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MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, eMEDFORD,' OKEfiONV SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1925 r page ekwit T0C.0FC.F0m t ON TUESDAY NEXT Prolmbly one of the largest nltcnd ed forumn in local chnmbor of com merce history will be that of next Tuefldny vn)nfr. May tin. NoMcch were mailed out to tho mcmbrnliip todny. However the cltiwnHhlp of the entire community, wlinthcr mem bers or not, are cnrnoHtly urged to attend thiH forum. Ladies are espec ially invited. Prof, I. K. Vininff, president of the Btato Chamber of Commerce will be the chief Hpeaker of the evening. Arthur Komer, southern Oregon man aor of tho Land Settlement depart ment of the 1'ortland chamber co operating with the state chamber will also HddrosH tho meeting on Impor tant matters ulong land settlement linen. The Craters have charge of the entertainment. President Clancy and each of tho directors have important matters to present to the membership and citizens nt large. Captain Cow gill of Company A, who has been in conference with Itrigadier General White this week working out the final details for the National (Juard en campment here In Juno, will famil iarize the attendance with such de tails. The Craters, Kotary, Kiwanls, and Lions have assured the chamber officiftJs of their Intentions to support them 100 per cent in thdr undertak ings and have pledged themselves to attend these forums with their entire membership. The entertainment for the next forum will be In charge of tho Ki- wunls club and they will probably make a close check on how the Cra ters do It at this one in order to out do them. The Rotary club will follow the Kfwanls ami the Lions club will take the one following. TO GIVE UP GOLD MK'ICO CITY. May 2. (V.y Asso ciated Press.) General Francisco Ho mero, retired, a veteran f the old fed eral army nnd member of one of the wealthiest families in Mexico with stood lorturo when robbei-H last Wed nesday night endeavored to force him to tell the combination of his snfo, It was learned today. The criminals, eight In number en tered tho Konicro home, two blocks from the city hall, hound and gaggud two servants, and then confronted the general. When he smiled at 1 heir levelled guns and refused to give the combination of tho safe, they seized him, nnd igniting pages torn from a book applied the flames to bis bare foet. Tho old fighter still refused to yield. The robbers then brought in his ulster to witness th torture and she, fearing they would kill him. gave the desired Information. Meaiiwnuo, a policeman, noticing tho open street door entered, but was mitokly over powered and gagged. The rubbers thon rifled the safe and escaped with tho family Jewels, estimated to be worth $13,000. Tho gang is believed to bo tho tin" responsible fur n during robbery In tho heart of tho commer cial district last week, in n.cu a cashier was shot dead. A human skeleton was unearthed by George Croft last Wednesday, while he was plowing on the Luke Ityan ranch on Itlg Itutte creek near McLcod. A black flint hunting knife afout fourteen inches bng anil four Inches wide, and similar to thorn used formerly by the Indians was also found, which leads, to the be lief that the skeleton was that of an Indian. Tho skeleton, which It Is thought lias been burled ninety or one hun dred years, was brought to Medford by H. W. Conger, coroner, nnd will bo placed on exhibition hero. Taxi Driver Who Shot Han'som Hans Indicted T'OIITLANI, Ore.. May 2 W. K. 8mlth, taxi driver, accused of shoot ing "Handsome Hans' Facerlie, po lice agent. In the course of n liquor raid the night of February 17. was Indicted by tho county grand Jury todny. Fngerlle, who is still in the hos pital, lingered between life nnd death for several weeks nn the result of tho wounds. He was shot In tho lungs. It fs now believed that ho will recover. PreSchool Clinic To Be Held Wednsday A pre-schnol clinic will bo held at J,ost Creek on Wednesday. May firh from 2 to 5 p. m. The clinic has been arranged by Miss Vera Beard, cuiniy nurse, nnd Miss I rem Mann and Hilts Josephine Knppe of the J x County llwi'h Unit wilt assist. h Ir. V. .. (lenrey. county health offi cer, will do the examining. The clinic will be held ut the school house. Ten children have been regis tered for the clinic . OB, HENM APPEAR AT LOCAL Ti Southern Oregon people havo been scratching their heads for the last n. 1 ........ I. uKn thft I mystery of hundreds of "Oh Henry" I signs which have been appearing on every flivver on the streets of Med ford. Just when everything was tranquil and peaceful In this city and the Rogue Hiver valley up P"P a perfectly healthy mystery which starts people talking and wondering. And now tho announcement is made that Henry, or "Oh Henry1' will appear this evening nt tho Cra terlan theatre where he bus a treat in store for ull who attend the show t IiIh evening. Old dume rumor says that there is some connection with tho novel slogan and the new candy bar which was announced In yes terday's Mall Tribune and quietly whispers that t a enndy (treat is in store for theatre goers tonight. But "Oh Henry" will be there In person to meet local people. "Who Is he?" That Is the question everyone is ask ing. George Hunt refused this morn-1 iug to make any announcement. "All I know Is that a fellow named Henry ca lied from one of the local hotels Thursday and said that ho would liko to meet my patrons at the Craterinn Saturday night. His voice didn't sound much like Henry Ford's however," said George. I Since people here know thnt George doesn't know Henry Ford's voice they are going to tho Cra terinn tnniirht In unn "fill Honrv" fnr ' themselves and incidentally enjoy the promised "treat." The solution of the hidden identity of "Oh Henry" will of course be awaited anxiously. OF SOB SISTERS SACRAMENTO, Calif.. May 2. Governor Richardson today issued a statement declaring that I he crimes of Joe Tanko and Floyd Hall, escaped Han Quentln convicts nnd murderers rthould prove a valuable lesson to "sob sinters," whose Influence caused a Sun Mateo county Jury to nivo tho slayers of tho city marshal of Hun Hrtino nf0 imprisonment rather than tho denth penalty, The Rovernor's sintcmmr, issued In connection with his official an nouncement of $.100 reward offered by him for the eupjuro of Hall and Tanko, dead or alive, is us follows: "Joe Tanko and Floyd Hall com mitted n particularly cold blooded murder In San Mateo county. Tho niurshM of San Itruno apprehended them for violating n traffic rule nnd followed (hem on n motorcycle ami tried to stop them. ' These ci nninats ran the marshal into the curb so he fell off his motor cycle and broke his leg. Then these two youiiK criminals slopped their car and went buck and shot the offi- r In cold blood. "The Jury, nwlnjr to tho sob sister Influence uave them life Imprison ment. These men had criminal rec ords nnd had been in refurm schools in another stale. While In slate s prison they succeeded In escaping- and have since been terrorizing different communities. They have killed one itlzcn and wounded nn officer. "If society is to be protected atfalnst murderers the law must be rigidly en forced. It is particularly apparent every criminal who murders a police officer should be severely dealt with, as these officers are simply represent ing th" in.ijentv of the stuto. When a ilmm-il attacks an officer he Is In fleet defying the state. ' sincerely hcp that the criminal exploits of ihtse i vu yo.inR murderers will be a wnrniiiK to k ind-he.irted but iin:iu!dvd sob sisters." WALLA WALLA, Wash., May 2. Ftie at the Walla 'Valla hospital, a three-story wooden structure, dlscov- d about 12:30 o'clock this after noon, Ik threatening instruction of the ntlie huildiiiK. Flames were burst UK throimh the oof upon arrival of t he f lr depart im nt . H Is not yet known whether all tho patle.Ua have been removed. FA'OKNK. Ore., May 2. Tho body of Morton Calvin Uohhlns of t t tage Grove was found yesterday moi nlng In Mosby creek, ahout a mile from his old home. Tho body was found by his two Bonn, OoorKo and Chester He had been mtssInK since early Wednesday morning. Bobbins had been despondent for some time, accordion to relatives. He had suffered an attack of lnf i enzn and his lltuesn was ascribed as the cause. Ai-i ordlng to ttie n mbers of tho famil.. he had Remarked before he left home that the place where ho fiutcd his life would lie a "fine place 1. 