Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, February 17, 1931, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Textf TAflTC SIX u i MEDFOTtn MftTL TRTBUNTO. MEDFORP, Onr.C.ONT, TTTESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 19.11. V vt; -if I ... ;l -;i A J H 4 ' ! t I! 4 RAIN HOPE N RECORD OF VALLEY Drought Years Run in Cycles . of Three Is Shown By Fig ures for Past 51 Years March Expected to Yield Precipitation I Fruit KiownrH will find It wnll word) their timo to hwamn in formed on I he actual hIhIiih or Hie valluy wator Hituulion, by nllenil liig the Kenfnul ineiitliiK of tin; growers next Hatnnluy ultornoon ut 2 o'clock in the Kilts temple," kii'h County AKent U I. Wilcox, who has culled thin tnectiiiK. Tho Hub Ject for dlHCUHHion 1h "Soil Man DKement In Holercnce to Moisture CoitHHrvution." The nmln Hpeuker will be Prof. C. V. HuHek ot the OreKon State college, (lepurtnient of hoIIh, (Men ArnspiKer, resident engineer of the Modford und Talent irriKutton dis trict will uIho appear on the pro icrum untl report on the water hIiu utlon uh II perluliiH to theiie two Intportuut dlHtriclH. Weather reeordn nf lite valley for the past M years, for thu Ashland Ktallon, compiled by Wuler Muster Fred N. CumminKH, iutlicntu that the lust three years are not the tiryest three years in locul climate by AM Inches of ralnlall. The bunner dry yeur of the more than half a century period wus in lior, when the rainfall amounted to 12 inches und which is not men tioned in locul condemnation of tho weuther. In liKilt, hulled uh n parched year, the rainfall was 17.20 inches, or 8.20 inches than In 1!ti.r. The maximum rainfull of the Til year period was 111 1IMI7, when the prnclpltntinu amounted to 2S.S7 inches. In 1027 when it rained so hard ull the cellars und creeks were flooded, the rainfall umotint Gd to 24 inches, plus. Had Three-Year Drought Hi 18X2. 188:1 und 1884 there was a three-yeur so-cnlled drought W'hen the mean rainfall for the period to taled 10.22 Inches. That was 4!) years UKo, und since thut year, with the execution oC 1905, the ruin hus been fulrly bountiful. Eighteen eiKhty-ono wuh a very roiny yeur, uh wus 11127. Moth were followed by u trio of "dry" yeurs. There have been two periods of three dry yeurs ench in ft I yeurs. Wuler Muster CtiimuhiKH says that it the records show anything they show thut the wealher in the valley runs in three year cycles They ulso show that March is very liable to producu moisture. The records for Til years show March has a tendency townrd such he huvlor. lie thinks, In the Unlit of the records, It is runsonuble to be lieve the coming March will yield moisture. ;; Little Change It ulso develops thai the allega tion of old timers thai the climate and rainfall of (he valley is dimm ing is erronuous, but Instead the general run of weather now Is nlKiul the sumo as it was In Hi" '8ns, the '90s and the ItiOUs. The vulley water table Is now at 1 an exceedingly low nlago nnd the wuler master sees signs of lis re plenishment. Thera is light ruin and snow In the mountulus nnd II will "help Just a little bit mare." The tublo will hn turned over to the Irrigation districts for infor mation and study. The Ashland lucorda were used lierause, aside from tun 'Jcckson vllle records kept by Knill llrltt, they were the most complete nnd be muse Ashland climatic conditions Itibe best with conditions at the sourre of tho irrigation water sup-My. 1 N';itlnn:tl Jioy Scout we k wan of ficially oh'rv'l by tho Mfdfonl It'ttary cluh Oil noun with a Mpln 1U1 wont ppoKrum in ;hui'K "f Itotarian Ia'Q Mriokor. In opcnfnK the prrKram Mr. Ilrickor intro cluc'd Ilotarinn Frank JSVwmnn, who wa.H th firvt prenidwit of tho local hcoiu council. Mr, Nfwman utivo a hrk'f rcnumi of maul netlvitioH in Hi whfn thcr were niily olulit troopH with hut 120 irifinlMTH, fiiul xpokc of the excellent prnni'p-SH niacin in recent ye;i i n. I la iii I It on Pa l Don. h)ho a pavt preidi-nt of CraH'r I jtko council, wax Introduced and antiouneed phiriH for conibinintr the councilH of the Med ford a nd Kiainath (lis triclH under one head, u move which idioiild result in better crv- ie for tho boy and which will also effect certain economics fn operation. The new council will couHi.it