12 BABIES BORN
. There were -660 births, and 4U2
death in Jackson county from .luno
30, 1921 to to Juno 30, 1922, accord
ing to tho records of the state health
board in tho .county clerk's office.
Tho figures for the last half of 1022
have not been received from salem.
.. The stork came to 257 homes of
this city, tho record shows; Ashlnml,
142; Central Point, 49; EnBlo Point,
80; Phoenix, 16; Rogue River, 25;
Talent 25; Gold Hill, 27; Jackson
ville, 10; Brownsboro, 3; Applegale,
4; Trail, 3; Hutto Falls, 7; Prospect.
6; Wellen, 3; Ileagle 3; and mado one
visit only to Sams Valley, Foots
Creek, P-uch, Vorhels, Griffin Creek,
Ileaglo, . Derby, Buncom, Wimcr and
Stelnmon. i. . ..
There were nine Japanese babies,
twenty Northern California babies
woro -born in Medford and Ashland
hospitals, and 12 tourists had their
Fords gladdened by new arrivals.
Of tho'492 claimed by the flrlm
P.oapcr, 204 were men and 28S
wnmon 'and for tho period that the
Jackson county records show, no per
son, whoso surnamo began with the
letter. P., was called.
Daily Report on
the Crime Wave
MUNCIE, Ind.; Jan. - -4. William
MUlor today shot and killed his wife
and their three children and then
committed Bulcldo police officials
said. The crime was discovered by
neighbors who broke into tho house
when thoy failed to see any of the
family.. '
Expect to Find Crown
Jewels of Russia in
U. S. Seaman's Grave
CHICAGO, Jan. 4. Federal
secret! service agents have lo-
cated In the national cemetery
o,t Brooklyn, New York, the
grave of an American seaman
where they expect to find some
of the crown jewels of Russia,
valued at $4,000,000, according
to a copyrighted story publish-
' ed today by the Chicago Dally
News, from a staff correspond-
ent at New York.
EVERETT. Wash., Job. 4. Rur
lelgh H. Preston, Arlington, was hold
up south of here on the Pacific high
way last night by an- armed bandit
who signnled. him with a flashlight
to stop. Tho thief, who obtained (20
from Preston, was accompanied by
another mnn in an automobile.
BELLINCHAM, Wash.. Jan. 4.
Two unmasked men last night enter
ed tho Sunrise restaurant and while
one kept the proprietor nnd his wife
and daughter covered with a re
volver, tho other rifled the cash reg
ister of $38.90.
As they left the restaurant one of
the men fired a shot at a waitress,
who had attempted to prevent the
robbery. Later in the evening two
men who gave their names ns James
Ilantley and Jack Raleigh, were ar
retted by police In tho south end of
town and plneed in Jnll on suspicion.
M. M. Dept. Store's
Clearance Sale to
''Begin Tomorrow
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 The' ex
pocted fight in tho senate today over
the Jones resolution looking toward
a method of limiting debate was end
ed temporarily before it fairly got
started. '
Senator Jones, republican; of
Washington, in accordance with an
announcement made prior to the
Now Year's recess, called up his reso
lution providing for appointment of
a sennte committee to overhaul the
rules of procedure so as to expedite
business and enable a majority to
bring a question to a vote. He ask
ed immediate consideration, but this
was blocked by Senator Harrison,
democrat, of Mississippi, who asked
that the resolution be sent to the
rules committee. :
SHREVEPOUT, La., Jan. 4 Is-
lie Leggett, a negro, was lynched
either last night or early today by
a party of men who kidnapped, him
last night. His body was found in
tho southern part of the city riddled
with bullets.
Leggett was seized at a garage and
placed in an automobile by his five
white abductors and spirited away.
Police Chief Baser said complaints
had reached his' office that leggett
was associating with white women.
Police have been "shadowing" him,
ho said, but had failed to obtain evi
dence to warrant his arrest.
The M. M." Department Store is
launching the biggest January Clear
ance sale In its history tomorrow
which will continue throughout the
month. According to Mr. Meeker of
the M. M. company, extensive (prepara
tions have been made to insure the
success of this event. The entire I
stock Including wearing apparel for
men; women and children will be in
cluded in this great sale, shoes,
hosiery, silks, dresses, underwear,
aults, conts and piece goods.
