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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1915)
aWtr? twiiftu'i -wi ir - UA w jpxnw mx OTTWOTCTl MATTi' TUTHTTNK MEDFOrM"). OKlWOtf. SATIMIDAY. 7SI AKOir 1M, Ifllo SHIP'S SEME DEFENDED BY TURKS Will BURN CONSTANTINOPLE RATHER THAN LET IT GO TO ALLIES KAISERSFNVDY Count Bcrnstorff Says Stnklnn of American Ship Frye Justifiable Captain Acted Under Declaration of London and Did Not Know of Prize Court Rulings. MRS. ALICE MNUE TELLS HOW IT CERTAINLY WOULD BE A GREAT FIRE-SHE WRITES ON THE LIFE TOWERS THAT GUARD oy MOSLEM CAPITAL WASIirXOTON. .March 13. Count llornstorff, German ambassador, in discussing with state department of ficials today the sinking of the Amer ican ship Wm. P. Frye defended the action of Captain ThlorlchenB of the German nuxllllary cruiser Print Eltel Frledrlch, contending that ho acted under the Declaration of London, w which wan tho only guldo he had as lo -dtspoitltlon of pi Ice. In dcfcndliiK the action of Com mandcr Thlerichens, the ambassador contended that when the officer left Tslnn Tau at the outbreak of the war last August ho had nothing to follow save thn declaration of London In deciding what to-do with vessel he J might scire For that reason the am bassador argued, ho had a right to sink tho Fryo, as Its caruo of wheat wng consigned "to order" and des tined to a fortified port of the enemy. So long ns thero was no port Into which he could take his prire, he bad a right, tho ambassador contended, to destroy not only the cargo but the vessel Itself. Furthermore the ambassador ar gued that tho commander of the Prlnr. KItel when he sank ho Frye did not know that a German prlie court on August S had held that the mere fact that a merchant ship was bound for n belligerent port was not sufficient proof that her cargo was destined for the enemy. Tho case of the! Frye, however, he said, would have to be settled In accordance with international law, according to the fetatutqs-of the Declaration of London, "Wo don't Intend," he said, "to dls. "regard any of tho udlclal niceties In tho case." mw m i REG A REVERSED CINCINNATI, March 13. The UnltcdrStatns circuit court of appeals reversed, itoday the lower court in the case of the government against John H. Patterson, president, and 2C other officials or former officials of tho Na tional Cash Register company or Day ton, and remanded It back to the dis trict court for a new trial. Mr. Patterson and his associates wore found guilty of violating the Sherman anti-trust law and sentenced to servo prison terms and fined. MEDFORD COLLEGE NOTES We Med ford Commercial College students are congratulating our selves on having Mr. Van Glider with us once more, lie has been away for several weeks on business, spending some timo In Investigating the latest in offico appliances and devices pre paratory td adding to the equipment of the school, and we expect to bene fit greatly thoreby. A new class in shorthand penman ship. Is being conducted overy after noon. This class is conducted by Mr. Van Glider and the students are pro gressing rapidly under his direction. Mr. Vernon O'Brien came to school ono day this week with a brand new haircut. Although it was n "close shave" Vernon did not catch cold. For tho last two weeks a typewrit ing try-out has been held oach day nt 1:00 o'clock, and all the students aro showing marked Improvement In their speed and accuracy. Walter Hess holds tho class record in these try-outs. Tho next contest for Honor Itlbbons will be held on the 19th and ullfrlonds of the students are invited. March 19, 2:30 p. in. The commercial department has re cently Installed u now adding ma chine In their offico practico depart ment. Tho shorthand department a 'Pencil shariHJiier. Other now de vices will bo added at an early date. Tho rapid calculation class Is mak- .ing comiucudubjo progress, Robert Sftuart excelling -In this branch of thp worK. stuart anu ncss aro Known at !( M. C, 0, as the "Dig Two." The primary and Intermediate certificate tests in shorthand will he hold during tho early part of tho week and those participating are applying themselves Industriously to the work. hi P. Mack is with us now In night wheel, UHry Owcub was reportor this 'wfk. Mswle Clark' has been absent from uluht suliool for beveral ulglita. 