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rEBFOTvT) MATL THTBUNE. MEDFOKT). OUEfiOX:. TUKSIUY. NOVEMBER 20. in-.'S. PAfiE THREE A' JUDGE-ELECT IS E t j lai'iumiy anu voopct utiun was the kpynute of tlie Kuutht-rn Ore gon Itur n infill tiun tuectint; h-Ul ul Uotf! Mt'dfoni last niht. Molt than 35 members attended, six of whom wore from Grains Vimx and nix from Ashland. Judge-elud H. I. Norton of Grunts las who was invin-d to be the Hji-aktr of Die evening, nnnouneed his plans for tho term of his office which begins here January 1. Thai he will hold open court continually, devoting four days of the week to .Medford and two to Grants Vivas, except during the regular jury term, was one nf the j btutements mudt by the future eir- ' cult judge of thin district. ! The majority of law arguments , will be prehented 'r:i!!y in the court room, rather than by brief, i so that the public and the clients decided to ask the city council to represented In the eases will get set the date for the bond election the benefit of the arguments and las soon as possible, and Miielden declslons. The judge's chambers '. tally to call a conference on tin- back of the court room will be turned over to the attorneys for the preparation of their ca.seH. Cooperation between the judge and the bar association in formu lating rules and regulations and in handling difficulties arising in law procedure, was stressed by the various members present last night, practically every one of whom made a brief talk. Tho next meeting will be held at Grants l'ass, December 1, at which time delegates to the State Kar association meeting, December 7, will bo chosen. It is expected that Alcdford will get the l'J2'J Slate Bur association meeting. iU TO BE HONOR GUEST A Chamber of. Commerce Torum In connection with the Lions club weekly meeting forum will be held at tho Hotel Medfonl tomorrow noon at 12:15 o'clock, at which Hurt Brown Parker, executive vice president of the University of Ore gon, will be the chief guest of honor nud will speak upon the sub ject. "Modem University Kune tions." The victorious Medford hfah school team juuI coach. Prink Cal lison, will, also be guests of the chamber at the forum, and thesu two attractions are expected to bring out a very large attendance. Mr. Parker will .he the guest of the local alumnV 6'fVlhe UmirerHity of Oregon at a luncheon at the Motel Medford beginning at :'M o'clock this evening. CENTRAL POINT WILL FIRST IN The first health center to be es tablished In Jackson county will be opened roon In Central Point, accord i iik to un announcement made today through the county health unit heaflquartertt. The health center wiffbe one of the very few that have been estab lished in the slate and is expected to be of ureal service to residents of the Central Point section. Tho establishment of the cen ter was made possible larsely through the efforts of the Central Point bureau of the Jackson Coun ty Health association, with Mrs. Charles Taylor ut the head of the bureau. The center will be lo cated nbuve the Mary A. Mee drug more und will be completely fur nished with new equipment, facili tating the handling nf the regular monthly baby clinics and other work. It will be open on regular hours certain days each week, with Mrs. Lydn Kins, county nurse. In charge and present to give free consulta tion to all wishing advice on health matters. As yet no definite sched ule has been arranged, but wiil be announced later, when details of the new center will have been com pleted. The advent of the center in Cen .tral Point Is being received there enthusiastically and is regarded as an event in health work circles In that section. With Central Point, only one-fifth or one-Mxth as large as Medford. taking the lead in the establishment of n center. JJ Is ex pected thut Medford and Ashland may soon follow the example of that progressive little city. A novel radio proaram has been nrranged by tho California Oregon Power company for the regular Copso hour from 9 to 10 o'clock to niyjit. The procrani will feature a number of original short stories by Ralph K. Penoyer, two of which should be of especial local interest as they deal with .Jackson county. The Btories. which are full of human interest, will be presented by Karl Davis, one of southern Oreitonn foremost radio artists, biclt fact alone assures the sue ftftss of the program. 