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MEDFORD, OREGOX. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 19129.
No. 2.12.
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i By Arthur Brisbane
End of the Hurricane?
Less Poisonous .Whiskey.
LA Robot Telephone.
i i Mnro Antnmnhiloc
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(Copyright by King Foaturei
Syndicate, Inc.)
From a wild trnllop, your
Wull street friends settled
down to a gentle trot yester
day, buying and selling in a
day only 3,521,400 shares of
stock, as against more than 7,
000,000 Thursday and 16,000,-
000 a few days ago.
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There was less "distress sell
ing," which means the. kind
that a man does because he
can't help himself.
Some big men that occasion
1
ally know something, believe
Ant the hurricane U over.
lint man y citizens have
learned an expensive lesson.
And a majority of them will
pay the same price for other
lessons later.
Senator Carter Glass, who
has a horror of anything that
is not as it; ought to be, wants
the federal reserve to punish
slock gambling.
While waiting for that, it
should comfort the senate t'
know that stock gambling has
punished its devotees more en
ergetically than any federal re
serve could do.
Commissioner 1) o r n n,. in
charge of prohibition, says
"rum poison" will do less
, harm this Christmas.
r I Pi w J!ootlcggers, it seems; make
iOTit1i;'n"'u61Ib1iio'S "using
so .much "denatured" alcohol,
in which the government has
put poison to keep men from
drinking it, the penalty for
drinking, as for murder, being
don Mi.
It is pleasing to know that
fewer people will be poisoned
by whiskey specially prepared
by government order. On the
other hand, the '.iinouncement
that whMn.;- is now less pois
onous .ill not help temper
ance. Those that could not be
kept from drinking by common
sense and self-respect could in
some instances be frightened
by the statement: "Bootleg
gers' rum is poisonous."
Some "robot" salesmen sell
merchandise. Another robot,
at a distance, answers quest
ions gives information as to the
amount of water in n reservoir,
etc. '
An airplane recently travel
ed from Cleveland to Wash
ington, D. ('., a robot gyroscope
in charge of the controls un
til the moment of landing.
Now Mr. Gifford, of the big
telephone company, has a tele
phone that calls out in plain
Kuglii the numbers dialed.
The dial telephone that you
have learned to operate can be
arranged to tell a central op
erator what number you want
in a voice as clear as that of
i'iy phonograph.
' It takes a good imagination
to suggest something that men
can not do.
One foolish statement, born
of Wnll street's hurricane now
subsiding, predicts that because
8o i no stoeks have dropped the
United States will stop buying
automobiles.
This country needs at least
5,000,000 new automobiles a
year and will buy them.
Twenty-five million automo
biles are running in the Unit
ed States now. Thirty million
Am ill be running before long.
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The drop In stock values will
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RED'S LEAP
NETS
ROOK
7-6
McDonald Plays Brilliantly
Fumbles By Frosh at
Critical Stages Costly
Last Quarter Drive Gives
Callison Crew Touch
down Mjss Extra Point
Former Medford Stars
Shine. ' :.
The Oregon Stu tc College
Hooks, with Krvd" (Cocky I ted)
McDonald, former Medford hlnh
school football star, Fcoring their
lone touchdown, in Ae second
quarter, defeated the University
of Oregon Freshman foot ha II
team, on Van Seoyoc field yester
day, 7 to (i. before a crowd of
3500. The first quarter was play
ed in a drizzle. ,
It w as a . Ki'cnt day for tin
red-thntched McDonald. Ho led
the drive for the Kook toueh-
down, by catching two forward
passes. Then when the Oregon
line held the looks, he snared a
long Jieavc from Uamponl for
the touchdown, and Utile con
verted. The Frosh scored their touch
down In Hie closing minutes of
the fourth quarter, after they had
turned back the Hooks, when a
penalty for roughness had placed
the ball ' on their one-yard line.
Fumbles by the Oregon yearlings
crushed chances for at least one
touchdown.
From behind their own goal,
the Frosh started their drive Tor
a touchdown. Sensational runs
and forward passes, with Watts
In the lead took the. ball wiiHin
scoring distance. From the tcn
y n rd line, line p I u nges t oolt the
bull to the two-yard line, for a
first down.
