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PACE TCTflITT MfiTyFOttfi MATL TRTBTTXE, MKTYFOTID, 4I84J01D.IS E SIlll GOLF BUG 1 PLAYING DAILY Olt.MAN'D URACII. Fid., Jan. 3. By the Associated Press, John D. Mttockefollcr Is playing his dally round stnuf golf (in tho Urmund Beach links NoVi'or tho eighth consecutive winter and KhilUithouKti lho season has scarcely lion Parted, early visitor arc forming orinjinily galleries and follow him over Coiuiio course. juml,. They are curious to know why ho sourinly plays eight links of. golf; how Tonne plays golf, how ho 1m dressed for glnlnho same, and If he really glyes dimes Th.way when he makes a good shot, prog- By eliminating the 600 yard ninth execiole, and walking tho short distance proso his car from tho eighth green, Mr. holltitockefeller saves that much time for lntemotoring heforo luncheon, and eight ship voles never appear to tiro him., rocet Mr. Rockefeller will bo 85 yours old "iext July and golfers say ho plays pandemnrknbly fine golf for his age. He nro tover walks hurriedly on tho links lng ihd his balls arc hit with tho same lostpeed on tho eighth holo as tho first, who --His enthusiasm over .golf Is sin ngenero and it has happened that ho has test (Iven persons stnnding near ono of "liiis .shiny new dimes when he made. fornv particularly fine shot. 1 leagt supply of thes'j coins In his which he considers light in weight ami yet of practical service In keep ing the culd from his body. Schismatic Preaching Causes Dr. Van Dyke To Quit Old Church rniNCICTON, N. J.. Jan. 3. "Schismatic and unscrlptural preaching," has caused tho Ilev. Dr. Henry Vnn Dyke. D.D.. for- mer pnstor of tho Fifth Avonuo rresbyterlnn church, New York. i former United .suites minister to Tho Netherlands, and for many years a professor at Princeton university, to glvo up his pew In tho Old First church at l'rince- ton. ' s I OF THE STATE PORTLAND, Ore, Jun. 3, Contin ual miowfitll toduVim foreetiHt by tho wcathor burrau, Uotween throo and lo currlcH four Inched of hiiow whs on tho (frouii'l rlKiit this mornliiK and fine rnVot wan fall- Mnynand coat pocket ready to give theui inx at daybreak. Tho inlnlnium ut & HOUSE WASTES ANOTHER DAY IN SILLY ORATORY WASHINGTON", Jan. 3. Balloting for a chairman of tho lntor-stato com merce committee was resumed by the senate late in the day. but no substan tial change was revealed in tho lineup of senators. On the first ballot, the 26th of tho deadlock, the result was: Senator Cummins, republican, Iowa, 28; Senator Smith, democrat. South Carolina, 31, and Senator Couzons, republican, Michigun, 11. Mr. Cou.ens has tho solid support of tho republican insurgents and nlso got tho votes of tho two farmer-labor members and "Senator Borah, Idaho; Cappor, Kansas, and Jones, Washing ton, all republicans. Thero was virtually no change on the second ballot, which gave 29 to Cummins, 31 to Smith and 11 to Couzons. Apparently abandoning hope of any Immediate break In the three-cornered contest, tho senate then adjourned.' fiKur.Q nnyonn ho moots. nBH, Mr. Itockefcller plays golf in n crshidnin suit with- regular long trousers, conto never wears golf knickers. When a. m. was 20 above zero. WASHINGTON', Jan. 3. Congress re-convened today after tho holiday recess and made another voluminous contribution to tho archives of con gressional oratory. With tho senate still unablo to brouk its deadlock ovor an inter-state commerce committee) chairman and tho houso waiting on work In Its com mittees most of tho day at both ends of tho cnpitol was given over to speech making. SAI-KM, Ore., Jnn. 3. Nino inches , inhibition and tho coal situation nf snow, the accumulated fall of sev- i.