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I i. i o ftEDFORP MaH; TRtBTOTE, SIEBFORP, OT?T:OONT, TTTrftSPAY, TTTOTTARY 12. '151 P5GE SEVEN Anniversary of Lincoln's Birth Brings Interesting Anecdote From Former Spy MAGILL DRUG CO. - a W Fi YPMMORE? Measure Would Yield $750, 000 Yearly for State Dealers License Included! in Act. Friday and Saturday Specials FREE HOLLY TICKETS WITH EACH DOLLAR PURCHASE TOBACCO BILL UAQ ADDDmAI lino m I wmi r OF COMMinEESOLDIER MB ImftNA Y tU Di EMANCIPATOR SALEM, Fob. 12. UP) Senator Fred K. Kiddle's tobacco tax bill. A estimated roughly to yield 75u,- 000 a year for the general fund of the state, received the aiiprovul of the joint ways ami means com-; w jtroduced in the house today. per cent privilege tax on cigar I'tteB, cigarette pnpern, wrappers, tubes, cigars, smoking tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff nnd oihor tobacco products. it is not a stump tax. July 1, this year, is made the effective date. Jtetall and wholesale dealers would b required, within 20 days lifter the effective date, to pro cure .from the state tax commis Bion licenses to engage in the to bacco, business, the retailers pay ing an annual license fee of the wholesalers $ 1 0. Involves Book keep it ik. TiMall dealers would be required on or before August 10, 1931, and on or before the, 10th o each month thereafter, to file a report with the tax commission showing the amount of gross tcilc and the wholesale price of tho tobacco products sold durintr the precefl- y ing month. Wholesale dealers ' would be required, within 20 days 3 after October 1, lflSl. to file with 1 the commission a report of all J saks made to retail dealers from j the effective date to October I. I Similar reports would be required within 20 days after January 1, j April 1, July 1 and October 1 of ... $ each year. Every dealer would be required to pay the tux commission a H cenHe or privilege tax of 10 per cent of the wholesale price of the tobacco products sold. I TO, The Montana club will hold its regular meeting at the Walker hall in Central iPoint, Tuesday evening, February 24, according to an an nouncement -today by Ray Schu macher, chairman. Dancing will bo cnjoycd- diirlng the evening, but no luncheon will be nerved at the meeting. All for mer residents of Montana are urged to attend the social. SPRI.VO.FIRLD. 111.. Feb. 12. (P) 'The Flea," so-called by Pres ident Abraham Lincoln, because of his ability to move quickly as a py for the Union forces during the Civil war, still lives. He is Jason IT. Edgerly, 92-year-old resident of lllue Island. 111., whose mow of anecdotes of the Emancipator was added to the long list recounted with the approach each year of tho anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Today marks the ono hundred nnd twenty -second anniversary. It was after ho had stolen the Willow Creek battle plans "from under the nose of Robert K. Lee," Edgerly paid, that Lincoln gave him the nicknamo of "The Flea." See re t a iy of State Se wa rd had doubted the authenticity of Lee's signature on the- plan, so Lincoln called Edgerly in for a conference. "Old you ever try to put you finger on a f lea?"'Llncoln i quot ed as asking Sewird find lie wasn't there. That's the way with my man. lie got those plans and immediately wasn't there. When the Confederate general. Early, started hus four-day attack on the city of Washington, Edgerly said he escorted Lincoln In an ex amination of defenses. Lincoln was curious, he Raid. He stood boldly on the- fortifications, looking out toward -the Confederate lines. Cannon shot fell near him. "Oct down from there. Mr. Lin coln," Edgerly said he advised "They have our range. Get down and let me watch." "Lincoln said something about my life being as sweet to me as his to him, but right then a minnie ball hit between his feet. "Get down, Mr. Lincoln," Edger ly said he yelled and reached up to help the -president. "All right." Lincoln is quoted as answering, "I will. Discovery of the part that Ed gerly played in Lincoln's career and tho finding of documentary evidence that Lincoln once served on the circuit court bench In Springfield as an acting Judge, were the only new stories of Lin coln's life that have been brought to light during the past year, local historian.! say. Since Lincoln's denln Bs years ago, some 2,000,000 persons have journeyed to iSpringfleld, where he is -buried, to pay tribute to his memory. Southern PaciSic !; for : tOO MILES GOOD OH ALL TRAINS LEAVING Friday, Feb. Oand 11 RETURN BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY Biggest sale of roundtrip tickets ever offered! Between all places on Southern Pacific (Pacific Lines) on the basis of approximately lc a mile. L-ave Friday, February 20 and 27. Return by midnight of the following Tuesday. For W'Mhinslou'f BirlhJay HoMiji. Seme &(4.-roundtrips i MEDFORD TO Portland $7.15 Salem 6.00 Eugene 4.45 San Francisco . , . . h Southern Pacific J. C. Carle, Agent Phone 34 Abraham Lincoln F EVER! SATURDAY Radio programs are being broad cast.oyerlv.