Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 03, 1919, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextOTDFOTIT) MAW TUTBflT?fE. MEDFORD. ORlOflOW MONDAY,; VFAMtUAnY 1 019 'V'AOTZ TWEE OF CONGRESS GIVING E A . WAMiiNamv. !, a. in n inii- )tlu, Mcmimiuihliid by u vtrlkliiH in 11 1, tli - Nutliinul (loomrnphla HorlKly (rum III WaxhliiKlim huudiiiartorii today preacnt u Krnphlu pluluro of tilt uiuulliiily colli ) 1 1 cut oil isuuKinph io pattern of what connllltilod lliu flarmun omplrn prior to llm Konoriil rilitrupllon of It n attuli'o fiillnwlim ilio final ilodnlta nrknowludKomoiii of tlofout ty tlm I'riiaxlitn uularrury In lilt iIkiiIiik of lliu iirmiiillt'u on 'No vtmbtr II tli. The Gorman empire riwembled uothliiii to much nt u pnllthal crany 1 u 1 1 1 with pnteheii of vuryliiK Nlr.on iiuil uliupim tit'loniiliiK to kliiKiloiim, grand iluehleit, prliiclpulltleii, durh Inn, (lie. "Toe avoriiiiu m inlint of lilntury know l! at Ihu (ionium empire wun compo r.,1 of tfr Hepuriitu klnitdomn, grand ilui'lili.'it, iIiii'IiIvh, jirlncluul llli'M, li'timrlltf IuiiiIh nml fruo Inwim," )' (ho bulletin, "but In onlur fully to npr ' aliMo I Im problem of roeon- ntltutl. c, (ho Cernuin lint ton. It l necswi.rr to rtniimnlivr Hint tlmso 2& illnllnoi government illil not by nny meant repriment only 25 homiiKono oun au.' ontlKuiitiii mutes. .Mnny of tbt mat i nrn arntiareit tliruniit tbo domlnlr' lit (Intnrhml friimiientn. l-uln lanteM of All "Tim kliiKloni of I'rmodn, whlrli both la urea and In population lit lar ger tlia:i ail the other :i mule com blnnd, lmU In a Iiiiko itoml-clrelo from the Kronrh border of Lorraine on the- neiilhwoitt to tlio Hultlc prov Inion of Km iiln on tho northern)!, bo Ride o' n';m ditinrhed uruiia "pop pored" nvir ilio other iatm. For nil analogy In Aineriei i would lie noc aniinry In mnrnivo of the ntiilti of Now York a "br -elan Ta. Oklnhoma, Arknneni, Jllrntmrl, Mleh'mw. lllln- olt, pan of Indiana nml Ohio, Vir ginia. .Varlnml. New .lerwy, lieln waro, a nurllon of IVnimylvanln anil alt tha Now Knulnnd Ktiitos. Then Imaitlno tlm Empire atiitn ulo own Inc and iinvernliiK ono or two coun ties In North Carolina. Florida, Ala' bama, Tonnemiea, nnil V'Urnnoln. "In Ilia aamn way, tlm Cirnnd Duchy of Olilituliurit la divided Into lurno pana, an u iowii, a uoxen rniin tlta lu Now Mnxlro, and half a doion enunllin In Mlehlgun were uudor aim governor. - ItelnJW of Grand IHirhli "Then thora la Mwklmiluiru-NI re lit with thrna-rnurthii of tin territory on Ilia oniit aide of MoeklonburB- Bchwerln and tha romnlnliiK fourth on the north wont nltlo, tha two parts bolnn nenarnted by a dlittnneo of nearly 100 miles. "The Orand Jliicliy of HuMo In di vided Into two nearly viiuil pnrta by narrow "lathmun of t'runiiliiu tor rltory; l'.avarli Ilea uvnn-eli;htii to the eimt of lleniie and IIoiIhii unit onu elRlith lo tha went; WiirltvnherK la a fairly hnmoiteuenua kliiKdom, mir- roundod by lladon and llnvnrln, hut In tlta no u tl It In pierced hy a do- tachnd piece of Pruiwlnn land ri'som bllnR a lioomerunR In ahiipo. "In the heart of the empire (tlio empire thai wan) Is an untaxing tun lit of prlnclpalitlna known as the Tliurlnglan etutuit, and hero, too, Pruiwln iioBL'BBi' Bovarul Iiitko frntt tnonta of territory. 14 PniMlnii IViivlncra ' "Without enumerntliiK tho Incon- tequentlal fraRmnnta of I'ruimliin landii, dotted hero and thorn In other ttatee, Pruruila Is divided Into four teen provlncoa Kaat l'ninuin. Weal J'ruaala, llarlln, HrandenliurK, I'om erunln, Ponen, Slleala, Saxony (not the kingdom of Saxony), SehlonwlK llolataln, Hanover, Wofctplmlln, HenHn Naaeau, ltlilno (Hholnprovlm) and dlohonitollern. ' '..'