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arEDFOTCD MATL TKTBTTXR MErFOftT, OREOON", MONDAY. .JANUARY '21, 1924
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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
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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
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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 .
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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. Doors will bo open at 7 : tit
and admission will bo free, nor will
there he a collection.
Only 10 of the Homes
in Medford have HOT WATER BOT
TLES. So enly one home in ten knows the
extreme pleasure of a real "Bed Warmer
Goodrich No. 38 is a superior guaranteed:
bottle. Price $1.85.
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109 E. Main St. Phone 884
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