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.": MXJ15 six ' MEDFonn-MAiE trtotjste. "NrrcDFORD. otjf.gon. Thursday. January 10.-1922 t? IL'llJS U COLDER YET. IS T RIALTO Oil EXTENSION OF MEET CENTRAL PT. NOW PLAYING 10 T T Tl A Few K. of P. Minstrel Stars T rift! 4& F""1 fmr fs mlhk '. vV M- GAGNUN WORKING MEDFORD OSSERS PREDICTION ROAD COAS mEDFORD ON GH AT MORROW Joe T. Qagnon, operator of the Jack onvllle railway, which he hopes to extend to the coast within the lifetime of all who read, haa started a home building campaign, to relieve the house congestion. He haa three houses under construction one on Oakdale, and two on Ivy streets sold, and plana to start work at once on three new houses of the bunsalow type In the County seat Ho will build more. If conditions warrant. In regard to rumors that the Jack sonville road had been sold, Mr. Gag lion states that a deal of that nature la under way, but nothing definite has come of the negotiations. Mr. Gagnon says that when the people as a whole realize the blessings to be derived from a road to the coast, an era of prosperity will set in over southern Oregon from Butte Falls to the Pacific opening up the agricultural, mineral and timber possibilities. . "If I had 200,000," Bays Mr. Gagnon. "I could build the coast road far enough so the rest of the way would be easy." Mr. Gagnon haa a surrey of the road from Jacksonville west. The Jitney service to Jacksonville has been discontinue'!, and the fare to the county seat will be ten cents. Instead of a nickel. BEN SCOVELL WILL Den Scovell, nephew of the late Sir Henry Irving, correspondent during the Boer war and veteran of ttie World war, will speak tonight before members of the Masonic and Eastern Star lodges on "Masonry at the Front." , . Mr. Scorell was the first entertain er and cheerer to the Canadian, Brit ish and A'ustralicn soldiers In France. Vhen the United States got Into the war, he returned and made a wing around to all the 'big camps and hospitals. He is a vice president Of the Great War Veterans of Canada and a charter member of the Cana dian Veterans of Portland. Mr. Score' 1 related several amus ing stories at the Chamber of Com merce forum luncheon yesterday and his speech, atlhough slightly abbre viated was greatly appreciated. All Masons and Eastern Star members should attend tonight's meeting and hear bis address if possible. Y. M. C. A. BASKET B. IT The ninth and tenth games of the T..M. C. A. basket ball league will be played tonight at the hall over the Shasta. In the first session the Bap tists and Christians will try conclu sions, while the two Wesley wis will tangle In the second stanza. As the season advances rivalry is becoming keener and the big question ia,;"Wbo will the pennant ga tor A hard game ts anticipated between the North and South Methodists, as this is the occasion when the 8outh brethren stand a chance of being beaded and of losing their proud record of 1.000 per cent. . Should the Disciples also w-in from the Baptists they will then be tied with the South Methodists for first place. - The two games will be called at 7 p. m. and 8:15 p. m. respectively. An admission fee of 15c is charged a these games to defray expenses. . Den Dixon, local fight promoter, has purchased a 200 gallon Holt sprayer and will be prepared after next Tues day, to spray ail kinds of vegetation, large find small tracts in and out of town. His headquarters will be in the office of County Agent C. C. Gate in the Liberty , building. . There is be lieved to be quite a demand for this sort of work in the valley. Dixon will be assisted by his brother-in-law, who is -an expert spray ' !l :liL Head Ached and Body Ached There are various symptoms of kid ney trouble rheumatic? pains, back ache, tore muscles, stiff Joints, and "alwaya tired" feeling Mrs. Geo. Mor gan, H.- Fairfield, Vt.. writes: "My head ached and my whole body ached o t could not sleep. Foley Kidney Pills gave me relief." They heal and strengthen weak, disordered kidneys and bladder and help them In- their work of filtering the blood and costing oat of the ays torn the Impurities that cause patn and disease. Prompt tn H'tlnn. Adr. GIVE TALK TONIGHT GAMES TONIGH EIDXON DO SPRAY IRK The cold record of the winter was broken last night with a minimum temperature of . 