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MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFOKD, OREGON. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17. 1935
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SLASH GAS RATES
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North Front street to contain the
liquid butone. The' new gu la color
less, odorless, and hums with ft
cleaner and muoh hotter flame.
To offset the fact that the butane
la odorless. It la treated with a chem
ical to make any escaping gas smell
lllce kerosene, eliminating any danger
and making the gas even more safe
than the old kind, Tork said.
The old gas plant near Phoenix,
built In 1900 and employing coal and
oil for making the artificial gas (and
at one time even using Roxy Ann coal)
will be abandoned, York said, when
the new plant Is opened next week
Manager York pointed out the ad
vantage of the new fuel, coupled with
the reduction In rates. The old gas,
he aald, contained' amout 550 British
thermal units to the cubic foot. The
butane gas has stepped up that fig
ure to about 900 B. T. n.s.
The same method has been tried
and found highly successful In south
ern California, but the local plant
la the first ever to be Installed m
Oregon, It was pointed out. The ad
vantage ilea In the fact that pro
duction costs axe greatly reduced, al
lowing a lower rate per cubic foot,
with almost twice the heating power
as the gas Is burned.
BANQUET MONDAY
FOR PRES. PEAVEY
Society and Clubs
By JANET WRAY SMITH
O.E.S. Officers 1
Guests at Dinner
Officers and Installing officers of
Reames chapter, O. E. S., were hon
ored last evening at a dinner party
arranged by Worthy Matron PUcna
Nordwlck, hostess for the affair.
Hallowe'en colors and : symbols
formed appropralte decoration for the
dinner, which was given In the Ma
sonic temple. The evening was spent
playing cards after the guests had
been entertained with a number 01
stunts snd games. High score prizes
were awarded to Mrs. Zenda Sanders
and Mrs. Rose Houston.
Covers were laid for 26 guests.
Scout Will
Talk at P.-T. A.
The Washington P.-T. A. will meet
Friday evening In the school auditor
ium. A short business meeting, called
at seven-thirty, will precede the pro
gram at eight o'clock.
A report of the Boy scout trip east
will be given by Jack Heylund. All
parents and children interested In
scouting are Invited.
Degree of Honor
Has Costume Party
A Hollowe'en costume party has
been planned by the Degree of Honor
Protective association, and will take
place tonight.
Business will not be discussed, but
all members are asked to be present
at eight o'clook.
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Utah Visitor
Arriving Here
Mrs. T. 3. Vrlckley, of Ogden, Utah.
Is arriving this evening to spend some
time as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A.
J. Hanby. She Is Mrs. Hanby's cousin, some time here.
Young Set Plans
Hallowe'en Dance
Medford young people are planning
another no-host dancing party, to be
held Saturday, Oct. 36, at the always
popular Chateau du Compte.
Quests will wear hard-times cos
tumes, with decorations being In the
Hallowe'en spirit. Entertainment will
oe provided by various Hallowe'en
stunts and games besides the usual
dancing.
Those in charge of arrangements
for the affair are Misses Peggy Miller,
Betty Bardwell, Dorothy Roberts, and
Mesdames Lynn B. Croxdale, Jack
Walker and Warren Olson.
Guests ' are expected to number
about seventy-five couples.
Zulelma Temple
Has Ashland Session
Ashland was the hostess city to the
members of Zulelma temple, Daugh
ters of the Nile at the stated session
held last Saturday afternoon. The
meeting was largely attended by mem
bers from Medford and Grants Pass.
Queen Nancy Cass presided over the
session, Iwhlch was held in the Ma
sonic temple. Following the lunch
eon, which was served by the Alpha
clsss In the dining room of the hall,
the fifty ladles present met in busi
ness session,
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Boutellea Have
New York Guests
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Arnold, of New
York, are guests this week of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Boutelle, having arrived
from the east Sunday.
