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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. rEDFOTlD. OREGON. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1934. PAGE ELEVEN Local and Personal Called to Fire A flue tire at 57 Summit avenue u extinguished by cltj firemen jeeterdey afternoon. In Medford Today WIllaM Whit man of the Colter Butte vicinity. ras a business ealler In Medford this mornin?. Jackson Ooinx North Glenn Jack aon of tfce California Oregon Powsr company U leaving thla evening by train for Portland. Leave for Bay City Mr. Lola Day left thla city Wednesday with Fred Day. Sr.. of San Francisco, to vlalt her young aon In that city. Yocum In Hospital T. O. Tocum of Ashland Is a patient at the Com munity hospital here, having under gone a minor operation toda?. Mlaa Evans Here Mlsa France Evans, former business manager of the old Dally News, la a visitor In Medtord today from Klamath Fall. Mr. Monroe Improve J. R. Mon ro, who haa been 111 at a local hos pital for the past weelc, la now re cuperating satisfactorily at hia home on Howard atreet. Mr. Stewart Here A. S. Stewart of the southern Pacific company, la In Medford today attending to business mattera, having arrived on the Ore gonlan from the north. Visits Brother Here Mlsa Pearl Hall of Lakevlew arrived In Medford today on the Oregonlan from Port land, to apend some time here vlaltlng her brother, Court Hall. Undercocs Operation Lilly Klzzler of Rogue River underwent a ma)jr operation at the Community hospital yesterday afternoon and waa reported getting along nicely today. Guest of Wilsons Mrs. A. I Har vey. beloved southern Oregon pioneer, la in Medford from Ashland thla we, visiting Mayor and Mra. B. M. Wilson. Mrs. Harvey 1 Mra. Wllson'a mother. To Portland On business trip north, M. D. Plelda of the California Oregon Power company, and Raymond Reter of the- Pinnacle Packing com pany, left by train Thursday evening lor Portland. TO BlwW .UUirs -"" ahowlng Crater bake and. surround ing scenery, will he ahown thla even ing at 8 o'clock, In the Applegate Grange hall, at a meeting of the Aplegate Orange. 111 tn Hospital Elmo McCraw M the local high school la a patient at the Community hospital thla week. TouncH to Meet The primary council of the Jackson county teach ers w!l meet tomorrow afternoon ac 1 :30 o'clock In the courthouse audi torium. Mlaa Dorothy Baughman will give a muale demonstration. I Fennrll Has pneumonia Friends of Kleth Pennell. now of Eugene, will be sorry to learn that he has been very ill in the University city with, pneumonia. Hla condition, however, waa reported aj improved today. Kefers to Income Tax--5tat Crane Master Ray V. Gill today stated that tn the debate at the Armory Wednes day evening, he referred to the Income tax Instead of the sales tax, when saying It was "the fairest of all taxes." Census Uader Visits P. W. Coll of the United States bureau of the cen sus. Washington. D. C. was a visitor here this week, conferring with Mrs. A. E. Reames, supervisor of the busi ness census, underway in southern Oregon. Held in Jail Taber Kirkland of 1052 West Eleventh street, waa ar rested this morning by city police of ficers, and la being held in Jail far Invest Igalton. in connection with number of complaints received by the department. lludman Leaves Town Jk Rud man a muted earlv vesterdsv morn lng on charges of disorderly conduct, was sentenced to 10 aays m jnu r ordered to leave town immediately, wiiffmnn tolri CAtv Judee A. D. Curry that be would leave immediately. City ofiieers airesiea huqium. i . Father-Son Banquet The men and boya of the Central Point Federated church are looking forward to the father and aon banquet to be given In the basement of the Central Point church. March 1. A splendid program la being arranged and an excellent dinner la promised. The speaker of the evening will e announced lnt-ir. - Failed to Report Alden Roberta, stationed at a CCC camp at Galice. Josephine county, waa fined $26 and costs, for failure to report a collision with two cows on the Lower Appie gate road. The cows belonged to E. W. Kubll. Time waa allowed for the payment of the fine, by justice of the I Peace Coleman. 1 Markety Ll restock. PORTLAND. Peo. 33 CAT TLE: 35; calves 35; steady, unchanged- HOG6; 500; feeder pigs 35c higher. Feeder and stocker pigs, good and choice, aa.75-4 23. SHEEP: 50; steady, unchanged. Produce. PORTLAND. Feb. 33. (fp) BUT TER Prints, extras. 