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MEDFOTID MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOlil), OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCII 30. 1932.
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FOR BADGER POST
Wisconsin Contract Calls for
$10,000 Year, Is Report
Successor at . Oregon
Will Be Named Soon
Policemen Land
In Own Jail For
Selling Liquor
I RONTON, O.. March 80- (AP)
Th Proctorvllle police (ore U
In Jtl for bootlegging.
The force Marshal Orvllle Ctr
on and Deputy MarthaLi Melvln
Neu and Ben Dunsee were clap
ped In the Scioto county Jail at
Portsmouth In default of 110,000
bond each after pleading not
guilty before the United States
commissioner here.
The marshal and his men ere
charged with selling five gallons
of liquor and conspiring to vio
late the liquor laws,
PORTLAND PAIR
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MADISON, Wis., March 30, (AP)
Dr. Clarence Spears, football mentor
at the University of Oregon, hu ac
cepted the position of head football
coach at the University of Wiscon
sin, the board of regenta announced
today. He succeed Olenn Thistle-
thwalte, who resigned last December.
Dr. Spears will arrive In Madison
April 13 and will direct the Badgers
In spring drills two days later. The
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Dr. Clarence Spear.
board of regent, did not announce
th new coach', salary, but It waa
reported on good authority tbat It
wa 910,000 for a, yenr'a contraot.
Thlstlethwalte received asooo.
Weeka of negotiation preceded
Bpeara' declalon to take th poaltlon.
In elctelng Spear., th. board of
regent acceded to the demanda for
coach with a "national reputa
tion.' After dlaaatroua aeaaona In
1930 and 1931. th. athletic, depart
ment waa aubjected to aev.ra crltl
olam and aa a result both Coach
Thlatletbwalt and George Little,
athletic, director, who brought him to
Wisconsin from North weatern, re
signed.
SUOENE. Ore., March SO. (AP)
Hugh Roeaon, graduate manager of
University ' of Oregon, announced to
day that Oregon will proceed Imme
diately to aelect a football coach to
aucoeed Dr. Clarence W, Bpeara, who
hu realgned to take the coaching Job
at University of Wlacorula. Roeaon
received Bpeara' realgnatlon today.
"The University of Oregon will pro
ceed Immediately with the .election
of a football coach, ao aa not to de
lay aprlng practice," Reason announced.
Sudden Decision
"Dr. Bpeara' declalon to leave Ore
gon came suddenly, with th meeting
In Portland Tuesday night. It came
after we thought he would stay and,
of course, we have not yet begun
negotiations for a new coaah.
"We feel that our prospect for
next year are excellent and there will
be no delay In naming the new
coach."
There waa no Indication aa to who
may ba under consideration for the
Job.
' Had Denied Resignation
spears' resignation followed re
peated aaaertlona that he had de
cided to remain at Oregon, and fre
quent dentala that he waa to accept
ine Wisconsin oirer. Ilia realgnatlon
la effective Immediately. Although
his contract still had two years to
go, n wa not held to Its terms. The
coach aald h waa leaving Oregon
"with sincere regrets." "I have apent
two very pleasant years here," he
aald, "and the boya her are the fin
eat I have ever encountered."
Dr. Spear' Oregon contract called
ror a aaiary of au.soo a year, part
m wmrn waa tor nis work aa physi
cal instructor and as physician In
the Infirmary,
He expecia to be at Wisconsin In
time for spring training.
emerged, battered but Jubilant, from
the wara last night:
Heavy Frank Connelley of Fresno,
Cal., unattached.
178 Pound Bob Heckler, Salt Lay
City.
160 Pounds Prankle Caldwell,
Multnomah Amateur Athletic dub,
Portland.
147 Pound Abe Bazzano, Olympic
club, San Francisco.
139 Pound Hoyt Jones of Los An'
gele, unattached-
120 Pound Freddie Lynch, Mult
nomah club.
118 Pound Joey August, Spokane
Athletlo club, Spokane, Wash,
112 Pounds Johnny Agulrre of Lot
Angelee, unattached.
19 Pound Bob Phillips, Mult
nomah club.
