M u..
T.TEDFORT) MATE TRTT3T7NE, MEDFORTJ, OREGON. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 19. 1917
'1, V
PAGE THREE
it?:
PHONESTRIKE
nnruirii
PATRIOTIC RALLY
PALIR.NAIO.
En
h OrnriLnLLL
r INDICATES UTTER
AT
AS
OF
STAR IN POPPY"
AT RIALTO TODAY
1 ,1
E
ALIEN PROPERTY
I
ISO
I
Coastwide Walkout of Electrical
Workers of Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph Company Looms as Pos
sibility employes' Representa
tives Refuse FurUier Negotiations.
3AM FRANCISCO, pel. 19.. A
coat;t-vlile strike oE electrical work
ers of the Pacific Telephone and Tel
egiaiih company loomed today when
il nvjn announced that W. F. De
Laney, Seattle; M. C. tierr, Fresno,
and 1'. Shook, Los Ausele:;, mem
ber;! of the employes conference com
mittee, had withdrawn abruptly from
further negotiations with company
officials. Tho announcement was
mado by Pe Laney.
Ketjotiatiuiin looking to a settle
ment of the wage controversy, and
y i thor demands of electrical workers
1 affiliated , with the ' International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers,
had been under way thruout the
weel:,
Itofuse Recognition.
Tho action of the three delegates,
Tie Laney raid, followed flat refusal
of tho company to entertain any pro
posals for recognition of the girl op
erators union.
"Nothing but concessions of all de
mands can avert a strike of those
unions- on tho delegates who have
bolted tho couference," De Laney
eakl.
Tho present wage agreement ex
pires Sunday night.
The employes are demanding wage
Increases, elimination of etliclency
examinations, the closed shop and
recognition of the women operator's
unions.
A general strike Would tic up ser
vice from Vancouver to San Diego.
A counter proposal of tho Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company In
answer to demands of its organized
electrical workers for increased wage3
has been submitted to tho unions in
volved for a referendum vote, it was
' i- announced by L. C. Crasser, vico
( president of the International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers here to
day. Proposed Conference.
The proposal contains an offer of
a fifly-rent n day Increase instead of
the flat dollar increase demanded,
Grasper said. lie refused to say
whether the question of recognition
of tho woman operators union was
embodied in tho counter proposition.
Tho result ot tho vote will be known
within ten days, ho said.
Tho further conferences will he
bold with company officials now.
Crasser declared that a threatened
"neral strike next Monday would
not materialize. He declared that a
Ftriko of electrical workcrsjn Wash
ington would nt this timo be without
tho Function of the international
brotherhood.
Tho delegate from Washington
said that the unions of that state
would ignore tho referendum and call
a strike as scheduled.
JONES OF TEXAS
HEADS RED CROSS
m wash i
pnult'in-hl
ton, T,...,
rein-l.'il o
.CTOX,
not
I 'I. -Ap-
II. .1.
i', a lltiir -a-
.);iv.-li-
i.t' ot till
II' i!M'; s Turin,
1 1 1 1 1 1 n v v lvl
,,rncri".'in bVd Or.v.-, wa
tod.iy hy the Red Oro'-s
- tir,ini';necd
war council.
He succeeds John P. Kynti, recently
nppnintwl by Prc-ident V:lnn to
membership on the war council, nnd
will serve without compensation dur
ing the war. He will ruprrvse Kcd
fr.'c netviiie- ni rrrit'icrin -nrli f-er-vice
n - it will be cnll.il upon by the
nnnv to ",vt- in euro cti.in villi the
ramps and caiilnnincnl.:, an. I ;! o the
bureaus o' bh Int. pitnh and ho
pilal uiiil ', ni.1. lien! r-rrvie, nnitaiy
sei ice, camp service and canlt-cii
service.
Dim.
fur ln-iii in Ti-lurrtiTo
OctontT I1?, Air-.. M'wo
nf M, ) . :ih.t
. r;(-i:t.il.l If. I';ir-oiH,
Rprii.':-, (
c. ii.li,; , v ;
me'lier 'ii 'MV
XU'V W'M ho hr hi jn J om
AH hack Interest on city assess
ments must be paid br November
l,"th. Your eoonoration In carrying
ojit the Supreme co.irt decIMon will
be appreciated. "Do your bit."
By order of the City Council.
Gt'3 H. SAMUELS.
