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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1928)
L 5 rxnTC four UraPFOTCD TVrATTi TRtBTTXE, MTCDFORD. ORFriOX, FPJDAY, ATfHTKT 24. 192R. MAN FINISHES SWIM T HUGH PANAMA CANA L "Di-spiie many m'-omrnrtK, mk-Ii iif aif to lit i-XjM-eU'il in ail muler iahlni: of t ho kind, I enjoyed thu cxiifiU'ii' ihonuiijhly," the author i saitl. "I leano-il inm i! about the e:uial in a few 'lays Uian I rnuhl : havi' (fai iii d otherwise in many month.. " S. P. CMANGLS WHISTLE TO HELP PANAMA, A iik. IN. iPi I Mell aril llalMljiii ton. Atiu-i i.-in oiitiioi-, lias (jniphuetl a mviiii through tin 1'anamn riinal from Ihe -Ukuiuc 1o the I'ncilir. "I'm y,n'l it's ever." In- said, when h" dri-w himself out r the Water at tin- llalboa .Ic.iUs. A crowd ( h'M-rrd. Swimming tin- canal is no mii:iII task for persons of ordinary aliil ity in tin- water. I lalli l.url on ,ml. Tin- worst pur! of tin' swim, wliii Ii tin- writer runiI'-ieii j i-iinhiv afternoon, wns I tiroiiuh .Mil a floret lake where lie e 11 r.,ll iilereil ;l ,lru:l iiderse current, 1'oieinH (;re:iii;r cxertinji ami siowiiiL' his iee(. Ihillil'lU Ion estimates hy aetuat swlinmiiiK lime In na iu.i l in the cmial was " hours. TIm- dbtnme Is l'-s.s than .".a miles. Mo I'OKiin Um journey Ain,'tit I I, swimming earh day and ivslini,' at SALKM. On-., , 1 1 u; . L' I. -,Vi Km tin? purpose of reducing tin? iiuin- hel ,,f autolliohlle a. eiilenlj , t ill Sou i hern I'acifie eoninauy has ehauued its grah crn.'isiim wimifil. The nll signal was two loni; hla.-t followed t,y two short tools. The new signal is one Ionk I. last, then two short 1. lasts i'.dlow .l J,y final lonu one. Tile new signal i Used on ihe Xcw y.ok fc.itral ami the Perinsylvaniji. say local engineers, witli satisfactory results. a ml M v.. I 'red i-Jiljoi t 'moved from KMci'it juirk the latter purl of .1 um. Miss Morothy l,aml sp"iit .Mou ld jty witli Krunee.s and Klizaln-lh Ferry, Miss ). lilies was tu Mcdt'oid 1 um day last week. The Hawkish man uuh in our miHlihoi homi last week. Jtie liilcs is picking toiuulocs at tin- itivicru plantation. W'iliard Shclenhainer was milch surprised Satuiiiay when bin lath er and mother arrived here from . (ikhilmma. Mr. and Mrs. Sludlen haier expect to leave in a short time tor i 'hoe nix, Arizona on ae , count id' his health. Pauline t'hamplin Is still visiting' her random. Mrs. ( has. Wahl. I GIRL HONORED BY WVEMA FREEZING WEATHER IN NORTH DAKOTA I'.ISMAIM'K, . U. Am;. JP; ri-ez;ti; 1 el, i pi r 1 1 ill en wci'i- re ported yesterday hy many North I akola points. l - ssenden, with a minimum of Z decrees, had iho est marl: in the Mat.-. Mr. and M daiifht d .Mis. Kred Klljuli. Air. .Mart Klliott atul little ' Mildred were calliliK "II i' lllvii-ra Sunday .Mr l-'AlliVIKW. Ky.. Apr,'. lit. (A') Kire today razed the business dis trict of this, villai-. hirt'iplace of .Ifffersoii iJavis. The loss was S I .Vaim. Irien-N' Meclford's Leading StoreSince 1894 Pay Less- Dress Better C. A. MEEKER, Manager New Fall Apparel Is Arriving Every Day for Bargain Seekers at the !. M. Department Store New Fall Coats 111 III s irjc I'lvcrv d;iy dim- full runts iire iirrivint; ;ind ani un nicks rciiily 1'or your in spection. I'hiin coats and coats with lots ol' fur. I leant i I'ul shades of soft, rich browns, navy bines and also blacks made of heavy broadcloth, full lined; priced Itoiii $22.50 to $85.00 New Sport Coats Sport' coals in wool mixtures, plaids, plain colors wit Ii and wit hout fur trim. J Triced I nun $18.75 to $32.50 Heavy Satin Dresses In the rich fall colors, of tan, blue, blacks and soft brown $35 and up One Lot New Fall Dresses (ieorijplle and transparent velvets combined, flat crepes with velvet; trim, and crepe dc chines in all the fall colors and si.es. Priced from $12.75 to $25.00 M. M. Store Bargains in Velvets New Novelty Velvets for Coats and .Jackets Transparent Velvet, black only, 10 inches wide 1 'lain Velvets, lili-inch width .... ssortinent of h'iuured and flat Crepes and !eor"-etles J13.iH $S.!). ifvl.UH ...