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SrFJYFOTCTJ MATH TT?mFTR MEPEORD, OPECiOX. MONDAY. EEPlv'lTA RV ',
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GERMANY ASKS
RATIFICATION 0
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ANCIENT TREATY
HOPE OF PEACE
NOT YET LOST
Proposition Made for Re-enactment
of Prussian-American Convention
of 1799 and 1828, Allowing Nations,
in Case of War, Nine Months to
Settle Affairs and Leave Countries.
BY PRESIDENT
Sinking of American Liner Housa
tonic by Submarine Not Illegal, as
Vessel Had Warning Red-Cross
Prepares for Relief Guarding Mu
nition Plants Conference Held.
WASHINX'.TOS', Ft. The Btut
ua of the l'runnlun-Ain:rli-an treuty
of IH'iH 1h ono of tho first thlniiB
President Wilson will lmvo to decide
us u result of bruaklw; oft of rela
tions with (ii-rinany.
Originally nenollaleil in 171)0 nil
Its torins wero ini luded in tho later
t rooty of 82S, when it expired hy
limitation.
Examination of the terms of the
almost foruotteii rotivvnlimi, kIiiiks!
that it contains provisions which, if
permitted to stand, might prevent the
United States from confiscating Her
man warbonnd ships in American
harbors in caso or war. It also con
tains provisions for the departure or
nationals.
,Ilow tho United Slates would re
KM'd a proposal for a special ro-rat-iricutlon
of the treaty Is not clear
at this time. The Impression pre
vails In some quarters that it might
bo moro desirable lo denonnco the
treaty than to give it new foroo.
FIRST PICTURE OF AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS PRISONER
('eilliany Asks ltlilifirnlioii.
ItUltl.lN, I'Vli. a. -The Associat
ed l'ress learns authoritatively that
(erniany will propose to Ambassa
dor (lerard a special rc-rnllfieation
of Iho I'russian-Aiuei lean treaties ol
1709 and 1S2S, nllowiiiK nationals In
case of war nine months In which to
settlo their uffairs and leave hostile
countries. This step would positive
ly Insure Americans In (iennany and
Germans In America against intern
ment ir hostilities should break out
and would prevent a sudden exodus
from either country such as was gen
eral In Europe when the war began.
A representative of the foreign of
fice pointed out lo the correspondent
that the ancient treaties between the
United States and Prussia were still
In effect and contained a clause con
trarv to tho usual rule, that they
should not bo invalidated by the out
break or hostilities. This official
said that so far us be was Informed
(Sermauy would certainly hold to
Iheso treaties and that there would
ho no question of Interning Ameri
cans in tlermany in ease of war.
MiiroouctI .incricjiiis. (
At oflicial quarters there seemed
lo bo anxiety to assure the few Amer
icans still here on tho case of Intern
ment. Several ol' these Americans
nro In it highly difficult position
with no prospective means of return
ing to Iho I'nlted States except by the
trans-Siberian railroad or possibly
hy a round about routn through
Switzerland to Spain and by Span
ish Bt earners to Culm. Scores of Am
ericans hnvo applied since Wednes
day tor tho necessary permission to
leavo Jho country, but this Involves
a delny of nt least a fortnight. Cith
ern, including long time residents
whose entire Interests are to t.cr
lmtuy, plan lo remain no matter what
happens.
WASHINGTON', Keb. '. flrimly
preparine;, nml with :tu air of convic
tion that the nation's course will be
shaped immutably for it as Cicnnnny
nukes effective her announced meas
ures of unrestricted sen warfare, the
L'nitcil States government lias begun
n tense vigil that iliav he broken mo
mentarily or inuy be loin? drawn out.
Despite the severance of ilipmiimtii'
relations with (iernmny, rresMcnt
Wilson believes his long- strangle to
preserve the country's pence lias not
Vet been lost. He still hopes nol
onlv thai hostilities will he avoided,
bill that oilier neutrals, adding Ihcir
voices to that ol' the I'nited Stales.
will unite t lie major moral force ol'
tint world lo compel peace in Kurupe.
