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MEDTTOTtD MAIL TRTBUKE', MEDFORD. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAECH 8, 193?.
SALES BANNED BY
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Merchants' Request Speedily
, Granted Lions Get Re
' lief Kitchen Aid Sewage
Plant Costs Presented
Definite action to discourse the
carrying on la this city of bank
ruptcy and selling out sales, claimed
to force Into the market merchandise
of Inferior quality, was taken last
nifcht by the city council in tne pas
sage of an ordinance regulating such
sales.
The ordinance was presented by
John Moffatt, representing the men
chant division of the chamber of
commerce. It was approved by the
license committee of the council and
met with early passage at last night's
meeting at the city hall.
-Both the merchants and the public
suffer from such, sale practices, Mr.
Moffatt stated, citing instances
where much Inferior stock was
brought in from other localities and
sold as sale merchandise here. J. F.
Lawrence, local Jewelry man, also
spoke In behalf of the ordinance,
stating that such sales have proved
nry detrimental to the Jewelry busi
ness here and have fooled many peo
ple, who bought faulty Imported
stones, believing them to be perfect
ones, offered at sale prices.
Lions Get Funds
The request of the Lions club for
financial aid in feeding the many
people, calling at the Community
Belief kitchen, was considered by the
city dads again last night and the
council voted to donate $25 to the
cause.
The council also voted to grant
the newly appointed Jackson County
Relief committee space In the city
ball. Rooms on the third floor will
be used as headquarters by the com
mittee as long as need for relief work
la real used.
Resolution read by City Attorney
Frank Furrell, asking that Riverside
avenue be recognized as a part of
tiha Pacific highway and that no un
due obstructions to travel he per
mitted there, was approved by the
council.
Dr. L. D. Inskeep, city health offi
cer, appeared before the council, with
eosU for the construction of a sew
age plant here, as submitted by
Frank McQueen. The total cost was
Hated as (80,000 for this particular
system, which Is now In operation In
Ban Francleco. The matter was re
ferred to the council committee for
comparison with other plans.
Milk Law Tightened
The milk ordinance, which pro
Tides for further enforcement of the
ordinance demanding payment of
gallonage fees, passed the final read
ing last night. The meat ordinance
was laid on the table for further con
sideration. Petition expressing the desire of 38
dty employes to enter a contract
with the National Hospital aasocla- j
tlon was read. I
Report of the work accomplished
during February was submitted by
dty Superintendent Fred Scheffel
and showed that since organisation
of crews from the unemployed Feb
ruary 34, the following was under
taken: Excavating flummlt avenue from
West Second street to Haven, mater
ial from this street being distributed
on low lots In various sections of the
elty.
Excavated Boyd street from Cen
tral avenue to Southern Pacific
railroad tracks.
Opened buckshot pit on Sunrise
avenue, this material being used to
buckshot North Court street from
the end of the pavement to McAn
drews road; Hamilton street from
West Eleventh and West Fourteenth.
Mud Taken Out
Excavated the mud from West Sec
ond street between fir and Orapo
and hauled In 100 yards of buckshot.
Tore out old wooden box culvert
drain on Oak street, between Second
and Haven and replaced with 1S5 ft.
34-Inch reinforced oonorete culvert.
We are cooperating with the coun
ty engineer in laying out and assist
ing In the construction of widening
all streets In the vicinity of the new
county court house.
CommlMary notes redeemed to
date by this work for the county are
as follows:
Payroll :FVb. 34 to 37 $ 830.87
Feb. 3B to March 2. 307.61
March 3 and 4 , 300.0,8
Mvch 0 . 310.80
1100.03
Trucks to and lno. Mar. fl... 47S.00
1573.03
OF
A. E. Orr of the Weeks and Orr
Furniture company, has received
notification from A. Cameron Ball,
secretary of the Western Furniture
conference, that he has been elected
vice-president of the conference. Mr.
Orr was formerly a director of the
same organisation.
