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MKOFOOT flfXTC TRIBUNE. WFTVFOTIT1,. 0REGO. THURSDAY. MAY 27. 1920.
IS
MERELY EFFORT TO
DEFEAT SEN. SMOOT
That the government Investigation
of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company is
entirely politics, and merely a con
venient shield to hide the effort of
the democratic administration to de
feat Senator Smoot of Utah for re
election was the charge made here
today by Alex Xib!ey cf Portland, Bon
of Bishop Nibley of Salt Lake; man
ager of the Utah-Idaho company. To
support this statement Alex Nibley
and his brother Merrill Nibley of Salt
Lake City, asst. manager of the com
pany, made public the following texts
of telegrams which passed between
Henry W. Beer, special attorney rep
resenting the federal trade commis
sion and George E. Sanders of Salt
ljko City, one of the chief witnesses
for the government:
-Ulgby, Idaho, 13th. 1920.
"George Sanders, care of Dr. Snow,
60 Klrst Ave.
'Salt Lake, Utah.
' "Expect to close, leaving here Sat
urday. What do you intend to do re
garding Med ford und Grants Pass
proposed hearing? Wire me collect.
"Beer,
"Federal Trade Commissioner."
"Salt Lake City, Utah, .May 13th,
1920.
"Henry W. Beer,
"Special Counsel, Federal Trade
Commission,
"Rlgby, Idaho.
"Do not know what to advise you
about proposed -heaTing at Grants
Pass. Think you ought to have
about three weeks from now. One
of your Investigators should be there
In advance lining up witnesses. Don't
be In too big hurry to finish your case
as public sentiment Is fast changing
and almost entirely for government
prosecution. Sugar magnates anxious
for you to get thru. Palmer should
keep you on the job. If you keep a
going for two months It will cost
Smoot his senate seat. Better kill
some time with Washington author
ity. Ogden tomorrow.
"G. E. Sanders."
DEUELS
10 Clothes ;
for
Boys
Suits $7.50 to $20
Kaynee Blouses
Ironclad Hose
Kazoo Suspenders
GOOD CLOTHES
I Make Thma
KLEIN
The
Tailor
10H Kaat Main M.
"HUCKLEBERRY
-ALSO-
-CHRISTY COMEDY
-BRAY PICTOGRAPH
COMING-HARRY
CAREY "OVERLAND
RED"
CARTER LEADS
JACKSON
OFFICIAL COUNT
i i, i,.;.,it;v ; .T .l.inn 1
.. 'iii i
r" ""-r respected citizens and Jackson county
Mull man, according to the ctticial a faithful and progressive public of
nccount announced by County Clerk flcial who was ever vigilant and far
Fiorev at no-.a today. The vote f,,l-jslshted in his devotion to the public
lows:
Carter
Sheldon
(.'owi;ill
Carter's plurality
1770
- 17:17
JUliS
;:
The unofficial count Have Shel.li'n
tlie lead hv two votes, but the re
sult is the same, both Carter and
Sheldon beine elected.
Other results oftlie official count
follow:
IMstrlrt Attorney
Roberts
Karrell
Canadnv
Hubert's tltiriil it v -
Joint Iteprcsematlve
Gore
Hopkins
l.lOfi
1010
S17
2'Jti
17S7
10C0
(lore's maioritv 727
This increases (lore's lead bv 10'i
votes in Jackson coimtv, but if the
unofficial count in Doutrliis is uns
tained, Hopkins will be elected, as hi;
rnofficiu! majority was MO!).
CLOSE ALL DAY ON
t MAY 31
After a careful investigation as to
the sentiment of the business men cf
the citv bv H. L. Wulther, president
of the Chamber of Commerce, it has
been decided that Hie stores in Hie
citv remain closed all dnv next Mon
day, Decoration Day.
The request for the stores to elos
for hulf n day on Monday, did not
meet with favor nmomr the business
men in that many hud planned t'i
leave Saturday for un outing which
would necessitate their returning on
Sunday and bv closing all day Mon
day, the outing may be extended until
Monday evening.
Notice is here eiven that pur
chases should he made on Snturda'.
which will be sufficient to last until
Tuesday. The stores of Medford
closed on Decoration Day last venr
and a continuance of the custom is
advocated.
PAGE Tues. Night June 1
SEATS .VOW!
Messrs. Lee & J. J. Shubert Present
THE IlKMiKNT MISK'AI,
SI'KITACI.K OX KAItTII
The PASSING
SHOW
The Xew York Winter Garden's Most
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Scene 120O Costume
Cust of 2M, with
Willie HOWARD Eugene
Roy Cummings, Will rhilbrick,
John Burke
125 of the World's Beautiful Wom
en. Positively the Most Gorgeous,
Glittering, Gigantic and Costly At
traction ever sent on tour.
