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PAGE IHIrT' MIWRWl. MA II, TRTTUTNE. QirEDFOftD. QTOOOy, XIHTPtSDAY, MAY 21, 1023 E 'S CRAZY MAN, CALF STEALER, AND BAD tfN LAND STARTS, JO BUY UP SHIPS MAY BE ACCEPTED F FLEE , Q - , ... a WASHINGTON, May 21. (Ky As nociuted I'ress.) Tho 'prohibition army" is preparing to fulluw up the ndvanct'H made by tho dry "navy" In itH Initial offensive to drive the liquor RmuKKl'H from Aineiiran Khores. . With tho reduction by the const frunrd of HinUKKliitK oporaiinns on the Atlantic count. Ion;: a HtumblinK block In offoi tH to bottle up tho chief Kouice of palatable wet oodn, officers of the land forces are leaving no Htone un-tui-ucd in their plunB to prevent a re nppearatici of polwonoUM concoctlona in the bootli'ffKl"K inniltot. These of fleers foresee, it wu,s said today at prohibition headquarters that with the scattering of the rum runners, the mipply of HimiKKle wet K'X'ds will soon fall below tho demand. Of the 1900 dry agents operating In known wet spots, wit h liUU In the Imxms Inland district, 100 at the Cana dian border and lartfc Ijattallons in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jer sey, unceasing vigilance has been made the watchword of these forx'CH from now on. Continuation of (he coast guard's blockade, Secretary Mellon belie ven, will do much to stem the flow of liquor Into this country. uard vessels aro compIUngcom pleto information as to the charartoi and movements of the rum ships when they leave Ihe row and officials at likely landing points are being kept ndvised of their operations. Additional steps are to he taken to prevent robberies at tho warehour.es which have been reduced in number from 300 to 00, all heavily guarded. Although periodic raids aro contin uing ngainHt moonshiners, federal of ficials believe their operations aro on too small o scale to be important. The The moonshiner's product generally, they said. Is of an Inferior quality and seldom reaches beyond his Immediate section. t The "mountain dew" type of moon shiner however, has proved fo he the most dangerous of his kind, the ma jority of tho 42 dry agents killed since prohibition became', effective : haying fallen In raids on siich stflls. ' 001E SHIPS WASHINGTON, Muy 21. (By As sociated I'ress.) Adoption of a policy looking to the scrapping of upwards of 400 government ships probably will be recommended to the shipping board shortly by its sub-committee on scrapping. Such a step would pave the way for tho sale or junking of a largo block of vessels to Henry Ford or other bid ders under open competitive terms. The sub committee, consisting of Chairman O'Connor and Commis sioner I Mil miner and Jlenson is under stood to favor such n policy and while It will encounter opposition In the board there are indications that it may command a majority. Mr. O'Connor declined today to am plify his statement of yesterday ex pressing the belief that Mr. Ford would make an offer to buy ships both for operation and for -Hcrnpping. lioth the United States lines, now operated by the fleet corporation to 1-Juropo and tho Panama lino, now op erated by the Munson lines to South A meiica, were mentioned in reports that Mr. Ford might enter the steam ship business on a considerable scale. The United States lints operate among other vessels, tho President Harding, President Koosevclt, George Washington and Leviathan. rcr WASHINGTON, May -21. (By As Bociated Press.) '4. program of selling 200 government vessels tor scrapping haH been tentatively agreed upon by the sub-committee on scrapping of. the shipping board. Tho committee which consists of dhait 'mnn O'Connor and Commission ers I'lummer and Henson, is in agreement on a pulley of scrapping f0 of tho least desirable of tho 300 ldlo lakers, and it Intends to add to this number fifty vessels of another typo. It has asked tho fleet corpora tion for. a recommendation covering this fifty, and pending receipt of this report, will withhold Its recommenda tion to tho hoard. On board approval of tho plan bids will he Invited for scrapping tho ves sels In which caso Henry Ford would ho expected to bo among those ten dering offers. 