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I MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON. TUESDAY. ArRTL 30. l!To. PAGE TI1R EE Society and Clubs Mrs. Nugent Lravei; Plans Trip To Orient I Mrs. Don Nugent, who hu ben vlsttirvg her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Young end sisters, Mrs. Alien Curry and Mrs. Arthur Short, and other friends In Med ford for the past two weeks, returned to her home at Menlo Park. Calif., on Sunday. Mrs. Nugent and her husband, Don Nugent, who is Instructor In social science and history of the far east at Menlo Junior college, plan to sail from San Francisco to the Orient early In June. They will spend the summer traveling In Japan and China, returning home about Sep tember 1. Mr. and Mrs. Blgalow Olrtirate 2th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Blgalow of 710 Dakota avenue are receiving congrat ulations from their many friends, having celebrated their twenty-flftb wedding anniversary on Easter Sun day at their home. The celebration was made complete by the presence of Mr. and Mrs. L. V. Smith of Grants Pass, and Mrs. Anna Ruch of Ruch, Ore., who la a sister of Mrs. Bigs low. They were guests at dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Bigalow came to Meo ford In 1911, from Marshalltown. Iowa. Mrs. .lurk ltevlund Installs P.-T. A. Officers Mrs. Jack Heyland of this city. L state vice-president of the P.-T. A., was installing officer at the election and Installation of new P.-T. A. of fleers of Jcsephlne county, held" on Saturday at Orants Pa&s. Mrs. M. E Meade was installed as new presi dent. During the business session Mrs. Hgyland was one of the speak ers, giving general Instruction points In obtaining best results of P.-T. A projects. Loyalty Circle Will Elect Officers Friday The Loyalty Circle of the Metho dist church will meet with Mrs. Ber nard Roberts. 922 Reddy avenue. Fri day afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. There will he election of officers for tlw coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Bo u Telle . Return From Santa Barbara Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bo u Telle of Florence avenue, returned Sunday from Santa Barbara, Calif., where they had spent the winter. Garden Dub Will Elect on Thursday Med ford Qarden club will meet on Thursday evening, May 3, at the Medford hotel for the election of of ficers and to complete plans for the State Qarden club meeting which will be held here May 17 and 18 All standing committees, officers and special committees are asked to be prepared to report at this meet ing. The quilt which has been made by club members will be on exhibi tion at this time and will later be placed In the Chamber of Commerce window. Book Reviews Scheduled For Wednesday Study Club Mrs. Laura M. West will give a dis cussion of "Scenic America" as a fea ture of the regular meeting of the Wednesday Study club which is to be held tomorrow. Oh! Ranger" will be the book reviewed by Mrs. W. J. Warner, and current topics will e discussed by Mrs. W. E. Crews. Women of Rotary Will Elect Officers Tomorrow Mrs. Ben E. Harder will be hostess i tomorrow at her country home to I Wemen of Rotary, who will hold a meeting for the annual election of officers. Contract bridge will follow the business meeting. Mrs. Amy Kent Smith Will Entertain Nurses There will be a meeting of the Oregon State Graduate Nurses' as sociation, district No. 4. at the home of Mrs. Amy Kent Smith. 423 South Newtown. Thursday evening May 2 at 7:30. Wenonah Club Plans Luncheon Wednesday Wenonah club will hold a. regular covered dish luncheon and business meeting Wednesday at the home of Nellie Purdln. 335 West Holly street, according to announcement. Chrysanthemum Circle Will Meet on Wednesday There will be Initiation of officers and guards are urged to be In their stations nt the meeting of Chrysan themum Circle No. 84 Wednesday In the f. O. O. F. hall. LIQUOR COMMISSI 8 OF E (Continued from Page One) PORTLAND. April 30. AP) Con tinuing its campaign of clamping down on beer and wine shops which do not adhere to the regulations of the law. the Oregon liquor control commission today revoked licenses of eight places, and denied rehearlngs of license revocations on seven other places. Licenses revoked Included: Lucas G. Vogt of Grants Pass, accused of selling liquor to a minor; .Pauline Waason of Empire, accused of unlaw fully selling whisky: Max Neff of Waldport, on the same accusation; James McCutcheon. North Bend, ac cused of selling whisky; Melcoma Club. Marshfleld. same charge. After checking on its findings In revoking and denying licenses, the commission denied rehearlngs to Log Cabin Inn. Eugene, because no new evidence was Introduced to Justify a rehearing; M. L. Cherry of The Got to, Salem, rehearing denied because place Is too near a church; Mrs. La- vlda Robertson. Grants Pass; four beer places already In same block, and no more needed; R. E. Hlgglns. Keystone