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rv 5IEDF0BD MAIE TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER. 17, 1915 P2CQE SIX CITY BUDGET. . . FIXES TAX LEVY ' TO PROTECT GIRL p-f" fl ""' ' ' MUM 1.1. I'llllllL I i n MIII..1IH i.i" r- I I i.ir m 7 . wi T"l llf"f CONFESSES NAlVVARIlQRIIlin PAPin PMGPFW nilMFNMMQ Til TIRKFGff PAYS T RKS PKhPAKh U Hlth WARSHIPSCHEAPER BEING IVIADE UPON DISSOLVE CONCERN FINAL TRIBUTE TO WELCOME KAISER it I i I m AT 21 I'llOI'OHKI) C1TV TAX IJJVV fiinil 4 4 4 MILLS IHAN SHIPYARDS IMAKYSItM WMMtKRK NtUKU LbAUtK , . i 444 (ciicrnl Stivetw Fire Interest fund l.lht Mill ....a. I .. 2.1 .. 1.0 ,.io.:t .. .: Library 0 Honor 2.1 I'ni-kM. ,..,.. ,.'! Sliikbix fund 7 Total .21.00 4444444444444444 4 4 4 4 41 4 i 4' 4 4 4 4 4 Dr. .) M. Kerne, appointed to fill llic vucnncy unused l-y Colonel 11. 11. KnririMjt' rehipintion, wiih initialed into the my.stericH of eonneilmnn nt llie remilnr monthly meeting Tuesday. 'J'Jin most important topic' van con. Mderntipn of the hudurtrfor the com. Sift yetir, I)r Kerne insisting Hint the nriimint raised for iiilcrol be mixed direct Iv iiifiltvul of liv borrowing ffAni Otfnr fum'. Ah outlined, the lovy will liu,2l fiullb. r'iitnl eormiderntion wild jio.Clponed until next Tuesday. A new ifit ration nv wns con niitered, wlimrby one, . rfjriitt ration nnild he nil required ilnleSH the voter uliuiiKcd reidenee. A' .pi iht liny Tvitjrr was voted for memben of tho Mcction board, nho sit ten OnjH from 1 :.10 p. rn. until 7 p. m. Dr. Keenc tliuiiixlit $1.00 Kiifficinit for h.ijf n tlny'n work in mird times nnd Coun- etlmnu Amy joined with him, Mayor limerick ciiNtini; the deciding vote for the $2 n day wne. 'JT.o jitnev ordiituieo provoked Rome iliMsitssinn, hut went over with out uetion. Tho lepixtrntinn braid as appoint. ilt coiimsIk n 11. N. I.oflnu, ehrii)'. Win; Jim, Aniy,f)ow and Mi-kMWL. ?A lottrtroin John 0. PiMce, for mjir eoiimjilmnn of .Seattle, wiih read,' in which Mr. Pierco mlil lie believed h? hail -.solution of the bomlinc ovsolui fflSjW problem fit Afcdford and offiircd lilt mtvIu'k eitlici'-oii-A-cOinmibt-ion bnwis or on n tmlnrv. V. I. Vnwtor rccom jiiendfd .Mr. 1'icrce very hiahly ami lit. ted the i-oiiiiimI o Ooiilder his WASIIINOTO.V, Nov. 17. Nono of l niu uiun uj jui.uiu ;niua iui viiu !. Htructlon of tho two HUpor-drcad-' naiiKhtn nutliorlzed by tho Inst con- groan, subinltteil to tlio navy today, 1 foil within tno limit of 7,800 000 fixed as tho maximum cost for bull nnd machinery of each nlilp. 711ds submitted by tho Now York, Philadelphia and Marc Inland navy ynrdfl, however, nil fell within tho limit, post of thorn helm; below $7, 000,000. Thrco private companies submitted bids for one ship each. Tho navy yard estimates wero bas ed on full specification for tho ships without modifications. New York figures were: For tur blno engines 7, 0(10,023; for stoma and electric drlvo (similar to tho plant dcslRiicd for the United States ship California) G. 080,007. Philadelphia yard: Turblno G, 91(1,427; electric 0,774,1 14. Maro Island jard: Turblno $7,4 13, K.fi. Now York Ship HiiIIiIIiik cempany: Turblno drlvi 7, 700,000. Tlmu 34 monthfl. Newport Nows Ship IlulldliiK com pnny (A) turbine, as specified, $7, 770,000; ttpo forty moiiths; (II) turblno, nltemntlvo typo, $7,7C5, 000. Tlmo forty months. 1'oroJtlver Ship Hulldlng rempany: Turblno 7,G3S,000; tlmo 34 montliH, Tho navy yard estimates all wore based on n 30 mouths construction period. proposition enrefully. Mr. Pierce then Hflid a few wordH nnd mnde n very Reed impression. It was decid ed to refer the matter to the commit tee of the. whole to meet next Friday niulil. JFr. Vftwter also informed the eouueiltliut tho lilitinsr frnnchlno of the HojniU'Ytrvur. Public, Semcc cor poration wan titill intact ninH asked I list Mi extetiHion of time be Kmilfeil until Mr. Bunders could return and tho matter nettled definitely. The Question will he decided in the near future. IlrltiR those old mr.Ra7.lnca nnd po rlOdlcals to tho Mall