MEDFORD' MATT; TRIBTTNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, '1924
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LAUNCH ATTACK
clN PORTLAND ON
THE INCOME TAX
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7. Follow
ing a conference of several Portland
attorneys, a derision to attack the
constitutionality of the state income
tax law was reached, it became known
here today. The action will be start
ed Immediately following1 the pre
paration for filing in the circuit court
of petitions for an order to restrain
state officials from enforcing certain
sections of the law.
Various individuals and corpora
tions will be plaintiffs in the legal
proceedings, It was announced by at
torneys. The principal grounds on which the
validity of the income tax act will ba
attacked will be:
That the section of the law impos
ing income tax on non-residents of
Oregon, either individuals or corpora
tions (a void because of uncertainty of
meaning and attempt to reach earn
ings outside of Oregon over which
this state has no jurisdiction.
That as to dividends af corporations
distributed to Oregon residents the
section 1h void because the t same
method of distribution is not applied
to nonresidents, even though they are
taxpayers in regon,. thus constituting
discrimination!;-
That the. c'onsiliuiion of Oregon
does not permit graduated scales of
taxation.
That the tax law is so worded that
those engaged in business in thtr
state are taxable on all incor.tO
whether or not derived from such
business.
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SPOKANE, Feb. 7. Discovery of n
New dry kiln process for seasoning
lumber was announced here today by
.Albert Hermann of Portland. Ore., who
told the membors of the Western Pine
Manufacturers association that it
would affect a saving of approximate
ly twenty per cent In tlio cost of dry
ing their product.
f, Walter Nells of Liliby, Monti told
of a process of Injecting chemicals into
the kilns to eliminate "brown stain."
It was announced that production and
Shipments of the association set a
new record during the past year, by a
mall margin over the preceding year.
Officers elocted Included:
'V. S. Rosebury, Getts, Idaho, presi
dent; W. C. Geddes, Winchester,
Idaho, vice president; Q. P. Stoddard,
Perry, Ore., treasurer; Huntington
Taylor, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; J. P.
Hennessy, Bend,' Ore., and W. C. Lull
recht, Bonner, Idaho, directors. -
tjse Champhor Balls
Or Lose Mah Jongg
'i Sets, Declares Dean
i SEATTLE, Feb. 17. A small white
worm whose natural instincts are to
bore Into wood, has been discovered
In Mah Jongg sets after several thous
and dollars worth of damage has been
wrought, according to Dean J. Hans
corn of this city, general passenger
agent of the Admiral Oriental line,
who announced the find today.
"There is a small white worm at
work throughout the country destroy
ing Mnh Jongg sets," declared Hans
eom. "On separating -a few of the
pieces In both the bone and Ivory sets
the work of thlsworm, as well as the
Insect itself waa disclosed. Owners
of sets should uSe camphor balls to
prevent destruction by this worm."
Ha skins for. Health.
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ing order..
Remember. II. A. C. la sold on an
absolute guarantee of money back If
the first bottn falls to relieve any
case of stomach distress. Obtain a
bottle today. Price $1.25. Heath's
Drug Store, Welt Side Pharmacy will
uddIv you. . I Adv.
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U. S. A. BEATEN IN
1 ' i PAI imDMIA 70Mr
Livestock
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7 Cattlo
weak; receipts 713. Hogs steady, re
ceipts 1316 (271 contract.) Slaughter
pigs $7.000 7.50; feeder pigs $8.00 Hi
7 00. Sheep steady; receipts 137 (97
through.)
Eggs
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7. Erks
weak. Pullets 27Vfec; firsts 27 (T 27c;
henneries 2914c delivered Portland.
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NEW VOltK, Feb. 7. (By the As
sociated Press) Having tasted defeat
in winter sports, opening features of
the 124 Olympic, America is now fo
cusing increased attention on prepa
rations for the coming tests of speed,
skill and brawn in France in the
spring and summer.
The next International tests do not
conic until May and June, when this
country will send representatives to
compete in soccer, football, polo, tar
get shooting, shotgun matches and
fencing, but increased interest cen
tered in the formation of the team
of about 350 athletes which wilt seek'
to retain Uncle Sam's supremacy In
the track and field sports in July.