If you have ever dreamed of your boy
hood days and wished you were back to the
days of fishin' swimmin' and playin' hookey
You will appreciate Mark Twain's im
mortal boyhood days story, which has
amused and interested countless thousands.
Now Playing
And Plays. Thru Saturday
All you have ever loved or "cussed" in a
boy and a lot about men and women.
RIA LTO
OF
C. OF COMMERCE
G. OWENS DEATH
Whereas, by the death of the late
George uwen, souincrn uregon nas
.ilost one of its best and most highly
welfare;
And whereas, the Medford Cham
ber of Commerce was ever assured of
his assistance and co-operation In
ever meritorious publfc movement
and especially feels his loss;
Now therefore, be It resolved that
the Medford Chamber of Commerce
hereby publicly expresses Its slncerest
sorrow at his death and deepest sym
pathy for his widow in her bereave
ment; And be It further resolved, that
this resolution be spread upon the
records of the organization and copieB
sent to Mrs. Owen and the public
press of the county.
Done In open meeting this 26th
day of May, 1920.
MEDFOltD
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
II. O. FROHBACH, Secretary.
11. L. WALTIIER, President.
DEADLOCK IS CERTAIN
(Continued from Page One)
will in.i-ren.-e steadily until nomina
tion is as-ured."
The Johnson hendiiuarters which
are now in charge of Hiram Johnson,
Jr., the senator's son, announced with
eiiual positiveness that :
"Senator Hiram W. Johnson al
ready has 2.IU pledged delegates who
iil vote for him on the first bal
lot and will stick with him to the
last ditch. His vote on the first bal
lot will be equal, if not greater, tain
that of unv other enndidute and hv
the fifth or sixth ballot, he will be
nominated."
Lowden "Going to Win"
''We are going to win," said the
statement from the I.owden camp.
"We have had no time to sum ud and
figures therefore hre unavailable, but
we arc going to wiii nnd the situation
looks! even better than it did last
yeek."
Work on the convention hall is
progressing rapidly and Charles K.
Hall, superintendent of the Coliseum
has assured the convention commit
tee that the more than 13.000 scuts
will be in place 24 hours before tho
convention is called to order iv
Chairman Will II. Hays of the na
tional committee.
Kxtra balconies are being erected to
provide nearly 1.000 more seats than
were available at any previous con
vention. The speaker's platform and seats
for 21)00 distinguished visitors ulreadv
have been erected.
National committeemen began ar
riving early this week and a majority
of the f3 members arc expected to be
on hand by Monday. Chairman I lavs
will arrive Sunday.
She I'eols Fine Now
Aches and pains often, indicate
kidneys out of order. Your kidneys
surely need help and quickly
when your hands and feet are swol
len and you feel dull and slug'lsh,
lose your appet'.te and your energy
and there Is a puffy look under the
eyes. Mrs. L. Gibson, 12th and Edi
son St., LaJunta, Colo., writes: ''My
kidneys were giving me a great deal
or trouble for some trine. I took
Foley Kidney Pills and they helped
mo right away. 1 feel fine now."
For sale hv Medford Pharmacy. Adv.
FINN"
I H. GORE CHIEF
W. II. Gore, the Medford banker,
continued his interesting testimony
at today's hearing of the conspiracy
in the restraint of trade charge
against the Utah-Idaho Beet Sugar
company before the federul trade
commission, und underwent a vigor
ous cross examination on the part of
the company's attorney, Judue
Strnup.
On the stand vesterdnv afternoon
in his direct testimony Mr. Gore told
about talking with officials of the
Utah-Idaho compunv during the local
campaign to sisn up suttieient acre
age to insure the company factory
being located at Medford, including
President Smith and Bishop Nibley of
Salt Lake Citv, ami that thev all hud
said that the valley was peculiarly
adapted for the growing of sugar
beets. Later, wlien the campaign was
nearly over, M. Gore testified that
Bishop Xiblev told him that the people
of Medford would have to put up
2:"i0.000 to get the factorv.
Considerable surprise was created
when the defense introduced in evi
dence ill contradiction to Mr. Gore's
assertion that he did not know until
the spring of 1015 that Medford
would be expected to finance the fac
tory, the Mowing letter written by
Mr. Gore to Alexander Nibley, De
cember 14.' 1914:
fRegnrding the matters referrp.l
to in our last conversation, it is well
for me to snv: I have given the mat
ter of financing the plant some con
sideration in consultation with two
other gentlemen, Mr. Sullivan nnd Mr.
Perrv. rind the conclusion is that un
less Hie undertaking can be financed
outside of this immediate district, wc
had probably best back up before wc
start.
'"We are well familiar with condi
tions here and thfre is no one here
who believes that it is advisable to
undertake this part of the enterprise.'
