MTCDFOTCD IVTATTJ TRTT1UXR. TWEDFOUR OlJKflOW TITKSDAV, FKIJIUWRY 12, 1!21
PACK THREE
LOCAL RETAILERS
TO HOLD A PRUNE
A: H. TROWBRiDGE
R.
I
ACQUITTED
Modern merchandising problems
.were dissected and examined in detail
'lout night in the first regular meeting
'of the recently ' organized Medford
chapter of the ' Oregon Ketail . Mer
chant 'association. .. It was a dinner
(meeting In the- Hotel. Medford, with
Juhn C. Mann, president of the Med
ford chapter, as. muster of ceremonies
;and was attended by over fifty of tho
.local merchants.
1 Professor b B. Folts, bf the faculty
iof the school, of buuiness administra
tion of the. University of , Oregon,
whs the speaker of the evening. He
,dug into . the .- elements of - overhead
'costs of retail business and relatlun of
turnover to economic operation, and
gave the 'members much information
that Ivlll prove beneflclul to them In
A. 'practical way. '
" At the conclusion of his talk, Pro
fessor Folts was the target for a vol
ley of questions -from the assembled
members on a variety of questions. A.
blackboard was brought -in to facili
tate the educator In illuminating his
answers fcrid the discussion became so
Interesting that bltho the meeting was
scheduled to adjourn at 8:30, it was
after 9:30 before the last question was
unswered.
Edward A. MacLean, secretary of
the state association, also present and
spoke for a few minutes in describing
the plans for the annual retail mer
chants' convention which will be held
in Eugene on 1 Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday next week.
' One o( -the most useful forms of
aasoclatlo'nal work nowadays, he ex
plained, was along educational lines.
One particular form of this activity
was In gathering the facts concerning
retail operations, assembling them,
analyzing them and delivering to the
members by this means, information
that was very valuable in guiding
tnem to the exercise of better Judg
ment and the use or -more efficient
methods.
"In working -along these lines," he
said, ''we are not merely enabling the
retailer to know better what his own
operations are and to improve them, !
but we are living up to the greatest I
obligation we- have, which is serving .
the people of our communities with
increased efficiency giving the pub
lic by degrees more and better mer
chandise for their money."
The lecture of Professor Folts which
followed was an interesting revelation
to many of the men present of some
sidelights on their own operations.
That he gave them some things to
think about was made plain by the
active discussion which followed and
the many-Yiuestlons asked.
: ' Arrangements for sending a suit
able delegation from the Medford
Chapter to the Eugene convention
were" placed in the hands of a commlt
. tea. of - which Ii. W. Paul was made,
chairman, assisted by James Taylor
ihf Fred C. Heath. -'
'.Louis lilrich suggested to the meet
' ing. that the merchants undertake to
- assist the producers in- tho Itogue
Hlver valley by taking hold of the
marketing -of the surplus of prunes
now existing. It was voted to desig
nate the last week of this month as
Prune week and to put on an organ
ized campaign for marketing the sur
plus of prunes. Mr. Ulrich was named
chairman of a committee to take
charge of this muttor with W. A.
dates, 11. E., Marsh, W. A. Messner
and John Moffatt as the other mem
bers.. This will be a big merchandis
ing event. -.
Secretary Frohbach, of the cham
ber of commerce, spoke enthusiasti
cally of the work of the University
of Oregon along practical lines, such
as thru 1U school of business adminis
tration for the benefit of the business
melt of , the state. He also called at
tention to the agricultural conferences
which will be held in this city next
week. .
The next meeting of the Medford
chapter -will be held on the second
Monday evening in March find present
' plans ate for another session of an
educational character on the under-
, standing that the headquarters of the
: Oregon Ketail Merchants association
will provide another speaker.
The new members reported last
: night, which makes a total membcr-
: ship of Gt, were:
Armory Service Station, Bungalow
; Store, Barnum's Grocery, City Clean
ing & Dying Works, H. W. Conger,
undertaker, Davidson's Cigar Store,
. Electric Shop, Medford Auto Top Co.,
Medford Planing Mill, Modern Plumb
ing & Sheet Metal Co., Newcomb
Wood Yard, Poultry Producers Ass'n,
Illverside Carago, Trowbridge Cabinet
Works, Medford Vulcanizing Works,
AVilliams & McCurley, Presto-Lite
Battery & Electric Co., Crater Lake
Auto Co., Auto Supply Co., West Side
Pharmacy, Witham Battery & Elec
tric Co., Young's Hardware Co., and
Llttrell-Jennlngs Parts Co.
