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i PAGE' SIX MEDTORP Mm TMBTTKB, MBDTOMy. ;ftREBOgT, -WEPygSBCT,-JrLY X, f. LAKEVIEW -HBI ELKS WIN rgirjGRI SALE RITE JESltllS PROMISE : -i.-i1- '! ' . k. k mw-f UPON SIMPLE TESTS I DRIVER PEil Meteorological Report- July 1, 1931. Medford and vicinity: Tonight and Thursday fair and mild. Oregon: Fair and mild tonight and Thursday. Local Data if 7 Baby Lodge Bests Salem in .. Close Contest Crowd in Ashland Grows As Dele ' gates Pour in Mid night Frolic on Tonight PROGRAM July 2, 1931 , 7 to 8 A. M. Hands and drum corps, etc. 9 A. M. Ladles' golf at Ash 'land golf links. t) A. M. Finals In Elks trophy ttap shoot. Shoot at Ashland airport. :30 A. M. to 12 M. Final business session, detection of convention site for 1932. Elec tion and Installation of offlcors. 11 A. M. to 12 M .-Ballet." . " 1:30 P. M. Clrand parade and awarding of $200 in cash prizes. v 2:30' P. M-rFlnals In lfl"' golf tournament. 8:30 P. M. Hand conoert. 8 P. M. Open air dance In I.lthla parK. , , ,9 1'. M. Elks officio! grand ball at Elks temple. Registered Elks and their ladles only. HI P. M. Elks official car old. i i,.. A$octateit t'rett I'ltolo This Is Mrs. Wiley Post, wife of one member or the world flight team of Post and Catty. i With four bands and ono drum corps furnishing music on the streets at frequent Intervals am throngs of hurrying snectutors add Ing to the festive spirit throughout the city, the 14th annual conven tlon of the Elks lodge of Oregon u continuing today In Ashlund today with an Increased roKlHtra' tlon of Elks from the 23 lodges of the state. , The ritualistic contest, the major event of lust night's program, was won by the I.akevlow lodge, com peting with Bulem. The score was very close and the enthusiasm was great. A prize of $151) was awarded the winning team to eld in paying expenses of the members to the natlonul convonllon In He Bttle next week, where they will enter nutionai competition. , Many reports wore given this morning and resolutions relative to the laws of the organisation wore passed. Iteports wore given by representatives or Beveral districts which showed the progress of the r.iKs lodge in their ocalitles. Among those addressing the as sembly were is. h. Junes of Ilaker, tirst vice-president of the stnto association; T. E. J. Duffy of Hend, and A. W. Jones of Halem. state ecrotury. , . Pendlstan Talked ISolectlon of the meeting place of the 1932 convention will be made tomorrow and, although no invitations nave been prosonted, it Is. rumored that Pendleton will hid for the next meeting and receive ravorauio consideration. The report of the secretary. Mr Jones, showed that the affairs of me oruer aro In fine condition both iiuauciuny and .-.'aternully. In Ore gon. T.here are now 23 lodges meeting regularly and the member amp, listed Murch 81, totaled 111, 838. H. L. Toncy of Mi'Mlnnvllle com pnmented Mr. Janes and Blnto President L,. Tucker for the wonderful . wofk thoy have done aaring mo past year. . H. I). Cuslck of Albany and Harry O. Delup of Klamath Falls, trustees of the state organisation, were ulso on this morning's program.- - i ,-, Harold Eakln, exalted ruler of uie Buiem mage, extended the for mal congratulations of his lodge to uie i-eseviow team which won the ritualistic contest and asked that the lodge wlro encouragement to me l.nseview group Monday morn Itig lielore the team leaves for Di-uuiu to entor the nutloual run tnst. ' Election Thursday j Election of officers for the com ing year will be Included In the leading business by the convention tomosjow morning. The report by the president, Mr. Tucker, will also be given tomorrow and a group of Msolutlons considered. - The annual midnight frolic will 8 held tonight at the V'lulng the atre, dancing will also be enjoyed nd the carnival Is running each day of tiie stats session, Unit, awimmlng and other sports are! koldlng a prominent place In Hie Uiree-day program. I RITESFl REA.MES AT 2:30 CENTER STATES GAIN RELIEF AS HEAT TRAVELS Cool Air Pushes Torrid Wave Into East and South More Sun for All Sections During July Is Prospect Growers and Traders Get Pledge Assistance From Farm Board Year of Re duced Selling Now for New Law Becomes, Ef fective Today Vision, Ability Read Highway Signs in Examination Temperature (degrees).. 