Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, March 24, 1923, Page 2, Image 2

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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREOON". SATURDAY, MARfTT 1, 1023
focal and
" Personal
Georte A. Maxsfielil returned to
Med ford on one of hia periodical visits
thb morning from Portland and will
Tisit bis home at Prospect and remain
a few days before returning to con
tinue his work throughout the state
as president of the state farm bureau
Mr. Mansfield is very enthusiastic
over the possibilities of organizinf
the farmers and business men of the
state on a mutually constructive basis,
so that the state mar enjoy the pros
perity to which its resources and na
tural advantages entitle it. Mrs.
Slansfleid drove down from Prospect
today to meet him.
Twelve inch slab wood 11.50 per
tier delivered by taking 4 tier or more.
Hand picked wood, mostly fir. Valley
Fuel Co., Phone 7. tf
Let's to to Brown's for shoes at 103
North Central. tf
Today you can get that box of Whit
man's candy, you forgot to buy laat
night. Heath's Drug Store Is open. 37
At the siecial Saturday night ser
vice at 8 p. m. Rev. Lee, pastor of the
. ree Methodist church will peak at
the Salvation Army hair. All who have
heard Rev. Lee apeak will care to bear
him again because of his clear por
trayal of gospel truth.
Mlik and cream at DeVoe's. tf
Household furniture for sale. 20
Cottage St.. Phone 377-J. 205tf
For Sale New Columbia phono
graph records at half price. Victor,
Brunswick. Columbia, Pathe & Sonora
phonographs and records at reduced
prices. Music Shop. 15 N. Grape street,
next to Farmers & Fruitgrowers Bank.
Phone 4C5-J. 2
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Olds arrived in
Medford this morning from Cheboy
gan, Michigan, and will visit thc-lr
daughter Mrs. C L. Buhrman and fam
ily for an indefinite period. Mr. Olds
is the owner of the P. & E. railroad
and Is taking an active part in the de
velopment of timber In southern Ore
gon. Tborcless blackberry plants. Eden
Valley Nursery. Phone 6S0-J-2. tf
Closing out all our farm machinery,
several good buys. Patton & Robin
son, Inc. tf
Just a lice to remind yon that I will
gladly duplicate any bonafide order
booked by a transient agent for the
same or less money and give you bet
ter service. N. S. Bennett, prop. Eden
Valley Nursery. Phone 6S0-J-2. tf
- This Is the Sunday that Heath's
Drug Store Is open. 37
George T. Collins of this city, and
A. C. Joy, president of the Jackson
county farm bureau attended the meet
ing held last night by the retail gro
cers of Ashland with the dairy and
creamery men of the county.
Blight resistant pear trees tor fall
delivery. Old Home on Pyrus Usaurl
ensls. Home grown Old Home and
Chleh on Japan. Eden Valley Nursery.
Phone 6S0-J-2. tf
Crescent orchestra dance. Eagle
Point. Sat Mar. 2tb. 310
For Sale 10,000 acres of land con
sisting of alfalfa, grain and stock
ranches, orchards- and timberland.
some Irrigated; also mining property
All property must and will be sold at
some price. Some as low as $1.00 per
. acre, 5 to 10 years time. T. w. Miles,
Attorney, Jackson Co. Bank Bldg., or
Gold Kay Realty Co., owners, 15 North
Grape, next Farmers and Fruitgrowers
Bank. Phone 4S5-J. ' 2
The Greater Medford club luncheon
will be held Monday at 1 o'clock at the
Hotel Medford This will be followed
by a program at which time Mrs.
Norris will speak.
Owl Confectionery, 15 N. Central.
F. M. Wilson. Everything new. tf
Crescent orchestra dance. Eagle
Point Sat. Mar. 21th. 310
Anyone wanting work done, or their
lawns cared for at the Central Point
cemetery, see J. B. Watklns, sexton,
or phone 33x1, Central Point. 7
At the Presbyterian church on Sun
day the last messages of the series
leading up to Easter will be given. At
the 11 o'clock hour, the subject will
be "Calvary, the Love Passion of God"
In the evening at 7:30, "A Testi
mony": Truly This Was the Son of
God," by a Human centurinh. At the
morning service a duet fmui Steiner's
Crucifixion, entitled. "So Thou Llftest
Thy Divine Petition," will be sung by
Dr. W. W. Howard and Forest Ed
meades; also a gospel quartet entitled
"When I Behold the King."