Three times the battling Hooks,
held the raging Frosh to small
gains or a loss. On the fourth
down. Hands smashed through
center for a touchdown. The try
fur extra point failed, with two
minutes to play. Watts was
f o ree d from t li e game with a
badly injured ankle.
The long distance punting of
Hamponi and Davis, gave the
edge to the Hooks until the final
quarter. Little's offside kicking
was marvelous, and some of his
boots went for sixty yards.
Five fumbles by the Frosh, all
of them deep' In Hook territory,
were' costly. Two of them came
in the first quarter, with the ball
at-tho Hooks' fifteen-yard line.
The muffs, at critical stages,
weighed heavily against the Cal
lison crew.
The Hooks kicked off. and the
Frosh started with u rush. (lar
nett reeled off 27 yards around
the end. and repeated for 1
more. Watts caught away for a
1 5 -yard dash. Currio smashed
the ! look f or wa rd wa II f o r con
sistent gains. With the ball on
the three-yard line, the Honks
recovered a fumble and kicked
out of dangor.
Again Garnet t. Currfe. and
Watts carried the ball down tho
field, (o the shadow of the Hook
goal, to again lose It on a fum
ble. The Hooks after an exchange
of kicks, launched their aerial
attack that brought them a touch
down eai ly In the second quarter.
The tide of battle, ebbed , nn.l
flow the remainder of the period
with Hushlow and Watts making
long gains, the latter furnishing
n couple of spectacular runs. Th
Frosh offense was nt clicking
to perfection, though the line
opened great holes In the -oppos
ing wall. The score at the end of
the half wah 7 to 0 in favor
the Hooks.
Throughout the third period,
thp Hooks outplayed the Frodi.
aided by the long and perfect
kicking of Davis. Garnet t re
turned to the game for the Frosh,
nnd MeDonald for the Hooks. Hd
was smashing through to nab the,
man with the hall In the first
period, but his old ("animates
held htm In check the remainder
of the game.
Racy Moore, former Medford
hifth slur, was-sent Into the fray
In the fourth quarter, and made
gains, nnd helped in the Frosh
drive.
Watts, until he was forced from
the game, was the vita) spark of
the Frosh nttack. and. once he re
versed his entire field, for a long
gain.
Th Frosh In the third quarter,
seemed Unable to fathom the for
ward m attack of their fop, and
they gnined consistently by this
rnutp. The Frosh lino twice In
the third period, repulsed the
Hooks, within the 1 3-yard line,
In this period Hilt Howermsn
went In for Pack Hughes, as a
defensive hark.
In the early stages of the gamo.
the Hooks were penalffd often
for offside. Iloth teams were glv-
VICTORY
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ROYAL LOVERS
f Associated Press Photo .
Princess Marie Jose and Crown Prince Umberto, whose engage
ment recently was announced, are shown at the Italian embassy in
Brussels durinn the betrothal ceremony. ...
AUTOPSY TELLSiWALES HOST TO
FIENDISH DEATH 320 HEROES OF
OF AGED LADY BRITISH IRS
Brutal Crime First Thought!
Suicide Autopsy to,
Reveal' Grim Facts j
Question All Strangers ls(
Word A Reward Is Of-1
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Hit EM EKTOX. Wn.. Nov. 9. I
(fP) Mrs. Mary Wager,' '70, Uiem-
erton, was criminally ut tacked j
before she was clubbed to death, j
Dr. Haul C. West, Seattle city au
topsy surgeon, announced tonight
following an operation which he:
performed on the body here. !
The aged woman's skull hnd
been crushed whh. a blunt instru
ment. Dr. West" said. Several '
ribs were broken and she suffer-j
cd Internal Injuries during hcrj
struggle, he disclosed. x
The surgeon Indicated that nn !
opration would reveal the extent!
of ithc beating, which was evi- '
dent by the disorder in the room ,
where she was found and her turn j
clothing, and also evidence If there i
had been a. criminal Attack befo-e
the woman died. i
Sheriff John Htanloch has broad-
least bulletins In all police in the
-Northwest to he on the lookout
for any strange men who mlht
have been the murderer. The
sheriff has asked that police questions-all
strangers as to activities
during the past 48 hours. A re
ward of $50, for the capture c-f
the murderer has been offered by
! the sheriff's office.
j There was some question In the
minds of officials early today con
; cerning whether Mrs. Wager had
committed suicide or been mur-
I dered. but may definitely annnunr
j that it was a murder. He would
J say no more about the case, al-
though he Indicated that he might
have a short report after the au
! tnpsy.