1ttrAMM2L,KHMOQlTK Author of "DHiRhtful Dalnmtin" Opon throats aro lioin inado by tho Turks, according to recent reports, that 'before tho city of Constantinople bo conies tho possession of tho hated "gioui-s." or infidels it will be completely destroyed. Those who know tho Turks best realize that the anni hilation of tho city is no idle throat. For veal's it has boon known that rather than see the famous niostiuo of St. Sophia again a Christian sanctuary, after Hill years of use ' as a Mohammedan shrine, tho fanatical followers of tho j prophet would prefer to destroy the ancient edifice dedi-J catod to holy wisdom by the rhnporor Constantino himself. ! Fire Is a constant menace In the sultnn's capital, for tho city is largely I built of wood. The wealthy Armenian murchants and other foreigners i doing business In Constantinople being fearful of having their property ' confiscated by the sultan's greedy officials on some pretext or other make ' the smallest outlay possible In building, and In consequence the city Is full of ramshackledy wooden structures which nre perfect tlndor boxes. I No city In the world ban a more superb situation upon lovely hills than I has Constantinople, the ''city washed by four sens." The Turkish capital i is really tnree cities, not one, for Stamboul, the Mohammedan town, lies upon the Asiatic shore separated by tho sparkling waters of thn lovely Golden Horn from the European quarter of Pern, on the opposite shore, to ( .which It Is joined by tho famous Galata bridge. desolation mutely testify to the fire fiend's power. A visit to the famous bazaars of Constantinople Is a rare treat. Mar- elously wrought Damascened daggers, embroidered silk shawls, lovely fans, t Jeweled boxes, rich Oriental rugs, in ' fact everything from the sweetmeat "Turkish Delight" to copper kettles .mnv In, linilpht lit thn flnrV lltfliti On its green sloping shores ihou whch ,nc Mch -(1b of lhe coy. Scutari lies a couple of miles away on the Asiatic side of the Dosphorus and the dirty squalid little Oriental town Is only connected with Pera and Stamboul by a. line of ferry boats, which run at uncertain Intervals. The Flospliorus for Its entire length of IS miles is one continuous succes sion of lovely palaces, villas and gar dens, aro the splendid summer homes of the mother of the khedlve of Egypt and other royal foreigners nnd the English, Ipisslan, American, French and other embassies all occupy fine residences here In summer, for the fresh breezes from the mountains t sweep down the Hosphorua from the ltlack Sea ann modify the excessive heat experienced In the sweltering city. The flro department of Constanti nople, tho city of wood, Is a joke. Its central station Is one one of tho i old city landmarks, tho Galata Tower which rises above the tops of the S BBBBBBBBBBBB tp)HdE EvjE SSWaSSww&'Smt H BOWLBY KNOCKS PACIFIC HIGHWA buildings at the Pera end of the great ridge across tho Golden Horn, where nil tho nationalities of the world may bo seen in the hurrying crowds. Watchmen arc stationed nt tho top of this tower, and on a similar struc ture in Stamboul, whose duty It la to watch for a blaze. When a flro is discovered a basket Is hung out from the tower In the proper direction by day and a lamp by night. Vistors to Constantinople almost any day will meet in tho ill-paved, hilly streets of Pera, or Stamboul, a company of men bare-legged and without shirts, clad only in short looso cotton trousers, ambling along carrying a small box on two long poles, while others trot cheerily be side them armed with other poles In tho ends of which nro hooks. This la tho Constantinople flro department. The box contains a few gallons of water, and with the poles, constitutes tho entire fire equipment of the city. But as no unseemly haste is made In reaching the fire, no moru is neces sary, for tho conflagration usually has burned itself out before the care ful flro-fighters arrive. In Constantinople a few years ago I visited the blackened ruins of tho Jewish quarter completely destroyed by fire In one night, a flro which rendered 3000 Jews homeless. All over tho city these black patches of ered streets. Here, too, I caught my first glimpse ' of a Turkish "hourl" shopping. No Mohammedan of means permits any of his wives ever to walk outside his harem garden but they are allowed to drive out with attendants In closed carriages. This lady wore tho regu lation "Yakmash" hut 1 raught a good view of her as sho sat back In her carriage. The fall of Constantinople may tchango the snd look I saw In her dark eyes, for thes war, may bo tho key which will unlock the prison door3 of tho fair ones Initial red In 'harems. ,, I. TO REMOVE DANDRUFF ,,, Get a 2ii-ccnt bottle of Danderlnc nt any drug store, pour a little Into our hand and rub well into tho scalp with the finger tips, lly morning most If not all, of this aw ful scurf will have disappeared. Two or three nupllcatlons will destrop ov ery bit of dandruff; stop scalp Itch ing and falling hair. ri icerc rp" ULIJJJLJ Properly Prescribed and Fitted will open up a world of pleasure to thos whoso defective eyes darken their lives. Ho nuro about your oyes and your children's oyes by having them ex amined by ono who Is competent nnd reliable. See DR. RICKERT UK KNOWS HOW Suite 1.2 Over Deuel's It. I. Van Glider H. If. Mailman V. 8. Von Glider Get the Education Worth While Learn To Do Things Which Have u .Moncy-Eurning Valuo They are thoroughly taught at tho Medford Commercial College "Tho School That Trains for Uuslness nnd for Life." Enroll Now. Sessions Throughout tho Year Day and Evening. 