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LIGHTING
OFFER
W
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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.
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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
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MR WALTEfl E. FLANDERS, PRCSIDCNT
MAXELL WOT0H COMPANY. INCORPORATED
DETROIT MICH.
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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
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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
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IN ALL MY EXPERIENCE IN THE RACING GAME, NEVER HAVE
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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.
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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.
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