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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 9, 1916)
PA 01? THREE E GO. P. AUDIENCE Spcaliins of Sirs. Ed Hanley's ad 'dross Friday In Portland, the Oregon Ian snys: Mrs. E. B. Hanlcy, ot -Madford, 'mlrred the conference and brought men and women to their feet In patri otic fervor when she said, In the 'course of nn-ploquent address:. ''';'. "I didn't raise my bo? fo be-a1 sol dier but I am raising my boy. to re spect an American woman, and. to jjroleet her wherever she may be. "i didn't raise my bny to 6 a sol dier but I am ralsluK hlriilo Aspect Ills American citizenship, and to pro tect American rights. In peace and war." Her address was the big event o.t, a big day for the Hughes campaign in Oregon. She expressed so clearly, so forcefully and so coinplotoly just what the other women and all the delegates felt that they cheered and cheered and cheered when she finished. ".We women," said Mrs.. Huul.cV In lier address, which came just before the election of permanent officers the morning session, "have been studying this political game quite a while, and we have gone right down into fuiultamcntals. - "And I want you understand that the women in this campaign un derstand the fundamental tissues in volved. We are not flocking like un thinking sheep after those who would try to stir us with sentimental ap peals. We understand the situation a who lot better than llio nien.glvc us credit for doing. "I don't see where they got the idea " she continued, "that the wom en of this country are so sentimental and emotional and credit all this'talk about 'He kept us out of war?1 Why should not this big country have kepj out of war? We all know there was no evteise for us to get Into wur? Old Stock Xot Kxtinct l"T tell' you 'the wives and 'mothers of the old stock in this country are not extinct. They are going to breed a race of men who will be strong-for peace, but who also will be brought up imbued with the spirit to protect the rights of their country-and Its citizens whenever they are at stalie.'. ': "I want you women to go out from here and kindle anew the fires 'of pa triotism that, the democrats say they have pjil out. I want the flames Jo crackle and to burn. And I ant Ore gon, which was the first stato to nom iiUcMr. Hughes for president, I. want this state of yours and mine to start the movement to repudiate the idea that we are all milksops and jelly fish!" ' ' "The women of this country have been studying Mr. Hughes for a long time. They know hliu thoroughly, 'and their confidence In lilm is abso- "Jute. Mr. Hughes is probably closer a the women of the American repub lic, In his fundamental ideals and principles, ,thnn any other man in American life. . "I am very happy to come before you today," she said at beginning. "I feel that I have been very greatly "honored at being asked to speak to you, but 1 feel very Inadequate to the occasion. I am just a poor little country farmer come down to the city lor the day. "These are Indeed democratic times," she went on. "After three years of democratic administration, I am wearing my last year's suit and 1 iiad to sell two pigs to buy my rail road ticket. Medford Campaign Kxplulned "I bring you a message from Jack son county " she said, explaining how she and other women of that county in five days organized a branch Hughes Alliance at Medford, consid ercd the democratic stronghold of the state, with 975 charter members, of whom 377 were women. This alliance now has 1005 members and Is still growing. . , - - "When we started in to organize our branch Hughes Alliance,"- Mrs llanley explained, "we ran Into a lot of democrats who laughed at us. But they are not laughing now. Rome of them have even joined us. "Others of you might ticofit by our plan of organization. We' divided our town and our county into precincts and in each of these precincts we picked out the 'llvest bunch' we could find. The result was that In five dayis four women had obtained 975 mem hers for the alliance. ' "Half the women of our Hughes Alliance who have pledged themselves to work for Mr. Hughes are demo crats. Their husbands are perfectly furious! They are threatening all sorts of dire things, from cutting auto tires to depriving us of our powder, nhlrh is supposed to be the' worst hing they could possibly do!" LONG HHANl'll, X. J.. M. !). President Wilson announced toiliiv iw a result- of the (termitn submarine at tacks on vessels off the American const that "the German government will be held lo the fulfillment of its prrtmiscs to the government of the United States." He-added that lie "had no right now to question Germany's willing ness lo fulfill the promises." Just before Count Vou llernstnrff. the German ambassador, called on the president at Shallow Lawn this af ternoon ilr. Wilson issued the follow ing statement : "The government will, of course, first inform itself as to all the facts that there may he no doubt or mis take as far as they are concened. 