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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, SPRIL 24, 1932.
WILL GIVE BOYS
Committed. In charge of National
Bora' week, to be observed In Med'
ford from April 30 to May 7, baa
announced a list of business houaee
co-operating In the program to have
boys assist In the operations ox tne
various Industries and shops
Tuesday, May 3.
A complete list baa not yet been
compiled, and all firms have not
yet baen Interviewed, according to
Brenton R. Finch, member of the
committee. He stated that those
wishing to co-operate In the mare.
who nave not been Interviewed,
mtght gain Information from
Olen Smith at the senior high
school
The plan, as worked out, will hsve
enlor high school boys acting as
business managers In the various
firms In Medford, with boys from
the Junior high school civics classes
filling municipal offices,
Hubbard Bros, and the California
Oregon Power company have each
asked for two boys In their offices
on Tuesday,
The following have requested one
boy for the day: Holly theatre,
Home Telephone and Telegraph Co,
Pacific Tolephone and Telegraph Co,
Jackson Hotel. Modern Plumbing,
Western Auto. Cupp Furniture Co
Mann's, Lamport's. First National
Bank, F. W. Woolworth. Heath's
Drug Store. Newbury's Variety Store,
I. o. Penney Co.
Mall Tribune. Big Pines Lumber
Co., Larry Schade, Oates Auto Co.
Klectrto wiring Co., Peoples' Elec.
trie, KMED. Dally News. Camelo
Cleaners, Southern Oregon Gas Corp,
Marshall Printing. Flck and Llndley,
Medford Investment Co.. Office Sta
tionery and Supply Co., Lawrence
Jewelry, Lee's Men's shop, Weeks
and Orr. West Bide Drug store.
Standard Oil and Eakln Motor com
pany.
TO
BY
PETS, VALLEY
Observance of "Be Kind to Ani
mate" week at the Valley achool was
climaxed Friday with a program dur
ing the assembly period, and te an
nual display of pete by the children
to their fellow students.
At the program, which waa well
attended by parents and frlenda, aev
ra. students gave talks about ani
mals, telling three atortes of bravery,
the value of birds, and also about
the Chow dog squirrels, after which
they all recited the humane- pledge.
kindness to animals and birds
were the iubects of two dramas In
to rp re ted by the pupils, and choruses
nd songs were also sung by the
group.
The pets Included three rabbits.
two large cats, an Irish terrier,
Chinese Chow dog, an Australian
shepherd. & white rat. a horse and a
porcupine.
The porcupine, which belongs to
Nancy Clark, waa shown at vie school
last year on pets day. At that time
It waa very small, and took nour
ishment from an eye dropper. Nancy
icported today that the little animal
gew Its food In the woods but often
comes to the house for a bowl of
miik.
REVIEW OF CASE
WASHINGTON. April 23. (AP)
Al Capons filed In the supreme
court Friday a petition asking a re
view of the action of the seventh
Circuit court of appeals affirming
his conviction and penitentiary sen
tence on the charge of evading
federal Income taxes.
In his petition Capons asserted
be had not been Informed by the
Indictment filed agalmt him of the
nature and cause of certain accusa
tions because the Indictment had
been drawn in general terms which,
he said, waa contrary to a rule of
the supreme court.
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FIREMEN AI HALL
Bresktast was served to 41 men
at the city fire hall Saturday morn
ing following the big fire on North
Fir and Front t reels. Including
the regular firemen, volunteers, and
men put to work by Fire Chief
Roy Klllott while the blaze waa at Us
netghl.
The food was furnished by mem
hers of the regular fire department
With money from the flreman'a fund.
During the houra the men were
fighting the tirea. Ensign James R
Park and his staff from the Salva
tion Army served coffee and dough
nuts to the fltemen and workers.
NEW FILM FIND FROM OKLAHOMA
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Associated Preti Photo
Mary Cooper of Siyra, Okls., Is one of the latest to catch the eye of
Hollywood film producers. She's soon to appear In a big production.
