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DEFENDED BY
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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
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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."
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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
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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.
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TO REMOVE DANDRUFF
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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...
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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
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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."
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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
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Old fashioned stoves are
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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.
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