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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, METtEORD, ORECiON', WEDNESDAY. AU(UTST 22. 1917
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0. & C. LAND GRANT
T
E TAXES
PORTLAND, Or., Axis;. 22. Coun
ty authorities of the eighteen lund
grant counties of the state may ac
cept the tuxes due on the grant lands
at lite time of the passage of the
Chamberlain-Ferris act without
.waiving uny rights they may hove to
the accumulated penalties and inter
est, according lo an agreement of the
attorney general of the United States,
just received by Oswald West.
Ex-Governor West was delegated
by land grant counties to wire the de
partment of the interior in order to
determine whether the government
would stipulate with the counties that
they could accept the accrued taxes
due on June 0, 1916, the date of the
pnssnge of the Chnmberlain-Ferris
act, under the construction placed
upon tho act by the attorney gener
al's office, without waiving their
rights to further action toward se
curing the penalties and interest then
accrued and since accruing.
West received the answer of the
attorney general this morning, it hav
ing been forwarded by the commis
sioner of the general land office.
The attorney general says:
"This department sees no objection
to the course suggested, provided,
however, thnt it be made plain that
by entering into such stipulation the
government in no way recognizes
that tlie counties have any further
rights in tho premises. In other
words, while it is entirely satisfac
tory that the counties may expressly
reserve such rights' us they have, by
agreeing to that, the government does
lnot concede that any such rights ex
ist." This position of the attorney gen
eral would seem to open the way for
the early payment of accrued taxes
and the probable early opening of the
grant lands to entry and settlement,
in so fur as they have now been
classified.
In honor of her duugfitcr, Mrs. I,
Foss, of Lewiston, Idaho, Mis. T). W.
Stone entertained on Saturday af
ternoon. The guests brought their
needlework and u very plnisiint time
was spent. The following were pres
ent: Mrs. Moody of Stiiidpoint Idaho;
Miss Cowles of l'ueblo Colo.; Mrs.
Keller of Chicago; Mrs. Noodler of
Chicago; Mrs. Trucy, Mis. John Sis
1y, Mrs. V, A. Thompson, Mrs. Mil
ler, Mrs. J. W. Birkhols, Mrs. E.
S.iiollunder, Dr. Lydia Uo.v, Mrs. 1!.
Manning, Mrs. II. II. Chirk, Mi. J.
V. Elden, Mrs. Henry Siley, Mrs. A.
lioppin, Mrs. K. W. KMci', Mrs. J. C.
If.Tring, Mrs. R. Wi'-.on, Mrs. I,.
1'i.ss, Mrs. 1). V. Ston?, Mr.t. H.
Jones, Mis J. lioppin, Mrs. A. Strut
tin and Miss Dorothy Mit'nr.
Ihe party that left Dm twenty-foot
ripe on the W. K. Parker heifer calf
housed nt Mr. Minis' bum will oblige
Mr. Parker by culling for it in per
son. Mrs. Burdettc Dodge, Jr., of Med-
ford and sister-in-law, Mrs. Arthur
Dennington, of Eust Orange, N. J.;
Mrs. Fletcher Fish and Mrs. Will
Curless of Phoenix were guests at
a luncheon given by Mrs. V. A.
Thompson on Friduy.
Mr. ami Mrs. Hulpli Denn and
family enjoyed n delightful pic.ic
dinner nt the Jackson bridge on the
Rogue river, Sunduy. Among other
relatives, a Mr. Bunch of Texas and
n brother to Mrs. Dean's mother,
Mrs. Glass, was present. Mrs. Glass
niad not seen her brother for forty
years and a great time they had talk
ing over old times.
, Pear picking is in full swing nt the
Tumuiiua orchard. About 3000
boxes arc figured on.
Miss Lola Blackford is entertain
ing her cousin, Miss Freda Thomp
son, of Monroe, Or., for a few days.
Mrs. Snyder of Gold Hill spent
Monday with Mrs. Hugh Porter.
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Ehlen and fam
ily returned Momlny from their out
ing nt the Lake of the Woods. It is
n beautifnl shit, they any, and a de
lightful place to take n rest among
the green trees and in the cool breeze
of the hike.
Miss Freda Thompson of Monroe,
Or., is visiting with her mint nnd
uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Porter.
The Misses Helen nnd Lenh Parker
arc enjoying a visit with their grand
mother, Mrs. Alverxin, of Grants
Pn-s.
The Willow Springs school will
open on September 1".
Mr. Morris, succeeding Mr. Peter
son ns county school sujiervisor, was
in this community on Monday in
specting the girls' sewing club work.
He was very much pleased with the
interest the girls have shown and
WILLOW SPRINGS
L
FOR EVERY MINE
BY
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Bitumi
nous coal prices were fixed by Presi
dent Wilson today for every mine In
the United States. The next step In
coal control, according to white house
announcement, will be to tlx the
prices to be charged by middlemen
and retailers.
Prices were set on cost of produc
tion estimates furnished by the fed
eral trade commission after months
of exhaustive Investigation. The coun
try is divided Into 29 districts, and
every producer In a district will mar
ket his output at the same price.