Harry Sllclalr Sails.
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Feb. 12.
(By the Associated Press.) Harry
F.J Sinclair sailed on the steamship
President Harding today for New
York. He refused to make any state
ment. ? NEW
BIG PACKAGE
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Cigarettes
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Every school in the city was rifled
last night by amateur burglars some
time between midnight and morning.
The high school, Washington, Lincoln,
Roosevelt and Jackson schools were all
entered, desks and files were broken
open and small sums of money were
taken from each school amounting to
$15 or $20 In all, by what Is thought
by the police to have been a band of
boys.
In the high school no attempt was
made to open the safe, but the offices
of Superintendent Smith and Princi
pal Campbell were entered., their desk
locks broken and the contents of tho
desks and files -strewn around the
room. The desks of every teacher in
the building was opened except in the
commercial department which Mrs. E.
C. Jerome had locked up the night be
fore. The intruders had time to stop
In the teachers' room down stairs and
eat some lunches that were there.
There had been a recital of the
Willamette Glee Club In the high
school auditorium which lasted quite
late, and it must have been after that
tho building was entered. The burg
lars may have thought that the pro
ceeds from tho concert were still In
the building.
The Roosevelt and Lincoln Bchools
lost a few dollars each, and in the
Jackson school $6.00 was taken from a
teacher's desk that had been collected
to pay for text books. Four or five
dollars was taken from the Washing
ton school, and everywhere locks were!
broken, papers scattered on the floor,;
drawers turned out and there was gen-;
eral disorder. At the Jackson school
the robbers had time to eat a luncheon
that had been left in the teachers'
room. -The
police believe that it was either
one band, or different bands of boys
that committed the deeds, and prob
ably boys, who if not in school now
have gone to the high school and knew
where all the teachers' desks were.
CREEL DECLARES
HIS PART IN OIL
PEAIJLipS,
WASHINGTON,". rel. 12. George
Creel, chairman of the committee on
publid Information during the war told
the-sente committee today he entered '
the employ of E. L. Doheny in 1919. .
That was five months he said after,,
he loft the government service. He!
was employed by Doheny as publicity
consultant, he said, at a salary of $10,
000 a year. He resigned after three
months.
Explaining why he resigned Creel
said he could not agreed with Doheny.;
"We not only did not see eye. to eye,
but we did not look In the same direc
tion," he said.
"He thought his opinions were .fi
nal." "Mr. Doheny had the clearest blue
eyes and child like candor," Creel
said, "and he fascinated me so I want
ed to write his life history as an In
spiration to the younger generation."
This was when he first met Doheny.
Coming to his association with J.
Leo Stack, Denver oil man, in conoc
tlon with efforts to obtain a lease on
Teapot Dome, subsequently leased to
Harry F. Sinclair, Creel said Stack
had told him November 5, 1920, that he
had no doubt that with the coming of
the republican administration the
lease would be granted.
"I thought then and I think now it
was as clean a proposition as was ever
made to me," the witness continued.
"There was never any question of my
influence with Secretary Daniels in
getting a lease."
F
T
PEN RIOT STARTS
PITTSBURO, Fell. 12 Fire alarms
ni .-(.-. oalla wW Bent fVllt- f I'll 111 the
western penitentiary this morning
when Tire manea in me iiniwn laun
dry. Warden J. M. Egan said there
was no disorder and that the blaze, of
undetermined origin, cnnBed slight
damage.' County detectives and the
nnllnA na,a nallfri fn STUArd
against a renewal of yesterday's fight
ing when two guards were Kineu, uio
warden said.
The warden and members of the
prison board were Investigating yes
terday's break when the fire gong
Bounded. Prisoners in the yards and
workshops were rounded up and the
penltentlnry fire fighting unit extin
guished the blaze.
When the county and city officers
reached the prison they were Inform
ed that the fire was out and that
there was no trouble.
