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Xti EIGHT STRflFOftW TOHTrT, TftTBCTTE, MEDFORT, OFfFflW. TUESDAY. APRIL 24. 1928. f7 I I T) hi hi ' K ill bl tr u ' v P lr f I ( t 1 1 I QPNn SHIP PROFIT- FORCED 140 CALIFORNIANS j'WRlTE !N' NAME CONFESSION BONE 1 AID OF POLAR ACE ON OIL BARON HE TESTIFIES COMING FRIDAY ! ONLY COURSE IN OF CONTENTION IK COAST TOUR SINNOn VACANCY: KLAMATH MUROER Col. Stewart Unable Wilkins and Plane Due to; Reach Norway Early Next; Week Bremen Ready to Resume Flight, Held by Greenly Island Storm. ', Mure thnn 40 cam carryl C'aU . ifnrnia rciilfnU, will arrive at the 10 . Or-json boi-diT nxt Friday at 3 jv'clock in the All-l'aclric Coaut K66P From Taking $759.- caravan which 1h milking a tour ! of IIih KCfiiic beuutifM ulong the 590 in Continental Trad- Kiancut to van- icouver, H. t, accurdlne to W. M. infl Dpal Rnnfte tfl Rp l'lijnion. proprietor of Jlut.-I my ueai Donas 10 oe JttckHOIli who hu(4 bw.n nalnt.d the Turnprf Rarlf fn QiniMnir5 Medrurd --hairnian of the- project. I Ul IICU DdCK 10 dinirldlriThe I'uliforiilu reaidentM will be ! met at the border by local car , Concern. i OSLO, April 24. W) The Steamer Wlna owned by the Nor thern Exploration company and at present at Uonnlnetmiag. Fin ns uric, Norway, has received a telegraphic order to proceed ua near Green Harbor, Hpitzbergen, au poHtiible to take Captufn Gourde , Wilkina and IJeutenunt Carl H. KU-luon uud their airplane to iiurway. f'The mlna left today and tn&y teach the mouth of Ire Fjord about- Saturday. The filers are expected to reach Trotnioe, Nor wayj eurh next week. . I- -Captain Wilkin wan quoted In a ineahAKe from (ireen Jlarbor to 1 owners, who will auiHt In conduct- j Ing them to the ncenic point " " ' " ! around Med ford and the urruund- WASHIXGTON, April 24. 0P : in vicinity. Robert W. Stewart, chairman off Tne caravan haH been planned' the board of the Standard Oil com- jand npoiworcd by luiiel owners, j pany of Indiana. teifled before j eaort ownera and head of ti avel f the senate Teapot Dome commit- ' bureuua in both atatea, who will umieruiae 10 cuuiioKue ine nnor- ! SALEM. Ore.. April 24. UP ; PORTLAND. Ore., April 24. (JP) The funferorilonal committee of Mrs. Bertha Lotches, Klamath the second Oregon dibit k-t has Indian matron, took the stand to-t no legal authority to nominate a day as a government witness in candidate to succeed Kepresenta-; the trial of On' tile Davis, Klamath ! tlve N. J. Binnou and the only 1 Indian, charged with slaying Clar-1 legal method for nomination la j ence Walker of the Pit River tribe., by the writing in of names on! with an axe on the niyht of Janu the primary ballot on May 18. This 1 ary 2. Is pointed out to Phil Metscban -Mrs. of Portland, chairman of the Ore- ufuiple. gon republican central commit- clothes. tee, in a letter sent him by Willis i celled. Lotches was dressed In well cut and fashionable Her hair was neatly mar- oaniHtant attorney gen- at the home of mother of Walker, tee that he was awarded a one fourth share of the profits of the Continental Trading company of Canada, even though he bad pro tested that he did not want the ULoney. Stewart said H. 8. Osier, presi dent of the Continental, huuderl him packages of Liberty bonds at mation regarding attractions along the count for the benefit of tour iNts ptiMHlng thru this section of the country. Mr. Clemenaon urged co operation on the part of the local i-itMideutK, In selling the beautlen of this district to the outHi tiers who pass thru here, by Joining the H. Moore, era). I The withdrawal of Kinnott from ths itfiiiiu rtr I.,. I lot f. ill r. win. hit. flrmi.tnfn.Ktit n mmhr nf 1h!chwen English court of claims has given rise to a question as to how his successor as a candidate on hte ballot would be chosen. The Moore letter tnen Mrs. Lotches, who was a visitor Annie Lynch, at the time of up a trust