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MEDFOnn MATL TRTTUTXR MEDFOTiD, ORI-H'iOW Tl'Ksl) Y. FKI'.in'AUY l!l. P7COT3 SFiVRN IN GIRLS' LEAGUE ! 10 USE TALENTS Kvcry member of the Girls' Iva Kuo organization nt tho senior hitfli tfchuol, which Includes all of the filrlii in tho school, has an oppor tunity to Udo their talents at no mo time during the school year by an slating -with various entertainments and social work. The plan for this work has been prepared by Miss Maurino Carroll, dean of slrls, and advisor for the organisation. A questionnaire i given each member to fill out, and he 1b requested to check In which of the listed activities she Is must interested. Tho choice includes entertain ment, listing acting, dramatics, : reading, dancing; art poster., "printing, drawing, decorating: so cial service care for poor; music singing, .piano, violin, string in struments, saxophone, reed instru ments; journalism write-ups for papers, and candy counter work at counter every noon for one week. Those who have not already as sisted during the past gamester will be named on committees for teas to be given during the spring, and hejp ivith plans for Girls' league week, scheduled for the Hrst week in April. LIFE EBBINGFOR Incidents In Melba's Life Reveal Singer's Generosity Many Sought Free Passes L UXDO. Feb. 24. Pt Many hie dents In Dame Nellie Melba's long career .pathetic, humorous and dramatic were recalled here today in connection with tho diva's passing Monday. One she once told herself related how the grout and a u st e re 1 a id K itch e ne r w as mved to tears. It happeived nt a d inner where she. Kitchener and t w o or t h ree others we ru b u es t After the meal came the inevitable request for a song from the silver throated artist. She begged off, since she was not feeling well, hut Lord Kitch ener, with whom she was well ac quainted, pleaded hard, on the ground that he had beCn an exile from home for such a lont; time. "Kventually I consented and ang him 'Home. Sweet Homo. When 1 had finished he kissed my hand as tears strca m e d down his cheeks." One of the most tourhing inci dents occurred in Uelfast, After singing in I'lster hall one wild win ter night, she was about to outer her hotel and found herself con fronted with a pool of rainwater. She hesitated, whereupon .lack Pol lock, a small newsboy who was in a little waiting group, took his bundle of papers and laid them down in the best Sir Walter Hal eich rttylo for her to walk upon. Melba inquired his name and sent him a five-pound note. It was by special invitation of K i n g A 1 f o i iso that t h e d i va first went to Spain. Hearing her In London. Alfonso asked ."Why have we been neglected, madume? How U it that you have never been to Spain?" "Itecause. sire, nobody over ask ed me." replied the great sinxcr. "Then I a.sk you now," said the king. She went and scored another big succors. She used to .laugh merrily over an incident at Salt Lake ity, where her Hpecial oar was park Oil on a railway siding and sho was unable to fileep because of continuous ring ing of sw itch -engine bells. After standing the clamor for a long time tho singer took to shaking her fist at the engineers. "Give us passes for tonight." one of them yelled as he sweptpast, "and we will quit ringing." On one visit to Chicago Mcllm got a letter from a schoolboy, ask ing for a ticket for the night's concert. "I have heard you on tho gra mo phono and want to know whether you can really get in all those trills." he wrote. Two free passes were his reward. Generosity was one of Melha'.s g rea t vi rt u oa. Xa t u ra 1 1 y , s he re fused many appeals for help, but she did not always wait to be ask ed before extending aid. It was only a short time ago that sho read in the papers of a distressed woman In Paddington district, Lon don, threatened with starvation. She promptly sent the sufferer five pounds and a hamper of provisions, FLEAS AT CRATER ALWAYSJEADY TO E mas zmm w imas i - PISA, Italy, Feb. 24. OP) The last sacraments were administer ed today to Cardinal Maffi, one of the most prominent of the col lects of Cardinals, who is believed dying of influenza. Tho cardinal insisted upon ris ing from his bed and kneeling at a Httlo altar to receive the host which has brought in a pro fession from the cathedral. When his secretary read a num ber of telegrams including mes sages from the pope and the king and queen the cardinal wept. Washington