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MEDFORD. OKKGON, Till' USD AY, OCTOBER 29, 19123
NO. 189
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NATRON CUT OFF
TO BE OPENED
JULY 1ST, 1926
LEAGUE CALLED
ON TO SETTLE
ESKIMO SUMMER
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Construction work has been carried ' LONDON, Oct. 29. (A. T.) Lack of , CHICAGO, Oct. 29. (A. P.) A
forward so rapidly on the Southern current news from Damascus tends to , proposal to change tho name "Indian
Pacific Natron cut-off line between encourage appearance of rumors from "uinnier." to "Kskimo," would find no
Eugene and Klamath Falls that only Arab sources that many heretofore objection today in the shivering
mountain states and mid-west while
tho east also might be persuadod in
its favor by nrguments of anow and
cold.
The Christmas weather belt today
seven miles of track will remain to peaceful natives have joined maraud
be laid when spring permits comple- lug bunds in the neighborhood of
tion of the project, says the Portland' Damascus, thereby adding to the
Journal, and continues as follows: .seriousness of the situation.
This situation was renorted to Port-' It is rumored that tho Heirut-
land offices of the company by George Damascus railroad has been cut and eteiuled from the Kcirklra. where
W. Boschke, chief engineer, who suid that n French column hns been iso- """ "ii my. . v.. invrmonw
that all but 17 miles of the line is now lated by the Druse tribesmen, but , ,,M' sl"ort at 14 In-low zero to New
complete and that additional work there is no means at present of veri- Y,,, k where overcoats were in order
that could be carried on this fall and tying this report. latter rain, hail and a gale sent the
winter would leave only the seven- The question whether the league of mercury skidding,
mile gap to complete. nations is going to iutervene in auy I More s,,ow was Indicated fqr today
The favorable weather of fall has manner in the Syrian trouble con- in n,0Kt western sections with flurries
airled enormously In the rapid pro- tinues to be asked here. So far as ' the east but relief was promised,
Kress made this year. Heavy tunnel can be ascertained, no steps have vet however, for tomorrow in the Ohio
work can be carried on during the been taken by the league. valley, the east gulf .and tho mlddlo
winter inoirths and the final finishing The disturbed state of tho French Atlantic slates and southern .New
touches will be possible latu next inanilaled territory in Syria seems to 1 1'higlnnd.
spring. have been brought to the notice of The snow In tho east that fell llght-
Hecause of this progress the South- the league us long ago as the end of ln Washington, assumed almost
era Pacific has advanced the dale for September by Soultan Pasha Altraco, j blizzard proportions) in eastern Ohio
the opening of traffic over tho line to chief or the Druse movement, who, ud West Virginia, forcing down three
July 1. After that date the company Ihroiigh ICinir Cheklali Arsliim, asked army planes, one of which was wreck-
w 11 hp nhle tn concentrate its encrah'S the eaitue to nut an end to tin. ins-. en
on other development projects in south lilities and send a commission to in
central Oregon. quire into the situation.
Since the interstate commerce com- This anneal, according to the Wesl
niission expedited hearings on the ai- minster Gazette, bus received no reply.
plications ol the Southern Pacific and
BLACK KING IS
DELIGHTED WITH
LIFE IN AMERICA
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NEW YORK, Vn. 29. (A. P.I
King Nana Amoh III, ruler of the
Fanti, a section of the Gold ccast of
West Africa, went back to his people
today, convinced that the treatment
accorded nesroes In America Is better
than in any other civilized country,
except France. Tho king came here
a month ago for a study of conditions
in American cities, where large negro
populations have congreguted. lie
sailed today aboard the Canard liner.
Jlerengariu for hngland, eu route to
. Africa.
The king said he never had advo
cated emigration of the negro from
.America to Africa.
"The black people In America should
j be proud of the fact that they ure
.iiiiiuus uimi nicy biiiiiiiu uuopi tue
name of Africans und use it," he said.
"1 think the place fur the African in
America is America, where through
education and industrial advancement
they will in the future generations be
of great assistance to America.
