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rovn MERFORB MAIL TOmTOEmnTORn. navacix: snvn jfr rtrnvTm' tvarr :. tiirprrt '. t-.. fi? rrxrp ..Trtwnii O""!! V U'Vp ,; it fit EIGHT iBEPgoiiP ware TMBuys, medford, Oregon, frtda"y, yrryrB " 28, 1931. m v. HOLD GOOD PRICE 61 ffan Nonchalant in Holing Ace in San F ran. Round Franco-American Debt Par sley Reports Spur Market r ----Profit Taking Fails to i Hamper Leading Issues ; Steel Holdings Advance i' 7 y ; NEW YORK, June 26 (P) flood news from Washington, where nn aocord on the Franco-Amerlcun debt holiday negotiations was fore seen, gave stack prices another boost toduy. Trading quieted substantially, n comparison with the activity witnessed in earlier stages of the recovery,- but leading 'issues rose 92 to $7, and held their advunces well despite proflt-tuklng. United Slates steel, after climbing 3, lost purt of Its riso. However,, buying of the merchandising, and motor accessary stocks during the after noon, following a lively accumula tion of 'steel shares In the morn ing, sustained Interest In the rally. , Many Show Gains j nalns of 12 In Hears 3oohuck and Montgamory-Ward, as well as Grand Union, siegol May, tlrand Silver and Woolworth, were nttrlh- uled In part to the strength of the grain markets. Eaton Axlo fea tured the. automotive ' accessories with a Jump of nearly 15.' (iood year preferred rose M and Timkon Roller Bearing and Budd Wheel about $2. ' ' . !'. . ' Although rumors of n settlement In the BetlHeheiti Tbungstown fcUeot & Tube merger case wore unconfirmed, tho steel shares ware prominent. Yaungstown was up more than fr ot tho top and Bethlehem's advance exceeded $4 Republican Steel preferred Jumped II. Chandler Kgun of thla city, wua In rare form Thurs- day afternoon, and gave Sun Frunciaco golfers a treat, nc- cording to the Kan Franclvco Cnll-Butletln of that date and a follows: , Henry Chandler Egan, for- Pier national amateur golf champion and wideiy known golf architect, put ."on the act" for five of his golfing friends yesterday on the Ban Prune Jaco club course, "Chan" demonstrated his ability as a shot maker by holing out on the eleventh hole. . Turning to his friends, he nonchuluntly remarked "That was a falrlah sort of a shot." He finished the round with a 72, which included an ace, several birdies and threo sixes. ' . . f In the sixBome were Dean Dillman, Graeme MacDonald, 4 Jim McAIIter, Bob Colemun and Claire Goodwin, VICTIMS 18 HEAT BUS! m Mm Records Wilt As Dozen States Swelter in Early Summer Onslaught Mid dle West Farm Belt Fears Heavy Damage to Crops CLAIMS INTEREST T DIVORCEE STOLE HUSBAND'S LOVE 16,00, S S ' Can Halllm t.1 Corn 'Products' Refining, J. I. .Case and Ingerroll Rnnd were up 15 at their best lovels, while Amer ican Can, American Telephono und Consolidated Clus rallied 13. . Th rulls were bid up briskly to Uie nccampanlinent of rumors that the'mtorstate commerce commis sion would shortly act on tho peti tion for higher freight rates. Gains of about 13 to 16 a shuro were recorded by New York Cen tral, Southern t'oclflc, Union l?n olflc, Krlo, Baltimore und Ohio, and Atchison, . The day's turnover , was about B,vvu,u-fv oiiuri's, Today's oloslng prices for Id selected stocks follow: Am. Can ..... 11SK Am. Tel. and Tel. ....... ...mm Anaconda , ...... ti Col. Ons , 34 Curtlss Wright ... 1 general Electric 46 General Motors 1 Sg4 Kennlcot Copper 4K Montt. Ward .. il Radio Corporation ; i !IVt Rending ...... 74 Dears' Roebuck 68 P. P.; ....... ,. .. 87 9rnns. Am. stt Vnlted Air CrafJ ....., 1 V.-a Bttesl .v.j.'..;....10J . fcorptt. Trust Shares . tm I J'r. Fixed Trust 7i v PORTLAND, Ore.. June It. (V A plan Cor the consolidation of the Pacific . coast l nssoclutlon of collection agencies with the na tionwide American association whs being- considered her today by representative from the three roast states, , ... Tits conaoitdaiiun pian was ad vanced by Frederick Fleugle of tCedar Rnplds, Iowa, president ot ,the National association. The collection men agreed that while she granting of moratoriums nay be relatively new In Interna : ttoital practice, It la qulto common 4n their, own operation. . .. , t . y 1 ' PORTLAND, Ore., June 28. (P) A suit for $150,000 for' alleged alienation- of affoctlons was on file In circuit court here today agnlnst Mrs. Louise Poulsen Pnpst, prom Inent Portland divorcee, brought by Mrs. Klsle M. Zan, wife of Dr. James C. Zan, Portland aurgeon, Mm. Zan'a complaint declares Mrs. Pnpst, through "Illegal per suasions, conversations, entice- ments, doings and notions," caused Dr. Zan to desert her. Tho defendant la the former wife of illlmar M, Papst, vlco-nrasldent and general manager of the Port land Ons & Coke company. She io the daughter of the late. Julian Poulsen, Portland lumberman. STORY 1 (Contlnned From Pact) One) LION GOV E NAMED AT MEET iLa ORANDK, Ore., June S.