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-"fcijS MEDFOKD" MATU TRTBTTNE. MF.DFCmfi, ftnffiTOS, TUESDAY. TANT'YT, T910 PliXm TUTtE' 3TTTT KniiiMti'Kj'MiiiiiiM.iiiiimiiii i. i rmm L SPEAKER CLARK SWEARING IN NEW MEIERS AS 64TH CONGRESS OPENS SESSION TINY TOTS PLAY T E TOM THUMB AT L BATTLE STILL RAGING E MARSHAL NOW ASIAN Ft SUPERM ENDENTOF INI NEGRINS BACK NATONA PARKS PA WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON, I). C, Jnn. 11. Tho njipoinlment oC Robert Bradford Marshall, chief geographer of the United States geological survey, to the responsible position of superin tendent of nntionnl parks, is'u point ed illustration of tho progrossit o spirit mill broad purposes of tho new administration of tho national parks. By placing in administrative chnrgo n busineis mnn of the ability nnd vir ion of Stephen T. Mather, and in ex ecutive ehnrge tho man who person ally Mirvoyed tho Yoseinitc, and later, as chief geographer, superintended the sun eying and map making of all the other national parks, Secretary Lam- abundantly proves his own keen intcight and enterprising purpose. Amikcn Hie Tulillc Under micb control our nntionnl parks will (illicitly meet tho demnnd iiiadc upon them by the new and sud den awakening of tho American peo ple to tho valuo of its own scenery. .Mr. .Marshall, who imbibed his first love of tho wilderness from tho wil dciiiihs it-olf, was for years the win in pergonal friend nnd sympa thetic di-eiplc of John Muir. Ho sinned .Muir's devotion to mountain top and became tho earnest studont and steadfast advocate of our nn tionnl pinks, h is certain thnt there N im one eNe so familiar with their history, their development, their top niphy and their intimnte practical iiiiditiinis. His technical knowledge n' woodcraft is unsurpassed. .Mi. .Miirslmll, u Virginian by birth, ciiterril the 1'nitcil States geological Mirtoy in J881I. As a topographer his leeord is iwtrnordinury. Ho mnp)ed Ihirly-foiir sheets in Ijfteen years of this service. Much of this work was especinllv difficult in character, cov erii'tf lolly mountain regions in the Sierras. National (NiigttiphtT In HJOi- ho was appointed geo grapher in charge of the Fneifio di-tt-inn embracing t'nlil'orniu, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, I'tnli, Arizona and Net iiila. The year following ho reorganized tho topographical serv ice nnd was placed in charge of the vbolc tt itli tho title of chief geo grapher. .Meantime some of his special ns Mgumeuls indicate tho tendency of his nicer. In 1001 he was made a mem ber of the Yosemito nntionnl park commission to chanee tho boundaries of the park. In 1(1011 he was sent to Hawaii to inaugurate topographical Mincy. In 11)10 be was inado chnir innu or the committee on tho one millionth settle ninp. In 1D11 ho was designated by tho secretary of state head of tho American delegation to the tenth international congress of geography. In 1011, 101'J and 1015 be hii u member of tho iintioi;nl parks conferences. In 1012 ho was chosen by Secretary Fisher to report on the advihiibililv of creating what is nmt the Kocky Mountain National park. PAWS, .Tan. 11. Details of recent fighting In which tho MontcncKrtns were driven bnck by tho overwhelm ing efforts of tho Austrlaus are con tained in a statement issued tonight by tho Montenegrin consulate. The statemctn says: "The Austrian offensive continues to bo energetically pushed. Tho ene my Rrcatly outnumbered us nnd haB been attacking furiously on the cast em front from I pel; onward. "Wo repulsed him several times with such heavy loss that our troops were forced to climb over masses of bodies. Nevertheless wo linvo been obliged to ovacunto Ilerane. "Austrian attempts at Hugova and Mojkovac failed. Hy a counter at tack we retook Tourlak, but tho ene my having received reinforcements, wo fell hack on tho left bnnk of tho LI in. "In tho neighborhood of Ontssko enemy forces took positions, part of which we recaptured. "For tho lnst four days tho Aus trlnns hnvo been delivering furious attacks on our Mount Lovccn front. Supported by n hurrienno of unin terrupted flro from warships