MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1931.
PAGE SEVEN
SALT
daya In jail because of boisterous
and profane language In the cra
tert&n theater alley. He bad served
two days of the sentence and paid
75 of the fine, whereupon Judge
Taylor suspended the remainder of
the sentence, pending good behavior
and on Smith' promise to pay the
remainder In the near future.
CHEROKEE, Okla. (AP) Oklaho
ma's "great salt plains. ft snow
white barren area of salt bordered by
rich farming land, are offering a
puzzle botfi to scientist and to those
who seek to utilize the now Idle
lands.
Covering an area of 50 square
miles, they are a white elephant for
Alfalfa county. No use has yet been
found for the land whloh, were It as
fertile as that which adjoins It would
yield $1,000,000 yearly In farm pro
ducts. Deposits Are Thin
Were the deposits of greater-thickness,
It might prove profitable to
gather t&e salt and market It com
mercially. But they amount to little
more than a thin Incrustation, no
where more than a few Inches deep.
About 10 years ago an attempt was
made to convert the plains Into an
automobile race track and airplane
landing field. But drivers were
I blinded by the glare and ran Into
! numerous soggy spots, so the races
i were tried only once. Planes can
4 land on other good fields In the
i wheat lands, nearer the towns.
h Once Inland Sea
Geologists, endeavoring to' explain
$ the presence of the salt wastes In the
miast oi a proaucuve area, advance
. the theory that ages ago all north-
i western Oklahoma was a vast Inland
- sea.
1 Slowly evaporation and erosion,
-: J they believe, filled the sea, and the
i remaining lake was crowded Into the
. h space now occupied by the plains,
Many hunters are drawn to the
region during the duck season, since
the low-lying plains cause water to
accumulate In ponds. From only a
; - short distance the plains have the
appearance of a lake, and ducks some
times come to their death by diving
on the white surface they mistake
for water, j
Sale Writes End
To Long Romance
of Mogul's Jewels
LONDON (AP) A Jewel with one
of the most romantic histories in
the world sold for $50,000 after a
few seconds bidding In a London
auction room.
The bauble was the Earl of Hare
wood's Canning jewel, gift of a
Florentine prince to ft mogul of
India. It has a magnificent gold
pendant set with pearls, diamonds
and rubies, and with parts encruswa
in enamel, Italian lath century
work attributed to Cellini.
The Jewel was found In the treas
ury of the king of Oudh when Delhi
was taken In the Indian mutiny.
It was appropriated by the Indian
government. Earl Canning, the first
viceroy, acquired It oy purcnase ana
It came to the Earl of Harewooa oy
inheritance.
It Is expected that It will go
eventually to a museum.
E
TAKE EX-I
IN PISTOL BATTLE
PORTLAND, Sept. 4. (AP) The
rattle of pistol fire blasted through
a narrow hallway In an apartment
house here last night, and when
the shooting was over and the smoke
had cleared away, James 8. Smith,
28. ex-convict from Oregon state
prison, and bis companion, Mrs.
Irene Williams, 36, were In custody.
Another man. believed by police to
be Albert Gould, ex-convlct from
San Quentln, esoaped and was
sought today.
Gould exchanged shots with Dcn-
uty Sheriff Keller. In all. more
than a dozen shots were fired In
the 15-foot hallway. No one was
Injured.
Smith was charged with assault
and robbery while armed. Mrs. Wil
liams was held on an open charge.
The warrants for their arrest were
issued on complaint of Mrs. Evalyn
Sanderson, who charged aha was
robbed In a holdup Wednesday night
by two men who took a valuable
ring and a watch from her.
Communications
To the Editor:
The recent effort of BeUvlew
Orange to eliminate the office of
county agent, is unworthy of the
patrons of husbandry, and an ac
complishment to this end (which
Is unlikely) would give Jackson
county an unenviable distinction
among all rural counties in the
United State It is another case of
going to extremes In quest of econ
omy. Were the dairymen alone to avail
themselves of the advtoe and assist
ance of the county agent's office in
the matter of a cow-testing associa
tion, savings to this industry would
greatly exceed the cost to the county
of the county agent.
The percentage of cows eliminated
In the first year of associating test
ing, experience has shown, is from
18 to 20. Savings to many In
dividual dairymen would equal the
amount of their taxes.
