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I w.nronn matt; trtt-ttvp!. mfdfotjd. oimox. satim.'day. .tam'ai.'Y. T17 BAKER RESIGNS FROM SHIPPING BOARD IN HUF F Baltimore Member of Federal Body Resents Suggestion From President That Chairmanship Be Given to Pa cific Coast Member, and Resigna tion Is Result. LITTLE CHILDREN OF RICH HELP SPEND NEW BIG PHOFITS OF P ARENTS; PLAY IN REAL AUTOS WASHINGTON. J;i. 27. Tin res injttimi of Ih-rrutrtl I taker of Balti more (is a member of (lie federal -shipping buurd was officially nniiouuet'd today. Secretary MeAdtio, vtli" hail inue.1i to do with the passant' of the slapping board law and the seleetioii of the board, issued this statement : "It is true that Bernard N. Maker has resigned from tin sliippin )i.;ud and t lift t (he president li:i. accepted lii.s resignation. Mr. Maker resigned beeausc 1 unvested to liini ihnt I (bought it would he ui-c in the rir euaistanee if ho would consider t'iv ing Iho (diairinaiisliip to the Pacific coat. Ktnt in Hesiuniilii'fi. ''The president was in aceord with thin Hitptfcstion. .Mr. I'.aker said he desired In think the matter over for the nilil. The ne.t inoniiiii; be sent his resinalioii. ''The select inn of suitable men for the shipping board and the proper or ganization of the board lias been a matter of jjreat concern h the admin istration ever sim-e (he passao id' tin shipping bill. The smuestion about tin ehaiiiuaustiip was made in il 'spirit of eo-operation and uitb a desire to be helpful. The board has the rie.li under the law to select its own chairman, hut there is no reason why a sutre-lion (nun the administration should not receive eonndcrnt ion. I have bad a warm regard ahvayJoj- r. Maker,! and 1 regret his hasty action," I WASHINGTON, .Ian. 27. Bernard N. Baiter of Baltimore lefued tnday either to eonfinn or deny reports that he had resigned a n menihei of the federal shipping board. There was a wide belief in official eireles, how ever, that the report vu true. He ports of Mr. Baker's resignation have Haid it was due to diffeivnees over oi'unizntiun of the board. It has been said that William Denmnn of San r'ninciseo, named for the mx year term, would be made chairman of thf board. William Oenuian of San Kraneiseo and Theodore Brent of New Orleans, both members of the board, were in Washington today. John A. Donald of New York mid John B. White of Kansas City will reach here Monday. The first meeting of the board, it is said, will lie called by .Mr. Penman on Tuesday. SHERIFF TESTIFIES RAX ANGKU). Tex., Jan. 27. Sheriff Allen Walton of llrewMrr county, testifying this afternoon re unrdliiR a reply which he said w-.i made to him in the Alpine, Tcxn , jail when lie asked: "My (loil, Harry, w ha t hn ve you done?' staled thai lianj .1 S;;inWl replied: "1 liave killed Colonel Mutter and jny v ile. 1 nut ruined. 1 am rutin I. "They matle mo ilo it." TROOPS START FROM MEXICO 1 i "j if . ' 1 jacr)K Jne4r -LA 1 -HF 1 If ft :xr n V:. I 1 - S JU f c 1 -. 5S it 'J Cluldifn of the rich at play. Tn (lie auto. Ifontfhuid an Norilen. son of (. II. Ann Nfirden: on skutes, left lo iinlit. .lunii Hess. Lois Mrt'all I'ollv Shri vo and l-iancis Ottley; on the Mirers. .Miss f.ettnule Vovt left, j.i.iI (.eoi-e . ( iM-. Jr. Nr.W l"lilv, .Jui). -7. ( luiiin n ot j joyiui -ini ot .M.nv i orK. 1 Here i-, the rich are having a lively time in S f'r iu-tanee, the toy automobile -not New York tliee day, tnkiutr advan- lite kind poorer ehihlren trundle ah u tae of the wave of prosperity by j with their fet, hut real motor a utos, spending part of the profits of their , a!mo.