Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 25, 1924, Image 8

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Newspaper Page Textr PIOE ETdITT STEDFOftT) MATL TRIBUTE,' fEDFORD, OTTEflON', fOmY, FEBRUARY 2.",. 1!)2t MRS. BILL GATES GETS PORTO RICO He Gained 28 Pounds, Says Portland Man TO LOCATE HERE BEAT BUTTE FALLS jS - Wm. A. Gates, -until Suturcluy even ing was considered ono of the chnm- plon distance Bettors of many radio (and, but, "them days are gone for ever." While homo Dill monopolizes the set and does all the tuning, but Saturday evening while he was at work, Mrs. j Gates decided to try her skill with the j result she brought in station WKAQ, , the radio corps station at San Juan, j Porto Rico, then followed with one ! half hour concert from PWK, the ' Cuban Telephone compnny station at , Havana,' Cuba. Tho tuning was done .without the use of car phones, all on oud speaker. i, Just to verify the long distance re ception, she called Mr. dates and sev eral others by phone and allowed them to listen. The volumo was nearly equal to Pacific Coast receptions and the call letters, PWX. and announce ments were easy to understand. ' bill has postponed lite sloop until some time next summer unless he equals his w(fe's record. Thla'la Prune .Week. FOR EASTERN TRIP Harry Rosenborg left for tho east Sunday evening for .conference Willi , Rosenberg distributing agents thruout that section,1 and also to Increase their organization In eastern Canada Ho wlll vlslt Omaha, Chicago, New Or lennat New York City, Boston, Mon treal and Quobec, and points botween end; Will be gone about a mirth. Tho itrisenberg Hros.'nlso liavo aguuts In Sotilh' America and Cuba. ';he energetic young Medfinl in.in report the finest year In tlicir history In the fruit busboss .bot'.i from tin stundpolnt of lo;e ImprovnnKiuts .mi fliibncla) returns from fruit. Sam Clapham, shown above, will meet Gus Schneidau of Medford In a return match here Wednesday night. Clapham, who Is British champion, defeated Schneidau in Medford a few weeka ago and the local boy Is anx ious to redeem himself. BIG DINNER AT HOTEL MEDFORD THAT NIGHT COLDS Break a Cold Right Up with 'Pape's Cold' Compound" I Take two tablet every three hours until three doses aro tikn. Tho first dose always gives relief. The second and third doses completely brenk up the cold'. Pleasant and safe to take'. Con tains no quinine or opiates. Millions use 'Tape's Cold Compound." I'riee, thirty-live cents. Druggists guarantee it. No forum will bo held on Wednes day noon and In lis place tho regular forum will lio held at seven o'clock in the evening In the main dining room of the Hotel Medford. This event will bo of more than or (Unary significance in that It will bo in recoKnition of the chamber having conducted two hundred forums In two hundred consecutive weeks. This is an unusual record and one In which the members of the chamber may well be proud. John DotiKall, chairman ot the forum of the Portland Chamber of Commorcc, will bo one of the speakers and Arthur S. Dudley of tho Oregon suite Chamber of Commerce will be tho only other out of town representa tive who is on tho rogrnm. Ho Is un able speaker nnd always advances constructive ideus so that those who attend will bo assured of getting value received for the time limit consumed. The ticket sale is now going on at the office of the chamber and in order that tho required number of dinners may bo ordored, nil dinner tickets should be secured before Wed nesday noon. Tho cost !a 11.25 per plate. Tills Is Prune Week WAMIINOTON. Fob. 86. Relief for tho children of C'.eriunny "will not only save the starving youngsters,'.' Major Uonornl Allen, who was com mander in chief of tho "American in-iiiy 01 occupation, neciared in an appeal mailo'puhllc today by tho Fed oral Council of Churches, "but It will help American fanners by taking sur plus food supplies and 1h In the Inter est of peace." "It will koop a nation of 62,000.000 persons from political and social chaos," ho said. KIWIS TO GIVE SAYS PRESIDENT The Klwnnls club at Its luncheon to day decided to give a clmrlty ball Just after Eastor. They propose to make this ono ot the biggest evonts of the kind ever In Medford. John Mann, president of the Mer chants association, called attention to this being prune week and asked that every one eat and talk prunes to help the grower dispose of tho Burplus stock. The club passed a resolution asking that V. H. Vawtor be appointed by the State Motor association as representa tive of this, the fifth district. C. A. Dutterfield received the hon ors, an extension auto mirror given by J. F. Erlckson of the Modern Plumbing & Sheet Metal company. Announcement was made today by Percy M. Johnson, president of the West Coast Finance company that his nrm has taken a leaso on a ground floor office In the Holland Hotel building and will take possession as soon as the carpenters complete the installation of counters and partitions. Another branch is being installed at Gold HIM in order to facilitate tho company's operations at that place. Altho the principal headquarters of the AVest Coast Finance company are in Portland, It Is stated that during this year the bulk of the business of tho company wljl be In southern Ore gon and will be handled from the Medford office.. . 