No llluga,! Act.
It now appears that the smiling- of.
the American steamer Iloiisalonic
Saturday by a submarine was not an
illegal nol, since she carried a con
traband cargo of wheal, warning; was
given mid the crow savctl.
The situation in ivuiinl do Austria
bail nol changed up to today.
Chapters of the lied Cross through
out the Cuilcd States todav had or
ders from national officers to tire
pare iinnicilialely for relief work.
(loveriiinenl officials uiithorizcd a
Inleiuenl denying' reports lliat seiz
ure ol uerinan war-oouno inerciiam
hips in American harbors is contem
plated. It was explained, however.
that steps have been taken lo prevent
the obstruction of harbors hv the
blowing up or sinking- of any of these
vessels. This action is prompted by
reports llmt tierinan crews have at
tempted to damage u number of war
hoiiud ships in Philippine - harbor
and in several American ports.
I ia-ostolliog Destruction,
'flic department of justice nlso
making secret preparations for fore
stalling depredations which (Icrman
sympathizers might commit on muni
tion factories in- public works.
S -claries linker and lianicls yes
terday conferred with bureau chiefs
and plans arc under discussion for
culling- out navv reserve officers and
of graduating the senior class at An
napolis to meet any emergency conditions.
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Q MO'i' Vf"- -. XxJ '
Itcrn is tltc first pictiin1 df Jesse
I'oiiHMfiy, Amei'ii;i's iifot liimotis
M'isiiii'i siiict' lie was jiiuei'd in soli
tiiry euiit'iiietni'iit ill tile ('luiilestowii,
Mass,, stale prison iorly-onr years
a'o.
Tho pirture was (alien wlien I'om
enry was; allow. -il oul-iidc solitary
eoiit iiteiiit'iit ihhI tld tliat ( iovcrnor
I'oinifil, had eomnmted the sontenci'
to lilt imprisonment on the saint!
terms as other prisoners liht work
and mingling with utner prisoners
daring certain hours.
I'onieroy says he wants a pardon or
nothing. He vm eonvii-ted of boy
in n rd e r.
The pieturo insft slutws Pomeroy
MeCnll, with e
flit of the executive ! as lie looked 41 years ao.
Heed Common Sense
F
OF 1917 SESSION
SAl.KM, Feb. a. The Oregon leg
lulature entered upon the last fort
ulKht of Its 1917 session here today,
determined to devote Its lime to con
sideration of tho several important
constructive measures yet pending.
iWheu the senate, and house of
representatives adjourned Friday for
tho week-end recess, only one Im
portant measure of state-wldo Inter
est the "bone dry" law had been
written Into tho stutute books.
Insurance Cole.
There yet remains for considera
tion an Insurance code, laws provid
ing for r. state highway system, hank
ing laws and measures aimed to con
solidate moro departments to cut
down expenses. Most of tho hills arc
either in committee or have Just been
reported out.
Speaker Robert N'. Stanfield of tho
house of representatives is urging-
tho committees to get their reports
out, so that the house will have tlmo
to rIvo tho measures proper con
sideration.
Highway Legislation.
Roads will probably bo tho first
thing the legislature will turn to
this week. Two complete codes, providing-
for a system of state high
ways throughout Oregon have been
under consideration for several weeks
y the joint road committee of tin
two houses and it is expected that a
compromise bill will be reported out.
I When the legislature opened to
day, only ten bills that have been
approved by both houses, awaited the
signature of Clovernor Wlthycombo.
The coventor has signed thlrty-eighl
bills this session. There have been
2G7 bills Introduced In the senate and
4 7S ia the house. Fifty have found
their way to oblivion over tho "in
definite postponement route."
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Deposits and Patrons
Till', patronage of more t!.u 2000 linns,
corporation-, households and iluliviiluals
who carry almost T1IHKK (jrAHTF.US OF
A MILLION DOLI.AItS on deposit here
lieates something ot the part tue
no
Capital
$100,000
First
National liank is taking in We develop,
incut of Community ami Commerce.
