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INDUSTRIAL REPORT; SHOWN BY BEANS
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IACY-IITE
WAKHINOTON. April II. Mnnv
ajatns ago the honse of fepresefita-
IrJOW nOSSeeo II FMOnKlflll OMOrnl ? the
Sjflnlhoa; of IOMn eopfe itt Ihe
mat woofl of the cmimiemoo mi
IwiwHrM fetation, ami IMOt eopie
of rtW testimony tsk try the eom-
Afcowt four month hns punned sinre
tarn reanfotioa went through the bonne
and H "till hld up hi the -nt4,
lalfter n the rnut of the pontile
attitude of Senator Hog Smith of
Oeotfm, with a eliqtw of reactionary
nofiaiofo of both pertien acting in
sympathy with him. When the mat
ter ewm before the wenale whir
praeUeftllr all boainess of thin rhnr
.nefer hi done hv unanimou eouaeitt,
Smlta or one of hi assistants objects
(tt itn consideration.
The investigation marie by the in
dustrial relatione commission coat the
people $2o0,000. It i the rirat gen
uine oxHvUion of industrial condi
tions in thu United Stales ovur ne
tfnmirfished by an nffloinl body. Thou
sand! of people havo written to mem
bers of the house and annate hogging
for eojiitHi of the commission's report
tmly to be informed that it in not yttt
in print.
Congress in n fa ring that period
when huaineaa beeoinos congealed and
nothing can nut prnier attention, no
if thin important report in to bo print
ihI. how in the timo for tho people
who want it to make known their
wishes in emphatic lenne to Ihoir sen
ators, ileiniinding that Hoke Smith
nliall nt" longer Im HrmilttHl to
block it.
I OF EGYPT AT
STAR THEATER TODAY
Whon Mr. Albert K. Smith and Mr.
J. Htunrt Illurktou cntniNted the
manuscript of "Tho Dust of Kgypt"
to Director (Icorge I). linker they
gave Itt in a story of unique and won
derful plotnrlnl valuo to produco. It
told In vividly contrasting sconoe of
thu complexities or modern clvlllm
tlou, Into which a rapriclotia, wilful
little ISgyptlau princess, of three
thousand years ago, was reincarnated
and flitfiK pellmall, bewildered and
frightened, yet still preserving Imr
dignity and royal poise. Tho elr
tten or the aaat was the Mrat Impor
tant top and Kdlth Storey whi given
the part of the prlucees. Antonio
Moreno wua ehosen to play opposite
her. aa a modern clubman or wealth
ami high social standing, and the
balance or a long eaat of principals
were noleeled from the Vltagraph's
fuwRUH stosk company.
The "Duct or Kgypt" will be pre
aeutod at the Star theatre today.
FRENCH RESIST GERMANS
(Continued from prk ope)
Yurea on November 10. five day brf.
fore the battle ended, and the rirat
Prettefc battla la Champaana Marrh
II. Ivll, alo elwtod with a violent
h ceo Hit.
(VtncluilliiK Hffiut!
la theee operatloHa the aaaallanta
moimm! te aurprtto the defender by
an unexpected of fort aad to wreat
trem him by taking him unaware.
the reward vf their own aacrlftrea.
Oenaral 1'aUln. the frearh romman
iter at Ventun. v,a not caught nap
ping, bnt foreaaw the poaatblltty ot
Mtea a nwe and atraightenea and
irengihenwl hit Hue In anticipation
m It.
?he battle eonUHHte. but with r.
aereeptlble dwindling of Ita violence.
The Pranrh commander's plan la to
engage the leant puMible number ot
men, ao aa to retain the maximum
number of formation! for the ulterior
oueratiom which are to be entered
upoa at a moment which he will con
aider opportune and which probably
will be deelded upon by him when he
ooaeldera that the (lermana have
waeied all the men they are willing to
ssertflce.
luce the beginning of the battle
I he aernmna have employed thirty
twe divlalona. It la aaaeried. and li la
Impossible for them long to eontiuue
their efforts on the present scale.