. "Kortoon of tlio 25 gliitos of Hie empire have an area lour, than Hint of our nmiiMost alula, lthodo Inlniul .yat none of them, not ovun tha thrao Kreo City alatoH of llromen, 1-uheck hnd Hamburg, In an nmull un tho IMh trlct of Columliln. f "With tho cxcoptlon of Pruimln, which lacka 12,000 niiunra mllim of being an lnrgo na Mnnlifiui, mid Hn varln, which In nbout tho M.o of South Carolina, none of tlio other Gnrmnn gtatoa Is un luriio un Miihho- ehunntta. "With tho oxcoptlon of thu Ihreo tree cltlon, Hie Htnto having tho donn ,ent population In tho Kingdom of Sax. ony with mora Hum 820 pnrnons to the aquuro nillo. I'or tho enllro oni plro tho doiiHlty of populntlon In nonr. ly tan times a great an Hint of tho United Stnttw." " WASHINGTON, Fell. ,1. Slost of tho 'Iflth division ini'luilinir nriiclii'iillv nil o tho ill in lit f V iniilH, lins lieen nHHicned lo onvly t-oi'ivov lionio, llto war rlopnrlmoiit nniiouiieed lodnv. In tlio diviHinn nro Cnliorriiin, Novnilii V'tnli, Colnriulii, Arizona mid New Mnxinn nntinnul cnnrilfiiiien. 6 BCLL-ANS Hot water Sure Relief RELL-ANS PftfOR INDIGESTION ASSERTS PINCHOT t (lirfiint I'luclioi wrllen tin follown eonciilllliiK li'Hlllilloil how ponillliK In coiiiucKii t'oiiceriiliig niitliiiiiil ru- anurei'Ni To tlx Kdltor: Tlio end of flKluinn In I'nincfl upon many a iiuoutloii ul home. IliirliiK Ilio war tha licurla nnil inliiiln of tho men nml woniun of Auierli-a were ovuritenn, but with the ruining of victory wo can turn again lo homo iiffiilra. II la right nnd fit ting, therefore, that tho frleinln of rinmorviitlflii ahould lniilro onco mora at lo Ilia mutun of lliu cornier vutliin movenuiiil. II In particularly right mid filling nt tho moment when Theodora ltoonevvlt, tlio mnn to whom thin uioviiniuiil wan mont In debted, linn left un coiinorvatlonlntn im liulrn lo tho tank which ho began. Tho people of Ilia United Htuten own j. ,i l .: 1 1 . 1 n::;otrce:i of cnormoiin value IuiiiIh Hint contain more than lx hundred million barrvln of oil, four hundred mid fifty billion ton of caul, two million ncrcn of phon lliulo landH, and mora than fifty mil lion undeveloped water hornepowor, tilva or 'IVmle It Anny Leginlallon In now pending In enn gi'tmn to Irudo or give all thin uway. Whllo public altetitloli waa abnorbed by tho war, mnaaiiren lo dlnpoio of I bene ranourcen quietly punned both the hounn nnd aunnto. An unual lha hoiiaa bllln ura miiltily Bound, tha Henutu bllln thoroiighiy bud. There In nerloun dnngur tliul lha luttar wilt bu Jammed thru In Hie dying bourn of tbo prevent ncHslon. Tlio nuiinto, on January 7, 1018. nflor very brlaf ronnldurallon, panned a bill (H. 2HI2), dealing with the coal, oil, gun, and phonphulo ra nourcen now In public ownornhlp. Thin meimuro, munqiierndlng un a Ivnnlug bill, would nurrender, with the title, nil control of wante, output, price, and lulior condllloiin. It fos I urn npeciilatlou In coal, oil, gaa, and phonpbutu, and given no asnuranra of prompt development. Kvon tho leas ing provlnlonn afford no protection to tho public iigttlniit oxtortlon or monopoly. Hi II 1 worna. It given title to fraudulent oil clulninntn. many or whom have nlraady had their cliilmn denied by tlio courln. Finally lh"ro in n Joker which would overthrow Iho present Iciiaa law for coal landn In Aliifka, for which wo fought no long. nml would turn them over forover to prlvuto lunula. I'or lrnliiK llenourica A bill for Iho leaning of tliena name renourcM wun pinned by the houno on .May 2i. ISIS. Thin meimuro (II. It. .12112) In much fairer to the public luterentH flinn Iho Indufennlblo com panion bill punnedby Iho nenule. Un Ueceuibor 14, 1917, the lunate panned n bill (S. HIS) providing for Iho granting of franchises for water power on navlgablo Hlrciims. It Ih sub. ntiintinlly lha notorluun and dinrep- tilablo Shleldn bill or tho pravloun congreiin, which wis defeated by public rondomnntlon. Tha houno did not approve it, but panned Instead an entirely now bill, druwn by tho ad ministration nnd covering wnterpow- or not only on nn.vlgablo stroains, but also upon public lauds and natloiiul forentn, and International waterways. When thin administration bill wnn flrnt Introiluced 1 endorsed It hour Illy. Tha houno committee on wnlor power lutor wroto In a new clause, tho most vital In tho bill, which wan very proporly opposed by Iho prost dent. Nevertheless, on September 5. 