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P"Afl13 FOUR MEDFOTCP MATTi TRTDFNFi, MTCDFOTJD, OftEflOX. FTiTBAY. .TAXUATJY 12. 1017 MEDFORD MAIL TIUBUME an inhrpenuknt newppai-kh FL'ULlHHKn KVBP.Y A1TKHNOON EXtKl'T VVSiDAT BY 'i'llE .MKDKOHU I'ltlNTINO CO Office Moll Tribune HulldlnK. 25-27-28 North Kir street; tleijhone 70. The Perpocratlc Times, the Medford Mall. The Meoford Tribune. The South ern Orcgoulun Tho Ashland Tribune. GEOnGE PUTNAM, Editor BUBSCH1FTIOK BATES! One year, by mail ' -J! One month, liv mull "u Per month, delivered by carrier in Medford, I'liuenlx, Jacksonville and Central Kolnt .10 Saturday only, by mall, pur yuar.... z.wi Weekly, per yenr 1.S0 Official rapef r 'he City of Medford. . Official Paper of .leiknon County. Entered on second-eland matter at Medford, OreKou, unuor the act at March , i'H. Bworn Circulation for 1915 2466 Pull leused wire Associated PreflB dispatcher- NEW YOliK, Jon. 12. Tho eighty acre aninainltioii pluiit of the Can adian Car and Foundry company, Hear Kiiigsland, N. ,)., Is a scarred and blackened ruin today, swept by flaine and ploiiKhed by burslliiK shells. The fire that started there late yesterday still smoldered in spots but the fironion who stood at a safe distance 'lust niKht watching the ex plosion of a halt million three and Six Inch shells for the Russian gov ernment, closed in on the ruins cau tiously. There have been no ofridul rcportB of loss of life nnd if all of the 15,4 00 employes of the plant escaped, their safety is due probably to the fact Hint a short time intervened between the discovery of the fire and tho moment when the flames readied the stored ammunition. , The loss is estimated at moro than (4,000,000. The hundreds of families which fled from Klngsland benan their re turn to their homes1 this mornlnR. They entered n desolated village. Many of the houses were so shell rld aiefl they wore not tenantablc. ! The shops of tho Delaware, Lack awanan and Western railroad In the Vicinity of the munition factory 'were somewhat damaged. .. Kxpl'isimis continued throughout the forenoon. On the chance that employes injured nnd suffering from exposure miuht lie lying on the Iinckrnsnck meadows, at-rosa which Innny fleeing persons nuide their es cape, policemen were detailed to make a search. It was considered possible that a number of the persons reported missing may have drowned in tho im-adow .btrcuni. ' YY. K, Darkness, superintendent of tliu uiuuitiuns works, suid he believed there was no loss of life. He did not know how the lire started, he suid, nor could he estimate the diiuutgo. e; WASHINGTON', Jan. TJ. -G ..wr ings in all parts ot' llur roimtrv may be able to listen to I'reMdent Wilson : inaugural nddress on tin ininiinr ot Marvli 5 by Uttii: 1 i t n tcli-plumc. Tilt lucttl imiULriU'iiti"ti rmumittci' to day took up with ti'li'plioiic compan ies tin .Visibility of such an arrautr iuiMit nnd it was pronounced unite possible TO STOP BAD COUGH Booth Dry, Iiillnted Throat Willi l'unnllil Syrup Says Tills Old Kushhrncil Cough .Medicine Is the lle-l. W are told that the old time rem edies are bust and Invariably con tain lesa harmful yet better medicine than those which are in use today Thin belns no, undoubtedly the fol lowing old fashioned recipe which Is the quick acting will ho welcomed by many as there sooms to he a regular epidemic of eoiiRhs at the prevent time. Secure from your diiiKKlst I ounce rurtulnt (double htrensth. Ink thin home and add to It a tiuni ter pint of hot water and 4 ounces of Kranulated Bimar, stir until dissolved. Tako 1 tahlHspoonfttl four times a day. No more rackhiK your whole body with a coush. CloRBed nostrils rhotlld open, air passaccs of your hoad should he dear and your brcathhu become easy. Parnilnt v- rup Is pleasant to tako. eay to pre pare and costH little. Kvery person .who ban a stubborn cough, hard cold or catarrh in tiny form should Klve this prescription a trial. It la on sale by Heath's drui; store, Strang's drtin store. Mi'dford Phar macy, WeHt Side Pharmacy and lla kin s drug utore. MUNITIONS PLAN! BLACKENED RUINS FROM EXPLOSIONS HARD TIMES FOR NEWSPAPERS of the country faff a serious situation.! Everything used in the making of a newspaper has inereased enormously in cost. Newsprint that formerly sold in the open market for 3 cents a pound is now 71-; cents and no great