iffEDFORD MATH TimUTNE. MBDFORT), OREfiOX. WEDNESDAY, FEIJK'ITARY
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OBJECT OF II
SUI.UM, l-'eb. 7. Purified youth
Is the object of two bills pending.
11. 11. 430 by Cartnilll and II. U. J3ti
by Stanfield, Ruble and Scott.
The first bill prohibits minors from
playing cards, billiards, pool, dice or
other game, either for amusement or
otherwise, Jn any cigar store, pool
room or place of amusement. The
second measure makes it a crime for
any person under 21 to make or use
tobacco in any form.
IT. IT. JjO reads:
Section 2143. If any person, bo
ng the owner, lessee, proprietor, or
employe of any cigar store, public
card room, saloon, barroom, public
billiard room, public pool room, soft
drink establishment, or other pub
lic place of amusement, shall suffer
or permit any minor to engage in
any game of cards, billiards, pool,
bagatelle, dice throwing, or other
game of chance in such cigar store,
public card room, saloon, barroom,
public billiard room, public pool
room, soft drink establishment, or
other place of amusement, either for
amusement or otherwise, or permit
or suffer any minor to loiter or re
main in any such public card room,
.saloon, barroom, public billiard
room, public pool room, soft drink
establishment, or other public place
of amusement where games of cards,
billiards, pool, bagatelle, dice throw
ing, or other games of chance are
indulged in. unless accompanied by
parent or guardian. Any person vio
lating any of the provisions of this
Act shall be deemed guilty of a mis
demeanor and upon conviction there
of shall be punished by a fine of not
less than $23.00 ' nor more than
sino.niL
II It A 'Ml i-nu.lu- .
Section 2 148. It shall be unlaw
ful to sell, barter, trade, give or
in any manner furnish to any per
sou under the- ago of twenty-one
years any tobacco, cigars, or cigar
ettes in any form, or any compound
in which tobacco forms a component
part, without the written consent or
order of such person's parent or
guardian; and when such person has
no parent or guardian, their In that
case consent may be given by thejHso ,)nsontod to .Mrs. Kemp, presi
county court, sitting for tho trans
action of county business, upon
proper application in the county In
which said person may have his res
idence. Any person violating the pro
visions of this act shall, upon con
viction, be fined in any sum not less
than $5.00 nor more than $50.00.
Section 2149. It shall be unlaw
ful for any person under the ago of
twenty-one years to smoke or In any
way use any cigar, cigarette, or to-
bacco in any form whatsovere In any
public highway, street, place, square,
or resort. Any person violating the
provisions of this Act shall, upon
conviction, I to fined in any sum not
iesB than $t.no nor more than $10,
or by imprisonment at the option of
the court, two days for each offense.
Justices of tho peace shall have con
current jurisdiction with tho circuit
court for all offenses arising under
this uct. i
LITTLE PROSPECT OF
CHEAPER PAPER
NEW YORK, Fi b. 7 There is no
immediate prospect of cheaper paper,
according to reports made today to
the National Paper Trade association
and the American I'ulp and I'aper
, fbi-ocluiion. which are holding an
nual conventions here.
"The snow is hampering cutting
In the pulp districts of Canada," sai 1
Frank U Moore of Watertown, N.
Y., vice president of the l'ulp and
Paper association. "Where wood is
cut there are not enough cars to haul
It out and there Is a great shortaga
of motive power on Canadian rail
roads. Everything that enters into
paper has gone up."
NEW YORK. Feb. 7. A formal
request from the state department
that the Scandinavian-American lino
steamship Frederlk VIII be uted to
transport Ambassador Ilernstorff
and his suite to Europe, has been
forwarded by cable to the line's head
oflces in Copenhagen, It was an
nounced today.
Ilalvor .lacobson of the company
slated that no rrply had as yet bo'-n
l.-ceicd.
WASHINGTON', Feb. ". Attor
neys fir the Southern Pacific com
pony, in asking the interstate com
meive commission I'm- a rcliearinir of
the Imnau-l'uulsen lumber case, dwell
particularly upon the differences in
distance between Portland nnd some
of the upper Willamette valley mills.
Grunts I'ass mills are asking for a
l.V-i-eent rate to San Francisco bav.
it is stated, and while tlicv are 2117
miles nearer than Portland, the rail
road, if it desired to grunt the rate,
could not do so without extending; the
same rate to Portland.
