Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1915)
page rnra MEDFORD MATL TRTBUNE, MRDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1015 W w A a i V POULTRY OFFERS FINE OPPORTUNITY STATES VISITOR H. L. Calkins, or North Yiiklmn, Washington, loft on his return homo this morning, after a few days' visit In Medford and tho vulley generally. Mr. Calldna Is not lool;!r-r for a now location for himself, having extemilvo Interests In tho Yakima valley In Reed condition; but his son, Geo. L. Calkins, rocontly married, would pre for a homo In a more equable cli mate. On his account Mr. Calkins, Sr., stopped off hero to Rather a llttlo data. Tho Yakima visitor spoko partic ularly about our climate as a poultry region and of the poultry business as being ono of tho best side-lines on tho farm .devoted to diversified agricul ture nnd a llttlo livestock. Ho con ceded that tho cllmato of Southern Oregon Is better adapted to tho pro duction of poultry at nominal cost than any region of which ho has any knowledge, although tho chicken bus iness anywhere is an excellent means of Increasing tho farm revenues at small cost of money and labor. Tli Home Poultry Flock "Mrs. Calkins nnd two of tho chil dren have n llttlo flock of egg pro ducers," said Mr. CalklnB, "nnd tho results In profit on tho labor nnd feed required have almost inndo mo Jeal ous and 1 hnvo Wlnesaps and Spitz enbergs! From a flock of 300 Huff Leghorns they hnvo sold this past ear $100 worth of eggs nnd $80 worth of dressed poultry. They also hnvo n number of turkeys, but they have only begun wltluthem nnd 1 do not know what tho result was this year. 1 know they sold 10 fat tur keyH for Thanksgiving nnd hnvo n few for tho Chrlstmns holidays. "Thcso chickens nnd turkeys are permitted to run In tho orchnrds nnd tho adjoining nlfnlfa fields. They aro great pest consumers. They require very llttlo additional feed tho greater part of tho year. Thoy hnvo n pllo of crushed limestone to run to when they want anything In that lino. This Is not slaked lime, mind you. It Is tho pure llmestono broken up flno or ground coarpo. "Considering tho money thoy had Invested and the attention required to manngn It, my wife and two of tho chlldren-mado n larger profit this year than I did on my investment in fruit nnd liny nnd I am not com plaining of tho results on my part oY tho ranch, either," said Mr. Calkins In conclusion. Tlu Hen Takes Mine HIIiImmi "If I woro Intorcsted In homo-mnk-lug In your vnlley. I would certainly tnko ndvantngo of your resources in ' climate and soil for the production' of chickens nnd turkeys. 1 found very llttlo poultry while looking over your vnlley tho past few days. I saw a few good flocks, well cared for, and good reports were mndo concerning tho output. Itut generally tho poultry featuro of tho farm uppenrs not to hnvo received much attention In this vnlley. It Is a nourco of much profit on small Investment. There Is great demand for poultry products and It Is a demand that seldom fluttuatcs much. You can depend on tho hen to produre n larger perrentngo of profit on her cost nnd tho expense of keep ing her on tho farm than any other innrketablo creature on It." RAILROAD IN TO BALLOT UPON IT EF 0 AMERICANS PLAN IK RESUMPTION MEXICO CIIU'AUO, Dee. i. l're-Meiits oC the four Brotherhoods of Hallway Trainmen started work toilnv prepar ing the ballot that is to be cnt to the -100,000 employes of the 4,"8 rail roads in the United States, asking their approval of these demands: . An eight-hour day with tho sumo wages now paid for working ten hours. Time mid one-liulf for working overtime. These demands, eompleted lv of fieiuls of the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Fiiemen nnd Knginemen, Order of Hnilwny Conduetois, Urotlierhood of lioeomotive Engineers nnd Broth erhood of Kuilwny Trainmen, will ho mniled to every member of the four organizations on January 1, it was announced. They will be given nivly dnys in which to vote nnd return their ballots. After all bnllots have been returned officials of the four organizations will meet in Cliicngn, probably in Ap ril, to agree on a dnte for presenting the result of the vote to the railroads. p mnmm m E m VIII STATE DEPARTMEN T NKW YORK, Dec. 21. Americans having commercial In Mexico aro pre paring to resume tho operation of their properties there In tho belief that tho revolution headed by General Villa Is ended. Engineers already have been sent to Mexico by tho Mines Company of America, which operates gold and silver mines In northern Mexico. The Monterey smelter of tho American Smelting and Refining com pany is said to bo Intact nnd enn bo mndo ready to operate again by tho first of tho year. Plans aro being made to resume operations of tho 121 Kayo mine In Chihuahua within n short time, It Is said. It was Intimated today that tho re building of tho National Railways of Mexico will not begin Inter than tho first of February. Its rolling stock Is said to bo scattored and bridges nnd nbuttments neglected. lleforo Now York bankers advance funds for rc-flnnnclng, tho Mexican government may hnvo to demonstrate that It can pay Its debts. Exchange rates between Mexico and tho United Stntcs Is now In tho ratio of 14 to 1 against Mexico. WASHINGTON. Dec. 