Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 02, 1929, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text- MKDFOUTTi MATT, TRIBTTNT!,"-fEDFQRT), OREttOX, TTTESTUY, AIM? IT, 2, HiJO. E WILL L rnAMi i M iMAim J. imm o lELEGTED TO HEAD GIVE SERVICE 10 rr- RUSSELE OF PORTER CASE FRISCO SHIPPERS ON NEXT MONDAY! BIG BUnE AREA1 LOCAL ROTARIANS "MEDFORD'S OWN STORE' LONG DEPOSITIONS TRUCK LIN SUM UP HEARING I '" N i I- Indications this forenoon were that the damage action trial of B. F. 'Sanders of CowchHIa Cat., QKalnnt Dr. K. H. Porter of this city would not he Riven to the jury .until late this afternoon. The casrf was begun i circuit court yester day forenoon and is to be followed by a second damage suit of up proximatoly $15,hm) by Sandem against Ur. Porter for the death of his wife as the rosnlt of an auto accident in April, l!2ii. The pres ent case calls lor $15,000 for per souat injuries resulting from the crash. The plaintiff was on the stand yesterday and told of ci renin Htances surrounding the eras': which occurred af the intersection of a primary highway and a sec ondary road near Chowchilla. Ur. Porter was driving on the high way while the Sander machine was entering the highway from a coun try road. Photographs were intro duced showing the scene of the crash and a diagram was used to bring out details. Several lengthy depositions from witnesses una hi-1 to be present were lead yesterday and took up a considerable portion of the day's court session. Charles Chess, a Fresno, Cal.. reul estate man, was the first witness for the plaintiff lody and testified to distances and general conditions at the crash Hf'Piie. The defense case was expected to he well 'under way this after noon and counsel for both sides this forenoon were of the opinion the. case would b in the hands of ,lhe jury by lute afternoon. . Giving Medford direct motor freight connections with San Finn cisco. the Medford-San KrauciRco freight line began operations today for daily service under the proprie torship of W K. Cbantraw and J. A. (iriuh, who also operate the Portlaud-Medford line and hve been for the past two years. Four jicw Fageol trucks will be used on ihe San Francisco run and wiJJ arrive and depart here on daily schedule. Kach truck will be equip ped with a trailer and will use pneumatic tires. The company plans over-night service providing exceptionally rapid transportation of freight. In view of tiiis added service a traffic manager has been employed to take cure of the needs of the public at the local office and he will devote his time entirely to traffic problems. The company, in the opening of its new line, can easily make connections for the en tire, length of the Pacific coast ASTORIA, Ore., April 1 (P) Ching Knng, 00. eannerv foreman, operating i.i Alaska and on the Columbia river i'or a number of years, was shot and kilted late lust j light when he interferred in ii quarrel between Chin I long, 3', and Chinir .long. f0. The, seiireity of hay and pasture is becoming a serious problem for cattle owners of Jackson county, according to I. Asbpotu. who reported tills forenoon that pas ture grass is bnrdly an inch high, when ordinarily at this time of year it is at least four inches above the ground. 'IV lack nf r.-ilnfnll is bbnned for this condition and if more rain does not fall, the condition will become acute. mU Mr. Ash polo, who Ikim 1 i 00 bead on pasture t now. lie reported bay to be sell j bitf ai ii nigh price. Work will start next .Monday, , according to County Engineer, Paul liynning. upon tho Lake1 Creek market road, and it i ex pected to have the road rnacad-1 utilized this year, as far as the j old Aldford w.fer supply intake. ! It It also planned to have the 1 road open to traffic tills summer to Lake o The Woods. This will mean a saving in distance and a lesser grade xo the retreat, than by the present route. The forest service is working n the road between Kish lake and Lake o The Wood, and it will be open to- traffic early in the summer. The county will also work on the road this summer between t lie Intake and .McAllister springs. The first work' will start at tho Kagle Point end of the road and will employ about a dozen men and half u d o xe n teams at f i rs t . After the weather settles, a large force will be put to work. The- California Oregon Power company Is now moving power poles, so the road can be wid ened to standard specifications. The Lake Creek market road Is the niajttr road project in the county this year. Final decision of the construe -tlon of the Midway highway' has been set by the county court for Wednesday, April 10. The enmity has a force of men at work at present clearing the right of way, for the special levy road between Prospect and Untie Falls. A cCiiiii shovel is also ope rating between Mcl.eod and the Peyton road on the Crater Lake highway. A not tier steam shovel operating on the Fvans Creel; road. . The road program for the year is just netting under way, accord ing to Kuuineer liynning. it will not he at Its peak urUl after the weather fettles. In Cooperation with; the fot-st service and the .Medford water commission, I toys Scouts of the Medford district will spend next Saturday, April 6. In planting trees on the land which was burned off in l.22. it is imperative that Kiven timber protects the water shed in the vicinity of lltg Hutie Spring.