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S DEBATE
ON ARMY BILL
BEG NS MONDAY
Majority and Minority Reports Upon
Selective Draft and Volunteering
to Be Filed SaturdayFriends and
Enemies Line Up for Impending
Fight Over Two Systems.
WASHINGTON April 1 D. Debate
on the administration unny 1)111 will
bogln In the house Monday. An agree
ment was reached today by hoiine
leaders und consideration of the
measure Is expected to luBt from two
to three days. Majority and minori
ty reports will bo filed with the
clerk of tho house on Huturday.
Tho house adjourned tills aftcrnon
until Monday.
WASHINGTON, April 111. Friends
and opponents of tiie administrations
army selective draft bill lined up In
congress for the Impending fight over
tho two systems.
llou.se ror VoIiiiiUhtj.
In the house tho military commit
teo was ready to report the adminis
tration measure with amendments
providing for calling colunteers on
Increments of 100,000 each and au
thorizing drafts only when tho pres
ident decides tho volunteer plan Is
not adequate to produco tho army de
sired. An attempt probably will be
made to press tho measure for pns
. ago Monday. ,
In tho senato tho military commit
tee had voted ton to seven to recom
mend tho administration bill as It
was drawn by tho general staff. This
was to bo reported today and It may
bo passod by the senate without await
ing further ncllon.
President Wilson was sllll deter
mined that the solectlvo draft plan
should prevail and It Boemed possi
ble that If necessary ho would appeal
directly to the peoplo on tho ground
that tho tuition's safety depends on
prompt enactment on tho general
staff bill.
Kalm flails Kight.
Preparing to lead the flghl In the
houao for tho administration bill,
itepresenlntlvo Knliii, ranking repub
lican member of the military com
mittee, conferred today with Secre
tary linker. It Is expected Mr. Kahn
will present his minority report. A
letter from Secretary Itakor to
Chairman Dent two days ago In a
final effort to got tho committee to
npprovo the administration plans.
which outlines clearly tho purpose of
tho military experts to provide places
for 750,(100 Individual volunteers in
tho expanded regular army and Nu
tlonal Guard and their reasons for
distrusting any scheme for tailing In
unlts as proposed by majority of the
house committee.
Representative Kahn will have
available nlso a detailed study of
England's struggle with tho volunteer
system made by American military
experts, who personally watched the
process, it Is understood (heso re
ports graphically plcturo tho falluro
of tho system under Us grcntest test
In history and point out tho cosily
delay the experiment cost nnd the
attendant military disasters at the
front charged to It.
Tho bill ns amended by the com
mittee was adopted today by Chair
man Dent. It was referred to the
eommlllee ror perfunctory report. Mr.
Dent expects lo report the bill Men
day and take It up hi Hie house Tuesday.
AUTHORIZE ISSUE OP
WAR CERTJFiCATES
NEW YORK, April 111.--The New
York federal reserve bank announced
today that the seirelaiy of the treas
ury had Authorized and Issue or f'-'.-000,011(1.0(1(1
two and one half per cent
government certificates or indebted,
ness maturing July I, 1 I 7. It was
slated that In rase the government
authorize Its proposed bond lusuc for
war purposes subscriptions would be
received by tho fed. ral reserve banks
CONFEREES WORKING UPON
SEVEN BILLION WAR LOAN
WASHINGTON, April 10, Semite
nnd limine conferee tudnv leek the
$7,000.0(1(1,0110 war fimincim; lull lo
reconcile Hie flifTcici between Hie
measure ns iuism-iI by the two
houses. Semite nun nilincnts lo l he
house bill linve been iiHmvrl by the
IrenHiirv department, which is uiv
iiijf quick nelion.
Vi'lth Medford trado la MedfotJ mndo.
THE GREAT BLUE TENT
Now (bat the l ulled Stales bus entered the war, general
intention Is being culled to the reninrkuble ihxiii on our fluff
)ennel by the noted Aim-ricnn anllior, ImIIiIi Wharton und
rubied by her from Paris to tho New York Times two yours
ago. Tile challenge to I bo Stars llncj Stripes to live up to its
history follows:
BY EDITH W'HAKTON.
Come unto me, said the Flag,
Ye weary and Bore oppressed;
For I am no shot-riddled rag,
But a great blue tent of Rest.
