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PAGE FOURTEEN MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE, JIEDFOKD, OREGON, SUXDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1935. CHARGE TREMAINE WITH STRINGER IN VANCOUVER DEATH Stringer Pardoned to Stand Trial in Washington Upon Murder Confession. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 31 ntn Gtrtntrrr. nnrdontd Oovi-mor Charles Martin of Oregon to face more severe charges In Washington, was In Jail here today to answer Clark county charges or Maying H. h. Caples In a holdup here March 10, ivm. Stringer was serving three and a linlf years In the Oregon peniten tiary for burglary. Prosecuting At torney Eugene cunning Issued complaint charging Stringer and Halph Tremalne. stl'l at large, with the slaying. SAI.EM, Ore.. Dec. 31. (UP1 Covernor Charles H. Martin today narrfrmed Olenn Stringer. 23-year xforffnrH Ore., burelar. from Oregon State penitentiary, but the action does not mean freedom for the youth. Stringer will be taken to Van couver, Wash., to stand trial on jiharcrn of first decree murder of Herbert Caples, Vancouver candy salesman, alaln In nis own ynra March 11, 1034. The pardon was granted on the condition that If Stringer Is ac quitted at Vancouver, he bo return ed to prison to complete his 3' year sentence. Stringer allegedly confessed to Washington police, while In prison here, that he was a principal In the slaying of Caples. The confession allegedly Implicated Ralph Tremalne In the slaying. Tremalne. a fugitive, Is. also wanted at Medford on a burglary charge. Both Stringer and Tremalne are Medford youths with long police records. YULE PEAR SALES SET More Christmas packages of Med ford pears have been sold this year than ver before, shippers said yes terday. The Increase was attributed to the educational campaign that has been conducted this month under sponsor ship of the Roruc River Valley Traffic ftfwoclatton, Fruitgrowers League of Jackson County, and Pcar-o-Scope, league publication edited by Jucnemse Butler. The campaign, shippers stated, mado local residents really pear con scious with the result that many gift boxes of the fruit have been sent to friends and relatives In other parts of the country for Christmas. Carol Hayes and J. Vern Bhangle were announced yesterday as winners In the pear quiz conducted by the Lions club. Jack Carle won top hon ors in the Rotary club questionnaire. The educational campaign has been o successful that It will bo a perma nent yearly feature, Miss Butler said. To California Harold Green of Jacksonville lft evening for Her mom. Beach, onl.. to spend the Christ mas holidays with friends. He It a former resident of that city. ROLLIE BEACH OF POSTOFFICE HURT IN SHAFT PLUNGE Roland O. Beach, assistant post master here, was painfully Injured at about 0:30 last evening when he step ped Into the empty elevator shaft at the federal building, plunging 16 feet onto the cement and Iron floor be low. An examlnaton at the Com munity hospital, where he was rushed, revealed no broken bones, but the at tending physician, Dr. R. E. Green, hhII that It was as yet Impossible to tell If Beach was Injured Internally. It wus planned to take X-ray pictures today. Beach and another postofflce at tendant wore In the act of taking the elevator from the main floor. In a hurry, because of the rush of Christ mas business, Beach unlocked the guard door and stopped Into the shaft before noticing that the elevator was not there. Hla companion, Richard Slnglcr, noticed the car was missing, but too late to warn htm before he disappeared over the edge. Slngler quickly railed for aid and rushed to the basement, opening the elevator door. Beach was lying un conscious on the floor. Those famil iar with the shaft say that there arc two Iron bumpers sticking upright from the floor, and considered It mi raculous that Bench did not hit (me of these. The elevator was on the second floor at the time of the accident. The hall near where the elevator is lo cated Is not well lighted and It Is difficult to see If the elevator Is In place without looking closely, Inves tigation showed. COMPLETE PLANS GATES & LYDIARO Local and Personal TO ON TUESDAY NIGHT IN MAIL CLEAN-UP Pnroel post deliveries will be made Tuesday night until all the Christmas mall la cleaned up, Postmaster Frank DeSour announced yesterday. So that house numbers may be seen readily, Mr. DcSoum asked that porch lights be left on Tuesday night and that someone remain at home so that delivery can be made. This, he pointed out, would facilitate hand ling and enable employes to give ef ficient service. Insured and registered parcel may not be left unless there la someone at home to receive them, he explained. One of the largest volumes of par cels of the season was received ot the postofflce yesterday, the trafrio still being considerably ahead of that of Inst yetir, Mr. DeSouza said. Ho added that the two heaviest days, Monday and Tuesday, are yet to be taken care of. Three more extra carrier will be added to the