Medford Given City Park
By S.P. Co. in Early Day
Inspector Degrades
City Milk Producer
Chsrlea W. Austin, city milk In
spector, yesterdsy announced thst It
hss been necessary to degrade an
oVier producer of milk because of
continued delay in adjusting minor
details.
"These details cost little." Mr. Aus
tin ssid, "but it Is essential they be
taken can of for necessary sanitation."
Desirable houses alwsya to first
class ooncitio.i for real, lease or tale
Call 104,
(Ed Note: Medford history com'
piled by members of Crater Lake
chapter. D.A Jt continued from last
Sunday.)
CHAPTER IX.
It was due to the efforts of J. S.
Howsrd that the railroad gave the
block on West Main between Holly
and Ivy, to the city for a public
park. The block where the library
now atands, waa sold to the city by
Mr. Beckman for 1250.
J. S. Howard was the first notary
public, made out legal papers and
was legal advisor .far the entire com'
munlty. W. F. Williamson wsa the
first lawer to open an office and
B. W. Powell a close second.
The first clvlo club wsa known
as the Ladles Aid society. It was
both social and civic and nearly all
or the ladles belonged to It. Mrs.
Hssklns. Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Webb
and Mrs. Foster were among the
charter members wben It was orgsi
teed In the summer of 1884 and
was still In existence In the early
nineties. One of Its first projects
waa the building of a gravel walk
from the railroad west to the new
school house on the south side of
Msln street.
In April, 1903. 30 prominent wo
men formed the Lewis and Clark
club, lui object being to promote
the Lewis and Clark exposition,
which was later held In Portland,
but the subject under discussion
t the May meeting waa "How to
Beautify Medford." The charter mem
bers were Mesdames M. L. Alford.
O. L. Dsvls, Helen Hasklns. J. D.
Hesrd. L. P. Hubba C. I. Hutchin
son. J. M. Keene, B. Lumsden, H-
Lumsden, D. W. Miller, E. B.
Plckel. L. J. Sears, w, I. VawteT. E.
N. Warner. I. P. Webb. W. T. York
and Misses Fannie Hasklns, Julia
Fielder, Nannie Matney and Alta
Naylor Mrs. L. P. Hubbs waa the
first president and Mrs. W. I. Vaw-
Vawter the second. For a number
of years this club remained Med
ford's one and only civic club be
sides the Commercial club and In
1B0T changed Its name to the
Oreater Medford club.
September 35. 1003, the Medford
Library association waa organised and
library atarted in Haaklns' Drug
store with Leon Hasklns as librarian.
The directors were W. 8. Crowell.
Dr. E. P. Picket and F. E. Payne and
In order to pay expenses a member
ship fee of 3 waa charged and a
monthly assessment of 35o per
month collected.
In Msy. 1900. the Oreater Med
ford club was Instrumental In atart-
Ing a free reading room and library
nd the books from the library In
Hasklns store were donated. This
new library was In the city hsll
and the first librarian waa Mrs. H.
. Stoddard. It Is due to the efforts
of this club that the present library
bunt. Thts club also had the
city park laid out. planted and
walks graveled. The fountain was
also bought by the Greater Medford
club and Installed In September.
190S. This club sponsored the first
clean-up day and held the first rose
shows.
The Wedneedsy Studv club organ
ised first as the Stoddard Reading
club March 3. 1908. with Mrs. W. I.
Vawter being Ita first president.
The first opera house was ths
Anjle Opera house above the Angle i
and Plymale atore on Main street
between B and C. This was one
of the first brick buildings erected
In Medford and was built during
the late eighties.
The Wilson opera waa built soon '
sfrerwarda on the corner where the
Jackson hotel now stsnds, and many
of the best road shows played to
crowded houses In this frame build- i
Ing. j
Later It was known as the Davis
Opera house, the Medford and the
Hstelrlgg.