79 . 61 'Highest (last 12 hrs.).... 79 SO Lowest (last 12 hm.) 43 . 51 Rul. humidity (pet.) 23 ". 81 Precipitation '(Inches).... 0 0 State of weather Clear. Clear. Lowest temperature this morn ing. 49 degrees. ' (Ily tho Amuicliitiil Press) July came today with a record hout wuvo still prevnlllng In ninny sections of tho country. Temperate relief, which camo to North Dakota nnd Minnesota yesterday, was on Its way to the other central states today but wuuld hardly arrive before tonight or tomorrow, weather forecasters said. And ns the coolor weather came, It nppnrently pushed the heat wuvo further Into tho east und suuth, where yesterday heat rec ords were broken In Virginia, I't'nnnylvuniit, tho Cnrollnus nnd (teorgla. No relief appeared for these elates. Hut the promise of relief In the Iniddlewnst so?miil Hhfirt lived. Comparing his records, the wea-1 ther man Hilid they showed that hot Junes nro followod, two out of three times, by torrid Julys. Total deaths attributable to tho hent during the Inst 24 hours, Including drownings nnd ono youth killed In an elenirlcnl storm at 8t. l,oul, wero estimated nt ap proximately S30. Total deaths ror tho current bent wave were set at 700. HALEM, Ore., July 1. (Ore gon's new drivers' examination Domestic Market Only as provided by the lust legls-i luiure weuuiiien eueuuve Louajr, All persons now wishing to secure op- i...,..,,..,.,,., ,s m orators' licenses must pass an ex WA8H1NGTON, July lV-W- nmlnntlon, Kent Shoemaker. In H heat growers and traders who charge of the operators' license have been appealing to President bureau, announced. Nine examln- lloover for protection In the do- ers were recently appointed and mestlc market today hnd a pro- located In various parts of the mlse of assistance from the farm state, to give these licenses, board. No application blanks will be It was that tho grain stnblllza- nent out In the mall and no appll- lloii corporation would limit the cations will be received by mail sales of wheat from July 1, 1931, it was announced. All applications until a year from today to a cumu- f((r operators' licenses, chauffeurs' halve, maximum of 6,000,000 bush- licenses, student permits and tem- els a month. pornry instruction permits must bo Hales to foreign governments or made personally, the law provides, their agencies now being consld- The examination Itself will not ered were excepted by the board, In any way work a hardship upon as wero sales for the purpose of the average applicant, tho depart- clearlng trade channels for other ment of state announced, efficient merchandising purposes. Nlmplc Tests : These. It was assured, would be It will consist of a simple vision promptly replaced by purchase of test, color-blind test, check Von nn equal quantity of wheat. ability to read highway signs and No Price Depression signals, general survey of physical Furthermore, the board pro- condition as relates to ability to milieu wie sines program wouiu ue operate a vehicle safely and so manntrea as not to depress price written examination on rules of movements. tne road. Temporary Instruction Immediate sales "even of those purmits will be Issued new drivers inimeu amounts' wore not con- after passing the examination, templated, tho board said, at the Failure to pass the examination