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REPORT PROGRESS
, MAKING THE OREGON
TRAIL A HIGHWAY
jt LA GRANDE, Ore.. ret. 12. The
old Oregon Trail association opened
it annual meeting hore today. Dele
gates from Oregon, Washington and
Idaho were -present. Walter E. Mea
chani, president und A. W. Nelson,
secretary-treasurer made annual re
ports. Union county chamber ' of com
merce was host to the delegates at a
noon luncheon and will tender a ban
quet this evening. Herbert Cuthbert,
1. E. Vinlng, ' A. S. Dudley, Marshall
Dana and Bruce Dennis are on the
speakers'" program for tonight.
At the opening session - delegates
from the Portland chamber of com-
merce pledged wholehearted support " hereby are. declared legal holidays in " W "J c u. bs 1 his year are Han
,..u.1' L"B.-,..B i. hi 01,1 rthlii Htnio. vi. rvp.- Kimrlnv the ford' Dinuba. Selma, Pnrtervllle,
of their organization to boost the Old
Oregon trail, one speaker character
izing it as the greatest bit of adver
tising now being curried on the
west
" LA GRANDE, Ore., Feb.. 12 Rapid
strides toward making the Old Ore
gon trail a national highway extend
ing -from ' the Missouri river to the
J'ac.fic coast, over the route traveled
liyL. the pioneers of the plains have
been made during the last year, ac
cording to a report prepared for the
opening here today of the convention
of the Old Oregon Trail association
by Walter Meapham, president.
After - reciting the progress of the
past, the" president outlined the tnBks
which face 'the' various states en route 1
.during the. summer to come.
. Oregon is doing her part, he said,
and now the 'trull affords the only
cross-state routij- which is open the
entire year.
', "Senator C. L. McNary of Oregon
; has Introduced a bill In congress ask
ing that the Old Oregon trail be of
, ficially recognized and designated by
congress as u national highway from
the Missouri river through to the Pa-1
ciric ocean. I
The governors of Oregon nnd
' Idaho have Indorsed this movement,
j as have the Oregon state chamber of
commerce and various cities In Idaho
.-iiniii nrBnnn '
"We have printed and distributed
' duilng 1922 ond 1923, fiffv thousand
t copies ot our book on the history of
S -'the old .'trail.' These have been dls-,or 1J
;i trihuted" through tourist bureaus in'
s the middle west and east, passed out
t io me traveling tourist and sent out
4 by mall, Hundreds . of copies huve
t been used In our schools In the teach-
5 lg Of history,, have been sent to 11-
branes and historical societies."
PRESIDENT OF WOMEN'S
t CLUBS TO VISIT HERE
j Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, president of
V.IH n eke Z f,,
5 Greater Medford club nevt nrnn,iv
uy
';
. afternoon, .Feb. 18th. Although Mi
( Dunbar was in Medford last summe,
j as the guest of the Public Health as-
- M"viuuuii mm 10 mo uiai ujpuriuniLy
the club women have had to welcome !
sociauon una is the first opportunity
her since her election last May and
It Is hoped all the women will avnll
themselves of the opportunity to hear
Mrs. Dunbar's talk. The board of
r directors will entertain Mrs. Dunbar
at lunch at the home of Mrs. T. G.
Heine and the public meeting will be
in the library at 2:30 p. m.
..." ' Biohop to Tilve In Petulieton
. PENDLETON, Ore., Feb. 12.
Bishop Remington of the Episcopal
diocese of eastern Oregon, who is now
In the east on work for the board of
niisslons, will ' make his permanent
residence here, instead of at Baker, as
heretofore. Mrs. Remington arrived
here recently and will be Joined by
the bishop later.
NEW TREATMENT FOR
SWOLLEN GLANDS
' ' j
. To,iA hnt'R pnlnrirpd orlands .
lought to know'that by freely applying'
'Jimerald Oil daily the gland can be
brought to a head and all the germs
and poisonous secretions discharged I
and destroyed ,
: Furthermore the opening will heal
surely and speedily and without lea v-
ing an unsigniiy sl-ui-.
desire this treatment should secure a
4 ..n nrWInql Knftta nf lmpmld
Oil (full strength) at Heath's Drug , riess.j itameey MacuonuKl,
Store. ' West side Pharmacy and use Great Britain's now labor prime minis
as directed. It is a very concentrated j ter, rising at 4:15 o'clock this after-
preparation and a small quantity lasts
a long time. It is also used to reduce
swollen veins aud dissolves goitre.
