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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1928)
CTEWOIffl limi TTlTBtTCT, friTOFOftT, OT?T!(-.0T, TPTISTVAY. MAY S. 1923. PXCIE T11RRH MOTHERS DAY TO luill alau a muiuIht from Ashland, i J All locul knitihls are requested to , in ui wie nan ut b:4i p. m. OREGON CO. M MARKETS BEDFORD PAVING t i.i.i. i 1 1 1 a rM f iTri LOCAL K. P. LODGE CHAIRS FOR J'VILLE ! lERCi Wi"LL CONTINUE ON SINGLE SHIFT TaMsmnn lodge No. 31, Knights, of Pythias, hi'M a short business session lust night at which a letter was rend from Crand Chancellor Robert CI. Morrow of Portland re lating to Mother's il:iy. Talisman lodge voted to Rive the Pyihiau KU'erit whit' carnations oi their district convention next Saturday night, which will be held In their Jiall in Medford. An invitation was received from Thermopylae Lodge No. 50 of flrantH Pass (to a' tend their meet ins tonight, at which the Marsh -nd knights will put on the knight ; Iiiik. It Is cxpic'fd a large dHe-j gatfon will attend thin meeting n The Jacksonville rhamber of commerce has completed a drive for loo chairs, launched ten days K'. and future sessions of that body, will he conducted without tot i n seating space from the school. Acceding to Joo "Vil liams, an arrive member, it was quite- a job getting the chairs to and from the sihoolhouse, so he proposed that every member buy a chair. To start the movement, seven memher.s bought chairs, and after n week of good progress. Hay H. Tort of this city. bought :t7 chairs at line fell swoop, bring ing the grand total tip to JM, l.i vest oik I PORTLAND, Ore.. May 8. W j L'ATTLK AND CALVKS. steady. ' Recei pt s 2 5 ca I ves, vea lers, me dium. $10.50'i 13. 5u. i HOCS Hutcher clashes, 25c to 50e lower late Monday; no re ' ceipts. Heavyweight, -50 to 850 ' lbs., medium to choice, $9.00 tfr 1 10.00; medium weight, 200 to 250 lbs., medium to cholcej $9.25 i 10.25; lightweight, 160 to 200 lbs.. medium to Choice, $10. 25r 10.50; 130 to .ItiO lbs., me- 1$ The Owen-Oregon Lumper com pany will not operate this year upon a double shift basis, as origin-. 11,- ..lmit..t in ttiu ni-.M'rnm for .t, in-i,. tw.i.i i light lights, their production down to 70.000.- "' ioiw .uv iu.-d; ,. 000 feet, according to James H. 1 tng sows ioi.h and smooth. $, .00 owe,,, general manager. lnuKhter pigs to 130 In a conference with the em- medium to choice. $9,00 ... s. ( i; leeuer ami sioc-Ker pigs, t u jut A NATION-WIDE INSTITUTION- NNEYLQ The Cuffs are Important On Many of the Smartest Coats Fur cuffs and a plain collar, perhaps finished with a scarf this is the smart mode for late spring and many clever examples are included here. .Women M isses Juniors Broadcloth Finish Fabrics and Novelty Silks Broadcloth, kasha and novelty silks fashion coats to meet a variety, of spring and summer needs tailored types and dress coats, with and with out fur. ' Step-Ins Correct In Honey Beige Kid Just the shoe for those "af ter supper" hours when one wishes to be feminine and dainty to the eye. Honey Beige Kid with gay trim. $5.90 Don't Let Graduation Gifts Worry You This is the time of year when double-decked white envelopes are liable to pop in on you unex pectedly, and you groan dejectedly, "What, another gift 1" Oh, well, don't be too utterly pessimistic. Per haps you are taking the si&ject a bit too seriously and need a new slant on the situation. Things don't have to be expensive to be appropriate and in good taste. Our store is crammed with gifts for the woman whose good taste is guided by a sensible desire for economy. It really costs very little to remember your friends when you have learned to shop the Penney Way. h 'ft The Graduate Loves Undies For Commencement Especially These of Glove Silk Tl,: 1,,.. -I :,.,. nrmrn.im til of every girl is thrilled with these exquisite f t crlnvp silk parments. Hs.l $1.98 and $2.98 There are vests, cliemis?, panties and bloomers in an irresistible assort ment select some for yourself, as welt as for gifts I Graduation Gift Honors Are Awarded To These Clever Handbags Tlfe "right" accessories are so important this season that any graduate will appreciate your selection of a handbag in the mode. 1.ST8 and 2.98 o Roomy pouch bags are fa vored because they hold so much I There are envelope bags, too, in plain leathers, combinations and reptilian effect. ployee of the loral plant yester- ; day afternoon. the employees voted to c-oMlnue. with the single shift, instead of a double nh:fl. itltns fiirntfthint; Hteutly work, over lit long