'Our company Is a personal service corporation," said Mr. Johnson, in. an nouncing his plans. "Our business Is that of financing Industrial enter prises thru the sale of bonds or other securities. We are more Interested In the development of natural resources than in any other line of endeavor and we see a busy period nhead of um in southern Oregon, with Its abundant opportunities for the development of its Irrigation, tiipbor, mining and other vast resources. Wo feel confi dent of bringing considerable outside capital Into southern Oregon this year for the simple reason that the natural facilities are hero to attract Invest ment. We are not anticipating a "boom" here; just a sound, substantial growth and development. After a year's investigation, wo are especially Interested in the development of the mineral resources of southwestern Oregon, for we are confident this dis trict will soon boeomo one of tho na tion's biggest producers of gold, cop per and Other valuable minerals. . All this country needs Is tho proper pub licity. If outside capital once lenrns the development opportunities here nothing can stop the Influx of sub stantial investors."- The Wost Coast Finance company is responsible for tho new smelter project at Oold Hill and is also han dling tho financing of the Southern Oregon Clny Products company at Central Point. It is understood they The Phoenix high Bchool boy's tenm decisively defeated the Butte Falls high in a basketball game on the floor of the new Phoenix gymnasium Saturday night. The game was mark ed by the close defonse of the Phoe nix team and Its ability to take ad vantage of every break. Dutte Falls I played a good game, 4ut the lighter and faster Phoenix boys simply ran rings around them, as the final score 28-17 indicates. Phoenix High school teamwork has greatly improved over their- previous starts and they will bear close watching for the rest of the season.. A largo crowd attended the game and both'sldes were enthusias tically supported by representative rooters. Hasklns for Health. f" Thought Case Was Hopeless Until He Turned to TAN-LAC. "Tanlac gave mo complete relief from stomach trouble nnd built up my weight from ono hundred nnd forty to one hundred and sixty-eight pounds," is the remarkable statement made recently by Gottfried Amnchcr, 204 Madison St., Portland, Oregon. "I had gotten all run down from Indigestion and racking pains In the pit of my stomach frequenlty caused me Intense suffering. I got so even the thought of food would nnuseate me. my weight went off, and I grew weaker all the time. .1 began to think my case was hopeless. "The first bottle of Tanlac stopped my suffering and after taking the third battle I felt like I had a brand new stomach and was eating like a bear and digesting everything without trouble. I was Just built up in qyery way. and have enjoyed fine health froni that day, to this. Tanlajj Is great." . : ;; Tanlac Is for sale by all good drug gists. Accept no substitute. Over 37 million bottles sold. : Tanlac Vegetable pills aro Nature's own remedy for constipation. I For sale everywhere. ,Adv. WITH MEDFORD TRADE IS MEDFORD MADE. iiiiiiiiinn I To the Front I 1 Henry Dealer of Portland, represent-: have other projects In view for early S3 Ing Wentworth & Irwin. Inc., was the only guest of tho club today. This Is Prune Week BARREL BADLY BURNED t, . . Ml ft . o. f V,,: ; k Give, the children a piece of WRIGLEY'S , after every meal. It satisfies the craving for sweets and the chewing of the gum will help digestion and act as a pleasant, antiseptic cleanser of mouth and throat. . Yqu would "give almost anything" if the children would keep their teeth clean. ; Why not reward them with after: every zmeal and have the very reward Itself do the work I Try it for a month and observe ; results. Three cents per day per child will pay the bill and make them happy! SEALED IN ITS PURITY PACKAGE ! ' ; . ,.',' i t 3iS T PERFECT tiUt-ir 14W L SI Frederick l'urdln, who drives for the Davis Transfer company," wa-t painfully burned about tho head and face this morning by an explosion, ie- suitant from looking Into an oil bar rel with n lighted match to see if i were full or empty at tho Wlllnrtl Hattery service station on 8th nnd Biirllott. ' Mr. Purdln wns going to fill a smnll barrel of oil from larger one and lighted and held match In tho barrel to seo how much oil was there, when tho gas formed on top of tho oil exploded and burned Ills faco badly. Klrst aid was applied and a doctor called to treat tho burn This Is Prune Week Teaching Certificate of Local Teacher, Revoked At the recommendation of the Med ford