Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, January 20, 1919, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextMKPFOTrn MATT, TlxTRTTNT, MrcDFOKn, OKKflOy. -MONDAY. JAXTTAnY 20. IMf) TO CAN HE MAKE THE GRADE? ; I.OXDOX, Jan. 20. Chii'm looks to tlio pence conference for permission to tlirow off innnv of tho burdens of oxtrH-territoriiilitv. nccorilinit to information received hero. The Chinese hone also to be granted per mission to increase her tariffs to u ( point which will ttivc the republic i clinuco to end the rule of money lenders and establish a more stable currency. Under its nureement with the en tento powers and the ,1'nited States . to enter tho war on the side of the entente. China was to be permitted to advance its import ditties from 5 to 7.!i per cent. But when the de tails of the promised increase were d scussctl Japan insisted that the valuation upon wlrch the tariff was to bo imposed should be based on tho nvcrniro price of goods for three years before the increase. In other words pre-war prices were to hold in dotcrniinii tariff duties. and no real enin came to China under such un agreement. . . Wants Restoration -t China ospoots to have Tsinetan re stored to her. together with nil the rights held bv the Germans at the time tho Japanese took over German in terests in Shantung peninsula the first year of the war. All the entente powers excepting liussin. nereed to waive all payments of Boxer indemnity funds to their va rious Governments for an indefinite time in consideration of - China's declaration of war nuivnst the cen tral powers. It is believed likely that China will make an effort to induce the pence conference to soften the burden of the boxer indemnity bv fur ther postponement or cancellation. Immediate abrogation of extra territoriality may not be sought bv the Chineso delegation. There seems to be a disposition among Ch'nesc statesmen to ask for the eradiinl ex tension of the jurisdiction of Chinese ( courts over the affairs of foreiencrs as tno Chinese courts prove them selves worthy of confidence and show their dispostion to administer justice without prejudice. Foreign Legation Guards Tho presence of forcism lecntion cunrds in the legation section of Pa- kine has always been vcrv gallintr to SICMSII, Jan. 20. Describinir the the Chinese authorities. Repeated ef- Bavarian food situation before the Jorts nave been made to have these Workmen's coiincil at a meetine last joremn armed lorces removed, ns I nislit. Minister of the Interior Auer uev arc a consrnnt rem.nner 01 inc cited the wheat crop at 5.200.000 lack of confulenee in the Chinese eov- tons. ,lt dei.iared that fullv yno.000 . ernoiem on uie pari 01 ine powers tons of flis amount had nremv heeB '7eT. 1 ,f.";"l "d ""'t not more than one- " ; cMiectea ma me ho!f of ,,, remilin,icr wod 1)C . v.mo x are, wiu en- avajllule. This, he said, assured dcavor to ect the entente powers to hre.1(1 for thc entire ire , un. uerce to witlidraw these euards af- ty February 7 tcr the Chinese republic shall have The ministe; BaM he hnil reUabIe " information from abroad tliat the re .uo lorewn iceauons nnci snail nave cent disoH(.rs in.Mimich had affected demonstrated its effectiveness in pro- thc possibili,ies of imp0rtaion . tectinc foreicners mra.nst v,o encc. favorabv am, ,,,, triven vales stii In return lor the proposed abolition f,,u .i... r;.i i of extraterritoriality China will be i" ; " Mil?" 1" forci!nf,rS tl,e niaterinllV to the difficulties of the rnrlit to reside m sections of tho re- USSjaT Cr'h-ed t0 forcieners; 'Potato' deliveries had improved present non-Chinese may not CBtab- : P ,i, ..A .i,.., lish a residence leeallv except in "; ..:. 7... j '" 2T . 0f..t.,,e la.rend workers refused to remove them from "! 'nte""JCitlC! of.Chlna the fields, and the majority of citi- l - RUSSIA SUBJECT OF DISCUSSIAN ATME MEET (Continued from (png one.) OF ITER hind lastyear. These features, coupled with hoardimr and unfair tradimr. lie asserted, made it evident that the fat ration must be reduced. Minister Auer concluded with the declaration that communal fnrminc must be put into operation ns soon as possible in order that tiroilm-timi of all farm products niuiht be increas ed, since thc low value of the murk made very difficult the importation ot food even it it were possible to buy food outside the country. When it was possible ti import, however. In believed the food situation of Bava ria would be materially bettered F SONSIOF DEMOCRACY I have not been opened bv treaty. The principle of extraterritoriality, by which foreisners are subject to the c i l icume uao uuen oiieren in me m jurisdiction of officials of their own j... i :J . . , . nationhUtM. has been accepted by h.. - ,y, f i China since the seventeenth ,-entnrv tak1n- becuuse J.h.e zens would receive from 75 to 100 per cent of the usual supply. More cattle had been offered in the mar- een TTnt.t ii!