-,,,. ,un u,,ntii,,h In thn house with posit ho day Is particularly warm ho wears eral days, lay on tho ground hero thlB two BOUtnern democrats, Upslmw of "I light pongee coal und soft hat turn- morning and thero was little prospect o,,01.gn ad Blanton of Texas, ronow-hnnu-d Weii down In front to shadu tho of any immediate thaw. I )I1B lh(,,, demands for Investigation of iMii-t3yes. , Jjast nlgllt mo meriiioiiicier nionr Sometimes ho wears dark glasses dropped to twelve degrees above zero ehnpvhen tho sun Is very bright. On chilly again and tho minimum during tho '"'1'Jiiys ho wears a wlnlor cap which day was 29 above, n tenuis ear mufflers to button under his A darkly overcast sky and a tom nnuithin should a strong wind urlse. On peraturo varyinn around the twenty a un-oid has - . - nnd days he wears a paper vest, mark gavo promise of moro snow to i day. YorH dm-i unit Mir) l.oui dlan I'ltlH Allfl .Ma: lirlii I10SHI Ohio -M troll J-cni tors dlatl "I conti Fnul time cord Sllltt' 'I'lik nove ItOIln "T lengl debt cnpll coun defci tho This that vldti R I ALTO Last Times Today The World's Greatest Star ' in ' one of the ; Greatest Plays NORMA I TALMADGE in "Within the rtOSKIlUItn, Ore., Jan. 3. Tho two-Inch sonwfall of yostenlay turned to slush- last night and tho local weather bureau reports that the backbone of tho cold spell has been broken. With tho molting of tho snow In the mountains tho streams nro ris ing rapidly and unprecedented high waters aro expected if tho rains of last night aro repeated today. T liquor drinking in official WanhlnKton nnd with Hopi-fisentatlvo Treadway, aakhiK for relief from high anthracite prices. . Tho Bcnato lUtonon lo Hpeochea on time," tho wounded man observed Hadly, although nurBoim had pro nounced his condition far from hope Iohh. "The girls will mlns me. They'll be lonesome without me. We three, Edna, Mabel and I, wero Just tho beat pain in the world." He refused to confirm however, tho report that he and .Miss Purviance were engaged. Drinking Ih Admitted Mltw Purviance described the Hcene In Dines apartment before tho arri val of Greer as an informal gathering of three good friends on a New Year's afternoon, during which "It would be foolish to say that there was nothing to drink." "But there was not a great deal to drink," she added, "and none of us drank very much.' I know that Mabel was not Intoxicated, and neither was I and neither was Mr; Dines. - "When he said he must drew for dinner I stepped into the room just off the living room and took out my powder puff and powdered my pose. Mabel stepped In just behind mo. ' At that instant there were three shots in tho other room." - When the police arrivod thoy found the two women endeavoring to staunch Dines' wound. Miss Normand did not at first realize that a shooting had occurred, she told police detectives and news papermen at hor home yesterday, "Tho threo shots sounded to her like firecrackers," she explained. "Firecracker popping all over tho house." According, to Greer's story to the police. Miss Normand was in tho room beside hfm whon he fired. Admits Owning Pistol Tho pistol with which Greer wound ed DineH belonged to her, Miss Nor mand admitted. . "It was given to mo to shoot bottles with," she said. "I usod It all the time for shooting bottles, but only on location. I can't Imagine how he got hold of H." The actress was rTnindod that Greer had told the police ho knew whoro she kept the pljstol in her bod room and had taken it from there Just before leaving for Dines apartmont to bring her home. This precaution ary move on Greer's part apparently did not appeal to her as .evidence or , loyalty on his part and a desire to t protect her from danger as ho ex plained It to the police. that he was not an officer and was wearing the chief's uniform only us fancy drpBS for the evening. There was a demand that the pro hibition offlrers call air. Cleaver on tho ran, but Mr. Huion old the party that he had just r l ver. who hud Bent him to the Labt home. ' " - i - i Watch This Space : Tomorrow il .; many suhjocts, including tho peron-1 "Well! What business has tho man nial topic of tho League or Nations Rot (n )ny bedroom anyway?" sho ex and heard an announcement by Bona- cainlcd. "How. should he bo so .fa tor Lodge that ho would deliver an mniar with my