fEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREOON. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 23. 1930.
YULE MAIL
AT RECORD
INIDFORD
Christmas Giving Belies
Hard Times Trucks Find
T Difficulty Keeping Post
office Clear of Parcels
: Letter Mail Flood.
"Talk nhoul hard times and the
people nut sending an many ChrhfO
rnRH prcnentft thin year oh usuul,"
mini-ted iOHtmaHtcr Warner us he
stood in the mhlM of the piles of
Incoming Chrlntmau parcels In the
hit; workroom at the poHtofflce
late thin forenoon aidinK the
olerka and o thorn In untnnglintf
the maHH and urranglng it for de
livery. At the name time two big truck
loadH of parceU wore already en
gaged in delivering parcel thru
out the city and the regular car
riers at the Ha me time were busy
In delivering the letter mall und
' smaller parcels. And much more
mull arrived later on the noon
train from the north, and still
more will arrive nn this evening's
and tomorrow's trains.
'Then, too, Med ford and other
belated senders, stood in constant
ly changing lines all forenoon und
much of the afternoon watting to
mall out parcels.
Mull Keis It coord
'"Yos, talk about hard times!
Why if the times were good and
the people sent correspondingly,
the'poHtofflco would bo swamped"
continued1 the postmaster. "It
looks as though this Christmas will
be, record breaking in some ro-gHrds.'-
-
t Then he related that It was
airro record breaking In one re
gard, us 20 per cent more letters
and cards passed through the local
pontoffice cancelling much I n e s
yesterday than ever before In one
day In Medford's history.
? And according to the stamp
sales for. pa reels und letters up
until this noon during the present
Christinas sending period, JthoHe
receipts so far indicate heavier
receipts than last year at tho sntne
corresponding period.' Tho post
master nnd others of tho postofflcc
staff are of the opinion that tho
incoming and outgoing Christmas
mail this year will bo heavier than
last year, but will not he definitely
known until the sending period Is
over and there Is n summing up;
Tending to back up this opinion
the Southern Pacific railroad at
taches report that so far that
oarrler has brought more Christ
mas mall to Med ford than last
year.
JZhh Come Tonight,
""Although some Christmas pnr
and letter stuff will arrive
lonigm ami tomorrow, j mum
tHo volume of urrivlng and send
Itfg will end with today' said
Pftstmanter Warner, who says that
every bit of Christmas man ur
riving by late tomorrow afternonn
Mil bo delivered by early Christ
nyiH eve. j
CThe clerical staff of the postof
fire again worked much of last
nittht In sorting and arranging the
riiall for delivery, to begin this
morning.
Tho postofflcc will bo closed all
day Christmas day, and there will
no deliveries that day.
STORY 1
(Continued from Ptg D
pendent group In the sennto was
preparing for a aorlou tl Input.
Hnatr Morris himself Issued a
statement last night denouncing
bucas. and today Henator Hrook-
hart, repubKcan Independent of
Iowa, Issued a stutement suylnw
Hecretnry Mellon "has no right to
set up a republlcun committee with
money to "override any republlcun
senator who listens to the voice of
the people.
'Hubert II. Lucas says thera Is a
cancer la the republlcun party and
that It must be cut out. Me Is
right. Hut he does not recogutxe
the cancerous part. The personal
bead of this cancerous growth Is
Andrew W. Mellon.
t Mtohert 'II, I,uchs Is only a little
mul'gnant wart under the toenail
of this big personality."
' Funrt I'mj Show ii.
The senate cnmpulgns fund com
mittee, which dUcovred l.uoas
had financed some untl-XorrlK
campaigning In Nebrnsku, yester
day found Lucas had used fund
of the republican national commit
ter in securing the loans he made
from a' bank hers to pny for the
sntNXorrls propaganda.
Httinncd by the furore of the
sudden controversy, the senate re
publican lesdemh p Is watchliiK
silently. The senat republicans
Insist the bsu6 of Norrls' right to
party recognition l nut up to t'm
and they are watching th attliudr
or the president and th national
committee toward Lucas. The
Kentucktan still has his Job und.
therefore, apparently the support
of the party.-
Should Back I
On reaching tho cap tnl. Heprc
s nt:itlve Wood who a ten htad
the appropriations committee
sold he hnd told President Hoover
''It was the duty nf every repub
lican to stand behind Mr. Lucas.
