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CHILE FORMALLY
THANKS AME
FOR PEACE OFFER
WASHINGTON'. Deo. 17. Slat
department advices today from San
tiago, Chile, say tbat the minister for
foreign affairs. In addressing the
chamber December 13, gave an ac
count of the United States govern
ment's offer of Its Berries to aid In'
Settlement of the Tacna-Arlea dis
pute with 'Peru, referring to the ac
tion as friendly and as entirely ap
propriate to American diplomacy.
The foreign minister explained
4hat the United States had never
suggested mediation but merely the
giving of assistance. Recalling the
traditional policy of the ' United
States of non-interference In the af
fairs of the other nations save when
these other nations roauested eood
offices, the minister declared th
Chilean government had complete I
confidence In the friendship of the
Washington government. ,
Tlio Chilean ambassador here was
Instructed to advise the secretary of
slate of the warm appreciation of the
government of Chile.
Results of Late Shopping
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CHEERS FOR THE
ANTI-WAR PLAN
CHICAGO. Dec 17. -R. A. Mllroy
and Earl Dole, both agents of the de
partment ot Justice, were witnesses
today at the trial of Victor L. Berger
and four other socialists charged
with violating the espionage act. Dis
trict Attorney Clyne said he hoped
to complete the government's case
tomorrow, and the defense will prob
ably take a week. Seventy-five per
cent of the government's evidence is
documentary pamphlets and arti
cles printed in the American Social
ist and in Berger's paper, the Mil
waukee Leader..
Dole testified that lie attended a
big socialist meeting in Milwaukee
July 9, 1917. where Berger was pres
ent, and also Irwin St; John Tucker,
another defendant. . At this meeting,
A little ray of sunshine and some
the 'witness said, resolutions,: wereKS, k . I . J 8mo"
ni rtmnHin -that h ."peM-'and-chewers of Medford has
passed demanding that the war be
stopped without delay. On motion of I
uerger, uoie related., the , audience
arose and gave three cheers for the
People's tonnell of America for De
mocracy and Terms of Peace and its
efforts to end the war. ,
DELEGATES SPEAK Of
YAKIMA. Wash.. Dec. 17.-One
hundred 'and fiftv irrieutors find otjv
crs interested in develoning the irri
crated lands of Washington this morn.
ine.Qpened the sixth Washington Irri
fcatjW Vistillite. R. E. Shapoerd
Jerome. 'Jdaho. broucbt greetings
. from the Idaho institute., ftslrincv rnnl
tuaj- eo-operation for the benefit of
the northwest. -.'-' .? ! .'.. ,; . . '
' In his president's address!' E. M.
Chandler pointed out the great re
construction possibilities of the state.
cmnhasizintf the TaVima hiah line pra-;
jcvt ouu iibKea ln.'mtuie . u pasti
resolutions pledging its support .to
Secretary's; Lane's . land settlement
plum: -, i-i -' - . .--'
. . R. K. Tiffanv. project manager at
YuKimn, ureed the ' institute to. take
drastic steps to curb speculation in
lands under the proposed hisrh line.
hnyinc it is the only way to sain fed
eral assistance.
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- PARIS. Dee. 17. Secretary of
into Lansing was in conference this
mornuicr with a number of the mem
bers of the American defecation . to
the peace conference in an effort to
organize the workintr force. The-sec-"retnrv
beenn the assienment of duties
to the various members. of the Amer-
icon croup. :,V, "J
Secretary Lansine sni'd that it was
clearly impossible to do anvthintr
more than this preliminary work bc-
ioro the holidays, although there
miuht .be. .informal conversations
. between the Amcricnn nnd entente
delegates to the eonirress ns Uicv-ined
bueiuny H"ti unoxiiciauv.
SEES ALLIANCE OF !
, PARIS, Dee. 17.r-(IIavas.i-In
diseuKHino'' the severance of relations
between . Poland and Germnliv. the
- Petit Journal forsees an nllfnnce in
tho nenr future of the PolishOovcrn-nienl-
with the democratic 'partv of
Posen (German Poland.) The Polish
government, tho newspaper savs, is
.preparing' to ndhero completely to the
entente allies: '"'" '
WOMAN PLEASED NIGHT MESSAGE
IN FLU MASKS
been thrown into the flu epidemic
mask situation by the receipt of the
following unsigned letter,, no doubt
written by a woman, to Mayor Gates:
"Dear Pop Gates:
"Allow mo to congratulate you on
the nice crowd appearing on the
streets. They all look so neat. The
mask improves their looks. Their
eyes smile over the top and all go
along and tend to their knitting.
