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KTOE SIX WEDFORB "SOIL TRIBUNE, HrFDPORD, OTiEflON, TTEDNT.SDAY, 5TT(1rST 6, "193Q." 122,729,615 POPULATION SAYS REPOR T Continental U. S. Compila tion Completed By Cen sus Bureau Greatest In crease Shown. WASHINGTON, AilK. !. M) IlevlHed censiist figures, for Port land, Ore., show u population of 3UU;in, Increase of f.i.or.l, or 16.5 per cent. WASHINGTON. Aug. G. (I') Continental I'nlted Ktuies hail u population of I'n.T'bfiSt, April i thiH year. 1 The flrHt complete compilation of the nation's population wuh made possible today when u HliiKle town Hhip In Clearfield county, 1'pnnnyi- vuuiu, whlfli had heen miHHinK. wan reported. The lelurnn were compiled from nfflclul reports of the district su pervisors throughout the country. These totulH, however, are subject tn revlHion In the cenHtiH bureau's announcement which In expected hoon. ' Tho nalion'H totul population Willi II b oullyliig possessions num bers ' i :i7.roa.:i:t persons, uh ii,- 7:i.'l,43 occupy the vurlous territo ries and inland dependencies. Tho total population Increase) In (lie forlyelghl HtateH and Die I Ih Irlct of Coliimhln In the ten yearn was 7,(llK,d!i!l, tit largest ininierlal growth of any decade In lln hlntory. DERANGED V WIELDS AX E AND SON Rogue River Lures Famed Musical Show Impresario In Search For Steelhead MINNHAPOMft, Au. C (J'; ('hurley H. Hall today killed his wife and five year old won with an nx nnd tlnn wandered back to the VfterariH hoMpitiil nt Furl Hnllinif. where he hud been u mental pu-ti.-iu. Clad In pnjamaH, he urged some on to go to hit home, adding "there may he Honietlilng the mut ter with my wife." Coroner Heuxhore returned a verdifl of murder and wild indica tions were that the in tonne heat of lam wek inuy have affected 11a I In mentality. Mary Jane, a daughter, heard her father flee ami tailed nHjfh Imt'H after Hhe hud found her mother ami brother dead. STORY 1 (Continued from Pago 1) Kansas Cily Htur, a HtrniiK support er of the Kovernor, conceded his defeat by an approximate majority of :tf,U0D. Huiicke, 3-yeur-old furmer-atock lutser, Is HtroiiKly In cunt rant with Koed, the seasoned politician. ' Played Football Ho played fool hull ut Kuiihuh Htule Affrieiilturai college, Man hut Utn, and at Cornell. lie Hervud overseas riurliiK the world war and wuh twice wounded. IntoreHt In the Republican senn nrlul 1 ace uffectliiK Allen, who in a former governor, and the Uepob llcun ffiihui nu torlnl cnnlest, wuh extensive. Sen u tor Arthur Cupper, uIko a Republican, did not huve primary oitpoHlllon. He will fare .louuthun M. Duvts, former IHmiio crutie governor, In the November elofttnti, however TI10 nominal Democratic vole held no particular Interest. Only four nomlnutloiiH on the stuto tick et were contested, All of tho Inciimheiit, cohki-ob-Hlonul candlilntou for ronomlnulUm were conceded safe majorities 1 The wots found balm In a Vir- fflnlu race, but the drys could punter with results In Went Vlr ginin. It wan a quHtlon in pollti-l cftl circles whether the voting wan nn Indication nf the drift on na tional Issues or wan dominated by local Issues and candidate i , The record of misfortune to' those Democrats who have been ' assailed for opposition or luke-j warm support to Hmith in thei 1ft28 enmpniajn had another chap ter added In Vlrjclnlu. Thomas U.l T.nrch attacked Itep. J o n e p It ' Whit ead on bin attitude toward Hmith nnd defeated him for the nomination In the fifth district. J Vlivlnhi Wei Wns. Howard Htnlth, who failed to get approval of the Virginia antl-A-Ooon lengue, won tho Democratic nomlnntlon over Htate Henator Frank Hall, who had league en dorsement, In tho eighth district. .TumnH Mil wood Jones, roul ope rntor, wan far ahead In the race for the Republican senatorial nomlnntlon in West Virginia, Pro hibition wnn not a dominant Ihmip In the campnlgn but one of the candidates wan Pcnjamin D. Ho senhlopm, who urged mudlficatlun cf the Volstead net. Itoscnhlnom ran second. :' Tn Missouri,' the entire houw delegation, ten Republicans nnd nix Democrat, were renominated. The vote was