The Arnolds motored across the
continent, and will continue
through California after spending
George W. Peavey, president of Ore
gon State college, will be guest of
honor at a banquet and reception to
be given Monday at 6:30 p. m.. In
the St. Mark's Guild hall by the Ore
gon State club.
All alumni, former students, and
friends of the college In Jackson
county are Invited. A special Invi
tation has been extended to the
mothers and fathers of students now
attending Oregon State.
"We want everyone to come and
renew old friendships, and make an
acquaintance with President Peavey,"
stated L. A. Mentzer, president of the
Oregon State club.
Reservations for the 'banquet may
be made by calling Mrs. W. J. War
ner. 349-M, or L. A. Mentzer. 927-X,
by Saturday noon. Tickets may be
purchased from the members of the
following committee: Xj. A. Mentzer,
Kenneth O. Denman, Mrs. L. L. San
ders, Miss Maurlne Carroll and Mr. or
Mrs. Kenneth Scott wood.
LIONSTLANNING
- LADIES NIGHT
Members of the Lions club were
today making plans for ladles' night
which Is to be celebrated next wra
nesdav evening with a dinner and
dance.
The program being mapped out
today Included the showing of mo
tion pictures taken by Ted Gfllen-
waters of Klamath Falls at uio
Lions International convention in
Mexico City last July. -The place
where the banquet and dance are
to be held had not been determined
today. The regular noon meeting ot
the club will not be held next week.
At yesterday's weekly meeting
luncheon at the Hotel Medford the
members participated in a general
forum, each telling personal anec
dotes or relating experiences enjoy
ed on recent trips. Roy Wright was
a guest of the club.
Advertising day will be observed
a week from next Wednesday when
members may Indulge In publicity,
an Indulgence permitted only once
a year.
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TO BE VISITED FRIDAY
BY LODGE OFFICIALS
Weatonka council No. 20 of Poca
hontas will be honored Friday eve
ning by the presence of the great
Pocahontas of California. Mrs. Stella
Ely, of Palo Alto, and her following
great officers, Lillian Wlnkeinaus.
great trustee; Mabelle Ellis, great
first scout; Mary Contard, great
second scout: Adda Drake, great
first runner, and Harry Drake, past
great sachem of California.
The degree work will be exempli
fied for the visitors and following
the business session a social hour
will be held.
Frldav afternoon an "qpen house"
Informal tea will be held at the
home of Nellie Purdln, 335 West
Holly street, to greet the out-of-town
guests and all members and
their friends arid Invited to attend
between two and five o'clock. 1
Dinner is being planned In honor
of Mrs. Ely and her attending offi
cers on Friday evening at the Jack
son hotel. Any members Interested
In attending the dinner are asked to
call Bernlce Wilson for Information
and reservation.
ROOSEVELT AND'bENSON
FIGHT TO 13 TO 13 TIE
LUNCHEON OF D. A. R.
TWO-DAY PROGRAM
James Stevens, Medford singer, and
the Medford high school band will
be featured at the CCC educational
and welfare conference here Monday
and Tuesday. I
Mr. Stevens, nationally known
singer and at present director of the
Medford Oleemen, will appear at the!
afternoon session. The high school I
band, directed by P. Wilson Wait, will j
open the conference each morning
at 8:15 o clock.
About 200 hundred educators, army j
officers and forest service officials
are expected in Medford lor the con
ference, which will be one of the
biggest educational gatherings ever
held by the CCO. Frank P. Farrell.
city attorney, will represent the may
or in welcoming the group vto Med
ford.
Dr. J. B. Orifflng, civil educational
adviser for the ninth corps area, will
be here from San Francisco for the
conference and will bring with him
a number of educational advisers
from other districts.
Prof. George W. Peavy. president
of Oregon State college and dean of
the school of forestry, will be one of
the principal speakers at the con
ference, which will be held at the
Elks' temple.
