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Newspaper Page TextTSGT3 SIX HfEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE, WWFOKD, OTtKflOX, VKDNTSDAY, DEOhWlDKR 11,192!) WATKINS HOLDS MARKET TURNS COUNTY RECORD REACTIONARY IN l ON LONG COUNT FINAL TRADING Bosc Pears and Crater Lake Advertised By Poster Stamps "Oreeon crows 80 per cent of the natfon 6 Uohc peart finest, hlgh ot prii-i'd grown." "Oregon leadH th nut Ion In timber.' "Oregon where 440r mllhi c ut '4 billion feet of lumber unnunlly." "Oregon ffClerk Shows Tabulation of f vV;; 36f Votes Required 18 ' Houre-IO to 16 Balolts i : Counted Per' Hour in v i' OtherPrecincts. ''rtinf?.? . - . ' ,.' - 'Yhr' 'Wiunly court thiH mornlim eoiitcrrcM., will, tho county clerk upon .the removal of hoiiio of Hh ik'llliciiitciu-MH In counting election returns by nome. of the election . buardft, and the naming, of double board for preelnctH with excep i tiunnJIy heavy reglHtrutlons. T'"0 general plan now,. Ih to in tttall double election bimrdH in all Ihe Medford preelnctH, Houlovard precinct of .Ashland, north precinct of fentral I'olnt, and punnll)ly the Gold Jllll precinct rocenlly en " arged to Include flocky Point. Tho coHt would be (he name,, and tho results . npeedler. The double libardB will be in action, If adopted nt the. primary election next May. Tie co rd h and data produced by lib county clerk revealed Hint the Counting proceeded nt a nniiil'H pace. In Homo rural dlntiiotH. the record being held by WatkliiK, where 30 votes were cawt In 10 houra. Tho counting paco ranged from 10 tu.lfl votea per' hour. In ho mo fntftnnccu. which tho county court held wax not fasst enough. '- At the lattt election, the counting required from 22 to 20 hour. On many of the bourdn aged women acted, and the ordeal of tho long i grind was nevcre punlHhment to .them, In other cinch 8trong men i etrung the ballotH on a darning j Jieedle, while tho women did the urduouH tabulating. HuniH Valley ' and'Hterllng'wero other hIow pre . clricta.' - , ', A, meeting will aba) bo hold with itiic chairmen of tho 01 election boardH in the county, to iIIhcuhh k 'tho Hituation, and formulate pluiin for Hpeedlng up tho rot u dim. Tho. county clerlt'H office Ih now iTiccRlhte over' tho election offlclalH .uud Hoveral now appolntmontH will ( 4o tmado, - due to Incapacity and 'chtingo of rcuidonco, . For nervine on an election board '87 ccntii per hour Ih paid, the offlclalH furnishing their - own meals. XHW YOftlv, Dec. 11. (IV stock market turned reaction, h y orgtinlutlon Just before the eloae today when The firm norlen of heavy' Helling developed In never:J of the no-called induHtrlaln and carried them down 1 to nearly il pointH below yeterdayH cloninw qiiutatlonn. Moat of the oarly ualnn which ran from 2 to 13 polnlH In nevural of the public utilities, oIIh and HpucialtleH, were cut down, or wiped iut. ('nlted State Kteel conimon wild down 4 pointH to 1 77 . clowlng at 1774. which commit with an early high of IK2. -Total. hiiIuh airoxlmuted 3,1)00,000 hIuiich. itiiHlneHM news wuh more favor able In tone. The Iron Ago Hrt view Mated that while December will be a poor month In Hhipmen:K and production, sentiment In the iron and Hteel Industry has Im proved and nowhere are there signs of a general paralyHlx In trade such as developed after stock mar ket panic. Foreign Hates of copper yester day wore reported to bo the larg est In three montliH. Home dlMis) pointment was Hhown In the whai-p falling off In freight car loadings during Thanksgiving week, but this whh attributed, in part, to the hull- duy. Dividend developments were largely favorable. The annual pay menls on the common and prefer. red stocks of the Yestlnghou:;e Klectrlc and Manufacturing com pany were increased from $4 to "t. but the common sold off sharply on the announcement, presumably bocfiU.xo many traders had expect ed a stock to split up. Otis Kle- vat or scored an extreme gain of 13 points on the announcement of a 4 to 1 stock split-up. I'OltTI.AND, Ore. (Special) over li. 750, 000 poster stamps tell ing the facts and opportunities about Oregon are to be pluced In circulation on out going mail thru tho co-operation of the state'.