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enf Frri fi' fh t'.or HuM
cross rtTUlf f r. plonMT of farkaon
rnitfltr and a rofef nefe for M veifS
who reside aoott a fcomattMd stiOTs
the city fl(f MHO, till to which
H firm Mm ry M federal ov
ernmeert as g eftlMfi ef tfie lTnle4
aiatoa. l mf ehe mejr Jlitfri
rhid ir CwflRy nrk nwrn a.
OartlneT Jft. fw otm to tfi I'nll-
mate from Otfmair wlwa boy.
imi fetfcer naturalles. tlwrtty
after hi arrtttl mh! m .Mfltio of
hi eltlMHrtlp iff rtr ffrtawl be
fore, but fr. Ctardnw rtfwies la a
repl his r9Kttftf0n.
A rwMAa; by tlit atteriiey fluent,
nf mtntwt to ilhrfntnchlfml elllsetw
wm9rtr fMntdi of the Dflkotim,
JfUmfWH AT WAfttifftfttflf), referees ths
tfeefslBn of "Judge" Oanliier, tseWl
twg (tint Inasmuch an (ho enabling
note whoroby tho former torrltorlea
tfarn nilmlttpd ns states, naturalize!
nil ttio residents who hnd taken out
ftral pnpors and holds thoy nro quali
fied rotors, oven though never tnk
Inj? out second pnpors. Tho ruling la
Wrttnlnrd In tho following dispatch:
"HURcno. Or., April 17. Bvon
though an allon who has reached tho
ngo of 21 years, has novor fully re
nouncod hla fatherland, he Is a citi
zen of tho United Btnten, provided ho
was a rosldont of tho atatea of North
or Hon tli Dakota, MoAtana or Wash
ington at (ho time of the passage of
tho enabling aeta, according to an
opinion of Attorney Onnerul Ooorgo
51. Ilrown, motived by County Attor
noy J. At. Hovers today.
'Tho attorney genoral holds that
thoHo itatos pormlttod voters to qual
ify In the statohood elections upon a
showing that thoy had declared their
Intention of lieeornlng oltlzons of tho
United fllatos, oven though thoy
never took out their second papers,
Inasmuch as tho various statehood
qota gavo thorn full cltlzonshlp.
"That thoy hoeanio qualified voters
of tho various states, he holds, ren
ders them ollgllilt to participation In
tho Oregon elections."
HID HID GOUNCILPOSTPONES ':
FilHI OF WW RAILROAD ACTION
in mm m m m ei
i i
and not miirn
ihtil 7
I fl l
v P in IMay la Mf sited Ur me
i '.' tdr rotiMtf quite a mieh
Mi" ipO ! '
'Th( liiilft' mm prrarnt ;H'i'ear
Km' n't t
' 'n nrlalil 'I r I'M
Wltiitit hd lfrn rdird I17 half hf
roitnrll on Id find if atfrMtit tit add
the ofhff II" P'lf r 1 a f alraadr
dnvofPff nMirh tltT k nnd om rnont
R?
rd f'tHv to nn h f.nr f relief In to the Improvement nf fir prfffc Mra
riif drdnlofl of thf iiprem fourf Handln room onl'
Tueadsv In lh rase brought by AIM of thai a the xitnation In th city
R fhlpoa, and hr son and dauffh- halt Tuendar night lin the munlel
ter. Itave f hlppa. Isabella Phlppa, ' pal toirislirtiire convened for business
Rllen Phlpan, l.e Phlppa. Preston, j Th chief Item of Interest In th pro
Anna n lilndley agarnst tha ftoRtio rm for the evening as the prom
River Canal ompany ao modifies the ld vote on the proposed submission
decision of Circuit .fndff Calkins aaf Ine ntnw ledge railroad pfojott to
to almost amount to a reveftal Tho i vot of the people of Med ford
rase was brought to condemn a right j Tho audience" in attendance at
of-wav for an irrigating dHch across ' tho conned meeting waa composed
Hear Croek bottom land ntd by
tho appottitnta la tfto north at part
of tho cltr of Aftdford The ditch
was to be tjsod for Irrigation, the
wator to be anpf Hotl from liear creek
dnrtng the smmh it flowed, aitd
pttmpod from the crook bottom dnr
(Mg the dry mrnmn.
