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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1924)
MT.llT'OTJn MATE TRTTJUNT. M"EDFOTCD. oTMWoN. TTirn&DAY. FKmttT.T?V 23. '1324 MEDFDRD TOLD I Outstanding among the many plen ant featured of the well-aiienuVd Chamber of Commerce forum dinner laHt night at the Hotel .Medfurd, marking the 200 continuous weekly forum meetings wtry the addresses of A. S. Dudley, manager of the stale chamber of eommeree; John Dou gull, ehaiimnn of the I'orllund cham ber of commerce forum and C K. flutes, wlio told of the features of the home building campaign, which the Chamber of Commerce, in ro-opera-tlon with the city government Ih to put on,, to sell the 70 lots on paved Htreets til In the hnndu of the city, the wile to start March (j. The dinner was remarkable In that while It was filled with enjoyment, good uddresses enlightening the. au dience with facts about the prosperity of southern Oregon and the state, the wonderful coming influx of tourists this year and the need of ample bous ing preparationH to welcome the. 100, 000 of them who will probably desire to locate In Oregon, the banquet was over at D:15 p. in., having begun at 7 p. in. B. 15. Harder, president of the chamber, presided. Interspersed with the speeches were selections by Alford's orchestra and a much appreciated surprise was the appearance of the Med ford Choral so ciety, which came to the gathering from their rehearsal to sing several operatic selections, with I'M Andrews leading In a solo part. The TourlKl I'rcp.irnilotiH. E. H. Dudley in his addresH gave nnme striking statist b s as to Orcgnn'H resources, and past and coming tour ist travel and predicted a great Influx of people from all over the United State to this iUatu seeking new loca tions in response to the immense ad vertising campaign being Inaugurated, Ho said the roast railroads, state chambers of commeree, viniuuH cities and towns of the Pin-lNi! coast, Includ ing the $:t00,000 to bt Hpent for this purpose by the Oregon utatc chamber, altogether would spend five millions of dnJIutfl this year In advertising the Pacific coast section. Ilo pointed out thut last year 450,000 tourists pasxed through Oregon by auto and train, and left 15 millions cf dolltirs In the state, the average stay in the state being flvo days and the average ex penditure $8 n day while In the ftatc. Due to the' projected Increased voir ume of advertising Mr. Dudley de clared that all the tourist authorities estimated that 2 t limes as many tourlutH would visit Oregon this year, and of this great horde of money spenders nt least 1 00.000 would de sire to look around with n view to locating In the stalo permanently. '."Therefore the cities and towns, and st a to generally, must prepare to welcome them and amply hone them WOMAN AILING FOR A YEAR Took Lydia E. Pinkham's .' Vegetable Compound Happy Results Newcastle, Pa. " I was nil run-down and everybody thought 1 was going into rUlllllllllllllauou"n0' lnau D05"1 UUUW ailing for a year with ljlpainB in myrightaido Tl laothutl could hardly stand on my tcet. When I walked I felt as if something was falling. I was not able to do any work and had a nurso most of the time. She spoke to me about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound, (0 I gavo it a fair trial. Some women think ono bottle ehould cure tbem, but I did not slop at that. I took more and got better, and am able ever pines to do my own housework. There was time, when I would complain of not feeling well, that my huxband would ay, ' Go to the doctor. ' I!ut now ho will toll me to (jot a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's, and it has always helped me. I have had druggists tell mo that they had something better, but they don't toll me that now, for I take no other. 1 have been taking the Vegetable Com pound now for Ave years. Any woman who cares to call or write. I will be glnd to tell her how it helped mo." Mrs. MABEr. List Siikkuaiin, 615 Newell Ave., Nowcastlo, l'a. l'or sale by drug gists everywhere. "Gets-It" Removes Corns Quickly r One toucb of "Ots-Tt" puts corn or callous : n.itn to !Tp forrwr. To or Hire drnpi plied to corn or callous teun shrivels them into loos pVce ol dead tbup that can easily be 'prtled oft with bnirr. There b no tUngrr, no bother, do guew.work jut quick, suit and nlruinff irlW. "Gets-It" t'jan not fail. Your MllsJactlor b absolutely (unrantml. Cola ' iul UiAc. Lw(coct ft Co., Cbioujo. 