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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
TYPHUS SPREADS
ACROSS BORDER
FROM MEXICO
Rio Grande Guarded by
Agents of Public Health
Service
10000 CASES IN CAPITAL

WASHINGTON. Dec 24.-The Mexican
typhus plague has crossed the Rio Grande
into Texas Information to this effect has
reached the United States Public Health
Service here. Three cases of the disease
have been located at Laredo, Tex, where
hundreds of Mexican refugees have gath
cred.
Strenuous efforts are being made to pre-
vent further spread of the disease on this
side of the line. The Public Health SerN-
ice has issued orders detailing special
agents at all towns along the border ana
at each OF these places n rigid quaran-
tine inspection will he established. All
persons leaving Mexico will be subjected
to careful examination and suspects
placed in detention camps.
Reports reaching the Red Cross from
Mexico City, where 10000 persons are
reported down with the fever, state that
the epidemic has spread to the foreign
quarters Thirteen cases are reported
in the American and English colonies, The
British Ambassador conferred yesterday
with Secretary Lansing over the situation.
The Secretary Informed him that Car
rama has not yet replied to the request
of this Government that he permit agents
of the American Red Cross and of the
Rockefeller Foundation to take charge of
the campaign against the fever in Mex
leo city, Pueblo and Pachuca and parts
of the State of OaNaca where the pesti-
lence Is raging with particular violence.
DR.. c. c. Pierce. of the Public Health
Service has been ordered from San Fran
cisco to Laredo to take charge of the sit
uation there.
Today in New York, at the home OF
Robert de Forest, the Executive Com
mittee of the Red Cross. of winch ex'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
GERMAN CHRISTMAS CANDLES
TO LIGHT MILES OF TRENCHES

BERLIN 2i-Miions Of tiny Christmas trees with lighted
of light the the
FROM France to Poland and into Serbia tonight
forward to the trenches today
tiny branches fixed to the top of Christmas packages each
package the suggestion
Berlin hopeepers candles lighted Christmas Eve after
removed They made small enough to be
carried through the post.
girls whose daddies the trenches will have
of the The shops of Berlin
nearly empty today
will find soldiers pck and
field uniforms with hems ntmere guns that shoo
that actually under the
military shops
backgrounds with French
the little woudbe Hlndenbugs Won
havea a oyand all their
One biggest showed military railroad with whole
automobile
to unlo them their arrival
" There will be few dolls for the boys and
girls Christmas. Even the dolls the little girls VIII get
help brothers
little soldiers when they wounded
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
MAN JUMPS INTO RIVER
Grocer Tries to End Life-Saved by
Engineer and Negroes

William VAIN a grocer. worried by
business troubles, jumped into the Della
ware River at the foot Of Fairmount ave-
nue. today, after having returned twice
to his home, at 2633 North 2d street to
tell his wife good-by.
Don't you worry about me, for I'm
all right today" he told her
VAIN was saved from drowning by Roy
Pedrick. an engineer, of Richmond street
and Allegheny avenues. who runs an
electric train on the pier. He leaped
into the water and seized Vain. The
two men were pulled out by negro steve
dores VAIN, who Is % years old, Is
at the Roosevelt Hospital in n serious
condition from chill and exposure. He
has been in the grocery business at lItf
and Mount Vernon streets for is years
OF late he has been i'll and depressed
on the night before last he fell, striking
his head on a sidewalk.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
DEATH R0BS EIGHT LITTLE
ONES OF PARENTS AND GIFTS
Train Strikes Couple Laden With
Christmas Presents

MANSFIELD, o., Dec. a-Laden with
Christmas gifts for their eight small chill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24

dren, John 8. Kleinlein and Mrs. Klein-
lein were returning to their home today
west OF Mansfield. when they failed TO
notice n train bearing down upon them
at n crossing.
Mrs Kleinlein was instantly killed, and
her husband lived only few hours.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
Fatally Hurt in Cramps shipyard

Injuries received when he was struck
by travelling crane caused the death
today Of Elmer Mcclellan. q years old, III
Lawrence street. Camden. He was en-
ployed as a machinist Mt Cramps ship
yard and failed to SEQ his danger or
hear the warnings shouted by fellow
workmen as the crane approached. Nc
Clellan was taken to the Episcopal Hos
pitai, where he died of a fractured skull.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24

