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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORi), OREGON, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1934. PAGE SEVEN Local and Personal Visiting Here E. Solheam of Min neapolis. Minn., arrived thla mornlr by train and la spending two day In Medlord Tlaltlng wltu friend. Mr. Nlckerson Return! Mra. M. M. ::':eon of thla city returned on the Oregonlan today from Portland. She was In the Rose City for a month. Kills Dog Tom Edsall of 215 Wash ington street reported to city police that on Tuesday his car ran over ami killed a dog on North Central avenue. From Wolf Creek Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bacon of Wolf Creek are spending the day attending to business In Med ford. They arrived thla morntng on the Oregonlan. MeLaln Returns Leo McLatn. dep uty United States marshal, returned this morning by train from Portland. having left by way of Klamath PalU the first of the week. Leaves Tnnlcht Fred Opp of Los Angeles, who has been visiting at Jacksonville with his brother, John Opp. Is leaving tonight by train for his liome. Loses Overcoat Dr. William P. Roney reported to city polloe that a light overcoat was stolen from his car Sunday night, us the vehicle was parked on North Central street. To New Mexico Lee Sain of Ala mogordo. N. M., Is leaving today by train for his home, having visited here for the past seven months at the home of E. W. winkle. Lieut. Dunn Better Lieut. A. O. Dunn of the state police Is recover ing from Illness which has confined him to his home for the greater par: of the last several weeks. John Wilkinson Improved John J Wilkinson of the McCurdy-Danlels In surance agency, who has been con ' fined to his home with Illness for the past ten days, was reported today as showing steady Improvement. Back from South Among those who arrived this morning by train were W. A. Grant of Sams Valley, who has been spending the past month In Oak. land and San Jose, Qal., to Improve his health. Goes to Portland Miss Blanche Arnold left this morning for Port land where she will spend the win ter with her sister. Mrs. A. L.' Quls enberry. She was accompanied by Charles Conoway. Here for Day W. W. Klncald of Niagara Falls, N. Y., Is among Med 1 ford visitors today, having arrived this morning by train to spend the day visiting here with his daughter-in-law, Wilma Klncald. Business Visitor R. L. Armstrong, branch sales manager for Chambcr lin Metal weather Strip Co., of Port land, Is in Medford attending to business, .for t three days.. vMr. Arm strong arrived this morning by train. Expected to Arrive J. H. Fletcher of the Jackson county Building and Loan association Is expected to return by train today from Portland, where he has been on a two days' business trip. Goes to Klamath Lane Ooodell of Portland, who represents the Niagara Fire Insurance company, spent yes terday in Medford on business, and called at the McCurdy-Danlels office. He continued to Klamath Falls from here. Leaves Tonight Dr. Harvey Far mer, who has been here several days talking to groups regarding the North African Mission, is leaving by tram this evening for Berkeley and Oak land. Cal., where he has arranged to speak before various groups. Attend Banquet Dick Campbell Warren Doremus and S. D. Doremus attended a banqtiet given at the Ho tel Medford Monday evening for all grocers of the Independent Grocers' Alliance In southern Oregon. Asn land Tidings. Issue Sluice Box The Hhansgivlng issue of the Applecete Sluite Box publication of the Applegate CCC, has been distributed, and in the four. page paper are a number of inter esting stories and reports. The pub lication states that a new Infirmary has been established In the old lso. lation ward. Mrs. Hnrcett Improving Mrs. T. M Darnall of the old Redwood highway went to Medford last :eek to be with her slsteT, Mrs. M. T. Hargett, who Is In the hospital. Mrs. Hnrgett, a resl dent of the Murphy district. Is tnv proving nicely under the care of a specialist, according to word received frm Medford early this week. Grants Pass Dally Courier. At the Hospital Mrs. Ralph Peyton of this city underwent a major oper ation today at the Community hos pital. Going to Portland Paul Drlnkle of Lakeview flew to Medford today n the Oregon Air Service