fund and place one-half of the securities each to the credit of the Sinclair Crude Oil company l and the .Standard of Indiana. ! The oil man, who la uuder Indict- the Dugbladet today us stating j r uu imviim tbiuhbu 10 that he and Lieutenant Carl II. IW1P commute 1 u e s lions, i-m..Iiu. ui riv t, Mnn.h i,ie Weed ut the outset to reply to tlifs autumn. various tiinna totaling 7fj9 &O0 (caravan, wnun will arrive In lied- PiHVioilHlv. h had dcHrlcrl n ntt i ford at 4:30. j the murder, told her story in well I losen English. j Forrest Llttlefield, who is prose-1 cuting the case for the government, : I referred in his opening statement LeJl confession signed by Davis,1 tions the three methods of placj commissioner at 1.1 ! ing names on the ballo at pr b hta , mnry elections, by petition, by." ,v.' D Mntlti statement and the filing of a f ee ; atlorneVf who cianied' tbat it was and by the wi tting in of numea. , faL.on at , m in tho now iinpoHsible. . JlnH for the expedition are Virtually complete, bVit Captain Wllkinn would make no further atuteinent on the project for the present.'' " The 'newspaper also wild that Cviitniundcr JUchard K, Iiyrd, who la' now preparing his own expedi tion to tin Antarctic, offered to buy the airplane In which Captain Wilkins mude his Jtuwil fllKht deronri iUtf "top of I he world", but the latter refused to sell. , When Lieutenant Klclmm wuh asked what he thought about white , he and Captain Wilkins Wi-i flying from J'olnt Jlarrow acrtiHH the polar regions, he re plied: - "If we 'have gasoline omniKh. we ioon will see Nor way, tlio .land of my forefathers, for the flint lime." A', special dlsjmtch says that Ca pta In WI I k Ins is very pop u la 1 at Green Harlwr, himself modest, a an v ouerie.H d irected at h hn. Tho wltnesu said he turned over the bonds to Roy J. Iturnett, a tax expert for the Hlundard, who was to act as trustee for the fund. "Those bonds remained In the vaults of the Standard OH company of Indiana until lost Saturday," ytewart continued. "When I got to Chlra'io that day from Wash ington I called In the directors of the company and Mr. Burnett and bad the box opened. "1 explained the whole transac tion to the directors and they de cided that the bonds should be turned over to the Sinclair Crude Oil Purchasing company." The purchasing company Is owned jointly by the Standard of Indiana and the Binrlatr CnnoH. dated Oil company. It bought half of the oil the Continental obtained from the late A. E. Humphreys of Denver. This oil was later turned back to the Sinclair and Standard and is proving! companies at a profit of 25 cents good comrade, o barrel, although Htwurt car. Carl Kwlgart spoke on publicity, giving interesting illustia 1 1 o n s from his own work, and Kd liinns gave a short Instructive talk on the operation of meat markets. Clyde Kakln reminded the Kotary club members ugaln of the Home Products dinner to be held by the 1 chamber of commerce and service J clubs next Friday night. K. L. Scott, president of the Lions club, I urged a large attendance of local J residents and business men at the special Lions club - luncheon at i Hotel Med ford tomorrow. ; Due to the absence of William club. 'who. with seven ther locl !1"' wi!,t n "r Utryed tl.elr IN HOWIE FIRES; under unsuitable conditions. There will be further discussion as to its I admission when Thomas is called I to the stand. According to the story told thus far, the murder followed a night of heavy drinking by both Walker and Davis. It is alleged by the govern ment that the defendant climbed through the window and killed oung Walker as he lay aMeep, alone in the house. I BOl'Tll IU2ND. Jnd.. April 24 WV Trapped in their beds. Luuls, ti. and Oeurge, 3. suns of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wei berg of South Bend, were burned to death here' full of energy and a hard worker, j anteed