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- Wr T r fvr'rf -'V J OVJ- V J. - . 1J -t-4 li: lV.t l4) l-jfcV l( V ,, Mi i I r r I u Mkdford mail tkibutoi AS lMDNrMNlBT JTOWfTAMK rUHLUpfBD HVKRT AFTRRNOON tffcjJFT HUNDAT BT THB KlKlFOKD MINTING CO. OffM Mfcll TrlbHB Building, wth Kir troAti utopiittn tl. M-fMJ Hwtta Ths Dmoortlo Time, The Mndtord Kail, Th Mtdford Trlbun. Thn South ra Ori)Ronln. The Aahland Tribune, WBtfOmCPTIOV MATM Dnt nr. by mll..- It.OO One month, by ml .10 l?r month, delivered by currier In " Mtarora, jncmonYine ana vw era! Pa Point..... .10 aturdty only, by mail, per rear. S.oo WMKiy. pr rfr .-..... ... l.io Official Paper ot the City of MedfoH. Official Paper of Jackson County. nured aa tcond-cluM matter at ktedfprd. Oregon, under tk aet ot March S, 187. SEEKS REFEGE AI PUNTA ARENAS VALI'AKAISO, Chile, Dee. 14. I)ijMtehe, received here from Puntn Arctuw deelnre. that the Gvnnnii crnihcr DiomIcii Ims come into that iwrt uninjmed. Thw loention ot die Ocrninu oiuis- or Dresden lit Puntn Arena-, on the Strait of Mnsgi'llnn, clean up nil doubt us to the whereabout of the last of the German wurrdiirw that enroiintcied the Jintish .quadroii De cember 8 off the Falkland iblands. The Ouci-nnii, Sclmmhond, Leipzig, nnd Numbers were sunk. The Dres den escaped nnd hns been pursued by British warships Her presence nt Puntn' Arcniis incmw that she wni citlier endeavoring to reach the Pa cific Again, or thnt she contemplntcs intcminjr for the reranindcr of the war. Puntn Arenas is n Chilean port. The Strait of Magellan is narrow. Ilrititdi warships doubtless are at its Atlantic entrance, nnd Jnpnnc-c cruisers me Mtid to be either watch ing or not far from the approach on the Pacific fide. COMMUNICATIONS THAT CHARTER Everyone h talking of that pro jioscd Jfedford charter why not I? Wise men came here recently from the cant, nnd seeing the imperfections of our present city charter, have worked iucoonntly for the last bis months, uud wjth the ino-t worthy , motives, in formulating an up-to-date charter; its extent nnd verbiage nro most immeasurable. It contains many provisioiiK worthy of our profound consideration. It also contains many provisions objectionable to our citi zens It also omits lunnythings es sential to our welfare. Its provis ions, nnd omissions wo will discuss at length in another article Inter on, nf tcr the proposed charter has been published, ns we understand the city council, desirinj; not to appear dis. court con to tho-c who have spent so much tune, have ordered the fcniue published nnd placed on the bnlloj, notwithstanding that the $500, or about, which it will cost, mic'bt have been better applied. As 1 have uid bofoie, thcae wise men icceiitly from the east, some res idents of the city nnd some not, have, out of pity for the Jack of mental ability of men residing in our city, provided us with n charter or code of laws telling ns how to govern our city. Tliei. wipe men fiom the east are a uiluublc addition to our commun ity and are most lieuitily welcomed nnd appreciated, and when they get over tho handicapped conditions un der which they were raised, nnd when thej luno been in our glorious weft long enough to eliminate from their s.tiiii the urovinciul cobwebi-m of the iHcte east, then they "ill be bet tei (imlitied to uudo wjtli our borne talent m formulating a eomprehen bi v stein for our government. I line hud tho privilege of penis, ing the advance copie ot the propos ed charter and must say thev are ex tremely cumbersome; nt JeuM thev might ap'dy to u city like Chicago, Minneapolis or other lhn.