Tit llw tiUtekhtilttai of the IUhchm
Ither lYult V I'MHlwre .aH.
tN'otlce la hereby given that the
regular annuel meeting of the uxk-
holders of the Hogue Kiver Krult
Introduce aaaocistlon for the eleriioa
of dlrectora and the (ranaarttoa of
aueh other iulnees as may proiierl)
coma before ueh meeting, will he
held in the public - library. Main
titt Medford. Oregon, on the lh
day uf Mi. !l, g 10 o'clock a
in.
Jtutll i i VKK FRl'IT A PRODUCB
ASH By R. C. WMfebara,
A. I" K' "rretary. President.
Doted, Mcir.r.i. ort-aou. Anril Mb.
1010,
llv KOHKNT MOI NTSIKH.
NKW TOlIK, April II.- ffeoonf
In that one wM eon ran rnprrnn
the ttteinn ef the ftentrojMy of
Hwitaermnd, or rather H 'nentral-
ity."
I'tter the wore! in the prenanre of
a Swine offWal end a (hrmnn agent
thin pomMnNtinn in not rare tn
Switxerlaml- -and iron will immediate
ly aneume m their eyes the Monition
of a ench or Knglieh npy. They
wilt not ("intake you for a bean mer
chant, berauae the einnmie of the
heann ban borne fruit, no to nfieak.
The war had not eontinued long be
fore there rame nneh a rrv an thin
fnm Switzerland: "We are ntan-ing!
The allien will not let m have fiHHl."
The eople who did Ihe loudenl
.veiling: were nome MOII.OOII (lennann
and Auntriaiin within the Swmn bor
dent, and the iiro-Oorme.ii (li-nrmn-
epnakirnf Swina, who ionntituti 70 ur
cent of the little rejHihhVs himIm
tiiui, inureanvd the voluniu of the
1 1 dine.
And tho oilier "neutmln'' naid:
"What a Mhnine that thuee inotTeunivc
folk who have given Swine rheene,
Swina wnlehon, Swlnn milk dncoInte,
dotted Swina and Swihm toura to the
world, nhould now he in the tluoee of
ntarvation."
So the Kreuch and Knulinu l-t up
plivn go through to tho iuhalrtnnU,
and cviiii went out of the wav to nt-ll
the inhabitants produntn neudnl.
Then Italy entered the war, mid
again came the cry, "We are ntim
iug," and the Swisa mouuttiiiu
iH'lmml, "We are nlitp-ing."
Switxoiland lluireuMin oideied
inounantiN oi ions oi imann an I oinr
food Htipplien from Hnglnud, l-'r.mi'e
and Italy. Thu Swine Hufhoruie-i
KimrNiitewl thai the beans, el.1., were
for Swinn eoiinumidion.
I lie allien, nunieioue, had I'leir
ngenlN follow Ihono bennn from th
time the henna eroHmnl (lie Swien until
the very aatuo henna eroneed the
Swinn border the neeoud timii t
(lermany, an they nay.
l'reviotiH to thin brim episode ti
allien had prutenled again and nirniu
to thu Swinn government nguiiiNl in
lationn both of itn alleged ueutrnlity
nml of ita word of honor, but Swinn
offieinlM went on being pro-tleitunu,
en!i'iallv in innttern wliieh meant
money in their poeketn and the wM-k-etn
of their count rvuien.
The nllicH in KwitaeHaml have their
eyen open now and nothing ginm mt
Switserlaml fnun Krnnce and Itr,'
until it in proen the guo4a are lor
Swina eounuittption.
Dlploumtlii Seciet.
The U-aiiH, wlniee hialorv I de
neribed. bae until now been more or
lena a diplomalie neeret, hut a viola
tion of neutrality that diaturbetl even
the pro-Hermann of the Swinn lw-
i-nwm puoue pniienv reeeniiv at tile
eourtmartiul of Colonel .Muurici on
Wnttenayl aul Colonel Mgli, of the
general ntaff of the Swinn nrm.
The evidence showed that the two
colonel had been euuaht in the n-l
of communieatiug to the military at
tache of the (lerman legutiou .it
Heine, Major Count ou Hmmarck, ill
iiiformution that they obtained laii
of the movement!. f the French .in-l
Italian troi. aloug then frontiers an
well a the confidential data mmi! to
the Kwinn war deimrlment fnun itn
militur)' atlachea at the Kngli-h, llel
ginii and Kriich headiUrter in
France and I'laudem. Yet the com
mander in chief of the Swinn un.it,
(leiieral Uric Willie, ordered the tic
liuttal of the two colonel-.
