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MEDFOTCD MAIL TRTBTTNTS, MEnFORT)', OREGON. TvTjyN"ESDAY. "AUGUST Y9. 1933. ST. VITUS DANCE YIELDS TO OVEN ber of the Chicago Board of Health. Prof. Martin Hchultae. or the German department, is playing first violin In the university orchestra. Pears Are "Sun Sugared" TO II PETPINO, Aug. 10. (AP) A diet of watermelon and rice cake was too mtich or too little for tour youth ful American marines held In bar racks today after an asserted attempt to trek almost 2,000 mllea across Asia. . - The quartet's plys to evade dis cipline for hoisting a red flag at the U. 3. embassy by fleeing across China wns revealed in marine circles al though officials conducting an In vestigation refused to discuss details of the Incident. . After the flagpole prank. It 'was asserted, the four decided to follow : China's great wall 250 miles across almost impassable mountains to Shanhatkwan and then another 1,500 miles : across 1 Manchuria to Vladivostok where they hoped, to catch a steamer. Apparently they were blithely un aware of the dangers of desolation and bandit attack in their path. But after four days of the meager water melon and rice diet, the youths re turned to barracks here. Investigators indicated disciplinary action would be considered within the next two weeks but stated they had not determined what charges might be made. - The four, marine officials said, were: Paul J. Wilson of Baltimore; Stephen Redden of Bldgeley, Mary land; Ernest Jameston , of Lakevlew, Ore., and Edward Klrby of Los Angeles. D.A.R.L AS TEACHERS' FOE PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19. VP) Louis M. Hacker, a lecturer on eco nomics at Columbia university, de scribed the Daughters of the Amer . lean Revolution as "the most dan gerous enemies of the free schools in America," "It is time," he told the American Federation of Teachers convention to day "that these busybodles are told what their ancesters fought for. The members of the D. A. B. are being unfaithful to the memories of those . ancestors. ' "It is time that this organization stopped its wltoh-huntlng and ter rorlzlng of teachers by Its campaign for loyalty oaths." , ... ' The federation voted to send a copy of the address to the D. A. R- Phone 842. We'll haul away your refuse. City Sanitary service. Gun Repairs. Expert gunsmiths Sims Bros., 23 N. Fir. . " ' A maximum of Southern Oregon sunlight, carrying health-giving vita mins, and high flavor. Is absorbed by pears grown In the 17 orchards of the Orchard Park Farms, Inc. The company has adopted a new brand "Sun sugared' which Is featured In an attractive label showing a skywriting nlrplane spelling out the words "Sun Sugared." PARIS (UP) Automobile sales In France have dropped 10 per cent In the past year, trucks IS per cent and motorcycles 30 per cent. Heavy taxation is blamed. , Owners drive cars In Prance five years. The standard -American prac tice or trading in old cars for new ones once a year doesn't apply here. Taxes would eat up a still larger pro portion of the amount spent on cars If that were done, The result Is that the private car is restricted to a proportionately much wealthier class than In Amer ica, and French automobile produc tion declines. 8ales of foreign cars (which declined 11 per cent, slightly more than that of domestlo models, last year) are discouraged by heavy Import taxes and also by the fact that they are not designed to save gasoline, as are French cars. Heavy taxation on gasoline makes it costly. DENVER (UP) Grandma's old fashioned baking oven, plus a tew new gadgets, provides probably tha most effective treatment for St. Vitus dance, physicians at Colorado Gen eral hospital believe. After several years' research and experimentation. Dr. Jack R, Ewalt and Dr. Clarke H. Barnacle, of the Colorado Psychopathic hospital, . a branch of the Colorado General hos pital, and Dr. Franklin O, Ebaugh, head of the institution, announced highly favorable results have been obtained. The disease, which normally runs through six weeks or more, some times even a period of years, has been arrested after eight or nine treat ments In the oven, the physicians said. St. Vitus dance Is a nervous dis order believed to be caused by an In fection at the base of the brain. Oae Mall Tribune want ads CHICAGO (TJP) A bus driver on a holiday has nothing on a university professor retired or on leave. Among 48 professors -emeritus of the University of Chicago, 18 of them past 70, ten have books In prepara tion; one is a lecturer; one Is con ducting a church; one la an ambas sador; one Is an editor; three are teaching In other institutions, and many are continuing the researches they started as professors. Miss Marlon Talbot. 