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PAGE TWO MEDFORD MATT, TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER. 21, 1923 LOPEfll OF I1U (SON The formal open in p of the new en larged quartern -of tho Jackson Coun ty bank will le heltl tomorrow iifter noon and evening from 4 to ii p. rn. In tho1. year when Mctlford boasted of a population of kIx hun dred men, women and chftdron, wlit'n the Southern Pacific depot occupied a commandirg place directly lo the middle of what Itt now the beginning of West kfn'll Htreet and when only farms could bo soon from tho gniHMy bunks of Hear creek, In that portion of the town that 1m now deHlgnuted uh ariuHH the neck, the Ja kHon County bunk was organized ml founded. rieginnlng now its thirty-seventh year only one busineHs remains on Main .street that was flourishing at that time. Strang's drug store has the honor of being the oldest business in the town with tho Jackson County bank ranking a close second. The bank was founded by the late W. I. Vawter who was its active manager for over thirty years. The business was started in the room now housing teddy's new Jewelry rftor'e which In those early days was an entirely dif ferent looking structure. A wooden portico or awning extending from tho front of tho building to the Blilewalk providing a sheltered harbinger in the, pioneer days for tobacco ehiKvers. In 190ii the building now occupied by the bank was constructed. It was supposed at that time that the new quarters would answer the purpose for at least a century. How rapidly the community as well as southern Oregon lias developed is evidenced by the fai t that the bank has more than doubled In size in the lust seventeen years making the old quarters entirely Inadequate. Believing that Jackson county Is on the threshold of a very rapid advance ment,.. j:uijy last spring the directors of the bank decided to completely remodel the banking rooms. Installing new fixtures and vaults and doubling the space occupied. The new vaults aro of the latest approved construc tion being 18 Inches of double rein forced concrete and lined with a half Inch of steel boiler plate. There are nine tons of reinforcing teel also used Irr tho construction. Tho new vault door for the safe deposit depart ment measures 1 1 inches in thtckuess over all and weighs approximately lU.uup pounds. The banking room floor was orig inally three feet from the sidewalk jiHH I WT- not mo'ce to and making sure of his. Each' J Sif 18 J 1 W the amoker from this array shape is atnacvely packed in I tgjflm 1 i -. . of El Sidelo's seven distinguish- s ( holiday boxes of twenty-five to 0?Mik , WfZ&ek J ed shapes7 You'll be adding ' fill his Yuletide with "rare en- " v VwjJJm y$0&k J pleasure to your Christmas days joyment. '-. J igyi BlgiiS I 1 Sidelo Clgir ll made by Consolidated Cigar Corporation, New York y tf lfflw t." "IPPSl I ' " ' ' ' ' DUrributed by .. ZffagM f.. '', 'iWtftoo t ' 250' 5e &t i-T lf Ambassadors tefaa t- CIGAR. . ' v&ML . . and has now been lowered to grade. Kour new entrances provide cany in gress and egress. The floor of the main lobby Is of gray Knox Tennessee marble while the 111:11 bio for the counters is of St. Genevieve golden veined marble. This marble is espec ially Imported from the Swiss Alps and this installation is the only one of Us kind in- the west. It Is rich In color being of a beautiful soft brown streaked with yellow and gold. The wicket fixtures are of hand chased cast bronze. The decorations have been handled with exceptional taste. The color scheme consisting of tiffany blue ceil ing with old ivory leaf work on the cornice and soft tan side-walls which In conjunction -with the la borate light ing fixtures produces an effect of sub dued elegance. The woodwork thru out Is of genuine Honduras mahog any. Tho cages, six In number, are equipped with all the latest devices and appurtenances necessary for each department. The P. T. Alngo company of Port land deplgiied the wdrk and manufac tured the fixtures. The bank will be open for inspection Saturday after noon and evening 'from four until nine. . - New Bills in the Congress Hopper SUN YAT APPEALS TO HEAD ENGLISH WASHINGTON ; Representative