Birthday Twins Named George and Martha "A skeptical gentleman from be yond tho continental dlvido, who has been spending tho winter hore, inquires us to a statement made recently In tho Oregonian (a dis patch from Medford. I believe) re ga rd i n g t ho a p pea ra nx of snow fleas at Crater lake,' says l. Jl. TalmaoVe Jn 'his "Subject to Ar gument" column in tho oregonian. "I am somewhat astonished at the Ignorance of this gentleman, lie did not know until I so Informed him that the flea has two eyes and six feet, threadlike feelers and an inflected, setaceous rostrum, armed with a sting. Furthermore, ho was! not aware that ho flea, for an In-1 sect, is of n high ordor of intelli gence, lie 'had never "witnessed the performaiv of a troupe of trained fleas. In fact, ho did not know that such a thing as a trained flea existed. 1 "Tho southern Oregon flea is of a higher order of Intelligence than the average fla of other parts. When he feels that spring is im m i nen t , he open s h is t w o eyes, stretches his six legs, untangles his threadlike feelera and goes Into spring training, regardless of snow, and when ho and his relatives and neighbors aro observed at this ex ercise the news Is considered Qf sufficient interest to warrant its publication In tho daily newspaper. "The flea has never yot boon known to be unprepared for the tourists. As a harbinger of spring he is considered more reliable than many other harbingers." TOM KAY SEES FLAK j CHICAGO. Feb. 24. (tV) A boy I was born to Mrs. Nicholas Iiush i man a few minutes before mid night Sunday, George Washington's i birthday anniversary, j He was named George Washlng ! ton Bushman. J A few minutes after midnight j the boy's twin sister was born. She got the name of Martha I W ashington Bushman. ; "That,' said one of the nurses 'on duty today when the facts were ! learned, "was the only patriotic i thing to do. The little girl could : not help it because she was not ' born a few minutes earlier." The twin's father who is out of ! work, had a bit of an argument ! with their mother about the i names but he finally convinced her tieorge and Martha were o. k. "That's because I love America." i ho said. 'I love this country even I when times aro bud." FOUR KILLED BY i CAPITALISTIC WAR SALKM. Ore., Fob. 2-1. j Stato Treasurer Tom Kay, speak-! Ing before the Saiem chamber of! commerce and many members of j the state legislature present p.s guests .Monday; stated that he ex pected to see the ' (hiy: when tho piincipal industry of tho Willam M to valley and one of llio leading Jmslncssos of the state would ho the I'lux industry. Kay was speaking upon the flux industry as engaged in by the stat; and declared rumors to the effect that the state had lost upward of SStHi.uuo wore in error. TOUT ARTHUR, Texas, Feb. 24. I; Four men were killed and hov- era I others injured in an 'explosion j of a Gulf Ueffnory high pressure! still here last night. The dead are Joseph ' 11. Whit-1 tington, 38, a.ssirtant Ktillmati, andj throe negroes, Luke liroum, lleuryj Albert and Vincent Allen. t j The blast wa.s heard for miles! a rou ml. Hundreds of windows j were shattered by the impael. MOSCOW. Feb. 24. (fl1) The Red army today celebrated Its l'lth anniversary with parados, speeches and other enthusiastic evidences that it was ready to defend Russia against any invasion. The co m m issa r of wa r, Vof ro abilof. issued an order of tho day bidding the army be on its mettle because, be said, tho country was being continually threatened by "capitalistic war." Ta fit' w J V Y I T II Manager of tttrertixiHg and JRencareh l.lhhy, WKrill A: I.ibby "Any American advurrising manager who wants to Icjrn thr. value of the Audit Bureau of Circulations need only start buying newspaper space in foreign .countries. The impossibility of knowing accurately, without special and costly research, the amount and breakdown of circulation of publications in any other country, is a iharp contrast to the information which has become availahle to adver. tisinj in this country by reason of the work of the A. B.C. "But the Bureau needs the support of every important user of publication spare. In my opinion it has not be gun tt reach any limit of its usefulness. I consider it one of the most fundamental advertising expenditures our company make. n 13 n iv a it i) L I II T E IV R I! II Cf Viet Mre4itcnt, Alexander Ifnmllton Intttu(r Buyimr advertising space in newpar:rs and periodicals without