and tho forts of Cnttaro, tho eaoiny advanced ns far as our first lino of defenses. Our troops repulsed him time after tlmo Inflicting enormous losses, tint at night, ns the result fo a desperate struggle In which the enemy resort ed to asphyxiating gases, tho Aus trlaus were enabled to occupy our positions nt Kouk nnd Retntz. "The fighting continues." is MOHR OF NKW YORK, Jan. 1 1 That the acquittal of six of the eleven defend ants lu the Now Haven directors' trial ItoIj.iI'I) will convince. Attorney Con nil tirogory of the usolossnoss of tiMng to si-euro conviction of tho oilier dofondnnts was tho opinion ox provhod hero today hy closo followors of tho trial. It was tho consensus or op'nlon that tho other eases will bo dropped. Six or the, defendants woro acquit ted in tho verdict roturnod by tho jury yesterday. They woro Newton Huiney, Itobert W. Taft, James S. llemlnguay, A. Ileaton Robertson, rrodirlok F. Browstor and Henry K Icllarg. The jury disagreed ns to tho other Hto, including' William Rockefollor. Tho ones against whom tho Indict ment mill stands aro Rockefeller, riinrlob F. llrooked, Charles M. I'ratt, Loomls Cass Lodyard and Edward D. RoUldllS. TRIAL FOR MURDER IMtOVIDUNCK, It. I, Jan. 11. Assistant Attorney Oonornl Abbott Phillips In his outline of tho stnte's caBO today in the trial or Mrs. KHz aboth Mohr and two negroes, Cecil Urotvn and Henry Spellman, charged with connection with tho murder of Dr. Franklin .Mohr, declared that ev idence would ho presented to show thnt tho physicians nssnssins lay in ambush and when his nutomobllo wns stopped deliberately stepped up and shot Dr. .Mohr and Miss Kmlly Uur ger, his secretary, without giving them wnrnlng. After hearing tho statement tho jury wns taken to tho sreuo of tho murder, also to Dr. Mohr's houso and gnrngo In this city and to Mrs. Mohr's homo nearby. ENi II I m CHARGE LIFE BELTS F liHRLIN. Jan. 1 1, by wireless. - A Copenhagen dispatch states that life saving holts from a German man of war have hoen found on the Swedish ouuM." says tho Overseas News agon ey. "it is statod authoritatively that the tit-its must ho from the German irulhir Bremen, announcement of the tlnkiug of wblr-h Id a submarine was n.nik off i iall last month. ' NKW YOUK, Jnn. 11. -The police searched today for Find Koenig, tho so.cnllcd chief of the Hamburg American lino secret service agent, v ho is at liberty under $50,000 bail on a federal iutlifltmmit charging him with conspiracy to blow up tho Wei laud eannl. A warrant for Koenig's nrroat wns issued yesterday by u mngistrato charging him with cor ruptly influencing Frederick Scheindl, formerly n clerk in tho National City hank, to deliver letter? and telegrams to Koenig. Scheindl wns iinc-tod ami rclcnscd on bail some timo ago. The new charge agninM Koenig is n uiisdeiiieiinor which enrrios a mnxi liium penulty of three year in the penitentiary. BRITISH FORCE IN M ES0P0TAN1A HALTS i vA. mmsmmaEmammmmjmmmS -Mbsmbskmbp Ono hundred Mcdford children ranging from two to six and ono-halt years of ago will bo tho center of an Interesting event nt Page tlicatro Wednesday evening, Juno 12th. They will all be dressed up as grown-ups and fussed up appropriately to bo the chlof participants In a brilliant wedding for that Is what It Is going to bo. There will bo singing, all tho Into ball room dances, music galoro and much comedy. Tho entertain ment Is given under tho auspices of musical department of tho Greater Med ford club. A largo ntlondanco Is assured ns tt will be tho big Booloty event of tho season. 