'M ti Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER May, HIM Mix. it. Kalr t'onlKlit mihI WwtewdUjr,' Forty-fourth Tear. Dully Ninth ynr. MEJDFOftD, OUKUON, AVKDNKKIMY, DUO UMBER 2.'5, 1914 NO. 2115 Ml i i . V VICTORIES FOR EACH SIDE ON WESTERNFRONT Further Proucss Made by Allies, Out Germans as a Whole Starullnn Fast French Claim Capture Trenches and Gain ot 000 Yards Germans Issue Denial. LONDON, Dee. 'J.'l. Fuithor prog ic mihii tntly hits been iiimiIii liy I ln nllii'H in their general offensive movement. Tim (Ionium armies us a whole urn Hlutitlitifr fiiMt mill mi fur as in known Imvit lost no iiiiiorlaiil sections of tin long linn mi which thoy settled low ti after tint rut rent which followed tho buttle of tin) Mm no curly in tlm war. Today's official eoiiiiiiuuientloiis indicate that each niU Iiiih IiiuI its victories ami it defeats. Tin French unity chiefs Miilo that tlify ouptutcd the Inst section of u lino of German licuohos near Poilhos Ick lltirlus, whom fighting has boon scent for sevcrn" days, anil hau miido an av erage gain of 800 yard. Tin- (ler tint it statement, speaking "f '' en gagement, says thnl tho French at tack was "mrllv re-telled." French ehiiuis to prognwK in Itolglutii am do nii'il in Berlin, whoro it In said that tlm British have suffered reverses at the hatidri of the Gentium'. Ccriimni Mmi Now Arm) Again there oomos trickling tlnoiili from Holland repot ts of vast laovi'ini'iilH of German forces from Iho I'ant iiinl the wont. A dispatch leaching hem from Aiuslonlum wiyH Unit thousands of German troops havu passed Itironili Aix I.a Chap jm'IIh toward northern Franco. Thin ai'tivity may bo thn forerunner of n icucnod Gorman offensive in tin western aronii, under thn eyes of Fmtx'ror William or it ninv simply bo iutedded to offset leinforoomont (Irt'at Itrilaiu Iiiih been throw in-; lately into tin French field of lins tilities. An thn situation appears to stand today tint allies in France mid llclgittm continue mom on thn of lensive than on tlm dcfi'tiM, and ev ery day shows slight gains to their oiodil. CIiiMiimh Truce It h believed that notwillisluiidiiig lint failnin of the plan for fin arini slice over Chrisuints, some t-ort of n lull will sol In on Christmas tiny Itself. Christmas sentiment is deep in thn men's heart. The London newspners have tie eideil iiuuuimuuslv not In publish on FhrihlmiiH ilay and tint offieial press Iniman will misprint its activities flout tho aflornonn of December 'J I until tho evening of December 2."t. HEAVY FIGHTING E IIHItLIN, Dec. 23, (liy wireless.) -A roimit from thn (iormnu uraiy liciiili-uurtorH In tlto field statoH t lint a Gorman attack Iiuh boon mndo In tint eastern war nrona, Inn wltothor tho operations wore dlrortod iiKuliiBt tho Itumdiin rear or utiitn llnu Ih nut itlatud, "Tito Hltiinllou In Clnllcla." tho re port utiyH, "Iiiih cleared, Tho Uiih xlanK aru holdlnt; tho oanl bunk or tlto Dtiiinjuti rlvur to Tuchow (a town JtiHt Houth of Turnow.) Annthor IttiHHlnn lino oxtondH to tho mxith niHt ot KroHtio (on tlto railroad lin tweon JuhIo and Sanolc.) Heavy flKhtlUK Ih KoInK on at both Tuchow and Kiohiio and aluo at lliiilio Pane." TO LIVE ON VEGETABLES AMSTIWOAM, I)oo. S!l.-Tlio Vos bvw Zeituii'pr of Ikulin prints an ap peal Hiynod by IfiidiiiR Qoriimu pro j'usRorrt of political economy whioh iirKoa Oonnans to live on voKotahloH and rye broad, leaving moat, white broad and deliciioicH for the siuk and wounded. 'Kngland wnntH to Btarvo iih and wo miiHt thoioforo do ovorytliinjr poH hlble to edimuiiiizo in the usts of our food' tho hjmmI Biiya, ASTERN ARENA RUSSIANS CLAIM A WON IN GALICIA I'l'TKOmtAI', via London, Dec 'JII - Tint official iiuiiotincoiaitnt of ItuiiMlau hiiccokmoh In (lullt'ltt Ih lit' tcrprotnd horn iih iiioiiiiIiik a doflnltu defeat of thn third AiiHlrliin ailvnnco Tho ItiihHhuiM claim lo liuvti takon tho offetinlvc, attaekliiK HtlcrortKfulty tlto eiitlrn itouthntit froutlor forcoH of thn AiiMtilaiiH under Cotteial Von llochrn Krmolll. Tho attack uxtonded nlont? thn river Dutiajcc mi far im tho