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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1915)
nw... mm unnia .Aim !'" MEDFORD WDCm TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, MEDlOkO MAiL TRIBUNK rCBT.Hlb?""KYKHr A1TKTINUON ; , JWUKrTJ pUNPAY MV Till! Offleo MAII Trlbuno !iulMlnir, 26.37.2 Morth Fir Directs tlchono 75. (Th betmMttillo Tlfnrn, Thn Medford ftKliijiliS iuroru iriownr. a no ouuiii- !- rn oreKonlnn. Tlio Ashtmnl Tribune, mriHEimoH hatib .. . . 0h ywir,.li' irtall.,i....-...-..B.OO Kn month, by mnl)...- .60 r month, flfllverrd iiy crrlr In Medford. I'hoenlx, Jacknonvllle and Central I'olnt .... ..- ,S0 SjbaurAny onlj-, by mail, per ycir.. J. 00 Weekly, per yenr.-w...- 1.60 Offiftlsl '.Fannr of. the City or JMforO. orfoul Wper of Jackson County. 'NtUtrfrt i "Urcfmrt-clnim tnnUr lit Mr.Knril, Oregon, under tlio act of March Sworn Circulation for 191, S68S. "Tutl 16&ail wire AMOctatcd lrc dispatcher GETTING BOtyLfcY'S GrbAT 4 Subscribers falling to receive 4 papers promptly; phono Circu- 4 latlon Manager at 2G0R. 4 4- ,4 t t 4 ML GAINS 8Y FHCUIIDON WESTERN FRONT PARIS, Feb. 18. The French war office this afternoon issued a rcort on ike progress of the war as fol lows t "Front tlio sen to the Oise, nothing new was recorded la-st night. "It hnu been confirmed thut tlio us niiivvmtavcii ouititc uiui ciuvut- wi Bindo tt master of the lines of Ger man trenches to tho north of Arms, northwest of Holincourt, inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. We cap ered ft bomb thrower nnd several hundred bomb". "In tho valley of the Aisne nnd in the .ector'of Rhoinis there hnve been artillery engagements in which our batteries hnd distinctly the advan tage. In Chnmpagno in the region of Perthes, all tho territory con quered by in yesterday nnd tho dny before hns bcenTotnined. Among the numerous prisoner mndp by ns Feb ruary 10 and February 17 arc found officers mid men of tho w.lh and eighth army corps and of the eighth, tenth and twelfth corps of tho re- Bcrvc army. "In the Argonnc we hnvo also main tained the mlvunecs won n tho forest of Ln Onirie, to tho south of Fon tnilie Aux Channcs. Furthermore we hnvo miide progress in the vicin ity of Iloureuillcs, at Hilt No. 2K). "Our jmioccs between the Argonno nnd tho Meiio reported in the offi cial communication of the evening of February 17, hav made us nmstcrs of a forest located lo the south of the forest of Cheppy. Wc have fur thermore, mnde an advance of about four hundred vnrds lo tho north of Mnlnncoiirt nnd wo have rondo nlso or much at a ixitnt to the poutli of the forest l)e Forges. All theso gains have been retained by us. "From the Mcn?e to tho Vogcs there is nothing to report." HJniN7sSlDER LAKE BOUDM LEASES SALEM, Ore., "Fob. ?p. Therp i more than ono way o kill a cat and moro than ono way to put tho akldi under a bill without coming out In tho open, according to Indications contained In the report of the major ity of the public lands committee on tlio Forbes bill ratifying the state land board's lease ot Summer and 'Abort lakes to Jason C. Mooro. Tho committco has also Introduced a bill to help along Its apparent designs to kill tho leusc. Senators Dlngham, liurrctt and Pay signed tho majority report of tlio committee, submitting amend ments to tho lease. Senators Klddlo and Stewart made a minority report, recommending that the bill pass with out amendments. The reports came up this morning nndwero made u special order ot business for this af