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fash nwm SffEDIFOKlf WBE TRIBUNE. BEDFORD, OREOON, TUESDAY, MARCH 13. '1928 ' TO START SOON j;.. ' Tho Southern Oregon Lumbnr com pany mill, sltuutnd near (no Brown lea Mill on tho northeast outskirts of the city, has boon purchased by J. K. Elder, an experienced lumberman, from tho Willamette Valley. Tho mill, which formerly was operated by Uullls and Skewls, has a capacity of sixty thousand feet per day and will be put Into operation within the next sixty days with a crew of about i'i men. v The plant will bo operated under the name of i the Siskiyou Lumber Company. Work will begin lit once to put the. machinery In first class fihnpo and logs will bo hauled from the Butte Kails district over the lirownlee-Olda Lumber company's railroad. The mill la expected to op eralo at capacity as Boon after tho Blurt of operations as possible. , Mr. Elder is an experienced lum berman, having been in tho business for a number of yoars in tho Couer d'Alonn dls'trtct. In the coast district near Tillamook, and In the Willam ette valley. Father Persuades Oregon Girl to Quit Groom at the Altar WALLA WALLA, Wash., fr Murch 13. Ralph E. Kelly and Evelyn Hopkins, both of Milton, . Ore., were about to bo married by a JuhUco of tho pnaco hero yestorday when the Judge's telephone rang and a mommga from tho brldo-to-be'a father held up tho ceremony until be could reach the court house. Upon arrival ho persuaded his daughter to go back borne. It took blm two hours to do so. I IHE REX CAFE John and Wm. H. Fluhror have pur chased the Rex Cafe from Mr. and Mrs. Carl R. Beobe and ore now lu charge. They recently sold tholr busi ness, were enroute to California In a car, stopped In Medford. fell in love with the city and decided to locate Here. They are experienced In this line. ' Mr. and Mrs. Beobe' have only run the cafo three months and were doing a aplondld business. They have not decided what they will do. POLICE FIXED BY I'DBNVKn. March 13. Oconto L. tlciilny, contended bunko utoorcr and bookmaker and tho state's star wit-. n-sn against twenty nlli'Ked confi dence mon on trial here, tvHtlflcd to day that A. W. Duff, ono of tho nl )gd managers of the confidenco ring, told confidence) men and bunco worker hero that polleo protection for confidence men working In Ien vcr In 1920, 1021, and 1922 was "Ironclad." ' "Ho said If anyone wns pinched he'd get out," Kearny declared Duff told tho workers. Ucamy yesterday gave a lint of victims whose, louse J totaled 2!!8,4:'0. . . ' ENDORSE C. OF COMMERCE The officials of twelve organiza tions of women In Medford, havo voic ed their approval ot the membership campaign of tho Chamber of Com merce, according to Mrs. Roso Schef folln, chairman of the committee on relations with women's societies In the cumpalgn Each ot the organ! zal'ons has promised cooperation with the movement and will have ac tive workers In tho field. Although some ot tho clubs have not held meetings slnco the campaign was Inaugurated and have not been ablo to give corporate endorsement. Mrs. Scheffelln states that she has re ceived enthusiastic responses from every one of the representatives of the organizations sho has seen with out oxceptlon. The list of organizations whose leaders have expressed their willing ness to co-operate with the campaign is as follows: The Greater Medford club, the Central Council ot the Parent-Teachers' association, Presbyte rian Women's association. Baptist Aid society, Methodist Episcopal Aid society, Episcopal Guild, St. Anne's Altar society. South Methodist Aid society. Christian Church association, The E'ks' Ladies, the Young Wo men's Christian association, and tho 'Women's Christian Temporance union. "Wo hope to havo many more wo men join the chamber this year than over before," states Mrs. Scheffelln. "Undor tho plan that will bo carried out for the rebate of dues to all paid up members, wo should bo able to at tract many women who have hereto fore considered tho dues to the Cham ber of Commerco too high. Medford women should be ns vitally In'.nrest od In the progress of the community as tho men arc" LIE F Jacksonville is organizing a local chamber of commerce, and the Initial meeting of the body, which Is to be known as the Jacksonville Commu nity club, was bold In the county seat town last night and was attended by about forty to fifty persons including Jacksonville's foremost residents. County Judge Gvorgo A. Gardner Wat chosen presldont of tho club, which was addreased by John II. Cnrkin ot Medford ou tho recont leg islative aesslon. The purpose of the now organization is to unitedly boost Jacksonville and bring Its advantages find, virtues to tho