room as to know address Monday which probably will whero to go to find my revolvor. Ho precipitate a field day of dobato on nnR boen (hero only twice, once to fix Russia. niy curler and once tu fix an oloctrlc A resolution formally authorizing vilg ot 8onl0 kind." the proposed Inquiry Into the Mnyflold , Glwf., Hory Vntruo election contest in Texas was adopted , Greer.s t o( hav,K run up8tr8 in tho senate which n so voted to ask b(, toM tnot tho shipping board why two nation . not u h,m tQ tnke organizations In this country recentl Normand homo certainly must have decided, to send representatives hav0 1)ocn cut out of th0 whole cloth, to Kuropo on foreign instead of t)je deolared . American ships. . Miss Edith Bums, her companion, Having had its fllnK of oratory the her dn(J BOsted that house decided to adjourn over until . h . , , Monday, a proceeding which led to a ..t!,kln the doo-dads off the Law Starts Tomorrow JACK LONDON'S Famous Story 4The Abysmal Brute" with Reginald Denny and a great cast. VAUCIO, N. D .Ian. 3. Tho nnest of Art luir L Townlcy, former presi dent of the National Non-l'artlsan league, and J. .1. Hastings, formerly cashier of the Scttlldinavlan-Anieiican ibank of Fargo, on charges of embez zlement preferred by J. W. Hrlnton. former ussorlate of theirs is expected within n day or two according to word from the offlco of Sheriff Fred Kracinor today. Townlcy is believed to ho cither in Kansas or Nebraska In charge of or ganization work for tho Producer's National Alliance. llnstinKS is said to bo in St. l'aul. Hrlnton charges tbnt Townley nnd Hastings converted about $70,000 of Consumers I'nltod Stores money to their personal use. nrotest from Democratic Leader Gar rett and Representative Howard, democrat, Nebraska, who told his col leagues ho had been elected to con- ess fourtcon months ago to Homethlng." i'HNDI.ETON, Ore., Jan. 3. Snow that started to fall yesterday after noon at four o'clock fell stondlly thru tho night totalling nearly four inches nnd bringing tho fall since Inst Satur day to nbout one foot. With the snow camo warmer temperature, tho mer cury halting around tho ton above mark last night, ns opposed to nine below tho night heforo. A cloudy sky obtains hero this morning and local wcathor observers look for further snow. HBiTHiqutA today SKI.K-I'HAISK: Let another mall prnlse thee, and not thine own mouth; stinnuer, nnd not thine own Hps. Proverbs 27' 2. Your llcallh anil (iooil Isioks! Why have nervous women used Dr. rlene's remedies for half a century and Bllll call for them? Tho answer is. "because they have stood tho test are all that thev are claimed to be. pure vegetable remedies." Peculiarly adapted to woman's diseases ,1s Dr. Pierce's Kavorite Prescription, which tones tin the enfeebled system, makes the nerves steady, Ileitis drive away backache or headacho and rejuve nates run down and worn out women It has helped thousands, why not you' Send 10c for trial. pkK. to Dr Pierce's Invalids' Hotel. lSuffnlo, N. V. Adv. do St AHdi XOKMAXl) VERY SICK Christmas tree and carrying them up stairs," early in the afternoon. Orecr drove her to Dines' apart ment about 2:30 o'clock that after noon, Miss Normand continued and left her thero without , seeing Dines. When ho returned about seven o'clock sho said, Miss Purviance was in the bedroom, and I went into the room where Edna was. . ' "She had on hor cVenlng gown, but it wasn't hooked up.', I didn't want this chauffeur to see Edna with her dress unhooked, so I Avcnt in and said to her: 'Say, whore's your powder puff?'" She ran Into the living room when sho hoard tho shots.' she asserted and found Dines lying wounded on the floor. Oreor said: "I'm golnR to glvo myself up to tho police," and loft. IContlnuod From Page One) Dines branded tho chnllffcur's statement as a lie. , 'That fellow lies when ho says I reached for a bottle." he said. "I did not neod to hit him with a bottle, ir ho annoyed mo I'd crush him with my hands. Ho Just turned tho gun on mo