the Continental's contract. .. Lieutenant Klelson was de-jamPf wi,n Sinclair and otheis. arribed us the same nnd full of, Continuing his recital, Htewart good humor, declaring himself j 8ttld that as the couiwnB 'fell due as 'mighty comfortable," as hejlarnett clipped them and he lies on a sofa In the radio in-cahed them, turning over to Tiar- lion smoking and rending. Ukinut( an equal amount of other 1 uplnln WilkltiH. ho wnnts a ! bonus. ehang of clnihes. - tiptnln Wllklmi said that he felt, very comfortable at Oreen Hnrhor and expreaned astonish ment that he hnd found here reg ular comfortable Norwegian hotisPK. Ah soon as he gets time He will construct n snow hut l'ke a bee hive, to dcmoiiKtrale the dwellings, ns they aro ut Point Darrow. members is attending the Rotary conference In Seattle this week, Frank Newman acted as president. A telegram was received by the members during the luncheon to day, from the absent members, which, besldo president Allent. Included Kd Hhockley, Jack Wake field, Wm. Wtiitelaw, Jack Carle, Win. fjjbittt and C. J. Semon A Rotary committee appointed to meet the All-Pacific Coast r caravan at the border Friday, in cluded. Horace Uromley, chair-: mun. Clyde Kakln, Heoxge Hunt,' AI Hayden and Charles Clay. : ! I home. The parents had built fire in the kitchen lunge and gone to a barn a qiiurter of u ! ml If away to milk the cows. They "" " , left the boys sleeping upstulrs. ! The Medford-Phoonis district The fire was first discovered by - have an unusual interest In a neighbor, who turned In a firs:the fact that among the young alarm, but the flames had gained men graduates in this years class 1 so much headway that the boys at the commencement exercises of .could not be resetted. The lib use, j the Presbyterian seminary at San j valued at $2,000 was destroyed. I Anselmo near San Francisco next I Thursday, Leonard Urown, son of Tlr. nnd Mrs. Walter Frazer Brown POPULAR TIRES IN; BULB GRASS TEST I ASTORIA, Ore., April 24. WP) Dr. Kldred 11. Waffle. 4S. for many years a prominent physician here, dropped dead In his office here, yesterday. Death was caused by a heart attack. Dr. Waffle was boj-n In Ixil, Wis., and spent most of his boyhood In Pendle ton, Ore. He received his de gree at the I'niverslty of Oregon medical school. PYTHIANS FINISH CONVENTION PLAN C. H. Davis, represents) 've of the Portland branch of the United Stutes Rubber comiwuy, spent sev- j era) duys the past week In Med-1 ford and southern Oregon In tho j Interests of lr. H. auto tires. This' well known make of tires, which has been popular here for many years, is carried by the Auto Sup- Talisman Lodae No. 31 Knights I .. lB fwuuy anu ueeue of Pythias held a very important I JUiaie f . with 14 PuHil. "v -M'r mm,uu, iu- uamtfu in uirfutme tire mauuiac Showing that the publicity which has been given to the O. C. Hoover winter blue grass is having results. Prof. F. C. Keimer of the Southern Oregon experiment station at Tal ent, today received a request from Prof. H. H. Post of the Montana university at liozeman, Mont., for a quantity of the locul grass for ex perimental research in class work by the students. A large package of the grass was being prepared to- riay lor shipment to the university. of the Pembro orchards, is one of the graduates. John Hoyt, Jr., son of a former Sunday school mis- sionary in the Med ford district will ! be another member of the gradu- ' ating class. ! Leonard Brown, shortly after being ordained as a minister will take the pastorate' of a Presbyter- j In n church nt Santa Clara, Calif.. the pulpit of which he has been i temporarily supplying for some j time past. 1 ' Mr. and Mrs. Walter Frnser Brown leave this evening for San j Anselmo to attend the graduating exercises. Ilev. H. P. Lawrence, who left on the Sims la train today for San Anselmo to attend the spring meeting of the board