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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27. 1931. PAGE THREE JT ON VESSELS 111 i j 'Hearty .of New York city. ji.trlbtuor, . :a ine,..BOKU? '-atlng today, that among the "asportation prospects lor the r . ar, WOUIU wo wic eamu- P08.'.. - wlt1v steamshlrj aerv- Pf... New York City and ctstcowtal points, vhloh would kit " . - 7 Ut raws- . ; IT Hearty further stated rthe de- jieni .nv in all probability, the de- Lnrt of the Orescent City 'hnr- P ... Dnnna vl,,,,.. yjd naming w I ibere Dy truck for eastern ship-. ,i also export.". ' , : ;"' Luminary steps fox the establlsh- L of the steamship line have been L Mr. Hearty said! and letters U) fruit S.lippe" tci.ii.iii(s tiicir L on the matter, and what ,-nt of tonnage nicy wuuiu jiaye If m six refrigerator snips en- Id In handling fruit. fciWUhment oi urescenc uuy as a kg would eliminate lur valley Etn rail shipments to Portland, , 23 cents pel nuiiurea uxporL 49 cents domestic rate, for I motor hauls. pear council, repci voa on tne lor the pear- advertising cam Uuncbed at Portland last week. La that 68 per cent of the total tonnage or tne fjorinwest pear ill had -been signed up, and ;t was the sense of the meeting m advertising campaign be :!Kd Uils year, in order to secure LuTound for the future, as well Lulls this year. He said there spirit of cooperation between Uwera, the shippers nd the ad- M agency. ,. ... ... v. 1 .. wis 10 T TAT Y WITH FREE CULLS A chock made of the various pack ing houses in the city who last week expressed willingness to give cull pears to the poor people who called for them, showed that mnnv had been to the majority of the fruit The Bear Crwb nnhnni, MnnrtMl that they had given away about nuu boxes, and Charles Tysle of Vancouver, B C International president of the Active c ub, was guest of honor at the Ac- last night. In his talk he stressed the two main objectives ot Act.vc club, to ice to the T.' u""- hs-'i ""fuued the pears. iv wtc ttU- swered questions and discussed the work and problems of the various clubs. Mr. Tysoe has been traveling for two months and he said he was glad to get back to Oregon because t-ie people here are more like the Cana dian people. Edward Johnson, district governor and member of the Eugene club, was also present and gave a short talk on the work of the Eugene chapter and announced that there would be a meeting soon of the l.o:.rd of di rectors of the Eugene and Medford clubs. ' Keith Pcnnell, organizer and first president of the local Active club, announced that he is moving to Los (.iiBcies, ana urged the members to work harder than ever. Tex Elliott, aocompanled by Fred Olsen at the piano, entertained with a clever tap dance. 1ST MING RELIEF naive plans for caring for relief la Medford during the coming ue under consideration this feooa at the regular meeting of toard of directors of the Com- it Chest at the Chamber of tins building. ting with t,he board are repre- fcJM of the county and city tnent, the Central Civic Cpun- fcrrlce clubs and women's clubs kfonl. These groups, were called the Community Chest board to fc laying out a comprehensible irkable program. - , , TRIBUNE COLOR PAGE F large number of people are still calling for them. The late varieties of pears now coming on are expected to furnish more culls. The Pinnacle houses report that between five and six hundred boxes have been given by them. Medford Fruit company officials say that quite a number of loads have been hauled from the plant, as well as many Individuals bringing their own boxes. Although the Big Seven managor announced his cooperation in giving away the cull fruit, very few have appeared at the plant. Klmballs and Sgobel and Day companies have given large quantities of pears, but estimates were impassible. An approximate number of boxes was not available at Palmer's cor poration, but a report was made that everyone who called had been given all the pears he wanted. 4 Meteorological Report August $1. 1!3J. Medford and vicinity: Tonight and Friday fair; slightly Trarmer Friday. I,oml Out a. Lowest temperature this morning. 