DETROIT TO USE
The Detroit representatives of
the Winter Pear committee. In a
report received Fricluy. by Da via
It. Wood, chairman of the Winter
Ienr committee, attrihutcH the suc
cess of the Hose campaign, in the
auto capital last fall, to three
phiLSPH, viz: the ripening process,
firnt brought the Ho.sch.Ih tip-top
condition to the consumers; the:
radio talks, which awakened in
terest utnoiiu housewives, and to
newspaper publicity and advertis
ing. The Detroit representatives sub
test that the Winter Pear commit
tee continue. Its campaign in De
troit next year, and predict thu
"over 100 cars of pears could be
fcold, under conditions that pre
vailed this season. Orderly, sys
tematic distribution of peaiv, will
result in a price level satisfactory
to growers and shippers, ullke,"
the report predicts.
Publication of a booklet, de
voted exclusively to the Hose !
suggested, for distribution in De
troit. Prof. Henry Hartman, O. S. C.
who is studying storage and mar
keting conditions in Xew York
rity for valley fruit interests, fol
lowing a recent trip to Detrni;,
wrote in a progress report:
"There is no doubt but that
Dose pears are, on the map at De
troit. Mr. MacClaren. chairman of
the pear. committee at that poin,
contends they can handle 100 car.s
next year. He attributes our suc
cess to the following; First, tlv
general excellence of the fruit; sec
ond, the fact that it was condi
tioned; third, the radio talks, and
fourth, the dealer's service.
"The distributors In Chicago .t-o
very much interested in the usrt
of conditioning rooms. Some Jiave
already secured space fm next
reason. I believe it would be wll
for us to help them all we can at
the start."
JIM ALLEN SELLS
MAGAZINE TALES
AND BUILDS HOME
"Jim Allen, the young Medfor'T
author and former Med ford htg'i
basketball star, who writes under
the pen name of Jamc . Cooper
Allen, to prevent his work as a
. w.rlti't becoming ;. ..confused wjh
that of his father, A. t Allen,
and who was married last July
and Is. building himself a nice
home on the Rogue river above
the Modoc orchard, keeps on hav
ing his short stories accepted.
Ho has a story out in this
month's "Western Outlaws," mag
azine under the title of "Touchy
Subject." He also has another in
the "Quick Trigger" western mag
azine under the title of "Proving
Itusty." As though this was not
enough to pty for the shingles,
doors and pump of that new river
home ho has still another stoiy
coming out soon in the Golden
West magazine under the title,
"Winning With Wings," an avia
tion story.
"Jim" is rapidly coming to the
front as a writer of western tales
and is selling practically every
thing he writes. And 4f he can only
keep from falling or stepping Into
the river when that new home is
occupied soon, seems to have a big
literary future ahead and may be
nble to purchase gold fish to swim
to and fro In the river, In front
of his house.
. fieorgc Fankey. ft lledord resi
dent for the past year and before
that n resident of Central Point
11 years ago. spent almost a sleep
less night last night upon learning
lhat a "Cieorge Pankey". had brok-,
en into print in the Mail Tribune.
His namesake was accused of the
murder of a negro at Sacramento,
and caused friends of the local
fJeorgn to become a little worried
that it might have been he.
He was emphatic when he was
In the editorial office lam night
in denying that he had nothing to
do with the story and that he did
not wnnt his local friends lohlnk
he had gone down to Sacramento
to "kill a red-hatted negro." "I
wouldn't even kill n cat just be
cause It wore a red hot." he said.
Obituary
SHORT. Funeral services for
the late Klla I, hortwho passed
away near thla city Friday, aged
R0 years, will be. held at the grave
side in the Hock Point cemetery.
Monday, January C at 2 p. m.. un
der the auspice;), of the "Women'
belief Corp of Clnld Hill of which
she wn a member. Conger fun
eral parlors In charge of nrrance
mcnt. FISHER. Funeral services for
James F. Fisher, who pas-sed awny
In this city Friday, January 3, will
be held from the Catholic church
Monday, January 6 at 9 a. m. Ttv.
ninck will have charge of the sen
Ice and Interment will follow in
the Jacksonville cemetery. Conj
fcer funeral parlors In charge.
