MQK FOUR
MEDFORD MAIL 'TRIBUTE, BEDFORD, ORKflONV WET)ESDA Yv: mtBKRi'Sft)T.-"
SHERIFF OF
: COUNTY HAS
BUST YEAR
Law Enforcement and Tax
Collection at High Peak
Liquor Arrests Lead
List Youth of Prisoners
Feature of Report.
Stork Coming With Lucky
First Baby Of New Year
Prize Donors Wait Word
.. ( Tlie sheriffs office experienced
u busy your In 1030 In the law en
forcement division ns well oh in
the lax collection department, a rc
Jioi t tor the year reveals.
' The sum of 1 1,563, 2115.48 was col-
''looted, hy tho tax department, (II
. vlded Into 1.3(i!l,lR7.30 for 1H29
lmyments; $150,138.15 for
$1:7,554.70 for 11P27; $10,774.32 for
1(120; $5,007.05 for 1925; $27.20 for
11124; $1.31 for 11123, and $4.79 for
" 11120. All money received outHldo
' of 1929 taxes was paid on a delin
quent basis.
' During the year there were 400
prisoners in the county lull, held
on '30 different types of chnrges.
While liquor violations led tho list
' with 112. Sheriff Ralph Jennings
explains Ui1b number includes quite
a nuinbor of petty intoxication and
disorderly conduct clunges and does
not indicate that the people of the
county were purtlculurly lawless.
Charges Listed
Prisoners held on other charges
arc as follows: Petty larceny, 30;
urn nd larceny, 23; burglary, 25;
auto theft, 18; delinquents, 35; vag
rancy, 10; arson, 3; non-support,
11: investigation, 45; game, 5; as
sault, 6; contributing to delinquen
cy, 3; selling goods without license,
2; defrauding inkeeper, 1; forgery,
22; murder, 1; destruction of prop
erty, 2; contempt of court, 1; Munn
act. 1; bank robbery, 2; embezzle
ment, 1; ohtulnlng goods under
false pretense, 2; still operation,
13; possession of mash, 2; robbery,
2; statutory offenses, 2; mayhem 1.
Tho murder charge Involved a
man wanted in Kiinsns for a killing
and ho wnB arrosted here for au
thorities of that stnlo.
FlguroB on the number of prls-
oners under 21 yours of age show
the'ro wero 123, or 31 per cent or
tho lottif. My ages they aro classi
fied. 20 years,, 25 prisoners; 19
years, 1; IS years, 23; 17 years,
IS; 10 years, 20; 15 years, 12 pris
oners; I I years, 5; 13 years, 1 jirls-
ouer. ; .'
Has Large Staff
The affairs of the sheriff's office
nre directed hy Italph Jennings, as
sisted hy Louis and J anl Jennings
deputies, tin (I Oscar Dunford, Jail
The New Year Is almost here!
In'u few hours Father Time will
bo knocking at the door to Intro
duce 1931. And while the old yeur
sighs nt hosts of meryniakcrs. whn
rejoice over Ids departure, a stork
with a golden bill hovers low over
Jackson county.
The big bird Is counting houses,
eliminating houses, trying to de
cide where and when to deposit
tho "Lucky baby," the first child
to bo born In .lucksou county after
the clock si l ikes 12.
A n anticipatory atmosphere
reigns In nil maternity homes and
hospitals, where managers arc hop
ing "Little 11)31" will arrive. For
the baby, boy or girl, who Is first
.to lulus a look at the world after
January 1, 1H3I, will bo tho recipi
ent of hosts of gifts offered by
merchants of Aledford and listed
in Hunduy's Issue of I be Mall-Trib
une. The mother of the lucky baby
will ulso receive many lovely
things.
Merchants who have prepared
girts for tho first baby of 1931 arc:
Handicraft Shop, First National
Hank, Swem's, Modford Furniture
ft Hardware Co., Liberty Meat
Market, Colvlg Drugs, H. 13. Marsh.
Economy Meat Markot, C. .1. Breler
Co., People's Klectrlc Store, Itob-
Dlns. C. M. Kldd & 'Co., Bhangle
Studio, the liootery, Modford Phar
macy and Lorry Schade.
