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PAGE TWELVE 'MT.DFO'RT) MATL TREBUXE. 'MEDFORD, OKEGOX. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1335. ENGINEER JELLS COUNCIL SEWAGE PLAN! OUTLINES Plans Ready in March, Says Scheffel Odor Control Aired and No Deterrent to Fish or Gardens. Samuel A. Greeley of Greeley and Hansen, Chicago engineers for Med ford'a new scwiirc disposal plant, completed a two-day conference with local officials yesterday, having met with the city council Friday night to outline plans for the project and report on the progress that Is being made. Freeley, who spent Friday and Saturday making an Inspection of the preliminary or test work at the plant sit north of town with City Kiirwrlntjimlcnt Fred Scheflcl, and iipDiinv nn cost estimates and com putations of quantities, said that plans will probably Be completed voc first part of March, and that bids will be In hand wltmn two monma. After Inspection of the test bor ings, Greeley and Sclielfel said no Hiffirultv in excavation Is antici pated, but that slight alterations in plBns will probably ne necessary r,. an undprlvlnff bed of water bearing gravel, some of the various baslne and tanks in tne project, win probably be made more shallow and of larger circumference. Mr rirolev ntd It IS difficult tO anticipate what the contractors are going to do In the way 01 oias. uu. felt that there would be no diffi culty In financing the work with the allotted $100,000. He explained to members of the council that the federal grant set-up Is not entirely near, but expects that the amount will be determined on a basis of 30 per cent of the cost of construction- This amount, he said, mny range slightly higher than 22,000,' the figure upon which the city based Its bond issue of 78.000. It waf pointed out that In this way the total aum available for the project may exceed 100,000. Dr. L. D. Inskeep, city health of ficer, questioned Mr. Greeley at the council meeting on the matter of odor control, and the effect of the affluent on the waters of Bear Creek The engineer said while odor con trol la a matter of expense, thero should be absolutely no trouble from this source, with proper chlorlnatlon of the affluent Ho said that water from Bear creek will be entirely suitable for uso In Irrigating vege table gardens, and that fish In the stream will not be effected by the affluent, which Is pure when It leaves the plant. Beforo arriving In Medford Mr. Greeley conferred with C. C. Hock ley, state PWA engineer, and with Prcd Strieker, stato health officer, with whom he left a draft copy of the contract documents for a thor ough Inspection. dty police officers are launching a campaign egalnnt Mogul parking In the downtown section, According to announcement made yesterday by Chief of Police Clatous MoCretllo. The parking law specifies that there be no parking over one hour in that district, between the hours of 8:00 a. m. and 0 p- m. on week days, am! none between 8 a. m. and 0 p. m on Saturdays. There U to be no dou ble parking at any time. McCred! aald. except to load or unload. Strict enforcement will start on Monday. WOMAN HELD FOR FEDERAL AGENTS A touiir woman, Marparet Owen. 20. Is bein; held in the county Jail here on charges of ulleedly ateaUni; a IVrd cabriolet beloii;in to Den Brow, of Jin Franc.-ico, aihI bringing It to this city, where lier mother Uvea. Department of Just tee- authorities Id San Francisco ordered her arrest by telegraph, and ,u"ked that she bp held hrre until Hit v can arrive to take her liilo ctt..t'My . luK-al police stated thai she may be cluu-d with a Violation of the Dyer act. which forbid the tran.Hpo. tln of a Mo!rn auto acrma a atate line ALICE ENGLISH WILL AlU'ft D. English liaa recently been Invited to display aome of her work In an exhibit oi northern (.MMfointa artists, to be held late this mnth She chose three oil paltithic. of aouthern Oregon landscape: two of them snow Mrnrs painted l.'hrtatnins day on the (ircen .sprl.ui-, road, and the thlr.l, "Glory How " a line of vnrl-colored autumn trees near South Riverside atreet George Hern, a well known New York artist, who once lived in north ern California, and who also lived In Mrdtor-1 In Uf rarltcM duviv wt.l also exhibit and aome v1 the late George Kel.er s work will be Included Pn Mir I toil n hhf WASHINGTON. rVh. VI ( MM Frank H. McNinch, or North farolitia todny us unsnlmoucly rrrlectrd chairman of the (Mrral power rmn miMlon until his term expires on June 23, IP J?. CeUNCiL MM BY AIR LINES FOR The