Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 07, 1928, Page 6, Image 6

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ROGERS
"VHERE DELEGATIONS SIT AT LZBUBLICAN CONCLAVE
CRASHES AGAIN
AND LIKES II
Hot An Accident but An
incident, Says Popular
Wit When Airplane Spills
Him for Second Time
.'Getting Easier.
VHKVUXNE. Vyo., June T
(rt-'i "IncJl(ent)i, not acWnta,"
"watt Will liog5rs cunuui'ul on two
miiiliupa ' on his oorlul Journey
from Ijbh Angeles to Chicago,
when hin piano overturned at
Ids VcBasTN. M., and asuln when
hi plane wtuj disabled ut C'heru-
Wyo., 180 miles we.it or
tfKryenne, last nlfht.
Uogera yawned and stretched,
lmt- fcnid ho wasn't lfpy, as ho
OrUisht a few winks from Chero
kee to Cheyenne. "Too eurly In
. tfio" morning to talk." he wold.
",-iut," lie added. "I've had a
Jillf.se throw nie once In a while
vhure I've been underneath and
lj'l . (.upmost, but never was
thrown as easy us today out there
ll).- Nevada."
Vlie plane was . re-fuelcd ut
Cherokee and when an attempt
was made to lake off olio wheel
dropped into a gopher holo and
uira landiiiK gear strut was bent.
A; relief piano was flown out to
pick up tltc mail and Uu.ers and
returned to Chcyenno in one hour
iihd eleven minutes, liogcrs left;
Cheyenne nt 1:15 this morning,
for Omaha, the next stop.
.They're gottlng easier." Hog-:
ci4 said of the second spill of
the day. "The , first wasn't so i
lia'd nnd tho second ono was a I
pleasure." I
These were tho first aerial mis-
hupH. Rogers said ho had ever I
had. I
''"I had my order all ready t"
buy me a plane but when she ,
roJi'ti over and got on top th'-
order was cancelled. I'll let.
illesc boys fly me. Ono mistake I
in your nlrplono and you're out
n':"lane." I
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Chart of the convention hall at Kansai City, Mo., iccnc of the Republican national convention opening
June 12. Tho plan ihowa where the state delegations sit.
REPORTED DEAL
FOR OWEN RAIL R.
DECLARED FALSE
ED ANDREWS IS
"?HICA;o, Juno 7. (A'i Direr- J
tiu-H nf tho American rm-ni Hui-imiu j
riHlvrutlun met hero luluy to fin-
IhIi r i1un rn finni rt'llcf which
thry will HUhmit l tho ropuhlhiin '
intllDiiiil cfinvenllun ut KaiihUH Cly I
nt'xt week. In llio l'Kilutivo eum- (
itttttee repui'L HUbintttetl by Vice !
J',ehlfnt K. A. O'Neal of Mimt-
joinery, Ala., the illreetnrH will (
find their mutorlal for the farm 1
relief plunk. O'Neul'H repm-t kIho !
dwelt at leiiKth on the Muscle ,
KIiouIh lKilntion now hefnre
TiHfident fnnlltlKe.
Sam II. Thiimpnun. Qulney, III.,
president of the fed unit ion mild th'
MNaryHUKen bill twleo veined
by Mr. Coiftidgo is In hiirinuny with
the federiitton'H vIowh".
AVIlliam Hlrth of ('olumbl;i, Mi...
ehairman of the corn belt eomtnl--tou.
declared that only Frank C.
Lowden and Vlee IM- e h i d e n t
f.'hiuiuH (.1. Da wen van win furmer
Htipport. "I'nleHH tho KanmiH City
eonventiou nominates howden or
Dnwcs I will ndvie the corn belt
1 cub i8 to try to reach "u frientlly
nnderMtaiitlini; at Houston." oli
nerved Hlrth.
The nomination of Senator Cur
t Ik of KunsoK would not win farm
Hiippoi-t. I lirl h believed.
