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o MTCHFORn MXTL TRTRTT. UF.T1FORP. PRECOX, MONDAY.' JANUARY 14. 1029. ) P5GE THKEK LER OF 1 GETS FREE TRIP ELKS TO BE HERE j E TO ATTEND M. FARMER: p. M L IlfefcM. j 6 14: 0 ! i In iclmlnK lhat up to date 72 1 AmonR the comins activities of i Oregon hlsth bc!ioo:s had entered the Klkn' lnilKe lined up for Fehru- ! the stato oratorical contest, spon- nry in Die Past Kxatteu Rulers' j horert by the Oreponlan, the Jatt.'r nisht, February 14. on which even- i newspaper yesterday stated lhat ing will also be iho anuual visila-! whoever "iviiis the tiiuo contest. Hon of the ilistr.tt grand exalted j besides receivlnc a trill, with all ruler lor Ure.;on south. K. H. Mcky. exiinses paid, to Los Anceles to While this annual event is a big participate in the 1'aciflc coast one and one of much interest, it oratorical contest finals there, will will .be faded completely by that be awarded a substantial caslt yearly lodfte educational and con i.rire by the Oregon Uar assocla- troverslal alfuir, Hio lodge spelliiiR tl.m. and further on pays quite mutch, to be held February 21, with t compliment to tho Medford liifch to" former country school teach school as follows- ers "ml won national fame Just Mean'timo the " Oregon high "l,e(-'lv". War period. Court .-hools nre oulckeninc to tho nos- "' ewuury, as captains. sibilities of the contest, and yes- tered stood at 72. Five entries tpams ,""1 "- f'"' were received by the contest man To past contests between these two captains and their chosen as anyone has been able to ascer tain. However, the IocIko authori ties are already at work on plans to eliminate tho usual crookedness, double crossinn and skulldUKKPiy that has characterized the past an nual spelling contests. Then too, thanks to these past contests, the general run of mem bers of the lodge havo been edu cated to spell better than ever be fore, except the captutns. so that the coming' February spelling bee will be of much mure literary in terest than ever before. In fad, tho maloritv of the lodtre members. directory. Hertford Is t j8 ciuimed. are able now to spell t-Kost scunois in tne ;ucn words as "If without uslns wo t's. ficer or the urcgonian uunne day, and there wero Invaluablo uno as can be. scon by a glance at the list: ".Mfdford high school, from H. If. C'onUle. principal; ltoselmrg Keiilnr high suhool, from II. K. J-'irson. irincipal; North liend high school, from 11. 1!. .lohnson. principal; Newlterg higit school, from K. It. nlakesluo. principal, and Weston high school, from It. A. Xixon principal. "With 7;i0 students, according to tho last one of the Hate. If it is strong In oratory ns it is 'in football, other schools had better beware, and Judging . front a nolo from Principal Oou p kh-, there is as much enthusiasm for one as the other. Ho writes; 'Medford high school is tak ing keen interest in this contest, and we will be glad to do every thing possible to promote it In southern Oregon." , L .Tl The last party of a winlor sories of six, presenled by tho Masonic Dancing club, will be held at the iMasonic hullioom on West Main street next Thursday evening at 9 o'clock. Preparations for the dance ( have been in progress for some -time and one of the largest nt Thomps.on, 1). 1). of tendances of the senson is expected. syuodical executive fori file music will lie furnished by the I'resuy-!uie complete Broadway orchestra. Rev. D. Portland. national missions for the Presby tt-rian church in Oregon, met with mme members of which have been the national missions rorai"""" missing at oilier appearances atiociatIon for use of the lustltu s' iihern Oregon in tho study of previous dunces. The hall Is being tions of hiirher learning within the in English list;:. , L ;su!t. Is that tho KtiKlinh d opart - j I merit uf tin Inral high srhool. j itiiuh-r tho dirootion of Miss Mary: Uillbert. irt itroiKirlng stinlontn of: iiho riiy mnro tluroimhly for Knp tlisti iMitnincn iviiulrt'nientH In nol-j I Ioko. than any other largo high Im-hool of Its clasH in tho stato. according to Halph Palloy, director According to Htatlstics. published by )r. lilwood Smith, prortiilcnt of the Inland Empire council of English