PAOTC FIVE
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BELIEVE
' Farm Conference Monday.
WASHINGTON', Jan. 29. Cull for a
general conference on tho northwest
ern agricultural situation to bo held in
Washington beginning next Monday
will be sent out within the next 24
hours by President Coolidgo.
Sc-orcs Frown to Dcytli.
ATHENS, Jan. 28. Scores of peo
plo have been frozen to death ln tho
cold wave that prevails throughout
Greece. One mesKugo from Salonlkl
says three soldiers and ir0 civilians
living under canvas shelters have died
of exposure.
STOPS CROUP
Mothers want it, for It qnlckly
clears away the choking phlegm,
stops the hoarse congh, gives rest
ful sleep. Safe and reliable.
CHAMBERLAIN'S
COUGH" REMEDY
No Narcotics
GRANTS PASSTO BE
IS
TO
MEDTCmr) MATL TRTBUE, MrcDFOT?T. OTCECiOy. TFESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1021
APPROPRIATED
GRANTS tASS. Or. Jan. 28. The
Pacific Highway District Improve
ment company, embracing:' 1000 acres
of both improved . and , unimproved;
ianaa along the Merlin' Market road
and. the Pacific highway about four
miiea north or Grants Pass, has been
chartered by the -state of Oregon. The
charter was granted to William Irwin,
of Hood River, B. O, Olson, of Kansas
City, c. E. Campbell and W. T. Reed
and associates, interested In the' hold
ings of .the 'Rogue River ; Orchard
company.' The incorporation Is grant
ed- under the- Oregon law, permitting
land .owners to organize for the pur
pose of uniting to irrigate their hold
ings collectively. Water rights oh
Jump-Off -Joe and Grouse creeks were
recently approved by the state engi
neer .and considerable work has al
ready been done. ,
Engineers have made thorough sur
veys of reservoir sites on both of the
U-eams and have reported ample
storage capacity for the lands pro
posed to be watered. During the last
two years, the U; S. Geological Survey
has '.maintained measuring stations in
the. streams and the "annual rainfall
and runoff has been shown to be more
than sufficient- for the- requirements
for storage. It is proposed to use the
normal' flow from -these streams for
the sprjng and early summer, reserv
ing, the 'stored waters for later sum
mer use, "." , .
COOLIDGE TALKS WITH
LAWYERS OVER PHONE
: .-WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 President
Coolidgo- was in communication by
long .dlstancp ' telephone early today
with several attorneys with a view to
engaging special counsel to prosecute
oil land lease cases and White House
officials said ho expected to be ablo
to announce selections sometime to
day.'. '.':.';.'
Disregarding , his earlier engage
ments; the president remained in his
study In the -Whlto House past fore
noon, .in communication with those ho
was considering as special-counsel. "
' - Meantime Senator Lodge of Massa
chusetts, ; republican leader in th
senate,' Senator Watson' of Indiana
and nearly a. dozen other callors wait
ed at the executivo office for an op
portunity to see him. -
Thai president went to hls office
shortly before 1 1 p'clock and It was
intimated that he was waiting only
for a definite reply from some of
those with whom ho had talked. Mean
time fc'enator Lodge hail loft the White
Housed '. :
F1UME RETURNED TO
ITALY BY JUGOSLAVS
'- ROME, -Jam 29. Flume received
with enthusiasm the news that Jugo
slavia; and Italy had signed a treaty
ceding the city to Italy, according to
advices' received here,' Church bells
pealed, ships fired salutes and flags'
were flown. " General Giardino, t the
Italian commander,' urged the people
to let' bygones be bygones and devote
themselves to the prosperity of Flume..
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BOSTON,-.- Jan. 28. A finding of
suicide was reported by-Acting Medi
cal Examine); William J.. Brick ley to
day in the, case of Miss Margaret Eliot
Harding,: daughter of W. P. O. Hard
ing, governor of tho federal reserve
hank of Boston. Miss Harding died
at -the, Harding home ,on . Beacon
street last Saturday. Ill health was
the probable -ause of. the suicide, Dr.
Brlckley stated. -' '
Child's-; Best Laxative is
"California Fig Syrup"
Hurry Mother I A teaapoonfut ot
"California Fig Syrup" now will thor
oughly clean the little bowels and in
few hours you have a well, playful child
gaily Even if eruai, feverish, bilious,
constipated or full of cold, children love
In pleasant taste.
Tell your druggist yon want only the
genuine "California Fig Syrup'' which
his directions' for babies and children
of (II ages printed on bottle. Mtrther,
ynu mint My "California." Refuse any
'imitation. '-' ' v '
MOTHER
WASHINGTON' Jan. 29. Nearly
three-quarters of a- billion dollars is
carried in the annual, supply bill for
the treasury and postoffice depart?
ments reported today by the- house
aonronrlatlons committee. - The exiint
amount is $739,858,451, an lnorease ofi
$18,476,889 over total appropriations
for the two departments for the our
rent fiscal year, but $5,447,698 less
than budget estimates.