'Jl.B.iron Hrieh Zwiedinek, charge of tho us-tro-Huugarian embassy, called on Secretary! Lansing today to di'ciss the Anconu en so. Baron Zuiediuei: hns been furnished a copy of tho io ,ond note of the Tinted States. It wus believed that he desired informa tion of mi infoimal churuclci.'. ,Thu c'lnrgo is known to have received in structions from the Vienna foreign office regarding tho negotinMons. It w:ih nuthoritativelv st'ltcd lod"V tint Baron Zwiedinek iiitimnted last week to Secretary Lansing that should the second nolo be lo-- severe his government might see fit to Miako a roplj which would satisfy th-i t'rit ed States. Today's eonftii'in'", it was believed, hud to do with I his Mig-gestio'i. PRUSSIAN LOSE TOTAL 2,287,083 LONDON, Dee. 21. "According to the Neuwe RottordutnM'ho I'ournnt, tho Prussian lists of losses numbers :i()0 to :i!H) contain 2')0 1 names, making tho total Prussian losses 2,287,08:1," nays the Amsterdam cor respondent of Router's Telegram company. Ho centinues: "There nro besides 2.'M Snxoninn, .'ll'i Wurlteinbzergiun nnd 210 Bavar ian lists, fifty from the navy and some lists of (Ionium officers nnd non-cominissioncd officers in tho Turkish nrmy. The paper udds thut the lists nre published in the form of small newspapers and comprise 10,. 1110 small printed pages. Printed .i r. book they would form I5.000 pages, or 100 volumes of .JoO pages eucli. ' BIG TRAVEL FOR 1 The Hall Tai coiii)mu aie ul read booking tourists to Crater lal;t for next season. The first hig book ii g eoi oists of tiftv people on July (1 from (iillespie, Kiuports & Hand. The round-trip fare from Medford to Crutu- lake is reduced to .l(5..0 for next season. Tho end of the unto line on the Klnmutli side will be Kirk, i ten miles nenrer to Outer hike than Chiloquin. Tho fine from Medford to ICirk will ho $ll.2f; from Crater hike to Kirk, $3.00. The indications at prosont are thnt the ('inter lake traffic will be very leay for the lOlii season. HapM:wji When you want Christmas slippers just bear in mind that all of our slippers are on sale at a liberal reduction in price. Jt will pay you to look in our windows. Wo have on display till of our slippers, so you ran .select any style vou nittv want at about any price to fit, your purse. The saving is worth while, so don't wait Until the last minute to make vour selection act at once. E LONDON, Dec 21. The reich-tng Adopted today the credit of 1(1,000 0U0.0U0 murk askod by the govern ment, the socinlUt minority of nine teen opposing tho voto, according to a dispatch forwarded liv Router's correspondent at Amsterdam. Tho socialist sH)keemnn, Friwl rlnli Amnibt Karl Oevor. according to the dispatch, deelared that all en deavors for pence had failed beenuso of tho annexation ideas of both sides. I Slippers for men, women, boys, misses and children in leather and wool felt. In our felt slippers we offer the "comfy" brand, positively the best on the American market. At the Sign of &cifcld&L , ;. "Gooo Shoes" Store will be open every evening until Christmas. liUasiLpi Mgzw-f "" I T7 ' dH BL 'jji iff fbj ( Be Sos :- "sj t" i $ ' Use the Coupon on First Page and R Full Size 10c Bottle FREE, This is the purest and surest Vanilla that can be produced. It is made direct from the finsr seWhr1 vanilla beans and is of such strength that less is needed ' - ov Ji:: a li. i - i s '.s .kj oi-ouic a, ucuuuua iicivur in ucung catte, maKing puddings, sauces, ices, ice cream, etc., than any other brand. It's the most economical vanilla you can use in your home. e to Get Your Free Bottle Take it home--bake a cake- note its strength, smc-H its delicious aroma, listen to the expressions or acugnc irom au who eat or the cake, rut Merit Vanilla to any test you will and you must pronounce it fine. When next you need vanilla ask your 'grocer for the regular 25c bottle; it contains two and three-quarter times as much as the 1 0c size that's the most economical way to buy Merit Vanilla. , The publishers of this paper want you to use the coupon on the first pace. It entitles ru iw " iiy- wuinu ui atawail v oiiiizu. i iiin uic no strings iica to mis oner. ' I i ' W I wf t Merit Vanilla never fails to bring k ' flinf rnnl'inff -tneA - I.mm wiiajj fjcwaw iu ucm iu the heart of every woman who bakes her own calces. Use the Coupon on First Page any Day this Week r'- .. Give Him Something Useful Hundreds of Dress Accessories hero. And there is almost no end to the list of usoful small articles that you will find here, every ono of thorn things a man needs every daybut come and see for yourself. WE LIST HERE A FEW SUGGESTIONS Silk Sox Cuff Links Nightshirts Caps Heavy Sox Ties Suits Umbrellas Medium Sox Soft Shirts Overcoats Suit Oases Silk Handkerchiefs Flannel Shirts Mackinaws B Plain Handkerchiefs Dress Shirts Sweaters I "J Initialed Handkerchiefs Shirt Protectors Trousers nes Boxes of Collars Underwear Bath Robes Gloves Cravat Pins Pajamas Hats Mittens These aro articles that any man would buy, if lie was buying his own Christman gift. Como and see. ( Special attention given to lady shoppers Remember f This is tho only clothing store giving the S. & H. Green Trading Stamps DANIELS FOR DUDS MEDFORD'S LEADING CLOTHIER