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PAGE TCTfirrT MEDFOKD MATL TKTBUNB, MEDFORD. w.-. CVREfiON. RATITRDAY, JANUARY 29, jf)2f F WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Officials of the labor unions represunling skill ed employes of shipyards today ord ered a general referendum on the pro posal of the Atlantic Coast Shipbuild ers association and the Jiethlehem Shipbuilding corporation that wake scales be reduced tun per cent as the initial move In a program designed to bring down production costs. The llethlenem company has Indicat ed. a desire to put the new scale Into effect not later than February 14 while the Atlantic association offered to wait until March 1. A; J. Herres, secretary of the metal trades' drpurtnieiil of the American Federation of Labor which lias been supervising the negotiations with the shipbuilders, said today that the ques tion of whether the cut would be ac cepted depended entirely upon the out come of the vote, between 00,000 and 75,000 skilled laborers were affected, he estimated. FRIED CHICKEN OPENS N'SI CIIICAOO, Jan. 29. In exchange for a meal of fried chicken Hoscoo Thomp son, a negro today confessed to killing Kev. G. L. Burrago, also colored. "It was a joke pn me, ' Thompson told police, who provided the chicken. "I went to all the trouble of killing him and cut his head nearly off with a razor and all I got out of It was ?2 and a bum watch. Gee, this chicken is good." DEPT. OFJUSTICE RIALTO The Hei t Six Reel- I Beginning ft?ggs I Tomorrow dtteSiM&ZMfoK The True and AitmmdM Adventures of Twa lav'mi flmerkan Cameramen amongtlcMflll EflTEBff GOING TONIGHT ,. LIONEL BARRYMORE in "THE DEVIL'S GARDEN" A play Without Frills to Spoil the Thrills AFTER G. BERGDOLL THCIJUN, Jan. 28. Carl Nouf nnd Frank dimmer, alliK''i American Uo tectivuH, who attempted to kidnap firover Cleveland HerdoU and Isaac Stechcrit lUerlach, Baden, Tuesday nljjht and were arrested, were taken to Mosbach today Tor a hearing. The two men, who claimed to ho connected with the bureau of criminal investi gation at "YVaHhinBton did not carry credentials for entering the unoceu plud zone &l Germany, Bays the Frank fort Oazette. OfflceiH In the intelligence' depart ment of the American forces at Cob lcnss denied they had nent the two men in purmiit of iierKdoll and Steelier, and un investigation lias been begun. "WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Depart ment of justice officials denied today that the alleged American detectives charged with having attempted to kidnap Grover C. licrgdoll, draft evader, at Bherbach, Baden, were agents of the bureau of investigation. Officials declared there were no ugents on duty in foreign countries. . JJIscUHHlng the possible extradition of Uui-gdoll, officials said there waa no treaty under which the United Ktatcs could demand his return. The state department had given no con sideration to tho, question, it was said. TOTAL IS $266 The Hoover European Relief Fund benefit given at the Page theater this morning netted $260, and the Roose velt school was an easy winner for tho free school matinee, selling' 140 tickets ouf of the 150 assigned them. The .tally of other schools was. as 'follows: ' , Washington school assigned G00, sold 126. Lincoln school assigned 400, sold Jackson school assigned' i'00,'' sold C2.' ' - ' lr v w - St,. .Mary's acadomy assigned 300, sold 92. ! The total number of tickets Bold was 508, and 24 were sold through the ticket office. The nameof the prize winners selling the largest number of tickets will be published as soon (as tlie tickets hive all been turned In. This sum of $266 brings the' total Meflford amount .with the Mail Tribune fund to approximately $1,- oo. ... ONE KILLED IN U.P.FREIGHTVVREGK OGDEN, Utah, Jan. 29. Morris For guson, a Union Pacific pile driver was killed and eleveji were injured, some seriously when an 'eaatbou'nd Union Pacific freight train crashed into the rear of a work train between Knight and Altamont, Wyo. The injured were brought to hospitals .at Ogdeti- and Evanston, Wyo. ; SALEM, Ore., Jan. 29. Practically a duplicate o the bill now before the California Btatei legislature prohib iting the offering of a bribe to' any ball player, umpire, manager or own er of a ball club was Introduced in the house yesterday by Representa tive McFarland. . . IS' OF KANSAS CITY. Mo., Jan. 29. Dear niaud Stewart, former prohibition agent, was found guilty of second de gree murder here today and sentenced to ten years Imprisonment for the kill ing of Theodore W. Hope, a watchman in a downtown office , building, the night of October 28. Hope found Stewart loitering in the building and ordered him ouj. Stewart left and returned a few minutes later and shot the watchman. Stewart pleaded temporary Insanity. -' JOSEPH PLEADS GUILTY Jewish tradition Is that Cain was slain by his son Enoch. PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 29. Re trial in March of Thomas Lotlsso on charge of murdering his wife, Tessle Lotisso, a war bride, was predicted today by prosecutors following dis agreement of a jury late yesteuday. Sable Island, east of Nova Scotia, is gradually sinking. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29. Joseph Rodriguez deliberately threw away a . chance for liberty today when- he pleaded guilty to an offense against, Josephlno Munez,'l7, after a jury.hadj disagroed In his case. He was given . an indeterminate sentence of from two to four years. ''.!', j "1 want to get it over wlth'lie told . ; the court. Rodriguez created a sensation here recently when he made a spurious con. fession to the police that he killed Jacob Charles Denton, Los Angele3 mining promoter. He had been held in the county Jail for four months await- ! ing and during trial. . ' Chinese make candles from the wax found covering the seeds of the fruit of the tullow tree. SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ' FOR THE H.W TR!AL ARDMORH. Okla., Jan. 29. Dis trict Judge T. W. Champion an nounced today the appointment' of H. If. Brown, Ardmore attorney, as spoelal prosecutor in tho.trlul of Mrs., Clara Smith Hamon, charged with murder In connection with the death of Jake L. Hamon, Oklahoma million aire. Mr. Brown is a brother of Russell B. Urown, formor county attorney who filed the charges .against Mrs. Hamon. ' ' Tho appointment of the special prosecutor was made necessary be cause. JumesH. Matliors, recently in stalled county attorney, had previ ously been employed to defend Mrs. 1 union. The trial is to begin March 10. I . y . Most of the credit for perfecting tolography which went to Samuel B. Morse, belonged to Alfred Vail ft SPARKS FROM TODAY'S WIRE MIAMI, Fla.. Jan.' 29. Carrying out his determination to avoid pub lic demonstrations during his vaca tion down the Florida coast, President-elect 'Harding cut his visit to Miami today to a short stop devoted lurge.y to golf. After a fishing ex pedition south of IMiami he probably will make another visit hor. It Is understood however, that his plane for the return trip are indefinite. CHICAGO, Jan. 29. The first ne gro woman to be a candidate for al derman in the city council Is. Mrs Lulu M. Sims. She is a candidate In the fourteenth ward, once the strong hold of the late Roger C. Sullivan, noted democratic leader. WASHINGTON-, Jam 29. Enrique Estrada has been appointed minister of war in Mexico",' succeeding the lute General Benjamin -Hill,; the state de partment was. advised today by the American embassy. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29. William 0. McAdoo, formerly secretary ot treasury and dlroctor general of railroads, accompanied ly Mrs. Mc Adoo and his- secretary, left today for Mexico Oity. Ho said he was go ing for a "brief pleasure trip." , PAGE Tomorrow Monday Tuesday tr-Xf: ! imiiniwiiimB imn mi i f-nnraniirfMMMWMiwiiiiiiiiiM rimiEM! Tmnf fMMTMWiV i hhhimwi m LEAVING TONIGHT .! , . CHARLES RAY r In his best comedy -"19 and Phyllis" , ' Nothing ... ; ' - . - . Succeeds Like Success Having again demonstrated our superior methods in marketing Rogue River Pears, we take pleasure in publishing our Grand Averages on season 1920 Pear shipments These averages are Net F. OJ fi.MedfprdjPegon. Bartletts, Extra Fancy. . . .$3.33 FancyjN'tf-2.35 . Howells, Extra Fancy 2.65 Fancy'-K 5 Ul) J Clairgeau, Extra Fancy 2.17 Fancy . .'.',1,86 J Cornice, Extra fancy :ifvv-d.l3 ...Bosc, Exra Fapcy..;pi;43 - - P. Barryil Extra. Fancy ''i!JiK,'3.'44;. hahcy Fancy Fancy Fancy 1.86 Half Box 2.58 :; Half Box 2.67-y:rikliF Box 2.80 " Half Box ;$3.6lv ,2.14. ; 2.67 . ; 2.58 STATE OF OREGON, , : , , COUNTY OF JACKSON, ss: ' ' I, Ralph G. Bardwell, after first being duly sworn, depose and say, that tle above is a true and correct v copy of the net averages F. O. B., Medford, Oregon covering Pears shipped by the Bardwell Fruit Co. Season 1920. ' , " ' ' Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of Jan., 1921. . (Signed) RALPH G. BARDWELL, i NORA B.DUNLAP, Notary Public' for Oregon. My Commission expires Nov. 30, 1924. -' ' . ' ' ' ' ' '''' We believe the above averages are the highest ever received by growers in this district. Our net average price paid growers on Extra Fancy Bartletts is equivalent to $120.00 per ton free of all charges, and on Fancy Grade Bartletts is equivalent to $77.00 per ton, free of all charges. All our growers re ceived full payment and accounting for all varieties of pears by December 4th, 1920. , , . - ; ' '.- The success of the Bardwell Fruit Company is due to its conscientious, straight forward service to Growers. To its ever increasing reputation for securing better Prices for the Grower Phone 124 Bardwell Fruit Company Whse. & Office 445 So. Fir St. V s-1 """ , .