Having always taken an active part
tn furniture associations, Mr. Orr at
the present time 1 president of the
Oregon Retail Furniture Dealers' as
sociation. FRESH
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Meteorological Report
March 8. 193S.
Forecasts.
Medford and vicinity: Fair tonight
and Thursday: little change In tern
perature.
Oregon: Fair tonight and Thurs
day, but cloudy at tidies west portion
and unsettled near coast Thursday.
Little change In temperature.
Local Data.
Loroat temperature thla morning,
32 degree.
Temperature a year ago today
Highest, S3: lowest, 31.
Total precipitation alnoe September
1, 1933, 11.97 lnchee.
Relative, humidity at 5 p. m. Tea
terday, 33; a a. m. today, 01,
Sunset today. 6:00 p. m.
Sunrise tomorrow, 8:33 a. m.
Sunset tomorrow, 6:10 p. m.
Observations Taken at 5 a. m.,
120 Meridian Time.
Tf
Iff
SB
38
City
53,
Boston
Cheyenne
Chicago
Eureka
38 1.44 Rain
34 cloud
34 T., P.Ody
44 Cloudy
Helena .........
Los Angeles .
MHDFORID ...
M
33 ....
46 ....
44 1.34
34 ..
48 ....
34 T.
40
34 ...
33
48 ....
Clear
Cloudy
P. Cdy.
New Orleans ...... 60
New York 48
Omaha , 40
Phoenix 76
Portland 63
Reno 83
Foggy
Cloudy
Clear
P. Cdy.
cloudy
P. Cdy.
Cloudy
Roseburg 64
Salt Lake 63
San Francisco....- 60
Seattle .... ......... 60
Spokane 46
Walla Walla 64
Washington, DjO. 68
P. Cdy.
P. Cdy.
Clear
Clear
38
34
43
P. Cdy.
COURT DELAYED
BY
Court procedure ha been marking
time thla week, due to the non
judicial days occasioned by the bank
holiday. There hays been no sessions
of the circuit court, and the Justice
courts have transacted only routine
Dusiness, such aa hearing ploas and
approval of bonds.
The circuit court Is expected to
resume Its sessions next Monday,
with Circuit Judge W. M. Duncan of
Klamath county presiding, circuit
Judge H. D. Norton of thla district,
holding court In Multnomah
county.
The bank moratorium has delayed
the court a week or more. The petit
Jury has been excused until It Is
ended.
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Viola corbln announces new Beauty
Shop at Fountain Lodge, 338 W. Mala
Phone 017-J. New tow prices.
CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK!
Moratorium Dress Event
' at PENNEY'S
What a Clearing H ouse This Will Be!
CHECKS ARE GOOD! So are Polka-dots Plain Colors or Plaids!
Safety
N.S.F. Plaids
Coin Polka Dots
Silver Gray
HERE IS OUR STATEMENT:
These values will do CREDIT to higher priced garments . . .
No style NOTE has been omitted.
It will pay you big dividends to investigate these certified
values Dresses that will be "on demand" at
These
SLASH IN TAXES
TO BUSINESSMEN
(Continued from rage One)
a tremendous Increase of this type of
business In the last two months,
The National Economy league has
taken a new lease on life with the
appointment of Lewis Douglas as
budget director. Douglas is In warm
sympathy with the league's objectives.
Ralph Pulitzer -ex -publisher of the
New York World in taking a leading
part In a membership drive.
The Nasi publicity Chief In the
United States, Kurt Luedecke, has a
tough Job on his hands. After he had
told the German radio audience-
speaking from Washington that
America welcomed Hltzler's ascent to
power, he was asked to send In clip
pings from American papers backing
hia statement. Instead, German
headquarters received several hundred
press comment which were not at all
complimentary to the Nazis. Ger
mans In the United States mailed
them anonymously.
Now Hitler contemplates sending
his strongest publicity man over here.
He is a Mr. Hanfstapngl, who was
born In the United States and Is a
graduate of Harvard. His chief ap
peal will be that the Americans as
Germanic race of masters," should
support Hitler's Ideals. He thinks
that the south will appreciate more
or less open expulsion as a warning
to others.
