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medfotip math TrtmuNii), mmdfokp okmox, tukhdav, vprcir. 27, 10m
PA'GM THREW
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ITALIANS DEMAND
RICH AUSTRIAN
PROVINCEOFISTRIA
VWAHIIINdTON, I). C Apt!) 27.
TdiIm.v'h hliitdiiirnl' ii' tlm Niiliuiuil
(li'ii);tMiliiii HOi'iiilv rnlli'i'lllillK till'
Ht'njirnpliy of !li unr In Kiiiiipit iIoiiIm
with Ihn AiiHtiiitu priiliirii ul' Miiit,
wlili'h the llnliium ill-Kim In mm'IUi1,
mill whii'li Im hiiIiI lo ln omi of llii
oiiiihiili'iiilluim Hint (Iriniiiiiy ol'IVm
for a eoiilliuiiitlon of lliiliiiu ncnlial
Sly. Tim Htiili'Miciit Niiyn:
"Ai'iihm llm (lull of Vcnii'i' fiimi
Iliily Hum III" lirli AiiMiiiin proviniMt
or ImIimi, I'liniiiMlv Vi'iicliiiii. The
Ihtiin'li pciiiiiMtilii, ii Illicit, irri'jriiliir
tiiiiMKli wrilijnl inlo llm Ninlli Adri
utii', wild iln iiiiiinliinil Iiiihc ilelinnl
liy a lino from Tricst in ln umlli In
Kiiiini in tin hihiIIi, mill uitli I'nln ul
IIh iim Illicit priiiclpiil AiiHlriim
hiiIn -U llrnl iiiiuint; nil llic ilnul
iiKinnri'livV itiiiritiiiin priivini'ci. It n
mi nutlet iicccHKiirv In llm cinpiic'i
tunic, iiml would, iiiili'fil, lut ii lninlit
piin fur III" lliiliiniH.
In AiiMrlui (Yowiilrtuil
"Ihlrin, llic micicnl IliHlrin, imui
IniiiiiiK) with il.H nitlchliiniiiK island,
"lllt'J hiiiiiic tnilcH, In mi Aiit riii n
crnwiiliuiil, iiml fniniH part of the
iiiiiili'in Icriilniiul illvlxiuii kimwn n
(he cniihl iliHlilctH. IIh ciiiihI linu i
veil imleiitcil, lint (he hlinren in lunch
nf their extent nrc ntccp nml forbid
iIIiil'. .Mniinliiiiiinii rock iuiihm'm itonm
the lniul frntti unrlli In hiiiiIIi, ciilinin-
utliiL' in Mimtc Miiucinre, nhont Ullll)
feel liill.
"Olicx mm riK me I'lilliMileil in
(he icuiiui, nml IhtrinV urn pen nml
wine lire fniiioiiK. There ix little cur
ilen, Ihntiph cniiNiilcrahle rich piiNture
lniul, nml Hie fnrt'MtM of Hie pciiiiiNiiln
Hiipplv the tiinterinl for n Inrp' unlive
hhiphiiililiiit; imliiilrv. IIh fiiiherieH
are erv vnliiuhle, mill it Iiiim a miiiiII
itiineral iehl, cnnl, ilium ami halt.
There in little nr no local itiaiiufai'-
liirin, except llic building nf Hhipx.
Oront HIilppltiK Point
"It i iin a hhippiiiK point, iih a lniul
of portH ami htrnli'Kii) eoniiiiereiat
nml military naval Iiiihch, however,
that Ntria in inoxt ilenlrahle. Tim
xhippiiic of it h liaihnrN muoiiiits to
more than 7,1111(1,011(1 tun miuually.
1'nla, at the npev, the chief naval
liiiHe of the ilual monarchy, U one of
the iiiiihI important hcnponcr hta
tionK in Hniitlinrn KuniM. "
"Tim population nf Intria in nhont
'loll.tlOn, -III per cent of whom are
Scrhn.CrnatH, ninl III per cent Hal
imiH. In ilK rut ly liiMorv Ihttia wiih
ii fnmoiix pirate laml. The ItoiniuiH
HiihjiiKiitcil the friflioolriM here. I'rom
the late middle np'rt until the exlinc
lion of the Venetian empire in 17117,
Venice ruled the renter part of the
pcuiiiNiiln, while only the norllilnM
era portion heluiiKeil to Aiihtria. Veil
Hum posM'shion U the history nf It
uly'N prchcnl claim. The Iom of Huh
iioiuce would he u Hcvcrc nun In the
dual moiiarchyV couiincrciul anihi
lions mid amhitluiiH fur .Mcilitcrrmi'
can power.