SAYS PRISON ENDANGERS LIFE
mm
-If A. V r Ste--J . ' JO,
i Alexander ' PanUgea -.'(left), wealthy theater" owner convicted
!for criminal atlaclc' on dancer, lt shown being .examined in to
lAngelea Jail. Pontages has asked .to, be rolewed pending appeal on
ground that heart attacks In orison endanger his life.- ' ""
mjinnn nn innr thm mot rhh
WUU DMLMIIbL- miMLUOl run
INinnilNTY nRY iI IANHARY tfrm
II WW V BIB 1 .TM IjiifFlllWI" La1 MB .
I IFUND F0RH929 ilCUITIQURT
I
Prohibition hufomonj in Jticfc
son county. wlll'shdw-jn pi'n"U ,f,r
1 !i2!l, . according to a rep art for
the year, soon to be filed by t he
district attorney's office.
The - amount "will he- In excess
of 'y-l'iOft. it' is believed. Vp to
January 1. there was $3'io0 in the
prohibition fund. -. Holiday fines
for lhpior violations 'will total
around $.100, it Is expeeted. Ai
the close of 'l!2S, the balance In
the fund was $;I5.
t'nrter the state "law half the
$4000 'will he diverted to the gen
eral fund and $2)0rt retained in
the prohibition fund, for use dur
ing the year. In IH2!. prohibition
was efficiently enforced, ' au'd paid
its own way. .
During the year, no special pro
hibition agents were employed frtr
a liuuor clean-up. thotlgh this
plan was proposed, with federal
co-operation. It was held that
the heavy expense would not be
warranted, by the number of ar
rests and attendant hubbub. A
tight rein 'has been kept upon vio
lators, and, when' there . was a vio
lation, the violator was hailed into
court. '
purlng the year, one 'search
warrant was Issued. This was di
rected against a house "where' all
night parties were frequent.
Federal enforeenient In the coun
ty was confined chiefly to the
seizure of boozo laden autoes,
wending their way over the SIs
klyoiiH. During the past month,
cast's of this nature have been
transferred to the federal court.
After av two UtJek tholhny, local
high school students will; begin
polishing up their books today- for
opening classes tomorrow. A num
ber of the students as well as mem
bers of the faculty spent the vaca
tion In Portland, while others
divided their time between Med-
ford and out-of-town points.
With the cay activities of
Christmas, Xew Ver.r's and the In
tervening days now a memory,
studies will take an Intensive turn
in Anticipation of final examina
tions which are scheduled for the
end of the first semester, the lat
ter part of January. '
- TO WIRE TAKER
Robert Clark, who has ben
languishing In the county Jail for
the past four and one-half months,
was sentenced to the stato peniten
tiary for one year late yesterdav
afternoon on a charge of grand
larceny. He was accused of steal
ing $55 worth of wire from the
Pacific Telephone & . Telegraph
company. He was paroled to the
district attorney's office and mtisUi
make regular reports. - t
Touis Parrett, arrested with
Clark and Intr released to joii
a sick wife, is being sought again.
A Ispneh warrant has been Issued
for his. arrest. . .
' El'CiKNK, Ore., Jan. 4. P
Oregon's undefeated basketball
team added another victory to its
string here last night when U do
font cd (innzngn, m to 2S. 'Although
the visitors took nn early lead, the
"Wehfoots soon gorged ahead and
led. 20 to 10, at the half.
f'KXTMAb POINT. Ore.. J.in. A.
(Special.) Central Point Orange
met Inst evening with a large at
tendance, with Master Anderson nt
hi post and all wV-re glad to see
him out again.
Ashland. Approximately on
half welding work of near mtl
huce pipeline tn carry water sup
ply from Herder Ktilch reservoir
to powci" house completed.