Emphatic denial whn made this
afternoon by jameH JI. Owen. Ben
oral munuRer of tho Owen-OreBon
company holdlnrn In this Hectlon,
to the widely cireiiluO'd report In
the city and county.! that a con
tract had been bIrimmI with the
Hill, railroad syHtem, for...rA;kaB,
riBhtH on the Medford IobbIhb rull
road. '! nm prefildent of the Medford
LoBRinR railroad, and If a contract
had been HiKned I inoKt certainly
would have had a finyer !n It."
mild Mr. Owen. "TIhto Ih abso
lutely nothimr to It."
"I don't know how nch reportn
Htart," continued Mr. Owen. 'I
huve received calls from Portland
and Han Francisco gentlemen, ivlio
wanted to K' t " "diu on the
luKBiiK road. If It Is ewr disponed
of. It will be by an outright sale,
and not by option. Whoever buH
the railroad also buys the plant.
I would be In a pretty fix with a
sawmill and nn rnllnuul."
The Medford I.oidnc railroad is
32 miles long, tdaudard buiiBo, ex
tend to Huttc Falls In the heart
of the Owon-OreRon timber hnld
Jiibs. and repni'Dts an investment
of over a million dollars. H Is
held a vital link In any future rail
road development in this m-ctlon
from the Klamath cob n try.
John S. owen of Man Claire.
Wis., 7 II -year-old president of the
Owen-OroBon company, who has
been visltliiK relative slid tnukiiiB
over Ills IntereftH In this city and
county, left yesterday for Crescent
City, to spend a few days visiting
'old friends and looking over his
hohlliutM In the redwood belt. He
Is expected to return to thin city
tomorrow. Mr. Owen In nn ardent
admirer of Crescent City and Its
proHpecls.
Itutph CllchrM of Detroit. Mich.,
mulll-millionafre, and a man of
varied industrial interests, and
rated, next to Henry Kord, "the
biggest man In Detroit," spent yes
terday In Medford, visiting James
Owen, and left this morning to
join John S. Owen nt Crescent City.
The pair have ' been cronies for
many years. (Tllchrlwt owns x
tensive redwood holdings In Del
Norte county.
John S. owen. during his stay
here, has inspect' d the loenl plant
and logging operations In the Unite
Kails district.
read know Medford In one of the
rltie on a prominent airplane
line, and an airport.
"Hoon passengers on trp!nn
from 'a M sections will pass through
or stop at the Medford airport,
and go b;uk homo and spread the
news about the enterpriblng little
city out In tho far west, on the
airplane traveling schedules. Then,
too, most of these passengers, in
pruparin for their plane trips to
th'i coast will look up the sched
ules beforehand and learn that
Medford Is one of tho important
air stations.
I first learned of the Medford
airport through reading the na
tional magazines In New York, as
Medford is shown In every pub
lished map. us one of the stations.
"Why, I even rend about it In the
newHijaperft of New York City. Isn't
that astounding? You simply must
keep that port. It gives Medford
national publicity. . -
"Why. you ask nny New York
hotel clerk or postoffice clerk, and
ho will tell you of his knowing
Medford as nn air-mail station."
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Another Conntf ntnl From I 3 to Z in the seiui-fmai round of iinl Arsenliii yt-Jtrnlay rie
AMSTERDAM. Holland. June 7. 'the Olympic soccer touunament. feated KB.t. y Wn the
oP VroKugy today defeated Italy . assuring nn all-South Amertea ' -hanydonsniP .
IS !
SETTLED HERE!
SKATTIJ-;, June 7. (P) Kcono
mlc problems of grain growers re
placed rate making and shipping
testimony today at tho lutor-state
commerce commission grain rate
. hearings. .
Tho commission atartod oit' its
new lino of inquiry when It called
'J. K. McCorinack, president of tho
Union Securities company of Spo
kane, as a "non -Interested Inde
pendent witness." . McCorn a c k,
recognized as an expert on agricul
tural conditions was subpoenaed
yesterday by the commission.