referring to A. B. C, circulation audits is like buying a pig in a poke. The old time farmers never traded hones blind. "The earnest attempt on the part of such organizations as the fcicorporatcd Society of British Advertisers, the Australian Association of National Adverrisers, the Her man Reklame-Schutzverband, and the Mexican Associa tion de Annunciantes, among others, to form an Audit Bureau in their countries ba.sed on our own A. B, C.,is an indication of the fact that thoughtful advertisers around the world have seen the worth of sucn an organization. f EAGLEPOINT 5- - Twenty years apo there was chaon in advertising. Nobody knew what his dollars bnuuht whethrr a thousand readers or ten thousand. Nnfiody, except by infinite pains and shrewdness, could find out. Could idvertising, on that basis, ever have grown te its present importance? Would business ever have rested its trust in a. sales weapon of mct.il so doubtful in assay? Hardly, think men who today direct advertising expenditures that total millions. Through such leaders as these the Audit Bureau of Circulations came to be organized. And largely through the activities of the Bureau, there is order today in the buying of adver tising space. Once a vear now, into almost every important pub. lication oftce, go the auditors of the A. n. C. ti cry circulation record is open to them. ilMii.aw 1 1 To no publisher, no agency are they responsible. They work directly for the Audi t Bureau of Circulations, and on the directorate of this institution a majority must be advertisers. The Bureau's Audit Reports thus give the detailed findings of experts controlled by advertisers. They bring to light the complete circulation facts. Can any budget yield full returns without use of this only recognized method of appraising advertising space? Can any important advertiser, whether national or IfKal, afford to lc unrepresented upon the member ship roster of the Audit Bureau of Circulations? An Alrrllriicn( lv it A H S T it rj K r, A 1 l f & t I if s jtratfive Offutt Chitat EAfiLI? POINT. Ore.. Fob. 24. (Spl.) Miss Kosy Harris of Sub limity, Ore., la viKitlnK her uncle and aunt. Mr. and . Mrs. Charles Humphrey. Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Blaew and Mr. and Mrs. OUnn A. How ard of Trail were tranwaetinp busi ness here Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard have purchased Mr. Illaows' .store and cabin at Trail. They eanic to this county from Klko. Nov. II. -W. WrlRht, proprietor of the Ilrownnboro tore, was a buwineJ visitor Thursday. Mrs, O. 15. Henderson and Mrs. Hoy Stanley visited at the home of Mrs. John Noriis at Jacksonville Thursday. Mr. and Miv. Hoy Stanley and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Stanley left for northern California points Saturday. M r, and M r. Wa iter Clement h and son Junior spent the week end at Klamath Kails. Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Itob retson, February 1-Hh, a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. King were business callers Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Heaton "Grieve of Prospect were business callers Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. V. II. Tlrown won transacting business in Medford Thursday. Miss 'Helen High fl(ul Charles Pettegrew were dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Haley Thursday evening. W. S. Chap pell, who has been seriously ill, was taken to tho Sac red Heart hospital Thursday. At this time Mr. Chappell is reported slightly improved. Mrs. dtuford Clark and Mr. A. C. Mittlesteailt were visithiK at the lip. nc of Edith Weld man Friday. Miss Fern Simpson and Miss Vetta Olson entertained the high school .students -with a party Sat urday evening. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Da vies and daughter spent tho week-end at Salem, visiting relatives. Ituth Aitken spent the week end in Eugene and attended t he bas ketball game between I!, of O. and Oregon "State college teams. Miss Wilda. Darneillo spent the week-end with her mother in Med ford. The Homo Economies club will hold Its regular meeting at the home of Mrs. II. T. Seaman, Wed nesday. February 2rth. Mrs. Francis Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Young and children spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kngberg at "Phoe nix. Mrs. Edith We id man and son Uudy were Medford callers Sun day. Kudy. who has been work ing In the vlnlty of Medford for