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WHITES IN RACE
NOME, Alaska. March 90. yp)
Native dog-team drivers with appar
ently stronger and speedier dogs,
matched wits with the white man'a
"generalship" today in the return run
from Oolovln of the gruelling all
Alaska championship dog race.
A white driver, Al Carey, last year's
champion, however, had a 10-mlnute
lead In elapsed running time for the
first half of the rave over Klgatelluk,
native driver, before the return was
begun.
With trail conditions and the
weather excellent yesterday. Carey
raced hla team here from Nome In
even hours, 13 minute and 40 sec
onds, Klgatelluk'a time was aeven
houra, 34 minute and 10 econda.
Prom different point along the
trail yeaterday, where telegraph fa
cilities were available, a record of th
progress wu obtained and messaged
her. Hundreds of Alukana, with
beta placed on the race, awaited the
return.,
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HARVARD TRACK COACH
HONS METHOD OFj
OLYMPIC EM CHOICE
IN TENNIS PLAY
HOUSTON, Tex.. March SO. 13
Wlaworth Vine, of California, national
aingle champion, wa. out of the run
ning todsy In the second annual
Houston Invitation tennis tourna
ment. Vlnea. seeded No. 1, wu upset yes
terday by Martin Buxby, So.year-old
Texu university sophomore, 4-6, 0-3,
7. Spectators were amazed by the
am witn which Bttiby took advan
tage of erratic play by the champion.
The other favorite, George Loll of
Chicago. Wllmer Allison of Austin.
Tex., j. oilbert Hall ot New York and
junior coen of Kanau City, were
uf.
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PORTLAND, Ore, March 80. yV
Nine new boxing fth.unp.oiu faced
homeward todsy after two days of
fierce fighting for honora In the Ama
teur Athletlo union's annual Pacific
eoaat tournament.
These vera the champion wire
NEW YORK, March 30. (AP)
Eddie FarTell. Harvard'! track coach,
thlnka outstanding athletea should
be named to the American Olympic
team without the need of competing
In the trials, but Olympic officials
disagree.
He would choose the outstanding
performer tn eaai event and then
decide the other two American en
tries in the customary tryouta.
But William England of Baltimore,
chairman of the Olympic track and
field committee, and Daniel J, Fer
ris, secretary -treasurer of the At A.
U., aald nothing could be done
about Farrell's suggestion. It was
pointed out that plans for the 'pre
1 1 nil n try details already are well ad
vanced and there waa doubt whether
the committee even would cnslder
the Hardvard coach'a suggestion at
this time.
Two Portland comedians, Dr. Joseph
Forrest and W. M. Bcstone, entertain
ed the Med ford Lions today with
skit, which aroused repeated, applause
and severs! husky roars from the
audience at the Hotel Holland. Por
traying the old-time patent medicine
man, Dr. Forrest all but sold the
club members a cure for everything
from fallen arches to oscillating ap
pendix, and demonstrated his most
powerful aalva on the shins of his
partner, Bestone.
The two funmakers are going south
and will spend several daya In Med-
ford, lt Is hoped.
Attend s noe at the club today ex
perienced a great swell over last week,
Indicating that the plans developed
at the last meeting for bigger .and
programs are going
PERFECT PLANS
to be
better
realized.
The membership voted to present
the play, "Dollar Down and Dollar i
Week," under direction of George 01'
sen, at the Holly theater some time
within the next five weeks. The
public Is promised a special treat In
the event. The cast will be selected
from the Lions club membership,
with the exception of the feminine
Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Olsen will
carry the leads, which they have
done many times In the past, when
the play waa presented by profes
sional! on the road, with the authors,
Mae Sheldon and Lorlng Kelley, mem
bera of the cast.
Lion Chas. Reames was program
chairman for the luncheon. Commit
tee reports made by Lions Harding
and .Shangle received the favorable
action of the club.
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JOYCE WETHERED'S
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LONDON, Rug., March 80. (API
The marriage of Joyce Wethered, not
ed British woman golfer, and Major
C. H. Hutchinson, also a golf star,
which had been planned for next
June, will not take place, It wu an
nounced her today.
Mlu Wethered la 30; Major Hutch
inson la M. Their engagement wu
announced lut November and the
wedding wu slated for June. No
explanation accompanied th an'
nouncement.
