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CENTRAL POINT STAR
FRIDAY, APRIL 5. 1929
VOLUME »
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PROHIBITION IS
GIVEN SETBACK
IN WISCONSIN
Anti-prohibitionixl» scored u vic
tory In the election yesterday when
tin overwhelm ing sentim ent in fav
or of repealing the Severson state
prohibition enforcement uet wu*
registered.
Iteliirii* from 17(5(5 precinct* out
of 2759 in Wisconsin (>n repeul of
the state prohibition enforcement
act, gave “yes" 2;,3.222; "no," 131,-
(116. On removal of penalties for
home brew m anufacture, "yes,"
23...,29. •'11..." 132.028.
As returns continued to u<l<| to
the majority in favor of elim inating
the prohibition enforcem ent act
from the statute books through leg
alative action, wets claim that the
m argin of victory would exceed
126,000
This claim was made by State
Senator Thomas M Dunean, social
ist, author of the referendum , the
result of which he m aintained
would be regarded its a mandate
to Use legislature, nt its preent ses
sion, to carry out the expression of
the voters.
PARTRIDGES PLANTED IN ORE
GON TO PROMOTE BETTER
III NTING
U nder the direction of (iene
Simpson, superintendent of game
farm s, more than 1500 ilunguriau
p ar.rid g es have been released In
Oregon. These little '■•yds, that
are becoming so popular witli hunt
ers, w ere placed In every county of
Ihe state where exjierience ha»
shown they will thrive. The distrih
ution in snuthisrn Oregon was made
ns follows: Jackson 96, Douglas 90.
Klanuith OS. Lake 50 and Josephine
48. The Hungarian is the hint
that observes leap year every year.
The female choose* Ihe mate and
once mated the pair never separate.
FARM BANKRUPTCY DECREASES
The number of bankruptcies
among farm ers for Ihe year ending
On June 30, 1926, was 5,079 out of
n total of 53,444, com pared with
6,296 farm bankruptcies out of a
total of 48,066 Ihe preceeding year.
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LIMBER BIGGEST ASSET
Oregon stands second among the
states in lum ber production, ac
cording to a report issued by the
state forl’stry departm ent.
The
1925 cut was 4,210.000,0161 feet board
measure. The m anufaetured value
of this lum ber exceeded 6100,000,-
000 A total of 47,0(6) persons were
employed by the industry, rep re
senting 05 per cent of the state's
industrial pay roll.
Forest industries and standing
tim ber pay approxim ately one-third
of the taxes in Oregon.
In some
counties tim ber pays us high as
75 p ercen t of the taxes and in other
counties more than 50 per cent.
The report said that in favorable
locations Douglas Or stumpage bus
sold for 64 a thousand board' feet.
W estern yellow pine stumpage in
the Klamath district sold foe more
than 66 a thousand. In New Eng
land while pine stumpage has sold
for more than 620 a thousand1 board
feet. T h irty years ago white pine
stumpage could he ¡»ought for less
than 64 a thousand and Douglas Or
for about 10 cents a thousand.
Forest’, experts estimate that a
thousand feel of saw timber can he
grown in western Oregon o n land
seeded by nature for not more than
67, N on-ag.rieultural lands cover
ed by second growth tim ber have
a decided value.
‘‘F ire is a great enemy of second
grow th tim ber,” fin d s the rpport.
"In tin Ujnitcd States there ¡ty'c
240,000166) acres of cut over land.
F ire burns over eight to tc„ million
acres of this land annually.
"The oeople of the United States
are using th eir timber four times
Us fast as growth replaces it.
DO LADIES PREFER
Ititi NEI IK S’ MOST
AUTHORS BELIEVE HO!
NUMBER 37
Medford Puts
May 1st
Be Observed as 0. K. on Air
Child Health Day Port Bonds
STATES CONSENT TO FEDERAI.
ACQUISITION OF REFUGE
AREAS
MANY TOURISTS
EXPECTED HERE
THIS SUMMER
Since the approval of Ihe Migra
T here may be room for skeptic
ism a* to w hether gentlemen p re
tory Bird Conservation Act on Feb
ruary 16, 1929, two st; tes, Kansas
fer blondes, hut there is precious
little doubt about w hether a woman
and Montana, have given consent to
will choose a fair-haired suitor or
the acquisition of lands by the Pe l
one witli raven black locks. Not,
eral Government for refuge pur
at least, if yoi^ will accept the
I pose» under the new law, according
authors of Hie w orld’s best known
to inform ation received by the Bur
eau
of Biological Survey, which I
fiction us judges.
