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1 THREATENED BfjTO OiMTI 0.0. FOURTH STORM OUT 0FCHURCH Hurricane Gathering Force ; in Caribbean, As Florida Rushes Aid to Devastated (Areas Thousands of Fertile Acres Flooded People Flee. JACKSON VILLI:. KI11., Auk. 14. (At The fourth tropical diHturh nn'cn within a week wm nathcrlnK force In the Carohhcan today an It Hwept toward Culm, while the Florida penlMila grappled with the destruction and daiiirerH Jeft in the wake of its predccesoi h. The went coast of the utate was recovering from the effcctH of a Kale which swept hy northward last nlK'ht, alihoiiKh the fnte of two or liHM'e veaselH whoso dislrcHK flares wi-ru HlKhtcd at St. Petcralmi'K wan not determined. On th(- cant coant. the I,nko Okeeehohee region, wchI of l'alm Itench. was wending out calls to the national lied (Yosh for aid In earinK f"i Hevcral hundred perswiH lefi destitute hy the flood after math of the flrnt hurricane which roared in from the Atlantic a week ijiro today. The liner Munamur, New York hoii ml frun M In ml and Nassau, was Hllll held faat on Ihe wtnd near Hole-ln-the-Wall, Creat Ah neo, HahnmaH, where It wan blown Sunday. Her 75 nnnHiMiK'TH were landed nt Nassau last night, after hftviii been taken off tiy a tun. The vesKel was expected to net off the- nam) today. The freighter, J .like Trel.u, Santo DornlliRo to Havana, slriiKKled into port at Key West yesterday, leakinK hadly from a four days' sojourn on a sandbar In the 1 la ha ma channel. Furl h ci tron Me was anticipated today, par ticularly for small shipping, as the Weather bureau at St. I'etorHhurK Warned that tides along the west coast and through the keyn would rune up to nine feet witn the passing of Inst night's storm. Dun iter of flooding wuh seen In; port towns. " j Meanwhile the Klsslmmee river j continued to rise, flooding thou - i Hands of fertile acres along a Su nt Hp stretch approaching l.nke Okeechobee. The condition of (he' lake Itself was undetermined. From Okeechobee city came word that j the water wns at the 17-foot dun-! frer level, but K. C. Kllintt, chief j Mate drainage engineer nt Tnlla-I hassee, said advices to him Indl-! eated that the water stood onlv ! ji iei'i nnii unit more was no Hanger of a serlpus overflow. The Kisslmee river, however, had prcad over a channel Ihren miles wide lif many places. n.nd con tinued to rise. Temporary flood rnnilllliins ob tained along the west coast today ns J lvers bore the burden of or rj'nflal rains occompauylng yesti r rtay's storm. Tidal waters swept Into Kort Meyers In n depth of ihreo feel, and all creeks In the 'until florila area were out of their banks. ji Barnsnta, Tampn, Bt. Petersburg and other towns were In darkness during the night, and damage was rnmparallvely heu.-y f,1)m ,,,, tilnds. Wire communication wns disrupted. JEWETT-RAIMEZ GO Arrangements were belli'; coin pleled lodn v for I ho preliminary bouts for the flgin card in he staged next Thursilay in the arm-; ory and will Include lluddv Thorn-' ton, 117-pmmd fighler. and Jack j lllllberh, US-pound slugger, accord-1 ing io AiniciiiuiiKer .lack W ood Ibis lilteruooii. Their opponents so far hnvo nol been selected, hut will probably be announced tomorrow. Joe Jewlit and Dick Mablez. who will meet In Ibe main event, are mill continuing their trulnln.;, with Jewell taking a live-mile run every i morning. This bout Is expected to be filled with action nnd Is being unticipnlcd by local fans who are also looking forward lo Hie seiul wlndur between Pat Pndelford of ledl'ord and Kainmy (lordon of 1'orlland. Radio Program KMED Mall Trlhone-Vlrnln HutUna Tuesday. August I I. 8 to li p. in. - SiilMt i 'h Pnli y. fl to 10 r -n. CallT. (tregnn TViwer - WclniKilay, August 15. 