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PiGE FOUR MEPFORD MAIL TRTBUXE. MEDFOKD, OREGON, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1935. Society and Clubs By JANKT Colony Club to Have Annual Dinner. Numerous and varied holiday ac tivities continue to be planned and executed lor the moat leatlve ot all seaaon. the Yuletlde. Although ocember 25 la past, the Chrletmaa aplrlt atlll prevalla, and will for everal daya more. Ladtas ot the Colony club are making arrangements lor the holt day dinner, an annual aftalr for the members, which will ba an event ot Monday cVfnlnK at the club-house. The entertainment committee, head ed by Mrs. O. M. Roberta, Is In charge ot arrangements. leaving Tonight Tor San Franrlsco. Leaving tonight will be Miss Jan Ice Shreve and Miss Pauline Rogers who are going to San Pranolsco. Miss Rogers Is returning to school there and Miss 8hreve will be a aueft ot friends and relatives among B . i Oh. wilt them Mls jane oonniwy. return alter several days In the bay city. Holiday Visitors Leave for Home. Leaving today for their home In Eugene were Mr. and Mra, Walter Amspoker, who, with their two daughters, spent the Christmas holi days with Mr. Amspoker's mother, Mrs. T. J. Amspoker. The two grand daughters will remain here for a longer visit. H Yoitnr Members To nance Tomorrow. A ten-dnnee has been arrsnged by the Town club, especially for the younger members and their guests, nnd will tnke place tomorrow after noon from 6 until 8 o'clock. Arrangements are being made by Mrs. W. H. Fluhrer, Mrs. O. M. Rob erts and Mrs. Louis Balsde, Jr. rhnrlc Voorhles' Arrive fur Visit. Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Voorhles ot Ban Francisco, srrlved this morn ing for a holiday visit of several days at the home of his parent, Col. and Mrs. Gordon Voorhles. Strnliorns Leave lor Visit In Soul li. Mr. and Mra. Robert E. Strahorn left by train last evening. for San Frnnclsco. where they will make a holiday visit of several days. I Ti TO DEFEND PLAN IN PUBLOEBATE (Continued from tftgft One.) lowanca would b financed. The cost would run between $10,000,000,000 nd $24,000,000,000, to which mint be add ed the undetermined expense of col lection and administration. '.' The Townsend plan recently has sumed nationwide proportions and Is expected to piny a prominent role In the 1036 election. Offlclnls of the Tow use nd orya nidation have tnld they will bnck a ptvuldontlal nomi nee who will be unaffiliated with any political party. EI. CENTRO, Cfll.. Dec. 27. (UP) A third party candidate for president will bo Injected Into the 1936 race unleM one of the two major parties endorse the Townsend old ace pen sion plan. Its founder announced loAt night. Sjwuklnn: before several thousand followers on the -Ic of a nationwide awlntr. Dr. P. E. Townsend ssld the "third party already la organized, and ready to move Into the field with a canciidato If we know Republicans and Democrats do not Intend to en dorse our plan." Dr. Townwnd said he would not be the rit.mlkl.it. "I do not want to commit RuUide," he sold. YonrtKer Men Hmilj. "Then urn younger and nbler mm. all ready to take the leadership," he wild. Hcrerriiv; to the fruits of his na tion;.! tour, duiiiifi which he "sized up the third party situation." the grnv-linlied physician remarked: "Wo are nlrendy otvtnlzliig tn every state. Wo hav gathered all the leal data that will be Decennary to put a new ptiriy Into operation. We will (TO on vvovs fifate primary ticket." Or To'aum'ik! refund to comment, after hi. jtpwh. on which ltepub llcrtii or IVmociatte lenders had indi cated their attitude toward the Town .enfl movement In national politics. "Thcv k now whs t we wit n t ," ie a!d nrirflv IteriiM-o to Ih-h.iie. He a!.o dec'.ined to anwer a chil- Attention, Any child dressed in a Cowboy Piny Suit received ru? a Christmas Gift may have his picture taken in his outfit for a remembrance . . . for the small sum of 50 ecnts Picture is miniature size, mounted in a folder. We are showing a selec tion of proofs. Appointment not necessary Time limit: January 10th so do not de. lay. Come in at once. Kcnnell-KUis Studio WRAY SMITH Holiday Guests At welister Home This Christmas was truly a family affair at the W. O. Webster home. Mr. and Mrs. Webster had as their imejitA Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Gallajrher. of Mojave, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. P. CI. Abel, of Dunammr, usm; ana kit. and Mrs. C. J. McRlcke, of Marsh- field, Ore. Mrs. Webster. Mrs. Oallaf-her. Mra. Abel and Mr. McRlcke are sisters and brother. The Gallaghers returned to their home last evening, while the other guests are remaining a while longer. Miss Hart Hostess At Luncheon Yesterday. Honoring her house-guest. Miss iwrnnr Cook of Honolulu. Miss Charity Hart wss hostess yesterdsy st a luncheon at the Town club, Inviting nine guests. Miss Hart and Miss too school-mates at Katharine Branson .rhnol at Rcss. Csllf.. and are spend. lng the Chrlstmss vacation at the home of Miss Hart'a parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hart. Hoffards Home After Family Xmas Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hoffard return ed to their home last evening after spending the Christmas holidays with a son and dnughter-ln-lnw. Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Von der Hellen and a daughter, Mrs. C. W. Hore. In Ooshen, Ore. 4 Walthers Guests At Danlrls Hume. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Daniels have as their house-guests over the holl rfav.. Mr nnd Mrs. H. L. Wnlther of Mapleton. Ore, Mr. and Mrs. Walther formerly lived in meoiora, and have manv friends and ac quaintances In the valley. Clancys net urn From Holiday Visit. Returning vacntlonlsls are Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Clancy, who are home today after spending tha Christmas holidays with their daughtor and son-ln-law. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Dagg, In Seattle. M Mrs. Tlean Hostess Today. Mrs. Ocome Dean was hostess to the Duplicate Bridge club at the Town club this afternoon. Luncheon preceded the afternoon of bridge. LAVAL EXPLAINS PEACE EFFORTS, FUMJMES (Continued Prom PftRe One.) The premier's address was fHlrly well received by the radical socialist deputies, who hold the balance of power. Deputies of the rlKht and cen ter groups roso to their feet and cheered Laval, But Leon Blum, socialist leader, called on Laval to follow Sir Samuel Hoorc, who resinned aa Britain's for eign secretary. "Into oblivion," as n penally for the socialist-opposed peace plan which they formulated and which was later discarded. Blum's savage attack on Laval call ed forth protests from rightist dep uties; and an exchange of blows was narrowly prevented. Prance, Laval told the chamber, has shown respect for the league of nations on which France's own safety from attack depends, by "loyal and Btrlct" application of sanctions, "however painful." His main anxiety, he said, was to avert a Euroiean war now and to as sure aid for Prance under the league In Lft-.c Germany ever attacked France. Identify Remains Found In River HAL.KM. Dor. 27. I AD The dean body of a mnn found in Pudding river near Aurorn November 29, hss been Identified as that of Cntlz rrtitt, 6R, formerly of Oregon City. Dr. L. E. Bnrrlek. Marlon county coroner, reported. The identiflenttcm una made by a daughter, Mra. Delta Klotwik ot Oregon City, by mean of a water) nnd knife fnund with the body. lentie to a deinite. l.Mird by Samuel J. Hume or the "California-Cruwd-em." an ai.M-Tuwnaend movement. Dr. ivwniMnd mild ho "doesn't have time to debute thOM fellows. " "Ntuhiiifl could m mined by such a debute." he n!d. "The CruMdera ulreMv 1m ve Jielr minds made up .iK.onM. the plttn " Mothers! INTENDED GUESTS REVEAL IDENTITY (Continued prom Page One.) personal friends, was going to dress similarly, To Pose As Nobility "Thelma was going to Introduce me at the Duke of York, and Lorn Landsdowne under that title, and pretend we actually were members of the British nobility visiting In Hollywood. ''Everything waa all arranged. Thelma. I understood, had called Mrs. Ford the previous Wednesday and told her she waa bringing a couple of guests whom she would not name. "On Sunday, the day before Miss Todd was found, I called repeatedly and tried to get her. X never succeed ed in locating her. The following day I read she had been found dead." A report was prevalent that a police official telephoned one of the Holly wood movie studios after heanng York's story, and was assured the ac tor's standing would not be daraiaed. Landsdowne told the Associated Press York's story was true "In eveiy detail." Landsdowne said his full name was "Lord Patrick Landsdowne Finnlng ton" and that he waa former national wrestling association welterweight champion, and present middleweight and welterweight champion of Eng land. He denied his real name was Wilbur Plnran, or that he was born in Springfield, O. The wrestler has appeared frequent ly in Hollywood and Los Angeles in the last year. He wears a monocle, and a cape. Zuu Pitts TeM tries Zasu Pitts, actress-friend of Miss Todd, told newspapermen after her appearance in the grand Jury's cham bers she was asked the names of sev eral men but could not identify