Splendid furnished apartment in
Mall Tribune building for rent at
ones. - tf
Phone Gtrrdon Stout, 365-R for car
repairs. 311
Grape vines: Tokay, Muscat. Mal
aga. Rose Peru, Zinflndell, Thompsons
Seedless. Trellis grapes. Concord,
Brighton, Worden. Agawam, Niagara
and Campbell's Karly. Eden Valley
Nursery. Phone 60J-2. tf
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Nutting of Grants
Pasa spent Friday In Oils city.
All kinds of rough ami dressed lum
ber. Wallace Wood, phone 10$. 711
East Main.
Add to the beauty of your garments
by using destlnctive lace. Handicraft
Shop. 309'
Haled hay for sale. J. II. Csrkin. 34$
Most of the O. A. C. students who
have spent the past week here on the
annual spring vacation will depart for
Corvallis tomorrow while a few will
remain until Tuesday or Wednesday
before returning to enter upon the
final term of the school year.
. We call attention to the ad In this
Issue of W. U Crlssey, of the "Gladio
lus Farm" at Boring. Nothing more
beautiful In the garden than Gladiolus
Neweomb is now detiverylng llnch
green alabwood at l.7i per tier In
four tier lots or more. Place your
order soon for early delivery and have
cheap wood. Also dry mill blocks.
Phone 631. 2Hf.tr
We will loan you money to build or
buy Holme the Insurance Man. J
"What is considered In local mining
circles as one of the most important
transactions here in many months
was disclosed Monday, when George
M. Soma announced that he bad ac
quired a 10-year lease on the C. C.
Cady property located on Greenhorn
mountain." says the Siskiyou News of
j Yreka, Cal. "Soma states that he will
: have a force of men at work soon
prospecting and developing the asbes
tos deposit on this property. Accord
ing to Souia, the formation containing
the asbestos has been traced for more
than a mile and ail tests have proved
it to be of a commercial quality."
l reka News.
S. B. touring S, repainted, fine
ehape. bargain. Colonial Garage. 2
8pray hose 20 cents per foot Cra
ter Lake Hardware Co. tf
Fruit, nut and shade trees. Eden
Valley Nursery. Phone 6S0-J-2. tf
Adjutant General White was expect
ed in the city today from Salem to
attend the conference of the 14 posts
of the American Legion in the 13th or
Southern Oregon district
Gordon Stout sells cord tires and re
pairs cars at right prices. 119 West
Tenth street 309
Auto Insurance. Brown White.
Neweomb Is now delivering 15-lnch
green slabwood at 31.75 per tier In
four-tier iota or mare. Place your
order soon for early delivery and have
cheap wood. Also dry mill blocks.
Phone 63L 29Stf
Splendid musical program at the
Christian church Sunday evening In
cluding the church orchestra. Special
number at morning service also. This
will probably be the last time D. E.
Millard will preach. He has been sup
plying for the new pastor, D. J. Howe,
the past two weeks, and Mr. Howe
will take charge Easter Sunday.
Tamales! Tamales! The real, hon-est-to-
goodness articles! Where?
Thrift Shop. Sparta Bldg.! When?
Mar. 2$, at the big spring opening, of
course! 310
You will find that the nse of our
yarns will give a new pleasure to knit
ting. Handicraft Shop. 309
Fresh "Hot-Sbot" Batteries for your
spray rigs. Electric Shop, S. Bartlett
street. 319
A num'uer of Medford people will
attend the dance in the Applegate dis
trict at Applegate hall tonight
Sat dance !Oriental Ballroom! 2
For sand, gravel, sediment and team
work see Samuel Bateman, 302 Maple
street Phone 912-J.
R- I- Red setting eggs at DeVoe's.
The public market was only a fair
one this morning, but still there were
a lot of offerings for this time of year,
and sales.
We can still furnish spray hose for
20 cents per foot Crater Lake Hard
ware Co. tf
Nursery stock, absolutely acclimat
ed, guaranteed. Guaranteed Fran
quette selected walnut trees, finest
home grown grape vines (Tokays, Mal
agas, Emperor, Muscat Concord,
Black Prince, etc.), fruit trees of every
variety, largest Gladlola field in Ore
gon (bulbs at 1.00 dot, blooming age)
thornless blackberries, raspberries.
