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Newspaper Page TextMEDFORD MATL TRIBUNE. MKHFOim. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23. 1935. PAGE NINli Local and (iw East Mrs. Ruby Arnold left , lest n:ght by train, enroute to Car thage, Mo. Calder III Richard Calder, elevator operator at the Federal building, la confined to hi home by Illness. Mozel to San FranrUio Mr.- Moel aa among those leaving Med lord la&t night by train, enroute to S&n Pran- ' cleco. New CCC Chaplain Here Chaplain Lt. Daugherty la In Med ford today to replace Chaplain Plerpolnt In this CCC district. I -eaves for South J. L. Ross, hav ing been registered In Medford at Hotel Jackson, left last night by train for Sacramento. Card Party Tomorrow The Veter ans of For eg n Wars Auxiliary Is hold ing a card party at the Armory Thurs day at 3 o'clock. Attorney Ahlf Calls Attorney Ah!f of Grants Pass arrived this morning cn the Oregon tan, to attend to busi ness In Medford today. leAve for Tillamook Mrs. D. O. Fredericks and sister. Miss Nellie Ack ley. and nephew. Jim Ackley. left Tuesday to spend several days at Tillamook. (iupbts at stoops Home Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schmutss of Salem ar rived this morning to be guests In Medford for a week at the home of their son. Al Stoops and family. Robinson Has Guest O. J Robin son has as guest at his home this week his mother-in-law, Mrs. Lou Austin of Portland, who arrived this morning on the Oregonian. KoadmaMer Arrives D. C. Harris, roadmaster for Southern Pacific lines, arrived this morning on the Ore gonian for a brief business visit to Medford. Offices Closed The offices on North Central avenue of Dr. Robert E. Lee have been closed for remod eling, and will be reopened In sev eral days with new equipment. .Spends Day Here Mrs. John Hill of Ashland returned to her home this morning on the Oregonian, having been in Medford for a day with her daughters, the Misses June and , Myrtle Hall. To San Francisco Gordon Green, manager of American Fruit Co., anc M. M. Morris, manager of Medford Ice and Storage Co., left last night by train on business trip to Qan Francisco. Harding to Klamath B. G. Hard ing, agent, southern Oregon district, bureau of Internal revenue, wIU leave tonight by stage for Klamath Tails on a routine business trip. Calls at Park Offices I. K. Davld r son. former superintendent of con struction for Crater Lake national park, Is in Medford, and yesterday was a caller at the park offices in the federal building. Blrk to New York Glen J. Bl:k, ' local manager for Metropolitan L:fe Insurance Co., left last night, enroute to New York 'city, where he will at tend the annual Metropolitan Life managers' meeting. He U expected to be away 15 days. Standard Man Calls W. H. Mc Culloh of San Francisco, represents - tive of Standard Stations, Inc., ar rived this morning on the Oregonian from Portland, to spend the day here on business before continuing sputh Supervisor Calls Frank Russell of Oakland, Cal., northwest supervisor or California-Western State lines, ar rived in Medford yesterday mormug on the Oregonian to attend to busi ness here with Earl J. Knutson of Sacramento. Expected to Arrive Robert Han- ford of San Francisco was expected ' to arrive from the north by train to day, to attend to business here in ' connection with mining. Mr. Han ford was a Medford business visitor several days ago, enroute north. From Portland Albert Axnat of the regional forest service offices at Portland, was In Medford today at tending to business at the headquar ters of Rogue River national forest. Mr. Arnst Is In charge of visibility or mapping work. Attends Exchange Meeting Harry B. Duncan returned to Medford Mon day from Los Arureles, where he at tended a meeting of all district man agers of the Pacific coast territory for the Farmers' Automobile Inter Insurance Exchange. Mr. Duncan Is local manager for the exchange. Flks Co Visiting Many of the members of Medford lodge B. P. O. E'.ks will attend the meeting of the Ashland lodge tonight. In a customary visit to their LitHa City brother. The Grants pass lodge has also In vited members from Medford to at tend a covered dish dinner and dance to be given tonight at their