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viovj six MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. PRECOX, THURSDAY, AT'RTL 18, 1020. RESUMES OFFERS ' POUTl-VND, Ore., April IS.- lP) r.Tlie Doper" got another victim during the night. .. - Wlllard Cooke awakened in a hallway of a rooming bouse this morning and found 18 gone from hi. wallet. Hazily he recollected that while driving across the Burn- aide bridge last night he stopped to offer a ride to a well-drussed man who was walking In the same direction Cooke was going. The mun. Cooke remembered, of fered him a drink of moonshine, puaiently "gratitude" for the ride. Cooko said he accepted the liquor. . Subsequent-events he failed to remember. Police say the liquor was drugged with tho same cheml cal uuo! In "knockout drops" of the -old snloon days. . , . akj'ybe Doper" has laid low nearly h scoi$ of victims within the past few months and has robbed them of hundreds of dollars. REGULATED IN 41 STATES BY LAWS EVED A. P. A- TWIN FALLS, Ida., April 18. ,yP) Parker Hrnnfii. 2(1, anflocluto editor of the Twin Pulls Times, died at 11:30 a. m. tuduy from in juries received in an nutomobllo accident last tiaturday night. ; Branln wns previously employed ,by the Pendleton, Ore., East Orc ontan owners of the Twin Fulls -.Times., It was while tbore that ho l; tfavc -tho 'nation ttio first word of ' thti'lonpture of William Kdward rJUikman, kldnapcc arid slayer of -' Mai'lnrt "l'(irke In; Los .Aiirc-Io's. 'l-lfeitnin wuhV captured In Pandle- lori'nmUilm'nlri Hecured' fifam him h detailed statement of his actions and night. - . , f Although he' was offnrrd hun dreds.' of. dollai-s for lite Jlit-kutaii story, young. Hntnln supplied the Utlro, story f-xHuHlyH- to" tlto As sociated Prc.s, whose correspond ent ho ns fn- Pendleton- ' Unitiin nt one time was night 'cdlibr for tho Associated Press in J'ortlRitd, going from there to tho BtatcHmun in Hsilom, Ore., where ih xfM telegraph editor, .., - : His-fathor, Charles K. Branln, Ik tiny: filing editor for the Associated : -1'i'ssh In Portland. ; ' .'' V Charlovi Hranln waj) .al the ilde of his son. when he died, i Parker Dranln 1 niurvtvled by Ills widow, Mildred Uronln, and by Jils parents and sisters and broth -era in Portland. WASHINGTON (JP) lloadBlde advertising signs, considered by many as a menace to safe driving, now are controlled by law In 41 states. South Carolina, Arkansas, Toxas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming are the only states without state regulation of com mercial signs and billboards. Control In atatca is widely diver sified, with soma barring all-signs from certain sections while others have wide limits within which the billboard operator and sign poster may function. Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont have the most rigid laws. Before any agency .can erect com mercial advertising signs in these states It must be licensed by state authorities at a certain annual rue or furnish a bond If It is an out- of-state company.- Advertising signs In Connetlcut must not be placed within IS feet ol the right of way on any high way, and in Massachuetts within GuO feet. Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Ne vada, North Carolina and Tennes see impose fees ' for advertising signs. Mississippi collects a fee of i5 coma for each sign from 10 to 100 square feet of area; $1.G0 for an area between 100 and 300 square feet and $2.50 fur an area of more than 300 square feet. Tennessee forbids erection of signs upon the right or way of any State highway, and prohibits erec tion of signs resembling railroad crossing symbols on any public highway or street or on private property within ono-quutter mile of the rond. In Florida the state road depart ment prohibits advertising Blgns on state - highways and imposes on agencies in the bill posting busi ness a certain tax on the basis of population in tho cIIIcb and towns whoro they seok to operate. Nebrasku requires a state" per mit for advertising signs' with