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MKDFOKI) MATLTKIBUNK. MEDFOKI), OREflON TUESDAY, APRIL. 23," 1029
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FLOWER SHOW
AWARDS MADE;
ENDS TONIGHT
Although hmuiU-r In number of
entries tlmn! tho flower shown or
the last few year, the wild flower
and bulb show now being held atjmuch agitation over Ba'rtlett prlcm
tho Hotel McUford by the Mcdford now might hnvo a tendency to ro-
. Garden' club, Is one of the most net against the grower later on,
BE HURT BY TALK
In. an interview' with a Mull 7YI
bmie reporter Court; Hall. , who la
both a grower and. buyer of Bart
lott peart?, Huld today that too
tnt cresting and cducatlonul ever
given In Med ford.
Weather condition are respon
eil to for the quality nnd quantity
of tlio flowera uhown. but interest
In tho Med font Garden club has hitCHt eatlniato for "'thin Kenson Ih
shown a ntcady growth from the1 165 thousand tons or ixty-four
limn it uuN orirunlzcd two and , ihouHiind tona ttian In 1 DiiH,
and that the lews tuld-iibout prices
now the bettor. '
"LaHt year's nhrtlctt crop in
California was 219 thousand tons,"
Mr. . Jfult continued., , "The very
a half year ago. Under tho pre
ent president, Mm. Carl , Swigart,
The shortage of the penrh, prune
and apricot crops, together with
many interesting nnd worth while the sixty-four thounand tons short-
things are being done and a-large ago of Jtartletts, b, pretty sure to
roso and iris show for Juno has ; make' Uartlett prices satisfactory
(leaver to do most of their buying
In Yakima.
"In order to prolong the canning
Meason four canneries from Cali
fornia have signified their Inten
tion of buying some JJarilettH from
soulhei n Oregon this season. T:iesu
caiineriirt could probably line on
average of six or vrn hundred
tons each. If the growers and all
the canneries who wish t buy
hero can settle pu a price; satisfac
tory to all concerned some ten to
fourteen thousand tons of Jtarlletts
or from one-half to two-tnirds of
the Hartlctt crop could be sold to
the canneries.
' fanners UiiccciteU
.'"One thing Is sure, that all the rest
of the canneries refused to get ex
cited over the pear situation when
a certain cannery was offering $0
por ton a week or ten days ago,
which prlco mostly wns refused by
the grower. These canuerieH con
sidered that the growers were not
ready to sell at this time, and like
the growers are willing to await
further developments.
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RAILROAD'S PART
VALLEY'S FUTURE;!
Interests which would drill for oil
without the usual procedure, sell
ling stock on u get-nch-quick
scheme.
Jn closing. Mr. Gore wild the
i coming of, another railroad Is es- j
' aential, but tho cooperation uud
j letvi'iutmutun uf the people Is I
i necessary to bring it about. In a i
few remarks. Chairman Jack Carle
lined the other side of the plc-
re and declared there must be
HUiticieiit tonnage before tho:
building of another railroad would
be practical'and would not dupU-j
Kallroads In connection with the'eato present service at a loss tot
past and future of southern Ore
gon were featured In a speech de
livered at te It ota it club lunch
eon this noon by W. 11. Core in
outlining possibilities of further
development of this section. What
ever progress -may come will be
ba sed on the f I Ve esen t la Is of
industry, determination, vision,
loyalty, and cooperation, and great
undertakings, he said, can then be
' both railroads.
Jack Kimball, a visiting Rotar
lan from Klamath Kails,, dwelt at
Kbort length on the railroad situa
tion as U affects Klamath county
and also foresaw the coming of
another railroad line into this sec
tion of southern Oregon.
