PA"GE EIGHT
MEDFORD "MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON. WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12, 1936.
RQSEBURG READY
Convention Opens Thursday
' for Three-Day Session-
Largest Crowd Ever a
State Meet Is Expected
ROSBBUBO, Ore., Aug. 13, (At
Roseburg buzzed with activity today
aa long-planned preparations for the
entertainment of delegatei and vUlt
ora to the 18th annual state conven
tion of the Oregon department, Amer
ican Legion went forward today. The
convention opens Thursday for three
days, and predictions are for the larg
est state meeting ever held by the
Oregon department.
Payment of the bonus, alvlng veter
ans ready cash, together with the fact
that It 1 the first time Roseburg naa
entertained the convention la ex
pected to contrlbue to a record at
tendance, according to Carl Moaer,
state adjutant, who has established
his headquartera here to prepare the
convention business program.
The Bits lodge temple will be used
as the convention hall for the Amer
ican Legion, while auxiliary aeaslona
will be held at the Methodist Epla.
copal church. A Joint session, which
will be addressed by National Com
mander Ray Murphy, will be held
Thursday morning at Hunt's Indian
theater.
Resolutions pertaining to national
defense, peace-time service and pre
paredness, and more stringent laws
to curb subversive propaganda and
activities are expected to develop early
In the Lesion's convention, Moser
ssld.
Prlnclpsl entertainment features, In
addition to a Douglas county nlgiu
show here Wednesday, Include the
annual convention parade Thursday
night, the drum corps competition
Friday night, and regional champion
ship baseb&U game Thursday and Fri
day afternoons, with a third game
Saturday, If required. Competing
teems are El Rey, Oregon champions,
of Portland, and Cllbson's of Seattle,
ehamplons for the stale of Washing
ton. Winner of the three-game series
vill go to Bismarck, North Dakota
for the western finals.
RALLY ON MONDAY
Every rotor of Jackson county was
J n v ted to Attend the Democratic
rally to be held here Monday even
ing. The meeting U to be addressed
by candidates for nntlonal and atate
offices. It will be held at 8 o'clock
in the new Democratic headquartera.
S 17 West Main street, opposite the
California Oregon Power company.
The Invitation was Issued by J. Ft.
Mara hall, chairman of the Jackson
county central committee. He said:
Wa should like to have every voter
attend the rally Just as a matter of
duration. It la only by coming In
contact with candidates for public
office and hearing what they pro
pose to do that an Intelligent vote
can be cast. All we ask la that vot
ers see and hear the candidates who
will address the meeting."
Among those who will speak at the
meeting are U. 8. Burt, candidate for
ststo treasurer; Alfied P. Dobson.
candidate for aat attorney general;
Willis Wit honey. Candida to for U, 9.
senator: R. W. Klrkpatrlck, candidate
for congreaa from thla district: and
Claude MrColtoch, chairman of the
state central committee.
The new Democratic headquartera
will alno serve as a meeting place
for the Rooaevelt-f or President club
which la now being org an teed here.
Mr. Marshall said.
apRINOFlKLD. tOre.1 Aug. 13.
(API Mayor Edward Waltman, In
asking thti city council to abolish
several city offices and reduce the
expends of others, said the "existing
largo bonded Indcbtcdnpaa warrant :
drastic curtailment In the expendi
tures of the city of Springfield." !
Congers Visit Matanuska
Colony on Alaska Jaunt
Ed. note: Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Con
ger of Medford, returned Monday from
a trip to Alaska during which, they
visited the much -discussed Matanuska
valley colonization project. Mr. Con
ger's account of the tour follows:
Mrs. Conger and myself, with
friends from Dallas, Oregon, after at
tending the national fihrlno conven
tion In Seattle, boarded the S. fl.
Alaska to see part of Alaska. We sail
ed on the morning of July 18 and
two days later, made our first stop at
Ketchikan and the third day stopped
at Juneau. Alaska's capital and larg
est city. After leaving there and mak
ing three more short stops, we ar
rived st Seward on the Oth day from
Seattle,
At Seward we entrained for Fair
banks about 500 znllea through wil
derness with only one town to pass
through In the entire distance. This
was. Anchorage where we stayed over
night, Tralna and stages do not run
at night, so when they stop tourist
must seek a roost-pole.
From Anchorage we took a side
trip by rail out to Palmer, the cen
ter of the colony district of the Mata
nuska valley which comprises 13,375
acres of potentially tillable soil, but
now mostly a solid wilderness of small
timber consisting of scrubby spruce
and birch.
Palmer Is the business center of
this district and was erected by the
government. It consists of a school
suitable for about 300 pupils, hos
pital with six nurses and a physician,
recreation hall, commissary, etc.
In the colony there are about 1300
persons. Each family la given 40 acres
of tillable land by the government
and furnished equipment for putting
the land In cultivation. But everything
is charged to them at 3 per cent with
30 years to pay. For their necessary
supplies they are furnished "blngos"
to be used for money. These are also
charged to them.
