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M" 87-. " c vxm six lrEDT'ORD MATT., TRIBUNE, MED.FORD, OUKOOX, "WKDNKSDAV. DKOWMBJSR 10, 191-V k ( V LIGHTING OFFER W E BY IN M CONCERN A proposition whereby tho city would net tin n middleman In tho ills poRiil nf electricity for lighting nntl power purposes, furnished by tho Hoguo Itlvor Public Service. Corpo ration nt wholesulo rates was present ed to tho city council at tho regular in I'd month mooting Tuesday, and re ferred to a committee for further action. Tho power concern asks thnt tho city ko Into tho light business, installing tho poles and wire, and retail to tho consumer. The council was not Inclined to assume this res ponsibility, and asked for tho submis sion of their plan In franchlso form. Tho Rogue River I'ubllc Servlco cor poration claim their plan would mean n fifty per cent reduction In tho cost of lights, etc. Ward otflcialn for tho city election January 12th, were named as fol fel fol eows: First wnrd, W. H Humphrey, Judge, W. B. Norrls and J. W. Shirley clerks; Second ward, l E. Wynkoop, judge, and II, N. Lofland and C. II. Murray, clerks. A mayor and three councllmcn will bo elected, and the now city charter submitted at the election. Tho rato of $1 for turning on city water after being turned off was re duced to a quarter with penalty for failure, to notify tho city. No water charge will bo mado upon less than five head of stock. Tho bid of Scnoll and Schell for 42r0 Improvement bond issuo was accepted. This covers tho Dakota "avenue paving. ASHLAND VOTES ROE VAUDEVLLE sw HE RAI TOLD TO LOOK T SHOW A SUCCESS Tho Roko society vaudeville troupe continued Its success In tho advance across tho Rogue Rlvor valley Tues day night at Ashland. The largest crowd In tho history of tho Vlnlng thoatro larger than Uio audience upon tho oponlnp night packed the theater. Tho performance wa clip ped, and went off with more snap nnl vim than on the local appearances. Ashland voted the show tho best of the season. Owney Patton appeared In the cast, taking the part of "Smoke Hollow" from Alaska. This part was taken by Judgo Kelly In this city. Outsldo of being unable to untanglo his poko from tho lining of his fur coat, Owney enacted tho role with artistic vim and spirit. In the scones with Dolly Yarden and the widow, Mr. Patton reached dramatic heights. Tho second change In the cast was tho apeparanco of Hob Deuel as "Dol ly Varden." This difficult pleco of fomalo impersonation, heretofore handled by R. V. Ruhl, was well handled by Mr. Deuel. Tho dances and the vaudeville num bers were presented with dash, and found high favor with the audience. After the show a private party was given by tho Elks to the members of the cast. FOR HOG CHOLERA A-MnnlStnto Ycloriimrhui Kuan, who has fpcut several days in the valley, reports an .isolated case of liojj I'holora mitl wuns all Iior ruiser to take tin utmost prceaulloii to pre vent tut ejuiltmiio of the iliseuM Mich ns is ragiui; in innuy tlistriets. The drove of Iiiw in which lie found sov eral diseased nninuils was immediate ly hhut up and inoculated, but as iu oeulntion is both dangerous and ex pensive, he ndviM'! preventative measures to cheek iufee.ion. IUj rnUers are advised to simply plenty of charcoal and sulphur to their animals. This can best be done by hmniiiK willow and soft woods, covering up the brush piles with wet earth to mnke the wood smoulder and char. Remove the baked mud and mix snlt and sulphur, in the ehnrconl and ashes, and let the hogs root in it. The salt will cause them to eat it lreely. lit addition, every five days they should bo Riven a wet mash with a spoonful of formaldehyde to 'every five gallons of water. LA TROOPS WIN AD L AJARA