PAGE TWO v- IOCAL AND PERSONAL MYs. t'lias. Wuhl returned to Itoguc Klver Saturday morning after 11 visit of actual illty. to .Ueillord friends. .11. I,. YVnl'.licT win. la Cranlr i:ra Thursday on uiislim.-H. Mrs. I.eai'li. corset lerre. Models up to date. (iiiiirunleeil. Phone CK:-.I. Prof, llaulel Hull of (limits Kiss was In Medim-d Friday evening Willi tho high school deputing team of that city. "No list- of puling a team ot Oil boy deluiters up against a team which lias for oni' of Its debaters u Jjrotly, winsome aud eloquent girl," an Id I'rof. Hall. ' The hoys just nnt U rally cannot win; tint who run blame tho judges? I. for jiic, aiu not going to censure tl 1." Old papers for sale at this office at 2(lo for 100. Italpb fin ril well will leave tonight for 11 business visit to Sun I'Vani-'Isco. 884 I'll olio lieatn'B Drug Store. Mr, mid .Mrs. W. 0. Scliaeneiwin of Sonorn, Cull f., arrived In Medford Krlduy evening for u visit to Mr. and Mm. 0. 10. Johnson, 00!) west Tenth BtrecL Sco Dnvo Wood about that flro In surance policy. Office, Itoora 404 M. V. ft H. Hldg. V. .1. Canon, a merchant of rirownstioro, transuded business In Jli'dforil Sat unlay. ' January ("10111111100 Sale of odds and enda, overstock, etc., of electrlo ap pliances' at Paul's Kloctrlc store. Ar- tIClCB on display will he reduced 25c a day until sold. See tho bargains. 2Blj Mra. K. K Kelly received the news Friday ot the death of her biolher. John Carilercli at Nw Carlisle, Ohio. !. T. .McCilenirtof rill . Calif., was lit Medford Friday. .Mr. and Mrs. I'. C. Gregory and MrB. L. 11. Darby of lilendale were In the rtly Friday. Dig Cc milk shakes at De Voe's. IMr. and Mrs. C, .1. Kerguson of Klamath Kails nro registered at the JCedtord. Phouo 927 Browule.cu for groceries J. II. I'liitt ruine over from Moutn Uno Krlday for h visit to friends and on 'business. .Miss Ambroslne Murphy of Port land, who lias been In Aledl'01 d for Ihu past week, left Kutnrday for Klamath Falls, Miss Murphy for invrly resided In Medford and was for several years 11 teacher In lli,e Med ford Hchooln. She Is now a traveling representative of the A. M. Palmer penmanship system aud ha-s for her lortitory all the Pacific Northwest. Sweet cider at Ho Voe's. .1. C. Smith, wtio has been at the Kollpso mine, near Uogue Hlver, came In Saturday to spend Sunday with his family, lie will return to the mine Monday. For your old home friends. "Tho Valley of Hie Itoguc," U.c. L'TO 'Miss Virginia Hosttrl; of tliitehln son. Kansas, who has hern in Metl ford several months Ybltiug her cousin. Mrs. .1. II. Ilinck, Jr. le- lui'ticd to her home Saturday. Fresh chocolates at De Voo's. Mrs. VI. A. Parlis. who lias been In Medford several months visiting her son, A. II. Williams, and t'ainil), left Saturday inornlnt: for her home in UuntlniUon lle.irh, Calif. Mrs. Purlts Is n pioneer Ciillt'ornlan, liav liiK lived there since I s, r, 0 . See the stork lahci carried by the Medford Printing Co., If you 1110 In h hurry. The licv Alfred . .1. Hops; bus returned I'vinii S,m l-'ranrlf ett iiiul will conduit lioth venires toniurrow nl the I'reHbt teiian church. Iir, Hogg was vMlini: relatives In San I'raneisro miho la-i litmlat. Gates sells Kurd cars, $.100 down and $-3 a nieiah. Ylb.s ltre lli.ri'er. ttsiher In Hid Plneni st hool-, t-tiiriH -l to her home in iintd Hill Krldav eeii!nrt. Ir, Ilulnt, physician and surReon. Rpecliiliy, eve. ear. nose, tliront. Of fice over Met 'Ker'. Glasses fitted. ltrt.r f i:!, 11111 was v!8ltine Meiltiird tiienils Krliluv. Kor the be-t inMirunt see llolmef1, the Insurance M.in. 1". E. Ni.bo'.H and VV I.. 1 ill hank of H'.iiiMiin f ile in Jle.liiir.l