95 City Tre8urr.
The Mail Tribune received the fol
lowing letter Friday, postmarked
Medford, Oct. IS; .in an envelope ad
dressed by the late O. X. Nelson, who
committed suicide by shooting, him-'
self in an Ashland hotel Wednesday
evening. The letter ii dated, Auuat
,10, indicating that thedeed was long
premeditated and that Mr. Nelson was
completely discouraged. It was evi
dently found among hi;i effects and
mailed after death. It ia a carbon
copy, indicating that it was circular
ized as a farewell missive. It reads
as follows:
August 10, 1917.
Dear Sir:
1 have always tried tn live an hon
est and decent life, even a religious
one. I have tried hard to meet the
problems of life fairly and rquarcly.
Hypocricy, unfair dealings, and dou
ble living have been entirely contrary
to my conception of things, altho
1 have been unal.de to live up to my
High ideals. Few persons have been
able to live up to their ideals.
Before settling in this valley I
mado a financial success of every
thing I undertook; and made a name
tor myself on a small scale in the
literary world, which is not very easy
to do. But here financial embarrass
ment, trouble and sorrows of all
kinds, and ill health forced me to
wear a crown of thorns all the time.
It has hurt most dreadfully.
Tho heavy burdens pressed mo
down, the cliniato was unfavorable
to mo, and I was unable to readjust
myself. I do not know what shall
become of my child. I do not know
to whom to appeal. My whole soul Is
wrapped up In her. But 1 am down
and out. I am unable to concentrate
my thoughts, or my usual energy as
I could under more favorable circum
stances. O. X. XELSON.
Before shooting himself with a .22
caliber pistol in his room at the Ash
land hotel Mr. iNolson also wrote the
following unaddressed note, which
was found after the fatal shot was
fired:
'Some one please mail my letters
which are in my room at tho Nash
hotel, Medford. They are very im
portant. .Oh, Linnca, forgive me. But
I canom llvo any longer. I am all
worn out. Get my trunk nnd things
at Mrs. Walles."
Linnea, of whom he so pathetically
asks for forgiveness, is his 15-year
old daughter, who for some time has
been, a student at fit. Mary's academy
in thin city, and who is his daughter
by his first marriage
Shortly after his act of self de
struction and while ho was still con
scious, Linnea wa shurricd by auto
from St. Mary's academy to her dying
father's bedside nt Ashland, and re
mained there until his death.
In accordance with her father's last
wish she is now making her homo
with Dr. Swedenburg nnd family in
Ashland, nnd will remain there until
her father's relatives in Sweden can
be communicated with nnd arrange
ments for her future made. Also be
fore shooting himself Mr. Nelson
wroto a long letter to Br. Sweden
burg pertaining to his contemplated
suicido nnd tho future care of the
orphaned girl. He especially asked
that the doctor and his family give
her a home until certain relatives in
Sweden could look after her.
All the letters left by the dead man
indicate that he was in straightened
financial circumstances. Mr. Ndson's
wifo. from whom he had been sepa
rated for some time is residing in
.la. I.r onvillft.
He v., a graduate of llnve univer
r.it i c-3 and va-, pioiiiinent in .Scandi
navian ( 1 1 k-h and in .!atnz-d the Scan--din.iviaii
rnciety in the valley.
Mr. 'N'elson came here from Minne
apolis. He was editor and publisher
of a ' Hi. tory of the Scandinavians
and uciessful Scandinavians in tho
United States," in two volume?, in
which many prominent Scandinavian
mencan citi-cn? co-operated.
Inform:iiion hn
nuvf.1n.,tt of the 1 '!
trcmps wliich nrn :
ii?pn rrreivf'rl :tt
(Jit that, llift
t r ;i i ii ' of lr;f(-''1
r(ii'llli I lb
i to north to ihe
itoiiiiiont, lii."2in-
thru this citv )
Amerif-nn Lake
itf'rrorlManis
r-M & Invabdj
'? c.. you
"" ' ' kL ' "" " SB.cFi-a
A Nutritious Diet for All Ases,
Keep Horlick'3 Always on Hsnd
Quick Lunch; Homo or Crfis.
1. 1 1 : 1 s . I h'V 1 ,'T ii t" 'f l 'r "iW- 1
maw,.
A pleann; feature of the liberty
bond drive will be the patriotic rally
at the Presbyterian church ncr.t Sun
day evening with a special patriotic
music prnrrarn and addresses by
:.rayor C. E. Gates and W- n. Gore.