light. J hat It dogM would bark occu-eli-nally." Attorney Moo I ton also declared that the people of the neighbor hood, which watt at that time a realdence zone, but nlnce the hos pital wuh established haji become a business or IndiiHtrlal zone, had permitted the hospital to 1m es tablished, that they nw de nounced. J 1 a pi eu d ed that the council n t hast dehiy action on thu ordl nanco until Mr. McCuskey, the owner, who was absent from t he city, Ignorant of the attack being made "on her pet phi Ian trophic Institution", ret urns home in u week or ten days, l'lniiliy, after bearing all charg vh nnd counter charges the conn oilmen, agreeing with Mayor Piped 1 bat ttie oucstion was an embur ri'HsIng and complicated promlem, 'i ml holding tbnt it was more of a legal than civic problem, und should be fought out in the courts, by a big majority refused to pass tho regulatory ordinance. Councllmen Wing u n d Orey voted tn pass It, and Councllmen Kershaw, Hammond, Collins and Thorndyke against. Mayor Pipes and all tho councllmen sympa thized with the complainants of t'e neighborhood, but the major ity deemed It the best courHo not to e nuot tho ord I na nee. Will llcttiimto Midget tiolf Course Another long debate was pre cipitated on the ordinance to, rtgiilnto golf courses, which puss cd unanimously providing for n license fe of $IiO per year for 1H holes nnd $2 for each additional hole; that proper toilet facilities approved hy the city health ojn uer, bo established Inside of two weekH, If u midget course was not Mo clipped now; that each course must be closed between the hours of midnight nnd 0 a. m., and have lln radio or music Phut off ot iu P. in. The' ordinance, which wan' aim ed solely to regulate hlttorly com plained , of conditions by neigh bors relating to the first midget course established nt tho corner of Oukdale and Klghth streets., also contulned provisions forbld ing double parking nnd alley parking In tho vicinity nnd the maintenance of order. However, the council refused to Incorporate n provision for spe cial policemen to be stationed at a midget course if necessary to ,..., 1. 1- nnplflnir II ml 111 I AYOCATfP Pee. FLORENZ Z IEG FLORfiNZ GFELD V if 1 j ly hurst into some In the midst : of his suffering," he said. "Then i iney don't understand why It doesn't go over gojd when a plot j in a story is not understood when ! in the midst of story actipn, j group of dancing ijirU break into i the picture witn fancy Bteps and fast muaJc." ! Condensed for Film. "In the case of the picture, 'Whoopee,' we crowded three hours of the sUige production, exactly as It wa Klven n New York for 77 weeks, into one hour and 3& minute of -entertainment," he con tinued. "We timed every laugh and the time was perfect with the exception of one.1 Mr. Ziegfeld spoke on different phases uf theater productions and suoke so freely on generaj topics that his listeners, two reporters, were beginning to think they were interviewing just another stranger in Medford, instead of the nation's most fumouit theatrical producer. I Will ItoKers had planned to join Mr. Ziegfeld by airplane at Med : ford, but & telegram said he was - forced to begin work on a new picture today. r I (Hy Krnest JCostel.) I-ured to southern Oregon by re portH of good fishing In the Rogue river, and encouraged to come by his wife, the former Hlllle Iturke, Klorony, Zelfeld, famous in the theater world, arrived In Medford this forenoon by private cur, to spend several days on the river, angling for steelhead and salmon. I le was accompanied by a purty, and together with Mrs. degfeld und daughter Patricia, were driven to Medford from Ashland by Wil-.,, , . . , ll,.m Isaacs und A. H. Kosenbnum. ' n,""n " ,l UU trip, but The Zlegfeld private car Id at rest. r"",r ",u"" dU nB,v In the local railroad yards. , connected with n show that had Other members of the party In-! 