SrETOFOKD "MATE TtirBUtfE, MEDFOTIT), OT'ECiOX',' THURSDAY, MAY 23. 1020.
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MOORE S BOOT
SAVES GIANTS
FROM CELLAR
SEATTLE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Tenth'!1. Inhirtg. Miscue 'By
Second Baseman Spoils
Double Play Miller Hug-
gins . Sees , No Balm
American Situation.
in
I-
I Jii charge of till revenue collections f law.
ami will act us secretary of tin de-
Thls procedure carries
legal obstacles.- in t:ie opinion of
purtment. j the board of control, and remove
There was much speculation nsil,"V lsUon of violation, hh tndi
tn whether t'aikln would bu up- j -t-l In a recent opinion of the ut
poinled on the commission, torney general." -
"The board of control believes,
huvh a HtateiiH-nt Issued by th
board In announcing the appoint- (Continued from Page One.)
STOCK
liiml'd In unnnum'liiK I no npVKilnl- luonnnuoo rom rage uno.)
irTrri 'OnilLLC' "i''"1. "Hint the pulilli- Inti'rrat ' :
UP I r K II ll r I I " ,IB Mervetl liy HCvtirliiK tlio hit- I At 10 uVlock, tin. Uuiy Muhco-
lull UUULLL.L ' vk-os of Mr. Ciirkin, who 1h willing j vlli-, KamaiiKuis unci ?.imnniii
ito !lretiit tho mu'Xpll-tMl U'rm of j hold eort'immli Is In vnrloUM halln
' By Wllllnni J. Chlpiiuiii
AsRoeiuted Press Sporli Writer)
Funs at? Ebbets field yestert)uy
snw Uftv GlnritK narrowly avoid go
ing Into last place. Master Edwurd
Moure, tho miniature second base
man, came all tho way from To
ledo to drop-kick a douhlepluy ball
about the lot in the tenth inning of
the nightcap with one out nnd tiio
bases- full of. Giants. - . I
-Tho perfovmance - of Master'
Moure-cnublotf J'Vod Itzslmmons
to. take a 7 -to 4 - decision, over
Brooklyn. . , ;
The rest ut the fighting in the
National leiiKuc was mainly . for
exercise. The Phillies coaxed to be
the Phillies at Iiostou. but the
Braves once more became the
Braves. The result was a twin trl
ump'.i for the Baker boys, 0 to S,
and 13 to 4.
The Cubs and the Cardinals took
un afternoon off, but the Plrutcs
cornered the hapless' Reds at
1'orbes field and administered nn
1 1 lo 2 humiliation.
The Amorlcan Icaguo situation Is
daily becoming more and more
'alarming for Miller Hugglns, but It
Is lint yet of record that uny of
the little nilllor's seven fellow
managers has lost so mueli as u
minute's sleep, over the situation.
As a mailer of fact, Dan 1 Inn-ley Is
1 trongly suspected of . gloating
over it. ,
The master mXnrt of . sportsman's
lnrk tlimigh! !iis'iWay; into second
placo yesterday s Iiip Collins
pitched tho St. J.oufci forces to n 7
io a triumph over Red Kaber and
tile White Sox while the .Senators
were snapping their losing streak
in two Places at the J'ankee sta-'
dium. The Senators won by 10 to
2 and 3 to 2 In a bargain on tho
bunks of the Harlem, and to com
plicate, tho care further, tho Athle
tics polished, off the Ited Sox in
' ii'iiirtolphia with' little or no cf
forl, 10 to- 2...-
The day's campaigning left the
Atlilctlcs with a lead of two and
. ! These hoop! shooters from Enumclaw, invadsd Seattle to win1 t)ie title of one of the few com
mercial basketball conferencee on the Pacific coast. . ..