TO
NKW YHKIC, April L7. (Icir
TlioihleiiiHKon of Iteyhjavik, Iceland,
a piiHhciiKer iihoaril the htcmuer
ilerKeiiHfjoid, fiuui Scmuliunvlau
purtH, upon htrt nr rived here today,
inserted (hat a uyw hleamxhip lino
luis heeu eslaldislii'd hetweeu leclauil
mid New Yuri;, under the Nui-wcf-mii
flat;, to diveit to America the trade
of Hie Muml that Iiiih heeu KuropoV
ever hinco lecluiid wiih Hcttlctl.
The I'ii'Hl hliip oT tlui new Hue, the
(IiillfiiHri, Mr. TlinrxleiuHMiii said, Iiiih
prohahly Milled already I rum lleyk
jitvik vilh a ciuno nf dried herring,
wool mid million mid will take hack
u earo nf wheat mid meat.
Hvur hIiico Iceland Iiiih rii;aed in
trade, its prudiielH, Mr. TliornteiiiH.
Hun iiHHcitcd, had puio lo Norway
ami Kh KiipplieH had heeu hnuinlit
there. What Ieeland intend lo (In,
he Hiiiil, !h to Inuiht'er itn eutirn for
eiun comiuoreial relatiouri to the
United Ktatori.
PEARS ARE RECEIVED
FROM NEW ZEALAND
i i
Tim HoL'uti River Fruit & Produce
iiHHutilntiun received a liox of Iliwo
jiciuh from New Zealand the laHt of
the. week, iih ii humplo of the, fruit
that Ihoy raised. The pearH aru much
Niuuller than our loeul product and
a rp nut of iih fine u (piality, mid not
ho much oaru hcciiiH to have been
taken in the Hortiiif; mid piutkinK of
them as wo Ivo our fruit In thin va.
Ipy. Tliulr pear hciihuii in Junt over
in that Hoitliou of hu world. The
pcain wero olitalued tlimiiKU thn
Kuveweii Ki'ilU l''Aul4iiU)?(,
NEW
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ICELAND
"Bet My
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RECALL LIKELY 10
BE
(My (lilhun Uardiier.)
WASIIINdTON, April 'J7.- Only n
policy nf ureal hi'lf-ri'Mtrniiit mid pa
tieiice delerH our htate department
from inking the recall nf the (lennan
nmhiiNHadur, Count ou Itcrnstorff.
I'lider ordinary eirciiiiiHtmiceH the
count would hardly remain here two
weekn. He Iiiih done everything diplo
matically to make hit ihthoiiii nun
crata, iih the diplomats phrmu it, mid
in any oilier condition that the prcn
cut one, word would f;o to Iterliu in
hhoit order asking for the uMnnuicnt
of ii new man lo thin post, I'lcsidcnt
WINon 1h very imxiuim, however, to
avoid any oeeiihion nf offense to any
of the waning nation and in stretch
ing liin neutrality to Hid utmost.
(Jlm Many Offcnva
It in not the recent note protesting
against the export nf a rum which
alone Iiiih gnen oflensc, although
that protest iniht have Jieeu worded
in a much lesH offensive way. The
discourtesy in that affair lay m mak
ing pulilie thin diplomatic note lie fore
een our secretary o hIiiIo liad seen
il. Our government Iiiih had previ
ously ample cause for complaint on
account of the aclhilv of the cm-
hassy lierc mid itn naval atlache,
Captain Hoy Hd, in the traffic in
fraudulent passport ami Hie carry
ing on of Hpy woik with the emhasKy
iih hcadipiaileiH mid funds transmit
ted thiough diplomatic cIiuiiiicIh. Tins
wiih taking advantage nf Hie special
immunities and pcrugalivcH aeconled
to foreign diplomats to nliuso our
neutrality in aid nf military opera
tions. It Ik strongly suspected that
the embassy had a hand in supplying
iufui million to its ships liy wireless
in their sea-raidiug operations and
gelling provisions to the loving eruis.