36c; standards, j 25UC lb. . ! BUTTERFAT Portland delivery: A grade, 33-34c lb.; farmer's door de livery. 30-310 lb. EGGS Pacific Poultry Producers' selling prices: Fresh extras. 16" standards. 14c; mediums. 14c down (carton lc higher). Buying price by wholesalers: Fresh extras. 13c; firsts, ll-12c; mediums. !2c; undergrade, 10c dozen. Cheese, milk, country meats, live poultry, onions, potatoes new pota toes, strawberries, wool and hay, unchanged. Wall St. Report Portland Wheat PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 23. (API Wheat futures: Open- High Low Close May 72i,i .72?, .12 .73'i July 73Vi Wft '"H Cash wheat: Big Bend blue stem .78 Dark ftard winter (13 pct.)v 78'j Dark hard winter (11 pet.) 73 Soft white, western white, hard hard winter, northern spring and western red - - .70 Oats No. a whits. $22.50. Corn No. 2 E. yellow, $22.26. Mlllrun standard. $13. Today's ear receipts: Wheat 153, barley 10, flour 38, corn 4, oats 3, hay 1. Bond Pale Averarrs (Copyright, 1934. Standard Statistics Co.) February 33: a 30 Indl's . 80 3 Today .... Prev. day Week ago Year ago 3 Tra. ago 80.7 80 3 . 80 S . 89 .8 30 Rr'a 88.6 87.3 87.2 59 5 104.7 30 Ufa 88 8 874 87.3 78.1 100.1 (1920 average equals 100). Stork Sale Averages (Copvrrght, 1934. Standard Statistics Co.) February 33: 60 India Today 99.3 TJnitHi Carb 46 lj j United Aircraft .. as1, i U. S. Steel 57 , AMNESIAVICTllVl ! i M MAY HAVE SLAIN i 89.1 ! SSi Uf )UAiAi I (Continued from ijage one) Prev. day .10I Week ago ...103.5 year ago .... 43.0 3 Vra. ago ... 138 4 T Yrs. ago....ll0.8 30 Rr's 81.4 52 8 63.3 33.9 105 9 113.0 30 Ufa 80.1 81.9 84 1 71.8 190.0 104.8 90 Total 88 4 90 8 91 8 46.1 142 4 108.9 I (1928 average equala 100). NEW YORK, Feb. 33. (API After milling about In a dull and IrreKulnr fashion atocka turned downward In the latter part of today's session and numeroua Issues recorded losses of 1 to 4 or more points. There were some mild recoveries In the final few minutes, but the close waa heavy. The transfers approximated 3.350.000 shares. Today's closing prlcea for 33 se lected stocks follow: Al. Chem. 8c Dye 155'i Am. Can 103 RUBBER SOLED SHOES MOSCOW (UP) The well dreased horse in the Soviet Union win wear In 1934. among other things, rubber-soled shoes. Learned men at the Scientific. In stitute of Transport have designed a rubber shoe for "Old Dobbin" and an experimental order for them haa been filled by the "Red Olant" fac tory here. . Sponsors of the shoe claim that It will guard horses against hoof disease, prevent slipping on Icy pave ment! and reduce traffic noise. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WILL PAY CASH for mens second hand hata. aulta and shoes. Will H. Wilson, 83 No. Front St. CHILD SEES MURDER Chicago Wheat Am. & Fgn. Power A. T. & T Anaconda Atch, T. tb S. P - Bendix Aviation ..... Beth. Steel California Packing Caterpillar Tractor . Chrysler - CHICAGO, Feb. 33. (AP) Wheat futures: Open .High Low Close May ... B .89'; .88 .881. July -874 7i .861.; .8614 Sept. .88 .88; .87 .87'e San Francisco Butt erf at -SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23. (AP) First grade butterfat 27c f. o. b. San Francisco, Stiver NEW YORK, Feb. 23. (AP) Bar silver firm, Vic higher at 46c. Coml. Solv Curtiss Wright . Du Pont Gen. Foods -. Gen. Motors Int. Harvest. I. T. & T. Johns Man. Mont. Ward North Amr Penney M. C.) Phillips Pet. ...... Radio Sou. Pac Std. Brands St. Oil CM St. Oil N. J. ' .. Trans. Amer .... 104 . 121 .... 15 6734 .... 20i, .... 46',; .: 25, 30 'i 1 .. 57 .... 384 4 10U. 34 i 39 4 42U 144 60 32'i 20 63 17 393; 22 40 47 7tt "Johnson was railed in for ques tioning and readily discussed the tragedies with the officers. On ex amination into his past life Indicat ed that at different times he had been afflicted with lapses of mem ory and had done unreasonable things. ' "He frankly declared,' the district attorney stated, "that on the morn ing Williams disappeared he was en gaged in sowing grain In a small, plowed field not more than 300 yards from where .the Williams body was found the following day. He stated that hla mind la extremely hazy re garding the events of the morning, but that he recalls being actually en gaged In the sowing of grain, a fact which Investigation corroborated. but that his next conscious act was that of Walking towards hla field across the pasture lot which lay be tween the wooded area in which Williams' body waa found and the