Dr. B. L. LagCiton was received
at the luncheon as tho lutest mem
ber to the club and was presented
with the Uotury Code of Kthlcs by
F. J. Newman". Dr. Lageson Is a
realized.
tin tolil of the OORwilillltv nf n i,i..i(t ..,1 lu filling ikn
'I'hni.- lu .Imtlil It, mtf ini.wl , . . r . -. ....... ......... v.. w 'uvnnW
, iTMKh-stute ruiirouu, planned to be ; left by Dr. It. R. Juhnson.
bU.1 wh?' ttHler" box ;iarkut!e(.nKtru:ted through tie center of I He vera I visiting- Rotarians and
prices win nao a giom enect on thc Mtalo t, a point in central ' guests were present, and Slerllns
Oregon. conilnuingit8 construction jHothermel performed with - three
the
cannery prices this season, nnd
already boon planned.
i One long tablo of tulips, daffo
dils and ..primroses was brought
In and arranged by Mrs. Riddle,
president of the Grants Pass club,
Mrs. A. B. Cornell, Mrs. Jester,
Mrs. Eaton, Mrs. ' Dlmmlck
others from Grants Pass.
; Thc . Oregon Gardens of -Portland
presented tho club with 30
splendid specimens of rock plants
and these flit another table.
Other Portland houses have sent
merchandise to bo used as prizes,
which has been awarded to those
winning f.rsL prizo ribbons, as fol
lows: , " Mrs. C. D. Thompson, a box of
perennials from Win. Borsch nnd
Bon; Mrs. I Mentzcr on order
for merchandise to the amount of
to all growers.
"At tho present time Bartlett
prices are purely speculative. The
Rogue river price of llaitietts will
be guided a great deal by castorn
box prices. The price is set by the
and California , Growers association in
June, and prices are set at ink
ima. Thercforo It behooves tho
local growors to take good car of
their fruit crop, and wait for fur
ther developments. ' .-
"Nearly all tho northern canner
ies have already sent their repre
sentatives to get true estimates of
tho fruit situation in California.
Agitation UmvUo .
"Too, much agitation at present
as to prices may cause, the incor
porated canneries, who have can
neries In California, Washington
13.60 from tho Itoutledge Seed
nnd Floral Co. of Portland; Mrs. account of a cheaper price. These
H. D. McCaskey. water illy bulu1"" h(lv dun
from the Petland Gardens. For- thing before, and are liable to do It
est Grove; Miss M. Carleton, rock
plants from tho Oregon Gardens;
"Tho privately owned canneries
( Al... .1 II llfhlin n.wl f.-U .111 111 IW--IHVU III VSLl'HUK MUJ nu.u, J.u...
uhli ' n 'u ..vmww'ti nmiifnrltne Yakima and southern Oregon
,1'ortlH-nU Sod Co : Mrn Don. Ira. ch,a,KT. lhte
. SwiBC-rt. IJhich, M. bnu.n, ,vnpy cttnnertra Wl fn.
Mi-H. Urrdi'H, Mi'H. 1. ii. Vi llllamD, ,aBHMMA-MM-Mr wmvwmm.
ea'h ovorKUfn c'oii fura from the
Villa NurMmies.
It w:iH n mutter of dlsappolnt
ien . tliut more children did not
exhibit Willi flowern, but eueh of
tho four wfto did will rocelvo a
InrKO juKtitiiffo of Hweet lea Heeds
from -tho Portland Heed Co., ani
In addition tho two wlnnerH of
first prlne 'libbonn will each ro--celvo'
percnnlala from . lloiueh &
Son.
AwardH were mndo as follows:
Uest nrrnnueinent of wild flow
ers, Mrs. II. D. McCaskey. 1st;
Mrs. c. 1). Thompson, it ml nnd
3rd.
Greatest variety of wild flowers
Mrs. C. V. Thompson, '1st; Mrs.
C. D. Cloud, 2nd.
Kor children. IB or under: Host
trraiiKoment of wild flowers
Uorothy Powell, 1st...
Clroatosl assortment of wild
flowers: Mario lluehes, 1st: l.eo
Hpemer Ilullis, 2nd: Madge Kunlz
man, 3rd.
Blnfflo enrly tulip Mrs. I..
Mentiiei', 1st.
. . Darwin tulip Miss M. (.'arlctou.
I 1st: Mrs. J. H. Wlilto, 2nd..
Uly tulip Mrs. J. H. White, 1st.
H. Uaffoails Mrs. John White 1st
i dud 2nd. '
k Narcissus Mrs, Dean. 1st; Miss
f Ifivlngstun, 2nd.