Adv.
IF STOMACH IS
TROUBLING YOU
Instantly! End Indigestion
or Stomach Misery with
'.: 'Tape's Diapepsin"
As soon as you eat a tablet or two
f "Pape's Diapepsin" your indigestion
la gone! ' Heavy pain, heartburn, flatu
lence, gases, palpitation, or any misery
from a sour, acio stomach ends. Correct
your stotnarh and digestion for a few
rents. Each package guaranteed . bj
druggist. - .
I
TODAY IS LEGAL
HOLIDAY IN SPITE
OF SALEM NOTICE JAPANESE JOIN ,.
1 morn 1 1 1 mnmiiT
SALEM. Ore., Feb. 12. Contrary,
to announcement made in official
sources at the state house yesterday,
today, Lincoln's birthday, is a legal
holiday in Oregon. Attorney General
Van Winkle so declared today. The
announcement made yesterday was
that Lincoln's birthday is not a . legal
holiday, but a nonjudicial day and
a lrgal school holiday.
Tim statutes relating to holidays In
Oregon are much confused, but the heio today, a six club organization
paragraph that is said to apply, reads with th possibility of two more being
as follows, in part: jadded before the season opens. The
"The tallowing days shall be, and;cltlefl which signified their intention
fifut r To r.. wnirth Hnw
of February, the twenty-second day.a
of February, the thirtieth day of May, I
day in September, the' twelfth day of
October, the eleventh dav of Novem-
Octobor, the eleventh day of Novem
her, the twenty-fifth duy of Decem
ber, and every day on which nn elec-
every day appointed by the president
of the" United States or the governor
of this state for a public fast
thanksgivlng or holiday; provided !
that days on which an election is held
throughout the state shall be school
holidays for such schools only wliose
rooms are used for such election pur-
poses and provided that the twelfth
dfty oC February, .the first Monday in
oepiemner ana tne twemn aay ot
February, the first Monday in Sep-
temlier nnd the twelfth day of Octo
ber shall not bo schcol holidays, but'
a portlun of said days shall be set
apart and observed In the .'public
schools of the state by appropriate
exercises; provided further that the
twenty-sctend day of February shall
bo a school holiday except that not
less thnn one nnd one-half hours of
lne forenoon of such day shnll be set
nart and observed In the public
"cnoois r tne state by appropriate
the afternoon of such
,lnv al,a" b8 a holiday; provided fur-
ther, that when holldavs occur rtur-
lnB a "elon of school, teachers shall
)e nllowet full pay for such holidays."
T,,e ",ovo ' from -chapter 41,.laws
WASHINGTON STATE
TACOMA, Feb. 12. Bishop Fred-
eric W. Keator, for 22 years head of
tho Protestant Episcopal diocese of
Olympia, comprising western Wash
'""ton; was burled here today after
two funeral services that marked his
high standing us a churchman and a
citizen.
The first service, held in St. Luke's
Pro'athedral at 10:30 o'clock was
private and restricted to the imme
dinte family of the bishop, officers of
the diocese, vestry and officers ot St.
Luke's, the faculty and alumnae of'
Annie Wright seminary, and the
clergy of the diocese and their wives.
. Iunen" was IO"owe4.
X ium,h; Bi-ivura ui iiuun in tile OCOt-
thjh rite cathedral, 'conducted by the
IUght- Rev. William F. Nichols,
bishop of California.; , '
LABOR GOVERNMENT HECKLED
(Continued From Page One)
necessary to have to bo to her, cup
in hand, but she would be ready to
come in.
Macdonald wild he would take 'the
first. opportunity of "paying my trib
ute to the Instant and hearty co
operation of M. Polncure In the an-
Iproaches I made."
: Uritlng the' need of ft nerfectlv
straight diplomacy, honest deallns and
sincerity, "the premier-' remarked!