PORTLAND TRUST
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PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 3. fl"
Merger of the Hirong Mac
Naughton Trust company, the City
Mortgage company and the I'nlon
Abstract company, all of this city.
Into the Commonwealth Trust
Title company, which will lake
over and enlarge the business of
the three institution, was an
nounced today. '
Hubert If. Htrong. president of
Strong & MacNhUKhton Trust
company, who will head the new
concern, declared Incorporation
papers are ready for filing and
that the new firm will actively
engage fn business within a few
weeks.
All three firms Involved In the
merger have been In business here
for several years.
AT BETROTHAL
Holders of Victoria Cross
af Banquet of Prince
A Magnificent Spectacle
Poppies of Flanders
Field Predominate. In
Decorations Many Not
Present. 1 . J
LONDON, Nov. . (P) Flank
ed by a viscount and a chauffeur,
both winners of tho Victoria Cross,
the Prince of Wales tonight en
tertained 320 holders of the most
famous HrltlBh decoration for
bravery at a banquet In the House
of Lords. f
With generals and , privates,
peers and workmen, sitting ' side
by side, the prince welcomed his
comrades In simple and moving
terms.
"Gentlemen, you are recipients
of an honor which. It Is true, can
only bo won In time of war.tand
there is no wise man today who,
having learned what war means,
doesn't pray that It may never
come, again in his lifetime.
, "Hut that fact only enhances the
value of the cross; for It Is a cer
tificate, a symbol, of possession of
those qualities which, though war
called them forth, nro really foun
dations of peace the qualities of
a cool head and undaunted heart,
and a fearless disregard of self."
The royal gallery in the house
of lords, where the, banquet was
held, offered a magnificent spec
tacle tonight,'
A great union Jack was draped
over the prince's chair and the
flags of the dominions hung from
tho walls. Tho tables were dec
orated with Victoria crosses made
of Flanders popples and standing
several feet high. The band of the
Grenadier Guards played under a
gigantic cross of poppies at one
end of the hall.
The banquet united the olde-il
nd youngest of the living V ('.'..
Volonel James Heynohls, ST, and
Sergeant Thwmas Hlcketts. 28, of
Newfoundland. Colonel Heynolds
won his decoration during the Zulu
war In an heroic defense of Kork
cudrift, and Sergeant Hlcketts dur
ing the World war. Many of the
47 holders of the decoration were
not able to come.
fOltnOVA. Alaska. Nov. f'. I.P'
Itobert lavis. t.'matllln, Indian,
whs lieing held In the federal
prison at Valdeis today for the
murder of a half-breed Indian
named Williams.
Davis, who surrendered at Kan
atank, said nt first that ho also
harl killed two trapper, one for
his traps and the other for his
host. Ills story was confirmed,
officers said, after an Investiga
tion Instigated by the attorney
general, failed to reveal the bod
ies of the trapper.!.
The. attorney general said Davis
had a prison record In Washing
ton and California.
IN MOONEY
CASE ODD
Officials and San Qucntin
Prisoners Place Little
Faith In Death-Bed Con
fession Probe to Be
Asked Trial Judge Rei-
terates Belief Perjury
; Brought Conviction.
SAX KKANC1SCO. Nov. !!.(!')
Thp case of Thomas J. Muunoy,
convicted nearly 13 years ago with
Warren K. Hillings of responsibil
ity for the ten deaths in the lioinh
Ins of a "preparedness" parade on
Market street., was under official
scrutiny apain today.
Chief of Police William J. Qulnn
took notice of nation-wide com
ment on a deathbed confession said
by three persons to havo been
made six years ago by Lewis
Smith, a miner, that he, not Moon
by,' threw tile bomb. Tho chief
announced ho would ask-formal
lnvPsUntion by Cleveland officials.
