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-rF.DFOTD -NQH; TOTBT-NT!. "NrTlDFOP.Tl. 'OTEfiOV. TFESDAV, :ri?TL 17. 102$. PAGE FTvT! n ALLEGED KIDNAPERS OF CHICAGOAN ROUNDED UP BETTER HEALTH: Lieutenant J. J. -Mi'.Mahon, former well-known ivHWtont Jinksonville and' ulufe tt'affh fk'er stationed in the .Metlfonl district, ii ml who only leturned tn duty In the Mnltnnnmh dis trict near Tort land after ha vim; udei'Kone much 'nick new at'- tho family lunne in Multnomah, to vlih Ii plai'e thy moved about n year ao, and a serin uk opera -tio:i In a Portland hospital since last u toiler, motored from Sa lem yesterday with his son. Uruee. to Join Mm. McMithon, who ar-j rived hist week for a visit with her mother, Mr. T. K. Itjdton ! rf A lit ml nml wiis 11 vlsiinr In Medford today. He will leave for the north tomorrow morning to resu me h Is t ra f f ic d nty. After the long invalid and Mir-. pical experience he had gone ( through with., Joe's many friends here were ucreeably surprised to find him looking so' well and. in such a cheerful frame of mind.' lie will h'jive the fltv with a nor- ; right finn, from too much hearty handHhakinp. Joe declares' he is standing the work well, since he returned to light duty, and believes that in a few months at the most, he will be restored to his former robust health. Himself and family have a nicely located home at Multno mah and like their residence there viry much, but nevertheless still have a fondness for old Jacksonville. COURT HALL TELLS OE OLDEN DAYS ?' Y O' V XT'. . Iid,ki m IW-Wkd' ' Whams' li & r$$StiM THE MARKETS l.itlVKK'k. POUTLANU, t)re.. Apr. IT. (A) Cattle and calves, hogs, sheep and lambs steady; no receipts. 1 1FAI flllS SIllTflR i I J bl wwi I VII 1 11 soun after the shooting ut the Mis sion KmerKcncy hospital. Hatha way was taken to the same hospi- ! lal where it was iwid he would i;-il;ibly not recmer. t'olire t-aid M iss MrCullouxli's irfusul to nutriy ilutluiwuy prub nbly was the umtlvf. Many school children saw tin shoutuiK. on the bearinifs, then, before dolnic auythint; else. fften a great deal of work Is saved by bcKinninK ut the right place. SAN KltA.WISCO, April 1 7 (Pi Mips Irene Mcl'ullouull. -4, teach it at the Starr KiiiK school was ;1um and fatally wounded here to- Produce. POUTLAXn. Ore., Apr. : Wholesale prices: HI TTKtt Prime firsts and firsts day by Ccote Hathaway. -lO-year-, httther. I'orlland dairy ex- ld Oakland electrician, who thin , change net wholesale prices: Cubes f iut ltnd probably f ttitlly muiiU1 extras 3!e; standards S'.'c; prime hiins.-lf firsts 3s4c: firsts SSc. (.'reamery ' 1 prices: Prints 3c over cube stand ards. K(H1S Steady. Kresh standard extras 24c; fresh standard firsts ' -3c: fresh medium extras 22 '-.'c; fresh medium firsts -He. Prices to retailers 2c over exchange prices. Asoeiation selling prices: Kxtras -tic: first 2&c; meitiutn 24c; under sized 2 Of, Xl'TS Steady. Walnuts 1 Ti i2Tc; almonds 2Ui 2Sc; peanuts U I i Hi1; iHHhns 3s fi 4 2c. Miks Mci'ullough lied I'Hiti Art Timed And Worn Separately I'ARIH A') Separate tux furs, ilyed to match the costume, are . . Z, 7 i more fashionable for spring than " '" fur collm-H and cuff- nn coat. Kn- Kviilflire t III.- w.Ml- .lue lo ex- ,(,., ,)eils , woril ,ni-k UKlH M'lttl rwive too. in of the front whvvls i h,., H11, tall himitiiiK over tin ilnp''ls till' liwitollst to lift. llo Ullouhlcrs Ijy mutmrilulns ut Olio kIioiiIiI Kuiinl HKiiinst bCKinninu ut ' ,lK arvm house-. Sumim-r ermliif, ihc wroiiK piiu-e to iniiki- thin nd- i oudtniI anil fox are tlie ihoBen justni.-nt. Kxresslve loneni-M in turA ,. U(ie nn ,.c,ntK. the fi-onl-whi-t-1 hi'ilrluiN will throw . 