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vkcv, tttrf.f; Id. NO RACE FOR HAND OF BEAUTY: MISS HARRIMAN IS ENGAGED Closing Out Sale PAPERS STOLEN AT ftrrcnForcn matt; trtpjixt:, mtcdfotjt), oteciox'. Monday, xoyemitf.t?. 1?,. inir. .f ffVl-AGSTAI''!', Ariz., Nnv. i:t. Dr. l'ereivul l.nwHl, founder nnd diree tur of llit' Lowell ohseivatory here, imtl nil astronomer of iiitermitionul $ reputation, dii-d hero lust night from u stroke of apoplexy suffered yoster- diiy morning. Dr. J.owoll apparently wim in good fii lifiiltli when he arrived here reeenlly 0 from a leelure trip. 1 l''of I en years iiiiieh of Dr. Lowell's ; j effort hail heen devoted to study of ' the planel .Mars and he made many ' interest hivr announcements of Jiis oh- j servalions on the life and topography : of that world. I Dr. Lowell's home was in Hoston, where he was horn Mareh lit, J8f.i. 1 lint he eaine here at eertnin seasons 'i for his' studio- at the oleiviilorv he 3 estahlished here in IStll, heeaiise of the eh'arness of the atmosphere. Several ast ronomteat expeditions iwere oi-janized liv him. Anions them were an eclipse expedition to Tripoli in lllflll and alt expedition to the -.; Andes nioantains to photograph Mars "i in J!I07. For ten years prior to 'j he made a number of flips to Japan. .'. In T.llt'J he was appointed non-resi- dent professor of astronomy of tile Massachusetts Institute of TeehnoM ' o;;y. lie Has the author, of many j works on astronomical subjects and a j contributor to scientific publications. ; C'AMniUDCi:, Mass., Nov. IS. Dr. j Pereival Lowell, whoso dealli at his ,! private observatory at Flagstaff, Ariz. was reiiorted today, was best known j as the principal exponent of the ) theory that Mars Is Inhabited. i Astronomers generally, while ex- i pressing regard for his ability and en- thusiasn repardqd many of his thco- j ries as radical anil all of them were not accepted. Dr. Lowell was a brother of A. Lawrence Low-ell, president of Har vard university. It was from the observatory at Flagstaff that he announced his dis covery of vegetation on Mars, with, the inference that the planet was In habited, ami his observations of the canals as being so regular in form as to indicate that they wero artificial. A jjolloitgue p Jr. Lowell said today that while many astronomers did not agree with his theories, they were confirming his observations very fre quently. Dr. Lowell is survived by bis widow who was Miss Constance Savage Keith of Ttostou and by two sisters and a brother. . FIELD HEADQUAIITKRS AMER ICAN pr.MTIVE EXPEDITION, Mexico. Nov. 13. Followers of Fran cisco Villa hnvo boon disrovpred in headquarters camp. Thus far, none haa boon molested or plm'Od in the stockade with the sroro captured during the southward drive of the punitive expedition. They go about the camp openly and .even receive American gold, at the rate of about a dollar a day( which is wealth, for a peon. - These Villintas, however, harbor no evil designs against the American troops. Neither do they talk about thel raffiliation with the bandit lead- or. For they now are pacificos and declare that half of the poor people of -tho southern republic would do just as they are doing, work in a de sultory fashion for the army from the north, if given an apportunity. Hut few of the laborers stay long in camp. Their fear of Villa is too great. The threat Vilal has made to kill every man and woman who turns n hand for the Invaders, strike a chill to their hearts. POSTAL CLERKS XF.vV YORK, X..v. I.J. In t let ter to President N'iUon. tnndt; public today, Thomas K. Flaherty, secretary ami trciMircr of the National Feder ation of Po-tal Clerks, entered a pro tect nu'ain-t working po.