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MEDFORD MATL TRTBTTNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. TUESDAY. NOYEMTWR 10. 1915
FAOE THREE
ENGLISH
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NUTS
MS
PROFITABLE
T
CROP OF VALLEY
fanuiv H)roiis wild havu 't'Visilvil
nojnie Hivci' valley thit lull have
made special iuiuiry as to the sitecm
attrnriini Kiif:1iti walnut "o.xpcri
jneiits" in southern Oregon. Sumo of
these inquiries eninc fioin Califoniia,
vhen the Kuirli-di walnut gtowH to
perfection ami has proven to he a
very profitable product. '
' Those who understand the condi
tions iieeessnry to Uuglish walnut
u oduution and who know nnj thing
about Hognc ltivor valley conditions
will tell ilie visitors thnt the produc
tion of the Englkh walnut here has
jieer been nif expetiment. In ic
eent jeurs only have n few residents
of this valley undertaken to raise
1'nglish walnuts. The results in ev
ery ease reported have been hnppily
satisfactory. Those who have under
taken it find thnt there is no natural
leason why the English walnut should
mil be produced here to perfection.
.'J'heie is no rptofition about the, mar
ket. So fnr it has ncer been snlis
fid. Nil Longer IlH'i'liiient
Kii'lMi walnut culture was an ex
periment in (ho Willnmntto valley by
leason of the excessive rainfall nnd
iho general iiimidit$nn account of
the treiiiicnt heavy iogs lhit it is
no longer an experiment there. The
gioses have matured in excellent con
dition and are producing, in abund
ant .viold, a fine quality of walnuts
for an enger market.
Xot many English walnut trees
have Iutii planted in this valley,"but
llio-c that have eiiinc into bearing
are ielding a very fine quality of
walnut and, for young trees, the yield
lias been an agieeablc sltrp'rise". Tin
riiinqiiette is the chief variety tried
heie, although a few treeof thc,
Jla. cttt" Miriety aie beginning to bear.
The quality in each eiie U par ex
cellence. Thoe who luivo been
Switching. the(,Mii;es with some inter
i'st dticlarc'lhat thev prove that the
Euu'liib walnut may become a very
uiliinliliwiop huie. A-.mil yiovo is
MiH'li less troubli-Minio than nil or
ejmji) frJJJix.ljiuJ.yniu,h less liableji
liana from radical weather conditions
or ravage bv pests; pinch moie hardy
than most fruit ticc-.itnd it? product
Jinds a niiicli umic steady and leady
market.
No I.OSSCS III SIllpilH'Ilt
Xo losses are sustained in shipment-
the nit cs nio cheaper beca.iso
less exMusii' provision is necessary
and much lessMoss attends the har
vest of tlie, nop. Tlio nuts aie eas
ily glided and handled.
This paper pudiets (hat the Eng
lish wulniit pioduetion oi Itogtte Kiver
valley will hn'v a place in eommer-
ial icjioits in the futuie not far dis
tant and that the owneis of groves
vyill Im quite as partial to them as
tliey may be ot un.v other tree crop
Jljey may undertake to produce heie
ioi profit.
DEMOCRATS
TO
HEAR SUFFRAGISTS
REMARKABLE CAREER OF ATHLETE ENDED ON BATTLEFIELD
KDRRD
E
T
NED
IN
DECLARES
EXPER
T
Tottn I'rontLss Toe, hero of gridiron anil battlefield, ami Kn sketches of Ills icnmiknblo ciiicer.
ii lmowx nouu:s
"When officials of the llrltlHli army
sent word to the United States that
Johnnie Poo, football star and soldier
ot fortuno, was killed while fighting
wltlitho allies on the northern boun
dary of Trance, they wrote the last
chapter In tho story of tlio most re
markable life Qigr lcil by an athlete.
Johnnie Poe was tho f list ot a
family of Brent football pin) era to
enter Pilnceton. lie wns cnptaln of
the Tiger team In 1S02 and by a great
inn defeated Yale. Leaving colleen
he entered a broker's offlco in New
York, but tho excitement of Wall
street did not satisfy him.
