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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1929)
rr linnim-. I J t 'A tTTTP STT WEPFoTm stxte TmBrore. steppcrd. orcECoy, Tuesday, may 28, ipso.- REGARD FOR CITY FINDS IS. 1ST IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I I0IIIUM !I1D S . n , , .1 r. r MLt it- D M.ANN'S I wivv'A - I he Haitt i.nneiM tor tne rnce; nv iwiuiier ww nui g ntc .... ..... DAY OBSERVANCE ! President Herbert C. Hoover re-i Medford tot .So. 15 will ilay-: members Med ford as baring a pop j an important art in the Mt-moriu! : ulation with the highest grade of;day proeram to be put on by : intelligence he has ever eacoun-, local patriotic organizations tered in a city of this aire. Thi j Thursday. May 10. according to : is the word brought home by Mrs. : report made at last night mtret- ; : Laura West, teacher In the local ' Ing at the armor)'- ' : MhoolB. who has Just returned J "ol. Payne, chairman of the le-; from a four-months' trip abroad. ' Blon committee in charge of the'.: which was climaxed by a personal , program, urged every legionnaire:: vtsit with the chief executive of; to march In the annua) Memorial !: the United Slates in Washington, Parade at S:J0 a. m. Thursday..: DC' 'Service Officer Chaney reported". Mrs. West gained the introduc : "'at over SO graves of departed . ; Hon and Tisil with the president legion comrades would be deco through her brother, Jefferson j rated with wreaths prepared -by: Meyers. member of the United j 'he Ladles' Auxiliary. These : States shipping board. During the graves are located In various ceme- conversation the local teacher teries throughout Jackson county. : asked the president if he were - report on the legion druroi coming back again to try his luck:COrp wan made by H. C. Bromley. iu the Rogue, (newly elected m-cretary of the ; "Well not this year, anyway." ; corps. Bromley suited that an in-': said the president, smiling. -Hut 'tensive program of training was: I hope to sometime in the future," j "ow under way under the direc-j; he added. Jtlcn of Legionnaire Wilson Waite, 1 Mrs. West left Medford the lat- who has been secured to act as: ter part of January for her four-i1"1185"11 Instructor. Plans for rais- j; months' trip abroad! Her first stopl'ng money to equip the corps and j; vu at the -Madeira Islands, off the ! "end it to the state convention at I; west coast of Spain. She described ! llem in August were also out- these Islands as colorful and in teresting. The buildings are most ly all cream colored stucco or plas- lined. Drum Major Lloyd Wil liamson asked for several new re cruit for the legion corps and 1 ter with brilliant red roofs, which ju"ed that the next regular prac- i gave a decidedly effective tapes J,ic' would be Wednesday at 7:30 j sion. - Lending in Spain, she took in Cadiz. Seville and Granada, where she viewed many of the magnifi cent churches . and Incomparable art collections. Then she went to Algeria and visited the distinctive settlements of the Arabs, French. Moors and Jews. She described the p. in. Lee Bricker reported that the : Medford Juniors had won the city': contest In the American Legion , Junior Baseball league, and would Z play the winner of the Ashland Iz and Grants Pass leagues at an;; early date. The winner of the. finals will then meet the winner!: French villas of this country aslnf tne western Oregon finals for;: narticularly magnificent, with beau-1 lne cnampionsnip or mis ainnci. : tiful grounds and carefully planned landscapes. The Kock or Gibraltar was an Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Goro gave an original proem for Poppy . day which made a decided impres- '. other sight which will long remail ,''" on the legionnaires present.; with the local woman. She visited This talented young lady, thought: Naples and the ruins of Pompeii. I ""'v 15 'l-ars old. has written a j: where she took In the famous Pom-1 Poem w hich shows the thought : peiian museum. Here she saw the ! aml sentiment of a mature m'nd !; mummified bodies of men and ina wnicn wiiii ong be rcmcm- women who had oeen buried be neath the ashes of this ancient city since the year 7ft A. I. Some of these bodies were in almost a perfect state of preserva