MEDFOftP MATTj WftttTNE, MEBFOllD, 6REQOK THURSDAY, DECEMBER fl, I&23
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WHISTLE COSTS LOS ANGELES
I SPEEDER AN EXTRA $5
' LOS ANGELES, Ded. 6. When J.
Hi-illmubUH plcudod guilty In juntk'0
court to a charge of speeding he was
fined $50. He whistled in consterna
tion. "Five dollnrs more for that
whistle." snapped the court and Sell
huubus' consternation grew, but this
time it grew no whistle.
CONSTANT in fin
is El Sidelo, and fa
vored among cigars all up
and down the Coast. ;'
El Sld.lo' Clpr ii aidt hi
Consolidated Cigar Cocpontioa
NewXork
Dkoibund by . .
Allen & Lewis
Portland, Oregon. '
SSI
GIVE DANCE AT
ARMORY FRIDAY
I
The students of the Medford high
school will give a dance nt the Ar
mory on Friday, December 7, at 9
p. m., In honor of the champion foot
ball team of Southern Oregon. . , v:
Committees are putting forth the
greatest effort to make the party an
unusually enjoyable one. An inter
esting program. Is being planned,
which will Include feature dancing
and other , numbers. Refreshments
will be served during the evening.
The following are to be the guests
of the students:
Tho Craters, -the board of educa
tion, the Medford high school alumni,
the faculty of the high school, tho
business men of Medford who have, bank, failing to deliver the Butck. In
aided in tho finunefal success of the . the meantime, a chattel mortgage was
high school athletics this year. served on the Maxwell, and Hewitt
A special Invitation is nlso extended was left without an nuto, Jones going
to all parents of Medford high school elsewhere. The bank brought action
students, to come and watch the . to force Hewitt to pay the note,
dancing if they so desire. The civil action of O. J. Johnson
All students of tho high school are against the First National bank of
rcouosted to attend. A cood time is Medford, on a transaction Involving
IN AUTO DEAL OA C. ELEVEN TO
SAIL FOR XMAS
GAMES DEC. 12TH
A jurV in tho circuit court Wednes
day night, in tho civil action of the
Citizens National bank of Ashland
against Qeorge C. Hewitt of this city,
former, deputy Income tax collector,
returned a verdict in favor of Hewitt,
after four hours deliberation. The
bank, was represented by Attorney
L. A. Roberts of Ashland, and the de
fendant by Attorney Charles Keanies
of this city. ' '
.The suit was based upon an auto
mobile deal. Hewitt bought a car
from -E. J. Jones, an auto -salesman,
and gave hts note for $500, a Maxwell
car being supplied Hewitt, pending
the delivery of a Bulck ear, as agreed.
Jones sold the note to the Citizens
expected by all.
t
AT
: A tablet on which is worked in
bronze the history of the oldest
church. building now standing west of
the Rocky mountains will be unveiled
at Jacksonville Saturday afternoon.
The tablet has already been placed on
the building, having been ordered by
the Historical Society of the Oregon
Conference.
Beside a list of the pastors who
have served the church, the following
facts are recorded on the tablet: . "The
Jacksonville - Methodist . Episcopal
church was organized Jan. 1st, 18B4.
Rov. Joseph Smith was the first pas
tor. He was afterward a member of
congress from Oregon," Rev. :T. F.
Royal was the second pastor, and
built the church. The building was
dedicated the firsts Sunday in January
1855." y'
Bishop Wmv O. Shepard, resident
bishop of tho Portland area, DK" S. A.
Danford, superintendent offrhe south
ern district, Dr. John Brffwon, secre
tary of the Historical society, are
some of the offfciaJsvho will be pres
ent to take pa-in the service.
The unveHlhg of the tablet will takp
place at-three o'clock. The public 1b
invited.
an auto, Is scheduled for trial In the
circuit court today. Johnson is repre
sented by Attorneys Rawles Moore
and" Frank De Souza, the bank by
Attorney Porter J-. Neff.