following letter was received Friday by Mayor George W. Porter, In regard to a resolution passed by the Med ford city council, asking con gress that the United Air Lines, op erating through this city, be allowed to continue operations, citing the ex cellent services rendered by that com pany, and the experience of the com pany's pilots: "United Air Lines wlahes to express Its ulncerc appreciation through you to the Medford city council for Its official expression urging that United Air Lines bo continued by the post office, department as Seattle-Ban Dl cgo air mall carrier.' "We believe your resolution Is In line with the sentiment In Medford. and other cities on the Pacific coast where United Air Lines has pioneer ed commercial aviation la addition to acquiring eight years operating ex- i perlcnce and has made Invcatmeiith of some four million dollars on the route. We believe this unanimous opinion of Pacific coast cities, as re flected In the newspapers and rcsolU' Hons of city councils, has been help ful In getting proper attention to the importance of the present experi enced operator being retained on the Pacific coast. "Yours trury, "HAROLD CRARY, "Vice President In charge of Traffic and Advertising Public enemy number one of the Insect world, a black widow spider of magnificent proportions, was ap prehended In Its winter hideout by employes of the Pacific Telephone .t Telegraph company a few days ao. while they were putting In a new phone pole In this city. Awakened from her slumbers, the "widow" became vicious and abusive, and was put In solitary confinement In an old Jar, and brought to the telephone office. It was decided by a Jury of one telephone operator, a re porter, and a bystander that she should be put to death via the lethal gas route, so liberal applications of cigarette smoke wero applied through the holes punched in the roof of her cell for ventilation purposes. The gruesome work was going for ward apace when a reprieve was beg. ged by a high school student, who suggested that the criminal be turned over to Prof. E. M. Ilussong of the blokwgy department of the local high school for e.xnmlnatlon. The gas ap plication was promptly stopped, and the victim left to revive an best she could. While still a bit woozy yesterday afternoon, the spider seemed to be improving, and upon her recovery will be turned over to the high school authorities. SPEAKING CLASS I The SERA public speaking class continues to hold the interest of many. Three weeks ago the group en Joyed hearing Rex Robinson's high school debate team; the following week, members of the class gave read ings, and this week they gave oral directions for making or doing some thing. The talks Included such top ics, as "How to Make a White Ele phant; "Making Pottery from Nat ural Clay," Tonslleetomy by Elec trics! Diathermy." and "The Con struction of a Dean Shooter." Topic for Monday evening is, "My pet Aver sion.' The class also devotes some time to accentuation drills, vocabulary contest,, and enunciation. When sev eral of the class evidence the fame grammatical discrepancy, a few min utes are used for explanation and correction, iist Monday, correct use of personal pronouns was stressed. The class meets each Moudav nt 7:i:. at the Senior high school. The Interpretive Geography class meets Tuesday and Thursday, at the same hour and place. All are Invited to at tend. The geography class Is now at work preparing n booklet to keep for reterrure. Alh-e D. Fni:ll.h. Instruc tor, feels that those who have par ticipated In thts class have gained a great deaf, and Invites anyone Inter ested to visit or enroll . CALIFORNIA LADY HELD BUNCO AIDE OAKLAND. Calif. Frb. 33. AP Arrest cf a woman Identified .- Heather Blossom Spencer, member of a prominent Va'.lejo, Calif, fnm lly. in the Panama Canal Zone enrh this week w disclosed by Qaklaiu police today Tliey Mid she la wanUv for questioning In connection with activities of an international bunco ring. Police ald a picture of the ar rested woman hurried hrre by air ha been Identified dtlvcly as that of Miss Spencer of V.iUrJo, daughter of Mrs. Laura Belle Sjencer of Guer nrvllle, socially prominent renl estate operator. Miss Sjvncer and a farmer husband. Jr je Hags of Ma: tine. were dhorced In VM. Be 'wreMy iMrsvted In an Artist Mode) by Stheiwyn B, Hoffmann. DEFEND OLD-AGE PENSION PLAN , ;A & . -s t 1 Ea" Y A f v - n i - Officers of Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd., an organization pro moting the Townsend plan of $200 a month