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tfTEDFORD MATH TlirnTTNK, MEnTORD. ORECiOX. Tl'KSDAV. I'KIH.TARY 27. 1017
By W. W. WATSON.
C. J. Fry, who 1b interested lu a
Kroup of copper claims on Elliott
creek, a mile above Copper postoffice,
is in the city for a few days lu search
of tho secret of the high cost of liv
ing In the hills. The only advantage
so far realized in his mountain home
is that It Borvos as a storm cellar lu
times of war and as a pre-eooling
station in the hot months of summer.
He has not yet solved the problem
Involved In the increased cost of camp
luxuries, however.
"This is my first visit to Mcdford
In several weeks," said Mr. Fry, "but
1 am pleased to find much clarified
atmosphere here regarding the possi
nilitlcs of the early development of
our mineral wealth in the hills near
tills city. People are more hopeful
more generally buoyant and alto
gether more 'boostful.' The street
Oashmus have apparently disappeared
and their places have been taken by
1 Xcucnilah tho Builder.
Outside Help Needed.
"No community can adequately de
velop its resources wholly alone,"
continued .Mr. Fry. "Its work of
preliminary development serves only
to expose its possibilities. By that
time local capital is frequently ex
hausted. Then comes tho appeal to
tho outside world to come and share
1lie wealth of its discoveries by prac
tical, extensive and scientific promo
tion mid exploitation. It was so in
your fruit resource and similarly
in the case of alfalfa, sugar beet and
manufacturing development. Why
should It be different in mining? The
pioneers in any business are the pros
pcrtors. In that lino they are spec
ialists. It Is the fellow with money
who conies (o develop what they found
who makes the big capital out of It.
"It lias been demonstrated amply
that Itoguo ntver valley Is a marve
lous region in natural resources of
many staple kinds. The time has
-fome to develop those resources. The
first and only tiling to do Is to Invite
capital to share with you your prom
ised fortunes.
Mineral Development lcjiuuc
"The .Mineral Development Icaguo
is doing now what should have been
done years ago; but the fact that we
have over-stayed oar time in that
line of inactivity doesn't depreciate
its present value, at all. The neces
sity is all the more apparent.
"The peculiarly happy thing about
extensive mineral development In a
country so rich in varied resources is
that it develops so many other re
sources along with it. Its success
touches every oilier industry with the
arm of urgence, the hand of helpful
ness and the finger of direction. It
charges every channel of work, pro
fessional and commercial, industrial
and social, with new energy. It
awakens life, vigorous and steadfast,
the business hush of every avenue of
inactivity and offers to everybody a
chance to share in its results.
"Therefore, I am willing to believe
that those local business men who
conceived the idea of inviting capital
to peep into the mirror which re
flects tho progress of our mining
enterprises have bullded better than
they knew. Already the value of Its
work may be seen,
Millions in SiKht.
"Speaking only of the Uluo l.edge
district, which includes Happy Camp
and the Squaw creek territory, every
responsible mining man who is com
petent to speak, confesses the opinion
that there are millions in sight. They
don't say it just that way. They talk
in tho language of the miner.
Miners, therefore, understand. Others
do not comprehend their meaning so
, readily. But the millions are there,
just the same. Kven the layman is
beginning to understand that fact dif
ferently. The Cashmu has crawled
into his hole and shut up. I predict
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,hat it will bo a long time before
10 may come out lo sec his shadow.
"While the Blue Lcdgo district ex
lends from the Oregon side of the
state line to the Klamath river, let
3no tell you that the Squaw creek sec
Hon of that territory, only 2u miles
from Mertford, will prove to be a
linmmer. It is essentially a copper
1 1
separates it from the gold minernli-l
zution is only a mile and a half north
of the main Squaw creek ledges.
Cnreful work has been done there In
developing the prospects. The show
ing Is very attractive.
"All In all, it is an immense dis
trict; and it Is just as rich as it Is
large. As soon as the snow shall
have disapepared so work on the sur
face can be prosecuted, .Med ford will
hear pleasing music In the hr.ni that
will be made in that district."
H. J. rienson of Prineville. Ore., Is
spending a few days In the valley
looking over ranch properties suit
able for establishing a large cattle
ranch.
