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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1915)
MEDFORD MAIL) TlttBUtfW, MlflDffOKD OHKIION". MONPAV. "MAV M, ttr ,1AUM TWO t ; ti t V IOCAL AND lii PERSONAL Ham Snndry, district deputy gamo warden, Is In tlio city toilny Attend ing to official bURlncss. Clauili) Miles motored to Huch Sun day afternoon to nttend to business i mattorsi " Have, your lawn mowor sharpened bygJW. Mitchell, phono 3C0-J. t . IJjO. Sreftrd of Portland Is among tho out 6f tbwu visitors attending to business mutters in tlio city this week; ThoiAlco Taxi Co., originators of lCo rot' nnywhoro In clt. Phones, office, 882R; rosldonco 238K. 41 U A.i S, Furry of Phoenix Bpent Sat urday In Medford attending to busi ness matters and visiting friends. Maxwell Taxi Co., now cars, lic. Phono87ST, Pearson & Tarlnsl. 240 John T. Summervlllo will leave for Portland thin woek, where he will nssumo his duties ns deputy Incotua tux collector. Mr. Sununcrvlllo is employed by the Internal revenue de partment. J. 0. Corking, the best all around photographer In southern Oregon. Always reliable Negatives made any where, time or place. Btudlo 128 Main St. Phono 320-J. W. H. Harnett of Klamath Falls Ik upending a fow days In the city and valley visiting old friends and attending to business matters. Mr. Uarnett formerly resided In this city and Central Point. Candy, candy, get It at DeVoo's. R. A. Tclfcr nan returned to Eu gono after spending a few days In this city on business. Kodak finishing the best, at Wes ton's Camera Shop. Opposite Book Store. The next term of the circuit court will bo held beginning tho fourth Monday In May. Both a grand jury and petit jury will be called. See Dave Wood aooat that fire In surance policy. Office Mall Tribune Dldg. A. D, Williams returned from a week's business trip to Albany and other Willamette valley points. "' Pierce, tho florist, has a flno lot of pansy plants. An effort has been launched by the Roseburg and Salem commercial clubs for the shipping of tho "Liberty Bell" from Philadelphia to San Fran cisco fair, via Portland, over tho Southern Pacific route, giving the people along the lino a chance to see tho roost highly prized national relic. It is not likely that, the, effort will bear fruit, as the directors in charge of the bell will likely send It by tho southern route to tho fair, exposing Jt4o as little of the risks of railroad travel as possible. Pop corn Crispettes at Do Voe's. Frank Varrell of this city return ed Saturday from a week's businoss trip to Sacramento. Matinee', the Page today. " Tho chilly weather of last week decimated thousands of house files In their Infancy. Bofore the sudden chango In tho weather tho insects slated for a general swatting wero getting qhead of the swatters. All their gains wero lost by a counter attack of tho weather man. Ilclmans' whlto sulphur swimming pooltt and baths at Ashland, Ore., open for tho season Saturday, May 1st. 57 Albert Long of tho Whiskey Creek district Is spending a few days In the citron business. Pan Dandy Broad at De Voe's. Advertising car Xo. 1 of tho Sells Floto circus, billed to appear In this city Monday, May 17th, arrived Sun day, and tho force of billposters aro placarding the towns of tho valley. See Plerco tlte florist, for astors. tnly the finest varieties. Next Sunday, May 9th. Is the of ficial "Mother's Day"' set asldo by tho National Mother's Day commit tee. A whlto carnation has boon chosen as the flower emblem for the day. Tho, churches of tho land will observe tho day with special services . arid sermons., Wanted, btock hogs. Call J. H. Carlton, Central Point. 30 Tho electric lights of tho city wero otuof. commission or a fow minutes Saturday night owing to tho break ing or a high power wire. The lights wo'ro dim for about ton minutes, and nUrelyout for about five minutes. Taxi lCc. 2 for 25c. Foster & HplbrooJc )ionn 885. 