Many "specials" will be offered In
addition to regular reductions on new
merchandise as an Incentive to shop
pers. It is hoped that by offering at
tractive bargains, that the large stock
now on hand at the M. M. Department
store will be cleaned up to allow room j
for spring and summer stocks.
II. A. Booth to Resign.
EUGENE, Ore., Jan. 4 R. A.
Booth of this city, chairman of the
Oregon state, highway commission,
announced that he will tender his
resignation to take effect wlien Gov
ernor rierco is inaugurated this
month.
DOCTORS WANTED
TP OPERATE
Mrs. Quillon Tells How Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
SaTed Her from an Operation
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiii
U1UJ1U
Mnlcppon.Michiean.-"After doctor
ing for eight or nine years with different
any reuei at au.uiey
saiaawosb mat. mcu
icine would not reach
my case and I should
have an operation, I
had heard of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound and
often saw it adver
tised in different pa
pers where some
women had suffered
iust as 1 did and not
well and strong again by taking the Veg
etable Compound. 1 decided to see what
it would do for me, and before I had
finished tho fourth bottle I was much
better, the weakness stopped and the
severe pains in my sides left me. I
am now much stronger and do my own
work and work in the factory besides. I
am still taking the Vegetable Compound
and give it all the praise. " Mrs. Nellib
QiniAON.nMorrisSt., Muskegon, Mich
Women should beed such warning
symptoms as bearing-down pains and
weakness, for they indicate some female
trouble, and a persistent and faithful
use of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound will seldom fail to help.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. Messages
of condolence and tribute to her ca
reer were being received from a host
of friends and admirers today of Mrs.
Alexander Graham Bell, widow of
the famous inventor, following her
death here last night at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. David Fairchlld
Mrs. Bell, whowas C3 years of age,
passed away after a long illness, be
ginning with a breakdown suffered
at the time of Dr. Bell's death lust
August.
The funeral will take placo tomor
row afternoon nt Twin Oaks, former
ly the home of Mrs. Bell's father. At
Mrs. Bell's request, the body will be
cremated and the ashes will be bur
led beBldo the body of Dr. Bell at
Belnn Breagh, noar Baddeck, Nova
Scotia.
Burn Club Mortgnjro.
WENATCHEE, Wash., Jan. 4.
The outstanding feature of tho annual
meeting of tho Wenntchee Commer
cial club will be the burning of the
$11,000 mortgago which has stood as
an indebtedness against tho club
since tho structure was erected m
1910. Tho mortgngo has been fully
paid.
School Superintendent Election
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 3. County school
superintendents of Oregon In session
here yesterday elected Mrs. Twella
Ferguson of Klamath county president
of their association, L. B. Gibson of
Hood River county, vice president, and
Joslnh Wells of Polk county, secretary
Will Shoot Husslnn I'rlnoo.
MOSCOW, .fan; 4.-(By the Asso.
elated Press.) Prince Uktomsky
has been sentenced to bo shot for
having acted as chief of the "army
for the salvation of Russia," which
operated for a short time In Iho Ros
tov-on-Don district. "
PiDte Thoughts fofam
PRAYER FOR WISDOM : So teach
us to number our days, that we may
apply our hearts unloristloin. I'wiliu
Rurik fiouah After influenza
"After an attack of the 'Flu' which
left me with a severe cough nothing
seemed to relieve me until I used
Foley's Honey and Tar," writes Mrs.
K n Drake. Childs. Maryland. Coughs
maiiHinir from Influenza. Whoonfng
Cough, Asthma, Croup, La Grippe and
Uronchitas are quickly relieved witn
PniAv'a stnnnv and Tar. Contains no
opiates ingredients printed on the
wrapper. iargesi selling cuuku
loinn in ih world. Sold everywhere
Adv.
F
SCHOOL AND STATE
TAX IS B2.9 W!!LLS
The tux levy apportionment for in
corporated towns of Jackson county,
for state, schot and county taxes, as
compiled by tfle county assessor is
as follows; '
Town !
Levy
Mills
62.9
01.
,1.