-! 30,000 business and professional J of fors Industry low cost power men In the expansion program of) high labor efficiency favorable Oregon State Chamber of Com-; rail and water rates to world j meiee, ft was announced here to-J markets." "Oregon where flsh- ',1' i ilitv liv- W n lili numiitrer nf I ho line i n S (Winn llfld InJtiulrv" "fi-. gun first in J'aclfic Northwest In .'(0 stamps cirnucd fruits over 4 million X'.isph CHAMP HEN LAYS 315 LOANS FOR EARNERS! EC now on tho press will he ready j annually." "Conio to. Oregon for distribution noun, It Ih sold, .' 'see beautiful Crater lako 7000 "Tho Oregon KHite Chamber has! feet altitude lyiiti feet deep." 8ALHM, Oro.. Deo. ,H. II') Tutul puiiulallon of tho Oi-ckoii Ktuto penitentiary was .Kwolled to 812 toduy with tho arrival of five prisoners from .Multnomah county, ;' Warden Jumcs Lewis stuted'. This Ib Xm lurKcst number of prisoners liver lo have been confined In tho Institution at ono time. BRAKES OF TRAIN FAIL . UriUSSKLS, De. 11. (A) Nine persons were killed and' 40 Injured when a workman's train left the rails today at the entrance to Na mur station. ' ' The train had left UrusHels for Ahm and was descending a steep Incline when the brakes fulled to act. Tho train rushed at great speed toward Nnniur x(ut ion. near where its engine left tho rails, the coaches piling on top. committed Itself to a practical und ambitious program for 1 illlO and through the use of Oregon poster stamps, will carry on an uggres hvo campaign of slate-wide de velopment, calculated lo add mil lions to our new wealth produc tion annually," Idc said. "liulld Oregon!" Is the keynote of the state chamber's program. Tho state today produces more than $61!l.000.000 in new wealth annually from agriculture, min ing, lumbering and manufactur ing. The first Oregon poster stamps are printed in four colors and huvo 30 different stamps to the page.. At the bottom of each. stump Is the following wording: i "Ask for all the facts Write our chamber of commerce." The ob ject of this is to direct inquiries prompted by the poHter stamp hHck to the -city first from which the stamp was posted. Copy on the first stamps In cludes the following: "Kat Ore gon apples, the nation's finest und most delicious." "Oregon where you can make greater prof its in dairying." "Oregon where poultry pays und hens lay 300 eggs a year." "Ask for Oregon cherries and you'll get' the finest." Come to Oregon. See the mar ble halls of Oregon Caves In Sis kiyou National Forest." "Come 'to Oregon! Knjoy the thrills of hlg'gamc' hunting and sport fish ing." "Oregon has over 4500 miles miles of, all-year scenic highway." "Oregon, whero Copper mining Is fast becoming a hading Industry." "Oregon climate Ih Ideal No floods, cyclones, or violent electri cal storms." "Oregon, whero large L S. irrigation projects nro now being developed." "You'll find splendid schools and churches everywhere in Oregon." Other scries of stamps are now being worked up and will be an nounced shortly It. is said. The various poster stamps being Issued will tell what Oregon has. wunts. offers, how the state ranks and of Its special points of Interest to the state visitor. The number of poster stamps each city and county Is expected to place In circulation Is now being tabulated. The