any of them. Previously Ida Luplno, also an act ress, told Investigators Miss Todd de clared shortly before her death: "I'm having a marvelous romance with a San Francisco businessman." "A couple of years ago." said Mist Pitts, "I knew that Miss Todd was Interested In someone 'up north.' but I don't know who it was." Both Miss Pitts and her husband. Ed Wood all, actors' agent, were clos eted with the Jury, and the actress was called back for request Ion lng. Hop Dealers Sign For Cooperative SALEM, Dec. 27. (JP) Prank Need ham of Salem, secretary of the Hop Growers organisation committee In Oregon, announced that dealers rep resenting approximately 81 percent of the hops grown In the state, had signed for the proposed cooperative, organization for crop control. The committee had set an 85 per cent signup aa the requirement be fore the new plan could be put Into effect. at the M. ISA You Can Afford A New Hat At II'.L i our new p- r t ci LF $g98 HATS X REDUCED TO 59c.98c$198 $795,893 Income Tax From State in 1933 WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Pr In come taxes paid by residents of Ore gon In 1633 were listed by the com missioner of internal revenue in hit annCft report today at $795,893. The total net Income for the year was given at $66,199,038 with 27,572 re turns. The report showed that the $1,000 $2,000 income clasa sent in the largest number of returns 5,825- on which taxes were paid, the taxes amounting to $73,914 on net incomes totaling $7,938,307. Year 1932 , , , . 1931 1930 1929 1928 ..... TOWNSEND MEET NIGHT National Townsend Plan Coordina tor B. Z. Adams, from Washington, D. C, will be the principal speaker at an Important club meeting at the Armory tomorrow at 7:30 p. in. State Manager Bunnell will speak at the meeting, one of his last public talks before being transferred to Washing ton. Adams is to deliver a special mes sage from Dr. Townsend himself, and a large crowd of Townsend enthusi asts Is anticipated. In expectation of a targe attendance the hall will be heated. Frank X. Scherer, president of Townsend club No. 2 will preside at the meeting, to which everyone in southern Oregon has been Invited. A special invitation has been ex tended those people who scoff at the plan and declare that it can not work, Townsend officials here have announced. -4 I NANCIAL PORTLAND, Doc. 27. ( AP) A foreclosure suit against the Western Lumber company at Westflr. Lane county, was filed in federal court here today by the Anglo-California National bank, acting as trustee for the bondholders of the lumber com pany. The com pan v operates a mm ana has other property at Westflr. the complaint said, and Is unable to fully repay those ,who hold a total of $1,150,000 In bonds. A receivership was not requested and the company will cont'nue to operate while the foreclosure suit ia pending. Three Price Former Prices and Costs Have Been Forgotten SPORT OR DRESS STYLES PLAIN AND FUR TRIMMED Regular $16.75, $25.0 and $35.00 Coats EEBUCEB to thma LOW Prices! COME EARLY foe Beat Selections X If Mo The commissioner listed no net In comes in the state for the year above the $70 ,000-$80 ,000 close, in which there were two. There was only one return for the $60.000-$70,000 clasa and five for the $5O,000-$60,OO0 class. In that class the net total was given at 276,993 and taxea paid at $31.98, For the five-year period prior to 1P33 the commissioner listed the fol lowing returns, net incomes and taxes pild: Return Net Income Taxes $ 070.442 474,055 1,073,686 1.663.778 25,845 20,845 26,047 wirtftt'B 28,194 $ 60.519.751 73,154.659 !06.076.107 129,360.587 STATE COMMITTEE ALLOCATES RELIEF PORTLAND, Dec. 27. (AP) The state emergency relief committee met here toMay to define policies, establish the amount of direct re lief aid for indigents, and determine how much money shall be allocated to each county. These questions were to be dis cussed at the afternoon meeting of the group. The morning session was spent largely In a survey of re quirements of transient homes in Multnomah county where a large number of unemployables mostly elderly men need aid. The committee voted to continue the subsistence garden program and the co-operative canning work. The federal surplus commodity administration volunteered to buy about 20.000 boxes of bulk apples for the state relief committee to dis tribute to Indigents. The state and" county committees will pay the ex pense of shipping. TOBY MINDS MOTHER; WEARS WARM UNDIES CHICAGO. Dee. 27. (UP) Toby Wing, blonde screen actress, dangled pink knitted ponties before photog raphers In her hotel room today to prove that she wasn't kidding re porters at the train when she claim ed she wore 'em. "Mama said It would be cold here and made me wear the pink knitted on. Mama is always right," .she explained.. EWANEE. 