The president named no agency to
carry out the provisions of his order,
but Is expected to appoint soon a coal
administrator, who will be given en
tire control of the coal industry. Ru
mor today named President H. A.
Garfield of Williams college as the
man. Mr. Garfield now heads a com
mittee named by the president to fix
a government pried for wheat. His
work will end before September 1,
when the wheat committee probably
will be dissolved.
Washington Coal Highest.
The prices named tor run-of-mine
coal In the large producing districts
average slightly more than (2. In a
few districts the prices are below that
figure, and in the western territory
they are higher. Washington state
is the highest at $3.25. The price
for Washington state prepared sizes
is $3.50 and for slack or screenings
It Is $3.
The prices fixed range from 20 to
35 per cent under the maximum price
of $3, fixed by government officials
and operators at a conference here
more than a month ago. The $3 price
agreement, however, did not hold, as
many operators refused to abide by
it after Secretary Baker, as president
of the council of national defense, re
pudiated It as too high. - Prices re
cently have ranged far above the $3
limit.
' The fixing of prices was the presi
dent's second step In the direction of
coal control. . The first was taken
yesterday when the president named
Robert S. Lovett as director of trans
portation nnd approved an order Is
sued by Mr. Lovett directing that coal
shipments to the northwest be given
preference over other goods.
No Pooling Arrangement.
Tonight's action was taken as an
indication that the president has
abandoned a plan originally consid
ered, which called for government re
quisitioning the output of all
mines, with the government selling
the product to the public. This pro
cedure was strongly recommended by
the federal trade commission, and up
until tonight it had been believed It
would be the programme adopted.
The president's order apparently
makes no provision for a pooling ar
rangement which bad been suggest
ed; under which mines would have
been paid for their output on a basis
of cost of production, plus a percent
age of profit. Under this plan all coal
hi a district would have been sold at
the same rate, but the mines would
have received compensation based
solely on costs.
The plan adopted, officials admit
ted tonight, will work hardships on a
great many of the smaller mines and
may force them to close down. This,
It Is claimed, however, will not re
duce the total coal output, as miners
released from the small mines will go
to the large ones, where more cars
can be supplied to mines of large
producing capacity.
Coal Administration.
Officials who believe the president
will nnme a one-man control of coal
poltn to his desire that extraordinary
powers given the government for war
purposes be placed In organizations
that can be dispensed with after the
war Is over. Many are of the opinion
that ho will create an organization to
handle coal similar to the food ad
ministration. Operators from all the bituminous
coal producing states met here today
and organized the National Coal Op
erators' association, to promoto co
operative effort on the part of the
coal producers, and co-operation with
public officials, especially during the
war emergency. Delegates were pres
ent from state and other sectional
organizations, representing some 700
operators, whose annual production
aggregates 200.000,000 tons.
Francis Peabody, chairman of the
defense council's coal production
commmlttee, addressed the operators
and expressed hearty sympathy with
the movement, which Is a develop
ment of the conference of coal men
held here In July.'
Miss E. Anderson of Snn Francisco
surprised A. V. Carlson one day Inst
week. Mrs. Andrew nnd Mi Ander.
son are nieee to Mr, Cnrlon nnd nrc
E.
THEIR ELDEST
Prima Donna Makes War's Supreme
Sacrifice, But Says Sons In Both
Nations Must Do Their Duty by
Country.
By HOWARD MANN.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22. Hundreds of
t 1kih.su mis of American mothers are
giving up their sons to help "keep
the world safe for democracy, but
tew of them nre facing the hfnrt
brenking experience of Mine. Schu-
innnn-Heink, who is sending one of
her sons to - the American navy,
where he may have to fight against
his brother in the German navy.
Two other sons nnd her son-in-law
are in the draft ago, and may be
called to bear arms against their
brother nnd other near relutives ,in
the German nnd Austrian nnuies.
The youngest son is not eligible to
draft.
Tho daughter of nn Austrinn of
ficer, with the traditions of gener
ations of Teutonic militarists behind
her,vMme. Schumann-llcink can look
philosophically on the system which
calls her sons to war; but the idea of
sending one son to fight ngainst the
other is crushing her mother's heart.
"What do I think about having my
sons fighting against each other-
sometimes I dare not think of it; it
is too terrible," she told me today.
"If this were a wur of defense, 1
would send them cheerfully, but to
send them neross the sea into the
trenches, in boats that may never
reach their destination it is a crime.
"My oldest son, August, ; now a
man of middle age, is in the German
navy. Wilien the United States de
clared war his heart was torn for
love of Ibis country, but what was he
to dot His duty was with the Ger
man nnvy, nnd his love for me nnd
for his brothers hud to take second
place.
"My second son, Henry, is about to
enter our navy. My son-in-law is in
an aviation training camp. Their
duty is here, nnd I would not have
them shirk but why cannot we leave
Europe to settle its own quarrels?
"Perhaps I should not speak this
way but I am a woman nnd n
mother, nnd I cannot help feeling this
way about sending my boys to the
front, perhaps to kill each other.