auto camp. Grants Pass, enough beer places there now. BRINGING TO YOU A HAPPY MAY DAY AND Lawrence's Sweeping Removal SALE! BEGINNING TOMORROW Wednesday, May 1 st Lawrence' have their llrat Removal Sale .... Every article on nale Is from their own High Quality Merchandise . . . honestly marked down. You ran get only good merchandise for that It the only kind they carry .... Substantial Reductions The folluwing are a few of the many articles on sale ... Wrist Watches and Pocket Watches These are all Standard Makea put out by the best natch companies and are fully guaranteed. ok Such nnrcnlns nnnot last long so do not delay If you wish to save on a rood watch. Every HlRh School Senior should have one for Gradu ation . . . A Fine Line of Clocks on Sale .Mantle Clocks both electric and wind. Kitchen Clocks. Office Clotks and Alarm Clocks. All from the very best well-known clock companies. Outstanding Silverware Values You mill find both Sterling and Superfine Plate In both flat and hoi Iowa re. In whole sets and 9 In odd pieces from 25 percent, to 40 percent ofr. With the rapidly Increasing; price In silver bul lion this rare opportunity to acquire such silver ware At such low prices should he welcomed . . . Special Prices on Rings! jjj. Both Merlin silver and Solid Gold (we do not sell pluted rings) in latent tyle. Big reduction In prices . . . Substantial Savings on Leather Goods .The fluent (tteerhlde Jewelry Store Rags at lew than half price . . Various Articles of Jewelry Bracelets In latent modes PendanlaNecki'wea Brooches rom parts CI caret Caws Karflnjrs and many other articles all at rrry special prices. All At Special Prices! . You can't afford to miss tnli sale! t.awrences. rntlirr than nioie their larre stock, have decided to ell merchandise at sacrifice and re-buy, and you profit thrreliy. Remember! Sale Begins Tomorrow! Lawrence 's E The governor implied he had not received a copy of the letter Mrs. Pierce was reported to . have WTltten to friends refusing to resign aa a member of the education board, but he did not nfake a definite state ment to that effect. The executive Ignored further queries as to whether or not he received the letter. In her 6000-word letter Mrs. Pierce hurled charges of political animosity Governor Martin, ranging from his citing charges of her absence from the board meetings to calling the battleship Oregon a "lemon." Mrs. Pierce, as secretary to her con gressman husband, haa been In Washington. D. C, for many months. Non-Attendance Reason. Mrs. Pierce was reported to have said she was busy while In the east selecting a chancellor for the Oregon higher educational Institutions, which waa Interpreted to be her answer to the executlve'a charges. No recourse from removal by the governor can be accorded a member of the board, since no appeal from his decision haa been provided. Ap polntments were made for a term of nine years. Mrs. Pierce, former state librarian before she married the con gressman, was appointed by Gov ernor Meier for a term ending March 3, 1040. The lone cause for her removal, definitely set for tomorrow, will be her non-attendance at sessions of the board, the governor reiterated. The committee In charge of the May Day dance which is to be held tomorrow night at Oriental Gardens, sponsored by the Active club, reports that all is ready for one of the gay est, biggest events of Its kind of the year. Jack Butler la chairman of the committee and is assisted by Frank Perl. Jack Walker and John Nleder- meyer. At tonight's regular meeting of the club final preparations will be made and the final drive for ticket sales will be made. Officials report that a large crowd Is expected, drawn by the ever-popular Archie Legg and his band, who have been secured for the occasion. Ths dance ts being held as a bene fit to the Boy Scouts and proceeds will be used to help send a member of Boy Scout Troop 10, which Is sponsored by the Active club, to the national Jamboree In Washington In August. Qragonlan. She contended the law creating the board, fixed nine-year terms of tenure, apparently as a pro vision against removal by Incoming governors. Mrs. Pierce said she wanted to re main and be of assistance In select ing a new chancellor for higher edu cation in Oregon through her op portunities to confer with authorities In Washington. "I am moat fearful of the elvi no tional tragedy which may befall Ore gon and remain with us for a quar ter of a century or more If the board is so changed that the result Is to be the election of a reactionary, dic tatorial chancellor, who will put Ore gon education In a atralght-Jacket," Mrs. Pierce waa quoted aa saying In her letter to Governor Martin. 