'he strong man, as the, cludo Mrs. Kdmund Carewe, wife attraction. He remember-, of the well known movie director,'0'1 -"ntry and remarked on! Mrs. W. Dudlev. I.os Anirele so- lMi,,,,N vo iukob eUHft' woman; Large Number of Harness Horses For County Fair Secretary Hob Fowler states he already haa 32 harness horses en tered for the Jackson County fair races, September 10 to 13. ThU is a remarkable showing for this early and especially owing to the fuct I that the entries do not close until Heptemher 1st. . This large number of entries proves there will be first-class rac ing this full. t There will also bo a large num ber of "gallopers" .here, nnd thejr entries' do not close until the day before racH ure run. Jorn Harkrider. art-' I'hiee nine then. In southern Cal:- Tne program lor lor.ttfht'8 con- imx AiiKfii-H win piinciptiy rerl ()f tnH Klkg bun, i) ,egin yt Isllc director of Zlegfeld produc tions, nnd Mary Nichols, nurse, a traveling companion for the daugh ter and a private secretary com pleted the party i fornla the location of orange groves and x o'clock l.i (he clly park was an Hollywood whs a nonentity. ' nounced this morning hy F. Wilson Forty years of showm mship has Walt, director. It will conrtlst ol not mmme,i .Mr. oigroid s ardor tl)e fHuwing number ThM u riMiiintr itito -.iimnn, rr the profi.sslon and the years ;iri.i.. H.inndi Trmmnhnl PUdtle flHhlng. In the opinion of the .show-! u'm contiuuo to roll by with a big- Selection, The Army Chaplain.... man. nnd he haB tried ungling In 'r "'"'"f plf.nned each year for, ; Molocker all partH of the nation, Including j the ,u'xt- He must be hack In Xew , March, The American Legion regular fishing trips off the coast 1 Ynr rllV y August 15, to 'take, t Parker of Florida in winter. Ho is look-'"" activities In connection with a Mauiestiue Caprice Hoccalari ing forward to the fisherman's ' miwlcnl show to open September, popular thrill of landing n "big one" and j 22 nI Htn. with Marilyn Miller (a) KungerB Song McCarthy Is well eiiuipped with tackle. He, H tho lead, it only takes four (b) springtime In the Rockies lert shortly after his arrival for j weeks of hard reheaiwil to prepare Overture (Martha) Flowtow tlu. river- possliily in the reglonj th "how and most of the support-j March, I! rook a' Chlcag Marine.... inn s are 10 "e oioiiih'h. im Seltz keeping with Miss Miller. Miss stnr-s' Muriel Finley. Medford girl, will. . . . . , . huve n supporting part. The pro ducer of American stage successes was Interested to b-nrn that Miss Finley'rt mother, Mrs. William Swart x, resides here, as welt as her sister, 'Mrs, Paul Ueddy. . v Prefers IUoikIch. He was tjeluged with apt)licutions (if nIkiiv lill'la In I liillv Wrwul fill' parts in the production, but only! Strengthened by Lydia E. u very sman perc of the Itoguo Hlk resort or the Hlg Itock lodge of William Isaacs, and wus driven there by Kenneth Jerome. Filmed Pig Show. Tho past four monthn have been spent in Hollywood In connection with the production of "Whoopee," the big stage success that ran 77 weeks In New York City. The premiere showing' was held in Ins Angeles Mils, week and telegrams that came today to Mr. Zlegfeld at Ash bind and Medford from Will Hpgern. famous humorist; Irving i Merlin,. Norma Shearer, movie act-J rea,' nnd other notables. Indicated ; tho hIiow is a big success. The1 telegram frtm lingers hS(I It ought j to make a million dollars and w 0)1 Id draw Mr. Zlegfeld back to the. pacific' coast often on other productions. ! 'However, the thenler man doubt ed whether he would he able come west soon attain, but added TOOK IT TO BUILD HER UP STORY 2 (Contlnutd from Page 1) protect the neighborhood from certain complained of nuisances, nt the expense of the owners of u course, Tho councllmen hold that one or more of the regular police force could mukn periodical visits, when necessary, and arront double puckers and other offend ers. F. A. Fell, operator of the North Itlverslde course, was pres ent nt the meeting and entered vigorous objection, to having such, a heavy license on a course, more than Is charged the theaters. it was explained to Mr. Fell by the mayor and councllmen that no complnlnt hnd heen heard about his own course. ntage met su cess. Mr. Zlegfeld declared lloll, wood l.s regarded as the capital of feiiilnino bounty und saw many beautiful girls, but