MEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREIiOX. TUESDAY. .TANTARY 27, 19:11.
JACKSONVILLE 10
ISS'I
Quaint Old Spinets Owned
In Medford Worth Big Sum
Avers Instrument Expert
'Three Musketeers" Use Richfield Gas
un-thc
A fepjinff of harmony nnU
rterstfinding is settling upon
two factions thnt for the past three
weeks had had differences con
cerning the operation of dances In
the historic old county seat town
of Jacksonville. Early this month
the city council voted to close the
dances, following action taken by
the Citizens' Civic league for the
appointment of four special offic
er on grounds fflat the Saturday
night parties were two hilarious.
The council Is to meet tonight
apd will probably grant permis
sion for the reopening of the
dances In the old United States ho
tel. The first dance is to he held
next Saturday night under the aus
pices of the Jacksonville Commer
cial club, owner of the building.
There will he no special officers.
The general agreement is due to
a desire for harmony and the rev
enue which the dances brought in
to the city.
Her Fishing Fx pensive
FOHT LA U I) K It DA L 12, Fla.
If ft good lino helps, Mrs.
Helen K. Thomas, woman fly-casting
chamlpon of, Washington,
should catch lots of fish. Taking
nut a Florida license,' sho listed
fishing tackle valued at $l,noo and
n rnrl nt $1'J5.
(By i:VA NICALOX)
Though gay blades gathered
round it to join In the "rendering"
of solemn hymns and balads tie
fore the forty nfners took the went
ern trail, its keys still follow
through on the strains of Yankee
Doodle, when a player's hand
reminisces with the quitim little
spinet, owned by Mr. nnd .Mrs. C.
M. Kidd of this city.
This grand nncestor of the mod
ern organ was assembled by lior
ger in 1X47 and Is a Mason-Htimlin
So. 44-1S, Gene Howard of Oak
land, Cal., well known reconstruc
tor of musical instruments, discov
ered while working on the spinet
last week.
Fashioned of solid rosewood the
body resembles the old square
piano. The keyboard of Ct notes
looks vej-y much like those owned
by organs of the gay nineties.
As an antique alone the spinet
is worth thousands of dollars, Mr.
Howard states, and as a musical
antique it is worth much more.
The pedal system which rules It
is proof that artists of 1847 were
willing to work for their music.
There are very few spinets to
be found on the Pacific coast, Mr.
Howard says and the fact there are
two of them In Medford, the oilier
being owned by Mrs. Porter J.
Neff. further characterizes the city
as "music minded."
Mr. I Inward has worked in Med
ford since July reassembling and
reconstructing pianos and organs.
Diiriiiir t har time lie hua Her viced
417 piatius, most of the in he has
found to be very fine instruments.
lie works In all cities of the
Pacific coast and has made surveys
which show that Medford has
moro pianos pro rata than any
other city of the state, including
Port hind. He also suys that the
surveys show Medford to be "the
best musically" of any city south
nf olympiu and north of Sacra
mento. The people of southern Oregon
do not only possess more pianos
but are better educated In the ap
preciation of music, he concluded,
and because they are he is consid
ering coining to Medford to make
his home.
L.Y. St '
The monster total of 377.910 gallons of Richfield Qasohne has been used by the original nine Doug
las airplanes of the Western Air Express since 1926 and the "three muekeeters" of the line are shown
here with one of the original ships. These veteran pilots ore Jimmle Carson, Fred W. Kelly, No. 1
and Jimmie James.
world.
