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Pf!K ETOITT DAMnilCT CMRQ RflVSPdllT WFFK I Un MUUL LliUu WWI uuuu' T HOME MP,,?, i i Conference Declared Most ; Successful In History of County Many After-Din- ner Speakers and Enter tainers. Voted one nf tin mont nueceKsful conferences ever attended by the funning intereslH of JuckKon coun ty, the Farm HoiiiemnkerH Kro notnie conference closed hurt nlKht with a hanuuot at the r'irat Chi it l:ui ehun-h following u twu-day fiction. Itt-MullH of ihe ronfereneo which will be of benefit to both fiirin home and eollefte were developed by economic cxpertH from Oregon State college and farmci'H and farm women of nil HcctloiiH of the Roguo lllvei valley, working tu Relher with one aim in view, the betterment of Oregon's farm humcH. A Hpirit of optimism character ized the entire program in apite of tails of buHinesH depresHlon pre valent among many farming eoin muniticK in the Htnte. While the farm home-makei-H Rtated that cohI of living 1h the grcatent problem confronting them today hope of Improved conditions wan expressed by all. And a higher standard of living announced as their goal for the future. An exircHHlou of what a col lege and farm partnership can ac complish was best expressed by JlisH C'laribel Nye, state leader of home economies extension. "When Citizens of a county sit down to gethcr with representatives of tfteU' public educatioiml . iiiHtitu tioh to pool resources of the In stil til Ion and the Int crests ami problems of tho eltl.eiiH, wo see democracy functioning," Miss Nye stated. "This conference has just been that home-makers, home demonstration ' and agricultural Agents, home eeonomlc specia lists from the state college considering facts,-discussing ttefr relative im portance, making plans. One group Contributes experience and knowledge of Jackson county homes; the other group eontrlb utes experience and knowledge of subject matter available. What better situation could there bo for a sound home economics extension program in u county?" Covers were placed for 80 at the banquet table which was beauti fully, decorated with tapors and spring flowers. The theme of the banquet program was "Just Imag ine'' (Jackson county In 1940.) There was no offlciul toast mus ter, hut many after dinner speak ers wore called upon In what might well be called a game of "pits the buck." Mrs. Mabel Mack, home dem illustration agent, started tho bull, rolling by appointing Miss Alice ' Uanley tonstmiistcr. Hhe In turn pppointed Judge Alex Spur row, who Introduced some entertainers from the Recreation club of which ho is president and then named Mrs. J. H. McCracken toast itms tor. Each person named added some thing new to the "Just Imagine" ideu and passed the subject on down tho lino. Mrs. Kdwurds was Ciilled upon to take charge nf the Introducing following Mih. Me Craikcn. tint Introduced MIhi CJnrlhel Nye, (date lender of home economics extension, and alio call ed upon HfV. W. R. Raird, who entertained the audience with n if roup of i-eitdliiKM, then turned the job bnek to Mlsa Nye. Miss Madge J. Reese, field agent In home demonstration and club work for tho western Htates In the extension nervlce. of tho Unit ed . States department of agricul ture, was then Introduced and gave the main address of the evening. She drew for her audi nco a picture of Jackson coun ty tnuny years hence when 1'ann Romemakers' economic confer ences will have exerted a,n im portant Influence upon the growth and progress of the farming areas. At the close of her talk she named Mrs. Curl (Magow toast master. Tho game was then con tinued with the following partici pants: Mrs. Kthel K. Uilhrop, R. G. Kowler. Miss A. Grace John son and Mrs. Zelta I'. Rodenwold. The last named turned the fun back to Miss Nye and, Mrs. Mack, waking them finish what they had started. Meteorological Report l ehmnry N, I Hit I i Medford find vicinity: Stimbiy fair, but becoming unsettled: no change In temperature. but becoming unsettled; no change tn teiuperuture. I H1 if I? , tool Did Hi 2, r a r a. TrmjjoraUiro (1ckh. ) . S IliKhPBt (lust It lii'.l l M! IrtivvBl (hiHt 2 Inn ) 1 ;? Kfl. hmnlillly wt.).. Illl r. lid-liltiilliin diiihci"! 