Of tho total $609,976,246 Is for tho
postoffice department $24,754,487
more than was appropriated a year
ago, and $311,6.936 less than budget
recommendations and $119,888,205
for the treasury. . . .t ... .
The treasurv rienartment Allotment
docs not take Into -consideration 11,-!
399,051,075 of permanent and indefi
nite appropriations which do not re
quire congressional appropriation.' It'
docs, however, include $10,629,770 for
enforcement of prohibition $li629,
770 more than was granted last year.
The coast guard, which is charged
with rum smuggling by sea is allot
ted $10,661,649, or $798,881 less than
was appropriated during .the current
year and the customs service Is al
lowed $13,874,140, or $1,555,640 more
than was appropriated a year ago.
Of the postoffice allotment, major
Items are $124,937,100 for clerks hire
In the first and second Class postof
flces; $87,000,000 for the pay of city
letter carriers; $104,405,000 to pay
railroads for the transportation of
mail: $47,400,000 for the maintain
ing of tho railway mail service and
$88,250,000 for the pay of rural let
ter carriers. 1 Airplane mall service
Is allotted $1,600,000, the amount
voted it a year ago.
In its report the committee pointed
out in comparing totals with those of
Inst year that the bill does not carry
the $240 bonus granted clerks for
the current fiscal year. It also de
clared thot the Increased appropria
tion for enforcement of the prohibi
tion and narcotic laws would enable
them to employ 300 additional pro
hibition agents and 145 more agents
to be used In preventing the illegal
use- of narcotics.
In the bill Is an item of $51,600
entitled "floating expenses," which
the report explained would be used
to purchase fast motor launches,
costing from $3000 to $5000 for use
against rum runntrs.
IN COFFEE SUIT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The gov
ernment's suit against the New York
Sugar and Coffee Exchange, which
was charged with operating in viola
tion of the antitrust laws, was dis
missed today by the supreme court.
, The chief Justice said the govern
ment could deal with corners if It de
sired by bringing anti-trust suits
against speculators and gamblers.
. The chief Justice, delivering the op
inion, said there had been "absolute
failure by the government to In any
way connect the' defendants,!' both
corporate and Individually, with any
such conspiracy as was charged by the
government. h: ' '
SILVER CITV. N. M.. Jan. 28. Tho
Silver City National bank, the Amer
ican National bank and the Sllvor1
City Savings bank closed their" doors
here today, shortly afterwards the
Bank of Tyrone, nt Tyrone, N. M.,
closely affiliated with the Silver City
National, closed Its doors. Heavy de
mand for cash by a large depositor
caused the closing of the first two
banks, it was declared, i
Baby Falls Head '.
First to Pavement;
Expected to Live
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 28. Mary Pat
ricia Llvesley, two and one-half- year
old daughter of T. A. Llvesley, promi
nent Willamotto valloy. hopman, who
fell from the second story window of
the Llvesley home ' here Saturday
afternoon, striking her head .on the
pavement below, is resting easily 'this
morning and physicians predict that
she will recover without suffering any
permanent Injury.
The little girl was playing about
In a room where the family was pack
ing preparatory to leaving for' Cali
fornia, and fell when a screen over an
open window gave way as she leaned
against It. .
Army Gas Masks Worth
$300,000 Bring ' $8750
SEATTLE, Jan. 29. Thirty-five
thousand scrapped army -gas masks,
valued at approximately $300,000,
were burned on the city dumps yes
terday. Only the carrying bags were
salvaged to be sold as small knap
sacks at 25 cents each retail, or about
$8760 for the entire number.
The masks were sold by the war de
partment from Camp Lewis to a local
concern. Deterioration beypnd possi
bility of use because of disintegration
of the rubber lining was the -season
for burning the masks, army officials
stated.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29011 leases
obtained by Edward L. Doheny
irnvornninnt lanHn In Ca llfncntn i-nn.
... v iWorks reclamation met finding com-
cellation of which is sought in a reso- 'mission for tho past ten dnva would
lutlon before tho senate today, Includo ue ot benefit In solution of tho trrign
approxlmately fifty sections of what t011 problem was tho opinion of
some geologists consider the richest jThomas Campbell of Arizona, when
oil land in the state. the hearings were concluded hero last
Lying about two miles west of night.
