Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, June 03, 1932, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MXTTJ TRTBTOT:, fEDFOTlD, OREGON, FRIDXY, TUNE 3, 1932. PAGE IX LOVE MAD YOUTH GIVES SACRIFICE TO FIREGODDESS (Continued trom rage One.) that KaJauea was the scene where ancient Islanders plighted troths In death. The volcano is not now in active eruption. , There la no record of any other deaths In Halemftumau, and whether Hawaiian once offered human sac rifices to Pele by hurling the vic tims Into the fire pit is a moot ques tion. The fire goddess was unquestion ably the most feared of all the Island deities, and In olden times none dared to approarii the pit with out first making offerings of ohtlo berries. Halemaumau, commonly referred to as the house of everlasting fire, means "house of ferns," so named be cause ferns were thrown into the cra ter to appease Pele's wrath. SARAH HULL WILL UP FOR PROBATE Tn will of the late Mrs. flarah A. Hull, pioneer resident, was filed today In circuit court for probate. Mrs Hull died May 22 last, and the will was made In January, 1031. The bulk of the estate Is left to two great-grandchildren, Clifford S. Beckett and Ruth E. Beckett of Eugene. The will provides that they ahare alike in all real and personal property, after other provisions have been fulfilled. Frank H. Hull, a eon of Chlco. Calif, Is left a promissory note for 350, and 5 D. E. Millard, of thla city, la left a combination desk and bookcase be longing to the deceased. The will named Millard as an arbiter, by one clause, if a certain contingency, now passed, should arise. The will also provided that Clar ence Pleroe of this city, be named as executor. J. W. Wakefield, Henry Currier, and Pauline Roberts are appraisers of the state. OIL OFFICIALS IN Standard Oil official from head quarter In San Francisco and Seat tie, and officials of the Vacuum Oil company of New York City arrived In Medford today to participate In the all-day conference attended by 89 manager from the Medford dis trict. Lubricating and moblloll oil waa the aubject announced for today by A. P. Johnaen, district aalea manager, with office here. He stated that rep resentatives of the company, Includ ing apectal salesmen were In attend ance from points throughout the district from Altura and Orescent City, Calif., and as far north aa Rose burg. Arriving by train today for the meeting were R. E. Hartllne, general oredlt manager of San Francisco; E. M- Burnham, general aalea manager of Seattle; and -0. J. Moody, manager of the lubricating department of San Francisco, all of the standard Oil. F. W. Sullivan and E, H. Hallock, representing the Vacuum Oil com pany of New York Olty were also here and addressed the meeting. A large banquet la planned for this evening at the Hotel Medford a a finale to the one-day conference. I A fruit truck belonging to the An chorage Farms, Inc., or Orland, Calif., loaded with apricots and other fruit and vegetable,, plunged oft the Pa clflo highway todsy, near Mile Poet No. 833, and was totally destroyed by fire, and the cargo badly damaged. 0. T. Bush, driver, escaped. The wreck and fir occurred near where James B. Klngsley, hid hi au to, following the slaying of Sam Pres cott, Ashland policeman, more than a year ago. State polloe Investigated, and re ported the aocldent due to high speed on steep grade. Livestock PORTLAND, Ore., June 8. (AP) Cattle 28. calves 10; steady. Hog 850, Including 380 direct; steady. Sheep and lamb 400, dull and weak, 600 holdover; yearling weth ers, so to 110 lbs., medium to choice, 1.38a. Portland Produce PORTLAND, Ore,, June S. (AP) Wool 1032 clip, nominal; Willamette valley, 60 lb.; Eastern Oregon, 09c, Butter, butt erf at, eggs, live poul try, country meats unchanged. Onions, potatoes, new and seed po tatoes, wool and hay quotations unchanged. Portland Wheat PORTLAND, Ore., June 8. (AP) Wheat futures: Open High July .54 .64 Sept. - 63 54 .5X',4 Dec. .55 .05 Cash wheat: Big Bend bluestem ... . Soft white . . Western white ,...M,... Hard winter ... Hw.n Northern spring ... Western red ...... Oat No. 3 white, tit, Today'e car receipt: barley 1, flour 11, corn 3. Low Close .63 .63 .5114 .63 .64 .64 tnv, 67 54 .6054 -. .6554 6654 ..... M Wheat 30, ' Han Francisco Btitterfat SAN FRANCISCO, Cel., June 3. (AP) Butterfat f. o. b. San Fran cisco, 18c. Wall St. Report Stock Bale Averages (Copyright, 1033, Standard Statistics Co.) June 8: 50 30 30 90 Indf Rr' Of Total Today 80.0 16.1 69.3 384) Prev. day .. 