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ELKS WIN rgirjGRI SALE
RITE JESltllS PROMISE
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UPON SIMPLE TESTS
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Meteorological Report-
July 1, 1931.
Medford and vicinity: Tonight
and Thursday fair and mild.
Oregon: Fair and mild tonight
and Thursday.
Local Data
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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
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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
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newed sometime within the next
three years, the law provides.
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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
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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.
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MOItKLIA, Mexico, July 1. (VP)
Perioral troops have been sent to
Penjamlllo, 60 miles from here, to
restore order nfler the slaying of
is villagers Sunday In nn ngruilan
rani.
I ho raid resulted from n html
uiniiuie. Hcvcrul children were
among those killed. 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!?-
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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 .
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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. Equ.Pm.nt :::::::::;::::::;:;;;;:;;;:;:: j
$223,750.09
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock
Surplus " " - t137.300.00
Collateral Trust NoteiZZZZZI: " " ll'tlltl
Accounts Payable . . :':'60
Reserve Fund 1.603.53
; - - 7,477.34
( 3223,750.09
Capita.. Surplu, and Re.erv, -.. $172,250.98
Let Us Explain the Advantages of an
Investment in This Concern
8
Preferred Stock
This stock is available in
convenient $100.00 par
value shares, redeerhablo
at $105.00.
7
term notes
Collateral
Trust Notes
These short
have a maturity of from 2
to 12 months, available in
denominations of $500 or
multiples thereof.
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