MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, QT?EGQy," THURSDAY, OCTOBER : 24,- 1929.
PAGE TWO
FILM PLAN!
ARE TAKES
LIFE OF ONE
Some Exaples of Disappointment As
Result of Buying Away From Home
ime Follows ExtSlostoh ;in
Film Laboratory Panic
' 1 Stricken Workers' Have
Narrow EscapeLoss of
Film Believed to Run High
in Millions, May Have
. Been Averted;
"The 'Buy In MedforcV ' cam-1 "If i that set hart been bouKht
palKn made a' convert tho other I Id Meilfurd It would have been i
day." mild "Hill" Uollur. "I had . rlifht In the flrnt pluce, but If uch I
the Dent lauKh over It that I have j a thliiK had happened that a' mls
ever had, and while 1 am Horryitako had been made by a Med
io eo money npent out of town, I ford firm It would have been reetl
I am clad that this affair nan-j fled. Med ford merchant are
pened as It did. friends of Medford people. Out-
"A very beautiful silver set waBiof-town merchants are not.
presented to a person llvlnp In "The next rasa that came to my
the county, ' and tho preparations! attention," said "Bill" Dollnr, "was
were made some, time in advance.
Not tfntl.ifled with the selectloi
"THE MAN WHO BQUQHTi
n HAT OVERCOAT WILL
WEAfrACpAT Or MAIL
HOLLYWOOD, Oil., Oct. 24.t fI")
Kjcplusion and fire which wrecked
the laboratory of the Consolidated
. Film Industries, Inc., today, pass
ed miraculously by , GO meni and
women workers In the bulldlni!.
with a toll of only ono death. Con
rusion was so -reat as tho panic
stricken film workers rushed from
the structure as dotonatlons shookj
It and flames shot skyward, tnat
police and fire department offic
ials at first believed all had been
lost. :
One man, Inter Identified as AK
bert Lund, was found unconscious
near a film pollshinu machine at
which he had been worklrfit, by
firemen who penetrated tho ruined
building after the flames had been
quenched. He died In an ambul
ance en route to a hospital,
Searchers In eas-masks who
stumbled through the smoldering
ruins of what had onco been the
projection, film dark-rooms and as
sembly rooms, said they found no
one else.
Two women workers who ran as
tho first flash of flame spread
through tho building, said they
saw the first explosion occur In a
pile of chemlcn-ls near one of the
polishing machines in an assembly
room. ' '
Jien Oetz, president Jof the Con
solidated Film Industries, Inc., de
clined1 to make any statement re
garding loss to the company of
production companies which were
patrons' of tho laboratory, pending
complete investigation.
.May Jlavo Saved Illm.
'Estimate of loss set high In the
millions by fire deportment officials
and film executives when It was
nellev'ed ' that nil or nearly all of
several million feet of film In the
building had been destroyed, were
hrown Into confusion when em
ployes and firemen lator reported
much film stored In bottle and
possibly undamaged, and of ' at
,: ttimnts 1o7elqse ;fro-aoorA ..which
may have saved some stored film
'Nleht Superintendent A. Wilkin
son,' found wandering in a daze
hutsldo the blazing structure, told
'of having passed through tho lab
oratory until tho flames drove him
out, shutting fire-doors to storage
rooms.
Included " among ' tho master
films known to have been In the
'building and possibly destroyed are
"Hell's Angels," 80,000 feet, valued
nt' $60,000; "The Taming of the
.Vhrew," Douglas Fairbanks nnd
'Mary Plekford production; "Tres
passers," Gloria Hwanson's first nil
talking picture, and "Itlo Itlto." a
Ringing nnd talking production.
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that mlfrht have been made In
Medford the goods were ordered
from another state. Kxpoctaney
rati'' high, arid as ' the day ' drew
near when tho order was promised
the thought came, 'What If they
should not arrive on time?' Hut
their fears on that Scoro woro dis
pelled when the package camo as
promised.
