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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.)
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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-
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BLLDENOUNCEO
BY
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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,
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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!.
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