9 degrees above, which was Just 8V4 degrees colder than Tuesday night, the winter rec ord up to that time. Cheer up, the worst Is yet to come, for the prediction is fcr colder weather tonight, which means that those of us whose water pipes did not freeze up last night will sit up all of tonight keplng fires going to pre vent the home water systems from freezing up, mebbe! Despite the outlook published yes terday afternoon that a hard treese might be expected, many citizens did not take unusual precautions to pro tect water pipes, and decided to take chance. Hence at many homes this norning water pipes were found frozen up or bursted, and there was a franic call for plumbers all day with the plumbers unable to respond to tho emergency calls. One plumb er alone had 25 such calls up to this noon. All day Wednesday the tempera ture did not rise above the freezing point and most of the time it waa be low that figure. It was the same to day, only colder. The only ry ol hope in sight for tonight and Friday is that the K. of P. minatel show will prove such a hot affair that it will warm things up generally. The unusual cold cf last night and today knocked a number of heat ing plants out in business buildings or homes, or crippled them from giT tng even a half way comfortable ser vice. The city administration is taking extra precautions to keep the les mov ing at the water works intake so as to precent a blockade there and con sequent knocking out of the city water system. Extra men were pu: on this work today. In many homes all last night the cold and hot water faucets were left running. In an effort to prevent freeze nps. . ( This cold spell is tough on aiitoa, and the wise car owner keeps his radiator well 'blanketed both while standing still and running. At the C. E. Gates auto garage this morning every one of the many cars in the es tablishment was found frozen up, and It took several hours to thaw them our". ENTIRE WEST FROZE (Continued from Page One) 34 Below at Lander. DENVER, Jan. 19. The cold waTe which yesterday and last night swept over the Rocky mountain region it- ting low temperature records for the year, is moving southward today and is being followed by a moderation in temperature, according to J. M. Sherler, district wettiier forecaster here. Lander, Wyo., with a temperature during the night 'of 34 degrees be low zero, was the coldest point in the eastern Rocky mountain region. Cheyenne had a minimum tempera- ture c-f 22 below. Denver was the coldest point in Colorado last night! with ten below rero. SPOKANE, Jan. 19. Continued i sub-zero temperatures were reported I from eastern and central Washington today with some moderation this forenoon. The thermometer stood at three below here at: midnight, but rose since that lime. Yakima report ed seven below, Wenatchee three be low snd Walla Walla three above. At Waltsburg the temperature was re ported unofficially as 21 oelow zero last night. Everett, Wash., report ed snow falling there with prospects of rising temperature. The ther mometer stood at 24 above, compar ed with nine above Tuesday night. At Bellngham it was 29 above, com pered with yesterday's record of 13. Aberdeen reported half an Inch of enow and a temperature of 21 above. SAX FTtANCISCO, Jan. 1. Ice formed on the decks of the ferryboats on Ban Francisco Bay today, and saw dust had to be sprinkled for the first time in history to keep passengers from losing their footing, according to the ferry crews. RIDGE FIELD, Wash., Jan. 1. Lake river is frozen over, and for the first time in two years the two gaso line launches used in transporting children to and from school could not make their regular trips. The cold wave forced suspension of ope ration at the sawmill of the Millridge Lumber company. HALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 19. The cold wave struck Utah and t Idaho with intensity lat night and today with temperatures reported as rang ing from 34 below zero to 15 degrees abo-e. The local