upper valley of thn Han. Tho AtiHtrluitn who advanced over tho .MnxoluborcU I'ltiiH In tho CnrimtliltiiiH toward Duk la, worn attackud alotiK a front from Llttkl to Hanak. Tit i-Ainttrluim ut tenipled (o tiiiltii forcoH with thn Kar rUon ut Prriiitiynl. A norlen of ut tniniitH In that direction It reported to linvo failed. Thn 1'rermynl Rtirrl Hon on lK'M'itiher IK mado a tleHpcr uto nortle, hut wnH driven back on tho fortlflcntloiiH with heavy lottitc. HlmultaiieouNly tint Aurtlrlnn iIIvIhIoii which wiih iidvmirliit; toward Dtikla wiih attacked with luiyoiivttt and forced to fleo, lenvliiK an euoriuouH number of dead. Tho Ituimluntt cap lit rod 1000 prlMonorn, Includlni; ten oftlcerH. To lint went on Ilia roml leading to Haltfold, an Auntrlnn corps wiib at tacked by UiiimlaiiH at Ityollntxl, on a front doMcondltiK from Ityn to Yod lov. Tlto AiiHtrlntiR wore thrown back. k-nvliiK about 1500 dead on tho field. PHELAN TO PROBE $ WASHINGTON, Doc. .M.-Juuiph 1). l'ltolan, Honator-ploot from Cali fnriitn, reeeiod bin iippointment to day iih a 8ooial oouiuiiHinnor to in vcNtipito oharp'H aniitiit-t Amoriean MiniKtcr .Sullivan in tho Dominican republic. Prchiilcnt Wilhoi; ami See rutury Hryim have (,'ivou Mr! riiolan full uulhority to eoudiicl tho iuvosti (nlmu without further onloru. llo will wink lirnt in tlto iiiMtlnr bureau of tho war department, and later make an inxoxttpitlon in San Do inlii,'o. WITH GENERAL HILL S'At'O, Anyoitn, Dee. 2,'l. Iiriu dior (louoral HiikIi L. Keutt, chief of Muff of the United Slate unity, t-uo-ooHKl'tilly completed today the firM step in hi offor for poaeo on tho .Mexican border, lie conferred with (lonerul llenjiimiu Hill, tho t'urrmixa dofoudor of Nitco, Siiinirit, ituil said that ,"it MK a very MttiM'aotory in torviow." A conforonoo with Maytorona is now hciti-; arrati(;rd by (louoral Sootl. Prior to tho oonfereneo Hill re poitod that l'J(J of Maytoremi'H Yai uh throw down thoir antiu mid oross cd to tho Amoricmt side curly. HEAVY RAINS PIIOKNIX, Aiisr.., Dee. 211. Sov oral hundred head of oattlo worn drowned last niejit in floods caused by tint heaviest rains in tho history of this suction of Arizona. Traffio in Phoenix and Florence was suspended today 011 aooount of washed-out roads mid hridp,os. The canal of tho Salt Hivor Valley Irris'u tion workfl lmvo boon soriously ilam itKod. Tho Salt river, Gila and Santa Crur. rivers have vouched tho highest levels over recorded. Tho prospects today 11 ro for nioro rain. Nogales, a town on tho border, was isolated today by tho heavy vaius. Wirofl wore down several hours. Tho United States army forces at Nnco buffered considerably. A cavalry trooper also waa reported drowned. DOUGLAS, Ariz., Dee. 23. Fivo iuuhoH of rainfall in four days huvo caused tho u;roatoBt flood danuiRO re corded in this sootlon in recent years. JlallrondB on thin Hide of tho border Hid. in Sgnorn Ipwy suffered consid DOMINICANSCANDAL scottTn conference RUSSIAN FRONT STRAIGHTENED NEAR WARSAW Desperate Flfjulln.-j. Continues In Pol and Czar's Army Retreats at Warsaw, But Advances Rapidly in East Prussia Conflictiiirj State merits Regarding Struggle. LONDON, Dec. 'J.'l, 12 noon. Tho eighty-mile linn) ill Idix-inn I'ulaud to tho wi'Mt of Wiimnw, whero tin (lerimiiiH and HtiHhimiM ant ut ytipn on tho baitkK of tho Hr.nrn, Itawka ami Pilioia rivcrn, eoutiiiuoa to he tho hceiio of the most do-tpornte ficlititi-; in either tho oitKtoni or won torn areiuiN of the war. When the uoalhor ponditioitM under which tho I loop arc fip-htinj: urn re called the Miffcrinc; ot the nien in the Douche may to homo extent be appiechttcd. Tho country i experi oiieint; tlto full force of winter. Laeh stile Iiiih stiHtained treiuomlotih Io-nch in tlitK battle of the rivers, and al tlionuh the (lormaiiH claim to have forced the IiiHian line at a uumlier of MMiit, it ii nevorlheloHH a fact, according to tcpottK renchtiij; Lon don, tluit tin1 IttiHMitii front has boon Htraiuht'eitod out ami it ix diflletilt to viMialirc which contender Iiiih the Mratcpjo advauta'jo. Tho (lennmi war