42 9W; f'",Pr Coipor, Cal., has re turned to his 1ioma after spending a couple of-days in thin city attending to business mnttors. ,, FiBchnuinnV yeast it Po Voe's; ' i IrawittirrleH, diouio 'grown, nro be ginning to appear on tho local murk et, tlio fruit ripening rapidly the last three days. Tho crop UiIh year will bo larger thuu horutoforo, and nioro Hum supply tho local domand. Hood River will begin picking Its straw berry crop Wednesday. Southern Oregon berries nro us curly as any In the 'orthwent, ut this asset has never beu rallied upon, rWk Mulshing and supplies at WMtttn'tf Camera Shop, Opposite HwK iwr( The regular meeting of the city council will bo hold nt tho city hall tomorrow evening. L. B. Schmidt of Grants Pass Is a business visitor in the city today. Sco Plerco the. florist, for bedding plants of nil kinds. h. K. Sheperd of Ashland spent Sunday In Medford vlsltlug friends and relatives. P. K. Kellcy of Roseburg Is In tho elty today attending to business mat ters. Velvet Ice Crenm at De Voe's. V. D. Blackden of Climax spent Saturday In Medford attending to business. .1. H. Pattlson of Kugeno ts trans acting business matters In the city and valley this week. Why not get it at De DVoo's. K. W. Moore of Wellen spent Sat urday and Sunday In this city attend ing to business matters. Carl von der llellen of Kagle Point was n businoss lsltor In the city for a few hours this morning. George Laura of Gold Hill spent Sunday in Moil ford visiting friends. Ashland and Grants Pass broko oven on the baseball games played here Friday and Saturday. The first game went to Ashland by a 0-4 score. Grants Pass nabled the second by a 7-4 score. Grants Pass Courier. Owing to the omission of the date of tho musical to be given by tho Greater Medford club, a number of people may be under the Impression that the musical was to bo given to day. The date Is Monday, May 10th. Lunch goods at He- Voe's. Carey S. Hill, special commission er to tho Panama-Pacific exposition for Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, Is In tho city today con ferring with the dliectors of tho Com mercial club upon the fixing of a dato for Medford Day at the San Francisco fair. It has been practical ly decided the event will occur the first week In August, probably Aug ust 5th. This date Is not definite, however. A letter was received today from the Seattle Auto club of Seattle, Wash., asking the Commercial club to mako a report on the condition of tho Pacific Highway from Grants Pass to Horubrook, Cal, Secretary Streets has secured Frank Klttrldge, resident cnginees of the Pacific high way, and H. L. Walthers, who will make a report on the condition of tho road, per a blank submitted by tho auto club. Work has slackened upon tho new federal building at Sixth and Holly streets today, owing to tho non-arrival of material due to rejection by government Inspectors of brick nnd steel. Tho steel Is being cast at Port land. The brick were rejected upon tho ground of imperfect color ing, principally. A carload of gran ite and stono to be ubed arrived this morning, and Is being hauled to the site today. A. C, Howletts, of Eagle Point, author of Eagle Point Eaglets, is In the city today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Murphy. It was reported to tho police to day that flower thieves havo beon activo tho last threo nights on South Central avenue, and on tht east side. W. V. Bcalor of Ashland spent Sat urday In Medford attending to bus iness matttcrs. J. R. Harvey of Orants Pass spent Sunday In this city visiting friends. POOR POTATO YIELD DUE TO POOR FARMING El'GENE, May 3. Of the potato- growing countries of the world, the United State HtimLs third from the bottom hi yield per ucre, suys the newly issued bulletin of tho Univer sity of Oregon, entitled "Markets for Fotutoes." It is in the method of culture rattier thuu from poor soil conditions that the United States falls behind other countrii'H. Tho average yield in Ger many in 1012, fur example, wuk 2'2'd bushels; in tlio United States it was J 13.4 