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MEDFORT) MATT. TRTRtrNTC, MEDFORD, OftEfiON, MONDAY. MATCH! 26, 1928. PSGB THRU "CHI THE MOST SENSATIONAL CF ALL COMEDY DRAMAS Starring PHYLLIS HAVER and VICTOR VARCONI A Beautiful Woman Can Get Away With Murder ALSO f GOOD ADDED SHORT FEATURES BETTY BROWN AT THE GIANT WURLITZER ADMISSION Mats..: :. 10 and 35 Eves. 10 and 50 COMING WEDNESDAY I - i I -V ' ifJ!f I 5nn; a (its I 2J ' I VAUDEVILLE O 3$LM FEATURE PICTURE I ijls I ' " Aids Big Sisters " " ' "Slra. Oraluiin Fair Vandbrbifl litis NEW TOKK. Iri aid opth'ti" 1 bought 11 the scats lor a perform RiKturH, whose aim. us to help llio ; anee of a UiiKHian ballot at a cost woiilter and poorci out of trouble, of sonic Sln.'.'on. I Toe Best Investment Has Safety-- Avail Profit The Jackson County Building & Loan Association Is SAFE: Over a, -period of more llian 1!) years no Mutual Local Your Institution TODAY AND. e Here Are Those Great Characters That Are Leaving Their Movie Audiences Spell Bound IN you'll see how the guilty are concealed b y legal shams, a startling ex posure, to cay the least; These Three Requisites ability stockholder luis lost a i(!iiny. llns lorni oL 111 vcslinent has proved its worth during t lie past 1U0 years, and more. AVAILABLE: As collateral security for a loan here or at any other bank; or the stock may he cancelled and the funds withdrawn under, the provisions of the Oregon law.' PROFITABLE: No form of investment having the same degree of safety and availability yields greater profit. It lias paid dividends of not less than 7';';, for more than 19 years, 'declared semi annually. W'e charge no membership fees, no commission on loans, cmplov no agents. Loans may he repaid at any time without penalty. Transact your business at home, call or write. Money is vailable for loans on improved real estate. Applications arc handled promptly. T IN CENTRAL POINT FIRE SATURDAY! Mystery surrounds the origin of j A.tordiiiK to the district attor fire late Saturday night at Ceu-iu.y and sheriff s office., tho re tro I Point, where the large Merrill j build inn was fr the third time threatened with destruction, in ad dition to several other buildings if the Central Point business section. However, the Mu?e, which is at tributed to arsonists, was extin guished In a short time, after a small amount of damage had re- suited to the Interior of the build-1 were employed in lite tamo ac inic ami Us contents, which in- i partment at lo Bunos barracks, eluded several large m ucks and nr Manila, and came in con touring cars. flu at contact with each other. The scene was Investigated yes-j I'eek became suspicious because terduy morning by Sheriff linlph boastful remarks niado by De Jennings, who today hud no coin-1 Autremont, who was enlisted ment to make on the situation. ' under the name of Jumes Price, which apparently is far from: When Peek was discharged he re solved, no clues having been left i turned to San Francisco and in beliiml by the alleged arsonists, i tormed the Southern Pacific spe w ho gained entrance into the build-j cial agents and postal inspectors, ing hy jimmying a window und They acted upon his "tip" und who left through a roar door. Sev-jthe arrest of DeAutrentont fol eral gallons of gasoline, which had lowed. been contained in a la rye can, is The reward for the furnishing believed to have been used to start ' of information leading to tho ur the blaze. The can, which was full rest of the twins ts still undecided. late lust week, was found empty yesterday. Mrs. Kd Plele, who lives in an apartment In the build ing, reported to authorities that she heard a noise und voices in the structure, and that n short time after they had left, the fire broke out. If the flames had not been dis covered in their Incipient stage, the entire building, which is one of the oldest In Central Point, w ould have been destroyed, and probably would have spread to) months, und where Hay met and other wooden huildings nearby. (married his wife, are reputed to LOS ANGELES SUSPECT NOT MILAM JONES; AVord has been received by the sheriff's office from Maurice Cor turri, Southern P a c I fie special agent, that the Malcolm D. Jones : held