$1.7!) Cretonnes Double faced Cretonnes, liht and darli backgrounds. :!ti-in. width KS One hut Cretonnes, bright patterns ...o!) Ijyhe Weight Cretonnes for guilts... .25) IJaymi Drapery, floral designs, liii-im-li width 65 Oilcloth Oilcloth, floral pal terns, IS-in. width, per yd. C'Jr Table Cloth Oilcloth, ;7I by 75 ISxIS 59 Plain Oilcloth: all colors, width IS inches .'!)" Bargains In Our Men's Cliambray Work Shirts 50 Children's Kayon Alpaca Slips, 8 to 16 yrs OS Women's Crepe Bloomers ...5J)r Children's Fine Ribbed School Hose 25tf Women's Novelty Cotton Hose 23 Women's Plain Cotton Hose, black, tan and beige 2i) Women's Cotton Vests 2?) Basement 32-Ineh Ginghams, checks . and plaids 15 3G-Inch Percale 211 Women's Kid One-Strap Comfort Shoes $1.08 Women's Dress Shoes $2.!KS, IS, $3.95, -1.45 Children's Shoes $2.19 to $2.9S Boys' Oxforas ... $2. 49 to S2.9S Men's Dress Shoes and Cxfofds ijsi.29 to ?3.8 SALKAI. (ire.. Au. 1'4 fA) I.uw-jn-iH-f Viiincs .,f (ncK'in City IMkIi '"hunl :tinl Mi-lvln Ark it c.f Knillli , lin hiKh hi Jiuul, I'm tliiiHl, nr,. first j prize wiinuTfj in the Amerifun , lin rst week jirize essiiy f.-otitent l;irtieii;u, (I in lV (m okcui hlith ihui.l sluilents. Htutu School ;Sura-riiUeinIni HmwiikI announccil ' iniiiij". Yui'iM's winr. a SI "i0 U't'liol:i!siiip r'lntiil'Uteil hy the Wetciii I'ine ManufiMturei-rt ns-tMx-i:irinn .Ui.i Ark.-r a SITttl Hi'h.i. j:nliii fioin the V:mI Count Trade I Ix I elision hure.iU, and eatrh wins a silve r Irnphy nip euni i ihutel hy J tUj-nt-i t Krotiit-rs. jewelers. Yarnes l opi es-nts (lie siate-wide 'clivisinn in Hi. - in pet it inn and Aikn- (In- Portland division. Second prlKe winner in the Klate ,Mi.e ilMsion is Allloinette Miln jdeau ill' I.a I'ine hipll school. Who ; receives a si imi seholar.ship rrmu the Fedeiall-il Korest I'rotoetion ! a'eiieiesl Scnuiil prize winner j .lanisch of 1 nuiiam late Acailoiny. 1'ortlaiMl. reeeiviny; a S!hm scholar ship iioin i hp IWllmid chainher ol .eoninHTce. Tor other inerltorimiM en.VM 'eerlifk-atert nf merit siKlied hy Governor I'mterson have heen awanied lo the following: Uorothy Unnsen. I'Yaiiklln IiIkIi, Portland; Maijjttiet (tnnandy. Washington hik'li. I'ortliind; .Mae Ada llriKtt. ' i iris I'olyiechnle hiuh selioid, t land; KiUhoriiii) l''arhrndi. Itnosevelt I'orilaiid; -lolin M- eii;i. llayvlile; Veldoll J. I.Hnienl. I'acilie aeadnnj-, XowIilm; t'liarles Camphell. Oallas; Nula hooniis; .Mapleioii; Nova Alenore 1 led lin, Maniiin: Maztd Reynolds Valpi'l; Watt r. S-riKKin. I'klah: Nellie Allen. L'niatilla: Louise Stokes, Alpdlord: l.ueile M Hcm. Kails Cliy. . advoeated, ami an a 11-American ionic from lliu (ileal l.akea to thu oeean. ! The governor would liave a waterway to the gulf throuwh thu ; .Mississippi, would lake care or i iIooiIh and would think carefully ! belt ire letting private iinei'usts con : trol any more water (towur. His (.lostneH as to power trust propa ganda imiiress him. j (idvurnor Smith wmiltl let all : states witli a just claim share in I power gene rated by the Colorado river. I l'd retain government ownership lor Muscle Shoals, but llet .