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jrEPFOKD MAIL TRIBUNE, rEDFORD, OTIEfiON. FIUPAY, MARCTI IS, w2. PA'OE TTLTJVE2J Local and Personal Eastern Visitor C I. Stedman of CWeuo, IU- l among the iurn liuslnass elsltars In Medtord, who sr. rlved yesterday. Visited Hr Sifter Mr. A, O. Adams spans wtndr In Aihltnd Ttslttnf ner sister, Mr. U . Otmld of that city. i I'nderfo oiwration Mrs, O. C. Reed of tn) city underwent a major operation at the Community hospital muradsy mornlnf. " ' ' 1 VUltora from Seal lis Mr. and Mrs. E. p. Dantelaon, Oscar Larsn, Bobt. Rchmlun4 and T. L. Flelda an anions the guens at local potele from Seattle. V ) rrom Eugene Edwin Andren, a student at the University of Oregon, la expected home todsy from Eugene to spend the Easter holidays with hit parent. Mr. and Mr. E W. Andren. Keshlngle Home A building per mit was issued by the city to E, B. Frlr for reshlngllng the residence at JOOd Sunset. The coat was estimated at 100, Grange Gives Dance Continuing the aertea, another dance will be given at the Jackson Rot Springe. Saturday night, by the Rcay Ann Orange, according to announcement t Rhodes a Bidder One of the high way contractors Wednesday awaiting the opening of bids by tha state high way commission on projects on which they had submitted figures was C. F. Rhodes of Medford. Mrs. Kelly leaves Hospital Mrs. Edward O, Kelly and baby daughter. Moreen Ann, have been removed from the acred Heart hospital to their home on Oregon Terrace. Both are reported getting along nicely. Attended Style Show Miss Gerel dlne Thompson was among the Med ford residents who attended Adri- enne's style show In Grants Pass Wednesday night. She is a former resident of Grants Pass and gradu ated from the high schol of that city. Returns to Ashland Mrs. I. Broil! returned to her home In Asand by train this morning, after having at tended the birthday observance here last night of the Royal Neighbors of America. Mrs. Srolll is disu.'ct dep uty of the lodge. Here, from Portland Among the residents of the state metropolis at local hotels ar H. .T. Sherman, E. L Parry, H. W. DlcXinson, C. Rosen and family. Miss M. Roberta, R. D. Ward, R. B. Howell, Pesn Asdell, :J e. Cotty, VJm. ii. O'Nell, P. T. White and Wm. Bell. Used Clothing Needed Ditcarded clothing of all Kinds is wonted by the Thrift Shop, which Is sadly In need of all kinds of clothing, and especially men's, women's ens chil dren's every day clothing, usn or deliver at the Thrift Shop, over Woolworth's store. Visiting In Portland Mrs. Oils Newbury of Medford, wife of a prom. lnent Jackson county attorney. Is registered at the Imperial hotel dur ing th estate contract bridge tourna ment. Another Medtoraito register ed yesterday was Mrs. Harry Hutton, wife of the operator of the Medford and Eugene hotels .The oregonian Meeting Tonight Tho Ashland camp of the Royal Neighbors of Amer ica Is conducting a meeting th'r even ing, in observance of the organisa tion's birthday. A dance will follow the regular program. The Arleons Wranglers, plsyed by a group of val ley people, will take pert !n the en tertainment, Prom State Points Registrations at Medford hotels of Oregoniana out side of Portlsnd Include thjw of D. C. Parker, D. W. Hsddow. S B. But ton, P. P. Knight, Roy Tlmmons, H. McMahon and P. H. Thompson Eugene, O. W. Shattuck of Clacks mss. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. C'Mer and S. L. Miller of Salem, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Patchett of Roseburg Csllfornlans at Hotels Among the guests at Medford hotels from the Bear state are Mr. end Mrs. H. B. Oraves of Sacramento. Mr. ar.d Mrs L. R. Wicks and W. R. Zeines of Los j Angeles. Mr. and Mrs. A. o. Peterson snd L. A, Sunol of Oaklsnd, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hamilton. A. T. Creela, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Mlllspsugh and W. T. Seawall of San Francisco ' Purchase Game Birds Purcnase of I 1000 pheasants by the Stat game .commission at a cost of $133 each, I will mean a material lncre In the birds for distribution over the state this year, according to Commissioner I. E. Vlnlng. Seventy per cent of the i pheasants are hens, and as these' phessants are liberated throughout the state they should Increase four ' or five