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. ' "' ;, s fe rj l ,' KfEnFOUD. AfATTv TUTTiTJNE. MEDFOTtEf. OUIWON, TIMWDAY, NO VMM HIM?. 17, 1014 FACE OTlflE SL r if r i v if . fcAc W PRIZES OFFERED PHOTOGRAPHS OF LARGEST TREES Tliu illmi let foieMer nl I'ortliuid, Ont;iMi, Iiiih received nttiirluifloii (tint the American (Icnelle Afmiclnllnn of WiihIiIiikIoii, I). (! , Iiiih olfonul (no prliM of $l(io imicIi for two iilioln-Kratiliii- one of tliu linncHt ireo In Urn United Htitti'M of a imt-liciiiliii; nin ulmi. mill olio of the liirKUHl'liroiiillKiif triii which iIoi'h not limit- cilllile IicciIh. Under lliu hcml of mil-lii'iirliu; Mini fies urn tilt Hk'MiiiHm, wnlnutK, htit ti'inulH, ii(iiiin nitil twin, llm only niitlo rniMiNitnliitliH or which croup In tlio iokIiiii iiki Hut Oregon onlt mul tliu Callforiiln lilucl; oak. In llm Hiiioml cliihH, Unit of tliu non-nut-lii'iirliiK hruiidlcnf nperles, we luuo In IIiIh smtlnn kiuli tiros mi llm hrniid. Ii'iif nniplii, Oiokoii null, red alder mid hluclc Cottonwood, I'liutoHnipliM of cone-heat In tree mo not wanted, ax It In definitely Idiowit Hint tlio Cnllfornla IiIk tntiH Iiiivk no rlvulti; lint Inter tlio anno clailoii may ttilui iii tliu iiiMloit and offer prizes for plrtutoii of viirluiis hinds of conlfitiK, hiirli an pines, flri, spruces mid eodnrs which crow mi iiliiimlantty In Vanliliir.luu and Ore Kii. Tlio olijort of HiU competition, iih Hinted tiy tliu axHoclatlon, In to find out In what tedious tliu nalUo trees attain din lurniiHl Kiowth, and under what conditions the)' thrhe lient, Tito forest service Iiiih dlHcovered that tlio DuiikIiih fir of tlio Itorky inotinlaliiH mid tlio DoiikIiis fir of the I'arlfle (onut, while liotanlrally Iden tical, have dlffeienl churnelcrlNtlr which nie apparent wherever they are plumed. I 'or example. It linn heen found that In ticrmany tlio Pacific coiiit form of DotiKlaK fir urowit much ilium rnpldly, hut In not aN hardy an tlio ItocUy niounlaln form, (leriiiau foieiitern are now working to dlxcovor a htralu of DoiikIiih fir which will ioiiiIiIiih tlio hardlnewt of tlio Itocliy iHoiintalii form mid tlio Inrr.u alxo of the ai'llle ronut form. Tlio nMorlatlou aiiuiiiinreH tflal tint iiinti'Nt vlll clou-on July I, l!U.. CRATER LAKE TIMBER OFFERED FOE SALE The fold1 1 service will prohuhly of for for nale within a xhort tliuo a 1 1 art of 3.SS million feet of tlmher on tlio Orator National I'orent In nnuthnrii Oickoh. Tliu tlmher Ik located on two unlit ouo roulaliilni; ST. million feel on the west Hide of Klamath Lake, nnd Hit other containing VJ" mtllloii feet Jinti iiHt of Ilio Orator l.nko Natloin I'urk. The nlnnd on hot It unltn Ih practically pure id low pine. Interested partlex who may wInIi to exiunlno thin tlmher while weather londltlotiH ato favorahle, ran ohtaln ileialled location and other Infoinia Hon from tlio illMrlcl forcHler at Portland. Oregon. SPY'S CAPTURE IN FRANCE TOLD DF BY OFFICER I'AltlH, Nov. 10. 'On ciimiIiik out of n dlit road, ilimcnnilliiK from Vor diiu," iiii)H an of flier who Ih iiioloi In Hie I'm In .Midi, "I itohmciI a iiiIm ernhlo cieat mo leaning hituWI) on an imk-xtuff, llo limped aloiiK 1'iilti- fully an If ho worn wounded and doffed II itieiiHy hat In litiliihlu wiliito, I lenpoutlod aliHeut-iulnileilly and wi nt on my way. "An hour later a dull tattlltiK ax "f tliu cracltliiK of hrani'hi'H, mid the liurHtliiK of a iihcll In a thicket hcMde the load, hroiiKht un hack to thu ieall(ln uf war, and at tliu Hnmu time to tliu waiideilnt: viiKahniid tho onl t'lviituru who could have mi noon ami ho ac;iliat'y iiotited tliu enemy on tlio pohIiIoii uf my little deliich niV'nt. Wo tin ned anlde fiom IIiIh dtiiiKuiotiH route and hy a croHKod ruad leached the main road Icadlui; to ViikiiIxmiiI n Spy in H....