TJte appeal was baaed upon th" al
legtttloH that tho ditch would men
ace tho health of tho plaintiffs and
community and be a nuisance by
reason of Irreparable Injury and dam
ago to plaintiffs' proporty. The tes
timony prosonted to tho effoct that
Hear crock water was foul and fil
thy was not oontradletod, therefore
It would create, In the opinion of tho
court, nn Intollerablo nuisance.
Tho court enjoins the dofondnnt
from prosQpttting Its actions at law
against tlwt plaintiffs for rights of
way, oxcopt on condition of conduct
ing tho water In suitable and safe
pipes from tho proposwl Intake on
Hoar ore efc tp tho dltan In which the
water Is to bo dlsohnrgod. Tho de
fendant Is ordered to give to the
plajnilffs a 113,000 bond, to servo
as an Indemnity, In addition to the
sovoral sums to bo awarded the plain
tiffs In condemnation proceedings.
When tho conduit Is completed, n
13000 bond for maintenance can bo
substituted.
Attornoy V. W. Philips represent
ed tho appellants and Porter J. N'eff
tho respondents.
Slnco the suit was begun tho Canal
company has abandoned Its plan of
supplementing Its water supply from
this notirce.
m
GEL'S PAPERS
SOW CONSPIRACY
STATES PROSECUTOR
NBW YOHK, April 11). The jm
ora aoizoi by the federal agent mn
tonlay in the iiffietf of W'olfo Von IkI,
furwor Heorutnrv lo ('Hptaiu Prnuz
Von I'HKtn, rwallotl (lonnun military
attaoho, will not he ivstorod, noithor
will the prH-tMMition of Von Igol for
lifts alloged partieiMtiuu in the Woll
hikI oatinl plot lie ilropptNl, AwiiHtant
Unltod BtntiM Attomev KoRor Jl.
Wood said today.
Mr. Wood MiinouiH'ed that he hnd
riTolvod iiutruotioni. from Wflkhiug
ion to proceed with the eae junt an
if no iiroteat had l)i uutdu hy the
flormnn ainhaw-adnr oer the ieiure
of Hie wmn ami hy Van I gel niHtkitlf
on tho ground that ho wrh offu'isll.v
oeiiHoetcd nilh the timhaaky. The
proaiHtHtor m he had exHrniinnl the
lepers over nigiit, that Jome referrtwl
i U10 HliegtHl tMHttpirHev to dttHtroy
tke Cdiindian uatoruHV mid that
thnro wan no oviiluiieu that they ure
MMbaoaadorJHl paper.
The jwpor, he addtMl, furwUliHd
HildilioHHl ivideiiee ngainut the five
mwm under indictment in the eae.
MARY ANTIN TO
LECTURE ON PREPAREDNESS
Mary Antln, the well known litis
Man authoress and one of the most
roaarkb young v. omen In the
m arid, today Mill apak In .Medford,
Tuowlay, April i in tno small hall
at the KaiatorltUN on the subject
"Prepared nata, far what?"
CemlNg to this eeuntry from Uus-
Hla at the age ef 14, with but the
moat meagre edueatlea, MIm Amtln
"In the Promised hand" wrou a
book whleh la generally aeknelsdg
oil as the elasele of tho American lm
nilgruut, and u most stirring meneitge
of what America weans to the peoplo
of Iom favored lands.
Mary Antln has been lecturing
throughout the country but herais
foro has stopped only In the larger
oltloa. Her eomlng to Medferd Is due
to the enterprise at Mies Itoblwma of
(ho Public Library and the ladles of
tho Or eater Medford club, the Colony
olub, the College Women's eiuh and
th,e Wtalpeeday Study club. These
qlub women have guaranteed Mls
Antlii,B oypMUHMi aud thslr iHltlatlvo
and jiuliHo inlrlt deeervoa hearty sup
port by fhg oJUiens of Medford.