Strong, republican,' Kansas, proposed In a bill that funds for a soldiers' bonus be raised by adding a 2G per cent Inheritance securities. tax on tax-exempt WASHINGTON Organization of the Inland Waterways corporation to develop and operato government owned equipment upon the national waterways was proposed in a resolu tion by Senator Itansdell, Louisiana. The corporation would bo under the supervision of the secretary of war and an Initial Appropriation of $5, 1100,000 yvould' be authorized to fi nance If. WASHINGTON Investigation of the patent office was sought by Sena tor Shlpstead, farmer-labor, Minne sota, in a resolution declaring It was common report that foreign appli cants received more consideration than Americans and that a clique of attorneys controlled the policy of the bureau. WASHINGTON Amendments to liberalize the war risk insurance act were proposed by Senator Walsh, democrat, Massachusetts, a member of the committee investigating the veterans bureau. The bill would give veterans Buffering from neuropsychi atry and tubercular diseases free treatment Irrespective of whether the disease was of service origin. WASHINGTON, Bee. 21. Chalr man Smoot of the senate finance com mittee which handles tax legislation said today that he had not weakened in his opposition to a bonus. He said his recent statement saying a bonus would bo passed by the senate was intended to inform the, American people of "tho present legislative sit uation." r HONG KONG. Dec. 21. (By Asso ciated Press): ' Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, head of the Canton. government, today tele graphed to Ramsay MaeDonaldi lead er of the British labor party, asking him to "bring to the notice of the British people and particularly the workers, tho grave situation which the British representatives ;in China mainly have been Instrumental in creating at Canton." ' ' 1 "My government is being threat ened with acts of war by an! interna tional force of nearly a Bcoreof cruis ers and gunboats armed with. rfoldiers, who have already landed at Shameen (the foreign section of Canton where the administrative offices of other nations are located.) "This Is the work of the diplomatic body at Peking, done at the instance of the British minister on advice of tho senior consul at Canton 'who is the British consul general and inspec tor of maritime customs who is a British national." Sun reminds the British labor lead er that China, admittedly one of the richest markets for British goods, cannot be secured by a gunboat policy of old diplomacy altho It can be won by a policy alining at the capture of Chinese good will. Imported Perfumes IN ORIGINAL XMAS PACKAGES COTY'S L'ORIGAN STYX PARIS CHYPRE HUBIGANT'S L'EFFLUERT IDEAL QUELQUES FLEURS QUELQUES VIOLETS v MON BOUDOIR West Side Pharmacy RHEUMATISM or NEURITIS Remarkable new treatment top Rheurrtatiem or Njuritia In any form. Very worst oaeea l jlieved at once. Thouaandi of curat reported. No need for anyone to auffer: Aek ' any druggist for "Allen'e Rheu matio Treatment,' In Tablet Form. Price 11 per box. ; All druggi.ti carry it. Hart M. Allen Labora tories, Mfre., Box 13i0, Los Angeles, Calif. Want a Name Before Christmas I hare' purchased I the bakery, con fectionery, lunch , counter and soft drink emporium formerly known as Talents, havo remodeled the building, enlarged the Btocks. I want to give the plnce a new name and on Monday, December 24th, will pay ?5 to the person suggesting, the namo wo think best for our business. Come in. Bee what we carry and suggest a name, by either leaving the suggestion in person or send by mail. Write your name and address plain ly on the Eamo sheet of paper as the 11 n me. All names must be in our store before noon, December 22. C. E. Whlteman, Frop. Corner Mata and Grape streets. ; - u mv, 1 7 J a i z Jin j 127 wilfA AFTER ALL Nothing Satisfies Like a Good Cigar Buy him nationally advertised Cigars, boxes from 50c up for Christmas. Dunhlll Commoy and other high grade Pipes. .... , High grade smoking mixtures. Cigarettes in gift packages. Gift Cards free with tyagazlne Sub scriptions. All our goods priced to move them. Remember DAVIDSON'S On West Main Street at saM CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS SOMETHING" OUT OF THE ORDINARY Gifts for Every Member of the Family. On account of the earthquake we bought goods for cash from the manufacturers at very low prices. We can sell about 30 cheaper. Do not worry about selection! Come into our store and look. DRY GOODS Our Pongees aro guaranteed puro'silk by gov ernment stamp. 