4 thf h''ls nut of lint-, rht-ck up ri;ilfif(1 nd vert IhlnK repulti. HAY Steady. ItuyliiK pliers Kaslern Oreiton timotlty J-tLriiKir LM: valley tiniolliy $ 1 s ' IX. r,n; al falfa JlS'ti ls.riU;..oai hay $14.r.ur i.; straw $it.50 per ton. Sellini; prices fi a ton more. CASfAHA HAItK Steady, 7e Hi. iremin ;rape .root 1 i 4c. IIOl-S steady, lUT. 22i22'ic:! Itt2s. 17iv(i).Se I'ontriu-t; flintier--20c. I tlls to the farmer: ltr'l'Tl:itl'-AT Steady. 4 Hi- sta tion: 41c ti-aek: 43 Ifi 44i- f o il. Port- lllllll. I'dl'l.TIiV Steady. Heavy hens !4i2.-n-: llKht lr.tlilU-; hroliels 3'J S SJe; Pekln white din ks :l ; col ored nominal; turkeys, alive 25i 2Tc. ONIONS Steady, local J1.T5W 2.25 per cwt. I'OTATOHS Steady, TTicTi sack. Wool. steady. Kaslern Orojrnn 33fl40c lit; Valley ineilillm 43c, coarse 3Se lb. .12 OF6 C OS6 d Will H. Wilson's Store at 32 North Front St. will be closed all day Wednesday to arrange stock for a A very fine program was ren-' dered nt the JClks' weekly forum today, in charge of Chairman Jerry Jerome. The principal speaker of the day was Court Hall, who rem inisced on "the day of old" in and around Medford. and then digressed to the new Medford Merchants' baseball team, of which he is the manager. He told of the splendid response that his efforts have met with from the business people of the city and assured Medford that we would have an excellent base ball team this season. A very fine and most highly on- joyed musical program was ren-1 (pj Andrew uercti ny jmkiw .viae witson, accom panied by Miss Kslher Church, supervisor of schools in Medford. Miss Wilson sang several numbers nnd then responded to encores with whistling numbers. Alleged kidnapers of Thomas C.aynnr, Wealthy auto dealer and hotel owner, had plans to ahduet a score of rich men, police sny. Onynor's eyes were taped it hut and he was held six days for a $ltM),(MH ransom at a sum mar cottage at Crystal Ijike, -in miles northwest of Chicago, until rescued. Pictures show: (I) Frank Carson, alias Carlson, and (2) Je.nies O'Brien, alias livan. both of Detroit; (.'() Wil liam (Pig Pill) l.ewls. Chicago, declared by police to he a gambler and the go-between for the ransom: (4) Harry Purton of Philadelphia all held by police; f) Harold Levy, nssistant state's attorney prose cuting the ease; (ti) Thomas Oaynor, the kidnaped man, unkempt and eyes weak after his experience; (7) Deputy Detective Commissioner William K. O'Connor, who got C.aynor's story. . One man was killed a month ago in n machine gun battle at the hotel of which (laynor is part owner. Portland Wheat l'OKTLAXD. (,-,., April 17. (Pi W heat: H H H ha i d white $ I . 0 ; soft white, western white $l.4il; hard winter, western red $1.3i; northern spring $1.4 0. Outs white feed $4". Today's car receipts Wheat 40; flour 5; com 7: oats I; hay 4. Butterfat SAN FRANCISCO, April 17. Huttorfat f. o. b. Sun Francisco, 44c. 4 PAYNE LEADS WAY NAME JUDGE ANO LOOKS LIKE RAIN i I Si I CLAUKMONT, .Ok la., April 17. Payne -led ' the cross-eon tlnent runners inlet his home town here today and ap peared to have re-tnken the lend from Peter Cavuv.zi of KngJaiid. ChiviiKzl, who was reported, to have been .hurt on the road be tween Tulsa and Claremorc, had not- passed through here at 12:1 today and had lost the T SALEM, Ore., April 1 7. (JP) hen (iovernor Patterson yester day called on members of the supreme court ami gave them op portunity to make recommenda tions individually in regard to executive clemency for James Wll los and Kllsworth Kelley, each of the Justices declined to make a recommendation, according to an official statentent issued by the court, yhcre Is much speculation whether the governor, will com mute the death sentences to life imprisonment. 