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MEDFORD MATL TRTBUXE. MEDFORD. ORFiON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1018
U. S. DIRECTORS SCORE KILLED, DR. CLARA DUNN
SUN TIM AIM OOnOOOIOSS CONFIRMED AS CITY
RR. PRESIDENTS! IOWA TORPI
Reyinal Directors Asked to Come to
Washington to Discuss Appoint
ment of Federal Chiefs to Manage
Railroad Systems Little Changes
In Executives Probable.
Washington, May 22. iieou-
ill directors of the railroad admliiiK
(rution were lnKtriiclctl today liy Di
rector Ctcncral McAdoo to recommend
Imincillutuly Tuiloral directors for
ovory railroad, to liu responsible only
to tho riillroiul nilinliilHlrnllon, to
replace railway president uh ehler
nperutliiK ofrieors. I'ciiiIIiik theiiu ap
pointments Ihu present munaKlim
stuffs will continue in control.
WASHINGTON, .May 22. Hvory
railroad president- in tliu United
States was relieved from active duly
us oxecullvo mamiKer of hl road to
day by- Director-General AfcAdoo, who
will appoint a federul director for
ouch road, responsible, only .to tho
railroad administration, in many
rases tho pnisldont of the road may
bo named federal director.
ApiKiint Kpcricnreil Heads
To safeguard the Interests of
utorkholdorR and maintain the Indi
viduality of each railroad, federal
directors, whenever possible, will he
appointed from among tho opcrntitiK
officers of tho property, Mr. McAdoo
unnounced. This will avoid dlsrnpt
lnff any road's working organization
unnecessarily.
Aw another step in tho reorgunlzit
tlon of railroad inanaKcmcnt, tho dlr-actor-Konorul
ordered tho creation oV
two new opnratlnK dlslrlcls tho Al
legheny region, consisting of the
principal trunk lined east of I'lttnnrg,
excluding tho New York Central,
managed by C. II. Marliham, now re
Klonal director for the south, and I'o-
eubontas district, consisting of tho
east and west trunk lines terminat
ing at Hampton Heads.
Select Directors Soon
'ItoKlonnl directors for tho Poca
hontas district and for tho southern
district to succeed .Mr. 'Marliham will
bo appointed soon. Other small op
erating districts will be created from
timo to time lit the southern and
western regions, now operated ns
units by regional districts, of the
railroad administration.
Tho first act of Mr. McAdoo today
In executing this new policy was the
removal of ('. W. lluntlnglou, presi
dent of tho Virginia railway, as chief
operating orflccr, on tho charge that
ho failed to carry out promptly tho
railroad administration's instructions
regarding Ihn repair and mainten
ance of his line. This was thought to
bo tho forerunner of similar disposi
tion of n number of other railroad
presidents, hut announcement of the
plan for the wholesale replacement of
railway presidents by federal direc
tors I'iiittn as a giMieial inu-prlso at
this time.
Kegiiinal dlrerlors will come to
Washington soon lo discuss the tip
piiinlincnls, which may be delayed
in many cases for several months. II
Is possible Unit some presidents will
continue Indefinitely to direct their
roads, allho they will be subject to
removal at any time. The first di
rectors may he named bile tills week.
Salaries of the new oftlcers, who
will bo compelled lo roslmi all of
ficial coiineellon with tlielr roads,
will range from JM'un to fin. nun.
Tho dlrecftir general may
federal dlnvlors many Met
rhmw as
presidents
now In charge of operations.
Sumo Kccllttvc.
Assurance was given today at (be
railroad administration that oa h
roads' affairs would be disturbed asupnli
little as po.-slble and that staffs of ford,
cveciithos ami cmploies would be re -1 1
tallied. The federal director for each
line wilt be a man already connected
with the operation of the road.
Creation of two new operating re
glons - the Alleghany, cmiMmIhi: of
principal trunks ea--t of I'lltsburi;
and Krlo, and the I'm ahontus. con
wiMltilt, ot east and west trunk lines
terminating at Hampton Ko:ob. Is
expected to elfect mm ti lin pi o einent
In the coal transportation sisteiu.
The congestion of export tninle lu
tho east" w ill be roi lied.
AUSTRIA GETTING READY
FOR DRIVE ON ITALIANS
WASHINGTON", May
cvldenco that nnolher great
ilrlvo against Italy Is In pre
came today In an official
Kuribcr
list nan
ia i at Kit ,
dispatch
from Switzerland, saving Information
from Vienna showed Austria had
planned lo suppress nil mllllnrv op
orations In the east on May 10 to
eoncenlr.ito forces 'or the Italian
front.
Death Toll In Central Iowa Increases
As Restored Communications
Brinn Fuller Details Boone, New
ton and Denlson Principal Towns
to Suffer Many Building Razed.
l)i;S .MM INKS, In iit .May 'J2.