Ornpo hyscluths Mrs. Cnrl Swl
cert, 1st; Mrs. McCaskey, 2nd.
Primroses Mrs. John Vhlt
1st: . Miss Livingston, 2nd; Mrs.
Icdricky. .Ird.
Tablo decorations of cut flowers
.Mis. JcwIh Ulrleh 1st nnd 2nd:
. M-rs.1 Craw-ford, 3rd.
..Anemones Mrs. Hrnihon. 1st.
' WI ,,,i,i.I ritL-n,, Mi'u ' I..
MontCTr. 1st: Mrs. U U. Tutlle.l
' 2nd.
Itaslint of. cut flowers Mrs.
(Ionics, 1st; Mrs. Win. tihepherd,
' 2nd, .:
Largest daffodil Mrs. L. 13.
IVIIlloms. 1st. .
' Inrcest Hyacinth Mrs. C. .
" Thompson. 1
. : The . show closes tonlKht at six
' o'eloch, and as fat" as possible "K
hlbltors aro aslied to call between
cltilit' nnd nlno this evening for
vasos, flowers and pri7.es.
most Bl owers will watch thc east- , ,, , ,tOBU0 Klv;r v.lMcy , redered selections on
orn sales closely over a continued Mudroi.,, n drew back the cur- piano.
period of soiling. Enstorn P.o.b. . ,, f ,ot.a MMary ,, related! : 1 :
GOODYEAR DEALERS TO
HI:
orders will probably start earlier
this season, and cannery buying
later, or possibly ten days or two
weeks before picking lime, . My
reason for thinking this is that
most growers and tho canneries
will not agree on prices until quite
late, and that tho growers will
make up their minds more slowly
this season as to when is the pro
per time to sell to the best advan
tage." ' X
how other big projects had been
realized througl; nurd work and
cooperation. He told of the con
struction of (be Pacific and East
ern railroad to Butte Falls and
how its construction resulted in
the establishment of one of the j
largest sawmills in the state.
Ho recalled how the preliminary
' Goodyear tire dealers of Jackson
i uiiu .luai'imiiiu uuuuiii'H win fiuiu it
Curd of Thanks,
Wo wish to express our thanks
to tho American Legion and to our! t.iai election by a good majority
throufth the eftorts of u thinking
bond it.self for a million dollars to
construct the first-paved link of
thc Pacific highway was opposed
by a largo proportion of registered
voters, but was carried in a spe-
frlends for their kindness and sym
pathy In our recent bereavement
and for the beautiful floral offer
ings. - .
Airs. W. It. Sparks and Family.
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minority who foresaw tho results
of thc highway construction. The
plunned resumption of operations
at the Blue Ledge mine, recently
sold to a big California syndicate
was another example he cited as
tho result of hard work of a few.
Ho disclaimed, all connection with
the sale, himself.
Possibilities of oil development
COIIUML ItlLSM'll Will.
PORTLAND, April 23.
William S- ItiiHsell, son of Charles
8. ItusKcll, lumber exporter, who
died March 11, has started action ln the Kogue Klver valley, declared
In circuit court hero to contest Mr. (lore, are simmering into
his father's will, claiming that it nothingness as a result of tho
is not a legal document. Tho apathy of land owners In certain
Uussell estate is valued at ap- sections of the. county In refusing
proximately 500.000. I to lenwe their lands to moneyed
banquet at the Hotel Mcdford this
evening at 7 o'clock, with II. S.
Quackenbush of Portland,, branch
manager, and Mr. Smith of the
'service department, as main speak
ers of the evening. Over 36 tire
dealers from tho two counties are
expected to be present.
. General matters of interest to
dealers, "including new merchan
dising ideas, will be discussed and
It will be the first meeting and
banquet of the dealers held for
sometime.
According to W. P. Harris, who
recently came to Mcdford to make
his headquarters to cover tho dis
trict included in Coos, Curry, Jack
son, Josephine and Douglas coun
ties, conditions and sates are good
in this distrcit, especially In Jack
son county.