of officer? from Medford, Klamath Kalis, Ashland und CirantH 1'ans, Oncar Hoover, who will di rect cnut activities for the new council, wa Introduced to the Ko la ry member by Mr. I'.ricker. Several meiiiberH of Itolary kCoiii 1 1 mi p N f we re rrv n t at the metinff, ineludliiB ScoutK Verne ('iimpbell, Marion Uttrell. Stanley K'ttninan and lilliy W.ilUcr, and were Introduced by Mr, liilcker. The ciiairman uIho announced that it w:ih InteretU Iiik tti note that Verne Campbell and hU father. i:ii Campbell, Were but h lical Hoy Seoiitrt tinder Troop Lcadi'r C.coiko Kunzman of the local Rotary club. The uuiln addri'HK of the meeting was made by John !l. I'iper of Spokane, regional exeeiitive of the Roy Scout organization, who gave a most Interesting talk on 1 he Hcout movement. Mv. I'iper made a coinpariNon of the Scout and Ro tary oriinlzatlnnM, lolh nf which are International In cope and have many nlm anil objects which are wimllar in character. Rolh 'of these orderH are dnitiK a Kieat work In pinniollng "world peace," according' lo the Hpealter, who told of tho recent nc,out Katli orlug. at Hirkenhead, Kiigland, which wuh attended by over GO.ooo Hny HcoittH from ull natloiiH. Mr. IMper, who in, a toriner Hoturlan, a I mo Hpoke of the International Ro tary convention which In to he held In Vienna thin yeur. In elnainu; Mr. Piper Ihunked the local Kntn riaiiH for their Hpleiidid Kiipimrt of the Kcout orKuni.aliuu in the pUHt and uHked for their continued co operation. Three new Itotariana were in troduced ut toduy'K meeting and tm-ludud Arch llollr muuUKer of the Kox I reulreH ; Carl (iraut, dlKtrict manuRer of the Metropolitan Mle liiHtirance company, und Kngeue Holt on. district manager of the Standard Oil company. They were Introduced hy Punt President Frank Newman, who gave an excellent talk on HoluryitH Inception und prcneiit Krowth. (iucHtH ut toduy'K meutlnK tn Ad dition to the Hcout group were Kll Cumihell und S. J. Rmgdori'. SENATOR'S DAUGHTER WEDS Jit" ii wolfed Mfl. ; -""fAmm lis:-' , .ww(- 4 1 & FUNDS TO STATE PORTLAND, ore., Feb. 17. 0V) School and road fundt of Oregon countlcH containing national forest lands will he enriched by $I!M, 77 .G-l an a retuilt ui" ftu'ent opera tlniiH dm inn I!'30. c. J. Ruck, re gional forester, has announced. Tilt ttum 1h oreKen'H nhare of na tional forovU receipts. i'egon ranked second in ntnrnH. California wan first with $4 00. N77.ti:'. nnd Washington third, with $ 1 (itf.4-1 1.10. FIFTY-YEAR EMBLEM PAKKn, Ore, Feh. 17. A TiO-year Vetera n Jewel wan pro ncnted yesterday to Samuel L. Raer, Hi, the only llvlnv charter member of the local lodge, and ono tif two charter niemherM of the OreRon Masonic grand lodge. The Jewel wuh prem-nled by Waller 11, OleeMoti of Portland, grand keeper of recordH and Heal. EUGENE HIGH SEEKS RESEMBLES PALACE SARASOTA. Florida (?) The Doge's palace In Venice wuh the moiirt followed by John Ringling. of circus fame, in building the home to which he recently brought his bride for their honeymoon. Ca'd'Zan Is the name borne by t)e Ring ting home, which Hues above the waters of Sarasota bay. A large part of the material in the house wus brought from ruin in and near Venice. A palatial yacht tied up at the landing replareN the tr.idiiloitiil gondola. After spending several days at Ca'd.an, Mr. and Mrs. Ringllng, with two other newly wed couples of Sarasota and IL'fl Roy Scouts Killed for Cuba. Krii-KNn, Ore.. Feh. k.-hP ' The Roosevelt Junior high school of Kugene has sent n challenge to the PurrUdi Junior high or Salem for u Mate championship game at tar n erie f ti antes. j Roosevelt and Parrish have gone1 underrated through the present reason. STORY 1 (Contlnuad from Pu 1) NEWI A U'Puslngly llovorouj condy bar end deficit. It would require the defi cit to he lived ut n cerluln amount nnd upon It h eradication the act would uutouiiitlciilly become void. The proposed 10 per cent tobac co tux and the hut It tax nf jr. cents n gallon on Ihpiid und f cents n pound on dry mall tire purely mean tires to relieve the Ktate'n sttntt eued riuaiulal condition and help lit! the load from property. SALKM, Ore., Feb. 1 7. p Th" Oregon IcglKlature today will con wider, under Hpet lal order of husl ness, the hecond glutip ol Ike