-.'overninent rent out power to Set what it has spent, i l (Jovernor Smith wants "lejiisla ; tion tor I lie protection and ad- vanccment of working men and : women, liroper eare of malernity, , ; in tansy and ehihidhood, and safe-j ;.tiai-ds of public healtli. ; True iMiuallty of women is advo-: cated In "all hvpuuch of opportu-! nity for which they can qualify." ! Veteriins in distress should be ' looked after by government as promptly hs they attended to their j war duiies. ! Coverlior Smith favors strict im miMiatioii. but objects to "princi ' plPH of 1-fHtrlction desfmied to dis I criminate aalnnt certain national ities." His speech covers the ground. The country h;is heard from both : candidates, and the fteht is on. It will probably he mild and gentle until the etui of September or later. Then you'll see a battle. 'THIS IS A GREAT COUNTRY"; Model Meat Market SATURDAY SPECIALS Double S & H Green Discount Stamps on all Cash Purchases SATURDAY Beef Roast . . Pork Sausage . All Steaks . . 20c 20c 30c Buy your meats at the Model Market and get the full advantage of low prices on the very best quality. South Central-Just off Main Pllne 325 hot imoK ii:si;inTN(i (Continued from Vuiff. One.) 9 MRS OF LOCAL PEARS mi Xfne earlnads of Itoiie River years, rushluii by manifest to east ern markets. riKiiml in train wrecks on Tuesday. Six cars of Uartlells from Ibis section were wrecked near Mefraeken. Kansas, when a betid -u n collision took plate between two fast freights on the Missouri I'acifie railway. In a 1'reitfht derailment on the I'eiinsylvanla near I ) arrisbiirtf, I'a. tin.' same day. three cars of pears Were smashed up: The railroads are now working for a speedy soiilemeiil on the claims for lost pears. OVER 900 CARS OF . PEARS ARE SHIPPED A total of Mi3 carloads of fruit has been shipped from this sec tion since the opening 0f tu. frujt season. Seven ty-eii,'ht cars were shipped out yesterday. The high shipment of the year was August II when M cars Mere dispalelled. The daily averaue so far has been between en and (15 ears n lay, but this is expected to Increase from now on. as other varieties bein to move. "PLAV HERE SUNDAY Twenty liiisi'liuit: milium will coiui' Id I his clly Snnihiy rr nil InicM-cily is-hole miif timriu'v. it Ik Ihe first Iciurney between the Kiilfei's of Ihe two eltles. The hienl clllh will serve Inneh ill I o'clock I'm' the visitors III Ihe elnli house. The Medlnrd teiiln will lie selected when the piny sttirts Sutuhiv inorn-Iuk. Brisbane's Today (Continued from Pago One.) Ins out Tinted States money, hand-U:-s it in billions to Kurope. No wonder they loved him. We are liyinu to collect the money. We wonder why they hate us." (iovernor Smith favors the Mon roe D.Htrine. but thinks Kepublf cans make it a pretext for bullying smaller countries. 1U would not do that. As for war. It must he outlawed "by a more sub-danttal endeavor to remove the causes of war. and in this endeavor the Republican ad ministration has signally tailed." "Freedom from entatmlin-j alli ances is a fixed policy." Ninety per cent or Americans not encased In anternational huuMiu; would say amen to that line of the Smith speech. (iovernor Smith looks upon ami culture as "essentially n public function, alt'ected with a clear and unquestionable public interest." He faviuls helping the far hum- and ho Kives (imires to show what 1ms happened to them littely. including a decrease of twenty billion dol lars in the value of farm land in five years. .Mmv and better roads, least profitHblo for