10 to 11 . m. Maun'n Iept ' Store. 11 to 1 1:10 n. m. toj.en herg's. Inc. 11:30 to 12 noon LcMokk Service Stntlon 12 to 12:.10 p .m.--rity Clean ing & T,vefng Co. 12:30 to 1:30 p. m. Heebe A Kindle Service Station. 0:1 fi p. m. .Nfedford Mail Tribune. AMUNY. N. Y., Auk. M. (inventor Smith tmhty notified Itev. John Itniu-h St rut on thlit their propound di'hiiu- on JiJh puh llr earner muHt tnko place In Cal vary nuptial church In New York riiy or not at nil, In a letter to the clerKymtiii who hu cxpt ctwl an unwilllimtKH to meet Smith In hln own church, tin kovoi nor a id ho hail no Intention of comluctinK a political riclmln with him. It wiiH from IiIh pulpit that I Jr. Stra ton i-fccni ly declined Smith wuh lh "dcjKllil'Mt fof of tlC ftllTCN of moral proKr.sK in AnnMii." this chai'tfc (uiliiiK t In novinor to dPiniind the opportunity to reply. "The niiHwcr to jtiy reiierit to appear in your church and ;iiiHver clmrtfi'M licf'M" your pariHhionei'H under the conditions 1 men Honed is 'yes' or 'no!" wild the novcinor in hiM leiter today. 'TnleMs and until I hear from ymi in the iifflr mativc the matter la Honed." MOW VOItK, Aug. II. (!) Th New Vork l-A-ening I t today quotes Dr. John Itoach Straton- as Haying that he la ready to repifal, in tlto largest hall he can find, liis recent Kcnnon crillclHiug (Jovcrnor Smith In the event that (lovernor Smith reftiHcH to dehalo with him In any place hut Calvary Haptist church, of which Dr. Straton Is pan tor. Tim uewspaper'a correspond cut at (ireenwood l-uke, X. V., where Dr. Slraton fs slaying, hud informed Dr. Strain!) of (lovernor Smith's letler, demanding that the proponed discussion he hold In the church or not at all. Dr. Straton said ha would Ihhuo tickets lo members of hn congre gat Ion and supply democrat uud republicans with (hem. Mo said he would repeal bin original ser mon verbatim .and added: "I will add proofs of my aectisa liona as he rrfiuesied. I :nn as suming that (iovcrunovimiih must be present and will allow him any amount of time he wants to make rejoinders. "If he does not attend that meet ing, I have something more to say about him, whether he is the gov ernor of the slate, candidate, for president, or'whalever he Is. COUNTY FLAYED BY "W'e could raise manv thlnlgs which we now do not. and we, could ' ncreaHO what we now grow hut for the fact thai we live in Ibe section wl.ere the hlgheitt Irelghl rale in Ibe world Is charged," declares (leorge V. Dunn, slutn sennlor for Jackson county, who is In the city from Ashland. "Peaches and cher ries, which could he grown In .jrenl nbundance, have been neglected In the Kogue Ulver valley because freight rales are so high they can not he sent sent out and compete successfully with similar fruit fiom sections of the country where there Is competitive, tniusnortallon. .It Is not generally realized how Iho prnducllvo Itogiui Ulver valley is handicapped because of the freight rati?, .lust think, that among other things for which Oregon is distinguished we have In the itogue valley the highest peak for freight rates In the nation. There will he Utile relief from this situation un- i less a cross-stale line is built." i Speaking of mailers political. Sena , lor Dunn declared that taxation Is the tough nut to exnek. "The leg islature has a committee which Is Dying lo see what can he done and make recoininenilallons," added the 'slate senator, "but It resolves Itself 'In this: the people will not approve j of plans to help solve the tax trou ! hies, and I he legislature can do I nothing without the approval of the j people " Potlhiiid Oree.oulan, j8ii)jMV'w THERE la notluo taken the pl.u-c ol 1 ait antidote lor .uu. cian wouliln t ue it use hy others. Suto, that 111! 