quantity can he secured. Ink litis doubled in price. Linotype metal and other supplies have gone up 50 per cent. The increased cost of paper is due to two causes the war and the paper trust, which has taken advantage of the cessation of paper and pulp imports, and the monopoly t-licrebv established to add more than the tratfic will bear. Shortly after the outbreak of the war the mills made long-time contracts with many of the larger papers and re fused contracts with the smaller ones, -which are forced to pay jobbers' profits, in addition to manufacturers'. Even the large unprotected customers are now forced to buy in the open market a condition that has (iaused some large papers to purchase or establish paper mills of their own, and tin; suspension of over 1000 small papers. The high price of printing as tiie war lasts, tliougu congress may bo able to lorce something of a reduction. However, congressional relief is problematical. "liusting" the trust has not lowered the cost of oil or tobacco or other creased tlieiu. .cw tonnage will help meanwhile in reliev ing t lie sit uat ion. The newspaper is forced to meet the situation in a bus iness-like manner or go out must result. I he big citv papers must cut the size of their editions, whether protected as to afford relief to other publishers'. The modern metro politan Sumlav paper with its huge editions of many sec tions can well be cut down in size and bettered bv elimina tion of paresis features, confining itself to presentation of news. 1 lie dailies can also reduce the number of pages by much desired condensation or heads. Circulation and advertising one-cent paper is impossible, largest of the cities. Advertising space costs more, hence must sell lor more, a situation tte, while protesting, idling the increased costs ot production, or the country news paper, which has hard times to must suspend. A CLEAN TP I IE decision rendered by nverrtihnrr the r pimivi'v HKiMnnk inc j i ij tuici ion j-t'Micuiniig tiic cii v j com issuing $300,000 bonds for the construction of the Blue Ledcre rail road is a sweeping one. and practically invalidates the bond issue and renders lurther proceedings practically useless. J lie position completely tlie time by the Alan Tribune ficiently safeguarded and the proceedings were invalid. At the t ime the Mail Tribune stated that it was a case where haste made waste. It will be remembered that never submitted to the. Commercial club s special railroad committee lor approval, although drawn and approved bv Attorney (J. M. Thomas, chairman of the committee, and never submitted to the .Medlord Bar association for ap proval, as had neon agreed upon. Un the contrary, a ma-; ,1 or.it y ot the Bar association pronounced it illegal, though offering their services in drafting a legal contract. . As Mr. Bums has already surrender the contract if deemed advisable to help straighten out the tangled finances of the city, the adop tion of the Hanson plan, followed by Judge Hamilton's decision, wipes the slate clean and enables a readjustment of city finances upon a business basis, enabling us to start the new year by removing the handicap hanging over the city tor the past lew years. I.OXIiOV. Jan. 12. In support of Its charge that submarines of tho cen tral powers are sinking ships without warning1. Ihe foreign office has sup plied 111" Associated Cress tho fol lowing details of tlie loss of llrithdi steamships which are said to have been attacked anil sunk lu this man ner: f'li'st, the llrltlsh passenger steam er City of Mlrminghnm fwas torpe doed without warning by n submarine which hoisted no flag, at 11:30 a. m. on November 27, IIMit, In ilie Med iterranean. The ship was hi: In the after hold and sunk soon afterward. A doctor and two men were killed. The I7n passengers and crev of 111 behaved splendidly. The.1.1 took to the bests and were picked up by the hospital rhlp l.etitla. Second, Hoapwcll the lltitlsh sleam.diip as torpedoed without warning on the same d.iv as the City of lllrmiuiam by a submarine fi ing no colors. The ship sank a' 3 o'clock in the morning of November is. The -aptaln was taken i.Hsoner aboard the submarine. Tin era- ; look to ivi.its and w ere picked no by j the steamship llreton. The sinking of tho Citv of lPr-1 mlnghiim, 7s:l Ions, nnd of 'he iteapwell. SII7 tons, wn. reported l'i Nove'lll.'er by London