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Wi -tmmytitt'0wtrwt-',mTW Kj '"' ,J Medford Mail Tribune SECOND EDITION WEATHER I'nlr tonight nnil tomorrow Max. 1(1 Mln. 'JO. Forty-fourth Yar. Dnllv Nlnlti Yi-nr MEDFORD, ORIWON, MONDAY", .JANTAIiY 2.",, 1015 NO. 2G2 NORTH SEA NAVAL BATTLE BY BRITISH FLEET GERMAN WHIP SUNK IN y BRITISH FLEET 1150 PERCENT ROCKEFELLER BESTS GERMAN RATE ADVANCE DENIES REGIME IN NORTH SEA BY SHIP TRUST OF ABSOLUTISM Grrmniis Admit Loss of Cruiser Dlucclicr nml British Deny Any Loss Austria Initiates New At tack Upon Russians to Relieve Huii(jary From Fuillicr Invasion. LONDON, .Inn. 'J.'.. Tin news ..r llm II i I liulllu between dicuiliiniiglit ji'Klt'iiliiy'H iiumiI engagement in llio Ninth ecu Iiiih in-mixed inui'li IIKMit CUtllllMllHin milling tin MritUh public tlimi ulllier lint fi-ihl tilf IIkI Mutiiiiil it of Hi'1 Fiilklniul Inlands, al though ImiIIi of tluwti i'iiuriii('iilh niiliiii loomed larger in actual ie- blllls. 'I'n tint Ivugli-ih people tliii coiulial of cciilny inciini the 'triumph of t 1mm i lontr-timc confidence in llicir liii; Kiin licet, nnil it i'iiIiiin ilu I oar of llin 1'iinl count of fir(tii'iil r(HilitioiiM r llin lliiitlopoul iiml Scarborough ihmI. Kir Dm ill I ten 1 1. v, llic ytitngi"t mliniiiil in lln llritixli iiiti.v, lins In' roim (In' moil popular1 Intro of tin' war. Crulicr llluiilier Sunk Tin' flcrmnii official report on Kim. lay's IikIiI mliiiitH th sinkiiii: of tlt cruinir Mliiechor, lint uITm-In iIiim ii willi Mm m-M-rUiui, "iiccnnlitii; to In fomintioii available. oiii DrilWi hut tin cruiser wji sunk." TIiik state ment ha been iliii'i'llv denied liv llii' Hrlttsh iiilinlnilly, which mi.vm dear ly: "No HiitUh Imvn lici'ii lo-t." ThU engagement keep, up tilt rep utation of Hi" present war for Sun ilny fightine;, which ho heen mo I'rc iiicnt, hotli on lain) anil sen, that Sunday Iiiim now come to he a ilnv ot ini'ii'iiMi-il Mu'ihincr rather than of n luxation. .tifilmi Alliance llcgiiu A new ntlnel; on llic ltuiaii aim ii Iiiih been inilinti'il h Austria in roninni'lion with Ilia (initiinn forces in tin cast, in nccoiilnuco witli llic plan believed in I'etrngnul to have lici'ii mlopti'il hv the Teutonic allien. Anstiinn forces have struck lit llii'ir opponents nil ailing their .'KlO-niilc front. Ilcnvy fighiini.' is in projjrcs, hut mi far a known in I'rtrnjjnitl no iinpoilant nnllM have liccn iicliieird. Tim olijcct of Hit nltnek nppnrenll.v to i chew Huugiiri Iron) further ilnn- Km of im union hv clearing Hie Itus sinus fioin (lalii'ia, lliikowinu nnil iiorllicm I limitary. Vienna reports Mate that (he ltussiuiis already lime heen checked in lliiknwiiia, Depeia tit fightinir nt chisc. niiai Icrs is in pi-ogrens in Central I'olanil, uheie iiiany men haa ilinl fioin eohl. Tin inoxl iletoiiaineil cIToiIh of the oppohin' ffii'rvH limo not resiillcil in hmikin tlio ileailloel;. On Ilia WPult'in Imttlc fiehlrt M'Vcro cneonnlers coiiHiuie in Alnaeo anil Ilia Aij;oMiie. At'cmiling tn Vienna ropoilx, llic Ansliiaiis haa aihninihleieil a ilnfeal to the ItiiHhiiui a liny, which iiiMuleil lliikuwiiia. (iciiiiaa Aecoiint DKIII.IN, Jan. L'.'i, ia l.oii.lon. (Continued on Miat I'aun.) STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR MEETS SAIiHM, Or., Jan. LTi.-At tlm op mini; of tlio IwelTth annual iiicoiiiiK of tho Oipxoii Rlalo l'Viloration of Labar licru today, Mayor II. 0, Whito of Siilcni wclcoftii'il llio iliilcf,'aieH and I'li'sidout T. II. lliirchaiil outlined tho work hafoi'i) tlm Innly. Anioiif,' tlm Hpoakers wera It, A. Harris, i'onuor Hlntu piluUir. "Al (IioiikIi tlm eniployerri havo not all U''i)f,Miiz('d thu iuaiuhirs of tlm fedor nllou iiN-tlmy should havo," ha Kiiid, "llm federal Kocininent Iiiih Mnt l'oith llm cdli'l that lahor in no longer n I'oiiiiimdilv of eoiuineri'c ami iliat llm iniiii who toilx is to p'l hii just vccaiaia'iisi'." (Invai'imr Jainos Willi veainlio was on llm program for an addivbs nt Ilia iifluinoon Hcbfiion. Greed and Homiislincss of American Ship Owners Shown by Joint Re port From Secretaries McAdoo and llcdfleld-lncreascd