1 S:.l.v or n 1 1 al mil- lion usrrs wouM 1 1 h thing cUe. liut grt teal li.tvrr Aspirin (at any tliutorcl with Mayor on the box. and the word yenuint printed in rcO: 111 1 i i jr'iirr vl UvUvtcrtlvavldciUr vl KilU'UctcId H i SIKL- mmm H GENF.'-PQRfl- CKNTUAl. POINT, Aug. H. Central 1'CMiil is scheduled for ,,. , , , .. Wednesday evening. Aug. !lh for the ItichardK and I'rin;'' (Jeorgia .Minstrels, for one nif nly. This troupe of ah. c forty pol - ored people are traveling in their own special train, which Is expect ed to arriw early In the morning land at noon they . vv i 1 1 put on a street parade. They yill also glvp a band con cert in front of the large tent prior to their performnaecs In the even ing. Lawrence Collins ami .Vnl Weir who have been spending the last .week with the Iturger and Swartz ; families left for Canada Monday for the home of Lawrence Collons' ! pa rents, to be there for the har vesting of the wheat which is ex : tensive. i Last Friday evening Mrs. .1. L. , Utirger- entertained her Sunday : school class by giving them a royal good time on the lawn at her home and serving (hem wll h ice cream and cake. i This cIukk Is composed of girls of the seventh and eighth grades 'and those present were: Kthelyn i Scott . (ierabllrio l-'ox, Itfi nice j HenniH, Maxine Croft, Avis Ayers, Francis Faher and lieueva Hrown. Air. and Mrs. Wilbur 'ameron ,1,,. of Jacksonville were, guests at Ih iiest Scott home Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Cameron Is a : cousin of .Mrs. Scott.' C. T. Hamilton, wtjo owns and j runs an orchard cast of town has been on the sick list the last. week. M Isa Leoia I teams lias gone to Phoenix lo work in tin1 fruit this summer. v Tinman Hen it left for Corning a few days ago (o be wll h his daughters who live at thai place. I le has been slaying with his mother, Mrs. W. W. Scott of our elly the last few Weeks. Miss ieorgia 'Vdams of th Paxsnn Drui; i "o., h:i retui ni-d from her summer vacation on lhe,Cn. late last night, Andy Ituhash, McKeiric river and has resumed 20, and Paul Linn, employed as her work. loaders, were killed. Mike Mega- lithelyu and Kli.abeih Scott , lose, f.0, n cutter, Hufrered a frtic speni the flay Friday In Medford ) tuied Hkull and crushed hretiHt bono the gueslK of Miss Jam-lie Trill. 'and is not expected to recover. MANN'S The Best Goods for the Price, No Matter What the Price MANN'S "THE STORE FOB EVEPVBODV 1 J . PHONf-480-487 jHOfORO.OREOCIN. Special Items of Interest for Wednesday Wash Dresses Lot No. 1 l?i'lty Bnxleys in voiles, prints and organdies; luce ami or gandie; ruffle trimmed; all sizes, junior sizes to out-sizes. j? 1 "Ueffiilar 2 '() values, eaeli Lot No. '2 Organdie, voile ami batiste dresses; dainty flowered de signs, lace and nrirandie. trim, bodice and straight line (CQ Cft styles. Value to ().!)"). W'ednesday All of our better wash dresses in organdies and SILK DRESSES A group of new fall satin dresses just received; all newest shades, black, green, brown ami new bine. d? "1 fl QC Special Wednesday CHECKERED TAFFETA (i-ini'h cheeked taffetas for the smart fall dresses, comes in black and white, red and white, green and (fc "I QC white and blue and white, yard SPORT TIES Women's I'our-in-hand ties in at tractive crepe de chine CfJ prints. Kegular price ."i!lc; clean-up sale t HOSE Women's Thome pure silk full fashioned hose, service chiffon silk to the top. Regular .1.00 value. t 1 AQ Special, pair J 1 )V Women's and misses' rayon slips. These garments are made of a very fine quality trimmed in narrow ruffles ami dainty fringe, all the light, shades, all sizes. 