MEDFORD MATE TRTBUNE, MEDFORD, OttEdQN, TOT DAY, AUGUST 31, 1017.
CUT IN PRICES
which I heard expressed by repre
sentatives of allied countries were
equally appreciative. I am certain
that none of tho allies would be able
to improve upon it and I am not cer
tain that any further reply will be
necessary.
"There docs not appear to me to be
anything Inconsistent aa between tho
president's note and the economic
policy of the allies as declared at tho
Paris conference. The resolutions of
the allies were purely defensive mea
sures' and in no way aggressive."
FIRED AT PEKING;
TO POPE PLEASES
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WHEAT AT $2.20
FIETY CASUALTIES
rOHTLANIl, An. 31 At Hie off
ices of M. II, Himser, (rovernmt'nl
ftrnin Ijuyi'r nnil distributor for the
imrtliwi'st, it was siiid Unit Mr. Hous
cr wonhl iiave not Ntntorncnl to mnko
pending rucuipt of official notil'ira
tion of tlio Koltine; of the huste priitc.
Jt was stated however, that with the
price tif wheat in Oregon at $1.00
which allows for the freight charges
of 'AO cents a bushel to Chicago, the
liasiii price, consumers might confid
ently look for a '.eduction in prices
of commodities which are the prod
ucts of wheat.
Flour is now at $10.00 wholesale.
A drop to approximately $10 n bar
rel is looked for. Willi flour lower
11 corresponding drop in prices of
shorts and bran is expected, which
will to some extent relievo the pres
ent strain on the dairying industry,
which dairymen have recently de
clared to be unprofitable at present
prices recoived for milk because of
tho high cost of feed.
Oregon's wheat production this
year will bo between 42,000,000 mid
J,-),(IO0,OOO bushels. If this grain is
milled within the stale, iis urged by
the stale council of defense in resol
utions adopted by its griiin produc
tion committee yesterday, nine mil
lions of barrels of flour will result
mid plenty of shorts anil bran will
be made available for feeding both
dairy and range herds. ' ' 1
SOLVE MYSTERY OFf
& PAYROLLROBBERY
CHICAGO, Aug. 31. With at least"
.Hireo of tho men mild to have been
Implicated In the $8770 payroll rob
bery at tho Wlnslow DrothorB' plant
Tuosday, when two exprexs ineBscn
gnrs were killed, under arrest, police
tn id today that they know the nnnios
or tho romaliilng two moil and ex
pect to have them tinder arrost by
night. , .v : ,
The arrest Into yostnrdny of Ed
ward Wheed, ox-convlct and counter
feiter, clears up tho matter materi
ally, thoy say. Wheed was arrested
tirtor a spectacular gun battlo In
which ho opposed, single-handed,. 500
lullcemen for two hours, finally sur
rendering when ho ran out of am
munition. Thrco policemen , wero
wounded In (he exchango of shots.
lOdward Taylor, also said to havo been
Implicated In the affair, was arrested
as bo was entering tho house occu
pied by Wheed.
Following the arrest of Wliood.
$1010 In gold was found In tho houre
where he made his stand. Sovornl
bundled dollars Is nlso said to havo
been found wrapped around his logs.
(Continued Irom rage One.)
money for the purpose. The pur
chase of wheat and flour for our al
lies, and to a considerable degree for
neutral countries also, has boon
placed under the control of the food
administration. I have appointed a
committee to determine a fair price
to be paid in government purchases.
The price now recommended by that
committee $2.20 per bushol at Chi
cago for tho basic grado will bo
rigidly adhered to by the food ad
ministration. "It is the hope and expectation
nf the food administration and my
own, nlso, that this Btop will at onco
stabilize and keep within moderato
bounds tho price of wheat for all
transactions throughout the present
crop year, and, in consequence, the
prices of flour and bread also.
