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vxrm m?c OTTTFOTiTl MTH TT?TTUTNtf. MFDFOTW. MIWIOS, SAT(lff)AV. UMH'lf 2."). 1m M tr. wi tr 4 V It bl ' r. FORIRDlNO 'BORDER MURDERS OF SUSSEX TORN t LPDpK, Mrcli 3' Edward lllttlcy, who witnessed the incident l'roiu boffiiminK to ''1. states that -ovoml passengers and a utimbor of MOiahqri of the crew undoubtedly vrerc blown to atoiirt by the OXTflo )nii. lTttslcy (old the Associated PrcM n jotnarknblo tdory of the manner in Mlltoh tlio forward pnrt of tint Sussex wnH torn rff n( tho captain's bridge 'flu? rannihder of the vcminl wan no Mllo damaged tlmt eveu tho oloetnc light continued to )xm. iluilcy described tlio scono on the Snex nftor tho explosion ns hor rible. Ho would venture no opinion iih io whether the disaster wan cans od by a mine or n torpedo. "Wo left Folkestone nt I :30 p. m." wnid Mr. Huxley. "The sen wan smooth, the nun wan shining and tho Ktonmcr made good tjmo. "I wan stnnding on deck, just lift of the captain's bridge, chatting with Mr. Drake. I hnd just looked nt my watch and noticed that it waR '.:ft! p. in. when suddenly there was a muf fled explosion. The wlioln forward jmrt of the ship seemed to rise in the air nnd was torn away completely froai tho rent of the steamer. The Stiflotu had been uut cleanly in two at the bridge. "Fifteen or twenty persons wore drowned by jumjinf overbonid. "It soon beenmn apparent tlmt the nftor part of tho hhip, which was maintaining nn even keel anil holding tftctdy, wnH in no immediate danger of Hlnkitig, and the piinio irttiallv ceased. 1'assciigers then M't about giving first aid to the injured. A number of injured persons were bur ied in tho debris near tho bridge. "Keven persoiiH, nil terribly injur ed, were dug from the wreckage, and several badly mangled bodies. Uti doubtcdl' other bodies were torn to pieces." NEW PLAN SUGGESTED (Continued from Page Ono.) mllo unit aforesaid anil work carried on contliitiounly until lino In (Inliihed, uxcopt that siieli nitn-omont shnll not oiorate In caso ot Inability bccaiiHo of strikes, acts of Cod or other Cannes over which It hns no control. I). In consideration of the forego ing tho city o( Medfonl to forthwith rail un election for tho purpose of iitithorUliiR tho Issue of Its bond In the sum of $260,000, whleb bonds hIi.I1 bo placed In the hands of tho salil oommlttee for sale or other dls position and tho proceed thorcof ilinll bo palil to tho Southern Oregon Traotlon company In mihik oqual to ouo-tlfteanth or the proceeds of tho salo or twld bond, loss 10 per cant upon completion in accordance with this rontrnrt of each mllo. Tho 10 per cent aforesaid may ho reserved and paid when tho toUil IS ml lea la complete. AiU"'" to Uuy 1U1. Upon tho completion of said flf toon milt of railroad un tot forth, tho Southern Orogon Traction company will purchase said railroad and oftroo to pay JJ50.000 for same an follews: Inlorost shall bo paid on Mid amount itoml-nnnunlly at the rato of t) por rent per annum, for flo joam, from tho time of tho completion of sold fifteen-mile unit, and lulorest thereafter ot same rate on nil un paid nmoiintN, until tho whole amount U paid. ComiiHincliiK with tho termination of the (Ivo-year period aforowtld, Jf'SSO of Hold prlurlM)l altall bo duo and pnjable, and a like amount aoml nnnually thereafter, until th wlioln jiurehate price uull Iiayw beu pW, -with Intonwit. And tho Southern Oregon Traction company may, at any Interoat-iwylnn date, during aaid contract, pay the total unpaid bal unco of aald piirehaae price and shall lecolve title to said railroad l'eiid JnK Uto purclmko, reolpiocal traffic uKroemeuta will govern tho opera tions of both toadf. SQUTIIKItX OllKdON TltACTlON COMPANY, by S. S. llullli, presi dent. Minn to Ooiiite. TliU proiKMal will lie submitted to the iatn nieetlnis, with favorable niponuuundatloim. u n, 0f sours-, jiiiroly tontatlve and a full discus sion of the piojoct U dtwlred. Mr. Ouruahan, local manager for It. 8. Tew no, ownsr of th Itluo Ledge niliiy. statu that tfao mine will be oporuted if u railroad Is built, us well as tho etbtfr mlnos or the ills