r
fl) MENACE
I SURPLUS
PRODUCTION
Over-Supply Described As
Small Compared to De
mand Small Shift in
Conditions Would Wipe
Out Commodity Margin.
Ily Clinton Cufl'lil.
Associated Press Staff Writer.
WASHINGTON. May 7. ()
persistent weakness of the scale of
-cnoral commodity prices plus
widespread complaint of overpro
duction In many lines, should not.
In the opinion of ltobert P. La
mont. secretary of commerce, bo
allowed to cloud the business vis-
Ion because of one cnoerrui andi
material fact.
In his oplnon, based on observa-l
lion from his official post as well j
as on lonir and rich business experi
ence, such an oversupply of com
modities as now exists, as compared
to demand. Is relatively small. Sen- j
oufl a" bns been its effect on prices j
brlnKlnii about a fall In the Ken- I AO Tunisia, ..May 7.
eral Index ratios that ranges from j Tl,l! American delegation to
from 6 to 8 per cent since Decern- l-ui-hanstle congress landed 111
l,erhe is Inclined to reward th?jthLs Moslem land today from the
surplus as one that showlnp n 1 Fre-nch liner Uochamheau.
many lines may swiftly disappear. 1,10 I"1" eomprisini; 3 1 a pilgrims
It is ratner remaraaiilo now i
j,mall a differ
I'Ben supply 1
1ft a weight on
W ,C ... tt,rill
wll a difference Is needed lie-1
and consumption lot" nv congress officials and the
on prices, or converse-1
to thrust them up." Laniim:!
fald. "We used to find In the cas?
of Iron that a variation of one
or two per cent of supply over do-
mand or the reverse, was more tha.i
sufficient to vary prices.
"From all of our studies, it does
notieeni that industrial goods have
hecn piled up high enough In any
staple line to threaten a protracted
neriort of absorption before they
are moved, and before production
and distribution can he resumed a
normal pressure. With n stendy
increase In population in the coun-
try, with a permanent disposition I inw tunipcrnture in Interior Thurs
ln our jicoplp to consume in th; day.
lontt run imllvidunlly more sood.s
and services. It dopH not seem t-
me that a general appearance of
iiverproductloii of commodiUos can
lie In nu maintained. Any apparent
surplus that now exists, and is af
fecting prices, can bo taken up
rather quickly in tho United Stales
tiy a relatively small shift of con
ditions." KALKIGH, X. C. ATay P)
Ueijistrara in North Carolina wer:
arred today from asking persons'
ir,wn.'nnn lor ine staio primary j
hfthcr they voted for Alfred K.i
Smith, thp democrntic preshlentlal I
nominee in 1928, under a rullntc
men by Attorney-General Dennis
'J.'Brummitt.
Brummltt said reRlstrars miht
only one question and gave
ihaias-Wlth which politicul party
-ire you affiliated ?"
I BE ESTABLISHED
i in
M.K.M, Ore.. .Mhv 7. fP The
rk of LornpletlnK the IMper Me-
i fund for the OMlnlillnlimi.nl
t a chair of Jourimllsm nt Wil-
smctte university will bo under
sell next week under the direc
n of Ir. Charles M. Klnc of
hittiBo, aceordlng to nnnounre
by university authorities. The
"r w he In ht, f ihn i.,t . '
Wr n. l'loer of the Portlanil I
"wnlan. It is proposed to raise
Jjno.ono. I
erl U T r, -
r- mwiiw i
FLORENCE STREET
PAVE ORDEM
VOTE OF COUNCIL
f K.ne.ul Into,-,.,, to Ml.,lfni.d
',. a ,c,lulkW lw,,cj ,. , c, .
council last nlM.t
,,..i ... Khl c"vcimK the
''loionco Nllfl.r l.,.l
from
';"t .Main , uu-c,
ltu . ti,iu
lli'a it
haps, Is
one of ,le rollKhest ,
mm irfnri ... i
.Vfdfonl
imved have l,oc Un,,.,Way f, .
yen,. The hospl.a, a year or Lo
wo Paved lhe ,,, m B
b. 1,1 nK , mi,u UM
A IVsnluii
was ill..