for this pro duction he desired blondes prin cipally. He said blondes. In tho majority of cases are more beauti ful than brunettes, but the latter are always found necessary to bal-, nnco n show. Speaking of the development of sound pictures, the producer de- i r i nun am s vegetaoie torn- ' pound that If his wife and daughter hail claivd the movie Industry mu.st their way, the west would be the; mill inajtc big advances to reach Zlegfeld home. "They like it out here," said Mr. Zlegfeld, "especially the daughter. She's the main, one interested In fishing," and as ho was speaking she came out on the platform of the private car with her fishing rod In her hand, anxious to Htart for the river. First A'acatlon Trip. This Is his first stop in southern perfection In the art. The prin cipal trouble with the sound pic tures Involves present efforts of moving picture men who had learn ed the profession when the silent art wad at Its height. "They think U'h nil right for a man rushing to death on an ico floe in a swirling river with hU sweetheart at hbt side, waving hu arms frantically and then sudden- La JlintA. Colo. "After mv lt1 daughter was born, one of my neighbors persuaded me to try Lydia E.Pink ham's Vegetable Compound to build me up. The first bottle made quite a change in me. I got an appe tite and can sleep much better, I am not so nervous as I was. I have six children and do all mv own work. I can do bo much more now than I could when I began taking the Vegetable Compound and I shall certainly recom mend your medicino whenever I have an opportunity." Mm. John Osborn. I JX 2, Box 210, La Junta, Colorado. ' It wait contended by the de fense that these charges were ex aggerated, und Attorney Motilton rharged that when the dogs were nulet and peaceable, at timed, name persons In tho heiKhbor-i 'hood, who had a financial inter est In seeing thnt the hospital was put out of business, caused xtones to bo thrown at the dogs to It 10 use them. 1 It was also charged by Moul ton that tho ordinance was too drastic nnd thnt if passed it would unjustly put the hospital out of .bitslnesi. Ho Intimated that If the ordlnnnce was passed the mat '1T was sure to be fought out In the courts, nn stated that- If the people of the neighborhood hnd a real case to present, their re course to try nnd nbollsh the nlleged nuisance was In the courts, j instead of trying to get the city to govern the matter by regula tion, which would confiscate the hospital property. Knew, llowpltal Plan. He also contended that Frank ttownrd. who twned and estob Ibhed the auto enmp near by. niso sold the land for the hos pital, knowing vt ft was to be tiyed for, ata Mr soft lift enmp to Mr. ' Cffetiaftftf the present ovnefft iftiuaJU .it "well know fcV t'f hotftital whs p)cro and Among the minor matters of business transacted- by the city council last night was the grnnt ng of a petition to Scott Davis to .establish a parking lot at 10U North Central avenue, which lot lr to have a building ot metal and concrete construction ut a ' cost or $500. Tho potltlon of Florence street property owners wns grnnied that bids be readvortlsed for tho pav ing Florence street, so that an ; asphalt lop of two Inches can laid Instead of (l-lnch concrete, the contract for which was awarded weeks ago to 1. O. Herrold. This nctlon was taken after Dr. 1. D. Inekeep. city health officer, asked whether a two-Inch coat of as phalt would tie sufficient to bear the traffic of heavy ambulances end hearses nnd other loads to, nnd from- the-Sacred Heart llos-t l-llal, und was assured that It . would well withstand such heavy traffic. The council voted to reject the' cppllcatlon of n fuel company to opernte a wood yard at the cast t approach of the Hear Creek bridge and ordered that the fuel yard owner haul away all wood off the premises by January 1st, It wan also voted to decrease the license fee for pawn brokers from $200 a year tn $10, on the ground that It would be a good police measure, ns It I figured those persons who now do a pawn broker business surreptlotisly and do not pay the license fc. would come nut In the open nnd pay the lesser fee, which would en able the police 41 better locate stolen good. RALKM, Ore.. At. P) MM fiunmer temgeraltires ronHnue here fun no imn4iinn 01 a on-UK in the drought. No rain has fallen since July ?. whe .01 inch wns rtmM. To fiuxtmum tempera Ifro ' wua S8 degrees. r "THE. STORE TOW EVEPVBODV J ffJli New Shipment. MJ 17.11 Hnfe Ml I VI I' VI ' I I -ylj Tliiirsdav inn rii ing at 1 - 9 s .1 Mann's ifi.m will I my one ' ' f . . Tn. ol these glorious new Pan- jf I Y 1 1 . neio reus, eici ana ivieo n w c 1 -A f lierets or P.onnie Hide Vel- iV v I . 