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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 1933. PAGE SEVEN Local and Personal To Huckleberry Mountain Miir Enid Pun left Saturday morntng lor Huckleberry mounUln. 6he pUns to return to Medford this morning. , To Diamond Lake Mr. and Mra. O. M. Murpby left Saturday afternoon la- Diamond Lake, to apend the week end at their mmmer home. Fire at School A grass fire, which pread into some aawdust at the Jackaon achool Friday afternoon, was extinguished by the city fire depart ment. No damage resulted. Has Pen Stolen Fred Heath of the Heath Drug atore reported to city po lice Saturday afternoon that a deak fountain pen as stolen from the atore sometime that afternoon. To Union Creek Mr. and Mrs. Earl York. Mrs. Nell Wirme and aon Mid shipman George Winae left yesterday afternoon for the York cabin at Un ion Creek, to apend th week-end. Tools Missing M. J. Love of 414 Alice street had a number of tools stolen from the speeder at the Owen Oregon plant, according to the city police blotter. Breaks Light Leonard Foster of 613 South Central avenue, driving a car belonging to Carlld J. Parker, crashed into the Oharlea Baussoum automobile at three o'clock yesterday afternoon, breaking a headlight. To Serve Meals M. Maruyama, steward of the University club, has made announcement that the Rogue River Valley University club will re sume full operation. Including the serving of meals, on Monday, August as. To Elk Creek Father Raymond James Hore of San Francisco, chap lain transferred to thla CCC district, left yesterday for the camp at Elk creek where he will spend the week end. To Crater Lake Professor Wester gard of the University of California, Los Angeles branch, was In Medford last week en route to Crater Lake na tional park. While here, he visited Attorney Glenn O. Taylor. Coats Stolen Orval Lewman and Romie Holzhauser of Provolt reported to city and state police Saturday af ternoon that their leather coata were atolen from their automobile while It was parked on a downtown street. On Vacation Eugene Holley. dep uty warden at the Oregon state peni tentiary. Salem, was a visitor at the local police and fire stations, Satur day afternoon. He la on a vacation trip, and called on police offlcera in this district. Mra. Holley accompanied him. Announce Meettng The Jackaon County Recreation club will bold a special meeting In the courthouse Wednesday evening at eight o'clock. Quests for the evening will be the . grange masters and lecturers of the county. Jeromes Locate Here Miss Helen Jerome and brother, Phillip Jerome, and their mother of Long Beach, Cal., have come to Medford to locate for a time and are now living at the Trowbridge apartments on Tenth street. Craft Is Visitor Second Lieutenant Roy Craft of Eugene, publicity and welfare officer at the Eugene C C C district headquarters, was a visitor at the Medford headquarters Satur day, conferring with Lieutenant Carl R. Armbrust. Give Radio Talks On Monday at 1:30 o'clock, Mra, Mabel C. Mack, county home demonstration agent. will speak over KMED on the subject "Canning the Chickens." Wednesday at the same hour. Mrs. Sara W. Wertz. demonstration agent for Josephine county, will speak on jams and Jellies. Completes Tuor Supervisor Hugh . H. Rankin of the Rogue River na tional forest returned to his offices In the federal building Saturday, completing a visit to the Moon Pral rle. Upper Rogue river and Elk creek CCO camps, all located in the federal forest. Going to' Coast Major Clare H. Armstrong, in command of the CCC district headquarters here, la leaving Tuesday for Kerby, and from Gold Beach he will go to the OCO camp at Agness. While In the coast area, Major Armstrong will reconnolter Cape Sebastian for a winter camp alte. TOO LATE 10 CLASSIFY CASH PAID for men', secondhand sulta, odd ooata. hat, and ihoes Will H. WtUon. 31 N. Front 8t. TOP PRICES oald tor and hand fur niture. Berrydale 2nd Rand Store 1603 N. Riverside. Phone 3. BIO frrren slabs, per load a-load lot,, 1.88. Medford Fuel Co.. Tel. 831. FOR SALE 1 reentered Durham bull. 3 years old, fine pedigree, ,78. . William Ausland, 300 So. th. Oranta Pane or phone 5W-F-S. Grants Pass. WILL TRADE 185 acres. 