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Newspaper Page TextIpAGE SIX ' '"" MEDFORP itSTL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON', THTTR5PAY, " JTHTE 28. 1930. 'l'am m. COLVIG NEW CHIEF STATE G.A.R. I ; ventlon city wiih pluccd In the handH of the administration council. Bedford Veteran Elected at . , Eugene Encampment ' Mrs. S. S. Smith Named ; Delegate to National Con 1 clave of Relief Corps. j'KUOENn, Ore., June 20. JP) A- disagreement over the selection pf North Bend uh the Kite of the )931 Grand Army of the Republic I 1 VI j Win. Cnlvlir. oncampment doveloped In a post Convention toduy r.n,1 resulted In the reversing nf the rieelwlnn ve. tprdny naming the southwestern ' Orefton town. j The selection of the H':M con-' EUCENE. Ore.. Jims 26. (IP) Nor Ih Bend today had won the 1931 encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. The invi tation of tile western Oregon city was. accepted at the clotting ses nionH of the meeting here late yes terday. The encampment at North Bend will bo Ibe fiftieth and will he the "golden jubUee" of the order. William Colvlg, Meclford, wan elected Htate .commander. Other officers elected are: C. M. Klehler, Hiigene, bom I or vice commander; Henry Jones, Portland. Junior vice commander; Dr. Joseph E. Hall, Portland, assistant adjutant and quartermaster general;- the Rev. Henry Myenv Eugene, atale chap lain; Dr. Hull, also state medical director. The council of administration will he composed of T. K. Hills, Cnrden Home; James P. Shaw, Portland; T. M. Kellogg, Portland; II. J. Taylor, Portland; W. .1. Terrv, Portland. Fred R. Smith, Salem, was named delegate to the nat ional convention. Urge Soldier Home A resolution adopted urged con gress to construct a nationul soul iers home at Roseburg, at present the site of the slate soldiers home. The Women's Relief corps eloct nd Mrs. Orpha Curllle, Illllsbnio, president; Mrs. John .Immer, Eu gene, senior vice president: Mabel Nerldell, Woodhurn, Junior vice president; Mrs. Nellie Prick-, en, Portland, treasurer; Mrs. Frances (lonrlle, Sllverlon, chap lain; Mrs. Nettie (Ireenough, Port land, chairman of the extension hoard; Mrs. Kittle Smith, Medford, delegate to national convention. Ijidles of the O. A. H. elected: Mrs. C. V: Eggiman, HprlnKfield, president; Mr; Ethel Piper, Halter, senior vice president; Mrs. Hattle Hiny, Allmny, junior vice presl denl; Mrs. Pearl OarrlKon, I'm 1 land, treasurer: Mrs. (Irosser, Sa lem, ehupluln: Mrs. l-uuru Tillman, Porllund, patriotic inslrurtnr; Mrs. Anna Conlirndt, Oregon City, regis trar, and Mrs. I.colu llrown, Pen dleton, cnnsnlor. SAI.I0M7Ore., June 2(1. (IP) Colonel Curie Ahrams of I he oi fl eers reserve coips suld today Hint ho hud been detached from his command of the 382nd Infantry reg iment for the annual training per iod beginning July 20 at Vancou ver burruckB, and assigned to com mand Ilia (tilth division which will tialn ut Fort lewls. Orders an nouncing the annuul training per iod wre sent nut today. Q KTIIATin N CANNERY OPENS IVIARKET SHOWS INCUMBENTS IN OF LABOR NOT SO BAD DRESSES For the Fourth Now Reduced .. . '' Wonderful i.ioi.oIn, wonderful viilncs, sure to ilclijjlit tho woinnn of diNcriminulion nnil thrift. All tin- fiixli iniuililc Niminicr miiti'i'in.N ure ini'ludetl in these two tti'miN. Avail .yourself of thi'so oulstnndinp values. A completi! ranue nf sizes. Group 1 t 'ill dresses in 111 is croup Valui'S to if.".'.!!.'! Special'. $885 Group 2 L'.'i dressos ill this croup values to m.!):i Extra Special $395 SALE OF HATS $295 Ono lot of Hats values up to if!).!)."i, Special Wear as You Pay The Cinderella Way Census Data Indicates Un employment Is Overesti matedConditions Very Much Improved Since Compilation of Figures. WASHINGTON, June 26. () Unemployment figures issued by the census hureuu toduy indicuted that t&74,C47 persons were out of work In Apill In territory compris ing approximately a fourth of the country, with an estimated popu lutlon of 2!),2lS4.