ESTIVALa UNION CREEK R0AD1LA FOLLETTE TO
BY SCHOOL TOTS DESIGNATION WILL TAKE GAG ISSUE
GREAT SUCCESS AID FUTURE FUNDS TO CONSTITUENCY
A crowd of spectators, estimated
at around 2500 local residents and
visiting I. " O. O. F. delegates, wit
nessed .the premiere presentation of
the pear festival In Modfbrd. yes
terday at 3 o'clock. The VanScoyoc
field bleachers were jammed with
people and large crowds lined the
outskirts of the field. Many of the
audience viewed the pageant "from
their parked cars. ,-' i -
Under the . direction -and super
vision of Ali.ss Maude Barriger, as
sisted by the teachers In the
schools throughout Mcdford, the
festival, enacted by over .500 school
children, was remarkably well per
formed and was greeted by enthus
iastic applause from the. outdoor
-audience.- . 1
The pageant began with the en
trance of King Uosc. portrayed by
Max liae, and Queen Cornice, by
Ituth Kamstrom, both of the Junior
high school, in colorfully regal
robes and golden crowns. Seated
on thrones, the youthful sovereigns
ruled over the pear k 1 n g-d o m
throughout the presentation.'
Then followed the story play of
the pear Industry. Litttle human
pear trees marched out and farmed
orchard rows. Then came the lit
tle black smudge pots, who sat
down next their' respective trees,
one-half games over tho Browns, u'1(1 eftU80,j considerable '"th on
iiiv (mil ul me uutuunui:.
Thodance of Urc-aindropsT the
drllf -of the fnrmorrt- and farmer
ottos, whp picked the pears off the
trees and -presented them to tho
royalty; the antics of the Topsy
Turvy clowns; tho pear pie iters'
Jubilee; tho Maypolu dance and tho
finale flag drill and salute, wero
numbers enthusiastically received.
Thut tho pear festival will be re
peated next year on a still larger
scale was a statement ni(lo this,
morning by local achool officials,
who were encouraged over the re-
ception the performance received
yesterday.
SOVIET OFFICIALS
who in turn led the champions of
'He wurlrt , byline, full contest. Tho
Yanks, threo nnd one-half games
out of tho lend, lire further from
their accustumcd roosting iilace
than at any other tinio since the
year of ri!ist' , Ituth's Jl, 000,000
stomach ache,
Walter Miller ogain pitched
smart bull In defcutlng tho Tigers
by 7 to 4 ttt-Muvin field In tho
renminbi!; American league fix
ture. J, ';-H i ' .! .-I ,:
Fearful Mother
Shoots. Son When
Pistol Fumbled
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CHICAGO,' May 23. P
Mvt lainerine ivoziai was-
afraid her 11-year-old son,
Louis would hurt himself
with tho family revolver,
which he had discovered
4 Under the mattress.
"No, no," Lliis," she said,
taking the Run from him.
"You might shoot your-
self." . .
As she fumbled with tho
mechanism, seeking to rc-
move the shells,' tho gun was
discharged, and- a; bu
burled Itself in lh,e boy's
4V Iwi.lf i.Iu.va tlm -liPni't Hn
may die.
.
Bomb Good Humor
CHICAGO, 111., May !23. (P) A
bomb exploded early today at the
plant of the Good Humor Ice Cream
company. Labor troubles were
blamed. The damage was given
at $1000. a
Raise Wheat Tariff
.? ROME, Italy. May (P) Tho
council of ministers decided todav
to ra.se-p tho. tariff on Imported
Wheat as .from today from. 11 gold
lire to 14 and on whent .flour and
other product In proportion.
The following telegram was re
ceived today byt the Mail Tribune ,
from C. K. (Pop) Gates, state high-!
way commissioner, attending the
session of that body In Portland:
"By unanimous vote highway
commission designated L'nton
Creek-Diamond Lake road to The
Dalles-California highway as a for
est highway." . '
. -According to Hugh nankin, sup
ervisor of. Crater national forest,
this means that a proposed road'
from Union Creek- to a point oh
The Dalles-California highway has
been given official recognition, and
thereby subject to benefits o fed
eral road appropriations, state
highway funda and somo forest
service money.
The road is tentatively drawn to
follow the present road to Diamond
lake, joining Tho Dalles-California
highway at a point near tho Big
Marsh. ' . , t
Its designation as a forest high
way will expedite any work upon
it in the future.
Supervisor Rankin said that the
designation of tho road 'W a forest
highway had been sought lfur somo
months.
LUPE WlLPLAY
WASHINGTON. May 23.
