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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 19, 1916)
nrETOTCT) MATT," TL'TTlTTXTC irvni.'ADM i u i.' aw ,'niiiAiiiv t t ... i ........ . ... ...... . . ui 1 1 1 i' vrii i uiuah;. ' r.rt . i . 1 1 1'. i i. i i i iv i ni iw ; i4ni mT-i-mn-n Minim ""mnnm """ ! . . . - i " ' i ' " ' v - . 1 . ' ' FLEESWITHFRIENDS VARIOUSWAR FRONTS SUIT OF CLOTHES . An Innovation In the norlodlenl stinging of Medford merclianta liy bad ibxck artists was discovered Monday lkvo of Medford's merchants. The innovation Is a matter of color, tho shade being supplied by the dusky skin of one George Harvey, erstwhile porter of Bates Bros, barber shop, who Induced the proprietor of the Castlllan Grill to cash a check for $10 and Jim Del.ano one for $ I, The revelation of tho check ma nipulations followed tho discovery by Dill Jones, who runs a boot black stand on Main street that the colored gentleman had departed with Bill's best suit, purloining tho apparel after making the friendliest of advances and working Into Bill's confidence. After closing his stand on Sunday morning It is Bill's custom to don his Sunday clothes, but though search was made high and low that suit was gone for good; gone as far as $11 will carry tho absent Harvey. A warrant was issued Monday tHernoon for tho missing colored man d authorities to the North and South were warned to keep a look out for him and Bill's $35 suit of clothes, hut as yet no trace of man or apparel has been found. SEEK 10 RELIEVE si FROM Tlio military ili'velupmenis of the punt twenty-four hours huve, in i'uet, been few in number anil unimportant for the most part. In l'lance, on the Verdun front, there have been only bombardments since the Kronen uttark of yesterday which l'aris reported us winning back the ('liainbrcttes farm, which the Germans hud taken in a eounter-uttnek. In the Kuiuanian war theater, the latest reports indicate reparations by the !iis-.iuos to make n definite tand in southern Moldavia, where they are reported to have made a tronir defensive line. I'etro'.-rad yesterday reported ii holilimr un of the Teutonic ol tensive anil Iterlin uu nouneeil no new advances except in Dobruilja, where the Wussii-Hiiniun-ian forces have fallen back sonic dis tance to the noith, conforming to the relieat across the Danube in W'nl-lachia. IIKNO, Nov., Deo. l!).-Voodrow Wilson carried Xuvndn bv n major ity over all other presidential can didates and a plurality of ."iti-i'.l over I'harlcs K. llu;.'hcs, nccordin.sr to the official canvass of the vote of the state made yesterday by George lrodic;uti, secretary of state. The official vole on president was; WilMin, 17,77(1; llu-hes, 12,17: iienson, ilOti.'i; llanlv, 3-18. CHICAGO, Dec. 10 With Chicn householders facing the possibility of a iiiol ianune, announcement was made todav that Charles F. dyne. United States district attorney, and William L. O'OonnclI, chairman of the Illinois slate public utilities coinmis- sion, bending n delegation of shippers and coal consumers, will seek to ob tain from the interstate commerce commission means to alleviate the situation. Coal dealers, who assert the situation is becoming more acute, attribute it to the shortage of coal ears. TRYING 10 FORCE DRY BILL VOTE WASHINGTON", ,.. 1!). A.lvo oalcs of ihc Sticppnid hill, providing fur jn'uliiliititm in (lie l)is(iict of o limihiii, urn trying lodiiy to fjcfc n vot on the iiii'iisurc. in tho KOiialo. Hit fore t!! iinal volo, liowovor, the I'nilcrwood unicndaicnt for u rd'oron diim of (lit; residents of (he district on the prohibitum question was to ho acted upon. Tht' stn:ite jmliciary committee will hold a special meeliiiir on Thursday to vote on ropoi'in.or (he joint resolu tion proposing a constitutional .unendinent i'ur nation-wide prohibi tion. CALVERT OF THE "Q" DEAD AT HIS HOME LINCOLN, Xeb., Dec. 19. T. E. Calvert, chief engineer of the Chicago Burlington and Qtiincy railroad sys tem, died at his country home, Ov erlook, near here this morning. Jle had been ill about six weeks. Thomas Klwood Culvert was 07 years old. lie begun his service with the Burlington railroad as a member of a surveyor's chain gang in 1871, n year after his graduation from Yale university. From 1S73 to 1 !) 