Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 12, 1917, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextPArrrc six MTCDFOTID MATE TftrBUNTC MEDFORD, OREOOX, TUESDAY. JUXK 12, 1017 SECRECY VEILS E SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Juno 12.-rSo-ciccy veiled the efforts to cleur up tho mystery of tlio death of Huliy Lloyd Keet today. Some offlclale have left here mys teriously on missions whlrh took them to unknown points In the middle west. No definlto Information was obtainable as to their exact destina tion. Seek JUk Carter. Authorities wore pressing hard their search for Dick Carter, against whom a murder warrant has been ls cuetl. Apparently they have obtained all the Information possible from Clc tus Adams and Claudo I'lersol, the two suspects jailed at Kansas City, Missouri, on warrants charging plots other than that concerning the Koct baby, ns Judge Arch A. Johnson, crim inal court judge, returned today from Kansas City where yesterday he spent several hours questioning the pair. Coroner Eli Paxson announced to day that ho had Biihpoeiiaed' only six witnesses for the Knot Inquest to morrow. Four of them wore the busi ness men who found the baby's body In an old well on tho deserted Cren shaw farm last Saturday. Hint Numerous Arrwts. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Juno 12. A wide rango of developments, linked with the possible uncovering of a nation-wide plot engineered by German agents, was promised hero today by fedoral authorities who have just ro lurned from Springfield, Missouri, where thoy Investigated the Keet case nnd otlior alleged abduction plots. Samuel llargus, assistant United States district uttorney, announced that numerous arrest probaibly would bo revealed soon, altho refraining from mentioning nnmes or giving In dentions of tho cities In which they might bo expected. Tho federal authorities Tiegnn their Investigations Into tho ulleged plots after Springfield officials announced that Claudo Plursol, who is jailed hero as a suspect, had told of having' been approached by German agents to uld theni in abducting a St. Louis mu nitions make ras part of a plot to thwart tho traffic In munitions to Ihe entente allies. THRU COUNTRY NEW YORK, Juno 12. Thirty 1lg clocks on prominent street corners marked the progress today of the lib erty loan in the second federal re serve bank district and In the nation. The loan committees announced that altho subscriptions In tho reserve bank of New York now exceed the $600,000,000 allotment for tho dis trict made by Secretary McAdoo by more than $50,000,000, that tho total Is still short of 11,000,000,000, tho mark thej committee sot here. HOSTON, Juno 12. New England was f 150,700,000 behind her llborty loan quota today and renewed efforts were put forth to make up the bal ance in the three and a half days re maining. With less than half tho al lotment subscribed the liberty loan committee faced the task of obtaining subscription at tho rate of about $10, 000,000 a day. RICHMOND, Va Juno 12. A re newed campaign for tho sale of llbor ty bonds In tho fifth reserve bank dis trict was begun today when It was announced that the district had taken less than half the amount of its ap portionment. Tho total reported sub scribed up to last night was $45,254, 000, whilo the sum asked is $100,- ,000.000. BRITISH TAKE TRENCHES. (Continued from Page One.) . neaking raid last week was J 08, in cluding I'our officers. On Other FiihiIh. VIKNNA, June 12 The repulse of all llalian allacks in llieir new offen sive ill Ihe Trentiuo is reported by the war office lodny. UKUI.IX, June . Knlisli cav alry yesterday advanced ngninst the Ucrjnuu lines, east of Mossincs, on the fulRiun I'nml, hut only rcniniiiit. ru lurirod, Hie German war office le ported today. l'AHIS, June 12. Violent urlillery eiiyapMiients in the region of Califnr nie plateau, oil Ihe Aisiic , front, and 171 LOST LIFE IN BUTTE MINE FIRE; 31 RESCUED HI'TTE, Mont., June 12 Butte today is turning; its attention to the burial of the dead of last Friday night's disaster lit The (iianite moun tain mine of the North Unite Cupper Mining company. .Mure than a score of funerals were held this morning. Last nijrlit 2.") unidentified bodies were buried in the local cemeteries. The graves were marked and the clothing and personal effects found on the bodies are similarly marked to pro vide possibility of future identifica tion. This morning tho figures of the holocaust stood : Rescued alive 31 ; identified (lend 00; unidentified dead 4!); total bodies recovered 100: bodies remaining in Ihe mine (i2. Total dead (estimated) 171. Thirty-two bodies were raised dur ing the night. These were placed in the improvised public morgue in the yard of the Speculator mine and at !) o'clock the gales were opened to rel alives and friends who seek to iden tify their dead. The bodies not iden tified will be buried tonight. Helmet men nnd rescue workers have today penetrated to the 2800 level of the Speculator shaft. Fire is still burning in the Granite moun tain shaft. It is believed the mine has been cleared of bodies to this depth. When the crews will reach the lower levels where scores of men were at work seems indefinite. BOX OFFICE SALE T in the Champagne are reported