The senate was challenged today
by Senator LaKoIlette, Republican,
of Wisconsin, to prevent him from
tolling his constituency how he
votes in executive sessions.
Tho Wisconsin senator said If
tho Honate decided to enforce it.-;
rulo of expulsion on him "1 wel
come tho issue and will go to the
people of Wisconsin on It."
"t ask If a man Is not more sol
emnly obligated," he 'declared, "to
the people than to the representa
tive body of the people."
LaKoIlette called upon tho rules
committee, which had subpoenaed
a newspaper man to appear before
It for puhlihng a pn-norfd r-t'-cni:
on cu:i;:ima.i n ia ttii-
live session of Irvlno Lenroot as a
judge of tho court of customs ap
peals, to start Its Investigation first
with tho members of the senate.
XKW YORK, May 2a. V)
The bull party rallied on the New
York stock exchange today and
managed to repair somo of tho
damage done In yesterday's break,, jp
before considerable nervous sell
ing cropped out again in the early j
afternoon, when It was announced
that the federal reserve board
had gone Into session in Washing- '
ton. j
The upturn, which carried about
a score of important issues up 'i
to $8 (rom tho low levels reaehed
at yesterday's close, was based on
the theory that the market had
reached bottom, nnd the view in
some quarters that the expected
increase in the New York federal
reserve bank's rediscount rate
would not be made this afternoon,
as the bank of England nnnounced
no change in Its rate this morn
ing. Allied chemical and general
electric wero bid up JS u share
international telephone, American
power and light, American and
foreign power and Packard about
$0. New York Central, American
Can. Itadio, Anaconda, Chesapeake
and Ohio, and Goodyear. $:t to
$4. Auburn Auto, after dropping
$7 in the morning, rose $8 in the
early afternoon. , Studobaker slid
J2.f( lower to a new 1129 low
at $74, U. S. Steel, having mount
ed about $4 to above $170, slid
buck below that level, .
Mr. Kisher at the present maxi
mum salary of $4oao as fixed by
in the city. Tii Samaritans initial
ed a large elam of candidates nnd
parade'
no 'at midnight held a torch
down Main street. With last night's
meeting,, the Lady Musovlteu will
cease to exist, as the. order will;
henceforth be known as an nuxlll
aty to the Samaritans, a new
order that has taken the. place at
the Men Muscovites. i
SANTA ItOSA. Cal.. May 23.-
A. K. MorrlHon, Sacramento county
horticultural commissioner,' was,
elected president of the Culifornl
Horticultural Commissioners, asso
elation. ..... ,1 .. . , . . ;,. .
THE MARKETS.
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The Westerfield Book
Tho WHStovfield book. "Fifty Years With
Poultry," Is now available, after a tlolav
due to the author's Illness last winter.
W'e are greatly pleased to announce to
jar roailers Hint copies of this great book
uro now on sale at the office or will be
mailed postpaid on receipt of tho prico
$3.00.
Tho book Is printed on Rood paper, il
lustrated, attractively bound In blue
green cloth. It. should be on every poul
try man's reading table.
Kuough has been said in advance of the
Westerfiuld book by such leudlng paultry
inon us Hanson, Kleinsmith, 1'yt'er, Mrs. .
Tancred, M. K. Atkinson. Mrs. Densmoro.
and others, to insure its value to everv
person In the industry who Ib conscien
tiously trying to breed better fowls. It
is a book for the beginner, the average
poultryman and the advanced breeder.' -Those
who aro already' successful poul.:.
try breeders commend this liook so
highly that It deserves the name "the-'
book or the year" among poultry llterai '
lure. Best of all, It is a western product,
the result of many years' practical study
In selecting and breeding by a man
whose reputation as a scientific breedor
is known all over the coast states.
This book is practical in every respect. Come in and
get this book today. On sale Poultry Department.
Farmers Exchange Cooperative
, , .; Medford, Oregon .
iia'EllliH!'
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SUFFERS SETBACK
HOI.LVVVOOD, Cal., .May 23.
(A)' l-upe VoleK, screen actrcsn.
will piny the lead
ing role in a court
scene hore-' soon.