Trlbuno for blndlnrt. The Iloue Hier riinnl coi:iuiy ha finished its noik for (ho season nt Fit-li lal.c. The dam lias been Com pleted and l'o feet of snow hv.n stop H't work on ihc canal connecting Four Mile1 lake lth I'Mi lake. Ap pro.ximntMv $100,000 has been spent in these improvement, which will en able the .storauc of abundance of wa ter fo; next senson's irrigation. Tiu Canal compam eompletcd it concrete intal'e for the Phoenix ditch bust nii-lil. About GO per cent of the ditch i completed. The work is he- inu; ilone liv contract anil will he tin ishod by the first of January . The canal will then entry suifieiint water for the irrigation of 1000 ncreM. Kiph! teaiiit and a crew of ihen arc now finploycd on the Ilopkiiw exteiiHion of the canal from Medfoid to Willow SpruipK. a distance of 20 mile". The present force is cleaned in Making and othenvise lavim; out the wotk. The crew will he materi ally increased iwxt week, when tho prclimiiituy work shall have been done The company now has 200 men cm ployed enlnruinv the main canal from Lake creek to Hradchuw diop Tho main intake, built of concieto and tiuber, has been completed. As soon as the force shall have finished work on the sixteen and a half miles now under way. it will he moved to the work on the Hopkins extension to Willow Springs, to which point tho work will be hurried to completion. The entire system i.s beinj; con structed with treat care to make it one ot the most substnntial and per manent irr.;ation propositions in tho west. I'misnitl care will he taken to husband the water souices to vnnblt the company to deliver the water to users as late in the season as pos sible. The if en rd of water supply from tho Hear creel source for n period of ychr.1 shows that there will J,jio nhuudnnrc n'twnlcr with which to tnlte proper care of tie orchards mid vineyards com'rnndcd by the canal froM that watercourse, insulins: also two cus .of alfalfa. , " ' lleautlful lino of ciiRravcd nnd II laminated personal Xmnn Cards, with envelopes to match. Sea tho lino at tho Medford PrlnthiK Co NKW YOItK, Nov. 17. Tho CitiR Kcnhclm Kxplorntlon company, which Is a holding company for some of the moro Imp6rtant Interests represent ed by tho (lUKKenhclms In their vnr loas copper mining operations, Is to dissolve, according to announcement mnde today. Tho new Kcnnecott corporation in which tho Gtfg&cnhclms and J. P. Morgan and company nre said to have largo holdings, will tako over tho holdings of tho (Jugsenholm Explora tion company In Utah copper, giving Its own slock In exchange. Guggenheim Kxploratlon will dis tribute to Its stockholders shares In tho Itny Consolidated, Chlno, Amer ican Smelting nnd Refining common and Yukon C-old stocks, In addition each sbaro holder of Guggenheim Kx ploratlon will receive tho option of accepting, f 37 cash for each shnrc of tho new' Kcnnecott slock. Tho Guggenheim Kxploratlon company Is a Now Jersey corporation nnd wus organized as a holding com pany with stock Interest In vuiIouh pines and mining properties In Alas ka, Canada nnd tho United States, In cluding chiefly Utnh Copp'or, Chlno copper, Hay Consolidated copper, Yu kon gold nnd American Smelting and Itrtlnlng company. Tho capitaliza tion of tho Guggenheim Kxploratlon company In J22.000.000 and tho par valtto of tho stock Is $25. PENDLETON ROUND-UP AT PAGE THEATER TONIGHT In 1908 the Ilnsoball league got Into straightened circumstances, nnd to help It get bnck onto Its feet, a number of cowhoys nnd cowgirls gavo an exhibition of horsemanship, bron co busting nnd btilj-dogglng. Tho next year following' ft jmot with cvon greater miqcgss, 'ho"n It tduwncil.,4n tho business mcifof I'on'tttotoni that they had tho greatest wild west show on earth, consequently they formed a corporation and stock was sold to every man, woman and child In Ven. dlcton. Todny Pendleton fltnnds nlone nn the center of nttrnctlon. A review In motion pictures will bo shown at the PAgc tonight, Tl'SKKOKK, Ala., Nov. 17. Prominent men fiom all walks of