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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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what Is the best Kczoma Itomcdy.
t Wo alwn's roimMd
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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
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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
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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
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HI becnit'C the vtiltio is great. Hotter buy yours
NOW. Runabout :il)0; Touring Car $110;
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