0 PREPARE FOR TOURIS DP Corns the LO L Laugh Jjp - while, lottklng around," the speaker said. "Most will want to stay in a locality that strikes their fancy for a few weeks or months, while they leis urely sizfi up the community, lis peo pie, business und property features." Mr. Dudley told that in the name of the state chamber he had called to gether the advertising and passenger traffic managers of 'It of the c.'un try's prominent railroads to attend an all day meeting and luncheon nt the a Salle hotel In Chicago on March 12, at which time they will be en lightened as to Oregon'a resources, scenery and opportunities. At this gathering the state chamber will show 10.000 feet of film showing these features. Publicity for Mrtlford He also told that the state cham ber is Issuing 50,000 copies Just starter, and many thousands more to follow of a recreation folder of Ore gon places of interest, which will be distributed by K00 auto clubs of the I'nlted KtateH and through the rail roads, and the Gtf chambers of com merce In thin state. Med ford, appears prominently In this folder In connec tion with being the gateway to Crater Lake. It was also pointed out by Mr. Dud ley that the residents of any state can find the counterpart of their own cornmunlly In climate and conditions in Home part of Oregon, Bo wonder ful is this state's climatic and other di vet-Hit I os. "Keventy-one per cent of Industry in Oregon is dependent on the lumber Industry," he continued In dilating on tlio fact that the rainfall in Oregon Ih Its greatest asset. Me stressed the fact that nil crafts, Industries, cities, towns und thtsli people must pull together, as the sue cesH and proKperity of one com tnunlty depends on the success of the others. The need of stabilizing buai- neHs in the statu was also emphasized , Mirth und KeiiouMiesH, The address of John Dougnll, which was full of humor and wittlrlsms was mixed in with somu serious facts about the resourceH of Oregon. re was the chief speaker of the chamber at Its 100th forum dinner, and last night ex pressed his plcasuiu nt addressing the forum on this two hundredth anniver sary ocension. Calling attention to the fact that this was I'runo Week, he referred to himself us u prune from I'orllund. His good nut tired Jaba at Medfurd and her people, and Portland also, and the other-speakers, aroused much laughter. During his oddress Mr. Dougall Im parted onu profound thought, which ho would propound, that the banquet ers could take horno with them and that was thut "Lincoln and Washing ton were both born on national holi days." In his closing remarks he called Medford "the 1'asadenu of Oregon." In th more serious part of his talk he declared that the resources of Ore gon were almost unimaginable and told of the wonderful volume statis tics of tlio port of Portland In wool and lumber, and said: "Wo look for tlio development of the state to de velop thu port of Portland." This Is Prune Week BIG LINEN MILL MAY BE BUILT SALEM, OREGON HAT. KM. Ore., Feb. 2S. Following a conference held hero Imlny helween T. II. Kay. lorn I woolen mill heiul ami Colonel W. II. Hni-ti-uin. linen una flux expert from Toronto, Canada, it was annniinccit that a further conference will lie Imlil hy tho men Friday at rortlnnil with W. I). 11. Doilmin, nmn aiter of the Portland chamber of com merce to iIIhcuhs tho possibilities of cstnlilhililng it linen and flax mill at this point. Just what nnrtram has to offer was not nuiile public and probably will not be until after the conference. Kfforts h:ive been made here more or leas spasmodically for tho past sev eral yours to develop mimo sort of a linen mill In take cure of the flux crop which so far has been handled entire ly throiiKh the state penitentiary. This Is Prune' Week- E W'ASUINOTOX, Feb. 5S llehlnd the veil of official secrecy which cloaks the seunte's executive business the flcht over the nomination nf Wal ter I.. Cohen. Loulslnna neirro repub lican leader, to be comptroller of cus toms at New Orleans was re-opened yesterday by a. move for re-cnniidem-llon of the secret vote which rejected him. characs and counter-charges pf deals and trades, political and other wise; the effect on the nou'ro vote In the northern states and the member ship of tho Ku Klux Kin it In other. flKiire In the unofficial reports of what is Roll! on while senators decline to discuss "executive