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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1916)
Jt!UZ sv "mm, f t r t ivi u I t i M i ' r II B ! I ;. I !i! H i i as jf IMflR htx OTfiFpno matt, rmnvxK m.upouu, qi.-m.on, mqnj'.w. .i;i ij'..ahu!1J!!! YOUTH KILLED BY FALLING OFF TRAIN llEUS OF PROFITS NEAR 10 RD - The fri(lit fully tnntilpl retnufHfl ef 1'rstl AlaAnll were ItrffUKht In Moil i'en! Sunday tuoriiiri by Coroner John A. l'orl from Vourhra or(wlr on t)io Southern I'neifie, nbottt two nml n Imlf mtlofl sooth of thin dty, whire tlio unfortunate young innn hud mot instnnl donth onrlior in tlio ttiornlnj by falling from the rodn of tlio SlinflU limited, south. McArtlla was "Ijontlnj" IiIh wny to Han Francisco to isit bin inotlior. Ho mid n companion caught the rods on the piiMeriKvr Irnin nt 3:20 Sunday morning iih it pulled out from this city. In Home wny unnccountcd for nt this time, ha fell from the train, evidently hcadfinst, onioning his head in Hit1 largo Hpikca in tlio ciittlo-gunrd nt tlio Voorhics erosHing, nnd his feot in the rods. Tlio speed of the train tear tho Unfortunate boy head al most completely from Imh body. One hldu of the fncu and head was torn off, his right nnn and right leg bro ken and his body was otherwise bruised; but tho injuries hliou thnt tho wheels of tho car did not touch him. Climuplon Notified Police. On the arrival of the train at Aslt land his companion notified the ( lieo demrtineut. Tho hitter in tuni telephoned to Officer Crnwfo'rd in this city, nnd hu nnd K. Itnlstnn, miike-up innn of tho Morning Hun, who had not yet retired, obtained n "flpider" hnndcnr and immediately wont to tho ncciio of tho tragedy, finding tho body lying just beyond tho cattle guard, mangled mid life less. Tho officer called Coroner l'orl, who brought (ho body to this city early in tho iuorniiig. Two young men who hnd been companions of I ho dend innrrwhen they started from Portland, over heard al Ashland the conversation "gut UtfLtr;igi;iJy Jipd at.opeo agreed to return to Huh city today and iden tify tho body. They gnvo tho coro ner the niimit of a brother nt Walla Wltlla. A uWsago bv iio to him brought from him to Colonel Perl tho information about tho lMidcueo of the mother. Pictures in a letter in tho young man's pocket further iden tified him nnd n menage was at once Mont to Mrs. Clnra MeArdle, his mother, San I'mnutouo, for instnio tions un to ulint should bo done with thu body. 1'our Uniting Tlielr Way. MoArdlo was one of four joung men who loft Portland some days ago to beat their way to California. lie desired to reach hu mother', homo, but had no money with which to pay the fare from Portland to Son l'lim uihco. Thoy concluded to rido tho blind-baggage or other parts of the trains as they might on tho way. The two at Ashland when tho Shasta lim ited arriu'd there on which young MoArdlo had started from thin city, were waiting for this tram, belioung that MeArdlo nnd his eoniwnion would he on it; and from there ttiey would make it over tho Siskiyou, to gether, if possible. FRENCH LINES HOLD, FIRM (Continued trom page one. oral timee, finullv iciiuuiih in tMsM. ulon of the French. (Jrrniuus ItcpulMil. "All the oi'fort. of the Clermuim aniiutt Hill No. 235, near Kin, ucio without result. "A durum n wttaok Hguuist the Fniuh pOfcition at .ManlieullHK re unltwl in commute failuro. Fteneli nrUllory b ropliug with eneigj to tho bowtHirdmdiit of tb (lonunuc hIohc tki entire front." Tin txt of tho communication mi out by the Ffsneli war office read: "In the igien unrlh of Verdun tho tttMobarritokiat ht continued with ittiti.it), partieiiUrly iu tho central iKWtor and on our right. There hat VW . further ttek uh the Col-ilu-Polvr. "YtlerUy ONUijr (lenuan force mad srl Mlstnpt to oe.'upv the villas of Douamont. Their ettorts wr broken b the pomM-ui.'