trlct, ami that u lar plant will b oroatod at ohm. It la probable ih.it a concentrator will l rted and tho mat sblptM!. Mr tlullf- atalM that Mr Townc has guaranteed mini noun of sou (qua of me or foucem rales a day ' Tb rqltroad. atajen M. liuills, win not atop at Hie lljue I.hIkc but Will extend Into tbe KIuiiijii HmUr belt nnd evmitually down the Kutiuuth rir to Uureka. AWAY BY (URPtOU ; PROVEMYTHSUPON INUUIRYBYIRUUPJi WASIIINnTON, March J3. Ma- Jor-Ceiieral Funslon telegr-pliml ths war deportment tills Ills military ob iiorvom, after a aurtey, find thara lias bMB no msaslnB of Carransa troops along the border and no strengthening or garrisons since the Columbus massacre. COM'Mnt'S, N. M., Marsh I. In VostlRatlon of reports tlmt Mn.xlcan brlKnnda had raided tho border eight in 11 on from horo and killed tbiee AmorlMiia disclosed that they are unfoundod. KvorythiiK wns quiet at (Jll)Hoii's ranch and there was no trouble there. 8A.V ANTONIO, March JR. In answer to protosts from roNldents nt I'rcsldlo, Mnrfa and Del Illo for greater protection, Oonernl Funston has announced that a battalion or the Twenty-fourth Infantry, now on tho wny hero rrom Fort 1). A. Unwell, will bo stationed In that district. Ono rompnny will ro to Mnrfa, re lieving a company of the Fourteenth, which will go to Presidio, opposite Ojlnaga, Mexico, and two companies will i;u to Del Illo for initio duty along the Houthorn I'aclfle railroad. Another company will be stationed nt Fabens, near Kl Paso I0F0BD ELKS 10 VISIT ASHLAND LODGE Officers of the Medfonl F.Iks will go Io Ashland this evening In conduct the initiatory work for u large class of Kll; candidates in that city tonh'ht. Officers of the Ashland lodge of Hlks conducted the initiatory work for the Medfonl lodge in a recent meeting in this city. Automobiles have been engaged Io convey 100 or more Klks from this city to Ashland Ibis evening;. It is desired to nlteml in force at the neighbor lodge's session, nnd special request is made for as many to go as can make it possible to get nwuy in time. Many of lite cms will leave about 7:.'ll) this owning. AMERICANS TORPEDOED (Continued horn pago one) llnldwin, daughter of Professor J. Mark Hold win, a resident of Paris, nnd Wilder (I. Peiifleld of lludxon, Wis., a It bodes scholar ut O.ford university. Whether or not any Americans wete killed by the o,plosum or drowned hn uot been ascertained, but American passengers say that n young American wns standing at the point where the explosion occurred ami could not be found afterward. While the loss of life was consider able, according to pAnsengers, it is believed the gioatest siiffcier were members of the crew. SimlMHT. I,nii. led, A Ilrilifh destroyer landed seventy .sengers at Dover eorlv this morn ing and a majtirit. of them cume to brndon tMluy. The other survnor were tuken by a French tmwlrr to noiilogttc. Hence it is imttossible to obtain any accurate information here whether or not any Americans wen killed. The American ewhassv ismsl a no tice today asking Anierieau survivors who liae i cached Ihigland to reMrt theuisehes. The Xii-scx wns Inwetl to ltoulognc today. No evidence has lieen obtain ed to indicate whether he wns struck by a mine or a torped". but of ficial believe a submarine wa- u sponsible. Although iMtssi'Hger steamers line heeu eroskiiuj the ehunnel dail legnlar schedule- sinro tlu' lniinniug of the war, this i- the tirsi smmh wisadventoiv whnb ha- lui'ulliu any of them. y)anoid Monarch Seed ly S f 9 f 'V T BriiCTfyT-iy nrffiiip1 wm ii WiKr 5fcrfr liTiiliitwy VlSiiLjBf smKetmt - c- "n&& ft a t , t"5lf c?!St44 'WPSsV l!f JtMk& W i FID FOR AUTO SPEEDING I.. L. Lewis, one of the pioprietors of the Ia-wim jitney line, which trnv crei the Pacific hifthwnv in this county, was anestetl for n violation of the state speed Iw vestenlay. At torney Hobort defsmled him in a jury trial before Justine of the Pence Glenn O. Taylor Into yesterday after noon. The jury rendoied a verdict of jniilly. The court fined l.eww .fifi nnd costs. On aecoiint of the frequenev of ar rests, in spite of official warning; mi divers and sundry occasions for vio lation of speed ordinances mid hiRU wny logiilatimm tlni-Inn; the jast sev eral weeks, on the rmrt of drivers for tho Lewis jitney seriiee, this belnjc tho second time for Lewis himself, it is said that his license will be can celled on the ne.t occasion of arrest for violation of the speed laws. ProaeputiiiR Attorney Kelly avers that jitney drivers must respect the rights nnd piuilettes of the public or Kive up their licenses to use the lihh way for that purpose. E TO AD DR. WAITE NEW YORK', March 'J...