affairs." ltcconsldcration of Cohen's nomina tion comes In n motion filed hy Sen ator Hhlpstcnd of the farmer-lnbor senators from Minnesota lifter a con ference with Senator IjiFolletto. head of the republican InsurKent Kroup. Tho nomination was rejected by al most solid lineup of democrats strenKthened by Insuriient ropubll cil ns. Iiivrstltttiic It. H. rmpnininitA WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S. A reso lutlon of Senator (looking, republican, ld:.ho. orderitiK the luter-stnte com merce commission to Investigate "rallronil propaganda" was rvportetl favorably today by the senate Inter suite commerce commission. News Nuets I: By Central Press. C'HICAOO. Feb. Agnes Lang, pretty and 17, was lonely. She wanted a big, handsome knight tu come riding Into her dull and dreary life. She bought a two-cent stamp nnd joined a mat rimonial club. The first man she wrote pro posed on, Sunday. They were mar ried on Monday. Agnes waa happy for a while until she learned, she .AGiuES LAwfi declores, hat the huHhund, It a 1 p h Mark, was married to six others. Ely Centra! Press. NEW VOItK. Teh. There are sev eral parts of the body that humans could dispense with to their advan tage. One Is the thymus gland. j' A study com- f p 1 e t e d by Dr. uwriir jiiuuic, ii the Carnegie sta tion for evolution nt Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y.. shows that humans have no use what ever for this gland nowadays. Dr. Itlddle ex plains that centu ries ago, high ani mals and the hu man ancestors who OU.OSOQiDOi& lived in water at the time, did have use for tho gland. It gave forth se crutloiiH which surrounded the egg or unborn offspring, until it was strong enough for birth nnd to make Its way In the world. It was of Indispenslble use to one of the remote ancestors who laid hard-shelled eggs. In the evolution of the human body it was .not eliminated as were other parts, so It persists today. ' This Is I'runo Week A marrlago license waa issued last Saturday to Kalelgh Matthews and Mrs. Dolllo Jacks, both of Eagle point. Mrs. Jacks gave her age as 31, and Matthews his as 27. Both were born and raised In the Eagle Point district. Matthews, a few years ago was the central figure in one of the most sensational trials In the his tory of the county. In which he was aciiiittc( on a self-defense plea of shooting, Wilbur ( Wig) "Jacks, hus band of Mis. Jacks. Jacks died of the wounds. At the last term of tho circuit court, Matthews was acquitted on a liquor charge. - This Is prune Week RIALTO TOMORROW "The Covered Wagon." which conies to the Hlnltn thentre Friday and Sat urday, Feb. 2J and March 1st, two performances daily, was adapted from tho late Emerson Hough's novel of tho samo name, by Jack Cunningham, a well known newspaper man. The screen version follows tho book In al most every detail; which. In Itself, Is unusual in motion picturos. Thousands of theatr goers who have seen tho spectacle, are unanim ous in declaring that the picture is unlike anything ever produced. It depicts with historical accuracy the bruve hearted men und women who first settled the Paciflo northwest. There are more than 500 covered wagons In ono string; as many as 200 are seen fording a mile-wide river; thousands of Indians attack the wagon tlaln. The lovo tttory of Molly Wingato and Wilt Itanlou Is beautiful, but un certain to tho very end. A Kellllhlo Cough Heiuedy Why experiment with unknown remedies fur that eotiKh or cold when you can secure Foley's Honey nnd Tnr Compound? It Is a safe nnd re liable remedy for the relief of coiitths, eolds. hoarseness. Kqutilly beneficial fur young and old. Mrs. Aiutu Cornell. HrldKeton. N. J., states: "I boiiKht Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for my cold nnd find it great." Insist upon the Kenuine. Refuse substitutes. Sold everywhere. Adv. U- ! ! 