Although we all might not agree
with the wsy Mr. Luon did thing'1.
I am sure every real republican
agrefit with his Ideas."
1. II.... h Hmil.lli.nni
to spenk out 'n meetinf and rid'
tb'-mselves .of (veople like NrrU.' j
Woil dried. "He Is nothing but a
wolf In sheep's clothing. Why, l'
trould a Jot rather huve to deal
THEY ARE PERSONALITY WINNERS
1T-.h.VLW.
These girl are winners of recent personality contest sponsored
by Gloria Swanton. motion picture actress They sailed from New Vuik
for France Hh other winners Lett to right: Loreia Larson ol Onjh
Neb.; Gertrude Ases ot Kansas City and Patricia Parker of Hollywood
Toggery Bill and Son Rise
In Haste When Bed Fired
By Electric Foot Warmer
William F. (Toggery Will
Isaacs and his on, Dick, had a
thrilling encounter with an elec
tric bed-warmer Monday morning,
between midnight and dawn which
resulted lq the loss of consider
able sleep, and a ft 0 -pound inat-
trewH. u'hlMi u-nu rniTiiilntvlt. i!i-
stroyed by fire, water, and rough J
handling on the lawn. Toggery
Hill u!m hud one leg toasted to
an autumn brown.
Dad and lad repaired to the
buy, per u Kin I Mondny night, on
the sleeping porch, of their homo
at lift North Oukdale Micet. As
the fog and (Yost wcro active, and
rolled in unhindered upon 1htnt,
the Isaacs thought they would
reinforce several layers of Oregon
City Woolen blankets, Pendleton
Indian blankclH. V. H, army blan-1
kets and u couple of pieces of
canvas with an electric bed warm-j
er. The contrivance was expected;
to take the dumpnetw out ot the
sheets and , besides, Itlchard hud I
u bad cold. They lustullc'd the rig;
at the foot of the bed, and re-,
laxed for n good, old-fashioned
country sleep..
In about lit) minutes, Illchard.
who Is a University of Oregon law
student, alleged that he studied
something, und In 20 minutes
more further alleged that he hud
wtuck a foot Into what he iillcKed
to be fire.' Tho father attributed'
the allegations to the youthful
Imnglnutlnn of his offspring and
Instructed him to go to sleep, nHj
they both needed It.
with a democrat, ur have, n demo
crat In the senate, than a psoudo
republican llko the NVhntkun."
STORY 2
(Contlnutd from Pag 1)
ought to he the first to occupy the
"hoowgow."
' 1 ijitft kept still." ho adds.
"For the first time In my life I
couldn't think of a comobnek.'' .
Marshal Clyde Smith gently cn
resses his wrist where the sheriff
slapped him. w in. "Tomfoolery of
arresting boys for throwing light-,
ed mateb.es on the street under l
I'.utomohtlfH, when be could havej
g rn bbed a real live drunk.' j
"Wonder which 1h the greater j
crime." muses Clyde, "dt -unkenncss
or arson?"
"It's good advertising," ventures!
one member of the commercial j
club. "Of course we don't ftp-1
prove of the method but, neverthe
less, It Ih advertising, and we ought
to thank the vivid Imaginutlon that
conceived the ridiculoun rumors.''
And Deputy Hcynolds seems to
a g rcc. " 1 h e r e 1 1 I e some feller
come over here flgurln' nn makln
hot whoopee," says he. "und won't
thry net disappointed! And how!"
The Old-Timer seemed to be
asleep ns iIh-m vnrlous opinUms
were expr sed. but suddenly he
reared up. expertly administered
a bnth to n beetle half wny aeros
the street, took a fresh chew, and
blurted out: "If the sheriff knew
them there "Jacksonville guy splr
Its" that stole the panther juice
from the old county jail, why the
heck didn't he oue them In the
hoone-ltow
The onl ptople of Jacksonville
don't take the matter very seri
ously, for while they deplore the
occasional lapses whlrh are bound
tot ooetir. thy know that the old
town compare favorably with the
rent of the valley, at h'Ht morally.
and a they Just go atom: try Ins
to be good, decent, sociable folks,
and hoping that some d.iy the
km'kers will remember the old
Klf jilllMlt gln"S hour's.
submit ltiil.