The Facilities and Services ei.Kveil
l.y these lu.tioiis are availnbl" for
Vol' nlso. Take advantage or them
b, openiuK a Savings or Checklnis
account. '
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MEDFORD
H!llljiag&im32
rs
The Car
Equipped
with our supplies, such as horns,
lamps, clocks, speedometers, plugs,
etc., vfill bo up-to-date In cvory de
tail. We carry all the latest things
for auto and autolst and all the good
old ones and sell them at prices
much below tho usual rate.
C. E. GATES
PREPARING FOR WAR
(Continued From rago One.)
(From the Portland I Ircgoniun.) cates is, in short, a process hy which
A primarv purpose of publishing a "ne ninn pays another man's taxes
, ,. ' i- , . , r ,i,, ! and acipiircs n sort of lien upon the
dehmiuenl lax list is lo notily the 1 ',
... 1 pronertv as securitv. A lorni ot iiro
puhlic that tax certificates ol del.,.-;,.,.,,,.,. 'whi(., interferes with this part
iiue.icy are about lo issue upon the ) (,P oollcclion of taxes imposes im
properly listed; that such certificates1 necessary burdens upon the public,
are about to be available for invest-; There is neither common sense nor
ment. The advert isenient is at once economy in the proposal to give no
il service to the public nml a protec- lice only to lb' deliiiiiiciils, and that
linn t,i the taxpayers who pay by postcard. Hy saving pennies the
promptly, for the certilieates when taxpayers would lose dollars. It
sold brine: lo the public treasury ' ougiit to be clear lo the most ordin
nioncy due and needed for county ! ary understanding' that anything
and other local expenditures. which delays collection of tax rev-
As for slnle taxes, dcliniiucncv is enues means higher taxes. The post-
not recounied. A tixed a pimri ion-1 card wouni son e no purpose except to
incut is niailc which is collected from . notify a person of something which
the eoiintv whether ail properly own-! he, under ordinary circumstances, nl-
els pay or not. )eli.iiiielieics ill one! ready knows.
vein- arc spread over all properly tile j Tile legislature should pay more
next lo the full extent of unpaid stale I heed to common sense and less to
taxes ami ihcv also increase taxes in j propaganda growing- out of nborra
all particulars ol- those who pay i lion, or self-advertisement of false
promptly. 'virtue, or jealousy, or whatever it
Is-uaio-e nf delimiuent tax oertifi-1 may be.
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Call Issuel for New York Militia
NEW YOKK, Keb.5 The entire na
tional guard of New York state and
the naval militia were ordered out to
night by Governor Whitman nl'ler a
conference with .Major General John
E. O'Rynn.
General O'ltyan was directed to have
every arsenill, armory and water shed
adeijuately guarded by the mtlitiameu
and Commodore Forshew of the naval
mint tu was ordered to protect nil
bridges.
A FBIEMD'S
ADVICE
l.ONlK.X, Feb. - 'flu' I'.nllb
steamer I-le of Allan, of :il:l Lois,
lias been sunk hv a submarine. Iw
of her crew being injured hv -hell
fire. Lloyd's Shii'iiiug ae.rn.-v an
nounced todav. j
The Hrilisb steamer I -'.a e l.. ne, of,
17111 tons, also lias been sunk ami the!
captain and four member ,.t' tin- ereu
killed, says another agency an
llollUi'Cllletlf.
The Hussion I'oiir-masiod hark
Claniel Hill, of irJ7-J gross t,,u-. is be
lieved b.V Llo.vds o have been sunk.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT GIVES
HIMSELF AND FOUR SONS
,0YSTKIt HAY. . Y.. Foti.
Theodore Itoosevelt 1ms pledged
his support to President Wilson In
upholding the honor of the Culled
States. Il offered to the country
his own services and those of h's
four sons in the event of hostilities.