office roportH no dexelopmonts in hto oant, sayiiti; inondy that tho fighting h eouliuuiuc Tlto French Muteuiont, liowovor, aw- sorts that tho KuKHians an jtrossinp; forward their invasion of Ocnnany aoro-iK tho cant PniKsian frontier, hut admits that the (Jcnnatm have made pro'tcHs in tho ficjitinj; al Poland to tho wont of Warsaw. Tho latest official oommunioation from Potroirnul in the name breath admits that the Hiis-danK have boon compelled (t relrcnt from some ikisi tiotiH mid Mates that tho (lenium at tacks have boon repuNod overywhoro with heavy losses In tho invadors. (lonuany and Austria conlinuo to as sort that important hiiooomok am he luu;,aehiovod. Otto of the prcat bat tles of tho war is in profross thirty miles west of Warsaw, and nionn wlnlo tho Kussiau forces to the north nro ptishin-r into (Jormnny, jirosmitiue; tho jtoss'tluhty of a fliiukine; movo mont which will nioitaco the main army of Marshal Von Hindi'iiliurK- ACKNOWLEDGE GIFTS NKW YOllK, Doc. 2.'!. Mrs. John I lays Hammond, cliairtiian of tho war children's Chrislnias fund, which collected in this country I'hrislinas presents for tho children of the bel ligerent nations of F.umpo, unnouno od today Hint appreciative aceop tauoos had boon received from the (lorniau, Austro-lluiiKiiriau, French ami Kussiau umhiissadors to tho I'nili-il States. The funds and pfts donated to tho children of Hol(;iimi wore distributed through tho Amori ean minister to Tho Netherlands. Contributions to Sorvia wore ac knowledged by M. Pupin, tho Servian consiil jrcncraHii this oily. DELUGE ARIZONA erable iu track and bridges ltaxin-; been washed out. The Kl Paso & Southwostora railroad was amonjj the rouds whoo fiorvioo8 Ajoru hadly crippled todays Several 'ltindred feel of truok and sovoral bridges ol tho Naoojuui railroad of Soaora wuro destroyed by tho floods. Fort lluaoha, mi Amerieau army poM, was completely out off from rail and wiro uoimnunication. From llisbeo oamo reports of seri ous damage, duo to the flooding of business houses minuted in tho low lyiujr districts between the hills. TUCSON, Ariz., Dee. 23. Tor rents of rain ftilline; almost continu ously sineo Saturday last have flooded vast areas in this section of Arizona. Tho Sunta Cruz river was more than a mile mid a half wide to day. Many houses and stores along its hanks were wrecked or washed away, although no lives wore lost, no. cording lo reports up to noon, The desert country between this city and Pimento is under water, ALLIES ATTAKS EASILY STATE GERMANS MFItLIN, Die. 23. That tho at tacks launched ve-deidav by the al lies in llelpum were easily repulsed by thn (leninum mid that the French tumps arc showing creator activity in the vicinity of Camp do CIiiiIoiim iiml that the French forward move ment in the vicinity of Siltcrie, Ithoims, Koiiaiu anil Perthes, have been partly repelled, were the feat ures of the announcement issued to day by the Oennan army headipiar ters. "Attacks in the region of Loin bnertr.yde mid to the south of Mix sehoote have been easily repulsed by us, At Ificheboitrg I'Avouo the Hug lisli again were driven from their po sitions yesterday. "Notwithstanding desperate coun ter attacks we have retained all the positions which we captured from tlto F.uglish on the Richchourg eanal from Aiie to La Bassoc. Since Doeemher 20, 7 .'ill llritish and colored soldiers have been captured by us ami five machine guns and four mine-throwers taken. "lit the neighborhood of Camp Chalons the enemy is showing greater activity. "Attacks to the north of Sillorio, southeast of Ithoims, ut Souain and nt Perthes have been partly lo-telled by u with heavy losses to tho French. "The situation in easl mid west Prussia is unchanged. "Matties for jmcschmoii of the branches or the Dzurn river, west of Warsaw, continue. "The situation on tho right bank of the river Pilicn remains unchanged." E OF' TO PKTKOGKAD, via butdon, Dee. 23. Largo bodies of Russian troops are moving toward Cracow, the Gal ioiau stronghold, from the north and oast. An important battlo apparent ly is developing