PXGE SIX
SrEDFORD MXTE TRIBUTE, MEDFORD,
AIRPORT EXPERT H IGH
TELLS COUNCILTOINSPEGTO
HOW TO BUILD PROPERTY
OFFICIALS'FRUIT WRAP TO
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City Council Hears Ideas of
F. C. Whiting, Airport
; . Engineer Ralph Cowgill
Protests Calling in Out-
side Talent.
John S. Owen, President of
Company To Arrive Mon
day Others , Due Friday
Curtailment Plan Not
Favored By J. H. Owen.
BOOST GLORIES
HERE ROGUE VALLEY
In line with their policy of mov
ing carefully and obtaining all Che
expert and practical information
possible relating' to the laying out
and construction of the new air
port, despite their desire to rush
the,' matter as fast as consistently
possible while holding to this pol
icy,' the city officials last night at
u special meeting of the council
tor!. this sole purpose, listened to
the Ideas of airport construction
work expressed by P. C. Whiting,
consulting engineer o( the Airport
Engineering corporation of San
Frunclsuo, and tasked Mm ques
, Hons. , t-i '
It Is understood that the repre
sentative of a large Pacific count
contracting firm, which Iiqh had
work In connection with the build
ing of new airports,, will arrive
here today and also go over the
ground with the council alriHirt
lioil committee and Mayor A. W.
Pipes.
Representatives of other firms or
companies may be heard if they so
wish.
The city administration Is not
yetirendy to act In the way of de
ciding on the airport engineering
question and letting of contractu
for the . construction of the new
airport but, In view of the fact
that the cleaning up work of the
site; which Is being rushed by
double crews, anil the plowing und
harrowing of the site will in all
probability be finished Inside of
- two weeks, the council muy take
final action at its next regular
meeting the first Tuesday In Slay,
which would be the evening of
May 8.
Nothing was done at lust night's
meeting beyond hearing Mr. Whit
ing und asking him questions. Al
though his engineering firm will
enter a bid on the airport work,
Mr.' Whiting did not. give any defi
nite unswers to questions OHkeri
him about probable construction
costs of various departments of the
airports, since it was his conten
tion that construction work coit
would depend on how completely
the city desired to construct the
new airport at the beginning.
Oouncllmen Chas. A. Wing, It. 13.
McKlhose and J. J. Iluchter were
unable to be present at last night's
meeting, which was arranged for
In the afternoon, but It was learned
from the cotincllmen and other city
officials who were tliore thut Mr.
Whiting and his Ideas and the In
formation .lie expressed made a
very fuvorable Impression. Mr.
Whiting's company Is a widely
known airport building concern of
the Pacific coast,
lie contended that his concern
' and himself were more competent
to do the M'edford Job than local
engineers who have never laid out
ntrways.
That1 the drainage problem was
on of the moHt Important to he
met In constructing the new air
port was the concensus of opinion
of fell present at last night's meet
ing, and It was ulso felt by them
that the SI 20.000 bond lBsue would
not be sufficient to druln the en
tire airport site, and at the same
time do the other necessary con
struction work for the beginning
of a Class A port.
Ralph Cowgill expressed the
opinion of other local engineers,
two of whom, F. C. Dlllnrd and
Fred Scheffel, were present, that
local engineers were Just ns com
petent ns Mr, Whltlug and other
professional alnxirt engineers to
lay out the Medford nlriiort Job.
When 10. 11. Jnnney, chairman of
the olty council airport committee,
nsked Mr. Cowgill If ho felt that
he was as capable of handling all
phases of the engineering work nec
essary In the construeilon of the
now airport, the answer was:
"Yes, with the advice of other
engineers, which Mt. Whiting tut')
Hinted he won III nsk fur.
In his remarks contending that
local engineers were capable of lay
Ing out the airport, Mr. Cowgill
stated that he himself had been nn
engineer since 1900, had done much
engineering work In this county
on deBert land thut presented simi
lar problems to the one that would
bo met on the Inylng out of the
new air field.
,Mr. Cowgill staled that, ho hail
always employed home labor, pat
ronized homo trade all these years,
and that ho was of the bellof that
.local engineer" should be given
first consideration In the building
of ,tho now airport.
