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.SIEDFOBD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD. OJMOGOX. THURSDAY, PfrCEMUKU 2(8. 1fl!. SEVEN DIE Obituary - i 1 Father Always Kind to Fam ' ily Says Sole Survivor of Christmas Day Deed ' Believed Farmer Suffered Mental Attack Wife and Six Children Found in Welter.' ' ' ' WALXUT .COVK. X. C.'IiPC. 2K (Pj A farmer's wife and six children hiy dead today, nil ''the victims of a husband and father, who on Christmas day became ln anj. After tduyini; them he ,shoi himBplf to death.;;: . - .. i . The, dead : ' ' ' , Chariot D. Laws on,; 43, well-to-do farmer; his wife, 3S iind six of their children. .Marie, 17; Car rie, 14; Mnrilielle, 10; James, 7: Haymond, 5 and Mary Lou, h months. The bodies .of the mother and children, hot or beaten to death, were found yesterday afternoon in the bloodstained Luwson home and a tobacco barn on the place. The hands of cveryune uf them were folded across their breasts, their hearix pillowed, and their eyo.-t duped. The father had carefully laid them nut fur burial. J.yliiK in a p;ithwny in a patch n f wood s a half mile n wa y ivu t In budy of the farmer. A shnt Kiin was nearby and in his pocket was a crumpled piece of pnper, upon which was scrawled: fclamo nobody but 1." . A coroners jury found that Low son acted in a fit of Insanity. Arthur I-awson, 19-year-old son. Is the only, member of the family who remains alive. , He was visit ing an uncle near Oermanton when Ids father wiped out the rest of the family. His father, he said, hnd always been kind to him and oilier mem bers of the family. CHRISTMAS DAY WARM While yesterday was an . un usually warm Christmas ,day with ((.maximum temperature 'of i3 ,and runshine most of the day. It wns not a record breaker in the mat ter of heat for Christmas day, for perusal of records at the weather bureau for only n few years back revealed the Tact that Christmas day, 1 !i2fl, had a maximum tem perature very much warmer. C" decrees. Hut yesterday was fully warm enough to militate against the full Hijoyment of Christmas for many -cople who. desired cold weather unrt possibly snow. However, the weather was not inly delfehtful for strolls In the Him.vhine without outer wraps much of the day, but even tho warm for any athletic activity with customary clothing on, .for men played golf in their shirt sleeves and linen knickers. Outdoor tennis was also played : at , .several . ranch parties.' Fair weather . with increasing cloudi ness and .valley fogs is the fore cast for tonight and Friday, fol lowing . alternate sunshine and cloudiness todiiy. , Local Firm Makes . Generous Donation ; T'?e proprietors of the Rogue Ui,vrM?ai Cq; manifested-thlr Christmas spirit by sending 100 roasl to a, Jlst of. JH-qpie furnished them by Miss Lillian Roberts of the local Red Cross. This was one of the most gen erous offers niade by any of the business firms and was duly ap preciated by the recipients, as well us the Red Crostf. MISSES WISELY VISIT PARENTS OVER HOLIDAY Anions thi ont-uf-toivn people ako vinitiid lit MeiKorcl over the holiday were Mlras lioth rind Ktlrut WlHrly who nre pprn1tns the holUlnys with tholr parenta, Mr. mid.. Mil. C. M.'Wiivly at their hotnr on Wimt JarRson street. Mis Jleth Wisely ha lieen teach ing Hchool nt Vmvers. Orecon. for the past two yearn and .Miss Kilnfi Wlsi-ly tenohe si-linol a? Talent. JOHNSTON Kutheilne Bennett Johnston passed away at her home. 320 North Holly street, lit noon yesterday, Uecember 25, at the ase of 45 years. Mis. Johnston had been a resident of Medford for the past six years, a good part of which she was in the employ of the Cali fornia Oregon Power company.' She was born at San Francisco, Cal., June 23. 1SS4. She came from Hedding, Cal., to Medford. where she had made many friends. She had been confined to her home tor many weeks, her illness being due to cancer. ., She leaves two brothers, O. H. Bennett of San Francisco and M. D. Bennett of Chico, Cal., who were with her at the end. Funeral services will be held at the Conger chapel at ' p. m. Fri day, after which the remains will he taken to Portland for cremation and the ashes placed beside those of her parents in the columbarian at that place. Fox Theatres Give ' Savings - Accbunts to Employes 4 All llw ifnployiMMi of -the Fox j West Coast Theatres in .Medford I were delighted on t'hi'lf Ijnas to receive a remembranc from the company in .the way of v siivintis i account in the Jacksita- Cuano; j Hunk, -rl))e i amounts vnryln'K ncf cording to lite position And lejiglil of. service.. -.' ;-f , t Owing to the fact thlu'the , Fo.v CJtmptlny hHSF'toply owned nnJ. jupti- rated the local, theatres ;tlirav months, these. : gifts were all - tlut more arjireciated hy " the . eul ployees. , . .' I ' ; . ' ; The Jackson County lauk tien erously added an amount to ach account as a. t'ht-isumis token. DAVIDSON Vera Mae Davidson, (laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orba Da vidson, passed away at their home on Crater Lake road lour miles northeast of Eagle. Point at 8:30 p. m. December 25 at the age of 3 years, 11 months and lti days. Death was occasioned by scarlet fever for which the family Is quar antined, i , Besides Die parents there are our sisters, Mrs. McrritV Frances, Ma rie and Loom is Davidson, nil of this coupty. , , ; ; A private burial service was held at the Central Point cemetery in charge of the. Conger Funeral Par lors this afternoon. E Tl Daily Metedrolosical Report MOORE AND BUSH OWNERS OF ELECTRIC STORE TliuiMlay, DimimiiIkt Medford and vicinity: KnhrUn iitght: Kriduy fair; InereashiK cloudiness and vallcjr fogs.