-.I i.. l.l..t. ..r il i (.'ONiiiiiieo in linen in me ii'h" houd, who now clearly appeared to my mind iim one of thoco Hoft-ninn-HtTi'il miIuh of whom wo liavo neon ho many In IIiIh war, who follow (heir tortuoiiH way, Hccklnt: Information iih thu mendicant hcoIh alum, faltering liiHlnuatliiK, RientluKi llHtenlim, watchlnc, then dlhapjiearltiK Into Home oecict unilcrKroiind routu hy which ho beam IiIk fruitful hartcMt to IiIk vhlefx, then coiiiIiik hack In the rolo of the ioniueror, erlni; n a iiuhle to tlm Invader. Hiiddenly, thuru luforo mo np pearcd thu man, kIMIuk mil of thu thicket. Ho aluo had taken the loundabniit way ami after pontliiK thu (ierinan hatter), hud at once Marl ed on a now hunt for Information. "I riiHlied upon lilm nnd ho navo a Htnrt of mirprlM), thou IiIh Krean) hand went to It In i)ch hi tlio lU'Hture of wIpIiik away learn. " 'Your papern,' I demanded, lie produced a Kroany hunch with hero and there mi llleglhlu trace of writ ItiK on them, and with hero and (hero tho cleer Imllatloii of an official lc. No Mtfu conduct, no paHHpori. Hiy lletnt)K llliuM'tf 'If ho had no papem It wan he(auto thu ma) or had heen nhot, or tho not ahliM of tho town had fled. The II laKu exluted no more; thu children eeit had hoen nhot, " "Taku li I in In i-harKu ' Two inon on either Mldu uxecutu tho order, (heil thu HprliiK of tet)l hidden be neath the raitH of thu vuKiiboud hIiown ItHclf. Thu man In uprlKhl, tall, ro liitHt, aKKrennlNe, thu e)o flaHliliu: and thu olco doflaut. "If you want to taku me, ou'll have to brim; a vehicle, for I'll noxer walk.' Tlion hu seen IiIh mlytnko, IiIk form hciidn nr.aln,'hln Milcu becoiucH humble nnd MippllcatltiK. 'I'll ko wherever )ou like, my kooiI ntr.' "Too latu! No more doubt, pun hIIiIo. Thu vchlclo lit dlipeniwd with a Htonu wall at thu entranco to n vlllaKO Ih Hiifflrlcnt.'' - M E WOODEN PASSENGER CARS FORRA ILROADL IN WAHIIINdTON, Nov. 17. -Tliu toil. h ruction of wooden piiMHoiiKer earn for tlio rallwayn of tho United Htnto piactlcally Iiiih cetiHcd, according to thu report of tho coniiultloo (in niIIn mid i'iulpmeut, of which C. C. .Me- BAD KILLS MOST BL M E PASSENGERS TAN DISAS T R TERRI BATTLE DESCRIBED BY A SURVIVOR VAKIIIN(JT(N, N . 17. "More ileal Im il n) I'fiiincil In improoer ciiti liilion uf train conchcM mul wnitin room lliun ly timu uueiilniiln." Tliu committee on unit i,v hum ice mid iinlwnv iK'cominoilntioiiM o icpoitcit lo the minimi couxen mn of Hie Nil- WUf Not Cot tho best Hinoko, Our. Johnson, unit nlro patroulto homo. " f-'lioni ot thu IiitorHintu Comnifite CoiiiiiiIhMoii Ih ehnlrman, mado to the tioniil AHMoeiiilion of Hailwnv Con annual convention of thu National nM-'nnhHiiiiiurk loility. Hoclntlou of Hallway ComiulHHloneri j '"11,,,' noxionn pi-m tluit nil the '""" conche, uxpccinlh -li'fptiijf earn, in Tim committed flndn that fid per eoiincelioii with (he pcciilinr eliiinie cenl of the i5B,l!0l doralliuentH In the ter o' dimt llicriin, i- iii-.1 eomlueive ten earH from 100 1 to 1013. Indu-u,, ,.,.,, m.,.,liK where proper ven'i hIvii, weru due to defoellVu roadway jtj0l , m.kiiiK,- the eoinmittce and eiulpmeut. TIiphd dernllnientit inlded, wcro (he raiiMt of .1727 death. i ,',,,,,1 , t. ,kIiIiiik or niilwuv Not only defectH In Mteel hut heavy ,,,),.