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tg. BEDFORD MATL TRTRTTirB. MEDFORD. OI K(iO. MON-DAY. .TANIMtty t. I'm paae TrmEE HALF OF SESSION OF LEGISLATURE IS GOMPERS AND SON CELEBRATE GOLD AND SILVER ANNIVERSAR IES BONE DRY BILL snsj.iv3' ? j&3.-vL' E E KILLED, BURNED p. 'i'.v'l BILL ift- 4 I: 4. t wt 4S ft f "as n 4 SAl.KM. Or., Jim. 2!. Tho 1017 Oregon legislature lii'ti'iui t lit stji'oiitl week of its session here todiiv with consideration of the "bono dry" ab solute rth ihil iin measure bv the house uj" i-e)ii-eseutiilives us llie. main work of the day. The bill lias been 1'aviiiably reported by a .joint senate and Iioum inniiltee on uleoholie t ra! lie and it was expected to pass both houses with hut a handful of votes east against it. A fijiht which promised early in the session to develop sipuiiist the emerg ency clause in the measure, which would make it effective immediately upon passnire and approval by (Jov ernor Withycombe, has not material ized. If any amendments are offer ed they will he minor in character, ae coidin to members of the committee. New Insurance- Code. A new insurance code, revising all the insurance laws of the state, will be back J'rnm the joint insurance fiimiiiiltee some time this week, U is expected, but not until after a public 1 bearing on fire insurance cIuuscr has bt en held here Tuesday; The com mittee is -jiiiii'' into the matter thor oughly, civilly; all opportunities to express opinions in order that no amendment will be offered when the code is ini roduced. Virtually the only opposition voiced so far has been on the nm"li,, (i' state supervision of rates. Historical Society. One bill yet to he presented to the (";! la I u iv is lo provide adequate ipmrtcrs for the valuable records of the Oregon Historical society. The bill, it is saitl, will not provide for a new builtlinir, but will appropriate enou;:b money to equip quarters in the Portland Muuicipiit Auditorium, now under construction. The bill will probably be presented early this week, lie fore Wednesday, the last day on which measures can be presented. OF VASHIXC'.TO.V, .Inn. 20. The war department was notified today in dis patches from General Funston that the withdrawal of the American pun itive expedition into Mexico was pro gressing satisfactorily and the last troops slionM cross the border next .Monday. A Matoaiont made ptthlic said: "Ger.einl Pershing's movement con- ti'iucs without incident and accord ing to schedule, lie will probably cross the border a weeU from today." The text of the withdrawal order is withheld by the department but it is known that It contains specific di rections for the conduct of the move ment. DESERTER WD 10 MADIilD, Jnn. jn.A man arrest ed for the allevd attempt to wreck King Alfonso's train has been identi i UmI us liafael Dura Floriot, a de serter from a regiment stationed nt Malni:;). According to some reports, the bars of lead foiitiil on the track had fallen or were stolen from a freight train returning from the mines at Linares, ami ihcir presence iu the piilh of the royal train wa purely ac cidental. SELL SILVER COIN -MANILA. Jim. 20. A hill bus been introduced in llie legislature iiuthor izimr the sale of l.s.imn.Oiin silver pois now held in I lie ;overnmcnt vaults nt Corretridor, ut n profit of Sl.'J.'iO.Win. The hill, which -ocin-ocrtain of pasa::c, nienns tlint lu-re-nl'tcr tile Maud's silver certificates will he u'liaranlccd by old. After s h frt the bill will o In I're.-ideiit Wilson lor approval. FOOL ROBBERS TRY TO ROB NEWSPAPER I .OS OATOS. Cnl.. Jan. !..1-hcr- carried away the office -nfe of the newspaper Mail-News early to day. There wen in it with book and record-. The safe would rciiuiio three men to lilt it. It lias not been SAl.KM, Or., Jan. 'JO. Half of the 11H7 session of the Oregon legisla ture was completed Saturday. When the second half opened it found sen ators and representatives turning to the task of completing the tasks bo gun during the past twenty days of t he session. llone Dry Hill. Several important measures have been started on their way to the code books. The "bone dry" absolute pro hibition bill is considered practically passed by both senate and house of representatives, an insurance eod? is beini; considered, several sets of laws providing for construction of an Ore gon highway syMem has been intro duced nnd irrigation laws approved by the Oregon irrigation congress are amon the measures to he considered. Also both houses