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TOTTC RTT WTIDF0T7T1 'MTUJ TRTTirSTTJ, MFDFOTCTJ, rVRTYlOV, TTrcsTAV. V V 1fi. "1f)tfi ... rm , 4 El RAILROAD CHIEFS 'HUH YEARS ' DIVIDED SOUTH 1 0FI11 TWEEN THEM Frwidcnts Smitfi of t8 L. & N. and Sptnwr of the Soulhwn, as "Pi zaro and Cortrx," Partitioned nnilrond Properties of Smitltf-rn Atlantic Status. Illy 01I.HON OAKDMiltl WAMIIINOTOW .May 10. llow two lallroad president met on n private ear at a little town In (li-oralii, Oc tober JS, Ufll, mid coiniMriiiK thnmselve lo I'Uaiti Hint Cortcn di viding; the western continent between (horn, pioeeuded lo divide the nill mad properties of the Month Aliunde stales. In told In u series or ll'ttlTi Just iIiik m by tli Interstate runi- inerfii roiiiinlmloii, which pnssed be tween .Milton II. Minlth, president of t h Louisville & Nashville railroad and the Into Ramuel Kikmhit. then president of (lit Southern ihIIiomiI. Tliuae letera are marked "personal ii lid ninflilHiitUI." The first In dated- "On I'etins.vlvanla It It. train No. It, lb. 23, !, and waa ad dreaaed by President Bmlth to l'rea Idnt Spencer, so Broadway. N. Y." It beglna III thin peculiar way: riHin mid "ue. "Duar Sir; I'lsaro -Haw ahall we divide the we world "Corlea-l will take North A liter lea nml ym run haa all of Mouth America except --... And neith er of UH will do anything to the Isth mus wlthuHt not Iff to and ioot eratton of Ilia other. "tlMro While Palaamilw I not a vary lare or Important putt of the wiirld, yet perhaps It In nit much as cum tot. "liefer to typewritten report of our Inlenisw at Kohiiwww, Oti , on Oc tober 2, Ull. mid to the Interviews end rArittapfltidoiice that hits taken placa since Hint date mid to that por tlon or our Interview or this inoin ln relating; to the future or certain railroads thnt are or may be tribu tary or competitive with rosda ron Irollotl by the I.. & N.Jt It. and the Hon I hern Hallway. May It not lie well to review the sttbjeet and per haps waka our understanding more hpeelflc Your affair aluce our In let view In Ovtober. ivt, proarentxl with rapldlt) ami without, ao far a 1 know, oncouutrlna aerlou dlfft inllta. Yon harn acquired I he (1 H V., Atlanta It flortdn and Hie Outral Kallroad ban leen reorami laeti In aerordane with our plmiH " Stone ItultiiMtdi Kllletl. And m an for attout Sooo wordN of grwat detail, going Into every aniall Idee of trarkaga in the terrttor) outh of Ilia Potomac and Ohio rlvora. Ai la aoni of the roads, tha aKrttnMt provldad that the roada t kapt allvw, whIM othrra were to lie allw-ad to die of lack of sufficient freight. Tha graat detail w 1th w klch the agreoment a aarlred ant I shown by lb following quotation from on of Praaldanl Riulth'a lat ter: "I waa greatly dlapioiuted to learn from Mr Oodfra that the T. C a. I n. It Co, and raitwlally Mr Nat luvtar. Jr., who had eadonwd for Mr Jera Uater to tha amount of ;,..00 mould, undtr tha arrange mrnt, bo paid In full. A on know, I was rery daalroua that thaaa par UrN should lone their luvetmenl. 'I he ralattona of Mr. Sat Hatter. .Ir , .i iiM(dont of (he TVnnaaae c ft I It K Co , to tha Bout hero. X. t' i I. , and the 1 ft N road, are rnch aa to juattr retaliation for ao uvel) lMu in Hie "0mi m Hon of ;i line in mli .t in tn 1 1 1- MiioiiN In my n inn. i In Impi'i'iit nterev that have tlciii' mid i' t oin uiuili te iitoeioii tin iii'i r -n ei t I- f I K I. 10" lg one .f ihe-c W'l.t I'li-iiltut HatuiK'i Si i.i'i-i urn ek io I'reM dent Sulth 1 1 o hi ew iuk, Kehru ary. .". !"'