but we advise the people of Jackson county tre-elect Victor Kurseil and be assured of the con tinued protection of county funds. R. K. NttAl.ON. Central l'oinl,Qreiron, Novem ber 2. I!f28. Paid Adv.) Answer lo -Mr. Dray. STo the Editor: Mr. rsray write? iihnt In the cases which Judge Thomas dismissed, many of them contained nothing but complaint and summons. Of counre not; these were cane prob ably to prevent the stall of lim itations from running and to pre serve the plaintiff s rights. These rights are now forever gone, due to u reckless dismissal of the cases. It KTT I GOVKltX M E X T l.KACL'R. f o Quill Points Dr. Work miys most of tho peo. pie me in iVbi, but solved. Flat terer. If the other fellow puts his foot in your mouth, that's legitimate football. If you bite it, thai'H OffKillO. Queer Juntiie. If a crJinlnal uses a hnekwuv to effect eiicapo. he is punched: If his tool iv nn imbecile Jilry. he noes free. The fare to Kurope by air will be sijcli); hut Alas! Anybody with sense enouRh to mnke t20tl will have loo mueh sense to spend it that way. I Plcklnjf an Jld Gold while blind folded shouldn't be difficult. Jus tice is blindfolded nnd she roeot nizes K"ld. old or new. ApiMirently there were no (ro-gclters In the old dnys. You never see a bronze stat ute with Its feet en a desk. The automobile is somewhat : I ke Prohibition. It didn't eliml nf . nate the horse, but it did restrict him t? the liomes of the rich. That Tennessee counterfeiter w)0 ra eil a one-dollar bill to a ten was just tinKiUK l UI' to" buy a dollar's worth. The office cynic's litt'e Klrl will be like her dad. She planted bird seed and notl.in,,- came of it except grass. " ext 1 ,fc Americanism: Members of the famlly WaitinK Impatiently in ,lJamu. wm company uses the famlly waltlnB uJalnilB, wmle co lmtll . rocm. A Eludunto of the school of ex perience who yearns lo du some thliiK for his alma muter might endow an1 emergency ward. -v' Correct tbls sentence: "And now, young gentlemen," said tile coach, ' "'usi sk. eucn oi you to loiter vim and celer:::-.' I must ask each of you to display It takes more than quantity pro duction to insure success. The mosquito, fof example, lays mori eggs than the hen. A' flnppcr is a girl so ohl she no longer judges a imrty by the refreshments. Well, lf we must have ah expe- enceil Hostess in the White House it s always possible to hire Toxai t;u nan. ' - .. - ... PflHHral AnnniinrnPIlf 1 OllUCdJ HUnOUIlCenieillS SUEKIIF I am the regular Reoubllcai nominee for sheriff of Jacksou "A i rate with all officials in the en. fP,nBn, , i... CHARLES D. STACY, Paid Adv; Route 4, Medford. COMMISSIONER. I am asking re-election to the of fice of County Commissioner on mf ' fsuch spU-nld'com tloll ,hllt Jllcks0 county bonds can. . not be purchnsed. A study of county expenditure' compared to other agencies shows a easeful handling of tax funds. J hav always supported n constructive ITLcZ. WT?? and conscientious p'vlcf tnir nnd eoual consideration tn nil. A Itustnons man or farmer does not discharge a competent employe because Bomeone else wants his job. VICTOR BUItSELL. Regular Republican Nominee. Pnld Adv. tf By BUD FISHER ASH: "t. wt tUlfH 0r IlllV HQ VII 111