I1! J-r n PAGE FOUR atEDFOUD MAIL TRTRUNE, M13DFORP, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, EKDRrAUV IS, 1011, MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE AN INPKPKNnr.NT NKWKIWl'KU rinu.iKiii:i uvkuy aftkiinoon ISCCKIT BUNDAT IJY TUB MKDFOHD l'lUNTIKQ CO. Tho Democratic Time. Tlio Mcdfonl Mall. Tlio Mcilford Tribune. Tho South ern UroRonUn, Tlio Ashland Tribune. Orrice Mall Tribune llulltllnp, SS3TO North I'lr stnxjt; telephone 7S. Official Paper of tho City of Mrdford, Official I'apcr of Jackson County. Kntcrcil an noconilclnss matter at Mmtfonl. Oregon, tinder the act of March 3, 1SI. BU8SCRXPTX0N RATES One year, li mail .. , ......,S.no Ono month, v mall . ... .80 I'cr month, iinllvrroi by carrier In Mcdford, Jacksonville and Cen tral roint . ... .50 Saturday only by mail, per year S.oo Weekly, per year .. - 1.80 With Mcriforil Ston-Orcr WESTERN FUEL OFFICIALS GUILTY OF SAN FKAXCISCO, Cnl- Feb. IS. Attorney for Vioe-l'roiili'tit Ja. H. Smith, Superintendent FreuYriek C. Mills nml Wcipht Checker K. II. Mnjcr of the Vetorn Fuel com pany, convicted jut before miilnislit on conspiracy to tlcfxnml the govern ment, expected today to nk n new trial and in the event of its refu-nl to nnpeal. Federal Judge Doelinj: et Satur day morning at 10 o'clock for pac ing sentence on the lliree men, but it was taken for granted it would not be enforced aptin-t them jkmhI- ing appeal. For the offense of which they were found guilty tho law pro vides cither a fine of not more than $10,000, not more than two years' imprisonment, or both, for each one of tho trio. Of tho four mm left to face the government') charges after tho re cent dismissal of the cases against nil but Vice-1'rc.-ident Smith of the company's officers, tho only one ac quitted last night was Smith' brother, Kdwnrd .1. Smith, another of tlio eoiirem'a weigher. The pro-erulion's accusation was that the convicted men cheated the government by undervvcighing im ortcd coal mi ns to dodge part of the customs duty and by overvveigh ing it in elling it for use of nrniy transports, m iis to get a higher price for it. QPP MINE NEAR JACKSONVILLE TO OPEN Tho CTnp mluo near Jacksonville. Is to bo opened up soon by San Fran clxco parties according to Wni. A. llurr, mining onylneer and metallur gist who Is now in Jacksonville. Mr. Uurr and Mr. 1 W. Vickorson of San Francisco havo nlso jnado arrange ments to manufacture plno, fir and cailar tanks mid wood stave, plpo at tlio county seat as well as Install cr auldo and llxlvlatlon plants. "Tho San Francisco parties are al ready on tho ground" said Mr. Uurr lust night, "and aro making prelim inary preparations for starting work. There promises to bo so mo Interest ing developments In tho near future." The Opp mine Is ono of tho best known gold properties in tho county mid hag returned thousands of dol lars to the owners. During tho last two years, however, there has been Httlo or no work dono. Mr. llurr wag engaged in mining engineering In I'arral, Mexico when driven out by tho revolution and hag made his per manent residence. In Jacksonville miico. IIo believes there Is a great opportunity for mining development at tlio count)' seat and sees Jacksonville- soon returning to tho glory of tho olden days. DRAMA LEAGUE MEETING AT PUBLIC LIBRARY TONIGHT At 8 o'clock this evening at thn l'ubllc Library a mats mooting will ho called for the purpose of establish ing a branch of tho Drama League of America In Medford. Representatives of tho principal clubs of the city will bo on hand and a apodal Invitation Is Usucd to men and women who aro Interested In buttering tho dramutlc offerings lu tho city and aiding In tho gonoral work of Increasing Interest in tho stage as a medium of educa tion and cnllghtonmeut. MERCHANTS CHOOSE NEW OFFICERS FOR 1914 At n special mooting of tho Mer chants association bold Tuesday mor ning the following officers wore elect ed: Karl Q. Oaddls, president; O. S. Iluttorfiold, vice president; O. M. Kldrt. treasurer, nml John II