J. Q. STEWARD.
Medford RTD 4.
Refutes Cruelty Claim.
To tiie Editor:
The Medford papers have published
so many false statements concerning
my treatment of my children, pictur
ing me as a violent and cruel brute
and a proper subject for mob vio
lence that I feel It my duty to an
swer these charges.
As an employe of t-ie power com
pany at Prospect, I live In a rather
confined area, in common with other
employes. This, I believe, is due to
restrictions placed on camping by Dr.
Wilson, for supposed hygienic- reasons.
My wife and I, as stated, have five
children. My time is largely devoted
(8 to 14 hours per day) to labor In
providing for this family and the
care of this family fully occupies the
time of my wife. There are, however,
others without families or other ob
ligations to occupy their time, who
have taken it upon themselves to
supervise the raising of my children.
The child who is the cause of all
this "tempest in a teapot" is the un
happy vlcltlm of an unfortunate
habit. Aotlng under the ad
vtoe of a physician, I was trying to
curb this hsblt by mild punishment
administered, not in a brutal or un
uusual manner. That Is all that ever
occurred; every other statement con
cerning my treatment of this child
Is gross exaggeration.
The statement made by Dr. Wilson
Is wholly false, except that the child
has slept outdoors during some of
the warm nights, and that because
she preferred It to the heat of the
tent. The rest of Doctor Wilson's
statement can only be accounted for
in a desire on his part to divert the
public attention from the malodor
arising out of the recent charges
against him.
Due to the activities of certain
snooping busybodies, my wife and self
were brought before the county judge
and district attorney and by these
officers bullied and Insulted because
we had brought five children into the
world. My wife's pregnancy was made
the subject of vulgar Insult and we
were threatened with grand jury in
vestigation, sterilization and what
not.
As the father of these children, re
sponsible for their pl.ya.onl. moral
and spiritual upbringing, I claim the
right to properly and within decent
limits discipline them, without the
advice of Idle and snooping neigh
bors, nor will I be deterred by over-
walous officials. I will welcome any
decent and unbiased investigation of
my treatment of these children.
May I my In closing that the child
referred to was sent to the hospital
for observation and treatment be
cause of physical Infirmities and not
because of any act of mine. This
hospitalization was arranged for about
a month ago.
Very truly,
O. K. FRENCH.
Gractas, Giorgio, Grades t
To the Editor:
I wish to congratulate you on the
new sheet. The new press adds
greatly to what was always the best
newspaper in Oregon, outside of
Portland. Sincerely,
OEO. A. HUNT.
Roseburg. Sept. S.
WASHINGTON POLICE
HELD TOO VIOLENT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (AP)
Five policemen were charged with as
sault today In indictment, returned
by a District of Columbia grand Jury,
alter atudy of allege, third degrea
methoda employed by Washington police.
KILT-REARED PIPERS
WON'T PLAY IN PANTS
MELBOURNE ( AP) Australian
Scots, recently invited by the Vic
torian government to Join a regi
me tr, h known as the Victorian-
Scottish Volunteers, are protesting
because they have Deen uusuea w
Khaki trousers .instead of the tra
ditional kilt.
The pipers have refused to piay
In trousers.
f3
WILL STAND TRIAL
When arraigned in the Justice
court late yesterday afternoon on
the charge of possession, Lee Smith,
25, and Archie Rock, 25, both of
Central Point, entered a plea of not
guilty and their trial was set for
September 11. Ball was set at $750
each.
Smith and Rock are alleged to be
the two men who gave State Police
man James O'Brien and Ray Slon
ecker, city policeman, such a lively
chase early Thursday morning over
city streets and country roads, before
captured as related In Thursday's
Mail Tribune. The officers found
15 gallon cans which formerly con
tained alcohol when they later
searched Smith's house, and a five-
gallon tin of grain alcohol at Bear
creek which they allege Smith and
Rock threw from the pursued car.
Smith was only recently given a
fine of 9100 and a sentence of 10
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Maple Leaf
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Hamburger Sausage, 2 lbs.. . . . .25c
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Be sure to ask for S. & H. Green Saving Stamps Fine premiums in the stamp parlors in our store.
