Medford mail tribune., February 15, 1917, Page 6, Image 6

MEDFOI.T) MATL TRTUKl'l, 'M'ftDFOT.P. OT.EGOX". TIirPSDAY. l-'KMr.TATfY 13. 1017
CONNECTION OF
IE.
CONGESTION 0
PRESS REPORTERS FREIGHT SERIOUS
WITH LEAK PROBE DUETO EMBARGO
Three Newspaper Men Who Furnish
ed Tips to Brokers Censured hy the
Press Gallery Ethics as High as
Those of Papers They Represent
No High Standard of Morality.
EREII
KAISER S ONLY
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HOUGHT NOW
Policy of Refusing Shipments to
New York of Experts Unless Ship
per Can Prove Cargo Room Causes
Accumulations in Interior Cities
Likely to Dump Foodstuffs.
SON S DESTINY
Hy UILSON' CJAUDNKIl,
WASHINGTON, l-Vb. lfi. Tluvt:
iM'vsp;ijer corroundi'nts luo'i- been
vallrtl mi tu testify in tlie "!e;ik" in
quiry, uuil il lms (b'vel"jrd tli;il tlicv
furnished information U biulii'nii
ufficoiw on filings likely to nt'lWl (lie
market. Tlic etnndin;? committee of
tlie press gallery lins )nsi', n reso
lution mliii tluit tlii'V lnnk null lis
fuvor on what these eiiiiespoiulents
did. saying that it is eonlrai v to the
ethics of the profession.
It is contrary to the ethics, judged
by what a ninjority of tli irrcspon-
dents doj There are about I'M men
in the gallery and there are certainly
not more than four or five who have
had these so-called stock-ticker con
nections. (Jet Will 11 1(.
The firm represented bv Mr. Mes
senger, of the Star, was represented
before liiin by Hubert Wynne, c-post-maslcr
under Hooscvclt, and later
consul -(cneral under iiimscvclt and
later consul general to London. The
work was carried for years as a
"side line' by Wynne and was jjiven
up when he became wealthy enoujjh
not to need the money any more. The
connection held by Mr. Trice, who for
years has covered the White House
for the Washington Slur, was not
1,'cner.tlly known to other correspon
dents or to the standing committee.
One of the rules of the pillcry re
quires that candidates fur admission
for its privileges sijrn a statement
that their principal business is furn
ishing news to daily papers and that
while members of the nailery corps
they will not undertake any other
business, and particularlv that they
w ill not become interested ' ".v ''!!
islalion prnclui' before congress. This
is to prevent the employment of
newspaper correspondents as lobby
ists. Their access to the lobby anil
the gallery and their familiaritv with
legislation and aciuaiutauce with
public men would be useful in lobby
work, and congress insists upon main
tuiuin! a liijjh slandald of morality
for the men who report its doings.
Do-Ouu l,iilili,vin.
This is ns it should he, niniv par
ticularly since congress docs not in
sist upon the same high standard of
morality for its members. Three out
of five congressmen are connected
with some law firm at home or even
in Washington, and many of them do
nne interested in pending legis
lation tliriiili tecs to the law firm.
Kx-Seiialor Hick of Ohio for years
permitted his name to appear as n
member of a tirm in Washington of
Dick, Doyle & O'lliien, and at one
time this connection bronchi into the
Consicssional Iteeord some verv gos
sipy stuff about mining stock, which
cerlaiulv bad very little to do villi
general legislation. Almost rvery liig
industry in tli Miiitrv has its more
or less well rceogni.ed rcorcscntatnc
in the hoii-c an.l senate the brew
ers, 1 1 if liipmr dealers, the cotton i
men. the steel tl list ami the rc-l. j
Much ,.r the old. tunc profitable i
lobbying in Washington has been
done away with bv the more elheieni
system ( having the represeiitutive:
o the illlcle-l in i itself. The'
superfluous uiuhllc in ii il is thus elim
inated. I
Moral Slandald.