Mary K. .Gallagher of San Fran
nisco, secretary-treasurer of tho
Tom Mooney molders dnfenso com
mittee, sponsor of the campaign
to free Mooney and KilliiiKs, said
the organization woutd not ask
llio governor to Investigate the re
ported confession unless ' Mooney
himself asked that It bo done.
"'Wo feel that for years we have
had a comploto caso establishing
the innocence of Mooncy and Hill
ings, nnd do not need additional
proof." she explained. "Wo know
Hint clues polirtlnK to the ronl
criminals wcro never followed by
the prosecution in Iho case."
City Treasurer Duncan Matho
sofi, who as captain of detectives,
conducted the1 bomblnK invostlgn
.i,rVfr.'4h4ragedfifly JM,
116. nald ho now believed Mooney
Innocent, but added tlint ho placed
llltle credence In the Lewis Smith
reports.
Superior Judge Franklin Grif
fin, wild presided at Mooney's trial
and since has joined thoso seeking
his freedom, recommended Immed
iate Inveatlgration of tho nlleged
confession. . ,
' "No one, so far as I know, lias
hiul any Idea who set off the
bomb," he explained. "No Invest
igation ever went beyond Mooney
and tho others arrested with him.
If any truth Is found In Smith's
confession It might servo tho ad
ditional purpose ' of convincing
those people who nro still reluc
tant to believe Mooney Innocent."
Tho Jurist added that ho now
knew that tho conviction of Moon
ey nnd Hillings wns, based on "pro
Jured 'estlmony."
Persons familiar with tho bomb
ing case pointed out tonight thai
Mrs. Dora Stephens' nsscrtlon that
her brother said ho hurled the
bomb from a roof does not cor
respond with the facts. Charles
M. Flckert. now of I-os Angeles,
who was district attorney when
Mooney wns convicted, was among
those declaring thatt here had
boon every Indication that the
bomb was set off from the ground.
Mooney. In his cell nt Kan Qucn
tin penitentiary, took little Inter
est In the "confession" develop
ment. "It may be true, nnd It may have
been only an hallucination," he
commented. "Some day It will
como to light who planted the
bomb, but that has nothing to do
with my ease. I am Innocent."
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DYNAMITED, CITY
SHAKEN BY BLASE
UlUiKNI-;. Ore., Nov. . -M'l
Hundreds were awakened hero
early today by heavy blast
which remained a mystery until
lato today when It was discovered
that a portion of the big concrete
"O" on Skinners butte. symbol of
tho I'nlverslty of Oregon, had
been blown awsy.
Ple.coa of rock and colu'rel"
allghtrd In various parts of tin
city following tho Mast and one
piece crashed through the roof of
a dwelling. Injuring no one but
frightening an entire family.
Members of tho university stu
dent body tonight were making
an Investllintlon. It was suggest
ed hore that the forthcoming
game between Orejom anil Ore
gon Htale college might have had
something to do with the destruc
tion of the concrete letter,
WrallMT.
Forecast for Sunday nnd Mon
day. November 10 and II.
Oregon: Partly cloudy Sunday
and Monday; no change In tem
perature; moderate variable wind
on the coast.
SHE SLAPPED
Associated Vcjis VUolo
Lillian Foster, American actress, slapped Hanncn Swaffer, Eng
lish dramatlo critic, when she met him In a London hotel dlnlna
room. She was angered by adverse criticism Swaffer had written of
her anoearance In the lead In "Conscience."
FARMERS SAVE FRUIT GROWERS
THOUSANDS IN BENEFICIARIES
FLA1VIING PLANEiOF FARM BOARD
Air Mail Lost In.JEog Crash
es Valuable Securities
Taken to Bank Pilot
Injured Will Recover
Heavy Weather on Col
umbia Menaces.
I'O ItTLAXD, Ore., Nov. !. OP)
Forced to fly luw y a d cn.se U1
which obscured the country, Ken
neth Neeao, Varney Air Lines pi
lot, InHt control of' hlB piano when
llw lower wln struck tall fir
tree nnd- enmlipd Into an open
'field about ten mlleH eint nf IhlH
elly today. At. .a hoKpltal here
Ncene wim Huid to ho suffering a
lirokcn wrlnt. bruises and flevore
burnH. 'hynlclanK wild ha would
recover.
