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Second Section
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Second Section
Six Pages
Daily Tnly-r'tifth Yeir.
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MEDFORD. OliWiON. FRIDAY. AltirxT U:!.
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KIBUNE
MOTHER
EIGHT DIES
;BY NOOSE
Phoenix Babies Weighed, Measured;
One Youngster Proves Air-Minded;
Expects Set of Wings to Sprout
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Marie Viau and Lover,
Philip LeFebvre, Exe
cuted in Quebec for Poi
soning Husband Sixth
Woman to Be Hanged in
Dominion Scaffold Is
Hidden By Screens.
IIII.I.. Qiii'Iim-. Auk. 2.1. iTP)
iviviivrt-. y-;ir uM trnpiMT from
tin- (iatini'iiu hills ;int .Mai'it' Viau,
4" years tihl, mother l' i-1m1h i-hil-llri'll,
were hitimeil huluy I'm- the
in itiiliM' ill' the woman's husltanil
arven iminlhs iin.
' k Am rain poured tlown in the jail
Mil, the trapper went lu the Kal
tVvs first, ftillnwi'il 111 niimues
lait-r hy .Mrs. Viau. She was the
Nixih woman in Ihe history of the
(lominion lo lie haliKt'il. 'I'lu-y wi-iv
convieteit tit' iiiiisuniiiK Zephyr
, Vi.iu.
i Although wiimlrfi srreens anil
curtains hail heen plaeeil ahoul the
warlet sealfiilit to hltle it from the
curious, a lare t-rowil niilh'ii
at'out the walls of the jail yard
uurittK the ilouhle execution.
Two masses were said for the
Condemned liefore they were led to
the sea f fold.
? .Mrs. Viau was the more com
posed of the two as they wailed in
Iheir cells. While she sat stern
and unmoved LetVbvre sulibed and
fretted.
: vAlthouch Mr. Viau hail ex
pressed a desire to see him before
they went tn their deaths, he ex
pressed no such wish. One of his
last acts was to write a letter to
fiij father askitlK forgiveness for
t he had done.
The couple were arrested after
miihnrlties found pols.on hi 'iau's
Itoity. Mis sudden death and hasty
Ittirial amused the suspicions uf
the villaRO priest of Montpellcr,
near here who communlciited with
authorities,
1 At their trial last sprlnff, neither
rriade any attempt to deny the
ChlU'RCH.
Testimony hrbnuht out that the
tluriler was the climax of a love
ll't'air which began while the hus
band, vh6 like his rival was u
trapper was away in the woods.
When he returned the poison plot
fas put into execution.
After their conviction, appeals
ft. i- clemency were carried to the
(li'iiiinion cabinet wiiich refused to
act after reviewing the case.
(By Mary Greiner)
A blonde hoy of five sat on the
j (able at the I'hoenix clinic yester
day, undtM'KOlng un examination by
I Dr. ICtnily r.olcntn. Miss Glover, on
the opposite side of the table, filled
nut a chart from the verbal report
of the county physician.
"Winded scapula," announced Dr.
Unicorn. ntniiinn her hand over the
tiny. protrudliiK shoulder blades of
the boy. The latter, affected by
the announcement, fairly flew from
his relaxed position to an atmle of
tension facins the doctor. '
. "W'iiins? ,1'u say I not wings?"
, lie snouted. I jnir the card of hist riu-i ions efven
"Sure you have whins." laughed her by Hiss (Hover,
the physician. i "AiiKels!" pronounced the hov.
"I in not an uii?el thouith am IV" . annoyed bv such indifference,
he speculated. . The clinic, which started shortly
Not yet," came from bis mother after 1 o'clock in the afternoon,
sealed quite near. land extended tlirmigh until dinner
"Some day 1 will he thoile.ll lime, was held in (he I'hoenix
j ' he persisted hopefully, his j church. Ilr. llolcom and Miss (ilo
! hand clenching the snnultler of the ver, county health nurse, were us
i ,sisted by Mis. It. II. Wilcox, chair
'I)o you reanlly waul to he?" man of the I'hoenix district of the
ask-ed the physh-ian. Jackson comity Health association,
, "teh then I can flv all around, and oil worLi-u .,r n.,. ..,.ii,...
"Aw all right."
"That's right. And then, when
we have another party like this,
you'll come unci let me see you
again," she said.
"Sure. When" Is the next puny
going to he?" queried the henming
youth. As he departed through the
door with his mother he spread bis
arms out under his flowing while
clinical robes.
"This Is ihe way Ihev dress, too
isn't il?" he-asked.
"What are you talking about.
Sonny?" asked the mother, studv-
It's better'!! having a auto-bile.