present range of prices. does not eliminate him. Ho may At the same time, however, tho mko the examination ns many farmer was wurnod that ultimato times ns ho wishes until he can iiruiiiuoio wneui prouuctlon rests puss. wun mm. cuing an Increase In a.11 persons who have licenses the surplus, tho board urged as Issued ni-lnr in in.l.iv u,m nn) h. tho "only final solution of the required to renew their license im whent growers' difficulty . . . a mediately, but they must be re- Total precipitation since Septem ber 1, 1930, 13.67 inches. Temperature a year ago today: Highest, 84; lowest, 65. . . WIFE PISTOLS FRISCO COP IN E DOM Sunset today, 7:50 p. m. Sunrise Thursday, 4:40 a. m. Sunset Thursday, 7:50 p. m. Observations Taken at 5 A. M. 120th Meridian 8lme CITY a 13 i m o h i P newed sometime within the next three years, the law provides. 1 T O'ER NORTH PACIFIC sharp reduction in the forthcom lug wheat plantings." Holm 111 Jtcductlon "Without such reduction there Is little hope of any long term continued profitable wheat pro ductlon in the United Stntes In competition with now wheat coun tries abroad," the board asserted. with such action there would be nn Immediate reflection in increas ed prices of this year's cron." A mtrenuA nr iim rint.i .. activity was contained In tho stute- rl LI''' July (p RK L' ment, which said in port; Hounins nnd H. S. Jones nrrlved Tho Bltuutlun toduy would have "J ' " touny rrom been clear and prices at which n"'"ei Idnho, In tho monoplane In hluher l..vel hint ih,. .,....... which they hope to mnke a. mid. itiitlon of n year ago been more "lr retue""K "lKnt to Tokyo via generally followod." ' win me so.uuo orfored y u Japanese newspaper for the rust non-stop flight between Unit Wall Street Report NEW YOltK, July. 1. Hulls wore uhle to keep tho stock mnrket on the upgrade after an opening downturn in a dull and highly professional session toduy. I' lain prices ranged 1 to 3 points nigner tor principal Bharea. The bond market, however, wag hesi tant, ami the ndvunco In stocks wits in contrast to a sharp break In the grain markets. Dullish npt-rutlous were fncilltut- od by the confident tone of tho for eign markets at the close, and Act ing Secretary of State Custlo's state ment regarding the Kruiico Amoii- enn Intergovernmental debt confer- once. The closing tone wus strong. Total sales, however, wero well un der 2.000.000 shares. Today'a closing prices for 17 n. lected stocks follow: Am. t an ,: Am. Tel. & Tel. isi. Anaconda 29 Ti Col. (las 3414 t'lirtlss Wright stj, Oenoiul Klectrlo 1 44 . TOPHKA. July 1. Up) Vice president Charles Curtis ciitlclxed I ed Hlnles and Japan. today the federal farm board's announcement of a new policy limiting sales of grain .stabilisa tion corporation wheat to a cu mulative maximum of 6,000,000 bushels a month for the next yenr, 1 mink they have made a mis lake In not fixing a prico of from 85 cents to 1 n bushel nt Chi cnito as the minimum level nt which stnblllmtlon wheat holdings would bo Bold." Mr. Curtis said Baker City 70 40 Clear Bismarck 82 58 Cloudy Boise 60 Clear Denver -..:......-... 72, 64 .. Cloudy Ura Moines 98 78 Cloudy Fresno 96 66 Clear. Helena . t. 70 46 Clear to. 1 Angelea ('.....'. 82 61 Cloui .Miirahfleld 72 46 Clear Phoenix 100 78 Clear Portland 72 54 P. Cdy. Bed Bluff y 98 70 Clear ttoseburg ......j;.:,. 78 48, Clear Salt take '....4...! 