IiuHhelri. Longer rotation, more fertilizing mid more cultivation uitd nioro and better wed lire iiecessiiry to enuhlc this country to eompefo in quantity und epiulity with such potato raisers as tlio German, suys the bul letin, Means of bettering the general in dustry in Oregon ami elsewhere nro suggested as' follews: 0) Use of bet ter seed; (2) rotation of crops; (,'l) improvement of pack; (-1) establish ii'g system of co-operative ,murket 5n:r Tho Uclginu overage, yield per acre in 3l)'J was lllll hic-helK, that of Hoi land 280, thnt of Germany 22.1, of tho United Kingdom 177, of Canada 175, of Sweden 17.', of Japan 148. of Argentine KIO. Other coiintric KiirpuHomg tlio United States were France, Chile, Switzerland, European ltusin, Aiirttrin-TIungnry nnd Spain, Tim only countries fulling below were Italy with 71) bushels pur acre und Aimtinliisin with 101, With Msl(ord Trade Is Medford Mado SUBMARINES SINK SWEDISH VESSEL LONDON, May 3. The Exchange Telegraph company has received a dispatch from Its correspondent at Copenhagen saying that tho Swedish steamer Elllda. timber laden from Helslnborg to Hull, has been torpe doed in tho North Sea by a German submarine. She went to the bottom In less than three minutes. The sixteen men and two women o nboard the vessel barely linil tlmo to escape In 0110 of tho small boats. After cruslng about two hours they wero picked up by a Danish schoon er and landed nt Lemlb, Denmark. ABERDEEN, Scotland, May 3. Trawlers making port today declare that a German submarine sank two trawlers within fifty miles of Aber deen Sunday. The crews of tho two vessels. It Is believed, lost their lives. It would nppear as though the sub marine ran nmuck under tho Aber deen fishing fleet. In addition to sending two to the bottom it chased three others for twenty miles. A patrol boat was then seen approach ing, whereupon tho submarine sub morcd. NORWEGIAN VICTIMS OF NEWCASTLE, Eng., May 3. The Norwegian steamer American was torpedoed In the North Sea on Sat urday. The vessel sank within two hours. The crew of the Atnorlca consisting of thirty nine men was picked up thirteen hours later by the Norwegian mall boat Sterling, and was landed nt Newcastle today. Tho America left Sunderland Sat urday morning for Bergen. LONDON, May .1. The Norwegian steamer I'nldwiu wiw sunk by n Ger man submarine in the Xorth sen on Sunday. The members of the crew, number .ing seventeen men, were allowed to take to their bonts. Today they landed nt Leith. Nino shots were fired into the Baldwin before she went clown. COPENHAGEN, May 3, via Lon don, 0:10 p. m. The Norweginn steamer Lniln was sunk in the North sea on Friday by a Gcrmnn subma rine. Her crew was landed nt Copen hagen today by the steamer Anna, which witnessed tho sinking, nnd at the request of the Overman subma rine took the crew of the Lniln aboard. AMERICAN SHIP CRIPPLED (Conttlnued from Page 1.) these were the two men reported yes terday to liave jumjxd overboard. Including her officers, the Gulf light hud thirty-eight men nboard, most of them hailing from Gulf of Mexico ports. Ship nnd cargo, ac cording to .Jumes KVnned), marine superintendent of the comp.iny, were valued at $1, (100,01X1. Mr. Kennedy said he was waiting further advices before communicat ing with tho state department. A re port of the losses sustained included the lives lost, will undoubtedly be filed with the state department. The Gulflight's cargo, Mr. Kennedy said, consisted of gasoline nnd oil, con signed to firms in France, and not for the French government. Relief of Fitmillwi PITTSBURG, May .'I. It is not the purpose of tho Gulf Refinior com pany, owners of tho Gulflight, to press any claim through tho United States government nt this time, nc cording to George S. Davidson, pres ident of the company. "I will bo in Washington nnd will call nt tho fltnte department," snid Mr. Davidson. "Our property was covered bv insurance in no way con neetcil with the government mnrino insurance. That, of