(leneral Wille u related by n.nr.
riage to Major Count von lliatuar.'k.
fioil Slrufo KiiKluud.
Kven now Colonel Kgli ami Colo
nel Wuttenwyl remaiu on the c.,.t
temu with the (lerman atluche, mid
the (lerman attache frmiuent ir.e
to the home of the Nwi coiumaiulcr
in chief.
To thu dav briiiuettei. bearinu 'lu
legend, "(lott nlrate Kngland," at
Mdd hi the ti eel of Kwi ciic.
nnd noboily bun ever heard of the
tendon, being puuinhed for violntne,
Kwina neutrality.
Xeterthelenx, the SwUn value their
"neutrally" highly. In fact, the i ...
Uerman Swinn ptipulatiou couiUiiin
that no tar the guarding of Kwi,
neutrality hue cost atmonl $7.'.tlt0.
UUO. The ntrongenl defence. c'..
grealent precautioux aud the moot
ftddiem are on the Au-inaii and (Set -man
frontier.
fWT III III 1 1 I - - u i
WAHMINOTON, April It. The
tfaHnf SfOtes WHI never MttmO Its
slace M the JhRttfy of oertram
pottttes eetee to play an Important
part In tho sewctHm of Amerieae)
dlplemaU and In the army and navy,
declared Henry White, former am
bneaadof to Prance, In an address
at today's session of th convention
of the Navy lsgne of the tTnlted
Stales. Me was speaking on "The
Baneful Influence of Politics Upon
Our Porelgn Melatkins."
"If there la one conviction more
deeply rooted In my mind than an
other," said Mr. White, "It I that the
reaped In which a nation la held by
others Is In exact ratio to' the fleets
and armlea which are believed to be
looming In the distance and prepared
to back up ir necessary Itn diplo
matic representations. Foreign
powers know that political considera
tions or thu length or purse string
usually outweigh any known ritnosn
In the selection of tho chlefa of on
foreign embssales and legations,
they know that our army and our
nary are for the first of these rea
sons not In the highest state of ef
ficiency, aud that 'preparedness' har
become a domestic political Issue."
Representative Gardner of Massa
chusetts, spoke on "Why Congress Is
Iteltirtnnt to Develop the Navy," and
declared that until eighteen mouths
ago not one man In a hundred real
ised that our navy had lost Its Inter
national NtandliiK and drifted down
stream from a good necoud to a bad
third.-'
SES OF MIMf
BEERSEIZEDATSEATTLE SATISFACTORY FOR
P
M mi.K, VYitnh., April II ',.
Ili"tt-nnd canen of beer wer"
-ciid on a nftiw St the enet water-
wnt of the harbejf. ffWncr-hip of the
beer hn not boon Sttfmined. It wax
hauled to the poltesatntlnfi in no An-
tomobile.
WRA
PNG
ER
t
vVAHHINOTON.
The beer, which wtm marie in a Han
Pranrinco brewery, wan cormigned,
according to marha on the eanen, to
"J. Jnnenn," ffenlfle, whone name i ,
not in the city directory. The neow
tied up in' the wn4erwnv earlv this J
morning and two laborer began to
unload the beer. Tile pdiee bad nl-1
ready been notified of the strange
proceeding and lha pnwefutine ator-1
ney'n office inaued a search warrant, I
under authority of which the liquor
was seixed.
OT
PARTY PRIMARIES
CIIICAdn. April II. Illmoi-. vol
er Miiticipiiled in the M-.-oml preni
deiitml pret'erciice primiii'v held in thu
state. Election of delegates ut Inrgu
nnd district delegates to the national
contentions and election of state cen
tral committeemen are the princiwtl
questions at issue. On the presiden
tial preference ballots there in only
one enndnlule on each ticket Presi
dent Wilson on the democratic and
Senator Iuwrence V. Sherman mi
the republican. Women can vote only
on the preaidctitial prcteronce quen
(ion. The struggle within the republican
jmrty an to the choice of Muvor Wil
liam llulc Thotuon of Chicago, or
Itoy C. Went, present national com
mitteeman, to bead the delegates at
large, has created a heated content.