Aii;trrnl!y iiiiilienli- ri'pnrls (inlay
hlimvnl liiiith Iiw follows: Itimlic,
six; Newton, mil'; nciir I ii'iiismi, one;
pit Kltlora. one; Chelsea, one; near
I livc'diH'l, fru-; Walker, urns near
.IH'IVrson, twu; ni-ar Cumill, two.
DKS MOI.VKS, la., May 1!2. Near
ly a fcova of persons duuil, about 1UU
o thorn injured, several Heriously, and
property damage estimated to exceed
$ 1,000,000, represents the toll taken
by a series of lormirloun In central
Iowa late yesterday, dispatches to
day allowed.
Kaptd restoration of wlro commu
nication today with the Beetions of
central Iowa swept by tornadoes late
yesterday brought detailed accounts
of the damage done. It wan said some
of the injured will not recover. Tho
tasiiultios were divided as follows:
Uoone Four killed, two injured.
Newton Two killed, ten injured.
Near iJeiiison. One killed, two in
jured. The area swept In Newton was two
blocks wide and nearly 15 blocks
long. Three dozen houses were part
ly wrecked.
I loo no Seriously Hit
Uooiiq whs most seriously affected.
Properly (In mage In tho city is estim
ated at near $:ir0,000, while the loss
In tho surrounding country will bring
this to ;r00,000, It Is reared. Now
ton'H loss exceeded $100,u00.
( Near Denison, KniiTiott Fling wns
killed when u farm building crum
pled up on htm and two others were
hurt ono seriously.
The farm rosldenco of Frank Hou
lihan wns entirety demolished, but a
new-horn baby and lis mother escap
ed unscathed. Newton's two dead
were employes of tho factories.- It
was jjald that several of the injured
wuro In a serious condition. Iluil
preceded the tornado there, causing
much (iamane to gardens nnd early
crops. Many houses w ero unroofed.
and smaller buildings wrecked.
Hoone Death List
Reports from ttoouo declared Ronio
of the Injured might die. Tho killed
were:
Mrs. Frank Roberts, her six-year
old son, and a laborer and n baby
Twenty-five bouses in It nones wero
damaged, many being crushed to
Kindling. The Chicago &. Northwes
tern shops there, valued at $ 1,000, -
000, were damaged to (ho extent of
$.'iO,ih0, it Ik estimated.
ALASKA GOES OVER TOP
IN RED CROSS DRIVE
SHA'I Tl.i:. May 22. Willi a iillola
of fl.S'.io.liuo, the northwest division
of the American Bed Cross, coiupris
lug Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Alaska, hail raised 1.1 ".". SS I at the
close of the second day of the drive,
according to an annoiiiiceiiiciit to
night by officials In charge of the
campaign.
Ala::ka has "gone over the lop."
Kctilrns from Stl of Ihe 11:1 chap
ters In the division show the follow
ing Washington, quoin ll.nuo.non,
.,l...l i: '. ' " i. flr..i.,tii miittii
fiioit.tMiu, raised I.VI22; Idaho,
, oiiola, $:'.Mi.oeo, raised JIIT.L';!ii;
Alaska, quoin, f to.iiiio, raised iu,-
1X1(1.
Mr. and M is. C
it. I. von of Mimic
al the Hotel M!
are giiois
Stability of Organization
The .T;i"ksni County Ponk is (Ui-ani.t'd
on the firm fuiuidiit ion of security.
lis stability is shown by the cot, tinned
eniil'iileni'c of the people and inci'easilii;' de
posits. Chri kimr Acciiillits are snlii ili'd.
The Jackson County Bank
Medford, Ore.
HEAL1 H OFFICER
The city council last night con
firmed Mayor Gates' appointment of
Dr. Clara Dunn as health officer, and
Instructed the city officials to strictly
enforce the ordinance against uncut
grass and weeds and along the side
walks, and gave Chief ot Police llitt
son special Instructions to onforco
tho ordinance against automobile cut
outs within the city limits.
Dr. Dunn, who will succeed Dr. S.
A. Lockwooil. recently resigned, as
city health officer, will he the first
woman In the city's history to hold
that offico, The salary Is 125 per
month.
All cltzens had better get busy at
once cutting down tho grass and
weeds along their parkwaysand side
walks, and In vacant lots, else they
will find themselves hau:.'d i.p la po
lice court. City Kngincer Arnsplger
and Fire Chief Lawton in accord
ance with the council's instructions
today began visiting property owners
thriiout the city and giving them ten
days' notice to cut down the grass
and weeds. At tho end of tbut lime
Chief of Police lllttson was Instruct
ed to arrest all violators. The or
dinance Is aimed at fire protection.