Chs:rs were used and removed
for dances, bacaars. etc. It was
a real social renter for many years
and all regretted Ita passing when
It burned. The Page thester. built
by the bridge, waa opened by Maude
Adams. That, too, burned and wss
new rebuilt.
Even In those very earliest da vs.
the peop of Medford were Inter
ested In planting trees, shrubs and
rosea. Soulh Oakdale waa the first
street where tree were planted
tenslvely. In 1893. Mrs. D. T. Law
ton and Mrs. O. H. Hasklns each
hsd 75 varieties of ever-blooming
rosea, and by 1695, the gardens of
Mrs. N. 8. Bennett. Mrs. I. A. Webb
and Mrs. A. M. Woodford were fa
moua for their beautiful roses and
other flowers June 9. 1898 was
flower mission day, when 108 large
bouquets were given to passengers
on the Southern Pacific railroad and
to sick persons.
L. B. Warner came to Medford
the first of 1894 and was the first
to sell shrubs and trees, being a
constant advertiser In the Medford
Mall. N. 8. Bennett came to the
valley, too. In the early days.
J. 8. Howard'a two daughtera In
1884. had the first and truly unique
flower garden, back of the store, for
they built a wall of cord wood all
around It to keep pigs and cows
out of It.
(Continued Next Sunday)
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Candidate Bailey
In Local Visitor
J. O. Bailey, prominent attorney of
Portland, former atate senator, as
sistant attorney general In 1915.
and now a candidate for the state
supreme court, was a Medford visitor
yesterday, called at the newspaper
offices, and greeted a number of
local attorneyL among whom he
enjoys a high reputation.
The Oregon Voter on October 34.
last, tn speaking of Mr. Bailey, aald:
"Among those mentioned are Sen
ator J. O. Bailey of Portland, who
Is 51 In the price of physical vigor,
a successful practicing attorney of
high atandlng, an authority on con
stitutionality, a man of Judicial tem
perament and with such a fine repu
tation for character and public ser
vice thst he Is a proven vote-getter."
VOTERS
FLOOD
Tabulation of registered voters of
Jackson county for the primary elec
tion Friday, May 20, will not be com
pleted before the middle of next week
owing to the great number of cards
and the tardiness of some rural dis
tricts In turning them In. It Is esti
mated that the registration will pass
the 18,000 mark the largest registra
tion In Jackson county history. City
and country precincts alike have ex
ceptionally heavy registration.
Checking up of the cardn Is now
under way. There Is but a small per
centage of duplications.
The sheriff's office Is busy making
selections of polling places. For the
most part, and wherever possible,
they will be the same as the last
general election. Medford changes to
date Include removal of the North
Main precinct from Flchtner's garage
to the Hotel Holland across the
street. The South Main strete pre
cinct will probably be moved to the
basement of t.he public library, and
the Newtown precinct from the for
mer Washington school, now the
court house site, to a nearby resi
dence unoccupied at present.
McNary Finance
Plan Approved
court Friday a petition aaklng a re-
Enactment of the McNary resolution
to use 1100.000.000 of reconstruction
corporation funds for marketing
wheat and cotton abroad was recom
mended today by the farm board.
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IN CENTRAL POINT
Lula Beall Strohmeter passed away
at her home In Central Point, Thurs
dsy afternoon, after a long llluess.
sged 53 years. 830 was born on the
Bealt farm near Medford. December
3. 1878, the twelfth child of Thomas
P. and Ann Hall Beall, now deceased
Mrs. Strohmeter was a woman of
fine Christian character and will be
missed by a host of friends besides
her husband and relatives.
Lula Beall was married to Edwin
H. Strohmeler. November 30, 1904,
at the home place. She waa a mem
ber of the Presbyterian church. Wo
man's Relief Corps and Central Point
Orange. She Is aurvlved by her hus
bsnd, Edwin H.; three brothers, As-
bury Beall of Medford: Lee Beall of
Lakevlew, Ore.; Tyson Beall, Willow
Creek, Cal.l also one sister, Mrs. I. M.