ship, and left on the United Air Lines for Portland this afternoon. Stop at Local Port Shirley Brush and Glen Lena, flying the Standard WORK TO START (LuntliiUed from pag on) wards, with th second, at the court house recording the largest number. In the first ward, at the cltv mar- 011 Boeing 80, stopped in Medfori et. 188 votes were cast, with 156 res. over night, and left today for Tacoina . and 33 no. The largest percentage of They were enroute to the northern j noea were ghown n the second ward. Ori Double Bill city from San Piancisco. Returns Home D. O. Lindsey of Lozler lane, who underwent a major operation two weeks ago et the Sac red Heart hospital, returned to tus home today, In condition. t In Elks' Magazine In the Decern ber Issue of The Elks magazine If at the county courthouse, where 251 were yes, and 101 no. At Pichtner's garage, where the third ward votes were tabulated. 220 voted yes and 43 voted no, out of the much improved j 363 ?otes cast. There were 170 voted yes ac me city nau ana no, wnere 213 votes were counted for the fourth ward. Mayor George Porter Is out of town A i -X a picture of Henry Enders of Ash- for two days, and could not be con 'land and Lescer de Armand of Bend, j tacted for a statement concerning the shown with two large mule tall deer passing of the bond, they shot near Lakeview. Harder Pleased Rati K WATvUr nrMirinnt. e,f itom Redford to Speak Dr. Walter Red- , Jflcta.on county chamber of commerce i ford, president of the Southern Ore - j wMeh conducted Bn ctive campaign j gon Normal school, will speak at ; fm tna p(Uiln(c of thJ mea8U. Bftld ; Central Point tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock, to the Central Point Teachers Study club. He will ad dress the group on the social sciences. This La the last of a series of lecture given the teachers by the Normal school Instructors. The meeting Is open to the public. E AS CAR THIEVES Three men arrested here last Fri-! day for the theft of a car belonging j to the Fay Motor Car Co.. Wenatche. Wash., were bound over to the grand Jury Tuesday on $1500 bail after ap pearing on a federal complaint before U. S. Commissioner Victor A. Teng wald. The trio. Walter J. Czerwlnskt, 20. of Milwaukie, Ore.: Henry A. Coston, 35, of Pullman. Wash., and Mike Pe- tello, 21, of Plymouth Pa., were ar raigned before Commissioner Teng- wald on charges of unlawful trans portation of a motor vehicle In In terstate commerce, while knowing the automobile to be stolen. All three were committed to' the county Jail upon failure to produce bail. They waived preliminary hear ing. City police, who made the ar rests said the stolen car, a 1930 Chrysler sedan, had been driven to San Francisco and that the three men were en route back north, hav ing stopped briefly at the Medford transient center. Commissioner Tengwald said Czer wlnskt and Pettello claimed to have Joined Coston at Seattle after the latter supposedly stole the auto In Wenatchee. JOHN V. PRUETT thla forenoon.: "I am highly gratified on the overwhelming vote in favor of the new system. Right now I can see no reason why we should not go ahead and finish without delay, this much needed Improvement. It comes at ru opportune time, when there are plenty of unemployed to do the work." . City Superintendent Fred Scheffel said that work would probably start on the sewer system about the middle of. January, as the bonds must be aold and the bids advertised. Mr. Scheffel expressed gratification that the new system, which he said had 1 j been needed for the past five years, i would soon become a reality. OY HURT WHEN Richard Barthelmess has the lead ing role In feature number two on the Studio double bill, "Midnight Alibi." The story Is one of the most unique romances Damon Runyon has yet conceived. "Housewife," is the first feature, with George Brent, Bette Davis and Ann Dvorak, leading the cast. The story Is ol a wife who lead her husband to success, only to see him turn from her to a more flashy rival, neglecting the woman who mads him. 4 Coming Thursday situation causes the wife to stifle her love for the other man. though it breaks her heart. How thti lm- paaas is finally penetrated makes for a poignant climax. Miss Harding de livers a superb emotional perform ance, holding her audience spell bound. Opposite Miss Harding the two male ro'.ea are portrayed by Brian Aherne, English star, and Paul Lukas. DIZZY DEAN SIGNS -1 .t5ia John W. Pruett, aged 03. a real- dent of Jackson county all his life, where he was born March 7. 