weather office re ported the coldest weather ' of the season in Bait Lake City, giving the temperature at 10 a. m. today at 6 de grees below. At Idaho Falls,, 34 de grees below was reported. Does AdvcrtiHlnji PayT I Just read in a trado paper about Roynl Daklng Towder company. When It was at its high tide in sales, the company quit advertising and litter ono yenr of the-puhllo-know-us, the annual directors' mooting was In formed by the manager that it would cost I&00.000 to 1,000,000 to get the trade bark. An Elk in Portland Ore. gonlnii. Chet Baker Everett Drayton A Kolllo Mulch J-v I .?.! :- g$2.VA"rT .iipv i&mtx i if H J Don Lindas t -yMs-. - ; J .Members or the Knights of Pythias wero busy todiiy putting the finishing touches on for their minstrel show this evening and tomorrow at tbe Paso. Final rehearsals were held last nl?ht, and all the performers are In tho pink of condition, and ready ftr tho rlso of the curtain. A full hjuso is assured to greet prominent citizens in b'ackface. LOCAL COMPANY GIVES EXHIBITION N. The open hous held last nlsht by: Separate Company A, Oregon National Guard at the armory in the Nat, waa a successful and enjoyable affair attend ed by about 150 relatives and friends of members of tho command. This opening nlsht was given to enable those interested to have an opportu nity to meet the young men of the company at their drill Quarters, be come better acquainted with tho unit! and Its work and tho real meaning of the Federal National Guard of which Separate Company A is a unit. The guests arrived about 8 o'clock and after a short explanation of the National Guard and Its work and the exhibition of the two silver cups awarded to the company at Camp Lewis, at the annual encampments in 1920 and 1921, the company put on a short exhibition of regular routine work as It is carried on, cn the regular 'drill nights which included physical exercises, close order drills, manual cf arms, and bayonet drills. At the close of the drill work the visitors were shown through the head' J quarters of the company and given an opportunity to see the equipment with which this company Is supplied by the United States government, and there were explanations of the different arms and appliances used by a com pany of the Infantry. For the balane of the evening the guents were entertained at a basket ball game between ono of the teams of the National Guard and the team rrom the Christian church. Many of the ladles enjoyed themselves In bowl- lng, and a large number entered thej ladles marksmanship contest on the In door target range In the armory. Many of the ladles proved themselves to be right at home In the handling and shooting of a rifle, and good scores were made. Mrs. Pen Klngory of Eagle Point, made the highest score, 43 out of the poRslble 60. Mrs. KIngery was pre sented with a fine ladles' fountain pen as the prize. She is the wife of Cor poral Den L. KIngery of the company. Corporal KIngery at tho target shoot ing at tne annual encampment at Camp Lewis, in 1920, was awarded a silver medal by Governor Olcott for making the highest score at the en campment that year. And also in 1&21 Corporal KIngery shot the highest number of bulls-eyes straight of any many of the entire regiment, making seven more bulls-eyes than any otht-r aoldler. It Is hoped by tho company that in tne future many more such pleasant evenings may bo spent together with tho relatives and friends of tho mem bers of the command. chicaoo, Jan. 19. A contribution of $1000 to the Woodrow Wilson foun dation fund hus been sent William Hamilton Holt, chairman of tlm fund together with a resolution containing the endorsement of tho railroad shop crafts union, It was announced by tho railway employes department of the Araerlenn Fndorotion of Lnbor tIay, GUARD IRK MEDFORD HOLD IS REPEATED IN WEXATCHEE, V.a.ih.. Jn. 19. Pounced upon by two masked men v. hlle on his way to his homo, J. it. Groh, r5. was roMevcd of over 1600 lu bills last nlKht. One of the men stuck a run unJer Grchs noje and! ordered him to throw up his hands while the other highwayman reached . . . for tho ruoney. Groh remembers bo- Ing asked wbitu