High Speed Tran
sportation
in the VA to 3 Ton Field
Like Men Have Never Known Before
i
I.O.O.F.
I MEET!
,., The semi-annual nice ling of the
- southern Oregon I. O. O. F. asso
ciation will bo held in Odd Fellows
. hall nt Ashland on Sunday, April
Sm, at 10 n. m.. to which alt
members in good standing aro In
vited. . On the same date- tho one huu
,'.drel nnd tenth anniversary of Odd
Fellowship In America will be. oh
ervTd by n basket dinner In Llthla
v V t at 1S;30 p. m., to be followed
. .by tho anniversary exercises, a
! pro gram consisting of music, read
ings, etc.. and an address by l'rof.
, A. J. Ilanhy of Modford.
The association will furnish hot
f coffoo, ttii gar nnd cream' for the
dinner, to which as well the ex
. erulses, all Odd Fellows, Kebcttalw,
their families and, visiting friends
aro invited.
New cufe opened lit connection
wgh Hotel Kchfteffer Ht Hly.
Night calls
Mcn Md women everywhere are
' unnf end recommend ini Foley Pill,
diuretic for relief from the distress end
bother of a too frequent urinal flow.
. Foley Pills
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WEDNESDAY 'SPECIALS
at MANN'S Department Store
EVER Y ITEM A MONEY-SAVER
SENSATIONAL DRESS SALE
J'ist 36 Dresses in This Lot
Sleeveless flannels in checks and plain col
ors, sleeveless tub silks in pastel shades and
a splendid selection of long sleeve georg
ette and flat crepe silk dresses
all new styles and colors, as a
big special Wednesday, each . :
SENSATIONAL COAT SALE
$5.00
$30.00 Values $22.50
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75 wonderful new coats in this lot in sport and
dressy styles made of broadcloths, tweeds and
Kasha cloths, with and without fur trimming,
two-season guaranteed linings, colors: tan,
gray, and sport mixtures, all (j A
sizes. $30.00 values, Wednes-1 Q U
dav sDecial. each. . . osi ad :
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RAYON FLAT CREPES
$1.65 Values $1.45
36-inch rayon flat crepe iri chic colorful prints
for the latest spring sport dresses. Regular
price, $1 .65. Wednesday d 1 A C
special, yard . . . . . .. 'i .' . ... . P M. TTtJ
Printed Rayon for Dresses
36 inches wide; A splendid material for dresses
and blouses, in both light and dark patterns.
Regular price 59c. Wednesday CO
special, yard. . ';. .. Avv
"Theme" Pure Silk Hosiery
Full fashioned, service weight, with square and
pointed heel. All shades . and sizes. Regular
price $1.65. Wednesday M QQ
special, pair. . . P Ji
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Women's Crepe Gowns ,
In plain and figured patterns. Well made of a
good quality material. Regular price .' OQp
$1.00. Wednesday, each. y .(Oyt
CURTAIN TIME IS HERE
See These Big Specials Tomorrow
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Filet Weave
Ourtain nets 44 inches
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that wilt wear well and
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yard ..
Curtain Panels
44-inch panels in square mesh '
weaves all 2-'j. yards long and.
finished with best fringe, good
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Priced, ea. $1.19, $1.29, $2.25
Bee Display in Window ' "
Children's Play Suits
Made of good grade blue eham
bra.v sizes 2 to 5 years, new..,"
styles, on sale' 1
Wednesday, each
. Children's Dresses
Made of good fast color prints;
panty styles; ages 2 to 6 years.
Wednesday special.
each
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Filet Nets
tiJ! and 44 inches wide in : ;
good quality square juiesli, '
in c h o i e e . new - designs
Wednesday ' QCp
special, yard
Pillow Cases
Double wear pillow cases, 42x
38' inch size; regular, price 29c.
Wednesday special, . X - ".OCp
each ;..::..:...7.::;.rV't
New Scarfs '
niart new plaited- ( a r f s, the
most popular scarf for spring?
wear Wednesday ' flj 1 -A K
''.special, eachi.:i V 1 Ur
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, Women's Sweaters I
200 new slip-on styles,' strictly all'
wool, in plain and fancy weaves,
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