-t exact duplicate-, of the l'ull millionaire parents tor toys andj.-i.ed aulo'aolnlcs, with a!l modern sports. eipiipui'-iit in miniature ixe. They The toy-; ictleet the spendf hrii't and ' run hy gasoline. ! Budding millionaires also hnve ; taken to the tov that had its be-iiminy; : in a sia.t on skate wneels. 1 lie racers for the lieli are built to conform with the dignity of v.eitltb strong, tired wheeN, iron frame and firm loot-rest. liieh children .-d;ate, too. Not in the public parks, hut nt exclusive roof "aidens, where special instructor-, teach them. E (Continued Prom i'ige On.) eon-i-tiiiir of But ohher. Ca-as (ira tides o ci land to a jjni ri--ou t here, l-'rtun I in source it uis learned that lla troop- met Willi no ic-i-laihc A'alle, hat appealed oiit-ide !i Viillev town ooii atler tUr !a-t Ami. t lean (loops h;td It'll and i'reiia d tlx jitaxa. t for n the --attic 'ilia at k; I'tlle WASMINtiTON, Jan. 27.l'rei deut Wilson is not cxpei led to accept without some mollification the pro posal by the railroad brotherhood heads that a mixed coimnisMou of railroad employers and employes In created to itiU'-li'jnte di.-pute- a . a sub-titute for the president's recom mendation that strikes or lockouts be prohibited pendiuiTNU investigation bv a uoveinineiit body. In a eoal'erence with (lie president today, h'cprcciitatixe Adaiusoii took the position that the commission pro posed bv the liioiheihood.- would be useless tudo- it iin'liileii a ri'prc-en-tatixe of the pidtlie. After his eoiiteicnce itli the pres ident. Keprc-cntnitvc Adanison hcaii drat tin", a pioi-.ioa to create a gov ernment board for the -ole duty of dcitlin; with difference- between tail road enijiloyer-. and employes, hut it will not supplant leui-la t ion to pre vent si i ike- or lockout- pemiin in vestigate n. Kepre-i ntat i e Adam-nu now p'an to eliminate all reterenee to ih. einht hour'day in the pending general bill and will await the decision oi' t!ic -a pre me eottrl in the (pendimr suit. Il the present Adaui-oii law i held 1 1 -constitution:'!, a new eiLrht lionr day feature will le nit-hiiK-d in the pmd in" hi'l. DIED KI'MSKY- 1 In ft is II. Itii ni-.-v. lic il Jjiu;ii'' at his rcsiilt'iuc. 10 N'orlli liilitiri' stifet. :ul 7 1 t:r, S months. Mr. Uuimm'.v. io a Itinniiicr (f th1 Ci. A. It., 1 1 : i t I'l'i'li a I'rsiilt-ut (if Mtdftn'tl fur tin1 aM 1 I cai-s. He leaw's his widow alul a son, II. K, Ui:nisfv. of I!utt Moa tniui. Tiic finuTal will hi h, hi at t!ic i Works .V Mrtlouan liiapt l. S'lllday. , Jan. s, at L':;!o. l;-v HiuuiUim ot" fl i.tlinu. Intorinotit will It- in I. (. 1 1. 1". i .Mii.-ti'i y. Mcilfor.l. i Kl'fiKXi:, dr., Jan. J7. That ! tlu'i-o ha ln'cn no cxtravauanco in tho 1 coiwt nu t ion of linililins l or the ! I'nivi r-.ilv of Onuon wh-i tlio siato- i n.iMit Woonl l. A. MilVr of the iiiiivi-1-ity in hi- ai!iln-.