174 Makers of CONCLAVE TODAY (Continued from Page One) WILL CROSS BATS because he wanted to experience the sensation of hanging someone, thus proving her nerve and qualifying her aa a detective story author. WARN S. F. YACHTSMEN OP ALCATRAZ PERILS s 10 WASHINGTON. April 30. (AP) Mra. Cornelia Marvin Pierce, wife and secretary of Congressman Walter M. Pierce (D., Ore.), declared today she had no comment whatever the request of Governor Martin Oregon that she resign from the state board of higher education be cause of her non-attendance at regu lar meetings. "I have received numerous letters on the subject from various people," she said, "but I have dene nothing about It. and do not intend to do anything." Denies Dlscusslnjj Matter. She said, further. In contrast to information published In Oregon, that "I have not discussed the sub ject with anyone or written anyone regarding the statement that Gov ernor Martin would ask me to re sign." She has, she said, not men tioned her intentions to anyone. In Portland today what purported to ne a 6000-word letter from Mrs. Pierce In connection with the gov ernor's demand was published with the prefatory note that Mrs. Pierce said she originally had intended to release the letter to the press, but ultimately had decided to send It only "to friends." The reason given waa that "I gathered from Mr. Pierce that he would very much regret any thing which would continue the strife between factions of the Demo cratic party." Current rains, according to County Agent Robert O. Fowler, come aa a boon to grain crops and gardens, par ticularly to spring sown wheat. The top soil had begun to dry out and the gentle rains supplied the needed moisture to the growing crops. Fowler describes the condition of the "fall sown wheat as fine," and the spring sown wheat as "coming along good." Barley and alfalfa also benefited from the prolonged show ers. The rains, according to County En gineer Paul Rynnlng, checked road work In various parts of the county. Operations have been under way the past month to put several routes in shape for oiling under the county co-operative plan with districts. The oiling Is not scheduled to start until after June 1. 1 BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Dietrich of Foothills orchard are the parents of a baby girl weighing six pounds, born Monday afternoon at the Sacred Heart hospital. She haa been named Clau dia Irene. Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Sunder- man of 335 South Ivy street a baby girl, weighing five pounds, this morn ing at the Sacred Heart hospital. The new arrival has been named Shirley Ann. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Spence of 114 North Central are the parents of baby girl weighing seven pounds, 10 ounces, born Saturday night at the Sacred Heart hospital. por Hose that Wear buy NOLDE A HO HOT Ethel wyn B. Hoffmann Cse Mall Tribune want ads. Bertha. Glaago of Valley View and Mra. Mabel Thornton of Fish lake One of the high lights of the fore noon session was the talk by Dr. E C. Ladd, dean of schools of agri culture and home economics at Cor nell university. New York. Coming to Medford last night from California on a tour of the United States, Dr. Ladd gave an enlightening outline of present phases of the agricultural situation In which he declared that the machine age la not responsible for the downfall of the nation's eco nomic system. Other speakers this morning In cluded Miss Clartbel Nye, state leader of home economics; Mrs. Azalea Ea ger, clothing specialists from Oregon State college, and Mrs. Mabel Mack, county home demonstration agent. Mrs. Effle Blrdseye, of Rogue River, presided during the forenoon session, with Miss Gertrude Skow, home demonstration at large, leading rec reation. Guests Introduced during the luncheon period by Mrs. Bertha Glaago, who acted as toastmlstreifi at the close of her 15 years of work on the executive committee were : Mrs. Ida Sweeney of Medford, mother ley, honorary membera of the stae council and the executive commit tee; County Commissioner Ralph Billings; County Agent R. O. Fowler; Dr. Ladd; Mrs. Lndd, former home demonstration agent; Mrs. Ef f I Blrdseye; Miss Marian Blrdseye from Washington, D. C; Miss Gladys York, secretary of Mrs. Mabel Mack: Mrs Sarah Wertz, demonstration agent from Josephine county; Mrs. W. 8. Feaster, unit member of Josephine county, and Judge Earl B. Day. who gave a short talk on the present re lief situation. Miss Clarinet Nye al: spoke during the noon program. This afternoon session was devoted principally to interest group meet ings for formulation of the wonc program for next year, Mrs, Rita Myers presiding. The Jacksonville Gllmore Lions will go to Yreka Sunday to play that ag gregation, according to Bud Conlln, Gllmore manager. Lowell Brown, the speed demon and cxirve artist who wrlffed the Ewauna Box c ompany j Into the discard at Jacksonville, will be with the bunch and has promised an attempt to do as much for Yreka. The Lion outfit Is made up mostly of young men, whom Conlln declares more than ready to learn. Many Gll more fans believe that they already know more about the game than many old timers. Yesterday a message came to the Tribune office, stating that