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WAR CLOUD IN
SHIP PURCHASE
BILL SAYS LODGE
Massachusetts Senator Declares Ad
ministration's Intention Is to Buy
German Ships, Which Would In
volve Nation In War With All Pow
ersPurchase Would Assist.
"WASHINGTON, .Inn. 22- Attrl
buting to the administration an In
tention to buy Uorman ships Internet!
In American ports, If th ship pur
chime bill Is passed, Senator Lodge, de
clared in the senate, that the measure
"would bring us within nicasurcablo
dlstnnco of war, not with England
alone, but with France, Russia and
Japan."
Ho quoted from house committee
hearings to show that Secretary Mc
Adoo had practically admitted that
the purpose of the bill was to buy the
German ships laid up In Boston and
New York. If such wero not the
purpose Senator' I.o.lgo suggested
that the Impression now general could
be corrected b.v an nmendinent, which
lie belleicd l'tiil already been voted
down Irftominltlee, to debar tho gov
ernment from such purchases.
It el loves Genu nit Owners
"To buy the German ships intered
In theso ports and rellovo their own
ers from the heavy dally expense in
caring for them and to hand over to
them 30 or 40 millions of money be
longing to tho American people" said
Senator Lodgo "would bo a great and
direct assistance to ono of the bel
ligerents In the war now raging. It
would bo an unneutral act and very
readily might be construed as a hos
tile act and an actual breach of neu
trality." Senator Lodgo stated he had been
informed that tho administration de
termined to send the Dacla, a Ger
man owned ship purchased by Amer
icans and, transferred to American
registry, abroad to furnish a test
case.
"It seems to mo a rather danger
oub business to make test cases of
this character in time of war, when
belligerent governments aro protest
ing against the action, and for tho
stato department to approve sending
forth a vessel which, as lato as Jan
uary 13 our war risk bureau declined
to Insure."
fot to Ilo Ilfrngnlzcd
He said that France and Ilussla had
hold consistently that tho transfer of
tho flag from a belligerent to a neu
tral after hostilities had begun was
not to bo recognized, nnd Kngland
the same, although Sir Edward Grey
last summer made some modifications
of his opposition to the sale, It the
ships wero not used In trado with Eu
rope In view of tho prcsont empty
cargo space going to South America,
Senator Lodgo said the United States
rould not desiro tho ships for that
traffic, but only for tho Euro-iean
trade.
In carrying on European trade he
argued the enemies of Germany
would still regard the ships as Ger
man and liable to be sunk.
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BILL OPPOSED
BY JIM HILL
VILLA AND CAROTHERS
WASHINGTON', .Inn. 22. roiisii
Inr Agent Curotliers, in n dispatch
ilnted ycxtvrtlny. reported his depart
ure from Ajriuib ("ulientt". Stato de
partment officials Kuid today they
placed no eredenee in published re
ports that he Intel fallen into n per
gonal encounter wilh General Villa.
TO BUILD UP ROGUE
VALLEY INSTITUTIONS
One way to build up payrolls for
Medford Is to patronize tho institu
tions we huvo hero so they can In
ereaso their pay rolls. It Is estimated
that Medford people consume 1000
pounds of butter dally and that less
than two-fifths of tho product is from
tho two Medford creameries and only
about pne-hnlf is ma do by the cream
eries in tho Itoguo Itlvcr valloy. The
other conies from' over tho1 state and
from California.,
llavo you ever stopped to think
what It would mean to tho crcamcrlos
in Mtidford and the valloy, what It
would moan, to tho farmers and busi
ness of all kinds and how it would
Increase tho pa' rolls If every house
wife would Insist on having made in
Medford or tho Itoguo River valley
butter. Tho creameries will guaran
tee tho butter and tho grocers will
gladly supply you if you will call for
it. and Insist on having it. Try this
for a wlillo and sco what It will mean
to tho valley. Tho way to build up
homo institutions is not only to talk
I horn but to patronize them, so your
iiujiioy will circulate nt homo.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 22. James J.
IIIU In a paper on "Freedom for Our
Foreign Trade" submitted to tho sec
ond National Foreign Trade conten
tion hero today, said the "Indispen
sable" condition tor bucIi freedom was
adequnto ocean carrlago In Ameri
can ships. To buy service by big
subsidies was, he declared, n loiing
game. The need of merchant ships
In America was almost as great as
that of other nations for munitions of
war.
