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MEDFORD MXTG TRTBTJIJE, iffiDFORD. ORTXTON, WEDNESDAY. 'AUGUST 30, 1916
IN UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, I). ('., Au. 311.
llluminnlinj; fiuri-H Hi-tling furth tin
extont, nmotint of business hiintlliMl,
the vast cttpital invested and tin' im
)(rtiinPO of thu riiilwiiv sy-iti'irH of
tho United Stales co!!imrcd willi
those op oilier mil inns, art' (jivca in
today's bulletin issued by the Na
tional (li'oni'Miliii' Hoi'iety from its
Washington henhiiartf rs :
"Willi its moio than u iiurler of
u million miles of railroads ('JoT.nii!))
on Jimp nil, ltllfi, the United Stales
not only load every other nation in
the world, hut e.xeeeils by nO.fltIO miles
the total railway inileatre of Europe.
In flint, it has two-thirds an iniieli
mileage as all the rest of the world
coiiibineil. The lenfrth of traeks, in
eludini; switehes and sidings, renehes
the enormous total of Iltll.OOO miles
enough to reaeh from the earth to
the moon, and with a KiirnliiH Kiiffi
eient to girdle the e;lobe six limes.
Over these traeks lill.llllll loeomotives
nre. oneriiieil, drawing 2,3'J7,IIII0
cars.
"The avern"n number of employes
of all the railroads iu the United
States whosn annual operatine rev
enues amouiited to $1(111,(100 or more
last year was 1,I0I),:142, the number
of miles of loud earning under this
elassil'ienlion lii'iiur about 225,001).
The total eonipeiisation paid these
employes was $1.10.ri,IOO,(mO, mi
nmoiinl cxeeeilinif the total revenues
of the United States poveriiiiient for
1013-14 by more than $12n,()iM.()00.
The averapo annual wntre of railway
employes is, therefore, $82(1.
."Ainouir tho railway employes in
1(114 the largest average daily eom
pensation went to fteaeral offieerH,
$1(1.0(1, with other officers ranking
peeond, $0.48. Third in lino of nver
age daily compensation wero the en
pinemcn, $5.24, followed by condue-
tors, $4.47. The lowest ,vn? to
the truckmen, a daily nvernB of
$1.5!). In every class mivc one (em
ployes account floatinif equipment)
the compensation for 11114 was more
than in 1(11.1, llni largest daily in
crease piinr to the ireneral officers
(ill) cents), with firemen ranking next
(!) cents), and condiii'tors third (8
cents).
"l''or the twelve months endinfr
June :i(l, llll"), our railroads carried
1)7(1,0110,000 passengers, 7(1,000,000
fewer than diirinir (lie previous twelve
months. These travelers paid the
roads $(110,000,000, about 0(1 cents
each, and the average receipts per
passenger mile were n fraction under
two cents. The number of tons of
revenue-producing freight bundled
was 1,802,000,000, for which ship
pers paid Hie roads $1,077,000,000.
The average freight rate per ton per
mile for these shipments was a little
less than Slircc-fiaarlors of a cent,
"The total railway operating rev
enues for the year amounted to
$2,().'i(l,000,000, with operating ex
penses of $2,088,000,000.
NKW YORK, Auk. 30 The Kronen
nrniy authorities liuvo requested that
tlio American Volunteer Ambulance
corps, which bus done such valuable
sorviro, be Increased by more volun
teers, aceordliiK to a cablegram re
ceived from Itlcburd Norton, coin-
luuuder of tbo corps, by bis brother,
Ullot Norton, of New York. It bus
been asked that Kllot Norton pass
upon the quullUeution of uuy man
who desires to volunteer for the corps
and he has arranged to do this.
Tbo corps began work in France
at the start ot the wur nnd for the
last eighteen months It has been do
ing regular ambulance service for one
of tbo Kreneb army divisions. I.ntoly
the corps received tbo distinction ot
being mentioned In tlio general or
ders for "the constant devotion to
duty of Its members nnd because It
has rendered t tie very greatest ser
vice to the army division to which It
Is attached In succoring tbo wounded
in the best possible manner.'
The essential requirements for vol
unteers are that they should be good
Americans In sound health, capnhlo
of wlthstnndinx hardships and doing
burd nnd trying work in curing for
tho wounded with kindness nnd with
out complaint. Volunteers should
also be Bood-tempcred ami eui able of
getting on well with other men or all
kinds and renditions. In addition
tboy must lie nblu to drlva a motor
and talk some Trench. Tho men al
ready attached to the ocrps have been
prlnclpaly American college graduates
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CHICAGO, Aug. .'10. The nation
fuces n serious shortage of fresh
meats in the event of u national rail
roiid strike, officials of the Union
stockyards, the world's largest eut
lle market, mi id. today. Tho present
npplv, it wa- unnoiiiiccil, will last
only three days.