ers wiiile they were still at huge.
lSilillral Ai'llvllle.H
Lately our government Iiiih had
occasion to complain of the political
uctiviticH of you llernstorff in putting
nut through newspaper channels
iiiaHUdiploiuatio proposals on the
Hiihject of peace. This newspaper
copy Iiiih liccn nut only inspired, hut
dictated by the Oeriumi nmbassador,
hut when asked to autliorir.e it or as
snme any diplomatic, responsibility
thu aiuhiiHHador Iiiih calmly denied
any knowledge of it.
The purpose in giving out the alleg
ed peace, overtures is regarded liy our
state department mid by thu presi
dent as purely political-intended to
mtluciicc. public- opinion in the Unit
ed States a thing which an ambus
sudor is supposed to bunipulously
avoid.
NOTION.
Nutlro U hereby glvou that tho tin
dorulBned will apply to tho city coun
cil at Kb mooting to ho held May 4th,
1D1G, for a license, to noil limit, spi
rituous and vinous liquors In (niautl
Hob loss than a gallon at Its pluco of
business at 3'J North Front stroot, In
tho city of MoUford, tor n period ot
six months.
Datod April 24th, 1015.
M, ft K, J. AJMM.S,
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M i x7ft urffiflK
urn vJSCr maLWyrJ I
mk JIHk. t4irf 99U
N BERNSTORFFS
MAN
Dad Can Lick
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E:
WASIIINdTON, April J7. The'
per capita cost of county government
COUNTY
GOVERNMEN
L
EI HANAVERAG
is higher in Klamath county than in day in the ministry of war at Con
any other county in Oregon, accord-'stantinople, according to a dispatch
ing to Hie report just made public by, from Saloniki. Irvas timed to ex
ilic census bureau, which gives club-
orate detailed figuies on county rev -
cnuos and expenditures for 11IKI.
Jackson county wiih one of tho low -
est in im.t capita cost, nearly n $l..it),der dolt, mid (Iclicrnl Liiuan von
per capita Ifcs than the general av
erage.
Tllo report, shows that in Klamath
county the per capiln cost was i'-7.77,
ns against an average cost nf county
government for the entire slate nf
$10.8:1. In nine counties the mt
capita cost exceeded .flfi, as follews:
Crook, 1.V22; Curry. .fIS.ti.S; Oil-
liaiii, .fl.'.Ill; .losephine, -f 18.(10;
Khimatli, .f-'7.77; hake, .flll.02.
In Multnomah county the per cap
ita cost was .$ 8.7(1; in Washington
ci ly, .'H'.MI.'i; mid in Lane, $1'J.'J8.
The rceoid for low per i;apita gov
ernment was made by Hood llivcr
county, where thu cost was .f7..r)li u
pei'suu. Other counties in which tho
per cnpilu cost fell below $10 were:
linker,'..:!!; Clack as, .j.!.(i7;
Coluinbin. .fll.H'J; .lacksou, .ftl.'.:i;
Marion, .fS.Ill; Union, $il.(I; Wasco,
$8.u:i.
LEGAL CONTEST
T
NI'.WAUK, N. .1., April '27. A lo-
gal contest by the nwner of the Will
iuiImIuIiusoii fight lihus In In ing the
films into this country will begin
heie next Friday, accoitliug to nn-
noiiuceincutjiy Charles A. Towne,
fonnerly United Stales senator,
coun-el for Lawrence 1. Weber, tho
owner.
The first step preliminary to tho
beginning of the legal buttle was he
gun yesterday when Mr. Tuwne niado
u formal demand upon tho collector
nf the port that tho pictures he ad
mitted. Itcfusal was given on tho
ground that the federal statutes for
bade it.
Mr, Tuwilu then served notice that
hu would apply in the United States
district court on Fiiday for mi in
junction restraining tho collector
from refusing to admit tho pictures.