Lewis, of Sparks, Nev.
Funeral service will be conducted
from the Federated church. Central
Point, Monday, April 35, at 3:30 p.
m.. Rev. J. M. Johnson officiating.
Interment will take place In Jack
sonville cemetery
SMITH RELEASED
Southern Pacific
Reports Deficit
NEW YORK. April 33 (AP) An-
etther operating deficit was reported
oy the southern Pacific company for
Marcn. out it wss considerably less
than in January and February. The
deficit was $101,236 compared with
net railway operating Income of $1,
177,873 m March, 1MI.
Lee Smith of Medford was released
from the county Jail Saturday after
noon when his attorney, Chas. W.
Reames presented two reliable sure
ties representing $1500 bond to Uni
ted States Commissioner Victor Teng
wald. Smith was arrested Thursday
night by federal and state officers,
and charged with unlawful transpor
tation and possession of intoxicating
liquor.
Bond for Smith was set at $750.
his release being permitted on his
own recognizance. He was later bound
over to the federal grand jury.
Federal officer. Cyrus A. Herr and
State police Ed Oakes arrested Smith
near the Rainbow Auto camp on the
Pacific highway, and charged him
with the possession of a halt gallon
of alcohol.
Faces Old Charge
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Aaaociatcd Press Photo
George Presnell, who killed Lewli
Buchanan, a neighbor, during a flghl
29 years ago and fled to the midwest,
told In hla trial for murder at Bak
ersville, N. C, of the quarrel while
led to the killing and pleaded sell
defense.
SOCIETY TO GIVE
PLAY ON JUNE 3
"Ross urn's Universal Robots" Is
the title of the play to be presented
at the Southern Oregon Normal
school lune 3 by members of Alpha
Taurl society, according to announce
ment. The cast for the production, which
Is being presented as the annual
spring play by the society. Includes
several from Medford.
Selections for the various roles
have been announced as Harry Do
min. Roy Schwartz; Sulla, a robotess,
Kathleen McClaran; Marl us. a robot,
William Cotrell; Helena Gory. Myrtle
Scannell; Dr. Gall, Howard Varney:
Mr. Fabry. Curtis Barnes: Dr. Hall
meler, Ted Le Valley; Mr. Alqulst,
Homer Culbertson; Consul Busman,
Don Darnellle; Nane, Marguerite
Watson.
Radius, a robot Ross Brown; Pri
mus, a robot, Raymond Neugart; a
servant, Earl Gray; first robot. Rob- j
ert Kelly; second robot. Jack Napier;
third robot. Lyle Kinney; fourth ro
bot, Neville D. Btden and fifth robot.
James Wood.
CHARLES E. LANGE
RITES SCHEDULED
FOR 2:30 TODAY
Charles E. Lange passed away xiry
suddenly at his home In Central
Point Thursday at -1:00 p. m. at the
age of 68 years. He was born at Ha
gea, Germany, December 18, 1863,
anad come to the United States for
the first time tn 1881, Known as one
of southern Oregon's most progress
ive agriculturists, Mr. Lange had lived
at Central Point for 33 years.
He had returned to the fatherland
several times and In 1893 waa mar
ried there to Marie Mueller, who sur
vives him. He was a very generous
and neighborly man. and will be miss
ed by a host of friends.
Surviving relatives are: two sons,
Hugo Lange of Medford, and C. Em 11
Lange of Corpus Christie, Texas, a
daughter. Hlldcgarde Lange, of Cen
tral Point, and a brother, Dr. Hugo
Lange, of Brooklyn. N. Y-, one sister,
Mrs. Louise Far wick of Berlin, Ger
many. Funeral services will be conducted
from the Perl Funeral home Sunday
at 3:30 p. m. Rev. George F. Kabele
of the English Lutheran church, of
ficiating. Interment will take place
In the Medford cemetery.