Kii,la biivliu: supplies ami material for im provements on iliiir eil-.Hie stock ranch whiiii tle-v 'ninha-eil a few nitintbs 111,0 iiein Mntiis Talks. Amoni; the nuprnvrns'ini tln-t are pilttlllK It' Is a ltt'';:e It.itu- tvhettl in the Little -VipUr.ate v hii ti will oper ate n Iniue iltttsmo to iipplt potv,-r hoat and lirht ror tlieir heini. Tiiee r gentlemen are futi-i Molilalia and are . rejntfves 01 Anlnu tirown of this "llt.v. Flaltery ffoous at Or 'oe's. Strt. (leoir.e K.iiii'nuui r'-'oiind 'J'lltiisday eetMtr; rritm 11 manlh-' .vitilt to lilends in c.tliroinia. HtU "'e. Hotel tloiinnd. iMrs. A K. itiae'-inulon of Cold Hill was In Meilford Kriilny en -n'ms Hie guest of vrr ami Mis. Volnet Plxon. Pultermllk, lc ?h1. Pe Voe's, Mr. and Mrs. It. II. Misuser of lliiKlliiits, Mlcli., arrived ill .Medford I'rldny for a vldl to Mr. and Airs. K. I,. Heath. After their vl.ilt here they will conllniie their trip to Honolulu. "NothliiK but eold weather and snow when we left MleliiMan," said Mr. Meiiser, '"aud nothlnir but cold weath er and snow all the way out until we dropped down into the Columbia riv er country. " I)r. K. KlrrliKessner, Hotel Hol land every Wednesday. Hours for consultation. 1 to r, p. in. 2CS Scleral wood dealers In Kuiretio have been nrresti-d and fined for short measure in their wood sales. The slate sealer of weights oud men sures was responsible for the arrests. T)r. Hart, physician and surgeon, office Jackson County Bank Ilulld Ins. "Mrs. Isnholl Kaiii:lier and Iter neither, Mrs. K. Cov. left Krlday ev ening for a vi.li to relatives at Turn er. Oregon. Gasoline and oil at De Voe's .1. II. Illnk, Jr.. arrived In Medford l-'rldny evening from Clifton, Arizona, for a visit to his family who reside here. .Mr. and Airs. A. .1. Weeks of Oak land, Calif., arrived In Medford Fri day nvenliif;. Mrs. Weeks is a sister ot W. If. Stewart, whose death oc curred In this city Friday morning. San Kriinclsio papers stute that Mrs. Hogliui D. Pearson, the three nionths' bride of Charles H, Pearson, bus been granted a divorce from her husband 011 a cross-complaiul filed by her In proceedings begun by Air. Pearson.. Mrs. Pearson Is a daugh ter of Dr. und Mrs.'j. V. ilobinson of Jacksonville and as norland Itoliin son won roast-wide fame as an artist and portrait painter. The couple were married at Astoria after a brief acnuiilntnnce, on October 2.KI1 where the artist was visiting. Mrs. Leach, ugent World Star Co. underwear, hosiery, phone (138-.!. Take that broken pump to Hie Pa cific Highway Garage, 2Ufi Ilartletl st. Dnvles Welds Anything. 'Mr. nnd Airs. A. II. Lansing of Portland are registered at the Hol land. A. H. Thlcrolf left Friday for a few days' business Irlp to California cities. A. S. Kosenbaiini. chum agent for the Southern Pac.'.'lc , ai" Ivcd in .Med ford Friday night and will spend a fw days with frir. uls II. llavrlfe and I.. Iledfield, of Albert City, Iowa, are In .Medford looking th diy and valley over. Postmaster . Allius has received from Senator Chanibei lain several sacks of garden and flower seeds for distribution among patrons of Hie Medford postofflro. Persons desiring an allotment of these seeds should call at tne Meilford postofflre. J. K. Trovorrow b ft few days OTo for r"ov York city, where he will nt tend Hie annual convention 0 the superintendents of Hie Metropolitan liisurniu'O company. The Ashland Choral Society will present (.mil s sacred cantata, ' The Holy City" at the First .Methodist chureli next Wednesday evening, Jan uary 2 iih, under the auspices of the First .Methodist eboir. There are of Ashland's hesl voices ill the chorus and the music to be given Is of the world s best. So a full house should be accordeil them. LONDON SHAKEN BY EXPLOSION (Continued From Page Ono). ally ileimdislicl ;,i,,l r.,n.idrr:tM ilaniniie w;1-- ,1 to olll. proirilv. "An engine I'roni the I cal lire lion lied re plat iie: iti 1 leil the -,til anil n;h 1 1 re t hen die eNplu i"il nt eurred. I In 'i Iscit' wa de-lri'Vcil, bill only two tireincn ai pear ti. Imte lo-t tlieir live. 