Teachers, Medford high school ranks wevonth in tho li.t of 107 Oregon high mihools in which tho placement examinations were given, and first, among the list of nchoolH In her own clasH. Thone Kngllsh examinations are prepared by the educational HAVE EYE APPEAL BY the Presbyterian church this morn ins. Present were Revs. K. P. Law rence, K. K. McVlcnr ami K. Ivor son. lmoortant matters connected with some of the home mission's ! churchen wero discussed. Doctor Thoinoson visited the churches of ' Phoenix and Jacksonville on Sun- i day morning and evening. decorated for the evening and light refreshments will also be served. The dance .will be open to Mason, Eastern Star and HeMolay mem bers and their Invited guests. Dai!y Meteorological Report Monday, Jan. 14. Medford and vicinity: rnsetl'.ort tonight and Tuesday, probably ruin. Warmer tonight, lowest tem perature about 32 degrees. Oregon: Unsettled tonight nnd Tuesday, with rain west portion. Warmer- east portion tonilgbt: Local Data 4fi Temperature (degrees) 40 Highest (last 12 hours) C4 Lowest (la-sl J2 hours) 22 Hel. humidity (per ct.) 04 Precipitation (Inches).. .... Htato of weather P. C'dy. Clear Total precipitation since Sept. 1, 1928. 7.19 inches; SfnsTtTodayT6.04 p. m. -Sunrise Tuesday. 7:37 a. m. Sunset Tuesday, B:05 p. m. Tho sawmill of the Owen-Oregon, company plant, after a shutdown since December 22, resumed opera tions this morning on a four-day basis, which will be increased to a five-day anil six-day basis as soon as "conditions warrant." The man agement said this morning that It would be threo or four weeks at least before the present four-day weekly schedule was changed. Duilng tho layoff minor repairs were made to the sawmill machin ery. Tho planing and shipping de partment of the plant has operated jnntinuonsly save for a short -5 ! Christinas m '" 113 ) . A force of county workmen nre placing decayed granite upon Ross T.iito ntnl hnvn trtm nll'tpd tWO- rel thirds of the distance from the junction with tho Central Point Jacksonville road to the Southern Tacific tracks in this city. The decayed granite makes a firm sur face, and in summer is not as dusty as tho regulation dirt road. The granite Is hauled from the hills hack of tho V.en - Harder place. The rood Is uned extensive ly by logging trucks in. the sum mer time, nnd hart become badly rutted bytihe heavy tmfflo. t'ounty Engineer Hynnlng ' cx- peels to start on ttio road program; for 'the year about March 1. Dur ing the winter, tho men nnd ma chinery aro being used in improv ing nnd maintaining tho well trav eled roads of tho valley. Tho state highway workers' dur ing tho past fortnight havo re patched a number of holes in the ing. Medford had 41 students wno.Rurtace i tno crater j..aKe mgn tk tho entrance examination, j way between this city , and Kagl state. Kleven such schools gave the exams during the last year, in cluding University of Oregon, O. S. C, Monmouth Normal, Llnf.eld, a denominational school, Pacific University, Kugene Hible Univer sity, Albany College, Pacific, Col lege at Xewburg, Oregon Institute of Technology, Willamette Univer sity and the Southern. Oregon Normal. - - Tho only high schools in tho state, out of the .107 examined, which ranked higher than Mod ford wero the small high schools of lieaverton, St. Helens, Taft, Miltnn-Freewater, Scio nnd Lake view, nil of -which had between .1 nnd 12 students entering one of the 11 institutions of higher learn A pointer of grout valuo Tor Ore gon producers of fruilH and other products Ik contained in tho advlep given to Indiana produoora by the I'urduo University - News Service, which says: "Distant shippers have been forced to grow, ft rude, Bland ardi.o and pack a product that not only appeals to tho taste but to the eye an well. Tho results often have been disastrous to tho home-grown products. To meet this ever encroaching competition. Inrtinjia growers must study the markets and grow, grade ami pack their frtiltH and vegeta bles iso that both package and con tents are equal or superior to those of distant neighbors, if tho fruit and vegetable industry is to remain profitable." Oregon growers must also "row, grade and pack" n first class prod uce in nn attractive