Ashland
Medford
Butto Kails 67.3
Central Point 73.2
Eagle Point 62.6
Gold Hill .53.6
Jacksonville '. . . . 60.2
Phoenix 72.2
Rogue River 68.3
Tulent 67.9
Central Point has the highest levy
of any town in tho county. The1
above levy does not Include, the mu-t
nicipal lax of the various municipal!-i
ties. Tho county nnd state levy for
outside of high districts Is 27.6 mills.
and for insldo high school districts
.2 mills. .
Tho assessor's office is preparing
the tax rolls, for turning over to the
sheriff's office Mnrch 1st. and an that
date will stnrt making the 1923 assessments.
WINNIPEG, Man., Jan. 4. The
Provcncher school, under tho juris
diction of tho St. lionifaco public
school board wns destroyed by fire
early today entailing a loss of $106,
000. According to reports, there was
no one In the building when tho blaze
tho origin of which is undetermined,
started.
There genernlly are about . two
hundred children in the convent, but
owing to the midwinter holidays, only
half that number were in tho build
ing. They all escaped. The loss was
estimated at $100,000.
SALEM. Ore., Jan. 4. Vpon re
ceipt of a telegram late yesterday
from United States Senntor McNary
announcing that tho -senato had con
firmed : the appointment v of Judge
John S. Coke of Marshfleld ns United
States attorney In Portland to suc
ceed Lester Humphrey, Clovornor Ol
cott announced the appointment of
John C. Kendall of Marshfleld to suc
ceed Judge Coke.
out. Ill swimming to the surface he
encountered the wreckage of the
bridge, through which he finally crawl
ed to safety.
, With, dozens of relatives and friends
of missing men, W. A. Godfrey rushed
to the morgue to look for the body of
his brother who was with him on the
bridge.
"There were four of us in the car."
said young Godfrey, "John Darr and
Charles Strand,- my brother and my
self. Darr was driving. 1 don't know
how it happened. One moment we
were talking and laughing with three
of us in the back seat and the next
moment the car was diving into the
river. The noise was deafening. Then
I cannot remember anything except
the fight to get out of the back seat
with all the weight of the water
against me. Somehow or other I mado
it and climbed onto the broken tim
bers. Some men pulled me up with
ropes. They pulled Darr and Stroud
up too, but when we looked around
for my brother John, he wasn't tliero."
Repairs Being Made
Had the bridge collapsed a few min
utes earlier the loss of life would have
been greatly multiplied. During the
afternoon, workmen had been making
repairs on the draw which was par
tially raised at times. Five minutes
before the accident, at the close of one
of theBe periods of work, scores of
cars woro backed up nt either ap
proach, together with many pedes
trians, waiting to cross. This press
of traffic had dwindled to approximate
ly tho normal evening load when tho
brlilgo crashed;
Survivors told almost identical stor
ies. The snap and crash of the falling
structure, tho sudden plunge Into the
racing river and the battle for life in
the muddy current. To Bwlm ashore,
cumbered with heavy clothing, was a
test to be mot only by the strongest
and most ndept a fact attested by the
circumstance that many of the sur
vivors were pulled from the river n
distance of three blocks below the
wreckage.
Exploration of the wreckago was not
attempted last night, owing to a fear
that bodies which might be caught
among tho timbers would be released
and carried away In the darkness. This
was begun with daylight and an en
deavor will also bo made to grapple for
submerged automobiles In which
bodies may be held.
Report 40 Rescued
Tho estimate of the number rescue.!.
whether below the bridge or on the
debris was forty. Allowing for tha
escape of many upon the bridge and
accepting the estimate of 100 who
were in peril, it Beamed likely that the
loss of lives would be trebled when tho
final check is mado.
At daybreak searching parties
cruised down river In quest of bodies
which may have been carried even into
tho Columbia which the Cowlitz joins
two miles below the city.
the curtains of his cur and crawled! river here. Officials admitted the
possibility Unit the. death list might
reach 25 or 30.
One body was recovered from the
river at noon today below Ibe bridge,
and Oeorge (). McDonald of Vancou
ver, Wash,, died at a hospital from
injuries.
Injured Victim Dies
KELSO, Wash.. Jan. 4. George O.