111., Dec. 27. (UP) Too ill to go to work, and fearing a day's absence would cost him his Job, Joseph Davis, 61. a factory work er, committed suicide with a razor today. 4 Among Ethiopia's plentiful birds are eagles, vultures, hawks, bustards, partridges, duck, teal, guinea-fowl, sand-grouse, curlews, woodcock, snipe, pigeons and swallows. Smashing Bargain Groups $248 E&chmMJSim WE GIVE S & H SPORTS LEADERS Drinking, Rowdyism, Van dalism Tend to Encourage Lawless Spirit Which Fcrcgd Lindbergh Away By Jack Cuddy (United Press Staff Correspondent) NEW YORK, Dec. 27. (UP) American sports leaders today launched a drive to curb drunken ness, rowdyism and vandalism at college football games, warning that those evlla tended to encourage the lawlessness and mob aplrlt which ap parently caused Col. Charles A. Lind bergh and hta family to seek refuge In a foreign land. The "flaAketeers., the stepchild alumni and the Saturday hoodlums were flayed bitterly by several speak ers at the 10th annual luncheon of the Sportsmanship Brotherhood. Then the speakers suggested two methods of combatting them: (1) an educational campaign, and (2) strong arm tactics to make them quit. Flay Non-College Fans This luncheon cracked down on the "spectator problem" wnlch prob ably will feature other meetings of the numerous sports governing or sports advising bodies which assem ble In this city during Christmas week for their annual conclaves. Undergraduate and alumni bottle tllters wero reprimanded mildly for their lack of control at grid games, but it was the n on -collegiate fans who received the most severe lash ing the chaps who never went to college but who spend "hoodlunt dol lars" to stage "Roman holidays" at football stadia. Concerning these "step-sons of alma mater." the principal speaker. President William Mather Lewis of La Fayette college, pointed out. that "Just as long as we in the college admit a portion of the public to our games merely upon the payment of a stipulated admission price they are in exactly the same relative posi tion as they would be tn attendance upon any other paid performance, whether It be In a theater or Madi son Square Garden." Evils Increasing Unfortunately. President Lewis emphasized, there la far more drink ing and rowdyism at college football games than at any other sport or entertainment end widely publiciz ed gridiron events of the 1935 season Indicated that these alcoholic evils are increasing on all fronts. He re ferred to the 12th man incident In the Princeton-Dartmouth game, and to other wild episodes In which spec tators swarmed down onto the fields and tore down the goal posts before games were finished. Instead of treating such incidents - Ho Hfunds A Bill GREEN SAVING STAMPS ASK FOR THEM Portland Trade Takes Big Jump Over Last Year PORTLAND, Dec. 27. h- Dun & Bradstreet said today Portland trade for the past two weeks av eraged 18 per cent better than during the corresponding period last year. The sensational Influences did not greatly depress Industrial ac tivity here, the report said. thlt. being well maintained throughout December with proportionately less unemployment than at any time during the past four years. aa college pranka by humoroua com ment. President Lewla suggested that newspapers and college authorities regard them aa acta of lawlessness and build up public sentiment against them. He auggested that warning notices be published in foot ball programs and displayed prom inently on signs near stadia. ANNOUNCEMENT! Entire Stock of WOODS DRUG CO. ON SALE Big Reductions! Save 20 to 50 All merchandise on hand must be sold at once to make room for New Drug Store to be operated under name of YOUNG'S DRUG STORE (Successor to Wood's) Main & South Central Telephone 66 Free Delivery f EE - Every Sale Final MERCURY IS DUE TO DROP T01HT After several days of comparative warmth the meteorological bureau forecast slightly colder temperatures for tonight, with the prospecta tha mercury would descend close to the freezing point. Official for, cast was for unruled weather to night, cloudy tomorrow. Temperatures this afternoon wer running about eight degrees above .the marks for the corresponding hours yesterdny. Yesterday's mam mum of 49 was topped by one de gree early In the afternoon. Low this morning was 39 degrees. Between 8 p.m. yesterdsy and 5 a.m. today .26 of an Inch of rain waa recorded, leaving a deficiency of .59 for the season. Ose Mall rrioune want ada. it Vi nun r'11 1 .12 North Central Phone 32f f o