"All the friends gathered at the
party," continued "Hill," "nnd tho
gift was given to the one for whom
It was Intended. Great Joy reign
ed, for It was a costly gift. Im
agine tho surprise of the donor,
however, when the recipient of tho
gift said, "Why, my name Is mis
spelled.' Investigation proved that
every piece in tho set was wrong.
"When the matter was taken up
wit It the house that shipped the
order, they disclaimed all respon
sibility for the error. They had
received their money with the
whlle'I was in a: alios store. A wo
man came in and sajd she had
received a pair of bedroom slip
pers from th' cast; and they ware
not big chough, and sho wahted
to trade them for a pair in tho
window. Tho shoe merchant look
ed them over and saw they were
cotton felt, nnd the customer said
she had paid 81 for them. ' 1
"Sho, said sho was in k hurry!
10 get the right size for they were
to be used fur a present that day.
The merchant knew thut tho wo
mon was a buy out of Medford
addict, and showed her a wide sel
eellon of better ' slippers In all
siyles and sizes for 81 and sug
gested that the best thing to do
would be to buy a new pair, and
get something that would be sat
isfactory. Hut she couldn't see it
that way and went out to continue
her swapping expedition.
''Next I heard a lady complain
ing ahout a hat. sho had bought
out of town. Khe made the selec
tion from a pretty picture, but
when the bat arrived It was cov
ered wlth beads and llttlo dewdads
that made her look a fright. She
hud the hat nnd a city up north
had the money. It cost her $S to
have It made over so that -;she
could wear It. Sho was heard to
remark. 'I'll buy my next at home.
"In my Journey around town."
said "Hill," "I meet lots of folks
and they nr loyal to their city
They try to keep the money that
they earn, In this city circulating
In Medford.
"It Is an individual matter with
each and every perso'n as to where
they shall Rperid their money. - No
person likes to bo told where their
money should be spent, hut fne
real thinkers know that the 'Buy
In Medford' spirit is the one that
ASH LAND, 'Ore,, Out. 24.8pec
lal.) -Speaking In a'n Informal way
of "What New York Thinks of the
West," Miss Marian Ady, head of
the art department .of the Normel,
appeared before the Klwanls club!
at tho Tuesday discussion lunch-j
eon, uiier a year jm.-ih in. Kruuu
oto study at Columbia college, New
York City. Tho talk was filled
with the many IntorestLmr experi
ences Miss Ady enjoyed in the east.
She found New York City very
hospitable and klnmy to the strang
er, and wan surprised to find so
many New l orkers who wero for
mer westerners. Miss Ady stated
that the University of Oregon is
particularly well thought of at Co
lumbia, and that she was excused
from educational requirements In
her course beoauso Hho took her
A number of short talks were
made by various members ex
plaining different interetg of the J
club members. George Mosser ex- i
plained the conference that will bei
held In Ashland in November; V. 1
O. N. Smith and John Kudd dis
cussed the Y. M. C. A. campaign) ,
for fonds; Coach McNeal talked of; ' - " ' i-
his Normal football team and their UNIVKRSITY OP OREGON,
prospects at' the next game, against Eugene, Oct. 24. (Special;) - Mar
Marin college On Saturday. ' garet Turner, Evelyn Dew and
ilarold Flsk, all of Medford have
been declared eligible for honors
work at the university.
Eligibility was awarded 291 stu
dents, or-the group comprising the
30 per .cent who hold the highest
! scholastic -records. Honors priv
ileges, If '.the student takes advan-
j tnge of them,'' allow him to enroll
In honors courses; ' enable him to
t come in contact with his profes
sors. more closely, and permit him
to do-Individual work.
VISIT IN JACKSONVILLE!
JACKSONVILLE, Ore., Oct.' 24.
(Special) Mrs. Mary Spalding,
accompanied by her son and wifet
Mr. and Mrs. Klmo Spalding, were
dinner guests Snturday at tho S.
.E. Dunnlngton home. Mrs.-Mary
Spalding 1s u- niece of Mrs. Martha
Dunnlngton, whom she had not
seen for over 4D years.