. of ..m Hoop, who withstood tho ieu-t fur tout aaaaurU, "Ttwr U mo change in tli. Mtm tioti at to fort of Douamont. vlihli Stitt ratnams i-IamIv wr-in-lisl 'flu fight in is let. spirited on ti p' it onus north of the village t .m lt tho 'oNre dutwt the ,ueun os torday eienutg and last nurhi a-um Oil an attitude of grcnM .i.-ttlt The railroad Maiion Jt h i . aptnr ed and rocapturvri ei il itme b nttnoka aud r,.uni,. ati.u i. im le tnniiks in om io.i.v.sion "AU tho attneljs a, 'uiii-1 Hill J'n worn futile, tuiluu i. lisi,i-c (.ur tfOOl." o y in i , , . i .Medford lliHutcin SiuoUe .Tbo MedfQr4 aud Mt. 1'ttt Cijurs. SUGAR BE TO THE F ARMER " "JnrHirZS ..--.. k mhw afR imm, , m )f" mntMr MlfMH. wi ! tmt (tar mill ir w run moat afHlllahlr i-w thm Tlir nri nlwuyi twa r thrw or mri plaeaa tamortnc for thm finlv on m Ih IMm) a( a tlm" Th othar will hn tarKilntwl In the mattr n advantage in Irriga tion w had t rnaan Iba lrtftH w did Olhar thlnga mad If naew aarr Xabody alaa'a latraata ware ronaldared In tho factory lotatlon Thora was nothing pfraonal abont It. It waa all frHalnaaa " Mr Auatln pko at langth on the delalla of the work of lt ralalng Tho farmer nreaeht wore muob ln torNtwl. HI reference to the nsoa of beet pulp will be worth apoalnv It hoi n strong nugar WOM man. LOCAL ASSOCIATION WILL SELL FRUIT Oaorge AHatln. alilef agrteaKurlat ' far the Utak-Idahe MMgar cempnnr, made hi. last addraaa to the farmers In tlila valley tnia soeou at tho pub- ii. iik.irv in tl.u Miv I'rlflatf nlirWt sin ' Mention Inter. many iflcetlnga uore being lfttld In n k Tom a plain and practical tho city at tho Mtne hour that tho attendnnco nt the sugar beet cul ture addroaa was rathor small. How ever, Mr Austin talked for an hour on tho practical pbanea of augnr boot i M a mootnK of tne -tockholdcrs culture and thoso prasont appeared of th(J HoRUO Ilvcr ValeJ Fru)t nluj to nppreclato and appropriate tho In-, ,,r0(luco nHaoclbtlon Saturday aftor structlvo suggestions trom a man who noon ,t wafl doclded not to ship has probably no superior on tho con- lhroug,, 0 Northwostern Fruit Bx tlncnt as n beet sugar cullurlst. from ; chnnK0 of aealtlo ln 13iC( but to tho tlmo of beginning to prepare the cnrry on a M,oa campaKn Indopcn ground until the delivery of the prod- dcnl,y thr0ugh the local organization, uct to the sugar factory. i H VnB neckwlth, mnnogor of tho V. S. Hramwcll opened the dls- 0Bsoclalon wU1 have ,i,u H(i1cb enm cusslon with n brief rcsumo of tho pagn ,n cnarB0 and wuu0 tho North experiments In thts valley to dls- wc.lorn nmj otj,er sales ngoncles will cover whether or not sugar beets b( ompoycd lf u ,B found desirable. could bo made a profitable crop fo tho fnrmora of tho Itoguo river coun try, knowing that, It It wore not. tho company could not make It a profit able location for n sugar factory. In every Instance, whero proper culti vation and Irrigation wore possible, tho experiments provod boyond ques tion thn adaptability of our soil and climate to tho production of heavy yields of unusually good sugar beets, considering tho sugar content and per cent of purity. The sponkor pre dicted a new era of development In the farming Interests of this valley as a result of tho Introduction of stignr beet culture nnd the establish ment of n sugar mill. lust Italso tlio llccts. Mr. Austin followed Mr. Hramwcll with nil nddrosH devoted chiefly to tho practical foaturos of beet produc tion. Ho has been In tho buslnos for 20 yours, identified during thnt porlod wholly with tho Utah-Idaho 8ugar company. "All mo ask of tho farmers of this valley," said tho