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PflE SIX MEPVonn MATL TRIBUNE, MKDFORP, 01?EfiOX, TUESDAY, .TUNE 17, 1030. CITY MANAGER H STUDIES ; i NOT COMPLETE Council Will Get Report and ' Recommendations Later ; Meeting Change in i Charter. At the city council meeting to ulh'lit the (jut'Htion uf tho proponed changing tho form uf municipal guyornnmnt will nut Ijc formally considered or (Mucusm-d, an ' the citizens committee and council ad visory committee appointed nt the lftt meeting, and ot which Coun cilman J. C, Collins 1h chairman, wiil not be rendy to present the result of their dellhorutlonB. tThe Hub-cotiiiniiteo connl.stini? of Mvl Collinw and W. IS. Crewn, which him been studying various types of the commiMMlun or man ager form of government and drawing u) a mcuHure, bam-d on them, which they coiiHlder the bent plan for Aledford, will huve tho lengthy pro posed measure com pleted by tomorrow night when ft will ho prenentod to tho entire committee for consideration and approval. If tho whole committee approves the plan submitted by 'this Hdb commlttee,. then tho plan will be prone a ted to trio city council at Itu meeting two weeks from now, or possibly at a special council meet ing, for adoption or rejection. y TIio Proposed New I'ltm Chairman Collins stated this noon that tho proposed changed form of government, which tho Hub-commttteo hus drawn up for HubmlHslon to the entlro committee 1 Is modeled pructlcally without deviation from tho commlsslon managei forms of government at Bend and - Astoria, which have been well tested nnd proved vory sutlHfuctury, and which uro along the lines of tho Oregon City and La' Grande form uf government. The new plan as drawn up by the HUb-commlttce fur presentation before the whole committee tomor row night, nnd which It Is antlcl- j puted will be approved by that i committee foi-'consldoration of tho j cfty council, provides for a com- ! mlHsloncr form of government with j it t city manager and municipal judge, me tnrce coinmmsioners would bo elected by tho people for ; terniB of four years each, one of whom would go out of office every ' two years. They In lurn would tin-'; Ipoint a city manager and rnunlci- j pit! Judge, find act In an udvlHory cupacity over city affairs dining their terms of office. Tho terms! of tho manager and judge would i bo discretionary with the commit- i Blon. , j MmutKcr HmIch DeimrtmeiitH 1 All departments of the city gov- j Important Rules in Beauty Contest Given Out By Medford Lions Club Duo to misunderstandings con cerning the beauty contest being conducted locally by tho Lions club, a number of the most impor tant rules are given as follows: Kntries must ho selected by elimination contest conducted by some newspaper, theatre, commer cial or civic body, or other agency in their home city, properly spon sored by such agency. (The local Lions club Is sponsoring for Med ford this world wide beauty contest in which some Medford girls will take part). No agency will bo recognized un less arrangements for affiliation havo previously boon nutdo with the pageant committee and regu lar form of contract executed. (The local Lions club has paid for (his privilege to give Medford a representative at Janten lieach, near Portland, July Hi, where a young lady wiil he chosen as "Miss Oregon" from girls representing cities all over the state). AH contestants must be of good moral character between Id and 20 years of age and unmarried. Any unbecoming conduct upon the part of such -contestants during the life nf the pageant will result In disbar ment and forfeiture of all rights in tho premises. Contest is open to amateurs only. Any participant found to huve hud stage, motion picture or semi-pro : fessional experience will be dis j qualified. I Contestants must be furnished j with the costumes in which to compete: Sports costume or nft iernoon frock, bathing costume and j evening gown. (The Lions club will make arrangements to outfit "Miss Medford"). I Prizes in the (ialveston "Inter ! national Pageant of Pulchritude" will he $2000 in gold and a silver plaque denoting award of title "Miss Medford" (grand prize); first prize, $1000; second prize. $500, and third to ninth prizes $100 each. ernment would be tinder tho city mamiKer, who appoints the heads of each, but the municipal Judge would preside over his own depart ment and the municipal court. Tho commission would also elect as mayor ono of Its own member!, whose duty it would be to preside at the commission's meetings anl sign all official city documents. In case the council formally