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RlT,PFOnP MATT, TRrBTTXE, 'MTlPFOKn, OREOON'. TITFIfSDAY. MAY f!1, 19:2s. PAGE FIVfi SEATTLE TO GIVE WHERE GOVERNMENT PROBES FOR.NEW OIL SCANDALS -0 LfGHTNl ION AT ' it Hat Event 1 GRAIN RATE QUI ft . 1 SEATTLE, May 31. rPt Pnpet Sound interests wore prepared to begin s tu tint (heir case when the ini'T-stiiio commerce commission's grain rule iienrinK was resumed here to. lay after a recess over .Memorial day. The Washington department nf public works was planning to call -me i.'n witnesses to give lesii i.:o:iy njion various phases of the; i,! , i -it e iniomie situuticm cen- f . !r.:; a hout the existing tariTTs on wheat from the vast grain ter-! iii(.ry lying south of the Snake; river tu tlie tidewater markets.! It was estimated that the tes-' Lmony of these witnesses and' their uioss-exarnination would con Mime the heller pari of ;i weeli. i 1.. H. .Melntyi e, manager of t lie , t raffle department of the Seattle . chamber of ommeive, was to take, the stand its the first witness. Ile was to he followed hy rate and t raffic experts representing I'ttget Sound ports and grain dealers. When .Melniyre took the stand,1 those concerned in the investigu lion said, the ( 'olumbia basin cause would take the center of the legal staKc. Although the hearing had heen in progress more ill an xt w woek. only thioc witnesses , en testimony directly hear-1 had giv u k . ms .nam u.-Hm, nn.l pUUinK a ,.01m,, ,)illi()n ,,,, ,, iIhiso l,,l 1,,-on nuLlcnt c inv.-Kti-: dubious 1'inam-ii.l schema. p.-.K- ulnnx In i.Uht phasos nf iho k'mi- til-ally nil ()f whlrh Is Icihi. evn iTal ur.-i in luTii'lim. itually. ma iit'iarimi-m 01 public works; Intd lieen very reticent concernirn; incir plans of campainn. lint It was Ronernlly understood today that they were likely to proceed upon two separate lines of testi- mony. Kiist. fanners' testimony was es-pei teii lo i,e introduced lending ; to show thai tlie lower rate to i 1'ortland on the I L'.O'nt.nOo hushel crops of ihe territory south ! wheal of ihe Knake river had abolished i competition h, tw-een markets as! rnrtliermore, lie declares thill. I.v far ihe niaior ooriion or n.,.!"w'hen it comes to making finan- crop went lo hut one market Second, that the centering of ' this Krain trade upon Portland. ! lentlcil toward comtestion. cnusini; ! di'l.iy in wheat shipments, and a oeniy mnvement of empty box' ears by tin railroads. i.eioie ine coiumhia basin ease was opened, however, Comniis-i, loner II. H. Meyer was expected : conduct a brief ollestlonillK as 1 to what cvteiu I'anaillan Hrain. rate.: should he considered in (hel prrxem hoarm. I tie Canadian rates are not directly, hearing och to an ordinary husiness man upon the Coiumhia hasin nuestion ; for atlvice nbont her iiiveslnienls hut 'are likely to figure fn two ! today is just about as likely to 'ses whi. h will fnlhtw tlie lasinimake poor ones as if she had investiKation. I picked them herself, another ex-j"11 One. an attac; upon Montana pert declare.s, and gives this ex- export rates, the other an attempt ! planatioii: hy the inland Umpire fanners to ( "The whole investment husiness (tet export, similar to those of Montana from their fields. 01 SPELL HURT WHEAT IN STATE 1 31. (.41 i iviuii't ?'(H!TLAND. Ore., M The weekly Oregon ( fay.s; Wheat was undoubtedly injured to some extent by the extremely to t wea'hi-r and the lack of rain d urine; the fore part of the last week. Late sown spring grains were not germinating satisfactorily but will benefit from the rains i falling at the end of the week, j Corn planting was practically com- pieted during the week and the lain. although believed insuffi cient, will a ill termination and first growth. The weather was favorable for tree fruits, but too hot for straw berries, which were forced Into ripening too rapidly. A heavy crop of a p p 1 e s has set ami tlie same is true of pears in the Columbia valley orchards, but in the Willamette valley the pear crop is lijrht. How It MupiM'iied "Is il true that you have broken off your engagement?" nueried the iti'iuisitive visitor. The young man addressed shook ! hi.