MEDFORD 'MATL
AM2ut.'Mltit 'tea. I'IhHh ;
calling; J'iMPK siNin-t-ti
altorney'H; ia,LI:? inl.iiM.jl!n),nlt
court room yesterday, Judge H.
D. Norton set the following trials
to date. ' '
Jan. 9 Daisy Sehwalger ' vs.
I : ii pert Kehwaigt'i't T., J. 1-Jn right,
tins Newbury.
Jan. 26. H. I.. Oriffin. vs. Chas.
Lindsay, Gus Newbury, h. A.
Roberts. " ' " '- -
Jan. 22 A If red T. Morris. v btci,
vs. Fred J.. Kiekf V. J. Newman.
Frank DeSouza. ,
Jan. 23. S e e l e y .V. Tlall, vs.
Fireman's Fund, Ous Newbury, P.
J.' Neff. ' '
' Jan. 2-1. J. T. f'lark vsVagoV
Motor Sales Co., P. J. .Neff.
.M. 'Iiobert.' ' . , . :' ' '
Jan. 27. John H. Vale H's. John
Foster, F. J, Newman, Gus New
bury, ; Jan. 28. Commercial Invest
ment Trust Corp., vs. C. J. Mc
Carthy, Kelly & Kelly, T. J. Kn
right. Jan. 2!l. H. W. Hamiin vs. Rarl
S. Coe, G. M.' Roberts, Gus New
bury, A. V,. Renmes. ' ,
Jan. 80. TA'Je L. Kwh vs. -O.
W. Farley, - A. Koliss, Uriggs &.
ltrlggs. v " ' ' ;
Feb. 3. Carrie II. I llll Vs. M. S.
Ilamaker, Gus Newbury. P. J
Neff. Feb. 5. Rogue River Canal Co.
vs. II. P. Cowglll, Kelly & Kelly,
Johnston and Thomas.
Feb. (t. J I. .1. and Hrma Hall
vs. Jessie L. Richardson, M. O.
Wilklns, Gus Newbury.
Feb. 7. National Nut Co. vs. D.
H. Phlpps, M. 'O. Wilklns. 0. M.
Roberts. " - ' ' !
Feb.-' ll. Watkins vs. Hatfield
(Justice Ct. Trans.), Kelly & Kel
ly, Gus Newliury. ' '
'Feb. 11. Verne Stewart Vs. Jas.
I Kershaw, .T.iJ. iOiirlght, Chas.
W. Reames.
Feb. 12. Jas. M. Gray vs. R.
R. Company, Gns Newbury. G. M.
Ittdjerts.
BOOZE VIOLATION
kThe CoVimJrcAil Invctitnfsnt
Trust, a finance corporation, filed
an amended "complaint In circuit
court yesterday in an action tn
replevin a Iloosevelt coupe from
t J. McCarthy, a rancher., ' The
complaint alleges that a condi
tional sales contract made between
the parties, provided that the
right of possession Is In the t 1.
T. company, and that the latter
should be permitted to take the
automobile back when they deem
ed themselves Insecure under 'the
contrnct. " '
Tho answer further alleges that
McCarthy wtw convicted for trans
porting liquor in another automo
bile, thus rendering tho contract
for the Iloosevelt troupe Insecure
In their eyes.- -
Daily Meteorological Report
Sunday, dan. 5, 190.'
4; Alpdiprd nd4.,tic;nlty: Sunday,
rain- thAderiweJtitMW'nttttrJ.
Oregon: Hunday, rain; moderate
temperature. ' t.
'L
Local 1n(aJ
Temperature (degS.).. 47 4fi
Highest (last 12 hr.)i. 51 47
lowest (Inst 12 hrs.) .I2 3
Kcl. humidity' (pet.).. 71 to
Precipitation (inches) T 0.2 K
Htate of weather.. ..I.t. Uain Clear
TuUil K.prrclpliatioa since Hep
temlier 1. I Mil, 7.8H Inche-i.