1 Doctor's Prescription Amazing Success Overcomes Kidney Ailments and Backache Thousands Die Yearly Who Ought Not to Die Kidney Troubles Kill Them. It's Guaranteed The small delicate sieves in the' kidneys clog up the poisons that should strain through nnd pass out with the water back up and get Into the system this means ure mic poisoning anil may menu the loss of some loved one. Itent for all of us to look the facts In the face and heed nature's plain danger jignals. The life work of Doctor Daniel (i. Carey was the lludy ol3 diseases of the urlnarv system and his fa mous prescription of routs and herb known the eountrv over ns nr. Carey's larshroot 1'i-escrlptlon 777 has help ed, others to get well and stay well. CITY LOT SALE BY C. OF C. WILL START MARCH 5 The Home Building Campaign of tho Chamber of Commerce In cooperation with the city administration to sell 70 choice ' lots on paved streets, which were taken over by the city for un paid assessments, was formally launch ed at the chamber's bis forum dinner at (he Hotel Medford last night, when C. E. Gates, chairman of the cham ber's campaign committee announc ed some of the details of this campaign which will probably get going In earn est by next Monday. The lots are not to go on sale, however, until March S. It Is planned to form the Chamber of Commerce members Into various competing teams of salesmen, under captains, and to make tho sale short nnd snappy until the 'very last lot la sold. The sales office will be at the Chamber ot Commerce building, under general charge of A. L. Hill, represent ing the city, and an attache of the city treasurer's office will be stationed at the chamber during the campaign with the location plots of the various lots and other Information that prospective buyers may want. The lots will he sold on easy terms at the exact cost of the improvements mado on them about $100 down and six or seven years in which to puy the bulance. ' ' "Medrord and all Southorn Oregon is rapidly becoming enveloped In pros perity." Bald Mr. Gates in his outlining address laBt night. "Tho last year was tho best financially that Medford ever had In Its history,' and last December was the bent business month of that year. Calling attention to tho fact that Medford Is undeveloped, Mr. Gates stated that the city Is short at least 100 houses. , He also stated that In the last few months J150.000 has gone out of Med ford in the purchase of foreign stocks, and made a plea for Investment at home Instead, in purchasing land and building homes. , This Is Pruno Week 4 BANDS OF CATTLE TO BE SHOT i I j OAKLAND. C1i.; l'"eb. 28. Four small herds havlftg a total of,thlrty euttle. will be the first to be killed by sliotitun squads in the fight by fed eral nnd state ,exleits to prevent a spread of the toot. 'and mouth dlsensc in four central California counties. It was officially announced today. After the shootings the bodies will bo chemically destroyed and the premises will be thoroughly disinfect ed. A test animal will be placed in each premises thereafter and wllr re main for a month to determine if any traces of the disease remain. This Is Prune Week OHO KAHN'S SON IS NRW VOItK, Feb. 28. Iloger Wolfe Kahn. 17 year old son of Otto H. Kahn. chairman of the board of directors of the Metropolitan opera, now is a journeymifn musician and saxophone artist, ' a paid-up member In good Binding in local 802, Ameri can Federation of Musicians. Hut Otto Kahn had not relented In his decision to forbid his son's ambi tion to lend his Jazz band In public exhibitions. This la Truno Week Girls! Have Pretty Eyes No girl is pretty If her eyes are red. strained or have dark rings. Simple camphor, wltchhazel, etc., as mixed In Lnvoptlk eyo wa'sll, keeps eyes healthy, sparkling and vivacious. Dainty eye cup free. Leon H. Hnsklns. Sold In Central point by Mary A. Mee, druggist. Adv. Hawkins for Henlfti If you have backache or frequent headaches, if your sleep Is disturbed and you get up in tht night, if your eyes are pufty and palms moist, cut out this notice, take it t" your druggist and say. "This Is what I want: Dr. Carey's Prescription No. Vou can always get It in liquid or tnblet form at Heath's Drug Store, West Side Pharmacy. Doth are equally effective. The price is $1.50 nnd, mind .vou. If you aren't glad In a week's ti me that you bought it. Just money linek that's the successful medicine Is Adv get onr way this sold. ARE ENTERED IN The following have been nominated In the American Legion Most Popular Ladies' Contest: Icel Edwards, Ma rion Hill, Constance Ames, Victoria Andrews, Georgia Kdwards, and 'jola Rubensteln. The following have. 1)0011 named in the Most Popular Baby Con test: Buby Joanne Rose 'Iliichtcr, Kaby Joan Garnett, Baby Pauline Pat rick, Baby Juanlta France Holmer, Baby John Mann, Baby Mary Louise McElhose and , Baby Carol Jeanne Tengwald. Six diamond rings are offered as prizes In the above contest, throe for the Indies and three for the babies re ceiving the greatest