period, will no curtail ment of labor. Th decision to eliminate ft idoiihlo shift was readied 10 days i hbo. dtlllnir the visit of H. !i. l.ovejoy and A. It. Owen, directors of the lumber company, and was due to a nation-wide movement on the part of lumber mills to hold down the production, until the market, which Is now mori or less demoralized, return to normal. Lumber operators of northern California and the Klam ath district, met Saturday nt Klamath Kalis, and nil nsreed to operate the coming season on a restricted basis. The Owen-Oregon company with Its maintenance of a million dol lar railroad, with one of the heaviest tax rates of any county in the state, operates under a heavier burden than tho other operators of this gistrict. (lain ltobinson. local sales man ager of the Owen-Oregon com pany Is now on the last leg of a get-acqualnted-wlth-tho-trado trip through Texas, luislana, Arkan sas. Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and Utah, and is expected to reac h homo tho latter part of the week. James Owen, general manager, left this morning for tho logging camps In the Butte Falls district. to 1 Ifn His., medium to choice, $8.75 i 9.50. SllKKI" AND LAMBS Lambs and yearlings, 50e lower (late Monday). iJimhs, 92 lbs. down, good to choice, (1 1.751 12.50; do, 92 lbs. down, medium, $10.25 4r 11.75; do. all weights, cull to com mon. $9. now 10. 25; spring lambs, SI3."0ifi 14.00; yearling wethers. 110 lbs. down, medium to choice, (9.501!! 1 1.50; ewes, 120 lbs. down, medium to choice, Sti.50 ffi 7.50 ; do, 120 to 150 lbs., medium to choice, $5.5UTl 7.00; do, all weights, cull to common, $3.00 ft 5.50. Heinz Demonstration ON FINAL LAP ALL THIS WEEK Special Prices on All Heinz Products in Half Dozen Lots Come in and sample some of the NEW HEINZ PRODUCTS. Now that nice weather Is pre vailing, the contractors In ch.irpe of the K'ailinir uml puvlnn of a number of Med ford streets have Rot Nttuart'd away on thin work at last, after numerous delay wince lute lust fall hfcause of bad weather or other multeiri. atul It is expected that all this work will have teen completed within to days. The roiiKh pradiiiK has heen completed on King tttreet. ami when the fine, grading haa heen completed the laying of the con crete paving will begin. TIiIh will tako five days. North Ivy street Is now all torn T ? up because of the grading work , t being done In preparation for pav- ( ing that thoroughfare, the Inter- nei-nuii corns ano iiku wui'K oav- i j ESTABLISHED HERE One of the newcomers among Medfnrd's business concerns is the C.arfield Klectric Service, which has recently heen established at the I,cMoee service station on the Pacific highway at Jackson street. This new concern will handle nil kinds of battery work and starting, lighting and ignition service as well as cany a complete stock of standard makes of batteries. Hirllding and repairing of radio re ceiving sets will also ho featured by the new electric firm. .1. Karl (larfield, who heads the. no wCiarfield Klectric Service, dime lo this city from Imh Ange les, where he has been associ ated with a buttery manufacturing concern for the last five years. Mr. (iarfleld was also employed by the JJelro organization and has had wide experience in radio work which fits him for handling a di versified electric service business. New factory equipment of the very latest type is arriving for the new concern and eight-hour charging; service will he especially feaiurcu. Mr. Garfield has extended a cor dial invitation to southern Oregon motorists to stop at the l.e.Moss service station and inspect his new electric department, battery stock and electrical equipment. PORTLAND. Ore., May 8 holesalo prices: Kl-'TTKR S t e a d y. Pm-tlam! Dairy Kxchange net wholesale prices: Cubes, extras, 41c; stand ards, 40c; prime firsts, 39 He; firsts, 3Uc: creamery prices, prints, 3c over cube standards. KCUIS Steady. Kresh stnndard extras, 2 Re: fresh standard firsts, t'4c; fresh medium extras, 2 a ifce; fresh medium firsts, 21 Vie; p'riecs to retailers, 2o over exchange prices. Association selling prices: Kxtras, 2f.c; firsts, 25c; medium, 24c; undersized, 2c. NUTS Steady. Walnuts, 1 tt SJ 27c: almonds, 20 (f? 2 No; peanuts, 1 o ft 1 1 c; pecans, Sit tfi 42c. HAY Steady. Buying prices: Eastern Oregon timothy, S20.50fii) 21.00; 'do, valley. $ltf.00 iff 18.50: alfalfa, $19.0019.50; oat hay. $15.50 1 ti.00; Htl'itw, t.t(i per ton. Selling prices, $2 a ton more. I L'AHCAKA HA UK Steady, 7c lb.; Oregon (Irape root, I ii 4c. i HOI'S Steady. 