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Newspaper Page TextPX0V1 BIX MEDFORD MXTE TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OIK"J OX. FRinAY, MAWIf lf17. YOUNG .WOMEN DIE TOGETHER IN SUICIDE PACT Two Girls Shoot Each Other Simul 'taneously in Portsmouth, N. H. Cafe Hold Revolvers at E?ach Other's Head No Cause Known and No Reason Given in Notes Left PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Mcrch 23. The two young women wi" killed each other nlmultnneoiiHly In the Portsmouth cafo last nlKht were do finitely identified today as Margaret (Penny) SpaldhiK, daimliter of Geo V. SpaldiiiB, of Newton, Maits., und Kthol Stanton, duiiKntor of J. L. Stan ton, city passenger agent of the Uock Island railroad, with headquarters it Los Angeles. A note signed "Peggy and Kthel" found In a room In the Itocltitigham hotel which they had oc cupied Wednesday night Indicated that they had agreed to commit mil eldo together. ftllss Spalding was eighteen yours of age and MIhb Stanton was twenty two. The girls canto hero Wednesday After a night and a day spent at the hotel whore .Miss Stanton had reg Istorcd in her own name und Miss Spalding us "Hose King" they went to the cafo for dinner. They spent more than two hours over the ineal prolonging It by repeated calls for hlack coffee. Two Mints llennl. Just before 11 o'clock tho waiters and the few remaining diners heurd two. Tho girls cumo hore Wednesday, whoro (ho girls hud been seated and found MisB Stanton dead, lying half acroBB the tablo. Miss Spalding lay on the floor unconscious and died Bhortly afterward. Each girl hiul a bullet wound lu the temple. Miss Stanton's fingers were closed about a 32-calIber revolver nnri beside Miss Spuldlng's body lay a pearl handled 22-caliber rovolvor. Tho police expressed the opinion that each girt held a rovolvor at the other's head and fired, it was p lull - nod to hold an inquest today. The nolo found in tho girls' room was ad dressed to .Miss Spalding's mothor. Thorough Inquiries mndo at her home In Nowton it was learned that Mar garet Spalding wns a grnduuto of the Newton high school, wher Bho hud been a prominent busketball and hockey player. Slnco laBt fall she had been n ieachoi-pupil In tho gym nasium department of tho (larlund school In Iloston. MIsb Stanton was a pupil at this school until two wclis ago when she began BtudlcB at the Dana Hall school in Wollesley, Muss. Tho two young women hud been close friends for boiuo time. No Definite Hciimih. 'No definite reason was given In the nolo for the girls' act. It Bald they had decided that it wns bettor that thoy should dlu and asked their parents not to bo grief stricken be cause "they would all be happy and peaceful when ruunllod in a bolt world." A note left by Miss Statilon asked that C. !'. Muluhury, Johnson build ing, Cincinnati, he notified. Tho po lice lonrnod today that Mr. Malsbury had served as executor of tho estate of Jllss Stanton's mother, who was killed In nil nutomobllo accident. HjkI !ii4lcM'iidcnt. I.'ortiinr. I,OS ANtlULKS, Cul., March 2:1. J. I.. Stanton, city pussouncr agent hero for the Itocl; Island railroad and fathor of Miss Kthel Stanton, one of two young women who were shot and killed simultaneously hist night In n Portsmouth, N, II. Cafe, said tudny ho rould orfer no explanation of his daughter's act. Ilo saiil she was cheerful as a rule, and he know of no reason for her to wory. She had an independent fortune and could grati fy her tastes. Six months ago, he wild, she concluded to Iruvol ami had been moving from place to place since then. U. S. FIRST TO RECOGNIZE NEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT PICTUtXIli.M). .Mar. 2:! -The rnlt od States Ik tho first nation to reaig nlxa formally the new government of KiiBSln. Ambassador Pram Is made a preliminary cull this morning on For eign Minister Mllul.eff Itntncdiaicl) upon the receipt of in uriii tlons from tho slate department :,t Vn.Hlinitmi. This afternoon, n voiMp.inled by lib staff Including the liiivnl ami iiillttai) attaches, lio went to the M.iiinsky pulni-e, whero the minieil of iiilnlsten. wan assembled, inmle the loimnl rec ognition and piCMMUeil runurnhila tlons and felicitations on in half oi the Pulled Slules. The tnllitan and naval nttaclien npiear d In full mil form, whllo Ainbnst-udor I'mni'la and tho secretaries wore nl'teruooii dress TO TANKER BY (Contlnuod From rage one.) Iliindelstiliid huvh tliere nre only six Americans unions the survivors of I lie llcnldton. In its ni'eount of the linking? of Hie lleiililtun Hie lliindclshliiil says: "The unreliability of the fJennun HHiiruiieeH renrdin the so-eallcd safe one is shown by Hie reports of the crew r.f Hie llculdlou unci the crews of fishing bonis. "l''or safely's sake the Uenldton clinic the northern route. Wednes day evening at 8:13 o'clock n sub marine suddenly made u treacher ous; attack. Without fully emerging and without a wurning it fired two torpedoes which hit the steamer umiiKhips so that the vessel, liccause of the dangerous character of her cargo mid an explosion in the engine room, cnnejit fire. Mf Itvnf. Capsized. "Tim crew in three bonis -tried to leave Hie, sjiip,. Two sloops with 111 mid 7 men respectively, Kiiccccdcil in getting uwuy, but Hie thinl, eniilain- ing Zl men, cnsi;:ci und nearly all were drowned. "The crew of a Dul.