0 0 (twin uf wviithrr. . rlnuily flmnly Tola! iiroclpliiitiMn r m-r Srp-ti'iiilM-r 1, IIIIIU. MS ln-"'. Hum-lKi today. T : 1 0 a. ni. 9 : HunKi't toiluy. t:'j p m. HllllliBe Monday, :i a. in. ih'Tchihon. AJrU'Orolnglsl .... nnnnnimi unimnn i tt The Crater I, tike 'uuwil be c'iih a week's celebration of ihe 'I weniy- I'liht jiimivciHai y of the : lioy Scouts of America, which Ik being celebrat d throughout the I'nited Kt.it cm. An elaborate prog ram of Seoul Ing activities han been planned by the local seout leaders in celebration of ttie tweu. ty-flfih birthday of S ouiim;. The. committ'e in charge of tin- plans -tor the week are: Kay llender I Hon. chairman; harry Scliadu, Don j It. Newbury, K. t. (..iddiu, W. W. j Walker, and J.ee i;riker. A group of burdncNs and pro I feSHional men of Med ford have j been selected as tho new board "i .M-i u oiio;.;e cuoii-fiioi 101 niu Hoy Scouts for t he coming year. About twenty -five or thirty men who are considered expert in their var!iniM professions make up the list, of exa miners A meeting of t lice men was held at Seoul. heado.ua rlei-M recently to diucuss the procedure for ail vamenieiil at the Court of Honor and the vari ous requirements for the award of merit badges. I Helow a re those who make np i the I'm of councellors: Walter MJ Jones, Scout commissioner: Col. W. II. Paine, chairman of Ihoi Court of I lotior. and t 'In tide Kte- ! vi nr. Helh Itullls, V. W. Walker, I'. If. M'-Curloy, Rfibt. Taylor, J. IV Krlckson, I-ouls lluiuphrey, .1. Pinch or, (.'. 1 . Thompson, it. C. Kowler, K. W. (iculd, Kd Minns,! Paul .1 annoy, Tom "Sweiii, K. t'. Keimer. Ray I lenderson, Homer Marx, Itoy ICU'ott, I Jr. Staudanl. Dr. Sleeter, Dr. Stearns, Dr. Ins keep. Dr. I',. C, Wilson. Fred I,. Johnson. (). O. I loi ner, John : Mann, Ralph Daib-y and I,. Ment- zct. The program Is as foovs: ! Siiiiday Sitiiit Sunday Special reeomiitioti if Scout Sun-i day In churches throughout the area. 7:30 K.MTD. Moil ford. Special Scout program. Monday Home Ray Scouts do odd jobs and good turns around home. lioondup of all men and Iio.vh whu have ever been Scouts opens. Tuesday Ramit Institution Ray flood turns by troops to churches a.nd organizations fj authoring troops. Wediio-ila.v New Mem her Ray Roundup of all Scouts ami Scout- ors continues. S:00 Court of Honor, Court Mouse, Met) ford. !): 1 0 Scouting dramatisation, Holly Theatre. Mcdfonl. Thursday CltleiM lay Troop Community service, tlood turns. Roundui of nil Scouts, Scoulcrs, and new Scouts, continues, Wrlday S( liool Ray Afternoon AsM'inbly, Junior High school, Modford. I'rograms In city a ml county schools throughout Ihe urea. Roundup continues, special drive for new Scouts. Satinilay Outdmn Ray This Im the day for outdoor Scout ing. Troop hikes or pilgrimages to some point of historic In terest. Roundup clones today. :16 K.MKD, Medford. Scout Ru ulo program. :.10 Troop 15, IMioenix, Parents nlte. Sunday Special Scout St-rvlre ::tn Christian church, Medford. Monday, HI :00 Father and Son dinner. Klk's Temple. Speaker, Mr. John II. IMpcr. Regional Scout Kx ecutive, of Spokane, NKXV VOUK, Kelt. 7. --Ca-eiflc Telephone ami Telegraph Co. and subsidiaries! reported for H!i net Income of $ I ".HftL'.Hftti. eu'ial to $7. or n Hhare on l.KDA.ooo com mon shares outstanding nt the end of t he year, against I r.tl-:i.