1871, passed away at his residence on Cra ter Lake highway at 8 a. m. today, December fi. Besides his wife, Effle Caster Pruett, he leaves two sona and two daughters: Mrs. J. E. Lester of Med ford: Marearet Pruett and Clarence Pruett of El centro, Cal.. and Glenn of Butte Falls; also two grandchll dren. Funeral arrangements are being made and will be announced by Con ger Funeral Parlors when completed. ft-- E Three cars were involved In an ac cident yesterday morning near Pine hurst on the Klamath Falls highway In which a fl-year-old boy received head cuts and bruises when the car in which he was riding skidded on icy pavement. Reports filed with city police give the Injured boys' name as Donald Robert Forbes, son of Robert Henry Forbes, 33, of 1893 Vlllard street, Eu gene, who was driving the car. Police reports did not describe the injuries as being serious. The accident occurred after a car driven by D. M. Daugherty of Malln, Ore., skidded across the center of the highway while attempting to avoid a passing auto. Forbes, drlv lng slowly downgrade, went Into 1 skid when he attempted to miss the stalled auto, passed It and collided with an approaching vehicle driven by Ralph E. Lawrence, 33, of 330 North Holly street, this city. Police reports Indicated little dam age to the cars, as both were being driven slowly. City officials today expressed their appreciation to the Chamber of Com mere In presenting tiie facts of the sewer disposal case before the pub lic, and the cooperation and support of the Chamber of Commerce officials. In the construction of the huge (Jorry bridge at Apalachlcola, F1&., (178.250 was spent for piles alone, 2,875 gigantic logs being required for the foundation structure. f . Two dahlias grown by Mrs. R. T. Moore of Nashville, Tcnn., are called the "Siamese twins' by her neigh bors, because they are Joined together on one stem. jtm ST. LOUIS, Dec. 6 7P) -Sam Brea don, president of the St. Louis Card inals, announced today that Jerome Herman (Dizzy) Dean, star right handed pitcher, had agreed to salary terms for 193A and placed a signed contract in the mall. Breadon declined to make public terms of the agreement. Dean hal announced he would hold out for $25,000. Breadon also announced that re cent negotiations for the sale of tM Cardinals to Lew Went a, Oklahoma oil producer, have been called off. Roxy Decorated By Local Arttst The Roxy theater auditorium pre sents an entirely different appear ance with the completion of eleven artistic paintings by William F. Oat man. The entire rear wall ts covered with an unusual and beautiful scene of Crater lake and the surrounding mountains. The ten panels on the two side walls each present a differ ent picture. There are local moun tain scenes, tropical forests, a vol cano In action, two Azteo scenes called "Temple Fires" and the most outstanding panel Is a scene from the motion picture "Treasure Island." This work, with the now equipment Just Installed In the projection room and the new large chairs, marks the end of the extensive remodeling plans. HINT STARTLING DEVELOPMENT IN KIDNANEARING (Continued from page one.) was Introduced in evidence yesterday. The money was Identified by nu merous witnesses as a portion of OF Mlna Jane at urges, wife of W. J. St urges, passed away at their resi dence on Ross lane early this morn lnv at the age of 70 years. Mrs. St urges was born at Frankfort. Minn., June 20. 1855. She was mar- riA ftt T.lva Bnrlnn. Innx In T,.l .T Tl" 1? bplon,n i sixty-four years ago. The family came Alvin H. Scott and dug up on the premises of the house he occupied by Scott and Miss Margaret Hurtt- enne at Medford. Scott and Miss to Oregon in 1804 and since that time have resided in Linn county before coming to Grants Pass where they TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALE Heatrola. 1123 No. Cen tral. FOR BALE Young fresh cow w.th heifer calf. E. Lumberg. Ross Lane, !a mi. north of Jacksonville llvy, WANTED Clean, soft cotton rags. Mail Tribune. FOR TRADE 10 A. on Columbia Hwy. Some timber. For small modern house, Will aasume small mort gage. Phone 682-R. FOR SALE Male shepherd puppy. 