The nine original planes flew 2,514,475 miles or equal to 100 trips around the
RECEIVE BEEP, Bill
! VANCOUVER SKATERS
AGAIN HEAD LEAGUE
I VANVorVKlt. P.. C, Jan. 27
OLYMPIA, Wash., .Fan. l'T &) tiuy l'atrit k's Vancouver
A bill amending the slate bone' Lions are silling pretty once more,
dry law to permit manufacture ami The local puck chasers last night
sale of eight per cent wine and j regained first place in the Pacific
four per cent beer was filed in the j Coast Hockey league by defeating
house today, marking the first evi- Seattle Kskinios, 4 m 3. The Lions
donee of moist sentiment in the lead the second place Portland
lower branch of tho slate legisla-1 ISuekaroos by one point, with Se-
pniut behind the Huelts.
ruin.
attle
Heatf Purifies
n
W
S
LUCKIES
always kind to
y o u r t h ro a t
The advice of your
physician is: Keep
out of doors, in
the open air, breathe
deeply; take plenty
of exercise in the
mellow sunshine,
and have a periodic
check-up on the
health of your body.
jrrr .;.
Everyone knows that sunshine
mellows-that's why the "TOASTING''
process includes the use of the Ultra
Violet Rays. LUCKY STRIKE -the finest
cigarette you ever smoked made of the
finest tobaccos the Cream of the Crop
THEN -"IT'S TOASTED." Everyone knows
that heat purifies and so "TOASTING" -that
extra secret process removes
harmful irritants that cause throat
irritation and coughing.
It's
toasted
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TUNE IN
TheLuckyStrike
Dance Orches
tra, every Tucf
day, Thurtday
and Saturday
evening over
N. o. C. net
works.
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Your Throat Protection against irritation against cough
mi, Thf Ajnrlctn Tobacco Co.. Mfri.
County Jail Inmates Enjoy
Gospel Service On Sunday
Join In Hymns With Gusto
KLAMATH WILL VOTE PORTLAND MASSEUR
Ore.. .I.ti
'ouneil la
eiifi-n
KIM MATH FAI.I.M.
JT. P) The illy
IliKht took (teis to phtet
hotul isKtte before the voters ot' 1
Kin math Kalis to uMahi fntwls fui :
eon-strin'tlon of an under-uraile
oro!ilntr where the .SdUiiu-ni l'a-1
ciflc main line tra tu cross main ,
street, mid to provide lot' new
bridj,'P to tal; the place of euu
deiuued Hpnn.s over the government
irrigation canal ruuniim: th i uuli
the city.
j i'i.NuviI lasM windows, to Rive a
St. Helens St. Helens ( 'oopel a - , lii: lit that renders blond indUttn
tlve Creamery nssoeiatioii voi.d to uuishalde. is beinj; tried at Michi
Joln Lower Columbia i'.mu taiive State eollee ha a euro for cun
lniry MHMoeiation. nitirdm In eliii lcil-'.
VAXCOrVKIt, WuHh., Jan. 27.
t.Vi Th jury was cojinlf tl today
in the murder rial of Wnino U.
.Ma 1:1. I'urtland masseur, rhurKori
with the slaying of Andrew llcnd
riekson, I lookiuson resident, who
wan beuteii to death lust -N'ovom-ber
L'4.
lmmediali'ly aftor seteotion of
tho jury court refossod for u half
hour, a ft or which opening arKU
infills were mado.
Sunday afternoons arc bright
soih In t he lives of prisoners in
the county jail, visitud weekly by
a roup of faithful member.s of the
I'ull (lospol church in Medfonl
and Ashland, to brim? mums and I Htruments.
sormonrt to prisoners shut away 1 Kins the i
Adrian Thompson, church worker,
who has hardly misled a jail meet
Ini; In three years, Mrs. Thompson
play.s the portable ottran nnd two
other members play stringed in-
When the music he
ld Jail, with cots hum;
from the world. Tho visits of Ihejall around on the walk and the
religious worker are u at icl paled "Pauley" cells In on corner, re
by ilu inmates, who ai-runtfe- seats sound with religious fervor. There
in the "bull pea" for the visitoraiis hardly a prisoner that does not
an hour nr o before their arrival. Join in the chorus.