. rti again to the ttare Corn i avrit'inent .i (ollowa ' lhr li Youi I. "ler. it the :';M iilM "l'laro line our it convriofi tiou the Ulvlakin of lav new world kjaHwttn its hit made kome pio.'ctk HNHl.M lU'lHlMH t.iMo. ("orti Yr. voi. eeiu i hair r falrad 1'atagonU and I hair iiirr.l considerable isart of v,iii meii' vhWH tou htd mv torutt irrnitM, HH It seeiua to iif lou taw aMiie.t n sVMMideraN'e Bath 4 the Whamn tfkach is 'ie roniMUnc link between UH, Was it underatood that cannot anf Haks w, uli 1 1 't U( U l-uth nf u h a i 4itr of iotiMia(.ii. t't vi nn" i" )Mafis- ! ai.' that ii i d ii fmW A rvii Hit- utjecl if pr.o aumoitf. so i' ni' uui uuiieiwauuiug i )0oo ajnajfi Ho- urtmld on which ! Uatl' 'hi- nndKilandtns should, btjt ' ' ) Thai nclt b . v . ... i .. m i. .v.. . i Ul m suuu (iltMVII.I.L. Cut iiv li, l( l (I Koli tlaiinhlrr, ionvictd nn- or HHHdiilt upon lj -year old Uertrnde I.aniHoii, wuh today soiitrnred to ftf teen yeaiR lu Mntt Qtientlii prison Judge Oreaoiy denied a motion for a new IiIhI. Y. II Seliooter, at torney for Xlnughler, nald ho would appeal the case Immediately, one of the grounds lielhR thai the Jury wns Inflni'iictul by liPWHjiopcr anil public 0lllllOII. 'I'lio minister received Ills sentenco calmlr. Ilia wife, ilfltiglilora and women HmpHtlilzors burst out rryltig when neuleuce waa pioiiminred. N Setond Tilnl, Klaugliter's (irat trial ended April 3 lu n Jury illAAKreoment. MlitiiKhtor was found guilty Inst Maluiilay with a teeoiumeiidattou of inerey at the end of hla aeroiid trial The trouble or the minister be gan lute last year when lie tend out of hla chinch h woman whom he de clared a goaslpor. Hltortl) after Oor tnule haiuson told her atory of at tacks upon her by Slaughter, whose church she attended. The evidence wa placed before a grand Jun, whoro l'red I.amson, tha girl's father, and liar tnolhor repudiated their daughter aa liar. They repented tholr repudiation on the w-ltneaa stand at both trials. Almost since the be ginning tiertiudo limaoii had been held apart from her parents In a de tention' home. .MolJler Helped DefeliH. It was brought out In the first trial (hat the gill's mother listened In the next room and look notes for the de fonao when prosecuting attorneys In terviewed her u her home. During the first tilal public animus one way or the other over the pas tor's dilemma lrd Judge tlregor to forbid all pulpit sermons or public lectures on the Slaughter case. After the first trial Slaughter waa hung In offlgy at a public street rorner lu t'hlco i There were flvn count In the In dictment found against the minister I nut June, all rhaiglng Illicit rela tions with tlertrude Iiun, both lit the parsonage anil lu the girl's home (Mrs. Kamaoti testified that tier trude had bn sent to th minister for iiiNinictlon LACK OF DYESTUFFS lmi.AIl.l.l,IIIA. Mnv 1(1. l... k I of dvcstiilt., the scarcity Ol liecdlcs, the med for commercial prepnnMhies . , lu meet new eutiditioiis at (he elose ot ! the war, and the doing nwnv with! ied prices in the knit fftenla lines nre among suhjeets to be discuss-. I at the -oncntion of the National , i sneiatiou ot lloMerv and Fnderwc.u .Manufacturers, which oivuihI here to ' day. The convention includes allied bnes, such u machine auA mvdlc j nniuiita. lurers, de lirm and iol. . bins houses. The tleleg.itis npie sent mi uidustrv in which more ili.uii r.'tMMHHMItm is invested aud with n iM.vioil of i?U.iliUl,iMlO a m.i i j other, and that linea etiuneitlng with ' or touching one and not the oili.i ball be regarded as in the ten lion ' ot tha one with which tbe.v coiiilvi or touch, lit Tht neither will ac . quire