REIMAI RAISES :
Rogue River Traffic Ass'n
to Have Invitation On
Wrappers Send for Booklet-Court
Votes $1000
Aid Booster Book. j
HiKh officials of the Owun-Oro-Kon
Lumber eompnny will arrive
the lnt of thin week, and the
flrHt of next, on their nnniml vinlt
and innpeotian of their holdlna In!
southern Orogon.
Hen Alexuncler of Wiiiikuu, Wis.,
a memhnr of the executive com
mittee of the Ow(!ii intoreHlH, end
party of five, will univc I'Viday
afternoon.
John H. Owen of WauHnu, wis,,
president of tho Owen Lumber
company, will arrive-Monday. .
The officials will vlnit tho Ior
plng cumps In the Hutto Kails
nectlon, Inspect the loon I saw mill
and. plant, and confer with Jamon
IT. Owen, vice-president ' and .gen
eral munuRer. v ,'
In anticipation of the en miner
of John H. Owen, renewed activity
is under way, in the ro-plmitUitf
of the office yard to flowers and
shruhN and, feuturlntf the moun
tain ash, wllh a few elm trees
around the cdue. A nwalc, that
in winder became ti slouch, has
been filled In with dirt, and will
be sown to grass, find fringed
with shrubs.
It is the intention to mnko the
office yard, located on tho I'u
elfic Highway a floral show place,
and worl towards (.hat end has
been going on for two years. The
first Job did not suit. The main
tennnce of un attractive front
yard is- a hobby with John H.
Owen, and In this connection an
unsightly telephone pole Is due
for romovnl.
It Im not likely that the recent j
resolution of tho Kour-U calling f
for a live , day week In lumber
mills and logging camps to bring
about a curtailment to make thej
supply equal the demand, Willi
have any effect locally.
"If the five-day week Is adopt
ed," said James H. Owen, "I nm
In favor of giving tho men com-
pensation to make up for, tho loft
time. If any curtailment pro
duces added prosperity they should
share In It, and thut will bo my
policy." I
Mr, Owen ea!d that owing to
the conditions surrounding lum
bering in southern Oregon, it
would bo impractical to curtail
during tho summer months, as he
can then operate to the best ad
vantage, both in tho mills and" In
tho woods. Ho said operations
were slowed up In the winter, as
pine could not bo piled outside,
without staining, and his logging
equipment was hnmperud by win
ter conditions in tho timber.
Pine Valley Herald and Haker
County Hecorrt merged.
At the meeting of tho Rogue
River Traffic association thlH noon
Raymond Reter reported that the
county court has voted $1000 for
the printing of a booklet Retting
forth the glories and advantages
of this section. Therefore the as
sociation agreed to print upon its
fruit wrapper, besides the . four
pear recipes, an invitation to write
to tho Medford chamber of com
merce for a copy of the booklet.
A committee compoed of Craw
ford I-emmon and David Rosen
berg wan named to agree upon a
standard form of printing. . -
' Tho booklet, will be. edited by
R. Ci. Fowler, county agent, nnd
Prof. F. C. Relmer of the Southern
Oregon Kxperlment .Station at
Talent. Kpeed' was urged in the
preparation of the copy. Ten thou
sand of the booklets will be dis
tributed this year, and the same
amount next year, ' according to
present arrangements.
R. W. Iturrows of Potaluma an
nounced at tho meeting, that he
would establish a factory hre for
(lie making of pada for fruit boxes,
and named prices. He, asked that
the puckers decide upon what kind
.of a pnd they wanted, so he could
make his plans accordingly. He
nn id that the establishment of the
factory would repreient n in"'
mont of nbout f tioui'i, till row
agreed to present three samples ol
his wares, from which the con
mittee would fiecido the one they
wanted. Commitments were made
for (he purcunso of his wares, with
the minimum placed at two mil
lions. White Pad Adopted
Jnmes Kdmlston and Raymond
Reter favored the use of a deep
blue colored pad. Tho Rosenberg
brothers testified that they had
packed some Nells with groen pads
and that the coloring stained tho
peurs. Tho penrs sweated and a
chemical reaction occurred. Harry
Rosenberg said the russet variety
of peurs hud an affinity for colored
puds. It waH then decided to use
white pads.
Tho question of asking the rail
roads for an extension after June
I, of the emergency pear rato of
M.tiO per hundred of last year,
was held In nbeyance, but early
action Vas promised. Letters from
Hood River and Vaklinn packers
were rend, deeming It Inadvisable
to nsk for an 'extension now ns the
Northwest Rate case Is before the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
It is hoped the decision will be
given before the fruit shipping
Htnrls. It wus suggested thut the
request for the extension he filed,
Irrespective of tho I. C. C. decision
to come.