-tS0. These were (lie first figures Is sued by the government us the result of the dutu on unemployment guthered during the present cen sus. Secretaiy l.nmond said they indi cuted much less unemployment Ihun wns generally esllmuted. Those uble to work and seeking work were listed us unemployed in the leport, which included 7o(i counties and 75 (titles. Lamond said since April, when the figures were compiled, there hud been un Increase in employ ment because of seusonul occupa tions. The highest percentage of unemployment reported for any hIuIh was the 4.5 per ' cent in Nevudu, ullhniiKli Ihe territory sur veyed I here was only u portion of the state. The lowest percentage of unem ployment was assigned to Arkan sas and amounted In I'oui-teullis of one per cent of the totnl popula tion. Among the largo Industrial stules, Ohio unemployment for Its territory surveyed wus placed ut !t.3 per cent, while Pennsylvania waa 2 per cent, New York 1.0, Mnssachusetbi 3, and Illinois 1.0. A population survey of Individual cities in Illinois showed four 3-10 per cent of unemployment In a part of Chicago. EN ROUTE TO K. F. KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.. Juno 21!. MP) A (Ivent Northern lull J road engineering crew, under the" direction of It. II. Nicholson, as sistant engineer, wns understood' to bo en route to Klamath Kails today from Portland to stnrt im mediately preliminary work on the extension southward of the (treat Northern. The Interstate commerce com mission recently granted the Oreut Northern permission to extend Its lines southward from here . to Keddle, Cel., to connect with the Western Pnclflc. 4 CHERRY OUTPUT Peak of Crop Next Week Quality Yield Estimated at 90 Tons Other Crops in Good Condition. SIGNS1EAD ASN.DAK. N FEW DEALS-VOTES COUNTED The Hogue River Canning com pany started canning cherries this week, mid next week the crop wilt reach its peak, when most of the Krowern will start pickinB. The cherry c-rop of the valley Ik now estimated at approximately HO tons. Thin Ih more than the spring fore casts Indicated. Ideal weather con dition thfe pant 10 days have yi creaned the tonnage. According to the cannery headr?, the 1930 cherry crop will he the bent riuaUty in several year. The price per pound is from seven to eight eentH. The local plant l now omplov Ing between 50 and 00 worker, moHtly women, and expoclK to In crease the force next week. A II the products of farm and orchards In the valley nre in fine .shape, and like the cherries, have benefitted by weather conditions. The first cutting, or alfalfa has been stacked, without a damaging" rain. Wheat, corn, tomatoes and beans are In fine condition, with the, second crop of alfalfa well alougvt The Irrigation ditches are now carrying a peak load of water, ac cording to Manager Krt Leach of the Medford Irrlgntlnn" district, who estimates ilhat the available, reservoir supply will stiffice until, the first 10 dny.s of August. The same conditions prevail In the other irrigation districts. No seri ous drnlnnge problems have devel oped. Hummer showers are ex pected to relieve tho drain on the Irrigation systems sufficiently to carry the water supply beyond All gust 10. According to present Indications, the picking and packing of Bnrt letts in this section will start about August 1st, 4i week earlier than Inst year. V NEW YOKK, June 26. flr Tho stock "market ngaln showed igns today of throwing off reac tionary tendencies. Hears found the market rather thoroughly sold out, for the mo ment, ut least, nnd stocks worked substantially higher, under the Influence of short covering. The announcement of American tobacco two-for-one split up and $4 extra dividend, was a bright spot. Call money continued cheap, touching 1 M per cent for the first time in 13 years, after re newals at 2. I rt nsiirimuil ttl ink i mining nuj- plv of dividend paying snares i caught the hears when they sought to cover In the last hour, and ad vances of 3 to 13 points resulted. The market closed strong. Sales approximated 2,400,000 shares. Today's closing prices for 1 li se lected 'stocks follow; Am. Can 117 Vt Col. Ohm 03 Anaconda Til Am. Tel. and Tel 27 Curtlss Wright 7 Ceneral Electric (new) (J7 Kennicot -.Copper 3 it 4 Oeneral Motors i"' Governor Shafer and Three Congressmen Apparently Renominated On Repub-: lican Ticket. , Radio Corporation Kcndinfr Hears Koehuclc i I nlted Air Craft . V. S. Steel Mont. Ward S. I' a.H4 104 c,:i til V. ir.ii 1 1 1 HARRY STUTZ OF E GENERAL WHITE VIEWS FT. LEWIS MANEUVERS::1, j name in ine nrsi ihmi-i here in till 1 and It finis SALEM, Ore., Juno 26. (A) Major Oeneral Oeorge A. White, commander of National Guard, troops in tho northwest, did riot re- turn to his headquarters here with l he termination of tho Camp Clatsop encampment, hut went to Kurt Lewis, . Wash., to , observe night maneuvers of the Xlst infan try and the fiGth field artillery. INDIANAPOLIS, June 26 (P) Harry C. Sluts:, widely known automobile designer and manufac turer, died here today from com plications which followed an oper ation for appendicitis, lie was fi3 years old. j Inventions which improved