Parkin. pecTotnry. NS ATTACKING Till' ' Chin riLLAMOOlv hniuberlain ;us follews: Say, Hrothcr Dairymen, will Senator Chamberlain havo tho gall to ask you to vote for him slnco bo voted for freo cattle, free milk, freo cream free fish, free lumber, etc. Oct jour knife ready, boys, for ho lnpned Tlllnmook county In the fnco when ho voted to place tho Industries of this county on tho freo list, and Senator l.nno did the name. It Is ill to mention that oory republican senator and congressman from OreKor. has voted to protect dairymen and other agricultural Industries. The rortlium Uresjonism tlio follewing: Of course Senator Chamberlain growers and tho lumbermen to vote lowed tlio caucus gag and voted for tor I is n free-trade, tamr so far a cerned. Can cither the Headlight or the Oregonian show any evil results of the tariff on Oregon products Are not cattle, milk, fish, lumber, etc.. selling at as high j price today, higher, perhaps, than before the tariff went into effect I Are not lumber mills reopening all over the northwest, with more orders in sight than for years' Has there been any appreciable reduction to the pro ducer in the price reeeivud for milk, cream, poultry and other products of the farm? Have not eggs, hogs, cattle and other staples made new high records the past winter1 As for free wool, which it was predicted would ruin the Oregon wool-grower, the following is quoted from Dr. S. "V. MeClure. secretary of the National "Wool-Growers' associatien: "Statistically wool Is in a stronger position today than It has been for a number of years. My advice from lloton Is to the effect that tho market lias been practically cleaned up hero and abroad. In London January sales closed stronger than they have at any time In tho last 12 mouths American bujers bought considerable quantities. Slnco tho sale has closed, wool continues to advnnec. .! ' ., "About January 20 eastern ivool buyers began contracting wool lit I'tah and Idaho. Already S, 000, 000 pounds have been contracted a prices the same as last year and In some cases a half cent hlchor; 10 'S. cents has been paid, for Soda Springs wool and 1 cents for I'tah. I am unable, of course, to predict tho future couno of prices, but 1 bellow that these facts should be given to woolgrowcra." This doesn't look as if the hat would have to be passed for the Oregon wool-grower any more than for the Oregon farmer on account of the new tariff. The partisan press had bettor secure some other campaign material such guff won.'t go. FIGHTING MAIL Til 13 most potent factors at the expense of the houses. The mail-order houses are themselves built up and sus tained wholly by the small town and the country. The mail-order house does no business in the city in which it is located because it meets the competition of the department and other stores that advertise. It meets little or no competition in the small town or country, be cause the town and country merchants do not advertise, while the mial-order house does both by newspaper and catalogue. Last year one mail-order 000,000 of business an average of a dollar for each man, woman and child in the United States and nearly all of this huge business came from the small town and country money sent away from home never to return. None of the $90,000,000 came from big cities, because mail-order "bargains" have no attraction for city people they read so much of "bargains" in city papers. In a recent speech, Governor Hodges of Kansas told the business men of Kansas City that the best way to compete with the mail-order house is by systematic, hon est, extensive advertising. And he laid down a rule that if every merchant would spend as much, in proportion, of his. profits in honest advertising as the mail-order houses do, they would have little trouble with the mail order business. "Advertise extensively, and then live up to vour advertising," the governor said, "and vou will not be troubled with mail-order houses. You know you have the goods your people want. Tell them about, them." The