speaker, "Is to ralso tho beets for us. Wo will show them how to pre paro tho Hocdhod, how to plant, culti vate, thin and harvest thorn, our in struction and other assistance being froo to tho farmers, If thoy will do voto their good laud to beets and wo will pay thorn cash tor tho beets on delhory. This Is not a get-rlch-Quick scheme, mind jou; It Is u fen turo of agriculture thai will bring an excellent profit per acre oery year, with ea.h for the product In a homo market, and a greatly Improved con dition of tho farms by reason of tho Improvod system of cultivation. After raising beets In your soli three or four years, jou can follow with tho largest crop ever raised on that samo soil of anything oUo adapted to your Climate and soil conditions. "The good farmor," the speaker continued, "will piodttco S100 worth of beets to the aero, while the Indif ferent farmor may get only $7G or leas. The farmer who Irrigate his beets properly at a cost of $2 per aero for the season will obtain from two to tlitee tons Of beets more than ho would othorulto get. That "111 add 10 to 13 an acre to his crop yield. The average eost of produc ing an aero of beets Is IIJ. IviulclifN the Soil, 'On a certain areago of tt In no field I raised si tons to the aero ua the aggregate for a period of four years. Fnllowlug the fourth crop of beets I roM 11 bushels of oata per aero on the samo soil Thus, beet culture onrlrhos the soil It Is In tensified farming net dcnliig un a large scale." The speaker then referred to the fact that the company hail ordered 100 cultlwttor and the uecesaar) hoes especially adapted to beet cul ture lie explained that the com pany had a thorough!) organized ag ilcultural department, fully equipped to help the farmers In cuiry way to succeed at beet culture aud that as soon as this year's crop Is In tho mill a campaign will bo begun to se cure acreage for the second factory In this alle "There Is no charts In this on our part." said the speaker "It Is pure ly selfish, tu that It will eulaige our liuslueaa of Hiiaar pi eduction and therefore enlarge the profits of our operations. Neither is there no thing personal tu this business It Is far above and hetouil that The farm er will not engage In sugar beet rais ing If he i an inakt It iv It ts the profit he is after and It Is the profit tho entlro output of tho association will not bo pledged to any ono con cern. This decision won recently mado by tho board of directors of tho associa tion and 'tho aotlon yesterday was an Indorsement by tho mombers. Offers of cooporntlon have bcon reccivod from Hood Illver, also from H. F. Davidson, representing Hood Itlvcr ln Now York city, nnd an offort will probnbly bo mado to Join with Hood Itlvcr at least In tho salo of Yellow Nowtowns as these two Oregon dis tricts mako a Bpetlalty of this npplo and excel all other districts ln tho quality or this fruit. It Is bolloved that tho Independent sales system will add greatly to tho popularity of tho local association with the fruit growers In tho vnlloy nnd a campaign will bo stnrted at onco to greatly Increaso tho acreage represented! At prosont only nbout fifty per cent of the growers belong to tho association.. It Is bolloved that from 80 to 90 por cent will be secured. STANDPATTERS CHOOSE M'CALL (Continued from pago onoj HH'J, being one of the small minority which went on record iigninat thin mensiire to grant it life pension to any Qternn of the oiw! war on the basis of seniee, rogutdloss of phys ical condition. Ho declined to vote on the iiMoliition impeaching" Federal Judge Kobeit Y. Archbold, the judge who waa convicted by tho senate and removed from office. Not olily did Met 'nil niflko this rec ord on tho roll calls in