Rates Klllfnn American Commerce. WAHIIIN(JT().V, Jan. L'5. Ctliliniro of uxiiiiordluitr)' inhnurcH In tnuiH- Atiatitlr rrclKlit rnli-n mIiiio (ha out hrenk of llm Kiiropuiin wnr. muoiiut liiK In moiiio Inntmicfn to !0D and oven 11.10 per cent, uim prcnonlcd to n, noiintii toilny In n Joint roimrt from Hccieliirli'M McAdoo and Itmlfleld. "W'lilli! thlM roporl In IicIiik wrlt- lon," tho Rtnti'iimnt t.io. "Infonna- lion I ri'ct'lveil tlmt rntin am higher llian I hone f-lvcn In noma of tlm tables prunoiiteil, nnil that oven nt theno ox- trnonlliiary flKurri, It In difficult to ohtnln cnrito Hparn for vnrller rnll Iiikh than March and April. ' Tho report coiiKtnltm ntimnioim lahlcH of niton on varloiiH coniniodl Him from Aiaerlenn to i:uroK-un porlii mid miinuiarlrurt tho principal adaiirvH Hiiro AuKURt t lut follewH: New York to Itotterdnin, on flour, 500 por cent; on cotton, "00 par cent. New York to l.herpool, on the name coiiiiiiotllllcx, from 300 to 500 or rent. nalvcuton to Liverpool on Krnln 171 por cent; on cotton. .101 percent; to HrMiivti on cotton, loiil to lL'.O per cent. Trn repott declnreR (tint In ono enr If American exportH mnlnlnln tlm December, IUI I. Imel. tlm Inereaiied rntcn will iaaki)R n charKe of 2 Ifi,- .'.M.I00 on Atuorlrnn Nhlpperri and tlmt If the Imports be Included on tlm mum IiiimU of calculation, tlm amount would rench tho Mini of MII.Sfil.100 or III r, pi.r rent over the uhiiiiI cohI. If noriunl rnten aro tnken In conjunc tion with tlm abnormal ncinber ImnU tho frelnht char. on both ex porlH and liiiporls In a ear would mako tlm cnuul total of J532.1I0.- 000. Tho rojuirt contaliiH mi vera I neons of lettnrH from lniHnenH men over tlio country declmluK their Inability to et boltonm for their frelcht anil rharKhiK discrimination by mich rar- rlers as aro In hindueiM UKaliiHt freljshl tlmt pa.H a low rate and tho breaking of contrails by at fount onu of tint IiIk trmm-Atlantle fiteamnlilp compa nies. '"-------- - - - Sportsmen Call To Arms There is a strong niovt'iuont by incinlipi's of the )ivs(nt legislature to abolish the aijie protection hind by taking the license money paul'm by hunters and anglers and put it into the general fund; also of doing, away with tho present commission form of ad ministration and throw the whole matter into pol itics. Hoth of these measures were radically opposed by tho combined sportsmen's organizations all over tho state at the annual. convention held last December. .If you want more- birds in the field and more fish in tho streams, wo ask you to write a personal letter of protest immediately to your representatives and senators in tho legislature, or any member of the leg islature you know, asking that they vote against these proposed changes. Do it now. Wishing and hunting in this state are attracting people from every part of the country. Elaine values her fish and game resources at $20,000,000 a vear, California at $10,000,000 a year. . Neither of those , states has a better opportunity than Oregon to be come a sportsmen's paradise. The Deschutes, the Kogue, the Mackenzie and other streams are known throughout tho United States from tho anglers' standpoint. Hunting in eastern and southern Oregon aro also renowned. The outsido sportsmen are peo ple who have money to speifd and money to invest. They buy equipment and stores; they spend money at. hotels and for transportation and they constitute tho state's most profitable class of tourist travel. .And for our own people, there is no better form of recreation, phvsicallv, mentallv and inorallv. II. H.YAN DVZISU, President Oregon Sportsmen's .League. Testimony Deals Largely With Lahor Situation In Colorado Oil KIiiij Declares That He Is In Favor of Lahor Unions So Long as They Regard Interests of the Public. NLW YOltlC, Jan. M. John D Itorkefellur, Ji., tontlficil today be foie thu fcdeini roiuialiiHlon on In- duMrlul roliitlons In tlio Inquiry which llm coinnilMolon has been con- durtliiK here Into tlm uiauat;aiacnt of plillunthroiilc foiiudatloiiM and tlm cnuxnn or ludiiKtrfnl uurcnl. Mi. Itockefcller'B teHtlinony dealt