WINDS UP IN DIVORCE
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.. March 30.
(AP) The marring of Oeorge Mar
tin Lott, Davis cup tennis star, and
Abigail Allen, with whom he eloped
to Ilkton, Md, lu October. 1030, has
ended In divorce.
Grounds for th divorce, granted
Mrs. Lott yesterday, were not reveal
ed.
The marrlag followed a whirlwind
courtship which began when th
couple mt at the home of Eugene
Flta Dixon, then captain of the Davis
cup team. In Elklne Park. Pa, where
member of the team were being entertained.
Favor Drug Pact
WA8HWOTON. March 30. IAP,
Th senat forelm relatione commit
tee today approved th Geneva con
vention regulating th distribution
and limiting tn manufacture of nar
cotic druga.
Broken wtmiuw tflaawd b Trow.
Dridi Cabinet WoxU,
move. There are other courses which
could b9 eliminated more easily."
The prominent writer said he owed
muQh to Dean Erto W. Allen of the
School of Journalism, and consid
ered Prof. W. F. O. Thatcher of the
school a great Inspiration.
Mr. Marshall arrived In hla old
home town from Vancouver, B. C,
where- he Is preparing to write his
next serial for the American mnga
lne. He plans to return there Mon
day, At the present time hi novel,
"Forlorn Isiand," la appearing In se
rial form In the American.
In two or thre months the serial,
"The Jade God Lamba." the first of
his stories In the Far East, will start
In the Good Housekeeping magazine.
Field and Stream," sports maga
zine, la publishing a series of ar
ticles on Indo China, written by
him, and Cosmopolitan will soon
carry an article of Mr. Marshall's
big game hunts throughout the
world. Having made numerous ex
plorations, he Is considered an au- j
thorlty on th subject, and Is one ;
of tl)e youngest men at the present j
time to have made ao many trips, j
Including a Journey to the far Arctic.
The writer said today he had ;
contract with the Good Housekeep
ing for three serials within the ;
next three yeara, and during the
pout two or three years has extended
contracts for his stories to be trans- '
lated In every important European !
tongue, Including Polish and Hun- j
gnrlan. j
His last serial published In Good
Housekeeping. "Deputy of Snow1
Mountain.' has Just been Issued in j
book form. j
On his last visit to Medford, Mr. 1
Marshall related killing a large tiger !
tn Indo-Chlna. which he thought to
be the third largest ever killed In
that country.
Records in museums and various
Institutions, however, show that the
tiger measuring 10 feet and 7 Inches. ,
was the largest on record, ever -brought
down In that country. Two
tigers the ssma size were killed
about 3ft or 30 year ago In India
proper, he stated.
Next spring the big game hunter
will make a trip to Bflglan Congo,
but does not plan any long. Jour
neys before then.
More plans for a comprehensive
program to attract tourists to the
northern California and southern
Oregon region were made Monday In
Red Bluff, Cal., at the periodical ses
sion of the Shasta-Cascade Wonder
land association, of which Jackson
county la a member, and the Crater
Lake national park forms the north
ernmost boundary. As a result of
this program, southern Oregon Is ex
pected to derive a direct benefit dur
ing the next travel season.
Moving pictures of Crater Lake
winter scenes, shown at afternoon
and evening sessions of the associa
tion, were well received, creating
more interest In southern Oregon's
soenlo gem. The lake is an Import
ant unit In the association's future
plans to attract visitors to the won
derland, composed of six northern
California and three southern Ore
gon counties.
Speakers were present from south
ern and northern points, discussing
th value of tourist travel, pointing
out, among other things, that the
tourist spends on the average of $5.60
dally, well distributed among differ
ent trade and business classifica
tions, with a large percentage find
ing Its way Into the pockets of wage
earners.
So far the association, active for
several months, has made no effort
to make a membership drive, but has
extended a general Invitation for
members on grounds the organiatlon
Is a general co-operative unit, bene-
flclent to all sections of the area.
Jackson county was represented by
Lou Hansen. Ashland, director. Hugh
Rankin, Crater national forest super
visor, and Ernest Rostel, Crater na
tional park, were also present. A. R. j
Parker, Los Angeles artist, now vis
iting In Central Point, was a visitor
at the meeting and offered to make
paintings of Mt. Shasta, Mt. Lassen
and Crater Lake for general exhibi
tion purposes In behalf of the association.