temple. FUNDS AVAILABLE For loarn on residence property Convenient monthly loan repaymenti Loans closed without delay. ; Medford Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n. ;: 126 East Main. Phone 195 jj. Savings investments Insured up to $5,000 by the , Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Washington, D. C. l'o bonus paid to systematic savers Personal Captain Murray Visits Captain Murray of the Evans Creek CCC camp was In Medford today on business. Copeo Man Returns S. M. Bullls. safety engineer for the California Oregon Power company, returned yes terday from a brief business trip to Yreks and Dunsmuir. Meeting Cancelled The Junior Artisans will not hold regular meet ing Thursday night, due to the Ill ness of Mrs. Gould. Mrs. Gould Is slowly Improving from two weeks of influenza. Teacher Leaves Miss Loved a Mann, teacher at the Roosevelt school, Is leaving that position to work for a degree at the University of Oregon. Her place will be taken by Miss Alice Hanson, who has been teaching at the Oak Grove school. To Give Fashion Show Mrs. Blanche Rohrer of Portland, special representative for Bear Brand Knit ting company, will arrive In Medford tomorrow to present a fashion show of spring models at the Needle Arts shop, the end of the week. ' Artisans Will Meet The Medford Assembly Artisans will hold an open social meeting on Thursday evening. January 24. at the club room at the city hall, for members and friends. There will be an entertainment and refreshments. y License Examiner Coming Ward McReynolds, examiner of operators and chauffeurs, will be In Medford Friday and Saturday, January 25 and 36, at the city hall. All those wish ing permits or licenses to drive are asked to get In touch with McReyn olds then. Rayllss Family Visits Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bayllss of Hilt were In Medford yesterday with their family, visiting Mr. end Mrs. Bayllss are the parents of Jim Bavllss. local hich school athlete, who won the ski jump Et Russet's camp Sunday. Requested to Call police City police are anxious to get In touch with Mrs. Myrtle McDonough, for whom they have an Important mes sage. They would also like to get in- touch with Harry Wright for the same purpose. PIECE OF L ATI IS CLAIM (Continued from page one.) wood for the government, followed a string of ladder witnesses to the stand In Hauptmann's trial for the kidnaping and murder of Bab Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., and added to their tracing a final conclusion that the ladder came from Haupt mann's home. Acknowledging that he had exam ined an upright from the ladder known as "rail 16," Koehler said: "1 found nail holes In the attlo Joists corresponded and the grain of the wood was the same as the board there." The board ha referred to was an exhibit In the evidence. It came from the attlo of Hauptmann's Bronx home and had been next to the place from which the state charges the lad der upright was sawn. Defense Piqued Defense pique at the testimony was manifested by Frederick A. Pope of defense counsel. He leaped up. "He Is not qualified," he cried. "We say there Is no such animal known among men as a wood expert." Justice Thomas W. Trench ard dis agreed, but Informed the defense lt could cros-examlne Koehler on his qualifications. Luncheon recess pre vented this being done Immediately. Trooper Lewis Bornmann of New Jersey and two New York police car penters testified that "rail 16" fitted Into a space from which a board had been sawn In Hauptmann's attic. The nails, they said, could be pushed Into the relating holes with the fing ers. Prosecutors feared the defense fight on Koehler's qualifications. If prolonged, might delay their case and prevent tehlr resting until to morrow, ; Paper Expert to Testify There are, the prosecutors said, some more witnesses to be heard. One of them Is expected to be an expert on paper to Identify cheap writing paper found In Hauptmann's home as counterpart of paper used In the 14 ransom notes sent to Colonel Lindbergh after the kidnaping. The piece of paper from Haupt manns home was put Into evidence today with Inspector John J. Lyons of the New York police on the stand. Pope said; "I might cross-examine Koehler two or