life, whites' as well as neprot's, attended the funeral of Hooker T. Washing ton., the noted nojrro (ducalor, race leadei' and author, whiclf was held this morning at Tuskegcc institute, which he iinado famous, and which bus tnkejr, such an' important patt in the elevation of tfie negro race. Fully 8000 pel-sons came to Tuske ee to pay the last tioiule of respect to Dr. Wnshiuuton. Only 2500 could pet into the chapel to hear the sim ple Episcopal burial service and henr the mnnv old plantation soups which Dr. Washington loved so well. Headed bv the hoard of trustees, n procession iueludin a number of dis tinguished isitors, members of the faculty nml the executive council of the institute, formed in front of the school's administration huildimr and matched to the chapel. The students followed. Ilurial was in tho institute .'rounds. CHICAGO, Xliv. 17. Ilusinos houses controlled by colored persons wero closed for one hour here todny during the luncml of Hooker T. Washington. PAItIS, Nov. 17. According to Constnntlnoplo advices forwarded by the correspondent of the Havas News agency at Athens, preparations nro being made. ln-tho Turkish capital to receive the Germans. Numerous houses nre said to have been requi sitioned as well as the Pern Pnlnco hotel, which Is to be occupied by the general staff, UNION MEN TO AID HATTERS LONDON. lo 17. The Hritish forcijrn office is asking the state de partment nt Washington to take dip lomntie steps to -issurc protection for tin women connected with the relief missions inxSerbin. ' Mnkintr an ,nnu6nnceincnt to thus 'effect in,,the house of 'commons this nftemoon Lord Itobert Cecil,, par liamentary tinder-secretnry for for eign affairs, said fvotnitliojiirorma lion already received through Waller Mines Page, the American nmbassn.' dor. thete r-eemed to be no reason to sliow that the women were likely to j he badly treated bv tho Hulgniians. Funeral Notice ,The funeral of Charles H. Little, who died Monday nt hU orchard home, will be held at Weeks & Mc Oowan'i ehnprl Thursday afternoon nt 2 p. in., Hev. W. F. Shields uflic luting. The remains will be shipped to Di.xon, III. COLUMHUS, Ohio, Nov. 17. To chlcld his sweetheart from a chnrga of having burglar tools In her pos session,, Lcc Lester, aged 2C, of Por kcrsburg, W. Va has madca con fession to United Stntcs District At torney Stuart It. Uolln, In which ho admitted complicity In ns many as nlno postofflce robberies in Ohio and West Virginia. This was announced today at the district attorney's office "I don't care about myself, but tho girl Is absolutely Innocent," Lester Is reported to have said In making his confession. Tho total loot obtained by Les ter was said to bo $2822 In stamps and $360 In currency. Penny Wise and Pound Foolish Tho cost of living makoa ovory woman look to boo whoro sho can unvo money, which, of course, ia senBiblo and proper if ndt car ried too far. In tho case of food itwould bo foolish to attempt to substituto sawdust for a broakfaat food booauao it i3 choapor. Evoryono knows sawdust has no food valuo and its U30 would bo a positivo dotrimont to tho hoalth. Royal Baking Powdor, which in' tnndo from cream of tartar, adds only healthful qualitios to tho food. Tho difforonco in cost of a pan of biscuits or of a cako raado with Royal Baking Powdor as com pared with cheap alum or phos phate of. limo powders is about ono ydfeYitwh'ich is surely too small aa amount to warrant tho ri3k.j ROVAL' BAKING POWDER CO.. Now York T y JW 4k X mJm-m ' MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED EXPRESS AND POSTAGE PREPAID Ssr1 rs j ' ? O V QMS Pticitinnfl I Arp anH ITtnhrn.Hpr QalA JWUWSZ TheWoman's Store TkeWoman's Store y I Another one of our famous Lace and Embroidery Sales which all the ladies should attend. Sale opens Thursday 8:30 a. m. Come early and secure some of these bargains T V 30 iiu'hos -wide. $.'.00 vahu 127 inoht's witlo, $2.75 vnhio Al Y .1K iuphos wicks $2.50 value $1.12f X 12 inches wide, $1.73 value J)8 & f lo 7 inehoK wide, $1.50 value SO New Net Top Laces . Sl.GO 18 J) . J)8c . SiV Y All-Over ISinbroidered Orsuiudie. 