-h trawler which observed tho fire fn.m n great lis liinee believed the glow to be Hint of the iiurora linrenli.s and did not go to the rescue. The next day, how ever, seeing u sloop under sail, thev at once stopped, fishing and slcnmcd in the direction of tho sloop whose occupants were so exhausted that I hey were unable to maneuver their boat alongside I he trawler. The eup- tniii of the trawler finally niiinuged to upprouclt tho sloop mill some of Hie Dutch fishermen jumped into the craft anil brought it alongsido the trawler whore the shipwrecked men were taken on' board, cured for and supplied with dry ' clothes. All the property ot the crew was lost. lx-ft Survivoi to Drift, "After the uttnek the submurine at once siibinergeil und disappeared wilhoiit troublinif over the lot of the shipwrecked sailors. "A ng Hie crew of the Iioaldlon were thirteen Americans of whom six were rescued." KOTTKKDAM, March 23. The six Americans saved from (he Uenld ton pre Cuptain Charles t'hristoplier of Hrooklyn; ,). Calihvcl of New York, duel engineer, mill (1. Kmbry of New Orleans, first assistant engi neer, all of whom landed ut Yniui den; O. O. Willerup, chief mate; Y. Swcnson, secoinl assisliint engineer, and I,, t'. Johnson, third assistant engineer, who landed at Toixclielling. Tanker l imniieil. rillUDKU'lllA, March 2X Thirlecii American citizens were among the forty members of the crew of the American tank steamer lleald- lon, sunk by a submarine last Wed nesday off Terschelling, Holland, with the probiible loss of a score or more lives. The (anker wns unarmed, having left this port before Presi dent Wilson niilliorized the navy (o furnish guns and gunners (o mcr rllli lit ini'li. The Uenldton, of -1,-IH!) gross tons and owned by the Slandnid Oil eoni pany, sailed from Philadelphia Jan uary -li lor Koltenlain with a curgo of 2,l;i7,'iMl gallons of refined pe troleum. The loss, including cargo, approximates .tL',l."ill,(MIO it is said. I'p until two years ago the lleald lou was known as the I'urelile and smiled under (lerinan registry, bill -ince then has sailed under the American tUxg. Ituilt in PIUS in (Ireenock, Scotland, she was ;hi!l IVel long, L'7 feet in depth, und M feet beam. Avoided Danger Zone. The lleablloe liml an unusual voy age before she was sunk, uccoiiliii',' o iigenls of the steamer here. After liei iiinn v had issued lu r mil ice for iiillilcss subiiini me warfare, the llealdlon picked up n wilclc-s nii's- :e olf the cun-t of l-'raucc oider her (o relmn at once to Halifax and await orders. She arrive, 1 there I lima! I'ebriiarv S and remained until! al t February 'JM, when she sailed! :iiin lor liotlenlain by av of thel Slieilund islmids route which is out; of i lu subuiariue win- ?ono esahli-h- ed hv (lermanv. I'he decision of llic uacnts to have! the lleiildloii uvoid the dimmer none! mil not call at Kirkwall for inspec tion caused the llritb.ii uullioi ities put the ship end crew (hi-ouch a 1-n.oroii-, cxiiiinnsitieu at Halifax. Y hen the sleanuT left Halifax she! h.ol orders t , at Hergcn ami 1 then rocci-il to li'oiieriliiin. I TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY tin! S.M.i:- li.-lghm plK'ons, mill 7:: mi. KiI'Mi- .Mull' ut postofiice. owner ploa.-c call ii nd Identity turn und1 I ;, for uJci ilslug. j Only those who pay up delinquent insliillmeiits on city wtiter main pay incuts prior to May 'H, will receive in return water certificates redeem- ,able in the payment of water rent. Those who fail to pay before that .date will be confronted with, the nu?. cessity ot puying wnler rent ill easli. Heretofore in addition to issuing wuter certificates for (be amount of the delinquency paid up the certificate was issued in the amount of delin quent principal plus interest, thus putting a premium upon the non-payment of wuter main installments. In other words if a property owner owed t 100 and paid it at time of maturity ho received certificates in the sum of $10(1. Jf he wuiied a year to pay he would receive $10li in certificates, or principal plus interest lit 0 per cent for one year. Under the tonus of the ordinance passed last night no allowance will be made for interest in the issuance of certificates. Following is given a stnteincnt of figures in regard to payments of wuter main assessments and the issu nnce of certificates: Amount of water certificates al ready jssued, $104,(100. Amount redeemed for water rent, $.