in southwestern Po land, near Cracow. While the Germans are not relax ing their efforts along tho lino from Soohaerow to Skiorniewico, in the movement toward Warsaw, the great est activity yesterday was iu tho vi cinity of Misohow and Amlrejow, iituuediatcly northeast of Cracow. Tlto ltussiaus havo tnoyed back to Htsitious along tho lott bank of tho Nida river near its junction with the Vistula, thirty miles east of Cracow. The objective of tho Aiislro-Gormnn forces in this vicinity appears to bo Kielco. Their front extends about seventy miles from the right bank of tho Nida. Their strength is estimat ed at eight to ton army corps 320, 000 to -100,000 men. Tho Teutonic allies on December IK attacked tho outskirts of Pino zow, twenty-fivo miles oast of Nio ehow, mid wore successful iu eross ing the river. Subsequently, how over, they worn thrown back with heavy losses, after a desperate fight. GUTIERREZ SAID TO HAVE LEFT SAN ANTONIO, Toxus, Dec. 23. Thnt Provisional President Kulallo Gutierrez had unit Mexico City, duo to differences between htm and Kollp AngcloB and followers ot Xupatn was reported today to T. It. lloltrant, local constitutional qonsul, Tho ntCHsngo tmld tho capital was gov erned by a cotnmlttco composod eo,m"d- ly of Villa and Zapata adherents and that anotbor provisional president would bo selected January 10. "WASIUNOTON, T)oc, 23. No ro port that General Gutierrez bud left Mexico City and that tho capital was being govornod by a commission hud reuchod horo lata toduy. Tho Gut ierrez agtiiit declared ho hud talked over tho (olograph wire lute list night with (lutlotTO. himself Iu tho national palace, REPULSED H NUMBERS RUSSIANS M W U BOMB 0 DESTROY FRENCH VESSEL AT SEA Four Men Arrested r.t New Orleans One Confesses to Preparing Bomb of 75 Pounds of Dynamite With Clock to Explode Six Days Out at Sea Discovered in Time. NKW OltLKANS, Im., Dee. 23.--Two of four men detained by the po lice 'after a bomb had been found in the rooms of Hans Halle iu a hotel, were arraigned today iu the criminal district court. Ilalle and George Summers, proprietor of the hotel, were charged with prcparin" a bomb with the intention of blowing up a ship. The other two men had been dismissed. The indice say that after Halle was confronted with evidence appar ently proiing that he constructed the bomb, be told his story iu detail. Ho said iu open court today lie wished to plead guilty, hut it was not ac cepted, becausu Halle had no law yer. He was remanded in default of lioitd, and .Summers was imprisoned. The seventy-five pounds of dyna mite wiih mechanical attachment, which was to have exploded it, six and one-half days dating from last tight, fills a box about three mid n half feet siptare. Ilalle said he cx M'eted to express it to New York last night, consigned to a French vessel. He said he conceived the idea him self, but later took Summers into his confidence. That Summers admits, the police say. Dr. P. Holt, German consul gen eral here, gave out a statement de claring the mcu had no official con nection with the Gorman government. NKW YOItK, Dec. 23. Existence of an alleged conspiracy iu Xew Or leans to blow up a French or Knglish passenger ship on the sea by placing mi infernal machine in her cargo be fore she should sail from Now York was known twelvo days ago lo Paul Faguet, general agent of n French line, according to announcement to day. , rivcautlons Taken Detectives were employed to pre vent fruition of tho scheme, every bit of baggage and cargo going into the French Lino ship was closely exam ined, and the proper authorities, Mr. Faguet suid, were promptly notified. It was believed here that this notifi cation was what resulted iu tho nr rost of four men iu Now Orleans last night. Tlto Ctinard Line and tho Iu tornatioual Mercantile Marine linos havcstrengtheiu'd their forces of guards. Xo visitors may go to any of their docks and when vessels leave no otto is allowed aboard who is un- .known to the officials. Passengers have to furnish proot of their identi ty before they 'are permitted