Ye heavy-laden, come
On the aching feet of dread
From ravaged town, from murdered home.
From your tortured and your dead.
' All they that beat at my crimson bars
Shall entor without demur,
Though the round earth rock with the wind of wars.
Not one of my folds shall stir.
See, here Is warmth and sleep,
And a table largely spread;
I give garments to them that weep,
And for gravestones I give bread.
But what, through my Inmost fold,
Is this cry on the winds of war?
"Are you grown so old, are you grown so cold,
O Flag that was once our Star?
"Where did you learn that bread Is life,
And whore that fire Is warm
You, that took the van of a world-wide strife,
As an caglo takes the storm?
"Where did you loam that MEN ore bred
Wliero hucksters bargain and gorge;
And whore that down makes a softer bed
Than the snows of Valley Forge?
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EUTH WHAfclON
"Come up, come up to the Btormy sky,
Where our fiorce folds rattle and hum,
For Loxlngton taught US how to fly.
And WE dance to Concord's drum."
0 Flags of Freedom, said tho Flag,
Brothers of wind and sky;
I, too, was on co a tuttered rag,
And I wake and shake at your cry,
1 tug and tug at the anchoring place,
Where my drowsy folds aro caught;
I strain to bo off on the old fiorce chaso
Of the foe we have always fought.
0 Peoplo I made, said the Flag,
And wolded from sea to sea,
1 am Btlll tho shot-rlddled rag
That shrieks to bo froo, to bo free.
Oh, cut my silken lies
From tho roof of tho palace of Peace;
,Olvo hack my Stars lo tho skies;
My Stripes to tho storm-striped sens.
Or else, If you bid mo yield,
Then down with my crimson bars,
And o'er all my azure field
Sow poples Instead of Stars.
GARB AT THEATRE
Hundreds of children either in In
dian costume or garb of foreign
.countries enlivened the downtown
streets Thursday forenoon, bcinir en
route to Hie I'age Ihenter for rehear
sal of the oieralta, "lliawallin's
fliildhooil," and the drills nnd folk
sanies In he presenled liy the pupils
of the public schools at Hie Puce
theater Friday nflenioon under I ho
auspices nf the physical training und
music departments.
The entertainment begins at 12:110,
but the doors will he open at 1!
o'clock. All seals are 'J.'i cents each.
.ImlgiiiR from the number of tickets
already sold, (he theater will be filled
lo capacity tomorrow afternoon.
The operetta will be presenled by
I lie high school orchestra and oho.
rus. Charles Abbott will plav the
cart of Hiawatha, Myrtle I'urkevpile
that of Niikonins, nml lauoo will be
nl.-i.vid by Dwighl Phipps. There will
be n chorus of Indian vnullis, maid
ens, wind spirits, fireflies, elc.
The first pari of the entertain
ment will be given over lo the phys
ical training exhibition, consisting of
drills anil folk games, by the chil
dren of the various grade schools,
with special features by eirls from
the high school.
10 FILE INCREASES
WASHINGTON', April 19. Tho In
terstate Commerce Commission today
IsBiied a tentative, ordor permitting
the railroads to file suplomontal tar
lffs increasing freight rntes 15 per
cent as applied for, effective Juno 1
The order was made tentative so
that shippers and other organizations
Interested might state Ihelr views ill)
on It at a hearing beginning hero to
morrow.
At the closo of tho hearing, should
Iho commission doom It desirnblo to
adopt another method In dealing with
tho application for a general Increase
the tentative order will be withdrawn
leaving tho situation ns It was before
tho order was Issued. All cominodl
ties Willi the exception of bituminous
conl and coke nnd ore, upon which
advances already havo been made, nre
included In tho commission's order
RUSSIA TO FINISH WAR
(Continued from Page One.)
dent Wilson. The Hussion people
know why they lire continuing the
mortal struggle. They respect the
obligations nrisim; from their alli
ances nnd will not give up their
rights."
NKW YOHK, April 10.- The 101(1
net income of the Southern Pacific
compmiy mid subsidiaries was $:'.,.