-.0,000. Amount nuw outsdindinir for which certificates have been issued, $IH,(I00. Amount issued representing; inter est, $20,000. Amount of principal yet lo be paid up, for which ccrtificnlcs will be issued, providing- payment is made before May Mist, $78,000. If the old plan of paving interest on delinquent payments had been fol lowed until all payments had been made, tho total interest charge would be about $.54,000. Of this amount $14,000 has already ncciimulated. The pussuge of the ordinance is in line with the new met hod of handling the city's finances formiilnlcd bv Col. Howard A. llnnson of Scuttle. Water accounts have been transferred lo the city treasurer, who will in future make collections and issue ccrtifi cnlcs. DIED PAUL Mrs. Martha Paul, mother ot Mra. Laura D. Dodge of the May Dry 'floods Co., died Sunday, March 18, at Stockton, Pnl interment Wed nesday, March 21, at Stockton. MORTAOUOH John Mortugugh of Phoenix died at the Sacred Heart hos pital March 22. Funeral arrange ments have not yet been mado. SKAdOS Mrs. S. S. Skagga, a pioneer of Oregon, died at her home in this city at 2 o'clock Thursday morulng, March 22, 1917, aged about 75 yearB. Tho remains will bo ship ped to Kitgcne whero they will prob ably ho Interred in the family lot at Pleasant Hill cemetery. Mrs. Skaggs crossed the plains with her parents when a girl in ISIS and was one of the first. Bettlers of Lane county, who established homes In the vicinity of Pleasant J If 11. Mra. Skaggs Is sur vived by her brother, T. 11. Hendricks who until rec'ntly was the president of the Pirst National hank of Kugene, another brother, A. M. Hendricks, and a sister, .Mrs. P. P. Chase, both of Kugene. Tho Junior high bcIiooI basketball tenuis of the Washington and Lin coln schools will play a game at the Nntutorlum tonight at '::)... Admis sion will be (en cenla. Special V EN desiring steady employment in fac tory and sawmill at Weed, California, should see J. A. Eckwall at Ho tel Med ford Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25th. PUTS GUILT FOR JiEKU.Y, March 2.1. The I.okal Anzeiger accuses President Wilson of criminal carelessness in bis con duct of American-Herman relations. The paper says: "The policy of President Wilson since the breaking off of diplomatic relations lias been rhnrnolerizcd by careless and criminal errors. lie bus played with the destinies of great peoples. lie. desires to make his fur ther course depend upon whether (lermany commits an overt act that is un openly hostile action against an armed American merchantman. At '.ho same time be lets it be known tbut he has commanded these armed mer chantmen to open fire on their part on all submurines immediately. "In the face of the reasons we have given the whole world as the basis for unrestricted warfare it is unparall eled rashness if the president risks the lives of American citizens in the careless belief Hint we will not dare to injure them. Kvcn apart from the fact that our naval authorities de clare that it is practically impossi ble to distinguish American from non Aniericnn merchantmen, the German government must einphalically de cline to consider tiny discrimination. If President Wilson rashly wants war he should start it ami he will have it. On our side it only remains to assure hiin that we have put an end to negotiations about submarine warfare once for all. The monstrous guilt for a Oenmin-American war, should it come, fulls ulone upon Pres ident Wilson and his government. WOMAN GETS VERDICT OF $7 IN DAMAGE SUIT FOR $50 A jury In the justice court Wednes day gave a verdict of S 7 In favor of Mra. Agnea Merrill against CliarleB W. IsaacB, for damages to hay, left In a pasture rented for stock. Suit was originally Instituted for 850, and a compromise offered for J20, v'htcli was refused. The defendant was rep resented by Attorney Gus Newbury, and the plaintiff by O. C. Boggr. GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY II! Hair Stops Fulling Out ami Gets Thick, Wavy, Strong and li'.llltillll Your hair becomes ligh(, wavy, fluffy, uhumlaiit und appears as soft, lustrous and beautiful as a young girl's after a "Dandorlno hair cleanse:" Just try this moisten a cloth with a little Danderine and care fully draw it through your hair, tak ing one small strand at a time. This will cleanse the hair of dust, dirt and excessive oil and In just a few moments you hnvo doubled tho beau ty of your halj-. Ilesliles beautifying the hair nl