Food Act Is lironil
"The food act has given large
powers for the control of storage and
exchange operations and theso pow
ers will bo fully exercised. An In
evitable consequence will bo that
financial dealings cannot follow
their usual course.'; Whatever tho
advantages and disadvantages of the
ordinary machinery of trade, it can
not function well under such dis
turbed and abnormal' conditions as
now exist. In its place the food ad
ministration, now fixes for its pur
chases a fair price, as recommended
unanimously by a committee repre
sentative of all interests and all sec
tions, and believes that thereby it
will eliminate speculation, mnko pos
sible the conduct of every operation
in the full light of day, maintain the
publicly stated price for all, and,
through economies mndo possible by
sjjihlllzatlon and control, better the
condition of consumors also.
Hoover Not Involved
"Mr. Hoover, at his oxpress wish,
hns taken no part In tho delibera
tions of the committee on whoso rec
ommendation I determine tho gov
ernment's fair prlco, nor has ho, in
any way, Intimated an opinion re
garding that price;" ' ' "I
(CorrcBpundencfi of the AsHoclti'od Press.)
l'KKIXfl, Aug. 31. Altho fulLy
ten thousand republican sol tiers
participated in the bombardment of
hcadipiartcrs of General Chang llsim
the uioniirchial leader, in l'cklrs, nrd
three thousand of Genera'. Chang's
troops resisted the onslaught , for
about ten hours, less' than fifty (er
sons wero killed and injured lit! the
fighting.
It is estimated that not less than
a million shots wero fired in all. The
firing began nt 4:110 on the morning
of July 12. Chang Ilsun bad :ns
hcadipiartcrs ut his home in ihc im
perial city about one mile directly
north of the American legation.
Chang ilsun's troops were scattered
about his headipiarters and outside
the main gate a machine gun was
placed in a great pagonda com
manding the gate. A large detach
ment of Chang Ilsun's troops also
took refuge in the Temple of Ileav
en , about o'ne mile south of the Main
City Gate.
Tho republican forces first shell
ed the Temple of Heaven. l'hcy then
also directed shrapnel into the Jin
perial city and struck Chung's head
quarters with great regularity. Two
airplanes flew over the city directing
the fire of the big guns and foreign
military observers, say that direction
of the firing was imitc expert.
General Chang Ilsun's headquar
ters became untenable about 10
o'clock in the morning and the gen
eral and his staff took refuge in the
Dutch legation. Up to that time fir
ing hud been constant, spent bullets
doing much damage to glass in the
foreign quarters and forcing the res
idents to keep under cover.
After Cluing Ilsim had taken refuge
ill the Dutch legation negotiations
were begun between the republican
and Chang Ilsun's troops. It was
not until 'A o'clock in tho afternoon
thut terms were agreed upon. An
hour later the firing ceasej imil nor
mal conditions wero resumed in
I'eking.., ,, .-. ,, . .. ,..
FIRST, RUSSIA CHURCH, TOBAGCO DEALERS
CONGRESS IN 200 YEARS . . .MUST INVOICE STOCK
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l.ONHON, Aug. 31. I.ldJ .lenssu,
the deposed emperor of Abyssinia,
who CHCaped from Magdala, has been
ruptured, according to a dispatch to
the Dally Mall from Jibuti, French
Soinallland.
MOSCOW, Tuesday, Aug. 30. The
bells of Moscow's 1600 churches hnvo
been ringing continuously on this the
festival of tho Assumption, in honor
of tho opening dny of the Ecumenical
of the orthodox church, the first con
gross hold for more than two cen
turies of cccloslnstlcal officialdom,
Imposed for political motives by Pe
ter tho Croat.
Kvor since tho revolution of 1905
all ardeat believers of tho rhurch
havo boon desiring a rovlval of the
medieval practlro of holding the per
iodical congresses which they consid
er the only menus of rescuing tho
church from its erstwhile servility to
tho state.
I'OUTI.AXD, Ore., Aug. .11. Col
leclor Miller of the I'nitcd Slates In
ternal Revenue service, has received
instructions from the Treasury De
partment nt Washington, D. . C, to
notify all tobacco dealers that im
mediately upon I he passage of the
war tax net, now cnding in congress,
they wiH be required to make n de
tailed inventory of all niiiniifiictiired
tobai , including snuff, cigars, cig
arettes, mi hand at that lime, show
ing the price at which the same is
sold nt retail, mid to keep this inven
tory until printed forms are furnish
ed by the department, which will he
done us soon as possible, and in
structions given as to how to com
plete the same and the amount of tax
to be piiid.