und shot." Miss Normand Had "Just breezed over to my npsriment on mo uner- noon of New Year's day," ho ex plained, "and Mlsw Purvlnnco was thero too." Miss Normand took It Into her head to put tho npartmont In order," he went on "drag out nil tho mops nnd brooms In tho place anil brushed things up and polished the floors," and then after they had nil "had lomethlng to drink this Greer, or Kelly, camo up." An argument over whether or not Miss Normand should leavo tho apartment followed and In the midst of it. without warning. Dines said, the chauffeur drew a pistol and fired threo shots, one bullet piercing Dines' chest nnd another grazing his ear. "I suppose I'll kick the bucket this Hits Ills tliin Out. CHICAGO. Jan. 3. Will 'M. Hays, known as tho cznr of the silver screen, n. sneerilne westward, bound for Hollywood today "with his chin out, as ho expressed it, but with llttlo to suv regarding the shooting of Lourt land Dines by Mabel Normand's chauffeur. Mr. Hays stopped hore today before resiimliicr his Journey. Ho said ho hart no real Information, about th "unfortunate affair," nnd that It would not bo right, for him to say much nt this time, but "I'm ftolng to California forthwith and 1 havo my chin out." Then Mr. Hnys recalled In a slg nll'lcnnt manner that it had been yenr and a. half since the headlines screamed of scandal in Hollywood. "Nothlnir in the way of a scandal In 1923. 1 believe." ho remarked, smiling. 'Hut he Is not Kolng to Ik nolo tho latest affair completely, ho added. ' 35 kii,m:i ix Exriiosiox (Continued From Page One) OFF Overcoat Sale Kuppenheimer as well as other Overcoats $20.00 Overcoats, now $15.00 $30.00 Overcoats, now 'n $40.00 Overcoats, now $30.00 $50.00 Overcoats, now $37.50 ' v. A $5.00 Hardeman Hat With Every Kuppenheimer Suit DEUELS' been determined, but It is bollovcd it was caused by a dust explosion. Tho explosion was so terrific th several box cars alongside the, plant woro shattored add blown . off tli tracks. The force wrecked tho stare!. Ing department, label and rotub houses and the kiln house, causing more than $600,000 damage to these departments. WASIHXGTOX TO CUT OVT M007.E (Continued From rage Ono) their own countries all foreign diplo mats who transport, possess or dls penso liquor In defiance of law and tho use of the 'army, navy and national guard In the enforcement of the eigh toontn amondment. HOT FIGHT OVKIl BOOZE (Continued From Page One) Bomo eighty or ninety poople in at tendance. . The officers wore not recognised as such until they wero In the midst of the party and In sight of the liquor being served to the guests. They seized tho liquor and drinking glasses. inquired for the host nnd read tn search warrant to A. O. iJlbbe, whom "-v arrested and took to the count A man who was dressed In masque ado as a chief ot police, ordered the state officers out of the house; but when closely Questioned, admitted Notice to Members of Medford Civic Music Club SECOND CONCERT OF SERIES CAROL ROBINSON, Pianist f One of America's Most Brilliant Young Artists. Presbyterian Church, Monday Night, January 7,y Club membership tickets $1. On sale at. Boot's Music Store, Palmer's Music House, or at. the Church door Monday night. . ; Help your community by becoming a member : of this splendid civic .organization. iSslHHHH iaaaaaaaa" i A Striking Value at $295 Considering the improved appearance of the new Ford Touring Car, one would naturally expect a propor tionate advance in price Larger scale pr oduction,ho w ever, has made it possible to incorporate in this new type touring car a number of de cided improve ments with out increas- Thiscarcanbcobtamedthrmighthe ing its cost to the purchaser. Acomparison extendingover a long period of years will reveal the fact that thepresent price is actually the lowest at which the five-passenger open car has ever been sold. TheFordTouringCar stands today, as it always has, a most remarkable value in the motor car field C. E. Gates Auto Co. CAB.S TRUCKS TRACTORS