Oregon Trunk railroads for extensions
in south central Oregon it Is believed
that the government body will 'hasten
a final decision on the permits re
quested. The new Natron line will ho the
first railroad penetration of the Cas
cade mountain barrier in Oregon and
will bring Klamath Falls into Port- j
land's trade territory. In view of tho
major development program projected ,
ln the Klamath Fulls territory by both '
the Southern Pacific nnd Northern
lines this will be an Important addi
tion. If the Southern Pacific applications
for building the Alturas cut-off south
east from Klamath Falls, for exten
sion of the Strahorn railroad to Wll-
NOW ON TRIAL
Wnltor Williams of nohl 11111, who
will be 17 yearn old nexi month, wont
on trial in the circuit court Wednes
day afternoon, churned with rape, the
defense being conducted hy Newton
Rorden, and the state reproHented by
District Attorney Newton C. Chaney
liainson river, Silver lake and -Lake- d !lf"nt !rL "!y 'VI1:
view and for standardizing the narrow '' . ' , , . 1
gauge railroad now running north to e?JeJ"Z 8 after"0O .
Uikeview. are acted upon favorably. . terday -nfternoon was devoted
officials of the company report that o the select on of a jury, and is com-
they will he able to go ahead with this J'0" ' "i h.m Z mS of , he,n
work almost immediately, using much- U 1 e,fi Wren. he only wUnein
of the equipment now employed iu the t .m nelson was the pros-
Natron cut-off work,
When the Natron cut off work was
first started, weBtern Oregon saw in
It an easier route between Oregon and
California and a means of Interchange
between eastern and western Orpijon,
but with the new Southern Pacific
program for the Alturas cut-off and
The Williams ense Is the third to bo
tried this week. In the other two, in
volving alleged violations of tho liquor
laws, acquittal verdicts were returned
by the jury.
As nn outgrowth of the Williams
case. Deputy Sheriff Forncrook was
standardization of the Nevada, Call- 'n'!icted ' the last grand jury, on a are George Quine, county judge of
fornla & Oregon line to a connection , " . uouginn county, the rather jind brotn-
with Southern Pacific lines to OKden. "iea(llnB B"'" to the former, and was er of the deceased, and witnesses Hv-
Navlgution on tho upper Mississ
ippi has been brought to a close by
near zero temperatures.
The toboggoning sent weather ob
servers delving into musty records
nnd tabulating new low records. Chi
cago's nineteen degrees above zero
was the lowest since 18K7; Rapid
City's mark set a target for future
cold snn ps to hit and other points
f ii rn iHhed good weu t her stories for
coming oldest Inhabitants.'
Iowa, Montana and, Nebraska nlso
experienced sub-zero weather. In
Iowa, Webster City reported 1 de
grees below and Fort Dodge, Cedar
Haplds and Mason City, one, two and
three above, respectively.
CALL WITNESSES!
An order was signed by tho circuit
court Wednesday, directing that 25
witnesses, called by the defense in the
trial of Hyman Huntley, section crew
worker, charged with first degree
murder, as tho result of a stabbing
affray In which Jesse James Uibbs
ws killei1. last September 2, appear
Monday, Norbrrber I.
The prosecution will begin next
week, and will last all week.
Among those called as witnesses
JEWELS STOLEN
SAN FRANCISCO Oct. 29. (A. P.)
Mrs. Kva May Flamming reported
to tho police early today that she had
been robbed of $17,000 In Jewels by
some new found men friends who
lured her to their apartment in Hutter
creek. Mrs. Fleming said she fell un
der the influence of ft drug adminis
tered by the pair on Munday evening
and when she was revived on Wednes
day Jier jewels were: missing. Police
are attempting to locate the men
through a third party, who vouched
for them. Mrs. Fleming, a business
woman, was unable to give the names
of the men.
Road, Districtato .,
Vote Levies For
Roads and Bridges
this now looms as an Important trans- 11 "ne OI
continental route for western Oregon Z "T I
traffic I Wood Beats Burns.
Some of the results that will come PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 29.-(A. P.)
from completion of the Natron cut off r ballor , f'lck Wo0?' Texaa
are as follows- heavyweight wrestler, won two
The maximum grade between Port- straight falls last night over Frank
land and San Francslco will ! re- Burns of ! lint. Mich. The Texan won
duced from 174 to 95 feet per mile. ,h,?,fll's' r."" ln ,5-,m 1,mca, 10 seconds
The total ascents north and south 'tl' a (lyK wlnglock and the second
will be reduced 2875 feet. n' I,lin,,tes 5 seconds with the same
niutnnfa hQlurn DnhHon,! t,l Snn llOlll.
ing in this city.