number of votes durtni! the conteat which starts March 1st and closes March 12th. A ballot box has been placed at the Medford Service Station, where the American Legion Circus committee have established their headquarters,! and votoa for candidates may bo de posted there. This Is Prune' Week j CHICAGO, Feb. 28. Mystery sur rounding the death of Joh.ri Duffy, whose body was found In a snow bank at Argu. III., last Friday, twelve hours before the body of his wife, Maybelle Exley Duffy, was found: in their apartment, is partly dispelled today as a result of a statement to tho po lice by William Engclke, an associate of Duffy, that he was present when Duffy killed bis wife during a quar rel. ' Take Wthe Don't eat waate&l food which slows you up. Eat Shredded Wheat' 100 percent food value in every shred a ti ill mral for 22 cents. For a bracing set up for cool mornings try it with butter and hot rouk. Shredded whole . eat 'Cascarets" 10c Best Laxative for Bowels "They Work While You Sleep." If you feol sick, dizzy, upset, if your hrl is dull or Aching, or your stomach is sour or pansy, just take ono or two pleasant "Cascarets" to relieve constipa tion and hiliuiiHness. No griping nicest cathartic-laxative on earth for Men, Women and Children, 10c boxes, also 25 and 60c aize& any drug store. Olit HHI Jours, full of nclics nnd IIMKIHH Tlonifht his son n rmllo. . Dlil tho entertainment stop Ills RronnLN? IU1 It work well I'll so. A radio entertainment is pood medleln for what ails you it mnkes every night tingle with real enjoyment. It brhiKa the family together In one point of interest. It Is tho thing for you In youi'' home. And we are the folks to serve you in a radio way. IttpiOSlVICE 5NfahiStiv PHONEl-O BRAKES 11; n vvn mmtmmn mmi BVlnBnBnBnBnBiaaI Says Ordinary Buttermilk Best For Freckles, SunDurn ana i an Advises Old Time Ilii-lpo of Huttrr milk Cream In a New Way A tientle -Miimsiiko Willi Flnicers llefore He rring Is All 1'luil- Is Necessary. liiiltt-rmllk nnd Cri-am Simple lli'm edliw Best Keeps I'uce, Hands anil Arms In Kxiiilsllo Condition Soft, , Smooth nnd Beautiful. Tho old-time application of Butter milk and Cream to whiten nnd pre serve the skin and remove harsh little wrinkles nnd ugly Ballowness in grandmother's recipe and women throughout the country are again using It to ensure a beautiful com plexion and snow-white hands and arms. Buttermilk,- however, is not always obtainable, but a specialist has at last perfected a method of concentrating buttermilk and combining it with a perfect cream, which you can buy in small quantities ready to use at any for "Howard's" Buttermilk Cream. finger tips around tho tointis of the There Is no secret about It nor Is eyes and mouth, there any doubt about tha result To get the (test effect bo sure to It's Just u common ordinary butter- follow the simple directions. Drug milk in the form of a worfib-rful gists guarantee a noticeable improve cream. That's all. Howard's Butter- inent after the first application or milk Cream gentlv massaged with the they will refund the money. Adv. ARMORY am THRTV SEASON TW 'SHOW wt?V l i wan IN THE OTUMI LI l J MAIL ORDERS NOW! Make checks, money orders, payable to Geo. A. Hunt, Rialto Thea tre. Inclose self addressed stamped envelope to insure safe return. Seats on Sale at Crowson's Monday, March 3rd. Hours 12:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00. Prices Including Tax. Floor $1.10; Gallery, (unreserved) 55c. l cleared my land at lower cost by using PACIFIC SlUMr'imi" ACRES of land now in profitable crops where nothing but stumps grew before- that is what Pacific Stump ing did for me and did it at lower cost." Many ranchers around here say tills from actual experience. Pacific Stump ing gives you one-half more powder for your dollar shoots stick for stick with any standard stumping powder, but you get 142 sticks of Pacific Stumping as against 100 sticks of the others. It will not freeze or give you a headache from handling. We Pacific Stumping and other 4u Pont dynamites. See us before buy ing your next supply. Medford Furniture Crater Lake NON-HEADACHE U is STUMPING POWDER -4 Pacific Northing P.,. w v . " r cinc mertnwesi Product E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO.. lC. PORTLAND, ORE. v v X ' Tuesday Night, Har.4 8:30 CURTAIN GEORGIA ici and " 1 W3TCH FOR THE STREET AXPS-31 more per dollar & Hardware Co. Hardware Co. NON-FREEZING mm