I.ldJ .lenssu Is a grandson of the
late King .Meiiclik, whom he succeed
ed In 1012. Ho was dethroned In
. 1 !' I ii by bis aunt. Ills London of
fice lately reported Hint the deposed
emperor mid Ills followers had de
feated :t ii 0 of the government forces
who had been trying to capture him
for six months.
FRENCH MISSION WILL
VISIT SAN FRANCISCO
WASHINGTON, Aug. 111. Men,,
hers of the French high iMiiiimUsiiiii
to Hie I'niled Slate-;, hcadi'd by Kiln
nrd Dcllill.v, depnity high imimiis-i-innor,
stiiried today on a tinus
conlinenlnl trip with San Fwiicis.-o
as Hie ilotinulinii. tin September
Ii, ai Fayette's birtliilny, the cntnii-.-sioiieis
will lake part in dedicating
the "La Fayette room" at the I'ni
versily of California.
WEST REFUSES PACIFISTS
(Continued from page 1.)
ocracy and peace will be permitted in
the national capital. The police de
partment made this aliniMlliceinent
foduy. The antliorilicw at the capitol
probably will permit no iw-embly in
tho (linen there. Officials today
when asked for ail opinion referred
(o the dispersal of Coxev's army
when it alleniptcd to enter the capitol
several years ago. This, they said.
wiifl ffood enough precedent to gov
ern the fuse.
WSSm
' JYe fflrine etfie Went Gnt-
"There's a sonp. In the hearts of mating birds
That woodsmen alone understand,
'Tis a wonderful carol, too sweet for words,
The song of the Northern Land,
Where skies are a wonderful nine,
With sunbeams a-lireaking through,
And all the world so joyous,
My heart would he joyful, too,
To join in its praise of the day;
So whatever the fate that's befalling me,
I'll sing every sorrow away.'"
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riOM, ug. 31. It is stated at the
Vatican that Pope Benedict, on re
ceiving President Wilson's reply to
his peace proposals, did not attempt
to conceal his bitter disappointment,
and that he regards the President's
answer as leaving llftle room for fur
ther peace efforts at present. It has
been no secret here that the pope
hoped for a more favorable response
from' the .United States than from
any where, else.
; Before' ' President Wilson's ' reply
Wait .read It was skid at the Vatican
that the responses from the various
governments were expected to be
more favorable than the tone of press
comment. At tho Bame time the pope
was reported to havo signified his
Intention of issuing a reply after re
celvlag answers from all the bellig
erents, pointing out questions in re
gard to which all the nations at war
might be in agreement and others
concerning which it would be neces
sary to hold discussions.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31. With
the exception of the president's war
message, no declaration of this gov
ernment has been received with
greater enthusiasm in London than
the reply to the pope's appeal for
peace!'' Ambassador Page notified the
the state department today that the
British public had read the presi
dent's note with evident aprpoval and
enthusiasm.
Lord Robert Cecil, minister of
bpckade, today indorsed President
Wilson's reply to !the peace proposal
of Pope Benedict and said he was not
certain any further response would
be necessary. (This Is the first offi
cial expression of opinion in regard
to the president's note from any of
the allies.)
"The president's note is a very
magnificent occurrence," said the
minister in his weekly interview with
the Associated Press. "It thrilled
us all over here, and the opinions
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100 yards of Val, Cluny and Pillow
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$5.48 . .up .to $.15.00
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aiid Winter wear, each
.$18.00 up to $75.00
59-, 75 and 85 each.
VANTA SILK VESTS
All Sizes
Fine quality, worth $2.50,
very special $1.98 each
VANTA BINDERS
at 35 and 69 each
, A Big Line of Children's Coats
without a Pin or a Button, in
Vtafiajyi fiarmenf s
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to mothers, of Pinless Diapers.
Ask to lee them in our INFANT DEPARTMENT
VANTA BANDS
at 29 and 48 each
VANTA GERTRUDES
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VANTA KNITIES
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