Hunrlse Today. 7:3H . in.
Hunset today. 4:fi4 p. m.
Sunrise Monday, 1:V. n. m.
"i7HrTcn"iHj.v,
Meteorolngist.
Klamath Kails. Cnnstmrtli u
nt pmv Kemerfon miH yroKres.'ln
rapidly.
TRTBTTXTC, MEDFORD,
E
ILD ANNUAL
MEET THIS, WEEK
i
The nnniml m pp (4 n i n ml Iei'
ttion of offiters qf the 'I?arm Kx-
i'iiHnK v o-operaiive win on iiem
at the Hotel Med ford next Friday
afternoon, starling at 1:30 o'clock.
Recause of conditions an I
complication arising in the organi
zation, the meeting Is expected to
be spirited, and with a large at
tendance. It Is f robable that channes In
"tile by-laws will be proposed, and
tha't a definite policy for the com
ing year will be outlined. Re
ports on the business and affairs
of the Co-operative, from Januarv
1 to October I. and from October
; 1 "to 'the end 'of the year Will be
read.
Mince October 1, when a crisis
was encountered by the organiza
tion, O.'C Hoggs, haH been acting
as ' general manager. 'The report
for his tenure will show that the
'merchandise accounts" have been
reduced by $10.o00; that the ope
rating expenses have been cut In
half, reducing the' expenses, and
that a slight profit was shown for
the month of November. The or
ganisation recently took over the
egg pool; ' tind cut the previous
3 cents per dozen for handling
to" ? v. 'tNehts. '
While there Is Some opposition
'to the''prosent management ii'momr
Vin M'tMinif-tl Inn mnmhol : 'ihe eoil-
I census 'Of opinion is that it
should 'continue, and a movement
has bren launched to extend the
present directorate a "vote of coti
;fldence.M ' 1
; Mnny hf" the -members -also ap
priviufe the 'dlsatlvatit'.geji the n:---ganlKatfon
enconmered the past
yenr.' a'nd 'that only by strict ap
plication of business methods will
the' Kxchaniie survive, and escape
beJtig pointed out us a "horrible
example of Hib co-operative mnv".
ment " "'
''Tat.irr untl Son Burned. !
""lkS'OIR. S. C, Jun. 4. iP)
Llge Pritchett, 35. and his year- J
old-son James .wore burned to!
death "hero early today when flro
from ;'h' oil 'stove enveloped their
home. Mrs.-Pritchett was severe
ly bifrned. ' '
OREOOX. SUNDAY. JANUARY :. ifttO.
FARI Y 5SAI F FRR
w I
Thai the foreclosure suit of I'
E. Wnhl and L C, A. Whilhvk
against Kdgar Johnson, forme:
market owner, be stayed until the
term I nation of the bankruptcy
proceedings, was the plea embod
ied in the answer in Intervention
filed in circuit conn yesterday by
P. C. Itigham, trustee In bank
ruptcy of the Kdgar Johnson I"-
teresl.s.
The answer alleges that Rig
ham, who was recently appointed
trustee at a meeting of the cred
itors, has been In possession and
control of the property; that he
has collected rents and Is admin
istering the property: that there
are unsecured creditors in the
bankruptcy with claim aggregat
ing SlO.inii). R claims that If the
mortgage is allowed to go to de
cree ami sale, these creditors and
Righams prior lien as trustee will
be prejudiced.
The real property represented in
the proceedings, according to M".
Hlgham'H answer is worth $;iO,otii
and can be sold for this amount,
thereby compensating the cred
itors. It states that Whillock and
Wahl are holders of second and
third mortgages and that the Pru
dential Insurance company holds .1
mortgage of $1 5,500, the latter
having taken no steps to foreclose
It Is expected that Mr. R.lgham
will soon apply in the bankruptcy
court for permission to sell the
real property. Some (15 creditors
are represented In the bankruptcy
procedlngs. ,
CORVAI.US. Ore.. Jan. -I. (flV
Oregon Slnto college won Its first
basketball gamo of the season here
last night, taking Willamette uni
versity into camp, i4 to in t
lulrly f a s t ga in h b e f o re a la rgy
crowd.