1.-" val- Wednestlav $1.00 See Window Display I S afe of Grae h;.;di Collar Attached Shirts We are closing out our complete line of Greenhood Collar-attached Shirts. Fr Wednesday we offer $3.50 to $3.75 values at $2.48 i 30 AUI01BHES burned m fhte. SMOfc ORE; SAI.KM, Ore., Aug. 14. (Pt Thirty cars, if, barrels of oil, welding equipment, nnU a coin- . ,i,.ut rnv.,i l.v fir) .in tho Ann jjiothers garage In Silverton, shortly after midnight last night. At 4:30 this morning lire was uiseovereu unuer inc planing shed of the Silver FuIIh ; Timber " company mill and two hours of fighting were necessary to kenp the blaze from spreading to the drying sheds and slock sheds adjoining. i The fire in the garage started with a short ereuil in one of the cars stored in the huildimr. The alarm was turned In hy Seward Hoblitt, whose family lives next , door. The glass windows nlong I he entire front of the cemeu' parage which was built In 1K2S a i a cost of $ 1 7,000, were broken In and the city firemen and on- . lookers pusheii a number of cars : out the front way. The entire huek cm) of the building wuh In flames and exploding tanks of Zcrolcne, the explosion of acety-P-iH- welding tanks and J'rest-o-1,1 te tanks made much salvage i work dangerous. Dense blaek smoke nnd flames rolled 100 fett Into the iilr, A favorable wind and the work of the Silverton and Ml. Angel fire departments kept the Pre from spreading ti Hie adjoining buildings. DYING AS RESULT ItUOWNVILI.K. Pa.. A ins. M. (I') Trapped under u heavy fall nt slate while at work in the Isabella , mine of the llillman Coal Air (Nike SLIPS BIG RAILROADH STRIKE LOOMS IN- MID-WEST 70,C00 Employees On West- t ern Railroads to Vote On i Strike Decision On 20th of September 80 Rail roads Are Involved. ! CLKVKLAND, O.. Aug. 14. (&) Sectional meetings were called for "tomorrow for distribution of strike ballets to approximately 7o.inn) 'employes of western railroads. Wage disputes between the roads innd the Hrotherhond of Kailroad ; Trainmen and the Order of Hall 'wny Conductors, precipitated the action. ! A. F. Whitney, president of the i Brotherhood of Kailroad Trainmen said hi ballots would be distrlbut r ed today by 90 general chairmen ' of (he two brothernoods meeting with their committees throughout the west. The decision will be an ' nounced Sept. 20, (he fleadllue for th return of ballots to Chicago , headquarters. I About K0 railroads owning ap proximately KS perconl of the mil age west of Chicago are in volved.. Wage differ-'nees have been settled by arbitration in the cast and south. As result of the failure of recent efforts to settle the wage uuestion by arbitration in the wes tern slates, the balloting will be on -the original demands of the unions for Increases ranging from lo per . cent for yardmen to IS per cent j I'm trainmen and conduct rs, , Whitney said. The labor organizations recently rejected an offer of a 7 '2 per cent increase because the union Insisted on retaining certain existing work jing rules which the western roads wished . to abolish. Among the rules In dispute were those govern ing the restrictions on the use of two locomotives and the number 'of cars to be pulled by two en gines. vP J . J W voiles greatly reduced Window Panels Fine Kern Marquisette, 'M inches wide, 2 yard longwith tleep lace bonier at bottom 1 Att anil finished with fringe. Wed. special. Mvorsharp scissors and barlier shears, with car bonized cutting edges and :4-K gold plated hand les, in li-iiich, and S-inch sizes. Qf" h'egular price $ 1 .'2", special Stamped A prom Housewife aprons stanijied fn good quality color 'fast in attractive patterns and colors. ' Qg. ' Regular 