J. H, MulcSty, traffic chief of
the Houthern Pacific was invited
to attend the next meeting of the
areoqiation, and make a speech.
A. 8. Roscnbaum, district traffic
agent was present, and said he
would deliver the Invitation. Guy
W. Conner, blg-heartedly declared
that there was always a utanding
Invitation to railroad traffic heads.
James Kdnilston said the Southern
Pacific "gave us the best service in
history last season, and they
should be told about it."
- A box manufactured by the
Tomlln Box factory was exhibited,
as the standard box. It was close
ly scrutinized by all present, with
out comment.
The rest of tho session was de
voted to the discussion of where to
buy hydrochloric acid, and routine
business. r ' .''-.
iniinnrmi
FLUNG TO BREEZE
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CITEYENNK, Wyo., April 2G.
(&) Isolated for nearly 24 hours
by one of the worst blizzards in
the history of Wyoming, Cheyenne
today awaited reports from this
vicinity over paralyzed lines of
communication to learn the dam
age of the freak storm. Tremend
ous damage to livestock and other
property and possible loss of life
in the blizzard' wore feared.- .
Starting as a rainstorm, accom
panied by heavy thunder and light
ning, Tuesday, tho storm changed
suddenly .to snow. There, were se
vere displays of lightning.
It was believed that the blizzard
would cause greater destruction
than tho storm of May, 1!27, which
claimed eight lives and caused a
huge amount of damage to live
stock and property.
EAGLE POINT SCHOOL
FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY
KAOUC POINT, Ore., April 25.
(Special.) The Kaglo Point
school will have a Spring Festival
and School Kxhiblt Friday evening,
April 2tJth, at 8:00 p. in. The work
done by the 4H clubs will be ex
hibited as well as regular school
work. The Boys' Camp Cookery
club led by Mrs. Lola ' Bon ham
have the distinction of being the
first club In the county to complete
their project. Their certificate of
achievement nnd achievement pins
will bo awarded by Mrs. Mabel
Mack, county homo demonstration
agent.
Tho boys will also have several
demonstration teams demonstrate
some processes UHed in camp cook
ery which will be judged by a local
committee. The Girls' Sewing club
division f, under Miss Maud JamU
son, leader, will hold a judging
contest.
Graf Over Antilles
ANTIB10S, France, April, 25 (P)
The dirigible Ornf Zeppelin passed
over Antibes shortly before noon
today. '
LaGrande Realtor Dies .
LA OIIANDK, Ore., April 25.
jock McCarthy, e&, reul estate
man, died here today after being
a resident of the pity 40 years.
1IKRI.IN, April !&. iP The
Helchshank; toilny raised Its din
count rnte from 0.8 to 7.6 per cent.
The tictlon, delayed ns limit
possible In order not to hnmper
(lermnn Industry, was believed liy
nnrne to have been taken by the
directors ot tho bank nt the re
fluent of tho Duwen plan transfer
cothmltio which met yoslerdny In
1'arla.
It was considered ns possibly
relieving a nltuatlun broiiKht on by
heavy gold and currency export
and continued heavy domestic do
mnndi on the, ban which had de
Iiletcd Ita golrt'reiei ve.
The
Dressmaker
Line Is New!
IFTH AVENUE an
nounces "The Dress
maker Line" and simul
taneously we show new
spring frocks that accentu
ate the charms of feminin
ity . . . Alert representation
at style headquarters as
sures our patrons the very
latest in the world of smart
apparel
Sizes 12 to 52
Gordon Hosiery
$1.65 to $4.00
ADRIENNE'S
Medford National Bank Building
PORTLAND, Ore., April 25. )
Colorful, defiant banners have been
flung to the breeze at outpost after
outpost In the latest outbreak of
Portland's newest gasoline price
war. Several stations have closed
after destroying contracts with the
oil companies. Hundreds of others
have painted, trade marks from
their pumpH.: . The; predominant
price of motor fuel Is 20 cents.
At one of the city's largest serv
ice' stations flapped this banner:
"We are fighting for our very ex
istence. Help u prevent a monop
oly with higher prices later. I am
fighting for a living for mysHf nnd
family. Caflollno 20 cents.'