In Palmer there are occasional pic
ture shows and other amusements
and a large bus goea put Into the dis
trict and brings those In who care to
come. Very few have cars. These buses
also bring the children In to school.
We were tsken by bus through the
farming district. Crops though plant-.
ed late looked good. Owing to there!
being very little dark new everything
planted grows much faster. They tell
us that the entire project Is expert-
mental, but the settlers seem to be
Well satisfied. However, my personal
opinion la that the cost of putting the
land In cultivation and the value
thereof after it la cleared will make
the value of the adventure question
able.
From Palmer we went again by
train stopping for the night at Curry
wnere there la nothing but a hotel
owned by the railroad which in turn
la owned by the government. I asked
the brakeman If they had a headlight
on the engine why they didn't go on
to McKlnley station. He said they
never ran at night, so we got off and
again went to bed while It was yet
daylight.
Next day we arrived at McKlnley
government park. Had a good view of
Mt, McKlnley, the highest mountain
In North America, 30,300 feet, saw
some caribou, mountain sheep and
grizzly bear, stayed all night and
slopt In a tent house, the bast ac
commodations they bad, and next
day continued on to Fairbanks, 3600
population and third town In size In
Alaska. It was there that Will Rogers
and Wiley Post landed before their
fatal trip to Pt. Barrow. I talked with
the undertaker who prepared their
bodies for the return to Los Angeles.
We were taken about 40 miles north
by auto and saw mining on a large
scale. Dredges and hydraulic mining
were In operation 34 hours a day and
they were large ones and plentiful.
We were taken then about 80 miles
from the Arctic circle.
After staying three nights la Fair
banks, we took the motor stage over
the Richard bo n highway, the main
highway of Alaska and In the. first
day'a travel, I saw only one car on
the. road. We had 13 passengers and
never picked up or let off any one on
the entire trip to Valdes, nearly 600
miles.
Ac Vsldez we boarded the S. S. Yu
kon which was two days late. When
It did arrive It took on 33,000 cases of
canned salmon and 36,000 barrels of
herring. Everything In Alaska Is on a
one-horse scale except fish canning.
mining and prices. Never saw any
paving except In Juneau, Ketchikan
and Seward and that was very limited.
Leaving Valden we had rough water
for two days and there was plenty of
room In the dining room. I, however
managed to get all my meals and
keep them. After getting all the fish
on board we sailed far &lx days and
reached Seattle August -8 and. on
August 10. arrived In the garden of
Eden, Medford.
$100 FINE LEVIED
E
M. P. Ktlgore of Granta Pass,
tered a plea of guilty to driving an
auto wnne intoxicated and waa sen
tenced to 30 daya in fall, fined 100
and bis driver's license suspended for
one year. By Justice of the Peace H.
. Reed of Gold Hill today.
- The Jail sentence was auspendfd In
accordance with custom for first of
fenders.
Ioulse Hlgglns, with Kllgore, was
sentenced to five days In Jail, and
the sentence suspended.
Kllgore waa nrrested by the stste
police on the Psclflc Nghwsy neer
uom Mill Monday after.ioon.
John Albert Cummlngs, charged
with speeding on the Pacific highway
near jaexson Mot springs, entered
plea of not guilty, and after hearing
the testimony, was pronounced not
guilty by Justice of the Peace Wm.
R. Coleman.
' A teat of the apeedometer on the
new truck Cummlngs waa driving,
showed It Registered five milee more
than the vehicle was traveling.
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sn Artist Model by
Ethel wyn B Hoffmann.
A losd of cedar post cut In 1860
wsi sold recently In Texas as sound
material.
Indian girl scouts will have a per
manent camp near Tallhlna, Okla ,
under plans being carried out now.
Southern states have set up a train
ing achool for traffic officers.
CUT
PASSES, AGED 85
Edward Calvin Hoot, 85, resident of
Jackson county for tne past 8 years,
passed away at the home of his daugh
ter, Mrs. Maude Rhodes of Beall Lane,
st 8:30 p. m. Tuesday after a week's
Illness. Mr, Root was born In New
York state, December 36, I860.
Although of advanced age, he en
Joyed excellent health up to a week
ago.
Miss Eldora Bawling was united In
marriage to Edward Calvin Hoot at
Mount Plenaant, Iowa, In 1673. Mrs.:
rtoot passed away In August, 1000.
He was a man of fine, genial char
acter, a good neighbor, with a kindly
word for everyone.
He leaves to mourn his departure,
one daughter, Mrs. Maude Rhodes, of
Medford, and two sons, Marlon and
Melvln Root, of Peoria, Illinois.
Funeral services will be conducted
from the Perl Funeral Home Friday
afternoon at 3 p. m. Rev. Oscar O.
Qtbaon officiating. Interment will
take place In the Siskiyou Memorial
park.
CENTRALPT. DIES
Elisabeth Viola Hablcht, wife of W.