It is declared thut the commission.
by its order in this case, has virtu
ally reversed its rulintr in a former
case and prohibited a restoration of
a lT'-a-cent rate from points on tin
cast bunk of the Willamette and of
18:ti cents from points west of the
Willamette, likewise yivinjr Poitlnud
equal rates on rough green lumber,
which at one time were snecificallv
refused on that material.
lly way of reply to the commis
sion's statement that rates to the
south from the valley and from Port
land should reach a common basis at
a point not too far distant, and fix
ins Jlarysville as Hint point, the rail
road counsel say Hint rates eastward
do not reach an equality until Port
Neitl', Idaho, is reached. That is 721
miles east of Portland, and the com
mon rate of 117 Vi cents is then blan
keted 227 miles south to Pavson,
Utah. . ,
If the same distances were npnlied
southward, it is asserted, the point at
which Portland nnd Willamette, valley
rates would meet in California would
be at Fresno, and the rate then would
lie applied westward to Salinas, Oil.,
and eastward to llazen. Nev.
SALEM, Feb. ".Mrs. Ada V'nruh,
president of the union dry forces,
has been presented with the pens
used by Governor Withyeombo and
Speaker" Stanfield in signing ''.the
"bone dry bill." Wnlls Fargo & Co.
dent of the W. C. i. I., Uie last or
lor for a shipment ol booze received
bv them.
Partner:
Father Time Aget VELVET
Mother Nature Mellow It.
An Unbeatable Team : Time and
" Thar ain't a whole tot of differ
nee between a ripe persimmon
on' a nearly ripe oneon the
outside. Some of these mearty
matured tobacco sorter
VELVET in looks.
Oc Thus Sc MUl-liaed
OF "LADY ELGIN"
i
UUItBANK, Calif., Feb. 7. Ed
ward W. Spencer, first student life
saver at Northwestern university,
Evaustou, 111., who became known as
"l-ie hero of the Lady Elgin," by
twlmmlng 17 times to a foundering
steamer and bringing back as many
svrvivors, died here early today af
ter a lingering illuoss. lie was SI
years old.
Spencer's deed of heroism was per
formed while a student in 1SC0. Ex
hausted by his heroic work, Spen
cer collapsod on his seventeenth re
turn and In his delerjuni asked "did
I do niv host?" a phrase that becamo
I famous and often was used as a text
for sermons with Spencer's deed us
an example.
A bronze tablet in the Northwest
ern library tells the story as follows:.
"To commemorate the heroic en
deavors of Edward W. Spencer, first
Northwestern student- life saver, this
tablet Is erected by the class of 1S9S.
At the wreck of the Lady Elgin, off
Wlnnetka, September S, 1SC0, Spen
cer swam through the heayy surf
seventeen times, rescuing seventocn
persons in all. In the dclurltim of
exhaustion, which followed, his oft
repeated question "was:
" 'Did I do my best?' "
Two hundred and seventy nine
persons were lost.
Tho young hero was a freshman
at tho time and the deed so weakened
his constitution that lie was forced
to give up tils study for tho ministry
nnd leave the university before grad
uating. An honorary degree was
given him ten years ago. Ho never
entirely recovered his health. Sev
eral ;ears ago he suffered-a stroke
of paralysis which recurred ten days
ago.
I'c is survived by his widow and
three daughters.
r.lltl) OF THANKS.
Wo wish to express our hearfelt
thanks to the many friends of the
late Frank B. Oatnian for their kind
assistance and sympathy ill our be
reavement. To the Odd Fellows
lodge, which rendered such timely
assistance, we also -wish to exptwss
our gratitude.
-MRS. XIDA OATMAN,
AND CHILDREN,
JCI.MKIt R. OATMAN,
HOMER jr. OATMAN.
When tobacco
curing methods
smokers pay the
I MOTHER FATHER. I
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Ss$m0 5f4 EXPERTS IN TOBACCO
SMmWL m HEADQUARTERS AJV 1
There is no better method of bringing
out the mellowness and mildness of "Ken
tucky's best" than two years natural age-,
ing in wooden hogsheads.
VELVET is Kentucky's best Burley
tobacco aged by Nature's method, the
patient method, the expensive method,
but the best method known to man.
Think about that over a pipe of VELVET.
favor
1 tb. CUm Htukfor
AMERICAN LINER
ERNMENT
WASHINGTON", VVI. 7. Tin
Aim'rit'itn liner St. Louis will not In'
given a convoy, if .-he iUriuYil to sail
tor Kt)!lamt tlirun!i tlu submarine
x.oni', it was uninmiiced at llu: slate
department today. '
The government is aetini; on "the
policy that Americans have an alien
able rij:ht to traverse the hiuli seas;
that the German submarine blockade I
is entirely illegal and that any sink-:
in of American sinus in eontiaven
tion of law would immediately lead
to hostilities.