QCEKXSTOWS, Feb. 27. Correct
returns on those missing; from Hie
.sunken Cunuriler I.aconin are not yet
obtainable, although the t'unurd stuff
is working on the list of crew nnd
passengers. l'our passengers are
anions; those sent to hospitals. TJicir
injuries are slight. Among the foul
is Dr. Ilawkc, n resident of San Fran
cisco, who said he was playing n game
of bridge ill tho ship's surgeon room
when he heard an awful crash and
guessed that the ship had been at
tacked by a submarine. lie said the
first torpedo struck t lie liner aft on
the starboard Mile, and every one
made for the iif'e preservers. The
passengers hud previously been in
structed in bout drill nnd got into the
boats without panic. Dr. liiiwke suid
that till behaved well and thai disci
pline was good, lie continued:
"The submarine returned lifter we
had been in tile boats and fired an
other torpedo which put out the lights
and was followed by a terrific explos
ion and the ship must have sunk soon
after. The second torpedo, mind you,
was fired, although the lifeboats were
close to the vessel and the crew of
the submarine could not have failed
to see us, as it was moonlight, II
was about ! ::I0 p. m. on Sunday when
we look to the bonis, and about !l
o'clock on the following morning
when we were picked up.'
Dr. Ilawkc gave the highest praise
lo Ibe behavior of the women and
children and said that the captain and
crew were marvelous.
II appears thai two boats readied
P.niitrv with twenty-two people, eight
of the-occupanls having died of ex
posure. Among ihese saved was the
singer, Miss .Mil sic Siklosi of Paris.
Tile bodies of the eight persons who
died were consigned to the deep.
Among the I.aconia's firemen were
sixteen American negroes.
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THE IlAOrK, Feb. 27. Tift rov
eminent 1ms given no indication of its
course of action to be followed in
connection with the recent disaster to
Hutch shipping in the submarine at
tack on a flotilla of Dutch steamers
off the Knglish eoa.st. It is taken for
granted, however, that a peaceful so
lution is being sought in the form of
a cession bv German v of a certain
number of ships to replace tlie lost
tonnage, such replacement bein con
sidered imperative becau.se of the ne
cessity of nn immediate reorganiza
tion of foof! supply arrangements.
There is already talk of a wholesale
slaughter of Dutch cattle beintr nec
essary, owing to the loss of fodder
cargoes among those destroyed bv (he
submarine attack and the inevitable
delay in securing fresh consignments.
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WASHINGTON, Fell. 27. Jncrcu
ed activity among American
ship
owners Tor insurance from the gov
ernment war rik bureau was report
ed tuday. Since the diplomatic break
witli Germany there lias been a great
increase in policies to coastwise ship
ping which previously took practically
none 'at all.'
The bureau issues insurance only
on American ships, and when they arc
bound to ports of belligerents it does
not issue policies if contraband is
carried.
Since the government bureau open
ed it has wriltcn policies aggregating
-tJ.'Ill.nilil.nni): has collected premiums
of $:;,(ift0.0Ul: has paid losses of
j about .fSiHI.IMIII and has taken salvage
NEW AUTO DEALER
HAS STJDEBAKER CARS
V. It. I)e Lay, w ho recently moved
with his family here from CMendale,
has leased the building formerly oc
cttptftd by M. M. Ahrens & Co., corner
of Main and Holly streets, and will
occupy the same about Mnrch Sth.
with a big stock of otudebaker ears
and accessories. He will tarry sev
eral tires but will feature the Nor
walk.
.Mr. De Lay has been cashier of a
bank In (Jlendale for five years and
was formerly mayor of that city. Tho (Ion that it would be unwise to nVle
fanilly like Medford very much and gate to the president the authority
Mr. le Lay experts a hi? business in asked for. "no matter bow much
:tntoimMics hrc thi- vear. con rid'-m e we hare In the executive.'
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JOE,
WOOD
I!Y PAUL P UK. MAX.
Three pitching arms may have a
reat deal to do with the outcome of
tho American league race this year.
They are the arms of Guy Morton,
loc Wood and Georgo Foster, every
TWENTY KILLED
lALTOOX'A, Pa., Feb. 27. Twenty
persons, 19 passengers and a negro
porter wore killed in a rear end col
llslon between an express train and
a freight train on the Pennsylvania
railroad at Mount Union station, 34
milos east of hero early today.
Following is a list of Identified
dead: i j
Chester A. Minds, 25 years old,
Uanicy, Pa. j
'Mrs. Doris Minds, 28, his wife.
Chester A. Minds, Jr., their inrant
son, two weeks old.
Miss Maud Minds, 28, Conifer, Now
York, sister of Mr. Minds.
M. A. Casllesch, Conifer, Now York,
a brother in law of .Mr. Minds.
Miss A. S. Delling, Cleveland, O.,
Mrs. -Minds' sister.
Richard Owen, seven.
Dorothy Owen, six.
Jean Owens, four, nephew and
nieces of Mr. Minds.
Charles Lcvinn. New York.
P. 11. Pollard, Xew York.
Milton llyiucs, Xew York.
X. Ilrlght. porter.
.1. S. Kelly. Brooklyn.
11. A. Roefler, Praltvlllo. Wis.
I.. W. Montgomery, salesman,
liloomington, 111.
P. It. Fanning, .Michigan.
Two small children.
