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4 f i i. i t V (J k P M i! rJ r. a KTOE SIX MTCDFORB MAIL TTimTTNE, MEpFOTtP, (VRTCflON', TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1929. ELEVEN WILL BE BUILT. SUBURBAN SITE HOMES NORTHERN ' Tlio pint and plans for King's . Highway Garden have been com pleted by Louis B. Humphreys, architect, and work on the con struction of the homes on the "baby farms" will start within the week, according to Karl S. Tumy, . originator of . tho idea. Eleven . houses will bo built this summer, -upon the 40-acro tract, each dls- tinctlve, and In the French cot : tago design. They will be con ...Htructod of timber and stucco. IThe tracts, sin fading on -King's . . Highway, Just outsldo the south - ern city limits, vary In slzo from .. acres to 2.0 acres. a 60-foot street, will 1)0 built 1iiough tho tract, and Hio pint I will be submitted to tho . City t Planning comnilsHloh toduy. 1 7 Shade trees : will bo planted along King's Highway, . , Each homo will have a garago. ' and tho homes will havo hardwood ' floors, and be modern and com r ploto In every respect. . Tho King's Highway Oardon J tracts aro intended to satisfy the ' local demand for homo sites, wlth '. in easy distance of tho city, but i where small farming can be cop . ducted. i P. WOULD FLOAT -NEW-BOND ISSUE $ WASHINGTON. March 26. iff) ' Tho Houtlicrn Pacific company to t Cay naked tho interstate commerce commtaulnn to ctpprovo a bond Mhhuo jvlth a total value of 6,- ; loe.oop. . ' Tho now Bocuiitlca will carry -J rlghtu by which purchasers will hold' an option to buy Southern 1'aclflc common Htock. Tho pro 1 cmwIh will ho chiefly ucd to pay .off maturing indebted newt but '. hiiine portion of It wilHto avullnblo to moot budgeted Improvement! to , tho boutliorn I'nclfio KyHtom. F IN LARGE NUMBER E SHANGHAI. China, March 26. (JPf Announcement was made at Nanking today that tho nationalist government has iHsued war man dates acalnat the Kwangsi opposi tion military group. Advices from Chefoo said that an expected attack of northern forces under Marshal Chan Tsung-Chanff, who has boen lead ing a revolt In Shantung, material ized last night. Reinforced by 7000 national troops who had gone over to the re vol tern, ho launched an uttack at two points west and southwest of Chefoo. Another 2000 men landed from junks oast of Chofoo und created a diversion by attack ing and deHtroylng a village, but they were driven off by the na tionalists and fled In the direction of Welheiwcl after , losing from 500 to 600 killed or wounded. It was believed the nationalist!) had been successful for tho pres ent in stemming the main attack, but they aro heavily outnumbered. Martial law has boon proclaimed in Chefoo. CAPT. IRA EAKER VISITS MEDFORD OAKLAND, March 26. Captain Ira Kuker took off from tho Oakland airport this morning at 11 :60 for Seattle. , Captain Eaker was pilot of the "Question -Mark", rocord breaking army endurance flight piano. Ho is returning a fast combat piano to Seattle, Wash., whero It will be conditioned for army service, nlr port officials said. AT 23 1-2 CENT MAI PORTLAND, Ore., March 26. (P) Gasoline, 2Z cents. After weeks of uncertainty, price i slashing and price boosting, Port lands retail gasoline trade toduy appeared to have stabilized at the 231-cent mark. The Portland Re tail Gasoline Dealers' Protective as sociation established the 23-cent a gallon price at noon after the Texas Oil company had Increased Its retail price 3- ceuts to that fig ure. The new price gives service sta tions a 7-cent margin. ; WILL A HD, N, M., Mar. 26. Olceh Uovlns was forced down hero early today by engino trouble on his attempted non-stop solo flight from Los Angeles to Now, York. Kevins loft this morning In hl Lockheed moitoplano to oontinuu vhls flight . cuflt. Ho planned to mako his first stop nt OIuvIh, N. - M., prr Ainarlilo, Tex., where tho; .nearest