About hrilf of tho mull whelh
NoeHO carried wan navod from de
nt ruction 'by lire which envelopod
tho piano following tho criush.
F'oHtal authorities tontffht r oven led
that HeeurltleM vnlued at thoiiHundK
of dollars were rencued from the
piano by farmers. The fecurltlcH
wcro belli sent to New York.
Far mom took them to a bank at
GroHlmm and they wero later re
turned to this city.
A mnll pleeo of fabric from a
winjf of the plane wiih found
clliiKlnK to a brunch of it fair tree
several hundred yards from where
the plane nosed Into the wound.
Tho plnno wns virtually demol
ished. Art Davlnlon. Another Varney
pilot, was forced down on a Hand
bur in tho Coliunfa Hlver koiko
about 20 mil enst of frown
Point lato today. Varney officials
revealed. Davison, after reaching
Crown Point, was forced to turn
back becaune of tho dno foe.
Ho waited until the. air cleared,
then proceeded to this city, later
flying east with the mall rescued
from Neese's plane.
PORTLAND.. On-., Nov. 9. (At
An airmail plane operated by (lie
Varney tines crashed and burned
pear here today. Kentoi h Neeue,
pilot, was Injured but It was not
believed he was seriously hur t.
. Armistice Day Program
1 o : 1 r, ii. hi. Btrcet Stunts.
0.- n. in. Firo Drill at Hotel Medford
, ' CliiiT Ifoy Kllinlt mill liis men will civp mi exhi
bition nf liKl'Icr-fliniliiiii. mul oilier interest nig
features.
10 :-l." n. in. Parade Forms at City Park on West Main Streot
1 1 :00 u. in Bomb Saluto
11:05 n. in. - Parado Starts
12:00 noon Vonison Feed for all F.x-Sorvico Men (Klks Club
Temple) Knlerliiiiiiiient, nml Inlks
2 :W) p. m. Football Gamo
Medford vg. Ashland, llili Seliool Athletic Field
8:30 p. m. BIO DANCE at Orlontal Gordons.
Stale, IsiH, Itinlto and Crnterion theatres open to men in uni
form iu afternoon.
LONDON CRITIC
FJoricla. and . Califorp.2kJa-
terests Take First Loans
Cotton and Wheat and
Minor Interests Given Fi
nancial Aid, Under Mar
keting Act.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 0. (JPh
The federal farm board hns loan
ed or made available to nrtcii!
tural marketing associations a to
tal of $4;,Kr,u0n Hinco tho first
loan was upproved under tho .dk
rictiltural marketing act throo
moths titxo.
Hoard officials revealed toduy
that some of tho money loaned
early In August already Is being
paid.
I Volton, fruit and wheat have
! been the principal beneficiaries of
$;m;,00,!IIHI. but other commodi
ties have been given substantial
aid.
The first two loans made by tho
board went to fruit growers. The
Florida Citrus Growers exchange
received 3fM,00u to enable It to
construct cooling nnd heating
equipment necessary to meet gov
ernment regulations against the
fruit fly. Four millions, five hun
dred thousand dollars wero made
available to the Kun Maid Ilalsin
growers of California. At tho samo
time the board made arrangements
for California: banks to raise the
total available for advances to
growers by tho raisin group to
noa, aoo.
Fruit marketing organizations
have received, or will receive $12,
1 on.ono as the result of the board
ftctlon. Of ibis amount $1,500,000
will coino from California bank,
largely ns a result of a like loan
from the farm board.
lehbel Noticed
LONDON, KiiK. fhOno "f Uio
tilings noticed parllctilarly In tho
Culled States by Ishbel MacDou
ahl. us she relaled In a labor moot
ing, is that American clap Ihnlr
hands wh"n Kpgllslitnun would
cheer.
DM PLANS
Ex-Service Men of City
and County to Celebrate
Many Features Parade
To Start at 11:05
Grand Ball to Close Day
Parking Rules in Force.
COMPLETED
l'laiiij and preparations aro com
plete fur the bit' Armlstleu il jy
celebration tomorrow and a pro
gram Iuim so been arranged th'it
something of Interest will be in
progress the entire day. from 10: If,
in the forenoon until the erani
ball In the evening at the Oriental
Hardens.