49 degrees. Temperature a year ago today : Highest, 92; lowest, 50. Total precipitation since September 1. 1030. 13.67 inches. Relative humidity at 5 p. m. yes terday. 19: 5 a. in, todoy. 71. Sunset today, 6:53 p. m. Tomorrow: Sunrise. 5:32 a. m.; sunset, 6:57 p. in. Observation taken lit .1 i Meriillun Time. City IS Issue of this week's color page lias been postponed a day and all boys and girls are. urged to watch for the page In tomorrow afternoon's Mail Tribune. The number of pages turned In to the Mall Tribune has shown a great increase over last week so muc'i at tention is centered on the appear ance of the sample page. Candy bars arc going out in great numbers from the newspaper head quarters for even if only a part of. tne page nas been colored the child will receive a sweet as reward. ' i Wilkins Aides Sample Bottom of Arctic Sea ERS FIND it Piad fishing Is great sport lMn in the lower Rogue near n, according to Lincoln and E. G. Burgess, who I turned from spending sev- liiTi there. They found the 1-11 of fight and In wonderful -n. They landed good catches "waging in poundage from ' mur .pounds. . flttct will leave Saturday 'rbln Edgell for the .Cariboo flshtn? camn near Canada, where more ' almost vlrirtn territory 'wjoyed. frmaclc is here from Irving- Fw-Hudson for the summer NEW YORK, Aug. 27. (AP) A copyrighted radiogram from the sub marine Nautilus to the New .York American tells how scientists aboard the vessef have sampled the bottom of the Arctic ocean, 5,220 feet from the surface. The result, says the radlcgram from Sir Hubert Wilkins. commander of the North Pole subm.iTlno expedition, was a column of Arctic mud 17 inches long and one inch thick. It was "brown from the surface for 15 Inches and then pale , blue, representing the deposits In polar waters of hundreds or thousands or perhaps hundreds of thousands of years." , 4 PORT ANGELES. Wash.. Aug. 27. (AP) Ceremonies celebrating the girdling of the Olympic peninsula, a vast northwest empire, with a highway were under way today. while officials of two nations and members of the "vanishing race" took part. The 330 -mile loop high way, built In seven years at a cost of $10,000,000, was formnlly opened to the publts. The road circles the largest single stand of virgin timber in the coun try, opening up a territory rich in fish, game, coal, and lumber. Many parts are still an untrammeled wil derness. CONVICT'S FREEDOM OF SHORT DURATION SALEM. Aug. 27. (AP) Frank O'Brien, convict who escaped from the state penitentiary annex late Tuesday, was captured last night near ' Jefferson, 18 miles south of here. He will be placed in solitary confinement. . -,. OBrlen was sentenced from Uma- wmr p ri jfi Baker City 70 44 .... Clear Boston 78 64 .36 Cloudy Boise 74 48 .. Clear Chicago 72 60 Clear Denver 88 56 .... Clear Des Moines 04 62 T. Rain Fresno 104 72 Clear Helena 68 50 .... P. Cdy. Los Angeles 94 62 .... Clear Mlilfnnl 86 SS .... Clear New York 80 70 .0- Cloudy Phoenix 108 80 Clear Pcrtland 74 58 .... Cloudy Reno 94 64 .... Clear Rosoburg 84 64 .... Clear. Salt take 84 56 .... Clear San Francisco 80 52 .... Clear Seattle 70 58 .... Cloudy Spckanc ... 74 62 .... Clear Washington, D.C. 82 64 .28 Cloudy . T FACE COURT FOR Helen Gwetholyn Rees, office work er, in the custody of the county jail matron, for alleged bad-check opera tions in this city, will not avoid np- twarance m court, even though fin ancial restitution Is made, according to District Attorney George A. Cod ding. "Miss Rees is simply receiving a chance to make good the checks be fore she appears before the court." the district attorney Bald tills morn ing. By so doing she will not escape court appearance. There hoj been no promise, immunity or leniency. The final disposition of the case reals with the court. The public has a mi&conception of the case. The fact that she had refunded the money secured would probably be an ex tenuating circumstance, and be men tioned in any plea her lawyer might interpose for a parolo." It is probable