When the Spanish war broke out
be enlisted with the collegu troops
and was a hero In tho rush up San
Juan hill. Then he enlisted for three
ears In the United States regular
army and went to the Philippines as a
lieutenant.
Iteturulng, hetrlcd mining In Alas
ka, then In Arizona. Ho became a
tomboy In Arizona and was prominent
among the bandit chnsors. Ho went
to Ceutial America and Joined In tlio
big revolution there. Later ho Join
ed the rebels In the Nicaragua-Honduras
i evolution, was taken as a spy
, and freed on tho promise that he
would leave tho country.
I Poe went to Mexico, where ho took
I up mining. His mine was raided, he
protested nnd Mexican officials laugh
1 ed nt him. So ho Joined tho rebels
in tho .Mndcro revolution, and secured
I the promise of the rebol leaders to
j protect his mining Interests.
1 He was back In New York when
tho European wur broke out. Ho has.
J toned to Ireland, tlio home or his an-
cestors, tho Do la Poor family, nnd
I was plnced In tho Ko)nl Ilrltlsh ar
tillery. When tho Ulack Watch, as
Mho Fort) -Second Highlanders are
'known, needed experienced men to
, handle quick filing field pieces, he
( was transfer! ed mid It was while with
the Illnck Watch that ho wns killed,
Sept 22, when tho allies wero mak
ing their big drive.
RUMANIAN PREMEIR
NTAEMN
OF
ACCUSES POLITICIANS
BURKT
T
ORDERED
Ill.'tl IX, Nov III 'by wn -less to
Siyviille ). "An miliiig ton sensa
tional statement nttiibiitcd to I'lenuer
llialinno ol Itum.iuia," savs the (hor-
seas Xews acency, "a hiiiull group of
Itumaninu pohtuiuns proin.hod tho
entente p.twu-s, dining the Itumaninu
vovcinmei t's negotiations with them,
th it Itumania would side with them in
the war and that the government of
Itumania would ultimately demand
less of them than was being lUinand
ed nt the tunc.
"M. Ilrattauo iq the quoted inter
view siginnti.ed theinembeis o( this
"jroup as 'adventurers without con
scitucc.'. lie announced that he pos
sessed document showing their 'trea
son to Ifumaui.i'. A Itumnntan news
paper adds that Take .lonescu, former
Humantan minister ot the inteiinr,
was one of tlu political group in
questio'i "
Xi;V YOHK, Xv. lfi.WI.en tho
democratic national committee mets
at Washington, Pee. 7, the chairman,
William .McC'ombs, will lav befoie it
a request that the committee leceive
Miss Sara Haul Field nnd Miss
Frances Jolliffc. who aie biingirg n
petition fiim the Pacific coast, nuk
ing for nil amendment to the national
constitution sraiiti"? votes to wo
men. t The "hairman informed tho Xevv
Yoik women hat Dr. Annn Unwind
Shaw, president of the National Wo
man Suffrage, association, alb,oJiah
asked for a licaimg befoie the dem
ociatie committee.
piob'ibly will be investigated bv pist
ol fiei- inspectors 'later.
F
N
APANESE VESSEL
PI.KIXO m (l -The Fn-neh
iniiiistfr, A It ontv, was advicd
totb v tHut tbv jHmiice stcuinalup
Ire htftl bts-n t skim into Saigon bay,
Krvtteh Poelnu ( lima, bv a 1'rcneh
TUlMT, UU aUMluU t lUIHf (lUgOtf-
wl in can v nix ami to auluHwr in
JimIi...
MAYOR MITCHEL RECOVERS
APPENDICITIS OPERATION
NEW Uk - Hi Th.
ditioii ! M"i Mill"' vhu was
iqn rnlf.l i'ii -lflrfv I r '-iltr
4ti(M (I'll, ll . Ii p ' tl . I !.!
A
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I TGHENER
ARRIVES AT MUDROS
MILAN, Nov. 10. Fail Kitchener,
who has armed at Mudros, is ae
eomjunied by th" rcHilci.t gcnci.il ot
Kgypt, accnnling to a Snloniki dis
patch to the Collide Delia Ser.i.