larKely with tin labor nltiintlon In the Colorado mlnliiK nectlon. Head liiK fruiu a prepared ntatnnicnt he de nied that Im had nought or oven wlxhed to uxercliio a nort of abxolu IIhiii over tlm coal ludiintry In Colo rado and declared Im was most heart ily In fnvor of labor unions no long an they had dim regard for thu Inter ests of the public. nidation Denied "The only coal property In Colo rado In which wu are In any way In lercsli'd In the Colorado I'uel & Iron cnniiau," Mr. Itockofeller said. I'or me to haws attniupled to dictate a pulley or control the eltuntlon would have meant nn assumption of author ity far beyond what tho Investment which 1 reprecnt would hats Justi fied." Tho eonimlsi'lon has asked my views, nnld Mr. Itockofellor, nn to what extent tlm stockholders and di rectum of a corporation aro rcnion- slblo for tho labor conditions which exist In It, and for tho social condi tions which aro produced, how gener ally and In what manner such respon- slblllt) tiro assumed by stockholders and directors, and In actual practice how and on what general basis the labor policies of largo corporations aro determined. Khelw lte-.xnsblllly "The responsibilities of stockhold ers Is limited to tho election of di rectors. They havo no power to elect officers, to employ labor to mako con tracts or to Intervene directly In tho iiiauageiiieiil of tho business. A large stockholder, how over, Is ablo to ex ends" considerable, lufluonco over the directors and officers and Is respon (CoatlniMvtl on page two.) - - ------ ------- WIFE OF JUIODE ISLAND'S GOVEltNOIl. WHO AIM ANGUS TO Mrs. lteeckman. wife of Governor It. Llvlnirstmi Hceekmnn, of Itliode Island, Is milking her Infliiencu for good felt In llm Slate of which tier litis band wan recently elected (Jovemor, ami. like her liuluitiil. she already I popular with all classes of people. Her latest effort Is a novel movement ar ranged at her home. In Providence, for the benefit of Jobless women of th.it city. The nchcnio Ii to hold a big auction on January "7 to olvtr. n iiiicIcuh for n fund for tiucmiilojed women. Many women will glvo articles to be auctioned, and men hauls are cxKscted to contribute heavily so that the sale may Inst several days. Nearly nil the organizations of Itliode lslnud club women are Identified with the scheme. BRITAIN TRIG TO STARVE MILLIONS v lllCltLIN, Jan. 2", la London. In the futuru no one will bo deceived by England's "magnanimous ap peals," in Hid nnmo of civilization and humanity, said Dr. Theobald Von ltothmann-Ilollweg, tho Gorman Imperial chancellor, nftcr rovlowiug methods of wnrfaro which ho said had been adopted by Great Urltaln and her allies, Tho chancellor's statement was mndo to a roprosentatlvu ot tho As sociated l'ress at tho Gorman army field headquarters In a town In north ern Franco. Ho said: "I shall not comment on tho llrlt Ish note of January 7, as far as'facts and questions concerning trade aro concerned. Sir L'dwnrd Grey, how ever, considered it appropriate to add two statements Intended to carry weight far heond tho scope of this particular Interchange of notes. I mean the paragraph wherein he speaks of lening open the question of permitting shipments of food sup plies not intended for tho enemy's armies or government ami his slurs upon us, stating that wo had aband oned tho rules of civilization and humanity, "It should not bo forgotton that In this year Kngland set out to starve over Go, 000,000 people; directly, by cutting off their food, Indirectly by closing the arteries ot their com merce. In attempting this she did not retrain from destroying a con siderable pint ot tho trade ot neutral nations. Now It Is beginning to dawn on Great Hiltaln that alio can not force us to submission by theso methods. NHW YOUK, Jan. 23.- Owing to tho serious Illness of Charley White. tho Chicago lightweight pugilist, tho ten lound bout between him and Kreddlo Welsh, tho world's champion, scheduled to take place In Madison Square tomorrow night, has been In definitely postponed, Tho manage ment has arranged to havo Wllllo Heeeher meet Welsh in plnce of White tomorrow night. AYS CHANCELLOR All) JOBLESS WOMEN. R FARN TO BE AT WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. The (for man government has accepted the al ternatlvo offered by tro United States in the cafe of the prizo collier K. I). 