are at work cut ting down expenses and committees are drnwine; up measures which will consolidate some state departments and eliminate others, thus reducing the budget to the limit prescribed by the ti per cent limitation amendment. State Beo Inspector. Oregon counties east oi' the Cas cade mountains are to be supplied with n state bee inspector, if a bill introduced by Denton 0. liurdick of liedniond becomes a law. Creation of the office of bee inspector and the provisions in the bill providing for suppression of diseases peculiar to honey makers have been requested by eastern Oregon npinsts whose stands have suffered from depredations of "foul' Hwiirtns, Mr. Burdick fiaid in inlroducinr the hill. KEni.lN, Jan. 29. The German government today handed to United States Ambassador Clerard its answer in the case of the British steamer Trater Itack, says the Oversea3 -News agency. Tho reply Is as follows: "The steamer wn.s stopped by a Gorman submarine on November 111 last. The crew left upon signal, without further complications with the Khip and sailed away from the steamer in the boats. The ship was then searched and sunk as a hostile vessel." The foregoing evidently refers to the British steamer Trevarraek, re ported sunk in a Lloyd's Shipping agency announcement of November 17 last. The Travarrack was a ves sel of 209S tons gross, built in 1912, and owned by St. Ives. LONDON', Jan. 29. Russia Is ex periencing famine in the midst of plenty, according to an undated ar ticle in the Timos from a correspond ent In that country. The article re fers chiefly, but not exclusively to Petrograd and Moscow. The writer believes that there Is food enough In Russia to supply tho entire popula tion for two years but owing to the inadequacy of the railroads, the lack of organization and co-ordination in distribution, the people In some dis tricts find it difficult ad even Impos sible to get supplies. The people of Petrograd have to stand In line for many hours to ob tain meat, bread, milk, sugar, vege tables. The thermometer In the cap ital is sometimes twenty below zero. LARGEST FUR SALE ST. I.Ot'IS, Mo.. Jan. -J!!. What local dcaleo ay will be the lurut t fur -ale the world ever lia -ecu he van here today. IVlts valued at three million dollar' will be old nt auction duriii!: Hie week. More than 11(10 men-hant- have sent word tliev ex pected to attend. Two th.iu-and Ala-kn seal -kin-will be offetc.l for sale by the Tailed Siate-'oM'i-nnient. A live r-ilver fox uill be auctioned off and is exic ted to briliL' at Ica-t ."II0. Iluyci- rcitrc-cntinv firm- in IIus--ia. Knuland. France, (termanv. Can ada and the 1'nitcd State- are utteinl- t 6 . V Vs 1$ t -In, JH Samuel fimiiers, piH'silent of (he Aillel'lenii Feileriitlon of ljihor, mid Ills sou, Sauiliel J., eelbnitiyl their liold mitt silver vvetldiiiK anniversaries today. The yoliiiiei (ionliels is u buivali chief in the V. S. depart ment of labor, lie and Ins nife are shown between (he labor chief and hi s wife. This is the Intest photograph of (lie (j'ompei's family. NKW YOltK, Jim. "JH. Samuel lie would lenve better labor conditions kind because of imperative duties (lumpers, president of the American Federation of Labor, rceeived'ono of the greatest ovations id' his career when he arose to speak early today at the close of a testimonial dinncr attended by more than 100(1 labor leaders from nil parts of the count rv. Mr. (lumpers ured organized work men to think about peace, to work for peace ami to pray for peace. "Labor stands with its shoulders squared,' he said, 'not defiant, but determined. The protest nu'ainst con ditions that wort: hardships must nut be diverted for a moment." The labor leader declared that while he could leave his children no fortune. INSURANCE TREND OF THE PRESENT DAY Mr. C. C. McCurcb. manager of tho McCurdy Agoncy, who maintain of fice?. In the Medf.inl Xutlonal Bank buildl'is, whllo dhousfiinp yesterday th. interesting development an J scope of tho coverage offered by In surance companies of toihiy, had the following to say: "Jnsuranee protection, In the form of iimmcial indemnity, ia oTcrod .o lay tc reimburse loss tbrough all dis asters common enough to wiahlo tho establishment of a lo?s ral'o upon which a justifiable premium rate inny be arrived at. "Tho science of insuraneo under writing is founded upon tho law of averages. Until the hazards of the automobile Cor example, became or dinary enough to classify nnd cumu late, the majority of insurance