times their piesent number! during the nesting season. Some of I these birds will be liberated In south-' era Oregon Ashland Tiding Goes to Portland Edward Reams left by train thla noon for Portland, where he plans to spend the week end on business. Divorce Mled Pearl Mlnnla Foster filed suit for divorce today against Ray Robert Fotr, to whom sha was married In Yreka, Cel., Jul; If, 1924. t To Conduct Services Evangelist and Mrs. John Edwards of Pasadena Bible college arrived here on the Shasta at noon today, and will con duct services at the Pilgrim Home hall on Msin street, starting Sun day. 9 Siiftttend Sentence) Wm. Burrow of Prospect was fined 15 in Jude;e Olen O. Taylor's court yesterday afternoon for having switched license plates on his car, and no driver's license. As Burrows bed no money and has a family to support, his sen tence was suspended. To Tax Deliver)' Cars The city council of Roseburg has before It for adoption as ordinance that would place a license and tax upon all ve hicles used for deliveries from whole salers to retailers. Bres4 wagons and oil trucks are particularly affected . Leaves for School Kenneth Barne burg, who graduated from Medford high school at mid-term, will leave this evening for Berkeley, C'-l., enter Armstrong college. He will make his home there with his moth er, Mrs. Etta Wilson. Kenneth, who was a prominent student In the high school, will major in forel?n lan guages. He is a nephew of Mrs. W. W. Hartley. 1 ASTORIA HOOP ACE EXCEEDS TOURNEY AGE IS ASSERTION (Continued trom rags One) atat athletic association board of control last nlgftt against Walter Palmberg, atar Astoria forward, by Emerson Stms, Portland attorney. Sims advised tha members that he had evldenoe that palmberg was 31 years of aga, ineligible for tourna ment competition. In hla statement 81ms said the cer tificate of Palmberg'a birth had been in hla possession, but recently was destroyed. He said he would obtain a copy from Astoria. Members of the board announced here today action would be taken until concrete evidence la presented to them. Palm berg was a member of the all-star atate team last year. MEDFORD YOUTH FACING SERIOUS FEDERAL CHARGE roHowlr.it an imwigatlon of the case of Ralph E. McCaw, 31, who confessed yesterday to robbing two boxes In the Medford poat efflea. Postal Inspector Pat Morris of Port land stated th.t afternoon that he would file a complaint against the youth. Morris arrived from Eugene this morning. McCaw is being held In th county Jail, having been bound over ta the grand Jury en 42600 bond yesterday when he confessed to entering HVit lard's hamburger shop and stealing money and elgatettw. Young McCaw confessed to tatting the key from th box belonging to Becks Bakery on March 4, and ma one from Mrs. W. D. Peckum's box about a month ago. Kb told In spector Morris, Postmaster w. I Warner and Jailer O. W. Dunforct today that he had taken about three or tour letters from the Beck hot. one of which contained a check for $50 50 from Skagg s Safeway store, payable to the bakery. McCaw told the offices he hwltated to cash the check, so gave It to an employe of the firm, saying he had found it The other Utters taken from th box were burned, he stated. McCaw tv'.d the group that Ha had insinuated to several people In tha city that he waa a narcotic agent from Marahfield and an undercover man for the federal government. The federal law for taking tha keys from the postofflce carries maximum sentence of 10 years, ac cording to officers, while thB maxi mum for taking the letters carries five yeara. The keys to the post of. flee boxes are federal property, McCaw lives with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Heath of this city, and his mother. Mrs. W. O. Bchafer of Klamath Falls, is In the city at the present time. In McCaw's confession today, he said that ha had takes 34 J5 Is cash from Willard Cave's cafe, and a check for 12. He burned the check, he told thera. He also toot two and & half cartons of cigarette from the cafe. McCaw, who had become a friend of Cave's from being around the cafe a great deal, was with him Tuesday night when ha hid the money in the bread bos. McCaw said ha returned to the place about 3 a.m. Walter Huston in Gripping Picturm at Fox Craterian CRy 3scfc it. taw.) The Inner workings of a are ely poltc depart rnt -it close contact with unscrupulous political forces ita valiant chief who trie f cl up th deplorable situation the ter rific power of gang lnfluiH most deadly of U, the atlken hunt ress thai seeks to constant!? oerrHpt sny male in power these are H viv idly and ftraphlcally portrayed in t1 remarkets! fsatur pietura, The Beast of th City," which is showing today and tomorrow at th T&t Cra terian th ester. Th cast of this picture I sot abl on indeed. Walter Huston of "Criminal Cod' fame plays the role of the braeve police chief. 