BERLIN, Dec, y.
The War ONCE announced last night
MAI the summit of Hartmannswciler-
iOuf. in the vosges region of Alsace. cap
tured earlier In the week by the French,
nd been regained by the Germans. The
,tt Of the statement follows:
"Durlng hot fighting yesterday brave
r,giment OF the SD Landwehr Brigade
rcaptured the summit of Hartmanns-
rslerkopf The enemy suffered extraor-
tInarily severe loss, and left % officers,
and 1890 men in our hands. We are now
busy clearing some portions of trench
on the northern slope, which Is still occu-
bed by the French.
THE figures given in the French report
oi yesterday evening regarding the the
tghting around Hartmannsweilerkop
On the 2lst inst. are exaggerated by at
hast one-half Our total losses, including
tll the killed. wounded and missing so
far as at present ascertained, amount TO
LOO men,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24

Father should tell the
nslvsdeaier today 10 order
a copy for you.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
Oppose Fare Increase to Phoenixville

Complaint was filed today with the
i"ublic Service Commission at Harris
burg by the PhoeniXvile Chamber of
Commerce against an increase In the
price OF 100 trip tickets on the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad between
Philadelphia and PhoeniXville.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-24
Dorcas Society Distributes Gifts

A Christmas festival was held at noon
today In old st. Johns LutherLn Church,
Race street below 9Th, when the DorCas
Society distributed baskets TO 200 poor
families in the vicinity Five hundred
children received presents Of toys. dolls
and other articles.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-22

Miss Margaret Tomlin, who under
went very serious operation last
week for stomach trouble, is doing
nicely. Miss Tomlin is in the Sani-
tarium.
Sunday afternoon Leander Neil
had close escape from what might
have been most serious accident
when he scraped the back end OF the
fire truck with his car. The truck
was backing into the station when
Mr.. Neil came down the hill. The
top of the Neil car was torn but nc
further damage done.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Lawrence left
on Thursday for Ashland, after re-
naming for several weeks in Gold
Hill. Mr. Lawrence is a mining en-
gineer OF much experience, recently
returned from China, and is making
personal investigation OF various
southern Oregon mineral properties
and prospects. Hill News.
Rev A. e. Ogg of the South India
missionary conference of the Meth
odist church brought a couple of cop
les of the World Outlook" to the
editorial desk the other day. This
magazine is a new departure in the
church magazine line and is we'll
worth reading by any one whether
church member or not. The illustra-
tions and paper are both excellent.
The magazine has been placed on
sale at local paper stands.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-22

Wah Chung started the season by
appearing in a straw hat several days
ago, and all of the other Cinnamon
are now following suit.
Harold Merrill left Thursday for
Klamath Falls, from whence he will
go to the Short ranch in Wood River
Valley, He has a position awaiting
him there and will remain until fall.
Sumner Parker, with his pugilistic
protege, Young Burney," in tow,
will leave soon for Yreka, where he
hopes to secure fight of the anna
teur variety with some OF the Yreka
scrappers.
Rev. j. r. Hamaker, formerly in
charge of the Episcopal church here
and more recently of Visalia, Cal,
has resigned his pastorate in the lat
ter city and will accept larger par
ism in Greensboro, Ala.
The usual string OF cars kept the
pavement warm between here and
Medford Sunday and the city park
was a most popular place. The last
three days have been unusually warm
for this season of the year
Avery Trask, driving his little
Saxon, made the complete trip over
the new scenic drive from Vista street
to the canyon road Friday. He car
ried Brick Moody along to get out
and push in case the car got stuck.
Bring your spring cleaning to
Ores tailor shop. Phone Ga.
A home talent moving picture play
was shown on the screen at the thea
tres in Albany last week The pic
lures were taken by an Albany man
and all the parts played by Albany
amateurs. The city police force was
used in one scene.
Mr.: Boots Dill arrived from Mus
kogee, Okla, last week. Boots came
safely through in tiny box and was
a much petted and honored passen-
ger. He was received with great re-
joicing by the Dill family. Boots is
his mistress favorite cat
G.. B. Humphrey, a wholesale hard
ware merchant of Malone, n. Y, af-
ter travelling in Europe, says our
lithia water appeals to his taste more
than Carlsbad or Saratoga waters.
He has been visiting his cousin, Mrs.
j. e. Barrett, of Factory street.
Jack Bailey lent considerably to
the gaiety OF nations last Saturday
with a hand organ which he carried
around and operated by the crank.
About train time Jack ambled down
to the station and furnished a lively
greeting to visiting Elks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-22
Portland Stock Market.