Bakcrsfield. the Doheny holdings em- I -i believe wo hnvo made some pro
brace more than three-fourths of the 'greas," Mr. Campbell declared and in
entire area known as naval reserve dlcated that ho commission, of which
No. 1. They cover forty-threo andjhe was chnlrman, would have its
one-half squaro miles of territory, -recommendations to make in about a
Three wells have been completed onini0tn, Tno members departed for
these 27.240 acres and are producing . Washington when their work was flo
at a total of approximately 3000 bar- iBhei, taking with them a series of
rols daily. Less than a dozen of the
250 men employed In tho Elk Hill
field by the Pan-American Petroleum
company for which Mr. Doheny ob
tained the leases, are working on
naval reserve number one, but consld-
cranio uevciopmc.it work was to nave
been started soon, according to J. U.
Brandel, superintendent Jor tho com-
pany. On other lands operated by it
In the Elk Hills district the company
has for some months followed the
plan of drilling wells Just to a point
above the oil sand and letting them
stand, thus being In a position to fin-
isn a numucr ot sucn wens almost
immediately whenever it becomes ad
visable
T
TO PREVENT INJURY;
LUXOH, Egypt, Jan. 29. (By the
hamun's tomb today showed convinc-
ingiy the growing difficulty which
Howard Carter has to contend with
in dismantling: the four golden shrines
within which lies the 'sarcophagus of
the Pharaoh. A3 tho work proceeds
in me narrow space at uie u,u.
uie excavaiu.o, u.B ,u., . ...
scaffolding becomes more complicnt-
ed and the problem of sealing up each
of the various components parts more,
dtfflCUlt.
Today's visitors found that the sides
ot me nrai sniuie nna .-"
In cotton wool, completely iletecnea
and set back against the side wall of
the sepulchral chamber. The wall
of the second shrlno is still In poHl-
Hon but tho doors nro packed up ana
stand with the doors of the first room.
Tho'thlrd casket, tho sides of which
are beautifully decorated with scores
of figures in light relief on gold, now
are fully visible save for tho top which
Is covered with scaffolding.
BY OBREGON KILLED
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 29 Charges
that assassins were hired by the Obre
gon government of Mexico to kill
Senator Francisco Field Juardo were
contained in a telegram sent yester
day to tho president of tho United
States senate by Salvador - Franco
Urlas, deputy of the federal district;
Ruben .Vlscarfa,"'deputy and former
president of tho chamber of deputies;
E.- Parra, member from tho state of
Pucbla; M. Castilla Najcra, deputy
from the state of Durnngo, and E.
Domlngue. from Querotaro, all of
whom arrived hero yestorday from
various parts of Mexico.
The dispatch states that Senator
Jurado was assassinated in Mexico
City after a session' of tho senate In
which ho made certain declarations
contrary to the policy of tho Obregon
government; .
SENATOR ED BEATEN
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 29. Forces op
posed to tho presidential candidacy ot
Senator James A. Reed hold sway and
drove through every proposition they
desired at tho democratic Btate com
mittee meeting here yesterday.
Tho only change In the original
plans of the contingent opposed to tho
presidential ' candidacy of Senator
Reed was In the changing of the dale
of the convention from. March 18 to
April 15, which followed tho request
of Mayor Cromwell of Kansas City,
urging the placlng-of the convention
date subsequent to tho municipal elec
tions of Kansas City.
IF STOMACH IS
TROUBLING YOU
Instantly I End Indigestion
or Stomach Misery with
'Tape's Diapepsin"
As soon as you est a tablet or two
of "Pane's Diapepsin" your indigestion
is gone I Heavy pain, heartburn, flatu
lence, gases, palpitation, or any misery
from a sour, avcia stomach ends. Correct
your stomach and digestion for a few
cci'tv,. Bach package guaranteed by
druggist.
SALT LAKE CITY, ITtnh. Jan. 29.
..- ....
Dy secretary ot me interior fiiuierl
resolutions embodying the views of
most of tho witnesses which were nre-
SCnted by Lee 11. Taylor, president ot
tho Waterusers association
Tho main resolution called for early
congressional uctlon to deal with
financial matters as the secretary
deemed best and in accordance- with
recommendations of President Cool-
idBe to congress.
During the ten dnys hearing here
tho commission heard representatives
from virtually every Irrigation project
ln ,no wcst tta to wnat they believed
should be done toward their own pro-
Secta and Irrigation in general
Most of tho witnousea told tho com-
mlHsion that their projects wero in
bad shape financially or otherwise
and all had suggestions to offer as to
remedial legislation. Various officials
and branches of tho reclamation ser
vice were criticized yul financial as
sistance was asked for by nearly every
delegate.
Tho first few days of the hearing
saw great numbers of lrrigationists on
hand, but us tho inquiry dragged out
many of tho fur mora returned to their
homes.
