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Newspaper Page TextTACT, rVTX JrEBFOTJTTi MAIL" TRTBTTNT! rEDFOKIi, OTCEfiON. TTTTT.STUY. APT.TL 12. 1917. SWINDLER OLO L FOLKPLAY PLEASES SET FOR TONIGHT E IL FOR LEAGUE 10 MINIMUM PRICE BRYCESCHEMES ONLYANSWERTD i AM Mf TUDCAT H I MIL ILfl Government Guarantee of Fair Price to Farmers is Only Way to Avert Food Shortage Up to Congress to Act at Once Otherwise Great Distress is Certain. ENFORCE E Former British Ambassador to Unit ed States Springs Plan Drawn Up Two Years Ago Is Along Similar Lines to That Devised by Taft and Approved by President Wilson. P WASHINGTON'. April 12. A min imum price lu fanner on wheat, corn and potatoes such price to be fixed by tilt :ii:rit'u!tural dcpiiniiient ne ctodii:i: to legislation by congress is t!io only answer to the threat of famine in tlie T'niloil Stale. It U tlie remedy applied in all other wnr-r!n- countries ui.d it .mlil to lie ciia.-tt'-l into law at' onee. T;iis e..in-hi-i.n has been reached by all ffovcnunern officials who have iriven the io.m1 question any atten tion. I have talke.l with Assistant See n't a rv of Agriculture Carl Vroo. lean, with Uraih'ord Knapp, of the sotniiern extension work, with ('has. N'e-hitt of the Di-triet of Columbia Ko.nl Inquiry lonrd. ami with n doz en others. All nirree that the coun try is faciiiir the most serious food situation it has ever faoed. Never l'i'fore has there lieen the concur rence of n world war, n loeal crop failure and a general world erop shortage. The deficiency is not a matter of sries-work. It is eertain. Itemed)- Is Drastic. So too is the remedy. I.eft to the 'ration of demand nnd supply the result will he the seizure of the food by those bavins eeonomie slrenL'th. I'riees will mount to unbelievable levels; the poor will be unable to pay the priees and will faee actual lumper and starvation. It is futile to iikc the planting of larger nircii-e. The fanner has learned by Ion;; and hitter experience that when anybody plants heavily the priee nt c rop time is depressed and hi' does not cet his profit. This year he has to pay enormous priees for seed. In many parts of the eounlry there is aetual .-liortnuc of seed. 11.. pays higher for his labor, his fertilizer and his farm maehinerv. lie does not eare to put in a hie iicrentre and have his labor and his pains for nothing. If the pivern- lnent k prepared to assure him a fair ; conciliation or against a member na- LONDON". April 12. Details of what Is known as the 'liryce Scheme' for a league to enforce peace were given out tody by Lord Ilrice. form er British ambassador at Washing ton. In a letter accompanying his statement Lord Bryce says the plan was drewn up by himself and a com mittee of prominent Englishmen two years ago but had not been made pub lic before because the time for pub lication did not seein to have arriv ed." and because opinion in England in the midst of the war. had been re garded up to now as unfavorable for calm consideration of the future. The plan apparently antedates the propo sal advocated by former President Taft a'nd endorsed by President Wil son. Lord Bryce says: Like American Plan "The entrance of the United States into the war makes It desirable, that the effort of the American League to Enforce Peace should be responded to by expressions of public opinion here. I therefore venture to lay be fore you a scheme almost identical with that of the American T.eague It was prepared by a group of men here two years ago. "The scheme Is, of course tenta tive, but taken with the American scheme It may help to draw public opinion to this important subject. Obviously no practical steps can be taken until after the war but the idea is one which the public may well be gin to consider. It has received the approval of the present and late pre miers and foreign secretaries." liryce Plan Outlined. Tlie Bryce plan as outlined follows closely the lines of the American pro posal but goes a step furthei In the direction of common enforcement of decisions and In providing for collec tive action a!tr.int any non-member nation which refuses arbitration or prolit lor what he raise, he will put in lniye e.