Medford mail tribune., January 10, 1917, Page 6, Image 6

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NOTED PIONEER,
CROSSES DIVIDE
One tl' t!u: iimt lovc-cl women of
southern On-yon, mill 11 nulccl iiuii
ccr, Mrs. Ai-tiiut'ciiii ("Uriimlnm")
Mcrriiium, ilu-ci Wi'diic'tliiy inoriiiiijr,
Jiimiiiry 10, 11117, nt tlio liomc of her
ilaiij;litiT in Mi'dfoiil, Mrs. K. I.. Ilcn
Jiutt. Sh( was horn at West Liberty,
)., Oclolicr Jl, 1HH0. At the hko of
18 she wiis married to John Chapman,
and for a few years Hindu her home
nt Springfield, III. In lS.'il her par
ents made preparations to leave Illi
nois fur Oregon, and hut u few days
before their departure John Chapman
died, leaving his widow with a ehild,
John Chapman, and the young woman
neeompnnied her parents to Oregon,
eoining by the southern trail, where
they suffered from the usual Indian
nltaeks, and settled finally at their
futfiro home on the I'nipiina river, the
town of Kiddle being named for Mi's.
Merriiiinii s father. Kehiiiary 10,
38fiH, she married William II. Merri
man, who was a member of the party
crossing the plains with her, and in
1857 the family removed to Jaekson
county, where the Merriinan fa nn on
tlio Pacific highway, southeast of
Central Point, is still in possession of
the family.
Mother of Mlvteeu.
Mrs. Merriinan was the mother of
Kixtv-n children, of whom eleven are
still living. A daughter of her hus
band by a prior niai riage, Mrs. Lottie
Harvey, of Ashland, also survives.
John Lhampaii, the eldest son, lives
nt lied Lodge, Mont., and with his
wilo had the privilege of being with
his mother at the end. .Mis. I.ueinda
J. I'lather, the next in age, lives at
Uig Timber, Mont.; Laura A. liradley
at Washington, 1). C. ; Mrs. Marie
Hennett, Mrs. Annie Clark and I. A.
Mnrriimin, in Med ford: Mrs. Mollic
Houston in I'ortland. Or.: Mrs. Isa
bel rYoiik in Minneapolis, Minn.; Mrs.
Kffie Hill and Mrs. Josephine Heck
in Kent lie; Will Mcrriniaii in Oakland,
Cal. Five children are now deceased :
George Merriinan, Charles, Waller,
Prudence and Winuifred. Mis. 1. V.
Heull of Central Point is a sister.
Urorge and Abaci- Kiddle of Kitldli-,
ill Douglas county, and also Stilly
Kiddle of Ilarilin, Mont., brothel's,
nlso are living.
Thirty-seven grandchildren and a
number of the fourth generation do
her honor.
A Wonderful Woman.
Grandma Mcrriniini was one of the
most wonderful women who partici
pated in the wresting of Oregon from
the wilds and the impress of her
achievements will be marked for u
generation to come. Her efficiency
111 llCl' work ill life Was n Mrnmn bit
what, the leal American pioneer wo
man can accomplish. She was thor
oughly versed in the Chinook dialect,
and with all her household duties
found time to act as interpreter be
tween the government ami the Indians
in the xtrifo of Indian wars.
Flashed upon the screen at the San
1,11 Francisco exposition was a picture
' of Mrs. Merrimnn engaged in an nni
J mated description of pioneer days,
, and those who were fortunate to see
this delineation of an octogenarian in
f0 the full possession of her faculties
bear in memory Ibis as one of the real
D treats of the exposition. Would that
an endless screen of her whole life
could he preserved for posterity, to
show of what superb (iiiality were
the mothers of the republic.
KlljoytMl Ikivt'lopincnt.
It is not given to manv of the hu
ll ituii race to he a part of ami to enjoy
f, the fruits of such a development a
j( In taken place in Oregon since the
,1 day when, with her little sou, n for
I, lorn widow, she came with her par
; cuts to begin the work of redeeming
from the red men the golden west. All
V the privations of the pioneer were on
t, dured in the firm conviction that the
better life ahead would be attained
by virtue of these privations for the
generations yet to come, if not to lie
enjoyed by the pioneer- themselves.