EI, PASO, Tex., Dec. 10. A bat tle between Carrnnza and VIII troops was In progress yesterday southeast of Torroon. Each army numbered about C.OUO men. Uoneral Villa Is In" personal command of his troops. The Cnrrnna forces nro commanded by Colonel i. Valesqucz, WASHINGTON', Dee, 16. Tho oc cupation of Guadalajara, second most Important city In Mexico, report ed last night In dispatches from the border, was confirmed today In n dispatch from tho American consul there. The Carrania forces evacuated tho city, destroying a brldgo to the east ward, delaying tho entry ot tho Villa troops. BRITISH FLEET NOW ENGAGED (Continued from Pn 1) at towns ns fur inland as twenty miles, according to hoiiiu ronoils. l'ooplo from Scarborough, aroused from their hIcou lv the (.human shells, hurried in droves to tho vnilroad sta tion and hoarded tho finlt train J)r Hull, where tlioy circulated alarmist stories an to what was happening on tho const,' Thousands of people witnessed the firing from lied Ca'r, nordss tho Tees bay front Hartlepool, according to a message from that watering place. Several Herman ships were engaged in the operation and tho fort to the north of tho mouth of the river Tees replied to them. Red Cur reports also the belief that llritish ships engaged the hostile vessels. Scarborough is wholly unfortified, except for a small battery, yhiuli is popularly believed to bo obsolete. Whitby also is unfortified. la London the uuws that tho civil ian inhabitants of unfortified Iowiih should bo subjected to hombiirdinent without notification was received ev erywhere with the greatest anger. The public, however, is entirely calm and there are no signs of exuiteiaeut in the st roots. This is tho first attack on the United Kingdom since a small French forco lauded in Pembrokeshire in 1708 and was captured, IPORTLAND MARKETSI 4- -, I'OKTIiANM), Or., Dee. 111. -f'attle, lower, l'rimo light steers, .f7(n;7.'Jfi prime heavy steers, $ll.7.ri(i07 ; good, WJAGfltUil); ;nediuin, $.ri.75(.C. Hogs lteeeipts, 100; 10 cents higher, l'rimo light, .f7.:it)(7t)7.-l05 medium, if7.lO007.i2O; heavy smooth, $l!.7fi(.i0"; rU4h heavy, $(i.:i(J($0.fi0. Sheep Koeeipts Ifi'M ; strong. Wit GOETHALS AGAIN ASKS WARSHIPS PANAMA, Dec. HL-Colonel (leo. (toethals has again oablcd to Seu rotary of Wair (Inrriiutt at Washing, ton, setting forth his nerd for torpedo-bout destroyers in uaunl ports in order to preserve tlio uuiltrality of the canal r.oue. In his messago Colo nel (loci luils says ho has no mcauu of preventing the use of tho canal or Pauaman ports as a means of com munication anil that these ports ap parently are being used to this end lit the present time. Miss Kent Ilohbs has been appoint eil by (loveruur West to bo a member of tho workinginen's compensation Medford trnow im Mini ford mndo commission at iflltlUO a year. AH L ND DOT 728 MAJORITY Ashland at Its city election went dry by a majority of 728, and re elected Mayor O. II. Johnson mayor. C. II. Gillctto was elected recorder in a five cornered raco by a small plurality. George Eubanks was elect ed treasurer, and It. A. Mlnkler spring commissioner. R. P. Cor nelius was elected councilman from tho first ward; P. L. Ashcraft from tho second ward, and A. J. Bclgel, third ward. Tho extension of tho boundaries proposition, and tho one-halt mill levy for tho mineral springs carried. Tho voto cast was 1438. Tho normal vote is 2000. SEATTLE SUN IN . HANDS OF RECEIVERS SEATTLE, Wn., Dec. 1C Samuel P. Weston, business manager of tho Seattle Evening Sun, was appointed receiver today for the Sun Publishing company on tho suit or a creditor who holds a note for 2,000 signed by the company. The company in court admitted owing f 300 000. Tho Sun began publication nearly