ternoon, That tho majoilty report Is In tended to bo a clever way of putting tho knife under the fifth rib ot the Forbes bill, providing for the ratifi cation ot the lease, Is tho opinion of tsoso who bollovo the state will be making an excelleut bargain If tho laasa Is ratified. John A. Perl UNDERTAKER Lady Assistant 'Mi H, JJAKTLKTT ' ' l'bow'N M. 47 jmrt 47-J3 Ambulance Service JrieiHity borouer SOMETHING dvim u yonv ngo Colli raotor .r. S. iWll nniionncod that flic eontiw'tors liml orgiutlzcd to "get Jtawlhy's goat'' because tlsc.v eould not control the state highway engineer. It took a year, a change of state administration and a compliant governor to do it, but '"Howlby's goaf has finally been captured though they had "no goods" on him and his honesty was unquestioned. No charges of incompetency or inefficiency have been Xroven against Mr. Kowlby. Accusations hurled at his head have been by disgruntled contractors, who bid less than the cost of work.' who did shoddy work which has fallen and now has to be done over at their own expense. Out of an expenditure of $l,7o0,000 about $8000 worth oC work must bo done over on account of contractors' neglect, alid failure of county authorities to keep people off from new-laid concrete a very small poreimtage of loss. Upon Mr. Bowlby has fallen tho initial work of organ izing state highway vork. Construction has been begun, and is partially completed along the Columbia from As turiu to Hood JRivcr and in southern Oregon. With sev eral hundred miles of highway in different sections of the state to lav out, construct and supervise, the work has been well done and challenges comparison with that of other states, both as regards construction and cost. Mr. Bowlby won the enmity of Mr. Beall because he refused to specify Mr. licall's corrugated iron culverts as standard. He secured the enmity of other contractors because lie rejected extortionate bids and refused, to "stand in." The Avork in Clatsop county, for instance, was done for $50,000 less thail first bid. He reaped the ill-will of big paving-concerns because he refused to stipulate pat ented pavements controlled by monopolies, and in some instances had the state do its own paving. He received the ill-will of bridge contractors and of certain county courts in the Willamette counties because he exposed the fact that counties had been held up for excessive, prices on bridge materials. The governor requested Air. IJowlbv's resignation be cause it was demanded by Senator 1. N. Hay, chairman of the senate ways and means committee and boss ot the leg islature, who threatened to kill all road legislation unless Bowlby was removed. This he can do, as lie has held up all important legislation and all appropriations until the closing days, so as to force the legislators to vote as ho wishes on penalty of slaughter of their own bills. Mr. Bay is himself a contractor and the champion of big business in the legislature. Having demonstrated the strength ot the contractors in dictating to the governor, the contractors' clique will prouamy lurtlier exercise tneir control oy naming Bowlby 's successor, who, owing his position to the con tractors, will have to "stand in" and do their bidding. Hence the offiOc will be free of the friction caused by an official who strives to serve the ilidiffercnt public and serves the interested contractors. Mi. Bowlby has reaped the reward often secured by those. who strive to serve the public, when duty interferes with the smooth