It was a source of gratulatioii to the
r deceased as well as to her devoted
. children that she her.-elf was permit
, ted to enjoy all the benefits resulting
from those days which tried men's
. souls unci tested almost beyond en
I durance the fortitude of thousands of
t women. Adapting herself to the
, changed conditions as easily and
, gracefully ns she assumed the duties
, of motherhood and her household du-
ties in early days, in her later years
fthe traveled from home to home of
, her children, with quiet dignity enjoy -.
illg tile llllienilies of lite lis we Ihe it
today, so lovingly tendered bv the
younger generation.
Paved highways and modem
means of transportation put within
her reach in towns foriv miles away.
by Ihe expenditure of one-tenth the
energy required in pioneer days, the
meeting-house privileges then so
highly prized. The hall -mile muddy
lflnc of then was a greater burner to
movement tliau the u ntain range
10 SUPPORT NOTE
WASIHNOTOX, Jan. 10. An ap
parently authorized statement by
Minister Henry Van Dyke at Tii
Hague, thut in presenting President
Wilson's note, to The Netherland'' I'.
did not accompany it with a rs
nucst tor support, brought forth to
day from the Btato department an ex
planation of what actually did take
place when the notes were sent to
the neutrals.
American ambassadors and minis
tors In neutral countries, It was sai l,
were given the note for presentation
without, Instructions In the belief
thut the nolo would speak for Itself.
Neutral diplomats hero in Weshlng-
tin, however, were told by Secretary
Lansing, when the nolo was present
ed to them, that the president would
welcome tlio support of their coun
tries In case they felt the moment
opportune. In the case of Spain, Am
bassador Willard, who happened to
bo In Washington at the time, cabled
the American charge at .Madrid after
talking with Secretary Lansing, to
take such action himself If he deemed
It wlso when he saw what the recep
tion of tlio note had been. This was
done on tho ambassador's Initiative
and gave rise to Spain's mention In
her reply to a second American "com
munication." .Minister Van Dyke's further state
ment that tlio allies have already
staled their terms "with some clear
ness," while "the central powers
havu politely declined" to do so,
caused nearly as much surprise us
Ambassador C.orard's speech In Ber
lin that German-American relations
never since the beginning of the war
havo been as cordial and It was said
that if the minister did not report
his statement in full, he might bo
asked for It.
U-BOAT WARFARE
LONDON', Jan. 111. Referring to
Ambassador Gerard's recent speech in
Itcrlin on rterman-Amcrieau relations.
the .Manchester Guardian says that
"the precise significance of Sir. Ger
ard's speech lias been missed ill some
quarters in Knglaud, but not in Ger
many." The new spa per adds :
".Mr. Gerard said the relations be
tween Germany and the I nited States
would continue to be good as long; as
the chancellor and the present chiefs
remained. That is due to the fall of
Falkenhayn and Tirpitz, who pinned
their hopes to expansion in the west
and to Ihe use of all methods, how
ever ruthless, as means of victory.
Mr. Gerard knows President Wilson
fears the failure of his pence move
may be followed by a submarine cam
paign ns desperate as Germany can
make it, and his speech really' was a
hlunl hint of the trouble that such a
development would cause wilh the
I'lliled Stales."
The Guardian justifies the unusual
procedure of the ambassador in in
tervening against one of two oppos
ing political parlies by surmising thai
"he can only have done so in the be
lief that Ihe position was such as lo
need a pointed statement one that
would make the situation clear to all
in Geriuanv."
The W. ('. T. C. will meet al the
library Thursday afternoon at l!::lu.
All mcmlicrs and friends are urged
to be present.
of today. The fruits of the earth
were at her call, as compared with
the scant v provision of dried salmon,
game and potatoes and beans of her
youth. With the touch of a finger
she commanded the gas jet, the el
trie light and Hie thousand and one
additions to comfort am convenience
which science has given us, as com
pared with the tallow dip, the pine
knot, tlie swinging crime in the open
fireplace and ihe Dutch men with
which she so thoroughly satisfied the
wants of her family as they grew to
ma nhood.
And yet her heart lived in the past,
ami before consciousness failed her,
as di-s,,ntion appluacbed, she gue
her Imal word, tic wi-h that she be
laid quietly awnv beside her husband
ill the ullage churchyard, not far re
mote from the old homestead, without
ostentation or parade, content to rest
there in the happy letSeetcti imiM-
qnenl on a well-spent hie.