three days." but add ed that much depended upon the di rect testimony given by the expert. Dm Uail Tnoune want ad . LIKELY FOR YEAR WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. () ; Higher hog prices during the re- ! malnder of the year and the smallest hog slaughter next summer since 1010 ) were predicted today by the bureau c! i agricultural economics. In addition to price advances In late December and early January, "further advances are likely during the remainder of the winter season." and the level will continue high, due to the small slaughter, the bureau declared In Its January report on world hog and pork prospects. The report added that "It Is prob able that exports of pork and lard this year wilt be the smallest In many years,' despite the fact that Germany showed a census of three per cent fewer hogs In December, 1034, com pared with December. 1033, and Denmark-showed a decrease of 10 per cent during the same period. Livestock. PORTLAND. Jan. 33. (JP) CAT TLE: 100: low grade cows 25c lower HOGS: 200; weak to steady, un changed. SHEEP: SO; quiet, unchanged. CHICAGO, Jan. 33. (pi (U. 8 Dept. Agr.) HOGS: 29.000; better grade weights above 200 lbs., 7.75 85; top 7.90: light tights 7.00-40; sow& 7.35-50. CATTLE: 11,000; lower grad steers, kinds selling at 10.00 downward, weak to 25 lower; up to 12 75 paid for 1261 lb. steers: yearlings scaling slightly over 1000 lbs. 12.65; other choice year lings going at 13.00-50; yearling heif ers selling at 0.75 down to 0 50; most choice vealers with weight 10.50-11.00; general bulk selling at 0.50-10.50. SHEEP: 14.000; better grade natives and fed westerns held 9.25; talking 9.00 and below, but no bids; shetp and feeding lambs scarce, firm; good to choice native ewes 4.50-5.00. Portland Produce PORTLAND, Jan. 23. (p) BUT TER Prints. A grade, 34 VaC lb- in parchment, 35lc lb. in cartons; B grade, parchment wrappers. 34c lb.: cartons, 35c lb. BUTTERFAT Portland delivery, A grade deliveries at least twice weekly, 35 -36c lb.; country routes, 34-3 5c lb.: B grade, or deliveries less than twice weekly, 33-34c lb.; C grade at market. EGGS Sales to retailers: Specials, 27c; extras, 26c; fresh extras, browns, 26c; standards, 25c; fresh mediums, 25c; medium firsts, 24c; fresh pul lets. 32c dozen. EGGS Buying price of wholesalers: Fresh specials. 24c; extras, 21c; extra mediums, 20c; pullets, 16c; checks. 16c; bakers, 16c dozen. Cheese, milk, country meats, live poultry, onions, potatoes, wool and hay steady and unchanged. Portland Wheat PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 23. (AP) Grain: ' Open High Low Close May M .86 .84 .85 July .76K .77 .764 .77 Cash: Big Bend bluestem .80 Dark hard winter (13 pet.) 07 Dark hard winter (11 pet.) .88 Soft white, hard winter, north ern spring and western red 82 Western white 81 ' Oats No. 2 white, 32.50. Corn No. a E. yellow. $41.35. . MUlrun standard, 826. Today's car recelpta: Wheat, 36; flour, 0. Chicago Wheat ' CHICAOO Jan. S3. (API Wheat: Open High Low Close May .97 .98 .9V4 .9814 July 884 .89?4 .88,4 .884 Sep. .88 ft .87 "4 .', .8874 Wall St. Report NEW YORK, Jan. 33. (AP) The stock market drifted quietly today, closing with mixture of narrow ll, tfYTIME: Kiamu . 91 TONITE Mystify in if and hilarious because nobody tells the truth ! PRIVATE SCANDALS TOMORROW Brian Ahernt Victoria Hopper CONSTANT NYMPH Daily Mat. 1 :45 Eve. 7-0 j PresidensNiece i Margaret Delano, a niece of president Roosevelt, will be one of tbe many socially prominent women who will havo an active role in the 1935 Birthday Ball for the President. The Ball, which will be held in D600 com munities from coast to coast on Jan. 30th, is- a benefit to raise funds for waging a nation-wide war on infantile paralysis.' Miss Delano is' chairman of the Maids of Honor committee for the affair that will be held at the Waldorf Astoria, Now York, drawing to it thousands of the nation's social leaders. gains and losses. Transfers approxi mated 600.000 shares. U. S. government bonds were the outstanding feature In securities mar kets, several of them rising to new highs. Commodities moved narrowly for the most part, although corn turned rather weak. In foreign exchange dealings, gold currencies again turned reactionary, while sterling advanced. Today's closing prices for 33 se lected stocks follow: Al. Chem. & Dye 135i American Can 11538 American & Foreign Power 4S4 A. T. & T . 