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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1931)
MTCDFOUV) ' MATT. TRIBUNE. MKDFORD. OKFiOK. TIIUIiSDAY. FKHRU ARV 19. 19.11. PMIE TTTREl; COUNTY COUR I WIL L INSPECT T HOUSES Tour of Willamette Valley County Seats to Yield Hints in Planning Struc ture Here. The cou court, composed of County JuiIko Alnx Kpni-row and ConiinisBioiH'iH Victor llinsoll mill John RurneburK, has left on a tour of inspection of court houses re cently constructed in I lie Willam ette valley and if time permils will invade the state of Washington on the same mission. - The purpose of the trip Is to se cure information and data to he used in the selection next week of an architect for the pitoposed $-!&,-000 Jackson county court house. This matter has heen hauRins fire for several months and. while It was not so stated, it is known that the county court also wants n chance to consider the prohlem away from the stress and interrup tions at home. The counly court will probably have u decidiiiK con ference "somewhere in the Willam ette valley." Return Monday They expect to return Monday afternoon, but may visit the U'Kis laturc to confer with the Jackson county delegation on pending meas ures of a "racketeer" nature in the final rush. Two or three such bills are said to increase the lax burden without creating anything but a few more jobs. A dozen or so p'.ans have been submitted for the new court house which will be erected on the Wash ington school site. Willi the selec tion of an architect the next step will he to adopt plans and make alterations and then call for bids, now scheduled for the middle of April. The counly court expects to start work with t lie close of school in June. I.ciilcn Season lli'lnss Dcllulic Social Lull Like .1 bush Krlilins over the social world is tin. ariivnl of the l.i-nu-n season. Kuteitainiio; has suddenly lost the attention of h'iiiui, who have concentrated on leas, dinners, dances, luncheons ami theatre parties for many months, and this week end finds UlO l-Dallll Of ntmixementu .iliIid ' barren and bereft of color. MailV elllbs Will en nn iiw,-tfn, ; but sessions will be without fesliv : ly while members in sacred 1 reverie await the arrival of Kaster iiioniinR, when churches will be frauram wilh an abundance of I KpriiiK. blossoms and filled with l "(Had Mos:nin:is " i The annual Kaster Monday ball I will be Hie first lai ce social event : to follow Lent. The dance will be .sponsored liy the Auxiliary of the j American Legion. Miss Itinill Stops Hero I'm- Visit ltcfore Kiilllng .V. .1. Hindi and family were pleasantly surprised this morning by the arrival in .Medford of .Mr. : Kindt's sister, .Miss Ann ltindt of Seattle, who will sail from Han Francisco Saturday for a round-the-world tour. -Miss ltindt w-us entertained at I breakfast by the ItindtH and re-' inalned here for a short w hile be- I foro cnntinuiiiK south, this beini; the first time she has visited her ; brother for 1 (i years. -Miss Kindt has been leaclihiK ; school in Seattle during the winter ' season and Riving lessons in swim- ; ining and dancing in New York City during the summer. She Is ; now in tliu employ of the United i States government. Merchants Go By Air KANSAS CITY. .Mo. Kour Ne braska and Kansas retail mer chants assembled at KansaH Cilv recently to fly on Ibeir way lo eastern markets lo buy spring and summer goods. This was tho sec ond uir journey for each and they have agreed to make their inarke trips always in this slyle. s Colds (k Best treated without f dosing Just rub on cti W VAPORU8 OVER t? MILLION JARS USED YEARLY I Fellowship llaiifii(i i AmumiNl by .mucuc. One of the events of importance among the activties of the Kp ; worth league of the First M. E. church will Tie the 20th annual , Washington fellowship banquet to , ho held on Monday, February 25 1 In the recreational hall of the church. I Members of the league are busy making- preparation; for the ban quet ami ar; arranging a program presenting a number of taUnted high school KllKtelltS. I Ticliet.s may be purchased from members of the league ami also ; from M I'm, H. . Van der Mark or I Mrs. YV. W. Walker. The k'ngucrfi are making every effort to make the banquet a kuc- cckh :is they are to be hosts this sning tri tlic annual