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IRKING IN WEED
Report of the death of Catherine
Carter, 30, at Weed, Cal., proved er
roneous, following an investigation by
California authorities, upon the re
quest of the girl's mother, who re
sides in this city. The Investigation
showed Mies Carter very much alive
and In good health.
The mother asked ttift local sher
iff's office to investigate the report,
who contacted the Siskiyou county
sheriff.
After a search of official and hos
pital records, Miss Carter was located
In a home, where she had been em
ployed for a month.
Neither the mother nor the daugh
ter could throw any Jght on how the
report started. It seems to have been
Just another of the deluge of vicious
and disturbing rumors that have
been In circulation dally the past
several weeks.
aeorge Samuel Hogue funeral ser
vices for George S. Hogue will be held
at the Perl Funeral Home, Thursday
at 10 a. m Rev. A. G. Bennett offici
ating. Interment at Selma, Oregon.
We are featuring all of
- Deposit Blue
Interest-Bearing Yellows
$3.00
dresses are producing plenty of interest
You can bank on that!
J.C. PENNEY CO.
WE ACCEPT SCRIP
Flight 'o Time
(Medford and Jackson County
History from the Files of Tbe
Mall Tribune of 20 and 10 Years
Ago.)
TEN VKAB3 AOO TODAY
Match 8, 1933.
(It was Thursday.)
"Collapse of American form of gov
eminent" forecast by English lec
turer. Pittsburgh audience booed
him 32 minutes.
Grand Dragon of the Oregon Klan
returns to Portland, and reports
"great disgust with Jackson county
politics."
Monarch Seed and Feed Co. has a
window full of newborn chicks, which
attract wide attention.
Two Portland drummers fined IS
each for turning around In the mid
dle of a Main street block. The court
inquires, "Did you think you were
home?"
Defense opns in the night riding
trials at Jacksonville.
Little crime In valley during Feb
ruary, according to reports of sheriff
and police.
Auto aalea brisk. Many local real
dents plan trips to old homes In mid
west when school closes.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
March 8, 1913.
(It was Saturday.)
Spraying and other orchard work
well underway.
Ross Kline and Harry Hicks start
a theater war. and state "If there arc
better pictures, we don't know where
to get them. '
Farmers to enjoin new state law
to make tfhem out their weeds.
Medford to have baseball team,
with Court Hall as honorary manager
and Tom Fuaon aa active manager.
Call for bids for new county bridge;
rush of taxpayers causes Increase In
force in sheriff's office.
Police round up a group of young
hoodums, who have "been playing
hookey from school and raising ned
nights on West Jackson street."
MINE HOST' DENSON
IN HOTEL REPORTER
The latest edition of the Western
Hotel Reporter, a hotel publication
Issued on the coast, carries on the
front cover a photograph of P. G.
(Pete) Denson, new manager of the
Medford hotel.
Beneath the picture Is publication
of the fact that Mr. Denson has
taken over the management of the
local hotel, having lea Bed. It from the
Emll Mohr estate. Mr. Denson Is
well known on the Pacific coast. in
hotel circles, having previously oper-
atea the Traveler s hotel at Duns
mutr, Calif., which he owns,
Real estate or ins urance Leave It
to Jones. Phone 796.
the new Spring Shades:
Overdraft Red
Collateral Pink
Currency Green
Post dated purples
FEHL MAKES SPEECH
ON COURTHOUSE USE
TO
W. R. Balrd, teacher of Everyman's
Bible class, which meets In the court
house auditorium every Sunday, states
that last week he appeared before
the county court and asked that the
class be allowed to continue to use
the auditorium for their meetings.
Commissioners Billings and Nealon
signed a written permit granting the
request and Mr. Fehl agreed orally.
Sunday morning, Mr. Fehl attended
the class and asked one of the offic
ers of the class not Mr. Balrd If
he could make a statement explain
ing his position regarding the use
of the auditorium, which was grant
ed. No comments whatever followed
his remarks. -
The class Is non-political, unde
nominational, and every man and
young man Is Invited to attend. I
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Due to a change In dates, the inter
national president and district gov
ernor were not able to attend the
meeting of the Active club at the
Holland hotel last night. Secretary
Kenneth Den man announced that
they will be In Bedford net Tues
day.