-, head mournfully. j 'No, ' he said, "I didn't break it off." "Oh, she broke it off. then The young man again shook his head. "ISnt it is broken off, isn't it 7" "Oh. yes," explained the boody one with delicacy. "She told me what her milliner's bill was, and 1 told her lmw much a week I ot. Then our ngagement just sagged in the middle and gently dissolved." CASIQRLUBE Castor lube Is a cientific combina tion of the highevt quality of min eral oils and chemically pure Castor Oil which has been treated by our exclusive process. Castor Oil hat long been known as the premier mo tor lubricant and the Castor lube pro cess results in a super-lubricant that makes a motor car perform like it has never performed beforemotor magic! More pow.ir, greater mileage. Less caAon, less crankcase dilution. Vou will get lots more mileage from Castorhibe than you've aver had before. It costs no more than any other high-grade oil and ess per nu.'a. At independent stations and garages. CastorlubcennuigCo.,San Francisco, California. n MOTOR OIL Overshadowing Teapot Dome in point of productivity, the valuable Salt Creek oil field, above, near .J!f' j Cme Under the scrutiny of the """'e investisatinir committee because of the leases MKnnnnnn V '".uS dUrinC the P86t Govoment royalties from Salt Creek have totaled 145,000,000 since the field was operted in 1889..' L A XK1V YORK, May SI. Amfrl- rans. who pride thomselveH on hfini? the most llmroimhly money. , wise people on earth, are annually This is the fact lirouuh: out liv an Investigation of the problems of the small investor conducted by 1 ;'(lood HonsekeepillK mal-'azine. " "The fact is that our knowledge of how to invest our surplus funds wisely has not kepi pare with our , i eurnlnu- capacity. Wo know how! t make money, lint wo ilou't know how lo hang onto it. and make It. work- for ns." one of tiie country's foremost financial nntliorliles I'kllns in the magazine arllcli iciai tnisiaues, ino women today lire . wlpre once it was the widow with , a lew 10U!,:W"' dollars. I he Incom- ; 1 , ,, ' ' 1 1 1 "", " I ... .... . ; sex w un nine uusiness experience I who fell prey to fraudulent stock ! salesmen, today there is a con- .stantlv Krowing number of men i,',,ui,,..L-.. ...... .,,..1-1.. .....'.,. .:,'...,,',., ' c-i-u ri..A.., mm. Comnlet Thp tnevnei ienre.d woman who i is much more complicated than it ' was even five years uko. (irfat , both the state and federal eonsti i'loods of securities, .yood, had anoj tiotis. because it permitted sepa indifl'crent are constantly behpc re-: rate hearings on crime and mental leased. H is a sheer impossibility ! condition. They contended that the for the ordinary man to know the j procedure optrated lo "w hittle inside tacts. , 1 1 is impossilile lot away" the defendant's 'Vonimou the otdinary man or woman to , i intelligent selection hy i hituselt'.' only way ol euttlnt? down inn i n"11 ii""Ml 1 i anion-; small investor.-, nes in edit- eating them to avoid the advice of I friends who likely know little more tnhniii the subied than thev them selves and to COIlHUIt me invest- I ment specialists wnose services are at their disposal in any modern nan!j; , . 'The average bustness man, no matter how competent he may be quainled with unaneiai conuit ions ; ami too busy with his own affairs to make his advice valuable," the tiood nouseUeeping article points out. "Don't take such casual, hap- hazard adviM Oo to a reliable i specialist in the investment field.! this habit of resardini; invesr- IIICIU lin ,1 AI'tTllllllbLM lll.Hl we sink fortunes each year tiauditlent. weak or badly mann promotions." LOVELAND, INC., TO ASSUME CONTROL OF GAS- COMPANY I'nder the name of the Southern Oregon :3;t. cor iora t Ion, the Love in nd Kngineers. Inc., of San Fran cisco and Los Angeles. i':i!if.. take over on June 1st the properties of the .Southern Oregon (Ins company, operating in this city. Ashland, Grants Pass and