ANOTHER TRAWLER BLOWN
UP BY GERMAN SUBMARINE
LONDON, April 27. Tho Clrimshy
trawler Itecullu has been blown up in
tho Noitb ben. Somo of tho mem
bers of hor urcw nro missing.
Seven survivors, somo nf Hiein ter
ribly mutilated, wero picked up out
of n orow of nino. The engineer wont
town wiih the ship. Ono of tho in
jured men died,
Opinion differs whether tho lteeolo
wan destroyed liy u mine or n torpedo,
F F
FLM
Your Dad"
Iihh Williinl, Jr., iiifunl hoii of (he
new chaiiipion of the world. Voiiiik
.Iiwm in (hi! only hoy nf the Willnrd
liiiiiily f four, lie in 1(! imoiiIIik old
and, jiiiljjiin; hy the xluidy liuild o
him now, will uphold (he HNlic prow.
i'Hh nf hirt ihidd.v when he grows dig
enough In wield pair of uIuvcn.
HeV praclicinn on liin HinlerH now
wilhuiil lovi'M,
ITRY 10 DYNAMITE
OF
I'AKIS, April
".- A
powerful
'clockwork bomb was
hidd
en yesier-
plode at mi hour' when the council
1 wiih in session. The meetings of this
body are attended liy Knver I'asha,
1 minister olf'war; Held Mars him von
Sunders.
Investigation is said to have dis
closed that the bomb wiih placed in
the room by a .sweep who had como to
clean the chimney and who then dis
appeared. Several officials connect
ed with tho ministry of, war have
been arrested on suspicion of being
bin accomplices. Tho police believe
the plot was directed against tho
Young Turks mid the (lermnns.
Members of the committeo of
union and progress arc said to have
decided ut a meeting to which no
(lennans were admitted to adhere to
a "waiting policy," but to favor the
conclusion of a separate peace with
the allies if (lermany failed to pro
vide iissistiiuco sufficient to repulse
mi attack on the Dardanelles.
GERMANS COLLECT COPPER
COINS TO MAKE CANONS
PARIS, April 27. flcmian agents
are reported to be collecting all tho
copper coins available throughout thu
Itnlkan states mid forwarding them
to (lermany.
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You will like the taste of
Cottolene-cooked focxh
In addition to making food better,'
Cottolcno makes it taste better
gives it more appeal to tho appe
tite u relish that cannot be ob
tained with any other shortening
or cooking fat.
Cottolene
is Itself choice pure food'prWuct. It
consists of the most highly icfinod cot
tonsded oil, combined with selected beef
atoatlne.
Cottolene has for a quarter of a century
been a loader among mire food products.
Make your biscuits, your pies and your
cakes mora tempting, more pleasing to
the palate, more easily digested, by
using Cottolene for shortening.
Always heat it slowly and use ono-thlrd
less than of any other shortening ot
frying fat.
Arrange with your groeer for a regular
supply. Write to our General Oiflces,
Chicago, for a free copy of our rra! cook
book-"HOME HELPS."
DSEEEFAI R 8 ANKKKd
"CottoUn niaAfl good cooking bttttr"
MMMMIHiMMm
COUNCIL
WAR
IN CONSTANT NOPLE
a :; OMOoo
'V
CIIICAOO, April 27. Hans
M
PEN ION FOR
IN
r,.i.. i. lii.mui.fiim fmi.t I.. fri.ii,lnti','"t"'Mi iinrcncH, onu hiiu nomti;
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pensions ur retired .Mctiioilisi mm
inters, their widouHmid orphans wTviVw vh'm'U "",l ''rrtnin Hr"!,i,H 'f
uiillincl at ii national convention of "' ,,!"l,t,H,t1 "'"' nnRroBnliniinl
..!.. ...!,.... 'PI... M..II....1:..!.. .. .II.
bisliopH mid i.'onterenec repiescnta
tivcH of Hut Methodist Kpiscopal
hiirch, which owneil here today. In
mi address of welcome George W.