100 acrea In cultivation: rich blacE, free soil. Fenced with Pase wire. 60 acres free Irrigation. Some stock. Equip ped. Will take home In Medford and some caah for equity. Price ,13.000 00. See Charles A. Wing Agency, Inc. Day In Medford Mra. M. B. Brad ford and Mlaa Maud Bradford apeut Friday In Medford on bualneaa Ash land Dally Tiding,. ... Goes to Cot tare r.rore Mlaa Glad- ya Murphy left vesrerday for Cottage Qrove where she la ependlng the weei-ena aa the guest of Mr. ana Mra. James Howard. ... Patton floes East Hamilton Pat- ton of the Southern Building and Loan, left Friday for a trip to Chi cago, during which he will combine business with a visit to the World', fair. ... At Baptist Church "The Second Coming of Christ" la the sermon top ic selected for this morning by Rev erend D. D. Randall, who will preach at the First Baptist church. ... Open Bids City council of Ash land conducted a special session Fri day evening to receive btda on the re construction of the city Jail and po lice station. Work will be started Im mediately following the awarding of the contract. ' ... Mrs. Steward Home Mra. Adrlenne Steward has returned to Medford from San Francisco and Los Angeles, where she has been spending the paat six weeks on a buying trip for her three stores. Mrs. steward stated that she was quite pleased with the trend of the fall and winter atylea. Fined $25 Prentiss Pavson of Port land. Maine, was fined (25 In Justice court at Ashland Saturday following bis arrest on the Siskiyou, by atate police. Parson also paid the court costs of 94.50. He was stopped by of flcera between Shady Springs and the blghway patrol atatlon. ... Accident Reported An accident re port was placed on file yesterday at the city police atatlon concerning a collision at the corner of Fifth and North Central avenue between the car driven by W. D. Honeyman of 430 South Fir street, and the- Gold Seal Creamery truck driven by M. H Simons of 326 North Holly street. n'.rh.m. atnn Um M a . George Warham of Sacramento, Cal. 6"raia norc lor n Drier urn, last week of Mrs. Warham'a aunt, Mra. Allc. TMnhrlHu nt Tnth -.Ma. They stopped on their return from a .avawut. ia en-tie, en route , to oac ramento, where Mr. Warham Is a member of the Standard Oil company . Return East Miss F. Alt Davis, who la engaged In religious educa tional work In the Third Presbyter ian church In Pittsburgh. Pa. tff Medford Friday evening for that city. miaa u.vis spent me past two months at the home of her sister. Mr. m Coe, during which time a family re- uuwii was field. ... VlsltS Mr. Tavlnr Iiim BanUmln Warmer of the superior court of San Bernardino county, Calif., waa a vla ltor in Merito-H DVM-. -..in-.-, wi. former achool associate, Attorney uirun .. iay.or. duoge warmer la here visiting hla sister, Mrs. H. O. Best. He made the trip to Medford via iwawooaa nignway. ... To Move CampsSeveral of the OCO camp m the district will be moved from their present location aoout the first of the month, to avoid the heavy rain,, Major Clare H. Arm atrong announced yesterday. The Moon Prairie camp will probably be movea to uncoln. and the Mt. Reu. ben camp to Rand, which la near Alameda. V. of O. Extension Course A course to be offered In southern Oregon this winter by the extension division of the University of Oregon, and to be conducted In Medford, will again be In charge of Dr. Arthur Taylor of the Southern Oregon Normal school, ar rangement, have been completed the past week by W. 3. Beattle, assistant director of the extension division. A similar course waa conducted here last winter. Two credit, are allowed for the work. ... Bliss Heine Visits Bliss Heine, for mer well known resident of Medford, now in buslnesa In Portland, la here for a few days visit with hla mother, Mra. T. G. Heine. Mr. Heine has Just returned from the national conven tion of the D. o. K. K., in South Bend, Ind., which he attended aa a member of the champion Portland arum and bugle com, of Abd-Uhl Atef Temple. The corps won first honor, for the third time at the con. vention. En route home Mr. Heine visited the Chicago fair. ... At Slltroo, Lake Medfordltea who have been tenant, at various times so far thla summer at the P. F. Close cottagea at Slltcooa are: Mr. and Mra. R. G. Beach, Mr. and Mrs. John Bar neburg. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Baker. C. M. Hous ton. Win. Rom. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Bursell, Geo. Barn urn and son. Oeorge junior., Father Maugher, Mr. and Mr, O. O. Sanden and 6 children. Mrs Sanden and four of the children va cationed for 7 weeka at Mirror Bay cottage, and Jack O'Connor and fam, lly and Herbert Sanborn and family, who are now living near Slltcooa. the O'Connor family on the Elsie Miller ranch, and the Sanborn family on the Close ranch, also were at the resort. Pearca Recovering Vane Pearoe wa, reported recovering from a major operation at the Sacred Heart hoa- pltal yesterday. ... Mlsa Collins Returns MLu Flora Collins, student nurae. haj returned to duty at the Sacred Heart hospital after a short Ulneas. ... Mra. Ore Goes Borne Mr. 3. 11 Orr haa returned to her borne In Orant, pass, having recovered from a major operation undergone at the Sacred Heart hospital, here. ... Hemtsreeta Return Mr. and Mr,. Jack Hemstreet have reeturned to Medford from a three week's vacation trip. From Crescent City they Jour neyed north up the coast to Portland, viewing Old Ironsides and the Ore gon steamship. They also went to Sa lem before returning to Medford by the coast highway. Returned to O. Pass Joy Meredith Wyman. newspaper writer of San Antonio. Tex., waa arrested in Med ford Saturday afternoon and taken to the Josephine oounty Jail on charge, of defrauding an Innkeeper. According to the complaint, ahe fail ed to pay her bill at a Grants Pass hotel, before leaving. FOR RENT 2 '4 acres, 4-room plas tered house, chicken house, garage. ,15 00 per month, charlea A. Wing Agency. Inc. WASTED Housekeeper in motherless home: full charge, two in family. flute age and salary. Box 13514 Tribune. LOST Elks tooth charm. Reward. Return to Medford Hotel. LIGHT '2 sedan. Perfect condition to exchange for dairy cowa. South ern Oregon Realty Co., 44 North Rlveraide. BARGAIN 7-tube Boson Superhet erodyne console radio. Just like new. 130. Limited time only Don's Radio Bervlce. FOR SALE Chevrolet ton truck Oeorg, Hu tenia,. Mania Park Drive. DRUG CODE PLANS CUT PRICE CURB WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. (AP) A far reaching plan to guarantee retail sales at or near factory fixed prices was presented to the recovery ad ministration today by the Mtlon'a druggists at the conclusion of their hearing on a code of fair competi tion. The plan, embodies in the tentative code, provides that no retailer cf drugs or cosmetics could sell auch goods at a discount of more than 21 per cent of the retail price set on them by the manufacturer. For instance. If an article was marked 91 by the manufacturer, tt could not be sold at retail for leaa than 79 cent. The proposal was aimed at cut throat price cutting, not only aa prac ticed by some drug stores, but by others which sell what the druggists defined as their goods. Thus, vir tually all goods having to do with health, would be sold under this price agreement, aa would face powders, toothpaste, perfumes and' some foods, many of which are sold In depart ment stores, beauty shops, stationers' shops and so on. KIDNAPERS QUIET; DENVER, Aug. 28. (fl) Fears for the life of Bernard Bltterman, youru Denver department store executive, kidnaped Thursday night, were ex pressed today by Ira C. Rothberger, attorney for the Bltterman family. The attorney ssld his apprehension was based on the fact the abductors have made no attempt to communi cate with anyone since a note, mall ed at Cheyenne, Wyo., was received yesterday by Alfred Trlefua, general manager of the May company, Den ver department store. BAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28. The weird kidnaping of Willard F. Wood, 69, retired reclamation engin eer and cousin of the late William Howard Taft, In which the victim was forced to help rob his own safe de posit box to get ransom money re suited today in the death of Police' man Michael McDonald, M, of a gun shot wound. ' The kidnaper, Howard Stafford Meek, 30, alias Henry Jennings, was killed yesterday by two policemen in plain clothes aa he fled down Mis sion street after shooting McDonald. Wood, the victim, was near col lapse today. The natural reaction to three daya and four nights of terror under constant threat. CITY AND COUNTY JHECK THIS WEEK FOR BLUEEAGLES (Continued from Page One) termine whether or not the N.R.A. banner Is flying and If the demands of the act are being observed. Employers, who have not compiled with the regulations to obtain N R.A. banners, will be asked to do so. All will be asked to sign and fill out cards, which will be presented by the workers. Among other questions to be answered will be several deal ing with the number of employes hired and under what conditions. Those flying the National Recovery Act banner will be