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PTOE EIGHT NEW CHURCH OF city upheld by PRRSRYTFRIAN.S COURT DECISION ' - in IS DEDICATED Phoenix Congregation Open Beautiful Edifice Sunday , Synodical Executive Gives Address Music and Flowers and Wor- ship Mark Occasion. ; The beautiful new house of wor ship of the First PrertbyTterlan church of Phoenix, which has al- j ready been partially described in these columns, was fittingly dedi cated Hunday with three large ser vlcea, notwlthHtandinK the inclem ency of tho weather. The cdel cntory service took place in the morning at Jt o'clock, with the pustor. Hev. Hoy Whitfield Nel son, presiding. The Temple cho rus, '10 voices strong, nil of them local peoplo and most of them be longing to the younger element, directed by Mrs. Henry W. Frame, organist, rendered mcnt pleasing music, Mozart's "Gloria" from tho twelfth mass being their outstand ing number on the program. Ar thur Ilardlsty, a young tan with a most promising tenor voice, sang with splendid mlerpretMlon and Kreat feeling, "Open tho Gates of the Temple," as an offertory num ber. Tho choral responses showed fine blending of the voices and lent much spiritual dignity to the Hervice, "When It Is taken Into consid eration that with but one or two exceptions these young people have had no previous technical training. a very great amount of credit In j duo Mrsi Frame for her musical ttklll In bringing to such a high Btato of perfection, and in such a limited time, the raw material with which she had to work. It only goes to Hhow that I'henox In to occupy even a more prominent place In musical circles than it lias for n long time enjoyed. Tho uhurch received Into IHs membership 12 young people, and this added much to incite interest In tho splendid work which the pastor is accomplishing in his Work with the people in that com munity. Hev. 13. A. Thompson, !. 1).. of Portland, synodical executive for tho Presbyterian rhurch In Oregon, delivered the dedicatory sermon, following which the transfer of tin keys from the building committee to the board of trustees whs made by the chairman of the former. Mr, Nelnon, to Dr. J. It. Webster, chairman of the board. Henry W. Frame, treasurer of the building committee, then made liiu report, showing that they lack ed 51,61)6 of clearing themselves from debt. Dr. Thompson and Mr. I Framo set up before the congre gation a blackboard blocked off In tquarcs of money values ranging from 1!00 down to $1.0. represent ing In total the money necessary to he raised to liquidate the uut :nndiiiK obligations. ' With persuasive dignity and true generalship, Dr. Thompson led his forees onward and upward, triklng out block after block on the diagram until they went over the top to the sum of $2200. It was Indeed a happy time for the p.'iNtor and his parishioners. With the undertaking accomplished, the congregation deported lhcmsc)vcn to Clyde hall, as the kitchen of ihr new church was not quite in readi ness, and satisfied their inner eelves with a bounteous feast of appetizing edibles. At 3 o'clock the people re -assembled at the church for the afternoon program, which consist ed chiefly of felicitations bestowed upon 1he local church by and through some of the outside clergy in attendance, Hev. Klmer li. Mr- Vlcker brought greetings from thi Jacksonville Presbyterian church Hew L. F. llalknap, a former pas tor of the Christian church In Phoenix, brought greetings In gen vrul. Hev. Hugh T. Mltehelmore as paator of the First Presbyterinn cnurcn of Ashland, president of the Ashland Ministerial association nnd secretary of tho Kogue Hlver Ministerial association, was quite Well aide to express the good wishes of the valley as a whole as It looks with commendatory feel Jut upon the accomplishment hi tho Phoenix community. Hev. K P. Lawrence, representing the First Presbyterian church of Med ford nnd tho Medford Ministerial asso ciation, extended tho good will of these bodies. Hctng cnlled upon specially and Impromptu by Mr. Nelson, V. II. Ooro rehearsed Home of the early history back to the tlmo of the founder of tho Phoeiil church, Father Williams, In IK&o, lign"- ingly remarking, "when Medford whb one of the suburbs of Phoe nix." Dr. Thompson then voiced the Greetings from the synod of Ore gon, and Dr. O. T. Morgan, pastor of tho Kaglo Point church, as mod erator of tho Presbytery of south ern Oregon, extended the kindly feeling from them. The service wan concluded b tho playing of "The Palms" on tho org;u by Jlnrry W. Voting. , The; evening service lnclutte1 congregational Hinging led by tin Temple chorus, "Open tho Gates tot the Temple,' hy Arthur Har disty. by request and sermon by Ir. Morgan. The floral