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I Portv-aevpnth Year.
f Daily Twelfth Year.
MEDFORD, OKKOOX, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1917
NO. 7(i
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23 MILLION
I RAISED FOR
RED CROSS
t Approximately Twenty-three Million
! Dollars Raised Before Second Day
rtalf Over Of Total Seventeen
Millions Subscribed in New York
t City Over Three Millions in Cities
Outside Campaign Just Begun in
Medford Raises $2700 by Noon.
fT WASHINGTON, June 10.
B I Announcement was made nt
ffl ll--3fJ Red Cross headquarters at
8 3 nVWIr this afternoon Hint
i1 $23,000,000 more than one-fifth of
';$thc .$100,000,000 war relief fund
jlisouglit in the seven day campaign
had already been subscribed.
H In actual figures $32,628,3(10 had
j .been reported hefore the second day
- was half over.
'j. Of the total $17,000,000 was sub
f; scribed in New York City, the rc
jS'ninining $0,1)28,366 coming from va
il' rious sections of the country. J. F.
A Morgan & Company subscribed $1,
B OOC.OOO.
l7 titles ueport.
Early reports today a tlhe Red
Cross head(unrters from 137 cities
excluske of New York showed $3.-
203,236 subscribed or pledged to the
$100,000,000 war relief fund on the
first day of the big drive.
The best showing on the first day
was made in the north central states
where $l,6ii(i,(i0ij was reported. The
middle Atlantic states were next with
JW()84,333. New Kngland third with
7 P4(l') 1 HO Il,n viulnrn nmnn f,.vlli
with $51,200, and the southern states
fifth with $-18,820.
Among the cities reporting was
Denver with $32,062.
Miss Mahel T. Hourdmnn, of the
Red Cross, today niipcnlcd to the
women of America, to do their part
in the campaign. "As women we must
give nnd give quickly out share of
the fund," she said .
i $2711 liaised In Medford.
j In less than three hoars this morn-
ing northern Jackson county's Red
I Cross $100,000,000 War Fund cam
paign committee raised $2711.2") for
the relief of American patriots who
i will offer their lives for their conn-
k try. Xue work Ihis morning cover
ed only a small part of the people
who will be solicited by the commit lee
nltho a substantial number of those
expected to contribute generously are
included in the list.
Probably one of the most encourag
ing things in the campaign lliis morn
ing was the contribution of the Cen
tral l'oint district which in less than
two hours solicitation raised $2J1.2r.
This team is most thoroughly organ
ized under the leadership of R. II.
I'axon nnd consists of I). W. Stone,
W. A. Cowley, I.ee B. Franklin, J. C.
l1?rrinjr, R. V. F.ldcn, Wayne l.ocver,
C. Robnett and Rev. P. S. Handy.
' The team meets every noon this week
nt luncheon which is being nerved by
the ladies of the Red Cross society in
Central Point.
Shirkers in Minority.
While the committee has been dis
npMinted by n few people who still
fail to realize the country's need or
have not been inspired with the pa
triotic that is sweeping the entire
nation the slacker is going to he so
far in the minority when he final lift
of contributors is Misted in conspic
uous places turnout the city and pub
lished in the press that there will he
few surprises for those who arc -acquainted
with the sources of support
whenever this section of Oregon is
culled upon to uphold its dignity and
honor.
PORTLAND. June 19.. Summer
:"nshlne melting the mountain snows
as caused the Columbia and Wlllam-
fetto rivers to reach flood stages said
to be the highest In several years. At
The Dalles, Oregon, the Columbia
peached the 40-foot mark and at Hood
Illver the river has reached the high
est point since 194. Weather bu-
- -1 . V. . Ml .
p-eached Thursday.
SI ADM RAL
ALLIED FLEETS
American Appointed to Take General
Charge of Operations of Allied
Naval Forces Flag Hoisted as
Senior Officer Lull Along Battle
Front in France and Belgium.
LONDON, lune 19. Vice-Admlral
William S. Sims, U. S. N., has been
appointed to take general charge of
the operations of the allied naval
forces In Irish waters.
American Flag Loads.