checked along with those who are not. the aim be ing to determine the actual situation here In preparation for other drives to be sponsored in-tne campaign. The cams had not arrived In Medford late yesterday. Pins and other equip ment, needed for the campaign, were also still lacking, so it will probably be Tuesday morning bofore the check Is started. Definite plans for launching the drive were worked out by the local executive committee in meeting Frl day. Later in the season a check on all consumers In the cly to determine what support Is given firms, which have complied with the President's Wage agreement, will be led by an organization headed by Mrs. Qlen Fabrlck. Date of the second drive has not been determined. The executive committee of the National Recovery Act campaign In Medford la expecting to have the "Blue Eagle" flying In every place of business In Jackson county before the end of the week, members stated yesterday. Questioned regarding the conference at Portland headquarters, Mr. Aten derfer stated that the leaders In the north were all enthusiastic regarding the success of the drive there and were meeting with wonderful coop eration An optimistic feeling reigns throughout the state regarding the National Recovery Act. Mr. Alender fer stated, adding that the people are looking to It as the true solution and are ready to give it their unanimous support. JOHN DAY SHIES AT SPANISH TRICK OF OFFICIAL VISIT Edward B. Ashurst. district man a ger for the Home Owners' Loan cor poratlon, accompanied by Sam Moth erhead, district appraiser, were vis itors In Medford Saturday afternoon, In connection with the applications for loans being made in Jackson county. Mr. Ashurst Is In charge of the work In Josephine, Jackson, Klam- th, Lake, Harney. Orant, Crook, Jef ferson and Deschutes counties, and the work in the district Is helrg ex pedited by the assistance of Mr, Moth erhead. Persons who will accept the home loan bonds, can get 80 per cent of the appraisal valuation. Those v.'lio refuse to take the bonds, Mr. Ash' urst said. In a few exceptional cases. win be able to obtain 40 per cent of the appraisal. "In Klamath Falls,' Mr. Ashurst saia, "the banks, insurance com panies, real estate dealers, and mem bers of the bar association assisted and co-operated with us to prepare all of the application blanks, which greatly facilitated making loans in that county." Mr. Ashurst pointed out that the corporation has not been organized for the purpose of establishing lower rates on loans, but only applications on homes where Immediate aid is necessary, win be considered J. P. Lipscomb of Portland, state manager for the corporation, has given special Instructions that Jack son county be given careful attention concerning relief matters. INSULL'S RETURN AGAIN UNDERWAY JOHN DAY. Ore.. Aug. 36. (AP) The time worn "Prisoner In Spain" appeal for aid to enable a convict to escape from a Spanish prison, In order to recover a large fortune hidden In America, la In working order again. Harry Allen, local meat market pro prietor, received a letter this week purporting to come from a Spanish convict and asking funda to help him escape from prison, the reward to Allen to be one-third of $338,000. which the "prisoner" claimed to bave In thla country, A cable address waa enclosed In the epistle, which Allen turned over to postal authorities. The confidence game haa been exposed many tfmea In recent yeara. ATHENS. Greece. Aur 9fl fax Samuel insull, former head of the vast Insull utilities Interests, wu rie talned In a nursing home today as tne united states got under way second futht to eitradtbi him. Insull was taken first to the office of the chief of the Athens police. Hla attorneya Immediately contended he should not suffer Jail confinement because of the state of his health and hla age. (He I, almost 74.) Phyelciana examined him and It was on their recommendation he waa tak en to the Logothetopoulos clinic. In Rialto Hit Jack Holt and Fay Wray have the leading rolea In "'."he Woman I Stole" playing at the Rialto theater today and tomorrow. Holt playe the part of a two-fisted oil king who takes fancy to the lovely wife of hla super intendent and makea no bonea about the fact that he tntenda to take her away from him. A department of aeronautlca will be Instituted at Louisiana State unl- ver.ivy mis rail. The Rev. Luther A. Arthur of the First Baptist church la the pistol In structor for the Huntington