to all persons more than 60-yeara-old, appeared In Washington, O. C;, where Robert Doane, economist of the group, testified before the senate finance committee. Left to right: R. E. Clements, treasurer; Dr. F. E. Townaend, presi dent, and Doane. (Associated Press Photo) BAKER ATTORNEY SALEM. Ore., Feb. 23. ,V) Gover nor Martin today announced the ap pointment of Prank C. McColloch of Baker to be state public utilities commissioner, effective March 1. McColloch will a-.iccecd Charles M. Thomas of Medford, an appointee of Governor Meier. He Is a son of Circuit Judge Mc Colloch of the Baker district and is an attorney. Thomas' term expires February 28. The new commissioner la 43 years of age, a World war veteran and a former member of the Oregon 6tate mining board. Thomas was appointed Just four years ao by Governor Meier and took over the duties of a three-man com mission, as provided In a legislative act. The appolntmen'- was for a four year term. The appointment of McCullooh was forecast more than a week ago by the Associated Press. STUPID WILL RULE U. S. IS HOUSTON. Tex. A battle between the stupid and the Intelligent is rag ing for Inheritance of America, Dr. Albert Edward Wiggam. scientist and author, believes. "The outlook for stupidity." he Asserted, "la vcry encouraging. I think." The federal government, the author-scientist said, Is buying incom petent children by providing relief for millions without tlissemtnatlng adequate birth conirol Information. Intelligent, people arc dying out Unskilled clashes are reproducing rapidly. Ho said thi condition was rendered more serious by giving re lief to the 23,000.000 on federal and state rolls. Solution lies in birth control. "The American Eu-er.lcs society." he said, "is trying to induce the gov eniora of the states where thero are birth control clinlci to advise each family going on the rellet rolls to consult with cllntcr.i specialists for advice on family regulation" These people, particularly the wo men, are eager to legulato the size of their families, Dr. Wlggam be lieves. His reason for believing the stupid will rule America was that they will far outnumber the Intelligent, thus he able to control tlevtions. Seek Hate Hearing WASHINGTON. Feb. a3. (API Western railroads petitioned the In terstate commerce commission today for a vacation of Its order In the controverted western grain rates case and asked for a rehearing. Slim llnmlit Hut SAN DIEXIO. Calif . Krb. 23 (AP A Ml m hniultt robbed a downtown brunch of the Hunk of America todny and csenped with approximately 9 4. 000. A TTENTI0N! FRUIT GROWERS LIME SULPHUR will be available in tank cars nt our South Fir Street Warehouse. Wc will furnish drums and can supply any quantity desired. Also, n complete line of GENERAL CHEM ICAL CO. LEAD will bo available at our warehouse, the POPULAR ORCHARD BRAND in both ASTRINGENT and STANDARD, siso 4 lb . 5 lb., and 6 lb. baps. We will sell you only what you use. Any unbroken packages of lead can be returned for credit. American Fruit Growers, Inc. SOUTH FIR STREET A J J 1 E I Enrico Caruso, aspiring son of a brilliant father, arrived In this city yesterday to prepare for a three-day appearance at the Craterlan theater, during which he will sing American and Iltallan songs in his splendid tenor voice. ' Caruso, at thirty years. Is starting on his first singing tour, although he has been a featured star In War ner brothers musicals for some time. Discouraged by many of the leading singing teachers in this country as having "no voice," he did .not plan on a slnjlng career until he met Don Adolf o de la Huerta, former presi dent of Mexico, in Los Angeles a lit tle, over three years ago. Convinced that Caruso hud the native talent of his Illustrious father, Huerta became interested in his voice, and the two have studied and practiced diligently together for the past three years. Yesterday Caruso said, "I owe the development of my voice entirely to the teachings of my master, Don Hu erta." He asked that In Judging his voice, if It were compared to his father's when his father was thirty, his own voice would fare much bet ter by the comparison than if his father's voice at the height of his career Is compared, as Is the general rule. Young Caruso also stated yester day that ho hopes to eventually be able to sing as his father did. but mentioned that it would take years of work and practice. Some of this work he expects to obtain in his tour of the country. An..Intercsting side light on the young artists career Is the