The receipts for the week up tc
Thursday have been: Cattle 1869
calves 10, hogs 2,O71, sheep 1,419.
Cattle-In the cattle division be,
ginning of this week the offerings
were mostly of the fat lightweight
class and consequently the offerings
were eagerly picked up by the various
buyers. The market is considered
steady in all lines. Best steers are
bringing $7.45, cows $500.
Hogs-There is a scarcity of hogs
coming to market and as a result the
prices took sudden jump of 35C
Monday and has remained at that
price since. Prime lightweights COM
manded $3.50.
Sheep-Like the swine market,
sheep also advanced with a sensation
al jump. Yearlings advanced from
$3.50 to $775, ewes $3.50 to $6.75,
lambs $3.50 to $S.S5.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-22
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Jack Morrill, motored up from Med
ford Sunday.
Try the Park Hotel for home
cooked meals. S6-tf
Irwin Bebe of Central Point was
in town yesterday.
c. B. Martin and C. R. Hurst spent
Sunday in the city.
Phone 4O5-L for Spirela corsetiere
or call at 1O8 First avenue. S4-tf
E. Alberts spent Friday in Medford
transacting business.
Grant Coleman spent Sunday with
his family in Medford.
Blaine Klum and family were up
from Medford Sunday.
Benton Bowers left Sunday for AL
bany on a business trip.
Howard Hicks came over from
northern California Sunday.
Miss Glen Scott is spending a few
days with friends in Medford.
Mrs. ]. w. Bonar OF Griffin Creek
is visiting friends in the city
F. w. Calkins of Denver was a
business visitor Sunday and today.
A. Conley drove up from Medford
yesterday with a party of friends.
Miss Wilmoth Headings spent Sat
urday visiting friends in Medford.
A number of Medford people will
attend Peg O. My Heart here tonight.
A. c. Smith, local liverymsn, is
spending a few days in klamath
Falls.
Mrs. William Fowler OF Rogue
River visited in the city last We'd
nesday.
Nina Morris arrived today from
Merlin, where she has been teaching
school.
Johnston's chocolates are unsur.
passed for quality. Rose Bros, ex-
elusive agents. 79-1mo
]. r. Robertson left last Wednes-
day for Occur d'Alene district in
Idaho.
Roy Davis and wife were up from
Medford Friday evening to attend the
Ellis hall
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-22
New UndermuSIinS

Whether you make them
or whether you buy them
ready made you will find
what you need at this store
Cambria, nainsook, long cloth with
all the dainty laces and embroideries
for trimmings.
Large assortment CSC
Including dainty crepe or muslin
gowns, muslin combination suits,
shirts, drawers. Many of these would
be regularly priced at Sl.25.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-22
Special, Ashland Transfer Co.

1000 votes with every dollar in
trade, for one week only. 1000 votes
with every dollar, Friday (only),
March 26.-Ashland Transfer & Stor-
age Co. S5-2t
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-22
NEW DRESS GOODS

PALM BEACH-The new
cloth that is being featured
very strongly, Width of
56-inches and price Of $3.50
makes this a very desirable
fabric.
French Serges, Epingle,
Empress and many novel
ties at prices from SOC yard
to $1.75.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-22

Standard legal blank forms of
every kind may be procured at the
Tidings office in any quantity.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-22

Read Ores adv. on page 4
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-03-22
SPRING WASH GOODS