(Hi t, ..onmnlteu wi, thih wheel loiidH mid hlch iipeed iiM'jpn.hlfni Iixim Ihtm imrlv Hntirfifirilv blamed for nonie of thu brealiliiK of mustered on the trunk line-, lint on rnlln or fnlluro of ralln In other iu- many hrmieh lin.v the diny, diity oil "J11'0'' lmii i Mill in evidence. A ipirotin "Thero can he no doubt," tho tout- emupaiun uvmu1 Huh condition ir mllleti reporlH, "that Htcel can are.ie,.,,,,,!,,!,,!,.,!. bettor and wafer than thow; of wooden coiiHtructlon, A irom the i'tiiiman company nhowHlt,.( ,i jt i recommended thu that In four Jelirn 72 pernoii were I riiilmml l.1nllllihi..n.. uholi.li tin ............. , --.-...... ... hilled In wooden Pullman tarn while only hIx were killed In all tttecl iarn. "There Iiiih been a notlccnblu In crease from ear to year In thu load to which ritllM and equipment have been Ntibjccteil and thu Increahu In Mill keIiii: on," hii)h tho report ' In no other situation IiioIuk danger to life Ih material uued with M) Blend or a margin In (itreiiKth, JikIbIiik from thu annual stntlHtlcs of acci dents. In loiuparlHon with other en KlneeiliiK iikch of mnterlals of con Htructlou knowledKO of thu workltiK Ktrosso In railway mnturlals In In n very backward statu. No other ur lce Ih furnished so extended a list of annual failures which, In part, Is attributed lo this lack of Information nor would such an exhibit of fnlluro be tolerated In any other branch of etiKlueerlnK- .Many of these failures aru believed lo be of a preventable nature and, oven In thu light of pres ent kunwIcdKo, could ho Kuarded aKalusI " ('(iicIci.kuc in pnividni',' driukinu statement . wilier nt Htnlion- mid on tniiiin is Miitiomiry water cooler, prcM-ribe u cooler with ii portable container, uui Cot in methods of cleiin-iu: hiicIi eon tiiineih, niiiiitiiry iiic(Iioi1h of handling ice, snnilnry drinking eiipx to he pro vided free of choice for I In- ptihlie, mid to fin hid the jilacin of ice in the icfcptnclc. Incpihirity mid fmliire of Milnitb mi trniiis to nrnve and depmt on time is the eiitise of wide couiplaiiit, ty the committee. Another soiucr of compluiiil i( the lack of nilciittnte Hcrviee on Siuula,x. The committee believe, tluit at len-t one train hhould ojK'rnte in each direction u a miiii miitn Sunday sen ice. E TWO DELICIOUS PRODUCTS; ASK YOUR GROCER ANTW Kill', Nov. 17 Orders to "tonash up the windmills an) where: within ten miles ofjiny possible en KaKeiucul" have been Issued by uffl- curo of the allied armies. It has been found that thu Flem ish windmills aro as dniiKerous as they aro plcturcsiiie. .Many of them surmount lofty brick bases which rIvo thu wheels a total IicIkIiI ot "." or 100 feet. Haley's Cannlnc Co., of Talent, has Just put two excellent new pro ducts on thu market and asks a trial by (ho iieoplv. They can bo had at our Krocers. llaCley'H apple juice Is a delicious, healthful product iiiadc from selected apples, sterilized as soon as pressed and put In sanitary cans. It has the flavor of thu fresh fruit and the kooplnt; iiualitles of any other canned product Insuring this whqlc homu bovcrnno at any time ot the )car. Absolutely no preservatives urn used. It Is put up a package that permits It to ho alwns In tho homu icady for use. If you llku clean fresh elder of i u a 11 1 y this fills (hu bill. Magic) 'n apple butter Is Just like your mother'ri apple butter and Is J certainly thu genuine article This, ilKu mo cuier is pui up in sanitary cans, without preervatlves and Is alwa)s at hand as tho most practical Icomposttu of Jelly, Jam or preserve Thu school I'AHIS, No. I". The Aftciiblnlt of Htorhliolm puhliKlie.s n letter from it (leiiniui officer In u friend in Swe den jfKinir the lollowiup imprcMioii of mi eiiKUgement near (Million dur ing the battle M Hie .Miirne. "In the