VALUATION AFTER
country meat, onions, new potatoes,
seed potato., wool and hay quota
tions unchanged.
By VICTOR El BANK
Associated Press Financial Writer
NEW YORK, March 30. (AP) A
firm undertone rules In the bond
f market today with various issues, re
cently subjected to conslerable pres
sure, Inclined to recover some of
their losses.
Strength waa displayed, especially,
by the United States government
group.
Continued gain In Shell Union Oil
lands wu a feature of the domestic
section. President J. C. Van Eck of
ficially confirmed the statement
there wu no question u to the pay
ment of debenture Interest due April
1 and May 1 on laauee of both the
oil concern and the pipe Una com
pany. Activity In the railroad department
wu renewed and advances of frac
tions to a point or more were re
corded by a number of th low
priced speculative bond.
Both th Kreuger as Toll 9 and
International Match &s rallied mod
erately. Armour as Co. 4!4 made a
new high for the year.
Foreign government bonda regain
ed some of their popularity. Argen
tine ODiigations moved to higher lev
el on reports of that country's new
financing arrangement.
WESTINGHOUSE PAYS
25 CENTS DIVIDEND
Portland Wheat
PORTLAND, March 30. ( AP)
Wheat:
Open High Low Close
.53 i J4H .B3i; M"t
MVt M"t MVt 55 'J
,5i. .55 , .64 H .55!,
May
July
Sept.
Cash wheat:
Big Bend bluestem
Solt white
Western white ,,
Hard winter ....
.84
5414
Northern spring
Western red - VA
Oat: No. 2 white, S23 S0.
Todays car receipts: Wheat, 80;
flour, 3: corn, 2; hay 1.
San Francisco Butterfat.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 30. (AP)
-Butterfat, f.o.b., San Francisco, 23c.
.
Wall St Report
Week ago .... 8B.7 73.6 83.6 76 3
Year ago . 87 J 100.8 100.9 S0J
NEW YORK. Match 30. (API
The stock market wa wishy-washy
during most of the session today,
but flurrle ot short covering appear
ed at the opening and again near
the close, and several of the leadera
closed a point or two higher.
The turnover wa only about a mil
lion shares.
Th mid-week business statistic,
particularly those on steel output
and electric power production, were
disappointing but no Important liq
uidation appeared, and bears showed
some nervousness with the approach
of April 1, when th new loaning
rules take effect.
Today closing price for IS se
lected stocks follow:
American Can ....... 64 1,
American T. as T. . USVi
Anaconda . ., , 8!i
Curtisa Wright
General Motors ,.. 17
Int. T. it T. 64
Montgomery Ward ,. 8H
Paramount Pub. .....
Radio
Southern Pac.
S. O. of Cal.
8. O. of N. J.
Tran Am.
United Aircraft
U. S. Steel
Corpt. Trust Share
6',
30'.
25.
30
4
13H
41 !
2.19
China Purchasing
Silver In America
NEW YORK. March 30. p China
ha been a buyer of silver In New
York during the last few day and
soma shipment have been made. It
wa reported today. Silver author
ities are said to regard ttila buying
a Indicating a resumption of Chin
ese activity in the New York silver
market after a few month of negli
gible Interest.
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Hotel Holland Barber Shop. J. M.
Dunn, 31 N. Fir St.
Portrait of distinction. Th. Pea
leya. opp Holly cheat.
Stock Sale Averages.
(Copyright, 1932, Standard Statistic
Co.)
March 30:
80
tnd'l
Today 69.4
Prev day 67.8
Week ago ... 60.8
Year ago 120.9
20 20
Rr'a Ufa
90
Total
61.5
60.2
30.7 100.2 63.1
93.1 187.1 132.3
29.6
29.0
97.4
96.6
Bond Sales Averages.
(Copyright, 1932, Standard Statistics
Co.)
March 30:
TWO MEET DEATH IN
FILM STUDIO BLAST
ZAGREB, Jugoslavia, March 30.