- .so that heavy rainswill not disturb or endanger the con tinuous supply of water of the city of Medford. On Saturday morning, 40 Jtoy Scouts will load on the city trucks at the Hoy Scout headquarters ami spend the day in planting several hundred trees under the direction of the forest service officials. Kach troop in the Medford district has been invited to send a patrol of picked scouts; as only -10 scouts can, be taken, it is expected thai some scouts may be disappointed who would like to go. Naturally, all st-outs are eager to take part in any activity in the out of doors, and doubly so on an occasion of this kind where they have an opportunity to render serv ice to their community. I'p to date, troops 6, 7 and S have registered, a total of IS hoys. Other troops have not reported. lie Won In Uet, . STOCKTON, Cal., April 2. (PI A ft er dri nk i ng t o t he dregs of a lOrgallon keg of wine, Henry Van Stconherger, became ill anil died last night. He bad been drinking since Saturday, on a wager, it was said. The death certificate gave alcoholism as the cause of death. HALFM, Ore.. April 2. (P) Albert S. Huberts or The Dalles has applied to the state board of control for appointment as n mem ber of the new state lax commis sion created by the I ill! it legislature. Hoberls was a member of five reg ular and two special sessions of the legislature. A 1 1 o r n e y F ra n k Newman was elected president of the Itotnry club this noon, when the annual election of officers too pkne. Following ihe announcement 9.f the results, Mr. Newman made a brief talk of appreciation for the honor accorded him, ami com mended Ihe retiring president, .lad; Carle, for the work he has accomplished during ihe past year, .Mr. carlo also thanked the club for the co-operation extended It 1 in during the year, . The new board of directors elected today ineludes W. S. led ger. Dr. Kd Shoekley, W. W. Allen. K. I. Du.ey. Jack Wake field and K. C. Corn. liotarian Kmil Mohr was given a eheer and welcome back to Medford by the members, and re sponded with u brief reference to his travels through Kurope. ex pressing bis pleasure at being hack in Medford. David It. Olasgow of Spokane, old friend of W. W. Allen, who is making a tour through ore-' gon and California, accompanied by M rs. Olasgow, said a few i words of praise for southern Ore-1 mm, which ho has been viewing at leisure for the past few days. Hen Day and 10 d Mel,eun, two high school upper classmen, tho miosis of ihe club, extended their' I appreciation for the invitation ; given them by the liotary club. : Pictures of the "History of the Medford Airport" were shown by "Hawse popeo" Hromley of the California Oregon Power com pany, as a spei tal entertainment feature, and reminder of Ihe bond issue voted upon today. 14 1 crating costs. i. msSm 1, COBPOBATION RS yv THE greatest strides in automo bile motor development have come through high compres sion. The modern 91.5 inch racing motor which has developed more than 280 horse-power and a speed greater than 164 miles per hour is only one-half the size of the old Model T Ford, which was capable of developing only 25 horse-power. High compression has done it! Two years ago only , a year ago less than 21, while today more than 56 of American automobile manufacturers are producing high compression motors! Compression ratios . are constantly increasing be .cause with high compression there is less fuel consump tion greater power great er speed and acceleration, with generally reduced op- High Compression m o t o r s w cr e not commercially practical however,' until a fuel was developed that would function where ordinary gasolines failed. This fuel is Ethyl Gasoline,' developed and proved after many years research and the expenditure, of thousands of dollars. Blended with the finest gasolines by 42 of the largest and best known oil com-' panies in the world, it is the only, genuine anti-knock fuel for high1 compression motors. "1 Because Ethyl Gasoline is dyed td distinguish it from ordinary gaso-' lines, hundreds of imitators have produced dyed or so-called anti-j knock gasolines whose chief merit is their many claims. Ethyl Gaso line is the only genuine, anti-knock, high compression fuel; and can be obtained only from authorized1 distributors of tihl Brand of anti-knock compound 7 Authorized Pacific Coast Licensees of ETHYL Brand of Anti-knoci Compound ASSOCIATED OIL COMPANY ! UNION OIL COMPANY ' RlCHFirt-D Oil COMPANY PIES DECREASE ' ON U. S. ENVELOPES A new price on all stamped envelopes of all sizes with de creased prices ranging from a fw i cents tc ) cents per 1000, ac-; cording- to si'.e and quality, went Into effect at the Medford post of fleo yesterday, in common with all the other post offices of the I'nited Stales. 