The fact be
came known yes-1
terday when she
was arrested on
charges' of speed-
MOSCOW, May 23. (P) Two
.high soviet officinls and a profes-
I'sor at the Leningrad Mining insti-
tute have been executed by order
,of the state political administra-
lion for "counter revolutionary" nc
:tlvlty, an official communique an-
nounced today.
The three men were sentenced
ito death yesterday and the com-j
1 munldue tersely concluded with the
let 1 words, : "the death sentences have.
beeiw'arried out.
I'OltTLAXD, Ore., May 23 (I')
.Medium extra ckks declined
one cent 'to 20 -cents today.' rotifer
eK Krattes and ull bultor irrmios
I i iimjuiu ul w eunesiiay s iikui cs.
Poultry and dreMsed meats were
sti dy., .'
The prospects of unlimited lamb
chops for breakfiiKt loomed today
with the bottom fallen out of the
mutton market. Stockyards had
cut something llko a full dollar steady and nnchunKod
on me price wnn ine wnoiesaio
meat merchants following suit for
tho dressed' product. i
Yearling lambs wont from, 25 to
28 cents Ho 18 and 20, unci spring
lambs dropped from 3u and 3'2
ing and operating, cents to 26 and 28 cents.
The lamb supply, has kept up,
but the demand appears to . have
fallen off to a marked extent.
Livestock
PORTLAND, Ore., May 23. (fP)
CATTL10 AND CA1.VUS Quot
ably steady. No receipts.
HOGS Stead y Receipts 905 in
cli'dlnir 750 direct or on contract.
r :::: i .' -y." ":-'"
weak, prices laiujiug as low as kl
decline, mostly on lumbs. No receipts.
choice. SlSffi 13.25; do (!)2 lbs. I
down), medium, $11 (ft 13; do lull
weights), cull to common, ss.&ui'i'
11. Yearling wethers (110 lbs.
down), medium to choice, $8$ilu:i.;
ewes (120 Iub. down), medium lo.
choice, $af(.G.50; do (120 to 150
lbs.), medium to choice $-K?i"; do
lull weights), cull to common, $1.50
Produce
' PORTLAND, Ore., May 23. (P)
IUITTBR. Stonily, unnlmiiKcd.
' E(1(1S M.eriiimi extriis cent low-'
hr. Portland Dairy Kxchange (net I
liiisls):' l'osh slundards, extras,!
29c; fresh standard firsts, 28c; .
fresh medium extras, 2(ic; . fresh '
medium fli'Bts, 25'.c; current ro-i
celpts, 27MiC. Prices to retailors, 1 j
to 3c over' exchange prices. j
Milk, poultry, onions, potatoes,
nuts, hay, cascara bark and hops i
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an auto mobile
without driver's
license.
Mi.us Velez a
month ago was
served a , ticket
for drivlnir 40
, Iuimj Velrx. ml0JJ n hour in
n 20-mile-an-hour
zone. In burst of anger, she tore
up tho summons and threw It In
tho officer's face, whereupon she
drove away, police said. Khe was
allowed freedom on $30, bail. No
date for her hearing was set.
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FRUIT FLY CREEPING
TOWARD IS! COAST
AUSTIN. Tex., May 22.- (Fi
The Mediterranean fruit fly has
Invaded Texas, George B. Terrell,
state commissioner of agriculture,
announced today. -
Worms were found in a ship
ment of Florida grapefruit re
ceived' at Dallas ten days ago,
'Cnmmlswfnner Terrel hh Id ,
CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT
SALE
EXTRA SPECIAL
FOR FRIDAY
Imported white ware, cups and saucers,
Ouide style
10c Complete
J. J. NEWBERRY CO.
Formerly Rosenberg's, Inc. . 36 North Central
FACING FAILURE
WASHINGTON, May 23. (ZD
The latest move of the farm re
lief! conference commltteo to set
tle the export debenture contro
versy between the house and. sen
ate appeared today to be on the
verge of failure.
This was Indicated when Rep
resentative Garner, of Texas, the
Democratic leader, 11 announced he
had decided against moving to
recommit the tariff bill to the
ways and means committee with
Instructions to Include tho deben
ture plan.