"Above all we must remember that
' 'uw a very iragic race
conclusion he insisted that even
if the labor government went out of
Jf' ";vould ha? "ade
' m.mark on tne nl3tory of hcs9
LONDON, Feb. 12. (By the Asso-
noon for his first speech In the house
of commons as head of the govern
ment, called attention to the fact that
no party had a majority. The new
candidates, he said, would necessitate
alteration In the habits of the members
as individually they would have to
vote more and more on their personal
responsibility and not merely as party
politicians.
The labor government, Mr. MacDon
ald said, would not go out of office as
the result of any snap decision. It
would only go out If It were defeated
on a substantial Issue. Mr. ItJncDonald
thanked the "calm and sane minded
business men" who had warned Invest
ors not to make fools of themselves
because of the advent of a labor gov
ernment, lie appealed to the country
to keep steady.
Soonred Itollef Through Foley Pills
John R. Gordon, Danville, III.,
writes: "I have suffered with kidney
trouble five years; could not sleep at
night and was always tired. I was
not strong and hard work made my
back ache. I got some Foley Pills
and after a few treatments I felt bet
ter and could work with more ease,
became stronger and could sleep bet
ter." Foley Pills are a -diuretic stim
ulant for the kidneys, make them
more active. , Get a bottle today. Sold
everywhere. Adv.
DAoldALL b KbU
FRESNO, CALIF.
SELMA. Cal., Feb. 12. The 1924
Valley league came into existence
Fresno und the Fresno Athletic club.
Japanew organization,
in1ll,,il of $1,250 a ,0'uh
if0'1"'8 Jch cIub mnJ u wa"
foUCV.four ,nen who he had sixty
days ex'perience In organized baseball
Each city nureed to post a forfeit of
5U thirty days before the season
opened. The oijenlnt? of the season
wlla tenlatlvulv Bet ail AlM. 6 l)Ut the
closing date was not decided on.
Visalla, altho not represented, noti-
fled tne meellnB It wu8 .K1.eealle to
enter the leuKue on the basis agreed
on t the recent meeting In Fresno
and their entry is considered assured,
Tulnre, Madera and Conllnga were not
represented but it is felt at least one
of these cities will align themselves
with tho league, and thus nssure nn
eight club circuit.
WO TO GET OVER
MILLION FOR YEAR'S
.Si.
BUKNOS AIRES, Fob. 12. (By
Associated Press). The recent nn-
"""'cemenc mat i.uis Angei u.rpo.
Argentina heavyweight, has been of
fered $1,110,000 by a New York syn
dicate for his exclusive services in the
United States for one year has been
accepted, it was declared today. Tho
figure mentioned, represented the
total of all the offers Flrpo has re
ceived recently for boxing matches,
4ind vaudeville and motion picturo
work during the coming year. "
j Two months' diet on his' beloved
"pucher.o! tho Argentine equivalent
for a New England boiled dinner put
enough flesh on Flrpo to make him
apptvar almost Poly-poly when ho be
gan public training for his forthcom
ing fifteen round matches with Far
mer Lodge, nn .American, and Er-
mlnla Spnlla, European heavyweight
champion.
r irpo is not worriea aoout ljoage
whom ho is scheduled to fight next
s'ltt"''l'' Spalla, however, is regard
d m b formidable anUigonlst her,
a,ul lril'I'o It being warned not t(
here
to
enter the ring over-confident.
Tho
Italian pro
leM w,)1e
Italian probably will weigh 35 pounds
his reach will be several
Inches short of Flrpo's.
Boy to Lead Senators
NEW YORK, Fob. 12. Stanley
Harris, young second sncker picked to
pilot the Washington Americans this
season, steps Into this role with one of
A
dint
A New
The Ford Motor Company
announces the production ol a
new all-steel body and steel
weather -proof cab, mounted on
the iamoui Ford one-ton worm
drive chassis, forming a complete
haulage unit at the remarkably
low price of $490.
Steel flare boards and end gate
with sockets permit the use of
takes and high
aide boards or
the mounting
of a canopy top,
imnmiHtimmMm'
the briefest ..mjer Icntzuo m-ords any
player has ever bad. He is yearn
old. the youngest leader in either cir
cuit and has hnd but four full seasons
of play in fust company, yet his em
ployer, Clark Griffith, himself a for
mer manager, has placed the fullest
confidence in his youthful star.