840 E. 9 th. Hurtlenne were the only alleged con- 1 "W,IW wtu lomiB splrators before the commissioner. I " Mrs. Sturges has been a devoted Fflllt Jars Fvhttlltort lnumhr nt thm MoihnHltf. h iit fall- Three glass fruit jars, dug out of ; prftcttcally all her life and until the ground by investigating officers, were entered as evidence. Their con tents were removed and replaced sev eral times as witnesses made ldentl- Joe E. Brown will be at the Cra terian theater tomorrow. This time he appears as a "0 Day Bicycle Rider" In the picture of that title. As a bi cycle rider Joe is a regular "fiend." but wins the race and his girl by the most novel and hilarious fluke Imaginable. Joe starts out as a village cutup who goes to the big city to show his girl, who has Jilted him, and the rest of the neighbors, what a great guy he Is., After getting Into a terrific battle, landing In Jail and being ball ed out, he makes a mad rush for tho races which have alrendy Btarted. The race Is the big climax to one of the most uproarious comedies In which the wide-mouthed comedian has yet appeared. It Is not only filled with riotous situations but is crammed with breath-taking thrills. Ann Harding Film Another Triumph "The Fountain." currently the at traction at the Rlalto theater, goes down In the annals of film history as another Ann Harding triumph Never since her sensational success In "Holiday" has the talented star had such an opportulty to display the range of her remarkable dramatic ability and sympthotlc Interpretation, In the role of countess Von Narwitz. a victim of a loveless marriage, she finds herself delineating a character of high spiritual quality who has a gl gantic struggle with her Instincts for romance. Interned In Holland she chances to meet an EngliBh aviator, a former childhood sweetheart, while her hus band, a German officer, Is at the front. Thrown into dally association ! she discovers the spark of her erst-! while romance rekindled. A crisis! comes when her husband returns as! a war cripple and discovers the sit-1 uatlon. His nobility in accepting the BOWMAN AND REUM WIN BRIDGE PRIZES Carl Bowman and Frank Reum held high honors at the Elks' club bridge tournament last night at the lodge, being awarded cash prizes. The session was tho third of a four- week series, with play held each Tuesday night. Grand prizes will be given the winners of the eight teams which are competing, after the final playoff Is held next week. ADVENTISTS TO AUCTION PRODUCE, COOKED FOODS Tomorrow, December fl, the Seventh Day Adventlsts will conduct an auc tion sale In the Sparta building at the corner of Riverside and East Main streets at 8 p. m. The proceeds from the sale will be used for benefit wel fare work. Cooked foods will also be on sale. lng health came upon her, was an ardent worker In that faith. Besides her husband she leaves five fixations. M. B. Llndqulst Identified . BrowIU,vn o; jar contain!,, 4hu In 20 federal 0rmlt pm. w R Nlcho, up at the site of a razed barn at the Medford place. Another Jar containing 73 20 fed- j eral reserve notes also went Into I evidence, along with a money bag found In a third Jar. The money bag, according to Coe A. MacKinnon, state officer, contained 795 in $5 and $10 bills. The same jar gave forth the wedding certificate of Clara Feldman and George L. Davis, issued May 17, 1033, at Denver. Colo., and several gold pieces, totaling 00. A draft on a Denver bank, dated July 17. 1933. for $2000. payable to Mrs. Feorge L. Davis, also was found in one of the Jars, Women Sit Quietly Throughout the hearing Miss Hur tlenne and Scott, flanked by their attorneys, Roscoe Hurst and Elton Watson, sat quietly. Whether they will be called to the stand today was not Indicated by their counsel. Miss Hurtlenne, usually smiling son, Medford; Mrs. Belle Nell, Cascade Locks, Ore., and D. W. Sturges of Cottage Orove. Also 12 grand chil dren and 14 great grand children. Funeral services wll! he conducted by the Rev, Joseph Knotts at the Conger chapel at 3;00 p. m. Thursday. Interment In Medford I. O. O. F. cemetery. TO SPONSOR BALL Medford post of the American Legion and the Medford Lions club have combined in preparing for a danc to be held at Oriental gardens Dec. 14. Purpose of the dance Is to caught the eye of every government 1 raise money for the Christmas fund LOST Yellow Persian cat, 8 mos. old. Howard f-r Information or return of cat. Tel. 362 or 482-Y. FOR RENT 2' houses, furnishe.