1 Whether later1 tho board would 'Hot cldo upon 200 additional vessels for scrapping, making the total four hunt dred as urged by Chairman O'Connor, Is not expected to receive dcflulto consideration for some time. PORTLAND, Ore., May 21. The temporary Injunction obtained by ederick M. JieNeffe, local attorney, enjoining tho stato highway com mission from entering into n con tract with Hlmonsen nnd Hefty to ro pnvc 8.9 Tulles of the lower Columbia river highway between Astoria nnd Svenson, was dissolved recently by Presiding Circuit Judge Morrow. Judge Morrow declared at tho con clusion of arguments that in his opinion the highway commission's contract is not n proper one. 'He hold howover, that DcNcffe, as a taxpayer, is not qualified to attack tho validity of tho contract through the courts. At the request of Jay Kowermnn, representing DoNeffo tho Judge agreed that upon the filing of n demurrer ho would deny tho right to amend, thus bringing about a flnnl decree nnd preparing tho way for appeal to the supreme court. II END, Ore., May 21. Three men, including one held pending an Insan ity hearing sawed out of the Des chutes county jail just before daylight TueKday . The insane man, Ttay Davis, was retaken a low hours later in the ra 1 1 road yards after he h ad mounted nn engine on the track. opened the throttle and was all ready to go when holpeis hurriedly climbed up beside him und shut off the engine. Davis, after being chased off the engine took refuge in a box car. The police were called and he defied them with a knife. MJe was taken through a trick of one of the officers who ap proached him from the rear. Davis fired the bedding in his cell' early Monday morning and then culled for help. The prisoners in the adjoining cell threw water on the fire through the bars and succeeded in putting out the fire. Other prisoners escaping were I'addy Ryan, being held for the grand jury on a chargo of stealing a calf, and W. J. Nehrlng, serving. out a four months sentence on a bad check charge. This is Nehrlng's sec mid escape while serving this sen tence. The first time he came back to town when his brother was ill and tho officer took him. CAN'T AGREE ON NOTE I 201 CENTS GAL PIIiRPvK. S. D.( May 21. (Hy As noctated Pichh). South Dakota soiling" gasoline at retail at stations In six oities, made a margin of threo cents a gallon over cost and tho stato three cent tax, at an average retail charge for tho products of irit.OK cents a gal lon. In n threo day test concluded Fri day. May 1 5. Figures on tho test, ordered by Governor Carl I! undersoil, are in cluded In a report prepared by F. . Marmon of Mitchell, stato director of tho gasoline sales, for presentation to day at a meet lug of the' state gasoline commission with representative motor fuel dealers of South Dakota sum moned by tho government to hear the utato's verdict on its future policy In retail guHolino sale. PARIS. May 21. (A. P.) Ihitlsh and French differences regarding tho phrasing of the disarmament noto to (lormanv nro proving more difficult to adjust than had been expoctod. Therefore tho council of ambassa dors which has boon postponing Its meetings repeatodly on this account, again adjourned tho session sched uled for tomorrow without fixing another date for mooting. It Is hoped, howover, that nn Anglo-French accord will bo reach ed soon, regarding tho disarmament noto and that the council of ambas sadors can despatch It to Berlin without much ntoro delay. MILWAUKEE. Wis., May 21. Dr Paul It. Jenkins in' a sermon Emmanuel Presbyterian church here declared, "it is said of Kent Cooper, tho wonderful new head of the As sociated press, that his friends con wirier him 'the most inquisitive man In America.' " "To him It Is simply llfo Itself 'to know,' to find out things, about any thing nnd everything nnd then lite rally to tell the world " he said "And he , is right about it, and that is exnetly tho kind of' mnn the world needs and wants. For no man can tell how largely what little, gradually, year by year, intellectual- advances man makes duo to the at tempt of that great organization to have our newspapers give us nccu rate and exact Information.' PLAYS IN OREGON PENDLETON, Oro., May 21. A story printed in tho East Oregon- lun states that Chick Gandil, Chi en go Itlack Sox. Is playing regu larly with tho LaOrando club of the Itluq. Mountain league. Positive iden tification of Gandil has been made by a former minor league -associate, according to the article, which states that Duck Weaver and Swedo Rlsberg are generally believed to be on the LaOrnndo roster under the names ot lloltz nnd