Admiral Sims will act in tbis capa
city while the British naval com
mander in chief is absent from his
post for a period, the official an
nouncement of his appointment ox
plains. The American admiral's flag,
meanwhile, has been hoisted as the
allied senior officer in thes waters.
The text of the official statement
reads:
"During a short absence of the
British naval commander in chief on
the coast of Ireland, Vice-Admlral
Sims of the United States Navy, has
hoisted his flag as allied senior offi
cer In general charge of operations of
the allied naval forces in Irish wa
ters." .Lull in Fighting.
There has been a let-up In the se
verity of the fighting on the British
front in France and Belgium. Along
the lines occupied by the French, how
ever, a renewal of activities of a more
Intensive character is noted.
v'3eneral Petain struck the German
lines In the Champagne yesterday a
blow which netted the French a
trench system nearly a third of a mile
In length, thereby straightening out
the French line along the hlHs be
tween Mont Camlllet and Mont Blond,
in territory vital to successful observ
ation work. A violent German attack
was repulsed.
General Halg reports only raids in
which his troops successfully felt out
the enemy lines towards the southern
end of the British front.
E
PICKING, June 111. The southern
provinces are rapidly making warlike
preparations and are negotiating with
the southwest provinces to join thc.m.
They have been assured of support
from this quarter and civil war is not
improbable.
President Li Yuan Hung is virtually
a prisoner. General Chang-IIsun,
who has assumed the power of dic
tator, has forced the secretarial staff
to resign. Former members of par
liament and friends of the president
are not permitted to enter the pal
ace. No compromise has been reach
ed on account of the steadily grow
ing military opposition to General
Cliang-llsun. His nominee for pre
mier, l.i Ching-IIsi, is unable to ob
tain the consent of officials to serve
in a cabinet with him.
The military is attempting to force
the president to issue mandates dis
solving the provisional constitution,
pardoning the monarchists and estab
lishing Confucianism as the state re
ligion. BILLY SUNDAY GIVES
NKW YORK, June It). Red Cross
"dividends," amounting to $1,035,-.-)00,
declared by four corporations
today, hrouirht the total contributions
to the $lilli,Oii(l,llli(l war fund up to
$12,(I33,!I13. Included in this amount
is $.18.IMMI received from the Rev.
William A. Sunday, who divided be
tween the Ked Cross and the Y. M. C.
A. the "free will" offering of $1 111,00(1
given to him yesterday nt the close
of an evangelistic campaign in Ihis
city.
The finance committee announced
that Liberty loan bonds will be ac
cepted in lieu of cash ns contribu
tions to the fund,
IN IRISH WATERS
RED CROSS COLLECTION motdmh PARIWFT
AMERICAN
FIFTY IWILLIDW DOLLARS A MONTH SAYS HOOVER
PURPOSE OF FOOD rMWh COS? OF LUG
8 BILL EXPLAINED TO fTTl 60 PERCENT HIGHER
SENATE BY HOOVER fl THAN IN BELGIUM
Denies Bill Sets Up Food Dictatorship
Object Is to Organize Resources
of Country and People to Limit' Ex
tortion Living Costs Exceed
Those of Europe.
WASHINGTON, June 19. Food
speculators have been taking $50,
000,000 a month for tho last five
months, a total of a quarter of a bil
lion dollars, from the American peo
ple, Herbert C. Hoover today told sen
ators in explaining the purposes of
the food control bill now before con
gress. Disclaiming entirely that the bill
sets up a food dictatorship, Mr. Hoo
ver told senators its purposes were
entirely to organize the resources of
the country and the people them
selves into a food administration to
limit middlemen's commissions and
prevent extortion. "Tho price of
flour should not have been over $9 a
barrel," he said, "yet it averages $14.
In the last five months $250,000,000
has been extracted from the American
consumer in excess of normal profits
of manufacturers and distributors."
. Not a Dictatorship.
Not a single national trade associa
tion. Hoover told the senators, Is op
posed to the food control bill. The
prospective food administrator wont
to the capltol early today to explain
the bill informally to senators in the
hope that a full understanding of its
objects and purposes may allay some
of th opposition.