Tile standard of molality in the
press gallery is about as hie.',, t.
standard of monihiv of the newspa
pers who hire tlie men. Al t 70 per
it of the hitter are inevitably ilom-
inatcil by big business, through their
ownership ,, - aih ei I ising, and by
reasoit of the big capital rcinired to
run a city newspaper. These papers
sec things from the standpoint most
ly of business with a more or loss
large "b." That i- why there is so
little, comparatively speaking, rad
icalism and piogressieism in the
Vniti'd Slates. Such political thought
would be oiecd un! in a really free
press, and thai is a seuive commod
ity in any pan of the world.
The rorrospoiidctiis ,,i the gallery
are lis a whole more radical and hon
est than their owners. It c leiy cor
respondent cre flee lo tell all he
knew ami to wi ite all he thinks, new s-
papers would oe more miciesting
lending than they ai.
ever, is all beside the
congressional hut 1
really in search of I h.
drop their inciiirics r
dillos of the press an
big sinners' about bi
clues not always write
Two Kinds of News Coming, From
Bc lin and Russell Points Out Sig
nificance of the One We Americans
Dun't Note Particularly Will
America Stand for Kinps?
NK.W YOIIK, Feb. The imme
diate cause of the serious freight con
gestion reported by many interior
cities, railioad men declared today,
is their pu'iey of refusing shipments
to New Yoi k of freight for export un
less the shipper can prove that he has
cargo room engaged so that bis goods
can be loaded on a boat immediately
ufter its delivery here. The rigorous
application of this rule has trans
ferred the accumulation of freight
that otherwise would jo piling up hero
tu the. warehouses at manufacturing
and producing; centers in the west und
south.
Due to I'-Ilout ScJire.
As the base of the freight transpor
tation situation, a number of causes
uro assigned. Among these are the
reduction on the amount of freight
lenving New York because of Cicr
inany's new submiirinc policy, cold
weather and snow which has delayed
trains und interfered with truck deliv
eries in cities and the shortage of
cars.
For the purpose of relieving term
inal points, the railroads in this terri
tory are imposing; new embargoes. Ii'j
the embargoes are continued, one re-1
suit, it is predicted, will be the dump-1
ing of thousands of tons of food-1
stuffs into domestic markets in" onlerj
to prevent the food from perishing-.
Ilailroads are said to be suffcroig
heavy financially and it is pointed out
that only by unloading supplies at the
cities where loaded cars stand idle.
instead ol holding lor exportation.
can the situation be relieved so that
some of the embargoes may be lifted.
Ylrtiinl Itlockatle.
The seriousness of the congestion
is emphasized by what shippers char
IiY CIlAItl.KS lODWAItl) Itl'SSKM..
WASHINGTON, Feb. IS. Provi
dence lias put into the hands of the
I'nlteU States of America this aston
ish meat gill that It may. If it will,
end the war, take Its stand with
the democracies of KiU'opo, sea! the
doom of autocracy anil lessen for
ever the chances of another war.
Wonderful days, wonderful oppor
tunity, wonder service. Let us Hive
bumble thanks.
See how marvelously these thiiiKs
have come about.
Two Kinds of News.
Two kinds of news issue from Ger
many. One Ib official dope prepared
for general consumption; the other
1b the real thing, coming In scraps
and often to be read between the
lines. Somehow wo Americans still
seem to fall for the first; otherwise
thero would be no doubt anywhere as
to the situation and what will come
of It.
A few days ago two Americans
who bad been prisoners in Germany
lauded In l--nglaml and were Inter
viewed by an American newspaper.
They said that this was what they
hud to eat:
Breakfast Coffee made of acorns.
Dinner Stew of 10 pounds of nient
to ench 500 men.
Supper Thinnest gruel.
Thinr.s like these, which you can
iind in tho corner,! of your news
papers, tell tho true story, not these
official dispatches breathing fire,
iriinstone and slaughter.
Acorns and (irucl.
Also, you may have noticed that
since the American break tho care
fully censored and directed German
Lew i-papcrs, although certain of war
aeterize as a virtual blockade of At-1 speak w ith the greatest circumspce
lantic ports, particularly New York. ' Hon of American and Americans, and
The steamships of the Holhind-Amer
ica, Scandinavian-American, Norwcg
inn-American and American lines.
and w ith one exception, the vessels of , that Germany is in the last ditch. Her
the Swedish-American line, are tied j food supply is gono at last. Her
up here, their holds entirely filled or enemies are getting ready tor one
spoken for. Only the Stockholm ofjhugo drive upon her. On a diet of
the Swedish-American line has n del'-1 acorns and gruel her soldiers cannot
inile sailing dale tomorrow. j possibly stand tho garf.