Francisco will be reduced 24.2 milos
and the distance between Portland
10
NEW YORK. Oct. 29. Mrs. Doro
thy Henjamin Caruso Ingram Is de
nying "gossip" that Italy plans to
The Mall Tribune Is now carrying
the legal notices to voters in the dif
ferent road districts in the county, set
ting the time nnd place of meetings,
where the tax levies- for road and
bridge work may be voted for 1926.
Watch for your district.
The county court has arranged that
some member of the court will be
present at each of these meetings to
explain any question which may be
proposed with reference to the work
for next year and tho court is anxious
that the residents in the. different dis
tricts should discuss their needs and
come prepared to say just what they
must have done ln 1920, and vote the
funds necessary.
ST. At'OKSTINR. Fin W n 1 t a r
uuu uie uisiance ueiween rurunuu . , . C . t ... .
and Klamath Falls will be reduced 1S9 Johnson ol the Senators, bear hunting end her guardianship over her
iu me rjveigiuues. iui over iwo wuu ; uuugnier una 10 ner marriage to
ones before finding bruin's plate and Captain E. A. Ingram, whom she
retiring him. 1 is now preparing to divorce in Paris.
miles.
The total curvature will be reduced
11.452 degrees or the equivalent of SI
complete circles.
An undeveloped country of virgin
tfmberlands will be made accessihh.
Officials of the company report that
completion of this line will cost ap
proximately $23,000,000. Work on the
cut-off was halted In 1913 when the
Union Pacific and Southern Pnciflc
companies were divorced. At that
time the road had been completed
from Natron to Oakridge in western
Oregon and from Klamath Falls to
Kirk in central Oregon. The new
work started late in 1923 was to com
plete the 110-mile Btretch between
Oakridge and Kirk.
Southern Pacific .passenger officials
will have some new scenic claims to
make for Oregon when the line Is
placed in service. The picturesque
Cascade mountain country will he
opened 'and some of the finest moun
tain lakes of the west w4ll be on Ihe
line. Those Include Odell nnd Cres
cent lakes.'
Changed Their Mind.
COETJR D'ALENE, Idaho. After the
referee had awarded the fight to Don
Frazler. Spokane, on a foul in the
fifth round of a scheduled ten-round
bout with Al Oracio, Spokane, the nn airplane from tho Bakersfleld air- has been elected aa honorary knight
Idaho state boxing commission over- port, said "he was not ready to In- of the round table. -
ruled the decision ami declared the augurute a pursuit."
bout no contest. Radio la Appealed To.
" n.,.. T' .W.uiiWn1i.Ii? LOUISVILLE. A man who thinks
Sherirf Refuse, to Fly. LONDON. Raising to his lips n nls name Is Lower, has appealed to a
1IAKKRSFIELI). Cul. Sheriff Cas loving cup such as graced King Ar- broadcasting station to establish his
Wulker. when notified of 'he theft of tour's tmard. Ambassador Houghton Identity following an amnesia attack.
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COUNTY CLERK SUED
BY WIFE FOR DIVORCE
. p.KXR Ore., Oct. 29. Joseph IT.
lift ner, Deschutes county clerk, haw
been sued by his wife, Marian lionise
llaner. for divorce, the wife illumine
that he has barred her nt times front
their home, has assaulted nnd choked
her, nnd hns refused to pny her bjlls
fur the last three months. They were
married in 1898 and have two grown
sons.
, 1 1nner was recently made defend
ant by the Central Oregon Press, af
ternoon dally of this city. In action
designed to open the flies and records
of his office and the courts for inspec
tion of the newspaper, which asserted
he hnd refused to allow the paper's
representatives access to them.
Petition Is Denied
NKWYORK, Oct. 29. (A. T The
motion of the emergency fleet cor
poration to have the SlO.onn.nuA suit
liroiighl by the Rethlehem Hhlpbulld
(frig corporation dismissed for lack of
jurisdiction was denied today by Fed
eral Judge ondy,
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New and Second Hand Farm Tools
1 Used Grain Drill with alfalfa seed and
fertilizer attachment $65
1 horse Disc, almost new .$48.50
1 Springtooth, used .$12.00
4 used Walking Plows $6.00 to $15.00
1 horse Disc Plow $40.00
1 new Saw outfit, priced to sell $35.00
1 6-h. p. Engine, used only a few days. . $150.00
1 ZVz-Yi. p. Engine $60.00
1 used Tractor Disc Plow $90.00
1 Mower, a bargain at , .$35.00
1 Hay Rake.... $20.00
3 Sprayers, all overhauled.
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