( JWcCoruack detailed the farm
j situation In eastern Washington,
(but refrained from voicing nn
opinion as to how rates to export
markets effected the price market.
In answer to a direct question ho
said that he did not believe that
relief for farmers had been reach
ed by any action that should tend
to destroy the raitrouds.
"Do not pull down ono activity
to build up another," he wild.
j Harry C. Johnson, Washington
(state supervisor of banking, dls
! cussed bank failures In niriicultur-
jal ittglons and 10a rl J. Hurtles, slate
director of agriculture, presented
exhibits relative to farm crop's and
crop movements.
STUDY IN SCHOOLS
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. June 7.
In tho face of active opposi
tion from the floor of the conven
tion, the Cencral Federation of
Women's Clubs today paused a
resolution urging all members to
attempt lo introduce the study of
the liible Into public school cur
ricutums. It was the first question that
caused any debate during the con
vention and almost the last one
considered (luring tho ten day ses
sion. The, resolution was Introduced
by the Tennessee delegation and
urged the teaching of tho HI Mo to
combat tho spread of atheism
among children.
Attorney Oils Newbury made a
business trip to Salem yesterday
and returned today.
Tni-rcll ApiMdiiMMt. '
W ASH I NO TON . June 7. (X t
I'atriek II. Furrell of the District
of K 'olumbla was given a recess
appointment tu bo a member of
the Interstate commerce- commis
sion by President coohlge today.
Amazing Performance!
THE NEW
CROSSLY ICY BALL
REFRIGERATOR
You can have frozen cubes and desserts
without using electricity costs but 2c a day
$105 Complete
Come in Today See the sensational New Icy Ball
Only ft limited number here!
QPFPIAT AI F of radio loud speakers
jriJWrlL. kJ-VL,L, AND SHEET MUSIC
THE MUSIC BOX
:A02 E. Main
Phone 433
Kil tmlreWH, well known opera
comedian nationally, nnd a former
resident of Medford for years, hav
i lug first come here 21 years ago, ar
i rived here today from New York
' City for an extended visit at the
home of Jiis .Ijr.other, George.
"There's ono lhing" that I would
i like to impress, on the people of
I this town and that is the Impor
tance of tho airport here." the
actor said In telling of reading in
tho New York Times about tho
possibilities dV Medford as a land
. lug place for pbtnes.
Although he has played "Coco"
In ".Mikado" approximately 'jl'uo
times during the 40 years of his
j stage career, Mr. Andrews cliams
it still Is his favorite role. He Is
'also said to have played the sheriff
i in "Koblnhood" hotter than anyone
on the stage today.
; Carolyn Andrews Werner, fa- 1
t moos coloratura soprano radio star
I with her daughter, will join her
i father here sometime this month
'after completing engagements at j
- Mankato, Minnesota, and Port
land. She Is with the National
' Itroadcustlng company. Next year
'she Is to be under the samejtian-
n ge in o n t a M a ria n Tall oy and
'Hcuumnnn-Hclnk.
j An opera company Is being
I formed at Portland under the ui- !
Erection of John Drltts, formerly of !
'New York. Mr. Andrews nnd his;
I nephew, James Stevens, will prb- ;
'ably appear in it yiere during the;
summer. 1
"No single factor has put Med-,
; ford on the map, has made this
city so nationally known, as its,
1 airport and the fact that it Is an
air-mail station." said Kd Andrews.;
I tho widely known light opera com-j
edlau, and always a booster for 1
j Medford since he first arrived in
the city and with his relatives iur-
j chased an orchard -4 years ago.
but who has been making New :
! York City his headquarters fur the
I pasi year, who arrived In the city
j last night to spend tho summer
i here.