Wlltiams. Gandil played against Pendleton here Sunday nnd fulled to register a hit In three times at bat. The threo men were Impli cated In the baseball scandal of 1019 attendant upon tho world'H series of that year and wove ousted from or Kan i zed bntiohnll. w FAULTY FEEDING IS CAUSE SHEEP ILLS WASHINGTON, May SI. 4 My As MOcInted Press.) Faulty feeding methods in tho opinion of department if agriculture experts, form tho lource of 7 5 pel cent of tho troubjes iffectlng range sheep. "Failure to diagnose properly much f tho Hheep Kickners.' a department tnteinent said, "caused by digestive lerangement has led pheepmen to re :ort to medicines and vuccluntion as l way out of their difficulties. They lave spent thnttminds of dollars for nedieinal remedies when the real pie entativo was In proper feeding. Sour stomach, clogged up bowels, iniples, blackheads, foul breath, re vils of constipation. IIOLLIS'WK'S IUCKY M'tl'NTAIN TEA regulates he lifiwi'if purifies t- Hlonmch. nnd xpcls decay matter from tho system. Nature's way to cleanse and purify our stomach, kidneys, liver. Satlfac iuv results will follow. Hen th. Drug two and Uankins Pruvtorp. Am, better 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 inviting 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 if more digestible because the milk casein is partially prcdigested. Delicate stomachs assimilate it easily. Itis more delicious. Free from nauseating sweet-1 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 15 02. 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 MllK -in the squarm pacag& If FREE P V V YOUR 'GROCER' joins with Tru-Blu Master . .,, Bakers in inviting you to take' advantage of, V F-REE gift ffer befor closin.g time-Satlr 4 . vNw NJ Qlip the coupon in the lower right hand corner of this adyertise- f ment. Present it to your grocer. He will give you a full size J4c , (Jb 1 (, "V package of Jru-Bake Cracjcers free , ' With the Purchase ' f " - of a- Pound orMore' - bustard . , Z , Cookie-Cakes ' : 1 " "'l jfi$3Jl?fa pure and simple. It will be with- Apnm ' $''', ,&aKfe W VfflflKaflB drawn at atore closing time Sat- TSf'Bii ;J'S;- -7 '- 'Wlllurd!-tnigh1, May--23' ' Cup Custard Cookies ' m ' cup the Are Really Delightful , f fiW ' Double-value cakes made of two light-textured Eng- "MjrjjjKr lish style biscuits with a' filling of custardy confection "pKrafev. that, makes them an epicurean treat. Your grocer has a pjfpajjt ' fresh supply of "Cup Custard" Cookie-Cakes, at - ; Get Pound or Two and jjjM MJr5fffif!WjfiM&&b 'oiimW- t TEU-BAKB sodas . W&M&JlMS&MsLB&f'' iilS&1i given mo with my purchase of Tru- i &&ySmjnSi' "' "Cl"' CUSt"d" ki"' ' I 'Vvnwm's Km :.. TRU-BLU BISCUIT- CO. TRU-BLU BISCUIT COMPANY Spokane ud Portland. , ' Spokane Portland j;j:r.l. , , . ,, .-., -m.-.-., 1 HAIL cash paid I Screens - Screens I INSURANCE , Oil ffftr RflPATlrt.W OTirl I I P Furniture and Stoves ' 1 1 1 ! First Insurance Agency A. L. HILL, Manager Phono 105 i 30 North Central Medford, Ore. CXXXXXXXXOOOOCOOOCOOOOOOC W.A. KINNEY Furniture House 315 E. Main Phone 505 "Just As Good as 'CARO' Fibre Wrappers" Says the PAPER Salesman ' BUT do you pay him the same PRICE as you would for the known BEST? "Just As Good" Says the FRUIT Salesman BUT does the Fruit Buyer pay him the PRICE unless he SEES the "Violet Lines ? WOULD YOU (knowing that some oiled papers arc NOT effective)? Vlolrt I.lnn nre his VISIBLE and only ' ' assurance that the fruit Is protected from SCALD, by the niUHT kind and ' IUUUT amount of oil ns specitled by V. S. Government and also 'chemically treated for Rot and Decay. IF ITS THE PRICE PER BOX READ SEASOS i9U Thrnont tht srason, oft the !s'ew York auctions, "CARO" wrtxpprd peart areraotd ITS rrnts more per box than paper wrapped fruit t Tt sprid in price for "CAHO" wranpe,t apples is beina widened fast. AMERICAN SALES AGENCIES CO. C$E DISTRIBUTORS Z MARKET ST. SAN FRAN AfiCO, CAfi Order Your Window Screens and Screen Doors From TROWBRIDGE CABINET WORKS Medford A Modern Mill . Oregon Our Own Make Prices Right, Quality the Best Screens - Screens Ifl Go somewhere tfiic itmmr P1an n,LL. '. ! ' 1 somewhere th! , it the happiest vacation you ever had. Lotu Roundtrip Fares are in effect throughout the sum-, . ' mer season. It's amazing what they will enable you toseeanddo. So gothis vacation. Know Oregon. 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