31 X. Grape St., Mcrifonl, Ore. Phono 15-L KLAMATH FALLS Or., .March LI. One reason for puuporini tuny lie nil excessive ue of chewinjr tobacco. This, at miy rate, is the opinion of the Klamath enmity court, after ie iewin;r Hume old lull- lor Mipplies furnished the roiinty pour fiirm liy loenl grocery Hlores. The item of "ihaeen" appears with num.iiij; freiiene. Qiie-tioniiif.' the grocers developed tluit the poorfiouse superintendent, mum hi Inns tn- jeuOTKWco.uroriWDeD Constantinople' futuoiw "sex en lowers" mhiio of the fortlflratlons In uli till the Tuiks ai putting their (rul as the ullltsl fleets mv ".shooting up" the Dardanelles, town one In (line times a week, would alwavs older at IciinI ;'J woilh ol tohitri'o, mostly of the chewing vari ety. t'lieeking up further, the rout I found that the cost of lohiiceo some mourn run us iiign ns ? , n.i eon- TAItllVTOWN. X. V., Mnreli l'l. si.iering Hie inn Hint mere nre iuil" m..,.., for lhe funeral of Mrs. John ii few inmates nt lhe infirmary, it( , K(.urrhVr, who died nt her home wan ileeiiletl that lhe ration xhoiihl.i, .,,.., ,...J,...,i,. ,,., i.,j.i ;.. i... .-!' J'l. ' .....' ,...-.- nnee to await tho arrival of .Mr. TOBACCOlHEWING PAUPERIZING KLAMATH PLANS IN ABEYANCE he flit down before (lie inmates, if they f'litiwcil all the tolmeeo pnr- leluiMil, "elii'Wiil the rest of the enmi ty into the pool house." Thirty-two lawyers want tho new office of public defender created nt Portland and other cities are to fol low suit. Itoekefeller ami his koii, who weie spelling not th from Oimonde, Ha. They weie due In rtlU'li 1'oeaulieo HilU lute thin afternoon. 1 1 wat regarded as probable Hint funeral somees would lie held hen tomorrow and Hint Mix. Itoekefeller would he hlllied at Clewlartil r 10 SEATTLEITES (I'toin the Poitlnnil Tolegrnm) Indignation wits rlpo In Hit Port laud Automobile club today when It wiih learned that II. I.. Ilulwby, slate highway ciutlnoer, hud notified Ihiiittlo motoilHts that I ho Paelflo highway tliroimh the Willamette val ley would nut ho hi good condition any time this year ami advising that the A'lllametto valley bo avoided by u't ; the CVitt.nl Oreyou route. W. .1 Cliiiunus declined that thn state ment Is uncalled for, particularly from tint stale highway engineer. Hpcrolnrj I'rnnk M. Kretuello, of tho Automobile rlub of Health, biouitht attention to llnglueer Howl by's wet blanket on the Pacific hlnli way when ho wiote the Portland Auto club, "We would like lo Idliin," wrlleM J'reiitell, "If the condition of the Pa rifle highway In Oregon as outlined In Mr. llowlby's letter Is accurate. Wo wem of the opinion that this roud would be In much better shape, nnd ready for trael tit a much earlier date Until tho letter Indicates." And here In a copy of llowlby's let. ter sent by I'letuell to tho Portland club: "Mr.- II. K. Nelbllng, G07 Green building, Kcuttle! Dear HlrIteply. lag to your letter of March .1, rela tive to the Piii'lflo highway In On go n, wl'l state- that tho route through tho Willamette nlley via Grants Pass to Medford, will not be in good coif dltlou any limn this year. It will ho passable after the first of June, Thn best route through Oregon Is s) follows- Prom Portland ship the ctr to Thn Dalles, thence to Wasco and Kouth through Central Oregon, through Prlnevllle to Crater Lake in Medford, or directly south to Lake view; thence down the Pitt river to Iteddlng, where, you get the Pacific highway agnln, "Leaving HeaUle, It you do not earn to go to Portland, ion can pass Snonualmlo Pass thence doun to Mabton, thence over to ilrlcklclnn and Goldendnle, nrrois thn ferry nt M;ir It'll, up tun statu innit nt Was. ro; tlii'iio lontli ns turoio. Tilts road Is open today nnd nt all times of the year except perhaps Huoquulmln Pass. You know moru about that tl mi I do." r: - i- I The Future Prices of Stocks and Bonds aro fso uncertain that much money is now idle, Safety and Liberal Interest nio assured by an account with tho Jackson County Ilnnk. Hank with us. 4' Interest Paid on Savings Accounts. OVER 22 YEARS UNDER ONE MANAGEMENf I I uiV J si -'ii'"M,:n I Hi.." ih'. r ' I Which Furnace or Kitchen? Old fashioned stoves are furnaces. And such kitch ens are much like boiler rooms. Always there is soot and smoke and gas and ashes. Always a fire to be built, constantly watched and stirred. Always a lit ter of the old-stove uten sils. And always a task to be done. Is your wife always to spend those hours over a hot, dirty fire? If you could only know some times what she is thinking. vv2pr I i II i1 "a, -. ' 1J ri!K?Pn'Jwi'3MHS9HIHIEJl iaBaaHBaaBaMaaaiiaBaaBllaaiBB1BaaHlBIHauiBaaaiaaiBaHaHaBBllllBaaaiiaBaaa Do you know that thousands of women cook their meals by the snap of a switch? 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