"Or course 1 shall in every way
support the president in all that b-
i does to uphold the honor of the
United States and to safeguard the
lives of American citizens." he raid
Yesterday, I wto.o to the war de
partment iisklng permission to raise
R division if war Is declared and
'"there Is a call for volunteers. In
unci, event I and my four sons win
burning the work of preparednc
it became necessary.
Tense Waiting.
The safe arrival of American ships
in Knglish harbors, reported I Hiss
morning, brought an air of relief to
lh' tensity Inch had prevailed every
where. (Illieials slill hoped tlcnnaliv
noilld not violate her pledges to the
Cuilcd Statics, despite her threat.
All officials realized that the situ
ation had resolved itself into one ot
tense wailing and careful prepara
tion. They realize. I that the hoped
againsl inert act may come soon or
he long dela.M'd. Meanwhile ihev are
puling every agellev of the govern
ment III movement to meet it.
Appareiitlv the next uiiestion of
great moment to bo decided relates to
Austria's participation in iiermanv'-
campaign of rutblessuess. President
il-oli i- ready l.i sever lei. ition-. also
vvilli the dual nioiiarehv as o.ui n it
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WASHINGTON,
Toilet tor Malunn
ported to I lit' t n il
tlay lliat !u- !'
lliei steps of his hutne
Ft!). Customs
nt New York ro-!
n y (h-pi lmeiit to- j
".!!!.! :i IkhiiIi miller j
! ot'i it'ijtlly -iili-eriU's to the (i
do.
la ral ion.
A.I illiln Kigliis.
When report, that o,-ol, had been
sei.d li Auielieati aullu'i-ilies in .lit
loivnt places were .ailed lo the at
tention of President Wilson lo.lav he
aid hoi ie,l lliis sialenii-iit, lluougb
Seoivtan 'fuuiullv:
"W'e will do notion-.; that we hne
not a clear legal right to do. When
vie ael we will act on ptineiph-s ol
rigid and not ovpeduie-y. There i
no haste or panic anywhere."
The prc-i.lent went to the naw de
partment shortly betore noon, where
lie eoulei-i-.d with Secretary Panic!
Later the two walked to the war do
parlment for a conference with S.v
rctai'V P.aker.
(la the stop, of the slate. wai
and navy building be met llenrvj
Ford, the inaiiufuelurer and pacific
ist, who had just ot feted to turn hisj
huge pluel .or to the go ei ain.-ut
and oiorato it without prolit for any
IMirpo-c . deemed neeessn rv. The
president au.l Mr. For. I -in ok hands
and Mr. Wilson to'd the manufac
turer bo was v.-rv glad lo .see him
;Mr. Fouls otter was accepted h
I Secretary Hanicls.
NKW YOKK, rcl. 5.- Hudley
1-lclil Malone. collector o;' the Port
of New York, denied today the re
port that a bomb had been discovered
under the steps of his residence or
that be bad communicated with the
i man I tioitsui y department "on any
I Mlb.i.-l t."
WEST OF SCLLLY ISLES
M-:W VIHiK, Feb. .1. A Herman
submarine was met 120 miles west of
the Keill.v islands January Ull by the
Hutch oil tank steamship liotler.lain,
the bitter's officers reported upon
her nirhul here today. The V-boat
was in the route n-unllv followed by
ships steaming between Liverpool and
Now York.
Woman Saved From a Seri
ous Surgical Operation. .
Louisville, Ky. "For four years I
suffered from female troubles, head
aches, and nervousness. I could not
sleep, had no appetite and it hurt me to
walk. If I tried to do any work,
would have to lie down before it wai
finished. The doe-
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The John Deere
High-Lift Sulkey
Will run easier than a walking; lw that cuts the same
width and same depth. Ask the people that have thhn
and then come in and set one.
HUBBARD BROS.
MU'll
the n-W.u.ltin
found i
YOUK, Kelt. I'vi.u' to
ipt of llio dispiitrh from
;io:i thiit ;i I'oni!) Iiad beoa
nn'.iT the steps nf Mr. .M u-
rnil.AnKUMIIA. Fob. :. The
fJermnu nuxtHary cruisers Kronpriuz
Williolm iind I'rlnz Kite) Kriedorich.