1918, the measura passed Iho house with tills cluuiio Included. Hills 111 (Vnferenro Tho two sets of bills aro now In conforonco. Tho sanato mcastiros both on minerals and on watorpowors aro worso than tha notorious llailin gcr bills, moro IiobIIIo lo tho public interest and moro helpful to corpor- ata monopollos. Tho housa bills are entirely different nnd vastly bolter. As you know, a bill reported from conforonco can not bo substuntlully amended In tho houno or. sennlo, but must bo nccoptod or rejected us It stands. The dnnger In Hint tho bills reported by thu conforonco, both on mlnernls mid on wnterpowor, may bo like the somite bllln, nnd millko those of Iho houso, and Hint In tho contu sion of tha closing hours they tuny pass. Tho men who, without rognrd to party, strlvo to defeat tho pnssage of tho sennto mausuros, or any men euros llko thorn, will dosorvo woll of tholr country. . Tho vnst naturnl rosourcca which aro ntlll held by tho penplo can 'bo mnilo lo supply a Bound and solid basis for reconstruction. Proporly conserved nnd administered, thoy might almost wlpo out our gigantic. imllonnl debt, Thero is no good ion. son why they should go to mulco moro millionaires Instead of helping our people to pay for tho war, , In tho public, Interest I nsk you to glvo theso fuels tho widest publicity nt your command. Hlncorely yours, (HFFOItU PINCHOT, PROSPECTS FINEST Z, "Oregon lum butler mineral pros pects thiin a ly nlnto lu thu union," snld W. I. tl.XiWBin of tlruntn lnsn, former Hold tie .business man, In ad dressing tlio Joint wuyn und ni ans coiiimltleo of tbo legislature recently In behulf of un upprorlnl!on fop tho ntnlii bureau of ir. lnK and gaofngy. Mr. Cnziimn had Just retired ftom biinlniisn In Kualllo when tho I'M come on nnd tli.' wan a greut nail tor cliromo by tlia fcdernl govoru munt. Iiitcrestlnr. an Aluskn mining friend, ho went l southern Oregon und wun no liupres ted Hint ho organ Iced a comvany a id put bis own money In mines ri-iar the soulberu boundary lino of tin statu. Hpouklng lo tha Joint ways and meanii commlttoo, Mr. fiuzzam said: "1 don't helluva you reullKo that tho. mining posslbllltlus of Oxegon huvu only been scratched. You have enor mous reaources. Oregon linn Hie, numo gculogicul formalioii for oils, nnd niltierulH thut California bun. Tho punt your the stale produced !)' per cent of ull tho cliromo mined In. tho United Klutes. "1 havo boon so Impressed with, tha climate an woll es thu mining possibilities or southern Oregon that 1 havo decided to move thero and tuku mv family. An Alaskan friend or mlno tolls roo that mineral depo sits in southern Oregon nro tho greuloat In lha world. Tho zinc king or tlio United States who lives at Joplln, Missouri, told mo ho was moro Intorestod In southern Oregon. Hutu any part or tho country' Ell MILLION SAVED UY GETS IN RECORD W'ASIIINOTO.V, Feb. 3. Penciled notations signed "L, F. 8." dealing wltli testimony lust week concerning W. F. i'rleby of tho rood administra tion's poultry division und formerly president of I'rleby und company, said to be a subsidiary poultry con cern of wlft and company, wero ad mitted, to tho record today by the senate, ugriculturc committee, Invcs tlKntlng meat Industry ' legislation. Frunciji J. Honey told tho committee thut by a tnlstuke a prlvuto copy of tho foil.cral