- cities, but nic njueli (oo cumbersome ,for a stniilj vitiligo like Medford. No portuiitu would think of hunting- duck on a siuiill lake with a luitllcidiip with a twelve-iuch gun. While the anna meat might bo effective it 'would be too expensive and liable to run ngiound an shallow wutern. The young man who uocdtt'n bnby buggy would hardly buy a jtwoftou frue.kf you WW i))o appljcoljo)). Ab I have bnid before, wise men camo from the enst, nnd it hah nl wnys boon so binefi JflOO years ago. Visn jijcn pumo from ho cast to f.ce tho Chiist child in Uetlilohem, but tlioy did not come to give him ntlviec, but they came to pay homage to one wiser than they. Wise men have been coming from the oast to tho jglpripas Qregop coun try gor oyer a. half cf ntury, and those who iyinie a half century ago were just as.iso ns Jhosp who porno o day, in matter f iboy did ys un priutnblo adjectives o encourago Jheir wvry tcawii.to gmiter efforts, CRUISER DRESDEN CREATING TIIli3 prosperity and dovolopmoni of tho l?ogtio l?ivor , valley does liot depend upon anything but the euter prispj courajjo npd enory of Hs eUizonry. AVhile individ ually we may not be entirely the architects of our own for tunes, there can be no question but that we are the builders of the fortunes of our home community. The question that concerns the valley is not who will win the European war. but develop me country, nro we going 10 coniiuuo nam nines by shipping in more than Worship out1 Ave wo going to continue without a payroll tf Are we going to continue to import jn even our fruit boxes and put all of our fortunes in these boxes i Or are We going to secure industries that will upbuild the country, supply payrolls, utilize and develop our resources, increase our population and bring Us permanent prosperity. Several projects are before us, all of which are needed, all of which we'ean "put over'' if we but show the old-time energy and enterprise. There is the irrigation project that will increase tenfold the production of the valley. Thevo is the lumber mill, which will prpvule an annual payroll and save an annual outgo of $200,000 for lumber products. There is the beet sugar factory the latest project open for discussipn. The beet sugar industry is one of tho most intensive agricultural industries yet promulgated. Carried to a suc cessful conclusion, it requires the highest kind of cultiva tion and economies entirely new to the western farmer. Vivo thousand acres of sugar beets means approxi mately 2,000,000 tons of gross products to be marketed. The transportation of this immense crop is only a minor part of its production. A plant of the size phinned for Bedford would require in handling am acreage of 0000 acres a six months' cam paign, working during that time days, nights and Sundays. In addition to the payroll, there would be a million tons of pulp for stock feed', which would fatten many trains of cattle and hogs for the market. This pulp would be avail able to the stock feeder who now pays from $5 to $12 per ton at from 50 cents to $1 per ton. Beet sugar has done more for Idaho than any single in dustry ever brought into the state, except possibly some of the great mines of that state. The Rogue River valley has many advantages in the culturo of sugar beets not com mon to Idaho, Utah and Colorado. The soils of this valley are equal, if-not superior, to those states, and the climatic conditions favor the highest percentage of saccharine and purity Jn the beet. Climatic conditions here also admit of a more extended harvest and. extended campaign in the manufacture of the sugar. With the Rogue River valley producing the beets re quired to operate one sugar factory, it would mean a mil lion-dollar increase annually terial diminution ot the other products. Thi.s would mean a fine factory payroll during the dull months of the kite fall and wintor aitd employment for hundreds of. needy. The cultivation and thinning of the beets ocelli's during the school vacation and will remuneration for hundreds them out of idleness and nusclnct, tor idleness is the great est abettor in the delinquency of children. A sugar factory would do more to restore land values to this valley and put the balance of trade where it belongs than any other industry that could be brought here. In Idaho bonuses were given of $30,000 for a half canacitv plant. As an index to the success of the industry from the viewpoint of the agriculturist, that plant is unable , . , , i ii j i i i i? to