A reporter was present at the) "I think we do considerable
meet i up Sunday and learned the; (rood. Mr. Thompson .said Sunday
prisoners provided as attentive an I afternoon, "and we always enjoy
a ml ie nee a could be found in most I coming down here with the hoys,
ehuivhce. They chimed in lustily We don't preach to them to force
on the hymns ami remained in re-' something down their throats, but
speetful tfilenco during l he nerinon, I only talk and try to explain the
Kiven last Sunday by Kev. S. It. ' way to n better understanding. We
Kowler of Ashland. He told them t aim to kMp cotning down as lonjr
of salvation and tho benefits of
Christianity, and Inquiry for inter
ested ones in religion brought up
the hands of eiKht or nine prison
ers. The Sunday before almost
every hand went up.
There are two bibles in the jail
and they are read consistently. At
is they let it,'
lite Dunfonl. Jailer, watches the
entrance door to the hull pen at
tentively and also Joins In the hIiik
hiK with his HtroitK bass voice,
A special duct was puiir for the
prisoner hist Sunday by M r.
Stephen Zarka and Mrs. Marie
Ashland
the lant meeting, one inmate read I'ederson, both of the
several verses, later explained by church.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 27 WJ Thri-c
I'lllllll-IIRt't'H mill till' tlls'fvllllillK
cliiiinploii, Johnny J-nytnn of Sel
iilia, .Mi.. were JiKHin ilnudlnrko)!
for Dm Ifinl today In tho slniKKW'
for the world's tliroo-i-ushion liil
li.'ird championship.
Allen Hall turned the rare Into
a free-for-all battle last ninht by
defeatintt the leader, Otto Itelxelt
of Phlhuli'lphia. 52 to 42, in a long
march of lid InnlnuH. As a renult
Laylon, ftelselt, Hall and Arthur
Thurnlilad of Chlcaito Hod for fli-Ht
placo wiih four vietorieH nnd one
defeat eaeh.
- HURTJN CRASH
STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Jan. 27
(!, raptiiin Klnnr 1-undboiR,
the SwedlHh aviator who rescued
the Italian Oeneral Nohlle. after
the disastrous Italian polar flight.
wa seriously injured today when
hit plane crashed from 11 height
or 1 -10 feet durhiK a practice
MlKht.
Captain Klnar-I'aal LuhdhorK,
who picked Oeneriil Nohlle off an
ice floe In the arctic, has lived n
romantic life. Ills father was a.
Lutheran minister, hut the yoiiriK
man Joined the Swedish army
when he was nineteen, the younK
cMl cadet In the army achou).
CHICAGO, Jan. L'7 ;P) Orant
Withers, youthful motion picture
player, rested comfortably In n
hospital following remova I of his
appendix during an emergency ap
pendicitis operation early today.
Withers, here for a week of per
sonal appearances, was stricken 111
Just before his last turn on the
staK" last niKht. Withers Is "doing
well" and probably will leave the
hospital in about a week. Withers'
wife, Loretta Youmr. nlKo of the
films, has hecu notified In California.
SHIPBEESTQF1.0RIBA
ITL
n A I N I J It I IK II !, On. m Th n
old-f ashlonod bee used to bundle
up In his hive In the winter, wait
ing for the HprlnK.
I tut the modern hen noes n
a winter lour to Florida nnd en
Joys sunshine ami flowers all the
yen r.
Owners of bee colonies In south
Ocorghi. not satisfied with Just n
half year's work (mm their bees,
ship them to Morbid apiaries for
the winter.
FINES BY INSTALLMENT
REDUCE JAIL EXPENSE
DESTROYED BY BOLT
KKltltV, Ore., Jan. 27. (pl.)
A mld-wlnler liKhtninff storm Ui
blamed for t he destruction of tho
Kei-by I'eak forest lookout station.
There were only ii few flashes seen
hut one holt hit the .station with
such force that the roof was splin
tered. I'arl of the sidewalk sur
rounding the .station wa knocked
down the mountainside. It is re
called that five yearn ar;o a sim
ilar storm totally demolished the
lookout station on Mt. Kmily.
