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DIST.A1IY. BORDEN
ELECT A: J. VANCE
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-. HAKDING MEMORIAL WEEK .-,4
January 6 lo 10.
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ENGLEHARDT CASE
District Attorney Newton w. Borden
has returned from California, where
he went on matters pertaining to local
conditions.
One concerned, the extradition of J.
K. Martin, bond salesman.- alleged to
have hornswoggled a number of peo
ple of this1 city, Ashland and valley
points, on the sale of cunning stock.
Martin is alleged to have represented
his Block as being valued at $100 per
share, when it was selling at 122.. He
was held by the Siskiyou; county au
thorities, awaiting action by Jocal of
ficials. 0;. .;" .'- .
District Attorney , Borden ' secured'
the extradition papers from Governor
Richardson, and . Deputy Sheriff
George B. Adon- was ready o serve
them. . When he arrived at Yreka, Cal
ifornia, to bring Martin back here, he
had been' released. .' He has; not been
located since. ' ,-' ; ''. '' '
, The California law provides that a
man should be extradited, after he has
been Indicted, so. some difficulty was
encountered. ; . '": '.,
The other.; matter, concerned the
probe ofj the .'charges; against prof.
Karl fcnglehardt for alleged peonage
An holding Karl and ; AlvhV'-Stedter,
fc'erman.lraml;rant youths and bistittot
Altornejf' Borden 'ohferrod with . tl)U
German consul at flan Francisco on
this subject, without reaching any
definite , conclusion. ' Theodore Kan-
hausen. brother-in-law of the Stedter,
who made the. original allegations, Is
in the Bay City and is still presenting
his charges to the high authorities.
Prof. Englahardt, In a statement In
reply to Kauhauaen's charges, brand
ed Kauhausen as an ingrate, and de
c'ared "that he was trying to evade
.he repayment of his passage money
from the old country." The youths at
the same time denied they had been
mistreated. .
District Attorney Borden . had no
statement to make on the progress of
the Investigation of the ; bondage
clmrtes. ' - ' . -. "
, The district attorney said that "the
affairs .of. the office have been placed
in appie pie order, since my appoint
ment" ' ''::,
Relative to the grand jury session
called for an early date, January J1,
the district attorney said he Intended
to keep the Wheels of justice free from
being clogged with hearings of gossip,
factional,, and - neighborhood differ
ences in the future, and that only mat
ters moperly and logally entitled to a
hearing "would bo aired."
WELL-MERITED SUCCESS
A .dlsinguished citizen, 1 honored
politically and professionally, Dr. R.
V. Pierce; -whoso picture appears
above,; made a success few have
equalled! , His pure herbal remedies,
which, have stood the -test, for fifty
years are still among the "best sellers"
Dr. Plerco's Golden Medlcol discovery
Is a blood medicine and stomach al
terative. It clears the skin, beauti
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the circulation, and pimples and erup
tions vanish quickly. Beauty is but
skin deep and good blood .is beneath
both. For your blood to be good,
your stomach must he in condition,
your liver active. This Discovery of
Doctor Pierce's puts you in fine con
dition, with all the Organs active. Ask
your nearest druggist for Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, in
tahlet or liquid form, or Send 10
cents for trial, packago of tablets to
J Dr. Pierce's Invalids Hotel In Buf
falo, N. Y.
AdV.
l J '- , Our Resolutions
Yes.; we ' have our resolutions, too. It's good
for the soul of a man or an institution to-re-solve,
oii.ee in a while, to improve. :
', We arc determined to make every day of the
;'i;uew year, see something accomplished in a"
'fVonstruetive way for our patrons and our
community. '
'! We are resloved to strengthen our personal'
"' contact with our many depositors. that we.
may be of maximum helpfulness. , ':
JACKSON COUN TY BANK
OF LOCAL CRATERS
A. J. Vance win preside as' "Big
Eruption" or president of the Crater
club during the ensuing year, having
been elected to succeed Robert Boyle,
In that office at the meeting of the
booster organization held . tat nlaht.