lianuic tjie uecis produced jh pnat district, a portion oi which is shipped to other plants. , If we want prosperity, let us create it; let ns go to work to get it by taking advantage of the opportunities offered. Let us go' after that beet sugar factory. Let us go after irrigation. Let us go after a liunbep plant. If we do not, wc might as well confess ourselves as failures as developers and community builders. , . STABLE CONDITIONS ASSURED r PKNTNCJ of "the stock exchange, the flood of orders " from belligerent nations American commerce in new tiekls jtre all liopelui lactors for the gradual but sure restoration of prosperity nnd re suinptioii of business along normal lines. The announcement made by the president in his annual message that legislation to regulate business had practi cally ended effectually silencc-s those who asserted that uncertainty retarded business. Said the president: Our programme of legislation with regard to the regulation of business Ih now virtually complete. It has been put forth, u we inleifdud, us a wholo and leaves no conjecture ns to what is to follow. The road at last lies ccar and firm before business. It Is a road which it can travel without fear or embarrassment. It is the road to uugrudged, unclouded succefs. In It every honeit man, every man who believos that the public interest is part of bis own interest, may walk with perfect confidence. Legitimate business never was injured by regulation and had naught to fear from investigation. But illegal business, which created the monopolies and trusts by fren zied finnnceerfng and law Violation, through its financial institutions, was able to artificially check the normal tide of prosperity and sought thus to prevent interference with tho continiijiuco of its program. Business npw knows what is before it and can adjust itself. The tariff is out of the way. Thp currency law makes panics an impossibility. Other regulation and re lief measures, long promised,' have been cijaeted into law. The agitation begun by Jtoosevelt more than ten years ago against illegal business has ended by its effectual restraint. Sjuble conditions obtain and the business world can look forward to that "rest, peace and reassurance" it has so long clamored for. No longer can hard times be laid to the uncertainty of regulative legislation. and they gloried in their manhood thnt they were jo lay the foundation of the great commonwealth that those of ns have built on aud enjoy tho fruit, of joijay. , So,, if tbut fcluuly uulive ,on of ROSPEI$ITy what tire we going to do to jn iuoome, without any ma furnish employment at good of children, keeping many of for goods, the extension of our honored pioneer, Hill Ilanloy, could bo prevailed uppn to htop over one duy with im nnd write about a two column charter which would fully comp'riho nil our needs, wo would all npprciuto it. J. 8. IIOWARP. The Facts About Divorce Ida M. Tarbell, tlu well-known Journalist, contributes to the ,taiuinry Woman's Home Companion an nitlrlo entitle "What Women Are Ueally Do ing" nn article, la which 8linau5.crs with, facta and (Inures huuio disturb ing (lumtlons as to the stntuu or women In tho Pulled StatcH today. Mlsa Tnrbell has mndo a careful wtmly of tho Thirteenth Census In order to get at the truth In regnid to man Inge, divorce, child bearing and other subjects. After )rolug that tnuio women marry now than did former)) she takes u the nubject of divorce an follows; "Thero has been au Increase In di vorce. In the thirty uiltllon married womemn whom the census takers of tUi reported, they found l$Ti,0G5 who luil been divorced. Conildcr lug the difficulties of married life, lie number doe not anpnll. U rather given one a greater respect for human beings to see thai they enn bundle, such a complicated relation with such a small percentage or disaster. There i - . . .