-tol't'iee clerks more than ei,-ht hours n day. The letter calls the attention nt the presi dent to the fact 'ibnt a law pii-ed bv eonirre-s provided that clerk- Jmll not be required to w,,rk more than eight hours a day within ten hours. nnd fr working in exec- of tin are to be paid ovcrtHtie in proportion to their ulniics. WASHINGTON-, Nov. 1.1 The Her man embassy has reason to believe that a number of highly conflilctitiul , dispatches, at present missing, were in the packet from which Karl Arm gaard Urnvos extracted letters he Is charged with having used in an al leged attempt to obtain ftl.uOf) from Countess Von Dernstorl'f, wil'o of the (ierman ambassador. The nature of the dispatches Is un known. The (ierman government has been sent all available information regarding tho packet's coutents aud investigation, it is said, will imme diately be made In Berlin with a view of ascertaining what, if any, secret papers aro missing, as well as the identity of the 'messenger from whom Craves secured the letters. , It was made plain today that Prince Ilatzfeldt. counselor of the embassy, through whom Graves attempted to get $11,000, may testify against him, but woulii prefer not to. If his tes timony is deemed essential to the prosecution of Craves, permission for him to appear in court will be asked of Kmperor William. It was learnedtoday that tho pack et from which Craves obtained the letters adrossed to Countess Von IJernstorff had been officially sealed by the German foreign office. The lotters which have so far been seen by embassy officials are dated early in September. All details of the story told by Graves last night in Now York were ridiculed todny at tho German embas- SPECIAL ELECTION ASHLAND, Nov. 13. The city will hold two elections in the near future. The first is a special one, Nov. '24, pasing upon the merits of two proposed charter amendments. The first refers to abolishing the two miner-ill springs and park com mission mid merging both into "The Mineral Spnngs and I'ark Ccimniis sion" of three members, to serve one two and threev years respectively me eicciion or ni"ii a Hoard carries with it by implication the levyinjf of from a .'I l-U to a 5 mill lax on the city's assessed valuation, the amount so raised to be expended in a general way for the upkeep of the parks and springs system. Thi snnicndmtnt, if earned, does away with the dual boards and eonilietinp authority. It also- broadens the scope of the second amendment on the special election ballot authorizes the city council, in its discretion, to make re assessments of property wherever previous ones have proved to be de fective. This is a new depaturc here but it has been adopted in other towns, Meilford included, and has stood the acid test of supreme court decisions. The city election proper will be held on Tuesday, Dec. II). The of ficers lo be elected are mayor, re corder, treasurer and three council men. The present mavor is- O. II. Johnson, rccoYdcrf ('. II. Gillette, treasurer. (I. . Kubanks. The coiin cilmen whose terms expire are If. I'. Cornelius, 1st ward; I'. L. A-hernl'l. '2d ward; A. L. Lamb, .'Id ward. Lamb is up fur re-election, Cornelius also "if the people want him.'' A-h-craft not having nmdc any public announcement. For mayor, J, din son is a pas-ive candidate ' for re election, and ('. YV. limit a, council man from the third ward, is an avowed one. For recorder, Gillette is not a candidate, but there arc many others, icludini; II. ('. Galev. J. I!. Wiuicr. V. II. (iowdy, I!. 1 Campbell and ('. L. Cunningham, nil of whom haic made formal an nouncements. It i- conceded Hint G. G. Kubanks will have no opposition whatever for re-election as city treasurer. GOVERNOR WHITMAN TO INSPECT MILITIA NEW OHLKANS. I.n., Nov. 1.1. Governor Charles S. Whitman of New York, necompunied by Mrs. Whitman, was in New Orleans today en route to McAllen, Tex., where he will inspect several thoii-nnd national guardsmen or i tie empire state. I be governor and his wile planned lo rot her until Wednesday. Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25catall tlruwistg. Miss F.thel Harriman, shown here with her mother. Mrs. J. Wdcn liar- liman. will, it is rumored, allomll.,, . mci ciiyii gcoiciu mniii it, one ui inc. 1 i.iguesi oi American minionaii es, with whom she has been seen many ' times during the summer season 'at, EIGHT HOUR DAYI NHV YORK, Nov. 1:1. With the prospect that iptestions Involved in the Adamson eight hour law contro versy will be brought ui). proceedings in arbitration were begun here today which may settle the demands of switchmen on thirteen railroads east of the Misslsssippl for an eight hour day and time and a half for overtime labor. The Switchmen's union of North America, which is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, de manded an eight hour day after con-' gress enacted -the Adamson statute. Tho railroads would not make the concession and arbitration is now sought under the Newiands act. . IIALTIMORK, Mil., Nov. 1M. The thirty-sixth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor opened a two-weeks session here this morn ing. Cardinal Gibbons delivered the invocation and President Samuel Gompers of the national organization responded to the addresses of wel come. The reading of the report of the executive council was expected to take up all of the afternoon session. It was contained in a closely printed pamphlet of 1 f2 pages nnd dealt wlfti practically every question affecting the federation. LOS ANG10LES, Nov. 13. Slight Improvement was reported today In the condition of Mrs. Inez Milholland Iloissevaln, New York suffrage leader, who is gravely ill of anemia at a hos pital here. She. passed a fairly good night, her nurses said, and showed a little more strength following the third transfusion of blood into her veins, made Saturday. The Business Short Cut The quicker, shorter, surer, more profitable way to trans act business is via WESTERN UNION Telegraph Service It discounts distance and overrides delay. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY ; ewHirt. Miss llim-inum is consul l''cil one tit tile mosi hcnntilul women j '-t' Newport, New- Y,,rk and Washin: ! ton society. . . 1 t 1 tie runi.-r, it true, coming netore -.,. ,,., i,,!,,,,!,,,.,!,,,, lo society. means 'iii-i-c will be no race for her hand. DESTROYERS SUNK PKTKOGUAD, Nov: in. An offi ciul stiitement issued here today sayn that a majority of German vessels which took part Friday in a bom bardment in the Gulf of Finland were sunk. , The German warships, the state ment says, were llti-kuot torpedo craft. . The statement reads; "Haltic sea: On Friday night a flo tilla of the enemy's Ilti-knot torpedo craft entered the Hay of Finland. A dense fog hindered discovery of the enemy's vessels in good lime and in coneipience the enemy succeeded in bombarding the Baltic coast for sev eral minutes. rtEltLIN, Nov. 1.1. Germnn tor pedo boat forces on Friday night entered the Gulf of Finland nnd ef fectively shelled the Ku!slnn naval base of Ilalticport ut short lunge, ac cording to an official statement Issued today by tho Germnn admiralty. Dnlticport is near tho entrance to the Gulf of Finland, tIS miles west of the Russian naval station of Iteval. The port Is the terminus of the Baltic railroad. LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 13. Mr. and Mrs.'W. J. Ilryan departed today for Miami, Fla. Humors that tho Bi'yons wero going to make their permanent home in the south, presumably North Carolina, were denied today by Mayor !C. W. Bryan, brother or William J. i Bryan. It was stated that the Bryans will spend the winter in Miami, but Hint they will consider Nebraska their home. FLOUR REACHES RECORD PRICE IN PORTLAND POItTLANI), Ore., Nov. in. Flour retailed in Portland tsores today for $n.RO a barrel, said to be the highest I price ever reached here. Since Octo jber 2S flour has sold for $!M0, but I Increases In ttio prices of wheat brought the raise, dealers said. AVASU1NC.T0N, Nov. 13.-Secre. tary Lansing laid beforo President , Wllson today a summary of Infornia tion rcKnrdlng recent submarine at-1 tacks on vessels carrying Americans but reported thut sufficient evidence was not yet at hand on which to btiBe action. lie- Bald no Information had oeen receive., iron, mo ... run govern- ment in responsn to an Inquiry sent through tho American embassy there concerning the sinking of the, Marina when six Americnns lost their lives. Whilo the Btnto department of f I - cials consider the submarine .situation as serious, no decision had beeu reaehed today as to whether Germany has violated pledges given to tho American government after the attack on the channel steamer' Sussex. All recent submnrlne activities in cluding the raid of U-53 off tho New England