1 In addition to the leading there will be on attractive musical en tertainment completing what should provo a mom enji.yable hr. GOBCO ARRANGES UNIQUE PROGRAM AIRPORT EXPERT ! VISITS PROPOSED MEW LOCAL SIT 1 nomas (.ale of the departim 0 ' of et'iiinuuce. who is touring the I'ltL-ifiV- coust u.-'&isting in locating t-lt es for airports noadio stations in conm-ution therewith, is in Med ford fur the remainder of the week while engaged in the work i'f look ing alter matters pertaining to the proposed new uii port, bonds for which the Medford voters will within the next two or three months be called upon to volt. Air. (iale conferred with See ley i Hall, chairman of the new airport committee, and Secretary C T. ! Iiaker meree nf the chamber of com this fn re noun, following i which, accompfinied by Air. Mali he visited the present airport and possible sites for a new air port. As a result of this visit it was ! subject of the mayor and city icouucilmen lato this afternoon, preliminary to tonight's council meeting.- One f the happiest men in the whole world was Harold MeDnn iild, former well kno.wn Medford yuunf man and .sun of Rev. and Mi-k. .1. 10. McDonald, on his arrival here this noon on tho north bound Shasta train, with - his wife, for merly Lucille Saunders, w e 1 1 known writer of the state and for. ' mer writer of the OreKonian. and ! their II months old son horn in 1 Paris. France, to convalesce from his lnnir tvnhnid fever Illness at ' CoiisiJLiiiiiH.i.le- Turkey. tluiini: whith he linKereit at the point of death for weeks. Mr. and M rs. MeDonald and baby sailed from Constantinople on the steamship Majestic to New York, immediately cuukM the overland train for San Francisco and then came on to Medford, where they will visit Mr. -McDon-.iiiti'fntN for n few dttvs. nml then ito on to I'.ii-tland for a. visit there with Mrs. MeUonaid s f.iiKs, j after Which they will return to 1 Medford until he is restored to full health and vigurv when tney win : return to Kurope and resume their residence headquarters in Consian limiptivnnd Paris.-" ' ',r ' Mr. McDonald still is ftuf fering from a weak leg. one of the after effects of his 'typhoid fever illness, j which .is expected to vanish in a j j.hort time, and had to be assisted off the train to a waiting car by J his father und others. It has been ! t wo yea rs si n ce he and h is w Ife : left Medford for abroad for him to assume the duties of European , sales manager of tho Caterpillar j Tractor company of California, with headquarters at Constant!-., nople while he traveled all over ( the continent, even visiting the italkans and other remote cou- 1 tries, and having many j-lrnnge ex- I periences. ' Then over three months ago he became sbTt while in A i hens, recce, and hurried hom family at Constantinople where his illness was diagnosed as a vlrulant case of typhoid fever. Ills life hung at low ebb for a long time. Hence It was no wonder that us soon as he was able to travel the family -left for the United States and Medford. for him to thoroly recuperate at home, and that as he stood in The train vestibule feast lng his eyes on . his father mother ami the football crow the depot platform tears com1 down thi cheeks of the homesick man, waiting to be assisted off the train. "What's the reason for the crowd and the band," he asked a friend. Qn being told It was to greet tho returning state cham pionship team of Medford, he mildly ejaculated ; a prolonged i. ii anu again leasteu nis eyes on his parent nml wife and child. who had gotten off the train when it first stoped On being assisted down from the vestibule the cHnch pulled off by his mother and himself could not have been excelled by nuy players In yesterday's football game. TALENT PIS UP L The first boo.e runnliiH cur this season was seized " at an earlv hour this morning In Ashland bv Federal Prohibition Agent Terry I Talent and I'lty Officer S.tm l'n-s-i ; rott of