A splendid program is hemp; ar
ranged by Georye Andrews. The
musical entertainment will include
iime of the be--t tiil.-nt of the valley.
Wis Geraldme- Theirs will ting,
"Flag of Jfy Heart" (Farrier), the
new patriotic son?;, which is now so
popular in the y--t. Mr.-!. Henry
l'rbvo:-t of A:, bland will fiin-r "The
ACarretllaire'' and "The Star-Span-
Icd Banner," with' tableau.
Mrs. Edna Isaacs will finu, '0, Dry
Those Tears" (Del Ttigo), with violin
obligate AY. P. Brooks will sing
' A-m-e-r-i-c-a,'"' by B. J. JRThee.
In addition, there will be many pat
riotic musical numbers with pipe or-
yan and orchestral accompaniment.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. If). A
confidence game in which -a 14-year-
oid boy. in phosphorescent clothes.
portrayed a spook, in an attempt to
persuade the intended victim to in
vest $l rtlo in a mining- venture, was
iidcrrupled here when police last
n;gbt arrested two mediums, one a
woman, and the bay.
A raid on the mystics' den was
made by police after a vir.it by a de
tective. An assortment of para
phernalia was confiscated, including
slates, white robes nnd a rubber hose
u-cd as a secret telephone.
GltlZZLIKS.
All Grizzlies who contemplate join
must notify Will G. Steel In the mean
time, or scats will not be reserved.
The cost will bo 50 cents per porBon.
Telephone S24-J. Automobiles will
leave Crowson's confectionery store
promptly at 1 o'clock Sunday, after
noon. ISO
O
O
HOSi
MM
ft
0
!
:
&
O
4
i
Wayne Knit Hose
Tin- ivnr provided a finri vt fit exmiRn.1 for poor
ion'li.'iii(Ii::c. 01- ucedtas hi?h Dri3. hnt there are oxeen-
lions.
Wayne Kni
ways held it i:
of all sorts of manufacturing handicap?.- Prices have
canced with the increased cost of yarns, dyes, labor and
even needles; but the stockings are the same good old qual
ity ns before; and whether you buy sill s, cottons or lisles,
you know you arc getting the "Wayne Knit .service you
have become accustomed to. ,
o
4
Pictorial Review
Pattenis
WASHINGTON, Oct.. 19 A.
Mitchell Palmer, flwarthmore,. Pa.,
former representative in congress,
waa today appointed alien property
custodian under the trading with the
enemy law.
The alien property custodian, un
der the law, and whose powers are
defined by the president's proclama
tion putting the act into effect, will
act as trustee, fit ror all enemy prop
erty within the United States or Is
sue licenses exempting enemy con
cerns Irom his supervision. He may
require the transfer to himself of any
property held for or any debt owed
to an enemy or an enemy ally, and
any person holding such property or
owing such money may transfer the
property or pay the money to the
custodian with his consent.
The alien property custodian will
hold such property or money until
the end of the war and then deal
with it an congress may direct. All
funds or ready money taken by the
custodian may ha invested in Liberty
bonds and held in that form. ,
Mr. Palmer until his retirement
from congress was one of the admin
istration spokesmen in the house. He
came near being nominated for the
Vice-presidency at the Baltimore con
vention. which nominated President
Wilson and was the president's choice
for secretary of war, his first cab
inet, hut declined the portfolio be
cause he is a qiiaker.
POLES NOMINATE
llOWiAS PREMIER
COPENHAGEN, & t. 19. A Lem
iMTjr (lispntch says that Count Tnr
nowski yon Tnrnow, former Austro
Hiingurian ambassndor to the United
Stales, litis been proposed by the
I'oles as their solo candidate for the
premiership of the jiew Polish king.
dom, which office is to be filled by
the recently appointed council of
regency. Count Tarnowaki's candi
dacy has been opposed steadily by
the Germans.