1 Fart of Oio Cast I Bride, Marlon De Louv Drown; I groom, Dickie Isaacs; mlnlstor, Al j bert Ernest Clancy; maid of honor, uaroi iiunce; uriuesmaiiiB, iicttio Kvanson, Inez Howard, Helen Har den; bride's father. Homer Piatt; best man, Karl Gaddls; Old Maid Aunt, with whlto cat, Marlon Van , Glider; rojected lover, Robert McGur- ! ilv. GliO. W. CHERRY Attornpy.. B .Notary, Room 9, Jackson County Bnnk ntllldlng. cntranco N. Cea tral, Medford, Ore. "(TiWfsibf wvoftv.trf4r)Kt0' is at homo; iv $20 per lie, ac N. , ; 3BJ The photograph show-. Speaker (lark hi hind the Kpr.iLci's tnnd wit h arm upliHed -iwenrmg in the new members of the congress, who n,,r G-tcres standing before bun Among the members who commanded popular attention were Representative Schnll of M innesotn, the only blind member of tltgood free house; Meyer Ijondon. the only socialist member, and Representative Martin of Louisiana, a progressive. E FARRAR IN ' AI STAR GENERAL "HURETA :HACE RAPIDLY SUING; i flcraldine Farinr, the famous opera singer, will mnke her first motion pie turo n)))euraneo in "Carmen," pro duced by the Jesse L. Lnsky Featuro Flay company. As though this woro' not enough to convince theatergoers that the motion picture nit is always advancing, it is only necessary to turn to tho list of releases of the Fnramount Fcntures corpornlion dur ing the months of September, October and November. The releases of tho Famous Flay ers Film company for the second your of the Faramnuiit program's exist ence will ineludo such masterpieces as Tho Foundling, with Mary Fiekford; Tho Incorrigible Dukanc," with John Rnrrymoie; Tho White I'eauil, with Mario Doro; Tho Fatal ("mini, with Ilnzeel Dawn nnd John Mason; Mad nm Butterfly, with Mary Fiekford; Tho Mummy and the Humming llird, with Charles Cherry; The Three Klks, with John Harrymorc; Dorothv Ver non of I bullion Hall, with Hazel Dawn j The Prince and tho Pauper, with .Marguerite Clark; Twisted Paths, with Mary Fiekford; Poor Schmaltz, with Sum Hcninrd; Znza, with Pnuhiip licileiick, and .Molly Mako-Ilelieve, with Margucrito Clark. In addition to Carmen, the Lnsky company will contributo Tho Cnso of Reeky, with Hlnneho Sweet; Blaok birds, with Laura Hope C'iowr; Tho Voice in the Fog. with Donald Rain; The Cheat, with Illaiiehe Sweet; Tho Kovelntion, with Charlollo Walker, and The Explorer, with Lou Tollegen. From the Oliver Morosco Photoplay eompnnv will como Peer Gynt, with Cyiil Maude. From the lillns stu dio, tho great favorite, Da-din Fnr- iium, in Davy Crockett, and Maclyn Arbiickle in Tho Reform Candidate. Tho nbovo feature", will be shown at the Star theater in the near fu ture on the Paramount progriiin. Hungarian for Dumha's Place RERUN, Jan. II. Advlcos ro colved horo fiom Vlonnn say that Count Appoint, the vetoran HuiiBar Inn political loader, possibly may bo chosen to fill tho vaonnt post of Au-tro-Hungarian ambassador to tho I'ultcd Statos. While thero Is no nutborltatlvo Information on tho sub ject hero R h thought In certain circles that chances for him to ro colvo tho appointment aro good. EL PASO, Tex., Jnn. 11. noncrnl Vlctoilano Ilucrta's condition wns de scribed as "unchanged'' early today. Ills physician nddod that the former provisional prosident of Mexico wns becoming weaker. Slight hopes nro entertained for his recovery. R. R. V. CANNING CO. STOCK IS INCREASED At a meeting of the stockholders of the Rogtto River Valley Cannery com pany yesterday the common stock was Increased from $5000 to J10.000 and a block of half tnc stock wns sold to Larnod Rrothora of Chicago. Crausten Lamed who has made his rcslilonco In Med ford during tho last two yoais. will nrrivo in tho city Wednosdny from Sonttlo to take ehnrxo'of tho sales mid financial de partment of the business while tho production will be in tho hands of tho Konornl mnnngor, R. 1). Hoko. With the increased capital the out. put of tho cannery will ho doubled in ID 10, n largor boiler will be Installed nnd various nccossary Improvements made. In 1915 tomntooa bonus, loennborrlos, loKtinborry Julco, poaches, elder and apples were can ned and poms will bo added during tho coming sonson. Tho total output In 1015 was $15,000, or 7,715 cases, whllo tho output this summer should total from $30,000 to $10,000, or approximately IS, 000 enses. At tho meotltiK yostorday a request wns nindo that all stockholders send their stock certificates to tho secre tary, John II. Carkln, so thnt a vot ing pool may bo mado. ON TRIAL IN COURT " JOPLIN, Mo., ..Tan. 11. Charged with send obscene literature through the mnlls, four men alleged to have been connected with tho Monaco Pub lishing company of Aurora, publish ers of tho Mcnnco, n weokly nows- i pnper, faced trial In foiierni