that Miss Rees will be arraigned for pleading, when the court, now engaged In preparing opin ions and findings, resumos regular session after September 1, The district attornoy said that the inquiry of the stato five marhat' cfilce and Fire Chief Roy Elliott, into a fire In Ml3 Rees apartment in the Schulcr had not come to hie official notice. ; "The friend of the family" engaged in making re-payments for the checks issued hud not completed hla task today. Amiitk With Axe PITTSBURGH. Aug. 27., (,AP) Wielding an axe, a demented miner charged through "The Patch," a set tlement near Ronton, yesterday, slashed two men and a small girl, set fire to a house, wrecked furnlturo in a number of others uud was captured after a florcc strugtdo with possmen, CANNES. Prance. Aug. 27. (AP) Rediscovering fair weather after days of rain. Mayor Walker of New York Is spending today resting under the sun's rays along Cannes' fa mous promenade. 'The mayor declined to comment on the lecent a mi -gangster mass meeting In New York saying he had been Informed of the details, but preferred not to discuss the quest Ion for the moment. and hnd less than $hro4 jnqnthsito serve when he ran away. Phone 542. We'll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary Service. NEW YORK, Aug 27. (AP)- Stockholders of Safeway Stores, Inc. have approved the plan of directors to acquire MacMarr Stores, Inc., thru the issuance of about 164,602 shares of Safeway - common stock and ap proximately 56,567 shares of Safeway 7 per cent preferred. Under the plan Safeway will Issue seven-tenths of a share of its. 7 per cent preferred and three-tcntfts of a share of Its common for each share of MacMarr preferred stock, and two- elevenths of a share of Safeway com mon for each share of MacMarr com mon. . . . 4 , , .lull Population .lumps HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 27. (UP) Pennsylvania's Jail population Is In creasing, according to reports by Dr. John L. Hanna, state welfare secre tary. Hanna reported 8821 prisoners county to one year for larceny. p county julls on May 31, 1031, an increase of 2.21 over the number of prisoners for the same date In 1930. In June, 1930. 9802 persons wore ad mitted as new prisoners, while 9974 were released. Communications p Leaves Son M- Wilkinsons s Wklnson is wearing an ex- fciile todav and announcing ' friends that congratula- In order. An 8-nound son f this morning to Mr. and r-"oon " the Sacred Heart rw wen named Donald Thurs- 1 Promises to hrln liU nlrler 10 maintaining? hla rinhts I "iree sisters. J locks NeeJerl fOr rtcLtirrlno I nil v aCR0, Ore.. Au2. 27. (AP) f J of new locks and safety Km uslM unty Jail and I?"1 to' the sanitary system nome was recommen::- Port return! li n Jury. a convened August 10 tate m,. .. BcckleV. farmer IWVlev on two cunt3 of first I -'QW. He shot nnri lttllrl hi ritep-diughtcr near Glide. '"aictment charged. ?N IN MASONRY IN R0SEBURG ""HO. Ore. All - ..p. " t il. rv . Claim trt n ro-nrH for M entity in Masonrv. He Kber of fhe Masonic SUfiA m wus le I h helced nrcrnn. In LrHlA. a,,, rPl Ct On tho Tamnl. Unl- ,',ud a num- - .II must De maur lm M. . . U a clone aecor.a c study, m he needs Morning hl lost. Halvallon Army Kteaily To the Editor,: , J. Dear Sir: , I noticed your article in rcgnrds to relief, anc. unemployment, that your paper carried as an editorial, and in connection with the same, I want you to know that the Salvation Army is ready to do all that we can to help in the great and Important matter. Personally. I may say that- 1 am laying my plans now to take care of all that we can, and we will cooper ate, and endeavor to sec that a united, non-duplicating effort is car ried on so that all that need may be taken care of. For your Information, we have in this city an Association of welfare workers, and the regular meetings will he starting very shortly now. This Is composed of a representative ot the Bed Cross. Health Unit, Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts, Y. W. C. A.. Humane so ciety, Salvation Army, and also from our civic clubs, and police department and cpunty court. Rev. C. B. Porter Is president and Mrs. Wilson of the Girl Scouts, wcre tary. I think a real good, sntlsfnctory plan can be arrived at by this group with the assistance and advice of others who may be interested in this work- .. ... f u.. l,.lr.!7 a 1 flUDIlCatll'li.