Opposition to the bill in the sen
ate is determined and it Is feared that
unless this can be overcome the meas
ure will not be enacted by July 1, as
urged by President Wilson. It Is con
fidently believed that the bill will go
thru the house by the end of the
week.
The bill was the unfinished busi
ness before the house and senate to
day and will be pressed for final dis
position. Fears of a senate filibuster
led administration leaders to prepare
to employ tho rulo to limit debate if
necessary.
Mr. Hoover outlined broadly the
question of prospective food supplies.
Heal Question at Issue.
"The real question," he said In a
prepared Ktatemont preliminary to
senatorial questioning, "Is whether
the shortage will continue next year
and what will be tho needs of the al
lies and America. Despite tho reduc
ed consumption of the allies they will
require larger amount of cereals next
year than ever before. The allies are
more Isolated In food sources. It
takes three times the tonnage and
double the trouble to got Australian
wheat. Crop failures in tho Argen
tine give no hope of relief from there
before next spring.
"The allies aro dependent upon
North America for their food Imports.
We should he able to supply CO per
cent of what they require. The other
4 0 per cent must he mado up by fur
ther denial on their part and saving
on ours. Wo can Increase our sur
plus. The situation for them next
year means tncrcasad privation. With
out an adequate food supply no Eu
ropean population will continue to
(Continued on Page Two.)
HA SKI,. Switzerland, June l1). A
Vienna dispatch says that the Aus
trian cabinet has resigned.
AMSTKHDAM, June 10. Vienna
ncWNiMr publish u report that the
Austrian premier Count ( Inm-.Mur
tinic has offered the resignation of
the cabinet to the emperor owing to
the decision of the I'oles not to vote
for the budget. The emeror i re
ported to have reserved his decision,
IIIUUI
SPECULATORS ROB PEOPLE OF
IWS Herbert cF
Wi-SX iwi Hooray
Rife - ilsS."1 -ix
LEADS TO ARREST
NKW HKUNSWICK, N. J., June
19. A warrant for the arrest of Dr.
William J. Condon, a captain in the
United Slates anny medical corps at
Chattanooga, Tenn., was issued here
today in connection with the murder
of John V. Piper, a University of Ver
mont graduate, whose body was found
with n bullet wound in the breast irear
Spottsbur, N. J., last Saturday.
The authorities have made public
soma of the evidence on which the
warrant for Dr. Condon was issued.
The physician is alleged to have re
moved the body from the cellar of hLs
home alst week prior tf his depar
ture for 'Ij'iinessce. In the cellar
was found a line f lime, su tuples of
which are declared to be the same
as that on Pi per s body and as lime on
the Heat of the physician s automo
bile. Meside Piper's body was found
a pistol containintr four loaded and
one empty partridge.
Piper was takinp a post graduate
course in botany at Nutters, at the
same time supporting a wife and two
children. lr. Condon also has a wife
and two children.
Dr. Cmidnn is beintr held by the mil
itary authorities it is said, to ewait
the arrival of New Jersey .IcteV
tives. Ir has been a practicing phy
sician here for several years but left
last Thursday to o into training for
active service.
Piper, who was working his way
'hru Hutjrers college, tonic care of the
f urnaec of r. 'mid on. A croT ding
le (he authorities lie di-appearcd on
the nielli of February 17. On Satur
day bis body was found by the road
side where apparently it bad been
tossed from an automobile into the
bushes.
LONDON, Juno l!i The Poles
have completely lirokrn off relations
with tho Austrian government, says a
dispatch to licuter's from Zurich,
quoting Vienna adrrlsn. This action,
the correspondent adds, has caused a
serious cabinet crisis. After a debato
Saturday tho Polish club sent a no
tice of the government's budget and
saying It would only negotiate with a
new cabinet, i
P PMJL Thompson
OF
HUTCHINSON. Kan.. June 10.
Announcement was made by tho ijolice
today that they hud urresled Dick
( arter of Springfield, Mo., against
whom 11 warrant charging first degree
murder lias been issued ill connection
with the mysterious disappearance
nnd death of llaby Lloyd Keet.
