tmt)FOBP MxIL TRTBTTHB liBDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, 'APRIL If), 1MT
PAG1 TOREK
CRATER LAKE ROAD
TO BE IMPROVED
AS FOREST HIGHWAY
A tliree-year plan of co-oueration
, in the construction of forest roads
was agreed upon Tuesday by the
state highway commission and Dis
trict Forester Cecil at Portland. Be
fore it can become effective the plan
must be approved by the secretary of
agriculture.
The forest roads which have been
selected, when completed, will be
parts of the state highway system.
Under seetion 8 of the federal aid
act, which applies to forest roads,
there will be available from the fed
eral government for the three-year
period ,$382,000. This is to be match
ed by the state dollar for dollar, and
in addition a number of , counties
have agreed to contribute $100,000,
mnkinpc altogether a grand total of
$804,000,
Forest Department Supervises,
The work of construction is to be
under the supervision of the forest
department.
Forest sections of the following
roads were designated in the agree
ment: McKeuzie Pas,s road in Lane and
Deschutes counties,
Mt, Hood loop road in Hood River
and Clackamas counties.
Eugene-Florence, Lane county.
Willamette valley-Tillamook, Til
lamook county.
Pruieville-Mitehell, Crook
Wheeler counties. -
Kevnohls creek section of
Day highway in Grant county.
and
John
I'liiit Rock to Prairie City via Bit
ter, Nye and Albany, Umatilla, Mal
heur and Gnftit counties.
Kiitm-prise-Flora, Wallowa county.
La Grande to Pendleton, Union
and Umatilla counties.
Medford to Klamath Falls, Jack
son ami Klamath counties (Cmtcr.
Lake highway),
Recdsport - Marshfield, Coos
county.
Provision is also mnde for a road
in Curry county from Gold Beach to
Bandon,
Two limiles to Bo Considered.
In the rond from La Grande to
Pendleton both the Thomas Ruggles
and Mencham routes will be consider
ed before final location.
The agreement presents a well
balanced allotment among the differ
ent sections of the state in which
forests are located.
The slate highway commission au
thorized the survey of a road from
Pilot Rock to Hcppner in Morrow
county at the expense of the state.
TEACHERS TO HOLD
LOCAL INSTITUTE
A teachers' institute will be held at
Neil Creek school house Saturday,
April 21. The program is as follows:
Music by Xeil Creek school.
"Industrial Work in Our Schools,"
IT. C. Seymour, state club leader for
Oregon.
"Rural School Libraries," Miss
lllanch Hicks, Ashland public librar
ian. Dinner under the management of
the Neil Creek Parent-Teacher cir
cle. Music, selected, by Bcllvicw school.
"Professional Heading for Teach
ers," Earl Kilpatrick, University of
Oregon.
Period for answering questions,
Music, liellview school,
"New School Legislation," Super
intendent (!. W, Agcr,
"Some Devices Used in Kducn
fion," Mis, Eva Lane Walker, Cen
tral Point teachers training class,
HOI ROLE FOR
IRELAND THURSDAY
LONDON", April 19. The Man
chester Guardian says that it is vcrv
certain that Premier Lloyd George
will nunouiice the government pro
posal for the solution of the Irish
question on Thursday. The scheme
will he based on county option, with
sunie arrangement for keeping the
counties that vote against home mle
in orderly relation to the legislation
of the Dublin parliament.
The proposal will put the home
rule act into force nt once, and while
it is expected that both Irish parties
will oppose the scheme, it is believed
that neither will persist in their re
sistance. The Guardian savs that it
f-eems probable that Sir Kdwnrd Car-
SATURDAY TO BE
PAPER DAY FOR
RED CROSS FUNDS
On Tuesday afternoon a number of
representatives from the various so
cieties and churches met in the lib
rary hall to devise ways and means
to assist the Red Cross in its noble
and charitable work. As is well
known, the regulations of the Red
Cross restrict activities to securing
funds. This meeting, therefore, was
called for this purpose. Mrs. Fred
Meal's presided.
It was the unanimous agreement of
those present to request -the mayor
to announce a paper day on Satur
day, April 21. Similar means for
raising money have been tried in the
city and have proven very success
ful. All who have old papers (such
as newspapers, magazines, etc., but
not pasteboard) are very cordially
asked to assist by bringing them any
time this week to the fire department
house. It would bo very helpful if
they would tie the bundles with
strong twine (not cord).
V, Meldo Hillis, superintendent of
schools, warmly approved the sug
gestion that the school children
gather papers after school hours
and very kindly gave the use of the
school sheds as centers for collec
tions. The children will please bring
their papers to their respective
schools on Saturday, The children
of St, Mary's 'Academy will bring
their collections to the parish hall.