nivni-in.. n. . . 1
C'en-
, . iub noni liov.l
Ktl'l'Ct tO
" ,, , """Ul aloliR
Mth other s-,.et resolution,, ,.e ,
e published .short time an 1
b,,,r,nK will lluK; sho,.lly
. te . Improvement W(jrk
includes paving f Wcl)t Plm
' eacn to Summit
and
ul " csi rain, wost
from
in waiuiale.
til-llflimr I..
take place on Fourth street.
in von, rrom eight dlo-
TOS0S "f the new world, were gree;-
""o'u colorful hands of Aral) net' -
""'is. I bey proceeded inimcdia-
tourist-fashion, to delve Into
11,0 mysteries of this ancient state,
'
Meteorological Report
May 7, Il:t
Ali'iirm-il and vicinity: ToniRht
and Thui-Miuy fair with frost to
niKht; rising tiMiiperature Thurs
day. Ori'Kon: Fair tnnlBht and Thurs
day; frosts in interior toniL-ht: Hs-
I'oca UaU.
I t-'inperatuiT (di-Kiees) 40
Highest (last 1 hours) 53
Lowest (last 12 hours) 4i
Ucl. huniiility (per ct.) SH
Precipitation finches).. .17
State of 'weather,.. Xt. rain 1'.
:i5
4 2
.04
t-Vly.
.Lowest tenipcniluiu this morn
ing 34 decrees.
Total precipitation since Sept.
1,
l2!l. i:i.4!l inches.
Ternpeiatui es a year ago today:
Highest 7li; lowest 31.
Sunset today 7:16 pfm
Sunrise Thursday, 4:5S a. in.
Smisei
Thursday, 7:17 p. in.
Observations Taken at 5 A.
M.
120th Meridian Time
if n
f.TV. -
linker City
Ilisinarck ....
ISoise
IJenver
3J
34
40
3S
li 0
44
34
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Rain
Clear
1". Cdy.
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Rain
P. Cdy.
Clear
P. Cdy.
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
t Ues .Moines
LI
511
114
Los Angeles ..
.Marshfield
I J'hoonix
j Portland
Ked llluff
j Rosi'burjr
Kail Lake
San Krnnrisro.
3.S
44
as
40
4 (I
3'
3S
34
3S
Santa Ke
Sealtle
Isonkane
54
511
Walla Wallo..
'lnniieB
52 4li
' W.
IHTCHIStlN.
MeteoroloEiMt
I
.i..i. ecmlt.ip3. Ashland
DFORD WMf,
Canadian National President Talk with
Waslyngton from World's Fastest Tram
SIrte1!eWhYn.T.HRuTOIi'
J:JtMeP';?,ne.,0,h.e. Hon- R R
uumcu, wnue traveling at a soeed of 60 miles ner hm.r 1 r n,i.uij.. ru-i ,
National Teleranh.. h i.
1--i t , . - .
way em oftrin telephone o.tta
JSNLWbrffA
BRIDE-TO-BE HONORED
BK EAGLE POINT CLUB
KACrLK POINT. Ore., May 7.
(Spl.) Memhera of the Civic Im
provement cluh were hostesses a
their cluh rooms Thursday after-j
noon, complimenting Miss Mildred'
L. Hurt, whofip marriane will tnkfJ
place sometime In June. Instead!
of the usual business, the hours!
were spent In the presentation of i
a lai-Ke May basket filled with re-1
membranees and decorated wlthj
sprhiK flowers. ,
Those present were Mrs. S. K.
Howlelt, Killlh Weidman, Mis. Mc-
Donald. Miss llattie Ilowlett, Mr.i.
Frank llrown, Mrs. Davles anil lit-!
lie daughter. Mrs. Hurdahl. Mrs.
Lena Slowell. Mrs. Cora Smith. .Mrs I
Stelta VanCcov. Mrs S. it. Holmes I
Mrs. M. L. Pruitt. Mrs. Royal
llrown. Mrs. Louie VanScoy. Mr
llanklns. Mrs. I.otlle Ciiifeade. Mrs.
Luke Klncald. Mrs. I-:niil 'aste".
