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o o PACT? SIT matTj TTyTTsnyrc, rET)FORr, emrcnox, satfi?t?ly, may d, 102.1 IS SHOT BY LOCAL SPEED Doputy Sheriff T. A. Talent after a revolver duel with four or five ban dits In a stolen cur lute ThurKduy nitfht on the 1'aclflc highway. In which no one wuh wounded, whllo searching with other officer! In tho Anhland railroad yards ran hciohh five bus pec la Friday morning who at tempted to flee, and fired a nhot In the ground to frinhten them. This bullet ff lanced off a rook and created a flenh wound In the shoulder of one of the huh poet h. Letter all tho BUHpectH, who had surrendered, were relc-UKcd as It was found they were not the men wanted. Talent wuh on his way home In a closed Chevrolet car snort ly after midniKht Thursday night from Ash land, In which city he had Just re ceived a phone mcs-saKe from tho Josephine county sherlfr of a Star car ntolen from (i runts 1'ass, when he met u south bound Star car near the town of Talent in which wore four or five men. As the car passed him he roc- ognized it as tho stolen car and turned around and pursued it until running j alongside near the Jackson Hot 1 Springs ho commanded the men to halt, at the same time dropping 0 little to the rear as a precaution. The cur bandits however kept on going nt full speed, as did Talent, and then thoy opened fire on htm from the rear wlndqw of the cur, firing five or six shots and knocking out a front light of his car, and he in turn firing several shots at them. The chase continued until tho Star cur outran Talent, and tho bandits turned off the highway on a side road at tho Jackson ranch, where they abandoned their cur and fled on foot. It la thought ulong Hear ere .k. . In .the meantime Talent 1 ud noti fied tho Ashland police and Sheriff Jennings, by phono, and Chief of Po lice MuNabb, the sheriff and others noon Joined him, forming a posse which searched thru the night and morning for jho bandits. Friday morning In the Ashland railroad yards the officers came upon five men about to board a south hound freight train, who fled on their appronch und when cornered In an ulley. Talent fired a shot Into the ground which glanced and struck one of the men in the shoulder. The sus pects Immediately surrendered. The Injured hum wuh given medical atten tion, and he with the other erstwhile suspects wero turned loose and given their freedom after an investigation. on y. s. OHICAOO; Muy 9. More thnn nix contH n bushel culuipsp In the value of whent toduy resulted from tho United Htates Rovemment erop .re Iort showing- likelihood or n yield or winter wheat thl seuson, firteen mil lion or twonty million htiHhelH in cx resa of whut hud generally heen looked for of late' Muy delivery of Wheat foil to fl.62K. World' Uncord Tied. ANN ARUOU, Mich.. May 0. He Hurt Hubbard, University of Michi gan athlete, tied the world's record of Qlno and three-fifths seconds for the 100 yard dash here this nfier noon In u duul track meet hotweon the University or Michigan und the Ohio State university. Bank Reserve Increase. NEW YORK, May .Tlio actual condition of clearing house hanks und trust cotnpunies for tho weok shows an excosB resorvo of $n;l,.102,S,.tO. ThlH Is an Incronso In rosurvo of $:!H,0M.:i4O compared with lost week, when thore was an excess of $2(19, 560. Xuroil Ik etonrcil NEW YORK. May 9. (lly Assorl nted Press.) l'uuvo Nurml, Finnish middle distance runner, was vindicat ed toduy of charffes of excessive de mands made by various athletic bod ies, following a heaiiiiK held before Frederick V. Rublpn, secretary of the Amateur Athletic union. RcoKKH Dir. ix Niiii'wniirK (Continued From Page One) and took the boy ashore, it took two Bleu to pull him and the boy ashore r.au I lf far Another. Charles B. Shearer probably gave his lire to save outers, miss i.mian We.vl of Indianapolis, Ind who was lsltinK,ut the Shearer home, tells tho