It lints been assumed that dating
his tlip to the east l.oid Kitehemr
veiiiild visit Kgypt and piepaie its
defense to iesst a posiblo invasion
by tioops of (iennnnv and licr alius,
SEVENTY-TWO MILE GALE
OFF THE OREGON COAST
POHTLANI), Nov 1 6 V gnlo rag
ed off tho Oregon and southern
Washington coast through the great
er putt of today, but up to a late
hour no vessels had been reported In
trouble From a volocltv of 72 miles
an hour attained hofoie noon, the
wind calmed to twent) miles tonlnht
The roa was ntlll very rough
The onl) damage imported on laud
whs at Seaside Ore, where the Rule
tore the glaic front out of a ton
Heavy rains were reported f"i.
pelMU oror the siale.
WASniNfi N, N.i. Id Dcfinit
instnictioi s wei.t iim-i the vvlnf
hottso to' the postofliee ilepnitmeiit
today to reinstate (leoige lluikitt as
assistant jioslmastcr at Winnetka,
III., leganlless if wlm other elia-ge,
in nddilioii to tl-at o eiiticUiug th
president for hi- engnueinonl, weie
pending acainst him.
Tho instrui'thins st.nt to tin pist
offico department .vislcidnv weie
that Huikitt sho'ild he reiiistate.l it
no other charge weie pending
asainst mm Todav the question was
taken up again and as ,v result orders
were sucd th.it he be reinstated un
conditionally w-thout liutber iKMay.
Any Qtlior chaiges ngaint llurkitt
AMERICA SEEKING
FACTS OF ANCONA
"l "egret to s,i that after iuning
I ... r. , , .1.. i...
a onei wirvcy oi tne iroes in me euy
pnik and on the library giounds in
Mcdford, 1 found at leant (10 tier cent
in bad condition and in need ol iv
pair," states W. L. Alexander ol
Portland, lnndsonpo architect qo
cinlinng on tree picsoivnlion, who U
a visitor in the city. Continuing, he
said
"The lihinrv ticos in nrticular re
quiitv the sorvicoft of u ttve nuthority
to keep the trees alive any length of
time. A great number of these trees
nrc cnlitel.v holkw, nnd this rendition,
together with a local trouble of grass
root, owing to the tree only having on
an average twentv inches of soil in
which to grow before sttiking luml
pan, renders the condition of the trees
dcsjornte.
"Midford is facing peculiar-conditions,
nnd conditions thnt call for t
consistent lino of attack. The. only
practical lino of procedure is a thor
ough and perfect understanding of
the trees, and fair co-operation with
them as individuals in their battle
with their natural enemy, fungus.
'Mcdtord hits n number of trees
that nrc known to three authorities
us 'female' These tiecs uio mora
htisccptiblo to fungus attack than tho
more Huhstnntt'il ones of the same
specie, nnmcly, the 'initio. These
trees are throwing off the spore thnt
will blow for miles, oftentimes until
they iiud a bioktn or weakened tree,
where they will attack nud deeay.
The fungus that I have found moie or
liss in nil the oak trees of Medford,
is known as llydiium ermaceus, and
is charaeterired by the baldness of
the decayed wood. This decay, while
dry, L one of the most rapid workers
known to aboiieiilluristx,
"Mistletoe is also it serious men
ace. When possible tho infested
limbs should be icmoved. Attempts
to pruii" off the parasite, nr even
gouue opt it toots, me not oltcn sue
ecsslul '
'The shndc tiers of Medford, par
ticularly Ue native oak, need ex
pert attention to keep alive and
healthy."
ENGLISH GOVERNMENT
AWAITS MEXICAN PAY
Us&
rAsmvr.Tnv vnv. in ftir rMi
. ......... . -.. - I .-.....--.. w . ,
viivrtiu.Mtii.M. ivm. an. - .Mivai . SnrnB nc(, tll0 DrltlBh ambassador
ottiemls today dwbumed tiny eon- accompanied by Mr, Ilohlor, chnrgo
neetion m tho aiinal of tho battle-1
ship Kentucky at Frogreso and the
loreible seandiing of the Ameiteati
steamer .ealnndin at that port bv an
aimed pnit.v liom a British cruiser.