37.8 14.4 63.7 86.8 Week ago .... 88.3 14.3 60.1 88.8 Year ago ..iuu.u ov.a aou.v Bond Sale Averages (Copyright, 1033. Standard Statistic Co.) June 3: ao ao ao eo Indl'i Rr's Tjt's Total Today . 65.3 61.8 73.4 69.6 Prev. day 64.6 48.6 71.6 68.3 Week ago 66.3 49.1 .73.0 69.1 Year ago 81.7 96.9 90.5 93.7 NEW YORK, June 8. (AP) Spurred by report that organized aupport for the bond market waa to be undertaken by a group of banks and banking house, security price rallied strongly In active trading to day slock (ell back substantially after soaring 61 to 96 a share, but closed mostly higher. Bonds made even larger advance and generally held their gain. Profit-taking appeared to be the chief Influence in the re action of common hree from their high. Transactions approximated 3,000.- 000 ahares. Today' cloaing price for 17 (elect ed stocks follow: American Can ............. 39 American T. 6c T. -.. 8654 Anaconda ................. Curtla Wright General Motor ..... Int. T. & T . Montgomery Ward Paramount Pub Radio ....... Southern Pao 4 9 3 T4 1 354 8 S. O. of Cal. , 8. O. of N J. . Tran Am. United Aircraft TJ. S. Steel Corp't Trust She 17 . 34', 3 1 3854 1.45 N GASOLINE USE SALEM, June 8. (AP) Decrease of 3,803,370 gallons of gaaollne was reported in the total salea for April in Oregon as compared to the same month a year ago, the secretary of state's office reported today The decrease In gasoline tax receipts was 1121,586. The secretary of statu an nounced the readjustment following the "price wars" In March caused much of the decrease. The total gasoline sales for April waa 11,065,306 gallons resulting in tax receipts for the month of 9477,029. For the first four months of 1032 tax revenues amounted to 91,007,710 on almost 47,000,000 gallons, or a decrease In receipt of 940,876 from the first four months of 1931. NEW YORK, June 3. (AP) John McGraw today announced his resig nation as manager ,of the New York Giants after 30 years oi leadership. He gave ill health as the reason. He will be succeeded by Bill Terry, the club's flrstbaseman. McOraw will remain aa vice presi dent and stockholder. The 50 year old pilot of the Giants has been In ill health for some time, frequently being unable to actively manage the team PLAN FAVORED WASHINGTON, June 3. (AP) The house ways and means commit tee today favorably reported the 92,300,000,000 Garner relief program. Immediately thereafter, the demo cratic leadership called the party members to caucus at 4 p. m., to consider what action to take on the measure. Speaker Garner said he planned to bring the measure up for considera tion In the house Tuesday, provided the democratlo caucus approves. TO BECOME EVANGEL PORTLAND, Ore, un 8. (AP) Dr. O. O. Poling, pastor of the First Evangelical church of Salem atepa down from hi pulpit next Sunday night to become a traveling evangel let. Thla waa revealed today at the forty-ninth session of the Oregon Evangelical conference meeting here thla week. Dr. Poling la the father of Dr. Daniel A Poling of New York city, editor of the Christian Kerald and International president of the Chris tian Endeavor. SPECIAL! FOR SATURDAY ONLY! Gold Seal Brick Ice Cream Pints 23c Quarts 35c FREE to the KIDDIES Between the hour of 2 and 3, Gold Seal Drum Sticks C. EARL BRADFISH Fountain Service TO FLY ATLANTIC (eno eHa rami panimtxoa) Hausner lifted his plane Into the air after running 3000 feet down the concrete runway, passing about 80 feet over a small crowd assembled to see him off. As he gained altitude he turned the plane around and headed eastward. A navy plane also accompanied nlm as an escort. He carried 60 letters, some of which he planned to drop over the Croydon airport near London, and, if condi tions were favorable, .he hoped to fly over ia Bourget, Paris, to drop some. His