McDonald, a plumber of Vancouver.
Wash., who was reported as suffering
from internal injuries sustained when
the bridge over the Cowlitz river here
collapsed at five o'clock yesterday
afternoon, died at 2:49 a. m. at the
Kelso general hospital. Ills parents
reside nt Vancouver, Wash., and he
hns a brother In San Francisco.
Deputy Coroner William D. Van
Note of Kelso, who saw the crash,
estimates that 20 to 1!5 bodies and U
to 18 automobiles are In the river
now. He declared that a systematic
search of the river was started at
daylight.
Three divers, one from Knlama and
two from Portland, nre due hero early
today.
OI.YMPIA. Wash., Jan. 4. The
unfinished state bridge across the
Cowlitz river between east and west
Kelso will be connected immediately
with a temporary structure around
the uncompleted lift span in the cen
ter so that traffic, which was cut off
by the collapse of the city bridge yr.s
tenl.'iy afternoon, may he resumed as
soon as possible, according to Gov
ernor Louis F. Hart, cliutiimm of the
Htute highway committee today.
James Allen, supervisor of high
ways said-he believed 'the temporary
bridge would be ready hy Sunday
night or .Monday morning.
"Although the old bridge was a
oily bridge and not under our Juris
diction tho state is ready to render
any assistance possible In giving re
lief as it result of the disaster," saiil
tile governor.
BOOZE CASE ARGUED
velopment of our 'chorlshcd 'merchant
marine," the government ,say, -.'-'rtse
mischief of drinking intoxicating
linuois must be cut up by the roots,"
and the coiiHh can listen only to the
nuiDdntcH of law. "and tread thnl
path' which Is marked out by duty."
CONFERENCE BREAKS UP '
(Continued from page one.)
(Continued from page one.)
the controversy centers largely upon
the proper construction to be given
the word "territory." ns used by con
gress In extending the prohibition act
to territory subject to the "jurisdic
tion of the United States." The gov
ernment contends that the nation's
"territory" extends wherever the
United Hlntes has "Jurisdiction," and
that having Jurisdiction over Ameri
can vessels on the high sens and In
foreign ports, the prohibition law au
tomatically applies to them.
Counsel for the American steam
ship companies combat such a con
struction, insisting that under decis
ions of the courts the "territory" of
the United .States is "land." A ship
is not "territory" in a physical sense,
they argue, nor In the same sense ns
the word Is employed in the consti
tution. While It would be deplorable
"nhoulil enforcement of the attorney
general s ruling interfere with de-
"that the nay Germany' will want, to
muke war It will be on the smaller
nations that she will throw herself.
Her plan of non-aggressloti would
leave her free to do so and would
prohibit us from going to their
help." ' : 'j'
PARIS, Jan. 4. (By tho Associated
Press.) An airplane wus placed at
the disposal of the hrlllsh delegation
lo tho reparations conference today
by the French air ministry, The ma
chine was assigned after Prime itln
'ster Bnnnr Law had made a request
to that effect in order to send a most
urgent courier to London.
M
EASLES rf
may be followtd by MtiooS
cold troubles; use nightly -
WICKS
V VAPORUB
Oml 7 Million Jars UstJ Yearly
WARRANT8 PROTESTED
(Continued from page one)
and were for violation of tho liquor
laws. This amount Is correct, and
vouched for by the county treasurer.
The prohibition enforcement dis
bursements and receipts for 1922,
by month,: Is as follows:
Expenses. Fines.
January $ 580.60 $ D34.95
February 437. CO 19,90
-March 811.69 G63.00
April 76.4l 004.00
Mav 350.00 32.90
Jurfe 673.49 143.00
July 720.18 60.00
August 353.81 D43.80
September 777.56 115.90
October . 624.71 420.35
Novembor 1,008.22 207.05
December 1,232.11 D97.00
Totals j$S,246.18 $3.741. S5
It will be seen from the above that
August was the only month In which
tho receipts exceeded the expenses,
and that November and December
were both over the $1000 mark for
expenses. The last two months
showed the' highest expenses of the
year. ... '
SCORES DIE WHEN BRIDGE FALLS
(Continued from page one.)