form if they expect to hold a eolnmaud of tho market nt home and abroad. With dcb-nationx from Klamath Kails. KoKchui'g and Ashland in ! utiemtiim-o. the local KiwnnU club held ati r-club open houfi at their it'iiulai iniii iHtii'on today, pre liminary to the school of instruc tions opened ut tho Hotel Medford at 1:30 by Dr. (icorge Mnssey. lieutenant governcr. of Klamath Falls. The school is for the pur- pose of instructing club officers in K iwanian principles. That tho next year will be : ' strictly promotional in character, j was the statement 'made at the i i noon mooting by Mr. Massey, who ! I disclosed tho principal objective i or the organization for tho coining year, liducntlonal work within ! tho clubs, ns to tho meaning, ae- j ! eomplishmonts and possibilities to , J bo developed thru the orgunlzu- i I lion In to bo stressed, ho sald. j 1 At least one inter-club meeting irt to be hold by each chapter in i i he district every three months, i according to the lieutenant gover- i nor, who emphasized the desirabll- j ! Ity of developing a permanent j acitvity, constructively milted to) tho individual localities, K iwanian Pen Sheldon made an j urgent nnd effective plea for lm- i mediate action on tho new pro posed airport, and quoted southern aviation authorities as stitfiug thot i unless a change wore made here j within tho near future, other ar- j .ngemonts would have to bo ; made along tho coast route. Other local business at the ' mooting included a unanimous ox- ,n vtriu or npprovni concerning the ndoption of tho community Visiting Klwanians from Ash land Included: il. C. Guley, T. M. Walker, W. P.. Walter, S. P. Me Nuir; Klamath Kails, Oeorgn Mas sey, Rev. Prank Wlmmett, .1. 11. Thomas, Chris Parnstablo, 'Walter Uocko, Henry Perkins, William McNculy, Lee Mallory and II. (I. . is Bur; uosoburg, Dr. Krnnk Mnt(icws, president of the club of that city; W. C. Harding, past president; C. S. Helnline, Thomas Nosh, Carl Nenl, John Karri tig ton and W. P. Strnwn. PEARL (BRAND) SOIL SULPHUR 9 Is the Best to Use! It flows freely through fertilizer sower or seed drill. Will not pack or clog. Don't take too much for granted. When you hear it said that others save you so much on fertilizers, hop to the phone and call us for prices, or better still come in and let us talk it over. Monarch Seed & Feed Co. 323 E. Main Phone 260 IN Ho w to Avoid INFLUENZA LOCAL MOTORISTS I NEGLECTFUL nnd out of that number he -found only one ear for whioh- no- appli cation had' been- made. ' Trafflo Sergeant O; P, Talent Saturday checked 68 machines and found only seven operating without 1920 applications. " . Korgotfulness and neglect wero 1 given as tho main reasons,', with Southern Oregon motorists are only a very few motorists giving doing better in tho application for the excuse or poor finances as nn l!li!t auto licenses than local state inability to make applications. A trafflo officers had ever expected, number of out of state cars wer according to reports of officers nlso stopped for operating on last who havo boon checking cars for year's plates and were given a ' several days. Yesterday afternoon i time limit either to return to J.)f fleer Herb Moor checked 40 j their homo state or make appllca autoinohilpH for applications 1 tlnns for Oregon licenses. ' . Radio Program KMED Mall Tribune-Virgin Station Observations Taken at 5 A. 120th Meridian Time M. ft E -city : ' I ' aS IS - 3 3 " 3 !' l;akoi- City 20 1 j:i?mar.k s H'jIw- '-'S I "I.'envor 6- 38 Dos Molnex H I l-'rewno 4n 32 Helena' 4S 14 J.fm Angeles .... "4 4S Mninhfk'ld Bl 3- l'hOf-nlx 7- 4- lMrllnnil 3t 32 H.il Hlufr 44 32 Mimrliuri; 3ii 3 ShII Ijlko City.. SB 2 Hun Ki-unclsi'O... 44 3S Santa Ko 41! . 2li Siattlp 42 4 Spoknno 24 20 Walla Wnlln...... 33 22 InnlppR 20 I'. C'dy. W. DICK. MetciiroloKlst. Ifniiduy, .Ian. 14 5:30 to G: 1 5 Ye Towne Crlor 6:15 to 6:3(1 Medford Mall ft Tribune, news nnd markets 8 to 8:30 S. O. Ona Corp. S:30 to 9 ICads Transfer 9 to to Mnnomotor Oil Co. TuCMtlny. .Inn. 1" Clear i4- 9:30 to 10 .Medford Domoa- Clout' i X. tn T.n.t.li-v Fokkj- in to iii.m H. O. Klectrle. . Clear i0:30 to 11 Hll)liord'9 Cnah Cloudy ! Store. Cloudy : u to 11:30 M. M. Dept. Cloudy ; , store. Cloudy i :3u to 12 Colonlnl Hakcry Clour 12 to 12:30 Independent- Clenr i, Flectrlc. Ruin 12:30 to 1:30 Hfonnrch Seed Cloudy j l.