"It is all a great tragedy, but I
suppose it is human nature for ev
eryone to think his tragedy is the
deepest.
"it is the duty for August to fight
for Germany. It is the duty of my
other sons to fight for the United
States. None of them will fail.
"Duty comes first I learned that
from my. soldier father. But it is
terrible!"
NEXT YEAR'S CROP
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 22 A
corps of wheat and rye specialists of
the department of agriculture, bead
ed by Dr. Raymond A. Pearson, as
sistant secretary of agriculture, was
here today for a conference with
representatives of thirteen slates; at
which ways and means of increasing
the acrenge of winter wheat and rye
will he discussed.
Boards of agriculture, agricultural
colleges and councils of defense of
Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, lown,
Nebraska, Arkansas, Texas, Okla
homa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colo
rado, New Mexico and Ari.onu were
represented at the conference.
It i expected the conference here
will continue two days, after which
the department excrts will go to
Sxikane, Wash., where the next con
ference is to be held.
65 BUSHELS OR
WHEAT AN ACRE
The publication in the Mail Trib
une last Saturday of the big wheat
yield on the ranch of Joe Brown on
Ross Lane of n little over 02 bnhcls
of extra fine wheat per acre, which
was thought then to he the valley
wheat record for the season, nttriii't
ed considerable attention, lint that
record lias been beaten by William E.
Smith, whose ranch is also on Itoss
I. a ne, with a record of li.'i hiishels per
acre.
Last Thursday Mr. Smith threshed
nn oiu-lit nnd three-quarter acre field
of Little Club wheat which turned out
nn average of 65 bushels per acre of
-vtra flu.' i-ti-ni nli.nl Mr Sn.ijli
SENDS YOUNGER
BROTHER, WHO IS FIGHTING FOR KAISER
MYc
Mmo. Scliuinnnii-Heink, whoso sons may glht against each other when
American and Ocrman forces aro actively engaged. Ik-low, tho oldest son,
August, in tho ficmiuit navy, nt right, top to bottom, Walter, Henry, enlist,
ed in tho l ulled KtuUw navy, and until recently residents of Medford, and
renliiumd ami George, in the uniform
Rock, as his excellent work helped to
make the good record.
Mr. Smith is doubtful if any ono in
the valley has equaled this record un
less irrigation was used. None of
the field was -irrigated.. Part of the
SONS TO BAHLE
of a Culver cadet.
field was in sugar beets last year nnd
tlie other part was npple orchard.
Tho ranch on which this record
was made is owned by C. II. Anssil
ker of Cednr Rapids, la., and is leas
ed by Mr. Smith.
OOMEfolkscaritfind
any comfort in the
flight of time, an1 yet
nothin9 else makes
fre'ns so close, shoes
so easy or tobacco $
so mellow.
The VELVET that you
smoke today left the
fields of old Kentucky
two years and more ago.x
Two years it mellowed
in wooden hogsheads,
becoming smoother,'
milder.. That is Nature's
way of making
(good tobacco
better.
Learn how mucK
better, today. Buy a
tin of Velvet.
8c llagt
lie I'm
I lb. Cuua Humidor. 1
T
AT
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 22.
After another night of turmoil, the
state prison here is quiet this morn
ing, but Superintendent Henry Dram
expects the noise that has endured
for the Inst two days to break out
afresh before nightfall. Tho trou
ble began Monday morning when
three lil'e-tenners, Sears, Casey and
Johnson, started u "serenade," which
was taken up by the other prisoners
and lasted until nearly noon.
Last night the prisoners began
their shouitng and noise-making
again and it was not until 2:.'t(l this
moriiing that they quieted down.
The prison authorities aro segre
gating the leaders this morning and
changing tho men around in nn en
deavor to beNer the situation.
Superintendent Drum attributed
the trouble to a feeling against some
of tho guards, particularly nginnst
Deputy Warden Rurk, which, he says,
is mostly unjustified. Also he says
there are many I. W. W. members in
tho prison nnd they hnvo been
preaching their doctrine us exten
sively as they could, nnd this hns
added to the general unrest.
AGREE TO DELAY
SHIPYARD STRIKE
NEW YORK, Aug. 22. Altho the
shipyard workers have voted to
mnko Iho striko in the shiphiiildin;
plants in the New York district gen
ernl today, the men hnvo agreed to
delay their notion ponding the effort
of United States mediators to bring
about a settlement between , the
strikers and the shipbuilders.
Labor lenders estimate that abont
12,000 employed at the various yards
1
are nlrendy out on strike nnd this
number would have been increased by
ninny thousands . had the general
strike order been put into effect.
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Medford, Oregon, Jan. 18, 11T
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This Is to certify that I,' th. un
designed, had very severe - Btomach
trouble and had been' bothered for
several years and last August was not
expected to live, and hearing ot Dim
Chung (whose Herb Store la at 241
South Front street In Medford) I de
cided to get herbs for my stomach
trouble, and I started to feeling' bet
tor as soon as I used them, and today
am a well man and can heartily rec
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seo Glm Chung and try his Herb..
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