-i.ps. Otherwise he is like ly to resist the pre-ent agitation and to put in M.me line of crop which he thinks others will not plant. 1 Crisis Is Mere. If roll'.-ress Would eu.li't n law j phduinc the irovcrmncnt to the pur-! eb.ise of all wheat offered at jl.otl. a Im-licI it ml nil corn at $1.00 the! u L'reatly increased j cil would be advisory only and not crops and more for executive. unlrv and the allies. STATE SUPERINTENDENT 10 VISIT SCHOOLS result woulil be aereaire of the-i the Use ot this e Listen to what Bradford Knapp says to the farmers of the south. This is taken from n bulletin just is sued from his office of Kami (Exten sion work : "Now the crisis is here! This irrent nation mu.t arouse herself for a michty str.ttfole for liberty. People without f I and armies without ra tions are conoiicrcd before they can 1'i's.in to iislit. Our creates! safety now lie- j j,,d production and in savir'. the ua-te prod'.iets. Must Have KimnI. "If the south is to be strum; she iiui-t hae food. I;' thi- country is p. be stror,- she ,., . e fed and have an abundance to .Mi-tain those Tr.ei;.:I people who are even n ;-!':!.' our battles fr liberty and demoi la. y. "1 r.iii-ir!atioii inav Iv lour own ilclei.-e ivouues vo.i t produce and eonserce your food ..ap ply. lon't fail now. It is a nation al proliUni of defense as important as m, a, e,;4. ships tin.l cannon. ni. if -i-e.l is sholl e.in- !:n like patriots and ' laimers. Arrant j I'-llM-ll t. nicer- n-. ,..o,a-, Vil.et, -.' Il.im. etc., ! ', I li t I .' . 1 1 tion which commits acts of agression without having agreed to submit to the International tribunal. It is suggested that the greater powers be represented In the Interna tional council by three members, to one or two for smaller powers, hut Lord liryce explains that this does not seem a point of fundamental Im portance as the functions of the couu- It now appears 'hat the arrest of tl.e couple known is E. Cravendore ,-.rd wife for passin? worthless checks on Medford business men, lias more than local significance, and that the prisoners are wanted on similar charges In other parts of Oregon County Prosecutor Roberts and Chle! of Police Hittson are Investigating the record of Cravendore. The couple are now languishing In the county pail at Jacksonville be cause of Inability to raise bailbonds, although the young woman's bond Is only 1200. It has developed since their arrest that Cravendore has a criminal re cord and that he once served a terra of a year in the workhouse for crook ed work done In Portland. He Is at present wanted by the Portland po lice on the charge of forgery, under the name of Irving P. Oehler, word to that effect having been received by Chief Hittson Wednesday even ing. The description of Oehler tal lies exactly with that of Cravendore. The prisoner admits that his name is Oehler and says that he is the son of a Portland contractor, and that at one time he followed the plumbing trade in Portland. At one time also he operated a cheap restaurant in Portland. It Is claimed he defraud ed numerous creditors of both his restaurant and plumbmg establish ment that he ordered numerous sup plies on ciedlt from wholesale houses and then sold them and pocketed the proceeds. Cravendore aud his wife, who was known as -Van Smith when she resid ed In Medford and vicinity answer the description closely of a worthless cheek passer, who, representing them. selves to be Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hold- man of Portland, operated in Eu gene two weeks ago. They visited an Eugene