Dixon, president of the Chicago Home
Missionary and Church Kxtcrmion so
ciety, miiil that provision for old nge
wriH tt great, modern, humanitarian
movement and that the church owed
lo its retired ministers n debt il
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cigarette of dcliciously fresh "Bull" Durham is recognized as the
supreme expression of tobacco luxury. J is stylish, correct, and
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hand -made cigarettes are irresistibly attrac
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mellow tobacco gives paramount satisfaction
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FREE
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any address in U. S. on postal request. Address
"Bull" Durham, Durham, N. C.
THE AMERICAN TODACCO COMPANY
ijBi
"MADE IN OREGON, U. S. A."-Isn't Enough
"MADE IN MEDFORD AND
THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY"-that's the Stuff
THESE GOODS ARE HADE IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY. KEEP THE MONEY ATHOPIE
Medford Concrete
Sewer Pipe
Culverts
Drain Tile
Investigate our
Irrigation Pipe
Valves and Gates
Lawn Rollers
Concrete Sand
Brick Sand
Plaster Sand
Gravel and
Crushed Rock
Office and Wareheuse:
R. R. bet. Main and Sixth.
C. J.
MEDFORD SASH & DOOR CO.
could notcr repay. The pension plan
include the CMtablishmcul nf it re
tiring annuity haed on yenrH nf nur-
ice.
Ilev. .Toxeph It. Ilingeley, corre
sponding Hccretary of the board nf
conference clnimmil, who ninilo mi
mldrcftK, stated that thu movement
for retiring comelencv for nged min
islers was on in all the great denom
inations mid is being pushed with
,,Krcai jorcc ny me puysicinns, uu-
Hie Protestant Kpiscnpal, thu Dis
churches. The Methodists, with
whom thu .fill, ODD, (MM) movement is
but n few months old, already have
obtained $1,000,000, Dr. Ilingeley
said.
"Tho present intensive campaign,"
said be, "will reach its culmination
at tho meeting of the general confer
ence nl Saratoga .Springs in Ma',
10 IB."
Durham is Always
An Illustrated Booklet, show
ing correctwny to"Roll Your
Own" Cigarettes, and a pack
Construction Co. Inc.
products. You can't go wron If you
use them.
Plans and Estimates Furnished Free on your Irriga
tion, Drainage and Road Construction Work.
Cement for sale at Warehouse or Factory
Factery:
N. Riverside Ave.
SEMON, Manager
If You Are Inclined
to think that our mill work la cheap
or shoddy looking, Just como and
tako a look at it. You'll Boon boo
tho error ot your way and you'll also
lonrn that n Imndnomo, artlstlo houso
nnd porch aro well within your roach,
Come, look and thon decide.
mule nf niil CUf l( TtAtto. lJnr Omilf, M.
Frank 3t Chrney oath tlMC h H
par
In
flnfr of Hi Him nr V, t, rnriwr A
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fUat atorraalit. and that
tranliwaa In Ibr Ctlr m
lit Tnixfct, Cowi
lh mm ft llMU tltlMtinrin.IHHJ.ARli fnf
aii
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arh ami rrrr of Catarrh that mww! b
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rRANfC J. CIlCXKY.
fiirrtrn fo lwfnr ran anA anliattltifil In Mr
prraf nc, tht Clh iif or lHremtr. A. l).k llwl.
fiol. A. Vf, Ot.KAIWy.
notarjr rnttl.
Stall Catarrh Cr ta taVan Int-rnalt amt
?fla illrnllr in lh Mnml ami mnmu mt
area of lh aialrm. Hsu.l toe tmllwm.'aU,
frat,
r. j. ctiMS'fty a
CO., Tlfdo, 0.
Pott hr all Irnf tala, lit.
1U Hall' lamllf lllla fnr fonatlpalUn.
Squabs! Squabs!
TRY THEM
Tboy nro Tondor nml Dollcloun
Connldoring nutritive vnluo tlmy
ato tho cheapent moat on tho mark
et. J'liono for special nprlng prices.
R. R. SQUAB FARM
Phono 2IM-UI
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Ak fnr FREE
Package ofPaptri
with each Sc sack.
For ,v
GALVANIZED
TANKS
OIL AND WATERS
and
IRRIGATINO PIPE
ao to j. a. smith:
128 3. Grap St.
Tolophouo 890
Medford Iron Works
E. Q. TroNvbridgo, Prop.
General foundry ancL
Machine Work
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