The republican delegate at large bal
lot, on which eight are to he chosen,
carried uiue tinmen. Kiirht have
pledged tbenmelven to Senator Sher
man and one, .lobti Mnyiiurd llatian,
hits made his campaign in favor of
Colonel Kooscvelt.
The denuM-ratie ballot carries thir
leen names. All sate one have ex
pressed preference for 1'iv.ideiit Wilson.
DHL PASSES HOUSE
WASHINGTON', April 11. The
rivers nnd harbor appropriation bill
carrying $-111,0011,000 wan pawned by
the house today by a vote of 210 to
i:i:t.
The bill now goes (o the senate.
In thu coumc of debate a motion to
recommit the bill and cut it to $'20,-
000,000 was made by Representative
Humphrey of Washington, and sup
April II The
of owveloptnt
aotttirem pta nnd Dowgsss fir saw
dust nnd otner waste into wrspeing
paper have been review for the mem
bers of the (Talted States senate com
mittee which has nnder dwensston
the proposal to Increase the scoi of
the laboratory Investigations. In the
j following memorandum on the pro
duction or Kraft wrapping paper from
I southern pine and Douglas Mr, u
Chief Porester Henry S- llraven
j "Kraft wrapping paper from noutli
(ern pine Tho waste Incident to the
t production or southern pine Is of suf
flclout quantity to produce the enor
moils amount or approximately 20 -,
000 tons of paper por dav. Labor
latory oxporlmunts have deteniilncd
the suitability of thin nmtorlnl for
the manufacture of Kraft wrapping
paper by the sulphate process and It
now only romnlns to (fetennlne to ,
what extent tho laboratory rosults I
aru applicable on a commorclal basts. I
"Krart wrapping paper from Douk- J
las fir What has beun sold of tho i
possibility of aoutlieru plno Is largo-1
ly applicable to Douglas fir. While ,
the laboratory experiments with this '
species havo not progressed to the j
same point as with tho southern pine, '
ineeiired from either nenteru pstr
mills s.ipflvg either sulphHs pulp
or from eastern and Wnropsafi mllw
,ii.pinng either ilflM or Kraft
srsppMig is tbe lattef tm. it i"
r.f -oure necosotry for the western
rnumrr to pay freight charge
nnw.nniina to about $tS aer ton. The
luiiorni'irv rently msde paper of
lionals' fir which tested a point to s
, pound, putting l In he Haas with
the Mronscxt wrspplng papers made
In the I'nltcd Sinfn
Mirted by Ifepubliituu Lender .Maun, j tliu Indications aro that Douglas fir
An amendment" by Representative , Is also woll adapted for production
Good of Iowa, adopted after a hard jof Kraft paper nnd subsequent to the
fight, proposed that no part of the completion of the sugKesled work on
appropriations be used for work done J plno, It would bo my Idea to utilize
by private contrnut if the contract
price were more than '2't m' cent in
excess of the estimated cost iif doing
the work by government plant.
tho experimental equipment securod
for this purpose In similar work In
the west with Douglas fir. Wrapping
paper In this territory Is at preiont
Of IllootMloot, Golden Seal, Sloae
and Queen's Hoot
Also Cherry Hark and Sscred Itsrk
with glvcerine mskee a wonderful
tonic, called " (Jolden Medicsl Discov
ery," making thousands of regon
people strong. Aik your neighbor
lie can tell )ou.
Corvnllis, Oregon." Doctor Pierce's
reineuics nae
liecn used in my
father's family
ever since I can
remember. My
mother took tho
'Golden Medical
Discovery' and
the 'l'loasaut
Pellets ' and wm
cured. Father
took tho 'Discov
ery' for torpid
liver and indices-
crentlv benefited. I.
nlso, took the "Discover) for kidney,
liver nnd stomach trouble and received
great benefit. I am glad to tell others
of the merits of Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. D. II. DULL,
H'27 S. 5tb Street.
