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MEDFORTP If Aft TRTBU5TE, irE'DTOTTD, ftftEfiOX, TtTF,lAY, APKTL gfl, 102." r PXflfl TTTJtFJl LC CAMP J OWE HO. IS-PRAISED The logging camp , of tho Owen Oregon Lumber Co., located on Four Bit Creek la one of the. most mod ern and 'attractive camps In this re gion, according' to. Geo. H. West, ' lumberman for the, forest . service who Is In Medford on business today.. t The cook house, store rooms and dining rooms have been mounted on five flat cars and .located on a spur, of the logging road. Sidewalks have been built connecting ' these build ings with -the bunk houses of " which j there are 20, each housing four men.! The camp Is equipped with run-! nlng water and shower baths.' All garbage and rubbish Is disposed of In sanitary pits the buildings are r 'painted battle-ship gray and thej whole camp presents a neat appear ance. ' I Logging operations on this unit are under the supervision of the forest Bervice since the area is within the Crater National forest. Only the mature trees are being cut on this tract, and the most modern methods of logging will bo used, par ticular care being taken to do a minimum of damage to the young jfeowth, thus assuring a future crop of timber. It is estimated that an other crop of timber will be of mar ketable size on the tract in' 80 years, and in the meantime tho watershed will still be protected, ' ' The Owen-Oregon Co. Is doing everything possible .to reduce the fire hazard during the operation. . The brush Is piled and will bo burned lato In. the fall when little er no damage wjll result to the young trees and remaining Beed trees. E SETTLED IN COURT A confession of judgment, and judgment for $680 wan filed, in the circuit court yesterday againHt Dr. W. W. P. Holt of thiB city; in a complaint filed by Orval David Fry, a minor, through his mother, as a result of an auto accident on East Main street last December, in which the youth was struck by a car driven by Dr. Holt. The action was a 'friendly suit," and several legal moves attached to the proceedings were all acted upon in one day a record for speedy unwind ing of legal formality in this county. AUSTRIA DEPLORES VIENNA, April 28. Field Marshal Von Hindenburg's election-, to the German presidency 1b regarded here as a serious blow to the idea of ait Austrian union with Germany and is deplored by the newspapers of all parties. The Neue Freie Presse whole hop ing for the best, characterizes it as a misfortune , for the German people while the Abend declares: "Von Hindenburg's is a victory of European discord over the Dawes plan and the London agreements." PRESIDENT IS TOLD BUSINESS IS GOOD WASHINGTON,, April. 28. At to- day's cabinet meeting President Cool idge and his advisers again gave con- siderable consideration to the busi ness outlook. ' Secretaries reported there was an active demand nearly all over the country for building trade workers. , .Facts as to Increased bank clear ings and increased railroad car load ings were Introduced Into the discus sion by other members and the presi dent was given the impression that the prospects for prosperity are very GEORGE M. POPE DIES, ERAL IS HELD ONTARIO. Cel., April 28. (Special.) George M. Pone of Dennis,- Kimball & Pope, New York City, who arrived here April 8 on his annual western trip, was In poor health when he left the" east, was taken to his bed on April 9 and died last Saturday, April 25, from hardening of the arteries and heart exhaustion. Funeral and burial will be held at Draper's chapel, On tario. Cal.. Tuesday at 4 o'clock. Business will-continue as usual under direction of same officers and representatives. (Signed), ; CHESTER E. BARR. FARM LANDS IX CANADA 1 STEADY AT $37 .AN ACRE ' . . OTTAWA, Can., Apr. rr Occupied farm land in Canada showed no fluc tuation in 1924, remaining at an aver age value of 137 an acre, according to the report of the Dominion bureau of statistics. The figures Included Im proved and unimproved land as well as houses, barns ana otner larm buildings. 1 ' British Columbia registered the highest average value of farm lands among the provinces, with $96 - an ncie. Others rnnKdl from fr3 tin acre down to f 24. V LADY EVANGELIST TO OPEN MEETINGS HERE WEDNESDAY Commencing Wednesday evening Dr. (Mrs.) J. M. Robinson, will open her Interdenominational evangelistic campaign In this city., Mrs. Robinson has been In the evangelistic work for some years and la said to preach the full gospel doctrine, - the flame; ' as preached by Mrs. Amy McPherson, "of Los Angeles. Mrs. Robinson came here recently from Ashland, where she has been conducting meetings. The meetings in Medford will be conduct ed on the second floor at 128 East Main street, and the peop of Med ford are cordially invited to partici pate. , - -r ' . Assisting at these, meetings will be Mr. J. James of Portland,, whose sing ing and song leadership Is said to be exceptionally pleasing. Mr. James was instrumental in' the starting of the now famous