PORTLAND. Ore.. Dec. 33. (AM
Ten contractors, mostly from!
eastern oio(on. tmlonittcil bbN fr
the r I ear I mi of 2 .1 mile on the!
IVnd leton-John Day hlghv.'iy '' J
tween Cklah and D.ile when pro-i
powil were opened here by W. II. j
Lynch, dlstrbt engineer of the,
bureau of public roads. I
About three oVIock In the niorn
inif, tho father thought thut he
detected an unseemly odor, akin to
a horse burning up, and thought
that his left shank was getting a
trifle sultry, so he hopped out of
bed, to discover a young confla
gration raging in hlu midst. The
mattress end the blankets wore
smouldering In a businesslike man
ner and there was a great huutllng
around after wnter. a valuable
Turkish rug In the path of, thi'
threatening flames was rescued,
It was tho original Intention 1"
fVubdne the Incipient blaze on tho
spot but finally the mattress wuh
yanked out on the lawn, where It
had water minified on It, and
fully demonstrated that nothing Is!
so hard to extinguish s a mat
tress, as it was Htlll burping in
a hum old manner at three o'clock
the following afternoon.
As near as enn be figured out,
the semi -disaster was duo In the
first place to the cord attached
to the bed warmer burning off
and in tho second place to Tog
gery Hill turning tho warmer Into
high, when ho thought he was
turning It off. and In the third
place to the well-known indif
ference of sleeping people, to take
anything wriously, via: Oct up
and look around and see what i
causing the current discomfort.
Dicks cold is better and his
father is none the worse for bat
tling the smudge In his pajamas.
Instead of his pant-i. which the
weathor most certainly warranted
him wearing.
mm
U urn r M "tfwi;'
TAMI'lOO. Mox., Deo. 23. (VP)
Plvc ppi'HtniH were drowned in hlRh
K.'iis it ml Htnrmn acoonipnnyiiiK n
Bevi-re. nin'thcr Ihul Htruck here
yoHlonluy. Threo American Hea
mon were lost when they were
washed from the ileck of a Hrnnll
tanker natnect "nmiKanon'' whieh
waH heinK tiMveil lutck to port.
ItANdOON, llurnin, Dec. 23.
ttVi Two nmall vIltaKe headmen
anil a forem rahKer were reported
killed today when 200 natlven at
tacked two village n few mlleH
eaHt of Tharrawaddy, hut the
cauno of the' dlHturhance wan not
aaccrtalned.
HAhKM. Ore., Dec. 23 (T) Old
people who are homele-w will be
given a dinner Christmas day by
the Ashoctuted Charities. The or
gan i.at Ion has listed about 30
eligible.
fllANI-'nlil), N. J., Dec 23.
(A'i l-'our members of a section
gnng were killed today when a
New Jersey Central express bound
for New York ploughed into the
men dining a snowstorm. '
FOR SEN. GREENE
MOXTI'KMKH. Vermont. Dec.
2 3. A Km nk Partridge, of
Proctor, today was appointed by
CiWcvnur John VI. Wekrj as Pniteil
Stales senator to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Senator
Krank L. (Ireene last Wednesday.
Partridge, a staunch republican,
Is 71 years old. From 1KSK to !'.(
be served as secretary to the secre
tary of war. In MM be wasvap
pointed solicitor In the department
of state and In 1K9.1 was named as
spcvlol envoy to Veneiuela.
Know In DallcM.
1IIK DAI.I.KS, Ore., 1M 2S -t.lV-A
heavy snowfall continued
to blanket the luld -Columbia te
uton icday, anil many wctloim
have been roeied.to a d-'pth of
two inches.
LONDONERS
GROPING N
HEAVY FOG
Soot and Smoke Add to Evil
of Opaque Mist Traffic
at Standstill Postal
Workers Unable to De
liver Christmas Mail.
LONDON, Kng., Dec. 23. (TP)
At least four men walked blindly
Into canals or streams and were
drowned during the great log. one !
of the worst in the history of the
city, under which London und Its!
environs were burled lust night and
euily today. The total deutlin fro.n
various accidents duo to t ho heavy
mist today numbered well over a
dozen.