4U".','il 1, nn increase of $7,'Jli,".(IS:t,
or J.'i.HJ pel nl, according lo the
annniil report iss ilav. Total
operalini; revenues were 1 (i.'t. I J7,
U:i, iifi increase i.f .'2il,n.!),.MH, or
I 1.71 per cent. The total operaliug
income, was t'lJ.OOM.'JnO, nn increase
of tS,iro,7,VI, or HUN per cent.
Kxllo (Yiticlscd,
l'KTUOdUAl), April lO.-The IVt
rogrn.d i.apers severely criticise a
speech niiute by no f u, r(,tlm,(i
socialist exiles, l.eninc, in which he
nihiscs the provisional government to
solicit pence with lienminv. The
Husskove Volia snvs that then- is no
dillcrence between Lenine and Slur
mcr, both of whom sought to impose
on Kussia a slmnieful and disadvan
tageous peace.
The Novoc Vremvn says that the
Russian people never understand the
psychology of limine nnd his friends
- "which is (hat of William und Hin-tlenliurg."
Tho season Is getting Into ra
with bcarless barley. We have. It In
r quantity. U. u. Brown.
NEWPORT ELECTED
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Immediately following the election
of officers at the high school assem
bly room Wednesday night, the mem
bers of the Medford home guard,
company A, ndjoumed to the street
nnd held their first drill.. The busi
ness und professional and other citi
zens, most of whom are of middle
age, drilled hiird for nn hour and a
half. . No one was injured. A 'num
ber of pet corns were agitnted, how
ever. Officers were elected ns follows:
Executive committee, Mayor C. K.
Gates, chairman; (leorgo C. Collins,
nnd H. L. Wnlthers. Captain, Free
man Newport ; first lieutenant. K. E.
Kelly; second lieutenant, H. B.
Clark. The non-commissioned offi
cers will not be chosen until after a
few more drills. Until further notice
the company will drill every Wednes
day night at 7:30 with the high school
assembly room as licndiiuiirters.
Captain Newport, who is Medford
agent of the Pacific & Eastern, and
for five years prior to locating here
Inst September ivns Agent of the
railroad at Eagle Point, is well quali
fied to head tho company.' For years
ho served ns sergeant in company 1),
Seventh United Slates infantry, nnd
during; the last fifteen months of his
regular army service served as drill
master nt tho Presidio, San Fran
cisco. The company nlso has able
lieutenants, ns Judge Kelly is a
.Spanish-American war veteran and
.Mr. Clark had several years' national
guard experience.
Following his election ns captain,
und when called upon by Mayor
Gates for a few remarks, Captain
Newport created much luughter
when, he snid tersely, "Fighting men
don't talk much."
The latest recruit of the company
is Judge W. E. Crews. By next Wed
nesday it is expected tile membership
will reuch :". Any male citizen of
Jackson county of good eharaeter
above the nge of 18 is eligible to
membership.
FAIL TO CHECK FRENCH
(Continued from Page One.)
The violence of the French at
tack threw the enemy Into such dis
order that he was unable to bring
up reserves quickly enoifgh and con
sequently lost several guns. Toward
the end of the day the French made
further progress between the plateaii
of Vailly and Braye, all villages
south of the famous Chemln Des
Dames being taken.
Throe Mile, Advunce.
The advance toward Courtecon dur
ing the last three days has been even
greater and amounts to more than
three miles in depth. In the center
the battle raged furiously in the re
gion of La Ville-Aux-Bols. The wood
east of the village, two thousand
yards long by five hundred yards in
depth, was very strongly held by the
enemy, no less than 180 machine guns
being crowded Into It. All these.
were captured, together with 1800
men by a clover maneuver which cut
off the wuod from the rest of the
lino.
The army on the right, from Pru-
nny to Auberlve, by skilful maneu
vering, cleaned the Germans out of
the heights In front of the village of
Moronvllliers. On one of the crests
PORTABLE SIGNS
ORDEREO FROM
STREETS OF CITY
In accordance with special in
structions from the city council,
Chief of Police Hittson was busy
Thursday in ordering nil portable
signs removed from the sidewalks in
front of stores nnd hallways. The
council regarded the signs as un
sightly and as impeding the progress
of pedestrians.
The council will nlso order that nil
electric signs not placed ill accord
ance with city regulations, especially
those that aro suspended far out
over the sidewalk, be replaced in
conformity with the city ordinances,
thus doing away witli a fire menace
and a source of danger to pedestrians,
during' a high wind.