Harris is three years younger than
George Sisler, new manager of the
St. Louis Hrowns and four years the
junior of Dave Bancroft, former Giant
shortstop, who has taken over the
helm of the Boston Braves. With Trls
Speaker of Cleveland and Ty Cobb of
Detroit, they are the only player
leaders In the majors. '
league Owners Meet
' NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Owners of
the National league baseball clubs
went Into their annual mid-winter ses
sion today while tho magnates of the
International league proceeded on the
second day of their conference. R
was expected tho National owners
would approve the proposal of Mana
ger Christy Mnthewson of Boston that
bonuses for players for playing excel
lence be abolished nnd that the Inter
national magnates would vote formal
ly to reject a modification of the
draft.
POPE PIUS CELEBRATES
CORONATION ANNIVERSARY
ROME. Feb. 12. Pope Pius cele
brated today tho anniversary of Ills
coronation, holding a Btately function
at which tlio entire papal court, tlio
diplomatists accredited to the Vatican,
the members of the Roman aristoc
racy and numerous invited suesta, In
cluding many Americans, wore pres
ent. Queen Marie ot Roninanla, al
though here Incognito, occupied a spe
cial tribune purposed erected for her
as a sovereign.
SKAKCIII-UillT Tl'UXKU OX AGAIN
(Continued- From rage One)
word would not come out In advance
or the sale which might harm both
sides If the salewvas not consummat
ed. He added that tho paper was
bought by tho First National bank
people and that they had asked him
to keep the sale secret as ho hud
wanto dto keep tho paper.
Asked who owned the journal wun
Tall In 1020. Mi.Bee iW LI'," I
Conner company, tliV El l'aso nmli
Southwestern Hailroad company, John
W. Weeks, present secretary of war;
the firm of Coolidge and somebody in
Hoston, not the president's layout,
nnd lrice-Kinney company of Cleve-,
lund. i
Reverting to testimony previously
piven by Weil as to the services of
M. L. Fox In securing an exclusive
story about oil leases for tho Jour
nal from Fall, Senator' Tlursum, re
publican, New Mexico, asked what
Kox now is doing in Chicago.
"You know, senator, 1 don't," re
plied the witness.
"Is he secretary" to Ir. McAdoo,"
pursued the senator.
"You know, toll thenil won't," said
.Ma gee. .. ... .
. Senator Iiursum joined In tho
laughter.
A Good Thin - DOVT MISS IT.
Bend jour name and address plainly
if rilteu together with 5 cents (aud this
llip) lo Chamberlain Medicine Co., Dei
Moines, Iowa, and receive in return a
trial package containing ChHraborlain'i
Cougl i Hemedy for courTis, colds, croup,
bronchial, 'flu" and whooping coughs,
and tickling tliroat: Chamberlain's Stom
ach and Liver Tablets for ntomach trou
bles, indigestion, gatwy pniua that crowd
the heart, bUiousness aud constipation;
Chamber lain' a Salve, needed in, every
family for burns, scalds, wounds, piles,
and skin affections; thene valued family
Hcines for onlr 6 cent. IVii.'t miwi it.,
eomptttt Ford Truck with ill -steel body tad cab
CHASSIS ONLY. $370.00
Pric.i I. o b Detroit
ata- ford aU-ttitl hd and afAr.6r0o tarn on iha Fotd a
aaM ma.fi a-vtfa" ia.ril prtttd coai.tof. ont-lom
Ford Steel Truck Body
making the body readily adaptable
lor general use. Screen sides and
end doors may easily be installed.
This new body, built of heavy
sheet steel strongly reinforced
and riveted, is designed to stand
vp under the most severe usage.
Loading space is four feet by
seven ieet two inches.
The weather-proof cab it
Taw Car can h mbumutj through faa
Authorized Ford Dealera
CARS TRUCKS TRACTORS
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23 PASSEI
HURT WHEN R. R.
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VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 12.
Twenty-three persons were Injured
when a bridge over the Fraser river
at ChiUlwack, B. C, 70 miies east of
here, collapsed as an eastbound Cana
dian National train was passing over
it at midnight. A flood in the river
had weakened tho structure.
J. Hartford, conductor; T. H. Scott
of tho Dominion fisheries service, and
Thomas King were severely hurt said
dispatches received hero today from
Chiltiwack. Passengers threw them
selves into the work of rescue. It
look two hours, related tho mes
sages, to pull nil of the injured from
the debris. eighteen of those hurt
were liste das trn initio nand five as
passengers.