l.luv.l's. PROOF OF U-BOATS SINKING SHIPS WITHOUT NOTICE With Medford trade Is .Medford inad8ue.u vuiS on fur nearly u week, but NEWSPAPERS supplies will continue as long products of monopoly, but in or business. Smaller papers by paper contracts or not, so news and abolition ot scare rates must be raised. The save, perhaps, in a few of the that all advertisers appreei yiriccs must be adnisted to exist even in normal times SLATE Judge Hamilton at Koseburg ti eel hv tho oitv nttmrnnv sustains the position taken at that the citv was not, sul- the contract in question was declared his willinirness to WITH mtlTlSU AHMIKS IN' lliAM I-., Jan. 12. Through rain, mist, fog and deep mud the Uritish army is continuing, day by day, to pound the (termini line. Although there has been no distinctly spectacu lar action recently, daily and nightly trench raids ami the drumming of the artillery have continued. These op erations have yielded n constant in flow of prisoners mid have kept the casually list growing. According to the stories told by the prisoners, Ihe llnlish tactics have hurriissed the Herman Iroops almost Uvond en durance. Minor 0erationi. The last week has witnessed some typical so. called minor operation eulminaltng with an attack before lawn today north of Ucaumont-lla- j mel. This action brought the total of i prisoners taken in this area in the last three days to 3110 and placed in British hands some important see j lions of trenches, ilu Tuesd ilv nii:ht j th,, Kviit-h attacked a desired si j ti of the (icrmnn lines which was taken with a yield of 1 10 prisoners. The operations this morning drove the lii-niians fiom a position which thev had lielil for some time nnd from which (hey could observe part ..f Ihe llnii, !. The attack was j pit-ceded by ihe iisu.il artillery prcp- ,.i ra lion, which as a mailer of fact had 6REIS CAN BE ENTERED The United States land office tit ItoscbiirK has issued the following circular rog-nrdiufr the MO-uero home-1 Htetul act : "On December 29, 1910, the presi dent approved what is known as the G40-uere homestead act. "This net provides that any person qualified to make entry under tlie homestead laws mnv enter such lands as have been designated 'stock-raising1 lands not exceeding (i-10 neres, of unreserved public land, in a reas onably compact form. The secretary of the interior is jjiven authority to designate, on application or other wise, as stock-raising1 hinds, subject to entry under this act, such lands as are chiefly valuable for grazing, which do not contain merchantable timber, are not susceptible of irrig-n-tion, nnd do not contain water power or reservoir sites. "When nn applicant applies to en ter land that has not been previously designated as stock-raising land, his application must be accomnnnied by corroborated affidavit, in duplicate, showine- that the laud applied for is of the character contemplated by the net. Such application, accompanied by the usual fees and commissions, will be received by the register nnd receiver, and suspended until the do partincnt may actually ascertain the character of the land. Wide the ap plication stands suspended, the appli cant mnv not. enter or improve the land, until it has been definitely des ignated as stock-raising land. "A former homestead entry of land of the character described in this net, will not prevent a person taking1 up land under this act within the radius of twenty miles from the former en try, but the total amount of land en tered may not exceed 6 10 neres. "In lieu of the area of cultivation required by the homestead law, per sons entering land under the 640 nerc net will be required to show im provements to the extent of $1.2.r per wire nt the lime of fmnl prooi, which may be within three to five years from dale of allowance of entry. At least one-half of such improvements' must he made within three years from date of entry.' ' "It is probable that considerable amount of the vacant unappropriated land of this district could come under the classification of grazing land. On duly I, I01R, there was vacant land in the various counties in (his district as follows: llenton, 3.107 acres; Coos, 15,07(1; Curry, :ir,09.'l: Douglas, 331, Rd.'l; Jackson, M.SH.'i ; Josephine, 3X 188; Klamath. ti.'JHj1 I.ane. 28,31 0; Lincoln, 1038; Linn, 319. Only a por tion of Linn, llenton, Lincoln and lClamuth counlies