ST. JOSEPH, M.i.-il'i--The In
stallment plan for paying fines is
becouiltiK increasingly popular
here.
I'hder the "eny payment' ys
tem, cioi't officials point out, of
fenders, unable to i a le cash 1o
meet flnejf are not sent to Jail to
llvo at tho city's expense.
I tnlc llesl Hok UH9
rilANKKOUT. Ky. (IV Illch.
flrd Hren, an Oldham county
farmer, is Kenttnky's champion
hoc raiser, using the Ion litter an n
unit of Vroduction. He raised a
litter of pig" lo weigh 2.723 pounds
when ICEt tay old, and led tho 0
fairheiB in the tttuto content.
Children's Colds
Doubly Dangerous
With Flu Around
Vhllo thero Ih no eaiiHn for
KoriotiH ularin over tho ih.'Vel
optnent of seuttered cuoh of
Ilu In lliiH locality, health iiii
IhorltleH any that, extra pre
euutloiiH hIioiiIiI be taken to
cheek every cold nt tho Hturt.
rnlenn treated promptly, coUIh
tend two lower body renin!
ance and may pnvo tho way
for an attack or Infhictizu with
all I(h serious eoinplcallinn.
Internal uicillcattmi Hlioulil
be avoided except on tho ad
vice of a phyxlclan. Too much
"doxillK" orten (tlxturlia the
ilhsCHllnii and InweiH tho vital
ity JuhI when tho child noedH
bin body HtreiiKth nioHt.
Applied exteruully, Vlc'n
VapoKuli can ho uhpiI freely
and aa often as needed with
no fear of iinpttinK tho atom
ach. Huhlied on throat uml eheKt,
Vlrka acta IhroiiKh the Hkin
like a poiiltlco nr planter,
druwiiiK nut tho Unlit uohh and
RornneKH. At tlm snmetlmn, Iik
tneillcated vapii, rclimseil by
tho warmth or l Me body, urn
inhaled direct to tho Irrliteil
alr-pnuHaKen, looHeninu; th e
phlcKiii, and Hoothlim thu In na
tion. or coure, Vlrk two-way
action In juat nn effective for
adulta' rolil-troiihlen, too.
Imn'Vx tako chancea with
coldn Vl q
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FIRE
INSURANCE
restored it! "
doMrhome
"Because the peril of fire kid never actually
touched Ui, u e fell that ire were practically
immune from diiailcr. Year after year u e
were satisfied to larry almost nominal in
surance on our h t ne and its contents.
"Then it happened! A faulty chimney ivas
responsible, n't stood by helplessly uhile'he
flames, in a short half hour, badly damaged
our home and the belongings it had taken
us fifteen years to accumulate.
"Luckily, months before, with the help of our
insurance agent, we had carefully invento
ried our possessions. Our protection was
found to be inadequate and we promptly
secured additional and proper coverage.
"Accordingly, we were fully and promptly
compensated for our losses, and soon were
happily re-established ill our renovated and
refurnished home. It was a lucky day when
we first awoke to the importance of carrying .
adequate insurance. " I '
ijMicarit
AFFORD to be
under- insured
Too m licit iiiHiiraiu'C in wanU'iul and fulilc.
Too liul e niny prove cliKimlrotiH.
glut! lo liuve yon fit II on iik for competent,
impartial in formal ion ns (o wluit hIiouIJ be
provided for ndetjnale nntl Hfife protection of
yotir home nnd il contents. A copy of our
"Inventory of llie C!onlenht of llie I Iome,"
to aid yon in keeping a systematic record of
your liounehold possessions, will lie sent,
free, upon request.
Telephone yjj
Carl Y. Tengwald
Hotel Holland Building
Medford, Oregon
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GENERAL
, INSURANCE COMPANY
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