Cole Holmes was chosen vlce-presi-
oem, relieving e. C. Ferguson at the
helm as "Skipper; of the Phantom
Ship," while Chester Barr will relieve
Paul Janney of the heavy duties con
nected with the office of treasurer or
"Wizard."
Alex Sparrow was elected Pilot,
sergeant at arms, and H..O. Frobach
will continue to transcribe the min
utes having been re-elected "Keeper
of the Trail." The "Lords of the For
est" or executive committee who will
serve during 1924. are as follows:: F.
O. Phelps., c. . C. Lemmon, W. J.
Warner, C. G. Thompson and A. B.
Cunningham.
. Two new members, George C. Col
lins and M. D. Cole, wore Introduced
Into the organization last night.
A matter of Ion standing conten
tion among the members was finally
cleared up last night when a stylo for
mo craters was agreed upon.
OnO
style was particularly objected to thru
lack of understanding by the more
sparingly built members, while an-
other natty costume was rejected by
inn. more rotound Craters who based
thoir arguments on more solid foun-
dfttions. A compromise was finally.
affected by selecting a hat and coat
uno leaving the matter of trousers In
tho hands of a committee.
F PRAYER
Joining with churches throughout'
the world thousands of American con-1
gregatlons will observe the "week of.
prayer," as a United service. This!
week of united prayer was established
some years ago, and has grown from
year to year in its observance. Jt is
especially of importance In the na
tion's life for this year.
' Tonight the service will be held in
the Christian church with Rev.' F. R. -
Leach as leader.. Tomorrow night in
the Baptist church with . Rev. J. B
Coan as leader. -."'
Neff Tells Kiwanians
About the Tourists of
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, At the Kiwanls regular meeting yes-
terday T. E. Daniels was chosen s a
,i n ,,
member of the Harding memorial com-
mlttee to help secure contributions.
jne new omcers were installed.
Porter J. Neff made a splendid talk
on "Tourists of Ancient Times," and
gave the Klwanains a thrill regarding
the swrts and modes of travel in the
twelfth to seventeenth centuries. He
sam tney traveled on tne seas in
what seemed to be palaces in those
davs and on'- land hv "carriage."
"Htaze" and often bv "ox-team." hut
(how nntnirorf fholr Iniii-lnc liinf fho
same. The speaker also said they had
tneir lives insured in , tnose nays
against plratos and robbers Instead of
accident and death.
Mr. Neff's talk was greatly enjoyed.
Crandall Candidate ,
For County Clerk
W. H. Crandall. who owns "Wyowa
Place" near Eagle Point, announces
today as a candidate for the republl-
can nomination for county clerk. He
is the first to announce for this office
Mr. Crandall hits lived on the fruit-.
rami 13 years, came nere irom y-
ommg, is now ana nas Deen ciera oi Weaver, a civil war veteran, corn
school district No,.' 47, and has always pietod two years of university work
been a republican.
MR
MEDFORD. OREGON f
To build a suitable resting place for Proficient Ifurdlug'a re
main In Marlon.
To perpetuate his homo as a Shrine for the mementos of his lifo.
To establish a means of educating men and women for govern
' ment service, as he desired.
To make of these a Memorial In affectionate remembrance of a
man who gave his life In riendly, helpful, constructive service as
, citizen and President.
You can make your contribution during this Harding Week thru
the local representative of the Memorial Association, the religious,
educational, civic, or fraternal organization to which you belong,
or send it direct to, ,
THE HARDING MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
C. P. Talent. County. Chairman, Phone 666.
j .';. Room 21S Liberty Building, Medford.