105, Anaconda - 11 Atch. T. & 8. P. - 48i Bendlx Aviation 15? Bethlehem Steel - 814 California Packing 38'i Caterpillar Tractor - 39 Chrysler 37 Commercial Solvent 21 Curtiss-Wrlght 2 DuPont - 04' 4 General Poods - 34 Va General Motors 31 V2 International Harvester I. T. & T . 41 Johns-Manvllie 62 U Montgomery Ward "North American 27 72 Penney (J. C.) Phillips Petroleum - 14', Radio . S',4 15', Southern Pacific Std. Brands Std. Oil Cal 31 Std. Oil N. J Trans. America 6',, Union Carbide 45 United Aircraft 14'i U. 8. Steel 37 , For the first time not a single un deliverable Christmas parcel remained when the Topeka. Kas.. postofflco cleaned up the 1934 Influx. Nearly 400 kinds of cactus were presented the city of Pueblo. Colr., many from foreign countries, by B. P. Scrlbner. A muzzle -loading rifle of Revolu tionary vintage was unearthed near Durant, Okia., by a farmer digging for water. Wild ponies that roam the narrow and strips off the North Carolina coast become quite gentle once they are captured and trained to harness. Official testa within recent yeara show less than .3 per cent of Tennes see's dairy cattle are afflicted with bovine tuberculosis. Touth needs more than a fire ex tinguisher. Tl20c iij Anytime HURRY! Ends ToniU JOEL McCREA FAY W RAY STARTS TOMORROW Charlie Ruggles In "Friends of Mr. Sweeney" with ANN DVORAK EUGENE PALLETTE IKS)- 1 ... - XW" jMNM: if umtmmiDim wallah beer- . mm Here Thursday P. T. Barnum, self-styled "Prince of Humbugs," somes back to a hearty, life tomorrow at the Craterlan the ater, In the person of Wallace Beery, who plays the matchless showman In 'IThe Mighty Barnum. The screen play, which maintains the comedy mood best suited not alone to Barnum's extravagant ex ploits, but to Beery's most popular type of characterisation as well. was written by Oene Powler, famous biographer, and Bess Meredyth, one of. Hollywood's ablest scenarists. The story opens with Barnum's en trance Into the sideshow business exactly a hundred years ago when. having acquired a few reptile mon strosities and an aged n egress named Jolce Heth. purported to be 160 years old and erstwhile nurse of the Infant George Washington, he left his fall ing Bowery grocery, rented a livery stable and opened Barnum's Ameri can Museum. The famous midget. General Tom Thumb and his bride, Lavlnla, the Cardiff Giant, the Bearded Lady. the PiJI Mermaid, the Woolly Horse and alt the rest of the "natural oddities with which Barnum stag gered New York a century ago are also seen. His splurge from the gro tesque to the sublime with the sponsoring of the American debuf of Jenny Lind. the lovely Swedish nightingale, at Castle Gardnn. plays a big part In the picture, with Vir ginia Bruce charmingly Interpreting the golden-voiced Jenny. Adolphe Menjou, rtochelle Hudson and Janet Beecher are also Import antly cast. Dickens9 Picture Pirates Audience At Rialto Theatre One of literature's greatest novels has become one of the screen's great est photoplays. "Great Expectations." ptcturlzatlon of the famous atory by Charles Dickens and how at the Rialto theater, has been filmed with an eye for maintaining the char acters and the gist of the story as closely as possible to the original The result la a film play of more than ordinary standard. Following the rise of Pip. the poor orphan boy. from his . boyhood to manhood, depleting his many ad ventures as he first meets Mngwltch escaped from the convict ship and subsequently captured; his years serving of the half-mad Miss Havl ftham and, as he matures Into man hood his becoming a fine gentle man and to finally meet his un known benefactor who has supplied the wherewithal to take him from his poverty-stricken boyhood to the place of eminence he now holds. Great Expectations" carefully builds up a suspenseful plot that holds th Interest throughout. Henry Hull, playing the role of the convict Ma k witch, offers one of the most striking characterizations the screen has shown Tor a long time. Not only Is this newcomer to the screen a master of makeup but, with a talent that should bring him many added laurels, he endows the char acter with a sometimes fearsome. Shows 1:4. 