coast are being considered at the sthto department together In an effort to determine whether a new 'submarine! policy has been adopted by Germany. No developments of vital import ance In tho Mexican situation wero reported to the president by Mr. Lans ing. While It la understood Mexican relations aro not In a satisfactory state from the viewpoint of tho ad ministration, tho commission meeting t Atlantic City will be given a further opportunity to report a conclusion. AMERICAN SAILORS FIGHT MEXICAN FIRE Pl'EKTO, .Mex Nov. :. Sixty men on tho gunboat Wheeling were ashore yesterday to fight n fire caus ed by lightning which struck jwi tanks of crude oil, with n capacity of 50,0(10 barrels eacrl. Five adjoin- ing oil tanks were threiitencl, but eventually the fire wns checked. When there Is more than ono way of doing a thing, 10 to 1 a fellow does it the wrong way. refection Ready and glowing at the touch of a match giving a cheery, odorless warmth. Burns PEARL OIL, the clean, cheap fuel. In blue or white enamel or plain black harmoniz ing with the finest surroundings. Prices: $3.75 to $7.75 For Sale by 1 Garnett-Corey Hardware & Plumbing Co. Medford Furniture Co. Car Owners Now is the time to think about your overhauling for the winter, when you are not using your cars Have your cylinders re-bored and ground. We have the machine to do it with. Work guaranteed. Power Auto Co. LONDON, Nov. HI. The F.xpress mlurv!i ,m nl li, le in today's issue bv a French military writer, Captain Philippe Millet, culling- on Great Rrit- ain to taku over more of the western front ami relievo the French. t'mtt Millet snys it is necessary k fe )ain tiit (ic mnMo o ... (,m, lin"n "'"I ''""''" ''a,nwi '' j bused on n mere exchange of coin- Iplimenls and that nil Frenchmen are ; wondering whether the Knglish fullv i realize what is happening in France, ; lie snys the French recognize grnte- ; fully what Great Britain has already I done, but feels thut the time has come for the British army to relieve the French more efficiently. The writer cites utterances of French deputies to support his claim ami remarks that the British are holding only ;"ll kilometers of the front, compared to the French fiHO kilometers, lie adds: "There is not one village in France where the people do not expect our friends to enable its, after twenty seven months' hard strncrle, to have some rest during the third winter and prepare lor an advance next year without having to exhaust ourselves This is what our people feel. Thev have put their trust in Great Britain nnd they nil expect the relief of a good bit of the French lino to be made soon.'' iSALONIKI REVOKES GIFT TO KING CONSTANTINE ATllKNS, Nov. 11, via London Nov. i:i. The municipality of Salon- i 'ki, in which was launched the move- "lent to take Greece into the war in opposition to tho wishes of King Constantino, has formally revoked its gift of Villa Ahitini nnd Ninousn for est, made to tho king after the Bal kan war. Tho reason assigned is tho "ingratitude" of the kmpf. Oil neater FURS Red Fox sets animal stole, large Muff, $27.50 value, closing out . . $16.50 Large Black Russian Wolf, long straight stole, very large Muff, $57.50, closing out price . . $35.00 Large Black China Wolf Set, large collar and muff, $35 values, closing out sale . . . $22.50 Beautiful Nippon Mink set, large collar and pillow muff, val ue $87.50, closing out price . . $46.50 Large Nippon Mink Collar, regular price $39, closing out ... $22.50 Japanese Mink Col lar, regular $24.50 value, now $13.98 Beautiful large Piel ors Muff, Nippon Mink, regular value $50, closing out price ... $27.50 Large Nippon Mink Muff, regular value $39, now. $22.50 River Mink Muff, large size, regular val ue$19.50,now$9.98 Russian Mink Muff, 14 inch; regular $8.50, now . . $4.98 Large River Mink Muff, regular $16.50, now . . $9.89 A big line of smaller neck pieces and throws, in Krimmer, River Mink, Beaver, Chinchilla, Natural Opposum, Grey Squirrel, Blended Squirrel, , etc., actual values to $12.50, now .... $4.98 All Children's and Misses' Furs at clos ing out prices. The above is only a partial list of our big line Ahrens' Closing Out Sale