The council di-u-nsuHl t'lo matter
of taking r'eps to have I'.e city fire
vrhistle blow Innevr as acordin to
City Knglu r Ainspiger the. whistle
is too weak in la turnout (f-e
city. Many .vifov users, no claf-ns,
explain their falum? Vt shut off wa
ter to tho fact Uat they had not
hnnril It lilnw
! In I tin nlmniiMi nf Mnvnr tlnttn
from the citv Councilman C. V. Da
vis presided at the meeting. Much
routine business was disposed of.
WAR CORPORATION CONSIDERS
APPLICATIONS FOR AID
WASHINGTON, May 22. Direct
ors of tho war ffnance cororalion,
meeting today for the first time, began
the immense task of considering ap
plicatlons for financial aid to activi
ties essential to the conduct of the
war.
Apparently under the belief that the
vac finance corporation Is a source of
easy money for all kinds of develop
r.ieut projects, scores of persons have
applied for advances to aid them In
promoting new enterprises which they
claim will contribute to the war's suc
cess. Applications uumbi'riug several Inn
dred were classified today and the di
rectors set about tho work of getting
lull information on cases which ap
penred meritorious. Applications hnve
been made by a number of public util
ities, which are hit hard by raising
costs of materials and supplies and the
difficulty of increasing service rates
proportionately.
A Medford Man's
Experience
ran you doubt the evidence of this
Medlord citizen?
You can verify .Medford undorso
m en t. Koad thin:
Kdwin .). White, Prop, dsilry, Vl
K. Main St., su-h: "I va nearly laid
up with tin utttuk of lunihapo. It
came on without any warning and
thought my hack was broken, I
couldn't straighten up utid went
about all bent over. A friend advised
mo to tuko Doan's Kidney Pillt.
which 1 did and soon 1 was ablo to
get about. H reiii!red only or. box
to fix me up in ftno shape and since
then, I hnve never had any troublo
wilh my back and kidneys."
Prho fitic, at nil dealers. Don't
simply nsk for a kidney remedy get
lnan's Kidney Fills tho samo that
lMr. White had. Kostor-Milhurn Co.,
iMfgrs., Uuffalo. X. Y. Adv.
OF 0.A- C.TO SPEAK
Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of the
Oregon Agricultural college and spe
cial representative of the United
States government, will talk on the
seriousness of the food situation and
its relation to tho great war before
the people of Mcdford on Sunday
morning, May 20. The address will
be delivered at the Page theater at
11:00 o'clock sharp, under tho aus
pices of the G. A. It., Red Cross cam
paign committee, Ministerial associa
tion, County Agricultural council
food administration, Medford Com
mercial club, thrift stamp drive com
mittee, and other patriotic organiza
tions. These organizations urge a
large attendance and expect all who
are Interested lu winning the war
to attend.
The speaking tour of Dr. Kt.rr is
being conducted thru out tho Pacific
northwest, at tho special request of
the officials of the United States food
administration and department of ag
riculture. Before it was undertaken
he was called to Washington to con
fer on the situation and get the very
latest and most vital Information
bearing on the subject. These truths,
startling and full of warning tho
they may -be, will be presented In
clear and vigorous fashion, easily un
derstood and felt. The speaker has
a clear vision of the price of victory
and tells It with an eloquence born
of grave concern for the future of the
country unless its citizens enter more
fully upon the task confronting them
The government Is particularly anx
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
SCRIM
'Iv-ru Curtain
Scrim, good qual
ity, worth to 20c.
This sale i (Ta
yard
LACE
Fine Cotton
Torchcon 4 inches
wide, Spo- 0
eial, yard
A Group of Distinctive Dresses that are
Marvels for Value
New
Crepe
De-Chene
SportDresses
in two color
effects, Special
Each
$25.00
New Voile
Dresses
YKWY "CHIC"
STYIiKX
Sl'KClAIi
each
(!IN(illAM
DUKNSKS
for Children.
.$5
up to
MAY SALE OF
Crepe Bloomers in
white and pink; all sizes,
oair 98C
"( 'amisoles"
fine crepe de
wash satin.
Special
made of
chine and
$1.25
Warner's liraisseres.
aim liaiuicaus in wnitc
and pink. Spe
cial, each :
69c
Special Sale of
MANN'S-The
Ik
ious to have Dr. Kerr's message
brought to as many people as pos
sible, and the local committee Is co
operating to the fullest extent.
APPLEGATE
Thomas Mee made a business trip
to Grants Pass Friday, returning
Sunday.
Jlr. and Mrs. E. J. Brown, with
their little son tleorge, went to San
Francisco last week for a visit with
their son Harry. They returned Sat
urday. Harry has been transferred
to another detachment and expects to
leave for France soon.