real estate dealer arid pre tended they desired to purchase ranch. The dealer escorted them around an entire day visiting various properties. Then Holdman induced the dealer to cash a worthless check drawn on I-add & Tritons bank of Portland. Next day the couple disappeared leaving behind them an unpaid hotel bill and several business men holding bad checks. TO John Schrick, pres nperutor, who The patriotic meeting that had been announced for Thur-dny evening nt 8 o'clock in the city park, will in stead be held at the Cuthhert build- in'.: bth and N. I entral tonniht at the enlisted in the naval re.-erve as chief! a"me ,1(llir 'Ail ni(.n of Medford and A delighted audience at the Page theater Wednesday evening witness ed the annual reclta' by pupils of Mrs. Lynette Hovious, which was given under the direction of Mrs. Hovloua. The first part of the entertainment consisted of the presentation of the three-act Cornish foil: play hy a ni'.ir- jber of young girls, who displayed splendid dramatic ability. I In the cast of characters were Carol ' Hovious. Maurine Mc Keany, Elia ibeth Aitken, Joyce Maddox, Isabella ' Stuart. Maijory Kelly, Dorothy Up- ehinist, Terry L. Asluraft, mnehin- American war, Mayor C. E. Gates 1 shaw, Edith Campbell. Margaret Van electrician, received orders Thurs day to proceed to the Vuset Sound Xavy Yard, Washington, for service, with the following J." recruits, re-id-ins; in Medford, whom he i.s ordered to mobilize at once: Louis Baker, yoeiuan; A. I. Affil iate, yoeuian; Oscar E. Reynolds vicinity of military aire are esieeially invited to attend. The hioh school band will furni.-h mu-ic and the audience will sinsr pa triotic sonirs. A number of short speeches are o'-o on the program. Amonir the speakers will be K. A. Kowlev. a civil war veteran: H. A. machinist: Ered Arthur Powell, mil- Canady, veteran of the Spanish- PRESBYTERIANS ELECT The annual congregational meeting and election of officers was held in the Presbyterfian church on Tuesday evening. April 10th. The following officers were elected: J. G. Chap man. new elder. The other elders nre J. II. Cooley, II. T. Hubbard, W. H. Gore. II. 0. Wormian and E. X. WarnerYVarner. MayorC. E. Gates was elected a trustee to succeed him self. The other trustees are W. W. Watt. W. W. MacDonald, II. G. Wortman and E. A. Welch. The fol lowing deacons were elected: John B. Carpenter, I.oftus I,. Cathcart: deaconesses. Mrs. E. X." Welch and The Medford public schools will be Mrs. Koseoe Johnson. The reports visited tomorrow (Friday) by State from all the organizations and de Superlntendent J. A. Churchill Mr. partments show the church to be In Churchill will visit the various de-j a most flourishing condition. During' partments in the junior and senior the past year the church has had a hich schools. In addition to this he; wonderful growth and development will make a careful investigation of : More than at ual of one thousand peo the normal tr.. ning course. There ! pie attended the two nrenchtne er- i will le twenty-four applicants for vices last Sunday. The music is be-teaitiers- certificates. Several of 'tug furnished by Andrews' chorus these applicants hae already been J choir, with Mrs. C. C. MeCurdy at the j fleeted to positions In Jackson coun-ipipe organ. The choral orchestra of :ty mid elsewhere. !telve musical instruments has been j Supt. Churchill will address the engaged to continue the sacred con- di-turbe'l I r-'nis .mo puoiic ai ine ceris on Minuay evenings. Light re- . ' nigh school building at 4 p. m. on freshments were serve.! t ih et.- the 'County fnit Plan." The nubile 0f the service by the ladies of the is urged to be present. church. "11-.i-ii.i--v.i 1 ';'.. ,-itu. Uct the seed . I ' ev ( 1 , :!,; 1 pi. ir..n. ti t re v In 1 1.. v to 1 1 Hue i.t the ITs. e pl'.ekin.. ll.ll-t i! Willi I: shiire a l e-s 1 1,. which, i i ;: Alter that : lit nu end. o.l to m.