Ilailroad heads here are informing I Tho autocratic, overbearing. Inso
nianagers that if this situation eon- ; lent, mediaeval government knows
linues it will result in unemployment llicso things. The fine German peo
througli decrease in output in inland pie, fed up with government lies,
factories. Hardships suffered by don't know them. Not much longer
manufacturers engaged in exporting, can they be kept in Ignorance of the
it is declared, are multiplied by the I truth. When they learn it, look out
practice of tin' entente not paying for ! for tho fireworks,
goods until delivered. I Keeping the Kaiser .lob.
I What Kaiser Wllhelin wants first
DEMAND REMOVAL OF FLAG jof all is to keep tho kalsorlnis job In
(Continued From Page One.) ! the family. That Is always the first
problem of the Furopean brood of
and tho British nuinorllies have al-1 kings-how lo keep the mouldy, fool
ready said that the wlthdiaw.il of thejisi, old Institution of monarchy still
Americans would mean tho raneclla-1 going. How to keep tho gang of
Hon of privileges granted for the re-1 useless parasites on the payroll
li,'f- that's the job.
It Is hoped, however, that a tolnt t s or!rI that we in this country
international Dutch and Spanish iinn'i mi mnr,. mtmiinn m n, ,-v
i commission may take it over w ith tli-' ally g.,me abroad for It is the secret
work largely directed by Dutch army j of about one-hair of the dirty moves
I officers, alihough guaranteed by the on the dirty chess board of Kuro
jtwo governments. This would have pean politics, and all the time it Is
one great advantage ns the Dutch making history. Preserve tho stio
have a surplus of fats and vegetables eession -assure the heir to the throne
which could be diverted to Belgium. ' a safe path to It
The Netherlands, however, are so I For thi... Napoleon the Third, when
short of cereals that some four mil-1 ho saw Sedan was going against him,
lion cattle, on which they depend for. placed himself deliberately In the
butier, milk and cheese will ho i:iway of the shells that he might be
a bad plight unless sailings of ships ' killed in battle and thus insure the
are restored. 'n.i.m.. i.-. .,i.it.
Mr. Hoover estimates that supplied For this also some very curious
1,1 '"'Mum win nisi aoout six things have hanncned within two
rm.ni officials feel that years in the policy of Italy
j In (lie c:ise of Germany it centers
j around the crow n prince, and gosh
nuiiouiice that no Americans will be
interned or molested.
All of w hich, taken together, means
This, how
nark. I' the
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e.lk. I Hot 111
0 tin -eea
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weeks. G
the supply will last while other
raiigemenls are being made.
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FATIMA
A Sensible Cigarette
Ttw Origin,:! Turti. !: r.lcml
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what that means. Nobody likes him,
nobody trusts him, nobody wants him.
Xohoily I. ikes Him.
The pau-Gerniuutists thought bis
sabre rattling and war mouthing
great stuff but they never liked him.
His strange ways, strango manners
and strange amusements have queer
ed liiin w ith everybody.
So to make him a popular hero, the
kaiser fixed up tho attack on Verdun,
for that and nothing else on earth.
The place was nothing but a name.
In n military way it was worth noth
ing, but to take il would make Ger
many resound with tlie crown prince's
glory.
Then the Frenc h knocked the spots
out of hhu und beat his army to bits,
so that be lost Sou, lino men and gain
ed nothing but jeers and hoots.
With that kind of a candidate for
the throne there was a storm signal
flying for tho llohenzollerns against
tho time when the Germun people
should come out of their trance und
learn the truth about tho war.
Illeniiiy Stuff on l'-ltoats.
So then tho kaiser, after ho had I
failed in two attempts to make peace, j
fakes up this dreamy stuff about !
"ruthless submarine warfare." and
drags in the Fnlted States. With the
United States in, ho would have a
good chance to throw up both hands
and surrender to overw helming forces
and thus save the crockery at home.