Includes printed and plain ogandes voe rice cloth
Devonshire CLOTH gingams
house dresses and chidren's dresses
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

course. were delighted to- lind that
not only could they save about two
thirds Of the old cost OF the table
napery, but that they also could help
the cotton industry very materially.
4 Since have taken up this matter.
have discovered that the goods, such
as have been using, are being made
IN this country. in large mill in
North Carolina, and sold through a
prominent commission house In
New York. ! have correspondent with
the owner OF the mill, and am assured
that he can reproduce the foreign ar
ticle exactly, and in large quantities,
and can Increase the production. If
there Is a demand for 1t.
The cotton napery can be substi-
tuted for the linen heretofore used is,
to my mind. beyond question.
What we want now Is concerted
action and cooperation.
II every hotel, restaurant, dining
car system. hospital, boarding house,
and private family in the United
States from now on will purchase cot
ton tabiecloths and napkins. and also
towels and other household articles
that have heretofore been made of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

that had bsen washed svery. day for
four months ana which looked ~ good
TO me AS 4inen after being In use for
the same length OF time. The res
taurant manager informed me that
he never would have known that the
napery WAS cotton IL I had not 30
Informed him.
A. meeting Of Chicago hotel men,
called the attention of my colleagues
TO these goods and they were all sur
prised and pleased. Many OF them de-
cided then and there to substitute
cotton for linen as soon as their ex-
listing stock was exhausted.
/ announced that / should continue
to Use cotton cloth at the Fort Dear
born Hotel, and / shall adopt Its use
at the Hotel Sherman as soon as prac-
ticable.
Is Splendid Substitute.
Early this month. my old friend,
r. ID. Bowen. of Paris, Texas. called
nation as i had on the subject. The
agreed to go to Houston and Calves
ton. Texas. and address the Texas and
the Southern Interstate Hotel Assoc
rience with cotton nepery.
on December / addressed the
hotel men in convention. at the Hotel
Galvez. Galveston. / showed them
the samples of cotton cloths that had
been in use nearly eight months, some
that had been used four months, and
others that had been used only two
months. They were surprised and. on
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
GRAIN AND PROVISION NAukF.T.
tFurnash~d by Miller A. CO.. Brokers,
liH- r.. Main street, Richmond, Val

Chicago Jan. le Wheat---Feve
and irregular duo 10 the usual ret
sons following 50 heavy an advance,
Large esports yesterday were the fea
ture, but as a fact this discussion OF
weeks past does not show 80 irenfn-
dauxiy ~ one would think, viewing the
1awuFes rsttzrtt-1 f I : : ,ttstt,
this week. against s7li.0Ha last year.
81 sCorn-Eareiy steady, The absurd
argument is advanced that the wheat
situation will cause the greatest do
Me&tic consumption Of corn In his
tory. The records Of department At
washington show tn. substitutfuHs of
nOrn for wheat 10 be negligible ard
~ for exports, if we send over nifty
SmiIifons this season 81 viii be large
amount.
gssSS Oafs~~steads.
Proyfssons--oali and steady. Chi
sage, $4,000. against 1909 expected.
I ThA midmonfh Chicago stock Yards
SeAOw al .247 Hard. against la.T4f De
resnber 81, and z3,750,ao0 ribs. agatnst
Il tt.at9,Aee. December 81. 47.a3a pork.
against ss.sSs December 81. Year ago
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
BY Pollard a Bagby,
Real Estate Auctioneers.


TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE OF Two
STORY, CORNER BRICK PROPER
TY KNOWN Az NO. Is SOUTH DA-
Wis AVENUE, SITUATED AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OR DAVIS
AVENUE AND CARY STREET
In execution of a deed of trust dated
April l. f5ts, and recorded In the
clerks Office OF Richmond Chancery
Court. u. b, 2l5-B. page Bos. default
having been made in the payment of a
portion of the debt therein secured
and being required SO to do. / will sell
By auction OH the premises on
FRIDAY. JANUARY. ~. 1913.
At O'Clock r. M.
tho above mentioned property.
The improvements consist Of two
story. two fiat, corner brick building
OF four rooms EACH. bath and other
modern improvements. The lot has a
frontage of 22 feet s inches by depth
OF Ill feet to an alley 10 feet wide.
the southern line being the northern
line of Cary Street, and the northern
line running through the center of the
party wall between this property and
that adjoining on the north
Terms: Enough in cash to pay cost
OF sale, any taxes that may be due,
note for $4,000, with interest on same
from January 4, 1915. until paid. the
residue at one and two years after date
OF sale. deferred payments to be evil
denced by notes bearing interest at the
rate of six per cent and secured by
deed Of trust; OF all cash at the option
OF the purchaser.
". J. wHrrEHURsr.
Trustee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
BY Pollard & Bagby,
Real Estate Auctioneers.


TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE OF TWO
STORY BRICK BUILDING KNOWN
AS NO. IA SOUTH DAVIS AVENUE.
VALUABLE INVESTMENT PROP
ERTT.
la execution OF deed of trust dated
April /. 1912. and recorded In the clerks
office Of Richmond Chancery Court, y.
b 21s-B. page sos, default having
been made in the payment of "a portion
OF the debt therein secured and being
required so to do. I will sell by auc-
ton on the promises ON
FRIDAY. JANUARY -. 1915,
At 4 o'clock r. NJ,
the above mentioned property.
The improvements consist Of two
story. two nat brick building, OF four
rooms each. bath and other modern
improvements. The lot has from
tage Of "a feet II Ia inches. by a depth
of III feet to a 10-foot alley, the
northern line running through the CEN
ter OF an alley in common for the use
OF this property and that adjoining
on the north and the southern line run
ming through the center of the party
wall between this property and that
adjoining on the south
Terms. Enough in cash to pay cost
of sale, any taxes that may be due.
Il note for So. 600, with interest on
same from January 4. 1915, until paid.
the residue at one and two years after
date of sale. deferred payments to be
evidenced by notes bearing interest at
the rate of si1 per cent. and secured
by deed of trust. or"ali cash at the op-
ton of the purchaser.
W J. WHTTEHERST,
Trustee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17


encourage the growing of better
he able TO put out the best cotton yarn
and thread. If the ginner used only
100 bales In n year, this would mean
an increased consumption of at least
100000 bales each year. or a gain of
tenth of the Texas cotton crop.
The cheapest staple cotton goods
manufactured is duck, which sells at
three times the cost of cotton, and the
finest fabrics sell at four hundred
times the price at which the farmer
sells Shis cotton.
would Keep Money at Home.
I'm putting cotton spindles in the
gins, the profits OF the great factories
are divided among 1900 ginners in
stead of among the few big corpora.
tons. BY such IL procedure $4,000. 900
VIII be put into cotton factories In
Texas within short length of time
This money will be invested in COM
paratively small amounts all over the
state, and will be no severe drain on
any particular place.
THE object Of such n system In to
have central or main mill for the
consumption of thu cotton yarn where
1t can be made into cloth. This CEN
trail mill will contract with every
gin 10 buy it's output Of yarn for the
year, the gin In turn to agree to put
out a certain amount and grade OF
yarn.
Once the cotton spindles are placed
in the gins, the cost of tho looms Of
the cotton goods manufacturing plant
VIII be comparatively small The cost
of this central mill will be cut down.
since half OF the space win be elimi-
mated by the manufacture OF the yarns
by the gins,
And the farmer with a market at
home for his product will get what his
cotton Is worth"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17

before the Industrial conditions of
Europe assume normal shape again.
The problem Of finding new uses
for American cotton, and OF putting
these uses into effect. is one which
the American people must solve, If
we would have substantial prosperity
III this country.
About eighteen months ago, when
was buying furnishings and equip
ment for the Fort Dearborn Hotel. my
attention was brought to something
! never ha1 seen nor heard of be-
fore~~cottOn napkins and tahleeioths
OF high quality, and usunble in an
up-to date hotel ard restaurant. These
goods were made IN Austria.
Cheaper Than Linen.
After considering the. matter.
placed my order for the entire equip
ment Of table napery for this hotel.
The cost was about So per cent. or
about one~thrd the cost Of linen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-17
: Bundi.~. RieA.s.a. Va.

napery. My saving on the first pur-
chase was very nearly $4,000.
/ had forgotten all about my pur-
chase until my return from Europe.
where i passed last summer. As soon
as l recalled home. / found the coun-
try greatly agitated over the cotton
situation. On every side l heard the
cry. The cotton crop must be fl
nanced. New uses must be found for
cotton"
In a flash there came 10 me the
thought of my cotton napery at the
Fort Dearborn Hotel.
/ found. or investigation, to my
great delight and satisfaction, that
the innovation was a great success.
My housekeeper showed me cloths