lines allied b foiuicr owm-i still), tcaw oi otherwise to ihe oitoi and which ,tt the moment are net (oiiliollet) bv i canon of peti.tinn re orgautzatiou oi other lause. rn' That neither will acquire lines whbhj loiiuect with or tou h loth, .tiiierl ditecttv or thtough siiboiduute or iioilrolUM llnrs without idviie con Millatlon and il polble, agieeiiinit ill That mli her will t outer the con struct ton of uew line ot the lompic tlou of unfiuuhed ane into the t. r rttorv of the otlur, but v hen urns Hon with reference to io Ii line at Up, we kh.ill proceed l asiee mint with each otlor. if poskib),. Will yuti ilee cntidt t tht. n ! tee If suih a dcttaratiaa ol pilnci I. u .itti4itery ' ' Tin re foll long .tiMustn .i H'nUi. tine to be a. i .in I ot m let ie. mm-- ii, ,, i,i. How's This? ii IS 4k ' .-. f nn 4 1111 r j tlt..V. X X T UN W. il t .' r j it. . i 1. 1 1 i I,, i i i , i ii. . t i - tl. , At . i ..s u ij & .1. .. .. m .st jtti in t Mi.nv rt i.u uti SliU . i Itn. I 4M l.kr , -rtrri.fj , VM ' I ." If 1 -I I II . . '- . T CUT-OUT JAPAN PROVISIONS EXCLUSION BILL WAslllNOTO.N, M.iv 1(1 '!.. i- I .liiiin's oliji linn to limine tin -"-fnltcil gpntli'iiicn'-. agreement lor the restriction of immigration eoneted into Inw in the (tending imnntfi'ntion bill, the Nennte iuiiniurnton fouituit tee toitnv tig-rccit tinou nn nmeiMlment W'hielj reinoWH the Jnpniieie entirely from the lull, but neeoriipJUlipM Ai nlie pcliitiuii ntherwiNe bv n M'iti eiitiuii of Intituilf and longitude winch will tnkf in fliinn, Siberin, Indin ntitl the mlnmls of the Malny nreliipeliigo with the exception of the Philippine. It lnnvcs imiiiigrntinn from Jnpnu to be goviuniHl eutirelv bv the Knot Tnknhirn agreement. The rhnnge ie tiiiitprwtiiiiil lo be sati-l'ni'torv to the stnte tli-jml tiucnt . KeptiKiumt to dnp.in, lti'ii'i'scnttions wore made that the eiuietmcut into low of nn agree ment which ,tiiinn liml engiigetl upon honor lo fulfill wo-, repuguiuit to the JiiiiueHe government, ns was the ehiNMi'iention of JiiinnpHO with Hindu-, lilld others to be evelnilcil. The senate eommittee ntloptetl this ilnlsiei: "I'ldc-. otherwise itrovideil for by etiNting treaties, ihmnouh who are nnlivea of iKlunila not xo-sessetl hy the Vnilril Stntes mljueent lo the eontineot of Aaia nituntetl south of the twentieth parallel of latitude northwest ol the sixteenth meridian of longitude east from tlrvenwicli mill not-lli of the tenth parnllel of lat itude south, or who are unlives of nn,v country, province or lcienihkiif situate on the continent ol Aia west of the eleventh meridian of longitude east from Ureciiwieh, nml east of the fiftieth meridian of longituite east from lltet'iiwieh. eveept thnt portion of uh! lerritoiv situate between the fit I let Ii nml the Mty-fourth merid ians of longitude east from ftreenwieh mid the twentv I' th nml thirlv- eighth Hirallels of latitude ninth." IVrsimi Only Ailniitled. From the grenl liloek of territory in leentral Aln, the only country ex cepted from the hliiukt'l eelu-ion i lVrain. Kcslrielion on iiuiiiiirrntuin m from Persia is imposed, however. y Jl- which were lowed toward the n sH..inl tiimlv. Thnt poition of ' Hlue Ihdl. We fired u round these t'hinn nlmig most n its senemist ishnts, Ihev flew lings of truce and not included in the "excluded" tern-' ,,u' M,'upniit" put up ' I heir linml. t.iry, hut the t'hiuese eiliisuui l.iws'Thev were made pnaotieis. Tlnv .I this ...initrv. n i. i vi.l.iiii.,1. uo.il.t proved to be nineteen or twentv fir In .ipplu able i. i Iiiiim. - Why hntofc mi Cigars When I.a Oondas sre onlr ids Keen Minds and Ready Muscles 'nun n.tttti.illv wlti ii lii.im .