-s Ii.m'oiv t!ni j inoniliirs of Iho li'!;i-l,-ilnri' visiting i liotv loila.v. Mr. Miller saif -ci I ic ! li'tin- as lo tin oosl of the vai-ion-. I b.iihiu;- on tin- raiNjnis :i:i, r iijiar- ! : cil iV'-p with tin' i'o-i-. of liiul, ,'hool I li'ii!il:tiL; in oii;( of llii' Oioon oil-J ii-. j Mr. Millor saiil in pan : "Yon will oi -i rvi' laai tho -.a',. o j I "iv;:oii. throii ih it- li'vi-lalnro, I n r- i iu' tho pa- l -i:.t"i'ii iai !ia- a(ipro- ipiiali'il 1 1 . i- liiiMitiu ptiiiiii-i'- alotii' j I he sum . f -Jn 1,,'iMtl. "All tin' IH'V thai lias 1,,.,'n n-,,! for linihliiiL:- lor tiic imii'i-ii dur hit; it- i'N i -t i ti lors mi I'.iiial tho '"st of l.ii In hi..., s,. !,...,!. in . ' city of roil'aln!, wllii-h u,i- StillO,- i noil," ho sai.l. E A MSTKKDAM, Jan, 27. Soeialist members of the municipal council of Netikoelhi, lterlin'p most important suburb, made a vigorous demand that some efforts he made to relieve the food shortage at J recent nu'etinc of the coiiiicil, according to a Berlin dis patch. The -oeialists criticised the system of rationiiiir, espeeiatly in re ii:it to potatof-, further reduction in the apii'iilii umcnt of which is immin ent. They complained also of the .-euivity and poor quality of bread and the disappearance of fish from the markets, while piles of sea food, thev -aid, were rotting in the port. The pre-idciit of the council admit tc.l thai the allotment of food was in-nt ticicnt and blamed the state or-v:uiin'i-m. He said that the mun icipality would soon be unable to con tinue the -mtp kitchens if the state did not -apply . t he necessary fond- .-t'.U'ts. tiHAN'l) I'OItKS, X. I). Jan. L 7 . -I lyurtlnir Hanson, hai l!y aide la-caus,- of illness, to fori e his v av rl;io.i::ti ihe snow ilritts ami ilnnnur Tonuissou it rove iheir do:; teams into t Ira ml Forks today at 1 1 : I u. lead ing by five minutes .Mike Kelley's ititiii. "I'he three leaders i:i the VYin-nipe-Si.Paul ra(e eovereil tin- 4 iioles let ween .U'doeU , their Plop liu place last nt.ht, nnd (iratnl I'erks. in a lit lie moi e 1 1; :n five aihi oii'-!ia!f hoar.-. The r aiainini; fie cemp tirors, who le!t Minto early t ' - mornhm. appnnmt !y had tailed io uaiu on tlie leaders. Crand Fori.- ti.i' inihs south of 'ttni '.'on. ntc i;ie raee siart-Mi Wedm s day at noon. BAUIS. .Inn. 2 7. The Dresden ar senal lias been blown up and one thousand women and youns nirls killed, aceordiiir? to a letter from a (ierman soldier, dated Brceinbor ,'i0. The letter was written from Dres den and the writer said that all the j windows within a radius of 12 miles i w ere tiroki n hy the explosion. He (adihd that the authorities were keep in;; the no ws secret ami that no rail road tickets were beintf issued for ' Dresdt a. erept. for urgent reasons. IK.MIX(i. X. M.. Jan. l'7. Coiitir mntion of he u ilhdiav a! !' tiic American troops from ( olonta Duh- lilll Ws received lo'te tida tl-'ii! C'olnndnis, X. M. No tnnii- hac et reached the bonier then- except the hick and incapacitated, who were be inx hroiifilil in on motortruck- to.lax. necordin to reliable leporu Irom Coluinlins. i KOVAM A Saduma Kmiini,!, the i in!, int son of Mr. ami Mrs. Joe lo i a ai a. ill d at t heir residence on Sou i h Cent ral avenue, January 2 ti. .The funeral service be lo Id at the Week-; & 1. Cowan chapel Snn I day morniir.; ai la oVIock, Inter nment will be in I. O. O. V. vemriery. . .Medfonl. SEES MIGHTY DErcNSS AS WEANS TO PMVCKC WAT SEATTLE 10 VDTE 550 Killed Bali Isle . fhmnke BOXDOX, Jan. L'7. Five b -adrrd and fifty person were l.ilbil In Ihe enrthquako on the island of Ball, ac cord In K to an ofticial leport icceived at Tho Haue ami tian-sioittel b Heuler'B Tt'lfBram eon pan . D. H. Miller, the c.dil Wit; mer chant, was a Mod lord .i-ik.o Saturday. Uobinon - Wtllam Kohinsop. a fanner of the tiriltin creek disttiet. died ut the ranch home of IUn:y Wlnterhalder Jaiiuni v 2 7. nue-i 7 I yearn. S