-Dr. Ar thur Warren Waite, accused of the murder of his fnthcr-in-lnw, John K. Peek, millionaire drug manufacturer of (Inuid Rapids, Mich., remained under close guard at Ilcllevue hospital today and no visitors were permitted to see him, save his aged parents, who came from (Irnud Rapids last night prepared to furnish legal as sistance. The young dentist, although still suffering from the effects of tho drugs ho look two days ago, was re ported much improved today. District Attorney Swniin meanwhile wns preparing to present to the grand jury on .Monday the eidcuee by which he expects to obtain an indict ment charging Dr. Waite with luui dor. KAISER'S RAIDER SUNK (Continued trom pago one relumed. Hvidenlly it wns uxMt'terl the Mitral stptndron would be engag ed in hunting for the Moewc, but the cordon of auxiliaries left no loop hole. Seeing herself in a tight hole, the flrief tuints.1 eastward, returning homeward in a leisurely manner so as uot to attract attention. The flrief and Alcantara lay almost side by side while the Uritish captain asked for particular of the strnngo vessel, which, Recording to the reoott, had the Norwegian colors (minted on her sides, but which flew no flair. The inquiries from tho Alcantara wcie answered in perfect Norwegian, but the actions of (he aider nrouscd the stisicton.s of the Uritish auxiliary Hot. Ilattlo 1'ollovtcd. The action which followed is de. scribed as one ot the hottest of the war duels between evenly matched frigates in the days before ironclads. According to the Uritish account, the Orief wns put out of action by a few broadsides and sank after twelve niuiulea. She was followed to the bottom a few minutes Inter bv her xictorinu adversary, which evidently fell victim of n loi'do launched from the Oriel's lobe n moment be fore the raider disapsaud. Other Uritish warships soon ap Mand on tlw scene ami rescued many members of the crews of the two lighter. The naval authorities state that the (Inn" was as well cpiippid tor nudinc ii" w,i- tlic Mwe Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25c at all druggists. TESTED (reave. T wW .. TeiieJlbrfinto 4 Mi oi Gcrmutitmt 6c Feed Co, NEXT ATHLETIC ! SMOKER AT PAGE! Owmjj to the jrreat jiopularitv ofi the smokers or athletic carnivals jrhen by the Seventh company and a desire on the )ari of the Indies to at tend, nrrniiftcmcntft arc beiriK inndo to hold the ne.xt event nt the Paro the ater. Many of tho mon who always, attend the smokers, ao-cnllcd, have asked the athletic committee of the Seventh company to arrange the ne.xt moot so that thoir wives may attend: and it is in rcaponso to this demand that their wishes nro to be complied with. The nnmo "smoker," ns applied to the athletic contests, is a mtMippli cation of names, for the rule against smoking is rigidly npplied, owinuR to the impossibility of the contestants to put forth their best effotta in n room filled with smoke. Arrangements nie nlrendy licinji made for securing tho best wrestlers" from tho University of Oregon to meet local men, nnd it is expected Hint the complete program and dale for holding the meet will shortly be announced. The Seventh company boys will nut on an exhibition in connection with the show, giving a demonstration in the manual of anus, calisthcuic ex ercises, tent pitching nnd other thin? of n nntute to show the extent to which instruction is given in the "pieimredness" program. TREICHLER SELLS HALF T (lenrge Trcichlcr, who has been en gaged in the automobile business in this eitv since last October, has sold n half-interest in his business to l It. Wilson of Salem, un experienced automobile