His daughter, Mrs. Dorion AVer
tier of New York (Carolone An
drews) who has become one of the
country's f a m o u s singers, and
whoso husband Is the leader of
. one of the metropolitan elny's
I largest theater orchestras, and her
four-year-old daughter, are on the
j way to Medford. also to spend the
'summer here, having stopped off
at Mankato. Minn, the former An
i drews home, where she will give
I a concert, and will arrive next
week.
i No sooner had Kd greeted brot
) or C.eorgo nnd Mrs. Andrews and
the other relatives and retired for
, a few hours of gooil sleep, than
he was up early thlrf morning.
slicked up and came down town
k-to greet his many friend- 1
the city over generally to nolo tho
many changes since his lam vimt
here!
Running across a Malt Tribune
reporter on tho utrcet. nfter Hie
usual greeting and smalt talk. 1I
felt the urge coming on him and
began to dilate on the national
prominence Medford had attained
through Its present airport ami fie
necessity of retaining that port.
He know nothing of the port ex
cept tho Impressions ho had sained
through reading the national mug
nitlnes ami the New York papers,
but It was sufficient to fire his
enthusiasm to boost his home t-.iwn
and to warn Its people that they
must go on with their airport ond
keep Medford on the national pub
licity map.
H was agreeably surprised
when told that tho natives here
rcaltrcd this Importance, and that
at the city council meeting last
night It was decUbd to place a
bond Issue of SllO.OVtf before the
voters for a new and modern air
port. Gathering momentum from this
conversation. V.d n short time later
visited the Chamber of Commerce
office to dilate on bin ardent air.
mlndednesit, ami the national
prominence the city had attained
through being one of the air-mull
stops. He gave Secretary Ted
Uakur, whom he had never met
before, quite an earful of this.
He meant every word of It. too.
"Wh,y. you simply mn-t keep
up yottr airport." he snM "The
airplane developments nationally
and Internationally are the lend in (t
. toplo of conversation evr where,
nnd most peopl In any section of
' the countyanyhow, those who
The civil suit of Wesley Kgger
vs. C. K- Stewart, operator of the
Medford-Klamath Freight line,
was Kotiled before It reached trial
this morning In circuit court,
when counsel for pliantiff and
defendant agreed on a settlement.
The suit wa s filed by V esl ey ,
Kgger for a collection of a sum
over JT0U, which he claimed was
due him on a contract for a
truck. However, Stewart claimed
the money had been ready for
payment for sometime to- th'j
owner of the truck, II. P. Kgger,
who had signed the contract over
to his son, Wesley.
Wliile Stewart has been ready
to pay the due amount, he was
unable to do so by court orders,
inasmuch as a number of garnish
ments had boon filed against the
i700. Shortly after the garnish
ments wore filed, Egger, accord
ing to Stewart, signed the con
tract over to his son for collec
tion. Settlement was made to
day when H. 1. Kgger accepted
the amount due and gave Stew
art a clear title to the truck.
:
i Monoplane Christened
JIOCKFOKD. III.. June 7.- (A' -T.he
monoplane which Pert Hassell
hopes to fly from Hock ford to
Stockholm next mouth was chris
tened today.
Five year old John Hassell. son
of the aviator, broke a bottle of
beverage over the nose of the
Greater Itoekford.
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ADRIENNE STEWARD
Medford National Batik Building
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T Y L E
at a price
THE easiest thing to find is
price without style; the hard
est is style at a price. This is one
of those rare places where one
may always he sure of holli. Our
fashions have a suhtle difference
our prices an outstanding
sameness . . . they are always
reasonable.
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iTHEY
OUT
GO!
Every Goat
IN OUR STORE ON SALE AT
OVER 150 COATS TO CHOOSE
FROM Regular Values up to $50
SIZES 14 TO 50
WE MUST UNLOAD- ''
NOTHING RESERVED
j.iij-itr'- 310 East Main
SALE STARTS FRIDAY
MORNING Continues Till All
Coats Are Sold
Our Loss Is Your Gain Come