to go aboard. All baggage is sorutinizod carefully and the cargo is thoroughly inspected before it is taken on. To prevent tho possibility of au attempt by longshoremen to place aboard explosives or to damage, the ships, detectives disguised as long shoremen havo been working with real longshoremen 011 the docks. AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 23. Appllca tlons for writs ot habeas corpus for Victor K. Innos and his wlfo, Ida May innos, wanted by tho Georgia authorities on u charge of lnrceny afe tor trust, wero submitted to tho court of criminal appeals horo today. YUAN NOW THE PHK1N. Dec. 23. President Yuan Shi Kal at sunrlso todiy appoared boforo tho Altar ot Heaven in too Chinese city and revived tho wor ship ol Heaven at tho winter Solstlco, an obsorvartco noglectod slnco tho passing ot tho Muncliu dynasty In 1911. In this tho presldont of the republic took upon himself a fuue- tlon and rlto which in tuo past al ways has been rosorved to tho em peror ot Chtna la his capacity of Tlontsz," or Son of Heaven. Tho uresldout today worshipped at tho famous circular altar, tho most Imnortant ot all Chlneso religious structures, It Is located, In a sacred park, three miles from tlto rutuce 01 tho KiniHMors, and Is surrounded by a,cred buildings. This alttir former. OHIO W FORCED TO FAIL BY COUrMllt'S, Ohio. Dec 23. Tho Horiler-ColumhuK i'rewerlc company, a $12,000,000 corporation, went Into the hands of receiver today on order of the t til ted States district court. "Decreawid demand for beer, advemo legislation nnil the voting 'dry' of 1 many ntntcs and counties In the laxl eight years," wan given as tho cause. The iippointment of rcccixcrs wni made by Judge John K. Sitter upon a showing that the company had de faulted payment upon n judgment of 3'1S in favor of Samuel mid Victor Steiner of New York. The court named C Christian Horn and Carl J. Hosttor, huge stock holders of the company, a Hrcceiv- crs. Iu its statement the company do ! dared tthc voting dry of West Vir ginia was the "lnst straw" in n scries of legislative acts which reduced ser iously the sale of its product. In crease of the saloon license feo to .fl0l)l) by tho Ohio legislature eight years ago, a county local option law and the more recent license system by which the number of saloons was gradually cut down were mentioned as other causes. S E Fi NKW YOrtK. Dec. 23. The steam ship Lusltanln arrlvea today after a stormy passage with 4000 sacks of Christmas mall and a number ot well-known Americans returning for the holidays. The heavy seas, en countered during tho voyage battered one of her lifeboats to pieces. Among tho passengers was Charles M. Schwab, president ot tho Uethle- hent steel corporation, returning from his second visit to London since tho wnr began. Ho left here less than a month ago after making a nutck trln to Canada where it was rumored ho discussed with cortuin questions ot building In Canada sub marines for tho Hritlsh navy ot steel mado In tho United States Attaches of the Amerlcun embassy In London, Mrs. Walter H. Page, wlfo of tho American ambassador to Great Drltaln; Baron Do Kcvlllo and Paul Lefalvre, French minister to Mexico, also were aboard. BRITAliTfFPAY LONDON, Dec. 23. Tho Hrilish government has decided to indemnify from tho imperial funds those who suffered bodily or property losses as a result of tho recent German naval raid on tho coast towns of Scarbor ough, Whitby, Hartlepool and West Hartlepool. A German cruiser squadron ap peared off tho east coast of England on ttho morning of December Hi and 011 running down tho eoast shelled Hartlepool and West Hartlepool and Whitby and Scarborough. Upwards of 100 people wero killed and from 200 to 300 injured. Great property ihimage was done SON OE HEAVEN ly was regarded in China as tho cen ter ot tho universe Yuan Shi Kal submitted a bill to tho Chinese administrative council in January of this year, prescribing tho worship of Hoaven and ot Confucius for tho piesldent ot China and the measuro was passed by tho council. This act