- ' .Vi change in lempe,ruturi;. . .. Oregon: li'aji tonight with val ley fogs weHt hqrtion: Friday fail east. invrea!uig' ) cloudiness w e t portion. Nil , Vtniuige' ' 'hi ; itempei a -lure. 'I'l!1; !'ii"i;i'. vi Lpeal DaU.i I.c T.enie(( tuie, (degrees ).. 4S n-l Jlighest (lilst 'j'liours) 53 is I-oWest (last'li-boui'sl.. ti 32 Itsl .humidity tpgt.) SI ' - " Precipitation (inches).... T. .'I'l State of weather I't. Cldy. Clear . Lowest temperature this morn ing, 32 degrees. Total precipitation since Septem ber 1. 111211, ".34 inches. Temperature a year ago todnv: Highest. fR; lowest, 41. FINAL CONTRIBUTION .TOSEALFUNO URGED The yrmual tuberculosis f;hris( nias (-;l eaiupaiKii curried mi by the Jackson County Ilea It ii asso ciation, ended officially - yesterday and was pne of tne most success ful in recent years. However, the report on the total will not be ready for several days and will not be announced until after the first of the year, giving ample time for outstanding moneys to be sent in to seal headiitmrters. Persons intending to contribute to the fund, are urned to do so av once. Last uiwht's Christmas dancinu parly of the' American Lesion wat one of the, outstanding social events of the. season and wns at tended oy dancers front nil parts nf tite county. .Music was s i'ur uUJipd, by Jaiik' Dowi'Iiik's orches tra of Klamath Kalis, niftkint its first appearances here 'tor several months, i 1 - : The Medford post will hold Its next dance New Year's night at the Oriental 'CarclenH. with music by an orchestra as yet unannounc ed. ' Another larpre attendance is expected. - NEXT SESSION DEC. 31 There was no , .session of the county, court today. The next reg ular session wijl be hold next . Tues day, December 31, when the pay roll for the month will be signed, and routine business tnv the year concluded. The first repular ses sion of 1930 will be held Wednes day, January g. The county court held a meeting Monday, when It transacted neces sary business for the week, includ ing the formal adoption of the budget. Both Christmas a.nd New Year's fell this year upon regular f.our: dnys. E AS STATE ADJUTANT SALi:,l. fire. Wc, 2.-r(P) Tin pust of c(jinniulid of' the Mist di vision will be in Kaleini htthougM division headquarters will be in Portland, according to Major Gen eral George . White who has been elevated to the division com mand, with his inoiTrttion to the rank of major general. It will not be necessary fur him to resign as adjutant, general of Oregon he said today. Ills office as adjutant gen eral is. located hew. The - 41st division comprises troops In Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Sunset todrty, 4:4G p. m. Sunrise Friday. 7:3S a. m. Sunset Friday, 4:46 p. m. Obcervaticns Taken at 5 A. M. 120th Meridian Time - CITT. 033 r f H 1 a? T3 i i V GRANTS PASS READY iThe OrftntS" Pass chamber of commerce.' has" 'completed lis hri"f to bo- filed with-the state highway commission hearing, January 16. next, in opposition tdV'the proposed Williams Creek cut-off. Graphs have been prepared by J. G. Urom ley, civil engineer, to show that tn? distance to the coast will nnt be shortened. The Josephine county capilr.1 op poses the road on the grounds it is "an economic waste of money." "does not develop new traffic, and presents impractical engineering problems." linker City 40 20 Clear IJismarek 44 31 ' V. Cdy, lioise 4fi ' JS Clear Denver 6(1 32 Clear Des Moines 6i P. Cdy. Fresno 4.S 3S C)ou )y Helena Art 31 P. Cdy. l.s Angdes 78 M Ctea- Marshfield 56 . 32 Foggy Phoenix 7 4 Clear Portland 54 44 Cloudy Ued ltlilff Tili 40 Clear Itosehurg 54 40 Cloudy Kt.lt J-ake to 30 Know San Frartclsco...... t'l 4 0 Foggy SanUi Fe 4S 20 Clear .Seattle f.2 4(1 -'lear Spokane GO 32 Clear Walla Walla CO 3K clear Wiimipeg......-.. H l' f"-".V-Wr. J. HlltCHikON, . . Meteorologist. Oregon Weather.,, (. Fair tonisht with valley togs , l west portion; Friday .fatn-in eat portion; increasing clomllneHH west, und rain north wesl portlnit. No clange in temperature.,. 