3etn Har low, th "platinum blonde." la th "aliken huntress. Then thre r Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Peterson, 3hn MUJan, Emnwtt Corrigan, Tully Msw ahall and many others. Unquestionably. "The Beast el Vh City" la one of th most powerful stories yet to fe screened in Med ford. ft is simply packed wits extra ordinary adventures and exciting epi sodes. As a special added attraction, lowing scores of requests, a commun ity ainp will he established on Fri days and Saturdays. Startin? today and tomorrow, several old favorite sense, loved by all, will be Matured. Come Join In th nwniment. JOBLESS RELIEF NEEDED NOW IS WARNING TO CITY Dick Barthelmess Coming in Holly$ Aviation Thriller ASTORIA, Ore., March 18, CAP) A protest made against Walter Palm berg, star forward on the Astoria ,high school basketball team whten U In the state tournament at Salem waa declared without foundtaion to day by parents and players when word waa received here that Emerson Sims, Portland attorney, had made a complaint to the state association. Palmberg parents exhibited a baptismal certificate signed by sev eral witnesses showing his birth es March 7, 1913. making his present age 30 years, filma la eald to have declared he saw a birth certificate medicating Palmberg la 31 yeara old. Bill Palmberg, the player' brother, left today for Salem to ahow th cer tificate to Interested persona before the game with Benson high of Port land tonight. Supporters of the team here were Irate today, declaring the protest was made to keep Palmberg out of a cru cial game at the last moment, lessen ing Astoria' chances for the state title. Snider's Workers in Natty Uniform They're out In brand new uniforms to serve the public of southern Ore gon, the truck drivers and operators of the cream trucks of Snider's Dslry and Produce company. In white duck pant and white coats with black monograms and white caps to com plete the outfit, the truck drivera appear even more efficient as they carry on their duties in all part of trie city. , The cream truck operator have adopted uniform of khaki twill, which are warmer for the long rides, and wear with these shiny black leg gings with very military lines. , Dexter Sawmill of Glmtlna Bros. Lumber Co. to reopen. "The Last Flight. latest ttarrlna, vehicle for Richard Barthalm and comlne to the Holly theater Sunday, is based on 'Nlkki and Iter War Birds," the John Monk Saunders story which ran In th Liberty Maga zine and was later published in novel form as Sinele Lady." The story concerns Cary Lock wood, an "-flyer, who. with hi buddies and a girl whom the five adopt, ranges from Paris to Portugal and back. In an attempt to find excitement ual toj that of the atr service during the war, ; The dialogue, written by Saunders. ! is flippant and subtle, and great care had to be used In the el'.'Ctfcn of characters to portray th difficult roles, atd th result la one of the moat outstanding casts ever to appear In a picture, with such an important star aa Richard Barthelmess The men are Johnny Mack Brown, Elliott Nugent, Walter Byron ani Pavid Manners, while Helen Chandler 1 thy girl, Wikki. "The Final Edition," an exeltlng newspaper story featuring Pat O'Brien and Mae Clarke, la the attraction at the Holly theater for tonight and tomorrow. Also on the current Mil 1 a Graham McNamee new ice! and a Kartoon, and tomorrow afternoon the third chapter of the thrilling serial. "Battling with Buffalo Bill," will be shown for the entertainment of the children. Prune Industry pacing Problem CORVALLIS, Ore., March 18. f AP The dried prune Industry of the Pacific northwest la facing a serious problem in marketing its remaining stocks advantageously, said a review