display wan very nttractlve and light sys tems were In good working order. The soft tone tint of the Interior are very quieting to the eye and nhovv tho work of master painter in the pastor himself. Daylight Is admitted hi eivory part of h" conclusion, the people of Phoenix haw every reason to take prida to GARBAGE SUIT A decision was handed down today by Circuit Judge C. M. Thomas in the city garbage cuae, which Involved the suit of Hay Kpcncer and W, H. Welly against the city to prevent the enforce ment of tho garbage ordinance. The decision upheld the ciiy in so far as garbage was concerned, but did not u p hold that part of the ordinance where "rubbish" is men tioned. The decision means that the City Sanitary Hervice now has exclu sive right to collect all city gar bage from hotels and restaurants, from which It has been collected by Hpencer and Welty to feed hogs on their farms near this city. How ever, the plaintiffs in tho case will appeal to tho stato supremo court, It was announced by their attor ney, "W. K. Phipps, this afternoon. The meat of the decision is: "This statement of the defend ants Is well supported by other authorities nnd brings the conclu sion that the present ordinance is unreasonable and therefore uncon stitutional. In so far as It pertains to "rubbish" as defined by (.he or dinance. The next question then Is, wheth er the ordinance being constitu tional om to part and unconstitu tional an to another part, will as to the constitutional portion re main valid and enforceable. My conclusion is In the affirmative. The plalntffs, as already stated, contend that an adverse holding will destroy their legitimate busi ness and compel breach of contract under their agreements. This is true, hut It has been repeatedly held that a city, under Its police power, Invoked In tho interest of hen 1th and sanitation, may do this. HegardlcflH of our individual opin ions of the necessity or even ad visability of such an ordinance as the one before tho court, the law has been determined by higher courts and must be followed. My conclusion Is that the ordi nance 1h valid as to garbage and Invalid as to "rubbish," and that the latter subject should he treated as surplusage. The plaintiff's case will be dis missed and the restraining order dissolved. Innsmuch as this case will be appealed, author!! Ich are here given in addition to those cited in briefs." SPECIAL EVENT AT ELKS FORI Those who are present at the Klks' forum tomorrow noon will bp well rewarded when they hear Prince Glglle, from the Kouth Sea i islnnds, and his Pacific coast man I ager, Don Colticr, put on a special st ii nt. Lewis Warner of Laramie, Wyo., brother of Hill Warner and well known former resident, will tell something about the oil Industry, and also give the Inside dope on the Teapot Dome mlxup. George Maddox. who has recent ly returned from California, where he hnd big success In his singing, will sing several numbers. Preparations are being made for a big crowd. 4 IjKMCOOT dknif.s (Continued from Page One) pnuy. hut dropped tho deal because ho did not have the ready cash and the company needed the money to meet Its debts. A letter from Mclean to Fall to this effort was Introduced into the record, friends said. Full testified, according to his family, that this third ranch Interest later went to Sinclair for Sil.oon in Liberty bonds received from the oil mag nate. Tho government charges Fall got this amount ns n bribe for giv ing tho Teapot Dome least to Sin clair. Fall, during taking of the depo sition, denied there was anything unusual In negotiations for tho Wyoming oil lease for which the government charged he accepted $2,1.1.000 In Liberty bonds from Harry F. Sinclair. He said the lease arrangements were canted nut by J. W. Zevoly, now dead, nnd that the wealthy oil mfl hliyself lutd not come into the deal until the day the lease was signed, April 7, 1922, Kven that day. ho said, Sinclair rejected the lease hecnuso Fall Insisted on larger royalties for tho government and accepted It after considerable Htgiimeiit. The lease. Fall maintained, had nothin? to do with receipt hy htm of tho Liberty bonds from Slnclnlr. These, he raid, were paid by the oil man for a third Interest In his Tres Hitos ranch In New Mexico, where the oil man wanted estab lished h breeding place for horses. Taking of the Fall deposition has required four day with a total of time little more than HJ hours. Several days will be required to transcribe Full's testimony, it is said, due largely to his loqmuious ness. Asked ft question, he an swered in detail, not being confined to n pertinent reply as he would l ave had h federal Judge been pro siding. CAHNKG1K, OkU.. April ?. i4'i Hod its