Official records of tho Jackson
county health department, where
births will he recorded, will de
termine Hie "lucky" baby. Parents
of "Little 1931" will receive the
gifts when the records are pub
lished. .; .,.
ANNUAL BANQUET
TiiIiHman lodtfe. KnltfhlH of
Pythias held thcii Hecund unnual
gucHt banquet In their new hull ut
Grape and Fifth BtrcutH, Monday
hlfrht, with nearly 200 In atten
dance, IneludiDK deleffutloiiH from
Ashland, Ktanmth KallH, Granttt
IMihh, RoHoburj,', Portland und nor
thern California townH.
Two prominent vinltorB present
were Supreme Chancellor
K. Crouch, und Grand Keeper of
Records and Seal Walter i. Glea
hoii of Portluml and District Dep
uty Grand Chancellor .Brown of
HoHeburpr.
Chancellor Crouch talked on
"fniternalism of tho order bancd
on the absolute love. of Damon and
PythlaK.'' Ilo told Incidents from
his own Experiences with Pythlnn-
ism throughout the United Stntct
und Canada und of the ritiuiIfKtlc
service of the order, having us Its
orlKin the schooling. life und deeds
of Damon nnd Pythias.
Sir. Crouch is tho first man to
ho elected to the supreme chancel
lor's chair from tho Pacific const
und is the fir.nt man in tho history
of the order to he elected unanim
ously to offices of supremo vice
chancellor nnd supremo chancel
lor. Sir. Gleason spoko of tho work
ing if the ordor In Oregon .'nnd
of ,the Oregon-Washlnnttni Pyth-
AWARD PRIZES
IN YULE LIGHT
COMPETITION
h1 'r
Dillard Display Wins in First
Division, Mrs. Erickson in
. Second, Mrs. Mann in
Third. I
Ian Homo ut Vancouver, Wash".
Intt'rupersed between courses
and speeches tho following pro
gram was rendered: Pluno fluct
County road work now, under
way Is confined to the Prospect
und JIutto Falls district, where 85
men arc employed. County Kngl
neer Paul Ilynning reported to tho
county court this morning. Tho
work, is on the Klk Creek road
and tho But to Falls-Prospect road
und .consist of cutting brush 4ind
blowing stump's along the rig lit -of -
Dcslic ' wuy T ol"lluynient has been
a. ooon 10 ine iwo oihuh-ih, iur
nlshlng work during the dull sea
son. The labor is being performed
with excess funds of the two dis
tricts.
Tho$county court ut Its regular
session today transacted 'routine
business nnd tucked in the odds
snd ends for the year.
The most important mutter now
brewing in county affairs Is the
1031 budget, which will be pat
terned finally in uccordunco with
the financial balances on hand ut
tho cIoho of business today, in
accordance with tho state law. Tho
budget has been completed and
will be unchanged except In small
details. All tho December bills
will bo paid era tho trucgot is def
initely adopted.
The session of the county court
next Wednesday will be tho last
after eight years of service for
Commissioner George Alford.
john A. Hurnehurg, who defeat
ed Colilniissloner Alford lust Ndi
vembcr. will ,;'tnko office Junu"'v '
1 4, Ho is the first democrat to I tu
or. Tliq olflco stuff 1h .made- up of ,lol Vt)V0 (iml AU'(.C jlolm,mck
Olsa Audorson, Mm. llernolce .Ion
nings. Mrs. Gertniilo Martin und
1 Wr. Mnrjorlo liurelson. Another
big work of the olflco Ih the Ibku
jtiico of nutu licenses, giving motor
ists tho opportunity of obtaining
! liceiiHo platen directly through tho
'office.
V During Iho yenr 18S7 civil cnsoB
'were served by the office with an
avenge of throe departments in
' each case, returning In foes to the
county of approximately $1300. In
addition to this, the office tins mi
.Miieroun minor duties, perlormed
; without sUractiug prtiuular credit
:for efforts Expended.;
! FROM TALENT AS
(Contributed)
One of the merriest fhr)tmus
eafons in the history of Talent
, has Junt pusm-d ami as ucual it
was a day f home gathering.
Many Jiomes were made glad bv
the home coming of Sons nnd dau
ghters away ut t'hool or filling
. positions elsewhere.