basis for arriving at the number Ih fig ured on "a stamp a day per busi ness man." JMans for a state-wide campaign to get the stamps In the hands of all the business men are now being worked out. OF 4-H CLUB CHAMP KUOKNK, Ore. (A) From a little girl of nine teasing her moth er for something to do, to the champion 411 club girl of the United States at 1(J. Ih tho seven- year record of Lois Bui ley of Lnnc county, who Is now back at the National club congress In Chicago, where she will ho presented with the Moses leadership trophy, a hugo silver cup. Tho city of Fugeno In coopera tion with the extension service of Oregon Stalo college of which club Lyvork Is a part, have completed preliminary plans for holding a country-wide celebration. li this city Dec. 21 hi MIhs Ha I ley's honor. ATTAINS NEW RECORD FARM FEDERATION 10 IX Kll,l,l:i !' IMIISUN It IDT (Continued from Pag On) f followed by u HriiUcriiiK flro of I nrvolvcr nhoM. f Ouiird Ui'ui'Kc K AtkhiH was Mihot throiiBli tho noelt, Otmrd J. V, nVuit HoiiHcn tumbled tbruuch the iuoiiIiic Willi hid eye ifouKcd out. .J'hc two rcitialnliiR lo. eHcupn mh f .well uh Warden .Icnnlnn8 wenr KUfferliiK temporarily from tli.s ' KUH attack. The two Claudo leml Hoy and Mlllun HUtur. wero Hcnl (to tho hoxpltal with .louulnKa. - 'Aiklnn nnd Van Houhcii. Hiker win ! wounded ' In the. outbreak of Ihni Mimmrr. A haBty rhork lifter the eeupo 'of tho Kruup, revealed that three or four Kimrdu remained In :lhe . Iiundn. of the convicts. . AUHUKN. N. Y., Doc. 11 (Pi Armod! with guns nmiiKRlod futu the lirlHon from outHlcle the whIIk, ap- pruxiiiiHtety 1581) cunvlctn In the Apburn Ktuto prlnoti revolted to , day, shot down Prlnclpiil Keeper . CoorKo A,' Uurnford, H3lr.ed War. den KUgar S. JonnlliUH nnd nevural '' other kuoporn anil held Ihe in hh '. .hontftRcs for tho rnleitHu of about M rlnK loaders of tho mutiny. ,. Shortly iiflor 'i o"clock tho riot i Iuk convlctn, tltrouith a siiokeHmnn ' naine'd Sullivan, who flKuroU In the . Innt rlol. hciiI word out to Ihe uu- thorltlcs: - "'e linvo guns trulnotl on Jen ' nliiKs and tho 1- mmrilti. If you don't Klvc ti a true phhhrko out In ' 15 mlnutoa wo will kill thorn all." Warden Jonnlnaa sent a ntoa'""'' tlirotiRlt tho trusty to- tho polico ' urKlus: "Fnr Clod's auko, nlve tiom what ' they want. ' Lieutenant Bolvay Porry or the Iroopcra got Into cmnin null ii tlon wltk, llr, Uiiyinond K. C. Kelb at ...Mmtif by tclophono. "If tliny conio out, shoot," Kclh , orilnrod. '"'If thtfy don't como out, go In an wot tjiom." , Porry rcltirnotl lo lila conininnil, drew his Binn. tip Ima, firing lino In front of the open Kato and do- J,;.'-".. . ,'ft . "Tlio w anion will liavo lo take hta chances. If they como out wo will mow thorn down. If tltcy don't 'Como out liolora a load of ;toar can - wo haro ordered gots hero, wrf will Ro In anyway, and wo. will 'no In ' ' shooting." ' Nfmlciitn lj.ni Way L.V'OHA.VDIS, t)ro. Mont 'of tho male atudonta of the Kant. 1 ern Oregon Normal school, are oi'lllng their way thru the Inntl ' lutlon. Two men. Heard .of Ale ' Mlnuvjlle and Tounj of Pendleton m'tol!j"T'lMol"n to 'he Ij) n'VMI't'iioini.-: . .' C:illt'A(iO. Dec. II. (Pi ltoKO lutluna pledRlnu nuppurt to the federal farm board, 'linking upward rcvlnlon of agricultural tariff rates and urging state taAim on not In come In lieu of general property tax were Introduced today lit the 1 1 til annual convention of the American Farm lluroall fodorn-t'on. TAX CUT AVASt 1 1 NCJTON ?) Very few Hlnglo persons can devotu their sal a Hies to themselves, for most of tlu'm have one or more persus to Hip port, says Miss Martha t'on- pole, loglHlutlvo chairman of the National Federation of Itusluess and I'rofessionnl Women. Miss t'ounolc argues that