PARIS. Jan. -I. iP) Jean Hor
otra, famous tennis star, today de
feated "Rig Hill" Tilden in the
final singles of the French inter-'
national covered courts champion
ship. 6-4, 'fl-2. 4 -0.
Newport. R ridge across Hi)
cree k i n 1 1 oose vol t high wa y a 1
Monterey hotel bc'Ing improved,
DelieioUsly Tii f eirentx
'It'll Have Everyonfe Talking!
The BEST Ice
It.'s a REVELATION in ice cream manufacturing . . . you'll
agree it's SUPERIOR to common ice cream . . . It's not anW- J
periment. AH who live in large cities are enthusiastic about it.
. v . v ; .'!
taste.
Manufactured by the Gold Seal Vreamery
LEMONELLA Ice Cream May Be Had at These Dealers:
DeVoe's Confectionery W. Main St.
Franklin's Cafe Craterian Theatre .i.
Franklin's Grocery So. Central Ave.
McGill's Drug Store Main St.
Huson's Confectionery W. 6th St.
Heath's Drug Store Main Street
if AW RITFn RN
Mill Wl I l-M W I
AUTO LICENSES
Several ebecks having already
been rotuined uiieolleiiahle at the
sheriff's office, after having been
given in payment of license fee".
Sheriff Jennings yesterday ret iled
a portion of n state law, cover
lag t he Issuance of such checks.
It is as follows.
"Whenever any bank check, is
sued In 1 ayment of any motor ve
hicle license or registration fee, or
in payment, of any other fee re
quired by this act shall be return
ed to the secretary of slate as un
collected, tho secretary of state
shall charge n fee f $3 phis all
protest ffes to the person present
ing such check to bhn. to cover
the cost of collection. If said fee.
ji ml ehin-i-it fur inlltft lm' uinm ntt
j herein provided, be not the n paid
I the secretary of state may sus
j pend the registration or license In
J payment of which tle check was
presented, and may delegate au
thority to any department employe
or pi dice officer to seize ami re
cover t he registration plates and
or such other evidences of such
' registration or license as mnv
have been issued. (1. I!)21 c.
371; U 1!2!). c. 232)."
Vity Goes In For SI Ilk
M KM PH IS, Tenn. (TP) Con
sumption of milk In Memphis hns
increased approximately 50 pet
cent in the past year, according
to records of the city health d
partmcht. XKW YORK, Jan. fP) Tho
New York Kveiiing World nays 'to
day that "from reliable sources' it
had learned Trls Speaker will soon
be appointed manager of tho ;
rooklyu club of the National leaguo I
i with Wilhert Robinson, president
i manager, confining bis activities I
! to executive duties.
NKW YORK. Jan. 4, iP) Tho
thirtieth annual national automo
bile show opens today In Grand
Central Palace with '300 of tho
latest creations of the automotive
! world displayed by 40 American
and two foreign manufacturers.
Table Rock. Road In this vi
inily conditioned.
NEW!
Cream You've Ever (Fasted
. , .
V I !'
' We KNOW. Lemonella is BETTER and.' we
believe you'll quickly recosmize its improved
If, for any reason, you are
to its special flavor, .your money,
' funded by the dealer. . '
.We are pleased to iserve our customers something
better than the ordinary!
MMIRIAN-11R
IIIIWVWUI1II llll I IV)
TELLS SECRETS
OF HIS RIPE AGE
POPLAR RU'FF. Mo. -(IT)
'Cncle Tommy" Kemp likes to
remnilier when women used "to
wear dre.ses."
"Nowadays they wear handker
chiefs sewed touether, or som
thing nut much bigger than hand
kerchiefs," be said.
And I'ncle Tommy Is rather
qualified to reminesce as he Is
looking forward to celebrating hi.-
llath birtlulay next September.
