Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, April 28, 1929, Image 14

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Newspaper Page TextPXGE SIX MEDFORD MflTL' TRTBTTNE, MEDFORD,' QftEfipy, SUNDAY, -SPRILS,- "1929. : VPO STABILIZE It Dy Stanley ,W. PronosH (Aseofclated Prew Financial Editor) $KJV VOItKtfP) Stabilization of copper nrlcea around 21 or 22 conta - a pound Is understood in Wall atreet to be the aim of lead ing producer. 1 - 'y A Hhortaite ot the red metal' re cently sent the price to 24 cents a pound, hut relatively little metal In reported to have been sold at that fldiire, 1 .. The ao-ealled diatoms Bmcltera wore permitted to sell nearby cop per abroad at 22 54 cents -by tho copper export aasoclatlon jn. order to llnuldnto their positions ana per mit them to do business safely on a cosh basin. ,' ' ; Practically all of tho larne pro ducers have contracted for tho sale of tfielr entire output up to July 1. l'Vw borders have , been taken for delivery' beyond that dato because of the poselblllty of labor troubloB or'somo 'other unfnrseen emer- Reney. which mlBht Interfere with production.' ' Current deliveries ; are bolnc made at prices ogreod upon several weeks afro before tho sharp run-up Oflthd price of tho metcal. Humors, that the hlch prices for copper had led to an extensive use of copper substitutes are not taken seriously by the Industry, -f . These rumors generally are 'asso ciated, with tho automotive indus try,' but It was pointed out' that only About si por cent of the an nual output Is consumed by tie In dustry and that the amount of cop perusod In each .autdmobllt aver nffeH (ess than 20 pounds, i -" , A difference of as much os 10 cents , In the price of 'a pound of copper would' mean, therefore, only fi it earn. ? TIN; electrical IndUHlry, which contiutneK between flu and. 05 por cent of the annual output of cop per still Is the Industrie's bes .cus ttomer. Demands ;from electrical concerns continue largo and show stgns of Increasing, rather than de-. creasing, because of new electrifi cation pdojects, rapid expansion of existing facilities and-the steady growth In the number of new clec- 'trlcal deylces, particularly : for household use.-f N. .-.. .-''-.- .' 0ne of tie prlnc(pal reofl'bns'.prb-. ducora would: IlkO'to ee the price ofi;copper stabilized Is to prevent speculation to the detriment of tho actual .cousumers of tho product.. Mosiiiaf tthe. largo companies suc ceeded In making profits with bojv per selling fit 14 cents a pound and a price of -50 cents above that level nets them a . hnndsnmo return which they do . not want jeopor illstod by wild speculation In tho commodity. Changing Tone of Living Rooms "No ono thing will do more to inoflornlzo a room nt almost no ex pttiKO than to fcpulpt.orie or moi;o picTCM of fumUiire. "Many Ih tho tlmo when, by imlntlng a Windsor . eh ii 1 1, for example, In a cheerful ChlntHe red Inntend of Kh former dull inahoffuny, the whole tone of the Itvlnff room him boon chung ijd," say n export dcHlKnor. -,lVhen you uho nil eiinily np pllett qulrk-dryltiff enamel Ulto Pnhtwr ' MulU-Horvleo KnumelH, It Itf-rmlly a lark to profit by thnlr bt-lKhten-tip poHslbllltlcH, Ono of the IiIk ndvnnlfiKOS of those lennthelfl Ih thnt they can bo up plied to any mid nil tuirfaccR mio ceHwfully. If you want a metal flower ntnnd or a b rid kg lamp to match tho color of your chair, uho paint from tho namo can. . No noed to try to ijuUeh the furniture enamel In,' n, intrtl prtlnt. - ; "And' tt you unt new furnltartt nt n . luw cHt;' buy ybui" plecoH unpainted ftnd have the Bat in fac tion of painting them youtwlf to followlnK -;our,;own. Ideas, You'll find a ran or two of Taboo MtiUl Servlco lOnamel and a few hours' time will tmvo you half what- ydur furnltui'o would eont If you bad to buy It ulready finished." . . London Controls Tlir - ; " " NHAV. YOItK. The United Rtntea Ih the fcroalOHt consumer of tin In tho world,. but the center of the tin trade remains firmly rooted In !