"In tho month of November," he
said "the eNports from the port of
New York wero 112,000,000 more
than the year before. There was nn
Increase of about 300 per cent In the
exports of food products. Tho for
eign demand must increase In direct
ratio with the exhaustion of supplies
In warring nations. How arc these
goods, which wo desire to sell nnd
others are anxious to buy, to be car
ried to tho oversea markets?
Drop in Iturket
"Such a slight relief as was af
forded by tho wise removal of the
prohibition of registry for foreign
built vessels has been given. It Is
hardly a drop In tho bucket, t'p to
tho week ending December 2fl, ID 14,
American registry has been granted
to 105 vessels theretofore operated
under foreign control, aggregating
37.1, S40 gross tons. This Is not
enough to prevent present congestion
and holds out little hope for tho sup
ply of further needs.
"American cost of ship-construc
tion Is from '.0 to 100 per cnt higher
than that abroad and according to a
reported statement of Captain itobert
Dollar, who operated ships In both
domestic and foreign trade, it costs
about 17,23U more a year to oper
ate a ship of 3000 tons under the
America than under the Dritish flag.
These are tho disadvantages under
which our foreign trade labors.
Hut Two Koourccs
"There are but two resources; ono
a merchant marine owned and oper
ated by tho government; the other a
merchant marine provided by nnd for
the people.
"Tho former Just now urgently ad
vocated, Is an unwise and would be
certainly a disastrous experiment.
Aside from the complications, almost
certain to drag us sooner or later into
tho European conflict, owing to the
uncertain nnd conflicting claims of
national neutrality, this policy would
be followed by the total destruction of
tho prlrato shipping Interest. Pri
vate enterprise cannot possibly com
pete with a government which pays
no interest on the cost of its ships
and throws aside consideration of
profit and loss.
"What Is the prospect, in this case
of economical management, and of
those lower rates which the advocates
of the plan hold out as a bait for its
adoption! W'o have nn exact meas
ure of the fact In some comparative
railroad statistics. The Panama rail
way Is entirely owned and opnrated
by tho United States. Like most af
fairs on the Isthmus it has been
handled by honest and competent men
in their several Hues. We have l.i
official report for the year ended
June 30, 1913, to be compared with
the statistics of all the railways of
tho United States for the same per
iod. The rate on tho Panama line
was 3.48 cents per ton per mile, as
against .7268 of a cent for all the
rallas of the United States. That
Is, tho government rato was almost
fivo times the rate made by private
ontorprlso over the entire country."
SYTEMAIING
CAMPAIGN
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BEET ACREAGE
imr of f000 lytes m mure, no U",s
Mu iv will nol hint, hut !" will.
SyMemntiziiij- of the plans of the
heot sugar commit too for tho final
work in tho effort to secure the pro
poed $tiQ0,00fl beet snr factory in
the Hague Hiver vnllcv U under wny.
A meeting w licinu held liv the com
mittee tliw afternoon. It is plimucd
II iw pltiuni'd to have tl.t- stoivi of the
city cloc nffitin mwt week nnd nil
IiiukU enliM in the work of MgnitK;
nercuee. Tttlont, I'lincniv Alilniiil,
Hold Hill, tucktmvi1lc uud (Irani.
Piis- ull be n.ked to join in n union
cloxinir, nnd cer.bodv in every lo
cality devote n fixed day in the in
dustrial proMfmiidn.
T he beet snjjnr committee urges
that till the subscription lists be tinn
ed in nt once to the committee. n a
complete line-up on the ncronce enn
be secured. It will be nrrnnuctl in
districts, nnd Soil Kwtcrt Storey of
the beet sugar interests be readv
Monday to take up the stomntic
examination of the "soil for its iidnpt
ability to beet culture. A few of the
contracts are still out, nnd nil nrc
urgvil to liriii! them in. so lis not to
delay the wink.
Sonic ncieage has been Mguril up
without solicitation. Anv one know
inp of landowners likely to sign nrc
asked to phone in the nnmes to the
vunniittee. mid tliev will be visited
with n contract nnd iluta. Acreage
is still lieinp sought, though sonic
thine; of a lull has come in the cam
paign pending the formulation of def-
finite plans. Boosters nt Hold Hill.