month. The funeral -hehl nt Crlffin i reek cemetery S.i uttlay afternoon, the leren oni; !i ic read itt the rraveiiln in C.rWfin en ck eemepj'y. So far as known. Mr P.ohinson left no tmmedint relu; Mr. and Mrn Tim 1'ik.mi of Kale l'.'nt were sho-'"i:i-4 in M'-dfunl S;-irday. V.tJOKKMKAD, Minn., Jan. 27 - tuii:hty army and n vast navy a:e not guarantees of peace; they are j;too catior.s to w ar," ileclai rd J . Frank Hanlv o:' Indiana, prohi'diieu candi date for piesident at Fto hi -t ebntion in an address here tonight before .'.'-0 school teachers at the closing session of the annual convention of the Xorthwest Central Minnesota Fduca ttonal a-oeiation. Atlvancinjj his idea' of the " oat ri ot i sin of peace'' M v. ltanlj a.-s-rted that "mPitariin and bum;in I'-edoin ;.'e iin onipati!de ate ob.e',y and forever.' "A man who walks the street arm :n arm with his neighbor." Mi II n! said, "is h-s li; .-!' to ipiair.J dan .; ui'.o w ho w aiks arvied to iu. t. t'i v waiting to litake u.-e of ii;s wepons." " -DUIll , ,Mrr) ciiNK IWtt" ,ank blockiiiK Antwerp GERMAN LINER SUNK rfor (o evaPual BY BELGIANS RAISED tlm illy in IUM. The corrpspuiHlmt 'aiiiln that it is aunounred that tb, 1 LONDON", Jan. i'T. A dispai .li to ll(Sl hindrame lo Hlilpplnic- entering ltb, imilv News from ltcittcrdam .ay.t!,e "rbor ha" now bu reu,w-' 'the Germans, after several failure,, , The teau,r Cnel.enau rcSlst,.rwl , Mo; tuns. She was built In 1S0J. .have mico-ded In raisins the Noith ni. )s t(p fil.st information that the Oerinan-Llojil liner UneUenau wlildi (IneUenaii had been sunk. WASIUNOTON, Jan. 7. -Although the L'nited States ios.-.esse.s a i)?odiictive eoiiiiuiient in exec- 1" tliat of any other two powers it j would take 1'rom live to thirty year to irodiu'c its own munitions f.r a j jiivnt war as at pie-tent organized,'; Howard K. ('of tin. member ot' the ad visory committee of the National De fense council, today told the Congress of i'onstnmtive l'atriotisrii. "Contiress lias done already nearly everything it is necessary for con gress to do toward industrial prepar edness," he said. "What remains to be- done must be done by Mieer hard work alone." Mr. Cot'tin said the defense council created by congress to make the pro ductive capacity of the nation ready, would shortly issue "the first text book on munition making ever print ed. ' He described also some of the steps to he taken, including the plac ing of 'minimum annual educational orders" for war munitions of all kinds with private plants listed to furnish certain thints in war times, iicyond that, ho siid, wns the enroll ment of skilled labor to uard acainst enlistment of these men and disrup tion of the industries, American uianuiaet unrs had found by hitter experience, he said, that it took from one to two years to convert their plants lo produce for eign war orders; it would take nearly as lonir, he said, to aaiu convert to turn out arms and ammunition. And iihottt tin per cent of our to tal manut'aeturini: capacity would he turned to that work in time of war," he .said. E PAIilS, Jan. 27. Seven hundred thousand inhabitants of the invaded region north of Frtince are 'enyaeed in forced labor for the Germans, ac cording to ,M. Ihbudoville, mayor of the town of t'orchy, who has just ar rived from the occupied region at Kviau. The mayor's estimate, he says, is ba-ed upon careful calcula tion, takinti as a basis the numbers of inhabitants personally known by him as