-ondon.- America has no tin of her own and imports almost half tho worM'n production. Thin -amounted to 18,865 long tons lant year, compared with J .10ft lonfc tons bouKht by Kngland, tho next luiKPrjt conaumer. 41 4 4 4 4, V , IlcrMrt Clark .Hovcr f TlUity-rirNi IMtjldent of the ViUlod Siatcfl My country owes me noth- in if. U Kflve nie, rm H doen every boy nnd ulrl, ft uhanoe. It Rave me rrhoolinKV Inde- pendenco of uctlon. opportu tilty for Horvlce nnd ' honor. In 110 other land could a boy 4 from u country villa, with 4 out Inheritance or Influential friend, look forward . with unbounded hope. , h M 4 4 4 frly' whole life has tftUftht met what America means. X am indebted to my. country beyond any hunuin' power to 4 rpay. It conferred upon mo tho m.Hfdon to administer 4 . AiberlcH'H reHponHO to the np- 4 pnl nf afflicted nntlnnii dur- 4 4 Iiik the war. It ban called mn 4 Into, tho cohlnoU of two presl- 4 denta. Hy theso experh'nceM 4 X imv ohnerved the burdenH 4 and reKponKlhllltleK of tho 4 4 Kieat8t office In tho world. 4 4 Thut. office touchea tr ap 4 4 plnesH of every homo. It dealg 4 4 with the peace of nations. 4 4 No man could think of It ex- 4 4 ript In terms of solemn con 4 4 secrntlon. . 4 "' 11 . The Richfield Oil Company have just placed in service, for use by their executives, the most beautiful Fokker plane ever builtMn addition to upholstery which takes its motif from, the sky, it is equipped with radio, writing desk, kitchenette an4 many other innoi vatipns. ';'.' . 'I , .. Delia Parks, Chevrolet Six owner, was fortunate in being one of the first to ride in this new ship. . 1 ' T0P0L0BAMP0, CITY TO HAVE A ' WASIIINOTONrD. C "Topolo bampo, to which a United Htutofl navy deHtroyed wos dlKpatcher to protect American IntoroHtH, in a city of only .100 natlvn InliabiUmlH, yet it Ih an Important port in tho northern part of Hlnaloa fltato, Mexico," says a' bulletin from the WftfihlnRton, D, C, headqiiarterfi of the National Cleopraphic aocioty. "The town faces a large" land locked harbor .with a deop water port Inside, but a series of sand bars ucross tho entranco of the harbor prevent voasols of more than JC-foot draft reaching the port's on edock. Topolobampo Is tho'southcrn terminus of, the Kan Has City, Mexico & Orient railroad, which, when completed, will con nect tho towp with Kansas City, Missouri. ( Toivn WIlliotit Streets ' , i M'Thoro nro no strcota In Topolo- hampo,. -and' only ; Ono-.mulo-wldu: truijH penotrate- tbo thick brush and; forests of tho hills- that He at Its back 'door. . All cargoes for shipment from the .port nro brought to tho dock by rail and . holHted from freight cars to wait-j shipment to China by way of San dig vessels. , . , i;FrancIfico.' ' ' ; "The Kansas City, ' Mexico & '''An extensive, area of Arerlcnn Orlent Is completed ns far as Fu- owned property ties' near - Lop erte. Hlnnloa, about (15 miles north- 'Mm-hls, nbotit 15 mllon up the Knn- We stand behind, over j LOOK at these Out standing Used Car Values 1028 llGAHSTKn Nntural wood whoelH. Hllxlol. All 111 per fect cmlil Ion 245 192 TOIlll HOAOHTKH 5 good tires. Ituim fine 1921! CHEVltOl.KT TOURINO Ito ' flnlHliort,. 10 tiros, Bood toi, ' ruruiliia nnd rubber. , ..$205 1925 rilEVKOl.KT COACU lie- tlnixhcri, comidola overhaul nnd ,Kood tires. ..;.:...!, .".....JSo , 192T CHEVltOl.KT COACH Humv" em, 90 (lre, low nillenge mid nM I'overd.'v,'.,..;,'..,....'