story. "Mr. Shearer tied a life piesorvor around mo Just before 1 wa thrown Into the swift current." she snld. "That was the Inst 1 saw of him." The list of (lend as Riven out by Muior I'alne, who worked nil nlitht with members of the Mid Hout hern Society of KiiBlneers checking up. follows: ,, B. H. Bowser, Memphis; C. II. Miller, Utile Hock. Ark: C. K. i.....KI... l ntwl lr II nliih liosiird, Edgar Ilosanl. Mrs. I..villn Hidlngor, Memphis; ram iMin-ross, Atlanta: O. I.. Anderson. Meinphls; Major W. W. Gardiner. Memphis; Mr. ' and Mrs. Walter Klrkpulrick. Oxford. MIbs.: William Hamon. Memiihis; T. 1.-V... llnducnll. Kv.! M'.'S. .1. F. Ilorroh, Oxford. Mlsa.; Mrs. Ixinnle Caldwell, Memphis; juck munim, engineof on the steamer; Karl Simp son. stoker: Will Moore, negro deck hand; Tom Plunkett. negro deck l l Missing Professor H. H. McNully. Nashville. . , .. . ........ i..i,.,,il,,n will be Insti j .... nii.nl accticlcs. Major () H. (-onnnlly. fnltcd Hint. onitl neer announced. "We nre K"lnK find out what caused tho boat roll over " he mid. "An Intry " be started nt once by the Inltea States steujnuont Inspectors nnilne United .Tes engineers." 9 PEOPLE INVITED 0 VISIT SITES VP. IH Acting upon a request from a group of citizens said to he committed to neither site In the high school con troversy, the Med ford school board agreed today to have representutivos at both the Holly Street and P. & IS. grounds from two to five tomorrow, when citizens are requested to visit the respective sites und gain first hand information concerning them. The school board has no Intention of favoring one site or the other us far n these meetings nre concerned hut will give iic i s and figures con cerning both. The school board believes the first step to Intelligent voting next Friday Is accurate Information which It is believed can be secured by personal inspection only. SALMON BAKE AT The RoRohurx Rod and Gun club will hold the annual walnion bake, their big event of the yeur, tomorrow, in conjunction with the barbecue will he the shooting program, consisting' of 25 and 50 bird events. This annuul entertainment has been populur in southern Oregon for years pust. In view of the special program and the free lunch avullable to all lovers of sport and their families, plans have been laid for a la tee '.attendance. Members of the Jackson County Fish and Game Protective association have been particularly urged to be present and are requested to drlvo to the Uoselmrg uun club grounds. TAX COLLECTIONS : TOTAL $645,974 Tax collections in Jnckson county for this year (1924 levy), totalled (ti45,9f4.17, according to the sheriff's office. Tor. 1024. (1923 levy) tho total was I600.762.4K. Both include collections up to May 7th. This year's collections were . 5-15,211.61 greater than the previous year. Compiling of the: flgutVfl wus completed Thursday, and bulances tho tax hooks . for the half year payments. This year there was an exceptionally heavy payment of taxes by mull. Mothers Day Program By Knights Pythias A Mother's Day service of spoclnl Interest to nil will be given Sunday at 8 p. nt., at the First llaptlst church. The musical numbers will be In keeping with the day, hIho some addresHes. The hymns will be the old fnilllar ones, nil enjoy sing ing. Mothers and the general public will find the service helpful and In spiring. The order of scrvlco will be. us follows: Pipe .organ selection by Mrs. Rich ardson. lly mil, "Jesus hover of My Soul," Congregation. Hymn, "Nearer My God to Thee," Congregation, ' Scripture Lesson. "Mother's Prayers Have Followed Me," Aekley Choir. Prayer. Solo, "Mother o' Mine" Tours , , Margaret Huntoon. ,( Announcements and offertory. Hymn, "Shall Wo Gather at tho River" ( Congregation. Addressi ''What a Hoy Owes His Mother" Kit on Waldron Duet, "My Mother" Aekley MIhs Huntoon and Mr. O. II. Ha I ley, with choir.. Sermon, "Qualities In Girls Kssenllal to Making Good