merchant who follows this advice docs not fear mail-order competition indeed, he courts it as a trade stimulator. Huge Mud Lumps The territory within a mllo or two of each of tho mouths of tho Missis sippi Is characterized by largo swol llngs or upheavals of tough. Mulsh gray cla), to which has been applied tho tiamo "mud lumps." Man) of tbefco mud lumps rise just offshoro mid form Wands having a eurfaco extent of an aero or mora and a height of ." or 10 feet, but some do not reach tho water surface. Theso mud lumps, In addition to being of Importance becauso of their effects on tho channels of Mlsblssdppl river are nlo of considerable purely scien tific Interest, for their development is not Included In tho usual coiu-oo- tlun of delta growth, and ulthoiigh fcoverul theories liuvo been advancod, their canto must still bo regarded us uncertain. To an observer ut the mouth of the river tho idrji that tho region is a great dumping ground for u largo part of tho United States Is most Im pressive Tho land Is bolng built out Into the sea at an estimated average rate of about 300 feet a year; in borne places tho rato is much more rapid than In others. In ono place In Oardeu Island Hay the land appears to havo advanced -000 feet lu tho spilngof 1012. Tho mud lumps are commonly 20 to .10 rods broad and stand "0 or 30 feet above tho adjacent bottom. Their growth occupies from a few hours several years and Is usually Irregular, (leuerally a mud lump rises In a fow wookti or mouths to a height of 4 or f feet above tho surfaco of tho vvator. Thou It lenmliiH quiet nml 1b THE TARIFF UKADLIUUT attacks Senator eolioes this partisan wail in will ask tho dairymen and tho wool for him on the ground that he swal tho now underwood frce-trndo tariff. tlio principal Urvgou industries aro con - ORDER HOUSES in the building up of the city countrv are the mail-order house did more than 00,- Mouth Mississippi beaton down by tho waves lu the course of a few years. Many of thorn subside, however, and somo disap pear over night. Those that rise slowly nro considerably worn hcfo.'O thoy stop growing, whllo those tli.it rlee more rapidly mid In protected place are capped by laminated silt having a maximum thickness of 10 feet. Among tlio most conspicuous an.! Impressive features of tho mud lumps aro tho mud springs that are active on many if uotall of them. Tho dis charge from theso springs consists ' suit, watery mud, mid gas In fact, gas escapes at many places on tho surface of the Delta of tho Missis slpp!, tho vents appearing to be most numorouH mid largest on and near tho mud lumps, though tho rato t f flow rarely, If over, exceeds a fow cubic feet an hour. (Ins tIboh lu bubbles lu all tho mud springs, though its rato of Issue varies. It is considered by soma scientists that tho mud lumps uro producod by a gentle seaward flow of layers of semifluid clay under tho land and shallow water nour tho ends of tho passes. Tho mud lumps appear to bo the product of flow, becauso lu uo other places havo such thick bodies of clay been found, and tho fuct that they occur almost exclusively uoir tho ends of tho pusses and that they nro most actlvo during mid uftor times of high water seem to support this theory. Legal blanks tm sale at the Mall Trlbuno office. tf Corn Meal, the American Indian's Gift to Civilization IH'imitiitoiit of Agriculture Suggeitu (Vrtnln Indian KccIh t tho lloiocvvlfo; No Tell lluvv Corn Meal Is I'lvparvd In South Caro. llnu, tloitoti, tttil and Jamaica, Original) "Indian corn" was a (topical or subtiopli-al plant, but the Indians, who made It ouo of their staple foods, succeeded finally In nia duelug varieties which would ripen ns far north ns C.utadn. Since tho discovery of America, this staple food of those abortuses has been gen erally raised nil over tho world. It now ranks with wheat, rye. barley, onus and rlco as one of tho most lm portnnt food grains, and mny Ho called tho American Indian's great est gift to modern cl Illation. Indian com, therefore. haR