Threo of tho drowning victims
w.ere more than 70 years old.
Today the fog had lifted in many
of tho affocted sections.
IX)NI)ON, Hiik.. Dec. 23. P) '
Opaqun fnK. thickiitied hy Konl und I
Kinoko frnni lyondon'H Hnft-coul i
miming fuctoricH, pre.HHeil down un
the city und HOiilhern' KiiKlund
nKUln today, liumperinK cnniiniinl
cutliniH und HlnwiiiK HhippinK in ad
jacent walera to alinoHt complete
Htuppugn. ,
VeteruDH reculled the fog of 30
yeara uko. hefore the uort-coal nul
sunce hud hecome ho iironounced,
uh heinK the only condition) of re
ceat time which niiRht he compar
ed with cnnrilliona in mmtliern Kne,
lund diiriiiK the past few dayH.
Transportation Tied Up
The Kreutoat tieup of -rail, high
way, air and water transportation
In the memory of the yountter (fen
eration haa resulted from the
heavy, evil smelling mists, and the
postal service as a consequence hus
been totally unable to cope with
the Christmas parcel rush.
Feople leaving their business late
yesterday evening found no meuns
of reaching their suburban homes,
with trnliiB and omnibus lines sus
pended or the services greatly
curtailed. Railroad terminals and
statloiiH were crowded with people
with places to go but no way to get
there.
Flare. Useless
Hydo Park corner presented ono
of the worst traffic scenes. A bril
liant flare failed to penetrate the
mist more than a few feet. Hun
dreds of vehicles of ull kinds were
Jammed In long lines which were
able to move only a few Inches at
a time. In less congested districts .
chauffeurs and oxtru bus drivers
walked ahead with flares to light
tho wav for their vehicles. One of
the worst accidents occurred off I
Gravenend, when a ferry boat
fouled a buoy In the inky darknesB
and 4(10 passengers were transfer
red to tugs for tho trip ashore.
Eight Loso Lives
Eight persons have been killed
altogether within the last day in I
accidents directly nscrilialilo to the
fog, but under Hie circumstances
a much greater total might have
been expected.
This morning the fog lifted In
sections of London hut It was still
thick In the suburban dhttrlcts and
for 40 milec around the city. At
Croydon no planes left on the
morning schedule.
The list of deaths, which Inst
night stood ut seven, was Increas
ed by one today when a young man
walked Into tho (inind Surrey ca
nnl, hidden by the fosand was
drowned.
APOPLEXY WIS
E
ltCCMtAUKtfT. IK-c. 23. JP All!
Hutuunta was stirred today by the
sudden death of VlntUa llratlnau.j
who with hi father and brother:
established the present Human lan
dynasty, only to havo it finally
complete bis Call from power. j
The former premier, n bitter en
emy of King Cnr'l since hU ado
lescn c e . was stricken with a p o i -1
lexy In his gn.'ilen at his estate, i
M I host I, yesterday afternoon. He
was found helplew and taken In
doors where a second attack later
proved fatal. i
SLAYER ESCAPES
ON EVE OF DEATH
SAI.KM. N. J.. Dec. 23. (P
Chot ies Kithian, who escaped from
the Salem county Jail lens than 8
hours after he had been sentenced
to death for the murder of a pay
master, was sought todny.
Flthtan. who Is 22. escaped last
night by filing the bars of his cell
and situeetlng through two venti
lator shafts after threatening other
prisoners with a pistol.
Police expressed the belief that
the file and pistol had been
smiiKKled into the jail und th it
friends of Kithian were waiting for
him In a motor car outside the
prison.
HciIimv Prinv. 1
XKW YoliK. rc. 53. t.Vi
Korlher irduettonf. tn price sched
ule of mail order houses came
to lb:ht to.iB, nn,i such ivpoi t
a tire avaibtl-lf Indicate that the
cheaper notations are sttimilut
iti business. i
Store Open Until 8:30 Tonight
r -1
Ready... The last day
before Christmas finds
this store readv to serve
your every Gift Want
. . . Gift Handkerchief s t . .
Bags . . . Gloves , . . Scarfs
Toiletries . . . Stationery . . .