In a card game at a locnl pool rcora nh't rtly before going home, if he had gotten his insurance money, and said that he had and tap ped his coat whore tho money waa carried. "When held up tho robber made no extraordinary search but put hi hand Just where Groh had Indl Tho cated tho money was located. police have no dues and no arrests have 'been made In connection with the robbery. Chief c-f Police Peter son Fold this morning that he has warned tho public tlmt and again aga'nst carrying largo "wads" of money and lam night's robbery will serve as a rial wamlns against this practice. Armour Co. Claims $31,709,817 Loss in 1921 Annual Report CHICAOO, Jan. 1. Armour and eompuny lost 131,709.817.12 Inst year, according to the annual report, read to the stockholders today by J. Ogden Armour. The net income In 1920 was 5.- 319,970.44, equalling 2.4 per cent on the capital invi-ftment. During 1921 total sales, were ap proximately 1000,000, 000 hs compared With 900,000,000 In 1!)20. Tho tonnage output in 1921, how ever, was only 7 per cent leiwi than in 1920, tho lurgeot purt of tho $300,000, 000 derreuKv in business being attrib uted to lower prices. Dividends on the preferred stork fit thfl rnf n t 7 tst anr tuAfa wiKA during 1921, $3,546,797.40 being taken from the surplus fund for this purpose. "There is every reason for looking forward to better times," Mr. Armour told tho stockholders. , , F ! U.S.I W A 8 H I N OTO.V, Ja n . 19 .Term I n atlon of American Intervention . In Haiti and Hanto Domingo Is proposed in a resolution Introduced today by Senator King, democrat, Utah, and referred to tho foreign relations com mittee. Tho resolution asks tho gov ernment to withdraw American naval forces and to approve the treaties for supervision of llaitlon and Domini can finances. POLICY RE8T8 UPON TREATY (Conilnued from Puo One) by his party today, tho socialist repub licans, as a mombor of the foreign af falra commission of tho chamber of doputles. WENATCHEE MED 0 LEG ON TO STAGE PIONEER At ilia American Legion meeting which was held last night it wus de- ctdd that tint legion would, aoiuo- tlmo next mouth, put on a replica o (the Jacksonville pioneer days. The "40 and S" of the Legion box far organization was temprrnrlly or-, umpoiury .ncr wure elm-led 1 It was announced that tun nnit meeting. Wednesday night, theeth. would be Dad's and Iirother's nlKht and that all Spanlih-Amerlran vet erans and G. A. II. numbers would be urged to attend. Toe Ladles' auxiliary elected and installed tho following officers: Prosident. Mrs. C. N. Davis; first vice presioeiii, .Mrs. . u. raine, sec ond vice preeldent, Mrs. A. A. Sclm hard; secretary, Mrs. Seel? Hull: treasurer, Mrs. George Codillug; chaplain. Mrs. W. C. Wilson. Execu tive eommlttoo: Mrs. V. t'orbla, Mrs. V. E. Martin and Mr. T. J. William son. The auxiliary entertained with a short program after which they serv ed cake and ceffee. IlELLINGHAM, Wash., Jan. 19. fiult for 1150,000 damages was fllvd In the Hkaglt county superior court yes terday against Puget Hull, a prominent Skagit county farmer, by Jack Kegen vctter, a neighbor, who charges Hall with alienating his wlfo'a affections. In his complaint Hegvnvetter ullegs that Hall has property worth $300,000. In a suit of divorce filed recently HegonvBtter namod Pali as co-respondent. Mr. and Mrs. ftcgenvetter havo bm niarnea u years ana nnvo two children. SLOAN'S REIEVES NEURALGIC ACHES FOR forty years Sloan's Liniment has-been -the quickest relief for neuralgia, sciatica ami rheuma tism, tired mutclos, lame b.icka, epraiiu and strains, oclius and p.iin. Keep Sloan's handy and apply freely, without rubbing, at the firjt twinge. It c-a.ic and brings comfort curdy and resdily. You'll find it clean and non-bkin-btaining. Sloan's Liniment is pain's enemy. Ask your neighbor. At all druggists 35c, 70c, $1.40. Liniment saw' Strrns Thtnrtur of alilnltrh vrillnulckly lxirHvd by applying Imfor ratlrlnif, Ut. I lukauii ' KcMimai Jin U nint. Or.i.nr.IluUn' TtrniMcs rnmily Kcmedlca, L-DrHobsonls EczemaOintmenta DAYS NEXT MONTH ASKS S150,000 FOR W FE S AFFECTION hai'n'a enjcrny IMh Ii i'h' mid clrlii' tonnis uf