a reo of 25 cents to (5 for each sign, and no sign may have more than 10 square feet. Ill nine stales no advertising aguecy may erect or maintain upon tiny highway or right of way any commercial advertising sign: These states aro Minnusola,. Colorado, Mullio, Iowa, North Dakota, West Virginia, South Dakotu. Now Hninn- sliiro and Illinois. Hit First Homer v On 'I ify-ml ORIENTAL NAMES GEHRIG NEW YORK, April 18. VP) Lou Gehrig hit hitt first homo-run of tho season In tho sixth inning of the Red Sox-Yankee same here today. Milton Gaston was in the box and the bases were empty. The drive guve the Yankees a lead of 5 to 3. ( Li T HEADQUARTERS IjONUON, England-, April 18. (JP) H. C. Heat, general secretary ' ' lot the United Kingdom Temper- ' 1 ance Alliance, issued a statement PARIS (P) Oriental names arel'oday on "le status. and hopes of GROWING LIVELY E 'KB WYORK. April IS. UP) Tho . llubo Ruths were at homo today In t!iilf II -room apartment at Hlver- ntd Urlvo and 88lh street. "i'. two-young girls will. live wnn tnm,' as will also -Mrs.- Hutu's THfitbor and two brothers.' ' iHoth , pointed with pride to a prtitly room with, twin beds that luioMieeif . prepared for Dorothy Helen., Hull), his 8-year-old udopt vd 'daughter, and Julia Marshall Hodgson. Mrs. Ruth's 12-year old daughter by a former marriage. "I suppose those two girls will ' fight for the bed next tho whitlow Just like baseball players do," said lluth. , He then pointed out other points .of Interest In his new homo, n billiard room which ho expects ulsp to convert Into a miniature gymnusiuni, a grand piano done In tho French manner and a $7000 diamond bracelet he hud given bis VOLLEGE; DEBATERS TO r. END SEASON TONIGHT CZAR OF MOVIES SEEKING DIVORCE LINER KUILIVAN, llld., April 18. (P) Will II. Hays, popularly known as "efiar" of the movies, filed a pe'tl I lull In circuit court today for di vorce from Helen Thomas Hays of this city anil for custody of their 14 year old son. Tho petition states that Mr. and Mrs. Hays were married In 11102. but separated because of the In compatibility of their tamprru menis and nave not lived together cor years. LONDON. April IS. IP) Tho British general election campaign was enlivened today with reper cussions of Philip Hnowdcn's sturt- ling attack on the Halfour note. which fixed tho stutus of Britain's war dchtors. tinowdon, who was chancellor of tho exchequer In tho labor gov ernment of Itamsay Macdonald, said tho labor party hud never sub scribed to the' principles of the Balfour note, and would hold Itself open, If circumstances uruse, to repiMllato Its conditions. The answer of the government. and an afrli-lnatluu of disavowal by Hantsay Macdonald were await ed with extreme Interest, since the admittedly strong position of the labor parly inadii its views on such an integral part of Kuropc's war debt structure as the Hulfour nolo of extreme Importance. Tho independent JJally Express today congratulated Snowden "on daring to speak tho truth abuuT the Anglo-French debt terms," and called his speech "courageous and entirely Justifiable." Introduced into the fabric vocabu lary for spring by Rodier. the French fabric manufacturer, who gave the words kasha and djersa kasha to the fashion language. Tchiusou and sumlda are the most imporniit of the 'now materials with eastern names. Tchlnsou is a lightweight silk with texture like a super-quality chiffon of fine' weave. Much of It is pi luted with small delicate de signs influenced by Jupancse art and colorings. Sumlda is a heavier silk with a fl.ilsh like very fine cashmere wool. It Is also used for printed patterns, of Oriental char acter. . Tlie two silks aro combined for esquare and trangular scarfs of vivid colorings and Oriental or modernistic printed patterns. Wool voile promises to be an im portant spring dress material. Ro dier shows It extensively in plain color and line checks. Beige is the basis Mr the sum mer collection of the premier French manufacturer of woolens. He shows many cream nd brown mixtures