SPRINGI'TKIJ), Mo., June 1!).
Dick Carter, reported to have been
arrested at Hutchinson, Kan., today
was the first man against whom a
warrant was issued charging the
murder of little Lloyd Keet, the M
monllis old son of J. Holland Keet,
wealthy banker, whose body was
found in an old well of n deserted
farm ten days after Hie hahy was ab
ducted. Two other men, previously arrest
ed in connection with the investigation
of other alleged kidnaping plots, Inter
were named in warraiils similar to
that against Carter. The two are
Chmdo Piersol and ('Ictus Adams,
ami were taken last night from Ihe
county jail lo St.- Louis to he qucs
tioued.
CIRCUIT COURT
In the eiienit court. Tuesday Judge
F. M. Calkins rendered a decision in
the suit brought by Charles D. Col
by and William Slailey against the
city of Medford involving the validity
of the paving as-essmenls and the
legality of the charter amendment
known as the Hansen plan.
Judge Calkins in an elaborate opin
ion held that the Hansen plan was
legal and that the paving asM'-rnents
were valid.
Attorney F. J. Newman, who repre
sented Messrs Folhy ami Stnilcv in
Ihe w-uit, announced Unit an appeal
would lie taken at once to the su
preme court of the state. Il will be
several months yet at least before
the dcei-jon can be obtained from
the latter tribunal.
The eitv'n intcre-ds in the suit were
represented by F. W. cnrNl city t
lorncy, and Evan A. Keames.
Hoover Shows How Food Gamblers
Are Raising Prices to Extravagant
Heights Further Afrvances Likely
Unless Prompt Action Taken by
Government.
WASHINGTON, June 10. Chair
man Gore of tho Agriculture commit
tee nnd Senator Reed of Missouri,
lending the opposition lo the food hill,
took ii lending part in questioning Mr.
Hoover.
"The resort to these exl inordinary
powers is only because of tho wart "
asked Senator (lore.
"T o provide not only more food for
tho allies, hut lor ourselves," Mr.
Hoover replied, "liven if we had not
gotten into the war, wo would hnvo
been up against this tremendous de
mand from Europe and probably driv
en to somo legislation to protect our
own people."
Mr. Hoover also said Ihe food ad
ministration had no desire of regulat
ing consumption of food ns is beimr
done abroad, saying that would be
lett to the voluntary will of tho peo
pie."
Wants Minimum Price.
Senator Goro asked Mr. Hoover if
he would deny to the fanner Ihe
right to judge the amount of crops
no snould grow.
"If the government guarantees n
minimum price," Mr. Hoover replied,
"we might not get the beneficial re
sult for Ihe fanner unless we also
have the power lo limit imports."
Mr. Hoover said "possilily" Ihe hill
should bo amended to give farmers
the right to delcimino their own pro
duction.
"Wo don't propose to go to the ex
tent of fixing consumers' rations,"
Mr. Hoover added, "except ns to
hotels, restiiuranls, etc., regarding the
amount of bread portions to be serv
ed nnd the like. Ki.gland did n fool
ish thing in trying the fix maximum
prices, a failure wherever tried."
Mr. Hoover suid with all wheal im
ported, bread prices in Belgium were
'ill percent less llian in New York
City, while (hose in Kngland nnd
Franco aro thirty to forty percent
lower with producers realizing the
same prices.
High Living Cost,
"We now have a high cost of liv
ing," he continued. "Ileyond the
abilities of certain sections of the
population lo withstand and lo scenic
proper nourishment from the. wage
levels. 1,'nlcss we can ameliorate Ihis
condition (fbd unless we can prevent
further advance in price we must eon
front further an entire rearrange
ment of the wage level with all the
hardships and social disturbances
which necessarily follow. We shall
in this lunnoil experience large loss
ill national cfrificui'.v at a time when
we can least a Hold to lose the ener
gies of n single man.