3 formerly the Dritlsh collier Fnrn and has consented to her Interment for tho war, with her crew at Sau Juan, I'orto Itlco. Notification ot Germany's decision was given to tho state department to day by Count Hcrnstorff. the German ambassador. Tho Fnrn, n Hrlttsh collier, laden with 3000 tons ot coal, was captured by tho German cruiser Karlsruho In tho north Atlantic, and manned by a German prize crew of 23, Sho then was used as a tender for tho warship and recently put Into San Juan for provisions. .' Last week the commander was uotl fled he must Interim with ris crew or put to sen at ouco. Tho Ilrltish cruiser Ilrlstol was waiting outside the harbor. UN GET RIGHT OF SERVING ON JURIES SALKM, Or.. Jan. .". -With only mx members oppo.Mii, the hill giving women tho light to f-ero on jiuie was ptixbcil by the state senate and sent to tlm Iioum. There was no de hate. Chairman Moier of the judic iary oonnni-Moii said that under tho amended hill women are peimitted to servo on juries, but cannot he forced o to do. FIRST WOMAN SEATED IN OREGON SENATE SALKM, Or., .Inn. 'Jo. Miss Kath rjn Clark of Douglas eotinty was I'otimilly seated hv the state senate today and began her dutie-. by ot iii; to abolish the Oregon eou,er'a tiou conniiNsion, Her uU followed u eriticism hv Senator Walter A. Diniiek of what he eharaeterized as "tho I'inchoiKm" of tho commission. Tlm measure- to nholMi the oonnnis- N NO PORT 0 bion was passed, H II BLLDENOUNCEO BY T Says Attitude of Democrats Is "Con spiracy of Silence" to Put Bill Through by "Physical Weakness" Involves Vast Expenditure and Reverses Principle of Government. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2... Senator Hoot led the republican attack on tho administration ship bill In tho sennto with a denunciation ot the democra tic caucus, which made the bill a party measure; of tho parllmentary tactics by which the democrats have to far forced the republicans to do all tho debating and finally with a denunciation of the bill Itself. The attitude of the democrats, lie characterized as a "conspiracy of sil ence," to put through -tljo bill by pressure of "physical weakness." For ten days, he said, the nilnorty has been compelled to faco the pro sect of elgh hours continuous talk ing without a word of discussion from the majority side, and without more than half a dozen democratic members In the chamber. A New l)cuirturc "It doen not neem to me that this bill which would put the government Into the business of foreign shipping, Is receiving the kind ot discussion It should have," he said. "It Is Import ant not merely because It Inrolvcs a tasl expenditure at'a time when we have been forced to make up a de ficit, but al.o because It embarks the government on a new departure based on a reversal of principle of govern ment long maintained. No such change In policy was contemplated by the eop!e when they put the pres ent administration In power. "The fact that this measuro can not have that kind ot discussion which It demands at this short ses sion of cougrets." continued Senator Hoot, "shows that It ought not to pass at this session. "I hae been present In legislative bodies," he said, "when no voice was clear enough, no courage high enough to break away from the custom which accepted and registered the direc tion of n chief executive. Let us not be too confident that we are proof against that process. Courage of Minority "We nbnndon today tho perform ance ot our function of so discussing this measuro among ourselves as to enlighten tho people concerning it, and wo havo taken one. step further than eor before In the process that makes us n regls.tor!ng body rather than a legislative body. "Wo havo taken a step frought with dangers and fatal results to a representative government. Wo can Justify our ex istence, nB a body only by the per