-, " fort will be bvokicu, good done. to Die above list also is B Elks relief committee, so you sec a liood cross-section of thor already. working in the field and qucs.ion m relief. .,.. TAMES H. r-Ativ. r..' Of flcer-ln -charge The Army. City. and some real P. O. Salvation Green slabs, 2 50 cr load, ford Fuel Co. Tel. 631. Med Yu have a treat enmlnf to you If tou ave not had a milk sluk' miile nt Heath'" I'm '" . bluest mile fountain n town In the coolest town. Btore I. I STfWV I TOMORROW I -j Special Anniversary Show! on the wjsgrns ! SCREEN ! . Matinee and Nitc Jg 111 1 W . JPV ADVANCE IN PRICES! N) i1' Matiuce 20c II v -"-(S7 JL'- Eveting 30c I - "tW J Kiddies -10c iiWsm'T-i:,1: to NAVAL OFFICER VISITS ' KINFOLK AT TALENT TALENT. Aug. 27. Special) Ueut. Archie McPadden. U. S. N.. and family are guests at the home of his mother and sister, Mrs. Clara McPadden and Mrs. Ed Borg. Lieut. McPadden has been stationed at various points in China (or the past three years and has some interest lug experiences to relate of Chinese warfare' and narrow escapes both for himself and hla family. Lieut. McPadden has been detailed as an Instructor at Annapolis for the next two years. Dance at "The French Village" Sat night. Admission gents 50c; ladles free. Alfalfa Market . -Shows Strength SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 37. (API The department of agriculture re view tcday described coast ' markets for the last week more active and prices steady to slightly higher. , Activity Increased somewhat at San.ir Francisco and through central Call- , torn I a, -but remained far under nor.., mal. with prices . about steady. Los Angeles noted a slight Upturn ia, prires. Portland ptk-es kpt steady, with offerings light, and chief de- mand coming from rabbit finders. , ' Wallowa. Between 600 and 700 bushels wheat received dally at Kerr O If ford wareliouse and some brought j to Wallowa Rcller Mills each day. ru When You're Warm and Thirsty Head for CLEO'S You'll he drllghtevl with the trig, generous thlnit-tjiieiH'hli.R drinks served hy 'LK()'S Their size and uiiuWy have made them the most populitr drinks In town Just try one and you'll agree! SPECIAL! Big, Thick Milk Shakes 10c CLEO'S Main and Fir Streets 'COOL OFF AT CLEO'S" i I V.i I J. C. PENNEY CO. me DEPARTMENT STORE - Corner Six th and Central Phone 245 It's NEW to be wearing - Wrap-over COATS It's SMART to buy at Penney s where valttcs are greaterl 34:75 New rough-finish jvoolem! Fine quality furs! , Tlic furs on these 'coals arc remarkable .for 'their beauty. Individual selection of fur sets enables us to offer you the really fine furs you want to give you a really stunning winter coat at the price you want to pay 1 Choose Today on "LAY-AWAY"! Select your coat today. A small deposit will hold it until you ore ready for it I I .tloiT H-. yili :i S) XI .Hi 1.1 FREE DEVELOP 'FILMS West Side Pharmacy Rebuilt Batteries S3.00 Batteries Charged 50c ON THE STAGE! Tcmorrow Nite! Saturday Nite! THE HOLLY'S FOLLIES Directed By GE0P.GE OLSEN 35 Local Artists SONGS . . . DANCES . . . COMEDY Scenery By Tom Swem Bigger and BeUcr than tha First Holly Follies Mrs. F. Blankenship 1622 Bryant St. , Vou are Invited to preient thli cou pon at the Mall Tribune office ano receive two FREE TICKETS TO A TALKING PICTURE PROGRAM AT THE Ai a Guest Subscriber of tbe MAIL TRIBUNE WATCH THIS SPACE. If you ar, a acbicrlber of the Mall Trlbuni your name may appear hera tomor row. Only aubacrlbera' namea wIN be published and, during the do ration of thla offer, all aubaerlbert will be given an opportunity to er Joy FREE ahowa aa GUESTS) Or THI8 PAPER. NOW PLAYING "Honeymoon Lane' SATURDAY IS THE LAST- 0AY 1 Enroll NOW in the ! 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