The true Christmas spirit pn-
; vailed, despite the general de
pressed feeling the nation now
hus und which we mint everyone
will cease to curry over tho New
Year.
. There Is nothing really wrong
'with this great nation, only think
ing makes It no; let's get our
minds in u different channel nnd
net accordingly. In the town of
Talent there im 4;U1 Inhubitiims
and not one could be found at
CbrlMmus time that needed help.
, True, there are mmo unemployed,
but" In four years experience In
tliiw vicinity there has always
been Idle men during the winter
months.
The business men of Talent feel
'the lack of business, it Is true,
"nevertheless there have been some
large real cstntv deals during the
last two monthN nnd several new
' i cHdehfes have bfMn built,
well us ome Improved.
" Our town nml school district
me- in the lrst finmu-lnt cundt
Con of any town or dtstrbt in
yenr. During the last two year
sv unty. During u,w msl two year
the elty administration 1ms work
ctl harmoniously and diligently for
the betterment or the community
wMh very Kitlsfaetory results.
Talent Is loented In th very
' h"art of the Itogue Itlver Valley.
I r oil is very fettle nml Is
i tinpted to berries nnd gardening.
Tnlent has n grade and high
school nnd employs eight teachers,
, nil residents of Talet.t. There are
two churches, n thriving grange
and a civic community club.
piano' solo, Dorothy Gore; violin
solo, Itculah Gore accompanied by
AMue Ilolmback, Tho banquet
wouyd up with all ringing "Ulest
Tie the Tie That Hinds."
The elaborate decorations placed
In tho hntl for tho occasion will
be left up for tho Pythian Histers
watch party New Year's Eve
whioh will ho in form of a card
lmrty,
OF FAGLE POINT
TAKEN BY DEATH
Joseph Mouinnw paaed away at
tho Community hospital Tuesday
night of influenza and pneumonia,
aged fifty-four years, lie was u
native of Nebraska ami bad resid
ed In the Kagle Point district fur
thirty years. He leaves his wife.
Dolly, ami one daughter. Vivian,
also (our brothers and three sis
ters; John, Portland; Pen, Argo.
Ore.; Charles. Salt lake City:
Cophus, Williams, ore.; Mrs. Dosie
Wilkinson, Itedding. Calif.; Mrs.
Mar Shlvely. North Dakota, nnd
Mrs. Virginia Leach. Provolt. Ore.
Funeral services will be held nt
the Perl Funeral Home, Friday nt
2: Ml p. m., Hev. Claud It. Porter
offlclatlng. Interment In Central
olut cemetery.
sit In
yea rs.
the county court for 15
Prize winners In the outdoor
Christmas Lighting contest curried
on in Medford this year under tho
auspices of the Modford Garden
club were announced last night.
Tho judges, who viewed . tho dis
plays Sunday night for their final
upproval, considered artistic ef
fect und originality foremost In
the awarding of prizes.
Prizes were offered In three,
divisions: 1 General appearance;
2 Outdoor tree; 3 Entrance or
window.
Mr. und Mrs. F. C. Dillard, 39
Summit avenue, won first prize in
the first division und received the
four-piece coffee urn set, offered
by the California Oregon Powei
company. .Special mention In tho
su me class is given M iss Pearl
Davis H 5 South Grape street.
S. H. Brill of the Perrydale dis
trict also decorated his house in a
manner which won much favor
able comment from motorists, who
traveled the Jacksonville highway.,
Mrs. Maim Wins
Mrs. Jofin Mann, East Main
street, won first prize in tho third
classification for having tho most
artistic window and entrance dis
play. She was awarded the com
bination percolator nnd toaster.
donated by the Peoples Electric
store.
Herb Grey's home ut 714 South
Oakdale also had a beautiful en
trance arrangement. An interest
ing window display was entered
by Ilda Williams, 724 West .Elev
enth Htroct. It showed n smull
manger in front of a lighted tree.
A treo decorated by Mrs. J. F.
Erickson, 31 Glen Oak Court, won
first prize in the second division.
She will receive an electric waffle
iron, offered by the Southern Ore
gon Electric company.
Another beautifully decorated
tree was entered by J. T. Davis,
1112 East Main street.
Many Fino Displays ' ,
Many other outside displays.
which were not listed In tho prtec.
winning classes, have brought
much pleasure to pasoei's-by and
are worthy of consideration tho
not entered in the competition.