the In crease In lax exemption for mar ried and single persons is dlxpro portlonate and that under the prenent law single persons suffer more than any other group. She was one of tho leaders of the dclcuallon of business women who called on President Hoover in regard to Increase In tax exemp tion fur sliiKle person, She has made three trips to Washington un the name mission. SUBLIMITY RESIDENTS PROMPT WITH TAXES SALI5M, Oro. (A3) Sublimity, u little settlement to t ho east of Sa le ni, holds a distinction that is be lieved to be unique In the history of Marlon county nnd ponnibly the entire stale. When the books In tho tax collector's . office wore closed H was found that rcBiriontu of . Sublimity hud not only paid every cent of their 1!)8 taxes, hut did not owe the county or Btulo a dime. No rcbldont of the commun ity is listed on the county tux roll hh delinquent. ' ' ' First New Year lA (I HAND 10, Ore. (P Ac cording lb Ilyron' Defcnbach's new book, "Ited Heroines of tho North west," the first New Year celebra tion held In tho Grande Unite val ley was In 111! near Island City. Ore., when a numerous Kit nip of Wilson Price Hunt's expedition had a meager dinner and sang songs hefnre continuing their mureh. COUVALI,lS, Ore. W Oregon farms will add to tho beauty of Oregon highways If plans set forth In a new booklet Just published at Oregon Htatc college are generally adopted. This booklet, "Ornamen tal Trees for Northwest Highways" was written by A. IV Peck, mem ber of the Oregon advisory com mittee on highway beautlf lea lion, and head 'of the landscape archi tecture department of the college. Only when each individual own: or along the highways assumes re sponsibility .for adding his bit to the general beautlficatlon scheme will Oregon highways be most at tractive, the writer says. Tlio book Includes simple plans for making attractive plantings around farm homes, school grounds nnd road sides, and Is distributed free. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. WV Analysls of timber production In the Klamath basin so fur this year shows a decrease of 10 per cent over that of the same period las: year, and the total production will show the same -decrease, timber mn say, i ' . ' ; : Working time .was cut from a jislx-duy, eight-hour shift . to u ri vp-uay. nine-hour shift In must of the mills, with all pliintH run ning double iihlft throughout the season. A poor timber market was given us the reason. . ; , The total cut so far this year in tho district is about four hun dred million board feet, while In the same period last year 450,000, 000 hoard feet were cut. It was expected that the 1fi2tl payroll would not exceed JS.00M. 000 us compared with $12,000,000 for last year. No decrease in the number of men employed has neon made. WAHI1INOTON W) A nation wide system of credit unions . to lend money to wage earners Is to be set up bp by the social action department of the Nutlonal Catho lic Welfare conference. Personal short time loans iit a moderate rate of interest will be made. The organizations, a few of which now are In existence, are known us Catholic parish credit unions. The conference plans their extension into the 3G states where credit union laws are in force. The parish .credit union Is a co operative savings and loan society. Depositors buy shares at an aver age Value, usually $5, and get ti per cent a year interest. The capital thus obtained Is loaned out at 8 per cent. Irlcd Apples Shipped. LA C.ltANIJF. Ore. (A) The second carload of dried apples to louvo IjO. Orandc for eastern mar kets and for export to Kurope left hiHt week. Farmers received 10 a ton for culls which formerly rotted on the ground or were fed to stock. DO YOl'll K1DXKYK NKKII , II KM? Physical