EXTRA GUARDS PMKJtKM
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TICAL RADIO
E IN SAN FRAN
Charles Whlllock, well known In
this city where he attended school,
is now attending the Boeing School
of Aeronautical Radio In San Fran
cisco, according to word received
here. The course Includes radio
transmitting and receiving, televi
sion, generators and motors, batter
ies and the fundamentals and theory
of electricity.
In August young Whlllock will take
the government examinations In the
various studies he Is now working on.
When In Medford. Charles conduct
ed an orchestra, and in San Fran
cisco Is now carrying on his musical
activities. He recently played the
pipe organ for a program at the War-
field theatre, also two piano soloswith
Hermle King and ills orchestra.
Charles was also presented In pro
grams over radio stations KJBS and
KFRC.
CLERK AND SCHOOL
CANDIDATES NO 1
George Carter, who Is seeking the
Republican nomination for county
clerk, and Mrs. Susanne Homes
Carter, candidate for the Republican
nomination for re-election as county
school superintendent, are not rela
tires, contrary to several campaign
speeches reported made about the
country. Mr. Carter announced yes
terday.
So the objection voiced by several
pre-election talkers to two members
of a family running for office in
Jackson county doesn fit the case
Talent Grangers
Invite Candidates
All candidates for offices In Jack
son county are invited to be guests
of the Talent Grange at a special
meeting May 3. The candidates will
not make speeches but a special pro
gram has been prepared In their
honor.
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Like New
Taking out. bad bumps
in the fenders and bad
dents in the body , . .
that's the business of
experienced men and
modern machinery. Let
us show you at reason,
able cost.
Leaky
Radiators
Repaired Quickly
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body blames you. Thac's parr of the
fun of owning new DeSoio.
Von can'c even park this car with
out collecting crowd. You'll feel
the thrill of ownership. And there's
an even bigger thrill when you see
the price tag.
Of course you can afford to buy
one. The question ia, can you afford
ml to ? w by keep doling out money
erery month for costly repair bills?
For your old car and a few dol.
Iirs a week, tear could be d ruing the
smartest low-priced car in America!
Remember ; .-; thit is the year to
shop wisely. Thousands of cle.er
people base already discovered the
economy of buying DeSotot
DeSoto start, at 1673 F. O. B.
Factory. DeSoto Motor Corpora
Hon, Division of Chrysler Motors.
De Soto Six ? 675
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MEAD MOTOR COMPANY
204 No. Riverside. Phone 990
W. C. T. U. Rummage sale, d-d-fellows'
Block opposite Groceteria,
Sixth St, Friday and Saturday, April
29-30.
WASHINGTON (AP) Sleeping p
Jamas of white silk trimmed el
Irish crochet and white satin on
I trimmed with ecru lace are pert
TIT Anril S3 1 the trousseau of many Easter brld(
Cel., Jipri" s. , -ih .ilk onus Uhr,r.t.
nnvrnor ROlpn S rw-" w.. -
SACRAMENTO,
P,5 tss HKo: ( trimmed with .sc. are pop.,
ney case Thursday the state ponce
Some are made all tn one piece, ot;
" .i,. mln.inn waa era nave iae anmw n
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doubled today.
main noon
Lucille Debrucque
Beauty Consultant
of the
ELMO LABORATORIES
Will Be in This Store
April 25-26 and 27th
Miss Debrucque
Will b glad to give you Individual advice, In strictest
confidence, regarding your skin problem. And, U
ygu will phone our store for an appointment, she will
give you, without obligation, a complete Elmo facta!
and makeup.
lUftaB THEFT
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cates, jewels and heirlooms are not beyond the reach of fire or
where no thief can touch them if they are in your home, in
some bureau drawer or cheap safe a
Safety Deposit Vault:
offers absolute protection against fire and theft . . When
you depend upon a deposit box in this bank yon stand no chances
of losing or mislaying important papers and valuables
You'll find the cost surprisingly moderate, too. Arrange for
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