several Lion fans would like to see a game between that team and the Medford merchants, and offering to cover all Merchant money. The message was anonymous but may develop Into some easy money for someone or other. For 23 yeara Bud Conlln has been playing baseball and In that 33 years he declarea that he has never played with a more willing bunch. To Low ell Brown he hands the bouquet of being the most promising southpaw twlrler Conlln eyes have ever gazed upon. The Lions boast the fastest Infield In southern Oregon and Yreka at taches the same honor to herself In the northern California circuit, so Sunday's game will evidently be an Infield battle. Gllmore turned in a no-lnflcld error game Sunday, The Yreka game Is called for 3:30. C.P.S1TPLAY SAN FRANCIftCO. Cal. (UP) Yachtimtn who do not want to have their sails, or their persons shot full of holes must kwp away from Alca traz Island federal penitentiary on the bay. Warden James B. Johnston posted orders that any yacht or power cruis er within 300 yards of "Devil's Island" will get a bullet chucked across Its bow. The government Is taking no chances that friends of Al C a pone, or any of it other prise prisoners might use a regatta race as an excuse to come close to the island and pick up an extra deck hand. lng temperature east portion; mod erate changeable wind off the coast. Slenderize with Spencer Individual ty Destined Corsets. Malaon Jeanne, tel. 467. OreRon Weather Unsettled; rain tonight and Wed nesday: snow over mountains; freez- PORTLAND, April 30. Ap Charging Governor Charles H. Martin with political animosity and refusing hla demand that she resign from the uregon board of higher education, Mrs. Cornelia Marvin Pierce, wife of Congressman Walter M. Pierce, has replied to the governor's demand for her resignation, according to the Ore gonlan today. Oovernor Martin chanred Mr. Pierce with non-attendance at board meetings due to her resldenoe In Washington, where she la secretary to Congressman Pierce. She waa ord ered to resign and to defend herself at a hearing May 1. "My removal was animated by the same spirit which ted you to attempt to brush aside all obatables to your complete domination of the Oregon scene," Mra. Pierce was quoted by the ELKS ELECTION The annual senior class play will be presented at the Central Point high school this evening at 8 o'clock when the curtain will rise "Trapped," a mystery-comedy. "Trapped" Is a play that combines laughter and thrills in equal por' tlons. It has to do with the adven tures of a group of house party guests who find themselves beset by a strange vindictive power which seems bont on their destruction, with the excitement centering around a Hindu Idol which Is said to have been stolen from a temple In India many years before. The characters In "Trapped are of unusual types and every member of the cast has an unusual oppor tunlty for effective work. This clever comedy affords an evening of fun and excitement, unfolding an absorb ing story that haa strong appeal wherever It Is presented. Those having parts In the play are Lawrence Martin, Robert Virtue, Don ald Richardson, Vance Nolta, Harold Doershuk, Melburn Atkins, Peggy Lawrence, Leon a Yakel, Fern Cherry holmes, Phyllis Turpln, Loretta Wil liams and Jerry Jones, There will be election of officers for Medford Elks' lodge Thursday night at the regular lodge session, with competition for two offices, leading knight and lecturing knight. Exalted Ruler Butler urges that all lodge members be present to express their choice for these two offices. Secretary Ernest Scott announced today that there will be an Elks' dance Saturday night at the temple. The dance will be for Elks and their out-of-town guests. The usual good time la promised by the committee, which is headed by Stan Sherwood. Ita worth more! Schilling Baking Powder costs more than most. Jrm Why not ! It's worth more ! It's made with Cream Tartar. Schilling B rtlcl rag Powtl e r NEGROES DEATH MP SPRINOFIELD. Mo, (UP) Author ities turned thumbs down on the re quest of Th el ma Redlgor, 30-year-old college student, who asked that she be allowed to spring the death trap for a condemned negro murderer here. No," said Sheriff Scott OXirtis. "In tha. first place, it's an unpleasant Job; secondly, the law provides that X must do it." The girl made the unusual request Better Better for Dinners for Diners Mil E. ...., .... WiA as : GUASTI SHERRY A glass of Guasti sherry as an appetizer at cocktail time makes the dinner taste better and the diner feel better ... it is a smooth, gentle, stimulating aperitif. . . very much in vogue in London today before dinner begins and catching on in smart circles all over America . . . try it at your next dinner party ... try it without waiting for a party! . . . you'll like it immense ly if it has the body and the bouquet that spell Guasti! Order a bottle today . . the low price will surprise you! 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