Logans. 7 varieties straberrles, rhu
barb, asparagus, fruit trees every de
scription, blight resistant pears, Bosc,
Bartlett Cornice, DAnJon. We pay
charges to you. The Jordon Nursery,
Grants Pass, Ore, at N. Tenth street
317
Autos washed and polished at Med
ford Auto Co. Buick Service, corner
Main and Holly. Satisfaction guaran
teed. 325
Machinery was shipped today from
Portland to Ashland to develop the
petroleum shale deposits of the Ante
lope valley, according to E. J. Barrett
of Ashland, representative of the
Hartman syndicate of . the Pacific
coast The syndicate was organized
last May and controls more than 4400
acres of the shale at the head of the
valley, 124 miles from Ashland. The
machinery Is for the erection and op
eration ,pf the company's first com
mercial retort Barrett said 20 sim
ilar retorts would be placed In opera
tion during the next IS months.
Portland Journal.
Among Medford people who visited
in Grants Pass on Thursday were
Misses Minnie Anderson and Martha
Sjienke. .
Oriental Ballroom! Sat! Dance! 2
Strawberry and raspberry plants.
Phone 419-11 310
Neweomb is now delivering lS-lncb
green slabwood at $1.75 per tier In
four-tier lots or more. Place your
order soon tor early delivery and bare
aheap wood. Also dry mill blocks.
Phone $31. 290tf
Rain was the prediction for Sunday,
as it had been for today's weather,
but up to late this afternoon had not
appeared. The day was very warm
with a minimum temperature of 37
and filled with sunshine, although
dark clouds api-eared In the olfinx.
. Colonial Garage for tire service. 319
Do not buy an electric washer until
we have demonstrated the new May
tag to you. Crater Lake Hardware
Co. tf
GlaiUola bulbs. Eden Valley Nursery
Phone 6S0 J-2. tf
Mr. and Mrs. Gerrltt Smith of La
Grande. Ore., arrived early this week
for a visit with Dr. and Mrs. II. Oftc-
dal at Jacksonville. Mrs. Smith is
their daughter.
We have good values In used cars.
Patton & Robinson. Inc. tf
Like chicken? If so, try one of our
Rogue River Special milk-fed fowls.
Cupp ft Shirley Produce Co. Phone
95. 12$ Grape. tf
Brunswick phonograph, compare
the tone, play any record made. 110
will put one In your home, balance
easy payments. See 1L O. Launspach.
C. W. McDonald, president of the
Jackson County bank, who has been In
Klamath Falls for the past week on
business Is expected home today or
tomorrow.
Ding cherry trees. Eden -Valley
.ursery. Phone 6S0-J 1 tf
All kinds of rough and dremed lum
ber. Wallace Wood, phone 10S. Tit
E. Main.
I At the first meeting for the year of
, the Copco Tennis club last evening In
j the Copco building, W. G. Drew was
tec ted president aud Alvlna Boland
j secretary-treasurer to succeed R. S.
Daniels and Donald Runyard, last
I year's officers. It was decided to bold
I a tournament daring May. and an ex
ecutive committee consisting of the
new officers and Donald Runyard.
R. S. Daniels and Walter Dunlap was
appointed to put the club's court at
i the foot of Fir street In shape for the
season.
Flowering shrubs and evergreens.
Eden Valley Nursery. Phone 6S0-J-2.
tf
Auto Insurance. Brown White.
Brown style shoes are coming up. tf
Jerry Brophy and family are now
residents of Klamath. Falls, having
moved there recently from Jackson
ville. Choice everbloomlng roses. Eden
Valley Nursery. Phone S0-J-2. " tf
There's a busy Business College
in your home town. GWN.
Dance! Dance! Hot Spring Sat 310
A freight train wreck near Wolf
Creek occurred about 9 o'clock this
morning in which two cars were de
railed. The wrecking train from Ash
land was dispatched to the scene and
because of the wreck, southbound
train No. 13 at Tolo, did not reach this
city until 10 a. m. No. 53, because of
the wreck was late in arriving this
afternoon.