Among these aro listed the trees
at the homes of Seth Ilullfs, T. K.
Daniels, 11. , C,. AYiiham uhlUUvh,
Max GeBauer. Among tlie beauU-
entrance arrangements were
listed the homes of Dr. J. C. Hayes
Alia.. C. A. Swlgart and .James,
Lively. Other wonderful lighting
effects were uehicved by LaiVy
Schnde; ' Hovaco Bromley, 'Vul
Fischer, und Charles Brewer. i
A Clean Breath
can he )uun by f lie rcKiilnr ,nse. nr
llib Jilrdsiuil uinutli wnili.
11 will bo news to Iho Mndfurd
nnrt othor (.. A. H. Veturnns nnd
Wonipn'B Ilclluf Corps mohiliera,
nml tho allied putrlotto nnxlllury
orxnnir.Httnnx, Hint Hio Urund Army ,
of tho Uoinihllc, drimrlmrnt of Ore-:
Kim. will hold Im HUM ciu-ampmont 1
lit I'ortlHiid next .liino, on tho ton
(nit voly fixed diitoit of IIio U'Srd-'-fitli.
This derision has lust lioen
reiiehod hy Iho state council of ad
ministration In session ill I'oi IIhiiiI.
which whs ntlcnded liy .IuiIro Win.
l'olvl(! of Mi'dlord, the stnlo com-!
innudcr of tho (i. A. It. This cn-
camiunont will ho Hie r.iith nnnl-i
vers my of Hio founiilni; or tho (!. j
A. H. In OreRou. nnd lliero is n
pesslhlllly thill II will ho I lie lusl
cncninpniciit to lie held In Hie stale
hectmsc of tho rapidly dwindling
niimher of the nscn Civil Wnr vol-,
oralis. '
H ii .
REAL GOOD
BREEDERS
New .eahind, while French sil
ver Havana, hliio and whito
Uovcreans. - OusliiudliiK Castor
Rex Buck at stud. Service J'.'.fill.
Breeding Guaranteed
L. WOODFORD '
Gold Hill, Ore.
Oi-egtni Weather
Ilalns In the west, snows turning
to rains In the east portion tonight
and Thursday, warmer tonight and
In tho east portion Thursday.
Strong southerly winds, occasion
ally gules on the coast.
Wall Street Report
' -- Tho nvcinito fin in I a
nnd Hint of Wulcn S3,
9i
NEW YOHK, Tuc. 111. A
Proflt InkluK took hall' of extreme
i:nlns or S lo a ikiIiiIs In stock
pi Ices today as the market said
farewell to 19.10. The closing tone
wan steady. V. S. Blcei nnd Meth
lchem Steel, which had lieen up 3
points, finished about l'i lilglier,
while American Telephone retained
a point of 2 point advance. Trad
ing was virtually suspended In (lie
Inst hour when the floor traders
staged their minimi New Year's cel
ebration. Hales approximated
IfiO.ono slinres.
. Todays' closing prices for
tooled slinks follow:
Am. Casi
Am. Tel. Tel
Anaconda
Col. (Ins
Curliss Wright
(icnernl Klectrlc (nc
Heneral Motors ...
Kennicol Copper
Mont. Ward
rfadlo Corporation
Heading
Sears Koehurk 45H
s. r
Culled Aircraft
1', 8. Steel ;uiu
Hadlo Tiirnmer II l?e. j
NKW VOKK. W) It lestlmal-j
cd (hat radio "ha resulted In turn
over of approximately $3.&tHi.utm,-1
,m n In the lnt ten yours. I
Beaver-Like Fur
Now Grown on Rabbits
Send cllmn for sample of fur.
Hex ltubhlts, pen-raised Musk-
rata. Sliver lllack 1-Vxes.
KINO MT. FUR FARM
Gold HIM
No adinlltnnce to ranch except
liy apolntiueut, -
-ll
1$ M M M
li SO- !
lit"!
ITS--'
at''1
2'S
(3'
IK
Mi
Nickel with a. pitlly of .(
per i-t'iil has Peon prothiccu at tUw
bmeaii of slanduids.
IF YOD ARE SICK
Come In and have ui glvt you a scientific dlagnotl, that will tell
you absolutely the true condition of your whole system.