railroads, for trans porting farm products, more rannls for "commodities of i;nat hulk kleast profitable for railroads." aro the sluto of his blilh, and reports lie received while there from farm 1 loaders from all of the great grain j growing Ktnle. were particularly j pleasing, 1'or In Kolng to the place I of his birth to renew boyhood as sociations he whs moving into the lone section of the country which .had furnished catiKu for apprehen sion by at least some party leaders. ! While some of his advisers told (Hoover bluntly that the outlook in Minnesota. Wisconsin and some olhei northwcKteni states was not as satisfactory as might be. they said his acceptance speech hud re acted to favorable and that there was strong indication that he would carry evry state In the tin1' hulent grain bell. As a result of personal talks with leaders, the nominee was able to brin.;; into line several who at best had been only lukewarm toward his candidacy and others who had hesitated to .announce their 'sup port. ! To Talk on Dry Issue j Hoover returns home with thu campaign issues . drawn, and with j the prohibition question standing i well to Ihe forefront as a result of the declaration of his democratic, opponent for amendment of the : eighteenth ametulm(Ot so its to permit state determination of the liquor rptestion. The republican nominee has steadily declined to make any com ment on Uov. Alfred 10. Smith's ac ceptance address. However, his advisers way ho will discuss the prohibition question later, empha sizing his own declaration against repeal of the eighteenth amend ment and against any modification of the enforcement laws which would permit that which the con stitution forbids. will be 4 by feet In dimen sions and will be furnished with regular hotel equipment. The mill rooming hotisu, will be two stories high in the rear, wilt be ti by (Hi feet in size and will be equipped with high-grade, fur nishings. Mr. Tabor for the past week has had several men at work in the woods cutting shakes, which will be used to cover the buildings. The whakes will not be painted, but will be oiled, leaving them in their naUiral slate, as much as possible. .Make Beauty Spot. Elaborate plans are alsu under way for the landscaping of the grounds, which will be liberally planted with shrubbery, lawns ami flowers. The 1 " bungalows, in which the employes will be boused, outside of those taking rooms in the lodging bouse, will be set back 100 feet from the highway ami will in front, have spacious lawn and flower covered yards. A dam will bo constructed in Kecne creek for the generation of electric power and will have a 5:,iltl-foot penstock, vith foot fall, providing ample power for the new town. l:nroln. Ihe creek, wild Mr. Tutor, has an 'ideal location for a power dam. .which will be built between two ' roc k clefts. The mill. ilelf. will probably not be in operation until nei spring ami machinery will be in stalled this winter, ami when in : operation next year will employ from 7"i t" I HI men. A fleet of five largi' trucks will be' purchased to truck the lumber to Ashland, which i lo be the distributing point for ihe new lum- ' her concern. More trucks mav ho added later, according to the 1 amount of trucking dune. ' Bought Tiimaii Timber. ,u in her used in the construc tion of the present buildings is now being furnished from a small mill nearby, and which was built by Tuiiian brothers ol southern I California last year. Mr. Henry ha.- purchased their lumber bidd ings and lias given them until the first of next year to remove i the mill, which lias a daily ca pacity of 20. 