postofflce staff tomor row, bringing the total substitute force up to II, Mr. DeSousa stated. This la three more extras then were required a year ago. Pour extra trucks are now required to handle the heavy volume of Christ mas mall, one more than needed a year ago, the postmaster said Mm or Due Today Mayor George W. Porter and A. H. Ban well, manager of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, were expected to return today from Portland where tlwy have been consulting government officials regarding modernisation of the mu nicipal airport. The basement dining room of the Elks temple was put in readiness yes terday for the big Christmas banquet to be served Tuesday by Gates it Lydlard in honor of the less fortunate children of Jackson county. Tables were arranged for the seat ing of 650 children at one time. As 1,100 yourstcrs from four to IS years are expected, there will be two serv ings, one at noon and the second at 1:30. The service counter of the dining room will be used for the serving of the dinner. The food will be kept warm on a large stove end served across the counter cafeteria style to the waitresses. W. A. Gates estimated that the tables would be completely served In 15 to 20 minutes. Two crews of five each will serve the food across the counter to the waitresses. There will be 40 waitresses, members of the American Legion aux iliary. Women of Rotary and the Just Folks circle of the First Methodist Episcopal church having volunteered to act In this capacity. Mrs. Ellen McRae, chef of No. 1 Groceteria, will be in charge behind the service counter. The dinner will bo cooked under hr supervision In th Groceteria kitchen. Lewis Ulrich will serve as floor man ager to supervise seating of the chil dren. P. C. Blgham will act as maitre-de-hotcl. While dinner la being served the children will Join In singing Christ mas carols with a chorus from the First Methodist Episcopal church. Don Huckabee, Craterlan organist, will di rect the singing. The Rev. E. S. Bartlam, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, will give the Invocation. When the children have finished eating, they will file out past a big Christmas tree where Santa Claus, lent for the occasion through the courtesy of H. L. Brown, Montgomery Ward manager, will distribute sacks; of candy and fruit. 1 Among the first to offer their cars to transport children from Isolated sections were T. E. Daniels. Mrs. Fan nie E. Emmons, Mrs. W. H. Bailey and Tom Waterman. Miner In Town Harry Frazter, El liott creek miner, was a Medford vis itor Friday. Porter at Home Norrts K. Porter. University of Oregon student, arrived home last night to spend the holi days with his parents. To Portland Miss Myrtle Kelty of Talent left Friday for Portland where she will spend the Christmas holidays with relatives and friends. Billings South Newman Billings. Union Oil company employe here, has been transferred to Los Angeles where he will take up his duties shortly. He Is leaving today. . From Santa Clara Robert "Nooks" Naumes and Walter Young, students at the University of Santa Clara, California, arrived home for the holi days yesterday. Operation at Ashland Mrs. Melvln Martin of Shady Brook dairy under went a major operation at the Ash land Community hospital yesterday morning. , . Aehlson to Portland Ru.wll Achl son , J unlor h lgh school athletic coach, left yesterday for Portland where he will visit friends and rela tives until after the Christmas holi days. Home For Holidays JDelbert Scriv- en. who Is attending the Bible insti tute in Portland, returned to Medford Friday to spend the ChrUtmas holi days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Sen ven, 1900 Crown avenue. Visiting Here Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. VanLeenwen and little daughter, Lee. will spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hlnman at their home on Tenth street. Mrs. VanLeenwen Is the former Miss June Hlnman of Med ford. IjhuIs Bit One Art WrtnIrV.lt f Grants Pass Is believed to lead the "big fish" anglers of the Rogue for the season. h having rnin in a steel head at Flnley Bend Thursday j Which Welched 13 nounds nno min and measured 32 inches. Lou Robert- j son, also of Orants Pass, landed an 11 pound steel head Thursday Just below the Caveman bridge-w I .McDonald Home Lieut. Edward McDonald, U. B. naval air service, la spending the Christmas holidays with hla parents here. A graduate of Med ford high school, he Is well known in southern Oregon. Due From School Dick, Lewis and Ronald Baker, students at Gonzaga university in Spokane, and Robert Colvlg, now attending the University of Oregon, are expected home today. E. H. Porter, Jr.. now taking graduate work at Oregon, may accompany them to this city. Visitors From North Mrs. Maurice Llnnell of Orovllle. Wash., who has been visiting for the past three weeks at the home of her mother, Mrs. Mat tie Combs of Medford. was joined last night by her two sons, Walter end Harold, also of Orovllle. After rpend Ing the Christmas holidays in this city the