(l I i. or Ml.M mre on i:to.oitn com mon snares ouisiumting end of I!'?!'. the C E. G. Trowbridge, Jr. 907 W, 11th St. You are Invited to present this cou pon at the Mail Tribune office and receive two FREE TICKETS TO A TALKING PICTURE PROGRAM AT THE EERfMlMH As Subscriber Guest of the MAIL TRIBUNE WATCH THIS SPACE. If yeu are a subscriber of the Iflail Tribune your name may aepear here tomor row. Only aukscrlbers' names will be published and, during the du ration of this offer, all subscriber will he given an opportunity to erv ioy FREE shows at GUESTS OF THIS PAPER. NOW PLAYING "THE COSTELLO CASE" 1 H , o MET)FOT?n MATL FIGURE IN iff. Tho l.quor laden CanscJicn schooner, Josephine K (above), whose captain wns killed when It was fired on and seized by coast guardsmen in outer New York harbor. The tug, Dauntless 6, which was alongside the Josephine K vao also taken in charqe by coast guard cutter 145 (both rhown below). International complications arose over the case. ES felons mmM I'KI.M hUt.V IM'.. i'...-iii i.r..j Knyland. 1'eb. 7.( Nobody inj history has eer stnvei-ded in I making his escape from dread, liiirtmoor prison near here, but two desperate men today were ' nfak'ng a bold attempt t( break1 ihe record. i They nr.- .lohn Mullinh- and .lohn Michael Caskiu, one a forger and desperado, and the other a burglar. Both are serving loin; sentences. They effected t heir j getaway yesterday by supping from tho UK of a marching line of convicts within the prison en closure and scaling a it-foot wall bv means of a secreted rope lad- dtr. ' " I More than fifty armed warden spent the entire night In searching i the desolate mlHt-tdirouded moorl surrounding the Isolated prison , anil today spread themselves out There Is No Substitute for a Savings Account in This Bank For I ICS oi The FIRST NATIONAL BANK TRTT5TJNK MKDFORD, RUM-RUNNING DRAMA 4 in an ever widening circle. Ulood-, hounds wetv brought out and j hunted througn iiiiich or iiih'K un dergrowth but without result. Such few houses and cottages in the lonely district bolted and barred. The the district are terror- r I stricken . The ren ion is one ih- most torbiildiiii in Knul.ind. abounding in bottomless bogs Xo; water fit to drink is available o.l ,o1(l nlwavs closelv clinid- 1 ed, are now being watched more closelv than eV'-r The reyion is well known to lov rs of detective stories thru Con ill Doyle's "hound of the l!ask-rvil!es." SAI.KM. Feb. 7 W) Willi two-, out ball. J thirds of the limited 4U-day ses-j Young, when told of the charge, slon passed, tho Oregon lenis!a- laughed and refused to make any j lure has not enacted a major hill.'j statement other than "so sorry, i a survey of the first four WcekLgentlemeu, l have nothiiiu to say." i revealed today. Tho major blllii,,. M rs, Sou's body was found un- include the iidministratliru mean-j power, police and instnu-; t,,na egiilaliotis, taxation bills. ; way proposals, i the session will Observers predict contlnuo nt least ! 10 day over tho required period. GRAYLING. Mich.. Feb. m Tho $50,l)li0 summer homo tri Clifr Durnnt on tho An Sablo rive 20 miles soul beast of hor. wa$ destroyed by fire of undetermined origin today. the Future A Savings Ammnt spclLs future indc IpcihIcih'c is protection tor the "rainy day" enables yon to have a home of your own and the luxuries as well as tho necessi- te ln vears to come. now is the Desi nine to negin accoiuit . . . Conic in, let us icr the advantages of a savings lis hank. "A Dcpartmentized Bank" OltKC'OV. STXPAY, 19 HEAR ADDRESS The daiiy men vicinity, uh well Medford and other parts of the county, by. attending to morrow's meeting of the dairy men in the .basement hull uf the Hotel Medford at 2 n. m.. will le;ii 11 mueh valuable information i about tie newest methods in milk , oolite