lloseburg. Tlie new operators plan exten sive improvements in the public utilities nnd will remodle the of fices in Med ford, pending the leasing of a suitable buildinu. Th' Heaver block in Ashland has been leased by the coneern. K. L Dazey. long experienced in public utility work, in the general manager, and the Loveland com pany has extensive holdings of public utilities in t.'alifornin. "It Is the policy of Loveland. Inc., to be a constructive force in the communities in which we op ib'," said Mr. Dazey today, "and we will continue that policy in southern Oregon. " f'heyter H. Loveland is president 1 of the Loeland Knglneers. Inc. T. ' A. Hopkins, vice president, and Guy I). I Jim p. seeretny, with, headhunt ter in San 1'ranelseo. BY LEGAL DELAY SAfTtAlll-N'TO, ml.. May 31.- iVi m California's new criminal ,c. dure. '.lesinci to rW leirnl'lca and K u r o p e (enneil to in,,, lr..h .,,,,.,, ,,. ....utvUvnstlK'ii the wheat marUets lasl escape the penalty of their crimes. William IMwar.l iiicunran. slaye, of l'J-ycar-old Marian Parker, found al least a temporary ally. The new code, which savetl liick- man from the iuiok metiOK out of a fate for wliieli the puhlic clamor- e.l. was moMed through -ihe force of moral opinion exasperated ley the law's slowness and uncertainty. Tiuoi'ine "i.i-e:rt whieh en- aided the kidnaper and killer of the dauehi. r of .1 l.os AlH-.clesi banker lo elude for eifihl davs cap-! lure bv the police authorities of Ihree states, have followed him past ,1 sel !, bis exe. Olioil. li was his fortune to be the first j,rouit t,, trial under Ihe iiew and so he was enabled lo tnke ad- ,,,,, , ' ' ""''oo-' van.aue of the delays resultlnK1":i,lla ,B, " from the first testing of erlm-1 ' , , ' , ,JI',y !',!!"" t-' inal proeisdure and its eons'.ltn- li'l!.THly;,. , , t, .'"'no. in fact it is reported that' the he effu-leney of the statute was ry(. v ,s lhp poo,.eHt sinro ndieuted to sponsors of the law,h(! smaI, flf I!(24 hy the speed With whieh TTieliman ; j,avv w,n,nr kUnK jn J0. waa first found ane and then. h.v im, (Jerimwiy and Kussia as Well ihe same jury, and almost withoutas in i:njt(1( Kta(e;1. pause, derlar.d ,-uiH.v and s.n-i H()Jt nt(,r wiu,lt .,n(! Hllh. , tenc d to death. : Ihe lieW st.'itllle Hut the faet that had never heen weighed as to eonsiitutiOnalii - ,':,,,m1 1,1 "Vt him. at h-at l-ni-1 : lM"'1!I'i,v- when virtually no other 1 fa l"' fouhl have serv. d. -'"i-ome K. Wulsh. chief counsel, other attonn-ys for ihe de - l''"se, h.st no time in carrying to tl11' "late supreme euirt their fih: ' lo save t hi-" condemned youth. They assailed the statu! law riitlu to trial by jury. ,v.,.i,i it that if the stattit would be possible for the iooseeu-1 thm to split un other defenses and (Mere cnuni tie a 11 1 line 1 1 11 II mnn- her of hearings. I A memHer of Ihe court posed the Miitgestjon that luier-Hick-f the had deprived himself i,.te ibfene bv t'-itlim.- rti- i-n- . UislnK . 0)1,(.r u ,;,a nf nnt Mlv . Tll,. California law permit a pei- , son accused of murder to plead no! (,., liy r(1Hon ()f lns;iniu, hm h). (,an ))No (1(,a(I nn( unitv nf Uu, ,. , . . ,. - , . state kept him from entering the! "Vou see. when I collect iiMim of "not guilty" pb-a. these coupons I get a grand piano. The state's attorneys declare! ( Jne of I he company prompt ly that even If the hih court's nil-j replied. "My dear chap, if you Ing is adverse, Hickman could be!111010, packages of those trl-d nunin. He Is also under life i things you'll want a harp!" " wnn eM.y iiuui inr par- ' tieipaiion in the murder of Ivv Tnms lniK!:ist. ni';ir I. ok Aiici-I.-s i; ' . 4 Mfnril .hll'i.st I PdTSDAM This Clvrmnn ritv I Bill il shock when one of lis foml- nine ju.lp.'s npiiunrnil In court with hoc h.'iir hol.l.cd. 4- I Wlllliini "How ninny C'lran nits wnnliMl nt Iho Mull 'ilm-.s It cni ry omit.. i hil.lv Ti il.inic .fri .