May Day is celebrated all over
Voting slightly belter than 12 to ¡will adm inister the act.
Hardly one fiction hero in u hun the nation a* Child Health Day.
.Migratory Bird Cons rvatio,, Act
dred I* 11 blonde; few are permitted The purpos* of May Dny eelebra 1, Medford citizens Tuesday over
"O re. on will en tertain the great-
by th eir creators even to com prom tion is to focu* attention upon our whelmingly authorized expenditure provides that no deed shall be ac - t numb* r of motor tourists she
ise on brow n; the rom antic m as most precious asset—our children. of not to exceed 6120,000 to build c e p te d by Ihe Secretary of Agricul ha ever seen in 1929," says George
t u r e unless the state in which the O Brandenburg, Secrcary of the
culine ideal of the fiction world I We must admit that in this country, a “Glass A” airp o rt here.
The total vote—2425—was the area lies shall have consented by
is ¡1 creature of jet black hair and notw ithstanding its wonderful a-
( ' ■ g o St.de Motor Association, in
greute .t ever east in a special elec
deep dark eyes.
I ehlevments and progress, there Is tion in this city, and next to the ¡law to the acquisition by the Unit a recent statem ent.
j ed States of land.; in that stale.
Thus "Don Juan," B yron’s fl‘‘ry still 11 111 (‘dies*, waste of lives
" Ih e trend in m otor vacation
lover is pictured after 11 shipw reck: among our children and also among greatest ever cast at any election. The Kassas enabling act was ap niiiiiig
steadily upw ard and 1926
In
Hie
la'.t.
presidential
election,
proved on February 26 and the one >s i t;.t- I'd '.lie g re atist outpouring
"Anil lux black curls were dewy (lie m others at childbirth. In every
w ith tlte spray." Dumas* “Count community the churches, schools 3,042 ballot» were cast by residents in Montana on March 1.
of m otor vacationist* in the history
The Oregon legislature has taken . of the automobile, hut a recent si*r-
of Monte C hristo" was a hlaek- and civic organizations should com of this city.
Authorization
of
the
bo.
ids
means
no action yet.
haired, tilaek niU'tac hed hero. Loc bine with the May Day committee
j ’ 1 y conducted by the American
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ke’s “Beloved Vagabond" had block to make this a memorable day of that a* soon as they can be sold,
Automobile Association shows that
options
on
the
site
will
be
closed
CATTLE INDEMNITIES INCREASE the figures of last year will be sur-
hair and a long black heard.
enjoyment for the children. Plans and construction work will com
In Scotland Bobby Burns made
l-as t<| by the figure* of 1929.”
are under way by all organizations * mence. Only enough bonds will be
Increase in the maximum indem n
his most ‘ ” '11! hero n brnnett*
interested in child health for the old at a time to take care of work
ity that may be paid by the Fed tin t there was an increase in va
And in Bussin Tolstoy described
stale-wide observance of May Day. at hand, resulting in a saving of
eral Government for jrade and p u n cation touring of at least ten per
Hie Vronski of "Anna K arenina" as
May Day is one of the days when interest. If the port can be built
bred cattle condemned because of : ■;;! over 1927 and the value of the
u figure with closc-cropp •<! black
we want to think of health, not for less than 6120,000, only enough
tuberculosis have been announced, ' st touring army was reflected in
hair; while Chekhov, in "The D ar
children of Oregon. To every frth - bonds to pay actual construction ■
onoinic life of every section
the
m; ximuni Federal share in in 'he
ling," made a d ark beard and dark
er, mother and child in Oregon May cost* will be issued. The money dem nity payments for grade cattle of the United States.
eyes the most striking features of
Day should mean something vastly will go to buy a site near Biddle being increased from 625 to 635,
b a r b e r extracts from his state-
his chief hero.
im|M»rtant—it should mean a time road, to put in adequate runw ays, and th- amount for pure bred cat ni. nt» follows:
The Spanish lilaseo Ibenez nat
in the whole year w h en there and I q build an adm inistration tle rai'I'd from 650 to 670
The
"Perhaps the most reliable bar-
urally chose black haired hem s for
should he an inventory of the phys biulding and other structures.
A new scale became effective in Feb . iete: pos ible is the annual re-
his tulcs. But evi'n the women
ical condition of each child to see w ater pipe line will be laid to the ruary.
, ort of the Department of the In
w riters of England, w here fa ir
if he o r site is on the road to health. site.