"All right," said Or. Holconi. capl-
who received Ihe molhers und their
children, weighed and measured
i.iii.ing upon me situation, "ir you ; children before Iheir examination,
really want tn he the best kind of j and furnished them with clinical
a llllle angel, you'll stay out In Ihe 1 robes.
sunshine a lot. You'll lake nice, I lu one or Iwo inslanceii children
deep breaths see, like this. (She came accompanied hv neighbors or
demonstrated, and he followed Ihe other relatives besides their par
instructions eager-eyed). You'll eutlents. This was discouraged bv
all the nice things your mother I both Dr. llolcom and the healiir
asks yon lo. You'll drink at least I workers as a whole, as the success
rive or six glasses of water a day lor ihe clinic' program depends huge
and a whole glass of milk al ly upon ihe instructions given lie
every meal." children ill Ihe piesence of their
"Sure." promised Ihe boy. parents, anil the instructions given
lou'll lake a nap in the ufier-1 the parents themselves,
noon when mother asks you to." A I About 1.1 were examined during
look of eloquent understanding j the course or the afternoon. Inking
passed between mother and son. j in infants and children up lo pie
After a second's pause the blond ; school years. The next clinic at
head turned again facing the phy- i Phoenix will be held within a
fian- month's time.
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TUKE !0N LOOKOUT FOR
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-OAKE -CREEK AREA
LA K K CRKKK, Ore, Aug. 23.
P' tn I ) We lidiitKM seem tit 1''
111 unit the most important events
lii this en in in unity just now. l-'ii-.
tiny Miss Alma Kernlanrt Im-cuiii
tn- rile of Henry liukill nf Orif
fln Creek. And Wednesday, .Miss
Marjcnret Xickell unl Harry Ior
irrin nf (imnt.s lass were united in
marring p. Hoth ynunp couples
hove the hesi wishes of the entire
community.
JVach and prune root borers ran
he sueeessl'uHy eontrulled hy Usinn :
paradiehlonihenzene erysialH dur- '
inn tho next ten days.
Weak and devitalized peneh and ',
j prune trees are nmie than likely,
infested with limers and stmuld he;
I treated as follows: j
j.evei on me groiimi around the;
dee without disturhitiB" t ho soil
henoath, then apply three-fourths ;
to (me ounee of finely erushed j
paradlehlorohenzine crystalN in an !
i noli wide oh ole a round l lie tree.
The cirele should he from 1 !a to
- inches from I he t ree. A few ,
shovels full of fine should then .
he earel'ully mounded around the
tree and firmed with the haek oi l
tin- shovel. . i
The orystals slowly Kive off a ;
Kas heavier than air whieh settles i
.n nround the tree and onuses a '
suffocation of the hoieis. Tho I
temperature should he ; decrees
or more and the soil dry If good i
results are to he ohtained. J
Trees younger than five years of ,
aKe should not he treated as the
van may have an injurious effect
upon their roots,
I.. P. WILCOX,
County Aticiit.
1 1 I'ORTNAND, Oi-o Auk. 23. (A)
I'olioe department in Orojion
and Washington were seeking :i
man today said to ho a "dead
rhmer" for William L. Tallnian.
mifsinR radio operator, wanted for
the murder of Miss Virsmia Patty
in Lns AmkwIhs sovernt months ao,
who was said to have, spent Wed
nesday at I. a Center, Wash.
Frank M. Kills, head of the Port
land bureau of the Piukerton de
tective anency, and Inspector Leon
ard of the Portland police depart
ment, were notified by La Center
officials thai the man registered at
Matt Woodward's hotel us from
Anaheim, Cal. Tho mime und"r
which he registered was withheld.
Pollen said tho suspect was we -r-inir
an aviator's cap with gopKles
and was riding a motorcycle. .it-.i
he left La Center tor Portland.
1 ! K. 11. Jones was an nvorniuht
gliesl at the H. L. Tonn homo Kii
diiv nifilit.
i W. II. Nusshaum trnnsartel
business in Mod ford 't-iesday.
i.Mr. and Mis. i;. K, Meyer were
1t-asanl callers at the Chas. See
fli Id home and also at II. L.
Tt inn's, Sunday. Mis. Meyer is
chairman of the fair commit toe
and was looking after fair work.
Mis. John Walch nnd children
nr- spending the week at the Dead
India ti Soda Springs.
Tfl BE ROUNDUP QUEEN
SIS VALLEY CLUBS
PROGRAM AUGUST 29
SAMS VALLIOV, Ore.. Aug.
(Special.) Cnder the leadership
of Mrs. Ooo. Uacki's three 4-1-clubs
have been organized at this
place, IncIuditiK the J'.usy liache
lors s-wiiiK club, ihe Oirls' Tb.im
hle club :tiid the I ouhlioy.s' Camp
( 'ooking club.