Mod fotd and (Yutr.il Point titxh Hchixilii will nu'i't lit n liaitkt'ltiull (ont(Mt lit tho Nut -tomorrow nl;ht. 11i gmno prtiiilH t bo both fiiHt anil liitcrt-Ht tng. Trior (o thU your the mnall town hlch mcIkkiIh In Jui'kifcitt rnunty lmv nut. eutiMiul In tmsliot (mil cnntiil with Mcilfiir.l ami Anhlnnd bocnuiin tty have n l bolonni'il lu tho HiM Athttln aNxocUiilon. Many uf th'' mniill town have dnvnlitivd rrmlltttlilti teams however, ami tli uiiIm 111 tin' ruiiU cimmuuHiH am ImckliiK tti'Mii Hnvorul of the anuill towus have JotmtJ tit unNoolsilun and villi rmuiH-tiv tliin ywar with tho Mmltnrd and Ashland tms. As It toki's only five iimn Hi make a team It in liiKlcn) lliat, Willi tnter (Hia-htnK, Junt as good a team mlsht tie ilevwloiied In a utimll town In a InrKK one. IVntrnl I'olnt In reput ed n huvlni; one of tho mmriKdl tnuiim In the ronuty outside of Med ford and Ashland. It U :ild that they haviv bm'tt irni'tU'lnn fur aoveral months. The Mfdford squad Is In g'Kid shape and are e(Hotid to make a K'xxt show Inc. It Is rumored that Coach Hunt ington will try cut several new mon tomorrow nlj;lit. Pastor Sheriff Quits Church When Called To Hang Murderers DKd MOINES. Jan. lS.-The llitv. VY. K. Hohb, ahoilfl of Polk county, has renlgued the putruti of tli Urban dalo Kcdi'.ratM church, bocnune. he said, ho does not wish tho church to be subjected to criticism when hi' bsnK two murderers next spitnc. "I will have to han Orrly I'rjm and KiiKeiio Ve-k in April and May," Kobb sn'ld. "I do not fer that I should bo a rcKulnr piiHtor when I do this, an I would subject my cliurrh to too nuu'li crltlc-Uiu. However, 1 muni il ity duty ai sheriff and hung lliene men. "Another r-MOB In tlmt 1 eaortel ilo, luxtli'o to lkth Hi)' church and my imb-j lie dtity. Many lioi I work all iillit' Katurdny ami am too Worn out to preach on Sunday." : DOES LAUNDRY WORK AND HOUSEWORK TOO Surprised to Find Her self Feeling So Well Taunton. Mass. "I uacd to have pnlns In my back and Jegs so badly, with other trouble tnai women uomcttmea have, that my docur ordered mc to stay In bed week in every month. It didn't do mo much good, so one day f tcr talking with a frit-nd who took Lvdia Ii rinkham's Vegeta ble Compound for about the namo trou bles I hud, I Uioucht I wi.'ihl trv it. nwo. 1 find that I ran work in the Inunilrv all 1 throuch the time and do my housework, I too. Last month I was so surprised at myself to bo tip and nround and feeling so good while before I used to fool com- nlo7i.lv lifeless. I havn told some of the cirls who work with mc and have such J troubles to try Lydlab.l'inkham aVoico tablo Compound, and I tell them how it lias helped mc. You call use my testi monial fur tho p;ood of others. Mrs. Blanche Silvia, C'JGrantSi., Taunton, Mass. It's the same story ono friend telling another of tho vatuo of Lydia K. 1'ink ham's Vegetable Compound. t . 1 1 ' - 1 llllLll.lllllillllllill iilnil Special for Saturday Only A Genuine Gillette Safety Razor for 75 cents Our stock is limited. No more at this price after Saturday, January 28. ; Fay E, Diamomi Jeweler. . ; ' W .TyfrS, pramt Ul ptutaintmatw latunutU'U' WW 4 stories 14 stars VtesLnj Barry hi M.Y HOOT (iMWOS 'Tlii I-Irs I mler" COM1MJ .MUOX nllMNO In Molly-O" SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION In Kodak Prices Home number lower than be turn the wr. I'Axlmnn wfre the Ut to rnl ltn price ond first to redurw Medford Book Store N. Central St. FISHING RODS IUwrnppMl, IU-talrnl ami IUrr libthnd. I llr - tied to pUom wc ordr.. K W. (K)tU) ' BIT H. 'ov.ton tu Wford WOOD I'ndcr covnr, $3,00 per tier and up. Prompt Iellvry. 1 120 .V. !K.Tlt.L WOOD CO. I1unc OIll.X ' J. M. CARLTON. Have money ou wrapping paper by' lining whits print pnixir In rolls. Ask this nfflne tf WW finer km.wuV. ; f UOf I Tires of Tested Merit Service itt the only toHt that re veals tho valuo ot a tiro. Out' tires nro the product of years spent in manufacturing auporior rubber goods. On tho roads they nro know. for tho Htrength of their construction and perfect ncss of thejr, makeup, Buy them anil bo satisfied- Haywood Tire Surgeons V, I), 'f j'K't '..I' na it, nrS