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MTCHFORn MXTL TRTRTT. UF.T1FORP. PRECOX, MONDAY.' JANUARY 14. 1029. )
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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."
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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;:. ,
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;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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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viiv'w yw4:i
f CHAPEL t .'yl' -
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CREOMULSION
fOR THE COUGH FROM COLDS THAT HANG ON
rj'none &vi m,m