1.U.". Wednesdav, special Z01 Children's athletic union suits in jiajama &Qf? check, S"ic value, special , r3 14-inch I : 'jC comes in plain in blue, green, values, special HOOVER LEADING BY TEN 10 ONE KIM icturnK fiom the nsUlen-! tlal straw ballot xhow 10 vSih fori Hoover and one tor Smith. The Smith cohort la. however, doubtful, I as he poHlHcripta hln ballot, "May ' vote republican yet, but doubt If I ; will chanun my mind." j ' Trie straw ballot Is being taken ; by this paper to obtain an index on j public opinion In this county and ; all who read- may vote by simply j clIppiiiB the ballot published dally and mailinK it to the contest editor j cf the Mali-Tribune properly slsned. , , No names will he published, the : identity of all voters will be kept , entirely secret. 1 Packard Officer Resigns DETltOIT. Mich.. Auk. MilP) Dr. II. H: Hills, 'vice-president of : the Packard Motor Car company, i in charge of sales, service, export, ! branch and. advertising for nine I ; years, has resigned to retire per-; manently from commercial life. j , Orovlllc UmcH Out on (in. ! 1 SAN KllA.NCISCO. Tho slate; ; r a 1 1 r (i a d commission yeslerdav f i struck from its calendar the ap- i 'plication of the city of orovillc li ' .bring condemnation proceedings j for acquisition of the Pacific tins; ! anil lOlcctrlc company distribution I . system there. Voters disapproved : , of the project. i i.L . -i-i- "' 1 n- ' Rheumatic j Neuritis , It- is now absurd and preposter-; . ous to suffer rheumatic pains front , muscular. Inflammatory, sciatic. , neuritis, lumbago or any form of j I rheumatism. j Trunk's Prescription does nol de 1 press the heart nor ruin the atom- i ach, nnd no dieting is necessary to, I make it effective. , Trunk's Pre-. ! scription contains no harmful j ! drugs, but combines ingredients j ; designed to positively overcome 1 j any kind of rheumatism. It is 1m- possible to net something better, j 1 What more do you want? An Ideal 1'rie Acid Solvent and Liver Medi ; cine anyone can use with safety j and satisfaction; manufacturers es ! tablished 3;"i years. Trunk's Pre- scription is sold by reliable drug : gists everywhere. James McNair's Pharmacy. JiHP.-ij. Towels heavv Turkish t o w e 1 s and with fancy hordei rose and lavender. (IV A.n Xo matter wlicrc your holiday "cara van" may rest, you're always sure of just the right kind of nourishing, ap petizing, tempting meal when you takii along a supply of FKYK'S "DE- LICIOUS" UKAXD I'.ACOX. Just think of slieed Baeon sizzling in a fry pan over a fire of cedar. Because o! careful selection of choice young pork ers and strict flovermneiit inspection, you can be certain, too, that it's tin.1 friest money can buy. Cull bf had in ti'tniJtutg .slices, irni;pfii in Vt-lb. sanitary Vt'llufjltuitt: packuaci. Eye's Delicious Vacation trips f No iv at low fares This Pacificplay-lanJ is yours just a few hours away. By train you can reach its world famous resorts quickly, saving vacation days. Great national parks of tbe West. San Fran cisco, Los Angeles and its "all year playground" are easily reached by Southern Pacific's trains. Go now, at low cost. For example, 16 day limit round trip to: Newport .... 51 3.65 Portland , . . . 15. 81 Rainier M.i5 San F.ancisco . , . 20 25 I.ds Angeles . . . 3S Yosemite .... 3.V0O Del Monte .... 26.25 Southern Pacific's nctwotk'ot lines intimately ex- plorcs tfic Pacific Coast. Stopover anywhere. Let your agent help you plan your trio. 'our vacation starts -when yon board tbe train. Relaxed, carefree, you're on your -way to play. touthsrn Pacific CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING GETS BESOLTI mi" in t.Jtm w r Ouier Lake Phone 3 1 or 209