by the Los Angeles police ' for alleged complicity in a $ti3,000 bank robbery, is not Milam Jones, under indictment in this county I for highway robbery, who escaped j from the county jail at Jackson ville in April, 1124. A compari son of finger prints showed them not to- be one and the same. The much wanted fugitive and the suspect had a number of similar physical characteristics, huHvever. Four years have passed since Milam Jones escaped, and in that time not 'the slightest trace or clue has ever been reported of him. ' He 'was a member of the notorious -Jones' brothers 'gang, which held forth in southern Ore gon five years ago. PAL PAID $5500 CAPTURE REWARD warJ for tht! el)ture of Hugh DeAutremonl, Siskiyou tunnel killer and bandit, has been paid to Sergeant Peck, who served wilt the youth in the unuy In the Philippines. It amounted to Peck und Hugh DeAutrentont but the list of claimants has been reduced to 21, according to Dis trict Attorney Newton W. Chancy. The original list consisted of about GO residents of Steuben vllle and Hanging Itock, Ohio, Includ ing the chief of police and mem bers of the police force of Steu benvillo. A rewind of $5300 rests upon each of the twins. Two, women residents of Hang ing Uock, the tiny Ohio hamlet j where Kay and Hoy lived for be slated for the Brrz be slated for the largest share In eward. They saw the? ontainiDg photos of the pair, m a d e comparisons and communicated their suspicions to local officers instead of federal authorities. Radio Program KMED Mull Trllninc-Vlrsln Sin I Ion 4 Prog rum Tuesday. March 27 4 10 to 10:3 a. in.i Southern Oregon Flectric. "t 10:30 to 11 a. m. Sinclair's Dollar Store. 11 to 11:30 a. m. M. M. v Dept. Store. , 4 11:30 to noon Colonial link- 4 ery. 12:15 to t:ir p. m. Monarch Seed and Feed Co. 0:15 p. m. Medford Mail Tribune, : news Items und market reports. ( S to !t p. m. :Snyder'H Dairy and Produce. fr il to 10 p. m. Cal. Oregon Power Co. THIS IS BIG WEEK FOR THE 4-H CLUBS This will be a big week for the 4 H clubs thruout the county, as Miss Florence York, home demon stration agent, will begin tomorrow to visit the various clubs, and start a few new ones. The schedule of her visits is as follows: Tuesday, (Ai arch 117 th. Criffin Creek 0:00 n.m. Independence 10:00 a.m. Wagner Creek 1 :00 p.m. Pellcview 2:00 p.m. Neil ('reek SrD" p.m. Wednesday, .March IJKth Howard .:. !:00 a.m. WextMdu I0;()0 a.m. Oak drove I : p.m. Applegate 2:110 p.m. Thursday, March 2'JiU Agate tt:30 a.m. Table Hock Ut:00 a.m. Sains Valiey 1:00 p.m. Fools t:reek 2:'i0 p.m. Friday, March 30th Keese Creek ... 9:30 a.m. Trails 1:00 p.m. Laurelhurst !i:30 p. m, The Weather Lowest temperature this morn ing. 45. Precipitation for 24 hours end ing fi a. m., .34. Yesterday's weather here: High est temperature. 47 ; highest this month since J!12, 80. lowest temperature yesterday, :i4; lowest this month since 1 n 1 2 . 14. Mean temperature yesterday, de parture for the day. deficiency. 7 degrees. Average daily excess for the month, 5 degrees. Precipitation: Total rainfall since first of month, 1.79 Inches: 1 ft -year average for the month. 1.18 inches. Total -rainfall since January 1. 4.60 inches. Total rain fall since September 1, 12.3? Inches. Humidity yesterday, 5 n, m., !S per cent; VI noon, S4 per cent; 5 i- m., 7S per cent. liararter of day, i-loudy. Sun sets today nt 0:2 U p. to.; rises tomorrow, 6:02 u. nt.; sets tomorrow, fi :3l p. m. Moon ivdcn today nt 9:13 a. m.: fetH nt 1:1 a. m. (Pises ani- Bets computed for level horizon). . Forecast for tonight a nd to morrow: Ruin tonight and 'i ues day. Moderate temperotnre. L. WALTKIt DICK, Meteorologist, V. K. Weather i!u - reau. A Astoria port has panned the 2000-rnr export maiki for 1927 WORD GIRLS IN STYLE REVIEW AT PENNEY STORE.BOYS ARRESTED FOR Preparations are complete for the formal opening of the new .1. C. Penney store here tonight, on North Central avenue, where the store this afternoon was un dergoing the final finishing touches before being presented to the Medford and southern Oregon public as the newest and one of the very up-to-date establishments in thf Kogue Kiver valley. An interesting program has been ar ranged for the event