A statement of the position of the
government on the sailing of Ameri
can vessels is beinir drawn up at the
state department, but will not be
nnnle public, although it may be made
public by shipowners receiving it. It
is understood to be ('resident Wil
son's desire not to have the irovern
uienl appear to go out of its way to
make an official public announcement
on the ipiestion.
It is also stated that as vet no
.shippers bave made 'a direct re
quest' for a convoy. It is under
stood, however, that the ijuestion lias
been discussed informally and that it
has been learned that there are not
enough American war vessels avail
able to convoy the whole American
merchant marine plying through the
war zone.
Today's announcement is under
stood to mean that the I'uited States
is going ahead just as though the
iJennan blockade order had never
been issued and that no preparations
such as convoying or nrjiiing would
be adopted. Ie rests with Germany
to commit the overt act that Presi
dent Wilson has said would load to
war. '
OFFER SERVICES TO U. S.
AVASI 1 IXGTON. Feb.- 7. The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
through its president general, Mrs.
Cordelia -'Powell Odunheiincr has
tendered President AVilson the sup
port and services of its 100,000 mem
bers in whatever manner they may
be available, in the nation's present
crisis.
manufacturers try to substitute hurry-up
for slow, natural ageing of tobacco, you'
price.
fitjejett f lyeAA Oo&icco Car.
IN U. S. OF TEUTONS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Minister I
liitler of Switzerland today was in
formed by. hi government to take
over (icrmim diplomatic interests in
Ihe I'liilcd Stales, including the tier
man embassy here, and twelve con
sulates throughout the country.
The minister informed the slate de
partment of his government's action
in a Hole.
Instructions have been sent to
Swiss consuls to take over the Ger
man consulates in the fullowiiu; cit
ies :
AUaula, Chicago, Denver, Xew Or
leans, New York, I'liilndeliiliin, San i
Francisco, Seattle, St. l.ouis, St. 1'aul
and Manila.
Special arrangements are beine,
made by the Swiss minister for the
departure from Manila of the (icrmnn
consul there. Ilecnuso of conditions
at sea, it is understood that the con
sul inav be unable to re-turn to Ger
many, dust where he will no is un
certain. It is unlikely that he will
be permitted to remain in tho Philip
pine Islands.
Instructions to the Swiss consuls
are to tako over tho Gorman consul
ates imediately so that the consuls
and their families may assemble in
New York and Join Count Von Ilern
storff and his staff beforo Tuosday.
The business of twentyrthreo hon
orary German consuls in the Unltod
States will not bo taken over by tho
Swiss; no provision to do so having
been contained In the instructions re
ceived by Minister Kilter. The hon
orary consuls will cease to act, how
ever. Franz Ilopp, Gorman consul gen
eral at San Francisco and his three
aides, Vice Consul 13. II. Von Schack,
Lieutenant George AVilhelm Von
Hrlnckcn nnd C. C. Crowley, will not
bo permitted to accompany Count
Von Ilernstorff and tho German con
sular representalives when they de
part from tho United StateB next
week. The men. being under sen
tence for complicity in connection
Willi violations of American neutral
ity laws, will not bo given safe con
duct by tho entente governments,
even if tho American legal authori
ties were, willing. , -
Tho Mcdford high school basket
ball team will play a return gamo
with tho Ashland armory team next
Saturday night on the latter team's
floor.
Nature
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7, Um ' PAOE THREE j I
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-v clean ;Jv-
wholesome
pt pictures
filled with
healthful t
yyZT.
excitement
PVIGiH -
Daisy Butter
Wp liavc just closed a contract with one of the oldest
and most reliable dairies in Jackson county, namely,
the Earhart's, to .supply us with milk and cream.
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 be car
ried Butter, Fresh Eggs, Hiittermilk, Skim Milk.
JJemeinber, it cosls no more for the best.
THE DAIRY
11 ION K I HI-
The Portland Hotel
PORTLAND, OREGON
The Rose (lily's world-famed hotel, occupying an
entire block. All outside rooms. Superior diuing
and grill service. An at inosphere of lefiti' nieiit, with
a service of courtesv.
European Plan, $1.50 and Up
RICHARD W. CHILDS, Manager
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iUIRVeW
The Car
Equipped j
with our supplies, such as horns,
lamps, clocks, speedometers, plugs,
etc., will bo up-to-dato In every de-i
tall. We carry all tho latest things
for auto and autolst and all the good
old ones nnd sell them at prices
much below tho usual rate. . ;!
C. E. GATES i
MILK
and
CREAM
of
QUALITY
I5-J2 EAST MAIN
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