Got good blood through the use of
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
nnd you will have no more weakness.
It is tho world' proved blood purifier
nnd tonic. It's not a secret remedy for
its ingredients aru printed on the wrap
per. For sale by druggists in liquid
or tnblets. Start to take it to-day ami
before another day has pnseed the Im
purities of the blood will begin to
leave your body through the liver,
kidneys, bowels and skin, nnd In a
few days you will know by your
steadier nerves, firmer step, keonor
mind, brighter eyes and clearer skin,
that the bud blood is passing out nnd
now, rich, pure blood is filling your
arteries. Send Dr. Pierce, Uuffulo, It. Y.,
ten cunts for trial package.
' ft c
i (tmi nnd wnfl
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VILLISTAS KILL JOURNALIST
(UentlHUod ttow iMtge onn)
sit on the doorstep in front of the
ImmI with a pile of rock to keep the
pigs away.
The Don McGregor referred to in
the letters found on Ilruce in be
lieved to be one uf the men who
served wilh the federal industrial re
latiiuis comminaion under Frank
Walsh of Kannas City. He was also
said to hate been fnrmerlv citv edi
tor ot the Minueiiiulin Xiw-. Komc
of llruec'o letter- were lrout J. It.
Walker oi Denter. Another tta limn
W. M. l.eor of Cbicago. Koine
of the letters wt'errvd to "WaUh and
tiic commission."
XCGI.KCI'
the treiiiiiu nl of Piles and tin
dltlons rni't'th !. ome ttorse.
llt-te v ui.!-. If lit u.-iiit;
.unite-
Have Comfortable Feet
If our are tired or a. bin or cal
loused or lutlained or ore from
any caute. let me treat them.
COKA IC. lil.KV
Chiropodist
iOMHIl!I.OSIUI,
(iUiutt-(.oicy Uulldiiij;,
TIIAJK MAi
PILE REMEDY
a remiulv of nuin un Kti.iiantced to
Kite rcllel Sold olili i us 50c
Slid I on H.i-m- hi ha Sim..
A Guarantee
YOU have heard and read more or less about
the demoralization of the dye-stuffs and textile
markets due to the war in Europe.
We want to say this:
Our clothes are guaranteed to be satisfactory to
the wearer; and this guarantee is given without
reservation, modification or exception.
Any man who sells our. clothes is definitely
authorized to extend to any man who buys them,
our unqualified assurance of satisfaction; which
means colors, all-wool fabrics, the quality of other
materials, the tailoring, the fit, the value at the price.
And the money-back if you are not satisfied.
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Good Clothes Makers
Sold exclusively by
ifesfcr
Auto Sprvict from Katjle Point
to Mcdtuid and Uat'k
The undvraignsd will lcavo Frank
l.e$l' confectionerv ovory day ex
cept Oundi for iloiforj With bta
auto H0. 1 o'rlocfc V ok, rnviog at
100 p. m. Lt .tnh Howl. Bed
ford, at (.00 p. tr... igrrlve Kagle
Point at 00 p m. A part ot the,
irafflc i sollolt.'.l 8 ft II VttMSII,
Katie lviut, Or. &ou
b fanBnattSaeaTif3"aTsn
i-i M hi st Tb. II-.u.
Having secured the services of MR. O. J. SKVKRIX of Lincoln, Ne
braska, who Is an expert watchmaker and engraver, having had 12
tears experience tn repairing high grade Ameriean and Swiss watches.
I am now prepared to gito my patrons an additional service where
promptness and quality of work will meet with real appreciation tn
mh department of repairing.
Watches, diamond settluu nut uufafturlng. agate
unatlng. aud engratlug will represent the best.
cutting, and
MARTIN J. REDDY
The Jeweler
turn-rn nvmtfu
Women are Htbb " ailment
ehleh ranee renstaot Ill-Hoalfb anf
m which they may roostiM dortors
without mneti fnflof. It Is well worth
knowing tnt tlt7 fan gel at tim
nesreat dftin: rtnre I simple medlelne.
made of footi and berb4, which u
jnat hal thet need to recover health
That medicine Is Lydla f! Plnhham s
Vcgrtali'e t'ompotind Ndv
PAGE Theatre
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