(j,i. -o- t,i;iV ready money. . This would result in a cd in Jnpan. Chincne officials did not resent it keenly. But discrimination between the two countries on the part LTli ?rers .hn !nutcied l,?e butcisi exercise 7unsdiction over foreicners. shortuse next sprintr. and in consc nuencc no increase in the meat ra tion would be possible. . Milk delivery was somewhat better. as worse while the pro duction, of butter wa a somewhat be- chapters fhrouKhotit the nation SPOICAXI. Wash., Jan. 20. Spo kane Chapter No. 1, Sons of Democ racy, Great War Veterans, Is the name of an organization of returned sol diers which has heen formed lucre. According to. the by-laws, which have been approved by the executive com mittee of the association, hrnorably discharged officers and enlisted men of the army, navy or marii:e corps who served in the world war are eli gible to membership. The purpose of the organization Is declared to be "to bind toge her thc honorably discharged veterans who shall further the welfare of th gov ernment, both in a political and an economic way, and to further the mu tual Interests of the members." Each member must take an oath .to suport the constitution of the United States and the articles of war. . Local backers of the organization hope to widen its scope to include T I.OXDOX, Jan. 20 A story of prop. agnnda that proved a bomcrang has reached London from Frnnce. In the closing stages of the war when the Germans were surrendering In large numbers, a Hritlsh Intellgence oflccr was greeted by a group of prisoners with cries of ' Hot meal! hot meal!" The oflccr showed surprise, but tho Germans continued to shout, "Hot meal!" and rub fhelr stomachs. "Nothing doing In hot meals,' thc oficer replied. Thereupon tho .Germans pulled out leaflets carefully hlden away In their clothes, and cried, "Ticket for hot meal ticket!" Tho leaflets, nparently distributed from the air, Informed Fritz thut If ho came in and nurrendored he would get a )iot meal. In brief, military language the Mrlt Ish oflccr told the Germans that he know nothing of the origin of the leaf lets and that there must be a mis take hut tho Germans came back with: "Englishmen always kep their word. Hot meal! Coupon for hot meal!" According to the story, nothing re mnined for tho British division but to set to work at once and prepare hot food for the hungry prisoners stream ing lij, thereby considerably slowing up the advance at that- point of thc line.. this one IVuturo to tint virtual exclu sion ot till others. Short Time. Limit With a definite plan formed for orocluur n structure upon which all nations cmi umw, there arc about 2.) w.u-kiiiu- iluvs ri'uiaiiiinu' of tlio lime that I 'resident Wilson hit's allolcd to himself for work in France, before leaviiiir fur home, Tho oiicstinii hu im; asked is whether ho can in this comparaivclv short time brimr the nations toirelher in mi ticrccincitt fur n society ot nations. Many of the president s closest advisers tiro rea sonably convinced he can do ho. TIicv huso their opinion on what appears lo be spontaneous developments, on ex pressions indieiitiiur ililhereiico to the leuuuo plan hv Great Britain, Kraiiec and Italy, and on the assump tion that. lieiiiL' virtually m.'1'ecd upon in principle and indeed as to some do tails, (ho remainder of the work while presentimr somo perplexities, docs not tier hopeless obstacles if approach ed in n spirit of accommodation pud even sncrilicc. whieb virtual v a leaders have declared in their public addresses ns heimr unite necessary to a satisfactory result. Xo Supor-.Sovt'rclKiity With discussions now past the point where it seems to bo nureed that there shnll he no stiper-sovorciuiitv, nor n common police force and that the uiieKtion of whether u nation shall contribute force in carrviiur out the lecisions of the leacue will lie left to each nation individually in each in stance, the general plan bienir most talked about embodies mi ciiloruement of tho principles contained j ,0 reaties neirotiated hv illiam Jen- ninu'S Krvnn. T heso provide for a lelav of a year before ileelariliL' war and invostieatioiiH bv a special cum misison of nil disputes and that no leelanitioii of war shall be tuiiile hereafter without uiviuv certain no- ice. Mich a plan, current discussion i n I'ans brums out. ts intended bv hose who favor it to virtually cstab- lish a concert of power aiiioim the principal nations for preservation of