Kp worth leagtto con ven tien of ho lit hern Oregon 1 -agues. Miss Snider to Kcluru . l-'or Week Knd Miss Mary Snider, .student at tho : University of Oregon, plans to- re turn to thLs city Friday from Ku gene to spend he week end with her mother. Mr. M;uid Snfdrr. SULFATE OF AMMONIA $53' Per Ton Cash Monarch Seed & Feed Co. 323 East Main Phone 260 28 ValiiiiKliu 1. T. A. Tcii lVhruary lid. at i! O'clock. As has been the custom fi.r sev eral years the Washington 1". T. A. will hold a tra in the recreational hall of tile Methodist Kpiscopnl church on Friday afternoon. Feb-1 niary 20. beginning at 2 o'clock. The program will be presented ; by pupils of the Washington Hi hool. together with some outside musical talent. The decorations will be of a patriotic nature and a committee in colonial costumes ' Will KPl'Vf tea ill tint elitkn if tlti ! program. A small fee will be ! charged at the door to defray ex- p OILS 08. V The public Li Invited to attend the tea and honor the birthday of the country's first president. Mrs. Hereon I Post ess At Dinner Party The home of ,frs. Mabel llerron was the scene of a pretty dinner parly Tuesday evening when she invited the following out-of-town guests to her home: Mr. and Mrs. Kd Guetzloff and .son of Cold Hill, Mrs. Ouet.laff and son Theodore and daughter Ann of Ashland. A few Met) ford friends also enjoyed ln;r hospitality. Decorations for the occasion were in keeping with the jippi'oach- ing holiday, whieh will commem orate Ueorgo Washington'.s birth day. Tlic liuoUluff family and Mr. and Mrs. A. V. (J rave, who reside at the llerron home, were friends in Iowa. Local Soclely Plans Trips North and South The opportunity to hear many outstanding productions offered during the coming weeks In the world of music and drama in Wan! Francisco, Portland and other coast : cities, is making many local peo ple travel-minded, following an- ' nouncement of very special exeur sion ra-tew by the Southern Pacific' for tomorrow and a week from to morrow. , Many people will be leaving this1 city on tho Friday excursion nnd : others are planning trip for the next week end. Announcements of j the Port lad and San Francisco , press show that the exclusions have heen well timed to ierinit local people a taste of the best in music and drama. Radio Program Planned By D. A. Ft. Friday Friday evening through the cour tesy of KMKD u L). A. It. program will he broadcast from the Med lord station from 8 to S:30 by Crater Lake chapter. Mr. C A. Meeker will sing "Your Flag and My Flag." by Kyder. Heading, "An American Citizen" Miss Sara Van Meter. ... Address, "What Is tho D. A. R.?" Mrs. M. .1. Morris. Solo. "Oregon. My Oreffon.C by Huchanan Mr. Meeker. Ml. Mee ker will be accompanied by Mrs. Meeker. Members of - the Crater lalifl chapter are asked to phone Mrs. Morris, 1 laS, before Friday morn ing for reservations lor 1 tie Wash ington luncheon. Mr. ami Mrs. Wilson Honored at Party Complimenting Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Wilson, who leavo today to make their home in Los Angeles', u group of their friends entertained with a party Tuesday evening. (luesU were Mr. and Mrs. J. YV. riuett. Mr. and Mrs. f.. O. Pruett a nd sons. Miss Margaret Pruett, alt of Medford ami Mr. and Mrs. .1. K. Lester of Middle road and Mr. and Mra. Frank Sullenger of Talent. Dance AniMMtnccd U'or Monday Kvr. A dancing parly for Monday night is planned by - t'hrysuhlhc mum Cirele No. SI. Neighbors'- of Woodcraft, to be held in l I. O. o. F. hall Immediately after the short htisinei session to l held by the lodue. This will be a sm-ial dance for ne'ghbors and fricinls. Cloud mu sic has been engaged for the event. I-oal Workers To limp Paiiy. The Loyal Workers' class of the First Christian i-lunrli will con duet a Colonial party in the church parlors Friday evening. AH members of the clasn and their friends are urged to attend. Mrs. Kffie Heibort Yeoman and F.lea-nM- Curry will be In charge of the entertainme'.:. Observe Xrgrn History Week In keeping with the national oh-! servanee of Negro History week. the First Christian church will j present an evening of negro spirit uals and readings Sunday, He v. W. It. Haird will give several read- f ings. j Mrs. Kffie Herbert Yeoman will be in charge of the music, which will include