I he funeral w id he held al ihe Pi Il
licit re-id, in e l-'ndav altelueon al I
o'clock, Kel. Cal-le'l- olllclalin-.. Ill
termciit w ill be ut .luel,-imll n-
ctci v.
MEDFORD MAIL TRIIUTNE,
PIIILADKI.PIIIA, Jan. II). De
tcetives win-king to clear up the mys
tery surrounding the murder in her
apartments here of Mai.ie Colbert,
the advertising art model, advanced
the theory today that one person, and
possibly two, besides the girl and her
slayer, were ill the room when the
crime was committed. While they
still adhere to their belief that Her-
nard W. Lewis of Pittsburg, who
committed suicide in Atlantic City
last Thursday night, beat Miss Col
bert and afterward strangled her to
death with a silk stocking, the police
say thai discrepancies as to the time
the model was last known to be alive
and the lime Lewis was seen in n hab
erdashery has led lo the supposition
that there was at least one eyewitness
to the murder. .
No explanation, however, ns to
hoy these discrepancies in time fig
ure in the theory that others were
present was forthcoming.
It was also stated that the latest
evidence obtained by the detectives
leads them to believe that the crime
was committed several hours earlier
than heretofore supposed. The girl's
body was discovered late on the night
of December HO, and the supposition
was that she had been killed the night
before. The delect ives now believe
she met her dcnlh around noon, or
possibly earlier, on December -!).
Another theory that is again en
gaging the attention of the detectives
is that blackmail was Ihe motive for
the crime. Captain Tate declared
that he had learned Hie details of a
blackmailing plot carried out in this
city a year ago by men acquainted
with Miss Colbert. - He and District
Attorney Itotnn, Captain Tate said,
were investigating the alleged plot lo
see if it had any connection with the
Uplhcrt mystery. The victim of the
plot, he added, lives in n town up
state and lias been summoned to the
city hull.
TAPE SHOWS NEWS OF LEAK
(Contlnuod From Page One.)
He read from the ticker reports of
that day several references to Lloyd
George's speech In parliament and its
effect on the murket.
l'l iiitcis Testify.
Cornelius Ford, tho house printer,
testified that be obtained his first in
formation regarding tho note from
tho newspapers anil did not know
when it was being printed in the gov
ernment plant. W. .1. McKvoy, assist
ant superintendent of work at the
plant, described every step taken 111
tho printing of the note and said he
was certain tbero was no "leak" in
tlio government office.
William S. Odlln of the Interna
tional News Service testified that his
service on December 20, sent nn dis
patches regarding the note except an
announcement to tho New York of
fice after four o'clock In the after
noon, that a note wos coming for
morning release nnd n similar confi
dential announcement lo editors.
C. ". Ilarron. head or Dow Jones
and company, was directed by for
mal subpoena to bring papers and
records of his office, for Wednesday.
Iieeenilier -0.
GATES ELECTED MAYOR
(Continued From Page One).
result ul' the cleiiiuti was inten
At L' u'eluek in the at'tel'lliMUl only SUP
votes had been eas, while from thai
tune until thi' pulls clo.scd at 7 u'eluek
u er 1PIUI Vutcs were east.
Ill the counting uf Vntes it deeel-
uped that N'ordwick had beaten Me
dyiiski in the hitter's waul, the Kirst
while in Nunlwiek's ward, the See
oml, the result was reversed, Medvn
ski winning.
The new ot'ticcrs will take their
uuth ul oil ice and assume the rein
ut' government at the council chum
hci-s nel Tuesday niciht and will then
conduct the first meeting under lie
new admini-ti'at:-in.
"rTOW as for the
A filler (that's the
important inside part
of the cigar) in the
OWL this is made
from long leaf, sea
soned until the flavor
is ripe, mellow and
"just right.".
Th Million 1
aS. NJfcrT M ACtUNSl'AC'O. s2
MEDFORD, ORISON'. AYEDNESDAY. .TAXCARV
AOAMSON LAW
WASHINGTON-, !un. 10. Final
arguments over constitutionality of
the Adainsou law were heard today
by the supreme court Willi Special
Assistant Attorney General Hager
man closing the case for the govern
ment. Maintaining power of congress to
pass tho law, Mr-.- Ilagerman suld It
can he operated temporarily like the
inter-state commerce commission
temporarily regulates rales.