Mothers" Rev. K. R Leach Hymn "The Church In the Wild wood" Congregation Organ Posllude. t ? f t f t t ? ? t t f x. ? ? ? Y t afe S Funds invested with us avo lout out to people to build or buy ' homes on a convenient monthly repayment plan, secured by first mortgage. ' ' s . , , Expenses nre kept at a minimum, profits arc equally divided smions all shareholders. Paid-up stock pays 7 or 8 dividends. Installment stock is paying SrC. For tho person working on a salary, an Installment stock ' account is the best way to save and invest where it is safe. Jackson County Building & Loan Ass'n 30 North Central Avnne Medford, Oregon C. M. KIDD, Pres. 0. C. BOGOS, Sec. Atty. o F The preliminary hearing of Robert Harnltsh of Eagle Point, under arrest on the charge of forging checks on the state highway commission, which hearing wus continued from yesterday afternoon in. order to give time for the highway department to check up the payrolls of ilarnish, was begun in judge Taylor's court this afternoon. District Attorney Chaney asserts that Harnlsh, who has lor a long time been a valued employe of the highway commission as foreman of a crew of men at work on the Crater !ake high way, with th reputation of turning out un extra large amount of fine work, has made a complete confession to him about how he had puddod his pay rolls to the extent of pocketing about f 100. The district attorney says that while a complete check has not yet been made of the accounts, the alleged peculations will not nmount to more than $100 or $150. This checkup was still in process today by Mr. JJromley of Grants Pass, the division state highway engineer in this district, and by James Devers of Salem, attorney for the commission. Harnish, it is charged, worked by padding the pay checks of certain members of his crew and induefng them on his payment to them of the eact sum dun for their work to turn over to hitn the balance, on his state ment that he needed the extra money to purchase at once needed acces sories on the job until the state fura lulled the money to do so. i Harnish is a young man with a wile and 3-ycur old child.- "Chlcklo," Sunday, Crntcrlun. "Chlckio" will be the feature film at Hunt's Crnteiian Sunday mutlnee and night only. The plot centers about a stenogra pher, and a poor one, at that, a mil lionaire, a law clerk, as poor as his rival Is rich. Thore Is heart Interest, a luugh, a tear and a moral In the film. The Oregoniun screen news, show ing northwest events and topics will also be shown. Including the dlsns- tenits fli'P In PnrMnntl n wpi'k ncn. thnt 'took toll of four lives, und other news I items of Interest. "Goofy Love," is tho comedy offer ing. Alhiii'tus Closes Sunday. Alburtus, the miracle man, by spe cial arrangement wll give an extra performance Sunday evening, nt the Rlalto theater, where for two weeks I he has mystified and amused local crowds, Sunday evening will posit ively be his last nppenrance In this city on the present engagement. He will present "The Flight of u Soul," u dem onstration In pyschlc phenomenn. In i which u casket Is used. Alburtus Is (handcuffed In the coffin. The ladles' only matinee Friday afternoon, filled .the theater to capacity, and Atbustus was answering questions until nearly ' seven o'clock. , "Listen Lester, 'the film adaptation of the state success of the same name, wtl he the photoplay feature toduy, with a comedy and an added reel to e o m p 1 ee the p r o g ra m . ' "Wife or CTentnur." Rlalto. "The Wife of the Centaur," ft pic ture made from Cyril Hume's novel of the. Mtno name, will be shown at the j Rial to theater beginning tomorrow 12:80. It Is a Btory of the fight in n iman between his Idealism und his an imal passion. John Gilbert Is the "centaur,' Alice it Pringle tho siren and Kleanor Hoard man the sweet young thing. ' "The Re-Crention of Hiinn Kent," adapted from Harold Hell Wright's novel of the same . name, closes Its showing