and fancy weaves for coats. Plain beige and beige mix tures are the leading color for coat materials, with dark blue follow ing. Altnnut nn hlnelr (u Include! lit, UniUw'u uMfitwr fol. (,... .....I n. a great deal or black and white. Novelties for sweaters are por ous wool fancy weave jerse-' call ed "moussa miltrous," Meaning a thons and holes, and a feather weight jerBoy for sweaters and scarves named djeiBuplume or feather-Jersey. Rudlc. is a now coaling with heavy threads and fancy basket weave. It Is shown in beige and dark blues hugely. , f the prohibition movement In tho coming British general elections. Heath is one of the leading fig ures of an alliance of 20 national and semi-national temperance or ganizations throughout England and Wales. The organizations, for the first time in British history, are fighting side by side In an electoral campaign in an effort to place as many persons as possible In parliament pledged to support a national local option bill.- PLAN EAST HOP OF TEXTILE WORKERS GASTONIA, N. C, April 18. (P) A band of masked men at 2:30 this morning demolished headquar ters of the local of the National Textile Workers' Union and the relief headquarters of the union All national guardsmen who have been doing patrol duty In connec tion with the strike at the Loray mill, as well as the special force of deputy sheriffs, were Immedi ately placed on guard. . ' Unconfirmed reports were that several iiersons were hurt in tho disorder attending the destruction of the union headquarters. SILENT BANDIT TAKES mVODDTE DES1PES SOUTHAMPTON, England, April,' 12. (tP) The Frecnh airmen, Jean ,, .,.. ,m Assolnnt and Rene Lefevre, who Li'.W IbfON, I,la" Al"'" I8' m are planning nn eastward bound A bandit walked Into the Lcwlston trans-Atlantic flight in June, ar- National- bunk here this morning, rivod at Southampton this after- handed the cashier a note demand- PARIS SAFE noon from Franco. Their airplane was Immediately taken in hand by mechanics, who began dismantling it for shipment to the United States on the steam ship Leviathan. CAR TRAFFIC OFFICE-. WASHINGTON April 18. (JP) Tho Daughters of' the American Revolution had their opportunity today to express their choici be tween tho two Hlatt'H of candidates Tor tho national offices of tho so ma! nominations for eneral, eight viee-presi- dMitH and ten other national offi cers wore placed before tho thirty-eighth annual congrenn of tho society last night, and the re sults of today's balloting will bo E HUNT! .qoRVAI.I.IS. Ore., .April 18. (Pj' The klebuie season or the Ore gilll fltatt.golli'Ke will close'tulilght (NflllK n 'tea Ml from' Mills college, Oakland, Cal., debating on the subject of Mussolini's benefit to Italy.- It will be the first eo-ed . clcbatd qvcr broudcust on the Paol lo eoast. . ' ', Frunclii Uluke. Oregon City, and .Ijivcra Moo, t'orvallls, won n un '.antmous decision last night over Vu"n Hunter und Thelma Melgo.nl. University of Idaho.-on tho sumo question. This gives the Oregon Stato ' team . tho seventh cunsecu tlvo Victory. FAILS TO OPEN ,, VANCO(;VEIl, Wash.; April 18 --P) The American Hoiurllles Malik of Vancouver failed to open , Its tours today C. 8. Moody, as sistant atate supervisor of bank. In, charge of the Institution's f tfnJf 4, : said the closing order had Ibeuri Issued boos use of slow loans. No ' further statement could bo nude, bo, said, until a check of the books' has been made. I.Dr. C, -B. Alexander Is president tk the 'bonk. VIce-Presldonts are E. (jleret and W. J. Knapp. t.AI'WAI, Idaho VP) Chief Hoott of tho Ne Perco Indians, friendly redmen of the northwest when It was sottled by wh.tos years ago. has Informed slato officials that a hunting treaty slgnf-d f0 years ago has been abro gated by new laws of tho great whlto falher. I'ho trllinl leader has appealed to It. E. Thomas, stato game war den, to permit his braves to bunt and kill wild gamo that abounds near tho Nes Perco reservation. Present federal and state statutes forbid the Indians from hunting