world pence. This would be extend ed to what would be virtually a smir- lanship of the s nnller nations, mi. .ilvimr to them the principles which overn participation in the lencue hv heir uroater sisters, International (iiumlliinjUilp I!y this plan it is npparenllv pur posed to internationalize tlm euar- uinship of smaller nations, with the leo that there shall bo no domination over them bv one nation, economically tin-iii-inllv It is proper to stnte ill this juncture Hint I'rcsideiil Wilson hiiiiHolf has a reasonably coinplele plan for Hie formation pf tho l.einjiie of Nal'ons, It mnv also bo slnlcil Hint he hiuhlv rcKiirds munv features of till' plan presenlcil bv General Smuts iiml is wnrkiiur in close liar moiiv With M. Iloiii-iteois ami Lord liobert Cecil. Aside from the alteiilion beina tuiid to the Kussian siluuliou, I lie soeieiv of nalioiiH iiuesiion is now in ad vantageous position mul slenily do. velopiucut iiiiiv lie expected. WASHINGTON', .Inn. U0.--A Joint resolution by Senator Jones of Vnnhlimlon, miHiiendliiK imsemunonl work on mining claims In Alanku for four yearn licnlnnliiK with J It 1 7 was liiiHimd by Ilia nointto Imtay ami mint to (lie houMi. It hIho would extend to mining claluin of Alaxkn tho iro vIiiIiiiih of I lie. acta KtiKiumdliiK for two year tltu rciiiilronnmt thai $100 worth ot work bo inT'urmeil oirch .rear on eliilniH mid iixnmptliiK from I lie re.ulriMiienl thono who nurvuil In tlio war iiKalnut ilermuny. CHICHESTtR S PILLS fjlT-v . Til IMAUUNIl linANW, i'iii m it.j a ffia aMui!v! V ... ii... .y... t4ltklnaUl.lllMl. AIkM UalUl.ka SOUjMWilSTSEVCKYWNUE. ' - . i Be Sure to Get . BERXE. Switzerland. Jan. 20.- The German government has sent a note to the Russian Bolsheviki gov ernment protesting against the sup port eiven the Spnrtacans bv the fcol sheviki. The government declares it is : in possession of "irrefutable proofs" that the revolutionists wore paid with money officially, supplied bv thc Russian authorities. ' Thc note snvs that thc fiermnn gov ernment win take vigorous measures aga'nst the Russians who aided the insurgent sand are still supporting them. : COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS The county court was in session all day Monday considering various maHors. At thlB forenoon's session the Commercial club delegation of Modford again discussed the matter of "county aid In purchasing a new site for the county fair. . As a result the. court Is practically pledged to levy a tax of one-tenth of a mill, beginning with next' year, to pay for a site, providing the county fair association ties up a suitable site nt a reasonable prlco in the mean time, sutisfactory to the court. . Everyone, old and young, can drink with benefit to health, ooo A delicious, drug free bevera6e. FigM iD WietF The Nation demands strons men strong women and robust child ren. Wisdom suggests that every proper means of safeguard ing the Vital forces nnrl hnilHino up of resistance, be utilized, scoirs affords definite help to those who are "ightind to win" aaainrl tne inroads of weakness. SooSt', abundant in tonic nutrient properties, builds op the body by Nature's method. UowncIllootnficUl.N.J. 18-14 1 ' " M I II 11 ! I ' I 1 l!lpii : a tt I Ml KJf 1 H IS I ill I'iiU : l il i :l I Ml III. liiii HE wax-urzpped sealed package with WR1CLEVS upon it is a guar antee of quality. The laraest chewlna sum factories In the world the largest selling sum In the world: that Is what WRIGLEVS means. SEALED TIGHT KEPT RIGHT 17 The Flavor Lasts! UOOD SPUDS at $l.n0 per 100 AUhf IfAI.IAN HKOWN ON'IOXS $2.00 per 100 For Sulo Bv Monarch Seed. & Feed Co MEDFORD IRON WORKS FOUNDRY AND REPAIR SHOP AIho nccnt for Fairbanks und Morse r.ntrines. 17 Smith Rlvnrslrln. STOVES WANTED I have contracted in nunnlv nun order of 30 odd Boeonrt hand stoves and ranges. WHAT IfAVH V'OU TO OI'FIOIt? ' We trado now stoves for second hald. Wo accent Mlierty JIoiiiIh the saino ciinIi, POOLE FURNITURE CO. (Successors to Scott Woolf.) , Special for 39c 39 Ono tulio Uexall Tonlli Pimlo, rottiilar prlco 2Jlc; 1 Toutli' UniihTlHc SPECIAL THIS WEEK ONE OF EACH FOR West Side Pharmacy .sssM: THE MEDFORD BUSINESS COLLEGE I now open for IiiihIiiosh nt .'II Xortli ffrnpo Rlreot. Has been liiHpccled by (ho Clly lieulili t'oninilttco nnd DECLARED SANITARY nnd niifo from imiiiIiikIImis iIIhciihon. - Y REGULARITY Is What Count no doubt linvo experienced bow much more nnd boltor work you can do by atoaillly kcopliiK at It. -Oust bo with Having money regular ity Is what counts. Start an account with us and clo tornilno to'mako regular weekly or mommy uoposim. 4 Per Cent. Interest I'alil on Savings Accounts, Ml e s ta b l i TsiTeb i aae;