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Relative Merits
Of Pig Hind Legs
Subject For AAA
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. Uf)
The comparative delight of
munching a ham sandwich made
from the left hind leg of a hog
rather than from the right hind
leg la before the AAA.
And with It the question.
"Should the farm administration
teach hogs 'to shimmy .with the
right as well as the left side?"
To Claude Wlckard, corn-hog
section ohlef, came this poser, pre
sented in mock solemnity by one
of his aides, D. A. Qltzgerald.
Fitegerald attached an adver
tisement of e, Baltimore establish
ment that "Our special left ham
sandwiches are better."
It "explained" that when a hog
scratches his right side "he doe
a Charleston with his right foot,"
developing tough muscles, while
when he "scratches hla left flank
he does a gentle shimmy against
a tree or post."
TO
RAISE FUNDS FOR
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 12. (AP)
The battle tide surged one way and
then the other as Roosevelt and Ben
son high schools fought to a 13-to-13
tie In a spectacular football game
here yesterday.
FAT GIRLS GET
THE GO-BY SLIM
GIRLS WIN MEN
lot Fit Thi Ei.y Wt Wlthoil St.rritioi Dicta
tUnn. Eihaoitiag Said Weaktilif , lrriutif
Hibil'Famiu LuatifU
There's a reason why to many people rind
dieting alow and often times futile in re
duelncr. The reaion. docton sav. is often be
cauie a little gland li not working right
All the blood in your body goei through
VI. .I. o1.nrl .),,.. tltn. - lv. If
It doesn't Dour into the blood stream about
one and one-half dropi of vital fluid everyJ
II Ooun, many people (axe on ugiy iax.
This fluid helps Nature to "burn up" excess
food and fatty tissue in much the same way
as a good "draft" acts in a furnace.
Now, pnytlcians eomoat tnis condition
by feeding this gland the substance it lacks
and millions of pounds of excess fat has
been wiped out this way.
Marmola Prescription Tablets are based
on the same scientific method used by doc
tors. So don't waste your time or money
striving to reduce with methods that are
hard, futile or depend on harmful, health
racking salts and laxatives for their action.
Start the Marmola treatment today that mil
lions have used successfully to get rid of
excess fat. The formula Is in every box so
you know fust 'hat you are taking. Oon'l
waitget Iarmola today from druggists.
ON OFFICIAL VISII
A 1 o'clock luncheon at the Hotel
Medford opened the program attend
ant on the official visit of Mrs. Mark
B. Weatherford, state regent of the
D. A. R., who arrived here today to
deliver her annual message,to the lo
cal chapter. Following the luncheon
members adjourned to the home of
Mrs. Roland Beach for a business
session.
During the meeting Mrs. Weather
ford was presented wit ha gavel, a
gift from, this chapter, as she has
never possessed one during her term
of office. The gavel was constructed
of wood from an old billiard table
in Jacksonville, dating from the early
days of that historic town's settle
ment. ' - "
Mrs. Weatherford, who has been
visiting chapters through eastern
Oregon, was met yesterday at Klam
ath Palls by Mrs. B. G. Harding, who
accompanied her to Medford follow
ing a meeting of the Ashland chap
ter yesterday. Mrs. Harding and Mrs
P. J. Newman will go with the regent
to Grants Pass for the meeting there
tonight.
Arrangements for today's session
and luncheon were made by Jane
Snedlcor, Mrs. J. A. Perry, and Mrs.
A. E. Strattoh.
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DIGHTON, Kan., Oct. 17. (UP)
The town dog catcher and a little
white dog put on such a good thow
that the spectators led by Clem
Jones passed the hat to buy the dog
a license. v
Plans for raising funds to finance
the organization wore discussed by
members of the Oregon-Pacific High
way association at a heeting held last
night at the Jackson County Cham
ber of Commerce.
The meeting was presided over by
B. O. Harlan, executive secretary of
the association, who nenceforti will
have headquarters in Salem where
legislation and appropriations per
taining to highway Improvements and
construction can be watched closely.