flow of big business that dominates pol iticsl However, Ijis regime has left behind a monument in the first permanent highway work done in Oregon. Let ns hope that the highway appropriations will now be rushed through the legislature, as the excuse for block ing progress has been removed. BUiLblNC, A F0RTr1ES3 ABOUT A SOLblCK'S feODY. srsar- To dn nwnv with the danger from hnrp hunters to lookouts in tho trenches the French hac equipped t'l cse soldiers with u xi-or nnd cuiuixs of the tpe of several centuries iuo. on the equipment pictured here. Sovl'r.il bullet dents urn l sicn OF STAIE MERCHANTS SINGAPORE SEPOYS REPORTEfr IN REVOLT TOKIO, Feb. 18. A revolt has broken Put anion g the Hindu soldiers nt Singapore, one of the Strait Set tlements belonging to Great Britain, ftcc0iding to newspaper dixpn tcliea receied here todny from tho Malay Archipelago. Marines were landed al Sinnpore from Jnpnnene and French vnrshtjw nnd some fighting has taken place be tween the mutineers and the men from the war essels. The Hindu mutineers numbejfed eght hundred but Inter half of this number is teportcd to have surren dered and the revolt is hiiid In be subsiding. fArnIim Murder case to be tried in july nOSEIIimO, On, Feb. 18. The district attorney mid attorneys for tho defense of Hoy Fainuin lia agreed to postpone his trial on the charge of murder until the July term of iho rurciut court. Jioy i-amuin is accused of killing his girl friend, Kdun .Mm gnu, and burning her body on IJeceiiiUer H. Jie is now serving a term in the peuitentiary on nuothcr chuige. All fathers, mother.) nnd teachers aru invited to attend tho nnnunl meeting for fathers and tho Wash ington School Parcnt-Tcncliers' cir cle Friday evening at 7'JO nt the" high School. The following program will be rendered: Instrumental solo, Miss Worlmnn; vocal 8olo,"MHs Jacks; rending, with piano accompaniment, Mrs. Graham; talks, Mr. Mulkey and Mr. Collins; instrumental duct, Miss (Irnvcs nnd Mr. Wight. R0SEBURG CIGAR STORES MAY CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT f IIOSKRURG, Or., Feb. 18. The Knscburg city council lias decided to close all social resorts, including ci gar 'stores and loafing places, at midnight, officially nt least. It is in timated that gambling is the oauso fur the issuance of the cdiet. Cigar store owners want to know if tho two popular clubs in tho city will also coino under tho nrdinuncc. The own cis of these places maintain that they are but workingmnii clubs and do not want to be discriminated against. ZE ROLEN E . r t ma I ' . has just the richt "body" body enough to keep the metal surfaces apart but not to be a drag on the power lifiht enough to reach the places where needed- and quickly. And it maintains body at cylinder heat. Dealers everywhere. Standard Oil Company Medford WARSHIP CONVOY Medford delegates to the state meeting of the Oregon llrtnll Med chants' Association are returning from Portland. Tlio reort of the election of the following officers for tho coming cnr: President, John I.. Stockton, Salem; vice-president, W. M. Oreen, Huene; second vice-president, It. Alexander, Pendleton; third vice president, J. C, Mann, Portland; arc rctary,tL. IX. .Merrrlck, Portland; treasurer, i nomas units, iiuiiik'h, .. directory, (Sou thorn Oregon), U. N.J 3! U'nrnpr. M.iilfnnl! Ilmin UnMli. 