rear IIXII'H III UUIOIllOMlIf s wuu niuix III rst recognition in automotive dr ies. Me entered a car hearing his mile roce ished elev enth. As a result It became known as the "car that made good in a day" bringing with it fame und fortune to the builder. FARGO. N. Dak., June 26. (JP) North Dakota's three congress men and Governor Oeorge P. Sha fer early today had good leads for renomination on the Republican ticket for their respective offices as returns were reported from pre cincts scattered over the entire state In yesterday's primary elec tion. Gov. Hhafer, endorsed by the In dependent Voters association con tlned to hold a substantial mar gin over his opponent, 10. H. Brunt, i Non-partisan league candidate, j Returns from 44a precinots out of 222H in tho state , gave Hhafer ; 2),109; Brant 13,44Ji. I A. C. Townley. founder of the j Non-Partisan league was running j third in the third congressional I district where he sought the Re- . publican congressional nomination. The third district incumbent. James H. -Sinclair, was leading In t?l precincts of - lifu, with 44(1, votes..: Ktaale Hendrickson, hide- ' ' pendent, had 2574 and Townley , 1 20S. ; J O. It. Burl liens. Republican run- i I Kj'essuian from the first district , I had iU4ti votes In 141 out of -'.ri j precincts anil led T. J. Clifford, j i Langdon, Nnn-l'arlisan, who had J ! :i;i2ii. In the second district, 122 out of 777 precincts gave Thomas Hall, j ' lEl.smarck, Republican incumbent, j t;uii(i; and A. S. Mtirshnll, Korhcs, -Nun -Partisan, HJIOI. ; With the exception of the race for governorship Democratic can- , dldates for nomination have no op- I position. - . Enoch liagshaw, former Univer sity. of Washington football coach for nine years. Is supervising trans portation In the department of pub lic works at Olympia, Wash. SALEM, June 26. P) C. H. Gram, state labor commissioner, says he will ask the next legis lature to amend the labor law so the commissioner may enforce employers to pay just wogo claims of workers. A similar bill was defeated in l!i2l. Gram indicuted that many of tho offending em ployers are not permanent resi dents of the state. 3 s iimmm n llim " LrinJ Members of Company A, find the Headquarters company, local units of the National Guard arrived In Mndford nt noon today from Camp Clatsop on the special military train which arrived In. Medford shortly nfter the regular train , from the north. j Tho weather was fine through out the encampment, according lo reports, and the training program which started Thursday. June 12 was followed out until yesterday. Itoth the headquarters company i and Company A look part In the I sham battle Saturday, nt which oyer fiuOO. people Were present. A revue was also held Saturday. STORY 1 (Continued from Piq 1) WuhIiIiikIoii fitiUlied Bvrond und Columbia third in a field of xlx erews. SyiHCHso won fourth and Penn nylvRUln nnd Nnvy no 'close to Ketlier in a linltle lo avoid Inxt plneo that offielal derision wiih postponed ifendlDK a constitution. RKC1ATTA COl'HSK, r'oiiglikcei nle, X. Y June 2t. (.V) A moot youns freKlinmu crew from Syrn eiiHe won the npenltiK two tulle dush lor first yenr elulits In the intorcolleitlHta rowing association t'VKHttn toduy. Hyructise won by a length nnd a half with Cornell second nnd Columbia third In a field of eliilit. Syracuse time wn 11:15 1-5 for tho two-mile course. Cornell's lime ! was 11:25 45: Columbia 1 1 : 29 2 6. Fourth place went to Pennsyl vania, fifth In Washington, sixth In California, seventh to navy and i last to Massachusetts Tech. Keqnlrp Permits. SAI.KM. ore., .lune 26. (IP) winil'lire pernios irp now rriuu- eq ror enmptng in tne ssanunni nntlonal forest, according to C. C. Hall, forest supervisor. The dry weather has made south hillsides nnd burns or lomsed-off nre.is lan- MORE FRE i u.i a To Meet the Demand We Rushed This Order for 300 More Toys TO BE GIVEN AWAY Values to 75c Act at "Once! They're F R E E With a Purchase of $1.00 or more. Don't Miss Getting Your Toy Limit, 1 to a Customer cms or unvui SHJa J MS r MiMjaMt WESTE UNION AM ciam or smvitt I itsboT Par BVisw, On una Sim u ruif nu m r- a . .o... w TK,W. ,,c..-:;r v;,' RECEIVED AT mi M tWach) W tMiatbf ft ttwiwl wajw.nof afl tfm ctwt. PORTLAND TOY WHOLESALERS INO PORTLAND OREGON RUSH THREE HUNDRED MORE TOYS VALUES TO SEVENTY FIVE CENTS AS LAST ORDERED STOP SHIP TONIGHT BY EXPRESS AS BUSINESS EXCEEDS ANTICIPATED VOLUME AND PRESENT SUPPLY NEARLY EXHAUSTED STOP MUST HAVE FOR FRIDAY SHOPPING FRED HEATH HF ATHS HPT Tn QTriDr Ask Fred Phone 884 ii. Ifferous, Hall Mitd.