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Bargains For
MEN!
SALE OF
Men's Dress Shirts
Shirts on sale, values to $1.75,
plain or fancy
$1.00
Plain or fancy shirts. Values to
$1.95.
$1.45
Men's fancy rayon socks.
Regular 35c values going
at
25c
It's Plain Downright Extravagance to
pay More for Your New Coat
M. M. Dept. Store Prices Will Interest Every
Shopper in Southern Oregon
Save from $4 to $10
ON EVERY COAT YOU BUY
You'll be delighted with the stylish smartness of the fall coats in this
special group, going at these six extraordinary value-giving prices!
Men's dress pants going
at special reductions. The
prices range from
$1.95 to $4.45
Work Shirts
Iron Man work shirts 89
Heavy chambray work
shirts
Good chambray work
shirts
Mighty Reductions
in Men's
Dress
Shoes
$5.85 Brown or Black Calf
Oxfords s .....$4.95
$5.95 Dress Shoes, black
calf 1 $5.45
$5.85 Kid Dress Shoes. Spe
cial at $4.95
Men's Work Shoes
Reduced
$4.45 Men's pao toe, compo
sition soles $8.46
$4.45 Men's cap toe, compo
sition soles $3.46
$3.75 Men's plain or cap toe
(Basement) work shoes. ...$2.98
FALL
COATS
AT SIX BIG BARGAIN
PRICES FOR SATURDAY
$10.00
$14.75
$19.95
$24.75
$29.75
$35.00
Collars and Cuffs
Lovely Fall Collars and Cuffs.
Lace and Crepe de Chine
75c $1.00 $1.95
Fall Silks
New Gloves
Gauntlet Gloves with
fancy trim and hand
sewn one-button gloves.
Blaok and white and
brown and white.
S2.25 to S3.95
Topalon Crepe is a new printed fabrio for fall
dresses. Patterns that are exceptionally attractive.
98c yd.
Baby Department
Divided Feeding Dishes $2.28
Mush Bowls that keep the food warm $1,35
Plate, Bowl and Cup $1.48
New Slip-over Sweaters $1,25
Sweater Sets .... $1 98
Berets , $ .75
Free scales to weigh the baby and permanent record of weight kept , , .
Our new free service in the Baby Department. Let us explain it to yon.
FALL
DRESSES
Special Introductory
Price for Saturday
$12.45
Buy the most exquisite
styles you have seen this,
season in dresses, which
regularly list for $20.00 and
more!
$24.50
i
Another group of exolusive advanoe styles in
dresses. Yon, will be especially pleased with every
one of these delightful dresses which sold last sea
son for $32.50.
BASEMENT SAVINGS!
OUTINC FLANNEL
HeTjr quality fancy ontlng. Full 86 In.
L' "rt grounds.
Spwlal
12
SILK DRESSES
Woman's silk dreMes In a complete close
ont. Hlrh quality summer frocks til sll
alses.
Special
$6.96 Dresses Reduced to $3.95
BASEMENT REMKANT
EVENT
Hundreds of remnants golne; at close-out
prices. Erery remnant marked at a tre
mendous saving!
GOLDEN STATE SHEETS
Slxd0-ln sheets Saturdsy.
Special
85c Sheets Reduced to 6t) .
Women's New-Style FALL SHOES
A big shipment of smart fall shoes arrived Thursday. Every desired style and
eight leathers for your selection. Tremendous savings!
Brown Suede Pumps Black Suede Pumps Brown
(PC OC Kid, Colored Ties (novelty trimmed) Brown Kid (?A QC
$0QJ One-Straps Grey Lizard One-Straps (Cuban or yLkVO
spike heels)
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iEPARTMENT5ToRB
0. A. MEEKER, Manager
BASEMENT SPECIALS
Loaded to the Rim with Unequalled Bargains for the Entire Family
Women' Fall Dress Shoes... ... . .t ,.......$1.98 to $2.98
Men's Dress Shoes . ., ..., . . $2.98 to $3.95
Meii's Work Shoes ,., , $1.98 to $2.98
Boys' Shoes ...... $1.98 to $2.48
Children's Shoes ,. .$1.00 to $2.98
Baby's Shoes ., $ .50 to $ .98
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