$400,000 Lumber Mill
Fire in Bellingham,
7,000,000 Ft Burned
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, CORVALLIS. Doc. 6. TaklnR
their first real reBt since tlio start of
tho football season, Coach R. li. Ruth
erford's warriors are "laying off" for
a fow days before they start training
for the Hawaiian Invasion. The men
are at the peak of physical perfection
and the coach will give them Just
onough work to keep them thero. All
men on the Injured list are expected
back In uniform before the team
takes off from Seattle December 12,
The long lacking offensive punch
that was the big problem for the Aggie
coach all season, has finally been
solved. The four backl'lold acos,
Price, Gill, Boykin and Snider, form a
combination that nothing short of
first line battleship could hope to
equal. With the backing he receives,
GUI has been Increasing the average
length of his punts. -Two games will
be played oyer the holidays in Hono
lulu. The first with the University of
Hawaii and the second with the Haw
aiian all stars. -
LONDON, Dec. 6. (By tho Asso
ciated Press) Tho electors of 694
constituencies In Great Britain and
north Iroland, returning 664 members
of parliament, nro casting their ballots
today to decide tho country's policy.
Should either of the three parties
seeking the suffrage of tho people,
obtain a substantial majority at the
polls, the ministry formed thereby Is
expected to hold office for a full
term; but If tho mjorlty is small, a
short life and not a particularly morry
ono probably will bo tho lot of tho
new administration.
When tho Inst campaign spoor.h
had boon concluded last night and tho
last canvass made, tho electoral ex
perts all had to admit themselves bnf-
fled in nny nttompt to forocast tho
outeomo of tho voting: and the can
didates in many constituencies felt
uncortnin.
Popular opinion seems to bo that
BELLINGHAM", Wash., Dec. 6
Swept by a strong southerly galo,
fire which broke out in the dry kilns
or 'the planing mill of the Morrison
Brothers saw mill at Anacortes shortly
after one o'clock this morning, swept
through ,the five dry kilns, the plan
ing mill, the lumber yards and threat
ened the main sawmill. Early today
the loss was estimated between .$50,
000 and $400,000. " .y .
Most of - the lumber .In. 'the yards,
estimated at 7,000,000 feet -was de
stroyed.' .' ; Foyr Great Northern box
cars also wore burned. For a time the
wind shitted to the west, threatening
the main plant, but when it turned
again to the south the belief was ex
pressed by Anacortes foremen that the
mill would be saved.. Mount Vernon
and Bellingham foremen responded to
calls for assistance.
PARIS, Dec. 6. Larry Gains, Can
adian heavyweight, knocked out Ma
hieu. French army champion, In the
second round last night.
FULLERTON, Cat., Deft 6. Approx
linately 150 high BChool and privato
school" playors have been entered to
represent 76 schools In thoir mld-wln-
ter inter-scholastic tennis tournament
to be hold here next Friday and aSt
urday. ; ,
JBv There will be a meeting of
2f the Medford Chapter of De
HHm)' Molays Thursday evening,
jfljjK Dec. 6th. 220
Crater Lake Hardware Go's
Alteration and Stock Taking Sale
Positively Closes Monday Evening
Monday Jj Monday 1
ONLY 04 only
THREE Jli (P X& THREE
MORE frlff jK' MORE
DAYS 'H. DAYS
We are more than pleased with the wonderful response of the
buying public. Standard merchandise at sacrifice prices eagerly
bought during this carnival of bargains. Surprise daily specials
are added attractions.
Winchester Coaster Wagons, de
mountable rubber tires, disc wheels
hardwood bodies... Regular $11.50.
Sale $10.29
Mengel Playthings Rock-a.Tdts,
Bye-Bye Bykes, Trail-o-Wags,
Haywagons, See-Saws.
Sale Prices $1.03 to $9.75
.Galvanized, Corrugated Garbage Can.