except dining tho regular season. Tho old treaty, It Is claimed, al lowed 'Indians to 'kill wild an! mats nt any time. 1 Chief Heott received little en couragement from slat officials and was advised lo Institute a ease In the United States supreme court lo determine If rights of the Indians, as wards of tho gov ernment, were not being violated by Stale ilnd federal game laws.' DESTROYED BY FIRE POHTI-AND, Ore.. April 18. (A) Ktro completely doslroyml Jho ma chin 'shop of tho Alhimv Murine Irun works here Into last night with an estimated loss uf JU'",0lHl. Tho flro Is thought to have started from a defeeUvo furnace. Tho fire started at 11:10 p. m, whrn tho waterfront wa shuken by the oxploslon of the furnace. Nine pumper, two'laddrr trucks and two flrehnats responded. Althoutth tho bulldtnif wan Mild to have been worth little, compnny officials said much expensive ma chinery was destroyed. TM,YM(UTir, Kim., 'April IS. (P) The l'Yench liner I'arls picked her wny through the fog into Cawsand .Hay, Plymouth roads. shortly after one o'clock this after noon after having pulled herself off rocks near KddVHtono Light without assistance earllor In the morning. ' Kililystone Light is approximate ly 15 miles sotiiii of Plymouth. The sound of fog warnings along Cawsand Hny, which heralded th arrival of tho big liner, brought relief tn thp iinxlely which Jiad prevailed hero since It was learned that the Paris had "gone un the rocks. I nun mint lately un receipt of n wlreioss announcing that the I'arls was aground, lugs and navy destroyers wero rUHlied to Kddy stono Light by admiralty order. WASHINGTON, April IS Within a few minutes after It had received a favorable report from Its Indian affairs committee,, the senate today confirmed tho nomi nation or Charles J. Hhoads, Phila delphia bnnker. to be commission er of the Indian bureau. 5008 PHYSICIANS KEEP CITY OF' BERLIN WELL IIICHI.IX The latest offic ial reports show that there aro 5008 licensed medical practition ers In llerlln, or 15 for every 10, 000 Inhabitants. Nor is there a lack of drug stores to fill proscriptions: 1100 of them are established inside the city or one for every 10,000 llihalillanls. The report lists 3117 dentists. SA MOM, Ore., April IS. (A1) Al though an ai t of tho 1020 legisla ture authorizes the establishment of a branch stato traffic control announced tonight. office In eastern Oregon, Secretary of Htato Hokh says tho branch will not be established. ' Pressure has! been brought on the stato depart ment lo loeato tho branch at The Dalles with Jay ijalr.man In charge. Instead, Satzman, lis assistant to Chief Truffle Inspector Raffety, will be brought lo Salem and will have charge of the traffic office white Uaffety glvos more attention to actual highway patrol supervision. E- BltUfciSELS (P) Air transport is steadily Increasing in Belgium. During the last quarter of 1028 tho Brussels ulrdrome was visited by Ii53 airplanes, landing 12CI passengers, 11 tons of iiiuil and 1.1 IN tons of freight. During the same period, (151 planes left tho airdrome, currying 1274 passengers, 13 tons of mull and 1378 tons of freight. In 11125 the total number of passengers amounted only to 1835. ; NEW GUINEA NATIVES TRAVEL BY AIRPLANE, Ing money and saying: 'I have you covered with a .4 5. Vou say a word and you will be talking to your ancestors." and then, strolled out with the 2,000 that was given him and vanished. m For nan Your thofl repair man says .year - there's nothing short' of Iron that lasts like Hunting ton Soles. I recommend them to all my customer! who want all the shoe-mileage they can get with comfort and good appearance. Outwear leather 3 to 1. Keep fo dry. Hold shoe in thape. Won't mark floor. Try a pair. Guaranteed to Grvm Satisfaction For ITuntingtoii Soles and Heels go to MEDFORD SHOE SHOP A-Xt'l Si.julli, l'rop. , 231 E. Sixth DOUBLE ACTING MAKES BAKIMQ usim of famous cooks never say "use a spoonful or two spoonfuls of baking pewder." They come right out and say "Calumet Bak . ing Powder." They ; call the leavener by name which plainly shows they consider Calumet absc lutely necessary to the best of baking success. LESS THAN PER BAKING 7 r (raiiKi NmifrH Five (iraiiKes, clubs or other organi sations in Oreunn Interested in .community Hinging may obtain I.AIC. New Guinea- (P) Air plane faro for a whilo perwon from this coastal town to tho JmiR!e gold flflds of Ilulotu. tiO miles inland. Is 10t). On tho return journey natives aro carried for t',. 