fact that at an early ago an aunt Advised him with these words: "Don't ever open your mouth, your father would turn over in his gravel'. But when announcement was made of his intention to sing, George Brenton Boat, opera and theater crit ic of repute Bald: "No matter how much young Caruso fights against fate. It Is his destiny to sing as his father did." He is accompanied on the tour by his wife, and his accompanist, Miss Edith Pengllley. who studied uuder Mason And Rich. In Toronto. Par ticularly talented. Miss Pengllley, at the ago of 8 won an 11-year scholar ship, and at the age of 10 was a regular member of the Toronto Sym phony orchestra, of 140 pieces. Blue Boar Ale Is Scoring Hit Here Says Ray Hundley Blue Boar nut brown ale Is meet ing with Increasing favor In foutu ern Oregon, according to Hay Hund ley, local representative for the Regal Amber beer dlstrlcuto'-a, manufac turers of Blue Bosr. Hundreds of years ago nut broscn ale was made famous by the Blue Bosr Inn. and modern nrewers have not been able to Improve upon this delicious beverage. Mr. Hundley says. Now this same old-world ale with Its rich, full-bodied flavor Is duplicated In Blue Bo.ir whteh Is on sale ov many beer dealers In the Medf u'U area. DEATH COMES 10 AGED HAN WHILE William (Pop) Cradle. 75, a long time resident of the William Creeic district, in Josephine county, drop ped dead Saturday, in the yard of his home, Just aa he shot off the head of a chicken with small cali bre rifle, according to Wellborn Bee son, cattle-buyer, who was near the scene of the unusual happening. Cradle, an expert shot, had gone into his yard, to kill the fowl for a coming meal, and was stricken as nc pulled the trigger, according to Bee son. Members of the family In the bouse at the sound of the shot, in vestigated, and found the aged man lying on the ground dead. His aim had been true. Becson was summoned by members of the lamlly, as he ap proached In his auto. Cradle is survived by his wife snd daughter, and had been a resident of the Williams Creek district for many years. The Josephine county coroner was notified. Heart failure was apparently the cause of death. EMERSONS BATTLE QUADRANGLE SUIT LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23. AP) "My children are all I have now; I'll fight to the last ditch for cus tody of them," Walter W. Emerson, handsome actor and writer, one of four prominent persons in an alleged "perfect quadrangle" divorce suit, to day prepared to return to the wit ness stand as the complicated, four way case 1b resumed Monday. Emerson sued his wife, Mrs. Jane Scholtz Emerson, socialite, for di vorce, naming Barton Sewell, Beverly Hills sportsman as corespondent. Mrs. Emerson countered hla suit with a cross-complaint alleging Emerson and Mrs. Leah. Clampltt Sewell, prominent in Beverly Hills social circles, entered into an Illicit association. Mrs. Sewell filed a denial of Mrs. Emerson's charges, suing for 100,000 for alienation of affections. Barton Sewell filed a denial of Emerson'- allegations, charging the actor-writer knew and gave his consent to the admitted relationship between him self and Mrs. Emerson. In this Involved situation, the three Emerson children are the prin cipal stake. Both the mother and father have asked for their custody. The youngest child is 14 months old. BRITE BOYS GET Coke Brlte, 30. and John Brit. 34. his brother, were yesterday sentenc ed to six months In th county Jar. and each given fines of $50 and costs, in Justice court, on charges of dis turbing the peace. The two were ar rested recently on a warrant sworr out by Harold Reed, who claimed thai the two brothers had attacked anil ! severely beaten him. Th Brlte" broth ers have been In trouble before on ; the same charges. - BANK 2,000 MILES AWAY? Not Oi course you wouldn't! . . . Then why go that far (or Fira Iniuianc when Oregon Mutual offeri you the VERY STRONGEST of non aneitable piotection at a laving of 25. OREGON MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY M M I N N V I III, ORISON Leland Clark, Agt. 11 North tUirllftt Phonf 1IW Reno Bride Flips Coin for Her Man; Loser is Witness RENO, Ner., Feb. J3. ,Tj The flip of a coin won a bride here yesterday for Harold Nelson of Reedley. Cal. , According to a story told today by County Clerk El wood H. Beem er. Miss Dorothv Williams of Fres no walked Into the marriage li cense bureau with two men, one of whom was Nelson. "Which one is the groom?" Beemer asked. Beemer said Miss Williams plied that she hadn't decided. The county