-tinl limly iwv jti'opt'Hy iiutnisht tl. Tins i .ills r.i , tli,t wliii'h iiii'ltitU tlii nil uiiNiri.ni ntiini.il I'li'iiitiits, best tlt-rivt'd t'tiun tin- I'ii'Kl grains, httt lacking in many fumis. '1'ln' f.-ym up j m t ! I'immI rape is ni.uli ni ' w i ' ,i .1 mi, nt. . I ti !tl sll'il.i s ,, ' ' , I Mil It .'? t 'liulin iht if I'ln miin iiiiiii t'.tl s.ihs, tile Mhtclll t'l tl.tllv It lillllilmo-. urnpe-Nuts ha appetizing flux or. is easily di ffetsteil, mines vea! ti vne. nntl uhh I'lonui r yitiul niilU. is ,i siil, n.h.ilv lul.tii. ( tl i...nl t' .n make.s tr menial . 1 1 : i 'iv si. ii , "There's a THEY HAVE ARRIVED j tut what you have watted for tho beautiful now Gruen Bracelet Watches just the thing tor graduation. e ltieni o N.rf fhslj (IHlWHt4l lint A l'ti lis i 'luu-ue i. lUlilltMMUS MARTIN J. REDDY, Jt ve if .(jtkOity DOUBLING YIELD OF ALFALFA 10 BE DEMONSTRATED : i t'lofitsor I i' Itelmei ol the e ipirliiniit i-t.ition and (' i ('air, the ioiiut aai ulturlst and iiuthologlit, 1 will conduct an automobile excursion to sevpial alfalfa farms I'enr Med ftjid, to show farmers the remarkable Increases In alfalfa yields being ob tained with various sulphur fertilis ers. Te results being obtained lu these experiment nre among the most remarkable over obtained with fertilizers anywhere In the 1'iilted Slates. These testa will demonstrate conclusively that the total alfalfa yield of thU valley can rwullly bo doubled at eompnrntively small ex pense. They will also show that al falfa can be successfulh grown on stlrkv soil. i ! These results should also be of spe cial Interest at this time because of the largo sulphur deposits In the lllue hedge districts. Kvor farmer and business man In terested In the welfare of this valley should make a special effort to at tend. The imitv will lenvo fiom the Com mercial club building at 2 o'clock liot Friday afternoon, Mai 19. Hvery man should bring hla automobile and be prepared to take along as niunv others as possible who do not have automobiles. The entire trip will not consume mote than two or three hours. The start will tie made at :' o'clock shaip. IRISH SHIP BLOWN UP " a (Continued from page one) Hoiithwest eo..st of Ireland when we sighted n ship living the Norwegian colors. We signalled her. She re plied that 'lie was the And, IhuiiiiI front Hewn fur Oenon. At that time we weie about 180 miles west of OitfPtiKtnwu. "We ordered the And to follow us, hut she did not do so until we fired u shell. Then she proceeded 'ith h. "When we got ttenr Unitnt'n Hock the And stopped her engines. The lllue ltell was then n cable length nwnv from Iter niul we saw white snmke cominji from her after-hold. Two flerwan ensiuus were run up mi her tiinstliftid. I lie Ami loweted two j mini blnetiiekets with three ol'tieer- ! T ii minutes later the And s,inK about ,i mile ami a i.mrkr lion) tbe luht ,slui." - Nuts It v ami .mi, in- 'IllVtl l 1 1 t t. h n . Reason" TIm tl-ll MIlMr-lllIU' (hM mi. zr Uar ttl Itlksl tan Vml- o SUiU, s.S.tvj The Jcwelerj&S! MXl S1V J O ASK DEMOCRATS T0ITENAIST0 COMPLETE BALLOT 'I in- lulbm me Hutu i Ii i - tn n Mud bv the di Hum rnlir i-mintv eell tlnl rouilliiltfc leipii sting dcin i.ii, (o write the follow nig tinineH in "m t'n ballot ut the iriumry election M 10 to eoinplele the ticket : Fof Jepresentntive In concn -. Mark A. U'eatherfotd nf Album. For rcprpxentnlivpH eightli n.n opiititlive tlistrict, Juekion iiiit, Mnrmn H. Tonne of l'hoeniv. II I. lie Annonit of .Meilt'oal. Fir repfemetttntive ninth