Fire Chief Roy Elliott is plan
ning entortainment for crowds x
peeted to assemble at tho Medford
Motel at 10:15. No water will be
used, and tho . firo drill and -x-hlbitlon
will be well worth ntlen l
Ing. When this Interesting event
Is over, tho parade will bo formed
on noarby streets In accordanen
with a plan worked nut by tlm
parado committee which appears
in this paper. From present Indi
cations this may bo tho biggest pa
Irloloc parade that has over been
held in Medford. Before startiii!;
Iho parade, eleven bombs will be
tired at 1 1 o'clock. A bugler will
blow taps and the parado .will
swing Into lino with Marshal Hob
Deuel leading. Colonel W. M.
Paine, Is parado ohairman.
When tho parado Is over tho ex-'
service men and their guests, also
Hpanlsh War votcrana and. mem
bers of tho O. A. R. will assemble
In tho basement of tho Ilka' temple'
for a. btg feed and ontortalnment.
Tho main talk will bo given by
Irving Vlning of. Ashland. There
viWV bo' plchtyof. music and ftther
ontortalnment to amuse tho crowd, )
: Aftor the feed, tho big football
gamo between Adhlnnd and Med-'
ford will start at 2:80 p. m. at
tho high school athlotlo field. This '
Is tho big gamo of the year and
It la cxpoctod that ono of tho big
gest crowds will bo present that
has over attended a football gamo
In Medford. Tho boya aro out to.
win and tholr supporters will be
on 'hand to help them. . A big ,
crowd is expected from Ashlnnd
to sco the game. The Ashland ex
service men havo been Invited to
all of tho festivities In Medford
on Armistice day.
All during the aftornoon, cx
servlco men In uniform will bo
admlttod tfvo to tho Isla, State,
Klalto and Cratorlan theaters,
through tho courtesy of tho man
agomont of theso houses, Htreet
stunts by the veterans will bo go
ing on all of tho time, and it is
rumored that tho boys havo Benin
stunts up their sleeves that will
surprlso the natives, not to men
tion tho doings that aro cxpcolcd -
botwecn halves on tho football
field.
The Armistice day ball, under
tho auspices of the Legion, will
bo held at the Orlontal Gardens.
Jack Bowrlngs' orchestra from
Klamath Falls will provide the
music and they say that Jack and 1
his boys know how. Thoy aro not
only good musicians but all-around
entertainers and this ball is going
to bo full of pep and just tho right
kind ot entertainment to wind up
tho big day. All In all, everybody
Is going to have plenty of oppor
tunity to eclebrato and havo a good
time, and tho boys say that they '
want everybody to forget their 1
troubles and get In on tho fun.
Parade Details
Tho parado for tomorrow's big
Armistice day celonratldn will
form on West Main street at thp
city park at 10:45 a. m. and all
participants aro urged to bo pres
ent promptly on tlmo. Main street
from Oakdatc avenuo to Itlvorslde"
will bo free of automobiles. t'Hy
Traffic Officer O. J. I'rescoit an
nouncing lt evonlng that no ;
parking will bo allowed on the i
street during tho hours of the pav
ad". ' .:
The parade will inovo at 11:1)5
a. in. on Main street to Riverside,
then to Hlxth slroet, llion via Hart
Ml to Main, and will return on
Main street to starting place. ,
It Is ronuestod that bands re
port on library lawn. .'
Military and veterans' orgiinlr.t- ,
lions and their auxiliaries ut City ,
park. ' '
Itcllgious and relief orgunlsa- :
lions and alt entries from Jackson- ,
vllle at North Ivy street, near
Main. . t
Civic betterment organisations
such as Chamber of Commerce. '
l,lons, Clrcator Medford and Husl- '
ness and Professional Women's
clubs nn North Oakdalo near Main.
Fraternal and social organlsn- ,
Hons, Hnuth Oakdalo, nenr Main.
Hoy Scouts, Olr! Remits, and I
schools, on grounds of Washing-
ton school. .
All entrlci Hot' provided lor ,
above, or In any oaso of doubtful v
classification, West Main street, ..
west of Oakdalo. ' "
Representatives of tha American .
Legion will bs at tha above places
to gulda and assist.