attention ot out side people, aud nlso unite In better ing tho town and Its poople In all possible ways. S Killed, Georgia Storm. IlAIMIltlDOE. n.i., March IS Two lives were lout and several build ings blown down today when n heavy windstorm Btruek Doydvllto, n small tnwn. FEAR SEATTLE FREIGHTER IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS SEATTLE, March 13. All efforts to float tho stranded Argonaut line freighter Sagadahoc from the rocks off Shannon point, Rosdrio Btruit, early today failed today, according to wireless messages received here and It was believed tho entire curgo of tho vessel would have to bo light ered. Tho Sagadahoc went ashore Friday night, cutting a lnrgu hole In hor bow and flooding tho forward part of the ship. Work of lightering tho cargo be gan Sunday and will probably bo completed tomorrow. Tho cargo is being brought to Seattle on barges. SECOND KLAN CASE 8TARTEO (Continued from page one.) To R 'duce Dangerous Varicose Veins : People who have swollen veins or hunches rhould not wait until they rli tho bursting point, which means much suffering and tons of time, hut should at euro secure froui Itny reliable druggist a twn.ounre original hottlo ot .Moone's Emerald Oil (full strength). By using this powerful, yet harm less germicide treatment. Improve ment Is noticed In n few days and by lis regular use swollen vein will re turn to tholr normal slr.o anil suf ferers will cease to worry. Moone's Kmornld Oil trentment is Uheil by physicians nnd In hospitals and Is guaranteed to accomplish results or ' jonncy returned. " It reduces all kinds of ehlargcd glands, goitres and wens and la lined '.r.xcluslvety In many Inrrio ructoiiow ns. an unfailing first aid to the In jured nntlselitlo. Heath's Drug Ht:.re ind, Went Bide Pharmacy can sup ply you. . . . Adv. give both sides a fair trial, and was queried by tho defense on legal points involved. Mr. Webstir said ho only read the headlines of the papers, aud had taken no Interest in the cases. Color Issues did influence him, and he knew nono of tho principals or wit ncHscs. He had no prejudices against tho attorney general's office, aud was not opposed to circumstantial evi dence. David Force of tho Meadows, on Id he hnd known Henry Jnhtiwn, the "party" motif "all his life," but knew of nothing In that acquaintance that would Influeneo him. He also had known Defendant Norrls nail Vamlly for several years, but this would not affect bis verdict. When court recessed at noon, IS veniremen had been questioned, ond six had been excused for cause aud opinions. Counsel for the defense forecasts that the case will take the bettor port of three days, with ono day devoted to tho securing ef a Jury. Witnesses listed with the county clerk for the state are Perry E. Wyn koop, retired, Medford; A. K, Flem ing, orehardlst. Jacksonville; Mrs. T.eona Hnnna, housewife, Jackson ville; William A. Bishop, truck driver, Jacksonville, Luther 8. York, Jacksonville, father of Paul York, who was on tho "party' and ex cused, after a "lecture," It Is said; Sheriff t E. Teriill. Jacksonville and his son. Pillion; Tom Word of Port land. 'department of Justice agent, who assembled the evidence In the Oil so. Assistant Attorney Oenornl J.lljo. qlst, who is In ehai'Ko of the slate's ease, was absent from the inornlng session but will arrive today by auto. A crowd as big as the average crowds of tho season witnessed tho basketball game at the. Nat last night between Medford high school's first and second teams. The first team took tho game by a score of 40-37. The game wan played In quarters and at the end of the first ten minutes the second team wob ahead with the score of 12 to S. At the end of the bait the first team led tho second team by a score ot 21-13 and at the end of the third quarter the first string men led by a score of 37 29. At tills point the first string mon left tho floor and the third team took tho place of the first team holding tho second team down to eight points scoring, In the last ten minutes, while they scored three points themselves. The contest was fast and rivalry wns keen. During the first few min utes of play tho rootors exercised their vocal apparatus as enthusiastic ally as at any game ot tho year. Riddle was high point man of the game with eight field baskets for the second team, while Boeney, first team forward, mado six. Baughman scored two field baskets and converted three fouls In five trials while Allen made three field baskets and converted five out of seven fouls. A list of ten men was Bent to the state tournament officials this morn ing. Seven men will be picked from the lint for the trip to the state tour nament and will leave, accompanied by