21 , vet 'I'nins. This won.lerful C ;y ' ' ' selection ineluiles nil the xSTx i?2 fall colors. ( 0n" Jtaiiri&tluMtmt f -tuf TOPE FOB EVEPVBODV ' HOSE ROLLINS Fine Silk Chiffon A beautiful nil siimnifir rliil'fon li,e, dull In finish, full lasli- iniied, Kollinn run atop top. new puuel I'Vi-mh lieu), ami in all the wanted summer shades. In deed the perfect houe is this Itollius In nil-silk chiffon. All Shades All Sizes $1 95 x pr. VACATION LUGGAGE A new piece or two of smart luggage will help a great deal In making your vacation a success.. We are now dis playing various types of handbags, hat boxes, week-end fuses and zipper rolls In leather, fabric and other popular bag t'ubricH. They ure in black und colors. $69 $750 Take a package of Montage Correspondence Cards on your : vacation white and colors 25c, 50c, 75c. Summertime Toiletries Children's Wash DRESSES p Over one hundred darling little wash dresses will iso on sale Thursday for l.t5. Regu lar values up to $2.85. These frocks for thu miss of 1 to 14 are with and without panties in fast colored voile, dimity, prints, etc.. They are lace and organdie trimmed and siyles Just like mother's. $11 95 t New Wash BLOUSES Wo are happy to announce a new shipment of adorable wash blouses.- These are the popular tuck-in style smartly made from rust colored linen, swiss, batiste und prlnlH. The style notes are jabots," ruffles, Peter Hun nnd plain tailored. $ f 95 JL - This Is the season of I he year when one's skin is subjected to un usual hardships. Take care of your skin In the ; the summer aud enjoy a lovely. complexion dur ing the fall and winter party Beason. Our toiletries section Is well stocked with the world's finest toiletries. Ready to aid you. MAIN FLOOR 8 New "Kestos" Cup Brassiere Those of you who have been waiting for this new ''KHSTOS" cup froni brassiere should come In und be fitted at once. These , aie fine rayon and lace trim med. They have the popular tie in bluck ribbon. $1 19 1 Fruit Packers Aprons 59c Each Boys' Pure Linen Golf Knickers J? Say, boys! how about a pair of these pure linen golf knickers? These ure the full rut kind and they are well tailored, povkets ure deep, lots of belt loops, and lots of patterns to choose from. Wiles from G yeors to 13. 125 $i95 1 to I.- MAIN FLOOR Mosquito Netting Keep out of the mosiiuito with this ftO-iurh mosquito netting. A fine mesh net in bluck, green or blue und Viced ut Munn's Tbursiluy for Stevins Linen Crash Stuvens' brown lineu crash tow eling at lKc yard. Now that's not much to pay for this stand ard quality toweling full 1G In. wide und nil pure linen. Pastel Bath Towels l.uy In a supply ot these gener ous H:!x44-liicli bath towels at this low price and they ore in all the popular pastel shades. Your choice Curtain Nets It's time lo think of new curtain nets! These we are offering Thursday at :'.9c yard are In the popular block and dot patterns und lull 36 imhes wide. . 36-inch Batiste l-'or ihat summer frock one ceuld not select a better fubric than this ac-incb batiste. . It comes In smart printed patterns as well us plain colors. Choice Printed Voiles Also another delightful material for summer dresses' in this Sfi and Iti l'.u h primed voile. Ideal for children's frocks anil yet very Inexpensive, - ' 15 18 45 39 39 39 c Yd. c Yd. C El c Yd. C Yd. c Yd. Robe Blankets Colorful Indian patterns are found In this group of part wool single robe blankets. A wonderful blanket for the spare bed. car, cabin, isirch swinxor picnic. Note the convenient size. 64x78 66x80 $1.95. $2.95