-. ,r' ivn-nthv ".Voni.." YOU GET Extra Service with . The New ' 1 Fisk Rugged Tread Balloon is Really a Super Tire You Will Like Our Prices Trade in your old tires We will allow you a fair price for them. o Phone Jennings Tire Co. 127 North 223 "Where youe dollar buys miles" Riverside BOLSTERS PRICE TG! ( 1 1; v. t.r.is. favorable weal nor I.. xrih m..r. 1 ''l"'1' (' "' ,''7 01 bread wheats advanced, nlllinunh lUlp .,,c,.nl hij,h p,.(.niii,ins lor soft ted winter were I'tnt liwr reduced in several markets. Competition front western- soft white wheats was boins felt in eastern and south ern territory, live was very firm, corn easier, oats steady, barley in clined to weaken, while flax ad vanced. A lecent official esllniate nlaced '"" wneai crop ol the Punjab in l,1,h'i at l'.i.Onti. I bushels less, than f'llltrly reported. World si lies wheat on .May I were smaller i " "" aiui.hikii oxpon i1'1'1'' ''' "Mlslde of Ktiropo WOl'l jl""? h.;er than a year ;lo, nils increase was more ' than ,vliVl . . ..,- i 1 ! . ,stimte grades ol" noft, low )roleit) i wheals will nrohahlv eontinne Vn ;hrinu premiums heoausn of tlin ex tremely heavy wintor liilliiii; which . reducel the prospective crop of j soft red winter wheat to around I Hm.fiiKt.oOd to 15. 0'Mi. 0(10 bushels 1 compared to nbout ISO.OOO.OOll bushels produced in and about 1 l':il).a;)u,(M)0 bushels in IllL'tl. Hard red wiuler wl.eat on Ihe other hand may he as plentiful as lasl year The .Moli;. H was tlie youim l.a i risi cr's first case, a nd he was bnbhlinjr over w ith pride and enthusiasm as he .stood in court. "Now." he said. addreshiK the lef( n.i.int. "you say you ame ok for work ? ' was anolher. thai broituhl I put It to you a stronger, mo ou all Ibis dis- ther jtlve tance '.' "Well," hesitated the defendant. ( "t here was ' ; "Ah:" cried the barrister, tri inmphfintly. "And what was It ?" "A locomotive!" I Didn't IVnelrale j The corn niei-cia I ir,.velcr was ex plaining why he insisteil on smok- ecrtain brand of cheap ciga- t. ..,, h. very one laughed except a fterward he remarkeil: "Aye. ft wad be awkward tralv 11 n ' w i' a gratind piano." I I'oiolhy "The 1,,!lt "''''on.l-hiinil Innil I tiled It out KaruKi'tn.'in Hcnl c:ir you oi'drrcd pco.. raw w i IMTTSIM'IKIH, May 31. t t Tu.. halloonisls were hilled hy !)it;h!Miim in the national elimina- lien rave yesterday. Several elh is were injured, Tlio-e who met death Were l.ieu ' I en. mi i'aul I : vert, pjlol of army ; N. :t. l.an;ley field. iriihiiu. and j Waller Morion of Akmit, aide to Waul T. V;i!U'U'l)i:ill, also of A k ; I on. pilot of the Conilear '., and j winner of i he elimination of the j la -i two years. VanOrnian was in ja liospital with a fractured left 1 leu. suffered when his balloon st i iii k the ground with Kicnt force ialier Iteim; hit by lltihtnim:. Moi 1 ten's skull was fractured at the ; same time. ! Kvert met death when struck by libtninu as the army No. :i floated ! 1 .'Miit ht the air. The holt : also fired the 1Ik Iuik. wlii. ti fell ! to ihe earth and was consumed. Kvt let's aide, l.icnlenaiH V . C. . Kilt of Northumberland, I'a.. was un hurt. James I'". Cooper, Akron. (., aide on ihe City of Cleveduiid. was shoe l;ed and suffered burns when liuht nlnt; pierced his balloon. He was in a Westmoreland hospital where his condition was reported fair. Clark K, Wolhnn, Akron, O.. pilot of the Cleveland entry, es caped.' A number, of balloonist were slightly cut and bruised as their craft came to earth, sometimes vol untarily as the storm k row more and more severe and attain as the baskets eaiiKhl In trees or on wires as the baits were forced to t he ttround. All came down within the comparatively small area of two counties Westmoreland and I'ay elle. The storm conditions with which most of ihe balloonisls admitted they were w boll y unfamiliar. ferenl eperienee. Some of ihe airmen were amaz ed at what seemed miraculous es capes, particularly because some of the hatts caught fire. At race head quarters, however, il was said that the fla UK's would not cunuse an explosion of the K:is with which the balloons were inflated, since bydrouen, when remained In Urn hi;,- baus was non -explosive. The all-men said the f;as burned slowly when it e-.aped from the bullous, rather ihan exidoiliim. Although the army No. :i came down in flames, it settled slowly and l.ieuteiiant llni, the aide, said his basket came to rest trnitly on the (ironnd. He said that Lieu tenant Kvert was liill-'d by the lij;htnin btdt while they still were hi::b In the clouds. 