having been taken from the communes in his region. Thre hun dred out of the iHKt inhabitants of the village of Ksmery-Uallon, he de clares, have been obliged to serve the (ierman occupying force, the recalci trants heinir imprisoned or exiled to (iermany. Xo distinctions are made as to aire or sex in nhe choice of the forcibly enrolled laborers, M. Dibmlc ville savs. Local and Personal Nick Kimo of the flriffin Creek ri,.' trict was In the city Friday aft'i noon on business, H. A. Alton of Sacramento, Cal , is spending a few days in the ciiy or. business. K. V. Hen son is a Medford visitor for a few days from Corvallls. John Crook of the Salmon I tar, Cal., district la spending the woe', in the city. 1 BewlfoiiiaiiThinksv SKATTl.K. Jan. IT. At a upprial nintiii;' uf the city eounril today a hill was iiitrpilured provldinn for Ihe svi!iiii?!ini of a $t;0".0oo hond for a niunii ipul market and storage plant at the Mar. Il tdeetion. It Is said the-l-ill is sine of passage at ni't Mon days rr-iMitnr tneetinc of the council .it'd M.i'or (iiU lias promised to sep- I'lTI i'. seriously over tho question or BE niotherlinod It used to mean J sneli acoiiy and saerlliee, that B in- i.'iuu :inj uitTKHiK Hie nlonsiirp nnd honor of ehlldren in the liouie but ".Mother's iio'mi nas cnnnoi the M views of thousands of women irom uini or (llstnss to a LJ 1'leasant antidilution of t. H happiness of being a mother. B mv pycrn.ii uprMr.ition "I,)thrt' .,'.'.V", "'" n!,"r" ln mil ilirfiil tr.m.ronniition of th nilv.i,-ql V';'," !" .r,l- ""'I rumfurt. (lot M,.l.rr. fi'rn.1" t m,r ,lri.t )m Ailniita, (.;, 9 GREEK KING DISSOLVES I LEAGUES OF RESERVISTS V.'I'I.IA. . 1.' '', i;l l.o nil, m. -u-!.l?l! me t"!!iori tiu ,1 ilei r.'i' ili-,.l in;. -er i-t-. lllBhest qnall'.r, Jewelry repalritiK diamond eetting, watcb repairing lit ', Mirtin I U oHHv , I 1'lUlllll f , III.UU1 . The Qua! ty store foi ReliaLlu Good,. !12 E. Main SL iledtorj. Ore.. I 1 The Best Motion Pictures IL KJ IL, r Photoplays Inc. and they make ' i ... i Plays and Players Inc. COLUMBIA Pictarcs Coi'poration YO R RE1 Film Corporation UALITY Pictures Corporation Shown at the leading theatres I!lt!ll!!!!llllllMiWlri&S3 ' Vntir nn.nev in llii-, hank is bneked bj total roMiitvo of more than l,00n, (MiO. Your money in tlie 1'nilnl Stales Alail in the form of a re.siMoivcl letter or postolfiee nioney order is hacked hy Ihe entire resources of Ihe q-ovom-n'.ent. jrail us your deposit j. It's a sale way to reach a safe hank with all the in convenience of cumin;; into town left out. Droii us :t letter today and n-k us how to ii ieii your account hy mail. The Jackson County Bank MKIH'OKI). OKKdtiX MEDFORD COMMERCIAL COLLEGE VntW Xow .Manasement Offers Standard Courses by Individ ual Instruction and Class .Method in IlOOKKKKl'IVC., I'l-NM.WSIlll', SIIOItTIIANI). TVrEWItlTIXG, AltlTHMKTIC. I'ltACTICAI; EXGMSIf, si'i:i.ui, KTc. .:' Graduates Assisted to Positions Make Early Reservations for Places. ski: the si.ix.WiKR ' . I 31 X. Grnpc Stiwt. REMEMBER Next Monday's Concert ,,N' j011' make other engagements or let it slip your mind. Wo liavp nliva.ly mi iititiiH'tl fr. niMi r,.s. An- livws niitl Miss Hazcli'ioo; mt otll(,1N wiu Ri, wl0 iio.'tl no iiil i'tMl,,,.,!,,,, 1o Mp(, ,,,, linlsi(..i()VPrsMiss .. n.M.n,. llH.jss. Miss Kn,h w.,n Mrs.. Kdn.-i Isji.'ii-s, rti-. Ti. ki'ts .-.0,. ,.1,11,!,',.,, o-,, ()n s lp t I()(ol J l"ll.'!lll. .- '!''ihy ,,vii.S U would UHVf i-cn U""--l" 1 I