-orrt m. Cloudy J. 5:3d to 6:15 Ye Tonne Crier Clear. J s:)5 to 6:30 Medford Mail Cloudy x Trlliune. news and markpts Clear U in 9 Snlder's Dairy &fI'ro- Cloudy duee. Cloudy ' 4, 9 to 10 California Oregon FoffRy f 4 power company. . 4.4 4.4 4 4' BEWARE THE COUGHS THAT FOLLOW FLU! They May Weaken Yonr System and Lead to Serious Trouble You cn slop them now with Creo mull ion, An emulsified creowte lhat is pleasant to take. Creomulsion is a medical discovery with two-fold ac tion; it soothes and heals the inflamed membranes and inhibits germ growth. Of all known drugs creosote is reo c gniied by high medical authorities as one of the greatest healing agencies for coughs from colds and bronchial irritations, Creomulsion contains, in addition to creosote, other healing elements vrhirh soothe and heal tho inflamed membranes and stop the ir litstioD. wbilo the creosote goes on to the stomach, is absorbed into the blood, attneks the seat of tho trouble and checks tho growth of the germs. Crromuiiion is guaranteed satisfac tory in the treatment of coughs from colds, bronchitis and minor forms of bronchial irritations, and is excellent for building up the system after colds or flu. Money refunded if not re lieved after taking according to direc tion. Afk your druggist. Creomul sion may help you avoid flu, bat it not sold as a flu remedy. If you bars fever, or think you may hare the flu see your doctor immediately, (adv.) I !! Haw to Avoid i 1 . t., , i 1 - ; poets to .start on tho road proRrnm- Atitc Nothlnn you can rto will bo eiTcciu. J WT'iZ V) ' I for th year about March 1. Dur-1 . LL?"L?l,L?in',.t M W 'll difTBHtlon nd fliminniion ictivi ami youi B , I tyitetn froe from poiitonoiii accumulaliona. 4 J NBtur'i Hemedj )N? Tnbtetit doe moro than J f merely camo pleasiml and ay Uwel acltnn. , , f It tone anil itreniiihenii the ijrilsm, inrreaa ?T Iftk lojT raatitanc aaainit diieaaa and infectiotu. -y l? Mf Git a l B at Toar DmUl'a A : t L 1 in- siuiiiuiiiii. i, - eh ml. y II i I M t "Our Dick" As a Devil Raisin' Sea mJ Dog in an Amazing Tale of the 3 I Oavf Briny Deep His Best Picture, Bar j . Til, none. "' . .- f ig Tho silk dresses in- (x. Reflecting boy'e v- jfe Kyue BatiS) crepes i ,TWSW arZSw 8B fflht ,or the love M - nnd silk combiun- yA J m SfVy of convict girl the Am k tiong jfew nc,.tSi Y ' "4m" f ' bUrn'nfl nil 1H brilliant ornaments, Y r ''. T TtfZ- schooner red mutiny I . jl,0t, snil( fitting ( "' "-T1t" 1 lSSfc on the high eea-the yoke hips tiered and J ,Skti f"mi"B paS"n ' " I scalloped skirts. Kx- Y ' f1kLv A A dance hall cutle for the P,.lent stylos. . .rAUr Li l! ! If No Sooner I I 3 XYjr5cr 'l HA . COMEDY I 11 IK1 v T. S Rothermel'i j I W YvrViff lr I Admleeion i H A .I Mat. 10 and 25 ll li 3 Magic Groups in BREIER'S Dress Surprise - Sale Starts Saturday, Jan 15 ; The Most Spectacular Sale We've Ever Held ' The Most Sensational Values .' ' We've Ever Offered' in " , FINE. DRESSES' 15 New Spring 1929 Styles in New Printed Wash Frocks Sizes 16 to 44 These were made to our own specifications during tlio dull season of the faelory. Ordinarily they retail for $1.95 to $2.50 BREIER'S SURPRISE PRICE $1.49 Fashion and Value Combine in. These Smart Silk Frocks Bought as a late seiuon purchase at a big discount. To this Ki'oup we've added our regular stock, to close all out in preparation for spring. t Usually retail at $9.90 to $12.50 BREIER'S SURPRISE PRICE $7.95 High Grade, Uncommonly Fine Silk Frocks Usually sell as high as $18.75 $12.95 doon one enter our funeral parlora, than h'fcla ImpronHod with tholr comfortable, nhuery, homelike almonphere. Our par lors constitute a real HOMK; not merely a mortuary entabltnhment. This la an Important thlna; to conalder, hoeaiiBO the atmoiipliere of a funeral en tnlillnhment l keenly felt by those who line It. Our parlora leave nothing to be iloalrcd. ' O CONGERs FUNERAL PARLORS hiximum in service. v i-i . i ......... . .......a. .... -v-rnm,ny n . -.b.( i : w :,ir viiv'w yw4:i f CHAPEL t .'yl' - 1 ttV- riJ 1 ' 'Au? wi II S, i Til CREOMULSION fOR THE COUGH FROM COLDS THAT HANG ON rj'none &vi m,m