.. ..,":&;.sno PIERCE-ALLEN MOTOR 112 South' Riverside -: - Luxury Enters Air Travel fiffggj 1 Vi.K east of Topolobampo. To this line, the port owes even Its small de velopment. The dock Is owned by the railroad and the company maintains a hospital for Its em ployes in tho town. "Perhaps tho greatest drawback to the port Is thri fact that the Kouthern I'aciflc Railroad of Mex ico intersects tho Kilhus City, Mex ico and. Orient ut San 111ns, about 2 f-miles northeast of Topolobam po, and much of tho produce frorn tho Fuerte valley that would pass through the port Is transferred to that lino- for United Htates and Mexican 'markets. ; Tho Hoiithorn ;imirio of Mexico c.rOHMcs the, inter national border ut Nogales, Arizona-Mexico, and, In Its course down tho west coast of Mexico, bisects Slnaloa stato. American -Owned lanvl.es Near ; los MoelUs "While sugar, bananas and cot ton are important products of the region near Topolobampo, shrimp, fishing has long been a leading in dustry among the Indians along Lth north coast' of fciinaloa. The port - tien-joH its namo trom tne shrimp 1 fiftheJrles, although trans luted Into English it means 'Tfgcr. Water.', The natives will tell the traveler that a visit to the shrimp fjslierlos wll convlneer'hlm of the prnprltity ,pf the. nnino for the dc elihthir rays of' tho sun' upon swarms- of-these golden ertrstaceans give the effect of a tlger' skin, mottled in purple and gilt and' gr,ny. The shrimps nro dried for tearing the with ; OUR used car department Is operated under the famous Chevrolet Red O. K.Tag system. Under this plan, we attach the Chevrolet Red O. K. Tag to the radiator cap of every recondi tioned car showing exactly what vital units of the car have been checked or reconditioned by our expert mechanics. , We believe that no fairer system" of used cmr mer. . chandising has ever been worked out for It assures the customer honest value. ' ' , Due to the great popularity of the new Chevro let Six, we have on hand at this time a wide selec tion of "O. K.'d" used cars taken in trade ou new cars. Come in and look them over. You are sure to find exactly the car you want at a price that will ama-e you. Terms are exceptionally easy. wlieoli. $205 .. , ..1 jsns City,. Mexico & Orient Irorh Topolobampo. Tortillas, thin Mex ican flapjacks, beans and pork are the outstanding articles on the na tive bill of fare in north Slnaloa, and it was tho Americans' love for a mor evarled menu that instituted the establishment of an American idub at J-os Moi-haH.". :i : ',? ,i; 4 : ;'r:--v- . SAN FIIANCIHCO, April 14. The average charge, over the Unit ed States, for air travel Is -eleven centH, a . mile. . If n traveler pur chased a tiokot for a one-way trip over every line in the United Slates operating, -on a regular schedule,, offering punHenger service, lie would travel 12.HI4 miles. For this air travel, bo would pay H.41i7 or eleven cents a mile. The lowest charge per mile Is 7.0 cents between Portland and Seat tle. The - maximum charge in transcontinental United States is twenty-ono cents per mile for- a short watpr "hop" on- the Pacific coast. The extra per mileage charge of airplane travel over rail travel Is mora mathematical than . reoU point out Hoeing Systenii offiolnlH.i Air mileage between cities Is gen, orally considerably less than the rail mileagaicharged for. .There Is no Pullman charge on airplanes, or taxi fares to and from tormi nalsi as that Is included in tho airs plana ticket. Also, the airplane if thi'eo' and sometimes four" tlmW "iW fast as train transportation and If .ime Ih money, it is more expensive to travel by train than by piano, point out Hoeing officials. Medford Is the county seat and metropolis of the Kogue River wnllv and srntpwnv to Crnter T,nke. ' a SI Si Used Car Red Tag i an OfC . . ..it mm counis CO., Inc, Phone 150 V 0F: ' Drivers of new model automo biles ! with their senHitlve, high- ; eompretmion motors.