repMsen tntive ilistnet, Douglas nml .Iniksmi counties, J. lv. Ilowntil oT llnuyln-. eoutily. For pottnlv elerk, W. JI. .Miller ol Gobi Hill. For iMiunl tirnouret', Clutiles ,). N'limin of ,lni'kxonvilh. Help fill nn Hie ticket. Yours to spei Itully. V. II. Canon, slate com mitteeman, f. It Wolf, congressional eommittceiii.iii, ,1. i:. ltaikilull, ehnir- iiihti eiiiinlv I'liiiiinittee. FLEET CALLS IN ANOTHER JUDGE SAN FHANi I Si i). M.,v m. -Judge William ('. in Fleet ot the Fluted States district Putin disquali fied himsilf todav in tiMiia the -ale piiee of the Western I'ucitic nilllond, and aniioiinced thnt be would either call in another judge or nsk the "en tor judge of the I'ttited States eiieuit court of appeals to make the appoint inent. A l'Kltl.i:SS I'llYhlCI.W Such a physician recently remark ul: "Tho wonderful power of l.y. dlu K. I'ltikhHiu'a Vegetable Com pound over diseases of women In not because It Is a stimulant, not be cause it is .4 palliative, but simply bt cause It contains the very elements needed to tone up tho female system and strengthen the depleted organ Hm. ' Of course that Is so, other wise It would not Hiicrei'd as it has. - Vih DO YOU KNOW That this is GAS RANGE WEEK in Med ford? Demonstrations each afternoon at our office Special Prices on all RANGES Oregon Gas & Electric Co. 27 North Grape Street TWO TEIPS DAILY MEDFORD and EAGLE POINT s is' cut a. i '. i cute . . M 4Sd I 1 ii it v.,t i4nJa trst ti :i A V ,4d i 41 11 call fo attr.fci t '. s ' diort .'i vtltx.t ai4Vc & tOlMi, I'llONV. It3v.'l i iMKIiHl I''''ll P, 'l I U HlMul I'l'i "I'll i mto;HmrndrtWWm llli ' " li Itlil MhjimiiiHAilA.L'i.J'.Mi.i.K li Miii Food that is ahentmed oith or fried in Cottolcne is tempting in opjicorance nd has a delicious whole aomtness that is always appreciated. Cottolenc it superior for shortening biscuits, pis crusts and pastries and for frying doughnuts, fish, chicken, vtffrtablrs, etc. No special instructions axe required for its use. Awk your groctr to dvtlvtr regular suppll of ColtoUne. It Is xv.kd in polls c ronventant biir. CSEjtsZFAtR BANKS5SH3 Cqi(qlen& mhe$ good cooking beiter Gardner on Registration Law Prior to the recent amendment of When the present registration N sec. 2, art. 11 of Oregon Constitution which require all persona to be cit Izoiin or the I'ttlteit States before they can vote; a person, foreign born, could vote on his first papers, but wince the enactment of snld sec tion such pel sou must be a citizen to have the right of suffrage, which menus thnt he shall have compiled with the naturalization laws and to- celved his final papers. The permanent registration Inw of I fill provide, thot u futelgn person reglsterln; shall state: "Whether naturalized. If uuturallied, the time. , lintlon, the tequircments for tho e place. and couit of naturalisation, hlbll or papers being tacked on by as evidenced by the final citizenship i the legislature over tho plot est of paper or a duly authenticated copy the county clerks, or certltiiMte thereof, made by the Consldeiable has been said by tho proper orncer or tne court wnero is sued and cxihlblted by tho elector." A provision Is made that a person heretofore reglstcicd as fully natur alized hhall nut be required lo ex hibit his citizenship papers when reglstuilug under said act. which could apply only us shown by the records of previous registrations, and as there weie no distinctions made as to decimations or first papers and naturalization or second papers as, shown by the records. It is necessary i find n record of their citizenship to have the