300 pure Silk Pongee; heavy grade 8S yd. 1007o pure Silk Pongee; extra heavy grado, 98 yard Jap Crepe, 35 different colore, 23t yard Blue and white Tabic Cloths, 48x48, 661 Blue and white Table Cloths, (WxUO $1.19 Blue and white Table Cloths, 72x72 $1.48 G Napkins 44 Emb. Cotton Crepe Kiinonas $148 and up E nibroidered Silk Kiinonas $7.50 and up Silk Quilted Baby Robes, $2.50 and tip Rubber Aprons, $1.25 to .$1.75 value; choice 75 each ORIENTAL NOVELTIES ; Solid Pearl Necklace with Sterling Silver Clasp, in beautiful box, $2.75 Hand painted Deer Skin Purses 50 to $2.75 Children's Purses 10, 25f, 50 Lucky Animals, 10?; ,T for 25 Japanese Lanterns 15? and up Imitation Bronze Elephants 15, 25 35r Beads and Neck Chains 15? to $1.25 1 Real Ivory Carved Pendant $2.25 to $5.00 s...Ghuieso Lucky Earrings $1.25 pair , ' v. Chinese Lucky Pendant '$1.25 . .' Earrings and Pendants, per r-ct $2. SLIPPERS Wo have about 50 different kinds of ' Felt, Leather and Silk Slippers in stock, in all sizes. and colors. AVc are offering thpse 20 cheaper than last year. CHINAWARE lland Painted 15-piece Tea Set, $2.95, $3 95, $4.95 Blue or Gold Luster 15-piece Tea Set, $9.50 Blue or goWlustcr, 21-piecc Tea Set $13.50 Raised Dragon Design 15-piece Tea Set $9.50 21-piece Tea Set, $13.50 Hand Painted Individual Baking Dish with cover, 35? each; 3 for $1.00 ' Chinawarc Tea Pots, 35t? and up Hundreds of different kinds of vases 25 to $10 00 , Blue or Cold Luster Table Set, consisting of salt and pepper shaker and mustard pot on tray, $1.25 ! LACQUERWARE . Hand painted Lacquer Boxes, 10r, 15, 25 to $2.75 Hand painted Lacquer Handkerchief Boxes 15 and up , f . Hand painted Lacquer Trays 15 and up Hand painted Lacquer Candy Boxes $1.75 up BASKETS I Brown Bamboo Basket, trimmed with beads, tassel, rings and Chinese coins 40&, 55f, 1 75 95 and $1.25 . AH of these five baskets in nest, special $2.50 Bamboo Market Basket, high grade, 50? up Willow Market Baskets, hieh grade, 50 up Wasto Paper Baskets 75? to $1.75 Bamboo Bungalow Bird Cage $2.95 ... GOLD FISH AND SUPPLIES ' " ' " " Comet Goldfish 25 j 'Fantail Goldfish 50.? 1 ' , Gold Fish Globes 25? to $1-75 Goldfish, Fishmoss and Globe, complete, f60?to$3.50 Ground Shrimps for Goldfish 25? per pkg. Goldfish Bread, 25 cakes iii pkg., 10? -Goldfish Moss, 25? per bunch ; TOYS x Set of wind-up Train with 4 tracks, 75?, 95?, $1.25, $1.95, $3 50 Set of Electric Train, with tracks $4.95 up Two wind-up Autos with Garage 95? Mechanical Autos 15? Up Mamma Dolls 98?, $1.50, $1.95, $2.45 to j $6.95 . Jointed, sleep-eye Dolls, 50? to $25.00 Toy Furniture, large size, 6 pieces 95? Tov Furniture, small size, 6 pieces 25? 'Toy Tea Sets, 15?, 25? to $2.75 . -' Bell and Tom Tinker Toys 50c? , Toy Pistols and Caps 5? and up ... "We are handling Madam Hendren's Mamma Dolls, and we are very strong on toys of every kind and description, including German aiadq goods and everything children could de sire, at prices from 5c up. LAMP SHADES 1 Large brown Bamboo Table Lamp Shades, with silk lining 50?, 75c?, $1.00, $1.25 to $2.75 Parasol Shape Lamp Shades 25?, 35?, 50' PICTURES, Crater Lake Pictures, with frame, 95? to $2.00 Dil Painted Crater Lako picture, with frame $3.50 to $5.00 Crater Lake Calendars, 50? to $1.00 Crater Lake Sheet picture, large size 35? Japanese Lacquer painted pictures, with frame 25?, 35?, 50? and 75? Japanese, old prints 25t? to $1.25 .WOODENWARE Black or Mahogany finish Nut Crackers' 95? set ' Puzzle, box 50? to 75c? Wooden Carved Trays 25? and up . ." . Oregoli Myrtlcwood wares are cut to half price; we arc going to discontinue Myrtlc--ood ware, 25c? and up INCENSE AND INCENSE BURNERS ' Oriental incense, in cubes, pyramils, corn shape or powder with odor of violet, sandal wood, wisteria, lotus, rose, cussue. Each pack age 10c up. 24 different kinds of incense. JAP ART STORE 315 East Main St. Medford, Oregon