man and dealer. A eo-1 partnership has been formed and the business will hereafter ,be transacted I under the finn. name of Trcichlcr &, Wilson. Mr. Wilson will locate here, Mrs.' Wilson to reside in this city, nlthmigh tho major portion of Mr. Wilson's time will he devoted to the Ashland end of the finn business. The new company will handle the Oveilaud car in nil of itn popular models, including the Silent Knight. A fine display of ears is now on hand. Mr. Trejehler is pleased with the vnliuno of business be has done with j his popular cats during tho past few ! months, and eMes to increase it j niidy, with the evident improvement . of business conditions. i W&W t T ? T ? y ? ? f r r r r f t r x f T T ? T ? r r y y y (F t ' i y y y f f t? BOYS CORN CLUB NOW ORGANIZING Profesor .1. Porcv Well-, county school superintendent, has sent tho follewing: appeal to "the farmer hoys i of Jackson uounty who are nnd who I should be intcrentod in the com dobs j nnd their werk: i "At the Oregon state fair in 3013 1 Francis Winn of Wellen, in tin j county, won first prize in the bovs' corn contest. In 101-1 Clnus Charley! of Hrownsboro won the same lion-1 ors for Jackson county. In 111 1.1 Le-' land Charley, u younger brother of i (!lns, won the first pme for Jackson county for the third stieeessixe year,, while Clnus won first prire in the ng-' riculturul contest, using corn tor his ' crop. "Who will uphold the honors in Jackson cntiiilv for 11110 Many boys are intendiiiR- to try. Ale you , ih of them r "Last year there were an even one hundred boys enrolled in the com club for this county. Through the generosity of the Fanners' & l-'ntit- ; growers' bank of Medfonl we were able to furnish free seed from the i prue-winnuig field of Clans Charley to more than sixty of these boys. This year the same bank has kindly dupli cated its offer of lost year and we again ore able to offer well-selected seed com (Yellow" Dent, Minn. No. Kl) in limited ipinutitics. If you wish to go into this contest in real earn est nnd have no good seed, send to ! the county school superintendent. We cannot furnish seed for mote than one-eighth of nu acre to nnv boy." Ladles, If wo fall to mall you eou-1 u for free L. V. dust cloth call at Io n our store next Friday, Co. M F. and II I .'I! VK AUK OFTK.V ASKKI) what Is the best Kczoma Itomcdy. t Wo alwn's roimMd I S4 tHAOC MARt Kf ZK.MA as tho surest and most satisfactory. Sold only by un, SOc and $1.00. Have Comfortable Feet If ours are tired or aching or cal lotmod or Inflamed or sore front any cause, let me treat them COIU K. I TI.KV Chiropodist .M.UUNKM.OSIIOr, Oai iiclt-Corcy llulldlng. J lsar u'ij. Motors for Commercial Uses There is an electric motor for e cry commercial jiw i r Use. J'or repairing Iuks, LnfliitK Mlvcrwarc, Kiind ing Ciiflcc, chopping im ut, tunning a ami scores electric i ... -n sjwV the power. Rcmcmhcr this the cs- talilikhmcnts using Klectric Power draw and hold the best trade. Our pvur is dependable day and ni;ht throughout the year. PlHme or write us todayabout j w,,. iower Troubles. It UH fchoW you the Electric Wny. California -Oregon Power Company 21(5 West Main Street rhoe 18 AIKDFORD, OREGON o MOVED I have movpil my shop temporarily to -1C IN. Front street! next to Ends Transfer To. of nno. AVilI return to old stand when new building is erected. GUS, The Tailor Irrigation Pipe Uivoted or Loch Seam , '"rn""? G""&l,H Metal 1-li.mo and dates From -AUMCH)" Iron VIXWK AND OPALITY HK3IIT Write foe information COAST CULVEKT & FLUME CO. POKTI.ANM). (Kenton) OllKdON jgSg ----- III -s-.- Ml THE UNIVERSAL CAR III III There i- onlv one reason whv Ford cars nto III demanded by over half the ear buyers in this , country. They ate better cars. The Ford has III demonstrated its superiority by all the tests of III I time, in every kind of use. The demand is great HI becnit'C the vtiltio is great. Hotter buy yours NOW. Runabout :il)0; Touring Car $110; !Couelot ?.M)0; Town Car $(110; Sedan $710. All HI prices f. o. b. Detroit. On sale at Sparta Ulilg. I n 17. r:AnnfiQ I III Vl .! J1 Jk. 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