At the meeting last night the Ac-
tivlans decided to enter a team In the
city kitten ball league this spring.
Prospects look good for a winning
team this year, according to Presi
dent William MaoAIlister. Several
good ball players have Joined the
Active club since last season.
Miss Margaret Luman, accompanied
by Mrs. Virgil Holly, entertained the
Acttvlans with several songs. C. L.
Hopkins was the only visitor.
LICENSE RIGHTS
The county clerk's office to date
has Issued 426 dog licenses, there be
ing a brisk demand since March 1.
The number however la far below
that of last year, when 1126 dog
licenses were Issued. In normal times
there Is a dog population of more
than 3000 In this county. In 1938
there were 3128 dog licenses Issued.
Dogs like everything else are decreas
ing due to the depression.
The county court fixed the dog
license fee at 25c for male dogs, and
SOo for female dogs. Under the law,
the license fee can be doubled March
1. Aa yet this has not been done.
The dog license fees are used to
pay claims for sheep and other stock
killed by dogs.
KMED
Broadcast Schedule
Thursday
8:00 Breakfast naws. Mall Tribune
8:05 Musical clock.
8:18 Peerless Parade.
8:30 Shopping guide.
9:00 Friendship circle.
9 :30 Today.
9:45 Meeting of Martha Meade so
ciety.
10:00 Weather forecast.
10:00 Pashlon Parade.
10:15 The Pet program.
10:30 Morning comments.
10:45 Morning melody,
11:00 Quartettes Parade.
11:15 Vignettes.
11:80 Bong and Comedy.
13:00 Mid-day revue.
12:15 Color and Fancy.
12:30 News flashes. Mall Tribune.
13:30 In the Garden of Melody.
1 :00 Varieties.
1:30 Orants Pass hour.
1:45 Interlude.
&00 Dance matinee.
3:00 Songs for Everyday.
3:30 KMED program review.
3:35 Music from Yesteryear.
4:00 Across the Seas to Hawaii.
4:30 Maaterworks Period.
5:00 Popular Parade.
5:45 News Digest, Mall Tribune.
6:00 Medford Theatre Guide.
5 :05 Reminders.
8:30 Hubert LaMarr.
7:00 Talk for Labor Exchange.
7:30 to 8:00 Eventide.
OF GOLD HILL PASSES
Christopher O. MLsner passed away
THE TOGGERY of Course
MERCHANTS
Spring Suits
From $14.50
Newest Colors
Latest Styles
Fortune Shoes
for Men $3.50
Nunn-Bush Shoes
$5.00
' We Will Accept
Merchants' Scrip
Enabling You To Secure
Exceptional Bargains
In Every Department Of Our Store
CERTAINLY
Medford Mail Tribune
at a local hospital Tuesday morning,
aged 03 years. He had been a real
dent of Gold Hill for the past two
yean. He leaves his wife Mollle
Melsner. Funeral services will be
held at the Perl Funeral Home
Thursday at 11 a. m. Interment In
Medford I. O. O. P. cemetery.
THIS STORE
WILL ACCEPT
LOCAL
SCRIP
' In Exchange for
Merchandise
MEDFORD'S OWN STORE
This Will Enable You
To Secure Some
SPECIAL
BARGAINS
In Smart Spring Men's Wear '
LMUE
JrrTvsr
EDFCRD FURKITURE & HDWE.
'From the Cheapest that's Good to the Best
We Will Accept
Merchants'
Scrip
On Advertising
and Subscriptions
Announce Dance F. L. OlxLs' club
will hold a dance this evening in the
I. O. O. F. hall, with music by the
Oregon Lumberjacks' orchestra. There c
will be balloon and feature dances,
and a small admission charge will be
made. The public w Invited.
Will Accept
SCRIP
that's Made"
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