course, will ho paid, and tho only matter to be taken up with tho government will havo to do with relief for tho families' of Captain Gunter, the wireless oper ator and the seaman, whose deaths resulted from the attack." Dead Wireless Ojxrtor CHICAGO, Mny 0. Charles C. Short, the wireless operator reported to havo lost his lira when thn uiilr light was torpedoed, was making his lirt trin as a wireless tclcL'rnnhor. lie was 22 years old nnd was not married. He lived hero with his wid owed mother, Hn learned telegraphy uhiln 11 soldier ill the Philippines, With Medford Trade is Medford Made ANDFISHINGBOATS IER GUZZLING SPOILS ENGLISH APPLE MARKET Because KnglMi stevedores loved beer more thuu their country, Amen can apple shippers lost the full hone fit of the European tntukvl this spring when demand and pi tees were stronger than nu where in this coun try, if not the entire woild. New towns in prime condition and desir able sixes became erv scarce and advanced rapidly to u rutigo of 52.U5 up to ."Jll.lfi per bow which was equiv alent to $1.(15 to i2.1ti r. o. h. Only n lew sales in the I'liitcd States tit the top of the suitsou icaclicd $1.2fl f. n. b. Big shipments sought stowage nt New York, hut were tefused, except very small parcels, for which space had been contracted long 111 udwineo. Steamer space was ery scarce, caus ed by congestion of English poits ami long lUilays in discharging cargoes Explanation of this condition Is af forded ,in n letter to the Northwes tern fruit exehnngo from its Loudon agent. He sys; "Apart Irom the delays which art' being experienced consequent upon the labor shoitage, theie N, further trouble between stevedores nnd men nt some of the London docks, which has resulted in a cessation of work Some of these individuals sought to be in the trenches at the front instead of whining about how many e.xtni shillings they ought to have n week for the sole purpose, in n good many eases, of gurzling beer. "Labor has seen fit, in 11 good mnnv iudustriey. to tnko advantage of the country'-" position by practical ly putting n selling pneo 011 patriot ism. There are plenty of facilities in connection with government nrhitrti tion boards which insure a continu ance of work whilst the men's elaimi for more monev nro justly considered. The beery patriot does not seem to care for this, however. Such Utop ian conditions for striking and liquor soaking may never again occur in the world's history." NEXT SATURDAY IS COMMUNITY DAY Medford will royally entertain on Jackson County Community day next Saturday,, May S and the occasion promises (o be the biggest get-togeth- or day In the history of southern Oregon. The committees are actively at work making preparations and thero will not only be a free concert by Mcdford's band of over 40 pieces, but thero will be frqo movies and the big ovent of tho day will bo the com munity dinner In the city park free to all visitors. Community day Is a now thing In the west but it has met with great success In tho mlddto west and cast and has been proven a splendid way to get together nnd to meet your friends and neighbors from all over the county and talk over old times. Word has been received from dif ferent parts of the county thnt tho occasion Is meeting with favor and those who stay awsy will miss a great troat. Come, bring tho wholo family and enjoy tho entertainment to bo fur nished by Med ford's business men. MARKET REPORT Price I'ma by Demon EGGS li172c. BUTTER Dairy, two pounds -15c. POTATOES $1.7.1 per 100 Jim. ONIONS lMso per lb. HONEY 12ce per lb. CIDER 25c. PORK 88o. BEEF 9llc. . LARD 10c. BACON VJ(n)l8o. SHOULDERS 12,c HAM 10c. BUTTER FAT 23c. BUTTER Wholesale, 24V&. Idrertock HOGS -Alive, (??. STEERS Alive, nV&f&iOr. COWS Alive, IifiV&r. VEA I Dressed, 1012o. POULTRY Mixed chickens, 10 12c; dressed, 12(n)L1c; hens, 12( l'lo; springs, l-l20o. Hay ab1 Grata . (Buying Prices.) WHEAT $l.2r bushel. OATS $3,1 ton. HAY Alfalfa, $M ton; grain, $13. BA It LEY Whole. $30. TOO