- nre finding I out mora about tlie dangerit of t" hard carbon t h a n they, - over 1 thought they'would need to know fiiyn an official of the Shell OH company. "JIard carbon cauneil I some worry In old-type motors, but I an annual grinding of the valves was sufficient to remedy the trou-j Die. In the new cars even a sHghtl anposli of this flint-like materia acuumuluted in a Khort time will cause- knocking that cuts- down power and damages :the , mechan ism. ; ' This Is due to i the lessened clearance, between piston and cyl inder - head, which in some new cars is only 1-32 of an inch. To get the value out of the car and to avoid damage to tho motor, it Is necossary to use a motor oil which forms no hard carbon. ' "An educational campaign en dowed by many authorities to ac quaint motor owners with the fact that there Is a motor oil refined without high heat which forms no hard carbon is being conducted by the Shell Motor Oil company. Ite soarch tents have shown that Shell motor oil, produced by -the new lOdeleanu process, forms two-thirds to-four-fifths loss carbon than even the most expensive of other oils. And most Important, what - little carbon is formed by Shell motor oil Ih pot hard and flinty, but soft and - sooty. Instead of being de posited In. the engine, mot of it blows harmlessly away thorugh the pxhnu.'U." hiin iiiiMuiii IH Mil. Mil.' Last DajrSaturdayi May 4th ! .. These great vatiies are bringing thousands of NEW CUSTOMERS to join the army of 'Satisfied Customers who are swelling our tire .. sales far beyond even last year's huge total. . There are just a few . . more days of this great sale . . . Grasp these timely savings now . btart the spring Auto" tires . . . and buy them today. . WeasMve8l FULL BALLOON Guaranteed 10.000 j Jim x44o4i, 'Western CianrW k f BALLOON with i CENTEfl TRACTION TREADH H Guaranteed? CSy II r. REGULAR SI& Western Guarantied iwm PICTURE STARS REPORTED ENGAGED j Jr. . I f W 'ki H V ' .. Babe Daniels and Ben Lyons, movie players, will. wed soon, ac cording to their Hollywood friends. The couple is shown after taking a flight in Lyons', airplane., v !;;r..j,'...W(V rri-H' ;s v.h.trxnr:'. .,;!Km-,-.rl--.-- s SCHOOL FRATS HIT BY ARKANSAS LAW aJ , j ' :-: , LITTLE; .BOOK,'-, Ark.OPjA Inw' just slp'ned, by Governor .Par nell forbhufni? rati'rhillffs, sorprij fies .or other" secret societies, hi I hlprh schools or schools of lower iis season with new, dependable "Western- ft Liberal Guarantee K TIRE FOR EVERY CAR FOR EVERY USE FOR EVERY PURSE I w - ii Wetom Giant WeUrn Giant QI7F Wear-well Wanaara . . - - . 10.000-MU 15,000-Mlla f V U. ii CiJRrantro gi initfintfo j uarnUc 29x4.40 (4.40-21). $4;98 , $ 5.94 $6.97 30x4.50 (4.50-21) . 5.79 r ; 6.60 7.84 s 29x4.75 (4.75-20) . J 6.49 7.88 8.50 30x5.00 (5.00-20). 7.27 ' 8.50 9.74 31x5.00 (5.00-21) . . 7.46 - 8.88 9.95 30x5.25 (5.25-20) . 8.36 9.74 11.21 ' 31x5.25 (5.25-21) . - 8.50 9.95 11.35 30x5.77 (5.77-20) . 9.93 10.97 11.95 32x6.00 (6.00-20). 11.21 12.95 14.82 33x6.00 (6.00-21) . 11.35 13.25 15.15 32x6.20 (6.20-20) . . M 15.44 16.91 33x6.75 (6.75-21). 19.81 20.19 ... ... Western Giant... T - " Wear-well iurt,Irr . Weitern Giant slic' . Car Tne lUtm llraTT v. , --.; 10.000-Mlle IIMMv-MII TruVk . irniil.g ;u.-rnntr Ttim. 30x3y2 CI. Regular $ 4.42 $ 4.97 30x3Vs! CI. Oversize 4.70 5.56 $8.45 30x32 SS Oversize 5.46 6.60 31x4.. SS Oversize 7.55 8.79 32x4 v.. SS Oversize 7.84 9.36 13.16 33x4. , SS Oversize V 8.50 9.93 ..... 