special historical Interest for Americans from tho fact that It Is generally ree ognUed an being native to American soil. Its cultivation and use even 'u the enrly colonial das was very widely distributed. The desire to produce It was probably tho Incen tive which must frequently led the Indians to abandon nomadic life and to form settlements, llecauso of the quickness and cae with which It caa be raised. It was undoubtedly the means of savin from starvation many of tho pioneers who emtio from other lauds. So Important vvna this food In tho da) s when tho country was being settled that both natives and colonists In their trouble with ono another found It wns a greater blow to d os troy corn crops of udvor rarlcs than to make war upon them Tho department of agriculture.' ex perts In nutrition have boon stiublng the posslblu uses of corn meal, which they have figured out makes up over eight per cent oi tho total food con sumed by tho people of tho Culled States. In n farmer's bulletin (No. 565) entitled "Corn Meal as a Food and Wbvh 0f t'ln It" several iloxon roclpeti aro given Hint may call to mind old favorite and suggest to the housewife untried dishes both appn tiling and nutritious. Some of theso recipes data back to tho aborigines of tho soil. One of them is as follew: Zunl Indian Dread. 1 cup whlto corn mcnl, 1 cu yellow corn meal, I cup water. 1 teaspoon salt, U tea spoon cayenne. 1 cup chopped suet. Mix all well together; form Into rolls about u Inches long; roll In greased paper: and bake In a tnodcrnto oven ouo hour, serve hot. Tho habit among tho Indians was to theso cakes In the busks of the corn, a method which Is sometimes followed by campers. MEDFORD'S MUNICIPAL NEEDS Survey of City by I'rof. Sowers of tlio Statu Cnlverslty of Oregon. (Continued f'oin yesterday) Kroniiiny iiL'gnnlcl In I'lirvliiiHcs Ily letting contrncts for tho pur chase of the principal materials ilsod lu tho department such ns lumber, cement, crushed rock, nnlls, etc., con siderable economy might bo effected during tho course of thn year. At present theso materials aro purchased on opun market orders without in viting bids. Maintenance Contract Such futuro contracts as may be let for maintenance of pavements should bo let on tho basis of sqitaro yards laid rather than upon tho basis of an annual maintenance of cash square yard of pavement. .Wcl for SuliMirfaco .Map Tho proxent Is tho only time whon accurate maps can bo prepared show. lug tho size and exact location of all subsurface structures. Tho absence of such maps places serious difficul ties in the way of futuro pavement administration and public utility con trol and may result In great cost io tho city when unnecessary openings may have to bo mado In tho pavement In ordor to try aud locate u break lu a sewer pipe or water main, Tho preparation of such maps should bo authorized at onco. No Conduct SiiiiimmicH The engineer's monthly oh II mat os of work done are not grouped togeth er so that one may havo tho complete history of each contract. A contract register should bo Instulled so tint thoro would bo a complete history f every contract. Street ClemUng Tho method of cleaning Htreula which eoinprltos a patrol system by day followed by washing with flush ing wagons during tho night Is tho most efficient und satisfactory meth od on well paved streets. Owing to tho largo mileage of umooth surface pavements lu Medford street cleaning Is a slmplo problom. Water Department Tho water department seems to bo well managed. Water rents aro col lectod quarterly in advance This plan Is good. Annual Inspections are mado to see that proper churgcg aro John A. Perl UNDERTAKER Lady Assistant 2fl H, HAltTLKTT Plinnoii f At ..ii.l AT.lrt Ambulance Sen ho Deputy Cor on or There mo other simple breads which were, first madu by tho In dians and are er) old t.xpos, closely resembling the breads of other primi tive people. Though easy to proparo. thoy aro nevertheless very palatable. Two of theso aro "Ash Cako" and "lloo Cako." Ash Cake. 1 