Three prisoners. Salvntore Battalia,
murderer serving 20 years; Mike Nor
ton, Allegheny county robber, serving
14 years and Paul Orllkoskl, bank
robber, were questioned today In con
nection With the killing of two guards.
They led the riot, the warden said.
Hosklns tor Health.
' A. H. Trowbridge, father of Ever
ett (i. Trowbridge, and only brother of
Ed Trowbridge, who with his wife
had resided In Medford since August
1922, died BUddenly at 10 o'clock this
forenoon at his home, No. 1010 West!
11th street, from a stroke of npoplexy.j
which was totally unlocked for as It
Is said he had never before been ill a
day in his life.
Mr. Trowbridge was 65 years, 7
months and 13 days old and leaves
besides his wife, tho following chil
dren: Everett O. Trowbridge of Med
ford, who Is proprietor of the Trow-:
bridge Cabinet Works; Mrs. Edith;
Wnrmlngton of Escanaba, Mich.,;
Clyde Trowbridge of Detroit, Mlch.,i
and Earl Trowbridge of Houghton,;
Mich. One ulster, Mrs. Olive Farns-'
worth of Chicago, also survives htm.
as does his brother, Ed Trowbridge!
of Modford. - ! -
Mr. Trowbridge was born In Chey-'
boygun county, WIS., and had lived
most of his life In the copper country
at Hancock, Mich. He was a member
of the Elks lodge of Hancock. Mich.
Funeral arrangements will be an-,
nounced later.
REPUBLICANS IN
PORTLAND TALK
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 12. A reso
lution recommending legislation 'au
thorizing pre-primary conventions was
presented to the Oregon republican
union conference, which convened'
here today.
It was drafted by the resolutions
commlttoe of the Oregon republican
club and was presented !y its chair
man, Judge M. J. George, who explain
ed briefly that legislation recommend-'
ed would authorize political parties to
hold conventions and endorse candi
dates for the primary. The Indorse
ment, he explained, would not how-i
over prohibit other candidates from
entering the contest, but would merely
express the preference of the conven
tion. The resolution was referred to
the resolution committee for recom
mendation. - Resolutions were presented by Judge
George in behalf of resolutions com
mlttee of the repriWIenn club-' IndorB
ing the administrations of tho late
President Harding and of . President.
Ooolldge, both were referred to the,
resolutions committee of tho confer
ence.
Charles Lockwood, liead of the Ore
Eon Republican club, called the con
ference. He explained that Its pri
mary purpose is to stimulate interest
in tho republican party, and to recom
mend safeguards for the primary law.
There were between 76 and 100 in at
tendance at the forenoon sessslon.
PROHI EXPENSES IN
Prohibition enforcement expenses
for the month of January, according to
the records 'of the county clerk's of
fice were $654.78, distributed as fol
lows: ;
Sam B. Sandefer .... .$436.25
Clay Walker j 116.00
Theo Finley . 32.00
Offutt's Garage 38.64
HIttson's garage ' 32.00
Third Party Convention July 4th.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12. A resolution
adopted today at tlie convention of
the national conference for progres
sive political action calls for a con
ventlon of "workers, farmers and pro
gressives," at Cleveland, starting July
4. Delegates explained this action
"paves the way," for a third major
rolitlcal party.
Say ."Bayer"-Genuine!
Genuine "Bayer Tablet of Aspirin."
have been proved safe by millions and
prescribed by physicians over twenty
three years for Colds and grippe misery.
Handy boxes of twelve tablet cost onfj
few cents at any drugstore. Each pack'
age contains proven directions for Coldi
aud tells how to prepare an Aspiric
fargle for euro throat ud toMilititj
E
Ralelgn "Matthews, charged with be
ing drunk on - the streets of Eagle
Point on the afternoon of Sunday, Sep
temper ICth lust, was ncquitted by a
jury In the circuit court Monday af
ternoon. There were three women on
the jury. The defense was represent
ed by Attorney E. E. Kelly and the
state by district Attorney Newton
Borden and Deputy Wlufield Gfiylord.
The defense contended that Mat
thews was not Intoxicated, and produc
ed eight witnesses, five of them rela
tives, to testify that he was sober. Fred.
McPherson, Mrs. Lottie VanScoyoc and
Roy Ashpole were of the opinion that
he was. and testified for the state. .'