the past year. Is now staying at homo and goes to and from work each day. Mrs. A. Swazy and Sim Harnfsh were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Itotn-rtson of Medford Fri day. They attended "Cimarron.'" A fine registered lied Hampshire how belonging to T. T. Hattctt Is the proud mother of 17 youngsters. We feel this Is a fino family. The Civic Improvement club will hold Its regular meeting in the eluh rooms Thursday, February L'R. The hostscs will bo Mrs, A. C. Mittlcsleadt, Mrs. Lorralno Tulle and Mrs. lna Stowell. First and econd degree work of me Grange wj put on Tuesday evening by the drill tem consist ing of tho younger memlHTs. This team, under the leadership nf Glad Cowden and Itudy Wcid nian. do fine work and oach mem ber of tho team should be given n word of prutae from the mem bers for their splendid part In the work. The team goes to Rogue Jtlver Wednesday evening to Install the Welmer and Kogue Itlver Oranges In 'he work of the first nnd second degrees. The Tollowlng at'ulrd "Cimar ron" Thursday nd irv ings: Mr. and rn. and on Uonnld, M.. and 4- Hitrve Stanley, Mr. and 0m. .J Hader, Mr. and Mm. O. E. H dcreon, Mrs. W. cClemenu, thtt mirrf at Annabel!? Vtitri lino tfrpcnn uj lottcti t(nnitf m drill ittrh Miomi tivd Jtm mic ti n-n-etl amateur tirterttxe ttrobe lt t raved u m her Hutvh aartlcn. Htsrr Hie erventrte 3pui.fr tcaich inu th tunnet was crushed fatal' Iv '( n t-tone atutue topotcd vtth eril inttnt. litiriun lUtihe ntrct of Jli.. Qnerdlmo finds licr aunt dead a lew minutes attet she nnd Or. Xetherttm a veiah bur had tUkfd ntth hct. Htartno Miir. lone a 'tftirm iet ntxter Evelyn . nml the latter 9 tianvfi, Lionel tint I; win tli run I rota the music room and no tilth her to the oar' dm. joined Itu it a tor ti ethairt, icio hnn Itren on the around nt the time. SusufCion ftninle tuard a dixartt titled rhn nveur Oreot and a nrw tiosmhihtv a wears iricti Constable l'o,coe rrvarts hnvna seen a ntrnnoe ear and driiet neat the estate at ntmut the time at the minder. f7iflvn tell the nitiierttitandeut ot her aunt aimnsit ion to oiuice but odds that he had consented to her mnrrinae to hncktcurth at the end ot eix monin.. Chiipter 6 WHAT THE LETTERS SAID IJI(E. Superintendent Itkhmond considered, nas a ca?e where it might, in (tic absence of eye ivUnests. prove dittictill (o bring the t;ni!( dome to any individual. It mifchi lie possible to show that certain persona could have commit ted i lie crime, hut the wider the possibility the less the certainty. The letters. Evelyn said, were In He said (bat on the night ot the tragedy he had been lu the room with Evelyn einging, remaining there until M.trjorie bad come lo tell of her nuut's death. "You didn't aee any one !u the garden at any time?" the superin tendent asked. "Well, as a matter of fact. I went to pull the curtains" je pointed to; tho windows "mid I uoticed a wo man hurry ing ncro9d the puthway you can just see. While 1 can't describe her Yt'el), she was of mgd ! erato height and wore a Ions dark coat or mackintosh. 1 couldn't nee; her face, as she was going t lie other! way. Of course, 1 didn't take par-' licular notice." "it was still qnlto light?" the superintendent asked, and uollng Duckworth's nod, continued, "then why did you pull the curtain?" "Well," Duckworth smiled. 'I was here with Miss illake and we did not particularly want to be op posite thoso windows. Besides It was hardly light cuough for her to see the music." No one suggested who Ihe woman might havo been, and Interest turned ot onco lo Major Gresham. announced by the ma Id. who said that he called at the suggestion of the sisters. The major, short, sltshily bow- I Duckworth delivered the threatening. letters. Due li worth's possession. tihurily after siu left al Uh-htuoud'e request to summon him. Duckworth came in, looking tlrt'd and haggard, and dellveied Ihe envelopes, arranged Idlhe order received. Siipei'iuieadeiK illctiinoinl and Jlniinie scrutinized the leu ore closely. They were rudely scrawled In printed churuciers ou cheap note paper. The first was the longest and bore a postmark nearly live months old. You .tie a u.t ivk-ked old woman. You tt'j ti I'hurcl!. out wIihi do yon limy lor. Ymi ought lo te imn nlshrcl. Walt till I get tho chance. The second was more definite: I aro waning my chnrue It won t be imir. You are for dffilb sudden nod quick. Aside from stitiidgler writing, the third was similar: Are viu it-ndv to die? The