Ashlund. with th- arrest of I I .lack Dickson of Seattle. Wash. I Dickson, accused of the transpor- lation und possession of 66 gallons j if alleged grain alcohol, was i e- leased this forenoon on bail of 1 t 1 1 and is to have loaiing De ceinbrr & In the Ashland Justice J court. . ' Dickson's car, a new rd coupe : especially constructed for liquor transput t.itlot), was seized by the i government and In time will be j offered for sale to the highest bid- j der. The coupe whs equipped with , special springs to carry heavy ! loals and had extra roomy com j partmcnt for Its contraband cargo. The alcohol whh en route fnnn San Frn:isco to Seattle where It wan to have been trnnsformed Into gfn. according to ihe officers. CDD DCPIIDCDATinM I m lLUUILIttl!U!S TMn,nn .nn.r AND A HOME V!S!1 TURKEYS ARRIVE ! NEW TYPE ALL-METAL DIRIGIBLE SOON TO TAKE AIR 3 n- t A 4 Pove:-cd with laroe steam turbine and propelled by a blower at tne cr.ift s noso( tho C.jvc d.r.fli ble thr!t is feeing completed at Glendale, Cal., will mark a departure in air liner construction. In the inset picture, Captain Thomas D. Slate is shown helping Mrs. W.'Gale Henderson out of t: novel c-cvator, which, it is expected, will operate between the ground and th ship, and, with a;, aichor, H& awny with a mooring mast. FOR ELKS' EVENT, i Dressed and undressed ! urkeys and other poultry are I ready be ginning to arrive at the KlkV club houve for the Uirkfy-glvlng event of the Indue whih will bein Thursday ni'-fht in the ime ment of the 'luh house, imme- diately it - ion. after a short huljfe scs Jhe hams and bfiVmi will be lined up with Hie feathered can "asses later lor tms evem. " To prevent any member of the lndc leaving for home Thurstln.' niKht empty handed, it has been announeed by the connuittee in eharKc Uiat earh Elk in pooil v, standing will be given a preU. and trimmings free of charge. j TIk( comnutu Ulrieh.' will b chairman, l-ouis lutsy all day to- loonow and Thursday personally undresslm? the poultry that is -still feathered. ( " 4 - Mi HCTIMS RE ; j mutual insurance against disaster," KOCl SI'KINCS W yo Nov. : be said in a letter alter the meas N0,,1VAU ,Hlt 1W(1 llf ti,0 fifty ure had been referred to. him by or more motorists marooned from lh'' "mmittee on com bat urd ay night until Monday hy !"'". "It can. by the flexibility !a blizzard along the continental ' n variety of emergency, deal 1 iHvulf. l.clwiT-n "U":.nisutlei' and ;lhe bmelv red deceit railroad sta - 'lion had bet-n accounted for to ' day. A man and his wife, who left their companions gathered r.M.wl 1troov.vitt-.l Imllfir of. :M,.t...i.M.. i!r, w-he..U ,wl other t inflannnuble parts, while they to his"!lt w,l,f. ,hnsu niissing. T in . iii-m cvtcii. !i nun nwaru from the Lincoln highway into th Upper C.recn Kiver valley where a number of persons wer-j reported marooned. , i Those, rescued 'from Hip storm declared It was so terrific that 1 thev were unable to sco the hoods! of their cars. iSMOONSHINERGEIS! YEAR AND A 0A!i When ho appeared beforo Cir-j cuit Judo C. M. Thomas yester- fhiv mi it r-h:ii.rj of Orm-.uitijuiiir 11 tl i , linrt'Bistereil distillery, fotb.win ; : ; hia nTCSt Saturday niht in a i j riwelnnK on ApiJH Btr(?et )V COuntv. city land federal officers, A. K. .MacUey was sentenced to one year and a day in the state penitentiary. Mackey waived grand Jury indict ment and will probably be taken up this week to servo tho sen tence. Tho added day on Hie sentence ftf Hie yparmakes It Impossible for Hie sentenced man to ask for a pa- jible or to be released easily on ; good behavior. A.'3 Ski I P i rea ct tm fJ4 m ba 0 yi v. a The World's Fastest Hot Breakfast Caoki In t'h to S mlnulu quicker than toast . - Si r V v 4 A jf-T FUND URGED FOR USE IN DISASTER, 1 1 m OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. (7P Undismayed by disapproval last winter of Secretary Andrew Mel len of the treasury and Herbert Hoover, then secretary of com merce. Senator Klmer Thomas of Oklahoma plans to reintroduce in congress a bill proposing a S 1 0, (HU).OHO fund for emergency relief in disasters. The bill would designate the president as administrator ol the fund