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terior showing the num ber of visit
haired men are num erous, have al
This is necessary because exam- j W^icn completed the port will be CALLISON APPOINTED AS
ors to t e National Park* and
ways hud a decided preference
¡nation of school children has able to accomodate the largest ships *
FRESHMAN COACH Monuments. This discloscdthat last
for the dark roniplexionrd male.
shown that over 50 per cent have taking off from the north and south J
ys ir the record breaking total of
Thus, C harlotte Bronte in "Jane
physical defects. This, if remedied and will bring much air patronage
Princk Callison, Medford high .' .02 ,27.3 w ere cheeked, an increase
Eyre," F. M. Hull, Daisy Ashford,
in time, will lead to robust health; to this city.
football, basketball and baseball of 226 133 over 1927, and just a
Susan F. Wallace and many more
hut if neglected, will seriously
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coach was name I coach of Oregon j shade under 10 per cent over the
make th eir most striking figures
handicap them in making a success
FIFTEEN COUGAR KILLED
freshm an teams, Joe McKeown, registration of the year previous.
brunettes.
of life.
president of the associated student. As usual, the vast m ajority of park
Thomas Hartly’s most masculine
Upon Ihe physical, m ental, and
During the past week fifteen cou announced following a meeting of
me,i w ere dork, and Henry Fielding
and monument sightseers drove
.piritual well-being of this army gar were killed by h u nters in O re the executive eoueil.
made the hero of hi* epochal “Tom
privately ow ned automobiles.
of children depend* the future of gon and a total of 6350 was paid
Callison who has handled Med-
lone»" a decided brunette, while
“J r "{ng from scattered reports
Oregon. We can readily afford to out by the stnte e une rnn u u is'io n -
,
\ ir .Kington li ving gave “ Brom
r
e ' from Strategic locations
Bones” short curly black hair an I devote this one day in the year to ; in bounties. A w olf was (reported will succeed Bill R einhart. R ein alo -- the stream s of summer tourist
killed in Douglas county.
hart was recently chosen to fill a traffic, Ihe grand total of pleasure
1 “countenance having a mingled health of our children.
position as assistant football coach t- arists in 1928 numbered 44,000,-
air of fun and arrogance.”
under Jchn J. McEwan and conse i”Mi. They drove 11.0(6),000 cars.
quently was forced to give up his (If the 1928 crop of m otor tourists,
Gt ns OMOLBTB FOB
other duties.
WAR. DECLARES JONES
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to) p d at hotels and re
Rumor* have named Callison as sorts, v. h
If another great w ar .should come
12,100,000 either camp
Oregon freshman coach for several ed or p tronized cottage camps.
today guns and bayonets would
days, but olliciai action on his ap- Tenters num bered 8,470,(6)0 while
prove us obsolete as bow* an<| a r
rows, in the opinion of I)r. Hilton
pointment was not taken until to- co tage cam pers totalled 3,630,000.
IF THIS T E A M » H X ItO
night’s meeting of the council gover
“Ten day * was the average length
Ira Jones, noted research chemist,
PUU. TO G E T H E R t h .V d
ning student affairs. Callison’s re- of trip made by hotel tourists and
whose appraisal of the new poison
FlWD A BETTER FEAST
cord at Medford has been an excep- t! ? average sum spent per day per
A U READY A M D
gas, cacodyl ieoeyanide, is reported.
WA1T1WG F o g
tional one. He took over h is duties ¡person was close to 67.50. making
“W ar will never again he fought
them
there in 1923. In that season his the total expenditure rise to the
with shot anil shell,” declares Dr.
football team iost only one contest record breaking dim ensions of 62,-
Jones. "It c a n t he. for it is too
—to Salem high—and since then 592..'! 10.000. Campers averaged 63.-
much cheaper to destroy life whole
his grid teams have never once 30 a day for each individual and
sale w ith this new gas, which even
bowed before an opponent.
now may he m anufaetured at the
were 30 days afield.
Their total
Addition of Callison to the O re expenditures amounted to the stag
rate of thousands of tons a day."
gon coaching staff will increase the gering sum of 61,197,900,000. Thus
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num ber of alumni coaches here. bote! tourists and camper* last year
GOVERNOR M \ KI ‘
Callison graduated from Oregon
APPOINTMENTS
ft a trail of gold summing 63,590,-
just before going to Medford sev 100,(6)0. From these figure* it is
en years ago. lie played center
\V. A. Hutton of Grants Pass and
1 parent that the business of selling
for the basketball team in 1918-10, •enery in th? United States a-
Frank G. MeC.olloch of Baker Were
1921-22.
last week appointed by Governor
1111 uiit* to an enterprise w orth ap
Patterson as members of the stnte
proxim ately one-third of the nn-
S«*» I.,
MYRTLE CREEK LOSES
mining hoard created by the 1929
■I’a! turn over of the automobile
SCHOOL IN MYSTERY BLAZE m anufacturing industry.
legislature. Hutton is a graduate
of the Colorado School of Mines
A«,.