end Is ncnt. You made otherv sufer uuJ vuu kIkiII n!i v. You itvaul. The next merely said: Psalms H'J. 8. Thia means you. "What's the referenco?" ques tioned Jiniune. Old Auuabdlle Qucrdllitg had penciled U ou the back: lcl thi'in hn (dolled out of 111 , booh ol tin itvtiiR and not be writ ten wild ill ruhieoufl. Countable Kuscoe said that be suspucicd Joe Allen, the gaidener dismissed Tor making love to one of the muitls. aa the writer or the notes, liecaiitie Joe had onco been in the choir, "lie swoie be wasn't," admitted the constable. I could riHve done II Irhi week, wickr-d tvomen. I won't null mucb longer. That was the next letlor, and the others continued in the same vein, itichmoud said treating the Itnger prints ol the loiters had boeu uso less, since many persons had han dled them. Al ibis point Duckworth suggested possibly tho letters had not all boeu wtillen by the snme person. "Doesn't help us much," muttered lllchinuiid. "When writing is dla gufsed there are often differences. Then he turned to Duckworth and asked him for particulars about hlrrwteil "She .ltd not iltogfiilicr like It," was Duckttoitb'3 frank reply to the superintendent' fijelloii concern Ing illss tjtietdllugs view of her niece's engagement to htm. "but think Khe win gruiiig more ul to tin Iden " legged, Hoild and frowtting, enlered pompnusly. "Morning. Ulchmoud," lie began, "llavo you gut the rights of ft?" 1 I utxlerslaiid tltal you. were In the garden last night. I tdnuild like to know what you can (nil me about' il. when von enmn and what you were doing?" Ulchmond a.ked. The major's wrtitli llamed up ot what be took to be the Insinuations in Ihe u IK-S lion. "What can I tell you!" ho exclaimed linliiiaiitly. and theo, after Ittchtnond explained his purpose of rlcailng up the mystery, ho said, "Of course. I'll help you. That's what I emtio for. What can I do for you?" Hut his answer to llfchmmid's questions wero not In keeping with this quieter mood. He blast end and protested that the (luesdons were Impertinent. As to tbu time he left hla homo lo go across Ihe links to the Qucrdllug estate through the gale from the links -"Call It 8:45. bill what's the good ol asking silly qusllorm like that?' "When you went through the gardens to the lawn." p-i Misled Itichmoud, did you see tiny one about?" "Illlght It, no! I'd have Rah! so "It might tnko you to miii utcs lo gel from your bouse Iutom the links to this garden. That would malic It leu past mite ou your arrival. Now, what did you do whon you got hero?" "Nothing I came to sec Mlsa Querdling and her nieces met me and said there had bueti an a eel dent." "That was later." Kklimorid'i glance was hard. "You arrived a 10 or 15 minutes aflcr nine. You sny you called tu nee Miss tjuerd ling, ir you did not go to her dl roctly you arrived what were you doing from the llmo yog arrived until you were seen by Marjorie In the garden at about y : ;;u." "What do you mean?" "Just what I say. On your own showing, you arrive! to the garden at ten inluutcs pant tnuo nod ynu wore thero'unlll half past when Mins (jucrdling tvaa discovered dead." (Cnfrfj!. mil, . H lrfi-!t Cot Why did this maor linger? Dot hi unrqultrl 'ove, revealed In Kern HinipHon, Mi Huth Aitken, MlKH.WIIdH H;inifllle nnd Mlsr Vet ta OIimjii. I RIVIERA KIVIKIIA. Ore.. Koh. St. (Spl. 1 liny HdlinR nml fmnlly of Uiikux Hlvcr worn vlnillnK ui Iho Iminc ol hid tirolhcr. I.0.1I1.T lloliiiK, I'rlduy cvpnlnji. MIfp .'tinli' llllrt wan I ho Riirst SalunlHy iiIkIiI mid Sumliiy of her aim!, ( liuii IIIIi h. Then; arc hovi'ihIww cusi.-m of irrend Itlvlt-ra. Anion:; MM :r!.. J. I. IJI(I.T. Mrs I.. Mill. .I' i lli'T !!! M'tt Intt h'To uIIoiiiIimI the V'J m m IIJ iulil I'IILvil Mm. ('. W. Slimihn unl ihlldriMi. OiiovliiVO and Clair, culled at llio Clay Hllc.H hoinfi Humluy. MrH. Cliarloa McMnnlck and hid ilHiiRlitiT, Alice, aro at homo after 11 th run wceka' vIhIi with her iar eiita on Wllllama Creek. Mr. and ,Mr. CleorKo ljince have heen on tho nick MhI. Mlna (innovlevo Hlimiho wan Ihe uncut Friday nlnlit of her xrand mother, Mia. Chlldcm. at (Sold Hill. During 1MB Ihe Chlcauo ele vuled mllronfl c.ucd abuilt I'-H,-oitn oin in,w.iK''r. - ' ' w WtrU or 1 131X3 C0U3, Hu1hc1ics, Fever 6 6 6 SALVE CURE'S BABY'S COLD BIG TAILORING DISPLAY and Exhibit of Fine Woolens FROM CHICAGO Largest tailors in the world of GOOD madc-to-order clothes Hundreds of styles in the full piece. 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