quart cum meat, 3 teaspoons tmlt, 1 tablespoon lard or other shortening, boiling water. Scald (ho meal, add tho salt and shortening, mid when tho inKturo Is cool form It Into oblong cako, add ing nioro water If necessary. Wrap tho cnkcH lu cabbago loaves, or pluro one calibago leaf under tho cukes and ouo over thoiii, and cover them with hot ashes. lloo Cake: lloo oakcH nro made out ot corn meal, watur anil salt. Tho)- woro originally baked before an open fire on n board which for convenience had a long handle at tached to It. At profcut thoy aro cooked slowly and on both sldett on a woll-gro.iEcd griddle. Certain dishes made of Indian corn havo become Identified with certain localities :iud thus wo have particular recipes bearing tho namoM of those localities. Cor Instance, there Is South Carolina Corn llroad. South Carolina Corn llread: I V4 quarts flue com meal, 2 4 quart wheat flour or S fc quarts fine corn meal, m quarts wheat flour. 3 tea spoons salt, 1 pint mashed sweet po tatoes, 1 rakoyoast. Mix I pint naeh of tho corn meal ami tho flour and add warm water enough to form a stiff batter. Add the yoast cake, mixed with n small amount of water Keep thls-ifpoirge lu a warm plnc un til It becomes light.' Scald the meal with boiling water nml us soon ns I Is cool enough tidd It to the spoil. Huston Drown Hruad may ho made s follews: I cup corn meal, 1 cu ryo meal, I cup Ornlinm flour, 2 teaspoons soda, 1 teaspoon !'. three-fourths cup inolnw.es, 2 cups sour milk or ! cups sweet mlU Mix anil sift tho dry Ingredients and add tho molasses and milk, lloat thoroughly mid steam 314 hours lu well-buttered, covered molds. Ilo. move tho rovers and baku tho bread long enough to dry tho top. This may bo madu also with li cups corn meal and r)o moal mid ni Ornhum flour. (To ho continued) mado for tho use of water. Water Is turned off on falluro to pay water rents. Tho forms used In the ndiulu Istratlvo work seem to bo sufficient nml tho control over revcuuo collos tlon scuuig (o bo adequate. lively Service Should Ilo .Metered Largu cities generally throughout tho country aro more and more adopt. lug tho policy ot metering each ser vice connection. Ily u complete me tering of tlio-city, vvartago can bo provonted, fates equitably adjusted, and by comparing quantities distrib uted from reservoirs with qumitlthii metered by consumers, the extent of leakage can bo determined. Cndor tlio flat rnto system tho charge to consumers Is based not up on tho amount of water used, but up on tho opportunity to imo wnter. It Is Inexact and unscientific. A water closet lu uu office building pavs 11.50 whereas n wator closet In a hotel or store building pays fiO cunts; ono barber chair pays f 1.00; each additional chair pays SO cuts; uaeh. bath tub lu u barber shop pays 7C cents; In a hotel tho first bath tub for gonoral uso pays 75 conts und ouch additional tub 50 cents. It costs Just as much to deliver 1000 gallons of wntor to a largo consumer us to u small ono yet a consumer using I em than 5000 gallons pays at tho rato of .'10 cents per tliotiHund gallons E. D. Weston Official Photographor of thr Medford Commercial Clul Amateur JLrjishiug Post Cards Panoramic Work Flash lights Portraits Interior and oxtorior viowi Negatives mado anv thru and any place by appoint wont. h. M, IIAIIMON, Mnnaicer. J.08 E. M&iU PfaOM 1471 for quantities lu excess of fiOllO gal lons. City Should Own .McIcih Wlioru every soivlco Ih molomd eltle havo recogiilKud tho principle that It Is bettor for tho city to own tho meters than for the consumer in own thorn because thoy can be to paired with so much greater facility mid henco lit less cost, A nopurul-i metur history card tilioutd bo iiuilu (allied for each meter. MEDFORD CITIZENS TO POPSTERS' MELTIN0 A number of Medford cltUeiiH aro planning to attend the boosters meet lug to be held lu Kugoiio, Thursdu) ot this weak, It Is a development meeting In connection with Urn ox blblt to bo placed nt Ashland durlti i DANGER AFTER GRIPPE 1,1c- lu 1'oor Itlood, Cougli