During his sttiy in Salt Uiko City
tho committco chairman, an ex-govor-nor
of Arizona, took occasion to pro
duct that his state would ratify the
Colorado river project next year. Tlie
enterprise calls for uho of tho waters
?,f tho Colorado tor powor and irriga-
vhlJ"Z:'
Tho statements In this regard by
Air. Campbell, as carried by the presn
were challenged by. Governor Hunt of
A V. l t tl, i,,l..nH.i
I1U ..ri .inii.in imi m...
sal(, Arizona would never ratify.
Governor Hunt called upon Mr.
CamlbcTf, t0 return to Arizona and thu
,aUel. aascrtod he would do so.
Juat bpfol.e leavlnB SaU Ija(0 city
lnD nnM Hf,. no n.Mt.nli ,.vtii-ntinlri thft
Bratltudo',OI ,n, commission for the
courteous treatment accorded the vis
llora and' representatives of Governor
cmu.ies Mn'hoy of Utah,
Removal of ' reclamation ' service
i,ul.eaus fron, Washington to some
western city hits been talked of.
air
Thrills
with its beauty
and softness
Charming Southern
women, whose hair
gives them alluring love
liness, keep their tresses
in perfect condition with
Caro-Co Cocoanut Uil shampoo.
Makes a quick, luxurious lather,
which can be rinsed free instantly.
Leaves the hair soft and fluffy and the
scalp clean at.d healthy (but not 8ry), ,
Harmless in every way.
CARO-CO is "America's Shampoo
from the Carolinas" the Sunny
South's creation for all women who
want glorious hair. Give yourself a
refreshing shampoo. (He certain to
get genuine CARO-CO.)
Caro-Co Laboratories, Union, S. C.
Heath's IJriig Store Will Supply You.
A CUT!
A SLASH!
For the next thirty days we
are making special prices on all
our dry and green wood. Inves
tigate. It is to your Interest.
VALLEY FUEL CO.
Phone 76
Mt. Pitt $1.75
Marvel Loaf $1.60
MORTON MILLS
SIP
HI.
mm
We have just received
Gotizan & Co., of St.
at less than wholesale
MEN'S SHOES
Men's Dress Shoes. Sizes 6
to 7h $3.25 to $5.85
Men's Oxfords $2.95 to $5.25
Men's Work Shoes. Sizes 7
to 8 $2.45 to $3.95
Boys' Shoes and Oxfords. Sizes
3to5 $1.65 to $3.95
DISCOUNT
on all Blankets
and Quilts
10
C. J.
50
Stores
Representative Business Firms
, ' , V?
I'M GOING TO
BROWN'S
For My SHOES
103 N. Central, Medford, Ore.
Veterinary
Hospital
AMD
Sale Stable
DR. G. A. GITZEN
111 N. Fir St Phone 551
We have An
Electric Welding Machine
Which Welds Electrically
It's far better and cheaper than Oxy-Acetylene '
Billings Carriage Auto Works
Vilmo and Harmony Flour
ITEICTLY GUARANTEED.
Aik jovi dealer for on of then brand.
ROGUE VALLEY MILLING CO.
ALL ROADS LEAD
TO
SINCLAIR'S
Jewelry Shop
Medford Bldg. -
USED
Are Always Found
123 125 So. Front.
SHOE
500 pairs of SAMPLE SHOES from C.
Paul, Minn., which we have placed on sale
prices.
LADIES' SHOES
Ladies' Pumps and Oxfords.
Sizes 4 to 5 $2.79, $3.25, $4.39
1 Girls' Shoes and Oxfords. Sizes .
13 to 2 $1.95 to $2.65
Infants' Shoes. Sizes 6 to
8 65c to $1.98
EXTRA SPECIAL
1 lot Ladies' Shoes $1.00
1 lot Ladies' Shoes $1.69
1 lot Ladies' Shoes . : . . .$1.89
10
BREIER &
The Sample Store
Crater Lake
Confectionery
Medford Building
)
Home-churned butter
milk 5c a glass
Light lunches served
Fountain drinks,
Candies
Automobile Springs
Merriman's Blacksmith Shop
TH0MA8 T. MXEEIMAN, Proprietor.
20 South Riverside
ROOT
Music Co.
Ill W. Main St.
Medford, Oregon
"The Harmony
Music Store"
1
CAR BARGAINS
at the CRATER LAKE
Paige and Jewett Dealers
S
GO.
50
Stores
FOR
Fountain Drinks, Ice Cream
Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco
and Smokers' Supplies r
Pool and Snooker
Jensen & Dalley
220 West Main St.' ,
Phone 279-J
EADS TRANSFER
& STORAGE CO,-
Phone 315
FOR
Job
Printing!
of, all kinds ;
PHONE 75
Medford Printing Co.
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AUTOMOTIVE CO, 1;
Phone 23