Whitney Chorus Boys of Portland, having trained these boys originally, which created the nucleus to the present organization. iSr. EUGENE. Ore., April 28. William Westropo, 19, who . figured proml oiently in local police circles recently, was caught here late last night, after ho had mado his escape from the state reform school at Salem, and had caused' considerable anxiety among local business men. Westrope escaped from the tram- iner school Saturday night and stole a trupk. This he abandoned about a tnile south of Salem, and then he hired a taxi to bring him., to Eu- ene. He paid the driver with a bad check. -j. On arriving here, Westrope went over, to Springfield and hired a car from an . automobile rent agency, paying , for ttie hiro with another worthless check and receiving $3 In change. He was lodged In the county Jail shortly before midnight. . MERRICK PLUNGE TO Summer lavhere.i 1 Of . thls-.there can be no doubt. For next Saturday afternoon the Merrick plunge will open for the season. i - ' Nothing has been overlooked in preparing , for the occasion, declare the proprietors. The immense tank floor has been given several coats of white paint; diving apparatus has been renewed; hundreds of new BUits have been purchased and the acqua- tlc stage has been, set for a great day. - The water will be kept at 90 de grees, suitable for both swimmers and bathers. No crowd can be too large to be handled, for added facili ties have been Installed to meet any emergency. BATTLESHIP OREGON TO ... -7--- Miss Linnio Hnnscam, who has been city treasurer of Medford since tho first of last January, when she Btarted in the two-year term to which she was elected last fall by some 30-odd votes over Mrs. Mary Webber, has resigned thut office lo take effect May 1, and will be "succeeded by Herbert Berriau, chief clerk of the Shell Oil company,, who has consented to take the posi tion tendered him by the mayor and city council, u. Miss Hansen m, although her resign nation has been worded to take effect May 1, has at the solicitation of -the city administration agreed to remain until May 15 when the new .incumbent takes hold. She will return to her old position as chief deputy in the county assessor's office, which she held for years prior to being elected city treasurer of Medford last fall. Miss Hanscam receives an increase in salary in her old position to $125, from the $110 she drew there before. The city treasure run I p of Medford pays $150 a month, but the fact that the county assessor Job is a four yenr position while the city treasurer's position la only for two years induced Miss Hanscam to make the change. She will succeed as chief deputy assessor Mrs. Glen Terrill, who re signed recently to take effect May 1st, because Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Terrill are moving to Klamath Falls. Tho resignation of City Treasurer Hanscam, which whs handed in to the city council Thursday, April 23, and which was knowm to only the city officials and a few outsiders, will be received with much surprise by the public. - . When the resignation was tendered Mayor Alenderfer and city council men got busy in endeavoring to in duce Miss Hanscam to reconsider. The situation remained in this con dition until last night when Miss Hanscam n formed Mayor Alenderfer that her resignation was final. Tho resignation, dated April 23, reads as follows: "To the Mayor and Common Coun cil of the City of Medford: "Owing to the fnct that I have been offered a position, which offers mo exceptional opportunities, which in justice to myself I cannot rofuso to -accept, I bog leave to tender you herewith my resignation as treasurer of tho city of Medford to take .ef fect as of date of May 1. 1025. "Yours respectfully. "LlNNIE HANSCAM." Miss Hanscam had, no other comment- to make on ; her resignation when interviewed again this noon except to state that her relations as city treasurer had ' been ; generally pleasant. ' ; . , SON OF tsov. DONAIIKY . DF.MI I IS KM)IKM KVr, SAYS HE GAVE GIKL ALTQ I&1DH ; l "The darn things get mo 'nto trouble every time 1 get Into them, ' said Hal Dohahey. 17 year old son of Gov. Vic Donahcy of Ohio, re ferring to.hls latest experience with automobiles. Not long ngo ha served a three day sentenre in Col umbus for speeding. Now ho'-i promised his fuier to sell his new roadster, although h denies thut he eloped In It with 15 ywir.oid Lllltan-Vogel of Zanesville. O. Ac cording to Hal. be good-humoredly acceded to a request of three strangers for a ride In his new car and later drove back to Columbus alone. STILL IS RAIDED, AGED. INVALID ALLEGED OWNER In a raid this morning by the sheriff's and distrlrt attorney's office a 15-gallon still, 200 gallons of mash, and seven gallons of moonshlno were confiscated, and John Doe Sours, ago 60, on invalid, is held as the pro prietor. thereof. The still was lo cutod eight miles northeast of Eagle olnt, and was so cleverly hidden the timber, thut it was hard to detect. When the raiding