1'raiticallv retainable quantities of a new jail natives use the air route be foldnr, "Conimunity Melodies," by ! cause the mine ownera havo found addressiiiK the stato 'college. . This that It Is cheaper to pay tiie fare folder contains words of It souks I nf a laborer than to clve him rn- selectcd by Dr. D. V. Poling as be-' tlons for tho road journey through Ing the most tuneful and generally; the "hunh." which reuuires a stiff ii Itlo for community wlntrtnir. 'week of dunL'orous trnvol. Hood Hiver. Construction started on warohoUKO at experi mentnl farm. I totw llllntl Man 8i;ATTM'3. April 1. Peter Hondrirkson. nearly blind, adver tised for a combination wife and chauffeur- someone who could drive hi car when he was on the road as a traveling salesman. Thelitis Anderson married him for t&6 cash in hand but llcndrlekson charged she abandoned him Imme diately after the ceremony. ' Gas Pains Heath '$ . Guarantees Daro 's Montha-Popsin And is Dis pensing; it To Many Stomach Sufferers Vou run be o dint rented with gas und fullncHM that yon think your heart In going ti stop bealtng. Your Htomach limy be so d Mend ed that your hrcuthlny ts whorl and gaxpy. You are disisy and pray for quick relief what's to be done? Just one desert spoonful nf Dare'n Mentha I'eivdn and In ten minutes the gas disappears, tho pressing on tho heart cesses and you can breathe deep and naturally. Oh! What blessed relief: but why not get rid of toich attacks alto gether? Why havo chroniu hull. geittlon at all? Uh this wonderful medicine you can banh tndlgtton or dys pepnla or any abnormal condition that kcfpn the stomseh In conntant rebellion and one bottle will prove Heath's and every regular phar macist guaranteed one bottle of Dare's Mentha Pepsin to show the way to stomach comfort or money back. Accidents! Pave Witk Concrete! During rainy weather, the safest pavement to drive on is portland cement con crete. Its surface affords the best traction for rubber tires. It is also a very durable pavement and therefore a good investment. i Be sure that any pav ing petition you sign specifies portland ) ' cement cencrete! PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION 146 Fifth Street PORTLAND, ORB. A National Organisation to Improve and Extend the Uses of Concrete Offices In 32 Clflea II -I t'otinlru-irido Sale tor Ihildrvn 2 lo-ti yvarn tfor all 'day ntrenuouH outdoor plan irclily mnilc of color-Cant, rugged Miic Chaninrny, jauntily I ri niuicil in gny red and big pearl billions. Especially appreciated by mothers because ihey launder easily, trouble Nlllchcd at Nfrnln ffTyK Minl. - ..Very full sizes r Sjil j -J " i unusual nines 1 ft j 'p' - I i ., Al wide .Mort.lion of' nwrrh.nl and i ( 4litf I " I I ' 1 M.r.h.tl Flrld Cnmpanv. hnlf A!? V . 1 wk. Known the COMBINATION A. V 1 llX V ' " ' ,7 , XX l'lJN-of whirh w. .r. III. 1 ' " ki III IIIIP lllllill "---l 1 U-LLTH Is Your Car In Condition for Spring Driving? J(amibtpMtmthi6toiL f "THE STORE FOB EVERYBODY" t J (iocul wcalhci- is now here. It's time (o have your car ovcrnauled and put in 'oiulition for spring and summer driv- 'Jake your car to jour favorite garage man. . . He. can do a speedy, thorough' repair job for you ... no waiting for parts and supplies . . . He can secure (hem right here in Mcdford. We cany (he most complete line of automohile arts in southern Oregon. To avoid possihle delay and assure the liucst quality parts, ask your repair man to order from us. LITTRELL PARTS CO. 317 East Main St. Telephons 237 Largest Auto Parts Dealers in Southern Oregon' ii r