tiATti to CUlHBltrt. FOB 8ALR One of Hie best young driving mares In Jucksou county; good traveler, perfectly safo. Call 700, 30 HI HINO LAUNOUY 123 South Blv- erslde, bus changed wohIi man. Wo am prepared to do all Ktades of washing and oHcclally fine hand work. I'honu IH'jJ, 01 LAN LADDER AT BUTTE FALLS Deputy District (liuno Warden 8nm Sundry has ben Instructed by Master Master Flnhor Chvnton to Investigate the cost nt blasting n fish way at Butte Falls to facilitate the passage of fish up DlK Butte, thus better ing conditions Tor the fish nnd tlio fishermen. Sundry will lenvo today for Mutto Falls on thlH mission. The game warden will nlno Inspect conditions In thu Applcgutn country wheie It Is icported that scores of flHh are being kilted by going up un screened Initiation ditches. Htom towards securing screens over the Intakes of Irrigation ditches will hti taken. GETS AN EXCHANGE ASHLAND, May 3. Miss Hallle Thnmns has been appointed by Su- perintendciit Alderman' one of tluvc teachers from tho Portland suhools to benefit by nu interchange of school work with tin) eduentumnl s stein in vogue nt Bitiekloti, Mass., a like number of eastern teachers coining to Portland. Miss Thotnas is well known here. She, is a sister of Cliff Thomas, formerly assistant enshier at the Bank of Ashland, under the old regime. Sho has been piiuiai.v teacher nt the Kenton school and iw tlio retiring president nf the Pol timid Grade Teachers' t.-ociation, the largest umiinuV club in Unit city, having a membership of (100. The up poiuliuciit is for one jenr. A por trait of Miss Thoiuns appears on the last page of the Portland Journal, Thursday, April 20. This educational exchange fad struck Ashland nlso some time ago nnd the adoption of it Is ciidiug before the school board. If entertained, it pcrelmuco menus that tw of our most proficient sev enth grade teachers, tho Misstw lla Myers and Margaret Power, mny possibly iiinko tho pilgrimage to Mas sachusetts in the vieinitv of dear old cultured Boston, A-hUiud 11. turn to entertain two New Kngliimler. GERMANS WIN OVER RUSSIANS (Continued from page One.) been predicted in Petrogrnd dis patches as an oftset to liiishian cf forts farther cast on the Carpathian front. The direction in this now and sudden stroke has been made, ci dently 111 great force, lies to the south of Bussiau Poland. The lino along which the Austrian advance was made runs for about sixty miles north and south throned Galicia, something more than fifty miles enst of Cfacow Sharp fighting has been resumed 111 Flanders. French, German and Brit ish olficial statements tell of Geimaii attacks near hill No. (it), und St. Jul ien, both in the Ypitw legion. The Pans and London communications say the German onslaughts failed, but Berlin characterizes thu movements hh Hucecssful. SOU BY tmtlGGISTS EVERYWHERE For That New SPRING SUIT Tailored to Fit KLEIN 128 East MAIN 8EE Upstairs s.wi; a "Nearest 1 Every thine HOTEL MANX PweHSt.,rtOTarrcH San rranclsco in the heart of the tusiness, shopping and theatre district. Running distilled Ice water in every room. Out4 commodious lobby,fineservicefand Homelike restaurant win attract vou. European Plan rates $1.50 up. Minwmtnt Clinur W, Kellcy 'Wee Ate a The Manx" CHICHESTER S PILLS VMLtK l4l4l A.iir'Orl.tf( A ficUQk 'HI. I J ! 4114 .tillUV Zj;M i-xi. irtlrt villi blu HlUi.X In tffe W TAks urn ttStr. Rr f tr v I Y prwit- Aw(n UM'ijV.'rrjtn K 3 blVBoND HKANn ril.ti. o. W tuiko-tnl)ni.5it.AU,rik mr OLD UNI LI T Tho control of the Old Channel mine, Hint historic and rleh placer nimlne, located In tlio (lallco Cieek nilnlnn dlti(ct lu .loNuphlne county. Oregon,' has boon lln'iilly placed lu the hands or tho ftdoiWI court lu bnnkruptc, after a controversy eov erlng nearly three joins, by a do elslon leeeptly handed down by tho UregOn supieimvcoiiit, In which It re versed the oidor of thn lower toiirt' authoiirlng the stnlo comt'n rfcoelyor ' .1. F Iteihlv, to sell tho propm t. Attorpey 0. M. ltoberts of