plane carried 525 ga'Jlons of gasoline, and he took along four chicken sandwiches two ham sand wlches, a gallon of coffee and a gal lon of water. Hausner appeared cool aa he su perintended the final turning up of his plane. He took out his watch, kissed hla wile goodbye, and then calmly said: "Well, let's go." A moment later he was off. GOLFERS 10 QUALIFY Rogue Valley Golf club members will qualify tomorrow for opening of the spring handicap tourney while women members are practicing for opening of the women's tournament on Tuesday. Return of fair weather haa brought added numbers to the local links and a record turnout la anticipated over the week-end. Talk Wheat Gift WASHINGTON, .June 3. (AP) Senator McNary (R., Ore.) said after a call at the White House today that he had discussed farm legislation, In cluding- bis bill to give another 40, 000,000 of farm board wheat to the Red Cross for relief. RASKOB DENIES ' WASHINGTON, June 3. (AP) John J. Raskob waa charged with short selling today and promptly de nied the charge, but added that he thought short selling perfectly proper when "properly conducted." The chairman of the Democratic national committee, questioned be fore the senate banking committee by its counsel, William A. Gray, said he always had more long stock In his regular account than he sold ex cept in two transactions in which he admitted that he waa "technically short." Gray pointed to one particular sale in 1627 which he said waa a short transaction and asked why Raskob sold the stock. "For some personal reason, I sup pose," Raskob replied, "for Income tax purposes to establish a profit or loss." Monmouth Roused To Save Normal MONMOUTH, Ore,, June 3. (AP) "Sign no petition" is the slogan adopted by Monmouth citizens at a meeting here last night In their cam paign to defeat the proposed Initia tive measure for the physical con solidation of the higher educational Institutions. The measure if success ful would provide for the consolida tion of the university and state col lege at Cor vail is ana the normal schools at Eugene. Hoover Planning Finance Survey WASHINGTON, June 3. ( AP) Indications that President Hoover plana a thorough survey of fiscal affairs of the government over the week-end were seen today aa a guest list for hla Rapldan camp, which Included members of the reconstruc tion finance corporation and treas ury officials, was made public at the White House. Babe White, the "human fly" won der, waa still taking up a collection, preparatory to hla climb of the Med ford Center building, when the Mall Tribune went to press this afternoon. Promising the most spectacular show in history he had the streets Jammed with onlookers awaiting the demon stration, promising a money-back guarantee "if you don't like the show." He la scheduled to climb the four story building again this evening at 7:30 o'clock, at which time a spot light will follow him throughout the feat. MOTHER OF PILOT S ST. JOHNS, K. P.. June 8. (AP) The sea off Groat's island, Newfound land, today was the goal of Montreal and Boston airplanes searching (or Arthur Sullivan, Newfoundland avia tor, and Dr. K. Karl Keuhnert, Oren fall Mission surgeon, who have been missing since they took off for a pleasure flight from St. Anthony on Monday. Mrs. M. S, Sullivan of St. Johns, mother of the missing pilot, planned to go to St. Anthony by airplane to aid In the search. STOCKMAN'S FATE 10 DALLAS, June 8. (AP) The trial of Jay Stockman, third of the ex offlcera of the Empire Holding com pany to be tried on fraud charges In the Folk county circuit court, will be sent to the Jury Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, stated Judge Arlte Walker, presiding Jurist. Dexter Rice, attorney for the de fense, addressed the Jury thla morn ing, and It was expected the re buttal by Barnett Goldstein, special prosecutor In the case, would follow. Sir Malcolm In Narrow Escape BROOKLANDS, Eng., June 3. (AP) Sir Malcolm Campbell, com peting In a 1000-mile automobile race, had a narrow escape from death nr aarioua lnlury today He waa rolling along at about a hundred miles an hour wnen a rear wre ourst, and the friction set