0 T he waH superintendent of the lines west, of the Missouri river. Mr. Calvert was taken sick in Wyoming. He had I cart trouble. way to Medford with a load of Mr. Mr. and Airs. Arthur Jones of the Beagle district were trading with the Medford merchants Saturday. Huge Moore Is sick with la grippe, Iilnkens household goods. The la grippe Is visiting nearly all the families fn this section, but It Is mostly In the mild form. Frank He Ford was calling on the Antloch farmers recently, getting signers f8r the Sams valley Coyote club. Theo. Glass butchered eleven head of fat hogs Wednesday. Mrs. John Blgham and son Albert were buying Christmas goods in Med ford Saturday. Tlie coyotes killed a fine ewe for Jim Vincent on the I'pper Table Hock this week. There will bo a Christmas enter tainment at the Chapparal school Fri day night, Dec. 22. Kveryonn invited to come and enjoy the children's program. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Chapman and family were Medford visitors Satur day. Farmers are busy in this aortU;: Plowing tneir land lor tlie spring crop of grain. Tim Anticoli and Beagle telephone .:ne is in bad shape, several pelts down and the wires crossed. ORCHARD MAINTENANCE REDUCED BY WATER The following loiter with replios and comment shows what they think of irrigation in North Yakima, Wash ington and also what they think of growing alfalfa between the trees in an irrigated orchard. The letter was written by A. W. Stone who owns the Green Mountain ranch on tho Jack sonville rond; Medford, Ore., Dec. 11, '16. Secy. Commercial Club, North Yakima, Wash. Dear Sir: I understand orchardists in your valley grow alfalfa in between the tree rows, if so 1 should like to get information about suiue, via.: 1st. Do they Irrigate, if so, how many times during tile season. Yes, we Irrigate as often as necessary. 2nd. Do they plant alfalfa nr tj tho trees or do they leave spare be tween trees and alfalfa for cultiva tion? Plant tho seed up close to the trees. .Id. How long do they average to let alfalfa grow before plowing under and reseeding? Four and six years. 4th, From tho experience of orch ardlKts in your aei'.ion is it n detri ment to the tivs to glow alt'a'fe in their orchards? ii is a decided Im provement. Till. Do tbov hae any trim! lfc about spray material (arsensto of l-?ad) poisoning stock fed on hay thl-.en from orchard..? No. Any information you may send mo !! bo greatly appreciated au.l I tnonk you in advmue for same. Note It is necessary that an orch ard In this country have alfalfa sown In the ground when trees nro three years old, as this puts humus and nitrogen In the soil, prevents and helps cure rosette, and Is In every way beneficial. 1 have 8(1 acres in trees sown to alfalfa and it's been an immense help. The hay pays for the labor that would have been spent in cultivation. H. P. VEIt.MlLYK, Box 2:13, It. 4, North Yakima. OBITUARY EUREKA, Cal., Dec. 19. Work of salving the United States submarine H-3 from the breakers two miles north of here was temporarily aban doned today with the parting of a ten-inch hawser. Heavy seas began breaking over the H-3 again, forcing surfmen to await their abatement before running, another line to the submarine. TAWS, Dee. II). Captain lie ISnuchnmp, the aviator who bombed Kssen and Munich and whose death has just been announced, on one of casion dropped bombs on the head quarters of the German emperor, ne cording to the Petit Journal. This Inst exploit was performed in April, ID If), when the emperor was station cd nt Mcziercs-C.'harleville. The pa per says that the bombs fell ri'ht on the house m which the emperors staff had its offices and that ns n re suit tho emperor withdrew six miles from tho city. "WASHINGTON, Doc. 1 9. Mem phis, Tenn., will probably be select' ed by the war department for the win ter establishment of the army avia tion school for tho central states, now located at Chicago. Final selection, it wal& said today, has not been mad3 but the possibilities of Memphis are msldered the best of any place un tier contemplation. The school is fit Ud with equipment for an aviation so ii a '.Iron and is attended by about fifty dtudents. Catarrh Cannot Be Cured mlth LOCAL APPLICATIONS, a tin-r ennnot reach the n.'ut f tlw ill Catarrh it a IiUmmI or constitutions! dlwaw, anil in whit io ciiiv it too mint lake tntvruul remedU-B. Hall' Catttirh Cur la tnki'il lnlf rTlilllr. Kll4 OCtM lilni'tij" til! the blood iumI wui-khk tmNn -.. Jloll i Citorrh Cur la nut. n murk IlK'iMfllic. It WB lire rrlijc'd bv oiic ot tiie bi-t jlij-Mclun In tlila country for joars nnil U n r'Klr .r-Tlptlnn. It Ii coiuiwM'd of lb tx't tnim- kiKiwn. com hlniKl with thn tiint lilrxnl IHlffljer. ncUttff ill rrctly on tho muco mirfncvs. The in-rwt Cfiniblnallou of tho two Jimrcilli'iit" N wlmt ro- dtii-ps mir-h von-trTfiil i-Tiiit In curing Brad (r testimonial', nvi. F. J. CHKXKt & CO.. rrops., Toli'do, O. Pld lj PrugjrNU, prlc 7jc. TikB Hill's Family I'llti for constipation. E. M. WILSON Certified Public Accountant Mcrtfonl. OreRon. Jlooms 411 unit 413, M. F. & II. Wdg. AiniTINO, SYSTEMATIZING '' I1OOKKKKP1X0. Are