'Tim rmimtvv nine i-ni nssnred that hho German government will he held to the complete lulfilhnent of ,iU promises to the government of the United States. I have no right now to question its willingness to fulfill them." - Count Von Bernstorff following his (nlk with President Wilson declared that, from Information in his possess ion all the attacks on vessels off the American coast by a German subma rine had been conducted In accord ance with cruiser warfare. "Germany has promised to conduct her submarine warfare in accordance with the rules of cruiser warfare," the German ambassador said, "and Germany always keeps her promises. ' SLIGHT HINT OF THE TURKISH if ' i iff' TO BE OPENED FOR Here is one of Jlme. Alia liiplev's models from the Fashion Art league fashion show and notice the Orien tal drape at the bottom of the skirt not a "llarcni" sl:ii;t at all, just a yen tie him of Turkish influence. it was noiie.ealile in all the sniarl evening gowns al the show j "Regardless of bluffing uy the iiill - roads the O. & ?. grant lauds will be opened up to settlement as fast as Uhcy can be classified and other es sential preliminaries attended to by the government. This is the under standing upon which I. am working," announced I.ouls I,. Sharp, chief of the field division of the general land office, upon his return from South ern Oregon where the classification of the grant lands Is in progress, in an interview in the Portland Journal. Classification of the lands is com plete in Klamath County and practi cally so in Josephine and Jackson counties, Mr. Sharp reported. "Hemnrkably good progress is be ing made In tho work leading up to the adjustment of the tax claims for tho different counties by ex-Governor West." ' ' Kxcellcnt Pragiv.ss Matin "Excellent progress Is being made In the field classification of the land grant lauds," continued Mr. Sharp. "Forty timber cruisers and laud ex aminers assisted by as many compass men are now uctlvoly engaged In the work. In addition lo this force a conrplete survey party consisting of a regular deputy surveyor and field party, totaling five members are em ployed In the work, making rt-sjir-veys, locating lost or obliterated cor ners, preparing field notes and In btherwiso assisting the cruising force in locating the land. "Assisting nio in supervising 'and directing the field claslflcatlou work Is Special Agent Leonard Lovegren of my regular field division force. if the matter were presented by some glib tongued real estate dealer, but to the hardy men familiar with farm ing and willing to undertake the ob ligation of taking his family on this land and developing a farm and mak ing home, ho will find a lurgv number of tracts which will present, nccoril- ing to his ideas, special Inducements. I "These are the kind of people that will make a success as settlers and de velop the country. The others will not and the whole matter has been framed so as to secure a larger per centage ot tho desirable class. "I don't know Just when the land will be opened to ontry. Reports of tho classification are being transmit ted daily by my office In Portland to Washington, and it Is the purpose of the secretary of tho interior and of Clay Tnllman, rommisloner of the general, laud of ike, to open theso lands to seticinent at the earliest pos sible date. Tax Claims Chocked "The checking of tax rlainiB of a Dumber of the counties has been com pleted by ex-(lovornor West who has been appointed a special attorney by the interior department for the spe cific mirnose of hnndlinn the tnx mat ters. The balance of the county lints will go forward in a very short tlnio. Considering tho amount ot work in- Tlie i'owii is of azure blue soiree I The balance of the field force consists ilk with bodice of flesh color net. A girdle of silver embroidered rilj- ihiiu ami narrow hlaek ribbon form a girdle silver and blue are repeated ; in lite rose arland on the skirt ami on Ilit- girdle. - NEW YORK, Oct. 9. The British steamer Strathdene was fired upon without warning, according to the commander of the ship. Captain Wil son who was iirougnt into pori iu- day by the steamer P. L. M. No. 4 from Quebec, with 311 members of the crew. TWO MORE CONVICTS SCAPE AT SALEM SALEM, Ore. Oct. 9. By sawing out of their cells and scaling the wall, James Obrynn and Frank Smith, said to bo two of the most desperate and dangerous convicts in the penlten-, Greatly increased difficult-in niuk- tlary, escaped early today and guards are scouring the country for them. CHICAGO, (let. !). The German submarine activity resulted today in a downward crash of wheat values. The break risjhl. at the Marl amounted to 4'-j cents n bushel in suine eases, December falling to I . .Vi, as com pared witli .fl..")