school board and Superintendent of Schools Smith tho stnto teaching certificate or Miss Kathleen Kennoy teacher at tho Jackson school, has Been revoked by State Superintendent or hchools J. c. Churchill. This was dono because she violated her con tract with the school board, as during tho Christmns vacation period by accepting a teaching position In Cali fornia, nnd did not return. The board's first intimation of this statu of affairs came In her telegraphed resignation rrom California. The state superintendent has not yet acted on the ease of Miss Mar garet Lea of Seattle who taught at the Lincoln school nnd later at the Wash ington school, nnd who two days be fore tho Christmas vacation left with out warning, and did not return. Superintendent Churchill's decision In this case has been postponed until March 15. It Is understood that the local school board nnd officials have reuommended that her stale teachers' certificate also bo revoked. This Is Prune Week NO CASH TO PAY CIIIX'KS (Continued From Page One) didn't get a chance to talk to these gentlemen so much as you'd think." "I do recall that after the tcatimony wss given that Mr. McLean did not furnish Secretary Kail's 1100.000." Mr. Slemp went on, "I was at Mr. Mc Lean's and Secretary Knll was there. Ke said his physicians ndvlsed him to go to lterniudn but thnt he was going to slay In spite ot III health, until the committee got the facts. "Secretary Knll said there was a gentleman who had been associated with him for thirty jenrs who knew tho truth and that this man should tell the committee the facts. If the man didn't, Kail said he would him self and I advised him to do so." Senator Walsh asked If the witness had "communicated to the White House as to these remarkable facts." Mr. slemp said all the facts had been "given to the press by the com mittee In the fullest wny but that ho had sent messages to the Whlto House. These, ho said, might be con-, sldered confidential. "I have the messages here," he said, "but as a matter of fact none of them relate to the oil matter. There is a tuostion of precedent as to making them public.'' Senator Walsh did not take the message copies. Mr. slemp said ho did not know Sinclair or JJoheny. I delevopment. Mr. Johnson also an nounced his company will add a real estato and insurnnco department. Other members of the West Coast Flnanco company now in Medford are If. C. Diers, mining and smelter engi neer. J. Edwin Johnson, consulting civil engineer, H. J. K'lngsley, auditor, nnd Geo. F. Hayes, field superinten dent. ' It Is rumored that several well known Medford business men are to become Identified with the West Coast Flnanco company In tho near future. . . ' This Is prune! Week Kx-Hiinkc-i-K AitoMimI. 8BATTLI3. Feb. 2.r.X A'. L. Bradley, former president of tho Oilman Stnto bank of Oilman, Mont., nnd C. W. Tewell, former cashier, each of whom wns operating a small store hero, were arrested today on a request tele graphed from 'Sheriff i Humes at Hel ena, Mont. ! This Is Prune Week Premier Rebukes Henderson. LONDON, Feb. 25. (fly the Asso ciated Press) Premier Macdonnld stated In the house of commons thnt the government had no Immedlnto intention of revising the treaty of Ver sailles as Arthur Henderson, secre tary for home nffnirs Indicated In a speech on lust Saturday evening. We are right in line to fill your orders for Lumber, Shingles, Lath Lime, Cement j n '. also 1 Maple and Oak Flooring I Our prices will surprise yoiv 3 i We hdve the best fot lfess WOMEN! READ THISJrVARNING Beware I Not all Package Dyes arc "Diamond Dyes" KamondDy Always aik for "Diamond Pves" and if you don't see the name "Diamond Dyes""on the package refuso it hand it baekl Each 15-cent psekago of "Diamond Dyes" contains directions so simnle anv woman can dye or tint skirts, dresses, waists, sweaters, stockings, kimonos, coals, draperies, coverings everything new, even if she has never dyed before. i noose any color at drug store. Refuse substitutes! 3 I DAYS I Beginning j Tomorrow Matinee! I i RIALTO 1 Medford Lumber Go. g : J. H. CO OLE Y, Fres ; : , '''. H I Phone 629 Cor. 3rd and N. Fir j lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllM Gardenhwer&3hat6Veryone Can GtrovD T T 1HEREVER grass grows, garden flowers can grow. If your yanj provide : III aunamnc unu goou son, ana surncieni moisture can ot assured, ; WW vou can plan a good garden with confidence of dellahtful results. In eltv nnd country the good old annuals are becoming more popular year by year. Sweet Peas, Cosmos, Nasturtium, Zinnia, Poppy, Verbena, Aster, Sweet Alyssum and other beautiful flowers are enjoyable In the garden or cut for indoor decoration. Northrup, King & Co.'s flower seeds produce full size blooms of rich color, true to type. For 39 years they have satisfied millions, of flower lovers. Easy to select your packet from the upright Sterling Seed Box. Northrup. King &Ccfe V &ftocal Dealers Most standard size lower seed packets a few at OP.