by Munager W. S. Uolger. who promises a well planned m u s i c a 1 entertainment and a style revue. Medford girls will tako part In the revue, whieh will introduce new lines of ladies wearing: ap parel, and will include Muriel Klnley. Mrs. Paul Keddy. Alice Canine, H e 1 e n llampson. Jcnn Millard. Clementine Vaughn. Cu m'lle Clemenson, Ceorgia Kd wards and Veil Chamberlain. The first named, Miss Klnley. is a member of the degfeld Follies In New York City ana is hero on a visit wl'h relatives. Fuvoth will bo given away at the door to all who attend the opening, und will consist of u special shipment of 2000 boxes of Jaclcl toilet requisites, which brand Is to be sold by the Penney company. Included a in o n g the musical features of the evening will be u harp solo by Miss Hetty Slennett. The J. C. Penney Company Will M h The most ' popular show of alll Fashion take3 the center of the stage with her com pany of smart models for every Spring and Summer need. followed by a lilunu solo by Jean I Van Dyke, f ter which vocal solos will ! rendered by Mrs. Florence juazehlgg Met: those una William; KirkpatrU k. Orchestra music Willi be f nrui.shed throughout the eve- nlng by tho Uroadway Stompers. I mm ur o wma Arthur Huff and Pat Maekey, two t U -year-old Medford boys, are in the county jail following their arrest yesterday for theft of in cash from the home of Clifford Dye in the Uerrydale district. The youths have con fessed, according to the police, who found the money in their possession. The pair were to he given a hearing in the justice ct) art this afternoon. 1 ,At tho weekly forum of the Klks i lodge held In the Klks restaurant ! tomorrow noon at) interesting pro gram has been prepared, one part !of which Is expected to precipitate a debate between two prominent members of the lodge. Carl Y. TengwiOd. who has Just returned from San Francisco, will tell about some of the high spots of city life, and Jerry Jerome has agreed to cheek on his statements in the interest of accuracy. Miss I'Wothy Reynolds will r e n d e r sumo whistling numbers Und Miss Mary tireiner will give her Interest ing readings. some "where savings Tonight, OTTn IL S: LEGION CHIEF TO VISIT HERE VIA AIRPLANE Kdwin K sp:ifl"ud of New York City, national eouiiuaiidcr of tb'j ( American Legion, w ill arrive in Medford hy airplane from Heno. New, Sundav, April S. for an all day slay in Medford, according to an announcement made today by c. T. I taker, secretary of the i Medford Chamber of Commerce. ' Commander spafford will meet legionnaires from all parts of southern O r e g o n and northern , California in a conference to be : held follow lug a big banquet at jtlu Hotel Medford Suuduy eve ning. American Legion members from the north as far as Cottage Grove, Coos Itay. Koseburg, Grants Pass, Crescent City and northern points in Jackson county will be present , in audit ion to legion members j from Klamath Kails. Lakeview. Ashland, Vrckn, Shasta City, j Dunsmuir and Weed. Kla borate entertainment preparations are i being made for Commander Spaf- ford, who, fed lowing Ids arrival f here by airplane, will be shown tho beauties of tho valley by , motor em. He will leave Medford on the I morning of April !i for Portland, i whore he will visit the I'nlted j Slates Veterans' hosptial in the afternoon, after which he will re I turn to Salem for a bniutttet and ! meeting t hat nig lit. Commander ! Spafford tlwn will fly from Salem A NATION-WIDE INSTITUTION- EYIO. are greatest 8 O'clock We invite you to review the alluring modes for miss and matron with us. Th pageant will be colorful, fascinating and distinctly new. tti Seattle, Wash., for another meeting, to be followed by utop In other Washington cities and lutr In iduho. Fuller details on his visit will be made public In u Hhort time. HEPPKER. Icxington-Jarmon highway bein ... graveled 13 mile. ABILITV You van only measure the luiclit of your motor with ttas of proven purity ami power. Your favorite ftas whips your engine into ac tion, keeps it throbbing on the job. (las. oils and u swift, serene service. "Be Heady With. Reddy , Power" Lewis' Super Service Station Phone 1300. 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