neighborhood of Chajout I took part in the tiin-t terrible battle that I have ever seen: I wan, how ever, at JiK'cc, at Nniiiur and at l,oiirw-y . . , Since ft was im possible for our artillery to xilence tliu l'Ycneli butteries, wo decided to rluirp', thinking the Fieueli and Kn lihh would fly before the Herman bayonet; the cxcrience proved that our ideas on that subject were entire ly erroneous. Ten Hie SlatiKliter "Two of our refjimciilH were order ed to take the allies' position by storm. The French, however, were ready to iceeive us and there ensued such u butchery as never was m-cii in this or any other war. A detachment of French concealed amoni; (lie trees threw themselves on us. Thev wcr eontly turcos and .mimes, strong devils against whom it is impossible lo iij,'ht. A zouave, with a gun, bay onet fixedf is the most infernal tliihe, that can he described.! "Savncu cries of pain and of aii(;er resounded through the wood. A yreat miiuv men fell there mid saturated the ground w-ith blood. Soon the French artillery came into action and its projectiles completed the work of the bayonet. Our men bent u retreat ut full speed across the wood, now in tlmucs. Those who had escaped the bayonet fell under the rain of bullets and lay huniin' in the thickets. Only sixty of my regiment returned. Of the other, only 11 came hack, and of the 71 sunivorx, all were nioro or le-s jirievtoitsly wounded. "I follow id the campaign in -Manchuria, but I think in the eour.se of the first five days of the battle of the, Manic more victims fell than were counted in the battle of Mukden npd of Lino-Vatic." . .Munlcr-otis Fighting Another evidence of the murderous diameter of the fighting in this bat tle is furnished by a French soldier's letter pnlili-hcd by the Dcpecho de Toulouse. "W have been lighting for three week, lo the east of Verdun in the region of the Tntinum, Geui court and Saint Mcdtel forests," lu wrote. "We advance, hut very slow ly, bceniisc the "bodies" (Oennuns) lire strongly entrenched. For ten days we occupied trenches only -1(10 product! yards fiom their-, nnd they did all that wa.s humanlv possible to break, thi-ough. They charred as many as ten times n day and at uiuht, thev fried to approach by creeping "loiiff the ground. Hut nil their iishiiuUm were repelled with great slaughter -.'1000 Herman bodie were left in front of our trenches. "After every rcpuNe each of our men grabbed Iwo or three mitusers with mnmiinlfioii from the bodies of the dead mid stood Ihem aloiiKido in the trendies, and when Hie enemy came hack ho was received by fiio from Ium own weapon. "To guard ngaiiiHt surprise at night wo took all thu empty beef emis, tied them to a cord and uilcd (hem so Hint when the Oeriiuiiis enmc creeping toward our lines and the cord was touched they made noise enough to ghc the alarm. One night when the eniis rattled we replied with immedi ate vollejH and thuru was no moru disturbance that night. In the morn ing we counted ."00 dead Ocnnnns ly ing on the ground within a hundred BREAKS D A IN A FEW HOURS II MHO Ul Don't stay stuffed-up' Quit blowing and snuffling! A dose of "PajMj's Cold Compound" taken every two hours until three doses nro taken will end grippe misery anil break up a severe cold either In tho head, chest, body or Ilmbi. It promptly opens cloggcd-tin nos trils and air passages; s(om nasty discharge or noso running; rnllovim Hick headache, dullness, feverish ncss, fore throat, sneezing, sorcnesu and stiffness. "Tape's Cold Compound" Is tho quickest, surest relief known anil ynriis'oi ino ireneites. i costs only 25 cents at drug stores, AI