P. Hablcht residing on the stage road
est of Central point, passed away
in a local hospital at 7:40 thla morn
ing. Mrs. Hnblcht was born at Cayruga,
Indiana In IAB4 and waa agen 63. Mr.
and Mrs. Hablcht came here seven
ymrs ago. She was the eldest of 13
children and besides her husband,
leavea the following brothers and sis
ters: II. a. snd Richard Klger of De
troit; Mrs. Harold While, Mrs. dsm
Bet lug, Mrs. Oordon Tinder, Grace
C'htesum, and Roy Klger all of Dan
ville, Illinois, and Ralph Klger of Wll
Unmsport. Indiana.
Mrs. Hsblcht was a member of the
Church of Christ and funeral service
will be held In that church on Court
street at 3:00 p. m. Sunday. Conger
Funeral parlors In charge.
ELMER E. COLE IS
MEN BY DEATH
Elmer E. Cole, a resident of Med
ford for the past 13 ysars, residing
at 790 Welch street, passed awsy at
a local hospital Tuesday evening at
tne age or 75. He was bora In the
state of Michigan March 3, 1861.
Bealdea his wife Ida C. he leaves
six children, Mrs. D. Thompson, Jess
ie Hardman, Everett and Chester Cole
all of Medford: Mrs. Hugh Edmlstoa
of Idaho and Florence Thomas, Baker,
Oregon.
Funeral eerrlces will be held at
the Conger chapel at 3 :00 Friday with
Rev, Joseph Knotts officiating., In
terment will be In the Siskiyou Me
morlsl park.
LCIT1UNMUB
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A banquet and entertainment .to
night will mark the flret anniversary
of Compsny 4743 of the civilian con.
servatlon corpa which now encamped
at Wlmer.
The company waa organized as a
replacement unit a year ago today In
Bethany, Mo by Lieut. Antone E.
tsraoec. in men were moved to
urand Marals, Minn, for encamp
ment and from there the comnanv
departed for southern Oregon last
January 13 under Lieut. Brabec. The
unu arrived nere January 18.
At tne Banquet tonight Lieut.
Brabec, now commanding officer at
Camp Steamboat near Roseburg, will
be the principal speaker. He win
trace the hlatory of the company
and tell of Its outstanding accomp
llehmenta. Capt. Rupert T. Gilbert, now com
manding Camp Wlmer. also will
speak. Men of the company will pre
sent a progrsm of entertainment af
ter the dinner. Residents of the
community have been Invited to attend.
F.xlra Dividend.
NEW TORK, Aug. 13.-(AP) An
extra dividend of 50 cent on the
common atook of Johns Manvllle Co.,
building material manufacturers, was
announced today. The regular quar
terly dividend of 80 cents also waa ordered.
ASTORIA. Ore.. Aug. 13. (API
Olenn Murdock, business agent for
the Pacific coast fisheries, said todav
an agreement had been reached to
merge his organization with the De
poe Bay fishermen's union, an A.
F. of L. affiliate, and that an election
of officers for the combined groups
would be held Sept. 18.
Meteorological Report
August 13, 1830.
Forecasts,
Medford and vicinity: Fair tonight
and Thursday. Little change la tem
perature. '
Oregon: Fair tonight and Thurs
day with morning foga near coaat.
Llttl change In temperature.
Local Data.
Temperature a year ago today:
Highest 107; loweet, 65.
Tout monthly precipitation, none.
Deficiency for the month, .04 Inch.
Total precipitation since fteptem
ber 1, 1035, 31.34 Inches.
Excess for the season, 8.40 Inches
Relative humidity at 5 p. m. yester
day, 29 per cent; 5 a.m. today, 20
per cent.
Tomorrow: Sunrise, 8:17 a.m. Sun
set, 3:16 p.m.
, Observations Taken at 5 a
120 Meridian Time.
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BIG SUM BY PWA
Jackson county has received allot
ments from federal emergency ad
ministration of public works ;PWA))
totalling $276,073 to May 1, 1036, to
be expended on disposal plants, gym
nasium, water mains, waterworks,
and echoola In the county, according
to information received by Edgar
Freed, state director for the national
emergency council. The allotments
are for non-federal projects which m
cludo loans and grant by the PWA
to stales, municipalities, school dis
tricts, drainage districts and others.
Money la advanced to these Instru
mentalities to assist them In the con
struction or repair of water works,
sewer systems, electric light plants,
streets, highways, hospitals and rec
reational facilities.
A total of 912,961,426 has been al
lotted for non-federal projects In Ore
gon up to May 1, 1036.
AT ROTARY MEET
Lee W. Jacobs, president of the
Klamath Palls Rotary club addressed
the Medford club Tuesday at the Ho
tel Medford and brought a message
of good-will and fellowship from the
Klamath Palls Rotarians.
Mr. Jacobs gave a most Interesting
report on the International conven
tion of Rotary at Atlantic City which
he attended. The theme of this out
standing meeting of Rotarians and
their wlvea from all over the world
was, "The Individual Rotarlan His
Responsibility." Overv 10.000 attended
the convention representing 49 coun
tries.
Mr. Jacabs introouced hla father,
J. W. Jacobs of thla city ss hla guest.
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