An ort'liial or the Pennsylvania
railroad hero said the list of dead
may exceed twenty, as fourteen bodies
have been recovered nnd at least six
are known to be dead in the wreck.
At this time the railroad company
is Inclined to place the blame for the
wreck on the engineer of the freight,
A. T. Cook of llarrislmrg, who bad
a leg crushed.
BRYAN OPPOSED TO
JArKSOX VILLK. F!a.. Feb. J7.-
W. J. Itryan in a slalemciil i tied
here today announced he wa- opposed j Dr. Albert II. Hoy, the father, an
to granting power to llie pre-i!enl. ;tL.,.(i ,n.,( ,(Mi-traed with grief,
such as Mr. WiUon requested of con- The on w.,.- , .,,h to believ e the new
gress yesterday, lit! announced 1 1 - 7 1 1 1 i t his" mother ami sister had been
wmdd go immediately 10 Wa'-hiiiylon ' , . t linIi received toe roniiim
and use his influence to have tin re-j,p,,v t(.(Mrr;im from Consul Frost.
que! declined.
After reading President Wilson's I
address to congress Mr. Bryan can
celled five speaking engagements in
Florida and has since been In com
munication by telegraph with con
gressional friends in Washington.
"Whatever power is conferred
upon the president, rdiould, I think,"
aid Mr. liryan, "be so limited as not
to constitute a surrender of Uip pow
er of congreHfi."
Mr. Hryan said he was of the o;dn-
ane of them a master of speed and
curves when right, and all of thein
disappointments to their clubs last
year.
That Cleveland would have boon a
far more important factor in the 1910
race had 'Morton not injured his arm
in nildseason Is not to be denied.
As It was Cleveland was deprived
of the support of hor greatest star
and Manager Fohl was obliged to sad
dle a great deal of his work on Covb
loskie and Klepfer, two youngstors,
who could not stand up under the
strain.
JR1T1SH TRANSPORT
SUNK BY U-BOAT
ON FEBRUARY 12
ItKIiUN", Feb..2; (delayed). The
sinking of thq British transport
steamer A-lfl was announced by the
admiralty today..
The announcimient says that re
turning German Submarines report the
sinking of eleven more steamships,
two sailing vessels and eight trawlers
(as reported on, Sunday in n. cabled
summary of this1 statement), ant con
tinues :
"Among the steamers sunk was the
Itritish transport A-19 and tho
steamer Afric of tho While Star line,
which was destroyed February 12 on
the route between Liverpool and
Plymouth. Of the other vessels sunk. :
one was 8000 tonn gross, with a car
go'of eoal; another of 1SMU ton-, with
a general cargo, and another of iiOlM)
tons, carrying saltpeter. 1
"The Ili'ilHi have kept secret the)
loss of four auxiliary cruisers or
transport- rcpmled stink within twen- ,
ly-fonr hour- by niw (ienuan snbma- ;
line on February Hi. This does not '
inelude the steamer Alri as she was
sunk on February VJ, not on Kebru- j
arv Mi.
Tlie sinking of the liner At'rie wa
reported by London Lloyd's on Febrn
ary Ft. It wii'
nf the crew wer
said seventeen men
missing.
NOT TO RETURN
LOXI'OX, Feb. 27. Austin Y. Hoy
re-ides here a- representative of the
London branch of an American linn,
the other members of the family rc-id-ing
with liim.
Mr-, and Mi-s Iliy went home to
the Fiiitcd St. ite- some time ayo to
-et tie some family bu-ine-.-, a !l'air.-,
ami A'l-tin Hoy repeatedly cabled
them not to return until the iirescn!
(.rj : WJ)S OVor. but thev evident'v de-
,.ided tr risl; the trio.
NKW VOKK. Feb. 27.- -The steam--hii
Finland, of (lie American line,
whii'li -ailed from Liverpool on Feb
ruary 17. rcpi'itei! by wirele.-s she
would dock e.i'lv tojnnrrow.
I Jr. Heiiry 'an Hvke, former Amer
H'Mi mini-tei in Tile Nc; hci hind -. i
.i pa --fricr oti t lo ri'diii;d.
Then Cleveland, the sensation of
tho early part of the season,' began
to lose games with monotonous rcg
ularity and soon was oat of the race.
Guy Morton declares the kink Is
gouo from his arm. If It Is, Cleve
land will bo a dangerous stumbling
block for other teams ill tho leaguo
this year.
Joe Wood, throe years ago the
wonder of the American lengue, has
had a bad arm for two seasons, Geo.
Foster, tho star of IS 15, was Inef
fective last year.