Neckwear ... Art Qoods
. . Jewelry and Umbrellas
Crepe de Chine Gowns
For her personal gift! Why not one of
these adorable crepe de chine gowns.
They are in all the good shades and In
lace trimmed or tailored styles. A mar
melous gift at this very low price. .
$6.95
' Furs for Gifts
Beniof f Bros.
Coats & Scarfs
Judging from the interest shown in tho
exhibition of fine furs now being shown
on our 2nd floor, many women of Med
ford are going to have a new fur coat or
ocarf for Christmas. This display Is from
Benioff Brothers, the oldest wholesale
fur house on the coast and is In charge
of Mr. John Everett and expert furrier.
FUR
$1Q50
O J .
FUR COATS
$895V4985.0
Last Minute
Gifts for Him
A Sleeveless Sweater
Men's and young men's wool sleeveless sweat,
crs. These good-looking gifts for men come in
either crew or V-neck in such good colors as
blue, tan, green, and black. The sixes range
from 34 to 40.
$2.95
A Shirtcraft Airman
SHIRT
I
$195
What man would not
like one or two of these
super fine broadcloth
hirts. They are the fa
mous shirtcraft airman
guaranteed to be full
cut, correct In size and
perfectly tailored in
every way. The colors
ae guaranteed fast.
They are in blue, white,
tan, green, peach and
gray.
Store Closes .at 6 Wed.
C "THE, STORE FOB EVEPVBOOV J
SCARFS
SIQCOO
to lOJ
fill
m
Mm
AUTO
ROBES
A beautiful Scotch plaid pure
wool auto robe. They come
full robe size and are deeply
fringed yet the price is very,
low.
Rubber Base
Bath Mats
At last a bath mat you can
not slip on and what a mar
velous gift. They are made
with a rubber base and soft
wool top and come in oblong
or oval shape. All colors. They
are guaranteed to give entire
satisfaction.
$495ai$595
Bath Room
Ensembles
A splendid gift are these new
bath room ensembles. These
popular sets consist of one
large bath mat, stool cover
and lid cover. They are made
from heavy terry material in.
such good colors. as green,
gold or rose.
Sheerest Chiffon
Silk Hose
Women's sheerest of chiffon
silk hose In the wanted dull
finish. This glorious full-fash,
ioned stocking comes in se
lected shades only every pair
individually boxed. Truly the
smartest of all hosiery gifts.
$2.95
ROBES
Wcmen's and misses' quilted
satin and silk robes. A group
of gift robes as beautiful as
one could wish to see and on
ly $9.95. Marvelous new col
ors and combinations: just
the robe for wife, mother,
sister or sweetheart. (2nd
Floor).
$9.95
$2
$3.45
Hundreds
of Gifts
for S1.00 on
Wednesday
at Mann's
Boxed Gift $1
Stationery
Fiance and Blue jj 1
Rose Bath Powder....
Houbigant's, Coty $1
and other Perfumes....
Wide choice of $1
Framed Mottoes
Colgate's Shaving $1
Sets for His Gift A
Bath Salts in $1
Novel Packages
Large Size Chiffon $
Handkerchiefs ,
Linen Handk ,f's $1
3 in a box -
Novelty Costume j 1
Jewelry for
Card Table Covers $ 1
asserted styles .
Women's Nainsook $1
Emb. Gowns
Women's Kayon ' Sj1
Bloomers & Shorts....
Women's Service . $1
Weight Silk Hose ...... A
Women's chiffon silk $ 1
Full-fashioned hose
Martex Fast Color $ 1
Bath Towels at
Pure Linen Pastel $ "1
Hand Towels at
Linen Kitchen Towals
Your choioe, $ 1
3 for -1
Decorative Wall Pes. $ I
of 20x40 Tapestry
Rayon Dresser & $
Table Scarfs
Toys
for$l
Boys' Scooters
Mack Tractors
Red Chairs .
Big Dolls
Baby Dolls
Large Iron Toys
Teddy Bears
Toy Tables
T
Men's Gifts
for $1
Non-ravel Rayon ShirU
and Shorts
Men's Boxed Initial Linen
Handkerchiefs
Men's Silk Neckwear
Broadcloth Shirts
2 Pair of Wool Hose
Silk and Wool Scarfs
Fine Gift Belts
MANN'S