-r fJP) Appointment ot deputy district governors for Oregon tor the Lion club waa -. announced here last (sht'by Frank Walker, district . governor, i . .Tha annual convention ' of the Mub closed here yeterday. . The deputies appointed were A. J. Kcklcman. Portland; W. K. AVeataiv Currallls: Pr. tlngen. Cot tage lnVe; William A. ' Harnin, JCIsmsth Falls: R. K. Nrhy, Han idon; Ueoi-ge Dally, Enterprise: Junls Welts, flood River, and CIKf Itosnaugh. Toledo. 1 I Pendleton won the trophy for he prise stunt at the fun meeting last night. ' . i - Too Hot to Work ; LA8 VKOAS. Nev., Jun . UP) Ten to fifteen men are giving Up their Jobs daily being unable to brave the desert sun which ; ratSidown upon Ifce Hoover dam i ad l(iiDulden Cltr , eonstructlon i ean hUti t I dbgi tn the MiTI. ' WHh 'eom reixirta or Us ...;lura l the sun. It was II In the subject of discussions to recon cile the two viewpoints. . Early conclusions in the discus. slons now being carried on in Paris by Ambassador Edge and Stcretary Mellon with French of ficials were expected hy the secre tnry In his statement. ' ' Knows Cordiality. "The French nolo shows a grati fylrig 'cordiality' td the prosltlentii liroposal," said the' secretary's statement. It was issued by the state department simultaneously with the text of the French gov ernments note replying to the president's moratorium plan. The text of Secretary Stlmson's statement follow: "Tho French nuto shows a grati fying cordiality to the president's proposal. As we understand It. the French government Is mainly concerned that there should be no breach In the integrity of the Young plan agreement. France expresses n willingness to forego the retention of any (lerman pay ment for a year. Impairs No Pacta. ' Tho president's plan does not propose a reconsideration or Im pairment of any International agreements. Ills suggestion ex tent ed only to the simple post ponement for one year ot the pay ments under such agreements. "The question of the method by which this postponement is to be accomplished and the ultimate payment of the postponed amounts are matters requiring neiotlntlon and settlement between different governments. ... "There are suggestions In the method proposed by the French government which do not accom plish the. full measure of relief to debtor nations corresponding to the; president's plnn and must, therefore,, be the subject of fr- tlkvi- diwuaMjut. .Math view to a mollification that will bring the full measure of accord of which the fine evidence' of cooperation In the French note gives every hope t success. Seek Karly Ansvrtv. "In view of. tho action already tnken hy some governments In acceptance of the president's plar. and the corresponding suspension of payments on InteT - govern mental debts due July 1. Ambas sador Rdge and Secretary Mellon are engaged in these discussions with the French government with view to early conclusions." STORY 2 (Continued From Pg One) DETROIT, Mich., June 26. (P) A customs patrol boat today res cued 15 persons off Huron Point in Lake St. Clair alter their fishing boats had been overturned and blown out Into the lake by a heavy wmti storm. . : , . ... t Eight persons were tnken from Luke Krlo by rescue parties, and all missing following the storm were believed accounted for. Oeorge Kenno, a farmer near Yale, Mich., was killed by light ning. Two pilots at Selfrltlge field near Mount Clemens, Mich., were soriously Injured when the wind blew down a hangar door. CLEVELAND, Ooih, Jun e26. (IP) Two men were killed and n number were Injured as a 52-mlle an hour wind and raiu storm swept over Clevelund and northern Ohio today. The dead were Identified as Geo. Cordon, 35, and Donald McQraw, 27, both of whom were struck by lightning. . (By the Associated Press) ' Keeping cooi was the paramount problem of the nation today. From the Alleghenlea to the Pa cific coast, America sweltered. Heat records wilted away as tem peratures climbed high above the century mark In a doien states. Eighteen lives were snorted out yesterday and toduy by summer's blasts. Stampedes to the nearby beachoa brought a pear-score of drownings. Only in the east and parts of the northwest was it moderately cool. Illinois suffered most. In Chi cago the thermometer topped the season at 95. - Four persons suc cumbed yesterday and a fifth early today. . Hundreds of thousands rushed to Lake Michlgan'a shores. Four bathers drowned. It was 100 and above over practically all the downstate. A man died In Peoria and a child in East St. Louis. ' Death List Grows Ohio had three lives lost in the swelter. So did Wisconsin. In diana had two, Iowa one. . The mercury roso all doy.yester-, day In Detroit, setting a new record of 98. The Beason high of 99 was recorded In Kansas City. It reach ed 100 In St. Louts. . Keeping cool was easy in the na tion's capital. September weather had prevailed for throe days. The thermometer dropped to 68 this morning. , . The continued sun-baking and scorching winds brought tear of ex tenslvo orop damage to all of the middle west farm belt. New York City was fairly cool. Yesterday the high was only 78. In Uoston it was 83; in Philadel phia 82. - Seasonal temperatures held swav over most of the south. - In Birm ingham, however, the thermometer climbed to 100. E PORTLAND. Ore. June 36. UP) A temporary order restraining en forcement of the recent legislative act prohibiting boat fishing on cer tain sections of the Mcketiiie rlvor was Issued In federal court here late yesterday. A hearing on the case was set for July 6. 