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OIL LAND CASES
STARTS PORTLAND
PORTLAND," Ore., 'Jan. , Charg
ed with using the mails to defraud In
vestors of more than 26,000 through
making ralso claims concerning tne
location Of Oil land Claims near Med-
fnrri T.ornv 1?. Ulcralntv .Inhn Ct'Cnn.
ner, G. W. Nielsen and M. C. Gann-'from
sen were placed on trial before Unit-
ed States Judge Bean yesterday after
noon. It Is expected the trial will ro
,qulre several weeks,
Thomas Magulre. assistant United
States attorney, prosecuting the case,
charges that the quartet collected fees
of from $10 to. $250 for placing per
sons on claims which it was sot forth,
could be claimed by the individuals
regardless of .whether oil was discov
ered. Tbe statute provides that oil
or gold must have been discovered on
tho property before an oil or, placer
claim can be filed. ' . ,
STATE BD. HEALTH
MAY INSIST ON
SALEM. - Ore.,
Jan. 8. The state
it it so elects, may
board of health,
Insist on anrt-toxlns for the purpose
of arresting diphtheria, according to
an.. opinion touay sunmiitea ny tne
attorney general at the- annunl--con
ference of the state board. Officials
of the organization, which today held
its annual election,' said, however,
Fthat at the present time the ' board
does not seek to avail itself of such a
privilege,
Another opinion, read for the first
time at the meeting today, held that,
despite the provisions of a law enact-
ed by the 1923 legislature, physicians
of the state may have narcotics in
' their possession. ' I. H. Van Winkle,
attorney general, held that, although
the 1923 law does not exclude physic-
ians in its clauso whlcU forbids pos-
8essl0n ot na.rcotlcs, ia superseded by
the 192r jaw to which the 1923 legls-
latlon Is merely an amendment.
Dr. George E. Houck of Roseburg.
was this morning elected president of
th board, he will succeed Dr. J. H.
senoerg oi '"neviue
Dr. C. M.
Barbee of Portland, was chosen vlco
president to succeed Dr. Houck. Other
members of the board are Dr. -w. B.
Morse of Salom; Dr. W. T. Fry. of
Hot Lake: Dr. 'C. 8. Smith, of. Port
land, and Dr. Frederick Strieker of
Portland.
B'ollowlng this morning's , Bession,
which was hold in tho offices of the
8tat0 board of control, members of
the board were guests of Dr. R. E. Lee
Steiner at a luncheon held at the state
hospital.
This afternoon the stato board of
eugenics was In session here.
The Noted Dead
LAWRENCE, Kas.,' Jan.
-Frank
Weaver, Kansas university's
"oldest
student." Is dead. Mr. Weaver, who
obtained his engineering degree from
the university at tho age of 81 last
jun0i ded of pneumonia at his home
at Pueblo, Colo., last night.
prior to 1871. Then the left school to
take up practical . engineering and
surveying, accumulated a competence
and after a half century, returned to
the university to complete the work
necessary for a degree.
WOMAN GENERAL COMMANDS
CHINESE TROOPS
Peking Above 1b pictured th
Chinese woman commander,, Gen
eral Wong, who commands a de
tachment of Honan soldiers. These
troops are supporters ot Dr. Sun
Tat Sen.
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REQUESTS
PORTLAND, . Ore... Jan. 8
The
state highway commission
meeting
here this afternoon faced
demands
frnm n nnmhai. nf nnnntv HolnmiMnna
nui,l.. ... i .... i .
10000 to $500,000. Contracts
for two large road- projects and sev-
eral smaller Jobs are to be awarded
Tho two large contracts are for re
surfacing with crushed rock twenty
two miles of tho Old Oregon trail be
tween Umatilla and Echo, and for re
surfacing with rock seventeen miles
of highway between Bandon and Co-
quille In Coos county.
County JudRO W. A. Wood 1b head
ing a delegation from Curry county.
The entire county court from Uma
tilla, Maltieur, Baker and Grunt coun
ties are here.