-HE,U-,J3i' tlltt Crater Lake council every Saturday t 6:15. Various troops In the area are now planning to give special troop programs of entertainment and emphasis on Scouting and troop activities which take place in the council. These programs aro under the direction of Lloyd Showers who will arrange the schedule of pro grams and assign an hour to each troop that wishes to fill in n pro gram. The following outline of programs has been arranged fnt the rest of February and the month of March: Feb. 14, Rev. F. A. Rrown and the Cubs from Talent SongH and a Cub play. Feb. 21, Boy Scout play, "Bob.i an Eagle Scout"; Harold Williams; .llminie a boy of the street, Her-j bert Harper; Betty, just a curious schoolgirl. Joyce Hannish; trum pet solos by Mr. Buchanan. Feb. 28, reserved for Troop Six of the Methodist church. Thomas Booth by, scoutmaster. A troop program. March 7, reserved for Troop j wne oi me ainunc t-iniun. Duff, scoutmaster. A troop program. March 14, reserved for Troop ; Seven of the American Legion, Jiimcs Bannister, Scoutmaster. A j troop program. ! March 21, special Scouting pro gram. March 2fi, reserved fr Troop Nine of the Medford Rotary club. George Kunzmau, Scoutmaster. A troop program, 4 LITERARY GROUP PLiS NING The annual father and son din nor, which is always an event in connection with the celebration of Boy Scout Anniversary wetk will bo held this year at the Elks Temple at 7:00 o'clock Monday evening February 16. A record at tendance is expected this year, preliminary estimates placing the number at between three and four hundred Scouts and "dads." Regional Scout Executive John II. Piper of Spokane will be pres ent and give the address of the evening. Veteran badges will be presented to a large number of local smut leaders who have 45cKotex 29c 50c Dr. West Tooth Brush . . . 371 $1.50 Genuine Ebony Back Hair Brushes, with real bristle. 89c I 25c Colgate's Talcums. Assorted odors. 21c A cake of Palm Olive Soap Free with each can of Talcum. 50c Kleenex 34c One Gallon Oronite .Cleaning Fluid. Non explosive. $1.29 25c Blue Jay Corn Pads &C 10c Colgate's Big Bath Soap 7c $1.00 Zonite Antiseptic Fluid 79c 85c Jad Salts 59 c $1.00 Squibb's Mineral Oil 39c 50c Witchhazel, 16 ounces 33 c 35c Peroxide, 16 ounces 23 C 10c Cashmere Bouquet Soap 7 c 35c Palm Olive Shaving Cream 2 1 C 40c Squibb's Tooth Paste 31c 25c J. & J. Baby Talcum 5 c $1.20 S. M. A. Baby Food 99 c $1.20 Scott's Emulsion 9gc 25c Colgate's Tooth Paste 16c $1.50 Water Bottles 59 c 50c Milk of Magnesia, full pint 33 c 35c Dr. Scholl Corn Pads 29c 50c Jasmin Perfumed Epsom Bath Salts. 4 pounds 29c $1.00 Black Tulip Face Powder. Each pack age contains a 50c bottle of perfume. 79c The New Gem Automatic Razor. $1.00 Special Fountain Lunch Saturday ALSO 50' Roast Young Turkey With Dressing Cranberry Sauce Mashed Potatoes Choice of Vegetable Salad Mince Pie or Ice Cream Coffee or Milk MAGILL DRUG CO. .Free Delivery CUT RATE DRUGGISTS Phone 91 served In vnrioiifl raimoltlcn In Scouting for at 1'iih( five your. It in nalil that ono 10-ycnr 'lad(. ono for 15 yearn nnd ono for 20 years of eontiiuiotiK ser vice In Scouting will also no pre sented on this oceaston. All new Sconis who have regis tered sinee December I will lo presented with n miniature Ten derfoot hadce hy the regional ex ecutive at the father am! son dinner. ROfiUK niVKH, Ore., Keb. VI (Spl.) At the regular meeting ol' Live Oak flningo February !i, the meeting npennd with "flio lecture hour, which wan open to tho public.. A large crowd wan present to hear the debute botweon tho teams of Medford high school. The question under discussion was "Resolved : That chain stores aro detrimental to progress. Tho program opened with two readings, then a number of songs by the boys' octette. Miss Helen Wlson and Cieorgo llennett were for the nfflrmntlve. while t Ue"negaflve " was " IToftaia ' Darnellle and Max Carter. An in teresting verbal battle ensued, end ing In victory for the affirmative. The debate team Is under the lead ership of Professor Bailey. After the lecture hour the grange held the business meeting. Six new names were submitted for membership. 1 Svenscn Knappa-Unlon high school Installed new boiler. ... I AT FERN VALLEY MEET FERN VAU.EY. Ore.. Fob. 12 (SpU Friday, tho thirteenth proves the traditional unlucky day for Fern Volley. The Literary So ciety meeting scheduled for that (Into has been postponed until Feb ruary 20 on account of so many being sick. An interesting program has been planned by Hie committee, Mrs. Joe Kantor Jr., Margrct Hughes and Tom Williams. There will ho two special fea tures. One, the Fern Valley pluy which was written for the program hy .lobn Qulncy Ktcwart. The orig inal characters taking their own parts. They are Lillian Kantor, Ola May Spruill, Fred Kohlcy and Harry Steel. The oth,er feature is a poem to t read y T.'im U'llliums. The au tii, Nick Onvn: Is a Msldcit f tils valley. He is the stepson of ') DeWa. Songs, lances and fctogs will Taftko up the rest of I he ('' A hearty invitation is er.ier.ded all tho community. Re freshments will be served. All at tending are requested to bring either cake or sandwiches, you t)ve not $cen notified tall Mar gret Hughes. Q Q to, Tillamook Hlghwny work onlh f here rapidly Hearing completion. ! m m nn ; T T FTf 2 Big r Reasons 1. 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