1 jump Into the creek.' from a iru e fl it in. k. On,, had wrapped a wile i ope a bout bis w .iWt several tunes and fastened n larife im k to it. It was saiil that he asked for chloro form nt T drug store Tuenday. He is survived by u nkduw and 12 chil- Idren. i START BU1L The work of tearing down the old frame structure long occupied by the Kads second hand store on South Fir street, was begun yester day morning to clear tho site for tho construction of a modern two-story business building, which will soon lie built by the Eada brothers, G. H K. K. and C. E. The new structure will be 50 by 100 feot, of brick nnd concrete ma terial with probably a brick front. While the plans uro not yet tntlrely complete and the building contract has not yet been let, according to present plans the work of building will commence nbout.May 15 and the structure will be finished and occupied Inside of two months there after. The first floor will be occupied by the Eada Transfer & Storage com pany nnd Clarence Eada' second hiind store, while the upper floor will be given over entirely for stor age of tho Eada Transfer company, whose office Is now located on North 'Front street. The razing of the delapidated old structure and its replacement by a modern building will bo a welcome change on South Fir street. Tho old, unsightly structures In the busi ness section have been fast disap pearing for some time past. PRESIDENT'S FATHER DOES HIS CHORES AS USUAL, SPITE OFM.D.'S PLYMOUTH, Vt.. May Z. -Colonel John C. CoolidRo. father of the presi dent, was back at his homo in Plym outh today performing his usual chores after having undergone a heart examination at the Massachu setts (icncral hospital In Boston yes terday. Colonel Coolidgo had nothing to say concerning his trip to Boston, other than that he was feeling as usual. Specialists who examined him said lie had heart block, a condition often occurring among persons of ad vanced age. I Thore was a dance in tho hall Jabovo the general store In Plymouth last night but tho president's father did not attend. Often times ho drops over to these affairs and watches tho merrymakers, hut it was said tho Journey from Huston which he made 1 in a day coach In preference to wait ing for a train with tho Pullman ac commodations, had made him tired and ho had gone to bed early, HILL LINKS TO KXTKNI) 'Continued From Patre rm plete, according to XV, F. Turner, president of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle system, nnd of its subsid iary, the Oregon Trunk. . President Turner expressed grati fication over tho announcement of President Donnelly of the Northern Pacific. Turner pointed out that tho decision now to extend tho Ore gon Trunk on to California via Klamath Falls Is but carrying thru" the Intention of James J. Hill, that the Great Northern-Northern Pacific Joint line ultimalely would reach to Krnnciseo bay via 1'end and Klam ath Falls from the Co'umida river. Tho belief still prevails among rnllroad officials that whatever ex tension of the northern lines from Rend south nnd from Horns to Rend will be made jointly with th Union Pacifl. Some authorities have de-1 dared that an agreement to this ef-' feet was made when the two groups niailo a contract for Joint operation of half of the mileage of the Oregon ' Trunk nnd the Union Pacific between! the Columbhi river and Bond. It If said that this compact Includes a prospective extension of the Prino vllle road toward Bend. SHASTA Table d'Hote Dinner $1.00 3orvcd Sunday from 12 noon to 8 p. m COCKTAII, Shrimp Cocktail SOUP Cream of Chicken With ltlco RKMS1IES Yoiiiik ISmllshos Circrn Ollvtw UNTUEKS AND ROASTS Ilotixt Yoiiiik Turkey with Di'okhIiir Stuffed Cupnn, RiiKe DreHsinK Chicken a la KIiik on Tun-st Mreadetl Pork Tenderloin nnd Apple Sauce -VKGKTAUI.ES Mnshcd'Potnuica Stewed Corn SALAD Plneapnlo Cottage Checso DKSSKUTS Tutl iutl lec Cream and Cako e DRINKS Coffee' Tea Milk Protect Your Home and Family with a German Police Do 'r- HiKh llred Puppies For Sale. MRS. GEO. F. NUSSER, Copco, Calif. DNE BALLOON IN NATIONAL CONTEST KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 2 Major Maurice Smith, in command of the pilot bug In the national balloon race, passed over Mountain View, Ark., nt noon today, according to n telegram he sent to his wife here. Mountain View Is In tho north central part of Arkansas. ST. JOSEPH, Mo.. May 2. Of the flvo balloons that started from here yesterday evening in the elimination races one had entered Kansas, two had been sighted in central Arkansas and tho remaining two had not been henrd from at one 'clock this after noon. Meanwhile It was hinted at the starting field here that two of tho pilots. Captain H. E. Honeywell of the St. Joseph baloon and H. V. Thaden of the Detroit might be disqualified for failure to inflate their bags along with the other contestants. Tho Detroit landed at 2:20 a. m. near Sclma, Kansas, having covered about 130 miles airline. Pilot Thaden said he was forced to quit the race because of a leaky gas bag. Two unidentified balloons high in the clouds, traveling slowly eastward Engagement Extended TO ACCOMMODATE THE CROWDS FLOCKING i j. -V TO THE A ill Tii The Biggest Sensation We Alburtus appears between the first and s e c o n?l showings cf picture program. were sighted about noon near BeaiC Ark., about 375 miles from the start ing point. Honeywell and Thaden re fused to Inflate their balloons with the thers yesterday because ofO the wind. As a result, according to offic ials, they gained about an hour's ad vantage In fresh gas over tho other entries. This officials said, is prohib ited by the rules. EMPLOYMENT OF JAPS TOLEDO, Ore., May 2. Citizens of Toledo, nt n mnsB metln last niht adopted a resolution protesting against reported pinna of tho Pacific Spruce corporation to employ Jupnnoxe labor ers In Its sawmill. Dean Johnson, vice president of the corporation, explained that only a limited number of Japan onse had been intended to be employ ed on work for which It was hard to Ret white labor. lie said that in thu mill's present plan for contracting W'ith white labor, no Japanese would be brought here. Ill-Jinks Party Monday The Orenter MmlfnrH nli.K u,iu a Hl-JInks nnd cstume party at the Episcopal Parish House, Monday afternoon nt ?-an nVlnlf Tho .ceeds will bo used twnrds tho erection 01 a community Muse. Local events nnd nennle will n fnrhirn.1 . i. sketches to be Riven by club members. ana several unique costumes are ilafflllBiSBglllffiSl TO Of the E KNOWS SEES TELLS IN ADDITION TO ALBURTUS will run our regular picture program with complete change every night 3MLID1N CARD FIGHT SEATTLE HOTEL PEATTLFT, May 2. Eddie Mundorff. 29 years old. died today from the ef fects of, a shooting affray In a hotel here last night, in which Nora Rey nolds, 36, and Robert Fulton, 40. a card rooonr employe, also were killed. Iiwrence Hlgdon, 64 year old black smith, is held by the police In con nection with the deaths. Questioned by detectives. Tiled on said several men broke in the door of his room and started to heat him and that he fired about ten shots. Jerry Howard, a roomer in the ho tel, was arroRted when Htgdon named him as one of the men who entered his room, but was later released. Police discredit a story by Hojrdon that he did not see the Reynolds woman in the roonrwhen he bepan shooting. Two sons in Tacoma, 16 and 17 years old, survive the Reynolds wo man, police announced. Notice. There Is money on hand In the gen eral fund of the City of Butte Falls for the redemption of warrants 2 51 to 285. inclusive. Interest will cease after this date, May 1st, 192.1. E. A. HII,DRETII. 36 City Treasurer. J!glafa,!!iil!;lig; Mill SEE ALL ANOTHER Pavilion Party TONIGHT J. (ill U1UU1IUO Pavilion Dinty Moore's all-star pavilion orchestra. Make that "date" for the pavilion dance now. - m Qk fa fc Adults 35c Children 10c