tion. some with smiles and happy expressions upon their faces, and others whose countenances showed : signs of an agonized death. She stayed in Rome for two or three days, where she went through the Vatican and viewed the famous art collections. In the Slstine oerd by those who have heard it. i Plans, were outlined ut last ! night's session for- a big special j meeting next Monday. June 3. at the armory. This will be a fogiun J "stag party." and arrangements '. are being made to put on a live wire program which no legionnaire i will want to ' miss. Commander j Ferguson appointed the Insurance i men of the post as a special com- i mlttee on entertainment, and! V-nAirin&n ueon Brown promises chapel she studied the master-1 "me startling features for all who pieces of Leonardo Da Vinci and the other famous masters, j That the city of Florence exudes ' refinement and culture, and im pressed her more than almost any place visited on her entire journey r R-as stated by Mrs. West, who .found the Italians all throueh that ; country cordial, friendly hosts. ' Mrs. West also visited Constan tinople, Athens, Half (a, Jerusalem, r Cairo, Monte Carlo and various - historic centers. - She found that Jerusalem has changed little since - the1 time of Christ, the people wearing the same type of garments . that they are recorded to have worn 2000 years ago. f. She traveled through Europu. taking in Paris, Avignon, Ver sailles, London and Edinburgh (Scotland) and Belfast. Ireland. Re turning to England, she took tne i. boat for Quebec and returned by way of Boston, New York and Washington, D. C. . While in Washington, Mrs. West attended congress two days, one day in the senate and the noxt In the bouse of representatives. TAKE NO CHANCES; FIRE STATION TO BE WELL INSURED Ah Incongruous n the action ' may road or Hivunrl tho rlty coun cil . ut Itn special nii-'ettwc this forenoon, iirtt-r bo me dlMcunMnn, much of It of an unavoidably hu morous nature, feam that tht new llii.000 fire station on Front street into which the fire department and Its equipment may bo re moved some time next week, might pons! hi bt destroyed 'by fire and instructed the . council fire com. ' mlttee to take out a reasonable amount of Insurance on the build In. , t , It was pointed out that chemi cals and the chemical truck will be stored .there with the other 'if Ire fight Inff equipment, and that tvhfte In a way It seemed absurd that with the firemen around the . building nt all hours of the day ond nlfthl, a fire could break out . and ruin the structure, yet there , was a pnsHtbttlty, and If such a fire happened the city council would be blamed for not ha vine ' the building ' 1nured. The fire 'ftK'htinK equipment has always ben Insured, j Thfi council olwi discussed the .details of the comfits; campaign f fur tho sale of city lots, and after some discussion It was derided 'that the boildiny committee should Jnvcsttftate the mutttr further and vhear both sides to the ctntrovry before irlvlnit It final ruling on attend. The party will be free to all members of Medford post, and every legionnaire Is urged to plan now to attend. DEER RAIO FIELD E John Dinkens of Beagle Is in" town seeking reparations from the state game commission tor damage to his crops, caused by hordes of deer eating them up. Mr. Dinkens, who is southern tfregou's leading authority on wild beasts and Irds, declares "they about have me devoured, and some thing has got lo be done about It," Mr. linkens reKrts that the deer In the Heagle district were never so plentiful or bo hungry. "They come down niglitH Into my field and, chew the tops off the oats, the wheat and the clover, and are as tame as a heller," he says "1 won't kill one of them as I don't eat deer meat. Now Lie baby deer are weaned and they are going after the tender tops of my crops. A deer is fancy about his eating. Ho just nibbles among the tops. When "they grow out they come hack and do their devilment all over.' - Deputy Gamo Warden Roy Parr Investigated "Mr. IHnkons' com plaint awl reports that lie Is cor rect, adding that Dinkens has al ways beett an ardent, supporter of wild gume. Tho mountain farmer claims that his trouble is lurgely due to the lack of green and tender veretn tlon In the forests. He holds there are no new green growths, becsuse of the underbrush being burned oft yearly. Warden Parr also said that with in the last week ho had received five complaints from Ashland house wives In one morning, complaining thht deer fiom the game refuge in 'thh hills near Ashland had in vaded their garden.