iidopts the plan the matter will be placed before the voters of the city for a change In city chartor nec essary, at the November election for approval or rejection. If approved by the voters the new form of gov ernment would be Inaugurated In January. READY FOR JURY MEDICS TO MEET Tlie-JacliHon Couiuy Moclloiil bo-I cloty will moot tomorrow avonlng at the homo ot Or. W. II. HcckniHii, CornliiK court. Tho paper for tho evening will be prcBenled by Dr. II. W. Sleotor. This will bo tho last regular meeting held by the tioclety prior to adjournment for tho Bummor. A picnic meeting Ib being plunncd for July. STORY 1 (Continued from Pago 1) The case of I W, Knyder, Klam ath Falls and Ashland, monument salesman, charged with tho alleged utterance of a forge! contract In the sale of a monument, will go to the Jury late this afternoon. Closing arguments started with the opening of court tins uftornoon. Snyder Is alleged to havo secured money on the sale of tho alleged forged contracts, one such being signed by Mrs. Laura G. Pierce of Ashland. The total amount In volved is $000. J. C. Hopper of Ashland, well known throughout Jackson county, was called to tho witness stand this morning, lie purchased one of tho alleged forged contracts from the defendant. Hopper col lapsed on the stand and was car ried from the courtroom. A motion for a directed verdict for acquittal for the defendant was denied by the court lato yesterday, after a two hour argument. Six witnesses were called thin mtirning for the defense. Including several from Klamath Fulls. The defendant entered a general denial of the charges. rliiiu Hfikl. I In stated that, from the best of IiIh knowledge, Murriam re ferred to fi nl t trees when speak ing of the pest. Later SecrotaryJ Hobb said ho stood back of Mcrriam In his attitude following the 'break' and said that as a member of the Rtnto bnnklng board that body fre quently knew banking secrets which they did not broadcast, as a mattor of. sound policy, and that the same applied to other matters "Following tho public 'hearing, the board of control went Into ex ecutive session and after an hour's deliberation voted not to accept Merriam's resignation, a fact pub lished Sunday throughout the state, concluded Mr. Burcli. I She thought: "I know why the boss won't see you again ...'B. O.'" Yet, to be polite, . She said: "I'm sorry, but the manager is very busy this afternoon." xt ;m (I 7A 1 He didn't suspect that B. O.' J. (Body Odor) stood between him and success until GOOD appearance, pleasing man ners, ambitious, hard working why was his record so poor ? Why was it bo hard to see prospects a second time ? Ono day the new siilcsiiinnngrr sent for him. Talked to him frankly about a subject pcoplo generally avoid "B.O.," the polite name for body odor. Suggested a simple sufeguard . . . Now lie's one of the track salesmen in the organization salary and commissions mounting fust. "ll.O." no longer burs him from success. Summer a danger lima for "D. O." Scorching sun. Stuffy, breathless nights. We couldn't endure them .unless we Inspired freely. Hut this means extra care against "13.0." llcmember, though Men! Try LIFEBUOY SHAVING CREAM Test this helling, double-drnit lather. Sec how it ioothtsendi lunjins end buioiot of ihoet "Trader Spore." At yt Jnttiit'i we don't notice it in ourselves, others do! l'lay safe. Wash and batho with Life buoy. Once you try this delightful toilet soap, no other will satisfy. Lathers mur velously even in hardest water. Anil this rich, creamy, antiseptic lather pent rrif. pores, cleanses so t horoughly there's not n trace of "H.O." left. Its pleasant, extra-clean scent that vanishes as you rinse tells you Lifebuoy purifies. ISringa nmv akin beauty Millions of women sing the praises of Lifebuoy as a complexion soap. Its bland, soothing, searching lather gently frees pores of clogged impurities freshens dull, sallow skins promotes healthy, radiant beauty. Adopt Lifebuoy today. . LKVKIl mtOTIlKUS CO.. CVmindee, II. M. Lifebuoy HEALTH SQAP " -stops body orfot- TARIFF ARTiB w IS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT Oregon Representative Sees President Put Pen to Fa mous Document In Ef fect at Midnight Little Confusion Expected. WASHINGTON, June 17. yp) 1'renldent Hoover today nigned tho tariff bill. The hill wan alfined at 12:59:30 li. m. In the preiience of Secretary Mellon, FranciH X. A. Kble, com rnlHHloner of cu stoma and four of the Mix Republican confereea, In cluding tienatom Smoot, Utah and Hhortridge, California, and Kepre Hcntatlvea Hawley, Oregon, and Tread