thu house, but ho talked in the house nnd wrole tor uiHgiminiw and other publications nl ways opposing progressive logisln tioii. He fought the proMsition to correct railroad injustices bv menus of n commission. He piophesied that the task would be impossible and that the wholu thing was unconstitutional. Opposed Itail HcglllatloiiH, When the Dolliver-llcpbuni bill to roeulato railroad rate came to a fvote there were jusl seven members of the house who voted in the nega tive. They were McCall, Vreolund, Southwiek and Perkins of New York, Sibley ol Pennsylvania, I.ittlcfiold and Weeks of .Massachusetts. When consi'tvation became a na tional issue, iought to a successful conclusion in the Ilnllingcr-Pinchot controvoray, McCall wa made vice chairman of the piint investigating committee, aud joined with Nelson and the other republicans ( except tho insurgent Madison of Kansas) in thu report attempting t whitewash Hal linger and his associates. On the basis ot his lecord, McCall as a presidential candidate would poll those who art opposed to legulating railroad rates, ommsvd to pme tood aud drug legislation, opposed to pop ular gov eminent, opposed to consci alion of national rcsomee, op'xised to liberaluing the legislative t unc tions of congress, oposcd to limit ing iiipiuetions in labor disputes, op Mts.d to pcn-doiuiiK Hie veterans ot the civil war aud opposed to impeach mg coirupt judges. Jii-f vvh he should be Mippolti-d b projri cssiv i's is not quite cle.r ClUBS EN'S MEET AT ASHLAND LATEJN APRIL; A8HL.AND, Fob 2 The plan of federating the various women s clubs ( of svnthern Otmn having had In-. ceptlon here, oxtrn Interest Is bolng taken In tho forthcoming meeting In Ashlanll of the Southern Oregon I)l trlct Federation. At a recent meet ing of tho presidents or the various city clhbs, plans for the entertain ment of tho gathering wero taken undor ndvlsomont. It was decided to hold the convention the last week In April In tho nuxllfnrv clu-j rooms. CommltttieM were appointed as fol lews: On entertainment Mcsdatnes Lnmkln, Patterson, Usshor. Clard, Chnttln and Hlggs. On automobiles Miss Lillian Patterson, Mrs. Kmll Poll and Mrs. Hal McNalr. Mrs. Syl van Provost was appointed chairman of tho niUBic committee. Tho ladles arc most enthusiastic In making the three-day convention per iod one of dollght to their guests of tho federation. Inasmuch as tho or ganization was perfected bore, no stops will bo left undone to make tbo gathering ono of "pleasure and pro fit to all concerned, thus setting tho pace for future conventions In tho way of good natured rivalry over mi nor as well as major details. Under tho nblo leadership of Miss Morion Towno of Phoenix, tile federated clubs of this district are equipped to perform tholr duties expeditiously and with best results. Further plans for tho sprliig con vention here wero amply perfected-nt a hoard mooting of tho federation which was held nt Medford, eu. zo. PLANS TO SECURE STATE POIOY SHOW Tho Southern Oregon Poultry as sociation has called a business meet ing to be convened In tho public mar ket on Saturday-afternoon nt 1:30 Much business will tie transacted In cluding that nccossary In closing all poultry show accounts and tbo prepa ration of tho Initial work In tho cam paign for tlio state poultry show to bo held next Decembor. Medford has ninety-nine of tho hundred chances to got It nnd the southjjrn Oregon as sociation dcslros to bo ready to mako It ono of tho biggest successes tho Stnto Poultry association uver en joyed. It will be an excellent thing for tho poultry Intorosta of southern Oregon. Kvorybody concerned. whether members or not, should at tend this meeting. OVER-WORKED MAN Hank Cashier Almost a Wreck