chorus, quartet, solo i and duct numbers. It. P. W. Council Meets Tomorrow A meeting of the executive coun cil of the Hu.siness and Profes sional Women's club has been call ed for tomorrow evening at the home of Mrs. .Maud Chapman. This will be the second meeting of the council for the year and Important business will be discussed. Will Attend diuiior Prom A number of local graduates of the Southern Oregon Normal, school at Ashland plan to attend ; the Junior prom in that city Fri-' day evening. Klaborale plans are beim; arranged this week by com- mittee members to tnak the dance a success. Coiiert (r Sucml . Music Is Saturday The Lutheran church announces a concert to be given Saturday evening by artists from the Pacific Lutheran college, who are now 'touring California. A program of instrumental and vocal numbers will be -given -here. , , RE TRIAL PLEA FOR K NGSLEY CITES GROUNDS Instructions of Court to Jury, and Acceptance of A 1 -1 lecjed Deputy Sheriff As i . Juror Set Forth. Miss Elsie Pardee-of this oily is cue of 18 students at the Oregon State college whose iiamen were on the straight "A" list at the close of the Inst school period, accord ing to a letter recently received by .Sui. K. f. -Hetlrivk from K. Uj Letnmon, registrar at Oregon State. Miss Pardee graduated from Med ford It iK li school and in now a jun ior at Oregon Stato college. She has made wonderful grades each year since she e,nlcrett college and graduated from high -school with honors. Mr. Ueinmon's letter. rrgunlinK her recent standing reads:1 "Our registration for the first term this year numbered VA'J,. t)r grade reports for this period show that hut IS students got their names on our straight "A" list. One of tlieso IS is MiHS Klsi Pardee, a member of our junior class, who came to us from the Mcdi'ord liiKti school. . r i - : "We are sendinfif voir tills letter, knowing your intprest in your stu dents who to on to college." A motion for a new trial in be half of .laaieM Kiugsley, confessed and convicted slayer of Sam Pres cott, Ashland, now the sob' occu pant of "death cell row" in the stale prison at Salem, was filed I i .t.. i.,. i,iu .M.in.v.a At. I torney Herbert K. Ilanna. Thomas .1. i:nrighl and K. K. Kelly. The motion will come up for argument within the week. The grounds for the motion are I varied, and cover every legal angle of the case. Chicv among the as serted grounds, are: "Kmphasis of the court in its instructions to the jury on pre meditation, thus invading the pro vince of the jury." Tho court iUMliuetiiig the Jury they might deduct from the testi mony of Dr. F. (i. Swedenburg, that a shot was fired by Kiugsley while Prescott lay "prone on the ground, when all evidence by the .state ami the defendant was to the contrary." Object lo Stout .Vi ceptaneo -of Coirilon Stmil as a juror hen "he was. and is, a deputy sheriff of Jackson county, a fact well known to the district attorney and sheriff." This is held ! by the defense to be "sufficient, for u mistrial." Charges that the jury, contrary to. the instructions of the court, ' discussed the case and read news- paper accounts tif the trial in their hotel, and one juro. even so doing : in the jury box while the trial was' underway. j Failure of tbe court to instruct' the jury on second degree murder, sustain a motion for a change of J venue, or the challenges of the de fense for cause, against at least six jurors, who by their statements showed they hsd fixed opinions and were prejudiced. Permitting the district attorney, to discuss the chances of eseapn from the state prison, pardoning : by a, ."weak governor." and setting! forth that the average servitude of a life term prisoner in six and one- j half years. j NOW PLAYING! Mightiest Drama of the Ages! n The Oklahoma Run! Gla mour and splendor! Courage and valor! Ro mance ar.d tragedy crowd ed into blazing days of battle and nights of love and adventure! Tukill IlllH'C Willi MMlrlll of n Niiilim" mill I'mir llorr lltrn' itllinllj; flu Immortal iliaiuus of the srrccii! Dnn'l .Mis Tills tin-ill ri-iHtut-linti VTcf Roaring Story Sweeps to Life RICHARD DIX , KX lM1 IRENE DUNNE , 0n. 8h.w on,yi fcSS IPNl ESTELLE TAYLOR Tomorrow Mat- M,'r; " U"V imtif S inee Fenture Be Evening I rWf M l-i:itl.TI i: AKTISTS gint at 2:25. 