party arrived Sears was in the act of building a fire for the day's run. According to the authorities Sears has been operating for several weeks, carrying his corn and sugar and other Ingredients to the plant in Hiiiull lots. A discarded tin boiler was found in the brush, near tho still, and tho authorities claim tho bottom had been eaten out by tho effects of the mash. The boiler in . uso was of copper. Sears will be arraigned for a pro llniinary hearing in the morning. Who's Who lea 6 f township, Jo Daviess county, 1H In February of 1SC0, McKcuzio was educated In the public schools, -read law tn the office of Judgo W. T. Hodson in Galena, 11)., and was ad mitted to the bar In 1890. Ho has been a member of tho Illinois house of representatives tho Illinois state etam mission of claims and the state senate, and of the (iliml and 8th congresses. This office wants good clean cotton rairn. siiltahlA for wnshlng press. tf Berlin Returns to Band Concerts and Military Numbers BERLIN. April 2$. Thevlctory of the nationalists In the presidential election has been closely followed by the resumption of the band concerts in the public squares, customary tn the days of the monarchy and which consisted chiefly of tho rendition of patriotic airs. At the Wittenberg platz yesterday afternoon the band played the "Army March Number Nine," the "Kaiser Waltz," by Strauss, the "Frederious Rex," march the "Black, White and Kd," imperial flag song and "Deutschland Uber AlleB."-. JOHN C. McKEXZlE. . v It was natural that President Cool idge should select as head of the commission iu siuuy uiu i h u i Shoals problem the man who. cnairman or a house cummlttee on m i 1 i t a ry uf- fialrs, was in charge of tho leg islation a f f octing the project. . T h a t m a n is John C. McKenzie, republican con gressma n fro m Il linois. He 'heads a board of five members. The commission .is to report to the president on "the most nractical method or methods of utilizing to the best advantage the Muscle. Shoals facilities." It is expected the report will be submit ted in the fall in time to enable the president to incorporate 1U -suggestions in his annual message. Dial on- Commission. Other, members of .(he commission are former Senator Nathaniol 1-3. Dial of South Carolina, a Democrat; Prof. Harry A. Curtis of Yale university; William McClellnn, -an electrical en gineer of New York City, and Rus sell F. Bower of the American Farm Bureau federation. . MeKenzie, who retired from con gress on March 4. nfter declining to seek re-election, supported tho IHenry Ford offer when the. Muscle Shoals bill was passed by the house. When the ' Ford offer was withdrawn ho joined, with scnatq ' conferees In framing a. bill based on, the under wood private leasing bill passed by the senate. v - ' Born on a form in Woodbine SALEM. Ore., April 28. Carle A brums, chairman of the battleship Oregon "commission today "received a telegram from Admiral Chase, com mandant of the Breme?ton navy yard saying that work has begun on the ship and that it will be ready for arrival irt Portland on the opening day of the .Rose Festival The ad miral also consents- to the running of an excursion from Portland to St. Helens, where about 1000 Span ish war veterans- and the festival queen and her attendants expect to board the ship and sail wun it imo Portland harbor. i Dawes Reception So Warm Mercury Fell And So Did Snow WASHINGTON, April 28. Vice President Dawes will receive no sup ' port from the president pro tern of the senate, Senator Moses, republican, I New Hampshire, in his effort to re vise the rules of the senate. That j became evident today when Senator Moses upon his return to Washington discussed General Dawes recent ad dress in old North church at Boston. ! "The vice-presidents attack upon the rules of the senate aroused so much enthusiasm and was given such a warm reception," said the New l HnmnshlrA senator, "that the temper ature dropped to 18 degrees above zero and six inches of snow fell." MRS. FULLER MADE STRONG Lydia . Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound Helped where Other Medicines Failed Wnlnole, N. H. "I have used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and una it nas improved my health wonder fully. For months and months I was not regular and had terrible pains. They used to afTect my side so I could not work. Iroadof others being helped by the Vegetable Compound, bo I thought it might help me. I am very much better now, strong enough, to do my own housework, and have two dear babies to care for besides. I tried other medicines before taking the Vcgetablo Compound, but I was nover treated for my troubles. I speak highly of the Vegetable Compound to my friends and recommend it to any woman for run down and nervous condition." Mre. T. H. Fuller, Walpole, New Hampshire. Over 200,000 women have so far replied to our Question. "Have vou received benefit from taking Bydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound?" 98 out of every 100 of tho replies say, 'Yes' ' and because the Vegetable Com pound has been helping other women it should help you. For salo by druggists everywhere. r "'-7? TONE DP, ? PURIFY IN THE SPRING Every woman knows that her house has to bo cleaned throroughly every Spring. During , winter, dust, dirt and germs accumulate in the corners, under tho rugs, in the cur tains "an" every place. Just so with your ;system it should be given a thorough cleansing, purifying this Spring. HOMESTER'S ROCKY MOUNTAIN TEA ' will do the job slirk and. quick. It will clean your system, freshen and purify you all over you'll enjoy living, eat better. sleep 1 better feel better. Heath's Drug Store and Haskin's Drug Store. -Adv.