.Mrs. lrnia Seaman. Mrs. Will
llrown. Mis. Cora Morgan. Misses
Hazel Snillh. .Donna llrown, -Mar-Kuorlfe
JliiriiliiVli. TWfithy 1 Wllhlte,
Dorothy Pearce, Sybil Caster, Freda
Chambers. Miss Miller. Miss Ait
ken. Miss Domicile and Miss Hurt.
Visitors from Phoenix were Mr.s.
Webster and Mrs. Clammel.
Wuldport. War (Icimrtinent un
proved plans for construction of
highway bridge across Lint slough
at this place.
Three Oregon Bands Win Honors in
Annual High School Contest at O.S.C.
? .... v. s
.lefrerxm lilii'i 'i""1' l'irtlaiul (.Isillmiil. ItiHeiell hlitli f I'oiiliinil (lop), anil (he Seu-ldc lrl
IkiiiiI kiv llie IVi" i'liiiiii'"" In i'lam .. II mill f. h.iMiiit i.ml I lie lilitlK- amoiiK 17 titiftiintn nl
H.e i.iiniail 1-o.W)-' '" O"-"" Slau- .llf-in. Ml of lkie tfwellH-r Willi mv-rilifl nlni-e winner.. Al-
,,,, wcm I. loo iinil Klil. lire
3)ffcrs,.nQ.nil Senldr are 'tun lime
TRIBUNE. M RDFQlvD",
mm a"d President of the Canadian National Railways, talking over
L?mont, Secretary of Commerce. Washington, from the "International
. j. uui
:3U to 7:45 p.m. Amos n' Andy
NIlC servlte to KliO. KllCj,
KO.MO. KC.W. KKCA.
:45 to 8:01) p.m. Literary I)i-
I nest Prohibition Poll and Idlest
'oi-ld News Flashes Interpreted
by l-'loyd Ulhbons Nile serviee
to K(!0. KIKJ. KO.MO.
S:00 to S:30 p. in. Iot'H (let As
sociated NIIC service to Klly,,
KO.MO, KOW, Kl'O, Kl'M.
S:io to 8:30 p. m. Parisian Quin
tet N liC service to K(lO.
S::!0 to !':00 p.m. Hill Hilly Hoys
NIIC service to K(lO.
9:1,(1 lu ,J:15 p.m.' XI1C Comert
Favorites N He service to KtJO.
I !i : 1 5 to ii:,in p.m. Violin Recital
! NIIC service to K(IO.
!l:15 to 9:30 p.m. Montng Melo
! dlans NIK' service to KIIIJ,
i HOMO. KOW, KSL.
!l:30 to 10:00 p. m. Miniature
lllographles - Nile service to
10:00 to 11:00 p. in. Cotton Jllos
som Minstrels Nile service to
K!). Kilt. KOW. KOA.
11:00 to 12:110 p.m. ljuu;liner-
llarrls Hotel St. Francis! Daniel
Orchestra Nile service to KOO
KO.MO: 11:45 to 12:00 p. m.
lioad between lllverton and Han
don being surfaced.
.1.. 1 " uIU'"?: i' "oiaer, Lh.et Engineer, Car
ellicllile ui niu-r llie iWiliinal 111 inis'llllon Bl I'llni. Mich.. In Mny.
1n-ns" linvliia trlumiilird In their lw, a fn,r gg.
OKWipy. WKnXKSDAY, MAY 7. MM.
Kiiuigci , v.iiit:i cneineer. Lania xn
Can:
FOOTS CREEK SCHOOL
FOOTS CltKHK, Ore.. May 7.
(Kpl.) The question of consolidat
ing the Foots Creek school district
No. 32 with the Oold Hill district
No. 57 Is to he voteil on June 6th.
A straw vole was taken on con
solidation two weeks aito. hut only
those opposing consolidation ap
peared, the othors walling until the
election on .lune tlth to vote. .
The question of annexing part of
the Fools Creek district with Gold
11111 will not be brought before the
boundary hoard until consolidation
has been decided upon.