the tire aflro. Church Districts Are Consolidated PORTLAND, June 8. (AP) Dis continuance of one district superin tendent and consolidation of two dis tricts Into one was agreed upon by the Oregon conference of the Evan gelical church here Thursday at lt 49th annual session. Portland. Bids opened here for highway Improvements aggregating cost of more than 700,000. BLENDED TO AMERICA'S TASTE Tree Tea is choicest high grown tea inexpensively packaged. Americans like a differently blended tea today as when American Colonials rioted over proc lamations of increased tea TREE TEA Highest Quality-Lowest Price A N M. J. B. USTEM BE5 FELLOW'S NOTION OF DRESSING FO, DINNER WAS TO LET HIS. BELT OUT A NOTCH OR TWO Let us estimate on your trucking and hay hauling needs. We offer you 6 modern, roomy trucks each one in the hands of capable, Intelligent men. That la why we can assure you of careful handling over every loot of the wayl "DEPENDABLE SERVICE ickinlrCo. Prtt)NE 331 309 S. FRONT STAR MEAT MARKET A REAL SATURDAY SPECIAL All Choice Beef Steaks Sirloin, T-Bone, Round, lb. ..... 15c Beef Roast, lb. 10c Fresh Side Pork .... 12c Home Rend. Lard, lb 10c Bacon Squares, lb. . . 10c Beef Short Ribs, lb. ...8c 314 E. Main Phone 273 SAVE MON Your Purchases Saturday in the ! Dept. Store's rfSB Main Floor and B asemen Main Floor t Savings! SHOE SALE Drastio reductions on low shoes. All regular $7.85 beige and suntan low shoes reduced to one low Bar gain Price $4.95 This is a special that demands the attention of every Southern Oregon .woman. Be sure to see these Main Floor closeout specials, Bargain Prices on Enna-Jettick Shoes Broken lots and assorted sizes in genuine Enna- J ettick Comfort Shoes. Regular $6 values reduced for this sale to $3.95 Sale of PIECE GOODS A beautiful lot of printed rayons, mesh cloths and cotton shantungs in attractive summer colors and ISO new patterns to choose from. Regular B9o and G5o values on sale Saturday at yard 39c McOoll Printed Patterns make home sewing easy, The M. M. Store's BARGAIN BASEMENT is the only one of its kind in southern Oregon featuring SELF-SERVICE, BARGAIN PRICES and POPULAR PRICED MERCHAN DISE. Here thrifty shoppers may SERVE THEMSELVES and SAVE. We suggest that you visit our basement store ... see for yourself the OUTSTANDING VALUES we offer. To compare prices here with others is convincing evidence that you can MAKE GREAT SAVINGS by getting the BASEMENT SHOPPING habit. Shoe Specials! In Our Basement Women's Shoes A fine selection of pumps, ties and oxfords in beige, white, browns and blaoks for dress and sport wear. You can actually SAVE FROM $1 to $2 on every pair your buy at these opportunity prices I $1.98 $2.45 $2.98 Children's Shoes Put your children's feet in our shoes and save. Nature comfortably fit ting lasts at prices that mean substantial savings. Three big groups at $1 $1.29 $1.98 Men's Oxfords An exceptional bargain in perforated oxfords for men, fashioned in black calf. Basement special $1.49 Tan calf welt oxfords which regularly sold for $4.46 will be closed out Saturday at this bargain price $1.98 Black and white sport ox fords for man, specially priced for Saturday shop pers at $2.45 House Dresses Saturday Special! 2 for $ 1 00 This fine lot of women's house dresses includes all sizes and styles. Be sure to see this Basement special when you shop at the M, M. Store Saturday, 5BpSf Basement Specials! Wash Prints Regular 19c wanh prints, fust colors, 36 Inches wide, with 30 brand new pat terns shown for the first time In our Bnsement Sat urday, Special Price, yd. 12c Bath Towel Special Bath towels, 22x44 Inches with colored woren bor ders In pink, (told, blue and green. Basement spec ial Saturday lOc A complete line of Boys' Cords, wool longies, overalls and socks. Simplicity Patterns Simplicity Patterns make home sewing eas ier, quicker and save materials. A wide se lection at 15c. 15c MAIN FLOOR Dresses A Special Lot of 100 Silk Dresses on our Main floor Jacket to Match. Reduced to . This Coupon good for 1 S Extra Stamps on a purchase of $2.00 or more on our main floor or in our Bargain Basement. (Saturday only, June 4th). Name Address .