25-50 I frgJ f f ! -tvn ""' '" I W HEAR DR. FIXOTT TALK IN ASHLAND Nineleen physicians and dentists from this city participated In the dixritssion of the paper read by In. Henry Cllne Flxolt, dentist and X ray specialist -of Portland, ut the home or ur. 1. (.1. Hwrdenburg in Ashland last night. The progenia of the Joint meet ing was followed by supper, served by Mrs. Swedenburg. Prior to the meeting In Ashland Dr. Flxolt. entertained the South ern Oregon Dental nsnoclat ion with a lecture illustrated with sterei 1 1 it icon views at the 1 lolel Medford. Th lecture was follow ed by n ) o'clock dinner after which the crowd motored to Ash land. The next meeting of the Jaekson County aie'dica! association will be hebl tit tHe home of Dr, V C Thayer. .L LONG A RES! PASSES AT HOME ; fiiiHBi! K. Mai'.xlinll, ti rm'I'liilit r Miilrnnl for tho past 2:1 jiiiih. panst'it away fit Mm Iihiiic, lit:, (mlcilal", rarly: tlHit lnoi'liinK at tin- lice oC SU yi-mn. Mr. .Mur fhall wn'l)rii In Will nniiiiy. III., Oftolwr ' r. mo. Hn wim fidiK'iilnl In IIIIiihIh, attoflilini! . tho. I'lilviMHlty or llll iioIh. mill lat.ii- moving to UenoH MPlapr, lull., , whrrp, for moro tlmn 25 yenrn ho edited the rtenesHelwir Itopubllcan. 1I Ijoeame a ni'-m-, her of the I. O. O. V. Inriice at FtenCKHolaiT In tho curly elKhtln! nnd was In pood BtaiuliliK nt Hie time of IiIh dcinlMp. H wiih from tlilH pluoo Hint tho family rami: to jMi'dford. Klnrn taktlle fi-Hlili'ni.'o liero lie hail1 i'rvtd on the Hehool hoard of, thlK i!lty and wan tutlve in poll-! tlcH 11111I iicaB' d In Hi.- fnill. Kl-OWtlltf lllllll-tl-y of the Valli'.v. ltl'l'ldi- hl.1 wirr, l.lllo Hal loo ' Mai-.HhaM, he leaves rive children, Mnv Don UolvlK, Weed, Oillr.: j im n. V H i "1 vi ieiu. i-v 1 ,1 mi v ,, FnllH: H.IIkoii Mnrxhull or Ail-1 KUKta, tin.; Vein Marnliall '"! .Mrs. Aiiioh TiMiihow or Meiirord. l-'lini'l-al serviri-s will he lii-l'l al the Conner ehiipel at L'::w l-'rl-ilay, wilh Interment In the raln i'ly phf, Irf .lai liHoM'llle. emeleiy. EQUAL QUALITY WOULD HAVE COST $5.00 MORE A YEAR AGO 1 m l t rS for the. "Heverly" SMARTEST SUIT for Younger Men YOUNGER Men. looking for what is "new" iu clothes, select the "Beverly." High set shoulders, form fitting coat, high waisted trousers stamp this model distinctly "smart." We've matched its slyle-correctncss with fahrics of character worsteds and novelties in softer weaves, in the smartest colorings of Spring. Extra Pants, $5.90 '''' CtT& N. Central Phone 245 Alyce rtahinaii, 21, Han Fi'an cIhco Kccretary, leaped 4000 feet from an airplane in her first les son on pnrnehnte Jumping. Milk fhdi raised In tidal ponds' ' The United states forest servlco hear Mnnlla, l. T., have an n-' esthnntes that tho Altsltan ",fr ntial li at vest value of more than'ests can ottpply 1,000,000 tons of $"t.(HHi!nno. I newsprint aunoally in perpetuity. DO YOU KNOW THAT PRICES HAVE BEEN REDUCED HELD VERY SERIOUS NT. I .r IS. Kelt. 1 (!' A r- i iinu'eineulK for a hi I ti an-f u- on for liati JohiiHon. f- i no r president of the Auieiiian lcairue, w re iiuole today. Tile veteran Imm ball leader'H eolidilloii whh "b'seribed by b' phVfi" hill. I i . Ilnl.ert I'. II via ltd, as "ery Berirois." lb" waf unable to eciKiiiZe ri'ieildK. A 'Kenefal liupi-ej'Hl'tn hits bcu prm ailing f hut Halui il;iy .will be j b'HIday for I ho banks. cntn tH and city ofri Id-e.-niwe of Wath liiKtrm'H bb 'hd:iy fa Hint; on Nnu tby, but thin Ik erroneous, as In te:i( nf that Mieat iialllial event brhiK celebrated the day before ft will be i-Hcl.f ;Med th day after. TJierefor Monday . wt'l .be a general lejjiit hulhliiy whh be hanks, court hotiwe. diy hull nnd federal hulldintr ofll' en closed all day, and th postipifhc. too, will be -h"cd and there -V. ill )wy -lio etiv -m rural d-Mieric fanc Aidi Speiker KANSS r(TV. M,-.l. A. Swett mdi, hh tnslrueior in the inwthemaf le:t ib'i'nrtnietii of ('fdumhta uni versity, N. Y.. flew home recently after addrrydnK two inntitlnKft of I ho KaiiHSs Stale Tenchets' ahpo ciatton to avoid missing any of Ills dashes. Aeiiou ihKpii for Iniprovenienl nf ( HHcade highway cunnectinji with Super highway nl Oresou City anl I'.o ili hir.hnav ft I I'l-eue. I WATS m Crtamy ludi, fith (O'l Jf i 1, Spnnnh p'inn', nit' f Jf c hfitplM- wilh oIvKtowi Air b C. E. Gates Auto Co. YOUR FORD DEALER Sixth and Pacific Hjghway Phone 111