-i; water. 812 Summit. LOST White female Pointer with liver speckles; small liver spot back of left ear. A narrow collar. An swers to name of Mvrt. Ten months old. Reward. 822 W. 12th. WANTED Housekeeper, middle-aged. References required. Apply 113 N. Central, TRADE Clear improved California RO A. ranch for southern Oregon ranch. Write details to Box 257, Rt. 3, Grants Pass, Ore, OWNER of caterpillar tractor and tools wants work. Price reason able. Tel. 671-R-2. LET HANSEN SOLVE YOUR DECOR ATING PROBLEMS. Tel. 289-J. 519 King. VERY MODERN COTTAGES Special rato to single persons. Hotel and Cottages Valandra, Central Point. WANTED TO RENT by renonalbl party, furnished h bedrooms; within walking distance of high school. Box 8787, Tribune. ARNSPIGER GOING TO RECLAMATION MEET Olen Arnsplger, secretary -manager of the Medford and Talent Irrigation district, left last evening enroute to Salt Lake City, to attend a confer ence of land reclamation representa tives, Arnsplger Is attending the meeting, which convenes December 7, as an Oregon delegate. Reclamation officials from all parts of the nation will be present. witness. She waa attractively garbed In a full-length coat of light brown dyed ermine, a dark brown felt hat and brown shoes of suede and kid. Visible on the back of Scott's head was the wound which accompanied the skull fracture he received in an automobile accident near Roseburg early In November. Woman Signs Option Miss Hurtlenne and Scott were purchasing the Medford property where they resided from tho Jack son County Building and Loan as sociation. J. H. Fletcher, representa tive of the company," testified. Miss Hurtlenne had signed the option to buy. $20 Notes Identified F. A. Grlmsdell, special agent of the division of Investigation, depart ment of Justice, and Phil Stansbury, deputy sheriff. of Jackson county, testified that $1300 of the money found on Scott was 920 Kansas City federal reserve notes. Grlmsdell stat ed that he checked them against the list of series numbers of the original ransom notes given In the Urochel case and found them listed. Two of the glass Jara containing money were found at tho Medford house In a combination woodshed and garage, burled In the ground by Offlcor MacKinnon. Almost every Investigating officer called to the stand during the day was cross-examined on tho subject of manure and fertilizer found around tho Medford place. The reas' on for the lino of questioning was not brought out. Hi MOTHERS, to bo used In the Lions' club Christ mas activities, and at the Legion Christmas tree. In both cases the organizations will provide toys for needy children. Members of the Legion post and auxiliary were reminded by Comman der Earl Foy today to attend the i externally. Nodos- Jolnt meeting this evening at the fagi Just rub throat armory, starting at if ociock. speciaa cnefJt wjtn Dusinem win oe orougnc Deroro tne members. Don't experi ment with children's colda Treat them as your own mother did The Oklahoma City municipal coun cil considered using coin "parking mc tra" to Increase revenue and to keep parking space open for general use U ' i I 1:00-0:00 Slfladaamall . Positively Ends Tonight I GRACE MOORE FOOTBALL PLAYERS DREAMLAND GUESTS In celebration of a successful sen son the Medford high school football team will be guests of honor at carnival dance at Dreamland Satur day night, according to Dlnty Moore. Harold Grove will be master of cere monies and Jay Chenewtth, the trombone sensation of Dlnty Moore's orchestra, will be featured In several numbers. Mr. Moore says Mr. Chene with haa received ao many requests for trombone lessons he has decided to make Medford his home. lUJLIJILIIII IWHtl lr ' if-n-. -ortiiiil A iiTTr. hfrr St. Mark's Guild luncheon and osrd j party. Friday. 1 p. m. All for 35c. Dreamland Tonight DINTY MOORE AND HIS ORCHESTRA Featuring; Singing and Specialty Numb-rs Through the New Electric Amplifier Men 35c Ladies 10c D ancE (llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllh, Shows 1:45 7:00-9:00 Ends Tomorrow Night! 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