-! during the nights and had a vegetarian ban-1 qur-U I Warden Parr referred this mat ter to the state game commission I vhlch promptly referred it tiack to Warden Parr for Immediate action. (IP! EVOKNE. Ore, Mn ZK (-PV Pacific ctusA conference retortls c whether or not to permit the con- will be given a severe test wlth .E ntruttion of a small cottaire at 'he possibility that some will be' the Phlpps auto camp, on which shattered when an army of picked j work was stopped by the council's athletes from northern division 5 order recently on complaints cf colleges and universities compete 'r .nearby property owners. l,n 'h annual track and field cla-j - I sic here next. Friday anil Saturday. A monument commemorating1 "v-h cbrto,s entered in meet'r the birthplace of Siandlnavlan I.u- are the Universities of Washlng-ir thernism In the northwest , ha nu. t'tegon, .Montana and Idaho. i 1een dedicated nl Center City.!.- Washington and Oregon state j LOOK! LOOK! WW is 31 5 (ffi WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY A Gigantic 2-Day Bargain Feast for Thrifty Shoppers at MANN'S Just Look at These Values Only a Few of the Many On Sale! SPRING COATS Women's Sweaters "Women's slip-over sweat- ' ers, all wool, jucquard and plain weave. Resrular $ U0 values, each $2.95 Wash Blouses Batista, prints and solid colors, ' fast color; vest, tuck-in and shirt style. All sizes H rf 1 Q C to 44, each.... Vl. IO House Dresses "St. Clair" and "Happy Home" House dresses, all fast color prints, all sizes 95 Night Gowns Hand made gowns, a fine ipiality nain s o o k embroidered in dainty designs, ' colors,: peach, flesh and white, all sizes, 1.23 values... 95 Costume Slips Art satin slips with cot ton back, colors: peach and flesh, $1.3!) values. Special each ..... 95c Costume Jewelry Costume jewelry in Lido liluc, Russian Antique, Jade (!reen and 1'oppy Red, $1.45 values. Spe ci,ll OC ' each for Curtain Nets Xew square hiesh curtain nets in Imlh narrow and wide widths 'from our most popular priced lots ' all o u r lil'c values. 3 yards QC. Vclour Cushions These arc of the same fine quality velour and are well made to stand long wear. We hope to have enough for all and offer n choice of colors. They ar big values QJ r at, each Dance Sets Kickernick dance sets, made of fast colored prints, all sizes; $1.23 values, each S5 Sunfast Drapery High grade damasks, wide enough to split, in choice colorful designs in stripes and all-over effects fr living and dining room spe- Dresses On Sale Tub silks and printed silks and georgettes, long sleeved and sleeve less styles, good assortment of sizes and colors. Reg.' d 1 f Q C $15.00 values' iPlU.pO Extra special on a group of spring dresses, solid colors, printed silks, also georgettes, a good many of these dresses formerly sold as high as $35.00, Wednes day special . DO new dresses in printed silks, with sleeves and sleeveless. All at tractive styles and colors. Sizes from 14 to 3S. Reg. QC $10.00 values vO7J $13.95 100 spring coats, 1-3 off the original price making it pos sible to get a good coat at a very reasonable price." Come in and see them. Betty Baxley Xew shinment of "Bettv Baxlev" house frocks, voiles and prints, all fast-color, many styles to choose from and all sizes 14 to 50. Regtdar $2.50 values, each $1.95 Eubber Aprons iade of extra heavy weight gum rubber in large cover-all styles, all col ors special, ea 95 Scarfs 95c Triangular sport scarfs of good qual ity' heavy crepe de chine in new pastel colors, value $1.25. Special 95 SHEETS ON SALE 81x99-inch Housekeepers Sheets. Made of an excellent grade of sheeting. Q fT $1.20 values, each ........ draperies. Very cial, yard $1.95 New Crash Cretonnes ' All new drapery prints in cretonne weave and also in crash effects, our regu- lar 3!)c grades, choice, 4 3 yards for 95 Neckwear 95c Lace and. linen collar and cuff sets in white. $1.1P values, special, ca ecru and 95c Infants' Vests Infants' silk and wool Vanta vests, $1.40 values. Special, each Month-End Clearance Sale, on Exceptionally Smart Mid-Season HATS The hat with style the hat with value both features of" these clever linen waves . crochts . . . hair braids and stitched crepe . . i Small bright hats and wider brims for dressy wear. Special Wednesday and Fri day, each Values to $8.75 $3.95 25 straws, straws and felt combina tions, wonderful assortment of col ors and head sizes you will want more than one of these at the very Riwi"V 95 c price of v w 95c Infants' Dresess Infants' hand-made dress es with colored embroid er trimming, $1.25 values. Children's hat section offers a clean-up of'all felts pas tel and darker shades a dandy school hat QC While they last .'. iDC A large group of leather and silk bags, good selection of colors and styles. Values at $1.25. QI Special, each .'. - r Special, each 95c Sweaters All-wool coat-style sweaters, jacquard and plain weave, all pastel shades, tan and black and white, . flj QC each - - ' Womens Hose Women's Blue Crane pure silk, medium service weight hose in a good as sortment of colors and sizes, special, pr 95 Eayon Hosiery Women's fine rayon ser vice hose with pointed heeL All shades and sizes, regular 50c values. Special 2 pairs for 9o Children's Socks Boys' and girls' fancy three-quarter length socks in assorted patterns and colors, sizes from Gyi to 10, special 2 pairs for - 95t Lisle Hosiery Women's plain and rib Ited lisle hose in grain, French nude and cham pagne. Excellent for golf wear. Special 2 pairs for 95 Ankle Hose Women's and children's ankle hose in plain and fancy patterns, in silk and lisle, all colors to select from. Special 2 pairs for 95 Unbleached Sheeting 81-inch unbleached sheet ing, regular 40c values. 3 yards for 9oi Turkish Towels Fancy and plain Turkish towels, up to 39c values. 5 for 95 Plisse Crepe , 36-ineh plisse crepe excel lent quality. White only; 29c value. 5 yards for .: 95 Longcloth i 3fi-inch longcloth, regular 20c value. 6 yards for 95 Crash Toweling lG-inch pure linen un bleached towling, 25c val ue. 8 yards for 95 Pillow Tubing 42-inch linen finish pillow tubing, a good grade, 40c value. 3 yards for 95 Bath Towels Fancy and plain heavy Turkish bath towels,' up to 75c values. , 3 fr 95 Turkish Towels Fancy and plain Turkish towels, up to 39c values. 4 for 95d Children's Creepers Children's creepers in gingham and prints, sizes 1 to 3, values to $1.25. Special, QC. 2 pairs for .. &J' Exceptional Values in Women Underthings 3 Corselettes, wrap arounds, girdles and garter belts. These garments arc well made of a good quality eon til and sal in with inserts of elastic over hips,' all sizes. l"p to $1.50 values, Q( e..i UDC Garter Girdles in a variety of styles and materials, all sizes, values to $1.23, special 95c Women's Vests Women's light-weigth knit vests with bodice and built up tops, in; pink and white, rteular 59c values, QC 2 for UUC Rayon Underwear Iiayon pajamas, gowns, che mise and danee sets. A fine , quality, some trimmed in laee, all shades, $1.3!) values. Special, each 95c Handkerchiefs 95c Pure all-linen handker chiefs, hand rolled hems, embroidered in white and colors, some a p plique, values $1.25, special, each 95c Rayon bloomers, shorts and stopins, a very fine quality trimmed and tailored styles, all shades: .nd sizes f E - ,;,,. Cut $1.: Stamped Goods A clean-up of odds ar.il ends in stamped art goods includes an assortment of lunch sets, pillow cases, card table covers. pillows, etc. Values to $1.45. Special 95c Mail Orders Promptly Filled, Postage - - C i. -THE STORE FOW EVEPVBODV Tj rOKt -486-467 nccfOftoonccoN.. CHILDREN'S BATHING SUITS Lot of children's bathing suits, sizes 24 to 30. Tan, green, blue, QC red,. $1.25 values, cacli JJ CHILDREN'S ALL-WOOL SWEATERS Coat and slip-over style, sizes 2 to6. All good colors, regular QC $1.50 values, each OC CHILDREN 'S DRESSES AH fast-color prints and broadcloths, panty dresses 2 to 6, and straight line dresses. 7 to 14. QC Keg. price $1.50 vOC CHILDREN'S SMOCKS Children's smocks,-sizes 2 to fi. AH good color. Regular $1.50 values - -". - - Prepaid- 95c -Agents for Butterick Patterns Special Sale Prices on Children's Wear f olleses,