At another station this banner
had been unfurled across the lot:
"Gasoline 20 cents. Cost ltHij in
'tanks. Rent, labor, taxes and
'shrinkage $570 per month. We
I are not out to wreck others. Nor
j do we Intend to bo wrecked."
j The Portland retail dealers pro
i tective association, with more than
j 300 members, launched the war.
They declare the major oil com
panies are selling gasoline to com
mercial accounu for 12 H cents a
gallon, and to farmers for 10 h
cents, .while charging service sta
tion owners 16 "A cents per gallon.
Launch New Cruiser
NEW YORK. April 25.
Uncle Sam's newest cruiser, the
Pensacola, was launched at the
Brooklyn navy, yard today. ;
Lava Dust In Cordova
CORDOVA, 'Alaska, April 25.
With lava dust settling in notice
able amounts on every roof here, it
is bellved that one of the great
volcanoes of the Aleutian Island
group, either Mount St. Augustine,
Mo if at lllianina or even the mighty
Katmnl, Is In eruption again.
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LODGES PROTEST
OFFICE BUILDING
SALEM, Ore., April 25. tPO
Once more the plana tor construc
tion of the Mute office bulldlnir
me being held up. this linio by a
protest lodged with the slate hoard
of control by the supreme court.
Tho main objection of the supreme
court members Is that the new
building, conatructed as a dupli
cate of the supreme court building
nnd connected with the latter by
11 center unit, will make several
dark ; office quurtera, and that
while In the process of construc
tion tiie noise and confusion will
itreatly Interfere with the work of
the court.
Chief Justice Coshow nnd el-
Chlcf Justice Hand, as a commit.
nt tha court, aunenred hAfnHa
the board of control Wednesday ot
this weeK ana jornmwr presented
their rptest.
AFTER SOCIAL DRINK
.SALEM.Ore., April 2S. (Pj
Two Salem 'youths; Eddie Picltard
and Elmer Lenon,". are recovering
from tho . effects of temporary
blindness and partial paralysis suf
fered shortly after they had taken
social drinks proffered them by a
chance acquaintance at qdance at
West Salem Wednesday evening.
, Thursday local. police were seek
ing to' locate the man with the
bottle, whose name Is unknown to-,
both of them, the boys said, nnd toD
determine the source of tho poison
moonshine liquor. Severn! clews
us to tho Identity of tho stranger
are being Investigated.
Anticipating Summer
Days
SHEER GEORGETTES
BILK CREPES
TUB SILKS
NOVELTY
COTTONS .
Styles that are definitely established as smart for
summer and yet are not too light for immediate
wear . . , Colors that range from delicate pastels
to gorgeous hues . . . Values that are typical of
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charming array . . . all so becoming and so reason- b
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Graceful Brims
Shadow one's eyas alluringly.
Or It . you prefer suntanned
checks there are Utile off-the:
face models in flexible straw,
rubric or felt. Every color and
head size Is here.
Coats at Their Smartest
$9.75 to $19.75
Slim Utile coats of summer-weight woolcnB, softened
by bows, flat furs, or relying on the simple elegance
of their tailoring for their charm. All tho pastel
and dark shades. Sb.es and styles for miss nnd
matron.
Toilet Articles
Mennen's Tale ........ v. 19i
$1.75 Melba Powder, Rouge and
Lipstick . 98e
Mavis Face Powder...... 39e
S1.C0 Coty't Perfume ..: ,..89c
Boncllia Clay and Cold
Cream ....((1.19
Crepe de Chine Gowns
$3.98
Crepe de Chine Teddies
$2.93
Charming Underthings of Modern Design
Offer Unusual Values
Silken lingerie, enchanting In its lacc-trlmtncd daintiness. Is cool
and practical for summer wear. Or there aro garments of pastel
rayon If you prefer.
To mold the figure in slim, graceful lines arc these
foundation garments pictured at the right.
GOLDEN CREST
Chiffon Hosiery
Full-Fashioned
at $1.49 pr.
Of a faultless sheeniess to the
dainty picot top. Properly rein
forced at heel anil garter hem. A
ninne of lovely colors.
THE NEW COLORS
Biege Blond Lido Sand
. Nude Suntan
Sunburn
Service Weight, $1.30
1
O Brassieres
Foundations
, $239
Girdles
$1.98
MONTGOMERY WkWUGBt-
117 South Central
Phone 286
Medford, Ore.