The 11124 menace to this country's
hitherto well established superiority In
track blue ribbon ' Olympic feature
has been emphasized, in the opinion
of observers here, by the decisive, tri
umph of Norway and Finland in the
winter sports. Experts recognize that
our Scondlnavlan rivals were aided by
natural aptitude for, and experience
In ihe cold weather gumee, but theyj
point out that the results demonstrate
the thoroughness with which these
countries are going about their Olym
pic efforts.- This intensive prepara
tion, amounting to more of a national
program than in this country, is ex
pected to result In bitter competition
for honors than ever before.
Finland, it is generally recognized,
will be this country's most formid
able rival in track and field contests.
Northern European countries,
which also includes Sweden and Es
thonla, have a wealth of promising
material. . The Finns, who captured
nine first places, In' 1920 at Antwerp,
as many as Uncle Sam's stars collect
ed, will send an even stronger array
to Paris, headed by Paavo Nurml,
Willie Kitola, Hanne Kolchmainen,
and other, whose prowess Is almost
as well known here as it is abroad.
In Elvln Wide, Sweden has a dis
tance star nearly equal in caliber to
Nurml, the world's record holder at
a mile, while Norway possesses in
Charles Hoff one of the greatest all
around athletes of the present day.
Hoff is the world's pole vaulter rec
ord holder besides being a star jumper
and runner.
Butter
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7. Poultry
steady. Heavy hens 21 22c; lights
18ftl8c; springs 20(ft22c; stags 13c;
old roosters 10c; ducks, white Pekiusj
i"iiasc; turtteys, live nominal: mess
ed 2627c; spring broilers nominal.
Potatoes
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7. Potatoes
quiet $1.301.40.
Portland Wheat
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 7. Wheat,
hard white, bluestetn, banrt, soft white,
western white $1.02! hard winter,
northern spring, western red 97c.
Today's car receipts Wheat 64;
flour 6; corn 3; outs 1; hay 5.
San Francisco Markets
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7. U. S.
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.)
Eggs, extras 37c; extra pullets 33c.
Butterfat f. o. b. San Francisco 54c.
Turkeys dressed, undergrade 24261:.
WASHINGTON'. Feb. 7. Without
discussion, the hwkiIc adopted today
the Walsb resolution directing the In
terior depn,limnt to move for the re
covery of the section of the Elk HiMh
naval reserve in California held by
the Standard Oil company of Cali
fornia. Also without debate, the senate
adopted another resolution reaffirm
ing the authority of its oil committee
to proceed with its-investigation. The
jurisdiction of the committee had
been challenged by Albert It. Fall,
former secretary of the interior, in
his refusal to testify before the com
mittee Saturday. I
NEW YORK. Fob. 7. Officials of
the IJnn-Ameritan Petroleum and
Transport company announced today
that the drilling of new wells in naval
reserve No. 1, Elk Hills, Cnl., would
he suspended until the controversy
over the leasing of the property had
been settled.
The directors will meet today or to
morrow, it was said, to take action
on the possible withdrawal of the of-
rer of stock in xne ran-Ameriei
Western petroleum company, whi
Is being organized to develop t
naval oil leases.
BY
MANILA, Feb 7. (liy the Asso
ciated' Press) The Japanese Red
Cross, nctinir under the auspices of
the emperor and empress, has con
ferred decorations on Governor Gen
eral Leonard Wood and a number of
army officers as a recognition of the
part they played In the Philippine re
lief expedition to Japan after the dis
aster of last September.
A Japanese warship brouRht the
decorations to Manila and her com
mander presented them today.
The officers decorated were: Brig
adier General Frank R. McCoy; Lieu
tenant LnnKhorne, Colonel K. L. Mun
non, Lieutenant Colonel 1). W. Hand,
'Lieutenant Colonel C. G. Morse, Major
Nell Bailey, Major C. K. McBruyer.
Iiiviiur Kills (Himself.
CA.MUKX, Feb. 7. Professnr K. .1
Clirlslle of Mnrlnn. lowu. Inventor ol
a K.vro.sconlc unicyclc, whii-h lit- hoped
could obtain a speed of 200 miles an
hour committed suicide in a hotel here
today.
7Q? it with
ixj&mnsor
CANNED,
FRUITS
For a menu treat which
combines food value with
delightful flavor. And all
at a trifling cost.