1 ra v do ra Coi no
T - 11 1 AA iir
wan any purvuase tn
8-inch Winchester Butcher Knife,
Regular 75c value. SaJ39
with any purchase of $1.00
It Friday's Surprise Special I Winchester Flashlight Batteries
Sale 25d Sale 18
l, ';. ry ?&,. ., cj. with any purchase amounting to $1.00
lllaleDis-;'
V (mm 4 ,
I, TO W
CRATER LAKE HARDWARE CO.
The Winchester Store
Sale Dis
counts from
10 to 50
LOS ANGELES, Dob. 6. An auto
mobile was presented last night to
Elmer E. Henderson, football coach o
the Univorsity of Southern California,
by the Alumni association as an ex-
pressslon of their appreciation for the
work he has done to build up U. S. O.
athletics. The presentation was made
at a banquet given in honor of Hen
derson by the Trojan club and U,
C. alumni,
MYSTERY STILL
WASHINGTON, Dec. G. Recom
mendations made by Mr. CoolldKo in
his message will enable republican
leadors to map out a program of leg
islation for the session. Little, how
ever, can bo done toward translating
this program into law until al'ter tho
Chrostmas holidays, as commlttoes of
loth the house and senate aro yot to
le organized. Until they can function,
no measures of Importance can be
taken by cither liouso.
Selection of committees and their
formal approval by the two houses
-vili consumo a week or more. Onco
they are organized, they, will find
awaiting them tho usual flood of bills
which marks the opening of a nuw
congress, i '
Until legislation ia reported by com
mittoos, republican leaders plan to
havo a three day recess of tlio house.
The legislative lull which congress
faces Is oxpocted to provldo opportu
nity for the opening in the Semite of
HAIR STAYS
C01EDJL0SSY
Millions Use It - Few Cents
Buys Jar -at Drugstore
toes.
bari ing a landslide for ono of the wir-1 a partisan political discussion which
ties, a contingency which none of . the j promlaog to be a feature of this pro
experts predicts the coLBoi vutivc-H' conventInn Se38on. Thon, too, the
nro likely to loao several sents ana tl .
tho laborites to gain several, while the fien,lte wl llav0 lt8 rK'litl
prospects of tho liberals aro nebu-, "B"1 which una uuon ihiMiouuu pe.m
lous. - , I Ing the dolivery of tho president's
As regards individual, contests, I messago and tho report of the repub-
Prlmo Minister Baldwin, who had a Can committee which is making as-
majority of 64-u In Bewmey nt mo sgn,onts to the standing commit
bort Asquith, former premier, has hud
a hard fight In Pninley against three
opponents and but for tho fact that
there are two rival labor cnndldtes,
his prospects , would bo considered
very poor. As it is his chances nro
regarded as doubtful.
Mr. Lloyd Georgo is expected easily
to retain his Carnarvon seat against
hts conservative opponent. Hamsey
MncDonald, who at the last election
owed his success in tho Aberavon di
vision, Glamorganshire, to a spilt
vote, seems reasonably securo as ho
is now fighting only a conservative.
No ono seems to doubt that Ijuly
Astor will rotaln her seat in Ply
month.
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HAIR
GROOM L TJ-J
KeepSHair $7
Even stubborn, unruly or shampooed'
hair stays combed all day in any style ,
you like. "Hair-Groom" is a dignified
combing cream which gives that natural
gloss and well-groomed effect to your
hair that final touch to good aresa
both in business and on social occasions,
"Hair-Groom" is greaseless; also helps
grow thick, heavy, lustrous hair. Be
ware of greasy, harmful imitations.
CHILDREN CRY FOR "GASTDRIA"
Especially Prepared for Infants and Children of All Ages
Mother I Fletcher's Castoria has
been in ubo for over 30 years as a
fleasant, hnrmlcBS subRtituto for
astor Oil, Paregoric, Teething Drops
and Soothing Syrups. Contains no
narcotics. Proven directions aro on
each package. Physicians everywhere.
recommend it. Tho kind you hare
always bought boars signature of
Livestock.