trudo commission's report on thu packers' Investigation ' had been pLuced hi his own brier ease. - Appended to ono ot tha pages wan a curd on which wus written: "I'Muby mutter shows up rotten. ( urn. unnamed it got this way und sorry we cannot chango over to Swift and company, or sell out. Think wo mum. Return book. L, F. S." On Hie card was printed tho name or L. A. Carton, treasurer or Hwift and company, and the following no tation written In Ink was signed l. A, C: "It Is embarrassing to whole poul try business. Whether It would be less o by changing name to Swift and company Is matter I havejmen tlonod lo you and others without con clusion." Mr. Honey had said that Mr. Prle by used his connection with the rood administration for tha benefit or Swift and company. This was denied In testimony by W. A. Olasgow, coun sel for tha administration. Senator Pago of Vermont protested against tho admission or the memoranda as part of the record as "a matter of honor." OF WASHINGTON, Fob. 3. By com batting ground squirrels Idaho far mers savod over $1,230,01)0 in crops during 1318. Twcntr-two counties and 4025 farmers cooperat ed with tho biological survey of tho l'nllud States department of agricul ture In mumping out tho squirrel pest, und an u result 277.751 acres worn cleared of tho rodents.' ' - It is ostimutnd Hint Ibis ground squlrrol eradication work In Idaho savad nt least 5 par cent ot tho total cropB of that stulo which formerly went to pay tho yearly rodent tribute. As one fanner phrases It, "I used to consider that the squirrels hud a mortgage on 25 per cunt of my crops a they devoured ono-fourth of all I produced. Now aftor I have cleared my farm or squirrels, I harvest and tavo 100 per cent on all tho crops I grow." ' , SERIOUS RAILROAD STRIKE OCCURS IN SWEEDEN COrKXirAdEX, Fob. 3. A. serious rnilwnv strike lias broken out in Sweden. Workmen Inst niulit stop oeiVworl; on li different lines. WITH SICK FAMILIES WASHINGTON". Feb. 3. General Ioliinir lias been authorized hv the wivr department to tic ml home for im mi.lmtc dii-eliarco from the iirmv nnv drafted or enlisted mail who presents ecnvineinc evidence of sickness or Hlher diftrcK in hit-fumilv, (oiiorul Pershing also has been authorized to discharge in ICuropo on tholr own application men who have good reasons for leaving tho army und who waive any claim for sea travol aliuwances from Europe to tho United Stntcs. Theso Instructions apply to enlist ed or drafted men who entered the servlco alter April 1. 1917. Men who entered tho service before that date may bo rurloughed to tho United States whon sickness or distress In the soldier's fan.i'y Is clearly indi cated. r Steel works, sltiubiiildinc; compa nies and other colossal industrial en terprises controlled bv Yono Suzuki, the "Ilcltv Green of Japan." are said lo have reaped war profits to the ex tent of if'iO.OtlO.tlOt). AND LIFE IN NAVY Arthur )errv, chief vocmnn t'nilcd States nuvv, formerly citv editor of the Medford Sun. writes as follows from Trickle. Austria, under duto of January 11, to the editor: "Since saw von lust October I have looked upon some of the wonder snotti of earth I'nrmmu Canal nnd Gibraltar, rode out a 100 mile per hour gale in mid-Atluntic. and en ten about 02 per cent of the nvailuble beans on hand, besides traveling 20, 000 miles as the crow flies. It hue been educational, at times thrilling. and generally cniovuble. At Gibrnltur un English barracks town with n Spanish populution, one comes to the sensible conclusion, that nbout u square foot of anvwhere in tbo V. S. A. is worth all of Europe. The age of evcrvthinir is oppressive, nnd from the looks of things thev arc not quite us progressive as Ashland, lite is very dull to the natives. The leading industry is bcei::nsr old wo men und kids do the beirgimr. and I am told that quite often the men folks in a lit of energy co alms seeking when business is rushing. All I saw howover were laving around in the hot sun smoking eicarcttes. or lined up against a wnll. a lu Xash, the tirst wu.