"We propose itt niohilic a spirit of
self denial and self sacrifice in this
country in order that we mad reduce
national waste. If democracy is
worth anything we can do these things
l)v co-oHration. If it cannot la1
done, it is licttcr thai we accept Hie
German domination anil confess the
failure of our political ideals.
"We have no hope of complete suc
cess but we have liiqie Ilia! we shall
success ho far as lo eniihle this coun
try and the allies lo remain constant
in this war."
TO ENTENTE ALLIES
WASHINGTON, ,lmi.' 1!).- Another
loan of if:i.),0l)ll,llllll wns made today
to Great Uritam by the treasury.
The Belgian minister also received
today $7,rIMI,00ll, the Nccond month
ly installment of the $1.-1,(1110,(1(1(1
credit given o Belgium,
WAR
WRECKS
LIVES OF LITTLE
ONES AT FRONT
French Children In Villages Evacuat
ed by Germans, Mostly Orphans,
Without Relatives or HomesHor
ror Has Stunted Their Existence
Underfed, Wounded and Afflicted.'
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)'
BEHIND THE DKITIS1I LINKS IN
PRANX'K, Juno 1. The French chil
dren found In the villages of northern
Franco evacuated by the Germans un
der the pressure of the British and
French offensives, prosent a picture
of the savagery of modern warfare as
characteristic as the Somme forest,
shattered aud broken by months of
shell firo.
Many of these children are orphans
without homo or relatives. Many have
been grievously wounded. Most of
them suffer from a specullar species
of shell shock which afflicts them
generally with a sort of tremor not
unliko St. Vitas dance. . r
Never Noiimil Again. . ,
They have had llfo and death, hor
rors human and inhuman, revealed to
them In guises so terrible that they
will novor bo quite normal again. All
are underfed and frail from confine
ment in cellars. Cut oft suddenly
from rolntlvca and friends perhaps
two years ago, they have continued to
live within a few hundred yards of
the front lines, listening always to
the thud of shells and the crash of ex
plosives until their Idea of heaven Is
a "place that Is very qulot.'" : ...
Tho condition of peasant men and
women who have been living under
tho shadow of the Invader thru these
long months and years has boon bad
ouough, hut the condition of the half
starved, wounded and mentally de
ranged little children has been far
warso. All the children were collect
ed nnd shepherded by the first en-
tento troops into tho newly occupied
areas. i .
Children Iti-movcd
Everything that cun bo done to
euro and care for them Is now being
done, constituting one of tho most Im
portant Immedlato tasks of tho
French committees on reconstruction.
The rirst Btep was to remove them
well behind tho front aroas. Those
who wore orphans were taken far
away from tho Bight and sound of
shells, many of thorn to tho south of
Franco. Tho mildest cases were there
put under the care of farm mothors.
The more serious cases must of course
bo kept under closo medical super
vision in special Institutions.
Children who woro not orphans
woro not usually taken away from tho
district. Mothers or grandmothers
could not hear to part with thciu, al
together, so they wero placed on
farms nearliy where It Is posslhlo for
the parents to visit them frequently.
1110 Wounded (liildivn. ,
One French organization has a hos
pital with four hundred child patients
all under twelve years of ago.' Moat
of them are wounded. Somo have
lost legs or arms, others their sight,
others aro suffering from brain fever
or a puzzling anaemia under which
they rapidly wasto away.
"They are the victims of tho ruth
loFsnoBS of modem warfare," said the
head of the hospital, a French woman
wearing tho uniform of the French
lied Cross. "There is no bettor argu
ment against war than to see those
mutilated little victims who will nev
er play or enjoy lire as other children
do. They aro mere shadows of child
hood. It is difficult to make thorn
talk and they tremble and start at
any noise or sudden movement. Wo
men are always gentle with children,
hut with these children wo need a spo
clal gentleness as If wo wero handling
something more fragile than tho most
ileliciilo china.
SAN I UANCISCO, June HI. -An
initial cnnlnliution of 1011,(1110 wna
made by William II. Crocker on be
half of the lied Cross fund nt tho
meeting held here last night to dis
cuss (he plans for ruising 1,000,000
as San Francisco's part of tho $100,
000,000 fund being raised tbniout
Ihe country.