, Ql'KKXSTOWX, Feb. 27. A I t er
being landed here, Father Wareing
and Mr. Gibbons said, the voyage was
a very pleasant one up to the time of
its fatal termination. It was at about
9:!i0 o'clock Sunday night, they said,
when Ihev were startled bv the ex
plosion of the first torpedo, which j
struck tho ship on the starboard side
j by the stern. The vessel kept steady
and the crew, with niagnifieer.l dis
cipline, got out the boats and pro
jvided tlie passengers with life belts.
All hands took to the boats the pas
sengers first.
It was very .shortly afterwards that
the second torpedo was fired, strik
ing the Laeonia amidships. The ves
sel then partly settled down, sinking
in about twelve minutes.
T'ne wireless on the Laeonia sent
out a call for help, and rescuing
sieainers were soon on the way to tlie
scene. A Iter a boot six hours I he
boats were pieked up. In addition to
the sunivors brought to (.Jueeu-town,
fit teen were landed at I'.antry.
Kvcrvt hin possible wa- done to re
lievo the suffering of the American
women, but the shock and the bard
ships of exposure to the cold proved
fatal to Mrs. lloy and her daughter.
Mrs. K K. Ilarri-, wife of an Ameri
can army officer, was cheered by the
other survivors on landing. She was
the last woriiiin to leave the ship, net-
1 inir into the captain's boat, and dis
played such bravely that she was ac
corded the honor of being the first
to laud.
J hose who were inpired are "eceiv-
iug every attention, v. are alo the
other survivors. The agents of the
steamshio coNipauv are being a -.si.-ted
bv naval and niilituvy nur-es.
!. L. Kane of Montap,ue, Cal., trans
arted huslnesr. In the city Monday.
ra
Y Every WomanThinks1
aerlously over the question of
motherhood It used to mean
such agony and saeriflep, (lint
one could ensily overlook the
U pleasure nnd lionor of children
I.. !.-. 1... !(..!
m MM- LH1L JIUIUIT N
Friend" hn changed tho
P from that of ditreHs to n
pleasant nntictpnifon of th(
r happiness of being a mother.
Friend" n-l.t ntlnrp (n tin won
derful trtoiKf-.rmatiofi of tli p)ijl'l
H ''Miitlicr' Krb-rtft" lit nriy flngM,
i . '.. -""y oiipreroir iwu.k nn
M M"thrf)K.t will lM mMHcrf frf P
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WASHINGTON". Feb. 2 1. Open
discussion of arming merchant ships
came up In the senate today 'during
consideration of the naval bill.
Senator I. a folletlo spoke on an
amendment to Increase, the appropria
tion lor batteries for merchant auxil
iaries for the navy.
"Does this contemplate arming of
merchant vessels " asked Senator l-a
Folletto.
Senator Swanson, lu charge of the
bill, replied that the appropriation
was designed to carry gans In
case of war and does not specifically
authorize arming of merchant vessols.
"if congress decides to givo such pow
er, this amendment will provide tho
necessary guns," ho added.
Senator Lodge, discussing the
rights of merchant vessels to arm,
said private ships now have by law
tho right to arm themselves, but that
the naval bill money could not bo
used to provide guns for private ves
sels without a specific grant of such
authority from congress.
"Is there no authority or law im
plying any right of the president to
loan guns to use on merchant ships?
asked Senator La Folletto.
Senator Lodgo replied that 111 his
opinion thero W'ns none.
AT J13.30 CHICAGO
niiCACO, Feb. 27. 1 1 ok prlee
at thu I'nion Stock ynrds which have
been moving up from day to day
reached a new high point this morn
tng when heavy swino Bold at $13.30
Several days ago the $13 Iiok ecllpHod
all civil war prices and established
a new record tor the market.
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rortluml, Oregon. "I wns lor nix
liifililhfl IrouDli-il I
with iicrvmisnuHH,
nnd tho doctor
!MM93l.'(,'-.B,lid 1 1.1,lld
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,'(; Through thu ail-1
-'tiiiiii. v,ce 1,1 a lrienu i
tnok Dr. Pierce's
SiiJf Favorite Prescrip
tion and was com
uletelv cured. I
am now in middle
l.f life nnd am in
c o od health."
Mrs. G. W. Matmir, 117(1 K. 8th St.,N.
Hr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is;
nnd has been for nearly ol) years just
the niedicino that every woman needs
when pausing through tho changing
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Not only does it build up tho cut-ins
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For any womanly ailment, disease or
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AMSTKKUAM, Feb. 27. Accord
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supporters of Admiral Von TirpiU,
former minister of the navy, including
Count Von Hoeusbtoech, have held n
meeting to discuss "a change in the
office of imperial chancellor." It is
aid to be the purpose of the promot
ers of this movement to hold meeting!
nil the large towns of Germany, and
also to obtain the support of news
papers for the purpose of forcing a
bailee m tho head of the govern
ment. Socialists and liberal newspa
pers condemn this action.
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