!li ., at Saturday's fin ish. Prices of corn, oats am provisions also fell, hut not to so radical a de gree as in the case of wheal. of packers, assistants, cooks, auto drivers and others, making the total force engaged in field work 100 peo ple. (lood for Funning "As to the character of the country being classified, I want to say that It is not' extremely Valuable from the : standpoint of real estate speculators, I but from the .standpoint of the honest, bona - fide settlor who i understands farming and who is ile a irons of securing a homo and devel oping a farm, numerous good op portunities will be presented. "I saw ns good corn as has ever been grown In the west growing and maturing on non-irrigated lands. "I will hazard a guess that the new settled in that :callty will teach the old timers sonietli:ngcoicernlng the growing of feed by the use of silos and other Improved methods. "The reports of tho cruisers will not be colored one way or another, cither for or against the agricultural value of the land or Its timber value. Xo Hit Willi Speculators- To the speculator and the muu looking for a farm for other purposes Adds to the Joy of Living it isn't alone the dclieious- lv sweet nut-like taste of! Grape-Nuts that has made the food famous, though taste makes first appeal, and goes a lung way. But with the zestful flavor there is in Grape-Nuts the entire nutriment of finest wheat and barley. And this includes the rich mineral ele ments of the grain, necessary for vigorous health the greatest joy of life. jwery table should nave its daily ration of Grape -Nuts ' 'There's a Reason" lug exports was the generally accept-ithan actual developing the land, the cd reason for all of the declines. prospects will not be as promising as AccomJislimg "the impossible in a cigarette! It is years back since smokers have heard of any T4EW quality in a cigarette. But here, at last, is a cigarette that has accomp- -lished "the impossible", namely : A cigarette that satisfies, and yet is MILD Chesterfields! For the first time in the history of cigarettes, you are offered this new kind of enjoyment I No cigarette, at any price, can give you this new enjoyment except Chesterfields f Why? Because no cigarette maker can copy the Chesterfield blend! Try Chesterfields today Lorenzo Elliott, aged SO years, and Mrs. Wllhelmina Thorn, aged 70 years, were quietly married yesterday afternoon by County Judge Marsters. They will make their borne In this city. Roscburs News. C1GAR.E m if Mm Th Chiterfield Blrnd contain the moil famous Turkiah tobtceos -SAMbOUN for richnu: CAVA1XA for rona; SMYRNA for iwrttntu; XANTHI far frftfraac, combined with thm bctt doWMtic loaf, 20 for 10c TTES cna yd iheyrc MILD volved In these tux claims and the Is a great deul further advanced than necessity of such extreme care In con-j I anticipated it would be at this unction with tho checking this work time." Pure Blood means Perfect Heahh rm n mi TBADE Will Make Your Blood Pureffi .The Swift Specific Co. tiSS hi., ATLAVfo.CJA. JIII'I'IJ pugs I If: :.''"'1 I S3 I Insist Upon Home Products THESE GOODS ARE MADE IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY KEEP THE MONEY AT HOME Ask Your Grocer" arid Butcher FOB rioduc mvc.R-9 The.y Are They're Home Crown ACORN Vxri "V WVkJi (BRAN point pap Ever Two Recipes for Hot Weather: PEP At the Soda Fountains and Yellow Label Tomatoes At the Grocer's Try tlicm today and cool off. ROGUE RIVER VALLEY CANNING CO. For GALVANIZED TANKS OIL AND WATER . and IRRIGATING PIPE Go to J. A. SMITH . , 128 N. Grape St Patronize the institution-thatmaintnins the Largest Payroll in Medford. The Medford Printing Co. The Best Equipped Job Plant in Oregon outside of. Pnrt.lnnrl THOUGHT Ol- THAT BEFORE llli.K r r r r r r r . I that before !: LET'S STOP THAT LEAK Our community's money Ix-longs to us. It should bo used for the improvement of our town and for tlie good of our country. Arc we allowing it to leak away ? Ami arc wo doing anything to discover the leaks? Can't we put homo trade to work? There is a workman who can stop the leaks. The tool ho uses is mu tual patronage. We farmers and merchants should get together as masters and use this powerful agent to stop tlie leak that is fast draining the resources of this town and this country. It takes co-operation. That's all.