you really getting all valuable information out of your bookkeeping system. Mutual benefit may result NEW YOIIK, Dec. 19. Gold to the amount of f G.iiOO.OOO imported from Canada to the account ot .1. P. Morgan and Company, has been deposited at the Philadelphia- mint, It was nn nonnccd today. The capacity of the New York assay office is overtaxed This makes a total ot ?C0S, 500,000 received on the present movement from all sources since January 1. A meeting of those Interested in opposing the formation of the High- line Irrigation district will he held at the West Side school house, In dis trict 95, being about two miles north of Jacksonville on foot hill road, at 7:30 j). m. Wednesday evening, De cember 20th, 1916. liy order of the chairman. Theodore Glass has sold his bunch of stock cattle to his brother lClhurl who will winter them on bis Anlloch farm. i Florence Walkar is sick with tho la grippe. Thomas Jones has moved his famii; to the Narragan ranch for the winter months. .Mr. Merrill has moved to tho White orchard and will farm it for the owi: ere this coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Lucas, of Tiengle were trading in Medford Saturday! Oscar Badgers of Beagle la very ill with heart trouble. Mrs. Wllhlto of cTingle was visiting with Mrs. Morris Cate a few days this week. Waller, Frank and Albert Cum mings are working on their timber clairm near Beagle. Ralph Hussell and Will ronieroy and James Dinkens of tlie Meadows passed through Antloch Friday on the y a tTiuvclry Ik the nuist iippiH-iatixl of Stri -ttTV lliristmns (lifts. All departments ' ! f 'e stm-e hnve been specially j 4 tjp$ 2yt S ' prepared to meet tlie npprova! of IJ S 2rr-5 yF S j Christmas shopiiei'S. j': B v Martin J. Reddy SWINDK.V At Crants Pass, Dec. 17, 191(1. Mrs. Kllza Swinden, an Ore son pioneer of 1X31, died at the age of S7 years. Horn as Elizabeth Wood all at Searhoro, Kiigland, May 1 1K29, she was married to John Swin den, May 1, ISta. The couple ml gri'teii to Ameriin, 1'iiallug In Scolt county, Illinois. In IS". I Ibey erois ed t he plalnsj arriving at Oregon City Sept -'7 ot (hat year. Tho following year they eiiuie to .lacksonvlllft and were residents of Jackson county for he ensuing 36 years. In 1SK8 they moved to Murphy, Oregon, and $ years ago moved to Grants Pasi, where Mr. Swinden passed away. As a pioneer wire and mother Mrs. Swinden suffered all the hardship.9 and perils of life In a new country. Twice her home was burned by tho Indians and was forced to flee with her children to Fort Dardanell. She was the mother of 4 children, 9 of whom are loft to mourn her loss. They are William II. and Charles L. Swinden. Mollie Johnston and fier gla '.Mansfield of Grants Pass; Mrs. Olive Slandley of Port Standley, Wash.; Katie Swinden of Redding, Cal.; J. K. Swinden of Murphy; Mrs. Khoda UeHell and Mrs. Agnes Gra ham of Log Angeles. She was a member of the Methodist I'lldstojial church, and of W. R. C. l-'unernl services were held Dec. 18. Interment at Missouri Flat cemetery. SPANISH STEAMER ASON SUNK BY SUBMARINE LONDON', Dec. 111. Lloyd's Ship ping ii'jcui'v minmiurcs that tho Ni!iiiih simmer Ason has been sunk. Tile sti'illner Asnll, uf 'JltS-1 tnuM gross, built nl Cadiz in 1II01, was last reported as arriving tit Ilurdeanx uu No'i'inber ''."i fmm Avr. Seittlnnd. They let you know you've been smoking and yet they're MILD In other words, Chesterfield Cigarettes are MILD and yet they satisfy. This i9 something totally new to cigarettes. It goes further than pleasing your taste satisfy does for your smoking what a juicy slice of hot roast beef does for your appetite. , Chesterfields satisfy they let you know you've been smoking. But they're MILD, too Chester fields are! If you want this newcigarette delight (satisfy, yet mild) you've got to get Chesterfields, because no cigarette maker can copy the Chesterfield blend. This blend is an entirely new combina tion of tobaccos and the biggest discov ery in cigarette blending in 20 years. 'Give me a package of those cigarettes that SATISFY" I fni..M.i-Ml.l4i--(f.ll.4l.,c.i"i'-i'iii"i o'i'i"i"i"Mi"'MiMi-i4'i"i-ii fttf-iFfy A A 'K " ' I II Til dWSSf FMH A H E K. II When sf.M-kiiiLr nn fv 'luislnms, don't foiw't to ! 't' 3W order ;i sack or i wool' I "mt. pitt" I ! mm , The Flour of No Reerets 1 t'A A Home Product Sold on Its Merits I I : I Jl" j vm II 'tev& i Absolutely Dependable! Tho cijiial of any I'luiir made on tin And it si lls lor less nioiicv. raiuiracturcd by The Central Point Mills For Sale bv the I lest (Jrnrcis imv nvas "Miller" : Geared to the Road Tires iry a iviiuer this time; as good as they look Roberts Bros. d Riverside Garage I !. U you talk It over with Wilson.