Matthews testified In his own be
half and said that the troublo started
when a youth by the name of Woods,
began to quarrel with another young
man over an inner tube of a . tire.
Woods battled With his companion,
and then suddenly commenced to hit
ms brother Nye. Matthews Bald he
rushed to the rescue, quieted Woods,
and quite a rumpus ensued trying to
get him in tho auto and home. The
incident reused considerable excite
ment at the time, and Traffic Officer
McMahon soon arrived. His testimony
was not allowed however on account of
Matthews not bolng present wlion the,
rest of the party were arrested.
The defense, to prove Matthews so
ber Introduced witnesses, who said he
was able to shavo himself and a friend
shortly before the conflict and able to
crank a Ford car afterwards.
There was no session of the circuit
court today on account of Liucoln's
birthday. 1
PORTLAND, 'Ore'., Feh.12.-r Dr.' C.
J. Gelger, expert of the United States
department of agriculture, arrived hero
today and began with Dr. Frederick D.'
Strieker, state, health officer, to In
vestigate the cause of death of twolve
persons at Albany, believed victims
of botulinlus In .home preserved beans
eaten at a family reunion dinner. Af
ter making laboratory tests here today
they planned to go to Albany tomor
row to continue their Inquiry.
Dr. Gelger Is to Inquire especially
as to why symptoms shown by the
children victims differed from those
of tho adults. It has developed that
the beans were served cold as a salad,
and Dr. Gelger sold he was of the op
inion that the tragedy might have been
averted had the beans been boiled ut
least thirty minutes.
Dr. Strieker revealed that ho had
experimented with a botulinlus anti
toxin on two hens. He fed the hens
beans used by the Albany family and
immediately innoctilatod one of tho
hens. "The hen lnnoculated Is frolick
ing around, and the other Is now dead,"
said Dr. Strieker. .
BUY A RANGE
While We Are Offering These Special Prices
WETTER'S RANGES
WETTERS RANGES ARE KNOWN EVERYWHERE FOR THEIR BEAUTY, FUEL
ECONOMY AND SPLENDID COOKING AND BAKING PERFORMANCE
Concrete
Storage Space
For Bent
Oar
Tho committee, in charge of the
homo economics department of the ar
rlculturul economic conference to be
held In Medford from February 18 to
20th Inclusive, mot on Saturday ufter
noon to plan the work of this depart
ment and to draw up the resolutions
that will be presented at the last
meeting of tho conference on Wednes
day, the 20th. The following women
of Jackson county comprised this com
mittee: Miss Alice Hunley, Westsido,
chairman: Mrs. John GammlU, Cole
man Creek, secretary: J.Irs. W. B.
Smith, Central Point: Mrs. Will Warn
er, Medford: Mrs. A. 11. Davenhill, Val
ley View; Mrs. J. R. McCracken, Val
ley View: Mrs. Frank E. Upton, Cen
tral Point.
This committee will try to nnnlytze
the needs of the homemukers of Jnck
json county; they will collect the nec
essary data to prove their points; in
vestigate conditions that prevail In the
rural home and put this information
Into an organized form to be presented
to tho members of the conference ns
their recommendations. As this is prl
mnr:iy an economic and not mi edu
cational conference the committee
through their recommendations will
endeavor to plan a county procrnm
that will enable the women In the ru
bral home to meet her economic prob
lems more successfully.
EXERCISES AT
ALIEN ADMISSION
The American Lesion and the
nnughters of tho Amorlcnn Revolu
tion will conduct a program of ever
clses on the occasion of admission of
aliens to United States citizenship at
,.the- county courthouse, Jacksonville,
Thursday forenoon, February 14th,
11124. beginning at nine o clock.
The public Is Invited to be present.
Two Interesting speakers are billed
for the forum of Medford Chamber of
; Commerce tomorrow, State Superin
tendent of Education J. A. Churchill
and II. R. Pier of the organization and
jservico department of the Oregon
I State Chamber of Commerce. Both
.will speak along educational lines. The
former on the education of the young
men and women of tho state and the
latter on ideas of knowing how to best
devolop the resources of the sin to.
A general outline of the Jackson
countv agricultural economic conifer-
.ence that will be held at Medford next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will
I be presented In order that members of
,-tho chamber may be fully advised of
tlie importance of this event.