The Myrtle Creek public school
and has been engaged in mining
building .w as conipletey destroyed FARMERS CAUTIOUS IN
in Oregon since 1902. MeColloeh
by fire early Sunday m orning, with
was recommended by the Eastern
PLANNING 1929 ACREAGES
an
estimated loss of 6*50.000, ex
Mining association. Stale C orpor
clusive of the personal effect* of
ation Commissioner Mark I) Mc
Farm ers are planning this spring
teachers and pupils.
The fire is
Callister will serve as an cx-oflicio
to plant acreages of most crops
believed
to
have
been
of
incendiary-
member.
origin, general belief being that it w ith an expansion of about 2 per
One of Ihe duties imposed upon
was occasioned by renew ed activ cent in the aggregate area but are
Ihe new hoard i* to conduct a m in
ity on the part of the firebug who planning some marked shifts be
ing survey of the state.
Tmr-T'.l-in.
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burned several other buildings in tween crops as indicated in inten
Governor Patterson also reap
Ihe city a few month* ago. The tions to-plant reports received by
pointed H. B. Van Duzer of P o rt
Two fool jackasses—now get this dope—
loss
is partially covered by insur tiic United States Department of
land as a member of the state high
Were
tied
together
with
a
piece
cf
rope.
ance in the sum of 627,000. School A griculture from 50,000 farm ers in
way commission. Van Duzer is at
Said
one
to
the
other,
‘‘You
come
my
way,
will he resumed next Monday in all part* of the country.
present chairm an of the commis
"if farm ers carry out th eir p res
tw
o of the church buildit? s, ac
While
I
take
a
nibble
of
this
new-mown
hay..”
sion. He was first appointed by
cording to present plans.
ent pi ns,” say s the Bureau of Agri-
G overnor Pierce.
‘‘I won't,” said the other; you come with me,
I be fire was diseovere 1 about 2 ¡cultural Economies interpreting the
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a 111. Sunday, the whole interior rep irt in a supplemental outlook
For 1 too, have seme hay, you see.”
DR. MALMGREN PASSES AWAY
being ablaze by the time the alarm rept i t for 1929, "there would seem
So they got nowhere; just pawed up dirt,
was sounded.
to he a reasonably favorable m ar-
Dr. Theodore J. Malmgren, well
Au;d oh, my gosh, how that rope did hurt.
T here was little Ihe fire depart- k it outlook for all hay and feed
known physician of Phoenix, died
nient could do upon its arrival crops in the w estern states, alfalfa
at (i o’clock Wednesday morning
Then they faced about, those stubborn mules,
than to devote its energies for m arket, potatoes for m arket
nt his home following a heart nl •
And said. “We’re just like a couple of human feols. other
to saving nearby structures. The | • Her the first of July, sweet pota-
lack. Ihe ¡lines* came upon Dr.
Let's pull together; I’ll go your way,
faet that the building was located toes, rice, flax, large-type peanuts
Malmgren al an early hour of Ihe
Then
you
come
with
me
and
we'll
both
eat
hay.”
on
a slight elevation and at some ind most types of tobacco."
m orning
1
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distance from reidenees made the
F arm ers are cautioned ,by the
A man of 57 years of age, he was
Well, they ate their hay, and liked it, too,
task of saving adjoining buildings bureau, however, to reconsider in
apparently in Rood health, although
And swore to he comrades good and true.
easier, hut the entire town was tended increased acreages in beans,
in ¡1 slightly weakened condition
endangered for a short time as spring wheat and cabbage in cer
\s the sun went dewn they were heard to say,
since he had influenza about a year
burning em bers w ere carried high tain areas. "Present num bers of
ago.
“Ah, this is the end of a perfect day.”
into the air and fell hack, still burn live slock, it is pointed out, indicate
Dr. Malnigre had been a resident
ing, into the town, for there was no m aterial change in prospects for
Now get this lesson—don’t let it pass—
of Phoenix for 15 year* previous
no wind to scatter them.
farm ers grow ng hay and feed crops
Learn this one thing from the poor jackass:
Io his death. He was known all
The gymnasium adjoinii)_> the (or sale, except in some w estern
w here he had treated the sick.
We must pull together—it's the only way
main building was badly scorched and northw estern areas, where th©
—Medford News
To build our community and make it pay.
but not seriously damaged.
severe w inter has depleted reserves.
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