vlor and mental driv ing power don't Ju.st "happen' to us. They result from the healthy normal uelvity of all our- bodily functions. Good health Ih impos sible when the kidneys falter and fall In their important work of thorough elimination. The tonic, corrective action of Foley Pills diu rellirpuls urinary processes to Work in a natural way. ridding the sys tem of the lurking poisons that cause t he distressing aches, pains, generally weakened, tired out. run down condition. Guaranteed. Try them. For sale by Jarmln & Woods IH' 1 Store, cor. Main and f'i inrat. GRANTS PASS LOSES ROUND HOUSE RELIC G HANTS PASS, ore. 0j Dis mantling of the old Southern Pa clf.c roundhouse takes away from this city the last monument to days when Grants Pass was a rail road center for southern Oregon. Heforo the division point was moved and when Grants Pass was on the main line of tho Southern Pacific as many as I0 rnglnes u day found their stalls In the old bultdlUK- Although of wood and urire many times, the building was never entirely destroyed by flames. SIAMESE TWIN FISH FOUND AT HATCHERY KIXiKNK, Ore J' "Siamese twin" Huh and many other atranitn forms are reported from tlio stale flh hHtchcry at tinte creek. Mil lions of salmon are belnn hatched on the sHlmon trays at the hatch cry and aniona; them aro freaks of every description. Kew of the freaks reach maturity since thev full nn,v i,. ihni. or brothers. Some of th0 freaks am neill to BKnillRton, 1). I display. for .M-nlirrx -l.ot-nl niiln mill 1. yj 50 BEST SELLERS FELT HATS $1.79 T A 'mmuii' ill value mill fnsliioit! Tin- oulstmuliiiji styles fur winter nt n price fur less tluttt yon'il rxport . . . fact framing tli'itpcs, yotithrttl lirims, flnriii); siilcs. siui(r little skiillt'itps. llliiek, hriiwii, Kfceii, roil, hlno, tuns. Mann's Department Store THI STORE FOR EVERYBODY Phen 4IMI7 Med ford, Oragan Millinery Dopaitnient Second Floor , .. " l ! SWEET CORN BRINGS HANDSOME PROFITS KAST I.AN'SIMl, illchj tH) H. A. Kclstur, Uangor, Mich., pouilry nian. ha some InilustlioUK henn. One hen has completed a -year's record of 3 15 cRita for the Kicatest Individual output In the seventh International CKB-layins contest sponsored by Michigan State col- 'l'B- . i i, A. J. O'lJonovall's pen of white ' i.. ..i r,.,,Mi Ivitlonuh. N. V., walked off with the contest by scoring 23KS points and laying I'BKs. The pen of I.. 1'". lleas-b-y. Dorr. .Mich., produced 107U et-gs but gained only "'J'- points-Two-ounce eggs were' graded on the basis of one point. The average egg production dur ing the contest, was i04.S0 eggs, compared with 1H7.7 fur the pievi ous high In One hundred pens uf ten birds each were en tered In the contest. L CONFISCATED STILLS COOK FOOD FOR FISH PORTLAND. Ore. tfpj The state of Oregon is using confis cated liquor stills. Fish food, tho kind that Is fed flngeiifngs and larger fish at the various state hutcherles. Is more readily digested when steam cook ed. The whiHkfv hiIIIh -v. cellent vats for cooking the fond. I j YAKIMA, Wash. iVPj Itemark- - able results were obtained with j sweet corn this season by B. 10. Drummonds of the Tictonview dis trict near here. On three and one half acres ha produced six tons and 744) pounds. The corn was given tho best of care and yielded at the rate of five-to seven ears to the hill, while on most tracts the average was three ears to the hill. The crop at five cents a pound returned the growers 5537 or an nero. ROSTER OF DEAD IS PARSON'S FAREWELL UIMIIOI'STOKK. Knsland UP) When he left here for a new charge In another county, the l!ev. liiM-nurd lluncock read to his flock tho names of 1S5 persons burled by him in the seven years of his service In Hishopstoke. "What a responsibility for me to face!" he