4 ' i P- ! margin he had held over Payne. I" lifted States highway .No. til! was t urned into a one-way street as. Payne nearcd town. An esti j mated 1 noo automobiles followed him three abreast. Payne halted ; an instant and M. H. Harrison, ivptvsenttng the ciarcmore chatn j her of commerce pressed a $100 ; bill into his hand. Then he loped Ion toward Chelsea, the night con ' trol point. ! While no definite announcement ' has been mmlo, it is probable that ! Uio spocial prosecutor in the trial : of District Aitomey Newton C. j Chancy, recently indicted for lar ! ceny of public money in alleged connection Willi the handling of the county dry enforcement fund. : will be Attorney J. N. Johnson of Grants Puss, who had charge, with State Senator II. L. Kddy of Rose burn, of tbo Kinnd Jury investiga tion. The trial is now set for Monday, May 14. four days before the pri mary election. PORTLAND, Ore., April 17. (p) Cloudy skies with occasional bursts of sunshine and rain, and nn ominous f precast of more ruin savo dubious leather prospects for the opening -same bore this afternoon of the Pacific Coast Ihtseball League. Portland was schedule to meet the Sun Francisco Missions. ! WASHINGTON. April 17. () :A message of appreciation for the j telegratfi of. congratulation sent j t hem by President 'oolldge was ; received at the White House today from the crew of Ihc Premen. ; "Deeply moved by your very I kind congratulation." the message I said. "The Oerman-li isli crew of iC.orman airplane itremen hope to j " ; I'P'K'h tlio lti:iI leimblli- of P. S. I A. veiv soon when tbev will ei-. "Pachlng new 'sm:illv exmess their irreat annre- The "'"Jorlty SAl.EM, Ore., April 17 (JPt Jud4 Ceorge F. Skipworth of Eu gene will preside at the trial of District Attorney Newton Chaney of Jackson county, which is to hooln nt Mailfnrri Mav 14. Skill- worth was assigned to the case yes- iwl"'" , tu rir ii.BtlfP llnnd if the i Tlu' t' lcKiam enme from f.reen --i niior i,.,..n i ' ! ihlaiiil by way of Thomas of Medf.nd had remitted " April that another judge be assigned to; ' the case. i Chanev was Inflicted on a charge ( I10NC. KONG, Aurll 1 7. (JP) ; 0f niisapplfration of proliibition I Fifteen ' pirates disguised as pas- funds. senders overpowefed the ofticersi XlOW YOltK, April 17. iA Stock prices suffered another sharp setback today despite efforts of speculators for the advance to maintain bullish enthusiasm by bidding up a selected list of oii. food and public utility shares. Losses In the active shares ranged from one to nearly six points. So great was the volume of Iradfivg the ticker again fell behind before noon. Hadio and Ceneral Electric each broke more than five points, the former touching 159 as against a high of l!(i6 a few weeks ago. General Motors. Allied Chemical and Continental Can each reacted four points or more; Graham- Paige, New York Central. General Hail way Signal, American Smelt- ing. Wright Aeronautical and ! Union Carbide dipped at least three points before buying support became effective. Losses of one to two points were scattered thru out the general list. The closing was heavy, some specialties rose i swiftly in the last hour, Congoleum Nairn and Endicott Johnson high ground. of popular shares. iip mvl Sale Starts Thurs., Apr. 19 See Tomorrow's Papers for Big Clean-up Sale Prices Will H. Wilson 32 North Front Street 33 CHINESE PiRATES E chuiiin v( ami thank tnr yoiir i,,,n""1' ""' ulm"l,: 1,1 symp.