are in this district. "This office will furnish on appli cation a list, by township and range, of the vacant, lands within any par ticular county or counties within tm district. We have no maps for dis tribution, but township idals showing nil vacant land and all unsold rail road iands within H'u township will be supplied at $1 ner township plat "The 010-acre homestead law will not apply to Ihe railroad lnnds when thev uuiv become open. "W. 11. CANON. Register. "I!, li. TL'HXKK, Receiver.' I'lIlLAI'KI.I'llIA, Jan. 12. John Mct'ormack, the singer, applied to the federal court here yesterday for American citizenship. In his petition he gave his age as 32. He was bom in Athlone, Ireland, and came to this country in 1904. had grown pnrticulariy severe in the last forly-eighl hours. Just before dawn Ihe llritish "went over." Ahead of them, in that dark est hour before the sun rose, was the fiery curtain of shells from the guns far in the rear. As Ihe barrage crept steadily forward the men fol lowed it so closely that the spectn tor momentarily expected them to be smashed by ihe fire of their own guns l!el Itwliots Flash, Hed rockets from the German trenches Hashed .signals for aid to the defending gulls in .the rear, but the eouulcr-haiTage failed to (die the advance. The llritish soldiers encountered litlle resistance when they entered the shell-torn trenches. As soon as Ihe captured tivnches bad been clear ed of the last hostile fighter, squads of engineers were sent in to consoli date and repair the new positions, and before night the reuular booming of the big guns told that the battle bad once more settled down into its eus tomarv routine. Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One packngc proves it. 25cat all druggists. CLASH.WITH AUTOS F ' lly OILSON OAIiDNEK. . . WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Some ten millions of dollars in stock value tied up in the pneumatic tube equip ment used by the postoffice depart ment in u number of the large cities accounts for the howl against Post master General llurlesou's order to discontinue in large part the use of this device ill favor of carriage by a titomubiles. The private companies owning tube patents nnd tubes have enjoyed prof itable contracts for carrying mails in N'ew York, lloslon, Chicago and other large cities, and the loss of the gov ernment's patronage will mean serious loss to them. A vigorous fight is on in congress to save the tube con tracts. Iturleson, however, is equally determined that the tubes, except in New York City, w here peculiar condi tions govern, shall be abandoned. Clash of Interest)). It is a clash of interests, with a marked divergence of views as to the usefulness of the tube device. The owners claim that tubes are the last word in efficiency, while Mr. Iltirle son and a commission which has re ported to him, claim that they are inadequate, being liable to breakdown. toppagc, congestion, and that thev are not large enough to handle the volume of mail. The automobile, it is claimed, while more slow than the tube for light mail, gets the bulk to its destination on an average more quickly, reliably and cheaply. It is on tins ground mat nurlcson intends to give up the tube contracts. The government has been paying m the neighborhood of $730,000 a year for the use of the tubes. Of this amount, it is claimed about $300,000 is profit. The stock ownership, in the tube companies, it is claimed, has been so distributed that the tubes ave friends in places where friends arc needed. One high official tells me that an investigation of the hook of the lube company would connect up some senators witli that concern Graft on Doth Sides. On the olhcr baud, graft is charged m the promotion- of the automobih contracts. The Atlanta penitentiary has "just released a man named Cas sidy, after serving a year's term for bribing .postal officials to substitute automobiles for pneumatic tires in several of the large cities. Cassidy openly boasted that it was his pur pose in life "to kilj the lubes." lie hoped to pull down some big nnd profitable contracts tor his automo bile plants when this had been ac eomplished. Cassidy entertained lav ishly. He kept an apartment in New York for this purpose and he was so foolish as to boast of his control over postal officials who were in n posi tion to control ' specifications