'Moderate variable winds on the roust tonight becoming southerly and increasiup Friday. ' Jai-k Mnure.' whit has been con hecjl'd with thje ' Med fori! t-tlecUir, company fur ine past eight ytars. TamiounetHt today that he, hiiij pur j j based the api llanee department gf that Concern and-, tylll upeiine it In the same locAtlon; hi (h Medtord building. A.t kio eiuny time It. M. Jlush. who has Man aged the Medford K.lectric com pany for the past threat months, made public his purchase of the construction department which will be operated as before In conjunc tion with the retail appliance de partment. The new lirm's name will be changed to the Medford IJleclric Store. Since 1UJM, Jack Moore has been active In the sales division of the Medford Electric company here and, during that time, has mude many friends throughout the southern Oregon territory. Pre vious to becoming associated with the local concern, Mr, Moore was with the California Oregon Power company at Klamath Falls and with the Electric Appliance com pany of Kan Francisco and Is thor oughly conversant with the re tail electrical business. K. M. Mush, the new owner of the Medford Electric store con struction department, has been connected with the former Med ford Electric company for over 7 years and enjoys a wide reputation as cm expert on all types of elec trical installations. Previous to Aiming tn Medford in 122, Mr. Hush iived In Montana where he was engnged In work attendant with the electrification of the Chi cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul rail road. He was also associated with (he Missoula l.lght & Power com pany after .coming west from New York slate. His experience in electrical construction work ex tends over a period of 30 years. The new Medford Electric store, under new management, Is now opon for business, continuing the busmoss of the former Medford KUwttric company.' Jack Moore is .now: Jm'l'ortJand purchasing fix .tuiuH and appliances. Included In t hoi list of-lines, which will con tinue to-be handled by the new fliua nro Kparton rnfllQit, Holpolnt ntntiofi, . Easy washing' machines, Kdtson IsmpH and Paul Putnpsl COLDS MAYjPEiyELOP iNfO PNEUMONIA Uid to B0- I ta l- Cougti from colds mar riou, trouble. You con slop them now with Creomulsion, an emulsified creosote that ia pleasant to-take. Creomulsion is a medical1 -discovery with two-fold action; it aoothta -and heals the inflamed membranes and in hibits germ growth. l Of all -known druga creosote- 2a rec ognized by high medical authorities as one of the greatest healing agencies lor coughs from cold, and bronchial irritations. Creomulsion contains, in addition to creosote, other healing merits which soothe and heal ths inflamed membranes and stop the ir ritation,' while the creosots goea on te the stomach, ia absorbed into tha blood, attack the aeat of the trouble and- checks ths growth of the germs. - Creomulsion Is guaranteed satisfac tory in the treatment of coughs front eolds, bronchitis and minor forms of bronchial irritations, and is excellent, for building up the aystem after cold) or flu. Money refunded if not re lieved after taking according to direc. tioos. Ask your druggist, (adr.) CREOMULSION FOR THE COUGH FROM COLDS THA THANG ON WiirDirer Dresses are repriced for. i January Selling '!.::: In Three Groups $18 .50 $13 .50 $8 .50 Our buyeri have already telected many of tie atur Spring tyles . . , so we have put a new low price on these Winter dresses for your immediate needs, to make room for the new things when they arrive. You will find types for every occasion in this extraordinary collection . . . gracefully feminine af ternoon and evening dresses as well as more tailored styles with the new softer lines. Every dress is an authentic copy of die fashion successes for this season. The new low prices offer you an exceptional opportunity, to buy several dresses at a fraction of what you would expect to pay. , Canton crepes, , satin .and combinations of materials in black, brown and bright shades to wear with Winter coats. Sizes for women, misses and juniors. aCPENNEYC ISIS East .Main Near Bridge Admission 10c and 15c , TONIGHT and Friday m. ar Mr . A FIRST RUN PICTURE Matinee 1:30; Evening 7:00 A QUESTION OF HONOR ?f.w' Rlltll 'aPsi-lQ2 ' HIGH on a Sierra'tmountainsidev;41vo men were wagingaquietbatrelentless struggle when Anne WUmot arrived there for a visit at Leon Morse's palatial lodge, ; Anne was resigned to her destinyto recoup the dwindling fortune of her family by marrying Morse, railroad builder, financier and wealthiest man of her New York set 2l,v Then the disdainful glance of a young, bronzed giant of the hills stirred the embers of revolt in Anne and plunged the warring forces into a grim battle for two prizes instead of the one they had Bought before. The first was the site of Scott Glenn's irrigation project which blocked Morse's dream of a railroad through the clouds. The other was Anne, and the placid Sierra hills suddenly became the scene of a mighty conflict. Ruth Cross has woven this" back ground of elemental strife into a thrilling story of romance, adventure and stirring climaxes. It is being published, for the first, time. 4 : - i LJz? M i f t Monday:; Sf ,J ,JSrK December . , 1 - l...- II. -TO in the MEt)FORD Mail rm RIBDNE NO INCREASE IW PRICES