The Mnlhmir mnnlv reolrtonlo wnnt '
the Jordan valley road improved as
ciulckly as nosslble because imnrove-
ments on tho Idaho Bide of the stnte
line are diverting the trade of the
Jordan valley country, to Idaho towns.
The two commissioners of Wallowu
county also are on hand: '
SHANGHAI. Jan. 8. -By Assoclat-
ed Press) , Brigands attacked . the
river atramer Tszdul, killed the enp
tain and part owner, J, F. Brandt, an
Englishman and one Chinese and
Injured several Chinese pasnenKers
while the vessel ve.s tied up for tho
night at ruaptHhie .i on the upper t
Yangtse between Ichang and Chunp
kinfr in Szechwan province Saturday,
according to advices- received - by
agents of the Dollar steamship lines
here. . .,.-
The bandits are believed to have
been rebel soldiers of the rebel army.
The advices said they rushed aboard
the craft and threw the" bodies of their
victims overboard. The steamer had
been, operating ; regularly on tho
Yangtse' rum " r
WASCO, Ore., Jan. 8. Milton A.
Jlowell Is.dead as a result of a gun
shot wound incurred accidentally yes
terday at his farm home throe and
one-half miles from horo. A charue
of shot from a largo boro shotgun
entered his head below the chin. Ho
had gone to tho woodshed to kill a
rat. The gun was between tho man's
legs. Coroner W. H. Meyers and Dr.
Wlllard N. Morse agreed that tho po
sition of tho body indicated that the
s. looting was accidental.
King Bootlegger Dead
LOS ANGKLES, Jan. 8. Harry Bro-
lanki, former mayor . of Dodondo
Beach, who was sentenced to McNeil's
Island federal prison In December, j
1920, following his conviction on the(
charge of conspiring to violate the pro-!
blbition laws and then later released
on parole, died here today.
Lift Off-No Pain!
Doesn't hurt one bit! Drop a little
IFreeKone" on an aching corn, instantly
that corn stops hurting, then shortly
yon lift it right off with fingers.
Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of
"Freerooe" for a few cents, sufficient to
remove every hard corn, soft corn, or
corn between the toes, and the foot
eallutei, without aorenens or Irritation.
CORNS
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IS
. Adjustment of the Insurance on tho
Page theater destroyed by fire on the
morning of December 30th, was com
pleted this morning between the rep-,
rusentatives of the Insurance company
and the theater owners.
- On an insurance of $36,000, covered
by policies, payment of $111,786:72 was
mado, according to C. A.. Knight, one
of the ownors of the theater, who
said: "I regard tills as a vory fair set
tlement." The building originally cost In the
ueighliorhood of $50,000. and it is con
tended by the Insurance agents, that
tho remaining walls were suitable for
rebuilding operations.
The equipment of tho tlieator, own-
led by the George A. Hunt Amusement
gan, and Insurance was paid "dollar
for dollar" according to Mr. Knight,
the amount not being known.
Mr. Knight snidlhose interested In
rebuilding wore conferring today and
plans were under discussion lor
construction, but nothing deflnlto had
as yet boon decided upon.
FIRE PREVENTION
Tl
Will Moore, stato insurance com-
Ullssionor, Called On the officials Of
tne Mocitora unamuor 01 commerce
this morning and advised them thut
ne was extremely n"u.u
th.
business men to hear Jay Stevens
from San Francisco who will speak at
the members forum at tho Hotel
Medford tomorrow.
Fire prevention will be the subject
of tho talk and as Jay Stevens is at
the head of tho Pacific Coast Hureau
of Fire Prevention he speaks authori
tatively on this topic.
Every- property owner cannot help
but be Interested in any . movement
that would help him to save his pro
perty against destruction by fire and
the talk at the lorum tomorrow win
be helpful In reducing the fire losses
of' this community. . This forum, will
be interesting to tho women as to tho
men
PUT STOMACH IN
ORDER AT ONCE
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