PORTL AND. Ore., Dec. 6. (U. S.
Department of- Agriculture) Cattle
steady; roceipts 813., Hogs 10c
higher; receipts 1901. Medium good
and choice 160 to 200 lbs. ?7.10
Sheep-steady; receipts 61.
Butter. ,
... PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 6. Butter
firm, cubes city, 4546c; country 44
44 'Ac; undersized 4243c; prints
49c: cartons 60c.
Butterfat firm, bcBt churning cream
B0 61c lb., f. o. b., Portland.
, "-.
Poultry.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 8. Poultry
steady; heavy hens 24c; light 18c;
springs 23c; ducks colored 17c; whlto
Pcklns 2021c; young turkeys, live,
20 G 22c; dressed 2930c. , ,
Potatoes.
PORTLAND, Ore.,, Doc. 6. Pota
toes weak, $ 1 1.25.
Kggs.
PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 6.--Eggs,
four cente lower. Pullets 36c; mixed
colors 38 39c; hennery 46 46c de
livered, Portland.
Portland Wheat. '
PORTLAND, Ore., Doc. 6. Wheat
hard white, bluestom, banrt, soft
whlto, western .white . $1.01; hard
winter, northern spring, western red
98c. Today's car receipts Wheat
48c; flour 4; corn 4; hay 4.
San Francisco Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 6. (U. S.
Bureau of Agricultural Economics)
Broilers 114 lbs., 38 40c. Young
roosters colored, 3 lbs. and up, 2
26c. Old roosters 1214 16c. Log-
horn hens 2 to ' lbs., 17'418c;
over ' lbs., 2'26c. Largo colored
hens, 2628c; off stock 2!26c.
Turkeys, live, young 22 23c.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. (U. 8.
Bureau of Agricultural Economics)
Eggs extras. 61c; extra pullets 40c
undersized pullets 3G!4c.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. Butter-
fat t. o. b., San Francisco 66 Vic.
Shrliio Stated Session
Hlllah Temple meets
in MaBonlc Hall, Ash
land, on Friday evon
Ing, Dec. 7. Routine
business and annual
olection - of officers,
followed, by refresh
ments, and entertain
ment, at Vlnlng tho-
atre where moving pictures depicting
work being done at Shrine hospitals
for crippled children will be shown
by Millah. Resident and visiting
Nobles are cordially Invited.
T. H. SIMPSON, Potentate.
W. H. DAY, Recorder. 221
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our friends for
their kindness and sympathy during
SHIELD'S STORE
STARTLES MEDFORD
With a Drastic Disposal
SALE
RIGHT AT THE APPROACH OF XMAS
By Cutting and Slashing Prices
ON ALL TOYS, DOLLS, CHRISTMAS NOVELTIES, NO
TIONS, DRY GOODS, FURNISHING GOODS, BLANKETS,
UNDERWEAR, HOSIERY SWEATERS, ALUMINUMWARE,
KITCHENWARE, DISHES, ETC.
Our Stocks Were Never So Complete
and Prices Never So Low
Hundreds of thrifty shoppera have hastened to take advantage of the store
wide reductions in our Great Drastic Disposal Sale, in which we offer for a
limited time only, "Every Article" in our store, including all Christmas
Goods, Toys, Dolis, etc., at prices the lowest quoted in many years.
Everywhere on every counter and table in every display case and on the
shelves you will see pleasing evidence that SHIELD'S Store is turned into
a real Bargain Festival and that every price is greatly reduced.
CLOSING OUT COMPLETELY
1-iiff All Shelf Hardware and all i. nff
4W I Kitchenware One Fourth Off 4UII
ONE GRAND XMAS DISPLAY AND SALE AND EVERY
V , THING REDUCED
Come! Look Around! The Savings Are Enormous! .'
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OJtllJtLLJLl O Medford, Oregon'
222 W. Main St.
our recent bereavement.
Hit. AND MRS. CARL MKIEIl
220 AND FAMILY,