1U27, 21 H ff' ' 3c; 192X crop, 17ttj-18c con tract: fuggles, 20c. I!ids to the farmer: MILK Haw milk. (4). $2.30 cwt. f. o. b. Portland; butterfat, 1c higher; 41c station; 42c track; 4fic f. o. h. Portland. POULTRY Steady. Heavy hens. 24c lb.; light. HH20c; broilers, 34 0:30c; Peking White ducks, 27c; colored, nominal; turkeys, alive, 25ffi 27c. ONIONS Steady. Local, $1.75 ffi 2.25 per cwt. POTATO KB Steady; 75c $1.25 sack. WOOL Steady. Kastern Ore gon, 33( 4 0c; valley medium, 43c; coarse, 3 Sc. MOHAIR Sternly. Long stnpte, (Ificr short, 38fiH3e; kid, 75e lb. ing been completed, lu three weeks the grading and paving of Rartlett street will he started. The grading of I iaven street hs been completed: also, that of Lincoln street, which is! now ready fur graveling. There are eight other streets to be graded ami graveled, and the j work of doing so will be umliM - ; taken as fast as possible. As fast , as one street is completed another will undergo improveuit in until all the streets under contract will ; have heen finished at tho etui of tJo days. The city street department In ' also lowering t 'ruler Luke avenue i on the west .side from Lust Jack- j son street to the city limits, pre paratory to this' stretch being treated with tin same type of oil macadam as the stale highway de partment is putting on the Crater Iike highway between the city limits ami the Med ford entrance of (.."rater National park. Personal Attention H. E. Phone 252 ? ? X Prompt Service MARSH GROCER Phone 252 A A. -A. A. ? f t t Y t ? t T T T ? T t f ? ? T ? t t ? ? ? Smith's presidential progress. "With the annual meeting of tha South I all his faults and shortcomings, ern Oregon Pioneer society In I . , . ... , , Jacksonville tills fait. . 'he is not a republican, and grano- t . Illver T I, AT 82, FIRST IN VALLEY WITH PEAS flrandmn Canlrnll of Jackson ville, for over 70 years a resi dent of Jackson county and a widely known pioneer woman, again this year lays claim to be the first homo gardener to have garden peas, well along towards the table staue. Her crop of peas arc now flowering, mid Oramlma umilIms if t here is another patch pens lu the valley that aro that ma thinks less of Mr. Hoover than, Marvin Carle of Hoguo r Al- , paid a fine, of five dollars In police dramlmn Cantrall. her many i " . friends will he glad to learn, is lu!,'u,rt 1,1 ,r:,ntfl Va V"""" fine spirits, despite a rheumatic morning, on a charge of speeding attack In her hand, ami a cold.; mi his motorcycle on Sixth street She is already looking forward In in that city Sunday afternoon. y - TEA ENJOYMENT lllT'uf iM'llM 1,1 1,1,1 v,i,,,,y 1,1111 UI I ! far advanced, she plan fl I in Kebruary. stealing a ' I most gardeners. Though Poiilaml Wheat PORTLAND, Ore., May R.- Wheat: I1RH hard w h 1 1 e, $1.03;; soft white, $1.50; west ern white, $1.41) Vj ; hard w inter, western red, $1.3i)VjI ntirthern spring, $1.40'.. Oats, No. 2, 36-lb. white feed, $6.50. Today's car receipts Wheat, 32; flour, 4; corn, 9; oats, 1; hay, Z. '- Herb Wiedoeft nnrl his orches- j tra. nationally known for their ; recording of popular numbers for firunswick records, appeared at Hunt's Craterian last night, de lighting two audiences. Director Wiedoeft was generous with his encores nsking the audience for request numbers. The orchestra rendered five selections on their t regular program, and as many more upon demand. Aiming the late selections was "Golden date.'' They also played tho ever-popular "St. Louis I Slues." Two excep tionally tuneful burlesque num bers wero given. The orchest-.i will close its engagement with (rP)jlho performance) this evening and Is pleasing alike to lovers ot Jazz, and music in general. looted them march on ! most gardeners. Though 82 years. of age. Grandma Cantrall main-i tains her lifelong habit of aris ing at 5:30 o'clock In the morn - j ing, and is at work In her garden,! in which she takes great pride, : every morning, except Sunday, by I six o'clock. j 0 rand ma Cantrall takes a lively; interest In national and state poll-! tics, but admits that '"I nm tip n stump," her Democratic leanings! bein-j; sorely tried by Alfred K. 1 TREE TEA ORANGE PEKOE lliitn-rfat SAN PRANl'ISCO, May 8. (IP) Ilulorfat, f. o. b. Kan Kranclsco, 45H,c. FIRST ROSES OF THE SEASON AT C. OF C. Wall Street Report Some of tho first rosea of the season were brought into the local chamber of commerce headquar ters this morning from tho gar 'len of Mrs. W. P. Paltey, 1021 Nlnntic street, and their frag , ranee drew appreciative comment NHW YORK, M a y 8. (P) from