once, Danderine dissolves every par ticlo of danruff; cleanses, purifies and invigorates the scalp, forever Mopping itching and falling hair. Hut what will please you most will lie ufter a few weeks' use when you will actually see new hair fine and downy at first yes but really new hair growing all over tho scalp. If you iarr.for pretty, soft hair and lots of It, surely get a 2.1 cent bottle of Knowlton's Danderine from any drug store or toilet counter, and just try It. Notice. H WITH HIS FAMILY (Continued From page One.) members of the family the following information was given. All the five children are in bed with the measles for which reason Alexandra has not been outside the palace walls for two A cake without butter (Report No. 1) They tolii me that wholesome Cottolene made delicious cakes. To' make ,sure, I had Katie make this cake. I looked on. At the. start, Katie was very doubtful. She said, " You've got to use butter for cake." I said, "No, you haven't. Just one-third less of Cotto lene than you would of butter. You wait and see." I wanted to show Katie and I was hoping for an A-number-one cake. Ycsl Cottolene is also superior for frying and for all shortening If you want to get good things to eat' at a good sensible price, go to JONES' of course SPINACH, ARTICHOKES, TOMATOES, GREEN ONIONS RHUBARB, CAULIFLOWER, RADISHES, CARROTS, PARSNIPS AND MORE OF THAT WONDERFUL BUNCH LETTUCE APPLES, ORANGES 25c DOZ., FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT. In Fact Everything Good Don't Wait Order Early Others are trying to imitate us in dohi business but they can't figure out how we can sell so cheap and give the accomodation of the Free Delivery, etc. I t sure is a puzzle to the merchants that want to make the Dutchman's 1. They'll have to come down off their high horse, for the r ople are av.T.ke ar.:l goiv.g to Jones' Cash Grocery THE PROFIT SHARING ROCERY. Phone 234-235 1st Store East of Park 1". S. Tho latest stylo rrc ntion Jh giving; hatpins as Kast cr fnvorn, Phons 10 days. So far rs 1b known, 110 order has been issued preventing ber from walking about the grounds. She has boon forbidden to use the telephone and telegraph, or to have any com munication with the outside world. This morning Bhe requested permis sion to telephone to Princess Darat off, a friend, asking as to her health. The request was refused. At the Nicholas gymnasium, a big building near the city hall, two hund red adherents and courtiers of the former emperor are under arrest. Spies Also Incarcerated In a big room on the first floor, the correspondent found seventy per boiib In civilian dress, formerly pal- fcV'i ! By a man who saw it Katie went ahead do ing a lot of things that 1 did not understand. But finally the batter was ready. I licked the spoon and the batter flavor gave promise of a fine cake flavor. It kept its promise. When the layers were done Katie said, " My! See how light it is." We waited 15 min utes for the cake to cool before testing its flavor. When we did, Katie's doubts were removed. The Natural Shortening" Revised -1 Cottolene We save you money The Right Way to Buy DIAMONDS There Are Two Ways of Buying Diamonds. The right way is to buy of the house that has a big enough stock to give you unrestricted choice in mak ing your select ions. A house that is able, through large purchases, to give you the best price. A house that has a Diamond Department properly equipped to give you expert suggestions when mak ing your purchases. Such a house is MARTIN J. REDDY Quality First Visitors Always Welcor.e aco spies and agents. Hore also were four Russian officors with German inuiies who had been arrested on sus picion of having sent comunlcatlons of the former empress to Berlin. In n iiRtniiborlne room aat the director jof the Tsarkoe lyceum school, who was general In the army and a close friend of Iiasputin, as well as a re actionary member of., tho district court. On the second floor In a soperate room. Prince Putiatln Is held. Prince Putiatln was ono of the re actionary Russia's most powerful men. Ho was private secretary to emperor and in recent years was dir ector of the pulace. aone Her cocoanut cake was certainly a delicious cake and not a speck of but ter had been used. Katie used this recipe: Two-thints cup CottoL-ne 2 cuj s sujir 3 ejzKS 3 cups fluur 5 level teaspoons baUiiv; powiler Quarter te.vpuo salt 1 cup milk Half teaspoon each lemon and va nilla. Boiled frosting sprinkled with cocuanut. From R. J. C, Jr. FREE! Cook Book containing 23V rcciper. by famous cooks svnt free. Write to The N. K. Fair bank Company, 111 West Wash ington Street, Chicago, lit At grocers in tins of convenient sizes P. S. Styloonift nays, why stub u ir. (HI hat with n tncn-ty-flvo cent pin.