Beach, Cal.. polio, department. WETS SCOLDED BY TEMPERANCE HEAD WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. CAP) Deets Ptckett, research secretary 01 the Methodist Board of Temperance of Public Morals, In a statement to day said the prediction of prohibi tion advocates that "the return- ot the saloon Is Inevitable if the 18tn amendment is repealed" was being fulfilled. "The liquor traffic la giving a re markable exhibition of Its attitude toward law by the open defiance of state provisions against the selling ot beer." "The dry have claimed that the wets are out to overthrow not only federal prohibition, but state and local laws against the liquor traffic," he said. "The drys are right. In dry states, spokesmen for the wets are urging the Immediate enactment of licence laws 'to get ready for the re peal of the 18th amendment' RCA PERFECT SOUND STARTS Today Continuous Show, 1:J0 to 11 p. m. TODAY AND M0K. Baffin! i rH with MARY BRIAN, RUTH DONNELLY, CLAIRE D0DD Also 2,000 Feet of Wonder Picture ot Chicago World' Fair "Century of Progress" SB WAITING TO BE TAMED! Alluring to men who (eared her fury.envied by women whose hate she despised ... storming through life ...in search of her master. r r CLARA I ! BOW SAVAGE From th novel by Tiffany Thayer tXracfetf bv Jotn FrmcIs Olio km naua j ALSO "Alnt She lf Cartoon New, JAMES CAGNEY IN 'HARD TO HANDLE' High powered press-agentry and advertising with Jamea Cagney pro viding all the high power Irom the baala for "Hard To Handle," whtoh opens today at the Studio theater. "Century ot Progress" a reel show ing the highlights and wonders of the World'a fair will also be featured on thla program. Craterian Stars i t t:k "Double Harness," at the Craterian theater today and tomorrow, has Ann Harding and William Powell featured It shows what can happen when " woman tricks a man Into marriage and the man eventually finds out about it. CLARA BOW FILM AT ROXY TODAY "Ca'.l Her Savage." the much-dU- cussed, Clara Bow starring produc tion, opens at the Roxy theater today The picture, adapted from T;lJany Thayer's sensational novel, reveals the star as an entirely new personality, lovelier and more radiant than ever. with a greater emotional appeal than she haa ever bad. Ollbert Roland, remembered as a serious threat to Valentino and John Gilbert for romantic honors in the days of silent pictures, is agsin shown as the lover. Broken windows glazed by Trow bridge Cabinet Works. Ore and Bullion Purchased 1.kaixt br Snia f Califoral htUhliiktd 1907 WILDBBRG BROS. SMELTING ft R!i FINING CO. Uffltu: HI M.,k Si.,S.n Fruu Flint; South San FfinriKO SKVKKIN BATTfcRY SEBVICK Medium Mud, ualterle, 6 volt 13-plate (IJQ prt 1 yr. guarantee wfcU Recharge, our make, Mo 13i3 No. Klverslde. Pbon, 9U A II 300,000 bridge, ' about two miles iong. 1, to be built over l.ne Bonnet Carre spillway, which pro tects New Orelans from Mississippi river flood danger. NEW FALL DRESSES, 13 95 to ,13.49. Swagger Suits and Coata. $13.45 to 124.09. Hats. 95o and up. New Pall Shoea moderately priced. THE BAND BOX Iz SHOE BOX. "The atore that eaves you money." Hlioivs nt 8:00 3:1.1 7:1(1 - 0:IS WORLD'S FINEST SOUND 0 Mats mo Eves 25c Kiddles a Dime RCA HIGH FIDELITY WIDE RAN OK Today and Monday BROKE THE 10TH COMMANDMENT! I dared defy . the world I I stole this woman and I'd do it all over again! I deserted my friend . . . risk ed my future . . . and buried my past I She was the woman I wanted, so I took her! Prom the arms and shelter of my best friend I stole this woman i 'ected Short Subjects j Nhons at 2:00-3:1 J 7:19-0:19 Selected Short Subjects SOUTHERN OREGON'S FINEST THEATRE Mats 290 Kvea 39s Kiddle, a Dim, Today and Monday She Had to Win Her Man Twice! Once for MARRIAGE Once for LOVE! She used a trick to wed that every woman knows . . and none dare use ! sHBMSbIReJ WULiA P'OWE LI in a story 0 a romance that ended with marriage marriage' at the . . . f 1 J 3 I pome oj a maaen gum With HENRY STEPHENSON, LILIAN BOND, dEORCE MEEKER, REGINALD OWEN :ALS0: "THE GRIP" first of the new BOBBY JONES Series "HOW TO BREAK 90" RV Ethel Merman Soreen Bong "Snow White" Cartoon Movietone News TUESDAY Flihtlnr aialnt . . . Loving Analnl . . Even more lovable than they were In "Mln and Bill." Waitace BEG11Y Adapted from Norman Rrlllf name's Bat. Eve. Poet tori, that hav thrilled fjfct- million, I TugboatAfliiifc- MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN ROBERT YOUNG M 9-M PlCTURI art HI