RlT,PFOnP MATT, TRrBTTXE, 'MTlPFOKn, OREOON'. TITFIfSDAY. MAY f!1, 19:2s.
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SEATTLE TO GIVE
WHERE GOVERNMENT PROBES FOR.NEW OIL SCANDALS
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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
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?'(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."
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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..'
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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;
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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 '
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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