-iu spring dav in the vnllev. The Knilifli still cling to the ensile stuif and invoke it, an American sailor in u n:.f o.-m having the wide choice of not. sleeping or stuving up. Inasmuch as thin is the rule, "meno la noco." Gibraltar, the rock, is the end of 'J iropo. and is interesting larcclv be "uiitfo of the historv woven n found it. It is n runt of a hill of roek. From its sides one can see the burren hills of Afrien, and the rollers of Spain. At Gibraltar men from everv land gr.ther suldiers and sailors. An American is treated with kindlv con sideration nnd a greut deal of respect, lie is viewed graciously bv the Span ish. French. Italians and liraziliaus with a great show of emotion. It is the wonder land to them, nnd from all I can gather, the flattening out of the Hun was appreciated. . American moncv is cnecrlv sought, and while the exchange shows but lit tle difference, its value is nbout S1.45 per $1.00 with the masses buving snib or booze, the latter flowing co piously. Snuin would lie nn ideul spot lor Hie amateur reformers X Jackson county to agitato in. They can chase a dime as far here as nny of the nickel seekers nt homo The gale I encountered coming over as man sized, though mv captain designated it ns n "blow." The ship was tos.scd like a chip, nnd nil decks were awtish. It is fairlv exciting to behold u wave the size of Mt. Wngner Irving to bust in the side of vour room. It was un experience. Once is enough. The Mediterranean, however, was decent, the water as smooth as a floor with the famed Italian sunshine on tap. The Straits of Messinn ore quite u sight and a large part of this trip wo were skirting the isles that ulnved so thrilling a part in ancient historv. During mv stnv here I have hones of visiting Venice and Homo. I nlsc hope In get a glimnsa of the Pinve front where it hits the sen. From the looks of thinus I will he in this neck of Hie woods for n month or five weeks. As I have written nt greui length about nothing I will close, with best winhes lo vi'iirsell'. the Tribune force. Judge Ton Wile et ul. AUTIIOU PKIIKY. T. II. Kenton of fiugene, was a bus iness visitor In the city Saturday. GENERAL EAGAN. FAMPn AS INDIAN FIGHTER. DEAD NEW YORK. Feb. 3. Tho dculh of Jtrigndicr Climurnl Charles Patrick Eugaii, who won lamo ns un Indian fighter in the 70's was announced here. Genurrul Eagnii. who wus 70 Years old, died in il hospitul Sutur dav night. :-. : . Ml gl es si S JIT) The Greatest Name In Goody-Land Qjjg1 ou know the realm of child hood dreams is a land of sweets. Make some of those dreams a delightful reality by taking home WR1GLEYS frequently. How about tonight? SEALED TICHT KEPT RIGHT The Flavor Lasts! v ' a EGGS STILL SLIDING I C11ICAOO, Feb. 3. Cost of living camo down shnrply today In ono Im portant Hem, tho cost of eggs. Ow ing to plentiful arrivals bore, total ling nourly twlco as many ns. a week ago, wholesalo prlcos fell 4 to H Mi cents a d(v.en. Tho new iiuotatlnns ningod front 'in to lo ;i"i cents. . SxxnsKixie mid HaLPTiriLes3 ini pleLce qiGlooxrx is "the experience of many on changing from coiiee to Instairt Postum Not at all incredible! For Postum is free from tlie distress -caGLisin elemeirts in coffee . At the same "time it is a de licious xioxirishing drink "There's a Reason "for m - Medford Sanitarium A HOME FOR THE SICK . is open for reception of t Patients. MRS. A. W. FOOTS, Supt. Just Arriyed One Carload of the New Buick 1919 Models It will pay you to look these over. Nothing like them on the market at the price $1740 f.o.b. Medford Power Auto Co.