commented.. "How far did my actions help those people during life?" EXPENSIVE FLATS LONDON (IP) For years there., has been u hue and cry about tho housing shortage in London. Certain speculative builders look It to heart, spent millions on apartment bouses, and now are left holding -the sack. Their lovely buildings are half empty. There are more flats for mil. llomiircs than there aro million aires lo fill them. : . i yo few Iondoners, feel like pay ing $10,000 a year and up for apartments with "American" eon. veiiienccs that the presence of j a scattered few of them in the upl rn-d:ito buildings only acccntuati-K . the general lack of tenants. Some of the landlords, too, have been complicating matters by in sisting on $125,000 for the pur chase of a lease. Several builders conclude that what London really wanfs Is apart ments for the "man of moderate means." So a new crop of apart, nient houses Is rising, In one of which It will be possible to rent ft one-room apartment with buth for as little us $100 a month. Meanwhile, spokesmen of tho la boring classes still keep on talk ing about the "greut houslnst shortage" and the desperate lack of small flats which a $15-a-week clerk or mechanic can rent. There is no shortage of MG-u-week clerks and mechanics. Only 11 More Shopping Days Until Christmas Bath Mats Colorful ami yet so scrvlcunblu aro theso new bath ninta. And If wo may say so, this Is tlio largest and most complete showing we have over offered our patrons, ami as :t gift, a buth mat Is ideal. 69c to $4.95 Crepe Pajamas and Gowns l'ine duality crepe pajamas and gowns for women and misses. These come trimmed with bunds of cnntrastliiK colors. All sizes. Special THURSDAY $1-00 Rayon Underwear Sun Beam bloomers, shorts and cut'l-kneo panties. Those are of heavy rayon In nil the new light shades. $1.49 Kayser Full Fashioned SILK HOSE This is the finest chiffon weight hose in our stocks. Has tho popular twin heel ill contrasting and matching colors. This hose comes 111 the wanted evening shades. 2 Pr. Gloves 3 llcaiitil'ul capeskin gloves in both novelty cuff and pull-on style. Tho colors are brown, tan. and may. Special Thursday $0.95 Pr. 40-In. Transparent Velvet Linen Finish Dish Towels Kinliroldcred In many altractlvu designs mid finished with colored bor ders yes, these arc dish towels nnd they have the wanted linen finish give set of 0 to some friend this Christinas. Only 29c each A PRINCESS OF TOYLAND BIG SLEEPING-CRYING DOLLS Vou must see these dolls to appreciate what really exceptional values they are REALISTIC tlttpi.i y-t n coHy aig MR, cuddly, coROd Hvll.d boJ.tl - loud cryinj oictl-hcl d.mty nlw dfllltl to ctioou from, Willi toclit, ihotl, bonMtl and kill undtrwlM to milch. Tkiy piiclicilly unWnlnbli-20 incKii ull-.rd ihi liltl.bi conpoii lion hc.d, towitcd tml nd Icjl til carefully finiihffd. A dress length of this beauti ful 10-incli transparent velvet would make an Ideal gift. This comes in delicate prints of brown, navy, red, and black. $3.93 value, special SC.95 Small Felt Squares, all colors 5tf 1 0 rj rl'wwvfcj TVcir titrl vttwft ttt due la tkil btlnf Conblnibon XX Pit llllinf trtr. ill ltKi4liOA wiUi MiftKttl Mftkwito. TVcy rt bttnf efftrtd f ichtttvthr1 tki ctwn thii 1 tort. SECOND FLOOR Men's Square MUFFLERS Ins! in time fm- Cliristimis. a ww .sliip niciit of men's fine (piiilily l'nyon and iiii'ivt'iizcd silk siiiarc lnnfrici's. ltean lil'nl new patterns anil enlnriiiiis. Sci tlicni in our men's winilow on Main iti-ft't. $ H .00 each Also a New Shipment of Beautiful Holiday Neck wear for men at One Dollar SHOP EARLY and in tlio Morning C "THE STORE FOW EVERYBODY" , rHONf.-486-a; Mt)r3RO.OW.iCl. SHOP EARLY and in the Morning I ati. Mel kddltlonal equipment. ' V ..' i,.