(AP) Two persons wore burned to
death and It was feared that many
others lost their lives In a fire
which destroyed the studios of the
Star Film company after a terrific
explosion last night.
Special Convocation of Cra
ter Lake chapter No. 32, R.
A. M., Thursday, March 81.
at 7:30 p. m Work In M.
M. and M. E. M. degrees.
Visitor Invited. By order of
E. L. LENOX, H. P.
GEO. ALDEN. Secretary.
NEW YORK. March 30. (AP)
Westlnghouse Electric Co. declared a
dividend ot 26 cents a share today
on the common stock, payable April
30 to stock of record Apirl 11.
A year ago the dividend on the
common stock waa reduced to 81
quarterly from the previous rate of
(1.25.
The regular quarterly dividend of
87a cent on the preferred stock
waa ordered by the board, also pay
able April 30 to April 11.
(Markets
Livestock
PORTLAND, March SO(AP)
CATTLE 85, calves 10; nominally
steady.
HOGS 225 about steady.
SHEEP and LAMBS 100: steady.
Portland Produce
PORTLAND, March 30. (AP)
Butw-r, butterfat, eggs, live poultry,
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
roil RENT 0 and 4 -room furnished
houses. Phone 593-L.
FOB RENT 3 -room
fl 30, wster paid.
Vllle 364.
house. Phoenix.
Phone Jackson
Snider's Butter
"is the best to buy"
Serve Snlder's Gold
Medal Butter liberally
with each meal. Its
fresh, delioious flavor
makes it best for cook
ing purposes, too. Buy
Medford mado butter
and help the Rogue
River valley farmers.
Phone 203
SNIDER
DAIRY & PRODUCE CO.
aw.
Today
Prev day .
20 20 20 60
Ind'ls Rr' Ufa Total
06.5 70.3 82.0 72.9
66.4 70.3 Sl. 729
WE OFFER
Subject to prior Sale Limited Amount of
Copco 6 Preferred Stock
At $5o per share
GEORGE HENSELMAN
410 Medford Bid.
Representing
A. E. FITKIN CO., Ltd.
Investment Securities
Phone 864
The Gloom Chaser . . . by Nate Collier
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Since its reduction to 5 cents June 15, 1931, White Owl has
soared above 300,000,000. Smokers know a cigar finer than its
price mark. White Owl is sold at 5 cents, but wise buyers remem
ber the same identical cigar sold in February, 1931, at 7 cents.
BETTER TOBACCO WILL TELL
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LOST Black shepherd pup. wearing
names. Reward. Phone 379-L.
rOR SALE Wonde.'tul buv In used
Knshe player piano. Kleetrlo Wir
ing Co.
LOST Pair laas. full-view, amber
frame. Leave al Mall Tribune.
WANTED Spraying, tractor and tesm
work Also wnt woven wire. C. A.
Learned, Phone 408.R-S.
CAP A BUt WOMAN would like house
work. MmherlM home preferred.
Prion 712-L.
HAIRCUTS IV. ahave ISe. Pre m
plovmenl ollkw. Kate Cigar and
Lunch.
POR RENT Large front room, eloa
In: hot. cold water, shower bath.
20 So nr.
FOH TRADE- t fin realdrnr lot,
mall bldgs , in Klamath rails, ror
acreage near Medford. with or with
out buildings. Addre Box 3156.
Mall Tribune.
POR SAli R. I. r. hatching .
60c wtting. On block west of city
reservoirs.
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em house, aaroa from chool. 17i
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ti the middle west. Louisville, ky.
end Pitl?rxnihR3.oridtrie.lorriiltoo
cham of Hrtels in California
E.CtPPLEY CHARLES a HAMILTON
CHICAGO OFFICE tiO ! Wh-gon Av
The American Fruit Growers, Inc.
wish to announce that starting April 1st we will
carry a complete line of orchard supplies at our
own packing house located at 207 South Fir St.
Our warehouse will be open daily regular hours
to serve our growers.
WE ARE FURNISHING THESE SUPPLIES
TO GROWERS AGAINST THE USUAL
CROP CONTRACTS.
WE INVITE YOU TO COME AND SEE US.
American Fruit Growers, Inc.
OFFICE North Central and McAndrews Road
Packing House 207 South Fir Street