Issued here today by the O, S, C extension service and the U. 8. D. A. bureau of agricultural economies. Unemployment m th city of M1 j for dls now at it peak, having reach-1 ed a figure superior to that of aH Pam records. Ensign J R. Pack n-j ""'"I'To looay at me meeting oi tne Allied Wet (at Worker aasoelation K the Hotel Medford. Ther ar 3300 m?n out of work, h stated, and manv huii-y families which mutt b fed. P:na far a romm unity-wide pro grain to correct th prolans are unnerwav, h informed th orgsnia. t'.on. and named a represent at vm to rv on th commit. Mrs Ali Copnln and Mrs, a. Q. A:u,ni. He inter! erh member of the sliled wel fare group to carry back to Mr r. spec iv organisation a statement of the present condition and a p! for a!d . The seriousness of the prob lem was further emphasire-i by M( Ul.ian Robert of th Red Crs, whs strewed the absolute need for em ployment to keep fsmiUes which the welfare organisations will at have fund to care for in the n- future. The program for today's luncheon wss furnished by Mrs. Sidney Rtch srdson and Mri. H. D. MrCa?kev of the Humane society, who through the quesuonnair method brought much vaiusbl information reardmg the work of the society to their udl enee. Questions were twk"1 Vy Mrs McCaskey and amwered hv Ws Richardson. Figure were presented which showed that but seven per cent of the persona In the penitent isrie at the land are former owners tf pets Humane education was nnmed as the primarv objsct of the Human society. Prevention of cruelty to children, the aj?d and animals la the constant aim of th organiza'ien. Luting the work of the Jackson County Humane society for the past ysr. Mrs. Richardson statsvl there wet 846 animate cared for, IS cues of cruelty to animals investigate 11 1 caws of cruelty to children. .nd one case of cruelty to the seed. J The Humane society, she explained).1 is deputised fey the state ta act schools waa pointed out bj Mr . Richardson and other memb" of ' h group. Th stat law provides for this education, it waa staged in the questionnaire. This year th society la ndavor !rf to carry on without city cr coun ty aid. th dn-g license money hav ing been withdrawn from the tocltyP ioHetton, but will to ant', unless funds unfVsreatfMi are secure t, to care for Medford drgs dvuin in gar dening season, Mrs, Richardson stated. Plans fw hsenMnc her of Na tional Boy week, April SO to May 7, wr d:cusd: anrt a eormiii t ap pointed bv FtiMgn Pack ta mak ar rangement for such obAervsnce. The named wr 8. R- Finch, C T Baker. Ovir Hoowr. and an advisory commute t . H, Iledrivk. H R White. Visiter 3onei and Larry Schad. The vauie of wh an oservanc program as stressed by Rev Hender son, coach of th Jwnior hh school who waa called; wpos to list th ac tivities of his schosL A meeting of th .lackson County Health association, to b he'd nest Wednesday in Jkonil,, waa an nounced by Mis Mildred Carlton, president, who also infnrmed the or ganization that plans for the Ales Sparrow memorial clinic are pwrrs 3ng rapidly with funds coming In from all sections of the county. PS NT Old Gold Dollar Found by Digger i I THE DAU.ES, Ore.. March IB. Otto Sodostrom. employod en a downtown excavation Job, ytrday unearthed a 1 gold piece. It bore the date ct 1858. Coming SUNDAY i M AND NAVY SHIPS DETAINED BY TOR rsptaln R. O. Breen of the tfnited Statca army, flying a Douglas 02 ahln, left th Medford airport at 10 ;30 o'clock this mm&i& en rout to Spokane, hauing arrived her yester day. The local airport ws advised that Captain B reins waa forced to land at Roseburg, because of weather condition. Lt-Com, I. C atevena and 14, S Chourre of th U. S. navy, frying a Vought airplane, took ott this morn in for Seattle but wr fojceo! to return to Medford, They arrived at th local airport Wednesday. Dizzu Rtrt tfwrcmeh bowel acrierfi ohm TOO fl 6xil J, hrdifhy, once in tnese cases and does not have bilious. Tsite. to go through an endless rm.mi of stlstSDT hi w. red tape to correct the evil. Contrary to th prevalent upinion,; she informed the group that the Hu-1 mane aheiter on th Table 8ovk road north of thla city was ctHistructed 1th fund obtained through the American Humane society, and nat one cent of the taxpayer money" spent on th building. The need for cooperation in carry ing