Tlrkots for the lecture are 0 agtel
nt the Mlfdr4 Hook store. lUakJats,
and Hie PkU Ww y eosita
of the loading business men of the
community Thoy sat. grimly unlet,
twftftfne; the verdict ef the city alder
men. The nsnal Jest and badlitnge
observed In such gatheiinga were no
tleoebly abeent. It waa a sorleao-
mlndod aesemblage Kwry person
present appeared lo realize the lm
portanen of th matter In hand The
question In mind was whether the
peopto of tho community wero ready
to awake, shake off their nightmare
of lethargy and strike out boldy and
sannly for progress and development,
or
Hut tho mombors of the council
had returned from a few moments of
deliberation In a private chamber
and, after disposing of an Item or
two of rontlne business. Councilman
Kmmons arose to spoak for tho body
to those present.
Thrro lm)' Time ltoquotrxl
"I believe tho council members
here tnnlgNt, said ho, "unanimous
ly agreed to submit to the porfplo
the charter amendment favor a bio to
tho III110 Uotlgo railroad project, but
the matter Is more of a problem
than some of our eager critics sooui
to bollovo. Whon a similar proced
ure has been nttemplod In othor clt
Ins of the stato, namely, Grants Pass
1 and IloNoburg," continued the sponk-
or, "It lias been necesenry to hold a
numbor of elections boforo a legal
amendment could ho secured. It Is
tho desire of tho council to preparo
n monstiru which will hold wator at
tho outsot and savo the city tho ox
ponse of more than one olectlon. The
Mcdford Par association hns today
presonlod us with a now nmondnont
which uo have not yet had time to
fully examine but which from a cur
sory consideration, wo .bojlovo cod
tains a flaw or two which must bu
corrected. To glo the clt attorney
tlmo to pass on It will require nn ad
the nsstiftno of Councilman Km
mens thai lh conned member had
rome unanimously agreed to sub
mit the mattef it the ofofrtt tt Ilia
city "
Hearty appMdf followed UHl g
suranro
'iTl nWfTPTnfp Pat ft
Mrs f t Xmr and Mrt. C h
Hchleffelln appednMl on behalf of the
Oreeter Med ford Mb In tk-S prWBO
tlon of Ita eommeftdable work la
beautifying the Reeorvolr park. Mra.
rhleffelln read a IfMler from K. ff.
Parsons of the Klllereet orchards sot
ting forth his desire to assist In that
work and ineKHWiig a check for fit
for that pnrpmw, the said contribu
tion to be available when the elnb
shall hare obtained the ether f lo to
make Mp the sum of 0 required,
according to the estlmato of tho olub.
Mrs. Scbief felln expressed the hopo j
Hchlcffelln explained, already having
t6e ornamental plants and strobe
out and the benches snd bird nouses
raady for placement
Sfarnr Jlmerlck foMrrod tho mat
m t m flmwee commfttM. ,
The city met mm tmmi to J.
W OfaaHMM for g yaof fof tSl.5d,
payable ig tbree lmKatiHMit Con
lima a Amr rfttad ao, oionejgs he pro
ferred fled, cash.
WHATCAN YOU DO FOR CATAR
Ak Yourself the qureiion ifow ottmju th- ilnfjjr fjllcif,
TOR ft ROW, Mex.. Aarll 19. -Car-
mnaistn tmnpe were empieveil tmlnjr
in ilWperwint; erowda that had feth
erd for an anti-AmerienH demon
stration. Proclamations had been is
sued in Torreon, Iaredo and dome
I'afiiein, ending on "all loyal Mexi
can" to meet in the theater at Go
mez I'alnrio (o dieuss step to he
taken against the Amerienn invnders.
DIED
CALDWKLL - John . Aloxaudor
Caldwell died at his homo west of
Mcdford at 7:20 this morning. April
10, 1916, ngod, 72 yoars.-l month
and 15 days.
Deceased loaves a wife, Mrs. Indo
more A Caldwull, and four children,
two sons and two daughters. Tho
sons nro William U (laid ell. who
resides In tho statu of Washington,
and CharloH A. Caldwell, who lives at
Dallas, Toxas. Tho daughters aru
Mrs. Dora Illpponsteol, of this city,
and Mrs. Hortha N. Fields, of Weed.
California.