-r. t.m. i.....; i-i s. !.,. ., : st,,i-..s - !leee--..r . Of e..iir-e. but with ii j "t -.i, r.: i. e ' 1 n . s!., TEAPOT BANKS -.! I. eli-itlnerii - etc.. H...K. Y... T'-.i i i isi t1,, i I be I'M- l.ntM il'v ; ! t - 1 en ;rn o ' 11 "IT1 f "' .iv I ! !' ; ;. -. w i! U v,fre in uj so long before thf modern savings bank t.!n:e into being that semt people still persist in this old fashioned form of banking. There is alwas the danger of theft, fire ard misplace rr.er.t in this soft of bank, and the mone kept there errn5 -no interest. Bring your savings to Dr. Heine, philr!an and surgeon.! Specialty. re. ar, noe, throat. Of fice over Meeker's. Glasses fitted. The JACKSON COUNTY BANK Medford, Oregon Established IStS. ist: Gailord M. Ixiomis, machinist : 1 and iTr. E. H. l'orier. Archie. H. Fletcher, eleetrieian : The punx'se of the meet ins is to Everett Curl Eer-uson, eleetrieian: ' encourau'e further enlistments in the Robert S. Murray, ship cook; Ed-! Seventh Company, C. A. t'. ward B. Edwards, carpenters male; " Ira Cusebolt, fireman; John O. Van i from one-office, with several others Horn, store keeper: lirover E. I'ur-! enlisted awaitinir call. din, blacksmith; Thoimis T. Merri-j Miss Bernice Cameron, manager of man, blacksmith; Kenneth E. Murray, ' the Postal Telegraph company office printer: Daniel W. Baghaw, Jr., !of Medford. clso received orders printer: Carl E. Swainson, printer: ! Thursday for herself, Miss Evelyn James C. Murray, printer: Albert En- Taylor and Miss Ruby Burke, to re- srene Or. hospital apprentice; Jay port for immediate duty at the Brcra Winans, Diamond, hospital aipren- crton navy yards. Miss Burke, who tiee; Nelson E. Hemphill, eleetrieian: Is chief day operator at the local tel C'lare E. Burke, hospital apprentice; ephone exchange, and Miss Taylor Is L. . ( ameron, apprentice .seaman: night long distance operator at the James E. Walter, painter. I same exchange. They expect to leave Five employes of the Medford ! Medford by Saturday. The three are Printing Company lire included in enlisted In the naval reserve in the above list: John Sehriek, press the electricians class, but .Miss Cam operator, Medford Sun; C. E. Eer- eron has been notified that her offl guson, press operator. Mail Tribune: ;cial position will be known as "chief J. C. Murray, liiiotypor; K. E. Mur-'of drafting." rav, pressman; Carl E. Swainson Scoyoc. Margery Tucker, Evelyn Off- printer, Two other employes, Arthur Perry nnd Leigh Swinson. reporters, have already gone making seven Our guaranteed spray hose handles any kind of mixture. Crater Lake Hardware Co. 20 ut. Gladys Murphy, Mercia Mischke, jWaunita Griffith. Kaiherine Llndlcy, Dorothy Carless, Mildred Messing, Marlon Blessing, Arlene Butler and Bessie lleadlee. The play was followed by beautiful interpretive solo and group dances by a number of pretty, graceful young la dies In costume. The Colonial minuet tand movement musical numbers were I presented hy the following: Misses Helen Brown, Elsie Law rence, Joseph ine Koppes, Alice Lyon, Virginia IBuffam, Dorothy Miller, Marie Myers Margaret Fates, Isabelle Burbldgc, jThelma Radcliffe, Opal Stacy, Flor ence Bain and Dorothy Bain. The remaiuder of the dance pro gram was as follows: "Danz Caprice" solo. Carol Hovious: "Mendelssohn's Spring Song" solo. Miss Dorothy M fi ller; "Dance of Darkness, Day and Dawn" Misses Dorothy Miller. Gert rude end Julia Opp and Margaret Fales. Because the armory of the Seventh Company, C. A. ('., has been too crowded with the presence of Com pany I, O. X. 0., of Woodburn, which hus made its headquarters there for u week past, the Woodburn com pany Thursday moved its headquar ters to the Cutlibert building, 6th street and North Central, where it occupies two floors. The Seventh Company now has its nrmory all to itself. Captain Todd at first planned