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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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(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 ' "
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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'
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