You'll enjoy it for
luncheon as well as fot
breakfast. "
Sam Clapham of England threw Gus
Schneldau of this city1 last night at the
Atl.IntIn In O .!.... 1... n .1 1 '
niiiluill. I.IIIIJ ill 04 flilllllies, Uy ttUHIUl-
!stering punishing headlocks, that wore
the local man down to a state of help
lesnoss. Schneidnu put up a game bat
tle, hut was in a dazed condition, after
coming out from under a terrific strug
gle, with his head in a vise-like grip.
He tottered against the ropes and
the fans commenced to yell for the
leferee to stop the contest.
Schneldau was stretched out on hid
back, and his opponent commenced to
apply first aid methods. Dr. Thayer
being called from the ringside to give
medical aid if necessary, but Schnel
dau regained his wind in a short time
and Clapham was declared the winner.
The winner then made . a short
speech in which he said he had no in
tention of hurting Schneldau, and
hoped the crowd bore Mm no ill will.
The crowd assured him such was not
the case. '
A small crowd saw the match.
The battery - dealers of southern
Oregon have at last followed the rest
of the Pacific coast battery firms In
making a charge of 25 cents for bat
tery testing and filling. It seems that
praetlcally In every other section of
the country this charge for battery
service lias been made and the newly
organized association of battery firms
have found It necessary to follow in
their footsteps. The slogan adopted
by local dealers Is "A service fairly
rendered nnd fairly charged for is
as truly a service as though it were
given free." ;
The dealers want it to be distinctly
understood that this action is by no
means drastic, as the charge for ser
vice has nlready been in vogue for
some time In practically every other
city on the coast as well as In the
east, and the decision of the local
dealers simply makes the practice
universal. AC best, the charge can
hardly pay the cost of the necessary
overhead and not even In the case of
the smullest stations will It represent
a profit. '
TEACHER ON TRIAL
The Screen
PORTLAND. Ore., Feb. 7. The
trial of Alys Mae Brown, teacher of
classic dancing charged with contri
buting to the dependency of a minor
by allowing a young girl to dance at
a Hallowe'en party in a public dance
hall, without first obtaining a per
mit, opened here today in the court of
domestic relations.
The selection of a Jury was expected
to occupy most of the day. The court
proceedings were marked by many
verbal battles between the court and
attorneys for the state and the defense.
Salomy Jnm Tomorrow
Bret Harte's stories of California
life In the golden age of the poppy
state, are classics which long have
enjoyed world-wide popularity. Many
of them have been screened, but
none contnlns more human qualities,
or keener analyses of the quaint char
acters of the gold mining camps of '49
than "fialomy Jane," which opens a
two days' run -at the Hialto. theatre
tomorrow. The play of the same name
by Paul Armstrong, was highly successful.
I "The Gold Diggers' closes tonight
at the Itialto theatre.
The picture closely follows the Bel
asco stage play of the same name
from which it was adapted, and the
plottingH of the "gold diggers" are
morous aspects.
REMAINS IN BED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Chief Jus
tice TaTt who suffered an attack of
Indigestion yesterday and. has been
ordered by his physician to take a
complete rest for a few days, was said
at his residence this morning to be
much improved. He passed a. restful
night but decided as a matter of pre
caution to remalu la bed during the
day. .. :
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WOMEN! DIE
Waists Kimonos Draperies
Skirts Dresses Ginghams
Coats .Sweaters Stockings
Diamond Dyes,
Each 15-cent packago of "Diamond
Dyes" contains directions so simple any
woman can dve or tint any old, worn,
faded thing new, even if she has never
dyed before. Drug stores sell all colors.
Dr. Jud Rickert
New Treatment for
Varicose or Swollen Veins
Swollen veins are dangerous and
often burst. Sufferers are advised to
get a two-ounce, original bottle of
Emerald Oil (full strength) at
Heath's Drug Store and West Side
Pharmacy nnd start to reduce the
veins and bunches at once.
Physicians recommend Emerald
Oil; it is used In hospital practice
and a small bottle will last a long
time, because it Is very concentrated
and a little goes a long way. . Apply
night and morning with a soft brush
as directed until the swelling Is re
duced to normal. It la guaranteed. !
So marvelously powerful la Emer
ald Oil that enlarged glands, wens and
even goitre disappear when used
ANI OITICIAM
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BATTERIES
A service fairly rendered and fairly charged for is as truly service
as though it were given free.
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