1 ltonnblirct' ' Irilroctar lV.:thJ Orn-'i gon), M. C.'McAllfiter. Pendleton. j -MIWt-HMt--W I'jou lm(e a bad counh or client cold which rrliii.o to lcld t ordinary rime- MIC, TIIK HAWK, Feb. IS. -The gov ernment of the Xcthci lands has le-fu-cd a reipiet lor war vessels to convey Dutch merchant ships through the in'iii'inc nreiw prescribed lv Ger many, mi the ground thut such action would enhance the uks of htps without such escort". ; ,j How To Get Rid of a Bad Cough A Itnmr-Mmlr llrtnrilr (bat Will Do It (lutrklr. Cfctup ! lUally Jin ili J. O, SnodKrass, La Clfaido; direc tors (Portland), J. W. Caldwell. J. K, '"" " I I lit, uvt f 1 1)111 11 iiy .Inn-rUI LL hiii.mj Mnlley, V. C (Jnnther,' directors ol Pinex (.11) crnts worth), pour Into a CVVllIlatnottr valley),- U ,1). 't'lbrce, nuKone, Thcodoro lloth, Salem di dUlrlct), rectors; (Columbia river A. Tyler, Astoria. The merchants selected Afetdfht as the place of meotlng In IDlli.'i ' t Idllt Isittle Ullil till Hip Iniltl.. with tilnln uruiiuhitid stinr irii). Mart tukliu; a u-unpixiiiiiii eviry iiiuir or two. In t THREE-INCH FALL OF SNOW AT HOOD RIVER HOOD HIVKH, Or.. Feb. 18. When Mood Itiver people looked nut of the windows vcMcnluv nnd saw .i hour jour coukIi will lHiiiMimred nr very nenrlv m. hven wlioflping cough U ttrently rflievtd In thii i 'ilij! nUiu udxturc uialan a full pint a lainily stiiili of the flmt couli hjrup Hint iiioiii-v ruuld buy at a cot of only S4 vents. Kamly pri'imrnl In 5 ml mi tin. lull direction with l'liicx. I Ids Pltii-.v and himsr hjrup iirrpa ration takes right hold of u coiiuh nnd jrivc nluusit liiiincdiutu relirf. It loot, en the dry. Iioarw" or tight tough in n way thut U leully rerimrknhlc. AIik Ulckly licaU the iiilluiiiitl nicinbraw which nrrompanv a painful cough, and stop tho forlnutloii of phlegm In tho uiroai mm uronciiiui iiinc, inu rmiing turce-incli hluukct ot snow there wni I "u i,"i'"eni koi cougii. nxceiirni lor wi .... .... i . i .i i . lironrhitlH, npiituiiNld croup and winter great surprise, but- in the henit of l0ugh. Krcil ierfcctly uiid taite good even- rancher, (-sitcciiillv Ihe straw- dldren like it, berry growers, theie was a welcome tniVuWrd-S'-TSS for the snow. The past two weeks of warm weather hud started the berry vines to growiu too fust for the sen son. If they were lo get full of sup enily in the season a light frost in May would cause serious damage. 'xiruci, ricu in guiunroi, wiilCU li no healing to the tiirmbrancii. Jo HVoM fllminrMiliitiii.iif. ntc' vnnr druggist for '" ouneen of Pinex," do Jim uctept (inwiiin nv thing clc, tii IV refuniliil i'(i. The Pinex Co.. Ft. Wayne, hid. ti ele. Mfaetinii. nr . . i- : : remiKieu gor witii of ahifilutu Mu I A cuornnleo mniiuv iiroinnt. thU iireparutlou. STAR THEATER FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Paramount Pictures Bosworth, Inc., Presents An Odysse of the North By Jack London. Six Paris. Jack London had no idea (hat in writing this story lie had produced a masterpiece Show Starts 2:15, 4:00, 7:00, 8:30. Extra Performance Saturday Nhjht. Popular Concert Saturday Matinee by MEDFORD U-N-X-L-D ORCHESTRA SUNDAY Big Seven ReeljProgram MONDAY AND TUESDAY THE VIRGINIAN With Ddstln Farnum. A Two Dollar Show for a Dime. AUSTRIANS DRIVE DNS OF KOLOMEA.GALICIA VIRNN'Ai Fell, 18, via London, 11:0'.! it, in.