The people outside of Medford are
earnestly invited to co-operate and
bring what they have,
"Many a mickle makes a mnckle,"
say the Scotch, and it is by these lit
tle aids that the Medford chapter of
the Red Cross will be enabled to
have abundant menus to do the ef
ficient work that befits our city. It
is the patriotic duty of all to lend
their assistance in any way that may
be of service to the country. The
help to the cause of the Bed Cross
should, therefore, receive n hearty
response, for what is done to aid it
is done for the country. Let the slo
gan for Saturday be, "Paper weight
in name only."
HEAVY FROST HITS
CALIFORNIA FRUIT
MARYSVILLE, Col., April 19,
Five million dollars' worth of dam
age was done in Yuba and Summer
counties this week by the heaviest
frost that has visited the Sacramento
valley in twenty-five years.
Estimates made by grape- men,
wine and raisin growers, indicate
that 40 per cent of the 1017 crop was
damaged last night. Apricot grow
ers declare more than 50 Ter cent,
and perhaps TO per cent, ot the erop
was destroyed.
Prunes are in some sections a to
tal loss, while in other sections they
escaped all damage.
Peaches, which would have made
hundreds of growers rich in Slitter
county this year, except for the frost,
are in some orchards a total loss. In
all of the large orchards the frost did
great damage. Jess than 40 per
cent will be harvested. Peaches
Sutter county were contracted for
nt $3j to $45 a ton. The twach loss
will perhaps be 12,000,000,
Tomatoes and all truck gardens
were badly damaged. In various
parts of the county smudge pots
were kept burning nil night. In this
way thousands of dollars' worth of
almonds were saved. Thousands of
dollars' worth of almonds were do
slroycd, however, in Yuba and But
fcr counties.
SARAH BERNHARDT
RESTING COMFORTABLY
NEW YORK, April 19. A bulle
tin Issued this morning by the physi
cians attending Sarah Bernhardt ald
the actress was resting comfortably
and that a slight improvement had
been noted tn her condition. Kladamo
Bernhardt was operated on for an af
fection of the kidneys Tuesday night.
ACTIVITY ON RUSSIAN LINE
LIMITED TO RIFLE FIRE
PETROOHAt), April 1!). Activity
on all fronts was confined to rifle fire
ami scouting operations, says today's
official communication.
REPORT DISCOVERY OF
COMET FROM MELBOURNE
lNDON, April 10, The discov
ery of n comet on Tuesday morning
BABE MAKES CHAIIP FORGET POLITICS
National crises and politics are forgotten when Champ Clark, speaker
of the house, takes an hour off to be with his first grandson, Champ
Clark Thompson. This photograph, shows the two Champs with Mrs,
Thompson, formerly Miss Genevieve
SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR
FOR 01AN CASE
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10. U.
S. Webb, state attorney general, was
asked today by the grand jury to
appoint a special investigator of
"frame-up" charges in the bomb ex
plosion eases. F. C, Oxmnn of Dur
kee, Or., the cattleman, accused by
P. K. Kigali of Oruyville, 111., of at
tempting to induce hint to testify
falsely in the trial of Thomas J,
Mooncy, now faces both state inves
tigation and police court trial for
having committed subornation of
perjury, Oxman is out on f 2000
bail. Rigntt said Inst night that Dis
trict Attorney C, M, Fickert knew
about Oxmnn's alleged attempt to in
duce Rignll to testify, .
NO GERMAN U-BOAT
N AMERICAN ITERS
BERLIN, April 10, It is officially
announced that there is no submarine
as yet in the western part o the At
lantic, The statement follows;
"The flcnter Telegram regarding
an attack by a Gorman submarine on
the American destroyer Smith can
be described only as a frivolous
means of attributing to Germany the
opening of hostilities. In fact, no
submarine is as yet tti the western
half of the Atlantic,"
SENAIE COMMITTEE
DOOR FORCED IN NIGHT
WASHINGTON, April 19. Cardiol
police discovered todity that the door
of the senate committee on naval af
fairs IiI been forced during the
night. Clerks in tho committee sif
ter (i hurried examination said no
papers were missing. The temporary
chairman said there was no confiden
tial informntinn in the room.