How He Itcgaliicd Strength. Medford people will realize that this Is one more link In the wonder ful chain of evldonco proving that Vlnol, our delicious cod liver nnd Iron tonic has no" equal to create strength. "For many vears I was n school tcscher. then for threo years was Deputy Clerk In Frederick County. Md.. and for the last three jonrs I have boon cashier of tho First Na tional Hank M nor v ob got In such a bad condition, and with poor as similation of food, I wob fast becom ing a physical and mental wrock. Seeing an advertisement for Vlnol I purchased a bottle, and found it to be exactly what I needed It has not only benefited nn nerves, but built me up both mentally and physi cally, and I want to recommend it to anyone suffering as I did." Try a bottle of Vlnol with the un derstanding that ur money will be returned If It docs not help you Med ford Pharmacv dv 'ts$3fe ""NS - "? Gut the Cost of Living! A plate of hot biscuits or muffins, a fresh, home-baked cake, a loaf of brown or nut-bread, rescues any meal from the commonplace, and more expensive things are never missed. With K C, the double acting baking powder, good results are doubly certain. There's economy too, in the cost of K C. alsMsMsmis-i i ,- atsVT i i-ji OLD STAND with NEW STOCK Pure Clricn Vinegar, gal. 20c A lbs. Macaroni 25c 4 lbs. Rice 25c Popcorn, 3VS lbs 25c 2 lbs. Peanut Butter 25c 2': lbs. Fancy Can Pineapple 17c 3 cans Tomatoes 25c 3 pkgs. Quaker Oats. 25c 50c padc Good Tea 35c Olympic Pancake Flour 45c Pint Bottle Snyder's Catsup 22c Starch, pkg. 7c j Graham Flour 33c Ivory Starch 5c 3 cans Peas 25c 25c can Delmontl Sardines 16c Good Steel Cut Coffee 20c 5 lbs. K5ro Syrup 33c 10 lbs Karo Syrup 60c Red Beans, lb. 6Vic lemons, doz 20c Best Laundry Soap, bar 4c Pearl Barley and Tapolco, h. 7c Crn Flakes, pkg 7c Salmon, can 9c East Side Grocery 0. B. Verbick Ph.pne 284-R Free Delivery ' i m THE Dumbest Oyster can make a better pearl than the brightest man. The oyster uses Nature's methods, 1 i$0r r "" l.i - - t n - . i ai sM.i4siiMiOTi-M 9lu iKH-lll !! II w ii ' rjB wS4R Uib ' r3rT vSjPfjfcfc. 1 3 SI ii A fFW $1 -- 1 ' ' ' " Tl J ,,.111. W TU IllllllllllimiiimiimiiilllHi: i-' Sr-OOT-UCt 1 ' SOKtMC- TOEiACCO I E pmimimillll.illllllll.llllll WHEN I'm maturin' tobacco for VELVET, I take a page from old Mother Nature's Book. Nature says smokin tobacco don t arrive at its full, hearty maturity until after two years maturin. Some folks may say: "Why wait on Nature? JVe can do it quicker." I'm strong for Nature's way the VELVET way two years' mellowing in big, wooden hogsheads "ageing in the wood." What do you say? Well, fill a pipe with VELVET, an draw in the cool, mild smoke that's so fragrant an rich that but what's the use of trying to describe a taste? Take my word for VELVET long enough to try a pipeiui, ana you won i neea to uAut anybody s m$q& word after that. ijW Sc MetiMlncd -. jiitffytuacnQ lOcTins One Pound GIsss Humidors Copyright 1915 I --i JiBlsCS15 V TL frl ' J m VlfrVl ' A V'r ": S II P1 t-V Pm-"-7rr f5u3rininn intMiitMiriiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiniiiMiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMnilllliillTrrfTTTTTTTiTT Jj STUDEBAKER "The Power Car of 1916" Power is the one quality essential to pleasure in motoring power in a pinch when road conditions tax your car to the utmost A stiff grade a heavy road a hard pull a slight pressure of the throttle there is where the Studebaker earns the title i r "The Power Car of 1916" Forty Horse Power Four $' 945.00 Fifty Horse Power Six 11 65.00 ,?r-i! l s t.lt-.1 i , t uyixzu jii iuuuiuui in uuuvu pneusj "Examine any car selling up to $1600 then see the Studebaker" .o.V. Jl. Cjr A 1 JtLyO '-