'I ll chici' cliemi--t. und a lunnber ot work crs were Killed In I In- evplo-iion. " I he ehiet cheiuiM. Hr. Aicjell w hlle a-it i-ni' rperotit e- to -aieiv, nun-ell Weill to Die tire am atlelnpti'il tu rolllbet It. thindiiNl liilitivd. "The nninliei m' peri.in kil'ei ilher in the t;n-tmv or in the eet-ii liotiii- h'tu-e-. h.i i.e been e,-er laiue'l. Tlie i iisiuiil ie, hi'ttetor, mi iinr Hie tt.-niiim. oie it.it in-arlv si henw a- .it 1'iv-t ,Hilieiieleil. 1 p t,t llie in.-int between thirty and Imty ii.'iltev i:(e Iteei; lei-.txero.l and attiiat inn urt'-'iu.x ;, i,. 1 1 1 1 ,,1 ,t hav,. It,,, . -1 riieis inj'ii'ed. While .-evelal munition plants ha been eontroetril at arioti itlaee-- 1 the ticiltboiliitud ill I.ttiulnn site'e th ntitbrt ak l tile war. the lar-jcM nuin itton liteturt i that t-t the oolwi''! C'VerilMlellt lif-elial. liM'ated aboil! rtill mile- ee-l til the l:ogli-li e.l it nt. Il ni..t .11 - leiilteine I'l'mn lllr m I, rial slnleilit Jit in teind lo I'.le lii-a ter, ) -it 1 1 ii itl.i 1 1 ItanliK the 1 1 1 Miil, that t'le 1 i,.,,i..n iii llnl nrein no the ground- "!' the olt! Woo!ti.-!i ai-i nal 'iittir. ailh n-ii tiie factory ilc- I I n i,I uia iia e been nlle uf i hit - e "-t.tbli'-lli'il ill tile I lellllly . l:stia olii-r. Taken up -lteil L'-t ear-old steer, iil.indeil double fig'lle six, one In verted. Far mark Is crop and under half nop, left ear. i. K. Cottrell. HtH'lc. Oregon. I'M MTiDFOftD matt; Tnrntr, CANNON i;(i'.k ' 1 1 Cnniion nnd uthcr war niiilcnals ixrv hcin shippcil to (lit Tintt'd Slates jirlujuU. This picturi', n Ourhurnuli, Mai! Tribune special photographer, itrht fNirloitd-; n" war iiialerinls, rtic-imie vciniiulcrs tA' the slaughter of men I'xhibitioii (Iimnti' a liazaar to raise FRANCE TO FiGHT T! FOR. PAST IS WON r.MUS, .Inn. 20. President Poiu- enre Iiuh reeelved Kdwartt AIiimhaH, merlenn newspaper writer, at! tho Palace of the Klysee and talked with him In regard to President Wll-1 ou'h uoto and tho reply of the en-1 lento allies. Tho luteryiew appears' In the words of the president us fol lows: "We are condemned to continue tho war, until, we, our gallant allies and ourselves can obtain the repara tions and guarantees rendered indis- penslhlo by tho nuKressiou of which ft'o have been the victims, by the sac rifices to which we have subjected ourselves, and by the losses which wo have suffered. " Wlay I tell America that France is our friend, even tlioush wo are not fighting with her?" The Amer ican visitor asked. "The PuRed States of America : and Prance are closely united by In- if faceaMe common recollections, by the same political traditions, by the j snnto attachment to free Institutions" J said President Poineare. "This war. j which Germany unloosed upon Kur-i ope and which France did every thing to avoid, could not alter the- sood relations between the t'nitcd : States and France. It has even brtiught them closer and strength-! filed them. j "The Putted States,-' .M. Poiniare. continued thoughtfully, " have re- j inained neutral, but the sympathies of I ml i vidua Is in every section have ; maul rested I he in selves in la vor of ! F'-unce and her allies. We have been i deeply moved by nnumcraMe demon- ; st rations of friendship. ! "There