Tho Fnlted States would no doubt bo
tolerant, liberal and friendly in the
peace negotiations, If It had not been
too much exasperated, and all would
then bo well for Willie Hoy.
If wo are weak enough and foolish
enough to play with that Idea when
peace conies to bo made, ho Is right.
If we have the good old American
Idea of the swift kick for all kings,
we shall help to make Kurope dem
ocratic, shove her ahead about 100
years, and save her from any moro
blood-dripping raids by the war
lords.
This is our chance. Wo have not
usualy sidestepped duty and are not
likely to begin now. Therefore, once
more, give thanks.
iNo more kings, no more wars.
tee's counsel and that if anything
found which would warrant It,
committee would be reassemble,
consider It.
Austrian
LONDON, Feb. 1 .
purs announce that the first cou-
muntu of Rumanian gralu have
A. I.. Allison of Cottage Grove spent
the first of the week in the city visit
ing friends.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Li. licprc
scnttitives of thirty chief railroads
considering the cur shortage situation
here today made a "gentlemen's
agreement" to declare a virtual em
bargo against all shipments for ex
port from eastern ports, to adopt a
liberal use of "an intelligent em
bargo" against the eiistboiind domes
lie shipments and to scud empty curs
west in solid train loads as fast us
possible.
Kcprcsentntivcs of the interstate
commerce commission present at the
meeting are understood to favor the
plan.
The roads working in close co-op-,
cralion will not accept further ex
port shipments until pint of the ex
port trallie 'congested in eastern
ports is removed. As fast us this
traffic is loaded on steamers new
freight will be accepted.
Commercial and foodstuffs for do
mestic use will be accepted, the latter
in limited ctuautities. and will have
preference over all other ensthound
freight. Two fifty-ear trains of grain
and flour will be moved daily from
Minneapolis bv fast freight ; the grain
for New Knirland and the flour for
l'ittsbnrg, Philadelphia, New York
and New F.nglnnd, where it is said
there is a threatened shortage.
F.verv railroad yard in the east is
reported in a state of congestion.
Railroad officials have agreed to pick
out the empties from Ihe thousands
of ears thus lied up and to send them
west in solid trains ahead of all other
traffic except passenger trains.
WASHINGTON Feb. IS. it. W.
Boiling, a brother-in-law of Presi
dent Wilson announced today that he
had severed his connection with F. A.
Connolly und company, a local broker
age house, which, tlie peace note leak
Investigation established, furnished a
forecast of the note to clients a day in
advanco of Jts publication.
Boiling denied any connection
whatever with the affair and Fred I.
Fssary. a newspaper correspondent,
testified It was he who wrote the
forecast.
Another New York stock exchange
firm in addition to K. F. Ilultoii and
company, had an advance "lip" from
Clemont, Curtis and company of Chi
cago on possible peace developments
December 20, it was brought out at
today's session of tlto "leak" com
mittee. Clifford Duckman of Kaymon.l
Fynchon and company testified that
on that date his firm sent out to its
correspondents a warning that they
"would not be surprised" to see de-
te
rived ut the Hungarian border, it
being the first Jtumaniau booty ( ;
lias fallen to Austria -fl
EM BIG MEALS! NO i
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SOUR, ACiD STOfvlACHA
INDIGESTION OR Gil
Papc's Dbipcpsln" is Quickest, s j
est Stomach ltelief Known " -'
Try It!
Time it! Papc's Diapcpsiu
sweeten a sour, gassy or out-of-or. .
stomach within live minutes, if
If your meals don't fit coiafot
bly, or what you eat lies like a lu
of lead in your stomach, or If fj
have heartburn, that is usually a si
of acidity of the stomach. g
Get from your pharmacist a fifi,
tout case of Pape's Diapcpsia ;
take a dose just as soon as you c'
Thero will bo no sour rlsines,
belching of undigested food ml. ,
with acid, no stomach gas or liea
burn, fulness or heavy feeling in
velopmentH later In tho day regard
lug peace which might affect the mar- stomach, nausea, debilitating u
jket unfavorably. 'II r. Buckman said laches or dizziness. This will all L
I that he received word yesterday from I and, besides, there will be no so
I A. M. Clement of Clement, Curtis and food left over In the stomach to po
jtompany- stating that Clement had on your breath with nauseous odo i
sent to G. M. Pyncbon a message "at' Pape's Diupepsln helps to neutr: 1
) 1 1 : 5 5 a. in. similar to the one I setu
i to K. F. Hutton regarding leaks."