WOODHURN', Ore
May 7 (P)
tleorgo H. Hoohe, 711, city record-
J oiw-viutliiuously since,. 1924, and re
coruur tor two terms prior to nun
died of heart failure nt his home
hero today. Ho was found sitting
in it chnir about 8:;!lt by Street
Commissioner John Miilr alter fall
ing to report nt the city hull. Phy
si: Inns said ho Imd been dead about
two hours.
f
Seaside. Number of Neon signs
installed in tills town.
The rainy and cool weather ovular on Mcdford menus. A typ
tlio past week or two has done I b'al colleotion of produce carried
much to hold hack the appearance
of home grown produce on local
ma.kets and one grocer today do-; chokes, rhubarb, onions, peas, eel
clarcd the weather is rcsponslbl.. ery. spinach, rutabagas, parsnlpH,
for fully a 2o per cent decrease In old polatoes. carrots, perre.s aud
quantity and for a delay of two 'egg plant
or three weeks In other produce j Home growe. lettuce Is lust mal-.
that s usually on the market .a g ,s api-.a,anee. sharing market
this time of the year. , , ,. ,,,, ,,. ,,,,.,, , r,.om
Home grown sliawherrles. com-i norilu-. n California. The local
,.c...iK .i oeines smppeil in I nun'
California, are
selling at a com-
paratively low flgur
fact that the supply Is limited, duo
to unfavorable conditions. Last
year this time, the markets were
well supplied with home grown
berries and now the supply Is sur
prisingly low. The same holds true
Tor other produce, Including among
other things, the toothsome aspara
gus.
....e,.-,. ,, ,e annai or ; , and spreads for sandwiches,
milder wealher. blackberries, lo-i,,,,. ppUiarilv of which will Lo
ganberries and raspberries are also ' come more pronounced when the
expected to he on sale. I ., ,. mp,.Vl,s enn,.,i chop
Hothouse tomatoes are featured suey ami canned beef slew are (net
at a number of stores anil are pop-' now als en loving good demand
JACKSONVILLE
JACKSONVILLE. Ore.. May 7.
(Spl.) Jacksonville defeated Pro
volt, 5 to 4. In a k .tine of basehatl
Hunilay on the hu-nl liamoml.
A. Chlldera returned hom.
Saturday evening from Monterey.
cai.. where he was called to the
bedside of his daughter, Mrs. lc!e I
Jones, ft couple of weeks ago.
Mr. Kate. Buckley i,s at Crescent
City.
Mrs. Funnle Wilson returned
home after visiting with her dauKh
ter. Mrs. Krank Clark of Mediord.
Mrs. Walsh of Klamath Kails and
little grandson visited friends here
and In the vulley this week.
Jacksonville was well represent
ed at the county track meet Sat
urday, everything beliiR very quiet
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Coffman ar
rived here Monday morning to visit
relatives and to do some work on
their homo place here, to Whicn
they expect to move In tho near
future. They are now living at
Camp 3, above Hutto. Kails.
Mr. and Mrs. t'ndwaller and fam
ily have moved Into tho VanVVin
kle home hero.
Mm. Charles Madsen and daugh
ter Kosallc of Forest Creek vlstto-1
nt the C. IJ. Dunnlngton homo Mon
day. George Wood left Monday with a
party of friends from Medford on
a mining- expedition. "r"
Leonard Lyons made, a business
trip to Cow Creek canyon over
Sunday.
Mrs. Leonard had as her guest
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dorr
a n d M r. a n d M ia. Clifford Ilulrd
all of Medford.
-Mrs. Ieorgo Tranta and Mrs.
ICthel Olson attended th show at
the Craterian Saturday evening.
J. It. Hall, Amos Orvald of Med
ford and Tom I no Orvald of Minne
sota were- caller of Mr. llall'rf
niece. Mrs. Kthel Olson, Sunday.
Mrs. Mettle Thompson and son
Junior of Medford anil Icw1h
Thompson of Klamath Kails spent
Sunday night nt the ChrlH Keegan
home.
Mrs. Krod Taylor and daughter
ICvelyn and "on Lester of Central
Point, were vIsltoi-H Sunday of M.
and Mrs. Kred Hutcher.