way, MuHuachuyetts. Senator WatHon, Indiuna, . and Representative Bacharach, New Jersey, the other two confereea, were not present. No photographs of the ceremony were permitted. As the president affixed his signature those grouped around him applauded and. Repre sentative Treadway was the . first to shake the president's hand, others following. The law, revising the existing eight-year-old rate structure In more than a thousand Instances and overhauling the administra tive features, takes effect at mid night tonight. . The customs officials are pre pared for the rush of ships to reach port and file their cargo papers in time .to benefit by the old rates. They also arc ready to adminis ter the new rates iind 'bureau offi cials here expect little confusion. Ogdcn Mills, under secretary of the treasury, was notified immedi ately after the signing so new reg ulations could be dispatched Im mediately to customs officials. Six pens were used In the signing one ouch being presented to the four conferees present, and the other two being held for presentation to Watson and Baehurach. Among 48 articles taken 'from the free list arc softwood lumber, cement, brick, long staplo cotton, hides, leathers and shoes. Logs, now tdutlablo at $1 por thoumind boarti feet, head the list of 75 items placed on tho free Hut. PRIZES POUR IN FOR TRIB. TRAP T SHOO SUNDAY Tho time for the first- annual Mall Tribune trap shoot is rapidly drawing near and Interest Is growing by leaps and bounds. Al ready a largo number of shooters have entered their names In com petition, some who have never shot over traps, whleh Indicated a good sum for tho Boy Scout camp fund. The shmit will bo staged next Sunday 4 on the fine new grounds of tho Rogue Valley (lun Huh on the Medford airport and wilt mark tho opening uf the club's new shooting grounds und clubhouse. Tho Mall Tribune trophy, a handmuue silver shield with ap propriate Inscription, will be the major prize of the day's shoot. This trophy will remain In tho Rogue Valley Gun club'a new building and each year will bear the name of the annual Tribune shoot winner. Any three-time winner will become the permanent owner of this fine trophy. A silver platter, bearing tho In scription "Rogue Valley Oun Club Annual Mail Tribune Trap Shout" will be awarded to tho runner up In Sunday's competition. This beautiful platter will bo given by the members of tho gun club. C. W. Wood of prospect, who was formerly connected with the fa mous Chronicle shoot In San Fran cisco and one of tho prominent members of the Rogue Valley Oun club, has offered a fine kodak to the hih n twice while tho second high novice will be given a year's Mihtvrlptlon to Tho Mall Tribune, thru ugh the generosity "of Mr. Wood, lmv (iitt Awnrtl, The low gun of tho day will win a gold watch, this fine prize being offered by CUirrnoe Kads. A fivo dollar gold piece will go to the lady um king the highest score out of 25 pigeons. The men who compete In the shoot will contest with 6tt targets. In addition to these fine prizes some exceptional merchnndlne awards are being offered by Med ford business men, the names of Op donors to appear soon In The .Ntall Tribune. One of the out standing features of the first an nnal Tribune trap shoot Is the fact that beginners will have an opportunity to win some excellent awards and every shooter will re ceive at least n mochanritoe prise. owing to the fact that the Boy Scout camp in Apptegate burned last year, the proceeds of thli year's Mall Tribune shoot will be held for some civic or charity benefit and the proceeds each season will go to whatever orgnnl xatlon most In need of additional fund. EACHERS .F.TI PLAN APPEALS F ROM E Five Accused of Political Activity and Irritations May, Fight Abrogation of Contracts. At an all-day hearing held at Butte Falls, tho school board' up held charges of "political activity" and "political irritatlotj"- against five Butte Falls school teachers. They are N. D. Stoddard, William Mee, Mrs. William Mee, Naomi Van Gross and Rhea Hoover. The charges are the basis of annulment of the contracts of the school teachers, against which they plan a legal fight. An appeal will be taken to the county boundary board, from the decision of the school board, Attorney George M. Roberts, associated with Attorneys F. 1. Farrell and C. M. Thomas, said this morning. The attorney general of Oregon has held that a teacher's contract is binding, unless charges ., arc proven, and It was said that the ousted teachers will appeal on the grounds that the charges of political activity were not