trio will return north. Don St In son Due Donald Stlnson, son of Mrs. W. D. Roberts of Medford. will arrlvo today from Mare Island naval base at ValeJo, Calif., to spend the Christmas season. Stlnson has Just returned from a three months' cruise aboard the U. S. S. Chester, visiting Japanese, Chinese and Philip pine waters. To Address Khvanls Olen Arnsplg er, manager of the Medford Irriga tion district who returned recently from the east, will be the principal speaker at tomorrow's luncheon meet ing of the Kl wants club of which he Is a former president. Mr. Arn&plger will tell of his conferences In Wash ington, D. C, regarding Irrigation and aviation matters. The program also Includes Christmas music which will be directed by Sebastian Apollo. Fined In Grants Pass Morris Ed ward Scheel, Route 1, Medford, was fined $5 by Police Judge C. R. Duer Thursday night when he pleaded guilty to a charge of operating a car without a driver's license. He was ar rested by City Officer R. c. Cadmus following an accident about 0:40 p. m. Thursday at the intersection of Sixth and H streets In which Scheel's car collided with a car driven by Katherlne Gertrude Leonard Carter, 329 West L street. Grants Pass Courier. 1 Ross Bar K. D. Ross returned last evening from a business meeting in Seattle. From Washington L. S. Wing of Washington, D. C., was a business visitor here yesterday leaving on the evening train. Crouch To Eugene J. Carlisle Crouch, chief ranker of Crater Uke national park, wilt leave tomorrow' for Eugene where he Is to confer with Dr.,L. a. Cressman, professor on an thropolcgy at the University of Ore gon, regarding research in archaeology at the Lava Beds. Dr. Creasmann and Mr. Crouch are Interested in tracing the origin of man in the Lava Beds region and they are to compare notes on their findings. Thus far in their studies nothing extraordinary has been discovered, Mr. Crouch said. McBee Returns Earl McBee return ed to Medford yesterday after spend ing three weeks in San Francisco on business. In (i rants Pass Mr. and Mrs. J. Reynolds and Mrs. Alice Trowbridge called on Mrs. Trowbridge's daugh ter. Mrs. George T. Peake, of Grants Pnsa Friday afternoon. To Visit In South Mrs. G. R. Sateh vell left last evening for Oa'xland, Cal.. where she will spend the Christ mas holidays with her sister, Mrs. O, H. Wilson. Vacation In South Mrs. Ben Mol ler, accompanied by her niece, Miss Frances Moller. left on the evening train yesterday for Fresno where they will spend the ensuing two weeks as guests of relatives. To Perpetuate the Memory of Those We Love Siskiyou ' Memorial Park Located among friendly trees overlooking the hills of South ern Oregon 999 Interment spaces, with perpetu al care, as low as $15.00. Recovering from Injury Friend of Mrs. Era Morrison, who ha been suf fering from a broken arm, will be glad to hear that ahe la slowly Im proving. She la with her daughte;, Mrs. Charles H. Martin. OREGON MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY ItlllMIlL!, I I E I I I LELAND CLARK 19 North Bnrtlett Flrc Automobile Surely Mood, LAST YULE GIFTS For those last-minute mailers who still want to get their parcels and letters to points over the country by Christmas, air mail and air ex press today presented a solution. , According to officials of United Air Lines and the Railway Express agency, parcels for points as far east i n New York can leave here by plane j Monday and still be delivered on ' or before Christ-mas Day as regular j deliveries of air shipments will be ; made on the holiday. Shipments for i California can leave on Tuesday's , planes and get under Christmas j trees in time. Yuletlde cards and letters going by air mall should leave for the east not later than Sunday and tor ; the south, not Inter than Monday. 1 while the dead-line for special dr llvery air mall Is given as Monday . and Tuesday, respectively. j Student Home Students return ing from college Inst evening Includ ed 1w1s Ulrich. from the University of Washington. N PRE-INVENTORY SALE 1 mm On New Christmas Stock QUALITY MERCHANDISE At Our Cost - 2 Days Only Electrical Gifts tt" SI 5.95 W.96WIWU AQ Iran vti? $2.98 ftindwirb fQ TexisUr V 1 0J 83.90 CoifM &9 OR HM T.Hta M QC W ! www $7.25 Electric Train $5.95 $4.95 Wapon $2.89 $1.49 Cowhide Football . . ,89c GLASS KIXISO E0WL K. ?1 Taliia B-piecs Wit 69c 20 c'o off on all 32-pc. Dinner SU -tltir! llrl:ii'om, Hli tiol.1 Rlim C4( LAUHDKT TAT WITH fiCH 9 1 M ttVVO QUttH WAIN TB I?cmdHtionesi Radios at Give Away Prices! KICK'S HARDWARE 131 WEST MAIN PHONE 300 MAIL TRIBUNE AND HUNT THEATRES ' M Jr JbC JtL ifcL H-lw Christmas iiatme lO 05CL CHRISTMAS MORNING WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 25 AT TWO THEATRES CRATERIAN and RIALTO Every Kiddie Under 16 Cordially Invited to Enjoy This Big Holiday Matinee COME! HAVE A GOOD TIME! What A Program! JACKIE COOPER IN "DINKIE" With Mary Astor and Roger Pryor 3 BIG CARTOONS "BABES AT SEA" Cartoon in Color PLUS "TOM THUMB" Krazy Ktit Kartoon PLUS "Betty Boop's Little Pal" Same Program Both Theatres