on human education la tha WEALTHY HI! HARD BY TAX DRAFTERS! The hou strurk hard at te comes of th wealthy todiiy in Vkx isnamrnf to mm nw wii h"! Th first sroukl ri b two w cent, instead of one as promised bv the ways and means commu'-ee, ths (as on normal inmjrwa of vnorm &8Q0Q, TJ! is would brUisr the s imwfl to sewn per cent The second wawld orovid a. . ated surtax from 4& per cent $1tM5.W0 income up to fS per rem on thnwe of s,,poa and oier T ways and mesn ernntm'te rsd re-n-ommftuted an Hu-sj from 20 to 4 per cent on itwomes in eiwef cf H added, th hoviA appeared to f s n r srrsdiuitcd r? rtur!ion from atocmi on per cns for th arzisir j salaries to 3D per cent lor th larger FEDERAL SALARY SLASH PROPOSED WASHINGTON, Untch 18. APt A ft to IS pr cent cut tn sslarirs of all govermmnt tmploycm mbove $-2(00 s, y?Rr was propewtd today in a bill by Senator Anally (D, Tes Meanwhile, a hous committee waa hard at work drafting a bill for In troduction tn that branch to red gvcrnment workers pay to aid balancing the huttmt, Chairman McD.it fie aaid he hoped to have th measure ready ifsny. ! , t .U HDlEACHEs. lyl btteb la f0 Sjreat!. rolta, R" iti) blec ul !a asd tl fitter haalr.a. I Makes Oregon Extra Special Hhll AltaWe Poultry Fence, per rd. 27c Poultry Netttaf, roll ...81c' ? ft. Posts, Wgh quality - .126 Volney Dixon Fag Fn star last 134 K. Eltr. Phone 268 miki, cafe, puma? !M"9i Jm . lf ii' ns (as tmuc tkaa ordt. lU'KIUlll naiTlaistlns, Kmfttm TO-MOKRIMI IMimribu Sin, V ALHJuHl Tht All- Vegttablm Laxalivn TONIGHT I afff TOMORROW! Mjji 4. I tf -Ai W ia FECIAL! M Narragansett Twenty tennis rack et. $2.75 value. Saturday only $1.95 How to Stop RHEUMATISM New Medicine Prtrm Rheumatic Folc,ris from Joint Mu'clrs. I EASES PAIN IIRST DAY mmm Rs- . r - i ,i l Poison etUln In the jMnt and , muscle cause rhetimattsm. You can- I not get rid of rhmstic agony till these dangerona poisons are driven out of your syrem- External reme die and pain" deadening drifa only give temporary relief. What you need is RU-M.V the new medicine now sold by ill dnjegrs: thsi acta directly on the Si:. a:d neyt and blood, and helpa expel through th natural crtnnt uf elim Instioo the dsnerous poison that caue rheumatism. No long asltmft for your auffertne to stop. Et'-MA ej- pain the first dsy and Is one rheumatic remedy Kuaranteed by Jsrmm Wood to fre muscle and folnt from a.i pain ful s'-tftnert snd inceuina rd com pletely stop your rheumat.5 agony or cothicg to pay. gARTHELMEff In the picture that heglna where "The Dawn Patrol" left oil! "THE LAST FLIGHT" with HELEN CIIANDIEE. JOHN MACK BROWS Northern King nail hammers. Reg 79o values. Saturday only 65c Baby bath tubs green enameled, large swe, $2.95 values, Saturday only $2.09 Narragansett Fifty tennis rack ets, A real Saturday bargain at S8.00 Narragansett Thirty tennic rack et, Saturday only at this price .... $4.25 Glass tumblers, very serviceable Saturday bargain, 6 for 25c EDrOR10 IFURM ITUR E& HDWE. Uigy Vzs 'From the Cheapest that's Good to the Best that's Made i g-as, ait ass ia. rnmumrn la i.n tn -ft FriAL IF YOU WANT THE WHOLE TRUTH IN PLAIN LANGUAGE HERE IT IS , . EDTION Jl with PAT O'BRIEN W MAE CLARKE h- i iVft The vIssHrracxJn reporter of ',,r' ' "Font Fe- awl tha charm. T'-' 2 1 srcitlnf newspsper storyl ' i 'J Abo fcV" '4?-i"i Graham McNamee News W K.li cartoon For the Kiddies! Tomorrow Afternoon Only! THE SBO CHAPTER OF "BATTLING WITH BUFFALO BILL" UK M RF, AND BE IS THE THEATRE II I liWI P, M. Jacksonville Dance SATURDAY NIGHT 9 till 2 Prices 75c and 50c Enjoy Your Luncheon at MagilPs 2Sc - Luncheons 25c Saturday, Southern Bakfl Him or Crranird Oikkcn in PHw Shdla framd Aspsragin, Mas!i;l Potto Imprial Salsd MAGILL DRUG CO. 21 Z. Main He thrives in the dark jungles of Big Citieil h r k-' m 1 A mTT -Su- A if susiii ii fi Vnswi i ii X "m -t v si 1 i a WALTtRHUlTONK' JAN HARLOW JCAM HCMHOLT I WAlUCC fORO Packed with Thrills! H'hls Cmt4f Mata. , E'e. 20r .30 ALSO . .SPECIAL. J0IH IH ODE 0OMMOKII? SIHOINff ('y3 aid eon(s ff one s uatts . . . tn:? tocrsl BE AMONO THB HAPPJf, HESS? THE0N01 mm m mm iu w sT f 1 1 J W mUA. RICHARD DJX and S Other Great Stars NEXT SUNDAY To the Fox Craterian Tovire l4r times ANN HARDING COMING SATURDAY "The CISCO KID" with Warner Baxter and Edmund Lowe I AST AST HEAT c