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PAGE TTTRTCr; Coming to the Rialto Theater E, arEDFOTCD MATL TKTBTTXR MErFOftT, OREOON", MONDAY. .JANUARY '21, 1924 4. I ASHtAND, ,'jan. The lire de partment was called out about 11:30 Saturday, night to answer a call from the green house owned by 'diaries Delsman. 'The fire destroyed a shed which was over the furnace, adjoining the larger room. . By the time the fire x department arrived on the scene the shed' Was nearly burned, so that little could bd done. However, this was a Bmall room and the cost of the dam age will not be great: A very enjoyable surprise party was given In honor of Mrs. Emmlly Wing at her home on Allison street Wednesday evening. The party was planned by Mrs. Norma Reeder and Miss Eunice Wing.- 1 The guests were a number of her lodge members, and the past no ble grands of the lodge. A Fast Noble Grand club was organized at this time, with Mrs. Vlng as president, Mrs. Caldwell vice president and Mrs. CrocTter secretary and treasurer. Mrs. . Norma Reeder, N. G., and Miss Eunice Grubb, vice N. G., were made honorary members. This was a covered dish luncheon, after which Mrs. Meyer pre sented Mrs. Wing, Junior N. G., a beautiful cyclamen. Mrs. Leah Cald well was also presented a beautiful plant by Mrs. Louise Perozzl, both" pre sentations In behalf of the new club. Music furnished by Mrs. Wing and Mrs. Dunn, with Miss Grace Ridley at the piano, was ono of the features of the evening. A' Bmall fire ' at the home of Roy Gearhart on 6th street occurred Sat urday afternoon about one or two o'clock. ' The fire presumably started from a spark on the roof, but was put out before any serious damage was done. ' v The Upper Valley Community club met at the home of Mrs. Mary Homes Tucker laBt Wednesday. Mrs. Ed Gowland was appointed to fill the po . sitlon of prosidont of the club for the rest of this term, due to the resigna tion of Mrs. Huxley. ' Mrs. Huxley has been a very faithful president and has worked very hard with the organiza tion, but due to the fact that she will move away from Ashland, in a short time, Bhe' was compelled to resign. A very clever reading onttled "A Bit of Optimism," written oy P. C. Homes but read by Mrs. Carl Gootcho. was very clever and Interesting. Another vory clever reading.ontltled "A Bit of cy". read by-Mrs. Homer Barren. This was supposed to be a prophecy in the time OM934- and was very clever, Mrs Barren being costumed in keeping with the period. Mrs. Btlor Walker and Mrs. Ed Gowland gave a dialogue and a short humorouB poem entitled ''Election Time at the Community Club" was ready by ' Mrs. Froboes, which was a vrev comical reading. Af ter anornlng spent in making rugs, a very delightful covered dish lunch eon was served. '.'Mi's. Edward Stanley and three Children of Dunsmufr, California, was visiting at the home of her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bess on Allison street, during the week end. Mrs.l C. J3. Pratt of North Main street, made a trip to Horn brook Sat urday to visit her sister of that place. ' .Mesdames B. L.' Powell, N.'M. Brewer, Charles Martin, Kenneth Mc Williams, Charles Burg. Guy Good, Fred Neil and Louis Dodge spent Sat urday afternoon In Med ford. The rea ' son, for the trip was to organize . a county council of the 'Parent'Toachers' association." ' - A false fire alarm was turned In a little after 12 o'clock Sunday noon. It was thought that there was a fire at the. Eagle Meat Market, on account of a large volume of smoke which rose in baok of the place, due to a 'smoking stove. .. However, nothing was hurt. This made the fourth false alarm that has been turned In during the past two days. i; '' ' : V' '"' Miss Berenice Fiackus has accepted a position as secretary Jn the Ashland Iron Works. She has been In Sacra mento attending Hells Business Col lege and In San Jose attending a sec retarial school for the past year or so .returning to Ashland a few weeks ago. ; A very enjoyable party was given by Mr. 'Eugene Detrlck and Mr. Alble Beck at the Beck home last Friday evening. A number of popular young ' high school students were the invited guests. A very pleasant evening was spent In dancing, with an occasional game. Delicious refreshments con sisting of chocolate, marshmallows, cookies and wafers nnd Candy Was served at tho close of the evening. A series of parties have been given by this group during the winter and this was one of the most enjoyable onoB. Many more are being planned iti the hear -future. " " ' ' ' The Razor home a few miles east'bf Ashland, across Bear Creek, caught on fire about 10:30 ' Sunday morning, burning clear to the ground. The Ra ler family have . been visiting In Port land, and house has been occupied by Mr. Eddington, who has been taking care of the property. . Mr. Edlngton was at homo at the time, but did not discover the fire until the roof was en tirely ablaze. .Only a Tew tilings were saved. It was thought that the firo was set by a spark from the chimney. Mrs. Bertha Heer and daughter, Miss Thelma, left Thursday evening for Diinsmulr, California, where they will vlBit Mrs. Carl Smith, Mrs. Iteer's daughter. , '.. ,. EUGENE, ' Ore., Jan. 21. An at Ueinpted jail break at the Lane county Jail was frustrated at 12:30 o'clock Sunday morning whon the watchmnn on guard outside the jail heard scratching on the bricks within the structure and roused the night patrol man of the city! 