and empower him to turn the money over to the Hed Cross or any other agency. I'se of the fund would be reserved for relief 1 to sufferers from "floods. fire$ ; earthquakes, d r o u g h t s. storms, I famines, plagues, pestilences and ! other disasters in any part of the 'Cniicd States." It could he replen ished only by act of congress. J .l r. I loovei- approved certain : provisions in Senator Thomas' bill, 'although he declared against what he believed to be infringement on service offered by the Hed Cross. , "I believe we must regard the i Ited Cross as a sort of national hUt "UU'"",IIS ,M"" ..i""" '" '' Kovernment Above all it would be a great piy to supplant j the natural flow of charity and 1 sympathy from the American pen- ! l''- "n the other hand, the author 'be Wll has also in mlml a phase ' vuiyi ' ' ............ ous consideration of the commit- tee. That is the legal authority of P'"-"t to federal personnel, the use of fed-' onii Hupplles and eciuiimmnl to lt V tional disaster" '"rftury Mellon, in recommend- mg uiai lie out noi ue passeo, k;hu, lit would provide for duplication of ' work already performed by the j public health service. UKIU.1W Nov. 20. (A1 The Itelchstag today rejected a motion of non-confidence In Dr. iluslav Stresemann. the foreign minister, by un overwhelming vote of 219 t-j The motion was introduced by the ficrman Fascist! and those who supported It were tho Fascist), the Uommunists, the christian farm ers and the (lerinan nationalists. The foreign minister, whp yester day presented his views on the various International problems fac ing Germany befttre the Reichstag cji.nn tiff vWdofboja, 2 J 1 J AT'.J i lm.il W FESTIVAL THURSDAY Thursday afternoon and evening there will be a Thanksgiving fostl - val and program at the Presby terian church, given by tho Octo ber and November division of the : Woman's association. There will be booths, cooked foods, candies and refreshments. Mrs. Ilanhy ami Mrs. Dynan, chairmen arc putting forth every i efforts to make this event a suc- i cess. M rs na.io uinia """snuff spread to Ungland. Scotland land other articles. boys" coats. I ; Christinas cards, paintings, etc., in . her booth. j The program will be arranged ' by Mrs. (lore antl consist, of piano duet. Dorothy um-e and Dorothy j liurgess; vocal solo, selected. Mrs. ) Park: reading, Hetty . Stennett: ! vocal solo, Martin Tollfson; road- j lng, Mrs. Lena M. lirown: piano f solo. Margaret Ch fillers; selection, j High School Cirls quartet. i There will be fun for the kid- ! dies. Kveryone come out and ! bring your family and friends. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. fp) Hobett W. Stewart was acipiitled lato today of perjury charges arls Iin? from his testimony before the somite. Teapot Dome committee! SAMAUKAND, Turkestan.- (fl1) The commissariat of post and tele graphs has ordered the const mo- Hon of three powerful wireless sta- lions in central Asia: in Pamir, Khorog, on the Soviet-Indian lr- dor. ami Hassan Kill. ,1 " ii "The Strange Case 0! Capt. Ramper" STARRING Paul Wegener Germany'! Greatest Actor THE ODDEST OF All SCREEN STORIES Sensational drama of yf i a polar liijni inac failed and tho strangest passions the screen hag ever dared show! YOUXL NEVER FORGET IT NOW-PLAYING Good Added Short Features Usual Admission SETS HIGH MM;: EXPERTS PUZZLED " .Isil T.VOTON tl'i T o b a c c u experts ;fl the department of agil culture are trying to figure out what becomes of the Miuft manu factured in this country. i They find it bard to civil it their own estimates that In percent of ' the American people sniff or chew I about four pounds of the pungent J powder each year. ! Since 1N.hu. when a little less jihan 4.ot0,0ou pounds was manu i faetured, production of snuff has ( mounted steadily. Kor the year! , end ink- June 30, the production 1 ivas 41. 