two yeara ago and is reported to havo lost $400,000. RAIDS OBJECT TO DIVERT (Continued from fage 1) RAIDERS SHELL BRITISH COAST (Continued from Pace 1.) ten and a number of them already havo succumbed to tho vigilanco of Gcnnnny'a enemies. Fleet Strength Secret Tho British naval strength in the North sea is, and has been, an un known quantity. Thcro is reason to believe that it is formidable Great Ilritnin hns some warships in the Mediterranean and during the past hix weeks it is ovident thut she de tached somo of her ships for sorvico in tho South Atlantic to pursue. Ger man cruisers which havo been raiding commerce. Just how many vessels woro assigned to this latter duty is not definitely known. Whatever tlio disposition of British ships of war outsido of British waters may ho to day, thcro lias been from the begin ning reliable evidences thut blio has concentrated in the North sea a very largo proportion of her uavul strength. Whitby IJombardcd WJIITBY, England, Dee. 10. Two Gorman cruisers bombarded this town between U und 10 o'clock this morn ing. Whitby is in tho North Riding of Yorkshire, on tho conbt, and about half way between Scarborough and Ilui'tlonool. It is a town of about 32,000 people and also is a seaside re t'ort. It line a group of hotels along tho cliffs and tho town itself is situ nted on both banks of tho Ksk. SCARBOROUGH, England, Dee. 10, via London, 12:.')0 p. m. Tlio shelling of Scarborough by tho four Gorman cruisers which 'took part in tho operation began shortly before 8 o'clock this morning. Several build ings havo boen damaged by shell fire from tho Gorman vessels. When tho Gorman shells began fall ing into Scarborough shortly before 8 o'clook this morning, the pcoplo rush ed out of their houses in a state of tho greatest excitement. QIIIIISTMAfl CIGARS Get Governor Johnson and Wt, Pitt clgara in Christmas boxes. Home made und the host. from their established lines of de fence. Tho four German cruisers could not in themselves, this expert holds, bo a serious menace to the British coast. Wake England Up? Discussion of the raid among dip lomatists, friendly to the nllies, led to tho expression of opinions that the first direct attack on British soil would in all probability develop ad vantages to England by bringing the English people fnce to face with act ual war, und would perhaps stimulate recruiting. Those in touch with tho development of the marine situation so far in the war wore of. the opinion that the raid was rather a piece of nnvnl strategy than an attempt to land troops on British soil. Naval officers here were littlo sur prised to hear of the appearance of Gorman warships on tho English const. They hud not onlv ixneettd some such demonstration, but havo puzzled to know why some such at tempt hud not been made before. Not withstanding the strength of tho Brit ish fleet, which has been blockading tho German coast, naval officers hero have thought tho line of investment could not bo made ubnolutcly tight becauso of tho stormy weather at this season, with dense fogw. The British ships also have been obliged to lie many miles off tho German coast to escape tho firo of shore batteries, mid particularly to avoid tho mine fields. TALK ON DEFENSES WASHINGTON', Dec. 1C Colonel Roosevelt will not appear beforo tho house naval affairs committee. A telegram from him today to Repre sentative Hobsion, who proposed that Mr. Roosevelt bo invited to discuss the situation and needs of the navy, said: "I don't see where I can add other than what I havo again and again written and don't bollovo I would serve any useful purposo by appear ing. It docs not seem to me that it would bo well to take any public action in tho matter. I would come If I could do any