I Tho congressional committee inves-
1 tigating the "leak" on the president's Hon
I peace note will hold no more public j Belief in five minutes is waiti
; hearings, In view of the growing se-! for you at any drug store.
ize the excessive acid in the stoma 1
which is causing tho food ferment I
Hon and preventing proper dlgi i
ltegular Communication.
Medford Lodge 103, A. F. &
A. M.t Friday evening, Fcbru
, ary 1G. By order W. M.
With Medford trade is Medford made
riousness of the international crisis,
It was announced by Chairman Henry
at the close of this morning's session.
Sherman I.. Whipple, the commit
tee's counsel, said that the examina
tion of reports made by brokers and
personal Interviews with brokers
would be continued by the commit-
These large fifty-cent cases cc
tain enough "Pape's Diapepsiu" .
usually keep the entire family fi
from stomach acidity and Its sym
tonis of indigestion, dyspepsia, soi
ness, gases, heartburn, and hcadacl
for many months. It belongs in ytft
homo.
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Popular Priced Shoes
Xcw Lapp Hoot on tho popular
'"N't'W York" hist, medium hinh
straight heels with neat narrow toe,
very dressy fur all occasions, full
raiitre of sizes prices S4.50.
$5.50 and $6.00
Girls' Knulish Walking Shoes, in
patent or ,1,1111 metal. lace, spcciallv
pried at $-1.00
Ladies' low heel, patent and irim
il, doth top, spcciallv priced $3.25
Children's hutton Shoes, in vici kid. patent leather,
Sim metal-priced $1.35. $1.50, $1.75. $1.93
and $2.25
New Spring Wash Goods
None too early to hegin
making up spring wcar
ahles at any rate you
will enjoy seeing the
fresh, crisp new fabries
now on display.
New Printed Voiles
Vast assortment of pret
ty designs in floral and
M riiied effects daintv
material for waists and dresses, shown in till the new-'
est shades for spring 25c to 75
New ( linghams for spring arc now ready for your se
lect ion. All the staple colors and patterns, as well as
many new combinations 121 .. and 15?
New White Linwear. beautiful sheer material for
waists, dresses, underwear, etc.. plain and novelty
weaves priced 15 to 7."C"
New Percales in a wide range of handsome new pat
terns for spring dresses. Also new shirting materi
als in assorted patterns priced lSf
Spill
New Silks
Indications point to a strong demand for silks the
coming season, particularly for pongee and kindred
weaves, we have the popular silks in all the wanted
colors for spring.
New Pongees Plain Pongee, imported quality. 27-
ineh prices range from S5c
".(.-inch Imported Pongee, yd $1-00
"ti-inch Spurt Striped, yard $1.35
New Sport Silk Poplins, in all the leading coloi-s for
dresses, skirts, waists, etc.: these arc sure to be verv
popular, so don't wait until the best are picked out.
.".li indies wide, yard $1.30
New Spring Suits
We are showing an
advance shipment of
ine auinenac siyies in ri?
Spring Suits sent by
our buyer, Miss rsanks,
from New York. Va
rious materials --Gabardines,
Serges, Poplins,
Velours, Belted and
Loose Effects. Come
and see these clever
the
models
shades.
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in
new
lent finality
New Waists
The new Waists fairly
breathe the spirit, of
springtime, with their
many dainty style
touches, danie fashion
lias decreed for the com
ing season. There arc
many different models
some have dainty em
broidery designs, many
handsome styles have
lace trimmed collars and
cuffs, made un in evcel-
repe do chine, georgette crepe and vari-
... ii i limn i i.iist. .vu U(. new nrignt shades are
shown in this assortment the prices range from
$3-69 tu ."$15.00
New Spring Petticoats
Taffeta and Silk Jer..
plaids,
sev. some have ilL- imo,-
o,..i .I.... iM ii" , . . ...
1,11,1 i.mii ui i I'Muicc.s;. an i tie new Driglit tones.
cnantrt'.-ii.ics and stripes prices range $2.69 up to