formance of our duty. "Tho liberties of a freo people de pend on tho courage and persistency of a minority. They depend also on the Indepeuce of thought and action of all members ot a legislative body. If we aro but to register and smother our own Judgmont, wo aro contribut ing our part to a process more fatal to our country than any legislation that wo can devise." E E Tim assessor's office U huY with data lelativo to the collection of this year's taxes, tho rolls beinj; turned oer to tho treasurer's office March 1, when tho taxes become due. The deputy assessors will he put into the field lor next years tuxes March l. It is probable that the tolls, will he tinned over to tho treasurer before March I. The law provides that half the taxes nmv lie paid by April 1 and the other half September 1. The un paid half becomes delinniient lifter that date. 11 none arc paid by hep tember 1, all become dclinouent, with a penal1, of 1 per cent nitiucst unon (he principal, HU 0 E BILL TO GRAB Bl Schuebel Bill Turning All Antlers' Hunters' License Money Ints Gen eral Fund Goes Through the Lower House Move On to Secure Con i sideration. ' . Hoguo Itlver Flah Protection Association, Medford; I'OItTLAND, Jan. 23.- Tho Hoguo river fish 1)111 will' come before commlttco on Wednesday. Tho Multnomah anglers will havo Walter F, Dackus and a large delegation to speak against opening thu river. "Wo will havo at least 100 on our special train Wednesday ovcnlng to protest destruction of game commis sion and diversion of funds. We aro trying to secure a re consideration ot Schuebol's 11. II. 35 and will try to beat It In senate. II. D. VAN DUZER, President State Sportsmens League. SALEM, Jan. 23. With Represen tative Vawter . ot Jackson absent. Sch'uebel stole a" nfflrth 'on'tlio sports men of the state Saturday afternoon when he secured the passage ot ii. 0. 35, turning Into the general fund of the state all moneys raised by direct taxation, and all funds received by every state officer in license tees, escheat moneys, receipts from sales of products or property. Exceptions aro made In tho case ot funds appro priated for sundry boards that main tain themselves by fco, and Represen tative John GIIL when all tho mem bers wero wearied after tho exhaus tive debate on tho abolition ot tho continuing appropriation, pointed out that tho fish and game commission Is not among tho exemptions. Kforts are underway to secure a reconsidera tion in this regard. .SiMirtsiiieii Pay 107,000 That the commission Bhould bo maintained for tho benefit ot thu sportsmen who pay In 1107.000 pot year In hunting and fishing licenses was thu contention of Mr. Gill, who said ho voiced tho sentiments ot nearly all the adult nialo population ot regon. The Multnomah champion ot tho sportsmen declared this bill takes away from the fish and game com mission tro right t'o spend tho money for tho benefit ot tho men who con tribute It. It leaves tho commission without suppott nt all, except what appropriation the legislature may give It. Tho exceptions noted In tho Schue bel bill aro tho Soldlors' homo na tional fund, board ot examiners In optometry, barber examiners, dontal examiners, medical examiner1, stato library contingent fund, school library fund, Industrial accident fund and board of pharmacy fund, All theso are recruited from fees, Appeal to Senate. Mr. GUI stated that an effort, will bo mado to bring tho subject boforo tho houso In anothor form nt a tlmo when It Is not exhausted by a weari some debate. Tho bill has yet to go to tho senate and friends of the sportsmen In that body will b ap pealed to to rescue tho commission. AUSTRIA TO REFUSE ITALIAN (MISSIONS V1KNNA, Jtin. 25, via London. The Wiener Tajtehlutt, which is the mouthpiece of the foreign offiee, credits tit Forcijtu MfnNter Hurtou a statement that Im will refute terri torial couccsious to Italy and Rut mania, even if such course, JkH In evitable the intervention 'f Una states on the fide of Great Mr-Main put Ituvsin and Frmif!. illS vm AM LCENSES J 4 1 1 i v 4 -i-----i--t---"-----""--"-i-"t-t------------t----" Jf 4 i