com panies wore extremely wary. "Personal accident nnd health in surance Is a comparatively new line; the first accident policy was Issued !ess than thirty years ao, health in surance at that time being declared an impossibility. The experimental stage has been passed Ions ago, how ever, and this protection bids fair to become the most essential of all in surable subjects, the loss of time. "Loss of use insurance, through fire or other accidents. Is now oCfered to tenants and owners of business buildings and private dwellings, re imbursing the tenant for suspension of business during repairs and to owners for loss of rent during tho same, period. "Liability insurance, indemnifying against claims for personal Injuries sustained, is offered in various forms to the many occupations and pursuits that have need tor such protection. This indemnity Is a safeguard against unfair claims and becomes a ready asset In event of a true plea. Auto mobile liability Insurance Is carried by all motorists in large cities and thickly populated districts and Is be coming more sought after every where for the reason that accidents Increase as the use of care increase and the neod of such Indemnity Is noted oftencr. "It is becoming apparent to the people of today that their unprotect ed assets may inadvertently become liabilities and the Institution of In surance, by applying the law of averages, allows them to get from under." BUTTE FALLS ti. V. Ihiki-r u-rnl oat to MaL'le I'oint ami I'.niu u-boro Saturday on bn-inc-s and walked home Sunday afteriioi'ii. I'a-h and 1'iank P.i-hnp left Satur day for the valley. liev. Sn.il li preached in the Pre--hyteriau chiir.-li Monday evening. AU in Gregory h-fi lor his home near Albany Tin-day. it. I). Stock moved his hoii-idi.dd good- out to Medlord Thur-itav. Harry l. Mill- nciit out to .Medford Tne-day on bu-ine--, returning on Tlimsdny. Mr-. A. 11. l'.ilwards returned on Thur-dav t" a bii-inc-- trip to Medlord. Charlie I'atton came down from llie at 4 K I under which tliey would not find it so liurd to li-e, as lie had found it when J he first entered tlie industrial field. After every reat time of strife nnd destruction, he said, thei-e was eorre spoudint; reaction which affected the mass of the people. The dinner marked his bTtli nnni versary of birth, the completion of his fifty years of service in the en use of union labor nnd his golden wedding inniversarv. President Wilson sent a letter of proctitis '! congratulation. In expressing regret for his inability to attend the dinner, the president said: "rnhappily I have been obliged to deny myself every pleasure of this at home, returning Thursday after noon. James Amir nnd little son left Thursday for their home nl Weed nf- ter a week's visit with the Jones' here. Will Hughes went up to his trap ping line Thursday. Jack t'ndzow went out lo Medford Tuesday, returning Thursday. The school girls all gathered nt the home of Miss Noma Stewart and went in on Miss Velum Morris as a sur prise Friday evening. Thev called in a few of llie doys and (lie evening was spent in dancing uml taffy pulling. Kvery one hud n good time. GOLD HILL NUGGETS Mr. ami .Mrs. ('. M. Ii'iehardson ar rived Sunday morning from Ohio for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Chihlcr-. and hu-hnnd on Sar dine creek. They will probably per manently reside here if conditions suit. Mrs. I,. (I. Walker, formerly Miss Millie Hodges of Ibis place, but now residing ut I lit- Untie Creek ranch, oat from Fugle Point, came Sunday for a short visit with her mother, Mrs. Isora I lodges, and sister-. Mrs. Mao Avery, lately of Coiiuillc, dr., although a past resident of I li is place, surprised a number id' her lricnds by coining in on tnun No. 15 Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George I.ance were Medford visitors Sunday. .Mr. and .Mrs. Charles Weed spent Hie week end nt the home of Mr. Heed's father, 11. I). Iteed, and wife. Dean Dillcy, local freight agent, -pent Sunday with H. A. Tibbils and family at Myrtle Creek, Or. It will be remembered that Mr. Tibbits was only recently transferred from the local S. P. station to the one nl Myr tle Creek, li. G. Jones is now local agent. Miss Opal Gihnore of Ashland vis ited her grandmother, Mrs. F. J. Me Intyre, Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. C. H. ISowmnn returned the first of Inst week from Weed. Cnl., where she had -pent Hie week pre vious with her -mi-, Koy ami John llowmau. ine pcopie oi uoiu nut were very glad to hear that at the Grants Pass election held Saturday for the form ing of mi ii : iL'iilien di-drift, carried by n vote of :i." to 5. Ai a recent election held at lioek Point a similar dislricl was formed by n vole of J" to S. Several survey crews have been investigating the feasibility of the propo-ed project. The water is to he taken from Itogue river, nbout three and a half mile-, above Gold Hill. The ditch will he about ten feet wide at the bottom ami twenty at Hie top. Ifcv, It. A. Iliitchin-oit has an nounced a- his topic for next Sunday ni-jht at the M. I., chinch. 