Mr. Caldwell was born at Spring
Mold, Illinois, March 4, 1SH Be
fore ho waa of uge he Jollied the un
Ion forces In tho civil war as a drum
nior boy. When lm reached his ma
Jorlty he anllHtod In Company II,
Illinois Infantry, and fought through
ttyo war. Ho was a mombor of Chcs
ter A. Arthur post In this city j
.Mr. Caldwell, notwithstanding his
advanced age, will bo remembered '
nn a cotmtant supporter of oerv pro.
groKslyp movement, to far as he was
ahlo.tq nwUt, In the olty and al ,
ley. looking to tho betterment of con
dlllona In all material rositect Ho f hie Compound and decided to try It.
never lost Interest In discussing them 1 BtBpod rcsulta and 1 now feci bettor
from tho point of view of a progres- '""jlhaye felt for years ami I am Rain-
. , ., . , . , . llnglnweghU I can glad y recommentl
alvo In matters of dove lop.Hent. , ,tt0 a 4 yaB0KaK w
The funeral will be held from the smwu.i. . Iftll Wi.MhSirf AVllminn--
....., . .. , , , . ,-, ---9
As pure and wholesome as
the vineyard grapes from
which the cream of tartar
used in making it is derived.
ROYAL
Baking Powder
Absolutely Pure
No Alum No Phosphate
The easy, common ene meth1
thai costs so little--that Is fo ovtckly
and vigorously effect ivo is often the
MM raaort of OhWiy Catarrh amferera
Why, ft m hard to ear Om id the
slwtlnHets of the fwlft flpecldc Com
piint M Atlgnta a physician of stand
Wk and rtritMShtl reputation heraaee of
Ma knowledge of blood dleordors, made
the assertion that If the majority of
Catarrh anaVer would buy and faith
fully ftke 9 H , thet cmtld ertecttj
ally get rid of Catarrh
II 8 goes straight to the seat of
trtnttde, the blood. It spreads Its In
fluence over every organ In the body,
comes through the veins and arteries,
enables the mucous surfaces to ex
change acids and Irritating substances
for red blood corpuscles that effectual
ly cleanse the system and thus put an
end to all Catarrhal poison S. S. 8
oleans out the stomach of mucous ac
cumulations, onablos only pure, blood
mssing msterlsls to enter the jnles
ine, combines with the.e food cie
ment to enter the circulation, ami jn
leas than an hoor la at " IWSgJJ
out the body in awf ot ftfmmm.
a l mode from haras, rows
and herbs that t frmd and lojlo for
the Wood It aihwHMoa -ijtmi IN
Mood power o throw off Vto J""
wilt soon renllae Its ""f5'
ence by the absenee of hl,2f.
eleartng of the air passages, a ""
improved aeaal condition, aim a eonee
of bodily relief that proves Jf;
pletely Catarrh often Iwfeats the otitire
YoT'wIll find S. 8 " ,"' "
drug stores. It Is a remarkable rem
edv for all blood airectkme. ,
Bc'jeraa. Rash. bV. Tetter, Psortajs
is. Ilolls, and all other diseased oondl
tlons of the blood. For special advice
on any blood disease write Tho Swift
Specific Company, Medical Depart
ment, Iloom 11, Atlanta, Cla. Avoid
substitutes.
Nurmi's
Hot
I
BBBBJ
I
Buns
Order Them Now for Friday
Price 2 for 5c.
Nurmi Baking Co.
Makers of
BUTTER-Nl'T
5AN-DANDY
CALIF. KAISIN
NITOLTSKY.E
tJJt4eJe
1:
FOUR DOCTORS
JISAGREED
Pains Disappeared After Use
of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
I Wilmington, Del. " I waa sufTerinR
from a terrible backache and nins In
my side, with bear
inc down pains and
waa very nervous.
I was always tired,
always droway,
never could Ret
enough sleep and
could not enU I had
four doctors and
each told me some
thing different. I
read of Lydia K.
Pinkham's VcReta-
I
ffllif
I'llllUr'Spjfcf
undertaking iMtrlora of John A Perl
Thursday at J.S6 p. m , under the
escort and direction of the local (i
A It. Iluriul will he In the Odd
Fellows eeuietory.
ton, Del
Ilaekache and bearing down pains
are danger signals which every woman
should heed. Itemove the cause of theso
aches and pains by taking Lydia R. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, that good
old root ami herb medicine Thoutsnds
of women have testified to ita virtues.