has never been a day .since soon M'ter the beginning of tin- war' uti w hich I have not personailv re ceived Iron: America a voluminous ni ail eo ut a in jug genercms offerings for our invaded populations, for our w ar w idows and our war or plums Tile letters whti h a 'company these t ri botes cm anal e from all smiiil a,&v,s and often are evpi. , , in very moving w 01 ds. tu her b I ' ers hrin. to me warm wi he- fr the vic tory of Fram e. "Your great country surel under stands that we, the allie. ate fi-ht-iug not oni v for tiur ow n imb pen dejit'e and our own natior.al 1i'!1m. but Tor a mm h widr can-c, which goes further than the boitnd.ii it s of our own intHre-ts. We are fighting for the rights of the tmlisidiial and for tiie liberty of peoples. ' The lolaiion of ltelginm biine.s out tlie .-ymboUe si-nftic.tnce of this whole war. Ccrntanv wa not atts fi d with iieclaring war on us with out provocation. She had wiiled to butcher us without wamitu; and. to .ith'iu that end. he tiampil ender TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY roit Sl.K Kags fot l.at hirs. nein litsi prie lniew ai Sui'e I'otil (' Show. S (' till.' l. Kliora. 1 k.i j.,., settill;;. U I ' Si! . er I. ." .', I V Mill. lours, $1;:.', p, r el ItlU (l'.l"r no to 1 f ;!"!, Ili'rii lug I' K W'Mleook. 'J N.'' I .'III v. I'll.ille '" I V. 4 ' MTCnrrmn, okeoo Saturday. .TAxrATtv 20. SHIPPED TO UNITED STATES BY CARLOADS relief J'uncls. . . he.r feet hi passing, a little, innocent ' people. This is enough evidence by j which to judRO tho responsibilities 'of our enemies; it is enough to define 'the lint lire of the striiKKtc in which jwe are engaged. The United States niiulo no niistuhe about this." SOUTH DAKOTA COURT I'lMiKi'-. b..t., Jan. to. Hie su premo court of South Dakota, in a formal opinion handed down today, in the action of the state, against ex press companies operating in South Dakota, involving tlift institution of i iucrouses in iuUif-state rates to cor- respond with the level of. the existent inter-state schedules, arising In pro ceedings brought by the Sioux City, Iowa, commercial club to compel the increase;, held that the inter-state commerce commission had no con trol over inter-Btate rates. It took issue witii a decision of the supreme court of the Pulled States in the ShreveiKirt, Fa., rate litigation, hold ing that the federal court was in er ror In fluditig that the federal con stitution authorized federal control i of inter-state tariffs. NATION PAYS FINAL (Conttutted From rage One.) panics of cavalry from Fort Mover. composed lb,, escort. Moinir out over the plaza, the fu neral ii ofcsion turned into Pennsyl vania neiiiie and traveled the route which ua tiie scene id' Admiral Dewey's n-i ni imis honiccoiuin from the battle which opened a new epoch in American histoiy. Draped With Flags. Following an e-etoi of police lode Fh a plain l-'i aicr ; then came a gun am i s i :m f.xts t m ; 1 1 r. A'lwavs W'orlb Vhilu dull? 1 Children : iiiM'iii.As i n;r.AKS in MANHATTAN' MAIINMSS Ke.vtlie Steeple.' ('nniedy: -'Hay-stacks Tl)Mtl!ltl)V" I. Hindi. itAiii:Mui-:. Star Always a Ciood Show I'l.XKA KIMI1AI.I, YlU N(i in Till-: iiahk mi.i:nck ANii II M ANII lil li fllMKHY Till'. I'OliTl NK Tl l.l I K TOMtHtlioW Hubert VMifoD In 'Tlie Light That Failed." If you cannot read or sew with comfort these long evenings you ought to consult Rickert about your eyes. He under stands eyes. Exclusive Optometrist and Optic ian, over the May Co. from iu war zone oil Kuropi' by hows a cannon which wna part of in Kuropc, flipped to Chicago for ' " caisson bearing the admiral's casket drupod with an American flag. Twelve body -bearers,, Reunion from the Dolphin and Mayflower, marched with measured trend just behind. A color-bearer with an admiral's flag! at haH'-nis.t came next. Then fot-; lowed members of the admiral's fam ily nnd the members of the nuvnl gen eral board, of which ho wus head. A party of survivorH of the battle of Maniln bay marched next. Officers and enlisted men of the army, navy, marine corps and coast guard son ice marching in inverse order of rank, were followed bv As sistant Secretary lioosovclt. Secre tary Daniels and finally President Wilson. The remainder of tiie funeral cor tege was composed of the cabinet, diplomatic corps, tlie congressional committees, members of patriotic so cieties und delegations of citizens. STRANGHXPELLED BY PLAYERS FRATERNITY I.VEW YOKK, Jan. 20. Oscar Stranso, a member of the Detroit American league cluli. has been ex pelled from the liaseball Players' fraternity, accordinj; to the amiotmce ' n: m rf President David 1.. .Knltz o'.' TRIBUTE .that orsuniza'lim. Straime's expul- iiion wai di'" to his sisnint; a contract with the UUroit club for tlie seasoi of 191" la iolation of his agreement with the oilier members of the fra ternity to withhold his signature until he received word lo sign Strange is the second member to be expelled within a tew days. Sallee of (he New York Nalionals being tilt first to be droppe;'. by the players' fraternity. Five ; Buicks Sold Ihis Week THERE IS A REASON And it will be to your advantage to investigate "When better Automobiles are built Buick will build them" POWER AUTO CO. 1017 LEAK PROBE TO BE T WASHINGTON", Jan. 'JO. The house rules eoinniillee loiln.v l'oniinllv retilined Sherman I,. Whippli of Jtos. ton us- counsel in the leak inquiry und ! derided to resume lienrings at the New Yurt i".i-tiii luiuse iit J" :i. in. next Tuesday inurniiijr. 'iVimJ'.-f r the hearings to New York wti" agreed upon because it wa thought the committee would have (jui-'ker access then- to record of slock exchange transactions und wit nesses. The New York J'muiicicrs who were .subpoenaed lu.-t week will be the first witnesses. Amniitr I hem are .1. P. Morgan. Frank A. Yamlcr Hp, Jules S. iiuehe and Henry P. Davison. Other witnesses have been ordered to hnld themselves in readiness t appear before the committee at time and place. niiy liuth Thonmson YUcouii, tho wom an who Thomas W. Finvon s-ays told him that Secretary Tumulty ami oth ers profited by the leak, will not. he called to testify until the committee returns to Washington. TO NEW YORK CITY With Medford trade Is Mcdfo.-d niadGCarrau.u consulates. Iff Vital W j H Motion m Picture : All the Family )) I T PAY HOMAGE TO iral m KL I'ASO, Tex.. Jan. liO. UnjJ (Irnli skies; thoiisiinils of soldiers J I lie Jlexienn iioriler here loilay st0J at attention while. other thousands J civilians liare.l (heir lie.uls mid i'ucj the wi-l d nmiiary minus in tl Iphi.us, nt the post mid in the aruJ ! camps played the dire from the oJ hitorio 'Saul" in memory of Admiri ! (ieorge lMvey. Prig-ndiev (ieneral Hell issued memorandum ordering- ull soldiers bis district to participate in the meij orial ceremony. Mayor Tom ln li sued a proclamation culling upon iij citizens lo join in honoring the ht! of .Manila. At a pronrrang-ed sifmi all trains, street ears, mitoiuobilo and otlier traffic in the city stopped stores (dosed und factories shut dow , for five minuter while flairs at Hi ' armv camps and in the city ive pluee at liall'-must for one hour bJ ginning' at J o'edoek a. ni. (uioiuitui time). Tlte Mexieun flag nt the CamnJ consulate was'also dropel at hall mast for one hour by order of Ad drew Garcia, inspector general