7 :.')() p. m., "Tiic fin ulest l i.i.l in lli-tory. His topi,- last Sunday evening of "A Ilalf liakcr Cake" was very intcre-ling and woi thy it larger atletnlaiicc. J. Warren Keriigaii will uppenr in the movies at the Cicmus theater next Friday and Saturday nights in "A Pnol of Flame," a drama of five reel-, bc-idc two roe'- ,,f ), g ' the King," leaiiiriiiL- Grace Ciiiinid and Francis Ford, George Iver-on is busy filling in hi--pare tunc making III) inlaid b.i-e ft. the hand-oleo inlaid table .,p hi- unide --iiie time ago, ciit. lining FtJU picees W : which full upon me every day while tlie congress is in session. The speakers iueludl Jumes Dun can, vice-president (if the American Federation of Labor; Hugh Frayne. general organizer; Frank Morrison, secretary; Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the Hrotherhood of Locomo tive engineers; John Mitchell, chair man of the New York State industrial commission ; Alton It. Parker anil several others. against us Now V t 'straight - to KEEP UP THE It The Million Dollar Cigar M."A." GUNST & COMPANY 1NCORPORATKD SAl.KM, Jan. '"I Today is the 'oiiimeucemeut of the lust hull' of the legislative session, and from now on things are expected to move alone; merrily. I'p to now this session has been marked for its nl--oiu,e of ora torical outbursts, but this perhaps is nilltc.l for bv tho fact that thoi-ij have been no bills, witli the possible exception ot one or two, that have been of enough importance to wage a fight on. The first bill to come up for con- sideratiou today is the bone dry bill, which comes up for final passage by the house. Large niuabcrs of dry ml - vocalcs are on hand and will watch the action of the house closely oil this lull. It is felt that there will be some opposition to some of the clauses eon - taincd in llie bill, and il may be pos - sible that the house will have to go into a committee of the whole to amend Hie bill so that it will meet with the satisfaction of Ihe various forces. Probably the next bill of impor tance that will come up, either loday or tomorrow, will be the ltogne river fish bill. That a fight will develop over Ibis bill is expected, hut there does not appear to hp enough opposi- .V;;.,,atve yTo our good friends who have purchased OWL Cigars by the half-dozen we make this announcement only under, the pressure which rising costs. have exerted yf-f:--- strai In the face of a 60 increase in' V the cost of OWL leaf, together, with ; heavy advances in the costs of labor ; and materials, OWL cannot be sold at 6 for 25c and retain its present i standard of quality. v: We know " O WL's friends well , enough to believe they will to a man : prefer an unchanged OWL at 5c ', g I IIWIIIMKJMb L SKATTLK, Jan. 29. Iteprosenta tives of the sheriff, prosecutor anc''. coroner of King county, went todaji to Auburn, where the bodies of foui'i'- j children, abed from ten to five, wercj; luuiui .veMieruuy in me uurninK nomtiv of their father, S. A. Hewitt. Artf Innuest will be helit tnrinv. It wnsg,-: rnoi-leil tlint itia uWntlo nf lhB aMI. ' dren had been fractured by a blunfi Instrument, and a further examinaf Hon will be mudo to determine this maimer of their death. Hewitt, wlufe was arrested In Auburn, is in thifi county jail with no charge ngalns him. Tho mother of the children, whe; ' was separated from her husband is in Kverett, where she has been working as a domestic servant. Sin ; says she was obliged to leave liei 1 husbnnd becauao ho beat her; that 1 she left home during one of Ilia trip 'on tho Northern Pacific railroad a brakeman, because of a premonitioi that It would not be safe for hen to bo at home when ho returned. tion in the house to defeat its puss age. It is also quite pnssiblo that several minor changes will have to hi made in the hill as it now stands be fore it comes up for final passage. -4 QUALITY' I ght WW