- Olfifinl i epulis given out in Vienna sny thai after iw'o diiss of liuiil lighting the Austiiiius have oc cupied the town of Kohnuen, m Gal iciu. "This Mucin's wns iiehieved , ester day li uieuiis ol a geuoiul uttaek on Die llusfdiiiis' iiosilioiw." the lenoit sa.vs, "We diove Iho enemy, in spile of sttilihoin lesistduee, out of his 1ns positions in liont of Koloiueu, thus leaching the town in one operation. Wo nieeiited the liiwsinus from blowing up the bridge over the river l'liilh. The town, clear ol ivtient nig liisiuus, was occupied bv us. We cupluicil 'Jll.linil pnsoners nnd mv cial machine guns and light cannon "In the Caipatliiau section, us fur ns V.vsekolf, the figlitunr ennluiucs with u'i''l leioeity. Four thousand additional pnsoners have been In ought in." mOMmXMWMmMimm. I Am ERICA'S Greatest Cigarette BE53EaRSB5B Planning for tht Stork's Arrival Atwong tlifoio "TTITiikh vvlilnh nil wnineU ihniihl IthovV f ami inuiiy of llmiu di, m a uplmiillil ex- ttrnnl iippllontluii wiiii In most itrutr simo undne the iiniii of "Motlitr'M Frlciiil." H I" a pent'trntlmr )lillll ion! ninny nnd many n mothrr tell )mv It no weiiiloi fully nhlod lliem thioimii thn iiciloil of rxkiiu. tnnry. ll iMef iurpo I In remh-rllm leilllOM", llIIIIH.iltN llllll llOKllfM Mil plllllll Hint nutiirort oxKiiilim limy ln iiecoin pllilint lthnlit tho llllnimi nliiiln mi efli'ii ctminctcilitlo of tlio iwiIimI ot iMIMTliinry. At any mtn It Irt iMrmmhlc to brllovn Hint slnen "Molhci's 1'rli'inl" linn liern iv rtiiliiihui to iiiiilliDiliiHxl for morn timii tmlf n renliiiy no morn tlnnly nil v ho rmilil he Klveu thn liKXperli'llC'il limlli'T Hutu to suKitvit It (hilly Vino iliirlmt ox ppotnno. Ak nt nny ilruir utow for "Molhor's Prlxml," n tiiliiitlnir, externul llipilit of nriMit tinlp noil vitlup, AihI wrllo to Ilnntriot.t tlritiilntor Co, 301 iJinmr 1IIiIk. Alluiiln. (In., for Oiolr hook of litmfill mill tlnii'ly IiiChi tiuitloti to xi elont iiMillirr-J. It contnlns inuiiy louotentloii (till mil ef liilurext to nil womnn. THE PAGE TONIGHT HANN'S JUBILEE SINGERS One o( the Greatest Companies of Colored Talent in the World Six Very Highly Cultured Musicians Each of thcru possessing n voice of extraordinary quality ADVANCE SEAT SALE WEDNES DAY MUHNING 10 A. M. Admission 25. 35, 50c THE PAGE MEDFORD'S LEADING TIIE.VTRK HEAR THE LARGE WURUTZER ORCHESTRA This wonderful Inslrutnent played hy an expert furnlslied by (lie Company, has the followlnn instrumentatiens: Piano, IVclin, Clarinet, Oboe, Cellos, Church Orpan, Double Flutes, Double Flute Stopped Bass, Dass Drum, Snare. Drum, Kettle Drums, Cymbal, Extended Glockenspiel Triangle, Castanets, Indian Drum, Train Effect, Fire Gontj, Tambourines, Steamboat Whistle, Horse Trot, Auto Horn, Vox Humana, Cathedral Chimes, Electric Bell, Xylophone. All under conttol of enc man. This instrument will be played every afternoon and cvcuhifj. NOTE First time Friday afternoon, 2 o'clock. Friday -Saturday Matinee nnd Evening THE PAGE Medford's Leading Theater Robert Hilliard'a Greatest Succesn A Fool There Was A Picturization of tlio Kipling Poem and tho Groat Burnes -Jones Painting ' THE VAMPIRE A vivd tliome that deals with a phaso of lifo that will appoal to all classes "A fool thero was, and ho mado hie prayor, Even as you, and I To a rag and a bono and a hank of hair" How many are there who do not know theso lines? ALL-STAR CAST, Including THEDA BARA and EDWARD JOSE Dr, J. C. Hill of Medford says of his own accord, it is ono of the most wonderful and fascinating photo plays he has ever seen, and informs tho managomont of this theater that ho would bo ploasod to havo them use his name in any way regarding the merit's of this remarkable feature. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY Matinee Both Days at 2 P. M, ADMISSION, 5, 10, 15 CENTS 4 ,i VJ- .