substan tiated by the evidence. - Witnesses include members of the school board, and AUorfeoys E. K. Kelly and Edward C. Kelly, representing the school board, and the Owen-Oregon Lumber company. The present angle dates back to last December, when the county boundary board, after a hearing, ordered a heavy cut In the Butte Falls school budget. There was a large attendance at the hearing. The annual school election was held at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, resulting In Mrs. Julia Doubleday, named to fill , the vacancy on the board flue to the ousting of Mrs. Elizabeth Simmer- ville, being defeated by Merle Brainerd by the close vote of 62 to 67, and W. Richmond winning over R. B. Baker, 71 to 55. The vote was one of the heaviest ever seen lit u school election In Butte Fulls. CASE IS REVERSED BY HIGHER COURT (The state supreme court today handed 'down an opinion in one Jackson county case, that of Grace Morrltt and the state of Oregon ys. George Merrllt, aappellant; be ing an appeal from an order nd Judglng the nppeallant In contempt (W failure to pay alimony. An opinion by Justice Belt reversed Judge 11. D. Norton. This action grew out of the divorce suit between Grace Merritt and George Merritt, both well known In this city and Jackson ville. The records of the case show that Merritt was in nrrears In his alimony payments. In the sum of $400, and was charged with failure to comply with tho order of the court and the divorce. Merritt wifti sentenced to six months In the county Jail for con tempt, for failure to pay alimony, last July. He , filed an appeal to the supreme court. . 1 . At the same time his plea for modification of the divorce decree wa denied. Dr. Gilbert S. Lambert Now Endorses Sargon r Ofe J UCJf DR. GILBERT S. LAMBERT ... "Por over two yenrs I suffered with chronic stomach trouble and constipation that I was unable to correct with ordinary medicines. My appetite failed. I couldn't sleep and 1 was logins weight rapldlv. I had frequent Mllary attacks when my complexion became yellow as if I had jaundice. "The Saron treatment appealed to me because of its rclentlflc back uround. Three bottles taken with MarRon Soft Mm Pills overcame my troubles, and I am In better physreal tone than in years." Dr. Gilbert S. Ixmbcrt. well known re. tlr,d physician of San Krancl.ro. MAglll Drug Co.. agents. aDe f (C-(iP--Il wne Vacation Week Sale of 1000 Crisp New Wash Frocks Hand In hand with summer vacations are summer wash frocks. This sale, coming as it does right in the middle of summer vacations, is indeed timely. Choose your wash dresses now ' at Mann's. New fresh stocks, complete size assortments and every known wash fabrie to select from. Come early Wednesday, get your pick of these out standing values. MANNS SECOND FLOOR Wednesday SPECIAL Boxed Stationery A marvelous stationery special for Wednesday at Mann's. Fine quality paper put up in attractive boxes consisting of 24 envelopes and. 24 sheets of paper. The colors are white, blond, gray and lavender. The envelopes are lined in contrasting colors. 69c value SPECIAL 49c BOB EVANS UNIFORMS The popular "Bob Evans" uniforms. The standard uniform for 'nurses, waitresses, office or maids. Bob Evans uniforms come in various c'.yies, short sleeves, high standing collars, reversible fronts as well as straight lines with long or short sleeves. White only. $1.95 In Solors at $2.05 Ea. 10 dozen Hooverettc wash dresses in fast color print. All full sizes from 14 to 46. $100 - Ea. ; ' Dozens of fast color Botty Baxley frocks in prints, suitings, batiste and voile; ' Sleeve less and cap sleeve.'' $198 Ea. 10 dozen porch frocks for women and misses in pique, voile, prints, etc. Every late style from the Betty Baxley factory included in this special offering. $295 Ea. Other Smart Uniforms A new shipment of colored uni forms with white collars and cuffs. These are straight line models that button down front and are belted. The colors are green, blue, rose and peach.- $195 1 Children's Dresses 200 clever wash frocks for the little miss. All are well made of fash color prints and voiles and come with and without bloomers. Sizes 2 to 6 and 7 to 14. 89c Ea. Regular $1.25 Children's character dresses in white fab rics with darling little bonnets to match. $3.50 MANN'S Medford 's Dept. Store White are especially smart in . felt and crepe for ' vacation time $750 Tho crown Is soft felt, ami shallow ... the silk crepe brim Is van width and stitched . . . all In all It's a perfect "dressy" sports hat . . . nnd comes In delight ful pastels as well as white