The forum will be held in the annex
dining room of the Hotel Medford at
noon.
TTasklhs for Health.
tf
We are the sole distributing agents for the famous line of "Wetters'
Ranges and Heaters, which we ship from the factory in car load,
lots. This enables us to sell a high grade range or heater at a low'
price. 'j ' , .;v. ..'5t
Wetters "Wonder" . . . .$39.50
Wetters "Nifty," white enam
. . eled oven door $42.50
Wetters. "Active" .... .$64.50
Wetters Active, splasher back,
oven back, warming cham
bers , $74.50
Weeks & Orr
" ' . . Complete House Furnishers , .
New Installment Plan
E.
D. Zoutos and Jack Mills, arrested, in
this city last week, with Mildred Jnfris
and Helen Rutherford, nil of Los An
gel, Calif., will be held by tho fed
eral authorities, according to the sher
iff's office, the men to answer tn a
white slavo charge, and the women ns
material witnesses. They will be tak
en to Portland this week by the
United States marshal.
Tho quartet are alleged to have
come to this city by auto. Mills and
Helen Rutherford were arrested In u
local rooming house, and Zontos and i
the Jnfis woman wore taken from a
stage at Gold Hill, They were trailed
hero by the husband of the Jnfrls wo
man, who alleges she deserted li I lit and
a flvo year old daughter In Callfurnln.
Mills and Helen Rutherford claimed to
be married, and the woman produced
a mnrrlnge license In support of tho
contention.
According to Sheriff Terrlll, the two
womon made a statement to a depart
ment of justice agent Sunday, after a
questioning, and tho Rutherford wo
man admitted she hud been married
to a man in California, by the numo of.
Kale Wallet. The Jarfls woman, ac-l
cording to the authorities, made a1
statement also, which was not particu
larly complimentary to Mr. Jalrls.
The women In the caso. both good
looking, tnke the affair in a light heart
ed manner, but their male compan
ions seem to be gloomy over the fu
ture. IB
We wish to Imp'rdss Upon tho dulry
men of Jackson county the necessity
of a largo attendance at the economic
conference .to bo held at Modford Fob.
18-20, 1924.
The future of tho dairy Industry In
this valley depends Inrgely on the
success of this group In working out
feasible plnilH for marketing our pro
duct, Improving our stock, etc.
Hero Is a chance for us all to air
our troubles und got down to a sound
working policy with something defin
ite to work to.
Dairymen's Association of Jackson
County. It. 11. UOHINHON.
FOR
EXPECTANT
MOTHERS
You can't explain how you
feel you know you are mis
erable, restless, peevish
don't sleep well, always tired , ,
have bearing down pains,
A few doses of Hufeland, the
famous Swios Tonic, will build
up your entire Bystem make
you strong and vigorous, .
Hufeland h wonderfully
nwniiui rnru linn 1BUI.
on
Makes Payment Easy
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HEADACHES GONE
TIRED NO MORE
Gives Credit to Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. Hopes
Other Women Will Benefit by
Her Experience
Rkowhegnn, Me " I was sick most
of tho time and could not eet around to
ao my work witnout
being all tired out so
I wuuld have to He
down. One day when
I was reading the
paper I saw the Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound ad
vcrtiscmentnnd saw
what it did for other
women, so I thought
I would try it. I
have taken three
bottles, and cannot
begin to tell you what it has already
dune for me. I do all my work now
and keep up the whole day long without
lying down. I have no more headaches
nor tired feelings. I hope every woman
who takes the Vegetable Compound will
get as much benefit out of it as 1 have. "
Mrs. Puucy W. Uichaudson, It.F.D.
No. 2, Skowhogan, Maine. ..
You have just read how Lydia Pink
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Richardson. She gave it a trial after
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Something to
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Real Good
Gravy
Don't forget that the
secret of making real,
good gravy is KITCHEN
BOUQUET. Purely a
vegetable product it
makes real, good gravy
of any gravy stock,
bringing out its full fla
vor and giving it a deep,
rich brown color. '
Add a tablespoonful
just before taking off
the stove. 1
Don't forget' KrTCHEN
BOUQUET, use it often
probably you have ft
in your pantry, if not,
ask your grocer for ft.
KITCHEN iWUQUET
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