"Is there any law of that kind?"
asked Justice McKcuna.
"H'b done by ttie Inter-stnto com
merce commission in daily practice,"
said Mr. Hagerman.
"There's no claim that this law is
confiscatory," the attorney con
tinued. "Congress acted In Its dis
cretion, discretion with which the Ju
diciary has no power to interfere."
"Oh! No ono claims that the court !
substitutes Its discretion for that of
congress
interrupted Chief Justice j
White.
When Mr. Hagerman said the legal
presumption all presumptions aro
in favor of validity of an act of con
gress, the chief jiiBtice interjected.
"I don't believe it means to go that
far not all presumptions, but every
reasonahlo presumption."
The federal employers liability,
hours of service, pilotage and other
law-s were cited by Mr. Hagernian as
precedents of the attention of con
gress to contracts of employment.
When Justice Whitney asked If
these laws were analogus to rate
legislation, Mr. Hagerman said:
'I'll admit the question in this case
goes a little further than you have
heretofore decided."
IiKHLIN, Jan. 10. Tho Sick Ben
efit association of Berlin, in which
tho working classes are insured in
case of sickness, has come to the con
clusion after an inquiry among physi
cians that a large amount of prevail
ing illness is due to inadequate nour
ishment, which nlso decreases the
powers of resistance of the patients.
Tho association tbiirefore has decided
to ntake special provision for Hie
feeding of patients, where recom
mended by physicians and has ar
ranged to issue gratis meal tickets in
such cases. i
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Hundreds Upon Hundreds of People Profited by Meeting "Mr. J. C.
0 " (January Clearance Opportunity) Yesterday
Yes, it's true, and has been proven. "Mr. J. C.
0." DID bring a wonderful assortment of saving op
portunities to the store and spread them out in every
department, just as we promised he would.
Hundreds and hundreds of people grasped these
REMNANTS
Remnants of Silks at and below cost.
IXC!' 1 Wcinnants of Mcssalines, Foul
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LOT 2- Kcninants of Silk and Wool Pop
lin, Fancy Taffeta. '24 and :'.( inches wide.
values to .,")() yard, to clean up,
van I
ALL SUITS AND COATS CUT
!! mi at
fannaRjarancGSafe
SPECIALS
SlxiiO Sheet. 1 value SOf
12 and -lo-ini'li Pillow Case, regular
20c value, special 15
oil-inch Bleached Muslm. regular
1"c value, special, yd 11
i I ijuality Crash Toweling. 1-V
v alnc, al 12' C
SAN FitAN'CISCO, Jan. 10. lp-
Thomas J. Mooney here today " lien
S. lieslnndig, a talesman, produced a
pamphlet favoring the defense and
said he had received it in the mail to -
influence the minds of jurors or tales
men. The defense denied any con
nection with the event.
"It's n frame-tip and I'll prove it.'
cried W. pourke Cockran, chief of
counsel for Mooney. "It follows the
publication of letters given out by the
I district attorney's office with lying
j intent."
! "I don't propose to he called a
liar," interjected Charles M. Fickert,
district attorney. "If you can't pro
tect us'' (addressing the court) "we'll
get. somebody else."
I Judge franklin A. Iliitlin, presid
ing, hammered with his gavel.
"I don't wind any more of that kind ,t s easv t0 lllu,cnitami that Prosf
of talk from you, Mr. Hckert, he i (pnt wilson.8 main concern is to
said. "Sit down. 1 he court will go',, ..,., ,,, ,,. , ,,
to the bottom of this."
Talesman Ilcstandig had been ask-
BREAKS A COID IN
FEW HOURS-TRY IT
I'Trst Dose of Tape's Cold Compound
Iteltevcs All Grippe
Misery.
Don't stay stuffed-up!
Quit blowing nnd snuffling! A
dose of "Pape's Cold Compound''
taken every two hours until three
doses are taken will end grippe mis
ery and break up a severe cold either
in the head, chest, body or limbs.
It promptly opens clogged-up nos
trils nnd .air passages; stops nasty
discharge or nose running; relieves
sick headache, dullness, foverlshness,
sore throat, sneezing, soreness and
stiffness.
"Pope's Cold Compound" is the
quickest, surest relief known and
costs only 25 cents at drug stores. It
acts without assistance, tastes nice,
and causes no inconvenience. Don't
accept a substitute. Adv.