The position of executive secretary
was recently placed on a salary basis
and arrangements are now - being
made for the effective functioning of
the association, Its aim being to ob
tain a fair share of appropriations for
Pacific highway improvements.
The association is comprised of
chamber of commerce members and
others in all the cities along the !
highway.
Those attending last night's meet
ing In addition to Mr. Harlan Includ
ed C H. Damaray of Grants Pass, as
sociation president, Jack Harvey, sec
retary of the Grants. Pass Chamber
of Commerce, Gordon McCracken,
secretary of the Ashland Chamber of
Commerce, A. H. Banwell, manager of
the Jackson County Chamber of
Commerce, and J. F. Wakefield, Fred
Scheffel and Paul Rynnlng, all mem
bers of the local chamber's highway
committee.
Mr. Harlan was to leave for Port
land today.
PAINT ON POULTRY FOILS
CHICKEN THIEFS EFFORT
OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 17. (UP)
When M. K. Ross painted his barn
red recently, he spattered his White
Rock hens. Sunday night, thieves
stole the entire flock. Deputies
found all of the birds at a poultry
house where a former deputy sher
iff was attempting to remove the
paint.
Free Advertisers
Make Chumps of
Paper Publishers
CHICAGO. Oct. 17. (P) Lin
wood I. Noyes, president of the
Inland Dall Press association, call
ed newspaper publishers 'chumps"
today for using free advertising In
their columns.
They are endangering the "very
existence" of their papers "reve
nue from paid advertising" by
the practice, he said at the asso
ciation's fall meeting.
A pile of publicity material sent
to member newspapers a few weeks
prior to the convention lay on a
table in the meeting room, Indi
cating, he said, that the news
papers receive dally "more than a
ton of this stuff." '
Noyes, who is publisher of the
Ironwood, Mich., Globe, proposed
records be kept of free advertis
ing Unease to curb the practice.
TO COST-PERMITS
"Reckless driving by high school
students must be stopped." was the
pronouncement today of City Judge
Allen D. Curry, who yesterday sus
pended the driver's permit of Norman
Oliver for 90 days. Oliver, a Medford
high school student, yesterday plead
ed guilty to a charge of violation of
the basic rule after being arrested
by city police when he rammed Into
the side of an auto driven by Mrs.
Adeline Hlnck at the corner of Oak
dale and Eleventh streets.
"If I give them a fine, their par
ents will have to pay it. If I suspend
their licenses, they'll have to walk,
and they'll remember their lesson
much longer," the Judge said. He
also directed Oliver to settle with
Mrs. Hlnck for the damage done her
atuo, "even If he has to mow her
lawn to do so."
According to city police. Oliver was
driving an antiquated model T Ford
at a reckless speed on South Oakdale,
carrying a load of other students.
The accident happened shortly before
1 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
TOPIC AT
At the recent meeting of The
Speakers club, Dr. O. P. Johnson give
talk on "Dental Insurance," Web
Clark spoke on "Industrial Insur
ance." and a pro-and-cnn discussion
of state medical Insurance was held
between Dr. r. j. Motfatt and Dr.
Wm. F. Roney, to make up one of
the most Interesting meetings of the
year.
A. H. Banwell spoke on the possi
bilities of securing the proposed air
base here, and the session was ended
when Kenneth Scott Wood, high
school . public speaking Instructor,
criticized the speakers from a con
structive standpoint.
Schilling
Baking
Powder
makes fluffier biscuits.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 17. ( AP)
The Portland Motor Coach Co. pre
pared today to go to the people with
an Initiative petition for a franchise
to operate the mass transportation
system of Portland.
The Catholic Ladies eje holding a
Rummage Sale Int the Campbell
Clothing Store Bldg. on East Main
St., on Thursday and Friday.
Sore and Inflamed
Stomach, Bowels
Caused by Overocidity
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