A very intt'iostfng program has
been prepared by the young peo
pie. consisting of musical numbers.
r citations and seewing ami cook
ing demonstrations, a Isn talks bv
Mrs Mabel Mack. H. O. I'owbr
and Itaytnoinl 'oruwnll.
A program il be ; given on
Thursday cvcnlm. Augitst 2!Mi in
ihe high s;i.ml auditoiiuni. The
public in cordially Inviiod in attend.
Mrs. Unity Learning:.
HICKHVILLK. X. V.. Aug. 23
wV) Mrs. Lindbergh is progressing
in aviation. In four hours of in
struction vhn often guided n plane
all hy herself and alone made some
landings. Iler husbafd was up with
her in a dual control craft, which
landed eight times.
Forest drove. Cnion Oil Ser
! vice station under construction on
Pacific avenue Last and First
t
I'KXni.BTOX. Orr. Auk. 2.3.
Kiithl.'i n Mi't'llntni k. liopiil
rrndli-tun fcirl. unit n Jiriinr
Ol"uon State rolltuo. vn fwl
Fel.rii'il nn. -en if th
I'li-l.in ruumluii. sht
hQrMi'U'iinnin ami last
l'r;ni'i'K in tin' how.
tip will 1m s.-itinilM'i'
Plll-iV
Noted Horse Actors
at Rial to Saturday
txr f:i
.; j -.- Yunnan, y
I i
at .
P. n-
-tn expert
ye.i:- was a
Tup round
Is to 21. in-
ChildrenCiy
ior
CASTOR I A
A BABY REMEDY
APPROVED BY DOCTORS
re ceuc.wxstiMtiOH.euuiRNtA
; l:--x. kiuu nf uilit hirf. rnrn-
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Th.' h'.nliny human rnh-s nr'
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jhuis.. la-lnnin, tu rt-Min, .4 111 til'-'
sunngiting ual.
"I was in a run-down con
dition after a miscarriage and
it left nte awfully weak. I
could not cat enough and I
could not work. A friend told
me to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and 1
got yood results from it. I
took four bottles and hae
gained eight pounds. You may
use this lerter as a testimonial
if you value it." Mr$. Jov'h
GiLJtiptro, iqj Tlurulil Ate
nuc, AmstcrJum, N. Y.
RUSSELL'S
"MEDFORD'S OWN STORE"
Po8toffice
Branch
Station No. 1
Drastic Reductions
OF
Coats and Dresses
Choice of Any Summer Dress
$joo
In Stock
Georgette, Prints, Flat Crepes,
Sizes 14 to 40
Choice of Any Summer Coat
Sport or Dress (ft
Values to $39.75. V
Sizes 16 to 38
15
HOLEPROOF PHOENIX ROMILLA
Pure Silk Hosiery
Latest shades. A large stock to select from. Hosiery that
fits better cannot help but be smarter. Holeproof Phoenix
Romilla. Perfect fitting hose.
Lingerie for Fall
A beautiful assortment is now awaiting your inspection.
Such underwear my lady will want to wear beneath dress
up frocks. In all shades for fall.
ELABORATE BAG EVENT
A new arrival of Bags to be placed on sale at special prices. The newest Leathers, Colors and Shapes
for Fall. Now on display in our Windows.
A Group of Bags
at a Special Price
Pouch, flat, top and back strap;
some in the new zipper top
$Q95
A finer number.
Specially priced
$4.95
Bettina Satin Slips
with plenty of fullness from
2 inverted Box Pleats
Shades til' iiuiisc, white, pink niitl pejn li. 1 98
Speciiilly priced 1
All Silk
Heavy Flat Crepe Slips
with Shadow-Proof Hem
Hemstitched at Top and Nicely Made
In eoloi's of pink. 1;in, lirown. n.-ivy. ('open.
1 e.'i.li. Nile. M.i. k iin.l white. $0 19
Specially piicetl B
The Very Latest in
Novelty Jewelry and
Flowers
Are now lieiiir shown. You will
lie (lelitflileil with this jewelry. If,
is clever nnd very original.
School Hosiery
PLAIN AND RICHLIEU
Five-eif-lillis, seven-eiulitlis socks in plain and colored
tops. Sizes (ilo to 10. ' ' Q
Values to i!)c .
Scarfs
Nothing is exempt from the toucli
of niodernism. Kverytliins in at
tire is effected liy its influenee.
A wonderful select ion of scarfs to
i lioose from.
OUR FALL GOODS ARE NOW ARRIVING IN EVERY DEPARTMENT