Rhubarb and asparagus roots. Eden
Valley Nursery, Phone 680-J-2. tf
Grafting wax. Eden Valley Nursery.
Phone GS-J 2. tf
Have your farm laterals and survey-1
ing done by experienced engineers.
Le Tourneux Bros, 512 S. Holly St
Phone 941-J. 5
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hohenstein were In
Ashland on Thursday visiting with
Mayor and Mrs. C. L. Loomis of that
city.
See Brown for shoes. tf
California Beach Balloon dances!
Jacksonville! Friday. March 23! Peer
less "4"! No dance' at Central Point
Try our wet wash, 5c per lb. Amer
ican Laundry. Phone S73. 325
Several cases of scarlet feTer have
been reported In the city lately, and
Suft. Misbler of the high school is
kept at borne by a quarantine for this
disease. Several of the Mishler chil
dren are recovering from the fever,
and it is also reported to be In other
homes. The McKinstry home is also
quarantined, with the Misses Dama
and Marion as the patients. Most of
the cases seem to be light, and as a
strict quarantine Is being observed it
Is not expected to spread. Grants
Pass Courier.
Dance! Dance! Hot Spring Sat. 310
After the fire It is too late to Insure.
See Redden & Canaday now.
Take your kodak films to Palmer's
studio. First class work and prompt
service. tf
Willis Stockam and Ranson Web
ster leave tomorrow with Jack Kerr
for Thrall and Copco, Calif., where
they have accepted positions on a sur
veying crew which will begin work.
next week on the ro-survey of the Fall
Creek Power line which is to be re
constructed tbls summer.
Children's silk half socks with col
ored borders. Handicraft Shop. 309
Dance Sat! Launspach's orchestra
in Oriental Ballroom! 2
Twelve-inch slab wood f-1.50 per tier
delivered by taking 4 tier or more.
Hand picked wood, mostly fir. Valley
Fuel Co. Phone 76. tf
A number of Ashland young peo
ple attended the big O. A. C. dance at
the Nat last night and several couples
from Grants Pass were also present.
Including Lynn W. Sabin, secretary of
the climate city chamber of commerce.
Brown sells shoes. 103 N. Central.
tf
Genuine Bisch Magneto parts and
Captain A. E. Burghduff. state game
warden, who arrived In the city last
evening and paid a visit to the Butte
Falls fish hatchery, left this forenoon
for Klamath Falls to inspect the sev
eral fish hatcheries in that section to
morrow, and attend the meeting of
the sportsmen of Klamath county In
that city on Monday night
Hemstitching at Deuel's. 31S
Dance Sat! Launspach's orchestra
In Oriental Ballroom! 2
Orders taken for bridge and Man
Jongg table covers. Handicraft Shop.
309
George W. Barker of Butte Falls Is
among the Medford business visitors
in the city today.
Good time. Hot Spring. Sat 310
All kinds of rough and dressed lum
ber. Wallace Woods, phone 108. 711
E. Main.
Among the newcomers who are
here expecting to buy property and
locate are Mr. and Mrs. George Otten,
recently from San Francisco. Mr.
Otten is a professional baker. They
are old friends of Wm. Schmidt for
mer resident of this place but now of
San Francisco. Jacksonville Post
Crescent orchestra dance. Eagle
Point Sat Mar. 24th. 310
Knitting needles, all sizes. Handicraft
Shop. 309
A modern X-Ray and fluoroscopy
are being installed in the offices of
Dr. Dow in the Medford building.
You can get It at DeVoe's. tf
Dance! Oriental Ballroom! - Sat!
Management American Legion. 2
Crescent orchestra dance, Eagle
Point Sat Mar. 24th. S10
.The O. A. C. orchestra, "The Strol
lers," which played for the O. A. C.
students dance at the Nat last night
will play for the O. A. C. rally dance
held in Ashland at Memorial hall to
night by the students of that city and
vicinity.
Oriental Ballroom! Sat! Dance! 2
Brown sells good shoes at a living
price. 103 North Central. tf
When better automobiles are built
Buick will build them. tf
Pete Corum returned yesterday from
Corvallis where he had been tor the
past few days visiting fraternity bro
thers and other friends at O. A. C.