of three men who had been shot in death were found today be. side a railroad traek near Car negie. They were Identified as "Curley" Dale, S7. a niachtnNt. Walter Swlggart, a concrete work er and Noah William, blackmitlth. their new rhurch and its officers extend a warm welcome to all couture. MEDFOTiD MATL 1 -m - RESDMED; early The grand jury which has been Investigating the expenditure, of the prohibition funds of this coun ty, going us far back, It is under stood, as four or five years, re sumed Its session at the court house this mumlng following the j week end adjournment of last Fri , day. t Willie the exact time at which ; the grand jury will complete its : investigation and make its report I Is not known to any one outside I of tho Jury personnel, contrary to I the general opinion that the report ( might come today or early thin ' week, rumor was very strong to I day that the jury session would . last all this week yet. I As near as can be learned, the ; Jury in making its Investigation : for weeks past has and Is going jlnto whatever matters it Is Investi . gating thoroughly, has or .Is not I paying any attention whatever to idle gossip or prejudice of any one Individual against others, and above all, Is steering clear of all political features of such Investi gation. In other words, before looking into any allegation the Jury has Insisted, it is said, that there must be a good basis and some evidence to back up the allegation. It Is thus due to this thorough ness and lack oi prejudice on tic part of tne investigators and their legal advisors, and above all a dis position on their part to exercise fairness, that lias made the inves tigation last so long, It Is under stood, as some of tho features per taining to allegations being inves tigated necessitate going back over happenings and figures fur some four or five years back, ElRYlllTED Fred Kmory was elected presi dent of tho Copco employes' or ganization Saturday night, to take tho place of Don Itunyard, re signed. O t h e r officers were Frank Htlnson, vice president, and Miss Nina Lightzer secretary, Fol lowing a short business meeting, a peppy good minstrel show was staged, after which darning was enjoyed by all present. The min strel made a big hit with the enthusiastic crowd from the open ing "Hallelujah" chorus to the many quips anil Jokes by the end men. The new Forum quartette made Its first appearance and was encored time after time. A great deal of credit for tho suc cess of tho show i.s due Fred Kmory nnd .Mrs. D. C. Failing, as well as the cut lie cast, who worked hard to make it a suc cess. The affair was attended by one of the largest crowds of the year. PORTLAND, Ore., April 2. (A) Hank Kxamlner A. A. Schramm today took over affairs of the Ashley State bank, after directors of the Institution bad apprised him they could not restore the Impaired capital. The bank examiner re cently gave notice of the capital 1 m pair men t and d I rectors voted for his charge of the affairs of the Institution as to date of Saturday, March HI. Particular "BEAVE Beaver Portland TINBrXE, MEDFOTCD. LOCAL DELEGATE TO STATE D. A. R. Mrs. (J. Q. D'Albini returned Sun day from Portland, where she had j gone to attend tho fifteenth annual state conference of the Daughters , of the American He volution and the first state conference of the Children of the American Revolu tion. There were delegates from six organized C. A. H. societies In attendance and two who are In the course of organization. Mrs. D'Al bini,. who is president of General Josph Society, C. A, U., has been elected historian of the state or ganization. Tho conference of the D. A. H. was the biggest and one of the moat harmonious ever held in the state. Crater Lake Chapter was given special mention tor having fulfilled all pledges, and is one of the out standing chapters In Americanism. Delegates from five chapters have asked for Information regarding the correspondence Instruction .';lven to those unable to attend the classe sin person. The recent citi zenship contest In tho Medford high school received much praise; ten delegates requested copies of these questions. Many expressions of apprecia tion were heard for Willamette chapter for the courtesies and en tertainment extended those in at tendance. A luncheon Thursday evening and a theatre party later wore among the complimentaary affairs given for the delegates. Friday evening a banquet was held with the nationally known speaker, Lieutenant Colonel LeKoy F. Smith, as honor uest, who ad dressed the delegates and guests on "National Defense." The dele gates were Riven copies of his ad dress with permission, and even his request, to use this when pos sible to enlighten the