court j hero today. ; Tho defendants nro Wilbur Phelps, ' Uruco M. Phelps, Theodore O. Walk er and Marvin Urotvn. Each was indicted under eight counts. Rlaticbo Clifford, of Omuls Pass, in visiting In this city today. HkAKSI MAM ' : REP0R1E0 IROtREOi 0 per year rnimru PORTER J. NEFF. VM. P. MEALHY Attornoys-at-Law, Rooms 8 rai 0, Mcdford National Dank bid. A. E. REAMES. LAWYER QarnetU lviEW Mdff, A Kctr of tho O nests Laura Nell York, llertha Porter, Day Foster, Ruth Stoeckman, Thoo doro Dally, Walter Schell, laul Coolte. llayard Cetchell, Margaret Nagle, Earl Rlgelotv, Robert Porter, t Marlon Newman, Allco Roberts, Phll- ,,.,.,, Ills Diamond, Knthryn Coram, Frod- ASIH.NOTON. Jan. 11,-Patrick prck ,,or Jny ,Inh,( Uuth AUo( K'cnne, manager of the Hearst ranch I cSeraldlne Runco, Doris Lodcr, Ver noar Madera, Mexico, reported In El j non Kennedy, Parker Rundy, Esther Paso to have been murdered In Ru-1 Fower, Ruth Newman, Josephine blco is said to have been killed by "oodman, Leila Elizabeth Rrown. Dcneral Medina Veltla. Into of Villa's ... , . , . . , ; , , . i British Detain Ford Evanaels army, nccordlng to advices today to, KONDON, Jan. 11. The Express tho state depnitinqnt. 1 nays that two momborfl of tho Ford Jveiinc had Incurrod tho enmity of'I'onco party, whoso names aro with- certain Villa leaders btcauso ho wnnhoW' hayo nrr,vcd "noxpoctodly at ., , . , . . .,, . . ... Tilbury, opposlto Gravesend, where thought to have killed Villa soldiers! lhpy lmy.o ,)i(.n (Ifllnn0(, by lM rqn ucciiHed or stealing cattle. It In mi-, nmhorltles pending Instructions from derstond that ho was an Englishman London, regarding their dlspoual. every yeav eveiymonth ssf 11 ITIMIflMIMII IIIMMI M M n. "W t P s vp ( gBu a. vvjJLo Pjr-' (OyW? lvy) Jyh 1oj4-0 k&jId LONDON, .Inn. 11.--The British force in Mcsopotumiu under (leuerul Aylmer, pionei'iling up the Tigris to the relief of Kut-oLAtuura, is still halted nt Sheik Suad, twenty mile from Kut-el-Amnra, nccoidiug to tho lntest ndviee icceivcd bv the gov ernment, but the halt i due to weather condition, nnd the neeesnity ot reinoting the wounded b liter. AUTO GAS FUMES KILL CHICAGO MOTORIST CHICAnO, Jnn. 11. The body of Albert C. Long wiu found todny in u suiull.gHingo at the rear of hi home. The garage was filled with im fume. Death wa-i attnbuted to potimnnitii., or 'trangul.ition b vs lumc- lroni the uiitouobiie. Votieo of Snlo of Srliool nn. nits Notice is hereby given thnt tho directors of School District No. 4 0 of Jackson County, Oreiton, will offer for salo on Saturday, January the 16th, 191C, to tho highest bidder, for cash In hand paid, fifteen thousand dollars In refunding warrants, pay ablo on or hoforo ten years from date, with Interest nt flvo por cont por an num, Interost to bo paid soml-annnnl-ly. Rids for subscriptions, will not be received for sums loss than fifty dollars. Tho directors rcjorvo tho right to reject any and all bids. Dated this Ith day of January, 101C. J. W. LAWTON, Atteat: Chairman of Board. II. 8. 8TINK, Clerk. tf SLEUTH AND MERCHANT ARE HELD FOR TRIAL SAN JOSE, Cal , Jan. 1J. Falling to got a writ of prohibition from the I supromo court, Attornoy W. M. Roeg, ' necunod of oxtortlng $2000 from i Joseph N. Dnroia. a clerk, wns forced to trial In tho superior court today after many continuance. A Jury was obtnlnod this nftornoon. ', District Attorney Froo In his opon- Ing statemont said he oxpectcd to ! provo Dnrosa had stolen loss than j $50 worth of Roods from his employ, j or. Joseph Stolnlnic, who Is Hogg's ollont nnd that the lawyer, whllo Darosa was lu prison, frlghtenod tho elork Into giving over his ontlro bank account of $2000 undor tho Impres sion that It was tho only way ho could ovado bolng sent to tho penl- tontlnry. Of this amount, Freo stat-' ed, Roggg kopt $1100 and turnod over tho romnlnder to Stolnlng. I Freo also stated that ho oxpectcd to provo Joo Condron, a police dotcc- j tlvo, In violation of orders of his j superiors, took Darosa out of prison j nt the rorpiost of Reggs and permit- j ted him to bo victimized. iff appy days ! 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