We have many new Ideas to suggest
to you, why not spend a pleasant hoar
at the Medford Beauty Shop. Room
426, Medford Bldg. Phone appoint
ment 191-L. 309
Good time. Hot Spring, Sat 310
Members of the city street depart
ment working force installed a num
ber of new electric light globes on the
lamp posts on Main street this morn
ing.
Sat dance ! Oriental Ballroom! 2
E
OBITUARY
CREWS Ackle L. Crews, wife of
J.. E. Crews, of. " 511 N. Fir Btreet
died yesiarday at Sacred Heart Hos
pital from pneumonia, aged 59 years.
3 months. 18 days. Deceased was
bom in Shasta county, California.
November 25. 1363. She had been
a resident of Medford for SO years
and leaves her husband, J. E. Crews
and adopted son, Edmond. and four
brothers. Lewis O. Sheridan, Ander
son. Cat: Adelbert O. Sheridan
Mniiton. Cal.: John S. Sheridan, Fern
Cat: Edmond A. Sheridan, Sebasto
pol. Cal. The remains were forward
ed by the Perl Funeral home to Red-
dine. Cal.. and the funeral services
will be held Tuesday at t p. m.
Farms Chancing Hands.
WASHINGTON. March 24. A de
partment of agriculture survey re
vealed that ownership in approxi
mately one farm in sixteen was trans-
! ferred during last year, while occu
pants in one out of five farms
changed. Nearly 1,250,000 farms
repairs. Electric Shop, Eighth and fchanged occupants and 400.000
Bartlett tf
50 pieces of rough dry for $1.50
American Laundry. Phone 873.
A. S. Rosenbaum and Dr. J. J. Em
raens attended the meeting of Hoot
Owls at the Oregonlan radio station,
K G W, (keep growing wiser) last
night and were duly Initiated as mem
bers of the exalted order of Hoot Owls.
Medford listeners In heard the initia
tion ceremony.
Grafted Franquette walnut trees.
Eden Valley Nursery, phone 6S0J-2.
tf
All kinds of dressmnking at Style
craft Shop, Room 424 Medford Build
ing. 309
Dance! Oriental Ballroom! Sat!
Management American Legion. 2
changed ownership.
FroU In East.
WASHINOTON, March 24. Those
who chortled "spring has came"
were rudely disillusioned todny by
the weather bureau which announced
that frost wa probable tonight as
far south as southern Georgia. Cold
wave warnings were issued for nor
thern and central New York and
northern New England.
R
A. M. Crater Lake Chapter No. 32
Special Convocation Tues
day. Mar. 27th. 7:30 p. m.
P. M. and M. M. degree.
Refreshments served.
Visitors welcome.
4 A. F. NOTH. Secy.
I
HE
The Gold Canyon mine, several
miles northwest of Jacksonville, to
which Tom Norris has been devoting
bis time since be gave np the local
train to postofflce mail carrying con
tract, is now In I'ljl operation with
the five stamp mill running contin
ually. !
Before the mill vras set up the
mine owners had between 1800 ind
-000 tons of ore rea!' and availabla.
for milling so that once the mill was.
put In operation a shut down for lack
of ore would not be necessary.
There are said to be tbre well de
fined ledges on the property upon all
of which tunnels have been driven
to the length of 182, 60 and 45 fset
respectively. Ore from these ledgos
runs from S10 to f 40 per ton accord-.
I:!g to the owners.
Owners of the property are T.rai
Norris and son. D: Webber, Clay
Walker and Charles Helmroth. !
Lost Anything?
Look These Over
We have in this office these things '
that have been found which await the
owners on payment for the advertise- i
ment: Auto license plates Nos. 94844
and 96610, pair men's driving gloves,
men's felt lined silk glove, men's yarn -glove,
ladies' brown silk glove, pair
men's glasses with celluloid rims and
gold bows, pair men's glasses, gold
bows with 2-3 size lense. tf .