10 in. wide. Y values to $2.00 yard, special at this QQ f sale, yard SKK WINDOW DISPLAY 98c in-ineh Kmbroidcrod Cropo and Organdie Jlcmiicings, 12 pieces (o select from, values to $1.00 yard, special for this sale, per yard 98c ! Great Reductions in Suits and Coats .")()() yards iSmhroideivd nanding, -1 to 8 inches wide, values to flSe, very special at, AQ per yard TcOC 27-ineh Crepe Yoile and Organdie Flouncing, values to $.'.00, 2" pieces to select QQ, from, special at only, yard OC 500 yards 18-inch Embroidered Flouncing, val ues to $1.23, special per yard, Qr at ,. O 7L 18-inch Flouncing and Corset Cover Embroid ery, muslin, cambric and organdie, Qa cheap at 3)c, special, yard .' J Jj 5000 vds. Emb. lDdcrimr and Insertions. C 15c values, special at. vard j - All-Over Embroidered Voiles, -10 inches wide, colors and white, $1.50 values, spe- iCQ cial ,vard O J Vj t 200 yds. Shadowed L.'tce Flouncing, cream, ecru mid white, 08c values, special, 'J"Q X "NYid'e Shadowed Flouncing, 25 inches f Q & wide, $1.-18 value, s)ceiul at, yard ....Ut Oriental Lace Flouncing .'50 inches wide. $2.00 value, yard 98i 27 inches wide, $1.75 value, yard 79) IS inches wide, $1.50 value, yard 69? 1500 vards Emb. Kdaiiur and Insertions. Q allies to 25c. snecial at , sj cin iiriMiimr l-vir.nr t if .T. OlMU WUM'UH UlfJl'JvAV Thursday Notion Sale 4 Ladies' Silk Wnisls, in black Y nd colors, fancy stripes, $15.00 values, sale price (JJ i 'IQ A each tj) 1 O 7 X Ladies' Silk Petticoats, all the X ".w .shades, $:.00 ') A Q Y values, special. ... tR)ZbO ! Y A Clark's Q.N.T. V Spool Cotton, Y t t Y Lusior Cotton, T Y "11 eoloi-s, V 'P1.,.l?I..t. I. ..11 Children's Wool Sweaters, all size, ivd, blue and gray spe- $1 cial for this sale onlv Waiuproof Umbnllas, worth $1.25, special $1 Flouncings Embroidered Organdie and Laco Cloth Flouncing- 15 in. wide, $15.50 value .ijl.(9 .'5(5 in. wide, $2.50 vnlue..$l.'iS 27 iu. wide, $1.08 value..!?1.129 18 in. wide, $1.18 value 9Sf Handings io Match. Ask to see the new Castle Flouncing, the newest material for evening gowns. We have it iii-all shades, wide enough for a skirt length, fl f C at, the yard ) 1 iD t I Great Reductions in Linen Department f 39c (lood lleavv Mercerized Table Linen, special at, per yard... All pure Linen Lunch Cloth, $1.98 vaj" !t 1 n C at 72-inch ranted value, Large Size Nap kins. $4 values... I $3.48 1 Large Size Mercerized Nap- & kins, $1.25 value, AQ t - Voc.1, received, new shipment Y y Jlath Towels, AQ Y al at, each tOv ClooU quality Hair Nets 2 fqr 56 ' Now Novelty Stickeri Edges in all colors, values to 25c i,, special, yd. Wash Cloth, 5c value, spceial 36 each Snap Fasten ers, snecial. do 36 Hest Darning Cotton, arop5 Specials in Glove Dept Ladies' Capo C5 loves, in tan, values to $1.75, special, Ladies' Silk Lined Cape Cloves for Thursday, spec ial, Women's Washable Leatherette Gloves, all col-oi-s, pair, 50 Children's Lin ed Ci loves and Mittens, all sizes, special, j. air, G9d Great Sale of Silks Our famous 10 inch All Silk Crepe do Chine, several new colors added, this sale only, yard, $1.19 50- inch All AVool Prunella Cloth, in all the new shades, special at, vd $1.25 no-inch Black Silk Taffeta, all silk, yarn dyed, regular $1.25 value, special, vd., 98c New Dress Goods, in fan cies, checks, stripes and plaids, special Thursdav, vd., 486 ' Blanket Sale Thursday Heavy Plaid Blanket, regu lar $1.89 value, special, $1.69 Just received, 2 dozen pail's large size Grav Cotton Blank-' ets, special, pr. $1.25 Bath Kobe Blankets, in several new patterns, spe cial at $2.75 Cotton Batt, regular com forter size, full weight, a lbs., worth $1.25, special Special Sale of Domestics 30-inch Berke ley Cambric, sells at 15c, regular, special 12i,c5 vd. Heavy Outing Flannel, worth 121 'oe yd., spc. cial, yd., ? I f t t T Y ? ? t Large size Bed Y regular $1.09 t I Best Colored Oilcloth, spe cial Thursdav onlv . 17dvd. Spread, our value, special 89 8 $1.48 SMtHt 1