T'ncle Tommy attribute.- h'
longevity to his i)blhopby of li
which be brought to .Missouri wii'l
him from southern Tennessee. 70
years ago eat what you wnn
il ri n k w ha t you wa n t . a nd d o ji s
you pase so long as it doe. no:
iotroude on the rights of your fal
low men.
"I just live a normal life," Kemp
said. "I walk plenty, work all I
want to, and eat and drink what
1 please, and that includes coffee
and tobacco. 'When 1 could g t
h I used to drink considerable
whNkey too."
Discussing the farm problem,
t'ncle Tommy spoke of conditions
50 tn 75 years ago. "Farmers
never hauled their produce tn
town." be said. "In those days th
townsfolk came out and bong tit
what they wanted. Turkeys, for
inslance, .sold for 50 cents each:
chickens sold for 15 cents ur o;
and other produce was priced in
proportion. Kven with the low
prices farmers were well fixe 1,
had plenty of clothing and food "
' Kempt explained how people
made their own clothing when b1
was a boy in Tennessee, and how
-It was dyed with a liquid made
from walnut hulls. "We ate ;mb
stnntial food. ant drank lots of
hard cider as well a other ln-ver-aces
" Missouri's oldest ' resident
said.
Rut when Fncle Tommy recalls
days gone by he is more than like
ly pictured ns a feeble old man, i
picture belled when he is seen
tramping aero.ss the fields with his
gun under his arm and a coup!
of rabbits hanging from his belt.
I'ncle Tommy can't find any
glnsses which Improve his vision,
ami consequently doesn't weir
any. He floes use n cane, hut not
3
not partial
will be re
aw
Bungalow Store N. . Riverside ' " ' -; ,
;Walden BrosN, Riverside A i , i
Terminal Confectionery Hotel Jackson
Jarmin & Woods Corner Main and Central
Wm. Reinhart N. Front Street.
Idle Hour S. Front Street.
Jensen & Dalley
PAGE SEVEN
I because he U feeble. lie broke In.-
I hip a few years ago, B 8 tn h
exact, when he was traveling by
J stagu coach to see hbi girl and the
I coach tipped over, rolling down a
I Tennessee hill.
I'ncle Tommy owns and main
tains a small farm. "It Hives me?
I nuiiiruuiin in no, ii nam, una i fe
should quit work' altogether. Youi
know, there Is no telling how long
; I will. live and T am going to keep
preparnig for, the future. One ofr-i
my sisters lived to be 126 yean '
old." y
'.es. I'm good for a long time." V
I'ncle Tommy said as he excused;''!
himseif to take advantage of ;l
new-fallen snow and go rabbit
hunting. 4
FATTEN TREASURY
The city court during the month
of December turned In $360 in.
fines into the-city treasury, th?;'
proceeds from twenty cases, aCi .
cording to the monthly report of
Judge Taylor. These cases weio
clas.sified as follows: j
Seven cases of Intoxication, in;-
which five men had $l fines each,;
one man had a fine of S25 nnd an-:
LIQUOR VIOLATORS
other a fine of $15. 1
Six possession of liquor cases, injtlS
four ot which a S25 fine of ach5-7
was imposed, a fine of $50 in nn-p
other, and i. fine of $15 in thefe
other.
In two cases of disturbing the
peace, one drew a fine of $25 nndl
the other a fine of $10.
There were two traffic violations!
in each of which a fine of $10 was!
imposed, and there was one care!
of breaking glass in the street,
which drew a fine of $50, An
other case was investigated in I
court but not docketed
Prlzo ConV Rotrtl
KNOXV11J.K. Tenn. (TP) In
211 days "I'.T Star Acme I-ady,"
a prize cow, produced 15.32"
pounds of milk and 5IK pounds of
butter.
Electrotherapy Chiropractic
Dr. H. P. Coleman
Tenth Successful Year In Medford
Treatments by Appointment
Natural Methods Food Sclsnce
Medford Center Bldg. Phone 965
ruts