Elmo Spalding is coach for the
Menlo Junior collego team of
work in education under Dr. Henry California, which played in Med-
Sheldon at the V. of O. ford Saturday.
AH-'Htudeuts who complete hon
ors works are graduated "with
honorsV by tho university, and t,he
diploma so'deolares. this work has
been completed.
PORTLAND () Trospectfl for
a 25 cent shave went glimmering
when master barbers refused to
advance the price.
1 ' ; I , ' , ; ' , . .
order, and the folks who ordored
the sot were strangers, so what spells progress.'
did they cure? ' (Copyright 11129
Fred Mozart)
Outlaw Bear of Fish Lake Killed
By Cowboys; One of Largest Seen
"A huge cinnamon bear, one of
a pnlr which has been . causing
rntilemen In tho .vicinity of Fish I
lake heavy losses, and which has!
been sought by ninny Hunters, was
killed by a couple of cowboys last
Saturday, according to Dan I'nync.
who with Sylvan Provost, spent
Sunday at Iho lake," says tho Ash
land Tidings.
"The big benr showed fight)
when cornered by tho cattlemen
and was killed as ho charged to-!
ward thorn four shots being re-
quired to stop tho onrush of tho
hugo animal. :'
"According to Mr. Payne, tho
benr Is ono of the Inrgost which
hns boon killed hereabouts for
quito a number of years. Cattle
men, on several occasions, have
seen tho two hugo nnlmals linn-
b -AUTO CAMP IS PLAN
A h,1f I4A N tV Ore.. qrt.'JM.
fHMuMU.9 ' li thin' : 'Hti(tntfti enmp
,irounds. which havo nhvnys Itccri
nni- of tho brnuty Hpots of Awhlund
will he n spot of uuumml lnvellnoxn
If the pi-PHent plana of Mr. rtnd
Mih. KltwlnRer, tho new H'twee.
nirrloa. Atdilund peoply huve hpotj
making (lonatloiiH'of Hurplus flow!
ih and nhrubH. which will he Hit
Into the groundx, mnklrtK a verlt
nhlu flower Rani en, Contrlhiiitunx
of wiNterln, I'leumtlr, honeyNiickle,
Vtrnlnln creeper have already heen
uned In the lamlnc-hpt work and a
rife vnrlHy of- -hullm nnd flover.
freed 'wilt be used In the scheme.
BANQUET; IS TONIGHT
' JACKHONVU.LE, Or.i; pt.Vf4.
(flpel.) The Jacksonville Gran no
will have a pet-tope tlur nicotine
Thursday evening, with a 7 o'clock
hanquct. They hope to have all
member presont. Mrs. Wlma nnd
her committers nro very busy this
week decoratlnK and preparing the
hall nnd banquet room and maklnn
plans for the lnncr.
4
bcrlntf away from carcasses of
animals they have killed. Recently
some cowmen name upon the bears
as they were eatlnff on a cow
they hud just killed. Tho bears Uft
as tho cowboys npprduched and
three days lator when the cattle
man visited the spot, nothing re
mained but tho skeleton of the u3il
mnl. " y ' ' f ;
"Great rolls of fut were on tho
nnimalt ' ac.cordinK to Tnyno and
J'rovost, who broupht homo some
bear steaks which they expect to
thoroughly enjoy.
"OUtlenfon nro fejololng 'over
tho h,mintf of tho animal which
Is said to have killed much yountr
stork: They will continue their
scarirh for tho female boar who is
said to be even more ferocious
than her mate." ' '
MEDFORD WOMAN VISITS
JACKSONVILLE RELATIVE
' JACKSONVrU.B, 'oV'.V Oct.' '84.
f-r (Special ) M rs.' McJViniM yo'cum
from Medford spent Sunday with
her grand-daughter. Sirs. Joe Mo
Intyro of Jacksonville. ; Mrs. lo
cum hns Just returned .from a
visit of several months' In the
Willamette volley. She also called
at the S. K. Dunnlngton home
while here.