was regarded as tantamount to establishing a stato religion for China. During tho deliberations of tho council It was sot forth that tho presldont of the ropublio should wor ship at the Templo ot Confucius and at the Templo of Heaven annually us had been tho custom of tho Chinese einitoror. Today's function appears to bo a carrying out of the purposoa then set fprta, PROHIBITION CHRISTMA MA RIANS ROM EUROPE AID SUFFERERS T TO Under Decent Order of I. C. C, Med ford Is Entitled to Terminal Rates Such as Weed and SIsson Receive, But Railroad Has Apparently Closed Portland Gateway. That Medford mid other southern Oregon cities arc ltcing overcharged and discriminated against in tho mat ter of freight Yntc- is hIiowii by a comparison of schedules now in ef fect between Dunsmuir, Sisnoti and eastern points, and those from ttio same canteni points to Medford. While tho California points arc given the benefit of tcrminnl rntes, the Or egon points arc not, but are forced to pny the terminal rates to Portland plus tiic local freight rate here, which is contrary to recent decisions by tho interstate commerce commission in the Intermountnin and other cases. In other words, the railroad has closed the Portland gateway withput being authorized to do so. Portland (Jntcwny Closed These inequalities nro being called to tho attention of Mfedford shiperH by II. C. Beach, a rate attorney of San Francisco, who is here for a few days to seo if ho cannot interest Medford nnd other towns along tho lino in securing a reduction in tho rates now charged by tho railroad. Mr. Ilcnch is an nssociato with John K. Alexander, another rnto attorney of San Francisco, who has recently argued before tho interstate com merce commission in Washington, D. C, against tho abolition by the rail roads of many tcnninal points in California. Mr. BcncliS' says thai pursuant to the decision of tho United States su preme court in the enso of United States of America iuterstnto corn' merco commission et al vs. Atchison, Topcka & Santa Fo railway et al., wherein tho supremo court upheld tho interstate commerce commission in its decision governing tho rates on shipments to tho Pacific coast from eastern points, tho Southern Pacific company on October 1 published in "Transcontinental Freight Hureau West Bound Tariff No. 4 L," its rates on shipments to tho Pacifio coast from tho east (effective No vember 15, 1014). Alxdlshed Old I tides Under tho decision nbovo referred to, says Mr. Pencil, tho interstate commerce commission put nnj.'tid to the exorbitant rates theretofore ex tracted by the railroads for ship ments to intermediate points, and provided that on nil shipments to iu termedtnto points (such ns Medford) which shipments originate at or west of the Missouri river, that tho term inal rate should bo charged; that on shipments originating between tho Missouri river and 11 liuu drawn north mid south through Chicago, a rate not exceeding tho sum of tho terminal rato ami 7 per cent thereof should bo ehnrged; that between tho liuu drawn through Chicago mid a lino drawn north nnd south through Buffalo, N. Y and Pittsburg, Pa., l.p per cent should bo added to the term inal rate; from this last lino to tlto Atlantic coast that 2," per cent should lirt added to tho terminal rato on all shipments originating iu tluit territory. Knt It led to Itcductlnrt In tho published tariff, due to itri desire to oloso the northern gateway of Portland, tho Southern Pneifiu company does not givo Medford ami other towns iu Oregon from Portland south to the lino, tho rates which, un der tho decision nbovo noted, Med ford and Iheso other towns arc eu Continued on Last Page.) HODGES FAVORED TRADE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, Dee. 22. Gover nor Hodges of Kansas anil farmer Oovornor M. A. Ansel of South, Cr olina wore reoommerided 0 pfiidHtv, Wilson today for membership la tho now federal trade aowwiMtWM. Th ocratia eongrowint'ti frow KuDM ii dorsed Governor JTwlgw and ''' tentative Aftpn 8rU4 Mr. AmM. H MS MEDFORD AR EXCESaVE ", .' t j t sJ H IX ,