Although late, the train was pro
ceeding rautiotisly, Canadian National
officials here declared. The locomo
tive nnd one car were on the bridge
as the span fell. A second car was
dragged onto the top of tho wreckage.
The entire Fraser river valley was
today reported afflicted with floods.
Simple Home
Treatment for
Sore Throat
Raw, Sure, Inflamed
Throats Can Be Great
ly Relieved By Use of
this Vaporizing Salve.
Here is a simple yet effective method
I to treat a sore throat. GarKle-with warm
salt water three times daily. Alsoswallow
'
slowly every few hours a teaspoonful of
Vicks.
At ni;ht apply Vicks over the throat
and upper chest, rubbing well in. Then
spread on thickly and cover with a warm
flannel cloth.
The body heat releases the ingredients
Menthol, Camphor, Eucalyptus, Juni
per Tar, etc. in the form of vapors and
these vapors, inhaled all night long, go
directly to the affected parts.
At the same time Vicks is absorbed
thru and stimulates the skin like a liniment
or plaster drawing out the soreness and
pain.
Vicks i3 equally good forhoarseness,
tonsilitis, head and chest colds, and for
the croupy colds of children.
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
truck.
fitted with
r e mo va bl e,
door-opening
curtains.
mi.
MONEY BILLS ARE
Ml EXPECTED
. MANILA, Feb. 12. (Uy Associated
Press). Governor Genera 1 Ijcnnurd
Wood today vetoed items of the an-
ninit iiiiiiivmpfotUnu I. til n.iueaM .lne.
line thit Inst HOKMinn nf thr tnnltir luir.
islature which adjourned Saturday
providing funds for the executive,
treasury and commerce commissions
departments. The rest of the bill was
approved, liy executive order the ap
propriations bill of last year will hold
over during the coming year in re
spect to the items vetoed by the gov
ernor general. Tho insular treasurer
has been Instructed to issue- warrants
for expenses by the threo depart
ments. Governor General Wood announced
that it would be necessary to veto
other hills appropriating funds for
new projects, whero no provision is
made for raising such finances.
SPECIAL
ON
MILL RUN
FOR THIS WEEK
$1.40
Look for our Money Saving Special each week. We will save
you money on your Feeds, Seeds and Poultry Supplies.
Monarch Seed 6 Feed Co.
r323 East Main
THE EXTRA DAY
When the prouciit system of recording time was estab
lished, it was found necessary to add one day to each
fourth calendar year,.. This is such a year... One extra
day to be added to the year's production will moan thou
sands of dollars added to tliis year's payrolls. .
All time is valuable and in a busy world, twenty-four
additional hours in a year can mean much. Don't waste
them. Take that extra day's earnings and bank it.
The Medford National
YOUE HOME BANK
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Astounding Prevalence
TT IS appalling to realize that
probably 70 of the adult pop-
ulation suffers with Piles or some ;
other form of Colon trouble.
Yet, I GUARANTEE to cure ny caie
of Piles by my non-surgical method or
refund the patient's fee-
On or fthout March firt tar tklUMl nutill
c 1 -,:i;B. h,;I ha hmia.fi in .
L.,iui-. Kih A r.
M.lu, dir.ctlr oppo.it UW .
CourtHouM,PorUaBct,Or.oo '
Send today (or mjr FREE
ilhuUat.d book. .
O.AS;j. DEAN. M.D
2ND AND MORRISON P0RT1 AN D, OREGON
per 80-lb.
Sack
Phone 260
o East
tfiru CttncASwtai
tijl
Mild and sunny Is the route
of the 8outhern Paelf le to the
East, through the always In
teresting states of California,
Arizona, Now Mexico and
Louisiana.
Ten days' stop-over allowed
on all tickets at many points
n California, and along tne
Sunset route Including New
Orleans.
Plan NOW to take the South
ern route and join In the
world-ramous
Mardi-Gras
festivities at New Orleans, .
February 28 to March 4, a
pageant of unrivaled beauty ;
and splendor.
lalk your trip over with your
looai agant ha will gladly
0'va you Information concern
ing tarei, ato
JOHN M. SCOTT
Asit. Paitanger Trafflo Manager
Portland, Oregon
Southern Pacific
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