inu tor HdinlulstiHtlon hills. The house luih before It five measures dealing with public lililllieit. Including (he on etnan coinnilnsion act, lor final ncttoii, nnd approval Is expected of the major provision. The sea nte late yesterday passed without negative vote the hydro-elect lie A Htttrtrttril l-i fBM I'hatn John Knight of orand Rapids. Mich., and his bride, the former Barbara Vandenberg. leaving New York avenue Presbyterian church, Washington, after their wedding ceremony. Mrs, Knight is the daughter of Senator and Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan, commission hill, the firsL of fiov ernor Julum L. Meter's power hills to he considered. Touight'H program Includes a hearing; mi butter grade propoHulH and creamery bills. House Has 35 Bills Thirty-live measures are before the house for filial consideration. Including five special order hills. The abolishment of the public ser vice commiKHion und replacing il with a one-man commissioner of public utilities is provided In the largest of I hose hills, while an other would ubolhdi the certificate of necessity and public convenience act. wliilt still another provides for the certificate In towns of li'itn) population or less. The senate culendnr has hut six measures, including amendment:, to the "gasoline cowboy" net. Grange Bill Opposed The grange district hill Is stili meeting with opposition. Not .sat isfied with the meuauie as present ed to the committee, HcpreKentn- iitu .mjiiii uewiti, mi iiie-r mine, en-i gtneer, ininniucei a resolution ask ing that a joint meeting; of the two holmes be held ut which lime John I). Ross, superintendent of I he Se attle Municipal Power company. Hiid It. W. McArthur. engineer for ihn'lOugono municipal power planl. he heard on HiIk hill Prohi Bill Killed The ton prohibition referen duin wus killed to the Jilerat ac companiment of a swan s'ons. The piohibillon parody, to the tuno uf "Old Mlaclf .toe" wus rendered hy Senators W. P. Woodward, Isua'? K. Staples and Joe hiinne. . The bill, which would refer lo the people the substitution of the Volstead act for the Oregon hone dry law, came out of tho commit tee with an adverse report and the debate was on the indefinite post ponement of the measure. The re port carried, L'tJ to 'A. Pension Move Lost . Tho house, meanwhile, again put down the move for an old ukc pen sion net, when James Mott's mo tion to reconsider the hill, defeated latit week hy n vote of 36 to 24, was loHt 211 lo 29. The motion for reconsideration cmiio on the last day the mailer concerning the de feated nil Icould he renewed in the house. Proponents of the 70-cnr limited railroad hill succeeded in referriim the measure to committee for fu'r Iher public hearings when U came up for special order. - The hill, which passed the senate Friday hy a vote of Id lo I I, was culled hack for recoiiMtderal ion. Tax Refund to Be Aired The return of the intangibles lux oe neurit on iiuh miu rne return 01 the intangibles lux (hip money collected under tho uncon stitutional 1921) act wan put over on the house calendar for special order Wednesday ultet noon and may be recalled. The basic science blli, requiring drugless doctors to have u knowl- i edge of five basic Bcienees was re feired back to the committee. , ! Only the uhsence of Senator Roh I on J. Carsnes prevented a unani mous vote of the senute for the ad ministration power hill, responding lo u pleu by Senator Sum II. Brown of Mai Ion county, who In-; trod need the measure, thut the Hen-; ale support tho proposul unani mously -ho that the word may go out that the senate hud listened to the mandate of the people.' ' The measure voted on was sen ate bill t2, known as tho water power conservation bill. R pro vides also for the creation of 1 hydro-electric commission to serve without sulary, composed of the state engineer and two members appointed by the governor. . Brief Discussion Aside from the statement by Ren utor James W. Crawford, who open ed the discussion nt the request of Senator Rrown, and a statement by Senator Juy H. Upton, defend ing himself nnd Senator Colon R. Hberhard against newspaper criti cism relative to protection afford ed in Ihe measure for private In terests, the discussion of the meas ure was brief. "This