Chief Hittson and Electrical In
spector Ilinman have been handicap
ped somewhat in the past in trying to
enforce the ordinances relating to
movable and electric signs, by ap
peals made by offenders to council
men. Now the council has decided to
back up both officials in these matters.
several heavy guns were captured.
On the whole, when the wretched
weather and the difficulties of the
terrain are consldored, the day's work
is considered most satisfactory and it
is believed paves tho way for more
rapid progress in the near future.
Dr. Hargrave, Farmers and Fruit
growers Bank bldg. Phone 230.
FEDERAL BUILDING
OFFERED FOR USE
OF RED CROSS
Flags can now be flown from the
Medford federal building and recruit
ing banners hung out also, and the
local branch of the Red Cross can
have its'hendqunrters in the building
if it desires and can reeiuit members
in the lobbies. Orders to the above
effect were received Thursday from
the United States' treasury depart
ment, which has charge of all fed
eral buildings. The orders Tead in
part as follows:
"In view of the international con
ditions now existing, the department
regulations forbidding the display of
the national ensign nnd recruiting
banners from windows of federal
buildings arc temporarily suspended.
The American Red Cross is regarded
by the department as having a quasi-
official status, and the solicitation ' T
of funds and members by duly au
thorized representatives of the soci
ety may therefore be permitted in
the lobbies of public buildings.
"If desired, temporary assignment
of available room may be made."
JHSTILATH OIL SI'IIAY.
We have a car of Distllate Oil Spray
on the road. All fruitgrowers who
wish to use this spray should get
their orders in at once.
ROGUE RIVER CO-OPERATIVE
FRUIT GROWERS ASS'N.
2G J. W. Perry, Manager.
Fresh chocolates at De Voe's.
April Allotment at Old Price
After May 1st, AM Cars New Price
Last Chance for You to Own a "World's Non
Stop Record Champion Car" at the Old Price
Constant rise in cost of steel and other raw materials is forcing up the price of the Maxwell Car,
because the Maxwell Company has refused to cheapen by a single penny anything that goes into the
making of the "world's non-stop record champion car."
The factory has agreed to let us have our April allotment cars (ordered in March) at the old price;
that is why we can give you for a few days more the biggest bargain in a real automobile ever offered
in the history of the automobile industry.
We can give YOU from now until May 1st to own this
world's champion car at the old price
After May 1st Identically the Same Car
But at the New Advanced Price
Not particle of difference In the car itself,
the lima model and design in every detail,
the same super-product of the best automobile experience,
the finest engineering skill and craftsmanship, backed by one of
the largest factories in the world,
the same speedy five-passenger, roomy, comfortable, easy
riding, beautiful automobile,
the same famous record-making Maxwell motor,
the same powerful motor that "laughs at hills,"
the some Maxwell car that by its many records of 150,000
miles actual running (which equals 20 years' regular service) has
earned for itself everywhere the proud title, "The World's
Greatest Motor Car Value."
A Car of Endurance, Economy and Amazing
Mileage Per Gallon of Gas
For 22,022 miles lor 44 days and nights a Maxwell car
ran without once stopping the motor.
There is the world's non.stop record for endurance, ft
testified to by the American Automobile Association,
Monthly Expenses $8.1 9
For 9,700 miles Mrs. Miriam Seeley, Professor at the
. Oregon Agricultural College, drove her Maxwell on a total
expense account, including gas, oil and repairs, of 1 cents per
mile, making an average monthly running expense of $8.9.
There's a record expense performance of ten lowered by
hundreds of Maxwell owners every month.
When You Buy a Maxwell You Buy a Real Car
You don't have to figure up another two or three hundred
dollars on extras" when yon buy a Maxwell car.
.1. Yo?i wl",5 rou p,T fo.r mni nt Ton are entitled to a
thoroughly up-to-date automobile, complete in every respect
You know the whole story now the story of the Increased
price next month und tne story of your but chanco to buy at f63b
If you iuy in May you'll get the same cat
exactly. BUT the price will be $665.
TODAY the Maxwell is $635.
The difference is the premium for your prompt
action.
ALL PRICES F. 0. B. DETROIT
A. W. WALKER AUTO CO.
South Fir Street, Medford, Ore.
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