80 : 5!1 Clear San Krancisco 74 56 Clear Santa Fe 74 66 p. Cdy. Seattle 70 62 P. Cdy. Spokane 70 44 Clear Walla Walla 72 48 Clear Winnipeg 92 70 Clear SAN FRANCISCO, July 1. (JP Patrolman Charles E. Munn, 53, was shot and killed by his wife In a hotel room here last night, police said she confessed to shoot ing, following a quarrel. Police quoted Tier as saying she killed him with one of six bullets she fired after he had called her a "bum" ns he lay on a bed In the room. She said they had returned from a drinking party and she had tried to persuade him that his drinking was ruining his record in the department. "Afterward I turned the gun against my breast," she told police, "but It would not go off I guess It was empty." NANCHANO, China, July 1. (Pi The government offensive against Klangsl communists and bandits opened today when 200,000 men attacked on a 130-mlle front. The communists who are firmly established In hilly country have hud plenty 'of time to organize their defenses. Pbstoria ft Class means LjovqW Color Qracefut Contour iff?1 ' U f 1-7 Willi.',! 11 i r,; L W. J. Hutchison, Meteorologist. IN TRAM FARES PORTLAND, Ore.. July 1. P) A temporary order restraining C. M. Thomas,' public utilities com missioner.- from enforcing his re cent order reducing street car fares In Portland from 10 cents to '7 ecntt. was issued in -federal court here late Tuesday. , The Portland Electric Power company, operators of tho traction company, has filed suit to test the constitutionality of Thomas' order reducing the rates. WSjUllO' ajauo A second cup seems scarcely enouqh . s wells -NAJIONAl CREST Coffee Let Us Show You This ' ,- 1. f' ; Exquisite Fostoria Patterj Excellence in quality and decoration makes this glass fit to (jrace the table of royalty, yet it is moder ately prided. Start with slim, tall stemmed goblets and you will soon have a complete and correct service of Fostoria Glass. It can be had in as many different jewel 'CoIhi's as well ns many sizes. It. is open stock and replacements of additions will match originals. C'ome jn and look at it and you will understand why decorative imtliorities sponsor this Fostoria glass. .. ; ' '' ,'' l v .! 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Tho village was snrked and tho raiders escaped. rlFPLT ZEMO ONCE stop line n When Itchlne, burning akin is un bearabla apply toothing, antiseptic i tMO. Thousands find ZEMO brinra swift relief from itching; drawa the heat and atingout of the skin, ror twenty years MMO has given relief and has been clearing away Kltigwprm, Ecima, Rashea.Pimplea and other akin and scalp irritations. All Druiraista. She. Ron it nn Kree liuntry to be Strength ZEMO especially adapted In this town. 1 for obstinate case SlS. Mi!?- I Funeral llrvlti. r. tr... Keames will b. held at the Put -unrul Hunts Thursday, July I nt : P. m.. Itev. 8. II. Jones, of the Jacksonville Pre.ttyi.rlan church, offlclnilng. Services at the arsve will be In charge of the Masonic fraternity. Interment In Jackson ville cemetery , PIGMY"DiSRJTE j: RESULTS IN MURDER TYLER. Texas, JuTy 1, avt mPU,te- over the score in a minla Ji.k" K"m' n """Hied in the i h JZny Pu Wurman. 12, .end filing pf a murder charge against Orman Watren. U. who al! legedly struck him over the head jr 66 to runy . Be Sure and See Another Beauty Creation in Our Window GAS... Speed, Durability and Economy Local rates as low as 1-10 of lc per cu. ft. Southern Oregon Gas Corp. "Home of Instant Heat" 209 West Main Street Phon, 828 DIVIDEND CHECKS AMOUNTING TO 73 76-00 Are Being Delivered This Week to Stockholders of the Commercial Finance Corp Added Evidence of the Desirability of an Investment in This Institution! OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS B. J. PALMER Formerly Palmer Mualo House President E. C. CORN Realtor and Orchardist Vice-President T. W. MILES , Attorney at Law Treasurer,, A. W. PIPES Investments Director PORTER J. NEFF Attorney at Law Director W. W. WALKER Secretary and Manager Here Is Our Financial Statement Statement at Close cf Business June 30th, 1931 ASSETS Contracts Receivable s210 . Account, Receivable So!?-?! Cash in Banks i'lil'll Treasury Stock 6,459.26 off.c. 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