of I directors of the seminary, will also j be present. He experts to be back in the city next Friday Pattl Oruud DETROIT. MIsh Loura A. M Dover aftks dismissal of hiislmnd'H suit to deprive her adopted son of,tnk phice at this convention x.ion a mon h income from u-uh fund left by her husband's fathef to his itrnndnon. meeting last night Chancellors and one Chancellor present. Plans were completed ' for tho district convention which will be held In Med ford next Thursday. This district comprises the lorigee of I torn-burg, O ra nts Pass, M ed ford, Ashland and Klamath Falls. District Deputy Grand Chan cellor H. C. Hoehne was present and told of a contest which will in ture. and has employed Clarence I). Chamberlain. Doted flier, as a con sultant lu the development of air plane tires. 1 The U. S. Rubber company uses this paper to cover this trading area and has an ad In this Issue. DorftMakeaTby Out of Baby rBabies Have 'Nerves' By 11UTH DRITTAIN T ritualistic work among the dele gated from the five subordinate' lodges. Past Chancellors James j Htewart, K. W. Juqua and K. ti. (Jure were elected to represent Tnlisnian Lodge in this contest. ' ti . jtiMurno, popular garage Flower thlev.m unn.n tl.nA I owner f Hornhrook. who has m1kJU Blolc 36 ulpg from (ne d j been under the doctor's rare! f Mrs. All,- THii,n,i.. ti, 1 tulis wen. the pride and Joy f for several months, was present and nave an Interesting talk. Illihs Heine, who spent last week in Portland, told of the progress being made In the nor thern part of the statu In lenr Kunllng tho uniform rank, which is the mllltury department of the KniKhts of Pythias. Mr. Heine made a strong plea to have the Portland hoys organize the uni form rank In Talisman Lodge, which U now being considered. Mi's. I rowbrldKe, who offers to give a bouquet to anyone who will1 ask. She feels her loss keenly. I he authorities have u strong! clue to the Identity of the cul- prlts. and they will be made an example of in an effort to curl) this form of reprehensible cussed neyw which break out every sprint: fc - " 1 far- 3 r- s j palads and CaaUindl .ittnttroa 1 1 1 Much of tlio nrrvoiinpi In oliir rliiliiren imii Ih Irdiftl to the ov.r ntliutilutinn (turlii); infum-y. ruti-wl )iy rcyiirdiiiK lmty t. a tort of .nf initvd toy for the .mu.riitent of par out.. rclHthe. and frirnil.. ILhv unty be ptuyisl vvilli, Imt not for more ttntn it nuarUr of an hour to an hour daily. Iieytnitl th.;t, heinji liandlnl. tit'klrdt. cansril to Uujih or even (ivaili, will iwmietiniet reult ill voin itiiii, anil imarialily eauiei irritu bility, eiyinif or U'i'ilene. ' Wvtfnfiieia, cryinif anil .leepleu IK'ha 'from Ihi eniue -an eutily be a il ly treatiiiK mhy with more roiiiiliTiillon, hut when you Ju.t ran't ae what ia mttkinjr liahy reitle.. or UMit, Mler line him a few lroia of Jmro, luirinlena Catoriu. It', anini up to at'e'how iftiirkly it ralint hahv'' nerve nml toothea him to al vp; vol t ii'iiliiim no drug or njiiatei. It I. Jniiely vepelahli- Ilia reiMjie la on Ih yrumivt. Lemling phy.ielana tire (KTll ft for rolle, rholera, ilinrrhea mnatlpatlon, saa on aloinarh anu liovi'i l. feveri.hneaa. loan of aleen ami all other "upaeU" of lialiyhuoil. 0ei ILi million botllea ul a jeiir ahovva It owrwheliniiir popularity. ! With each Loltla of Caatorla. you t book on Motherhood, worth if weight- In (rolil. J-ouk for Chaa. II. j'leielier'a aifrnatura on th aikai u you'll get puiulii Culoria. Then a,r many Imiioiiou. EAGLE POINT ITEMS At the Paronl Teiu'her naaoela Hon mBotinK held a week HKo, offl cera for the coiuln.t year were eleeted. Mjh. (Iniho was ro-eloeted liroBldent. Tho other offleera, who will ho new ut their poHltiona. aro Mra. (iaater. vli'e preaident; Mlaa JohttKon. He'n'tary: Mrt. f'ora rimlth. treasurer. Mra. ChUdrilh, who haa aeted aa aeon lary and treatiurer tut tho paat alt yenra. mien, la lui'llKllile for reelootlon, wna releaaeil with a vote of thunka for her lonuT and fiilllifiil work. At thla meetlnx final reiiorla were Hlven on tho I'.