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
MONEY TO LOAN By private party
on improved farm land. Phone
25-J-2. 1
FOR SALE Grafted Franquette wal
nuts: also Vsurensus blight proof
pears, a few left Call Monday and
Tuesday. E. C. Welch, 606 W. Fourth
St 3
FOR SALE One three-phase electric
motor, one H. P, pump, pulleys and
450 feet 4-inch and l4-inch gal
vanized pipe. Phone 25-J-2. 7
WANTED Man and wife, man exper
ienced in orchard work and wife to
cook for one to four men. Apply
Vilas ranch, phone meal times 67-R-l
2
FOR SALE Second-hand spray rig. i
New Way engine, overhauled and in ;
good condition complete with Bean I
refiller, hose and guns, $350. Vilas '
Ranch: 2
FOR SALE A fine bungalow, hard
wood floors, fireplace, large lot
plenty of shade, some fruit, all kinds
, of shrubbery. This property is nice
ly located, will sell with or without
furniture, very liberal terms. See
this home before buying elsewhere.
It is a bargain.
160 acres to exchange for Wash
ington property.
Nicely furnished, close in, strictly
modern small bungalow; will take
care in part payment
Two-story 8-room bungalow for
$2500; good terms.
C. S. BUTTERFIELD. 2
FOR TRADE For lots on paved
street Willys-Continental car, P. O.
Box 57S. 4
LOST Leather pouch containing
several Shell script coupon books.
Suitable reward offered. Call 641-X
or &!$. 2
FOR SALE Easter rabbits: get them
now; also a few more of those Ever
bearing strawberries. 103 Colum
bus Ave. 7
FOR RENT Comfortably furnished
apartment modern, 2 or 3 rooms
and sleeping porch, at 603 N. Bart
lett 3
WANTED Washing and ironing by
reliable party. Prices reasonable.
Phone S91-Y. 7
FOR SALE OR TRADE Some of the
best buys in Jackson county. See
me at once. 513 Beatty St 10
FOR SALE A good substantial chick
en house. 518 W. Fourth St 4
Handicraft Shop.
Hemstitching
Pico ting
8e per yard.
Passion Week Addresses
THEME '
"THE SEVEN SAYINGS ON THE CROSS"
BY .
Dr. S. J. REID, of Portland
A SPEAKER WITH A MESSAGE
BEGINS SUNDAY, 7:30 P. M. AND EACH NIGHT NEXT
WEEK, CULMINATING EASTER SUNDAY WITH A BIG
CANTATA WITH ORCHESTRA.
ATTEND LAST REVIVAL IN OLD BAPTIST CHURCH
STARTING TOMORROW 1:30
"When you are on top, looking down,"
' the vista is different." George Ade
GEORGE ADE'S
BACK HOM
fVfdffyian
E 111
AND--BROKE
K - Uri 7 W
A big comedy-drama racy with whole
some American fun. Written by
America's foremost humorist directly
for the screen. Tom Meighan as the
lovable "go-getter," who comes back
and shows up hi3 home town. Lila Lee
as the girl.
MATINEES:
Adults. 35c PRICES:
Kiddies, 10c
' Continuous
Shows
Today and
Tomorrow
12:30 to 11:00
p. m.
EVENINGS:
Adults, 50c
Kiddies, 25c
Going Tonight
A Stage Classic Reborn
LATJRETTE TAYLOR in "PEG 0' MY HEART"
SEATS NOW SELLING
PAGE
NEXT MONDAY
JQfjl'P 8:30 Curtain
A POSITIVE SENSATION!
THE WORLD'S GREATEST MYSTERY PLAY
BY MARY ROBERTS RIXEHART and AVERY HOPAVOOD
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?
If jrou have seen this play, the authors and management request that
you keep the story of "THE HAT," with its astounding climax, a
secret. The play has broken theatrical records in every state in the
Vnlon. To date, more than a.nooOOO persons hare- seen "THE
BAT." They keep the secret will you? -
PRICES IXCI.VMXG WAR TAX
Lower Floor. 1st 14 rows, a.T.-:Ust 4 rows S2.20. Balcony, 1st
4 rows, next 4 rows, Sl.Oo; next 3 dows, 1.10; balance 65c.
-ti.d-Jzrrz.
Session Oregon State Normal
Ashland, Oregon' '
June 18-JuIy 27, 1923
Regular and full normal courses and prac
tise school.
Advanced work for those who care for it.
All present teachers and high school gradu
ates admitted. Tuition $8.00.
For full information, write Geo. A. Briscoe, Director,
or J. H. Fuller, Secy. Chamber of Commerce.