Charles Lynns of Ashland vidted
his son and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Lyons of Jacksonville, re-1
cently. I
Mrs. Dorothy Parsons of Wash
ington la vlhiting her mother, Mrs.
Mary Mason of this place.
Raymond Crumley of Camp 3.
above Untie Fftlls, visited with ret- i
ntlvcM In Jacksonville Thursday and
Krldny of Inst week. j
Mm, Walter Kindred of Medford I
was a Jacksonville visitor Monday, i
Mr. find Mrs. Chester Persell and i
children spent Sunday at their,
rntich on tho Applngiite. I
THE SISGN OF
FINE COFFEE
EVERYWHERE
PACKED
"cr
Timely Hints
AFor
Medford Table
y """" "tores Includes cabbag'
r.uimiowcr, snipped In new pot.t-
. lues h.vi.1 l..lt , .1.... .....i
produce Is suoerb for lis siinerlnr
quality. It will continue lo I.,, on
despite tho, market tor several weeks.
Interest to housewives was tho
report today lllat butter had drop
; ped another cent and that eggs are
now also enjoying good demand.
tor price d e crease brings that
! household necessity into closer con-
tact with fi.mlly tables.
A number or local establishments
I are featuring canned fruits for sal-
FOOTS CREEK
FOOTS CUMKK. ore.. May 7.
I (Spl.) -The Kootn Creek school will
j hold its school plcnir on Wednes
day. May Hth. The school chll-
llliv ..... ' , ...
school will have a picnic.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar .lolson of
ItosehuiK have hei-n vIsltiiiK Ira,
,lol.son's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
lilies.
Mrs. L. Skeleton. Mrw. Lloyd Mil-
I ter and Mrs. L. L. Smith were Med
ford visitors Monday.
M. ltnomsliter. Kd Prefountain
and J. liose spent Saturday In Med
ford on school business.
Mr. and Mrs. Kred Wnht, Mrs.
Maude Champtln and Mr. We.U
were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Wah Sunday.
Mrs. McQuat. Mrs. Charles Wahl,
Mr. R. (lutzlaff, Mrs. Kfflo Illrds
eye and Mrs. Ocorge 'trance attend
ed the farewell party given Mrs.
Oiimmitt of ltogue River by tho
ladies of the Civic Improvement
cluh. Mrs. (irlmmltt Is moving t
Medford. she will he greatly miss
od in Kitgue Kiver.
Lester ttollng. Wallace Holing1.
John Itlles, Karl Smith and Heny
Henderson aUcnded the wreHttint?
match In Medford Saturday even
ing. 1
MOTHERS DAY PROGRAM
EAGLE POINT CHURCH
KAOLR POINT. Ore., May 7.
LSpl.) Mother's Day wilt bo fit
tingly observed in tho morning
church servico nt the Presbyterian
church Sunday, May Ilth. Speclkl
music Is being arranged. Mr. Dav
idson will preach. Sunday schoo'.
1 0 n. m. Preaching services, J 1
a. m. All nro welcome to one or
all flervlces. Junior Christian I5n
deavor, 3 in the afternoon. Senior
Kndeavor, 7 p. m.
EAGLE POINT OPERETTA
ON FRIDAY EVENING
KACLI-; POIXT. Ore., May 7.
(Spl.) Don't forget the "Wltd
Hose." operetta to be given Friday
evening, May !tth. In tho school
gym. A very capable cast of char
acters has been chosen by Atlss
Miller and all are Invited to come
early to avoid the crush at 8 o'clock
p. m.
Ilui-ffliir Kontomvil
BAKKIt, Ore., May 7. P) Joo
Kelly, transient, about 65, was
sentenced to one year In state
prison late yesterday when he was
found guilty of burglary of a house
at Dtirkeo Sunday. . He waived
hearing and Indictment. Ho wild
he was from Idaho.
B'S HI-TEST VACUUM METHOD
1
Tomorrow
we are
still featuring
Drastic and
Sensational
PRICE
CUTS
for those who
shop at
R
U
. s
s
E
L
L
'S
TIME
IS GETTING
SHORT
It won't be
long now!
WE MUST
SELL
everything in
I
our store