Senate conferees had sought
thffl action by Oarnor In tho hope
It would satisfy the senate's de
mand that the house vote on tho
debenture proposition before It be
asked to recede from Its position
favoring it.
MAY SEEK NOOSE
FOR BOY SLAYER
PORTLAND, May 23. An
early trial for Walter J, Flnke,
Jr., K, charged with the murder
of Herbert Hcem, his 18-yeaft-old
rival for tho nffeetions of a 16-year-old
high school girl, is plan
ned by tho district attorney's of
fice. I "i like Hhot and killed llccm
last Monday In the corrhtyr of
Jefferson high school before" scores
of boys nnd girls. He then shot
himself, but is expected to recover.
Facts of the case ore "clear,"
the district uttorney said, and no
Inquest will be held. Physicians
say Flnke is Improving and should
be In condition (o have trial soon.
If he suffers no relapse.
As age Is no bar to hanging
under Oregon law. It wos believed
possible today that the extreme
i penalty may hang over the boy If
his case goes to circuit court.
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San Francisco Buttorfat j:
SAN FRANCISO, Cal.. Muy 23.
Uutterfat f. o. h. Snn Frim-I:
CISCO, 50C. j;
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THRRVTUX 1N.H Nt TIOV
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ed as state tax commissioner. ;
Tho salary paid tho present tax -
commissioner Is $4000. Tho new j
officials take office June 4, nnd
will serve full time. Uy a division j
of duties one commissioner will j 7;
have charge of utility assessments. :
one with the equalization 01 locai
assessments and the third will be I
Medford's Favorites
Cole McElroy's Spanish Ballroom
Dance Band
' '7 '.v '0 ;
Seattle-Portland
WILL PLAY
MAY 24TH
COLUMBIA
RECORD
ARTISTS
A RADIO
SENSATION
OVER
KOL
SEATTLE
ALL OF YOUR
FAVORITES;
Ted Mullen
Johnnie r;
.. i: Sylvester .
Freddie ...
- Morelock ;
and Others
At the
12 Men who play
48 instruments
Oriental Gardens
T-M. II; A Big Nile
IUIl t lVliaSjof Dancing
TO RULE PORTO RICO
SHANGHAI, t'hina. May 23 fP
Kermlt HoOsevelt, member of the
Roosev.elt-Fleld museum expedi
tion to the interior of Asia, who
'arrived here today enroute home.
Uafd his brother Theodore. Jr., had
! decided to accept th governorship
1 of I'orto Rico.
I .
! Vote Confndence
j PAUm, Franco, May 23. P)
Tho chamber of. deputies, reopen
Ing its sessions today, gave the
; Polncalre Rovornment a vote of
jconfdence, 326 to 251. jostponlnt;
'Interpellations on the arrests made
ion May 1.
j
Classified. ndvertflng getP resultfi.
LONDON. May 23. UP) Mtchnel
Strange, tho former wife "f John
Harry more, was married to Har
rison Tweed, New York lawyer,
hern today.
'The former Mrs, Barrymoro, who
prefer her - pen name, Mlehuel
Strange, obtained a diVorre from
the actor list summer In New York
state. Several months after the
divorcp beirame permanent. Itarry
more married Dolores Cost el lo,
Miss Strange had known Mr.
Tweed a long time, both In New
York nnd Jondon.
The ceremony was performed at
the register' office and only a few
Intimate friends wre present. The
couple will leave l-'urope later this
summer to make their home In
New York.
Hero f)le.
LOS ANGKLKS. May 23. -Pf
S. K. Rrooks rescued a woman from
the surf at Long Iteneh and died ft
hort time later from heart attack
due to over-exertion. '
, Now 1 We Are Showing Beautiful ; New
Kroehler Davenport Sets
Beautiful new sets . . & variety of colors and styles that
will harmonize with every type of room. . . finished in
Jacquard velour, tapestry and tapette. '
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You'll find what quantity buying means here at Weeks -&
Orr's big fur nitdre store.
Davenport and Chair ,
$100 and up
With Each Bottle
of GOLDEN STAR
Polish, we will give
a combination dish
and polish cloth
FREE
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Med ford' s Popular Credit Store
Radios
Pianos
Records
Musical
Instruments