grain field. Gone Long Time 'Johnson, according to his state ment." the district attorney SHld. left his home about 8 oi m. and did not return until about 10:30 a. m. and agreed with the officers that the j further examinations are to be made. lapM of time waa unreasonably out He will probsbly be sent later to the of proportion to the time that the I state asylum to be kept under ob nmount of labor of sowing the small j nervation for a pr!M of from 30 to lira in field woxild normally consume. C0 days before any further action la Williams, who left his heme about ! taken with regard to filing of a mur 8:30 a. m.. would follow a course , der charge, that would take him through the! pasture adjoining the tract where Johnson claims to have been work ing. "He has expressed a terror of the plowed field," the district attorney stated, "and told us that he is satis fied that some act, of which he has no conscious knowledge, has caused the feeling. "His father-in-law was killed under very similar circumstance lng a rock crushing plant near the farm, discovered the glittering mttal. Since then many prospectors have panned the river. OF DANCE Saturday Nlsht. Feb. 21th at Gold Hill Hall (iOOrt Ml.vIC A l Million 4i-e working In his garage. He had appar ently been surprised while kneeling on the floor being In the act of mak ing repairs, and hla skull was crushed by blowa from a hammer or similar Instrument," the district attorney reported. Nervous After, Ieath, "For several weeks after that trag- edy Johnson, according to his own statement, was in a highly nervous and excitable state." Cordon said, at one time making an attack upon a brother, who had been called to aid in quieting him. Since the Williams murder he has also been subject to extreme nervousness.' Johnson with his wife and three I children, moved to Rice valley about two years ngo. coming from Riverside j county. California. He lived on the (arm adjoining the Williams home, i nnd had been an adviser to Williams In financial matters. Williams had delivered personal papers into John son's hands and had made him executor of his will. The district attorney reports that Johnson has been given an examina tion by a local physician and that CHEHAUS. Wash . Feb. 23. (UP) A miniature gold rush waa In pro grew on the Newaukum river, five while miles south of Cheralls river, today. f ol lowing a n n ou nee me n t gol d was found on a nearby form this week. Prospector reported the metal was found In profitable quantities. D. R. Ford, while engaged in work- BE.ll, OLD TI.MB DANCE K.P.HALL KVRUV SAT. SITE All (lie olil time dances and the best of ..Itl time tnlllr. Al. WliKUir S OltCllbSIHA 2:u- rouple. i:trji Ladle inc yiji lawpyM .iiua,t,i,.feM ISTANBUL (UP) Se.ven-ye.ar old Mehmed came to the police with j a tale of trouble at home. t His mother, aided by .two men. ; set about his father, and one of her assistants cleft open the husband's head with a hatchet, said Mehmed. When thla commenced, the child waa sitting In a corner, peeling an apple with a knife. Then, ha told the police, his mother took the knife from him and cut off hla father's nose and eara. Following thla, the trio burled the body In a dunghill e-ACBE ranch near Grant Pass. tra4e lor residence property In Med ford or small acreage near Medford. Addresa p. O. Box 1188. Medford. WANTED Tuxedo, size 39-40, and glrl'a bicycle. Stat price. 8 11784. Tribune. TOR fJALE Livestock, furniture and poultry at the auction held every Saturday at the Sale Pavlllm, Southern Oregon Livestock Auction Bldg. FOR TRADE Model T truck wood truck. What have you? Mrs. Moore, 1 mile south Talent on highway. FOR SALE! Dandy acreaje adjoining city; comfortable house, large chick- i en house, good garden. 35 chlckene j and good cow go with this place at I 1127.50: easy terms. Inquire 733 McAndrewa road. ' I FOR SALE Success beardlese barley' seed. Fred Barneburg. Rt. 4, Md- i ford. . . . FURNISHED room In private home ; for gentleman. Phone 763-R. FOR SALE Portable air' compressor, or trsde for used car. 304 S. Orspc. evenings. FOR RENT 9-room furnished house. 238 So. Holly. Inquire 15 Crater Lake. WANTED TO BUT one 2nd har.4 tank. 500 to 1000-eallon capacity, for cash. H. Van Hoevenberg. Tsl. 8-F-1A. Oold Hill. FOR SALE and hand building ma terials, doors, windows and brick. Back of Farmers c Frultrowers bank. Elmer Chlldere. 230 South Central. 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