Talent and Ashland nrc still working
independently for laud. The Aliliui-l
district proper has just been skimmed
over nnd the return to Hint section is
e-H'cted to net increased contract.
The committee is striviu- Io secure
ennugli acreage so that anv eastitur
out of land b.v oil Kxpert Storev will
not put the total amount below .'000
acres, nnd thus jeonardie the sccur
inir of the beet sutrar fnclory. The
committee desires to disnel the notion
that the fight is won with the sreur-
POLE-DRIVER INJURED
Conrad II. (Irlmstcad, driver of nn
nuto delivery wagon for tho Nuruil
llakery, lies nt Sacred Heart hospital
In a critical condition us the result of
an accident this noon on East Main
street, wlillo trying to avoid u col
lision with an unknown motorcyclist
who, according to reports wna violat
ing the speed laws.
Grlmstcad lost control of Ills inn
chine and crashed Into a concrete
lamp-pole, the contact forcing tho
steering wheel Into his abdomen,
rendering him unconscious, mid It Is
feared, resulting In Internal Injuries.
Tho full force of the blow was felt
near the solar plexus, a purttculaily
vital and dangerous spot in the human
anatomy. Dr. Conroy Is In attend
ance, and tho preliminary examina
tion Called to reveal whether Internal
Injuries had resulted or not.
Many Recoveries
From Luiiu Trouble
I'llilimit'i- Allumttw him uMi-l-.il
lo tu'.Utli mini) Mimirix (mm Iuiim
lroulii Hnitl wjuit It illd Hi till'
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Wilmington, llrt.
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m tnkru tilth lirimtrrhn-c ( thr
lunx. My ih)lrl. n IrmlltiK rn
tltlonrr, said thnt It una luiik
IrmiMr. I cut rrj rnl. I. .
. iilnrutt, i( l.liiplm ull'o tlrimrt.
l.l r lit Miirr. Wilmington, llrl.,
rr.oiurlrmlr.l th'rkitinu'a ltrrnlltt
that hint don icrral boo. I. I hrctiM
InUliiK II nl miir, I oiittnur.l faith
lull). ikIuc iiii ulbrr ri-iuril), nml
tluall nolHnl the i-lrnrluw ( ihr
lunu. I mm hair uu truiihlr tilth
in) luun. I Crml) lirllrtr I'rhmua'a
Wlrrntitt BMtr.l xij litr," I M.nrr-
Intnl. I
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lU'kiiinn'n Atti'i.ilDu Ik lunit culm
rlniii in biutiiliint rutarrh unit -Ncie
tlinmt nmt lunir nflo-llnim anil
up t.ulMniK the HVntrm Oontiilnt no
hnrinful or hMnl firinlni; ilrusn
Au'f-iit no aulntitut'K Smnll nlii
Jl. r.Kuhir ilir, I.' Solil liv l.ml
Iiik ilrumtm. V. rltr fur liuuhlrl ol
rrcovrnrii
IM-i.ini, I.Hlmrntnr-. I'hllnilrliihla.
l'rlre ?t anil ?ii n Dottle.
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Familiarize
Yourself
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Package
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"SNOJm.AKKS"
These "different" crackers with a flavor all
their own have a winning "personality" that
you'll like, the better you know it.
IN CKNHKOUS 10c AND 25c I'ACKACl'S
SOU) IN HULK, TOO
AT AM. GKOCI'KS
PACIFIC COAST MSCUIT COMPANY
I'OKTI.ANI), OHIiCON
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FEVEHSH
Look at the tongue, mother! If
coated, It is a sure sign that your
Uttle one's stomach, lhcr and bowels
need a gentle, thorough cleantlng at
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act nat
urally, or Is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, glvo a
tcaspoonful of "California Syrup of
Figs," and In a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, undigested
food and sour bllo gently moves out
of Its llttlo bowels without griping,
and you have a well, playful child
again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless "fruit laxative;"
they love Its delicious taste, and it
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a 50-ccnt
bottlo of "California Syrup of Figs,"
which has directions for babies, chil
dren of all ages nnd for grown-ups
plainly on tho bottlo. Iloware of
counterfeits old bore. To be mini
you .get the genuine, ask to M-o that
it is mado by "California Fig Syrup
Company." Itofuso any other kind
with contempt. Adv.