local residents and tourists FOR CENTRAL PT. The main well of the Central Point water system is to receive new pumping equipment, a new Ityron-Jackson pump having been ordered by the Central point city council at their regular meeting last night. The new pump, which was sold by the Mcdford Klectric company of this city through Karl Leever. a leading member of the company's sales force, is the latest in design and has several features that the pump now in use has not. Regulated by the water depth In the tall steel 50,000-gallon water tank, the pump stops and begins operations automatically, doing away with the use of hand switches. Its Installation will begin Immediately upon Its arrival ond will bring Central Point's water system up to the standard of any system in cities of similar size. Its capacity is 550 gallons per minute. Driving up a number of railroad and specially shares In a spirited manner, stock "bulls" succeeded lute today in checking a selling drive which followed the advance of cnll money to 6 per cent. A number of important stocks we're $3 to $5 higher at the close while others. Including deneial Motors and Radio, wero down $2 to (4 or more. The closing was heavy. Indi v id ua I slocks ma na ged t o b reast the current of selling orders, par ticularly Reading, which got, above 116 to a new high for the year. Montgomery Ward also was con spicuously strong, hut the general run of shares sagged o nrcalizing and short selling In consequence of the stiffer money rates. Total sales aproxlmated 4,000, 000 shares. who entered during tho day. Miss Jane Snedicor, local com mittee member of the highway beautlflcatlon program started here last fall, has placed with1 the chamber of commerce, a va riety of flower seeds now In sea son for planting. Some of the choicest of the spring and summer shrubs are Included In tho lot, and will ho given to flower lovers who wish to do their bit toward making Jackson county streets and highways attractive. Lloyd Pleases With "Speedy Vaudeville BIRTHS Variety Is the feature of t he I vaudeville bill at Hunt's Craterian! tomorrow nighlt. Kvery nci re-1 fleets on entirely different phase1 of vaudeville. Youth, beauty, grace and rhythm are featured in a speedy dance re-i vue glvf-n by the Jordan Brothers and company, a quintette of styl ish steppers. Iu Kd wards and Agnes San ford, the latter ft prize-wlnnint; beauty at Atlontic Cl'y. sing, dance and engage In ft round of humor ous con vernation, their act being known as 'Information." Pat Le Volo and Dorothy Md give a routine of comedy hatt'T, music ami spectacular work on n slander strand of wire. Leland Clifford and Hetty Stnf frifd piVfenL under th caption of "Hits of Art," n preity combina tion novelty act consisting of sing ing and art tint wing. Marguerite Aunin. a pretty young miss, entertain with selections n the violin, playing sypsy air, fol lowed by "Micule" and the Wil llm Tell overture, and r1olnir with a band Imitation with harmonica. Harold Lloyd came to tho llialto theater yesterday in his latest re lease, "Speedy," and It may be well recorded that the bespec tacled comedian has succeeded again In surpassing his previous successes with his latest offering. Kntirely new nnd highly humorous situations ami "gags" have been Injected. "Speedy" Is everything the name Implies. It Is a fast moving story, which keeps the patron silting on edge every minute. To the dyed-in-the-wool movie fan, he may as- John Vincent of Jacksonville sumo there Is nothing left In movie who was operated on at the flood, craft that would serve lo smack of Samaritan hospital on May 1, for j the novelty, but In "Speedy" that a cancer on the knee, suffered u fan is due for a most welcome sur- bnd heart attack last Monday, but I prise. Harold has fairly outdone Horn, to Mr. and rMs. Kdward J. Leach, at the Purnlcker Matern ity home, Monday morning, a daughter, named AdrJenne Mac, Mother nnd daughter ure doing nicely. W be, for now. Mimelf along these lines. Every biscuit a full ounce every package 12 LARGE BISCUITS HI It pays to see that you get Shredded Wheat in the large 12 ounce package i 7VT-kTA7-! THE CLIMAX OF IF iNOW ...0 A GREAT LAUGH WEEK ; .'1 -r , y'gr Finish the Laugh ! I m I Week With the 1 f V J I King of .Comedhna ! sj n His Xatest and y of Delight. II ' "yoZAw I ALS0 IP Laughed Rothermel's y So Hard at Music Only 2 Days Any Picture GoodAdded n Left A 1 Short TODAY THE a NEW Subjects "I J X.l 1 ADMISSION n' " ' I Matinee Evenlngt Wednesday . r 1'""35 2ndto. i : ': ' it "7 I Z : ti s