- ' What Does Hail Insurance Cost Per Acre? There Is every indication of a prosperous fruit year for the Rogue River Vailoy during 1926. Tho ' careful fruitgrower will not permit his chances of getting largo return's from this year's crop to be en dangered by uncontrollable hall storms In a-year of freakish weather. I ' ' , , '. This office will Insure your fruit crop aganist loss or damage by hail, '' , ;. ' , in n standard well-known company, at the following rates per acre: ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS hail Insurance per acre cost .J. '..! - '- $4.00 "' TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ' - hall Insurance per acre eosti ., ........:..!. 8.00 - TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS hall Insurance per acre costs 10.00 ' THREE HUNDRED .DOLLARS . hall insurance per sere costs" ......... .' . 12.00 rniiR hundred DOLLARS hail Insurance per acre costs . 16.00. 20.00 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ( . hall insurance per acre costs .......- ..r . (Other amounts written at proportionate rates) : I . It cosW you no more to Insure right now than It will six weeks fronf now, and you get more protec tion, in case of known crop failure prior1 to Jumj 1, 1925, you may cancel your policy and get your total premium refunded. ' ; , Just one 60 loss by hall, any time In ten years, pays you more than your total premium expense "over that period, if you carry hall insurance. THOUSANDS OK DOLLAR IN CASH HAVE KEEN PAID TO LOCAL- FRUITGROWERS BY HAIL INSURANCE COMPANIE3 DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS. ' , , (Complete information mailed upon request) INSURE RIGHT NOW WITH, EARL S. TUMY Liberty Building General Insurance Off ice Phone 402 w 5tv-w' E V E R I Do you ever see double t Dues concent rating upon print cause your eyes .to smart or burn 1 Do you close them wear ily after reading for half nn hour or so? Come to us and wc will furiutjh you with a pa:r of-glasses that will f'-'m-ody the defect. oooocxwoooooqooooocxkxjoooociooocxkxwo MILL FEED and CHICKEN FEED all Kinds. MORTON MILLING CO. etter. than medicine for convalescents BORDEN'S, the Improved Malted Milk, is a splendid food-tonic to hasten recovery. Doc tors recommend it for Invalids and convales cents. It meets all their special requirements for a food that is nourishing, digestible, and inviticg as no other malted milk can. Borden's is more nourishing because it con tains more milk. Builds strength, restores tired nerves, stimulates the entire system. It is more digestible because the milk casein is partially predigested. Delicate stomachs assimilate it easily. Itismoredelicious.Vrcebom nauseating sweet ness. Appeals to the most finicky appetite. If there is an invalid or convalescent in your family, make Borden's Malted Milk a part of the regular diet. Sold in 7 and IS oz. glass packages or in 5 lb. tins. Order some from your druggist today. The Borden Company, Borden Building, 350 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. THE IMPROVED MALTED MILK in the. sniiare. nackave, .j ----- - i x o GAS HEAT GAS ; HEAT GAS HEAT 02 5 1 Eh 3 C5 5 In the Service of Man HMtU a LAW AND mouim win CONDITION TOBACCO Mft MOUNT NAM a. AND ML' out CurPlNM . MU-T. ANNEALS AND' UUDEHS MKTAL M JEWOJtV DRICSANO IRONS SILK' ran nn AND FINISHES WOOL LCNS AND OTHCN CLOTH OR1CS. WASHSS ANO STCftlLIZU CANVAS ANO HOftSSMAIR SUIT LIN SMS CONDITIONS WOOL AND SUMS TARN PO MSLT8 PAMArriH PON SHOE LACE hlEATt TOOL ANO MILTS SLUE IN SOOT MNO SNOC MAKINO) -, ' - " BAT HAVINS) f7 )HOCS COTTON TARM: Nets 1 eoTTOM WP sbD" f M . II I k. 1 rvssrss-""- V ?1' I 1 hai. emics am; K fl ' I I IRONS OLOVES This Is the fuel to be chosen by the Americans of the future. ' . It is now being served Medford by the . Southern Oregon Gas Co. GAS HEAT GAS I HEAT GAS HEAT Put a "Kick" in Your Bank Account You can get out of your bank account exactly what you put in to it. Your account can't do its full duty in improving your condition unless you keep it growing with regular deposits. Make 1925 a year of steady, systematic saving. ' Make a de posit regularly, each week or each month, at the First Nation al Bank. Put a "kick" in your bank account and you'll get more of a "kick" out of it. First National Bank Medford, Oregon 9 fl 111