Bernard Welch is now visiting his
father, Wni. Welch, anl friends In
this neighborhood.
Mrs. Wm. Jordan has returned
from a visit to relatives In Wolf
Creek.
.Mrs. T. W. Herriott conducted the
eighth grade examinations at Apple
gate .May 16to and 17th.
Fred Surran baa left for Klamath
Falls.
.Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ityburn of Cen
tral Point, who have boon visiting
relatives In this community the past
week, returned homo Monday.
E. J. Brown has purchased a new
Mitchell six.
Alli.MK.NTS OK WOMK.N.
There Is no denying the tact that
thousands of Americoit women drag
along day in and day out suffering
with theseailments peculiar to their
sex which make life a burden. If :
women wno sutler irom dragging -
down pains. Inflammatory, ulcerated
or catarrhal conditions would only
give that greatest of all remedies,
Lydia K. Plnkham's Vegotablo Com -
pound, a trial, they would readily
find rollef from such suffering, as
the many letters of commendation
rnnaliintlv. linltii twililfahpH nrnvo
Adv.
7 fr
14-aa N. (.'EXTRA ,
JlEllKORn, ORFXJON
New .
Taffeta
Silk Dresses
Good Quality
and Styles
Special Each
$12.50
New
Gingham
Dresses
COLOliS
STYLUS
NPJW
each
Special
i;i:i) ckoss
APRONS ..
Regulation style,
!)Sc up
to
$2.48
UNDERMUSLINS
Lingerie downs in crepe
and nainsook, slip over
styles, finished nicely
with lace. Very
special
Women's White Under
skirts, with lace and em
broidery flounces, made
of good mate- ff hp
rials. Special ea.V' w
Good Hosiery
Women's Lisle Hose
in black, white nnd
good colors, Yerv
69c
Women's Silk Hose
in white, black and nil
colors, tiood quality.
Special,
pair
Best Goods for the Price, No Matter What the
VARIOUS FEDERAL AGENCIES
IN COMPLETE HARMONY
WASHINGTON, May 22. Secre
tary Baker authorized the statement
today that tho taking over of tho
mall distribution In Franco by the
army did not mean lack of coopera
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TACK SPUR LOCK PRODIGAL
TONIGHT TOMORROW
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WE PRE-PAY EXPRESS CHARGES
EDGING-
Embroidery
Edging and
sertion, 8(5
values, yd
New Drapery and Curtain Materials Have
Just Been Received
HEAUTIFl'L ''COL
ONIAL CRETONNES,
24 inch, fancy figured
cretonnes, cheap today
at 20t. Special, f Zn
yard i-wt
inch "Colonial" Dra
pery Cretonne, beautiful
designs. Cheap todav
at 35c. This Or
sale, yard t
Satine Finished Cre
tonnes, new patterns, 3ii
inches wide. Spe- 9Q
eial. vard
.New Tapestrv Cre-
69c
RED FERN CORSETS
See Displav in Window.
"Redfern" front,
lace Corsets, me
dium bust, long
skirt, in white
and new model.
elastic
Special,
pair
"Red Fern Cor
rets. front lace,
medium bust,
"Redfern'
set, high
lung skirt.
long skirt, in bro
cade,
pair
$5.00
special,
I'iii''
May Sale of
Nifty Nainsook, ."(
wide. Cheap today
in.
at
:i()c. Yery
special. yard
19c
White French Yepc for
waists nnd dresses. '.)(
inches wide. orth ()(
'ery special,
vard
48c
tion between the postoffice and war
departments or dissatisfaction with
the methods of the postal author
Ities. He said he investigated the
situation when he was In France and
found the postal people efficient, but
that the change was necessary be
cause of the constant movement of
troops.
I!;
WALSH I
TOWELS
Good Huck and
Bath Towels.
Cheap at 20s.
This sale, 1 r
each Iwt
In
4c
FANCY .BORDERED
SCRIMS. 36 inch Fancy
colored bordered scrims,
fine quality."- Very spe
cial,
vard
35c
HO inch
Bordered
cream and
special,
vard
Hemstitched
Scrim in
ecru. Yerv
35c
llti inch marquissette in
cream and ecru. Very
vi;;:;,1:!: : 48c
-11 inch cream and ecru
Filet Nets. Fine qual-
!,a;,,s,:,:i::!:. 89c
"Redfern" low
bust Corset, with
top,
white onlv. Yerv
h":u: ..$5.09
i i ii iU
Very kM4
$6.co jt:
White Goods
White Caberdene 36 in.
wide. A splendid qual
ity worth 33c. OQj
Special, yard iC
White Vique in medium
welt. 3(! inches wide. A
splendid 6-V
cloth. Special, yd... "Ot
Price-M ANN'S