good, but I don't bellevo it would do nny good." FOUR CRUISERS BOMBARD Continued trom i' i. Durham. It is about forty miles northwest of Scarborough on a prom ontory that extends into tho North Sea. Its population is about 25,000. Adjoining Hartlepool is West Har tlepool, a city of moro than sixty five thousand inhabitants. Tho Hartlopools, which aro pro vided with a vat system ot docks, beforo tho war had an actfvo trado with tho Ualtlc ports, and with Ham burg, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Tho chief industries arc shipbuilding, iron founding and construction ot marlno onglncB. The two ports aro of an clent origin, but modern prosperity. Scarborough is finely situated in the form of an ampitheatro on slopes rising from the sea and terminated on the north and the south by abrupt cliffs. Tho most prominent fcaturo of tho resort is a promontory threo hundred feet high which rises abovo the harbor on tho north sldo and which is surmounted by tho ruins of a twelfth century castle. Tiio castlo of Scarborough crown ing tho promontory and commanding the town is ono of the most striking objects on tho Yorkshire, coast. From tho beach lino tho land rises In a steep ascent and upon this slope stands the town. Scarborough, as to situation and appearance, has no rival on tho northeastern coast. Just the thing for a Christmas Gift A pair of our Genuine "COMFY" Slippers. Shu will appreciate it pair. So will he. Women's Men's Children's ..$1.00 to $2.00 .$1.00 to $2.00 -..60c to 1.15 WE GIVE "S. & H.' GREEN STAMPS At the Sign of ? ' '-J Opposite I'ostofficc. WE GIVE "S. & H." GREEN STAMPS Barney Oldfield Breaks World's Stop Road Race Record Maxwell Non- ?. 31 r V in a WEST K i TEL t i'lJtbi' - - It ', UNION AM aeemsE w. C. ATxm. Yicx-rtriMsrr NKWCOMS) OA ALTON. mttioiNr BCLVIDIMI .HOOK. VlCtMttiMwf PJECEIVEp AT W0DWAHD AVEM DETRUIT, MICH. LOG ANGCLE8 CALIF NOV 28-14 MR WALTEfl E. FLANDERS, PRCSIDCNT MAXELL WOT0H COMPANY. INCORPORATED DETROIT MICH. "!, I HAD A8 SATISFACTORY THE CORONA ROAD MCI A CA WITH VrWCH I ; The Northwest Steel company of Portland was lowest bidder for eight steel bridges across the C'elilo canal to bo built ut once. )witi2 to the lower price of lumber and the adJed induce. ment of keeping our men employed during the winter monlht, we make the following icmtikaLle reductions in doeii: No.2,$M0 8.PnelDoor (for Painting) fV f , Reduced to i7 U C No. 1 , SI JO 5-Ponel Door Reduced J 1() Quality Juft as Good as Ever Our cuOomeri aie always satitfied. We own and operate the largeft duelMo.coniumcr Sah, Door and Mill Woik faaory in Notthwefl. You will find here the biggeit values in interior trim. Wo eU anyone; ship anywhere. Ask for Catalog No. 33 '-rsr. fm&4 wzm ss0?M 1 1 IN ALL MY EXPERIENCE IN THE RACING GAME, NEVER HAVE i' A MOUNT A3 THE. MAXWELL NUHflER 4 WHICH I 0POVE IN THANKSGIVING DAY WITH PRACTICALLY NO PREPARATION IN WAB' ABSOLUTELY UNFAMILIAR. I WENT THE ENTIRE 301 MILES WITHOUT A 8IN0LE 6T0P THEREiY ESTABLISHING A NEW WJRLD'S NONE 8T0P ROAD RACE RECORD AND FINISHING IN $EC0ND "LACE. THE MAXWELL CAR EHAVEO IN PERFECT SHAPE RAN COOL AND SMOOTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE HACE AND HAD PLENTY OF SPEED F0II ANY KACE. I MAD IT DOPED THAT 85 MILES PER HOUR, WOULD WIN THE RACK; WAS THE REASON I AVERAGEO ONLV 85-5MILE8. CAR I OROVE WAS THE MOST CONSISTENT PERFORMER IN THE RACE. TIRES SHOWED PRACTICALLY NO WEAR USED 23 GALLONS OF GASOLINE - 3 GALL0NB OF OIL NO WATE. 8ARNEY OLDFIELD. 618PM ' THAI '":Xt i r t :v. ' Barney Oldfield has driven dozens of different makes of racing cars. His unqualified endorse ment of the Maxwell' Racer he drove in the Corona Race speaks for itself. SEE THE NEW 1915 MAXWELL AT POWELL AUTO CO. V