Silks, val-'
36c
ool Foll
ies wide,
89c
at, yd..
Vi to V2 Off on Every Suit and Coat in the
House-Nothing Held Back
A few Coats and Suits carried
over from last year, made of all
wool materials, values up to
to close out quick
at, each
$3.98
J. .
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.MKDFOKM).
10. 1017
ed by the prosecution if he had an
opinion in the ease.
"Yes," he suid. "I gut it from this
letter," and tossed the pamphlet upon
a table. F.verybody pounced for it.
It proved to be a document entitled.
"The l'rame-I.'p System," written by
Hubert Minor and published by the In
ternational Workers' Defense league.
ENGLISH NOT TO CRITICISE
AMERICAN DIPLOMATS
LONDON, Jan. 10. While the
I speech of .lames W. Gerard, the
I American ambassador to Germany
j oml newspaper correspondent and
the reports of the Impression created
by It in the United States aro being
!t'" Klven prominence in London
' morning newspapers, none of them
j has commented on the speech until
I today, when the Daily Express alone
j prints an editorial. Alter paying
' graceful gratitude to Gerard, the
Daily Express says:
"It Is not for us to criticise the un
conventional methods of American
diplomats, and gratitude will prevent
any llrltlsli criticism of Mr. Gerard
himself. It Is Impossible to under
stand the attitude of America to the
complex problems of the war, unless
the many obsessions of the Americon
mind carefully consider the factors
governing the national opinion in the
different parts of the United States.
11,, vlnu' nf lhiwa ,nn fl IM I n n" ffielnt-S
: bring
possible and thus remove the danger
of American entanglement."
Capita!
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supreme bargain opportunities they bought freely
and saved bountifully. In case you didn't get here
yesterday, come today and see what "Mr. J. C. 0."'
has for YOU great quantities of the season's best
bargains in the season's best and most desirable
goods.
REMNANTS
Remnants of Wash Goods at a fraction of
their real worth.
LOT 1 licninants of Wash ( loods. values
to loe yard, to clean up Thursday at, JT
yard J C
LOT 2 Remnants of Wash (ioods. values
to 2."e yard, to clean up at. per "TA-
yard..... 1 JJC
REMNANTS of Wool Goods Y3 to 2 Off.
Silk and Wool Dresses, just a few numbers left,
values up to $20.00. to close out at, QQ
inn-Ham ami 1'ercale
amcs to (.)c, to ciose
uatis aim ends ot Waists, some slightly soiled, y
regular values to 0.00, to close out quick AQ V
at, each
CENTRAL
OR K ION-
YOU CAN'T FN) ANY S
Save Your Hull'! Make It Thick,
Wavy, Glossy and lteaiitiful
ut Once.
Try as you will, after au applica
tion of Dunderlne, you can not find
a single truce of dandruff or fulling
hulr and your scalp will net Itch, but
what will please you nios't, will be
after a few week's uso, when you sec
new hulr, line and downy at first
yes but really new hair grow
ing all over the scalp.
A little n.niderlnc Immediately
doubles the beauty of your hulr. No .
difference how dull, I'uded. brittle
and scraggy, just moisten a cloth
with Daiideilne and carefuly draw
it, through your hair, taking one
small strand at a time. The effect is
immediate and amazing your lqVr
will be light, fluffy and wavy, and
have an appearance of abundance;
an incomparable lustre, softness and
luxuriance, the beauty uud shimmer
of true hulr health,
Gel a 2',-eent bottle of Knowiton's
Dunderlne from any drug store or
toilet counter, nnd prove that your
hair is as pretty and soft as any
that It has been neglected or injured
by careless treatment. . A 23-cent
bottle will double the beauty of your
I hair.
A Marked Individuality
TI10UCJII all National banks are
under regulation by the U. S. Gov-'
eminent and enjoy the advantages
of the Federal Reserve System a
means of comparison is afforded
by OPERATION. We believe you
will find the First National Bank
satisfying in that respect as well
as in the manv facilities available.
If you are too far removed from
Med ford to call upon us, drop us a
line.; We will explain how to bpen
an account by mail.
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SPECIALS
Embroidery Edging, value to 25c,
special at. yard 5
Lie Huck Towel 12t
:i0c Turkish Towel 24
2.00 Hand P.ags $1.75
1 lb. can Talcum 19
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