-T. A. hi Jlnka held a month am, and money wna aet aalujo to complete payment on the new ai hiMil orthoponir Vlcimla. A! the lm-nl liiHtitute held a week a no at KhkIi. I'nlnt. the I'.-T. A. nerved rhh ken dinner to over UO iwople. Thla, aa proliahly the laat niouey ralHlci artlvily of thla year, leaven tho treaxury with roiiHiiler I able funda to rirnw on. The KaKle Point baaeball loam haa heen vlrtorloua with a naiTow mui'Kln In both. Knmea played an far. The flrat, with Jaikaonvllle. had t aciire of H to 1.1: the aec ond, played with Talent In con alilemlile mud ami ruin, waa .1 in i. One Knnie waa poatponod because u tlio bad weaOivr. You Won t Go Astray If you place your orders for all kinds of building material with Medford Lumber Co. We have no "applesauce," bunk, or anything but good material at reasonable prices. Medford Lumber Co. Phone 629 J. H. Cooley North Fir St. ' MANN'S - The Best Good for the Price. Ko Matter What the Prict - KANN'8 WEDNESDAY SPECIALS At Mann's Department Store A REAL MONEY SAVING SALE SILK DRESS SPECIALS & $15.00 Values $9.00 100 charming new .ilk dresses made of the very lats.t tillra in nlain nnd figured Dattemi. All sizes. Ud to $15.00 values on sale fcQ , Wednesdav r,U Wi tforv on r tii nn &&k PaCU.uu JLresscb ipii.w" A wonderful group of new dresses in one and two-piece styles, made of this season's most wanted colors and materials. Every one dif ferent. A full range of sizes. Up to 1 A $20 values. Wednesday PA" A Big Coat Event Wednesday $15.00 Spring Coats $10.00 Just about 10 coats in this lot, made of all-wool materials, full lined, good styles. Up to d l f $15.00 values, on sale Wednesday. P 1 V $25.00 Spring Coats $14.00 A fortunate purchase enables up to offer 50 ex cellent new spring coats in tweeds and twills. All colors and sizes. Up to $25.00 values, Wednesday only r n MM 1KB $14 Table Damask S1.20 Value 85c 64-in. pure linen unbleached table d a m a 8 k in beautiful floral patterns! Regular price $1.20. Wednes day special, yard . . . 85c Silk Hosiery S2.95 Values $1.59 Women's La France", "Kay ser" and "Gold Maid" silk hose in all colors and sizes up to $2.95 values, Wednes day special, pair $1.59 Wirthmore Wash Dresses Only One Dollar There is a spring smartness about these new Wirthmors that distinguish them from the ordinary wash dresses. Made of "Borden" fabrics in all the newest English type prints. All sizes, 16 to 52, on sale g Wednesday, each tp 1 Pollyanna, Juanalla and Betty Baxley Wash frocks made of voiles, batiste. dim.f.V. and prints. Fast colors. Real $2.25 values, Wednesday, each . $1.95 Soap Sale Koyal Cuticle and Boquct toilet soap, good quality, our regular V2U: soap, Wednesday 12 Bars for 39c . Neckwear S1.25 Values 95c Women's collar and cuff sets made of ecru net; V and cir cular shaped neck lines, also vestees with and without cuffs up to $1.2.) values, Wed nesday, 7 O C Voile Pajamas Women's and misses nm'rmma - made of fine imported voile in pruned and plain, colors snaues, Wednesday, pair ... Tye Dye washable silks, a yard all $2.75 $3.95 N16 I Infants' Sweaters S1.25 Values 75c Splendid all-wool sweaters for infants in pinje. white and blue. Regular price .$1.25, . 1VLn Wednesday, special IW Infants' Creepers S1.25 VaJue 79c These creepers are made of pvints and ginghams, fast colors, sizes 1 to 3 years. Kegular price $1.25 Wednesday, : 7Q special, each . I SC SEE DISPLAY IM WINDOW Printed Crepes Silk and cotton crepos in many beautiful patterns and color com binations. :u. inches -wide, fast colors, Wednesday, ; QCL special, yard .'. OC Child, en's 85c ravon vests 75. r ' "THE SIU1VL l-OO Pvtrpp7qy rrtf. "TOW 'f MaU Order, Promptly Filled, Postage Prepaid-Agrau for Butterick Pa'ttem.