people that they may know conditions as they exist, and not what the defenders and the descendants of the defend ers of our nation wish them to be. Saturday, the last day of the con ference, the new rules governing the state organization were adopt ed, many revisions to the old rules beln; made. The concluding business of the convention was the election of state officors, when Mrs. M. J. Nor ris, regent of Crater Uike chapter, was elected second state vice-president. LEGION BENEFIT One of the best dances of the season was tho American Legion affair tit tho Oriental Gardens Sat urday night. A largo crowd from all parts of the valley was In at tendance until the last dance at 12 o'clock and everyone voted tho event an unqualified success. Mu sic by Whit Harton'st popular dance hand was a feature of tho evening! .lust before tho close of the party, Port Commander Horace Hromley of tho local Legion organization an nounced tiie final results of the Medford-Koseburg membership con test nnd thanked nil veterans nnd local citizens who helped win the victory for Medford post. The nil- j nouncement that Medford had won j the contest by a margin of nearly I a hundred members whs greeted Portland Cement Sold in Medford by Medford Concrete Construction Co., Porter )imber Co., Rogue River Lumber Co., Stand ard Roofing & Building Supply Co., Wallace Woods Lumber Co., Big Pines Lumber Co., Bedford Lumber Co. o OKKftOX, MONDAY. A with wild cnthuniaam pr-0 nt. TIiIh i given Medfcprd port a tntal of 630 i members, breaking, nil previous j membership reranis by over !iUU. j MKK1IKAT I Hi:V LOST (Continued irom iw Om.) Powers were delayed by frequent slides In tho mountains. Train service south of Cuk Hay may not bo resumed until Wednes day. Water today covered the tracks to a depth of four feet in several places. Slides on the Cuus-Hay-Hoseburg highway near the town of Hridge Saturday night were, cleared away today. The storm resumed with new fury early today. Water must rise WINGS Builders Always Specify R w USE A HOME PRODUCT GOLD HILL, OREGON o PI ML 2, 1928, J from i9i to three feet in Coquillc ' . valley to drive farmers from ' : rune s. The lat of their stock f ! was driven to the hills bite Sunday I for safety. Hesumption of the j ' storm may cause further rise In ' tin Coquille river, but danger to- day was generally believed to be , passed. MAHSHFIKLD, Ore., April 1'. : (A) The Hteamer Jane Nettletou ' I was in distress today ten miles I .northwest of Cape Hlanco on the Oregon coast. The Associated Oil tanker Kewanoe and another vessel , . were Htandir. by. The Jane Net-; tleton's uerlul was down and her ; cargo was shifting. Her position 1 was reported dangerous. i The Cnpe Hlanco Uuht station of the MORNING Look for the red tins with a black or a green stripe The tins are different from all others so is the coffee so is the tea. Whether they are better is for you to decide. Printed on each tin is a money back, offer. Briefly stated it is this : If you don't like Schilling's best, your grocer returns youi money at once. Your statement is enough. He pays you. We pay him. The finest things usually come from those who specialize in fine things only. Only Schilling specializes on top grade coffee only - - no 2nd or 3rd grades. Only Schilling brings you the tender tea leaves as fresh and fragrant as they left the Oriental tea gardens. Baking Powder Tea Ceme - this afternoon reported It could see fifteen to seventeen miles but there was no sight of any vessel. Captain Nutter of the Humlon coast guard reported that u look out at 11:30 a. m. sighted smoke twenty miles to southwest. .u wireless report had been heard since morning when the Nansa reported leaving the Jane Nettle tun with tho lunker Kewunee standing by. The crew of the Jane Nettletou reported by blinker signals to nearby vessels early today that the Nettletou was badly damaged and expressed the fear that she would break up. The Jane Nettletou car ries a crew of !M. SKATTLK, Wash., April 2. (P) WINGS of the TWILIGHT 19 Spices 31 extracts . Fears for the safety of the sail I ing schooner J. V, Kruse, 112 days out of Australia, which run into a storm off the northern coas ot Ore ' gon, were growing here today when the coast guard cutter Sno homish reported it was still search iv. for the vessel. The Snohomish . was erroneously reported yesterday as having sighted the Kruse. j Captain John G. Herry, comman- der of the northwest division of ! the coast fiiiard, said he felt sure the Kruse was off the Washington i coast south of Flattery. "1 have i instructed the commandeii of the ! Snohomish to continue the search I and not return until he is certain j the Kruse is safe," Captain Herry 1 said. &8