- T Some Cranberry Receipts Onulicii) I'rttti-i -To the ols of two cg;i, welt beaten, add half a cuprul of milk, a tnblcsuoonful of olive oil. s.iltsnoonfut of salt and a cuprul of dour, when ready to ubo add the stiffly beaten whites of the cggn. Have ready three tableopoonfuls ot cranberries that have been stewed nijil sweetened, stir these Into the batter nnd fry In hot fat. Drain, sprinkle with powdered sugar and servo hot. Cr.inlH'rry li-Ovc.is Sift together two cupful of flour, four level te.ispoonfuls of baking powder, hntf a cupful of sugar and a teaspoouful of salt. Heat one egg, add ono and a half cupruU or milk, and stir Into the dry Ingredients. Stir In also two tablespjonfuls of melted butter and a cupful of cranberries cut Into halves. Hake In a quick oven 20 minute and serve with cherry sauce. Cranberry liultling Cream half n cupful of butter, add FROM GALICIA NEW YOKK, Dee. ll.-Onc bund- red and eveuty thouMiud .lews have , fled for refuge from Ualb-ui to Vien na, according to a letter received here today from the Aiiilrian Nmelite al liance in Victim;, by1 the American Jcwirh I diet' committee. "Oulieia us the field of military op erations, has been denied of iihuot the entire civil population," reads the Jptler. "At the piesent time the.ru tire 170,000 Jeu lusitivos ftom (la lifia here, of whom 70,0(10 an abso lutely pciiuilci. I'urthenuori', '-i-V 000 destitute Jewish fugitive have been placed in barmeks in .Mom vim mid 70,000 in Bohemia where bai rucks, are also being built. These 105,000 poor .lew me in pressing need." aroTK'i:. Notlco Ih hereby given that tho un derslgnod will apply to tho city coun cil at It" meeting to bo held Jnn unry 5, 1015, for a license- to sell malt, spirituous and vinous liquors jn quantities less than a gallon at its place of business on lot 10, block 14, city of Mcdford for n period of six months. HOLLAND HOTL'L CO. Dated IKcombor 11, 19H. John A. Perl UNDERTAKEN Lady ABBUwnt W B. IIAUTLETT Phone M. 47 ani 47-J InihRliMW Hi-lc Ttaeatr Oovoaa l! 1 "Nearest l Everything" ! HOTEL MANX Powell St., at OTarrcH San franctsco In the heart of the business, shopping and theatre district. Running distilled ke water in every roorn. Our commodious lobbv.fine service.ana floinelike restaurant will attract you European Plan rajes :i.3uup. Mtnjemnt CboterW. Ktlky "Afett Me at The Manx" JEWS N 11 "i i ' i ' '.i .i1 Is no other human relation that can nhovy anything llliu no laritu a sta tistical proof ot Hitrcpss, Tho num ber of divorces round In 11M0 Ih greater, proportionately, thniuMm ecu hus takers unearthed In 11)00, still turgor than they round In 1 Slip. In e.aeh of theso teu-jenr periods theio has been an Incrcuso of one tenth of one per cent. .It In doubtful Jf this bo duo to long uf (with In mar riage. A ptonortlou ot It Is due to A higher local of marriage, an un- willingness to tea the relation pros tituted by a dlsMolute, rruc.1, or mi faithful partner. , "A porietttago Is duo, too, to the greater c.v.roctues.i with which mar rlngct nro tuado under our changing roclal practice. Wo have, removed largcl) from hon and gills the pro tective Mclal devlrcs b which wo once guided their ndMgn and choices. Thoy go and cottuj frecjy and. in might be expected, marry with less sensn of the seriousness pf their (undertaking " -. i i.t.1 .f. slowly one cupful of sugar, then add three well-beaten egg Mix three teaspoonfuls of baking powder with three and a half cupful of fotur; add this to tho mlyture alternately wjth half a cupful of milk. Add two cP f uls of cranberries w hlch liuvo been washed, dried and floured with some of the flour already measured. Turn Into a buttered mold, cover closely and stoam tvvq hours. Servo with hard sauce. CrAiiuvrry l'le Cover tho bottom, of a plo pan with a plain paate, reserving enough lor an upper crust. Make a rim around tho edgo nnd pau,r In a (Ullng made With one cupful of cranberries cut Into halves, half a cupful or chopped, seeded rntslns, three-fourths of a cup of sugar, a t.ihlespoonful of corn starch and lump ot butter .Cover with tie upper crust nnd bako them about half an hour The Mother's Maga zine. F. "" '? , , , , mo BtaW, ,u hontt M,u,ttK out tho status of tee speakership con