Is It not wrong of you to suffer when you can have sure,
painless remedy so close at hand? A disease checked in time
Is half cured. (Delay oftentimes means fatal results). So come
to us today.
There la no guesswork about It. If your physician has failed
to relieve you, or if a dozen physicians have failed, It is no rea
son why you should not find relief in our wonderful Chinese
Herbs. No matter what your affliction Is, come and be made
well again by the herbs God put Into the ground for the very
purpose of healing mankind. We relle all ailments whether
of the stomach, liver, lungs, kidneys, heart; also Indigestion,
asthma, catarrh, blood poison, appendicitis, or high or low blood
pressure, rhematism. (Prices reasonsble. Many testimonials on
file at our office.
CHAN & KONG HERB CO.
The Most Experienced and Eminently Successful Herbalists
331 East Kain St., Medford. Oregon
Office Hours: in A, M. to 7 p. M. Sundays 10 tn 11
Main and Central , "Dwgs With a Reputation"
Telephone 66
1Qe
NEW YEAR
EXTRA SPECIAL VALUE IN THESE ITEMS AT
19c and 31c
Right Reserved to Limit Quantities
Regular 10c 1
X i soap ; . ; J
.... - -. .
Right; Reserved to Limit Quantities
KOTEX
I (Regular) !
Holly Theatre Ticket FREE With Each $1.00 Purchase
I " Todth Paste
25c Tube
6 for
30c Phenolax Wafers. ......
Dl.U 'jlT UU1 10e Value
Udim uuiu i uuiLMCia
35c D jer Kiss Talc. . .
Tooth Brush XL
Shaving Cream
Cuticura Soap, 25c bar . . .
25c Ex Lax Laxative, ....
Mennen's (Talcum, 25c tin .
.,.19c 25c Peroxide
..19c
Peau-Doux
35c Tube
;..i9c
Weeks Cold Tablets . . . . . . . 19c
t . i -
,". 19c" Ipana Tooth Paste, 50c tube. .31c
.19c '; ,yicks Vapo-Rub, 35c value. . v31c
.19c -Auto-Strop Blades, 50c pkg.. 31c
.19c Milk of Magnesia, 50c value .. . .31c
.:9c ; Aspirin Tablet bo ... . .31c
.19c Pond's Creams, jar. . . . , 31c
.19c Rubbing Alcohol, 7ntB2 . 31c
EXTRA! -i.
SOAP
3 for 19c
NOW!
r TOOTHBRUSH
TOOTHBRUSH
REG. 50rVALUE
Take advantage of this exceptional
.value ,to stock, up on these fine
- quality tooth brushes.
31c
Mavis Talcum, 25c tin . . . .19c
90 Honey &'
Almond
s
Cream
50c
Bottle
.31c
25c Orils Toothpaste. ...... 19c 5QC mon Castile Shampoo ...31c
J. &: J. Talc, 25c tin .... .
25c Mercurochrome . . . .
Bayers Aspirin (12)
Mennen's th5VoicnBTubTm .31c
Perfection 1
Freshly Mde
Pebeco Tooth Paste i rube
..19c
19c Cold Cream
..l9c
25c Williams' Talcum. . ... .... 19c
..,31c
. ..31c
. . .31c
. . .31c
. . ,31c
Mineral Oil, pint bottle. .
35c Palmolive Shaving Cream. 19c Qq Lemon Lotion. . . . . .
Z5c Williams loilet boap, L tor 19c RUDber Gloves, pair 3k !
Lif eboiiy Soap, 3 for. ......... 19c 25c Spearmint Tihir 31c I
Listerine Shaving Cream 19c , 75c Hospital Cotton .3lc
Gainsborough Puffs, 3 for. ... .19c 50c Witch Hazel, 16 oz 31c
v' ' A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION '
RESOLVE: TO MAKE THIS YOUR DRUG STORE IN 1931!
. (IT'S A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION YOU'LL HAVE NO DESIRE TO BREAK)
YOUR DOLLAR BUYS MORE
Jarmin & Woods Drug Store
"ASK FOR YOUR S. & H. TR
t t i f 1 ... iiu ...... ..... .
ADINO STAMPS" ' f-