SPOKANE INDIAN IS
HANGED FOR MURDER
SPOKANE, April 10. Edward
Miiberry, n hul ('-breed Indian, was
hanped nt Fort Ociirtro Wriirht today
by the 1'nited States marshal. He
was convicted in the United States
district court of kitlin Alice Vivian,
an Indiiiii.on the t'otville Indian res
ervation. It is a winter plajjac which
claims thousands every season,
Scott's Emulsion
will strengthen and fortify you
ig.iin.sl Qrlppe, and if you ft
have had tt,Sco(t s mil re-
I
store yourstrength faster than pi
any other known medicine,
No Alcohol-Just Blood Food
I OCX ,
Clark,
AUSTRIAN PROPOSAL
SPELLS GERMAN RUIN
AMSTERDAM, April 10, The
proposal of Count Czernin, Austrian
foreign minister for a peace confer
ence of ali the belligerents, is attack
ed by Count Von Keventlow in the
Berlin Tages Zeitung as meaning ruin
to the German empire. Von Revent
low declares that Count Czemin took
no account of the fact (hat the Ger
man empire is now fighting ft battle
"which must lead to victory." Ho
declares that a conference on the
basis of the principles recommended
by the Austrian minister would de
stroy Germany internally and ex
ternally. YOUNG MILITIAMAN
GUARDING BRIDGE SHOT
TREKTOX, April 19, A shot fir
ed from ambush Biorfuily wounded
Robert Price, 18 yearn old, a private
in the New Jersey National Guard,
who was on duty ffnnrdinfr a railroad
bridge near Yardville, N, J,, early to
day. Combine your
sprays. Lime-Sulphur, Ar- '
senate ofLeadand Bordeaux
are death to Scale, Codling
Moth, and Fungus, but harm,
less to Aphis, Pear Psylla,
Leaf Honner. Woolly Aphis, '
Thrios and other soft-bodied.
sap-sucking insects that are destroy
ing fruit and fruit profits. For these
pests spray with
Manufactured by The Kentucky Tobacco
Product Co., Incorporated, Louisville, Ky,
By using it with other sprays, you make one
spraying do the work of two, of even three,
Eperiment Station mA Agricultural College recom.
mend combined pray, 9
Now is the lime to spray. Do you realoe thrt Aphi
U a positive menace to your orchard profits? B ac k Lea i 40
won't fail you, lt highly cnncenlraled. Rerpnre only
mail quantity, Cort i low, Ue it, and
FREE SPRAY CHART AND BOOKLETS
Come in and set a Sorav Chart tree Shows when to
py and what Mrength of Black Leal
MKOFOIlt !rnctt-rrcy IInlro ITodttMMK Knit to Ittrtta
Itlvrr On-0MtwUvtt Kruit (Jrowcro Awt'B,, Ittito Utvev Frelt ontl IrkIuco
A,sstoetthm,
ASHMXIl Aalitaitd JVtilt and I'twluco A!M(tliri,
EVENTUALLY
You will want, after frying onr gowl qualify ff Iran
her, tfKtitig out fstciltticR ntul pxpericmring mv meth
ods of Ijusint'Hs, to do your Lumber buying from m.
Why Not Now?
AH under cover, out of the sun and rain,
Lumber, Shingles, Doors, Win
dows, Cement, Lime
PRICES RIGHT, QUALITY HIGH
MEDFORD LUMBER CO.
BERLIN MUNITION
ORKERS WIN STRIKE
RETURN TO WORK
COPENHAGEN April IS, The
latest Bermau newspapers to arrive
hate. Including the socialist organ,
confirm the semi-official announce
ment that the Berlin stiihe Iia end
ed, A gettleittont was reached attar
an jjlmost unanimous deelstor, by the
metal workers to resume k fol
lowing granting of their principal
dnmands.
Among the concessions raalu by
ttlie government are compliance with
the demands of the union tor the es
tablishment of a standing commission
of labor representatives wlilclt will
nave B voice In tua food distribution
In greater Berlin, a pronitsa that
strikers will not be punished ay be
ing tent to the front, explicit assnr
antes ol adequate food rations, and
effective f einst Invasions of fooli
regulations by the rich.
Confidentially the German papers
throw an Interesting light upon ttfo
accnraiy of semi-official reports
The Vorwaerts states that work
ceased correspondingly on Monday
in about 300 munition plants and
that 210,09 Ostrtkers reported to tho
metal workers union alone. This
number was further swelled by strik
ers who failed to report and by pais
tleipants In other trades. As sgainst
these figures tho offlelal news bureau
In a statement for home consumption
estimated the number of strikers was
about 185,000.
GREECE AGAIN FACES
MNISIERIAL CRISIS
LONDON, April IS. An Athens
dispatch says King Constantino has
been In consultation with certain par
ty loaders in connection with the
pending Imperial crisis. The king
had a lengthy conference with the
British minister Wednesday, this be
ing the first audience given tho Brit
ish representative since the attack
on the French and British last De
cember,
A dlspnteh from Athens yesterday
said the resignation of tho ministry
was impending.
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Ladies in Southern Oregon Should Realize
the Saving on Low and High Shoes at
V AU PEL'S
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at 98c, $1.98 and $2,50 a pair
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Union Pacific System
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same supreme service
in time of war as in,
time of peace.
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draw in the cool.
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