The invcstiuntinn to determine
whether the Zeahiudin was within the
Uirc-mile limit is still under wnv.
Dritish ofticuils contend she wit's not.
CHICAGO COVERED WITH
TWO INCHES OF SNOW
C'HICAfiO, Nov. lfl.Chiraao was
coveted with tw" inches of snow to
dav, the fiisl nt Ihe season.
flHT'lYtt '4-1 111
H i n H
"ASMnoln
Evofy Drop"
Oct a can today from
your hartlwaro or cro
crydlr.
L " ?X
i'b( .n..3si
y S ana .
v ,,. ,. ened toacho
I
Mertiol White UhIwoni I a splcn
did applleatloN for Sere Thrnsi. ('old
on tho Luhk. Cthhp mid l'aiii in
the Chri. Ralurale a plm- of liar.
nel eletk with ths UNlmeut and u-e
os a plaitor. It I wry ixHtetratuig
jHdefftxtlve I'rteea l!r. ir 11""
HttaklRs htujt a'ore -xcl ui en'
- Adv
f ji K"'
i ! b
'" K
V YSx. Hale
I Be
S5 Alio Packed
20 for ioc era,;:,
charJ
achors and others
with enforcing discipline.
"Whore punlshmont Inflicted In
public schools of this county Is
usual or Improper this offlco dos
to Investigate and punish the pen
rosponslblo therefor, but par
must subject their children to
dlsclnllno of tho schools, and h
after where any parent Interf
with tho discipline of any schoo
with nnv Instriictpr or teacher
tempting to disuliargo his nr her
In a lawful and proper, manner
parent can expected to bo proiicc
nnd punished therefor Parents
lag complaints of this char
should present them to tlio ro
superintendent of schools, or to
office and must not attempt to I
fero with tho conduct of the p
schools n nn unlawful or tine
ng manner
L' K KKLLY,
Olstrlrt Attorn.
, I 4
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fcar! tf
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2" oJ
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WONT quickly be-
larette in many
EFORE they were
goodness, isn't it?
Tobacco of a kind
putting it mildly.
HOTEL OXFORD
Newest and Best in
GRANTS PASS, ORE
Kmbodlc every convenience
eomfort found In a modern ho
Hot nnd told water, steam heat i -
telephone In overy rooai Ijx ,'"-
heerf til loi'i-y with open fire WfClf'ClZC Ol
(.Iglited hainjdo ItotiuiH, Ita
moderate. Atito-lnja to nil trai
Mhdterd tiadn esieclllr snli it in ni
v. w. streets, proporward rass i
Quality
I
of tho ilrltlsh IcKntlon at .Mexico City
called at the state department today
and discussed Mexican questions with
Secrotnry Lansing. They wero partic
ularly Interested In prospects of set
tlement of clnlins growing out of tho
American occupation of Vera Cruz.
It Is understood tho date of recog
nition of the defacto government In
Mexico by Great Britain and her nl
llcs will depend upon the nature of
the report to ho made to Secietary
Lansing this week bv I2tlea Arre
Uondo, Just back from a conference
with Oencral Carrauza.
uuf .Will ' ULL.ift;
snrs!
Tho stnto department announced
tonight that permission had been
granted tho defacto government to
Bend former Villa soldiers who have
been granted amnesty over American
tenltory from Agua l'rlcta to Pledran
Ncpras. Several tralnloads of theso
soldiers already nro being moved un
der the pertajt.
A flying column of Villa forces has
penctiated tho stato ot Jalisco ac
cording to today's stnto departmont
advices and there may be fighting
Boon nlso In tho Vicinity of tho cities
of Uundalajara nnd Coltma.
ii
MiW -"i-Bi
hY .1"'tr wl
m y hi
j 7u yVwL vfT hwhV
.tialily it si
Zerolenc was avvardcJ higheit
competitive honors cold
medals San Francisco and
San Diego Expositions.
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machinery known to tho creamory in
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Tnsist on your grocer sending you
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you. There is nothing better nia'do.
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Medford, Oregon
far $
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more grain to the acre
Every seed is planted at the same depth
and it all comes up even
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