They all look so alike lust like a
bunch ot white peas out of the same
pod.
'Xo one standing on the corners
filling the gutters with tobacco Juice.
Even the old pipes, cigar stubs and
cigarette stubs are gone. The air is
pure and wholesome,. The flu- will
soon be gone. Dear Pop Gates 'just
take a walk up town and see the dif
ference. So Pop; keep them muzzled
tor their own good' and good looks
until all danger of , flu is past."
The mayor was so imnressed with
the letter that In order to relieve his
agitation he at once drove to his
home, entered the woodshed thereof,
and proceeded to smoke his weekday
pipe, which is much stronger than
the Sunday one.
CAN GROW RICE IN
According to D. M., Snivelev. a rice
grower-of Richvillc. Calif., there is
no reason why rice could not be raised
in the Hoeue river vallev with a fine
Profit' for the growers. Mr. Snivelev
arrived in the city yesterday with a
shear ot nee from bis California
innch which he placed on exhibition
at the Commercial club rooms.
; "You have ideal soil here for rice
growing," said Mr. Snivelev. "and it
sets as hot here in the summer as
does in California.'. '.All-vou need is
water, and I .hear there is, a good
chance of irrigation.. To give vou
Some idea of the profits from rice. I
raised 48 sacks an acre this year
which sold for $212.
"Our main pests nre ducks and
geese. I saw live acres of rice de
stroyed in one night ibis season bv
flock of them."
IDENT
PARIS. Dec. 17. The nresirlnnf 'a
lust engagement of the day was with
Marshal Foch. giv nc the president
the opportunity lo sen for the first
time the man who led the ullied arm
ies to victory.'
Tonight's .urogram held onlv one
event, n dinner an1 ret'enl'mii nf the
American embassy with the president
oid Mrs. llson ns c-ucsts. A limited
but distinguished company has been
invited. " .
RATES TO EAST
ARE REDUCED
While other sections of the coun
try have always had the benefit of a
reduced rate for short overnight mes
sages without restriction, the Pacific
coast has never had the benefit of
night message rates except to com
paratively nearby points. This haB
now been corrected by Postmaster
General Burleson who has ordered
that effective January 1st a univer
sal system of night messages at
greatly reduced rates shall obtain In
all parts of the country. ' Manager
H. L. Glem of the local Western Un
ion office advises that under the new
schedule of night message rates the
people of the Pacific coast will have
a rate as low as 50c for messages
of ten words to New York City and
other places on the Atlantic seaboard
with an added charge of only 2c per
word for, additional words. To Chi
cago where the night message rate
has been 60c and 4c for each addit
ional word the new tariff Is only 45c
plus 2c for additional words, whllo
corresponding reductions are made
thruout tho system. To nenrby polnta
the minimum rate is reduced from
25c to 20c. ,
; There Is a very large and constant
ly increasing need for quick commu
nication across tho continent which
this new system of short ovor-nlght
letters at cheap rates is well designed
to meet. It should prove a great boon
to business Interests on the Pacific
coast, by bringing them Into close
touch with all parts ot the country at
a very low cost, i
FLU MASHAID
N NINE;
THEATERS OPEN
.A number of well known aititens
wero vupturett loduv iu u ruid bv
Chief ot Police Tiitiuthv ou 11 u musk
violators, Up to uoou the chief hud
arrested nine men. enh of whom
pleaded utility before Judttu Tuvlor
and were fined $3. The chief devoted
liiH effort to watching the hotel lob
bies, hut several of tho vietoms were
cmiuM in n Front street pool ami
billiard room, -
Those who pleaded uniltv mid paid
the'r fines todnv were Fred Stillwell,
.1. II. Cnrlelon. drover It. Neil. W. K.
Whisiuiutt. S. A. 1), 11 mains. John
WntNoii, Henry llnreko and Kenneth
Jeronio. A returned soldier walked
right into Timothy's clutches bo he
emerged from an nllev into u main
street with bin musk hanging down
over one ear.