19 i I j I I I I For Two Days Closing Out Mid-Season Straws These Hats are all values to $18.00 and sale lasts for TWO DAYS ONLY, NAMELY Friday and Saturday Absolutely No Exchanges on Merchandise Bought at This Sale JACQUE LENOX . 1 . I Farm Pointers t'orn and buekwloat are Ihe I two grains that may still be 'Planted in Oregon. Karly nrle j lies of corn will usually mat u re ; if planted even in the lasl week j in May. Where land is plowed I late for rorn it Is nsually 11 nood ! plan to disk d o w n the heavy j growth of urasM JM1 weeds pre vious to plowing and (hen to disk thoroughly and roll the seed bed (o prevent the top from dying ;out, finds the experiment station. ; Small seeded varieties of soy beiuiH are usually seeded at tlie ; rale of III) lo pounds an acre I and la rue seed d varieties at to ".0 pounds. .Maiiehu, to San, and Mandarin are large seeded A MESSAQE To Southern Oregon Kl'IVHive .1 imo 1, tics of (lie Southern Oreyon (Ins company 10 SOUTHERN The properties will bo operated under the management of the Loveland Kniuoers, Incorporated, of San Francisco and Los Aii'cles. Plans are now under way for extensions and improvements to the gas systems and properties in the cities of Medford, Ashland, Grants Pass, and Roseburg. The Loveland Kni'iicci's, Incorporated, are the successful ope rators of numerous public utilities on the Pacific Coast, and the consumers of Ihe SOUTHERN OREGON GAS CORPORATION will be assured of excellent service. We have Hie utmost confidence in the future of southern Ore gon and, through the development: and extension of our own properties and service, propose to assume our share of the re sponsibility in the building up of the communities which we serve. Southern Oregon Gas Corporation Chester H. Loveland, President ) T. A. Hopkins, Vice-President. s Guy H. Lamp, Secretary. j Sun S10.00 Hats S12.50 Hats S15.00 Hats S18.00 Hats With Russsll's, Inc. va rlet les, planted In rows H0 to inehes apart. The 1 ire j.; on experiment glut Inn ban found that ?:oy heatlM grow best If t hey are InoeiMated before pluming. Probably no farm animal hi subjected lo so many system of feeding ami management, as the chicken, hii.vm IL 10. Cosby, ex tension speehtlist In poult ry hus band ry, in a new extension bulle tin, "deeding and .Management of chicks." Any successful method of feeding chucks, he says, is bnsed on supplying the fivo class es of feed In prlper proportions. These nre cracked grains, animal protein, mineral matter, green feed and water or milk. Corn silage is considered the best silage for dairy cattle feed ing, says X. 1 '. .la meson, exten sion specialist In dairying In the 1')2S, ownership juul operation of t ho proper- OREGON GAS CORPORATION. K. L PAZKY, General Manager, Medford, Oregon. I'Viincisi'd Only ! for for for for Includes Lee Nora Audre Lee Waverly Sports Gold Medal new bulletin un dairy pointers. It Is the most palatable and tin easiest sllago to produce in 11 good Mtiallty. In some sections, how ever, the yields obtained are low er than for any other silage crop, thus bringing the cost per ton 11 bo vo seven dollars. A legumo buy, of course, In fed with corn silage so as to balance Ihe high amount of carbohydrate Ihe for mer contains. A car limped up to it garage, i The driver sprang out and said, " : have a puncture. f The media nic gave him a look , and said, "Aren't you the doctor ; who attended my wife a few i mont lis ago ?" ; The driver pleaded guilty. ' "Then," he said, "I diagnose thin case differently. Your car In suf fering I rum circumferential flutu lency of the periphery and It will cost yon five plunks." will ho taken over by It ! i ' 1 en n ra g wa n t eQi t t h a Malt i Tribune office. tf