Ayors In Morrow county spent It acts without assistance, tastes ,$20,000 In Improvements on his mill nice, and causes no inconvenience. but owing to the passage of certain ' Don't accept a substitute. Adv. laws in tho past, closed down and sayg he will never open it again. The I result of last election should pi en so him Thu (ierinaiiH weru quick to avail themselves of thefu high windmills onu could possibly have. as signal stations and both by day (sandwiches arc complete with it and mid night the) made use of them In ,11 Is an appetizing addition to an In many of tho fights In Flanders. J formal luncheon. TAX COLLECTOR 74 YEARS OLD l!cctcl to Iteslgn on Account of Feebleness i'iitnel .Strength and Twenty-four Pounds lt- Taking Vinol. WESTON'S CAMERA SHOP 208 East Main Street Medford The Only Exclusive Commercial Photographers in Southern Orepon Corinth, Miss.: "I am a city tax. collector and 74 years of age. I was !' in a weal;, run-down condition so ! that I became exhausted by every Negatives Made any time Or little exertion. My druggist told mo ; nlinnt Vlnnl nml f itnMitaf! tn InLtt tl ! In a week I noticed considerable improvement; I continued it use and now I have gained 20 pounds in weight and feet much stronger. I consider Vinol a fine tonic to create strength for old people." J. A. Price, Corinth, MIsb. As ono grows old their organs act mor6 slowly and less effectually than In youth, circulation Is poor, the blood gets thin, the appctito poor and di gestion weak. Vinol,, our delicious cod liver and lon tonic. Is the Ideal btrcngthener and body builder for old folks because it creates a good healthy appetite, strengthens digestion, en riches the blood, Improves circula tion and in this natural manner builds up, strengthens and Invigorates feeble I run-down, nervous and aged people, ' and if it docs not do ail wo say, wo will pay back jour money. MedfonV Pharmacy, Medford, Ore. NOTU. You can got Vinol at tho leading drug store In every town where this paper clrculatos, Adv. place by appointment Phone 147-J We'll do the rest E. D. WESTON. Prop. NEW CROP OF NUTS OF ALL KINDS UmlliUim ON c took nn tto prtvtom h bKi t opr our ktn&ium n u. . 1 HI Vlf SKr . "JT ti...Hii.'' ' "',TM' -?. ' ! VTwtwaMfttiy4iMk farkcr & btanchffe i:tt.M.kJt.M.Kj.Orn Usei Choicest of Everything In VEGETABLES and FRUITS Always at This Storo "AShlnon Evary Drop" Get a can today from your hardware or gro cery dealer. SB We Guarantee Service and Quality Marsh & Bennett Second Door Ewt of First Nat'l llmtk l'liono 2.VJ lWWlllllZW ? ? ? t r ? T ? ? T ? T f r r ? ? f t t t f t T T f HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO BUY A MOST BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCE AT A BIG SACRIFICE Having recently purchased a ranch near town I now degire to dispose of my attractive home. This property is very favorably located and offers one of the most substantial, comfortable, well V appointed homes in the city of Medford. , Fronting 100 feet on Sixth Street and 200 feet on Oakdale Avenue, within one block of the city 7U ' park, school, Medford Hotel, and site for new government postoffice. , - PRICE $12,500 To Remain Only Until December first, 1914 ' ;. , Either for cash or deferred payments to suit requirements of responsible purchaser. ;. ' ' Will consider a trade for improved ranch property south of Medford on the Pacific Highway? The! s property must be A-l. Equal amount. Will only deal with parties directly interested. t t t t t t ? T T T r ,V, Lit '''KV i. I ' i b EDGAR HAFER "..j . 426 SIXTH STREET X &&www & - ' "j -,' v M 1 J' "" A T-J W W W W , fi