7:00-11:01) Postively Ends Tomorrow! Greater Than Even Dickens Imagined! The tale toted to lite In a truly marnlll . cent moTlel CHARLES DICKENS' ICTATDflDI UlsT aaM 1 HENRY HULL PHILLIPS HOLMES r-.-. "t """ Fear mi me Mngwltch , . , herulr rip ... . beautiful K"lela . . . Pumplfeliofik . . Joe Uarcery they're all here In this treat story of lore and adventure! From the Story "THE WOLF HUNTERS" I I srmetlmes roughly tender person-1 shty that goes deeper than makeup , could ever do. j Georgle Breakstone, one of fllm dom's talented youngsters, has the role of Pip, the boy and turns in a remarkable performance. An Pip. grown to Ma nil cod. Phillips Holmes li-u, after Innumerable poor parts, been finally given a role that fits him perfectly and should go far in restoring him to the popularity he enjoyed when he made such a hit In "An American Tragedy.' Alnn Hale, playing the part of Gregory, the giant blacksmith; Fran cis L. Sullivan as Jaggers, the law yer. Jane Wyatt and Estetla; Flor ence Reed as Miss Hsvtsham and many other players are also featured In the cast. 4 Monkey Comedian Stars In Clever Vaudeville Acts A monkey comedian, "Jlggs." who played an important role In the Jungle picture "Tarran and His Mate," Is featured with Cal Norrls and his monkey movie stars, head lining the "Happy Landing" stage unit at the Craterlan theater for to day only. Others In the cast of this novel presentation Include the Alexander brothers, comedy ball bouncing act; Skeeter and Ray. comedy song and dance team: Cantu, the Mexican ma gician: 'Mellne Chorka. torch singer. Ann Rose, acrobatic dancer: reggy TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SAtE Good UDfd Maytag wh cr. Inquire pick's Hardware. FOR SALE Land plaster. 13 00 per ton. Crown Feeds and Case ma chinery; American Fence. Flnley Imp. Co.. central Point. Ore. FOR RENT Small apt.. 307 No. Jry, FOR SALE. CHEAP Good used Quaker oil circulating heater. In cluding storage tanks, etc. Flck'a Hardware. WANTED 3 paasengers to Portland. Saturday morning. Share expenses. Box 3296, Tribune. LOST Brown and white Springer spaniel. Phone 41)2. FOR SALE OR TRADE Victor com bination radio and phonograph In excellent condition. Leaving town. Inquire 323 No. Orape. MEDFORD GLEEMEN CONCERT High School Auditorium Monday, Jan. 28 8:13 !. M. Adnil-klou 50c Students Mc Associate Membership Tickets Hood At This Concert DANCE Dreamland Tonight! DINTY MOORE AND HIS ORCHESTRA MEN LADIES 35c 10c DANCE by millions brought - JANE WYATT Florence REED : : : : ; : ; : ; : ; " ; .'.'''..'" George, tee-tap dancer: Ben and Rita, gypsy troubadours and the Melody Aces stage band On the screen, Helen Twelve-trees and Joe Morrison head a cast of youthful screen players In a light comedy romance, "One Hour Late." The North Carolina department of agriculture figures the total value of the cotton crop in that state this year at S57.000.000. TODAY fypysstffsy. WW III SJ II in mil. IfWM'J-WJW.i'PHiH IMHI i'H 2 "V""' " ' f- ,mm 11 1 " 1111 1 ' ' ' v i -afi 6 l Poor Open at 6:30 Shows at 7:00-0:30 'Happy Featuring CAL NORMS AND HIS MONKEY MOVIE STARS ALEXANDER BROS. & EVELYN I nlque t-nmrily hnll hiMinrtn; art SINGERS, DANCERS, NOVELTIES lied Hot hinge Bund WITH BEN &'RITA and Their 8 Melody Aces Plus On six rnmuntlra running wild In a merry chase of love and ro mance ! "One Hour Late" HELEN TWELVETREES JOE MORRISON Adult8-40c Children-25c TOMORROW! j1f if Barnum and His Show of -1001 I I I Wonders Live Again , . . in this Iff fill I Oreater than tbe Greatest Show j U The amazing story lpV I JJ life ... as he hum- M JsAlJl S 1 IN bugged the world 1 '''""' I and lost a dozen tlt fortunes! Jr "a i m pe-i lit it. m - j mmmmr (' ii m- top-h i ll III II IIH 'II I'll'U 'I I II in II ADOLPHE MENJOU VIRGINIA BRUCE - ROCHELLE HUDSON AND COLOSSAL ARRAY OF WONDERS; vol IX Ml:: (fanl, . . . minuet, . . . the benritrd tail, . . the IM man or Borneo . . mer maid, , . . Monilera , . womlera . . . WONHKRSI All condiments except a little salt are habit-tormtng poisons. PIMPLY SKIN from clogged, irritated pores, can be relieved, improved. and healing aided with fCT"" jxesinoii ONLY! Bra; Landing" The Screen with