'Sheriff Fred Stickels and several other officers quietly entered the jail, and rushed the prisoners while they were at their work. There were twenty prisoners in the' jail. James Palmer, Cottage Grove youth held for murder, was asleep In bis cell. Four of the men were doing the work. The steel plate that surrounds the inside of the rear wall had been bent -Tip from the floor and the brick had been cut away to a depth of about eight lnches--when the work was interrupted. Asking Aid for German Children Y The Friends Service committee, the Quaker relief organization which left imperishable monuments of gratitude in Poland, Austria and Russia, report ed In November that seven million Gorman children, were" receiving neither bread nor tvarnv meals of nny kind, that tha death rate of "babies had Increased twenty-one per cent, that the sltuntion was growing1 worse hourly and thav adult relief would probably have to be undertaken to prevent wholesale deaths by starva tion before summer. Since then un employment has increased, hunger riots have become" common and It is estimated that 20.000,000 are seriously You know Co. to extend to its customers the maximum of service. Reducing the price of a great favorite like Tuxedo the moment it's possible is our idea of delivering this service. Two things have made this reduction possible: 1. A reduction in the cost of Kentucky Burley tobacco and in package materials. 2. The consolidation of three of our big plants isito one. (Mr. Ford may not be in the tobacco business but he is ' right about consolidation.) So that favorite pocket tin of fresh Tuxedo tobacco which has costl you fifteen cents or more for the last five years, is yours for just twelve t ' (12) cents from now on 1 Every package is ) Guaranteed by wmtr 'r William Hame3 and Eleanor Boardman in THREE WISE FOOLS" weakened through semi-starvation. General Henry T. Allen was the commander of tho American occupa tional forces in tho Ithlneland. He has accepted tho chairmanship of tho American Committeo for the Itolief of ! German Children with headquarters at 19 Westj Forty-fourth street, New I York City. He has asked for $10, I 000,000 In order to koep two million ,' children alivo through tho winter, j "America does not make war on chll ' dren," General Allen remarked terse ly in accepting the office. Five tlnl I lars, tho cost of an evening's onter ! tulnmont. will save tho lifo of a child. Send your chock to the committeo in Now York or Sunset for transmission. And do it today. February Sunuet. Gasoline Tax Holps Ktmds. RENO,. Nevada, Jan. A tax on gnunllne, effoctlve in Nevada for less that it is the desire and policy of The American Tobacco j . v . y . t than a year has netted the state more than $110,000. Aggregate sales nt the last report were 6.271,861 gallons. Funds col lected by .the state are divided be tween the state nnd ruuntieB lor use in highway Improvement. Primary Law Void. MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan. 21. Tho act of the 19-3 Alabama legislature providing for a presidential preferen tial primary election In Alabama is hold by Attorney General Harwell G. Davis to be unconstitutional and void according to a ruling announced late today. Mr. andv Airs. George M. ICsterly of Waldo are visitpra In the city, who arrived Sunday.' A' Throe reels of motion pictures of wild animals an birds of western Oregon and tyo interesting talks, f 'T-eauty Spots in Oregon,'' and "Ore-, gon for the Tourist, ' will be offered: free to the nuldic at the new armory, on Wednesday evening. Tho Medford! Chamber of Commerce, under whose! au-splces the pictures nnd talks are! being Riven, invite the public to attend j and pupils of the seventh and eighth grades and of the high school are especially urged to bo present. Tho films are the ones obtained by linf W T ID., I.... .li will UA ni-iio. ' out to show nnd explain them. It is reported that these pictures are the best of their kind ever secured and are in themselves of grout educutional value. The talk on "Jteauty Spots in Ore gon" will be given by li. V. I'rlec of i'ortland who is well known In Med ford on account of his connection with the Crater Lake National Turk com pany. beiiiK vice-president. James A. Ormnndy, general pas senger agent of the Southern Paclfh; Co., wltl give tho talk on '"Oregon for the Tourist.' Mr. Ormnndy was recently awarded first honors by tho. Ad club of Portland for the best talk on the scenery of Oregon. The officials of the Med ford Cham ber of Commerce are extremely anx ious that the citizens of Medford see tho pictures ami hear these tulks. It is important that citizens of Oregon know more of "the scenery of OrcgiWi so that they may more intelligently tell thf tourist, when be comes hero what there is of interest to bo seen in tho state. Tho program will begin rfit eight o'clock. 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