test, and telling you that the Port land papers ravo closed their columns to me, as far an rofutltij ,Mr. Sell ing's claims Is concerned. The H veil ing Telegram or December Sth sh trot Mr. Selling has 31 voten pledged to him In writing, It was iicccssnry to havo this Kjntonient In tho Tele gram, because Mr Selling had made a previous claim in tho Orcgonlan of from 38 to 10 votes. The iinmcM wero printed In tho Telegram of the mum- hers who 'bud given their written pMge to support Mr Selling. I have the boxl reasons for knowing that at least five of these men oiv not pledged to Mr. Selling Two of (hniu havo Odhpcoucd me today to thnt ef fect. Thin Is presented to you In the Interest ot truth. ALLKN II. KATON. Yours respectfully, Portland, Dyc 10. , , Salem will rieel bonne. a i-'.JO.OOO school. au .t-iUt-1- QUALITY in name means nothing un less wo buck tho name vvltli (lie goods aud service. A'o nro trying to nmke the name a nyUly, t ' The Quality Dairy J. F. Ithoads, Prop, Pliono Vt&tl ' UNION FEED AND LIVERY STABLE ITTJIiL EQUIPPED , , ' LIVERY STABLE AMBULANCE SERVICE 112 South ftiverpide Phono 150 GAUNYAW & BOSTWICK PORTLAND PAPERS ELLIN ,10.. KEEP HANDS OFF WASHINGTON', Dec. II. -tlenem! Cnrraura, tbroiiKh Cousul Canada at Vorn Orurt today foiinally iidMsnd the statu department Ihiii any use ot force by thu Amurkan t loops nt N'aco, Arlioiui, In their iittortH to keep Melrau bulletH from American soil "will bo considered an act of hostility, however, well disponed the government may bn," This ngtouH with tho neiiiinir ntntement nt Vura (.'ru Hatuulay, HcltoratliiK his piovlous state lueiits, Cnrraura sa)s (leueral Illll has controlled hts fire and thnt he Is iiKUdlng liiHtrtictloiis anew to the Sonera commander to avoid any fir Itigthnt would endanger thone acrosn tho Aiueilcnii border, He doploreu that Americans have been killed nnd kwouitded, but suggests that these ac cident have been duo to carelesruess ou the pint of the Americans, or "Imprudent curiosity." and cite xlm. liar occurrences when Mndeio bi sieged .luiirex and Americans endan gered their liven b Peking points o( vantage In Kl 1'nvo, from which to view the fighting, KluAlly ho points out that Hie po tdtlon of Hill's troops, who nro nta Honed with their bucks to thu Amur, lean frontier, U such that it would bo Impossible for their tiro to enter American territory 'and that conxo (tueutly any shots from the American side would bo a direct aid to the Villa forces. The flold Leaf mine will operate, n five-stamp mill in the Hnhemia dis trict with n twelve-horsepower gu jnejiu'. l CHICHESTER S PILLS IIKAMIt, kl4kwl)!.4 I'l la U ! ta-l UI4 utallu' 14 KIUW ton, MtiW iM.IUm SUV. jmtom&t uMMll.B'tt.Aliakjlltl SOilBrWUMlSTSWRTHKERE UNCLE SAM W 53 Vv m mi Eugene Laurant & Co. America's Foremost Magician, in Magic te . h Extraordinary " - NATATOR1UM HALL t ' n ( Thursday Evening, December 17 AT EIGHT O'CLOCK This is tho third number of tho iMeilford Fentcrtaiu jiienfC'ourse. Heats on salo at JlasluiiH' drug store. ' Sisglo Admission, 50c; Reserved Seats, 75c All funds over expenses of this course will be given to the Public Library Monday antl Tuesday Evenings, 7 o'clock Y The Judge's Wife. A threoVpart photoplay featuring Nova 'fervor,' the delightful little leading lady of the White gjbar Stock Company Through Fire Two 4 ., . i M0w9fflc9 Foatu.( One Oh Professor Buggs Qomedy ' Hear the i i J v' ' 4 Page Theatre Orchestra Admission, TT Theatre Mpjiday anO Tucsdov Nlijlits Our Mutual Girl No.34 Kinds llnlcHt Thing In LI to Shorty's Sacrifice Two Heel l)roucio Those Happy Days Keystoilo Comedy .and Oil None Hotter nnhdltk STAR TODAY I'avi IUm oiuiiig rumoiui llearst-Selig News , THE JINGLE With George Nash Gail Kane And the Aitthdr , Mr. Upton Sinclair 5 Bin Acts 230 Powerful Scenes t A Tonsorial . Leopard Tamer hellir C'viuvily . .. 'ii' i i. a j.i . ' t 'V - , o '.- i 7T. r ' M . I THE PAGE Mcdford's Leading Tlicntrc 1 1 - r v and Water i K , t Acts. it 1 i Large , f ' i. 5c, 10c, 15c j r- i-jt-1 -w - f ' r - 1 n rrtiM,