-Uhotlc Intctcsl in t ll i I- I leuie th.it Krctfil nil special- iieK, oecause ui i nc i irmenss 01 . call money ut five per cent. Total j 'oint HI. Armour sales again shares. exceeded 4,000,000 j ST. L WICHITA. Kan.. April 11 Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, flying his new Ilyan brougham monoplane, took off from Swal low airport here this afternoon after spending last night and this morning herewith his two com panions. H. M. Itixby and H. H. Knight of St. Tjouit. who are ac companying him on his flight from San Diego, supposedly to St. l.ouis. of the Chinese steamer Hsin-Wah Saturday and took possession of it. 'I'ltov milnmri I'nitlnln li.nxpn tn the notorious pirate stronghold. There the cargo and the belong ings of the passengers were trans- , f erred to sampans.. Five Chinese ! passengers were carried off to be ! held for rnnsfim. While the pirates were transfer ring their booty, a Chinese gunboat appeared. The pirates hurried for the shore. A landing party was sent af'er them, hut they escaped alter ar chase of two hours. The Hsin-Wah. which was en route from Shanghai to Hong Kong at the, time of the capture, later ptoceeded here with the gunboat escorting her. Reformer's Share of P r o hi Debate With Darrow Held 4 ATLANTA, fin., (iP) The share 4 rpshnw. for in e i April 17 of W. l). congress- fr 4 man. from the proceeds of ( his public debate here Friday 4 4 night with Clarence Darrow 4 was garnisheed by the state banking department. In two suits, th state su- penintendent of banks sought to recover on two notes to- f, tallng $S10. which the for- 4 mer Georgia representative was said to have given to the failed Farmers and Traders bank. narrow and the sponsors of the debate also were named In the proceedings, but it waft explained that the Chicago lawyer was 'only technically connected with the affair and that his share wi.uld not be held up. The debate was on prohibition. ' . . Drug Store News Saturday, the 21st, is Dollar Day mid prnclii-Hlly t'vorv merchant wil put tm sonic renl biirnnins. And this store especially will offer sonic event hil; deals. The band will play and everyone will he happy. Charlie Irvin "f Foots (.'reek said he wanted to add his testimony as to the value of the Akron Truss 1I(! said they were the best he ever wore and lie has been, ivuptnrrd over-forty years. Ke have (,'nlorite, the lint dye, in all shades. Also Omte's Castile Soap in the old fashioned liune burs and will cut it tip as wanted. Just received a' supply of Taylor incubator thermometers. Their me will help the little chicks to arrive in (food shape. This week specials A dollar and seventy cents worth of San Tox shaving materials for Me, or a f(c . lube of Mcnnen's shaving cream and n 50c lube of slium poo cream, the two "ille. Heaths Drug Store Near as Your Phone Free Delivery LUMBER-SHINGLES-LATH CEMENT-PLASTER-LIME WALL BOARD-STUCCO WIRE PATENT SHINGLES-ROOFINGS Com. Brick-Face Brick-Fire Brick ahd Clay DOORS-WINDOWS-SCREEN DOORS Medford Lumber Co. Phone 629 J. H. Cooley North Fir St. Fruit Prices Today SAN KltANl'lSCI). April 17. j lA'i Ki.il. iiil-Sttite Market Npwm Service.) Apple: Ilfixe:'. Wiishlnt't'in nnd Oregon winwii xf $3.2". to 3.4". AST'iltlA. Ore.. April 17. Wi . Ten plaees In the Jury tn try ',ftnKP li.mnutii, in n first degree murder ehnrre liad been filled early till afternoon. .Ilanniila. JL', I i eharned with fllooriiig liin wife :the nl-lit nf Kelnuary 'i'l, after a I vat ty at a hutcl. Dahlia and Gladiola Bulbs We have a clwlco stock of hotno-Krown Dahlia and Olatllola bulbs for anlo at ronoonablo prices, Theso bulbs aro all our own raisins and are prize-winning stock. Send for list of varlotles and prices. Hosier's Flower Gardens ASHLAND, OREGON Phone 341-J BENEFIT DANCE Wednesday Night at HILARITY HALL Thin dance in being held under the auspices of the Medford lions Club nnd is oecnHioned by the recent Herioiin accident suffered by John Hillings, proprietor of Hilarity Hall.