Interned at tho Philadelphia navy
yartl, were soizod hy order of the
navy department early last nUht and
their crews imprisoned in an isolat
ed barrm-kri.
report was current i
i had been found in
in .Mr. Malune's of-1
Utile's home, a
here that a homli
the custom house
fieo on Saturday. j
Tho report and all KnouUtUo of
any attempt on Mr, Malone's life was
emphatically denied hy Deputy Col
hetor Stewart, speaking for Mr. Ma
lone. He said a statement would be
maile later. A report was current
that the Incident repotted by Mr. Ma
lone occurred today and that he had
snuffed out the fuse of the bomb
with his ftnuors. after findtim it on
the steps of his homo.
The bomb reported to hae been
planted in the custom house on S..t
! unlay was said to hao been discover
i ed in the room Immediately under
(Mr. Malone's private oi'ibe In which
he was at woiU. It was said th.it em
'ploes had discovered it and etin-
hed its fuse.
DON'T SUFFER
WITH KEURALGU
Musterole Gives Delicious Comfor
tors said 1 would
have to be opera
ted on and I simply ,
broke down. A
friend advised me
to try Lydia B.
Pinkham's Vege
table Compound,
and the result is I
feel like a new wom
an. I am well and
strong, do all my
own house work and
have an eiht pound buby girl. I know
Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Com
pound saved me from an o(ieratioa
which every woman dreads." Mrs.
Nellie Fisiiback, 1521 Christy Ave.,
Louisville, Ky.
Everyone naturally dreads the sur
geon's knife. Sometimes nothing else
will do. but many times Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound has savfd
the patient and made an operation un
necessary. If you nave any symptom about which
yoa would like to know, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Ibsu., for helpful advice given free.
W hen lhise rlnrp pains go shontitu '
thrte.i-h ur head, when your sl.ui
seems as if it would Fjilit, jut nib :
tit 1 o .Mustcmle on the temple r.m
neck. 1 It draws out the intlammatinn
soothes :tw;iy the pain, usually givinf
quick relief.
MusteroK is a clean, white olut
mcnt, in.uk" with oil of must-r I
iWtter llvu a muMard phvter a-v
Jnrs mt bit tcr.
Many doctors and nurc-; lrr.:d.l
recoiiTiiciut Musterdc for sirc tliroat
!r 'u-hilis, crvuip, stitT ih ck. a -thm.i
neuralgia, congest it n, pleurisy, rhcu
r.iatm, Imnbago, p.itris and relics nj
the back or joints, sprains, sre nun
bruiiM, chilblains, fr"sttd feet
,-fbU of die chet (it "ln prt-ven
,tr.(,;mioni;, i. It i a'w a . dependable
With Medford trade is Medfoid made
WESTON'S
Camera Shop
208 East Main Street,
Medford
The Onlv Exclusive
Commercial Photographer
in Southern Oregon.
Xepntives Made any time or
place by appointment.
Phone 14T-.T.
' We'll do the rest.
E. D. WESTON, Prop.
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Daisy Butter
MILK
and
CREAM
of
OUALITX
We have just closed a contract with one of the oldest
and most reliable dairies in Jackson county, namely,
the Earhavt's, to supply us with milk and eream.
Their long experience in the care and handling of
these products enables up to offer to the public aMilk
and Cream superior both in flavor and quality than
the average. ..'
We received a call from a prominent physician ask
ing for these goods, (live this milk a trial and you
will also be pleased.
If your baby is not doing well, you should not hesi
tate to get this milk at once.
This milk and cream we bottle and deliver to any part
of the city. A full line of Dairy Products will lie car
ried P,utter. Fresh Eggs. Putterniilk. Skim Milk.
Pemeniber. it costs no more for the best.
THE DAIRY
PilOXE 1SI
322 EAST MATX
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