Uvnrv Hareko, the manuwor of tho
Star theater, had hint turned from
the lotiir distance phone in the Hotel
Holland lobbv, momentarily forget
ting to out his musk on avuin, when
Chief Timothy walked into the lobbv.
. Kenneth Jerome was arrested on
complaint of Miss MoOrnil, the Dub
lin health nurse, who walked into the
Rnrnum apartments lobbv Mondnv
night and saw him sitting there with
out n mank on.
N'ow that the flu ban on mi!il:
Gatherings has been lifted Ihn It in It o
theater will nncn todnv. The man
agements of the Pne-e and Star thea
ters were undecided this noon ns to
when they will throw tho doors of
heir houses onen again to the public,
but will nrobnblv open within n (lav
or two. The patrons of the theaters
must wear the flu mnskR. while euiov
im h nerfiirmanees.
Thoro wero only thirteen now
cases ot Influenza roportod yestor-
day. considerably less than the report
of 20 for tho day foeforo. As the new
qunrnntlno order was not Issued un
til yesterday, tho gradual decrease in
the number of new cuses Is probably
caused by enforcing the musk ordin
ance.
pea ling in the latest easualtv list, lie
is from Kittle Point nnd n nephew of
Jennie Singleton, and his ago, In 'Jit
years. Private Singleton was one of
the last Juno drafted men from thU
cnmilv a lid ho was serving in the in
fiuilry, ' '
llu is al a hasi hospital In Franeo
and his relatives huvu received u Uit
tor from him recently stating that hi
h doing liloolv.
III'' NO, Now I'loe. 17. Tlio liiitlii
tivn prohibition law will lien'o ef
fective lit 1-;01 o'eliie .toiiHiirow
uiiirnlng, '
E CONGESTII
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SECOND FLU CLOSING
BICM.1NOIIAM, Wash., Dec. 17
By order ot tho city board of health
this morning, all public assemblages
will bo prohibited aftor today for an
Indefinite period 'In tho hope of
stamping out the Spanish Influenza
epidemic. This Is the socond cloning
order promulgated this year.
CHICAGO. Dec. 17. Announce
ment was made this afternoon that on
account of congestion existing ot the J
Chicago stock vards an embargo has
been placed on all fresh loadings of
lWs for this city. Tho embargo will
remain in force until tho excessive
accumulation has-, been- cleared up.
About 2,000 carloads of hogs arc now
; in transit to Chicago or nlreadv in
! the vards there. " "
EAGLE POINT BOY IS
WOUNDED SLIGHTLY
The list of Jackson county soldiers
wounded in France was swelled toduv
bv the naiuo of John Singleton -np-
eal; simoiv pur
saxisiaction
m eating
flakes
corn, :
,takind iii-
to consideration
flavor, cr ispnes s f
and texture, is
when.
s are
Your Favorite Theatre
is open again tonltrht
get in line and come
right down and Bee a
showGet the Christ-
mas Spirit and after
you get through shop
ping any day this week
Remember we have a
Matineo Daily You
will be just 09 safe here
as in your own home.
We are hendiiiai-
tcrs for
These, ' ,
"THE MOST POPULAR GIFT OF ALL"
A WRIST WATCH
"JOHNSON" The Jeweler
Buy Useful and Appreciative
Christmas Presents
for All the Family at
West Side Pharmacy ! 3w&
Wo invite you to call nnd give us the plonsurcbf show
ing our lino.
Our prices are so low th?it you will not notice the in
crease over that of last Christmas. .
Going Out of Business
We nre discontinuing in business,' and offer for
ensh only until Christinas:
OUTING FLANNELS, LONSDALE CAMBRICS,
GINGHAMS AND PERCALES (while they last,)
AT 25 PER YARD. V" '' ' :'v-, ,
.. All kinds of di'css goods,' summer goods, men's
furnishing goods, men's sweaters, at lowi'igures. Li
fact, too many items to mention. ; : " ; . . '
CRANFILL & ROBNETT
Central Point, Oregon -
Its Making a Hit
.., Our flour has just that( favorite quality--tho
goodness that pleases. k . ':,:'V ''; ( ..
It is making new friends all the time. ::J. ".. ': ;
If you have not tried it order a sack of VILMO
from your grocer today. . s ' J ';'.'-' ."'
Rogue Valley Mill Co.
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