1 This change in price Is causing: Postmaster Warner myd -Assistant Postmaster P. e a c h considerable ! routine work in reaching their In- ( j ventory of value of slock, because J of tho difference in valuo from obi stock of all sixes. The Medford post office has re ceived and is now selling an Issue of $10,000 worth of tho George Kogcrs Clark new two-cent me- morial stump, which com memo -rates the 150th anniversary of the surrender of Fort Sackville. Vin-1 cennes, Ind. . When this J 10.000 supply is gone, no moro such stamps can bo obtained at the local post office. j This handsome two-cent stamp,, which is only sold to those who) ask for It, was first placed on1 sale by the post office department on February 25 at Vincenncs, 1 ml., and a supply of these stamps, was ordered by Postmaster V:tr-; net a long time ago for tho bene- J fit of the stamp collectors, or anyone elso who may bo Inter- j ested in obtaining them. The size of this cornmomura livo stamp of red and black color design is the same as that of the air mail stamp. In lis center is a picture of the surrender at Fort Sackville. made from a photo-, graph of the painting by Fred-i erlck C. Youhn. ' Daily Metecrolo'ical Report Tufhday. April J Forecasts Medford! nml vUiinlly: Partly cloudy tolilKlil mid Wednomhiy. front IomIkIH. . Oregon: Cloudy in west, fiilr In east portion tonight und Wednes day. ProKtH in interior toniKlit. Local Da In Temperature (DeKH.) 7 ItlKlieHt (Uisl VI lino . Hi LowetM. (liUHt 11! lirH.).. 27 Iful liiimi.lltv I I'ft i -1 Slnte or weather Clear l.oweHt temperature HiIh Inir.Ill jlegreeH. Total precipitation Hlnee S IMS, (t.HI llU'heM. .Clear inorn- pt. 1, KuiiKct today. I : rT p. in. KnnriHe Wednesday, fi:S0 a. lit. Hunxet Wednenclay, p. in. Observations Taken at 5 A. M. 120th Meridian Time ' s s 2 CITY S C" ? B : 3 I fifcker City ST Si ITcSyT HiKinarr.k :i M Clear 'CoIhb CI III P. Cdy. ; Denver !iX 3(1 Clear Den MolneH Wi 33 Clear ! Freniio r fl 1. Cdy. : Helena -US .'II Clear jnt AnKele... 7 IS Cloudy Mj.rHhfield M ... "i Hear IMioenix M HI Cloudy l-oitland M .'IS Clear Red llluff 71 n I'.Cily. ItoHeburK K!i "I Cloudy Hall. I.uke city., tin 4u I'. Cdy. San Kmn'-'lHro . 7J fi'J I'. Cdy. Santa Ko fs :i' cloudy HealtlB 50 I" Cloudy Spokane Ml W Clear Walla Walla .... liu 411 Clear Winnipeg .... " I. Cdy. i Skirts are popular now for Sport or Dress Wear Fine knife pleats, accordian pleats, and pleats of various wider -widths they're all in style. Fine botany flannel in pastel and darker shades, some on bodices and others waist line models. For wear with sweaters or blouses, skirts are considered correct in style and are very popular. For girls from 8 to 14 and in women's sizes, these skirts are priced at s 'v .'".V.'V $.75 to $g.50 New Wash Blouses $1.95 Of fine broadcloth and rayon fab rics, in white and colors, also prints. Smartly tailored blouses with vestee effect, high collars with the long points and other very clever styles to be worn as an overblouse or tuck-in style. New Silk Blouses $6.50 to $9.50 The fine blouse finds favor in nearly every wardrobe for sports wear, for office or for general wear. We've just received a new assortment of the latest styles in wash radium silks and flat crepes, tan and white, with espe cially smart mannish types.. SILK PRINTS IN DRESSES Are Wearable on All Occasions There's not a place or a time when you want to dress up that you cannot feel right at home in a dress of printed silk. There are radium prints and flat crepe prints, and now comes a new as sortment of ' ' ' . Printed Chiffons and Georgette ' 1 Sheer, summery fabrics made into fluffy ruf fled and draped styles that are very appealing. These charming new models displayed, speci ally priced $9 75 tQ .75 via 'Ipr "ZIPPER" BAGS OF MANY KINDS SHOWN AT SPECIAL PRICES A big trial shipment', just' received, of these popular "Zipper" bags t and hat boxes. Round and square hat boxes, shopping bags with rubber lining or cretonne lined. A new idea in a. rub berized cretonne bag, for shopping or a bathing suit bag and also a fine look ing ' fabricoid bag in many ; colors- - priced very special for the few days of this demonstration" and sale. This entirely new item will be sure to interest you, so be sure to see them at.. $2.98 Bob-O-Link Hosiery For Girls and Women Absolutely guaranteed to . f satisfy or we give you a P I new pair in exchange. Bob-o Link hose are pure silk, beautifully fashioned, aRl they certainly do wear. All the new colors for spring and also in tho new number for girls (semi Bhaped style) there are all the new shades. Guaranteed Fast Color Women's Wash Frocks $.95 Every one guaranteed fast color and a new one if they fade. Many newOand different styles that are not ordinary "house frocks," but cleverly designed for street and marketing wear. Smocks also at this price include the new cretonne creations. X. W. DICK, MeteorologlHt,