this city I tupreseuted Wlllluui lllrlcli, trustee of the federal .uuitt In .bankruptcy, and Uiirnoy . C. Hough of Grants Pass, represented the state eoutt re ceiver, J. F. Ilejldy. This derision will In no wise affect NEl 111 L DECIDED the active operation of the mine, for -CautiiiI'.u, 21 UldgoSt.,MontMlln,Vl. the Seattle panics, who are ' Au nllPHt ,.M,iiiiiiiii,,.,,.ii working It. have a contract to pur , t lw fa)r rliiuui tho same horn the federal Iruv , nni,M,t n,,.i,lt person, (Hat .. rndt tee, so that lu the fjituio. the ilcuu- , Cinot..mldnotllv.inudtrowlilM.milnrlty lips from this mine, which until rce j frn,.nrly forty years, und fodny hold onll bus been Idle for several etirs, a record for thousand upon tJiouinui n will help to make southern OrcKon ' of actual cures, as him I. yd ia E. Flak noted for Its mineral wealth. I '''" Viable Compound, without . , . , . posHcssliiK great virtue mil netunl I worth. Such medicines must bo lotted Ask" Rockefeller to Give Testimony tioii and termed Isith standard .mil WASHINGTON', .Mu :i. Plans fori a sciies of hearings 011 labor und in disnal )troblem, invuhing thime of n number of Iniye cnrMimtinus and orgaiuratioiis nere completed hv th. Fluted Stales coimnissinu 011 nidus trial relations. The first will be op ened tomorrow, when an iiinnilv into wnges nnd eniploym.-nt of -Uepiug. cuv employes will be iviuilcil with officials ul the l'nlliiiaii company un der oxrtinumti'Mi. FOR SEVERE COUGHS use '-' ounces of Sehlftmnuirs C011 cuntrati'd i:vpectoraut (lives Instant rullef and breaks up the most stub born Coiiclm nnd Folds. Itesldos, If f It does not kIvc perfect satlsfartlou, motie) will be refunded In Medford Pharmacy dv STOP! Is Your Car Insured? if nut. set R. H. McCURDY Mi:nronn, onrno.v LaaBKi3iliBiA aVHNu '.iflyBfjii u GIFTS FOR GRADUATION You no doubt havo denr friends to bo remeiuboiod, and jou, of rnurse, nro anxious that your gift should prove a pteiiHuru us wull us bo fitting to tho occasion, Wo 1 1 n vc. a very lusty assort mout of articles especially selected for this season, and will feel complimented to have you conic In and look the stock over. "A (Jlft of .lowolrj or silver Is an overlnsllng remeinhranco." MARTIN J. REDDY, The Jeweler, "JS.'ufl! HUHk BENSON HOTEL 8. Benson, Mur. A. T, Lunijliorii, Aes't M(ir. L P. Dynio, Asst Mnr. 2 WOMAN IN Dim onuniTinu Restored To Health by Lydia E. Pinlthnm'fl VoRotn- hlo Compound. Montpellcr, Vt. -MVo have great faith In vour remedies. I wan very Ir- rr regular a 11 11 wan ll tired mid sleeny all jlf (he time, would havo cold chills, nnd my IuiihIh mid feet would bloat. My stomach bothered mo, 1 bad pain In my sldo and abndlieadiuliC iimrt of tb time. I yilin n. I'liikhain's Vcgc tylilc Compound hnrt ijone mololsof i'imsI mill I now feel line 1 am ngu"ir, 11 y i.tonuu'li la better and my pains have nil left me. You can use my nam' if you like. I nm proud of what your letnt dies havo done for me."- Mn. MauY dopenuauio uy every wiwming ri.wi. If you linvo tho sllgltti'st ilntitit tliut lo H ,3 IMiiUlHiin'H V'g?tu MiiConipoiiiiilulllliclpyoii.wiKu ttliyaiul,l,liillmiit.'l'lleltio('o. (iMitllltiitlul)l4-iui, JIuM.,fr ml vlco. Your Icttor will Imi oicihmI, nutl ami wtiHwonsI byu wniiiiui, uU 'B1 In atrlctwufl'tctmo. Sudan Grass Xow i.s I lie time lo pill Ilii seed in the HN'Uiul. ')o ,,( fail to nt least, try a pound or (wo this spring. It will pay you to experiment with this great plant. We have a stock of the purest .selected seed. Monarch Seed & Feed Co. TU7 K. Main Street WE WILL PLEASE YOU If you have n certain poo or picture In mind, mo will iixmiute It for t 11 or Jiixt lonvv It to til. I, Our Hue of iutHipl photo- itraplu will convince jou of (ho Miiulity kii jnit Into our "work. Come In mid tool, them over, T1IESWEM STUDIOS u:2 West Main ritreut WHEN IN PORTLAND Slop at tlio iuc.onipnniblo Hotel Boiison. Modern, fireproof, contral. Kales moderate. Send for free' booklet. mff'jywtfwai I HfflHkMra hJpjm , - -M. ,--. ,i.