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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."
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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
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Most of the credit for perfecting
tolography which went to Samuel B.
Morse, belonged to Alfred Vail
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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." ,
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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. -' ' .
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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.
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