77, former dean of women, is writing a book en titled "More Than Lore." Another author Is Prof. Andrew O. McLaugh lin, 75, emeritus mevber of the his tory faculty. Amos Alonzo Stagg, Midway ath letic director for 43 years, now has the same post at the College of the Pacific. Prof. Robert E. Park, sociolo gist, will teach this summer at Har vard. Dr. Edwin O. Jordon, of the de partment of bacteriology, Is a mem VALLEE ASPIRES TO CHICAGO, Aug. 19 (AP) The plaudits of the crowd that saw him conduct a concert by the Chicago civic opera orchestra moved Rudy Vallee to profess a new ambition to day. . He said he would devote his career to symphonic music ''some day." Directing an orchestra of that type, he explained, was "more thrilling" than leading a danco band, such as his "Connecticut Yankees." Park officials estimated 70,000 per sons were In the audience last night when Vallee lifted his baton over the 75 assembled musicians in tho Grant park band shell; GROWERS OF ALFALFA SET WALLA WALLA, Aug. 19-(AP) A minimum price of $10 a ton In the field, for number one alfalfa hay last night was agreed upon by growers of Kittitas, Yakima, Benton and Walla Walla counties, called by Po mona Granges of those counties at Yakima. George Gray of Touchet, Walla Walla Pomona master, an nounced today. A committee of the four counties will also endeavor to bring Umatilla and Klamath counties. Ore., growers Into the agreement, Gray said. 81m Gun sights to fit all guns. Bros., 38 N. Fir. Congratulations WaHttei? Levei?e(ttte Best Wishes For An Abundance of Success Extensive Dealers In COYER CROP SEEDS, FERTILIZERS, PACKING SUPPLIES OUR WISHES For SUCCESS To WALTER LEVERETTE Oar Neighbor e ROGUE RIVER SPRAY COMPANY I iififcflirtiMi'imfldill Another Tribute To the Efficiency and Dependability of TATERPILLAR" tractors On 17 Orchards - Comprising the Properties of ORCHARD PARK FARMS, Inc. All of the Plowing, Discing, Cultivating and Spraying ARE DONE SPEEDILY - THOROUGHLY - ECONOMICALLY WITH The BEST Tractor Costs the LEAST That's Why Orchardists and Farmers Prefer "CATERPILLARS" From the standpoints of economy, flexibility of operation, power ns well as dependability and stamina, the new "CATERPIL LARS" offer the very finest tractor investment you can make I Slow depreciation and high resale and trade-in value are im portant considerations, tool CATERPILLAR'S non-slip all weather traction assures year-round operation essential to Rogue River Valley orchardists and farmers . . . "CATERPIL LAR" invites comparison on EVERY essential point consider ed in choosing a tractor! u CATERPILLARS n The RD-4 True Diesel, pictured above, is the leader of the Orchard Park Farms' tractors . . . with the flexible Model 22's shown at left, doing auxiliary service ... "'"wJttM' The large and two small models, with a total of 85 7 v?7! j l u t fi .1 r i. uiavv ui uumcijunci, ujci nic iui a iuci --"l ui vmy , $3.25 a day! The RD-4 operates with 10-foot, 6-inch offset discs while the Model 22 pulls 8-foot, 3-inch offset discs . An enthusiastic "Caterpillar" booster, Mr. Walter Leverette, president of ORCHARD PARK FARMS, INC., makes this statement "With Caterpillar's dependable, economical power, our farming and orch ard work is always done ON TIME at minimum expense." . HUB B ARD - WRAY CO, Congratulations Mr. Leverette upon the completion and opera tion of the ORCHARD PARK FARMS' new, modem fruit paoking plant. This fine plant Is a model from the standpoint of . up-to-the-minute equipment with a capaoity to woll handle the out-put of Mr. Lever ette's seventeen fine orchards in the Rogue Rivor Valloy. HUBBARDWRAY 00. 1 By Tom Wray. 29 North Riverside PACIFIC HIGHWAY, NEAR MAIN PHONE 202