000 feet Mr. Henry arrived :it th,, struct ion scene Wednesday cvcij! ing and plans to return a Kuin I having been culled for. jury dm J in l,os Angeles. His u mm uuiu umi J on., uu. .j .during his absence.. While hj, ; plans are still i mlefiniie j)r Jlenry ycsicroiiy alteration j,,. elared mere was a possibility ut locating his pern -anient homo in 1 southern Oregon ,ind which would ; probably .mean that he will imlM his home near the mill property. Kvery yVar htv gues back to .c'w Hampshire. iu Lincoln in tin- . White nir.-uutnir.s, to look utter business in tore. Is there in p;qi(-l-mills. AUe.stiijr the fad f that Mr. Henry )k. fond uf truiim,', he made a tour of Kurope la.t year, along with his !Mi -year-old mother, whom, he said, stood the trip wonderfully well. .Mr. Henry's ; daughter au d her husband buvc ' been living In Ashland for a short lime past, Jind will probably take up their permanent location in southern Oregon. J'bAXS A CITY (Continued from Page One.) Piggly Wiggly connection with this department of Mr. Henry's program, which also calls for the installation of a complete water system. j The water will be piped for one ' mile from a spring, giving a flow of water .sufficient to fill a five inch pi e. This water will be used fur domestic purposes anil also for the mill pond, which will) be capable of floating 5(1(1.000 feet of logs. 11 will be six feet deep.) 00 tee I wide and 50U feet long.! Hy Mr. Henry, the water is de- j elaied to be the coldest and best; he has ever tasted, causing him to chuckle yesterday upon re-1 marking that "Ice water' wilt be used to fill the pond. 2?t Men at Work. I At the present time, according t to Mr. Tabor. i'5 men are en-1 gaged in the construction ami have been Working for the past twti weeks. The foundations for J the store and office building, with . dimensions of :to by -o feet, and i for the dining room, with dimen sions of L'l by -10 feet, have been 1 completed, The foundations are ; ma tie of stone and cement and are In keeping with Mr. Henry's i plan of m. .king possible one of ' southern Oregon's most nttrae- tive beauty spots. The kitchen FRANK'S Comedians IN The Big Tent Sixth and Holly Friday, Saturday and Sunday Tliq Screaming Comedy In The Wrong Bed Prices 25 and DO Cents COMING TUESDAY Should Husbands Know? When you shop at the PIGGLY WIGGLY you can be certain that yoit "are receiving the highest quality merchandise at the lowest prices in town. SERVE YOURSELF and SAVE. By doing this you can pick out just what you want. Make PIG GLY WIGGLY your pantry. We bring prosperity to your home! SATURDAY SPECIALS 39c Marshmallow Cookies- 2 iiimnds Royal Baking Powder 12'uiim'f inns TJ Sun-Brite Cleanser 5 I'nlis Matches II I:im-s 25c 19c Bread W I,oavcs 20c Bulk Coffee i i ni 35c Peaches (nllcm Cutis 49 c Post Toasties Tlirw for UU t Vegetable Shortening r7Qf 'l-puuitil pall f y V Tea Garden Syrup- l-iiuiui ran TuC Lifebuoy Soap 1 : I'm-- lut Lux Soap Flakes OAr Lui'iic- iMU'kiisi- fcjTlL. Swansdown Cake OQ Flour wtt Shrimp 2 Cans 35c Rex Lye :t Cans 29c Fancy Large Size Lemons Doz. 35 A. and H. Soda it iMickaictw -. Ripe Olives Sperry Pancake Flour l-l"iiil sick Blue Ribbon Malt :i-hiiiik1 in ii 69c 72c E. Main :.. 25c 18c Fancy Ripe Tomatoes 3 pounds 5 Help Yourself and Save ij f. , g" E. Main PIGGLY WIGGLY MEAT MARKET SATURDAY SPECIALS Choice Rabbits and Chickens Shoulder Pork Roast o e Per jhuhhI OC Choice Steaks--All kinds Ofk Pit pound 5UC We Deliver Fresh Side Pork Of)r Per pound 6Ut Beef Pot Roasts - on iVr pound : J Phone 123C 1