and help him to get. contracts. He went loo far, eventually, in his bonsls and in his bribing operations and Post master General iturleson got him. The 1'. XL G. says he is equally in different to charges of influence on either side of this controversy: that he is aiming at one object efficiency and economy ami intends to pursue il, regardless of consequences. REED PRESIDENT OF MANILA RAILROAD MANILA, Jan. 12 Kugcne ! heed of New Hampshire, who was nominated n member of the Philadel phia commission last year, has been chosen to be president of the Manila railroad, which recently was pur chased by the government. HZ" RXES ACHING, SWOLLEN, SORE FEE! How','TU" does comfort tired, burning1, calloused feet and corns. Good-bye, sore feet, burning feet, wol ..-vi, iciiuvi iw:, urvu icei. Good-bye, corns, callouses, bunioan and - b.,-". muio buw iinini-ig, no more limping with pain or drawing up your face in agony. "Tir" is magical, acts right off. "Tu" draw out all the poisonous epilations winch puff nn the i.sw. mc hi. nu wenr inianer snoes. l'e 'Tii" and forget your foot miscrv. Ah! bow comfortable your feet fccL Uct m accent box of "Tii" now at r drugpiil or department store. Don't uffcr. Haw good feet, gd f.t. feet that never wwell. never hurt, never get tired. A rear' foot comfort guarantor or monty refunded. JOHN A. PERL UNDERTAKE lny Awtstent 8 8. I1AKT1.ETT Phone M. 41 nd 47-J-t Automobile Hsini Service. imkulaoM Serrlet. Ceroner GREATLY PLEASED BY ALLIES' REPLY PARIS, Jun. 12. The morning papers are unanimous in their ap proval of the reply of the allies to President Wilson's note, the only difference being in the terms of ex pression. Alfred Capus, editor of the Figaro, says: "The general status of the note is the clear and solemn declaration of the allies as to their objects in pur suing the war. Kither they will be fully attained or Clermany will be a continual menace to Europe and on the first opportunity will again turn lit Into a field or carnage. Our en emies are now in possession of our true aims. They can. compare them with their own and deduce therefrom the degree of our resistance and our implacable resolve to vanquish thein." Stephen Pinchon, writing In the Petit Journal, says: "Germany refuses 1 to reveal her alms, except in conference. The al lies state clearly the objects they desire to obtain. In the United States they will distinguish between the two and President Wilson, jurist but also advocate of humane Ideas, will have no difficulty in making up his mind." "We have spoken for -the world says the Petit Parlsien. "President Wilson, whose fine sense of justice is known, cannot fall to he struck by our eagerness to meet his views. The special note addressed to him by Belgium, so dignified and calm, will confirm the Judgment which his con science has already pronounced. H Is now plainly shown that the entente has nothing to hide. Will our adver saries be equally frank " The Matin calle the note a "new charter whereby the allies seek to create a stable and definite regime under which all people, great and small, can prosper in peace." C. K. Gadsen of Sacramento, Cal., Is spending a few days in Medford on business. DOES RHEUMATISM BOTHER YOU? Many Doctors Use Musterole So many sufferers have found relief in Musterole that you ought to ly a small jar and try it. Just spread it on with the fingers. Rub it in. First you feel a fientlc glow, then a delicious, cooling comfort. Musterole routs the twinges, loosens tip stiffened joints and muscles. Musterole is a clean, white ointment, made with oil of mustard. It penetrates to the seat of pain and drives it away, hut does not blister the tenderest skin. It takes the place of the mussy, old fashioned mustard plaster. Musterole is recommended for hron- cnius, croup, astnma, picunsy, iitnihago, neuralgia, sprains, bruises, still neck, headache and colds of the chest (it often prevents pneumonia). COMB SAGE TEA Darkens Beautifully and Restores Its Natural Color and Lustre at Once. Common pardon sage brewed into .1 heavy tea. with sulphur nnd alcohol added, will turn pray, streaked and fuded linir benutifuliv dark nnd luxuri ant. Mi.in? the Soro Tea and Sulphur recipe at home, though, is troublesome. An easier way is to Rot the ready-to usc preparation improved by the addition ot other ingredients, costing about SO cents a larire bottle, at