There has been much enthusiasm
shown in the proposition as it was
set forth in the meeting last Friday.
However, it will require some per
sistent effort on the part of all who
are interested Ho secure contracts
upon the renuisite acreage. Though
we believe this can be done.
"We have not taken the public into
our confidence ns to the other fea
ture at nlj. but feel that it will have
the effect of balking the whole propo
sition. If vour people are in a po
sition to guarantee the plant, in other
words, take care of the finnncinl end
of the business, we will take off our
coats nnd secure the acreage. Of
course, if we fail in this, (a contin
gency that we shall not anticipate)
vou have assumed no further obliga
tion.
Under these conditions, shall we
organize our forces nnd put the busi
ness through f I'lense let me hear
from vou at once. We are ready to
go to work."
The defense also introduced in "-vi-
icnce a letter written in reply hv
Mr. Nibley to Mr. Gore on December
14, rtl.j, which, in part, read as fol
lows:
''Your letter of 14th was receive!
this morning. 1 was just rending i!
to Iff. Bramwell, when Dr. Reddv
came into the room and asked us to
read the editorial. "Greater I'rosoor
itv." which appeared in The Medford
Mail Tribune of Mondav, l.'nh. It
was a verv strone article and euv?
our proposition finite a boost.
"I was sorrv to heir vou snv that
there, was no one there who believes
that it is advisable to undertake this
Pnrt of the enterprise. I iudge from
the tone of vour letter thnt in vmir
! constitution tftrfithot -rtii ,li,t nnl
take into consideration the fact 'hit
we expect to be of material help to
nnv community thnt will undertake
to raise the money asked bv our as
sociates. "Replying to the last pnraernpli of
vour letter. I would sav that it would
not be advisable to cnirvnss further
jr acreage, in vour vicinitv. In a
recent letter from mv father he said
I 'if thev are not willing to undertake
' to raise thnt amount of monev, 5250,
! 000. Hie whole project (Bight as well
I be dropped.' f
"We would like to have vou re
i consider the matter taking into con
! sideration the helo we will be able to
give vou. We will not proceed defi
jnitelv in anv locailtv until we have
j heard further from von."
I This forenoon on the stand Mr.
j Gore stated that when he first heard
from Alexander Nlblev that Medford
would be expected to finance the fac
torv, it was a great surprise and that
he and the other Medford men fc!;
that thev had been "double crossed"
and admitted thnt he and Niblev had
discussed the matter of financing tin
factory previous to the wrjtine of the
letter quoted above.
After the receipt of Nihlev's let
ter, in rvplv. Mr. Gore said that he
and the other local business men
dropiwd the whole factorv proposi
tion entirely, but renewed neeotintions
Inter with the company under the
understanding thnt if Medford sigr-.ed
up the reouired acreage. Medford
would get the factorv which would
he financed outside of Medford.
He testified further that President
Smith had told him in the presence of
Rishop Sibley and their wives on their
visit of inspection here that the fuc
torvt would be financed outside of
AlaUord, and that Bishop XiMey bad
given him to understand that Alex
ander Nibley's position with the com
pany wus such that he would have the
final sav about the Rosue River val
ley factorv proposition.
In refutation of the I'tah-IJaho
eompanv's claim that it had removed
the factorv from Grants Pass to Top
oenish, Wash., because the Rogue
River vullev could not crow sugir
beets, the testimony of Professor F.
C. Reimer. head of the Southern Ore
gon Experiment Station at Talent was
verv interesting. He produced soil
maps nnd stated thnt be had ex
amined the soils around Grants Pass.
"I grew sugar beets at both the ex
periment stations in 1915. In 1316 we
grew sugar beets on a number of
ranches throughout the vallev. In
1915 we grew 41 tons on tin irrigated
putch of one acre planted Muv 1, and
harvested November 10, 1915, aid
grew 18 tons on another acre tract
without water.
. S. Goddurd. who was engineer
for theX"alifornia-Oregon Power com
pany in 1915, was another witness of
Wednesday afternoon. He testified
as to a talk he had with Colonel
Mund.v about the latter's independent i
sugar factorv proposition.
The purpose of putting P. C. i
Bramwell on the stand was to estab
lish the time when, at a banquet of'
the sugar growers and business men I
of Grants Pass, Thomas R. Cutler,
general manager of the Utah-Idaho
company, in a speech declared that
the sugar factory was at Grants Pass
to stay. He gave the date as Sep
tember, 1910.
This afternoon Franklin S. Bram
well of Grants Pass, father of the
Previous witness, who, with Alexan
der Niblev, worked on the establish
ment of a beet sugar factorv in toe
vallev,. was placed on the stand bv
Attorney Beer of the commission.
A. F. & A. M.
Special communication Med
ford lodge 103, Friday even
ing, May 2S, 7:30 p. m. Work
in E. Aj degree. By order of the W.M.