at the Cralerian tonight, as does Leonard Leland Stamford Jer ome, added attractions and novelty vo- Icullst. A good comedy and a news reel complete the program. Meyers Defeats Engel. CHICAGO. May 9. Johnny Meyers, world s middleweight wrestling cham pion, retained his title by defeating Heinle Engel. Dubuque, la., in straight falls last night. The champion took the first fall in 1:05:48 and the second in 9: US with n body scissors hold. The Screen to Invest MEDFORD DEFEATS E Med ford defeated tho Grunts Passj niKii Hcnooi ouseuaii iemn rnuuy afternoon, 7 to 3, before the largest crowd thnt has attended a baseball gume In this city in years. After blanking the visitors for six innings, while, his teammates had chalked up five scores, La wren tz. Med ford pitcher weakened, and aided by errors, Grunts Puss scored thrice. Sehoenl took his pluce, und held tho visitors helpless. lienjamin pitched a good game for Grants Pass,' but was hit safely when hits meant runs, one of these was a home run by Green In the first, that scored two ahead of him. The gume marked the return of Claire Williams, second baseman for the locals who has been out of the gume on .account of studies. Neither team hit . or fielded up to their usuul stundurd. The fourth gume of the series will be played at Grants Puss next Sat urday, if the locals win they will gain the southern Oregon champion ship, if they lose, another game will be played to decide the tie, probably on u neutral ground. M. Chastuin, GUI und "Dig" Dunn played the best game for Medford, and lienjamin and Hyon for Grunts Pass. . S. C. KL'GENK, Ore., May 9 Freshened by their ninth Inning victory, snateh : ed from the W. S. C, nine here Wednesday, the University of Oregon I baseball stars will swing Into net ton this afternoon on Hayward field i against the University of Washington diamond men. Washington suffered a 6 to 3 defeat nt the hands of the Aggies nt Corvallls yesterday and . the players' are in no mood to lose again toduy; while Oregon is just as I anxious to win her last game before starting on the northern trip. It is probable that Harrison. Ore gon t wirier, who has just come off the Ineligible list, will start on the mound, though Williams may get the call. . ; ''' I (By Associated Press), ! Rabbit Maranvlllei 'of the Chicago Cu bs has discarded h is cane a nd is taking a" slight workout dally. He says the ankle which was broken In an exhibition gume In Los Angeles . this spring feels as strong as -ever and he Is anxious to get back In tho game. He wl have the Injured member examined Monday and then will leave to join his teammates in the east. , Max Carey, fleet-footed outfielder of the Pirates bagged four hits. In cluding two doubles, and stole two bases, but his efforts wero of no avail, as the Phillies went on a bat ting rampage and copped a one-sided gume Two traded pitchers. Shocker and Rush, opposed each other on the hill yesterday and the former pitch ed airtight ball against bin former teammates while the latter was driven to the showers, the Yankees shutting out the Browns. PHOENIX. Ariz., Muy 9. Eighty eight strikeouts In 44 innings of base bull is the record set by Ivan Green, pitcher for the Phoenix high school nine. His latest feat was per formed yesterday, when he whiffed t 20 batsmen In a nine-inning game with Tucson high school. In the 35 J innings ho pitched preceding yester days gam a Green struck out 52 I butters. ! ? I ! v v SPDRT BRIEFS WHY NOT BUY FROM THE SOURCE OF SUPPLY AND CUT OUT SUBSTITUTION? We Wholesale and Retail fresh fltnid smoked meats, home made lard and sausage. Fruit and fresh vegetables from the farm every morning. Fresh Fish from Jfarshfield. Creamery Butter, Cheese and some can goods. We give the consumers the benefit of our large buying advantages. Johnson Produce Co. 241 N. Fir St. Phone 97 2UOOOOOOOGOOOCXX3COOOOOOOOO HAIL - . INSURANCE . First Insurance Agency A. L. HILL, Manager