Autos Back to Safety
Scant as the warning was at the
snapping of the cable, many of the
pedestrians on' the bridge raced to
safety and In one or two Instances
automobiles were backed away ns the
chasm gaped before them. Hardy
swimmers rose to tho surface and
struck out against tho muddy t6rrent
of the stream, being carried far down
tho river before they were rescued.
Unable to back his car from the
tumbling structure, E. F. Hatch, a
shingle weaver, living in Kelso, sat
helpless at the wheel of his machine
as It sank with the bridge. The shock
of cold and swirling water aroused
him from a half stupor. Struggling
vigorously, he managed to tear sway
Woman's Case Amazes
Medford
A business man's wife suffored for
two years with sore, watery eyes,
which pained day and night. Finally
she tried slniplo camphor. Hydrastis,
wltchhnzel, etc., ns mixed In Lovop
tlk eye wash. . This helped her AT
ONCE, Another lady reports "It
leaves eyes cool and fresh." One
small bottle Lnvoptlk usually helps
ANY CAHE weak, strnlned or in
flamed eyes. Aluminum eye cup
FREE. Leon 11. Hasklns, Drugglns.
Adv.
KELSO. Wnsh.. Jan. 4. (Ry the
Associated Press) Two known dead
and fifteen definitely listed ns miss
ing was the-result of the morning's
check of victims of tho collapse late
yesterday, following tho snapping of
a cable, of tho old wooden bascule
suspension bridge, across tho Cowlitz
Women Need Swamp-Root
Thousands of women have kidney
and bludder troublo and never, sus.
pect it. . .,
Women's complnlnts often prove to
be nothing else but kidney trouble, or
tho result of kidney or bladder dis
ease. .. ; ...
If tho kidneys are not In a healthy
condition, they mny cause tho other
organs to become diseased. .
Pain In tho back, headache, loss of,
ambition, nervousness, are often
times symptoms of kidney trouble. ,
Don't delny starting' treatment. Dr.
Kilmer's Hwamp-Rpot, a physician's
prescription, obtained nt any drug
store, may be Just the remedy needed
to overcome such conditions.
Oet a medium or largo size bottle
Immediately from any drug store-
However, if you wish first to test
this great preparation send ten cents
to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Illnghamton
N. Y for a sample bottle. When
writing, bo sure and montlon this
nnper.. Adv.
Bang!
Go Prices on
Winter Fabrics
i
That's my contribution
to the "After the Holi
days Tales." ,
Enables you to order
the new clothes at a big
saving.
!'.'. - '
I have blown $5.00 to
to $15.00 off former
prices. '
i ' ,; -
Think how good this
saving will feel in your
pockets, in a new suit
at that!
E. Main, Upstairs ! I
Make Room Sale
For the next two weeks we are offering
SPECIAL LOW PRICES
on all lines of
SMALL HARDWARE, TINWARE, GRANITEWARE, AJLUMI
NUMWARE, GLASSWARE, CROCKERY in plain and fancy
patterns, GALVANIZED GOODS, BROOMS, MOP HANDLES
and many other articles in the house furnishing line that will be a
great saving in price and well worth your while to take advan
tage of this offering and supply your needs.
eipbmix 1
FLEISHEE'S YARNS
Lead all Other Brands
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ieHi,.f nriT
222 W. Main
Medford
Now in Medford!
The New
Jewett
Six
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.. .A Paige Product
$1105 P. 0. B. Medford
WE ARE SHOWING AT OUR SHOW ROOMS THE
Jewett "Special"
AND THE
Jewett Touring Car
You're Cordially Invited to Call and See These Cars
' :' " . : . ' V, ' . '.' . :
The Jewett "Special" mny well be considered one of the most beautiful enrs '
in Modford. Tho body is moleskin griiy mid the upholstering of Rrny-fireen
paniMh leather to harmonize. , ' ' ' . V ; : r V. i ', ''
The Jewett has a Six-Cylinder, 50 li. p motor, Timk in Axles, Semi-elliplio
Springs nnd Reiny Kleetrienl System. Tires arc 31x4. ' 1 1 ' ' "'
Crater Lake Automotive Go.
Telephone 208
PAIOE AND JEWETT DISTRIBUTORS
123 South Front Street
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