to move his command to the Natator iuni, but changed his mind when he found rent would be charged. The Cutlibert building is donated rent free nnd makes ideal quarters with the exception that it has no heating facilities. i ) 1 Fresh chocolates at De Voe's. AT GAZA 8000 CAIRO, Egypt, April 12. The Brit ish are continuing their successes in the vicinity of Gaza, Palestine. Their mounted forces have occupied fur ther Turkish territory to a depth of ,l-"i miles, consolidating strong posi tions menacing Gaza and making many prisoners. The losses of the Turks around Gaza are estimated at 8000, while the British dead, according to the reports received were less tiian 400. One hundred and ninety British are miss ing, mostly members of small parties which became isolated in the fog after penetrating the town of Gaza. sr. Prices Increased M ay 1st Order Now and Order Quick We have expscted a price increase right along and only ths immense quantity being produced will enable us to sell at the May 1st price we, of course, have no assurances that further increases in price will not be necessary. Everything that goes into ihe MaxweG is the best this we do know and can prove. The steel is the finest that money can buy the motor no finer, no tougher, no steadier can be built according to our experience and the steeper the hills and the tougher the roads the more the Maxwell seems to like them. Our April allotment will be delivered to us at the old price. That's agreed and that's fair to us and we are going to be fair to our customors. But after May 1st, we can't buy a Maxwell for a penny less than the new price and we shan't sell you one for a penny less than $S65. i. Come in study this car see if we are right or wrong about it When we say biifiest value, we mean It and we can prove it by any known tests or standards We put It up to you to Judge after you consider these features. Maxwell Style Same as Highest Priced Cars The MnTwcll lines are pleasing to the eye. The dcia con forms exactly to the previlir.t! style, as illustrated by any num ber of high priced motor cars. Comfort to the Feint of Luxury The Matwcll car Is rcximy. tt ccats 6ve passenger In com fort. There is r'cn'y of le room In frcnt and rear. The long semi-elliptic Maiwell springs and the soft, M era-deep upholstoy male riding easy, 150,000 Miles Not Unusual There ore Marwell can In dailr use which have already ran over ISO.000 miles. Think c.f It more than 29 yean of average drying! There are Marwell cars in the mountains and in sec tions where there are rough, roeds or no roads, that bare gone M.eO miles miles tbs; n:j w.ptk and tear most cars to pieces. The World's Er.Juiii.cs Champion car, b running lor J2.JJmUv 44 ils. saad nights WITHOtr AD2T. larS are gODC A MOTOR STOP, ANT) WITHOUT AST REPAIRS OR ADJUST MENTS. The run was sanctioned and constantly observed by the supreme court oi this industry The American Automobile Association. The car was a stock car and was so certified. Tht tacts are lnaisputaoie. Maxwell Running Expense $3.19 Per Month Marwell cars, on account of scientifically correct balance and light weight are very economical to operate. Hundreds of In stances are on record, showing from M to 44 miles per gallon of gasoline. Mrs. Miriam Seeley Professor, Oregon Agricultural College has Just completed a trip from Corrallij, Oregon to Boston and return 9,700 miles (about 1 i years of average driving1. The total expense for gasoline, oil and repairs was i.-j cenis nuie or mc equivalent oi per month. Complete Equipment No Extras to Buy Maxwell cars have every device and accessory for the greater convenience and comfort of the owner. Not a single thing te lacking. When you buy a Marwell, no further investment la necessary. Remember $665 May 1st $635 Now. And get your order in now before these A. W. WALKER AUTO CO. South Fir Street, Medford, Ore.