Principal O. R. Campbell, Thursday morning at 6:05. The list submitted to the state officials Is as follows: Boeney, Slngler, Allon, Chastnln, Wil liams, Riddle, Knlpa, Baughman, Bate man, Relchstoln. Last night's lineup: First team (40) Second team (37) Slnglor R. (0) F (16) Rlddlo Iteeney (12) F (8) Knlps Allen (11) C (7) Baughman Williams (2) G Baternan Cbastain (6) O. (6) D. Slngler Dally S Relchsteln Mears (2) .....S Demmer (1) S White S Hurt ...S Reforee: Williamson. REPORT PROGRESS C.0F CE Discussion of tho progress of the membership campaign will be the pro gram of the regular weekly luncheon of tho chamber of commerce forum to morrow at the llotol Medford. B. E. Harder, chairman of the pub licity and service committee of tho campaign will preside. The principal speaker will be M. J. Duryea of the Oregon state chamber of commerce who spoke In Medford about six weeks ago. "We want everyone who Is Interest ed In the campaign to be present at the forum tomorrow," said Vernon Vawtor, president of the chamber. "This Is In a way a test of whether the campaign will be a success. If only a few attend. It will be taken as an indication that people are uncon cerned as to how It comes out. Many ot the campaign workers have given a great deal of their lime and energy to the campaign,, and the members will be told of the progress of tho work tomorrow." TO PLAY F SALEM, Ore., Mar. 13. Teams rep resenting the Athena and Salem high schools will open the Oregon state inter-scholastlo athletic association basketball tournament, hold under the auspices of Willamette University, here Thursday afternoon as the result of schedule drawings this morning by J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of public Instruction, Professor F. M. Ertckson and Athletic Director Roy Bohler, of the university. The tournament play will continue through Friday and Saturday with the following games listed: Friday afternoon Medford vs. As toria, aud Tillamook vs. Myrtle Point. Friday night Tho Dalles vs. Uni versity high school, Eugene, and Jo seph vs. tho winner of tho Salem Athena gamo. Tho somi-finals will be played off Saturday afternoon and the champion ship contest will be staged Saturday evening. Nine teams, each representing one of the districts into which the state has been divided In the process of de termining the best teams from each section, will participate In the tourna ment. . WOULD IMPEACH 2 RADICAL IRIALi Army Planes Off Again HAVANA, Cuba, Mar. 13. Tho United States army planes, command ed by Captain Lanphler left Camp Co lumbia near Havana at 8:20 a. m. to day for Guantannmo, 200 mllos dis tant. Stops may be made at Santa Clara and Ca maguey for fuel, It was announcod. Colas Are Contagious Coughs and Colds aro contagious and require prompt treatment as they spread or dovolop Into Flu and Grippe. Take no chances when you can got Foley's Honey nnd Tar for a few cents and quickly check coughs and colds. Tho constantly increasing demand for Foley's Honey and Tar, for three gen erations, has made it the largest selling cough medicine In the World. Contains no opiates ingredients are printed on tho wrapper. Refuse sub stitutes. Insist upon Foley's. Sold everywhere. Adv. ST JOSEPH, Mich., March 13. (By the Associated Press.) Con centrating on the women members of the venire, Humphreys Gray, asso ciated with Frank P. Walsh in the defense cf William Z. Foster, charged with violating Michigan's anti-syndicalism law, continued today to probe their definitions of words and terms used by radical's leaders. Mr. Gray's effort to detinde "bour goolse" as the "great middle class," provoked a clash with O. L. Smith, assistant attorney general of Michi gan, who asked the defense to give the prospective jurors the radicals' definition ot the capitalistic class. Foster's attorney referred to his client as "the man who. more than iany other man that vcr lived," brought about the great "reforms in the packing industry at Chicago," and who "came nearer than anyone else to organizing the workers in the steel in- , dustrysl Judge White interfered when Mr. Gray started to road excerpts from writings of Thomas Jefferson on the fundamental right of engaging in revo lution to overthrow oppressive govern ments and the court held the quota tions were not flermaine in this case. Judge White interposed objections to the line of questioning again when the defense attorney nskod a prospec tive juror if he would he prejudiced against a man who advocated the right of revolution. The court said the ques tion Involved the fundamental law in this case and that the defense had no right to ask it TOPEKA, March 13. 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