in to day's war office'iinnouncement. The box office sale of seats will he opened Wednesday morning ut nine o'clock nt the I'nge theater for the annual concert to he given by the Ashland mid Medford Choral so cieties Friday evening, Juno 15. Kvery effort is being made to make this one of the most nltrac'ive uro grams ever given by this organiza tion. There will be n general rehearsal this evening including the Ashland and Medford singers together with a lull orchestra. .Mr. Andrews fissures us that the singers show u marked improvement over anything heretofore attempted and intends demonstrating nt the con cert that the people of tho Hogue riv er valley enn sing some. The music has been selected for this occasion with the view of pleas ing everyone who bus any taste for music. There have been a large number of seats already spoken for nnd every indication points to the fact that the choral society will come into its own Friday evening from u standpoint of patronage. ... , School Election on June 18. Apparently not much interest is being manifested in the school elec tion to be held in this city on June 18. Only a few days remain to give tho matter appropriate consideration. Three candidates are in the field. Two will be elected. Dr. E. G. Riddell, I Dr. E. H. Porter and John C. Mann are the only candidates so far named, Under the new state law, all voters may participate In this election, the property qualification provision hav ing been repealed. On the school budget, however, to he voted on at that time, only property owners may vote. FREE Cook Book Wouldn't you like to taste the delicious crisp-crusted biscuits and hot bread that Cortolcne makes? Wouldn't you like to see how quickly and deliciously wholesome Cottolene does all kinds of frying? Wouldn't you like to taste de- . licious cakes and cookies made without butter with Cottolene? We believe you would. So we have printed a Special Cook Book containing 239 recipes by famous cooks. We shall be glad to mail you this Cook Book free. If you prefer to use some of your own recipes be sure to use one-third less Cottolene than you use of other shortening. Cottolene is richer and goes farther. But this unusual Cook Book is well worth writing for. Write The N. K. Fairbank Company, 111 West Washington Street,.' Chicago. 111. Cottolene .Hakes Good Cooking Better At grocers in tins of convenient sizes i i jfj mil 14 1 9 ' .11 ' I I t , ; i-iUfeli. 1ST. MKI7 lM i'KTiL FURTHER NOTICE No More Currency Panics To you remember thediut'downs, the business depression and tha Inch of env'-rment which fc' lawci ihe cune.-.c;- pailic ol 1007 To prcv-n another currency panic tho F :drul Dcs-.we Bank ing System trip oa kind an immense supry of . i.ritncv to furnish the fcvdm vliich bcionj tothesyft-r:. v.'im:hW'!arcontff to tlit i'ic; iwy at til! times meet the n i'.,'.i:c.-i:;enlj ol their depositors. Doesn't ii an;) 1 to you to get its protection, vttliout cost, by becomina one of our depositors? First National Bank prr-,-' MEMBER .!MAl reservi SYSTEM LONDON'. June 12. Military oper ations on the Hntish front in France lust night consisted solely of rnids on both sides of Neuve Clinpelle and east of Armentieres and north of Ypres, the war department announced todav. How's This? 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A T THE OLD STAND. I have returned to Medford and will be found at the old stand on Sm.il) Riverside, where I will con tinue to do expert horseshoeing and all kinds of hlacksinithiiig. ri Tom Merrimail Proprietor 4 ragB Ui Put Your Dollar Behind the Gun You can put your purte be hind the national defense gun by subscribing for a Liberty Loan bond. Ycu can buy one as low as $50. They are free from all taxes except (State and inheri tance. They p ly three and one half per cent interest. They are convertible into government bonds bearing a higher rate of interest if any era issued during the war. Buy one today. Subscrip tions close June 15. Just Three More Days for you to Help Your Country and at the same time make money for yourself If you can't go to war you can do your part by buying a Liberty Bond Every Man, Woman and Child should purchase one of these Honor Bonds Enlist In the Financial Army A big financier said that the money derived from the sale of Liberty Loan bonds will win the war. ' He also said that the bond is thi best investment in the world. Don 't delay buying a Liberty bond. It is patriotic. It is good business. Each bond pays three and one-half per cent interest. You pay only two per cent on appli. cation. See us today for all par. ticulars. ! You Can Buy on the Easy Payment Plan For Example On a $50 Bond, payments at either of these banks: ? ? ? ? ? Y V ? ? Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y BUY A BOND BUY IT TODAY 2 per cent when you buy the bond ' $ 1.00 18 per cent on June 28, 1917 9.00 20 per cent on July 30, 1917 10.00 30 per cent on Aug. 15, 1917 15.00 30 per cent on Aug. -30, 1917 15.00 THE 'H libIIty $50.00 Friday, June 15 Will Be thenLast Day Bonds will be dated June 15, 1917; run 30 years; interest at 3 per cent, payable twice a year. Bonds are non-taxable. .szst Medford National Bank Farmers 6 Fruitgrowers Bank Jackson County First National Bank gs ! Bank I f ? ? T f ? T I. t Y ::kjkk ;