1 he uitltfr whs ttlrecieu asalurt member of the state game com mission and Charles 11. McClees, state game stiervlsor. The action was filed by Deyton C. Thompson. Carey C. Thompson, Jr., and Milo Thompson, operators of a resort So miles up the river. . , ltrunh. thither and grating land tire were reported in various parts of California. The itiuil unusual (Ire was started by a turkey bur sa nl which nhort-clrcutted high lerwtan wire and electrocuted It oelf near Santa Rosa In central California. In the uhee)uent fire I, S00 acres ot pasture lnd were burned over - before ISO men brought It under control. $2600 DIAMOND RING SNATCHED FROM AUTO PORTLAND, Ore.. June U. fi Charle Peler. manager of the Coos Ray Carbonising company. Marehfleld, reported to police hen today that a diamond ring valued at 2tt00 had been stolen by aorce on who , removed his -handbag from his automobile which was parked In a garasv here yesterday. " CUauned adTrtltnf t ralta TRAINING NEEDED FOR PROHIBITION Kl'OKNK, Ore.. June . Adequate training from pulpit an schools la , neceasary for the sue cert of prohibition, the Rev. C. C. Close, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league. . told the an ntial Oregon conference ot the Methodist Kplscopal church here last night. ; I'nlees such adequate training Is to be had. he declared, prohi bition will fall because of lack of proper leadership Close denounced ' the ' fanatic wet organisations which are being tormen and slapped v what he termed the "dripping wet" wo men' repeal group. ' SAl.KM. ore., June t. (Pi Rllly Page, belter known Hilly Smlther. age 10, of Memory Lane radio feme will be presented to the State Kdltorlal association conven tion here today. II arrrred here last night tor -several day on his vacation trip and will be Intro duced to the atat newspapermen. Page I It yean of age and h. been engaged In radio work four years and participate In fouv NUC programs wvek. . - ., i Suit was filed In the circuit court this -afternoon by Oeorge Machado of San Jose,. Cul agalnBt A. D. Lewis Sr., A.. D. Lewis Jr. and Chester F. Lewis, operators of a umber pant at Prospect. Ore., for an accounting of the finances of the concern. Opratlons of the Calfornia Ore gon Power company near Prospect are indirectly involved in the ac tion, inasmucn as the complaint cites that the defendants have a very valuable contract for the loading of lumber cuton the right or way," for -the river, diversion tunnel. - .. - Machado asks that the court grant a one-half Interest in this con tract and a one-half interest of the prollts of the mill between May 21, 1930, and March 1, 1931. Machado alleges that Lewis rep resented to him that he wag the owner of a sawmill and timber In for 12500. Tho plaintiff set forth the Prospect area worth J3800, and agreed to sell a half interost be Induced his brother, William, to furnish the sum, after which the Lewises refused to turn over a partnership agreement or make any accounting of finances. The complaint allegea that last SHOPS STAY OPEN LATE NEXT FRIDAY TO Medford Investment -A Stores of Medford will remain open Friday evening, July 8, ob serving regular Saturday ho Urn, it was announced yesterday, follow ing the meeting of merchants at the Chamber of Commerce. This plan has been adopted to give the out-of-town shoppers and others an opportunity to get ail their buying dune before the stores close for the Fourth of July holi day, to remain closed through Sun day. . Merchants also plan to offer speclul bargains for Frldny and a feature program of advertising itt being worked out by the retail trade committee for the occasion. Another event of the : 'evening will be the arrival here of 200 car loads of Elks, en route to the na tional convention In Seattk. The delegations coming from Los An geles will spend Friday night In Medford, Grants Pass and Ashland. ' Owned and Managed by Local Business Men Offers New Stock Issue in $50 Units 4 Shares 7 Preferred 1 Share Common REFERENCE: YOUR OWN BANKER Further Details Gladly Given Mail This Coupon Now . .We'd see Immodlate trade re vival if the man who would buy could and the mnn who could buy would. Weston Leader. Medford Investment Company, - , - ' ...' x 123 West Main Street, Medford, Ore. - ' Gentlemen: Kindly send further details of your investment. name .:....!:;.......;....I..l......L...,.i......... ADDRESS ' I ' This request for information incurs no obligation to buy. Mail this coupon without delay. - . .. jA ;. year Lewis sold lumber to the amount of $13,000 and that lumber now stored in the yard at Prospect nas a value or (xtoo. 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