final papers exhibited paper, while others find they aro now In order to comply with the law. not citizens, but have been voting on In teterring to the teglstrntlon of! either their own or their father' forign liorn persons, the attorney first papers, which was proper up to general In an opinion, lecontly said: I this year. "As. applied to the registration of j Aa to Mr. Ahrens' case: Mr. such citizens, clearly he cannot fur-j Ahrens said: "Mr. Putnam had tho iilsh tho final citizenship papers for law there aud said 1 could he regis the Inspection of the county clerk as tered, that It was not necessary for provided lu sec. ft of chapter 225, line to evhlblt any papers." I am not laws of 1815, and. In the absence of jaw are as to what part Mr. Putnam any showing In the former reglstra- '. has In the registration, outside ot his tlou I maks of the county whether an elector there registered was natural ized ur net. It ! apparent that ha cannot comply with either of the 'qualification and that It will be nee- jesvary for bint to comply with the naturalisation law lu cases whgre the records of for mer registrations have shown the person fully naturalized his legisla tion has been actcpu.l without Hie exhibit of p:t i cm TEACHERS' REVIEW COURSE Prepnriinr for June Teaehers' Kxnmination, and SUMMER SCHOOL Regular Business and Shorthand Courses. Hnlf-Pny Sessions from Stfi) A. M. t. V2 M. Special Tuition Charyre. WW IX MONDAY, MAY 22. MEDFORD COMMERCIAL COLLEGE Scenic Shasta Route through California Four trains daily with through sleeping cars from Portland to San Francisco. Direct con nections for all Southern and Eastern points. Summer Round Trip Tickets will lo on sale daily June lt to Sept. HO (o prineipal KaMeni eitie. Ulvral stop overs allowed rn route. Return limit 00 day from date of sale not to exwunl Oct 31, I91u Ml. Sha.ta. Sbat.i sprint. Mt. t!sen, San Fruneiaeo. Yoa. einite Yallev, Cafifonua Ite.i. h liVoorto, rf Antelea, laK. .iiiut-Calit'ortiia Kipoiti.m, AjMtlic Trail, R a, Uvtm and New Orlcuc. Call oh Iwil .iC,mf t,ir ittfornuuiiw, Ak Ii in i- ni.iki- up nn ot.irv tf jonr 11 in ir tvnif to . JOHN M. SCOTT. Gwtrral Patswifw Atjwtt, ' Portland. Ore. Southern Pacific Lines 7V completed tho rocornu will show everyone leglsteted as "Fully Natur alized" and It will not be necessnty for persons re-registering to exhibit their papers. Tho registration law has boon administered in tbo other count le.i or Oregon as In Jackson county, e- jhlblt of paper or ccact dates being require d. The county clerks of tho state having assembled nint worked .out the teglstrntlon law, will any .that the law as first drawn required ,only evidence for pi oof of natural- Mall Tribune as to tho leglstratlou of certain persons, among them be ing Mrs. Hclllngor of Mcdford, whoso card was returned for correction only. Mr. Iludge Mr. Asbpolo and licit Ilaney, nil of whom have been registered as well as some ol tho lothets mentioned by tho Mall Trl- jbunu. A special effort has been niado to get lu touch with the records of those affected, many boing able to liberal criticism, of which I have no objections were It all the truth. As to Mr. Kelly's opinion lu tho I matter, I do not think the public 'will take seriously Mr. Kelly' opln- Ion when opposed to that of the at tnrney general of the state, and I have conscientiously striven to fol low the law gs construed by that officer. C A. C.AltnVKil. ' i Paul dvei tUcinent I i . t if I t jmjvjre ll(J)t "" 'ito o V I lilt lb i tsiB) I I I 1 I" .! flttS M) vilHi. .P J " f.- (U4 L, A . wl -viii 'Luiiii-in i .u