dandlqd flefds aro located.' J ' ' V . " " FIGHT VANS IN PANIC (Continued rrom Page One.) ..what was going on and wore stop pod by Referee Ed Purdy. " i ... The best account of tho actual start of tho trouble-was that two knegroes, one with a knlfo, tho other Fwlth a pistol, started to fight. Thero was a general pushing nway ft'om tho fighters, find the cry of "fight," misunderstood , ns "fire," Nrent up. ; ' An usher In tho trouble Bone - said ono of tho negroes had offered to bot on Flolds, tho whlto boxer, and that this hud angered tho other .", negro. i Captain Knkor arrived nt tho local airport shortly boforo 3 oVlock this afternoon and left nt 3:lfi, after he had ascertained weather conditions north of' Med ford, refueled Ills whip and. outeti a dry bun from tho Pacific Air Transport offlee larder. Tho cap tain, with a large ciucstlun murk painted in yellow on his hoi mot of dark leather, hud little to say when Interviewed. Ho declared his ntlcmpt at a non-stop flight from Texas. to Pun nma to havo been a comploto fail ure, but that ho pluns to mnk'o another attempt this fall. Ho utt trlbutod part of his failuro to the Mexican revolution, suylng it had delayed him over ono week, , and the major portion of It to bad weather, ruin, fog and clouds. Hd inudrr an uncvimtful trip to Mod- ford from Oakland this afternoon In fairly good tlmo and had plans of reaching Portland when lie loft hero. ' ' t' Referring l the record breaking flight of the QueHtlou Mark, Vnk ker army plane, which stayed aloft for Hix dayH, shattering every ex isting air pbine endurance record, C'aptuln Kulcor said his crew was now fairly well scattered at Boi ling Field, Washington, p. C, which Is his heudquarters ft.tto. Ho said tho long flight was tire ho mo and that It was with considerable relief ho camo down when , tho motors died as tho result of over use . 1 ; Ht. Helens. Pinna underway to erect building on site of Murthu Washington Sweet shop In near future. i Astorlu. Rulldtng permit Issued to Point Adams Packing company for crecllon of framo fish receiv ing Mutton. TUNE IN ON KMED TONIGHT THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY Presents Miss Betty Brown Premier Organist in an attractive Pipe Organ Recital COPCO HOUR 9 to 10 P. M. ., Your Comments Will Me Apprwintoil THE CALIFORNIA OREGON POWER COMPANY General Offices iledford, Ore. Oasollne was selling In Medford today at cents at the pump, with the probability that the retail price will tIho tomorrow to 1!7'A' cents: Today's price Is one cent higher than yesterday's figure and took effect thiB forenoon. Tlie local Texaco office received official Information of the' Increase1 this morning, making a standard price for all gasoline, alter thl company had sold it for several cents less. While it is tho general plan for gasoline to go up another 2 cents, there is a possibility that some lo cal statlous will Wit meet the in crease .: -.' ' HAS RECEIVED PAROLE f 1 SALEM, Ore., Mar. 26. W) Mliis Harriett 'VVeatherspoon, who was serving a state penitentiary sentence for implication ' in , the mieappropriatlon of . funds 'while employed as cashier, of the lAno. County State and Savings bank at Florence, was paroled 10 days-ago, Superintendent Henry W. Meyers of tho penitentiary said today. . i Miss VVeatherspoon served moro than two years' of a slxryear sen tence. : At the prison she was em ployed In the prison administra tion office. - '' . C. CT REFUSES PASS was warned to mako Joint- bus and rail pasHenger rate publication in lawful form, but the complaint of the bun owner was dismissed without action. WASHINGTON, March 26. ) The Interstate Commerce com mlBHion today refused to (dec!do. whether railroads have the right, to operate motor bus lines for pansengcr transportation. The Issue was placed before It by A. Jaloff, operator of a bus line out of Portland. Oregon. -wjio romnlained that - tlio, Sookane. Portland and Seattle railway had1 en ten Into competition:- with',, his enterprise by running busses r be tween Portland -and, Astoria, both In Oregon. . ; -r' 'V, . ' , - The commission; pointed out that the railroad had , organized a subsidiary corporation to operate the buKses and determined that there was no jurisdiction con ferred upon it as a ' regulative body to declare the practice un lawful. The railroad company: GUATEMALAN FLIER ANDERSON CREEK HOUSTON. Texas, Starch' !S. VP) Lieutenant Colonel Oscar No- rales Lopez.. Guatemalan army of ficer took off from Klllngton field near here at Till o'clock, this ihor n'ing Dn a' one stop flight to; Guate mala 'City. Guatemala. Ha hoped to reach Slexlco City this' after noon where; ho will spend the night bofore resuming his - flight tomorrow.. '. . '-: . The Guatemalan'alr.-QfflCer nar rowly escaped turning:-over just befpre. his heavily' loaded piano left thesground.'Tho. wheels veered in the soft turf; -the plan lurched from side to side and rolled along on one" wheel before rising. .Three attack- planes from Fort Crockett were on hand to escort him to the Mexican border at Brownsville! . - Mrs. Powers spent 8unday at the Mays home. James MarMowcIl and wlfo were out to Medford Wednesday on business. ' Mrs. James Mays spent Wednes day with lior nephew Burdette Centers, who is quite ill In Ash land. , ' : s Frank, Marquess and family spent Sunday with the Loos fam lly en - Waifner creek "Mr. Harrison lias traded -11 ranch on Anderson creek for :,a I ranch near Ierby. .. , , . ' M. S. Centers and son, Burdette spent Sunday evening with tho Mays family. Mrs. Jack Iloltman and mother, were out to tho valley Monday afternoon. . - - V There was a social dance at Jim Marquess" home Saturday1 evening. . Every one spent a pleasant even ing. '. Mrs. Jack Iloltman gave a card party at her home Saturday evening. PESO II Trowbridge Lumber Yard O 1 Evervthlno In Lumber and Building Material! . Distributors for Johns-Mannville Roofings '. Trowbridge Cabinet Works Cabinets,; Wlndowt Doors, Screen!, Etc. -'. The Old Reliable-rEitabllshtd In 1908 -When in need of ANYTHING for Building, Phene 238v We can be of real ervlce to you.. 30D 1 a lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Wednesday Afternoon ! . ' ' : from . 3 to 4' o'Clock Model 'will dis play new hat cre a t i o n s in our Central Avenue i window I . IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY , FRONT PAGE NEWS Another Hat Sale at MANN S 200 New Easter Hats Here for a Four-Day Event That Offers New Proof of Why Mann's Are Leading the Town in Fashion Values Speaking of Front Page News . . . here's Mann's annual Easter Millinery Classic'.'... anoth er evidence" of Mann's policy of presenting the new and fashion right at the height of the season at economy prices. Two hundred completely charming new hats ... in every import ant new style ... in every smart hew straw T. . every intriguing new' combination ... every notable color of the season. A stunning collection . . . actually . . . whose two sale pricings can't begin to tell you about the values. , ' Straws , At $0.75 Crochets, Hairs, Toyos, Perles, Novelties ... all marvellous .-,' nt .6.75 ! " - '' . '- At $12.00 Hullibuntls Leghorns, Bangkok, Crci'ics, Sliuntungs . . . splendid values at 12.00 ! .... 1 Styles New poke bonnets'. . . hats with ear flaps . . . vagabond types ... fisherman's hats. . . l'atou's fan-tail bonnet . . . broken brim styles ..." skull caps . . . hats with scarfs. . . x . Colors . Tlenty of the season's so smart sun-tan and natural shades , . . plenty of black . . . Purplo Aster . . . Chartreuse . . . Bleu do Lyon , . Castil ' ian . . l'andora Hed . . . Cameo Maize . . . and dozens more! Millinery Shop, Second Floor . . O - I : fHONE-486-487 THE STORE FOR EVEPVBODV i MOrOftD.ORMON. . ' 1 iliiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 111