Warner, Wortman
& Gore
Attractions for Saturday
Hams 18.?
Beef Pot Roasts , 14-r
Chuck Steak 15
Beef Boil .'. 10
Pork Shoulder Rotate 13
Pork Shoulder Steak 14$
Rib and Loin Pork Chops 15
Spare Ribs and Back Bone 10-r?
Pure Pork Sausage 15
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Clnrk's O. N. T.Spor.l Cot-
7for25c
Colgate's Tjileini
Powder, can ....
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15c
MANN'S
CENTRA 1". AVR, XKAU P. O.
(iood Dress I'riuls,
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5c
Host Oil Cloth,
lier yard . .,
19c
Money Saving Saturday Sale
LACES AT LESS
EMBROIDERIES AT LESS
Val. Laces, up to ITx val
ues, on sale at, per J? s
IXViX. J p
Clttiiy Laces, up to 2."e
values, wide widths, now
15c
on sale at, per
vard
Shadow Laces and Inser
tions, up to 25c He
values, now, yd. .
Torchon Laces, values up
to lf)c yard, now, JT,
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Plat Val Laces for trini
mintf underwear, 'J5 vttl
ues, now at, per 1 Ap
vard JL jj
Venice Edges and Hands,
up to .T)c values, t Q
this sale only, yd. 1t
( 'ainhric Embroideries,
fine quality, up to
Me values, yard
Swiss Emb. 'Klounciiigs,
line nutiiiiv, up io (
values, now, per
yard.
5c
39c
Veiiieo Edges, new pat
terns, up to !20c values,
this sale at, per
yard . . ..
10c
Corset Cover Embroid
cry, up to :i"c values, this
sale only, per
vard
19c
Swiss Corset Cover
broiderv, up to f0
lies, this sale at,
per yard
Ein-val-
29c
Swiss Allover Embroid
eries, new patterns, .$1.00
qnali ly, this sale, CQ
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HALF PRICE SALE ON WINTJBR GARMENTS it
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FREE Save Your Saleslips and Get Wm. Rogers' Silverware FREE .
""FIRST SHOWING OF NEW SPRING SUITS AND COATS
Our first shipment of the latest styles now on display. We invite your inspection.
Also some nifty skirts.
NEW DRESS GOODS
lO-inch All-Silk Crepe do
Chine, sold everywhere
at $1. HO. our (J r
price, yard . $ L Id D
.')8-inch Shepherd Checks
in all sizes and colors,
very special at,
per yard
59c
n0-incli Fancy Plaids for
Suitings, all-wool, good
$2.00 values, fl A Q
pricyd 4) 1.4:0
Za Za Cloth, f2 inches
wide, a new cloth, very
special for (D C
this sale, yd..-i)Zf0
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SALE
"Women's Clowns, Draw
ers and ( 'orset ( 'overs, up
to 7iie values, O Qr
now, each . . , & y C
Women's fine Combina
tions, downs and JM'iu--cesK
Slips, nn to $ hf-O-Val
ues, Ibis 8ao, 7Qr
each . -
Women's Combination
Suits, downs and Draw
ers, up to $1 val. CQf
lies, this sale ,. JL
Woinen's now style Com
bination Suits, floNvns
and J-'rincess Slips,,itp to
Bli values. tJiiHiU.1. Ill
I sale, on'tyeii', 1 1 J
All $20.00 Suits now $10.00
All $.",0.00 Suits now $15.00
All $:ir.()0 Suits now $17.50
All $10.00 Suits now $20.00
U $10.00 Coats now,. ...,'..: $ 5.00
All $15.00 Coats now $ 7.50
All $20.00 Coats now $10.00
All $25.00 Coats now $12.50
Sheets, 72x90, Pillow Bed Table Hath Towels, Wj-inch
bleached, Cases, ' Spreads, j)amask, good size, Cambric,
(JOc values, 20c values, t $1, 25 values, 50c values, .15c values, 12 'oc. value,
each, now, each, now,' each, now, yard, now, each, now, yard,
39c 1254c 98c 39c 10c 10c
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