drug stores, known ns ' Nyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound," thus avoiding a lot of muas. W hile gray, faded hair is not sinful, wc all desire to retain our youthful appear ance and attractiveness. By darkening your hair w ith Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound, no otic can tell, because it does it so naturally, so evenly. You just d.inipin a sponpte or soft bnish with it and draw this through your hair, taking one smalt strand at a time; hy morning all pray hairs have disappeared. After another application or two your hair becomes beautifully dark, glossy, soft stiil luxuriant and you appear vears younger. Wyeth's Page anil Sulphur ConiKuud is a deliehtful toilet requisite. It is not intended for the cure, mitigation or prevention of diesase. MEDFORD Vulcanizing Works All work guaranteed. Auto Tire Kepairiiifr. We sell Fisk and ilieh elin Tires. 36 South Grape St. Medford THICK. GLOSSY HAIR, Save Your Hair! Ilouble. lis Itcaiity in a Feu' Moments Try This! If you care for heavy hair, that glistens with beauty and Is radiant wllh life; has an Incomparable soft ness nnd Is fluffy and lustrous, try llanderino. Just one application doubles the beauty of your hair, besides It imme diately dissolves every particle of dandruff. , This destructive scurf robs the hair of its lustre, Its strength and Its very life, nnd if not overcome it produces a feverlshness and Itching of tho scalp; the huir roots famish, loosen and die; then the hair fulls out fast. If your hair has been neglected and is thin, fuded .dry, scraggy or too oily, get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton s llanderino at any drug store or toilet counter; apply a little as directed and ten minutes after you will say this was the best Investment you ever made. We sincerely believe, regardless of everything else advertised, that If you desire osft, lustrous, beautiful hair and lots of It no dandruff no itching scalp and no more falling hair you must use Knowlton's Dan derine. If eventually why not now ? Adv. MEN WOMEN Are you tired ot work that offers little or no chances for advancement? Why not become a drugless physician. The field is largo, opportunities great and tho profession honorable and lucrative to the trained practiouer. We offer a thorough course in Anat omy' and Physiology, Electro-theapby, Phototherapy, Vibration, Massago, Spondylo-therapy, Diognasls, etc., etc. If you are Interested, call or address Drs. Mac Pherson, Williams and Blew Grand Ave, at E. A(dcr St. Portland, Oregon. IF BACK HURTS USE SALTS FOR HDNEVS Eat loss meat if Sidcoys feel like lead or Bladder bothers you Meat forma uric acid. Moat folks forget that tl kidneys, like the bowels, pet slugyidh nnd clogged and need, a Hushing occasionally, else wa have backache und dull misery in tho kidney region, severe headaches, rheu matic twinges, torpid liver, ncid stomaeh, sleeplessness and nil sorts of bladder dis orders. You simply must keep your kidneys active and clean, and the moment you feel an ache or pain in the kidney regtou, get about four ounces of Oad Salts from any good drug store here, tako a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days find your kidneys will then net fine. This famous salts is mode from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with lithia, and is harmless to flush clogged Udneyu and stimulate thorn to normal .V'tivity, It also neutralizes the acids in tho urine so it no longer irritates, thus ending bladder Tlisordera. Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive; mokeB'a delightful effervescent lithia water drink which everybody should take now and then to keep their kidneys clean, thus avoiding serions complications. iA well-known local druggist sayB he ells lots of Jad Salts to folkaVho believe in overcoming kidney trouble while it is inly trouble. f SUITSffl LEIN FOR LOTtlES - TO ORDER $25.00 UP Also Cleaning, Pressing and Altering 128 E. MAIN. UPSTAIRS PortlamlOre&oril trim If you contemplate a visit to Portland before or during tho holidays, remember that the Portland Hotel Is Bltuat cd in the very heart of the theatrical and shopping dis tricts. Ladles traveling unattend ed ore particularly pleased with the refinement of the surroundings and the cour tesy of tho service Appetizing Menu r.IClIAUl) W. CIlH.ns, M(;r. madeN ! M IN JlEDfORry