clerk drew a naif dollar out of the cash drawer and flipped It. Nelson said "heads." and "heads" It was. He and Miss Williams were mar ried shortly afterward by District Judge Thomas p. Moran. The man who called "taJla," Beemer said, was one of the witnesses to the ceremony. CALIFORNIA GAIN SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 23. IP) California factory payrolls reached a point IS per cent above a year ago with employment steady a', about 8 per cent higher than last year. Pac ific coast wholesale trade showed the usual spring Increase, and retail trade advanced Irregularly on a dally basis following the gold oeclslon. Agricul tural centers raced forecasts of larger crops. Lumber markets maintained the advantage over iast year . Use Mall Tribune want ads NEW LOW PRICES SEEPS and FEEDS BEST QUALITY RIGHT PRICES English Rye Grass White Sweet Clover Alfalfa Seed, Com Alfalfa Seed, Pioneer Best Alfalfa Seed, Grimm, Blue Tag Above prices in 501b. F. E. SAMSON COMPANY Phone 833 ,U In the Good Old Days The First National Bank A Departmentized Bank COMMERCIAL SAVINGS TRUST DE PARTMENT--SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS GILL REPLIES TD ON GRANGE LOBBY (Continued from Page One) submitted to a vote of the people the 1 adoption of a county unit plan which now is operative In four of the state's 36 counties. The State Orange fought the issue from the start, and In Its stead sub stituted a county unit plan of its own which differed to the extent that It did not make the vote mandatory but left It to a choice of the peop'.e, and further the county unit proposal would affect schools not In the first class, confining the act to smaller communities. This bill was on the senate calendar for first consideration today, but Peter Zimmerman, author of the bill, declared he would move to have It put over to Monday. Tne consideration of the adminis tration's bill, covering 40 days, started with Its Introduction Into the house with the recommendation by special message of Governor Martin. The original bill provided that the plan be mandatory upon counties. It was , amended In the house committee to put the bill to a vote of the people. Following its passage by the demo cratic house by a large majority it was buffeted around the senate edu cation committee until finally brought out the first of this week on a divided report, the majority opposed to its passage. The minority report was adopted, however, by a 17 to It 2 vote and the bill came up for final consideration late yesterday, when another debate preceded Its defeat. Had Senator W. H. Stelwer been 1 2 per lb. 1 6d Per lb. 20d per lb. 22c Per !b. 35 per lb. lots or over SEEDS and FEEDS 229 N. Riverside grooms sat comfortably and brides stood blush ingly when they were being photographed. And that was the first outward indication that the man would dominate the home. It's differ ent today wives have proved that they can lead in the home, socially, and in business. Shrewd wives SAVE REGULARLY. Open your SAVINGS ACCOUNT here today and watch the dollars grow . . . earn interest . . . Women depositors will like our friendly, courteous service. present the school bill ma; have car ried, since he voted for the favorable committee report Wednesday. Wttii him excused the roll call on the bill was; For Altken. Allen. Bynon, Chin nock, Dickson, Duncan, Dunn, Pia-hcr. Ooss, Hazlett, Lee, Lesaard. Peareon. Wallace and President Corbet t. Agalnst-rBest, Burke, Carney. Fran ciacovlch, Hes, McCormack, McKa.y. Spauldln?. Staples. Strayer. Stringer, Walker, Wheeler and Zimmerman. Aviator's Mother passes LONG BEACH. Calif., Feb. 23. ( AP ) Mrs. Ida Mae Hawks. 61 , mother of Caut. Frank M. Hawks, noted aviator, died today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Davis, here today. Home portraits of family groups and children at Special Prices. Shangle Studio. Phone 1308. We will buy or sell COPCO PREFERRED JACKSON COt NT Y HLDQ. LOAN We will SELL MEDFORD WATER BONDS S per cent . . . Due mts M.N. Hogan & Co. Investment Securities 214 East Main. Phone 1151 Ore audi Bullion Purchased Lkeoied by Stat. .1 CaliforaU EitaHiihtd 1KT WILDBERG BROS. SMELTING k RBFTNINfi Cc Offica: 742 M.tk.t St.,Sui Ftuieuc Turkey Breader's Mash .. $2.35 per owt. Spec. Egg Mash, no milk $2.00 per cwt. Dairy Feed, 80 lb. sk $1.40persk. Calf Meal, 25 lbs 75c per sk Millrun, 80 lbs $t.30persk. Rolled Barley, 70 lbs... $1.40 persk. See us about Baby Chick and Turkey feeds. We will save you money. Phone 833 22 1 1HK- U tO-IHlM'