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closet :
I MUST get an Edison Mazda Lamp
for that empty socket right avay. And
I'm going to keep an extra supply on
hand right along. In the morning I a
call at r .
The Caufornia Oregon Power Company
V
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LGfsnn Pau.KoKbuit.lOAiiuilh Mil
k Dununi-uulornu ..
fixture will ive yon better
GOOD GGFFEE
EVERYWHERE
PACKED BY M-llrB's! H'j -TEST VACUUM METHOD
'Ul''f-fVy-ViW '-St..
LAWrlEAD IMPROVING
JACKSONVILLE HOME
SAMS VALLEY ROADS
JACKSONVMTXK. Ore..A Oot. ,24.
(Spoolal) Tho Jaokson county,
brldKo creV Is working In Hamsj
Valley where they are dohiK smno
repair work nnd will build a now!
brldKo near the Van lloevonburK
ranch as soon an tho material arrives.
ASHLAND BIBLE SCHOOL
FINANCES ARE PROBLEM
.lACKSONAMUE. Or., Oct. 84
(Sperlnl) -r-; q'hAtnns liWheltd 'Is
romodollnR nnd ImprovInK the
hiitise. which he recently pur
chased on south Third street nnd
will soon have Ms home mdorn.
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ASHLAND, Ore., Oct, 54; S(ie-j
clul.) To solve tho financial pro
gram of the Ashland Week Hay ;
lllblo school, the various churches
of the city mot In union service on ;
Sunday ewninK at tho Methodist
church. The school expense has ;
always been prorated among the
churches of tho town according: j
to the membership of tho orgunl-1
sntion, and each fall a meet inn Is
held to discuss the fin n noes and ,
other needs of tho school. The
Dully 111 hie school In Ashland hns
been nn outstanding success and
has been the pattern fur mnny
almltsr tu-Kanlxatlons.
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EAGLE POINT RESIDENTS
ucad on a n McrnccinMCi
KM Out On GOOD YE ARf S
ends Winter l ire Worries
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that
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KAOI.K POINT. Ore, Oct. 44. '
(Klirclnl.) A nVh'imtlon of KllKl,
Point pMilo MUmliMt the Ornnitr
meotlnu Ht 8nm Viilliy Siiturilny
vonlng to hnr th ippfichMi niailo
by the mpmlieni of the Mfrtfopt
Ohamhor of Commerri nl County I
hngincpr Pul Hynnlnii, rrlatin
to tho William Crvek roail. Thow
nttpnalnic wpre Mr. ami Mrn. It.
W. Wnrrt, Mr. anil Mm. V. I'prry.'
Mr. unit Mm. Hoy Hmlth, Mr. nuit
Mrs. 8. K. Iinrnrn nnd (latinhtrrf
rrnnrri. ana Kitiin wptnman. j
In 19:2 thp fliM tcpthihp rein-1
VPrmtlon nciosn tho Atlantic look i
Your tires 'may look all right . . ': but'if they are smooth and v worn, look
out! Wet, slippery pavement spells trouble if you haven't GOODYEAR
ALL-WEATHER tires on your car.- i .., . i
Why risk the danger of skidding and slipping on wet highways . Why
worry about blowouts when the weather is damp and cold . . . Why not
turn in your old tires and -start the winter with a new set of GOOp
. YEARS . . . the tires that GRIP the road . . . they START when you step on
.the gas and STOP when you step on the brake. ; . v -; .
Don't be satisfied with any but GOODYEARS . . . with their husky
SUPER-TWIST CARCASS and NON-SKID TREAD . . . there's really no
substitute for GOODYEAR PERFORMANCE and DEPENDABILITY!
And .don't forget GOODYEARS are backed by our
service . . . the kind that's made hundreds of friends for
this station! J:;'.'."-V ;, . w ; I ; ,
Medford Service Station
Phone 14
Main and Pacific Highway
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No inconvenience or expense of removing old
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It improves the appearance and the value of y our
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'let us tell you how little it costs.
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l See Trowbridge4 Cabinet Works for Windows, Doors,
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