ami sterilization of eijuip- j nient, which subject will be dis eased. The chief speaker will be Kali I'riee. agricultural engineer of the Oregon Kxperiinnt station, who has been working along those lines lor some time pant, as well as conducting experiments in ap plication of electricity to agri culture. County Agent ft. O. Fdw ler onsfder: his success in ob taining M r. Price's services for this meeting Is very fortunate for the dairymen. Heeause of the enforcement of the Medford standard government milk ordinance then has Veen much demand from dairymen for information on milk cooling and stciiHzutlrn subjects, and authen tic information from an expert like Mr. Price will doubtless be eagerly listened to. Hu has been doing much experimental work with electrical devices, as well an with simple methods that can be u.sed in tile smallest dairies. -) CAFE OWNER HELD PORTLAND DEATH P ItTI.A ." 1 1, Ore.. Feb. charges of first degree murder to.iay aam.si .i.ick VtMing. restaurant owner, in coll etlrn with the Strang 'inn ' f I Mrs. Rose Sco. prominent China ! town mat run. last January T... j A coroner's jury last night or j der. d (bat Young, whose Chinese name is Wong iru, be held for the grand jury. He was hold with- der cherry tree in her yard, a ibout her neck. Police at rope first thought she had harmed her- the body had fal'en to the ground. MAKSimtilJ), Feb. 7 (VP) Th t'.tp of his bead shot away, tho body of James K. Hobson, 47, prominent Myrtle Point cattle raiser, was found In the hayloft of his barn last night. Ho is survived by his widow and a brother, Fred Hobson, both of Mvrtte Point. a sa- tell you account FKIil.TARV H," m. (Continued From Page One) j was turned out to shift for him- ' self by relatives. Just November, following an . escape from the Uuenu A'ista, j Colo., reformatory, he started on , ;i hold-Up career in Seattle, Wash., I and admitted five hold-ups. In I hem he displayed a cool nerve. J The law closed In upon him, and he fled In a sedan he had stolen in Salt Lake City, Clah. He rob bed a Portland drug store in mid January and headed south. About seven o'clock, on the morning of Saturday, January 24, he was mopped In Ashland by Sam Prescott, for questioning about the ownership of the auto. Pres cott entered the car to drive it to the police station. Kingsley pulled his gun, and a scuffle en sued. Kingsley fired the first bul let striking Prescott in the urm. The second shot struck him in the abdomen, and the third, as he lay face downward on the pavement. Kingsley fled and near Shady Springs abandoned the auto. Earl Kerning tun of Wena tehee. Wash., n youth who rode with Kingsley from Cottage drove, vanished af ter he had let down the bars to a side road. Kingsley went to tho auto camp at Shady Springs - a short distance away; where he was arrested without resistance, by State Traffic Officer .Herbert Moore. He admitted the, shoot ing, and gave as his reason: "It Just had to be." The murder created extreme ex citement In Ash hi ml, where tho slain officer was well known, and (here were muttcrings of mob violence, against tho slayer. and see February 7 to February 13 Inclusive o Felt Base Rugs y m .9x12 Axminsters $49.95 Prhcd at remarkabb savings for the February Sale! Deep ALL WOOL nap, seamless, rich colors in Oriental and floral designs. Unusual values! 