Woiu.Out Condition and Orlppo, pleiirls). pneumonia are greatly to bo foannl at this season. To provwnt grlpw from being fol-i lovvod by olthor pleurisy or nmimiio- uln, It Is Important to drlvo (hf last trace of It out or tho ) stent. Our ndvlre U to take Vlnol, our delicious cod liver and Iron prepara tion without oil, and get your strength and vitality buck quickly. W. W Lake of Aberdeen. Miss sa)s: Orlppo left mo weak, run down and with n severe cough from' which I suffered for a long time I tried different remedies, but tiothlu,. S'm; coined to do mo any rtood took Vlnol from which I rrnid groat buMoflt. .My eougli Is almost entirely gone and I am strong and well sshIb." Try Vlnol with the rsrUlMty that If It doe not benefit you we wll glv back your mono) Medford I'hnr marv. Medford Ore I. S. Cor IMemn of Hcalp t our Sao Salve Wo cuarautoo It. SALTS IF BACKACHY KIDi I Drink lots of vvator and ttop eating mca for a whllo if your Bladder trouble! you. Wlirn you wal.fi up with lutksahc and dull ml-ry In tlt kolner rigltn It gvn tially iniMns )ou havt lrn eating t tmnh inmt, says n well known Authority. Misit forms urie nn which otrrwmks tbfl khlrwv-s lu tlirlr effort In filter It frmn the bkuhl and tbry lcom sort of paralysed and ory. Wton your Mdnoys put slucgUh and clog yell mint rvlietri tlftn, like you rrllv your lfli ir moving all tho body's urlmHi wlr, flxi )U IkiVo loth, sUk bsadsslto, disry nvll: your slmnsch sour, tongvin Is co-itrd, and whisi tli wAthr l Ind you have rhmmmtlo twlHxr. 1h urine Is cloudy, full of wdlnwnt, chsnnrl nftrn grt sore, water MwbU stid yen are oI.IInI to srrk relief two or thrra UiihA during thn night. Kltlifr coniult a c"l. rrllsblo pbysl rlsn nt once or get frm your phumaeUt about four (xinfrs of Jsd halts i tnk a tahleiqvMiilul In a glass of water Woro hrrskfiut for a few dnv and jour kidney will then not fltw. 'I Id famous .illaJ mado from Ilia neld nf grope and Irtiinn Juice, combined with UlliU, and has lioen um for generation to rlenn anil stlmulnta slupgUh kidney, aluo to nrutrsllro acid In thn urtnn so It no nnRr irritates, thus ending bladder wrfllnet, Tad halts Is a Ufa saver for rrguUr meat eatiM I Is Hicxtx-nMve, con not Irijuro and tnskr a diht,'lilful, iller vrseimt lithla-wster drink PAGE THEATRE THURSDAY, JOHN CORT Presents MSINTYRE an? HEATH AHDCOMPAHyOFlOO IHAHAGNIFICIEKT MBfVt REVIVAL OF THEIR BIGGEST MUSICAL iyC0MEDy SUCCESS. THF WAMTREd NOTE Owing to tho iinporlmico of ihis engagement, J' lake this nieaiiH of personally guaranteeing my patroim that "Tho Ham Troo'' will bo tho largest and most costly miiHieal attraction that has ever played tho city of -Mod-ford. Mr. Jt, 10. Gordon, Managor, meiDS: Lower Floor I .Halcony First VI rows $2.00 f)VHt w O r,a( a ,.. i Next a rows 1.00 " 1o hwis $2,00 Soat Salo Tuesday, 10 A, M, Iho I'uiuilim I'aclflo fair, A wpeclal train will bo run rrom Ashland to Kuhoiiu for Iho lu'cuiniuodatloti ot thoHo who aro doidioiiii of attending, A Mleopiir will bo run on No, lit, ar iIvIuk In Medford at n.VO p. in. Thosu going will bo able to get back to Medford and other valley points b'rl da) allot noon IT Theatre TONIGHT ONLY Tin: i si:i: 'iinmoit I'unttiiliiK Allco Joyro und Tom Monro, tho KhIoiii ilutm In it lvoieol thrlllvr, TWO I II lilt Itdlioii. and minus Vllu Don't MIih'IIiN One ('t)MIN(l Tomorrow .Night Only tiii: inN;-ioirs sioitv l.ublu two-reel thriller ISIS TitEA1RE I'hntopta) Today The Street Singers 1 no lli-rm i i-nmriMK limn mni'i mid Wnlll Van IUTIIIC WUUI.V NO 7M Nttvti iiow'iiiicv sTiicci; oil Pare OCT IILU'Kllli Cimody Here 'lliurMlrty till; ItCM'ltltKftlOV' Two Carts STAR THEATRE TODAY WEDNESDAY anil THURSDAY NORTHWESTERN FEATURE FILM DAYS FRIDAY anil SATURDAY "FAMOUS PLAYER" DAYS SUNDAY Quo Vadis Kit;lit Keels MONDAY anil TUESDAY GEO. KLEINE ATTRACTIONS February 19 oooKfjy ,QE0.V,H0BART tyRic oy VUJAM JEROME WORLDS BESTf DANCING CHORUS oagocfAy SPECIAL IUMTREEORCHESTRnJEP- - wjm Next 'I rows 75 T,nRf, fi rows fiO Mail ordors now. Phono 418 1 I J