5S L. E. WILLIAMS, Secy.
Notice
150.00 for Information as to par
ties who are destroying our Gusher
Cafe signs along highways, etc.
59 GUSHER CAFE.
H MANN'S The Best Goods for the Price, No Matter What the Price MANN'S
1 19th Friday Surprise Sale
A Weekly Event of Great Importance
I 29 BIG MONEY SAVERS TOMORROW I
OIL CLOTH.
In light and dark colors,
S white. 50c 2Qp
values, yard JL
1 COLORED PONGEE
36 inches wide; Severn
good colors to select from.
$2.25 values, tl 7C
Friday flIJ
1 WAISTS . v.-
Women's fine Georgette
Crepe "Waists $8 values.
I :f $5.98
IMPERIAL SUITING
36 inches wide in while
only. Takes the place oi
linen, 69c values, Fri
day. IQp
vard
JAP CREPE
In fancy stripes, 30 inches
wide, oUc values,
Fridav. vard
39c
PLAY SUITS
Made of heavy Hue den
im. Cheap "at $1.50.
Friday,
each
$1.19
NAINSOOK
36-inch fine Imperii-.!
English nainsook, 50o
values. Friday surprise
sale,
vard
42c
SILK GLOVES
Ivanhoe brand in black
and white, Soc values.
Friday, 7Qr
pair
H INFANT'S HOSE
In lisle: red, blue and
pink, 29c values. Fri-
day, 1Cf
S pair lvJl
SPRING SUITS
H Every one going in this
sale at One-Third Off.
ATTRACTION
DE LUXE
I Elsie Ferguson
m
"HIS HOUSE
H BY SIR ARTHUR
5 A Pictue You Have
LIBERTY
H BILLIE
"WANTED, A HUSBAND" and AL ST. JOHN 3
ALL WOOL
Blue Serge Suit
To Order
$43.17 AND UP
Gus, The Tailor
105 VT. Main
iCXDFORD IRON W0RK8
FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOt
AJiso ax act for Fairbanks tni Mora
EnnneM DAMASK
70 inches wide. Highly
mercerized, $1.50 values.
SS" 98c
CREPE DE CHENE
40 inches wide in a good
line of colors; $1.00 val-
ues. i; riday,
vard
$2.98
LINEN DAMASK
7Q inches wide. All pure
linen, $2.50 values. Fr-
?a : $1.98
SCRIM
Fancy printed Scrim and
and Voiles, 25e values.
18c
SHIRTINGS
Fancy striped Cotton
Shirtings, 60c values. Fri
day surprise, 3 Or
yard J"t
EMBROIDERY
Fine embroidered edsrer.
Good quality. Regular
10c values. Fri- A
day, yard "l
LONG GLOVES
Kayser's 16-button tuck
ed Silk Gloves, $2.50 val
ues. Friday, J (Jg
SILK HOSE
In black, white, brown,
grey and pink, $1.75 val
ues.. Friday, ffl rn
pair ! J"
SUMMER VESTS
In bodice and round neck,
25c values. Fri- 1 fn
17U
14-22 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE.
MEDFORD. OREGON
uiiii
1 dav, each
f I-
STARTING
"TOMORROW
For Two
Days
Only
l!
IN ORDER" I
WING PINER0.
Wailed Long to See ' j
BURKE g
Last Times Today s
POTATOES
Come Early, fomo Quick,
Hand picked Old Crop Potatoes at
only $7.00 per cwt. by the sack.
We'll knock
Man H. C. L.
the sox off of Old
MONARCH
Seed & Feed Co.
317 Eat Main 8frMt
m
GABERDINE .
And fancy white Skirt- j
ings. Regular $1.00 val-
ues. Friday, 7Cr
yard Ju
PONGEE SILK
33 inches wide. Good
heavy quality, $1.25 val-
ues. Friday,-' CQr
yard .'. ...031
WHITE VOILES W.
And Organdies, 40 inches
wide, 50c values. Fri- j
day,
Vard
42c
TISSUE ..
32-inch Silk and Cotton
tissue in plaids and 3
stripes, 79c values. Fri-
vard.- 65C H
WAISTS
"Women's fine silk waists s
Up to $10.00 values.
Friday,
each
$6,981
HANDKERCHIEFS
Women's fine sheer lawn S
Handkerchiefs,
each
3 for 50c
18c 1
COTTON HOSE
"Women's fast black Cot-
ton Hose, all sizes. Cheap
at soc. r riday,
pair
25c
GLOVES
Women's Chamoisette
Gloves in black only. 3
Small sizes. Fri
dav, pair
25c
UNION SUITS H
For summer wear, fine S
quality. Cheap at 75c.
48c j
SPRING COATS H
All new styles. Going in
this sale, One-Fourth off