4ii 1.577 pounds and the tle ; paiment's records show that ex j ports arc negligible. ; James Y. Morrow, tobacco mar- keting specialist at the dcparl I ment. advances thettheory that the 'nation is 'accepting the views of .sixteenth century physicians that if nu ft' has a medicinal value in that j it causes the User to sneeze the cobwebs from his brain, j Morrow admits that 1 a percent ! seems too large a figure, but would ; like to know how anyone could consume much more than four 'pounds a year without staying awake nights. Possibly the day is ut hand when snuff -taking will assume its for- , men place as one of the fine arts. At least there Is a strong precedent for this, says Morrow, sketching ; the history of the tobacco plant since lTry. the reputed date of its introduction into Kurope by u Spanish court physician. Friar Koniano Pane, who ac companied Columbus on his second voyage, noted the Indians' use of a "herbe which they reduce to dust." Morrow writes from his delving Into old books; and it was in tho form of snuff that tobacco was transplanted to the old world. "The Use of snuff became so popular that Pope Urban YIU in HilM issued a bull of excommuni cation against those who used It during church services because snuffing and sneezing interrupted the religious ceremonies. Use of and Ireland, and, in the eighteenth century, snuff-taking becamo the fashion, the lords and ladles tak ing It In pinches and the scullions and clerks In handl'uls. Knrly authors on eittptette set up 1 2 separate operations that cour tiers were required to observe when taking snuff lest they ho labeled ungent Ionian ly. Tlb-Hc- in cluded: ".sniff it with precision by both nostrils without a grimace." and, finally, "snqexe, spit and wipe your nose. Snuff today is made from the, best quality dark 'tobacco. In con trast to the refuse ami scraps used In former days. High quality scent ing and flavoring ingredients are used, ami the leaves undergo a complex fermentation process. In the senate chamber in the capilol are two dark wood boxes, tho official, snuff receptacles for the chamber. They are kept filled, although It Is not on record that any of tho legislators used Hhcm. Dog Keeps Vigil MAHSHKIkXI), Ore., Nov. 20. (P) Travelers on tho Coos May highway report thai a largo pollco dog which Mil off tho running J board of a cur has kept vigil at j Camas mountain for nine days, j waiting for Its master's return. Tho j animal eludes all efforts to catch ll till . Mystifying! Weird! Amazing! Stranger Than the Strangest of Fiction COMING THURSDAY "The Old Oregon Trail" OVER IN UMliRUBBER STAMPS I.U.MMiN n l.ic .in. I:. -ii. ,. lit- bel'o! e pearance on the Lot night but It had t.i ! he would make o..d te facto, a of his KnulMi Judging from tho iec ho did. The Pal.oiium t b .b n-ieh crowded w Hh Inch was tlotmuglily with Jackie's di.finmio father ami his recitatn-ns given numerous curtain The notices In this papers were kindly, .Moiiiru, a lniihn-iiiiM In a slytih htip in l.t.mltm. Inline ht'r .tl..ll lie (.-l. 1 J.C.PENNEY C. "No Parking" Problem is Serious in a Big City How many limes have you driven to a large city to shop, only to be told, "you can't park here before 3" or "this space is reserved for trucks," or "only 30 minutes parking allowed"? It is not so crowded at home, and you'll find the same smart, up-to-date styles in our store that New York is wearing. Dig City Shopping isn't necessary any more, and it is very tiresome and incon venient. Mm, Smart J , ;,New . ats ' JmwhW The var!cly ot A(a't'!(Ute clever styles of- &m$?v ,ercd ,n ur siocic v y$f -ATS future o( the W ' ' AV.'i' seaion. More trim- mwig different I j ' ihapei one-side I J effects brimmed I g or b rimless, K . FRUIT Freshly Made Lower Prices Liquid Lime $8.00 per Bbl. F. 0. B. Plant- 1 State tested, standard, tried. 2 Used for many years by our leading val ley orchardists. 3 More used locally than allother brands combined. 4 Only 100 pure sulphur used. . Bekr Creek Spray Co. Tel fl90 l'AKlOU Murton Gold Alining uiiipany Insiiills new inuehlnery. hV The film fc559v5T7------- m Poured . rTT on slauo last fci ia ,,.. JmMB far rfB Marshall Printing Co. Printing, Ruling, Emboising Process Engraving Corner Main and Grape Sts. Phone 1363 i Newest NJode ' ' Our Usual Saving Prices One hat is not enough for the smart woman that is, why so many come here where the latest modes are always economic ally priced. $1.98 $2.98 $4.98 Sul. 16c Per Gal. GROWERS V. '