32x4V-! SS Oversize 10.40 -12.97 16.95 33x4 SS Oversize 10.78 13.25 17.81 30x5. . S3 Oversize ..... ' ; .... 20.76 33x5 . . SS OVersize ..... 18.48 22.47 -More than 150 CiantCordI SI Supply Co. vvi i iAii aim niTuo.uc , am rank, has caused a atlr throughout the suite., ' ; The apt provides for suanenslon or expulsion -or any pupil In a schoot; below' the rank of junior colleKe who Is, or is pledged to become, a member of a secret so ciety 'or fmternitv. "- Ah- exception was made for local chapters of national o'rcnhlzatibns. Some of the leaders of the' socle-' ties say affiliation with anqlional organization will make them legal. i Rogue Itiver-Valley The Scenic paro'dts-e-orthe wofld.'-' ' " ' Stores in the West mm ym&sm jh MuVt Be Rich , Among those., considered as worthy successors of Ambassador Herrlck' In . Parls-rlicludlr,. Sen ator Edge of New Jersey, ana Homy P. Fletcher,- ambassador to- -Italy Hugh Gibson, ambassador to ItelKlum, i was mentioned, Mr.. Gibson's answer to this miKgestion wos that the gap between him and tho Pa,rls appointment, was ( $100,000 a year more of private . . fortune.;' .' . '' , j ; This sounds a bit startling. At jM first blush it seems a good argu n1A. tnr . hithrisaiarles in the diplomaltc service.. .There is no r Tdoubl that the salaries' should be , i higljer.: JButif would be obviously ' : impossible to vmaKe. . .them - high 'v (enough to cover expenses of more than J100.000V year.,' Wo could " i hJt very well: pay art ambassador, ; ' I pior'e than we jiay the pi-e'.sUlofit. ; ( So.' for some time to come, inmo will be' posts which, can be. filiea only .by wealthy men. . ., . " Mr. Gibson's remark is also an argument' for less eluborato- living among American ambassadors. But tho tradition of splerrdor and lavlslj ,llu,.lu u n liinv ono nnd difficult. If not imp'osslHle, to eliminate.' For j a poor and struggling country, a l M. Pranklin sufficed In fact, was i,iani : p. thA rfr.hnst countrv In j the world to have representatives ' who cannot live up to the splendid j tradition seems rather incongruous. '" As a reluctant--compromise, 'thof unueu Dimes Iliuwi. lime ntain, men ns nmhn.sndors in ' the more Important" capitals. (Phliadelphlii ucfigerj. i -. i. i ' - 4- -' i, KiuaLs Record.' 'FRA,VK.I.1N- FIELD, Phlladel' phla, April 27. Wl Running thoo fastest race of his career,' Leo' J.ormond .linston--A. - A ;.' distaneo .In. MntnvnA i HA- nttA-mtlA.flOnelal I In the sensational time I or tour ' I minutes, 14:3-R seconds' torlny. ' ,: meansmsoiute Satisfaction! -for Ybu Every "Western Auto" tire 14 berited . . . nut ntily by our' llbrrat MINIMUM M11.K. , AOS GVARAXTMi. btit oHi bu our GOARAXTEH Of A BSOLVTB .1 ATI hFAC- ' TO.V FOR TBS i.irs or TUB TIRE. This Guaran tee is upheld by BKRVIOB at every one- of our' More 'J'han lie Conveniently l'to- cated Stores . . . and bv our lorll-fcnotcn and .aoputar CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT Policy. . 1 - For Even Greater Savings Trade In . Your Old Tires They are as good as cash In part-payment " for . new ' ' fully -guaranteed Western Ciiunts: or Wear-wells, at ;. anv of bur more than 150 ' conveniently located itores. YOUR SIZE IS ON SALE If It la not listed here; ask for Low Sale Frlce at any , of our r.tores. WASCO TIRES I i4y tire; rf !nir(1 IM Vtd (TWjfet if. I'i'li rwfc rtvotaiQKKtai for . tne i.l. I V(-'i Mllttt D nit ftinl Bi.ni ls r.jfirltH 50 Ml!n - Ll PrU $3.78 ( tin ir, B.I loon . $4.54 rrfWesternCiantU WA b 'M II 1 " i fc.' iii ii i m :..v ri ' 1 'MISS r e .f Look for the Red Tag '?with an OK that counts"