Hcenuso of the heavy demand for
foreign export and the uiiusiiall.
heavy domestic ileimmd, the packer.
have been unable to lay away a sur
plus for storage, Tliouias K. Wilson,
head of one of I he largest pnekini
firms, said. The embargo placed b,
railroads on the shipments of cattle
and oilier perishables probably will
mean the crippling of the entile pack
ing industry of the country, he said.
'A strike can only result in u shut
down of certain sections of oar bus
iness," Mr. Wilson added. "The
packing bouses have, of course, done
what they could lo prepare lor the
slrike. We have stored as much as
we could and we have got as much
livestock in the yards as passible.
Tho supply wu have on hand, how
ever, will last no longer inan mree
lays.
"If the packers cannot bring in
mi V livestock tliey cannoi snip our
BOYS LEARN HOW 10 OPERATE UNCLE SAM'S .
GIANT SEARCHLIGHT; THROWS RAYS 3 MILES
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t,i . ! ' 4 vi ft" "S
14" y h7 mm
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The biggest, searchlight, in the I'liitctf States Is in use at Fori Terry,
rium Islitnd, . Y., wlicre stventl liundml luiys from all parts of tlie
country arc hcing put through military Imlnlng. The aearclillght is five
fevt in fliuinelci' and throws rays lln ce niiios.
any I'rosh meats, under the perisliablt
goods prohibition."
The total number of cattle received
ill the Chicago markel. for the pres
ent averages about 50,000 weekly.
About 140,000 bogs arc brought into
the market und .120,000 sheep each
week.
?eeZ- Abh Assisiaitis-'
ipl TWOTHER Nature and Father Time made p
Swiffl diamonds out of carbon. But pshaw! pi
Look what their method does with tobacco. m
Two years of it make VELVET. ipi
qgtv&f ' if
pOR VELVET is matured
by two full years of ageing
in Nature's way. The result is that
mellow, aged - in - the - wood
smoothness that no other
smoking tobacco possesses.
You can't get that smoothness
in any other way.
lOcTins
5c Metal-lined Bast
One Pound Glass Humidor
fi'
. WASHINGTON', Aug. 30. One en
listed mini was killed, two officers
and five men seriously injured und
sixty-seven other men slightly hurt
aboard the armored cruiser Memphis,
in nddition to those Jost by drowning
when the ship was wrecked in h storm
yesterday it t San Oomingo City. Hear
Admiral Pond's dispnlch today suid a
steam main burst, causing the addi
tional casualties.
Admiral I'ond snid all hands hnd
been removed from the ship, which be
presumed would be a total loss. To
day's message did not summarize the
total ciisnullics, merely addinr, "scc
eral men missing, believed drowned,"
to the itimi.ed casualties of the en
gine room accident which occurred
while the cruiser was endeavoring to
make her way to sea in the face of
a sadden storm. A report Inst night
said twenty men returning to the ship
in it inntorhout had been lost.
Admirnl Pond's message follows:
"All builds off the Memphis. Cup
tain Heuch was the last to leave the
ship. When the storm struck steam
was up and main engines working,
but main steam line burst. Cause un
known. Those near too seriously in
jured to be questioned. Two officers
injured, but will recover. One en
listed man dead, five very seriously
injured, live seriously injured nnd
sixty-seven slightly injured, mostly
in engineer's force. Several men
missing, probably drowned."
Complete muster of the Memphis'
crew and a full report on the loss of
the cruiser lire expected ut the navy
department today.
The navy tug Potomac, which left
Sail Domingo City for Port Puleiicue
at 1 iliO p. ni. yesterday, just before
the storm broke, is' thought to bo
safe, nllhoiigli there is nu word from
her. The gunboat Castine, which was
in the harbor at Kan Domingo City,
put to seu when the storm broke and
still is oht of the harbor. She lost
all but one of her boats and had her
steering gear disabled, but the ship
is under control, according to dis
patches. The sea was perfectly smooth in
the harbor until after 3 o'clock p.
ru when the storm suddenly broke
and the heavy sens drove the Mem
phis ashore at 4:30 n. in.
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Fair
To Be Held at
MEDFORD
13-14-15-16
Sept.
Largest Premiums Offered in the State on
Horticultural and Agricultural Products
Liberal Premiums on Stock, Poultry, Flowers, Minerals, Prod
ucts of Kitchen and Pantry, Embroidery and Fancy Work,
Fine Arts, Children's Exhibits, School Exhibits, Etc.
Get a Premium List and make some exhibits
Big Free Barbecue and
Community Day Thursday
Sports and Races of all kinds, including Rooing and Bucking
Contests, Cowboy and Cowgirl Races, Bulldozing, Ladies' and
Men's Relay Races, Running Races, Wild Horse Races, Goat
Roping Cotests
Ashland Day Friday, 15th
Biggest and Best Fair Ever Shown in the County
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from 2d to ."id years of age.
S.' I. BROWN, Sec.
A. J. VANCE, Pres.
A spinster snys she loves cuts he
cause they are Just as treacherous us
men.