Phone 105 ' 30 North Central ' Medford, Ore. oexxxxxxxcxxx50ooooooooaoo-: tWOTEIT BROADWYO' SEVENTH Wong Pon Chinese Medicine For Treatment of Acute and Chronic IMseaaea of Men and Women. Ca?r and tumor trtittd, Inflrensa, Ud ley, bUdiier and ttnmach troutwH, titm, hernia, rupture, colds, female trouble, par ilyitiB, (ever, pneumonia, asthma and throat troubles, rheumatism, emenbrruoea, goitre, consumption, oatarrb, piles, hydrocele, al bumin Office Hour.: 8 A. M. to 8 P- M. . Consultation Fre 241 South Front SL Medford, Pro, Jure peicious Vfoesome This Is n trinity of ico cream values which we guarantee to every purchaser of our prod uct. We never offer cream unless it has passed our lofty stand ard of what perfect cream should be. Ask for . Nutritious Ice Cream Jackson Count j Creamery 1 Lewis INCREASE REASONABLE $10.00 for Stars $15.00 for Buicks Nashes Hudsons Flints Studebakers 'A JUST THE THING FOR BALLOON TIRE EQUIPPED CARS Simple, Practical, Efficient and Easily Attached I EXCHANGE TIRE COMPANY 28 No. Riverside !IIIIIIII!II!IUIII!!IIII!IIIIIIIIU By Popular Demand Extra Added Performance of Alburtus THE MIRACLE MAN Sunday Evening Only Positively last appear ance in mental and oc cult demonstrations. Including the Mystify ing "A Soul's Flighe' RIALTO ) Better Site Committee Come Out: Into the Open This Executive Committee wus selected at a conference of rep resentative Medford citizens to conduct the campaign for the North Holly llit,'h School site. . This committe has no financial or business interests to consider in this fight. It has at heirrt only what it believes to be the best interests of the City of Medford. We are all volunteers. AVe liavo no paid workers. We have no coerced or bribed school teachers to spread poisoned and partisan propaganda among the children of our public schools, at public expense. " In our organization we have no hotel architects inspired by the prospect of fut fees to broadcast pamphlets for us; we have no plumbers with promise of juicy eon tracts, nor real estuters blinded by their desire to unload unsalable property. AVe do not have to stoop to distortion of fact or falsehood but we are going to demand a showdown fight, without any quar ter asked or given. '' In the preliminary skirmish we are going to undertake to un-' mask the individuals who arc hiding behind this "RETTEIt SITE COMMITTEE." Come out into the open, gentlemen, so every voter in the city of Medford can take a squint at you. AVe know who you' are but -lot's of our people do not. Let the voters have a chance to look you. oyer, sj'ze you up and analyze your motives. Do it fts gracefully a.4 you can, but do it. Quit shoving your women and children into the front lines. To break cover may hurt your' Bear Creek pride, but it will recover you from the contemptible and suspicious position in which you now find yourselves. .' EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. I5ert Lowery, chairman. Mrs. Olen Arnspiger, A'ern Marshall, Ralph Cowgill, Mrs. L. G. Lyman, ' Emil Mohr. Paid Ad.v. , . -WE ARE MANUFACTURERS OF Doors, Windows and Sash, Screens, Window and Door Frames, Mouldings, Cabinets of All Kinds Our Constant Aim Is to Keep Our Quality and Price Absolutely Right. ' Do Not Order From Out-of-Town Concerns Befort . Letting Us Figure on Your Bill. TROWBRIDGE CABINET WORKS Medford A Modern Mill Rubber YOUR RIDING IN COST! GREAT $8.75 for a complete set of 4 for . Fords Overlands Chevrolets Phone 520 j i ' FOLKS: you remember I TCTFM LESTER' the musical comedy hit that played here a tew seasons ago. lt' here tonight tn the movies, with an excellent cast: LOUISE FAZENDA, EVA NOVAK, HARRY MYERS, GEORGE O'HARA, ALEC FRANCIS, LEE MORAN and DOT FARLEY Admission, Evening, 35c. . Kiddies a Dime, Any Time Sunday, "Wife of a Cetnaur" Oregon Snubbil COMFORT 1 IN EFFICIENCY! 1 $12.00 for Jewetts Dodges Maxwells Durants Oldsmohiles Studehaker Lfi's Flint W