99 Coil Springs $8.95 Mere m a j; o u il ill. SP It I Nil 1'Ultt fin romfel-t atii 8atlffaet"ry s e r v f r e. Sprinm are tei urely mi!s I'etl nt tup. and HMi'lmrrd at Im Itnrn tn teel ensj ' If i n cn.niu I i in sh 117 So. Central Phone J86 Medford, Ore. " Kiugnley, tho next day made u ; signed statement, admitted tho slaying, and offered no excuse. Tho trial of Kingsley lasted two duys, wus followed with intense Interest by Ashland and other county residents. The jury was uh follows: Tom Stanley, ltutte Kails; Jerome Fitz gerald, fiold Hill; Bernard h. Nut ting. Medford; Helbert C. (iod dard, Talent: J. W. lllrkhoti:. Cen tral Point; JO. F. JacobH, Talent; C. L. Cummons, Kaglo Point; Gor don Stout, Medford; V. A. Lan don. Central Point; N. H. Bond, Medford; Frank V. Denzer. Phoe nix, and C. 10. Holmes, Central Point. Hefore tho verdict was reached. Kingsley said If the jury saw fit to Impose capital punishment, he would take tho verdict with a smile, but his lips did not relax from tho determined position they held as he was waiting in the court room for the Jury to make its appearance. one Juror, J. W. Hirkhol., Cen tral Point, asked the court to be excused from further duty this session due to Illness he had con- ; traded sine becoming a member of the Jury. His face betrayed weariness ami strain. IiMi Port Plan Hills CORK. Ireland, Feb. 7. (fl The proposal of the Cork harbor j board to make Queenstown a tor- nilnal port in order to draw tourist trade to Ireland has found no sup- port from big shipping lines, with j the exception of the United States i line. The plan was to give Queens- j town a standing similar to that of j Southampton, but German and ! Fnglish lines rejected tho proposal, j WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (&) Senator ltobinson of Arkansas, the democratic leader, today criticized Secretary .Stitnson of tho state do- partment for hW address last night, i saying the secretary of .state "went; out of his way to make, a some-: what stupid attack upon Woodrowj Wilson." I for yourself the value in this 9x12 Size $469 Here s a real bargain in a Felt Base Rug specially offered in the February Sale! The following features tell its re markable story of value: I. Cholt-o of'lloral and tile Mltem. Krltiht, rlear, latin odors. :i. Culnrfnl, dex'cnativo borders. I. Stninpiimf and watontroof. ". 1 liUk f l t baso for extra wir, ft. Heavy enamel paint MitTac?. 7. i:a lo elenii i(h damp cloth. Cn Sale for One Week Only! Sizes at Iru,ir(hnatel.y liw Price! 9x12 Wiltons $66.75 SI Down, $7 Monthly Small Carrying Charge A typical Ward Value! ALL WOOL, SEAMLESS, fringed ends, lovely colors, deep thick pile. Spring Mattress $14.95 l"nr nlalils ,a. K il iliM-p. netful Nlrcp. ihis fin,. INXKi: full I'll. 'i'i:iN MA I 'l liKSS. K.-slll.Mit ',.! In iiiany la ciltrn. Art Vc r full "r im. nf f.-t,., t'cklMU niVri', Hi VATICAN CITY U.VIUiK 'AILMIU)" HATIO VATICAN CITY, Feb. -7. (ft) -This center of world peace has. relatively, one of the largest armed furces of any state. Of t3it registered citizens, 42 per cent were in the "military" cate gory at the latest count. There were Liu in the pontifical gendarmerie and 118 members of tho colorful Swiss guard. But nei ther body is what one would call warlike. The Swiss guard entrances to tho Vatican and lend color to lln pageantry. Tho gendarmes do theoretical police work, but aro needed mostly when crowds gather. WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (TP) The navy department was advised by radio this afternoon that the navy dirigible Los Angeles had been moored to the II. S. S. Pajtnka off Panama at 8:39 o'clock this morning. ' Mechanically Accurate Electric Machines Faster, Cleaner Cutting Saws and Tools DAWSON FILING & GRINDING WORKS New Shop 6th Opposite Police Station Sunday Dinner Hotel Medford Dinner $1.00 "The Food Is Better" at The Medford Lounging Chair $29.95 l ilouii, innntlily. SiiiiiII I'lirryluc llmigv. Itiiiutifiil old KtmliMh li "icii. yl.-MIni; Niirliik- fllli'il scut ami back. Hel ical tlctl MlKles!. i-yll KprlllK piiilcr-cniistian'ttim. I'a I in fllii-r fillliiK. rpvprxIMr rimlf Sturdy WarU-liullt ran Mruilii.n. Mnt ii,mt,ntalilo 1" fit In. i:.ti:i HAS am! I o