Values
ON DISPLAY TODAY
New Fall Coats New Fall Coats New Fall Coats
at $15.00 at $16.50 at $19.50
!A.t tliis price we show the "Women's. ;.nd Misses' New Belted and loose styles with
New Coats in a wide range Fall Coats in any number of the new large collars, deep
of styles and materials. Es- fashionable models or cuffs and fancy pockets. At
pecially attractive are the school, street and dress wear this price there are manv at
many models shown for velours, tweeds, meltons tJ;,.. ,ii ' ' i'
school wear made up in nov- and curltex materials. Many tr"ctnc mo.df8 "ade up m
eltv mixtures. Smart new have large collars of plush velours, mixtures, broad
belted effects with large col- or self materials and 'high cloths, meltons, curltes and
lars and deep cuffs. See waistlines with noveltv belt3 various other materials. New
these new Coats C1C AH
priced at low f igur
tpxu,vj.
Women's Suits at $25.00 and up
Featuring Many New Models Just in by Express Popular Fabrics and Colorings.
In this display there are stylos cnpneially designed for young women ami misses of
school age. Smart Norfolk effects with plaited skirts and belted coats, also novelty
styles with fancy belts, military collars, etc. A wealth of materials to select, from vel
ours, serges, gabardines, cheviots, broadcloths, wool jersey etc. Plain colors, also ninny
attractive suits in checks and mixtures. It is well worth your while to see these suits,
' for the values are most unusual. . '
huse occupies the saitie-po.it ion it has al
f.till .standard for stocking oualitv. in sm'te
v 1 t J
Kept .prisoner in a magnificent
homo in South Africa, a young wo
man wanuors out into thegarden. on
a moonlit, tropical night. A young
man wanders out into the garden on
hale delirious, eludes hi3 servants,
and in his aimless roaming ot the
streets, finds his way into the re
treat, the gate of which has been in
advertently left unlocked. The two
fall in love at sight, and part after
one ecstatic hour, not learning each
other's names. The man is taken
back to his bed, and for weeks is
unconscious, In his terrific fight for
llto. Wlia nhe recovers, the vision
of the girl In the garden seems only a
part of his delirium. This Is one ot
the several Important situations In
"Poppy," a big production which will
be the feature atraction at the Rlalto
theater today and tomorrow.
The star ot this photodrama is Miss
Norma Talmadge, whose recent suc
cesses, "Panthea," and "The Law of
Compensation," have placed her In
the front rank of screen favorites.
The story Is taken from a play by
Ben Teal and John P. Hitter, which
is based upon the popular novel by
Cynthia Stockley. It Is derected by
Edward Jose, who formerly lived in
South Africa, and has given the
scenes a strong realistic flavor.
ft CLEAR COMPLEXION
j . :
'.Ruddy Cheeks-Sparkllng Eyes .
Most Women Caa Have
Says Dr. Edwards, a Wcll-Known
Ohio Physician
Vr. F. M. Edwards for 17 years treated
scores of women for liver and bowel
ailments. During these yoars ha gave to
his patients a prescription mado of a few
well-known vegetable ingredients mixed
with olive oil, naming them Cr Edwards'
Olive Tablets. You will kacw them by
their olive color.
These tablets are wonder-wexkers on the
liver and bowels, which cause n normal
action, carrying off the waste and poison
ous matter in one's system.
If you have a pale face, saiiow look, dull
eyes, pimple coated tongue, headaches, a
listless, no-good feeling, nil out of sorts,
inactive bowels, you Kite one of Dr.
Edwards Olivo Tablets r.ightiy for n time
erd note the plcasirj? re:ults.
Thousands of women as wcli as men
take Dr. Edwards'Olivc Tabids the suc
cessful substitute for cUcrr.cl r.cw and
then just to keep in the pink ci ccndiaon,
10caaS2fr-j3Sf ccs. All urusguu.
in New
splendid range of QH CA
colors, sood values. vavwv
colors, good values
"X
ad
Ik
THE MAY
A. VT. HULLS, Mgr.
lit- TX3X&
Vu Jit
3tV
TIP, 17 MA
poppy fSVM'!
2&Wt!&aH SHZHICKlEiPlCTUHES
Norma
Talmadge
us
ee
POP,
"A Story That
Smile Thru
RIALTO
Travel
Pictures
TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY
"JYie tf&rine
Suits and
browns, greens,
$19.50
blues, etc., all in lot
' ' ' "Watch Our
Millinery Department
For
SPECIAL PRICES
SATURDAY
GET A LIFESAVER
F,very Liberty Loan bond I lps to brin: home
can soldier Alive.
CO.
.
3.- r
t
Will Make You
Your Tears"
Boulevard
Speed
Hounds .
Comedy
Sfent (irjL
in Anieri-
Home Journal
Patterns
Coats
o