measure comes before you," saul Senator James W. Craw ford, "after very thorough aud very mature consideration after having been with the committee since early in the session aud be ing the subject of many hearings." Protection Aim "We have endeavored," h said, "to see that the mandate of the people was carried out to the Matisfaction of the supporters of ihe governor and nl the same time throw protection around private rights:. It does not unnecessarily restrict private capital in witter power developments.' Changes in the state drivers ami chauffeurs regulations, including examination for drivers' licenses, introduced by the roads and high way committee upon request of 1 be secretary of stale nod recom mended by the national conference on street and highway safety were approved hy the house. Licenses can be withheld by the secretary of state If he is convinc ed 1 hat the applicant has such physical defects as to make nnerii- I lion of a motor vehicle nt his com mand unsafe. An examination may be made to demonstrate the ability of the applicant through the use of mechanical contrivuncea. Must Show Ability " Licenses may be called for not oftener than once every three years und not renewed until proof of ability of operation Is given. Five bills. Introduced by the committee on education, passed through the house with a mint mum of opposition. These related to certification of graduates of non-standard colleges und univer sities appeal from decisions of dis trict boundary hoards; primary G yenr state certificates; eighth grade examinations ami relative to high school teachers. rSyil rr--yW . Sh said: li He might have won her "if it hadn't been forB.O? d F Bah Odor) "HIIKY Imlli livi'ii in our iKMjjhlmr A IiimhI. Slic was 11 pretty girl nml n mifjlily nil oih. loo. Ill- was n line sloaily-goiiiK young fi-llnw vrry much in love with her. ltiil she iliiln'l .win to fancy Mm. "She went out with him severnl times, liul after a little she turned him tluwn. 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CORSET SECTION MAIN FLOOR Decorative and Colorful Window Fabrics for Spring miv imt mm MM Dotted Scrims Beautiful ruality 36-inch dotted scrim. This popular curtain material comes with a snow-white ground covered with colored dots in assorted colors. Dotted scrim it priced per yard . Printed Voiles A glorious summer curtain fabric, fast colored printed voile in rich floral de signs over coroful tinted grounds. This material is full 36 inches wide and priced per yard at Marquisettes Our finest quality French marquisette in the popular ecru shade. This good curtain material comes 44 inches wide and has the mercerized finish which gives marquisette Its long life. Per yard 39' 75' 69' CRETONNES New shipment of cretonne type crash, rep and chintz cloths now ready for summer drapes. New colors and dec crative patterns including several .bolts of double faced warp print ef fects. - Per yard Those of you who are looking for a fine quality cretonne in rich old linen effects should see these new numbers, dark and natural grounds, with color ful overprints. Very decorative. Yard A group of exclusive restricted pat terns in fast colored cretonnes. The finest of weaves and choicest designs are found in this assortment. Deco rative, colorful and rich in pattern. Yet priced per yard only 49c 79c 95c DRAPERY SECTION MAIN FLOOR The "Sunday Nite" Dress Every woman and miss should have a "Sunday Nite" Dress! By this we mean one of these good looking Informal evening dresses that are so suit able ftr dinner or dancing. These we are showing come in lovely printed chiffons and soft crepes. They are smartly styled and feature cunning little collais and cape effects as well as many tucks and ruffles. Some are 6 inches from the floor, others ankle length. Sizes 14 to 20. 19 75 New Hose A new group of Rollins pure silk hose In all the popular spring shades. This hose Is full fashioned chiffon weight and has a plcot top and the Rollins red line runstop narrow French heel. $1.49 pair A new Theme Hose of pure silk in th wanted medium chiffon weight. Full fashioned and French heel. Th stocking is all silk to top ana comes in assorted shades. Your choice $1.65 pair Children's 5s Length Socks Asst. Patterns, 50c pr.