For forty years it has nen making
women strong, curing backache, ner
voumwh, ulceration and intlammation,
Itusslan girl who brings a weesage 1 ""?w " l"i irnigwaniy
for adults and 15 cents far children
Needles te say there Isn't a child of
school age In the city who tan afford
te ihUm this lecture by this wonderful
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Easter Gloves
X0ver4&i Kijkf limi Kidj0lvoS '
lor IDaster wear, all sizes and colors,
J.'roimSO uu to $fl.OO.i!ia
fiair.
QMMJ
TheWoman's Store
' 14-il2 NORTH CENTRAL
Easter Neckwear
Tho latest creations in faster Neck
weir are here very special values
in Dainty New Collars at,
each
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PRE-EASTER SALE OF SUITS
I Every Suit in the House at Reduced Prices
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that has stirred the hearts of Amor
leans young and old from the Allan
tie to the Paelfle.
I f ou want Kiteelul ml vim u rltu
Lyillu 1!. IMuklium Melleluo Co.
coiillilontlul, li) 1111, Inss,
Are the Churches
i
of America
Making Good?
Come to the Social Service
Exposition and find out.
NAT-APRIL 24-29
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$20 Suits $15
2.1 New Spring Suits,
many styles and colors to
choose from, $20.00 al
lies, now, (jj "J r
suit sjji X D
$25 Suits $19.98
2.1 Beautiful New All
AVool Suits' this season's
latest styles, sold for $25
now, each,
at
$19.98
$35 Suits $25
2.1 choice Spring Suits, in
navy blue and fancy
checks, regular price $!.")
now, each,
at
JZ5
$40 Suits $30
23 new La Vogue Suits,
very latest models, cheap
$30
at $-10.00, this
sale, each . .
Easter Parasols
Come in the1 new shapes so differ
ent from last year, many colors ami
styles to choose from- at $1.98,
$2.98, $S.9S, $-1.98 and $5.98.
Silk Petticoats
100 new Taffeta Silk Petticoats,
made with the "Smoothsct" top,
worth today $T),00, our jj "J QQ
price, each W3eyO
Henutiful New Flowered Petticoats
in dark and light styles (Jl -i Q
special, each JJ)jWil7
Middy Sale
100 Women's and Children's .Mid-
79c
dies, lwught to sell at $1,
on sale Thursday, each....
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100 Women's New Style .Middies,
bought to sell at $1.25' on A Q
sale Thursday, each 70
CHILDREN'S DEESSES
Cheaper than you can make them,
69c
sizes 2 tn Hi years, sjH'cial,
eaeh . .
Easter Waists-
"Worthmorc" Waists just in,
many new styles, good as most $2
values, always sold for, (JT "I
each . '.. ' e)l
"Welworth" Waists.'each $2
New Crepe de Chene and (Seorg
ette Crepes, values up to $.".()0, will
be placed on sale Tlmrs- (Jl O PQ
day at, each .. . .1)s3sP
Easter Under w'r
Women's Summer A'ests' good
styles, all sixes, worth 1 A"
15c, special, each X UC
Woukmi'h Union Suits, all sizes,
fiiK il5e yrde, very spe- f C
cial, svut stJ-'
Ivavscr's lisle Vests, new stvles,
all sizes, very pj.xvial ot, fj Q
each awO-'
laser's Lisle Cuion Suits
sizes ami style, ven spe
cial, suit
all
69c
. Corset Sale
All corsets advance 2oc to $1.00 a
pair May 1.. It will pay to buy now.
100 pai'rs New Corsets, all sizes,
good model, worth today $1CQ
while they last, pair 3 yC
50 pairs Flesh Colored
very now, worth $2, while
they last, pair.
Corsets,
98c
Women's Front Lace Corsets, new
model good as most (JT i rir
$2.50 valuos, price, pr. . tjj) X . h D
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Easter Hosiery
Women's Silk Boot Uose, all col-
ors, worth today 3oe, rt r J
while they last, pair.. . iDC
Women's FilMr Silk ITasc, oil col-
50c
V
ors and black, worth 65c,
now, pair.
Kayser's Silk Hose, overy pair
Kuamnteed, all colors cheap today
at $1.25, while they last,
pair
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llse, all colors, pair
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